'&he GREEN CLOAK B z Y O R K E D A V IS STO RY FRO M T H E S T A R T D r R o n a ld M c A U a te r, p s y c h o l­ o g is t, u n d e rta k e s to solve th e m y s te ry o f th e m u r d e r o f a r e ­ cluse, H e n ry M o rg a n . T h e dead m a n ’s papers r e v e a l t h a t he had been In N e w Z e a la n d , w h e re M c ­ A lis t e r had liv e d In his y o u th . W ill H a r v e y te s tifie s to s ee in g a w o m a n In a g re e n c lo a k a t th e M o rg a n ho m e th e n ig h t o f th e m u rd e r. D o c to r M c A lis te r is asked to see a y o u n g w o m a n p a ­ tie n t In a h o s p ita l. In h e r d e ­ lir iu m she m u tte rs In a s tra n g e la n g u a g e w h ic h o n ly M c A lis te r u n d e rs ta n d s . H e suspects she m a y k n o w s o m e th in g o f th e m u r ­ der. A c a r e f u lly hid d e n m a p Is d iscovered by M c A lis te r a nd A s ­ s is ta n t D is t r ic t A tto r n e y A sh to n In M o rg a n 's hom e. W h ile they a re s e a rc h in g a y o u n g w o m a n e n te rs th e house In th e d a rk n e s s and escapes, le a v in g beh in d a g re e n c lo a k . T h e na m e o f J an e P e rk in s , a h o u s em a id . Is b ro u g h t In to th e case a n d M c A lis te r be­ liev e s he has a clue. CHAPTER VI * ♦ After our conversation with Ashton In the morning, which had terminated with a practical declaration of war, on our part, upon him, his visit to our laboratory took us rather by sur­ prise. I think, perhaps that he Intend ed It that way, and tlint there may have been lurking In the bottom of his mind the Idea that by coming upon us In that unexpected way, he might surprise some secret we were holding bark from him. •‘Well," he said cheerfully In an­ swer to our greeting, “I Just met Ilnr vey coming away from here In Mallo­ ry’s convoy. I suppose with such an arrny of Instruments as this,” he waved his hand to Include pretty much everything In the room, “you’ve succeeded In getting the truth, the whole truth and nothing hut the truth out of him. How about It? Is he In­ nocent or guilty?" . His mockery was perfectly good naTiired, but Hie depth of Ills skep tldsm made It possible for Doctor Mc­ Alister to lie perfectly frank with him. “He Is Innocent,” said he. “lie had no more connection with the Oak ltldge murder than you had." "He says so himself, I presume," ob served Ashton. "Exactly," replied the doctor. The telephone bell rang Just then nod I answered It. I heard n voice from somewhere Inquiring If this was Doctor McAlister’s laboratory, and on my answering In the affirmative, the voice asked If Mr. Ashton had arrived yet. “He’s here now,” I said. "Do you want to talk with him?" Then I turned away nnd called Ash ton to the phone. As he started across the room my chief spoke to him. “I see an evening paper sticking out of your pocket," suld lie. "Let me have a look, will you, while you are at the telephone?" Ashton handed It to him, then crossed the riaim and picked up the receiver. The doctor beckoned to me. For the moment lie seemed very little eon eemed with the news, for he turned the front pages rapidly, until he came to the lost and found section In the classified advertising. Once there, his eye pounced, like a hawk, upon the Item lie wanted, tils long bony finger pointed It out to me: “Found—A green cloak. Owner can have same by Identifying and paying cost of this Insert Ion.” “I wonder If thnt halt has hrouglit any nibbles this afternoon," the due- tor whispered. Then, before I could reply, he grlp;>ed my arm tightly, and nodded toward Ashton. “A woman, yon say" . . . I heard him exclaim with every appearance of excitement. . . . "Did she Identify It?" . . . "What rort of woman? Anything unusual about her*?" There was a little silence while he listened for the description. Then In an Incredulous tone we heard him ex­ claim : "An English housemaid! And she gave Iter name ns Jane Perkins t Did she Identify the cloak beyond a doubt T” “What address did she give?" "W hat’s that? Three—seven— 0 Woodland I Why. yon Idiot, that’s ntj own address! T hat’s The Meredith. And you let her walk off with that cloak over her arm after she had given von that address 1" He waited for no answer, replaced the receiver on the hook, with a Jerk, ami whirled around upon us, his face red with anger. “Gentlemen, don’t you think you hnve carried this Joke a little too far?" he demanded. I suppose the unwarranted accusn th>n might have made me angry If I had had leisure to Indulge In such an emotion. Itut all my other feelings were swallowed up In astonishment. Tlint one additional detail supplied hy Ashtons conversation over the tele­ phone