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by LOUIS JOSEPH VANC
ILLUSTRATIONSBY
ELLSWORTflYOTJNG
COPYRIGHT 1909 By LOUI$05EPH VANE.
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at Monta Carlo with
VUli IVIDIIliD W llllUinUi f llllll.o.jr ..v.
lanco and nomcthlng of a Rambler, In Ills
liotel. leaning an the bnlcony ho scos a
beautiful girl who nuddenly ontnni the
clevutor and paefips from ,slf;ht. At the
eamlni! table O'Rourko notices two men
Torenco O'ltourko,
a military freo
Wtchlng him. Ono Is the Hon. Dertln
Glynn, while his companion 1i Viscount
pen Trnbcii, a duollst. The vlncount telln
film the French' government has dlroc.ted
him to O'Rourko an a man who would
undertake a secret mission. At his apart
ment, O'llourko. who had agreed to un
dertake the mission, finds a mysterious
letter. The viscount arrives, hands a
sealed package to O'llourko, who Is not
to open It until on tho ocean. A pair of
dainty slippers aro soon protruding from
undor a doorway curtain. Tho Irishman
finds tho owner of the mysterious fcot to
fco his wife, Ilratrlx. from whom he had
run away a year provlous Thoy aro
reconciled, and opening the letter ho finds
that a Rangoon law linn offers him
300,000 pounds for a Jowol Known as mo
Pool of Flamo and left to him by a dy
ing friend, but now In keeping of ono
named Chambrot In Algorlo, O'Rourko
Worsts the nobloman In a duel. Tho wlfo
bids O'Rourko farewell and ho promlsos
to soon return with Uio reward. Ho dis
covers both Olynn and tho viscount on
board tho ship. As ho finds Chambrot
thero Is an attack by bandltB and his
friend dies tolling O'Rourko that ho has
loft tho I'ool of Flame with tho governor
general, who at sight of a signet ring
Ktvcn tho rolonol will dellvor over the
Vwel. Arriving at Algeria the Irishman
nds the governor gonoral away. Des
Trebos makes a mysterious appointment,
md tolls O'Rourko that he has gained
lossesslon of tho Jowol by Btcallng It. In
i duol O'Rourko mustard tho viscount,
locures possession of tho Pool of Flamo
and starts by Hhlp for Rangoon. Ho finds
tho captnln to bo a Hmuglr who tries to
Float tho Jowol. It Is finally secured by
tho captain and O'Rourko escapes' to
land. With tho aid of 0110 Danny and
his swoothonrt, O'Rourko recovers tho
Pool tot Klnino. On board ship onco mora,
bound for) Rangoon, a mystorlous lady
nppears
CHAPTER XIX.
Tho wandoror had como upon Mrs.
prynno but onco slnco ho had board
ed tho Panjnnb, That morning, him
olf early natlr becnttso of his vaguo
' misgivings, ho had dlscovorcd hor on
tho hurrlcano dock of tho liner; an In
conspicuous, alight flguro In tho shad
ow of a life-boat, loaning upon tho
tall and gazing with (ho fancied)
troubled eyes, out and across tho
wnsto bolow Ismalln.
Though sho must havo been con
bcIoub of noarlng footstops, sho had
uot stirred, and ho hnd passed on,
paining but a fugltlvo gllmpso of a
profilo sweetly sorlous; nor had sho
appeared olthor at broakfast or lunch
eon. A. olrcumstnnco which lod him
to Hurmloo that sho did not court ob
servation: nn Idiosyncrasy which
ueomod passing strango In a woman
eo fair.
Ho told hlmsolf that Bho woro nn
nlr of wutchfulnoss, of vaguo expec
tancy, n8 though she, like himself,
feared somo untoward mishap; that
sho had tho mannor of ouo definitely
npprohonslvo, constantly on guard
against somo unforeseen peril.
Now, ho askod hlmsolf, what could
It bo7 What threatened her? And
wfly?
Ho dimly promised hlmsolf tho
plcaBuro of hor acquaintance, rolylng
In tho rapid Intimacy that springs up
botwoon strangers on n long voyago,
with a still moro Indefinite Intention
of putting hlmsolf at her sorvtco In
any cnuso that sho might bo pleased
to uaroo, provisionally: sho must not
Jntorforo with his plans for reaching
Han goon "In ninety days."
