***<*• •*1 ■ C H A P T E R X X I I . — (Continued.) Another moment and the door was' stealthily opened. Once again the broad golden bar shot out across the lawn al­ most to the spot where the confederates were crouching. In the center 6f the io n « ot light there stood a figure— the figure o f the girl. Even at that distance they could distinguish the pearl-grey mantle which she usually wore and the close fit­ ting bonnet. She ha<^ wrapped a shawl round tbe lower part o f her face to pro­ tect her from tbe boisterous wind. F o r a minute or more she stood peering out into the darkness o f the night, as though un­ certain w tother to proceed or to gp back. Then, with a quick, sudden gesture she ch-sed the door behind her. The light was no longer there, but they knew that she was outside the.,house, and that the ap­ pointment would be kept. W hat an age It seemed before they heavd her footsteps. She came very slow­ ly, patting one foot gingerly before tbr­ other, as if afraid o f fa lliiw over some­ thing in the darkness. O n w o r twice she stopped, altogether, looking round, no doubt, to make aura o f her whereabouts. A ; tbe instant the moon shone out from behind a cloud, and they saw her dark figure a short distance off. The light en­ abled her to see the withered o i f , for she came rapidly towards it. A s she ap­ proached ah* satisfied herself apparently that she was the finri on tbe ground, for she slackened her ¿ace once more and walked is the listless -way that people as­ sume when they are waiting. The clouds vrefe overtaking tbe moon again, and the light was getting dimmer, i {* *; “ I can -see her still,” aaid. Esra fn a whisper, grasping his father’s wrist in his excitement. , The old man aaid nothing, but he peers ed through the daYkness with eager, straining eyes. 'f “ There she is, standing oSt a little from tbe oak,” the .young merchant said, pointing with a quivering Unger. "She’s not near enough fo r him to reach bar." •“ He's coming opt fro rathe shadow now,” the other said huskily. ' ‘Don’t you see him crawling along the ground?” “ I see him,” returned «he other same subdued, awestruck voice, has stopped; now he goes on again 1 H e is cloak behind her! She ip looking the other way.” “■ , ’ A thin ray o f light shot down betweba the clouds. In it « silvery radiance trio W stood out hard -and black, that o f one crouched like s beast o f prey behind‘ her. H e made a step forward, which brought him within a yard o f her. ffhe may have heard the W avy footfall above the shriek o f tke storm. Cor she" turned suddenly gad faced him. A t the same instant she was struck down with a crashing blow. -There w as ift> time fo r a prayer, no time fo r a scream. One moment had seen her a mag­ nificent woman in all tbe pride o f her youthful beauty, the next left her a poor battered senseless wreck. T h e navvy hadv earned hia blood money. J it the sound o f the blow and the sight o f the fall both the old man and ;tbe young ran oq j from their place ¿of conceal­ ment, . B art was standing over tbe body, •Us bludgeon in- hia band. “ Not even a groan,” he said. ^VVhat d’ye think o f that?” r Girdlestone wrung hia hand and con­ gratulated him warmly. “ Shall I light V lan tern ?" he asked. “ Don’t ! ” Esra said earnestly. “ I had no ides that you were p (lin k hearted, my son.” the merchant remark­ ed. “ However. I know the w ay to the gate well enough to go .ahere blindfold. W hat a comfort it ie to know that there is no blood about! T h at’s the advantage o f a stick over a knife.” “ You're correct there, g g v ’nor,” Burt said, approvingly. “ W ill yeu kindly carry one end and I'll take tbe other. I ’ll go first, if yqj» don’t mind, because I know the w iy best. The train w ill pass in less than half an hour, so we have not long to wait. W ithin that time every chance o f detection w ill have gone.” Girdlestone raised up the head o f the murdered girl, and Burt took her fedt. Ezra walked behind as though he were in some dreadful dream. H e had fully rec­ ognized the necessity fo r the ranrder, but lie had never before realized bow ghastly the details would be. Already he had be­ gun to repent that he had ever acqui­ esced in it. Then came thoughts o f the splendid possibilities o f the A frican busi­ nce». which could only be saved from de- stturtion by this Roman's death. How could he, with his luxurious tastes, bear the squalor and poverty which would be his lot