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THE MTSTEBIOllS KEY OR, PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE. mjt CHAPTEK X.-(Confd) 'Can I have a few moments' con- versaticn with you?" he inquired "Certainly, Mr. Nichols," re plied the lawyer, glancing, for form's sake, at th-e card. "Step in- side, if you please. You are an American, I perceive â€" it struck me as I passed you on the stairs before dinner that you must be one of my own countrymen." "Yes, I arrived in Paris this af- ternoon," quietly observed the stranger, as he slipped into the room, a quick, though repressed, bieath of relief escaping him as the door closed behind him. "Allow me to present you to my wife," said Mr. Hubbard, turning with pardonable pride, to the bril- liant vision standing in the centre of the room. "Mrs. Hubbard, Mr. Nichols, of New York City." The lady bowed with formal po- liteness. Somehow, the appear- ance of this stranger at that inop- portune moment sent a cold chill creeping over her. Mr, Nichols courteously returned her greeting ; then stepping quickly between John Hubbard and the door, he touched him on the shoulder, remarking with continued politeness, but au- thoritatively : "I am sorry to interfere with j'our arrangements, as you appear to be on the point of going out, but my duty compels me to tell you that you are my prisoner!" John Hubbard shrank back as from the sting of a lash. "Your prisoner! What do you •miean?" he demanded, with sud- den anger, while his wife seemed like one who had been instantly transformed to marble, so white and rigid did she become at the sound of that word, "prisoner." "I mean that I arrest you here and now in accordance with the r.uthority vested in me by the Unit- ed States of America, and in com- pliance with the international laws pertaining to extradition." And throwing back the lapel of his vest, he revealed his official badge to confirm his statements. "Upon what charge?" demanded John Hubbard, with a ghastly face. The officer glanced pityingly at the beautiful vision in the back- giound as he replied in a somewhat subdued tone : "Forgery, conspiracy and embez- alement."^ "Forgery!" whispered Anna Hubbard, with white lips ; a shud- •tier shaking her from head to foot 3.3 she realized all that the word implied. Her husband was stricken dumb for the moment. He did not open his mouth. He tottered feebly to a â- chair and sat down. Tlie blow had almost paralyzed him, coming as it did, so like a thunderbolt, when lie seemed to be at the very zenith of the enjoyment of his stolen for- tune. But lic was not a man to yield weakly to au emergency, and mak- ing a mighty effort to regain his composure and still the terrible tiirobblng in his temples, he turned again to the officer. "Pardon me," he said urbanely, "but 1 am so astonished I find it difficult to believe in the reality ot the situation. Of course, tiiis is oil au absurd mistake, and you have unwittingly arrested the wrong man." "Oh, no, sir, there is no mis- take; you are the man 1 want," coolly responded Mr. Nichols. "You have stated that the charge i.s feigery,'" sternly observed Mr. Hubbard; "what is the nature of the document. or documents, forged!" "I am not authorized to enter itinutclv into the particulars of the case, but the crime is said to be as «iciated with your administration 'A the Brewster estate," was the calm reply. There was a quick, sharp cry from .\nna Hubbard. "Do not be alarmed, Anna, ' •aid tier husband reassuringly, and lu)ning to her ; "it is all a wreteh- etl blunder which I am sure will Tcry shortly be rectified. Perhaps you had better withdraw while I talk the matter over with Mr. Nichols " "1 am very sorry to seem preci- pitate, but we have no time to talk anything over," the officer inter- posed. "I am here simply to obey orders, which are to make this ar- rest and then start immediately for America with you. A train leaves Paris at nine o'clock for Calais, ' and I hav© made arrangements to : take that. You will have ample i t'me to pack your trunks and set- ' tie your indebtedness here before tliathour " "Never!" almost shouted John Hubbard, as he sprang to his feet in a towering passion, "l^o you imagine for a moment tiiat 1 " "it will be utterly useless for you to make any resistance, sir," irterpos€"l Mr. Nichols, as he cool- ly whipped out a revolver and cocked it. "I am prepared for any emergency, as you perceive, and I also have two assistants waiting in the hall outside, in case they should be needed." CHAPTER XI. Mr. Hubbard saw at once that resistance would be useless ; that be must submit to the inevitable. "Who prefers this charge?" he questioned weakly, as he wiped the moisture from his face and then be- gun to remove his gloves. "Richard Lyttleton, of New York." "Aha!'