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Chronicles if Addington Peace By B. Fletcher Robinson Co-Antbor with A. Cooen Doyle oí "The Noend oí lb. BMkarwfDe*" esc. MR. TAUBERY’S DIAMOND (Continued.) Quite belt an hour bad dragged by when tbe cab door was swung opes •nd tbe detective sprang tn. At tbe' •ame time I noticed a covered cart with a black pony In tbe shafts pass tbe other window at a leisurely pace. Our driver must bave bad his orders, for be turned his horse and followed in the same direction. Peace remained silent, so 1 left him •lone and contented myself with star ing out of tbe window. We were going northward towards Hampstead. The lines of bouses broke up Into sep arate villas. Lilac and laburnum bushes peeped over tbe garden walls. The throng of traffic grew thinner, the pavement less crowded. It was past five when we drew up at a little pub lic house. Peace toddled out. and 1 followed at his heels. “He is unloading bls cart tn Ashley street, yonder.” said tbe driver, lean ing from tbe box. as be pointed with 1 his whip to a side road. “Do you want me to wait, sir?" Tbe Inspector nodded and disap peared through the Inn door, leaving sue on the pavement. As he bad given me no orders I strolled back to tbe corner and peeped down tbe road, which ran at right angles to the one fo which I was. About forty yards away stood the little covered cart with tbe gray- haired dealer of the auction room talking to a lad beside it. Presently tbe lad crawled under the canvas hood and handed down tbe identical long tailed horse that had brought about tbe public discomfiture of the gallant Colonel Gunton. The dealer pushed it across tbe stone pavement into a little furniture shop, and the boy, whipping up tbe black pony, •rove quickly away. I turned back to find tbe detective •t my elbow “Peace," I said, “what is your Inter net in that bicycle horse t" “It happens to play tbe comedy part fo our little mystery.” “What do you mean?” “Only that it has a hole in the sad dle for a pommel should a little girl ride in it, and the hole leads down to • hollow inside. Do you guess what it was that dropped Into tbe hollow Inside?" “Not Mr. Taubery’s diamond?” “Exactly. Yet we have still to find out the man who put it there.” “But, in the meantime the old dealer may—•" "Tut. tut. Mr. Phillips. Tbe old dealer has nothing to do with IL He la only obeying an order to buy the toy whatever it cost, and to keep it until called for. We may have to waste some time, so I have ordered a steak and fried potatoes in an upper room that conveniently overlooks the door oi ms shop Let me show you the way We passed through a long oar at which a dingy assemblage lounged and smoked, and so upstairs into a private room, the windows of which eommanded Ashley street. We ate our meal in relays—one watching at the window, while the other disposed of his section of stringy steak and heavy beer The daylight softly faded, the gas jets sprang out along the street, the tramp of home-coming fathers dropped Into silence—but there was still no caller at he furniture shop. The shutters bad been put up for the night. It seemed plain to me that nothing would happen for that «▼ontng at least, though Peace did not seem to despond. Nine o'clock—ten o’clock—ten- thirty, and tbe customer arrived. I had watched his cab come rattling gown the street with a casual interest, tor many had come and gone since we first mounted guard. It had passed the little shop and was almost be neath us, when a bead was thrust out of the window and a voice cried irri tably to the cabman A street lamp showed him to me clearly—a white faced youth with a straggly, brown mustache and an Indecisive chin. The cab turned about, and pulled up opposite the shop door. The Inspector touched my arm, and we walked down the stairs, picked up our driver, who was smoking In the bar, and so bun dled Into our own vehicle. A row whispered Instructions, and we drove slowly round the corner Into Ashley street. The customer bad been expected. As we passed the shop at a walking pace I could see that tbe dealer and hie assistant were hoisting the bicycle I horse to tbe roof of the watting cab. Fifty yards more and we drew up ny tbe pavement. Peace kept the windows closed, so that I could not look back along the road: but through tbe glass In trout 1 could see that our driver was quietly taking note of affaire. It was not tbe ' first time that the inspector bad em ployed him, as I learnt afterwards, and the man knew bls business. Suddenly our cab whisked rounu and set off at a rapid pace. The st ran- : ger had selected a fast horse, tbat was evident We swung tbrough a maze of narrow streets, tugged up a long hill, skirted a stretch of open common—a part of Hampstead Heath. I believe—and finatly stopped tn the shade of some tall trees. As I got out 1 saw the lights of the chaise station ary at some distance up the road. "There may be trouble. Mr. Phil lips,” whispered tbe little detective. "I'm not certain I ought to bring you along. If anything—“ "Nonsense!” 