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`about it;' It was while Peevy was up'his_ scattered game that M elville turned to Coloncd lChastain and said": Wlhen Agnes promised towmarry me, I then and there determined that I d stop this man s trespassing on the placeor break his neck, * B'ut-<-bu.t-um---sah-*- _ Of course, Colonel, I felt bound to do it under the circumstances. I "felt that an insult offered to you was a double-c.ha)lenge to me. Agnes and I are going to be married right of)`. you know; it s all arra.n_ged. Colonel Bob tried to. rebel; but it `was impossilple; the fnagnetin young fellow overwhelmed him; domineer- ed him, shut off every avenue. of ob- iection or protest. `It was a splendid burst of self-assurance and personal inuence. , Peevy took up his gun and squir- rels; leered comically at Melville and trudged away. ` Just then a clarion voice echoed H throughlthe woods. and on /the. lo". where a while ago Melville and `Cole- onel Chastain had sat; the neighbor- hood roosterycrowed again. A gathering l l I l 1 ( l 1 That very m o_rnig'-MeIvi1le s_et Out} _..1..... .....a. .......4.- .a.-..'3.-11+. A .lI|o .nnsn\..;-1' James `Robinson was acquitted at Sudbury of the murder charge and sentenced to twenty-eight years in penitentiary for thecrimes `against [his daughters, to which he pleaded Lg-dty. V - A b _ b . -Brownlee, the Auctioneer, Barrie, handles credit sales of farm`, stock and implements prcmptly and satis- factorily for $5.00 and . upwards. Dates can bearranged for at THE .ADVANCE OFFICE. , _ . OOOOOOQOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO6 V it*ARM1NG INTERESTS I ious `stages 01 uigcsuun. | " :VV';ater is quite as impoxzeant to a' large producing cow as feed, and from: 150 to 200 lbs. will be needed during the day. This` amount cannot` `be taken with advantage in one ori two drinks, and for that reason water; should be before the animal all thei time., 1 Feeding the Dairy Cow. ` "George" Rice, of Tillsonburg, in ;speaking at the winter fair at Guelph last year, said a cow in producing 2,500 lbs. of milk gives the equivalent of 1,000 lbs. of beef; 25,000 lbs. of milk is equal to 10,000 lbs. of beef. This heavy production, said Mr. Rice, gives the cow a keen appetite and care must be taken that her stomach is notoverloaded, as it will. be if the feed supply is not properly regulat-l ed. This is all the. more necessary in'| view of the fact that a. well-fed cow will have in her body at one time from 150 to 200 lbs. of fcfdder in var- ious stages of digestion. ` . \XI'i..'4..... ..-. .-...:4.. run :rv\c\rsa-l>nr\4- en 1| Charcoal for Poultry. I have, says a writer in- Rural . ;New Yorker, long been aware of i. the very great value of charcoal in keeping fowls in good health. Years aszo I noticed that the wood ashes` which I dumped in the henyard were 11 carefully" picked over by the hens and `E the last atom` of charcoal eaten. Inil those days we had to buy charcoal: and crush it for the hens by hand,:. when any large number of fowls! were kept: now` it can be cheaplyi purchased in sizes fit for grown fowls } or little chicks, and fine to mix in- the mash feed. In, all my poultryl houses I have a three-compartment! box fastened against the wall.Vin1 which-I keep ground oyster shells.