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deep-lined face, 3' stiff and straight seventeen. one \th The manner of the meeting was charged with certain volcanic ele- ments, distrbuting, confusing. Re- turning from a visit to the harbor. Davie burst into the parlor with mischief in his mind, for he meant to give Bella a. shock by the revela- tion of an ascent to the crosstrees, and scandalize her by a show of tar on hands and clothes; but instead of Bella, a stranger rose to his calll a- lady who had silvery hair and al So the new life opened for the} lad who had neither kith nor kin, the last of his line; so the hours of summer serenely sped, healing! the wound. turning grief into a} memory, filling up the void; andi through them all Miss Manesty waited in her home. between the black-faced hill of Barf and Bus- senthwaites’ reedy fringe, waited until the heather was aflame on the iellsrtand then descended upon. until the heath( fells, and the David’s home. The manner rasping tongue that rarely wound- ed, the eyes keen for a. sorrow or a sin as for a speck of dust, the hands that would never rest; Bella, who in the night time, long before Dan had sighted Ballast Brow, would tip-toe up the broad stairs, and peer round the door, so that she might have the only acceptable evidence of the boy’s slumber; she who, through all the \vakeful time, gave her first thought and her best to the boy, and grudged the hours claimed by the night for sleep, be- cause they stilled her fingers and took something from him. Einal'ly, this at least in the early days of Dan’s guardianship, there was a visit to a spotless bedroom, where a. tired boy snuggled between the whitest of white sheets, the grip of boyish arms about the old man’s neck, a kiss that might have satisfied a father’s heart, an exâ€" change of benedictions. “God bless you,’ Davie, my laddie,” “God bless you, Cap’n Dan.” Then away back through the night to his lonely home, his big, round iface aglow with joy, his great, kindly heart overâ€"running with content. Pilotcd only by the skipper, Da- vid might have been ti‘usted to a safe navigation of the rockâ€"beset seas of youth; but lest Dan should fail or David by chance get away from the course, there was Bella to watch and control; she of the rasping tongue that rarely wound- hesitatingly obeyed, but in the course of days he became to accept Dan’s explanation as one of his‘ rights, and when, in the after time, the old skipper raised the question of repairs, and demonstrating why; this vessel should go to the gridr and that have a new set of sails, and one of the grey heads be put on the pension list, he gave his consent to the expenditune with a dignity which drove old Dan to a flourish of his handkerchief and a prodigious blast of his nose. Only at these brief intervals, however, did the boy dwell in the kingdom of the man. Figures and freights done‘ with the long Castle Connell would be shouldered, and together they would thread the maze of the woods until they reachâ€" ed the madcap river, where the silvery salmon were lurking and the white trout were on the feed in shoals, or else the sea would call, and aboard the harbor tug, they would pilot one of David’s brigs towards Galloway’s fearsome Mull. Einal‘ly, this at least in the early days of Dan’s guardianship, there CHAPTER VI.â€"â€"(Cont’d) Only half convinced, the 'anger rose to 1d Sllvery ha] 6. yet carnec boy 1f I A flicker of amusement passed -‘over Miss Manesty’s face, but as ishe cast about for another opening [and Dan proceeded to fill up the 'interregnum by another irritating m vement of his cap, her brow ’Wrinkled minously. She had seen much of Cap’n Dan in the yester- ldays, and she realized that conver- gsatinn so violently punctuated was impossible. The cap must be got rid of. too come he tbn boy “Where’s your pipe, Cap’n?” Down went the cap upon the floor; two hands went plump into the depths of two capacinus pock~ ets, one of them flourished a. disre- fputable briar. (“That’s right; -now light up." “Thank ye, Miss Manesty, thank ye. but I couldn’t dream ofâ€"” She reached a. spill from the man- tel-shelf, lit it at; the grate, and The little skipper had meanwhile been working himself up into a con- sideration of great excitement, the outward and visible signs of this being an incessant twirling of his cap and an expression of his cheeks