The Wasco news., July 13, 1906, Image 6

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C H A P T E R X XI V._<Continued.»
Between Engh'haw k and Signal Ilill
v ere. for the absconders, other danger*.
Along the Indented const of P o rt Bunch«*
w ere constables' stations, and to avoid
them it would be necessary to make a
circu it into the scrub. Vnw illing ns he
w as to lose time, Jo h n Rex saw th a t to
attem p t to run the gauntlet of these
four statio n s would be destruction. H e
ranged his men in single tile; and. q u it­
tin g the road near Norfolk Bay. made
stra ig h t for the Neck. A fter nearly two
hours of painful progress. Jem m y \ etch
stoppeil aud whispered them to approach.
T hey were on a sandy rise. T o the le ^
w as a black object—a constable's hut"
to the right was a dim w hite line— the
ocean; in front was a row of lamps
and between every tw o lam ps leaped
end ra u a dusky, indistinct body. Je m ­
my Vetch pointed w ith his lean fore­
finger.
"T he dogsT
lnstiuctively they crouch down, lest
even at th a t distance the tw o sentries,
so plainly visible in th e red light of the
guard house tire, should see them .
"W ell," said G ab b ett, "w h a t's to be
done now ?’’
As he spoke, a long, low howl broke
from one of the chained hounds, and the
whole kenuel burst iuto hideous outcry.
Jo h n Rex, who ¡»erhaps was the b ra v ­
es: of the party , shuddered. "T hey have
smelled us." he said.
"W«l m ust go
on. M ake for the right-hand side of
th e je tty . I thiuk 1 see a bo.it there. It
ia our only chance now. W e can never
break through the statiou.
A re we
re a d y ? Now! All to g eth er."
G abbett was fast o u tstrip p in g the o th ­
ers by some three feet of distance,
□'here were eleven dogs, two of which
w ere placed on stages set out in the
w ater, and they were so chained th a t
th e ir muzzles nearly touched. T he giant
leaped into the line, and w ith a blow of
his ax split the skull of the beast on his
right. T his action unluckily t«»ok him
w ithin reach of the o th er dog. which
seized him by the thigh.
"E ire !" cried M cNab, from the other
side of the lamps.
T he giant u ttered a cry of rage and
pain, and fell with th e dog under him.
It was. however, the dog th a t had pulled
him down, and the tnusket ball intended
f »r him struck T rav ers in the jaw . T he
unhappy villain fell.
G ab b ett clutched th e mastiff*s th ro at
w ith iron hand, and forced him to loose
his hold; then bellowing w ith fury, seiz­
ed his ax. and sprang forw ard , mangled
a s he was. upon th e nearest soldier.
Jem m y Vetch had been beforehand with
him . U ttering a low snarl of hate, he
fired, and shot the sen try through the
b reast. T h e others rushed through the
ro w broken cordon and made headlong
fo r th e boat.
"F o o ls!" cried Rex. behind them. "T on
have w asted a shot! Ixx>k to your left!”
Burgess hurried down th e tram -road
by hia men. had ta rrie d at Signal H ill
only long enough to loose the surprised
guard from th eir bonds, and tak in g the
W oody Island boat, was pulling with a
fresh crew to the Neck. T h e re-enforce­
m ent was not ten y ard s from the jetty .
T h e Crow saw the danger, and, flinging
fcimself into the w ater, desperately seiz­
ed M cN ab’s boat.
"In with you for your lives!" he cried.
A nother volley from th e guard s p a t­
tered the w ater around th e fugitives, but
In the darkn*** the ill-aimed bullets fell
harm less. G abbett sw ung him self over
th e sheets and seized an oar.
"Cox. Rodenham. G reenhill!
Now.
push her off! Ju m p , Tom. ju m p !" and
as B urgess leaped to land. C o rnelius.w as
dragged over the stern, and the w hale­
boat floated into deep w ater. McNab,
seeing this, ran down to the w ater side
to aid the com m andant.
