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"It is very singular," remarked the chambermaid musingly. ‘Where can he have gone to? I told him you would be here shortly. That proves sufficient attraction to enâ€" sure his presence in general.‘‘ "He seems tolerably insensible to the attraction toâ€"day, at all events,"" retorted Gredel petti_sbly. "2 MoCA Oy Eons on en s U "I will wait no longer ; come, Marâ€" tha, let‘s go home.‘" Ulla, Lachie en chenen e ne enc o The girl began to feel somewhat indignant about her lover‘s nonâ€" appearance. She had mado up her mind to resent his neglect in not being there to receive her. t was doubly provoking to have no opâ€" portunity of â€" showing her disâ€" pleasure and that Martha should be a witness to her disappointment, "No, stay. a, few minutes yet, ‘ replied the chambermaid. / "It is very odd,; I don‘t suppose he‘s very fat. off:"" ‘"‘Why the huge chest that was here but a little ago that which he has made for Captain von Homâ€" pesch. Didn‘t you see it‘ "Wherever he may be he has sped thither bareheaded,""‘ exclaimâ€" ed Gredel, as she took Caspar‘s cap from the nail on which it hung, and tossed it petulantly across to her companion. "Oh, yes, how stupid I am!‘ exclaimed Martha. ‘"‘He has doubtâ€" less gone to the captain‘s lodgings with the chest."" "What chest?‘ inquired Gredel "No; yes, stay; I passed Serâ€" geant Hoffmann and his men carâ€" rying a huge case or chest just as I came in. That would be the one you mention, most likely," said Gredel. ‘‘But Caspar was not with them." ‘No; yes, stay; I geant Hoffmann and rying a huge case or I came in. That wou you mention, most vaguely. "Which shows. him bareâ€"witted in more ways than one," laughed Martha ; "and as I live, Gredel, he has started on his errand bareâ€" backed, to boot ;‘ ard. the laugh died away on the chambermaid‘s lips as she pointed to Caspar‘s coat ‘‘Provoking me beyond all enâ€" durance,"‘ replied Gredel sharply. ‘"He only relieved me of his preâ€" sence on my declaring that I would submit to his taunts no longer ; that if he did not leave this, I should."‘ ‘"But what brought him here?" "His natural talent for . being where he is least welcome, I supâ€" pose,"‘ returned Gredel contemptuâ€" ously. ‘"He made some excuse that ho had business with Caspar.‘‘ "Ah ! yes, â€"I remember, _ but where is Herr Zimmermann «CI can‘t say ; I have not seen him. I found Captain von Homâ€" pesch here alone on my arrival. He told me that Caspar had just gone "It is strange,"" replied Gredel, as she looked anxiously at her comâ€" panion. ‘Caspar is not wont to go abroad, save clad as a decent citizen should be. What is it you think ?‘ she cried, as she gazed with undefined terror into Marâ€" tha‘s troubled countenance. "I scarce know what to think," replied the chambermaid, in quick eamest tones: "I fear there has been foul play here â€"of some kind. What could Captain yon Hompesch want with so huge a chest! Caspar Ollv Gredel still continues to muse over her late encounter. ‘‘Never did any man yet anger me as he does,"‘ she thought. â€" ‘"He irritates me past bearing by his impudent assumption that I shall eventually marry him, as if I should ever marâ€" ry anyone but Caspar. He stings me out of all temper by his insoâ€" lent jeering ; as if, forsooth, there ccould be any harm in my coming to see Caspar. I wonder, by the way, what‘s become of him. That box is token that Martha gave him my message. He might have contrived to be at hoime under the circumâ€" stances, I think. He can‘t be very far off, for here is his cap.‘‘ And then Gredel began to pout a little as she ‘reflected that if her lover had only been at home as he ought, she had been spared that mauvais quart deâ€"heure with Captain von Hompesch. She gave a saucy little toss of her head as she thought of this, and, truth to say, made up her mind to be & little hard upon Caspar for his negligence when he should put in an appearance. Her reflections were broken in upon by a sharp tap at the door. _ "It was somebody else,""‘ laughed the buxom chambermaid as she entered. ‘‘Very natural, as you seem all alone. Little use telling me about the broken knittingâ€"box, is it! (But what was Captain von Hompesch doing here ?‘ At last she exclaimed, "Come in, Sitr. Oh! you, Marths, is it! 1 hopedâ€"â€"" CHAPTER X.