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". " out. s eyes ab ietieriof Sister ole aur 3 ustomed- to it mow, and it - almost pained her. 2 She sat down to eat, but, though it was hours sifice she had taken' food; she was not hungry. A vague, | uneasy sensation 'was upon her; she felt that something was going Yo happen, and she did not: know what. ' ~~ "Tam very silly,'"" she said, nerv- 'ously, to herself. "It is because * I have been asleep so long," and 80, with a strong effort and deter- mination to crush down this feel- ing, she began to unfasten her mas- ses of 'red-brown hair, trying to: still her quivering 'fingers the while, but her eyes would go in a hunted way round the room and her heart was beating in a strange, Deavy manner that almost choked T. \ .. Sudden] she started and turned round with bated breath. Her vague apprehensions had ; been only too well founded; some- was going vo happen. Stealthy footsteps sounded along the , her door was touched, passage ' the handle turned; with a wild, pang Nanoy realized she had not locked it as usual before going to sleep; the next moment it was pushéd opem, and her husband Fatocd pe the J0%I; ge Vith a gasp for breath Nancy re- . treated suddenly ; there was an in- 'definable: horror pervading Oraw- shaw at this moment--his face was curiously white and set, his eyes were wild and glaring, © He came slowly across the big room nearer, and nearer to the 'shrinking girl till he reached the g chair; he put his hand on it and steadied himself. t down, Nancy, my girl, sit he suid, in thick, slow ac- 'don't be frightened--I want o you~--I shan't keep you long." as . Nancy never stirred a limb, but stood with a world of horror in her fixed upon her husband, an in- iculate ory for merey and help Milling her heart. = that moment : she saw the ole of her danger--she was alone 'mad-man--sa man mad with to. talk "ow | 80ing to be an end of it--an end, say. I didn't make you my wife or' let you have your own you, my wife, as I of ones bit'a bh worst, ; t this wort of thing, I can tell you, as you'll pretty soon find His wards: had come in' one thick, hurried flow, sometimes. so quickly as to be inaudible. Nancy sat quite still as he finished. What g|was she to do? How' could she angue with him' in this condition? To 'attempt to speak was but to bring down a& flood of insult and abuse on her head. 8he pressed one hand to her throat and one to her beating heart, bewildered, alarmed almost beyond descrip- tion. Her silence was like fuel to the flame of mad anger in the man's infuriated brain. "Come here--d'ye hear me!" he shrieked,: rather than shouted. "What, you won't come?' In one stride he was beside the girl, and "had clenched her two wrists in. an iron grip. dragging her trembling, and in a fainting condition, to her feet. Nancy," he muttered, with a short, wild laugh. "Ah! ah! you can't escape now. You've hated me, have you? You've treated me like dirt, have you?! You've been my wife, and let that man make love to you? Well, now I'm going to set all that right! 7ou're mine !-- mine mine! I ain't going to give you up to no one, and they won't come and help you this time. Oh! dear, no; and why 1 because they're too frightened. They know I'm mad!' His white face, with its burning eyes; bent lower and lower to hers. 'Yes, mad, and too strong for the lot of them. You didn't know, did you, Nancy--you didn't guess I was so clever as to hide it from you? Ah! ah! what a good joke. You never. thought as how Thomas Moss would be even with you, and pay vou out for all your pride; but be did. He got the bet- ter of you, Nancy, and all by a trick I"? He' laughed that wild, horrible laugh again, while she, gasping for breath, was struggling in vain to free herself from his iron grasp; to open her lips and force a ory for help from her parched throat. agony of the moment was awful; yet, not one word escaped her. She knew that every syllable he. utter- ed was true; it made her helpless, 'miserable position a * thousand times more terrible, for there was no ope to come to her aid--no one to. save her from. the fury: of this maniac. Weakened gradually by her vain efforts to release herself Nancy was forced backward al she found herself inthe arm-chai with hér twe wrists held in tha vice and that ghastly face bending over her. Cet owas a trick--yes, a 'good trick,"" muttered Crawshaw, his d{ tones rising and rising ' till they were & shout. "You thought your | uncle had done it all, you. swal- lowed the' bait so easily--ah! ah! 10h! she was clever, was that fine lady mother, your lover's mother-- e : ; y {way too much, and this is what it's| | come. to--that ie | thought | was a respectable eve's | "I've