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The Pirate of Alastair By RUPERT SARGENT HOLLAND Author of "Th Count at Hjurrard," etc Copyright, 1008, by J. D. Ltpptncott Company. All rights reserved. c ISSUE CHAPTER VIII. (Continued.) "Don't you think that a girl who's cn fnped to one man ought to tell other men She drew back sharply and faced me with astounded eyes. "Why, what do you mean, Mr. Sel den?" I was in for it, so plunged ahead, "That day you came to the Ship, I had no idea," I blundered on. "I did not know you were such a friend of Islip's." "Well," she said, "and now that you know?" "I think vou should have told me. ought lo have known before that after noon." She was haughtiness itself. "Why, what affair was it of yours?' I shrugged my shoulders. "I was enti' tied to know. "I cannot understand why. What makes you think that Mr. Islip and I' she hesitated n second "nro such old friends?" Of a sudden we were in a very nasty tempMt, facing each other. "I happened to sec his picture in you locket. It was lying open, face upward, She did not even tap her foot ; she aim ply sat still and looked her indignation at me. . "Really, Mr. Selden, I cannot see how that affects you. What reason could there be for telling you my personal affairs? I stuck doggedly at it. "I think should have been told." I repeated. She gave me a single glance, then rose I am going back to the Penguin Club, she said. . I rose also. "Very good. I will see you there." "No;" she turned to me sharply. "I prefer to go back alone." She was imperious; I could be equally so. "And I prefer -to 50 with you. The pines are lofiely, and It is growing late. I owe at least that duty to your aunt." Then she tapped her foot impatiently, angrily. "You are very tiresome, Mr, Selden. I am my own mistress, and I do not want your company." "And I will not let you go back alone." "You are very rude." She looked over at the beach as if for some possible help "Is there no one else?" she asked aloud, There came a voice from the cabin steps behind me. "If you will permit me, mademoiselle, I should esteem it a great honor." We both started as If we were shot and faced about. A tall, somewhat angu Iar man stood before us, hat in hand, bow ing low to Mips Graham. "I heard your question," he said, "and I took it on myself to answer it. Permit me." He stepped forward and placed himself at the girl s side.. "Who are you?1' I asked, all amaze ment, for I was surprised out of my wits, "My name is Pierre Duporceau," the stranger said, ignoring me and addressing Miss Graham, "and I count myself fortu nate In coming on a lady in distress." We both stood still, taking In the queer figure. Never had I seen a man just like him. He was dressed all In black, but his clothes were singularly rich and of strange pattern. From his shoulders hung a black cloak held under bis chin by two heavily wrought gold chains. Across hh open waistcoat, which was black satin flowered in white, were three gold chains., and there were rings on his fingers. Moreover, his manner was strange, exotic, polished to a degree, and his volco had a peculiar, fascinating for eign softness that I had never heard In any other man. nis height was over six feet. I recognized the figure that I had seen In the storm. ne was smiling easily, the least per turbed of the three. "Permit me, made moiselle," he repeated, and offered Miss Graham his arm. She shot one glance at me, nnd then, half smiling, placed hw hand on his arm So he led her across the deck to the lad der. I was still dumb with surprise. I saw the man In black leap to the path, help Miss Graham down the ladder, cross the causeway, nnd disappear with her behind the cliff. Then I sat down on a chair. Was I awake or dreaming? A man had come out of tiie Ship at a crucial mo ment, nnd a man who, my Instinct told me, was not of our age or people. I no longer recognized Alastair; I was begin ning even to doubt my sober self. CIIAPTKR IX. Darkness fell, and still the man In the cloak did not return, and I went back to the cottage with my curiosity unsatisfied. I did not- know what to make of his sud den appearance, nor of the summary