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CHAPTER VI.â€"(Continued). He flushed with grateful pleasure and seized it, getting nearly run over for his pains, and stood look- ing after the carriage until it was lost to sight. Lord Norman watched him with a smile on his face. “Don't they wear hats in Can- ada, Bertie i" he said. The young Viscount started, and laughed apologetically; then sent a man to the saloon for his hat. “Oh, Bruoe, what a lovely crea- ture l” he exclaimed, in a low voice, as he locked his arm in Lord Nor» man’s. Lady Betty’s companionl gnu you know her well, Bruce? ow glad I am that I came back, Lor Norman stopped again and looked at him, with something like a frown and a smile commin led. and that I dropped in to-nig tl” “Now, Bertie, don’t play the fool. I know what this rhapsody means. You are in love for the five hundred and ninety-ninth time!” The young viscount raised his head and looked at him. His face went pale, and his blue eyes were almost solemn in their earnestness. “No; for the first time, Bruce. Don’t chaff me. Iâ€"I don’t 'think I should like it. Yes, I am in loveg” he went on, almost defiantly; “and I am not ashamed to own it. I feel as if I had been bewitched.” He put his hand to his brow again, and his face went pale. “Don’t chafl me. I am serious this time, Bruce.” ' “So you have assured me quite a dozen times before,” retorted Lord Norman. “But I have never felt like this. There, don’t let us talk of it, Bruce." “But we will,” said Lord Nor- man, almost sternly. “Listen to me, Bertie; I know about as much of you‘ as you do ourself. You are Viscount Cliffor e, with an old title and an empty purse. You are good-looking, confound you, as a picture, and you have got to take {Eur good looks into the open mar- t, and do your duty in that state of life, etc. And that duty is, to marry an heiress as soon as you conveniently can." The boy flushed, turned pale and then sighed. “‘Now, Miss Carlisle is not an heiress; she is peiiniless, or next door to it, and Lady Betty’s com- panion; and the sooner you get over your infatuation the better 1” Bertie stood silent for a mo- mentâ€"they had reached the door of Lord Norman’s chamberâ€"then be looked up. “It is all very well for you to talk like this, Bruce. You do not know what I feel. I don’t think you were ever downright in love.” ‘ “No “I” said Lord Norman, with a strange smile. “But you ‘mean well,’ as they say, and perhaps you are right. I’ll call on Lady Betty to-morrow, and start off forâ€"oh, anywhere!” “Do,” said Lord Norman. * «- if * * “Lord Clifforde!” said Lady Betty, as Josine opened the door of the boudoir, and made the an- nouncement. The room was in the wildest con< fusion, littered with the contents of a huge box, which had just ar- rived from Paris, containing a se- lection of Swiss costumes, slightly - altered and beautificd by the great master. Floris was kneeling beâ€" fore the glass trying on white linen caps and kerchiefs. “Bertie, my dear! How atten- tive of him. Show Lord Clifforde up,” she said, and presently they heard him coming up two stairs at a time. He stopped at the door, aghast and blushing at the sight of the finery and the occupation of the two ladies. “Oh, I beg pardon! the girl said ‘upstairs.’ " “Oh, it is all right! Come in, Bertie. You are the very man we want,” said Lady Betty, holding out her little paw. “We are too busy to receive visitors of ce're- mony this morning, but if you like to take us as we are you are quite welcome.” “What an awful litter! you do, Miss Carlisle 1” I thought How do lighting life’s Battle; 0“, LADY BLANCHE’S BITTER PUNISHMENT l l l Floris held out her hand, without I getting up from her knees, and he bent over it. “What a fine lot of dresses! Rat-her gorgeous, aren't they?" “Color is everything at a. fancy fair,” said Lady Betty, with an air of conviction. “Color and check 1" said Bertie. “Sirl” exclaimed Lady Betty, with mock severity. “We did not admit you into our boudoir to re- ceive your impertinence.” “Beg pardon, Lady Betty!" he retorted. “I meant color andâ€" confidence.” “Then we had better give you a stall all to yourself, Bertie," said Lady Betty. “Now tell me how I look. Isn’t this quite a Swiss girl‘s get-up?” They tried on several other caps and kerchiefs, and Bertie was ask- ed his opinion on each and all, till he must have become rather con- fused; then he said suddenly, as if he had been bracing himse‘f up for the announcement. “It was very kind of you to show me these things, Lady Pendleton, becauseâ€"because, you see, I shan't be able to see them at the fair.” “Why not i” demanded Lady Betty. He glanced at Fioris as she knelt at the box replacing the costumes. “Iâ€"Ifind I have to go down to my uncle's place; I’m ouerdue there now, and he gets rather rough if I don’t show up pretty often.” “Oh, nonsense l” said Lady Betty. “I’m sure he won’t mind waiting a