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:cesxaaocxocxxxo A -DOCTOR'S IvBlSSION GtKNKOY, CHAPTER XVI. Continued.) "But Sir Reginald compelled me to do It. I begged and entreated him to excuse me; I told him it was sinful, but he flew into a passion,, and bade me disobey him on the peril of his everlasting displeas ure. Sir, I was homeless, and. he was sick! What was I to do?" "Forgive me! You poor little girl, I was fast and cruel in my judgment. You were, indeed, obliged to execute the vile plans of the baronet. There, added he, tenderly, as he drew her hands from her face, and with- his handkerchief wiped away hertears; "weep . no more; you were not to blame. Child, give me your hand in token of forgiveness." "Then you do not despise 'me?" "DesDise vou? No! no! I only," he stopped; he was about to say "love you but remembering his vow, he added soft ly, "pity you." "Yes, you may pity me! Oh, auntie, a initio! why did I ever promise you to come to this wretched place?" was her wailing cry. Still holding her hand in his, and olso taking from her the candle, he turn.d and led her down the long, steep stairs, Only once did Ethel speak, then she merely said: "Sir Reginald will be very angry if he bears of your entrance here! Must he be told?" "I will think it over and let you know to-morrow. You must sleep to-night and so recover from this nervousness." They soon reached the bottom stair, and entered the corridor. Then Ethel remembered that her work was but half done, and the rest could not be accom plished until Dr. Elfenstein had left her, Turning to him, she said: "Will you kindly tell me how you en tered this place? You must leave me now, going silently as you came. "I will. I came through the ruins. I sav you open a door and reach for a basket, then I instantly entered." "Rut surely, I fastened it again?" "You were so agitated, you forgot to do It. I certainly opened it, without dif ficulty, and crept after 'you, eager to olve the mystery of the haunted tower, which 1 then, for the first time, began to connect with your movements. But you- are weary now, so I will leave you, and return as I came." - Giving back the candle, he took her hand and was just saying, "Good night, Miss Nevergail," when suddenly both stopped short in their walk; both turn- .1 - fc . - 1 eu ueuuijr puie, an a suun, niruugc, iuuu report, close by their ears, startled and confounded them. i Then, to their horror, something darted towards them, a huge' form swooped past, dashing the candle to the ground, thus extinguishing it, leaving them in total darkness and gloom. "Oh. what is it? What is it?" cried the errified girl, as she nestled close to her companion, while he, scarcely realiz ing what he did, threw his arms around lior form, to protect her from he knew not what. Suddenly a wild, unearthly laugh, or yell, floated to them from the other end of the corridor, and as it passed, Dr. Elfenstein pressed the girl he held closer to his heart, and laid his cheek against her frightened face. "Oh, do not leave me! I shall die! I hull die!" gasped Ethel. "I will not. You are not so afraid now, and thus, close to me, are you, dear?" "No; not so fearfully afraid as I was." Gently stroking her hair, the young man felt, even in the terror, inspired by their dreadful position, a feeling almost of rapture steal over bim, as he held her thus close in his arms, with hers clinging to his waist. But suddenly, calmer reflections came; he felt this thing must be seen to; whatever presence had been near them must be discovered, and Chat he ought to follow up the sound. "Child!" he whispered, "whatever has been near us, I know by that last cry, has escaped Into the ruins, through the door by which I entered. That being so, I must in duty carry you to a place of safety, then search around to see what it could have been." Instantly, then, it flashed over Ethel's mind, that the ape, Sir Reginald's choice concealed treasure, had escaped, and that the knife she had so carelessly given him had done the deed. lie had cut his way out. Oh, the terror this thought thrust Into her heart was almost unbearable! At once, she became, as it were, "a dead Weight again in the doctor's arms. Then another thought came that im parted new life. Her oath had been tak en never to reveal the existence of t(hat animal, nor of the concealed room. In order to keep this vow. Dr. Elfenstein must not examine the premises. , She knew well now the meaning of that first report. The beast had knocked down the iron shelves, burst open the panels, and in consequence a light would show the doctor that opening, and the room beyond. No! he must never exam ine this corridor. Nerving herself for new task, she said: "Doctor, I cannot consent to being left moment here alone! Nor will I con cent to your exposing yourself further to-night. Take me, then, to my room, and we will lock up this place, and you can steal softly from the house another -way." "But, Miss Nevergail, surely this ought to be invertigated." "Oh, no, please do not investigate! I cannot allow it, cannot endure It!" As she epoke, a long, deep . shudder passed over her frame, and the doctor, noticing it, knew at once that her nerv ous system could stand no more, there fore, felt it was beet to yield. " "Shall I not, at least, light the can dle r "No, no! I cannot bear it!" murmured the poor girl, horrified at the thought of what a light might reveal. "Tell me, then, which way your room lies, and I shall carry you thither at once!" "Straight! Just beyond tihe door by which you entered, through a passage . ; BY EMILY THORNTON Anther cif " Roy Russell's Ruts," "The Fashionablb Mother,' Etc way, my room lies opposite Its door, she returned. "Bu indeed, doctor, I can walk, if you will only let me hold to your arm. ; I would rather. w : :"Well, be it so!" returned the man, re leasing her, yet still "retaining her hand, Which he drew under his arm.