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he pressed his hands over

structions he pressed his hands over
bis eyes.
"Bring some brandy, white liver Do
you want me to do everythingT
This gruff order awoke Grenier to
trembling action. He went to cup
board and procured a bottle. Mason,
having placed Anson In chair and
steadied his head against the wall,
seized half tumblerful OF the neat
spirit and drank 1t with gusto. The
other, gradually recovering his self con-
| troll, was satisfied with less potential
draft
ut will be dark soon," growled Ma
son. 1--WE must undress him first. you
said"
"Yes, II his clothes are not blood
stained"
"Rot He must go into the water
naked In any case. The idea Is your
own"
"Ah, forgot 1t will soon be all
right. Besides, knew | should be up
set, so have everything written down
here-all fully thought out. There can
be no mistake made them
He produced little notebook and
opened IT with uncertain fingers. He
glanced at closely written page. The
| words danced before his vision, but he
persevered.
"Yes. His coat first, then his boots;
clothes or linen stained with blood to
be burned, after cutting OF all but
TONS Now I'm ready. l will not funk
any more"
His temperament linked the artistic
and criminal faculties In sinister COM
bination. and he soon recovered his
domination in guilty partnership. It
must have been the instinct Of the
pickpocket that led him to appropriate
Philips silver watch with its quaint
shoelace attachment, before he touch
ed any other article
"Queer thing" he commented "A
rich man might afford better time
keeper, but there's nU accounting for
tastes"
ndsOu, anu S'hPSheA' WY
ed his instructions like ministering
ghoul. They undressed Philip wholly.
and Grenler, rapidly denuding himself
Of his boots and outer clothing. donned
these portions Of the victims attire.
Then the paint tubes and the other
accessories Of an actors makeup were
produced. Grenier, facing mirror
placed on table close to Philip. be-
gan to remodel his own plastic features
In close similitude TO those Of the un-
conscious man. He was greatly as
sisted by the fact that In general con-
tour they were not strikingly different.
Philips face was Of fine classical
type. Grenier, whose nose. mouth and
chin were Sagular and pleasing, found
the greatest difficulty in controlling the
shifty, ferretli!;e expression OF his
eyes. Again, Philip had no mustache.
The only costume he really liked TO
v ear was his yachting uniform, and
here he conformed to the standard OF
the navy. The shaven lip, Of course,
was helpful to his imitator. All that
was needed was an artistic eye for the
chief effect. combined with skilled
use of his materials And herein Gre
nier was an adept
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Before he could reply his master turn
ed, crossed room feebly lighted by
dull lamp ard passed through u cur
tanned doorway.
Green was Starring perplexedly ut tho
house, the kitchen, his Ill favored com.
panion carrying Philips portmanteau
within, when he heard his masters
VI ce again and saw him standing be-
tween the partly drawn curtains, with
his face quite visible in the dim rays
Of the lamp.
"Green!"
"Yes. SIR"
"Here are my keys. Unlock the bag
and take the keys with you. You re-
member the small portmanteau in my
safe at Park lane"
"Yes, sir"
"Open the safe, get that bag and
send it to me tomorrow night by train
to the Station hotel, York"
Tomorrow night, sir?"
YES"
The keys were thrown with rattle
on to broad kitchen table. Evidently
Mr.. Arson would not brook questions
as to Lis movements, though his few
words sounded contradictory. Green
got down, unfastened the portmantean
and went back to the dogcart.
They're queer folk + t Grange"
said the stable boy as they drove way.
"There's barrow night and lady Us
nobody ever sees, an dochtor, an a
man-him rs KEN for ye."
Surely they are we'll known here?"
"Not bit Of it. On'y bin here about
week. r. doctor chaps very chirpy,
but yon uther is a rum 'un."
Green was certainly puzzled very
greatly by the unexpected develop.
ments of the last few niinutes, but he
was discreet and well trained.
He liked his young master and would
do anything to serve his interests.
Moreover, the ways of millionaires
were not the ways Of other Een. All
he could do was to hear and obey.
He slept none the less sOundly be-
cause his Ihaster chose voluntarily to
bury himself, even for a little while.
in such weirdly tumble;lown old
mansion as the Grange House.
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Judging a Horse by Ills Head.

