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-' I incomeemumwmmams ‘menace? want to 35k you a (11198’01011- D0 to retire into the country, where he ‘himself had caused the rupture. He '_ Time Heals Most Wounds ,_._â€"_ A Tale of Love and Disappointment so Wameeeeeeeeeoeeeeeemmmamo CHAPTER XIV.-â€"(Cont’d). I dIant really belong to your . r J - I _ wor c.” _ .53322:.’ti.sisskirsirstz- W...k.......i .n. ' 1 ' >1 - ite f0“ was aE-iflteébbly';surprised at the re- :lifisatlitxfieeiilestilgii (iii tidyeyviiefspler,was fined beautyo; the daughter of the Jewish millionaire. She felt no- beginning to eel that Rebekah was thing but contempt for the way she not satisfied that all was rivht. At times he almost wished that had-been treated by Harecastle, she would break off the engage- but this girl was not to blame, for meni;_ He had vainly endeavored she could not have known of their to forget Ethel Fetherston. He engagement: She WORM have £01" felt thankful that Fate had not given anything, save that he should thrown them together since their go straight from having jilted her last interview. to bind himself t0 another. “Will you come to see me at A few days quiet in the country . 1 enabled Rebekah to come to a de- Leighton Manor‘? May I send thf'} car for you? Rebekah asked eag- cision. She determined to set her erly. “Any day this week will suit mind at rest, for once and for all. . , . She wrote to Harecastle to meet me. To-day isUPuesday. Shall we say Thursday? her at their house in Park Lane and E \ _ 1 went there with a foreboding of thel was possessed by 3‘ natura- evil. She found there many pack- des1re to. know more of the woman ages containing wedding presents, that 037.111 was about to Timmy’ and ‘to be opened. One was from Ethel she decided to accept the inVitation, Fetherston, and her memory went ,Efil 311% consented to go on the back to the rumor which she had lllrfi Eli - ~ t d t heard of the engagement between __e e a1 1e urnre flit once ._O her and Harecastle. Tne~uncertain~~ Leighton Manor. who did not quite ty was making her utterly niiser- know why she .hfld 5“de Ethel .able. and she longed to be able to Ictherston to “Slt her, but deep satisfy herself that her suspicions in her heartthere was an intention of trying to ascertain if there was were unfounded. _ h . h ‘ _ . . 1 Harecastle was astonished at the any hut m 61 suspicion tmt Harecastle cared for her. change that a few days had made 1n_ Rebekah’s appearance. He ' ,mi'ised the frank, open look, the CHAPTER XV. we coming smile and he wondered - When Ackro . ' ’ , ’ . yd ieceived, Joel s “If”: haducaused the alteration. H second cheque né had fully deter- Cyril, she b68011 quickly. I mined to invest the proceeds and ‘110*’ answer Wltho‘th thought, dear- could live on the interest in com- est. I 11213101‘?! 0'0“ t0 be frank fort. But he was inoculated with .‘vVljlrh me- , the fever of gambling and his good “I always try to be, Rebekah. ' resolutions vanished. He changed , I know thflt- I 113'"? been very nothing of his extravagant manner miserable 1347613’- Sometimes I f6111' of living, and he revelled in luxur- that you do not really love me,” ies' The City once more engaged she sald SMUY- -, _ his attention, and he launched forth Should he accept 1115 103911)’? The into speculation. At the outset he thought leapt at 111m, £01‘ here was was ftairly cautious, and if'he had a.‘ chance. He had but t0 say that continued to be so all would have he did not love her, and he would been well. It might have bgen b9 free. The temptation was 3610761 thought that he would have learnt .and for a moment he wavered. But a lesson from his former expel'i then he remembered {31-11 that (18- once, but such natures are not eas pended on thls _marriage. J061 ily taught even by such a hard task would never believe but that he magte1'_ _ _ Copper mining shares were then must he, and he firmly. the rage, and ‘he decided to buy “Do you love me, Cyril?” she largely. Their value at once in- asked pleadingly. “Don’t hesitate creased, and in consequence he to give nie pain. Speak the truth. gratified a desire for an expensive It will be kinder. I could bear it touring ear. For a while everything ” suceeded, and in his dreams he saw himself rivalling Joel Josephs in ivealth. But that imp of ill luck that had pursued him all his life determined to have a say in the matter. Down came the shares like a rocket. Paper that had repre- sented forty thousand pounds was soon worth but twenty, then fifteen and finally ten thousand pounds. But this was not all for there was a liability attached which would more than swamp all the money that he 1 possessed. _ He was confident that all would come right if he only had sufficient capital to tide over this bad time. Writs were issued and judgments for large amounts were signed against him. Then came threats of bankruptcy, and he began to rea- lize that he was in a tight corner. Five thousand pounds would tide him over his present difficulties, and he felt that in a few’ months he would once more be in afiiuence. But where to get this money! now, but to discover laterâ€"â€"â€"- She broke off and looked at him appealingly. “I love you,” he said in a hoarse voice, but his eyes did not meet hers, and she sighed deeply. He went on to speak of the ar- rangements for the marriage, and he affected an interest that deceiv- ed her into believing, for the mo- ment, that he spoke the truth. But then it was her desire to do so, and it is easy to persuade oneself that a state of affairs exists, when it coincides with one’s passionate .yvish. 