" L ift her over th e b ar. men!” he
shouted. “ W ith a will—so!” And, ra is­
ed in tw elve strong arm s, th e pursuing
c ra ft slid across th e isthm us.
Then, for the first tim e, the six pris­
oners, fairly in the net again, became
aw are th a t Jo h n Rex was not among
them.
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A t 8 o’clock the next morning the
P re tty M ary stood out to sea with ev­
ery stitch of canvas set alow and aloft.
T h e skipper's fishing had come to an
end. H e had caught a shipw recked sea­
m an. who had been brought on board at
d aylight and was then a t b reak fast in
th e cabin. T h e crew winked at each
other when the haggard m ariner, attired
in garm ents th a t seemed rem arkably
well preserved, m ounted th e side. But
they, none of them, were in a position to
con tro vert the skipper’s statem en t.
"W h ere are we bound fo r?” asked
Jo h n Rex. " I ’m entirely in your hands,
my w orthy B lu n t.”
"M y orders are to cruise about the
w haling grounds until I meet my con­
so rt,” returned B lunt, “ and put you
aboard her. She’Jl ta k e you back to
Sydney.
I ’m victualed for a tw elve­
m onth’s trip .”
"R ig h t!” cried Rex, clapping his pre­
serv er on the back. " I ’m bound to get
to Sydney somehow; but, as th e P hilis­
tines are abroad, I m ay as well ta rry In
Jerich o till my beard be grown. D on’t
sta re at my scrip tu ral q u o tatio n ,” he
added, inspirited by c re a tu re com forts,
and secure am idst his purchased friends.
" I assure you th a t I ’ve had the very
b est religious Instruction. Indeed, it is
chiefly owing to. my w orthy sp iritu al
p asto r and m aster th a t I am enabled
to smoke this very villainous tobacco of
yours * t the present m om ent.”
C H A P T E R XXV.
T he lost son of S ir R ichard D evins
had returned to E ngland ami made
claim to his name and fortune. In other
words. John Rex had successfully c a r­
ried out the scheme by which he had
usurped th e rights of hi* old convict
comrade.
John Rex often wonder«*« I at
the
stran g e ease with which he hud enrtie«}
out so m onstrous and seemingly difficult
an im posture. A fter lie was landed l*>
Sydney by the veaael which Sarah Pur-
foy had sent to save him. he found him ­
self a slave to a bondage scarcely less
galling ’han th at from which he had
e*cap«*d—the bondage of enforced com­
panionship with an unloved wom an. T he
opportune death of one of her assigned
se rv a n ts enabled Sarah P urfoy to in­
stall the escaped convict In hia room. In
the strange sta te of society which pre­
vailed of necessity iti New South W ales
a t th a t periotl, it was not unusual for
assigned servants to m arry among the
free settlers, ami when it was heard
th a t Mrs. Purfoy, the widow of a w hal­
ing captain, had m arried John C arr, her
storekeeper, transported for etubezale-
nient, and with tw o years of his sen­
tence yet to run, no oue expressed su r­
prise.
Indeed, when, the year a fte r,
Jo h n < a rr blossomed as au "ex piree,”
m aster of a flue wife and a tine fortune,
there were many about him who would
have m ade hia existence in A ustralia
pleasan t enough. But John Rex had no
notion of rem aining longer th an he could
help, and ceaselessly sought m eans of
escape from hia second prison house. F o r
a long tim e his search w as unauccoss-
ful. Much ns she loved the ««•oundrel,
S arah P urfoy did not scrap]« to tell him
th a t she had bought him, and regarded
him as her property. H e knew th a t if
he m ade any attem pt to escape from his
m arriage bonds, the woman who had
risked so much to save him would not
h esitate to deliver him over to the a u ­
thorities.
I know you don't care for me now,
John, she said, with grim ram placeu-
cy; "but your life is in my hand», and
if you desert me I will bring you to the
gallow s."
