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"What," Laklngton nskcd curiously,
"docs ho think you are?"
"A charming young girl," answered
Inna demurely, "whose father lost
his life In the war, and who at present
ekes out a precarious existence In a
government ofllce. At least, that's
what he told Lady Frumplpy she's
the woman of unassailable virtue.
She was profoundly sentimental and
scents a romance, In addition to bolng
a snob and scenting a future duke, to
ay nothing of a future duchess. By
the mercy of Allah she's on a com
mittee with his mother for distribut
ing brown paper underclothes to des
titute Belgians, and so Freddlo wan
gled an Invito for her. Volla tout."
"Splendid," said Laklngton slowly.
"Splendid. Young Lniciley comes of
age In' about a week, doesn't ho?"
"Monday, to be exact; and so I go
down with my dear aunt on Satur
day." Lnklngton nodded his head as If
satisfied, and then glanced at his
watch.
"What about bed?" he remarked.
"Not yet," said Peterson, halting
suddenly in his walk. "I must sco the
Yank beforo I go to Paris. We'll
have him down here now. Give him
an Injection, Henry and, by God,
we'll make the foot sign. Then I can
actually tnko It over to the meeting
with me."
He strode to the door, followed by
Laklngton; nnd the girl In the chair
stood np and stretched her arms above
her head. For a moment or two Hugh
watched her; then he, too, stood up
right and eased his cramped limbs.
"Make the fool sign." The words
jeehoed through his bruin, and he
jntarcd thoughtfully at the grey light
Vwhlch showed the approach of dawn.
"Whot was the best thing to do?
"Make" with Peterson generally im
plied torture, If other means failed,
and Hugh had no Intention of watch
ing any mnn tortured. At the same
time something of the nature of the
diabolical plot conceived by Peterson
was beginning to take a definite shape
In his mind, though many of the most
Importnnt links were still missing.
And with this knowledge had come
the realization that he was no longer
n free agent. The thing had ceased
to be a mere sporting gamble with
himself nnd n few other chosen spir
its matched, against a gang of crim
inals; It had become If his surmise
was correct a national affair. Eng
land herself her very existence was
threnlencd by one of the vilest plots
ever drenmed of In the brain of mnn.
And then, with a sudden rage at his
own Impotence, he realized that even
now he hud nothing definite to go on.
He must know more; somehow or
other ho must get to Paris; lie must
attend that meeting at the Itltz. Then
n sound from the room below brought
him back to his vnntnge point. The
American was sitting In a chair, and
Laklngton, with a hypodermic syringe
In his bund, wns holding his arm.
He made the Injection, and Hugh
watrhefl the millionaire. He was still
undecided ns to how to act, but for
the moment, nt any rate, there was
nothing to he done. And he was very
curious to hear what Peterson hud to
suv to the wretched man, who, up to
dnie, had figured so largely In everj
round
After n while the American censed
staring vacantly in front of him, nnd
pnssed his hand dazedly over his fore
head Then he half rose from his
chair and stared at the two men sit
ting facing' him. Ills eyes enme round
to the girl nnd with a groan he snnk
back again, plucking feebly with his
hand1, nt bis dressing gown.
"Better Mr. Potts?" said Peterson,
tunvelv
i- 1" staniiuoicd the other
"When- am I?"
"At The Elms, nodalmlng, if you
wish to know."
"I thought I thought " He rose
swn.vlng "What do you want with
me? I) h ou!"
"Tush tu-h," murmured Peterson.
There Ik ii lady present, Mr. Potts.
- And our wants are so simple. Just
jour signature tH n little agreement,
by which In return for certain services
70U promise to Join us In our er
labors' in the iar future."
"I reini-mber." cried the millionaire.
"Now 1 remember. You swine you
filthy swlcfc, I refuse . . . absolute
ly." . "The trouble Is, my friend, that you
y.re altogether too big an employer of
lobar, to be allowed to refuso, as I
pointed wit to you before. You must
be In with us, otherwise you might
wreck the scheme. Therefore I re
quire yojir signature."
"And nhen you've got It," cried the
American "what good will it be to
you. 1 ahnll repudiate It."
"Oh' no, Mr. Potts," said Peterson
with r. thoughtful smile; "I can assure
jfob, you won't. The dlKtjsJog wal- j
ady In ic uhlan jiqu ha-veTjcccnsly bee J
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buffering will again have you In Its
grip. It rentiers you quite unfit for
business."
