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About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 30, 1909)
- - 1 - . . V, yl J Cariritrt Buy Author of Womin'i CHAPTER XII. Back in bright Paris, now decked in fier garden-party dress of chestnut- blossoms, lilacs, and laburnums, some Ix or seven months afterwards. Mrs. Savtlle had spent a very tran qull winter. She had rarely been free from Irritation for so long a period. For a week or two at Christmas she had been a good deal tried by a visit from her son, who, to her surprise, brought his cousin, George Lumley, with him. That over, she settled down mgain to her books, her fancy-work, or which she was rather proud, her game of whist with some old Grafs and Bar ons attached to the little court, some of whom had dabbled In diplomacy and even spent a few years In London, and frequent visits to the opera, for almost her only real pleasure was rau If. six months before. Mrs. Savllle bad missed her companion when she 'was absent for a couple of days, the Idea of parting with her now would have struck her with dismay. She had softened gradually but considerably o gradually that Hope Desmond had to look back and recall her first lm presslons to measure the change, The weather was fine, the sky blue, and sunshine beautified all things. It seemed Impossible not to partake of me general exnuaration wmcn pervau ed the' atmosphere. Yet Mrs. Savllle's expression. If less hard, was Infinitely sadder than formerly, and. though Miss Desniond's eye were calm, and ber air composed, there were shadows beneath the former and a "somewhat vorn look In her expressive face. She was thinner, too. as If she had borne some menjar strain. It was afternoon, and the rhimn, reaS of reams of JJlysees were crowded with streams equipages pouring out to the Bois. 'Stemming this current. Mrs. Savllle and Hope returned from their earlier drlve." and on arriving at the hotel- Tound another open carriage drawn up at the entrance, from which a gor-Reously-dressed lady was leaning while she spoke to the porter. He made a feature towards the new arrival -whereupon the lady looked round and displayed the well-known features of Hiss Dacre. "How fortunate! she cried. "Here open the door; let me out!" And she sprang upon the ground. My -dear Mrs. Savllle, I only just beard by the merest accident that you -were In Paris. We have been at Pau Tor two months, and are on our way bome." ' "Oh, Indeed." returned Mrs. Savllle. rather dryly, as she descended very de liberately and submitted to be kissed by her young friend. "I am sorry for your poor father. Why could you not let him rest In peace among his tur nips and mangel-wurzels?" "vvny, 1 must mini, or myseu. yon know. How do you do. Hope? I am so glad to see you! I can't say you ure looking very flourishing. I sup jjose you are coming in. so I can pay you a nice visit, though I have a hun dred and one things to do. I suppose you have your old rooms. Mrs. Saville. 'We are at the Bristol. I wonder you stay here. It Is so slow "Quite fast enough for me; but come tup-stairs." "She Is as cross as ever." whispered "Miss Dacre to Hope bb they ascended to Mrs. Savllle's apartments. "I don't wonder at your looking worn out." Hope laughed and shook her head. "You are comfortable enough here I must say." resumed Miss Dacre. look- ing rouna uie' nanusomeiy-rurnisDed room, which "Wafr sweet With flowers and flooded wlfh soft light, the strong unshlno filtering through the outer llnda. '''Wall rlAQK fxct CaullU A are you after ourying yourself alive In Germany all the winter? It Is such a queer place to go to."- I like Germany, and I am remark- jlblV well." ell, you don t look bo. We had a wllifitlme at Herondyke. I was there for nearly a month. Lady Olivia Is jjulteUoo good-natured. Then she and the girls came over to Castleton, but your ipn persuaded George Lumley to bo wlth-tilm to Dresden. A great mis take' t!aptaln Lumley was quite cross -when hk returned said It was a God- drgottefi hole! I met Mr. Vlgnolles nt Pnu'VWetc, etc. Apd Miss Dacre turned on a rapid low of gossip. Ah t Boon as sheinade a pause for breath. 'A .Mrs. Snvjlio said, wearily: 'jf "Miss Desmond, the tea Is ready. Slve mo a43p." "By allweans. Tho Parisians have fwA'Sff Immensely, but they have arrived the height of good af- ' Jffnca-on t!Va part of Mrs. Savllle, ' toWIss pacta sipped her tea. V nWi 'do ypu come back to Lon- may go to Ingle- TCa nrfttl men..