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fa. one A He Nn JI IR eg Ag cy pe X ry E- i rr A - a Li # Stel tcs wiosisnt® rete pst. > s BIE : ES TAs Lo in pr py, Ir Crag mgt a viet J aiways." you had 8 for some tine, ¥ that "could see. Plainly. he, euri- enough, disappeared," Did" he never come 860 you afterwards?" "No. He took no reward, but simply v iw strange! Cc nued his visits, iW hiis real' name." stance appears absolutely bewilder. I to you, Miss Anson, then how 1, who had relin- all hope. of a; ain looking upon orld and Snes. g life," now. find more ta me! ;Possessiol on and Shuay to mix with my fellow-mef. your self for a moment in my po- , and try fo imagine my constant nkfulncss. " ence," dow, ly, hun 'those & @ainely gloomy» kd our life X ail Jou sligh } of us } Sham hv 'burden of.regrets, 'answered vaguely, raisi instant fo mine; and t appeared fn confidential, The u are not a Londoner, are you | onde sxacty sho rapnded Imost u must feel that a new nts is open- Ho you--that you have tegun a fresh she observed with a true uc) of sympathy in her sweet voice. 'she added, as if by afterthought, Jrony of us would be glad to com atreshi" thos2 ments 1a crimson, 'and ¢ was fast fading from the sky. It X dark: bencath the shadow at elms, and already the 1'ne ips out in Kensington Gor» bing Shrough the fol by "is that sor! 1 do not even Such a cir- n of my vis: to coh Usa," on her eyes lower- linge on in the Sicinily slowly, 3 - vivid recolleztions of a "been 3 brighiness rds there 1 saw that 1 had made a grave mistake. In my fand snd shortsighted enthusiasm 1 had allowed myself 10 speak a liitle too confidentially, whereupon her natur- al ¢ ty had instanily rebelled. At oa agued: and imman instant she ne 3 VL duat extremely that you should have. such a Jroight of anxiety upon your "1 said. - "If I cin do anything to ho, you, rely upon me." "You are extremely kind,' she answer- «l in a gloomy lone; "but there is no- thing--alssln'e'y. nothing." "1 really can't understand the reason why, with every happiness around you, you should find yourself thus plunged tn this despair," I remarked, puzzled. "Your . home Ile' is, 1 présume, happy enough? celly, 1am entrely my own mis: trou, save in those things whieh might break: through the ordinary convenlion- alities of life. I must admit to you thal I am rather unconventional sometimes." I had wondered whether, like so many Other girls, she had some imafinary fevance in her home; bul now, finding at this was not so, it naturally occur- red to me that the cause of her sirange desire lo live over again arose through the act'on of some faithless lover. How many hundreds of g'rls with wealth and beauly, 'perfectly happy in all else, are daily wearing out thelr lives Because o* the fickleress of the men to whom they Lave foolishly given ther hearts!' The tightly laced corsets of évery eight girls in fen conceals a heart filled by the re of & lova long past; the mén smile t{ afeily through the wreaths of their to- J | bacco-smoke, while the women, in those little fi's of malin: holy wh'ch they, love fo indulge in, sit anc reflect in silence upon the might-have-beens. Is there, | wonder, a single one of us, man or wo- man, who does nol remember our-first love, the deep immensity of that pair of eyes; the kindly sympathy of that face, which in'our immature years we thought cur'ideal, and thereupon bowed the knee in worship? H such (here be, then they 'are mere. "unrefined boors without a "spark of ' fomance in their nature, or poetry within their soul. Indced, the re- grets arising froin a long-forgotten love ofitimes mingle pleasure with sadness, 'end through one's wh-1> I'f> form cher- ished memories of those NMushed days of a buoyant youth. To how many of those who ead these lines will be recalled er idyll of long ago; a day when, with the dainty or man'y object of ther aflg*Lions, they wandered heside the blue sex, or on the "| banks of the tranquil, willow-lined river, or perhaps hand-in-hand strofled beneath the great old forest trecs, where the sun- light glinted and touched the gnarléd trunks with grey and gold! Te each will come back the sweet recollection: of a sunset hour now long, long aga, when they pressed: the lips of the one they loved, and thought the rough world as reésy as that summer afterglow, The regret of -those days aways remains-- olen only a pleasant memary, but, alas! sometimes a lamentation bordering upon despair, until the end of our days. "And may.I not know something, how- aver. little. 