1? HOME AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION HOME AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION BERTAT. George Barr McCutcheon A Fool and H is M onpv Copyright, 191$, B y Geo. Barr McCutcheon. crying the second n ig h t we were here, The sledge fell upon th e padlock and * Mr. Sm art,” said my secretary nerv­ rebounded w ith alm ost equal force. The failed t6 sh a tte r th e lock, w hereupon my choler rose to heights h ith erto un­ «> SY NO PSIS OF PREVIOUS ously. sound of the crash m ust have disturbed ♦ INSTALLM ENTS. ‘ ‘ A nd th ere w as smoke com ing front ev ery bird aud b at in the tow ers of the know n, I being a very mild m annered, placid person and averse to an y th in g ft' In th e opening in stallm en ts o f ft one of th e back chim ney pots th is grim old pile. B u t the padlock m erely savouring of the tem pestuous. I de­ ft> “ A Fool and H is M o n ey ,” G eorge ft m o rn in g ,” added B ritto n . shed a few scabs o f ru st and ra ttle d livered a savage and resounding thw ack ft' B a rr M cC utcheon’s charm ing novol, e> I w as th o u g h tfu l fo r a moment. upon the broad oak panel of the door, f t serial rig h ts fo r w hich have been ft ‘ ‘ W hat becam e o f th e rag-doll, B rit­ back in to its custom ary repose. “ S e e !” cried Max, trium phantly. ‘ ‘ I t regardless of tho destructiveness th a t ft' specially o b tain ed fo r th e H om e f t t o n ! ” I inquired shrew dly. cannot be b ro k e n .” Rudolph, his broad m ight a tte n d the e ffo rt. I f any one had f t an d F arm M aguzine Section, we ft ‘ ‘ I tu rn ed i t over to old Schm ick, s i r ” f t learn of Jo h n B ellam y S m art, th e ft said lie. H e grinned. ‘ ‘ I th o u g h t as face beam ing, held th e lan tern close to told me th a t 1 c o u ld n 't sp lin ter an oak f t young man who is tellin g th e story. ft m aybe i t belonged to one o f his b o y s.” th e padlock aud showed me th a t it board with a sledge-ham m er a t a single h a d u ’t been dented by the blow. blow I should have laughed in his face. ft’ Ho has ju s t w ritte n his firs t novel, ft On th e aged c a re ta k e r ft reappearance, It is a very fine old lo c k ,” cried B ut as it tu rn ed out in th is case I ft’ and a t th e sam e tim e has fallen f t I b lu n tly inquired w h at had become of old Conrad, w ith a note of pride in his not only failed to split the panel but ft' h eir to an immense fo rtu n e le f t ft th e doll-baby. He was te rrib ly con­ voice. broke o ff the sledge handle near the ft’ him b y hie uncle. H e is 35 y e a rs f t fused. I began to feel some pride in the ft’ y e a rs o f age. ft ‘ ‘ I know nothing, I know n o th in g ,” th in g m yself. ‘ ‘ I t is in d eed ,” I said. head, p u ttin g it wholly out of commis­ sion fo r the tim e being as well as’stin g ­ ft A fte r a v isit to London S m art f t he mumbled, and 1 could sco th a t he ‘ ‘ T ry once more, M a x .” ing my hands so severely th a t I doubled ft tak es a tlip on tho riv er D anube. ft was m iserably upset. H is sons tow ered I t seemed to me th a t he struck w ith a up w ith pain and shouted words th a t ft’ A fte r fin d in g an old world tow n, ft and glowered and his w ife w rapped and ft he discovers an a n c ie n t castle, ft' unw rapped her hands in her apron, all g re a t deal more confidence th an before, D am e Schm ick could not put into her (T o be continued.) ft’ w hich he purchases from its ow ner, ft th e tim e supplicating heaven to be good and ag ain they all u ttered ejaculations prayers. o f pleasure. I caught Dame Schmick iu ft* th e Count. W ith his secretary , ft to th e tru e and the fa ith fu l. th e a c t of th an k iu g God w ith her f in ­ ft> l ’oopendyke, he tak es possession o f ft From w hat 1 could g ath er, th ey all gers. $225,000 P a id to Farm ers. f t th e im m ense stru ctu re, pvhich is ft seemed to bo more d istu rb ed over the “ See h e re ,” I exclaim ed, facing them ft’ supposed to be ten n au ted only by ft fa c t th a t my hallu cin atio n included a The Cashmere, Wash., F ru it Grow­ angrily, “ w hat docs all this mean.» You ft' th e c a re ta k e r and lus fam ily, th e ft dog th an by th e claim th a t I had seen are deceiving m,» all of you. Now, lo t's ers ' Union has ju s t paid to the grow ­ f t Schnucks. To S m a r t's am azem ent, ft> a woniau. have th e tr u th —every word of it—or out ers $1”,300, m aking the to tal paym ent f t th e firs t nig h t, he h ears th e cry ft B ut, confound you, S ch m ick ,” I you go tom orrow , the whole lot of you. ou apples iu the 1013 pools up to the f t o f a baby. > ft> ft cried in sown h eat, ‘ ‘ it barked a t m e.” 1 insist on know ing wh otliat woman is, immense sum of $225,000. Based on L ooking — out a — t a " — balcony W M W one ------— - r I ft ' U » U ott L i. m lJ lllU e ii ” 111 in U himmel! they all cried, w hy she is here in my hou— my castle.’ 