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i THE MYSTEIilODS KEY OR, PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE. t'HAPTEH XIII. --(Cont'd; "Have you children of your own, Mr. I-yuian [" questioned Lady jBrouiky. "None at home, I am sorry to â- ay, madam, thougli I have two married sons living in the far West, and I confess I shall sadly miss my present gentle little companion when she is taken from me," said the gentleman, with a suspicious huskinoss in his tones. "Every lino dav," he continued, quickly recov- ering himself, "since she became Fell enough, I have wheeled her out tn the open air, and we often s;pend lOurs together in this way. I un- derstood you to say that her name ia Allison Brewster?" he conclud- ed inquiringly. "Yes." "Then I think it wilj be well to address hjjLse hereatter," Mr. Ly- JJlfl*-rPinarked. "We will do every- thing in our power to arouso the memory which has so long lain dor- mant." "Yes, yes; that will be well," said Lady Bromley eagerly, and just then her companion paused bo- foro the imposing entrance to ex- tensive grounds. "This is our home, Mrs. Brom- ley," lie quietly observed. "Will you come in with us? 1 shall be Iiappy to introduce you to Mrs. Ly- man, and then wo will all talk fur- ther about our plans for our pro- tegee." Lady Bromley glanced up as he apoko, to find herself standing be- fore an eli'gant residence. The house was built of brownstono, and was surrounded by beautiful pruunds, laid out and ornamented m the most tasteful manner, the whole estate indicating unlimited means. "Thank you, sir, but I think not now. I am too agitated over this unexpected denouement to converse connectedly with any one," her ladyship replied, with a tremulous smile. "I will, however, if agree- fthle to you, call later in the day, for there aro still many questions which I w<iuld like to ask about this dear girl." Sh(! bent down as hho ceased speaking, and earnestly studied the invalid's face. Again the maiden looked up and Bmi'.ed c/jnfidinKly at her, and it was all she could do to refrain from sobbing aloud. "Allison," she said, when she could control her voice, "where is Geruldi" The fair face clouded at the ques- tion ; a perple.'ted, wondering ex- pression crept into the innocent blue eyes, but no intelligence. Then bIk- put out one small hand and laid it caressingly upon the je»el('<l one resting on the arm of her chair. "Good-bye," she said sweetly. "I'm tired now, and I'm going home." Lady Bromley bont lower still, an<l iiretsed her lips almost pas- tionately ^to the white, upturned brow. "Ood grant that you may soon go home, and in your right mind," slie murmured brokenly; then, turning abrui)tly away, she walked swiftl.v back to the house of her friend. She went directly to Mis. Bry- ant's boudoir, whore that lady was impiiliently awiiiting her return, an<l throwing hirsclf into a cliuir. bowc<l her face upon her liandH and wept as she lin<l not since those first hopeless days after her bus band's death. Mrs. Bryant regarded her won deringly. but seeing that she was t<jo much agitated to converse up- cn any topi", consi<leratcly left her t<i herself for a while, and went be- low to give some orders regarding househoUI matters. Upon her return sho fdund her fuest more comp<"se<l, whereupon ,a<ly Bromley related all that iiiul occurred in connection with the dis- covery of Allison. "What a Wonderful story!" said Mrs. l!ryait, aj she conclud d, and i ihink, Malicl, you have kIkiv.i) raro wl^(l'lnI in advisiix Mr. Ly man t" alluw the vurgoms to carry out their plans, rather man arovitu the anxiety and fears of \Vinch<;s tcr, and Ihus, perhaps, delay the operation indolinitely. Of course, if the result should not prove to be all they hope, you crould telegraph him, and ho eonld come on iinnirdi atcly. Hut if, on the other han<l, t>ho does recover hor reason, he will never fullv realize what her condition has Leen, and that, ac- <(ir<ling to my way of thinking, will be a pructiiral illustration of tlici < hi a<lagc regarding the bliss' of ignorance." "Hlill, it almost seemed like pre- sumption on my part to assume any u\i ; ority in the matter," Lady Bromley repl-ed, and ilushing sen- liiliiely; "and yet I am sure that Gerahl, of whom I am very fond, vill feci tliat I was actuated only l.y the best of motives." "Certainly he will realize that, V hatcver the outcome is," said her friend. "Besides, your discovery of her- to-day was the merest accident. But for Klleu, you