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The Bride’s Name ; Or. The Adventures of Captain Fraser CHAPTER XI.-â€"â€"(Cont'd). , “You needn't come," said the other, “No, sir,» said the cook, emectfuuy, dutifully. “He was last heard of on “it does make ’em larf, don’t it, sir? this Sihlp, and Whete 8158 am_ I to 100k thought I can't see wot they’re larfing for him? You said you’d like to find V at any more than wot you can.” him yourself. ' _ . _ _ The mate walked off fuming, and. “I Should." said Mrs. Tipping. grim- to his other duties added that of inâ€"_ 13’; “I should. Me an’ him are to have spector of pots and pans, a condition. a little talk, if ever we do meet." _ ” of things highly ofiensive to the cook; “If ever he comes aboard this ship, inasmuch as certain culinary arrangeJ said the mate, firmly, “I'll tackle hlm ments of his only remotely connect-Tor 5:011.” _ . ed wth cleanliness, came in for much: “Find out where he lives,” sald Mrs. u skill c mment. Tipping, eagerly. nThe efvesworked crew went ashore- “And let us know," added her daugh- at the earliest possible moment after ter. glVing him a card; “thats our ad- their arrival in London, in search of dress. 811d any time You're up 0111‘ recuperative draughts. Ben watch- way We shall be very pleased to see ed them a trifle wistfully as they mov- you, Mr. m” . ed off, and when. Nibletts soon after .“Brownf' sold the mate, charm’ed followed their example without invit- With their manners. “Mr. Brown. ing' him to join him in a social glass of “Ben,” cried a v01ce from the wharf. superior quality, smiled mournfully as The new mate gazed austerely at the he thought of the disadvantages oflsmallofficeâ€"boy above. _ rank. “Letter for the mate," said the He sat for some time smoking in youth, who was unversed in recent his- silence, monarch of all he surveyed, tory; “catch”. and then, gazing abstractedly at the He pitched it to the deck and walkâ€" silent craft around him, fell into a edofi' whistling. There was only one pleasant dream, in which he saw him- mate in Ben’s world, and he picked up self in his rightful position as master the letter and put it in his pocket. ‘ of the Foam, and Nibletts, caShiered “Don’t mind us, if you want to read for drunkenness, coming to him for it,” said Mrs. Tipping, kindly.. employment before the mast. His “Only business, I expect," said Ben. meditations were disturbed by a small grandly. piece of coal breaking on the deck, at He took it from his pocket, and, which he looked lazily, until, finding it tearing the envelope, threw it aside followed by two other pieces, he re-' and made a feint of reading the con- luctantly came to the conclusion thattents. they were intended for him. A, “Not bad news, -I hope?" said Mrs. fourth piece, better aimed, put the Tipping, noticing his wrinkled brow. matter beyond all reasonable doubt? “I can’t read without my glasses," and, looking up sharply, he caught the,f said the mate, with a measure of truth watchman in the act of launching the‘ in the statement. He looked at Mrs. fifth. Tipping, and saw a chance of avoid- “Hullo, old ’un,” said George, cheer- ing humiliation. fully, “I thought you was asleep.” “P’r’aps you'd just look at it and ‘- “You thought wrong, then," said see if it’s important,” he suggested. the mate, sourly; “don't you do that ag’in." “Why, did I ’urt you?" othex,-surprised at his tone. “Next time you want to chuck coal Mrs. TI’pping took the letter from him, and, after remarking aloud:-â€" Dear Jack,â€"If you want to see Mr. lat an bOdy," Continued Ben, With dig- Norton, come to 10, John Street, Wal- e .1 ' nity, ,pick but one o’ the ’ands; matés worth, and be care'ful nobody sees you. don’t like ’aving coal chucked at ’em by watchmen.” “Jack,” said the ‘:'..late, stooping for the envelope. “Why, it must be meant ‘fhook who We, are,” "gasped the for Mr.