According to a New York paper,
James R. Keene, the famous New York
breeder of thoroughbreds, and Hashem
Bey, sheik of the Anazeh Bedouins in
Arabia, hold the same identical theory
regarding the selection of a horse.
Homer Davenport, the New York car
toonist, who went to Arabia last year
and secured number of Arabian stall
lions and mares from the desert, said
recently, while in conversation with Mr..
Keene that Hashem Bey asked it he
knew whether the few government buy
ers of horses from India and other east
ern countries, whom he had seen, were
good horsemen, stating further that they
invariably looked at a horses feet and
| legs instead of his head. ~ ask" said
Hashem Bey, "because if am going to
trust my life and purse with you won't
look long at your feet, but will spend
half an hour looking at your head, for
what your body will do your head will
tell. When | mount horses back my
life is in his keeping. No horse will
ever surpass what his head indicates,
and he will always do what his head de-
notes. If his head is ill-shaped the
horse is not well-made. If in his feat
ures you see noble lines the horse will
have q noble character that you can
trust to bear you safely out of danger,
and who, if your family is starving, can
60 and catch the gazelle." Mr.. Daven-
port said that the great sheik was very
interesting on the point, and he went
further to prove his theory, saying:
"Y esterday when you were looking over
the mares of our tribe those you chose
as having fine heads were in every in
stance the distinguished war-mares, the
ones fleet of foot and of perfect man.
ners." As Davenport finished, Mr..
Keene stopped, and with quizzical ex-
preston asked if that was really told by
the great sheik. When he told him it
was, he walked few PAGES more, and,
turned and said: 81 want to tell you
something. When 1 go to my farm in
Kentucky, after the colts are weaned,
look over their heads, and from eighty
colts pick sixty by the general appear
ance of their heads. The next visit,
when the colts are yearlings, 60 over
the sixty, and by their heads choose
forty. Six months later finally decide
on twenty, and they are the ones turn
over to Mr.. Rowe to be trained for rae
ing purposes. Keene said that last sea-
son he sold about $4,000 worth of
young horses. "And," he added, "my
Judgment of them has always been by
their heads. Of course, l take it for
granted that their bodies are sound"
"This statement coming from the fore
most turfman of America is worthy of
notice. That Mr.. Keene's theory is
the correct one the history of horses
that have borne his famous white and
blue colors to so many victories proves.
During Mr.. Keene's connection with the
turf, which extends over many years,
there is hardly an important event that
horses owned by him have not won.
They have been victorious in Metropoli-
tan Handicaps, Brooklyn Handicaps,
Brighton Handicaps, Futurities, Sar-
atoga Specials, Great Republics, Real
izations, and all other events that go to
make up the history of the American
turf. f."-Raymond in "Horse World"
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>lnterest the Boy.

We are living in new century. Old
things have passed away; old methods
have become obsolete, and all things
have become new. Mind now, as never
before, governs matter. The idea that
anything is good enough for the farm
won't do in these times. If we are to
succeed on the farm, we must wake up;
adopt new and better methods; use more
brains. Among other things provide
the boy with workshop and plenty Of
good tools. Don't put him of with q
bucksaw and sawbuck. Boys don't
usually take well to that tool. Teach
him how to keep the tools in order, and
encourage him to use them. This will
while away many an hour, develop his
ingenuity and inventive faculties, and
make him self-reliant on the farm
Don't laugh at his crudeness or ridicule
his mistakes. Try to feel as If boy
still, only act as an older brother, to
counsel with and encourage him in we'll
doing.
As soon as old enough to spend
money he will be old enough to have
money of his own. He should be
taught that money simply represents
the value of labor; that labor is a neces.
sity, and not curse; that the busy mar
is the contented and happy man, ano
that idleness is a curse.-J. S. Wood
ward, before the New York Horticul
tural Society.
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+ qhe KING Of :
DIAMONDS.
By Louis Tracy,
COPYRIGHT. 1904. By EDWARD J. GLOBE.
[coNTINUEp.1
Author of "Winas of the Morning" 1.-THE Pillar of
Light" Etc.

