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w Marian CHAPTER XXXlV.â€"(Continuedl. “ ‘Make any impression on her mind!’ ‘No i Iâ€"I did not even attempt to. How could I. when I only saw her behind a grate. with the prioress on one side of her and the portrcss on the other? My visit was silent enough. and short enough. and sad enough. Why can‘t .she come out of that? to deserve to be made miserable? I don't deserve it. I am the most ill-used man in the United States service." White Cloudy spoke. old Jenny was hurrying in and out between the house. and the kitchen, and busyiiig herself. with setting the table. laying the cloth; and arranging the service. But present- Iy she came in. throwing wide the door. and announcing: “Two goinniun. axin to see inarsler." Thurston arose and turned to con- front them. while Pail! became sudden- ly pate on recognizing two police offi- cers. "Good - afternoon. Mr. Willcoxcn â€" good-afternoon. gentlemen." said the foremost and most respectable-looking of the two. lifting his hat and bowing to the fireside party. Then. replacing it. he said: “Mr. Willcoxen. will you be 'kind cnough to step this way. and give me your attention. sir." lle walked to the window. and Thurston followed him. Paul stood with a pale face and frm- ly compressed lip. and gazed after them. And Cloudyâ€"~unsuspicious Cloudy, arose and stood with his back to the. fire and wliistled a sea air. “Mr. Willcoxen. you can see for your- self tlia import of this miner." said the officer. handing the warrant. Thurston read it and returned it. “Mr. Willcoxen." added the police- an. “myself and my comrade came ithor on horseback. Let me suggest to you to order your carriage. One of us will accompany you in the drive. and all remarks will be avoided." “I thank you for the hint. Mr. Jen- kins; I had. however, intended to do as n ‘. his brother to approach. “Paul I am a prisoner. Say nothing at present to Cloudy; permit him to as- sume that business takes me away. and go now quietly and order horses put to the carriage." “Dr. Douglass. we shall want your company also." said the officer. serving Paul with a subpoena. Paul ground his teeth together and rushed out of the door. “Keep an eye on that young man." said the policeman to his comrade. and the latter followed Paul into the yard and on to the stables. . The haste and passion of Paul's man- ner had attracted Cloudy's attention. and now he stood looking on with sur- prise and inquiry. .“Cloudy.” said Thurston, approaching him. “a most pressing affair demands my presence at Câ€" this afternoon. Paul must also attend me. I may not eturn to-ni ht. Paul. however. certain- y will. In the meantime. Cloudy. my by. make yourself as much at home and as happy as you possibly can.” . “Ohl don’t. mind me! Never make a stranger of me. Go. by all means. I wouldn’t detain you for the world; hope it is nothing of a painful nature that calls you from home. however. Any parishioner ill. dying and wanting your ghostly consolations?" “Oh. no." said Thurston. smiling. “Glad (if it! Go. by all means. I will make myself jolly until you return." said Cloudy. walking up and down the floor whistling a love ditty. and think- Ing of little Jacko. He always thought of her with tenfold intensity whenever he returned home and came into her neighborhood. “Mr. Jenkins. will you follow me to my library?" said Thurston. The officer bowed assent and Mr. Willooxen proceeded thither for the pur- pose of securing his valuable papers and locking his secretary and writing, desk. After an absence of some fifteen min- utes they returned to the parlor to find Paul and the constable awaiting them. “Is the carriage ready?” asked Mr. Willooxen. v “Yes. sir." replied the constable. "Then, I believe, we also areâ€"is it. A not set" The police officer bowed. and Mr. WiUcoxen walked up to Cloudy and held out his hand. “Good-by. Cloudy. for the present. Paul will probably be home by night- fall. even if I should be detained." “Oh. don't hurry yourself upon my dCCOIuIi-.' I shall do very well. Jenny can take care of me." said Cloudy. jovially. as he shook the offered 1mm of Thurston. . Paul could not trust himself to look Cloudy in the face and say “Goodbv.” He averted his head. and so followed Mr. Willcoxen and the oiliccr into the yard. Mr. Willcoxcn. the senior officer and Paul Douglass entered the carriage. and the. second constable attended on horseback. and so tlic’parly set out for Charlotte Ilall. ‘ Hour after hour passed. . Old Jenny came in. and put the supper on the table. and stood presiding over the um] and teapot while Cloudy tile his S‘lp. per. Old Jenny's tongue I‘illl as it 35hr: felt. obliged to make up in conversation fin the absence of the rest of the fam- y. What have. I done i you advise." said Thurston.