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o Imp-r n. ‘ 'u .n. gnu tun dual Irv THE CABLEMAN [LIN EXCITING PRESENT-DAY ROMANCE BY WEATHER Elli 4'2}. I83: 1%“ (:lAPTER XLâ€"(Cont’dJ She heard the rumble of a wheel and the sharp rattle of the rudder chains. A shadowy form loomed out of the vapors, and came slowly on towards the entranrc. l‘hc next mom- ent the bowsprit of :l lulu-2 vessel passed between the rod; walls of the narrow opening; [here via; a grating; noise, and a sharp jerk; the vessel heeled till her bulwark touched the bussalt, shivered :l lnollullt, and swung back again the other way; the hell on her forenlast tolled with the violence of the Oscillation, and then, balanced on the fulcrum of the grounded forefoot, she settled down with long slow swings, like some giant metronome or like the dead rolling of a direlict in the trough. ' There was a confusion and shoutlng on her deck, and Elsa thought that. she saw a woman‘s form. \The fog crept round again, and blotted out the View of the stranded vesscl. She sculled nearer, us quietly as she could. It did not seem that there wasany immediate dan 'er, the vessel apparently was notysi‘king’, and as the sea outside was calm, her people would easily make the shore in their boats. She (lid not. wish to be seem? so she waited until they were gone.’ But meanwhile she must know whethâ€" er it was possible for he at all. l It was not possible. Under the light air the ship had taken ground slowly, but her weight had carried her well into the opening. Thcre' BY CHESNEY had been hoisted and lowered eight times that: she reached the bulwark level. Then two black arms grasped her and lifted‘hor on the deck, and u soft voice murmured : “All right. mi 5y; now yil's sale, You very brave lady." “I didn't think you would manage it,“ said Mona de la Mar. Who was’ “Sambo is right. But I standing clase by. You are a very brave g‘irl. don’t suppose you need us to tell you that, and time i:: precious. May we use your boat?" “Yes,” said Elsa. "I expect you wonder why we haven’t olle of our own. There’s a simple explanation, but you can hear it by and by. Meanwhile Idare-“ay you'll trust us. We‘re honest, you know. We llavc‘nt stolen this ship.“ “You may use my boat if you can not it out." “Get it out? What do you mean?’ “You will have to gel the boat out of the water, and launch it again over the stern. There is only one D way into or'out of the circle of theI Ringâ€"Rock, and your schooner is hlock~ ing' it." “Is this the Ring-Ruck?” “Yes. Didn't. you know?’ “Hadn't a notion," said Mona light- ly. “I saw it marked on the chart. 1 1. to get out but I thought we were a good five-th Samara de Marta mile.‘ from it. Val B. will say nasty things about my navigation when he hears. I'm his pupil in that subject, you see!" She laughed softly again, and then ‘ r' '«v v 1 . . was not room on either side of her {01 , “fill ‘1 (luul‘ mm 9010M. came closer a boat to pass out. Elsa was a priv; soner. l She looked up at the name painted on tile bows. It was almost dark now,: but she could just make out the white‘| letters. She nearly betray ed herself ; by a cry of dismay. - The vessel was; the Sea-Horse, the circus people’s. schooner. } She pushed back quickly, but a head appeared over the forward hols,l warks, and awoman’s voice hailing hcr told her that. she had been seen. i “Boat ahoy! your 'boat alongside.” It .was Mona de la Mar. -me know when you’ve done it. to Elsa, and peered into her face. “Aren‘t you Elsa Carrington?” she asked in a low voice. “Yes.” “Do you know who I am?" “You are Margaret Ryan." “I wa". I'm Mona de la Mar now. Come down to my cabin. Sambo, yon heard what the lady said about the boat. Can you do it?" “Got to, Missy Mona," said Sambo cheerfully. wind comes. Oh, yes, we‘ll do it all We want help. Bring: right", “Then be quick as you can. Let Ishall Elsa drew back further into the fog. be in my Calm“ Her first impulse was to refuse help. Mona shouted again, and Elsa brought, her boat