>
ed round nml rallied off for Itcdsworth «*n aie,” snid Hurt. "Ile trlpiHsl me In
again.
some n«»w fungici way, and itigli knock«*!
She went slowly hack to her room, won Ih«1 br-atli out of me. I don't fall a*
dering what friend this could lie whom tight as 1 usisi."
Fzra had brought with him. She had no
"H e ilid noi micciH'd iu traciug you?'
*v .
ticed that he was roughly clad, presenting fiirdlestone nsked unenslly. "There Is un
a contrast to the yoang merchant, who i hance nf bis turnlng up ber«», and a,miti q
- f a f e
was vulgarly spruce in his attire. Kvi- thè w tinli» I iumìiicsm ':"
dently he intended to pass the night at
"Not in thè least," said Kzra confident
*
1
tile Priory, since they hud let the trap ly. "H e wns in thè hniuls of a policeinaii
solution of alum or Nalleyllc a d d O lli
g«i hack to the village. She was glad that when I * hw him last."
er methods cmislat In varnl*lilug with
ho had «Mine, for his presence would act
"Thut is well. Now l «tinnii! llke. I h »
a sol ut bui of |N‘ruiaiiganate of |n>tn*li,
as a restraint upon the (>irdl«*ston«‘s.
'ere we go further, to «ny n few word*
As the long uftemoon stole away she to Mr. Hurt as to what has lei! np to
wtrnislilug with collodion or Mhellac;
became more and more iiuimtient aiul ex thie. I wlsh you to understand," he eald,
packing til p«»at dust, preMcrvlug til
pectant.
She had beeu sewing in her "that this is iio smhleii «leternilnation of
w«**| Hslien, treating with a Nolutbui of
Farm I.aliar.
s r
room, but she found that she could no cura, hot that evente hnve lt»d up to it In
Isirlc add and water glass, varnishing
One
of
the
gr«>at«»et
problema
con-
longer keep her attention on the stitches. euch a way thnt it wns iiii|Hi«sihle to evolti
with vaaellne, preserving In lime wn
A C O N A N DOYLE
She pmnHl nervously up and down the lit- it. Olir commercial Iunior and iutegrity fronting ngrlcultun« la competent farm
ter,
prewrvlng In a solution of water
help
that
can
he
aecurisl
nt
a
compen-
tlc apartment. In the room beneath she «re more preclous to li« (litui anythlng
The last three meliniti» hitvw
could hear the dull, muffled sound of men’s else, and we have both ngreisl that we aatiou proportionate to the net «strti glass.
farmer.
Manufactures, provisi i,io*t *ms-<>H*ful. Infertile «-gg*
voices iu a long «Miitinuoiis monotone, are ready to sacriti«* anythlng ratlier lt if a for the
broken only by the interposition now and than lose It. Fiifortunately, our affair* mining and rnilroads furnish employ- will k«s»p much better tInin fertile egg«
again of one voice which was so deep have bissiti!«» aoiuawbat involve«!, and it iiieiit to a vnst number of workers wlm by any manner of prc«orvall«»ii.
and loud that it reminded her of the growl was alisolutely necessary that thè hrm nro under trainisi foremen nml th«»lr
O H A P T E It X IX .— ( Continued.)
S m Farm I'ra ilz rli,
She went down the avenue and had a of a beast of prey. This must lielong to sfumili have n «uni of money promptly wag«»* are graduated nissirdlng to the
Alfalfa was an unknown crop a few
the
red
iH-ardid
stranger.
Kate
wondered
in
order
to
extricnte
itself
frum
its
«litfi
few words with I lie sentry there. She
amount of prodm't they can turn out.
felt uo bitterness against him now— on what it could be that they were talkiug cult ics. This Mimi we end«*avored to get Manufacturer* nml transportation «-<>r year» ago. Now It la one of the most
over
so
earnestly.
City
affairs,
no
doubt,
reliable and protltalile of 'IVxas crop*.
thmugh a dnring speculaiion tu «liainond*.
the contrary, she could afford to laugh
|i irntloiiN arc capitalized and the I ii -
It ha* not I m - cii long »luce th<< onion
at hia peculiarities. He w h s in a very oi other business matters of Importance. which was, tliough I say It, IngenimiHly
vestment Is rcqulnsl to earn a flxisl
was produied only In a few short rows
bad humor on account of domestic diffi She remembered having ome heard it r<»- p!anned and cleverly carried, ami wliich
dividend for the stockholders.
