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The Riser's By IIONRB CHAPTER XlX.-tContinuedJ "Notion, wo are nlonc, you and 1." "Ypk, mnni'scllo; If I only know when1 ho was, the charming young gentleman, I would sot off on foot to find liiin." "Tlio sen lies between uh," suld Ku Kt'iilc. When tlio poor lonely heiress, with her faithful old servant for company, wns shedding tenrs in the old, dark house, which was all tho world nhc knew, men tulked from Orleans to Nan tes of nothing but Mile (irnndet nnd her seventeen mlllioiiH. One of her HrHt netH was to Mettle pension of twelve hun dred francs on Nation, who, possessing Already an ineonie of six hundred frnncH of her own, nt oneo became a great tnnteh. In less thnn n nioiith she ex changed her condition of spinster for that of wife, at the iiiHtance and through the persuasion of Antolnc Cornoiller, who wa.s promoted to the position of bailiff and keeper to Mile. Orandel. Eugenie wiih a woman of thirty ami as yet had known none of the happiness of life. It seemed hardly probable that sho would marry while she still wore mourning, Her sincere piety was well known. So tho Crucliot family, coun neled by tlio iiHtutc old Abbe, was lain to bo content with Hiirroiinding the heiress with tho most affectionate atten tions. I lor dining room was filled' every livening with tho warmest and most de voted Oriiohotins. M. le President do Bonfons was the horo of tlio circle; they lauded his talents, his personal appear ance, his learning, his amiability: he was an inoxhiiustiblo subject of admir ing comment. "M. le President" had striven to act up to the purl ho wanted to play. lie was '10 years old, his countenance was dark nnd ill-favored, ho had, moreover, the wizened look which is frequently Keen in men of his profession; but he af fected tho airs of youth, sported a inn Jacca cane, and went to Mile. Grandct's house arrayed in a while cravat and a shirt with huge frills. Ho called tin fair heiress "our dear Eugenie," and Bpoke as if he were nn intimate friend of the family. The pack was still la pursuit of Eugenie's millions; it was n more numerous pack now; thoy gave tongtiu together, nnd hunted down their prey more systematically. If Chnrles had come bnek from the far-ore Indies, he would hare found the mime motives at work nnd almost the name people. Mme. des Grassins, for whom Eugenic had nothing but kindness nnd pity, Mill remained to Tex tho Cm tihot.s Eugenie's face still .shone out ngniiiBt the dark background, nnd Charles, though invisible, reigned there Miprcnie as in other days. Yet some advance bad boon made. Eugenie's birthday bouquet was never forgotten by the magistrate. Indeed, evening lie brought tho lteodihipfN. . It had become an institution; every even ing lie brought the heiress n huge and wonderful bmujuet. Mine, Cornoiller os tentatiously placed these offerings in a vase, nnd promptly Hung them into a corner of the yawl as soon as tho visit ors had departed. In the eurly spring Mine. de Grns alns made a move, and sought to trou ble the felicity of tlio Cruchotins by talking to Eugenie of tho Marquis do Froidfond, whose ruined fortunes might be retrieved If tho heiress would return his eMntrs to him by a marriage eon- tract. Mine, des Grassins lauded the marquis and his title to tho sides; and, taking Eugenie's quiet smile for consent, she went about saying that M. lo Presi dent Oruchot's marriage was not such a settled thing as some people imagined. "M. do Froldfond may be fifty years old," she said, "but ho looks no older than M. Cruchot; he Is a widower, and lias a family, it is true; but ho is a mar quis, ho will be a peer of France one of theso days, it is not such n bad mulch as times go. I know of my own certain knowledge that when old Grandet added Ills own property to the Froidfond es tate bo meant to graft his family into tlio Froidfonds. lie often told mo as much. Oh! he was n shrewd old man, was Grandet." "Ah! Nanon," Eugenie said one even ing, as she went to bed, "why has ho not onco written to me In seven years?" CHAPTER XX. Whll o theso events were taking place In Sauniur, Charles was making his for tune In tlie East. Ills first venture was very successful. Ho had promptly re alized the sum of six thousand dollars. Crossing the lino had cured him of many early prejudices; bo soon saw very clear ly that the best and quickest way of making money was tlio samo In the trop ics as in Europe by buying and selling men. lie made n descent on the African coasts and bargained for negroes and other goods in demand In various mar kets, lie threw himself heart and soul into his business, and thought of nothing else, llu set one clear aim before him, to reappear in Paris, and to dnzsilo the world tbero with his wealth, to attain n position oven higher than tlio one from which be had