â€"(Cont‘d) GREDEL‘S RESOLVE: Or, THE RA!SING OF ZWEIDORF. "‘Never fear me, Martha!" exâ€" claimed Gredel with spirit; 1 will show. myself worthy of your example. It shall not be said of me that I made no fight for my lovâ€" er. Caspar shall have no cause to complain that I was erying when I might have been doing," and with mantling cheeks the girl sped away rapidly on her mission. Martha gazed after her young mistress for a moment, and then murmured,. ‘‘Yes, he was trapped into that box, I will go bail on it. If that arch thief Hoffmann and that chest leave Zweidor{ without its being examined, my mind misâ€" gives me that Gredel will have lost 4 lover and King Friedrich have gained a grenadier. But I must away too ; I have to rouse the town, ang I‘d as lief trust to the lads of the north quarter to keep the city gates as Herr.Passauer and the civic guards. They are likelier at all events to set about it quicker when they hear my story. Stopping egress from the town just now is the most important thing. Heaven send we are but in time. I would fain square accounts with that vilâ€" lainous sergeant at all events," and Martha‘s black eyes sparkled viciously as she also dashed into the street. â€" "It was but the other day Caspar spoke of there being strange rumâ€" ors afloat regarding these recruitâ€" ing gentry, and laughed when I bid him take heed of them,"‘ said Greâ€" del, struggling bravely with her tears. \ "XTven so; there is much talk in the town that Haas Klopstock was kidnapped to serve the King of Prussia._ It may well be that Caspar has met the like fate. But quick, this is no time to loiter. Away with you to Herr Passauer, and leave me to rouse the townsâ€" folk. There are plenty of lads on the north quarter will show their teeth when they hear what Martha Schurtz has to tell them. Courage, Gredel; Caspar‘s life may depend upon your being a braveâ€"hearted woman now. One look at you before you go!" eried the chambermaid excitedly, as she seized her mistress by the shoulders, and gazed keenly irto her face. ‘"Inat will do,""‘ she said. ‘‘Tell Herr Passauer your stery quickly, and plainly, and urge him to close the city gates. Caspar‘s life hangs on your words, rememâ€" ber, in all likelihvod, or his liberâ€" ty, which is the same thing. Now go, and God speed you, and recolâ€" lest you have no time to weep at present."‘ It may be that she had angryilife till we read i reminiscences connected with hetr those we love. last interview with Hoffmann. She| + had meant to twisb him rowund herl Judging from the fingers, and never doubted bUt‘lthus'iasts, one wo what she could do so, yet the jesuâ€" the modern airshi] itical sergeant had somewhat made | thing that the bir« a fool of her. upon that occasion.geggg_ : Martha was not the sort of woman | ses. to forget the affront then put upou During the â€"s1 her; and with all her genuine loyâ€"| 30th June the va alts to the lovers, there was doubt landed on the Sc less a spark of malics that lent a% £1.495,182, exclud zest to her present proceedings. As shell fishâ€"£36,968 ‘"‘What brought Hoffmann and his men here? Why was Captain von Hompesch here?"‘ cried Greâ€" de., with dilated eyes. ‘«Why is Caspar absent!? â€" What can it all mean? Speak quick!‘‘ she continuâ€" ed, as crossing the room rapidly she seized the chambermaid fiercely by the wrist. ( Do you think they have killed him?"‘ she demanded in a hoarse whisper. ‘"They would not dare, would they?! Oh! Martha, what has happened?! What is it you dread? Surely they would not venture to use violence!‘‘ and bursting into a paroxysm of tears the girl fell sobbing at the chamberâ€" maid‘s feet. "Be still, Gredel;: dont be foolish, you have no time for ecrying as yet,""‘ replied Martha, roughly. ‘"‘Listen, it is little likely they have attempted Caspar‘s life, although I have stro‘g misgivings that they have, and successfully, too, his likerty. He has been entrapped in some way, I make small doubt, and his main chance of rescue lies in yew. .. ‘"In me!l how sol What can I do?‘ exclaimed the girl, as she lifted up her tearâ€"stained face to her counsellor‘s. E "Well, you can stop crying to begin with,‘""‘ replied Martha curtly ; "‘weeping never meanded broken crockery yet. We must rouse the town, Gredel. Mind, your lover‘s life is at stake; ah! that touches you,‘‘ she continued, as the girl sprang sharply to her feet. ‘‘You must away to the burgomaster at onrce. Tell him Caspar Znnmerâ€" mann is missing, and that you susâ€" pect this Hoffmaun of being conâ€" cerned in his disappearance.‘"‘ said he was bid to make it big enough to hold himself."‘ ging at once, seeing no more use is to be had of it."" So like a hunted fox the sergeant was drivâ€" en to betake himself to the open, and fly from the more urgent danâ€" ger in face of the one that looked more feasible to escape from. He thought, too, that once he gained King Friedrich‘s lines, his neck was safe, and had arrived at the conâ€" elusion that further stay in Zwetâ€" dorf was fraught with much danger to all of them. It would be some:â€" thing, at all events, urged this worthy, to get well out of the to wn before their malpractices came to light, and he felt that the case 7f Hans Klopstock was liable to ke ventilated more thoroughly cere long. ‘‘Too many rogues cognizant ol the truth of that busines \ thought Hoffmann, "for the facts to be much longer concealed.