1 interrupted, glancing down at him with some amusement. “Well, take this, anyway. 1 bad It from a German burglar.” He thrust a strip of hardened rub ber Into my hand, about eighteen Inches tn length by two In thickness. “It will stun a man without leaving a mark,” he said gently. The four-wheeler that we had fol lowed was watting before a green door set tn a high brick wall. Without any attempt at concealment. Peace walked to the door and tried the handle. It was not locked, and we passed into a fair-sized garden, set about with flow er beds and clumps of laurel. In the middle 1 could see tbe outline of a square gray bouse. Two of the ground floor rooms glowed behind tbetr cur tains; the rest waa darkness. We crossed a corner of the lawn, and stopped behind a patch of bushes directly tn front of tbe entrance porch. The night was very still and silent. What desperate men were gathered in that quiet place? How .v>uld we hope to arrest them flushed with tbe triumph of so splendid a prize? To be truthful. I began to feel a certain anxiety for our position; though upon Peace's face, showing white in tbe gloom, was a look of per. feet serenity—a look that I could not understand. "Mercy, oh, mercy!" It was a trembling wall of terror, a wail tbat was suddenly blotted out by a roar like the challenge of a bull. From within the house came the crush of overturned chairs and the Jingle of breaking glass. And all the time the shrieks and hoarse ravings drew near er and louder, until, with a loud bang, the hall door was flung open and a man tumbled down the steps as if thrown from a catapult. His assail ant. In black silhouette against tbe ball lights, hesitated for a moment, stick in hand. Then, with a shout of rage, he sprang forward and struck at the moaning wretch who squirmed on the gravel at his feet. "Now. Jack Steadman, that Is quite enough." said the Inspector, pushing' his way through tbe laurels. “Certainty." “It would be bard to imagine a mon useful bait. It was certain that tbi thieves would have another bite ai It; It was also certain that 1 ought t< be able to hook them when they did Yet I very nearly lost tbe diamond after all. Taubery, Gunton and th. servants had all declared that. sine« the robbery, nothing had been move« from the dining room, passage or II brary. There they made a mistake. "Taubery’s little grandson, George happened to leave his toy horse la thi passage from the diafng room, ant Into the hole made for the pomme that poor creature. Carstairs, had dropped the diamond with a last de spalrlng effort to get rtd of It befort Colonel Gunton searched him. Tet minutes afterwards the little bo, went out for a walk with his nurse taking the horse with him. When h« returued It was left, as usual, in th« servants' quarters at the back. I never set eyes on It until a day later Kven then I should not bave suspect ed what It contained had not th« nurse complained to me of a man whe followed her when she took Georg« for hla daily airing In the park. Thai waa the sign for which I had bees looking I accompanied the pair or the following morning I saw th« man. but did not recognise him. “Neither the nurse nor tbe bov could well be carrying tbe diamond about with them. There remained th« horse. That night I extracted the rea diamond, and not wishing to spoil my bait for the shy fish. I dropped the lm lcatlon stone into Its place. "The toy was watched by night snd day. It was through a hint from m« that tt was Included In the sale. Poor Colonel Gunton! I admit tbat hla eo centric bidding startled me for a mo ment. “You can understand Steadman« fury when, after all bts plots and risks and expenditure, his silly dupe brought him back the Identical Imitation ston« tbat had been made to deceive old Taubery. I don’t