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W o it <t o' By OEOROEA. ** BIRMINGHAM tr < * Cary*ro*r a> tottf/etaeru m CHAPTER XII—Continued Casimir was tired, worried, over excited and was drinking too much champagne. In his soberest senses he does not understand English very well. He certainly did not understand what was said to him then. But he readily promised that Tommy should bave every opportunity of explaining him self to the king and Calypso. The king, ao he said, meant to travel with the party as far as Breslau. Tommy could talk to him In the train. He would have several hours In which to «ay all he wanted. Afterward he could talk to the prtneeas, all day long If he chose, for three whole days. _It would be at least three days before they could leave Brealau. Next morning Tommy and Janet Church went to the Friedrich Strasse station In good time for the train to Breslau. They found tbe king and Calypso waiting for them. Casimir arrived a few minutes later and saw them off. The princess and Janet Church trav eled together. The king and Tommy took their places In a smoking com partment. Fortunately they had It to themselves. As soon as the train started Tommy braced himself in an effort He wanted to get an explana tion of what was happening, and he was quite determined to make hia own position clear. It was the king who began the con versation, "I'm glad." he said, "that we have this carriage to ourselves. I want to have a little talk with you." "And I want to talk to you," said . oramy . By way of showing that this talk was going to be of a very serious kind he stood up and set bis back against the door of the compartment. The king settled down In a corner and lit a cigar. "Are you. or are you not really a ting?" The king turned his cigar over be tween bis fingers thoughtfully. "That," be said, "la rather a hard question to answer. I certainly was a king once. If you asked Casimir he'd say I am king still, since I haven't abdicated. On the other hand, the statesmen of the Entente powers. If yon ask them, wou|d say that 1 am not a king, because they have definitely turned me out. However—" here he smiled pleasantly—"It doesn't really matter, does U?. As I told you last night, I don't keep np any kind of state now. Yon needn't remain stand ing np. Fd much rather you sat down and were comfortable. Have a cigar." Tommy sat down and took a cigar. "Now," said the king, "let's talk about this unlucky Miss Temple bus iness. I'm sorry to tell you that Calyp so feels very strongly shout It, ab surdly strongly. In fact, I bad the l V V The Priwee e e end Janet Church Trav eiod Tog ethe r. greatest difficulty In getting her to start this morning If 1 hadn't come with her myself, which I didn't psr «icnieriy want to do. I shouldn't have aMs to get her Into the train." felt that Ms opportunity Tt at hod "I «* ye«." he sold. "Quit I am dm Lord Norheya. I know that you*ws easily In I AH NOT LORD NOE turns." That." said the king "fa exactly what I told Oalypeo To« sold os to repeating R ta har all day. I told her Temple, that you'd never girl, that yeu'd never . her. »"at. In fact. YOU ARE NOT LORD NORHEYS," Tbe king gave a pleasant and smiling imitation of Tommy's emphat ic assertion. i> "I don't think you quite understand me even now. 1 really am not Lord Norheys." The king waved his hand airily. 'That's a tremendous comfort to me." he said. "It gets us out of the Miss Temple difficulty, and, to tell the truth, that affair was becoming se rious." "Who on earth is Misa Templer* asked Tummy, desperately. "Oh, an actress. I believe," said the king, smiling. "Or a dancer. But It doesn't matter, does It? Lord Nor beys. It seems, has foolishly promised to marry her. Even that wouldn't ' really have mattered. You could have kept her In the background—" "Don't aay *you,' " said Tommy. 'T've told you over and over again that I am not Lord Norheya." "Of course you're not. 1 know that and I'm very glad of it It simplifies things immensely, for though Lord Norheys might have married Calyp so In spite of Miss Temple. I'm afraid Calypso wouldn't have married him. Miss Temple wrote a letter to my daughter, a most pathetic letter, beg ging her not to take Lord Norheys away from her. It affected Calypso greatly. There was something In It about a 'one ewe lamb,' and Calypso, having lots of flocks and herds. It seemed to me rather an odd descrip tion of a young man. The patriarch used to quote that parable to me, but then It always was—well, a 'ewe' lamb. That stuff never made roach Impression on me, but Calypso wept when she read it. She said that if you'd promised to marry Miss Tem ple—" "But I haven't." "So I told Calypso. I told her that she must not mix you up with Lord Norheys. She said that even If yon hadn't actually promised to marry her, you had certainly stolen sway her young affections." *T haven't," said Tommy. "Of course not Their affections are seldom as young as all that. At least, that's my experience. Those ewe lambs are generally pretty well able to fake care of themselves. Bat, of course, it would have been no good