â€"for Jack Fraser.” “Look who we plessly. petrified 7 George. ; pref} herepeated, hel "Who ‘We’ ar .” “Careful nobody sees you," mur- “Look murer Miss Tipping, excitedly, as she - took- the envelope from the mate; “Keep your place, watchman,” said “why, the address is printed by hand.” the matefseverely,‘ “keep your place, and I’ll keep mine.” Mother and daughter looked at each other. It was evident that their The watchman regarded him for thoughts were similar, and that one some time in genuine astonishment, could have known them without the ’and then, taking his old seat on the post, thrust his hands in his pockets, and gave uterance tothis shocking heresy. “Mates ain’t nothing." '" "“Youv mind your business, man," said the nettled Ben. ‘ inind mine.” “You don't know it,” retorted the “and I’ll other,“ breathing heavily; “besides,! 'you don’t look like a mate. I wouldn’t ‘ chuck‘coal at a real mate." He sa‘ldno more, but sat gazing idly up and.down the river with gaze rested upon the mate, when it “lit up with an expression of wonder and joy which made the muscles ache with thepexercise. . .7“ HHe was interrupted in this amuse- )ffient by the sound of footsteps and :femipine voices behind him; the indei fatingsIe Tippings Were paying an- other of their informal visits, and, calmly ignoringhis presence, came to the edge of'the' jetty and discussed ways and means of boarding the, schooner. . .. .. “Mr. Fraser‘s gone,.” said the watch- ~man3Â¥politely and loudly, “there's a,‘ new skipper now, and that tall, fine,‘ .iandapgnegsmart, good-looking young “feller @vn thereyis the new mate.” The _ cw Tmate,’ looking up fiercely, inhospitable stare, a look whichlgave pnyay-to'on‘esof anxiety as Mrs. Tipping, stepping into the rigging, suddenly lost her naive, and, gripping it lightly, shook it in much the same fashion as a stout "bluebottle ‘shakes the Web of a Spider. . ‘ “Hold tight, mul'." cried llcl‘ (laughâ€" ter, excitedly. . “I am," cried Mrs. Tipping. "Help!" The watchman stepped into the rig-1 ging beside her, and patted llcl' soolh< ingly“ on the back; the male, coming to'théufide, took her foot and assisted her to reach’ the deck. Miss Tipping fol-lowed, and the elder lady, after re- covering l'l‘om the 'shock caused by her late pel‘il,-fell to discuusing'thc Qlt‘l‘llfll subject of Ml'nRobillson with the new ' matc.' I “No, I lleveérsec ‘im." said Ben thoughtfully; 2'1 never heard of him , till “you come aLsking urter ’inl." "You must make up your mind he's "gone," said Mrs. Tipping; turning to her daughter. #‘tllat's what I kcep tell: I never was so lll‘C‘Ll of anyâ€"‘ i‘ng you. thing“ in 'my life as trumping down here night after night. It ain‘t re- speciallle." I I watch-1 a face: from “which all expression had been, banished, except when at intervals. his . expenditure of the proverbial pennyn “I’ll give it to him when I see him," remarked Ben, thrusting the' letter in his pocket. “It don’t Seem to be im- portant. He ain’t in London at pres- ent, Idon’t think.” , , “I shouldn’t think it was important at all,” said Mrs. Tipping, soothingly. “Not at all,”echoed her daughter,: whose check was burning with excite- ment. “Good-night,'Mr. Brown." Ben bade them goodâ€"night, and in his capacity' of host walked up the wharf with them and saw them depart. “Nice little thing, ain't she?” said the watchman, who was standing there, after Mrs; Tipping had biddcn the mat'c good-bye; “be careful wot you’re aâ€"doin’ of,'Be‘n." Don’t go and spile yourself by a early ‘marriage, Just as you’re a-beginning to get on in life. Besides, a mate might do better than that’, and she'd onlyr marry you for your position.” , CHAPTER x11... I newledg‘ed the introduction with an, Captain Flower sat at the openl‘win- smoking an afterâ€"breakfast pipe, and lgazing idly into the dismal, littcl'ed “yard beneath. Timeâ€"owing to-his injured foot, which, neatly bandaged at a local dispensary, rested upon a second chairâ€"hung rather upon his hands as ho sat thinking of ways and means of spending the next six months profitably and pleasantly. ‘He had looked at the olcogr'aphs on lthc walls until he was tired, and even lcracked glass shade beganto pal] upon him. * 1‘ "I'll go