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â€", y $3391: I THE CABLEMAN tbdldbdl AN EXCITING PRESENT-DAY ROMANCE BY WEATHERBY CHESNEY ii 1' Slit: CHAPTER XIX.â€"(Cont’d.) { “The crops or the weather, or the. ‘a’ful expense of foreign travel,’ as he. is a Scot," said Varney. i “The frivolity of women if my fatli-! er chose the subject,” said Muriel. 1 “Neither. We discussed apostolic, succession, and he claims that the' Scotch Kirk has got it through auld Johnnie Knox, as he called him. I haven’t spent ‘such an interesting half hour for a long time.” - Later in the day they came acrossâ€" the man again in the village of Fur- nas. His donkey was waiting for him' outside the door of the inn, and he himself was inside having a meal. Davis left the other two to amuse themselves by wandering about the village, whilst he went in to continue the discussion on opo-stolic succession with the'man who had interested him so much. “Now,” said Varney, when he had come to this point, “he’s our man, isn’t he? It was your saying to Miss Car- rington that perhaps you would dis-, cuss John Knox with him that made' me remember him. He’s hunting for the diamonds, and he’s doing it on a donkey, because he looks like an Azorean naturally, and every second Azorean peasant you meet is riding; one . What did you find out in the vents?” ~ Scarborough told him, and at the end Varney said: “Well, if Carrington’s enemy who is well known to me,’ the hooded woman,l the man in the boat, Mrs Carrington’s burglar, and Andrew Gillies, are one and the same person, he’s a pretty| lively fighter. But will the dates| fit?” “Yes,” said Scarborough. “You met‘ him the day before yesterday, the Ring-Rock buSiness was yesterday, and the theft of the letter was this morning. But if he did get about the island like that, Idon’t see where we are to put our hands on his shoulder, as you said." “In the Furnas district," said Var- ney, “He’ll go back there,” “Why?” “Because, for some reason, that’s where he thinks the stones are, or he wouldn’t be pottering about there on his donkey. Thatt was were Mona met Carrington, you remember, so it’s a likely enough place. But as Gil- _ lies has that letter now, we shall have to be energetic. ' night?" “Yes, from midnight till eight.”' ' “Then I shall have to take first watch in the country. I’ll go and havel supper at the Casa Davis, Are you on duty to- strap a ' and he therefore rather despised her powers as a fighter. His judgment in the matter was premature. He was to learn shortly that Rachel Carrington was most of all to be feared at that moment, when to others it appeared that she was wholly out of the game. CHAPTER XX. It was nearly nine o’clock when Scarborough role up the gravel path to the door of the Chinel as again. He had been on duty from seven till ten that morning; then had come the message from Elsa, the visit to the venta in the north road, and the ride back; he had had a tiring day already. and he was due for duty again at midnight. But. he hardly knew that he was tired. Te joy of at last doing something, the knowledge that Elsa was now co-operating with him in the fight, instead of tacitly putting obstacles in the way, the hope that now the misunderstanding betwoen them was at an end a closer understano'ing would follow in its place, when he had put to her the questions he was hungering to putâ€"â€" these things had been tonics, and would have been enough to counter- balance the fatigue of even greater exertions. He hoped to be able to get an hour’s sleep yet, before he had to be- gin his watch in the instrumentâ€"room; but first, as Varney had said, he must see that the girls were all right. He found them together in the drawing-room and it seemed to him that Elsa’s stiffness with the other girl had worn off considerably since the afternoon. Had anything hap- pened to bring them closer together? Or was it simply that Mona’s sunny nature had melted a coldness that was making artificial, and her persis- tent ofi'ering of friendship had broken down the barrier which Elsa’s sensi- tive fancy had set up? ' Scarborough, seeing them, sitting together, in outward amity at least, had the thought borne in upon him irresistibly that they were surely and obviously meant to be friends. The very difference in the types of their beauty made them such admirable foils to each otherâ€"Else’s the deli- cate, dainty beauty of carv- ed ivory and Mona’s the vivacity of flashing brown eyes, black hair, and rich creamy coloring. The one was an anemone of the woods, fragile but exquisite; the other a rich b10ssom of the sun- light. ' sleeping bag on my handle-bars, and. “Mother has gone to bed with a ride on afterwards to Furnas. It williheadache,” said Elsa, “and Mona is be no hardship to spend a night in the open in this weather. “But why not go to the inn?" “Better not. Gillies might be thereâ€" and there's no need to alarm‘him. If he knOWs where to look for the dia- monds we had better let him do it, and watch for him in the process. rul camp out. I know the very placH’ stack of maize cobs on the hill-side,‘ from which there is awide prospect. Muriel and I sat there for an hour.’ I know the trick of'waking at day-i light, so if Gillies and his donkey areI in evidence in the morning, Ishall bel ready for them," “Right,” said Scarborough cheer- fully. “I’ll ride over and join you' after breakfast. I'm on duty for the; next week, so I shall be able to take, the day watches, if you will do the"l nights. It won't matter about my be- ing sleepy in the instrument room; there’s not often much coming, the‘ .other man would wake me. How about you, though ?" “Oh, I shall be all right," said Var- ney. “I’ll start now, and you had better go back to the Chinelas andl see that the girls are all right. Ii suppose Mona will stay the nightJ there. We’ll tell Montague that she won‘t return toâ€"night, or he’ll fiilget. Better tell her, when, you see her to keep her eye of Mrs. Carrington, and if she sees anything suspicious, she should send a message to you AndI there’s another thing; when you ride over to join me to-morrow, bring the scratched stone with you, and stop at the Casa Davis on the way. Davis knows the island very well, and he may be able to make a shot; at the meaning of ‘acheâ€"blueâ€"n, drip.’ " “Right,” said Scarborough, “I will." “Then, I’ll be off. Ta-ta, old man; and keep your eyes on Mrs. Cal‘l‘lhg- ton. We've rather left her out of the reckoning, but she's a factor that will have to be counted Don’t let her steal a march on you." Scarborough smiled. He did not think that Mrs Carring'ton was likely to be very dangerous now. By allowâ€" ing her husband’s letter to be stolen from her, she had let the best card in the whole game slip out of her hands, going to stay with me for the night.” Scarborough noted with pleasure that she said Mona, and not Miss Ryan or Miss de la Mar. “What has happened?” he asked smiling. Mona caught his meaning at once. “Oh,” she said, “we've been through a battle together since was saw you. We went into it. Miss Carrington and MiSS Ryan, antd we came out of it Elsa and Mona. Are you pleased ‘2” “Very,” he answered. “But against whom was the battle?” Not against each other '.’" “No,” said Elsa, “against mother.” “That is why she has gone to bed with a headache,” said Mona laugh-l ing. “It was a hot engagement, you know, and she was utterly routed. She objected to my presence in the house, should stay. Mrs. Carrington retort- ed that I shouldn’t, and they fought it out, and that pale fragile little girl there scored a complete victory. I was proud of her It was glorious." “Did you sit quietly by aml listen?” asked Scarboruogh with a smile. “Five pounds to nothing you didn’t.” . “Oh, I chipped in with a remark or two towards the end," said Mona gaily, “I couldn't resist it, you know. But Elsa bore' the real brunt of the battle; mine was only a cavalry pur- suit at the finish, to cut up the dis- organized forces of the enemy, and drive the victory home. 1 think Mrs. Cau‘ington's headache is probably rather bad. At least that is the only reason Ican think of to explain why she made the mistake of losing her temper and blurting out something that we very much wanted to know.” “She told you what was in the let- ter that was stolen?" cried Scarbor- ough eagerly. “She admitted that it contained a; plan of the place where the diamonds are hidden," said Mona, “and she seemed to think that it was Else's fault that it had been stolcn. I didn't follow her reasoning there, and I took ‘ of ‘ the liberty of pointing out some her mistakes. In the first place I remimled her that she went to an EiEEQi Elli For Preserving, Use MEX WHETE CORN SYRUP One~lliird “Lily \Vhite" to twoâ€" lhirds Sugar. by weight. “Lily White" Corn Syrup pre- vents fermentation and moldâ€"â€" brings out the natural flavour of fruits and bernes~and makes i / much more delicious Preserves. jams and Jellies than you can make with all sugar. in 2, 5, l O 20 pound tins -ai all dealers. THE CANADA STARCH C0. LllvilTE‘D. MONTREAL hotel instead of coming straight home; secondly, she put the plan in her purse instead of handing it over with her other valuables to the cash- ier to keep; thirdly, she had a large cup of coffee se'nt up to her the last thing at night, and didn't suspect that someone had been paid to put an opi- ate into it, until she awoke next mornâ€" ing about eleven to find that the plan was gone. Of course the man in the small boat had shadowed her from the Ring-Rock, and by sleeping in the hotel she gave him his chance. After all that, instead of abusing herself for her folly, she abuses Elsa. The un- reasonableness of this was also one of the things I took the liberty of point- ing out to her.” “On what grounds does she blame you?” Scarborough asked Elsa. “Because I hid that stone jar at the Ringâ€"Rock at all," said Elsa. “But never mind that. We found out fron- her that the plan was not complete, be- cause it gave no inrication of where the place to which