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J! The It Main Chance MtrmMtk NiehoUon Corveiowv 1U Tn InmMnuu CoMwr CHAPTER X 11. (Continued.) "You best dm I Yutt haven't tha sllgbt- M Idee rho the other ahareboldere am: the company is thoroughly rotten In all It put tilatory and hm you go plnof fnjr Into It up to your eye. And thy u; you're the moat conaervatlv banker en the river." "I gneea yon don't hare to get bm oat of many acrapea," aald I'orter. "When the annual meeting? wked Venton. "It's day after to-morrow-r c' M" bui I'll make ir all right." "Mr. I'orter, I want you to remember that I haven't given you any advice at. all In thla matter. It'e en extra baaard oua ihlng that you're doing. Now, I don't knmv anything definitely ahoiit It. but r-l've got the linpmwlon that Margrave'ii paralleling your linen In thia buaiueaa." "Where'd you get thatT' "It'e thlH way." aaid Kenton, In hi quietpnt lone. "A Baltimore lawyer that 1 know wrole me a -letter taking me about Margrave'a reaponaiblllty, It aeem that my friend ha a a client who owna Mm of tbeae aharea. A good deal of that stock weal to Baltimore and FM'a delphla, you may remember. 1 enaume that Margrave la after It." "Wire your friend right away not to etl !" ahooted Porter, founding Dm table With hi Rat. "I did that thl morning, and here a hi aobwer. I got ft iuet before you came In. Margrave evidently got en x loon and Wired then to send certificate with draft through the Drover National. They're probably OB the way bow." H panwd the telegram across to Porter, who. put on hie glasses and read It. .. "Now," continued eotoa, "I doa know Juet what thla mean, but It look" to me aa If Margrave wee hat on the track of the troney com v "J - - Tim Margrave lent a particularly pha ant fellow to go Into business with, la kef "But the boodholderi would atlll have their obance. wouldn't they, even If ha get ' n an bond., bare rat first thing 1 hnow you'll be telling ate that you've got a lew HL L .Aaad. lokinalr. Ut mai not . ... Ll. llnHat. aeip - ; " Maaaed "My dear boy, 'n t ttry BM b0?.d!' Vhlae'fa. aronened wonder. He walked arourfrteuble end put hta brnd oa Poftar-a t-M tanehln'. like a waa trying -r --- . ,,. -i.. i. .iwui m rebuke a chiw P". . .7 ,k. ranee of Ha of frnee. Porter avtdaatly thought that be had dona aa Mtrecaaty bright thing. -Ai 1 uiwetataud rou. yoa have bought .. . .... j a- .ul wir nf the atock. -AhTi nanUtUa-JwthUttl. ahart. f -urul ki&ai teB fete what Tea wanted with tha Mack 11 yoa bad the houitaV "Well, I Br i red It thl way, Hull e ki . wtrih th neW 1 bad ft) irancniee wee r ' ' , M , o tat meB m thaw pay for the wbol. thing, and If I TtS, it teH me -Ue: lock control I d ear tbe fuan nl ttt l ialr tag. Yon lawyara itwaya auw a m m rumpua about tboae thlnga, ana a reeeiv erahlp would prejudice tn Kaaiera aar ket whoa I cotaa ta rforganlae and aejl i. la hla chair and I ki .kiu Porte leaked at him A tit tle aonantly, with hla bat tipped over hla area. -"we,--.Vu'J Wtae Anlah eour lob and are of your majority," aald Fen ton. Ha) tag waa rtalng new and a did nt arge m nmIi when ta banket hi m. a. ii wu ot at all analooa lo defend a franaMee arhloh'tho hx-al eBurta, alwnya alre t BOhlW oeBtimem, aakaht not aaam. miii m wm tn tha ahotalnc 8 fat thiBf, aabt Poriar a ta aoor, wbjcw rent opened for hlat .','1 waat fej i ta (a tha awetta) with me and wa ll aaad day ta fet-tvady." ' 1 "! Tk. u..ar watrhed