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told Saem what she had accomplished
all alone? Her exultation was of short
duration. She heard the whine of the
door on its hinges. The men we're re-
turning. Why?
They were returning because they
had discovered a woman's shoeprint
outside. 1t pointed toward the cave,
freshly, and there was none coming
away. To reenter the chest would be
foolhardy. It would be the first place
the men would look. She glanced
about desperately. She saw but one
chance, the well. And even while the
door was swinging inward, letting the
brilliant sunshine enter, she sum-
moned up the courage and let herself
down into the well, which proved to
be nothing more nor less than an I'M
derground riveri
The men came in with rush. They
upset boxes, looked into the chest, and
the man who was evidently in COM
mand gazed down the well, shaking
his head. Their search was thorough,
but they found no one. And at length
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PICKED UP IN THE HOG LOT
nomicaI PIan-AIfalfa Furnishes
Excellent Grazing for Pigs.

Do not keep too many pigs together
and compel them to sleep in one nest.
The most economical gains in pig
feeding are obtained by a judicious
blending of heterogeneous and carbo-
naceous foods.
Crossing may improve the hogs for
the feed lot alone, but not for the pur-
pose of perpetuating their kind.
Every hog grower should make
great effort to have a few acres of al
falfa, because it furnishes unusually
valuable grazing for hogs, and can be
pastured off several times during the
season.
There is nothing more disgusting
than to have lot of unruly hogs run
ning at large about the farm buildings.
With modern woven wire fence, it is
Asy to confine them within their
proper limits.
There is nothing gained by mixing
corn meal with chopped alfalfa, except
10 insure larger consumption
The longer any herd or family Of
hogs is subjected to a ration of corr
or confined to small pens and barren
yards the lower will be their vitality
Nd prolificasy
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according to age. Much of the time
the feed was dampened and thoroughly
mixed before feeding. The advantages
of the damp mixture seemed to be the
variety of wholesome feed and the
relish with which it was slowly and
thoroughly chewed.
Where one cannot feed so varied
mixture as that described, ration of
20 per cent bran, cut alfalfa or cut
clover with so per cent crushed oats
fed as described will prove very effec-
tive. Foals do not appear to be able
to make as good use of whole oats and
bay as an older horse. When fec
those feeds separately and whole the
eat less feed and have greater tie
dency to pot belly"
1t is a practice of some success
Wisconsin breeders to feed liberal
bran and crushed oats for grain tire
times per day and hay and sorghum
stalks each once per day for roughage.
Combinations such as marsh hay and
corn should be avoided. Although corn
silage can be fed to idle horses it
should only be given in very limited
way or not at all to foals.
One cannot economic by limited
feeding of the foal. What one saves
in feed the first year he sacrifices
from five to ten times in the final
value of the animals. Only well bred
draft foals are capable of making 1000
pounds at one year and developing
into good draft horse. 1t generally
does not pay to practice liberal feed
ing with mongrel or scrub animals
FOR there is but little margin between
the final value of the animal and the
cost of feed consumed.
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TheMi|ionDoIar Mystery
By HAROLD MAC GRATH
Illustrated from Scenes In Photo of
Same Th0nhouser I'm Company
Copyright, 1914. by Harold AacGrath)