` grit-and charcoal; and AI nd that the part containing charcoal has to be refilled much oftener than the others. i Sometimes I am really astonished to note what a.qua'ntity.of it the hens will consume. Charcoal absorbs many times its own bulk of deleter- ious gases, and is one of the very` best puriers of the `internal ar- - rangements of the human body. as well as breing good. for fowls. Good Roads. A fact that is patent to any intelli- gent ohserver of rural conditions throughout many parts of Canada is that hundreds `of farmersare. stand- ing in their Own light in respect to their highways. There -are excellent farms in nearly every district of. the ' `country that cannot be utilized pro- tablv because the highways are so . bad that the farm produce cannot be i.-ch.eaply and quickly, marketed. The ' inipas'_sa`ble_ condition} of rural roads ~ at'c'ertairr seasons of` thegyear-is ai L reproach to the `fai'mers,`and a dis- a grace _.t0j- the` `country. Good `roads cannot` apparently` . be 'secured- and maintained until -s"orn-e better system ;;:;than statute: labor is instituted. The failure of`. `the statute labor system 1 is`_due_'.-7 a't*least- in part, to the negli- _genc`e"antl-indierence of the farmers, , ther`ns'elves;_ `The plan of ploughing .5 a the `sides of. -_t-he? road -and scraping heaps. o'f_--dirt jinto ._tl1e middle... of the- '=ihighw'a,yys-, : t'o,,be rwlorti down`. in time." ` 1 -`ts? not? a '-~suocess`, and never will -` be. I 5. ; g1%`.l-it, d e.ei`>= jruts and numerous` mud-. \ .r$|;11i:1r72_.L.;frsrm..ss1ch. wprk are 1 ' ' ` d';nce-`to fc'Ionde;,mn. the; -3-fVIeekl`3`-`Glob_.;. . A H _cren'.t CV} thtds r s . ~f Land Drainage.. -There is-no question of more im- pox-tance4_in..-Canada to-day than land _;draim`1ge.' "The numbers of thdusands ;of 1ac',res".'<`>f Igood farm lands that are ,'alm__(_>`I; u'se1ess.because of the lack of "i_1ja~g'e is_v_a. severe handicap tr grxcultufe; -573: too, of the`: Li: (sy- r? J A Foooo5ooo3 Ills: H Ilus: 4-09 Gllllmat. TIEALTMGITOIIIIIIITFHD. Es'rA&.1sHED 1858. v ~ HENV you-`order Syrup ' _ hneizelhe name KOWN BRAND" for em (4 this name means that you want the best-`-the purest- the moat wholesome and reliable table syrup it is possible to produce. - - 6- ___.f--L _..J r. V`-**TI So rfect and genuinely deli- cious V "`3Crown~ Brand Syrup that you'll enjoy its avor about , ten times more than that of any other make. t It costs you no more than ordi- ary syrup and yet it is purer, tter, and more wholesome in ery way.- It is the greatest for growing children, and be given in - any quantity Crown Brand Syrup" is put up n 2, 5, IO and no lb. airltight tin` with lift-off lids. that some skill is needed to- map out tile drains, and to decide on the size of tile fequired, but this knowledge may be received by consulting with the experts of the Agricultural Col- leges, or by paying the county or township engineer to visit your farm and give you the necessary instruc- tion. 'When the run of the drains and the size of the tile have been de- cided, it'will pay to get a reliable man-to redo the work, for many drains [are spoiled by improper laying. Tiles that run up hill and down will not carry o the ow of water. Levels cannot be ascertained by guessing at them. The work is so important that it pays to secure the best skill avail- iable and lay the tile intelligently.-- Exchange. `Old _YI-QUAQ n... v.. -___- hen you buy Crown Brand you-* btain a Syrup as clear as and of guaranteed purity 1 Many have an idea that anything fancy, is of no use, tahatvall it is ,good for is show." We will let those wh.o have this idea send some fruit to market that is graded fancy" |and see if their returns don t con- ,vince them that there is more in |fancy than mere show. IIKC p1m< IllUI`lllllg"gIU1u;a. I i She unlocked the musty tt11iD't1m` rbcr door and went `insid_6. Where r0\\'s of stone crocks and Jugs St00d half-.