1S1.217 boxes handled by the union in '?• n ig h t S m art sees the w hite fig u re ft* lan d , to my surprise, th e old woman au d —ev erything, do you u n d e rs ta n d !” its fall pools this am ount represents ft’ ot a woman silhouetted. He im- ft’| bu rst into tears, A p p arently they d id n ’t understand, an average pyam ent to d a te o f $1.24 f t m ediately begins a h u n t fo r ft ‘ ‘ I t is bad to dream of a d o g .” she fo r th ey looked a t me w ith all the per box. T his is a n et figure to tho f t Schm ick, th e ca re ta k e r, to solve ft w ailed. “ I t m eans ovil to all of us. stu p id ity they could command. grower. ft the m ystery of who th e woman ft' E vil to — ” ‘ ‘ You try , Mr. Poopendvke,” I said, The union has recently closed three ft’ may bo. Tho sto ry continues: ft giving it up in despair. He sought to o f its fo u r unreported pools, leaving ft» ft, im prove on my G erm an, b u t 1 think he now only th e W inesap variety unclosed. f t ........................................................................ made it worse. They positively refused O f this v ariety th e m anagem ent reports to be in telligent. (C ontinued From L ast W eek.) 11 cars are still outstanding, nine being G ive me the ham m er,” I said at in cold storage iu the E a st and two FOUND th e four Schm icks in the la s t in desperation. Max surrendered e n tra n sit sold already a t good prices f. th e clumsp, old-fashioned instrum ent o. b. Cashmere. From the present in d i­ ‘ ‘ C om e!” said I, g rab b in g th e keys w ith a grin and I motioned for them all cations it. will be about M ay 1 w hen tlio from th e old m a n ’s u n resistin g hand. to stan d back. T hree successive blows final resutls of tho W inesap pool be­ ‘ ‘ A ud, Schm ick, if th a t dog b ites me, w ith all th e m ight I had in my body come known. I 'll hold you personally responsible. W rw i f t i i i i v n .1 * , . . . | Do y o u u n d e r s t a n d ! ” E 1O U N D th e four Schnucks in the I Two a b . reast . we filed , , , thro u g h th e , long, . , . . v ast kitchen, w atching B ritto n ■ " vaulted h alls. Rudolph e a r n i n g a gi w h ile he pressed my trousers on an . , . , _ „ b .» ..ii „ I , i . .i , g an tic lan tern and Max a sledge. We oak ta b le so largo th a t the castle must h ■ i. . i trav ersed extensive corridors, mounted h av e been bu ilt around it. ii ... u u - i. . . , , to rtu o u s sta irs and cam e a t length to H err Schm ick was w eighted d o w n . , . , , , ... . , .. _ : ,b , ... . th e stu rd y oak door th a t sep arated the w ith tho keys of tho castle, which n ev er . ' , .. . 1 , » ■ i, . . i east w ing from th e w est: a huge, for l e f t his possession day or night. , , , i i. < < u . . . u i • I ,, 1 T . . inidable th in g stren g th en ed by manv “ H err S ch n u ck ,” said I, “ will you be , . ,, , . , „ , . - ' , . cro ssp ieces aud studded w ith ru sty co good as to inform me who th e dickens . b . o l t heads. , ... ,, , as , large as . hors«' Padlocks t h a t W’ouiun is over in the east w ing of , , . , th e c a s tle ! ” * I shoes> corroded b y ru st and rendered ‘ ‘ Woman, m ein h e r r ! ” H e alm ost i“ «'r*cticab U * a« 8’ Con dropped his k ey * H i. big sons said h a" e a o t th e k<7. , » M id old O .n .o ,n o th in g to each o th er hat I c o u ld n 't I , 8 c ,im ick sourly. ' “ This door has q u ite catch, b u t it sounded very much . , , , i. . lik e “ der d u y v il.” not been opened in my tun«. I t is no ^ ” A woman in a w h ite d r e s s ,- w ith ‘ «. A i d i o g !” he cried. i H . “' “ ‘ ‘ B u t. „„ „ „ „ rep eated Seattle, Wash. Rri„ Jy m ein sons, wUh’ w lean in g t l e a r g a ain n c e st . th e m ouldy w alls Under new management—entire change in all departments—all rooms redecorated and refurnished. Particular attention is now being paid to prompt, efficient and courteous service. P«rn“ tte d t0 ■“ “ Then how did the woman and her ii , Idog g et in to th a t p a rt o f the c a s tle ! ” I »k e re j , 1.U * ow i .( s e Ket I dem anded. ‘ ‘ Tell me t h a t ” ' . , , , . Thev shook th e ir heads, alm ost com I t ‘ m ust passio • n ately . , , as much v as « to say : ‘ ‘ I t is . . H eaven . . . defend us, sirl h av » been th e ghost o f - ur # „la(, ,na„ „ i lost, your gr.inuy. 1 cried, re «‘ A nd th e b a b y ,” added Poopendvke. apsin g i n t o .ng is . 1 lease don ‘ tu rn in g up his coat collar to p ro tect his b e a t about th e bush, Mr. Schmick. S h e ’s th in UPcUKf r ,„n