bM Xeat wa a. tk ateebp. It exwitnd t Mm - that tmr'freeef) weerlaahat anf ihlilH Hy. While haahet am! tar rae -. hn leariad aeailtj aaalaaa- tn arte HMaal the ekaK- J e-' -fcfw rente then eat awwa wlth-a. d tha eartr fantHaikiil XrartJaa UH. kiiw- aJaa. wad- aheaT tbe melnder of tha alwiylW IC Ua baat treated narh aacreaaea raya, and bed mered hallai -garoa rwaoak wAkh h4 iraduaUj am kktiiat rWir auL la facC a eeatew.pt or lawyora, though ha Waned on IWteet aaar naa a-aw . a... ,2 the ether banal tu WtaMnt- a. a..rfi iui kkv elleatl ahonld nado hln alfaat elf hy h . accretive met ho. t a. tie aaa aaM aaea aaaVM inmVTwV'ewad (bey war 4aapaM veiy re- AV aarty and peat aia bay mm U tbe baas, rantea wan dwa Maaaab? at 10 o'clock and too ad the preeldaat'e deak dosed. Where tha boaar be demanded. . 'Won't be down this morning," aald Wheaton. "Mia Porter Itlepfaoaed that be wasn't feeling well, but he expected to be dawn alter luncheon." ; CHAPTER XIII. -Porter fllneaa waa Broclalaaa la tha Brat edition of tha afternoon pa pare, which Wheaton aaw at hta deak. Newa gain fore by puWlcatioa, and when ba Mail the nrintaA atataneol ahet tha nreei- dent of the Ularkaon National 4iank waa nnHiuMl M hia honae be Ulnena. he fait that Porter aweat really be war ate; aatd he naturally turned Aa fitet ewer In hu mind to eee bow thia might affect aim. Tbe director earn in and ant about with their bat en, and W legate, tbe atarcb manufacturer, who had aaea rorter floc tor, pronounced the preeldent a eery atcfc man and auggeated that Thorn peon, tha Invalid vice preeioent, enght to bo Boti fled. The etkera aeajnleaced, aad they pre naiwl tdviie t Tbamnaom t Pmoe- nix, eogreaotng hla Unmedlata return. If poaalbla. Vsnrnti mmt the afternnM la SBBft. Ha Intended to call at the Porte re" on hia way home, and atopaod; at the bank before going to hla ofBoa, thinking that the banker might be there; hot tbe preal dent'a deak waa cloned. - "How eick w Mr, Porter r ha aakad Wheaton. "Hrt pretty -a1 aaid Wheat: lt'a tvnhoid fever. I nuke to Mlaa Pof tor nrer the telenhone a few mlnntee ago. and aha did not aeem to be alarmed about ner tamer. He a very wrong, yon wow, Wntxn waa UAiIlstnln. "flee here, Wheaton. 'be aald, auddenly, "do you know anything about Porter' private affaire?'' "Not very much,' aald Wheatoa, guard edly. "I giieaa you don't and I gueaa nobody doea, woree lurk I Yoa know bow mor bidly aerretive he la, and BOW be ah lee off from publicity I anppoaa you do," he went on a little grimly. He did not like Wheaton partlfula rly. !'Wea ha baa aome Traction etock tbe annual meeting La held to-morrow and ne'e got t M rep- -He never laid me of It, ld When L ton, tratbfully. "Hla bare are probably Id hla laalde porket, or hid under the bed at boeae; but wt them If he baa anv. and ret (hem, quick. . If ho baa kla eriuj bell probably try and aeod word to nw. I anppoaa I couldn't eee bn IT I went -IKm Putee (elanhoned nag t aame ob aome vuameaa matter, abe aald, and no doubt that'a what It W ; ? - ' . t won't tnat now, Vat Pi I eee yoa here aa aeon aa yoa get down town. I'll be at my offlr rlht.arter oinaer He naiiaad, deiiberating. Kenton waa a careful man. who raae to emergenrlea. I'll come directly back here aaw W he Ion. "No doubt tha paper ywa want are la en of Mr. Porter- private boaee." - - --- '. "' r "Can you get Into It to-nlghtf" . it, i. tk Mult where we keep t Beedwwl buehnt and tbevea