~ul)merged in a currentof .wa:ter. Melville was ravished by her dalt) wa~ of gather1g her skhis and steD' phugfronxstone uastone ofthe rude. (lamp oor. .` f`r..\1 .-......n4- n.-non-\ unllnur `Ffqrant. I I So with fowls. They may please your eve and fancy without losing any utility. The older breeds have been bred for years for zupuroose, ,The best have been selected and bred ifrom until we have that thorough- ;bred,that is called fancy by those [who are in the business of breeding gfowls. But their utility has been in- !creased, and from being merely suf- lfered to live by picking` up whatever ltbey can find. they have become one `of the sources of prot on the farm. I The very fact of their pleasing your eye and interesting; you will `draw your attention to their needs -'and they will have better care. better houses and better feed. which his all they ne.ed to make them protable. Never cross breeds. as you are ant to lose all that years of selection have laccomnlished, but send o occasion- 'ally and` get some new blood of the same breed. Cater to the best trade and invite them to come and see your farm. and `if. you have a nice. even. flock of birds thev will be so pleased that they can t resistwhen you ask them that extra Sc per dozen for eggs or per pound for toasters. If you have a sorry lot of mongrel birds. ring-streaked and espeg_:lde_d, they will nevei tell anyone- wl1er.e they buy their_ eggs. and if you havejge nerve to raise the price one cent t ey will quit and buy from the- grocerr-Floyd A. White. ' "A cloth dipped into methylated spirits will bevfound useful -in clean-- ing` brown" shoes. . . j . 7RF\I` (39 Brewed `cum-.eIu tn-om mfllnest v : % ` DIJNLOPI STREET EAST` same I snewms comrnuvt Splendid ALE ana_ Ponfrsa. The Best and la-Idhtost `In c:L|sl:_ a".nd Bottle - \ Pnolu: A130 place. . . "I'm monstrously ashamed of'{11Y- self." said Melville, when, audxbly an(l_ visibly panting, she reached the Fancy Fowl. S'tag'_c_g Co. Lunrlnv spring. I6 clarul. was good Tex_ercie,, "I don`t mmd.1t. ....A.1.. Cliirul. 1 (10111 uuuu-IL. HH'L`1l(tCkS were softly like pink morning-glories. CL ...-I.\,.l...A Ian n-Incl-u sprillg uh , . i Almost every day; but-V---- H To-morrow at-eleven bring the :wl)let again. I don t doubt that .I ~hnll he thirstier than ever. It tkes :1 mighty lot of food and drink to sulisfy me: I exercise so" much. and am so healthy and strong. A` . .\lclville went back `to Peevvf s (`Il]lll'l. where he was lodgzimzl audit is safe to say that he was not in a normal state Qf mind. unless`vse ad-. mix that :1 sudden cherry-red heat of l..v.,- is the normal tem.perature- of a \'ix,rnrOl1S young man in-spring. ' . 'l`he1' air. rons.ter-+-+? -PCCYVV be-`- mm. But Melville ebtzoke in with-: V Eiuv. Mr. Peevyywhn 1ive$`in' the nn;..j.;`i3x1 house on the; hill over yon.-,| uoor. . He hit his mustache and made it-, resolute motions, as if acfed. upon by equal and opposite forces. 5A-faint breath of heliott-ope lingered with him. It angered. him to hear a wood- pecker chattering and sounding with desultury bill-taps the wood of a de- iicaving bough overhead. T-hen_.he ushed like a `girl. It was at the thrillingly unexpected. Out of thel garden gate came the m.aiden._,sti1l' tripping swiftly and nimibly; with a buch of keys in one hand and in the! other 11 glass goblet. -She pressed! the 1\'L`_\'S on her hat to "keep it in! ~ 1 Mn. nu place. up crccn Confound the luck! he repeated `twice or thrice. Gobd mind to fol- mw,go ght up and knock at the! door." I I 1!; L1. ...