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"Well, then," he remarked, as
soon as he could control the, in
ward tremor that had seized him,
"under the circumstances it might
be as well to telegraph! to Mr. ii P-
,pieby, again telling him) that it
swill not (be necessary for him, to
retw,n."
"That is a sensible suggestion,my
boy," said Carl King, heartily, and
well pleased 'that matters ivere be-
ing made iso smooth for. him, " and
now that the question of autlior-
ity iss settled, suppose you open
that safe for me."
August 'knew, he must do as he
was directed, but it was with a.
very heavy heart that he obey-
ed; his fingers trembled so that
his keys jingled noisily in his grasp.
"I suppose the will would naturally
be in the safe," sand King, bending
a keen glance upon the young man.
" Probably, as Mr. Ili ng
kept all his most valuable
papers here," August returned,
without ever committing himself,
for he had seen his employer put If.
there after it had been signed and
sealed.; and besides, he lead told hire,
when dying, th;a,,t it was there. 13ut,
to his a$ton;ehmen t and dismay, upon
a'ethoving all papers from the safe,
no will was found along them.
"Well, hien," to remarked, as soon
as he could control his surprise ; "no
will ; that wasn't like William—al-
t.houghi I suppose it w,o.sn't really
'nese 3 ary, since Monica is his only
•chile), and would have all, in an
event." y
"But there was a will, Mr. King,"
said August, with, slow positiveness,
for—I nava eon it."
s ".Perhaps he destroyed it, with the
intention of making another," sug-
gested tate man,
"Poessib1y," repeated August, in a
'dazed way, but thinking with the
rapidity of lightning.
IIe believedithe wili had been stolen,
and tie was convinced that Carl King
had committed the theft.
But Chow, ?—when
1 No w;a,s pu•werlc'ss to do anything,
acrd 5, allowed matters to take their
efourse for the presout ; but he re-
solved to retain his present position,
If passible, and to watch most vigi-
;ta.ntly. .
Upon looking over the papers in
the safes second time, when he was
alone again, he mane upon an curet -
seas addressed to himself, In lir.
King's clear, held hand.
Upon opening it he found' Govern-
ment bonds to the amount of five
thousand dollars, with a kind note
from hies friend, telling hilt that the
gift wast a testimonial to his appre-
clotion of his faithfulness.
71he young! ladles remained at-home
for three weeks, lad during that
time August) saw, muesli) ofMonica.
She seemed, to seek his soolety, and
never eveaa'ied( of asking him ques-
tions regarding the last weeks of her
father's life.
When the vacation was over, Carl
King, )laving so inuclt, to attend to
at the mine, commissioned August to
aeoumpauy the girls to Los Angeles
in his plape,
Tlhe young man wast secretly •well
pleased with, his commission, for It
'would enable him to put the papers
'Thigh. his former employer had con-'
fided to itis care in a safety vault,
acoording to his commands, and
without exciting any suspicion by
making a special journey on has own
account.
Ile bad watched 'ids opportunity,
and Lound the papers which ho had
been told: were under the "middle tile
La the hearth" of Mr. King's don, or (
smoking-room.Hie fleet act. after leaving Monica
and Inez ac 'the seminary, was to
Make the d.epa(sit in. a safety vault,
and upon) receiving tele key he strung
it intern n, strong ribbon and tted It •
about •4318 nerals, determined that it s'
eliavuid not leave his. person until. he
*bmildd give It into Mr. Appleby's
r =see he went back to his duties,
determined .to closely w,a,tele the �.
(scheming,to'rema,n. in his manage- .
moat of the mine and estate, and
with) the hope of gaining some Clue
to• the lost 'vl lI:
,Ca,t'1 King's o' ntract expired the
following ,)alley, and! `then ho eaten- :,
lashed flys then by discharging diem,
saying that the mine would be closed s
too a while, as) he laa,cl promised the
young Iaecli,es that ' he would . take t
'States
en a tour; through the United 1
ta'tes andEurope, immediately after
(theelr graduation, wlhioti would oeeur f
1'h June.
it 130 cfaimedrtbait the yield from the'` f
.Arlie efrAd rapidly*Odd
becotinfig lees, and` t
Itt riot,; to esientinne the
.Amonun ane foreman ; but ,ponx
es`
sibly, upon his return, he might re-
ume week and "bore in another di-
rection." , t 1 - !
