The Wasco news., September 21, 1906, Image 2

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T h e T ra il o f th e D ead:
THE STRANGE EXPERIENCE
OE DR. ROBERT MARLAND
By B. FLETCIUR ROBINSON
and
J.
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MALCOLM FRASER
tC o * > r l< h t. I9 O S . by Joseph B B o w le s )
C H A P T E R V II I .
I n n s not fa v o ra b ly iuiproaaed w ith
th is b reeder of pigs. H e w as au elderly
m an, full bodied, w ith w hite h air, th at
stu c k out stitlly from tin ier his fu r cap.
a red, bulbous nose,z au d sh ifty , suspi
eious eyes. H e sa lu te d us w ith a touch
o f his c a p in m ilita ry fashion.
"A n d w h at is your business, g e u tle
m e n ?” he asked.
" I t is less b u siness th a n g ra titu d e ."
eaid G ra d e n co u rteo u sly .
" W e have
m ade th is little p ilg rim ag e to th a u k the
p ro d u c e r of the L em sd o rf h a m s.”
"Y ou a re not d ealers, th e u ? ”
"N o, but 1------ ”
•‘T h en ta k e y o u rself off!”
“ H e rr I »robin!”
"G o ! c lea r out! Do 1 not m ake m yself
p la in ? " he cried, his tlusned fac e uod
d in g in tim e to his violent g e stic u la tio n s
" I will have no spies ab o u t the p la ce !”
G ra d en sp ra n g out of th e sleigh and
stro d e up to th e a n g ry fa rm e r.
For a
m om ent I th o u g h t th e re w ould be a
sc rim m ag e: but th e h u g e bills of his an
ta g o n ist w as uot w ith o u t its eff»H't upon
th e G erm an . I h ave o ften noticed th a t
g re a t s ta tu r e h is a cu rio u sly soothing in ­
fluence on th e bad te m p er of au oppo ­
nent.
" W h y did you call me a sp y ? ” d e m a n d ­
ed my cousin.
" T h e people ab o u t here gossip of some
se cret I hold." he an sw e re d
sulkily.
" P e r h a p s they sp eak tr u e ; p e rh a p s false
W h o can sa y ? A t least. 1 au. uo longer
a fool; my eyes h av e been opened. 'Y ou
h av e a good th iu g here. H e rr D robin.
T h e r e is a g re a t fu tu re before you. if
only you keep y o u r know ledge to y o u r­
s e lf,’ said th e E n g lish m an to me.
‘If
s tr a n g e r s com e ask in g q u estio n s, they
w ill be sp ies; send th em a w a y .’ I t w as
fine advice he g av e m e; an y o n e ca n see
th a t. So be off w ith you!”
" I am an E n g lish m a n m yself. H e rr
D robin.
M ay 1 ask
my c o m p a trio t's
nam e?”
“ I do not rem e m b er.”
“ W h a t. th en , w as he lik e?”
•‘I c a n n o t d escrib e h im .”
‘‘You a re dis reet, n e r r D robin. Com e,
now , let us s trik e a b a rg a iu .
I will
m a k e a guess a t your se c re t; if I am
rig h t, you will tell m e w h a t you know
of th is E n g lish m a n .”
T h e G erm a n s ta rte d back, s ta rin g a t
G ra d e n w ith little , hl<>odshot eyes, in
w hich s u rp rise an d fu ry w ere oddly min-
g ed. T h e u . side by side, they steppe,!
in to th e shadow* of th e pines, w h isp eriu g
to g e th er.
“ T hey a re all liars, th e se G e rm a n s .”
said ou r d riv e r confidentially, tu rn in g to
m e. " F o r m yself, I am a P o le.”
"Y ou h ea rd w h at w as said. D o you
know an y th in g of th is E ng lish v isito r to
l i e r r D ro b in ? ”
"M o st c e rta in ly , m ine H e rr. H e w as
o f th e nam e of W akefield. H e h as s ta y ­
ed sev eral n ig h ts a t th e ‘G olden A d le r.’
F o r the re st, he h as l»een th e guest of
him who lived out th e re .” au d he m ade
a g e stu re dow n th e road th a t we h ad
com e.
A n am eless fe a r took m e by th e th r o a t
— a fe a r of u n k now n possibilities.
I
w ould h ave q u estio n e d th e m an m ore, b u t
a t th a t m om ent G ra d e n an d th e fa rm e r
em erged from th e shadow of th e ¡lines.
T h e la tte r had ab a n d o n e d his tru c u le n t
m a n n er. Indeed, be seem ed oddly su b ­
se rv ie n t.
