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BUY 00 ted unto Life is as bad, her brother! answered slowly", and yet I Wouldi as willingly see'_vou go on the stage as into societ_v--I mean fashionable society, as I know it here in New York. A newspaper man sees the under side of life. ,_ ._-l 1 (It ;*7v6171lj(*1n((/)t-i1urt me. Theugirl tossed back a [heavy braid of hair which fell` "over her shoulder, and (knelt at Wentwort-h s knee. est thing-in all these T years I he sI never taken" -the `step `that would bring him to the top.. ?t .lWhy?77 The: Lord knows. One manager died, another went under. It s the uncertainty of stage life. 1:: `I 1' 1 not I 1 an 7`V` His ,V;n<)_tV1;<:r'? _ -- zivsked - - n1s'mI_01' AGENT. -BAR.R_.AIE* (Tc; `be iconttinued) Nonrniek Anmon emu: AND KNOWLEDGE rcauce of Soft-shelled Eggs Soft-shelled eggs are common in the early spring. The first- and usual cause is that the bird is too fat. In this casemake the hens take more exercise by scratching in deep litter" `for their feed, which should be reduced somewhat. Also, feed sprouted cats or beets. Lack of lime will also cause l . hair?- e brist- h-and_l_o~ V , - _ ___ __ _ ____..- -.-_ .-...y `rut!-\l\J it. This may be supplied by feeding crushed oyster shell or old plaster. Forcing the hens for heavy egg pro- duction and the excessive feeding of a loosening rationnwill also bring about this - condition. A man withbut personality does nct so very tgr the world. The seed must be evenly sown and fairly thickly, so that all the ground is well covered. It should then be lightly raked in, taking care that the" evenness of _the. ground is not dis- turbed, and that no footprints are left. The ground should then be rolled in order to bury any uncovered seed, which will then germinate with the first-shower of rain. It the weather remains dry, the ground may be syringed over. As to the quantity of seed required, one pound will sow Iabout thirty square yards of ground. I Cutting and Weeding The grass should be allowed to grow until it is four inches high and should then be cut with a sharp scythe; afterward the machine may be used, setting it high-; cutting too close weakens the young plants. If,` a there are any bare places these should be reseeded. "The new lawn should` {be cut regularly once a. week, and` when there is little rainfall, watered } in -the shade of the evening. Never` _wate_r grass when the `sun is `over- : head. J The cow calving thin has a poor chance to make greatest prots, if any prots at all. The persistent` s milking cow needs four to eight weeks ' rest and good feeding before her next ` freshening. Is your cow which is 11ot \ persistent less protableibecause -she I is not so good, or because she is poorly ` fed and managed? `Only by keeping 1 records of milk produced and feedvl consumed can this be discovered. ; Discardthe mongrel and scrub bull and save money. It calves are worth `raising, they should be of thebest `breeding possible, on the sire s side at least. Use only the very best pure-bred bull available; good dairy cattle are more valuable each year, and the good ones never come by chance, but are well bred and reared. Greatest prots are made in steer feeding when the animals are nished and marketed as baby beef (12 to 20 months) or as prime `2-year-old steers. In nishing steers in summer, the poor pastures must be supple- mented by green fodder crops and a good grain ration.-Farm and Ranch Review. v Advice on lawns is given by B. C. Tillett of Hamilton, Ont., aslfollowsz` There is no feature. of our garden more important, if we would have it look well; than a perfect piece of lawn. It may be said `to be the frame to the picture--the `finishing touch. A really good velv`ety lawn is, in fact, lworthy and generally receives as much admiration as the ower borders behind it. A perfect lawn depends. | to a very great extent, upon the seed used. This must be the best lawn seed and guaranteed free. fromghay, meadow grass or clover seed. A new - lawn can be laid down either in the spring or in the fall. ` Level and Umlistur-bed r It is essential that the seed should be sown on absolutely even ground. I It must not, therefore, be trodden on I again after the nal raking. In order I to avoid this,` a strip of ground about 1 three feet wide should be marked off with the garden line. After this has been sown, .