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“0h, Miss Deane. good-morning! How do you do?” he said in cheery accents. and mopping hie brow as he raised his hat. "I am very glad to see. you. Hot, isn't it? But I've been rushing ubout~ fesrfully busy. Never had a. more de- lightful morning’s work, though, never! Are you going this way, and may I come with you for a minute or two? Thank you. thank you! The fact is, I wanted to tell youâ€"one moment. Hi, Robins!" Recalled to 3. man, who lumbered across the street to him. "Robins. come up to the Hell. I want you for some work at once. In half an hour, you understand; and bring two or three other men with you. Yes. I’m awfully busy,” he went on to Decima. “Lox-d Gaunt’e sudden return he brought a rush of work upon meâ€" quite a. rush. There’s such a tremendous lot to do, and in such a short time. He talks of coming down at the end of the week. and not only talks of it, but means it. I’m to get as much of the Hall put straight in the time as I can. and the remainder afterward. Been engaging ser- vants all the morning, and wiring up to London for those I can’t get here. and other things. The workmen will set to work to-day, or to-morrow at latest. Lord Gaunt has given me carte blanche." He laughed with satisfaction, and mapped his forehead again. “It was. ‘Do what You like, but don’t bother me with more than you can help.‘ Just like him. A strange man you’ll think him. Miss Deane, but with all his abruptness and eccentricity, one of the best-hearted .men in the world." He sighed and was silent for a. moment. "There’s to be rather a large establishment. The horses are com- ing down at once. I’m sure I don't know how I shall get the stables ready. And. oh, Miss Deaneâ€"Iâ€"tesllyâ€"scarcely like to say it. for I’m afraid you’ll think it presumptuous of his lordship~well, scarcely presumptuous; hutf-nhut. strange." um‘. , A "Wth “is, 7 It? tiff. flfirEé-fit F7:- Haggai-afie- oima. smiling at his hesitation and ner~ vousnees. “Well.” he said. still reluctantly, “the fact. is. that whenever I consulted Lord Gaunt about the house~I mean the things a would like to have done~he said. 'Ask iss Deane; she promised to help you; I .u.)_.u » n “If I hel him?” No‘ wonder Deoima. lain-uni: bag and opened her eyes upon in. "Yes." he said, earnestly. "It's a. fancy of his-call it. that: if you like. But isn’t. it. your dutyâ€"yes, I’ll goso far as to say your dutyâ€"to encourage him, to help me to get. what I want? I‘m sure you are a. good, kind-hearted girlâ€"I beg your pardon. You see how carried away I am, Miss Deane.” he broke ofl’. apologetically. “What. I mean is that any one of us, any of the county people. his neighbors. any one with any sense of what- ought to be â€"and not-hing is as it ought to be hereâ€" would do what I ask you to do. You look sweet and charitable and tenderâ€"hearted. Just think! Wouldn’t you do a littleâ€" no, a great deal~to see these people proâ€" perly housed, to bring prosperity to the village, to find work for the unemployed, toâ€"toâ€"save Lord Gaunt, himself?" Decima turned crimson, then very pale. “I beg' your pardon!” he stammered. "My feelings carried me away. But it‘s no more than the truth. You will save Lord Gaunt if you will only consent to humor this whim of his. I put it at, its least, you see. If you refuse, it‘s as likely as not that he will get tired, disgusted, with the bother and the fuse. and rush off, and we may not see him or hear of him again for years; and awayâ€"puff!â€" will vanish all my dreams of raising the village to a decent level, andAand this. I‘m ’shamed to say. is more to meâ€"of see- ing- Lord Gaunt settled down on his own place. and happy.” He mapped his brow and furtively passed his red handkerchief over his eyes. “What d6 you want me to do?" asked Dgc’ima»; gufd her vpice was_very stjll. “But, my father;I mllstv ask lllxin," Maid Decimal. “That's all right." he said quickly. “Did I?" said Decima, with a faintly trqtl‘xpled .1091; ‘111 her ._e_y_ea. 7 “Yes, indeed you did. Audâ€"â€"and see‘ here, my dear young- lwdy," he went. on.i earnestly and yet deprecatingly, “I feel' sure you will understand me. and won’t think me presumptuous when I remind: you thatâ€"'that you have a great respon-' sibility in this businessâ€"I mean Lord Gaunt‘a return.” "Iâ€"I‘do understand." said Decima, but faintly; “Well. I scarcely understand it myself,“ said Mr. Bright, with a puzzled air; “but I can’t help thinking than, he would not. have resolved to em onâ€"in fact, that he would have been 0 to Africaâ€"but for something you said. I didn't. catch what passed, but. that‘s my impression. And about this promise of yours; you’ll admit thatâ€"that it’s most. important that he should be induced to remain, to settle here. Good zracious me. it will be the saving. the making of the place. the eo- ple! It will turn this God-forsaken ole into a prosperous village. Just look round you!” He waved his hand in a semi- éircle. “See those cottages? There isn't one that.doesn’t need yepairing. Most; of mecima colored. “1? 