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and Batter Cakes. Gives a new delight to Baked Apples, Blanc-Mange and Puddings, Makes the best Candy you ever tasted, let alone raise an outcry. I1,Y WHITE" is a pure white Corn Syrup, not as pronounced The Green Seal. By CHARLES EDMONDS WALK Author of "The Silver Blade," "The Paternoster Ruby," "The Time Lock," etc. CHAPTER VI.-~(Cont'd). "Mr. Ferris!" she said, breathlessly. "What in thé world does it'all mean? Pm afraid of that man! Can the miss- ing man be James Strang, do you be- lieve?" "Lord bless you," I returned des- peiringly, "I ean believe anything; yet I'm positive of nothing. I don't know what to think." On the one hand was her vanished correspondence, a situation in itself strange enough in all conscience, and on the other was the inexplicable af- fair of the diamond. Now it seemed more than possible that Strang and the person who sent me the parcel were one and the same. This line of reasoning at once suggested something else. Was it not possible that Strang, being aware of Miss Fox's whereabouts, had in- tended the diamond for her, and con- signed it to me in escrow until th question of her identity was determin-'to avail himself of. ed, meaning to send also a letter of j explain what you mean, explanation? - Then why had not that carry away the opinion that you are The combin-'2a blackguard and a coward." letter been sent to me? ation of circumstances loomed omin- ously. After some moments of reflection 1}and Hardwick knew it. said: | | ripping fine girl, and I'can't express to | e same time, I'had been violently jerked inside and against the soft seat cushions, where I was pinned by a vise-like grasp on either arm rendered me sombletaly helpless; door had slammed shut and the chine darted away at high s] ] whole thing had happened in a sec- ond, and the next second doubtless saw us a square away from the Say | Gabriel Club, bound "I knew n 'wither. I hadn't the remotest coneeps tion of direction, my belief in § Your Grocer has both Brands, that twists and turns, subsequent lurching had been by the way the machine 'pointing when I entered it. i" I soon stopped struggling and at. tempted to express my feelings vocal~ ibys but this also was unsatisfactory RRR and exceedingly discomforting by reason of the smothering folds of at once uncomfortable and ill . at Sloth Tat guvelop 1 wy Sead, and 1 ease, I was gratified at observing. breath T could pump into my Tange to " Pd d 7 Looky here, Ferris," he blustered | a. from suffocating. Moreover the at last, "you take a tip from me. and |g, + that my most furious efforts and keep out of this thing. Im S8VINE| protests elicited not the slightest re- this for your own good. 1 can't tell nonse wag in itself sufficient to ex: you how I got the information, but| ti. apprehension, she's Steve Willets's © daughter all After the first shock of surprise, right, all right. Not that that fact); o"hovt sensation was one of dumb alone prejudices me against her, V')'wonderment that such a thing could understand, but there are circum- iy... happened at all, and that I, a stances connected with the fact of | oie enacting, dignified, peace-lov= her being Steve Willets's: daughter irig member of the bar, should have that make her as dangerous as|yp.a, singled out of a whole. cityful dynamite to her friends. Tm not! "ouoh' a melodramatically-staged saying a word against Miss Fox per-| qo. tive sonally--not on your lifel--shé's a| wot did my 'unseen captors mean do with me, that they were willing : ja to risk go reckless an . undertakin His patronizing manner enraged| Were they whisking me away to some me. convenient spot for the purpose of "Yes, 'but,' " 1 took him up when | slitting my throat without fear of in- he stopped; "that's a poor refuge for | terruption? Or was. this simply = an how sorry I am for her; but--" e!a candid, forthright, two-fisted man | elaborate scheme .for robbery? "A You'll either | minute or two must determine; put or let 'me| why should I be selected for robbery? And then the diamond flashed into my mind. 1 steadied at once; These were rough words, but I my mentality meant them. I was mad clear throulth | sprang keenly alert to meet the E There was| emergency, with the gem as the ba- one second during which a savage|sis of my speculations, I began to "I am in a difficult position, Miss personal assault hung over me as im-|draw inferences from the few facts ' Fox. 