'of the cause of this oppres- for, 1 ston upon yeu?" I asked of her, after we had walked some distance in silence. "ou tell uot suf that you desireto wipe out commence afresh, . The rea: te of FE this inferasts me," 1 added: I. doit know ¢ why you should interest ursell in me" she murmured. © "It is Teally unnecessary ona," 1 exclaimed hastily. AE { our acquaintinee has boon of 'but duration, I am bold enough 10 be you oeunt your of tho the heavy sadness of her tot go et us meet again, enced a N which I trust will las 'Bul she . slowly shook 'her head, 8s {ha path, | that we have ic-day comm possessed her.. - "Friendship may exist belween us, bul frequent meetings are, I. fear, impos- | it "Why? You told me only a moment ago that you were your own Mistress, I observed. "And so 1 am in most things," she an- swered. "But as far ns meet. ng you, we can on'y leave that to chance "Why?" "Please do not "endeavor to force me tn explanations,' she answered with rmness. "I merely tell you that fre quent mectngs with you are unl.kely-- that is all." We had walked on, and were nearing the gate leading out into the High Street, Kensinglon. "In other words, then, you are not allo- gether pleas>d w.th my companionship?' "No, really," she laughed sweetly. "i didn't say that. You have no reason i: jump al such contlusion. [ thank' you very much indeed for your words of sympalhy." "And you have no desire to see me again?' | interrupted, in a tone of bit ter disaproiutoment. "If such were the case, ours wou'd be a very extreordinary friendship, wouldn't it?" and she lifted her eyes to mine with a kindly look. "Then I am to take it that my com- panionship on this walk has not been distasteful to you?" I asked anxiously. She inclined her head with a dignified air, saying, "Certainly. I feel that this evening 1 have at least found a friend --a pleasant thought when ane is com- paral.vély fricndless." ~ "And as your -friend--your devoted friend--1I ask to be permilked to sce you sometimes," 1 said earnestly, for, Lnger- ing at her s'de, I was very loth to part from her. "If I can ever be of any as sislance, command me." "You are very kind," she answered, with. a slight tremor in her voice. "I Shall remember your words always. Then, putting forth her well-gloved hand, as we stood upon tha kerb of the High Street, she added, "It is getting late. We've taken such a long lime across tho Park that I must drive hoine;' and she made a gesture to a passing hansom. "Before we part," I said, "I will give you a card, so that should you require any service of me you will know where lo write; " and, as we stocd beneath the s'reet-lamp, I drew out a card.end, with a pencl I took . from my vest-pocket, scrilbled my address. In silence she watched, but just as 1 had finished she suudenly gripped my hand, ut'ering a loud cry of amazement. "Whats that you have there?" she de- manded. "Let me see itl" Next instant--before, indeed, I could he aware of her inlention--she had snatched the pencil from my grasp, and was examining it closely beneath (he gaslight, "Ah!" she gasped. glaring at me in alarm. "It is--yes, it is his!' Th> small gold pencil which I had in- advertently used was the one I had laken from the pocket of the dead unknown on that fateful August night. (To be Continued.) ---------- A DEVONSHIRE LANE. In a Devonshire lane, as 1 trotled along T'other day, much in want of a subject for song, Thinks I to myself, I have hit on a strain, Sure marriage is much like a Devon- shire lane. In the frst place His long, and when © once you are in it, It 'holds_you as fast as a cage does a linnel; For 'nowe'er rough and dirty the road "may be found, Drive: fofward you must, there is no - Wring round. put Hiough "is #0" long * is mot very Yor ue u the ost that together can tint den then lis a chance, but" they Ss ed PE run foul of ing ize hk toxbids Ab. the com- "J Guess I'll ride that old hoss over yonder.' heart him a'ready," continued the trainer. "He en by his former owner, and w St saw him he was'in the hands of 'best horse breaker in camp, who was Pili he mms es ow ct y Says a writer. "They called this pony a' outlaw afore 1 a-holt of him," remarked the b twister, "Shuckst Nowadays ef 'a hoss bucks his saddle blankets off'n him ihe boys say 'Outlawi Bad braxico. "I've sweated most of the ugliness outen ain't jot but one mean habit left, an' Jogay I'm a-going to larn him to fergit The mean habit referred lo was this --when "Bronc" decided to go straight ahead; he'd go! Over rocks and down the steep banks 6% a wash, through cac- tu and the well £amed cal's claw, and if the chollas pricked him, or the curved claws of the brush snatched at his flanks. he would throw in some fancy bucking for good measure as ho tore along. But turn? Never! The trainer took his riata from the sad- dl+ horn and tied one end to the rope bridle or hackamore, fastening it secure- Iv under the jaw. Then he petted the oct, working toward its flanks, until the animal allowed him Ww reach the tail and fusten a Joop of rope in its heavy strands, The free end of the riata was passed through the loop in a way which would bring the horse's head and tail together when tightened, and by passing the riata once more through both