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Madame Rachel, when she had heard from Paul the story of the dead man, sent for her lawyer and desivred him to attend the inquest, and, if possible, to learn something of the antecedents of the deceased. This lawyer, as I have already satâ€"] ed, was Adam Halford, one of the most reliable and honorable attor«l reys of Boston. He was not gifted[ as a pleader, and he made no preâ€"| tensions to rank in cases where eloquent speeches were to be mado t&o juries. His province was in the‘ Officers came and examined the ‘body, and called for some one to identify it. But none present could do so. The pockets of the deceased were searched, and upon the inside of a morocco wallet, and upon one or two papers, a name was writâ€" ten, and that name was "Adolphe Hugo." The honorable gentleman had gained the information he desired, ‘and with gracious thanks he reâ€" tired. . On the following morning, Paul mwas informed by his father that tkere was no objection to his paying | his addresses to Christine St. Clair. | He had started for the Br»ooksidej Cottage to share his joy with the. girl, when he observed a crowd ofl men and boys collected near the| railroad, and an impulse drew him to the spot. The body of a man had been found in a gully close by the | prack, stark and dead, with botn Legs broken, and a deep gash at the | ack of the head. The engineer of | zhe late inwardâ€"bound freightâ€"train ' f rom Providence was present, and â€" he said that at that spot, on the‘l previous night, a man had attemptâ€"| , ed to cross the track before his anâ€"| , ine. He had not seen him until ; fairly in his way, and had passed | , , thinking that the man had , Fossed in safety. Paul Waybrook | looked upon the broken corpse â€", looked upon the cold, dark faceâ€") gnd knew it for the man from whom t he had rescued Christine on the | ; prevéous evening. | ‘"‘God forbid,""‘ she said, "that I should make the hand of the sweet child a thing of barter. But I tell ou, Mr. Waybrook,"" and her eyes amed with a proud and defiant ight as she spoke, "that Christine t. Clair, if she lives, shall be able to outweigh your gold, pile it as bigh upon your banker‘s scales as ever you car! Would you ask, more The woman‘s vlilpg curled and her countenance speedily brightened. ‘‘No," said Waybrook. "He is young and headstrong. His only weakness, inherited from his moâ€" ther, is lack of that pride and foresight which are so essential to honorable success and station in life. I am frank, you see." } ‘"‘Does your son join ioum this investigation?‘ asked Rachel. "I am a man of business, and of i1 have not looked into tha directory fow words,‘‘ explained the visitor, f to assure myself upon the point, when he marked the \ effect of his hut I think the only man of the abrupt question. ‘There is no need| Rame of ‘Hugo‘ in the city is in my v‘ beating around the bush when | employ. th‘e‘matter is plain before us." ‘"How!?"‘ uttered Rachel, with inâ€" The face of the woman 'flushed, and her dark eyes Adashed. I am willing to admit all that, said Waybrook; "and now, let us come to another point.. Will Chrisâ€" tine inherit your property !" Nathan Waybrook reflected for a season with his head resting upon his hand. Then he arose, and reâ€" flected pacing to and fro. At length \ he stopped and looked at his watch. . It was not yet late. He went into " the hall and put on his hat, and then went out and walked to the Brookside Cottage. He found Maâ€" dame Rachel ard Christine toâ€" gether in the sittingâ€"room, but the latter withdrew as he entered. me, and she will be the same to the man who wins her for a wife, if he be true and loyal." i ‘‘Mr. Waybrook,"" returned Rachâ€" el, with digaity, "I have considerâ€" ed this matter seriously, and am only anxious for the happiness and welfare of my precious ward. You know her well. You have seen her vutgoings and incomings from childâ€" hood to present. _ What you see her in her best mood she is always. Bhe is a treasure and a blessing to. â€" (I have promised,‘"‘ he said, in conclusion, "to give my son an anâ€" awer toâ€"morrow.