The girls did not' return home be-
fore starting upon their wanderings,
Inez vehemently declaring that she
never wasehedtto pot foot in the dismal
place again ; accordingly, Car1 King
Joined them at Las Angeles—leaving
August and his mother to look atter
the estate during his absence—from•
which paint he started with his two
charges upon their wanderings.
The trio visited all points of inter-
est in southern California, and along
the Pacific coast. as far as British
Columbia ; tnen, returning to San
Francisco•, they spent two months in
that city, after which they leisurely
preceded eastward. t
! Arriving In New York, they took
roms at the Waldorf, and Mr. 'King
now began to relax his purse strings
and allowed 'the girls to do about as
they c;licise, r
At the esi•d of three months they.
sailed tor'.Luropc, and, upon their ar-
rival In London, took apartments in
St. Janieas' square for an !edentateperiod.
They had not (peon there long, how-
ever, before ;Monica began to droop.
She lost her a.ppitite, grew pale and
thin, and had no ambition or strength
to accompany ,hoe companions upon
their sight. -seeing.
One afternoon, upon their return s
from Windsor, they found her in a
high fever and delirious, while the
landlady was attending her.
"She must have a doctor at once," 1
said Carl Xing with apparent con-
cern, as he hastened out in search s
of ono.I'% returned in about half an hour
with a man of perhaps fifty years—
a slook, shrewd -looking; person, with 1
oyes like those of a hawk, a hypo- s
critical smile, and a cat -like tread.
"Dr. Flint—my daughter,•3iiss King,"
said Carl, in.troju:;ing Inez, who was r
reading by a wvindow.
Sho bowed indifferently to the pyy- s
sician, who then turned his attention li
to leis patient. t
"Typhus," briefly announced the
site very speedily made up her tided
to'engago slltrs. Clairetnont, whose fine
personal• appearance and plea:eng
manner at once recommended her to
the girl's good graces.
This matter 'arranged, they pro-
ceaded directly to Egypt and the Holy
Land, and spoilt nearly a year. In
leisurely travel, with an efficient
courier, visiting almost every point
that hu,s any attraction for travel-
ers.
They • arrived in Paris early in
July, having now been away from
bone about two years.
After spending a Month in this gay
city, Carl King one day announced
to his daughter that he must re-
turn to Mexico—that lie had "loafed
long enough, and just ached to get
back into the mine again."
"Oh, let the mine alone, dad," said
Inez, with an impationt shrug of
her shoulders. ,
"Let it alone ! Well, that's a good
one l" lie cried. "why, my girl, I'm
going back to make the richest
strike ever heard of. I got the tip
from Bill before he was killecl. I've
only got 'to follonv; the in in a
westerly direction, and I'll be the
richest man in America presently.
Now you understand why I must
go back.'.'
"But I'm. hot going homeyet,dad,"
said Inez, watt a willful toss of her
beads
'`wadi, I know; of .nothing to hinder
you from staying, if you avant to,"
replied the man, after a thought-
ful pause; "only, of course, I'll miss
you after the good times we've been
having. I supposes I could ran over
to see you, now and then, and rafter
I've had just two years at that new
vein, I'll be .satisfied to ;;ell out;
then I'll com'c here for good, and
we'll live like a couple of nabobs to
the end of the chapter. My girl,
I don't suppose you realize that
you are the heiress to a round
three millions, and will have as much
imore,—"
"Dad," interposed the girl,ea.tch-
ing her breath .'sharply, "you can't
mean it !"
"It's true, every w.ord," he as-
serted..