hackamore and luop it was prevenled from slipping when released. "Now, fer the grand merry go round!" announced the twister, and standing away [rom the colt's heels he pulled the riata taut until the animal was bent nearly double. "Keep turnin' till 1 say you kin stop," he commanded, and in fact the bewildered creature was revol- ving like a top and painfully learning the¢ old lesson of his i1ace, that man's will is law for a horse. We sal in the shade of a mesquite watching him for lwenty minutes or so when the bronco twister decided that the stiff neck was sufliciently limber. When Lic mounted he discovered his error; the frightened morse pranced and bucked with him and finally tried to roll over thy: rider, who sprang from the saddle just in the nick ol time. But his patience was by no means ex- hausted. ~ "Herc's a shore way to make 'em lim- ber," he announced, and picking up a large flat stone he tapped the horse's neck for a few minutes steadily, but not with sufficient force fo hurt him. "He'll fee! that perty soon an' find it easier to turn than brace his tender nock agin the reins." When the pony had been reversed-- that is, tied head and tail on the opposite side--and allowed to rotate andther half heur, he was dripping with sweat and completely subdued. The bronco twister mounted and the colt allowed himself fo be ridden about the flat until he tang- le. in his trailing riala and fell, the rider still on top. "Now, we'll turn him loose an' see how he behaves hisself," remarked the trainer, and unetinging the ropes he again mounted and rode the now liractable herse in circles and figures eights, wheel- ing and turning at will, As the trainer concluded: "I'd a heap sconer twist this critter's neck with a rope than have him break his back an' mine too over yonder cliff." Which was the justification of "Bronc's" hard lesson, --_---- ee THIEF AIDED BY SNAKES. How a Gypsy Victimized. a French Doctor. A doclor living in the Place Perrlere, Pars, was victim'zed recently in a dar- ing and novel manner. An old gypsy woman called on him one morning and asked him to visit her daughter, who was lying seriously 1il in a caravan on the fortifications near by. Yi have fried the serpent cure," she said, "but there was no result. If you will allow me to puy your fee in ad- vance | shall be sure you will come." The doctor consented, and the old wo- man handed him a £20 nole. As the doctor was getting the change out of his safe, 3he again mentioned the "ser- pent cure," 'aid he asked her what it nis, "" ghe said, and, faking a box from under her rags, she turned half-a dozen snakes out on the floor. The doctor was startled, and rushed out of the room, When he returned with a stick, he found that the woman and the snakes had van'shed, while all the money in his safe had also gone, He still held the £20" note in his hand, but this, of course, proved to be a for: gery. IERISORT HI DEVONSHIRE CREAM. Here is {hie way in which one of the cld time delleacies of the Englishman's stand in a twenty-four Then remove carel top of a slow fire, a3 fly hea £ Jhe, Potion of the Ro and the Sse sete table: wag made. Allow fhe' milk to an for from twelve 14] urs, Searing 10. fo ihe ia ully. to it ust be -- ; esrersrsrtersrertorsy About the Farm : BEEP et EE Peep td bbbrtt LIVE STOCK NOTES. We believe that grain can never be fed to better advantage and with greater profit than to the young stock on the farm from weaning time until grass 6 Aid Les good. Pigs that have become too fat by over- feding will not be so geod as breeders, as if they had not developed a tendency {o lay on fat rather than to make growth, which will be reproduced in their kind. Look well to the horse collars. Sec that they are wiped clean and dry every time they are taken off the hors- es. Keep them soil and pliable by fre- quent manipulations, and if they become too stiff to yield to such treatment, pound the face gently with a round stick. Are you milking any cows that you den't know about, but have your doubts that they are putting much good money in your pocket? Find out about them by testing their milk and weighing nn a few days, then act accordingly. Busi- ness is business, and keeping poor cows is very peor business. The theory that oil meal is a detri- 'ment to a horse fatlened upon it, is much Lke that other one, that you can calch a bird if you put salt on its tail. Oii meal is not used to fatten. It is a Lighly concentrated feed and may be given in small quantities only. It is very nourishing, keeps the bowels open and increases the appclite. Not more than half a pint should be fel daily. The specdy horse is risky, takes much time and money for training, is practi- cally of no use on the farm and so does not reduce his board bill. Moreover, trolting horses have a tendency lo make jcckeys of farmers' sons, who should only be breeders. Even if such horses