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fCCd CHAPTER XIII]. The most surprised man was Janâ€" son Burton had anticipated some dramatic surprise from Dcune's manâ€"l ner, but he scarcely expected it to materialize in this form. Deane received the confession with! a quiet smile on his lips, and, in- dicating a chair, said : "Pray be seated, Miss \VcstCar. You don't mind our smoking ? No? Janson, you might latch the door, will you ?â€"sitting where she is, I am afraid our friend is in a draught." Jansen rose, closed the door, and stood by it. "And now, Miss Westcar," said Mr Deane genially; "about this munder. Suppose you tell us all about it: how you~" “Hold on there, Mr. Deane l" in- terrupted Jansen. "It's my duty to tell this lady that anything she says now may be used against her as evidence later on.” “Having discharged yourself of which formula, my good Jonson, oblige me by resuming your seat and listening to the little narrative this lady has come to unfold.” “I listen to nothing,” answered Janson grimly "I don’t play at law, and I don’t let any one else play at it in my presence. I arrest you, me. am,â€"miss, on your own confession." "I thought you,” she said, turning to Deane, "would arrest me, if I gave myself up to you.” "Alas! Miss Westcar, that pleasâ€" ant. duty falls to other hands. Not that, even if I could, would 1 take you into custody. And I am sorry; to see our good friend, Detective Janson, doing so.” "Why '2” said Jansen, looking up. "Because it will add to the numâ€" ber of absolutely innocent persons already arrested for this murder." "But you said...â€"” “I myself say," interposed Westcar "that I am guilty." Deane smiled and shook his head. “Rude to contradict a lady, is it not ‘2 Let us, however, argue the matter out. Now, tell us; how did you commit this murâ€"â€"” "Stop l” said Janson. "This is to end right here. It may please you, Mr. Deane, but it doesn’t please me. I don't want to be hauled over the coals by the judge on thisâ€"this lady’s trialâ€"~” "There will be no trial,” ed Deane softly. “That's as you think." said Jan- son shortly. “I've had my suspicions of Miss Westcar for some Time." Miss inter posâ€" Doane delicately covered up a smile with his hand. "It rested,” continued Janson,l "between her and the Frenchman. You have all along said the Frenchâ€", man was not guilty, and you told me the real murderer would be here to-night. I believe it now. I thank you for the introduction And now, if you are ready,”â€"he walked to the bell and pulled it,â€"-“why, we will get away, miss." The waiter answered the summons. To him Jansen said “A flyâ€"have you got one ready?” "In ’alf a. moment, sir.” “Quick as you can, and tell when it is ready.” "Janson," said Deane, still softly, "it you persist in doing what you propose, you will never forgive your- self this night’s work " "I'll chance that." “If you will but listenâ€"not that, you deserve itâ€"I will save you from' me the commission of an act of folly.” “Look here, Mr. Deane, I have had enough of this confounded highâ€"andâ€" mighty style of yours. Drop it. 1 am not in the humor for it. When I want to be amused, I can listen to you; but 1 don’t care about playing wlth matters of life and death. Once 'more, I say, drop it.’ ' "Consider it dropped, Janson. Thank yourself later for the consc-I quenccs. Andâ€"later onâ€"pay me the ' compliment of saying that I warned you, and would have saved you from yourself. " Jnnson snorted in his wrath. ‘ “Miss Westcar," continued Deane, turning to the lady, "you have fallen in my estimation. It has been in- teresting to me to follow your career Right away through you have been consistent, and l consistency.” “I am guiltyâ€"~â€"" admire Wes Marâ€"to iii ll Or, The Sign of the Arrow {WGWQOQWMWGS’EQEQW WWW 4 earth !” know her man. °°§ s memes E inent neie"-â€"continued l‘cane reflectâ€" iVelyâ€"“by means of a forged l‘l‘lurâ€" ‘cncc in the name of Lady Norwood, lyour visit to a. Scholastic agency the 'day of your discharge from gaol, your two years’ life of hypocrisy there, the cause which led to your arrest, and the career of splendid inâ€" famy wliiCh led up to it; back, back you broke your mother's