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AAAAAAAAAAA ak sn The Main Chance BY Meredith Nicholson . Copts tow? 10J Tn Boin-Muitu CoKMRf zz- . HAPTHR XIV. The man who admitted Wheaton to tbe Porter house let trim elect between thft drawing room and the library, and he chose tbe latter instinctively, aa less for mal and mora appropriate (or an inter view based on his dual social and busi ness relatione wHb the Porters, Whea ton heard Che swish of Evelyn's ektrta in the hall with a quickening heartbeat. Iler black gown io tens, tied ber fairness; he bad never seen her in black before, and It cave a new ni-rnt to her beauty aa aha came toward hi id. "It was a j rest shock to us down town to hear of jour father's lllnesa. He Mem ad as well as usual yesterday." "Did you think so? r thought he look d woru when be came home last evening, lie has been working very bard lately.' Wheuton had never seen her so grave. lie wws ilitrely sorry fur her trouble, and he tried to say so. There was some thing appealing in her unusual calm; the low tunes of her voice were not wasted on him. "Father asked me to aend for you this morning, but be had crown so III In few hours that I took the responsibility of not doing it. Hut something In par ticular was on hie mind, some papers that Air. rn; on should hitve. They are In hie box at the bank, and I was to give you the key to it. It ia something about tbe Traition Company. You can attend to this easily" "Yes, certainly. Mr. Pen ton apoko to me about tbe matter tbla afternoon. It li very Important and ha wished mo to report to him as soon aa I found tbe oa- pers. No doubt tbey are In your father's bos, be said. "He is always very me thodical." Jle smiled at ber reassuring-' ly and root. abe did not a him to stay loogert but went to fetch the key. It was a small, thin bit of steel. "I'll return the bey to-morrow, after I've found the papers Mr. Featon wants." "Very well. I hope you will have no difficulty. Father evidently wished all tba Kpors ha has concerning the company to given to Mr. Kenton. Now, this prob ably ia of no important whatever, but several years ago father gave me some stock In the street railway company. It came about through a little fun-making between us.. We war talking of railway pseees you know ha never accept any" Wheaton blinked "aud I told him I'd like to have a pass on something, even If it wu only a treat car line." ' 4t Mi HBiUnf ui her eagerness that kg enculd understand perfectly. "And bo aald be guessed ba could fli that by giving ma eome stock In tbe com- ny. I remember that ba made light of 'hen I thanked aim, and said It wasn't go Important as it looked. He probably forgot It long ago, I bad forgotten It myself I never got the pass, either I but L brought she stock down thinking that r. IVotoa might aave one for H." She went over to the mantel and picked ap a paper, white he watched her; and when aba put It latd hie hand be tamed h over. It was a cert i ties te for one bun dred shares, iaaued in due form to Bvelys Porter, but waa not assigned. "It may ba Important," said Wheaton, regarding tba paper thoughtfully, "Mr. Featon will know. It couldn't ba used without your name on tba back," ha said, Indicating the place on the certificate. "On, should 1 jlgn kl" sbe asked. In the curious Buttering way In whloh many woman approach tbe minor detaila of business..' Wheaton baaltatedt ba did not There are noma papers la MrPorters box that I muat give to Mr. Teuton to night. Tbey an In tba old vault Tbia vsuK waa often opened at night by tba bookkeepers nnd there was Be reason why tba oaabler should not enter It when be pleased,. The watchman turned np tba lights so mat Wheaton could manipulate the combination, and then swung open the door. Wheaton thanked him and wont In. Two keyo were necessary to open nil of tba boxes ; ana waa common-to oil and was kept by tba bank. Wbaaton aaaily found It, and then ho took from hti pocket Porter's key which supplemented the other. Hie pulsea beat fast aa be felt tbe lock yield to tba thin atrip of steel, and in a moment tba bos lay open before his eyea. Ha had flashed on tba electric light bulb In the vault and recog nised Instantly Porter's inscription "1 raetlon on a brown bundle.. Ua then. opened bn own box and took out bis Traction cert locate and carried It with Porter's packet Into tbe directors' nam. He sat playing with the package, which waa aealed In green was with the plain oval inefgnium of the bank. Tba packet waa larger than he had espected it to ba ; he had no idea of toe amount of stock it contained; and be knew nothing of tbe bonds, fie felt tempted to open It; but clearly that waa not within bia In etructions? He muat deliver It Intact to Fendon, and be would do it instantly. He hesitated, though, and drew out tha certificate which Evelyn had given bim and turned the crisp pa prr..