2 With an effort Harecastle redou- blecl his attentions, and in the end succeed-ed in smothering her su- spicions. He took her in his car, and as they were making their way along Bond Street, they were pulled up by the trafiic. A lady, in a victoria, passed them, just as they com- menced to move again. She looked at Harccastle and bowed. His face _ flushed, and he turned agvav, but His thoughts naturally turned to " ‘the Earl, and he determined to go not before Rebekah lad b. -' d' 1 O SCI‘\G land see him. I-Ic found him at Wol- his confusion. “Who was that .2” she asked ! \crholme Castle, but when he pre- .cllligtly | sentcd himself he was informed that “Miss Fetherston,” he replied. ithc Earl was unable to sec him. In She made no comment. but thisivaln he sent a pressmg note de- manding an interv1ew. The reply accidental encounter once morel .. 1t , f 1 H _ t aroused her suspicions. “d5 a cui reusa. L e. “10 c‘ a During tl of‘ _ p _] l d long threatening letter, but this a w ‘ ‘63110011 51° eiance was returned to him, enclosed in to call upon Miss Stanton, the another envelo e friend who had told liar of Hare-l "l ' p ' M1 , 7 ‘ _~ f‘. ,~ y - I ‘He evidently docs not know cast- c S engagement to Ml“ 159th“ that I got back the letters. Shall erston, _ _ , I tell him?” Ackroyd ruminated. _ She had beenthere a low minutes ' “But perhaps he is acting under 31191115210 Si?" ttlhe (dilly-‘t (ll her Joel's advice. I think I had better ‘fill-‘>1 5 en e11 10 17ml!“ ‘ . deal with the Jew.” Please ma e me Lnown to idiss This CO,,,-§6‘\mq not at 5,11 to his v ," I - n. U - . ‘ i ' - I“ Eethciston, 5.1‘? said l‘) ht‘ 1w” liking, for he held Joel in profound tess, and the introduction was ef- respect. If hc could have seen any feclcd. _ other alternative he would have “\lc. passed you in Bond Streetnvoided the intervmw. He had the . . _., _ . . . . this morning, _ lcbckah remarked. lulinost fear of getting himself 1n~ “I was \vitli Lord Horocastlc." lto his clutches, and he was suffici- u~ ' ' ~ ‘ ,7 1» ' ' i‘ ' > Ins, Tsar. you, lulhlel replied ent or a lawyer to know that he quietly. _ p _ lwould be rendering himself liable "Ion are an old friend of Cyril's, to a long term of imprisonment if are you not l” she asked \vistfully. they should dare to have him ar- "§.cs. we have known one another l rested. for years,” Ethel answered rather That was the crux of the matter. coldly. |\Vould they dare’.2 Joel was just be made public that would reflect upon his daughter. . Yes, he would take the risk and beard Joel. As soon as he had come to this decision he drove in his car to his chambers in St. James’. By the iise of the telephone he ascertained that Joel was at present staying at Leighton Manor, and he decided to go there to see him. He went to his safe and took out i. large envelope, which he opened, and from which he took some pho- tographs. They were copies of the cipher letters which he had had taken be- fore he had handed the originals over to Joel. And so Ackroyd still possessed irrefutable evidence of the Earl’s treachery. Soon after lunch Ackroyd started in his car for Leighton Manor. He was not possessed of the self-con- fidence that sustained him upon his first journey to blackmail the Earl, for in Joel he realized that he was dealing with a man of different calibre. He had heard the news of Hare- castle’s engagement to Joel’s daughter with great interest, for it explain-ed what had hitherto puzzled him, namely the reason that had animated Joel in buying the cipher letters for so large a sum. Naturally he had no idea that the letters had been used as a lever to force Lord Harccastle to marry the Jew’s _ daughter. He ' merely thought that the engagement was on the tapis and that Joel had thought it advisable to destroy evi- dence that ‘might injure the family with which'his daughter was about to ally herself. During the journey Ackroyd carefully thought out his plan of campaign. He looked with interest as he approached the palace that housed the famous millionaire, but it was with trepid. tion that he asked the footman, who answered the door, to send in his name to his master. He had not long to wait, and was ushered through the vast hall into a cosily furnished library. The room was a large one, and was evidently the one in which Joel worked. On the writing-table rest- ed a telephone, and an open door led to another room, which Ack- royd imagined might belong to a secretary. Joel was evidently in no hurry to see him, for a half an hour pass- ed and still he did not come. Ack- royd’s nervousness increased and he dreaded the interview more than ever. I-Vere his need not so des- perate, he would have turned tail and fled, but money