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‘ aston at 2 “Man. Who Lived in Misery and -Jortare ’ ak J, ranger ts 0. ean ae ae bottom oe a Me aoe was full of the aeien “sunlights and Bye with the newly wwakened life of the fen. "But whet ircouiea the serfs. im- hot meson of timber, and the whole was. to a stout pile which 4 prolectan some ‘three’ feet from the a water. A fire smouldered on the deck in front of the hut, aon es cai pot wt pee it by x chain. feere said the pene one the _ raft. Where Tgol ate my hoes with me, an man’s leave. 1 have lived on this Ue for pear two years now.’ ey landed on the” Bir Wanderer,’ then I will hear more of you, is a mess of hare, marsh a, pad herbs, It’s fit for a lo thrall, for T see you weara thrall’s 5 | owl, rode up the'sky, tees was no. sous bal hee but the feeding of hungry eugls began to feel the blood moy- te the ood returning. ‘The. hem, the tthe finish of the meal the tall man turned without preparation. lyla of the long arms, thrall of “Geoftro ‘oi de: la Bourne, be making ig way to Richard Espect Is Geoffrot about to profess for a monk?’ . Hyla stared fa him stupidly with \ open mouth, and swift fear began to knock at hi as *T doubt aS there is something strange here,’ said the tall. man) with a sudden bark anger. “There is something black here, my to think there are others of you not far away! There are more from giilgay about us in the fen.” © Ayla glanced hu srriedly round the quict Tittle pool. ‘Where? whe: e said in a tone of Tenineable ave you seen “them, Are they in wait to take the other looked at him with a) Jong searching glance for near “mini “We two be at a vangle,’’ he said h. “You ae in flight, then nf? .n; | fortable little shelter. had been built upon a floating |§ : aS “phen § you ae J are in one boat Hyla, as it is said)” T doubted that you had come: has me-just now. io they are afte Haye you been age sane in the forest or stealing “Tp was re. ”) said Hyla quite ”’ he added man ‘There was silence for a minute, The long, Jean man seemed turning ever something in his mind. or sanctu- | Geof-! w by’ the m that be was. ‘tighelicvak Tan bat fe ‘pone ae en you know he. nae Feuatlig: Bagel over “the words. : Kiger “the roan slow: | ‘Iam well acquainted with tha, lord, “though it is ie years. since we. hav uddenly his | voice rose, ia he seemed ss ber ‘ying to control it, “God eurse im!” he cried in a hoarse scream ; will the devil never go to his own i it ed him theta 0 extreme, his curse and full of bitter -hat- _ red that an ayowal trembled on. his. ips. ie other gare him the cue for} now that oe ae here are no friends of the Shouse of oe here. What isit, what hast di “Killed The said Hye, shortly leu aid the man ed, his. oer ea He Rae oe trembled al like a nant dog mes Goes a ee oe while in the leash fe Lord Geattres TY? took ¥ leonld hold no food Then be ise teh out inte a tonaak of questions in French, the foreign: pots tumbling oyer each other in ae gerness, ja knew nothing aT, what he Seei teomenty De ‘twho you were. thank "God for this news! So you “have killed him! At last! At 1 How and why? Say quick- y Hyla told him in a few words all the ‘story. “And who are you, Hen ss he a when he had doi J call myself Lisole to the few that I meet in the fen. But agone bey had 9 nother name. Come and fee took Hyla by the arm and led him stn the cabin. It was a com- A couch of An aris Light came into the place through a win- d covered with oiled sheep-skin stretched upon a sliding frame. one corner was an iron fire-pan for use’ in winter, and a hollow shaft: of wood above it went through the roof in a kind of chimney. The place was a p: to Hyla’s notions. No serf had ae a home. The cabin was crowded with pos- sessions, Uneonsciously Hyla be- gan to speak with deference to this he man, At the pene in red, witha touch of gild- ing. A. thick “candle of fat with a small wick, which EAS a tiny glim- mer. of ning in an ind, was a shige doorless cupboard, or ich was a small box of. ae ie cay bound round with iron bands. At 4] the aleove a cap of parti- BRS red and yellow was nailed to th all. The vee Ww ee poled: himself Lisole | lifted 4 iasebdly, Pee iy ee d | edge touched a bell on the end ae sates cap. It tinkled musi- said the man, A what.no other cye tr thie “day,” will show you than mine haye seen for eight lene lonely years. 