-rake out the feet marks, and measure. off another strip of the ground in the same way, each time levelling out the sower's feet marks. E iiiritfsuitable tool should be used to iremove weeds, `such as dandelions, |daisies, plantains, docks, etc. These will always appear even when the best_ seed has been sown, as there are certain to be some weed seeds in the ground, but, if taken in time; `the grass will soon become master of these, and they will disappear. In order to possess a ne lawn,- there must be constant cutting, rolling, and I watering. Nor should the broom be. spared, a thorough brooming does" a , lawn good. Always use a catcher on }the mower. It is a mistake to leave lthe clippings on the lawn. 3 Flying with a strong` wi:1d..carr1e_r , Vggons `cover 1,600` yards at m1mzta.; I How to Secure Velvety Sward That _ Rivals Flower Garden .in ` ` Its Beauty {Advice For Handling Milch Cowsv and b Steers - Don't seed weedy land. n'a FOR STOCK RAISERS Jr} Sir Ronald Ross,` in Science Pro- I gress," writes in criticism of po1iti- i cians. as follows: Few men of` any real distinction in any .walk of` life have_ever belonged to BritishaGovern- ments or have ever sat in Parliament --e1':cept perhaps lawyers. We can re- . call for recent years one serious philosopher and one literary critic. Who are the people, then, who govern us? To be perfectly frank, none but * the Political Adventurer and his ad- vertiser the Daily Journalist. The amazing stupidity of the British put ` lic regarding the people whom it elects to govern it is perhaps the most` re- l marliable fact in the modern history of Britain. The world would be better governed 3 lose than by those who have a repu- tatlon to make. Why a popular novel- ist, a poet, a philosopher, or a theo-' logian should not be able to achieve work of any kind as well as the dema- gogues of the hustings or the anony- mous compilers of dignied logomachy in the Press it is impossible to under- stand. : I by those who have a reputation to I l When one looks round at the Gov- I ernments, not only of Britain, but of A the Colonies, one asks what on earth have these men ever done to justify the selection of them for their posts- ` the chief Departments of State man- aged by persons who do not possess ' a grain of knowledge upon the subjects which the Departments have to deal with, and our Colonies ruled by the poorer scions of our nobility. Behind M it all the incessant, garrulous, and cacophonous frog chorus of the ; political fen of Journalism! ` Selentiaf Denbunces Modern, Poll- tielana and Newspapers in Empire 3 tem as that of the Proportional Repre- i ernment were to be.1led, not by those 1 who have never done anything in the ` the world, the Men of Principle, the Cus-and-Collars Men, " the Sniffers, ] who have previously demonstrated ;their ability by good` work actually `done, the State would no longer be 5 afflicted by such obtuseness, want of Aforethought, ignorance of administra- ` many years past. , ' Weuthin-k that if by some such sys- sentation Society Parliament and Gov- world-the professional talkers, the men who are out for getting on in and the Younger Sons-but by those tion, andjindiference to all the highest interests of life as have been ex- hibited in the management of it for -If you cannot get the choicest seed, make the best of what you can get, and soon your crop will be better than ever. You may not have the best cow `in the world, still, if she is the best ~ you can get, bring out the very best there is in her by good feed and care. She will help you to earn money to buy the better cow you want. Money may be scarce; b it often is in the spring of the year. go just as far as you possibly can. That is the way to make two cents grow where there was only one before. up,I_, . v Make every cent ; ____ -__-_ - .... .._-, ....