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-n‘- -O', ' ‘V ■ >■■■'. iVi' ■' : y - . , . ' .■iu% it th a t hstlmhhle lier pardon, would, giye him a Chance. ■ \r am .idalfghteS, ijr, ,'j|!r§URhj!^;8al4'? JIrs.- Arinisteadi attejr wa hhi ;’ilha^ed' qurselvfs in the lihrary, \that jroh ^hd Lord Wilfred have decided to'dtay with UB, and I think it would to put oft our other visitors who were to come to us tor this six weeks. I do not believe In having more than, two or three young men at once. ’The time Is so very short.” “It would give ns a better chance,” I agreed, and she turned toward the secretary, who vvas evidently in the secret. . “My dear, ’ she said, “as these gen- tlenaen are going to remain with ns for six weeks, I think it would be as Well If we put off the Perclvale brothers till the six weeks after that. Will you wire them this evening to that effect?\ “Certainly,” replied Miss Marsh, “1 will see to It Immediately, Mrs. A^m- Istead.” At this a thought struck me and I turned to Vincent. “And you had bet ter wire the good people at Damer’a farm,” I said, “to inform them of our change of plan.” “Indeed you must,” said Mrs. Arm- Istead, “and, by the way, Mi*. Terhune, if you and Lord Vincent wish, I can provide you with a copy of the will— it Is dlflScult, I think, to remember all its conditions.” j, |“Perhaps that’s a good idea,” I aq,- swered, \It is certainly an extraordi nary document; and what an extraor dinary man this Fletcher Boyd must have been, Mrs. Armistead, to conceive such a plan as that.\ Mrs. Armistead laughed. \I think he was,” she said. “I saw my brother- in-law only once in my life, but that was enough to impress me with the strength of the man’s character and his eccentricity. He was Intensely American—what they call a 'self-made man’ over there, I imagine—^and It was his determination that his step daughter, the Honorable Agatha, in spite of her English birth, should he educated in America. To this her mother agreed, on condition that she should be allowed to bring her daugh ter out in England'and that she should make that country her home when her schooling had been completed. Ac cordingly, when Lady Wyckhofl died, the child being about 11 years old, Fletcher Boyd promised his wife to carry out her wishes in that respect. A few years later he began the work of building up this old castle of Wyck- hoff and putting in every modern con venience, as you see, so that it should he ready tor his daughter to live in temporarily, before he established her In London with some good lady to oversee her presentation Into society, according to her mother’s ideas.” This was a long speech for th's good Mrs. Armistead, and she paused for breath. “I see,” I commented. “He made • very excellent job of it. Then, as 1 understand it, his daughter has never been in England since her early child hood?” “No,\ said Mrs. Armistead. “Poor child, it’s practically all new to her. But I mustn't pity her! The way she and those friends of hers take hold of things passes my understanding.” “And-Where djd she find so many at tractive girls, each bearing the Chris tian nanae of Agatha?” 1 inquired. \It is an unusual name, and I should have thought that part of the will difiBcult to fulfill.” (TO BE CONTINUED.) STORY The Reall Ag m' I By Edith Huotiogton Matoa o Pictuiej by Weil Wallen Frey Campbell Alesnire WUson Copyrlgbt.'M 07 , by » f t McOlura A Co. SYNOPSIS. Lord W ilfred Vincent and Archibald T e r h u n e are Introduced a t the opening of th e story. In England, th e latter relating ahe tale. The pair on an outing miss >thelr train and sepltlng recreation m eet ■**010 Honorable A g a tha W yckhott.” H e r Qiand Is much sought after, because of ?ier wealth. On visiting the W yckhoft castle they are Introduced to two other 4 ftrls, both known as A g a tha W yckhott. r- ■ CHAPTER II.