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III Out of a 1 J bhipwrecked : I Past : y H. M. EGBERT Copyright. by W Cliapmnn ) The MttlMMa aboard the big trans Atlantic liner looked with disfavor upon the parties of saloon passengers who come between decks to watch them feed and water the steers. They resented the intrusion, and the evl dent curiosity of these beings from a world wholly alien from their expert ence Perhaps it was the look upon Msyne's face that struck the girl who had lingered behind "You you don't like us to come here' she asked tlmtdly. He shrugged his shoulders "If the sight of our poverty and menial labor affords you satisfaction -yes. maJam. " You speak like a gentleman." said the girl, looking at him curiously "I used to be one." he answered in differently 8he still stood looking at him He had a refined race, but an embittered expression on it He was perhaps thirty years of age She looked at his hands, they were white, but hard ened by toil Undoubtedly he had been a gentleman Mayne, for the first time, raised his eyes to hers. She saw now that there was a furtive expression in them, as though the man wished to hide something as if he were ashamed of something- He saw a pretty girl of about twenty-five, fash ionably dressed, but a little hard, he thought. They watched each other, while the cattle lowed and the wran gllng voices of the cattlemen in the fo c stle seemed to blend into harmony wlth the throbbing screw and plash of the waves "It Is never too late to change." said tho girl softly, placing her hand upon his sleeve. , "Not when the wish remains.'" he answered. "Put when hope is gone " What then" she cried, and he saw her face momentarily distorted, as if she remembered some terrible misfortune. "It would surprise you." he said. If I were to tell you that I have Sne Was Clingrng to the Keel of an Upturned Boat chosen this life deliberately Yet such Is the case I used to be quite a dif ferent sort of man In fact. I wan what is called a college man.' I be lieve, though the words awaken no pride In me now Yes, I chose de liberately to herd with men of this stamp, because here alone I find frankness, loyalfy. friendship. I" He broke off suddenly and looked moodily at her. "Tell me. the girl whispered "He was my friend, and she well, we had known earh other all our lives and were engaged to be married I came home unexpectedly and found that he had betrayed me That Is all It happened five years ago. But about the same time my trustee robbed me of my fortune That was why she was false If It had been love for him I could have forgotten. So I disappeared from my world and chose this one Now run away to your friends, little girl, and play.' h" sneered brutally Ho might as well have sneered at ono of the patient cattle, for all the effect it had. " And you think that you are free"' she askod. You have no sense of law. of citizenship, of public duty?" "Hardly. " he said, scoffing. "Yes, are free equally, you In your gild ed luxury, and I In my comradeship wnn me outcasts of the world." "I free?1 she cried, beginning to laugh He heard the catch in her throat and his eyes softened mo mentarily ' Muten, then We shall never meet again, and I can tell you what I cannot tell anybody else My father Is many tlmoa a millionaire." "Yes, that ran bp seen.' he said, looking at her dress, her jewels He saw the flush creep up under her skin His penetrating glance seemed to dissect her "You know the lives of ui women V liia. by W. a. she asked Or you nave read of them, it any rate AnJ hat one reads is underestimated, not exag gerated. 1 have never had a moment s freedom In my life not since I was a little girl, plavinr Ith my dolls At school I was smothered with at tentions At home I was suffocated with nurses, companions I hated, chosen for their wealth and rank. Ilster I was decked out. sent to a finishing school, all my nature cramped and hardened by luxury and A - - . t - -- my emancipation. IV) you know what we women have to look forward to" Marriage That is all And we are not free to choose My father is not unkind to me. but he understands nothing It is not he who trade me. but convention again It is the pressure of circumstances, of environment, more terrible than physical force So I am traded for the coronet of a viscount. That is why I am going to England to marry him And If 1 could be a man and free as you are free, then only could I begin to live. Good by " She turned away hurriedly and he saw the tears streaming down her cheeks. He made no effort to follow her. but stood watching her. like a man in a dream He dreamed of her during the long night, when the cattle ship pitched and tossed heavily in the trough of the channel, and the blinding fog came dow n The timbers of the old ship groaned as the waves buffeted her At his post the captain strained to catch sight of the Foreland lights Suddenly, with a crash that sent every timber jarring the liner stopped, shivered, and