no ttaae Lata lai tha afternoon Wheaton bad bean waueuallT bwey with routine wor. and the dlrectoaa had take-ay imw hla time. He nad turned fFff I grave, the he -went .toward1 T- & k. w n l be tbreahoM af the private oftW, the eight of Margra' fat bulk aoaeeaeo late a enair ie. w ... u kla lain aa aatd him aa pleaaantly: he bad ooiae with mlied hmt Inge, not knowing wnetaar n i -.i. ih the railroader were fa be further emnbaalned, or whether Margfev waa about t make aome aemnam in. u. snh-hle-' enenrlied By Manrrave. who (ufaed rwoa torcelf a TTlrhl. be aaid. He waa hreatkanc W tha dinWult ced maaaer of tat mea Ik their tag. Nw, I wt methlng; 1 wa y w MHk. I've not to 1 w-e w-. hraa kanka arkb oa and I want you t teli ma the tree. Hew aucfc Traction aaa Billy Porter gotT t -I dent know, what riht you'r got ta aat ae anet ft neettow Whealbn an J Ul. . t --rtwht'rWrtf1 Marftav newt- ed, "Yoa mlaerabl tool, what da yon hnaev r aaeaa by right or wrong either r t. aaeoHctn wet a the neat maa. bat who. a jJT tk I throw aa m? band. Why did you. ai wa vow knew waa Porter-wa doanfi wa . thimk mxi. u.MM.H aaJd Wheatoa, ."1 dlni't come hew ta He afconeel by ywa. f If rtadnm nw aaj lalary, l m am ww "J H..tVrt.ht.'M aald afargrav. w. !. What I waat to know la what ve k-t a thiuVrte waea't tab itvw waa tntnM-en nld of Tract ie ferf log Yoa knew I -T..V.I.. tmtm. it I told aaa that with aLli that ewa vet a friend f lA T (K nt tat bm I A-! .kaa, I M I betrarvd WH aatd Wheatoa. "I had aa baal - hU nwethlaai af tb kind 77-mrfc M thf aa tbaLH kfarm 'weal aa la Vtttev aVrtew. aaaklag hu Rar h Wheatoa' la--wa yew wM m that yn told m ft Ik that'a what ju Jt,m TThaalaai ' rm cant talk t m that way," aaid mB-nak "Vklteei I told vw thaU T be- ffevad I . Bd be added, with 4 ooand'a h-ltaio. "I atlU WUev rt." UOoft t M any naar t am tt 1 aaa bakw my akMUetn aa weu a ta ant aaaVVt""?' kta aeaTth hka fat aamMr-wba a uw nlaa a rrhm an Tim' Mararae. 1 MntdV hl: neft Maytrnv ftnda It aM. I never rnwagni m ywa, auh . lWahMM BwaJanl awft am white er I dont know what yoi're driving at. bat I want yoa to atdp abuaing bm aaid Wneaton, with more rigor of ton the ha had yet nwnllreted. "I never aid a word to ywn about Mr. Porter in eoanaetloa with Traction that 1 dldn t think true. The oory adatake I made waa in aaylng anything ta you at all ; but I thought you war a Mend of mine. If Hhndv'a h iW.lw.nt I'm the OB." "It ma' aah fna mothinc. Haven'H yoa known all the-week when I've been weeing; ywa every few daya at the club, nad at my bona acveraltimea" be 4wlt oo tb aevond eaiie a If breaeb af boapltality am Wheaton' part had been the grlevon offenae "haven t yoa known that tb old man waa chaaing over tb country ha hla carpet ellppara buying all that atock ka could lay hia bandLoar - "OnTfcuy jmered boner. 1 bave not. When 5f-Uthd ef H I knew he had hem baying aome,. bat I thought n''d atopped, aa I let you Bjadaratand. I'm eorry if yon were mialed by anything I aaid." nVell. tbat'a all over now," aaid Mar grae, ta a conciliatory tone. "P bean relying on your Information ; In fact, I re bad it la mind to make yon treaanrer of tb company when we get reorganlaed. That ought t anow you what a lot of eniiulnna 1're heeai aottlnc in you all thla time that you've beea watching m run Into the eoua. clear up to my cblB. "I'm beaeatly arry beaan Wheatoa. "r bad RB Idea you were dHending on on. Yoa ought to hare koewn that I