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THE LAPSE OF ENOCH WENTWORTH By ISABEL GORDON CURTIS, Author of •• The Woman from Wolvertons " 1/ CH.MTEK v.â€" (Cont'd.) He dropped liirhtly upon his knees in front wT Went worth when he finish- ed. "I awi«|t thine orders, most Rrave and reverend -eifrncur." Then he laid his fintrerSjupin Wentworth's arm and looked up ifcith an expectant smile. Knoch Wreii' hed his arm free and rose awkviftr.i'.y to hi.s feet. The comedian •â- c'v back with a startled expression, u.~ ;f fear stTuggledjwith bewilderment. "You, so#J' Knooh's lips were per- ^fect\y ',forTe8.s, "Your mental ability is pledged to me." Merry started at him, curious and perplexed. "It is your mental ability which 1 claim now," Enoch sai>l deliberately. Andrew sjxtke in a coarse whisper. "I don't understand." "I demand your play!" " ^ "You dem.ind my play? To sell?" "No; of course nc;t." Wentworth jerked out the words abruptly. "Why should I want to sell ? I want to pro- duce it â€" as mine, as one â€" 1 have writ- ten." Meriy moved toward him with an agony of terror in his eyes. "You want to tsake from me my one com- plete effort, my one ambition, my everything â€" the work which is making a man of me, on which I have toiled steadily for weeU^? You would do that!! Do you under.sU»ii<iâ€" while 1 wrote I scarcely stopped to eat or sleep? When I did .sleep I ircamed of it- andâ€"" Ho stopped, too much affected to ti-ust his voice. He laid one hand over the other as if to still himself, for he was trimbling. Wenlworth stcod looking at the younjrer man. Something cold and relentless crept* itito his eyes. He laid his hand on Merry's arm. "Let me talk to you, Andrew." •Talk! Talk: You damned thief!!' He pushed Enoch asUie with quick re- pul.^ion. His face wa.s blazing with wrath. He went trampling about the room In a vague Wedless, half-blind- ed fashion. A thought seemed to Fitvike him abruptly. He wheeled around suddenly and faced the nmr beside him. "Why in the devil's name, Knoih, ^ jh uld you do this? Have I ever dom yoD one cruel, disloyal act in all my life?" Wentwoith di, ! not ansv/er. He re- turne-i the terror in Merry's eyes with a cc.ol, stubborn glance. "Did you have this hellish plunder .scheme in mind when you drew up that l)ond?" he asked unsteadily. "What did you have in mind when you ma<le me your slave?" "1 don't knowâ€" exactly." Wentworth tui i;ed such a straightforward gaze upon Merry I'hat he realized the man was speaking the truth. "As I told you that night, and I am telling the truth, it was nothing but a fancy of mine. When you came t«o mc with this," En(K'h"s harxl dropped on the manuscript which lay upon the table "you came with a great temptation; it was too much for me.' "Evidently," rr was wit'herihK himself and h upon Wentwort cheek twiuhed pulse. "The pbiy i.s mine." ly. His tone He seated eil fiercely u.scles of his egularly as a Knoch seemed 2 and 5-lb. Cartons 10 and 20-lb. Bags Don't buy sugar by th<;"quartcr's worth" or "dollar's worth" when you can buy Lantic Sugar in tlicso full, weight original packages, con- tainingthe'y?Mc "granu- lation every housewife likes. , "TJic All-Purposo Sugar" I to have grown strangely cool and im- I pervious to contempt or anger. "The . play is mine," he repeated; "it is the due and forfeit of my bond." The eyes of the actor narrowed and he laughed savagely. "Take your pound of flesh,'" be : cried "What will you do with it?" "Everything we ha i planned." ' Enoch's voice was calm. "(live it a big proiluction, advertise it as a play never was advertised before, ami build up your fame as an emotional actor." I "What, will you not play the con- , vict!?" j "I ! Of course not. There is only I one actor in America who can play 'John Esterbrook." " Andrew rushed across the room in a blind fury. He .stretched out his hand and dealth Wentworth a stinging blfAv across the mouth. "That act»r won t play it. Do you understand?" Wentworth lifted hi.s arm fiercely, then it dropped nervelessly by his I ssie. The veins rose in his neck and forehead like taut cords. He stood staring at Merry, who strode about i the room in ademoniac fury. ' "God! You're not