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Money Makes Money ; Or, A Strange Stipulation. CHA1TKK 11 lul i:m Ilryuni of Ills liuir uli>r<';l up t iliu root* Juli:ui Itry.uitVi wife wnfl cxtrcme-ly at- 1 tractive. There weie some people who dnl Kind, dearest, don t talk i ', cider In r prer.y; lint, on tb<- "'!" ' d a '"<' irritably. hand, tlnn- -.\i-ri- some who uctii.illy dc- 1 'it i MI1 jt nnni-oiu,o I'm dared that i-iic W..M beautiful. Bryant had fallen in line with her voice and her laughter before h had reallied In tin- I. act wli.it e.lu> wan like; in fact, ho in had been nriny .. ^ - - - before he even ,iw ber, but diirinB that time he had irrov, n into the trick of wait- IniC to hear her speak. Khe hail t" p.itw the door of hi room to go t<> her own little apartment at the lop of the house, und ho alwaj-B left his door ajar when he knew i-lie w:u< ..,.,: 'I .-. that h might hear her c.nu.ng, UMiully die lined to hum or sing eoftly to herself 113 he 111.11111:1.1 th" very titccp ataim. -he waa like a raro ray of guimhine in Uic Khabby, d'pr.\--:nu' at mo*.phcre of the boa-rding- house, something that lifted and strength- ened the VIIIIIIK man a spirit, for life w.u- 1101. e too i-.i-\ for him. He never knew indi-ed until he found himself installed a a bnardor in the big chubby Blooms- bury Mtablithment, how much ho ncedi-d beautiful thiiiKr about him, nor how hard It v.au for him to ar*imiUte lnmeelf to the ni.irieti.iiir. and the hardships of a c-lty clerk's exictvnce He mill retained a enmrtness in his look and -wore well-cut clothes, aud he wae the. object of a good deal of admira- tion from tho female vulture: but he got out of the boarding-houcc an frequently an poneible. Ho loathed the fond, and de- tested the people, and he w.u> only happy when ho was by himself. Julian was generous by nature: be had been devoted to hie mother, and had counted it little cost t leave tho army and to turn round and face a life of drudgery for that mother's eake: but it waa impotable, for even one co kind and affectionate not to feel at tmiiw the futil- ity of the sacrifice he had made. Certainly he had reduced the burden of debts, till very little remained: but his mother had quickly -huwn him of what quality -lie wus made. Her grief for his father had been overwhelming itt first. KO that it had been a shock heyond dtwcrip- tion to the young mail when one. day he had a lilt'..' Jeiter from his motlier c-alui- ly Informing him thai t.he wae married again. Of i'unri-c. gihe had an excuse for -n-'li conduct, imiittmg that thi action of her'a had been brought about because she did not wic:h to remain a burden on her boy; but sh< prudently escaped ull un- comfortable s.enc*i hy removing K. ivelt to ft considerable distance. Hhe had married a man her inferior in position, but appa- rently p'M-'-r-r.l of a good deaj of money. "We e.ha!l live abroad," ahe had writt4-n. "I hope, dariing. that you will write to me f.i often .in you can." Ha mother H marriage signified Mime- thing mure than a <-li. .-k to Julian Bry- ant it left him uuite alone. His rel . lion* bad been ectrangi'd al the time of id "It isn't non.-'.'TK,<> I'm gi'ttini,' at the truth. Julian, you numt havo \i vi-n m-r I-IN-II a blow; no wonder (lu Klu- Inuvi inc. Don't you remember wlien you we "i- ill a ye;ir nito. how many iinii'i ..he railed to tin' t-.um- Imu.'i' inquire and tho flow-fix lie -ent >'" and - tho fruit; these jovc'.y liowerw wliicli you always pent Ktriiight up to my fOMaf There wan always an esciU'iiifiit when Mr. Marnoek's <-:ir eime up to the door. Oh! I understand. I ii"derftand." Julian took her in liin arms again. "You are u child," he raid; "and yon are making up romances. Kachael Jlai- nock in nothing; but n hard, jealous wo- man, a bitter creature. If you want to know her real rcai-on for doing thingd for me. jt was to annoy my mother." "\Vell. have It voiir own way." eaid Kni<I; "but leave me my romances!" "Romance!" repeated Bryant. "I winh and then ho added with a nigh, "I wifh to goodne.x I could ueud back that < heiiue. Mtv. Julian Ilryant was pretty and practical, but t-he wus also very young, and the young delight in burdening them- celvtit with imaicninry troubles. The tears that had come, to her ch.irmine eyes uow rolled down her cheek* "I knew we ouRbt not to have done it," she repeated. ''Kverybody at the board- ing-house eaid we were wo foolish. I uwed to hate them when they a.