They had been gone from the house
less than an hour when a man ran
up the steps of the veranda and rang
the bell. Jones being busy at the rear
of the house, the maid came to the
door.
SIS Miss Hargreave in?" the stran-
ger asked.
No." abruptly. The door began to
close ever so slowly.
DO you know where can find
herr"
The maid eyed him with covert keen
ness; then, remembering that the re-
porter was with Florence, said: 81
believe she is at the Rose Garden this
afternoon"
THAT is in town."
yes"
Thanks" The man turned abruptly
and ran down the steps.
The maid ran back to Jones.
why didn't you call me?" he de-
manded impatiently.
There wasn't time"
did you tell him where she was ?"
Eyes. But 1 shouldn't have told him
if Mr.. Norton had not been with Miss
Florence"
Jones ran to the front, dashed out,
eyed the back of the man Fastening
down the street, smiled, and returned
to his work, or, rather, to the maid.
He took her by the shoulder, whirled
hpr n hnrIt chnf into
eyes that quailed her.
always call me hereafter, no mat
ter what I'm doing. That man has
never laid eyes on Florence and has
no idea what she looks like. Why did
you drug my coffee the night of that
ball?"
She stepped back.
And how much did they pay you
for letting that doctor send Florence
to Atlantic City? l know everything.
Hereafter, walk straight. If you play
another trick I'll kill you with these
two hands. And listen and tell this
to your confederates: l always know
every move they make; that is why no
one is missing from this house There
is traitor. Let them find him if they
can. Will you walk straight, or will
you leave?"
Il will walk straight" she fall
tered. "The money was too big a
did they give it to your"
Eyes. And more to stay here. But |
this is the first bit of dishonest work
ever did"
well, remember what l have said. |
Another misstep and I'll make an end
20 you. Don't think I'm trying to
scare you. You've witnessed enough
% know that it's life and death in
his house. Now run along"
At the Garden Jim and Florence
auntered among the crowd, not hav,>
ng any particular objective point in
Jew.
Ssh" whispered Jim.
What is it,"
"Olga Perigoff is yonder in a box"
VERY well; let us go and sit with
er. Is she alone?"
Apparently. But don't you think
,e'd better go elsewhere"
"My dear young man." said Flor
nee with mock loftiness, "Olga Peri
off has written me down as sim
lie young fool, and that is why, sooner
r later, I'm going to put the shoe
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Dancer Sion.

The National Affiliated Safety organ
izations, New York and Chicago, have
designed a metal floor type danger
sign which includes three signals. The
first is a red plate with the word dan
ger and an arrow pointing upward to
give warning Of overhead danger In
the second signal the arrow is covered
by red plate. If there is no danger
the two sections of the sign, which are
hinged at the top, are folded face to
face, thus displaying blank surfaces.
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CHAPTER XIX.
A Blank Sheet of Paper.

Florence was a fortnight in recov
ering from the shock of her expert
Ience at the masked ball of the Prin
cess Parlova, who, by the way, disap
Ipeared from New York shortly after
the fire, no doubt because of her feal
of the Black Hundred. The fire did
mot destroy the house, but most oil
the furnishings were so thoroughly
drenched by water that they were
practically ruined. Her coming and
going were a nine days wonder, and
then the public found something else
Ito talk about.
Norton was a constant visitor at the
lHargreavs place. There was to him q
new interest in that mysterious house,
with its hidden panels, its false floors,
ITS secret tunnels; but he treated
Jones upon tire same basis as hitherto.
One thing, however: He felt sense
of security in regard to Florence such
las he had not felt before. So, between
assignments, he ran out to Riverdale
and did what he could to amuse his
sweetheart. Later, they took short
rides in the runabout, and at length
she became as lively as she had ever
been.
| But often she would catch Norton
brooding.
What makes you frown like that?"
WAS I srowning?" innocently
enough.
II find you this way a dozen times
In an afternoon. What is the matter?
Are they after you again?"
Heavens, no! Pm only vague is
sue. They will not bother me so long
as I do not bother them. 1t has
dwindled into a game of truce"
do you think so?" eying him curl
pusly.
why, yes"
Whats the use Of trying to fool
me, Jim? If they haven't been after
you, you are sensing presage of evil.
I'm not q child any longer Haven't |
i been through enough to make me
woman? Sometimes | feel very DID,
ITO me you are the most charming
In all this wide world. No, you're not
a child any longer. You are woman,
brave and patient; and / know that |
could trust you with any secret have
or own. But sometimes person may
have secret which is not his and
which he hasn't any right to dis
close"
She became silent for awhile. Il
hate money" she said. Il hate 1t,
hate it,"
IT'S mighty comfortable to have 1t
around sometimes" he countered.
"As In my case, for instance. II
we're poor and had to work no one
would bother me-"
Il would" he declared. laughing
Come; let's throw OF moods and go |
into town for tea at the Rose Garden; {
and II you feel strong enough we'll
Trip the light fantastic"
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Where have they hidden tina,

