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I)“ .â€". N.» BY Elitill’l 0f Pilittiiagb By ERNEST ELWOOD STANFORD. III. ‘ ~Meanwhile, closely at" .l by Babe, “the “critter” plodded thzoaghi the chores. Various methods of dis-! posing of the intelligent anima‘ tlitted‘ through the victim’s mind. They ranged from shutting him in the cow. stable to impaling‘ him on the pitch-l fork; but. somehow, just as he had‘ screwed up his courage to the sticking point Babe would open his mouth and, yawn prodigiously, after which den-,l tal display Marcellus would devote? himself earnestly to the business in, hand. “ 'ain’t goin' to'have no scandal ab t this bus’ness,” announced Dor- ena, when the chores were finished. “So you’ll sleep in that shed out there. Babe stays just outside, and he’s sort of \vakcful and apt to be cross 0’ nights, so if I was you I wouldn't disturb him. You needn’t worry about your farm an’ stock. I, s’pose I'might say I took over your: prop'ty along with you. Anyhow, I‘ll? see it don’t suffer." The shed, far from palatial, had, been fitted for habitation rather hast-ll ily, but somehow Mfircellus, as he; fingered the snowy sheets and appre- ciatively tested the mattress, felt lit-.I tle longing for the tumbled cot at home. “She‘s a‘cook, too,” he ruminated.,‘ “A master fine cook. An' cute~â€"; mighty cute. A wonderful manager, â€"â€"-as much as it’s give a woman to be. But fer farmin’ ”â€"he shook his head sadlyâ€"“she’s let that wuthless Sam Loftus raise partic’lar Cain with one o’ the best farm in town. ’8 a shame.”1 If Marcellus iad hoped for the mor-j row to moderate the rigors of his, condition he was doomed to disapâ€"l pointment. When he demurred at being routed from his slumbers at an hour earlier than he had seen in years, Dorena promised to help his arising in five minutes by the clock. Marcellus dressed in two. She fed him bounte-, ously on buckwheats and maple ’lassesj and sent him, hoe in hand, to greet the rising sun in the cornfield. Noon, however, brought savory consolation,' and supperâ€"strawberry Shortcake! But neither that day nor the next did, she allow him speech with his kind. Whatever could people be say- Iing? Marcellus Bradley, the sharpest “trader” in town, caught in a hay deal and held in durance by a woman! And’ nobody would ever believe he hadn’t meant to cheat her! To add a little bogus weight in trading with a man was nothing more than “cute,” but Sledder’s Cornerâ€"and [Marcellusâ€"l I I I I I spontaneous, .,I ______________.___J ‘ “Got enough worthless critters,” snubbed Dorena with a shiver. “Shows you wa'n’t never intended' for an old maidâ€" -" Marcellus brokeI off in surprise and terror at the first. truly gallant speech of his life. “I cal’late you‘d better get your milk pail,” said Dorena after a not- iceable pause. But Marcellus noted a: rosy flush on her averted face, which, looked st angely youthful just then,, and a who sly warm and unfamiliar feeling played about his heart. The next day he saw a chance ford more active chivalry. Marcellus, as he. returned for supper, saw through a window a sight that made his blood run cold. Dorena knelt before the range, removing a golden-brown. chicken pie whose fragrance seemed to pierce the very window pane. Beâ€"lI hind her, stolen in unseen, a burJy, tattered tramp with outstretched re-, volver. “Hands up!" growled the tramp. Dorena whirled. Marcellus felt a blazing, valorous impulse to dash to the rescueâ€"of that pie. A hot chicken pie of proper size, however flaky, cannot support itself unaided in midair, nor can it even be: held in one hand. Ah? the canons of! Sledder’s Corner demand [that wom- an’s skirts be worn to the groundâ€"; and kept there. As this voracious. chronicle truly shows, Dorena Kellogg‘ was no woman to fly in the face of convention. Nevertheless it happened -â€"just how may never be knownâ€"â€" that the revolver hit ‘the ceiling smartly even before the pie, to Mar- cellus’ infinite relief, arrived safely at the table. From somewhere a fryâ€"l ing-pan inverted itself over the in- truder’s head. As he freedshimself,‘ Dorena, investigating the workings of" the captured firearm, creased his shin with a bullet. With a yell he demon-. strated that the injured limb was esâ€". sentially sound, the tardy Babe, a. couple of jumps behind. The tramp, with but two legs, was built for speed, whereas Babe, though with four, waSI not. .But it was a remarkably even thing. “Bring in the mop when you come,”,’ called Dorena. “I’m sorry I spillcdi the potatoes. I’d fixed ’em up special, Oâ€"o-wl My gracious goodness me! O-o-o-oâ€"o-owl” , Marcellus turned, tripped over theI mop, and tumbled headlong through; the door. Dorena cannoned against. him. Somehow in the mixup a proâ€"V tecting arm slipped round a waistl which never before had sought pro- had- certain rudimentary notions of‘ tection, and a terrified feminine face, . chivalry. But Babe was ever-present; sheltered itself on a sturdy shoulderm Marcellus, despite himself, took al good husbandman’s pride in correcting' the misdeeds of the despicable Sam Loft IS. Dorena, for her part, could' but s'often under the unspoken butl manifest tribute to her cooking. Theyl even got to conversing amicablyâ€"l wholc sentences at a time. _ “I see you don't keep a cat,” ob- served Marcellus one morning. ' Estenlric Men and That possession of much of the world’s goods is frequently attended by the manifestation of the weirdest eccentricities on the part of the own- ers is ainusinglm illustrated by