—Continued. T h e meal was well coeked-und-heaiu WfuIIy seped, and by the time the isalad course arrived Vincent and I had Host much of our constraint and setf- 'consclousness and were talking and laughing vvlth the best of them. The Uevaty and freedom from the conven tionalities usually observed at a din- aiep partjv hi which those girls In- 'dBlgeft was ti'hft-sheeking tthongh it did not sbqm to disconcert Wlncsnt In the least After dinner our adventure de veloped its most astonishlngV.feature. At the close of the meal the ladies arose, and we were Invited to rehmln and smoke some exceptionally toe «!gars, but before she left the roo^ 4he secretary came over to us and in a'\ How tone told us that, when we had ffmished our smoke, Mrs. Armistead de- •sired that we should join her in the iiibrary to discuss business. She—the aecretary—would come for us, as we wronld not know the way. Wo were amazed. Business? What iSnminess could we possibly have with 3Ers. Armistead? However, we told <he secretary that we would be happy ito join her mistress In the library in . about 20 minutes, although, as 1 said, me- hadn’t the wildest i,dea what we Ki .4»uld possibly have to discuss with Sbet, •When the secretary •adthdrew Vin cen t burst into'a flood of excited con- 3«5taje. “Are we In a girls' boarding iK*oal,<OT a lunatic asylum, or what?” £2io demanded. “I don’t know what to TmAke of it. If It’s an asylum then I’m Misttnctly foe lunatics! They’re the Bffloet'attracflve lot Tvo ever seen, but d f ths^Te all sisters why didn’t Papa ’eand Mamma Wyckhoff And different- ^names for ’em? Six Agathas, and all ,• hoBorahle’ at that! It's absurd! ||. —- tHut..it.!.doean’t seem to bother them; ’sthey call each other ‘Ag7~~and ’A.ggier tsnd 'Agatha* just as if it were Rose,/ ♦or Gwen, or Maud! What do you si ®ose it -all means? My head’s in/ a ♦whirl!\ \My dear fellow,” I said, '1 ha*e a ipresentiment that we shall findf out *lhemL,thh:^holh w^?, T9 ^ tQ the. \ehdp-wmeh.fr' p? a , Presbytefihh' hos-i pltal .at;,New Bedford, Mass,, Ma nativa tpvra, The will then went on to say that, wishing to protect the girl, who.was not yet 21 years \of age, from fortune-hun ters, her stepfather desired her, at the-completion of her education, to se cure not less than three,.nor more than six, girls from 18 to 23 years of age, each bearing the name of Agatha, wbp would be wining to live with the Honorable Agatha at her castle in Shropshire near Wye, England, for two years; in return for ■which they -were each to receive a generous monthly stipend', enjoy luxurious lodgings and rich fare, and to live a life of idleness, with ample entertain ment. It was further directed that, before the girls left for England, some Eng lish lady of rank or position be se cured to dwell , at Castle Wyckhofl In the capacity of chaperon, In consider ation of a handsome salary, this lady to he, preferably, Mrs. Armistead, sis ter of the real Honorable Agatha’s mother. For the first year after Mr. Boyd’s death the Honorable Agatha was to observe mourning by not go ing to LondPn festivities; but during this time she \was to be permitted to amuse herself and friends by enter taining at the castle any young men of whom the chaperon might approve. Mrs. Armistead (should she be the chaperon secured) ■was like'wlse charged to keep the castle supplied with guests, the best young men that England could boast, as her large ac quaintance permitted her to do. Each visitor in the role of suitor for the band of the Honorable Agatha was limited to six weeks’ slay at the Castle, as Mr. Boyd considered that length of time sufficient for him to And out whether he loved any of the Agathas or not and the suitor was not to mahe his declaration until the very last day of the six weeks allotted him, and, of course, was limited t« on.