1 doubt nothmg but. that ae is God His ee es has brought you here to thi For to you more than all Bie men this sight. is due. So saying, he fumbled in his coat hand pulled therefrom a key, which hung sound his neck upon a cord of twiste ° ceeded the hox and ory sey- eral objects: from: it.» Sided Joek of nut- brown, has, “tall canta. light. two pieces of embroi- eed ‘work, half the design being rincompleted. RNS were cept Be jan in a hushed v ae la-Gueris * said the said Hy: ala, “Teoult, the Healer.’ “Then you who are i alled Tie ole?” “Was Leraiilenr, whose esting eh eight eight years ago. ‘A shaft went through it in the big wood. ret in the undergrowth, and a chance shaft came my way.’ La Gu- erisseur bound it wp with a mess of |. hot oan leaves and a linen sein In was whole. That ce ak years » “You knew me not?” have knoen your ee it ¢ has monk ‘daughter have bi oocyte mes” For long hours, is host in the ¢abi was @ Soothing ” MH OUINE, aight silence, STION OF A_ 1 PROMPLLY CURED BY _ . J. R. Plock, of London, Ont., F ee received the co spyeaicat attention that Canada affor Her husband was a ‘prominent Pe sae: yet his skill and that’ of his colleagues, Was of no avail in Helping Mrs, Flock. tyr to Stomach Weakness all my life ous fruit medicine to the publi “Iruit-a-tives” corrects all dis ders ,of digestion, and is a positiv and speedy cure for Indigestion, Dys~ Repsla and Constipation, “Fruit-a-tives” are sold by all deal- ers at 50c a ee 6 for $2.50, or trial Dox, 25 y be obtained from Bruite a ake Limited, Ottawa, - fools but mets pati~ sEtioh had no eun- ning snch a i T built this Ouse 0) mune a wood from Jeomb, and have irate upon the waters this man; ae “Eyer alone and Sathout speech so, Sometimes I get me to Nees ee Teomiby and 1 am well with the m Tt Wak a man Lerailleur had been Geoffroi, and har from Normandy. buffoon to is wife, Isoult, lo times her cures were thought piracy, and she was venerated, jester, a, graye and melancholy n Hot professionally em- ployed, thought her a saint, and re early. Now one winter night, Lord GR orolcneing ewe his wont, very drunk, set out from his feasting inthe hall to seck sleep in his bed-chamber. Tsoult bad been watching by: 4] man—wife to one of AB She. crossed the er own apartment, ourne. He, being mad with drigk, thought he saw some phantom, and drew his dagger. With a shout he rush- ad upon the lady, and soon she lay bleeding ber sweet life away upon the frosty ground, Th uried her with great pomp and few dry eyes, while Le railleur Bee his time. we have hea Hyla and isaie sat gravely to- gether on the deck of the boat. Neither said much uy Aas hours, the thoughts of 1 nd sad, and-yet not hee without ecatonle They seemed to see pore 8 oo in all this. There w: fe: and yet Pesce in a thei hearts 3 The “midsummer hum’’—in Nor- folk they cali the monotoné of su mer insect life by that name—lulled and soothed them. There was peace in oe deep and secret hiding- Tn “the afternoon they broiled ne fix white fish and made an- ther meal me and see my field, said Lizole aieoaines: ey got into the small pun followed @ narrow way Tah aS from the wide oe the further hadi first me t a shelying anne shore they dis- embarked Climbing up the bank” they camé Lsuddenly upon three acres of fee ing corn, a strange and pastoral sight in that wilderness. “Smal dykes covered with bri flowers. an suet the field iid ing it into small si re, Tt wa thowonghly see and crop. 9 < own work, » Hy yla,” id the ex- es with no inept sir s|able pride in his voice. “I d the ditches and -got all the en out of the land. Then I burnt dried reeds over it, and mixed the ashes with the soil for ar seh white bread, all the year round for me. I flail and winnow, grivid and bake, and no man helps me. The But | mon! 1 ee wait you have ag you ve hee I Zaied with poison, aad then Hed away by night. oppy seeds them, and put the drink. But I heard of -him not long Sis ‘aw well and'strong, so I knew i was not to be. 1 never knew how ailed.”