‘‘ Accordingly, he opened his busiâ€" ness at once. The woman, who had heard Chrisâ€" tine‘s story, knew the business of her visitor. â€" She studied his face and his bearing as he sa‘ down. Waybrook, when he mst the keen, selfâ€"possessed glance of the hostess, felt sure that he was understood,. and that preliminaries would be/ nesdless. Paul understood the hint conveyâ€" ed in his father‘s words, and withâ€" out further remark withdrew from the library. CHAPTER VI. CHAPTER V. Ar to the Dregs ; CR, SAVED BY THE LOVE OF A wWOMAN. Madame thanked the lawyer for his kindness, and pressed upon him another glass of wine.. The glasses were small, and the wine was of the pure fruit of the vine. 1 Res We se e ce c ts s edee ncA Eoc |bis equal for my service, and I am | confident I could not find his suâ€" | perior." ‘‘And his name is Hugo? * "Caspar Hugo." ‘‘Have you asked him concernâ€" ing this doad man ?‘ ‘Yes. He went with me to the inquest. But he knew nothing of the tramp. The coincidence struck him, as it did me, as being peculiar ; and he seemed quite nettled with the thought that he should have found his family name belonging to such a rascal. However, that matâ€" ters not. The rascal is out of the way, anrd I think you have nothing to fear further. Heâ€" was but a brute of rassage, and his race is run." Y se oo e e e e Ren o ty [ â€"Mr: Halford_ drank 3 glass of wine to moisten his lips and then l crossed his legs and rubbed his | bands ; and his homely face beamed | with goodâ€"natured satisfaction as | he went on to tell of his new clerk : 1 "It was a great hit for me, Maâ€" dame Rachel. Business was accuâ€" mulating and pressing unon my bands until I began to fear that I should have to send some of my legal documents out to be copied. Butâ€"presto !â€"this man drops down npon me in just the nick of time. He is a splendid stenographer and typewriter, and rapid. â€" He copies and arranges, and translates, and "revises, and corrects with a readiâ€" ness and assurance which are wonâ€" derfully sustained in perfect reâ€" sults. Instead of allowing him to serve me for nothing, I have insistâ€" ed _ upon paying him handsome wages; and, moreover, I shall keep bim with me, if I can." You like him, then ?‘ suggestâ€"| ed Rachel. She had been really inâ€" terested in the lawyer‘s glowing acâ€"|_ count of the new clerk. 5 ‘‘I more than like him,"‘ replied |_ Halford. "I doubt if I could find | vemn e oatl‘s 1 in St. Louis, and other western citâ€" ies, and I assure you I have found him a valuable acquisition. His plan had been to settle in Chicago, and enter upon the same line of business there that I transact here, and in order to perfect himself in that particular department of legâ€" al jurisprudence he came to Boston, and was recommended to call upon me. He called, and offered to give me his services for six months as clerk and copyrist, for the privilege of studving with me " "He is a clerk,""‘ explained Halâ€" ford, "who has but recently enterâ€" ed upon the service. He is a young man of eightâ€"andâ€"twenty, or thereâ€" abouts, from the West. He applied to me a month ago for a situation as a clerk, bringing very high reâ€" commendations from leading men ‘How!?" uttered Rachel, with inâ€" terest. ‘"I did not know that you had such a helper." "I never knew but one man of the name,‘"‘ said the lawyer, ‘"and,"‘ he added, with a smile, "the circumâ€" stance affords quite a coincidence. 1 have not looked into the directory Rachel St. Clair shook her head. She said that she had never heard the man‘s name before, and could conceive of no reason for the rutâ€" flanly attack, save the impulse of brutishness. "I find nothiug,"‘ he said, ‘"upon which I can hinge a suspicion. Do the circumstarces I have related afford to you any clue?‘ Mr. Halford attonded the inquest and instituted such inquiries as seemed expedicut to him, but he learned nothing that he deemed of importance. He went to Madame Rachel with the result of his inâ€" vestigations. to hedge about his professional dertakings. care of property, in the examinaâ€" tion of titles, in the preparation of |deeds and wills, and in the general |supervision of the estates of his [ cltents._ He was a man of threeâ€" score, the very soul of honor and thoroughly educated in those do. |partments of law of which his busiâ€" | ness required a knowledgeo. _ He was not a man of imagination ; he. bad little or no fancy, and ho used. lenguage only to convey realJ thoughts. He dealt with facts, and he had no fear that, when onc‘e{ armed with facts, any maa sould overcome him with other weapons. RBecause he himself was honest, he