week or two longer for you; I shouldn’t if I were your uncle. You must help us with the fair, Bertie! You will be of no end of use; won’t he Floris ’l” Floris didn’t answer, but smiled assentingly. “There! You hear what Miss Carlisle says." “I didn’t hear Miss Carisle speak,” says poor Bertie, all his heroic resolutions of flying from temptation slipping away from him. “I beg your pardon 2” said Floris. “I am sure you would be of great use, Lord Clifforde, and I hope you will be able to stay.” “If you say so,” he said, “of course I will stay. My uncle must wait. Let me see what I can do?” Then he sat down again, and eagerly plunged into the subject. “I’ll tell you what I can do,” he said. “I’ll be a fortunetellcr or something 0 Last sort in a. cave; or have a show, and stand outside with a big drum. ‘Walk up! Walk up, ladies and gentlemenl Just going to begin l That sort of thing, you know, eh, Miss Carislel" and he turned his handsome face to hers, with a radiant smile in his blue eyes that made Floris smile in return. “Look here! I'll go and get some properties, dresses, and all that, and arrange something. Good-by. You leave the show business 'to me!” and hands, he took his departure, “all in a glow with love,” as Moore says. In the afternoon Lord Clifforde came again, making profuse apoloâ€" gies for the intrusion. But he wanted to consult them about the “show.” “I think I’ll give a. kind of enâ€" tertainmentâ€"rentals and songs. We can rig up a tent or something of the kind and charge five shill- ings for admittance.” “A guineal Nothing will be less than a guinea!" said Lady Betty, decisively. Bertie looked rather glum. “Rather a dear entertainment!” he said. “Never mind! You’ll take the responsibility of the charge for admiSsion, and how about the songs. I’ve bought one or two. I thought that perhaps”â€"he hesitated and glanced at Floris, who was seated at the window with a bookâ€"“I thought that perhaps youâ€"or Miss Carlisleâ€"would try them over for me.” ‘ “Oh, I never could play an ac- companiment,” said Lady Betty. “Floris, my dear, will you try them over for him i" Floris rose at once and went to the piano, and, with a suppressed delight, Bertie unrolled his songs. she “I'm afraid they are rather fool~ g ish,” he said; “but the young lady at the music shop assured me that they were all the rage just now." He stuck one up on the from which it fell off, as usual. and in the scramble to recover it, his hands clasped Floris’. All inno¢ent and unsuspecting she laughed, and put the music in shakingL stand. ' lits place, but a red flush flew to ‘ Bertie‘s face for a moment, leaving 1 it pale and agitated, as he stood beâ€" side hcr looking down at the music. “There 5” she said, playing the prelude. “I think it is rather pret- ty. Will you try it‘l” He started, and tried to smile vcarclessly, then began. The emoâ€" tion that had taken possession of him gave a thrill to his really beautiful voice, and the lines rang vouL with exquisite reeling and bar- mony. “My swcct girl love, with frank, grey eyes!” He looked at her. Was it possible that she should not guess so was thinking of, singing to her! Suddenly, while he was still sing- ing, the door opened, and unseen by either of them, Lord Norman en- tered. He stood looking at themâ€" at the lover face of the girl, at the handsome, cnrapturcd one of the young Viscountâ€"in silence and motionless; as he looked a strange pain gnawed at his heart, a pain which stung and hurt him terribly, though he tried to crush it down. With a soft, lingering tenderness, Bertie dwelt on the last note until it died away sadly, then he looked down at herâ€"indeed he had kept his eyes riveted on her most of the time. , “Will that do?" he asked, humâ€" bly. “You sin-4 it beautifully," she answered, frankly. “I think Lady Betty is right, a guinea will not be too much to charge for admittance to your entertainment.” “How good you are to me!" he said, in a low, trcmulous voice. Floris started at the tone rather than the words, and looked around. As she did so, she saw the tall, stalwart figure of Lord Norman standing regarding them, and with a flood of crimson suffusing her face, she rose. “Please do noot get up,” he said, and his voice sounded very grave and almost grim. “I will go at once if you allow me to disturb you. Please sit down and play again. Bertie, I should like to hear you sing that again.” But Floris, pale and proudly cold, said: “I will tell her ladyship that you are here, my lord,” and with a bow glided from the room. Bertie stood looking aft-er her, aghast for a moment, then he turn- ed to Lord Norman. “What's the matter, Bruce? Why did she go like that? Have I of- fended her, do you think I” and the color actually deserted his handsome face. “You 1" said Lord “No, my dear Bertie. It is noth- ing, not much at least. Miss Carlâ€" isle happens to dislike incâ€"no withâ€" out causcâ€"and flies