- , -. When they neared the door of the ruin, however, Ethel felt a strong current of air upon hex cheek, which revealed the fact- that it stood wide : open, and in stantly a - deadly fear ' of the horrible creature' that had escaped,: being, still neart. seized ' her, and again she shrank closer to her friend,' -while her faltering steps-told of departing strength. Without a word, Earle Elfenstein lift ed her iu his arms, and so' passed into the passageway. ' Remembering that his presence there must be kept a secret, the young, girl' whispered:" , "Step softly; let no one hear!" "I will," he breathed back, and guid ed by the dim light under the door in dicated, he passed through, emerging from the open wardrobe, into the bed room beyond. Placing her in a large easy chair, he stepped back, closed and fastened both doors, then returned to her side. "Please, doctor," she murmured, "ex amine every part of this room before you go, to be sure the dreadful the dread ful," she hesitated. ""Yes, I know," he interrupted, "and you will soon see you are perfectly safe." Obeying her wish, he then made a thorough search of room and closet. But as he supposed, nothing was to be seen. "Now, how will you leave the house?" she murmured, anxiously. A sly look back towards the corridor caused her to exclaim, in a whisper, as she laid her hand entreatingly on his arm: "Not there, doctor, promise me you will not return to that place this night, but will go directly home." Again Earle yielded to the pleading of the sweet girl beside him, and again an swered: "Then I must either drop from your window or go through the hall. Stay! I see a strong strap around your trunk. It is the very thing! I will fasten it to the balcony, and so slip down by its aid to the ground. Are you willing?"- "Perfectly. Doctor," she whispered, "do you know I should have died from fright had you not been there?" "Yes, I know; and now, before I say good night, I shall mix you a compos ing draught, and then you must promise me, to go instantly to your bed, as soon as you take in the strap, and close the window, and the last thing, swallow the preparation I shall leave. Will you do this, in return for my not investigating further, what l see you do not wish ex plained?" Ethel hesitated, then remembering that she could not see Sir Reginald that night, she gave the promise. A moment more passed, and then the strap had been fastened, the doctor had whiapered "Good night," and she watch ed him disappear amid the darkness and storm. Darting out, she secured the - strap without trouble, fastened down the win dow, and soon slept under the effects of the anodyne he had so thoughtfully left for her use. Well indeed was It for her that she could sleep, for without some rest she could never have borne the terrible ex citement that awaited her in the nearing hours of the coming day. CHAPTER XVII. The next morning Ethel attempted to rise, as usual, but found herself so ill with a sick headache that the attempt was vain. Every time she lifted her head from her pillow, it throbbed wild ly, while a blind dizziness came over her to such an extent that she felt it were better to keep still for a while until it passed away. At nine o'clock a servant came to her room, and she sent an excuse to the family for her non-appearance. About ten a message came from Sir Reginald, asking how soon she could come to him? She returned for answer that her head was still in such pain that she feared not until afternoon. About five Dr. Elfenstein called to see his patient, and hist lordship at once re quested him to look after his secretary, saying that she was not able to come to htm, while he was most anxious to see her. - Mrs. Fredon was then dispatched to Miss Nevergail's room to prepare her for a visit from the doctor. As the young man entered, he was really startled to see how wan and pale the excitement of the night before, and a few hours' illness, had made her. She trad made several attempts to rise, and had succeeded in dressing herself, but the exertion had overcome her, and once more she had been obliged to recline up on the bed, while her large dark eyes, and black dress, made her cheeks seem almost like snow. "Oh, doctor!" 