did not think all the world honest, ror yet did he think that the maâ€" jority of his fellows werse burdened with that Christian commodity. Nevertheless, he put great confiâ€" dence in the power of honest purâ€" pose, and was prone to believe that no scheme of dishonesty could sucâ€" ceed against the steorn bulwark of Right, whi‘ch he was ever prepared | _anad in the general the estates of his is a man of threeâ€" soul of honor and ated in those deâ€" ‘‘‘Deed, missus, I ‘member. it jes‘ as do‘ ‘twas only yesterday ; and from dat day to dis, t‘ro‘ all de years, dar‘s rebber been a time |\ when it wouldn‘t ‘ab done me good ‘to take ye an‘ carry yo jes‘ like I did in de long ago. Bress ye, misâ€" sus‘d _Bres: vye alvayst" l "I know it Tom. I didn‘t think when I called you. You ask me how old you are. Don‘t you know ?‘ _ . ‘‘Not ‘xactly, missus." ‘‘You are older than I am, Tom. You were a stout boy when I was a belpless little girl. I can rememâ€" ber of your carrying me in your} arms."" "‘Glory to God! I ha‘n‘t forgot it, missus. An‘ dis yer ols heart is as true toâ€"day as it was in dem time long, long ago; but de body am weak, missus." ‘Tom,"‘ she said, slowly shaking her head, ‘"my mind is failing as well as my body. Once, you know, I called only upon you when I needâ€" ed the services of one in whom I rould with the utmost assurance confide." Another morning found Rachel St. Clair able to be dressed, and to sit at the table ; but the old feelâ€" ing of strength and assurance was lacking. There was a sense of treâ€" mulousness; and when she rememâ€" bered her fourâ€"scoreâ€"andâ€"five years, she was fain to acknowledge that the race might be nearly run. She sent for old Tom, and bade him go and bring her lawyer. ‘ Christine could not command speech for reply. She could only cling around her guardian‘s neck, and kiss and bless her. ‘"The event is in the hands of God. His will be done! What to, you may seem the worst, may be | the best for me, I am o‘d, and. _near my journey‘s end ; you areI‘ young, and your journey is just( commenced. If I can see you hapâ€" pily fixed in life, I can pass over‘ the river without a regret. But for you, my darling, these last years of my life would have been heavy and sad. _ You have made them Lright and blessed. Let that| thought give you comfort." | She kissed the fair brow, and presently added : "‘Do not grieve, Christine. We have nothing to fearâ€"we have no occasion for alarm."‘ Under the influence of gentle reâ€" storatives and the gentler minisâ€" trations of Christine, Rachel was on ithe following day able to sit up, and she professed to feel quite herself again. She marked the shaâ€" dows upon her darling‘s face, and, drawing the sunny head upon her bosom, she said : ‘Let it be your study," he said, ere he departed. "to make her as comfortable and as happy as you can. Cheerfulness of spirit is the very best medicine she can take." Christine had scarcely thought of this, and the blow seemed for the moment to crush her with its horror. _ The physician tried to cheer her.. Her kind protector might be with her yet for months. __‘‘You do not think she will die /‘ eried the girl, in salarm. _ The doctor looked at her with an uncertain expression. Do you know how old your moâ€" ther is ?"" ‘Yes, sir. She is over cighty." "Eightyâ€"five, ats least, if I misâ€" take not!‘ Yes,â€"sit.‘"‘ "Then you yourself should pudge how strong her hold upon life can be. Look to her well. She can-‘ not be with you long." |_ The girl was not inclined to borâ€" | row unnecessary trouble. She was [)too happy in the knowledge of anâ€" |other event which had transpired ,' close upon the heels of the advenâ€" | ture ‘by the brookside. She was |allowed to love Paul Waybrook, and in the light of this great blessing all other events of life assumed a roseate hue and warmth. She was joyous and buoyant, and dreamed rot that evil could lurk in a world which had grown so fair and beauâ€" tiful. But evil was on the wing, neverthcless. Within a week from that time, Rachel St. COlair was seized with an epileptic fit, and when she had recovered from it she found herâ€" self weak and prostrate. The phyâ€" sician saw no present cause o!