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20 "Once more will you wager!‘ exclaimed Caspar fiercely. ‘‘Be it as you will," replied the captain, with a supercillious elevaâ€" tion of his eyebrows. ‘‘Bear in mintl the wager was not of my seeking."" seeking. . ‘‘See,. then !"‘ exclaimed Caspar triumphantly, as he leapt into the chest and extended himself at full length. M enieeam se cce be stt on "Bah! I covet not your gold. Make me another and take more eare of its dimensions." "Bon voyage, Herr Zimmerâ€" mann,‘‘ cried Vonon Hompesch, as quick as lightning he slammed down the lid, turned the key, and seated himself upon the chest. "He‘s credulous as the blackâ€" birds of my childhood,"" chuckled Hoffmann. ‘Heaven only grant tae townspeople may be equally beâ€" Heving. * ‘‘But somewhat more to the purpose, Herr Hauptmann," cried Caspar, now thoroughly incensed. «‘Will you wagser a gold piece I tan‘t get into that chest ?‘ «‘‘Tut, tubt, man, you are not the first of your craft who has made a burgle of a job. Why be angry ! Why insist upon it you are right !‘ "Will you wager?"‘ retorted Casâ€" par, hoarse with passion at his adâ€" versary‘s jeers. "Ha, ha!"‘ laughed the captain. "Did I not tell you,. Hoffmann, that the nailâ€"driving oaf wonld step inâ€" io his cage like a tame monkey. But quick, there is no time to lose. Bore me two or three holes in this box with that auger there, or it will, maybe, prove his coffin, alter all. ‘There, that‘s so," he continu= ed, as the . sergeant with readyi promptitude complied with his inâ€" structions. _ ‘"You have the horse and cart without. Call in the men and got through the gates with it at onee. ‘Tis but a bare quarter of a mile to the Hinterâ€"Pforte, as they term it, and they‘ll take small heed of your cargo there. If you use diligence,"" said Von Hompesch, rising, ‘"you will be safe in King Friedrich‘s camp by noon toâ€"morâ€" fow. ‘Tis but thirty miles or so. ‘ The sergeant went quickly to the window and gave a shrill whistle. ‘‘The men are coming up, Herr Hauptmann; _ I would we were well through with the business."‘ ‘"*Poof! you old croaker. These fat burghers may chance to make some outery about the disappearâ€" ance of their fellow, so it‘s well perâ€" kaps his Majesty is near at hand. Now lads,"‘ he continued, as the soldiers entered, "away with that cheseo. That‘s it,‘ he went on tr1 umphantly, as the men raised it on their shoulders. To the cart with it quickly. And you Hoffmann, see you let no grass grow under your feet for the next twelve hours or more. It might go hard with us should fthat lid be raised in Zwer dort."" "Horward, boys,""‘ cried the serâ€" geant. ‘‘Depend on ib T‘ll not lor ter on the road, Herr Hauptmann. I shall feel as if the rope were round my neck till I am in King Friedrich‘s lines." Looo Sn ceive "So far all goes well," exclaimedi Von Hompesch, as the door clos-ed‘ behind his satellites and their burâ€" then. ‘‘‘There‘s the carpenter out of my way,â€" and, if Hoffmann. bungle not his errand, scarce likely to trouble the ‘Golden Eagle‘ again for some time. Now, if tlos Zimmermann‘s disappearaince makes fot too great a stit among â€"the Touwnsfolk, I have the field all to myself. Gredel does me the honor to detest me just at present. At Meast o she says. Eoof! what of ‘that; these extreme feelings are ever reactionary in their nature. From love to hatred from hatred to love," moralized the captain, as he lounged towards the window, is bus an affainr of a few weeks, just as we glide from summer to winter, from Christmas back again to miclâ€" sSummeor. Why, zoons! here she comes. lt was as well she paid not her visit a trifle sooner."‘ @redel‘s fingers scarce tapped at tis door ere it was thrown open ; glancing round as she entered, the gir‘l gave a slight start as she reâ€" eognized that Captain yon Homâ€" pesch was sols tenant of the workâ€" skhop ""Thig is an unexpected plea sure,"‘ exclaimed the captain, as he bowed low. f "It is possible to regard it in a very <ifferent light,"‘ retorted Gzeâ€" de! defiantly. To say truth she was nughtily discomposed at finding Von Hompesch here alone. Erue, he had of late forebere to press his attentions upon her, but Gredel‘s womsa‘s instinet teld her that a CHAPTER IX.