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me * nedless to say I did not retire to roâ€" before I had read the manuâ€" Eâ€"..pt through from beginning to end, with the $6Fti#that the mornâ€" ing follow&n:%’?\communicated with the pol’icé’fés ‘hey were hopeful that they.gli_ ht be gble to discover the place re the packet had been posted; #Hut _ after considerable pearch wA found fhat it had beenâ€"hand fi;â€"’@;fi*aptam of a yacht, nameugkdown, to the comâ€" mander % kKa ~homeward bound brig, off * %E:le' for postage in Pg‘mouth. The®narrative, as you will observe, is written in the third . petson, and, as far as I can gaâ€" jféi’:{’her, the handwriting is not that of . @imon COrane. As, however, the * details of each.individual swindle ed me. I am your debtor for as pleasant, and, at the same time, as profitable a visit to London as any man could desire. In order that you may not think me ungrateful, I will ask you to accept the accomâ€" panying narrative of my advenâ€" tures in your great metropolis. Since I have placed mysolf beyond the reach of capture, I will permit you to make any use of it you please. Doubtless you will blame me, but you must at least do me the justice.â€"to remember that, in spite of the splendid opportunities you permitted me, I invariably spared yourself and family. You will think me mad thus to betray myself, but, ‘believe me, I have taken ‘the greatest precautions against discovery, and as I am proud of my London exploits, I have not the least desire to hide my light beneath a bushel. «With kind regards to Lady Amberley and yourself, â€" ¢‘I am, yours very sincerely, ascertained by the police, there can be no doubt of their authenticity. _ _A year has now elapsed since my peceipt of the packet. During that time the police of almost every ciâ€" vilized _ country ‘have been on the mwlert to effech the capture of my whilom friend, but without success. Whether his yatch sank and conâ€" veyed him to th« bottom of the ©cean, or whether, as I suspect, whe only carried him to & certain glart- of the seas where he changed to another vessel and so eluded fustice, I cannot sar.. Even, the Maharalah of â€" Malarâ€"Kadir has heard nothing of him since. The fact. bowever, remains, I have, inâ€" nocently enough, compounded â€"a merics of felonies, and, as I said at %he commencerment of this preface, the publication of the narrative. I have strangely received is intendad to be, as far as possible, my exâ€" efi n n es en e O feneatfeee uoo a l o ogh on en oo eoincided exactly with the facts as "It is only reasonable to suppose that by this time you have become acquainted with the nature of the peculiar services you have renderâ€" "On the High Seas. My Dear Lord Amperley,â€" "To my surprise ,.it contained a bundle of manuscript and a letter. The former I put aside, while I broke open the envelope and exâ€" tracted its contencs. To my horâ€" ror, it was from Simon Crane, and ran as follows : One, Saturday eveningâ€"the 7th of November, if I recollect arightâ€" I was sitting in my library, writing letters after dinner, when I heard the postman come round the square and finally ascend the steps of my house. A few moments later a footman entered bearing some letâ€" ters, and a large packet, upon & salver. Having read the former, I cut the string which bound the parcel, and opened 1t. Every one will rememiber the oxâ€" citement which followed the first disclosure of this dreadful secret and the others which followed it. As fresh discoveries came to light, the popular interest became more and more inftense, while the public‘s wonderment at tae man‘s almost superhuman cleverness waxed every day greater than before. My poâ€" sition, as you may suppose was not an enviable one. I saw how clevâ€" erly I had been duped, and when my friends, who had most of them suffered from his talents, congraâ€" tulated me on my immunity, I could only console myself with the reflecâ€" tion that I was responsible for more than ‘half the acquaintances the wretch had made. But, deeply as I was drinking of the cup of sorrow, I had not come to the botâ€" tom of itf yet. ‘A month later, and quite by chance, the dreadful truth came out. Then it was discovered that the man of whom we had all been making so much fuss, the man whom royalty had condescended to treat almost as a friend, was neiâ€" ther more nor less than a Prince of Swindlers, who had been utilizâ€" ing his splendid opportunities to the yvery best advantage. A Visit in the Night: CHAPTER I.