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'l‘llll MYSTERIUUS KEY 0R, PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE. CHAPTER VII. Lady Bromley was astounded by the story told by Ellen Carson, which revealed the plot by which John Hubbard had possessed him- self of the millions of Adam Brew- ster, leaving Allison practically penniless. The girl herself was igâ€" norant of the result of the conspir- acy which she had overheard. “And did you not read about the case in the papers?” Lady Brom- ley asked, in surprise. “Humph ! I had no money to pay for papers,~ and no time to read them if I had,” Ellen returned, inâ€" differently. “You do not even know that your Cousin Anna married. Mr._Hub- bard?” queried her ladyship, 1n surprise. _ “No; I don’t know anything about any of them. I’ve kept Just as dark as I could, for fear of meet- ~ ing themâ€"that was one reason why I didn’t want to stay in the store. I thought either Aunt Lu or Anna would come in some day, to do some shopping, find me there, and hunt me down. I was glad enough to get away. I wouldn’t have gone there at all, only Doctor Ashmore said it was a great chance for me, and he was anxious to get me set- tled before he went away.” “Well, Ellen, then I can tell you Some news,” said her mistress. “Mr. Hubbard has married Miss .Anna Brown, or Brewster, as she was supposed to be, and has taken her to Europe.” “Oh! I hope he’ll keep her there,” said the girl, with a sigh of relief. “That I cannot tell youâ€"I do not know anything about her move- unents.” “How do you knowâ€"who told you Anna was married?” demanded Ellen abruptly. “Well, I cannot explain it all to you now,” Lady Bromley thought- fully returned, “for it is a long story. The case came before the court, and was one of peculiar in- terest to New York people, some of whom have been convinced that it“ was a deeply laid plot from the beâ€" ginning.” “It was,” Ellen positively affirm- ed; “And”-â€"aftcr thinking serious- ly for a momentâ€"“you say that she â€"Mise Allisonâ€"ought to have had all that moneyâ€"~that it was stolen from her?” “The money was hersâ€"it was willed to her by Mr. Brewster; but the poor child wasâ€"killedâ€"â€"~â€"” “Killed! Oh, good Lord! that is too much I” cried the girl in a voice of agony. “Did that devil kill her?” “Ellen,” said Lady Bromley, looking greatly shocked, “you must not speak so irreverently. Where did you learn to use such ctartling language?” “Oh, I have had chances enough to learn a great many things you wouldn’t care to hear about,” she responded bitterly; then continued excitedly: “But tell me, who killed her? Did thatjman do it to get her money? Oh, if I thought he did, I’d tell all I know to some judge, even if they killed me for it the next moment. He is a devilâ€"â€" there! I can’t bear it! I can’t bear it!” she sobbcd, bowing her face upon her hands and weeping afresh, like a grieved child. “No, Mr. Hubbard did not go so far as that,” said Lady Bromley gently; “he did not murder his ward. She was killed in a railway accident while on her way from New York to Boston. There is a mys- tery about that journeyâ€"no one seems to know just why she underâ€" took it so secretly and alone, un- less she was driven to it by her ‘guai‘dian’s cruelty, and went to put herself under the care of some relativess. But very shortly after- ward Mr. Hubbard presented the claims of the newly discovered Mrs. Brewster and Miss Anna Brewster, at the same time producing proofs that Miss Allison had not been Mr. Brewster’s own child, but one who had been informally adopted in her infancy.” 1 Ellen was still weeping, although she had listened intently to what “her companion had been saying. ‘Her heart was almost broken over the untimely fate of the beautiful irl who had shown her so much indness, and whom she had sec- retly worshipped ever since on ac- count of it. "I have been amazed at what you! Her ladyship made this errand 5 bacco are consumeu a year. mmwmmmm a........-..-.............................-_-.-.-,...---. “Has Aunt Lu gone, too ‘2”. have told me to-day,” hcr ladyship continued, “and feel sure that, with this exposure and some facts in the possession of others, the charge of conspiracy can be clearly proved against this Mr. Hubbard, who can be made to suffer for his crime to the extent of the law. I suppose, Ellen, you would be willing to tea tify in court what you have told me, if it should become necessary for you to do so?” “Ah! but it wouldn’t do her any she dejectedly re- good now,” turned. “No,” said her companion, With a sigh; “it is very, very sad; but we must try to be reconciled to the fact. And even if she were livin by such testimonyâ€"the could never be restored. to her; for, strangely enough another heir has been discovered, and he is about to take legal steps to reclaim the property.” “I don’t know,” said Ellen un- easily; “I’m afraid of that old felâ€" low; I’m afraid of Aunt Lu, too; and as long as I can’t do Miss Al- lison any good I’d rather not be mixed up in it.” Lady Bromley smiled pitifullv at her abject fear; it was evident that the poor girl had been governed by terror all