In vain, in his secret eagerness to be
rid of her. he raged ami chafed.
He
was tied hand aud foot. She held hi^
money, and her shrew d wit had more
th an doubled it. She was all-pow erful,
and he could but w ait until her death
or some lucky accident should rid him
of her. and leave him free to follow out
the scheme he had m atured. "O nce rid
of her." he thought, in his solitary rides
over the station of which he w as th«.
nom inal ow ner, "th e rest is easy. I «hall
re tu rn to England with a plausible atory
of shipw reck, and shall doubtless be re­
ceived with open arm« by the dear
m other from whom I have been so long
parted. Richard D evine shall have his
own again.”
One day the chance «-ame to him.
H is wife was ill, and the un g ratefu j
scoundrel stole five hundred
poumla.
nd. taking tw o horse«, reached S ydn ey’
and obtained passage in a vessel bound
for Rio.
H aving escaped from thralldom , Jo h n
Rex proceeded to play for th e great
sta k e of his life with the utm ost caution
T his was the tale he hit upon: H e had
been saved from the burning Hydaspe*
by a vessel bound for Rio. Ig n o ran t of
the death of Sir R ichard, and prom pted
by the pride which w as known to be a
leading fe a tu re of his c h aracter, he had
determ ined not to re tu rn , until fortune
should have bestow ed upon him w ealth
a t least equal to the inheritance from
which he had been ousted. In Spanish
A m erica he had striven to accum ulate
th a t w ealth in vain. As traveler. «pecu­
lato r, sailor, he had toiled for fourteen
years, ami had failed. W orn out end
penitent, he had returned home to find a
corner of English earth in which to lay
bis w eary bones. T he tale was plausible
enough, and in the telling of it he was
arm ed at all points. T here was little
fear th a t the navigator of the capture«]
O sprey, the man who had lived in Chill,
and "cut o u t” c attle on the C’arru m
Plains, would prove lacking in know l­
edge of riding, seam anship, or Spanish
customs. M oreover, he had determ ined
upon a course of action which showed
his knowledge of hum an nature.
T he will under which R ichard D evine
inherited had been m ade when the te s­
ta to r was in the first hopeful glow of
p atern ity .
By its term s Lady Devine
w as to receive a life Interest of three
thousand a year in her husband’s prop­
e rty — which w as placed in the hands of
tw o trust«*es until her eld«-st son died,
or attained the age of tw enty-five years.
W hen either of these events should oc­
cur. the property was to be realized.
Lady Devine receiving a sum of a hun­
dred thousand pounds, the remaln<l«-r go­
ing absolutely to the son, If living. T he
tru ste e s appointed were Lady D evine’s
fa th e r, Col. W otton W ade, and Mr, Ri­
tas K uaid, Sir R ich ard ’s solicitor. Col.
W ade, before his d«*ath, had appointed
his own son, Mr. F r a n c is . W ade, to act
In his stead.
W hen Mr. Qua id died
F ra n c is W ade continued alone In his
tru st. Sir R ich ard ’s sister and her hus­
band, A nthony F rere, of B ristol, were
long ago dead, and th e ir representative,
M aurice F re re , content a t last In the
lot th a t fo rtune had sent him, had given
up all thought of meddling with his un­
cle’s business. John Rex, therefore, in
th e person of the returned R ichard, had
b u t tw o persons to sa tisfy — Mr. F r a n ­
cis W ade aud Lady Devine.
This he found to be the easiest task
possible.
Francis Wade was an invalid
virtu«»*.», who d«»icst«»d business, «ml
w h o *« » am bition wu* to be known ns a
m an of taste. T he p«»**t**«or of a small
iiid«»peiident income, lo> had roside«l at
N orth End ever sine«« his fath er'« death.
