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i. lâ€" oR. THE HERITAGE OF. MADAME ‘ YALTA. ‘ a great bed like‘the Vâ€" ‘ open his lips.- ' and it was not until he had passed , m + CHAPTER II.â€"-(Cont’d) Maxime saw it was useless to inâ€" sist; Gecrget evidently was hem Get with him. He. had lucid moâ€" ments but his mind was quickly ebâ€" scured. His brain resembled one of those capricious watches that suddenly stop and start off again when vigorously shaken. "And the Countess Yalta, did you know her?” he asked suddenâ€" ly. as he led Georget toward the Avenue dc Villicrs. “That I do. She is a friend ofi grandmamma’s.’ ’ “Then you go to her house?” ' “Oh, very often. It is so pret- ty._and there are more pictures than at the museum, and she isn’t a bit prouder for it all, the coun- tess isn’t. Whenever I go there, she has served up formsâ€"a queer kind of dish it isâ€"lâ€"fish roe on bread and butter.” 7 This way of designating the Rusâ€" sian dish caviare, made Maximo smile without diverting him from his investigation. ' “What does ' she about 1*” he asked. “All sorts of things. Wait! the last time I saw her wasâ€"42111 I know is she was ill and received me on one in the Louis XIV. chamber at Versailles She asked me about M. dc Oar noel." . ' “And could you tell her ‘3” “I don’t know; it seems to me I hadn’t seen him for three or four daysfi’ “Would you again 7” “Oh, yes.” “Then let us go to my uncle’s. Vignory, may be, can tell us where he is. For my part I don’t know.” “I will go wherever you, wish, M. Maximo, but if I once set foot in the ofiice they won’t let me off again, and I like better to walk.” "Never fear. They will not keep you. You are free until you can make use of your arm again.” “My arm! I had forgotten that, but it is so; I am one-handed for awhile vet, but I could run er- rands all the same.” “I answer for it Vignory will not] keep vou, and that hewill receive, you kindly too. They are fond of‘ you thereâ€"my uncle and my cousin Alice.” ' “She is so good; is it true she is to marry hi. do Carpool?” “I believe not. ‘He has left the house.” ' “But he will soon come back?” “No one can tell. I am trying to find him.” After this reply the conversation suddenly ceased, to “ Maxime’s great regret. Georget, who had chattered incessantly since he left his grandmother’s lodge, now fell into a profound meditation. Max- ime looked at him out of the corâ€" ner of his eye, and from the seri-‘ ous expression on his infantmel countenance, he saw that the child! fives makiu'r prodigious efforts to; collect his t. oughts. Evidently the : talk to you like to see him I name or Carnoel had awakened confused recollections. The _51- on c was prolonged, and while; they passed down the Boulevard: Malesherhes, G'eorgct did not once He suffered himself : to be led by the Rue de Surcsnes, the door of the banker’s house that l he recovered his speech. “Hold! ’ he cried, “that lad has} on my vest buttons and cap. It doesn't keep him from looking like 5' simpleton though.” ' the boy that the groom in qucs ion! was his substitute. excusedi himself also from making any cx-l ' :p‘lanations to the porter who came. I goo-tot his hole and looked at Geor- ‘ gist, come back to life, with a. thunder-struck visage. He found Vignory busicd in arâ€"g ‘ V ranging the papers in the safe, and = .on seeing Maximo he exclaimed. “What, you again.” ‘ “ ‘Again’ is not. very amiable, but I forgive you, for yen appear to be over head and ears in work. - I will not disturb you long. I. only wish to present a lad of your acquaintance. What has become of him i” he added, turning round. Georget had managed to glide {behind him to avoid confronting: the cashier, and was crouchingi l "m. down by the side of the safe. To bring him before Vignory, Maxâ€" imo had to take the child by the collar. , "So here you are l” exclaimed the cashier, much surprised that Maximo had brought him a boy whom he had accused that very morning of being the author or ac- complice of the theft. “You are cured, then? But no, you have only one arm. How is the other ’3” ” 1.8 other is hanging to my neck. I only beat with one wing, but it’s all the same, M. Vignory, if'you want me.” “Then you don’t know that the patron' has filled your place '1” “With this great canary bird that I met just- now’.’ I suspected as. such. Hold!” he cied sudden- 133. “you have changed the word. It was Mlle. Alice, and nowâ€"~” ' “How do you know that?” askâ€" cd Vignory, stupefied. “Because I saw it. And before that there was another.” The nephew and the cashier ex- changed significant glances. “And the trap,” continued Geor- get, “the iron arms which catch thieves? Ah! here they are.” Maximo,- cs much agitated as his friend, took the child by the arm and led him toward the closet which the new partner of M. Dorâ€" seres had arranged for his private use. Vignory'undcrstood and followed. They pushed Georget in and shut themselves up with him. “You have fixed this little hole up nicely. It was so full of old papers there wasn’t room for the patron’s, Newfoundland.” 