heart, and by her deathbedâ€"" "Stop! for God’s sake, stop !" The voice of that lividâ€"faced wom- an was terrible in its hoarseness. She looked on Deane as mOio devil than man, that he should know this past of hersâ€"a past she had thought dead and buried ! Deane walked over looked her in the eyes. "God’s sake 7” he said; ‘you have allowed God to have but little to do with your life; you must. have sold yourself to the devil long before you were out of your teens. Now that you know that I know all, Shall tell Reginald Grayne all, you must know that this last ambitious effort of yours to climb up is hopeless. You grasp that ‘2’" OV- fiool â€"away down the years to the ernes's life, the expulsion from sc for pilfering,â€"baCk to the time when She lowered her head almost to her lap, and the sobsâ€"sobs of defeat and despair could be plainly heard. “Then tell this officer, tell him the truth at onceâ€" Tell him that. you are not guilty of the murder." “By God! Mr. Deane,” Janson jerked out; "you must take me for the biggest fool that exists on this He laughed bitterly as he walked to the door, and met the waiter. "Well, is the fly ready ?" “Yes, sir.” “Come, Miss Westcur.” He took her arm as he spoke, and led her to the door. Then turning to Deane, he said, in the sumo bitâ€" ter tone in wliiCli he had addressed him before : "I have the pleasure, sir. of wishâ€" ing you a very good evening." “There,” said Deane, as the door closed on policeman and prisoner,â€" "there goes a man who inside twenâ€" fied friendâ€"smoked in silence. Pre- sently he said : "You are ever a man of mysteries, Deane, but in this instance things are more mysterious than ever." "How is that 9" "Miss \l‘estcarâ€"she said she guilty, yetâ€"” "I knew she was innocent ? Yes. It is a shallow game she has started to play, and it surprises me for that very reason. I thought better of her.” “I don't understand howâ€"” “Let me expalin. There is nothing mysterious in it; no fads or theories, as Jansen would say,â€"Miss Westcar has a passion for Reginald C'rayne.” to her. He was “And was going to marry Sir George !" “That was a mere detail. 'At one time Reginald thought he cared for her, and asked her to marry him. He was poor. She told him that if ty-four hours will want to kick himself. You said I was sighing for Utopia when I wanted intelligent policemen! Imagine a. man scentâ€" ing a. trail and diverting his faculâ€" ties by losing his temper! There, on that table, if he would but have Waited to be shown them, are conâ€" vincing proofs of the guilt, of the real murdei‘ei~.. Kick himself! He deserves greater punishment for his folly; he shall have it. When 1 have got a signed and witnessed confesâ€" sion, hang me if I don’t teaCh Mr. Jansen a lesson by giving the real criminal a night’s start i” CHAPTER XLII I. Deane sat down, drew pen, ink, and paper towards him, and started writing His friendâ€"a very mystiâ€" tliey had money she would marry him at once Now she wants, is just burning to marry him." “But he is no more weal is he 2‘” "No; but he will be. She knew thatâ€"hence her playing her cards as she is doing But she does not He is as true to Vere as the needle to the pole." “And Vere seems to love him with all her heart and soul ?" “Yes. Mark the woman ll'estcar’s action. she has visited Reginald in prison; she knows perfectly well that thy now, "You me dull toâ€"niglit, Burton." 1 "Explain." 3 "She has given herself into .tody " “Eviilching the depth of her love ‘for this man by men wishing to die for him." "M'yns." "What does she expect the man to do on his liberation ?" “Hang me if i can tell !" Deane laughed. "She knows, you see, guilty one rr‘ally is " “The demo she docs !" "Yes. She has watched me at work, and made two and two four. 0h, size is not a fool by a long way !" "M'no; she does not look it." "She has heard me promise that 11' will produce the guilty one within twenty-four hoursâ€"hence slic had no. time to lose She knows I can. ’l‘hel CUD‘ who the visit. to gaol, 'T will take your place,’ etc. What does she argueI will be the result of this proof of her affection ? “by, that the first thingâ€"when things are settledâ€"that Reginald (lrayne will do