W hen, at his sister's urgent wish, he
assum ed the sole responsibility of the
estate, he put all the flouting capital
Iuto three per cents, ami w hs ooiiteut to
see the interest accum ulate. Lady De
vine had never recovered the shock of
tli circuniataiicoM attending Sir R ichard'«
death, ami clinging to the belief in her
son's existence, regard«*«! herself ns the
mere guardian of his interests, to be
displaced at nny moment by his sudden
retu rn . The retired pair lived thus to­
gether. mid spent in charity and brle-a-
brac about a fourth of their m utual in­
come. By both of them the return of
the w anderer was hailed with delight.
To Lady Devine it meant the realiaation
of a lifelong hope. To F ra n c is W ade It
m eant relief from the responsibility of
looking a fte r another penmn’a money.
"I shall nof think of interfering with
th e arrangem ents which you have made,
my dear u n d e ." said Mr. Jo h n Rex, on
the first night of his reception.
"It
would be most ungrateful of me to «Io s«».
My w ants are very few. ami can easily
be supplied. «1 will see your law yers
some «lav. and settle It.”
"See them at once, R ichard; see them
a t «»nee. I a in n«> man of business, y«m
know, but I think you will find all
rig h t.”
R ichard, however, put off the visit
from «lay to «lay. He desired to have as
little to do with law yers as p«»ealhle.
He ha«l reso|ve«l upon hi« c«>urs«> o f a c ­
tion.
lie would get money from hia
m other for Im m ediate need«, and when
th a t m other «lied he would assert his
right«. "My rough life has unfitted me
for draw ing rooms, dear m other,” he
•aid . "I>o not let there be a display
about my return. Give me a corner to
sm oke my pipe ami I am h a p p y .” Lady
Devine, with a loving, tender pity, for
w hich John Rex couhl not altogether
account, consented, and "M r. R ichard"
s«x>n cam e to be regarded as a m a rty r
to circum stances, a mao conscious of hia
ow n im perfectiooa, ami one whose Im per­
fection« were, therefore, to be lightly
dw elt upon. Ro the returned prodigal
had his own suite of rooms, his own
servants, his o w n bank account, and was
m erry.
W a 4 c lt
4 « ra i» w r r
w ith
K le is lo r .
f« ir
S rrtl
4 «1 at l t e r « 4 l n n «.
Th«» w ork of d ifferent cxpeidnn*nt «tn-
tlous h as show n th a t a hug«* iiuiuher o f
fo reign «••«•«!« a re c o n tain ed In clov er
aud a lfa lfa B4MM1, Including th e d<»d- **
dera, w hich a re ao «b’strm d lv e to a lfa l
fa, and a larg e iiuiuher o f bail w eed
p«*sta Ilk«» th«* narr<»w p lu n ta lti, w ild
m u sta rd and a Imwt «»f new w eeds.
One im p u re «am ple of la«t y e a r’s su p ­
ply con I a I tied th irty tw o specie* of for
elgu seeds, luclmtlug both species of
dodder, Hi«» p la n ta in s, m any com m on
w ««»«Is, thr«*«» sp«*ch*a of W cs B t ii wi « s la
th a t a re new In O hio and a« m any
E u ropean w eeds th a t have lieen lu*r«»-
to fo re unknow n In till« S tate. At le a s t
a d«)Z4*ll new wce«ls have I hsui llitro-
duc««d lut«» Ohio In a lfa lfa ««sal d u rin g
h a lf as m any years.
W hile till« 1« unaccep tab le It 1« «till
m ore »<» to get only black tm sllck (y e l­
low tre fo il) plant« us m any have done,
w h ere «up(»oM<sl a lfa lfa ««ssl w as «own.
Ill th ese tim es of high p riissl
se«»d«
th e re 1« te m p ta tio n t«» a d u lte ra te w ith
cheap «««•<!« like the black nn*«1l«*k, etc.,
w hich hav e very slight value ua fo ra g e
p la n ts w ith u a ; th e re 1« Ilk«- dla|m«l-
lion to offer aeeila w ith m any wee«I
sec«|s, a t low p rb ’«*«. B oth these «Ian
gera a re real. In te n d in g p u rc h a se rs o f
Nlich *»«'c«l* w ill d«» xx ell to be u«sur«*«l o f
th e ir q u a lity .
