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The Mystery Road
A BEAUTY
BTNOPSia— Flsslng from s
brutal stepfather, an unhappy
horn a. and a proposed husband
•ha detests. Myrtlle. young
«yFraneh girt, stands In a country
road on the verge of desperation.
Halted by an szplodsd tire, two
young Englishmen Lord (Jerald
Oombey and Christopher Bent,
are attracted by the girl's dis
tracted appearance. Bhe begs
them to take her away from her
soi aery In a spirit of adventure
they do so, conveying her to
Moste Carlo and putting her in
«Ute hands for the night. Myr
tlle speaks English, her mother
haring bean aa educated woman.
Chaptmr ///
Lady Mary Dombey was a young
woman of Very pleasing appearance,
but there were occasions upon which
she could look stem. This was one of
them.
"I am never surprised st anything
that Gerald does," she told Christopher,
who wa* seated next lier at the dinner
table, "bat I must say that I should
never have expected you to
mixed up in one of hta escapades.
What are you going to do with the
girir*
"We hoped," Christopher ventured, a
little doubtfully, "that yon might be
able to make use of her as a kind of
under sewing maid, or something of
that sort."
"Thank yon," Lady Mary replied,
without enthusiasm. "I am perfectly
satisfied with the services of my own
maid."
Lord Hlnterleya. who had taken only
• languid Interest In the conversation.
Intervened for the first time.
"Where la the young person now?"
he inquired.
"In some rooms one of the house
keepers at the hotel found for me, sir."
Gerald replied
Lady Mary rose to her feet
"I can't decide." she Mid. "which of
you two has lost his heart to this
paragon of village loveliness. How
ever. I feel sure that my advice la the
best Send her back to her people."
Gerald strolled to the door with his
sister and returned to hla place, finger
ing hla cigarette case Irritably.
Lord Hlnterleya sipped hla wine
thoughtfully.
"1 am not suggesting for a single
moment," be observed "that your atti
tude toward this young woman la not
and will not always be entirely irre
proachable, bnt at tbs same, time you
moat remember that we are In a coun
try where such adventures are likely to
be misunderstood. I feel Inclined
therefore, to indorse your sister'* ad
vice- I should do all that I could to
encourage her to return to her people."
"We'll talk to har In the morning,
sir," Gerald promised
*T shall retire to the drawing room
and persuade Mary to sing to me, and
you two young fellows can smoke to
your heart's content Give me your
arm, Gerald."
"Don't think we shall stop long, if
you'll excuse us, sir" Gerald confided
as he rose to hla feet. "It's Christo
pher* first night In Monte Carlo and
1 want to show him the ropes Com*
along, old chap, and make your
adieux," be added turning to his
friend.
Lady Mary made room for Chris
topher by her aide. Bhe was scarcely
pwnetsed of her brother's good looks
but her complexion was good, her fea
tures unexceptionable, her eyes dear
and aa a rule sympathetic, her tone
and manner attractive. Her figure, es
pecially In a riding habit, was unde
nlable, her skill at golf and tennis far
above the ordinary amateur. It was
not tor lack of offers that, at twenty
four years at age, she was still un
married
They talked for aome time with In
terest. Lady Mary's wit was keen and
her insight unusual. During a pause
to their conversation. Lord Hlnterleya
looked serosa the room through hla
horn rimmed eyeglass.
"Your friend seems to get on very
well with Mary," he remarked.
"They've always been pals," Gerald
acquiesced.
- "Doing pretty well at the bar. Isn't
her
"Thundering well. They say he'e
certain to be one of our youngest
K. C'a." r
tort Hlnterleya said nothing for
several momenta.
"Mary has her aunt's hundred thou
sand pound*." he Mid at length. "She
la a difficult young person to marry.
Knows her own mind though. 1
shonld never Interfere."
"Chris Is a good fellow, hut 1 don't
fancy be baa any thought of marrying
Just yet." Gerald remarked "You
won't mind If I take him off now. sir?