6he sighed, as he ad vanced and took her hand in his. "Can you give me something to stop this head ache, so that I can go to Sir Reginald? He has wanted me all day, and has sent for me several times, and I must see him, but I cannot seem to get there." "You have done right to keep still. I will give you a remedy that I think will cause you relief in an hour's time. Un til then, you should try to sleep." Preparing a liquid, he carefully held the tumbler to her lips, saw her drink it, then throwing a light shawl over her, left, saying as he did so: K "If you sleep now, I am almost certain you can visit his lordship in the length of time. I mentioned.". It .seemed that the medicine, and his calm, kind words did soothe-her, for at once -she fell -into the restful sleep so much needed. - The nap- proved quite a long one, and it was seven o'clock. in-the evening' before she crept "through the hall. and with a trembling frame but head greatly relieved, entered Sir Reginald's presence. At once she saw that her ill ness had discomposed him, and that h was unusually irritable and nervous. "Lam sorry I could not come to you as usual," she began, but he interrupt ed her by saying crossly: : "Oh, yes; I dare say. Stop all apolo gies and while we are alone tell me if you obeyed my orders last night," . "I did, faltered the poor girL - "Did the thing" work well?" asked he, eagerly. "It did. I had no trouble in the Tow er, at all; but, O, Sir Reginald, some thing terrible has happened!" . . "What?"' exclaimed the sick . man, starting up in so sudden a manner that j-it caused him to fall back with a groan, aicnouga he kept a firm grip Dn the arm he had seized in his excitement regard less of the fact that his tight grasp caus ed her to turn pale with pain. - "I dread telling you, but just as I left the Tower to push back the panels a frightful noise of a heavy fall came, nnen a large monster darted out, dashed the candle from my hand, and 'with a howl disappeared, leaving me half dead with fright." "Girl! girl!" yelled the infuriated man, his face turning purple with rage, "what is this you tell me? Gone! Escaped! Speak!" added he, roughly shaking her by the arm. "Tell me it ia a lie-r-a lie that you said. just now!" ' - "No, Sir Reginald,'1 returned the pallid Ethel; "it is the truth. Whatever you had there got out last night and ran. off through the ruins!" . "What did you do wrong that made this happen? Answer, or I will tear you to pieces!" "Release my arm, sir! - You are cruel in your rage! You hurt me!" "Speak then. How did he get out of his prison?" With a faltering voice the frightened girl, while writhing in his grasp, mur mured: "I dropped the" knife on the shelves a few nights before and forgot - it. It whirled around, and I knew by the cry he gave that he had it." "Idiot!" returned the enraged being before her, as he gave her ' arm such a fearful wrench that it dislocated the el bow. "Out of my sight; out of my house this instant! You have ruined me with your carelessness! Not another night shall you sleep under this roof!" Once again he raised his arm this time to strike. But fortunately, with a moan of pain at the injury she had al ready sustained, she had darted back, and so the blow descended on empty air. Without another look at the man "be fore, her the poor young girl crept from his presence, and dragging herself back to her room, fastened herself in, While she sought to prepare for her departure. With her arm hanging motionless by her side, and nearly wild with pain, she opened her trunks and thrusting her val uables inside as well as she ' could with one hand, she locked them and dropped the key into her pocket. Fearing, she scarcely knew what, she put the package of papers her aunt had given her, with her purse, also in her pocket, that she might be certain of their safety. Then hastily putting comb, brushes and night apparel in a hand satchel, she paused to rest. Advancing to her window, she found that a heavy rain was still falling, and that darkness was ' even then over the earth. Throwing her waterproof over her shoulders, with its hood drawn over her hat, she opened her door and glided through the hall, down the stairs and out of the front entrance, fortunately with out being seen by any of the family. As she had passed the sick man's room she knew by the sound of many excited voices within that they-had gone to his assistance, and she judged he must have injured his hip by his passionate frenzy. While she pitied the man, she feared him, and never breathed freely until out side the door. Then with a hurried step she passed down the ramble. Once away from the house and beyond the reach, of Sir Reginald's wrath, she paused to consider whither she should go, and what she should do. As she paused one thing seemed plain. She could do nothing until a physician attended to her wounded . arm. In order to have this accomplished, it was evi dent that she must seek Dr. Elfenstein at his home. She shrank from doing this. Still it could not be helped. Her arm could not be raised, and on that arm she de pended now for her daily bread. Once in the road beyond she could see lights in windows of dwelling houses far down the road. The first of them she knew was where Dr. Elfenstein lived, and hope revived once more, and aha pressed on, thinking soon to be there. (To be continued.) OVERSTRAINED YOUTH. Bxperta Say that Germany's Com mer cial Riie Has Been at Great CoBt. Prussian military authorities are be coming alarmed at what they term the degeneration of the German youth. In countries like Germany, where a term of military service is