alongside. ’ I “Do you need help?” she asked. l ilYes.l) “Are you filling?” “No. I don’t think so. But we’re hard aground. If it comes on to blow,j we shall break up.” I “You » I without being boats' rolls ?” “We haven‘t any boats, that’s why; we need yours. Can you come aboard; if we let down a ladder?” “Yes.” 1 A rope ladder was thrown over the side. Elsa fastened the end of it to the painter of her boat, and then waiting till the pendulum swing of the schooner brought the bulwarks to their lowest point, put her feet in a run}: and took a firm hold with her hands. There was an almost motion- less second between the down swing and the up, and then she was car- ried swiftly upwards. At the same time she was pressed hard against the schooner's side, and the cold iron took the skin off her knuckles. It‘ was all she could do to hold on; she' could not climb until once more the fall of the roll swung her outwards again. In the, brief pause between the two movements she raised herself two rungs, but it was not until she l l l h n “I w" Of Course You Need Q -‘ assess? QRN STAR IHE SEMI}! SHEEN CO. LIMITEU mun-ecu. Benin-cab. éamvaw‘Vfiwng l MWMYfiFWML W had better take to your you can sit on the edge of that bunk from a watery prizon’! 1y, of course, you rescue us from a, but at the same time with .l w She led the way down below, and Elsa followed her. Ss she lit a lamp in the pretty little cabin she said with a smile: “It’s a funny meeting between us too, isn't it? I wish I could have shown you over my home under less wobbly conditions, but the circumâ€" stances are peculiar. Do you think shot ofi when she "Why are you here ‘2” said Elsa. “Why am Ihere,~I, Mona de la Mar, late Margaret Ryan? Is that what you mean? why is the good ship Sea-Horse piledl on the Ringâ€"Rock, necessary for Samba and the sailors lo; and making it lift your boat out and rescue you Incidentalâ€" possible watery grave, which would be even more unpleasant. So we are grateful. But in which sense am I to understand your question ?â€"Me or‘ the Sea-Horse?" “Both,” said Elsa. Mona laughed again. “I‘m here becauseâ€"oh beeauwe ofa' :ariety of reasons. It’s a long story though, and I think you know must of it already. The Sea-Horse is here because I didn‘t allow enough for drift, and piled her up. There I've an 'wcred your question, haven't I '3" “Not in the sense ill which I asked it." said Elsa. “No. I know that. But I Shall have to explain at great length to Val B. Montague presently. and explanations are fatiguinu'.‘ I want to tell; nlmut you just now. I want to know you. if I can. Do you wonder why?" Elsa looked straight at the laughing; face of her questioner. and after a brief pause, said coldly: "No." “You understand why?" nodding. “I don't understand. than the question lllv‘. Mona clasped her lingels behind her head. and leaned her back against the hellth wall of the cabin. Her l-‘I'H‘~’-'ll eyes showed a sparkle of amusement. and a smile played about her lips. She was a girl who made a habit of takine' life with a laugh, and even the fact that she had just piled lie." xillployer's ship on a ledge of rlllti‘p volcanic rock did not seem to made a break in the habit. ‘ gal-lied her wllh a cold said Mona. It is merely does not interest have dis-.1 admiration. There had be amination of the {'Xlt'lll of “Can’t stay here till the. Or do you mean“ I one. Horse might in a few minutes slip‘ ofi‘ the ledge and take her to the bot- ium.. , “I want to talk to you," said Mona -“to learn. if I can, what sort of girl: you are; and though you are not inter? ested in my reaz'on, I’m going to give‘ it to you. It is because you are the: daughter of the man who robbed me of twenty thousand pounds.” j Elsa sprang: to lltl‘ feet with quiverâ€" ‘ Ella lips. l i “That is not true." she said. 1 l “Oh, come! You don‘t deny the: relationship!" said Mona mockineg ,“And as for the robbery~" ; ; "My father did not rob you," said‘ Elsa hotly. j “Didn't he? I think the, term i“: ac-l curate. At any rate Richmond Carâ€"f irineton accepted its substantial ac- ;cllrucy as a description of what he lzad done when I taxed him with it‘ 3 yesterday." ‘ "‘x’esterdayl" cried Elsa. Ehim yesterday? 