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Frithiof's heart sunk at tins uews; and h< n presently the fussy, bumptuoui little wan enter- ed the shop the chmax of liis mis- ery was reached. Mr. Homer read the telegram with a disturbed air. "Dear! dear! seriously ill, I'm nfi .:-i. or he would at least make an effort to come to-night. But af- ter all the annoyance of yesterday I am not surprised no, not at all. Such a thing has never happened in his business before, ay, Mr. Fos- ter I" "Oh, no, sir," said the foreman, in a low voice, sorry in his heart for the young Norwegian, who could not avoid hearing every word. "It was quite enough to make him ill. Buch a disgraceful affair in a houee of this class. For his own take he docs well to hush it up, though I intend to e that all pro- per precautions are taken ; upon that, at any rate, I insist. If I had my own way there should have been none of this misplaced leniency. Here, William 1" and he beckoned to the boy, who was irreverently flicking the bust of Mozart with a duster. "Yes, sir," said William. "Go at one* to Smith, the iron- monger, and order hhn to ftcnd BOH;.- one round to fix a spring bell on a till. Do you understand!" "Quite, ir," replied William. Frithiof went on arranging som music which had just arrived, but he flushed deeply, and Mr. Homer, glad to havo found a vulnerable point of attack, did not scruple to make the most of his opportunity. "Why should I mind this vulgar brute 1" thought Frithiof, as he forced himself to go on with his work with the air of quiet determin- ation which Mr. Homer detested. The miserable hours dragged on . omehow, and at last, late in this | afternoon, Foster came up to him ' with a message. "Mr. Homer wishes to speak t-<> you," he said; "I will take your place hero." Then, lowering his voice cautiously, "It's my opinion, Mr. Falck, that he is trying to goad you into resigning, or into an im- pertinent answer which would be sufficient to cause your dismissal." "Thank you for the warning," said Frithiof, gratefully. Mr. Homer replied to his knock, but did not glance round as he en- tered the room. "You wifthed to speak to me, ir?" asked Fri'hiof. "Yes, when I have finished this letter. You cap wait," said Mr. Homer, ungraciously Mr. Horner eigned his name with a flourish characteristic of his opin- ion of himcelf, then swung round bis chair and glanced at Frithiof. "Mr. Boniface lofrt no instruc- tions as to whether you were to at tend as usual at St. James's Hall to-night," he began. "Hut eirio no one else in used to the- work I uppose there is no he.lp for it." HP pnuMtd, apparently expecting ome rejoinder, but Frithiof merely tood there politely attentive. "Since you know the work, and ar used to it, you had better at- tend an iiMiiil. for I should be vexed if any hitch should occur in the ar- raiige-mentn. But understnnd, pray, that 1 tr .ngly disapprove of your remaining in our employ at all, anil that it i only out of neoensity that I submit to it, for I consider you unfit to mix with respectable peo- pln." YVlulevci the Norwegian full, he mairugfd to preserve a perfectly un- moved aspect. Mr. Horn. 1 ;-, who wanted to stir him into in<ii-: : -..-it expostulation, was sorely <T- i-j>- puiiited that his rvi'Kirks fell go flat. "I see you intend to brazen it out," he said, crushingly. "But you don't deceive me. You may leave the room, ami take good ''are that all the arrangements to-uight are properly curried out." "Yes, sir," said Frithiof, with the quietness of one who knows tluit ho remains master of the situation.; Owing to the concert, his re'ease came a little sooner than usual, and it was not much after seven when Bigrid heard him at the door. His face frightened her ; it looked so worn and harassed. "You will have time for some sup- per?" she asked, pleadingly. "No," he said, passing her quick- ly, "I am not hungry, and muet change my clothes and be off again." "He might fancy some coffee," acid Sigrid to herself. "Quick, S ,, iinlii (I, run and get it ready while I boil the water. There is > liothing like strong cafo noir when | 'one is tired out." Perhaps it did him some good ; and the glimpse of his home cer- tainly cheered him, yet, neverthe- less, he was almost ready that night to give up everything in de- spair. Physical exhaustion had dulled j the glow of inner comfort that had ' come to him on the previous day. j His old hatred against thoae who j succeeded once more filled his heart and thought at one time he had felt curious to see Donati, and had i hrard all tluit Cecil had aid in favor of the Italian's courage and i unselfishness, yet now, in his bit- 1 terness of soul, he began to h.ite the man merely bccaiiHo of his po- pularity. The architects of most English niutiic hulls have scant regard fur the comfort of the artistes. Hero, sitting face to face, on hard benches, were mnged to-night many of tho first singer* of the day. There was Surdoni, the good-natured English tenor and composer. There was Mme. Sardoni-Bore.lli, with her noble and striking face and