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By ROBERT LOUIS SPEVENSON
INSTALLMEN'I‘ 24‘
"Pardon me. Mr. Bally," says 1.
“We do not in the least fear a scan
dal against you."
He laughed again. "You have been
studying repartee," he said. "But
speech is very easy, and sometimes
very deceptive. I warn you fairly;
you will find me vitriol in the house
You would do wiser to pay money
down. and see my back." And with
that. he waved his hand to me nm'
left the room.
A little after, my iurd came with
the lawyer. Mr. Carlyle; a bottle of old
wine was brought, and we all had :1
glass before we fell in business. The
necessary deeds were then prepared
and executed. and the Scotch states
made over in trust to Mr. Carlyle, and
myself.
“There is one point, Mr. Cariyle,’
said my lord. when these affairs had
been adjusted, “on which I wish that
you would do us justice. This sud
den departure r-oinciding with my
brother's return will he certainly
commented on. i wish you would die
cournge :tny conjunction of the two."
"i will make :1 point of it. my lord."
said Mr. Carlyle. "The mae~Mr.
Baily does not then accompany you '2”
"It in :1 point I must approach."
said my lord. "Mr. Baily remains at
Durrisdeer under the care of Mr. Mac
keilnr; and I do not mean that he
shall even know our destination."
"Common report. howovnrw" began
the lawyer.
“Ah. but. Mr. Carlyle. this is to be
a secret quite among ourselves," in
terrupted my lord. "None but. you and
Mr. Mackeiiar are to he made ac.»
quninted with my movements."
"And Mr. Baily stays here? Quito
so." said Mr. Cnriyie. "The powers
you ieave~-" Thou he broke off again.
"Mr. Mackeiiur, we have rather :1
heavy weight upon us."
”No doubt, sir." said I.
“No doubt." said he'. "Mr. Baily will
have no voice?"
"He will have no volce.” snld my
lord, “and I hope no lnl‘luenco. Mr.
Bully ls not a good adviser."
"I see," said the lawyer. "By the
way. hug Mr. Bally means?"
"I understand hlm lo hnvn nothing."
replied my lord. "I give hlm table,
fire, and candle in this house."
"And in the matter of an allow
ance? If 1 nm to share Lha respons
lhlllty, you will see how highly desir
able ll ls that I should understand
your vlews," said the lawyer. "0n the
question of an allowance?"
“There will he no niiowunce." said
my lord. ”I wish Mr. Baily to live
very private. We have not always
been gratified with his behavior."
“And in the matter of money," I
added, "he has shown himself an in
famous bud husband. Glance your eye
upon that docket, Mr. Carlyle, where
I have brought together the differ
ent sums the man has drawn from
the estate in the last 15 or 20 years.
The total is pretty."
“I Had No Guess oi Thla."
Mr. Carlyle made the motion of
whistling. ‘1 had no guess of this."
said he. “Excuse me once more. my
lord, it' 1 appear to push you; but it
is really desirable i should penetrate
your intentions: Mr. Muckellar might
die, when I Hhould find myself alone
upon this trust. Would it not be rather
your lordship‘e preference that Mr
Bally should—ahem—should leave
the country?"
My lord looked at m r. Carlyle. "Why
do you ask that?" Bald he.
"i gather. my lord, that Mr. Bally
is not a comfort to his family." says
the lawyer with a mall».
My lord's face bwmm- suddenly
knotted. “I wish he was in hell."
cried he. and filled himself :1 glass of
wine, but with a hand so tottering
that he spilled the half into his bosom.
This was the second time that. in the
midst of the most regular and Wise
behavior, his animosity had apurtcd
out. It startled Mr. Carlyle, who oh
eerved my lord thenceforth with cov
ert curiosity, and to me it restored
the certainty that we were acting for
the best in view of my lord's health
and reason.
Except for this explosion, the inter
view was very successfuly conducted.