---p-L....l..\ nus,` maria :0-_. nIo! 1!"n-j [ULII (l||\\-o' f He stood, wxth neck craued and arms slightly akimbo, watching her until She entered the garden in front lot` the house, where "she: dlsappeared; lHe went and picked up has rod and creel. uf`___[._.... .1 LL... 1.an`y` kn aI\aII"A!' . ,(..r dcr? . Valli. She held her wide hat on with one hand, A wisp of topaz _yellow hair uttered above her. snowy-nape. ` Confound it! That S the last of her," Melville snarled. "I m the big- Vgcst fool alive. up .-mml. with neck craned and (lL`T . _ I `ma " \"'v. I'll tell ye `W110 lives. t1 1er,,. said Peevy, through his" nose. "`thc T?tt<>x1(*st. mean_est manupon th._e,.age. 0 cztrth lives ther .". - _ K , cUu]u-:Ll LI`, ' snow l`BJ - `II UILV, . ring-h05"""`. . shun, the door is locked? he utter- mptea, mcreasing his` smile-. "It doesnt matter at all. *1 l5`eg your Wdou {or my boldness. ' ' V she eyed hm}, as if half of a'mind `,0 tell somethmg she. was thinkVmg , then-' "1 will go g the key, she-`said, and, with 21 b rd s readiness and swittness, she. turned about andweut many mpping up the steep path. up,` 4 nnn: hack, he called, nnite in vain. PM 1.. r;:Neighb_cf_l1qod Renate; (Continued from Page Six.) mmengng, half-captivating to the md'pn:111-b11t-the key of `the. (my lflppulg up uu; auuuy yang. mo, Lomc back, he called, qmte sibly ..'--`._v- - . -uuuwou Barrie Branch. Fivh l567ims. A % ~ ~: A OIlLI_3 MANh:% . '5 atement of"tb 1 a strictly ind%t:pendi2nt;3udit,T.% al $3.000,0'0Ug`Eg: If ~ Head Office. General % Menagerzgf Edgpit K 1.":--* I " he,` If` V : . I V ` I'll , A esumtx anking SAVI'NGSi i cou1d--butrthe key `the; one dollar opens an acd;junt:'nfifte;'eSt , / BET1`1R~T O.- You `_enjoyed.a&ib.ck'u :__ _'1`hey_Were delicious. put A Vin. ter Mcrll n" -ner" air %-Bhut nattt" W I `~`Kyr'nel Chastain, Ky__rnel `gbbl Chastwain. ':ARich-`(ole scamp; owns this yet whole tcountry, poorty nigh, .an so low down mean at he won. t let a feller shoot squir _ls in his woods. Drtgv out yist day,t a `threatenin , me `of the law. '. 1 And the young lady?" . A -.She s named Agnes. Poorty little. gal, but kinder -high-nosed, an too` crnnrl tar `cl-ah I\I\ .. ..I..`..I. 41..."... 9: any uuu. Iuuucl -ulgu-IIQSCU, 311 12' ;good ter `step on a. plank oor. ," H"um,ph!'_ i 1.1 Luupus l ` Fer a wooden-legged man, Kyr_nel `Bob air am,e. ter the bone; but` 'I d er'Vv'ha1e him long ago ef twasn t fer ghtin er. cripple. The law won t| stani thet, ye"know._ V 6-.M.:... A.-........ :- r--u...---a .m.__.-:..s.. Dtlll\_ ulcl, yc l\llU'W. ` Miss Agnes ,is Colonel 'Ohastain .s daughter, I presume. . A Yer a-presumin con-ect..` V M.'elville was 'silent for a. moment, then with a smile he inquired. _ ` A111! Anrvo nknuadu blnnlu `arsuun `Aux. .1. \.cv_ya- _ ` I - l. Npne, exceptin -Kyrnel Bob. Ef he am t er dog. an. {gr bifen dog at that, I'll eat `yer hat, W'on. t kill the squix- ls his own self an? ,won t let H |.u\.u want. `a. ausuc IIC ulquucu. Maxy b1t1_:,1,g dogs about that house, ` r. . eevy. - - -*M...... ..........L:..! .'l Z -.......i 13-1. 1:: 1 Rvan Mfe-lville chuckI"ed app-reeia-- ytively, lling his" pipe `the. while. Af- ter som`meditative whis he re- marked that it was a wonder the Federal army did not burn the Chas- tain house, which was so near the I batt1e-eld. ` ` HI"! 