were the firm to fail. Better a rope and a long drop than such a life as th a t! A ll t h e « considerations thronged into bis mind as Re p lo d d ed along the sM|p>ery 'footpath which led through the forest to th e wooden gate. C H A PTE R X X III. When Toot and the major arrived at W aterloo station, tbe* latter in a breath­ less condition, they found tbe German w aiting for them with his tw o fellow ex­ ilea. Tbe gentleman o f N ihilistic probliv- ities waa somewhat tall and thin, with a long frock coat buttoned almost up to his throat, which showed signs o f giving at the seams every here and there. Hia grizzly' hair fell over hia collar behind, and he had a abort bristling beard. H e stood with on« hand stock Into tbe front o f his coat and the other upon his kip, -as though rehearsing the position in which his statue would be some day erected In the streets o f bis natiye Husain, when the people had their own, and no mete. I s spit* o f b th e n was snsmfhlsg noble and striking snout the man. Hla bow, when Baum- ser introduced him to the major and T\jm, 1 would b av« graced any court in Europe, Bound bis neck he had a coarse string from which hung s pair o f double eye­ glasses. These he fixed upon his aquiline nose, and took a good Ibok at the gentle­ men whom he had com# to serve. Bulew, o f K iel, waa a small, dark-eyed cleaa «haven fellow, quick and energetic in l|is movements, having more the ap- p< a ranee o f a Celt than o f a Teuton. Ha seemed to be full o f amiability, and as­ sured the m ajor in execrable English how v« ry happy he was to be able to do s ser­ vice to one who had shown kindneas to their esteemed colleague and persecuted* patriot Von Bsnmser. Indeed both o f the men showed great deference to tbe German, and the major began to perceive that hia friend was a very exalted Indi­ vidual in socialistic circle«. H e liked the look o f the two foreigqgra, and congrat­ ulated himself upon having their co-op- eiaton in tbe u a tfe r on hand, kc- 111 luck was in store fo r the expedition, however. On inquiry at the ticket office they fpund that there was no train for upwards o f two hours, and then it was a slow dhe, which would not land them un­ til eight o’clock at Bedsworth. A t this piece o f information Tom Dimadale fairly broke down, and stamped about the sta­ tion, raving and beseeching the officials to run a special, be tba coat what it might. Thia, however, could by no means be done, owing ta thh press o f Saturday traffic. There was nothing fqy it Rat to wait. The three foreigners went off In search o f something to eat, and having found a convenient cook shop they dis­ appeared therein and f e l t e d royally' at Von Baumser’s expense. M ajor Robins Clutterbuck remained with the young roan, who resolutely refused to leave the plgtform. The major knew o f a snug lit­ tle corner not far off where he could have put in the time very comfortably, butTie could not bring himself to desert hie com­ panion even for a minute. Indeed, it was well that day that young Dimadale had good friends at his back. Ilia appearance waa so strange and wild that the passers-by turned back to Jiave another look> at him. H is eyes were open and staring, 'giving a fear-inspiring char­ acter to his expression. H e could not sit still fo r an instant, bat paced up and down add backwards and forwards under the^ influence o f the fierce energy which consumed- him, while tbe major plodded along manfuHy.at bis side, suggesting ev­ ery consideration which might cheer him up, and narrating many tales, true and apocryphal, most o f which fell upon heed- the bora« was put In It i u clone o o to "D riv e as bard aa you can go to the Priory, roe man,” »aid the major. * The sulky ostler made no remark, btlt a look o f surprise passed over bis phleg- made couutenance. F o r years back aa Kl ,j.g g #n * f\ 1 ^ * )/ * \ ! J j " forgotten in Bedsworth. Now, whole .— t e n # -w»»: % troops o f Iiondoners were coming down in J ty B y y jjjT \ ‘ succession, demanding to be driven therg. w l* j( * J n V l N f l < j | a f t . Ha pondered over tbs strange facta as I m >— lu 'N M diove throhgh the darkness, but tba only ns\j-sw u-.rurjw ^ conclusion to which his bucolic mind could » - corns was that it was high time to r a t e * * , * * 7 '. ' . . . tbs fats to that particular point. A a tb s result o f testa o f a lfa lfa , red I t wea a miserable night, stormy an# d o T e r * nd r * " • * « * • 1» the wet and bitterly cold. None a f tba five , °P®n m arket C h ie f G a llo w a y o f the men had a thought to apart for the weatb- j bureau o f plants lnduary makes a re­ ar, however. The two foreigners had bsan port th at is c e rta in ly o f Interest to so infected by the suppressed excitement farm ers. o f their companions, ,or bad. ao i d e n t i c B ed C lover.