‘‘ ern gate So, as I said before, the sergeaot with considerable: trepidatioa and misgivings urged his horse up the street in the direction of the northâ€" The bhappiest person is he who can entertain himself. It was with his heart in his mouth and his trapped victim in a counâ€" try cart that Sergeant Hoffmann commenced his journey. He and his mon escorted the lumbering vehicle slowly up the Ost Strass which led almost direct from the luckless carpenter‘s residence to the "Hinâ€" terâ€"Pforte,‘‘ or northern gate of the town. They had but a short distance to go before arriving at the barrier, and their way lay through the lower and poorer quarter of the city ; a part in which the inhabiâ€" tants were little likely to throw too curious an eye upon their deparâ€" ture, being themselves much habiâ€" tuated to hasty exits and entrancâ€" es consequent upon their nefarious dealings both within and without the walls. All this had been careâ€" fully taken into account by Von Hompesch when he projected his bold design. He calculated that, except perhaps a few questions at the gateâ€"questions mightily to be curtailed too by a liberal® douceur as drink money to the guardâ€"that Hoffmann would encounter no difâ€" ficulty about leaving the town. The worthy sergeant himself h:fivexpos‘ tulated much with his officer on the risk he would incur ; "hanging matâ€" ter for me should the chest be openâ€" ed.""‘ urged Hoffmann vehemently. "Certain death for you if you disâ€" cbey orders,""‘ retorted his superâ€" ior sharply ; ‘if that lying tongue cf thine fail_ to bamboozle these frowsy citizens of the burgher guard it were as well stopped wagâ€" No man is as important as his wife would like to think he is. Men are always betting that their sins will not find them out. The earth wrapped in the soft mystery of a summer twilight is as sweet as a bride in her vell. Many a man who pretends to beâ€" lieve things winds up by believing them. she said berself, she would like to be quits with that wily nonâ€"comâ€" missioned officer. MRS. FRANX EATON Frankville, Ont., Sept. 27, 1909. ‘"I suffered for years from headaches and pain in the back, and I cousulted doctors and took every remedy obtainâ€" able without any relief. Then I began taking "Fruitâ€"aâ€"tives", the famous fruit juice tablets, and this was the only medicine that ever did me any real good. I took several boxes altogether, and now I am entirely well of all my areadâ€" ful headaches and backaches‘"‘. (Signed) MRS. FRANK EATON. 5oc a box, 6 for $2.50 or trial box, 25¢. At dealers or from Fruitâ€"aâ€"tives Limited, Ottawa. IN PAIN FOR YEARS She; ade (do â€" We *ERUITâ€"Aâ€"TiVES" BRINGS RELIEF . _ up. much never N (To be continued.) CHAPTER XI. of Regg Heâ€" know read vou the ta would ship cc . â€"my What! 1X alue cbnm 1t real ? the in talk months â€" e of whit ttish coas coui doe: k of som imagine the meaning the eyes N do . exce mind o6« some en asu 3 value e that everyâ€" pt lay NC 1. 18 even ded fish was of of 0 If the individual dairyman wishâ€" es to improve the dairy qualities in h‘s herd or provide for a herd which will give him a better inâ€" come year after year he can go about it in two ways. He can, by tue aid of his records from the cow testing association, select his best cows to head the herd, and by breeding them to good sires with dairy qualities, be reasonably cerâ€" tain to obtain your animals with dairy qualities. The heifers of such breeding are used to replace the poorer cows in his herd and in a few years he will have a herd which will produce much more net profit for the same labor and feed. ALVICE TO YOUNG DAIRYMEN The second way is to buy from reputable breeders dairy cows of known qualities or young heifers of good breeding. But the price asked for such animals, while it may not be exorbitant is usually more than the average farmer is willing to pay and he will find that if he wants good dairy cows he must raise them himself. And his success will depend on his reâ€" alization of the great law in breedâ€" ing that ‘"like begets like or the likeness of any ancestor.‘‘ Just as surely as the good dairy cow, as a rule, produces offspring as good or better than herself, so surely must he expect offspring without dairy qualities from the poor dairy cow. For this reason he must choose only his best dairy animals for mothers of his future herd. be reasonably certain when she has been bred to a sire whose ancestry shows the same good qualities which we wish , to produce. _ When the dairyman buys the bull he has at the same time chosen the breed he wishes to work with as well as the type he wants to reproduce in his herd, and for this reason he should But the certainty of inherited dairy qualities in the offspring does not depend upon the good qualities of the mother alone. 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