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c â-  -f â- f o 4 t DARE HE? OR, A SAD LIFE STORY Cf .♦<>'*K5-»-CH»o4 0><>*-o-»-<>*-CH*-o>ao-*-<>*-o>o>o><>-H>«<>^<>4K:'>o> ciiAiTicn XIX. thcro is no sreatrr fiction than that for time to };o quickly implies thai it mu-st ncds yo pleusiiatly. Jim has sol- dom spent a nioro disagreeable perioJ than Ihe hours which Jollow his con- versa'.ion with Byng, and wliicli lie passes :n 1;U bedroom, with his elbows oil the window-lodge, looking blankly out at llio I'iazza, and at tli« great "Bride" ot Ai-onolpho's planning, the church of Sanla Maria Novella. .\nd v.'l, when the city clocks, which have chimed unnoticed by liini several limes, at length cnnvPy to his iuattL'ntive ear what Ihe hour ls, he starts up, .shocked Olid confused nl ils lalencs.«. lie had meant to have r.ached the Villa Schia- vone in time tc receive Amelia, and. now f-he must have long pn-ceded him, and be allrihuling his tardiness to some fresh neglect and indifference. In live Tninules he has rearrange*! his dre.-;s, end jump<^ into a fiacre. Tlirough Iho Porla Itoniana. ami up between the sLraighl row of still and inky cypres.ses, ny and up to where Ihe villa door, pro- mising so little and performing so much opens, as so many do, straight upon the roud. The day )<as changed its ravishing blue gaiety tor a pensive cloudy gloom. and Ihe gue-ts at the villa are walking about willi'jul ;iny sunshades. They are numerous. Iliougli few indeed in comparison to the Banksla roses on the laden wall, over wliich, too, a great wistaria â€" put in. as the host will) a jusl pride relates, only last yearâ€" is hanging iind flinging ils lilac bundance. And seen above its clustrrs, niul above flu; wall, what a view from this raised ler v.ith you? Do you happen â- ' to know where she is?" Byng slops short in his leisurely pac- ing. "WHiy, where is she?" he says, look- ing round, as l>ii> mother had done, hut with a more guilty air. ".She was here live minutes rfgo. Where can she have di.sappeari'd to?" It is but too obvious that in greeting !ind l>cing greeted liy their nuineiou.s ae- quaintuiues, hnlli poor .Amelia's chaper- III and thai rhfijieron's sbn have com- pielely forgotU'ii her existence. Always ncrvolisly afraid of being bnrdenst)me. Jim feels convinced fniiii what he knows of lier character that she is going aboul in niioblrusive forlnrniie.ss, liie e.vtreine Miiallnes-i of her Klo routine' acquaint- ances making 'il unlikely that she has found any one lo supply the place uf the friends who have likvome so entirely oblivious of her. The conviction, prick- ing his con.sciepce a.s he hastens con- tritely awuy from the vainly repentant Byiiig, lends speed and keenness to tiis searcl). But thorough and earnest as it ;s, it i.s fur some tune quite unsuccess- ful. Slic makes one of no group, she loiters under no Banksia mse-bowcr, slie is no gn/.cr from the terrace at gold- misled \aliey or aurcoled t<iwn, slie is lo l)e found ncilher in hidden nook nor evident palh. .^he is not beneath the f.oggia, .she is nowhere out of doors. .She must then, in her loneliness, have token refuge in the Imyse. He finds luinseH in a long, noble room, with a frescoed ceiling, a rmim full o^ signs f f rec«iil liabilation and recent • tea, but wliich has apparently been deserted for the sunset sjiknd'jrs on the terrace, lie can see no single occupant, lie walks lie tins graspel ,, txith her liunds. I v.hose unniilural cnldec-s l;e feels even 1 lliiough her rallier ill-flltiiig gloves. .<i) ^t^ange mid mkiiii a thing l.s hiiiiicin nature Ih.il even i/l this iiioiiieni it lliish- •M acixjss him. willi a .seii.se of aimoy- niice, whiil had gloves Aiiieliu always wears. However, he is not tioutiled with llieni long, for she takes them and lier cold hiilids qiiirlly back. "1 will tell you, there is no 'qiiesHon o' insisting. 