fallen. By dint of rubbing shoulders with many men, traveling in many lands, com ing in contact with various customs, his code had been relaxed. His notions of right and wrong became less rigid when be found that what was looked upon as a crime in ono country was held up to ndm'uvitlon In another. IJo saw that ev ery one was working' for himself, that disinterestedness was raroly to bo met with, and gruw selfish nnd suspicious; tlio hereditary failings of tho Gnuidets rnmo out In him tlio hardness, tho lbiftin"!s- nnd the greed of gain. Ho lold Chinese eooliea. aegro slaves, ewal- Daughter DB BALZAC low nests, children, artists, anj tiling and everything that brought in money. He lip'-aine a money lender on n large scale. Long practice in cheating the eiis tonifi authorities had made him unscrupu lous iii other ways. During Ills first Toyngo Eugenie's pure and noble face had been with him; he had attributed his first success to a kind of magical eIlcnoy possessed by her prayers; but as time went on, adventures In many binds completely effaced all rec ollection of his cousin, of the old house, of the bench, and of the kiss that he had snatched In the. passage. lie remem bered nothing but the little garden shut in by its crumbling walls where he hail learned the fate that lay in store fur him; but ho rejected all connection with the family. His uncle wns tin old fox who had filched his jewels. Eugenie had no place in his heart, he never gave her a thought; but she occupied a page in Ills ledger as a creditor for six thousand francs. Such conduct and such ideas explain ed Charles Grnndet's silence. In the East Indies, on the coast of Africa, at Lisbon, in the I'nlted States, Charles Grandet the adventurer was known us Carl Sepherd, a pseudonym which he as sumed so as not to compromise his real name. Carl Sepherd could be indefati gable, brazen and greedy of gain; could conduct himself, in short, like u man who resolves to make a fortune no mat ter what way, and makes haste to have done with villainy as soon as possible, in order to live respected for the rest of bis days. With such methods his career of pros perity wns rapid and brilliant, and in 1827 ho returned to Bordeaux on board a (inu brig belonging to a Royalist firm, lie had nineteen hundred thousand franca with him in gold dust, carefully secreted in three strong casks; ho hotted to sell it to the Paris mint, and to make eight per cent on tho transaction. There was aluo on board the brig a goittle-ninn-lti-ordlnnry to his Majesty Charles X., a M. d'Aiibrion, a worthy old ninn who had been rash enough to marry a woman of fashion whose money cume from estates in tlio West India Islands. Mme. d'Aubrion's reckless extravagance had obliged him to go out to the Indies to sell her property. M. ami Mme. d'Aiibrion Mere now In straitened cir cumstances. They had a bare twenty thousand francs of income and a daugh ter, u very plain girl, whom her mother made up her mind to marry without n dowry. It was an enterprise the suc cess of which might have seemed some what problematical to a man of the world, in .spite of the cleverness with which a woman of fashion is generally credited. Perhaps even Mine. d'Aiibrion herself, when she looked at her daugh ter, was almost ready to despair of get ting rid of her to any ono, even to the most besotted worshiper of rank and titles. Mile. d'Aiibrion wns a tall, spara demoiselle; she had a disdainful mouth, overshadowed by a long nose, thick at the tip, sallow in its normal condition, but very red after a meal. From some points of view she avur all that a world ly mother, who wns I!8 years of age, and had still some pretention to beauty, could desire. But by way of compen sating advantages, the Marquis d'Au brion's distinguished air had been in herited by her daughter. Her mother had taught her how to dress herself. Un der the samo instructor she had acquired a charming manner, and had learned to assume that pensive expression which interests a man and leads him to im agine Unit here, Mirely, is the angel whom ho has hitherto sought in vain. Charles became very intimate with Mine. d'Aiibrion; the lady had her own reasons for encouraging him. Peoplu said that during tho time on board sue left no stone unturned to secure such n prize for a son-in-law. It is at any rate certain that when they landed at Bor deaux Charles stayed in the same hotel with M., Mine, and Mile. d'Aiibrion, and they all traveled together to Paris. Tlio hotel d'Aiibrion was hampered with mortgages and Charles was intended to come to the rescue. The mother had gone so far as to say that it would give her grout pleasure to establish a son-in-law on the ground Hour. Slio did not share M. d'Aubrion's aristocratic preju dices and promised Charles Grandu to obtain loiters patent which should au thorize