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i - .' ' H It 77e Main Chance BY Mmrmdith Nichohon Copt to wr 103 Tn ohMmbiu Cost-sav CHAPTER 'Continued.) Saxton wu walking beajdo Rarldan In 0m lower hall. Ha felt an Impulse to uptM gratitude for bU rm from tbe loaJiDeaa of the twilight ; but Haridan, talking inceBeantly, and with bands thrust easily Into bla trousers' pockets, led tbe way Into tbe reading room. "Hello, Wbeaton, I ' ddn't know you wer at home,"- be called to a man who eat reading newnpaper, and who now ruae on seeing a stranger with Karldan. This la Air. Helton, Mr. Wheaton." "Oh, yea," said the man lurroduwljyi Wbeaton. "1 wondered whether I shouldn't are you here. Ur. Porter told me you had coaie." W lies ton iwiukiI very serious, and had not luuob to say. lie had Juat come home, Jrom a tirioua trip to the western part of the Ktate, he aaid. on an errand for his hank. He waa tall, slim and dark. There wan a suggestion of sleepy Indifference in hie .ack eyea. though he bad a well -established reputation for en ergy and Industry. "Mr. Porter told me you were quor .tared here. I hope they can make you comfortable. I'm penranally relieved thai you have ronir. Your Boston friend were grttlog very Impatient with 0. Wa shall do all In our power to aid you; but of course Mr. Porter baa -said all that to you.". Ilia smile waa by a movement of the lips, and bla eyes did not seem to participate In It. He did not refer again to possible business relations with Bex ton, but turned tbe converaation 'Into general channels. They eat together for an hour, UarLdan, as was his way In any company, doing most of the talking. Tbey seemed to have the club bouse to tbemeelvea. Now and then on of. the negro servant! came and looked In upon them aleeplly. A clerk at the desk In the hall read In peace. A party of young people could be heard entering by the aide door aet apart ror women; and mur fled echoes of their- gaiety -reached the trio In the reading room. "That's back In tbe Incurables ward." aid Karldan, In explanation to Hit x ton. "It lan't nice of yoo to apeak of the gentler ex In that way," admonished Wheat on. "Oh. ther ar flrla and girls," aaid Karldan. wearily. "It does seem to me that Mabel Margrave la alwaya hungry. Vhv can't she do her eating at homer' "He'a simply jealous," Wheaton re marked to Saxton. "He always acta that way when be hears a firl In tbe ladles' diiilug room, sud docau't dara go bach and break In on boum other fellow's par- n When you show alga of mental decay. It'a time for us to go no roe, wneaiou. Haridan held out hia band 10 Baxton. "I'm gtad you're her, and you may be aura We ll try to make yu Ilka ua. Whea ton and 1 llva In a barracks around the corner, with a few other homeless wan derers. 1 nope to see yea there- loo't be afraid of tbe t 'bins man at the. door, kly cell is up one flight and to the right." "And don't overlook me there," Whea ton interposed. "1 aiippoae wa shall see yoo down town very often. Mr. Haridan Is ihe only man Is Clark son who has no visible means of support. The rest of Ms re pretty busy ; but that doesn't mean that wa shan't be glad to aw you at th I'larkaoo .National." tvaar or As sweet peas wbtcs ana ni distributing suddenly eweeunea us -wo. ir of tbo room. Seeing thai the girl did not know of bla preeenct In the nous, and that she would certainly discover him when aba turned to go, be rose and faced bar. . "I beg your pardon V "Oh ! ' Tbe sweet peas fell to th Boor, and the girt looked anxiously toward tbo ball door. ' ' "I beg your pardon,' 8 ax too repented. "I think 1 fear I wasn't announced. But I believe Mr. Porter la xpcting me.'' "YesT" Tna girl looked at John for tba first time. Ha waa taking" tbe situa tion seriously, and waa sincerely eorry for having startled her. "Father will be bare very aoon, I think." Bba moved to ward the door with dignity, Ignoring the fallen flowers, and Baxton stepped for ward and picked them op. -Allow me." The girl took them