The Main Chance Mmrtdith Nicholton ComioRi IW Tn Boss. M si 14. Comfabv C1IAITEB XVI. (Continued.) rUxtou, standing with Kenton In the dark ball, referred to hla watch again. "Shall we xo In 7" ha asked. Tba lawyer dropped the knob of tbe door and drew back out of the way. "It'a loo bad It'a glees," aaid Barton, uu(- hi. .t,nl.1 ...In.t tha aiwltl gram over the lock. Tbe lock bald, but the door bent away from It. He braced hla feet and drove hla shoulder harder Into the corner, at the earns time Dress . Ing hla hip agatnat tbe lock. It refueed to yield, luithe glass cracked, and final ly half of It fell witb a crash to the floor within. - "Don't harry yournelvee, gentlemen," aid Fenton, coolly, speaking through the raigcd rdftee of broken glass. Haxton thruat hie hand in to tbe catch and open d the door. ."Why, It'a only Fenton," called Mar grave In a pleasant home to bla as oclatea, who had effected their exits safe ly Into a rear room. "It'a only Fenton." continued the law yer, stepping Inside, "but I'll have to trouble you to wait a few mlnutea." "Ob, the meeting's adjourned. If that's what you want," aald Margrave. "That won't go down," aald Fenton, placing his package on the table. "You're eld enough to know, Margrave, that one man can't bold a stockholders' meeting behind lurked doors." "Tbe mxetlng was held regular," at tbe hour and place advertised." Raid Mar ti rave, with dignity. "A majority of the torkhoidi-ra "Were represented." "Hy you; I suppo," aald Fenton, who had walked lutu the room followed by fiaxton. "Ity me," said Margrave. llow many shares bava you 7" naked the lawyer. "I supine you think I'm working a Willi, but I've really got the atuff this time. To be real (Went witb you I don't mind telling yon that I've got exactly twenty-live hundred and ninety-seven hart of this stock. 1 guess that's a. majority all right. Now one good turn deserves another; how much baa I'orter oil I don't care, but I'd Just like to know." He stood by tbe table and osten tatiously played with hla certificate to make Kenton's humiliation all the keener. Margrave' asMx-latee stood at the back f tbe room and watched him admiring ly. Fenton'a bundle atlll lay on tbe ta Sle, and Hexton stood with h)s hands in lib pocbeta watching event a. There had fceen no chance for bin to explain to Fen ton his reaaona for seeking the office of tha Tract loei Company and It had pleased Margrave to ignore his presence; Fenton paid no further attention to him. He wondered at Fenton'a forbearance, and i pec ted the lawyer to demolish Mar grave, twit Fenton Otd: "You are Quite right, Margrave. 1 hold for Mr. I'orter exactly twenty-three hundred and fifty share." 1 Margrave nodded patrOnltlngly. JJiit a little under the mark." 'You may make that twenty-four hun dred even." said flexion, "if it will do you good." "I'ni "till shy." aald Fenton. "Our friend clearly has the advantage." "I suppose If you'd known now near you'd come, you'd have hustled pretty ha.nl for the others," said Margrave,, ay b pst helically. "Oh. I don't know !" said Fenton, with tne taunting innecuori wnicn given mmr to the phrase. He did not seem greatly disturbed. Haxton expected him to try to make terms: but the lawyer yawned In preoecnpied way, before he aaid: "Hn long as the margin's so small, you'd better be decent and hold your stockhold ers' meeting according to law anil let its In. I'm sure Mr. Mat ton and I would he of great assistance wise counsel and all that." "You're a pretty good fellow. Fen too, and I'm sorry we "can't da business re gal her." "Oh. well. If you wont, you won't." Fenton tok up his .bundle and tamed to the door.- "I suppose joo't get large chunks af Traction boa-la, too. Ma rarer. There's nothing like going ia deep In these Ungs." "I'ri been bearing tor four years that Traction tKWtinoitiera were going to tear tip the earth, but I guess (bos old frosts duwn in New Kngland won't foreclose on ass. I'll pay 'am Ihelr Interest aa noon aa I get to going. And any!" be ejaculated, suddenly, "it Porter's got any of those bonds don't yon get gay witb 'eat. It's a tlg thing for the town to have a practical railroad man Ilka ate running the street ear linens and It 1 can't auk 'em pay nobody run. "Yoe'ee not ewaeeited nr anything, an woo, Margravar -Hy the way, young an," aatd Mar grave, addreaaiag Max tan tag the a rat time, "we won't charge yen anything for breakage la-day. hni Oen't tot it happen gain." Margrave Watered to leanest and ta- osnsctota aa at the adjourned ' meeting, and Saxton want not with Fsa- to. .