fash ion In which he had interposed between Miss Graham and myself. lie, a total stronger, escorting her home through the woods! And yet this phase of the mat ter did not so much surprise me, for I felt intuitively that we were dealing with u gentleman. As far as my recollection of sea-rovers went, I recalled that pirates had always been scrupulously polite in their relations with the gentler sex. There was no gainsaying that this sud den apparition had Interposed himself be tween Miss Graham and me, yet I did not resent this so much as I might have, be cause things had been coming to a very bad pass, and might speedily have result ed in even more serious trouble than had occurred. I questioned Charles closely as to 'whether he had detected any suspicious characters prowling about tho beach, but his answer was In tho negative. "If you should notice anything unusual," I told him, "be sure to report It immediately to me." It was clear to me that something was happening of more substantial texture than a dream. Later In the evening I lighted my pipe and walked In the direction of the Ship. As I came to the path I saw tho man in the cloak sitting on deck, nnd hailed him. May I come on board, Monsieur Du panceau? He rose and peered at me through tho dusk. "Is it the gentleman who dined hero this afternoon?" he asked, somewhat suspiciously. "The same." "You are welcome,' he answered, nnd could not help smiling at his assumption of ownership. Ho shook hands with mo as 1 came on board, waved to the vacant chair, nnd poured me water in one of my own glasses. "I must apologize thnt I have no wono to offer you," he said in such a manner that my likings instantly went out to him. "I should not even have had the pleasure of offering you this but for the fact that you yoiirself provided it. "Will you smoke?" I handed him a cl gar. which he accepted, and lighted wi'h a match I furnished. For the first time I noticed a pair of heavy pistols on tho table. "You travel well guarded," said I, looK ins at them. l nave need, he answered, grnv. need." I looked closely nt him. He .v.ia in perfect earnest, his pale face absolute Iy serious, his deep eyes set beneath bazk brows. lie pushed his somewhat long hair back from a fine, broad forehead. do not know you you are, sir, but I take you for a friend one I assure you of a class now sadly small." "I live near the beach," I explained. 'and my name is Seldon. I Imagine that you are a stranger to this shore? "An .absolute stranger. I come from the other side of the ocean. This is tha first time I have ever been to America I waited, but he would vouchsafe noth ing further. So we sat and smoked si lently, while I felt his keen eyes studying me. "May I ask .your age, Mr. Selden?" ho said at length. "Certainly. Twenty-eight." An ! lou are very much younger than I. I am somewhere between 40 and 50, one who has seen much, and so almost an old man." I could not Imagine what was coming, "It is in reference to this afternoon," he said, as though in answer to my thoughts. "When I hear a woman in distress I am water, I cannot but inter pose. Still, as I returned here this even ing I thought that possibly you might feel aggrieved. Believe .-me, Mr. Selden, at the time I had eyes only for the lady." He paused, then went on: If you will pardon a much older man, 'I would give you a bit of counsel. Never contend with a woman; let her have her way. Abovo all, never contend with a woman who cares for you." I have the least reason In the world to think that this one does?" I answered lie made no reply, but smoked thought fully. I suddenly found his further si lence unendurable. "What are your plans, sir?" I asked abruptly. "For I do not suppose that you dropped down here entirely by chance, and Intend to stay until chance again moves you away." "No, I did not arrive solely by chance," he answered, "although that had much to do with it. But I expect to stay until fortune, be it good or bad, summons me, That is, always supposing, Mr. Selden, that you do not drive me away from your beach." "1?" I said, much surprised. "now can your stay here hurt me?" My new acquaintance let his eyes rest upon my face a moment, then smiled as though nt a passing joke of his own. "You have a saying that 'where ignor nnce is bliss 'tis folly to be wise'; I will not explain, therefore, and only hope that you may never know; but" and his eyes shifted for a moment from mine to the pistols on the table "If you do know. It will not be a very pretty piece of infor matlon." I clenched my pipe between my teeth; the night wind was stirring; the flavor of strange adventure hung over the fchip as strongly as the salt breeze from the sea. I felt myself Indes-.