"And it all bxlonged to JJoniva be,
fore--"
"Yes, before she—died."
"Died !" gasped Inez, losing her
brilliant color.
Well, yes—to the world ; it
amounts to about the same thing
—that is, as long as we paw ,hantl-
somely for her keeping; but the
less said about tlisat the better,even
between ourselves, for we can't tell
who may be listening."
Tlie next week found Carl Xing,
In London, and it wast he who ao-
costed Florence Richardson on
Regent street, claiming her as "liis
girl," and was knocked senseless by
the powerful fist of Mr., Carrol,who
claimed that he 'wa.s either in-
ane or intoxicated.
Two or three days after Monica's
removal from the lodging, in se
James' Square, a stout, gypsyish
ooking woman appeared) at the
area door of the house to which
he had been taken, and rang the
bell.•
She carried upon her arm a bas-
ket which contained an unusually
c ainty array of cheap laces and
mall wares.
A woman of about thirty years,
evklently a servant, answ,ored her
Ing.
"I don't want anything to -day,"
he said, wearily, before the peddler
ad time to speak, and half closing
he door as she spoke, ,
"Please," pleaded the vender of
noes, in a musesal, appealing tone,
"trade is so drill to-day—buy just
a thimble, lady, if nothing else;
then I'll tell your fortune for noth-
ing."
"I do need a thimble," said the
woman ; "mine is full of holes ; but I
have no money by me, .lid I'm too
tired to go away up to the ;attic
to get it."
An eager look leaped Into the
gypsy's eyes .regarding hex; but
they were quickly averted as' the
peddher passed out a box of thim-
bles and said in the same musical
tone as before.
"Never mind the money now —
take ane; I (will be around in a eels,days again. and you' can pay me
then.) They're .only a penny, and
you' do look ready to drop—as if )you
hadn't slept."
"I was up nearly all night with
a .sick gins, and I've had my regular
work to do, just. • the. same, to -day,"
said the woman, with a sigh, as
she fitted a thimble to her •finger,
Again that eager look flashed in-
to the lace vender's . eyes.
"One of the servants sick ?" she
carelessly inquired.
"Lew, no; the ,servants don't
have time to be sick on this .house ;
it's a poor girl that was brought
here two or tnree days ago, and
she's awful sick--"
"Will She get Well ?" questioned the
gypsy.
d
"Tho Lord only knows. I'll take
this one,'! saki the woman, as she
found a )thimble to sit' her.
man, after examining Monica's con-
dition in 0 very pompous and self-
assertive manner.
"Typhus!" sharply repeated the
( landlady ; "then she'll have to leave
here this very night ; I can't have
thea house infected and Lose all my
lodgers." p , ,
"I was about to suggest that she
be removed to some private hospital,
where she would receive the best at-
teation—for I find the case quite
critical," mildly repeated the phy-
sician.
"Just the thing, doctor," said
Carl •,"will you see to having her
transferred ?"
"Certainly, if you ,wish. 'it;" c
The physician arose as he spoke, and
hastened at once upon ltlis errand.Io less than half an hour he eves
back again with an ambulance and
an attendant, and Monica, all uncon-
scious of what was occurring, about
icer, was well protected with an
abundance of wraps and carefully
borne from the place.
As Carl Xing bade the doctor good
night after the doors of the ambu-
lance had closed upon his niece, he
slimed a sealed envelope into his hand
and hastily re-eatered the house.
As Dr. Flint mounted to his seat
in front of .tile carriage, a lithe lig-
uro darted forth from the area, en-
trance to the house, sprang lightly
upon the step of the ambulance,
caught hold of the handles to the
doors, and was borne away with the
unconscious patient within.
The carriage was driven, not to
Portland square, but for more than a
mile in an opposite direction, and
ftni 1y stopped before a three-story
brick building in a quiet and ;B-
lighted street.