1 should have told yuii any- li Av; but not here -gliinciiig nervously r .iind tlie droiipc-<l curlaiiis â€" "not now!" "Why not here? Why not now;" Her fare quivers. "I ciiiild nol," she sayg piteously. "I (if- not quite know how I shall get llii'uiigli telling il; il must t>e somewhere -sfiiiiewliere wtiere it will not matter if I do break <lowii!" He stares at her in an unfeigned be- wildernieiil, again sliglilly sireaked wilh wrath. "Have you gone mad. .-Xnielin? or are you taking a leaf oul of .Syliillus bonk? Il yuu do not clear up Ihi.i exliaordin- Hiy mystilicatiiiii at ^iiice, 1 slial! be com- (>elled to believe either Itie one or the ether." Again her face contracis with pain. "Oil. if il were only a niystilicaliunl' she .-ays. wilh a low cry. "I cannot tell you here; il is physically impossi- ble to me. But <lo not be afiaid"â€" \iith nil accent of bitleriiess. which he i- quile at a loss to account forâ€" "you shall not have long to wait; I will tell you, witlKiut fail, to-morrow; to^iior- row morning, if you like. Come as early as you pleass, I shall be ready lo tell you; and now would you- mind leaving me? I want to have a few moments to myself bi'foie I .see anylwdy- before f see Mrs. Byng; will vou please leave me?" It is so apparent Ihal she is In dead- i) earnest, and rp,solule to have her re- (luest complied with, that tie can do no- thing but slep dizzily down off Ihe little dais, fe<^ling as if llie world were turif- ing round wilh him. "A quarter of an hour later be spe.=; iKr having ttie parly wilh Mrs. Byng, lofjk- ing as simple, ns collected, and not very Krceptibly paler than usual, (i'o be Continued.) race! Jim Is really in a hurry lo lliidif-'owly diwn it to assure himself of l»ie Amelia, and vet h-.' cannot choose but fact of ils entire empline^s. Blop Ui look ill itâ€" from (Jalilcos tower I By a singular and unaccountable Ireak on the right, lo where, far d<(Wii the plain of tlie Arno, fUirrnra loses itself in mist. 11 is all dark at lii-st, siilleji, purple-gray, without variation or stir- city, Diiomo Arno, Ficsole. and all her chain of .sister-hills â€" one universal frown i-ver every slope and jag, over street and Fpire. over Cumpunil with its marbles, and Santa Croce with iU dead. But now, as it draws on towards sun-setting, in the western sUy. ttiero comes a be- ginning of liHhl, a f:iinl pale lint at first, but quickly broadening across the lirrna- ment, while Uie wlvile huge cloud ca- nopy is drawn aside like a curtain, and, as a great bright eye from under beni brows, tlie lowering sun .sends arrows fp' radiance over palm, and river, and city. All of a sudden Uiere is a vei-ti- 1 1<'W arm-chuir <-al rain of dazzling while rays on the untike her in plain, and the olive shadows, merged nil tlie afternofjn in the universal pray, fall I6ng and soft u|)on the blinding green of the young corn. He has for- o' the builders, the windows are set -o high in the wall that eacli has had to have a little raL^ed dins eroded before it to enable the ininale.s to look couifor- tiibly oiil. I poll eacli small platform stands a chair or two, and low over tlieiii Itie curtiiins sweei. .Vs he jiasses one pece>s, he ii.itice.s that Ihi,' drafiery is stirring a Itllli!, and examining iiKue closely, sees tlie tail of a well-known gown-ot that gnwn wtiich has met Vvith his iie.-irest appruacli to approval among Amelias rallier scanty slockâ€" peeping from beneaih the stiff rich folds of Ihe old Italian brocade. It is llic work of a second lo sweep llie hitter B.'iide. and discovi-r his poor Ijancee all I a!