to a degree which had caused Mar- gery no small amount of concern. Now at Miss Manesty’s behest he seated himself on the edge of a. chair by her side, and when she sug- gested wonder on his part as to the cause of her visit, he twirled his cap and stammered: “Oh, no, ma’amâ€"no wonder at allâ€"not a bit of itâ€"not a bit, no- thing to wonder at.” “Um,” she (remarked at length, the old strain; there’s no mistak- ing it; your father will never be dead while you’re alive.” “D’ye know me ’2” she continued. “Ever hefld of Nanny Manesty? I thought not. I knew your father, David, and I liked him.” The boy’s heart went out with a. bound to the quaint old lady. “I liked him because he was straight, and if you try hard enoughhthere’s a chance that I’ll like you as well. Shake hands.” I David smiled and held out his “Now then, you can go and shrke hands with Margery. Oh, she’s no more afraid of‘dirt than I am, You should see her grubbing for ground bait and shinmng up the Sleddle- mere trees. And while Bella’s mak- iglg tea, I’ll have a talk with Cap’n an.” David smiled and held out his hand, but in time remembered the tarry ropes. “Tut,” cried Miss Manesty, right- ly divining the cause of the retrac- tion, “never mind the dirt; that’ll wash off. Dirt’s all right till it gets into a man’s heart. Come along, shake hands, for your dad’s sake. One of these days I’m hoping I’ll be able to shake with you for your own sakeâ€"that depends on yourself. Shyly the boy advanced, holding out his hand, but instead of taking it, Miss Manesty led him by the shouldér towards the window, and there subjected him to an embar- rassing scrutiny. was not in the least offended km the contrary relieved when waved him aside and called Davi". sed it colun‘ 'ards the Now then 1 of pungent smoke coiled :ellmg. I’ll explain why want to help you on me had it nce Ja. that ] an Davie ?” in my mind :01) went; and Bella and you zed. I’d have ut I knew you with but for common pot. The main value have is on account 0’ them krought them; if it wasn’t for I’ll warrant the women would er put up with them when they to work aboot their dustiu’. should hear Bella yammerin ,such times.” value on ’em. I daresay that up at Bassenthwaite now you’ll not see such like things in any quantity but here in Allerdale we’ve hea- then gods an’ tommyhawks an’ birds 0’ paradise scattered all over the place â€"- consequently, we’ve come to look upon them as varra common pot. The main value they “Well, there are a lot of furrin knick-knacks knocking about the house,” Cap’n Dan interposed; “but nothing out of the ordinary. You’ll find the same sort of thing in a. hundred houses in Allerdale. You see, missy, we’re all seafarin’ folks, and our men bring a gay lock of funny things back with ’em. But bless you, we don’t set so much value on ’em._ I daresay that up fed monkey, and a flying fish and chopsticks and lovely Japanese iv~ cries, and some whalebone and shark’s teeth, and ” “Oh, do come and look, auntie; you never saw such a house as this. it’s a wonderful place. Why, David has some real live idols, and a stuf- Her face aflush with excitement, her cheeks aglow, the child danced into the room and exclaimed:â€" Launched upon one of her favor- ite themes, Miss Manesty would probably have treated Dan to a. sermon of many points and abunâ€" dant illustrations, but at this junc- ture Margery impetuously applied a period. his heart to a woman when he rais- es his hat, to mean the thing he says as well as say it in the proper way; to care little about what peoâ€" ple think, but much about the thing he does, seldom to dream of seem- ing a gentleman but always of be- _a gentleman’s outfit, and when a woman depends most of all on her company graces, it’s pitiful beyond speech. Manners make a mighty fuss about a crease in its coat and a speck of dust on its shoes, and all the time forgets that conduct can also have its creases and faith its specks. You know, Cap’n Dan, there are scores of farm folk about the fells who could no more uncover their heads to Margery and me than they could jump over Latrigg; but when they smile and pass the weather it like a glint of sunshine stealing into yuur heart, andâ€"if trouble came we wouldn’t need to ask their help. “Those are the sort of manners I’d like to teach the laddie, to lift his heart to a woman when he rais- es his hat, to mean the