? A “T can tell you that,’ said Pate la, “it was Ae on talk. Lord Geoffroi wen’ is chamber i (Outfangthef VRower ect after sinner in t Jom Anslem oe ie table was his yareuett Ae Tora in wiih ie eu a ee pull, ad ater fell ot I pees, : Don men be stray ia than, did go to take a th eae as I the fend focdise! “So he rau for oil_and salt, and pour- eth them into Geoffroi ni he vom: ited the poison, But ey tha they sedrel Re the fore: you a ke the® fen, nae est: but ae a ) t ee feo swiftly and too aa for such as they. It takes wit a fool, ee ee being not; T have other things to show , but not here. Let us go back To-day is a holi jay, and you also need ‘rest ‘When. the moon rose and the big fishes were leaping out of the water with resonant echoing splashes in the dusk, they were stilt sitting on the he of the boat in aie contemplati They. spoke but little, revolving memories. Now and then the jester made some Roce ect west of old dead days, and Hyla capped it with another _ About ten o’elock, or pe ehaps | a jumped - and loosened the painter of “It’s one of the monks,” “now and again ;| they come to me at. night i ime. Hyla waited as the punt shot oft into the alternation of siver light and velvet:shadow. Before long he heard voices coming near, and the splash of the pole. It was a monk a8 fee) eted the serf with a “be- palate and told him that J Lisole | # had given him the outlines of his story. “Anon, my son,”” said he, “you all go back with me to peace. We sHeHEne: indeed, that you had left} were not pee bee ee wife -a1 She writes, “I was a constant mar- |’ - In the morning Lisole ote 43! him and woke him. father through,’’ he) said leave my. home for Ico be better 0. Ae oul. stant fmon: It is bard pai i this small allie “bub ¢ H Beh will I do not doubt.” (To be continued.) On the Farm Pi strange gene This come with him | k The rest | 3 am- | fa) eee ON DATRY FARMS. y farme. where the skim- et ae can be retained for use, the feeding of it to pigs Can be‘made very profitable. where the farmer has arrangements that are suited to the purpose all the year around. grain yeu proper care Shs thane cam be made as Brahe in win- oe as in summer, and often more rst, there ered be the selection of ‘the breed thought to-be best, all things considered, for the locality, paying particular attention to that of the sow for breeding pur- ail oars, then This will be found more satisfactory than making frequent changes. There should be at least two good litters of pigs in a year. The ald have Sfilen quarters in Wines ample, comfortable and kept. ane ae well bedded. In sum- run in a yard or small field ere af will be better for sow and pigs than ia a pen, The sows should be well cared for at all times, not fat, but in a thrifty, healthy condition. farmer with an average-sized y should have at least one good brocd sow or more where needed. One will usually furnish enough pigs to grow up and fatten on. the farm, at least, and this means quite a say ving when otras they would have the tats from this one sow a gow ae eisaid be realized either from pig weanihg time, or Fattened« on the farm, My ion was lately called to five ee, ‘old a going prices. would more than equal the aver age product of the ai y cow, while the cost ot keeping would be con- siderably his is certainly a goot’recora for the first ee any year, and at usual prices. On 20-cow farms an income of from $100 to $150 from pigs grown and fattened on the rm, There should be two broods of there and each should be grown Lee well agr in six mob time r along there should be hea sii oNimiet oat nennine to alsughtering time, and this will the pric proportionally higher grain ill pay to eas as rlibe re cae seems to be necess then hate is aie? thing that ould be i arti w viet this busines ag that he: making of quite a large Gene ax erent eR, that is so much needed on about every farm The ero ‘ops grow? ne the use of this*manure shou a Tong in furnishing or ay 6 grain that aly be vended (a fateniae the ‘This is something that should ‘armeérs should raise more pigs. Gio. inte the: Ravineae-uplemmeads ingly, give it alf led attention» and see if the results are not satis- fanny as the. writer has found them R wie, in Hoard’s has MANURE FOR HAY LAND. Wheat, com and other crops are no more improved by rotation than Th ‘and Campers’ ail imitations, give eati as mich, Sp amctenise ey nover MR. PERCY’S GOUT. It Kept Gotting Worse Until He Got te the Doctor. 