â€"(Cont‘d) OR, A SERVICE TO THE STATE "§IMON CRANE." 2y > 220. Ten minutes later the coachman had turned out of the UChitpore Road into a narroyw byâ€"streot. From this he broke off fnto another, and at the end of a{fevw minutes. into still another. These offshoots of the main thorotéufare iwere gflrap- ped in inky daf'kness,# ‘and, in orâ€" der that theregshould be a§ much danger as possible, they were crowded to excess. To fihzse who know â€"Calcutta this information will be significant. There are slums in all the great cities of the world, and every one ‘boasts its own peculiar characterâ€" istics.. The Ratclifie Highway in London, and the streets that lead off it, can show a fair assortment of vice; the Chixese quarters of New York, Chicago, and San Franâ€" cisco can more than equal them; Little Bourke Street, Melbourne, a portion‘of Singapore, and the shipâ€" ping quarfér of Bombay, have their own individual qualities, but surely for the lowest of;zall the world‘s low places one must go to Caleutta, the capital of our great'l’hd:ia,n Em pite â€" Almost as he conoluded his soliâ€" quy a ticcagharri made its appearâ€" ance, and, without ‘being hailed, pulled up beside him. It was eviâ€" dent that their meeting was intenâ€" tional, for the driver asked no question of his fare, who simply took his seat, laid himself back upon the cushions, and smoked his cigar with the air of a man playing a part in some performance that had been long arranged. Surrounding the Lal, Machus, Burra, and Joira Bazaars are to ‘be found the most infamous dens the mind of man can conceive. But that is not all. If an exhibition of scented, highâ€"toned, goldâ€"lacquerâ€" ed vice is required, one has only to make one‘s way into the streets that lie within a stone‘s throw of ‘the Chitpore Road to be accommoâ€" dated. Reaching a certain corner, the gharri came to a standstill and the fare alighted. He said something in an undertone to the driver as he paid him, and then stood upon the footway placidly smoking until the vehicle had disappeared from view. When it was no longer in sight he looked up at the houses towering 2beve his hesd, in one a mMartiage feast was being celebrated ; across "It is fortunate that Her Excel* lency is, like myself, an enthusiasâ€" tic admirer of Indian art,"‘ he said. "It is a trump card, and I shall play it for all it‘s worth when I ge to the other side. But toâ€"night I have something of more importance to consider. I have to find the sinâ€" ews of war. Let us hope that the luck which.has followed me hithâ€" erto will still hold good, and that Liz will prove. as tractable as usual." ‘‘Providence has really been most kind,‘‘ he said as he shut the book with a snap, and returned it to his pocket. ‘"And what is more I am prepared to be properly grateâ€" ful. It was agood morning‘s work for me when His Excellency decidâ€" ed to take a ride through the Maâ€" harajah‘s suburbs. _ Now I have only to play my cards carefully and success should be assured."" He took a cigar from his pocket, nipped off the end and then lit it. He was still smiling when thg smoke had cleared away. 6 } A few minutes later he had passâ€" ed the sentry, and was making his way along the Maidan to the point where the Uhitpore Road crosses it. Here he stopped and appeared to deliberate. He smiled a little sardonically as the recollection of the evening‘s entertainment crossâ€" ed his mind, and, as if he feared he might forget something connectâ€" ed with it, when he reached a lampâ€"post, took a noteâ€"book from his pocket and made an entry in tb. $ "‘YÂ¥qu will not forget your promâ€" ise to acquaint us with your arrival in ]::‘ggndon,” said His Excellency as he Shook his guest by the hand. We ghall be delighted to see you, and igxwe can make your stay pleasummble as well as profitable to you, }%m&y\ be sure we shall enâ€" deaw? o. To so." . "YÂ¥our lordship is most hospitâ€" awble, and I think I may safely promise that I will avail myself of your kindness,‘‘ replied the other. "In the meantime ‘goodâ€"bye,‘ and a pleasant voyage to you.