[ she could never bear to go away from the island for a minute now, for fear the commission of a crime would oc­ cur in her absence. “ Oh, to think of It,* she cried ec­ statically. “ at my age! To think of living on so sordidly, so sanely, so un- excitingly, for so many years I And then, when I am almost an old women, AVOID LOUD TALK and very sensible, to come to a good TURKEYS REARED little lazy island like this, and AT MILKING TIME LIKE CHICKENS stumble head-first Into mystery, ad­ venture and love. Ob, what luck I" By loud talk or other unnecessary Turkey rearing has been profitable All day Rand worked about the Copyright 1927 by The Bobbe Merrill Co house perfecting bis arrangements to when chick rations and methods of reasons the cow Is blamed for not Ingure her safety as well as he could, management have been used during giving down her milk, as we call It, and when he left at last. In the early growing period. The results of four while the m ilker and not the cow Is Rand knew this place of hla birth evening, he called back to her gayly. years’ experimental work with turkeys at fault, says Wallace’s Farmer. Rand studied her closely. *1 knew The process of giving down the you were charming—I ’ve known It all and hls venturesome youth like at Purdue university has shown that Ir^ a loud voice: book, knew the shore, knew the cove, along. But hls devotion—* "Good-by, Gay. See you In the the turkey Is very similar to the milk Is governed largely by the nerv­ “ It wasn’t devotion, stupid. Guess and understood the movement of the morning I Eleven o’clock I” chicken lu Its feed and management ous system of the cow. Anything what he wanted! Oh, Rand, he want­ tides and currents. He believed the Gay had expected him to come requirements. In spite of the general that affects the nervous system o f the ed to buy my dear little Lone Pine.” man had been shot—In the club, or again In the evening, and would have belief that It belongs to the range cow affects her production. For tlds Rand gave a startled exclamation, boathouse, perhaps—carried out and called Inquiry, Invitation, after him, country, must be hatched by hens, reason the m ilker has much to do sharply bitten off, and lighted his thrown Into the deep water. Perhaps but he was gone. fed a special diet and given an end­ with the amount o f milk the cow pipe with slow consideration. He said this was before the break of day, and When darkness had fallen she less amount of care the first few gives. It Is a recognized fact that the nothing. then, with the dawn, the murderers wished for him greatly. The very pre­ milk Is manufactured during the few weeks of brooding. “ Yes. He haa bought the L ittle were horrified to see the corpse wash cautions they had taken tended to Turkeys have been reared on lim­ minutes occupied by the actual proc­ CSub house and the woods, and he Ing on the sand, to hear Gay's terrl make her nervous. III at ease, so thA ited grass range, confined to pens ess of milking. This is the reason wanted my hilltop to round off the fled cries at Its discovery. she started painfully at every real or with outside platforms for direct sun­ why the art of milking Is of so much circle. 1 laughed at him. Oh, Rand, So far. Gay lent willing credence, fancied sound, and every low com­ light and In pens with no direct sun­ Importance, and also the reason why he offered to give me exactly twice th rillin g to every word. plaint of the rheumatic trees In the light when the ration carried 2 per the manner In which the cow gives what I paid for It, spot cash. I "The Chink saw you were here, re­ woodland set her shivering. down her milk Is so largely Influenced cent cod liver oil. lyughed at him. Wouldn't the admin­ ported to your friend Ingram, who When at last came a quick knock The “ all mash” and groin and mash by the milker. It Is also a reason istrator die If she knew she could get came and tried to frighten, and then today twice what she got last month?’ to buy you ouL To get rid of you at the door, without Rand’s assuring type chick rations have been used why a cow should be prepared for Rand regarded her reflectively. because things are going on they don’t whistle, for the first time, her with equally good results. When the milking before the actual process of thoughts leaped naturally to the pis­ "all mash” ration was used succulent milking begins, and also a reason why “That settles It,* he said slowly. want you to discover.