As G ra d e n ste p p ed in to th e
sleigh, th e m an bow ed low a
c u rtsy ,
w hich my cousin a n sw e re d w ith a c u rt
uod of d ism issal.
"D riv e on!” he cried, and once m ore
w e w ere ploughing our w ay back to th e
I.e m sd o rf road.
‘‘Did you ev er stu d y th e p ro p e rtie s of
th e root called m a d d er, com m only know n
a s a d y e ? ” asked my cousin suddenly.
” Xo.”
"T h e n I m ust ex p lain from th e b eg in ­
ning. It is rig h t th a t you should h e a r.”
H e i»ull»*d th e flaps «»i his d e e rs ta lk e r
c a p over his ea rs— indeed, it w as b itte r
cold— and se ttle d h im self am o n g st th e
ru g s. I c a u g h t th e o u tlin e of his face—
a s ja w s set, the ch eek s d ra w n , th e eye
b a rd and keen, th e w hole p u rp o sefu l and
rem orseless.
“ W hen I w as slicing th e ham to -d a y ,”
b e co n tin u ed , “ an odd th in g happene«l
M y knife stru c k th e hone and passed
th ro u g h it as if it had been p u tty . A t
• second g lance I noti<-ed th a t th e in te ­
rio r of th e section so divide«! w as of a
bro w n ish red.
I t se t m e th in k in g .
I
beg an to rem e m b er c e rta in fa c ts. T h e
ta lk of th e old se rv a n t co n cern in g a
■ecret held by th e o w n er of th e pig fa rm
a t G ra n co n c e n tra te d tny suspicions, th e
p ro x im ity of th e dye-w o rk s confirm ed
th em .
I w as alm o st c e rta in of H e r r
D ro b in ’s se cret b efo re he ch a rg ed me
w ith com ing to ste a l it.
“ L et m e ex p lain .
M a d d er is a dye,
as you know . B u t ad m in istered to m un
o r b ea st, it h as th e cu rio u s effect of
coloring and p u lp in g th e bones to a g ris­
tle. It is used sp a rin g ly on a few S outh
G e rm a n pig fa rm s, th a t th e h am s m ay
a p p e a r a ttr a c tiv e w hen carv ed .
H e rr
D ro b in in tro d u c ed it into G e rm a n P o ­
land. H e o b ta in ed th e root as he re q u ir­
ed it by a rra n g e m e n t w ith the dye w orks.
P e r h a p s th e ir p resen ce sugg«*sted th e
idea to him.
“ W hether or no M arnac knew of the
uses of m adder before he cam« to Lem s­
dorf, i cannot tell. F rom iny talk with
D robin it would seem th a t his visit to his
farm was more or less of an accident.
B ut, either w ay, th e visit gave him the
weapon by w hich he ‘m ight m ake a to a d ’
of his enemy. T h a t b itte r criticism , you
m a/ be aura, wai for ever ru au iu g io
$
iis d iseased b rain . T h e p ra c tic a l d e ta ils
he le arn ed a t th e fa rm w ould help him in
— w h a t he h ad u n d e r ta k e n
H is ad v ice
to th a t old G e rm a n w as a so u n d m ove,
lesig n ed to cover his v isits to th e fa rm
and th e susp icio n s they m ight a f te rw a rd s
have excited.
" H is m ethod of g e ttin g in to to u ch w ith
his victim w as sim ple.
H e in tro d u c ed
h im self as an E n g lish m a n by a le tte r
w hich he h im self w ro te iti his c a p a c ity
of H eid elb erg p ro fesso r, well k now ing
th a t th e police had not m ad e p u b lic th e ir
su sp icio n s of him. H e assu m ed th e n am e
of W ak efield — th e first th a t su g g e sted
tse lf to h im — an d th e n a tio n a lity of an
E n g lish m an , for, a s we know , he spoke
th e la n g u ag e to p erfec tio n . H e ad ttilu is
te re d m a d d er in som e form u n til Nlecher-
sky grew ill; a f te r w hich, in his position
of m edical a tte n d a n t, th e re st w as easy.
H e tied w hen he knew th a t th e end of
th e trag e d y w as a t h a n d , th a t every lam e
«f ats victim w as fra g ile as th in g l a s s .
P ro b ab ly he ca u g h t a m o m e n ta ry g lim p se
of us in th e ‘G o ld n e r A d le r’; an d his
m id n ig h t visit w as to a s su re h im self of
y o u r id e n tity .
You w ere in g re a t peril
th a t n ig h t. C o u sin R o b e rt; I sh u d d e r to
th in k how g rea t.
" H e has p ro b ab ly
escap ed
to -d ay ;
th e re is a fa s t tr a in to th e w est a t 12
o’clock he could ca tc h .
