The Oxford Democrat.
VOLUME 82. . SOUTH PARIS, MAINE, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1915. NUMBER 50
CARL S. BRIGGS,
Dentist,
SOUTH PARIS, MAINE.
Otli e Hours : 9 a. m. to 5 p. 11. Spe
», attention *iven to children.
Telephone 113 4
K. H. P. JONKS,
11
Dentist.
NORWAY, . . MAINE,
j.Ό Hour·—> to 12—1 to *.
< I KKHItR Λ 1'ΛΚΚ.
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Attorneys at Lav,
KKTHKL, . MAIN·.
MB R· HorTlck. KUery C. Park
» LBKKT D. PAUK,
Licensed Auctioneer,
SOUTH 1Ά&19, · . MAINS.
Terme Moderate.
J. WALDO NASH,
icensed Taxidermist,
iple Street, rear Masonic Block,
one Connection. NORWAY.
LONGLEY & BUTTS,
Norway, IV! alne,
Numbing, Heating,
Sheet Metal Work.
STEEL CEILINGS A SPECIALTY.
Bisbee & Parker,
vTTORNKVS AND COUNSELLORS AT LAW
Rumford, Maine.
ULNLRAL PRACTICE.
corge D. Bisbee Ralph T. Parker
^•pauldinii Bisbee
10 1 y
e. w. ( ii wDii n,
Builders' Finish i
Will furnNn I»o<»Ks *n I WINDOWS of auy
lu or Style at reasonable prlcee.
•\iso Window ά Door Framos.
f In ά tat of any kîn. 1 of KlnUh for InaHe oi
uMi wurk, *er. l !q your orders. Pine Luu·
r and Shinnies on hand Cheap for C&bh.
Planing, Sawing and Job Work.
MaU-hc! Pliie Sheathing for Sale.
t. W. (HI^IULEK,
Wert Sumner, .... Maine.
If You
are troubled with heartburn, cases and
a distressed feeling after eating take a
«fexogg, DSf
before and after each ni*»al and«you w ill
ubt.au prompt rdicf. Sold unly by us.-5o
Cha». H. Howard Co.
HILLS,
Jeweler and Graduate Optician.
Lowest Prices in Oxiord Couniv.
NORWAY, MAINE.
He Removed the
Danger Signal
"I suffered a lonR time with
very weak back." writes Fred
nith, 325 Main St.. Green Bay. Wis.
. few boxes of Foley Kidney Villa
• mpletely relieved me of all soreness
and pain in the back, and now I am
as strong and well as « v.·γ."
Une cannot help becoming' nervous
and feeling tired and worn out when
; .· kidneys fail to filter and throw
ι -it of the system the poisonous wasto
matter that causes kidney troubles
and bladder ailments.
Backache is one of Nature's danger
rijmals that the kidneys are clojiK· <1
tip and inactive. It is often followed
l v rheumatism, annoying bladder or
urinary disorders, puffy swellings
under the eyes, swollen ankles and
painful joints.
Foley Kidney Fills get right at the
source of trouble. They invigorate
the kidneys to healthy action and
when the kidneys properly perform
ttielr functions the poisonous VUta
matter id eliminated from the system.
A. K. âUl'KTLKFF Α ΙΛλ, · South farts.
L. S. BILLINQS
MANUFACTURER OF AND DEALLR IIS
Red Cedar and Spruce Clap
boards. New Brunswick Cedar
Shingles, North Carolina Pine,
Flooring and Sheathing,
Paroid Roofing, Wall Board.
Apple Barrel Heads, and
LUMBER OF ALL KINDS
South Paris, - Maine.
"I Don't Feel Good"
TTint is what a lot of people toll us.
Usually their bowelaonly need cleansing.
'texa&g.fftctetEiea,
will do the trick and make you feel fine.
We kDuw thia positively. Take one
tonight. Sold only by us, 10 cents.
Chas. H. Howard Co.
Eyes Examined for Glasses
SAMUEL RICHARDS
Optometrist and Optician
South Paris. Maine.
Pianos
and
Organs
Second hand Pianos and Organs
for sale at a bargain. Two square
pianos I will sell at low price. A
lot of second hand organs that 1 will
sell at any old price. Come in and
see them.
New Pianos, Stools, Scarfs,
Instruction Books, Player pia
nos always in stock at prices
that are right
Send for catalog.
W.J.Wheeler,
Hilling· Block, South Parle.
AMONG THE FARMERS.
"BPKKX> TUB PLOW."
Correepondenoe on practical agricultural topic*
U solicited. ΛιΙΟτβΜ »11 communication· In
tended (or ttaU department to Humr D.
Hammond, Agricultural Kdltor Oxford Dem
ocrat. Parle. Me.
Advocates Alfalfa and Clover.
If there is any one thing that stands
out above another in eastern dairying, it
is the fact that farmers do not grow
enough of the cow's ration on the farm.
This fact must be apparent to anyone
who takes note of the grain bill of the
average dairyman. This constant pay
ing out of a large proportion of the re
ceipts keeps him in the haud-to mouth
class. There are far too many in this
class. Better break away from the tra
ditions of the fathers, plow up the
meadows, and start a system of crop ro
tation. We have too long been bound
to the "haying" class, that is, we keep
our meadows in mowings and think we
are thereby making the most of them.
In the first place, forage crops of high
er feeding value should be grown. This
means that clover and other legumes
should to a considerable extent take the
place of timothy. As every farmer
knows, timothy and other common up
land grasses do not make the beet
roughage for the cows. Alfalfa ?eems
to be gaining in favor but so many fail·
' ures have been recorded that a good
many dairymen hesitate about attempt
ing it to auy considerable extent. We
find, however, that those who have gone
about it right invariably make a success
of growing alfalfa. In a great many case
the cause of failure is a lack of lime in
the soil or attempting to grow it on
poorly drained lands. It is pretty gen
eially admitted that alfalfa does not ι
thrive on heavy clay soils unless under·
drainage is first provided.