saying that to Calypso, or for the matter of that to the patriarch. The patriarch is a very simple-minded oM man. He believes In young affections and broken hearts and all that sort of thing. However, fortunately. * we haven't got to argue with him sod Calypso along those lines. All we've got to do Is make them believe that you are not I-ord Norheys. Once they believe Jthat, all our difficulties van ish. The marriage can go on." "Do yon mean to say," said Tom my, "that you're still willing to al low me to marry your daughter?" "Of course I am," said the klug. T always was. I never took that Miss Temple business in the least serious ly. These things will happen. Every body except Calypso and the patriarch "But It hasn't happened." said Tom my. "At least. It haan't happened to me. It may possthty have happened to Lord Norfieys. I don't know any thing about that." "Just what I Raid to Calypso, and Just what you will have to my to tbe patriarch. Then the only obstacle to tbe marriage vanishes." — "No. It doesn't," said Tommy, least, that one may. But there's an other obstacle, a much worse one." 'At "If there's another.'' said the king. "for heaven's sake don't let her write to Calypso. Who is she? Don't say IF« Miss Church. If It Is. we're done." "1 never saw Miss Church In my life till yesterday," mid Tommy. T thought It coaid hardly be her. She really la rather toe old for that sort of thing. But If it had been her. it . would have been awkward, vary awkward Indeed. She'd have gone In person to the patriarch, and nothing yon could have said would have straightened things out. However, If it isn't her. It doesn't really matter. so long as the other one doesn't tele graph er writ«." "Thera isn't soother one." "You've just told me there la." sold A of fact, there's no girl at all and ner la far The obstacle I then any girt." the king "Cram the point ef view ef the patriarch." The «to ute is this." sold Tommy. Ta only a curate." T don't regard that os an obstacle at «B," sold th* ksj ( * "Our patriarch doesn't believe la the celibacy ef th* dergy B* toFt married hlaaeelf. but ÏS? "* "That's not my point at all. A» • matter of fact. I'm not a Roman Cat* oltc curate and I'm perfectly free to marry if 1 like." 'That wouldn't have mattered, any how.'' Raid the kin«. 'The patriarch would have absolved you from any vow you might have made. He's ter rifically powerful In that sort of way and can give you absolution for prac tically anything. The trouble about him Isn't that he can't give absolu tion : but that sometimes he won't."^ "How can u curate marry a prln "That's my cess?" said Tommy, point. If she really Is a princess—" "She Is." said the king. "From the point of view of any one who accepts legitimate theories, she's moat cer tainly a royal princess. Rut I hope I needn't say that I don't attach any importance tp the fact. We are living in a world that has been made safe for democracy and nobody care« a pin for those old-fashioned Ideas. There's nothing to prevent any princess from marrying an English marquis" "But I'm not an English marquis," I keep on telling you said Tommy, that and you wont believe me." "It Isn't that I don't believe you." Mid the king. "It's simply that I find It very hard to remember. However, the main thing la cot to let any old — « * % m y r "Are Vou, or Are You Not Really a Klngr fashioned Ideas about disparity of rank trouble you. Tbe whole matter has been arranged." "I wish I knew who arranged that I am to marry a princess." "Well,'' said the king. 'There were several people in It I was one." "Why?" said Tommy. "Why did you make such an extraordinary arrange ment?" •There were a good many reasons,** said the king. "I couldn't go back to Lystris myself. The Leagu tlons wouldn't let me. I'm not sure that I want to even if they would. I'm earning much more In the Mas cotte than you'll ever get out of Lye trla. But I'd be glad to see Calypso back on her ancestral throne. It'll be some sort of provision for her. poor girl, and she hates dancing in th* Msscotte. Tou may think I ought to provide for ber: but I can't. At least. I'd much rather not. I'm earning a good enough salary, bat. the cost of living I« terrific. We middle-class pro fessional men—-that's tbe class I be long to now—are being squeezed out of existence everywhere In Europa. That's the reason I want to see Calyp so safely married and on a throne." "But why dm ~y 0 Q ctaoooe ntf T didn't choose you. The fact Is that the Lystrtans knew very well that they couldn't get s king at all unless be was an Englishman. The Entente e of Ns powers would have turned down any one else. And the Lystrians wanted a king, all of them. There's the pa triarch, for Instance. He hstes play ifig second fiddle to a Megs I Ian man who's merely an archimandrite, but has taken to wearing a gold chain round his neck much thicker than our patriarch's Of course, as soon as Lys trta gets back Into tbe position of an Independent kingdom, our patriarch will be top dog of tbe two. Then there are tbe Casimirs. There are eight or ten Casimirs, all counts, and there's