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‘\.3._-..s\_~;~_ ; x - U‘CfiT‘i‘?\ JJQ. "‘ "ham... 7. "muggy YALTA. CHAPTER III.â€"â€"(C‘ont’d) I “Perhaps, too, he does‘.not be- lieve you will carry out your threat.” ‘_‘ch; those French always-failm agme it- is impossible to" treat them . like: simple mortals, and that one would not dare to act here as one would in St. Pctcrsburg. But I charge myself with undec'civing him. You will get ready the roll- ing prison that serves for these transports, and when he sees it all drawn up he will decide, perhaps, to speak.” ' "The question is whether he has really anything to confess,” said Yaoili, timidly. “Do you doubt it?” “Your cxecllcucy, I should not allow myself to entertain a differâ€" eut'opinion Ir‘om my master, but if you will'rdeigu tohcar my roa- sons-a” ” “Speak, I consent.” _ “First, ,is it. likely that any“ one “in league with Nihilists «mud so easily have fallen, into the trap I hid for him? The rascals of that neat do not dream of embarking for America.” “ “I have not said he was a regu- . jlarly enrolled Nihilist. Firstly, he in. not Russian; he is mercy a mmplcton whom one of their iuier- no! women has seduced.” ~“Your excellency forgets that he, loved the daughter of M. Dorger- ea.” ‘ “Did he not rob me of my papers on the very day he was dismissed by the banker? On that day he listened to the voice of a womanl who had been his mistress. She promised him her protection in foreign part-a, and he was content with the fifty thousand francs tak- en from the mic.” , “Unless it was sent to him as he asserts. ” , â€" “Bah! This person whousuddcn- . ly remembers an old. debt isia' very» improbable character.” , “However it may be, your excel- loncy, this accomplice of M. do Cal-noel it has been impossible to find.” “llecause the search has not been well made. The information I have recently received from the chief of the third section is very incom- plete. There aregobscure women ‘poscd to regret his capture. Do I fl} swan IJP av ms mum "FRUIT-A-TIVES". THE FAMOUS FRUIT MEDICINE. SAVED HIS LIFE. | l .0R,.THE HERITAGE OF MADAME . upâ€" you not think lhat had he remained I free he would have compromised .' himself by some imprudent act?” " “Yes,” murmured the colonel, i“wc wcre’perhapo £00 hasty. "Uu- W} JAMES olwownu, too. i liamslown, Out, uly rib, 1 . "I suffered all my lifg from] Chrgiiisc Constipation and no doctorl or remedy, I ever tried helped me. “Fmit~a-tivcs” promptly cured m‘c. Also, last spring I had a bad attack of BLADDER and KIDNEY TROUBLE and the doctor gave_me up but “Fruit-a-tivcs" saved myhie. I am now over eighty years of age and I attengly recommend “Fruit-a-tivcs" lor Constipation , and fortunately it is too late to retrace our steps. This Carnocl is foreâ€" warned. He'would not be so fool- bardy as to visit his accomplices, or rather his accomplice, for am convinced it is only a woman.” "Your cxcellcn'y,“ said Vacili, with ‘euibarracsmcnt, "there is Kidnemiumen., still time to have recourse to a ‘signed) JAMES DINGWALL. means you have overlooked. I beâ€" socabox,Glorszsomortrialbox, 25c lieve it would be better to restore "fiat, dealers or from Fruit-a-tivcs M. de Carnocl to liberty.” L‘m‘tc‘i' Ottawa- ' ‘f'l‘o release the Frenchman! You ~â€" are mad, Vaclli.”, “Pardon me, your excellency. _ ' have reflected much on the situation lu‘lged that 1118 errand was of a and I see no other means of dis; Slave nature It W38 not, the lust Covering M. do Cal'noel’s accom: time he had Seen the banker’s ne- phew, but had never spoken him, and their meeting would low 0 been cold enough but for the Col- I one]. ‘jMonsieurfi’ he said, “before in- quiring what has brought you, pro: mit me to congratulate myself 3) your visit. M. Dorgercs lies fre- lquently spoken of you, and have regretted that I had not the plea- sure of your acquaintance." I expression of his pliccs.” “You forget that his first care would-«be tonveugc himself on me.