stretched an already hardly Credible coincidence to the breaking point. Jane Perkins not only had a green clonk with a high collar, hut she had lost It; Slid seeing tt adver­ tised as found, had promptly gone and Identified It, and had gone away with DAIRY FACTS SAVE LEGUME HAY ANNUAL PRUNING BIG FACTORS IN FOR WINTER FEED PRODUCING MILK OF APPLE TREES "He’s gone straight on without turn­ ing the corner. He Isn’t going back Save about six pounds of good to The Meredith Just yet. Come along. Because of the prevailing high Bearing apple trees In fairly vlg- We’ll have no time to lose even an It prices of feeds much stress has been legume hay for every bird In your orous condition In the well-kept appl« It over her arm. But the address— Is. Ashton will have cooled down by laid on weeding out the poor cows poultry flock for use this winter. orchard need a light but thorough an­ For legume hay, especially if tt Is nual pruning to keep them In prop r well, I admitted to myself, that re­ dinner time, and when he’s cool and keeping only those that produce enough to let his mind begin working at a profit. "This Is sound policy, leafy and of good quality, makes an shape, says A. Freeman Mason,, fruit duced the whole thing to a farce. For a moment all my belief In Doc­ again, he’ll become dangerous.” only If the cows hnve been properly excellent winter substitute for the specialist of the New Jersey Extension tor McAlister’s theory, In the validity Already he was struggling Into his fed and cared for, states E. A succulent green food hens like so well service. If the trees are properly of the test we had performed upon overcoat I turned to go to the other Guuntt, assistant dairy specialist at during the summer. Feeding trials at pruned each year, they will never be­ Harvey, In every scientific law I had room for mine, when he called me the New Jersey College of Agriculture. the Ohio agricultural experiment come thick and brushy, and the prun­ felt surest of ten minutes ago, tot­ back and sent me to the telephone. "Two factors must be considered In station, Wooster, have demonstrated ing Job will be relatively simple. tered on Its foundation. Some one, "I think we had better have a tnxl,” milk production, namely, inherited the truth of this, according to the ex­ This annual pruning will consist somewhere, In placid security from our he said. "It’ll save some precious time ability of the cow to produce milk perimenters, D. C. Kennard and It. M. principally of the removal of water suspicions, and from the possibility and will enable us to take some of our and feed and care. The Importance Bothke. sprouts and small Interfering branches, of our detection was directing this traps up to the hotel with us.” Alfalfa, red clover, and soy bean The latter occur principally In the of proper feeding was proved recently ghastly farce and was permitting him­ “Traps?" I Inquired. "Some of our by the Minnesota experiment station hays appear to he about equally val­ outer portions of the tree, where heavy self to laugh at us. Thut girl In the Instruments, do you mean?" which purchased four poor cows from uable. Regardless of the kind, It Is crops hnve caused branches to be per­ hospital hud been shamming; Harvey He nodded. "The chronograph and a member of a cow-testing association. necessary that the hay be made of the manently bent down or across other had been shamming; Jane Perkins, telephones,’’ he said. “I fancy they’ll This man thought be hud fed his cows Immature plant, so as to carry a limbs. Twigs which hang down under- who had Identified the cloak, was, per­ be all we’ll need for any real test properly. He bought large quantities large proportion of leafy material, neath, or arise from the top of and haps, a myth altogether. I could Imag­ we shall want to make, but It will be of mill feeds. He fed a mixture of VO especially valuable for chickens. lop over along the branches, should ine whoever played the part laughing, well to take something else for the parts of bran, 80 of middlings, 18 of The hay must be carefully cured be removed first. This thinning out of as she walked away with that cloak purpose of diffusing attention. Here, ready-mixed feed and 4 of oil meal. without getting wet, the scientists small branches should be very thor­ over her urtn, and picturing the effect this piece of heavy artillery will Just He fed five pounds of this to each cow suggest, so that It will hold Its bright ough. upon all of us when we should lenrn serve the purpose. It’s rather cum­ dally. The cows were on pasture six green color. Tills insures retention of Occasionally It will be necessary to the