keeled over. The shock sent the cattlemen flvin from their bunks Thev rushed ont j - o Into the open space between th nn From the upper deck came cr'as and the sound of seamen running. Wom en began to scream. Through the haze loomed up the squat form of a collier. . . There was no possibility of mistak ing what had happened The liner rushing at full speed through the fog. had struck the- collier, not with her bow. but amidships, a glancing blow which had ripped her outer sheath nearly halfway from the bow She was keeling lower she would go under within a few minutes There were no water tight partitions on the old ship. and. if there had been, they would have been of little aid in such a situation. After the f.rst confusion the cattle men gathered between decks and waited Outcasts as these men were, they had the discipline of the sea They did not know that Mayne was lying unconscious upon the focstle floor, where he had been flung by the shock They waited quietly enough, listening to the racket overhead The seamen were trying to lower the boats But those on the port side were near the water, those on the starboard unable to be launched ow ing to the angle of the vessel The rassengers had been assem bled The stewards were running hither and thither with lifebelts. The grimy faces of the stokers appeared above the ladder. The fires had al ready been flooded. Fortunately the cattle ship carried few passengers Even the port boats Bumcea io contain them The collier had backed away and megaphoned through the fo. Order was restored out of rhao? Even the cattlemen were remembered Only, before all could be taken away, the ship keeled over and dis appeared In the swirling waters As she went down the tilting deck slid Mayne into the water The shock of the immersion revived him; he found himself gasping and battling for life in a whirlpool of bellowing cat tle and floating planks from the pens He managed to catch one and sup ported himself Over the Invisible water came cries and screams, which gradually grew fainter. He was awske now. He knew what had occurred It was strange that at that moment he thought, not of his past love ao dishonored, but of the girl he had seen. And. as he pictured her ho saw her face tainted upon the drifting hare Another Instant and he was staring into her eyes She was clinging to the keel of an upturned boat, which had been swept down Into the rapids, carrying Its in mates to destruction in the swamp of the liner. How she had lived through those moments of agony she never knew; she thought arterward It was because Mayne was so near, because there was s life for both of them, to be lived together He saw her upturned face and swam toward her. A moment later he was clinging to the boat beside her. supporting her He climbed upon the keel and pulled her up after him She sank back tnto his arms Hay hroke and the fog drifted away I'l.on the horizon appeared the white 1 sails of a flshln schooner She nearing down upon them. The girl lifted her haggard face. ' All my past, all I hare, ray family, my friends were on the ship In the boat that went down." she said. "And my past" he began "Listen'" he cried fiercely. 1 want to live again a new life, untroubled by any thoughts of the past. I have money in my clothes-enough to help me to begin that life And I want to help you to begin yours." Ours." she said gravely- for one does not speak lightly In such a mo ment. "Perhaps, out of our ihlp- recked past a fairer future may arise for each of us " More Chance to Win. Never bet on a sure thing when can take a chance. TO MAKE PRETTY BAG ONE THAT WILL BE SERVICE ABLE FOR MANY YEARS. Ability to Do Only a Plain Knitting Stitch Is Necessary May Bo Mad of B j or Colored SHk. I saw a knt't.Nl. headed bag which j the o nor told M w as at I aast twen i ty-ttve years old It was so pretty i bui so simple that any fiirl who knows how to do the plain knitting stitch could make one like it. This ba wa made entirely in i black, but one could use a colored silk with white beads, or beads in t i gold or silver. One needs a bdooI of knitting silk, a pair of steel needles Mi several bunches of beads. To make the bag. tSg-t on say one hun dred and eight stitches, and knit back the second row plain. Break off the lift and thread on about three feet of beads cho.sing those that go through the silk easily but not loose ly If the holes are too small, the Bv a am m - neaas wiu w.ir the silk, while. If loose, they will stand away from the silk Tie the spool end and the loose end-of the silk together at end of ' ecotlJ row and start the third row I "h me iirst 10 sutcues and then knit a bead into every stitch ! II the way across except the two end stitches. These are plain The fourth row is knitted plain all I i he way back. The fifth row ; Knit In the beads as Iie ln,rd row- ani1 com back plain. Then go on knittinx alternate nlain TLTTi !T" -hT1 ,tbT ?iece of work is half its width. It is impossi aie to