For a while there was silence, and
the millionaire stared round the room
like n trapped nulmal.
"I refuse!" he cried nt Inst. "It's
an outrage against humanity. You enn
do whut you like."
"Then wo'll start with a little more
thumbscrew," remarked Peterson,
strolling over to the desk nnd opening
a drawer. "An astonishingly effective
Implement, ns you can see If you look
at your thumb." He stood In front
of the quivering man, bnlanclng tho
Instrument In his hands. "It was un
der Its Influence you gave us the first
signature, which wo so regrettnbly lost,
I think we'll try It again. . . ."
The American gave a strangled cry
of terror, and then the unexpected hap
pened. There was a crash as a pane of
glass splintered and fell to the floor
close beside Lnklngton; and with an
oath he sprang aside and looked up.
"Peep-bo,'1 enme a well-known voice
from the skylight. "Clip him one over
the Jaw, Potts, my boy; but don't you
sign."
CHAPTER VIII.
In Which He Goes to Paris for a Night.-
ONE.
Drummond had acted on the spur of
the moment. It would hove been man
ifestly Impossible for any man. cer
tainly one of his caliber, to have
watched the American being tortured
without doing something to try to help
him. At the same time the last thing
he had wanted to do was to give nway
his presence on the roof. The Informa
tion he had obtained that night was
of such vital Importance Unit It was
absolutely essential for 1dm to get
nway with it somehow ; nnd, at the mo
ment, his chunces of so doing did not
appear particularly bright. It looked
as If it was only n question of time
before they must get him.
He watched Lnklngton dart from the
room, followed more slowly by Peter
son, and then occurred one of those
strokes of luck on which the Incor
rigible soldier always depended. The
girl left the room as well.
She kissed her hand toward him, and
then she smiled.
''You Intrigue me, ugly one," she re
marked, looking up, "Intrigue me vast
ly. I am now going out to get u really
good view of tho Kill."
And the next moment Potts was
alone. He was staring up at the sky
light, apparently bewildered by the
"I Am Now Going Over to Get a Really
Good View of the Kill."
sudden turn of event and then he
heard the voice of the man above
speaking clearly and Insistently.
"Go out of the room. Turn to the
right. Open the front door. You'll see
n house, through borne trees. Go to It.
When you get there, stand on the lnwn
and call 'PhyUIs.' Do you get me?'"
The American nodded dnzoillv ; then
ho made a great effort to pnll himself
together, as the voice continued :
"Gofat once. It's your only chance.
Tell her I'm on the roof here."
WWh a sJgta of relief he saw the mil
lionaire letrv the room; then he
straightened himself up. and proceeded
to reconnolter his own position. There
was a bare chance that the American
vrould get through, and l.f he did, every
thing mlpJit yet be well. If he dldnlt
Hugh shrugged his Hhonlders grimly
and laughed.
It Ttftd.btoin qt- Hsiit, mid after
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n luoiin'iii s indecision Druinmonil loot,
a running Jump, and caught tho ridge
of tho sloping roof on the side nearest
the road. From where he was he could
not see The Lurches, and so he did
not Juiow what luck the American had
had. But ho realized that It was long
odds ngnlnst his gettlug through, and
that his chief hope lay In himself. It
occurred to him that far too few un
biased people knew where ho was; It
further occurred to hltn that It was n
state of nffalrs which was likely to
continue unless he remedied It himself.
And so, Just as Peterson came strolling
around n corner of tho house followed
by several men nnd a long ladder,
Hugh commenced to sing. Ho shouted,
ho ronrcd at tho top of his very pow
erful voice, and nil the tlrao he watched
the men below with n wnry eye.
It wns Just as two laborers came In
to Investigate tho hideous din that
Peterson's party discovered the ladder
was too short by several yards.
Then with great rapidity the audi
ence grew. A passing milkman; two
commerclnl travelers, a gentleman of
slightly Inebriated nspect, whose trous
ers left much to the Imagination; nnd
Anally more farm laborers. Never had
such a tlt-blt of gossip for the local
alehouse been seen In the neighbor
hood; It would furnish a topic of con
versation for weAks to come. And still
Hugh sang and Peterson cursed; nnd
still the audience grew. Then, at Inst,
there eame the pollco with notebook
nil complete, and the singer stopped
singing to laugh.