"1 should perhaps explain to you.
my lord." said Mr. Carlyle, pausing,
with his hat in his hand, "that I have
not been altogether surprised with
your lordship's dispositions in the case
of Mr. Bally. Semi-thing or this nnv
ture oozed out when he was inst in
Durrisdeer. There was some talk of
a. woman at St. Bride's, to whom you
had behaved extremely handsome.
and Mr. Bally with no small degree of}
cruelty. There was the entail ngnin.
which was much controverted. li~
short. there was no want of talk. back
and forward; and some of our wine,
acres took up a strong opinion. 1
remained in suspense. us become on:
of my cloth; but Mr. Mnckeilar's
docket here has finally opened my
eyes. I do not think, Mr. Mackellar.
that you and I will give him that much
rope."
Mr. Alexander.
I doubt it our enemy had named
Mr. Alexander three times, before I
perceived which way his mind was
aiming—ail this train of thought and
memory passed in one pulsation
through my own—and you may say
i started back as though an open hole
had gaped across the pathway. Mr.
Alexander;; there was the weak
point. there was the Eve in our per
ishahlc paradise; and the serpent was
already hissing on the trail.
i promise you I went the more
heartily about the preparations; my
last scruple gone, the danger of delay
written before me in huge charac
ters. From that moment forth. 1
seem not to have sat down or
breathed. Now I would be at my
post with the master and his Indian;
now in the garret buckling n vallee:
now sending forth Macconochle by
the side postern and the wood~path
to bear it to the trystlng-plnce; and
again, snatching some words of coun
sel with my lady. This was the verso
of our life in Durrlsdeer that day;
but on the recto all appeared quite
settled, as of a family at home in its
parental seat; and what perturbation
may have been observable the master
would set down to the blow of his
unlocked-for coming and the fear he
was accustomed to inspire.
Slipper went creditably oi'f, cold
salutatious passed, and the company
trooped to their respective chambers.
1 attended the master to the last.
Once In my own room, I made cus
tomary motions of undressing. so
that i might time myself; and when
the cycle was complete, set my tlnder
box ready and blow out my taper.
The matter of an hour afterward, i
made a light again, put on my shoes
of list that I had worn by my lord's
sick-bed. and set forth to the house
The lady and the children 30 upon a journey in this install
ment.
“We saw the lights of the two carriages stand shining by the
wayside. Scarce a word or two was uttered at our parting,
and these regarded business; a silent grasping of hands, a turn
ing of faces aside, and the thing was over; the horses broke
into a trot, the lamp-light sped like will-o’-the-wisp upon the
broken moorland." .
to call thr- voyagers. All were dressed
and waiting—may lord, my lady. Miss
Katharine, Mr. Alexander, my lady's
woman Christie: and I observed the
effect of secrecy even upon quite in
nocent persons. that one after an
other showed In the chlnk of thn door
of a face as white as paper.
Slipped Into Darkness.
\V’u slipped out of the side postern
into a night of darkness, scarce broken
by a star or two; so that at first we
groped and stumbled and fell among
the bushes. A few hundred yards up
the wood-path. Mneeonochie was wait.
ing us with a great lantern; so the
rest of the way we went easy enough,
but still in It kind of guilty silence.
A little beyond the abbey. the path
debouched on the main road; and
some quarter of a mile further, at
the place called Eagles, where the
moors begin, we saw the lights of the
two carriages stand shining by the
wayside. Scarce a word or two was
uttered at our parting. and these re
garded business; a silent grasping of
hands, a turning of faces aside, and
the thing was over; the horses broke
into n trot. the lamp-light sped like
wlll-o‘-the-wisp upon the broken
moorland, it dipped beyond Stony
Brae; and there were Macconochie
and I alone with our lantern on the
road.
There was one thing more to wait
for; and that was the reappearance
of the coach upon Cartmore. It seems
they must have pulled up upon the
summit, looked back for a last time,
and seen our lantern not yet moved
away from the place of separation.
For a lamp was taken from a carriage
and waved three times up and down
by way of a farewell. And then they
were gone indeed. having looked their
last. on the kind roof of Durrisdeer.
their faces toward a barbarous coun
try. I never knew before the great
ness of that vault of night in which
we two serving-men, the one old and
the one elderly stood for the first
time deserted; i had never felt be
fore my own dependency upon the
countenance of others. The sense of
isolation burned in my bowels like a
fire. it seemed that we who re‘
malned at home were the true exiles;
and that Durrisdeer. and Solwayside,
‘and all that made my country native.
