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"It certainly was very strange,".
!tie iicempttinion maimed, and then
continued ; "When Sir Julien and
Lady Page arrived in London—late
at night—slaving been detained sev-
eral hours on their way—and diel not
find the nurse and child awaiting
them, they were very anxious. The
next morning tee baronet telegraph'
ed to Brighten• to ascertain the rea-
eon of their non -.appearance. The an -
ewer he received reassured him some-
what, as as it explained that the nurse
had deft the previous day to join him
art tho Arcadia, according to his di-
rections. He, of course, understood at
once that hie second ep•sile had gone
astray, and he immediately hastened
to the other hotel to inquire for the
truants. Ile was told by the propri-
etor that elicit a woman and Wald
had presented themselves there the
previous afternoon, the nurse asking
to be shown to the apartments of Sir
Julien )?age. Sih.e was told that be
was not there, and that she could
not he accommodated, as the house
w,ais full. She had then left, and had
phew night oThetbaaron et other
waslace for
nearly
distracted, and hurried back to his
hotel, hoping to find the missing
ones there. Of course he was disap-
pointed, dor ,she had no means of
knowing where to 'find him. Thinking
she might have returned to Brighton,
he telegraphed again to the old
housekeeper. She had not been seen.
Beery possible effort was made to
find mer—the city was scoured from
end to end during the next few
weeks ; but not -the si'ghteat clew to
either woman or child was found—
they had disappeared as absolutely
as it 'they had been suddenly blotted
out of existence."
"And wng nothing ever learned of
their fate ?" questioned Walter
Le:g„ ton, with an anxious heart.
"No—nothing tangible ; it was as-
certained, a month or two after-
ward, that a hotel, on another street
not very far from the house where
the nurse had been told to go, had
been consumed by fire on that very
night, and Sir Julien got the idea
Into his head that both woman and
child had perished in the flames, al-
though he could never gain any sat-
isfactory informatio•i regarding the
matter. The proprietor had been out
of town that night, and the clerk,
WAS so overcome by the d'saster
one thing is lacking to complete my
triumph, and that le to win Flor-
ence, and Metall her here as mis-
tress."
„This is rather an Unpleasant tale,
Burns," be observed, and instinctively
moving away from the padlocked
door, "1 think I Will mot ,meddle with
the place, and I hope you will never
repeat what you have told me, ee_
poclally to. any .of the servants ; you
aro probably the only one who knows
anything about it, the others all be-
ing now."
"That le true, sir, and: I'd never
known it myself, only I happened to
hear my old uncle anti aunt talking
it over between themselves one night
when• I 'vat a boy and they thought
I was fast asleep," the man explain-
ed. "You needn't fear, sir, that I'll
ever tell it," he added; "it isn't to
my taste even td think about it—
le•t alone talking it over ; and I'm
mighty glad the key has been lost."
He turned to lead the way from
the place as he concluded, Leighton
closely following him.
The master, and servant parted at
the head of the steers, the former
going out of doors, where he took
a stroll around the massive build-
ing to ascertain where the new wall
had been erected.
It was a finely constructed piece
of masonry, and composed of immense
blocks of granite; but the wall was
solid from base to coping—there was
not even a window in it, it being in the
rear where windows were considered
unnecessary , but ri couple of chim-
neys arose from the top, and ivy
and woodbine had grown luxuriant-
ly over the whole, and made beau-
tiful °entreat with the soft grey of
the stone.
"The vaults must be about here,
and doubtless run quite a distance
underground," the young baronet
mused, as he paced the fine walk
that was bordered on each side by
velvet turf.
Sunddenly lie etoppd short as a
peculiar Bound struck .hid ear, au•cl
then his eyes sought the ground.
"Ha!" he exclaimed, this walk is
made of heavy blocks o' glass while
they give back a hollow Found with
every step. Strange that I never ob-
eerved it beforee. The vaults must
be just: beneath me, and the old
baronet probably used glass pav-
ing to give light to that madman
and his keeper in their pti-on.
"Hum"—smilingly—"I wonder how
it tray ventilated? Doubtless by
means of one of those chimneys„ "
he concluded, as he glanced up at
them.
CIAPTtER XIII.