That night ho was hoping to And
tho lady at dlnnor; but though tho
chip's company was smell, ho failed
to boo her In tho saloon, at olthor tho
captain's, tho chief 0 Ulcer's or tho
doctor's tablo; nor, so far as ho could
dotormlno, was sho taking tho air on
dock. Was It possible thou, that ho
hnd boon right, that sho had n reason
Equally as compelling as his own for
mocludlng herself? Or, was It simply
'(and Infinitely moro probably) that
airs. Prynno was lndlsposod, nn ener
vated victim of oxcosslvo boat?
1 Tho laftor conjecturo proved ap
parently tho right ono, Mrs. Prynno
falllpg to nppoar during tho two fol
lowing days, whllo tho Panjnnb. was
rocking down tho Red Soa channel;
and O'llourko grow Interested enough
(he had little oIbo to occupy his mind,
for a duller voyago ho had nevor
lenown) to glvo Danny permission to
jrarsuo his Inquiries: with nn Injunc
tion, howovor, prohibiting too lavish
an oxpcndlturo of tho boy's wealth of
affection. Whereupon Danny return
ed with tho Information that the mis
tross of C3clle, tho maid, was suffer
ing from boat exhaustion.
This was entirely reasonable,
O'Rourko accopted tho demolition of
tils airy castlos of Romanco, lnughod
at himself, In part was successful In
putting tho woman out of mind;
doubtless, In tlino, ho would havo dono
60 altogether, had not tho lndy choBon
' to tnko tho nlr tho night that tho
Panjnnb negotiated tho Straits of
Dab-ol-Mandob. For on that snmo
might, O'RourkOi hlmsolf wakeful, was
minded to sit up and watch tho lights
of Porlm Island heavo Into view,
O'Rourko, In a dock-chair an tho
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Btnrboard sldo, woll cloaked In tho
shadow of tho deck abovo, watch
ed tho other pnsseugors, ono by ono,
qulot their cbattor, yawn, Btretch and
slip bolow to stuffy statorooms.
Ho Buffered a dreamy oyo to rovo
whoro It would, greedy of tho night's
suporb Illusion.
Four bolls two o'clock chimed
upon his consciousness like a physical
shock. Ho verified the hour by his
watch and, reluctantly enough, ngreod
that It was tlmo ho got himself to
bod. Ho half roso from his chair, then
sank back with an lnaudlblo catch of
his broath. Without warning tho ap
parition of a white-clad woman had
Invaded tho promenade dock. For an
Instant ho hnrdly credited his oyos,
then, with a nod of recognition, ho
tdontlflod Mrs. Prynno.
Unquestionably unconscious of bis
prosonco In tho ohadow, sho foil to
pacing to and fro. Now nnd again,
sho stopped, nnd with chin cradled In
her small hands, olbows on tho rail,
watchod tho approaching cliffs of
Arnbla; then, with perhaps a sigh, re
turned to hor untlmoly constitutional.
Pnrtly becnuso ho had no wish to
startlo hur, partly becauso ho was
glad to watch unobBorvod (ho had a
raro oyo for beauty, tho O'Rourko),
tho wanderer sat on without moving,
stirred only by active curiosity. Tho
strangoness of hor appoarauco upon
dock at such an hour fascinated his
Imagination no loss than hor porson
hold hla oyo. Ho gavo himself over
to vain and profitless speculation. .
. . Why, ho wondorod, should sho
koop to her cabin tho grentor part of
tho evening, only to tnko tho air when
none might bo supposed to obaorvo
hor?
Why, If not to cscapo such observa
tion? Then, ho told himself, ho must
bo light In his supposition that sho
had something to fear, somoono to
avoid. What or whom? What was It
all, what tho mystery that, as ho
watchod her, seomod to grow, to cling
about hor llko BOino formless, lm
palpablo gnrmont?
J2vonta consplrod to wcavo tho man
Into tho warp and woof of her affairs;
moro quickly than ho could grasp tho
roason for his sudden action, ho found
hlmsolf a-foot and dnshlng Aft at top
spood. But an Instant gone Mrs
Prynno had passod him, unmolested
and wrnppod In hor splendid Isola
tion; and thon from tho after part of
tho dock ho had heard a slight and
guarded cry of dlBtrcBB, and n small
scuffling Bound.
In two breaths ho was by hor Bide
nnd found hor struggling dosporatcly
In tho nrms of n lascar a deck-hand
ou tho stoamor.