We shall meet for lunch at the Golf
did) tomorrow."
Oiriatoptaer obeyed hie friend's sum
mons without enthusiasm Gerald.
■M u »to- -was both Insistent and to
took
patient, and the two , 5 JR J
their leave * few entantes later,
Gerald dragged hie friend Inte the
of the caste®, where they ob
their rickets for the Cerele
mi afterwards on to the Sport
Mecca of Gerate'* de
ilP cventeg, at any rat*.
S 8 É#*r bruaGwl a tittle more
In the eagtao; tee
«as le» pendrions tee
.Hi.
Ilm After Gerald had'
ï-ti * bsresra« table ne
w'mt some time, f«*ri
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Copyright by Uttls, Brows 4k Co.
nated by thla strange, cosmopolitan
gathering, their diversity in class.
I manners and dress,
found s seat in the little bar, ordered
a whisky and soda and leaned back to
watch the never-ceasing stream of
pleasure-seeking loiterers. Suddenly,
without any warning, hla thoughts
played him a queer trick. He was back
on the cool, sunlit hillside, with the
odor of the violets and the pines In
bis nostrils, and the girl looking over
the gate. She turned her head and
he saw her face—her beautiful eyes,
with their passionate, terrified appeal ;
her quivering lips, her child's figure;
the tender appeal of her, the soul and
sweetness of her innocent youth cling
ing like some fresh, sweet perfume
to her trembling body.
Gerald stood suddenly before him.
his face aflame, bis eyes brilliant. His
voice quivered slightly with subdued
excitement. '
"Christopher, you moonstruck old
dodderer." he cried, "wake up I
Presently he
i
have seen the most wonderful crea
ture on earth. I won't leave this place
uiitll I find out who she la"
"What, another adventure?" Chris
topher exclaimed. "You're not think
ing about Myrtlle?"
"That child? No!" wat the linos
tient rejoinder. "I tell yon It's some
one here tonight She'« either French
or Russian or Italian—I can't make
up my mind which. She Is with an
older woman, who seems to be a sort
of attendant
about here bnt no one seems to know
who sbs la" "Walt till you see her I
I'm not easily led away. I've seen
the most beautiful women in most of
the capitals of the world. I was at
Vienna and Rome before the war,
yon know, but I never— Don't move,
Chris. Don't look as thongb I've been
talking about them. Here they come I"
Christopher watched the approach
of the two women with an Interest
casual at first but real enough as
they drew nearer. The younger of the
two walked slightly in advance. She
wa# rather over the medium height,
and her carriage, although she was
not in the least assertive, was full of
Every one's talking
"1 Will Not Go Back," She Declared
Fiercely.
the simple dignity of one who has
been accustomed to command respect.
She was slim, yet the outlines of her
figure were so soft as to become al
most voluptuous. She wore a dress
ot perfectly plain black lace, against
which the skin of her neck and shoul
ders seemed of almost alabaster white
ness. Her only omamsnt was a long,
double string of pearls of unusual
sise. Her hair, glossy and absolutely
Jet black, was brushed from her fore
head and aronnd her ears so that
It seemed almost like a sheath. Her
complexion was absolutely pallid, her
Ups a natural scarlet. Her eyes were
of a deep shade of brown, incllued
to be half closed, as though she were
short-sighted,
tong and silky;, her eyebrows looked
as though they bad been penciled,
and yet left a conviction of entire
naturalness. Bach details as
malned of her toilette were unique
yet simple. The woman who followed
her poos eas ed a too so air of distinc
tion, bnt ahe waa middle-aged, with
gray hair and somewhat unwieldy
figure. She carried herself with an
air of deference toward her com
panion.
"Well?" Gerald whispered excited
Her eyelsshee were
If.
"She Is very beautiful and very un
usual," Christopher admitted. "Have
you no idea who* she la?"