— O f th e 1.217 aamplea o f themselves with their »«n re d ra ’ eadrn. ^ d (fr e r ^ i06> o r one_ T h . „U >ji ». . i u « ut th . ,ud «■ tb , l m ' ,«& | and 185 bore evidence o f h avin g orig- I f g iven b efore the hoge g e t past tb e eatin g and drin kin g stage, tbe fol­ lo w in g la claim ed to be an Infallible cure fo r bog c h o le ra : T o a barrel o f good slop add on e pint o f Venetian red and one pint* o f kerosene oil. M ix well. THE W E E K LY ■ T b e ' first ru le fo r gettin g a good p rofit fro m pou ltry la to g e t tb e ctaicka batched ea rly, aud the next Is to keep tboee chicks g ro w in g ao fast that they w ill reach la y in g m atu rity before the com mencement o t cold weather. T b e garden should contain most ot a ll o f tba common m edicinal and flavor­ ing herbs. M ost o f these can be grown w ith very little trouble, and tbe berb p la t should Include such useful plants aa sage, hoarhound, caraw ay, saffron, pennyroyal, tansy and others that wiV suggest themselves. T h ree H s r w D e s M s t r s * . A doubletree attachm ent to binder o r 's u lk y plow can be made seconding to tb s plan shown. T h e dimensions “ Don’t pull up at tba gate, but take ue inated In Chile, a little past It.” ; | A lfa lfa .— O f the 899/samples o f al- ‘“Th ere ain’t no way in e x c e p t',15« fa lfn need secured 101, o r about one- gate,” the driver remarked. ’ | half, ¿ontalned seed o f dodder, ISO “ Do what you’re ordered,” s a il the contained a tra ce o f y ellow tre fo il the o s t le r « face betravad 120 CODtalnWl * tr* ° * ot “ I t i. loikely that th e, have a watch r l ^ 1^ ■* th e sam e tim e, It to 1m- at the gate,” aaid the major. *’ W e must P ~ b a b le that m ature aeed o f Canada keep away from there. This w all is a blue grass w ould be h arvtoted w ith great hoight. W e’d best keep on until K en tu cky blue grass seed. In 110 we And the aisiest place to scale it.” - | samples, how ever, Canada bine grans *‘ I could get over It here,” Tom said seed w as found In qu antities exceed- eagerly, • ! Ing 5 p er cent, 32 o f these being Can- “ W a it a bit- A few minutes can make ada bIlje g ra s « w e d misbranded as no different« one way or tbe other. - Ould K en tn ck r blue rra se seed S ir Colin used to say that there were * * “ « > < * * blue g r a s , seed. .. more battles lost by over haste than by T h e P o t a to Bow. slowness. W hat’s tbe high bank running T h e p otato bug, o r Colorado potato along on the right here?” beetle, panaes the w in ter In the ma- On« with It. love believe “ •Do you G eorge r “ O f course It la. la )665— 1 I l»e principle o f the apprypriatlou set adopted by the Commonwealth and definitely established. 1747— W illiam of Naaaan appointed 8tadtbolder o f the Netherlands. can be v a rie d s lig h tly to accom m odate horses o f d ifferen t sixes. SeeS U erm leattoa. I t requires fro m 20 to 30 days fo r asparagus seed to germ in ate; beans, 5 to 10 d a y s ; borecole, broc-coll, Brus­ sels sprouts, cabbage and cauliflow er, 5 to 12 d a y s ; carrots, 14 to 21 d a ys; celery, 14 to 20 d a y s ; corn salad, 14 d a y s ; corn, 8 to 14 d a y s ; cress, curled, 3 to 5 d a y s ; cress, w ater, 12 to 14 d a y s ; cucumbers, 5 to 10 d a y s ; e g g ­ plant, x 8 to 20 d a y s ; endive, 3 to 7 days ¡/lettuce, 3 to 5 d a y s ; melons, cantaloupes» 5 to 10 d a y s ; melons, w ater, 8 to 15 d a y s ; mustard, 3 to 6 d a y s ; onions, 7 to 14 d a y s ; parsley, 20 to 30 d a y s ; pa m ips, 8 to 14 d a y s ; peas, 5 to 10 d a y s ; pepper, 8 to 20 days. ---- W ood A sh e s. 1776— Rhode Island declared itself free o f Great Britain, the first o f tlie thirteen American colonies to take such action. 1779— Norfolk, Va., occupied by the B rit­ ish. V 1794— U. 9. Postoffice Department estab­ lished by Congress. 1799— Bonapqrte defeated at 8t. Jean D ’A c r e ., . . 8eringapatam taken by tbe Britiab and the empire o f ilyd er A ll extinguished by tbe death of his son, Sultan Tippoo Sahib. 