Where have they hidden that
money!"
Il don't know"
We'll, well; I've given you your
chance. You'll have to try your luck
with the water again"
Florence, weak as she was, set her
lips.
you don't ask for mercy?' he said
banteringly.
I should be wasting my breath to
ask for mercy from such a monster as
you are" she answered ar KY.
THAT damned Hargrea.e nerve!"
he snarled
He rolled up his sleeves and stepped
toward her. She braced herself but
did not turn her eyes from his. Sud-
denly, from nowhere at all, came a
pair of hands. One clutched the gum
vale and the other laid hold of Braine.
A quick pull followed and Braine be-
gan to topple. But even as he fell
he managed to fling himself atop his
assailant; and it was only when the
struggle began in the water that he
recognized the reporter All the devil
in him came to the surface and he
fought with the fierceness of a tiger
to kill, kill, kill. In nearly every in
stance this meddling reporter had
checkmated him. This time one or the
other of them should stay in the
water
Norton recognized that he had
large order before him to disable
Braine. The recognition between
them was now frank and absolute;
there could never again be any diplo-
matte sidestepping.
You're dead man, Nortoni"
painted Braine, as he reached for the
reporters throat.
Norton said nothing, but struck the |
hand aside. For moment they both !
went under. They came up sputter-
Ing, each trying for hold 1t was a
terribly enervating struggle.
Florence could do nothing. The
boat in which she sat continued to
drift away from the fighting men.
Once she tried to reach Braine with
the pole he had been using, but failed.
From the shore came another boat.
For awhile she could not tell whether
it contained friends OF enemies. 1t
was terrible to be forced to wait. abb
solutely helpless. When she heard the
newcomers call encouragingly to
Braine she know then that the brave
fight of her sweetheart was going to
come to naught. She knew a little
about motors. She threw on the
power and headed straight toward the
'owboat. The men shouted at her,
,ut she did not alter her course. The
'owboat had its sides crushed in and
he men went piling into the water.
'Jim." she cried.
Norton suddenly flung off Braine and
began to swim madly for the motor
'oat, which Florence had brought
bout. Even then it was only by the
arrest luck in the world that Norton
managed to catch the gunwale. The
est of it was simple When they
inally reached haven, Florence, odd
y enough, thought of the horse she
lad left tethered nine miles from the
tables. She laughed Historically. F,
Il guess he won't die We can send
omeone out for him. Now, for heav-
ms sake, how did you get into this?
Where were you? What have you
cen up to-" with tender brusqueness.
Il wanted to do a little detective
'ork of my own" she faltered
1T looks as if you had done it. |
GU infant! Will you never learn to
n
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Found Herself in Large, Musty Cave
they began to reason that perhaps a
woman had got as far as the door and
then turned away, walking on the
turf.
Meantime Florence was borne along
by the swift current of the river, which
gained in swiftness every moment.
From time to time she bumped along
the rocky walls, but she chung to life
valiantly. In ten minutes she was
swept to the other side of the hill, in
to the rapids; but the blue sky was
overhead, she was out in the familiar
Even though she was half dead, she
could hear the roar of a falls some
where in advance.
Braine thought he really had clue
to the treasure, and with his usual
promptness he set about to learn If 1t
was worth anything. He procured
launch and began to prowl about, u.s.
ing a pole as a feeler. All the while
he was being closely watched by Nor
ton, who had concluded to hang onto
Braine's trail till he found something
worthy of note. Braine was disguised,
but this time Jim was not to be fooled.
But what was he looking for, wondered
the reporter? Braine continued to
pole along, sometimes pausing to look
over the gunwale down into the wa
ter. In raising his head after the last
investigation he discerned something
struggling in the water, about three
hundred yards away. The current
leisurely brought the object into full
view. 1t was young woman with
just power enough to keep herself
afloat The golden head reused some
thing in him stronger than curiosity.
1t might be!
Braine proceeded to move the launch
in the direction of the girl. 1t was
this movement that turned the report
er's gaze. He, too, now saw the wom-
an in the water and wondered how |
she had come there. When Braine |
reached the girl and pulled her into
he launch Jim saw her face plainly
He flew from his vantage point,
ound a skiff. and started after Braine.
by the Lord Harry" murmured
he rogue. well, they can talk of
mamma from heaven, but this is what
call luck. Florence Hargreave. out
# nowhere, into my arms! The god
f luck has cast another horseshoe
nd it's mine"
He had a flask in his pocket, and
e forced some of the biting spirits
own the girls throat. She opened
er eyes.
We'll, my beauty"
Florence eyed him wildly, not quite
where he had come
ON.
IL don't know how you got here"
g said; "and / don't care. But here
e are together at last. Where is
our father?" i
IL don't know" dazedly. IN
Better think quickly" he warned.
want lucid answers to my Ques-
ons, or back you go into the water.
n about at the end Of my rope: I've
zen beaten too many times, my girl, i,
have any particular love for you. d
ow, where is your father?" s
81 don't know; l have never seen q
M" &
Braine laughed. &
And Jim's boat ran afoul some rocks II
d into the water he went. He had b
t attracted Braine's attention, for Il
nately. He began to swim toward h
. drifting launch fs
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keep outside this muddle? It's a
mans work"
Florence, thoroughly weakened by
her long immersion in the water, be-
gan to weep silently.
You poor child. I'm brute," And
he comforted her.
Later that day, at home, she re-
membered the blank paper
Il stole this from one Of the men
in the cave. He said this blank pa
per would probably save father"
Jim took it. HIM! Invisible ink,
and it's had fine washing"
But maybe it is waterproof"
Maybe it is. Anyhow, Miss Sher-
lock, Wen show it to Jones and see
what he says"
(TO BE CONTINUED
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on the other foot. You and Jones
have coddled me long enough. Inas-
much as l am the stake they are play
ing for, / intend to have something
more than speaking part in the
play"
All right; you're the admiral" he
said with pretended lightness.
So the two Of them joined their
subtle enemy, conscious of Jingle
OF zest as they did SO. On her part.
the countess was always suspicious OF
this sleepy-eyed reporter. She never
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-19