The ^
culties. llis wife hud been abusing him. marked that mauy of the richest men on woulil have succeeded admlrably hml it
for family use Now the onion crop I*
'Change
were
eccentric
and
slovealy
in
earning*
an»
exported
to
exceed
the
u 4 lussi for sii unfortunute elilinee.”
and had ended by assaulting him. "She
«me «if Texas’ U»»t advertlaementa. The
their
dr«*ss,
so
the
newcomer
might
Is*
a
llvltleml*. operating expense* ami fixed
" I remember," said Hurt.
used to argey first and then fetch the
effort to ratie for the market me
“Of coiirtte.
You were tlicre nt thè charge* to create a surplus fund t<>
poker,” he said ruefully, "but now it's more im[N>rtant person than he seemed.
dicinal
ptiints began with one enter
She
had
determiiKHi
to
remain
in
her
time. We were alile to struggle along for conduct nffalrs In emergencies ami ditr |
the [Hiker first and there ain't no argey-
prising
citizen
of Grayson ('«unity only
room
all
the
afternoon
to
avoid
Kzra.
but
some
time
after
this
oli
money
whicli
we
ment at all.”
tin. panic* without slopping dividenti*
a few years ago
Now this line I* lie-
Kate looked nt his savage face and her restlessness was so great that she felt Isirrowed and on thè pmtit* of our Af-
The farmer I* compelled to <siui|**le
The fr*»sh air. she rican traile.
Ing taken up and will I*» carrle«l mi for
The time carne, however,
burly figure, and thought what a very feverish and hot.
thought, would have a reviving eff«*cf up- when thè horrowed money wns to I h » re tit the open market for li<»lp to conduct all It Is worth
The list Is growing
courageous woman his wife must be.
«in
hpr. She slip|s‘il down the staircase, ps id, and uni* agnin thè finn wim in dnn- In* agricultural np«»ratlona. While the longer, and the prlrt»« of «xittou mid
"It's all 'cause the fisher lasses won't
farmer
Is
d«»lighted
If
III*
Investment
lemiue alone." he explained with a leer. treading as lightly as |Hissih1e not to dis gcr. It wns then that we lirst tlumght of
returna a reasonable profit. In* lias no other farm pr«Mluot* are liettiT than
"She dou't like it. knock me sideways if turb the gentlemen in the refectory. Thpy thè fortune of tny wurd. It was filmigli
they iis«-d to lie, anil the man with the
appear««!
to
hear
her,
however,
for
the
to film thè scale in our fnvor, could we r-is urse If the season's r«smlt* are i«m
she do! It ain't niy fault, though, 1 al-
hoc Is growing more tiide|M»nd«'tit The
hum
of
conversation
died
away,
and
there
ducted
at
a
loss.
The
manufacturer
In
lay
our
tienila
upon
it.
It
wns
wssirely
b-rs had a kind o’ a fetchin’ way wi'
Colo
was a dead silence until after she had tied up. however, in suoh a way that there tuner of financial stringency to protect sugar beet Is liow being t«»«li«l
women."
passed.
w«re onl.v two memi* by wliich we «siuld stock holder* dlsrhnrg«** a part of hi* rado bolds first tilin'«» III the |ir«sluctl»n
"Hid you [Hist my note'/" asked Kate.
She went out on to the little lawn N.uch a penny of it. One wns hy marry- f«ir«»e, reduce* their wage* or run* III* of !•«-«»( sugar In the t'lilleil Hint«»*,
“ Yes: in course I did." he answered.
"It'll be iu Lunuou now, most like." His whihe lay in front of the old house. There ing ber to m.v non : thè other wns by thè plant on Nhortor hour*.
The farmer with 422,732,5; <0 |suinils of sugar from
one eye moved about in such a very shifty- were some Hower I hh I s scattered about young lndy’s «lenth. Do you follow me'/
can
only
protect
himself
from
exnrhl- l3H.:«m..'!t»l acres, while Michigan and
Hurt n«H|iled hi* shaggv head.
, .
_
. . .
way as he spoke that she was convinced on it, but they were overgrown with w «»« h 1 s
.