At first tho strangonoBB of tho bust
noss bo nmazod O'Rourko that ho
pausod and hold Ills hand, briefly
footodIn action. For aUhough It was
apparont that sho had been caught off
her guard, wholly unprepared against
assault, nnd whllo sho struggled fierce
ly to break tho lascar's hold, tho wom
an still uttorod no cry. A slnglo
scroam would havo brought hor aid;
yot sho hold hor tonguo.
The two, tho womnn'a slight, white
figure and tho lascar's gaunt and sin
ewy one, stralnod and fought, swaying
silently In tho shadows, tonsoly, with
tho offoct of a fragment of some dlB
ordorod nightmare Dut thon, as tho
laacar soomod about to ovorpower his
victim, O'Rourko, eloctririod, sprang
upon, tho man's back. With ouo strong
arm doftly ho ombrncod tho fellow, nn
olbow honcath his chin forcing his
bond up nnd back. With tho othor
hand O'Rourko nono too gontly toro
away an arm onclrcllng tho woman.
Thon wronchlng tho two npart, ho
sorit a kneo crashing Into tho smnll of
tho lascar's bnck, all but broaklng him
In two, and bo flung him sprawling
Into tho scuppers.
Without a word tho man slid upon
his shoulders n full half-dozen feet,
whllo O'Rourko had a momentary
gllmpso of his fnco In tho moonlight
dnrk-oklnnod and sinister of expres
sion with Its whlto, glaring pyoballs.
Thon, in ouo bound, ho wns on his
feet again and springing lltholy back to
tho attack: and as ho camo on a jag
ged glonm of moonlight ran llko light
ning down tho sinuous and formldablo
longth of a krla, most deadly of
knives.
O'Rourko fell back a paco or two.
Ills own hnnds wero empty; .bo had
nothing but naked fists and high cour
ngo to pit against tho lascar and his
krls. Keenly alert, ho throw hlmsolf
Into a poso of defenco.
Hut O'Rourko had forgotten tho
woman; It wns enough that ho had
mado posslblo hor escapo, and ho had
no thought othor than sho bad fled. It
was, thoreforo, with as much surprise
as relief that ho caught tho glimmer
of hor whlto flguro as sho thrust hor
Bolt boforo him nnd saw tho lascar
bring up in tho mlddlo of a leap, his
noBo not an inch from tho muzzlo of
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an army Wobloy of respect-compelling
caliber.
Slmiltancously, ho heard hor voice,
cloar and lnclslvo if low of tone:
"Drop that knife!"
Tho krls shivered upon tho deck.
"Faith I" murmured tho Irishman,
"and what mannor of woman Is this,
now?"
Tho lascar stood as rigid as though
carven out of stone, long, gnunt legs
shining softly brown beneath his cool,
dazzling whlto cummerbund, tho up
por half of his body lost In tho Bhadow
of tho dock, a gray blur standing for
his turban.
O'Rourko stepped forwnrd, with a
quick movement kicking tho krls over
board, and would have solzod tho fel
low but that tho woman Intervened.
Sho said decisively: "It you please
no."
Bewildered, O'Rourko hesltatod. "I
beg your pardon " ho said In con
fusion. Sho did not reply directly; her at
tention was all for tho lascar, whom
her revolver still covered. To him,
"Go!" sho said sharply, with a elgnln
cant motion of tho weapon.
Tho lascar stopped back, with a sln
glo wrlgglo losing hlmsolf In tho denso
shadows.
O'Rourko fairly gasped amazement
at tho woman, who, on hor part, re
treated slowly until hor back touched
tho railing. Sho rcmalnod vory quiet
and thoroughly mistress of horsolf, be
traying agitation only by slightly
quickened breathing nnd cold pallor.
Her eyes racked tho deck on either
hand: It was plain that sho had no
fnlth In tho lascar, perhaps apprehend
ed his return; yot her splendid con
trol of hor norves ovoked tho Irish
man opon admiration.
"Faith I" ho cried, breaking tho
tonso cllenco, " 'tis yourself shames
mo, madam, with tho courago of yol"
Sho flashed him a glance, nnd
laughed slightly. "Thank you," she
returned. "I'm suro I don't know
whoro 1 should bo now but for you."
