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tzztsbn f i j ilmts it z sealed packets only never in bulk ilack mixed natural green e212 through the dark shadows or the sunlight of love chapter xv contd of her friends including one or two 3 s t artists and connoisseurs all here asked leroy in his clear t 4 u i i u i lord menvale was also present voice as they descended the steps tol f v i having been dragged away from his where the motors stood waiting i there is very little heoes not know and even that is made up by the estimable jasper yes i saw them together not half 1 ail hour ago said paxhorn if i had known of this picture i would have got them to come with me for i vermont is a genius at settling any question under the sun hes not always right though put in lord merivale quietly what about that horse of leroys wasnt it vermont who was so sure of his winning the race yet his majesty did not win did he i no i know that said standon i with a rueful smile as he thought of i his added debts i that was not vmonts lack of j judgment put in paxhorn who for private reasons of his own always stood up for that gentleman i am sure the horse would have won had it not been for adriens illtimed gen erosity what was that inquired lady merivale looking keenly over at him he gave the jockey a tenpound note the night before the race and of course the fellow got drunk and pull ed the king up at the last fence and lost his life did he not ask ed one of the artists lord standon nodded thoughtfully the farm beioved f and worried int0 the hews attached to his friend leroy tssgsutassss m i tjtfit as- ttz csas hc shoud be smi to celebrate adas triumph paxhorn gggfcj sflnl no f the strangest thing whatsoever about it either as to f of the p fel its value or its genuineness it was lo t v vc worn and dirty looking and in his do you mean asked lady opinion would have been dear ata sharply fivepound note were all standing round him yes that is the question echoed lord standon and i oin tt- wi f vermont came up the man seemed to tndutil nails chi whom yj somethl bines gj and i rrii pen j perpefl mas more sizinj articl venij plain roouri stylcj topj can wad nizej thef lord standon its not a bad face though i should right enough its extremely up vote it genuine h and p m he had sold the race of course it was nonsense though i believe lord pclri kerf ktc sjtu by the guardian angel o leroys hon or she waited to see him come out again in a few minutes he reem erged bearing in his hand a small roll of papeis one of which he was read ing with a malicious smile on his face jessica unwittingly stood in his path and he crashed into her with such force as to knock his hat to the ground with an oath he struggled to regain it pushing her roughly aside out of my way girl he exclaimed thinking she was about to beg from him i have nothing for you at the sound of his voice jessicas face whitened and she turned away dismiss your car old man and come with us we want to hear the rustle of your laurels laughingly they entered the vehicles while above all the others rang the harsh voice of the woman and jessica hearing it shuddered in voluntarily then they were gone suddenly while the girls eyes were straining after them the last motor j 1 t all stopped and jasper vermont jumped j t jj j barministcr is having some inquiries out and hastened back into the theatre i l memale casting a longing look m more out of idle curiosity than any- j a the f j p w but why should vermont have sold thing else or perhaps again prompted f e al p3 shor the race really its too absurd horns m somersetshire i put in paxhorn scornfully especl philistine exclaimed his wife a as hem backed him for five hun tapping him playfully on the arm dred pounds himself its hardly you are incorrigible duty why ikely hed do such a thing for his own that is tone sa apart from his sense of honor ah returned her husband turn- his friend3hip for leroy ing away and gazing admiringly at a j lady meri glanced sceptically bull by potter he wasas wise as at t speaker her faith in jas- he had been before for the jargon of per sense of nonor was not very art and fashionable society was not st then she gave a deep sigh one of his accomplishments why eveline said her husband i tell you who would be a good i up seem quite grieved judge put in mr paxhorn j not on your own account i hope the rest turned inquiring eyes on the idea of his wife betting was very him repugnant to him and lady merivale who asked lord standon always endeavored to keep her little adrien leroy he is an artist flutters whether on change or on the frightened and trembling as she diat though he keeps his talents as secret turf entirely to herself she laughed h w so her foot struck against something light lying on the kerb she stooped and found it was a small roll of pap ers part of those which had been in the gentlemans hand and which he had been studying so attentively she did not trouble to open it but slipped it into the bosom of her dress and walked dreamily away a chapter xvi is it a rubens or is it not that is the question drawled frank par- selle as he dropped his eyeglasses on an easel in lady merivales drawingroom stood a picture before which were grouped a small assembly crichton an yr hsio ifar w enjoy in your own home as smooth clean and comfortable a shave as the city- man or as anyone else in this broad dominion why shouldnt you own and use the keenest speediest most convenient shaving tool in the world the 9 the thin gillette blades electrically hardened honed with diamond dust stropped in wonderful automatic machines carry an edge whose uniform lasting keeiviess has never been matched the curved gillette head holds them rigid guarded adjustable by a turn of the handle for a light or close shave vlth the gillette theres no need or honing stropping or careful working round the chin or aagle of the jaw i there varo no preliminaries tht razor is rtttfy ftr business you just pick it up and shave with the easy tnle stroke in flvo minutes or less i n v the gillette bulldog aristocrat and standard seta cost s pocket editions 5 and 6 combination sets 650 as if they were crimes it was he lightly therefore as she answered whe did the designs for my last book i oh no indeed i lost a dozen of a murmur of astonishment ran gloves that was all