7 “But you could get in, could you 2” asked Maximo, quickly. “Dame! I’m not as large as the dog.” ' “Than times ’2’” "I believe soatut I’m not very sure.” “Try to remember.” “I do try, but I can’t.” Maximomade a sign to Vignory, who went apart with him toone end of the long, narrow closet. “Well, what do you say to that l” he asked. “Do you think I was right in suspecting this boy of be. ing concerned in the theft?” “The chap must at least have furnished some indications to the thieves. But that does not prove M. de Carnoel to be innocent,” he added, timidly. “You suppose that he could have had an under-Standing with Geor- getâ€"in fact, it is not impossible. Georget was devoted to him.” “And does he know where he is '1’” asked the cashier in a husky voice. "He has known, most likely, but" has forgottenâ€"~like all the rest.” “Do you believe this loss of me- mory is not acting?” - “If it were, he would not have been so imprudent. He was not obliged to commit himself as he has done. At any rate, it would be well to question him thoroughly. The sight of the safe has brought him to. the desired point. If I lose. this opportunity, I might never recover it.” . “Hey! Georget, what are you thinking about ’2” “Nothing,” replied the child, “I was just waiting for M. Vignory to send me on an errand.” “M. Viguory has nothing for you toâ€"day.” ‘ a , “So much the worse; I would rather be on the streets than in the waiting-room, though someâ€" you did get in someâ€" Such droll people come in!” “We might lay a wager that you play tricks on them.” “Never, M. Maximo. Malicome must have told you that.”- “Why Malicome?” “Because he don’t like me. He is wrong. I could have had him sent off and I didn’t.” “You!” “Yes; I had only to tell that he was never at his post, and that in the evening anybody can walk in the office as if it were a. mill. I've done it myself.” - “Come! you always decamp when six o’clock strikes.” “That’s true. I have friends who wait for me before the Madeleine, at quarter put Still, gore: I have stayed haterâ€"Muleastoncc, . “‘17? " léwhen'nobody was about. member how afraid I was.” “Afraid of what i” - “Of everything. At night the |oflice is only lighted by the gas jet fat the corner, the great safe looks like a huge giant, and mice are ' running under your foet,â€"~it makes gyour flesh creep.” , l “They shut you up while you iwerc asleep '3” “Perhaps.” “And you didn’t call to them to " let you out?” . “I don’t know.” l “Then you saw no one ’1’ "No,-â€"no one.” “How did you get out ‘1” “I don’t know.” , . ' Maxims stamped his foot with impatience. The exasperating, “I do not know,” came-back like a re- frain to cut short all progress. There was nothing left but to be- gin again. __ Vignory knit his brows and shrugâ€" ged his shoulders; . ' " “Do yOu know 001. Boriscff‘l” “Col. Bari-soil}! That I do. I have seen him at least three times, I was here when he came to get a box he had left with the patron. I don’t like him, this Borisof'.” “V'th r11) _ - “Oh, first, because I don’t like Russians. Neither does grandmam- ma.” ' I . “What have they done to her?” “Many things in former times;â€" things that I have forgotten; and I don’t like the way he talks. One might suppose he was a handbr- can grinding; out the D‘eu. What fun I had taking him off that morning! 1 began to growl at me, and I might. have fared badly if M. Vignory He saw me one hadn’t opened just then.” I 'f “M. Borisol‘f would have done well to give you a Vignory. "The patron didn’t pay you to make fun of his clients and listen at doors.” Maximo hastened to resume the conversation, fearing); that Vig- nory’s ill-humor would spoil every- thing.” “Bali’” he said, a right to laugh don’t think much of Col. Borisoff either. Did he get his casket?” “No, for it was not there.” “Some one had taken it away ‘1” I “everybody has a little. And I he asked eagerly. “For certain.” “Who?” “Wait; let me think. It wasâ€"â€"- now the fog is rising in my head. I had the name and it has flown.” “Ladislasl” said Maxims, at a venture. . “Yes, that is it,” cried G'eorgct, clapping his hands. “And the lady '2” “The ladyawhat lady ’2” “The one that owned the horses that Ladislas trained; you spoke of: her to me.” Georg-ct began to reflect, and re plied slowly: “I did notsce the lady. Ladislas was alone.” "Think well. It was, perhaps. the same who left the Rink with me. You know I met there a wo- man; that I came away with her, and that you followed us.” “Don’t tell me that, M. Maxime; that mixes me all up.” “Then let us go back, to Ladis- 1 He didn’t like Borisoll’, as he las. stole his boxi’f “Borisoff: is a. brigand.” “Good! Ladislas’l” Georget put his hands over forehead, but made no answer. “I cannot,” be murmured, with a It is over. But what did he do to his despairing cxprcssiori. I know nothing more.” Maximo was desperate. He saw that his friend thought the scene ridiculous, and still doubted. the good faith of the’ boy. this affair could not be impartial. He thought of his vanished rival still formidable, who was and cursed the fever of investigation of cows. that had taken possession of Main, ime Dorgeres. 