- . "That was rather Umi," aald John, aa ha and Fenton reached tha street togeth er. "I hoped there would be some fun. These shares belong to a Boston friend and they're for sale.1' "I wonder how Porter earn to miss them," said Fenton, grimly. "You'd bel ter keep them aa souvenirs of the occa sion. Tbe engraving Isn't bad, I turn up this way.1 They paused at the corner. He atlll carried bis bundle and ha draw from hla pocket now a n urn bee of docu ments in man I la Jacket. "I hare a little errand at the Federal Court Tbe fact Is, that Mr. Porter owns all of the bonds of tha Traction Com pany." Saxton nodded. Ha understood now why tbe stockholders' masting bad not disturbed Fenton. This ia an ugly mesa," the lawyer con tinued. "It would hsve auited me better to control tbe company through the stock so long as we bad so much, but we didn't quite make it. You're friendly to Mr. Porter, aren't you?" "Yea ; I don't know how ha feel toward "We can't ask him just now, so we'll take it for granted. Tbe court will un questionably appoint a receiver. Independ ent of tbla morning's proceedings, and if you don't mind, I'll ask to have yon pot in temporarily, or until we can learn Mr. Porter's wishes." "Hut there are other and better man "Very likely; but I particularly wish this." There's Mr, Wheaton Isn't he' the natural man in the bank and all that?" urged Haxton, "Mr. Wheeton has a very exacting po sition and It would be unfair to fdd to hia duties," said tbe lawyer. "Will you keep where I can find you tha rest of tha day'" "Yea." said John; "111 be at my of fice. Hut you caq do better," be called after Fenton, who waa walking rapidly toward the post office building. Wheaton sat at hla desk all the morn ing hoping that Fenton would drop In to give him the result of tbe Traction meet ing ; but the lawyer did not appear at the bank. A dumb terror possessed bim as he reflected upon tbe events of the past day. It might be that the ahares which Margrave had forced from bim would car ry the balance of power. He went to the telephone and called Evelyn to ask her how her father waa and to report bia de Uvary of the papers in ber father's box to Mr. Fenton, as instructed. Evelyn spoke hopefully of her father's Illness; there were no unfavorable symptoms, and every thing pointed to bis recovery. It was very sweet to bear her voice lb this way ; and he went to his desk comforted, CI MIT Kit XVH. A week had passed since rial ton's ap pointment to the receivership and Whea ton wcut to and from his work witb many misgivings. Kevera) of Wheaton'a friend had contided to him their belief that he ought to have been appointee receiver In stead of Baxton. and there waa little that he could aay to thle, except that he had no time for It, He bad become nervous and distraught, and -was Irritable under the Jesting of hie associates at Tbe Bach elor'. There wae a good deal of Joking at their table for several days after Sax ton's appointment over Margrave's dis comfiture, to which Wheaton contributed little. II felt decidedly 111 at ease under it. Thompson, the cashier, had com home, and Wheaton found hla presence Irksome. He bad seen Margrave several rimes at the clnb since their last interview at the bank and Margrave had nodded distantly, aa if he hardly,, remembered Wheaton. Wheaton -assumed that sooner or later Margrave would offer to pay him for his shares of Traction stock. . But while tbe lose of bla own cert ideate, under all the circumstances, did not trouble him. Mar grave's appropriation of Evelyn Porter'e bares was an unpleasant fact that haunt ed all his waking hours. One evening, a week after the receiver ship Incident, be resolved to go to Mar grave and demand the return of Evelyn's certificate. Tbe Idea eelaed firm hold up on bim, and he set out at ones for Mar grave' bouse. He Inquired for Margrave at tbe door, and tbe maid naked him to go Into the library. They wero entertaining would wait. He walked nervously up and down la