a man You're a damne<l, low-down, scurrilous black- leg. And to think of you standing there, looking me in the face -Ood!" Merry raised his hand again as if to strike, then he dropped it by his side, shudderyi!, and dashed across the ' room. He picked up his hat and ' Kirned to the door. "Where are you going? asked I Enoch sternly. ' "I'm going straight toâ€" hell." He lifted his gloves from the table. Reside them lay the manuscript of his play. He stretched out his haiul and turned his eyes on the other man, watching him as a thief might, who fears being caught in an act of rob- |bery. I "Take it," cried Enoch. "I liave a copy of it, a copy in my own hand- writing." ' Merry stood fingering the pagc^. "What do you propwe to do with your â€" swag ? " "Call it by a decent name. It be- longs to me. Money does not count with me in this transaction. You msty , take all the royalties. I want nothinf but the authorship of the play." ' "Nothing but the authorjhip-" ; Merry's glance was a malediction. I He dropped the pages an<i tossed his hat upon his head. Wentworth watch- ed him curiously. The outer shell of the man had changed. His clothes, immaculate an hour ago, lnoked dis- heveled, A lock of fair hair strayed I (l.iwn over his forehead, his linen had I a battered appearance, the white hyacinths irooped from his buttonhole I liki blossoms which had been touch- I ed I y frost. He stood for n moment witli the door-knob in his hand star- I ing at Wentworth, who returned his gaze with a cold, ruthles.s scrutiny. Merry's eyes fell before them. It was the first palpable concession to Enoch's stronger will. "Ci«ud-by," he said with an unsteady laugh, lie closed the door behind him Wentworth turned to the table, lifted the manuscript and stood glancing through the clos^' scrawled pages. Then he iros.;(..1 W room, dropped il upon the mantel, and watihed until each gray ash became n filmy atom ol dust. j CH.\PTEU VI. ".la::<m, this is nobody I Unow." Wentworth sat .staring at a curd his, man laid before him. He knitted his; brows querulously. "Make him uji <lorstand that I'm engaged." "He's terrible masterful, Mi'v.o Enoch," said the darky apologetically; "he's boun' he'll si-e yo'. He's a gen- tleman all right. I don' believe I kin git rid ob him easy." ^_ "Tell him I can spare ten minutes. .Ias<m ushered the visitor into Went , worth's library. Ho was a tall distin- guished man, with a fine, highbn/,; face. His manners were exceeeingly; gracious, yet simple < "I don't believe, Mr. Oswald, Ive, met you l)cforo," said Enoch. "You haven't." Grant Oswald smil-| ed cordially. "Your man tell.s mc ; you have exactly ten minutes to spare, I'll go straight to busine.".'. I'm an :• ngli.shman. I have been in New York for three weeks. 1 want to in- 1 vest money in something along the theatrical line." "Oh." Enoch looked up sharply.; "Andrew Merry mentioned you." i "Yes, I spoice to Merry one night on the elevated. He's one of your few American actors whom I admire. If a play could be found that fitted bim-he spoke of having one- I'm willing to venture a hundred thous- and dollars on its prmluction.' "A hundred thousand! That would be a production worth while!" "But rememberâ€" only if the pipy appeals to me. I've been studying theatrical business since I was a younger. I never threw money away on It." "If you can stay 1 will road you the play now." "My ten minutes are up." The Eng. lishman smiled. "This work can watt. Excuse me a minute." Wontworth lifted ahead o(f Vaseline â- tnU Mark Camphor Ice Soothes and smooths chapped hands and lips. Keeps the skin soft. Sold in metal boxes and tin tubes at chemists and general stores everywhere. Refuse substitutes. Free booklet on request. 