<iiie, and crouctiing desolately in 'i ! low arm-i;huir. I'tier<' is something iO Ihe uttilude, somclhing so different fMin her u>ual unoomplaiii- ir.g. unpiett'iiding fortitude, something Ed dispri3por:ioned to Ihe cause â€" his own carek'ss but not criminal delav, as be of ){, BlU'IlSil VUMY ItlCroRM. The War .Minister Announces Plan iteor{|Uiii/ulioiL. Mr. Hnl.lane, speaking to a Glasgow i limnw.aTld' two audience, recently, .saiil plans had been |RTfecle<l by the Govi-iiiinenl by which the regular army wuiild be organized, the plans were fitr-ieaching. Instead of Olio army corps, and another 'f small divisions, some of tliem rather ragged, tliey had organized regular tr<iops according lo Itils new scheme, which had been worked out by Ihe (len- eial Slalf, aiuf by the highest mililary authorilie.s, into six great divisions of Ihree lirigades each, wilh four brignde.s of cavalry. That w;is the organization of the home army fc/r tlie lulure. As part of Ihe scheme, lliey had assigned iiitillery to lhe>e divisions. ON Ti mi Wl.Ntl-;it l.A.MB MC.'-lJi.Nd. I pily any niiin who attemp's lo rai-si winter lambs without plenty ol siiccu lent f.>od, Mich us silage or roots < .some kind, or better yet, both, write- .Mr. J. S. Woodwaid. As soon as thi lamb is able to take his rations rcgu- hirly, the ewe sliouid have an incrons! ol iiiilk-()roducing fooil. .Nothing is bet- ter than silage and niols, together with clo\er or alfalfa hay for rough- age, and wheat bran, oil meal and ): litlle corn for grain. She should huv. enough of tliese, so as not lo fall awa> in Ik'sh, and unless good enough ti. carry over for anollier *-ear's use sliould have enough corn added to enable her In make 2<i or more pounds of gain l>> sides feeding tin; lamb. Hay is fei to liie ewes at 6 o'clock in tlie morning, grain at 8 o'clock nntl sil- pge or roots at 10 o'clock. At noon I'ave the feeding rack.s filled with good, bright wheat, oats or barley straw en., let them pick what they like, the bal- fiiice to be thrown out to litter the pens. 1 1', is a fact that the higher they are grained the more siraw they will eal. .\t i p.m. feat grain and again at .S o'clock feed silage or roits and follow by filling the racks with hay. Im-o-o the way Ihe sheep altjick Ihe feeJ in tlio morning I have sonielinics thought It would pay lo fet'd durini^ Iho nigh!. • Whatever the lime and rotation adoot- id t^ir feeding, it is very important thai the strictest regularity be ol.-jerved. Not only should they be fed at the same lioiir each day. but eacli pon sliould te fid in the same order. If not, the shep- liei'd will be reminded of his Irregular- ity |.y a concerled bleating that will nearly deafen' him. The idijecl of feeding the lambs is lo j hurry them along so as lo get them to 11' markeluble size and cmidilkm as ipiickly as possible, for the younger the hinib can lie .sent to the shambles llie more prollt. Twin laiiitis are not. as a rule, desirable', especially early in the .'^eason. As a rii>, one lamb will be all Ihe ewe can prc^perly feed and v.hen old enough for sliippieni, will he much plumper and make more prollt For the lirsl few weeks, il will pay to select the best one and kill the oilier. However, a few of llu' best iii-iy l>e saved, so thai should a lamb linp|>eii to be lost, one may be put upon the Uimbless ewe. I.aler, if lh.> shepherd wants to make the most money out of liis liusiness and ij willing lo give ttie extra care, he may save bolli lambs, il good ones. As j.s.o"n as the lirsl lambs have biH!n taken from ttie ewe, the twins may be sep- araletl, pulling one on a ewe from wtiich a kiiiih lias been sold. 