~, ~v-v- V. I _Make the best of the old plow, the old harrow, and the old mower, and keep_ your eye out for_better ones,` bought with the money these well- % -wom tools make for you. But don t be satised with the things which are not the.best of their kind. The best farming is done with the most up-to- date tools, the choicest seed, the " nest cows. In every situation, under every circumstance, make the best of present conditions and work steadily -toward the very best'., Nothing can beat the man who does that.-Mar1- time Farmer. Creosoted wood block pavements are rapidly becoming recognized as the most satisfactory of all street pav- ing material. They are noiseless, durable, sanitary, and if properly treated and, laid are distinctly econ- omical. The failures in the past which have in some cases prejudiced cities against wood blocks _have `been cor- !rected, so that there is no excuse now for the existence of any woodblock pavement which doesn't meet all or the modern requirements of service. The improvements in the methods of treatment and laying are largely the result of organized activity by various associations representing either the lumber interests or wood-preserving plants. ' are go; of 200 of lab- `Value of "Sheep Manure The manure of sheep is more valu- able, weight for weight, than that of any or `the other farm animals; but. it is also more liable to loss through fermentation because of its lower moisture content than are the so- alled cold `,manures"_ of cattle and swine. Nitrogen is the principal fer- Inentation loss, but leaching will effect both theiphosphorus and potash con- Us_e Old Plowa to Get Money For; Better Ones Preservath/`e Makes Blocks Very Dur- able on Streets SCIENCE VS; POLITICS MAKING THE BEST OF IT WOODEN PAVEMENTS uu ccnuui conamons. 5` Duties-Six. mont residence upon and cultivation the land in each of three years. 3A homestead- er may live Within nine miles of his homestead on a farm "f at least 80 acres, on certain fnditions. A habitable house is _ ' _where residence is p " vicinity. T-inn (J-.-"Cl. .~...-. L- ormed in the I __L-L,'L ,1 _ ,1 (I `Deputy tizve. \1\/LE;l;;t,I" of the Interior. N.B. - Unauthorized publication paid for.-1141. . 20-39 of this advertisement will not be. `on certain conditions. 5 O, . 1.;;m3' The sole head of a family or any male over 18 years old, may home- stead aquarter section of available Dominion land in Manitoba, Sas- katchewan or Alberta. Applicant must appear in person at the Dom- inion Lands Agency or Sub-Agencyi for the District. Entry by proxy may be made at any, - Dominion Lands Agency (but not `Sub-Ageney,)? `h.-J.:._._ uqxuvaununx Ll1lU.U1 U\.`J.'!1.lIl UUILUILIOIIS. In `certain districtsla homesteader in good standing m `pro-empt a. quarter-section along 'de "his home~ stead. Price $3.00 p . acre. Duties'-Six mont ' residence in. each of three years "after earning homestead patent; al 50 acres ex- tra cultivation. Pre- ption patent may be obtaihed as con as home? stead patent, on cer "11 conditions. A ....4.4.1.... ...1_. 1...- __.1.-,,.L,1 - ` 66E." . on al puuuu. LLLDC q)u.UU [J month; homestead cultivatiop. obtained ` certi A :Inl>4-`nun CIVLII `nan uuuuu yuuwuu, uu ucgu u uuuuxuuus. `A settler who has exhausted his homestead right mayyztake a pur- chased homestead i certain dis- tricts. Price $3.00 pi acre.. T`|-n4-Ina ],| .~m4- ...-mi .-..-. ..,......LL.. UJJKIUAUO LLJDK7 CVQJIUU 1.) GUAC- Dutles Must resl SIX months `in each of three yes. a cultwate 50 acres and erect a. hou worth $300. TIT TIT I` V I Aullhllzj - Live stock may bezsubstituted for cultivation_ Ilndfrr _cer3.in conditions. ......L...... .:I...L... ..A.._`a - 1. -,.