-iibobly fascl nated. Duponceau drew his clonk some what closed around him, mid muffled It about bis chin, so that ill of bis fac I could clearly see was his long, wonderful black eyes. Indeed, they wore wonderful those eyes of his. Tho nioo I looked into them, the more they held me, and yet the less I knew about the man him self. I was just wondering if this Duponceau was not something of a hypnotist when I found thnt he was speaking in a soft, low, almost ruminative voice. "I like you, Mr. Selden, I like you ex tremely, and so I would not bring you into any harm; and yet if you are my friend I shall most likely do so, for that curse was laid upon me in the past. I have had many friends and even moro enemies, and some of the friends have turned enemies, but none of tho enemies friends. I tell you this so that you may the better judgo, because you must be one or the other. Nobody has ever been indifferent." I could not detect arroganco; simply the statement of facts. "I would rather bo your friend," I an swered. He was silent again, gazing at and through me with his dreamy, speculative vision, I had the feeling that I was in a measure spellbound that I could not start a conversation for- myself, could not act without his volition. 'There are reasons," ho continued In time, "while I cannot tell you much. If am not one of the world's great men by birth, I am by achievement. There was a Corslcan born In the last century whom all the powers of Europe sought for years to bind and silence ; there are many man there who would-do tho same for ne, Wherever Napoleon went ho brought strife; wherovcr I go .strife follows," Ho censed looking through me, nnd gazed at me. "You hnvo your quiet beach, your snug house, your summer with tho fair Indy of this afternoon ; do you still wish mo to stay?" "The Ship Is any ow'a property," I said, "nnd tho shoro Is free. If you want moro, you have only to ask for it at my cottage." "What would tho lady say?" he contin ucd. "Tho lady has nothing whatever to say In tho matter," I returned, annoyed at his continual tvforenco to Miss Graham, "I am free to chooso for myself." Duponceau smiled. "Mr. Selden, you arc n young man of spirit, but you nro ignorant, very Ignorant. It all depends on the Indy. You would not weigh mo i tho balance for a moment if she willed otherwise. No one is free; thrro Is nl ways some other power. Even the Corsl can could not withstand his star." Tho smile faded, vanished; Duponccftn's eyes were stern nnd fixed. "I have been called a pirate, a robber, a modern Juggernaut, but It was only lo- cnuso I had my vision, nnd could soo far ther than others could." He was leagues away, his thought fighting. I watched him until his mind came back. "Now." he said, "we will fight It out, I take you nt your word the Ship Is mine, the shore any oues property. Suddenly, he rose nnd stood peering u the bench. "Sorao one is coining," ho said, nnd I saw that his hands felt for the pistols on the table. I looked, -and saw Charles swinging a lantern. "It is only my servant," I an swered. "Can he bo trusted?" "Implicitly." . "Tell him who I am." Wo waited until Charles came on board. He showed no surprise nt seeing the two of us. "I came -for the dinner things, Mr. Fe lix," he stnted, looking nt me nnd ignor ing Duponceau. "Charles," I said, "this Is Monsieur Duponceau, who has lately come to stny in tills Ship. You are not to mention his presence here to nny one, but will do whatever he asks. You need not take tho things nwny; they way be of ut-e to him in the cabin. Monsieur Duponceau, you may rely on Charles as on yourself. Charles