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SERIAL
STORY
The Mystery
OF
Carney = Croft
By
JOSEPH BROWN COOKE
(Copyright, 1907. by Story-Praii Corporation.)
CHAPTER XVlll.—Continued.
“How would It do to get your
brother’s own opinion and see how
Ae feels?" I suggested. “Either you
>r I, or even both of us, might write
Aim and put the matter clearly before
him. If there is any good left/
tn —you will pardon me, Miss
I'aV.My, 1 hope, for I spoke very
thoughtlessly—but he ought to come
to his senses and decide for him
self."
She looked up into my face, her
ryes wet with tears, but with a wan
smile that was evidently conjured up
tor the moment, and said, gently:
“You need not ask my forgiveness,
Mr. Ware, for you always think and
speak for the best, and my own feel
ings toward Jack are the same an
fours. I have never mentioned his
*.'\pie to you before for I could not
beqr to think of those awful days he
•pent here after my father’s death,
ind I am so glad that poor Annie did
not see him then as I did. He knew
that he was not lit for her to see
uul I must say that he showed liim
«elf to me only enough to enable us
to arrange our business affairs. He
seemed to understand the degrada
tion of his position, and although I
have never written to him in all
these years, my heart warms to him
jow and I want to overlook it,
but I cannot, oh I cannot, Mr. Ware."
. "Would you like me to write to him
fnyself?" 1 asked. “I could hardly ex
plain matters in a telegram, and while
I never know exactly where he is I
have reason to believe that he is in
the neighborhood of London or Paris.
A letter to his bankers would reach
him within a week or ten days and
he could be here in a little more than
a fortnight.”
“You know best," she murmured,
resting her he«Q on her hand and wip
ing her eyes slowly. “You know
best and must act according to your
or’ judgment. It seems to me that
to send for him, if only
for' Annie’s sake, but I leave it all
to you."
Her feelings overwhelmed her
again, but as soon as she could calm
herself, she went on: “Perhaps I have
been wrong myself in not trying to
help him and make him see the posi
tion in which he has placed himself,
but when he was here I could not
bring myself to do it."
I remembered Miss Weston’s impas
sioned statement that no one connect
ed with the mysterious happenings at
Carney-Croft hasJ done any wrong or
was in any way responsible for the
present inexplicable condition of
things, and, while I could not see how
John Carney could have any possible
connection with the affair I grasped
the frail straw offered by this sug
gestion and, in my anxiety to calm
Miss Carney, I made the most of it
that I could.
"I know nothing of your brother’s
life while he was away,” I began,
"and, while, of course, I do not count
him blameless, I can assure you
that you have nothing to regret on
your part. You know things of
this kind begin slowly and insidious
ly and —’’
"Oh, no!" she Interrupted, vehe
mently, "it was a cowardly way to
act, at best, and, as I first under
.stood it, it was worse than cowardly.
You can imagine my feelings when
JAjkought it was all for a mere lover's
.qJPrrel and then —then, when I knew
the whole story, I could not bring
myself to view it in a much better
light, although, of course, my sympa
thies all went out to him. It was
not the act of such a man a* I had
always thought Jack to be. I had
looked up to him and respected him
all my life and it almost broke my
heart —it almost broke my heart.
You wouldn’t do such a thing, Mr.
'Ware, I know, and even if you try
to hide your real opinion of him, I
understand too well what it is—
and he is my brother —my only
brother!"
She sobbed convulsively for some
minutes, while I stood like a fool by
her side, keeping down, as best I could,
the words that were uppermost in my
heart and then, suddenly, she arose
and said, abruptly:
“I have kept you too long, I fear,
but this was troubling me so that I
simply had to tell it to some one.
I think you had better write to my
brother at once and it will have to
rest with him whether he comes or
not. Good night."
I followed her with my eyes as she
entered the house and walked slowly
ip the stairs.
CHAPTER XIX.