"'Twas nothing at all. But yo'U
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Found Her Struggling Desperately In the Arms of a Lascar.
pardon mo for suggesting that yo
havo made a mistake, madam."
"A mlstako?" sho ochood; and then,
thoughtfully: "No, I shouldn't call It
that."
"Letting htm go, I mean. Neither
of us, I believe, could woll idontlfy
him. Whon yo roport this outrago to
tho captain, whom will yo nccuso?"
"I shall accuse no ono," sho said
qulotly, "for I shan't roport tho af
fair." "Yo will not " he cried, nstoundod.
"Indeed, I am quite sincoro; I shall
do nothing whatover about It It Is,
moreover, a favor which I shall ask
of yqu, to suy nothing of tho matter
to auyono."
O'Rourko hesltatod, unwilling to be
llovo that ho had heard aright
"Bollovo me," sho was saying earn-
OBtly, "I havo good reason for mak
ing a request so unnccountable to
you."
"But but Mrs. Prynno !".
"Oh, you know mo thon 7" sho inter
rupted shnrply. And hor look was
curious and Intent.
"I 'tis faith!" O'Rourke stammer
ed. He folt his face burn. "Mo valet
told mo," he confessed miserably.
" 'Tis a bit of flirtation he's boon hav
ing with your maid, Cccllo, I bcllove,
madam."
"Ah, yes." She seemed unaccount
aby relieved. "You, then. aroColonol
O'Rourko?"
Ho bowed. "Toronco O'Rourke,
madam, and at your eorvlcc, bellovo
mo."
"I am vory glad," Bho Bald slowly,
eyeing him deltberatoly, "that, slnco
I had to bo aided, It camo through ono
of whom I havo hoard so much "
"Faith, Mrs. Prynno!"
"And I thank you a second tlmo,
very heartily!" Sho offered him hor
hand, and smiled bewltchlngly.
" 'Tis embarrassing me ye aro," ho
protested. "Faith, to bo thanked
twlco for so slight a service! I can
only wish that I might do more "
"It is possible," sho said, apparent
ly not In tho loast dlspleasod by his
presumption "It Is posslblo that I
may take you at your word, Colonel
O'Rourko."
In her eyes, Intent upon his, ho
fancied that ho recognized an amused
flicker, with, perhaps, a trace of deep
er emotion: the kindling interest of a
woman in a strong man, with whose
signals he was not unfamiliar. Pride
and his conceit stirred In his breast.
" 'Twould bo tho dollght of me life,"
he told hor in an ecstasy.
"Don't bo too sure, I warn you,
colonel." Her mannor was now archf
hor smllo entirely charming. "It might
bo no light servlco I should require of
you."
"Ye couldn't ask ono too heavy. .
. . But 'Us weary ye aro, Mrs.
Prynno?" ho Inquired, solicitous.
"Very." Thero was In fact an In
definite modulation of weariness In
her voice. "I'm only a woman," sho
said faintly, with a little gesture of
doprocatlon; "nnd my ways aro hedged
about with grave perils "
" 'Tis tho O'Rourke would gladly
bravo them nil for ye, madam," ho de
clared gallantly. "Command mo
what ye will."
Sho lifted hor gaze to his, coloring
divinely thero in tho moon-glamor. He
looked Into hor curiously bowltchlng
eyes and saw thero an appeal and a
strango little tender smile. Her head
was so near his shoulder that he was
awaro of the vague, alluring porfumo
of her hair. Hor scarlet lips parted .
. . And he becamo suddenly aware
that It behooved him to hold himself
woll In hand. It wero an easy mat
ter to imaglno hlmsolf swept off his
feet, Into a whirl of infatuation, with
a llttlo encouragement And ho was
not unsophisticated enough to fail to
seo that encouragement would not be
lacking if ho choso to recognize it.
"Faith." ho told hlmsolf, "I'm think
Ing 'twould bo wiser for mo to tako
to mo heels and run boforo ... ."
Ho ,wa3 spared tho Ignominious ne
cessity of flight In two breaths thoy
showed two very different pictures.
Now thoy stood nlono on tho dead
whlto dock, alono with tho night, tho
sea, tho stars, tho sllenco nnd tho
moonlight: O'Rourko a bit dismayed
and wary, but as curious as any man
in such a caso; tho woman apparent
ly yielding to n Buddon fascination for
him, Bwaylng a llttlo toward hlra as
If inviting tho rofugo of his arms. .