"If I had found any ope who knew
who they were, I should have been
introduced before now." was the
blunt reply. "Freddie Can-others lias
down to aak the superintendent."
The two women subsided on to a
couch. The eider one gave aa order
I« a waiter, the younger one glanced
indifferently around
*1 wish Oarrnthers would come,"
Gerald muttered impatiently. "I (Han't
exaggerate, did I. Chris?"
"No." the
"I «n't
• . ..
I
»
My that yen
fui and very Intarestlag- ft to quit*
year day far «ffuerttaam"
Gerald laughed scornfully.
"You're not comparing our little
protege from the bille with—with her.
are you?" be demanded.
"Bach baa her charm," Christopher
replied.
Gerald leaned back in bla chair and
laughed long and heartily.
"Our little wild rose," he said, "la
like a thousand others—a pretty face,
a fascinating age, confiding manners.
Fn twenty-four hours she would have
taught you all that she coold know
of love and life. She la as much a
yokel Intellectually aa thla girl la a
mystery.
royal princesses wandering about the
world nowadays. Christ I swear that
she looks as though she bad stepped
down from a throne Thank heavens,
here comes Curruthere I"
A young man who had been star
ing In at the doorway recognized Ger
ald and came across to them.
"No, go. old thing." he confided,
leaning down. "They are registered
here as Madame and Mademoiselle
de Ponlere—aunt and niece. The old
buffer downstairs, however, admitted
that he believed that to be
sumed name."
"Couldn't
Are there any querns or
you him,
thing?" Gerald asked eagerly.
"Old Johnny fairly cornered me,"
Carruthcrs explained. "The two la
dles, he told me, had declared their
desire to remain incqgnito.
not. therefore, the business of a
gentleman to be inquisitive. Where
upon I came away with my tali be
tween my legs. All the same, I don't
believe be baa the least idea who they
are."
or som»
It wa*
Gerald sighed.
"I shall know her sooner or later,"
he mattered, "bat it's such a waste of
precious time."
"You won't forget that we promised
to go and see Myrtlle early?" Chris
topher reminded him.
Gerald* stared at hla friend.
"Myrtlle? Who the devil— Why,
the child from the violet farm, ot
course! I'd forgotten all about her."
*
a
V
Myrtlle came flying to the door.
Christopher saw her eye* travel over
bla shoulder, be saw the sadden eland
upon her face. A queer little stab of
pain startled him by Its very poignancy.
"Monsieur Gerald, he to not with
you?" she asked disconsolately.
Christopher shook hi# head. —
"He was up late last night," he ex
plained. "1 went to bto room but he
was fast asleep. I dare say be will
come on presently."
"He promised to be here early,"
she said. "Has he spoken of roe?
Has be Mid anything about tending
me back?"
"Nothing," Christopher assured her,
"Do you still feel that you don't want
to go back?"
She stood quite still In the middle
of the little apartment and looked at
him. Something about her was al
tered. It seemed almost as though she
had passed tram girlhood to woman
hood In the night
"I will not go back." ahe declared
fiercely. "It to not that I mind poverty
or hard work, it la Pierre Lescliamps,
1 could not bear him near me. He
shall never come near me. otherwise
I shall die. Even you. Monsieur
Christopher, you do not wish me to
die."
Her eyes were swimming with tears.
She leaned a little towards him and
Christopher patted her encouragingly.
Her Ups were very close to his. fresh
and sweet and quivering. Christopher,
conscious of a rare and almost over
mastering temptation, turned away
brusquely. _
"Come outside." he invited. "1 will
take you on the terrace, and we will
sit In the sunshine."
She clapped her bands, herself again
almost Immediately.
They wandered down from the fash
ionable part of the promenade to the
pebbly beach and along the sands.
Myrtlle waa never tired of the wonder
of It all. Often, hdwever, ahe cast an
anxlona look backwards.
"You do not think Monsieur Gerald
will be searching for us?" she asked
timidly.