bowed to the man In black, n fine figure, gazing steadily at my man. I could not help noting the picture that he made, his hand still on the pistols, his soft black hat low upon his forehead, his clonk flung ncross his shoulder. Charles turned to go. "Has there been any message for me?" I asked ns an af terthought. "No. Mr. Felix." Chnrlcs hesitated but I found a man prowling nbout the back road after supper, and, though I 1 never seen him before, I couldn't learn his business. He looked like a sly one, sir." I turned to Duponceau ; he was smil ing. "You see. Mr. Seldon, how quickly my words find proof. Where I come strife follows." (To be continued.) The Fnctii In ltncc Suicide. Tho birth rate in the United States in the days of its Anglo-Saxon youth was one of the highest In the world The best of authority truces the be ginning of its decline to the first np- penrauee nbout 1850 of Immigration on a large scale. Our great philoso pher, Benjamin Franklin, estimated six children to n normal American family in his day. The average nt the present time Is slightly above two, For 1900 it is calculated that there are only about three-fourths as many children to potential mothers in Amer ica ns there were forty years ago Were the old rate of the middle of the century sustained, there would bo 15,000 more births yearly In the Stnto of Massachusetts than now occur. In the course of n century the proportion of our entire population, consisting of children under the age of 10, has fallen from one-third to one-quarter. This, for the whole United States, Is equlv alent to the loss of about 7,000.000 children. So alarming has this phe nomenon of the falling birth rate be come In the Australian colonies thnt, in New South Wales, a special govern mental commission has voluminously reported upon the subject. It is esti mated that there has been a decllno of about one-third in the fraitfulness of the people in fifteen years. New Zealand even complains of tho lack of children to fill her schools. The facts concerning tho stagnation, nay even tho retrogression of the population of France, nre too well known to need description. Atlantic Monthly. Ill DlNtrCHN, 'Where be you going in such a hurry, pa't" naked tho tall woman In the red suubonnet as her husband dashed by with a powerful pair of farm horses. "Going to pull an automobile party out of the mud, sis," laughed fits old farmer. "They've got tho 'C. D. Q.' signal flying from their machine." Tncllcul Skill. He (thoughtlessly) This bread isn't like the kind She (nugrily) Well, your mother made it, all tho same. Ho (deprecatlngly) I was going to say, my dear, llko the kind wo had tho last tlmo you made It. Baltimore American. Work Ilolh Wny, "Matrimony without love," remarked tho married woman, "Is something awful." "It can't bo moro awful than lovo without matrimony," sighed tho spin stcr. UiiaatUfactory Satisfaction. Blquor How does tho now furnaco work? Kiquor Work? Say, it make mj blood boll every tlmo I think of Ut Kami Poultry limine. For n fnrmor's poultry house I know of noth ne that will glvo bettor snt lsfnction than n moveable colony .house, such as is used at Macdonald Pnllnirn. Ouo.. n nhoto nnd nlnn of Vww0a - V - " " S - ntOXT VIEW. which accompanies. This Iioubo la Sx 12 feet, floor built on two skids nnd accommodates 25 hens and 3 males In tho winter and half as many more during tho summer. A team of horses can draw it to any part of tho farm that may bo desired. This gives fresh ground to tho lions, nnd feed thnt might otherwise go to waste, can bo mado uso of. For farm uso the stud ding need not bo so high, and tho houso can bo built of nvnilablo mnto rial. A looso board celling over which Is placed straw provides for tho ab sorption of io!sturo and oven In tho MI ' s'' a 1 n-Hsn H " Typi' t 4l . ... "" plan or i.vrauon. coldest days', hens aro quite comfort able. A farmer can add to his equip nient one house at a time, and grndu ally work up to the desired number. F. C. El ford. Cocklelium. A good many farmers aro still strug gling with the cocklehur nuisance. It Is possible to rid the ranch of this pest In one year and rcalizo a