1 | “Of course I admit it. Why” shouldn't I? I have been very anxivl .ous to see him, you know. I knew hei ,was in San Miguel, and Imeant tol ‘Fee him; but I didn’t count on havingl ’the luck to run up against him in the‘ .course of the very first bicycle ride 11 took in the island. However, that .was what happened." [ ~ “Where did you meet him?" Elsnl . demanded. . “About a mile from the village ofl ,Furnas. I had gone there to see the famous geyscrs. you know. Romantic district for a defrauded heiress andl the defaulting: trustees to meet in. warn't it?” Elsa decided at once that the girl was lying. Furnas is ten miles from. The tale was i “You saw You admit it?" y l . ilmpossdile. “I thought the defaulting trustee lwas looking very prosperous," Mona‘ ‘went on mockineg. “He has put on ,fiesh since I last met him. But he ‘didn't seem to be as glad to see me as he might have been, considering all that he owes to me. He spoke of iyou, by the way, and actually had the lfolly to appeal to what he called my {finer feelings, my generous heart, on your behalf. That was a false move which I should not. have expected from a man of his proved ability. Do lyou know, Miss Carrington, that your father is a very plausible imposter ’1‘" Elsa answered her with a glance of contempt. “I recognize,” she said, “that he :made a mistake in crediting Margaret lRyan with finer feelings. Will you lallow me to return to the deck? You lshall have the use of my boat.” “But you would prefer not to have lany more of my company than is neâ€" lceSSary,” said Mona, laughing. “I lsuppose that’s natural. But I’ve isomething more to say. Your father imade a ridiculous proposition to me. lwm you tell him that. it is declined, Jlwith Margaret Ryan’s best love and :thanks." "Let me go!” said Elsa fiercely, “How dare you mock at him like «that? You know that he is dead!” ; Mona de 11:. Mar started forward iwith a cry. “Dead! Do you say he is dead?” l “Do you say that you did not know l l f it 3’" ' (To be Continued.) ..__._._ ! Reduce Fire Risks. The average farm building is a fire trap from one end to the other. It is full of readin inflammable ma- terial. OnCe \started, a farm fire is very .seldom stopped. We will sug- gest a few precautions which we take to reduce tire risks. If a lantern is upset almost any- where ill the ordinary barn or stable, there is a litter of chaff around to‘ take fire. The first precaution wel would advise is to clean up the chaff and litter and eliminate this danger. Another precaution is never to set a lantern down where it can be knocks ed over. Everywhere in our barns we have convenient hooks or wircsi, running: from one end of the stable to: the other on which the lantern may! be suspended. ( Spontaneous combustion is suppos-l ed to be the cause of many farm fires: Is there suell a thing? A United: States professor who has examined. into hundred.C of cas‘cs. states his beâ€" lief :hat in almost all cases of so-call-, ed spontaneous combustion the heat» lug of the image was not suti‘icielzt lo sot the forage itself on fire, but Illal it :ct some smudge of oil or grease allazing. The dirty lantern carried into the hay mow is a prolific disturbutor of oil (lilt. The best pre- ventative is to throw down the hay by daylight. A lantern in which the burner is: always kept clean, however. i< no: so liable to distribute oil. . We never let the tramps sleep in‘ our burns. lio matter how sol:mnl,\' lll._v Schl' that chey will not smoke I r thin-w molt-he around. They are valid; source of farm tires. “'0 “ man love for "the weed" .lnzl the buildings. .11“, (‘Ul'llilzll‘C‘S m a walking stick of _ l they are auout right. l? N THE FARM ‘ L“ .seed or preparing of the homeâ€"gp‘own,0f Agl'icmtm'e' )lcr at once. 7 7 or a t a Tau "in l7?” Hi0 r+vww fin i r ‘ MMw‘ girl kneel: to (lie