â€"(Cont‘d) GREDEL‘S RESOLVE: CHAPIER X Or, THE RAISING OF ZWEIDORF. teteâ€"aâ€"tete with him was better aveided. She had been careful never to be lefté by herself with him ever since the day of his haughty ang insolent declaration,. . Now by accident she was driven to give im an opportunity which her judgment tola her had been better dispensed wilh. "There was no help for ib‘ there was nothing left but to put a bold face unon it, and Gredel threw her pretty head back as she remarked, "I thought to find Casâ€" par Zimmermann here." "Ah1 he has just gone out, You must have passed him, one would almost imagine,"‘ and a smile flickered about the captain‘s mouth at the thought that she had proâ€" bably almost brushed with her skirts the temporary prison of her lover. "I met some of your men carryâ€" infg a huge chest, but saw nothing of Caspar,"‘ said Gredel. "Odd you did _nat â€"see him, perhaps he will not be long before he returns,"‘ replied Vou Homâ€" pesch, smiling. ‘He would be dulâ€" lest of carpenters, my sweet Greâ€" del, to be out of the way when you condescend to illumine his dwelling with your presence. If he knew such a favor was intended him, he is deserving of heavy punishment for his absence." e t o e en o es n easily. ‘"It would be as well that you should abstain from interferâ€" encoe in what doesn‘t concern you,. * "I need no counsel concerning my dealings with Caspar, . Herr Hauptmann,""‘ answered the girl unâ€" s i & aele ce is Do moees coe ie eneitie en Gredel always labored under the unpleasant suspicion that the capâ€" fain was but mocking. her in such conversation as the present. "Pardon me,""‘ replied Von Homâ€" pesch with a grave reverence, 44 concerns me negarly. â€" If he knew of your coming, he is guilty of gross discourtesy towards my intended brideâ€"â€"‘**‘ <cvhap will I never be," cmed Gredel, vehemently. "I have told you so before." ‘tIn not being here to receive her,"‘ continued the captain, withâ€" out taking the slightest notice of the girl‘s passionate disclaimer. ""If otherwise, he has only exhibited s natural stupidity in not divinâ€" ug it‘ <His wits are keen as most people‘s, and his speech infinitely preferable to that of some,‘2 retortâ€" ed the girl with spirit. "Of his speech one might . be better judge were he Lere. But ze has just given a striking prosaf of lhis intelligence,"‘ and the 2apb im took a delicate pinch of snuif, and indulged in a low laugh ' Ei nsc en aimet T veferred only to some work he has been doing for me, replied the captain drily. 1 " esn en ‘"‘That has here then. I further to _ Gr.e_del, \\1th MAAAEE welels Carece mc ce n on ame ce ol "How do you mean? Whai ho done!‘ a 10 oo en ie nee oo cphat has been your business here then. I trust there is nothing further to detain you, observed Gredel, with marked politeness. ‘""wo or three things *‘ retiuuned Von Hompesch, wich | the Aatmost imperturbation. stt . there would be the discourtesy of isaving imperturbation. l st. would be the dizsourtesy of you to the sole compa 1y awn reflections.‘" "Thank you, sai) th a slight bend of ber fi pray putb yourself o venience on my gceoou it pecasions upon . waich hungers to be alaas."" levelled over her shoulger. "Herr Znmmermann arparert‘y understands your craving in that wespect,"‘ cried the captaina_ jeeringâ€" ls. % pecasions upon waich one hungers to be alaas.‘"" She turned from hin. spcke ; in fact, het List rem: levelled over her shoulder. "I would some others vnâ€"4kers‘tc my tastes as well as he." retort Gredel, again over her shoul ler «Secondly,"" continued the, unâ€" moved captain, L am curcous to know what occasions, your vicit here. "‘Then will your curiosity remainl ungratified,""‘ said Gredel, turning sharply round on her toz‘m(:ntor" "It concerns not you, nor does it need that I render account of my: doings to anyone save my father." "‘Excuse me, but as your affiancâ€" ced husband_â€""~ "Which you are not, and I tell you ten thousand times over, you hever shall /be," cried the girl, stung to passionate anger by_ his gool audacity. ‘‘Why will you perâ€" sish in that villaimous lie!