it referred was to be found. Father said he dared not put that information in the letter, be- cause it might get into\the wrong hands, but that he would convey th knowledge to her in some other way. She believes that I have that know- ledge, and that I am keeping it back from her purposely.” “Well, so you are,” said Scarbor-u ough, smiling. Elsa sprang to her feet. “The scratched stone!” she ex- claimed. “Blueâ€"N.dripi” “Exactly,” said Scarborough. “By the way, that lock of yours hadn’t been tampered with ?” (‘No"’ “Good. Will you give me the stone to keep for you?” Elsa unlocked the desk and took the stone out. “But, after all, it’s uninâ€" telligible," she said. “What does ‘acheâ€"blueâ€"N. drip’ mean?” “I haven’t an idea,” said Scarbor~ ough. “But if we had the full text, including the words that that idoit of a bean-seller rubbed out with his blouse, I haven’t a doubt but that it prove to be the message that Carrington wants.” Mrs. “I think that’s sense,.and I’m surpris- ed Elsa and Ididn’t think of it. Do you know it seems to me rather a pretâ€" ty situation. The man who stole the plan won’t be able to use it, because he hasn’t the scratched stone; we have us because we can't interpret it with- out the plan; and your mother, Elsa, has lost the plan, and never heard of ,the scratched stone. It rather looks las though the diamonds stood agood needn’t have bothered about deciding iwhat We were going to do with them when we got them!” (To be continued.) .._4 __ BAR GERMANS FROM FRANCE. Bill to Exclude Them for Ever is Be- fore French Government. A bill to exclude all Germans from by the French Government. The measure is shortly to be submitted to Parliament, and will without doubt be passed, as, with the exception of one Socialist organ, all the newspapers -enthusiastically endorse it. The newspapers point to the Ameri- ‘can law excluding the Chinese from ithe United States as an analogy. iThey advocate that all of the allied “countries keep the Germans, Aus- 3trians and Hungarians out of their territories in the future. The Journal thinks that the neutral ‘naiions should be asked to close their frontiers not only against German immigration. but also against Ger- man travellrrs. it was Josh Billings who said that silence is the best substitute for wis- dom that has yet been discovered. would . “Well. now,” said Mona approvineg y the scratched stone, but it's no use to. France for ever has been prepared; Helping Out. Grass Feed. Natural cheapest mals, grass pastures provide the and best fccd for all ani- except horses that are expccfr ed to do heavy or fast work, but an addition of oats, bran or even more concentrated food will bring paying results in nearly all cases and most decidedly when big production of milk or quick fattening is desired. All cattle, from the calf to the steer ready for finishing, need forcing ito keep up with the demand of the present day. Lambs may be satis- ‘factorily finished on pasture if clover land raps are aide dto the natural grasses, but better speed can be made mnking records have been made on pasture alone and most of the good (dairymen use soiling crops and grain of the whole herd. denied pasture to too great an ex- tent, some people refusing to let them have a run on grass, even for exer- ‘clse; but the other extreme should not ‘be jumpd to if best results are desir- ed. Hogs at all ages may be kept on pasture to their advantage, but “kept” must not be taken to mean maintained, or improved. A run on clover cr rape plus milk and some lgrain, will grow the animal satisâ€" factorily to within a few weeks of Ibutchering, when they should be peT ned, not too closely, and finished on [good hard feed. At present prices for hogs, a great deal of wheat can be 'fed to advantage in the pro duction of pork, but judgment must be used reâ€" garding the size of each feed. Ground Iwheat alone cannot be considered a satisfactory grain ration for hogs; as it is likely to bring on digestion trou- bles, but mixed with other grains it gives good results. HorSes and colts at pasture make their best.and quickest growth when some grain is fed with the pasture grass and it is generally understoot'l that the colt should be encouraged to eat oats, preferably crushed and mix- ed with bran, early in his lifetime. When it comes to the feeding of horses that are at hard work for long hours as are farm horses during near- ly the Whole of the summer season, it is necessary to increase the amount of grain fed, to double or more than .double the amount fed for ordinary -maintanence. The amount prescribed in such acase by the Dominion Anâ€" imal Husbandman, is 11/4 pounds per 100 lbs., of horse, of amixture of 85 lper cent. oats, and 15 per cent. bran. To keep the work horse in good health, ,it is also necessary that he be fed a bran mash at regular intervals. Sat- urday night being the time best suited for'this, on account of the day’s rest ithat follows. Turning out the work horse to grass, on Sundays, work all right if