‘its air good to me, and its language
‘welcome. had gone forth and was far
over the sea with my old masters.
The remainder of that night I paced
to and.fro on the smooth highway,
reflecting on the future and the past;
My thoughts. which at first dwelt
tenderly on those who were just gone.
took a more manly temper as l con
sidered what remained for me to do.
Day came upon the inland mountain
tops. and the fowle began to cry and
the smoke of homesteads to arise in
the brown bosom of the moors, before
I turned my face homeward and went
down the path to where the roof of
Durrindeer shone in the morning by
the sea.
'Called Master at Same Hour.
At the customary hour I had the
master called. and awaited his com
ing in the hall with a quiet mind. He
looked about him at the empty room
and the three covers set.
"We are a small party," said he.
“How comes that?"
“This is the party to which we
must grow accustomed." I replied.
lie looked at me with a sudden
sharpness. “What is all this?” said he.
“You and i and your friend Mr. bass
are now all the company." I replied.
"My lord, my lady, and the children
are gone upon a voyage."
"Upon my word!" said he. "Can this
be possible? I have indeed fluttered
your Volscinns in Corloli! But this is
no reason why our breakfast should
go cold. Sit down, Mr. Mackellar, it
“In the name 01 my ancestors, I
thank yo_u."
you piease"~——taking, as he spoke. the
head of the table, which I had de
signed to occupy myself—"and as we
eat. you can give me the details of
this evasion."
For a while he played the part of
entertainer, giving directions to Mac
conochie, who received them with an
evil grace, and attending specially up
on Secundru. “And where has my good
family withdrawn to?" he asked,
carelessly.
“Ah. Mr. Bally, that is another
point!" said i. “I have no orders to
communicate their destination.”
"To me," he corrected.
"To any one," said I.
“It is the less pointed," said the
master; my brother improves as he
continues. And I. dear Mr. Mack
ellnr?"
“You will have bed and board, Mr.
Buliy.’ 'snid i. “I am permitted to
give you the run of the cellar, which
is pretty reasonably“ stocked. You
have only to keep well with me, which
Is no very difficult matter, and you
thll want. neither for wine nor a sad
die-horse."
He made an excuse to send Macco
nocme from the room.
“And for money?" he inquired.‘
“Have I to keep well with my good‘
friend Mackellar for my pocket
money also? This is a pleasing return
to the principles of boyhood."
"There was no allowance made,"
said I; "but I will take it on myself
to see you are supplied in modera
tion.”
"in moderation?" he repeated. "And
you will take it on yourself?" He
drew himself up and looked about the
hall at the dark rows of portraits.
“in the name of my ancestors, I
thank you." says he; and than, with
a return to irony: "But there must
certainly be an allowance for Secnn
dra Dass?” he said. “t is not possible
they have omitted that."
"I will make a note of it and ask
instructions when I write." said I.
And he. with a sudden change of
manner, and‘ leaning forward with an
clboy on the table: “Do you think this
entirely wise?"
“l execute my orders, Mr. Baily.”
Haiti 1. H
(To Be Continued.)
THE STEAMER THAT
EARNS ITS KEEP
On the top shelf of many pantriee
are steamers and other kitchen equip
ment, at rest. A few times a year
they are dusted off and do duty steam
ing the Thanksgiving turkey or the
Christmas plum pudding.
The steamer should work every
day. it will save time and fuel and
will produce well cooked foods. One
of my favorite short cuts is to cook
a week's supply of breakfast cereal
at once. it takes the same time and
fuel as for one breakfast porridge to
cook. My steamer holds six quarts
and so into six glass fruit jars I put
rice, oatmeal, hominy grits or cracked
wheat. The wheat should soak in cold
water several hours. or over night. i
use the proportions of one cupful of
dry cereal to four of cold water and
add a teaspoonful of salt to the quart.
Adjust the rubbers and caps as in
canning frult and steam for three or
four hours. Tighten the caps and
cool and you have perfectly cooked
cereal that will keep until you are
ready to use it. it may be served
cold or warmed in a few minutes.