couldn't betray Mr. I'orter." "Yoa ought U be aorry." aald Mar grave, dolefully. "Bat, look here, Jim, I don't beller you're, going to do me up M thla." - - i "I'm not going to da anybody up ; but I don't ae what I can io to help you." . "Well, I do. You gave nw lo under ataad that yon were bujinK thia atufl you reel r. You atlll got what you had? Now, bow many-aharea have you. Jlmr "Jnat what 1 bought in the beginning i one hundred aharea." Margrave took a pad from hla deak and added one hundred b hort column of figure. He. mad the footiujr and regard ed tbe total With enrlea intereat before looking an. - .... . "How much do wh want for that, Jhn?" "To tell the truth; Mr. Margrava, i don't kaow that I want to aell it. "Now, Jim, row ain't going la noiu e up on th7 You've got me Into n nrettr meaav and I hope you re n going M keep on pushing aa in." 'What 1 hav wowdn t oo yoa any gOOd,"' " Bur iLmiaht d aw aome harm ! Now, you dou't want the abarea. Jim. You r eatitWd to a profl, And I n pay J a fair price." - A 1 can'tdonMBg tonun air rw- bow tb drnwlBarom at tna tonerw lAAk-ad. nor tn hlndne and fraakoeaa of Evelyn Porter' a eye". "Yea, but you v got "X " nw. life that if it hadn't been for yeu. I'd ar have been la tha pickle. Come-along a'1. Jim, i v got lot at our jnllroau pt-opia w aw w tki. Tliv .lefH-aui atueMutrly on my h.ltnt. -I'm a ruinl men If I fail to .tu. nn at th mexina to-morrow with a majority of them- Kharee. It won't make ... jir.M t lliliv rorter wneiner win out or t. lie got plenty oi rroaw in tbe Ave. I don't know aa a matter fact that I need ihe- aharea; bat I want t... am tha aafe ih. Uow awi abail r b. tk. Mi, k fnr Jlaar , "Yon can't make It far anything, Mr. u.Mrin. and I want ta any that I'm Hk ellaaniintiiied IB IB way yoa v triad tw art it fr.ira me. I can't imagine that thme few ahare. of atock 1 naio eaa ha of real Importaixw -in aeriaing u mi (kU .iimnanr. 1 don't f I won t giro yn theae tharw, ni a onai a do it bow." U.rerare'a face rn w fed and porpia a Wheatoa walked toward tb door. "Maybe yoa think yoa can wrung Mora out of Potter than job ana ewt e aa. But I'll take thla oui of yoa and awl ef htm, to, if I g broke alolng tu fl: (T Be rODtwaa-) Whet He EaaeiP - 't was mighty sorry, to learn that your wife had left ju, old folrwar. fMi well. It mtaht have ! am glad jo run 6b4 the pbtloeo phy that enable. .u to look ft It to that Brnv" ' 'Rni haven't von heard that b coming gown for w.iiaen will hT 600 huttocaT" fcU-bjnie. Ji-w- -r;-- Tntb mt roretara TwaTwlt " -HU you do mm ti nkbtatna whan yoa went abroa.ir tL' "No." anewemi Mr. rw. oo T And tb girl did tb algutaeetng. I had te pot la my tint andlnaj th place where tbey caah ltttri ef ere It" .Waahtngtun tar. - " j' ". Meewewew With twawkaa, llranet ! waa uiuhfr rk taaJrwdlbK that lb ftew.edlutr f tine wa a young ma.r-. RhywMr 1 thought oo, too; but b appear t hav rearhad MB wawaan- Ing year. ... aa aiwi maaiww t-t 1 lvw-ar too sola ftleroftal - aprlngf ErwwtyaMM. ai Whv mtrtt . f Wj aen rrm d. ., Cwnaw--0 Miuata 1 Mlaal Treat It kindiy. A nrfi mtrkaaa -naMtV ThW -erw. I narrow in hbaaeh JF.. a " VtVesfc ' 'ILiaw - - I - - ;v;.