Sweet clover is another of the leg
umes that can profitably be included in
the rotation. While this clover does
not, in the writer's opinion, equal alfalfa
in feeding value, it is one of the most
valuable plants that can be grown as a
soil builder. Ked clover is easier to
grow than either of the legumes uamed
above. It is, however, of less feeding
value but still rauks above timothy. It
will usually succeed on any of the till
able land m the Kast, except the un
«trained meadows. On such lands it is
better to grow alsike.
One of the best reasons for growing
clover on the dairy farm is that it en
courages farmers to adopt a system ol
crop rotation. It matures so early that
a crop may be cut, the stubble plowed
down and planted to ensilage corn or
some soiling crop like oats and Canada
field peas or buckwheat. Some seasons
it is possible to take two crops of hay
and plow under a stubble in time to sow
the land to winter wheat or rye. It
should be the aim to keep the land work
ing to its fullest capacity. Comparative
ly few dairymen practice "intensive"
farming.
Is it practical to raise grain in the
Eist? Tins is a question that many are
asking. Statistics tell us that all kinds
of grain yield more bushels peracie thau
in the states farther west. Perhaps it
costs more to handle an acre, but on
many of the best dairy farms a crop for
threshing may well be iucluded in the
rotation. It must be admitted, how
ever, that cereals grown as soiling
crops seem to answer the purpose of the
eastern farmer better, in most cases,
than grain. A Connecticut dairyman
claims that he produces everything be
feeds right at home with the exception
of cottonseed meal. This he buys be
cause he considers it the cheapest agen
cy to furnish the protein needed in the
ration. Alfalfa furnishes part of the
protein his cows require, but this is sup
plemented with the cottonseed. Were
he dependent upon timothy and red top
he would have to buy a considerably
larger percentage of the protein he
feeds.
The silo is indispensable on the dairy
farm. Storage room to handle forage of
equal feediug value would be almost be
yond the facilities of many farms. At
the same time corn ensilage is one of
the most valuable of feeds. The grow
ing of corn for the silo tits into the rota
tion to perfection Clover is cut and
stubble turned under, thus making the
land produce two good feeding crops in
the season. The intensive dairyman
finds it necessary to provide ensilage for
both summer and winter, the summer
silo helping to tide the cows over the
dry period usually occurring in late
summer.—C. H. I'hesiey, New Hamp
shire, in Hoard's Dairyman.
Canning Demonstrations.
During the past summer, 557 womeu
and girls attended canning demonstra
tiens given by the State Leader of Girls'
Clubs, University of Maine. Does it
mean anything for the business of farm
ing that the women are becoming inter
ested in the utilization of utherwise
waste products? That it is not economy
to grow fruits and vegetables to be left
in the garden or orchard to rut, and
then to purchase cauned goods during
the lung winter season is a principle we
are coming to realize more and more.
We have gone one step farther and we
realize too the necessity of thpse fruits
and vegetables to give variety to our
diet if we are to keep well aud health
ful. Furthermore, canniug on a larger
scale for market is a question to be con
sidered by the farm girl or woman «ho
finds spare time aud wishes to make a
profit.
lu connection with the Girls' Agricul
tural and Cannirg Clubs, directed bv the
Kxteusion Division of the College of
Agriculture, University uf Maine, 14
demonstrations were given. These
were public and everybody in «commun
ity was invited to come. In addition
demonstrations were given at grange
fairs aud field meetings for the women,
while the men were constructing model
poultry houses, holding plowing con
tests, etc. Nor was the audience com
posed wholly of women. Many men
were inteusely interested.
Although the canning at these meet
ings was usually done out of doors by |
means of an inexpensive portable ouitit, .
it was also demonstrated that the Work
might be done just as satisfactorily on ,
the kitchen range or oil stove by using a (
wash boiler, preserving kettle or an or (
dmary pail. In several instances, steam |
pressure outfits wete used. ,
The principles involved in successful ,
canniug were explained as well as the ,
difference bet ween canning and preserv ,
ing· Types of jars and cauners were j
discussed. The canning was done ac
cording to the directions issued by the J
United States Department of Agricul
ture which are the result of iavestiga
tions and experience of experts. (
Work with members of the girls'clubs <
was even more worth while than the dem- (
onstrations, as here, each girl actually
did the work, after being shown the lat- j
est and best method. Canning was done
in glass jars and in tin cans. Many ;
kinds of vegetables, fruits, and berries
were successfully canned.
Instructions for the home canning of
fruits and vegetables, windfall and cull
apples and use of by-product, tinning,
capping, and soldering; repair work for
the farm home as well as the name· of
the various firms supplying outfits and
canning accessories were distributed
among people attending the demonstra
tions. Recently other directions, home
canning of soups, have been received
and over live hundred complete sets of
these canning instructions have been
sent to women and girls thronghoat the
state. Directions for the canning of
meats are now in preparation by the
United Statee Department of Agricul
ture and will be available for distribu
tion in the spring.
Few schemes of farming can succeed
with the oow eliminated, and the better
the oow the larger the profita.
! Take Care of the Manure Pile.
(Hour*!'· Dairyman Junior».)
Wby doee land wear out? Is
cause some of the eoil is los,? - '
deed. Every one of you fellow·
that worn-ont land le that *hic _
some of the elements of plan!itood.You
know that the farmer who roUtea hie
crops, and uses plenty of fertiliser
will not have a worn out farm. That U
why the dairy farmer does nov have
worn-out land ; he keeps stock, a
turns plant food to the soil η
of manure. Instead of selling all the
plant food off the farm in the
«rain, be returns a part of it to the lana
as barnyard manure.
As the plant grows *°°?Jr0" v™"
eoil is used in the roots, stem,
and seeds. As a rule more Roe· to
make up the seeds than to any °th
if the «rain and hay raised were fed to
tock s» «h, i«™.