â€" beckoning] WA ilayiic Or. .1116 Strange Disappearance AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAvvvvvvvvvvvevwwvvvvvvv “Lord knows. I'se glad 'nough you'so coined back.” she said: “dis yer place is bad ’nough. Sam's been wuytin" here 'ebcr since do fani’ly come from dc city â€"dcy must 0' foRh him long 0' dciii. Now I do ’sposo siinitin is happen Ion-gr 0' Miss Miriam as wriit licyin‘ off .to do willidge dis morniii' nfoi‘e she got her brekias. nobody on do yelh could tell 'what fur. Now do odi‘r two is gone. !an‘ nobody lcf here to mine dc house. 'ccpt 'tis you an‘ moi Cloudy laughed and tried to cheer licr ispirits by a gay reply. mid tliendlicy kept up between them a lively biidinnge ‘of reparlce. in which old Jenny acquit.- ted herself quite as width; as her young master. And after supper she cleared away the service. and went to prepare a bed and light a fire in the room appropriated to Cloudy. And so the evening were away. It grew late. yet neither Thurston nor Paul appeared. Cloudy began to think .their return unscasonably delayed. and at eleven ’o'clock he took up his lamp to retire to his chamber. when he was startled and arrested by the barking of idogs. and by the rolling of the carriage :into the yard. and in a few minutes the. 'door was thrown violently open. and Piiiii Douglass. pole. haggard. conâ€" vulscd and despairing. burst suddenly into the room. ‘;‘Pauil Pauli what in the name of llcaven hiis happened?" cried Cloudy. starting up. surprised and alarmed by lhis appearance. “Oh. it. has ended in his committal !â€" it has ended in his committal tâ€"he is fully committed for triallâ€"he was sent off to-night to the county jail at Leon- ardtown. in the custody of two officers!" “Who is committed? W hat are you talking about. Paul?" said Cloudy. tak- ‘ing his hand kindly and looking in his face. These words and actions brought Paul somewhat. to his senses. “Oh! you do not knowlâ€"you even guess anything about it. Oh. it is a terrible niisfortunel sit down and I will tell you!" . And Paul Douglass threw himself in- to a chair. and in an agitated. nearly incoherent manner. related the circum- stances that led to the arrest of Thurs- ton Willcoxen fer the murder of Marion Mayfleld. When he had concluded the strange story. Cloudy started up. took his hat. and was about .to leave the room. “Where are you going. Cloudy?" “To the stables to saddle my horse. to ride to Leonardtown this night!” “It is nearly twelve o‘clock." “I know it. but by hard riding I can reach Leonardtown by morning. and be with Thurston do not Cloudy! Let me as soon as the prison doors are opened. And I will ask you. Paul. to be kind enough to forward my ltrunks from the tavern zit Benedict to Leonardtown. where I shall remain to be near Thurston as long as he needs my services." “God bless you. Cloudy! I myself wished to accompany him. but he would not for a moment hear of my doing so â€"he enlrcated me to return hither to take care of --oor Fanny and the home- stead." Cloudy scarcely waited to hear this benediction. but hurried to the. stables. found. and saddled his horse, threw himself into the stirrups. and in five minutes was dashing rapidly through the thick. low-lying forest stretching in- land from the coast. Eight hours of hard riding brought him to the county seat. Just stopping long enough to have his horse put up at the best hotel and to in- quire his way to the prison. he hurried thither. It ‘was nearly nine o‘clock. and the street corners were throngcd with loungr-rs conversing in low. eager tones upon the. present allâ€"absorbing topic of discourseâ€"the astounding event of the arrest of the great preacher. the Rev. Thurston Willcoxen. upon the charge of murder. Iliiri'ying past all these. Cloudy reached the jail. He readily gained ad- mittance. and was conducted to the cell of the prisoner. He. found Thurston at- tired as when he left home. sitting