her life, and now shr ink from a repetition of scenes which had rendered her existence utterly wretched. Still, she knew that she wouml be obliged to repeat what she had just told her, and she wish-es to perâ€" suade her to do it voluntarily, if possible. “You saw Mr. Winchester this morning, did you not?” she inquir- ed, after thinking a moment. “The one you call Gerald?" “Yes; name." that is his Christian “Yes; I saw him. son?” “No; he is , though I regard him as a very dear friend. He was to have married Miss Brewster.” “Her!” exclaimed Ellen, with a start, and now appearing interest- ! Is be your ’ec in'the young_man to whom, pre- not a relative._ alâ€" viously‘, she had scarcely given a thought. “Yes; it was he who gave methis lovely picture of her,” said Lady Bromley, bestowing a wistful look upon the beautiful face, “and, l}:- len, strange as it may seem, it has been discovered that he is the real heir to this Brewster fortune, of which Mr. Hubbard has so fradu~ lontly come into possession.” “Well, I never! I should say it was an awfully mixed-up affairi” cried the girl, with a puzz‘od air. “Indeed, it is; but it bids fair t4. be straightened out pr izty ef- fectually now, if Mr. Winchester can gather sufficient evidence To prove his suspicions. Of course, I cannot explain it all to you, out if you would be willing to tell in court what you have related to me toâ€"day, I believe the victory will be assur- ! cc.” “Did she love him very much?” questioned Ellen, an eager light leaping into her eyes. “Yes, indeed,” responded her companion, with starting tears; “and if she had lived they would have been married just as soon as Mr. Winchester could have settled this law business.” “Then I’ll do it,” said Ellen, with animation. “I would do any- thing in the world for her; nobody ever spoke so kind, or was so good to me; so if I tell what I know it will be just what she would wish me to do for him; only I wish she could know that I wouldn’t stop at anything to help her. Oh, Lady Bromle-y,” she added in a troubled tone, “why do wicked people al~ ways seem to get the upper hand? Why do lovely people die in such dreadful ways, and ugly wretches manage to have such good times?” “Poor child!” said Lady Brom- ley sorrowfully, “that is a prob- lem that has puzzled wise men of all ages; but some time, I am sure, it will be solved for us all. Now you must wipe your tears, and not cry any more,” she added cheerfully, “for I want you to go down to Lord &. Taylor’s for me; then, when Mr. Winchester comes home, you must be ready to tell him all this wonderful story. Go bathe your face, change your dress, then come to me for a memorandum {which I will make out meanwhile.” _... ._..-.....~......â€"...M_ purposely to get the girl out of doors and change the current of her thoughts, for she had been so tor- ribly wrought up over the discov~ cry of Allison’s sad fate she feared the result of such a strain upon her feelings if she were allowed an opportunity to brood over it. She realized that her evidence would be very valuable to Gerald’s causepand she felt that she must be calmed, her courage reâ€"inforced, and her confidence thoroughly gained, in order to prepare her for the ordeal of a court experience and the cross-examination she would be obliged to undergo as an important witness in what was like- ly to prove a complicated and sharply contested case. Ellen soon reappeared, prepared for her trip downtown, when Lady Bromley gave her minute directions regarding the errands she wanted her to perform, and then handed her money for her carfarc. . “I can walk,” said the girl, with- out offering to take the piece of silver. “I’ve had to walk mil-es, day after day, and lug a great bundle, beside-s.” “But I do not want you to walk, Ellen,” said her companion kindly; “the ride back and forth will be pleasant for you, you will go and , 8 return much more quickly, and 1 she would not be directly benefiteu fortune shall get my worsteds and silk so much the sooner.” Ellen studied the fair face smil- ing so brightly upon her for a moâ€" ment; then she remarked wonder- ingly: “Well, I begin to believe that there are some people in the world who really like to be kind!” “You poor child!” exclaimed Lady Bromley, looking excessively pained, “what a lifeyou must have led if you have always regarded all mankind as your enemies! There, run away now, and you needn't hurry, either, for I am not goilng to use the things until toâ€"mor- row morning.” She took up a book and resumed the reading which had been interâ€" rupted by her long conversation with her maid, while Ellen started forth to execute her commissions with a willing step, but with a. face that was still overcast with sadâ€" ness, for her heart was yet heavy with grief over the untimely fate of her whom she had regarded as the “good angel” of her life. It was nearly two hours later when Lady Bromley’s attention was attracted by loud talking in the hall outside her suite. At first she. did not pay much attention to it, but all at once she started to her feet, with mingled astonishment and fear, as a sharp cry, followed by her own name, ut~ tered in an appealing tone, fell up- on her ears. She recognized the voice instant- ly, and going swiftly to the outer door, she threw it open, to find Elâ€" len Carson struggling fiercely in the grasp of an excited but richly dress~ ed and rather handsome woman. I Lady Bromley was a person of queenly presence, and possessed a face which, though refined and sweet, was full of reserve power. .