* proposal. In the event of any of ■tte young men proposing to any of the Agathas who was not the stepdaughter of Mr. Boyd, the will permitted her to marry him, if - A r Z 1^\ what it all means w“6en. we -join/ Mrs. Armistead lii the library.” '“-Md we o^d. A b I have said, my intult^ns sel dom fail me. The library was a l l t t ^ room at «ome distance ttom the dtting hall. It vras beautifully furhlshe^ like the rest <oI the house, and a fireplace took •wp one side of the rfoom. Before it •was-a massive pmnehair, worn and sold, as if the'harons of Wyckhoff for sages back had sat in it. On th^large table were some legal-looking papers, ♦aad as we entered Mrs. Armistead auose and placed her hand upon them. The secretary closed the door and took wp her position beside her mistress, while tire stood before them, ill at s ^ e aiid expecting we Imew not what. she Aesired, but -with the distinct un- .derstanding that she •waslnot tne Hon-\ orable Agatha Wyckhoff. In that case Mrs. Armistead was to secure another Agatha, and the girl who desired to mar.y was to receive a dowry amount ing to the full sum of the monthly stipends which she would have re ceived had she remained at the castle for the entire two years. The same provision for her companions was made in the event o f the real Agatha’s marriage before the expiration of the time. If any young man proposed to the real Agatha, ignorant of her identity, and she accepted him, she was directed by the ■will to produce and wear upon the third finger of her left band the betrothal ring of her mother’s family, a gold ring set with a big cross of emeralds, as proof of her identity as the real Agatha. Mrs. Armistead and'\all the girls were to be bound by oath not to reveal the identi ty of the real Agatha, and each of the latter ■was to bs likewise addressed as the “HonorablP Agatha Wyckhhff,\ by ‘^lenOtiiueu,*’ began-Mrsr-Amalsteaii-.awitAra-n.Tid-.HerTaTitfl^ -tn t.o pre- Fps rescued by thi ■sirith great grauity, \I am right, am I serve the secret This condition could fi^^Sbbbrs, who Were attractedMtj^-thi not. In presuming that you are candi dates for the hand of the Honorable Agatha Wyckhoff?” Yes, that’s just what she said: “Can- iQi^tes for the hand of the Honorable Agatiia, TPyOkhofl.” It took my breath ,«Way, and before I had time to speak •and^^Set he.r right I heard Vincent Calm- # assuring her that we were candl- ♦dateal As he had thus rAshly com- jihi^d himself I couldn’t go back on 1 let him make all the other nas^ers that were necessary. you” wish to. hear the wIU?” ♦iiontihued Mrs. Armistead, and Vincent ■assented. \Bead the .will,” said Mrs. Armistead tto the secretary, and the young ladT M picked up one of the legaWooking T>4j^r'8. i'’TMs is to certify,” she begaui> and the fiMsh, while I held my breath, for, when I bad heard the %boIe:pf that extraordinary document, S T'Af* ftlJed With amazement and curi- ■ <iifew-h.pt unmixed with a certain ex- fetpine^iij:,' In brief, the provisions 6t *ttls rgitoarkablo will ran thus: , Metcher Boyd, sthplaiher of the' ITonprable Agatha .‘WyoltliPff, had left m*t hip entife fortune of about $ 2 O, 0 ff 6 ,. Urovihed that she-obey the condi- AGATHA THIfta be carried out without fear of recogni tion by the servants, as the real Agatha had not been in England since her early childhood, Thus her Identi ty could be easily concealed, aUd, by this means. If any proposal of ■ mar- Tlafre were made to her It would he from a man whose mo Uvea Were not mercenary, hut p'urSly'dHoso of natural affection, whiph -was the stepiather’s object In making th'p will.' The will closeh with The'appoint ment of executors and trustees and then came thetWltheases, the date, and the place of reSldeacej ' w H t i m f 0 s a A t M ops Y01I8 MAIL I ..... . ■ H e T o u c h e s t h e B u tto n , Y o u Do tlie Hest* The accompanyng illustration repre sents an electric bejl at the house which Is connected with my mail box about 1,200 feet distant. When the carrier leaves mail for me he pushes the button •yhlch Is Inside the box and which rings the hell in the house, ex plains the satisfied possessor of this contrivance. I used an ordinary electric door bell. arrester at the house. It wUl be necea- sary to use insulated wire a t the box and at the house wh.ere the wires come together In passing through the holes In the box and heB or the .plroult will be completed and the bell will continue ringing. . ' I have six dry batteries on my line. One battery will ring about 200 feet. This device will save many steps and no one would care to tamper witt) the Bell Signal from Rural Mail Box to House. dry batteries, a push button and tele phone wire. If much ■wire is required I would advise the use of a