B u t I vow be­
fore heav en . 1 vow t>efore you a s my
w itn ess, th a t 1 will p u rsu e th is fiend u n ­
til 1 h av e ru n him dow n. H ea v en know s
I h av e no h a tre d to w a rd s him. I feel to
him as a m an m ig h t feel to w a rd s a m ad
dog w hich is a d a n g e r to th e p eacefu l
m en. w om en and ch ild re u of his village.
It is th e d u ty of th e citizen to risk his
life in its c a p tu r e .”
" W h e r e do we go n o w ?” I ask ed .
“ T o th e ra ilw a y .
W e m u st g a th e r
w h a t new s we c a n .”
T h e w in te r n ig h t w as fallin g d re a r
an«l cold w hen o u r tired horses sta g g e re d
op to th e s ta tio n d o o r. I sc ra m b le d o ut
h u n g ry , cra m p ed , e x h a u ste d in body and
m ind, am i follow ed my cousin w ith in .
*1 he s ta tio n w as e m p ty a t th e m om ent
sav e fo r a d is ta n t corner w here a m an
sa t hud d led ou a tra v e lin g valise. W e
a d v a n c e d a t once upon him . W h e n we
w ere a dozen feet a w a y , he s ta r te d up
and fa c e d us.
It w as M oaael, th e lie u te n a n t of th e
H eid e lb e rg ponce.
“ A ny luck, m ein H e r r ? ” said he to
G ra d e n .
" W h a t in th e w orld a re yon doing
h e re ? ” w as th e a sto n ish e d a n sw e r.
"W e ll, m ein H e rr, 1 th o u g h t
you
knew so m eth in g , an d follow ed you. W hen
I arrive«! th is m orning. 1 sa id to m y self:
T h e g re a t w h ite E n g lish f e rre t will be
a t w ork to-day se a rc h in g for th e r a t. I
will w ait a t th e sta tio n like a n e t into
w hich M r. F e r r e t m ay tu r n th e r a t .’ ”
G ra d e n skipped up to him an d shook
him w arm ly by th e b an d .
" C a p ita l. M ossel. c a p ita l! A nd y o u —
had th e n et an y lu c k ? ”
" T h e net w as s ittin g upon th e r a t's
lu g g ag e w hen you a rriv e d th is m om ent.
T h e net h as been h ere fo r five h o u rs, am i
is cold aud h u n g ry . T h e net is of o p in ­
ion th a t th e r a t m u st h a v e seen him an d
ab a n d o n ed his lug g ag e. H e h as not left
by tr a in .”
" B u t be can esca p e in no o th e r w ay.
W e h av e him . Moaael, we h a r e h im ."
"S o it w ould H'iein," M id th a lie u te n a n t
calm ly.
C H A P T E R IX .
I I I . — T H E C H A S E IN T H E S N O W .
I h av e e n d e a v o rs ! to give th e f a c ts of
my s tra n g e sto ry w ith o u t omissi«»n o r e x ­
a g g e ra tio n .
If I h a v e failed , it is n o |
fro m fo rg e tfu ln e ss ; fo r I do u ot th in k
th e re is a single d e ta il th a t is n ot p e r­
m a n e n tly fixed in my m em ory. E v en now
1 h a v e b u t to sh u t my eyes to see th e
fac e of M a rn a c p eer in to m y old room s
a t H eid e lb e rg , to s ta n d once m ore tre m ­
b lin g w ith te rr o r in th e d e so la te co u rt
y a rd of C a stle O ste r, to d riv e th ro u g h th e
b lin d in g snow to w h ere th e
body------
B u t enough. I do u ot fo rg e t.
1 h av e a lre a d y to ld you of th e m u rd e r
of P ro f, von St«x.»kinar by his riv a l. P ro f.
M a rn a c of H eid e lb e rg , am ! o f th e d is­
covery of th e crim e by my co u sin , S ir
H e n ry G ra d e n , th e w ell-know n sc ie n tist
am i ex p lo rer, who w as th e n m y g u est a t
th a t u n iv e rsity .
I h a v e d escrib ed th e
ste p s th a t led to o u r follow ing th e m u r­
d e re r to Lem s«lorf, in G e rm a n P o la n d ,
am i th e m ean s by w hich he co m p assed
th e d e a th of th e u n fo rtu n a te M ech ersk y .