Christopher was conscious of a curi
ous sense of annoyance which he could
not altogether explain. He led the
way up the steps and on to the ter
race,
"We will take a seat here," he sug
gested "We can aee the hotel and
the turning to your lodgings, and yog
can watch for him."
She acquiesced willingly, sad tor
the next half hour she divided her at
tention between the entrance to thf
hotel and the passers-by. At the end
ot that time she became a little selfr
conscious
"It Is not right. Monsieur Chris
topher." she said "that I sit here with
you tn these clothes and without a
hat. People look at ns so strangely."
"You look very nice." Christopher *#
sored her, "and beside*. It to no on*
cl«* s business but our own."
It looks Him three love affairs
and badly mixed at that What
Is te besoms ef MyrtllaT
(TO 8 « COHTIKUSl. )
Bast to Forgot Wrong*
t « wrong to mu; u *u«l|
and. as the world think«,
of mMoim or mind; but re
Uglon reach** the contrary, sad ?«tto
j
sud a»tarai,
quite au-4.
Much Profit in
Well-Bred Bull
Animal Should Be Given
Care and Management to
Insure Good Condition. L
I Prepared by the Called States Department
ef agrteultars. >
One of the most Important aims of
be dairyman shonld be to havs the
services of a good, well-bred bull, says
:he United States Department of
Agriculture, and then, having a good
bull, he should be given the care and
mimageinent that will insure the
greatest profit from him. He should
be so fed and exercised as to maln
ain hi* activity and healthy, vigorous
■onditton. f
Grain to Feed.
The amount of grain to feed to
Jalry aires varies from four to ten
jwund*. depending on the size and
condition of the animal and the kind
>f roughage. A grain mixture recom
mended by the department aa having
>een used with success consists of
:hree parts ground corn {by weight),
wo parts ground oats, two parts
wheat bran, and one part linseed
neat Another mixture suggested
consists of three parts ground oats,
wo parts wheat bran, one part ground
•orn or barley, and one part linseed
tneai.
Ground oats are considered espe
rially valuable for bulls. Cottonseed
meal is not usually regarded with
favor, especially when fed fn large
•mounts. Some breeders think it
■anses Ini potency.
On some farms the balls are given
he spoiled or musty hay or waste feed
left by other animals. Thla Is poor
inactive. It is Just as necessary to
feed the bulls properly as the cows.
The legume bays—alfalfa, clover,
• etch, soy bean, cow peas are excellent
roughage, and should be fed liberally
if possible. If the non-leguminous
roughages, such as timothy or prairie
hay, corn silage, stover, or fodder are
fed, a grain mixture higher in protein
should be used. ~ i
Use of Si läge.
Breeders differ as to the advisabil
ity of feeding silage. Some maintain
that a considerable amount of silage
is likely to lessen the vigor of a bull
md make him sterile., Others feed
dlage fn large quantities and report
io undesirable results So far aa ex
perimental work shows, It to probable
hut silage does not have any direct
effect on the breeding powers. Large
»mounts of silage, or other extremely
Milky feeds, may have a tendency to
distend the paunch so that the bull
•ecomcs too heavy on his feet. From
10 to 15 pounds of siluge a day with
other roughages can be fed safely
without impairing the usefulness of
the animal.
Dairy hulls should have plenty of
water. This mutter la often neglect
ed, especially when there la not a
■onstnnt supply In the stall or pen
and when the bull Is difficult to
handle. A bull should he watered at
least once a day during the winter
md twice a day during the mrniuer.
Millet Seed Is Rather
Effective in Fattening
The several varieties of millet dif
fer In the composition of their seeds
although the range is not great. Mil
let seeds, depending upon variety, con
tain 8 to 10 per cent water, 8 to 5 per
cent ash. 10 tb 12 per cent protein, 2
to 16 JR*r cent fiber, 52 to 69 per cent
oltrogen-free extract and S to 7 per
cent fat The seed of barnyard millet
is twice as high In fiber as other va
rieties and to corresponJlngly low In
nitrogen-free extract Seed of the
pearl millet has considerably more fat
than other varieties.