5SSiJlZ*£ZZ p'"
gj
'·.?·.°o°r Jw ν°'τ «
τ cr as* s* îrtt s»
rA.:bT:r.r.o*^p-^j
weias anyone else; most of them waste |
ι large amount of plant food every y .
rhev Dile the manure taken out each
lav in one big. loose pile where it is ex
posed to suu, w.nd, and r»i°- OnJeld°r
•wice a year it is spread on the tieias,
jut there is always some tbat is losfc η
Te yard. Some of the plant food in
nanure is easily dissolved in
he rains washing the manure pile take
,ut a considerable amount
!ou go to work to avoid tb.s loss? The
limp'·est way would be to erect » she
ιnii«r which the manure could be piled.
Vnv open shed that will keep off t je
■»in would do, but it is often possible to
»u°d U in so that it may also eerveasal
belter for the stock running loose in
hn vard In this way it will sene a
louble purpose and will soon save
°There Is another way io which plant
ood may be lost from the P'J·
κ·»» i« hv the action of bacteria, ι I
nanure there are countlese nambers ο
SS?sSiSè3
5L
α» If vou have ever noticed the sme I
ouie cases if the pile is projected from
he rain The burned condition or re
.ingiug Of manure is also caused by bac·
L> How °shan we prevent all
u i,resent it is hardly possible to pre
„ η ιΟΒβ of plant food, but it is quite I
lossible to reduce the l°ss> to.a Urge ^ex
enttheLmanuVeee F^the covered shed
KTirrffpïs
SîSàaSa^Vst
eut any of the liquid manure from run
?»i ôff it will be of still more value,
jany of' tbe bacteria which c^us®ferjn^'
S in the manure, need pleuty of air
„ work well, so it is possible to stop
nuch of their work by ehot**°*
he air This may be doue to a large ex
ent by packing the pile iirmly and keep-1
ok it moist, l'our enough water ou
°ery few da>s to keep he whj ■·
TVbSÎe1ΐ."«S5«p.--l;e -ays to
ir iftical on the average farm, but . I
™ ,,, do nome of these I»·'!»·»1"
M»*., "d«.ry fatal boy can help it.
his matter.
Utilizing the Potato Crop.
"Ignorance and defective marketiug
ystems are the greatest obstacles to
ucceee id all tkinds of farming. Igno
ance of production and possible indus
rial uses is what is wrong with the po
ato industry to-day, and is responsible
or the lower .prices received by the
arrners for their products," said Dr. H.
Î. Horton, Agricultural Commissioner,
American Steel and Wire Co., at the
Conference of Marketing and Farm
'reditu, Tuesday, November30, at Chica
;o. Dr. Horton's subject was "Turning
be Potato Loss into a Profit."
"We know bow to increase production
md improve quality in our crops, but
re have not given proper attention to
be development of the industrial use*
f potatoes and other farm products,
'he intelligent use of fertilizer and
ilant selection take care of quantity and
[iiality. How to convert the excess
•roduction of a year into nonperishable
orm profitably is the problem that re
[tiires study," said Dr. Ilorton. "In
iermany the potato furnishes 25 per
ent of the necessary food of the Ger
nan Empire. The German working
aen and their families are dependent
ipon the potato for 50 percent of their
ood supply. Potato tlour, potato
lakes, and other nonperishable forms
iave been used for years. United States
* just starting to m.ike the same uses
f this particular crop."
In the present war, dried potatoes fur·
lisb a great part of the German soldier's
ations. They keep almost indefinitely
nd are easily transported and bandied,
mportatione of potato fiour to the Unit
d States had reached 10 million pounds
η 11U3. Dr. Horton urged the delegates
ο the conference to start a campaign of
ducatiou throughout the farming re
lions of the United States for the de
elopment in the United States of
he same industrial uses of farm crops
ο insure profitable returns, regardless
if the year's production.
Training Young Heifers.
The young heifer mnst be kindly
tandled and accustomed to having
>eople work around her. I have my
leifers so trained that they elevate their
ails when tboy see me coming. They
'xpect me to pat tbem or scratch their
lides, or otherwise give tbem a little at.
eotion. How different this is than of
itepping into a stable speaking harshly
>r striking bard with the man or with a
»hip! That practice keeps tbe animals
tlarmed and they are always excitable
he moment you step in the stable,
imdness, therefore, is the one great
bought in handling heifers.
I have been surprised how quickly the
roung heifer will respond when some
lainty morsel is fed out of the hand
Tbey change their mental attitude at
ince. In beginning to milk I caress tbe
roung cow, rub my band over her flank
tnd sides and then on sitting down wait
net a few minutes before beginning to
iraw the milk. This method gains bei*
:onfidence and you soon have no trouble
whatever in milking, or in otherwise
Handling tbe young heifer in any man
ier.—L. E. Gbering in New England
Homestead.
/ Notes.
I wonder if all folks kuow that an air
tight can of any sort Is not tbe best place
to keep seeds? They need air, as much as
talks do. They will keep beat done up
in paper. Label the packages and bave
a little box for tbem in a bandy place
If yon bave any sqeds now in tight cans
take them out.
It Is not too soon to begin to plan for
tbe crops of another year. Pignre well
what you should plant, and why. Don't
go at it blind and find you've planted
the wrong crop·. If other people are
planning big oropa, plan to hare not big
ger hat better one·.
Potash, Perlmutter
and Others
By MONTAGUE GLASS
IX.—RED, THE ME
DIATOR
[Copyright The Frank A. Mun»ey Co.]
ALOYSltTS WALSH, the same
they caU "Ked," was playing
the mouth organ. He exhaled
' the melody and inhaled the ac
conipaniuieut, while Patsy Barry «at
bealde him on the bench and kicked
the wooden partition beneath, tempo
mai-cato. ..
Outside the cold was intense, and
constantly opening door so lowered the
tea perature of the room that the music
fairly steamed from Aloysius lips
litte Jets of vapor. Patsy's nose peep
ed, cherrylike, from the «hade of hto
enormous cap, and his whole attitude
Wft3 one of absorbed interest In the
performance. He admired good music,
not so the manager at Forty-fifth street,
who stuck his head through an opening
in the partition.
"Quit dat noise, youse two, he
growled, "or I'll kick de botn yez out
er lis."