‘"‘ _ The night was close and mugey, such a night, indeed, as only Calâ€" cutita, of all the great cities of the East, can produce. The reek of the native quarter, that sickly, penetrating odor which once smelt, is never forgotten, filled the streets and even invaded the sacred preâ€" cinects of Government House, where a man of gentlemanly) appearance, but sadly deformed, was engaged in bidding Her Majesty the Queen of England‘s representative in India an almost affectionate farewell. CHAPTE RIL Life Insurance Companies will not insure a man suffering from heart trouble. The reason is obvious. This is a serious . matter to the husband or father who>=is solicitiâ€" ous for the future of his dearâ€"ones. Often the heart rrouble is caused by an unexpected thing and can be corrected if taken in time and properly treated. A man in Colorâ€" ado writes : "I was a great coffee drinker for many years, and was not aware of the injurious effects of the habit till I became a practical â€" invalid, suffering from heart trouble, indiâ€" gestion and nervousness to an exâ€" tent that made me wretchedly misâ€" erable myself and a nuisance to those who witnessed my sufferings. "I continued to drink coffee, however, not suspecting that it was the cause of my illâ€"health, till, on applying for life insurance I was rejected on account of the trouble with my heart. Then I became ‘alarmed. I found that leaving off coffee helped me quickly, so I quit it altogether and having been atâ€" tracted by the advertisement of Postum I began its use.. â€" "‘The change in my condition was remarkable. All my ailments vanâ€" ished. My_ digestionâ€" was comâ€" pletely restored, my nervousness disappeared, and. most important of all, my heart steadied down and became normal, and on a second examination I was accepted by the Life Insurance Co. Quitting coffee ard using Postum worked the change."‘ Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. "‘There‘s a reason.,‘‘ and it is exâ€" plained in the little book, ‘"‘The Road to Wellville," in pkgs. Turning out of a narrow lane, which differed from its fellows only in the fact that it contained more dirt and a greater number of unâ€" savory odors, they found themâ€" selves at the top of a short flight of steps, which in their turn conâ€" ducted them ‘to a small square, Ever read the above letter? A new ons appears from time to time. They are gonuine, true, and full of human interest. ther filg.??z:;:*; xT * Le#d on,’-’;s{a._,idjfi%\Englishmalu C weomhave w@stéfi;é_h ugh time alâ€" reagt‘‘ 2 S ‘ fya._. . l Hie®w . Cl Wathout more ado‘,:.,ggg_e Babu twned himself. about an fiiéjpceed- -‘in the directivn he hadzeome, fHéeyer pausing save to glance=over his‘ shoulde» to Makeâ€"swrestimé is companion was followifig.:= Geemâ€" ingly countless were the langs., strogts, and, alleys. through fihi@fij they passed.._._Fheâ€"place was no.. thing more nor less than a, fkabb‘lb f warren of small passages, and so dark that, at times, it was as much as the Englishman xauld,<4loâ€"to,se€ his guide ahead of him;= Well acâ€" quainted as he was with the quarâ€" ter, he had never been able to make himself{ master of all its intriccaâ€" cies, and as the person whom he was goinz to meet was compelled to change her residence at frequent intervals, he had long given up the idea of endeavorins to find her himâ€" self. "It was impossible that I could get away before,‘‘ the other anâ€" swered cringingly; "but if your Excellencwfl be pleased to folâ€" low me ag 9$f\ ill conduct you to the p‘eouy%eek, without furâ€" ther @la.@;:g-::;*ff?;;__. [3 For upwards of ten minutes he waited, but after that he seemed to become impatient. The person he had expsected to find at the renâ€" dezvous had, so far failed to put in an appearance, and ho was beginâ€" ning to wonder what he had better do in the event of his not coming. ‘"You aro late,"" he said in Engâ€" lish, which he was aware the other spoke fluently, though he was averse to owning it. ‘‘I have been here more than a quarter of an hour."" the way the sound of a woman‘s voice in angry expostulation could be heard. The passersâ€"by, all of whom were natives, scanned him curiously, but made no remark. Englishmen, it is true, were someâ€" times seen in that quarter and at that ‘hour, but this one seemed of a different class, and it is possible that nine out of every ten took him for the most detested of all Englishâ€" men, ‘a police officer. + But, badly as he had started, he was not destined to fail in his enâ€" terprise; for, just as his patience was exhausted, he saw, hastening towards him, a man whom he reâ€" cognized as the person for whom he waited. All the Goodness Oof Prime Besf btgh Exa 1 9 Es & =g 2m Ey Ne td RS BCEA d ied "~3 2 a s sn t h Ra °FS a 52 es 5 mid ces 5 isp es 3 5 2A be ;'fir s td osse t sA 2 is 9 © es > hb 90 s a § 2 2s 6a a B 2 & Risieag se 2o CS Re ns Ras ReA» oc sp a a § tm Use it for your gravies and sauces. a It makes every dish with which it is used much more nutritious and gives the rich appetising flavor of prime roast beef. When He Quit Coffee. HEART RIGHT Contains "Do you know _ himt"‘. gasked a gentleman of an Irfigh friend. the other day, in speakifi@@ef®a third person. ‘"Know him!