profit on the operation. Any time beforo the weeds have attained much height take a plow and harrow to tho field and beforo the day Is done sow ono and one-half bushels of good kafflr corn to each acre, plowed. Harrow well and the next day repeat the oper ation until the cocklehur territory has been thoroughly covered. When tho kafnr seed Is In tho dough mow 'or bind with a harvester and you will have one of tho very best crops or roughage to be had. Remove this crop from the field as soon as convenient. Two years or so of this kind of tillage will clean out the burs and tho opera tion is certainly worth while. Denver Field and Farm. I ii in Ii for flic finrilen. A good pump should bo part of tho equipment of every garden. For tho small garden a good bucket, com pressed air or knapsack pump will bo most satisfactory, whilo for larger gardens a barrel pump, with an at tachment for spraying several rows when occasion demands, or an auto matic pump geared to tho wheels of tho truck, will bo found more economi cal of tlmo and labor. Tho srnnll compressed air sprayer is handy, as it leaves both hands freo for uso, and is, therefore, useful if It Is desired to spray two or threo small trees, possi- bly with tho uso of a stepladder to reach their tops. KiTflllzfrn, Fertilizers mav ha dlvliimi infn twn general classes direct and Indirect, or nutritive and stimulant A n rent or nutrltlvo fertilizer Is ono which rurnlshos nourishment to tho growing crop. Nourishment means simnlv nf. trogen, phosphoric ncld and potash. These aro tho threo ingredients which must bo renewed through tho medium of manures and fertilizers. A stimu lant or indirect fertilizer In nnn wliluli does not furnish an actual plant food to tno sou, nut by its stimulating ac tion rendors nvallahlo nnmn ninnt fnn,i which previously existed in the soil in an insoiuuio or unavailable condition. SowltiK Orvlinril drnaa, If orchard grass is not flown thlnllv It will not be a success. Thmn i...ai.. els to tho acre should bo iiRnd. n... chard grass is more vigorous than tim othy, witn a stronger root system ; but If a pormanent meadow la ex acted It must be top-dressed freely, llomru niul Corn MrurflnaT In growing corn ono of the factor that is noldoin rated nt Its true worth in Urst-class inotlvo power. Anyono who haB plowed, harrowed, planted and cultivated with nn lll-mntchod, Bhort-wolglitod, hlgh-Btrung tenm knows how difficult It is to do good work. No farm hand thus handicapped enn render n sorvlco that 1b satisfac tory to n good rarmor. Farm towns should bo evenly matched as to ngn, slzo and temperament. Weight Is es sential. TeainBjdiouUl bo big enough to kcop a roBorvo power constantly on tap; thoy should draw any Imple ment with enso nnd nt a stonily, llvoly paco. If they nro of standard draft typo nnd nro shifted occasionally from ono clasa of service to nnrfther thoy will go through tho senson with out breakdowns. This dopondtt, how over, to n largo extent on how thoy nro fed nnd mannged. Much depends also on tho enso nnd comfort whloh thoy enjoy in' tho collnr; Boro nocks nnd galled shoulders, duo to poorly- fitted collars, prove serious obstacles to good, continuous work. Corn-bolt farms should ho equipped with heavy draft teams; tho highest typo of di vorslfied ngrlculturo in that territory doponds on this rollnblo, efHolont mo tlvo power. Hlg horscn boar n cloao relationship to n big corn crop. Chi cngo Livo Stock World. . VVIflSmawra. . .. . . t)n f- ham . 1 1 . "Yu,,T"nvo you t,K.. fea w, oil, ua ft l I MAi . - - uuiiinn wniK that way. makes IHpimtr Mtnclc for I.tco. Thoro nro various kinds of nto"k: dips, nnd most of thorn nro good. Tho! uso Is becoming more common becnuro their vnluo Is bettor known thnn for merly. Almost every stockman has animals that n-o not thrifty, and bo don t Know thn reason why, It vory often happons that bucIi animals fin troubled with parasites of somo kind perhaps sovornl kinds. Thoy nro too small to bo seen with tho naked eye, nnd tho farmer trios different kinds of medicines, when nn outsldo appli cation of somo disinfectant Is tho only remedy needed. When stockmen onco lenrn tho valuo of dipping