The next moment the laugh froze on
his lips. Standing by the skylight, with
his revolver raised, was Laklngton, and
Hugh knew by the expression of his
face that his linger was trembling on
the trigger. Out of view of the crowd
below he did not know of Us existence,
nnd, I'j n flash, Hugh realized his dan
ger.
"Good morrow, Henry." he said
quietly. "I wouldn't Are If I were you.
We are observed, as Uiey say In molo
drama. If you don't believe me," his
voice grew n little tense, "Just wait
while I talk to Peterson, who Is nt pres
ent deep In converse with the village
constable and severnl farm laborers."
It Is doubtful whether any action In
Hugh Drummond's life ever cost him
such an effort of will as the turning
of his back on the man standing two
yards below him, but he did It ap
parently without thought. He gave one
last glance nt the face convulsed with
rage, nnd then with n smile he looked
down nt the crowd below.
"Peterson," he called out affably,
"there's a pal of yours up here denr
old Henry. And he's very annoyed nt
my concert. Would you Just spenk to
him, or would you like me to be more
explicit? He Is so annoyed that there
might be an accident at any moment,
and I see thnt the police have ar
rived. So or "
Even at that distance he could see
Peterson's eyes of fury, unci ho chuck
led softly to himself. But when the
leader spoke, his voice was ns suave
us ever; the eternal cigar glowed even
ly nt its normnl rate.
"Are you up on the roof, Laklng
ton?" The words came clearly through
the still summer nlr.
"Your turn, Henry," said Drummond.
"Prompter's voice off 'yes, dear Peter
son, I am here, even upon the roof,
with a liver of hideous aspect.' "
With a mighty effort Laklngton con
trolled himself, nnd his voice, when he
answered, was calm.
"Yes, I'm Here. What's the matter?"
"Nothing," cried Peterson, "but
we've got quite a large and apprecia
tive audience down here, nttractcd by
our friend's charming concert, and I've
Just sent for a large ladder by which
lie can come dowh nnd Join us. So
there Is nothing that you can do
nothing." He repented the word with
a faint emphasis, and Hugh smiled
genially.
"I'm Interested In quite a number of
things, Captain Drummond," sulci Lak
lngton slowly, "but they oil count as
1 nothing beside one getting even with
you. And when I do . . ." He
dropped the revolver Into his coat
pocket, and stood motionless, stating
at the soldier.
The next Instant he opened a door
In the skylight which Hugh hud failed
to discover during the night, and,
climbing down a ladder Inside t lie
room, disappeared from view.
"Hullo, old bean I" A cheerful shout
from the ground made Hugh look
down. There, ranged round Peterson,
In an effective group, were Peter Dnr
rell, Algy Longworth, and .lorry Sey
mour. "Blrd's-nestln'?"
"Peter, old soul," cried Hugh Joy
fully, "I never thought tho dnv would
come when I .should bo pleused to see
jour face, hut It has I"
"Ted and his pal, Hugh, have toddled
off in jour car," said Peter, "so that
onlj leaves us four nnd Toby."
For a moment Hugh stared at him
blunkly, while he did some rapid men
tal arithmetic. He even neglected to
descend at once by the ladder which
had ut last been placed In position.
"Ted nnd us four and Toby" made six
and six was tho strength of the
party as It had arrived. Adding the
pal made seven; io who the deuce
was Hie pal?
The inojtter was settled Just as he
reached the ground. Luklngton, wild
e.ved and almost Incoherent, rushed
from the house, and, drawing Peter
son onon side, spoke rapidly IHi a
whisper.
'Tt's all right," muttcwd Algy rap.
Idly. "They're half-wny to london
by now, nnd going like h If I know
Ted."
U was then that Hugh started to
Inugh. He lnoghcd till the tears poured
down his fnceand Peterwro's livid
face of furymade him laujh still
more,
"Oh you priceless rfalrl" he miribeii
"Hlght ifoder your. balJy not,m, StoleJ
away! olcks!" There was nnother
Interlude for further hilarity. "Give
It up, you two old dears, and tako to
knitting. Well, nu rovolr. Doubtless
we shall moot ngnln quite soon. And,
above nil, Carl, don't do anything In
Pnrls which you would be ashamed of
my knowing."