I hav e, m oreover, laid b efo re you th e e v i­
d ence th a t led my cousin to believe th a t
M a rn a c w as su fferin g fro m d elu sio n s,
an d th a t his e x tra o rd in a ry crim es w ere
in rev e n g e fo r c e rta in h a rsh c ritic ism s
of a book on w hich he h ad sp e n t m any
y e a rs of labor. In my la s t s ta te m e n t I
tra c e d th e p u rs u it d ow n to th e sta tio n
of L em sd o rt, w h ere th e m u rd e re r, flying
from th e scene of his rev en g e upon th e
R u ssian p ro fesso r, h a d been tu rn e d hack
fro m th e ra ilw a y by M ossel, th e lie u te n ­
a n t of th e H eid e lb e rg police, w ho had
follow ed us to re n d e r assista n c e . M ossel,
indeed, h ad w aited by M a rn a c ’» lu g g ag e
fo r six h o u rs, b u t th e m an h im self h ad
failed to a p p e a r.
T h e w in te r's sun, chilled to a du sk y
ball, w as d ip p in g behind th e snow -clad
rid g es to th e e a s tw a rd w hen we s c ra m ­
bled b ack in to th e sleigh. A s o u r tire d
ho rses stumble«! th ro u g h th e o u ts k irts of
th e stra g g lin g w ooden to w n , th e sh a d o w s
ru sh ed acro ss th e sky as if flying th e p u r ­
su it of th e gale t h a t sh riek e d am o n g st
th e houses. N ig h t h ad fallen .
S u rely we had him In our hands.
He had not fled by rail.
Somewhere
In th e to w n hi» m u st i e lurking, this
grey-ha ire«, figure w ith th e h e a rt of a
hum«» I w olf. T h e th o u g h t of it d ro v e
aw ay th e a c h e s au«l c ra m p s of ex liau s
tion. am i 1 s i t bolt u p rig h t in my seat
sta rin g into th e gio on ah e ad , halt «u
¡»«•»•ting to see him move acro ss the snow
b efo re us like a slink ng boast of prey.
W e had decided to d riv e stra ig h t t«» our
ow n in ti, 't h e "G o ld n e r A d ler," w here,
as we had d iscovered. M a n ia c , um ler th e
nam e of W akefield, an E nglish tra v e le r.
ha«l also p assed th e p rev io u s eveniug.
L ittle h ad we th o u g h t th a t th e being we
l*ursiie«l, fre sh from th e m u rd e r of th e
iiiiin we ha«l com e t > save, w as sh a rin g
th e sam e roof tree. P e rh a p s th e re m ight
be new s of him at th e "G o ld n e r A dler.
R e s g i , th e ta ll, h a m l s o i i i e Pole, win» had
ab o u t him m o re of th e feu d a l knight th a n
a c o u n try iuu keeper, m et
us In the
porch, bow ing a sta te ly welcome.
"Y«»u h av e h ad a ba«l d riv e, g e n tle ­
m en ,” sai«l he.
‘‘T h e w ind ha* been
fierce, am i th e snow , 1 fea r, w ee heavy.
S u p p e r will be read y in h alf an hour.
" I believe a M r G eo rg e W akefield
slep t h ere last n ig h t." sa id G ra d e n , d u s t­
ing th e » •b ilg in g flakes from his o u te r
w ra p s. " I t is alw a y s p le a sa n t to tueet
a c o m p a trio t. If he i* still in th e house,
p e rh a p s he w ill jo in us at o u r m eal.
" H e r r W akefield! No, uieiu I ic r r , he
has not yet re tu rn e d ."
"S o , he h as gone out?”
T h e in n k e ep e r h e sita te d , g lan cin g u n ­
easily a t his qu»‘stii'n e r.
H e w as e v i­
d en tly in som e u n c e rta in ty of m ind.
" H e is a strang»* m an. th e l i e r r W a k e ­
field; th«»ujrh, p erh a p s, fo r an E n g lish ­
m an — —”
" H e ,i s not m ore m ad th a n u su al, eh,
Mr. I .a m ilord ?" laugh»»«, G ra d e n .
"M ein H e rr, it w as not my in te n tio n
to sp e a k th u s of y o u r g re a t people,” a p o l­
ogized th e m an. " I f he has su rp rise d u*.
it is d o u b tle ss becau*»» we, being ig n o ran t
c o u n try fo lk , »lo n ot u n d e rsta n d his c u s­
4 o n if» tr <
For
Ile i»
n in i
o f te n
bring*
Ing tip a h e ife r c a lf. Mr. ( 'lu r k , o f Hit*
A lilliilllin e x p e rim e n t s ta tio n , lias re-
c o rd e d d a ta . Tin» re c o rd »»over»»», th»»
pcrlo»| fro m b ir th to m a tu r ity ap p ro x *
|niat»*ly tw o y e a rs ,
< )n<» o f th e ralvi»*, w h ich welgh<*«| n t
b ir th tlfty -slx p o u n d s, con*uim*»l d u r in g
th e firs t y e a r o f h e r life loll p o u n d « o f
I io i ik * m ilk , 27.3 p »unds o f sk im m ilk ,
fid p o u n d s of b ra n . 221 p o u n d s o f h ay
a u d wa* p a s tu ris l fo r Ifil «lays. W h e n
»he w as , y e a r o hl »lie h ad cost fl2.H tl
am i sh e weigh«»»! |
¡siu u d s.