-ki d me h<>v w were going to live? Oh! Julian. I love you BO much, and yet I am hurting you through my love." Th husband took her in him armx and kimed away her tcarw, and after awhile the trembling of her lipa stopped, and he conjured back her riimlo. "Wo are going to show the wor''J 'hat we oau do without it," he said. CHAPTER III. They started out bravely. Fortunately the weather wan with them. The sun wax shilling and the world WUH garbed in green. Knid had left the Academy on her marriage: in fact. hu had come to the end of the yearx tuition, which had been provided for. and had been very much troubled .IH to how he wan to Mtay on und work. Her marriage had solved the problem in one direction, but not _ in another, for the girl minted the buny life, the 'i- ron-. the hard work, the encourage- ment. Ambition *wa burning within just a keenly ae ever, but it had to be kept under. They found two tiny roouiR In Kenoington, too tiny to hold a piano, even if they could have afforded one. All day long; Julian wae out; each morning h Hpent a fair amount on newspapers, ^earcjiing throiiKh the columns of udver- i . riii-i:r.. and hastening to uiuwcr uuch as he felt would be iiuitable. He walked many miles to interview all kindx of people, and Enid would eit wait- Itritish Cycle ( orps. wilh its Colt <.nn. Fordint; a Stn-aui In KouCi> to Join tin- Muin Corps. <:.! kindness had been Mr- Marnock, who had married un elderly half-brother of nifl mother >, a mart who would have been very kind to Julian had he been alive at thin time. The late Mr. Marnock had been a L"I a: sufferer, and had never been at the office, but he had roused his wife's interest in Julian, and the young man had been very grateful to her for giving him a start. It a- r-.. inevitable that ho and Knid should drift into happy comrudcxhip They met one very wet evening when Ju- lian, feeling not only a disinclination to faro tho rain, but conscious of a certain foolishness of t-pcnding money for food outside when hu could obtain it in the !:'.u,-'-. bad decided to remain at home. II.' had gone down to dinner late>, re- liolvitig to retire to Ins own room again .. Ini... immediately; but his plans had been altered. Home one else was lute, too, and as lie had enter<*i tho dining- room, the clear, fresh, enchanting voice with the- xiinny little ring in it which wan to fascinating to him came to hlx ears. Tho dinner was cold and not very ap- tietwliiir. but they sat and shared it to- Itet). IT. and they talked and they made frienda. lii. r: told him that she wan quite alone. "1 came, over to F.ngland," she said, agai'tot the wihh of my limit ; in fact, sho wus very angry, and prophesied all sortx of dreadful things that were to happen to me: but 1 don't mean to be u failure. I u . i M i4i do well, and to make a place- for myself over horn." And it was not very lout; before Julian <oii!i-"d to himself that the place she intended to make was already found in hin heart, in Inr- very hi ail of hearts. Hit !o\<il h>.- .- In, had not known It was pocpible that any one human creature could love another. ll.uk in tin old days when he had been with his regiment, ho had flirted, and I i: . >.i and i,."l court us The others had join'; liut Inn heart had nevi-r been touch- ed; und now it yielded il^elf in one great rearninir t'-udi-riuvs und passion for this lonely girl, with the owcct, eyes and tho hi'Pliy lanuli und the dcln ate, fragrant personality. And BO they married without askiiiK anyone n consenl. seeing nothing a.liisid nf them but happlnoo. StrnvKlc there might he, work ihere might be and nnipt be but haiipiiii-w there should be. Kor Knid Bryant was lomethlnK better than being preity "f aliracln ..... beautiful. Hhe was lir.ielical. which Iri a i|liallty that, doei not always am- inn hire u,-i-lt with the art- ft,- naturo. Hhe it was who pUnnrd out everything nd i .. -.'