thoy ncod no furthor encourngoment. They keep on dipping twice n year, becnuso thoy know It pnyu both in dollars nnd in satisfaction. Wo havo found crudo oil ono of tho best nnd most cffcctlvo louso klllors nnd disinfectants'. It mnkes nn ex cellent dip for Bwlne. It will removo all of the old scales nnd scurf and I in provo the general appenranco of the herd. When mixed with crudo carbolic ncld at tho ratu of ono gallon of crudo carbolic ucid to fifty gallons of crudo oil it makes n cheap and Mffoctlvo diu InfecMnt for uso In tho hog house:), hen lioiipcs and water holes In tho hog lot whero hogs aro accustomed to wal low. it win, wnon used alone, prove a very cheap oil to use on farm machin cry when It Is stored nway for winter. It can be used with safety as n fly repollant on all farm animals by tho use of sprayers, and will provo as well ndaptod to that purpose as mnny of tho moro oxpenslvo dips nnd mlxtnrou. For cuts nnd bruises on farm nnlmnls it Is excellent nnd can bo used with safety. Uso on cowh' teata when sore. Agricultural Epltomlst. TmtliiK .Milk. In somo sections mnny of tho best dnlrymen nro adapting tho Holland plan of combining nnd hiring men to visit each herd ono day In tho month nnd test tho milk of each cow, thus giving tho owners nn Idea of which cows aro tho ones that nro paying for their keep. This plnn Is a vory sen slble ono and should ho encouraged Tho cost is comparatively srnnll, ns tho tester boards with tho family while ho Is doing his work nnd la car ried to tho next plnco tho day ho has completed his work. This Insures rcg ulnrlty in the work. In Michigan this plan has greatly Increased tho nvorago production per cow. Wisconsin, too, has taken up this mnttor. It Im good business and it may becomo popular, but some of our dairymen nre hard to turn from the beaten paths of their fathers. Farmers and Drovers' Jour nal. When OrclianW Full. Tho ashes from apple, pear ana peach trees contain about 70 por cent of lime, and tho crops of fruit borno every year nlso contains Ilmo. Whon orchards fall It Is always proiltablc to apply Ilmo, nnd It should bo dono at least onco In flvo years. Wood ashes nre prefornblo to Ilmo for orchards, hut tho Ilmo is much chenpor. Lime will nlso provo of benefit to grass thnt may bo growing in nn orchard, and it Is destructive to certain grubs and other orchard enemies. It lu host ap plied by plowing tho orchard land and broadcasting tho Ilmo over the sun fnco. Feed I n ir Hlieep.' Thoro aro sovoral pohts In feeding shcop thnt must not bo overlooked. Tho feed lot must bo dry, with plenty of clean, dry bedding; tho animals must havo plenty of ole i, puro wntor, and tho .feed troughs should bo kept clean. Thcso should bo arranged bo that tho sheop ennnot foul them with tholr feet. Another point is to keep thorn from becoming excited or fright ened. To this end it la hotter that one person feed them nil tho tlmo. Kiicournirlni; Foreatry, Now York Stnto has taken n prac tical way of encouraging forestry. During tho past planting season moro than 1,000,000 seedlings woro distrib uted nt cost throughout tho state for planting. Whero it is desired and Is found feasible, tho services of a fore man aro furnished to direct tho plant ing, the stnto hearing a share of his expenses. The seedlings were of plno and Bpruce and were suppllod to 140 persons. She Doos tho courn . run smooth7 Ho -oh, yes lo limit,. i..,,. . . 'es, there aiui'O. "Monov - . ' iinu inn ,.. nil lil iinnln ni ... - '"are tn" - " nHiiiiiin v flnL. i t . "iiugmor Mamma whn . -1- ' waiiuiM inn rvM.i .i - . dom-sho nover ; J,? ol wl . - . llltt 1 llll T1. f ollow. UB wu : . o sent tr-i.. n. " -:rr avo you? u. vo, uul i nnvft run r f ii . -i.u us&i u,iiii tin rii tvi Him, Fnthnrw .Vah . 8ood example. So ' v 1UIVUr . .,Q . IiiIIh r"1 I . . V -u.m-uo.ng to .Marie's dftnce? , win i snail uo out of town ..... . ,".v' in i. t .. . : " "u men ------ - ........ uivuuu pltlm- . -- . ... v., . "IVI.nH e....., .... uim.-iiu a l ill) nn n v...i. uu ln,j .... . "B aim. ;inis la a beach ...." wnsiungton Horald. HIlO I lldfiril I'm. .1 ' o. 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