- -. A V [1n`the Matter Zorfthie EA te of Wil- liam J. Walkinshaw,' ate of the I I township of Sunni , Farmer, I deceased. Notice is hereby giv pursuant to R.S.O., 1914, Chapter 21, that all persons having: any cl ms against the estate of the said William J. Walkinshaw, who died n or about the 3rd day of June, 16, are re- quired to send by t paid or otherwise deliver to Ste art & Stew- `art, solicitors for the vxecutors of the said estate, on 07 before the I twenty-fth day of Jul` 1916. their names and addresses, (1 full par- iticulars in Writing of ,eir claims, `a statement of their ateounts, and l the nature of the securi 'es (if any). I held by them. i ..J-L..- ,..3"-... AQAA ...-.4-3,... 3,. L....nL" Jlclll l}.y lollclllo ' And notice is hereby lrther given that after the said. twe ty-fth day of July, 1916, the sai executors will proceed to distribu the assets of the said deceased 3. ng the per- sons entitled thereto h ving regard only to the claims ofwhich they shall then have had no ce, -and that the said executors will ot be liable for the said assets or any part thereof, to any person r persons of `Whose claims notice shall not have been received by them at the time of such distribution. n n ti._, .1 BUCAI UIDLJ. I Uuuuu. `. Dated this twenty-fourth day of L June, 1916. GVTVDTKT A `D711 9. G7`l\`E`Tl'T K D7!` ! 26-29 Ether is a very good thing: for re- I moving stains from clothing. `II.-.132 nnfl nnbn '|nn44n\-La ~.onrnx.'wn' ctor ` xJA\._IV11|f.'. uuuanla LAULAL unuuunxnb. ` Mufn and cake batters require" half as much liquid as our. ` ' 1111 1 :1 1 n :1 -- "" --_"'_' __'`I When "closing summer, it is a good idea to have all `the lighting. fe " -re. Lydi E. Pinkham s Veg- e_ta e Compound. ' We wish every w an who suffers`- from female troubl , nervousness, backache or the blues uld see the let- ters written by women ade well by Ly- dia E. Pinkham s Vege ble Compound. If you have any symptom about which you would like to know write to the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Ma.ss., for helpful advice given free of .1.-hang Washingto Park, Ill.- I am the mother of f .. children and have suf- fered with `female trouble, backache, nervous spells and the blues. My chil- dren's loud talking and romping would make me so nervous I I could just ten): everythingtopieces and I would ache all over and feel so sick - that I would not , want anyone to talk tome at times. 3 ydia E. Pinkham s Vegetable Compo d and Liver Pills re- stored me to healt and I want to thank you for the good. ' y have done me. I have had quite a >1 of trouble and worry but it does n _. affect my youth- ful looks. My frie __ say `Why do you look so young.and - ll? I owe it all. to the Lydia E. Piham remedies. ; -Mrs. ROBT. S'roPI , Moore Avenue, Washington Park, II ois. , _,I_ _ _-_&-..._. -1 r` ' SYNOPSIS ` OP CANADIAN NORTHWEST LAND REGU- 'I' A lll`l'l\-lvrc I OWE am W blue: dren s 11 mm me everythi we ` an; . . NOTICE `To GR.E?ITORS .LIl.LUo STEWART & STEWART, 13-.....` f\~. Do- rect avhouv W0] W. W. C Y, A-P L1... `I.f..3..Jn. _ - -_____..i_._ 5; of the 1:: zlkinshaw, at ereby giv 1, 2] :2 ms Vi who of 16 d ver art V ' ldresses, iting , 3f arm int 2 ty- S, :0 t zoeased ng vin of W} Ie itors occo+e nvv or .4lUL \XI 5J.L1'JYV [l.LII.L, Barrie, Ont- Executors Solicitors; IY HEALTH house for the and convenient res ready for LTT IP10- mzn ST. }|-:n'v| Do you mind if I .open this win- dow? asked Wentworth. -The,re .s a chill in the air outdoors that will feel good. I ve swallowed sovmuch smoke my throat feels raw. llI\ 1` `7`O(penv TVw7zvi;17(i_cV>;v -iWn" ihe room if you like old man. I m going home. T (eld on a minute, cried Went- Worth unexpectedly. N11 go you just one more hand. Let s play one big stake and then swear oif forever. V ' The Bond ` Of course the game ended with a consolation pot. Merry and` Went- Worth, each with his last chip in the middle of the table, called for.a show-down. All but Singleton dropped out, and he the big Winner of the evening took the pot. Went- worth and Merry (Were `broke. H II ! 