‘ "©After this specimen of your temper, it does seem rash to petrâ€" sist,""‘ responded Von Hompesch meditatively ; more as if conferring ;with himself than replying to her vehement sppeal. "How dare â€"rou do it!~ cried Credel, with fushed cheeks _ and flashing eyes. "‘‘What tempts you to persevere in such a falsehood t‘ she continued, with a disdainful 10 giarl Wwiv‘h head,, _‘ it no ime:nâ€" 5 ‘Pliere ars im‘ as she remaris was O there leaving & vyout eried has cec MISERABLE WITH â€" pspis) Another Wonderfal Cure By That Wonder{ul Fruit Medicine "Eruitâ€"aâ€"tives." Mr. Mathias Dery, of 225 Church street, Ottawa, Ont., was treated for years by physicians for Painful Dysâ€" pepsia, He spent so much money for doctor‘s medicines without getting much relief that he had about made ilp his mind that his case was hopeâ€" ess. Seeing "Fruitâ€"aâ€"tives" advertised, however, Mr. Dery thought he would invest 50c in a box of these wonderful fruit juice tablets. And this famous fruit medicine did for Mr. Dery what all the docters could not doâ€"it ¢ured him. stamp of her little foot. ‘"But I‘m a fool to be so moved,‘‘ she murâ€" mured, struggling hard to keep back the wrathful tears that welled beneath her eyelashes; "to let my anger so master my judgment. You too, Herr Hauptmann, might find better pastime that the teasing of a quickâ€"tempered girl," and as she concluded, Gredel threw herâ€" seli into a chair, and took refuge in her pocketâ€"handkerchicf. He writes:â€"‘Fruitâ€"aâ€"tives‘" positiveâ€" ly cured me of severe Dyspepsia when physicians failed to relieve me." "Truitâ€"aâ€"tives" makes the stomach sweet and_clean, insures sound digesâ€" tion and regulates bowels, kidneys and skin. gs # But Von Hompesch was callous as adamant to a woman‘s tears. He was a little forgetting his end just now, and could not resist the tempâ€" tation of still further avenging himâ€" sellt on the girl for her rejection of his proffered love. Gredel‘s bonny head bowed in sorrow was a sight to have softened most men, but the captain contemplated _ her with stcical admiration, 50e a box, 6 for $2.50, or trial box 25câ€"at all dealers, or from Fruitâ€"a tives, Limited, Ottawa. "Permit me to remark,""‘ he said, with quiet deliberation, "that if your object was merely to see Herr Zimmermana, you show a want of delicacy that searce befits you." "«And why should I not see Caspar?‘ flamed forth Gredel, as sh> reared her head in righteous indignation. ‘"I can judge for myâ€" self, I trust, what is becoming & maxien. What fharm is there T would know in my lookingâ€"my locking,"‘ and here the girl paused in deep confusion as the ]â€"lood mantled richly in her cheeks at the utm aiv=t berlexcuse) was alter in deep confusion as the mantled richly in her cheeks thought that her excuse w all but too transparent. w:‘.I;g)fltfi)kriflg at. what *‘ the eaptain | with _ a smile. s "Looking into see if my knitâ€" tingâ€"box was repaired,"‘ gulped out Gredel desperately. "No; not that box again !_ exclaimed Von: Hompesch with a burst of laughter, "‘"Itb flies to and {ro between you like a shuttlecock. Caspar‘s courtship seems a good deal mixed up with boxes," mut tered the captain with a grim chuckle to himselt. "‘They will break and they must be mended, I presume," retorted Gredel, half defiantly, half depreâ€" catingly. > "Perfectly true they will. Under what cireumstances why always break the samel A little vartety oi tTooals better en‘ Dowt you NOE Aie se ea e erten esn 1 1 Mgun so important a business as this,"‘ he continued, touching the knittiangâ€" box lightly, ‘‘should be interfered with. Adigu; I trust you May not have to wait long for Herr Zimmerâ€" mann ;‘ and with a profound reverâ€" ence, in which Gredel was dimly conscious of there being a certain s mount of mockery. the captain took