him, (irnndet, to boar tlio nnmo and assunio tho arms of the d'Aubrions, and to succeed to the property of Au brion, which was worth about thirty-six thousand llvres a year, to say nothing of tho titles of Capal do Bitch nnd Mar quis d'Aiibrion. -They could bo vry useful to each other, in short; and what with tliis arrangement of a joint estab lishment, and one or two posts about tlio court, tho hotel d'Aiibrion might count upon an income of a hundred thou sand francs and more. "And when a man has a hundred thou sand francs a year, a name, a family and a position at court, the rust is easy. You can lie secretary to an embassy." Site fairly turned his bond with these ambitious schemes. Ho never doubted but that his undo had paid ills father's, creditors. Ho resolved to strain every nervo to reach those pinnacles of glory which ids egotistical would-be mother-in-law had pointed out to him. His cousin wns only a dim speck in tho remote past; slip had no place, in this brilliant future, no part In his dreams, but ho wont to seo Annette. That experienced woman of tho world gnvo counsel to her old friend; ho must by no means lot slip such an opportunity for an alliance; nho promised to aid him in all his schemes of advancement. Ho had grown verv at tractive during his stay in tho Indies; his complexion had grown darker, ho had gained in manliness nnd solf-posses-sionj ho spoke In the firm, decided tones of a man who is used to command and to success. Ever since Charles Grandet had discovered that there was n definite part for him to play in Paris, ho was himself nt once. Des Grassins, hearing of his return. Ids approaching marriage, and his large fortune, came to see him, and spoke of the three hundred thousand francs still owing to his father's creditors. He found Charles closeted with a goldsmith, from whom ho hail ordered jewels for Mile. d'Aubrion's corbeille. and who was sub mitting designs. Charles himself had brought magnificent diamonds from tho Indies, but the cost of setting them, together with the silver plate and jewel ry of tho now establishment, amounted to more than two hundred thousand francs. He did not recognize des Gras sins nt first, and treated him with the cooi insolence of a young man of fashion who is conscious that ho has killed four men in as ninny duels in tho Indies. As M. des Grnssins had already called tlueo or four times. Charles vouchsafed to hear him, but It was with bare politeness, and ho did not pay the slightest attention to what the banker said. "My 'father's debts arc not mine," ho fluid coolly. "I am obliged to you, sir, for tho trouble you have been good enough to take, but I am none the better for it that I can see. I have not scraped together a couple of millions, earned witli the sweat or my brow, to fling it to my father's creditors." "But suppose Hint your father were to be declared a bankrupt in a few days' time?" "In a few days' lime I shnll be the Compto d'Aubrion, sir; so you can sec that it is a mnttor of entire indifference to me. Besides, you know even better than I do that when n man has a hun dred thousand livrcs a year, his fnther never has been a bankrupt," nnd he po litely edged the deputy des Grassins to tlio door. CHAPTER XXL In the enrly days of the month of August, in that-same year, Eugenic waa sitting on the little bench in the garden where her cousin had sworn eternal love, and whore she often took breakfast in summer mornings. The poor girl waa almost happy for a few brief moments; she went over all the great nnd little events of her love before those catastro phes that followed. The morning was fresh mid bright, and the garden wan full of sunlight; her eyes wandered over the wall with its irnvm and flowers; it was full of cracks now, and all but in ruins, but no one was allowed to touch it. The postman knocked at the door, and gave n letter into the hands of Mme. Cornoiller. who hurried into the garden. ei.ing, "Mademoiselle! A letter! Is it tho letter V" she added, tu ilic handed it to her mistress. The words rang through Eugetiio'i heart as the spoken woundi rang from the rampart nnd the old garden vtall. Pari! It is his writing! Then h has come back." Eugenie's face grew white; for sev eral seconds she kept the seal unbroken, for her heart bent so fast that she could neither more nor seo. Big Nanon stood nnd wnited with both linnds on her hips; joy seemed to puff like smoke from every wrinkle in her brown face. "Oh! why does he come back by wny of Paris, Xntion, when he went by way of Snunutr?" "Bead it; the letter will tell you why." Eugenie' linger trembled iu whe open ed the envelope; n check fell out of it nnd Muttered down. Nanon picked it up. Eugenie read the letter through. It run ns follows: "My Dear Cousin You will, 1 am sure, hear with pleasure of the success of my enterprise. You brought