1 ,n_,_ a_-_. "l`__..__! _ L..- ` I U3ll|C`|lCIU- 7 Had a yaller ag. Twer a hos- ipital, said Peevy. ' u 'l`I.u.6- In-I-at 'Du-an \ll'n`u;n l"I D!II"I1\l3{` lpllzu, aaiu Lccv . i That night Ryan Melville. dreamed 1' a hundred drearns, each one of them ;as grotesque` a.s the. moslt atrocious gargoy e an . as airy, inty _and sweelt as` ad hyacitnth giaver. The guts: 1ng.an swas ing 0 the brook yvas in. his ears, the cool water sent its thrill through. his wading-boots, land Agnes ~Chastain" shimmered be- ` fore him, a. vision of bewitching: love- liness: not as a young; woman, but las a _mere` child, with corn-silk hair iand large, sympathetic. blue eyes; ihovering near. his bed. where he lav i stupid. voiceless and spent, Mr`. Chas- ltain. Colonel Bob, hobbled back and- forth. There were groaninyzs round about.` and pungent antiseptics lled Ithe air with a, disagreeable, om)res- sive, suggestion. . . Now, why should a lusty red roost- -._. ..A.....A. bhanuorvk ;11fYI"|1P (`I-`F moi IVOW, WHY SHUUIQ kl lubty `I \,u |\JLJu'5 er` strut through this jumble of `in-. congruous dreaming? What had this cock. with the carminej comb and fountain-1ike szush of red tail-feath- ers, to do with bass'shing and that were sorobingt? There is no- set Dat- tern for, :1 dream; nor for a realitv. be it remembered. Ryan Melvil1e s dream was reminiscent . contempor- ary and anticipative. 'At the same t_ime.it was absurdly ludicrous; for there was Bud'Pe'e_vy dancing :1 jig while he played "with. two thirtv- potind `bombs, the fuses of` which wereezzling at the very point` of exnlosion. . _ ,- Wake err). man! Gong ter sleep All day? Yer aigs "ll _sp i1`a;-`gi'ttin" coie. ,`I_ ee.vy _blust'ere7do. _ 11----" x/|'I..1..:ll.. .-"I-shad hm eve_g_ and Hhigh wound -which the surgeons` `Peevy _blusterea. A - Rvaif-M'1vil1e rubbed his eyes.and blinked at the sunlight nourimz. in throuszhv an open door," At rst he thowrht, that one: of the bombs had 1 1_>urst.` with a. are".1ik.':e that. 9 A wood-: -.1-.. -.........1 ..- `Inna rrillinnr tattoo burst.` With nare -Inga uu.u. I) 'vvuvu'r ipecker; rapoed a` 510112`. rolling tattoo , on the'comB of the cabin. The savor inf_ fried ham` 'cam`e. into the room. 7 together with a `strenuous song ung bv a mo_ckin`g'-bird out of.the haw` `thickets close by. b A A - ' ` "*-- L-.1:-.... I nnnnnn Ana ' `r UIICKCIS cnuac u_y. _ _ _ . That was a tedious forenoon'fnr our friend of the angle. He cast,his way up the doubling ;and dallyimz current, between fre_-she biown `wild owers; under . g'reeni`nsz' boughs, through famred rock-.crevice's. slowlv. -4- L-_...-A blag I:1'\r;I10'-`1l'\11QP d . W.her.e xwas. ._,Athe maiden? A: s'tupid_ ithrougvn tamzeo rocx-crevices. =..u....v. t on toward the spring-house and thei niansion onvthe hill. with an eve on hiswatch. so as to arrive precisely on time, which he did. " Theplace strangely `lacked some- thimt. in itsrairr. its picturesque ap- peal, its sucggestiontof romance. M`el- .vi11e `stood on the -bank beside the great stone.` and a: chilljof vague dis- appointment crept over him. Upon the stone just where Miss Chastain set .vesterdav. thereystood the goblet- and beside it lay theibunch of keys._ \ L `indifference 'pos.;ssed him for tlie `O-DLAY JUST TR % wan ~EV?ER+- . .- `r 03} IQ X t1_`1h:_1t lie igazed hllfsev as: ;e.`ye.s`."-. `1+1is'=.