. the dillii -nil :en and siiKiothi'il iiiem J.M.V. who Imil! .a^tlin not of air but fonndea on Imim. ami who dri'aineil Ml the |.;ir thlnfl that she. would do to in.il-.e 'if i.M'it wiu'iliy of this man who hail ' i be. 1 . .Ha! who hud brought. Mich solid, if, , n. h li.ihirto unknown .joy inio DCr I'X'ltelM. Meli-re h" icaehisl homo that niemorahli' f*Mtn| Julian Bryant, hn.l le-olvi'd that Be, would not tell his wife wlial ha<l hap- iii-iei. bur her sympathy wus no por- tunetory thing; her love WIIH so magnetic that I,, fore I hey hud been alone live niniii"K -lie l:ad got the whole story out. jf liini. sbu latiglied at lln.1, then she f Unt, and then .-he Inrncd her lie <MIIIU hack, no mutter how tired or dis plrited or crohs he might be: she had the knack of making any little place home. and her tiny sitting-room was HO pretty. S4)raeh(rw there was always a flower to give perfume and color, a gift more often than not from the greengrocer round the corner; and phe> was po resourceful. She turned to her small housekeeping diit:e; with a lest which surprised herself, and sho worried her brain and scorched her hands inventing and cooking original tilt-Ill's lor her husband. "What do you think we have for Mipper to-night?" the would cry. Sprain a la Knid." Or perhaps it was a "creme Chopin." composed of an egg beaten up with t-ngar: or per b. 11*. she would venture to give him a tiny bunch of asparagus. He was so tirod, poor Julian! and he leemed to have so lit t In apit. !it Littlo Mrs. Bryant shut her eyi-x rn-o j luU*ly to the only too evident shadow that wun falling on the beloved face. She ua- so delicate in her comprchcii'j.vc sym- j imthy, so cheering, and she still laughed I ibai bright, fascinating laugh which, if it did not come quite, so spontaneous, was n fuel known only to licrxclf. At leant. she never rested till she had swcpi uwuy Homclhing of the shadow, and brought , xinili-s instead. Neverlhclc,-.. despite her that piano, making the old notes , ring littlo iH'onomies. her 'GAY GORDONS" IN BATHE IN FIVE DAVS. Afler Th:i( Only 170 of Rcgimcnl Ansuored to Their NamcH. I cliould have been furiously jealoiM of i |( you if I'<1 stayed on. 1 expert they must be pretty sick that you've left became you IITII thi* sort of Htudent that doex M> much good to an institution. 8urely you aren't goinic to let everything drop, E "ifte rather difficult to go on Corking I W'KRK IN FOlll KNG AUKMKMS when one has a home to look after." "Well. 1 th'nk your husband ought to know what you're giving up," observed Mie Jacknon decisively. "And you're a lot too young to have married; but I hope he 'is able to ktep you veil?" Knid (sipped her tea and laughed. "We are. as happy ae the day w long, (she .-.i.l Sybil Jackson looked at her a little en- viounly "We-ll I'm not doing badly." she aid; "but of course, it's a lonely life. My peo- ple live in the country, and it' eirnply cuicidal to try and get a connection for teaching where they are. so I've had to stay on In town. You'll come and Bee me. won't you. Enid? I've got a flat, too. a tiny one right at tho top of the block, but there's such a lovely view from the window, and then I can work at the piano ai much an eve-r I like, and I don't dis- turb anybody, which w the great thing, you know!" It wa* Knid'd turn to be envioim now. "How long do you practice? asked Jilt* Jaolwon. A flu-ill came into Julian'* wife'n cheekB a t-he confessed that she never touched th* piano. The other girl wolded her sharply. "I call it positively criminal," nhi> caid; "but It's always the way; when girlu marry they give up everything. I don t know what your hiipband'i* like, but I can't help feeling that you've made a fool of yourself. Why, my dear. I'll tell you Mtr.ught now. they enpected you to carry everything before you. You might have been a great pianist with your personal- ity