3 r. Percy was naturally inclined to be aristocratic. Ho kept on the walls of his library portraits of his ancestors as far back as-he coul them and, ea Sener took ui ileamure: th ingabunting Wrpucdte: thet distinguishing vue, The trouble began when, rey put on his and found somo little difieulty in Meng his rightone. Jt was a ‘ight, close fil, and when he ee round the room he limped a little. “What's the Ttattor?” aske Perey as he limpad into the dining: nob, one of my shoes pinehes; that’s "Wher rene. he attacked the liver and In the siete of his tment house . Blowe, one AF ie pee Hees ‘Good, ing.” a . Pe “What's the matter y ith "Your toot Gone lame?” "Ye-eh; shoe fits pretty tight: this morning. spisbbe-go0've got-the. goof, hob? | Mr. meds ‘rhoy parted. at e going toward the My. Perey snuking tor ng, Mr. Percy,” suid janitor, who was standing on the faa eps. “Morning! How are you this morning: “Oh, i ‘mn all right, but you seem to bear £ ae Gane = a touch. of the “T wish tT can't even 1, Jet . Perey looked rather #6 it. is, = he said. d it's time Bhs bring my foot. oe oh, how it “Phat’s ithe gout, all eh. You ght to lay off from rich food and stu like ay ‘and go it easy. too. This ip no joke, ‘ercy lett his friend and moved on one more bloc! 8 limp, more Bee a certain sort of pride in “Rheumatism, Mr. friend later on “No, sit! Gout, sir? rurts?’ “Gxeruciating pain, Perey?” asked a sir! Still, get of! here. and -#ee my. physician, Well, so long !”” He limped off ond in/due course of d into his de office scribed hin syinpte prs. see, ne doctor, -wriliNe:& presaription, n get you all — doctor, isn’t gour gout’s ‘chronic. But, You've got chromic?” "Gout? Yes, you. havn't got the gou! the, chilblains. -n-n-0-0-0-0 1" said Mr. Perey. “Ig that all?” A Doubitul Maiober. n Miss Wood’s kindergarten clans thereseers ight pupils, tour girls jour boys. ‘of the boys, vier had sot yet ronched Hie estate of Kilt ion trom: Accordingly ‘8 really know, Miss Elliot,” she confided, in conclusion, hay. ¢ Minnesota Exp: Station shows that a plot continu- onsly ent for hay the past fifteen aldo} yYiewmed, the past ten years, ae m5 erage of 2.9 tons per a: year rotation of wheat, ate ae ‘clover, pasture, oats and corn, fe hay has yielded an ayerage of Le tons per acre, since 1900. Eight tons of. manure per acre were ap- plied once in five years on the five- year rotav.on plots. There is money in manure. 1S cocasaren , Satta: ears TIME TOR A CHANGE, “Tam the- master of my fat declared the man, with the bagey trousers and ragged cuffs. Vell,’’ his weary wife replied» as she went on trying to find some- es in the pantry. that was worth oking, ‘I. wis! put some other: ey on the job,”” iz QUITE 80. ‘Tim—Did you have a ily ‘time at the reception last Jack: jere was : young man. —_ jed tobe f nia us with the thrall Cerdic, and we} “And you think you are willing to endure the hardships of married Jife with me?” he asked tenderly. “Yen, ‘3 she answered, without a Bul’ you wnow," he on, “ghey nell us wi shoos au on ne a Our bug: gage Polassededl meavtam the ly Phar? Tl ride us e station in wheelbarrows, with a bund abead, and sverpbody'l have a Bell or. a horn, They'll tip the Pullman pare ore aus away ani the pobee of some town "a to arrest us nan elop- trem sok ihe shuddered, but it was only a passing weak jothsome Stuff wed (resting to carve the ties Rushey hip wife'}ime ever cook Abe konen in the bird : nea brittle as Hints. Just heal the: k. wed — You must be gaint th the Bente John, “Yes, t yon? remember. that you asked in¢ to stuff the duckes, with ¢ Distinction, shat Wi as King Solano “Tezawn. Ayes call thi ae és wh naling ro ie atdinenor we ania by marriage | a8 - ae Me al ‘than any ofher man that ev romiptly spoke up t HER COCUPATION, Ske Made the Bank Clerk Roalize It Wae of Some Importance, Allioush she had been standing in Yine nearly an WW C= count in s bank, she was not at all stbdued by the formality of the ngth Rie reached the win- iawrered thie anestions: thal ihe clerk asked in 8 loud, selbrelinut voice. She Toeidaanait her tall’name, Kerhuss band’s