D u rin g th e s«»«*outl y e a r h e r r a tio n *
w e re m a d e up of so rg h u m h a y , sila g e ,
o a t s tr a w , c«»ru s to v e r a n d a little <s»t-
to n ««•»•», m id b ra n . T h e p a s tu r a g e ¡s»-
rl«»»l cov«*r»»»| 221 d a y s. Tie* <,o*t o f th e
f»s»»l w as $!MH) fo r th e necom l y«*ar am i
• h e w elg lu sl a t th«» etu i thio |*ound».
I Inis tin» to ta l »s»*t o f f»»«s| u p to th *
tim e o f m a tu r ity w as $21.115.
4 |» l« -U s .
It Is a c ru e l p la n w h ic h s h u ts off tin*
a i r a lm o st • •u tlrd y fro m th«» lien w ith t
hroo«| o f c h ic k s by p la c in g a Is w rd In
f ro m o f th«» »xM»p at n ig h t; n o r Is su c h
i p la n in w .s s n ry if «»«• vv ill ta k e th e
tt»««uh|c to b u ild a ctM»|> o r »snips at,«»r
tin* fo llo w in g ¡dan.
R u ltil tin* c»s»p
a l t e r tin» u s u a l p la n , slo p in g th e r»«»f
to tlu« r o a r a n d e»ivi»rlug th»» fro n t w ith
s la ts e x c e p t at on»* l««vv»»r »•«»rn»»r. w hen*
a «loor s h o u ld lie arraug«»<l. so th a t tin»
bei: »‘a n la» e a -lly let o u t w hen »l«»*lr»»»l.
I ' » s»d\»> tin» p ro b lem of plenty o f fre s h
a i r au«l a t th e sa m e tim e ferinloin fro m
p ro w lin g sm a ll a n im a ls , c o n s tru c t a
s c r e e n ; m u k e th e f r a m e la rg e e n o u g h
c o m p le te ly to 4x>ver th e f ro n t o f th e
»s»op am i cov«*r It w ith w ire n e t tin g ; at
e ith e r ab le f a s te n a s t r a p w ith a la d e In
th e »»ml. am i on th e sid e s o f th e «*.sjp
N «» X I I - l l i i u n i l
fim d .
A <'orr<**|M>mlent a s k s f»»r *«im» ,soil-
tr y f«s»«l w h ic h w ill answer fo r g e n e ra l
p u r ,«»««•« / t h a t Is. a f»s»»| w h ic h w ill
m a k e Ileus lav. w h ic h Is nl*o g»sw| fo r
lit tle c h ic k s a n d w h ic h m ay Is» u»»«l fo r
f a tte n in g la te r If tli**tlre«l. N ovices In
|s» u liry ra is in g a r e q u ite lik e ly to t»<i
m o re o r I«»** «U sturlsM by tin* a m o u n t
o f d e ta il r»spilr«M| to c a r r y <»n th e w o rk
siicts-ssfully mid are g e n e ra lly se e k in g
f o r som e sh o rt c u t. »•«,«•»•,a lly In tin» Hue
o f fis s lln g
Th»» sa m e foot! w h ic h w ill
m a k e h en s lay w ith o u t f a tte n in g th e m
w ill n o t »Io to fait»»n th e m
on. < >f
»viurse, c o rn Is u s u a lly a p a r t o f th e v a ­
rie ty fe d h en s m id w ill o f Ita e lf f a tt e n
th e m , b u t It Is not u se d by I ts e lf ns a
r e g u la r d ie t fo r la v in g Imua. It w o u ld
Is» a s a b s u rd to f»*»«l liens crack»*! »x»rn
e u tlr e ly ns It w o u ld l«e to fe e d llttl«
c l lb k s th e W hole k e rn e l.
tom s. ”
" W h y , w h at h as he been al»out7”
" W e ll, m ein H e rr, it is th is w ay. A fte r
you had s ta rte d to r y o u r d riv e to th e
h o u se of th e P ro f.