H e re ’« u p la n «if g ra u u ry to hold BJMki
buahel» «if g ra in ; the w alla a re o f «tout»,
m id mi e le v a to r 1» a rra n g is t to w ork
by ls»rs<» ¡»over. A g ra n a ry U» hold
o,<MA> bushel* w ill r o p ilr a to be 22 f4*et
by BW fis>l lu*ldr. TUI» w ill give nix
bln«, size 15 feet by 7 feet, am i »1 feet
high. T h is w ill also allow for a |»aa
sage a c ro ss th e m iddle of th e bill Ml ng M
f»*«*t w ide, w lib’ll w ill give access to all
of th e Ians am t can be used for c lean in g
g ra in , as well us sto rin g Muall luiph*
nicnts. Tli«» rt««»r slwmhl I«» rub»e«l fo u r
feet from th e ground to m ak e It t i n
and con v en ien t for loading g ra in , ns
w ell a« to p ro vide for tli«» <»levat«»r, am i
b elting lieloxv She fl«*«r. T h e w alls be
• ng o f atom*, wlMHihl I** IB feet h ig h ;
till« will prx»Vl«b* f«»r 4 feet b«»l«»w the
floor, one foot for tl«*»r, then h f«s*t to
th e plat«-«; till« will give on«* foot «dear
4 t « 4 lr 4 f o r I t r a l n .
O ne of the m ost com m on ne w ell aa
over tin* bill«. ’Ph«*re shouhl tie a stone
«•enter w all I«*ngtlswl*«* u n d e r th e fi«*»r most efficient p rotocthm s fo r tin* o u tlet
to c a rry th e floor jo ists, w hich will l«» of a m ain d ra in 1« a plunk Itnx w itli
12 feet long am i im ih ’li on m iddle w all. w ire bur* pln«*sl v ertically ivriwe« tlie
To give head n « an over th e t«»p J«»l»t*
th e r<s»f sh o u ld Is* a thlr«l pit«'!»
F ollow ing I* tin* r**i»ilr««l m a te r ia l:
1,254* f«*«*t r*«»itng. <»n«* lm*h.
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1,(I?O feet flooring. inch, to be lal«l
double.
Jo ists fo r floor, 2 lie’ll«« by 12
V - ', -’s'»«*
•**.*»-
lm*h«w, 12 feet I’Hig, 1 .<»<•» f«*el.
R» jo is t s o v er head. 2 lie ’ll»*» by 2
ItA'Iitw, 24 f«s*t l«»ng, (IK* f«*et.
♦150 f«*«*t lumJ»er for bins, «me Inch.
2*1 stud«, 4 Imdicw by 4 itedie«, M feet
nSAt.V OITt »T.
long.
eisl
n I mh K two ln«-h«*s njxirt
M wh a
IB squares shlngl«*».
bog
ahoul«l
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imub«
of
2
lm
ti
p lan k ,
T h u s tak en upon tru st, Mr. R ichard
150 feet Inch I iuii I s t for doors.
12
feet
long
iiim I larg«» eiwmgh lo a d m it
D eviue mixed in the very best of bad so­
4<» ra fters. 2 lie'll«*» by 0 lia'hee, Id
ciety, and had no lack of agreeable feet long.
of tlx» imw-rtl<Mi of the tile Into tlie
friend« to help him to spend his money.
ui<M*r end. A pr»»tc«-tlon o f tills kliul
T o a r r a n g e an elevator for h«»rwe
So adm irably did he «pend It. th a t F ra n ­
v rv«» « <joubie pnrp«»ie. It prevents
cis W ade becam e at last alarm ed at the pow er, a l»«jq**r (h a t w ill hold a t least »mail ntrimala fr»«u e n te rin g th e d ra in
frequent draft», ami urged his nephew to SO bu»t»e|« *hoiikt lie mink In tin* fl«mr
sm l w ill not l»e <lamug««l by in ert.
bring his affairs to a final settlem ent. «I«»»« to tim d«s»r am i a t one sid e to
» b lp p ln s
(la p
in lla a la r « .