—Why, see how “ Whatever that chap Is up to, it la plain It Is I When Ingram was here tol In her desk, and she ran for It feed, liquid milk, grit and grains were a cow properly milked three times a not over y e t It is not past. It la the other nlghL the Chink watched quickly, grasping It In nervous fingers. not fed, with apparently no unfavor­ day w ill give more and richer m ilk “ Who—Is—there?" she asked nerv­ able effect on the growth or mortality than when milked only twice. It la present.* to assure no tntetrruptlon, saw me also a reason why an excited cow o f the poults. Oay stared at him. “ That chap la coming, deliberately showed himself ously, as she crept to the door. “ It Is I, Ronald Ingram. Nothing The factors that have been found fails to give down her milk freely and up to,* she repeated Indignantly, and led me Into a chase to keep me Important I w ill come another time most Important for brooding are: completely. “ You don’t think Ronald Ingram—’ from discovering Ingram." If you are busy." I f the cow Is approached quietly at 1. A good brooder with a temperature “ Don’t be silly. Gay. Of course It Gay’s loyalty wavered, hut she “ No." of 100 degrees Fahrenheit under the milking time and Is free from fear is Ronald Ingram." steadied It by memory of the sympa­ Mindful of Rand's Instructions to be hover the first two weeks and ade­ that she w ill be harmed the milk man­ Rand had her go back over the thetic voice, the friendly touch of the story she had told, from the day of strong hands, the shadow In the gentle friendly, and her fears Instantly as­ quate heat as long at the poults show ufacturing organs work normally nnd suaged by the pleasant voice, she a need for IL 2. A good chick ration at their best. The best method Is to her arrival, and pieced It all together, eyes. bravely epened the door. “ How nice bit by bit. In chronological order. "He looks so honest, Rand," she of you, Mr. Ingram. I was lonely to­ fed In the same way one would feed approach the cow In a quiet, friendly “ All right, now," he Raid, when she protested. "He has such sort, sad chickens. 3. A clean pen and clean manner, wash the udder, tents and night." had finished, “ look at this. Some one, eyes." range ( if used) throughout the grow­ flank with a damp cloth. This rub­ His eyes went quickly to the pistol ing period. watching, no doubt in a panic of ter­ bing of the udder before actually be­ “ Oh, so’s a cow," said Rand rudely, In her hand. "Something frightened ror. saw you discover that body In the for he was greatly disturbed. ginning milking stimulates Slie glands you," he said keenly. “ Has anything Cove, saw you run for help.—Some one before the milking is commenced, But upon serious consideration, he Wet Mashes Should Be happened?” therefore saving time to the milker. was Inclined to agree that she was In “ No.” She laughed lightly as she Fed to the Goslings no particular danger as long as she slid the pistol back Into the drawer. maintained an air of utter Innocence, Goslings should be fed soft feeds, Fall-Freshening Cows Nothing has happened, but you have seeming not only to see nothing, but all warned me so much about the or In other words wet mashes, made Best, Says Floridan to suspect nothing. Above all, be up of say four parts corn meal, three The dairyman who gets the best- urged her to betray no curiosity, no deadly danger I am In that first thing parts wheat bran and one part red Interest In regard to things that went you know you will have me fright­ dog. Five per cent of meat scraps financial returns from hls cows Is the on about her, and with Ronald In­ ened." She laughed disarmingly. man who plans ahead fa r enough to In face of hls disarming friendli­ should be added when one week old. gram, If he came again, to continue This mash may be mixed with water have the m ajority of hls cows freshen ness, hls regardful Interest, Gay felt her warm and friendly but unlnqulsl- from September 15 to November 1 her suspicions of him slip away from or skim milk and fed In a trough. If tlve InteresL each year. This statement Is backed scalded and allowed to cool so much her. A gang I d the cove, yes: a band Rand did not believe that the affair up by John M. Scott, animal Indus­ of murderous criminals, yes; the the better. One precaution, which was a simple matter of bootlegging, watchful Chinaman, yes. But never many beginners do not take. Is neces­ tria list of the Florida experiment as he had at first suspected. The sary because goslings must have a station. Ronald Ingram with the affection favored method In bootlegging Is a The cows which