__ I. tu nt wage* by the purdinne of coatti California are closely inuti'hcil fur «<«-
She
“This being so. we did all tliut we «»oiibl ' . .
'
that he was felling a lie. She could not and in the last stage of neglect.
• uni plu<*e, producing HI5 otm.ixio and
lalsir saving machinery.
I k sufficiently thankful that she had some amused herself by attempting to improve to arrange a marriage. Without flattery
ami
th<-
‘
HIMNKMagt isuiuds, r«*»|»«'tlvely.
The
The
world
moves
forward
thing else to rely upon besides the old the «»ondition of one of them, ami kn«-«-l- 1 may say that no girl was ever approach
sugar Is-et crop In this country lust
blgliet
cost
of
living,
the
Increase
In
ing
down
beside
it
she
pulled
up
a
num
ed
in
a
more
delicnle
and
honorable
way
scoundrel's assurances.
year brought ¡M.WfO.OfO.
There was nothing to be seen down the ber of the weeds which covered it. There than she was by my son. Kzra. I, for my value of fnrm land* and the higher
The preaent year will I*» an lm|sir-
lane except a single cart with a loutish was a wither«*«! r«ise hush in the «-enter, part, brought nil my Influence to bear prl «-* of agricultural product* will not
young man walking at the horse's head. s o she pulh-d up that also, slid .succeeded upon her in or«ler to induce her to meet t* m # ii revert to <il«l low atandants. The taut senaon for ex|s»rtiiii‘uts with tha
Ia»t the tests I mi
She had a horror of the country folk since in iui|iartiug some degre«» of onler among Ins advance« in a proiwr spirit. In spite fanner will not And cheap lalsir of sugar lss-t In Texas
She of our efforts, she rej«*-t«»d him in the
her encounter with the two butupkins the few plants which remained.
fered In the mnrket except liy Inert! inaile under ns gisst i-onilltlon« ns |sm-
upon the Sunday. She therefore slip[ied workt»d with unnatural energy, pausing mest decided way, and gave u* to under dent employ«**
slble
There Is really no doubt ns to
away from the gate and went through e\ery now and again to glance down the stand that it wa* hopeli-s* to attempt to
the ri-sults In liM-nlltli-s where the *<ill
Agriculture
Is
annually
lM»c<>uilng
the wood to the shed, which she mounted. dark avenue, or to listen intently to any make her change her u«nd.”
Is of the right ilenslty and <|ilnllty.
"Someone else, maybe," *ugg«-*ted Hurt. more o f a business proposition and the
On the otiier side of the wall there was chance sound which might catch her ear.
I .anils that produce lln«> cro|i« of tss-ts
standard
of
labor
ndvani'ed
on
the
Iu
the
course
of
her
work
she
«hanc«M
"The
man
who
put
you
on
your
back
standing a little boy in buttons, so rigid
of the ordinary variety or the "tilggeat
farm.
The
fa^nt
lalsirer
must
under
to
l«sik
at
the
Priory.
The
ref«»ctory
nt the station," said Kzra.
and motionless that he might be one of
“lla ! I'll pay him for tlint,” the navvy stand modern agrlniltural machinery turnip« tit the world" are quite sur«» to
Madame Tusaaud's figures, were it uot for faced the lawn, and at the window of it
and how to o[M>rate It to obtain employ break a few record* tit sugar Iss-ts If
his eyes, which were roiling about in ev there stood the thr«*«» men looking out at growled viciously.
"A human life. Mr. Hurt,” continued ment.
Machinery Is t«*i exjienslve to gtien a fair t«*»«t. GnlvestOti News
ery direction, and which finally fixed her. The (¡milestones were nodding their
loads, as though they were |x>intiug her Girdlestone, "is a sacred thing, bat a hu be frusted with ltiex|H»rlence«l opera
themselves on Kate's face.
liusmiril ( hlrkrs I snp.
"tiood-moruiu*, miss." said this appari out to the third man, who stood between man life, when weighisl against the exist tor*. and the man who cun Hklllfully
The diagram shows a conviuilent way
them. He was looking at her with an ence of a great firm from which hundr«*!*
tion.
handle modern farm Implements I* In
expression of interest. Kate thought as derive th«-ir means of livelihood, is a small
to uwtke a coop for the ismltry yard,
"tiood-moruing," she answered.