would have known uotliiug about her, and then the operation would have been per- formed and the die cast. The Ly- mans are fine people, and very wealthy. I have never happened to meet them. 1 do not believe they go out much. But 1 have friends who know them, and they speak very highly of them. I have often seen Mr. !.,ynian wheeling that pret- ty girl by the house, but, of course, I never dreamed but that she was his own duughter, or that such a ro- mance was associated with her." "It is a very sad romance, in sorac respects," said her ladyship, with a sigh. "By the way, Helen, where ».:r our little maid?" "I don't know. I haven't seen her since you went out. She was terribly excited over the discovery (f Miss Brewster. How did she happen to know anything about heri" Lady Bromley related the story of Alli.son's kindness to the poor, downtrodden girl, after which she went in search of her. She found her in her own room lyinR upon her bod, her face .swollen and discolor- ed, hor eyes bloodshot from long- continued weeping. Sho had been smitten to the soul upon rc^alizing that the beautiful f,irl whose image she had so en- shrined in her heart was a sense- less creature, albeit so gentle and sweet a one. Her first emotion up- on beholding her in the whocl-chair had been one of w ildest joy ; but v.hen sho fully comprehended the meaning of that vacant stare which greeted her expressions of delight â€" when she heard the childish bab- bling which flowed from her smiling lips, the shock of horror and re- pulsion which went through her T.'as one which she never forgot, and which almost broke her heart then and there. Lady Bromley, pitying her grief, sat down beside her and trie<l to comfort her. Sho talked long and kindly to her, and encouraged her tu hope that all might yet bo well with the fair girl whom she so loved. When she ha<i succeeded in calm- ing her Koniewhat, she told her to go t-o sleep and have a long rest, for she saw that sho was almost I.rostratcd by excessive grief. Then she went away to her own r<>otn, where she wrote a long let- ter to her brother, confiding to Inni all that Inul occurred, and asking him if she had done right in allow- ing the operation upon Allison to proceed without first consulting Gerald. She cautioned him not t<. betray anything t-o Gerald until after he should hear from hero again. If lie thtiught weP of what was being dtme, or otherwise, she wished him to telegraph her im- "lediately upon receiving her let- ter. She would receive the mes- sage in season to tN)mmunicatc with Mr. 1-ynian and stop tho work of I be surgeons if he thought it best 1^1 delay their experiment. Her letter written and posted, .â- ^he rested a while, then repaired to the homo of the Lymans, as sho had proiniKcd. She sj)ent an hour or more with (lie gciitk'iii.'in and his stately but eliarining wife, between lierse-lfand wliom there inimeeliatcly sjirang up a strong feeling of friendship, and uhicli later on ripened into an en- during affection. As she was on the point of leaving she turned ap- pealingly to Mrs. Lyinau and, with starting tears, tremulously inquir- ed: "May I come to stay with you to- morrow while tho surgeons aro here?" "Certainly you may, Mrs. Brom- ley"â€" they had not learned of her title yet. "I shall lie very gla<l to have you with me ; it will be a great comfort," Mrs. l..yinnii heartily re- spoiuled. "Of course, I know," sho iKlded, "how an.viems you must feel on Mr. Winchester's account; but .^•inething seenih to whisper to my heart tluit (.^I'cat things will result from to-inoiruw's experiment." And with lier own heart feeding upon those comforting words. Lady llroniley went back to her friend and tried to possess her soul in pali- eneo until tho following day at twelve, wbii'h was the hour set for the niomentoiis test of surgical skill. Ten o'clock tho next morning Irought her the anxiously looked- for message from her brother, and his hearty approval of the course which she had pursued did much toward bracing her nerves for the coming ordeal. It road thus: "Wonderful news! Let thein go iihcael, by all means. Telegraph result immediately. Q. must not know until crisis is passed.