and stay ill the Country :1 bit," he muttered; “I shall choke here." He took :1 slice of bread from the tray, and breaking it into small pieces, began to give breakfast to three hens which passed a precarious existence ill the yard below. “They get quite to know you now," said the small but shrewd dauglltcl‘ of the house, who had come in to clear ,lllc breakfast things away. “llow’d you like your egg?" "Very-good," said Flower. "II was new laid." said the girl. She \‘illllc up 10 the window critically inspected the birds. “She laid it,” she said, indicating ’Ullt‘ ul‘ lhc three, l “She‘s llUl much to look at," said :lllzlll on theI said the strangeness of the handwriting, read In happy ignOrance'Iof the, changes; ' caused by his sudden and tragic end,j dow of his shabby Walwol'th lodging,: llea vin 4 the marvels of the wax fruit under a' and. , iEun-m..l. "t Ml M‘F' «mini? 5"1' .. L I-umunu- 2 and 5 lb. Cartons- 10, 20, 50 and 100 lb. Bags. Flower, regarding the weirdest-look-lI ing of the three with some interest. 1 “She's a wonderful layer,” said Miss‘ Chiffers, “and as sharp as you make 'em. When she's in the dustbin the} others ’ave to stay outside. They‘ can go in when she's ’ad all she wants.” ; “I don’t think I'll have any more; eggs," said Flower, casually. “I’ml I .eating too much. Bacon ’1] do by it? Paymfi for Milk and Cream on a self." ‘ Quality V Basis. “Please yourself," said Miss Chifâ€"- Many phases of dairying have in- U; terday," she said with ill-concealed: blems which must be solved if satisfaction_ ,Canadian cheese and butter are to be “It feels better," said the captain. lheld in as high esteem in the future "That’s ‘cos it‘s goin’ dead,” saidjas they have been in the past. In the damsel; “then it'l] go black all up} 1907 about 6,000,000 pounds of cream your leg, and then you’ll 'ave to 'aveery butter were manufactured in West it orf.” lcrn Ontario. The home market con- Flower grinned comfortably. fsumed the major portion of it, but in “You may larf," said the small girl,:1915 20,000,000 pounds were manufact- severely; “but you won’t larf when ,1 ured and the home demand was lessen- you lose it, an’ all becos you won'th by the Western Provinces being able poultice it with tea leaves." :to supply their local trade. Ontario, She collected the things together on . butter must cater to a foreign market! a tea tray of enormous size, and hold-l m competition with butter from oth-‘ ing it tightly pressed to her smalller countries, and these markets will‘ waist, watched with anxious eyes as 1 be a little more eJéacting as to flavor, the heavy articles slowly tobogganed ‘ texture, etc., than our own people. to the other énd. A knife fell outside _ The other Provinces of the Domin- the door, and the loaf, after a mo- Ion have led Ontario in the matter of ment’s hesitation, which nearly upset 1' Cream grading. In 1915, 96 per cent. the tray, jumped over the edge and of butter manufactured in Alberta bounded downstairs. Was made from gradedcream and 59 Flower knocked the ashes out oflper‘cent. graded specials, with only his pipe, and slowly, refilling it, be- '7 per cent. seconds, which is a tribute Egan to .peruse the morning paper, lookâ€" to the'hish-quality cream delivered bY‘ ing.-in. vain, as he had looked eachihe producer. .In Saskatchewan 98 morning, for an accOunt of his death. 4 Per cent- was graded and in Manitoha ‘ His reading Was interrupted by a, {51 P9P cent in Que‘bec'él‘eam grad- ‘loud knock at the street door, and he _ mg is, compulsory, and ’dairymen in lthr‘ew’ down the paper to be ready to fgthe Maritime Provinces are strong recievethefaithful Fraser. He heard 5supporters of the system. Ontario thg door open, and. then the violentllags behind, and the effect was noticed irushing upstairs of Miss Ghiffers 'tojiby the failure to win prizes with but-l :announce his visitor, : ' ~ 2* I.ter when in competition .with other "somébody to see you, Mr, Norton," ' Provinces However, the new Dairy lShe panted, brusting into the room. Act which comes into force in March “Well, Show him up; said Flower, Iprovides for the grading of all cream. l “All of 'em'!” demanded Miss Chif-l_Such legislation should be welcomed {erg {by producer and manufacturer alike. “Is there more than one?” inquir-l;Firstâ€"quality butter cannot be made 'ed Flower, in a startled voice. )from second-grade cream, nor can the “Three,” said Miss Chifl’ers, nodâ€" l best butter be made from the mixture iding; “two gentlemen'and a lady.” l°f_ a firm? and Second'gl‘ade cream: “Did they say what their nameslThe dairyman who through careless- jwere?”