man- ner; besides a host of other c- 10- britieg. But Carlo Donati h;u3 not ye-t arrived, and Mr. Horner kept glancing anxiously through the, glass doors on to the stamviKO in hopes of catching sight of the great barytone. FrithU'f lived through it all like a man in a dream. Mr. Horner turned to Frithiof at that moment. "Qo and nee whether Signor Do- nati has come," he said. "His song is next on the programme." Frithiof made his way to the cloak room, and, as he walked through the narrow room leading to it, he could distinctly hear the words of some one within. The- voice seemed familiar to him. "Badly received? Well, you only failed because of nervousness. In your aeeoud song you will he more used to things, and, you will see, it will go much better." "But you surely can never have hnd the same difficulty to struggle with?" said the young tenor, who, with a very downcast fact, stood talking to the newly arrived bary- tone. "Never I" exclaimed the other, with a laugh which rang through the room, "Ask Snrdoni ! He'll tell you of my first appearance." Then, as Frithiof gave his mes- sage, the speaker turned round and revealed to the Norwegian that face which had famriated him so strangely just before his illness a face not only beautiful in outline and coloring, hut full of an unde- fined charm, which made all theor- ies as to the conceit and object ion- nbliMieM of successful me.n fall to the ground. "Thank you," he eaid, bowing in replv; "I will comedown at :-in'r>." All went sn.oothly uutil, eaily iu .11 K. J. PIKKI'OXT The Great American Financier. the second part, the Italian bary- tone waa to sing a song. with violin obliguU).. By some unlucky acci- dent Frithiof forgot to place the music-stand for the violinist ; and perceiving this as soon as they were on the platform, IJonati himself brought it forward and put it in position. It was but a trilling oc- currence, but quite Euilkient to rouse Mr. Horner. When the ein- ger returned he apologized pro- fusely, and turned upon Frithiof with a re-nuke, the tone of which made Donati's eyes flash. "Pray do not make so much of it," he taid, with a touch of dig- nity in hib manner. Then return- ing again from one of his journeys to the platform, and noticing the expression of Frithiof's face, he paused to speak to him for a mo- ment before returning to give the encore that was emphatically de- manded. It was not so much what he said as hia manner of Baying it that caused Frithiof's face to brighten, and brought a frown to James Horuer'a brow. CHAPTER XXVI. Carlo Donati had considerable in- sight into character ; not only had he been born with this gift, but his wandering life had brought him in- to contact with all sorts and condi- tions of men, and had been an ex- cellent education to one who had always known how to observe. Ho. was, moreover, of so sympathetic a temperament that he could gen- erally tell in a moment when trou- ble was in the air, and the ridicu- lously trivial affair about the music- stand, which could not have dwelt in his mind for a minute on its own account, opened his eyes to tho re- lations existing between Mr. llor- ner and the Norwegian. That something was wrong with tho lat- ter he had perceived when Frithiof had first spoken to him iu the cloak- room, and now, having inadvertent- ly been the cause of bringing upon him a severe rebuke, he was deter- mined to make what amende lay in his power. He cut short Mr. Homer's natter- ing remarks and reiterated apolo- gies as to the slight contretemps. "It is of no consequence at all," he said. "By the bye, what i the nationality of that young fellow? I like his face." "Ho i Norwegian," replied Mr. Horner, glancing at Frithiof, who was arranging the platform for Mme..Gauthier, the pianisto. "You think, no doubt, that I spoke too severely to him just now, but you do not realize what a worthless fel- low he ie. My partner retains him merely out of charity, but he has been proved to bo unprincipled and dishonest." The last few words reached Fri- thiof distinctly as he came down tho steps; be turned ghastly pale, his very lips grew white ; it was as though Borne onn had stabbed him as he re-entered the little room, and the eyes tluit turned straight to the eyes of the Italian were full of a dumb anguish which Donati never forgot. Indignant with the utter want of kindnees and tact which Mr. Horner had shown, he turned abruptly away without making the slightest comment on the words, but often through the evening, when Frithiof was engrossed in other things, Donati quietly watch ed him, and the more he saw of him the less he. was able to believe the truth of the accusation. Mean- time he was waiting for his oppor- h 2 &AA*&*& ~{4 _. w M jr +3ft&0Qff'M&%t&& DYOLA ! the CLEANEST, SIMPLEST, inrf DF.ST HOME r>YE, on* can hiiy.'Why you don't rvcnluvc to knnwwh.t K:\Dcif Cloth your Gootlft art) m<!.' of.-.So Vntul.ri lie I:.,.-.-.::,- S?nc! I ->r r.