the following curious instances : â€" In Vienna lived a wealthy man, ‘a Pole of noble origin, occupying sump- tuous apartments in the heart of the capital's fashionable quarter, who, when he wished to summon his ser- vants, did so by means of bugle calls. A favorite pastime of. this eccentric was to drive a stage. attired like any ordinary driver of such a"i’ehicle, wherever he night find aristocratic fares to be most numerous. The Viennese asserted that while he spent a fortune each year upon his \raiment yet he was never clad in any save the discarded garments of his valet. On one occasion the Pole as- tounded the guests at a ’ball by ap- pearing in a costume of pure white. with the notable exceptions of shirt Ind tie, wlricln'were entirely black. To complete the oddities, it may be added that when dining, which he in- variably did alone at a table d’hote. he' maintained his reputation forl crankiness by reversing the usual or- der of things and beginning his meal with a lemitasse, working backward to the soup. It was not long ago that there died in an Eastern town a wealthy eccen- tric who. though he had never for; years been outside the grounds sur- rounding his residence. was accus- tomed to boast each day that he had walked to certain towns. generally at a great distance from his house. What he actually did was this:â€"â€" “'heuever he decided that it would be I an excellent idea to visit a distant‘ town, he ascertained its exact distance ‘speedily as possible. “O-o-o-w! Take it away!” ,t Marcellus’ biceps strolled, and hlSI fist bulged menacingly. i “What? Where?” Dorena pointed, then hid her face again. Somehow, probably when the tramp had opened the door, a tiny, half-starved white kitten had slipped into the room. In the tumult it had‘, passed unnoticed, but now it had gainâ€" | l I r i I I Their Queemess on a carefully measured walking track maintained on his premises for this purpose. Should he desire to call on his friends near by he would do so by 1 proxy. at the same time conducting a conversation with them by means of the servants, whom he sent in relays with certain questions, with strict in- junctions to bring the answers as A well known Parisian, according to his own statement. for many years de- fied the weather by drinking a solu- tion of camphor, which. iu‘his opinion, ‘ was an excellent substitute for clothw ing. It was said that winter and sum- mer alike found him sleeping without a particle of clothing, with the win- dows 'of his apartment thrown wide. open. It was his custom also to stroll l in the garden, even 011 bitterly cold? nights, in a garment much resembling I that ordinarily worn by normal people , only at night. Among the wealthy eccentrics of England was a man who lived near Hastings. His fad excited much at- tention and, amusem nt among his neighbors. Punctualé'at noon each day he would appear in his front yard, with a crimson turban on his head, his feet covered with richly embroid- ered and jeweled sandals. and with a coolie cloth round his waist. Then, absolutely indifferent to the hoots of the people in the street, he would first pray aloud to the sun, "the father of light and good." and immediately afterward prostrate himself before a quaint miniature temple wherein was enshrined a grotesque idol with dia~ mond eyes. What made his ecCentricl- ty remarkable was the fact that he I was not of Eastern origin, nor had he ever been converted to any religious from his home and covered it on foot faith 0“ elm 0f “‘8 L‘qu ed the table, and sniffed h‘izig‘rily at the steaming pie. “Babel stricken Dorena. But the doughty Babe. his one- cyl- indcred mind fully occupied. was half a mile away and getting further every minute. Slowly Marcellus grasped the situa- tion. Dorena clung: tightâ€"er. ‘ “Oh, 'Ccilus," she moaned, “take it away! I was only foolin‘. ’Cellus, I never meant nothin’. Take it away! And you can go too. Take it awa-ay." Perhaps it was the unaccustomed sensation of shrinking, feminine weakâ€" 11653 in his arms. Perhaps it was a vision of golden has and juicy short- cakes. contrasted with a cheer-less past of nauseous manâ€"cooking: in a time- scorched frying pan. Perhaps it was the suffering Kellogg farm lands. Marcellus spoke with brutal, mascu- line directness. “Doreny, I’ll put that cat out on just one condition: Will you cookâ€"J meanâ€"will you marry me?” Dorena gasped, looked up again, and spied the cat. Dorena clung closer. “Y-yes, Marcellus,” she whispered. “I'll do anythingâ€"but put out that cat!” “See the parson toâ€"night?" demand- ed Marcellus inexorably. uY_yeS!n ,“Poison Babe?” “Yes!” “A woman needs somebody t' look Babe!" screamed the ,after her,"*murmured Marcellus hap- pily as he hitched up for the trip to the parson’s. Meanwhile, in the dusk of the wood- shed, a fluttering bride-to-be placed a. saucer of milk. “Nice kitty!" said Dorena Kellogg. (The End.) v 0.4.