FINDS PETRIFIED
PHEASANT TWENTY
FEET IN GROUND
A petrified pheasant. buried
for ages nnder twenty feet of
dirt and rocks. was found re
cently by D. C. Kerlee. while
proapecting for coal at the head
waters of Johns creek. near
Grangeville. Idaho. The bird,
which had turned to a hard
clay, was found below a hung.
lng ledge.
Mr. Kerlee placed the petri
fied bird to one side. and inter
accidentally struck it with
refuse from the mine prospect,
and shattered the curio. except
for the head. on which feather
imprints were plainly visible.
WASHINGTON NEWS
An ordinance establishing a 5-cent
fare on the municipal car system was
passed December 18 at Seattle by the
council and signed by Mayor Edwin J.
Brown. It becomes effective March 1.
The state supreme court December
19 authorized the commissioners of
Cowlitz county to proceed with the
canvass of election returns in the
county seat contest, which means that
it the unofficial returns are correct
the county seat will be transferred
from Kalama to Kelso.
A fund of SIOO,OOO to purchase seed
wheat for eastern Washington farm
ers, especially in the Big Bend, who
would otherwise be unable to plant
thls spring, is to he raised if present
plans or a subcommittee of the agri
cultural bureau ot the Spokane Cham
ber of Commerce are successful.
A charity bequest or 160 acres,
made by the late David Adams of
Colfax. will be distributed for the
benefit of Colfax institutions, being
divided into three parts. The value
at the [and is estimated at SIB,OOO.
The distinction of being the first
persons to walk across the Columbia
river on ice from The Dulles to the
Washington shore in several years
was claimed December'lß by Fred
Smith. ferryman, and Mr. and Mrs.
Barney Scott. The party made the
trip without accident. the river being
frozen solidly over from shore to
shore here. '
Northwest wheat growers wil pay
‘an additional $155,000 for their wheat
bags next year as a result or the
federal government ruling requiring
the word “India" on all bags import
ed from Calcutta. ,
Alvin M. Owsley, national comman
der of the American Legion will
speak throughput Washington early
in January.
According to the Washington State
college business manager or the men’s
glee lcub, the itinerary for the an
nual tour has been completed.
Three years ago the students of the
State College of Washington voted to
charge every student $lO at the time
of registration, this sum to be put
into a sinking fund to start work on
a new gymnasium. The money col
lected in this'manner now amounts
to between $70,000 and $76,000 and i'
is expected the state iegisieturewii‘
duplicate this amount. It is believed
sod will be broken in the near tntun
for the gymnasium. ‘
Reorganization of the “Cow 1301m
ties Defense league," formed ndear
ago to fight the Palmer initiative
measure for the reapportionment of
the membership of the legislature.
has been started in preparation to
combat a reapportlonment movement
by King county in the 1923 legisla
ture.
Broken wings, crushed bodies and
twisted wires were practically all that
remained of four airplanes after the
United States Aircraft corporation
hangar at Perimeter collapsed re
cently under the weight of tone of
snow.
Boys’ and Girls’ I
Farm Club 1
Work
A Yell From Adams County.
I saw an old hen standing by a. cart
She cackled to be cluby, 'cause she
was smart.
Club Members Purchase Shorthorns.
Members of the Hercules Baby Beet
club of Mabton, Washington, pur
chased -flve purebred Shorthorn fe
males at the Pacific International
Shorthorn sale. This lays the founda
tion for two more Yakima valley pure
bred cattle herds in the future.
Herold Holmes and Gerald Vernum
or Mebton were the enterprizlng club
members. _Gerald purchased "Red
Rose B" of the Foothills farms. Carl
ton, Ore, and “Miss Willow" 01 the
Oregon Agricultural college. Herold
Holmes purchased "Bessie Criterion"
of George Bertrand of Castle Rock.
Wash; “Craiglelee Coral" of Foot
hills farms, and "Dainty Lady 2nd"
of the Oregon Agricultural college.
Club Boy Wins From Father in Four
Out of Six Clams.