â€" H.L." So, a little before noon, with a cense of restfulnefs and a calm though grave face. Lady Bromley proceeded to the residence of the Lymans. Mrs. Lyman received her very graciously, and with apparently th« utmost composure, althougti an un- natural paleness betrayed that she was by no means free from anxiety. A few moments before the clock struck the fateful hour, she con ducted her guest to a conservatory lit the rear of the house, where, sur- rounded by raro and beautiful, plants, with birds singing joyously â- II their gilded cages, and the musi- cal splashing of a fountain as an accompaniment, she kept her talk- ing busily upon various subjects. She was charming in her delicate tactfulncss, and did not allow the conversation to flag for a moment. There was always foine rare exo- tic or a profusion of bloom to call her attention to if there was the slightest pause, while she occupied herself by culling here and there a bud and blossom, which she ar- ranged into a tasteful bouquet for Lady Bromley to take to Brs. Bry- ant when she returned. Thus more than an hour passed, and then a step sounded upon the marble floor at the entrance to the conservatory, when Mrs. Lyman, with a start, turned abruptly and went to meet her husband. He was very pale, but a look of indescribable joy and triumph il- lumined his face. "Mother," he said, laying a fond hand upon the shoulder of his wife, "all is well over, and the very best results aro looked for." Then it became apparent what a strain the woman had been labor- ing underâ€" what a curb she had put I'pon herself. She sank weakly up- on a chair which stood near. She spoke no word, but her lips tremb- led, while her eyes still eagerly searched her husband's face, as he continued : "It was exactly as Doctor Lati (♦>♦♦-♦ ♦♦♦•♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦t-f-f^ : About the Farm : » <* PROFITABLE FARMING. The growth and development of a 15-acre farm, only 13 acres of which were in cultivation, from 1881, when owing to its run-down condition it did not support the two cows and one horse kept upon It, and at which time it was bur- dened with a mortgage of $7,200 for a short period of six years, to a farm that raised all the roughage for 30 heat! of stock, 17 of which were cows in milk, cannot fail to be of interest to farmers in all parts of the country. This advancement was due to the manner of feeding the cows, the systematic management of the crops, and the method of handling the manure ; and first of the cows and their feed. The cows were fed balanced ra- tions every day in the year. A portion of it was some succulent material â€" silage in winter; and rye, timothy and clover, corn, peas and oats or some other gree.' crop in summer. A second portion con- sisted of dry hay or fodder, which was used to give the manure the proper consistency. A third con- sisted of milk products, bran, oil meal and gluten. The proportion o£ concentrates fed depended on the condition of the cow and was regu- lated by the flow of milk and the consistency of the manure. The soiling crops used were as follows : Green rye, beginning about May 1, and continuing about f<iur weeks, or until the rye was ready to cut for hay. The timothy men thought â€" there was a fragment and clover were fed until peas and ' oats were ready. When the latter was cut for hay, tho silo was open- ed (about July 4), and siUge was fed till early corn (planted May 8) was ready. Enough early corn was planted (about one-fourth acre) to last till spring corn (planted about June 22) was ready. Late corn was tlien fed urtil it was time to put •t into the silo. From this time forward silage was fed daily until green rye was available in the spring. No abrupt change was ever made in the system of feeding. The cows were fed three times a day, and four ounces of salt divid- ed between the three feeds. Table salt was invariably used in prefer- ence to coarse salt. The farm was divided into twelve parcels, varying in size from one- fourth to two and one-fourth acres. In April six of these (5 or C acres [,• all) were in grass. About â- !•' ( f this was sown the last week in August, three years previous, one- fourth two years previous, and one- fourth one year previous was cut < f bone pressing upon the brain, and the moment it was removed, .Mlison cried out, as if from sudden fear: 'Gerald, save me!'" CHAPTER XIV. There was a profound silence for a moment. Then Lady Bromley eagerly exclaimed : I "\h ! that shotvs that the portion I of her brain which has so long re- ' rnained inactive has resumed its normal condition." "Y'^cs, or, as tne surgeons explain it, those w(jrds formed part of a sentence which was probably in her mind at the time of that terrible railroad crash," Mr. Lyman return- ed. "They think that she may, per- haps, have had a momentary rea- lization of her danger, and her first thought was naturally of her lover and a desire for his presence to protect her." "That certainly seems a reason- able conclusion," said her ladyship "But how did she appear when she ! j .