"I
demand
on the farm st a wage scale
she returned his gaze that she had never ctnsideration tiidee«!. When the fate of
of
which the H|ss-la| feature Is Its door.
think 1 saw you with Mrs. Scully yester
seen a more savage and brutal face. He Miss Harston I* put against the fate of that will rsimpnre favorably with the Procure n Isn of Ns» right dlinenslon«
day?”
was flushed and laughing, while Kzra be the great commercial house of Girdle- employes In Industrial enterprise*
and saw s hole, d. In »ne «nid. Then
"Yes, miss. Missus, she told me to wait side him appeared to be pale and anxious.
Farmers are now practical business
stone. it is evident which must go to the
strengthen
the Isix with narrow strljia
Lire and never to move until I seed you. They all, when they saw that she noti«s»d
wall.
Our house ha* for n«»arly forty men and the majority of them ke«»p
of wood. b «■, on each stili» of the hole.
She said as you would be sure to come. them, stepped precipitately back from the
year* been a bright a[iot in the darkness. book* on farm («iteration* and know the
I've been suitin' here for nigh on an w-indow.
She had only a momentary If it should fall now it would be a stum amount of their profit and !<«** annual
hour.”
glance at them, and yet the three faces, bling block and a scandal. You s«*e, there ly. Farming aa a profession la heeoin- I
"Your mistress is an angel," Kate said the strange, tierce r«si one, and the two fore. that greater inter«-*!* are at stake
Ing more attractive and dlver*lfl«>d and i
enthusiastically, “and you are a very good hard familiar pale on«»* which flanked it. than the mere dross of this world. Hav
lalsir need* to tie more akllled to tn«»ef
r
little boy.”
remained vividly impressed u | hiii her mem ing seen that this sad necessity might
\V l O'
new cnndttlniia of agriculture. The In
ory.
aris«». 1 had mail* every arrangement some
"Indeed, you’ve hit it about the mis
ducement* are [Kitentlal for young men 1
Girdl«»stone had been so pleas«»«! at the time before.
This building is, as you
sus," said the youth, in a hoarse whisjier.
nodding his head to emphasize his re early appearam-e of his two alli«*s, and the may have observe«! in your drive, situatcii to qualify a* farm laborer* and the
•»*
marks.
“She's got a heart as is big prospect of settling the matter once for iu a lonely anil s«* lud«»d part of the coun field offer* ns brilllant pro*pe«-ts
all, that he received them with a cordial try. It is walled round, too. in such a any other profession. The farmer I*
enough for three.”
h i x o k l u i issia mu a ««sir.
manner that any one residing here is not so much In quest of cheap Intsir
Kate could not help smiling at the en ity which was foreign to his nature.
"Always punctual, my dear son. and practically a prisoner.
I removed tin* efficient help and I* willing to pay a I> c. This acts as a groove for the
thusiasm with which the little
fellow
always to be relied upon,” he said. "You Indy so suddenly that no one can possibly wage scale proportionate to the nhllltv door, n, to slide In. Thus you bnvo a
•poke.
are a model to our young business in«-n. know where she has gone to. anil 1 have and proficiency of the iHlmrer ns an up- sliding il«K»r. which <»|*»ns nml shills
"You seem fond of her," she said.
As to you, Mr. Hurt." lie continued. "I spread such report* as to her condition
“ I'd be a bad 'un if I wasn't. She took
to-date farm hand.—Goodall'u Farmer. with the griuitcMt «»as«-. The front of
am delighted to see you at the Priory, that no one down here would Is* surpris«»«)
the e«sq> Is tiidosisl with lath, or . mii *-
me out of the work'll« without character
much as I r«-gret the sad mcessity which to hear of her decease.”
r«»w strip*, placed 2% to 3 tin-he*
C a rry in g a Trunk In llngay.
or nothing, and site's a-educatin' of me.
has brought you down.”
"But there is Iszund to lie an inquiry.
She sent me 'ere with a message.”
To carry a trunk or any bulky nr ii|*irt. Th«* t«q» should 1 m » «sivered with
"Talk it over afterwards.” said Kzra. I |i w about a ni«*lical certifi«»ate?” a*k«-d
"What was it?”
tide In a small buggy, make a frame a go<*l grade of risiflng paper to make
shortly. "Hurt and 1 have had no lunch Kzra.