give the exact number of inches, because some knit tighter than others, hut when the piece is folded once it should be a square. Also. do not foret 10 ,eave tWo roW8 of p!ain K00" each end and two row" of plain fitting at the begin nlu aDl1 the end of ln, work- Thl Pretty INN Handbag. Plain, narrow strip makes the seams (when the bag is sewed up) strong, flat and firm The bottom can be finished with a fringe of beads. Cut the lining to fit. and catch It in with the bag seams. This will keep the lining from slipping. At the top "l luc us a neaamg or sue, bro- j cade or 8dtin- about t!re inches deep to draw 9trin8a of ribbon. I gx A ' 5 VtTtF y 1 BW STjc i " . ' T ' ' Xfc BB1 EBa aV 3? l 'Jr ' ' ' ' ' I ".YvV . , ..... -u ' iaT g .... v ."7 , , Vw . w Lac.'" . ', ' . Any site bag may be made to suit i black and gray foliage, at the waist, the taste of the knitter. If a larger j where there is also a velvet belt with or a smaller bag than the one de- ! long ends. scribed la desired, set on less or more A steel blue and white-dotted silk stitches and knit until the work I , Kjrllsh In simplicity, with a jaunty doubled makes a square. Eton jacke, ln plaln blue uffett A More than three feet of beads will little color is introduced in two bead be necessary, of course, but one must ed medallions on the Jacket and on care to get me join of , bbbb su one ena, noi wn n working the row serosa Then the loose ends or knots can be taken Into the seam I fancy the knots which come so frequently pre- i vent the knitting being done on three needles, as one would form a stocking, going around and around until the bag HOW TO PREVENT FRECKLES 6ianple Precautions Will Do Much for the Pretty Throat, Face and Hands. Kindly Old Sol Is not always wel come In the ktngdomof woman. Those who know hygiene to some degree un derstand that the blazing gentleman's beams are cures for many ills. On the other hand, there arehe afflictions be casts upon the coquette, freckles, tan. Inflammation, streaked hair and what not, so. weighing his faults against his virtues, with summer on us. we may think with advantage of his dis agreeable features. Let us begin with freckles, those tiny blemishes so disfiguring to a pretty throat, face and hands. Ac cording to theory. It Is not the sun which cause8 'reckles. but the light from il" ftcal rays, and it is the dlfference In the chemical makeup of their skins whtch causes these rays to affect some so much more seriously than others. So for these tniu-sktuned rair ones the ounce of prevention is the tlrst thing to con sider Those who freckle easily should always keep a red brown veil ou hand to wear on summer outings on land or water, for a veil In any other color la no use at all, this and this alone, being able to ward off the burning electrical rays. Than, belore going forth, the easily freckled skin should be well rubbed with coM oram and powdered, for with this mask and the plain chiffon or gauze veil -shun the dotted one as you would a viper it is possible to get through a yachting or fishing ex curalon without serious damage UHUUM Ur ruKtiuw HHAbUL? : J ft j n j i rPh Parasols of this season are of de cidedly new and striking designs This Is particularly true of those com ing from Europe There are many brilliant colorings, and they are ex-IH-ctod to match, or at least harmou ize. with the brilliant street gowns were the desired length. This would be quite as easy as knitting with two needles, and would also do away with the seam down the side. PRETTY IDEAS IN COSTUMES . Combinations Give Distinction to the Wearer Advantages of the Cored Skirt Are Many. A pretty gown of casement cloth is combined with a fine and soft printed ( i t tonne. The casement cloth is in periwinkle blue, the cretonne has a buff ground almost hidden with clus tering periwinkle-colored flowers and pea foliage, and through all runs a line of black. It is further enhanced by Mm k buttons and a sash of draped black braid tied in a clever bow. The gored skirt gives scope for all sorts of styles, and Is certainly a most sensible one for those who cling to a closely fitted outline of hip and yet like the fullness of the lower skirt A very pretty black nlnon and taffeta frock is thus arranged, the nlnon pulled Into confining bands of taffeta, the yoke itself being of the taffeta em broidered with scattered flowers in many colors, and a quaint cravat be ing formed of a host of narrow rib bons matching them, tied In a pic turesque bow. One of the new full skirted evening gowns is quaintly fashioned of a very soft, thin make of supple black satin, broadly inset with bands of fine black chantilly lace backed w ith flesh col ored nlnon, which In their turn are di vided by bands of black velvet with the tiniest possible black tulle ruches at the top and bottom The quaint little bodice has pretty bristling sleeves of frilled lace tied with black velvet, and a big rose of palest pink shaded to grav In the center with