the reat of the aristocracy. They're nobodles In a large republic like Megalla. but they're very Impor tant people in Lystris. Besides, they like having a court to hang about. You can't imagine how those fellow« love dressing up la onlforms, putting on swords sad attending state balls. And the way they eatl I ««sure you that a bullock roasted whole and a couple of pigs go no distance at a sap per table In Lystris. It used to be a frightful expense to me. I needn't tell you the Megnllan President doesn't do that kind, of thing. He can't, poor M i en. Hia salary won't ran to IL That's another example of the rirait sued circumstance« of the middle Than ora no fools so utyihjaom* mp these that have •»»- — Benjomi» Franklin T «dll doa^t see why tbe LystrfaM chose me." said Tommy, "if they did." aarawTSD.) (TO PHscattrrially AppraUmJ Applying for a divorce, an old Geor gia negro said to the judge : "Hit only a string er fish ter kit tied. Jedge ; hut Lawdy. jedge. I'd give a whale ter git rid er her "—Boston Transcript. Or Think Th ey Have Two "New Breeds 1 T„ x .«„i.! 1 .-.J ATG ID VGSllgaLeU >» Believed That "Türken" Is Nothing Else Than Tran sylvania Naked-Neck. Tnere Is no lore like that of the cross of widely separated species of That nature frowns on such crosses Is evidenced by j the failure of repeated and persistent experiments under favorable condi tions. Where progeny has followed vio lent 'Tossings, It Is sterile as a rule. The Department of Agriculture has Is sued a press release In this connection, which is as follows: ''The L'nlted States Department of Agriculture has received many re quests from all parts of the country for information concerning two so called new "breeds" of poultry, the Türken* and the 'Kiwi.' The depart ment has been aware of advertisements concerning these new and novel 'breeds,* for which some rather re markable claims have been made. The advertisements and literature describ ing the origin and qualities of these 'breeds' seem to have aronsgd much Interest on the part of the public, since tbe department has recelvd several urgent requests for an explanation re garding the reliability of the claims made. «als — and— birds. How "Turkon" Was Produced. "The statements to the advertise ments and literature claim that tbe 'turken' was originally produced by crossing a male turkey with a female chicken, and that the 'Kiwi' was pro duced by crossing a mala ostrich with a female chicken. "Successful crosses have been made between the pheasant and the chicken, and to practically every case the prog eny has been of the male sex and sterile. Also, successful crosses have been made between the guinea and the chicken, and here again tbe sex of the progeny has almost Invariably been mo*« and the hybrida have been sterile. Both of these crosses have been made with great difficulty and. ao far as known, no cross giving any progeny has ever been reported between the turkey and th# chicken. Furthermore, it is highly Improbable that the prog eny, If any bave ever been secured, would breed at all. and certainly not readily. In such wide or violent, crosses the progeny is always sterile, and the claim for the 'Türken.' which is reported to be th* hybrid progeny of a cross between the turkey and the chicken, is In all probability not found ed on fact Is Nsked-Neeksd Chicken. •'One other point roust be made con cerning the so-called Türken.' Tbe Illustrations accompanying the adver tisements and literature are in all prob ability photographs of the Transyl vania Naked-neck chickens Accord ing to the best Information obtainable this odd-looklng breed originated to West India, and the characteristic naked neck hos bred true for msoy years, it Is a distinct character of the breed. The department believes that tbe to-called Türken' la nothing else than tbe Transylvania Naked-neck chirk en, which apparently possesses no qualities superior to the more Im portant standard breeds and varieties, and has not been shown to be psr- L dcolsrty well adapted to conditions in many parts of our country. "As far as the reported cross giv ing rise to the 'Kiwi* Is concerned, there Is noch lets evidence to support such a cross than to tbe case of the Türken.* This 1« too violent a cross to produce any results whatever. "The burden of proof that such crosses as those giving rise to the Turken* and the Kiwi* must remain with the sponsors of such novel produc tions. In tbe meantime, the Interests of the public should be safeguarded." Feed to Maintain Cows of Different Weights ~ Extensive detailed experiments have been made to determine the average «mount of protein and other food nu triments needed to maintain rows ot different weights. Also, the different feeds have been tested to determine tbe average amounts of digestible pro tein and other nutriments. This data has been arranged In table form and may be found in various books, ex periment station bulletins, etc., but Is too extensive to reproduce here. These experiments also show tbe amounts of food nutriments required to produce dUTerant amounts of milk. By taking tbe data