-e C >l-r C.ir.1, Story fvijlikt, :.r..l lloofciut Blvlnffrclul!:. Of I'rting t.vtr u'l : I. Tho JOHNSON. I <H.VHI',O'. : V il i. . Ml*.' -.il. I l.ni: The Round Dairy Barn. The round barn has a special &d- rantage in the work of distributing silage to the cows. Feeding com- mences at the chute where it IB thrown down and continued around the circle ending with the silage cart at chute attain ready for the next feeding. The same is true in feeding hay and grain, writes Mr. W. J. Eraser. Another great advantage is the large, unobstructed haymow. With the self-supporting roof there are ; j timbers whatever obstructing the mow, which means no dragging of bay around or over posts or gird- ers. The hay carrier runs on a cir- cular track around the mow, n.id- way between the silo and the out- side wall and drops the hay at any desired point, which means the sav- ing of rnuch labor. The circular construction is the strongest, because it takes advant- age of the lineal instead of the breaking etrength of thn lumber. Each ro-w of boards running aruund the barn forms a hoop that holds the barn together. Any piece of timber is many times stronger on a lineal pull than on a breaking b tress. All exposed surfaces of a round barn are circular, as both the sides and roof are arched, which is the strongest form of construction to resist wind pressure. Besides, the \vinU in striking it glances off, and can get no direct hold on the walls or roof as it can on the flat side or gable ends of a square or rectangu- lar structure. If the lumber is properly placed in a round barn much of it will per- form two or more functions. Every row of siding boards running around the building serves also as a brace and the same is true of the roof boards and the arched rafter*. If the siding is put on vertically and the roof built dome shape, no scaffolding is required inside or out. These are points of economy in the round construction. Another item of economy in the circular barn is less framing lum- ber. This form has the strongest possible construction with the least lumber in the frame and the least bracing, not a single timber larger than a two by six being required above the sill. The arched circular roof requires no support and no scaffolding is needed inside during its construction. In comparing the 60-foot round barn with a rectangu- lar barn of the same area, the two barns should afford the cows the same amount of space on the plat- form. Allowing each cow in the 60- foot round barn three feet six inch- es in width at the rear of the plat- form, it will accommodate 40 cows and leave space for two passage- ways. But, in a rectangular barn only three feet four inches plat- form space need be allowed for fiu-h cow and tho 78%-foot barn, with two three-foot passageways across it for convenience in feed- ing, will accommodate 42 cows. While the rectangular barn has stall room for two or more cows, the round barn contains space in the centre for a silo eighteen foot in diameter. The complete bills for materials for these barns show thw exact eav- ing in lumber on the 00-foot round barn over the plank and mortise frame nx:tai)gular barna, 36x78% feet. The lumber bills of the rectangu- lar barn show an increase in cost of 28 per cent, for tho plank frame and 54 per cent, for the mortise frame. The round barn 60 feet in diameter, contains 118%, and the rectangular barn 225 lineal Foet of wall. The 90-foot round barn would hold 100 cows in two rows, he:idcd together, 05 of which would bo in the outer circle and have, three feet six inches each in width at the gut- ter. This leaves sufficient room for feed alleys and walks and two pas- sai?oway, one three feet and the other seven feet wide for the ma- nure and feed carrier. All of this is outside of the central space f.>r a silo twenty feet in diameter and 71 feet high, with a capacity of 020 tons of silage and in the. mow there would still be an excess above the capacity of the rectangular barn o-f 33.000 cubic feet, which would hold 60 tons of hay or as much as the entire mow of a barn 32x36 feet with twenty-foot posts. 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LAST YEAR at the Toronto Fat Stock Show at the Union Stock Yards, Toronto, James Leask, of Greenbank, Ont., won the Grand Prize with a fine steer thut was after wards sold for 50 cents a pound live wi-i^ht And all the other stock shown cattle, sheep and hogs brought fancy prices at the gale, on second day of Show. Why not send in some of your own finished stock' this year? Even if you don't win a prize you can h.-ivc it _sold_ with the Prizo Winners, a*> Butchers and Packers from all over C<%nada will be there to pay fancy prices for Christ- mas Stock. Single pcosscnger fares on all Railroads. Come and see Canada's Best in live Stock at the ANNUAL TORONTO FAT STOCK SHOW Tuesday and Wednesday, Dec. 10th and 11th, 1912 UNION STOCK YARDS TORONTO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Robert Miller, J. H. Ashcraft, Martin Gardhouse, Prof. . H. Ashcraft, Jr., f. G. E. Day. Entries Close November 30th, 1912 " ' ' ' Prize Lists, Entry Blanks, and other information from CF. TOPPING, Secretary, UNION STOCK YARDS, P. 0. BOX 635. WKST TORONTO. OM'.VRIO