‘‘ said the Irishman. ‘"I knew him when his father was a little boy !‘‘ ‘"Ain‘t yertvaccination healed up yét‘?%f?téisked ‘J]'mmy. $ yasie. :s ‘‘Negy,"‘ replied Tommy. â€"** "Gee! don‘t it make yer feel badt?" "s * ‘‘Naw ; theâ€"«dloctor told mom I mustn‘t take a bath till it‘s all healed up." . *z a »dow ‘at the further end covered with a thick curtain of native cloth. It was furnished with con; siderable taste, in a mixture of styles, half European and half naâ€" tive. _A large lamp of worked brass ,burning some sweetâ€"smelling oil, was suspended from the ceiling. A quantity of tapestry, much of it extremely rare, covered the walls, relieved here and there with some superlb specimens of native weaâ€" pons ; comfortable divans were scatâ€" tered about, as if inviting repose, and as if further to carry out this idea, beside one of the lounges, a silverâ€"mounted _ marghyle was placed, its tube curled up beside it inâ€"a fashion somewhat suggestive ofâ€"& snake. After the darknoss of the street and the semiâ€"obscurity of the stairs, the dazling light of the apartment in which he now stood was almost too much for his eyes. It was not long, however, before he had reâ€" covered sufficiently to look mbout him. The room was a fine one, in shape almost square, with a large From the centre of the hall, in which he found himself, a massive staircase led to the other floors, and up this Crane marched behind his conductor. ‘On gaining the first landing he paused while the Babu went forward and knocked at the door. A moment later the shutter of a small grille was pulled back, and the face of a native woman looked out. A muttered conversaâ€" tion ensued, and after it was finâ€" ished the door was opened and Crane was invited to enter. This summons he obeyed with alacrity, only to find that once he was inâ€" side, the door was immediately shut and barred behind him. Whether the buildings had been originally intended for residences or for offices it would be difficult to say. They were almost as old as John Company himself, and would not appear to have been cleaned or repaired since they had been first inhabited. Now and again figures issued from the different doorways, stood for a moment looking. anxiously about them, and then disappeared as silently as they had come. All the time not a light was to be seen, nor the sound of a human voice. It was a strange place for a white man to be in, and Simon Crane evidently thought as he obeyed his guido‘s invitation and entered the last house on the rightâ€"hand side. round which rose houses taller than any they had yet discovered. Every window contained a balcony, some larger than others, but all in the last stage of decay. The efâ€" feetk â€" was _ peguliar, but not so strange as the quiet of the place ; indeed, the wind and. the farâ€"off hum of the city were the only sounds to be heard. COMFORT IN THAT (To be continued.) RE you going to ‘build that new horseblock, sidewalk or dairy house of cement? Then insist on your dealer supplying you with the "CANADA" Cement. Not only will this ensure your getting a pure, uniform and strictly highâ€"grade cement, that will guarantee the lifelong permanency of the thing you ‘build, but it will also entitle you to enter our Prize Contest. And in this contest you stand a good chance of winning a prize that will perhaps more than pay you for the cost of the work. Every farmer in Canada who uses "CANâ€" ADA" Cement is eligible to compete. Four prizes will be awarded in each Proâ€" vince and theso prizes will be divided as follows: PRIZE "A‘"â€"$100.00 to be given to the farmer in each Province who will use during 1911 the greatest number of barrels of "CANADA" Cement. PRIZE "B"â€"$100.00 to be given to the farmer in each Province who uses "CANADA" Cement on his farm in 1911 for the greatest number of purposes. PRIZE "C"â€"$100.00 to be given to the farmes in each Province who furnishes us with the photograph showing the best ofrany particuâ€" lar kind of work done.on his farm during 1911 with "CANADA" .Gement. PRIZE "D"â€"§$100.00 to fifi iiven to the farmer in each Province whe,submits the best and most complete desgrj&fiofi, of how any parâ€" es $3,600 enpie® Him b) dm"'flg%gg‘ Prof. W. H. Day has recently ‘been making some