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.
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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)