| alarm, but he advised his patient| that she should be very careful of her diet, and seek rest. He gave ber to understand that the sickâ€" ness had resulted from indigestion, | and that she must guard against such cause in the future. But, afâ€" terward, he told Christine that| Racheol was failing. ‘ ‘ Rachel St. Clair was willing to trust entirely in her lawyer‘s longâ€" tried judgment and experience. Ho would please her by doing as he thouglt best. Adam Halford once more sought tc impress upon his client‘s mind that she need borrow no further uneasiness from the cireumstance he had been called to investizate, ard then he took his leave. When he had gone, Madame Rachel called Christine, and informed her of the result. j "I think * said Halford, as he stood in the hall, with his hat in his hand, "‘that I will bring my clerk over with me the next time I come, and give him an insight into your business. We know not what may bhappen. In case of acâ€" cident to myself, it might be well that hs should understand such matters as require professional oversight.""‘ \ ten words than a penniiégs man can in ten thousand. The product of the eggs which bas a strong odor, from which a stranger betakes himself quickly, the Chinese eat as hors d‘oeuvyre, and it is said to have the taste of lobster." _ "The Celestials have a preferece for the egg of the duck or goose. They are placed with aromatic herbs in slaked lime for a period more or less long, the minimum time of treatment being five or six weeks. Under the influence of time the yolk liquefies and takes a dark ereen color. The white coa.gu]ates{ and becomes green. IPrepared With Aromatic Herbs in Slaked Lime, Dr. Malegnon, who has dwelt long in China, gives some curious details of the food of the Chinese. _ This is what he says of the ‘"‘Sons of Heaven‘‘ and the way they eat eggs : ‘"The Chinese are great eaters of eggs, which they take hard boiled.. One finds them in all the roadside places for refreshment. The Celesâ€" tials have an expression : ‘Eggs of a kundred years.‘ The eggs are not always a century old, but you are able to get them of many years standing. A millionaire can say more in a "‘boxer‘‘ by all Chinamen, for he is supposed to have great strength in his arms and hands, and also some great magic power. e eR o 2000 ce o. D ue se ture of 110 degrees and taken as a powder is believed by Asiastics to transform a craven into a hero. After the patient has made the rounds of the barber and travelling physician he now looks up his dentâ€" ist, whom he will find on any street corner in all large Chinese cities. You are greatly impressed by the Won Tiger bones when ground to a powder and mixed with Chinese wine make a great blood tonic which These pills may consist of spotted rhinoceros horn, said to be a wonâ€" derful cure for intestinal troubles. The spotted rhinoceros horns come from southern Chinga, and in the market at Shinapore a single speciâ€" men will bring $25, Pence the doctor can do the patient no good until he promises to set off 100 firecrackers and to make a daily visit to the joss house. This done he receives the usual pills for those vacated by the devil. Finally the patient‘s back is massaged, and after paying a fee of three cents and no tip he leaves the shop, feeling clean outside, but now must consult his regular physician. After going ‘through the usual examination, which is a form of military inspection, the doctor diagâ€" noses the case and treats it unless a devil happens to jump down the patient‘s throat. If this has hapâ€" pened the doctor can do the nationt Barber, DBoctor and Dentist Form a Deadly Trinmwvirate. It is the custom for a Chinaman bo visit his barber every week to have a general overhauling. First, the head and facoe are shaved ; second, the ears are scraped and cleansed with a small brush mads of duck‘s hair ; third, the upper and Jdlower eyelids are scraped with a dull edged knife, all granulations being smoothed away, and then an application is made with a duck‘s hair brush of salt solution. This is the reason, says a writer in the Medical Record, why â€" you will find so much blindness in China. They take no antiseptic measurei whatever. All instruments are held in the operator‘s mouth during the process of operation. CHINESE LIKE EG MEDICAL MABRYVELS IN CHINA. ‘¥Ye don‘t blame me, missus, ‘cause I‘s weak an‘ shaky ?"" ‘‘Bless you, dear old Tom ; nevâ€" er!"" ‘"Glory to God for dat! I‘ll send dat ar gal right along." (To be continued.) ‘"‘Thank you, Tom. You may send Lora here. She had better go for the lawyer." 