bring a long figure, a narrow margin I3 left al'er the expense of raising them has been counted cut. This is the reco d «rs breed. Experienced poultrymen give more atlention lo keeping the floor of the pcultry-house clean (han they do to the food. as no amount of food w:ll enable the hens to lay il they are not kept warm and busy, while if warm they will sometimes lay even il the food is only of the ordinary kind. Litter is cheap, and (here is no reason for neg- lect ng its use. A strawcutter should be kept, not only to cut Straw for I'l- ter. but also to cul clover for the fowls. Il the straw is cul in lengths of about six inches, it is a'l that is required, but eaves are superior to any olher ma- cria POINTERS FOR CREAMERYMEN. The butter-maker wilh a good nose is a w.nner. The bulter-maker born yet who can out of pcor cream. Don't start in listening to any kind has never cicam is poor, theory that if the other creamery can tuke in poor cream they can; liuble to find they are mistaken. FARM NOTES. can be in this world that you w.ll reap a good harvest. While of variations in the valu» of farm lands, it is an undoubled fact that as a gen- slates are due to their superior roads. The Leautifying of your place may mean {o pull up weeds, {o trim shrub- bery and trees, lo cart away rubbish, and also to do a litle whitewashing und cleaning, But alter il is done, you will be glad of it, and so will your neightors. In coating seed corn with coal tar as a protection against crows and black- of the occasional fust horses that farm, been make good butler cf excuse from a patron as lo why his Many creameries seem to go on the they are Good plowing, goad seeding and good cultivation make it as sure as anything .there may be minor causes cral rule, the higher values in certain irds, put the grain into a pafl and pour on enough warm walter to cover it, Add 'a teaspoonful of tar fo & peck, and stiv well. Throw the corn oul on a sieve lor in a basket to drain, and then stir in @ few handfuls of iand plaster (gyp- sum). Do not pour the tar om the dry Nearly every farm has al least a few acres which are of uttle value for grow- ing agricultural crops. This land should be set aside fir a woodlot and devoted to the production of fuel, fence posts and timber for farm uses. A circular has just been issued by the forestry burcau at Washington, which can be obtained free, on requesl, and which gives information regarding the species best su led for plantations, and advice as lo planting and protection of growing trecs. MARTYRS FOR SCIENCE'S SAKE. Brave Men Who Sacrifice Their Lives for Humanity. Death has been very busy lalely amongst the sclect band of scientists whose lives have keen devoted to ori- ginal research on behalf of suffering humanity. Edison has just been operated upon --for the sacond time--for X-ray derma- t.tis, the terrible and mysterious malady which k led his principal laboratory as- stant, Mr. Clarence Dally, in Gclober, 1005. Dr. Hall-Edwards, of the B'rmingham General Hospital, has lost his left arm foem the same cause, and expects very shortly to lose his right. Professor Goelz was killed by the discase in 1903; Dr. Blacker, of St. Thomas's Hospital, fol a victim in the year following; and alinost on the very last day of the year 1005, the distinguished Dr. M. Radiguet passed away, after enduring indescrib- ulle agony. Only a few months prior to this lat- ter sad occurrence, there occurred the terrible tragedy at the Government' laboratory at Kronstadt, in which a pro- fessor and {wo of his assistants lost their lives through accidentally inocu- lat ng themselves with plague bacterla. with which they had Leen experiment ing. Alter a similar fashion, too, per- ished in the prime of his life, at Oporto, in 1899. Professor Camara Prestana, of L. sbon, most distinguished among mod- err lacteriologists. The eminent Dr. Virlow, Pasteur's friend and onlleague, died of hydropho- bia, contracted while preparing a *"cul- ture" from Lhe spinal cord of a rabid rabbit. Thuillier the French bacterio- log'st, in order to study the precise ac- ton of the cholera germ on the human system, inoculated h m-e!f and died. Anl these instances are but typical of hundreds of others. Brave men! Mar- tyrs, all -- THE IMPORTANCE OF INTELLIGENCE The character and the destiny which are involved are too momentous for parents Lo permit their children to grow up in jgnorance, to leave them exposed te the corrupting influences of the street or the school, or to leave their child. ren in the developing years without sympathy and wise counsel, or in the opening ycars of manhocd and woman. hood to leave them to learn by a serwes of sad blunders and terrible conscquenc- ¢s what they should have been taught 1m a thoughtful and serious way. Intelligence on (hese subjects is of ut- most importance. 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