calculations on the financial side of drainage. . A farmer has 50 acres that is rather wet, but although not drained it gives say $15 per acre. The value of the crop for five years in succesâ€" sion, together with compound inâ€" terest, would be $4,144 at the end of the five years. If however, he were to drain 10 acres of the land each year, and if the drainage inâ€" creased the value of the crop by $10 per acre (which is a low estiâ€" mate), then the value of the crop for five years, with interest, would ine $5,74. After paying for the drainage£. with interest, he would have gj‘, $4,124, the same within $20@#as if he had not drained, but %:f-‘*ffié:&rafiled thegwhole 50 acres at once, ‘then the,fivye erops, with inâ€" terest, would bge€worth $6,908. This after paying for the drainage would leave "fHim a balance of $5,121, which id $977 more than if he had not dragned. During the next fiveâ€" year period drainage by the inâ€" stallment plan would net him $1,â€" 604 mokfe than not to drain at all, and the, complete drainage would in Cash Prizes for Farmers $%2%%%%%80006% 2066 The @#rice allowed for drainage in *%%8%22%80900%8 020@# PROFITS OF DRAINING. On the Farm The Canada Sugar Refining Co., Limited, Montroal NaTIONAL Druc anp CHEMICAL and you‘ll feel like a neyw person. occasional indigestion â€"chronic dysp NAâ€"DRUâ€"CO Dyspepsia Tablets. ‘ restores your strength, your stomach requires no further aid. 500. a box. If your druggist has 50c. and we will mail them. IMPORTANT HINTS ABOUT PRCESERVING "Eaf and Be Merry!" Extra Granulated Sugar you have the other. Tell your grozer plainly "Redpath‘s" Extra Granulated, When Canning or Preserving, two essentials to good results are: Sound Fruit and Good Sugar. Canada‘s orchards supply the one and in j by $2,764 more than no When you want Loaf Sugar ask for ‘‘Redvath‘s" Red Seal Paris Lumps in Dust Proof Packages. Don‘t hold back from entering because you think you don‘t know anything about concrete work. It‘s very simple. Beâ€" sides, we have a 160â€"vage book that we will send you free on request, which tells you all about concrete and how to make and use it." In this book, you‘ll find comâ€" plete Instructions for the making of alâ€" most everything you can think of in the way of farm utilities, floors, vats, troughs, stairs, posts, etc. c ticular plece of work shown by photsgraph sent in, was done. Notice how we have purposely planned and imposed certain necessary conditions in order to give large and small users of cement an equal opppr_tqnit_y. § s As an illustration of this: In prizes "C" and "D," the quantity of cement used has no bearing whatever on the result. The farmer who sends us the best phoâ€" tograph of as small a thing as a watering trough or a gate post, has as much chance for prize "C" as a man who sends a photograph of a houseâ€"and the same applies to prize "D." Nvse Femil strength, your stomach regains its 2: S Established in 1854 by John Redpath new person. Sour st Co. oF CANADA Limitz»p Miss Prismâ€"‘"Don‘t let your dog bite me, little boy.""‘ Little Boyâ€" "He won‘t bite, ma‘am.‘ _ Miss Prismâ€"‘‘But he is showing _ his teeth."" Little ‘Boy (with pride)â€" "Certainly <he is, ma‘am, and if you had as good teeth as he has you‘d show ’em?eoo.” C The Department of Physics, O. A. C., over which Professor Day has charge, has a large staff enâ€" gaged in making draimnage surveys for farmers wishing to drain. but they are kept very busy. _ Those who wish survevys made this fall should apply at once. as there are nearly as many applications in as can be attended to this season. The terms on which surveys are made are explained in Bulleting 174 and 175, which ma~ be had freo from the Department of Agriculâ€" ture, Toronto. But the increase in crop is not the only return from drainage. The value of the land is largely increasâ€" ed. ‘Thig is illustrated in the case of a certain farm in Lincoln coua ty. It was bought for $5,000 about two years ago. Last year $2,000 was spent in draining it, and it has since been sold for $12,000. the calculation was $28 per a.cz. and the increase im the crop was placed at $10 per mcre. As a matâ€" ter of fact, the increase is usually worth much more than this, so that the computation is somewhat unâ€" fair to drainage, howevar it is bet= ter to err on the safe side. on. _ sour stomachâ€"heartburnâ€" dyspepsia â€" all yield quickly to _ _ _ The properly digested food not stocked them yet send RABIES! tone, and soon MONTRE&L. mm 2oR‘ Wertre V P wev Fived 37 al