- ' A O J taatoaw I WnaaaaaaT. Dlrt-oajrylni bacteria one In tb milk baa dona Ita nana, and no aum ber of-atralnara of any kla. jat o awntad eaa tab Out tha parn'loloun garmnr Tha beat Btrainar far tha aTarag dalryrnan la natal Teaael, aa ahown tn th eat, wit a wlra acroan of lOOwIraa .to too Inch. - A . near nn wlra ncTwen on ft atralnar nould b nplaead aa aooa a U baooo-a brokan or rnatod. Tha ooty aatlafactorr way ta steam th Beren of ft rtralnw? with a amall, at IS braab. Tha beat kind of atraiDor la oo with th aeraan on th aid, ratbor than on tha bottom, for tbtl-thr lg no Vi dua oraarara, which Btunetlme fore until particle of dirt . through tn craon. Tha crenr-cannot d oouut- ad upon to make up for pravioua oar leaan In milking. Bclentlata any that poor atralnar ma va la- craaaa th bacterial eon test of milk. In ualnft ehclotb or thick llnan for etralnlng milk tt ahould not only ba boiled after ua. but aboald then be wrapped la a papar and bakwd ba th ores, for thirty mlnut and than kept wrapped op until time to.tua again. Farm and Homo, ' OewaMaawanl Mum lnt rvj Th Drodttctlon of market I probably th aaieat branch of th poul try bualnoaa. and too amount of oapl- ta lnvoated naed not b very larga. In tha Now Bnaland But. Nw York and Now Jersey tbr are many com mercial an farms. keulna from WO to aeveral thouaand hana. Tha farm era, too. in thia aMtlaa. of tb oantrr kaap larga nocka for ana for tha Kan era market, and all em to be do ing wll and making; manor- what w aaad In tha South la mor an farm a. Landa ara ebaap, material for houalna and labor cheap, and, again. It la not acwai? In tb South to build auch MMuatvo hotiaaa. W bava evary advaataaat In tha Bowthlandt for producing eaa at a leaa coat than our Northern -brother, and with quick and aatlafactorr railroad fadllUaa to On nmatrn market th South aboald ba ooma th graataat poultry produclac aaetlon of the antlr eouatrr. Otbar braacbM af tha aewltir hadua- try may nay bettor than aax rftrmins. but none ara nttndd with an little worrv and riak and ar aa eartaln of steady return and fair remunera tion for th time and aaenay aipeadwd Mllklnar nbder ult, Carorable oon- dltlona la Quite Important, for th rot lowing rwaaoan alalnly eat forth by John Burrougba, th amla Batumi tat. la apaaklnc of th auppoeed pow er ef oowa to "hold-up" their milk. San Mr. Bwrreufthat "Moat farmer and aouatr aoooia thing that tbe giving down' or 'holding an tha milk by th aow le voluntary act. in fact, they fancy that the udder la ft aaal ftlled with milk, and that tn aow rate or wtlhholda tt tnat aa abb cbooewew But the adder la ft man- nnketnrv: at la naiad with Mood from amine th milk by maaufafttared wnwe you mUk. Thla proeaau la aoatroUed har the aaw nerroaa. ayneetnj when alt ta aaelted or hi anv war dlntarb- atft aw atrnanwr. or brr taking nran har aatf. or any other , th nroc la arreated and tha mUk will not hew Th whole arws m n la vtiaaUary aabi aVgajatiom to aamn, amd ha dhUaurbad-er arrftsd an . about th auw, ny." Mlsaourl paaryman , .Wheat aaar 4 avar Waatara ra gswa down Car bm m ImpraaaeVl with tba aaaar that thw 4tajBfc 'tjw th awiry fttw reiMteoly vmatly greater i nmaai than lay i,J eounfry ha. sVwmVof aMIat I aifalfiE araadw r bt are la raanioa taa Dii t9erm f awaf china am lvn th wMebV eoBBw of . Uwae ' " - vjtnnia box fob DaiiT tmainrxa. j hy C-- Itf thean con a log noew peojt inaa a -t M'tr2 1--UV tt of ftorade, mot ted Th Vlwa ara maiajy aneh na may . he good ai r 41 'lieaamy tt iwhl : mmt bang ! then. mnaa I rvttri th con Mt log naore Deo?U gun th Unosa.' Bat TBtlk, aawUblo ana J frulu ftra bottar. aa well aa chaanar. U inrodaead noar tha plaea ef oonaumptkm .and thla Una of