he must have, and quickly. The luxury which ho had employed for the last few weeks had become a necessity to him. The thought that he might have to return to his former pov- erty struck terror to his heart. If this delay was intentional Joel wac acting astutely, for each ino- nient render-ed Ackroyd less fit mentally for the battle which he knew he would have to wage. But at last a termination was put to his suspense, for Joel entered briskly. “A surprise visit, Mr. Aekroyd. What can I do for you?” he asked curtly. “I am very busy and can- not spare you much time.” “First I must congratulate you upon-your daughter’s engagement to Lord Harecastle,” Ackroyd be- gan coolly. “It supplied a motive that was puzzling me.” “I am glad that your curiosity is satisfied,” Joel said sarcastically. “But surely you haven’t conic down here to tell me that.” “Not entirely, Mr. Josephs. In fact I am here to throw myself on your merely.” “That means more money. I un- derstand you’.ve been making a. fool of yourself by investing largely in copper mines. You shouldhave asked my advice. I should have told you to leave them alone.” “I am in a tight corner,” Ack- i'oyd said quickly. “You must remain there then, that is if you are relying upon my help to get out of it. We have had our little business transaction to- gether. That is terminated, and I take no further interest in you, Mr. Ackroyc .” “But you took an advantage of me. If I had known that Lord Wolverholme’s treachery interested you so personally. you wouldhave had to pay a much larger sum be- fore I should have handed the evi- dence over to you. I asked you to give me the balance.” “Mr. Ackroyd,” Joel said coldly, “your impertinencc approaches the sublime. I have every mind to telephone to the police station and give you in charge for blackmail. Your punishment woul1 not he a light One.” (To be continued.) V __.__ v; -_ And the average small boy dis- “l wish so much that his'fricndsuibout to ally himself with the|1ikes tn pal-1; his b.1133- filming‘, p, should be my friends,” RebekahI lharl s family, and he would natur- much as a man dislikes to par‘; with ‘It'll said oleadingly. “You know that ' ally be desirous that nothing should , his. THE WEALTll'OF PRANCE 'W‘ SHE HAS LENT $3,200,000,000 IN 0N THE [Agm SIXTEEN runes.’ Collects Annually in Interest Something Like $300,000,000 From That Source. M. Edmond Thery, one of France’s soundest experts on eco- nomic and financial statistics, has just published a book on “The Eco- nomic Progress of France Since 1892,” which tells once more the story of the enormous increase in the wealth of the country. It shows that in the last sixteen years France has lcnt $3,200,000,000 in gold to foreign countries after making deduction for repayments during that period. At the same time the gold in France has increased by $785,800,- 000 for the same sixteen years. This means that between the end of 1891 and the end' of 1907 France’s balance of accounts with foreign countries leaves her nearly $4,000,- 000,000 to the good, of which these foreign nations have paid her four- fifths in securities and ONE-FIFTH IN GOLD. _ The world’s production of gold for the same period was about $4,500,- 000,000. ‘ Of the $785,800,000 gold which France has received, $411,800,000 has been converted into French coins, $224,000,000 has been absorb- ed by the artistic industry (jewelry, gold and silver manufactures etc.),and the surplus, $150,000,000 re- mains in the form of ingots or fore- ign gold money in the Bank of France or the vaults of other big banking firms. M. Thery explains the origin of these large revenues from abroad in this way: Before 1892 France ex- ported every year an average of $158,600,000 worth of food products‘ (wines, butter, fruits, vegetables, etc.) and bought an average of $297,600,000 worth of wheat, cat- tle, coffee, tea, etc. Thus she paid out every year a sum of $139,000,- 000. Since 1892 the annual product-ion of wheat has increased by 11,000,- 000 hectolit-ers, wine has increased by an annual average of 17,000,000 hectoliters, sugar by 275,500 tons, alcohol by 286,000 hectoliters, and all export food products have in- creased to a great extent, so that France now pays for her coffee, tea and all imports by the surplus of HER OWN FOOD PRODUCTION. M. Thery points out that on the other hand Germany’s annual de- ficit in food products has increased in the same sixteen years from $161,400,000 t0 $381,600,000 and England's deficit has increased from $051,400,000 to $937,200,000. Another source of France’s wealth and one that cannot be valued with any accuracy is the im- mense amount spent by strangers who come to visit the country or to settle down in it. Public wealth has developed enormously in the last sixteen years in America, Ca- nada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Australia, South Africa, etc., and France has benefited by this development, which has allow- ed the inhabitants of these coun- tries to visit'Europe. The French in 1891 drew an an- nual revenue of $220,000,000 from their investments in foreign coun- tries, while to-day they collect something like $360,000,000 from that source. ____- W’V‘___--.