0h, but~” Mr. Bright. put his hand upon her arm with timid earnestness. “I was afraid you would think it. strange. But on wouldn't feel offended if you knew 0rd Gaunt as well as I do. It’s his way to take things seriously. And you promised. you know. you prom- isedl” ’em ought, to come down. They’re not fit, to live in. They’re fever dens. There's no proper water supply; drainage awful; no ventilation. I want. a score of new cohtages, decent. ones, put up. Lord Gaunt. will do it if he settles here, and lfâ€"if you_'ll _he_1p_ him.” 7; Ld'nw‘. 1; THE PERFECT SHOE FOR SUMMER SPORTS CHAPTER Xr-(Cont’d). ASK YOUR DEALER. Her Great Love; Or, A Struggle For a Heart Gating Shoes For Everybody "I will speak to my brotherâ€"he must help me,” said Decima; and she hurried on. There seemed no escaping this strange responsibility. She realized this more fully the next morning when Mr. Bright came up for her. The man from the fam- ous decorators in London had come down. She went with Bobby, who had a. morn- ing 91!, to ghe H4911, 1-! hope I am doing right, Bobby,” she said, as they entered and made their way through a. small crowd of workmen, and the me$ and lumber which they can so quickly produce. ".Oh, that's all right,” said Bobby, care- lessly. "You and Bright and this awful swell"â€"as he caught sight of the gentle- man from Londonâ€"â€"“can work your wild will and squander Lord Gaunt’s cash while I smoke a. cigarette in the gallery. He must be an awful flat to lntruet a woman with the agending of his money, ppd __it will serve lm right. if you ruin The interest and excitement were not confined to the village. The Roborough “Gazette”~Roborough was the nearest market-townâ€"came out, with a long paru~ graph annofincing Lord Gaunt‘a return; and an especial leader in which it re- joiced. in. a. column and a half, over the fact, that. "the representative of thé old- est and most honored family in the coun- try had decided to take his plane amongst us once again. and so set flowing that tide of prosperity which ever flows in the wake of our great nobility. Lord Gauntfis presence." it remarked. “will ho welcomed not only by the pretty village in which his ancestral home is set. but by the county at large, Mny that, wel- come convey to him how duo;ny his :11)- “I'm going up to The Woodbines to see about. some repairsâ€"your brother has asked me about, them some time ago, but of course I couldn’t do anything. Last night,_ hpwever. 90rd Gagpt gave‘me full _...._-.,, ..- .. permission to do anything and awry- thing. I'll speak to your father. I'll go at once. I shall meet you coming“ back. 'nhank youâ€"thank you! You don’t know. you can't fully understand, the service you are doinzwll cf usâ€"â€"these poor peo plyâ€"Lord GAagnt, himgelf." ‘. . ‘ v“, “v-.. “v”... ...._...,-__V He was 011’ before she could say a word, and she walked on. not a little troubled and uncertain. She could scarcely real- ize the significance of the thing she had promised‘ A few days ago she was jut Aunt Pauline’a “little girl." and now she was responsible for the welfare of a. whole vzuageâ€"und the; salvatipu of 3.111312! She came to the churchâ€"the tiny chumh half choked with ivyâ€"and leaning on the rate. gazed at it. Like the cottages. the whole place, it. had a. neglected air. The living was small the vicar an old man and poor. The man who ought. to have kept it for God’s house had forgotten it. And she could help him to remember it. and induce him 10 care for it!r "I’ve seen Mr. Dea e." be said, with a. rather bewildered and puzzled airâ€"Input. persons came from an interview Wit-h Mr. Deane puzzled and bewildered. “An extraordinary man, your father. my dear young ladyâ€"wxuaordlnaryl Erâ€"erâ€"he says, yes; I’m sure he said that you should do as you pleased. And you will help us), will you not?