freshen during this certain amount of grit. This should ately friendly eyea and the frank constant shifting of base, the effect­ consist of fine clean sand, which may period are the cows that produce most voice. ing of surprise landings, first one You are the pluckiest girl I ever he put in the bottom of the drinking milk when It Is in most demand, nnd place and then another. The acquire­ saw. But do, please, be careful. Yon dishes or added to the mash, one naturally brings a better price. The ment of a permanent base for their are too young, and far, oh, far to pound of sand to 100 pounds of mash. cow that freshens In the fall w ill like­ Illic it operations Implied a deeper and pretty, to live here alone when the This mash should be fed four times wise give the least amount of milk more deadly enterprise, and with hls dally for the first two weeks: three during the summer months when It is Island Is deserted." usual Impulsive venturesomeness, “ The united state of Maine agrees tlme9 dally for the next two weeks, lower In price. Rand had promptly decided to get to and then, morning and night w ill do, The dairyman who does not plan the bottom of IL to ferret out, alone with you." she said. “ I am afraid provided, of course, they have plenty ahead and breed hls cows from De­ you men are losing your nerve.—We and single-handed, thia business of cember 15 to February 1 each year of range. crime that had attached Itself to the women now!" she cr'ed cocklly. w ill find himself faced with the facts You women are getting downright Island. that more of his cows w ill freshen In foolhardy. Some of you have paid for Heavier Breeds Useful Gay was eager to assisL March and April than during the fall. “ I feel now more than ever," ahe your folly, and more w ill pay. But I for Raising Broilers In this case he w ill have his heaviest said, "that I was called to be the don’t want you to pay.” The honest Heavier breeds should be used for milk production at the season of the avenger of that poor boy In the cove. voice was cordial. Intimate. hroller production, even though they year when the demand Is least. Now He asked If she had by any chance Me Made No Effort to Conceal Hie He came to my very feeL pleading reconsidered about selling the cottage, do mature slightly less rapidly than Is a good time lo make a start. Ev­ to be avenged, and I stupidly bungled , Feeling for Her. light breeds. Any of the heavier ery dairyman who does not have a the whole thing from beginning to and she denied it quickly. “ If you breeds w ill be found satisfactory—the good bull should get busy and get one kook that body away while yon were end. Hut 1 shall not bungle It again, only came for that—" “ 1 didn't come for that. Let me he particular breed adopted for the pur­ right away. pone, and hid It.—Some one watched not with yon to help me." pose depending for its success upon for your return, snw your curious That day Rand put extra patented honest. I came only to see you. As work with n pencil and paper, had to locks on all Gay’s windows and doors, a matter of fact, I came over this the way it Is handled. Just as we Good Grain Ration With know what you were up to. And and connected an attachment to her afternoon hoping you would give me often make the statement that there Clover Hay for the Cows found out.—Some one tried to get the electric wiring which he carried up tea and be nice to me, but I saw the Is no best breed for egg production, Where clover hay only Is available, sketch from you, tried to beg It, tried Into the highest branches of the tall Cavalier chap hanging around, and so we w ill make the statement that to buy It.—Some one came In here at pine at her door, where he placed a knew you would hold me dearer In my there la no best breed for broiler pro­ the following mixture w ill make a duction. There Is a greater variation balanced ra tio n : Ground corn GlK) night, and stole It. Some one wants small, rose-colored light bulb; arrang­ absence." He talked pleasantly, smoking, told between the Individuals within a breed pounds, wheat bran 300 pounds, lin ­ to get you nwny from here, tried to ing It among the branches where It frighten you away, and finally tried to would throw Its light to the upper her of hls plans for the forest penin­ then there Is between breeds, and for seed meal 100 pounds. Mix and feed buy you out.