They quit Incontinently, for the man
ajti r was of a decisive habit with mes
se ieer boys. He had Just risen from
a tender conversation with "B. Q." In
thc< main office, who clicked him a viv
id description of herself ae tall an
blond, and he sighed as he pictured her
laijruid eye and moist red lip. If n©
bu: knew It, "B. G." was stout and
forty, with a three days' growth of
be:ird and more redolent of whisky
than the manager at Forty-fifth street
himself. „ . ..
It was ecant half past 8, and the
theaters were in. A light ^
and a bleak wind swept Broadway
cloar of all traffic save the cars and
one or two belated playgoer* The
manager lighted a fresh stogie and
prepared for a quiet evening.
Aloysius and Patsy were "doping ι
thd homes at New Orleans with the aid
of a tattered pink newspaper. They
w »re keen sportsmen, at least in de
sire, and discussed In low tones a mark
ed reversal of form shown in the fifth
race that afternoon.
"Dat ain't narten," said Aloyslu .
"Iiouis d'Or was played down to even
mjney yesterday, and she ain't finished
Patsy waggled his head gra>ely.^
"Yer can't pick 'em dese days, he
gj Id. "Dey git yer bote ways, comln
uid goln'." . ..
A bell tapped Insistently, and the
n.anager drew a ticket from one of the
many drawers behind the counter. e
handed it to Aloysius without even
glancing at it.
"Here, you!" he said. -Chase your
eelf." .. . „_j
Aloysius buttoned up his coat and
carefully drew on his torn mittens. j
"Where to?" said Fatsy.
"Hotel Altrlncham," Aloysius replied
and ministered to a cold in his head
v.-itb his left hand mitten.
"Leave me have de moût* organ whi e
ye're goner' said Patsy as Aloysius
made for the door.
»Aw, what fer?" Aloysius rejoined
derisively.
"All right, yer miz, said the dis
gruntled Patsy.
The manager again inserted his head
through the partition.
"Shake it up there. Four-ninety-two!
he said. , ,
Aloysius opened the door and passed
out with a blast of insulting discords
on the harmonica.
"Ho-ly cripes!" he muttered to him
nelf as the wind struck him. "Ain't it
cold?" A ... .
And he broke into a trot, with hla
head bent to the swirling snow.
II.
A few minutes later be entered the
revolving doar of the Altrlncbam and
saluted the clerk with the monosylla
ble "Call."
"Front" said the clerk, "take this
kid up to 89."
After a lively scuffle with the bellboy
in the elevator Aloysius alighted at the
eighth floor and knocked on the door
numbered 89.
A tall young man answered his sum
mons.
"Come in," he said to Aloysius.
"Cold, isn't it?"
Aloysius sniffed by way of answer
and sat down on the edge of the bed.
Ele made careful survey of the room
while the tall young man wrote steadi
ly at a desk in the corner. On the
dressing table were two panel photo
graphs, and scattered about the walls
were four more, all of the same per
son. Aloysius stared at them with the
eye of a connoisseur, for messenger
boys in the vicinity of Forty-flfth
street are by association and environ
ment excellent Judges of feminine
beauty.
The tall young man rose from his
desk and went to the telephotte.
"Send me a cup of hot coffee," he
said to the clerk, and he returned to
his writing. Soon there came a knock
at the door, and a waiter appeared
bearing a silver pot of coffee on a
linen covered tray. He deposited it,
.with sugar, cream and a cup and saucer,
on the dressing table.
"Drink this," said the tall young
man. "You'll feel better when you go
out"
Aloysius expressed his enjoyment in
long gurgling Inhalations until there
was no more coffee left Evidently the
tall young man found letter writing a
difficult task, for he began four epis
tles, only to tear them up. At the fifth
attempt be concluded α short note and
handed It to Aloysius.
"Take this letter to the Benson," he
said, "and wait for an answer. If the
lady says tnere lsn t auy come back
toil let me know. Here's 10 centa for
tar fare and a quarter for yourself."
Aloysius pocketed the quarter.
'Tanks, Jack," he said. "Ter all
right"
The tall young man sighed heavily.
He had large melancholy eyes and fea
tures bo delicately molded as to ap
pear rather weak. Altogether he was
good to look upon, and the dinner coat
which he wore by no means detracted
from his appearance.
"Hustle, now," be said, "and If you
come back In less than half an bout
there's more coffee downstairs."
Aloysius grinned and hurried for the
•levator. On his way down he disco?-1
ered that the envelope, none too secure-1
ly sealed, had broken open, and in the
street car be drew the letter from its ;
oorertng and perused it with a frown..
Deareat—Tell me you didn't mean what
you said thla afternoon. The boy will
wait for an answer. HUBERT.
"Dat's a hot one!" Aloysius mutter
ed, replacing It In the envelope. The
car Jogged along over the Joints In the
rails, and Aloysius, seated for warmth
over a grating of the electric heater,
took his harmonica from his tunic and
passed it furtively across his mouth.
The only other occupants of the car
were the conductor, who stood inside
the door, and an old gentleman curled
up in the comer behind the financial
page of a conservative evening paper.
At the first strains the old gentleman '
glanced menacingly over the celluloid
rims of bis glasses, and the conductor ;
darted up the aisle of the car.
"Hey I" he yelled. "Yer wanter cut
dat out See?"
Aloysius rose slowly.
"Who for?" he Inquired, and as the
conductor grabbed for htm he dodged
and Jumped nimbly from the rear plat
form. Standing on the sidewalk, he
carefully Inserted his two index fin
gers in either corner of his mouth and
sent a shrill defiance after the retreat
ing car. Three times and with great
solemnity he repeated the performance ,
and then turned and entered the por- '
tale of the Benson.
"Dis is for Mise Ethel Wetmore," he
said to the clerk, "an' dere's an an
swer."
Tho clerk handed the note to a bell
boy, who returned a moment later.
"She wants to see the messenger,"
he said.
III.
Aloysius was ushered into a room on
the third floor in which a lady was
sitting, a lady of such compelling
charm that Aloysius removed his hat
and gasped.
"Are you the boy that Mr. Hol
worthy sent?" she asked.
"A tall guy wid a dress suit?" Alo
ysius queried.