and your temperament. It isn't too late even ae it is. You just think about it: and couie and see me souietiuuw if you can ip.irn un hour. Knid said nothing to her husband of this meeting with Hybil Jackson. She felt more depie.sed after she and the other girl had parted, and yet unconsciously Miss Juckcon hud inspired her with new hope, had put something into her mind to occupy her thoughts and to help her in formulating tho-u plans which Kept her awake at night, ami yet which she cher- ished us iienm pi rh a ps a tangible solution to their many -mall problems. Matters conspired tn help her, for at Julian's rcitlit* siiegestion they changed their rooms and came nearer town; and to Kinds delight this new home, small and dingy as it was. held one promise of joy lor her, for Ihere was n piano in their Bluing-room, an old jangly, well-worn in- strument, but still a piano; and when Ju- lian Hryant wus out she felt safe for nine hours, his wife would sit working at bravery, the situation Ki i.lualU morn difficult. went so terribly uuickly! usking for more, a feeling niunicalcd itself to Ilryant. to away. Oil. la'0 .In! a -i li.'.irc.i." he I have done. I have said. spoilt "See ;n ariu^ and held her urn care HIII were "Oh wliut I fi ' lie took her ihrrn tightly. spoilt my life?" he caul Von foii.K lo Illllke it' I)r> you i-ii|i ( i., e I In, HI i!,: fer mvnell? It w \..n I IniukinB of. Mi- I i '-'-d him back, but then M-III - in her even. We iverc iii Hii-h a hurry," die c.inl. ' Wn liav" lieen o hiippy." Ue said "Oh! we uliall alwayn hi. Inipiiy. |ile:ii, fod," 111" girl HliMvereil. i niiieliin^ elocer ko him. 'Hilt tliin,'i. are eiimniK .-IranM Ki me, Julian. HII-A- I wish I had known! t)l ! 1 >li 1 hid kii'jwnl" "What do you mean. KnidP" "Women lire nuecr creatures." hlx wifn ain.were.l It i^ not at ull un original retniirk; but it i verv true. Whut I meiiii I*. I w t-h thct I hnd seen Mrs. Mamocli I wieh I hnd told her that we wanii-.l t,, fet iiinrrieil. " "1 -iin glnd you didn't meet her," r.ald Hrvnl n little hardly. "Hhe U not the lort of woman you would QDdOMtAM, my JWetMIieRrt. Hhe'jj IIH lii^rd i\p ttiiUp a' wo- man Hiin never n;ui n hrjrt. and doem) t know what nntlment in. if you eonie tn thinl. of it. Ktii'l. it rthow* :i moan spirit lo hnvc done n-lmt nhn liiin done today " Kind llrynnt t-xik beraelf nway Ifiiin her hniband'ii i;|iiu- .-m-l m-ncd t.. tin. window. ' ''i '' '''It f ' ltv "''.''i I" lo-.v vnicc. "pern ',' U iii'-uit. aomi'thliig el<- call lliirt wnli..ii baril, ycu l.hnik In, < e^t^nent^ I KM'MV One IJ nftl but. din am going to be iilli Julian said. "You and in lint great e ire aiul her i becoming The money Knid hated which com- r he always lorestalled the weekly allowance liy a day or two; and gradually t.he tfiimnier naueil HIM! the (<1.2. r >0 dwin(lle<l. and it was not until the e.u-lv aiiliimn that Julian Dry- un! found h... n r,- 1 chance, work in the nil i.'c of it new company. The salary WIIM jut half nhat he had been having In-fore-, but lie accepted It eagerly, and tlii <':trrie<l them up to (')irictmas; then the new couipany olOMd its il.i.ni . inn! be- round liini.-i'it once again without <K'cu nation. It seemed to him that he walked the enlir city in thexe diiys, and a, ili^ap pointment. after disappointment eamo to him. there grew up nlowly in his mind tho ugly xiiHpioinn that , .un, one or t-.nne HUNK u.ir worknii; against him, for ~'iany a tune when lie wan iuxt in touch of :i lierth the . l.m. . dipped through his IIMI-. i - lor no x iitisfiu'tory reaxon, and he follll I It given to c-onie,,ne eke. Julian flryant did not rely merely on IIIH ediieational QUalltlM lo gi> 'him wni-k. l.on r before thiiigM had come to thi* nitx h, he h nl <le( ideil (keeping the matter, however, entirely :., hlnJMlf) that if In* could not nee In- III.IIIIH ho would tin n lo and line IIH hanil- llut here again he failed, the helpless- mi- - of bin own ctrenglh Kccmcd to niiH-k him: for hit could get initliiiig to do! iin.e. niiknouii tn )I!H wife. In- wrote to hJH inoiher Hi . i, .1 not ask tor her money, although ho might in all justice have ilone. so, for Juul he not charged hinii-elf with tho nwpiMi-ilnlil v "I her innnmer- ii.i. i dehtn In- would have found himneif in a very different poilion now; hut he - .... il not bring himnelf to in-k from her: he only put his difficult iex in front of her and licked her for her advice. He thought it pnsciblc that through her hu- haiul -In 1 might huvc lu'en able to hlmw him some way in which t<i e.irn IIIB living. It wan a long time before ho received an an^\\er nnd then there came u letter very much underlined and very affectionate; in which, however, IIM mother declared that it was (|iiite out of her power to ad- vice him or lo he .if any itce at all. Hhe li'lilored his marriage, in the tcndcrcrit way pocwiblc, und reeommeiided him to try und nee what he could do for InniMi'll with IliM f,itlii>r' people. AH the HryR.ul family wus iiroverhiully poor, thin sug- Kection wa of little value to him; never- thelcc, Julian <lid niiproaeh bin vitrUxn relntioiiH. only liowever, to meet with re- newed disappointment, made morn hitter hy iinnoiight and sententious advice. If pomclimeH tin. i|Ucs!ion trouhli'd Knid Hryur.t an to bow her husband inanngixi to keen tliiiirt going, hn never spoke ol thin; theie win between them thai mot rare and yot HUM! exiiiiidite nympathy which si-. ile the lip- in crucial moments - but gradually Knid began tn do tbtnn I loUl llll<l prevents othTS friii| be- other tlmn la nit h in her hushiind't* lire ' or 0001 in hltt alwence: nhu again with the mudc which )i i.l almoct liacci'd from them. And then one afte.r- nooii. a cold and dreary day, she made her way to u well-known concert agent und hcgged to ' allowed to play to him. The brilliant promice of her student days was well fultl.'led fortunately, for die played to a critical Imtener, a man who W.IH sparing i>f praise, and who never Kiive eneourugemeiil unlcs* it could be lioint-tly given. Hut he HUW a future in lhi girl: love and the KUfl'cring which love brings had awakened tho soul in Knid: he played now us she had never played before. Her heart xeemed alive with excitement and joy IIH nhe hurried home after that mo- mi-lit, -in- interview. Julian had come back from one of hi Iruitlec* erriindx; ho wiin Milling by the lire trying to read. lli wife's heart Mink in she looked at him. and he frowned IIH he looked at her; and ii he knelt bepide him and told him the story of what xhe hud done and what lay before her in the future, the de- light, the hope, the excitement faded out Midilciily. "You think I let you work!' be mad!" They -were the first rough wordu he had sunken lo her. and they hurt very badly. Still Knid tried to hold her own. Dearest." die MI id. "what doc< it mat- ter which of us wiirkn We are not two, we arc one: and if it come* in my way ' 1 lell you, I won't have it" Ilryant an- c-weri'il hardly. "1 am not going to let you earn money to keep me; and I am not going to let my wife turn herself in- to a chow peitton to bo stared at and crit'ci/.ed, and Ret her head turned with stupid flattery." Knid laughed, but there were tears in the liiughter. "(Hi! Julian dear.' she said. "I am so sorry 1 thoiiL'ht you would have been pleat-eil (To hu continued I to ^ ni . PCI'.. I* nh.il t ',0 '..:', e-iti'iieiil, Tulmn, 1 mule.,-! , Mill whv she 'neiint to be so ( , n ), good . you w.-i-e to IN- so much :.. her on wre t<i bring he." *onithiiiit he' moiK'.v hod ntvur tieen able -en. e. or 0001 in his alwencc: sbn fell to ... .Unii/ nlnns iilnp to "o'vi, ib,, 1,1 M|I|, iif fho~future oil her own a.roiTiit." the hud ki.nt ,\*nv from the Academy piirpiwolvi nol oven to herself would uhe OODNM how her spirit yearned in IM working; but (in one occasion , day wlien. all flir.'ins: her effortu, u liouvy clonil nnd (alien on her bright young fi>.rit>. slie met one of her forhu r fel'ow- tlwlcntli a gni who had done lirill'unilv IIH il pupil; but ho h.id left at I he en, I of Kuids first term. Sybil .lack. on wn del ; g ; ted 10 >,PI< brr, anil carrird her ofl to tin ares! I P) . rliup for u eh.it. Hhe eiiocNtM 1 ,! m,.i uu piiiniise whei she he.iril thai I.