his departure. * (Fo_be continued.) In Persia it is considered effeminâ€" atre to laugh. é J It is estimated that there 600,000_ telephones now in the world. National Q.d b) the einments. Borean tailors do not stitch garâ€" gents. They paste the edges toâ€" gcther ard press them down. The Russian secret service em-| Un an ploys over 6,000 women. Some of the da j ; : Jraw a salary of $10,000 a year. | morning. A good excuse never turned failâ€" e into a victory. pawnshops are maintain French and Italian Gov Secret Service em it there_are 8,â€" now in use in inquired sceptical Why should we prune a fruit tree? There are many people who can scarcely give a reason for pruning. If they cannot give a reaâ€" son this is good evidence that they do not understand pruning. You know why we prune the hedge. It is for .the purpose of kceping the hedge dense and low. Why do we not trim our oaks, maples and elms! For the reason that we desire them to be densely keaded, thus it cannot be said we tiim our apple trees to make them more beautiful. Should we trim our elms, maples and oaks back to make them longer lived or more kealthful?! .No, it is not natural for trees of any kind to be pruned they are not apt to be so long lived after pruning nor so handsome to lcok at. The main object of pruning is to be able to produce larger and betvâ€"! ter fruit than could be secured vithout pruning. If a fruit tree is filled with branches thickly, the tree will have twice as much fruit as it can bring to perfection. If each year we thin out a few of the bkranches ‘we thus thin out the fruit and at the same time permit the rays of the sun to penerate so as to color the fruit and bring it to perfection. If too many branches are taken out and the sun admitâ€" ted too freely in the top of the tree it may be injurious. If there are too many branches in the tree ard they are too close together the air cannot circulate among the branches and the fruit will not be as attractive nor as good in quaâ€" lity. Sunshine and cireulation of air are as necessary to the fruit tree as fertility in the soil.â€"Green‘s EFruit Grower. Cows need a constant supply of, water. In the summer time when, the days are warm and the amount of moisture perspired by the aniâ€"‘ mals is large, there is a more urâ€" gent demand that water be conâ€" vcenient to the,. animals abundant. The ~ommon practice of shutting the animals in the back pasture lob {rom early morning till milking time in the evening without a chance to get to water, is wrong. Either arâ€" rengements should be made so the cows may come to the barn for water or, better yet, a supply should be had in the pasture lot. A windmill can be easily and cheapâ€" iy installed over a well in the field. The absence of buildings near will make a low derrick sufficient to get good results. With an overflow pipe properly arranged to carry away excess water, the mill may be left in gear constantly, and will usualâ€" WATER SUPPLY IN PASTURE _ This circular says that many farâ€" ‘mers in Indiana planned to give "their orchards proper care this seaâ€" |sen, in the way of spraying, cultiâ€" 1\'21ting, ete.; but that with the deâ€" ;st:ruction of the crop, they became idiscouraged, and were ready to give up trying to keep trees healthy ‘and vigorous. This is a mistake. [Buds for next year‘s crop are ‘fo‘:med this season, and trees canâ€" |nct form fruit buds unless they |are kept healthy and vigorous. |Take care of your trees every year 1â€"â€"1‘11911 there will be fewer off seaâ€" sons. in gear constantly, and will usudalâ€" ly keep the animals well supplied with fresh water. The only care required is to keep the pump packâ€" ed and the mill oiled. Nothing, of course, surpasses springs for this purpose, but these are only to the few. A running stream is excellent Lut the practice of making the cows go to stagnant pools for water canâ€" not be too severely condemned both on account of the health of the aniâ€" mals and the wholesomeness of the mills. â€"â€"A:. . ly. It calls attention to the fact that, notwithstanding the fruit crop may bhave been badly injured, or even totally destroyed, trees and THE OBJECT OF PRUNING The Indiana Experiment Station has sent out a circular under the above heading, which is very timeâ€" SUMMER CARE OF QORCHARDS plants should be given good care, so that fruit buds may be formed for next year‘s crop. Pendletonâ€"‘"‘What are the two greatest wishes of a medical stuâ€" cdent?" 