The lady nodded.
"Yes'm," he said.
Slowly she removed from the third
finger of her left hand a solitaire dia
mond ring that
sparkled brill
iantly in the sub
dued lighting ot
the room. But
Aloysius hnd no
eyes for the gem
He gazed open
mouthed at two
round drops that
rolled gently
down the lady's
cheeks.
"Now," he com
menced huskily—
"now, lady—don't
yer, now."
He recognized
in her the orig
inal of the six
photographs in
the room at the
A ltrlncham,
though the beau
ty of her featuree
was many times
enhanced by the
magnificent color
ing of her oval face and the gilded
wealth of her hair.
She wrapped the ring in ELolworthy*■
note and handed it to Aloysius.
"Take this to Mr. Holworthy," she
eald, "and let me know what he says."
She fumbled in her pocketbook and
produced a quarter.
"Take this," she continued. "Hurry
back."
"T'anks, lady," said Aloysius, plac
ing the package in the lining of his
hat He stood In the door hesitatingly.
"Well, why don't you go?" said Misa
Wetmore.
"Now, lady," Aloysius stammered,
"dcm't yer go ter beefln' no more." He
blushed at his own temerity and ran
wildly down the stairs.
The tall young man was pacing nerv
ously up and down his room as Alo
ysius entered.
"Well?" he blurted out
"She gimme dis ter hand ter yer,"
said Aloysius, taking the ring from the
lining of his cafl>.
Holworthy seized It with shaking fin
gers, and his face turned a ghastly
white. Aloysius stood waiting In the
door.
"That's all," Holworthy said. "You
may go."
Still Aloysius lingered.
"What are you waiting for?" Hol
worthy croaked.
"She told me ter come back," Aloy
sius replied, "and let her know what
you said."
Holworthy swallowed In an effort to
control his tones and made a gesture
of dismissal.
t>e»Mν®
8he Removed a
Solitaire Diamond.
"Uoi" ne lyanagea ιο wuiaper uuu,
sinking down on the bed, covered his
face with his hnnds, while hie shoul
ders heaved with great choking gobs.
Aloysius turned and tiptoed from tlie
room. A quarter of an hour later he
was again conducted to Miss Wetmore'e
apartments In the Benson. She raised
a tearful faco toward him.
"Well," she said, "what did he Bay?"
Aloysius shook his head.
"Narten, lady."
She folded her hands in her lap and
gazed Into vacancy.
"What did he do?" she continued, and
her lips trembled plteously.
"Now, lady," said Aloysius, "don't yer
go ter takln' on about it de way he
did. Ou de level, lady, he beefed sum
pin* awful."
Miss Wetmore rocked to and fro In
impotent misery, and Aloysius, forget
ting that he was α messenger boy, laid
a comforting arm on her shoulder. Gen
tly she took his hand in hers and press
ed a dollar bill into it Aloysius turned
red and choked.
"T'anks, lady," ho murmured; "but I
couldn't take it."
He left the money on the table and
backed out of the room.
The manager at Forty-flfth street
was Just finishing his stogie when
Aloysius came back.
"Well," ho grunted, "wher've you
been loafing?"
Aloysius was In no mood for correc
tion.
"Say," he piped, "me madder's sick,
an' I'm goln' home. See?"
"You are, hey?" tpe manager replied.
"You stay right here till 7 o'clock."
For answer Aloyelus flung down his
oilcloth covered book and walked out
of the office, banging the door behind
him. Without hesitation, be made
straight for the Altrlncham.
"Say," he said to the clerk, *Tve got
an answer for Mr. Holworthy in 89."
The clerk looked at the pigeonholes
frahlml him.
"Gone out," he replied.
"Where did he go?" Aloysius per
sisted.
"You might try the Criterion club,"
said the clerk.
By this time the light snow had
grown into a driving blizzard, and
Aloysius shivered as he faced the
—<i»y<ng particles. He turned into
storm, juet ns α hansom dashed around
the corner. The driver gave a mighty
pall on his reins and swore horribly
as Aloysius disappeared beneath the
wheels. Young Holwortby jumped
from the cab and carried Aloysius In
his arms to the sidewalk.
"By George Γ lie exclaimed. "It's
-the messenger boy!**
When the ambulance arrived the sur
geon shook his head dolefully.
"Must get him to the operating table
Immediately," he called to Holworthy
from the back of the wagon as it clang
ed rapidly away.
The Two Lovara Ware Clasped In Eaoh
Others Arma.
Aloysius awoke four hours Inter with
the fumes of the ether lingering In hie
nostrils. He turned his hend painfully
toward the white capped nurse at his
side.
"Am I goln' to croak?" ho whispered.
The nurse patted hie pillow cheer
fully.
"You're all right!" she said.
"Say," he muttered again, "kin I send
fer me friends?"
The nurse nodded, and placed a linen
screen around him. Slio bent her head
while he whispered two names and ad
dresses.
It seemed like an age, but in reality
It was barely half an hour before they
arrived. Holworthy was the first to
come. He leaned over Aloysius and
pressed his hund In silent sympathy.
Aloysius smiled gratefully.
"Say, Jack," he murmured, "have yer
got dat ring?"
Holworthy took it from his pocket
Knd laid it on the bed. Then Miss Wet
more entered. She stood on the op
posite side of the bed and a faint flush
mounted to Aloysius' cheeks as he saw
her.
He closed his hand over the ring.
"Put It on, lady," he muttered.
With drooping eyes she placed the
ring on the third finger of her left
hand. Aloysius turned to Holworthy.
"Git over on de udder side," he whis
pered, and in a moment the two lovera
were clasped In each other's arms.
Aloysius beamed and half rose In his
bed.
"Kiss her, Jack!" he gasped, and fell
back on his pillow.
x. THE GINHOU·
LIAC HEIRLOOM.
[Copyright, The Frank A. Munsey Co.]
IT must be confessed that even as
office boys go Bonfortunato Tag
11a tela was by no means of en
gaging personality. lie was short
for his fourteen years, and a tousled
mop of hair hung low over his eyes,
with which ho squinted horribly.