1GS. "I often wonder," said a gentleâ€" man to a young mechanic, "~how youâ€" ever pluckedl _ np courage enough to propose to your wife â€" you were always such a bashful young fellow." ‘‘Well," explained the husband, ‘‘she made it easy for me. You know I walked out with her freâ€" quently, and shke must have known I meant business. But I was al ways afraid to speak right out, till one night I said to Rer rather casuâ€" ally, ‘Do you think you‘ll ever marry ?" She said she thought she might; so I said, ‘When? ‘Whenâ€" ever you do,‘ was her anrswer; and I said, ‘All right" So wro settled the day there and then." j The path which seemed so hard and long Was brightened soon with light and song, And brighter days began : Made wiser by the chastening rod, He says to others "trust in God, And do the best you can." ‘"‘Not less of faith do I desire, But more of that allâ€"conquering fire Which faithful work must fan ; Not less I trust the will divine, But more I seek with what is mine To do the best I can." For work which now I scan : He will bestow the grace I ask That I may gladly meet my task And do the best I can." Then said he, "‘with this truth in view, He will my faili‘ng strength renow just, He said, in Him I surely trust Who shapes Creation‘s plan : But while my trust is unassailed, I clearly see that I have failed To do the best I can. Weigh.ed in the scales so true and T. WATSON. Granthurst, Ont., 1909. Psalnm 87: 35, R. V. Unto a friend cnee brave and bright, Who had become in serrow‘s night A much discouraged man, An earnest helper spoke the word, ‘"Cast all your care upon the Lord, And do the best you can." Sbhe had her bicycle, and freâ€" | quently scouted ahead that there might be no delay in choosing a good place with plenty of pure water within reach. They were careful never to camp without askâ€" ing leave of the owner of the land, and they found the farmers exceedâ€" ingly goodâ€"natured about giving them camping space, and about selâ€" ling them milk, eggs, etc., and sometimes renting them a stall for the horse. Also, they were never troubled by tramps, perhaps beâ€"} cause they had for travelling com-‘ panion a large, ableâ€"bodied, very alert dog. For a month they Ied)' an ideal life, drifting along the loveâ€" ly English roads, stopping for a' couple of days when they came upâ€"| on a spot especially suitable for{ sketching or exploring; up and away at 5 o‘clock in the morning,' resting through the warm middle of the day. It is a leisurely thing, a,!‘ van, like a houseboat; those who |â€" want to tear through the country, bad better take an automobile. wWOMAN‘S GENTLE ART arrangements, one did the cooking, but as this was conceded to be the drudgery of the trip her mates turned in and helped her. One girl carried a map of the district, and was charged with the responsibilâ€" ity of selecting the camp for the night. They got along rogether with the utmost peace and amity, because they had serupulously divided up the duties beforehand. One girl took care of the horse and drove, thus dispensing with a hired male driver, who is always an expense and generally a nuisance. One girl took charge of the tent and sleeping There are girls in England who do spend their holidays in this deâ€" lightful fashion. In that country there are vans for hire, constructâ€" ed to hold fwo, four or six persons, and fitted up with every comfort. An American girl has an English cousin who, with three other girls, took a month‘s trip ‘n the south of England at the small cost of $7.50 apiece. a= | all day in an office or a scho. has day dreams of the hay there would be in taking to life, if only for a time, says a in The New Yark Tok L. Who has not sighed for the open tiail! Men are not the only ones who get wild longings to "hit the road." Many a demure girl toiling ?ll da;y in an office or a schoolroom Ridiculously Cheap Outingâ€"A tle Forcthought Works Wonders. GIRLS 60 Aâ€" GYPSYING THEY SEE SOUTH 0P ENGLAND IN A CARAVAN. CHOOSING A CAMP LURE OF THE ROAD TRUST AND DQ " J ‘VD 4 UIMe6, says a writer New York Tribune. tl}e happiness | _A man lars with fin trying _ How different the prospect on â€"</l prepared as described above, from what can be seen too oftenâ€" _ land plowed shortly before being sown, hastily worked, lumpy a:d dry ; seed germinates unevenly, plantlets make poor growth, and outlook for profitable crop is poor indeed.