—And that Is no one but windows of hls grandfather’s house. sula, complaining of the high prices this reason it Is advisable to select the one pound o f the mixture for each best that the breed offers and then three to four pounds of milk produced your gentlemanly Ingram, Gay, mark This he connected with two switch of labor and material. proceed to handle the flock In the most by ench cow. “ I feel like the Landing of the Pil­ th a t!" buttons Inside the cottage, one by her Gay was sorely shaken. The evi­ bed upstairs, and one In the window- grims, bare rock on every hand. It’s approved manner to get the best re­ Cows producing milk testing from dence was strong. That something sent In the living room where she usu really a hard undertaking, too big for sults possible. 3 to 3.5 per cent fat should get about crooked, something queer, had taken ally sat at her easel. This light she me, I am afraid, for I haven't much one pound of the mixture for each place on the good little Island she was to turn on at the slightest sus­ money. What does your Cavalier chap Close Inbreeding With four pounds of milk produced by each granted wittingly, eagerly, Indeed, be­ picion of any unusual stirring about do In the winter? There seems to be cow while those producing milk test­ Turkeys Is Dangerous ing about 5 per cent should get one cause the mere suspicion added a the house, and he, on the hlllslope be­ nothing going on, shops closed, hotels closed, theaters locked up—” piquant spice of mystery to the natu­ yond, would keep watch for IL Close Inbreeding with turkeys, ns pound of the grain mixture for each "Yes. everything Is dead, and the with all forms of live stock, must he three pounds of m ilk produced. ral charm of her surrounding. Gay professed herself frankly The reappearance of Ronald In­ thrilled with these precautions for her Cavalier, being addicted to medita­ carefully guarded to safeguard vital­ When silage Is not available It Is gram, and hla desire to buy the cot­ protection. She said she had never tion. Is glad of IL He rests. He hl ity. I f you had but one old turkey not advisable to feed cottonseed meal bernates." tage, lent a sudden sinister aspect to loved Lone Vine so much, she said hen so that you know that the young to dairy cows since the cottonseed (T O B I C O N T IN U B D .» the whole matter. Assuming that tom and young hens to which you re­ mtal has a bln-.Ing effect on the some lawless enterprise was afoot In fer are full brother and sister, there bowels which may cause trouble. the bordering woods. Hand quickly might he some danger In mating reallxed that the residence of Aunt- them, unless they are all especially O ld Rom an Fountain C redited to D om itian strong and well developed. I f you **#**###*###**##******#**# tlnilry In the Lone I’lne had consti­ tuted no menace to their security had more than one hen last year so D a iry N o tes Auntalmlry went to bed promptly with Home has the reputation of being from numerous small holes In a bronze that these birds might he only partly * the dusk. Her strolling was limited the city which possesses the largest globe at the top and fell In a veil Into related the dangers would be much exclusively to the pier, the grocery number of artistic and m lumental a large circular basin, lined through­ lessened; but vitality and develop­ Hired help Is the costliest item I d store, the church, and the hotties of fountains, which all help to give her out with marble. This fountain Is ment are essential even there and milk production. her friends. She never ventured a most attractive aspecL But certain­ mentioned by the philosopher Seneca must always be guarded. nlong the shore, nor put foot In the ly very few people In Home, writes a in one of his epistles, when he com­ Calf scours Is caused principally by forest, hence there was nothing to correspondent of the Christian plains of the noise which was made by infection that calves may receive from Favor White Hollands fear from her presence In the Lone Science Monitor, could tell you which a showman who blew hls trumpet many sources i f they are not given 'ine. The presence of this active, Is the oldest of all, and guides often close to the fountain. White Holland turkeys are greatly careful attention. venturesome, keen e.vcd young woman miss pointing It out to the tourists and esteemed by those who raise them. In the vantage-point on the fringe of other foreign visitors. They are Inclined to be more docile •Scoop shovel" feeding of dairy T u n in g C h u rc h B elle the wood, constituted a constant men­ than the other breeds. Probably they At the foot of the road leading to It Is said that an English clergy­ nre not quite as