name, her mother’s name, her father’s name and just Where each one of thom lived. ‘ au ny poebpttiont asked the cer careless at by she. vepliod timily. “I ase, “Welt, that’s nothing,” he answered blithely ing ‘None’ in the space on, she i jin Nelasing” gasped the new deposi- Sitting here on that little hair, doing nothing but a Vite bit of Hehe paused tor ian and gave him 4 chance. fou can make it a 2 you want to,”” she responded with dignity, “but I'm not going to stand here an gee such a Tie as that ‘nothing’ put down on any legal book. No, You write Fis dawn Abe ae for thirteen im the fame e Eskimo Dog. The lot of an Eskimo oe isa hard 1 the leather cords with tar. ¢ at all an “Fiskimo doe t “together hey e driven away 0 The strongest and fiercest or all All ave ready t Why Trees iE Grass. trees much shade, nor. to ‘the exhaustion 2 | oots of the food needed the grass Why Sixty Minutes Mad> an Hour. | “The hour is divided into sixty min- ie in old pabyiae there e: ide of the decinial sys- any divisors ax eg jans divided the sun's daily journey into twenty-four parasangs, each para. vided into sixty \ nal | ians compared the progress made by | the sun during one bour to the pro- | resp inde by a good: walker during the sane time cal Fragment. Ninvgelt with difficulty, miade his way to the rail for the sea was very he leaned over Steadying. Lord Byron of the versel, roe 4 short intervals a e apostrop] staccato, ntimients he said ible trifle better. “Still, re T once wrote “RAN dark blue ove: ing, all right "T fect @ to. pati deep Behe’ role Penalty of Wisdom. Tam beginning to understand Ger- a little,” said ring it by my Bavarian “T's a nice lan- e exclaimed, whon L const, everything ‘they say about me 1 ‘was before and am no’ A New Humiliation. "Did you have ‘any trouble: with One ceustoms people when you ame omet” 5 0 Fun Unrehearsed, Ls ' deat on tun amon selves on | stage, though guying is strongl, countenanced by Scad: managers. oe prompta og et ally Reser mee, ina Caen ot “The Lady of the Lake," one 0 principal actore—Rederick known to be in beers aE Tye hae Rata f “Ta Roder: er, Yn, and gts di piece called UDie See wa o early wots showed that arose ani right, Rei aa and pi arts vat wis the end of the Berle oe. Artist Always keenly inter eat 9b William .A., who Whitecha; ugliness as much as ise, and. 3 ime ago announced his in- apsion. ef vleaigatog 6, mae! eoful li in. fact, which bles—upon anything, pencil. would bear the mark of his p Trees to “When I read on = "business Fas about it and sctehes thadicien an inquisitive man. learned that ene ould rent treo e for aii occa. : The Great Conde. Phe great military gevius Conde was ” t eight he under- become thoroughy conversant tiie principles of warlare and o a i 01 Hobo—Madam, understood me. meat ain't what T. ast: fer. Rs, idu't yav-bee. for something ugh. you muster mi: Dis here piece 0” aa efoto Yer, Not for work, FAVORITE POETS. For a dyspeptic--Chaucer. r a religious one--Pope. a jouster—Shakespeare. r a fat man—Goethe, ae ae ee ger—Longlellow. ra eae den, For a philologist--Wovrdsworth. Fora Eeauai ologist-—Shelle: PARENTAL Abvier. te SR “Don't ee i dae in a ig difference be- tween watering mil and stocks.’ DANGEROUS. marked the ® matehes,’’ re “cause good 0 Changs 8 thinker, ty ea? server, rejoined the east ob- “and a lot more divorces.”” A COMMON HABIT. If he ean get 10 cents for nothing @ rian is generally willing to give up a chance to earn a do! s HIS WORD 1 FOR IT. married man informs us that one who tells his wife all he knows. doesn’t) know mate “No,” snappell or she paige é yorman at the door, “ain't no food for you, ae TL ain't ais ho old -clownes. New go!" “Lady. vapted Cambridge could repay you well. square meal, and Uli few lessonsin grammar. Dick——“You got chap} bu Dick Why compatibility of: Semper “Not all—rather ain a 1 give you a engaged didn to - reverse. She iitee me ie Phe economy and I started by-getting her an im- itation gold ving ey ie '$ surprising Nee many sie learn oard at J fetal that will never be of ay tee s,"" replied Mrs, ‘That horrid ‘appraising person Inssntiated ohel pom a the things we brought pover vi ¢ worth “us mucl ch we {paid % = as ‘epres: Cu heats é oe BSc