1894— -Dutch surrendered the island of . Surinam to the British. * 1806— Robert Morris, the financier o f tba American revolution, died in I*hila- delphia. 1813— Americans evacuated York, Can­ ada, after setting fire to the city. Ashes m ade fro m h ard Wood are 1814— Oswego, N . Y „ taken by a com­ more valuable than those m ade from bined fores o f B ritb h and Canadian so ft wood. I t la claim ed th a t some troops. ashes from s o ft w ood have not enough *826— Ex-Empress Eugenie o f Francs valu e to m ake It w orth w h ile to bother bora in Granada. w ith them. I t has also been discovered 1828— Teat act repealed by tbe British that the valu e la la rg e ly governed by Parliam ent the part o f the tree fro m w hich tbe 1840— Many lives and much property loot ashes a re made. I t la declared by by tornado la Adams county, Mis­ sissippi. 1846— Gen. Taylor, in command o f the army o f sccnpation in Texas, march­ ed to the relief o f F ort Brown. 1 1852— Charles W arren Fairbanks, Vice President o f the United States, bora. 1868— T h e Geneva, the first Atlantis steamer at Quebec, arrived at that port. 1854— Sultan o f Turkey gave a banquet la honor o f Emperor Napoleon. 1857— T h e Indian mutineers seised Delhi. 1858— Minnesota a d m ittA to statehood. 1864— B attle o f the Wilderness b egan .. . The Danes defeated )he Alliee In a naval battle off Heligoland. 1865— Last fight In th* C ivil W a r a l P a l­ metto Ranche, Texas. ,> PLA N OF A P IG G E R Y .’ 1868— Argument in the impeachment trial o f President Johnson closed. 1876— T h * ironclad A lp Ismerair* launched. ^ T fie above diagram shows a cross section o f s p iggery building th irty-fou r 1885— Battle at Batoche. fe e t w ide, w blcb m ay be o f an y desired length. T b e foundation la o f stone, 1886— S ix policerben killed by anarchists bat m ay be built o f concrete to. be in ' keeping w ith the floor and the piers, in the H ay market riots in Chicago. w b lcb a re concrete. T b e floor Is in tw o layers, the low er th ree Inches being 1000— Peary discovered the northern comprised o f coarse gra vel seven parts an o f K entu cky blue graes aeed ordered the driver to pull up, and they obtained only 8 w ere found to be free all got ddwn. The increased fare was from an y trace o f Canada blue grass, paid without remonstrance, and the ostWr Ip moat o f Jhese samples tbe trace .of rattled away homewards, with the inten- Canada blue grass found was imma- titm o f pulling up at the county police ture seed, show ing that it w as harv- station and lodging information as to the M t#d w )th ^ K en tu cky blue grass suspicious visitors whom he bad brought ^ Qf ^ tw # pIanta not E ir e Girdlestene had four hours’ «ta rt o f them. Th at was the thought vlhich rankled in Tom ’s hear* and outweighed every Other consideration. He knew K ate’s nature ao well that he was con­ vinced that she would never have express­ ed such fears to Mrs. Scully unless she had very assured reasons for them. In {mat. apart fro A her own words, what could this secrecy and seclusion mean ex­ cept foal p la y ? « A ft e r what he had learh- ed 'about the insurance o f the ships and the manner in which the elder Girdlestone had induced him to cease corresponding with M ate, he «sold believe anything o f his employers. Q e knew, also, that in case o f K a te ’s death the money reverted to her guardian. There was not a single link missing in the chain o f evidence wfliefa showed that a crime wu« fn contem- platioB. Then, whe was that butcher; I ike Tom- caught the coping o f the waU, al­ assn whom Esra -was taking down with though the broken glass upon tke top cut him? \ The major has putNit on record that deeply into hie hands. W ith a great heave was soon those tWb hours appeared tb him the long­ ho swung himself up, and est that ever he pasaed in his life, and astride upon the top. “ H ere’s the whistle,’ said the major, Tom, no doubt, would indorse the eenti- meat. - E verything must have an * end, standing on tiptoe to reach a \Jownst retch­ however, and tbe station clock, the hands ed hand. “ I f you want n s give a good o f which seemed several timrii to have blow tat it. W e ’ll be with you in a brace stopped «hitogether, b ega n 'a t last to ap­ o f shakes. I f we can’t get over the wall proach the hpur'at which the Portsmouth we’ll have the door down. Tom was in the act o f letting himself train was timed to depart. Baumser and his two friends had come back,-all three drop into the wood, when suddenly the