A Trail Discovered.
Another sleepless night followed,
but long before the morning broke I
had formed aq opinion of myself and
my conduct that was in no way flatter
kk to' either. To be sure, I had been
sincere in every thought and act, and
at times, I had fait and be
lieved that Miss Carney loved me, I
I had soon argued myself into an oppo
' site way of thinking on the ground,
\ as I have said before, that her feel-
I ings toward me were influenced and
magnified by her present anxiety and
distress. Now, however, after consid
ering the matter through the long
hours of the night until my brain
fairly reeled and I was sick at heart
at the thought of my brutal behavior,
I was at last able to see things in a
right light.
Miss Carney had given me every
evidence of her regard that she
could give and still preserve he.' dig
ninty and womanliness. She had
doubtless realized the difficulties of
my position, and she had taken into
account that her brother’s absence
served as an added reason for my
silence, and so she had met me more
than half way and yet I had remained
silent.
She had even permitted me to kiss
her hand, and then, on the first occa
sion that offered, she had given me
an opportunity to say the words that
I owed to her if she would preserve
her self-respect and not consider that
l uad trifled with her in a most
* cnel and unmanly way. And still
I had remained silent, in an egotis
tical belief that my attitude was chiv
alrous and commendable when, in
fact, it was only Quixotic and brutal
ly unkind.
Now, she could only think that T
<>id not love her, for surely she could
r.ot conceive that a sane man would
have acted the part I did on the ver
anda unless he regarded her almost
with indifference.
I rose and .paced the floor until my
head throbbed, hating myself and try
ing to smother my emotions until the
morning came and I could go to her
and beg her forgiveness. |
As the day began to dawn a cold [
gray light spread itself over the fields,
I Stood Spell-Bound with Fear.
showing the hoar-frost on the grass
and bringing clearly into view many
distant objects which stood out sharp
ly in the crisp autumn air.
I glanced from my window and saw
what appeared to be two people walk
ing slowly down the hillside in the
direction of the Bruce cottage. A
hasty scrutiny through my field
glasses confirmed my suspicion and
it seemed that one figure, that of a
man, carried an implement like a
spade or shovel, while the other was
evidently a woman of about the wid
ow’s size and general appearance.
I dressed rapidly, and. slipping out
of the house, made my way as quick
ly as I could to the point where I
had seen them passing, feeling sure
that I would have no difficulty in
following their trail through the frost
covered grass.
It was all I had expected, and I
walked rapidly up the lifll, retracing
the path they had made, and, occa
sionally leaving the trail where it
led too directly through the open, and
slinking along in the shadow of the
hedges until I could again take it up
with safety.
About half way up the incline I
turned and looked down toward the
Bruce cottage, from the chimney of
which a black column of smoke was
pouring and whose windows were
brightly lighted as if something of
importance was going on within.
As I looked, and I had taken the
precaution to bring my binoculars
with me, a man emerged from the
house and I had no difficulty in mak
ing him out to be Jenks, the stage
driver. He was followed in a mo
ment by Mrs. Bruco and the two
stood for some time in earnest con
versation, after which the man strode
rapidly down the road and the-woman
reentered the house.
It had seemed to me that the widow
and Jenks were quarreling, for, dur
ing their talk, he had gesticulated
violently and shown every evidence of
extreme earnestness, if not of actual
anger; but they must have coma to
some sort of an agreement at last,
for he waved his hand pleasantly as
he left her and she returned his sal
utation by throwing him u kiss aa
coyly as a schoolgirl.
The first thing the woman did after
entering the house was to extinguish
the lights, no longer necessary, as the
rays of the sun began to touch the hill
tops, and I was Just lowering my glass
when I caught a fleeting glimpse of
another man, darting around the cor
ner of the building and disappearing
behind the woodpile. I watched in vain
for him to show himself again, bul
he did not, and finally, I turned and
followed the trail once more, mak
ing all possible haste, lest I should
lose it when the frost disappeared.