the grass is not too soft and if the flies do not trouble the animal. This scheme works well with horses that are given to stocking up when kept in the stall for long after hard work, but such a condition should by rights be made impossible by a treatment for the benefit of the blood. The idea of itrying to save grain by pasturing the gworking'horse over night, should not be considered, and it is a question if he does as well outside, as in the stable, even if fed his full ration be- ;fore being turned out. With this last mentioned practise there is also the extra work and time of the team- likely to get better treatment during ‘the work if the man who drives him [frame of mind. ' A cool, clean stable, screened ,as to keep out flies and regularly dis- linfeeted ’fortable at night, than will the aver- age pasture field. Points in Cattle Feeding At the end of the third year of fattening steers in the open air at Lacombe, Alberta, Mr. Hutton, the isuperintendont, draws the following ‘ deductions: ‘ 1. Three-yearâ€"old steers seem bet- ter adapted to straight wheat feeding ithan are two-yeanold steers. i 2. From the results of the three lyears’ work, it is evident that low- lgrade grains may be made to bring lithe producer a higher price per bushel ‘sold through steers than will high- lgrazle grains sold through the eleva- . tors. i 8. Hey, green feed and straw amy ‘be profitably fed at home. 4. From experimental work conductâ€" ed with grain plots at this station, a |valuation of the manure produced through feeding cattle at $1 per ton applied is warranted. The fertile soil of our Western prairies will not if a. little grain is added to the ration.’ It 18 doubtful if any of the recent: or millfeed to keep up the milk yield‘ Hogs, have as a general thing been iand Elsa stuck up boldly for me, and lchance of staying undisturbed, where 1 Ster to be conSidered, and tho horse i5? lfor the rites of hospitality, and said I they are for a year or two. You and I ; starts off in the morning in a satisfied so' with a wholesomeâ€"smelling. wash, will make the horse more com-‘ lrotain its fertility indefinitely withoutE a return of at least a portion of the constituents drawn fro mlt in the pro-_ duction of crops. \‘ 5. It is not necessary to provide an' 'cxtravagant equipment in order to be: gable to undertake the satisfactory ’fccding of steers for the production of) beef in this climate. . G. Bankers consider the lending of ,money for the purpose of feeding cat-f tie a safe loan. ‘ 7. From the figures submitted it‘ ,would appear wise for the breeder tti ,ch a feeder also and market his pro}. duct in finished condition. 1 Requirements of a Good Animal. An animal is like a machine. AE good machine requires that each part be of good material and just the right; ,weight and strength. The good ani-; mal must have its parts cheloped ill the right proportion to make the type desired. The adaptability of- 21 maj‘ lchine and the proportionlng of parts can largely be determined ; looking at it. \ However, the make 0 - the machine is the guarantee as to its possessing or lacking quality. Like ,wise in the animal a good deal can be, determined as to its type by looking at” ;it. Its real quality, however, can; inot be determined in. this way. To {get at this it becomes necessary to 3‘0,‘ ;further back. The quality was put into the animal by its parents, it‘ grandparents, its greatgrandparents, ‘etc. This makes it important t’ ,know that all these parents had qualé lities that would contribute to the' making of a good animal of the type' Jwanted. A predig’ree is a scheme for| lkeeping track of th eparents of an mal. It is a guarantee of what is 'back of the animal, of what has con}, tributed to its make up. It is this, fact that makes the pure-bred mal valuable.~North Dakota Eperi- ment Station. ‘Windbreaks Pay Dividends Windbreaks are usually more or less ornamental on a farm, and add to the contentment of the owner. But it is not generally known that windbreaks actually pay dividends. ‘ It must it ‘admittcd that windbreaks occupy space that could be profitably devoted to agricultural crops, and that the. roots of the trees and their shade render a strip of ground on either side of the Windbreak relatively productive. Yet in spite of these drawbacks, efficient windbreaks do :more good than evil. ‘ l The Windbreak reduces the velocity, of the wind, and, consequently, the, loss of soil water from evaporation from the soil surface and from the field crops. This is equivalent to ad- ,ditional rainfall, just as “a dollar savâ€" icd is a dollar made." It seems that ‘the greater yield of field crops and ap- ples behind the protection of a good ,windbreak is enough to warrant every farmer in planting windbreaksâ€"W. J. > Merrill, in Farm and Dairy. The best sugar for the sugar how] is Its purity and “fine” granulation give it the highly sweeten- ing power. It dis- solves instantly in. your teacup or on v yourbreakfast cereal. 2 and 5-H) Cartons ‘ 10 and 20-lb