a vision of the through the room nearly everyone cheque for five hundred pounds which knew that it was to the illustrations she had drawn arose before her as the book owed the greater portion of she spoke its success im afraid it will take a little mere a modesty quite unfashionable l than that to settle leroys book exclaimed lady merivale whose said lord merivale carelessly beautiful face had flushed ever eo at this moment the door opened slightly at the mention of adriens and adrien leroy himself was an- name nounced there was the usual buzz yes admitted paxhorn men of welcome and her ladyships eyes have to proclaim their gifts very j flashed just one second as he bent loudly in the marketplace before they j over her hand sell their wares nowadays j i am so glad you have come mr oh adrien is a veritable leroy shfi said you can settle a put in lord standon knotty question for us this is my j latest acquisition now have i been deceived or have i not is it a rubens adrien smiled at the two artists who were slight acquaintances of his you ask me while such judges are near cannot you decide alford nor you colman well i say it is said the first while i think it is forgery laugh ed the second and thereupon ensued a lengthy and detailed criticism adrien bent nearer to the picture under examination then he said quietly where two such lights cannot dis cover the truth who may i agree with you alford and so i do with you colman both your arguments are so convincing that if rubens had painted it and were present to hear you colman hed be persuaded hc hadnt and if he had not painted it you alford could almost convince him that he had there was a general smile at the artists expense and adrien continu- ed j rubens touch examining the face jjut what is this he point ed to a small weapon thrust into the girdle of the figure that is a dagger said alford here where are the glasses thanks said adrien but 1 1 dont require them it is a dagger and a florentine one at that ah lady merivale im afraid your picture t j is more a specimen of what a modern impostor can rise to than that of an old master that dagger is of com- pnratively modern fashion certainly not earlier than the eighteenth con- tury while rubens died in 1610 the two artists stared as well they might but were neither sufficiently acquainted with leroy to express their surprise at hie knowledge nor had knowledge enough themselves to challenge his dates tzor at hardware drug mens wear and jewelry stores 220 have the cream separator on a solid base the old method of creaming milk by the use of shallow or deep pans has given place to the use of centri fuge machines this new method hzs many advantages chief of which are an almost complete separation of fat from the milk a good quality cream less labor and a supply of warm skimmilk for feeding hogs and calves however the machines re quires attention in order that they may give the best satisfaction it is essential that the separator be level and set on a solid base it cannot be expected to give satisfaction if the floor is springly a concrete base is preferable and if wooden blocks aie imbedded in the cement when building it the machine can easily be securely i fastened down and there will be little danger of it getting out of plumb or loose one of the first indications that the machine is not level is a quivering when turning this trou- j lbe may also ha caused by the bear- ings beings too tight or the spindle of the bowl being slightly bent howj ever having the machine set on a poor foundation is a forerunner of considerable trouble there are several things which might happen to cause a variation from day to day in the amount and percentage fat of the cream from the same weight of milk separating the milk with the same machine at the same speed day after day does j not guarantee a uniform test as many things may uanspire to cause a varia- 1 tion increasing the speed above normal tends to increase the percent- age of fat in the cream and decrease the weight while decreased speed les- sens the percentage of fat and in creases th number of pounds feed ing the milk into the machine too slowly having the milk below normal temperature or the cream outlet too small will have a tendency to cause a thick cream feeding the milk too fast or clogged skimmilk tubes causes thin cream j a fairly uniform product can be secured day after day by properly adjustintrhe cream screw and endeavoring to do the separating when the milk is at a certain tem perature and with the machine turn ed at a uniform speed cream ap pearing on the skimmilk after stand ing a fow hours may be due to cold milk insufficient speed and the ma chine not being on a firm foundation however with the best separator made and the taking of every precau tion the percentage fat in the cream will vary more or less from day to day as it is- almost impossible to per fectly control all the factors which cause the variation for convenience the separator should be in or near the stable if there is no special milkhouse a room can be partitioned off in some part of the stable and if properly constructed it can be made sanitary it should be kept clean and well ventilated other wise there is danger of particles of dust or dirt falling into the milk while it is being separated and any foul odor will be absorbed by warm milk care should be taken to keep the sep arator and its surroundings clean at all times unless this is done the highest- grade cream cannot be pro duced farmers advocate j ing what odds and ends the pig will clean tp if driven to it i 1 uses for lime on farms all of the higher order of plants contain lime it may be said and lime is an important factor in the struc ture of all vertebrates and shell bear ing animals our daily food should therefore contain somewhat of lime to provide against natural bone waste all farm stock especially young ani mals require a daily supply of lime in their food to maintain properly or to build up a normal bony frame work no material lends itself to so cheaply purify the air of a building as lime applied to the walls and ceil ings as whitewash and to floors as ground limestone on the walls it gradually dries into a carbonate of lime which offers a hard germresist ing surface the pulxerized lime floor covering is an excellent absor bent which is