1 MThe game hat! "}')l-a:_3'7ed in WentWorth s library. ,Before its close the gray light of the_morning -began to steal past the curtains and` the glow of each electric lamp took on a murky" haze. ` Enoch Went- worth, acting as banker, cashed in the chips of the winners. Three of the men put on" their hats, said` Good morning, and went out. Andrew Merry sat beside the baize covered table with its litter of chips, pulling slowly./at a cigar and star- into vacancy. ' a 1x o-non-r I tell you, Enoch, I haven t a cent. Heaven knows how I can tide over these three months until the season opens. It s a. good thing I m not a married man. Merry laughed mirthlessly. 1 1 1-vv `7One las 1{am1" !V pleaded Went-- worth. What do you Want to play for? Merry turned up a. coat sleeve and staredT at his` cuff buttons` thoughtfully. I have nothing left but these. I don t think I ll putl them up. j I .1 (1117 I ING vAn\/All urn _ We ve thiown away enough money and collateral tonight, Wentworth replied." Let s make this `stake something unique-senti- mental, not nancial. `Why not| make it your future against mine?| `- nno+ a n nntnof aivolvni Q1143 n 4- T fllllhb` Lb IYUUJ. L|.all4lal1L"l1E."allll1 Illlllcg ' That s a great stake!VSha n t I; throw 1n my past! I 11\1- u . n u a .- " ` T I No, let each of us play.for the other s futurq. It s a mere fancy of mine, but it.appeals to me. 11 A - WV ,,,, ,__, ..._._ .. ._r[.y.~.... v\r Are you serious? _ What in God s name would` you do with my future if you won it-what should I do /with yours? 111' : n 1| I tell you, it s Ta mere fancy of mine. ` ` ' ``All right. Carry out your fan-l cy, if it amuses you. I ought tol be willing to stake my life against? yours on any hand, if you say so.? Do you mean that? Yes, if you want to call me. Andrew Merry smiled and blew a `flurry of smoke rings irito the marble face-of ~ the Sl1akespeare,l while he watched WentWorth s pen` hurry across a sheet of paper. The: newspaper man ha.nde_d it to him. with the ink still "Wet. - . A V _ V| There, he sald, we 1l play for! that document, "the winner s name` to be written at the top, the loser to Write his name at [the bottom. I hereby pledge myself until death` -to do your every bidding--to obey, your every dema.nd-to the extent; of my physical and menta.l'abi1ity --you to _furnish me with support.` ,,,'rHURs1)AY, Will that hold good in law? I _ Just so long; as'the loser is 3! manoof honor--no longer. Are you` going to weaken? 111-: 1 1 -. II) -- -... I kept. ults ` "' "" l"I"" `" "'J vv`I'vvV' The man. who wins, keeps thati bit of paper, Wcntworth answer-' ed witlra whimsical smile. 7.- 0---- ..., .. I ll be this bit of `lH'!L_ _,, :1;-.n;nc'd/if I am. 1*11 put paper in my scrapbook. . greenback vanished. ,,__ .. ....-..-----v.-- ------ vi ` _ He tossed the unsi_e;ned bond into} the centre of the table and shuffl`ed' the cards with grave deliberation. Merry lit a fresh cigar and puffed it I meditatively. Upon each listless; brain began to dawn -the realization x that this wasua stake of greater im- port than the roll-"of bills which hadi grow ligrhter and lighter till the: last: zzwnnv. V h. \.\. u uaun \ auxaucu. .Who 1l deal? asked Went- _worth.{ A ,1 I ` We ll cut. Merry spoke quiet-A` 13 . Low "deals, ace low. I4`n....'l. -TIT :1 V 11 any LU W . "Enoch Wentworth cut a tray, Merry a seven spot. Wentworth uuul, `shuffled his cards again and `held them out to his opponent.- ` Does one hand decide it? `(V7, I _....... vaaw uuuu ucuxuc 1&8 | _Yes, one hand.` Each man to dlscard, draw, and show down. , V: `IV ..._...u, I-nu unavvv uvllc 1 Wedtwerth dealt with noticeabie deliberation. They picked up their hands. - . U ;.`I l1 `take three. Wen/tworth s face was /as sqlemn as his voice. ' F03` a moment .each sat staring at h1s hand. Then Merry spoke. U T_There s no 1, /:' use. in showing down. he said. _.`-` I .haven t even- pne -`little `pair.