the well-appointed library. He heard the hum of voices faintly from the dining-room. Margrave cam la pres ently, fat and utly to his evening dothee. He welcomed Wheaton noisily and Intro duced him to his guests, two directors of the Transcontinental and their wives, who were passing through town on their way to California. Mrs, Mart rare and Mabel greeted Wheatoa cordially. Mabel was dressed to Impress the kdleo from New York, and waa succeeding; Mrs. Margrave was op pressed by tbe presence In her bom of so many millions and so muck social dis tinction aa her guests represented, and she contributed only murmurs of assent to the conversation which Mabel led with ease, discoursing of yacht races, horse shows and like saatters of metropolitan interest. Wheaton was glad now that he bad come; Margrare's guests were people worth mealing. Aa soon as Wheaton felt that be couM go decently, he rose and shook hands with tbe visiting geatlevaea and bowed t tbo ladies. Margrave took him by tbo arm with an air of great Inti macy and affection and walked with him to the hall, where he made svaeh of help ing Wheaton Into hla overcoat "1 wanted to ass yon on a baaJaim matter," Wheaton began, la a low row. "Oh, yes,- said Margrave madly, "1 forgot n mall yon thai check. I've been terribly rnehed lately; bt hi tin toy boy. In rime f. "Oh. not thatt I teann that ether car H flea re." Wheaton was trying to drop the innenrsaiton to a whispering beats aa ho draw aa ate gtovo. Margraeo had witb Ua toward tha front deer, tnlktng gustily all tbe wbjj. He swung tbo door open and followed Wbeaton oat upon tha front step, , "A glorious night I glorious P be ejacu lated, poffing from hla walk. HI hand wandered up Whaa ton's arm until it reached bla collar, and after ho had al lowed Us fingers to grasp this lingerlng ly, he gars Wheaton a sudden pnsh for ward, Mill holding hi collar, than raised hla fat lag and kicked aim from tha step. ' "Come again, Jim?" be called pleasant ly, as ha backad within the door and dosed it to return to bia guests. Wbeaton reached his room, filled with rigfateona Indignation. He might have known that a coarse fellow like Margrave cared only for people whom he could con trol ; and ho decided after a night of re flection that ho had acted handsomely tar saving Porter' package of securities from Margrave the night of the encounter at the bank. The mora be thought of it, tba more certain bo grow that he could. If It became inrj to protect himself In any way, turn tha tables on Margrave. Ha called Margrave a scoundrel in hi thoughts, and was half persuaded to go at once to Fenton and explain why Margrave had bean at the hank on tba night that Fenton had found him there. Wheaton ooatlnnad to call at tha Por ters' dally to mako Inquiry for tha bead of tbe bono. On some of these occa sions ho saw Evelyn, but Mn. Whipple was always there; and he had not seen Evelyn alone since she gave bim ber fath er' key. Other young men, friends of Evelyn, called, he found, Just as be did, to make Inquiry about Mr. Porter. Mr. Whipple had a way of saying eery art lessly, and with a little sigh that carried weight, that Mr. Rarldan was so very kind. , Wheaton wanted to be very kind himself, but b nevef happened to be about when the servants were busy and there were Important prescriptions to be filled at the apothecary's. On tbo whole bo was very miserable and when, on morning, while Porter'e condition waa atlll precarious, hs re ceived a letter from Snyder, postmarked Spokane, declaring that money was Imme diately required to support bim -until be could find work, h closed that Isan final ly In a brief latter rhlch was not couch ed In diplomats language. Tbe four days that, were necessary for the delivery of this letter had hardly passed before Wbeaton received a telegram sharply de manding a remittance by wire. Thla Wbeaton did not answer ; he had done all that be Intended to do for William Sny der, who was well out of tbe way, and much more safely so If be had no money. The correspondence was not at an end, however, for a threatening letter In Sny der's eccentric orthography followed, and this, too, Wheaton dropped into bla waste basket and dismissed from his mind. . (To bo continued.) DAHCIHO AND TIOHTXNO. Ia Mentowears