‘ inquired the other, ~turning‘nesS in handling his cream. delivers a lveyy pale, ' ' lsecond quality, not only hurts his Miss Chlffel‘s shook her Ilead',_and‘neighb0r; who endeavors to keep his then stooped to pick up a hairpin. ‘ Fream in the‘mOStr approved manner, ,“One of. fem‘s called Dick,” she saidth he tends to cripple the whole in- .‘replacing the pin. ‘ ‘ , ,v j, (lustll‘yrfor, the Province. 3.0:: the l l-Tell'them I’m‘nnf h‘Qme_;"’ Sald‘market one pound of low-grade but- lFlower, hastily, ,‘fbut that' I'shall be' fer Will disparage 100 rounds of the ,bzlck at‘twelve o’clock. See?” illnestl quality. More 'free aGVertls- " ,(170 be “mummy, “l lng,,is, given,the poor stqu .than the. - ~ good. It is the case_ with everyT thing¢~ Tc'on'sequently, as competition ‘becomes keener, more care must be First Used by Troops Out of Ammu-‘llakep' togmanumcture‘ goals of the l . . ‘best quality. nltlon. , , l v v ' A l l , , Cream Grading. J .Fhe bayonet, which the.quidnuncsh Cream grading was started Whml I - w I “11‘ 5 id v: z . - . . v . . - “do” a“ “’ : s“ lrl is m obgolelecreamcrlcs were first establlshcd 1n weapon, has proved Its great value ill the movement. of the British. . lgfnififlmgl $3; ggggfigggtggfe Trig: Its mm“? comes “9‘” that of Baâ€" high quality product manufactured ymme' {hm/{.18 town m the Balzun has given them an enviable position. country In brancc‘ hm Check by JOWI In Ontario it has been different For with Spain, down in the far corner of years creamerymcn have tak‘en the the Biscuy' There it was first manu' } cream whether it was of the best hmfllfid‘“ 3. . . . ' liluality or not. 'Itithe'y didn't take The story of its lllvclltlon lllusll'atcs it they knew their nearby competitor the old proverb about the motherhood would, ,the dairyman also knew_ it of necessity. A Basque regiment, ’ ’ ‘having run out of ammunition and ‘wishing to sell their lives dearly, took the suggestion of one of their number ‘that thcy should ilk“ their long knives 'oLâ€"_‘,-â€".â€" ORIGIN OF BAYONET. Pasteurizi’ng the cream at the cream. ery overcame much, of the difficulty and givesa uniformity of quality, of im the “M5 1h?” muskctg a"? butter, but that quality ,cannot be so jchargc thcl'cullh and try to break good as if made from only, firsbgmde itllrough the ranks of their enemies. ‘ This they did_the first bayonet tcharge in lllS'tOl‘jiâ€"fiilnd their success ‘lll cxti‘icating lllcmsclves from a very ‘warm corner showed the value of the .new weapon and led to its lnanufac-,l tur. and adoption by cvcl'y country" 1and (only in the world. o *_ "â€"‘o IIcr Ideal. 3cream; . Besides, the careful dairyâ€" man suffered by the carelessness of his neighbor. The point has been reached where something has to be done to hold the best markets of On- tario butter. Secondâ€"grade cream is not worth as much as firstâ€"grade for butter making. To pay the same price puts a premium on carelessness, and discourages the careful man. The We ll evil :1 young woman say yes- Legislature has put an Act on the Lcl'll:l}' lllill llcl‘ ideal man is 0116 who Statute books, which comes into forge “We” “10”?” 