The foot prints led me up on the
hill and around to the side away
from the house and, at length, be
came lost in a grove of hemlocks un
der which there was no tell-tale frost.
For a time it seemed that my ef
forts were to prove of no avail, and
that I might as well return home,
but the more I thought of the mat
ter the more I was convinced that
these people had been out for no
good purpose, and that it was my
duty to learn, if possible, what mis
chief they had been contriving at
this early hour and where they had
been.
In fact, I suddenly realized that I
had not taken a proper interest ia
the mysterious happenings at Carney*
Croft and that while it had seemed
quite enough to bring them to a stand
still, as far as outward appearance*
were concerned, they were, in reality,
of far too great importance to let
pass so easily.
Miss Weston’s connection with the
affair gave a new aspect to it, of
course, and while I was bound by my
word to respect her secret there was
| nothing in my promise to her to pre
vent me from using every legitimate
means to find out all that I could
on my own account and make use of
such knowledge as I might ac
quire in any way that would best
serve my purposes without reacting
on her.
I wandered about, more or less aim
lessly, in the grove until, as I was on
the point of leaving in chagrin, I again
discovered the tracks in the frost lead
ing across a little open space from an
other and denser grove near by. I
plunged at once into this and had no
trouble in directing my steps through
the underbrush, which was
and bent in many places and showed
plainly the course taken by the man
and woman but a short time be
fore.
After going on in this way for some
little distance I suddenly found my
self in a small clearing under fhe
branches of the overtowering trees,
and saw, to my horror, an oblong
space of newly turned earth which
bore every resemblance in size and
general appearance to a grave.
For several minutes I stood spell
bound with fear and dread and then,
summoning up all my courage and
with a cold sweat standing out on
my body, I began to dig down in the
soft brown earth, using a stick that
was lying near by, and even my
hands, to remove the stones and
larger clumps of soil.
About a foot below the surface I
came upon a bundle wrapped in cloths
of the same kind in every way as
those found by MacArdel and myself
on the night when we first saw the
ghosts and shot at Jenks.
1 could bear no more for the mo
ment, and quaking visibly. I rose
from tho ground and leaned against
a tree for support. Then, for the
first time, I saw that there were many
other little mounds surrounding the
one I had opened and —but I had
reached the limit of my endurance,
and, with pallid face, I dashed mad
ly down the hill toward Carney-
Cfoft.
CTO BS CONTINUED.*
THE DAIRY
THE UDDER.
Varying Types Which Are Desirable
in the Dairy Cow.
The illustrations show some of the
types of udder that are more or less
desirable in the dairy cow. At A is
[shown as clearly as possible an ideal
( udder. The udder need not be over
jlarge. It should have sufficient capa
iCity, however, to allow the continued
growth of numerous cells for the man
ufacture of fat and its emulsification
'.with the other constituents of milk. It
should be evenly balanced before and
.behind, and tho central suture should
be well developed and strongly at
tached to the body. It should be cov
ered with soft, line hair, be free from
fleshiness and closely attached to the
body. It should come well forward
'on the stomach, stand out well behind
the thigh, and be carried well up on
i
( Different Types of Udders.
t
the posterior portion of the body. It
should, of course, have good circum
ference and if properly proportioned
it will add beauty as well as utility to
the cow.