â€" with a startâ€" "in whose behalf!" "The nearest of kin," was the non-committal reply of Mr. Nich- ols, who added: "Now, I can't an- swer any more questions, and you will have to hustle if j-ou wish to take your baggage with you. A car- nage has been engaged to take us '.o the station, our tickets are pur- chased, and a section chartered for cur especial accommodation. Every- thing will be conducted quietly and without any publicity or annoyance to either yourself or Mrs. Hubbard, unless you sea fit to make a rum- pus." Mr. Hubbard saw that there was DO alternative but to submit quiet- ly to his fate, and accordingly be- gan to make preparations for their departure. In a little more than an hour they left the hotel, not a soul in the house suspecting the real reason for theit sudden flit- ting. "Bad news from home by cable," was the explanation given to the proprietor, when Ji'lm Hubbard fore bilked mo on a case. But,"] "But how about my mother?" with a muttered oath, "I'll make cried Anna in a breathless voice; a hot fight for them, and spend for it had only just occurred to her \ big pile of the Brewster money t!iat her mother, liaving been an ac- before I get through with them. ' | complice of her husband, might "But I suppose, even if you havo have to share his punishment, if the to give it up in the end, you will : worst was proved against him. have something handsome of your! "I "in hoping that she cannot be own left," said his wife, with evi-' f<-'iind," Mr. Hubbard replied, "and dent nervousness. I you must discover some means of "Oh! it's money you're thinking '^°™™""''=**''"S with her secretly as of, is it, Anna?" the man snarled, growing very white. "You don't seem to be troubled by a thought of the consequences to me if the charge of forgery is proved." "Oh, yes, I do, John," she an- swered, addressing him thus for the first time since their marriage ; but perhaps my woman's wit nicating with her secretly soon as we land and get her into some safe hiding-place, or it may go hard with her also. And now let me give you a little good advice while we have a chance to talk by ourselves. You have your jewels, and they are very valuable, for I have bought you none but the fin- est. If fate should turn against us, 50U can take them to Tiffany, where .A if^ ^'°" i" ""^^^ '^ .*'"'* tt'ey were purchased, and turn them should happen ; then, if you have j^^^^ ^^„ *; ^^ich ^iU make quite â„¢'^ fr"° ' "T '"''u'^ ^"^ '" >^ respectable nest-egg, with which l^l . '*'""''^'' ' «*"^'' *'"I yo« can establish vourself in some names, and snap our fingers at ,gH .j ,5^^,^ business-such as bolts and bars. I millinery, small â€"' ^" -â€" wares, or soine- Don t Utter ^yourself child ^j^j^g ^f ^^^^ nature-and thus get that your woman's wit will avail a good living without having to me anything If I am found guilty,' , ^..^^k, as you used to." he said, with a bitter laugh ; yet He elaborately considerably upon he spoke more gently than before '^is suggestion, giving her many for her thoughtfulness had touched ^^^^^ ^^^ afterward proved very h.m A twenty-year sentence will valuable to her; but, although it him. be the result, and I shall have to serve itâ€" if I live. But I have no fortune of my own â€" I haven't ten thousand dollars to my name " "But I thought you were very rich, even before you came into the Brewster f<jrtune," she gasped. "Yes, and others have thought the same; but the truth is, for a good many years I have only made a big bluff at being rich. If people think you're making a big pile, it keeps your credit good, and many a sharper has won a rich wife in that way." "And that was your object?" "Yes. You may as well know the truth about me, Anna," said the man, a sullen look on his face. "I ha was very good advice, it did not have a very cheering effect upon €ither of them, and it was with very heavy hearts that they finally landed in New Y)rk, where the de- , pressing news of "Mrs. Brew- ! ster's" arrest awaited them, and, of course, added to their gloom. CTo be cntinued.) T05IMY ATKINS'S UMFOBM. Trousers Most Co.stly Itemâ€" New Rules for Uis Kit. one or two transactions which, if they could have been carried out, would have so placed him in my went down to the oliU's to settle his 1 power that I could have made al- most any terms with him, for he was a great stickler about honor called the "princely monsieur and 1 and an irreproachable name, etc. It will astonish most people to be told that the British Govei-ement ,. . 