required of every able man, the examinations for army fitness are pretty apt. to indicate the true state of the nation's health, and when seventeen out of every thousand applicants have weak hearts, it is no wonder that the . authorities decide there is something wrong. Between the years 1881 and 1886 the annual average of persons with heart trouble was low, only 1.5 per thou sand, and" high-water mark was reach ed in 1898, when the average was found to be 17.4. Perhaps the best opinion on the cause of this state of affairs is that offered by Dr. Strieker, an army sur geon, who has given the matter care ful study. He declares that overwork, irregular exercise, ( and immoderate and too early use-of tobacco and intox icants are responsible for much of the trouble. Another point to which the Doctor calls attention is the practice of putting children at work too early. As they often are required to toil be yond their strength, the strain, with irregular hours.of rest, results in prem ature breakdowns, which, the. Doctor is positive, nave much to do with the general standard of health. Washing ton Post. ..People are never so careless as when they "have a ,blg lot of explosives around. . . . .... . Bank' records 'shaw some surprising things about "good" men. V'-- -. , Buff Orpington Breed. For many years the one desire of the practical poultry man has been to obtain a breed which would equal the Leghorn in egg production and the Plymouth Rock as a table fowL It is claimed that the Buff Orpington is that breed and certainly it has done wonders since its introduction into this country from England. - The fowls are exceedingly attractive and the pul lets, begin laying when" five months old, keeping, at it without the break usual to pullets of most breeds. , An average weight for a bird at ma turlty is nine to ten pounus, hence it is evident that as a table fowl they will closely approach the" famed Ply mouth Rock. .- - As ; layers they equal the Leghorn and they make excellent mothers. They appear to be quite as hardy as the Plymouth Rock, hence - BTJFJT OHPtKGTONS. will do well in cold sections. Both fowls and eggs are scarce in this coun try and consequently high in price, but if the breed keeps up to the reputa tion it already has more breeders will handle it, so that in a year or two eggs and birds will be within range of the poultryman's pocketbook. In dianapolis News. Care of the Farm Horse. During the busy months of the year farmers are anxious to get all the work possible out of their horses, which is proper enough. Food alone will not do the trick. A horse may be fed the best of rations, but he needs care in additionr" so try these things which may seem simple, but which will do a great deal -toward making the horse contented and more valuable to you. Keep his coat clean, not only by brushing and the use of the comb, but use water on him freely, especially during the warm period. When his work for the day Is done take a sponge and wash each part of his coat where the harness touched. If his muscles are sore take equal parts of Iodine and sweet oil, mix them and rub the mix ture well Into the joints and tendons. Wash out his mouth occasionally and take care of his feet. Above all, in warm weather see that his stable is well ventilated and that screens are placed so that vermin are kept from annoying him. In watering the horse let him have It before eating and also a small supply between meals, even if he Is warm. It will not hurt him unless you give him too much. Protection from Son Scald. Sun scald kills thousands of newly set trees. The wind also whips them unmercifully unless supported. Kill two birds with one .stone by driving two sharpened strips of board on the sunny side of the tree, as shown In the cut, tying a bit of cord about the top, advises American Agri culturist. " This guards against both sun and wind, and the tree TEEE SHELTER. will have a much better chance of get ting safely through the critical first season. This protection can be left on during the winter and will prevent effectively injury from rabbits, mice, etc. Renew as often as necessary un til the tree has passed the danger period. Butter in Argentina. An English dairy expert, who has been on a visit to Argentina, states that from the Argentine were sent last year no less than 9,075,000 pounds of butter, made by the best modern sci entific methods and the finest machin ery that could be supplied from Eu rope. He visited one factory under the management of Argentines, which turned out twenty tons of butter a day. He saw another center where the milk of seven thousand cows was handled. Pork Making;. One of the features of the pig, which is not sufficiently appreciated, is its prolificacy. While the horse, cow and sheep, as a rale, produce but one or two' young annually, the pig may pro duce from sixteen to twenty-four, an enormous percentage of increase. To make the most out of pork, the old style of keeping pigs eighteen months or so before slaughtering is abandoned. ano! the animals are being fitted for the block at six .or eight months. , The ' first one hundred pounds of gain are made the cheapest, the ' second one hundred pounds cost 'more, and so on increasingly, as far as one chooses to go. Economy would dictate, then, that certainly when two hundred1 pounds are reached the animal should be dis posed of and a fresh start made with younger stock. The best breed Is one which matures early, provided it is of good size.