2 Keterâ€""Give it up. What are they 1" Pendletonâ€"‘‘To. put ‘Dr‘ before h:s own name and ‘Dr. after the rames of other people." In Northern Australia there is ope white man to every 700 square miles. On an average, the coldest part of the day is at five o‘elock in the Statistics show that the longest ived people eat the heartiest break asts. HIS TWO WISHES Pendletonâ€"‘‘What are t fesen iss oo EiD mas es Eoo s & tsA Fesa hn q.g;;gg s ZF;"" sA hss is Pts h ts tRA rogsA wor ce ;-{«;;l.',-zxx{-fi :4:‘5?5 Baans 6 hss e dregia a POSe [reva 08. NOb Bo4 wore ts o) h 5 5 3 cnlnets ts 59 Bs @ Bs > Gs i as Es Ftte. n en E8 o e is Ds zs pectoulss m aGy 1 i s es cgys. s sX Hp s es hss cA es 2 io i5 a o. hy s C4 © y m h tach _ sut ob sw 2 & a 53 %’1{'}*&' J 2 @ § &3 s ESS hb3 Ex â€" _ The women of New Zealand vote 1at elections as a matter of course (just as they partake of their meals |or do any other ordinary duty of | everyday life. The principal change | produced by the new order of ithings, as far as the family life of the people is concerned, would | seem to be that what may be called |pclitical questions have become ‘matters of general interest instead of being as formerly matters which were tacitly presumed to be outâ€" ig,lide the sphere of oneâ€"half the famâ€" ily. New Zealand‘s Experience in Seyâ€" enteen Years. The statute extending the franâ€" chise to New Zealand women was passed in 1893.. Since then there have been six parliaments elected by the joint votes of the men and wemen of New Zealand. In all of these elections, says the North Amâ€" erican Review, the women of the country have taken their full share. The proportion of women who voted at each election compared with those whose names were on the rolls have been almost exactly the same as that of the male voters. There are not at present in New Zealand as many women as men, and the actual voting power of the women is nearly i0 per cent. less than that of the nmien. Practically, hewever, all who can do so vote at each election. The fears expressed at the time the franchise was given them that the result would be either that the women would vote just as their husâ€" bands and fathers told them to vote or that the new privilege would mean dissension in families and the piactical degradation of the women have ‘not been justified by the exâ€" perience. In the matter of the extended franchise therefore, it was not theory but practical experience that won the day., It was not because women were human beings as much as men; it was not even because they â€"were intelligent human beings to whom men were ready to entrfust the care of their homes and familâ€" ies ; it was because they believed on the evidence of experience that woâ€" men if they could vote would take an intelligent interest in public auestions and would by their votes forward the best interests of the country and its people. A Swedish Inventicn to Give Mariâ€" ners Warning. Wonderful possibilities are claimed for a_ Swedish invention called the photographone, by means of which it is said that sound waves can be registered on a sensitized plate, says the London Graphic. _ The negative is developed in the ordinary way and the sound curves transferred to ebony plates,‘ from which the sound is reproduced as by the gramophone. 