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r it has the reputation of nearly a quarter of a century behind every packet sold black green or mixed e204 through the dark shadows or the sunlight of love mr vermont bowed low over her chapter xiv contd i goodnight she said giving him yes and i shall ride him said j her goodnight and a pleasant adricn quietly after an accident j such as has occurred none shall ride him save myself then if anything not wish me a speedy should happen ah no no cried lady con stance her face paling and her blue eyes full of alarm you mustnt- you shant she stopped short i mean she went on speaking more quietly yoi must think what it would be to your father and auntie and you he said eagerly catch ing at her hands would you care too she gently drew her fingers from his grasp of course i should she replied in her usual quiet tones am i not a sort of cousin constance he broke in passion ately i have no right to speak to you i know but tell me just this if if alas for adrien alas for poor lady constance the book in miss penelopes hand had slid quickly from her grasp- as she sat dozing near the fireplace at this the most critical moment it came with a sudden crash to the iloor and miss peneldpe opened her eyes and sat up briskly nothing more could be said under the circumstances and adrien was perforce obliged to spend the evening as best he might turning over the pages of his cousins music and watch ing her with longing ardent eyes while miss penelope sat near by tactlessly wide awake presently she glanced up adrien did you ask your father about the ball she asked her nephew looked abashed truth to tell he had completely forgotten it no he admitted candidly i did not but forgive me this time i will ask him tonight a little later the ladies rose to re tire goodnight my dear boy said miss penelope gathering up her pre cious book and chocolates you go o town tomorrow oh then i hall not see you again goodbye iiid dont forget about the ball adrien held the door open for her ird she passed out then he closed t again goodnight constance lie said fxiilg longingly into his cousins face will you return that might be an ill wish she answered lightly if you did not care to come you know i do he whispered and he raised her fingers to his lips with a vivid blush lady constance withdrew her hand from his grasp and left the room going straight up to her own apartment she flung herself on her knees the kiss he had im pressed on her fingers seemed to burn them the sound of his voice rang in her ears yet with a strength of mind extraordinary in a girl so young she put away the sweetness of his half- formed declaration hoping that his journey to town meant the cutting free of all entanglements and the settling of his affairs early the following morning the sound of a motor and the barking of dogs brought lady constance to her window below her was adrien fol lowed by a servant with the travel ling case which was placed beside the chauffeur adrien had already entered the car and was about to have it set in motion when a sudden idea seemed to folding it she read the two lines j my father grants us the ball we extended hand as over that of an em- will make it an eventful one adrien press her face glowed we will indeed j i hope your ladyship is well he she murmured it is a high stake i asked play for but it is worth the struggle j quite thank you mr vermont heaven grant me his whole heart i she said with cold indifference i ask nothing else suppose you have come down to pee carefully locking the scrap of paper adrien he started for london bc- away she descended into the morning- fore breakfast this very morning room where lord barminster was j so i have just heard ho returned already seated at the breakfast table sweetly i am not greatly surprised mis grim face softened at the entry of as lady merivale was asking after him the girl he had always looked upon as last night i expect she summoned a daughter and loved even more in- him tensely if that were possible now j the girls face paled ever so slightly that he meant to win her for his sons though she strove to give no sign that bride his shaft had hit home adrien had so adrien has left us again he received a letter that morning as she began as she poured out his coffee j knew uie having been brought up to she flushed slightly at his significant her by mistake tones very likely she said imperturb- yes she replied uncle thank ably i daresay he had to attend to you so much for letting us have the some business too ball adrien is very changeable ver- nonsense my dear he returned i mont said reflectively one can never adrien told me you wanted it and count on his movements following that was sufficient why didnt you him is like wild duck shooting down ask me yourself have i been suchj the river on monday and up the fens a cruel guardian on tuesday im sorry i missed him no no she cried and coming though for i have several papers round to him impulsively she pressed which he must see her lips to his forehead yw been the dearest uncle in the world indeed no father could have been bet ter he smiled at her earnestness ive done my best my dear though i admit id like you for my very own daughterinlaw lady constance blushed scarlet this was carrying the war into the enemys camp with a vengeance nobody axed me sir she said she sang gaily ah but whose fault is that ask ed lord barminster pleased that she had not refused to discuss the ques tion please uncle philip she said with a sudden quiver in her voice id o f ttl i stf then as she realised the signi constances window seeing this she opened the casement and stood framed by the surrounding greenery adrien waved his hand to her then hastily scribbling something in a note book he tore the page out and evid ently despatched it by one of the wait ing servants she watched every movement with eyes shining with eagerness and could have cried bitterly at the thought of his absence she knew too that she was playing a dangerous game when she allowed him to return to town his passion still undeclared yet she felt that this was the only means of holding his affections for she was a firm believer in the adage absence makes the heart grow fonder she sighed deeply however as with a parting wave of his hand and bare headed adricn was rapidly driven away a few minutes later the servant brought her the hastily written note it was only a scrap of paper and nu- ii er