M ech ersk y ,
H«»rr
W ak efield cam e ru n n in g dow n fro m his
r«»«»m w ith m an y q u estio n s co n cern in g
you. H e seem ed sorry th a t you h ad gone
w ith o u t seeing him.
l i e th e u p aid bis
bill w ith th e lib e rality of th e E u g lish .
w ho a re indeed a g re a t au«l gen ero u s n a ­
tio n , am i co m m an d ed th a t his luggage
should be c a rrie d to th e s ta tio n fo r th e
niiiblay tra in . .A t 11 he h im self se t out
fo r th e s ta tio n upon foot.
W e w ere
( »so* ><>s tinc < tin KA.
so rry to lose so good a g u est,
W h at,
th e n , m ein H e r r, w as o u r su rp ris e w hen p la c e a »»»rew. o v e r w h ic h th e s tra p *
a little a f te r 12 be re a p p e a re d , hav in g nr»» pin« ««I to lio b l th e s»T»»eii In jda«e.
rid«len back upon th e sleigh th a t ha«l T o m a k e th e scri**ti still Ill«»re Mcur««
ta k e n his b ag g a g e to th e sta tio n ! T h e w h eu plit«,«s| h a v e th e *|ili pits »es la rg e
m a n w ho d ro v e it told me th a t H e r r e n o u g h »»» t h a t a long w ire n a il m ay I m
W ak efield h ad le ft his b ag g a g e upon th e «l’ lv»»n In th e m n lsm t on,» q u a r te r th»
p la tfo rm u n re g iste re d , an d th a t lie ha«l
1... g th o f th e n a il, a t th e e n d ; th e n sin k
seen a s tra n g e r stam liu g by it us if in
in th e g ro u n d a t e ith e r e n d o f th e co.»p
c h a rg e .”
G ra d e n glan»-e«l a t Moaael, who g rin tw o plecett o f vv.HHl. e a c h h a v in g a h o le
In th e em l. lilt»» vv lib li th»» n a il In th e
ne«l lu m in o u sly .
••ml pie»*«*» o f ttn» scrt*eti w ill tit w h«,n
" P ro c e e d , M r. l a n d lo r d ,” he sah l.
" H e h ad only peejied in to th e sta tio n th e l a t t e r Is In ¡Misltlon. In th is w ay It
am i left at once, th e m an said.
t i e w ill l»e lui|M»sslhltt fo r th e a»»r<»en to get
d em an d e d o f m e a sleigh
a.«u r o t l»s>se. In th e I llu s tr a tio n . II. a t d o tte d
h o rses, b u t th e best I b a d w ere w i t h
line, sliovvs w h e re tin» a»T4*»n w ill <s»me
yo u , an d it w as nec4*s*ary to sem i fo r
w
h eu In (»M iltloii; A. th»» sb le pl»*ce o f
o th e rs from a n eighbor. H e w as very
im p a tie n t of d e la y , using an g ry w ords. th«» H»»r»*»n. w ith th e long w ire rial, In
A t la st he d ro v e a w a y , am i he h as uot ¡M isltloii; 3, 3. th e s ta k e s In th e g ro u n d
to riwelv«» th e n u lls ; B. th e a e rre n c o m ­
r e tu r n e d .”
" W h o w ent w ith h im ?”
p le te ; G, th e sw in g in g la th by w h ic h
" I v a n , my eld est so n .”
th e «loor fo r th e u se o f th e hen Is k»»pt
"D id he say w h ere he w as g o in g ?”
In ¡«la«*»*, a n d 2. th e m a n n e r o f a t t a c h ­
"N o , m ein H e r r ; only I h eard him cry
ing th e sm a ll s t r a p to tie» sid e o f the
to Iv a n to follow th e e a ste rn r«»a«l w hich
M»»reeo.- Iu<llana|x»lla N ew t.
is to w a rd s th e R u ssian fro u tie r.”
"A nd while he w aited for th« horses,
W h a t W a k e a ( ( u a l l t g In K a a s .
w h a t did he d o ;
T h e g n x e r soon le a r n s th a t he m u st
" A s I h av e said , a t first lie ab u sed m e
ro u n d ly fo r th e delay,
lu d e ed , m ein »eml goo»I «’gg* to Ills «•ustoiners o r he
H e r r, I w as surprise»! a t his knowle« 1 « w ill n ot h a v e th e m long, am i th e fn rm
of G e rm a n , fo r before he had spo k en «•r w ho Is p ro g n ^ te lv e w ill soon l4»arn
it v ery ba«lly. F o r th e re st, he sa t by th a t be m u s t »lo th e sam e. T h e w o rd
him self, read in g , in th e best room .”
"fr»»»b," w h en n|qdl»»d to eggs, m ay
" P le a s e to show us th e re .”