vigorous. The ques­ cows Is unprofitable. A good prac­ ace, and her discovery of the body the Coliseum there lies the so-called In the cove was evidence of the seri­ Meta Sudans, a fountain whose name man was the first to call attention to tion of health Is one of foundation tice Is to feed each cow one pound of grain mixture for every three or four ousness of this menace, so that ah > la probably derived from Its conical the fact that bells are rarely In tune stock and care. was subjected to constant unrelaxlng shape, similar to the "metae" of the and that the fault can b- remedied Undoubtedly the feathers of the pounds of milk produced. vigilant guard circus. The fountain Is believed to If a church bell was originally In tune White Holland are more highly prized Tert your separator ones In awhile Nor had Rand any difficulty In con­ have been erected or embellished by with Itself. According to bis theory, than those of other breeds. The structing an explanation of the hody the Emperor Domltian, and It was re­ a bell must have at least five tones Bronze Is the largest breed and un by taking a sample of the skim Iff that washed ashore In the cove. The produced on the special medal struck at correct Intervals to form a per­ douhtedly excels the other In vigor to the cream buyer, or by sending some to your state agricultural col­ rope at the ankle showed that the on ths occasion of the formal opening fect musical chord. and vitality. lege. At first the work of tuning was body had been weighted to sink, but of the Coliseum. The water Issued done with a hammer, a chisel and a the washing of the waves, or the cut­ The best time to separate Is Just file, and a magnificent tenor bell In Renewing Hen Flock ting of rocks, had severed the rope M a d e N a m e Fam oue Norfolk, England, was thus reduced and released the welghL Gay had It may not pay to replace entirely after milking when the temperature L If always felt that the body washed In­ At first Napoleon was known by hls three-quarters of a Inch to diameter; your older hens with pullets every shore, from sea. Rand, on the other full name. Just the same as any other but modern hell foundries employ a year, especially If you have Leghorns w ill pay to set the vessel In warm hand, was strongly assured that It citizen or soldier of France. Later, machine with a revolving cutter that which are likely to lay pretty heavily water and get it up to 90 degrees at bad been throw n Into the deep water when he became empertir, he assumed shaves the metal near the crown of in their second season. The cost of -east, before running It through thu o f the cove from the rocks st the the name of Napoleon I. It la cus­ the bell until the tuner, aided by > raising an entire new flock may off separator. farthest point of the peninsula, that tomary for kings and emperors to tuning fork, has hit the right pltck set the gain from a larger egg yield It had come, not from sea, but from have hut one name.' as Wilhelm III On one experiment with Holstein But about half the older birds ought land, front the Island Itself; that mur­ of Germany. Nicholas II of Russia. E x c e lle n t fo r Novicee to be replaced with pullets, and the heifers, heavily-fed animals came In­ der had been done, not In the vast I etc. They also had family names. It Is almost Impossible to drown la sale of the old hens and broilers, to to their first heat nearly four months nesa of the wide ocean, but right there ' such as Hohenzollern and Romanoff. Great Salt lake. The salt water la gether with the heavier egg pm-luc earlier than light-fed ones, and with on the shore, within stone's th ru * | but these names are seldom used In this lake Is so concentrated that tb< tlon w ill usually show a profit from lerscys heavy feeding hastened their from where they saL | referring to them sexual maturity about two and on« buuiau bo-ly will not s in k — Liberty this course. Half months. DLE ISLAND •F A R M ’ POULTRY B y E T H E L H U ESTO N WNU Service. STO RY FROM T H E 8TAR T On th e v e rs « o f n ervo u s c o l­ lapse, due to o v e rw o r k , O a y D e ­ lane, a r t is t , seeks re s t a t Id le Is la n d She re n ts a c o tta g e , th e “L o n e P in e ,“ fro m an Is la n d c h a r ­ a c te r, th e “C a p ta in ,“ and hls s is ­ te r, A lic e A n d o v e r, “a d m in is t r a ­ to r ." G a y finds th e c o tta g e te n a n te d by an e ld e rly lady, " A u n ta lm lr y ," w h o consents to m ove to a n o th e r abode, th e " A p ­ ple T r e e ." On a n e x p lo ra tio n of th e