from him, a little uncertainly and guardedly, then returned to tba vase and placed toe flowers In It. " "Thank you very much, she saw. i think 1 bear mf father now." She went to tbo outer door and oiwned. Inclining her head slightly aa ahe pawed John, who also beard Mr. Porter'a voice out aide. He waa remonstrating with the gardener about the position of the sprink lers, which he wished .reset tn keeping with Ideas of his own. "Well, Evelyn?" he said, aa he came up tbe atepa. Saxton could bear , the young woman making an explanation In low tones to her father. Mr. Porta stood suddenly In the door. iv.n tii Iwsti me." be began, effu- .il eonilns forward and wringing ftaxton'a band. "I'm not goilng to. try .-. ....iDin i nlmnlv foraot. that'a all.' He took Haxtan's arm and turned him toward tlte door where tbe girl still Blood. .l-..Ji la Mr. Baxton. He's pome' to dine with us. but I forgot all w,..t it Km her. Evelyn, you've got to square this-tor roe," he concluded, and she came forward and shook bands i.itli Hav tun "I don't know how It can be 'aouared.' Tki L nnlv one of father's lapses. Mr. Baxton. on may be sure ha didn't mean tn H., It. v liuteMl" declared Porter, "bat I'm aebamed of myself." 'He waVed the yoang tphi t aeats and vanished into tba halt. Porter returned and launched Into ata- j rj pa- i.i i U ' il'UJ!-! ' ' ! ill ' WtupiSJ "Ua. he's tbo rr klndast Miss Porter amriaad. "What a nnunuBca yoo are, warry, said Porter, aa the to una man fusee about to find a pla - for bla chair. "Wo were nil vary easr here till yon nme. aen tbe breeat haw died out." Haxton cot no to mo praaentiy no Raridon rose .wtth'jtiim. u ad tM went down thi watt together. . ' "They aeent to have airucK ipp w onalnUnre," ofasemJ Mr. Porter. "Mr. Haxtoa Is very nice,' aaw nveiyn. "Ob, as s all Haht," said ber,(atirt anally. t " - Watfa fae that CHAPTKR IV. ' L I oira tba booa oientr ot water. Tnay Tnk imi his do or inrouxH i . K rnkmnn tm ntmm mat V.rd that b-d LU V lOO. , . .nd t the 1 dlatajiea to gat It. oeoter of which Uv the crumbled ruins f If thrw la bo running tiwi or of a fountain. Before ne cvum hmn m. tmwsv mat in cor- dnray emerged from the great front door and came toward bhn. "My aaue'a alaitoo. and yon aauai pa 8l.;dcJ, "Correct" aaid the man, ana iney of iaJrT.vs;i.vr- Ink of pur wator near it u wall to plaea pail of froah watar naar tna apalry rr any. Boob nt wator to diluta tba boarf , thick tumor left erar from winter to maka It suitable for tba Votinc lam Torract " aaid "iha m-o, -no .ney m1, w plUblfc St? to M Z'pmJ.-lL'wS Bo abould b. protoctod from tba buildings, while 8atun viewed tbe pile wind on tba north and want by a cloaa- betora him with Interest, lie nan neon so nous or man iwaco. making a careful lnpwtion of all tbe properties that had fallen to Wa care. This had necoaaitated a good deal of n kui hmin In. Colorado and worked eastward, going alowly, and getting the beat advice obiainaoui as iu the value of bla princlpala holdings. Much of their property waa practically worthless. Title hail been gained under foreclosure to vsst arnaa which had no All tba waada abould ba kapt down in front off tba biros. Mow a Vlot foot wlda and than eat tba waada And grass close to tba ground with a boa. An hour once a week spent on tba earn of tba baaa will bring larger re turns for tba effort than any other labor on tba farm. A nismiMr man In CMeaso. whorl ura to vast r ' value. A waterworks plant stood In tba-irvM a lew nones out m tna conntry, prairla . where there had ones been a Ust year aold I22S worth of honor to Kanaaa town. ' Tbe place waa depopu- three Uc hotel. Ha says bs did not lated and the smokes la 'k stood as a moo- ppnd nwre than an bour:awak lonk- ument to bllchtod hHXS. Banth bouses . aM ki. hu- .tm-lnv tha uuna lng after hia baaa daring. tba eaaoa. -v. and pr Journal. CHAITKB III. William Porter lived well, ai6acanv (Mi rlilira of (Uarkson. Ills house stood at the summit of a hill near the ni of Varuvv street, and