7 The photographone records can be reproduced ad infinitum, and if the original music or song skould rot be strong enough to fill a large concert hall, the sound can be inâ€" creased as desired. On account of the immense â€"volume of its sound tre inventor prophesies that the photographone will. replace fog sirers in lischthouses. Inrstead of the inarticulate howl which the sirens send out in the night the photographonic foghorn will call out the name of the lightâ€" hcuse for miles over the ocean. joace & aAs CÂ¥ E: Ssst s a 2 oo PEealte t is 8 a ho a .5 o §596a s g 9 seoak as y t\ h“@"‘"fi ff'i‘?. & Ko 5 :;&‘y Lt{ WOoMEN‘sS yOTES PRIZED. TALKING LGHTHOUSES. Tha Daimler Motor Lo., as09 Limited MOTOR CARRIAGES t AWARDED DEWAR TROPHY. coOvENntTERy, EncGLaANmNnco. & & $A t mne®ae o 4. ‘a Ese 494C "#"CA a {G 9 a & 7 + E a a o a m 1 & J Us es n Ee ta w a=4 , mm a oo h mds ho sam B aa m 807 6 t m 9 m o #o 10 6 ds y;, 5 a a 8 BJ | o ko o m m t a GtJ â€" 5 To » ns Fa n Bo C1 _4 fy sn a a m s a t & ty o a _b i l uo 2 Our Modern Hotels Denounced by a Disgusted Traveler. Modern hotels, with all their gilt and glitter, are too rich in adornment and altogether lacking in that oldâ€" fashioned hospitality which makes weary travelers feel somewhat at home. This is no new idea, by any means. but the evidence is becoming ®@ so plain that here and there a disâ€" gusted traveler may be heard giving vent to his overwrought feelings in a burst of denunciation. They want the kind of hotel where "life is not all marble slabs and gilt bellboys*" and where a guest may turn comâ€" @ pletely around or put on his hat withâ€" out disgorging a tip. 7 There is no doubt that a large seeâ€" tion of the hotel public is sated with the splendors of marble halls, which provide spaciousness without comâ€" fort, They: are tired of a "style‘> which makes a barren return for the, exactions on their purses and indif-‘ ferent to a table which the most skillful art of the chef cannot prevent from surfeiting. Hotel guests under the modern demands of a system of predatory charges of which tipping is only a minor feature, no. longer "‘take mine ease in mine inn.‘" They are prisoners of luxury, slaves to an artificial seale of living. & Perhaps in time the people who build and run hotels will get wise to this feeling on the part of many patrons and try returning to someâ€" thing like "ye olde inn‘‘ to hold their trade. But suppose this is done? Will a generation of gumps who have been educated to accept the present tinsel and tip refrigerators without protest feel at home in, anything else? Those who, by example, have been taught to believe nothing worth while unless they pay seven prices for it and hand the eighth to the everâ€"expectant wait er might be as miserable in a hotel 4 the olden kind as many others are now in the celebrated hostelries of toâ€" day, with all their luxuries and theig lonesomeness. A Meas YcK. Algernonâ€"What‘s this 1 beah about Miss Giltcoin agweeing to mawwy you and then going back on her word 1 FPercyâ€"That is the stwailt of it, I‘m sowwy to say. Algernon â€" Beastly twick, deah boy. Why don‘t you sug her foh nonsupport? You‘ve got a clean case, doncherâ€" know.â€"Chicage News. A Memorable Date. "What member of the class can menâ€" tion one memorable date in Reman history?" the teacher asked. "Antony‘s with Cleopatra." ventured one of the boys.â€"HKvery body‘s. And Such Is Fame. Mrs. Bluehoseâ€"Your new boarder is literary, 1 am told. Mrs. Malapropâ€" Yes, indeed. Why, with his books and papers be litters his room worse thaw any boarder I ever had.â€"Eschange. HULLS furnished complete or in any stage of completion. LAUNCGHES, with Engines inâ€" stalled, ready to run, in stock. Send stamps for catalogue. AXLE @REASE Foot of Bay Street HAMILTCN. CANADA Roebertson Bros. MCTIOR BOAT is awarded yearly by the for the most meritorious perâ€" general regulations for certiâ€" is the turningâ€"point to economy in wear and tear of wagons. Try a box. Every dealer everywhere. The Imporial Cil Go., Ltd. KRKOTXK DOWN FRAMES Ontarlo Agents: The Queen City Oil Co., Ltd. A fayoring used the same as lemon or vanille B‘{‘__di.:sa..lvmg gramulated sugar in water an adding Mapleine, a delicious syrup is imade 21 a syrap better than maplc. â€" Mepleine is sold b grocers. If not send 50c for g! or: bottle and recipe book. Crescent Mig. Co., Seattle, W DesicnERs axnp BUILDERS or MARBLE MISERY. ALL SI1ZES