- A . I Andrew M;'ry read it (aloud: `n+4, `Barrio . V The Lapse % ' A of Enoch Wentworth --v mnu `Hold on??? exp98,11t`_1 VWV`T?t': CHAPTER" I. four cards, said Mer- JULY 13th, 1916- 7``l g l` gave Merry all the space next '{morn1ng instead of the dancer, and she wrote" me a grateful letter. I didn t see him again until twdyears Ilater, when I. came to New York.. II found his name in the cast of a !\'r\n1on nnunu........` ._ 'l\--- - :1. LUUIIU um` name 111 Elle cast OI light opera company on` Broadway. gHe was pretty far down the list, ,' but before the thing had run two I weeks he wasmoved up `to second .Dlace. His work was unusual. He s the funiest -Merry Andrew I ' ever saw, yet once in a while there s a. touch of whimsical, tearful pathos 5 in -his antics that makes va. man- wink. " V e ` ' V ` Not yet, -perhaps; still I wish you `more luck of my, life than I ve had._ Now, since I m to look to you for support, could you scare up a nickel! I ve got to ride --home,` you know. F: 7hZ:av(eV2i1V -sV si1Zke,aVl_)_t5r;3_r`!"\;\7-}_1at are you doing up at this unearthly I hour? Wentworth lrad drawn to an ace and ten. Me1ry held up a king. The younger man lifted` a pen, dinpod it in the ink,and scrawled Eucl`. .Wentworth across the slip of paper. At the- bottom he wrote with grave deliberation, Andrew Merry, anl handed the paper -to Wentworth. The newspaperman stared. at it for a moment, then dropped it on the tab-. ie, laid his cheek on the. palm` of his hand, and, looking straight in the /face of the actor asked: Merry do you realize what this means? v VI-ei'"(-)V1`-zV`i?Ve11tvL',orth could reply, the curtains parted, and a girl s gure showed itself for a brief moment. I. beg your pardon, Enoch, I `thought you were alone, she said and the gure vanished as sudden- ly as it [had appeared. . Who s thatV? Merry demanded.` Wentworth s only answer was to pull out [the lining of his pockets. l'From one heproduced a quarter and I handed it to`-the actor. Merry pock~ -eted it without further questioning, [and pulled on his gloves. 11/1 1 II I Sayy. old man. Wentworth held Ithe door for a moment half closed lwhile he spoke. Say, if you don't `mind, let s' keep this transaction to ; ourselves. , ,; =4-vi I I V.I m willing. `Men-y `paused-to. strike a light for his last cigar, then he laidshis hands solemnly across his breast. Cross my heart, he. added in a sepulchral tone. `v`I ve had my. sleep, you haven t, i-she answered wlth a laugh. lIT\ . 1 01 1 Dorcas, sit doZrZn,; U Zsaidt her brother. Do you see that fellow on the bench under a tree? , ___- 5--.--. t Good night, he Said, or good morninw whichever ou choose. ?'.V7 . b -VVentwoVrth seared at the sdund of an openingdoor. A girl entered. l 1 T7` `I I I 1"I'YI The girl leaned a hand on Went- WOI'th S`Sh01lldC1` while she turned ;her eyes` in the direction his nger [ pointed. ' " I vvvu i Yes! What s the matter with him? It he anybody you know? Is He in trouble? T _ `.`He s an old friend of mine. 'lIt s Andrew Merry, the comedian. 19 _.,, __ U--. ___,-a -- -v_-v.. _- Iw{ing for me too.Wentwc;rth s face ushed and his voice grew im-v patient. Wh?.t s your `next cardI ll` A, I 9,1 If I `II Ten hei'e.- My God! afe they alil alike? ~ Seven next," 5 A 3 And mine s,.a seven! .Both men paused,` each with his eyes on the other s card. n 9 rev -J -... ...-_ v.-v ------ -.7 ~..--... And a four, cried 'Wntworth irritably. He passed his-hand across his forehead; it was moist and cold. `(Vans uni... 77 TXYI... 'I.I ......-. L...-...-.5}! IILO LIILUJIUIIIIL LII VVCIID LLI-\IlBII CIIILMI \ J\Jl\Jo> | You win. When Merry tosse down his hand a tray turned- over- it was the same tray which gave Wentworth the deal. 1 Wentworth sat for a moment gaz-' ing into his sister s beautiful face. She was a child in spite of her eight- een years. eHe_ felt like an ancient, sin-battered, soiled, city-ivorn bulk of humanity has he returned the straightforward gaze of her gray eyes. ' . [Inn 11 1 . .u -- 'worth',. arely cbnceaiing $116` I've- llief _.whi_ch his friend s adm_iSS_i011 gave him. I m only ace. hlgh. i Doesthat_ beat you? I1 '1 .Merry s face also told -its` story of reaction. Same here, -he said, laying the card on the table face up, and a jolly king to follow it. I ll'I 7' I011? I - 1 O A ten, clried [Merry tljanquilly, too tense to Wonder 7 why Enoch` 1 awaited his. declaration. V... ...v ....._...v ..