th gradual Lino UbuIds uu to It was a pretty park. whose lawn and shrubbery showed the Inr.iltnnt rars of a sod cardener. The dry air waa still not aa John Ha it on climbed tbe cement walk wbtrn woami h tha sluiie at the oroDor degrea to bring the greaieet comfort to pedestrians. Tba green ot lbs, lawn waa grateful to M.tn-B eves, watco dwa4t with relief on ta toe spray at tbo rotary sprinklers that hissed coolly at tba sod of long Mm. at bnse. liiteranemed among the Indigenooa acrub-oaka wero elm. BMples and cedars, and tba mottled hark of while birches showed here and there. The lawn was broke bv beds of can oss, aad II wa ..kiHiuliat the owner of tbe plact bad . (. for laadsram lardealng sail aeteM bla aawsy goaeruualy 4a aalttsatiaa (, Tk. hnuaa itself waa Of rea ones dating fmai.tanae years la which a Man i w. .ni m tower wea thaoaht ta dlspeosAble la. serious .doloeatto archlteo tura. There was a broad veranda an the at.u ibis ihroawb JTrenvh windows of Ihe saaso arrhitaetnral period. A raM admitted Baaioa and laft him to d hia own way Into th dcawlnr rooam. tbrangh which a braeaa waa blow i.. .Uusotl fnia acrosa tbe valley. i. a Amb wicker ahanr. aaoa- vlng hia forehead. Ha beard a right atep Moaatuc the balk aad a girl, still singtag oftlv to herself, paaasa bach of htm to a Htta sfsad whkh ataod ay aa at tho drawing rocsa windows. Taa hack af th h.l hid hi sit aha Wwa'wWoHy tUiira bs to the number of U'ees that had tm niaed In the Htale br school ehU area during ine past J ear. Tbe maid ..a ta annauBM a.BBar. Kid POTtM talked on as ha led tbs nay to tna dia log rooax Aa tbey were taking tbefr saata a boy I IX took tba alao opposite ThlB is mr brother Uraot.sald Mlsa BViFtav -Th hnr was shv and ailenl awl looked frail. Tba efforts of hbj sister to hrina hia Into tba talk were fruitless. Whan hia faLber or autat apuae to aim) it was with as a created kindneaa. II would not talk before a stranger, but his face brightened at tbs humor of tna tn ..- better aet Mr. Mxton to tell yon bow much fua raacaing , aa-i l.irter. tunlna to th boy. who' at one became Interested In Baxtoo. l at anina m bt i raacbmaa, th lad declared, "a athor'a going to -buy ass tbe Poindeitor ran soa day.' That'a on of Mr. Haxton's propartiea. Mavb he'd trade U t yon (or a Ua whis tle.'' 'la b aa had aa that 7" asked ftaitoa 'Just wait uatU yoa as 1L lt'a pretty hail" "The hwasa mast bava barn cbanalng. mIA Ulaa Pnrtav. "And tbai'a about all Jl waa,- replied her father, .1. aranaae Mtaldb than fa, bat Porter pietcnded that It wa pteaaaater out of doors, and Insisted that tsar was atwava a breeae oa lb hUl at atgbt. ir.ua anuoarad at th step presently Tbey aU rose aa h cease an, and ba aaid ataitAB aa ha shook Bands with htm: "I aat yon'v found tb way to hoadqaar- ten. All roods lead op t wa a,iptne heightaaA I lea- I fear that all apada lead down again." h added, with a BoMil all, and mugbaa. He begaa awhiag blnwelf greatly at babmk .'H aa- mr4KNIr. Part, with-aaUab la sn Waco, that bla reeanda caalri wn the moat aa comfortobla aasa ba knew, aad went to trh hamaslf a kattar seat from th ball. "Mr. aurlaaa iHea to ba aamfsetaak'' aajd Mm Port ta bai aaasaca. "Bat ba and ptsasar ha aasktnv sth- wer inhabited by anusiters. who bad not been on bio books at all. and who, paid no tribute to Boston. He' was vieweo i - wlth suspicion, b, Ihea tenant anu op ehickent flm l!Tl1 r " a7k-T i noon 'a mlxtura of . broad crumb. would be betteHor Im f t tbem aloo,, grald fla aad hardboll-.aM ebon. It waa patent that they would not pay ped fin. Koap wator befora. them fn ndi.to otect them, merely (a tba in a Bmall lounUtn, 9 tby can drink mBintenaifaw of a orinipJ lnroTvd oss- but not Mt into itu'. In fw days less expense and violence. . faad upoa rolled oata, finely enmakdd 'Tnis certainly, kaatl then all. Hx- uA . Add ft fim mntlailail afnild. He had .reached An his Irlnararr what his papers caflftt tW , Poindextar proper ty. Ha had found that tbe plao was famous