at a small wooden stand. and calmly occu- pied with his pen. Ile arose. and smilineg extended his hand. saying: “This is very kind as well as very prompt. Cloudy. You must have ridden 1 fast." I “I did. Leave us alone. if youmlcase. my friend." said Cloudy. turning to the jailor. The latter went out and door upon the friends. “This seems a sad event to greet vou Ion your return home. Cloudy; but never [mind. it will all be well!" i “Sad? It‘s a farce! I have not an in- slants inisgiving about the result; but _.the present indignity! Oh! oh! I 1couldâ€"‘4’ "Be calm. my dear Cloudy. Have you ‘htmll‘li anything of the circunistiiiiccs that led to this?" “Yo: ! Paul told me; but he is as .crnzed niid.incohcrcnt as n Bodlzuniie! :1 want you. if you please. Thurston~ if you have. no objection. to go over the l t locked the whole story for me. iii-'ti I may see if II can iiiiikc tense." “Poor Paul! he. take; this matter rm» too deeply to heart. Sit down. anything of it for your de- Riim's waysiin‘l" ‘ a not a second chair to offer. but take this or the foot of the cot. as you pre- fcr." Cloudy took the foot of the cot. “Certainly. Cloudy. I will tell you everything." said Thurston. and forth- with commenCed his explanation. 'l‘liurston's narrative was clear and to the point, When it was finished Cloudy asked a number of questions. chiefly re». icrriiig to the day of the tragedy. When these were answered he sat with his brows gathered down in astute thought. Presently he aski‘d: “Thurston. lime you engaged coun« ,SM 7.. “Yes; Mr. Romford has been with me .this morning." “Is be fully competent?" “The best lawyer in the. Shite." “\‘-.'licii does the court sit?" “On Monday wcck." "llnve you any idea whelher your trial will come on early in the session?" “I presume it will come on very soon. as Mr. Romford informs nic there are but few cases on the docket." I . “Thank llcziven for that. as your conâ€" illlt‘llltlli hero promises to be of very short duration. However. the limited |time makes it. the more necessary for me to act with the greater promptitiide I conic. here with the full intention of I‘C-l iiiiiiiiiiiig in town as long as you slunihl' be detained in this internal place. but I shall have to leave. you within the hour." “Of course. Cloudy. my door boy. I could not expect you to restrict your- self to this town so soon after escaping from the confinement. of your ship." “Oh you don't understand me. at all! me you think I am going away on my .own business. or amusement. while you. .nre here? To the dcvil with the tlioughllâ€"boggiug your rcvcrcncc‘s pur- don. No. I mu going in scorch of Jacâ€" quclina. Since hearing your explana- tion. particularly that. part. of it relat- ing to your visit to Luckcnough. upon ithc. morning of the day of Marion‘s death. llllti the various scenes that oc- curred thereâ€"certain vague ideas of my own have tokvn form and color. and I‘ feel convinced that Jiicqiiclina could throw some light upon this affair.” “Indeed! why should you think so?" "Ohl from many small indexes. which I have neither the time nor inclination to tell you: for. taken apart. from col- lateral clrcumstonces and associations. they would appear visionary. Each in itself is really trivial enough. but in the mass they are very indicative. At. host. I think so. and I must seek Jacqueline out immediately. And to do so. Thurs- ton. I must leave you this moment. for thi-i‘c is a boat to leave the wharf for Baltimore this morning if it has not al- ready gonc. It will take me two days to reach Baltimore. another day to get to her convent. and it will altogether be five or six days before I can get back here. Good~by. Thurston! lleaven keep you. and give you a speedy deliverance from this black hold!" And Cloudy threw his arms around Thurston in a brotherly embrace. and then knocked at the door .to be let out. In half an hour Cloudy was “once more upon the waters." in full sail for Baltimore. ‘ (To be continued). â€"â€"â€"â€"+-â€"â€"â€" JOHN CHINAMA‘N‘S HOUSE. Mushbe Built at a Special Time and in a Special Way. When a Chinaman has decided to build himself a house the first person he consults is not an architect. but a sort of wizard. This individual exam- ines the site and marks the exact spot for the front. door. In China. front doors must never face due south. though a partly southern aspect is