-, ,| i-. ,,| given up her iiiiinic, and ws inurriid Why my de:ir." *he fnn\. Yon b.,i| it all bef.'l'e sou' 1 don't mind telling you I'olM I.D I'ARU.It AI'IIS. If ilic |)lii,v IH H frost the audience wmn melts away. Itrklcs with sour dispositions are apt to spoil honeymoons. Many a man who is good has a sad look. Tho tastes of a millioiuiire may be imprisoned in n pauper's purtto. A mini who can dispose of his troubles for a consideration is a genius. Pride makes some, people ridiru coming BO. "The worm/ replied early bird catches the observed the sage. "Yes," the fool, "but look how much lunger he lias to \\ait for din- tier time." One un (lie Other Duclor You should take three or futir egt;n daily for a month to build you up. I'n- lictit Hut dotlur, 1 catinul afford it. Doctor Well then you mu?t I .ike : trip to Europe. From a letter penn<xl by one of Kngland's wound4?d heroes in Alex- andra Hospital, Cosham, Hants, England, a lucid idea is obtained of the spirit of intense patriotism which actuates every officer and man of Great- Britain's forces in the field. The letter was written by Samuel Smiley, one of the pitifully meagre remnant of what was one of the n. -i tii >n's crack regiment* of the line, the Gordon Highlanders, known throughout the service as "tho gay and gallant Gordons." It appears that more than seventy-five per cent, of the command either perished or were wounded in the first fierce fighting on Belgiun soil. Some extracts follows : Hurricane of Shell. "At Mons knee with I got a craek on the a shrapnel splinter. I knew nothing of it until my officer pointed it out to me. I dug it out with a pen knife and now 1 assure you I feed no ill effect*. Of-course there is a wound, but I'll be sur- prised if it is not healed within a week. "I'll tell you about the fighting at Mons, but I have absolutely no coherent recollection of Cambrai. The hurrican of shell there has left me benumbed, and I do not yet re- alize that I am home. \A'e marched out of our billets at four o'clock in tho morning and took up a posi- tion on the main Paris road. Mons itself was somewhat half left on our rear. "We then dug our trenche*. and much labor and love we put into the work. The ball opened at half-past eleven with a terrible artillery duel, the German shells bursting over our trenches. Our company, I), with company B on our left, held the right side of the road. C'ampany C was in advance and the Middlesex regiment and the Royal Irish held the cross roads to our left flank in the direction of Mons. The artillery fire was continued fur-several hours, until a movement of infantry was observed which was evidently in- tended for tho Gordons. Suinply Hl.-i-d'il Awiiy. "They occupied the wood to our left front. We opened on thorn with a terrific Maxim fire. Poor devils, they advanced in companies of quite. 150 men in files five deep. As our riflle has a flat trajectory up to COO yards; you can guess the result. We could steady our ri tiles on the trenches and take deliberate aim. The first company of them was sim- ply blasted away by a volloy ot 700 yards, and in their insane forma- tion every bullet was sure, to find two billets. "Tho other companies kept ad- vancing very slowly, with their dead comrades as cover, hut they liad absolutely no chance, and at about five o'clock their infantry re- tired. Wo were still being subject- ed to a terrible artillery fire- God ! how their artillery do fire! but we had time to observe what was hap- pening on our left flank. The Roy*] Irish regiment had been sur- prised and fearfully cut up, and so, too, had the Middlesex. Itcggur* Description. ''Then followed a scene, which begga.rs description by me. We crept from our trenches and crossed to the other side of the road, where we had the benefit of a ditch for cover. ^Ye made excellent progress until one hundred and fifty yards from tho cross roads. There was a sni.