“ One morning Decima, on her way through the village. met a string of hor- ses agd carriages in charge of a couple of am rt grooms and a stamlyrcoachmau: and she stood for a moment near the ad- miring group of villagers who had col- lected to etare at them. She turneqf _Fax§1;, vwitjhnfierif head, and ju‘sjfl outside _t_he jillagg‘ {net My. ngght. “You goose! I'm only chafiiug. Lord Gaunt will be no end grateful, and he ought to be; for, from what I saw, I should say you have a good deal of taste >â€"as the man remarked of the bad oys- ter. Don't, you worry. or you’ll spoil those eyes of yours, and they're not bad looking--wheu you‘re asleep.” The excitement in the village increased as the days went on and the work at the Hall progressed. Great, packing-cases were continually arriving from London; sometimes accompanied by gentlemanly looking men, who exchanged their smart clothes for white blouses when they reached the Hall, which they proceeded to renovate and beautify with a skill and rapidity which, to quote Bobby, “knock- ed the sawdust out, of the Stretton work- men." ‘ “Like the old times. miss," said Mr. Cobbet, the builder. with a satisfied jerk of the head toward the long procession. and the hostler at, the Gaunt Arms ex- pressed his approval in characteristic fashion. 1; “Never see a better lot, miss, he reâ€" marked. knowingly. “His lordship's a judge of horses, whatever else he be. You'll have m hurry up with them stables. Mr. Cobbeb." ' hixfi.” “Bobby. don't tease me, or I shall cry!" shgfifiaid. smjliyg rather fibflglly. V g6 (31]! Ybu Verio'v} Sféur'ré' énjoying yogrself!” >he remrfigd. _ The gentleman with the patterns got, to business at once. and presently Decima found herself surrounded by squares of silks and eatins, and tapestry, and little models of decorations. He was kind enough to advise when she was in doubt, and gracious enough to commend her taste. "Not you," he remarked. "Nobody dies of that complaint, especially young wo- men. Now, if it had been I who had had the ineflable cheek to pull a. man’s house to pieces and spend a. fortune in sticking it- «2563119! axemf’l. “Oh”, Bobbyidon’t!" and her voice quav‘ ered. “Admirable, madame." he said. “You could not, have done better. This room will be as perfect, as it. could be. And now for the 1ibrary”â€"he looked round the room with a compassionate air. "Not. much comfort. here,” he said, “if I may any so.” “Lord Gaunt cares nothing for his own comfort,” said Bright. "He is used to sleeping under a tent In the desert, or without a tent. for that mamter.‘ Better leave the room alone, perhaps." Decima looked round rather pensively. "Couldn't there be an easy-chair?” she aim}, timiglvlyt “Certainly.” said the gentleman, mak- ing a rapid note. "I know the kind of thing you'd like. A club-chair; a- really easy chair; most, of them are uneasy. And some new curtains. This 15 the kind ofxthing. Y-es." So it went on for hours. amidst. the clatter of the workmen’s hammers and the click of chisela, the bearing- of paper, and the clamping of the whitewash brushes. "Butâ€"but will not all this goat. a great deal of money?” said Declma. The gentleman smiled. “We-ll, rather a large sum, perhaps." he admitted; “but a mere nothing to his lordship; eh, Mr. Bright?" Mr. Bright nodded cheerfully. "Money‘s no object." he said. “Don‘t be ingthe least. alarmed, Miss Deane," Decima. got away, atrilast rabid went home. She had a little headache. and felt, bgwildered and uncertain. “if $0128: 'Gaun}; éhdhlii’ifigvdispleased," she said to Bobby, “I should die with‘ with shame!" CHAPTER XI. It: is a. misfortune for such a. place as Leafmore b0 be closed, and the county re- joiced in the news of Lord Gaunt’s re- turn. Already in was announced that he would be asked to reestablish the pack of bounds which had been put down at his father‘s death; and the motfleryof eligible daughters looked at their glrla thoughtfully and speculatively. as they reflected that Lord Gaunt, would be the best parti the county had held for some years past; and Leafmore was a very d0- sirable residence, and would need a. mis- tress. Doeima followed her up the stairs. (la: doed with gold and lined with new and garish pictures, and Mrs. Sherbome help- ed 1191' Off with her cloak, though a' maid stand ready to do so. Lord Gladstone, The Governor-General of South Africa, where the race problem has become acute. Decima was aware presently that a lady was standing in front of her. She was past middle age. with hair streaked with gray. with a thin figure and a. pale face, in which timidit‘y. almost fear, was plain- ly expressed as she glanced from Mr. Mer- shon to Decima. and back again. Mr. Memhon. in too well-fitting an evening dress with the too large diamond stud, came up. "Ymr you did not exnect to we a lady here?" said Mrs. Sher-borne. “I-I ouiy came a few days ago.” She maimed the loveiv girlish face covertly. then turned her eyes away, and so reminded Decima of Mn Mershon. "You know my brother very well. Miss Deane?" she added in a quieter voice. but a. restrained one, an if she were trying to master her-nervous- "95:4. The effort made her tone curiously impassive and exuressionless. It was like the voice from behind a mask. Mr. Mershon gave his arm to Decima. and they went. into the dining-mom. Decima's first impression