thing he says as well as say it in the proper “Manners,” Miss Manesty reâ€" peated reflectively, an inflection of scorn in her toneâ€"“ay, but they must be the real thing. I’ve never reckoned very much on those poor thread-bare tricks of speech and be- haviour on which folk who should know better set such store. They’re not a bad extra for a. gentleman to have by him, but it’s bad when they’re mistaken for the whole of and me for polish '1" “Fuix, but it’s a grand idea,” Dan exultantly declared, all his nervousness gone now. “Between the three of us we should turn him out a full-rigged, copper sheathed craft. Why”-â€"Dan lay back in his chair, and admirineg regarded the old ladyâ€"“why you’ll teach him the manners of an admiral.” “Manners,” Miss Manestv reâ€" gn Um m J I com ShaH we “Oh, it isn’t all that bad yet. I only mean that if things go on as they’ve started, if he's boxed up through all his youth with just you two, there’s a. danger of David end- ing with a bit too much Cap'n Dan and a bit too much Bella Mackit- terick in his make-up, and he’ll be none the worse for a. little variety in the mixture. So what d'ye say if I come into the nartnershin? Who’d ever have dreamed there'd be such ugly breakers ahead?” )usmess 1C RI xture. 50 what d'ye say into the partnership? make it, Qap’n Dan, for Bella for meat and drink ac< 11‘ 11‘ codile fr ;t1n'. Iou mmérln’ at 11‘ returne s, and om Af that that nev- on as ed up st you 1 endâ€" 1 Dan ackit- :‘ll be ariety 'e say 'ship? 1, for drink dea,” ll his wow 1 him athed n his d the n the them; the men of the sea, who had made up the company roll, had passed them by as things not cal- ling for notice, and so he had never discovered that his home was not as othersâ€"that it occuped a plane high above the commonplace, each of its rooms a treasure chamber. But now Margery Manesty had efulted; into the mummies she had breathed the breath of life, the bones reclothed with flesh, sheâ€" this girl with the nut brown hair and the dreamy eyesâ€"had done this and now the things whereat he had only mildly wondered, stood before him as riches of the golden orient and the crimson lands of the westâ€" and they were his own. Oh, it was a glorious thing to have! (To be Continued.) dence ( TEACHING C( A good deal of overdrawn arguâ€" ment is occasionally advanced to the effect that beef cattle cannot be economically raised and fed unless they be of the very lowâ€"set, com- pact, cubical beef type, and of a specialâ€"purpose beef breed. As a matter of fact, these models of type do not always prove the most pro- fitable feeders. The bigâ€"barrelled steer frequently makes the best gains, and, while an excess of paunchiness means an extra proâ€" portion of cheap meat and offal, still the cattle feeder’s interest de- mands a certain departure from the trimâ€"bellied, lathe-like conforma- tion which constitutes the butcher’s or the packer’s ideal. An experi- enced feeder remarked to us one day that he never liked to buy a steer that lacked a good middle. Other things being equal, the big- barrelled steer made the best use of his feed. Of course, he was not‘ speaking of those potâ€"bellied runtsl AMPLE DIGESTIVE APPARATUS Crooked breastbonés in chickens are caused by the heavy birds roost- ing on poles and fences. The bones of the young birds are soft and are turned to one side by pressing on the roosts. One of the reasons why a small flock of hens does better than a large one is because table scraps forma large part of the small flock’s rations, and they are an evenly balanced ration. One of the main essentials of every poultryâ€"house is that‘it must be kept dry. Damp houses cause diarrhoea, canker,.sore eyes, rheuâ€" matism and other troubles that all animals, as well as poultry, are heir to. The best way to keep the house dry is to give it plenty of fresh air by opening the doors and windows during the day. Supply fresh litter often. Build the house on a high, dry spot. A flock of liver chickens in an orchard will pick up thousands 0E insects, worms and the eggs that hatch them Scatter grain occasi- onally to encourage scratching. led alon o the fin portant matter. No fixed amount can be given, but it; must be govern- ed by the judgment of the operator. Remember, the poultry business is like any other enterprise. It starts small and 'grows big. If you start on a large scale to gain experience, losses will be harder fol}; and discouragement? 