- . you Bnow Richard 1b workVn 'The Bomans I In Lincolnshire." illustrated, -with notes and appendixes? It will cost a small fortune, thev say.' "They sav ? Who Bay?" on. the literary world. I am think ing of publishing extracts from tho Archives of Castleton Forest. There are lots of old deeds and letters in the muniment-room, especially about the Long Parliament times. One musb really write bomethln now " "Indeed! Can't von rnmnii. . ti tftble of the trains between Castleton Upton, and London, copying Bradshaw freely? It would answer nil n.,rnn. es. and give you very little trouble." Dear Mrs. Savllle. what an Idea! Now I want you to do me a favor. Let MIsa Desmond come with me to tho Opera Comique this evening. My father has Instituted a headache, and I rather want a chaperon. It will not he very lafe." "Miss Desmond is perfectly free to do as she likes." "If you can And any other ohaneron I am quite ready to stay at home." said Hope, smiling. "Now. do not be disagreeable. I want you to come with me." Hope did not answer and it was ar ranged that Miss Dacre should call for her favorite confidante that evening en route for the theater. "I have a hundred and one thincs to say to you." whispered Miss Dacro wiieu Hope Desmond escorted her lo the stair after she had taken lea df Mrs. Savllle. "The w mysterious .fate still dogs me, I, do. not know what spell binds George Lumley to silence. Poor fellow! I am so sorrr for himt I rather Imagined he thought I was "'?,nS t0 Dresden last wjnter-heaveh "n k"0Wa wh- Yo,lvlll bef ready nt -TrSO. will yon-not?"--" - ' 'Yes, certainly." v . chapter' xiii.; When Hope returned to" Mrs fia. vllle she found that lady's maid re moving her out-door garb and arrant ing her mistress on the sofa as If for a siesta. "I would have saved you from this -,nfl,ctIn if I could." she said, pres- ently. when Hope thought she was ca- ing to sleep. "Mary Dacre was always foolish; she Is now absolutely idiotic. am not surprised that Hugh had no patience with her; Hugh was always Instinctive. He is like me in manv things." Hope listened with nervous atten tion, growing alternately red and white. Never before had Mrs. Saville named her offending son. and Hope feared to utter a word that might of fend or divert the current of her thoughts. "I am always doomed to disappoint ment." she went on. as If speaking out her thoughts. ''There Is Richard; he will be a dilettante and a nobody all the days of his life. I never wasted any anticipations on him. But Huch might be anything a statesman, a leader of men. I would have done anything to push his fortunes. All my hopes, all my ambitions, centered in him; and you know you must have heard how he repaid me." "Yes. I have heard," returned Hope. In such tremulous accents that Mrs. Savllle looked up. as If surprised and touched by her keen sympathy. "It seems very cruel." "Seems! It is. To be forgotten thrown over, for the sake of a pretty face, a whim of passion, after years of devotion! It is Intolerable If la not to be forgiven. An unsuitable vvlfe in a mlllstor illstone round a man's neck that will drag him to perdition; but I leave her punishment to him. He will tire of her, and he will curse the day he ever saw her, and sacrificed his mother and his career everything to a passing fancy. "It was a terrible, mistake, a " She stopped suddenly. "Are you 111? You look white and faint!" exclaimed Mrs. Savllle. roused to attention by the sudden cessation of her volte. "Only a little giddy and dazed; the sun was so strong to-day," returned Hope, steadying her voice by a strong effort. "I felt faint when we were driving round the lakes. But, dear Mrs. 8avllle. may I Bay that greater blame attaches to the girl who allowed your son to sacrifice himself for her, than to him?" "No doubt she Is a designing minx. But she will find that she reckoned without her host when she caught my son. Kxistence as tne wife of a poor naval- officer Is not quite a bed of roses." "And suppose she proves a devoted wife, prudenty careful, self-denying; would you no&ln time forgive ber, and pardon him for his misfortune In fall ing a victim to her designs?" "You suppose what is highly Im probable; but even Jf this woman prove a gem of the finest water, that will do nothing towards pushing my son In his career. All must come from him; and a wife endowed with money or Interest, or both, can. do so macs rarTranm; imaitais.ia, nvhM-emblUorsMne ftrost- is Tny son's Lcontemntuoua disregard of ,ue. To lo speak on subject bo, near your Reaix.iro you not ininK murine nope tessness of gaining your consent held him back from making the nttempU" "It should have held him back also vj 4rpmsjtoh HingratefulvdtBobellonce. Ho .htf'Vnulff "WeiikV-ho. not break .mri,eart-!