'I'liis lamb will be raised and filled for the market as ((uickly as wa-i Hie lirsl one. Ewes own .sirange lambs somelimes with much If they did nil tind. for the moment. |dillicully. A stubborn ewe can usiiully uollen Ain?ha. <>li. that that olliei-. that creature herself mode out of sun- rcys and sweet rain-drops, were beside hiin. her pulses beating, as they ro eurely would, to liLs tune, tier whole tender being quivering with delicate joy at Ills heavenly sfiectacle. .Some one touihes hirn on the shoul- der, and he starts violently. Has the in!ensily of his invocation called her spirit out of her light body, and is slie indeed beside him?" "What a bad conscience you must have. Hid you tliink that I was a bai- liff?' crie^ Mrs. Hying, laughingly. "Where is Amelia?" he asks, rather curtly, the memory of Byng's coramu- nication about his mottier i>eiiig loo fresh in tiis mind to make it possible lor him lo answer her in her own ral- l)ing key. "What have you done with Amelia?"' "What a 'Stand-Qnd-detiver' tone.'' says she. laii(;hiiig slill, bul looking not iinnatDrnlly surprised. "Well, where is n.,'„j'j Flie?" gianeing roiiiid. "She was lieie I live minutes ago with Willie. Poor Amelia!'' lowering iier voice to a more confidential key. "I am so glad you have come at last; .stie is patience per- eonifle.l. I must congrutulale you upon I niis-/ supfHTses in llie despair evidenced by her whole |K/se. thai he feels at once l<irrilieii and iiiigry. In a .second tie too, has stepiR'.l up on the little iilatlorm beside her. ".Xn^elia!" he cries. ".Amelia! What are you doing up tiere? Wilh wIkuii are you playing hide and .si^k?" Her words and her smih-s are Jipt 'o tx:. prompt enough. Heaven know>, to spring <iul, iin.swering his least liint; hut now she neillier s()eaks nor moves a mus(-le nl her face. She scarcely slarls a I all ill lii.s sudden apparition and ad- dress, and no liglu comes across her feature.^- those features wliich, now tliat he looks at them more elo.sely, iie se<« to be .set in n much more jpinclied pallor than even three walcliing nights and a week of airless worry can account for. "Arc you ill?" "No; I am nol ill." 'llie sting of irritation wliich. mixed wilh genuine ahiriii. had In'sieged Jim's •in his fir>l lenhzing her croueli- eii and iinnaliiial altitude, now entire- ly supercedes any other feeling. Is tlie accidental delay of half iiii lenir, an hour .say even and lujur and a tiaif, enough I) justify siicti ,1 piiiiule of anguish as cavalry assij^ned to Scotland, that wits not because Seoitaiid would nol have cavalry, bul beenuse he had not y.d got biiriacks into which cavalry could be lilly lodgeil. But he could lodgi' soinelhing el.s<'. They were taking the liullei-ies of artillery that were surplus lo the reipiirements of Ihe lighting bal- tcrie.sâ€" that w.xs lo say, belween lliirly and folly balteiies--aiid they were form- ing lhe.se into training .schools or bri- gades, consi.-^lmg each of three haller- ie,s, and they weiT' going to tiring these si.rplns tiiilleries into various parl.s of Ihe couiilry lo fnrni training .sriRKiLs in Older lo train moie arlilleiy men fur Ihe ^service of the llgliling line." for Ihe liglil- ing balleries. Two of llH'.se training brigades were coming to .ScoUnnd. one lo Glitsgow, and one to Kdinbiirgh. He hoped now there would, tlierefore, bo ii ki oner arlillery spirit amongst the peo- ple. The last Iwelve months had Ix'en a perioil of Ihiiiking, bul il had also been a iieriod of action. the exicltenl training into which you have got her, but I Itiink that slie was beginning t<.' look a litlle anxious.' "And I think Ihal you tiave been giv- ing llie reins Ui your imagination, as usual." reiilies he. walking off in a huff. Ttierc is another deliglitful garden at the back of Ihe villa, ,ind there, having failed to Iind her in Ihe lirsl, he now, with growing iri'ilall<iii at her fur not being inoi* Iminediately conspicuous, •(/eks Amel.a. It Ls a shellertKl leisure- ly paradise, where while rose-trees, vvitti millions ol bursting buds, are careor- mii over tlie walls in leafy luxuriance, "Is it po.ssible.' he inquires, in a to.ne cf cold dis|)lea.siire, "that I am to atlri- I'Ute lliis this .stiilc of Ihings-to my l:<!ing accidentally late? II was a mere accident; it ii nol like yon lo ninke a .scene. I do nol recognize) you; I am very .sorry that I wits late, and that I have made you angry.'' The chill leproach of his words seems Tlicreis.