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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 By E. Phillip» Oppenheim 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. 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