"She said as how she had written in
out of two piece* of one and one-half It waterpr«M»f.
A «-«sqi of this sort
eon yet."
"I shall insist u|sjn a coroner's in-
stead o' electro-telegraphing, ’cause she
by
two-inch
wuntllngs
«»Ight
fi-et
long.
should
I
m
*
2
to
!!'*|
feet long, III Inches
"I am near starved.” the other growl- «,ur*t." his father answered.
had so much to say she couiJn't tit it all
Vail
a
board
across
the
ends
ns
shown
(l«s»[i
and
not
less
than
20 Inch«»* high,
ed. throwing himself into a chair. Kzra
“ An inquest! Are you mad?"
on a telegraph.”
had lieen careful to k«*ep him from drink
while
2
feet
would
I«»
ls»u«»r
HlchaiV
"When
you
have
hi-oril
nm
I
think
that
"I thought that would be so,” Kate
on the way down, and he was now sober, you will come to just the opposite conclu-
Motvnire, Iu Farm and Home.
said.
or as nearly sober as a brain saturated sion.
I think that 1 linve hit upon a
"She wrote to Major— Major— him as with li«[ucr could ever Is*.
I'nrm
III ill«.
s< heme which ia reully n«-nt— neat in its
is a-follerin’ of her. She said as she had
Girdh-stone called for Mrs. Jorrocks. simplicity.” He rubbed his hands togeth
The horse la man's ls-st friend, then»-
no doubt as he'd lie down to-day, and you who laid the cloth.
Kzra appeared to er, an«l showed his Tong yellow fangs In
fore he Is deserving of a friend's tr«»at»
was to keep up your sperrits and let her have a poor appetite, but Hurt ate vora
Ins enjoyment of bis own astuteness.
went.
know by me if any one was a-wexin' ciously.
When the m«»al was finished
Hurt and Kzra leaned forwaril to listen,
you.”
Don't forget that the barnyard ma
Kzra drew a «-hair up to the fire, and his while the old man sank his voice to a
nure Is the ls-st all round fertlllx«-r you
"No, no. Not at all,” Kate answered, father did the same, after ordering the old whisper.
enri obtain.
smiling again. “ You can tell her that my woman out of the room, and carefully
U j
"They think that she is insane," he
<ijc
guardian has been much kinder to-day. closing the door behind her.
Pasture makes the elii»:i|M>Ht hog f«»«s|
said.
1 am full of lio|ie now. Give her my
"You have s|siken to our friend here
"Yes."
on the farm utid clover makes the bent
warmest thanks for her kindness."
alxiur the bu«in«*ssV" Girdlestone asked,
"Th ere's'« small door in the boundary
hog past lire.
“All right, miss. Say, that chap at the uod<)ing his head in the direction of Hurt. vail which leads out to the railway line.”
Don't let money net ns a pniltis-k on
gate hasn't been giving you no cheek, has
“ Yes. I have made it all clear.”
"W ell, whnt of that?”
he—-him with the game eye’/"
your
heart nisi shut In all the kindness
"Five htindrtsl pounds down, and a free
"Kupiiose that door to Is? left open,
“No. no, John."
passage to Africa," said Hurt.
and hit!«ptii«‘Ms.
would it lie an impossible thing for u
Joint looked at her suspiciously. " I f he
"An energetic man like you can do a ciazy woman f«i slip out through it, and
The animal that lias a full, bright
hasn't it’s all right,” he said, “but I great deal in the colonies with five hun- to tie run over by the ten o’clock ex-
e je Is apt to he hmlflhy. Anil a moist
think as you're one of them as don't com- <li*»«l pounds." Girdlestone remarked.
press'/"
is mm » Is another Indication of health.
plain if you can 'elp it.” He opened his
"What I do with it is nothing to you.
" I f she would only get in the way
hand and showed a great jagged Hint gov'nor," Hurt remarked surlily. "I does of it."
Tnlk over with the g«ssl h«niMewlfa
HOW TO C'AUHY TUX Tltl.’N K.
which be carried. “ I’d ha’ knocked his the job, you pays the money, and there's
all the undertakings of the farm. She
"Yon don’t quite catch my Idea yet.
other peeper out with this,” lie said, an end as far as you are concerned.”