The? Hno Tno-f Owa Way Of Data Baefe. Tho 'national dance of Montenegro la the kolo, somewhat similar to the horo of Bulgaria. Both sexea take part, crossing faanda and forming an unjoin ed circle. The musle they aupply them aelvea, each end of la bora alternate ly singing a rone In honor of the prince and hla warlike deads. The kolo la always danced at any groat national festival and tha effect of tbe aonerouo rotcea and swaying ring la very fine. Then there la an other dance performed by four or Ave. usually youth, to tho accompaniment of a fiddle, tha leader setting a lot of Intricate quick step which tha rest Imitate- at onoe. It to really a eort of jig and make tha spectator's head swim If he watches tt for long-. "I never aaw any dances In North ern Albania," says a writer In the Wide World, "though eortaio Slav ar tiste love to deptot wonderful sword dance, with beautooae maidens sway ing gracefully after tho atyle of nautch girl. A casual obaerver who baa aeon tbe Albanians come Into Montenegro markets or to their great weekly gath ering in tbe bazaar at Scutari could never picture these stern .men dancing or at play. "They never iffllli and they life they -lead, each elaa over ready for war with it neighbor and abso lutely pttllM In the vendetta. When fighting tha Turka the Montmegrine evince a heroism and alter fearleseneaa that la remarkable. The strongest men carry bom he, or rather band grenade things the Turkish eoldlar partlen larly abominate. . ' . . "I waa once told how a certain nan whoa I knew wall eared hla band from destruction. They wero fairly cornered and the Turks eloalng la. when the bomb thrower stood up amid the hall of bullet, lit the fuse wHh bla cigarette, and ntabed toward the soldiers, who, seeing bin Intention, promptly made tracks. "It waa. of course, lucky that the Mohammedan soldier, who does not moch mind being sent to paradise with a bullet, thinks hla chance of eternal bliss very doubtful If he to blown ap with dynamite. The morvo required to bra bomb thrower to worthy of a lit tle reflection. Ho tnret absolutely ex pose htmaelf and ae tho fane ta very abort tha tgultioa mast be anally ana mdered, "If prvmatnra ntenn the daatrua ttea of hlmaeir aadl eoanrarfee, and when ft la fairly alight tho boanh xaewt be thrown with mathematical exaes tnde. In other words, taw gaaa mnat leave bla cover and ahaiaja aa over waormrag force atoato and not, throw Ul h b atoee am to) M." anltarr Milk Pall. ' Much tbe larger proportion of milk ia carried in wide-topped, uncovered pal I a from the eow to tho strainer, a distance of 16 to 100 feet, across a cbwyard, tinder a hay loft, or past a manure pile, thus exposing a large surface of warm milk, which absorbs all kinds of undesirable odors and col lects dirt and duet. Galvanized Iron la something used for milk patla; but It la not beat, for tha rough surfaces afford hiding plaoea for bacteria. Wooden voasela should not be used for holding milk, for It la almost impossible to keep them clean. Besldee imparting a mo- talllo flavor to milk, rusty tinware ia objectionable because It la Impossible to keep It clean. Good tin Is the only practicable material for milk veneris. and It must ba kept shiny and bright. The most important thing In pro ducing milk la to keep tbe dirt out. Thla can only be' done by carefully grooming ths cows and. by using ai sanitary pall, two of which arc shown here. There are several types of these palls, but they all have the same prin ciple. There la a cover with a small opening, under which da fastened a cheesecloth strainer. Tha one with IUB8TTTTJTE DOUBLS rnflTLCTIOH, WO SVATTXaiKC. 