of the room was that. it was like a. jeweler‘s shop. There was the usual oakâ€"modern oakâ€"«furni- ture, from which t‘ha huge bufl’eb stood out ('onspicuouslv. an it was simply )oad- ed with siiver. There were beautlfu! flow era on the table. but the profusion 02 Nate overweith and aeemed to crush them-it and the three footmen; and as. may moved to and fro. their gaudy liv- eries oppressfd Decima._ Mr. Bright got Deci’ma. down to the Hall nearly every day, and asked her advice upon every change that was being so swiftly wrought there; and Decima was so engrossed that she had quite forgotten the dinner-party at The Fire until. on the Tuesday morning. Bobby remarked: "I wonder whether the governor means going with us to-night? If so, I shall hag]: to order a fly; otherwise we could wa _.. . Bobby “dug him out” at seven. and by a quarter to eight. brought him into the hall dressed in his grotesque evening-sun. His neck-tie, notwithstanding Bobby’s care, had already worked under the left. ear. and he had ruined his shirt-front irretrievably by clutching the roll of drawings against it. Bobby glanced up at Decima despairineg as she came down the stairs. "My halfisister. Mrs. Sherborne." he said. “She has come to run the house for me." As he spoke. he shot, a. sharp. half-savag'e glance at her, and with a nervous (luaver in her voice, Mrs. Sher- bm-ne said: “IQQIVVaVrlz-V very glad to see you. Wm you come unstairs and take your cloak mg? ‘IA-I win 207 with youf’ “011. no." said Decima. “I have only met. Mr. Mershon once or twice." Mm. Sherborne smothered a sigh. “You are veryyoung." she said. as if to herself Decima looked at her with some surprisegand Mrs. Sherborne colored and hit her lipV "Are you readv? We will go dowufjinhe said. coyfusvdly. “Dinner~â€"Fi¢sâ€"Mr. Mershon? Ah, yesâ€"â€" yes. Yes. I remember. Of course. of counse‘! I am to show him those draw- ings of the electric storage, Where are theyâ€"where? I put, them somewhere for safetyâ€"where? And, indeed, she looked like a. dainty flower in the dimly lighted hall. She wore one of the dinner-dresses Lady Paul- ine had had made for the visit to Lon- don; a soft gray, as usual, but fitting the slim. graceful figure exquisitely. I}, was open a very little at the neck, and It had an air of soft splendor which struck even Bobby. 7 When they reached The Firs. a footman in brilliantâ€"too brilliantâ€"livery opened the door of the fly; another stood in the hamâ€"a handsome hall enough, with palms and statuary; but how different to the hall at, Leafmor22â€"and flinging open the drawing-room. door, announced them with a._pompous air._ Decima was almoat dazzled by the over- lighted, overgilt room. Its newneas was everywhereâ€"in the decorations. the turn- iture, the pictures. It “seared oue’s eyes." 35L popr William Morris used 19 say._ sence has been deplored, and how fervent; 1y &t is hoped that he may remain in our mi at." And notwithstanding the weakness of the grammer, the editor expressed very fairly the general sentiment. “Oh, I had forgotten it,” said Decima. "I'll ask him;" and she ran into the laboratory. “Look sharp," he said in a tone scarce- ly lowered, for Mr. Deane never heard any remark unless it was addressed di- rectly-m him, and not always them, “or he'll reduce himself to the likeness of a rag-baa before we get him there. I say. what a. swell you are!” he added.. taking her by the shoulders and regarding her with reluctant. fraternal admiration. _ _"‘i(~i;1'dly mention to the admiring crowds. as we go along, that you are my sister. will you?" he remarked. "I feel rather prgud of you.” ‘ ‘ _ ‘ 7 "Ah, would you! Never, never attempt to cuddle a man when he has got a three- inch collar and a. white tie on! You'd ruin them. Come on! Hi, father! where are You going?" for Mr. Deane was shuf- fling toward his beloved den. “This way: going to dine with Mr. Mershon, you know. th in and holg him_tight,_D¢cie!" ‘Mr. Deane gazed at. her with an absent an: ‘ . Sherrpizt 3123; arm round his neck; dnged her? with: (Tor be 7 continued.) but he These changing conditions have taught us a strong lesson of the pos- sibility of even more disastrous inâ€" troduction of pests. There are still many serious pests in foreign lands which have not become established in our country, but doubtless will be sooner or later if systems of rigid inspection of imported plant material are not soon inaugurated. An insect or disease which is unim- portant in its native land, may be- come a serious menace when placed under new conditions and environ- ment, Where climate is wfavorable and natural enemiesare lacking. ‘The awakening of the entomolo- gists and the public in general to the danger of introducing serious insect pests and