each sash end falling at the side Transparent Ribbons. Quite wonderful are the rlhhnr.. formed of metallic pmhr,mir,.,i ed chiffons, edged with satin sold or iier. iney are at least ten Inches In width and the price shows how un usual must they be. Nverthele. even : night for 11 w. sons of the year, the skin susceptible , to 'reckles should be massaged with a good cream, for anv avopi. v. i -. helps to stimulate the skin also helps to avert or cure the blemish, whatever Its nature. But If the freckle comes to stay with you. notwithstanding precautions, try this simple lotion, applying It several times a day with a soft linen rag: Lactic acid Olycerlne Rose water 4 ounces 2 ounces 1 ounce Elder flower cream can be used to advantage with this or any freckle specific containing the acid needed to bleach the skin. Tan and acute Inflammation of the skin are caused by the same Influences that produce freckles, the direct ex posure to sun. the reflection of light on water, the glare of a wide-open win- j cow. not winds, etc. The cure for earh begins, as before, with the ounce of prevention. Wear the red brown Veil when lannlin nn lmwA - - . 4ont ,it cloge to . unless the shade Is drawn down belo the shoulders, and prepare the skin al ways with cold cream and powder be fore going out. Simple hom" remedies for tan and also freckles are to wash the face In fresh buttermilk or In a horse radish lotion made as follows: Into a cup ful of sour milk scrape a tesspoonful of freshly dug and grated borge rad ish; let It stand tlx hours and thea aply two or three times daily. Panama Hat for Child. ( uildren will w fflf fälaaln r as vv a m hats, trimmed with a black velvet rib bon simply tied around the crown. Kp SWINE HEALTHY Scours in Pigs Often Caused By Improper Feeding. To Correct Trouble Give Sow Oos of Sulphate of Iron in Htr Slop Keep Young Animals in Dry, Sunny Quarters. (By A 8. ALEXANDKILt When young nursing pigs begin to scour It U evldeat that the milk of the sow is disagreeing with them and immediate attention, therefore, should be directed toward improving her ra tions Most often the trouble comes from overfeeding on corn, or other rich food. Just after farrowing, and pigs of fat. flabby, cross, nervous, con stipated sows are most apt to suffer. Sudden changes of food, or feeding our swill, or food from dirty troughs also tend to tause diarrhea either in nursing pigs or those that have been weaiK d. and all such cases should be prevented or removed To correct scouring in nursing pigs, give the sow 15 to grains of sul- t I.... . vj. uuu i1',' iu u r iui ( night and morning and, if necessary. ' slightly increase the doses until ef fective I.ime water may, with ad vantage, be freely mixed with the slop ! as a preventive when there is a ten- dency to derangement, or after the trouble has been checked, and also is an t xi'llent corrective for weaned I pigs showing a tendency to scour on slop or skimmed milk. When little pigs are scouring severely, each may be given a raw egg and five to ten grains of subnitrate of bismuth twice dally in addi'ion to changing the food of the sow and mixing copperas in her slop. In cases which do not respond promptly io treatment, success may follow the administration of a dose of castor oil shaken up in milk. In all cases it is important to set right all errors in diet and sanitation and to provide the pigs with dry. sunny, well ventilated quarters. The derangement is most apt to occur Prre-Winning Mule-Footed Hog. among pigs kept la insanitary condi tions. Inactivity of the bowels most often gives trouble In pregnant sows and other adult hogs when given too little exercise and too much rich food In such animals the liver Is torpid, the system feverish and the muscles and other organs overloaded with fat Constipation seldom troubles where bogs are fed laxative foods such as bran : , ,1 meal, roots or alfalfa duritg the winter season, and In addi- tion ere made to take abundant oot door exercise ln the common diseases of young pigs known as rickets, there Is en largement, bending and distortion of the bones of the joints and limbs, and fractures of lg bones are not uncom mon. Th bones of the body in af fected pigs lack their normal propor tion ox mineral material and hare an excess of vegetable matter. The ten dency to the disease is hereditary and most likely to be seen In closely in bred hogs or those of herds kept under insanitary conditions and long Imperfectly nourished upon unbal anced rations. The excessive feeding of corn to generation after generation doubtless induces a weakness of con stitution conducive to rickets and the disease may appear as a result of any aggravating circumstance productive ot malnutrition BREEDING ONLY BEST CATTLE Counterfeit Dairy Cow Has No Place on Pasture or in Feed Yard Discard Poor Producers. 