- ea-rs that ht:-`gazeq he soun`*7fsif'._of ater; Ce: din-_ nly` 1:3`. LqIy:;:ByUl HUI : lnICIC5`II1.]g f. ' ` I .Mie1`tIlle ` stood a moment ~'1n._3E!s ?6uddg unappreciative mood` he sa_.w t'ha.t, the spa-ing-house ifidoor A'V"\y3s;;;;_:fsoniewha_t ajar... Then; `car @ej1=`a whitf ash from within, and out .`jStP-._ Ped` the, maiden, .b`av1-ing in" her, }_a Brim.-ming jug of cream, ' .n(\k 9) EBA __`_;_________,;.".-__,,__ `__-_...v-`4..... . -~,-I v s ,e~:~:_-.:;=: smiling eyes met his {half- gtlmidly, yet very frankly. V 5? Yes, I am her he said, and that V nameless something, which is.i___the subtlest charm of spring, broke}%;19i.ch- ly through his voice. -He was act?u'a1- "17 6-nao\`g`:-an. an` qallasllullg Jug OI crganl, ' ; she` chnrruped; `Tyou--yo_( are " '11`-1'9 , _ 51*-. -H`er _=hlf- `xbgc-n:AI.. --..L ---._.._ ..---1_I_, i C .The young man scarcely heard this; he was so assailed by humming joys and stinging delights. Every drop of his blood was a hot image of love itting back and forth be- tween heart and brain To his vision thewhole sphere of existence was a splendid purple dream`-mist. in which a. yellow-haired girl shimmered and. danced, like Galatea of old, a very thistle-do-wn of beauty. .n\I 2 ._.:..LI... - ...-._1_- ..1.......,. .-.4-, J Lu: Uusu Ill: 1y trembling. Chg cl--n:n-I-I xy trembling.` . . ; _ _ She straightway poured` the goblet _full of cream: and proffered it. `turn- mg her face aside meantime with..tl1e gnotion of a `bird on the point oi-y- mg away. But she did not. y. 'l\A cyan. `p-np\-.. L`-V-L T ... 4... nn_ ul away. DUI 5-Ill , UIU IIUL llyf - Do you know that I m an old ac- qaintance of yours?" Melville ven- tured. Can you remember the voung fellow who had the thigh- wound when your home was the Yankee hospital? ' _ . 2 . 6617,, -r i. _ ii |.uvuaa.uu'uu1ca |v\I' DC`; JUIJ Clll That` was notaltogether a lie. I} really. felt justified, in makipg t statement. 50 they sat upon Vt rqglc and chatted until sh\aid: `_I,I .-. P_.I, _I__..4 __ _.._._-- l\.,ILl\ dllll I-IIGLICLL Ulllll ll Dal V _I told my father aboutise ing you, and he said that!" you m.ust'com'e to the house and let him have a talk with you. He remembers you er- fectly. We have often spoken about you and `wondered what might have become`-of you. R171... ...-.A. ....-. ants 6-L45.-A .-:nr`nO- 1111117? . uuaplusu b \ -Yes. ..I knew you as soon yas | gst saw you. `She ushed and'_smil-' l e :.`I'! I 1 ,1); . sq `IQ: -u, VH1 _-_.__ 7"I m glad, said Mdville. T`.`I ca_me a thousand-miles to see you agam. W--1.` _--..- _.-1.'-IL-.....A.I_-... .. I1- . 111'- uc`\.UlIlG" U1 JUN: . '| A `Why not go up there rnght now? Melville -demanded, impulsively ris-l ing. You both were so good to me. It is` all so clear to me now, He drew his hand swiftiy across; his forehead; as if brushing away; the last lm of uncertainty , Come; 1 am impatient to see him and tell him I have waited too long. 13------ l...,I ' .... n...-.. In.-4`-'11:` {\II|O=@9D1Q uuauc`uu'vv 11 UL IILCLBILJ 0 `The inevitable` nearly always out- strips everything else; but in love ' the inevitable assumes so many forms that we can never be `sure of it until ,the final thing IS done, and success orhdisaster claims, the victory. 1un-1-_:n- -...I A..._...