So 111 favored was the boy that he
moved easy going John Oakley to pro
testations of disgust
"By George.'" he suld to Freddy Fur
nival. "That office boy of yours le a
freak. May I ask what on earth In
duced you to hire him?"
"You may," Freddy replied. "The
sole consideration was that he's a
member of the Benvenuto Cellini cir
cle of the Tasso Settlement on Matt
street, at which your sister Mary Is a
worker." I
"Quite so," Oakley commented. "Bot
Where's the connection?"
"Spoken like a brother!" said Fred-1
dy. "I suppose you don't know Mary
Is awfully down on me and calls me
one of the idlo rich."
"I do know It," Oakley replied.
"Last night at dinner she said you
were only playing at practicing law."
"Precisely," said Furnlval, "and Tay- '
lor shall be the mecns of disillusioning
her. He Is under strict Injunction to
Inform her, first, what α large and
lucrative practice I'm acquiring, and,
second, how by precept and example
I'm making a man out of him."
lie felt In his pockets for some ciga
rettes and found none them
"Taylor!" he called. And when Tag
llatela appeared In response he threw
the lad a quarter. "(Jet some ciga
rettes," he said, "the kind we're both
partial to."
"You don't mean to say you feed him
cigarettes?" said 0"kley when the boy
bad gone.
"Not II" Furnlval answered. "He
helps himself to 'em, together with
what small change I may have, out of
the pocket of my office coat, when I'm
not here. Last week he developed a
new trick. I found my library dwin
dling volume by volume. He sells 'em
at a book shop on Ann street I fol
lowed him there last Thursday, and
arranged to have him paid a quarter
apiece for reports and thirty cento for
digests. Very decent fellow, the pro
prietor. He turns 'em back to me at a
nickel proiit—and there you are."
"By Jove! What won't a fellow do
when he's In love?" Oakley ejacu
lated.
"You're quite right" said Freddy,
"but there are compensations. I've In
vited myself over to the Benvenuto
Cellini clrde tonight as Taylor's guest
and Mary will be there Here he la
now," he broke off suddenly. "Greet
ings, Taylor 1"
The stunted youth entered, and, grin
ning sheepishly, deposited a package
of cigarettes on the desk, from which
Freddy took It
"Cigarettes used to come ten lu a
box," he said, as he opened the pack
age, "but—ha, as I thought there are
only nine berel The trusts *g«<n Oak
iâfjou caa* beat 'ear
The Tflsso settlement on Mott street
accomplished two results, neither of
which was Important from the stand
point of sociology. Imprimis, It pro
vided Hector Glnhoullac, its founder
and head worker, with a living, and,
secondly, It catered to a laudable and
charming taste for "social service" in
various wealthy young spinsters. One
of these Hector hod marked for his
own.
"What others have done 1 can do," he
declared to himself and laid siege to
the heart of Mary Oakley.
I To that serious person there could bo
no comparison between Glnhoullac, the
Milanese of French extraction, and
Freddy Furnival, only heir at law of
Furnlval's dry soap and magic cleaner.
Freddy's perennial flippancy served but
to irritate Mary, who was nothing if
not earnest of purpose, while the
suave and polished Glnhoullac appeal
ed strongly to her sense of dignity,
j True, Gilhoullac had no money and
even made melancholy Jest of his pov
erty to Mary.
I "But you are rich in your life work,"
she would say.
j Glnhoullac would answer with a re
signed smile. Induced, no doubt, by the
aptness of Mary's observation. He
j would, indeed, be rich if bis plans ma
tured as he hoped. Moreover, he eln
1 ferely admired Mary. Her face was
lovely rather than beautiful.
I In most men her glance might well
provoke a sense of their own unworthi
ness, but In Glnhoullac it aroused only
lelf congratulation. The proposition
leemed delightfully easy, save for one
obstacle—namely, the cost of a suitable
engagement ring—and this difficulty to
a person of Hector's Ingenuity might
be readily overcome.
Wlieu Freddy entered the settlement
house on the Tuesday in question, in
Mary's company, Gkihoullae felt no
restraint. He greeted Miss Oakley ef
Asively and acknowledged the intro
duction to Freddy with an obeisance
that blended grace and dignity in Just
the right proportion.
"Assuredly," thought Freddy, "this is
something to be kicked."
"How d'ye do?" be said aloud. "Cold,
Isn't it?"
Glnhoullac agreed that it was "cauld"
and asked if Miss Oakley was to have
the pleasure of demonstrating the set
tlement work to Mr. Furnival.
"Not exactly," Mary replied. "I met
him by chance on the way over from
the subway. He's hero αβ a guest of
one of the clubs."
"The lieuvenuto Cellini circle," Iftred·
dy broke in.
"Ah, so!" said Glnhoullac. "You pro
nounce the Italian good."
"At the invitation of my friend Bon·
fortunuto Tagliatela," said Freddy,
enunciating all the liquid syllables with
practiced ease.
"Too buddal" Glnhoullac murmured.
"Too baddaJ"
"He Isn't sick. Is he?" Mary asked
sympathetically.
"Notta seek," said Glnhoullac, "A-oh,
notta seek. I should to be seek. He
take from my desk six of my cigars,
and I And him smoking them In my
office."
"I'm sorry to hear it," Freddy com
mented.
"It is no matter," Glnhoullac replied,
with a smile and a shrug. "I keek him
down to the street corner. He notta
come back, I promise you I"
"Then Mr. Furnival Is deprived of
his host," said Mary.
"Notta so, notta sol" Glnhoullac
broke In hurriedly. "Mine shall be the
pleasure to act as host" He turned to
Furnival. "And to show you how it
le we uplift the poor foreign boy," he
said, with a line sweep of his soft,
white hand.
Freddy smiled at the Involuntary hu
mor of the head worker's phrase.
"Not with the foot," Glnhoullac hast
ened to add, "like that unfortunate
Tagliatela. Bad manners we condone
here, but dishonesty must be treated
—must be treated, ah"—
"Summarily," Mary helped out.