-uch a meek upbraiding in her natural one. to the himible and uiie.v Bcling one vvhicti is Imbiliial to her. "Angry!" she re|Mals: "angry with you fur liemg late? Oh, you are quile mis- lakeii! In all tliese years how often coiM'Kn iivni) AS .stefj.. Si. Louis Voiiili llisrovcrs a Lono-I»sl Arl. John Berlien, Ihe St. I.ouLs youth who .Tnnounced last week that he had dis- covered the secret of teni|H'ring copp.'r '.'; the iKiidiie.ss of sle»'l tuus suddenly found himself fiuiioiis. Investment com- panies, liiiidwiire dealers and cnpilnlisis all over the c<unitry havi offering big sums for the secret. Berlien says he has retusisl Ui nego- tiate Willi any of llieiii, because he hopes I. gel the $lUil,0()!l that he has been told lias lioeii offered by tlie Coverimient lo Ihe lirsl man vvtio could tiaiden cop- lie r. .Scientists have tried long In discover Itie process for tiaideniiig c<ipper. Ow- ing lo the fact that it will lu.l rust, if ^vould make ideal lools and also armor plates fur battleships. be brougtil iido submission by lieliig so Confined tliut Ihe liiiiib can help itself a' will. I'Vir this iiiirpo.'ic us(> a crate nr hurdle, without a bottom or t-fip. In one end tiave a hole just large enough for Ihe ewe's hcail to puss. Fasten so she cannot drive Ihe lamb away. Kach side is left ojieii so that llie lamb can readily gel at the teals on both .«!ides. With ;i liltle assistance for a few days, if very young, or a few times, if older, il will be coinpelent lo help itself wben llie ewe Is roiillned. They >hoiild be pieced in .1 .'^mall in- elosure and the ewe released at night. It will be a rare ca.se if Ihe ewo does not lake kindly to the iamb in two or three days. .At aUiut two wcvks old. the, iamb will lie ah'e to cut and digest niore food than Is furnished tiy the mo- ther and it stiuuld be imluced lo eal nil ii can digest. First of all. it wilt pick nut ami eat brij^hl clover liea<ts uiid haves, or Ihe leaves of well-runxl alfallu. As soon as one begins to eal, the others will very quickly learn. raKDrNtl OBAIN TO COWS ON GRAS.S ."ii'vi-ral evpiMimcnt.s have l^een eon- dueled lo test the adv.inlage of feeriinc pram llius. The coni-liisioas reactved ' vv»-ie. that Ihe grain fed when gr«-ss was j plentiful and while il was yet succulent, did nol biinu any profit over and aliove llie co^l of Ihe grain. In s<iiiie inst.inc«us, I lis when grain wiis fed in large qiian- vvired him i'ili*'-''. >' ^^'"•'^ â- '^"''' "'"' "'"' '"t'''''''^'^' '" â- :ain. All were put upon pasture with- •lit grain. The lot piaiiejfl lln ))rccal- iig sumiiRT produced 10% more milk lian the oilier lot. The heifers in this ol in milk, iiLso, made a letter <Jcveloi>- nenl ttian llie heifers in the oilier. 'I'hi.'j â- ijsuit is in accord vvilli the view ol uaiiy practical men on this qiK'slion. A thfrd ile:ii of prjilt woutil arise "rom till! fertilizer obtained from th» â- 'â- ain. Whrro whfvit, brnu iin.J cotlen- i^ed iiiail were foil, the ndvantat;e would he consideiahle from this source. Putr !uig ithesc three iionis logethftr, Iheji should represent a satisfiictory profit, nen when Ihe Increase in milk pro- liic.lioii and bulterfat did not more than i.uy Itie cost of the grain. ANTI .SI ICIDi: Bl Ki;\i; .