-. - , Sorghum Culture. ' It is scarcely worth while to say anything to farmers west of the Mis souri river on the. importance of grow ing sorghum. The uncertain charac ter of the corn crop where there is less than twenty inches of rainfall forces farmers to seek a substitute. They have found admirable substitutes In cane and Kaffir and other varieties of sorghum, ' saccharine and non-saccharine. The farmers in the humid area,, speaking generally, at some dis tance . west of the Missouri river and eastward, havebeeu slow in "appreciat ing the value of this great forage crop, and it Is to these that we par ticularly address ourselves. Sorghum, j or cane, is a warn weather plant, ana hence should not be . planted until about ten days after the. time for the first planting of corn in any locality. To plant It earlier is to invite failure. It can be sown or planted for two months after the time for planting corn and mature, . if the earlier varie ties, such as Early Amber, are Select ed. It is especially to be recommended for lands which for any reason can not be put In corn within three or four weeks after the oak leaves are the size of the squirrel's ear, which is the proper time for the first planting of corn. -' - Potato Cultivation. Those who have tried the plan of cultivating the potato field, even to the point that some growers would pro nounce excessive, have found . that it pays well. There can be no possible doubt but. that frequent cultivation, especially during the period in which the top growth is being made, gives the growing tuber a chance to get all the possible benefits of moisture and heat with the desired result The first cultivations should be close to the plant and to some considerable depth; later cultivations are farther from the plant and quite shallow, but this last sort of cultivation Is kept up all through the growing period. If "the plan .seems new to you try It on a small scale and note the results. Especially Is It worth trying on a field where the application of fertilizer has not been as heavy as it should have been; at harvest time compare the re sults from this field with those from a field that has been better fertilized, but not so frequently cultivated. You will then have proof of the adage that "cultivation Is manure." Farm Notes. There is no single breed that pos sesses only good qualities. A cross-bred animal should never be chosen as a breeder. Nothing so surely impoverishes the farm as the selling of hay. With improved stock, to Insure suc cess, must come Improved treatment Any kind of live stock will depre ciate In value when cut short in their rations. In hot weather especially horses subject to colic should be handled with great care. Always sift coal ashes before putting- them in the dust box for the use of poultry. - All things conside: -d, the best place to put manure Is on a freshly plowed solL Haul out as fast as made. In buying a horse reject one with scraggy hips. They never do credit to feeding, particularly if also slack in the loins. It Is much easier to tell how a thing should be-done than it is to demon strate the advantages of a plan by ex periment Circumstances and management have about as much to do in making mutton-growing profitable as In turn ing the scale toward profit in any other farm product After the harvest work Is finished up is a good time to put in drainage where needed. This is something that should be done thoroughly and well, and not hurriedly. . Reject a horse with forelegs not straight They will not stand wear. Stand behind the horse as he walks away from you and you will be able to notice these defects Tf they exist Poultry Pointers. Apoplexy and egg-bound are the re sult of excessive fat. Use no deformed or weak fowls for breeding purposes. In mating always endeavor to use active, vigorous cocks. Never under any circumstances al low other hens to molest a sitter. Cooked food fattens quickly, prob ably because it is more completely di gested. When it can be done, the poultry house should .have two rooms one for laying hens. . While sour milk is relished by the bens.' it should not be made a substi tute for water. Dust the sitting hens with Insect powder to prevent the little chicks having lice .on them. Hens will rarely eat their eggs if they are supplied with plenty of broken bone, oyster and clam shells. Healthy, thrifty fowls are invariably early risers and should be fed "as soon as they fly down from the roosts. '.' Acer's Falling hair means weak hair. Then strengthen your hair; feed it with the only hair food, Ayer's Hair Vigor. It checks falling hair, makes the hair Hair Vigor grow, completely cures" dan druff. And it always restores color to gray hair, all the rich, dark color of early life. "My hair was falling out hadly ana I afraid I would lose It all. Then I tried Ayer's Hair Vigor. It quickly stopped the falling and made my hair all I could wish it to bo." Rbubooa K. ALLKN, Elizabeth, N. J. 01.00 a bottle. 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