“Ellen l” she observed in a grave- ly authoritative tone, “what is the meaning of this disturbance? Why did you call me?” At the sound of the voice, the woman turned to look at the speak- er, although she did not release her hold upon Ellen. “She won’t let me go,” said the girl, making another vigorous ef~ fort to free herself from the grip on her shoulder. Lady Bromley flushed slightly. She saw at once that the woman was coarse and illâ€" bred. “Madam,” shc said, new address- ing her, “of what has my servant been guilty that you should wish to detain her?” “Your servant?” repeated the stranger, a peculiar look sweeping over her face. “Yes, madam; have you been anâ€" noyed by her in any way?” queried her ladyship, her gravely inquir- ing eyes looking directly into the flushed and rather disconcerted face before her. “Noâ€"butâ€"I- know the girl, and I thought she had no business to be here,” was the rather stammer- ing reply, accompanied by a decid- edly embarrassed manner. Then, abruptly turning her back upon Lady Bromley, she bent her lips to Ellen’s ear and whispered a few fierce, rapid words to her. The girl shivered in her grasp a she listened, but her captor al- most immediately released her hold upon her, and, without deigning another look at the quietly self- possesscd woman behind her, walk- ed swiftly down the hall, and en-4 tercd a suite of rooms which, until within a few days, had been empty. (To be continued.) +*_ I Thimblcs made of lava are used by women in Naples. The vast majority of Mexicans eat no butter of any kind. In Germany, 85,000 tons of to- M ‘ 0n the Farm WWW FEMININE DAIRY WISDOM. If there are no trees in the pas~ ture large enough to afford prop-er shade for the cows, 3. wellâ€"ventilat- ed shed should be provided. Whatever causes the cows to suffer will lessen the milk flow. Cows suffer from intense heat, and always seek shade in the middle of the clay. The owner of cows must always fight fliesâ€"or pocket serious losses. Keep the stables and the yards clean, so that flies, and insects will have no breeding places. Limo wash all the stables. This can be done with a. spray pump. Keep the milking stable darken- ed and screened, and spray the cows every day. It will pay in dollars and cents. Stringy or ropy milk very often by drinking water. ,Give one tablespoonful of bicar- bonate of soda in the feed or water. Do not let the cows shrink in the milk flow on account of short or dried pastures. When you have been doing any other kind of work, wash your hands, even if they do look clean, before you touch cream or butter. Good stone jars are the best of is caused stagnant anything to pack butter in. If you use wooden packages, try to get the best oak tubs. Have you good wooden ladles for handling butter? They are nice. Do not let the season’s work interfere with the regular milking hours. A...â€" PROTECTION FOR CHICKS. One of the easiest ways to care for numerous chicks throughout the season is to provide coops for shelter in the case of dashing rains coming up during the day and prowling Varmints which carry off the poultry at night. These can easily be made of barrels with a strip of tar pap-er over the top to keep out rains and a screen may be set over the front. A couple of stakes, one on each side of the barrel, will prevent it from rolling about. A small stick may be placed to make the front set squarely on the ground. The screens can easily be made of four pieces of board about an inch in thickness and two inches in width, each two feet long and nailed end to end to form a square. Tack the screen’over this. We have found that the cheapâ€" est methods of raising chicks which were effective were the most pro- fitable. Dry goods boxes may also be fitted up into nice little coops at very small expense. LIVE STOCK NOTES. Watering often is far better than waiting till a horse is almost choked and then letting him have all he can drink. Many horses are. spoilâ€" ed by the latter method. The sentiment against pampered stallions and pampered bulls is in- creasing. Idl-encss is the father of mischief in beast no less than - . W’x’h‘: saved in this way is money earned, and better than earned, for saving, is more of a gift than working, ten times over. ' " WATCH THE BARN. Take a trip to the barn before bedtime, and see that everything is all right with the stock. Many times just a. little thing like this; Wlll save a cow or perhaps a good horse from death. And if you hear a mouse at the barn in the night better get up. Don’t roll over an say, “Guess everything is all riglit.”_ Go and find out. You may “1811 you had in the morning, if you do not. ’1‘ Ai'ARCHISM IN ENGLAND. Very Few Outrages Have Taken Place. The reason that Anarchist crimes are practically unknown in England is that the Terrorists have agreed to regard England as a sort of haven of refuge, and, therefore, to be kept neutral. One of the few Anarchist out.