from my pres- ence. That is all,” and he laughed, but there was a strange bitterness in the laugh, and he turned his face away from Bertie’s gaze of sur- prise. Norman. CHAPTER VII. The great day had arrived, and Lady Pendleton and about a score more of fashionable ladies were in the seventh heaven of delight. For months little else had been talked of “in society” but the fancy fair in aid of the funds of the Socie- ty for Improving the Condition of the South Sea Islanders. The thing had been got up on a most magnificent scale, utterly re- gardless of expense, and the great hall adjoining the Botanical Ger- dens had been transmogrified into a very fair representation of a Swiss village. It was a pretty, beautiful sight, which if it could have been transferred bodily to the boards of a theatre, would have made the fortune of a manager; and at the opening ceremony “society” throng- ed in and filled the place almost to suffocation. Near the center of the hall stood Lady Betty’s chalet, and in front of the open window, with its assort- ment of dolls, antimacassars, smok- ingâ€"caps, babies' clothing, indifferâ€" ent oil pictures, and bead slippers, stood Lady Betty, supremely happy in Monsieur Worth’s idea of a. Swiss costume! Never had Lady Betty been so happy; there was only one thing that prevented her being perfectly so, and that was Floris' respectful but firm refusal to stand outside the stall with her. If she could have done so with- out offending Lady Pendleton, Floris’ would have declined to take any part in the affair at all, but as Lady Betty had made a point of it, she had reluctantly consented, stipâ€" ulating. however. that she should be permitted to keep in the backâ€" ground. possible was the. inside of the gim- crack chalet, she had taken refuge in it ,and stood well in the shadow looking on at the strange scene. Exactly opposite her was the chalet kept by Lady Glenloona. with Mr. Parks, the famous gossip, close at her elbow. A little lower down _she saw the stately figure of the l l As the only "background" ' Can Obtain an Excellent Flrst Mortgage Investment to Yield Them 5% PER CENT. INTEREST. Full Particulars Forwarded on Request. EMILIUS news a 00., BANKERS MCKINNON BUILDING, TORONTO, Duchess of Sliefeden standing in front of her stall, and next her, an weeks than others at ten, and. better fitted for weaning. Some-. in charge of a shop that seemed times it is necessary to wean when running over with flowers and pigs arc five or six weeks old, and fruits, stood the tall, graceful figure ll. other cases it may be advisable of Lady Blanche. Ivory white, as usual, calm and impassive as an iceberg, but extre- mer beautiful in her gray dress and white cap, Lady Blanche surveyed the scene as if it had been got up expressly for her behoof and amusement. All the rest of the crowd in the pageant faded from Floris' sight, and she seemed to see only that lovely white face, with the dreamy velvet eyes. She was so absorbed in contemplating her that she al- most started when Lady Betty thrust be head inside the chalet, nearly knocking off the monstrous cap, and exclaimed in half-irritable, half-excited tones: “Provoking, isn‘t it? It is just like Bruch One of the patrons too! He ought to have been here at the opening.” “Here we are, Lady Betty, as the clown says! Splendid house, isn't it? How are you getting on i" As eagerly. “Where is Miss Carlislel” “Oh, inside there,” Beltty, radiant again. tremendous success, Bertie?" “Splendid!” he assented, his blue eyes peering into the dusky interâ€" ior of the stall anxiously. “Splen- “What 3. isn’t it, did! All the world and his family here! May I come in, Miss Carl- isle l" “I don’t think there is room for on?” got a big chalet, and they have made a platform up, and presently I’m going to get ’em in at a guinea a hear.” The crowd thickened. Lady Betty was driving a fine trade in bead slippers and antiinacassars, and Floris and Bertie between them were fully occupied in taking money and giving change. The music per- formed by the Coldstream band at the end of the hall, was deafening, the heat stifling, and Floris was wondering whether the South Sea. Islanders would fully appreciate tall, stalwart figure, would have known amid a thousand, sauntered toward the stall. (To be continued.) H+++++§+++§+++¢+++¢¢+t E x t : About the Farm 3. l : fi++++++++++++++++++++g YOUNG PIG MANAGEMENT. A hog is half made when past {the weaning period without a stunt or kink in its growth. Every check or halt in prosperity through its first two months is more ex- pensive than at any later period. Too much rich feverish milk of the dam, causing thumps or other all- ment, may leave harmful results, perhaps as much so as scant feed- ing or other neglect of the sow. More injury may be done to a pig's growth in two or three days than can be repaired in a month, even if he is made the subject of special