At B is shown the udder as it should
collapse on itself, like a glove, after
the milk has been extracted. A poorly
balanced udder is shown at C; it is
hung too far forward on the stomach,
and the teats arc not evenly placed,
resulting in a great inconvcnUmce in
milking. At D may be seen an udder
deficient in the front part; at E an
udder that is also lacking in balance,
the teats are not evenly placed, and
there is not sufficient development of
the anterior region. At F is shown a
small udder. There is not enough
room here to permit the rapid elabora
tion of milk, which is of prime impor
tance, as it is a well-known fact that
a comparatively small quantity of
milk is in the udder when milking
commences. It is likewise thought by
scientists that the ability of a cow to
produce milk abundantly is deter
mined by the number of cells, and
hence the area available for tho dis
tribution of blood and other fluids
through the udder tissues is too re
stricted in this instance. A small
udder is therefore a poor sign of deep
milking powers, though a large udder,
owing to the character of tissues that
may enter into its formation, is not al
ways a sign of a good milker. At G
is shown an udder much cut up. with
very large and poorly placed teats; it
is what may be termed a restricted
udder, though rather elongated. At H
appears another form of udder often
met with, which, like that shown at
G. is somewhat funnel-shaped in char
acter. It has not sufficient rotundity,
does not come well forward on the
stomach, and is lacking in develop
ment in the posterior region.
DAIRY NOTES.
The scrub farmer will keep scrub
stock.
Starving the young animals in the
dairy saves feed, but that is all.
The savage dog has no license on
the farm and especially around the
dairy.
A few good rules consistently fol
lowed will .accomplish greater re
sults than much wisdom and little
practice.
It is a mighty poor cow that will
not respond to good cure and good
food. She should be sold to the
butcher forthwith.
Milk with dry hands. The man
who milks with wet hands is usually
very careless as well in the other
details of the dairy business.
A man who abuses his stock has
about as much chance of reaching
that Better Land as the Golden Rule
has of being worked to death.
It's a pretty good plan to 'have ar- .
rangements made so that the stock
can get in out of the storm should
one come up while the family is
away.
An exchange tells about a man who
becomes ill at the smell of butter.
Now, we feel sorry for such a man.
Either he has not had any of the real
article or he has a complex nervous
system that we hope isn’t contagious.
The first, and all important, point
in selecting a cow is to note the size
of the udder; whether it is large, uni
formly placed with teats placed at the
proper distance, to note whether the
udder is flabby and not fleshy, which
la particularly apparent immediately
at 2er milking.
MAKING OF A GOOD COW.
First Fifteen Months of Calf’s Life i
Determines Her Future. 1
A wise old dairy farmer once said
to Gov. Hoard, "The cow is either
made or unmade in the first 15
months of her life.” Questioned far
ther he slated that he had come to his
conclusion after years of observation
and practice. He had noticed this: ,
That where a farmer took the best <
possible care of his heifer calves, kept
them dry and clean, fed them well on
good growing food and kept them
going in a strong, growthy manner, ii
they were well bred from good dairy
stock, nearly all would make good !
cows, whereas, if they were sc
well bred, if they were neglected, and
badly cared for, it was rarely any of
them would make good cows.
“We believe firmly in the truth of '
what this old farmer c&Jd," adds Gov.
Hoard. “More good cows are spoiled
by neglect, insufficient food, during
the first 15 months than from any
other cause.
"Good blood, dairy heredity and all
that is necessary. It is the founda
tion. But if we are going to make
good cows out of these heifers we
must pay close attention to how we
start them on the road.
"For years we have been rearing
heifer calves. Some of them we have
sold and some of them we have kept.
We are greatly impressed by our ex
perience with the truth of the old
farmer’s theory. It is true that we
take great pains that the heifer shall
be well born. But that is only half
the proposition, the first half.
"If she is to have good, large capac
ity she must be steadily well nour
ished from the beginning to the time
she is first in calf. This done she has
a greatly increased chance of profit to
her owner. In buying heifers it is
worth a good deal to know how they
have been reared. Of one thing we
are certain, and that is that it pays to
feed the heifer skim milk daily till
she is 10 to 12 months old, together
with a pint to a quart of oats. Such
feeding with good care turns out
much finer cows than does the treat
ment heifer calves usually receive."
PASTURE GATE.
One Which Will Give Passage to
Cows, but Will Keep Out Hogs.
