5??e GREEN CLOAK Ejr Y O R K E D A V I S CHAPTER IX—Continued —15— "Do you think »lie's with him?” Before he could answer, the tele­ phone hell rang sharply, and the quick­ ness with which he turned and ■Hatched the receiver off the hook be­ trayed the tension of excitement under which he was laboring. “Been looking for me!" he ex­ claimed. “A niun named Mallory! Well, why didn’t you try these apart­ ments sooner? Where Is be now?" • • • • • • • “All right Don’t waste any more time.” “That you, Mallory?” • • • • • • • “What's that you say? You've got the girl. Came buck to her room, did she?” • • • • • • • "What's she like? Violent at all?” AVERAGE COW IS YELLOW CORN IS “STAR BOARDER” BEST FOR HENS that she Identified the man she mur­ dered l»y his odor.” The average cow of the 300,000 In Yellow corn should constitute at Without waiting for any reply, he the United States’ cow-testing asso­ least C O per cent of the total rations turned abruptly to the girl and spoke a hat and a cloak and a pair of over­ ciations Is a “star boarder,” and not shots. Then get your own hat and to her In Maori, asking her a question, for laying hens. This is especially Just a “boarder cow,” according to Important during the winter months If one could Judge from the odd Inflec­ overcoat and come back here.” Dr. C. W. Larson, chief of the bureau Mallory hesitated, and cast an In­ tion of the thick, guttural words. In when the supply of green food Is lim­ Bf dairy Industry, United States De­ her eyes already there was a kind of ited. The chief virtue yellow corn pos­ partment of Agriculture. She returns quiring glance toward Ashton. “Oh, yes,” said Ashton with a laugh. smoldering fire. The doctor cried out sesses which Is not present In white an Income over the cost o ' her feed “He's the boss now. You'll take all something more In Maori and accom- I corn la vltamlne A which must bepro- of approximately twice that returned pnnled the exclamation with a gesture I vlded t0 malntaln ‘he health of the your orders from him.” flock. Where rations ore devoid of by the average cow of the country, ex­ The doctor smiled. "I think you’ll of both hands tow-ard the doorway. this vltamlne the hens will develop a plained Doctor Larson when outlining The girl darted out between Mallory want your overcoat yourself, and let a program for Increasing production me recommend a cap, If you have such and me, like some wild beast on- I d lw a se very »Itnllar to roup. In fact of milk at reduced costs. a thing, rather than a derby. There’s leashed, and set out down the corridor It Is called nutritional roup. The eyes "Although the annual consumption Why do so many, many babies of to­ no telling how long we’ll be out, and at a slow, swinging trot, her head bent water, swell shut, and white pus-tules of milk per person grew from 43 gal­ form In the throat. Naturally the egg day escape all the little fretful spells low and swaying sideways. It was the air Is cold tonight with all this lons In 1920 to 55.3 gallons in 1920, uncanny to see her. I felt my flesh production Is very poor. One can tell and Infantile ailments th at used to half-frozen dampness In It." by observing the color of the egg yolk Americans still are almost 50 per cent worry mothers through the day, and While the other two men went on creep as I set out to follow her. below the minimum consumption de­ whether the danger line Is near. If keep them up half the night? Mallory had not understood, and he I their several errands. Doctor McAlis­ clared desirable by those who know. If you don't know the answer, you ter and I found our ulsters and enpg. made a motion to detain her but this I tbe pgg yolks ure extre,1>ely P“le- 11 ‘8 The average cow-testing association The doctor added to his equipment a was checked .by a pre-emptory order 8 Praetlcal lndex that the ratlon low animal produces 7.50C pounds of milk haven't discovered pure, harmless Cas- In vltamlne A and that vltamlne A heavy walking stick and a huge pair from Ashton. torla. It ls sweet to the taste, and “Follow along!” cried the doctor • luust be Provl,fed- otherwise dunger Is per year, as against 4,500 pounds given