'is to follow. in any kind of stock.UThe amoun‘; of food given the laying hens,.or the hehs that shoqlAd lay, is an un- Mix some “brains” with the feed, and you will get better results than if you mix their feed carelessly. pai‘eftilness in feeding is essential a+++++++++;o++++¢oo¢+3 POULTRY I’OINTERS. n+++++++++¢vv+¢++999+1 AI \\' [l About the FaIm bulky cattle started are 3 walklng t lsufliment n( ID TS TO F0 have 1 in life.“ 1 thrift -bellied runt: uqnyard evi )urishment OI )l en pr car- 11'. up costliest order, richly embroidered with gold thread, about 800 yds. 01 this thread being used, and it is this item that makes the garment so expensive. The waistcoat is of the same material, and splendidlv pose The complete Court dress of a Lord Chancellor costs that high dignitary £120. Compared with some of the other Court dresses it is rather unpretentious in appear- ance, but it is made of the finest silk, exclusively woven for this pur- pose, and that is what makes it a More than 5,000 yards of the costliest gold thread are lavished upon the official uniform of the Earl Marshal. This is probably the most; luxurious suit for Court wear, and costs the Earl Marshal this item that makes the garment so expensive. The waistcoat is oi the same material, and splendidly embroidered. To make the outfit perfect there are breeches of the finest silk, with cream silk hose,- and footgear of the choicest por- poise hide, adorned with rich sil- ver buckles. These, with a cooked hat and a. sword worn by the side, complete the orthodox Court suit. A banker said that many farmcz ; were not as careful of their credit as they should be. The fact that the farmer was a fixture on his lanrl to a great extent made merchants, manufacturers and agents more willing to trust him than men of most other classes; and the farmâ€" ers often was anxious about meet- ing the obligations he assumed, and was also tempted to buy many things he could gowithout, simply because he could get a long credit. The greatest obstacle to thorough farming is the habit of going over a large area of land for a small amount of produce, which habit has been engendered by cheap lands and large farms. Intensive farming is not something to be taken up and put into operation at once by anyone, any more than an educa- tion can be gained by attending a single term of school. It must be taken up or learned by degrees; and, more than this, it must pay from the start. The growing of large yields by an unlimited expen- diture of manures and labor is more likely to be rightly called amateur farming than intensive farming. . All Cabinet Ministers and other high State officials are expected to possess at least two Court uni- forms. A complete Court dress will cost anything from- £180 to £210. The coat is made entirely from Roy- al blue cloth of the choicest and A ('omplcte Dress Will Cost Any- thin From £180 to £210. Although King Edward is the most democratic of monarchs, His Majesty always insists that his Min- isters must have the necessary Court dress before they are allowed into the presence. It will be remem- bered that when the Right Hon. John Burns was given a seat in the Cabinet two years ago, he petitioned the King to dispense with Court dress in his case. His Majesty, however, was obdurate, and, in spite of his high position, the Presi- dent of the Local Government Board had to conform to Court reg« ulations before he had an and- ience with the Sovereign. WHAT COL'RT L'NIFORMS COST. ithf deep eyes. Whatever its ex in other respects, this defec it less saleable. There is 1 a great loss in preparing s tatoes, but it is the most V part of the potato which the skin. arment Cortifie’l milk is largel‘ of certified cleanliness, is nothing to hinder any from getting the habit. No potato i_s popular brlngs hi two pulls dency to ireatment muld be tied to the axle art of the wagon) tightens, )pe device pulling under rings him to his place. Jet Mir FARM rush genera ill cur Compared wit] er Court dresses i ;entious in appear made of the fines woven for this pur is what makes it 1 11 under the tail place. One or cures any ten- :k. The same a. halterâ€"puller Lrgely a. matter :eSS, and. there 'Vany dalryman are is not only arng such po- most valuable which is near I‘I E111 which excell :II or rear and the On has ence K88