1t is to be hoped that the legislature in
its desire to keep down state expenses
will not take it into its head to curtail
the publicity work that has been carried
on 50 efficiently during the past two years
under the direction of the secretary of
state Not all of the thousands of tour
lists who usually go to Europe will go to
California this summer; a good many of
them will look toward New England for
their recreation, and they ought to be ad-
vised of Vermonts attractions, which all
loyal Nermonters believe are superior to
those of any other eastern state
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-19
A Heart to Heart Talk
with Poultry Feeders

1t is impossible for us to call on
all the poultry feeders personally,
and give them full informa ton, rel
alive to the special poultry feeds
which we manufacture and handle.
Therefore we use the newspapers,
which is our way of having heart
to heart talk.
Eggs will be very high the coming
year for there viii be very few i'm
ported, and people all over the coun-
try are preparing to keep poultry,
and those that are already in the
poultry business are increasing their
facilities.
We offer to send a lib. sample of
our different grades of feed by post,
TO those interested. We want the
people of Brattleboro and vicinity
to buy their feeds cheaper than at
any other point in New England.
We cover New England with sales
men from Aroostook County, Maine,
to Harlem River, and if we can sell
in these faraway sections, and also
in the larger cities, we can be
great help and saving to the Brattle-
boro people.
We want your business. We APP
preciate what we have, and trust we
merii more.
G. CROSBY g. CO.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-19