got you now, Miss|po 11 gained reeled beneath the full horror and lalarm of the moment. ; p *. "Oh God help me! Help me |" | she cried, in uttes desperation: She was like a poor, caged rat, | with not one loophole of escape. Suddenly Crawshaw coated cy's heart was beating like a sled, hammer in her oars" She felt hia brush the hair from drag her on a few steps; the next Moment she opened her eyes, to e them again wit ierci thre ga. a piercing rawshaw had dragged her close to the table, on whigh stood her supper tray. His hand had closed round a knife, and had lifted it enuciugly in the air. "I'm going to kill you, Nancy-- to kill--kill--kill I' he whisherod, in soft, thick tones, that chilled her to the heart. "I'm going to see the red blood stream down your white skin! You are mine, and I shall kill you if--' Nancy heard no more for a time --it seemed an hour to her; it was only a moment. Her eyes shut. Dimly she had felt something or some one jerk Crawshaw away from her, while she staggered back against the bed- st. Then all at once she awakened to the truth. A voice rang shrilly in her ears: "Run--run !--the passage---quick! I will come--run!"' She turned her distraught eyes on a corner of the room, whe-e something was growling and strug- gling like a savage beast. In the same misty fashion she saw a, strong, tall figure, which seemed familiarly like Janet's, but which was strange, too, bending over this something. With her breath coming quick and fast, and limbs which gave way at every step, she crawled to the door. Run she could not, for her strength, her courage, was gone; and out in the passage she stumb- led, and fell against the wall in a semi-swoon, ignorant that Fenton, followed by the gardener and one of 'the other servants, had ruche past her into her bedroom, with & blanket and a stout rope in their hands. How. long she lay like this she -. . WRONG SORT. Perhaps Plaifi 01d Meat, Potatoes and Bread may Be Against You for a Time. A change to the right kind of focd can lift one from a sick bed. lady in Weldep, Ill., says: 'Last spring I became bed-fast with severe stomach "trouble ac- companied by sick headache. I got worse and 'worse until I' became so low I could: scarcely retain any food at all, although I tried about every kind. y "I had become completely dis- couraged, and given up all hope {and thought I was doomed to starve to death, until>one day my husband, tryin I could retain, Grape-Nuts. "To my surprise the food agreed with me, digested perfectly and without distress. I began to gain hrength ot pes My flesh (which 'hai n flabb w. firmer, my health {proved in sve: 'way and 'every day, and in a very few weeks An wi ie ERLE ruught home some shouting ;he stood very still. Nan-|- her face and |. A | matter. to find something |- NEW GRAND TRUNK HOTEL AT OTTAWA--"CHATEAU LAURIER." WILL BE OPENED FOR BUSINESS IN THE FALL OF 1911. never knew. The next thing she was conscious of was the curious sensation of being carried rapidly through the cold, damp, night air; and when she opened her eyes it was to meet the kind, troubled aze of Janet's honest eyes bend- ing anxiously over her. "She is not hurt, thank Hea- ven ;--not even = scratch!' she heard some one say ; and then with a broken cry of horror, as memory returned for one moment, she clutched at Janet's stroug hands, and then fell backward again in another merciful fainting fit more severe than the last. * * * Derrick Darnley heaved a short sigh of relief as he was bowled along in a hansom swiftly through the crowded London streets. Here, in the very heart of rea- lism, and prosaic, everyday life, his yague fears about Nancy were considerably and suddenly de- creased. "I did right to come away. The country, and especially the coun- try about Ripstone, 1s fearfully dull and depressing in this wet weather. It makes a fellow imag- ine all sorts of horrors. If I had stayed there much longer I should have done something mad and fool- ish, which would have done her more harm than good. Baines spoke the truth," he mused on, gloomily, as he sat staring at the familiar landmarks; "she is his wife, and until we have strong, conclusive proof that he treats her badly, we must content ourselves as best we may." At his club Derry found a letter from his mother: * » "It is most annoying"--she wrote-- 'that Grey and Boulding must insist on seeing me about that Lincolnshire property at this time of the year, of all times! I am just comfortably settled in my apartment ; Nice is filling pleasant- lv. ahd I strongly object to travel in this weather. However, I must come, and so there is an end of the I am glad you have re- turned to England, and also to hear of Humphrey's steady im- provement. I want to have a long talk with vou when I arrive. 