"Let me ee ," the newly -made bar-
onet mused as lie drew forth a set of
ivory tablets from a pocket in his
vest ; "the address of the so-called
'Sieaver piarty,' as learned in Lon-
don, 10 Florence for the month of
No`cember ; Venice for December, and
Hotel du Quirinal, ]tome, for Janu-
ay -and February. Hum, I believe,
since I have got everything so ship-
ehape here, I will run over to Paris
for acouple. of months; then I will
put in an appearance at Ronne about
the first week in January, astonish
they &eavere with the change in pay
fortur:ee, and try and persuade Flor-
ence that she belongs to me."
He was here interrupted in his
soliloquy by the approach of the but-
ler, who, by the way, was an old
servitor of the family, and who, upon
learning that Worthing Towers was
t>o be reopend by the new beir, had
applied for his old position. He now
informed the young baronet that he
mould like to have him come and
inspect the wine vault—which bad
been thoroughly renovated and re-
stocked—and remarked that he had
just put the last bottle in its place.
Leighton signified his willingness to
corrply with hie request and, accord-
ingly, followed Ilam to the cellar.
It was Located beneath one of the
wings and was complete in every
respect. It was partitioned off into
various compartments, each con-
taining its special variety of wine
or liquor, weth the temperature ex-
actly adjusted to best preserve the
flaeor of each peculiar vintage.
"Well, this looks very fine, Burns;
you have certainly made a decidedly
neat ,gob and I am well pleased,"
Stir Walter observed, as he
went from room .to room and
glanced around the clean, nicely
washed vaults, regarding with an
affectionate expression the various
casks and countless bottles no nice-
ly arranged.
"Thank'ee, sir ; I've tried to do my
duty, sir," the butler replied, with
an air of conscious pride.
As they were about to leave the
place, Leighton suddenly caught sight
that he shortly been me a raving of a ,door, in one corner of the vault,
maniac. 'I•,ho books were all burned. which was fastened with a padlock.
SD it wits impossible to tell whether "What is this, Burns ?—where does
the tri ssing ores hurl been registered it lead to?" he inquired, regarding
it curiously.
there It was pitiable to see the man
haunt the vioinity and question-
ing pc eple regarding the catas-
trophe; but in a great city like
this such incidents are frequent,
and Soon forgotten, and three weeks
after the fire a new; hotel was go-
ing up on the old este."
"flow Long ago did this happen ?"
questioned Leighton.
"Some six or seven •years—near
seven, I should think," said Misr. Wel-
lington. "It nearly broke the hearte
of both Sir Julien and Lady Page—
they were never the same after-
ward ; and when, three years later,
their little daughter died, it eseem-
ed as if the drowning blow to their
misery had fallen upon them. Their
silent home became intolerable to
to them, and, dismissing their ser -
"That be the way to the old
vaults, sir," returned the butler, a
peculiar look flitting across Ills face,
while he turned aeruptly, ars it in
haste to leave the place.
"Tho old vaults l" repeated his
master, without moving from the
spot. "I say, Burns," lie added, look-
ing back over hie shoulder, at the
man, who lead reached the door and
was fumbling impatiently at the
key, "don't be in a hurry ; I want
to know more about the:te old
vaults. What caused them to bo dis-
carded and new ones built ? Come
back here and tell me about it," he
concluded, peremptorily.
The man, the 2 e'
ed to his
ther ..
Costit�fional Vidor is Cows.
This is the element that produces en- ability to live and rapidly develop with -
durance under great strain of any sort out especial are. It is a secret force
-in the race horse under the strain of
terrine speed, in the milch cow under the
strain of enormous production. Lander
the strain of a severe climate it is called
hardiness. The presence or absence of
this element •is specially manifest in the
growth and development of the young
of the different breeds. Observe the
calves of two different breeds. Of one
they live and grow without special care
or attention; of the other they perish
easily if they do not have the best of,
care. •The difference is simply in con-
stitutional vigor or vital force born in
the calves of the one and not born in
the calves of the other. This difference
continues throughout the lives of these
animals. It may not be manifest so con-
spicuously in after life, yet it affects
all their relations to their food, care and
productions. In what does it consist?
Is it in possessing what is sometimes
called the nervous temperament? Not
=frequently we 'find the offspring of
breeds that lay especial claim to this
temperament especially lacking in" the
hidden to the race,
in the breed and an
the animal. Perhaps it may be properly
called the vital temperament. The bulls
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proved dairy breed. The breeders in Hol-
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Russia nearly up to the Arctic circle.