Eodtrbli‘y, iheggcag-y is perfectly preserved in the sealed packet. Young tender leaves only, grown with utmost care and with, flavour as the prime object, are used to produce the famous Salada blends. F l ones for there are many more of the former in a bushel. Allow the Winter protection provid- ed the plants last Fall to remain upon the plants for some time to come. It is during the alternate freezing and ““fi-‘J thawing weather of late Winter and Prepare Good Seedhcd. ,carly Spring; that the protection is The promise of an early Spring will;mOSt needed- attract the attention of farmers to; the approach of the grain-sowing sea-: son. The first crop considered by the majority is oats, and the buying of i nelcd varieties than for largeâ€"kcrneled J Maintaining Humus in the Soil. A valuable pamphlet has just been issued by the Nova Scotia Department It deals with soils, grain for seeding should be looked afâ€" 3 S9” C‘lltlvatio“ and crops in that pro" . ‘vmce, being a reprint of a series of The best way to sow oats is witmarticles appearing in the annual re: the grain drill. Drilling gives amorel port 0‘; the Secretary for Agricultural even stand than broadcast seedingdfm' the yea,” 1915' The armies have for all the seed is covered to about?been Specially prepared by experts. the same depth. In sowing broadcast,and “mam a fund Of Valuable in’ some of the seed may not be c(meted‘formatlon for farmers generally. In, at an and some may be covered {00 an article prepared by Mr. Cumming deeply. Germination is better fromiappear the followmg valuable hints .drilled seed and the growth is more 0" humui“ uniform throughout the season. In Humus may be maintain“ or even numerous tests at the experiment. stony-“WHY Increase‘l by the fonowmg tions drilled oats have outyielded oats l praCt‘Cesi‘ , . . sown broadcast by several bushels tol (a) LIVE StOCk farmmg’ WM] “3‘ the acra Better stands of grass andfilttendant use of barnyard manure. clover can also be obtained in drilledl (,b) Reasonably Show domt‘ons m than in broadcast oats. iWthh clover and grass sods are plow-y The best depth to sow oats variesled “ml” at “at more than 3 to 51 with the soil and the season. In any years Intervals' case they should be covered with half (c) Th? use Of clover” an inch to an inch of moist soil. They l Wm“ Seemng do‘lm' . , should be sown deeper in sandy soilsb (d) The pk)ng under m extreme than in Ioams 01. days. Deeper seed_ instances of green crops, such as buck-, ing is also necessary when the ground Wheat' 179’ Clover' vetchFS- etc' . . is dry than when it is moist" on the‘ (e) When commerClal fertlllzers, average the best depth is from one to are largely depended upon’ Short rota-r one and a half inches. tlons and the plowmg under of green Oats should be sown as early in the,cmps are absolutely necessary Spring as it is possible to make a goodl The humus supply may be deplet‘ seed bed. The exact date of course ed by the followmg “Echoes:â€" varies with the season and with the? (a) Senmg hay and other piloducm‘ locality. This does not mean that 0,5 the farm Instead of feedmg t0. the preparation of the land should be‘ I‘ve Stock' . neglected in order to sow early. Betr (b) careless preservmg 0f bam' ter yields will be produced from seedi‘yard manure: . sown in a good seed bed than from (c) Growing too many successwe that sown a few days earlier inrcrops of oats, etc. or root: or even ground too cold and wet for the seedihay (the latter is the "Fist Fommon‘ to germinate, source of humus depletion in Nova In a good seed bed the best rate o{Scotla}. . ‘ seeding in the corn belt is about two (d). The wrong use of commelcml and a half bushels to the acre. If the . fertlhzels' . . V _ seed is sown broadcast, more is neces‘l In a light, open soil, humus ls lapldâ€" 531‘37- More seed is required inapoorily decomposed and lost, and conseâ€" seed bed than in agood one, as fewerlquently one mu“ apply manure “‘0”? seeds are likely to grow. 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