-0er in bia bandi Bach" of them owned one hundred shares of Traction stock; ba waa not thinking of this, but of Evelyn, whose signature held bia eye. It was an angu lar bfcnd. and she ran ber two names to gether with a long aweep of the pen. His thoughts were given a new direc tion by the noise of a colloquy between tbe watchman and some one at Ue door. with a eueer. "Maw, Jan, I'm going go aay something to yoa. Tba ckancee are that Porter's sola to die. I guess be wont bo able t vote hi stock to-mor row. I sopposs yeu're got It or know where It is." H aytd tba boodle on which Wheatoa's hand at that moment rested nervously. I want that atock, Jim, and I want yam to giro II to ma to night." .' "Margrave," said Wheaton, "yon must bo craay, or a fooL" "Things are going pretty wad with yoa, Jim," Margrave continued. Ton have a good position here ; when tba old man'a out of tbe way, you can marry tbe girl and ba president of the- bank. It'a dead aaay for a smart fellow like yon. It wonld ba too bad for yon to spoil ouch prospects right now, when the game la ail la your own hands, by falling to help a friend In trouble. I gave yoa your Ant job when yon came here " 'I appreciate ail that. Mr. Margrave, " Wbaaton broke In. . "You aald tha word that got me Into tba Clarkeon National, and I have never forgotten It." -Well, I don't want you to forget It. But tee here: aa long ai I recommended you and stood by you when yoa were a ratty little train butcher, I think yoa owe something to me. One night mat fall a drunken scamp came Into my yard and made a row. I waa about to turn him over to tbe police when be began whimpering and amid he knew you. He wasn't doing any particular harm and I gave bim a quarter and told him to get ont ; but ho wanted to talk. He said " Margrave dropped bia voice and fastened his ayea on Wheaton "he was a long lost brother of you re. He waa pretty drunk, but ba seemed clear on your fam ily history, Jim. Ha aald he'd done time once book In Illinois, and got yoo out of a crape. Ha told me bis name was Will lam Wbaaton, but that be bad loot It' In .Farm Fewttrr H For a farnier'a poultry bouse I know of nothing that will giro bettor sat isfaction than a moveable colony house, such aa Is osad at Maedooald Collego, Qua., a photo and plan of TSOTTT VIEW. - 7 V! - S-J- - - iiiiliilfiiT 6 ssbal wmts uaa mams as whsuium iMUKaim of importance, and yet the tentative busi ness aaaoclatloa with Miss I'orter waa so pleasant that at yielded to a temptation to prolong It, -Yea, yoa might sign It bo sale '" Bveilyn went io bar father's table and wrote ber name as Wheaton indicated. "A witness Is reqnlrod nnd I will sap ply that." And Wheaton sat down at tha labia and aimed his- nana beside hero, while aha stood sppoaeta him, tba Up 4 bar Angora peat lag an tbe table. "Kvotyn Porter" and "Jamas WW boa." He blotted the names with Porter's blotter, Evelyn still standing hy htm, slightly myatidad aa women often are by tha fact that their signal area have a value. Ha felt that there waa aoaMtblng tatlaasls la the fact of their signing thenweivos together there. He was thrill ed by ber beauty. On bis way down the slops to tha oar. Wheaton fall In his pocket several,! mea to be ours of the bey. There was soma thing lbs last bit aoranny tn hta poaass aloa of It. Yesterday William Porter woaM so mors have intrusted tha key of hie private bos to Urn toaa a shn bare burned down his honest Ha read Into his errand a treat on Potter's part that Included Porter's daughter, tost hat he got little satisfaction from thle. He was only the asset coo v sol eat esssenger nvnllshhx His spirits rose sad fen as he debated. He weal to the sMs doer of the hank and knocked 1st the naaosj man to admit him "(Mat to work to-nlgat, kta. Waa tsar asked oMteaesnn. Hs heard his own name monHonsd, and throating tha certlAcaiea Into bia pooket. ho want oat to loam what was tba neat- tar. Mr. Wbsoton," called tbs watchman. who held tbe door partly dosed on some one, Mr. Margrave wishes to ses yoa. Aa Wheaton walked toward tha watch man. Margrave strode la heavily oa tbs tils floor of tbs bank. CHAPTER XT. "Hello, Wheaton," said Margrave, cheerfully. Tea had a hard tiase flnding yoo. Lot's go Into the directors' room; I wsnt tn see you, 'Tbs natn lighted, but a fluster of elect rio llghta burned brilliantly shore tbe dtroctore' Mbogany to bia, around which was analra of tha Bank of England pa tiers. "Have a east, Mr. Margrers," aald Wheats formally. Ho had left tha door open, but Margrave doeed It carefully. Porter's bundle at pa para la Its manlla wrapper lay oa tha table, and Wbsatoa sat dowa close to It "What yoa got there, greenbacks?" asked Margrave. "If yoa were tost leav ing for Canada, want nuaa tba tiaia