. . And now she Btnrted away,
clutching at hor Ilenrt with a llttlo
choking cry of alarm; whllo beneath
them tho vessel was still quivering,
with a harsh yet doadonod dotonntlon
llko on explosion, together with a
grinding crash and shriek of riven
steel somowhoro deep In tho hold.
Inexpressibly dismayed, thoy stared
with wide and questioning eyes at ono
another, through a long mlnuto filled
with nn Indescribable uproar: a succo
slon of shocks and thumps In tho in'
terlor of tho vessel gradually dimin
ishing in severity while, in a pande
monium of clamorous voices, tho liner,
llko a Btrlcken thing, hesitated in its
southward surge, then slowly limped
into a dead halt on tho faco of tho
waters. . . .
CHAPTER XX.
O'Rourko's first fears wero for the
woman, his first words a Ho designed
to reassure hor.
"What what does It mean?" Bho
gasped faintly, her faco as whlto as
marble, hor oyos wide and terrified.
"Sure, I'm thinking 'tis nothing at
all," ho .answered readily, with a smile
amending, "nothing of any great con
sequence, that Is to say. Permit mo to
escort yo to your cabin."
"I'm not afraid," Mrs. Prynno intor
Jocted. "Faith, I seo that, madam. But your
maid, now ? Would it not bowoll
to return to your stateroom and qulot
hor, whilst I'm ascertaining tho cause
of this trouble? I promise to advise
yo Instantly, whether there's dangor
or not."
"You're very thoughtful," she re
turned. "I'm suro you're right. Thank
you."
,Ho cscortod her to hor stateroom
and left her at tho door, remarking Its
number and renewing his pledge to
return In ton minutes moro speedily
If possible. He was back In five, with
a long face.
Mrs. Prynne answored Instantly his
double-knocked summons nnd, step
ping out quickly, closed tho door tight
In tho fraction of a second that it was
wide, however, O'Rourito saw one side
of the stateroom warm and bright
with electric light, and sitting there,
Cecllo tho maid, completely dressed,
wldo awake and vigilant The girl was
French and sullenly handsome after
her kind. O'Rourke got an impression
of a resolute chin and resolute eyes
under level brows; and ho did not in
the least doubt that she was quite pre
pared to mako good and effectual uso
of the revolver which she held pointed
directly at tho opening.
Why?
From hor mistress' poise, too one
arm rigid at hor side, the hand con
cealed in tho folds of her gown
O'Rourko divined that aho was alert,
armed, on her guard no less than the
maid. But sho left him no time to
puzzlot over the mystery.
"Well?" sho demanded breathlessly.
" 'Tla as I thought, Mrs. Prynno. A
cylinder-head has blown off and dono
no end of damage. We're crippled, If
In no danger. The other screw will
tako us far as Aden, but there we'll
have to wait for tho next boat."
Mrs. Prynno's face clouded with dis
may. "How long a day or two?" she
demanded.
"Mayhap," ho replied, no less dis
consolate; "mayhap as much as a
week. Faith, 'tis meself that would it
were otherwise, but I fear there's no
mending matters."
She regarded him thoughtfully for,
an instant - - -.,
7Then you, too, travel in haste, colo
nel?" "Indeed I do bo, madam. Mo for
tuno hangs upon mo haste. If I got
thero" ho checked himself in time,
the word Jtangoon upon his lips "too
late, 'twill bo all up. I'm heavy with
an urgent enterprise, madam." And
ho smiled.
The woman looked past him, down
tho dusk of tho gangway, apparently
pondering her dilemma. "What will
you do?" sho inquired at longth.
"Faith !' ho said, disturbed, "that's
hard to say."
She flashed him an Ironic look.
"You mean you aro resigned to tho In
evitable?"' "Be tho powers!" he cried In re
8ontmont, "I'm resigned to nothing
that doesn't pleaso me. Is It that ye
aBk mo aid? Suro, If yo do, neither
tho inevitable nor the Impossibles shall
keep yo from arriving at Bombay, and
on time!"
TO BE CONTINUED.)