\kkded. I'eopio of Austrian Cnpilat Have a Tej>- deney to Self-Desiracliuii. Ill Vienna, t.he seemingly gayest el cities, an anli-suicide bureau, such a» has bten eslatilished in London, is bad- ly needed. I'he year's recont of self- murUer.-; shows Uiat Vienna slill rel..ins iicr bad pro-eminence among European capitals in i-espect to the p<'rcentage ot- her population who voluntarily cut shorl llicir lives. The figures for 1006, just putiHshed, sliow that iia persons committed sui- cide, wtiile another 7U7 tried lo do it» hut failed. The figures reveal some curi- eus an(jnial;es wiiich must sorely puT- z;e psychokigists. More suicides lake place in summer than in winter. In Ihe monlh of May when all nature was proclaiming the joy of living. -48 per- sons di cided Uiat doalli was preferable aiifd terminated 'Iheir e^dstence. In drearer November, when the birds had, ceased singing and bleak winds wailed mournfully through the leaffcss trees, only 28 persons yielded to the convk:- Lion that lite w<us nol worth living. The motives assigned for suieide also disclose some perple.xing problems. For instance, only 31 persons committed suicide because of ixiverly, while two more shuttled off this iiu.rtal coil be- cnu-e life liad dealt lixi generoajsly wilh 'liiern, and they had become salisBed with it. Sickness was the molive alleg- ed in 100 cases, while love affairs gone wrong drove 6:i to deslruclion, and do- mestic strife impelled ii to fUe to the other world wliere there is neilhei' marriage nor giving in marriage. Ttie oldiisl victim was a man of 87; the vouiigftst a little giri of eight. What dire' tragedy of childtiood caused her lo take the leap in the dark does not appear; bul the bare mention of the- fact awakens a feeling of inlinile pity. Boor liUle mile! May her soul rest !»• peace. Ttie men greatly uulnumbered 'the women, which can hardly be regarded as pr<xjf of llie superiorily of Iho male Bex There were 31:5 of them who took ti.eir own Uves in the lust twelve moulh^ and of women. tl'.i--!.lUc more than a third as many, lu Ihe melhnds clio-son fur making Iheir exits, ineiv showed a iiiucli gieati-r partiality fci bullets than did woim'ii. Only twelvJ. o; the latter shot themselves while llJ ireii chose that way of ridding ttieni- â- selves of Ihe burden of life. Despairiiuf womanliood displayed the greater prcl. creiice for poison. Thirty-two woiiieii vswallow-eil fatal druuglils. Twenty- eight wou'on selectetl Ihe iiKisl ghastli> form of suicide^-throwL'ig from top-.-lory wJnd-ovvs. Iheinsclvel' milk and Imller fiil did nol pay for Hie icosl of the grain. Tlie c.ineliision has 1 j;one e\leiisiveiy ubroad. Ilionfore. Il.at j it d<X's not pay to fiH'd cows grain er i meai on grass, when ttie supply of the I grass is alaindaul. j I am nol prepnie<i lo accept .such n I view, says I'lof. Tlioiiias Shaw. II .seems to me il is a conclusion reach^'d without considerins every phase of the qut>slion. If Ihe Incieiisixl return in milk or butter fat pays lor the cast 'f WOBK liN .NEW y.KAI.AND. II is said that nobody is ever oul Iho grain, mid no more, my contention stake. TO loini hi: or i>n\Tn. Russian Ui'fuuccs S«>nt Back lo Their Enemies. The London Chronicle tells of an ex- ceedingly liainful scene which recently marked the silUng of the Cnmsby Im- migration Board an aggravated case ol many Uiat make a commentary on lh<» condiUons of life in Uussia. One family of Bassiaii fugitives were Jews, named ShiUk s cabinet iiuker, his wife. II son of t«u and two daugh- iPi-s- who canrve from Ihe province of Minsk, and wislietl to join a son an* bioiher in Glasgow. But Uie medical oincer found them all lo be in a piti- ably dcbililale-t eondition. The man had bronchitis end general weakness; Itw tioy wils minus one ey© and suffered from liachomn, and on«- daughter was also aifiicted wilh tru- clionia. Jusl before being asked to retire ti»e fattier fell down and (â- !a.spe<l Or. Grange, .secretary to tht^ board, around the Icgfs and beg;;ed piteously lo be allowed to- stay, crying oul thai lo s<.