lightning FIGHTING THE PEST OF UCE button, suggests the Prairie Fhrmer, as the box is under Uncle Sam’s pro tection. PERILS OF LIFE IH. TROPICS. Anlmatp and Rfptlles Alike Invade Rest and Comfort There. The perils of daily life In the trop ics are almost inconceivable to dwell ers .in other climes. In a Borneo vil lage, a man and bis ten-ye'ar-old son were sleeping in their house Inside a mosquito netting. They were on the floor near the wall. In the middle of the night the father was a'wakened by. hla son calling out. It was totally dark and the father passed his hand over his son, but found nothing amiss, so he turned over and went & sleep again, thinking the boy was dream ing. Shortly afterward the child again called out, saying that a crocodile was taking him. This time the fa ther, thoroughly aroused, lighted a lamp, and found that a snake had closed its Jaws on the bpy’a head. shouted, and the shakOi releasing It* hold, drew the whole of its body Infp the house and etfcircled the body 'Of' by; the cries for help of the terrlfled couble, The snake when killed was found- to’ be 15 feet Jong, anfi |he head abdjote- head of the boy ■was surrounded with a circle of punctured wounds produced by the pytoori’s teeTh. „ ' Useful Medlclrte Bottle, la Europe there is in common 'nB» a medIcliiO hOttle with h glass stopper, which has a tiny-groove rtonlng dbwii. one Bide of it> wMch Pdrresponda to # tlny^groove in frhp.neelt of the bottie/ These are used\ for rUedlolned that must he dropped, such as,njix vp'mlca and strychnine,, and, then the stopper Is .turhfe w|thtthtf grppYe toward :th;ai ,ln the fioftle, the-ihedlcltie .drips Out “Then we cAn s tatin thus bully ojd place for six weeks,’* said Vlncentf “Hooray!\ He's sucB-aMdl - TheJ.ecretgryLjim^ lilg enthua- |^■-fln^ihleaF thP^ntO^tJiie^-^eel' ohiv*^ L lasm, and Vinijent bautt Have tboughfl her smile very attractive, because s-.e - • dreW aside and beghfl to- talk tp-her* in low tones, whtUei discussed the Will, ■with Mfs. Armistead^-Who Seemed per-’ fectly Willing t e Inaparfr Whatever in formation^ We deslfed* ‘ it, Was4'ust like Wlncerit to begin a fllftatloa. with the .. secretary, just •aadf lhetc,-wdre not six bandsottte girls of his own station^ In the castle. vBut anythltig-demlnlfle Wffl d a i b r tona as lolig: arah'e' Mtf «- CqAifprt for Wforker*. ■ -The .AnglbvBai^on rapes haye-dl* •0verpdHhat“*cpmf'ort, a high-piaiajpy Thus i t Js ndt necessary to fernovS the stopper ,from the bottle .frpto'th# Unip it is iiiled u.h,til the mediel|'e :h|* all Ih.een liSed, * ' ■Z; Of all the enemies of poultry these two, lice and mites, are undoubtedly the worst. They seem to be universal and found wherever poultry is kept. The lice subsist on the feathers, and doubtless the epidermic scales. They are found largely about the head and neck, under the wings and around the vent. They must obtain moisture in some form and in order to do so will go either to the eyes, nostril or vent. Hens in good health and provided \With a dusting bath Wltt‘%ene1ra,'fry keep themselves-free frOm ibis pest, but if fowls become debilitated, they will have to be assisted in ridding them selves of the nuisance. Dusting tho^ Oughly around the heck, under the wings and about the vent with some good insect powder is the best remedy. The application should be repeated about three times a t Intervals of one week In order to kill those which hatch out With yovmg and growing chicks the work can. be expedited by using the device as outlined in out illustration. It la made a* follows: Take an or dinary barrel and cut a hole in the head 8x10 Inches. Place the chickens (about twenty-five half grown ones), in a barrel and sprinkle a handful of the powder over them, and then roll the barrel about for a minute or so. This has been found a very practical and effective method of getting rid of the lice. Mites are very small Insects which snhsist on the blood of fowls, but are not usually found on the body except when they are on the roost or nest. During the day they hide in cracks la the walls around the roosts or about the nests. The free use of crude caw bolic acid, kerosene, or some of the commercial disinfectants ^wfiLTflove\ very effective in fighting these little Pnemles. If the weather will permit leaving the fowls out of doors for a whole day. It will be found a flrst- The Barrel Duster. class plan to fumigate the housp thor oughly by burning sulphur in It, Giv ing the inside a good coat of white wash twice a year will aid materially in ridding the house of them. Scours In Pigs.