-rmilhe-3' not the kind ot hearfc-Avhich breaks but harden It lth a hnrdncss, that pains, with dull, Indescribable aching." And she "pressed her hand oa her bosom. "Oh,, yps, It, vau wrong torrlbly wrong," cried Hope, and there was a sound of tears In her volco. "but you know your son's hnture. Rightly or Wrongly," ho loved this girl with all his heart, and Bhe was singularly desolato. friendless, penniless. How could he desert her, being tho man he Is? how could he help her effectually save as her husband? It was imprudent, I know, and very wrong, but not unpar donable. Dear Mrs. Saville, think how unhappy your son must be, parted from you as ho is, and oh, think ot the sad future of self-reproach and re gret you are creating for his unhappy wife," "Do not talk such sentimental rub bish to me, Miss Desmond. It is not like your usual quiet good sense. Has Mr. Rawson placed you with me to plead Hugh's cause? If bo, It Is wast ed Ingenuity. I will not be talked over; nor does Hugh think it worth while to make any attempt at- recon dilation." "Probably he fears It would only embitter you were he td try." "No; It Is pride nnd obstinacy. He has something of my own nature. How proud I was of him once!" "And so you will be again." cried Hope, cheerfully. "Foolish, faulty, he may be, but he has done nothing un worthy of a man of honor. Does a marriage of affection Incapacitate a man from distinguishing himself In his profession? Do you not believe that when the heart s satisfied and at rest, the Intellect works more freely and clearly?" "And do .you think that the heart will long rest Satisfied when the lot of Its owner Is poverty, and obscurity? THere, that Is enough. I will not hear excuses or pleading for my son. If I thought Mr. Rawson suggested such In- , terference, I would beg you to leave at .once." "Which I can do to-morrow, If you wish." said Hope, her pale cheek flush ing quickly, though she Bpoke with 'a pleasant smile. Mrs. Savllle laughed. "You know I should not like you to leave me," she said, in on; genially than Hope once thought she could ever speak. "Nor need you do so, if you will avoid vexed questions.". Hope-bent her head. "Tell me," resumed Mrs: Saville, "If you did leave me. what should you do?" "1 am not absolutely witnout re sources," returned Hope, "and I should try to find pupils or some similar em ployment to this." "But you would prefer staying where you are?" "Yes, very, very . much." "There Is a tone of sincerity In your words. Pray read to me for a while, and let us have no more aglta tlons." This long-wlshed-for opening appear ed to Hope to have done very little good. She wrote an account of It to Mr. Rawson. Indeed, her correspond ence with the Rawson family was very constant. Every week a thick letter went to Miss Rawson. and every week came a punctual reply. Sometimes these letters sent Hope to her dally task with a soft, h ppy smile on her Hps; sometimes he- quick-falling tears bedewed the paper as she read. But, through smiles and tears, she never failed In her duty to her employer, who grew more and more dependent on her daughterly care and attention, (To be continued. Wnltriiff for n Kail Crop. A new post office was established in a small village away out Wet, and a native of the soil wan appointed post master. After a while complains were made that no mall waa sent out from the new office, and an Inspector was Bent to inquire into the matter. He called upon the postmaHter, and stat Ing the cause of his visit, asked why no mall had been sent out. The post master io in ted to a big and nearly empty mall bag hanging up in a cor ner, and said: "Well, I ain't sent It out 'cause the bag ain't nowheres nigh full yet." Harper's. The Ilrat !urt of the Speech. Young James had never