^^ ,^ j^ ^,^^ ^^^. ^^^^^^ recovered from the influence of the , ,„,,,j.q„p„^_ ^„d then plowexl for ^"'^V . ,^ c, ,. J I late corn. The crops which preced- "She was very quiet. She did , ^,^. ^j,^^^ j^^^ ^j ^.^^^^ -^ ^^,.^ not speak but looked curiously and | ^^^^^ ,.^.^_ ^^^^^.^ ^j^^ preceding win- inquiri.ngy into the faces about ^ j^^. . ^,,^^,j ^j^j^ ^^.^^ ^^,^ f^^ ^^-y her. A sleeping-po ion was admin- 1^ j^,^ j j,,^ ^^,,,,^j ^.^^ ,^^,^^, istercd to her, and_ they are nowl ^^, harrowed into fine tilth. One putting her to bed. ^„^ one-half bushels per acre of "And Doctor l'«ti!"<^«; '^ really o„,„^„ ,„in^t ..^^e then sown all will be well? hopeful that queried Lady Bromley anxiously. "Very hopeful. Theie is a tiny spot that has to be trepanned, but it will in no way disflgure our dear girl, for the hair can easily be ar- ranged over it," said the gentle- man, smiling cheerfully into the white faces looking up at him. Mother," he added, with visible emotion, "we have lost 'our baby' â€" she has seemed such to us," he ex- plained to their guest, "but I am very sure that we have helped to give back a beautiful and lov- able little woman to her fi'ittnds and to the world." "For which I give most hearty thanks," said Mrs. Lyman rever- ently. Then, rising, sho put the flowers which she hud gathered into Lady Bromley's hand. "lAit every blossom bear a sweet ire«';;igo of hope to your heh.rt," she said, with a smile; "and just Hi soon as Allison is ablo to see you, you must come to tell her of the one whum you both love so well." Feeling weak and almost exhaust- ed from the roiietion of suspense to hope, her ladyship bade her new I friends adieu, and returned to Mrs. I Bryant's, when she despatched a telegram to her brother, reading thus : "Everything i.i well oyer. Case pronounced very prtnuising." She then wrote him a letter, to follow the telegram, giving details regarding the operation, and prom- ising to write every day, that he n^ight know exactly Allison's con- dition, and he could use his own jiulgment about revealing tho truth to Gerald. (To be continued.) This was cut for hay bef >re it had made seed. The land was plowed attain antl harrowed into fine tilth. Grass seed was then sown broael- cast, late in August. In this man- ner a full crop was obtained the next year. Two cuttings were made the second year. In tho spring of the third season providing tlie crop promised to be abundant, a crop of hay was taken before breaking up the sod for late corn. If the grass was scanty, the sod, which was al- ways heavily top dressed during winter, was broken earlier for any I crop for which it was needed. Three of the twelve sub-divisions I ol tho farm wore <levoted regular- I ly to rye in winter and late corn in summer. Grass was occasional- ly sown on land from which the soiling, corn had been cut. One small field was devoted to oats and peas for several years and then put down in grass to be followed by corn. Not only did this farm produce all the roughage for 30 head of stock, but an average surplus of 3,000 pcmnds of hay wa.« sold yearly. The remarkable yields on thia farm were due to the intelligent use of stable manure. Most farm- ers waste more than half of tho value of the manure produced on their farms. The stock was kept in stalls. Be- hind each r<w of cows was a gat- ter 18 inches wide and 1" inchts deep, the gutters having no outle'-s and being thoroughly cleansid daily. When cleansed the gutters were sprinkled with ashes or dirt to absorb any moisture. The gut- ters were inclined towards the door, where they terminated, so that the manure would have a tendency to accumulate at this point and th.is facilitate transferring it to a cart. In summer it was spread on t.lie land from which the soiling crops were remove!, and in winter <.