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H++++++++++++++++++++*+**+ ++++++++++++++ +++t+ At the tool. of the stairs they paused a moman and listened; and suddenly Irom the house uix‘ve them came a strength long-drawn howl. “Good heavens. what is that?" gasped Gordon. At the back was a dirty courtyard. and beyond this a pair or rickeuy steps lou up cutside '& broken-di" house inning them. “Tigolx sir. I 5”] one." said Slerrctt. ,"A tiger?" f n , ¢++++4++++++++++++++++++++++H+++++++++++++++ CHAPTER X1X.â€"(0mtimmd). I think 1 can put my hand on him later At Ihn han wnq n dh‘lv cnul‘lvnr'd. :‘I‘gfi‘iobt’fiifi'lll‘ngl11:2}: :aced them, and Gordon at last. placed his hand upon the knob. “I doubt i! there is anyone there, Sterâ€" I-eu‘," he said. "But look out." r Ahd turning the handle he opened the door. _.-For a moment neither man saw anyâ€"l thing. tor the large loft in which lheyl found themselves was even darker than the passage outside. But after a seeoml‘ whey could distinguish near to them, on both sides a! the mom, great. man cages. from which wild eyes glared at them and white teeth gleamed. And then from the darkness at the other end of the toll. there came sudden- ly a shriek of amazement and tear, and the sound at struggling. Gordon and Slm‘rett started forward together. It was difficult. for them as yet to dis- tinguish things clearly, but they could see. that, in front 0! a large cage in the darkest. corner of the loft, a man was struggling furiously, lwld by somelhlhg which protruded through the bars. “Quick. Sterl‘ett!" cried Gm‘dou‘ "the 'tiger's got someone. Poor devill help me. quick." me, quic ." Almost. before they knew what they were doing they had seized the man. and pulling iogclher, they dragged him away (mm the bars, But even as they did so, they dropped him» and stared at one another, for Khe furiuus voice of Gaunt brcke upon their ears, uttering 'wihi imprccalious. "Curse YOU. you {0015. You've taken “Curse 1h"- brut. I'd have to me! ‘Umugh uu-u .. Gordon turned and )ookcd a1 (he man. i‘. was Usher. though in the dimmss of ihc mom and in his present. state, it was not easy to recognize him at once. The gambler 100ked a plume object as he stood (here, shaking and breathless. His can! and shirt were torn to ribbons. and blond was streaming from his neck where Gnunl‘s strong lingers had al- most met in his neck. I! was evident um had Gm Sterx‘eu been even hvo minutes gamblers last. moment wou come, but shaken as he \VflS‘ flashed angrily {mm Gordon lo punion and back again; and h went furiously to his lips will gesture that, Gordon remember A: n.“ "An .lni h-‘ Cl‘ don | \\' u S den t“ Not Guifity ; I suppos Wild animals Or, A Great Mistake. pllinble object as he ging and breathless. were torn to ribbons. :mning from his neck rem: lingers had al- It sounds like @@@@@@@ Ming here keep the docks over here I expect 3r hi 11 the I think I can put my hand on lum later on. We had better see to getting this gentleman out of the place hetero [here‘s more Rouble. We don't want the rest or the gang on our backs. Let‘s hope that that. chap who's just gone don't put them on I Can you walk, sir?" he askedturning to Mr. Gaunt. ,..~u I l.n:‘ « had uuuuq; lu nu. uu...._.. "No. curse it. 1 can‘t. I had 11 bad time gelling here yesterday; and so did some 0f lhom. But. what whh um and this cursed cage. my legs have failed meâ€"opuraXyzed! I‘ve had the same thing before, can't move an inch. But, by gad‘ l've still got same strength in my arms. I wheedled that scoundrel wilh‘m dis- tance‘ and caught him just. right. In another minute he'd have wished it had been that tiger over there! Buk no, can‘L get, away {to here. it getting away means walking.’ “Then we shun have~ to get a cab or a cam” said Slen‘elt, “for you can't stay here. sir. It ain't healthy. and may be worse soon. Do you think you can ,1.