will be to â€"out of sheer gratitudeâ€"marry her. “I see 1" “She knows he will be wealthy. Wealth is the dream of her life. Couple with that abonaâ€"f‘ide feeling of loveâ€"oh yes, don't look so; it doesn't follow that a tigeress is necessarily without warmth of feelâ€" ingâ€"couple that, I say. with a feelâ€" ing of love, and see how pretty the picture of the future looks for her! Remember, that a, few days in gaol has no terrors for herâ€"she spent two years of her life in prison." "I understand." “That was her schemeâ€"a very shabby, poor little scheme for so. clover a brain to give birth to. It was though, perhaps. her last re- source, and the feeling of sentiment blinded her. Sentiment is a misâ€" take in any business.” “What will be the result ?" “She will be liberated, of course." “But Reginald ?” "Oh, he knows the pretty little plot. He sent to me toâ€"dny. You remember the boy with the letter?â€" that was from Reginald. She had made a dramatic exit, from her last interview with him. ‘You shall not? suffor,’ she said; 'I will go to this lradley Deane, and give myself up.‘ That amounted, you see, for my rather expecting and being prepared for her." “I follow. But er 7" "Was asked the real murderâ€" to be here at. nine o’clock. It wants but, five minutes to that hour. Let me finish my writing, it is a confession I want the murderer to Sign. Jansen, even if he could be found now, would not come in response to any message I might send him. Therefore, when I get my confession signed, I shall let the signer loose." "You do not fear he will altogether '2" "Escape, yes; escape, no," answer“ ed Deane cniginatically. "If I have. read the murderer’s character cor-. rectlyâ€"and I am a pretty goodl judge of facesâ€"the hangman will? never be troubled in the matter." "You meanâ€"â€"” "That death by suicide will be proâ€" ferrod to the delicate attentions of the public executioner." r Save for the scratching of Deanc’s pen not a sound disturbed the quiet of the room. The little clock on the manic] struck nine, and still the writing Went on. Burton continued his smok,ng in silence. Presently a voice in the hotel pas:- sage was heard ' “Your side gate is closed. Just let me leave my cycle here, will you? I shan’t be long. This is Mr. Bradâ€" ley Deane’s room, is it not ? Thanks." A tap at the door, Deane’s invita- tion to enter, a turning of the handle, a. crcak on the hinges, and Ashley Grayne entered the room. (To be Continued.) escape ; .he should writes Mr. CARE OF THE HORSE. I often hear the owner of a horse 58,3" “My horse is not doing well.‘ His hair is not looking right and’ his food seems to do him no good,‘ although it should, as he has a good appetite and consumes food enough, yet he doscn't keep up in flesh as Brigham Tay- lor. ‘1’ have one case in mind of this kind. I took the animal in hand and began my mode of or care and feed. could see grc less gr treatment, in one month one , at improvement, with ain and hay and more water. No horse can thrive unless he has a full supply of water Many peoâ€" ple only water a horse twice a day. I never water a horse less than three times each day, and oftener four, but always late in the evening, about nine o’clock. All horses will take a good drink at this time, particularly in sum- mer. It is worth more to the horse than a feed of grain. I always intend to give a. water, while driving on the often enough so that he will never drink enough to hurt him. It is a mistake to drive a horse twenty or thirty miles and then let him wait an hour or two before he gets water. Let him have it often during the drive. He will not drink enough to harm him, and you will not wa- ter founder your horse. This disease always results from improper care and ignorance. No one can lay down will cover all cases. Many think a horse must be scratched with a SHA RP-TOOTHED CURRYCOMB. every day for about one-half hour and they washed and rubbed anâ€" other lialf hour to get the dust out of the hair. Now, I think this is all time wasted or nearly all of it. No horse looks better than mine, and he did not have a currycomb on him all \vinter. When I come in from driving I cover him with a very light blanket. Then after