believe that the Tro Jans could have been more astonished when the Greeks emerged from th« wooden horse than was Steadman when be took out the diamond from the toy and found It to be tbe imlta tion!" “And who was Steadman?” "A very dangerous fellow. Mr. Phil lips I recognized him tbe moment b« appeared at the door. Forzyeara h« was a bookmaker In Parts, but left when the place got too hot for him As a card player be Is well known and avoided. He has been in low watei lately. ‘So has bls dupe. Carstairs, ai I now discover. Lord Wintone, th« young man’s brother, set him up as s coffee planter In,Ceylon, but he spent all tbe money given him and re turned six months ago. Carstairs wai a distant connection of .Mrs. Taubery'« and both she and her husband had been very kind to him. He was al ways loafing about tbe house, getting free meals and now and then borrow Ing a fiver. He must bave heard ot the new diamond and mentioned It to Steadman; for Steadman batched th« ECONOMY OF STEEL WHEELS Beams to Have Largo Measure of Common Sense Baok of Claims Advanced In Its Favor. The agricultural college and experi ment statlou ot the University of Wyoming has proved the value of steel wheels to Its complete eatIsfac tion. and In a recent bulletin one of the experts of that institution said: “Low. wlde-tlred ateel wheels will give any farmer better equipment for his work. Under all conditions of tbe field and nearly all conditions of the road It Is estimated that broad- tired steel wheel» pull from 30 to 100 per cent, lighter than the narrow tlr«a" The steel wheel for farm use seems to have a largo measure ot common sense back of the claims that have been advanced In favor of It. From the standpoint of convenience the farm wagon that has been made over Into a low-down vehicle with wide steel tires haa a strong appeal. It Is easily loaded and overcomes all the objections to high wagons of the old type. User* of steel wheels say their economy cannot be denied, aa they make a much lighter draft, are there fore easier on the team, and, more over, soon pay for themselves In the elimination of tire troubles, so com mon to wood wheels. Their practical value Is further vouched for in the experiences of those who find that wide-tired steel wheels do not cut up the pastures, do not become "mired” In soft fields or muddy roads, and do not cause the heavy pulls that "rutty” roads have always meant for narrow tires. CAREFUL FEEDING OF COLTS Must Be Kspt Growing If Bast Horses Are to Be Made of Them—Oats Make Good Feed. Some people seem to think that the colts can live out In all kinds ot weather, and thrive on any kind ot feed that they can get This is a great mistake, however. Colts, like any other young animals, must be kept growing by careful feeding If the best horses are to be made of them Now Is the time of the year to pre pare for feeding and sheltering tbe colts. Make preparations to feed them a little, gradually Increasing the amount as the grass becomes shorter. Fix a small lnclosure In the pasture where the colts run, so that they can run under the rails at a gap. but mares will be excluded. If the Inclosure is made near the salting or waterlog place the mares will not be so liable to toll the colts away before they are through rating. Oats, with a little bran mixed tn them, make an excellent feed. Feed once a day. and lightly at first. In a little while they can be fed twice dally and will eat a quart of feed a day. RAISING PONIES FOR PROFIT Little Fellows Alwsvs Find Ready Sale In All City Markets—Cost of Rearing Is 8mall. Did you ever investigate the rais ing of the little ponies that are the delight of every child's heart The cost of keeping the ponies would not be a treat deal for a farmer who has other colts and horses to raises WINTER EGG PROFITS Hens Should Have Been In Good Condition In Fall. Fowls Should Not Bo Allowed to Kat Grain as Fast as They Can Con sume IL But Rather Made to Scratch for IL (By M M. CHANDLER.) As much depends upou tho condi tion of the lieus themselves as any thing else. If you are expecting the winter eggs. You should have seen to tt that your hens were not running wild during the late fall, guttiug too much corn about the fields or hog pens, or that they are not starving when you think they are picking up a good living for themselves after the grain has all beeu put away for the winter. For many years I kept only a small