‘mv LA Lulnlu5. Sterretl hurried off, and Gordon turned' his attention to Mr. sznl. t He soon found the lock of the cagel‘ which was in a position where Mr. (jaunt could not reach it through the bars, and‘ after some exertion, sue. ceeded in lifting the helpless man out. “It's a cursed nuisance, being help- less like this when I feel so strong and well," said Gaunt as Gordon aided him to tie comfortably on the floor. “Just feel my arm ! Good enough, isn‘t it, 7“ Gordon felt the iron limb extended to him and piticd Usher, who must. in- deed. have imagined that his day had come. “Do- you know," continued GaunL “that devil meant to murder met lie was taunting me with that tiger Over there, when i got hold oi him. I don‘t. know why he waited, but i suppose he was afraid to do it before some more of ‘his friends here turned up. The man , who keeps this place is a friend of his and as had, apparently." “Aand you mean to say he would have imnrdcred you, and in that way “I” said l Gordon. | “He would certainly have done 50‘ ii Skin “Ah! Then you, tool thinkâ€"â€"" “Think? I know. I‘ve been a tool. the most miserable, blind idiot who (WC-1‘ lived. I’ve played like a child into that tollow's hands, Colonel Gordon; and to imagine that I could ever have believed her :1 â€"â€" lJut it‘s to you that I owe it. that I know that swundrel as he is. and I won‘t lorgel ll. K was you and what you said in Minden Lane. in that cursed cellar. that first made me suspml than there was something wrong. And yet, I fancy almost anyone might have been deceived as l was. But. if you care to fancy almost. anyone might. have been deceived as i was. But. it you care to near it‘ while that man of yours has gone for the cab, 111 {+31} you the story. That is, if these wretched brules will let me speak.” For the animals around them, evidently exciied by their ap» pmaching dinner hour“ were making a chorus, above which it was difficult to distinguish conversatiOn. “I should‘ indeed, be very giad to hear." returned Gordon. “For myself. I have never reaiiy thought anyone guilty nI [hat crime but Usher himself." “And he is the man. said Gaunt “But to my story, which commences some months back, when XI and my daughter “We have been living abroad, less, [or some years. my daug I.’ continued Mr. Gaunt. “lL . health; she likes the life‘ and i‘ very mile to anyone else‘ as we very near or very dear i‘cluti Wish us at home. My own pla in Willshirc. has been let. I( lime. and. fortunately. we are gtay'mg' at Nice." ll MI AU“. if c wqmd ceriain‘xy have done 50‘ nothmg else In! to save his own 1t and. fortunately ourselves." ion nodded. 1k \VllS 1)) CHAPTER \\' _â€"\Xr I“ 1 \'€ 1k llthy lh my guessed man, : abroad, more or y daughter and . “IL suits my ‘, and it matters . as we have no Ush *elative “'38 S‘ 1 1K 1b ma .1\\' SO! silm Out \\'hir l‘mc 0pm new as I It \hn‘n sum u): beer mm mm you! tire] sm- ++++++++++++++++++++ w h 1h: spotted him. I learned. as I grew to know him better, that she was unhap- rity. a drunkm‘d, however. and that‘ [and as stm was of him. her affection dbl not prevent her from exhibiting her worst innings to her sonV who. natural- t-y. was unable to respect her as he should have done; or to obtain from her anything but 11 false view of the duties and obligations of life. He. did not learn to control a temper which, though set- dom dismayed. was furicus almost to madness, and, 1 am uimid, had either inherited or acquired to a certain ex- tent the weakness which had ruined his own mother's life. “It was not 1mm almost the end that i learned this last incl. His temper. how- ever, i know all aiong was a bad one, and ihvr‘e were times when i feared for Yiviennc's future happiness. He was such a good (eilnw, though, so frank‘ 5c quick to recognize himself at fault and rcmcdy ihc innit, that 1 couid not fear any serious Inischunce, and I put my misgivings always aside. “Thai. condition oi things did not iast long. As time won: on a date was ar- rnnged icr Vivienne‘s wedding, and we had settled in an run over to London for 'l fmv weeks before. (0 complete the '1 few weeks before, (0 complete the troussoau and other necessary arrange- mems. Carlton had a flat in town which hr: had used for a short time‘ an: a pied-a- lcrre. and he intended to come over wi'lh us and stay worm while we decided to Shop at the Dorian Hater. Among 1hr: acquaintances we had made in Nice was this man Usher. His father and I