from these tables, showing bow much Is required, tbe balanced ration Is worked oat by grouping to gether the necessary amounts of the different feeds to give the correct total sad proportion of nutriments. Rations aa worked eut by this process can only serve as a guide because of the great variation la individual cows, bat they are very valuable In actually obtain lag the best rations. Ubcerciae Mare and Foal _ in Cool of the Evening In tbe evening when It Is cool and the files ere Inactive, turn the msre and foal out on pasture. This will allow the colt to get plentv of ex ercise. grase, and fresh sir with the least possible interference from files. When the mere Is not working, the pasture is the best place for both and foal, but they should be pro with shade of some sort When natural shade Is net available, a cheap structure should be built to meet the Hang a few socks under, the tree» or in the shed so that the mere r; •M fool can Prepare Early for Filling the Silo Arrange for Help, Power and Cutting Equipment Plan early for the Important work of filling the «lia Arrange for your help, power and cutting equipment, Make measurements for placing cut ter and power. Plan to have a dear mart to the cutter and also one leav Ing, so that the loads of fodder can euslly li« brought to the machine and leave without requiring backing or difficulties in getting away. Select a good foundation for the cutter and set up blower pipe as nearly vertical as possible so as to «void friction and unnecessary length of pipe. The ma chine should be set level and securely fastened by stakes and by sinking grooves for wheels In putting up blower pipe or carrier, care ahould he taken to securely fasten top at en trance to root. In building your silo It Is well to construct a ladder reach ing from top door to outside opening at roof so that It will be easy for a man to go to the top of an empty alio and open the roof door to lower rope or pulley Tpr elevating pipe or car rier. Corn should be fairly well matured, for at this time the plant contains. Ite greatest amount of food material. This stage may be determined by ob serving the denting ot tbe corn, drying of the bottom leaves or some of the outside husks. The early dent stage Is that period when the corn Is best matured for putting In shocks. If the corn be sowed thick ln drille or broadcast. Its maturity can be determined by tassel and silk. With cane, kaffir corn or rallo malte the same rule will hold true as to maturity. If tbe corn Is overmatured It will be necessary to add water which can best be done by using a hose and putting the water to at the blower, using from one-half to one barrel per load according to the dryness of tbe fodder. Where the silage la to be used for fattening. rather than milk production. It la lm portant that the corn bs mature, and I for this purpose It Is best to plant an early variety in those sections where [ a later one will not mature. Renovating Strawberry Bed Soon After Harvest | Th* strawberry patch which ha* borne one crop should be renovated soon after harvest. This 1« done by plowing out the plants on either one or both sides of tbe row, leaving a strip only about four inches wide. The soil of tbe plowed land Is thor oughly cultivated and If s spike toothed harrow Is used, cross-cultiva tion may be practiced so that a good bed Is made for the new runner plants. Under good soil conditions these will start to row within « short time and will make s row of new plants 12 to 16 inches wide by early The new plants are confined to tbe proper width by continuing cultivation until they cease to grow. Usually It does not pay to rénovais a commercial strawberry patch that has already produced two crops, al though a home patch, under very | favorable conditions, may be allowed to yield three sad sometimes font fsll. crop«. « Hard Luck" With Pigs Result of Wrong Feed« A great deal of so<sited "bard luck" with young pigs soon' after farrowing can be traced directly to Improper feeding and In most cases to over-1 feeding of the tows. Just because a sow seems hungry Just after farrow ing la no Index that she ahould re ceive feed, A liberal supply of water should al ways be available. This will usually satisfy and quiet tbe eow. She ahould receive very little feed for at least 24 hoars after farrowing. Tbe first few feeds of grain ahould be light and fed In the form of thick slop. She should not be on full feed for from six to ten days after farrowing RPMRcrafr Few things give mors and cost h than a woodlot. Watch the garden tor unwwrnm» Insect visitors. A bng In time saves nine—and the garden ease. • • • Alfalfa Is not only s soli enrich er of outstanding merit; It Is the best of j all forage crops for dairy cattle. « • • Lots of loose talk about the poor class of help on the farms made one farmer Inquire If better living quar ters wouldn't attract a better grade of men. — s • s During hot weather R Is very nee calves are fed be kept dean and ster ilized, since dirty buckets era a com mon cause of calf scours. 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