sweet In the little stomach. And Its of what he called galoshes. by the country’s average cow. Ashton was ready os soon as we “Keep as close as you can. We mustn’t a,-je a i Tbls ls due t0 tbe iact tbat “High producing cows are econom­ gentle influence seems felt all through feeds rich In the yellow coloring mat­ were, and Mallory didn’t keep us wait­ lose sight of herl" ical In the use of feed. A tabulation the tiny system. Not even a distaste­ We had lost sight of her already, ter found In eggs ure usually rich In ing more than two or three minutes. of more than 100,000 individual cow ful dose of castor oil does so much He was dressed for the expedition for she had turned to the right Into a | vltamlne A. It yellow corn constitutes records shows that cows producing good. himself, and he had over bis arm the cross corridor. When we reached the 1 half of the ration, there is no cause 9,000 pounds of milk per year did not Fletcher’s Castorla ls purely vege­ green cloak, and In his hand carried corner where she had turned, we all for alurm. eat twice as much as cows that pro­ table, so you may give it freely, a t In cave It ls Impossible to feed yel- a rather preposterous hat, which was halted, as If some medusa hand had first sign of colic; or constipation; or | low corn, then It ls absolutely neces- duced 4,500 pounds. They ate approx­ diarrhea. Or those many times when Just about the sort of piece of mil- suddenly turned us to stone. imately 40 per cent more feed In dol­ The Meredith Is a high building. | sary to feed some green leafy materlul, llnery one might expect Jane Perkins’ lar's worth of feed per cow to pro­ you Just don't know what 1» the mat­ taste for adornments of this sort to We were on the eighth floor, but the such as clover or ulfalfa leaves. I’ea duce twice as much milk and butter- ter. For real sickness, call the doc­ green alfalfa leaf meal may be used result In. girl was In the act of getting out of a fat. Cows In the 9,000 pound produc­ tor, always. At other times, a few The girl got up and huddled herself window. Mallory recovered the use of to the extent of 10 to 15 per cent of tion class ate only about 40 per cent drops of Fletcher's Castorla. Into the clouk when the doctor hand- his muscles first, and rushed forward the poultry tnash, or clover or alfalfu more digestible nutrients than cows The doctor often tells you to do Just In nn attempt to forestall what seemed hay should be kept In suitable racks th at; and always says Fletcher's. that produced half ns much." to him a deliberate attempt at suicide. before the hens till the time. Some Successful dairymen everywhere re­ Other preparations may be Just as "Hold on!" cried the doctor. “She’s people build a V-shaped ruck of slats sort to correctly compounded feeding pure, Just as free from dangerous which will hold a bale of hny. The only going where Wilkins w ent If mixtures to obtain the high milk drugs, hut why experiment? Besides, rack should he high enough off the there was a way down there for him, ; yields Doctor Larson described. For the book; on care and feeding of babies floor so that the hens may pick easily she’ll be able to follow him safely.” cows on pasture a much-used ration that comes with Fletcher's Castorla 1« “And wherever they can go,” said | off the lower corner. Later the bale Is ground outi and barley or hominy, worth Its weight In gold! may be rolled over, and atter the Ashton, “I guess we can follow. lie started down the corridor ns he •caves are consumed, the stems may be 200 pounds each, and wheat bran and linseed meal, 100 pounds each, 1 pound I spoke. I should probably have agreed used as ••Her- It should he remem- fed for each 4 or 5 pounds of milk. wlth him, had I not become aware Just bered that If yellow corn is used, it Is Another popular ration ls ground outs, then that the door beside which I wns n,,t 80 necessary to feed the hay. Sue- 400 pounds, barley or hominy, 300 standing opened Into the elevator eulent material, such ns root crops, pounds and wheat bran and linseed shaft, and the gauge showed that the *8 not a substitute for the green leufy meal, 200 pounds each, fed