'The truth is, I withheld inform- minently as my next heart-beat, but ation from that fellow because I had it didn't come, Hare a strong hunch that he is not the sort some gentlemanly instincts and at lly; least a modicum of common. sense, vital, particularly if he should get the, else he could not have been the pro- idea that the confidence offered op- sperous man of affairs that he was. to be trusted with anything rea portunities for gain, May be I. am altogether wrong, May be I'm mis-| anger die him and doing him an injus-: Me queerly. judgin tice. "If so, if anything really has happened to Strang, and T should beja troubled tone that took me b; instrumental in frustrating the po-| prise. "It does seem to any at hand. The enveloping folds of cloth serv~ ed the double purposé of muffling any outcry I might attempt, and also of effectively blindfolding me; in' the fraction of time between the opening. the first flush of red-hot |of the limousine door and the obscur- in him, and he looked at|ing of 'my vision, I had noticed that} the windows were covered with cur- in| tains: thus I on the inside could he a sur- | witness to = nothing that | occurred not | just as nobody 'in the street could Hardwick owned Abruptl "Ferris, you're right," he said lice's efforts to find him, I'll never for- | knowing the facts a rotten way to [glimpse what went on as the automo- give myself." At this juncture our tete-a-tete was broken in upon, and the day afforded no further opportunity for discus- sing the matter. The development of what I had come to regard as our mystery, I might as well explain here, progress- ed only by fits and starts, as it were, occurring as a series of interludes during days that were otherwise de-|F voted to the exacting demands of my profession, and I have purposely re- frained from mentioning business matters because they unnecessarily interrupt a chronicle of happenings that were quite irrelevant to them. But from the view-point of you who are reading these lines it is the busi- ness details that are immaterial and retarding, except as they directly af- fect my story. Therefore, on a prin- ciple similar to that with which the | toper quiets his conscience, that "whiskey and business will not mix," 'we § henceforth dispense with business. i y It was Thursday that witnessed the incidents last recounted. Nothing more happe until the following Saturday evening, at which time mat- ters assumed a thrilling aspect the ill-accorded with my venturous habits of mind." 2 that | thing treat a decent girl, and Lois Fox is a|bile sped by. mighty sight more than that. But, The car held perhaps four persons Ferris, think what you will, here's all. besides myself. So far I had not been I can tell you:*I had it put to me to[in the least hurt physically, the only. get rid of a certain stenographer, or| force used having been to overcome else see Kenton-Hardwick plunged [resistance on my part, and now that into.all "sorts of difficulties--mebbe|I had ceased to struggle the hands thrown into = bankruptey--smashed-- | holding me measurably relaxed their wiped out--the devil knows what. The | grip on arms and legs, though I was stenographer happened to ' be Miss | sensible of the fact that they remain-/ 0X. - % ed in instant readiness to check the I stared at him in speechless amaze- | first signs of renewed opposition on ment; but there was no questioning |my part. the man's sincerity. The 'entire plot, manifestly, had "Hardwick," I exclaimed &t 1last,| been carefully planned, its every de- "do you realize what an utterly pre-| tail thought out and ed for be- posterous thing you are expecting me | forehand, and I soon e con to believe? What can there possibly | vinced that submission for the pres to drudge for her living and your big|me to adopt. The ruse had been ab- concern, that could place it in Roe surdly simple and easy of jeopardy as you have described? |ment. onsensel" 1 realized that I must be watchful Heé was writhing in an agony of em- | to let nothing escape me by which barrassment. He ti J hie way | afterwards I might identify my cap- noone a oats ouad Tetet 1 not to me ut jeast 'handkerchief an olently mo; later, no me at least among his face and forehead with i, thou h themselves, and I would have one or the lounge was cool and comfortable, | more voices to i heavens, Ferris!" he splutter-|ing might : ed, "it's a fact. II can't say any-|ehablin ing 'more. It's the very deuce, know; but I can't explain" ; 1 surveyed him a second longer; then all at once the cause of his agi- , respect being governed, through the' "accomplish- | ti NE ma The | Interest to All True Irish: men. : Sir Hiram Shaw: Wickinson, Kt. has been appointed a Deputy-Lieu- tenant of the county of Londonderry. Lieut.