address she find given. bersome, but that makes it all the months. This feed cost him $49.46 a its valuable water-soluble constitu­ remove one or two large limbs, but Hut to the district attorney the situ­ better.” cow and the average milk production ents. Usually the second or ftilrd cut­ usually the pruning can be accom­ The Instrument he Indicated was was 4,002 pounds of milk and 182 ting of alfalfa and clover Is best. Soy plished by cutting branches not ation hud a very different look. He had no doubt at all—and on second one I had never seen before. It hav­ pounds of fat. His net profit was bean hay Is best cut when the seeds larger than an Inch In diameter. When thought I could not blame him—that ing come In only that day from the $37.90 per cow. are Just beginning to form In the In doubt about any cut, it Is generally we ourselves were the center of a plot model makers. The doctor was al­ "After the college purchased them pods. advisable to remove the brunch. ways devising new Instruments of one their feed was changed to a balanced to make him look ridiculous. Perhaps the best way to feed hay to If the tree has reached a height of I got the shock of another surprise sort or another. This one looked In ration and Instead of feeding each poultry Is to cut It In half-inch twenty feet or more, any upright when I turned to look at Doctor Mc­ teresting, and I should have ques cow five pounds, they were fed ac­ lengths. It can then be put into a branches in the top running above this Alister. Instead of the Indignant re­ tloned him about It had not my mind cording to the amount of milk thy pro­ wire-netting basket feeder and kept height should be removed In order to buke which I expected him to mete out been so full of other things. duced—In other words, the more milk before the birds all the time. Uncut limit the tree to nn economical size. “You’d better telephone at once," hr to the young man who had Just ac­ hay may be put into feeding racks they gave, the more feed they were cused him, he spoke very quietly and concluded. "If this sleet storm keeps- given. The cows were kept on pas­ made of plaster lath placed vertically Occasionally tt will be desirable to head back lateral branches for the up, the wires are likely to be down with a mocking twinkle In his eye. ture only five months Instead of six, 2 inches a p a rt Still another way Is same reason. All dead and diseased “You can’t expect me to pass my before night." to tie the hay In a bundle and suspend Both of us, I think, would hav« and got alfalfa hay and corn eilage In­ it from the ceiling so us to he 5 or wood should be removed, although the opinion on a Joke, Ashton, until 1 stead of timothy. This change boosted amount of such wood will be very hear It,” he said. been a little surprised If we coul< the average to 6,375 pounds of milk— 6 Inches from the floor. small unless the trees are quite old or “You know altogether too much have known how true that predlctioi an Increase of 36.7 per cent. The but- have been badly neglected. Pruning about It already,” said the attorney was and how vitally It was going t< terfat Increase was 77 pounds per Examine Bands on Wings may be done nt any time until growth hotly. "This precious Jane Perkins of concern us. sta rts In the spring. “You nre going to make some test.* eow. The feed cost was $61.42 Instead yours nnswers my advertisement for and Legs of Chickens of $49.46, but the profit per cow was the cloak which you turned over to up In our rooms in The Meredith?" I Don’t forget the pedigreed stock $62.90 instead of $37.90. This means me. She Identifies It, beyond any asked. these days. They ure your best chicks. Thin Raspberry Canes "I imagine,” he said soberly, thougl that by proper feeding the owner could Examine the leghands and wlngbunds doubt, ns anyone whom you had In­ have Increased his net profit $25 per for Good Crop Next Year structed In advance would be able to his eyes sparkled with excitement a cow, which would not have been a bad to see that they are not cutting Into The taste of fresh raspberries is do—Identities It down In a missing he spoke, "I Imagine that our room the flesh and thnt none of the hands still with us. hut ton and a patch In the lining, llnw will be about the only place where wi investment.” have worked loose nnd are likely to "S tart right away if you would have will he secure from Interruption. I far back does the Joke go? Did you be lost. a big crop next summer,” says C. L. And the cloak as you pretended yon could see It In Ashton’s eye that h< Staff Cheap Insurance Some breeders use leghands for the Kuehner, fruit specialist at the Wis­ did. In Oak Ridge, near the Morgan meant business, and Pin pretty sur first few weeks of the chicks’ lives consin College of Agriculture, In giv­ house, or was the finding of It part that If we attempted to come bad in Handling Dairy Bull and later transfer these bands to the here after dinner and bring anyhod of the game?" A few days ago a Fort Collins man wings. If this practice is followed on ing a few simple directions for the with us, our little party would sustaii A little gesture of rebuke and pro­ wus killed hy his Holstein bull, lie your farm, see th at this rebanding care of the bushes. Remove all canes which bore fruit test from the doctor checked him very a rude Interruption.” was leading the bull Into the barn by time has not gone too long nnd that All the while he spoke, he was bus; means of a halter and lead strap the bands are not cutting Into the In the summer Is the first recommen­ abruptly. No, I withdraw thnt,” he said. gathering things together, and ns sooi when the accident occurred. This is shanks. If It Is not convenient to dation. Also remove all new growth ’That w’ns an unwarranted thing to us I had finished telephoning, I helpe- only one more added to the great list change these hands to the wings Just which Is affected with anthracnose say. I believe thnt np to this morn­ him. Haste spoke In every movemen of people who have been killed o r now, loosen them enough so the legs and cane borer. Borer-Infected canes ing, when you declared war upon me, he made, and It was not long hefor seriously Injured by bulls, states L. will not he Injured and the bands will can be detected by the borer holes. Anthracnose can be recognized hy the you thought that hy Instructing the I was thoroughly Infected with hi P. McCann of the nnluial husbandry not drop off. small spots which are gray la the woman to give my own detective my excitement, although I had only i department, Colorado Agricultural Other .breeders put the bands right center and reddish and slightly raised own address as hers you were giving vague Idea what It was all about. college, who adds that this accident, In the wings when the chicks are on the edges. A spray solution of Not until we were seated In the cah like many others, could hnve been me a fair chance to detect the fraud. hatched. Catch up these chicks and It would be, I suppose, If this were with a suitcase full of Instruments a ivolded If the handler had not trusted look over the condition of these wings one gallon liquid lime-sulphur to nine gallons ÿf water, applied In the a game of chess. Rut this Is serious our feet, did he say anything tha the bull. and bands. They may have been spring. Is also useful In controlling tended to cleur up any part of th< business.” Every dairy bull, warns Professor pinched too tightly at the start or for this disease. “We realise thnt as well as you mystery. McCann, should be regarded as a po- some reason may be partly torn o u t Red raspberries should be left In “It was a great piece of luck," hi do," I started to say, but my chief entlnl killer and handled according­ MaDy of these bands may have to be rows, removing all except the huskiest observed then, “we were able to sen- Interrupted me. loosened and some may hnve to be Ashton away In such a rage. It won’ ly. The grent number of accidents canes and allowing four to five inches tightened. Make a practice of ex­ “Can’t you penetrate our fraud a occur to him for some time, to begli occurring from careless handling b etv teen canes In the row. amining the condition of the bands little further?" he asked, and his proves this to be true. In spite of making Inquiries nbout The Meredith.’ tone now was openly derisive. "Does ibis men ard women continue to risk every three weeks. "You mean,” I exclaimed, "that th' It occur to you that Phelps here, with Neglected Vineyards Hit address four—seven—0 Woodland ave their lives every day, thinking that the addition of a skirt nnd a shawl, their bulls are different from the oth­ nue was given In good faith, by a ren by Parasites and Fungi J ig Advantage to Have might not be n sufficiently plausible Jane Perkins, who Is actually eni ers that hnve already taken a toll One of the several Insect nnd dis­ Jane Perkins to deceive the astute of lives. Youngsters Roost Early ease pests which was serious In neg­ ployed there?" gentleman you left in charge?” For the man who handles one of He only laughed and told me to wal Early roosting does not cause crook­ There was a little pause there, for nnd see; but the Inflection of his vole these animals, the small amount of ed breast hones, as was formerly lected vineyards during