were old friends, very old friends; ] had met the son almost by chance, and for the father's sake I had made myself particularly friendly to him. “As for Carlton, he had taken to him at once. He was a great gambler, and Chili/Cm who was bltlen in a mild way wilh the same fever. used 10 spend a god deal of time wil‘n him. i may add that Usher can be very pleasant when ho, wishes. and that we all got on very well with him. His people had been rich at one time, but they had not left him much in the way of an income. and i really believe he gambled then as much of necessity as with a passion for the thing itself. He was always grateful to me‘ and polite and Courteous to Vivi- enne; .and I need hardly say did not give a Sign which could lead us in any way to suSpecL his motives. ru. _‘_...2 Shortty before we left [or England.l Vivienne and Carlton had one or two quarrels. They seemed to me merely the lifts natural to young iovers. and l took very little notice 0! them; but evi- dently they made more impression at the time upon both Curtth and \‘ivi- ennc than I had imagined. ‘ Vivienne did not like to see Carlton getting gradually caught. by the gaming mania, and I fancy I rather began to blame Usher as the original cause of the young man's increasing iniatuation for play. In addition to this she received. though i did not hear about it until afterwards, an anonymous letter which accused Carlton both of being a drunk- ard and oi being intimate with a great many undesirable friends and acquain- tance; of the opposite sex. “That there. was truth in both of these accusations. 1 am afraid, tor, as i have said, Carlton was an utterly spoiled and irresponsible individual. Yet that he was as bud as the originator of the anony- inmus letter (who i firmly believe was Usher himself) made out. 1 do not credit ‘loi- an instant. i “However, as I haVe said, Vivienne mentioned nothing of the anonymous letter to me, and 1 only heard oi it utter- 1n and law had her IT \‘ivienm ' receipt army by partly by r. 1 have a terribk Ina 0m he imagin )[ lh 113" there came the crash. Ned n second anonymous this time the scoundreny flowed by a visit from the Iatlor was, (.I course. a whether she was pmmpt- geaklusy and iiiâ€"treatment, ’ Usher, or wholly by the nnl discovered. Her can the letters, was compel a in her tnouble now. 5 vhole story, and also c hat (or some time she l s to the suitability of 5. making and “10 firmn m (or Carlton. emely shocked by what as regards the carry tgngomonl‘ I was prepa mnllex- enlire‘y in her c did not consider it ad ' (Zurnon {0 remain for [[e 11C the? she was my and “MN or. 02' wholly discovered. ' ct upon \"ivh' for her star; sguised from me , was compened ouble now. She , and also con- ne “me she had ;uilal)ility of the and lhc firmness Ion. kcd by what she 15 the carrying d. Vl-Icr call Vivienne, as story was a 11‘ m sisled upon 1 minted with more sultubl “‘Sec him alone afterwards,‘ she said‘ ‘bul at me see him when you tell him you ave heard lho story. i know him well enough and like him well enough to be able to assure myself ii he is telling an unlrulh as soon as I see his race, I am the person who is most concerned; surely I have a right to see {or myself what kind of a man I am going to marry.’ for me (c see the 3 unfortunately shc 'tions. "We talked over. but I am is concerned. a myself to be p gine now how LC her! tc herl “During the drive to Carlton‘s rooms I recognized the fact that I had made an error. for Vivienne, I could see. was ten rihly strained nnd over-excited; but it was then too late to draw hack. 1 was myself pretty confident that the story. from Carlton‘s side, would prove not so bad as it appeared on the race of it, and I hoped vaguely that things would smooth over, although llrmly determined in my own mind that Should Carlton Show any Sign of guilt, or confess to the justice ot the accusation, I would never allow the marriage to take place. “As it. chanced, that. night Carlton had been drinking. It was the first time I had ever seen him (all in his respect for Vivienne; but there was no doubt‘ poor fellow, that. he. too. was worried and in trouble. and had yielded to the tempâ€" tation halt unconsciously. “Carlton was awaiting our arrival ner- vously. lt was the first time either Vivienne or myself had been to his flat. He had a housekeeper who dame in in the morning to do the place, and loft in the evening, after dinner. It. happened. therefore, that he came to the door him- self to receive 1.8. “He must have seen in our faces, poor teliow. that something was wrong, for he turned pale after a quick look at Vivienne. and motioned us inside with- out speaking. 