aa my account." That laa't fa aay, n aald Wheaton, se verely. "Oh, I monMnt hs as ssasltlts," aaht Margrave, throwing spaa bis overcoat and pacing his bat oa the table la front of Urn. I guess yoa atat aay batter than ssnw of tbs rest of 'am." ' "I suppose yoa didn't ensne to say that," aald Wbea ton. Us fan Ms Angers ever the was seal. an the packet. Hs wished that fct waea back la Porter's hat. -Wo wars having a little talk this sf torasea, Jun," began Margrave In a friendly and familiar tons, "stent Treo ttoa matters, Aa 1 remember It, la oar kaet talk, It was andoratood that If I seeded your little banes sf Traction shares you'd let ass bars 'ess whan the tlmo eases. Now ear friend Porter's etch," coswlnanl Margrave, wstonlng Wheaton anarpbjr with the ahnfls somewhere and was known aa Bnyder. I started bim toward Portsi'a where I knew yon were doing the society act. I board afterward that as found yon." "And so you sent that scamp there to make a row. I didn't think yoa would play me a trick like that." "Now, Jim," Margravs continued mag nanimously, -i don't cars about your family connections. Yos're all right You're good snougfa for ma, yoa un dor eta nd, and you're good enough for the Porters. My father, was a butcher and I begaa Ufa sweeping oat tbs shop, and I guess everybody knows ft; and If they which accompanies. This housa la 8 II fast floor built on two aklds and accommodates 26 hens and f males In ma winter and naif aa many mora during tha summer. A team of horses can draw it to any part of tba farm that may ba desired. This gives fresh ground to the hens, and feed that might otherwtg go to waste, can be mads use of. For farm una tbe stud ding' heed not ba so high, and the bouse can be built of available mate rial. A loose board ceiling over which la placed straw provides for tba ab sorption of raolsture and even In the Jj JJfjfJJJy Iff J ljP i ft T Mi 1 I wtiten prsvioiiBly existed In the nefl hi an insoluble or ana reliable eondK tkn. - . . ; . . . - ' 1 Hansen an Oasm Orewlaa, In growing corn one of tbe tactora that la seldom rated at Its true worth la n rat-clans motive power. Anyone who fans plowed, harrowed, planted and. cultivated '.with an Ill-matched, ; ahort-welghtod, . blghatrang- team knowg how difficult It Is to do good work. No farm hand thug handicapped ' can render a service that Is aatlafao-' tory to a good farmer. Farm teams should be evenly matched aa to age, also and temperament Weight la sn entlal Teama ahould ba big enough to keep a reserve , power, constantly1 on tap; they ahould draw any Imple ment with ease and at a steady, lively pace.. It they are of standard draft type and are shitted occasionally from one elans of service to another ' thay will go through the season with out breakdowns. Thle dependa, how sver, to a large extent on. how tbey are fed and managed: Much dependa also on the ease and comfort which the enjoy to the collar; sore necks and galled shoulders, due to poorly . fitted collars, prove serious obstacles to good, continuous work. Corn-belt farms should be equipped with heavy draft teams; the highest type of dl versified agriculture In that territory depends on this reliable, efficient mo -tlve power. Big horses bear a close' rslatlonah ip to a big corn crop.-Chl- . ago Lire Stock World. , Tnetlngy Milk. . run or iitTEBioa. (Te bt eootlnaed.) do." rotborlr Aft "Dad," aald the country yvath who had-Just graduated from tha district school, "I bars long eheiiabed a de sire to. go on ,tha laga, and have at last decided, with your perm las loe. "My boy." lntermptsd the eld gran ger. "aU the world's a stage-' ton hitch the mules to tha big red plow and transfer the outfit to tbe tea-acre tot behind the barn, where yoa can onset tha star role la that beautiful drama entitled, 'Dowa en tha Pa mm.' -1 asnt knew that Ifi as mrtoaa. wa at the bones this evening.'' Mrs, Teangwen Tbia Is tk tret bread I ever mads, dnrlrag. YooAgwad Well, dear, yoa ooght to bulM ap an esesllsnt rspautloa an s, koaasknspar on tt , , .. Mrs. Touiigwed Why . - Tonngwed fiscasss ran have atari ed wlU an almost indastractlMs town datloa. VnleMkir Mrs. Dlaxs Thors nans Mrs. gery- wsods. She has vorosd twelve times. Mm. attawnfndesdl H alto will ssairi aaala 1 Mra, Dusga I barely thJnfc an. Saw ts aaneawUitoaa, coldest days, hens are quite comfort able. A farmer can add to his equip ment one bouss at a time, and gradu ally work up to tha desired numbers F. C. Blford. Oneklennrs. A good many farmers are still strug gling with the cocklebur nuisance. It la possible to rid the ranch of thla pest In oas year and realise a profit on the operation. Any time before the weeds have attained much height take s plo nd harrow to the field and before the day is done sow one and one-half bushels of good kafflr com to each acre