Before either roan in front cold
alight, however, that figura behind
sprang to the groused and darted nes
hind the steps of an adjoining house,
but alter Monica bad been borne
within, and the ambulance driven off,
the figure la hiding stealthily emerg-
ed again, darted up to the door that
had. just closed upon the sick girl,
struck a match to see the number
and then hurried from the locality.
Barry on the morning, following
Monica's remor'al from St. Jamee'
quare,• Carl King and bis daughter
vacated their apartments in order
hat they might be properly fur-
gated to prevent contagion.
They took rooms) a,t the Lamgham
or a week, and imtnediately adver-.
teed for a,companion and chaperon
or a 'young la;�dy who wasabout
o brake a tour of the Continent.:
Two days later Inez was overrun
with applicants for the gritIon ; but
•
Two days later the gypsy return-
ed, and the same woman answered
her ring, and her face lighted up
involuntarily as oho saws the peddler.
She got into a conversation with
the girl, 'cello was glad to have some
one with• whom she could converse, .
Sieveral months went by, and still
the gypsy peddler continued to fre-
quent the street with her basket
of small wares, and she and the
servant continued to be upon the
best or terms ; but one day, on
making her usual round,. she saw; the
woman was very much upset over
something. On inquiring the cause,
she was told that number fifteen
had Escaped.
If the servant had not been so ner-
vous herself she could not have failed
to notice the pallor that swept over
the gypsy's face, in spite of Its :ower. J
thy hue. t gypsy
:`Whe+n did this; happen ?" tlie
inquired, c
r"Only yesterday. For two 'veep,
now, they have lot her go out in
the a!a,rd est the bapk of the )louse,
to wejlc and get the alr-as they ,all
do when, they behave themselves ; and
yesterday she• went out• as usual ;
but wilenr the elector went to tell her
to come In, sbe wee missing, ;and I
tell you he ie in a frame of mind, I
don't envy." •
Por a week or two longer. the ped-
dler made her aecust•umod visits, but
the report regarding number fifteen
;w;ns always tee same—eat a eine to
her wherea,bouta having been discov-
ered ; then, ell at .once tate gypsy dis-
appeared, and was never seen in the
areigbborhood again.
CIlA1 watt, XVIE. •
We wiIl now go back to the hour
that Men1ew was removed to the pri-
vate fcepitni—so-called—kept by Dr.
Flint, In a remote 'though very re-
spectable street le London.
She was too ill, at that Time, to
realize anything that. occurred, and
did not know that she had been sep-
arated from her cousins until about
three weeks later, when she awke to
consciousness in a strange room, and
found a strange woman attending
her.
She was very weak, almost too
we:ak to move Land or foot, but she
faintly inquired w,bere she was.
"You were taken down with the
typhus, dearie; and had to be
brought heretto the hospital," the at-
tendant noothingly replied. •
She ivae too letliarg,a to ask fur-
ther questions, and soon sank into a
deep sleep.
Late one afternoon, ,she became
dimly tionvcious that two persons
were carrying •ata a confidential con-
versation about;leer.
." M'ell, it is evident that site is go-
ing to get well ; but it has been the
closott a!iave 1have ever seen, for
I've Leve- nad a sicker patient," Mon-
ica heard(tlie voice of a man observe.
"Teat's the truth," responded tiie
nurse, "but I reckon the man who
gave her to you won't .be over and
aktave pleased s"iten he knows she's
geeng to weather it—that is, if your
theory is correct, that site is the
heiress, and they are after her
money. What are you going to do
with tier when she gots tip?"
"1'ut ner in No. 1:; ; that's the best
poem we eeve, and a:te is to have
every cuantort, you know. Of course,
it 18 a very mild case of insanity,
but IL Will need cl.;se watching, ail
the sante, because the charges will
be pert vy. eec ?"
"ken, like Most of the others where
fortunes a re concerned," was the
sneering response.