-ill white houso flush with fahe road, standing in a clearing. Our young subaltern was leading and safely crossed the front of the house. Immediately the Germans opened a hellish storm of shrapnel at th house. They could not see us, but guess they knew why troops shouk pass there. However, our order were to relieve the Royal Irish, and astounding as it may seem, we pass ed that IIOUF, and I was the only one to be hit. Even yet I am aroaz ed at our luck. "By this time the dus.k had S43t in Four villages were on fire and the Germans were gtill shelling tht plucky Royal Irish. The dead and wounded were all around us. We repulsed a very faint-hearted Uh Ian attack, and about 9 p.m. came our orders to retire. What a pitifa handful we were against the Ger man host, and yet we held the flow- er of their army at bay all day. "As you know, we created Cain among the Gernrtns at Mons on that Sunday and beat them, too They were in far too strong force for us and we just had to retire. Their "Busy Days." "At four o'clock on Monday morning they attacked us again, so we left the milk (.303) on the door- step and retired again. Two fights and fifteen miles in thirty-six hours On Tuesday at two-thirty p.m. the Gordons were sent to oust some German infantry from a position on our left front. We had to cross large turv.ip field and I twisted my had ankle It was a fine state of af- fairs, and my company officer got me a seat on the limber of the 128th battery. Royal Field Artillery. I had not been up ten minutes before they galloped into action with me. 1 was beginning to feel the reverse of cheerful when, after they fired a few rounds, we got our orders to make our getaway. "We got. By this time the Gor- dons had disappeared, so went on to Cambrai. It was late when we got in, and I was told my regiment was ome four miles off. I then dr eided to join some other lot and try- to get to the 'Jocks' in tho moiiiing. Made (ho Host of It "Accordingly I attached myself to the Royal Scots Fusiliers, B Com- pany. At six-thirty on Wednesday- morning, as they were going into action. I thought I might as well make the best of it, so I went into action with them. I fought all that day and marched all night, and when eight o'clock Thursday morn- ing came I saw all that was left of the gallant and gay Gordons 170 men answered their names. God knows how many more were alive. I joined up there and oarri-d on re- tiring until we arrived at Xoyon. Four engagements and *if;v miles in five days. "I was compelled to gv> sick there. The pain in my leg was unbearable, and the doctor banged me on a Red Cross train and sent me to Rouen. 1 was there an hour when came the command, 'Hurry up, hurry up ; we've got to quit,' so we were chiv- vied up to Havre, and, well, there you are." Their Future. Johnny JOIIPR, the office boy, had been detected in a lie. It was not one of the ordinary prevarications of the everyday world, and more- over, to make the crime more griev ous, he had persisted in adhering to his original mendacious state- ment. "Do you know, my lad, 1 " asked a rather fat-herb- clerk, in a kindly fashion, "what becomes of lads who trifle with the young truth I replv : On the Farm "Aye," was the assured "bosses send them travellers when they grow- out tip." They Don't Last. "What are the most perishable, most fleeting and most evanescent things in the world. 1 " asked the married man. "I don't know," replied the single man. "What are they?" "A pair of -boy's shoes,'' replied the married man. Many a man who is good has a sad look. Management of Hi, 1 :-. To be a successful hog raiser on must keep his stock under the very best environment possible. Do nofc think any old thing or place is good enough for a hog. He should have access to good clean water at- all times, and not stale pond water of mud wallows, writes Mr. E. M. Ranck. Clean, pure water will do more toward keeping hogs healthy than any other one thing. The hog has a peculiar skin, and under the skin is a thick pad of fat, so that he must get rid of his heat mostly from his lungs by breathing. In hot weather he needs some cool place to lie