—Pigs suffering from scours may be helped an^ many times cured by feeding them milk that has been boiled and to which a pint of scorched flour has been added for each gallon. Breeding Driving Horses.-^Many lovers of fine horses are amhitlous to breed their own driving horses, breeding- higlr-classfrrottlng-bred mare sto hackney or coach stallions for beauty and action. B u ffalo G r a s s a F a m o u s G r a s s >■0 &,uf .white: lead :withput: abs “ Ipte .asauranca as^ {o Itb purity and qpaHty,' Ton- Kppw lepd la often adulterated, .pflteu:. .misrepresented. But there’s nb* need 'at ail to take any’Chances. Thb \Dutoh-Boy Paint er” trade mark of the National Lead Company, the largest makers of gen uine white lead, pn a .paphage of White Lead, 1® a ppsltlve guarantee of purity and quality. It’s as depend able as the'Dollar 'Sign. If you’ll write the National Lead Company, Woodbrldge Bldg; New York City’ they will send you a simple and cer tain outfit for testing white lead, and a valuable bopk on paint, free. dope Quarters. The following extract from a letter of thanks Is cherished by its recipient: “The beautiful clock you sent us caine in p6rfebt~conditlon, and is now In the parlor on top of the book shelves, where we hope to see you soon, and your husband, also. If he can make It convenient.” Much Safer Size. Mistress—Are you not rather small for a nurse? Nurse—No, Indeed, madam! The children don’t fall so far when I drop them!—Stray Stories. this gfra** Is knpwn. scientifically as BUtbllie daetylPIdes. It is the most Tamoue grass growing [n the west, as It Is the grass oh which have fattened Willlons bfijuffatods ahd cattle. In the llustratipn ; a . stamlnate plant Is ihbWn prt the Jeft arid a pistillate m p t oh the right It is chiefly abun- dant west of the MIesoliW riyljp. 'A*i long as stock can get th'li M d they will keep Iri good cohditlon Without any other feed. Its. faltohlng quallijet must be tlje ones , make -It, fehiefly vaiaabie,-at thS^pT^embiftM being arout five per cem, on the el^ ' dry baaii. You wott’t tell jfour family doctor the whole story about your private illness— you jre too modest. You need not be afraid to tell Mrs. Pink- ham, at Lynn, Mass., the things you couldnofre^laintOLjiiejiootor. Your letter will be held in the strictest con fidence. From her ■vast corresiwnd- ence ■with sick women during the past thirty years she may have gained the very knowledge that ■will help your casei Such letters as the fol lowing’, from grateful women, es tablish beyond a doubt the power of LYDIA CsPINKHAM’S VEGETABLE COMPOUND to conquer all female diseases. M is . NoxmanB. BamdtjOf Allen town, Pa.,'writes: “ Ever-since I wes idxieen years of age I Lad suffered'fium an organic de rangement and female weakness; in conscq.uence 1 had dreadful headaches and was extremely uerrotis. My physi- ^iau said-T-must go4hrftU^ an opera tion to get well. A friend toVd mo about Lydia E. Kukhani’S Vegetable Compound, and I took i t and wrote you for advice, following yonr directions carefully, and thanks to I am to day a well woman, and I am telling All my frlendaof my experience.” FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN. For thirty years Lydia E. Pink- ham’s Yegetahle Compound, made from roots and herbs, has been the standafrd remedy ior. female iUs, andhas positively cured thousands of ■womenwho have been troubled with dispEcementsj inflammation, ulcera- tign, fibroid tumors, irre^arities, teriodiP pains,backache, mat tear- mg-do\vn feelifig, flatulency, indiges- tion,dizzmess,ornervbusprostration. WL.DOUGLA3 5 3 0 0 .S H O E S S3 5 O . ««ryWh««. 'ShoWmallwl.trOT 1 TOmpt\VDRRERS ■ OILED CLOTHIN l vionfitneAM , Ll -- ANC MA “ f