1 V 11 ft . in addition to being a maker of ve lived by my wits all my life I j^^., j^ ^^e greatest tailor in the After I got in with Brewster. I had ^ „.,,,.ij ,^,,, X^^^^^ Tit-Bits. The a chance to pull the wool over a' army clothing factory at Pimlico's is good many persons ej-es to my own ^j,^ biggest tailors shop in Eng- aovantage, and if that man had i^^j. Last vear Tommy Atkins' .ved I would have fleeced him pret- , j^^j^,.., ^ill amounted to £355,375. ty thoroughly before I got through jj^^ing the Boer war the clothing with him. I had inveigled him into ^f the army cost nearly £3,000,000. bill â€" who was profuse in his re- grets over the misfortune which the beautiful madanie" back to their country before their tour was c<impleted. Two days later found this luck- les couple again crossing the broad .\tlantic. Mr John Hubbard and his bride wore two very different ppople during their homeward bound voyage from what they had been going over. The man was grave, moody, taci- turn. Several times be had made au effort to worm himself into the good graces of Mr Nichols, and "pump" him regarding the pro- ceedings which had been instituted against him. But the officer, al- though gentlemanly and affable, and willing to converse freely upon all other sulijccts, was very non- coiiiniittal upon this topic. He frankly said that he was simply acting under orders â€" it was his business to make the arrest up- on tlie charges specified in the war- [ rant ; but he was not disposed to enter into any explanations regard- ing the attitude of the plaintiff, e\en if be had been posted regard- ing the recent evidence acquired, and which liad led to an applica- tion for a reopening of the Brew- ster case. Thus, with an almost intolerable suspense hanging over him, it is not siiangp that the man should have been deeply depressed. His wife was also very much exercised over the situation, -and day after day she Would question him upon the sub- ject. "Have you any idea who is the pvirne mover iu this matter !" she inquired upon one occasion. "Oh, I suppose tlxise Mannings are at the bottom of it â€" there are .10 other relatives that I know of," h.cr husband replied, with some im- patience. "But I thought they exhausted themselves during the other trial. Do you imagine tliat they can have secured any important evidence against you?' .Vnna questioned anxiously. "Of course, I do not know what to think. Annaâ€" Nichols is so loyal- Iv mum I can't get a single point. The only thing they could possibly But he died before I could clinch ' Trousers are the most costly item in the soldier's wardrobe, and for their nether garments last year the nation had to pay no less a sum than £73,278. This recalls the fact that it is less than ninety years since the British army first put on its trousers â€" that the British in matters. Then I made up my mind : fantry soldier, that is, first sub- that I'd play a desperate game forj stituted trousers for the old fash- his whole fortune. I had every chance in the world, for I drew up the man's will, and fixed it so that I should be sole administrator of the estate and guardian to the girl. I meant to mai-ry her " "Marry her?" interposed his wife aghast, this being the first intiraa- tujn she had had of the project. "Yes; that would have been the easiest way to accomplish my pur- pose," he went on stoically; "but when I found that she was likely to kick over the traces. I planned to have another string to my bow. So when I discovered that Allison bad never been formally adopted, I worked up this schpiue to make it appear that .\dam Brewster had a wife and own child living." "Well, you have been a tough customer,'' was Mrs. Hubbard's complimentary comment as her hus- band paused. "And so all the money you have in the world â€" if .you lose this fortuneâ€" is ten thou- sand dollars," she added, looking pale and distressed. "I should think that is about a fair estimate," he replied. " .