'ffMifH CHESEBROUGH MFG. CO. (Coiuuljdated) 18S0 Cbabol At*. Mentrekl imJUKI The Farm Home Grounds During 1016, an agricultural survey was conducted by the Commission of Conservation on 400 farms in Ontario. In answer to the question "Are th' grounds around the house neat?" it was found that 63 per cent of the in a small town told a repres- entative of this paper before seeding started that he had sold 200 pounds of formalin and expected to sell 75 pounds more before the season was over. This i.s significant, especially where his sales of this material 'â- SiRasi-- replies were in the negative. In ! amounted to very little in 1015. There I travelling over Canada one cannot but ] are farmers in the Province who have dipping:-, and copy which lit-tered his table. Then he walked to the safe and kn<'lt before it. He had just open- e<l the door ami laid his hand upon the manuscript when the door opened and Dorcas ran in. Ja-^on followed, car- rying a suit care. For a minute Wentworth forgot the visitor in his inner room. I "Bk'Fs my heart, I'm glad to have , you back," he cried. "Never in all my life have I seen you look so well." ' She held him at arm's length and gazed at him critcally. "I wish I could say a;s, much for you, Enoch. You look decidedly seedy. I've got to stay right here. I'm the only one who can manage you." "I beg your pan!on, Dorcas, I've a guest here.>' Her brother led her to the inner room and introduced hLs ': taller to her. "Mr, Oswald and I were having a business talk, Dorry â€" not exactly bus- iness either. You may stay if you wish and hear a play. I was just go- ing to re;>d to him. If he likes it he will star .Andrtw Merry in it." "Oh!" A glow of anticipation shone in the girl's eye.s. She laid her coat and hat on the window seat and drop- ped into a low chair boside her bro- ther. Once or twice she patted hi- nflfeclionately on the shoulder. The Englishman watched her. There was : vivid admiration in his eyes, but Dor- cas did not see it. Her only thought was of the happine3.s in store for \ Merry. i Wentworth laid the pages of inann- script on the table and clearn i his thi-oat. Oswald sat ready to bestow a I business-like atlvntion upon the read ing. When Enoch lif.ied the first pa*e his vi.ijtnr asked; "May I know who wrote the play?" ly- "Ah!" said the Knglishman. He noticed the startled look on Dorcas' face. It escaped her brother, who set turned half way from her. Wentworth began to read. He was an excellent reader; his enunciation wai slow aril distinct. The story quickly unfolded itself in strong, vivid language. Grant Oswald, who was an ardent student of dramtic literature, fell immediately under it.? spell and listened with intent quiet. ! Tlic minds of Iwth men were so vitally concentrated upon the drama that they were scarcely consciou.* of a movement when Dorcas crept from hor low chair t.) the window seat. She lay back against a pillow, gathered the folds of a silky portiere around her, and stare i down at the sciuare. She heard her brother's voice in fregmont-.i. Those fragments were always the words of the girl, Cordelia, or of the father fallen to pitiful estate,. She clasped her hands together with such a grip that it numbed her fingers. A strange r:>ii and a horrible suspicion were seeping through her body and burning in her veins. Outwardly she wa.s inert. Suddenly she was awake again, wide awake, tingling with life and emotion listening to her bnither's vibraiv voice The day of release had come for .folin Esterbrook. He too<l with halting, tremulous steps, fearful at the .Mght of the world he had left twenty years before, hiding his eyes from its tumult. Then Cordelia ran to meet him- young, hopc'ful, lov-ing and eager, Dorcas forgot the horror and doubt which had swept her down for a moment, she was thinking of nothing but the play. It was greater,! more human, than she had dreamo<l| of that' day when Andrew and she walke<l home over the beach at Junip- er Point. Her eyes grew wet with pity, then she smiled happily as life ceased to be a problem for Cordelia, Love had come, and the father turne f to work out what was left of a fu- ture. (To be continued.) ra(»-Up. "Sarah," (iiild her mistress during the dinner hour, "will you go down to the basement and get the catsup?'' Sarah departed, ami a few minutes later the family heard a jrrent shooing and scampering of feet. Shortly! after Sarah came breathlessly into the dining room and saiil to her astonish- ed mistress "They're up, mum." "What are up?" "The cnts, mum." Vocnl Bravery. "My voice i^ for war." "But are you willing to offer the rest of yourself?" , be impressed by the general