R ichard Deviue— in Paris, or H am burg, cn ijay g ra in fo r the w agon. T h e ele
or IxHidon, or elsewhere—couhl never be v«t«»r Is an o rd in a ry b u ilt e le v a to r w ith
D u rin g the ln«t two y e a rs a numt>er
got to atta c k business, ami Mr. F r a u d s
bu ck ets sta n d in g u p rig h t and In tin* of r»Rpo*« in «liff«*rcirt *<-*tl<»iM o f tits
W ade grew more and more anxious. The
«’o u iitry hav e I m -»* ii offering a ««»nehlers
poor gentlem an p>«aitively becam e III r e a r <*omwr <«f c e n te r bln. T I m * l*»x at Me mlvaie«« on th e m ark et p rb 'e of hay
l«ottom
>
*f
e!evat«»r
m
ust
t«e
«•!«»*«•
«»n
th
e
through the anxiety consequent upon his
am i tlentaum l* <«f bum have l«*eti ship-
nepbew ’a dissipation». "I wish, my dear groum l to ix* «•«mm*«,t«s| w ith th e d«*llv
R k-hard, th a t you would let me know * ry Inflgmr by a s{»»ut. w ith «mrtbdeut fe d to tiume (««»pi«« fo r » hlch th«« p r o
w hat to do,” he wrote. "I wish, my ahtpe tlu it th<* g rain w ill run freely. d w ’e r ro-eiv««! IR tle «»r no re tu rn . W ith
d e a r uncle, th a t you would do w hat you ’H ie e le v a to r w ill «ti4i*liarg«* well ni««v«* hay, us wlLli otlier a r ih h w of farm
th in k best.” was the nephew 's reply.
tim ni4«*r J«»i«t» lot«» a iiopper In th e p m he*e, it Is usually lw<t to «ell it as
Mr. W a.le began to repent of hi« toe «•enter «»f tin* biilhllng. t«» w tshdi a fun
near lean«* aa t»*««ab|e. In every fan»»
easy taking of m atters in the beginning
nel-«riia|s*l «(«Hit Is atta«*he<|. th a t can leg c e n te r We*re a re reliab le d e a le rs
Not th a t he had a suspicion o f Rex. but
»le> w ill pay a fu lr price for su c h p r o
th a t he rem em bered th a t Dick was al- , t«f sliifte«! to deMver hrt«» any o f ttm d i e t s a ml pay ej»ot c ash for them . Til««,
w ays a looae fish. H e grew pale ami bins. Tim hone* jssw er sliould I«* pis«*
they «ell tlin n a t a n ad vance, hut it la
hollow eyed. His digestion was Im pair­ ed a t th e 4Mid o f tin* g ra n a ry , am i d r i v ­
alm ost Inn» me I bis for th e grow *r to
en
by
n
l»elt
o
r
«Haft,
j
si
«ml
ng
th
ro
u
g
h
ed. H e cease«] to take th e Interest in
r«*a«*h the»«» o utehle aoup'W «»f «lunnrul,
china which the im portance of th a t a r ti­ an opening In tlie w a ll left for tb s p u r
hem*e lie can Im tter afford to W rim
cle dem anded. In a word, he grew de­
k«*nl «lealer m ake a d o lla r o r tw> th a n
spondent a* to his fitness for his mission
in life. Lady Elllnor snw a change In
lie « an to ta k e any charwen In ntlpptog
her brother. She wrote a long letter to
him self, Blwl «vq»e»-!ally to ¡««pie of
Mr. R ichard, who was at P aris, ami
whom he known nothing
T h e w rite r
begged*him to 'Otne over at once
Mr.