CONTINUED
81 can't. see ahead like you," said
Mason at last. But I will obey or
ders. You tell me where and when; l
will be there"
Grenier shifted his feet uneasily.
81 don't quite mean that he said.
81 will acquaint you with certain facts
on which you may rely absolutely. l
will forthwith act myself on the as
sumption that the real Philip Anson
won't interfere With me. That Is ALL"
The other man guffawed most un-
pleasantly. This sophistry did not ap-
peal to him. ;.
Put It any way you like" he said.
"You can depend on me for my part OF
the bargain"
"And you can be quite certain that
in a very little while we need not
trouble our active wits any further as
TO the wherewithal to enjoy life. 1
have thought this idea out in all Its
bearings. 1t simply can't fail. Come,
let us drink to a glorious future"
He reached for decanter, but sud
den knock at the door Jared the nerves
of both men considerably.
"See who is there" whispered Gre
nIer. whose face showed white through
the paint and grease 1t bore.
"What about you In that rig outT'
growled the stronger ruftian.
81 will slip into my bedroom. Quick!
See who 1t is"
Langdon entered.
"Wherc's Nictor?" he said eagerly.
.Tn his room. He will be here In a
moment. What's the matter? You
look pretty glum."
"I've had a piece Of wretched luck.
was at Mrs. Atherley's at home to-
day. when Anson turned up. l met
him without winking, but he knew me
at once. He called me outside and
treated me like dog"
"He did, eh?"
"Yes. 1t was no good trying to BLUM
him. Only on the guarantee that 1
would never meet Miss Atherley again
would he consent not to expose me.
I'm done. My last chance Is gone. l
have wasted my money on Greniers
mad notions and was fool enough to
think you meant what you said when
you swore to have Anson's life."
Grenier, who had heard every word,
reappeared.
"Does Philip Arson know that Mr..
james Crichton Langdon Is Sir Philip
Aoriand's stepson?" he asked.
81 can't tell. What does it matter,
anvhCw?"
"Th!nk. man, think! Does he even
know your name?"
lie can easily find 1t out"
"Not he. This young spark has n
fine sense of honor. You promised to
keep away from the lady In future.
lie will never even mention you. And
your money is not lost. 1t has been
well spent. every farthing. Take care
Miss Evelyn d"es not see YOU until she
"a hea.throten about Philip Anson.
She will be. you can he quite sure Of
It. Then your opportunity will come"
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DRINKING Excuses.
Excuses for drinking are always at
hand. Here are the five familiar ones:

Excuses for drinking are always at
hand. Here are the five familiar ones:
Good wine friend or being dry.
Or lest We should be by and by
Or any other reason why.
II they don't suffice one can always
fall back upon DR. Sam Johnson's,
"He who makes n beast Of himself
gets rid Of the pain Of being man.
On the other hand. here are three rea-
sons. one Of them cogcnt. that Bos-
tonian gave for not drinking:
"First.-I can't drink, for I've just
lost near relative. Second (when
much pressed). - No. | really can't.
You know I'm president Of temper
nncc society. Third (when he was
much more presseO.-No. can't, in
deed. I've just had four or five cock
ils."-Boston Globe.
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Shoppinq In London.

One of the first things an American
man or woman rushes out to buy In
London is a serviceable well cut mack
intosh, and the second article to be
purchased is usually an umbrella. A
man can buy I'm London smart wa
terproof which with occasional reproof-
ing will last him lifetime for 3 or 4
guineas. In New York very bad imi-
tation will cost him from $40 to $50.
The British umbrella IS not only a
thing of beauty in workmanship. but
1t will outlast all competitors across
the seas.-LOndon Express.
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"Slr Phutp Is sttll liutngf"