easily removed and as easily preserved for future application to farm lands this it may be said applies to ground limestone and not to quick or burned lime where formerly bare fallowing was generally practised to obtain good tilth and aeration of the soil and an increase in available plant food with the consequent idleness of the land and waste of nitrates we now accomplish the same result with equal effect and less waste of fertility while continu- 1 ously cropping the ground by an in- 1 telligent use of lime and a generous supply of organic matter applied to the soil as has often been pointed out in these columns before lime improves heavy soils by making them more por ous while light soils which are al ready too porous are made more re tentive through the same agency the presence of caustic lime reduces the number of slugs which infest many garden plants checks many fungus growths such as smut and rust and pormits a longer succession of one crop without the injurious effects of disease many crops require an ex- icing sugar for frosting cakes mak ing bonbons and other confections without cook ing ask for it by name at your grocers 1lb cartons only is packed at the iactory in dusttight cartons yours is the first hand to touch it 2 and 5lb cartons 10 and 20lb bags theallpurposesisgar statl u a red ball irajetrc for a free cook llook atlantic sugar refineries lttl injwerblde slonlrtal 90 essge28-sess5s3- sessssa cess of lime in the soil where grown beyond that required for physical benefits principally the legume fam- j ily where lucerne and clovers are t grown continuously the best results are obtained only by frequent top dressings of lime cape times s a sfyllfl for breads cakespuddingspastries your puddings are palat able why use five roses simply because you want them more daintily porous mote digestible fiveroses puddings digest unconsciously every spoonful is a tasty source of vitality good digestion i m when your digestion is faulty weakness and j th pain are certain and disease is invited i ai mother sdtiell syrup correct and eiimauiei the duettira organs and bunuhcs the moor imeatf which arise iroea indcsioa at all druggists or direct on receipt of price 50c and 100 the jarce bonio coo ln three timet at much sa the ruacr a j white co limited crau street west montreal gillette safety razor co of canada limited office and fctory gillette building montreal j to be continued cot the wrong person in no other household except that of a doctor could this mistake so plau sibly have occurred get my bag for me at once boom ed the doctor some fellow tele phones in a dying voice that he cant live without ma just a moment interposed his wife i think that call is for daugh ter dear dont let grain prices drive you oat of hogs the high prices paid for pork dur- j ing the past season have induced many farmers to part with more of their stock of swine than they can rightly afford this is a mistake in every respect even though the price of feed has been high and pro- miscs to be higher the price of the fattened animal has and will rise in proportion and even without an in- crease in price the demand is so sure to hold out that at a reasonable profit every farmer should be satisfied to maintain a sufficient herd of these animals which beside bringing in direct cah returns do so much to ward keeping up the fertility of the soil no doubt one reason for the average farmers willingness to part with his pigs before the comingof the winter season is the partial failure of j the root crop while another reason is the falling off in the supply of milk but it must be acknowledged that a lot of pig feeding has been accomv plished satisfactorily without the aid of either of these foodstuffs as evidence take the case of the farmers of the northwest of course these western farmers have as a rule an unlimited supply of feed grain at their backs but the secret of their success is something more than this and as regards the grain that can be fed pro fitably to hogs than disposed of in any other way this winter pigs need something beside grain or meal to keep him in good condition and whero roots and milk are lacking alfalfa hay or red clover may be fed either dry or cut and soaked with the meal to ensure the health of the pigs in winter access to unfrozen earth should be allowed as the animals need a taste of the soil to keep them from becoming constipated anoth er important point in pigkeeping is to have thorn dry at all times that there is any danger of cold to keep his pigs through to better times a farmer can afford to have them a lit tle on the thin side but they must be kept dry to be safe and it is surpris- wear those comfortable 01 d k and show your patriotism and thrift inexpensive rubbers or over shoes will protect your feet the spectacular rise in leather prices has a sig- nifkancefar beyond its painful effect on our personal a expenses it is becoming- a serious matter for the government and our soldiers at the front the war is using up leather much faster than it is being produced the reserve particularly of highgrade leather is steadily diminishing if the soldiers are to have plenty for shoes and equipment and if the government is to be able to procure it at prices within reason civilians must economize on it to the limit this is the reason wellworn shoes are no longer a discredit but an honor an evidence that the wearer puts patriotism before pride thrift before vanity fortunately the prevailing moderate prices of rubbers and overshoes make this practicable in q gm x most cases they cost little more than before the war clj i and a very small expenditure for either will protect i the old shoes perfectly through the winter keep the j feet dry and comfortable and guard the wearers health many arc also following the sensible course of wearing rubber boots or rubbers and socks foir working around the stables in the wpodsor in th- y fields during the cold wet weather not the least action their advantages is their cleanliness around the hous wearing rubbers or overshoes is oof the rap cases where virtue brings its own jsgd for g- addition to the very considerable moneysaving whj j j is there that affords such solid comfort as a wet jvorn pair of shoes i j f 44 j saving shoeleather is a public service as well as a privateeconomy chem no tailob