heard his papa speak In public, and it was thought time to take him to hear his father deliver a lecture. During the evening- a stray dog which ventured upon the platform was disposed of as gracefully as possible. On the way home .lames was asked how he liked his father's lecture, and gave the answer,-"It was all right, papa, but I liked the part where you put the dog out the best." The Delineator. Her Hope, "This play In Its Intensity," said the go-outbetween-the-acts young man, "fairly takes my breath away." "I only wish it would!" gloomily re marked the lady in the next Beat. Tit Bltfl. A Ileuulalt. Staylalgbt Oh, M1sb( Wobblns, may I come to-see you again? Miss Wobblns Well, I can not ee how you can very well, unless you go thlx time! Life, j marry YiWipuL aworu m inouue, uu av w "But Alts. Sa'YllloJ If I may venture Ktuhle Ventilation. Soma years ago Prof. R 11. King, of Wisconsin, made an experimental study of the effect of ample and de ficient ventilation upon twenty milch ows. Tho experiment was made In a hnlf-basonient stable, roprosonted in accompanying figure, having threo out side doors, thirteen large windows and a door lending by a Btalrway to the floor above. Tho colling wbb nlno feet above the floor and the stable con tained 960 cubic feet of Bpaco per cow. Loading upward from the celling wero two liny chutes two by three feet In cross sections, twenty Teet high, which could be opened or closed at will, and ventilating shaft terminating near the ridge of the roof Innldo. During tho trial the cows were kept continuously In the stable with the hay chutes closed during two days and then with them.bpen two days, the trials being repeated four times. Fol lowing these four trials the hay chutes were left closed during threo consecu tive days for poor ventilation and left open the following three, making four teen dayB In all. It was found that measurably the same amount of feed was oaten undor both conditions of ventilation. But during the days of lusufflclent ven tilation the cows drnnk, on the aver age, 11.4 pounds more water each day and yet lost In weight an aver age of 10.7 pounds at the end of each period, regaining this again when good ventilation was restored, and this, too, when they were drinking less water. During the good ventilation days, too, for each and every period, the cowa gave more milk, the average being .55 pounds per head per day, At the end of the fourteen days the cows were turned Into the yard and exhibited an intense desire to tick their sides and limbs, doing bo In many cases till the hair was stained with blood. Examination showed that during the Interval a rash had developed which ?ou!d be felt by the hand, in the forth of hard raised points, and the rasping of these off caused the bleeding. Sell I.ex Wuent Aliroatl. The calendar year 1009 will show a jmaller exportation of wheat than any year In the last decade, and an In creased home consumption, both In amount and per capita average, says a report of the Bureau of Statistics on wheat production, exportation and con sumption of the United States. Tho continued decline In exports of breadstuffu lends Interest to the state ment. The exportation of wheat for the nine months ending with Septem ber amounted to only 27,708,901 bush els, against 68,178,93G bushels In the same month of 1908; Hour exports were 6,288.283 barrels, against 9,428,347. This reduction in exports of wheat teems to be due to Increased consump tion at home rather than at any de cline in production, The average an nual production for the last five years has exceeded any earlier five-year period. Hklm Milk for lfen. In Borne tests by the Virginia experi ment Ktation skim milk has been proved a valuable food for laying hens. In a test of 122 days 22 hens were fed skim milk, laying 1,244 eggs, as against 99C laid by 22 hens fed a wet mash with water. In a test covering 37 days 60 hens laid 862 eggs on a skim milk diet, 'while a like number fed no skim milk laid 632 eggs. Other experiments conducted recorded aim!- ar results, The station, from these tests, estimates that when eggB are worth 20 to 2G cents per dozen skim milk has a feeding value of 1 to 2 cents a quart. " Aarlcnltnral Htatlatlc. At the approaching census special attention will be given to the gather- Ing of agricultural statistics. Farmers will be asked .for information which might be regarded as of a very per sonal nature concerning their opera- Ham. Itnf itiav V. ........ A t . .. iiiuuo, uut niv mil ug uonuicu mat lie facts will bo held sacred. Hnrnl Delivery Hnnt, Tho PoBtofflca Department at Wash Incton has ngala sont out ordors that rural mall delivery Is. to bo dlseontln ucd on routes not properly mnintnlnod by mail patrons, who nro supposed, to keep tho roads in good condition, lit many pnrtB ot tllo country tho ronda are maintained and kopt In fairly good condition, but thousands of miles of rondwaya traversed ovory day by tho carriers nro wrotchod, and Inter lii tho year will become noxt to Impassable. Wero It a matter of great oxponso or effort to koep country ronils In good condition It might bo Bomothlng of hardship to fnrmors, but tho Intolll .-........ ..... ,t. v gent uso of the split-log drag has piao tlcrtlly solved tho problem of country road making and rond malutennnco, and peopln ncod to get busy In em ploying them on the hlghwnya. In ninny parts of tho country, especially in Iowa and Missouri, hundreds of nines oi ruiius nro upi in passnuie condition tho year around by mean of M,l M,.,nn n,l Inovnnnill-n llm.nt ; : ' . 1VIIUII UlltO II illKIIWiiy IB UlllCGU III good condition any farmer can keen uu ono mile of rond tho year around by dragging It a few times a month after rain has fallen, a work that will take tho time of a man and team loss than a half a day all told. Denver Field and Farm Kxtirrlruce with Alfalfa. In tho first place, I made two mis taken In Bowing with grain and of course made two failures in getting a stand that suited mo. For my third endeavor I selected a piece of ground which had been In hood crops for a number of years and heavily manured each year, plowing it In April mid Keeping it cultivated till July, when i seeded it at tne rate of 20 pounds per acre. On the night following my sowing we got a very heavy shower, and I rdSrt got a magnificent stand. On part of the field I had sown wheat and red clover the fall before. 8o that In the fall after sowing my alfalfa the red clover was knee hlfrh and In full bloom, and as I did not wish It to go to seed I turned my cattle and sheep into It, thinking they would not trou ble the alfalfa, but I found that I had made a great mistake, as they fell upon the alfalfa and eat It nearly Into the ground. I gnve It up, thinking it was entirely ruined, but the next spring It enme up as green as a bed ot lettuce, and since then, now five years ago, I have mown from two to flneTt oCfTvCanl f .T LI now n iL? Jtnnd of nlfa a trL" V1" out bolng manured or fertilized In any way. A. C. Gowtly, In Michigan Farmer. v.Ium WniiN for Fruie Trees. An Interesting experiment In fruit growing has been recently carried out by the Count de Cholseui and de- scribed In Cosmos. When a aouth wall is used for fruit trees tho north side of the wall Is practically waBted as far as fruit Is concerned. Count do Cholseui ha used a glass wall, and grown fruit trees on both sides. The produce on the north Hide is little In- rerior to mat on tne houui. A photo- gropn biiowo ucuyiiy inmeu pear irees ... . i. 1 1 . . . . . . i on both sides of the wall. The wall, bo feot long and rVj feet high, had nf-1 teen pear trees pianieti on each plde. I III lot pcuin, wciKIIIIIg VI pounus, I were gathered on the south side of the wan, auu ivj, wuifimiiK tt pounas, on the north side. The vnrlety grown was mo uoyenno jyinver. I Ft-nit Htone for Spring- iMantinir Peach, cherry and plum stones should be spread thin on high, dry ground In narrow rows, and then cov ered with about 6 inches of fine earth, with a little trench on each aide of the row to draw off the surface water. wo jmVe company." "Well," anHwered After the ground freezes a little fine Mr. Groucher, "you can't blame chll horse manure may be spread over thq ,iren for dlBllklng company. If J1 frozen ground, just enough to covor tho ground. If too much Is used it will make a harbor for mice and rata, Apple seed may be sown in tho same way, but will need a heavier covering. These seed" will sprout and taks root as soon as the weather turns mild, when they should be taken up and planted out In rows. a Mkiiied K.n.u.te. nicharii Pvhim nf tha nA t- Derby, Pa., at the local agricultural Bhow In 1006, guessed