With n friendly wave ho turned on
his heel nnd strolled off, followed by
the other three. Tho humor of the
situation was Irresistible; the absolute
powerlessncss of tho wholo assembled
gang to lift n finger to stop them In
front of the audience, which ns yet
showed no signs of departing, tickled
him to death. In fact, the last thing
Hugh saw, before a corner of the
house hid them from sight, wns the
ninjesty of the law moistening his In
delible pencil In the time-honored
method, and advancing on Peterson
with his notebook ut the ready.
"One brief interlude, my denr old
warriors," announced Hugh, "and then
we must get gny. Where's Toby?"
"Having his breakfast with your
girl." chuckled Algy. "We thought
With Her Hands on His Coat and Her
Big Eyes Misty With Her Fears for
Him, She Begged Him to Give It
All Up.
we'd better leave someone on guard,
and she seemed to love him best."
"Repulsive hound 1" cried Hugh.
"Incidentally, boys, how did you man
age to roll up this morning?"
"We all bedded down at your girl's
place last night," said Peter, "and
then this morning, who should come
and sing carols outside but our one
and only Potts. Then we heard your
deafening din on the roof, and blew
along."
TWO.
"Go nwny," said Toby, looking up
ns the door opened und Hugh strolled
In. "Your presence Is unnecessary
and uncalled for, and we're not
pleased. Are wo, Miss Benton?"
"Can you bear him, Phyllis?" re
marked Hugh, with n grin. "I mean
lying about the house all day?"
"What's the notion, old son?" Toby
Sinclair stood up, looking slightly puz
zled. "I want you to stop here, Toby,"
said Hugh, "and not let Miss Benton
out of your sight. Also keep your
eye skinned on The Elms, nnd let me
know by 'phone to Half Moon street
nnythlng that happens. Do you get
me?"
"I get you," answered the other.
Willi a resigned sigh he rose and
walked to the door.
"I've got the minutes, little girl,"
whlspeied Hugh, taking her Into his
nrms ns the door closed. "Five min
utes of heaven. . . By .love!
But j on look great simply great."
The girl smiled at him.
"Tell me what's happened, boy,"
she" said eageily.
"Quite a crowded .night." With a
romlnlsceii' smile he lit u cigarette.
And then quite briefly lie told her of
the events of the past twelve hours,
being, as is the manner of u man, more
intonated In watciilng the sweet color
which stained her cheeks from time
to t line, and noticing her quickened
breathing when he told her of his light
with Hi" goiillu, mid Ills ascent of the
murileioiiH stall case.
When he hud llnislied, und pitched
I In- sunup of his cigarette Into the
grate, talfeiiiigly she tried to dissuade
lilm. Ullh her hands on his cunt und
her big eves mist j wfih her fcul s for
lii f ii. sin- begged lilm to give It all up.
And cw'ii as she spoke, hhe gloried In
the fait that she knew it was quite
useless Which made her plead all
the hauler, ns Is the wuy of a woman
with Ufr man.
Then quite suddenly, he bent and
kissed her.
"I must go, little girl," he whispered,
i've got to be In Paris tonight. Take
care of yourself."
The next moment he was gone.
' THREE.
"Have you got him all right, Ted?"
Hugh Hung MiV question eagerly ut
Ted .leiiilughum, wlm was lounging
(n a chair ut Half Moon street, with
hi feet on the iiiniitciplucc
Tw got him right enough," an
swered that worthy, "but he doesn't
trlke nie as being Number (bio value.
He's gone off the boll. Become quite
guggn iiglflu."
"II--I.!" said Hugh, "I thought wo
might tct something out of hlia. I'll
tfu nnd bae a look t tke bird."
4
He left tho room, and went nlon
the passage to Inspect the American.
Unfortunately Jernlnghnm wns only
too right: The effects of last night's
Injection hnd worn oft completely, nnd
the wretched mnn was sitting motion
less In n chair, staring dazedly in
front of him.
Thoughtfully Hugh stood In front
of tho millionaire, trying In vnln to
catch some glentn of sense In tho
vucant eyes.
"What luck?" Jernlnghnm looked up
ns he came back Into tho other room.
"Dam' all, as they say In the ver
nacular. Have you blighters finished
the beer?"
"lobnbly," remarked Peter Dar
rall. "What's the program now?"
Hugh examined tho head on his
glnss with u professional eye before
replying.
"Two things," he murmured at
length, "fairly leap to the eye. The
first Is to get Potts awny to ti place
of safety; the second Is to get over
to Paris."
"Well, let's get gay over tho first,
as a kick-off," said Jernlnghnm, ris
ing. "There's a car outside tho door;
there Is England at our disposal.