“Now young follow. we will see
what club work has done for you,"
said Mr. Guy Taylor of the South Bay
community, Olympia, as he and his
son. Roy, entered the Thurston coun
ty potato show in competition with
each other.
And see they did, for Roy won from
his father in four out or six classes.
He won the chamber of commerce
potato digger offered for the best 100
pounds of table stock; first prize for
certified Burbank seed, sweep-stake
need potato competition, second‘on
uncermied Burbank seed. second on
uncertmed White Star seed and sec
ond for the best 32 tubers of Burbank
table stock.
’ As a reward for good work in high
school, community activities and club
Ework. he was given a $75 scholarship
‘to the State College of Washington
by the Union Pacific railway system.
Competition between Roy and his
father has ceased and from now on
it will be Taylor and Son. potato
growers of Thurston county.
To-lengtheu waist, back and front,
cut the. pattern through about two
inches above waist line and separate
the desired amount, which is de
termined by length of underarm
measurement (Fig. 3).
In most cases this is sufficient, but
If the figure is long from under-arm
to neck, it is necessary also to cut
the pattern half way between under
arm and neck and separate the de
sired amount. (Fig. 4).
To shorten waist, back and front,
fold pattern about two inches above
waist line, taking up extra length. If
the person is short, place a fold
across chest line, taking up the de
sired amount. (Fig. 5).
—-Myrtle Dooly.
The neck should be measured and
if too large, the line may be altered
by raising it a bit. (Fig. 6). If too
small, it may be out down at the time
of fitting.
ORGANIZATION PRACTICAL
Bonner Association Plans Warehouse
at Sandpolnt
The Bonner Fruit Growers' associa
tion, organized early in the year, is
this fall demonstrating the practica
bility of the project for which it was
organized.
The members or the new associa
ition are well pleased with what has
been accomplished this year. and plan
the erection of a warehouse in Sand
point next season. to afford a peck
ing and shipping headquarters. The
membership or the association is not
yet large; but with the success this
year obtained It is expected that all
growers of any unportance in the
county will join and help to make a
reputation for Bonner as the home
of the best apples in the west.
When the gasoline engine is hitched
to the washing machine, it takes the
blue out of Monday.
Typical Campy: ire Girls
Very few natlonal movements in recent years have shown the
growth of the Camp Fire girls. The organization stands for all
that will help‘ build up a well-nigh perfect girl and woman.
The young ladles shown in this plcture were present at a recent
Grand Council in Spokane.
EMAKERS’ CORNF
HOM 4R
Conducted by '
Aiice Lindsey Webb, News Editor, and
Lincoln R. Lounsbury, Agricultural Extension Editor,
State College of Washington.
(Continued from last week.)
Other Alterations.
The arms~eye, it too large, may be
changed by raising the line under arm
in both front and back and making a
new curve. It too small, it may be
cut out at the time of fitting. (Fig. 7).
For round shoulders, cut the back
of the pattern abové the bust line.
starting at center back and extending
almost to arm hole. Separate edges
made by out enough to allow for the
extra length required for the round
shoulders. (Fig. 8). This will add
extra width at the waist line, but this
is not objectionable for it will pre
vent a drawn look across the-back
and detract from the
of the shoulders.
Sloping shoulders cause diagonal
wrinkles from shoulder to arm hole.
This is best corrected when fitting is
done, but may be altered on the pat
tern. Shoulder seams should be
taken up at point of shoulder and
gradually sloped to neck,,the armseye
is then cut out to make up for uptake
at shoulder. (Fig. 9).
The same principles are applied to
the tight fitted waist as to the shirt
waist. Often the necessary increase
or decrease in bust or waist can be
made by letting out or taking up the
seams. Since there are so many seams
this can be done very easily.
(How to alter sleeve patterns will
be shown next time.)
(To be continued.)
The Penalty of Dudlohnece.
“Old man Spraddie was about to
marry the Widder Soonover," related
s resident of the Gobbler Scratch
neighborhood, "and I reckon he got
sorter nervous as the time for the
orgy approached. Anyhow, when he
went to light his pipe his hand shook
so he set his celluloid collar aflre,
and the blaze sizzled a ring around
his neck, scorched his whiskers and
burnt the hair 9.] oif'n one side 0! his
head. Aw. well, it don't pay to dress
up too much, whether you are going
to be married or what."