highly desir- ttblc. Only the houses of the Emperor and of high governing oflicials may front due south. The wizard, or gconiancer. next pre. scribes the exact size of the front door. An inch too much or too little might have disastrous consequences. A screen of wood or bricks must be erected about three yards in front of the door. This is to keep out any evil breath. Not human breath. nor malaria. nor had odors; but some mysterious and fatal something which is only to be kept out by that screen. The wizard next locates the spot. for the kitchen fireplace. This also must not face south. because the south repre- sents fire: and the kitchen fire and the south fire working together. would to so powerful that the house would just naturally burn up. llaving settled the question of place. the wizard figures out a time when work may be begun with some degree of safe- ty. For instance. if the earth god: should be at home when the workmen began digging they might stick a spade into his august. cranium and then there would be the devil to pay. The family living in that house would die out. The would-be builder must also find out. whether it is a year when he may with safety begin anything. There are- !ots of thr-sc unlucky years. A man. must be. married. for instance. when his age is .‘34- or 26. or any even number. llaviiig picked out a favorable year. John must ncxt consider his two luckv; Inionths. for there are only two out of .thc twelve which are favorable to his undertaking new things. Then his vcl. low road days or good ones must bode. lei-mined. There are more black road days than yellow ones. so the auspicious moments for startingr his house are fin- :Lilly rediiCcd to a pretty limited num- Her. Biil that isn't all. The lucky days of‘ the who family must next be figured out. compared with John‘s own yellow i‘ond days and the result boiled ‘down. The proper moment for putting the: front. door in place. for building. Iii‘e‘ kitchen fireplace and so on are then decided on. and. after waiting perhaps sevcrnl months for the auspicious dsz I liavellu arrive. John can at last begin work..d00fle- ++++++++++++++++++++++ 9 9 + + + + v + : ~‘\ i F + ~ + t it 3 aiill . + + + + c + ++++++++++++++++++++++ MANAGI‘LMEN'!‘ Oi“ DAIRY HERD. In 1975. I started driirying by buying ii Jersey lioii'cr. but did not coiiiiiiriiee to retail milk until 189i. \vi‘itcs i“. Shini- non. be overcome as I have overcome it by honest. industrious practices and the em- ployiiicnt of sober laborers. I em strong- b' in favor of registcrdt Jerseys and have stuck to this breed because the COWS produce a richer milk than any ether. At present 1 have about 5|) milk- Ol‘s. One of the. best. of these produced Sliz pounds of milk inside of 1:2 ii'.ontlis. with the first (all; 20 pounds 3 ounces butter in seven days and in pounds of milk in a day. Other cows have. varied from if! to 47 pounds of milk a day. My best butter rcCoi-d is :1 pounds three ounces in seven days. Four bulls head the herd. One. is a son of Youlho Notion of Lawn-22nd cow iiiJvi‘sey. Lord St. Louis diiiry contest. 131M. by a line brch (Iooninssic bull; riot) pounds fat. 120 days olhcial test. The second is a son of Wine. 2095i. out of an imported daughter of Golden Lad l‘l’iB: The third. a son of Wine. out. of Irllsie Ilarribee. 9183iâ€"f5 pounds milk a day/~18 pounds right. ounces butter in seven days. The fourth is a grand- son of Golden Lad 1242 J II B. out of a dam of Stoke l’ogis of Prospect. with test of 18 pounds butter in seven days from 303 pounds milk. I prefer an aged hull of proved merit to an untried one and am opposed to (lose. inbreeding. such as’ father to daughter. or son to mother. I get the very best animal I can afford and try to heed as good or better. There are often misses, but still I keep on trying. 