>n the rye and grass fields. "We al- ways have a place to put manure," said the owner, and this is the tec- ret of his big crops. "This farm was located at Flour- town, Pa., and was owned and con- ducted by Rev. J. D. Detrich. Mr. Detrich has assumed the manai';e- ment of a large farm in another lo- catlity and is developing it a'o/ig the same lines. AN OLD BELL. Was Seven Centuries Beneath fbe Seas. A great Corean bell which for 700 years had been lying 20 fathoms be- low the waves off the shore of Chi- kuzen province, Japan, has just been raised through the efforts of a Japanese antiquarian and uow, crusted as it is with the sea waste of centuries, it stands on exhibition at Kanegaski. According to tradition, which is only partially borne out by ancient documents, the King of Corea <le- cided seven centuries ago that he would send a fitting token of his respect to Klyomori, the powerful leader of the Heike clan, on tho west coast of the southern island cf Kiushiu. He ordered the royal bell founders, many and expert in those days, to cast a bell. The dimensions were to be these : 1- height, 1 to C shaka ; in diameter, 8 }o 8 shaku 9 sun ; and a circum- ference of 2 jo 8 shaku 7 sun. Tho bell was successfully cast and was loaded on a mammoth junk at the LSbby's Cooked Corned Beef There's a marked distinc- t i o n between Ubby'9 Cooked OornotI Boot and even 'the best that's sold in bulk. Evenly and mildly cured and scientifically cooked in Ubby'm Croat WhHo Kitchen, all the natural flavor of the fresh, prime beef is retained. It is pure wholesome, delicious and ready to serve at meal time. Saves work and worry in summer. Other Libby "Healthful" Meal-Time-Hints, all ready to serve, arc: Peerless Dried Beef Vienna Sausage Veal Loaf Evaporated Milk Baked Beans Ohow Ohow Mixed Ploklem "Purity goes hand in hand with Products of the Libby brand". Write for free Booklet, â€" "How to make Good Things to Eat". Insist o n Ubby'8 a t your grocers. Libby, McNeill & Libby Ottlomgo strange to say, occurred in the pa-' lace of a sultan. It was in the year 1807, when the- British Government, attempting to. ' eocrco the Sublime Porte into a coalition against Napoleon, ordered" Corean town of Masamo. The junk h^e Sultan, Selim III., to surreu- • der his fleet. This Selim refused . tc do, and the English fleet sailed . through the Dardanelles into the Piopontis. Meanwhile, General " Sebastiani, the French Ambassa- dor, assisted the Sultan in organiz- ing the defence of Constantinople,! and did it so admirably that the' British fleet retired without firing, a shot. Accordingly, the Padishah told him to chocise his reward. The: general, a thorough Frenchman,' asked permission to visit his Ma- jesty's harem. Selim, bound by his word, grant.- ed this unprecedented favor, and in\ited him to witness tlio review' ot the sultanas. .As the 1:^^:^, tliO' most beautiful women of HI with blushing cheeks and il eyes, passed one by one bei them, the Sultan said, "Who even of them all yow find fairest is' yours."' Sebastiana, delighted, in"- <!icated one of the Imperial oda- lisques, a Georgian of divine beauty* v, ith deep black eyes. •' The next luorning a procession of' black slaves appeared at the em-.' bassy, bringing with them a magni-J ficent casket. Raising the lidj thereof, Sebastiani beheld, lying- upon the purple cushion, the head" of the beautiful girl he had chosen.' By its side lay a letter from the' Khalifa, whieli read as follows: "Though our law for'uids that a- woman of Islam be given to a Chris-, tian, yet thou shalt have at least, the consolation that none other] shall possess her whom thou hast pieferred." '' and a fleet of convoys sailed for the coast of Chikuzen in Japan, when all of the royal augurs hud agreed upon an auspicious day. The au- gurs were not up in their business, for about half a mile off the Jap- anese haven the gift of the Corem King plunged into the sea. No attempt was made cither by tho emissaries of the King or tho retainers of the Prince of Heike to fish for the bell. Last year it was that Y'amamoto Kikutaro, a man of wealth of the provinge and devot- ed to the collection of ancient art objects, began to search for the ancient bell. Through the fisher- men he succeeded in locating it af- ter long effort and divers raised it {yi the surface. Tho bell lias been cleaned of its Corroding mass of barnacles and f< und to be still whole. It will be taken to Kyote, there to bo hung in the Hongwanji temple. * SlLT.iN KEPT ni.S WORD, Sent a Promised Gift to (he Fivt»eh Ambussadur. The threshold of the harcre has occasionally been crossed clande- stinely, yet, save those in rare cas- es where a Turkish family, having aeiopted the conventions of the Eu- ropean.s, admits its intimate (riends, no stranger has openly and officially been permitti>d to visit the pynecaeum of the Turk, says N. C. Adossides in tho Delineator. 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