arleal- tar baa from -th oiftwn Utlnft bacoaM tb indrtatrr of Ihutant fann er, Field and rarm. . nuiv eiMi Aivmwa . '' , . IaM aummar we aot a neld of wheat atubble about halt plowed when ethor r" wdrfc called ua away. Th fwrnalnlns atubbla waa turned undr arty thla . apriug. and the waol tVahl planted M , com. Tb corn on last annuner'a plow- - log ai now Nitrti inenea iaur una - that on th land plowed thia aprlng, and ta ranker and bat tar la gmry - other way. There ta a mftarvne Dttwotn ram- mer and fall plowing, tha difference bo- ing In favor of tb aummar piowtng.. Turning ft green growut mio tn on , aema to be very much bettor than turning; an eoual growth under, nut waltiug until U baa maturd and dried before doing it Here on tola farm we aim to do all tb plowing? poeelblo thla aummar. it may be not worn out , the daya are long and one does not need to hurry the toama. Not onhy la It bettor to get th work don aa aoon aa Doaalbt for any crop to b aown thla fall, but our xpwrina proT to ua that the earlier the better ti corn, le to be tha next crop. Farmer' Mall and Breeza. ' - -r .- ' " Aaadltr ww riawae ' tt haa been 'ft generally accepted theory amonc teaabora of and wrltora on dairy aubjeota that th produetton of good bottar necvaeitate the drvel opment of a eertaia amout of aetd lav. tha cream, for two reason, to develop a dostrabla flavor and to Improve the keeping auallty. Booent tovwatlga- tloaa bv th United Stale Peoaxunent of AftTteultare indicate, however, that hotter mad from Paetawrwrt aweet cream haa bettor keeping quelttlea and romalna free from object loaabi oar- or for ft- longer time than butter mndn fna antir cream"."" If tha faewr are aatabllahed tt mifjht Men that In th years to soma only twoet aremm would ha bought for butter making,. -- A atoar ftiwi-. ' " Th form of Individual hoghoun ahown la the- tlluatratlott la, feet squar on the ground and bath doom are hinged so they will open ana eioae - readily; 11 foot board make the at a and roof. Ua good soft piae Ooor- bu. aa It la lighter and much eaalar to movp when naceaaary than heavier lumber' four piece fat Inch and feet long are tor alibi; two piece 1x4 r luch and I feet long ar for rldga and plat. -The door ta the roof eaa bo - opened . whaar the ana htns. Bun. . ahlno fa the beat toule known for lit tle plga ta early nprtag, and the doer tiai when the aow need at- tantioa ai pigging tuna aa manna Mtiwnoe and. as la omtlma th enaa, a. very hasty aztt rwdn Q. aette. -. - --a, : DaUv K . ll. ... - ' - v Butter Taethoda are aadwaUy gate- ' -v ing tavor. , '". - Working to th haat adraatag inwinft ftatoat brain. . . , y keen ewe calf growing all the Urn. baa, don't feed H toe much. 014 and oieiladlhar wfB kin the . ywang eall more qatenfy una aay, -thing elnav - - : ', : nM'k irv to Jsaaw n aw fan w I th an beeXvafwtU mphotat ywa ev-i ery Uaae. . --,.- ' . Ta. mgnt wttb 2 ;ejmi pwo-er 4aaan aaawlhj vwaJM at? h havlnaft. taw -beef aaiatna if n tnat abamt a hnr to got ft good BAtfer oat of n orah aa tt la to oaui l lift V uTHL '"" "' " tTWe aimm't nswfwa wi lk T eaawaa, sharks while th ethor f OW hwh-ietev-hin. nfwrv'hand aaparator w""bwUt to M ear of a.oarusai aanonat of aaUk. ymt feed epctty. The ordlaary man amy ha yadgwg Tjar-rhT uosnpuBJ oW llwa, "bail WO hir najnirw tm ' "T' i , -i. i - w ' ii" " "iwe I wa vmwm tm aaury jilftaaii fcaftma aaeaa w at good tot mm m emaam g, - a if i i ; d Jwa ajkhfaaaaaa