the exact weight of a live bullock-8G4 pounds. In 1007 bis estimate was only 1 pound out, and this year he was w ths correct weight. ti.i. i. ....... ,ni.i ii, . .. ifM,jmHui m iiuunu Oi I RACK'S HOUW nr.Aoki,'..' s -Vf !"JS : .s ? f wriiii .jo to hpwv; i Po&plo who havo Plenty of money. M a hair shirt 0 o u 1 d. , nmko a aaint, tho devil would Woar mounting all t. a ,i , . . o purpose pf mi.. u"i-nuii is 10 onau b im fn that tho world U moving, tu,d flhow. ovy un iv mil. ii iB moving ror. . Tho trials that Just nbout break us nro tho ones Unit nmko us. In most cases wo look In tho' wrong rnntlnn for mi, I. ...... i direction for our happlnoHB. The man who fears tho light Is al- l uya running from a shadow Whatovnr nn.p. ,,...i.t ... '. "7." KV" 'UUnV0 "3 someuung ho wants done. Tl, ,,.,... a. . . ...T.. . " ?MOy Umt doe the most good Is tho money with which wo do good. Some folks will do anything f n.- Lord except behavo themselves it homo. When wo know that.Ood Is thn Hv.r of all good, we shall find good la nil Ho gives. Anybody can talk rellnlon. hut tnkoa a truo follower of Christ to how what It la. Clod provided for the worst thnr could happen to man bfnrn ti urCfttl'e'l Into him tho breath of life, Qod bolloves In good cheer or He vvouiu not havo made hearty laughter aooui uio wnoicBoiiieat and healthiest ining in tne world. THE MIGRATORY- SENSE. 1 The migration of birds, unlike the migration of human bolngs, is a vry mysterious thing. Flying, as moat of tho song-birds do, by night, coming nnd going in great flocks, and chang ing their locllity for no ono reason, but for many, tho problem of these "tidal waves" In bird life Is wholly fascinating. D. Lange, In tho Atlan tic Monthly In discussing some phases of it, upeaks as follows concerning tho birds' hciibo of dlrectloh: How do birdB find their way? There Is no doubt that they are often guid ed by Bight along coasts, lakes, rlv ers and valleys, which nro plainly vis ible for a great distance from the height ut which birds travel. In other cases, old birds which have been over tho route lead the way, and the young birds follow their calls and their leadership. What wonderful stories these wing ed travelers could tell Jf they could talk to us! What fascinating teachers of geography they would niako for our children! It has, however, been shown lately beyond all reasonable doubt that In ndldtloa to keen sight. aculo hearing. Individual experience and race Instinct, blrda possess what must seem to us u kind of sixth sense, the sense of orientation. Tho Harrlmnn Alaska Expedition found flocks of murres, which are sea-birds, flying straight for their home on a lonely rock Island thirty miles away, through a fog bo thick that everything a hundred yards off wax absolutely hidden from view. What human bruin could guide a ship thirty miles through a dense fog with out u compasB? Still more conclusive demonstration " Utoa IW.T. recent, furnlHhed uy Prof. Joh.i B. Wau.o.1. He caught and marked fifteen sooty terns and noddles on the Dry Tortugas, In the Gulf of Mexico, nnd took them out to sen. Some of the birds were carried as far as Capo Hatteras. eight hundred and fifty mllea north of the Tortugas, before thoy were -act free. The Booty tcrnu und the noddles are southern birds, which seldom range farther north than the. southern coast of Florida, and it Is not likely that any of those experimented on had ver been farther north: but none tho less, thirteen out of fifteen found their W(iy back to the Tortugas Islands, - ultlu't Know. ..ull Mr Ihmneck. what do you think of this Peary-Cook controver- uy? ..j realiy don't know what to think nhnut it" ..mmp..i tn know what to think. ian't u?" "Ye, especially when one'B wife 13 out of town." Houston I'pat ICxcuoHlile Ileentment. -ii'b reallv nrovoklng," Bald tho fond mother, "baby always cries whoa weren't for vlaltorB they woman havn to reclto or Play pieces QU t"8 ninno" 1 The Arithmetical trlt. "Ab a rule," said the cynic, oua may reckon the number of hi" tru friends on the fingers of ono hand. "Well." aiiBwerod the gopa-nn- person, "anybody who counts up m friendships the samo as no uo - money doesn't deserve any more. .... ,.... nowaoDr ' w"e" f.?!" Z retting her ht th,nka "ne moneys worm uuiw i t. .iIa.II he fini toa - . ,m,v .h, know , the death notices.