__ “He would enter a » complaint for arbitrary sequestration . ‘ ’ “your excellency, I do not bcfi licvc‘ it. It would compel him to cut-er into explanations:which he would rather avoid. Besides, you ,could exact a promise of silence. ill he gave you his word of honor 110 would keep it.” “I admit that he will not com plain to the authorities, but if he sees Mlle. Dorgercs or writes to her, Which is infinitely probable, ill). will naturally be led to explain lwhy he did not appear for a month.” “Your excellency, I know him, I ’have studied him. If he promises you silence he will be silent even with Mlle. Dorgercs.” “But you forget. there was some one who saw the Frenchman-enter this house.” plied Maximo, coldly; "but when you learn why I have come-â€"” “Tell me something of M. Dov- days.” I do not come on his behalf "How is his lovely daughter? ls i". true that her fixed?” “I do not know, sir, and I hav: something else to talk about.” . This was said. in so dry‘ a tow; , and so serious’ an air that the m- ..Yom cxccllency alludes to the lonel immediately changed his ctâ€" 'child who-came to ask for him the Etude “dilangumc- day I broughthimherc. Thc’child’s I _“.TJ§,en. 811', be kind enough l0 conduct proved that be suspected f'fiplfl'ln‘llell‘Sclf,”*hc said, .baugn- something, and I should lmveltlly- -.“I thought you Wished t9 watched him closely, but‘I lcarncdlpay m0 fit friendly visit. It seems next morning that chore was no- I was mistaken; but I cannot guess thing more to fear. He was picked What you have to say to me.” up halfâ€"dead on the boulevard, “I have to ask what has become lWhat happened. to him is not|of M. de Carnoel,” repliedliax~ ‘known, but I suspect he was trying ime, looking fixedly at M. Boris- to scale the garden wall and fell. Off- 'What is certain is that he is on It musthavc been that the colonel countenance! “I am obliged to you, sir,“ re~l gcrcc. I have not seen him for some - marriage-day is: _ W. ,â€"â€"â€"7â€" tionp: ‘What hasbecomc of, M. de Carnoc‘ll‘" _, _ 3 “Do you ask me. this seriously 2” “Very seriously.” i “It is so strange that I might take it in bad part, but I content myself-with saying that I have :11- 1'eudy answered you. M. dc Cur- nocl is in foreign parts, I have ev- ery reason to. suppose.” “M. dc Carnocl is in Paris.” “How do you know '2” “I have seen. him.” “When l” “A month ago.” , . “Very possibly; but in a mouth .llC has had time to cross the fron- ltic-r, "and even the seas.” "I saw him pasa near here in a carriage, which went toward Mon- ccaux Pork.” - . '. ' “It- is to be regretted you did ‘ not follow it. "Wevmight have {known where itconductcd M. lCarnocl.” “I did not follow it, but some one saw it again afterwart .” “All! really! andwhcre did it go?” ' - . ’ l “It went to the Rue de Vigny, lit stopped before your house, the gate opened, the carriage enter- SCIâ€".1) ""\l"lmt! here!” cried II. Boris~ off. “Ab! this is too much, and I 1am amazed you should attach im~ lportance. to so absurd an inven- tion.” ’ -..- 2 "It is no invention. The person lwho-saw it made no mistake?’ “So,” replied the colonel, feign- itlon to laugh, "youbclieve that Hlxis secretary, after having been cent off and a'Ccuscd of theft, has nnade Inc a visit. It was probably for the purpose of returning my musket.” ' "I do not suppose he came here -voluntavily.” . ..-, “Then I kidnapped him i the midst of Paris and in full light of ,day‘? And for what purpose may :1 ask "’ - ' l “I cannot say, sir, but I know libat M. do Carpool has been Ilia-ought to your house, and that ,lw must be still there.” (To be continued.) "M. M...