flock of hens and paid little attention to them except during the winter. I got, of course, very few eggs and found that if I wished thia much sought winter supply I must look clos er to business. VI tried shutting my hens In a largo park during the month of November and feeding them cooked vegetables. milk, a little of everything in tbe shape of grain. Instead of letting them run to tho corn houses; that Is, all but those I wished to market, and those 1 confined In a large coop with a floor In It, so they could not do too much scratching, and fed them more grain and less milk, plenty of clean water and usually two weeks would find them in good condition for tho market. This, I And, pays better than al lowing tho hens you wish to koep over remain with those who are going to sell, since tho feeding methods differ. A ben should not be fat when the cold wenther sets In any more than she should bo starved. She should be fed according to the egg producing method, and with me that method Is regular meals, plenty of variety In food and a good chance to scratch for her living. I never allow a hen to eat grain as fast as she can pick It up, but maku her hunt for It in a good pile of litter. Soft food for breakfast, fed at six o’clock, milk and a little wheat or rye for dinner, and supper at four o'clock of corn, two quarts to forty hens. This may seem a small ration, but where three meals are given you will find that It Is enough and If more Is allowed them thorn will bo fewer eggs. Some think it better to feed all small grain and no corn, but In the cool weather I find that corn satisfies the fowls much better and It should bo fed as hot as they can stand It Nover expect real success with win ter egg raising without a good bone mill. A bone mill can be had for and will pay for Itself in six months. Ilone mi'll should bo a part of every breakfast in the hen roost and the oyster shells and sklmmllk are quite os essentia). Meat Is good, but never throw tho carcass of a dead animal Into tho chicken house unless you want to create disease germs and Impure eggs. Keep the carcass frozen out of doors and cut from it a small ration of meat at a time, and see tbat It Is all eaten fresh. Never expect winter eggs In a dark, damp, chilly coop. Have plenty of windows and fresh air. There Is nothing better than fresh air and sunshine. Keep tho house clean. Every morning while tbe flock are at their breakfast take a shovel and scrape up the droppings under tho perches. Take care that they do not use the nests as roosting places, and always change the straw in the nests and get fresh straw or, better still, clover hay scatterings for litter at least aa often as once a week. EXCELLENT FEED-PEN GATE Pleasure and Profit. "And who may you be?” cried the other, with a furious oath. "My name Is Addington Peace ot the criminal Investigation department of Scotland Yard, and I arrest you both for being concerned In the robbery of a valuable diamond, tbe property of Mr. Julius Taubery." "Stolen a diamond!” be bellowed. “Do you call that a diamond?" He flung down a stone that sparkled In the lights behind him, and stamped It into the gravel with his heel. "I am aware tbat it Is the Imita tion.” said the Inspector. "But It was not your fault that you missed tbe real thing. I bave a cab waiting. You bad better come with me quietly. And I warn you, Steadman, that anything you say will be used In evidence against you.” plot—there Is no doubt about that. Carstairs was merely a dupe and a foolish, vicious dupe at that—he never had the ability to rise higher in crime. How tbe two became acquainted I do not know; but they have been seen together several times lately. You may take my word for it. tbat the public will be well rid of them tor a year or two." (CHRONICLES TO BE CONTINUED.) Swinging Device Keeps Older Hog« and these little fellows find a ready From Entering While Little Fal sale in the city markets. Your own lows Are Being Fed. children would be made happy by the possession of a beautiful llttlo pony, In feeding the llttlo pigs with older and then, of course, your neighbors’ hogs, it Is necessary to have some sort children would have to bave one—eo of a separate fodlng pen for the pigs. your profits would begin at once by The older ones can bo kept out and the creation of a market tor them tbe pigs prevented from entering the right at home. pen while the troughs are being