- r`i.....;..i... .I. IIGVC Wdll-CU LUU lUII5o Q Peevy had young broiled.squi1-rels fora sunper._ 'Melville .came in large and said that he had been feasting": at the mansion on the hill. \`~ 6417,91 1__.._,, L- I_:.._I-._ I-........I L1-nvuril ill. LIIC uusualuu Uu uu; nun. ~~-.. Ye .d better be kinder keerful howl ye re a-foolin wi -V-thetgold scamp,l Peevy protested, er he'll do ye somel devilm.ent yit. V Then he chuckled and leered while he added: These yer squir ls `is mighty tender an sweet. Got "em in the ole feller s Woods while he wer a-entertaiuin ye. V 'II.o uvnctnrr rn-on ct-no-1-nlv lnparrl Ul' .u1aa.aI.c1 Llauua. LIID vu.un_y. V I `\Ryan Melville and Agnes Chastain xveiye openly lovers from the start, and\agreed to date their romance back to the daysowhen he lay wound-! ed, almost dying, in her father s house, and she,-a mere child. carried soup to him and "fed him with oil spoon. But old Colonel Bob Chas-l tain was a factor in the reckoning. and he hated `Yankees. as he called al,i)Northe`1-ners, with deep-seated. al- m st fanatical passion." Melville felt the danger. As a mere: guest, as a man to be entertained, as a" target for reminiscent talk, he_ was "all that could be,desired'for the Colonel s uses. But as a son-in-law? Unques- tionably, here was the obstacle- loom- _ing_ like a bastiongwith `double bat- ICTICS. Melville lost no time._ Everv day was devoted to Chastain placeumost \largelv to Colonel Bob, who was as garrulous as, he was punctilliously ;formal and, loftily condescendinrr. There was no trouble in the matter `of getting on with Colonel Bob. Give him his wav and let him go: that. was all. I `But Melville had a notion of his iowh, -and impatiently desired to air it in_.'Colonel Bobfs ear. Then. doubt- les`s, the storm would fall. , r_,. 11------ 1... 1.-.! nAIv:nA on nriuo less, the storm Awoum tau. As for Peevy. he had.advice to give without stint._ Not that `he knew any- ething about Melville s predicament, bevond thdvaguest surmise. but he had :zrown.fon'd of his vounsz` guest; and he hated Colonel Bob more hit- `terlv day. bv day. ' \7.J1`l t:...! `tan nln n11A-Ia;a-and V-n top that! Melville suddeiilvl toy-med forth. I m tired of it. Well, jes rest erwhile then. son-l ny_.~ Peevy rergarkecl, I ll go git some moreo his _squi'r., 1s. ' ;. l ,H'e took dow`n '-his old int-lock rie from`its rack over thcdooi-and` I `went `out. inging over _his'shoul(_1er, ' a comolimentarysentence `to the ef- _ feet that Th ere s so mapv` different Vjkiuds o fools thet it ereiblame hard j ter tell em-erpart. _ I f \, `L " 'terIv (lay. nv Gay. | `Ye ll nd the ole onef-1_aiszzed vil- lvan out vit, he insisted. w en'he idraos o-nter ye wi some 0 his mean- .,ness. Ef I sVvou I d not" git too on-I not r;:1IlyVfrien"l y wi sich a b1ame`ole gr kADvAN%CE '?i'i-e the VT the ' 1u'dL vc1'_y luUg.u.|u ` _ erly:fmnd.::..-.1\p:m;-(_ '_3.'3h.t ~m9{:gfh, s' *_`-1 szonlf on, the bill. He was notab y 'lNL\ul`,l|_I\v ayu. Vans 1' vbolfland brave. until he arrivgdt anmd, gquggq Co1bnl.~.;Bob='of16L7?-riii"&i,6-kiike. _. -11 4.1.- k..oI- 4.1.1 I (I \..UIUncI?:Duu*u1 a-+IIu.IIuvv tv=*u.n-U-`wt IO hing for a stroll over the; battle-elq. Btit/-,.L`once`4l1_e was out wxth the_hob- 'blir::;fro1d'1'*'.1:sto<:(t f;a.t Of hisfcouragg_m,evap;,9ratV J35 ?$0!1$!`1 c1a,y}e Q roof; of; 2515` `md hi`s`;hea'rt thfgmpedf lqgz S931? 303113` 1ikeEi.holl_ow,`?"ef hi breast. .' ' --_ _.. LL - ..'.4';...In. =lI.'s4n-ovwi:-ox`v3J;. Anur 11Ke;.no11ow,`.='oI ms usrzcagsg. _ meep was dawn uD< fI, it 108'. `Colonel ` Bob"-iwas ex- plaiinmgwhy he was never in the __Coh-federate ax-my'..= Itwas all .on ac- count of the foot` l'1e`lost fox-huntijng before the war". "His horse fell upon him__ and crushed his ankle` amputa- tion and a cork foot followed. K --`J --- ....I. -..