1‘USAIIH' Wis to be of our party. and he was seated in the drawing-MAI} when we nrived. 1 had not thought ofjhiskbug a; it happened. Carlton himself helped us out of the dimculiy by telling the man that he had a few words «0 say to us in private, and asking him to go into the dining~rcom. The dining-mom looks through glass doors directly into the drawing‘mom, and it was then, un- lighted. When you hear what happened alterwards you will understand why 1 have mentioned this fact. “Vivienne, after one glance at Carllom land walked to the fireplace, and stood there with her elbow resting on the mantelpiece and her lacr hidden. "It was a most awkward :siluaticn. and I tell il extremely. and hardly knew what to do or how to commence. (To be confirmed). Mfl+++++§++ +++++ ++++t “As fate §++++++++++¢++++++++++ THE DEVELOPMENT OF BETTER TYPES. The evolution of present. day tarm‘ animals shows the result at years of‘ thoughtful work by some of the brightâ€" t (st and most, intelligent men of the past. That much improvement, has‘ been ottered in every direction is plain In those who look and needs no proof“ Compare the Clydk‘sdale horses imâ€" ported to~duy with those of 50 years ago, and you have a striking instance of steady improvement. They are not heavier in weight, but, legs and feet. the essential parts, are liar superior. For hard work they have much more endurance. they are more active, less Subject. to lamings or blemishes. They have less soft flabby flesh and less in- clination to “grease"'and kindred ail- ments. They are becoming more uni form in type, al-l carry. on that, he ‘oouut‘ more prepobency; Again, you have Changes quite as distinct. in Shrop- ‘shire sheep. They are much more tbenutilut in appearance. more compact in form. produce a better class 0' wool. They are easier feeders than when they [lrst obtained their popu- lnritty. There is no wool on legs. nor head covering. [Neither of which will by some be considered an improve- ment). Aguim the Shorthorn type has teen changed very materially since the days of the Bates popularity. Now. usefulness as a beef maker and especi- ally when combined with good milking quplitics is more generally the type looked for. Mere. styluand gay appear- ance, which once counted for much, is now laughed at unless it be the Hm (stir-vi touch to a beast oi suhstanm at e talked and argued the matter but I am always weak when: she ncernod. and in the and I allowed lf to be persuaded. You can ima' now how 1 wish 1 had not listened About the Farm carefu flesh to u PERSIS’I‘ENT BREEDXNG would have 3‘, Vivienne in- acoompanying me. I expos- n he». ex lu'med how _much )10 it won d be in every 'way 3e the young fellow atone. but 1y she OVQI‘X‘Ode my objec,~ Will U TI \V at [III RYE cmed : myself ing to type 81“ die vat i.) lost his cailie 11‘ this regard he in- variably milked the young heifers by hand in order to prove by actual lest- ing their ability as milk producen). All those really inferior in 1th respect were discarded as breeders and sent. lo the butcher. When the popularila of his cattle increased in the United Slates, the demand became so strong that everything was called for am; sold for breeding purpmzcs regardiess of milking qualities altogether. Ah the same time this did not precluded him from selecting the best miikers Ior' rclcnljon' in his own hem, so mm mm of milking qualities altogether. All the same Lime this did not precludd him from sebcting the host mi!kers for' retention- in his own herd, so mm mm grass was steadily made in this direc» lion. We tear. howaver. if. is too mm mm many of the foremost breeders in Scotland at the present time pay lime lattpnlion to the milking qlmlities of.