\n<l if you lose this case, it will be likely to take it all to pay your own costs?" â- 'Yes: for I intend to make a big fig'it, as I told you." "What, then, will become of me if the worst comes? Oh I shall I have to go back to that dreadful <.Id grind .'" and the girl's voice was full of anguish and dread. "It would bo hard mi you, dear, tiiat's a fact," returned her hus- band, giving a regretful glance at the stylish but dejected-looking fig- ure opposite hiiu. "I'm deuced sor- ry, for we were having a jolly good time together. However, you will have the satisfaction of knowing that ,vou have been at the top of the ladder for a little while ;no one tan take away from you the mem- ory of the experience and plea- sure of the last few months," he concluded philosophically. "Ah! it has been like a fairy dream of delight: I have been base a suspicion of fraud upon are . afraid that it was too beautiful to those records in New Haven, and ]ast,'' said the igri, choking back unless some one who knows about | ^ sob ot despair : "and now to have that first marriage has unexpected- '^^, g^ back to the slums will be uu- !y turned up with inconte»tibloL„di,rable. The meiuory of my good proofs, I would defy any one to ; tim^s will only make my torture so prove that .\dain Brewster did nut 1 ,^„eh harder to bear." n.arry Louise Simp.son." 1 John Hubbard's face was ghast- And yet. even as he asserte<l it )y as he listened to this wail of bit- to confidently, a thrill of fear shot 1 tV^ness. He had really become quite through him as a sudden suspicion ! f^,j,<i <jf his dashing .young wife, in flashed into his mind â- But I thought that you present- . .! :• .crtified copy of those records. ,-,.< : was accepted as evidence," sai^l ills wife. "That is true, and that work wns all .'•o cleverly done 1 have never had ••i fein- that it would ever be detect- ed. There is only one man living whom 1 should shrink from having examine tluise records." said John Kul>bard, with an ugly frown. .\iid who is he?" eagerly in- quired .\nna. "His name is Thomas Plum - a <leviJi*b little expert, who once be- soite of his previous love for Alli- son. Se had been more "congenial and after his own style, because she \ias less conscientious and refined, and had thrown herself heartily in- to all his plans and pursuits, and thus his regret for her temporarily <^.verba!anced his fear tor his own fate. "Well," he moodily observed, af- ter a few moments of silence, during which he had been absorbed in thought, "you may think yourself lucky that a felon's fat» does not stare .von in the face â€" ,vou will es- cape that, at all events." ioned knee breeches The British .soldier will be clothed on au entirely dltferent system to what has pravailed for so many years, and the innoi-ation will prob- ably be a great deal more satisfac- tory to the rank and file. Every man will receive his free outfit on enlistment as heretofore, but he will be require! to prove his personal clothing and necessaries out of an allowance credited to him quarter- ly in advance. Instead of his present kit allowance of twopence a day aftar six months service he will receive at the end of his first year a lump sum equivalent to the accumulated twop^nces, in addition te the separate clothing allowance. The maintenance of kit and cloth- ing will be a matter between the soldier and his commanding officer. It is intended that the present ar- bitrary periods of wear allotted to each garment shall be abolished. Under the old system a pair of trousers might be serviceable to- day and "time expired'' to-mor- row. Even in the piping times of peace Tommy .Vtkins's tailor's bill would make a millionaire poor in a year. Roughly speaking, it costs £liooO,- 000 every year to clothe the Brit- ish army. The headgear of the troops, embracing everything from a simple cap to a bearskin helmet, exhausts nearly £jO,000, and boots, shoes and leggings, which arc pur- chased ready made, cost neariv £250,000. The cost of a soldier's uniform varies from just over £l0 10s. to less than £3. according to the regiment in which he may be serving. For instance, the annual tailor's bill for the rank and file in the Life Guards is just over £7 while in the infantry of the line it is under £3. * FROM BONNIE SCOTLAND NOTES OP INTEREST FROM HER RANKS AND BRAES. Vihai ia Going On in the Uiglilanil.t aud Lowlands o( Auld Scotia. The Dttlhousie sword for Archery at Edinburgh has been gained by Dr. J. C. Dunlop. Last month there were 36 cases of vt-hooping cough notified at Greenock, U of which proved fatal. Coatbridge has lost by death one of its oldest inhabitants in the per- son of Mr. David Young, of Garth- sherrie. A meeting held recently in favor of Presbyterian reunion was one ot the largest of the kind ever held in Edinburgh. A fine capture of fox cubs was made by Mr. Rankine, keeper on the Birnock hills, on the farm of Wandel, Douglas estate. The magistrates have resolved