care, which, where many are raised, is not the rule, nor easily practi- cable. “Good luck” with pigs calls attention, and that not occasional, but frequent and regular. From the first week after furrow- iug, until weaning time, the sow will be little else than a milk rnav chine, and, to be a highâ€"power ma- chine, in perfect operation. she must have proper care. Nothingl else is so well calculated to make 'pigs grow as a bountiful supply oil wholesome sou"s milk. and the pigs' that have plenty of other feed withl the milk of a well-slapped sow for' cight weeks, will ordinarily have. much the start of those weaned at" live or six weeks. no mattcr much food and atlt’llilull llie vuii-‘Iiwin givcancd pigs may have had. At eight or nine “‘(raka old. mos! ipigs arc. or. railwr siwukl be. fit to take away from ti.c mu; some litters are individually older at sevâ€" Luv: , to wait until the pigs are ten weeks or even older. In the corn belt the period will generally average longer than in New England. Breeders who wean at early ages generally do so in order to more profitably raise two litters a year. Provided with and taught to eat suitable feed some weeks before; hand, pigs are not noticeably checked in their growth by wean- ing, but those that have been de- pendent mainly upon the mother’s milk, when abruptly taken away from it, frequently seem to have their growth partially suspended for weeks. Many breeders success- fully let the sow wean her pigs, as she will in time, and the change is so gradual that no pause in growth indicates when the milk diet ceasâ€" ed. A modified application of this in which the pigs are separated from the sow at an age suiting their feeding and the convenience of the breeder, will not infrequently be he spoke he looked about the chalet found fldVisabley but by no means should the pigs be allowed to re- said Lady main with a sow until she is virtu- ally devoured by thcm, as is some- times done. It is not a good plan to take all, the pigs from the sow, unless one or two of them can be turned with her some hours after, to draw the milk she will have at that time and again, say, after a lapse of 24 hours. The preferred way is to leave about two of the smallest with her for two,” said Floris‘ with a smile, as several days, and after that leave he stood at the low door with bent- Only 0P9- fo? two or three daXS more head HHOW is your Show getting by which time the flow of milk Will have been so gradually diminished uOh, all right,” he replied “I’ve that no injury to the sow will re- sult by keeping them entirely away from her. This extra supply of milk helps also to push the smal- ler pigs along in growth, and put them more nearly on an equality, in size with thriftier mates. LIVE STOCK NOTES. Some day when you are not ur‘ gently engaged, tie your head back as far as you possibly can and you will experience the sensation that is so delightful to horses check~ reined up to the limit. Pigeons want oil, and if the proâ€" the efforts on their behalf, when a Per quantith 0f "egemllle 011 can which she not be supplied, they Will take aniâ€" mal oil. This is why they keep pecking at a new beef bone with marrow and fat on it, and why they seem to be so fond of salt cod‘ fish, there is a. certain amount of (:1 in the fish besides the salt. Special attention should be paid to the feed of fowls when fattening. One of the best varieties to make savory flesh is wheat bran or shorts and Indian meal mixed half and half to a stiff pudding with hot water, or skim milk is preferable, if to be had. Feed no more of this than will be eaten up clean by 9 o'clock in the morning and for the rest of the day give corn and oats half and half. In hot weather the horse which labors in front of the wagon or ple should be watered frequently. His stomach is small and it is a bad plan to give him a large quantity of water just before or immediate- ly after eating. The water shonld be taken long enough before a meal It. allow it to get out of the sto- mach, and thus make room for corn and oats, and it should not be Lukcn after eating in quantity sufficient to wash away food before digestion begins. Give water at short inter- vals and a raging thirst will not he created. FARM NOTES. The young weeds should be de- stroyed before they reach the light. The soil has been stirred for plant- ing; but within a wcck it should be stirred again to kill the young sprouting weeds“ With small, ten- dcr plants, the small barrow or cultivan may be passed between [1,.) rows of field crops; with large, strong rooted plants. like corn, the slant-tooth barrow may be passed over the whole broadcast, rulvcrizing and destroying the small sprouting weeds. but doing in harm to the strong corn plants, l v . ~ ‘ ,nnciher bciore or alter they have rsached the light. the arm-l rake may do the same work l'! the narrow brd. as the horse ha. row performs in the field. In the garden. ran