smoking cigarettes, and looking the better watchers below 'saw him crouch down motiotyeas as fo r their visit to tbe cooksfaop. The five, upon the wall, and lie got into i-first-class railw ay carriage and though listening intently. “ H u sh !” he whispered, leaning over. waited. W ould they never have done ex niukiinir tickets and stamping Inggage and “ Some one is coming through the wood.” T # wind bad died away and She storm going thrqngh all sorts o f tedious, form ali­ ties? A t last comes the phrill -whistle o f subsided. Even from the lane tW y .could ^he guard,-«the answering snort Trom the hear the sound o f feet, and of muffled They all engine,»snd they are fa irly s ta te d upon voices inside the grounds. crouched down in the shadow o f the wall. their mission o f rescue» <*•' , Tom lay flat upon the glass-studded cop­ ’ There was much to be arranged as to ing, and no one looking from below could their plan o f get ion. Tom, Von Baumser distinguish him from the w alH taelf. aud the major talked it ovre in a low ( T o be continued.) voice, while the tw o socialists chatted to gether in Gorman and-consumed eternal H aas) cigarettes. Tom was for marching T h e leap y e a r g ir l had Just proposed. straight np to the Priory, and demanding “ But I don’ t ea fn enough to support that Girdlestone shonld deliver hia w ard' a w ife ,” protested- tbe R f t l o u s young up to them. T b the major and the G er­ man thia seemed an unwise proceeding. It man. “ Oh, th at’s a il right/* xssused the » a s to put themselves hopelessly whong from a legal point o f view. Girdlestone m aid « eagerly. “ W e can liv e on bread had only to say,, as he assuredly would, and Cheese and klqpes.” that the old story was a ridiculous mare’s B u t the cautions young man abook nest, and then What proof could they' ad­ hie hia head. < duce, or what excuse give for their inter­ No,” be replied, “ that w ou ld never ference? However plausible their suspi­ cions might be. they were, a fter all. only do.- I f yon baked the bread it would snspicions, which other people might not k ill me, I could n ever endure cheese, and there are m icrobes in ktaate. Good view in as grave a light aa they did. “ W hst would you advise, then?” Tam n lg b t ” ssked, passing bis hand over his' heated A G reat Idea. forehead. > . M m B ow ers— H ow do yon persn ide “ i ’ll tell yon bow ,” the old soldier an­ swered, “ and I think me friend Von you r husband to ,bny you ouch expen­ Baumser w ill agree with me. I under­ s iv e hhts? stand that this place ii surrounded by a Mrs. Jackson— I tak e him «hooping wall to which there is only one gate. Sure w ith m e and w a lk him ahout nntll he we shall w ait outside this wall, and one *?an 't stand, and (h en w in d up in n o f us’ ean go in as a skirmisher and find shop w h ere th ey sell bdnneta. H e ’ll oOt bow tbe land lies. L e t him ascertain« a buy a n y thing to get Rom ^ from th* young lady herself if s h e . r e - * ' quires' iimnadiate help, and what sha H a rd to l ' * a l i « T « r t . would wish done. I f be can't make his “ H a § yon r fa th er g iven you that nu- way to her, let him bang about tbe house, toihoblle yet?|‘ - and see and hear all that he can. We “ N o ; It is 'ao d!fflcn ]t to o v e rro d e shall then have something solid to work his objections. H e aays that the gaso­ on. I hate a whistle here on me watch chain. Qur skirmisher could take that lin e , cars are In bad odor and that with him, and if be wants immediate help tbe }ie c tr lc ones are sim p ly shocking.” one blow o f it would be enough to bring — B a ltim o re Am erican. tbe four o f us over to him. Though how •n ito fo i. tbe devil I am to git over a w a il," cbn- Mias R id e r — I ’m havin g Jnst the fove- cluded tbe m ajor, ruefully, looking down Heat gow n made. It 's tan cloth with at hia own proportions, “ is more than I o ld . rose trim m ing. D on’t yon think can tell.” * g “ I hope, my vriende," said Von Bautn- thdt w ill be becom ing? ‘ M is* Chellne— Yea. tb e W rose will ser. “ dat you vill allow me the honor o f bq especially appropriate going first.” • , “ Th at is toy pises," said Tom with de­ Philadelphia Preea. cision. ' It was nesriy eight o'clock by the time t&ey reached their desttngtiou. Tbs sta­ tion master directed them to tbs F ly lq g BalT, where they secured tbs vary vehicle In wblcb K ata sad bar guardian had beea srtgiaally drivaa a » B y tbs time t b # A.