1 : ' There are places where a eommon everyday gate la aa otter aalaane and where a turnetile or some other gate substitute or contrivance hi par ticularly convenient and welcome. With tbo arrangement herewith illus trated the gateway la always cloaed to animals, bnt man may pass through It without difficulty. Tho accompanying drawing will give a dear Idea at tba plan. Tbo sketch la made to represent a very small gate, bat to an swer ail purposes the wing panel and gate perhaps should be half a rod in length. tha spont strains the milk no It enters tho pall, and also aa It ia poured out Farm and Homo. a stats Fe4nH w'SgtCT" After an mvsatlgatlon covering two weeks, William Krohbacb of Dan by, pa, baa learned tho reason he haw been receiving only two or three eggs a day from hla flock of sixty bona, and Incidentally found out something about tho tpvontive capacity of rata. One morning ho heard a noise tn hta eblekra house, and quietly making bbj war there, ha saw two big rats In the act of making away with a newly-lid egg- One of too rodents waa lying flat on it hack with tho egg tightly clutched In it four pawn, while the other rat waa dragging tt along by the talL arohbacb was ao impressed by tbe sight that be watched tbo rodent tor three minute, during which urns they carried tha egg for twenty yards along the- fence until they came to a nolo la tbo aroond. Into which they took tbo egg. One of tho rata became tired while carrying tbe egg and changed plaoas with Ha fallow. TaatHhavtwsj Manias, H and cows are hi tho stable at sight for reel, wham tho weather hi tho atmaapbara la cieee OMfrne- k i en rs is very warm and osmroa ao mweh a that the animals bo nwBsmfortable, and bones fail get proper root. Tbo ham that net got prop if rent Is net tn a agnail ton, far heavy work tho fee- aloep la a cool, yeetful place tn hot weather will not give a full flow of milk. The temperature of the work ing or producing animal mnat be kept normal to give beet results. If there are do window in your stables, cut oat a number now and let light and fresh air come for the health and com fort of the an imam. There la nothing like plenty of good fresh air In living and sleeping rooms, whether tbe rooms bo for tbe occupancy of man of for animals. This hold good for both, winter and cummer. Swvarlnar eHen. Experiment with fungicide upon potatoea hava been carried on at tha Vermont Experiment Station for eighteen year. Experiment made re cently were designed particularly to determine tho relative gain from spraying potatoes witb bordeaux mix ture and pari green, comparing tho result from two, three and four ap plications. Two applications of bor deaux mixture made In August proved less efficient in checking the flea bee tto and early blight than where other applications ware made, particularly tbe spraying made In early July. Tho Increase in marketable tubers for tho sprayed over the unsprayed lota varies from M to 171 per cent. - Drlaklaa; Walr for rawla. Scummy drinking veeeels cause sick ness. They should be scalded out every now and then. Filthy water drank dally to very irritating to tha bowels. Water la tha principal con stituent of tho flesh, bone, feathers and eggs of fowls, and necessarily large quantities of It la consumed dally. Therefore, It should ba seen that the water supply Is not only pure. but frh. n j. ... ... i Thlatle ns Steele Too. ' Stock of all kinds greatly relish the plant of tha Russian thistle, which has fairly Jumped out of tho ground since the rains, and oar Eastern plains tfOB GATE. are verdant with K. Why not mako hay of It? So palatable ia the hay to cattle that they leave green pasture and break through fences to devour id is oonoxioua ana oniiawea weea U it Is cat and stacked before the red dish ting come on to the plant, which occurs about tba middle of July. Many of oar Colorado people have ased Russian thistle for forage for several years, and aosne of them aay that It fh as good aa alfalfa. In a re cent analysis the Russian thistle as aayed aa follows: Protein, 17. M; ether extract, S.6l; ash, xl.M; crude fiber. 10.14, and carbo-hydrates, I4.SX. All over Eastern Colorado there la a la mentable ebortage of protein . feed stuff. Corn, corn stalks, straw, millet, Kaffir and prairie hay are all long oa starchy matter, bat abort on protein. Ia tbo thistle wo hava a crop that growa on tho arid reaches which will not only yield a largo amount of for age, bat a very palatable one at that, and a crop that, la rich in the two ah meats ta which ethers are deflctoafc Field and Farm. ixt BTtwtars, Tha Bordeaax mixture la tbo pvwpar tvmedy to nee for all tangoes tro Wee. vts mildew and root of boaaa; potato and tomato rot and toaf-Wlght; maloa and eweambor diseases; celery leaf-blight aad rust, ate. Tba strength mixture tww bowsm endphats, two sounds sjaleUuaw, Arty gall n as of water) hi sxroag niagh to)