Is la n d G ay la h o rrifie d by th e a p p e a ra n c e o f th e d r if t in g body o f a d ro w n e d m an. A b u lle t w o und In th e te m p le show s the m an to ha v e been m u rd e re d G ay r»-iurns w ith th e “C a p ta in ,“ but th e y find no body th e re . G ay, b ein g u n ab le to c o n v in ce her n e ig h b o rs o f th e t r u t h , d ra w s a p ic tu re o f th e face o f th e dead m an , In te n d in g to send It to the a u th o ritie s . She m eets a s tra n g e r to w h om she te lls th e s to ry and show s th e p ic tu re . H e a sks fo r It, b u t G a y refu ses. N e x t day the p ic tu re Is m issing. “ R a n d “ W a l­ lace, w a n d e re r, and considered s o m e th in g o f a “b la c k sheep“ by th e Is la n d e rs , s u rp ris e s G ay at h e r ho usehold ta sk s . G a y ’s a c ­ q u a in ta n c e w ith R an d rip e n s In ­ to a ffe c tio n . G a y d e te rm in e s to s ta y fo r th e w in t e r T h e s tra n g e r w h om G ay had m e t th e day of h e r d isc o v e ry o f th e body In ­ troducen h im s e lf as R o n a ld In g ­ ra m . “ A u n t a lm lr y " te lls G ay of h e r son, B u d d y ,” w h o has been m is s in g fo r years. R a n d Is s u s p i­ cious o f R o n a ld In g r a m , and a p ­ p re h e n s iv e o f som e e v ild o in g In i house k n o w n as th e “ L it t le C lu b ," a p p a r e n tly unoccupied CHAPTER VII— Continued — 10— And so one night, toward the end of October, when Itonald Ingram came again, Gay, because she was lonely, received him with a warmth so genuine, a pleasure so undisguised, that springing hope sent an eager light to hls eyes, and he made no ef­ fo rt to conceal hls feeling for her. "Vi,u Hill,' snow bird," he cried, “ are you still here? You’ll wake up Borne morning to find your feuthers flecked with snow 1” •‘And I am going to stay longer, much longer, weeks, and months. Maybe all winter. Maybe forever. If 1 am very happy.” “ Oh, my dear,” he expostulated nnxlously, "you enn't do that. Posi­ tively, Il Is not sufe. Why, the Island w ill be snowbound Inside of another month. You cannot expose yourself to such danger. It Is not right." “ What danger? If I am snowed In, certainly everybody else w ill be snowed out I" lie sighed heavily, hesitated a mo­ ment, then, with the air of squaring one's self for a sudden plunge, be said earnestly, “ Then you w ill hate me for my errand I am seeking the owner of your hilltop Iceberg. I want to buy It." “ Too late, too late! It Is mine, I have already bought It. and It Is not fo r sale.” “ Anything Is for sale, at the right price,” he argued. " I must have It. I have bought the old clubhouse down In the wooda, and I want to corner this whole end of the peninsula for a nest of cottages. You see, I must have your hilltop to complete the circle." “ Never, never. You cannot have IL Not for sale." “ Oh, come, have a heart I I am w illing that you should make a fnlr profit on me. Hut I must have IL You see It Is really essential to me." Hut It was essential to Gay also. “ Think what It means to my bank account." he pleaded. Hut Gay thought only of what It meant to her heart, “ No. no." she said firmly. “ I should be followed by bad lurk the rest of my life. I tell you, If I sold my Heart’s I'eslre. It would be sacrilege. It would be blood money." “ You are In love." he said shrewd­ ly, and a shadow fell across hls eyes. Gay laughed. She would offer no denial The very admission was sweet to her. lie told Gay something of hls plans for the exploitation of that part of the Island. He cautioned her not to discuss hls venture too freely among her friends, “ For I shall ItHve to buy some land yet. and much material, and If people think there la money being made, prices take wings." Gay laughingly promised discretion. As he said good night, he took both her hands In hls again, and said pleasantly. "A fter all. I feel a sort of happiness because yon would not sell .Since we are to he neighbors, we must be friends. I shall never feel that you are outside my circle, but a part of It. But If you see me or my work­ men pottering about, measuring off yards or acres In the woods behind you, don't put t shot Into us with that Hnhy of yours, will you?” Gay said she would lim it her target practice lo the lobster buoys, and lie w e-• away at last smiling back at her She did not see Rand until the next morning, wlu-u be appeared for cof­ fee at eleven ••(»li. why didn't you eome last night F’ she cried petulantly, “ lton aid Ingram was here. I want yeu to him. lie Is so nice.* k»