Weil take him away; you pad the
hoof to Victoria and catch the boat-fniln."
I
remarked t
'It sounds too easy,
Hugh. "Have a look out of the win
dow, Ted, nnd you'll see a mnn fright
fully busy doing nothing not far from
tho door. You will also see a racing
car Just across the street. Put a wot
compress on your bend, and connect
tho two."
A gloomy silence settled on tho as
sembly,' to be broken by Jerry Sey
mour suddenly waking up with a
start.
"I've got the 'stomach-ache,' " he an
nounced proudly.
His listeners gazed at him un
moved. "You shouldn't eat so fast," re
marked Algy severely. "And you cer
tainly oughtn't to drink Uint beer."
To avert the disaster he immedi
ately consumed It himself, but Jerry
was too engrossed with his brain
storm to notice.
"I've got the 'stomach-ache,' " he re
peated, "and she. ought to be ready
by now. in fact I know she Is. My
last crnsh wasn't u bnd one. Whnt
about It?"
"You mean . . . ?" said Hugh,
staring nt him. -'U&ZM?:
"I mean," answered Jerry, "that
I'll go off to the airdrome now, and
get her ready. Bring Potts ulong In
half nn hour, and I.'ll take him to
the governor's place In Norfolk. Then
I'll take you over to Paris."
"Great 1 simply great I" With a
report like a gun nugh hit the speak
er on the back, Inadvertently knock
ing htm down. "Off you get, Jerry.
By the way, how many will she hold?"
"Two beside me," spluttered the
proud proprietor of the Stomach-ache.
"And I wish you'd reserve your en
dearments for people of your own
size, you great, fat, hulking mon
strosity." He reached the door with a moment
to spare, and Hugh came back laugh
ing. "Verily an uphenval In the grey
matter," he cried, carefully refilling
his glass. "Now, boys, what about
Paris?"
"Is It necessury to go nt ull?' asked
Peter.
"It wouldn't have been If the Yank
had been sane," answered Drum
mond. "As It Is, 1 guess I've got to,
Now listen all of you. Ted oft' you
go, and raise u complete waiter's out
lit, dicky and all complete. Peter
you come with me to tho airdrome,
and nflerward look up Mulllngs, nt
Kl Green street, llovlon, nnd tell hltn
to get In touch with at least fifty
demobilized soldiers who are on for a
scrap. Algy you hold the fort here,
and don't get drunk on my ale. Peter
will Join you, when he's finished with
Mulllngs, and he's not to get drunk,
either. Are you all on?"
Ten minutes Inter be was nt the
wheel of his car with Darrell and the
millionaire behind. But Hugh scorned,
In no great hurry to start. A whlm
sieul smile was on his face, as out
of the corner of his eye he watched
the man who hud been busy doing
nothing feverishly trying to crank his
cur, which, after the manner of the
brutes, hud seized (bat moment to Jib.
Still smiling, Hugh got out and
walked up to the perspiring driver.
"A warm day." he murmured.
"Don't huiry; we'll wait for oii."
Then, while the man, utterly taken
nbiii'k, slnred nt lilm speechlessly, be
strolled buck to his own cur.
"Hugh vou'ie mad, quite mini,"
said Peter resignedly, us with u splut
tering rmii' tln other cur slaiied, but
Hugh still smiled. On the way to
the airdrome be stopped twice after a
block lu the trullle lo muke quite sure
Unit the pursuer should have no
chance of losing him, und, by the time
they were clear of the frallle and spin
ning toward their destination, the gen
tleman In the car behind fully agreed
with Durrell.
(TO 1IH CONTINUED)
Great Minds Linked With Genev.
Genevu and Its lake early beenmo
the mecca of leaders in scrimce und
literature. Voltaire, Mine, de Stuel,
Georges Sund, Diimus, Duudot und
Byron, Gibbon. DMsc-iiu, Buskin,
Frances llavergul, Slsmondl, De Sau
sure. Amlel a veritable parade of Il
lustrious poet, novelists, esHiiyl.sts,
philosophers airU scientists havo
linked their names forevnr with that
fair city and Its envpons.
Seconded.
Correspondent opines that soma les
sons In ouidency uro needed by our
legislators thoy make, hoasasN, so
tunny utmeanHury aaoUbos! Iloiioo
Tramcrli.