1 terrible shoe). went quivering
th.rougi, Melees); as these strange sen-
tences fell upon her ear's, and. 1t was
well fur iter teat she was still too
weak to, move, or she would doubtless
have betrayed that she had over -
tie conversation,
As LC was, sage never stirred, but
laky breataiug faintly, as if she were
stal in, the sante stupor that had heid
her dieing; tem last few, days, and
aeon, after ensiles the nurse ssome di-
rections, tee doctor left the room.
M n.ia 1,att a ban turn a little
later, t Ue rc sill t, probably, of the
shuck sli had re :eyed ; but the next
day r,.ta wars btter, and siontinuod
to improve from 'that time on.
But what she had heard gave Tier
food for scr,uua ti:uuget throughout
.her e euvalrseeblcc.
Instead) •ii uc:consing excited and
restive user her condilioa, she calmly
bided Ler trine and awaited develop-
ments, preserving her natural sweet-
ness and amiability, and made as lit-
tle trouble as possible for both her
doctor and atten(la n 1.
She Cultivated Sociability with: her
nurse, wi en site was able to talk,
freely asking her questions regarding
how elm happened to be there and
why ; 'how long ,site would have to
' tay, etc., and appearing to swallow
every lie that was told her and to
be quite content, on the whole, with
her candttionnnd surroundings.
(To be continued.)
AN AID TO MOTHERS.
It doesn't help a sick baby to give it
"soothing" drugs. On the contrary, it
lessens baby's chance of recovery. If
your litttle ones show any signs of being
unwell promptly give them Baby's Own
Tablets and see how speedily they will be
bright, cheerful, well incl happy. This
medicine is sold under a guarantee that
it contains' no poisonous soothing stuff,
or hurtful drug, and it cures all the
little ills of babyhood and childhood.
Mrs. WeIn. Austin, Farmington, N. S.,
says:. "Baby's Own Tablets are just what
every mother needs when her little ones
are cutting their teeth. When my little
one cries I give hint a Tablet and it
helps him at mace. Mothers who use the
Tablets will have no trouble with their
babies." Baby's Own Tablets are sold by
all medicine dealers or ran be had by
mail at 25 cents a box by writing the
Dr. 'Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville,
Ont.
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Business Principles
in Fanning®
One of the new books that might be
read with profit by every farmer is John
Williams Streeter's "The Fat of the
Land" It tells in every day language
the story of a successful city doctor, who
was forced to give up his practice on ac-
count of failing health, and who retired
to a suburban farm to try intensive
farming, according to business principles.
His plan 'was to sell nothing from the
farm except finished products, such as
butter, fruit, eggs, chickens and hogs;'
to run as he called it, "a factory farm"
The narrative of his success bristles with
wise suggestions; it shows the value of
brain work on the farm and the impor-
9tanee of intelligent' cultivation, also the
Advantage of good seed, good tilth, good
speeunens of well-bred stock, 'geed food,
and goad care.
For profitable butter ]production, an
. NEURALGIC PAIN
ARE THE CRY OF THE NEII,V $
FOR BETTER BROOD..
Enrich the Blood and Neuralgia Will
Disappear—It is Only Those Whose
Blood is Poor and Watery ,
That Suffer.
No part of the human .system is
more sensitive than the nerves. Many
of the most excruciating pains that
afflict mankind conte from weak,
shaky, shattered nerves, and' among the
time nerve pains there is perhaps
none causes more intense suffering than
neuralgia, whish generally attacks the
nerves of the face and head, sometimes
causing swift, darting, agonizing pains—
at other times a dull, heavy aching
feeling which snakes life miserable.
There is only one way to get rid, of
neuralgia and ether nervous troubles
and that is thorough tato blood. Poor,
watery bloods makes the nerves shaky
and invites disease. l,ieh, red blood
makes the nerves strong end banishes
all nerve troubles. No medicine in the
world can equal Dr. Williams' Pink Pills
as a blood builder and nervetonic;
every dose helps to make rich, red blood
and every drop of this new blood feeds
and strengthens the nerves and ban-
ishes all nerve aches and pains. Among
those who offer strong proof of this
is Mr. John McDermott, Bond Head,
Ont., who says: "A few years ago while
working as a carpenter in Buffalo I got
wet. 1 neglected to change my clothes
and next morning I awoke with cramps
and pains throughout my entire body.