'By ROt'D MTANN. Colorado rn.Tit HTaMrtn i Experi- The development of the Increasing demand for well bred dairy cattle .s based upon the recognition of the fact that under present production condi tions, the counterfeit dairy tow has no plaee on the pasture or in the feed yard During the past few years difficulty of replenishing and starting herds with good animals has confronted the dairy farmer at every turn. High feed bills have demonstrated the fu tllity of exnertina satisfactory rttirn ' when keeping poor producers, and the j wideawake, progressive, businesslike dairymen are centering their demands on merit, of which there must be a greater supply to meet this demand Foreign competition has created a well grounded impression that the most effective way of evading It it by greater production per animal and better products. Silo Pays Well. No building on the farm will pay better returns than a good silo. If properly built and filled on time, and In the right way. Reduces Farm Drudgery. The modern equipment In the way of litter carriers and feed carts re duces the drudgery of the barns to a minimum. .f f . Wt iätt if Jan v LaMHaBwaaVtaBaBakBBBkv handy as potato war Wheelbarrow Arranged yylfn p tnp. Hinged to Bottom Ce-v. card Proves Satisf actor, Lt spring e bad occasion t, rery stumpy piece of au I ground for early potatoes and two horse corn markers w work because of so many stu wheelbarrow being near with on it a happy thought strmk i ould roll over the rough , roots, etc.. and leave a dim:.. In the soil, besides running ri'.-s G A. Randall in Far .. Home. A half Inch bole was bored iuw ooiiom cent.-r board an 1 Pieces, c, of inch pins strips 3i f long were hinged, as shown t , , ter section, e. fastened with a through the holes, f. to the board On the outer endi of Handy Marker for Potatjes. strips a light rsnner a. exvnd to th Fnnina ana slants back These r i -i ners with the wheel ia the cent make) three distinct mark wh pushed across the field In coming a stump either or both sect! ma a easily folded back unUI the ubstr tion Is passed, then dropped tj tion again to mark. Being light and mounted on a cen wheel it pushed as easily as a wt barrow seeder and was extremely . , to guide; mark clear across t!. being straight as those mad- a line and very distinct When use for a marker the section a quickly removed. ÖUHN LMULtnA CARCASSt n i : rk 4 i e . . . - saw . - - - Burial of Dead Animals Not Age by Nebraska Station Excellent Plan la Described The burial of hogadyiag of d is not advise-l by the d a"' animal pathology at the Nebraska ei perlment station The germs or disease will last a long time in t: earth under favorable conditions a: are liable to cause a new Mtfen The eafest way to dispose of a car a, is to burn it. Burning may be easily accomi i -In the folio wing manner: Dig t trenches a few inches deep inter ing each other at right angles. At I intersection of these, cornstalks, c or other fuel may be laid. Over -trenches may next be laid strips metsl to support the carcass B- ' being placed over the supports, tl abdominal and thoracic carl ties sl b opened and be liberally sprink. ta i.W 1 - I . t , mr-fuecac tutu me no sr be placed belly downward o . r fuel. As soon as the material in tl " rupi tren ches is ignited. It will ra? spread to the kerosene and fat Bi the body will be quickly consum. I If a large iron wheel Is han ! may be substituted with good r for the trench and Iron bars IMPROVE YOUR POTATO SEED Wisconsin Experiment Station G Six Excellent Rules for Fsrsw ers to Follow. The Wisconsia experiment Itgl tells the farmers of that state to Im prove their potato seed 1- By co-operating with their m bors in securing pure seed. 2. By planting this founts tock by Itself where It will not . -mixed with other varieties. 3. By learning the vine and tub r characteristics of the variety one plants. 1. By discarding as seed all h I which do not have these chara ' tics. 5. By selecting seed for next ) ' on the field at digging time. 6. By organizing the growers, de i ers and others In your community w v are interested in the development sn 1 improvement of Its potato Industry TREATMENT OF COVER CROPS Thoroughly Cut Up Clover or Of-' Crops With Disk Harrow Before Turning Over. Never turn the clover or oth r i I under without first thoroughly cuttin up with a disk harrow, as the mater plowed under ln a layer seriously in terferes with the capillar action the moisture in the soil. The e" of turning under In layer are win' Is sometimes called souring the soil with green manuring crops. Double disk the cover crop two r three times with a sharp disk Ii " before plowing: plow sell by takk -a narrow furrow and edging lt&i ' thsn Inverting the furrow, double disk the land again rather deeply, and no Injurious effect will re sult however large the growth mar be. Bulls in Same Enclosure. If dehorned, bulls of the same or different ages may be safely kept In the ssme e; closure When two bull are kept ln adjoining enclosures they should be separated by s strong, high board fence, so tbey are unable to each other ! T '