¿ e a rly aella his wurplua Ixiy to i l«veal
R ichard replied th a t some horse racing
liv e ry m a n atel gets tlw cash oc d e liv ­
m a tte r of great im portance occupied his
ery*
<>pl»ortunlt1«w offer to itole !t and
a tte n tio n , but th a t he would be at his
sh ip to tlie city nt an a d v a tv e on tim
tow n house on the 14th, and would "go
into m atter«.” "I have |.,*t a good deal
local prl«e, b u t w e have flgur««l th a t
of money lately, my dear m other.” said
• a ir lals»r, tim e nml elem ent «if rl»k In
Mr. R ichard, “ and the present will be a
tin* la tte r pr«»;«»»«It l o t i 1« ie»t wnrraivt««i1
O B A V A R Y W IT H COW r a >1 XVATOR.
good opportunity to make a final se ttle ­
by tlx* hlrlx*r price, ao we "let w ell
m ent.” T he flirt was th a t Jo h n Rex,
pose.
T
he
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e
ta
ils
c
a
n
1
h » all w orked
«•tsuigii
alo n e.” a n d It generally pay» to
now three years in undisturbed posse«
alon. considered th a t the moment had o u t by h m echanic, one «*N*c!itlal is to do this. ! n«llannjwilln News.
arriv ed for the carrying off at one swoop have p le n ty o f alope for th e d eliv ery
I ’ r» « n i t i n «
4 e « l« r l l n a f .
of the whole of th e fortune he had gam ­ h<qrj»er to box a t foot of elevator, 4sven
T h e <B«ea«e called <v*b«r n r i , which
ble«! for.
If It sboubl I** «link Into flu» g ro u u d ■
Fpr«inl* to iijiple tre«-* from c e d a r ap-
T h e town house of Mr. R ichard De- l ittle .—M o n treal S ta r.
plea, «•ommonly <*nrrl«*«l on co llar tr«*ea,
vine was decorated in conform ity with
and p u a tiire aavltw, luia l«*«*n lnvestl-
th e tastes of its ow ner. T he picture«
C or i'a llo » se« 1 S lso o ld e r « ,
g,ite«l ut tin* N ebraska «tutlon w ith tha
were pictures of horses; the hook* were
A fa rm e r In N orth D ak o ta gives hl«
«fUkduslon tluit sp ra y in g w ith liordcaux
record* of m«-«*«, <»r novels purporting
to describe sporting life. Mr. Francis m ethod of tre a tm e n t a u d «tire of cal
m ix tu re w ill k««i» tin* dl»en4ie in <*li4*ck,
\Va«Ie. w aiting for the coming of his loused sh o u ld e rs of w ork horses in th e m ilking th<* ain»ll«*ntIon w h«-n th e ce«kir
nephew , sighed aft he thought of the cul­ D ak o ta F o rm e r, w hich lie «ays lie bus a|»l>l>e on «’««bir tr«*«*« show th e orniiga
used w ith u n ifo rm buis ’ csr , on follow s:
tu red quiet of N orth Elid House.
color, follow«*! w ith iinoth«*r spraying
.Mr. Richard appeared in his dr«*«*lng
"I c u t a «lit In th e fro n t p a r t of th e
gown. T hree years of good living hail jo lla r opjxjalto th e cullou», th e n cut ten d a y s o r tw o w eeks later. It 1« nlxo
deprived his figure of its ath letic beauty. a n o th e r »lit u t rig h t angl«*» acro ss th e t♦•«•ommeiHlod to <l««rtroy <«*lnr tr«*«w or
H e was past forty years of age. and the first one. I th e n ta k e o u t enough of nt least to get «sit th«» <v«lar ujq»l«*s for
sudden cessation from severe bodily toil
a <x»twld«*ruhl«» dlatnn«*e around th e or*
had increase«! R«»x’s natu ral proneness to th e filling to allow fo r cullou«. Aft«*r d ia rd a . W here a p ru y ln g 1« c a r r ie d on
fa t, and Instead of being portly he had Booking fa««, of c o lla r In w arm w a te r for n|q»le wvih, etc,, tihe »tumo spraying
become gross. H is cheeks were inflamed I lay th e fro n t p a rt, w here cuta have
won 1<1 a n sw e r for th e nw L
w ith th e frequent application of hot and been m ade, on a plank o r som ething
rebellions liquors to his blood. H is ha mis solid, a n d pound face of c o lla r w here
T h u n d e r H to rn o n n d H n n r M ilk .