'i'hc herd is really a breeding and not primarily a dairy herd. A cow should Show a capacity to do well and put the results of good feeding in the bucket. For the retail business. it. is necessary to have cows come fresh throughout the year. When calves are born they are removed from the now when dry and raised by hand with calf feeders. As soon as they want it. they are given clover hay and a ration of bran and corn meal. oats also \VIIEN NOT TOO COSTLY. The food depends largely upon the in- dividual; each calf should lick the corn- ers of the feed box clean. Owing to en- vironment. we are obliged to stable young stock more than is satisfactory or profitable. I much prefer to have 1th- fcrs calve not. under two years. In the stable I use a modification of Ridwcll and Drone stalls. provided with water basins in each. This pays; ‘it is not guess work. During the winter the cows are turned out daily in dry wea- ther. Grain is fed twice daily through- out the year. In the stabling season silage is given once daily. two or three peeks to each animal. Only the best bran and kiln dried corn meal is bought. About 1.000 pounds is mixed at a time. varying the percentage. When cats are not over 1 cent a pound. they are. added to the ration. Whiskey grains are very good but too costly. I do not feed gluten or cotton seed. The feeding is done after milking. The hull is kept in a stall and yard and is given corn meal. bran and cats with clover hay. Milk is rctailed in bottles at 9 cents a quart and cream at 36 cents a quart. About 200 quarts milk and an equiva- lent in cream are sold daily. The evenâ€" ing's milk is separated. the cream pas- teurized. and delivered next morning with the morning's milk. All cream left ove «r is churned. I have two cypress silos. 16 feet in die- meter. 24 feet above ground and 8 feet of brick in the ground. The corn is out just before frost. about September 18. in half-inch lengths. and not watered when [iii in. The practice of slicing has been entirely satisfactorily and my only re- gret is that I cannot put up more and feed longer. As soon as I start filling the silo. the midday feed consists of si- lage and this is kept up as long as the silage lasts. namely. until about May 1. I like silrrge. because every particle of corn still can be used up almost with- out waste, not only on a dairy farm or any farm having cattle. sheep‘ or hogs. Farmers should keep thoroughbred cattle. as this can be done to better ad- \antage than keeping poor stock. I advise every one to use a registered pun no matter what breed is preferred. When a dairy bull is bought. buy one. from a dam with good sized and well-placed tents and a well-balanced udder. running up well behind. and if the sire is from such a cow. SO MUCII THE BETTER. Let me say as emphatically as possible .any cow. that in her prime will make two pounds of honest butter a day for Bi; days is a goodcow and a Jersey that will not make ten pounds a week (r give over ten quarts of milk a day with her second calf (it three years old is not worth keeping. And do not forget that. fawn colors or solid colors with black tongue and switch do not make '1 Jersey pure bred. nor does a cow with white and lots of it. too. sometimes make a cow a grade. This is one rea- son why there are too many cows called Jerseys when they should never have teen registered. Another fact. because a cow is a high pedigreed plll‘t‘JJI‘cd Ji-r- sev does not mean that she. is not a dairy cow or rather a milk cow. I have dozens of cows that will give 3.0:“) quarts a year: they do not shirt. with 60 pounds a day and quit in six months. hut milk straight ahead and dry only two or three weeks in 12 lllt'flliils.“ Last but. not least, the Jersey is not a new: nus cow. but properly treated quiet and It is a very rare thing for our finch dilliculty in the business can. heifers to be hard to break in and I have not a kicking cow in my stables. BEST SOIL FOR APPLE TREES. Soil best suited to apple-growing is a, clay loam with a sub-soil capable of holding a good supply of moisture dur- nu.r the entire growing season. How. ever. the fruit is found to do well en almost, any good. strong soil that is properly drained either by Nature or iiiiiiiiciiiily. if the black soil of our lCOl'l'L‘fliunfii‘lli is low and inclined to be ‘0’ that character which is called mucky. it is quite certain that it whiild not be well suited for fruit trees. A general rule in regard to the proper soil for fruit is found in the common saying that land will produce a goodcrop of wheat. if it is hiin enough to grow a good apple orâ€" chard. lligh ground is generally the iniosl satisfactory for any orchard site. even though the soil should not be quite its good as valley hind. for reason that better atmospheric drainage. as it is culled. is afforded. A better circulation ‘oi air is offered on the hill top. and fun- iriis diseases are apt to be so trouble- .