to offer the honorary freedom of Glas- gow to the Right Hon. H. H. As- quith, M.P., Prime Minister. "White glove" days are getting ro common at Alloa Burgh Court that it is becoming unfashionable to provide the white gloves. It is claimed that Greenock is the only town in Scotland whici, has no branch of the Society for the Prevention of Tuberculosis. Mr. J. T. Morrison, of the Coun- ty Council Office, Hamilton, has been appointed Chamberlain of Coatbridge. He is a native of Airdrie. Plans have been submitted to the King for the erection of a Chapel of the Order of the Thistle at the southeast corner of St. Giles, Ed- inburgh. The Greenock and Grangemouth Dockyard Company have booked an order for a cargo steamer of 7,500 tons deadweight capacity for Bel- gian owners. Free overshoes for the players on Glasgow Corporation bowling greens is the latest demand made by several who desire the country to be reallv free. Mr. Will C. Smith, K.C.. the chairman of the East and North of Scotland LTnionist Association, is spoken of as the Unionist candi- date for Linlithgowshire. Mr. Macgregor Henderson, the well-known Scottish singer and en- tertainer, died at his residence. East Mayfield Terrace, Edinburgh. A banquet to commemorate the completion of fifty years of volun- teering was held in lidinburgh, and was attended by a large company of old volunteers. On the railway journey between Glasgow and Wemyss Bay, Marion Cunningham, a Bute farm servant, alone in a carriage, gave birth to a baby boy. Princess .Mexandra, elder daugh- ter of the Princess Royal and the Duke of Fife, made her debut at Lady Farquhar's Royal Ball on the night of Derby Day. Dr. Neil Muiiro. the novelist, had the freedom of Inverary conferred upon him for a second time last week. The first occasion was on bis birth, about -15 years ago. A party of 03 cripple children, all from the Townhead centre of the Crippled Children's League, enjoy- ed a drive to Hamilton and picnic a! Staneacre recently. Messrs. William Hamilton and Co., Port Glasgow, have contracted to build for English owners a steam- er oil the Isherwood principle, of 5-. 000 tons deadweight carrying ca- pacity. The Brandon Bridge Company, Jlotherwell, have got the first con- tract for steel- work for the new na- val base at Rosytli. It is expected to keep the works running night and day for a year. THE GLASSY STARE. In a recent railway accident an old Irisiimau was severely injur- ed. For some time after the acci- dent he was left unattended to, I ut at last some sympathetic look- eis-on picked him wp and carried him to the station waiting-room until the arrival of the doctors to officially pronounce on his condi- tion. By and by a surgeon bustled in, looked at his prostrate form and pallid face, and then exclaimed, "That poor fellow is done for. I'm afraid." Then he knelt down, lift- fc<i up an eyelid, and saw a dull, e.vpres.sionless orb. "Very sad. He's as dead as a door-nail. Take the poor old fellow away," ex- claimed the medico. No sooner had hfc spoken, however, than the sup- posed corpse began to naove his lips. The startled doctor listened, and this is what he heard: "B«- dad, doctor, that was rae glass eye ye was looking at." Mother Bird : "Run along and play now ; but be careful you don't get run over by any of thosp flying machines." THE MORNING GROUCH How do you rise in the morning ; Gloomy ajid sad and dour, Oi glad for the rest that was given you .\nd brave for the battle hour? Do you rise from your couch at daybreak With a smile for your loved ones true ? Come, tell me, now, is a churlish frown The best that they get from you? Do you rise in the morning merry. Or gloomy and cross and sad ? Do you growl and snarl at your iiioruing meal Because the coffee is bad ? Don't do it, for life has troubl"-.-. .\h, many, and greater, too, For the simple things in the niori- iog hours To bother ,a man like you. Get up with a smile and whistle. Get up with a cheery word ; For a morning grouch, when you think of it. My brother, is so absurd. Reserve your growls and your \nr- ter words For the time when a real gnofi frets you ; What chance have you in life's '>'g affairs If a trifling thing upsets you ? "Do«9 Mri». P. '3 husband com- mand a good salary?" "He earns » good salary. Sh» commands it." (♦♦♦â- â™¦â- â™¦â™¦â™¦â™¦â™¦â™¦â™¦â™¦â™¦â™¦â™¦â- â™¦â™¦â™¦â™¦â€¢â™¦â™¦â™¦ \ About the Farm \ * * id-^-^-M-f ♦♦♦-♦•♦♦•♦•♦â- â™¦â™¦â™¦â™¦â™¦ ♦♦% PASTURING HOGS IN SUMMER, Feeding hogs these days is a very important matter, grain is high and fco is every other feed, and