were swollen, and not so steady as of It presses on callous, w ith round fac«*«l
T h e p rim a ry c au se of aour m ilk Is
yore. H is w hiskers were streak ed with h am m er, till a sulllelent hollow ha« th e growbli of c e rta in lairderia th a t htb
unhealthy gray.
H is eves, bright and been m ade. T ills p la n
w ill
w ork a lw a y s very num erous In th e a ir nnd
black as ever. lurked In a thicket of
w
h
e
th
e
r
c
o
lla
r
hns
been
used
w
ith
or rnnixot 1»e kept o u t of the m ilk. ’IMmae
«Tow's feet. He had become p rem ature­
T hen w hen th e horse a re m e e t Abundant during dum p, h eav y
ly bald. He «poke with assume«] h e a rt­ w ith o u t pad.
iness. in a boisterous tone of affected -om es In from w ork I b a th e th e c u lk u s w e a th e r, w hich um ially
accoiwiMinlfvi
ease.
In w a te r aa h ot as can l»e Ixirne and th u n d e r B torm a; as a u c h w e a th e r la p a r ­
" H a , ha! My dear uncle, sit down. p a in t w ith Idolne. You w ill find th is tic u la rly fa v o ra b le to th e ir develop-
D elighted to see you. H ave you b reak ­ plan w o rth try in g , an d I will g u a ra n te e ment. H ence, th e p o p u la r notion th a t
fa ste d ? —of course you have. I was up th e c o lla r w ll n ot bo In ju re d .”
th u n d e r sto rm s m ak e m ilk aour.
ra th e r late last night. Q uite sure you
won’t have anything?
No— then sit
A l f a l f a Heed.
Grubs In cattle are canned by the
down and tell me all the news of H am p ­
The constantly Increasing acreage of gadfly depositing Its eggs on the backB
ste a d .”
alfalfa and the high price of seed make of cattle, and the young larvae, after
"T h a n k you, R ichard,” said the old purity and germ Inability of the latter Issuing from the egg, bores Its way
gentlem an, a little stiffly, " b u t I want of the hlgheet Importance.
Bulbstln through the anlmal'a akin nnd remains
some serious talk with you. W hat do
No.
183,
Juet
Issued
by
the
agricultural
lodged In the cellular tlaaue until It
you Intend to do with the property?
T hia Indecision w orries me. E ith e r re­ experiment elation, Manhattan, Kan., attains maturity. The grub may l»e de-
lieve me of my tru st, or be guided by treats of alfalfa eeed and the various t4»cted by a swelling of the akin of the
Impurities and defects to whlc<h It Is animal.
my advice.”
The swelling should
lx
"W ell, the fact Is," said R ichard, with liable. The metho«la of testing availa­ aqueevxxl, which will cause the larvae
a very ugly look on his face, "I am much ble to fanners and eeedeinen and more to be ejected. If It la not eanlly re­
pushed for money. The fact is, th a t— elaborate ones practiced at the station
moved, a small opening ahould he made
th a t I am thinking of selling every­
thin g.”
f t e be eoatlaaedd
are dewrlbed In detail. The bulletin In the akin with a sharp pointed knife,
1» lavishly Illustrated and may be ob­ and the larvae may then be extracted
tained free on appflloatlon.
with a curved needle