“ H++++++++++++M++++Ms i’ v ; E The Faun a 3 it i . NHHHHHHMHHH ; ‘ ‘ FARMiNOTES. l Bones (up to 400 pounds per acre) are best when they have been steamâ€" ed 01' boiled, since the fat is most- ly removed thereby. Should be in a very fine dust. the finer the betâ€" ter, and applied some time before needed. l l ch should be a fair traveller. lie should be gentle, hawk], End ol good appearance. The wellâ€"bred, high pa‘odncing cow is more sensitive GDJIecjâ€"surâ€" roundings than the mofi delicépely. constructed machinery and. is {J 13‘ affected by slight cuuS‘ES- l:’\ row in a herd that, under IEFBOrlalfiul'e, produced over (50,0 pound-3 of. ocular land 10,000 pounds of mill: in a year, when placed under diocese 61‘ anâ€" other and equally well £511.11). ppm] oil to about one half that column and on her return to hcrowo shilfle came back to her forum‘s album- hon. . , It is not; only possible» Lo {start t with common cows as a. foundation. and build up a good he!!! of beef cattle, but it is one of the best. movcs‘that the average {leaner can make, providing, of [:0qu he has the. common cows to wide. We should advbcai-e building upvtln? herd every time from common stocl~:,.so that one would} aim cx- pei'icnce while making unprove- mcnts. Place the average mun without experience in posseasion of a fine herd, and ho wilk‘ in .i‘nmc cases abuse it through igzlin-IIWC". If a man cannot booed carefully euou h to build up a herd} he can- not audio fineâ€"bred animal's well lenough to keep them up their standard. If there ie‘goi‘ug, to be. uuv failure it is better to have it. out with thecomm'on .hctd's‘o the loss will be , ' ' Mg...â€" t-l 'iug to suppress a strong. inclina- 3 “morn”; LESS. _-- should be printed in an Elie; public places: You must have Blood to have strong lungs to ienz‘yble you to, withstand all the duso 231ml nil-i crolics oi snipmer'an‘d the’piercim; winds and cold ,oi winter. (:f‘onâ€" sumption is, properly ,cpcozloiugu luck of blood; the- natuinl mail: “5 anaemia. To prevent echoes-option rich blood is necessal‘y. The best way to protect the organs in Mr . cola-to this rich blood through the lungs. Many have been named by Dr. Williuma’ Pink Ilium, because these Pills are a remarkable blnml milder; not. indirectly'bué rectly â€"â€"witb each dose. Theyliuyo cured thousands of cases of .unwr-i'uia; green sickness; general donility ancl,.all other troubles ariuiug'uni ‘OI poor blood. ‘ ‘ . ' ‘ Misfm’tune for the bloodicfs'cmlhat. ~--â€"mâ€"-â€"~â€"-â€"-â€"â€" ' EFFICACY Oll'l’lli’ili'éiélu Violetâ€""Minimum dear tam our prey-err answered?” . . V j JMOLller. {in checked ; sunnqise‘) ~ a “Why, yes, .dcarl .What :3. Quer- tion l” Violetâ€"â€"“’Ihen, munun', wily do lyou smack Incl Why (Loni. yrm pray for 1ch be a good P‘ll'lu'lb would be so much more con-lug 2” ll!” THE RACE. - v Any corn-raiser who pays parti- Whom no one hasithought 0: 35 “um” iidiot and \vilI‘never speak of what was gifted with a Bang froid (that aging and arranging these plOtS- lhe knows.” was invincible, for he replied vitb; .cular attention to a variety of corn They know that my casket conâ€" tained the while plan of my mis- sion, all m' correspondence with ‘ihc genera and the minister.” “What is extraordinary they should have bé‘en aware of the depositing of the casket with you] banker.” “Informed by the secretary, no doubt.” ' "Your BXCCHGUSL I have made 3' donekand I have ascertained posi- minute inquest concerning the life led by the young man, and 'it is certain that he did not associate with a. single Russian. I have gone so far as to obtain information con-l eerning this Countess Yalta, who has funds dopesitcd at M. Dorger- es. and I am satisfied that he has never seen her.” '_ " “Oh, the Yalta has no connecâ€" ‘tion with Nihilists. I have point- ed her out to the department. She has been‘ivatched very closely, and it‘is certain that she is not engaged in politics. Her father was a kind of Circassian prince, who sold his principality to the emperor for sev- ‘eral millions of rubles. The daugh- "tcr married some other dispossessed "lord, who coon left her a widow. .She left Russia in her childhood} and has since only thought of her pleasures. Let us leave her and re- turn (.0 the Frenchman. I must. do: ‘cide what course to take. His mouth of probation will 'end' to- morrow.’ I'munt, before giving it up, make one more attempt. I saw the banker yesterday, and he told me that the time of his daughter’s jmarriagc was fixed. We shall HCC .vhut the prisoner will say to this filzastrous intelligence. It is the ruin of his last hopes. What do ycunay to my idea, Vac-iii?” “Your cxcclloucy, I CUDICSS‘ an- other has occurred to me.” i "Let ushave it.” “I start from a principle you have just laid do -:n, that the young man 'will keep silence to the cud {or fear .ol the vengeance of the NihiliSts. {have more than once been dis- is that . "I am not too sure of that. He Out betraying himself: might get well. And it is very exf “You wish to know what has be traordinary that a groom should come to M. de Carnocl, who wa’s have risked his neck to ascertain employed, I believe, with M. Dor- .what had become of. the banker’s gercs, my ban-kerl’ (ex-secretary. Who knows if this “Yes,” replied Maximo. chap hadn’t something to do with “Well, I wish to know why you the theft. You ought to have made address yourself to me, who had an inquest.” “Your excellency. it has been I saw him, I believe, once in M. tivcly that it was a more chance. to him.” Fortunately he broke his head be- fore he had time to babble. - And lyou jthe proof is that during this month him.” ‘ no attempt has been made to ‘le- “Be good enough to explain your- ’liver 14.. do Carpool.” sell more clearly.” The door opened and a valet Clo “Willineg. I need not say that pied entered, bearing a card on :2. M. dc Carnot-1 left my uncle’s silver waiter. ' house the evening the safe was rob- “Who is it?” asked the colonel, bed.- A casket was taken belongâ€" .witb a gesture of impatience. “I log to you, and M. de (Jarnoel was Eliave said I should receive no one.” accused of the theft.” ' ‘ “Your cxccllency, this gentleman “It is true. But it was agreed 'iusisted, saying that he came on 1' that this should be. kept Secret, and IIOI‘EEI'ISiTlg bllfiin683-” ll n-m astonished that M. Dorgercs * M. Borisoff took the card, audlhas related it to you.” read with astonishment the name 'ol his visitor. know also that you charged your- “Ask him into the salon” he said self with discovering M. de Cur- Zto the valet dr pied. noel.” When alone. with his steward: “I engaged your uncle not to {“Do you know who asks for me’l lodge a complaint. {This the nephew of illorgeres. I do not 'What can, he want with me 2” M. Dorgercs yielded to my View, “Your cXCellency, perhaps ‘theamd begged me to make use of my Houng man was sent to you by his,diplomatic relations for the discov- ’uncle.” ' lcry of. the wretch who had robbed “Very likelfi': but for What? ltihim. Unfortunately the researches ,is singular [bathe appears just aslcnded in nothing. M. de Caruocl ,wc were speaking of the secretary. went into Brittany, and after his , Say to the head of the stablcé Uirctun} to Paris could not be traced 'gmake ready my travelling-carriage further. It is likely he has left 'az'all events. It is bymo means France.» But you-know all this, {certain that I shall decide to re- since you are so well informed, and {lease our man.” ‘ I cannot sufficiently express my sur- . The intendant bowed prcioun'l- prise at such a proceeding. It is Ely, and left the room backward not, I presume, your -uuclc who i After dismissing him; M. Boris: has- recommended it ” I 3 off rose from the divan and pass-x “No, sir; I have consulted no (me ‘ ed into the neighboring salon. but have. acted with a perfect know- He found . Maxims