plowed. Harrow well and the next day repeat the, oper ation until tha cocklebur territory has been thoroughly covered. Wbea the kafflr ased la Is tbe dough mow or bind with a harvester and yoa will have one of tbe very heat crops or roughage to be had. Remove this crop from tbe field as soon as convenient Two years or so of this kind of Ullage will dean 01 1 tM burs and the opera- tlon la certainly wortk while. Denver Field and Farm, Pnsan two t A good pump aboald ba part af the equipment of every, garden. . For the small garden a good bucket, cotn prssasd air or knapsack pump will be moat satisfactory, while for larger gardens a barrel pump, with aa at tachment for spraying several rows whoa 1 occasion demanda, or aa auto matic pump geared to the wheela of the truck, will be found more economi cal of time and labor. Tha . small compressed air sprayer Is handy, as It leaven both hands free for sea, and Is, therefore, useful tf It Is desired to spray twa or three small trees, possi bly with tbe use of a atepladdar to ranch their tope, ; . Wwa-rtHawe. FertlliT8 may ba divided Into two general glass is direct and indirect, or nstritlre and stbnalaat, A direct or nutritive fertiliser Is ana whleh tarnishes nourishment to the growing wrmrtejrment to sans aim pry ni trogen, fhosphorie nrtd and potash. These are the three tn gradients which mast be reowwen threogk the medivm Of masrursa and fertUlsere. A pttats butt or ladlreet fertiliser Is erne whleh dens wat tarnish aa aataal plant toad to the soil, hat by Hs etunutoUng as avalbaass In soma sections many of the beat dairymen are adapting the Holland plan of combining and hiring men te visit each herd one day tn the month and test the milk of each cow. thus giving the owners an Idea of which cown are the ones that, are paying for tbelr keep. Thla plan is a very sen. slbls one and should be encouraged. The cost Is comparatively small, aa the tester -boards with tha famllw while he Is doing his work and Is car ried to the nest place tbe day he has completed his work, Tbla Insures reg ularity in the work. In Michigan this plan has greatly increased the average production per cow. Wisconsin, too. has taken np thla matter. It Is good business and It may become popular. but soms sf our dairymen are hard to turn from the beaten paths of their fathers. Farmers and Drorars Jour naL When Orehnrea rati. ' The asbes from apple, pear and peach trees-contain about 70 per cent of lima, and the crops of fruit boms vary year also contains lima. When orcharda fall it Is alwaya profitable Jo apply lime, and tt ahould be done at least once In five years. Wood ashes are preferable to lime for orchards, but the time Is much cheaper. Lima wilt also prove of beneflf-to grass that may be growing In an orchard, and it Is destructive to certain grubs 'and other orchard enemies. It Is best ap -piled by plowing the orchard land and broadcasting the lime over tba sur face. The Monl Walne f Shewn. Tha census report cannot give tha real value of sheep. Outside of the ralua of sheep ss producers of meat and wool, there m a benefit conferred by them to land, Pastures occupied by sheep become richer every year, and bushes, -weeds and briars, which so readHy grow where they are not desired, are kept dowa fay sheep and their places occupied by aTasa. Tha poorest kind of land, if given ap to sheep, even If It is necessary to allow feed to them, will ba made productive la a few years. - VThr Mty the rwnaeevf Mr. Mann of Oeuda Springs, says a Kansas newspaper, loaded a large, fat hog into hia automobile and took tt to market ha Arkansas City, where ba got a good price for the porker. It took him a mighty short time to get' the hog to town and get the cash for It A few minutes' scrubbing fixed tha anto so that it did not amsll like a barnyard, and the nog probably en joyed the rids. What's tbe nss hold ing meetings trying to Improve soar dltlona sf farm life? i Stew. ' ' There are several points hi feeding: aheap that most not be overlooked. The feed lot must be dry, with plasty of clean, dry bedding; the animals mast have plenty of cle a, purs water, and tbe feed troughs should ha kept eleaa. These should be arransnn an that the sheep cannot fowl them with their feet Another point fa to hewn them from becoming excited or rr4ghn en ad. To this end tt Is better that nag psrson feed them all tha Uma There Is a enter af hens ss laaas slbls to heat as tba sorraL There hi seldean any coat ss silky or renponda '' ss qnlekly to good ears as tha sarrei. and many horssmea claim there Is ses- doneay horse with sneh nawnn Shi and limbs or Bnsdjkllag the endsianon i -U""-. ' . The United States ananally experta -J. ere ment noes- than aU the saner- f awn trine of ens world "Ueanwrtks to frankest, as ' it - - lijswt,s end af lt.sw.ew i t -vr"