throughout 'fbis part of tba own-' try for tba idioaynchaBiea, of It boom time ownera, thre young men who bad come out of tba Kat to show how tbe cattle bueineaa abould be managed. They had secured aa Immense acreage and btiUt a atone ranch house whose carious archttectur Imparted to th Piatt Val ley a touch of medievalism that was lit tle appreciated by the aeighboring eattla men. One of the, ownera, a Philadelphian named Poindexter, who bad a weakness for architecture, contributed tbe build ings and hi two associate bought the rattle. Ther wer one thousand acres of rolling pasture her, much of it lying along the river.-. ami J practical man 'could hardly Istied ta oosodi hat theft, disease. in the herd and loexperienco i- k..in and HPlliu-. had wrought the ranchmen's destruction. Hefor their . avha.iat.4L Poindexter nnd his associates IK-ed in cotuiderable state, and entertained the frlenda who team to see tbem acconling to the beat usage of K4tern country life within, and their own mild approximation of Western lira without. Tom ri.indextera precepiov architecture, an elderly gentleman with whiche0bardTr.tard to expreaa In tn i tiu nf tha hnuae and buildings. There's a remnant of th roindexter herd out there somewhere." Wbeatoa had said to Sexton. Tha felldw Snyder, that I put In as a caretaker, ought to hav gathered up the looa cattle by this Urn ; that's what 1 told him to OO warn pot Urn there." Saxton turned aad looked out 0r tn rolling plain. A few rods away lay tn river, and where 4t carved naareat ta bovuie stood a group af cotton wooos, ibbo ratinels drawn togetb"- for -coihxiay. thattered here and th era over ta plain were straggling hards. mM ... mn,h in ta niac to appeal to Baxtone quiet aumor. waa two stories high and tner waa a grearheli: wlih Immense Dreprac n one end. The sleeping room opooea on a gallery above th ball. An ewort ana been made to giva th boo the appear ancs of Western WlWnesa ay tatroducing g great shuml.no: of aktoa of wibb a highly dtidHmast oil ot a-ooww. for they had bean boaght la Ukw t?nder one wing af tb stairway, which divided to left and right at th otor of tbe hall, wbb tbe dHnlng ; under tha other wbb the ranch ofac. "Those fellow thought a good deal f their stomachs," said Bayder, aa Baxtoo opened and shut.tha asapty drawra ot tba sideboard. "I auppiwe oar laortgag coTers the sunset, too." Haxtoa sbkL Xeariy Qr prtaMe thing of raloe had b ftwjsrea. nd Bridently 1b basta; bat the heavy b .k.in .nj .ha tab) remained. Bay j ... L1. i- Mmklaa ba. tba wr um ui. - - - . for savsraj aaasona tha- Sana wash at but UtUa and.tba vlnaa grew battar and boar battcrd. Tha cow peaa maka ! ufnclant ooror, so ana doea not gat Into tha mud whan pruning - la was weather In lata winter or early spring; Whether grown In tbo orchard or Tina yard tha peas abould usually ba plow ed under tha following spring.. In this way they protect th aoll without toe In any asaantlal part of their (ertUb dm value. Alfalfa Ptaatlwar. vIt ahould not ba forgotten that tba spring la tha proper time to prepare tbe alfalfa crop thai is; to ba planted -next fall. The ground; which la oa ncted to be used for this crop should not be planted to email grain; neither abould corn praooda alfalfa, because th ground will not be kept free of woods and grass. Tbe beat prepara tory crop for alfalfa la cow peaa; than -after th vine are recnoved or plowed under the ground should be - well broken and kept clean of weeds and. graaa by surface cultivation until It . Is seeded In alfalfa the following falL Peanuts may be grown Instead of cow peaa. If tbe crop la considered mora desirable, aa It is perhaps, but ther . mint ha hnt wall cnltlTatad and e paclailr allow no. earth trees to !, la tha cropi-hicago Inter "jOceaa. ; -: Talww m m aaj(l t-ms. f" An intareating example of the lu, of emH stream foratghf and power purposes mar ffflf. BdTa 1 mentOv-CU J if dtit, stream haa.been, .. damaed UP n the -power Vd the form , . -qf elefitMeity baa UmmmmM- for doing, such, Ush work aa waablm and litrn 'fng, also iter cooking and lighting la , v ..the home of? tbo owner".