Millet seed should always be ground
for live stock feed When ground and
fed with a good roughage In the man
ner of other grain, millet seed Is a
rather effective fattening feed. At
the South Dakota station millet seed
proved practically equal to com for
iambs and about three-fourths as ef
fective as corn In feeding to steers
and swine.
Wheat Dockage Is Heavy,
Say Government Experts
When the grain comes through the
hresher It shonld be looked over and
If at all dirty or contains much "for
eign matter." such as weed seed other
pains, etc., with but few «acceptions
t will pay to clean wheat on the farm,
rhe United States Department of Ag
riculture tells us that they estimate
«hipped 11 , 600,000 bushels of dockage
rltb »their wheat last yew. Thla
■onld have been saved and the price
>efd for a higher grade If the grain
tad been cleaned at the threeher
with à portable disk cleaner. The
dockage can be used for feed or
ground and used for poultry at a con
siderable saving
Control Grub Worin» in
Com Ground.by Plowing
^ Grub
plowing and rotation of crop*. Grass
are most susceptible tn them
are control led by fail
load that to to g r aassa to
infested with the
the roll to plowed «wa and awed to
\ a
a A- ■■ |i n. , fc Jk %( a, ifiT ?1 - -* S
SBlflttO It SHOW© IwVMftM
to
crop that to n« seriously fa
bf
by the grubs They are not
Cocklebur Plant Is
Poisonous to Stock
Most Important to Prevent
Animals Eating Weeds,
(Pr» par«* by tu« CnttsU Ststss Dasartmaa*
ot Ajrrlealtiua.?
Cocklebur planta are poisonous to
swine, tait tie, »beep and chickens, ac
cording to the experimental findings
of the United States Department of
Agriculture. For a long time many
people have been convinced of the
poisonous properties of cockleburs
when eaten by live stock, but this be
lief was not shared in by everybody,
some contending that the deaths re
ported due to cockleburs were caused
by the mechanical action of the burs
rather than by any toxic effect of the
plant
A series of experiments carried on
by the department in the years 1920,
1021, 1922 and 1923, to determine the
poisonous character of cockleburs is
the basis of a report Just issued as
Department Bulletin 1274. in which
It is concluded that the cocklebur
plant is poisonous to swine, cattle,
aheep, and chickens. There were In
all 67 experiments with swine, 11 with
sheep, 12 with cuttle and 19 with
chickens.
To avoid the losses the most Im
portant thing la to prevent the ani
mals from eating the weed, says the
department. If there Is a shortage
of good forage, and animals find the
young cocklebur plants, they msy
easily eat enough to cause serious re
sults. Feeding milk to pigs imme
diately after they have eaten cockle
burs has proved to be beneficial, prob
ably because of the fat content. Suc
cessful results may be expected also
when such oils and fata as bacon
grease, lard and linseed oil are used
as remedies.
While the burs may produce some
mechanical Injury and whils the seeds
are very poisonous, stock poisoning,
the department concludes, is caused
by feeding on the very young plants
before the development of true leaves.
A copy of this bulletin may be had
upon request, as long as the supply
lasts, from the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture, Washington.
Soy Bean Hay Should Be
Mowed Down Like Clover
Well-cured soy-bean hay may be
stacked or stored in the barn the same
as any other hay. The beat stage at
which to cat beans for bay in order
to obtain the highest feeding value Is
not known exactly, but It Is generally
considered that they should be cut
when the pods are well formed and
the lower ones filled. At this time the
largest yield of hay per acre will be
obtained, although! cutting earlier will
give u larger percentage of protein In
the hay. If cutting la delayed too
long the stalks become woody and
there is a heavy loss of leaves.