W e traiu|«ed in single file a f te r th e m e a n a g r e a t d e a l, o r It m ay not. T h e
la n d lo rd th ro u g h th e ill-lit ¡» assig .s to egg g.«»w»»r w ho w ish e s to c r e a te a r»»g
h igh
th e " b e st room ,” a p a rlo r set a sid e fo r u lu r d e m a n d fo r Ills eggs a t
im p o rta n t g u ests. It seem ed a ¡««•ruliarly j«ri<»es m u st m a rk e t Ills st«M-k p ro m p tly ,
in a rtis tic a p a r tm e n t, w ith g reen
w all fo r th e r e Is n o th in g th a t so »llsgusts
p a p e r Mini a n g u la r c h a irs covered w ith th e ex|H*rlems»«| h n m lle r o f »»ggs us to
p u rp le a n titn a « a ssa ra .
O n th e »»»»ntral
find th a t th e <»gg« th a t he tsn ig h t fo r
ta b le stoo»l a lam p, am i besi«|e it lay «
f
re s h hud lw*en h«»bl In th e »»ouritry fo r
n u m b e r of th o se dingy books th a t seem
com m on to in n s of all n atio n s. G ra»len tw o o r tlir»»«» w»*»ks. R to ra g e eggs, tu n t
m a d e for them at once, am i a s he so rted a r e p u t In to th e r»»frig«»rab»r Im m edl-
th ro u g h th e pile of tim e ta b les, c a t a - teljr a f t e r th»»y a r e la id , «»m e o u t b et
lo g m -s , am i tr a d e p ap ers, we stoo«l w a tc h ­ te r, lif te r fo u r o r five m o n th *
have
ing him in su rp rise . S u d d en ly he stoppe.l e|nps<»<l, th a n th e egg» th a t a r e allo w ed
in his se arch w ith a little g ru n t of s a tis ­
to re m a in In th e f a r m e r 's p a n tr y f o r n
fac tio n , am i d ru w iu g a c h a ir to th e tab le,
s a t d ow n. I looked o ver his sh o u ld er. m o n th a f t e r th e y a r e la id b e fo re th e y
H e w as a c tu a lly rea d in g
a
G e rm a n a r e m a rk e te d .
B aed e k er!
T h e T rn e U G a r ilr n In s e r t.
" D o u b tle ss you a re p la n n in g a picnic
I n s e c ts -In fectin g tr u c k g a rd e n a v ery
p a r ty ? ” 1 su g g ested , w ith ns m uch s a r ­
o fte n a ffe c t field cro p s a s w ell, b u t It
c a sm as I could ¡mt into th e »¡ueation.
"I know you a re tired am i h u n g ry , my sh o u ld be ,M»rne In m in d th a t p e s t ex
good R o b e rt,” he a n s w e re d ; " h u t p lease te rr n lu tln g m etliod* t h a t a r e o f no u se
keej» q u ie t.”
In la rg e a r e a s a r e o fte n th e Iw st In n
H e liM'l rea ch ed “ Lem s»lorf” — I could
sm a ll patch w h e re th e r e Is m o re In ten -
see th e nam e a t th e top *»f th e ¡»age—
am i now w as tu rn in g th e leaves v ery slv e c u ltiv a tio n , am i w h e re th e p r ic e
slow ly. S u d d en ly he held up th e B a e ­ th e o u tp u t b rin g s w ill w a r r a n t m o re
o u tla y .
d e k e r to uie.
‘‘D o you see th a t? ” he ask ed sh a rp ly .
K e ro s e n e R m n ls lo n .
A ja g g ed line of p a p e r ran along th e
O
ne-half
pound of soap, one gallon
in n e r c re ase of th e g uide book. T h e
m a p of th e d is tric t bad been to rn a w a y ! of boiling w a te r, tw o gallons kerosene.
M ossel th r u s t me g en tly asid e am i, C h u rn w ith a force pum p for a few
b en d in g over, ex a m in e d th e u n d er p ag e nilnut»*» u n til ,t form s a sm ooth, b u tte r ­
th u s le ft expose«!.
H e took th e book m ilk like em ulsion and reduce ten to
fro m G ra d e n ’» h a n d s am i, c a rry in g it tw enty-fixe tim es.
to th e lam p, co n tin u ed his sc ru tin y .
"Y o u a re q u ite rig h t, M ossel,” sah l
F o n t O d o rs In C e lla r .
m y cousin.
“ I lia pencil h ad a s h a rp
W hen c e lla rs b«*»ofne m usty o r foul,
p o in t.”
and o d ors a re noticed, th e best tld n g to
"Y o u h av e a keen eye, H e r r G ra d e n ,”
do
Is to close all th»» door« and w indow s
g rin n ed th e policem an.