- rages which camc anyway near bar ing actually carried out, was that planned by Martial Bourdin, a Frenchman, who, some thirteen years ago, tried to blow up the Greenwich Observatory. His bomb, however, exploded prematurely, and he was the only person to suf- fer, being killed on the spot. . At Walsall, in 1891, a plot was matured by alien Anarchists to blow up public buildings and assassinate certain officials, and bombs were made and filled. But the police were kept well informed, and pounced upon the gang, most of whom were sentenced to long terms of imprisonment. About the same time an Italian Anarchist, named I’olti, together With a companion, was captured in London with an uncharged bomb in his possession. These two also went into penal servitude for lengthy periods. Occasionally, too, Anarchists have fallen out amongst themselves while temporarily resident in England, with the result that murder has been commit-teed. A typical case of this class of crime occurred a few years back, when an Anarchist shoe- maker, resident in Clerkenwell was assassinated by a “comrade” whom he tried to induce to inure der Mr. Joseph Chamberlain. The wholesale murders of Arman» fans at Peckham, too, in 1003, by the Terrorist Dakran, may be properly relegated to this category, for vio- tims and assassin were alike Anar- chists in everything but name. *3 I’AUPEBISM IN LONE) 0N. Various Unions Were Maintaining in April 123,707 Persons. A weekly return of paupcrism in London shows that on April 17 the various unions were maintainâ€" ing 123,707 persons, of whom 80,â€" 456 were in the work houses and 43,251 outside. The rate of pauper- ism per 1,000 of the population was 25.8. The numbers on the corres- ponding Saturdays in the preced- ing thifiee years wereâ€"1908, 19.2,- 413 paupers (78,416 indoor and 43,â€" 730 outdoor), 25.1 per 1,000 of the population; 1906, 117,922 paupers (75,634 indoor and 42,288 outdoor), or 25.2 per 1,000 of the population. The main feature of the return is in ,that the east district shows a lower man. If the bull were compelled ltotal than for the corresponding to do light labor to earn his keep there would be fewer farm trageâ€" dies. Every poultry keeper should know that air-slacked lime thrown around in the henhouse will free it from red mites. Some throw it with a spoon; always use a tin can with its cover punched full of holes for a sieve. The hens at the time are fed outside, and the doors clos- ed. The lime is then sifted through the air around and overhead. Then run out and leave the hens shut out a few minutes. In a very short time the air clears so they can reâ€" main inside. Always try to get the combs that have the most eggs and the young- est brood on the outside of the broodâ€"nest. It takes 21 days for an egg to hatch out a perfect bee. Then it will be about that long be- fore much honey can be stored in the outside combs, where it is al- ways stored first. By this time the harvest should be pretty well be- gun, and the bees are compelled to work in the section, because they have no other place to put the hon- ey. When bees once begin to work in the boxes they will continue. ' HARNESS AND MACHINERY. Most farmers are wasteful in the way they treat their farm har- nesses and machinery. The costly harnesses are left out where the dust will settle on them; and how rarely they are Ollfidi Same way with machinery. few drops of oil at . :e right time will save a lot of grinding in the bearings. Money ' mew-am“ 7 day rof April 1908. There was an increase of 382 in the Shoreditch Union, and the increase in Poplar fell to one; but in the other five east and unions decreases were registered. The total for the dis- trict was 211,388 (16,456 indoor and 7,932 outdoor), or a decrease of 61. In the west district the seven unions provided for 15,425 paupers (12,,- 300 indoor and 3,195 outdoor), or an increase of 253. The unions of Chelsea and St. George’s recorded decreases. The Central district had 9,427 paupers (6,970 indoor and 2,â€" 475 outdoor), or a reduction of 159. In the North district there were 26,623 paupers (16,913 indoor and 9,710 outdoor), or an increase of 38:1. The Hackney Union registered a decrease of 161. There was a rise of 877 in the south district, where the total was 47,844 (27,887 indoor and 19.957 outdoor). In the Berâ€" mondscy, Wandsworth, and Green- wick unions the figures were lower. On the night of Friday, April 16, 1,267 casuals were relieved, as against 1,085 on the corresponding night of last year, 1,181 in and 1,328 in 1906. The paupers no included in the above figures were: â€"-Cases of medical relief only (April 17), 3,117; lunatics (July 1, 1903), 13,721; patients in the fever and smallpox hospitals of the Metropolitan Asylums Board, 3,303. -â€"â€"â€"â€"|iâ€"__ Tardy Arrival 8.0 Dinner Party: “I’m afraid I’m too late. dear Mrs. Smith.” “Oh, my dear, come too late!” you could cover 1907 g . Mrs. Smith (effusively) :' : E E l. i i ‘- . l 1 1 4 4 4 4 4