he has been standing an hour or two I take a wireâ€"tooth cardâ€"or if the roads are bad I do this before blanketingâ€" but I never leave the blanket on over night if the stable is tight and comfortable as it should be. A good brush is all that is needed af- ter the care to straighten the hair By following this plan of grooming the horse never shows dandruff and always looks smooth. When sheddâ€" ing time comes he sheds much more horse road, a rule which clean and even. Much unnecessary work is done by not knowing how to 'do work properly. The care of the feet is very im- 3portant Many horses never have their feet cleaned except when they are taken to the shop to be shod. No horse should be taken from the stable and put on the road without thoroughly cleaning his feet taking out all dirt which has become fasâ€" tened to the feet. If this is practic- ed daily there will be no thrush or diseased feet. I have handled horses very many years and have learned these things from practical exper- ience. If men handling horses will practice the above they will find they are saving much time and takâ€" ing much better care of their horses. What I term a horse stable is a building made so that no water snow or wind can enter. Nothing saves more in the way of food and labor than a tight warm building. Butdlon't forget the drinking water. FRUIT GROWING FOR YOUNG MEN. There is no other branch of agri- culture that requires a higher degree of scientific training than horticul- ture. The succomsful fruit grower, must know the soil and the prindd' plus of fertilization; he must under- stand the principles of drainage and, cultivation; he must be more than a book botanist; he must, have vegetup' ble anatomy and pathology; he be able to graft, and prune and drop.‘ wounds of trees. lie must have a knowledge of insects, to be able to suctessfully and economically com- bat their rm ages. and there are still) problems of vast economic import/- ant-e awaiting his solution le must be a businc.~s man. is always a good demand for and it is constantly increasing. To successfully market a. large crop to, the best advantage is no small buaio ness undertaking and the successful liorticulturist must to equal to the task. His work is of a. somewhat. higher class than is that of the gen- eral farmer, but is less strenuous, and his profits larger, for there is no other farm crop that will com.» pare in dollars per acre with a. fruit» crop. 'l‘ruc, fruit gathering that means long, hard hours of work, but, after it Is over there is time for self-improvement and oven recreation and leisure. Again, horticulture inCludes land:- scape gardening, the most graceful and beautiful of all a; ts. The young man who chooses it for his profes- sion has the greatest opportunity for beautifying his home, a work that will yield more in character building and true happiness than any other work he may do ls it any won- There fruit. (ler that with the unkept surround- ings of many farmers homes, the children are not enthusiastic over farm life, and leave it at the first opportunity for tltc light atti'aCtionB of the city? As moral stimulus there is no comparison between the free, outdoor farm life and the (lusty city. If by beautifying the farm and its surroundings one _ can instill into the boys and girls a love for the country he will have left a. rich inheritance. FATTENING GROWING BIRDS. A matured animal or bird fatten: more readily than one that is grow- ing because its requirements are fewer. it 13 sometimes very difficult to make a. grownig chick fat, as the food goes to form bone and muscle rather than fat, the carbonaceous material serving to heat the body. Such chicks seem to grow and really attain good weights in a short period, but, they are not always fat. In order to fatten them properly, the work must be done quickly. They should be cooped up, and given plen< ty of cornmeal and ground grain moiste with milk, with wheat and ground corn at night. One weal! is long enough as they will begin to lose flesh or become sick it kept confined too long, for the growing chick can subsist but a, short time on a carbonaceous diet. The neces- sity for nitroficn, due to the formaâ€" tion