filled by means of a swinging gate. This gate swings outward only. It Mining Mules Pay. What are called mining mules are is held up while the little pigs enter being raised profitably in the middle west There are two classes neces sary for the occupation—the surface mules and tbe pit mules, the size and weight of the latter determined by the size of the tunneling. These ani mals are wanted to range from 600 pounds to 1,350 In weight, and twelve to sixteen hands in height They must have deep bodies, good feet and those from five to eight years are pre ferred. the feeding pen, and being light, they can push It forward and go out at Harm of Too Much Grain. will. It never occurs to the average far It may be used to advantage In fat mer that the effect of a long contin tening hogs that run with the stock ued diet of grain Is as Injurious to bogs. After putting out the feed the fowls as to cattle, nor that the con feeder raises the gate and lets In centrated grain food gives the best re thos« to fatten, then lets It fall; all sults when dllutet or mixed with some others are kept out, yet those In the bulky succulent material. pen may go out when through eating. This style of gate Is also convenient Reasons for Eating. for the lamb lot where one usee a The ben haa three reasons for eat creep. The gate should be just large ing: To repair tho tissues of her enough to admit a good-sized lamb. body, to keep herself warm, and to make eggs. It therefore follows that Locate the Fault her diet must be varied and plentlfuL If your hens are not doing to suit Good Model. He was somewhat eaten up with a mistaken consciousness of his own Importance, and when he was making hla great speech In the Muddlecombo mock parliament, be noted that one of tbe local pressmen appeared to be sketching him. When the “bouM" adjourned he buttonholed the artist "I believe—aw—you were—aw It was after two In the morning be sketching me; isn’t that so—aw?“ he fore the Inspector tapped at the door inquired. “That la so,” replied the artist of my rooms. I bad made tbe fourth of that odd cab load to the nearest "Well—aw—would you—aw—tell police station; for, though Mr. Jack me what noospaper you—aw—repre Steadman had blustered, and the Hon. sent—iwf George Carstairs bad groveled and “I don't represent any newspaper," whined thither, they bad consented to answered the artist. "I design comlo go at last. And there I bad left the postcards. ”—Tid bits. detective and his prisoners, driving to my rooms to await his return. Just a Hint "The case was not quite so difficult Some morning Just make believe you look over the situation carefully as you suppose, Mr. Phillips,” he you are company in your own home; Plire Bred Boer. and find out where the trouble Is. said, tn answer to my question. “You your family will not be more astonish- At any rate get a pure bred boar. remember that I believed the diamond ed at your conduct than you are your Theo you have half the drove thpr- To« may be sure the fault la yours, •oh theirs. to be still In tbe house?" self.—The Unlversallst Leader. s ugh hrs d anywav Why He was Olsd. The man with the long beard stood pensively at th« curbing gazing at ths passing trafflu In thu street. "I Imli with delight the advent of the automobile," he muttered aloud, "for no longer need I fear crossing the street lest some hungry horse mistake me for a walking bale of hay." ... i -i 1 - -1 “It’s No Joke" I I to have to endure dis tress after every meal. No wonder you are Just try afraid to eat. HOSTETTER’S STOMACH BITTERS I before meals for a few days and notice the im provement in your gen- eral health. It is for all Stomach and Bowel Ills. Start Today. I J The Miser. “Here." said Teddy's papa, showing the little boy a coin, "Is a penny 300 years old. It was given to me when I was a little boy." "Gee whlxl" ejacu lated Teddy, "Just thluk of anybody being able Io keep a penny as long as that without spending tt." CONSTIPATION Munyon’s Faw-Faw nils are unlike all oth er laxativoaor catbar- lica They coax tho liver into activity by gentle methods, they du not scour; they do not gripe; they do not weaken; but they do paw paw Mart all thesecreiions of tho liver and stom- a> h Ina way Hint woq puts these org.ins in a be dthy condition and corrects constipation. Munyon’s Paw-Paw Fills aro a tonic to tbe stomach, liver and nerves. 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