Suppose that this express ran over the In A of the accompanying llliiHtratlon. will havii some g«ssl nilvlce to offer.
"Mowed if I wouldn't.”
"Quite so." the merchant said in a con •lead body of a woman, would there lie Place the fr«*e ends lieni-Hth the s«»nt
The burning of straw and stalks, ex-
“ Don’t do anything of the sort. John, ciliatory voi«s». “ You are free to do what anything to prove afterwards that she awl under the f«srf rest In front, letting
cejit
In H|ss-lal enses, is a wasteful prac
but run home like a good little boy.”
you like with the money.”
was dead, and not alive at the time of the frame extend liehtiu! the buggy. The
tice and has no place In Judicious fann
"A ll right, iniss. Good-by to ye!”
“ Without axin' your leave,” growl«»d the accident? Do you think thnt it would
Kate watched him stroll down the lane. Hurt. lie was a man of such a turbulent ever occur to any one's mind thnt the ex trunk or box, explains Prairie Fanner, ing.
can then lie placed on the end of the
He [mused at the bottom as if irresolute, and quarrelsome disjsisifion that he was press had run over a d«»ad body?”
Every farm should have a pair of
frame lieliind the scsit of the buggy. It
and then she was relieved to see him throw always ready to go out of his way to make
"I see your meaning,” said his son
wales.
It Is the only way for the
the stone over into a turnip field, and hims*»lf disagreeable.
thoughtfully. "You would settle her and should be tied on.
farmer to know exactly
where
he
walk rapidly off in the opposite direction
“The question is how it is to he done,” then put her there.”
st a mis In his buying and selling.
K kks Variously Prrsrrvril.
to the Priory gates.
interposed Kzra. "You've got some plan
(T o he continued.)
Fnrm machinery put In r*-palr before
Kggs are preaerved In many other
in your head, I suppose,” he said to his
C IIA PT K It X X .
ways besides cold storage. Often the the busy season iqiens means money In
father. "It's high time the thing was
A Special Brand.
Late in the afternoon Kzra arrived at carried through, or we shnll have to put
preservative Is effected hy excluding the pocket. When It Is put away In
Hrown— I want to thank you again
the Priory.
From one of the passage up the shutters in Fencburcb street.”
the air hy coating, covering or limners the fall In a better time for repairing.
windows Kate suw him driving up the
His father shivered at the very thought. for that cigar you gave me yeaterday. Ing the eggs, some material or solu
The man who keeps his troubles to
avenue in a high dogcart. There wns a “Anything rather than that,” he said.
I enjoyed It Immensely.
tion lielng use«l which may or mny not himself Is better thought of than he
broad-shouldered, red-bearded man sitting
"It will precious soon come to tha!."
Green— I ’m glad you liked It.
Hy be a germicide. An old domestic meth
who burdens Ms nelghlsira with them.
beside him, and Hie ostler from the l-'lying
"W hat's the matter with your lip'/ It the way, I have another of the same
od Is to pack the eggs In oals. bran or The ndghlsirs have their own trouble«
Hull wns perched behind. Kate hail rush «•■ems to lie swollen.”
brand If you care to smoke.
salt; another consists In covering the to think alsiut.
ed to the window on hearing the sound
“ I had a turn with that fellow Dims-
Hrown— Noi thank you.
I didn't
of wheels, with some dim expectation that dule," Kzra answered, putting hia hand
«»ggs with lime water, which may or
Kittle things on the farm amount to
htr friends had come sooner than she up to his mouth to hide the disfigurement, smoke the other one. I have a grudge may not contain salt.
In Germany ns much In the end as they do In any
anticipate«!. A glance, however, showed "lie followed us to the station and we against Jones, so I gave It to him.
aterllizntlon Is effected hy placing In other tiualnem, yet the fnrmer aa a rule
her that the hope was vain. From behind had to beat him off, hut I think I left
boiling water from twelve to fifteen sec d«M»a not pay as much attention to de»
He who can move his ears can usual
a curtain she watched them alight and my mark* upon him.”
onds. Bouietlrnea they are treated to a tails a* doe* th« city bunlnem man.
in»« the house, while the trap wheel
"Lia played some hokey-pokey buameae ly make bla hair stand on end.
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