Here in America it is hardy'as our native
cattle. Its calves are raised without
difficulty. Taken from their dame at
three days old and reasonably fed on
skim milk and a little oil meal they grew
like weeds. Given plenty of food, no
matter if much of it roughage, they'
develop rapidly. The heifers usually drop
their calves at about two years old, and
henceforward are profitable to their
owners. Yours truly, G. W. Clemons,
Secretary Holstein -Friesian Association.
St. George, Ont.
head "Is she rich'?" she inquired, money so easily that they can afford to
with. her next breath. put sip sums of money into schemes of
"Well, she Inas a snug fortune o"
perhaps half a million."
A sneer curled Miss King's scarlet
lips.
"And I have three millions, besides
a fine orange plantation in Santa
Monica," sae said, flushing, but lean-
ing forward and looking straight
into Sir Walter's eyes ; "and," she
added, with sudden passion, "I hate
blonde beauties."
Three millions beside an extensive
orange plantation in far-famed
Southern California !
Surely that was a fortune to tempt
any man. and air Walter Leighton
now knew that he might have it,
and the br:Il:ant beauly beside him,
for tl•e seeking. But Sir Wel .er shrank
with repugnance from such a union.
Six months age the temptation would
.halve been irresistible, but now cir-
cumstances had changed, and he ban-
ished the thought.
After chatting sociably for a few
moments longer, he excused himself,
pleading that he hail some business
that most be attended to without
delay, as he would leave Paris so
eoon.
T•,he moment he wan gone the girl
sprang excitedly to her feet, her face
all aflame, her eyes gleaming with
an angry, jealous light, and began
rapidly pacing the elegant room.
"Has ho simply been playing with
erne?" she cried, her •white teeth set
fiercely over her scatrlet under lip;
"have all these weeks spent with me
meant nothing•to him ? I bad ^sot my
heart upon becoming hie wife and
Lrely Leighton ; I lave vowed that I
teal achieve a pee:I:ion among the
Englaell nristoeraey, and no one, no
obstacle, shall stand in my way, to
thwart tnr.. Ila.: ha: n2 z, it,y girt.
l: see ambitious WO are ! What would
those coarse, ill-bred, uncouth: miners
think to ser you now ? you who,
bareheaded and barefeeted, used to
make mud pies with the raggedest
little urchins that ran abent the
streets of that mining camp? eel
what a struggle it has been since,"
she continued, with a weary sigh ;
"how, I ycrtrned for bettor things to
lift =Sup, and battled my own way,
until Monica's, father took me under
his wing and et r,e sitar- with Ler.
"I declare," he added a moment
later, "I begin to feel a revival of
my curiosity regarding the place. If
there were a key I believe I would
be tempted to investieate„ in spite
of that gruesome tale about the
sealeal vault."
But other matters now claimed his
attention, and the uncanny s.cret
of 'Worthing Towers was forgotten,
for the time and a weak later found
him en route to Paris.
He spent =eat ly three menthe in
this gay and won•lorfel 'city, dipling
deep into all the athettsemente and
intoxicating; rieneures for wiith he
had so long yearned.
It was durhig lir», sojourn here
that he met Mies. Inez Eine, a beau--
ful Californian—a lolls,,, volul:auon:;
beauty, of perhaps twenty-five
year•':, who was traveling with an
eminently rat -retail chr.p roil and
a Spanisli-looking young mon, who
acted as her private secretary.
She was repsrted to be immensely
wealthy—the daughter of a "Sliver
king;"—ant this, c:,mh'ned wi 11 her
beauty, won her hot er admirers;
but she had been in. i ferrnt to them
ail until sae was introduced to Sir
Walter Leighton, for whom elm at
once Done :•ivea great admiration, if
not deep affection.
The. attraction arp yar>d to b' mu-
tual, for the young baronet at
once b.:came very attentive to her,
the result b fns t
1 y �•'
any kind to lose. And if they would be
sure of retaining what they have they
will go very slow, as advised, and will
not accept off -hand what may be told
them by strangers or friends, or what
they may see M prospectuses and the
like. With. regard to the binder twine
situation, there ought to be no trouble
in ascertaining what has been the fate
of more than one of these undertakings.
There is nothing impossible about
such projects being made a success, but
to the farmers and others who may
think of investing their hard-earned
money, it would be a wise thing to look
before they leap.—London Free Press,
Sept. 13, 1904.
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