‘ mm Sher-thorns. The beat quality 1;, lhe main thing aimed at and sought; (or by the majority. ,Eesidcs the ten. dency at. the shows is (awards THE STRONG BEEF TYPE in lhc first place and (he younger gen-v eralion are thus educated in. spite of lhemselves in this direction. To those who do not follow dairying as a specialty. and lo the grcal. mass nf ordinary farmers the Shorlhorn is; held by most to be the best ideal. They. live and lhriro. responding lo good h‘enlnwnt in every counlry. 'l‘heir g-roala: 05!. power lies in their ability to im- prove the common, everyday cattle 05 all, breeds. No other breed can show boiler results in lhis respect, and when there is added to beef a good display 0: milking powers we cannot, wondefi that they are popular. We have nq harsh word for lhos-e collie uselu' only as milk producers. They suil lh _ soil and environment of some admini ably, but (here are others who find ii more profitable lo combine lhe ’Lwob possibilities of beef and milk. There; are farmers. who. owing to circumm slances, must carry on mixed hus- bandry. A proper type for such oondh lion can be created and will be with: out doubt evolv'xl. furnishing a cow capable of broducing the amount and qualily of mill; giyen by the averugct dairy cow. and in nddilion a call will! lhe best beefing qualily. But we i‘eâ€"li peat, it will not come by accident 35‘ L; so olien werled. Persistent selec' tion of lhe ideal cow and breeding he lo 801le hulls will finally present the type which We present. day'demandsit When il has hem evolved it will sup-i ply a distinct need and add to the re-i lums of many farmers whose soil and! silualion present" possibilities in their direction. in the first place eralion are thus lhemselves in th To those who 1 Wigéwix‘lgal cow need not be registered., in {act it is probable the vast. major-1 ity will be grades maledi wilh a ppm bred bun wflh the blood of superb!“ milking dams strongly predominanf.. Such cows were numerous 30 years ago,I but {he low price at beei cmmked wkih.’ [he prevailing fad for the rirh‘er milk‘ of some of the dairy breeds caused them to be croswd with Jamey-s, Ayn Shires. (#0., resulting pencrally in no. thing definite or useful for either beef: or milk. They can he iut‘ned -towards the old type and inwrwed by care andi sludy, and it, is not loo soon to com- menco now. WHEN ENGLAND “'ENT MONEY MADJ Terrible Scenes Have Been Enaued on. Several Occasions. Wholesale commercial panics‘ such as that which recently raged, with disasvl h‘c-us results in New York. have happilyi been unknown in England during these tuber years. indeed. to find anything to equal Walt; Street‘s great monetary cataclysm, it is." necessary to go back more than forty: years to that “Black Friday" of Man 1966. when the failure of Ovrrrnd and Gurney's Bank, with liabilities totalling over $510,000,000. started a panic that. shook the financial world of London to its foundations. The day following. before noon, the English Joint Stock Bank, with its Iortyl branches, went under. Next, the British" Mercantile, with u capilnl cf £5,000,000. clcsed its doors. Ten minutes later the: Crnsolidaled Discount followed suit. Alter that, chaos. Ranks collapsed everywhere in all directions. The streets were tilled with [runlic ninth of well- mcc, and espccmny (10 m My ma‘uring qualities. N thou! milking qualifies of :1'. Mr. Cruickshank. lo calest credit is due (or t dressw lmvin suit ng the milking qu: lost his caule in (l- iabl-y milked the y ion In Mi II‘C .1} directions m frantic n‘ ‘ shouting. Iy men WP!!! ir all. Scar The came 6% nm ‘ smnner they are » qualin and sub- ; do “my excel in ms. Nm' are they ilies of a high or- nk. lo wlmm the e {or the changes advocate of culti- pmlilies. In order (his regard he in- young heifers by 1y g. before noon, [haI Bank, mm 315 forty; er. Next, the British capital cf £5,000,000. 'en nfinmes later the. nut Ioliowcd suit, popuiar Si‘x‘a popular Scotch nimly different a Week. is 50m followed suit. Ranks coflapsed‘ ions. The streets ic mobs of wellâ€" 1g. cursing. gesâ€" wnt raving mad. Scores committed