In the same elevator was descending. I signaled It materlul. way. to stop, on the chance that It might W’NU Servir*. C cg y rlstu . H i t "Well, wait a minute. Hold the wire. I’ll tell you what to do with her.” He turned round then, and began ■peaking rapidly to Doctor McAlister. “The girl went to her room and Mallory has got her. He says she's perfectly quiet, not violent at nil, that Is, but she's taking on a great deal, protesting that her arrest must tie a mistake. So It’« clear she hasn't gone off Into one of those subjective states of hers. But what are we to do with her? Do you suppose she'd be of service to us In getting track of Wil­ kins? She’d probably take pretty good core not to get him Into trouble, I suppose, If she suspected that wo really wanted him.” “Tell hltu to bring her here,” said my chief, his eyes shining with excite­ ment. “We shall be able to use her, never fear. Ye«, have Mallory bring her to this room.” Ashton hesitated for nn Instant. Then transmitted the message, word for word, to Mallory, und hung up the receiver. “I don't quite see It,” (ie went on thoughtfully. “I'nlesa Wilkins took her Into Ills confidence, she won't know anything about him. It he did, she'll lie on her guard not to betray him, and a stupid, stubborn person like that sometimes makes a lot of trouble.” The doctor's only reply was a com Went, which sounded a little Irrelevant, " I told you, didn't I,” said he, “that In her subjective states her whole ays tern of sensory nerves seems to be abnormally stimulated, almost to a hysterical degree?" I |iad It on my tongue to ask him what he meant, when the sound of footsteps approaching along the cor­ ridor, cut the question short. The “ H ere Shs Is," Hs Said B riefly. “ Do next moment there was a tap on the You Want M«7" door, the detective, Mallory, ushered ed It to her. In a perfectly nnturul sort Jane Perkins back Into our sitting of way, us If It was a garment with room "Here she Is,” he snld briefly “Do which she was well acquainted. “All ready," asked the doctor. you want me?” “Then let's he off. Mallory, you show "Yes," snld the doctor; "alt down. You sit down, too, Perkins; here In ns the way. We want to go to Wil­ the ensy chair where you were be­ kins’ room first." "All of us?" questioned Ashton fore. No, my poor child, there's noth "The girl, too?” lag to be frightened about Don’t cry. "Yes," said the doctor. ‘‘She’s the We’re not going to hurt you." The perfect poise und balance of his Important member of this expedi­ tion.” own nerves gave him a tremendous I caught then, and It made my flesh power of calming the nerves und quiet Ing the fears of others. That single creep a little, my first Inkling of Ids purpose. But It was ;>erfeetly evident sentence, spoken In his calm resonant from Ashton's face that no such Idea voice did more to reassure the girl had occurred to him. than I could have done In an hour. "Hadn't she better be handcuffed to "Now you're not afraid any more, Mallory?" he asked, as we were leav­ Jane," he went on. “This little mirror, ing the room. “She might give us the ■winging so, makes you calm again, even makes you sleepy. You're going •Up.” "No," said the doctor; "she’ll follow to sleep already. Your eyelids are heavy. Your hands are heavy, too, —follow like a dog." We threaded our way In silence and quite relaxed. Just ns they ure when you go to sleep. You're asleep through the corridors to Wilkins’ room. It was a small room, and I stayed now ; fust asleep.” Once more, ami otily once, the doctor hack In the corridor with Mallory to hummed the strange, droning tune of make room for my chief and Ashton to go In with the girl. the death chant, and I saw, by the W hat I saw through the doorway • little shiver that went over the girl's body, that the transformation of her wns curious nud Interesting. Doctor McAlister strode straight across to personality had already taken place. the wardrobe, flung open the door of “Watch," said I to Ashton, "watch It. groped for a moment In Its Interior, the girl's face." ~lth one hand, then withdrew It, "You've been allowing me wonders waving triumphantly, an old