1 expect to be in town on the fif- teenth. Perhaps you can arrange to come and see me at once, as, needless to say, I shall not remain an hour longer than I can possibly help. ~My health is far too impor- tant to me to risk an English win- ter. "Your affectionate mother, "ANNE DARNLEY." (To be continued.) ee THE EYES OF LIZZETTE. (Cy Warman in July Canada Sakd Monthly.) The 'eyes of Lizzette were like ©" miniature seas, : With ripples that laugh and wil- 1 lows that weep On thie shore ; where the low-bend- ] g boughs of the trees . that creep sgt g ght, nar the water-edge: Can Rr ~Lizzette! Deepen and soften the shadows. 3 bs BE Be DO Barr chan-ike eyes of | A DIPPING VAT FOR SHEEP. A farmer owning as many as 25 sheep should have a good dipping vat. These may be made of wood, metal or concrete. For a smaller number of sheep than 25 the bar- rel used to scald the pigs will do if the farmer feels that he cannot afford to purchase or build a vat. A good galvanized vat ten feet long and four feet deep made pur- posely for dipping can be pur- chased for about $12. There are smaller sizes than this that can be purchased for less money. Con- crete vats can be built at a nor- mal cost. Three or four farmers can club together and purchase one of the galvanized tanks and haul it to their respective farms as it is vent the sheep turning around in depend upon the number of sheep ber of sheep which can be dippe: in a day. There is considerable vari- ation as to the width of vats found on different farms, and as a usual thing they are wider than neces- sary. Then, too, the narrower the vat the less the dip required to fill it. A vat twenty inches wide at the top and eight inches wide at the bottom is a fair average as re- gards width, although some very practical sheepmen construct their vats as narrow as sixteen inches at the top and six inches at the bot- tom when the vat is four feet deep. The size of sheep kept on a farm must, of course, be taken into ¢on- sideration. The dipping is best located in the driveway of the hog house and can be used for the dipping of sheep and young pigs. It is built entirely of concrete, the walls of which are six inches in width with the exception of the partition be- tween the vat and dry chamber, which has a thickness of nine inch- es. The end of the vat into which the hogs and sheep are plunged is perpendicular, while the opposite end is provided with an incline which is quite deeply creased so that the animal can walk out. The floor around the end of the vat from which the sheep emerge is so THE FARM Useful Hints for the Tiller of the Soil graded that all drippings return to the vat. There are sewer connecc- tions with this outfit, the valve of which is located in the dry cham- ber. The end of the sewer pipe in the vat is provided with a grate and trap so as to catch bits of wool and droppings which would otherwise clog the pipe. The dry chamber allows the at- tendant carefully to control the dipping, break up thick scabs with a brush, and if necessary help the sheep up the incline and also go to the aid of a sheep ~uickly if it shows signs of strangling. A vat of this kind in, a building should be closed. This can be done by plac- ing two-by-four-inch pieces into the concrete six inches from the top of the floor and three feet from wanted. A dipping vat for sheep the ends of the vat--allowance for should be narrow enough to pre-|these pieces should be made while the vat is being constructed. They it, and deep enough to swim large 'ghould be inserted loosely so that sheep. The length of tho vat should | they can be taken out at dipping time. A niche two inches wide and a man keeps on his place, as the two inches deep should be left at 1 longer the vat the greater the num- | the ends of the vat and dry cham- ber. Then by laying two-inch plank: on these overlays and on the niches in the ends the floor will be strong enough to hold heavy loads and be level with the floor of the building. This vat is inexpensive. If the sheep are badly afflicted with scab, the thick scabs should be softened previous to the dipping of the sheep by pouring some of the dip on these places and rubbing them with some smooth instrument,' or the scabs can he softened while the sheep are being dipped, by rubbing the thick scabs with a brush. Care should be taken, how- ever, not to draw blood, as on coagulation it will protect the mite from the dip. Lambs do not need to be dipped for so long a time as older sheep, as their wool is short. They are also more delicate in constitution, hence cannot stand the dipping as well as older sheep. 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