Tlle drains laid right are more
nearly everlasting than any other
farm improvement.
"I want a mattress that is cool to
sleep on in hot weather."
"One of these air mattresses, me
dem, you will find just the thing:
they were filled during the cool
weather."
"How clever! And I suppose their
reelllent qualities are due to their be
lng filled with spring Mr."
WORLD’S NEWS
BRIEFLY RETOLD
Important News of Both Hemi.
spheres Boiled Down to
Last Amman,
Gabriel Narutowioa. first president
of Poland, was assassinated Decca»
ber 16.
An Ocean-going barge; laden with
4000 cases of holiday whisky valued
by prohibition ofilcials at $500,009.
was captured inside Sandy Hook De
cember 19 by the tonne:- subchase;
Hanson oi the prohibition navy.
In competition with 1500 other pea}.
greed canarlea. "Baby Grand.“ an
American bird, was recently adjudged
the greatest warble:- In the world. a
the first international canary bird cm»
test ever held.
A week of skirmishes between
moonshiners and federal ’mhtbttlm
agents in the hula of Emilee coun
ty. which resulted In the killing or
three agents and one moonshine! and
the wounding of another outlaw. was
ended December 15.
In the most disastrous fire in the
history of Bozeman, Montana, prop
erty losses of $250.0” were sustained.
After being maroonea five days on
the barren Lizard isle In Lake Supe
rior; with the temperature averaging
well below the zero mark. and appab
ently without food, 23 of the 81 Intes
lng persons from the ill-fated. tug Re».
Hence have been rescued.
The soviet government of Vladivo
stok recently ordered the consuls ct
France and 10 other countries to close
their consulates and leave the M
maria.
An investigation of the origin and
effect of the recent earthquafo m
Chile will be undertaken by the Ca»
uegie institution.
Survey with a view to laying the
foundations for Astoria on a pom
nent basis, to replace the business dis—
trict built on piling, which was do:
stroyed by the fire recently, he. been
started with the cooperation of army
engineers.
The six-story Trust building at Chat
lotte, N. 0., was destroyed and two
other structures seriously damaged by
fire early December 10 with a loss at
timeted at $440,000.
The nation’s crops this year its
worth $7,572,890.000. based on their
farm values of December 1. the de
partment o: agriculture announced re
cently.
full appearance
Congressman John W. Summers o!
Walla Walla will introduce an amend
ment to the agricultural bill in con
gress appropriating $600,000 to be
loaned farmers of the Big Bend dle~
trlct tor the purchase of seed “out.
It is reported.
Air Mail Pilot Henry G. Boonstra.
for many days missing when he be.-
came lost in a blizzard while flying
with government mail from Bait Lake
to Rock Springs, Wyo., was found
alive and well at Rigby ranch. near
CoaJvllle, Utah. December 19. ,
TIMELY HINTS T 0
FARMERS
Agriculture—To assure stmisht
combs and decrease the number of
drones, use full sheets of either heavy
or medium brood foundation in the
breed frames.
Dairy—Use a. dairy sire whose near
relatives Have an average production
of at least 500 pounds of butteflat.
Farm Crops—This is a good time
to scatter a little sweet clover seed'
‘on partially cleared land and rough
bills as an aid to next year's pane:
ture. ‘ ,
Home Management—Take an inven
tory of the working equipment In
your kitchen and dispose of all use
less pieces.
Farm Management—Keep exposed
surfaces of farm machinery covered
with a good paint, grease wearing
surfaces ahd begin repairs for there
will be other work for March.
Hortlculture—Now is a. good time
to go over the tools and orchard
equipment for needed repairs.
Plant Pathology—Begin making the
treating vat for treating seed pout
toes. Your county agent will give you
suggestions on how it. is made.
Livestock—Furnish the ewe flock
their hay out in the field (even on
the snow), for the resulting exorcise
means that the flock will give normal
birth to strong vigorous lambs.
Poultry—lt you want hatching can
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