shoe. tonight," he said In a voice that was And now Ashton's eyes lighted up dulled with amazed bewilderment, with the surmise which had come to "but this Is a wonder that out-tops me a few moments earlier. them all.” "Good God, McAlister!" he ex­ All that wns true, for there, under claimed. "What are you going to do?" his eyes, he ssw, reappearing In the Tin going to find Josiah Haines, body of this English chambermaid, the alias Wilkins, If he hasn’t got too long etrange wll,l creature he had gone a start on us." with us to St. Martin's hospital to As he finished speaking, he ostenta­ see. a couple of nights before. tiously sniffed at the shoe himself, and The dintor's voice broke the si­ held It out to the girl. lence. He spoke to the girl, a single, 'Osa Enna," she said. short sentence 'n what 1 now recog. ‘Exactly," said the doctor; "Josiah nlied to he the Maori tongue. Then, Hnlnes." without a pause, he went on: You can’t possibly mean." ex­ "I aiu spesklng In English now, Fan- claimed Ashton, “that you're going to enna. and you understand me. Tetl try to track him with her. ns if—as lire that It la to.” If she were a hound' It's Impossible. Her auawer was a sort of clinking Impossible and horrible, too," he add guttural, Impossible one would think ed with ■ shiver. for a Western throat to produce. So far as the horror Is concerned." “Say It in English," the doctor com »aid the doctor, "we can't afford to he mantled. squeamish, with telephone and tele­ ”Ee es," she said. graph wires down all over the city, The dor-tor turned to the detective. and likely enough trolley wires, too “Mallory,” lie said, “you know where He has too great an advantage of us Wilkins' room in the hotel la, don't to warrant our rejecting any means you?” of finding him that come to hand, even "Yes, s ir but It's locked. He's gone though they are primitive. As for Its off w ith tin- key.” being Impossible, that's exactly the “Don't waste time trying to find an­ thing we're going to test. I don't be other key." said the doctor. “Break eve It 1«. The girl scented us half the door down and leave It so that way across Morgan's study, and we ran walk directly In. Then go to •pointed' us. exactly as a setter points »els g u l s i. in find some w arm wr«j>e. a quail. And she confessed to me Children Cry for pr°V0 .u?eful', Materials Necessary Feed, Breed and Weed By that time Ashton had already! , — , . Joined Mallory at the window. Ap- j for Producing EggS Cows, Says an Expert pnrently one glance was nil they need- Every egg must have a shell. Bones The time-worn slogan for the dairy ed. for they came hurrying back with ! also require minerals. Both bones white fuces. and shells are largely mnde up of cal- farmer, "Feed, breed und weed,” de­ ’’Slie has worked herself along a six- ! clum. Without the necessary calcium, serves to be culled to mind at the be­ The m ore you cough the w orse you feeL ginning of n new yenr, for upon these ami the m ore Inflamed your th ro a t and Inch ledge," said the lawyer, “to an | laying hens will lack the materials three principles depends the degree of !.unf s becom«- Give them a ch an ce tfl Iron standpipe. It's not conceivable necessary for producing eggs. Even success to be attained with dairy cows, | n J " _ _ _ that Wilkins went that way.” though enough other feed may he sup­ says J. P. LaMaster, chief of dairying, B O S C h O O ^ S S v r U D Don't forget that he wns Bully plied to furnish the necessary mate- Clemson college. I ,__ ,___ ... wsj-* Franklin's first mate," said the doctor, rials for a large number of eggs a has been g iv in g r e lie f fo r stx ty -o n e At present a good spread between years. Try It. 30c and 90c b ottles. Buy “But this ls a better way for us. Come hen cannot lay more eggs than she It at your drug store. G. G. Green, Inc., feed prices and the price of dairy W along." I has shell material for. oodbury, N. J. " e all four piled Into tho elevator Considerable experimental data ha? products makes It pay to feed liberal­ and told the hoy to drop us, as quick- been compiled which shows definitely ly, using as much home-grown and lo­ ly ns he could, right through