untidi- ness and the absence of plan or sys- tem in the planting and care of the farm home grounds. I Clean-up and Arbor Day campaigns, 1 conducted each spring in many of our towns and cities, should be extended , to rural communities. The first ques- i tion the farmer asks is: "What will I it cost?" feeling that he cannot af- ; ford it. It will cost a little time in j planning and work in planting, but treated their seed for the past ten or i fifteen years annually, and without fail, and the results have well repaid them for their trouble. We have also known of farmers who have never treated for smut, and their grain has become so badly infested and their threshings so dirty that the neighbors refuse to assist them at threshing time I Fruit growers are obliged to spray in order to produce a marketable I commodity, and the time may come ' JENSOHB g Instea-l of all wheat flour. Try U. B The Secret of Flaky Pie Crust It's In our Roclp« Bookâ€" with a lot ofothertsclpoalormaklnegocd Plea. Butâ€" we're golnf to tell you right here how always to have tho t~p crust fine and flakyâ€" and how to have theund r crust lust right, eTcn when usinr fresh fruit, JmtUM part ,9m H and prove It. Get a packaee of BENSON'.<5 it your grocer's, ai.d write to our Montreal Office for copy of our ne-« is.ipe book, "Desserts and Candles" that tells how. THE CAMOA STARCH CO. LIMITED ! !„ „.., MONTREAL, BIIANTrono, CARDiriAL, rORT WILLIAM. these will be well repaid by the adied ; when farmers generally will he oblig- , , attraction and consequently increa.sod \ ed to treat their .seed grain in order ; value of the farm. In many parts of i to prevent aevere los.s. .A.nyway, it: ! Canada trees and shrubs for planting j is a precaution that costs little" ex- can often be secured from the wild, i cept labor and trouble, and, not know- 1 Nothing IS better for home planting ^ ing what the season will be like, it than the common trees from the sur- win probably pay to make it an an- rounding woodland; no shrubs pur- nual practice just as is the seeding is- chased from I'.n agent are superior to self.â€" Farmer's .Vivocate. j those native to the district, and no I purchased vines can surpass some of those growing wild, such as the Vir- ginia creeper, bitter sweet or the wild THE PRINCE OF WALES. Is Unaggressive, But Will Not Stand for Nonsense. When the Prince of Wales got short leave to go to Buckingham Palace to say "good-bye" to his parents and bro'.hers and sister before going to the front, Prince John asked him: "What are you going to do when you I get there, David?" (David being the as a Harrow or Roller? There is often a considerable dif- grape. Many of the choicest wild feronce of opinion as to whether a ^ame by which he is called at home) , flowers, when transplanted to the field of grain should be harrowed or "David" rubbed his chin and smil> i flower bomler, often flourish more than rolled in the spring, and if it is to be ' ed. "I think I'll grow a beard for ; in the wild. Yet in spite of the case both harrowed and rolled, whether the ' one thing," he answered. with which these attractions may be , rolling or the harrowing should be j Figuratively speaking, the Prince obtained, many farm home grounds performed first. The proper method ' of Wales has "grown a beard" since arc unplantcd, untidy and unattractive I of procedure is really determined by! the war began that is to say, he hj All that is needed to make them real- the state of the soil. If the soil is . ceased to be a boy and has become I ly beautiful is a little planting and ^ lying very light and open on the sur- ; Rj^n. The change is very apparent !<=»"'• . face, then the rolling is the best, f or ; to all who come in contact with him. The morning glories, used to beauti- it will consolidate the soil round the I Always inclined to seriousness, he |fy the cabin, were planted by the plants; but in nearly every case the has taken his share in the war very Ihou.sewife. In fact, it is usually the rolling shouli be followed by a light seriously indeed. His staff work has I woman who takes an interest; thd harrowing with a chain harrow or a | included carrjnng despatches, acting I man is too busy with \,hc crops to set of very light seed harrows, so that , as interpreter, superintending the I bother with such things.