supply steady e leather gets scarcer this explains low price of rubber foot wear in spite of increase in cost of chemicals fabrics and labor i the war is using up enormous quantities both of leather and rubber at the same time it is seriously restricting the output of the former much of which came from russia while rubber production keeps pace with the demand from the great plantations now reaching maturity in britains tropical dominions will come this year 150000 tons of raw rubber 75 of the worlds production and an increase of over 40000 tons over last year thus7thanks to the eritish governments foresight in encouraging these plantations the allied armies have been abundantly supplied with all the rubber products they need germany and her allies have been cut off and the price to the world at large has actually been reduced meanwhile leather lias been getting scarcer and more expensive 80 higher than in 1914 and the end is not yet at normal prices a pair of good shoes cost about four times as much as a pair of rubbers and would last twice as long if rubbers or overshoes were worn to protect them or a pair of heavy rubbers for the farm cost much less than heavy shoes and would stand much more wear in bad weather so even before the war rubbers were a mighty good investment to say nothing of their prevention of wet feet colds and doctors bills now when leather costs so much more in proportion the saving from wearing ruhber footwear is so outstanding that no one who believes in thrift will think of dolntr without rubbers overshoes rubber boots or whatever kind of rubber footwear best suits his needs nor will ho who is anxious to help win tho war for by wearing rubber he conserve- the leather that is so scarce yet so absolutely necessary to tho fcoldlera wear rubbers and save leather for bur fighting men lady constance tried to appear smypathctic it is a pity you werent earlier she said with a smile still i daresay you know where to find him oh yes returned mr vermont glancing at her from the corner of his eye as he aimed his second shaft he will be either with miss lester or her ladyship he fluctuates between these two points of happiness as a rule lady constance did not appear per turbed in any way by this news lady merivale is a charming wo man she said briefly but who is miss lester she is also a charming woman was the smooth reply but with the rather not talk about it if you doiiij difference that she is unattached save mind quite right my dear replied lord barminster patting her hand reas suringly for a few minutes there was silence his lordship drank his coffee while his companion stared dreamily through the window at the magnificent view of park and woods the old man was the first to speak we shall miss lord standon he said with a meaningglance at her lady constance looked up with a to tho theatre oh an actress exclaimed his companion with patrician contempt that reminds me she continued what is your last success at the casket my success echoed mr vermont with an air of pained astonishment yes are you not the manager of that building she asked simply he bowed and smiled to be continued fieance of this simple statement she smiled she knew she could trust her uncle not to betray her womans secret and though she had no scruple in using lord standon as a means to spur on adrien she would not allow the old man to be worried unneces sarily by doubts of her fidelity tojiis beloved son f yes she answered quietly buff he only came down for the race and i daresay he was anxious to rejoin his fiancee it was her uncles turn to start and his intense surprise told lady constance only too well that her tkatgets smile because it guarantees unequalled service from christmas to christ masover and over again is wiei fitte safety feer its the safest gift you can select for every man shaves and knows that in the gillette you are giving him the best equipment that money can buy his appreciation will be sure and lasting christmas gillette displays will be in the windows of all the hustling gillette dealers drug jewelry hardware and three vital questions aro you fall otcnctiy vital force and tfeneral flood health do you know that food digestion i tho foundation of aood health paint and op predion lo stomach and chest after eating with constipation headacho dlzxlncii are sure- rfioj of indication motherscuds syrup the crest herbal r and tonic will cure you live stock what are we as farmers doing to ward increasing either the quality or quantity of production in order to meet the enormous present demands for foodstuffs how can we meet the great afterwar trade demands are we systematically- preparing against speculations were correct adrien had possible dull markets which may fol- believed her in love with lord stan- j otner words have we as don and his father had undertaken to business men taken a careful survey find out the truth she was not afraid and inventory of our live stock opera- ofadriens being undeceived now for l tions with a view of increasing pro- even if lord barminster wrote which i at a decreased cost by stop- was very unlikely the spur would j ping waste r cvcl form alld tuizing and banisit7 troubles at all drugllsts or direct on receipt of price 50c nd 100 tho largo bottlo conulnt three tlroca aa much aa the smaller a j whits co lmitsd crala street west montreal have done its work i did not know he was engaged the old man exclaimed no the news has not been made public but he told me in confidence lady constance returned calmly as she rose from the breakfasttable then having seen her companion in our all too limited capital and labor to better advantage feeds every pound of feed should growing most rapidly and kept in thrifty condition but not too fat will make the largest horse which will command the top market price all the good mares should be bred to meet future market demands fall foals may be reared as satisfactorily and in many cases more economically than spring foals it is not too late to catch the mare which has not yet been bred it is however advisable not to breed at all if a good stallion is not available dairy cattle good calves of good breeding well reared to the first calv ing are by far the most profitable ani- be carefully saved and fed to obtain its mals varying with the feeds avail maximum value where roughages are of poor feeding value greater care and intelligence must be used in pre- j paration to make these more whole- able