10 make money and‘in March, compelling cream grading. l' mlirl: clzl‘lls‘l‘. ll‘ \l‘rlrnl ltr lThis will offset the competition for l< When you pay the price of first quality sugar, why not be sure that you get it? There is one brand in Canada which has no second quality~that’s the old reliable Redpath. “Let Redpat/l Sweeten it.” 1 2 ill ; grade . (make first-grade. butter, ltend to change the verdict on the On- .tario product from, “good” to “extra and was aware that the same price. would be paid if: it had a good flavor, 3 Made in one grade onlyâ€"the highest ! ,T ,I-; lcream regardless of quality and icroam will be paid for on a quality lbasis, thus giving an incentive to ‘fers, turning from the window.,creased by leaps and bounds duringjdairymen to take precautions to look “How's your foot?" ‘the past few years, but none has been I after the cream properly. It is in “Better,” said Flower. more marked than the butter industry; the doirymen’s interests to aid in "It’s swelled more than it was yes- This growth is attended with new pro- ‘ facilitating” the working out of the ‘ If cream is grad- led ‘No. 2, there is a cause for it. and ‘ the cause is usually to be found in the handling of the cream from the time fit leaves the separator until ’it is de« llivered at the creamery. Few dairy- ];men would intentionally injure the in- I‘dustry which means so much to them, ,but so long as good butter was manu- jfactured and a fair price paid for ‘ buttel‘~fat, they did not concern them- selves particularly about the condi- tion the cream was in when it left their hands so long as it was accept- ed. When cream is bought on a graded basis, every dairyman will en- deavor to have his product in the first It will pay, him to care for the cream in the most approved man- ner. First-grade cream will» make which .will l . new regulations. good”, thus keeping it in demand on the most exclusive markets. It is anticipated that the producers will do their part ‘towards‘ facilitating the working out of the grading system in Ontario. It‘ has proved a good thing for the dther Provinces and will do likewise for Ontario dairymen. Quality at Cheese Factories. Evidence shows that the average quality of milk delivered at the cheese factories has decreased rather than increased [during the,past twenty years. In the report of G. G. Pub- low’s work twenty years ago, as Chief Dairy Instructors for Eastern Ontario the average per cent. of fat contained in (5,800 samples of milk, gathered in Several counties is given as 4.2. In 191-! the report from the same territory shows the average test to be 3.5 per cent., or a decrease of oyer per cent. in twenty years. As the fat decreases in the milk, the quantity'of.‘ chees‘e‘pc'r 100ipounds of milk becomes less. The system of “pooling” ,tthe milk, so. commonly practi‘i'cdfl’p‘ut‘ a premium on poor milk, or at least encouraged dairy- mcn to increase the quantity at the expense of quality and is. largely re- Sponslblc for the decrease in quality. \V'hen payment is made on o Eluailty basis, it will be illl‘lllceillll‘v'efio select and bl‘c‘ell the herd tozimprove the test, which ill tum‘wlll give more of a rll‘tlllul' cheese, from 10,0 ,ypounds of llllil< than 15 secure-dot pl‘cscnt. Grading ofylennl at. ‘a-l'bzlmeries and paying far milk'at cheese factories occur-ling to quality would have been In tho lost interest of Ontario dairy- mcn yours now. The loss caused by luck «if llle‘L; systcllls for so long a time, 02‘,“ be [3-11. tly retrieved, by every producer of dairy products aiding in their Workingr out now that they are to be adopted throughout the Pro- vincc. 'l'llcl'c is no question but that the Dairy Act to be enforced this coming spring is to the best interests of the man llxllil‘lll the only, as well ;.\‘ of the whale industry. Farmer’s Advocate. 0 go 7» Bil-n (‘llezlpcr Than Machines. thn C’Lll‘ill clllballkmcllt can be placed by mullâ€"power at a cost of 31/2 p. 3,1,.» g, maul it is L‘Vlllt‘llt that there is “.‘z‘w 1 for ('XcllVL‘lllng machinery in Lllillt-sc railway construction, even if that lllnzhillcl‘y costs no more in China than it does at the point of manufac- _ : tul'e. Accordingly, ill building the Cantonâ€"Hanku Railway, which will be, in point of population served, one of the most" important trunk lines in the world, mechanical equipment is used only where absolutely necessary, as on bridge work.