â€" F.C.N. =- *'" "â€" >-" ' "^ ' Conservation. Try Alfalfa Again. Alihoutrh it is now Pcncrallv admit ^u""^" "r'"*^ '* '* necessary to smooth, There n nothing aggressive about i^^liT^XfV^^^^^^^^^^ P"-a"ty of "P. W.," but he ing crop for live stock, and despite fnT" ver^e'irm ^X requi^d'^un: s'^e^ ''""' "*^ "' ''*""''"" "° """ bl'r a i; e\^ry ^dXcTfn 'ol ! ^ITe ^'^ '^"'^ '^ ^"^"^ "^''^ °" '''' ^^^ in the top half inch or so shall be again making of trenches, and duty as as- I broken up. When the soil Is inclined ' sistant transport officer, and he has to be solid, then rolling is gencraUy been in imminent danger of death a nustake, and should not be under- scores of times. tario, many farmer.^ refuse to give the plant a trial on their farm, while oth- ers give up trying to grow it after making a very feeble effort for suc- cess. Those who wish to excuse them- Sfllv^ for neglacting to even try al- Little Potato Disease. The Little Potato disease causes lit- One day at the front he was on duty watching transport wagons be- ing filled Packages were being thrown up to the man in the wagon, whose duty it was to count them out tie potatoes as big as a pea or a little '""^'y- P«"smg as each fresh 25 pack- larger to form on the potato stems, and "«** "^T .""f ^'^'â- â€ž ^? "?"° '" ^^^ no potatoes form on the roots. The '''•'8:on, tried it on with the Prince; say that it interperes with their ^ reason is that tjiis disease crises up to save himself trouble he started f^iM a*ij iii<»i, II. ,111.1-1 J, uic.T YYII.II iiici ;.^o«,v#*, lo i,iii»l, VfUS uisvust^ ^•USUS Up ||. . .,.-,(-,/ , , i , , , rotltion, is hard to break up if once , tide pores in tho stem so the starch ^^"'"ST out^ ib^ when he should have established, and is not suited for pas- made in the leaves cannot go back to ; been saying '20. But it did not work, turing; while those who give up trying , the roots to form potatoes. Potatoes ' „ ,^^e"Jy-fiye already ?' said the affected with this disease have small P;'"<=? '''^"'^'y' "^ '"*'^« '} 20. One spots on the surface made up of germ ""^ "' '^ '"'^""^ .•^"!'^ ""'"^'^ **>« "'*»«'« masses,, that look like a little soil waKon,^"^ begin from the beginning stuck on the surface. The difference "^am. comes out when one tries to remove \ the spots. They do not come off 'â-  The world can get along without while s<ni will. This disease is also ' you but that's no reason for not try- callol Russet Scab and Rhizoctonia. It ing to be one that the world doesn't to grow the crop say that their land is unsuited for it. The first reason given for not sow- ing alfalfa is perhaps the best, but it is not a very good reason at that. Alfalfa is known to improve with the length of time that it occupies a field, but even if the third or fourth year are sacrificed to maintaining a rota- tion the whole benefit of the crop is is best not to use affected potatoes for want to get along without, seed. If they must be used first treat I Doctor Tells How To Strengthen ^ Eyesight 50 per cent In One Week's Time In Many Instances not lost: and what cuttings are made ' for two hours in a solution of 4 ounces When a mother begins to tell her in the first few years of its life are corrosive sublimate to 30 gallons of children how smart their father is, e(iual, if not superior, in value to cut- , water. (Corrosive sublimate u now they look at her as reproachfully as tings of any other crop in the same, four dollars a pound.) â€" D, G. M., if they thought she was losing her period. ! North Dakota Experiment Station. , min^. As for the trouble of breaking up a field of alfalfa, this only occurrs in very old fields; and the fault found by the plowmanâ€" that the roots run his plow out â€" is often due to the oc- currence of an odd plant of alfalfa that comes as a surprise after the plow htis been running through light or po(ir sod for some time. The third reason for objection to al- falfa cannot be very well mnintaine'l l)y many who make it, becau.