to tha that a plentiful supply of minerals has cally produced feeds as possible. Only registered bulls from high pro­ basement. The excitement In our faces a marked effect on the number of eggs RELIEVED was Imperative. He threw the lever laid. In addition to n plentiful supply ducing ancestry should be used In «ny . . . QUICKLY herd. Do not waste time and money over and let us down at a tremendous of oyster shell or other high calcium raising the daughters of scrub and Carter’s Little Ihrsr PiHs rate. mineral, hens need free access to a Psrety VsgetaMs U u tn e "This way,” cried Mallory, rushing supply of sharp sand to aid them In grade bulls even though these flaugh m ove the bow el* free fro m tors nre out of goiqj cows. Remember off in the dark. P»in a n d unpleasant afte r digesting their feed. These items rep­ etteett. lh » v relieve the ivM etn o f constipa* We lost sight of him, hut heard resent a email cost to the producer that each cnlf gets half of Its Inher­ tio n poUons which cause that dull and aching itance from each pnrent. feeling. Rernem her they are a doctor's pre­ sounds of a struggle lie wns having but make a large difference In the net p r in t ion and can be taken bv the en tire fa m ily . While breeding nnd feeding deter­ with a badly warped door which evl- returns. A ll Drugg in * 25c an d 75c Red Package*. » deiitly had not been opened In a long Growing poultry also requires a lib mine the pro ,t or loss of the Individ 1525 time. He conquered It Just as we eral supply of minerals. In addition ual, the herd's ledger balance must de­ came np with him, and the next mo- to calcium, many producers are mix pend on elimination of those cows so ment, peering out In the misty gray Ing from four to five pounds of hone poorly endowed with dairy blood that light to gee whether we had taken meal with every 190 pounds of mush. good care nnd feeding cannot make the right direction after all, we made Bone meal furnishes phosphates In them profitable. out a dark blurred figure, which was, addition to calcium and therefore aids & P i n u a t , rffre riv * nevertheless, unmistakable. Still In In bone growth. Stanchions for Calves • v r u p - 3 5 c sod 60c size«. A n d • * . • m a l l , P is c e s T h ro a t and that crouching attitude, with bowed Very Handy in Feeding ( C h e t Salve, 35c. head swaying from side to side, the p i „ n R n fa O u t girl was working round in widening 1 la R 10 H lu ll S U U l Feeding young dairy calves withoui circles, trying to catch the scent of the Poultry House stanchions Is almost as unsatisfactory Discussion V». A rg u m e n t Presently she caught what she had To keep rats out of a poultry bouse, ns trying to milk cows without having The mnn who enters Into a discus­ stnbles. Stanchions for the ! been searching for, straightened up a build a concrete wall four Inches thick : proper , . — — —■= sion Is full of a passion for truth and little out of her crouching attitude, and on the outside or the Inside of the old ' s ,n’’-V >e made very much like eager to hear IL The man who argtast set out. briskly, at a gait which was foundation. This wall should extend e ° rdinary rlg,d ««>n<*loni for cows, is full of vanity and desires only tb smaller, neither precisely a walk nor a run, but two feet below the ground level and except i . "V R I?a. Pri A ippd frou8h should he placed In front, with divisions “to hear himself talk.—American Mags- w hleh, If she should keep It up, would at least one foot above it zine. tax our powers to follow. A four-inch concrete floor Is then keep the feed for each calf separate, "h e n feeding time comes, the calves She threaded her way down a three- placed directly on the compacted , foot paved passage, which led out of earth. If the natural drainage Is . e i,!1 , n 1 le 8,anchlons and a pall Headaches from Slight Cold» BROMO QT’INlVi-' T E . the court and Into a larger one, poor, a cinder or gravel fill six Inches . . , s SPt, in ,be ,rou8h for each I^axailve l i e v . the H eadache by the Com' crossed this and vaulted over a low thick I» first pluced on the earth; ,P5 ,be <’alves have finished i?.OV . Or '.'’ " “ 'J” °f E W ¿ r eoyC.°i,a brick wall Into the alley which bi­ however, In most eases this fill is ' 111 la8 the uillk, the proper amount the box. 30c.— Adv. ' ' ° f Rrnin ,s f’ut ,n ,he trough and the sected the block behind The Meredith. not needed. N o C o m p la in ts She trotted the length of this, with us The door Is equipped with n spring I “ . are a,lnwe<1 •» remain until straggling along behind her as best hinge or some other device which will they have eaten their portion. This Eager Angler—How are the fish In we could, crossed the boulevard, with- dose It automatically. If the door Is will usually prevent the calves from the lake? out a glance to right or left, nnd weef of wood, a good plan Is to place a acquiring the habit of sucking each Bored ’Stranger—Quite contented. straight on down the alley and piece of sheet metal or of one fourth other. Calf stanchions nre usually made through the next block. Inch, 12 gnuge wire screen, one foot Lou see. commented the doctor, high on Its base In order to prevent from 36 to 42 Inches high and 28 Inches from center to center. A space he took elaborate precautions against the rats from gnawing through IL of 4 ’i inches Is approximately correct being recognized In tha I m m e d i a t e _______________ for the neck. neighborhood of The M eredith. Alm ost R n r o ilt in f f O fltq every guest at the hotel, as well az O p iO U U n g U BIS the full force of servants, know him. ,be easiest ways to sprout Calves in Winter But his chance of encountering any 08,8 18 *° P,ar* the oats In a ling and Calves which are dropped during | such person diminishes rapidly as hs ’" ak 11 ,n ” •>al1 ’ "'ter overnight, the winter and early spring should gets away from the vicinity of the warm wnter In winter Soak twi have warmer quarters than the ordi­ hotel He'll leave the alley to taks '•Har,s f°r ea<’*> hens. After soak Ing overnight, hang the hag behind nary shed will provide ft will pay to the streets presently.’ (TO OK GONTINUBD.) the kitchen stove. Dip the bag In to partially close up one end of the warm water once dally, shaking the shed, leaving spaces In the partition i Scoff's F irs t N o v e l oats each f,me, and hang up ngaln for the calves to enter. These qaar ! "Waverly" was the first of the series The oats Is ready for use on the fifth tera for the calves should he kept well i of famous novels written by Sir Wal­ day. If one uses five hags for sprout bedded The calves will begin to eat Too Offen This W arn , o f ter Scott, produced In iS K The ae- Ing oats, he ran have a constant sup grain after they are a few weeks old Sluggish Kidneys. and It la usually profitable to provide I cret o f (tie authorship was well kspt ply by starting a new hag each dnv. f O il V * 1 H — —* — * I a creep where grain may be supplied | r ) O E S morning find you stiff, achy— for years, Ths book —3 gives a fine pic­ ture of the hopes and fears that ani­ A - ' «11 worn out?" D o you feel t.red mated political parties In Great Bril Eggs In Winter hred.rT r y 73’U J ferna*t*,n« ‘» ' k«che. Removing Warts ■In In 1745, the year of ths nprlslni d ‘“ y Are Many p, ul try men are finding that Warts on cows’ teats can be greatly 1 .« led by Charles Stuart, ths Young Pre- they need warmer houses for winter ,n d burn,ng benefited by -mearlng (hem with olive tender. Its name la tnken from Wa egg prodnetton and are lining their a •nd 9h°uidnt b- verly, near Hlndhead, In Surrey, Eng houses with commercial wall board at all several time« . day. This treat ment wu, „kely remove most them land. » ¿ ‘«ffz. • stim ulant diuretic. the time of the fall renovation. This It win si,« relieve ,he rn|n lining gives the house a smooth ap i n z P T th* T rrttlon «>• »•* kidneys n* can be done more sa.isfa’ T h e y A r e N o t A fr a id •od thus s,d ,n t h . elim inationof pearanee on the Inside anil removes a The robins and wrens, the bluebirds le< of the cracks and crevices around torlly. Those warts that are not re I ~»»te .r n p u n t « , bsers everyw here « o d o r^ D o c n , pour « . g A i c / and nuthatebers^ like all birds, are the uprights. This redn ces the time T w .h ’, n ? ' 7 ’ " ™ ”