-Colonel ©, J. Burke, Royal Flying Corps, an Trish officer, has: had the honor of being received by the King, who invested him with the insignia of a Companion of the Dis- tinguished Service Order. : The Marchioness of Waterford i presided at a large meeting held in Kilkenny Court House for the pur-| pose of establishing a branch depot in Kilkenny for making bandages, ete., for use in war hospitals. It has been announced in Dublin} that by instructions of Major-General Friend, commanding the forces in Ireland, the police have served notice on Mr. Ernest } r Liam Mellons and Mr. Pim (known "A. NeWman"), requesting them to leave 'Ireland immediately. ; When a fire engine was going to an outbreak of fire = at Bloomfield Factory, Belfast, it knocked: down a man named George Robinson, who was 80 serioudly injured that he died shortly afterwards. i The death is reported at Durl y Natal, of Mr. Samuel Joseph Gould- ing, son of the late Mr. Samuel Goulding, of Dublin. Mr. Goulding, Jun., rendered invaluable service to the local Defence Rifle Association. A disastrous fire occurred in Bel- fast, resulfing in. the destruetion of the Dufferin Dock shed, some 60,000 bags of flour, the gift from Canada, and a large quantity of hay. The damage is timated at over $250,000. Second Lieutenant Bernard Con- vey, of Dublin, attached 2nd Batta- lion, Royal Dublin Fusiliers, has been killed in action in Flanders. He was the son of a former Chief Clerk to the Maryborough District Asylum. For stating that he had met and "drank with the commander and crew of a Geyman. submarine at Water- ville; a man named Michael Farrell was sentenced to one month's hard labor at Berehaven, under the De- fence of the Realm Act. : Sir © Crawford 'McCullough, J.P, Lord 'Mayor of Belfast, has received a. communication from the 'Minister of Munitions stating that arrange- ments have 'been made with the Board of Trade for continuing the work of enrolling war m unteers. lL ALFONSO'S READY SILENCER. . Spanish King Paid. the newspapers that King Coding ebrated his ~ sooner of|' unition vol- | No tempered can expect 'to havi horse; and the undue 'haste of quick 'seems 'the ed driver to correct what to him misbehavior, is one of ns why so many horses are dangerous to drive. abuse, however, to which the horse is subjected, arises more from sheer ignorance and carelessness than from 'wanton cruelty. } Before starting on a long drive you should examine the horse, the harness and the vehicle--the bit should be as easy a one as possible, the harness must be comfortable and well fitting. Do not use a check rein if the road is long and hilly, but should one be necessary then loosen: the head of the horse before ascending a hill, when going over 'muddy roads, and also henever you stop; as it is-naturalfor, a Horse to lower his head when 'he A horse should not only be allowed to walk slowly along steep and muddy arts of the road, but also occasion ally on level ground; the ehange|: from one set of muscles to another rests him, 'When your horse begins to feel fatipued he will strike one of his hoofs against the ankle opposite, often bruising and cutting it, - As it is generally one of the hind ankles, an ankle boot should be worn during a long drive, even if it is un- necessary on other occasions. 'Two' other indispensable articles on a long drive are a wooden scraper for removing fom and a hoof-pick for dislodging stones. For one who is often on the road it is also useful to have a few pieces of rope and some brass wire, as with these in his pos- One Thing, Officer--So, Mrs. Casey, ye win : to the aviation meet. An' did ye on- dershtand the aeroplanes? Mrs. Casey--Shure, an' I did; but there was wan. thing 1 didn't git through me head, sir, and. that was what holds thim up! ; cockpit Nelson's Tast ry God, I words in thie of 'the Victory were, "Thank have done. my duty!" An' Amusing Story of a Visit the | be in common between a girl who hag|sent would be the better course for|: sag Li Few of those who recently read in| , loud a a quiet, 'obedient light 5 the | Much: of this|® our mood communicates itself to your horse. Be gentle, cheerful and patient in yous, | derive as much comfort from the drive, as you "Nowadays farmers are beg ta awaken to the fact that it take strong horses to do good w farm. The fact that almost 3 can be made to do & work is no valid gs to th There is pleasure atid | ion in the business of breeding and handling 'high class horses. JT ; 'Bear in mind in breeding hor: it {s' just as essential to bree feet on to them as to get wi hei' to e she will do ly as much work as a gelding, raise a good colt besides, = Th © A 'well-bred mare to a stallion of the best type will bring a colt worth as much at weaning-time as a | colt would bring at maturity, some- times a lot more. Willie: Spoke. os Sister--"Come, Willie, and take your powder like a little man. You never hear me make any complaint about a trifle like that" Willie--" "Neither would I if T could daub my face like you do. It's swallowing = the stuff that T-don't like" = Eat fEp & "Sir Edward Carson one referred Parliaient to "the gentleman I see | behind me.