- Ai the stream - . ' ' . DBJtrr oir dotjblstbm. , v . - - y (s) ; " if ;.. There la a dlfferenoe of opinion regarding the pnlltng nbUltr of each bora la a team. Borne are of the cplnkm that tha bora ahead pulling the moat, and ice varaa, The draft on each horse depends entirety oa the relative lengths of tha lever anna, and tbe lengths of the lever arms depend oa the poeltlop of tha cTevw pLne with respect to the draw pin. In upper dutBrmio (1) the carrier 4na and th draw pin are In a straight Una, bene tbe hrrer arm la th per pendicular distance from tb draw pin A to tb line of draft of each bora. The lew arm In this eaaa are A. B. and A. C Which are equal, no matter how much one bono la aheadmf tba other. One bone always pulls th earn amount as tba ethwr. In diagram (S) tbe clerle pins are behind th draw pin, and when on bora pnlla ahead of th other hi larer arm (A. C) baoomea longer aad (A. B.) tbe lerer arm of tba one behind become ahorter. In this eaaa tha ; hora ahead, baring a large lerer arm. baa the- advantage and pulls leas than tha ao behind. - In diagram (i) the eferw pins are ahead of the draw pin. and wbe gae bora palls ahead bla lerer arm shorten and tbe lerer arm of tbe one behlBd lengthen. Th bora ahaV having th leret arm ahorter, pull more thaa the boraa behind, - little beef scrap to the feed. In th eeur oj two wka. whole wheat ean be girea. This la tha dry method of feeding, which m coming Into rogue quite extensively. Her la another method ot feeding: Mis dry two parte af oora.nwal. aae part of finely groana wheat bran and one part of beef crape. After they tu thoroughly gelxad add boiling water In euflclent maatltr to make a atig dough. Cover k. waamal and lat It cook. Feed th dough warm or cold, bat aorar hot-r Dearar FleM aad rana. ' llettBlw PtBW. Tha cheapest way to pat gaiaa oa .in h throtuh tbe aow. She Kaa atronsl dlgeatlon and cam tarn Msrat aralna and aaatdr Into easily Haaoaed milk. Carvrul . experiments TrTl. wTth tro tba aow wHl m thU way: Dig a aquar. bol. about 1 m noor or tn . I A 4a a In aa tha Dies, the Bah I A hMin. ik. At n craps ot paper. fT.. rT.IT t TVT " "I w. aae eviwruuy moo- 7 . a.. 1 " . via k. aa , . ilk yield, and th pigs with her oatll tbey gat mod of grain and paa- Aaawst: 11 . BMW. , not ten jriewed me vo -- i - .... - k.al inaa a bedreflB.l w-r taaw ea Ja-1 ae had alto alt,' w aeaa ara a good crea for rh- h. .ta iff vo hav a peay wV sew. mpea ar gtrwa ahilsagh taka rhmarormd ta fw" j mltlratkm aaitil lale Juae, wbaa th IT bs n(Bin-' mv aaaa ar aow a. Before ul prac- tase waa aagwa. eaya th Farmer aad Ihrar Jowrnal. tt. r. i.lkna of It wo luLeaieH lT" imlimhli a aaatoa teaani teat sm at. lieies- .. I la rery smatl during fb dry month. to form a reservoir of 100,000 cubl foot capacity- The plant coat" S1-&00 aad- In a single year baa don 70d worth of work. Pwetatbl Cl MaaslM. A machine br which the farmer cam Biaoar and can hia fralta. tomato. corn, beans, ar any other farm produo wbloh ean b canned, la the field ar orchard la which the vegetable or fruit m growing, la deacribed la Popu lar Mechanic. Mounted oa a wheel barrow airenxeaeat, tb machine eaa be pushed from one ere bard to another or from a tomato patch ta a cornfield aa aec Batty require. Watar for the proca la heated by a kerosene burner. ata Sai Ba faaaa S'aala. Any timber will but gulto watt If aat A foot dee, throwln tb dirt wall back. Sharpen the poat and drive well lato tb bottom, tbaa put a fiat atoaa agalnat eaeh aid and a ebunk agaJaal ta peat, ta aearaa BMomg n ta other way. Tbte prevent thtr rttlag at th aarfaoa af th ground a tbey alwaya dv Vslw 4 oaaMtr ' antra large awectman af vgabla ara aU right for cathlbttloa swrpaese and ta wta prlasa with, bad tbey ara Bot what the avarag ceaummer vaata oat la wflrhig t par rrtrt ew QaabXy. ualfermRy mt at aad i axe ar what the ai rwam "'"-'',.' j . i