He was at Mount street In three mill
utes.
Evelyn looked serious and began by
holding out IL letter to him. He recog,
nized Lady Nc :lands writing.
"Philip-those people-whO behaved
so badly to your mother
"Have they dared to trouble yOu!"
ooh, 1t Is SO sad. Your uncle Is dy-
ing. They are wretchedly poor; an un'
foreseen collapse. See." And she
read:
afIianced husband to come to us and to
help US. I want nothing for myself. but
the mere sight Of few checks to pay
tradespeople. doctor and the rest will
soothe Sir Philips last hours. He Is q
proud man, and l know he Is heartbroken
to think he Is dying pauper among
strangers.
So it ended as might he expected
Philip wired to Grange House, Sears.
dale, to announce his coming. Accom-
panied by his valet, he left Kings
Cross at II o'clock, but his parting
words to Evelyn were:
"See Mr.. Abingdon after luncheon,
dear, and tell him what l am doing.
I will return tomorrow; meanwhile
will keep you Informed by telegraph
Of my movements"
After leaving the main line at Yorl;
there was a tiresOme crawl to the
coast, broken by changes at functions
-wearying intervals spent In pacing
monotonous platforms.
At last the train reached Scarsdale
at twenty minutes to 7. A few pas.
sengers alighted. The place was evi.
denly small village not given over to
the incursions Of summer visitors.
A tall man with doctor writ large
on his silk hat and frock coat ap
preached Philip.
"Mr. Anson?"
Eyes"
II am DR.. Williams. have brought
you letter from Lady Morland. Per.
haps you will read 1t now. expect II
explains my errand."
"Sir Philip Is still living"
Eyes, but sinking fast"
Ans0n tore open the note. 1t was
brief.
Thank you for your prompt kindness
DR.. Williams will drive you to the house
II you have brought q servant he might
take your luggage to the Fox and Hounds
Inn, where DIR. Williams has secured
rooms for you. I regret exceedingly we
have no accommodation here. but. In any
event. you will be more comfortable al
the inn.
He looked at the doctor. In q vague
way his voice recalled accents he seem.
ed to recognize.
"Is there telegraph office here?"
"Yss. We pass 1t. II closes at g."
II will not be back from the Grange
House before then"
"Hardly. 1t Is a half hours drive"
"Thank you. You will stop q mo.
nent at the telegraph Officer"
The doctor hesitated.
"There Is so little time Is 1t OF
great importancef OF course
"Oh, I know what to do! Green
take my traps to the Fox and Hounds
INN; then 60 to the telegraph office and
send a message In my name to Miss
Atherley, saying: Arrived. Sir Philip
worse That is ALL"
Anson's valet saluted and left them
DR.. Williams said cheerfully:
"That disposes Of difficulty. Are
you ready, Mr.. Anson|
They entered ramshackle dogcart
| for which the doctor apologized.
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found his mate. His life was
a complete. How bright the world
and how fair the future.
Tile only disagreeable incident mar
ring the utter joy Of existence, and
that only for an instant, was his ell
counter with Langdon at Mrs. Ather-
ley's pretty fiat in Mount street
Grenier, endowed by nature with an
occasional retrospective glimpse Of a
nobler character, read him correctly
when lie said that Anson would never
coadescend to name the intruder in the
presence of the woman he loved.
BIT he did ask servant who 1t was
with whom he had just been con-
versilg in the entrance hall, and the
girl said the gentleman was Mr..
Langlon. No: Mrs. Atherley did not
know him we'll. He was brought to her
"at home" on previous Wednesday
by Il friend.
Obviously Evelyn could not have
more than Il passi g acquaintance with
t. nam o. she would have recognized
him herself. Her agitation that night
in the park. tie terror Of difficult
situation. WAS enough to account for
..tr failure in this respect, nor was
Philip then aware that at her previous
meeting with Lady aIorlaud's son she
en- ,..a.:i..i Il curious suspicion, In
st.Ms.y d.a3el.el by his glib manner,
that Lpngdoa was the man who sought
to thrust his unwelcome attention,
upon her.
Mount street-how came Mrs. Ather'
ley and her daughter to return to the
precincts of Mayfair? That was lit
tie secret between Philip and Lord
VanStone.
When Evelyn slyly endeavored tC
make her new admlrer understand that
there could be no intimacy between q
millionaire and a young lady who was
embarking on professional career
she thought so, be 1t recorded; this Is
no canon of art-he seemingly disre
garded the hint, but interviewed Lord
| VanstOne next morning.
The conversation was stormy on one
side and emphatic OH the other Philip
| had heard sufficient Of Mrs. Atherley's
history by judiclous inquiry to enable
him to place some unpleasant facts be-
| fore his lordshp.
When the facts had been thrust
down the aristocratic gorge Anson
turned to pleasanter topics. He in
| formed Lord Vanstone. who bore the
title as the third son Of a marquis
that his niece's future was more i'm
portant than his lordship's dignity
He must eat mud for her sake, and
willingly withal.
| Various firms Of solicitors set t
work, and, marvellous to relate. Lore
vanstone was able to write and inform
his half sister that certain speculation!
In which he had invested her fortune
were turning out well. A cash pGy
ment of $1,000 would be made to hel
at once, and she possessed an assured
income of ut least f1,500 per annun
during the remainder Of her life.
The poor lady had heard these fairy
tales before. Indeed, some such story
of more gorgeous proportions had con
verted her consols into waste paper.
But lawyer. not Lord Vanstone's
sent her check for the larger amoun
and at subsequent interview affirmed
the statements made by her unreliable
relative.
So she went back to her caste, ant
her caste welcomed her with oper
arms, and the dear woman thanked
Providence for the decree that he
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Students taking the agricultural
conrses in the Maine State University
have recently enjoyed trip through
Aroostook County under direction OF
Dean w. ID. Hurd, to observe agri-
cultural operations in that famous
county. The start was made Wed.
nesday and Houlton, Presque Isle and
Fort Fairfield were visited, return being
made Friday night. The potato In
dustry was, of course, the greatest at
traction.
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Mixed-