I was unable to go work, so called in a
doctor. I followed his treatment. But
it did not help me. As I was unable to
work, I returned to my home at Bond
Head. Here I consulted a doctor, who
said I was suffering from neuralgia;
but, though he treated me for some
time, he also failed to help me. I had
often read of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills,
so decided to try them. I bad not used
more than three boxes before I , felt
they were helping me. From that on I
gaiaied day by day, and after I had
used some ten boxes, I had fully recov-
ehed my old time strength and ewe
since been able to work at .my trade
without any trouble. The pains and
aches no longer torture me, and I have
gained in weight. I think Dr. Williams'
Pink Pills an invaluable medicine, and
I shall always have a good word to
say for them."
Neuralgia, Sciatica, Rheumatism, St.
Vitus Dance and the many other blood
and nerve troubles all vanish when Dr.
Williams' Pink Pills are used but you
must get the genuine, bearing the full
name, "Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for
Pale People,': on the wrapper around
ery box. Sold bydruggists or direct
by mail at 50 cents a box, or six boxes
foe $2.50, by writting the Dr. Williams'
Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont.
well as to be sure of an abundance of
skim milk for his piks and hens, the
doctor chose Holstein cows for his dairye
starting with twenty pure bred, two-
year-old heifers and six of the best coin -
mon cows in a lot that he bought with
the farm. His experience with his Hol•
steins is summed up in concise term
near the end of the book. He says: "Tbe
COWS purchased in 1895 were now five
years old, and quite equal to the large
demand which we made upon them. They
had grown to be enormous creatures,
from 1,300 to 1,400 pounds in weight,
and they were proving their excellence
as milk producers by yielding an average
of forty pounds a day. We had, and still
have, one remarkable milker, who
thinks nothing of yielding 70 pounds
when fresh, and who doesn't fall below+
25 pounds when we are forced to dry her
off. I have no doubt she would be a suc-
cessful candidate for advanced registra-
tion fi we put her to the test. For ten
months in each year these cows give such
quantities of milk as would surprise
man not acquainted with this noble
Dutch family. My common cows were
good of their kind. but they were non
in the class with 'the Holsteips. They
were not "robber" cows, for they fully
earned their food, but there was no
great profit in them. To be sure they
did not eat more than two-thirds as .
much as the Holsteins, but that facl
did not stand to their credit, for the
basic principle of factory farming is to
consume as much raw material • as pos-
sible and to turn out its equivalent ie
finished product. The common cows con.
sunied only two-thirds as much raw ma-
terial as the Holsteins, and turned oul
rather less than two-thirds of their pro,
duct, while they occupied an equal amount
of flopr space, consequently they had
to give place to more competent machines,
They were to be sold dining the season,
Why dairymen can be found who will
pay $50 apiece for cows like those I had
for sale (better, indeed than the aver-
age), is beyond my method of reckoning
values. Twice $50 will buy a young con
bred for milk, and she would prove boot
bread and milk to the purchaser in
most cases. The question of food should
settle itself for the dairyman as it does
for the factory farmer. The more food
consumed, the better, for each, if the
ratio of milk be the same.
Yours truly,
G. W. Clemons,
Secretary, Holstein -Friesian
Association.
St. George, Ont.
A Bell Ringing Fatnily.
Since 1031, when Oliver Cromwell was
farming in Huntingdon, England, the
bell in the little Cliapei•en-le•Frith has
been rung by some one of a family nam-
ed Bramwell. The last Bramwell died re-
cently, and a tablet which has beton
placed in the chapel records the fact
that eight predecessors of the same fain-
ily, all of whom were Sextons of the
church, lie under the same stone. The
average length of their office was not
more than a quarter of a century, anal
one of them held the office for fifty
cars.