-.uq can - U01`! and COYK root iuuuwcu. '. And so, sah; you can readily? understand. he commented, why it: wasthat I remained` at home. and was` denied the glorious privilege of gh'ting.'. But I su ahed," -s'ah; "lost everything, "sah, but my honah and my child. Oh, yes, sah. to be sure, I have `the plantation; but that s no- thing. sah. More trouble than, it s wo th, and---r ' T _,_ He stopped short and glared. Peevy, with his gun on his shoulder -...I -..__-.:..... .s Ln`! .. An`-nan unnncr take jucucnal cogmzaucc. Lvuclvunpa hvad swam. He. could-think of noth- ing; he could say -nothing, .but he drained the goblet twice, while she ~tood demurely by. She turned to fetch the third draught. Th he found his tongue. No, than you, he said. "S-ave some'for to-fnorrow. when I come: rlczain. I angle in this brook everv lay. Do you come down `here -every` .1....3 ' I .t'e_evy, Wltn ms gun UH nu: anuuuuu and carrying a half a dozen young lsquirrels in his Jiand, came suddenly before them out of a thicket, and *Qn the instant, seeing them so close to `him. became rigid warn surp ri se. ' TI--- -....-. a... nun... an nngpI1_l `him. became ngna warn S11!'Dl'lSC. Here you are again.` sah. poach- ing upon my )and, `sah!~ The col- o_nel 1:01-med, rising in avmtrple rage and s~aking his cane. You ye at it every day, sah; You are a thief, sah! ` ' 11- ----_ - --..`.I.._ 1.`... warns Anvoi kl! Salli . Bee_vy s under jaw `was down. but he bridled promptiy and responded: So I hev hearn ye say afore. Would ye mind er men-tionin"it over ag in," jes fer -luck? _ - : The unexpectedihappened so nick- l_v that the mann r of it won be difficult to `describ . =Mie1vi1le `sprang, forward._like a beast of prey. Peevy s gun ew whirling in one direction: the squirrels were scattered far and wide in another direction. and there was a strange, savage, tearing and thumping noise, during which Peevy went over and over with'M.e1vi1le. as storm center and source of activiti\s.'l 11rI__,_ -1. `.1... ......I at .4:-uzx rrnufp SIOl'IIl cc'uI.c1 auu avul \..v.. u. u-...u...`-. When at the end of 'two mmutes iColonel Bob Chastain stood gazing gt victor and vanquished, Peevy was outstretched on his back with Me]- lville astride of him. .n:r-,n __-__ __-.... ..l.'n.-.A. o~.nn4-haw nII;I' [Ville HSIYIUC Ul Iuuuv W111 you ever shoot another squir- lfl on this plantation? 1}/Ielyille d- manded, sayagely compressmg the mountaineers windoioe. Say, or I'll wring your head off. _ 13--.... ..I.nu. +hp':np alternative. wring your ucau Uu. Peevv chose the'safe alternatxve, and Melville reiuctantly stood aside to let him ari_se. - ht--- ..._- 1... ' 9 oak I-Jane rnv I1f9, let mm arise. Bless. my life, sah, bless my life,` spluttered -Colonel .Bob. `$1-asping :\Ie1ville s arm approvingly and glow- gripgnat Peevy. Bless my life, sah, yertv-to go now; Kin I tek the s_quir 1s what I hedl Eki_1l<`ed?' inquired Peevy, with a Adrolll Ll\IIl\.\.1- uu.l.......... _ _- ._,, : wink. . " Yes, take them alrong. They re of 'no account, now that they re dead: but move along, and no parleying about it '3 1`- __--.. ....f.-:1- D'....uu nme anthei-inst. (lamp noor. . , Cool sweet cream, yellow, frafantv corn-avored, and fresh fyjom la spring-house. is tipplefor tl_1e 20(15- Aml when served_ by a `mzudenu Q5 lovely as a man cot_x1d dream` 0f._1t is actually intoxicatmg. -A_ fact Of- which every temperance socxetv 1_m1t take judicial cogmzance. M'elv1ll5 L ....I ........m up nnnId.1'hiI1k of 110th"