fungus diseases was caused more largely by the in- troduction of San Jose scale than any other one factor. No other inâ€" sect has caused so much expense and legislation as the San Jose scale (a harmless insect in its na- tive home in central China), which infests a wide range of fruit trees as well as many ornaments. If there had been no inspection ser- vice during the last fifteen or more years, this pest would now be found in every county and township in Canada where deciduous trees are growing. The damage caused by this tiny insect was early recog- nized by entomologists and means were sought to prevent its spread. But before adequate means of con- trol were discovered it had gained a foothold in many sections of some of the country, and in spite of all precautions has gradually spread. What is true of fruit trees is also true of shade trees. Take, for in- stance, the injury to our beautiful birch trees by insects. Such a gen- eral destruction of birch trees in ornamental planting has occurred in the last four or five years throughout some sections that the attention of a great many people has been attracted to the loss. Sev- eral theories have been advanced for the gradual dying of the birch trees, but the real cause is the bronze colored beetle. In the early days, young orchards required but little care after plant- ing, other than occasional cultiva- tion, until in due time the perfect, unblemished fruit was gathered. A gradual change has taken place with the introduction and dissem- ination of new insect pests and plant diseases, until now spray ap- paratus and materials are abso- lutely neceésary. .“MWW Why Spraying Is Necessary. Past and gone are those days when large crops of perfect fruit, uninjured by curculio, codling moth or scab, could be harvested with- out thought of sprays and spray pumps, of lead arsenate or paris green, ‘of lime-sulphur and bord- eaux mixture, and of other treat- ments for the troubles which con- test the modern fruit grower’s suc- cess, writes Mr. J. G. Sanders. WHEN YOU’RE THIRSTY TRY" Iced Tea with a slice Of lemon in ‘ it. It willl‘ refresh you Wonderfully and besides it'sinvigorating and absolutely pure. Allow the tee to steep for five minute. end then pour‘off into another vessel to cool gradually. Never me ertificiel means of cooling until ready to nerve; then edd auger, ice and lemon, Remarkable Decline in Immigration} From Great Britain. There has been a, remarkable fall-l \’ ing off in emigration from Great l Britain to the Australian colonies during the present year, according to the steamsth companies con cerned in this traffic. It is put down to the present high level 03 wages and the continued tra/dfif: boom which give men employinefii in England. Despite this, howeverl Canada continues to get a ver? large number of emigrants fro; England and Scotland, so there as: probably other causes for the din crease in the Australian figures. j This loss in trafiic has been fol rather seriously by the steamslfi lines running to the South‘Sea“ Last year there was a tremendox‘g demand for passages to Austran and New Zealand, and to meet thy trade the steamship companies ijé creased the accommodations each vessel and also put‘nn us steamers. Today the ships. 21} running very light, even on x" duced schedules. 1 AU STRALIA L0 SIN G SE’I‘TLER S Disinfectants cannot destroy. germs if they do not come into‘ di-- rect contact with them. Disinfec-‘ tants should be applied in sufficient quantity thoroughly to saturate the‘ surfaces, after the adhering partr; icles of dirt are removed. In the application of the disinfectant in‘ cow stables, it is well to use a.) broom or stiff brush and thoroughly‘ scrub the flqor, feed troughs,l stanch‘ions and lower parts of the walls. The solution can be applied to the ceilings and upper parts '0! the side walls with a spray pump,’ and must be carried into any crev- ice and recess into which dirt can" enter. Even a lazy man will workâ€"tA he can discover an easy mark. ,7 wuuxu: chva. Until this serious infestation) passes over, it is not advisable to’ plant any birches, for loss of the' tree is almost; sureio result. a heavy coating of whitewash ap plied in spring before egg layin : begins might prove a. valuablew~ check. It is always advisable to’ out out and burn all. infested limbd very early each year before the? adults emerge. _ ‘ _ ' 7N0 adequate remedy has beeni found to combat this pest, although} limbs of the tree in the sap-bearing; layers, leaving Winding galleries of; castings and cutting off the flow 05‘ sap beyond the point attacked. 031 the younger branches these wind-‘ ing galleries are revealed by thel corresponding ridges on the exter-l lot ‘of the limb. . ‘ Disinfecting Cow Stables.