Glnhoulluc smiled his thanks, with a
dazzling show of regular, white teeth.
"Just so," he murmured. "My Eng
lish is a little difficult at times, but
with Mees Oakley to help me, I be
comes like—how shall I say it—like
another Shekspeer-al"
At the compliment a faint shade of
pink came over Mary's pale features,
Freddy Took the Ring and ToiiM It
Upon the Deak Blotter.
nut unnoticed by Freddy, whose men
tal attitude at tbe time might well have
been translated by u low whistle. For
the rest of the evening he watched Miss
Oakley and the head worker closely»
with u net result of six hand clasps and
sis resulting blushes from Mar}', Inter·
, mingled with a multitude of dazzling
smiles from (Jinboullac.
"Uinhouliac's a pretty good sort, ' he
said at length—"that is, for a dago."
"A dago!" Mary exclaimed. "Freddy
Furnival, 1 beg of you"—
"That's all right," Freddy explained,
"lie is a dago, Isn't he? That's the
popular name for an Italian, just as
Vuuk is for a down easter. I'm α
Yank, you know, and you cun call mo
one if you want to."
"I might be Justified In culling you
any number of things," Mary rejoined
coldly, "except u gentleman!"
This time the low whistle grew audi
ble, and Mary stopped short
"I can go the rest of the way alone,"
she said.
"I'll take you to the subway station,"
Freddy murmured huskily.
"Thank you, no, Mr. Furnival," Mary
replied.
1 As she passed on Frçddy raised his
i
hat with as good a flourish and bow
as Glnboullac himself might have
made. lie watched her till she disap
peared down the subway stairs, and
ouce again his lips shaped themselves
to a whistle as he strode rapidly away.
IIL
On a Wednesday morning three
weeks later John Oakley walked Into
the outer office of Furnlval's suit,
which he found entirely unguarded by
efflce boy or stenographer, and passed
without hindrance to Freddy's room.
As he entered the young lawyer hastily
thrust something into his waistcoat
pocket and roee to greet his friend
with rather forced cordiality.
"Congratulations, old chap Γ Freddy
cried. "I heard it this morning."
"It isn't generally known yet," said
Oakley.
"Good news travels fast, you know,"
Freddy rejoined. "I had the pleasure
•f meeting Ginhouliac some weeks ago.
He is u splendid fellow!"
j "Indeed he Is," Oakley agreed. "His
people are great shakes In Italy. His
father's a privy councilor."
"You don't say!" Freddy commented,
a trifle Incredulous.
"He's quite an athlete, too," Oakley
went on admiringly.
"So Taylor was telling me," Freddy
broke In. "He kicked Taylor down
Mott street for a block and a half."
"There surely must have been some
provocation."
"There was. Taylor smoked six of
his cigars."
"Six cigars oughtn't to disturb him
like that," said Oakley. "He's the soul
of generosity. Why, the ring he gave
Mary Is absolutely priceless. Ifs an
heirloom in his family—α large ruby
set with four brilliants. Perfectly
itunnlng thing—you ought to see itH
"I have seen It"
"What?" Oakley cried. "Impossible!
He only gave It to Mary yesterday aft
ernoon."
"As α matter of fact," Freddy went
on calmly, "I believe I have It In my
waistcoat pocket right now."
"What on earth are you talking
■bout?"
For answer Freddy took the ring
from his waistcoat j>ocket and tossed
It upon the desk blotter.
"Large ruby and four diamonds," ho
eald, "according to plans and specifica
tions. "
Oakley lay back In his chair and
gasped like a landed trout
"Perhaps," he eald at length, "you'll
be good enough to explain this—this"—
"By all means," Freddy replied.
"This morning when I came In I found
Taylor tossing a small object in the air
and catching it again with such rapidi
ty that It looked like a lot of colored
balls Issuing from α Roman candle. As
soon as he saw me he pocketed it My
curiosity being aroused, I proceeded to
knuckle him."
"Knuckle him?"
"Precisely," Freddy went on. "A
schoolboy trick. Hurts like thunder.
Old Torquemada knew his business,
Oakley, for it wasn't live minutes be
fore I had it out of my worthy young
friend, and there you see It"
"How did Taylor get hold of It?" ask
ed Oakley.
"More knuckling made him tell," said
Freddy. "He confessed that lust night
he attended the lien venu to Cellini cir
cle, having made his peaco with Gln
boullac. Of course he noticed Mary
wearing the ring, and when she went
Into the anteroum to wash her hands
and returned without it he concluded
that she must have left it on tho lava
tory. That's precisely what she bad
done, us he found out immediately—und
there you are. Lucky 1 cuiue In Just
when 1 did."
"And where Is Taylor now?"
"I've tired him," said Freddy. 'Tve
meant to do it every day for the pasl
three weeks, but I've always forgotten
about it until today."
"Why on earth didn't you have him
arrested?"
"What's tho use?" Freddy yawned.
"We have the ring, and now let us go
and take It back to Mary."
IV.
The Oakleys dwelt In nn English
basement residence ou West End ave
nue. One glance at the white leaded
faullght of the colonial front door and
the curtained elegance of the upper
windows established the Oakley re
spectability as (Irmly as did the family
Bible and the "Social It eg 1st er" be
neath the big mahogany table hi the
library. It was to this chamber that
Freddy had been ushered by Oakley
ou their arrival.
"Light up while I go and find Mary,"
he said, and started for the door.
Hardly had he reached It, however,
when from the lower tloor came α cry,
half of rage, half of hysteria, which
at once halted Oakley and brought
Freddy to his feet.
"Now, what In tho world Is that?"
Oukley ejaculated.
Another wall arose, and then follow
ed the words:
"You lost eet, you lost eet"
"Glnboullac!" Freddy whispered,
"lie's got 'em bad!"
"Ah, no, 110, no, no!" re-echoed
through the house.
"By George, he has Puse and Bern
hardt simply skinned to death!" Fred
dy chuckled.
"Give me the ring, Freddy," Oakley
said. "I th.'iik I'll go downstairs and
kick him out."