Soy-bean hay should be mowed
down like grass or clover and allowed
to wilt In the swath, then forked Into
small cocks to cure slowly. Too rapid
curing will cause the leaves to drop.
if the weather is unfair, place the hay
in windrows after It has wilted In the
swath and then after It has partly
cured place In large cocks. Three or
four days of fairly good weather are
ordinarily required to cure soy-bean
hay properly.
Increased Use of Pure
Bred Sires in Kentucky
Oldham county. Ky., owes an esti
mated increase of 4128,968 In annual
returns from Its live stock and pool
try to the growing nse of pure brel
sires This figure is the result of cal
culations made hy O. B. Nance, county
agent for Oldham county, and report
ed to the United States Department
of Agriculture. Mr. Nance based his
reckonings on the difference between
the percentage of pure bred sires used
In hla county and an average com
puted from the percentages of pure
bred sires used In two adjoining coun
ties. He then combined with this fig
ure data on the superior utility value
of pure bred sires from such sources
as the United States Department of
Agriculture and state experiment sta
tions.
IfàrmhW:
Progressive live stock men every
where use the silo.
• • •
Market trendp and price fluctuations
merit more attention than they have
received.
a • •
The dairy cow is the most efficient
farm animal for converting rough
feeds Into human food
a a a
Open windows Invite cold germs to
step outside and stay there, and let
the health fairies com* In.
a a a
Silage to not a substitute for grain,
but it to a 100 per cent substitute for
*
Dairying will always occupy s prom
Suent and strategic place In any sac
rowful plan for balancing agriculture
to
Provide wann. dry. wdH-vonmated
tog hou»**, fol«»? boose* see «heap
clean Dlstefert arrestonally Dip to
prerow ««- Vaccinate te prevent
hog cholera. Gee thf jsmdre* recem
of
«era.
BEFORE TWINS
WERE BORN
a .-..
Vat Vary l&eraUe. Felt Lots
Bettor After Taldog Lydk E.
PUdm'i VryrtrMr Caoponul
Wyooma, Wisconsin.—"Itook Lydia
a PmUhtat Vegetable Compound be
.35 ,;Sj|^fore my twin* were
j|j ^ ,'jAjUx
aeed it and .
it to ma.
was an 1 could
scarcely go about my
daily work 1 was in
auch misery. Bat af
ter I began taking
the second bottle I
was feeling lota bet
ter. I took three bot
tles and a half before
finished the bottle while I was in bed. I
got up feeling fine and have taken care
of the twin* alone ever since. I recora
mend the Vegetable Compound highly
and will sing its praises in the future. "
—Mrs. Ins Gkbritz, Wyocena, Wi*.
It is remarkable bow many cases have
been reported similar to this one. Many
mothers are left in a weakened and
run-down condition after child-birth, and
for such mothers the care of the
is well
hard for
baby
nigh impossible. Not only to it
r the mother, but the child iteelf
will indirectly suffer.
Lydia E. Pink ham'a Vegetable Com
pound to an excellent tonic for the
mother both before and after chDd-birth.
It to prepared from medicinal roots and
herbe, and does not contain any harm
ful drugs. It can be ta ke n in safety by
nursing mothers
Bumper for Coward a
To eliminate the "hit-and-run" auto
mobile driver, a Beattie (Wash.) man
has invented n double bumper, which,
when hit, cauaea a short circuit of the
car ignition which readers the machine
useless until the driver alights and re
sets the bumper switch.
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Aspirin Marked With "Bayer Cross"
Has Been Proved Safe by Millions
Warning ! Unless you see the name
"Bayer" on package or on tablets you
hre not getting the genuine Bayer
Aspirin proved safe by mllllona and
prescribed hy physicians for 23 years
Say "Bayer" when yon buy Aspirin.
Imitations may prove dangerous.—Adv.
He Knowa Her W mahnest
Mrs. Bonham—1 suppose you
thought I would borrow trouble today,
hut I didn't.
Henham—Were the neighbors all
out of it?
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them with stockinette, paint them, and
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