3 “What good is to be done bvi bringing up all this i” he thought” , “and what use can be madeot the 'IMaxime did not see fit to inform times you can have fun there too. ‘ testimony of an idiot?” And drawing Maximo aside, he said in his car: “What are you hoping to arrive at? That this frightful gamin knew and aided the thieves is evident, but what of it? For my part, I have seen enough of Georgct. Take him where he came from. and let use talk of this no more.” “So be it,”5.r.cplied Maximo, a little piqued. "flCome, Geor‘get," he added, pushing the child toward the-doors Vignory made no effort to detain, him. The friends shook hands. and separated without an‘ other word; Vignory resumed his verification of accounts. Maximo passed‘through the office-and went but with Georget. ' . He was by no means offithe some opinion as hi uncle’s partnerâ€"this ,2 f, A Revelation Tea; Goodness Grace do: l lesson,” said, Vignory in. the Wisconsin Experiment Station ._‘L..â€"-... f . .2, 35‘ is a delicious and fragrant blend of the finest Ceylon Tea: Got a. puck-age fr your grocer and orgies? its excellent qualities. mWZT... A flaVoring used the some as lemon or vanlll 33y dissolving granulated sugar in water an adding Msnlcmc, a delicious mm is made and a syrup befits: ibu maple. Mupleine is sold-b grocers. If not send 40c for 2 oz. bottle a recipe book. CrgacgfltE"g. 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He had an unexpected ' stable. meeting in the gateway with Mlle.i The behavior of the cowsfmutho Dorgcres, guarded by the inevitable 1 trial indicated that their "food con-W” Mme. Martineau. She had grown‘tained sufficient chlorine to main- paler, but was still lovely, and her min them in good health while dry sweetifscc brightened as she perâ€" for an indefinite period. and it ceivcd Maximo and Georget. seems probable that under condiâ€" (To be continued.) tions existing in Wisconsin a dry , cow or steer would suffer no great inconvenience if given no salt ex- cept that contained in the normal ration. Professor Babcoek calcu- lated that the ration given in the experiments contained chlorine equivalent to about :75 of .an ounce of salt per day and he as~ sumed that this is the minimum amount of salt required per 1,000 pounds of live weight to sustain an animal, that is not producing milk. If this amount is not present in the food it should be supplied directly. _ {In addition to this a cow should Good dairymen advise givinglhm'e enough. 8n.” to compensate COWS an the salt they want by gfor the chlorine in the nulk pro- placing it where the Cows may help (Illiced‘ It} IS decommmided fro?” They claim that fiavhfigtus experiment that dairy, cows in themselves. . W. . . is a necessity if cows are expected} “comm be gwen at 13%!" one t) keep healthy and give milk audioume of “it per day’. Imeptiona'l‘ lots of it. Some dairs’men aro'ly heavy linkers reqmrmg moxie“ careless in this respect, however, .The uniform ‘rgsums “Planted and salt when they think of it, of< with 8’” me COWS “.1 the finals Ill" tcu no more lrequentlv than once dlcafie. beyond q‘lestmn that salt m a week. “ addition to that obtained in the Experiments have been made at food'is absolutely essential to the - ' ' wont-1nqu health of a dairy cow while producing milk. LEAD POISONING. Lead poisoning in cattle usually takes place during the remodeling of buildings, painting of water man-5y..- WM-v-wasew ++++~Hi Elms: ' i ee¢e+e¢++++++e+++++++- SALT ron DAIRY cover em++++~ ‘ M by Professor Balicock to ascertain what influence salt has upon the health and milk producing ability He found that in every case where cows had been depriv- ed of salt they exhibited an abnor~ mal appetite for it, but in no case tanks, fences, etc., or even while did the health of the animal as'painting houses, paintcm thought- shown by the general appearance, lossly scrape out the old paint pot the. live weight, or the yield of and dump it out into the barn lmilk appear to be affected until yard whcrc'cgttle have access to they had been deprived of salt the result. being that within 1; longer than two or three weeks. short time one or more animals T126 13.01194 0f immunity varied are noticed to have a loss of ap- wrth 1nd1v1dual cows from less petite, shortage of milk, a, depress- than one month to more than alEd look, and later excited condi- YOW- l - tion. In every case where salt wasi If permitted to run loose they withheld a. condition of low vital- are apt 1‘0 g0 around in 3 0311310, ity was finally reached, in which a moan, press the head against fenc- sudden and complete breakdowmes or walls, indicating that the Occurrch from which recovery wasibrain is effected, grate their teeth rapid if salt- was supplied. ’I‘his,and act as they were mad. stage was marked by loss of uppe- While the treatment for lead tite, a general haggard sppear- poisoning is” very unsatisfactory, it once luster-less eyes, a rough coat would be advisable to keep lead and very rapid decline in both live .and paints out of the reach of cat- weight and yield of milk. ltle, rather than permit them to The breakdown was most 'likely‘ come in contact with it and cx~ t2..oocur at calving time or immeâ€" pcct to save cattle thus afilictcd. diately after, when the system wasluflr. David Roberts. '