â€" Farmer‘s Advocate. EYpsy In the Southâ€"western counties of Ontario a good deal of wheat is grown on bean and on corn ground, no plowing, we understand, being done, the surface only being thorâ€" oughly worked. _|_ Whatever land may be chosen on which to sow wheat, thorough workâ€" ing is necessary. If on stubble | ground, plowing should be done as early as possible, cach day‘s work being rolled and harrowed the same evening, as such work is much more effective than if deferred unâ€" til ground is dried out, and is in much better shape to benefit by any rain that may fall. Much depends on plowing early, as the longer the ground weathers after being worked before sowing is done, the better its condition‘ seems to be. Surface working with disk harrow or springâ€"tooth cultiâ€" vator, and harrow and roller acâ€" casionally, is very important. The ideal condition for a seedâ€"bed for wheat is a somewhat firm bottom,‘ made so by repeated workings afâ€" ter being plowed, and a fine, moist," mellow surface soil. Surface workâ€" ing after plowing, and plenty of it, is the correct treatment, wheâ€" ther the ground has been stubble land, summerâ€"plowed, pasture, or clover sod. If a little manure can ke spared and worked in, it will very much help the chance of hayâ€" ing a fair crop. Some excellent farmers find barâ€" ley ground very suitable for fallâ€" wheat growing. The ground can be plowed early ; it usually works up well and yields good crops. The pea crop, which is the very best to precede wheat, is almost out of count now, as so little of it is grown; but even after oats, or cats and peas mixed, good wheat crops may be secured, if soil and climate are favorable. The great value of peas for feeding, and the excellent condition in which a pea crop leaves the land, constitute a strong reason for increasing the acreage of peas, mixing them with cats, if necessary, to facilitate har vesting. "f Good crops of wheat may be grown on pasture land plowed in (the summer, after the most of the | pasture for the season has been, | secured. _ Some find clover sod, |plowed after haying, an excellent | preparation for wheat, but this‘ | practice has serious drawbacks. If, \|a= is usually done, the wheak | ground is seeded to grass and cloâ€" ver, it is but one year out of lea, and, whileâ€"good for this particular field, it would be at the: expense of, other parts of the farm, whichâ€" would have to be kept in crop and out of grass too long for the good of the land. ITwo, or, at most, three, years out of grass is long enrough.. Besides, clover sod is specially adapted to the growing oi corm, potatoes and roots, and these are nowâ€"aâ€"days of more imâ€" portance than wheat, and shount have the preference. _ Whethe, wheat is grown or not, these should be. Summerâ€"following puts the land into the best possiple condilion for, wheat, but it is too expensive a method to be recommended for genâ€" eral practice.. One crop in two years seems like waste. ‘The only case in which it seems justifiable is when a field is so thoroughly infestâ€" ed with noxious weeds that no other; treatment is likely to be of much avail. I |Sowing, in many cases. A word of caution to our readers against makâ€" ing such a mistake will not be out of place. This year is not likely to be any exception to the rule that,. to sow wheat on land unfit for 1t,. is to lose; while a satisfactory yield may be expected from suiable soil properly prepared. Another word of caution would be not to count too much on the continuance of present high prices. Prospects for the world‘s crop are fair, and prices & year hence may be very, different from what they are toâ€"day. High prices stimulate worldâ€"wide production, which in turn moderâ€" ates values. . Careful preparation is necessary in order to have a remsonable chance of a good crop of wheat. A good erop is the only profitable crop. This season, more than any for many years past, there is not unlikely to be a considerable perâ€" centage of the wheat crop sown on land not properly fhitted for it. The acreage will almost certainly be much larger, and the time availâ€" able for preparing the land no longer, so that, unless wenther conâ€" ditions favor, there will cither be insufficient preparation, or too late PREPAR could cara sevrcral dolâ€" the energy he generates to borrow one. RING LAND FOR WHEAT