as a con- sequence farmers are looking mora and more to the hog pasture for relief. All pasture grasses are not ol equal value. The poorest kinds are much better than none, but the be- nefits received from any depends largely on the management of both hogs and pasture. Alfalfa stands at the head of the list, June clover a close second, with white clover, June grass and timothy in the order named. If allowed to roam at will ove*" a large field the hogs will soil and ,waste a considerable amount of feed. They will eat only the sweet- est and freshest and will trample on and leave the balance to get tough and ripe, after which time they will not eat it at all. Divid- ing off a small patch at a time with hurdles or movable fence works well, providing the hogs can be slicltered from the hot sunshine in the middle of the day. It is a mistake to compel the hogsr to depend entirely upon the grass lalone. even though the prices of grain and mill feeds are high. Tha stomach of the pig is not like that of the sheep or cow and cannot be used as a repository for a large amount of coarse feed at one time. It has been found by experience and experiment that hogs fed a half ration of cornmeal while running tr clover will make as rapid gains as they will if confined and fed a whole ration, and that, too, of a better quality of meat than that made wholly from corn. The grass bulks up the mass in the stomach,- enabling the gastric juices to circu- late more freely through it, and di- gestion is more completely accom- plished than if grain constitutes the entire ration. And, further, the clover contains the elements that promote the growth of bone and muscle, which helps to make up a pietty well balanced ration. Just as quickly as the soil is thor- oughly warmed through, sow a patch of rape, and it will be ready for t!ie hogs when the pasture is pretty well played out. BEST WAY WITH POULTRY. The farmer should give his mind t's far as circumstances will pos- sibly allow, to a continuous egg sup- ply all the year round. He should endeavt)r to select a breed, or breeds, or crosses of breeds, best suited not only to general egg pro- duction, but to his individual cir- cumstances and conditions. He should so regulate the various ages 0/ his la.yers as to ensure not only the aforesaid continuous supply, but the greatest possible number 'f eggs in the winter months, whea they are scarce and dear, and te do this he must produce pullets of various ages, and also select pos- sibly different breeds for winter and summer laying. He must alse study the food supply, and endea- vor to fit it to suit seasons and circumstances. .Ml these little items make a dif- ference in the number of eggs pro-: duccd, and in the consequent pro-l fit, to say nothing of the care nec- essary to ensure the possession of a gocxi laying strain â€" which is an even more important factor tlian freed. To produce tabic fowls at a piofit when they have to be put oo the market in the ordinary way (with perhaps the exception of a few very early spring chickens) re- quires practically the art of a pro- fussional. Every farmer can with comparative ease, market a large number of now laid eggs every week 11 the year, with great pecuniary advantage to himself and also with benefit to the community at large, for there are always more wanted tlum can be procured. FARM XOTKS. The farmer should plan to make his farm a little better each year. It nuiy be done by making the soil a little more productive, draining some wet place, improving lli» luildings, or even by setting out some trees. (.'ultivation of <'orn should always be shallow, at least after the plant has obtained any considerable size. As the roots begin to leach out in. search of food they should be pro- tected, and instead <if deep cuUi-, vaiion to cut off and lacerate them, they should be fostered aud pro- tected, and induced to grow by shallow work to 'n:ike a fine muleli >i| tlie lop soil. This will keep moi.s- tnre near the warm surface. In tliis d;iy it is highly import- ant that the farmer be a trained man of business. He is beset on nil sides by sharpers, who are try- ing. «iii one pretext or anotiier. to gel his money, and he is constant- ly tempted to make outla.vs on the farm whieli are of <loub'ful expe- diency. We sinuld |>iit back into our business no more thai will add to it:- efficiency, and that is a point which calls for delilieratioM and wise judgment ; and it is n questsiou ii which the good wife should have her say, for in ^^ca.=es out o£ 100 her judgment is sound.