Polyglot Chicago,
introduction of Polish as a
In the public schools of Chi-
The
course
cago,
by Superintendent Ella Flagg
Young, is an interesting experiment,
though somo may regard It as a rash
one. Thero Is a tendoncy among chil
dren of foreign parentago to drop
their native language while It would
no doubt ndd to tbo general culturo
of tho rising generation In our large
cities if bey would retain it along
with tbo prescribed studies. If tho ex
periment Is successful, Mrs. Young
proposes to follow it up with other
languages. Thoro aro perhaps 160,000
Poles .In the city, but tbero are 14
tongues, each of which is spokon by
more than 10,000 persons. Newspa
pers appear In ten languages and
church services are neld In twenty.
In all thero aro forty different Ian
guaros of dialects employed to express
tho thoughts, needs and emotions ol
the population. Chicago Is tho second
largest Bohemian city In tbo world,
tho third Swedish, tho fourth Norwo
glan. tho fifth Polish nnd the fifth
Gorman. If all theso aro to bo In
structed In tholr national language
nnd literature the city will eventually
noed nn Ellhu Burrltt or a George
F. Marsh to direct Its educational ac
tivities. Boston Transcript
Don't Forget the Walter.
"Woll. our vacation is over.
W
Icavo for homo today."
"I seo tho waiter has decorated oui
tablo with rosomary."
"Rosemary, oh? Ah, yes; that's foj
I remembrance."
SPLENDID OUTLOOK
FOR CROPS IN
WESTERN CANADA
RELIABLE INFORMATION FROM
THE GRAIN FIELDS SHOW
THAT THE PROSPECTS
ARE GOOD.
This is tho tlmo of year whon con
sldorablo anxiety Is felt in all tha
northern agricultural districts as to
tho probable outcome of tho growing
crops. Central Canada, comprising
tho Provinces of Manitoba, Sas
katchewan and Alberta, with their
10,000,000 acres of wheat, oats, bar
ley ana An, of which 6,000,000
acres may bo said to bo sown to
wheat alone, has bocomo. a groat fac
tor In tho grain markets of tho world.
Besides this, government returns
show that every state in tho Union
has representatives In theso prov
inces, and naturally tho friends ot
theso representatives aro anxious to
hear of tholr success. It has nevor
beon Bald of that country that it Is
absolutely faultless. Thero aro, and
havo been, districts that havo experi
enced tho vagaries of tho weather,
tho snmo as In districts south of tho
boundary lino between tho two coun
tries, but theso are only such as aro
to be expected In any agricultural
country. Tho past has proven that
tho agricultural possibilities of this
portion of Canada aro probably moro
attractive In very way than most
countries where grain raising is tho
chief Industry. Tho present year
promises to bo evon better than past
years, and In a month or six weoks
It Is folt thero will be produced tho .
evidence that warrants the enthusi
asm of tho present. Then theso great
broad acres will havo tho ripened
wheat, oats, barley and flax, and tho
farmer, who has been looking forward
to making his last payment on his
big farm will bo satisfied. At tho tmo
of writing, all crops glvo tho prom
ise of reaching tho most sanguine ex
pectations. In tho central portion of Alberta,
is said that crop conditions are
tnoro favorablo than in any previous
year. Heavy rains recently visited
this part, and tho wholo of this grain
growing section has been covered. Re
ports llko tho following come from
all parts:
"Splendid heavy rain yesterday.
Crops forging ahead. Great prospects.
All grains moro than a week ahead
of last year. Weather warm last
week. Good rains last night"
From southern Alberta tho reports
to hand Indicate sufficient rain. Crops
In excellent condition. Labor scarco.
Throughout Saskatchewan all grains
aro looking well, and thero has been
sufficient rain to carry them througfr
to harvest.
From all portions of Manitoba
there comes an assuinnco of an
abundant yield of all grains. Through
out southern Manitoba, whore rain
was needed a few we-ks ago, there
has lately been abundant precipita
tion, and that portion of tho province
will in all probability havo a crop to
equal tho best anticipations. A largo
quantity of grain was sown on tho
slubble In tho newer west, which Is
never a satisfactory wethod of farm
ing, and may reduce the general av
erage. - ."'
Taken altogether, die country is
now fully two weeks In advance ot
last year, and in all grains the acro
ages sown aro much larger than In
1911. This means that with aus
picious weather tuo west will have
the grandest harvest In its history.
Two hundred and flfty million bushels
of wheat has been mentioned as an
estimate of the present growing crop,
and it looks now as if that guess will
bo nono too larga.
Advantage.
Stella Has that summer resort any
views?
Bella Er no; bui it Is close to tho
moonlight
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