the past sea­ son was the grape berry moth, ac­ Ashton was too angry to answer. and the eager expectancy In his eye money required to buy a good bull thought hy many. This Is caused hy The doctor’s manner chnnged as he made It clear thut that was what h. staff Is about the cheapest life Insur­ poor bone development due to a de­ cording to A. S. Colby, University of Illinois. In some of the older vine­ ance In which a man con Invest. went on. "What Phelps says Is true. did believe. ficiency In those elements that are yards this pest was found at work in We realise better than you do, I think, necessary for strong bones. A proper the fruit clusters. By working Into “Rut,” I protested, "even If It wen wliat Is at stake here. We’re not try­ possible to Imagine Jane Perkins a mineral supply, plenty of direct sun­ and through the grapes, the larva of Self-Feeding Cows Not ing to thwart Justice In the long run. having any possible connection wdtl shine, or the use of cod liver oil will this Insect made the bunches unfit for We nre attacking this problem In our the crime, It Is Inconceivable thnt sh Profitable at Illinois prevent tills condition. sale. own way, after giving you fair warn­ would go and risk answering the ad Tests were recently made at the It Is io the poultry keeper’s ad­ Another Insect which must get more ing. We refused to guarantee that vertlsement In order to reclaim th- University of Illinois on eight dairy vantage to get young stock to roost our way would not conflict with yours, cloak and then give her own address.' cows to determine the value of self as early ns possible, for if they do attention In some vineyards next year If the mosr profitable crops are har­ and we told you, In so many words, He vouchsafed no word of explana feeding. The practice was not eco­ not get this habit. It Is difficult to that you’d do well to keep nn eye on tlontlon or argument, but I could set nomical nor were the milk yields ap­ teach them when they ure put In the vested Is the phylloxera, a tiny root louse which also causes galls to form us.” You’ve the law on your side. thnt my objection had not shaken hln preciably Increased. laying house. The use of small roosts on the leaves of the vine. This In­ You’ve all the power of the state at­ In the lenst. So, perforce, I waited For a short period after calving the in tlie brooder house when chicks are sect Is spreading slowly through the torney’s office, whereas we have no with what patience I could assume t< amount of feed consumed was too only four or five weeks old will help commercial grape growing regions on standing nt all. If you think we’ve see what would happen when w- small Later It was too large, nnd to start this habit early. These roosts susceptible varieties such as Janes­ got the cloak, search us; search the the cows Increased In weight. The can be hinged to the walls of the ville nnd Bacchus. Seasonal condi­ reached The Meredith. laboratory. Where will you begin?” The doctor turned over our hog tr animals were not Injured h.v the prac­ brooder house about a foot from the tions seem to have some Influence on Still too angry to make any reply, a hallboy. with Instructions thnt It bt tice because they were gradually no floor. They may be raised during the its spread. Ashton strode out of the room, not ac­ taken to our apartment. Then he led customed to It. day to give the chicks full benefit of tually slamming the door after him, the way straight toward the dining The chief purpose of the test was to the floor space, and lowered to the u o * o » -o ~ o *o : :o -< > ~ o -o -<>:: hut shutting It decisively enough to room. It was barely six o'clock, a full | determine the relative p a y a b ility of floor In the evening. Ry having these suggest thnt he felt like slamming It, hour earlier than we usually dined, different feeds. Corn proved most roosts on all sides of the house, there ami the next moment we heard his palatable of the low protein concen­ will be sufficient room for the chicks and the room was almost empty. motor chugging away down the avenue. "It won’t entirely destroy your ap­ trates. Complete details may he oh to spread out and they will all be The doctor hurried to the window petite to sit down to dinner In tweeds, tnlned h.v writing for Bulletin 28!) equi-dlstnnt from the brooder stove, Prune gooseberries nnd currants di­ nnd looked out after him. Presently will It?" he asked. “We really haven't published h.v the Illinois experiment providing the stove Is In the center of rectly the fruit Is picked. lie turned toward me with a long time for frivolities of thnt sort this station, Urbana. • • • the