me luck; I have come back to France a wealthy man. My dear cousin, the day of Illu sions is gone by for me. I am sorry, but it cannot be helped. You are free, my cousin, and 1, too, am free still; there is apparently nothing to hinder the real izatioii of our youthful hopes, but 1 am too straightforward to hide my present situation from you. 1 have not for a moment forgotten that I am bound to you. I have always remembered the little wooden bench " Eugenie started up as if nhc wero sit ting on burning coals, and sat down on one of the broken stone steps in the yard. "the little wooden bench where wo vowed to love each other forever; the passage, the gray parlor, my attic room, the night when in your thoughtfulness and tact you made my future easier for me. Yes; theso memories have boon my support; but I cannot deal insincerely with you. Your bringing up, your ways ol life, and your tastes have not lilted you for Parisian life, nor would they harmonize with the future which l have marked out for myself. 1 possess at the time of writing an income of 80.0UO llvres. With this fortune I am able to marry Into tho d'Aubrion family: I should take their name, on my marriage with their only daughter, a girl of nine teen, and secure at the same time a ery brilliant position in society. I will assure you that 1 have not the slightest affec tion for Mile. d'Aubrion, but by this ninrringo I shall secure for my children a social rank which will be of inestima ble value in tlio future. When I tell you plainly that my marriage is solely a inarriago of suitability, and that I have not forgotten tlio lovo of our youthful days, mil 1 not putting myself entirely into your linnds, nnd making you tlio nrbltress of my fatoV Is it not implied that if 1 must renounce my social ambi tions, 1 shall willingly content myself with tho simple nnd pure happiness which la always called up by the thought of you "Tra-la-la-tnn-tn-tl!" sang Charlos Grandet, as he signed bis name. "That Is acting handsomely," ho snid to him self. Ho looked about him for tlio check, slipped it In. nnd ndded n postscript. (To be continued.) Itundy I'll nn Gates. Win. Scott, u Manitoba farmer, con ributcs to the Montreal Herald and itar illustrations of two forms of gates ehlch aro used with satisfaction on Ills .'arm. The gate represented in Fig. 1 s used over the farm, while Fig. 2 opresents the small garden gate. Mr. Scott has live of the larger gates, three )f which have permanent wheels, and when harvest Is over the wheels of tho aorse rake are attached to the roinnin :ng two. The gate rests on the wheel, whether closed or open, the revolving wheel carrying the gate around whether opening or closing. Tho gate rests at the back end on a block of wood, in which there is a socket, and 'n this a gudgeon at tho foot of the ?ate bend rests and turns. Mr. Scott says his .'l-year-old boy can open an IS-foot gate of this sort with ease. The garden gate shown at Fig. 2 swings across the open end of a fixed V-shaped enclosure. To pass through one steps Info tho enclosure, draws the gate past himself and passes out )n the other side. Mr. Scott remarks that whenever this gate is opened it dints in the same operation. Karly Plowing for AVIiwiit. While nil wheat growers recognize the necessity for lute sowing of weat o avoid, as far as possible, the rav- ges of the hesslan fly, all do not sen he necessity for early preparation of (he soli. It is generally believed that much of the loss from winter freei ng might be avoided by the early plowing of the ground for winter wheat. Early preparation of tho seed bed easlor than late plowing; it gives )no a chance to get rid of the weeds aiore effectively, the seed bed may Uave one or more extra hnrrowings or olllngs and, altogether, put In much Dettor condition than when the plow ing is done late. Then, too, should Che ground be not in the best condi- ion at seeding time, the thorough prep- tratlon prevlou will count for a freat deal, enabling one to catch the round for the final harrowing and rolling whenever it chances to be right for such working. The question of varieties should also ecelve more consideration than it does ind an excellent way is to look up the Dest wheat fields in your county on dmilar soil and ascertain what varle- :ies are grown. In addition to this ivory wheat grower, large or small, diould have a test ground lor new torts. It will pay for its cost In giv ing one accurate knowledge of sorts on their own grounds. General 3'nrm Notes. Drive slowly the llrst hour after a aieal. Light and dryness destroy jrowths. fungus Thorough grooming cleanses the bids is well as the hair. Droppings deprived of the urine lose .he larger share of the potash they lOlltilltl. It is always ruinous to dispose of my branch farming when prices are insatisfactory. Generally the smaller the farm tho jotter the cultivation and the greater Jie profit for tho expenditure. Tho dirt and sweat which accumu into on the horses during tho day should never bo allowed to remain on vor night. There are two tilings a farmer can aevor havo enough of one is feed :bo other is manure. Food makes Manure if fed to stock on tho farm Plants have greater need for their eaves and can bo more easily killed In tho growing season than when par tlully dormant. The pure bred animal is the more valuable simply because of its greater uipaelty to appropriate favorable clr ustances. Tho pure bred anlintt s from scrub conditions no more tho scrub does. " vi-i via. 1. 