prices of feeds and individuality of the animal it costs at least sco to 75 to raise a heifer to first calving 28 to 32 months of age other things being equal the poorer the bull used 17 stalled with his newspaper she passed j palatable and more easily digest out to the terrace e variety is one of the great secrets tne nearer the dairy farmer is to bank to the astonishment of everyone in feeding waste no good straw it niptcy and the better the bull the barminster castle some few hours lat1 j more valuable than lowgrade hay nearer prosperity the best available er mr vermont reappeared i an s be fed cither cut and mix- purebred bull is the only animal which in his turn he seemed quite as stir- li with other roughages or fed long i may profitably be used he will pay prised when he learned that leroy had once l or the animals given free f himself in one crop of calves can already returned to london j acccss to the straw as a supplement to wc not sce tlle personal and national gone he echoed just a few the supply of better roughage fed loss in the scrub bull or must we hours ago dear dear i must with a well balanced grain ration in await legislation regarding the re- have missed him by telling my chauf- the absence of sufficient succulent a gistration and elimination of the scrub feur to take tho road across the moor good substitute such as molasses beet bull before we stop this tremendous he entered the castle while he was pulp or an extra supply of grain must loss speaking and the servants hastened be provided the stock must be kept canadian farmers arc losing mil- to learn his commands for next to thrifty else they are not extracting lions of dollars annually by milking the sun there is nothing better than the rft value from the feeds con- poor cows and rearing poor calves the moon next to the hon adrien slimed from them by worthless bulls the came his friend and agent air jasper j mill feeds should have iieen purehasj cost of rearing and maintaining in vermont but jasper waved them j ed cooperatively in midsummer feeds labor and interest on buirdings when prices were low however if and equipment is the same for tho not yet purchased buy at once it i profitmaking cow and the cow losing will save at least a dollar per ton to from 10 to 30 per year why not buy in carload lots remember the give every cow and heifer a good best grade of feed is in every way the chance through good feeding and cheapest costing less x pound of management then let the boarder go protein and usually being more digest- to the butcher milk records must amiably aside as he entered the din ingroom you would like some luncheon sir inquired the butler coming f oi ward respectfully jasper nodi led just a snack judson dont pat yourselves out for me im off again directly while the estimable judson went oi to get this snack which resolved it self into an exquisiteylaid lunch mr vermont dropped into a chair and surveyed the scene through the open window strange to say his thought- seemcil to run similarly to those of lady constance earlier in the day for he exclaimed under his breath its a large stake worth playing for awkward my missing him he smoothed out a pile of deeds ami docu ments and replaced tlrcm in his leather ible horses the horse market is stead- 1 ily improving and promises to show continued strength nevertheless greater care is needed in breeding rearing and feeding a better class of j horse which will be more suitable to canadian markets and command highi er market prices horses becoming thin from under- feeding during the winter arc losing money more feed is required to put these horses in shape for the hard work of summer than would be a good maintenance ration during the whole j be kept to discriminate between gooj j and poor cows free milk and fee record forms may be had at this officoj in the absence of sufficient labor rather than go out of diarying or dry the cows off permaturely it will be found more profitable to install a good j mechanical milker beef cattle are we making the most beef from our feed are we raising feeding and marketing small weak thincshed steers which are con sumtttg as much as the thick good 1 steer which tops the market a good 1 beef bred bull of the right type is the j only sire which can leave the most pro fitable feeding steer are we winter feeding our store cat- tie most economically do not lose the thrifty condition of the yearlings or 2year olds which are held fori finishing on grass a good winter ration is here suggested hay alfalfa or clover if available 10 to 12 pounds roots 40 to 50 pounds corn ensilage 25 to 10 pounds or a mixture of equal parts roots and ensilage 50 pounds clean oat straw 5 pounds grrin if necessary 2 to i pounds of a mixture composed of oats and barley equaj parts lack of quality in the hay oi insufficient succulent feeds roots antj ensilage must be replaced by mor and richer grain j sheep are you feeding ticks ami lice this winter it is not too lat9 to dip the sheep and thus save a half of your feed and produce thrifti ewes which can nly drop and rcaj good lambs only the very best breeding rams cj good size and quality showing parlij ularly a heavy good quality fleece an a strong back and leg will produce the best feeding lambs and the mow wool t j bag he would have signed these vidlo season horses overfed during the without a word here at hi chambers winter are subject to digestive trou- hell amuse himself by reading them blcs become overfat and soft and aro confound it a ristle of silken skirts attracted his attention the scowl vanished and he readjusted his smiling mask as the door opened and iady constance en tered the room she had been informed of his sudden arrival and though heartily disliking him she was yet bound to play tho part of hostess while her aunt was resting k jm not in good shape for hard work in spring the idle work horse may be maintained in weight and condition during the winter months on a ration composed of 1 pound hay 1 pound straw and 1 pound carrots mangels or turnips per hundred pounds live weight all changes in feeds feed ing and management must be mado gradually the colt of good quality which is the royal naval canadian volunteer reserve wants men for imme diate service overseas in the imperial royal navy candidates must bo tone of natural born british subjects find be from is to 38 years of age p a y 110 per day and upward freo kit 1a1 separation allowance 2000 1 m y r rv