__ ItE-TRIAL ORDERED. A soldier was recently tried by a court-martial for stealing money, the property of the canteen. The case was fairly gone into, and eventually the court found him not guilty, and told him that he left the court without a stain on his character. After a little while a sergeant came in and said to the president: “Please, sir, Private Murphy (the late prisoner) would like to speak to you.” ‘ Private Murphy was marched in, and, saluting the Bench, he said: “Beg pardon, sir; I wish to thunk you for your kindness, and to ask you what I ought to do with the money?” p14 A man adoicted to walls-Eng in l1}. sleep went to bed all right on: be night. but when he awoke he foun: himself in the street in the graze‘, of :r policeman. “Hold on,” he lci'ied, “you mustn’t arrest me. Inn. a somnnmbulist." Tr) whir-i the polmouiun replied, "I don l icare “.t your _l'€‘ll!:.jlufl 18â€"-_'\'(fi t wall-z the streets in yer night- I-IORSES FED TOO MUCH HAY. Farmers, and horsemen general- ly, have very much to learn about feeding hay to horses. Too fre- quently the horse himself is left to ‘judge how much he shall eat, and that means all he can stuff into himself, and in this way many a good animal is ruined. ' The writer has had sixteen years experience handling draft horses, under all sorts of conditions, in- cluding four years at a state ex- periment station, and has found that it answers all purposes best to feed not over one pound of hay for each hundred pounds of the horses weight. A thirteen hundred horse would receive thirteen pounds of hay daily, and so on. This amount ' of hay and a grain ration compos- 5 ed of corn, oats and bran, mixed ; in the proportion of fifteen pounds i of corn, fifty pounds of oats, and . twenty-five pounds of bran, will ’ make any horse fit for a hard day’s work. One will generally have to , feed from one to one and a half‘. pounds of grain per day to every‘ hundred weight of horse. The smaller amount may do when he ‘ is at light work and :t-he larger . amount when at heavy labor. Such j a mixture as this fed along with the ,' amountof hay mentioned will keep _, a horse in good spirits. The grain 1 ration is sufficiently ‘fattening, f whilc'it is also flesh-forming eneugh 1 in character to iniparta decidedly 5 wearing quality to the muscles. ‘ It is true that some horses ‘will eat much more hay than amount : mentioned, but it is a mistake to give him any more, as a horsecan _l only digest and ass'imilate a certain E amount. _ appetite is like that of many of his drivers generally bigger than his j powers of assimilation. In many cases horses that eat large amounts of hay become hard-looking, while they have little life or snap in them. Men go on from year to year with horses in this condition withaut knowing what causes it. ' It is usually advisable to feed only a small amount of hay in the morning and at noon, making the night feed more liberal, though not so much so that the horse will not clean-it up in a reasonable length of time and then lie down for a comfortable night's rest. It should be mentioned in this‘ connection that horses shouldbe watered before and never immedi- ately after a meal. It goes without saying that hay should always be clean and bright, and if this is the case the kind of hay does not matter so much, though I have a preference for tim- othy and clover mixed in about equal parts. Timothy is not really so very rich in nutrients, ‘but there is something about it of which the horse is exceedingly fond, and as palatability has much to do with digestibility it is wise to cater to ' some extent to the animal’s tastes. Those who fee-d thirty and forty ‘ pounds of hay a day to a work horse will have little faith in the weightsabove mentioned, but, as already stated,‘ this has not been. guess work with me, as it has been necessary here, in connection With our experiment work, to weigh all the feeds used for the live stock on the experiment station. Under such treatment our horses have al- ways looked well, while they have been obliged to put in a good ten- hour day through the season of the year when they had work 011 the land. Contractors and drayinen who do heavy work will tell you that a horse works better if he is not fed too much hay. One especially’ caro- ful and successful contractor that we have in mind never feeds hay to his horses in the morning or at noon, but feeds about fifteen pounds at night. He claims that on this ratioii he can get much bet- ter work out of his horses than if he kept his mangcrs stuffed with hay, and his horses always look well. By over-feeding hay you not only injure your horses, but you waste hay that is always worth good money. Remember it is not what an animal gets down into his sto- mach that gives him health and strength, but that it’s only that ‘cart that he fully digests and assi- :nilates. Think this over carefully an’ ‘.lilliC :i test, of it for yourself. You know there are some facts that are er than. our own ideas .ait least ‘ Gill'fliilCS. T1,» say that love ' ;\.l‘a\llf‘.()5 - lint mory :'~,:-l That it " Keep in mind that his f‘