house. breath of relief. Because apple prices nre good this evening." "W ere all right so far," he said. (T O BB C O N T IN U E D .) year nnd there Is little sales resistance, Coccidlosis Symptoms Buying Dairy Cows the “Apples for Health" campaign Weakness, ruffled feathers, drowsi­ When buying cows at a closing out should not be allowed to lag. • • • sale of a man who has been In a test ness, and sometimes bloody droppings, are outward symptoms of coccidlosis. association, one gets a chance at cows Broken H eart C ause o f P yorrhea A ttack s Grape vines produce fruit from the that hove records. The better cows Perform a post-mortem and examine buds on the growth of the preceding the Intestines. If the blind pouches According to Dr. Hnns Sachs of some Impressions of dally life. Con are mostly worth the money they are enlarged and filled with a firm yenr. If this Is kept thoroughly la bring, especially If they hnve not had cheesy material, that 1» an additional mind It Is reasonably easy to prune Berlin, one of i.eriiiany's most emi­ sequently, here, too, ts a paychlc enuse - nent dentists, the Jolts of life nnd leading to pyorrhea. Most pyorrhea the best of care. If one buys such a symptom of coccidlosis. Some feeding grape vines. • • • worries loosen teeth nnd are the real patients belong to the depressive cow that has the earmarks of a dairy experiments have proven that a diet More than 206,000 known kinds of cause of pyorrhea. Keep your soul In type discovered hy Frend. Take the cow and has a fair record with ordi­ of nothing but buttermilk may be snug comfort and harmony, he says, depression away and the pyorrhea will nary care, and takes her home and helpful In controlling this disease. A Insects attack trees. In the United and your teeth will be free of the Improve. It mny sound foolish to lay­ feeds her nnd makes her comfortable practical method is to kill all badly States alone It Is estimated the loss from caterpillars, beetles, borers and modern plague of pyorrhea. Doctor men, hut there Is no doubt thnt s one may venture to say the eow will diseased chicks. other Insects amounts to $100.000.000. Sachs has devoted the Inst ten years broken heart may cause pyorrhea and do her part. • • • to the study of the Influence of psy­ the subsequent losa of teeth." Soft-Shelled Eggs Trees that are unhealthy because chological fhetors on teeth, says the Danger in Warm Cream Soft-shelled eggs may be prevented of crown gall should not be used for Pathfinder Magazine, lie believes It Is a common practice nmong first by seeing the hens get plenty of grafting purposes, but should he de­ O rigin of “H orae-Radishn that pyorrhea develops most easily In fnrmers to keep cream too warm even minerals. This Is accomplished by stroyed. In the names of plants and fruits teeth affected by tartar. • • • the word "horse" Is frequently used In winter. Cream should never be al having both oyster sheila and cracked "I hnve established throngh a series to denote a large, strong or coarse va­ lowed to freeze, because It Is then rock known as hens’ grit in front of of tests thnt under strain of emotion For the planting of blackberries, riety. For Instance horse beans are hard to get representative samples In the hens constantly and by feeding a raspberries, currants, gooseberries, and worrit's tartar settles <'» teeth a coarse variety of common beans order to avoid this, some producers dry mash which contains about 20 and strawberries, spring planting I* much more rapidly than tinder normal condition." he claims. “Another cause used In feeding horses and cattle. It keep their cream near a stove or In per cent beef scraps. In cn«e you are generally preferred. for pyorrhea la gnashing of teeth, es­ Is supposed that the word was orig­ a place so warm that It Is likely to using milk In place of beef scraps, • • • pecially when a«lecp. Psyeboannlysts inally used In "horse-radish" for ths sour or to absorb had odors or both. add about 5 per cent of what the Before putting the orchard or gar­ know thnt gnashing of the teeth Is same purpose; namely, to Indicate In order to produce the highest qutl packers call raw bone meal. This den spray machine away for the sea­ only a reaction of the subconscious what was regarded as a coarse kiud Ity cream. It Is necessary to be pro­ will keep’ Indefinitely If kept cov­ son It is a good Idea to clean the tank vided the year around with a cool ered up. of radish. mind trying to free Itself of burden- nnd working parts, oil the pump and place, free from all contaminations. oil and loosen »11 threaded parts. W M U service. C o p y rig h t. 1)11 £ Horticulture Facts \