- MULTIPLE THINKING. It has been asserted that the brain can function directly upo‘n only one thought at a tune and that the ap- parent multitude of matters consider- ed by the mind in a minimum of time is due to the rapidity with which thought moves from one to the other. For instance, two objects that form one mental picture, as two horses. may be visualized at once; yet distant things, as a city and a mountain, are entertained by the mental faculties. not at the same instant, but in rapid succession. Take the example of a man seated at a piano and singing. Before him is the sheet of music, perhaps new to him. In the lines and spaces the notes have different meanings or places in the octave of the keyboard, according as they are in the bass or the treble clef. The player‘s two hands are 'busied with these two lines of music. which are thus of‘ slightly different meaning and’ are altogether different in performance, having in common only harmony and time. also the composer's annotations, or directions for emphasis. to which the player gives regard or not, as he pleases. Then there are the printed words of the song to be read and to be sung. Also the player’s foot must sometimes operate the pedal, which, in addition, it is the experence that unrelated thoughts enter his mind; the probable pleasure or dislike of the audience and even memories recent or far in the past. With all that the music must be executed in proper time. 'Thus at the same instant the per- former may be busied with four lines of text; two of the notes. one of the musical annotation, one of words; his foot operating the pedal. his two hands finding. the notes on the key- board to which he occasionally looks, while his voice is engaged in song. and his emotions enter into the singing and playing. together with thought of There are ‘external. unrelated matters. It seems too much to allow the an gument here that the entire reading is done with infinite rapidity between the playing of the notes. and that the liiiud then directs the hands to press the keys and the voice to sing at the proper moment. and then releases it- self from that part in order to sweep ‘across the four lines of text for the next measure or part of a measure. It is true that the muscles have some automatic powers, yet there must be some mental supervision simultaneous- ly directed over the complete per- formance. .3...“ .__. Writer's Cramp. Writer's cramp does’nol interfere with other manipulations of the af- fected hand. A prominent surgeon, ,now totally unable to write, uses the affected hand easily to perform all the delicate and varied manipulations incidental to abdominal surgery. Complete rest of the hand, massage and electrical treatment may afford relief, but the trouble is likely to re- cur. Some victims learn to write with the left hand. but the disease is prone to extend into the newly-trained l member. The method of writing from the el- bow or shoulder instead of from the knuckle prevents writer's Cramp. Af- fected persons can use Yll‘c‘.l,‘-'}::‘â€"\\‘l‘ll- ing machine perfectly. _ . ’- W~â€"A Minard's Iglnlment Cures Dandrufi. I ‘porations or individuals. 7 at? i‘i‘illbli ‘ l? BIG SCHEME BEING CARRIED OUT IN QUEBEC. Replanting of Forests to Sustain the Pulp and Paper Industry is a Necessary Undertaking. Perhaps'tlie largest reforestation scheme ever undertaken in Canada is being carried out in Quebec this year. ' The Laurentide Company, of Grand- inere [is planting over 1.000.000 seed- lings, mostly Norway spruce, with some white. Scotch and jack pine and balsam. The Riordon Company, of St. Jovite, is also planting 750,000 seed- lings. Much the greater number of the seedlings used are imported from forest nurseries in the United States? which, in turn, procured the seed some three or four years ago from Northern Europe. These companies hope soon to plant every year at least one tree for every one removed by them. Naturally such a large scheme of reforestation de- manded the building up of a large or- ganization, as Well as the carrying out of much experimental work, all of which involved a large outlay of capl- tal. It goes without saying that such a task would not have been under- taken if the men who control the com- panies were not convinced .that it was a good investment, and that only by such means could their deforested lands be made productive before their available’supplies of timber were ex- hausted. Forest culture presupposes long-term investments and, conse- quently, the necessity of a minimum outlay in land and preliminary ex- penses. For this reason it is general- ly considered to be an undertaking which governments can handle to bet- ter advantage than can private cor- The Quebec companies, however, have acquired considerable areas of cheap land in fee simple. They established their own nurseries and these will be grad- ually enlarged until they will furnish sufficient seedlings to keep pace with the planting. As practically no seed of Canadian trees-is now obtainable, it is being imported from Europe, but in time it should be possible to ob- tain native seed. It is, for example, not yet definitely known how Norway spruce will grow under Canadian con-. ditions. A vast amount of experiment- al work, requiring several years‘ time, will be necessary toydecide this point. , In order to avoid any delay, the com- panies are engaging in this experi- mental work in co-o'peration with the Commission of Conservation co-inci- dently with their planting. Europe Sets An Example. It is to be regretted that the several provincial governinents which have control of their forests should permit great areas of cut-over forest to re- main idle until the time has been reached when private enterprise “must” undertake the task in order to prevent the declne of the timber and pulp industries. The provinces might well learn from the peoples of Europe, who have been practising state forestry for more than a century. It is long past the time for heeding the .i..EBEil till-Edda: l Win TOMATO, CHILI, 10R PLAIN SAUCE Women who provide, â€"l§g_en whoworkhard, â€" 31:? 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