Dorgcvnsiladge of the facts, and I demand were much occupied with standing by a window, and by thLonae more an answer to my ques- Dorgercs’ office, and did not speak “It is possible, but subsequently. “No matter, I know it; and I] limb will shell out a large percentâ€" Jage knows the importance of secur- ! ing a. varietythat is heavy, and with the kernels compact on the cob. iSuch an car will shell out from 90 to 92 per cent. Many farmers who grow minimum .crops of wheat without profit year no relations with this gentleman. gaffe-1" year, would find more profit fin rye. Such wheat crops are [grown on thin. exhausted or wet il'andS. ' Rye would on such lands be a- more certain crop, and harv- ested by the liveâ€"stock would give some return and could be made a 1means of improving the land. 0n wet land it is the more certain of illl? two; as it will not \vinlcrgill, and the rot-urn it gives the farmer ‘is not absorbed by the labor bill. I At the Maryland experiment sta- ition careful trials in growing poâ€"u italoes showed that deep cult-inn ftion not- too often repeated gave lthe best yield; that seed for early :plantlng kept in cold storage proâ€" duced no~ better results than that lie-pt in good cellars; seed with strong sprouts gave 1‘16 bushels against 38 bushels from wesz lsprouts, while the seed end of po: ltntokcs yielded better results than 1pc-rtancc of healthy seed over even g . - , . ' elzghtly diseased tubers. Spraying with lordeaux mixture six times produced better results than spray- ing four times. "fluâ€"n LIVE I STOCK NOTES. Cleanliness in winter is probably more necessary ~-than 4. in .summcr, from the fact that fowls are obliged on account of the much longer nights and many severe days, to spend .more utimo . in - the lofts... The model farm horée should possess size and strength in order that he may move large loads. He should be quick in some degree or the ox would answer the purpose. Cookâ€"«I’ll be lavinjvycz,‘ mum. l‘instrcssw-Very well, Bellow... Keep to the right. Incoming coulzs keep to the left. ma, THE PROPER PLAQE- “Where on earth didyou 530?? {121% such a flaming liat'fcatlicr’l" “At a live bale.” 6° BI‘RGLARS ROBBED H'llliSlC. W Made a. Big Haul. 1 Ilow often headings like this use yscen in the daily and weekly papers {throughout the country,*sto:ifis «1‘ burglars having raided houses the): at nights or durin, 52:52 u'nâ€" lscnce of the occupants and having; Isecured large Sums of money which were being kept in the house. ‘ The average person wonders lmw lit is that people are so foolioli as in lkcep large sums of money pr valu- ables lying around thehous» surr- ject to raids of this sort. 'vl‘luvo there are surplus funds .omlxunll moss, people deposit them in the nearest Bank or clsocomc 8:13:14: il'hat offers special facilities to Sam iings Accounts, such as the Trader: lllunl: of Canada. ' In the Traders Bank every Suvâ€" It would 'bc’the stem end of 2-2 to 40 hishels . . ~ - , a the bankervoffenslvc to me to have m, 11., an a. Car. .11 f - . ‘1 _ ' mgs Depositor 18 made to feel (but - l . ‘ . . . . ' .5 ‘mc 10””) “J1 h “c 0 no“ me" “as? us- account is welcomed and that know h1m., m1xed up With JlldlClal inquests; clearly proven as well as the Im-lth’c Bank i, "Md to “we gm...“ . w b " 1'4 A. m. transactions pass through on hit account at any time, including dcâ€" ,posits of any amount from $1.00 113'.- u'nrds and withdrawals by cheque! at any time that may suit the (2|.er- tomer’s convenience. Pcoplc livii in» country ruin-um or away from Banking fucilillcs will have no difficulty W}1£Ll)t‘.“.7lrl‘ in doing their Bankiug'by Mali/Ila- Traders Bank will send free a litzie treatise on Banking by Mail to any party writing in to the Head Office of the .Tradcrs .Bank..oi.Cazwdu, Toronto. A bore“ is a pereou who 711.1: no- thing to do but hit around ud‘ visit.