in, and if he can find mud he wallows in it. He prefers good, clean water, but if he can not find that,' nntd is the best su'bstitute. Shade is very essential in warm weather. Buildings for hogs need not b very expensive. We advise colony houses of the A shape, with both sides open with hinges on the top. This type of house furnishes shade, ventilation, and sunlight in summer and when closed, a very comfort- able farrowing pen in winter. These houses are erected on skids "~fjad can be moved from place to place with a pair of horses or mules. They are so constructed that they are ideal farrowing pens. A sov about to farrow can be placed in A lot in which is one of these colony houses, and she will make her nest in the house if some hay or etraw is placed there. Fenders should b arranged around the sides of the house so that the sow will not b able to lie close to the sides and in that way crush the young pigs in the nest. These colony bouses can ftlao bo- used for the boars and growing pigs although some prefer permanent quarters for tlhe boar and thgse pigs intended for the market. It is a great advantage to feed hogs on concrete or tight board floors, espe- cially if one is feeding ear corn, as there will be no waste. Feeding in muddy or dusty lots is a very dan- gerous practice. It sometimes becomes necessary to feed pigs separate from the sows, even when nursing. This can be done by building near the colony louse a temporary fence which will allow the little pigs to get in. but will keep out the old hogs. If this >lan is adopted the pigs will practi- cally wean themselves without in- convenience either to themselves or the sow. \Ve prefer feeding the small pigs and in fact all our hogs n either iron or concrete trough*, with round bottoms. V-shap-.-d roughs can also be used. Fences play a very important part in hog raising. A poor fence will produce a b re achy hog ai juickl.v as it will a fence-breaking ow. We prefer any strong cU-se woven-wire fence at least 58 inches ligh for the outside fence. In smaller lots either woven wire or wooden fences temporarily p':i vd. will be cheaper and can be used a. number <jf times. Temporary fences need not be over three feet high ind should be so constructed that hey can be carefully stored when lot in use Woven wire ;ts.t-(i ai emporary fence is very difficult u> Lretch after it has been used st-ver- il tim^s. although it can be used to advantage when lumber and h u j> are not plentiful. In planting forage crops it is an advantage to plant in lotiji narrow trips so that he temporary fences un be plated across the narrow tart of the Held. It is a!<o an .id- antage to arrange the crops so hat one sn-tion is in surh ahgn- nent with the ether sections tint he cultivation may be done with- ut turning at the end of eucb sec- ion, and \\hen the crops are laid y the temporary fence can M'par- vte one crop from another. When plans are made to esiabi.sh iog pastures one must not forget he very important factor of pro- iding good, pure water for them. n sections where running annot be secured through : can be hauled in barrels, og raisers provide u -led or drag \n skids on which a run re! is fas- ned on a wate;- liiiht floor with ides to it so that the piss ean drink 11 around the barrel, the water miug out of ihe barrel about tree inches from the bottom ugh a small hole, which auto- latically Hows aoooraina to the a- r consumed. Running streams of water v are ery satisfactory when they origin- te on the farm, but if they travel ng distances and through several 1 farms and across public roads, they are very likely to be contaminated and may spread diseases such as anthrax, and hog cholera. Keep- ing hogs healthy is much more im- portant than trying to cure them when sick. water pipes. Many ''Didn't I tll you the last time you were here," sai<l the Magis- trate sternly to the prisoner who hnxl been celebrating not wisely but too well, "that I never wanted you to come before me again!" "Yw, Kir," replied the piisviu-r. -'bat 1 couldn't make the polveuian be- lieve it."