I here show drawing of the plan I
have of keeping hogs from going from
hog pastures to cow pasture and at
the same time allowing the cattle to
go from one pasture to the other at
Will Let the Cows Through.
will, writes a correspondent of The
Farmer. The opening may be as wide
as desired. Two by two-inch plank are
nailed to the fence posts about four
or six inches from the ground and
two extra posts are set out from the
fence about a foot. The plank is
nailed to the inside of these posts and
this plank should be about four feet
longer than the one fastened to the
fence, so as to go by the opening at
each end about two feet. The hogs
cannot jump the two plunks and small
hogs that go between them cannot
jump over, as they are lengthwise of
the opening. The cattle will readily
step over. The same plan may be
used for sheep, only three planks
may be necessary to retain them, al
though I only use two for them also.
A HIGH-CLASS DAIRY.
Fine Quality of Milk Supplied to Se
lect Trade.
A Massachusetts physician owns
and operates a dairy farm where ever
200 cows are kept the year round. The
milk is sold to a high class of buyers
ir Boston. Four kinds of whole milk
are sold, also two kinds of skimmed
milk and three qualities of cream. A
special grade of milk, testing six per
cent., is produced for convalescents
and sick folks, who need the richest
milk possible. Jerseys and Guernseys
supply this high grade of milk. The
milk furnished especially for babies
contains about four per cent, butter
fat and Is milked from Ayrshire cows.
Jerseys, Ayrshire’s, Guernseys, Devons
and Shorthorns are all used in this
dairy. Every stable and barn on the
place is kept neat and clean, and no
foul odors are allowed to permeate
them. The morning’s milk from this
dairy is cooled, bottled and delivured
to the many customers in time for
their use on the breakfast table. But
a couple of cents more per quart is
j charged for this milk than for that
coming from less sanitary surround
ings or that of unknown quality.
Be Gentle with the Cow.
Be gentle with the cow, for you will
feel better about it and the cow cer
tainly will. There is a money value
about gentleness also, but this should
not be the first thing to be considered.
The quiet cow is the one that will pro
duce the most milk. The cow that is
frightened has her digestive processes
interfered with, and these digestive
processes are the ones that control
the manufacture of milk. A bad-tem
pered hired man should not be Uaued
loose with the dairy cows.
Theodore Roosevelt Is not tho first
to give Oyster Bay presidential distinc
tion. George Washington once speat
two days there.
Two prominent Chinese from Shang
hai have paid a visit to Manila ancS
placed largo orders with American/
firms for farm machinery to be used ilk
Manchuria.
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Don't forget, says Machinery, that
some machinists can do more and bet
ter work with a $2.75 kit of tools thanr
some others can do with SIOO worth ot
tools in morocco cases.
Memories of Lincoln. j
David Homer Bate’s memories ot
Lincoln in tho telegraph office during!
the writer’s war service will deal ini
the Midsummer holiday number of
Tho Century with Lincoln’s forebode
Ings of defeat at the polls, giving Inti
mate and interesting details of Lincoln/
and Stanton during these troubled
times, why Lincoln did not favor John
son for vice president, of Lincoln’*
autographic estimate of the electoral
vote, and other incidents of this criti
cal period. f
Accommodating.
Here’s a new hired girl story. A
woman had another and while giving
instructions, said: “And now, Louisa*
we havo breakfast at 8 o’clock.” “Very
well, Mum," 6aid Louisa, "If I’m not
down by that time don’t wait for me."
President Fallieres of France Is ex
ceedingly thrifty. He spends as llktls
as possible of his liberal allowance of
SOOO,OOO per annum.
The percentage of females employed
In four branches of labor in Franco is:|
Agriculture, 28; commerce, 35; domes
tic proposes, 77, and learned psofeat
•Jons, 33.
A Kansas butcher was somewhdt
Eurprised a few days ago to receive the
following note of instruction from a
customer: “Dear Sur, Please do not
bend me any more meete yet I have
butchered miself."
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