'iu. 2. Sores or bruises on horses Bhould bo healed up as soon as possible. (ld to tho capacity of the farm by adding to tho strength of tho soil. Clover is richer than grass in mus cle formers and is tlio best for yomi stock. Next to old horses old sheep are among tlio most disappointing nnimala which are kept for profit. In breeding be sure to select a malo that is from a family bettor in yor ino of dairying than your herd. Value of Hoot Crops. There has been much controversy f ate years concerning tho relatlfo values of root crops and silage. Thks seems to bo ono of tho questions that ought not to be discussed, inasmuch as the two crops, in tho writer's opln- on nt least, aro essential and one will not take tho place of the other except n the sense that either provides succu ent food for stock. When wo commence to compare tho cost of raising either crop wo get into ntoresting llgures. Those who havo tried It know that it is hard to sow ihe seeds of root crops by hand, and they also know that until the plants are large enough to hold their own it s hard work keeping the weeds down. As to the feeding values of the lw, unquestionably the silage is the most valuable, and if called upon to decide between tho two I would select silage every time. If one lias a good silo the root crops will liavo their greatest value In fur nishing a variety in the menu, but t is where the silo is unknown that the root crops ought to be extensively grown as furnishing a succulent food and a digestive at comparatively small cost, as well as a crop which may bo stored for winter use at small expense. To Preserve Fence l'osts. In some sections of the country tho division of fields by fences is some thing no longer done, but the majority of farmers still feel that they should divide their fields. The work in vol red in fence-bulldlng Is so great that ono does not care to do it very often, henet? t will pay to go to some trouble to preserve the posts, these being tho parts of the fence which need renew ing flrvt. While there are many preservatives recommended, all of them doubtless more or less valuable, the old plan Hinoarlng the end of the post with gas. ar Is about as good as any. Of la to years a strong solution of copper mil- phate lias been used for this purpow with considerable success. It takes time and trouble to prepare the fenco posts with either preservative, put n as it should be, but It pays to do it, for the posts will last double the uiw ber of years. Himdy Wire Keel. Here is shown a very good wire reel which can be used to move an M wire fence. This device is very handy for moving tho wire on, as well m reeling and unreeling it. It is made HANDY WIRR 11KUI.. of a couple of old wagon wheels ol the same height, which tire wedged onto the ends of a short stick about thirty inches long which leaves th wheels about eighteen inches apart. Then nail five or six cross-pieces be tween tlio spokes, close to tho bnb cross-pieces form the frame upon which the wire is reeled. A axle; J3 -wheels; C crosspleco. Cotioii-Sccd Mcnl for Cows. Dairymen find it difficult to carrj the cows along properly during tlu droughty days of summer on pasture alone, and all proper grains have been tried win varying results. One of tho best summer grains is cotton-seed meal, for while feeding it will not ma terially increase the milk flow it will keep it nearly to tho standard and wil' keep up its quality, which is quite at important. Tho feeding of it alsc makes better butter at all times, and particularly during tho summer. Whilt tho quantity fed varies according tc circumstances, from two to foui pounds per cow daily is about a fall ration and will give results which wll) warrant the expense at any season. Tlio dairy cow should not bo obliged to travel a long distance for water. II she does sho will go without until sh gets very thirsty and feverish, and then drink until she is painfully un comfortable. Both conditions aro un favorable for milk secretion. Keep a close watch over tho suck ling colts. A blemish or an injurj now may ruin tho value of the ftiturt horse. Anything less than full feeding at any period la a sacrifice of uet profit