|id liim back to lUi.ssia would lie to s<'nd him to tor- ture or deutli. The children added liieir cries and tears lo these of Iheir unhappy paieiits. Obsei-vers of lh« scene were visilily arieeled. (.iiiesliuiis drew from Ihe man an ad- mission Ihal revolulionaiy meetings had been held at liis house in .Minsk. Hid iKinie, he said. Iiad been ruined in cun- sequeiice, and his life was now at end, feeding is attend- is. thai in the e.i wilh profit. If Ihe grain is Ihus nai.l for. one item "' rt protil is t<umd in Ihe pasture snveil. a job in New /.(-aland. Tliere is an elub- ^ j^^ (,„|y lensoimble lo ^upimse Ihal fur vhi-re double wulltl-wers bloody war- I have I lieeii angry wilh you?' riors, one should call them, if one could ' Theic is such a meek upraidiug in her tonnecl any warlike idea with this Kden i hue that his ill-hunior gives way lo a «f scented peace â€" stocks in fragrant i vague apprehension. low er<* llov*-iTing as we Britains nev.>r i "Then vvliiil is it?" he cries briisipiely; »«• tliem fiower in our chary isle, save ; "whiil is il all about? I lliiiik I lui\e ill the plates of a Gardeners' Chronicle. But among them lie linds no trace of his homely Fnglish blo.s.s<im. He finds, in- deed, him who hud been name<l as her late companion. Byng, bul il is not v^illi Amelia, but with one of Ihe pretty young daughters of the house that he is pac- ing Ihe straight v^dlk in lively dialogue. Jiin accosts liLs formally; "I under^itood tbal Miss Wilson was a right to nsk you Ihal; since I saw you lost Soinelhing mu.->t have ha-ppeiie<i lo you In pioduec ttiis exiiaurdiiiary change.' .s^lie lieav-<^ a long dragging sigh. ".Siniethliig tins hiippeni'd to uie; yes, something lias happeiintll" "But vvliat - what kind of a .s<imelliing? I have a riglii to knowâ€" I insist upon knowing; loll luel' oiaU' Goveiamenl depailmenl, which U<.eps a recoril ol all who kise employ- ment, iiiKl helps Ilieni lo positions, ad- vancing railway fare lo take them to (ilaijes where help is wanted. si«eking •nil iiierctianU or iiuiiiufaoturers wtio wuiil men, and as a last resort giving the imeiii|iloyed siiue occiipulioii ou Utivernmeiit opera lion-.. * HIS GOODNFSS. ^ jji,c)e_"W'.inl tnakta you took so un- liappv. Tommy?" Tiiiiiinyâ€" "'Cause nobody ever ciiUs me g,)od unless I'm doing something I don t want lo do."' every pound of dry mailer coii.siiini'd in liie grain, lui equal mnount nl dry i.iatlcr will remain nnconsumed in I'e' piisliire. This would menu Ihal the car- rying power <>l a IMisliire is inc.ren.si-d lo Ihe extent of the saving effectid by feeding grain. A ,'W'e*ind item of prniU will probably he found in whul is leniied the i-esl- dual effeM of the grain feeding, lliis has been briuight nut by I'rof. Bolierls ill Cornell. Si\ cows were .s<'lected Itial liad been giv-<'ii « liberal allowance of gi'iiin on pasline Ihe nrevious season, end six were h1.so selected tliat had been ijray.eJ in the same field, bul witliout When Ihe family's pleadings had been stilled Ihe com I considenxt the patlietic, if dillicult, problem liefoie it. Thea Mr. .sJmilh. the stipendiary Magistrate, who pre.->iiled. announced Ih.-vt. although llie eiLse tiad many, sad features, they fell there vvius no ,illoriialive but to re- fuse ttie family leave lo land. 'I'he- man's health w;i.s extremely ba<l. and vvitti two cMldreii atUicled as tlvose were 11 should lie uiisato to ridmil llicni. "R hen tin- news v^as interpreted Iho- fthole family broke (kivvii. Hie man de- claring llial all were doomed. ♦ ON WOBK. Some men work tor honoc, •Some men work tor fame; Bul Iliey take Ibe uxuMgr