Here is n mixture of kingdoms, II not
of metaphors, taken from history ex-
animation paper: "IIe stretched his
sultry length beneath the eve trees
shade" away back as far as the time
of Jack Cartier England sent her ships
into Hudson bay to trade beads and
muskets with the Indians for ivory of
the walrus tree."-Century.
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The angular Italian handwriting OF
the second letter recalled q faded
script in his safe at that moment. Tue
address in each case was q village on
the Yorkshire coast, remote and In
accessible place according to Philips
unaided recollection Of the map.
Grange House" might be farm or q
broken down manor, and Lady Nor
lands admission Of reduced circum-
stances indicated that they had chosen
the locality for ecOnOmy's sake.
These appeals brought frown Of In
decision to Anson's brow. His uncle
and bis uncie's wife had unquestiona-
bly, been the means Of shortening and
embittering his mothers life. The man
might have acted in ignorance; the
woman did not.
Yet what could he do? Refuse dy-
ing relatives last request! They or
one Of them refused his mothers pitt
full demand for little pecuniary help
at time when they were rich.
And what dire mischance could have
sunk them into povertyP Little more
than two months had passed sice Sir
Philip Morland was inquiring for his
Philip's) whereabouts through Messrs.
Sharpe & Smith with q view toward
making him his heir.
Was the inquiry Lady Morland's last
ruse to save an encumbered estate?
Why was all pretense Of doubt as to
his relationship swept aside SO COLI
pletely?
He glanced again at the address on
the letter and asked servant to bring
him a railway guide. Then he ascer.
tanned that il he would reach Scarsdale
that day he must leave London not
later than noon. There was a journey
Of nearly seven hours by rail; no
chance Of returning the same night.
He went to the library and rang up
Sharpe 8; Smith on the telephone.
A clerk assured him that Mr.. Sharpe,
who attended to Sir Philip Morland's
affairs, had been summoned to Devon
shire the previous day.
"To Devonshire" cried Philip. 81
have just received letters from Sir
Philip and Lady Morland from York
shire"
"AIr. Sharpe himself is puzzled about
the matter. sir. Lady Morland wrote
from Yorkshire, bur told him to pro-
ceed to Devonshire without delay"
Has there been some unexpected de-
velopment affecting the estate?"
Il am sorry, sir, but you will see
can hardly answer any further ques-
tions."
or course the clerk was right. Phil
ip had hardly quilted the telephone
when note reached him by hand
from Evelyn: "Please come at once.
Must see you"
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Blind treatment of balky horses only
makes them vicious and more stubborn.
Treat a balky horse as you would
stubborn child-try to draw his atten.
ton to something else. In the United
States army the forefoot OF balky
horse is held up for three minutes, at
the end of which time the horse has
generally forgotten that he was balk y
iu wondering why his foot is being held
up. Quickly readjusting the harness,
or tapping the fcrefoot, or rubbing the
legs, will often start the horse.-New
England Farmer.
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Not an Expert Opinion.

"He has just returned from Mexi-
90. He says a Mexican burro Is the
most aggravatingly stubborn thing ON
earth"
HE isn't married" Post.
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Blood Hunors

Commonly cause pimples. boils, hives. eczema
or salt rheum, or some other form Of erup-
ton; but sometimes they exist In the system.
indicated by feelings Of weakness, languor.
loss Of appetite. or general debility, without
causing any breaking out
Hoods Sarsaparilla expels them. renovates,
strengthens and tones the whole system.
This Is the testimony Of thousands annually.
Accept no substitute. but insist on having
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AMONG THE FARMERS,
"sPEED THE PLow. Z"

Correspondence on practical agricultural topics
is solicited. Address all communications In.
tended for this department to HENRY d.
HAMMOND, Agricultural Editor Oxford Dem
ocrat, Paris. Ne.
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CHAPTER XVII.

NHILIP walked on roses during
- those glorious days. He hat
found his mate. His life was
III L.. L. ,,rnrlr
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A Reliable Remedy
FOR
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A new Lot

A new Lot
Of Plumbing Goods. The best of
oak woodwork for closets. No old
goods. Call and see this line. Job
olng promptly attended to. No
Charge for team.
L. M. LonE1ey,
Norway, Maine.