^c the crop is so valuable as hay, and is cap- able of producting so many cuttings in a season that other ground than he alfalfa field may well be given over to pasture and the alfalfa crop used for soiling if the Summer feed is in- sufficient. The ContcnteJ Cow. There is a firm, whose business it is to supply milk to city consumers, who make n specialty of advertising that their milk is drawn from contente<l cows. There is a lot in this for the farmer to consider. Mlik produc- tion bears close relationship to nerv- ous condition. An excited cow will not readily "let down" hor milk, as every- body knows. Excitement is an intim- ation that she may require her ener- gies for self-preservation, and tbe milk making proce.-^s nijourn.'i its act- ivities to allow her to meet the appre- hended emergency. Annoyance in any form produces Rome degree of worry, irritability, and consequently excitement. Keep thi cows contented, and functional activ- ity in milk secretion will be the more generous. Hence it Is that dogs, unusual odors, vitiated air, sudden chills or draughts of air, irregular feeding or watering, noise, roughness in handling, all help to decrease the milk yield. Keep the animal quiet and contented, in well ventilatol but quiet quarters, feed re- gularly, and net in n kindly and gentle manner when about the cattle. The War on .Smut. The provalenco of smut in the On- tario grain crop last season induced many farmers to treat their see 1 be- fore aowing this sprinr:, Oni' dn-g- A Free rroserlptlon Vou Can Have I'llled nnU Vse at lloiue. riilliHli'li>lilii. Vn. !>â- > .Tint wi-nr clflssp.**? Art' you 11 vU'ilni iii* c.vo 8trai:i ur other e.v«! wraklH's^oK? If so, j-nii will ln' jclAd "to know Hint iii-ronllnK lo l)r, I-.-wis tUero Is mil Iiopi. f,,r Jon. Many w1:ohi. i-yes wore fiiillnK' siiy thoy li;;vi' hiiil tliclr Vyoa ro- Ktori'il tliii.ii|.'h the iirlm-lplo of tlila wi'H- (Irrfiil fri'i' iin-M-rlptlon. Oiio i;iiin Bnvn. iiflcr tr.vltin: II: 'l w ns alinist bllml ; could Udl H'M> to i>'nil iit nil. .Now I <':\ii r«'(ul cTirylhlMB without iitiy ylusse.i :iiiil my oycs ilo not nator uiiy nioro. At ul«lit tliry would p:ilii drciulfully ; now Ihpv fi-il flue ttll tho tiiiii\ It wui like a mlnii-lo lo Inc." A Inly who u.isod It says; "Thi' nt inoHphcro si-cnnd hn«y with or without (,'his.sj 1, liut nftor using tlil.s iiroscrlption for llfli'i'ii iliiys cvt'rythlnif soi-ims clour. [ (•nil evoii rriul flii' print without (flnsMOH," it Is lii'llovdl thnt lluni>iiiti(ls who wcnr RlHssf.s Clin now illm-Hrd tlipiii In a nasou- alili- tltuo niid iiuiltltudps nioro will bi" able It Is sold in Toruiitu lo BtronKlhen thiMr eyi>8 so as to )).• spared the trouble and expense of ever (jettlnif KlaSBOH, i;yp trouble!) of luutiv ibserlp- tloin tuny be woiiderfully benell'ti-d by fol- lowliii; Ihe i^liuple rule.?. Hero Is the pre- scription: (Jo to any active drtiu store nnd tret a bottle of lioaOpto tablets. J)rop oue Hon Opto tablet In a fourth of ,i (jlass of water imd allow to (lls.solve. With this lliiuld blithe the eyes two to four times dally. Yen mIiouUI iiotlee your evi.s .lerir up perceptibly right from the .kiar't ami In flaimuallon will quickly dlsapiiear. If voiir eyen are bothering yoii, even a little, take Kteps to save tliem now before it Is too late. Many hopelessly blind inlKhl have been saved If they bad cand for their eves lu tltue. Note: Anothnr lircmlnent I'hyilrlaa to >\!ti.m the a^or• article *ij SiiriKlt^I, MUt: "Bi>n Oi<to is a »ciy ii iiiarlc«l.)» irniejv. Itl coil .iltuf lit luirr^Km!* are well kounu lo .HiiDrnt t\t ipccUtiiti anj wiUrlv prfs. rll-i-.l bv them. Th» iit-nui.ic- tuien BiuMutee It tu tlrenglhrn eveft'ifht SO per not lo one werk'f time !n manv ln»Tan.-i ^ or relunil the monev. It . .m ho ohuineil [i any yuoil .'niBtft^t anil It one ol the v-ry few prerflrillcn* 1 lefl shoi.Id be kept on haint f.-r u^iiar u.c im at iiioht every lamily." by Vulinas Drug Co. A couluialioD of boll l!<|i:id tiij p»te. 1h«7 produce a krilliut, Lutiaj >kin< with very little effort Tkete poliiKei ceatiin no i>n<? sad wiU not crack the leather. Ihey prescrre tke leather aid bcyciie tke life of jour (Iwea. f. r. D*iiuY CO. or canaoa ttd. Hanilton â-  Cntila Black-White-Tah 10* KEEP YOUR SHOES Hm