HOME EI
TOWN m
HELPSfed
WORTH FAR MORE THAN GOLD
Value of Good Credit Must Never B
Forgotten by the Community or
Its Citizens.
Tho following little story 1ms aroused
much Interest yunong Kansas mer
chants and credit men. It was r
cently published In the bulletin of tho
Pittsburgh, Kan., Merchants' associa
tion. "I buy your groceries, your dry
goods, your home everything you us
or need.
"I am not money; I nm Its superior.
I buy many times more than all th
gold In 'the world. With me money
may bo bought.
"I am the very basis upon which
the business life of tho world has been
built, more so in modern times than
ever before.
"I am founded upon honesty, and
built upon faith In mankind, nnd woo
unto the man or womnn who wilfully
abuses me.
"I have given men the means to be
come rich, means which nothing else
could place within their reach.
"I am, when rightly usoil, tho
greatest means of prosperity nnd
happiness, but when abused, I hnvo
brought misery Into the lives of men
nnd women.
"I nm confidence placed In a man's
ability and reliability to meet his future
obligations.
"I nm greater than Industry nnd
cnpltnl, for I demnnd Industry and
capital of others on the strengUi of
ability and disposition to make my
promises good.
"I nm good credit."
From the Nation's Business.
GET AFTER THAT BACK YARD
One Unsightly, Neglected Place Will
Spoil the Appearance of Other
wise Well-Kept Street.,.
-iass; y , - 733l!r'y
Bnck yards are soiuetlilug big city
dwellers long for und small town
dwellers long to get rid of. But back
yards are a geographical condition;
the yearning Is about as close as a
cltylte ever gets to one, while the
small townlle finds It luird to dispense
with for want of something to lake
Us place.
A back yard In some seasons of the
year Is not exactly an object of beauty.
Pnlntlos.s fences are lu a more or less
acute state of unrepair, tin cans, old
bIioos und worn out brooms huve some
how eluded the garbage can.
Why not get busy und give the buck
yard a thorough house-cleaning? Tho
exercise will do you good, and tho
neighbors will rise up nnd acclaim you.
Montreal Family Herald.
Oklahoma Club Members Feel at Home.
Even at home, "tho little piece of
homo" taken overseas by tho Y. W.
C. A, for our hoys, comes In handy.
Out In Oklahoma In building a club
house, Lock Sanders post, No. f9, of
the Legion has decided that It will
borrow the pluns of the Y. W. O. A.
hostess house. In camps and over
seas It met such n need that now,
hack lu their home town, Hugo, Okla.,
the boys are building one for them
selves. So interested hns the wholo
town become In the scheme thnt every
one Is helping. Citizens are buying
boards at one dollar apiece and paint
ers ami carpenters are donating u day's
work. Tho plot has been given by
tho city. Tho structure will contain
an auditorium with u seating cupuclty
of UOO, u reading and writ lug room
and an nlllcc, all on familiar lines.
To meet the demands, the iittloual
hoard, Y. W. C. A., HOO Lexington ave
nue, New York city, offers to share
with other Legion posts or communi
ties ii jiliui for u delightful clubhouse.
Pictures uro available. Exchange.
The Garden Plot.
The range of choice In thu location
of a city garden must necessarily ho
lomewhiit limited, flood drainage, sun
shine) and n suitable soil should he kept
lu mind lu selecting u site for the gar
Itn. 'Where fowls und stray stock urn
likely to Interfere ample protection
must be provided by a good fence a
problem that must he carefully consid
ered especially In the cultivation of
vacant lots. If the soil Ih poor or very
heavy, well rotted stable manure will
help correct these conditions. Com
merclnl fertilizers may also lie used to
furnish plant food wheie the soil lucks
lu the necessury elements.
Material for Stone House.
The htone house Is very niliiplabln
to all those regions wheie this ma
terial can he secured from the excava
tion of the cellar or from mhiic- neigh
boring road Improvement. Sometimes
an old stone wall servos us a source
of kiipply. Because of the native char
acter of this material It will ulway.s
b In harnionj with the landscape.
A Bad Nlfjbt.
"I worked h-ird for IhVv iiwnej," ?sl4
t tie lonu pcdcMrluu.
"So (Hcl I," grcmlwl tU foetpua.
"I've been stundlng urouril here far
two hours lu the rain tuning for a
boob like you to como along. There's
no telling what tht missus will say to
me when she finds out I've gut my,
feel wet," Birmingham Age-Herald.