of features, as well as lack of elements of bone, will cause chicks to droop. The chicks may be madc of grain one fourth their weight in ten days that is a two pound chick in ten days should Weigh two and one half pounds. But in such case: the weight is not so desirable as the fat, as they will gain very rapidly if highly fed, even when running at large, though they do not fatten readily on account of the food go~ ing to flesh and bone. As soon a: they mature they fatten very quickly and with pullets the difficulty will then be to prevent them from be coming too fat. _;__._ HEALTH AND LAUGHING. Sanity and Recreation in Cachin: atory Exercises. Some time ago a patient.in an in- sane asylum WnS suffering from ex- treme melancholia. He did not laugh or smile. Day after day ha sat or walked with an expression of settled melancholy on his face. Months passed. without bringing any change in his condition. Finally hi: physician resolved to try a new form of ti'cati.201itâ€"tlie laugh cure. He employed a farce, jovial, hearty man to come to the patient’s door every day and laugh. .What peals the visitor swat ringing through the whole establishman m” deep, melo- dious, sideâ€"shaming laughter, so joy- one, hearty, and infections that everv one who heard was Coiiipelled to jbin in it ! llut the melancholy sufferer looked at the laughing man with the same deep, immovable gloom upon his fare. One day, while the laughter was convulsing every one in his vicinity, the patient Sll(l('£‘lll_\' Sloj'ij‘t‘tl pacing his room, and burst into a hearty laugh. The effect was magical. The light of l'CdSOll .“llOl.C once more in his face. He looked around in a dazed way, and asked, “Where am I ? What is this plane ‘2" The blad: clouds of gloom had been dispersed. The melancliolia had departed. The again. “Don‘tâ€"don't, mus 'it would be utterly impossible to 13311 was in his right mind me! I know better. Keep up the prove hm. guilty of this murde,._in_ Laughter had dme for him what the parrotâ€"like observation whilst you‘dt‘J’d. no one but a policeman would PhY-“Clm‘sl “‘0 dlué‘rsf “m1 “n f .the are driving with our irate friend even suspect her in face of the eviâ€" tl'oaum‘m at the “53mm ha‘l alled to do. i If people only knew what the habit of practicing real side-shaking laugh- ter every day would do for them, here to the station. but spare me." She looked hard at Deane as continued : i "It was necessary for me to look, dance; she knows that her discharge he is as certain as I am certain of it.” "Her motive, then?” "To entrap Reggie. At her last up your past, and as a cateer of’interview with him, she told him thousands of physicians would be heartless, fraudulent, getâ€"1noney~anyâ€" how deep her love was for him; how, looking for a. change of employment. hOWiSuI. I found it unique. Its even with the black cloud hanging If you want to be well and happy, him, she would wait at the i Praetice laughter‘ Don't be afraid beauty was its consistent heartlcw'over Shake your- Hess. and now you are breakin gaol door and face the world with to let. yourself out. ' away from it and letting a littleg, him." E self with deep, hearty laughter-180;- scntiment come into play. It is a “How very dramatic l” ’ eral times every day It “i I. (o mistake. Your Otllervt‘m‘dfi have "Nothing to What follows. ‘I will i more for you than horsebackâ€"riding. been good enough to play “1th,. this sax-c you] she said, 'raLhe-r than you I a, gymnasium, 0r leolleinp, sober ’3 useless-u ShOUld die; I will take your place.’ " 92$, ’ V E n / walks. It is the best \in- o recrea- Shc still looked at him, unable to "A sort Of 'All for Him' or 'The 'â€" ' - tion. It is notuxc 8 great Sllfcly Only WW3 " AN IMPENDING TRAGEDY. valve. it gives the body more I? on the color left her cheeks, and she "Exactly; but she was picturing sisting power. It doubles one a Bug Loverâ€"Fairest Angelina, for the last time I ask you to be mine. Refuse, and I throw myself into the crater of yon flery volcano. .forCQ' and increases capacity for em ‘ (Engineâ€"Success. another denoucment." "I do not see it." showed the feeling he aroused. fathom his meaning; but as he went ~"From the time of your appoint-i