Mingled with Mary's soothing con
tralto and Glnhoullac's shrill hysteria
came an expostulatory growL
"Confound It, sir, you're behaving
like a fool!" It said.
"The governor!" Oakley exclaimed.
"When I was a kid ho always said
'Confound It, sir,' Just before he whal
ed the life out of me. Exertion's bad
for him, too. I guess I'll go down."
He took the stairs four at a Jump,
while Freddy went back to the library
and closed the door behind him. For
ten minutes the mutiled sound of voices
came In faint waves from the ground
floor, until a decisive bang of· the front
door brought the conference to a close.
Freddy bad been standing by the li
brary window, gazing Idly Into the
street, and he saw Glnhoullac leave the
house. For one brief moment the en
raged Italian stood muttering on the
curb. Between his thumb and flnger
be held the ring, which glittered and
flashed In the afternoon sunlight; then,
raising his hand above his heud, be
flung it far Into the roadwuy.
As Freddy turned from the window
Oakley entered.
"Sorry to have kept you waiting,"
be said, "but we've bad tho dickens of
α row downstairs."
"Only α lovers' quarrel, I hope?"
Freddy suggested.
"A very violent one," Oakley replied.
"The fact is, when Mary snld she didn't
think his ring was valuable enough to
make all that fuss about, Glnhoullac
grew rabid and actually swore at her.
He apologized Immediately and said
fef thought was calling bjf prjçe
B
Mes old heirloom a valueless gut ^it
er that, of course, Mary refused to
have anything more to do with him,
and when I gave her the ring she In·
elated oa his taking ths ptestsos
thing·"
I "Waa he glad to get it beak Γ Vtaê
dy asked.
"He mast hers been," Oakley replied
, "The governor say· thai when h·
J heard it was lost he acted like a man
scared out of his wits. Apparently he
valued It very highly."
"Nevertheless I don't think ha d14"
Freddy rejoined.
"How do yon know?" said Oakhp.
"Because I woe standing by the Win·
dow on be went out, and I aaw him
throw the ring Into the street."
"Impossible!" Oakley ejaculated.
A few minutes later the two young
men, aided by the servants and half
the small buys of the neighborhood,
were poking in the dust of West End
avenue for the discarded bauble. They
searched without avail, however, until
dusk.
"I guess It must have gone down a
sewer opening," said Freddy.
'Or Into the pockets of one of the
searchers," Oakley corrected. "In any
event It's gone."
"Amen!" Freddy murmured piously.
"I'm going home to clean up."
Oakley shook htm warmly by the
hand.
"We're all very much obliged to you,*
he said. "I hope you'll come around
agnlu this evening."
V.
Not only on that evening, but on
many succeeding evenings Freddy call·
ed at tho Oakley residence, until, alx
months later, Mary waa ready to wea*
another ring.
"No heirlooms for mine!" said Fred
dy η s he took the measure of her third
finger with a piece of string. It shall
be tho conventional solitaire and the
bluest whitest or the whitest bluest oa
Maiden lane!"
Accordingly, bright and early the
next morning Freddy Jumped off a
Broadway car at the corner of Maiden
lane and caromed from a policeman to
α stunted newsboy, who was vigoroo*
"Dey wuz narten but winder glee·,*
Taylor replied.
ly shouting the latest afternoon edi
tion of nn evening paper. He steadied
himself by seizing the youngster's
shoulder.
"Easy there, my boy I" be cried, and
then he recognized the youth, "as I
live," he shouted, "It's Tagllatela!
Greetings, Taylor!"
The embarrassed Tagllatela wriggled
and struggled to free himself, but Prod·
dy held him close.
"Come on to the sidewalk," be sold.
"I'm not going to harm you."
lie drew his reluctant captive to t
shop window and proceeded to inter
rogate him.
"Do you ever go to the Taseo Settle
ment these days?"
"Naw!" Taylor replied. "It's blown
op since Glnhoullac beat It"
"Beat It?"
"Sure," Taylor continued. "He went
back to do old country."
"You don't say!" said Freddy. "You
must have been sorry to lose your old
friend."
"Old friend nartenl" Taylor cried.
"He wuz a cheap skate."
"There's gratitude for you Γ Freddy
exclaimed. "You smoke Mr. Glnhoo
llac's cigars and wear his heirloom
ruby and diamond ring, and yet yoa
call him a cheap skate 1"
Taylor grinned broadly.
"Quit yer kidding," he said. "Dem
segars wuz de rankest kind of flor de
smellerlnos."
"But surely the ring"—
"A lemon!" Taylor Jeered "I couldn't
get two bones on it When you hooked
It from me I wuz goln' to give it back
to Miss Oakley."
A great light bro&e over Freddy Fur
nival.
"You don't mean to say that that
ruby and those four flashing diamond*
were paste?" he cried.
"Dey wuz narten but winder glass,"
Taylor replied. "I got It straight from
de fence, Mr. FurnivaL"
"And ho you were going to glv· It
back when I took It from you Γ
"I suttenly wuz," said Taylor. "I
ain't no petty larceny guy, you betcber
life!"
"Then, my young friend, I did yoa a
great injustice," Freddy declared, with
mock seriousness, and tendered the lad
a quarter.
"Dat's all right," Taylor replied,
pocketing the salving coin. "De best
of us Is liable to make s mistake wunst
in awhile."
Freddy Furnlval acquiesced ta the
sentiment with a solemn nod.
Beyond Him.
"I cawn't comprehend," said Cholly
Tanspatts, "how It—aw—can be that
the moon, doncherknow, makes the—
aw—tides rise and fall—aw—when
they rise and fall Just the same when
we—aw—have no moon, doncherknow,
deah boy Γ'—'Browning's Magasina.
8uitable.
"So you think Katherine made a
very suitable match?"
"Yes, Indeed; you know what a ner
vous, excitable girl she was. Wall,
she married a composer."
Not Too Obsoure.
Artist's Wife (during quarrel)—To·
were quite obscure before I marris#
you. Artist—You didn't have any trou
ble in finding me.—Boston Transcript
Nothing 1a stronger than avecaloa—
Wycherly,