--.-, __.-.vv I ran_across him when I was do- ing dramatics on the P1ttsbur0' Un- I ` u . . Ion. He was a rremal lad but there Pt 9 i`wasn t much for him to tell an in`-` terviewer. He had been born and .raised in a western towneand .then Fapprenticed to a country bank.` He ihated gures "and loved the stage. iHe stuck to the ledgers for awhile `because he was all his mother had. I I_ guess. she worshipped him. _ . Came. on to New York, [as they ;all do sooner or later, and began |_withta `turn in a .vaudeville house. He had reached a salary of fty a fweek. He was `perfectly happy ex- Scept` for one thing`-he couldn t get .the mother s loneliness out of his Imind. They Wrote to each other ievery day. n 111' :1 1- u .-. ... L I How did lie happen to go` on the 9ta.,:,eIA ' . \ ` zinc E I think 1_ should like him, |gested Dorcas. _ a,__ v..c--.J u "`.We ll go toniorrow. It s his closit_1g_nig-ht in `The King at_ Large. He s _ 9. bigger favorite than. several fof _:th1.big_' ta.rs,T yet+it the .:qj1`eqr- .Take ne 0 Ignfl eagerly. Ll TIT- ill J.`V`v'El`e1l me about him,~Enoch. [If ` 1' 1 v see `him, cried -`the sug- I Enoch claped her hands tightly} I remember, little Dorrv. .They were the happiest days of my life.- 431 etor r, ,, _ , __ -7--- _--... _..- Enoch, she said hesitatingly. I wish you wouldn t. You could help your friend `if you would turn over a new leaf yourself. I We both swore off tonight for good and all, little girl. Went- worth took her hands between his own and looked into her eyes with a resolute look. I want you to help both of us-Merry and me. The evil of. the world has never whispered` inside convent walls. You ve left a quiet, simple life- for a very different world. There s more mission work waiting for you `right here than if you had taken the veil. I have only one'ambition-I [want Enoch, the girl s- face was grave and earnest, .Enoch-, nothing would ever make me take the veil. I to go on thestage. ((11 -n -rvv - I have you always to turn to, big brother. [she whispered. She laid her cheek` fondly against his! hand. Don t you remember that you? You were so`-big, so strong`, so wise and so-old. I used tqit `on the.gate.-post, waiting for you to come home. Don t you remember our _Saturday tramps, how weused -to plav `Ispy in the orchard, and used to be the only name I had forj went bird s-nesting, `oieknicki11_9: and shing, or playlng Indian camp on the island?A ' - im'i"lShe died suddenly `last season. A fool usher gave Merry the tele-i gram in the middle A of e a perform- ance, when he went off the stage. He dropped as if he d been shot. They rang down the curtain until the understudy could get into his togs. " He didn t act for two months. I _thou,<.>;ht he would never brace up. l I had him here half the Wintertry-c ing to cheer him. He gave me the dumps. ' Poor fellow, cried Dorcas. I roused him through his pride. He hadn t a cent to his name, so I shamed him into going back to work. He earns lots of money, but it gets away ,from him. - V 1'17 I :1 9 . - U turned to th' litter of chips, on the table. Hisl sister s eyes followed. . Is it that"! _ she asked. . [her hands on her brother s should- ' The girl rose to her feet. She put; I ers and gazededown into. his\ face. I V ' `:4or;,;i IV4'(7);'dw!- V-C gried VVentworth, I never Qreamed of such a future -for you. It You don t know stage life as I do, he continued seriously. There are Women--and men for that met ter--Who go into the profession clean skinned, clean souled. They` spend their lives in it and come out clean; but there are experiences they `never can forget. -Is life as Bad as that? T theg `girl "asked simply. I ` I31- mpt