\(‘.Illt} as upon a lower level. Another ndviiintnge of relatively high ground is that there is less danger to be feared f-om Into and early frosts. In the so lcclion of varieties we would always sug- gest those that have been found to do the best in the immediate locality in which the new orchard is to be set. 'I'hcsc may be determined by a little in- vestigation. A RATION FOR A HORSE. A correspondent writes us: “What do you consider the iced for a horse to work or the form. without taking into account the Cost of the feeds?" We do not know of anything that is licttcr for a horse at work than good sound. heavy weight oats and good. bright tiny. clover and timothy mixed. If at work in the, winter. we should add considerable corn. making it say half the ration. A bran mash once a week Would furnish a very valuable variation. .....â€"9â€"â€"â€"â€"- STRANGE FREAKS OF FORTUNE. Instances in V‘Vhlch Wealth Was Quickly Made and Lost. Nothing in real life is more grim than the way in which fortune. sought or un. sought. will suddenly smile upon an individual. and then with equal sudden- ncss withdraw her favors. Such cases, cf course. are to be seen by scores at gambling resorts like Monte Carlo. Quite recently a young Austrian officer worn £23.000 at the table in five days and lost every penny of it on the sixth. The vicissitudes of fortune were never more vividly illustrated. says London Answers. than by the evidence given recently in a bankruptcy case in the Sydney Court. The bankrupt. a mining engineer. had won and lost no, fewer than six for- tunes in his lifetime. Once he made £7,000 in a single week by buying a mine and selling it again. So soon as he was paid the money he went to Wyom- ling and invested it. and some three thousand besides. in purchasing an in- terest in anotherâ€"a copperâ€"mine. Be. fore night came the news that the cop~ per lode had suddenly “pinched out.” The investors were beggarcd. James Addison Reavis spent more than twenty years in building up a ficti- tious claim to 12.500.000 acres of land in Mexico and Arizona. This enormous territory. which is, roughtly speaking. ten times the size of Devonshire. was originally granted to the Don Miguel. a grandee of his court. by Philip V. of Spain. and still belongs to his heir. if one can be found. Ileavis invented one in the shape of a beautiful Mexican girl. There is no space here to detail the ingeiiiuos forgeries of birth and marriage certificates. the false miniatures and other evidence which this brilliant. swindler prepared in order to bolster up the claims of the girl. A verdict was given for the girl. who was by this time Reavis' wife. Reavia was turning to receive the congratula- tions of his friends on his enormous iii- heritance when a telegram was handed in. It contained the news that a second examination had proved that the original deed of gift to Don Miguel was a for- gery. The verdict was revoked. Rcavia was tried and sent to prison for a long term. Maximilan Hershal. a wealthy miser. was found one day in his wretched room dying and carried to a hospital. At once he asked that his adopted daughter might be sent for. On her arrival he told her that he had left her all his wealth -â€" over £300,000. Breath was failing him fast. but after a short pause he began to speak again. in low. broken whispers. Suddenly he fell back and expired. He had not revealed the sec- ret of where his bonds or cash were hid- den. Search proved useless and the poor girl. wealthy for a minute. went back home for 15 shillings a week. â€"-â€"+ FROM PAGE TO THE CABINET. One of the most romantic careers is that of the Russian Minister of Public Works. Prince Michael Cliikoff. First She was a page at the imperial court. then he passed into the army. and then into the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Next his debts drove him to the United :Stalcs. and there he worde as a navvyl 5on one of the railways. (icing to I.ivcr-' pool. England. after this he was of ‘blacksniith. and liiii-r on he was found workingr on fl riiilwiiy in Russia. Here some of his old friends took him up and“ got him i‘esli‘ii‘ed ii’i iilt' :iriiiy. And now he i1 cabinet Minister. ACITDI-TN'I‘ TO A DOG. “_\i_‘.‘ tit‘fll‘. that iiiisu‘i'nlvle little beast (I your; just hit. the baby.” “And the baby‘s: got the measles! Oh. lmy poor little Fido.”