These reflections are inspired by perusal
of the literature sent out by the Twin
State company's fiscal agents in an effort
to market securities of the corporation
which operates light and power plants in
Dover and Gorham, y. H., HoosicS Falls,
\. Y, Bennington and st. Johnsbury,
VT, as well as in Brattleboro. The Twin
State corporation Is controlled by the
Middle West Utilities company. which
serves through various subsidiaries about
80 towns and cities The fact that the
gross earnings of the concerns controlled
by the Middle West Utilities syndicate
are equivalent to per cent on its pre-
ferred stock and over ; per cent on its
common stock il no doubt one Of consid-
cradle interest to prospective investors.
And yet, on the other hand the magni-
tude of the whole proposition emphasizes
the comparative unimportance of Brat
tleboro's interests
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-19

from the table of appropriations in
1912, many of which, like bounties,
teacher training courses, Transports
ton, ETC., We're limited to expenses
audited or allowed by the governor
and not set forth in figures.
1t was after studying these figures
in connection with the bills pending
in his committee that Mr.. Proctor
sounded the note of warning and fore
told deficit of $50 1000, ON TOP of
a state tax, unless these special APP
preparations are held down and in
creases refused.
Vermont has right to ask her leg
.islators to prevent this deficit and to
hold expenditures within the state s
normally anticipated income.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-19

communities in which they operate;
namely, to give no more than Is absolutely
necessary and to charge good round
price for that. 1t possesses little Of the
public spirit which -characterizes enter
prises Of purely local nature. This Is
nothing for which the local representatives
of the Twin State company are to blame:
they are merely the servants Of the men
higher up, who in turn are employees OF
still more distant security holders. But
it is state of affairs that has caused not
a few Brattleboro people to rue the day
when the control of the towns public
utilities was allowed to get into outside
hands
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-19

The argument which precedant-bound
lawyers make against the proposed simpli-
fcation of judicial procedure Is that the
step is too drastic one to be taken hur-
riedy. In other words, they plead for a
little more time in which to collect fees
based on litigation whose length and con-
scquent cost is increased by technicalities
They do not want procedure simplifed,
because the simphhcation will mean
speedier justice, and speedier justice will
mean fewer fees. One cannot blame them
for opposing action whose effect will be
a reduction of their income, yet at the
same time it would he radically wrong for
the legislature to refuse such action on
that account. The people who should be
considered first in this proposition are
the ones who have to bear the cost Of
litigation, not the ones who get living
by reason Of it. 1t is high time that
Vermont courts quit spending their time
in deciding whether cases are brought in
proper form and begin to devote their
energies to determining the actual merits
of the disputes before them. Adopt the
recommendations of the Powers commits
sion. gentlemen of the legislature; they
will certainly save you money if you ever
go to law.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-19

moderate speed through Main street.
throwing dirty water and mud right ami
left. One woman wearing handsome
gray silk was bedaubed from head t.
foot and the gowns Of at least two Others
were badly soiled. The money value in
volyed IN case like this Is considerable.
but the dislocation TO temperament
which started the week under the inspira-
ton Of a religious service j. even worse.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-19

Most automobile owners and drivers have
due consideration for the rights Of others.
but there are small minority who go
on the theory of the New York financier,
who exclaimed The public be damned.
At this time of year pedestrians on the
sidewalks are not entirely safe from the
persons who run cars carelessly and
thoughtlessly. Last Sunday. Just IS the
congregations We're leaving the churches.
a car was run at something more than
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-19

However, in view of the efforts that are
to be made 10y patrons OF the local trolly
road to secure improved service it is in
teresting to know that the earnings Of
the Twin State company have not fallen
off of late. In support of this statement
The Meddler quotes as follows from a
letter from Bickmore & Co, agents for
Twin State securities to a Brattleboro
man: During the recent business de-
preston has your gas and electric bill
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-19

Nothing in the policy of the local divi-
sion of the Twin State Gas & Electric
company during the past few years has
given ground for belief that the manage
ment was particularly interested in the
quality OF service it furnished its Brattle-
boro patrons. It's attitude toward the
public has been apparently that of other
business concerns whose ownership is but
remotely if at all connected with the