" I n o u r b u si­
aud
burn enough a u lp h u r to fill th e cel­
ness you w ould h av e m ad e som e re p u ta -
I'o w llr r
W a te r
H e F o re
r
r
l- 'e e < |ln < .
T h is q u e s tio n o f w a te rin g b e fo re or
I I .irie r f»»»*«Iing . » ha«
-
n e v e r tsM»n »»•ttl»»«|.
A leading E nglish a u th o rity stat«*» th a t
horses ahoithl never I m » w atertM u n til
¡ a f t e r f»*edlng, b u t a lw a y s tiefo re. esjs**
,.la lly Jf fht.
|g <raJfk , f
„ %ery t|jI n ||y R |ve hI|j> WB|ej> n j | |
t||O || w fl,t # w ||orl tjm 0
f
fH<M|
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, r po M in ie, hors»-* sh o u ld n lw a v s » havt»
' nc«-»*ss to w ater. T h e y w ill d r in k ,»-ss
a n d th e r e H m u c h less «lunger o f In.JI-
giHttlon o r c h o le ra .
I f a h o m e Is ex-
h a u s te d fro m over»»xer»*l»e, th e su p p ly
of co h l w a f e r s h o u ld lw» lim ite d .
If
w a te r Is te p id , g m u c h * la r g e r a m o u n t
m ay be allo w ed .
-N
II«»« 4 a t r k e r .
C h asin g liogs Is exceetllngly am u sin g
w hen th e c h aaer la Inmt on p le a su re
only.
W hen it tiecomes nn e v e ry d a y
d u ty th e funny fe a tu re d isa p p e a rs, an d
In stead the a ir Is gen erally laden w ith
expletive« not su ita b le to polite aoclH y,
I
I
»
mi n o t tM
t h »: iio u .
Th«» hog Is ati elusive,MMist. Being ro u n d
am , fut ami also slljq««»ry th e c h a s e r
Is not afforded any point o f v a n ta g e to
o b ta in a firm bold. T h is Is tr u e w ith
h u t one ex«»»»|«tlon, am i th a t 1« tils ta ll.
B ut here again th«» ch a se r Is h a n d ic a p ­
ped. Ilogs' ta ils a re so little and a t
th e sam e tim e so fra il th a t not Infrtv-
q u e n tly th e hog em erges from th e clm ae
m inus his tall. A m ore sensible m etliod
1« th e use of th e Im plem ent IUustrMte<l
h erew ith . T he Inventor, au Iow a m an,
c la im s th a t no difficulty Is ex p e rie n c ed
In g e ttin g the n«s*ae In position. W hen
once It Is securely clainptsl on th e hog’s
nose ,t Is an easy m a tte r to leud th a
an im al to any place d»»slred.
M ew
U ae fo r
W a te r m e lo n s .
A G eorgia fa rm e r Is said to have be­
com e th e p io n e e r‘In a new In d u stry —
nam ely, m aking siru p o u t of w atern iel-
ons.
H e cu ts th e u n io n s In halve«,
la r room w ith dense fum es. L»»ave It scoops o u t th e pulp, run« It th ro u g h a
t « o il. ”
" T h is is a new ed itio n .
H o w long close«! fo r an hour or two, am i then open c id e r m ill, pre«»«»« o u t th e Juice a n d
h a v e you ha«l I t? ” <-
th e (l»s>r» am i w indow s. N ext, w h lte - th en ,s)lls th e liquid for tw elv e Itoura
" B u t a few d ay s, m ein H e r r .”
w’ltah th e w alls and ceilings w ith tw o over a hot fire. O u t of 270 m elons,
“ A nd h ave you been visibed by an y c o ats of goo«l w h itew ash . »Sulphur gas w o rth $5 o r $0 n t w holesale, he g ets
to u r is ts in th a t tim e ? ”
I m heavy an d aetth»a, hence c a re miiRt th ir ty gallons of siru p , and m a rk e ts th e
"N o, m ein H e r r .”
be used to a g ita te th e a ir In th e c«»llnr p ro d u c t n t frf) cents a gallon. T h e re-
"T h en this should make It a certainty,
for I have a Baedeker of my own up­ by Rejecting a w indy day for th e w ork. fu«e ,a fed to th e hogs, c n ttle a n d c h ic k ­
S u lp h u r furnee will d estro y all kluda of ens, a n d th e w hole o p eratio n la v«try
stairs. Ona moment, while I fetch It.”
germa.
p ro fita b ly
(To oe continuavL)
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