CR
m, TIE CARRIER
BY'
R. D. BLACKMORE
t Author of "LORN A DOONE,'' "ALICB LORRAINE," ETC., ETC.
CHAPTER III. (Contlnuml.)
Thcro wnn nothing more to bo learned
from Orlpim, except thnt ho passed the
"Black Homo" thnt dny a llttlo curlier
Minn usunl, nnd hnd not brought bin nln
tor Entlicr, who wnB to Imvo met him at
tho "Golden OroHS." He hnd como homo
by way of Hlsfleld, having something to
deliver thcro, and hnd given a lift to
old Shepherd Wnkellng; but Mint could
Imvo naught to do with It
It wb now getting dark, nnd the
Bqtiiro every moment grew mora and
moro unonny. "Keep nil this nonsenno to
yourself now, Orlpps," .10 anld, ns he
stowed the bng under n tub, nnd care
fully covered hln daughter's hnlr, nnd
tho pleco of pnper, with n utrulnlng bIcvo;
"It might nnnoy mo very much If thin
foko went uny further, you know. I
can trust Thomns to hold hl tongue, nnd
I hope I enn trust you, neighbor Orlpps."
" our honor knowoth what I be," an
Bworcd tho loynl carrier. "lSver fiiucc
I wero a boy but thorn, they all knows
what I be."
Master Crlppn, with his brnln "a good
pleco dolled." nn ho afterwards tmld of
It, mado hlu wny back to tho cart. He
took up tho rolns, nnd Hindu a little flour
Ish with his brans-bound whip, nnd Dob
bin put up his head, nnd stnrted with
IiIb most convetiiout foot
"I diinno what to mnko of thin here
start;" nid CrlppB to hiniHolf, nnd his
horso nnd enrt, nu oon ns he hnd smit
ten his broad chest long enough to nrouse
circulation, "beuinoth to me n queer
thing truly. But I never wero n hand
nt a riddle. Wugg then, Dobbin! Wuu'not
go homo to-night V"
Meanwhile the old Squire, with n
troubled mind, kept talking and walking
shout, and listening for tho runiblo of
his nlstor's enrringe, tho clank of horso's
hoofti, and tho ring of whcols upon tho
froscn road. Ho could not bellovo that
any one In tho world would hurt his dar
ling Grade. Everybody loved her bo,
and tho wholo parish was bo fond of her,
and she hod such a way of casing evory
one's perplexities, thnt if nny villain
duret oven think of touching a hair of
her blessed head yet whose hair wna it
whoso hnlr was it? And such a quan
tity as nover could havo been cut with
tier consent!
"This is too much! I cannot boar It!"
ho nald to himself, after mnny a turn,
and anxious search of tho distance;
"Joan's carrlngo should have been here
long ago. My darling woiim hnvo mado
them keep their time. I cannot stop
here; I. must go to meet them. But I
need uot startle nny one."
Heavy snow-clouds hnd been gathering
all tho afternoon; nnd as he passed
through a sldo gate Into the lane, nnd
turned his mare's head eastward, tho for
ward (lakes wero borne by tho Hharp
wind into iub white whiskers. "Wo shall
hnvoj n gonrso night of It, I doubt," he
aid to himself, oh ho buttoned his coat
At .every turn of tho lano he hoped to
meet his slstor's chariot But corner
after corner ho turned, and met no car
rlagc, no cart, no horse, nor even bo
much as a man afoot; only Uie snow
getting thicker and sharper, and tho
wind beginniug to wail to it
Fear struck coldor to his heart than
frost ns ho turned, tho last corner of his
wny, without meeting presenco or token
f kia slater o'r darling daughter. In tho
deepening show he drew his horso up
under the two great yew trees thnt over
hung his slstor's goto, nnd fumbled In
tho dark for tho handle. The bell In
tho porch of tho houso clangod dcenlv.
and tho mastiff heavily bayed nt him;
but be had to make tho bell clang thrice
Dciorc any servant nppenrcd.
"Who bo you there?" nt last a gruff
Tolce nfiKcu, without stretch oi courtesy.
"Open tho gnte, you young onf." cried
the Squire. "I suppose you are ouo of
tho new lot, oh Not to know me,
worth uginnucrr
"Why couldn't you havo said so then?"
tho surly follow nnswercd, as he slowly
opened one lent of. tho gate.
"Such n follow wouldn't bo with mo
half a day, Aro you too big for your
work, sir? llun on before mo, you pie
crust in pumps, or you shall taste my
Whip. Bir."
Tho footmnn, for onco In IiIb life, took
his feet up nnd rnu In a bluster of rage
&nd terror to the front door. Mr. Og
Zander struck his mare, and she Btnrted
o that he scarcely pulled her head up
under tho coigno of his sister's porch.
"What is nil this, I would beg to
uow? If you think to frighten me, you
aro mistaken. Oh, Worth, is it Wortli
whutovor do you mean by making such
commotion?"
Thrco or four frightened maids wore
peeping, nnfo in tho gloom of tho en
u-aiico hall: whilo tho lady of tho houso
rnnie forward bravely In tho lamp light
"I vlll Bpcak to you presently, Jonn,'
said the bqulrc, as ho vainly searched
with n falling heart, for some dear face
behind her. "Hero, Bob, I know you at
any rate; take the old maro to tho sta
blc."
Then, with a sign to his sister, ho fol
owed her softly into tho dining room
At a glanco ho saw that sho had dluc
alone, and ho fell into a chair and could
not speak.
"Havo you brought back the stock
Ings? Why, how ill you look! Tho colt
has bcon tuo much for you, brother. You
Bhould not havo como out What was
Grace doing to let
"Whore Is my daughter Grace?"
"Your dn lighter Grace! My niece
Grnco! , Why, nt homo in her father's
house," to', bo sure! Worth, aro your wits
wunderlng '
"When did C-ico leave you?''
"At 0 o'clock yesterday. How can
you ask, when yon sent In such hot haste
for her? You might bo qulto nro that
sho would not llnircr. I thought it rather
let mo tell you f
"I never sent for Grace. I have not
seen her."
Mrs. Fcrmltngo looked at her brother
steadily, with ono hnnd fencing her fore
head. Ho nnnwered her gnzo with such
eyes thnt she enma up to him, and began
to trcmblo.
"I tell you, .Toan, I nover sent for
Grace. If you don't know where sho is
none but God knows."
"I have told you all," his sister nn
swercd, catching ncr brenth nt every
word nlmost "n letter enmo from you,
overruling the whole of our arrnngement
you were not 111; but you wanted her
for some pnrticuinr purpose, oho was to
wnlk, nnd you would meet her; and wnlk
hio did, poor dnrling. And I wns so
hurt thnt I would not send "
"You let her go, John! You let her
go! It was a pleco of your proud tem
per. Her denth lies nt your door. And
so will mine."
Mr. Oglandcr was very sorry, an noon
as he had spoken thus unjustly; but the
deep pang of the heart dovourcd any
qualms of conscience.
Are you Buro that you let her go?
Aro you Btiro that sho Is not In this
houso now?" no cried, coming up to his
Bister, nnd tnking both hands to bo sum
ol her; "sho must bo hero. And you aro
joking with me."
"Worth, sho left this houso nt 2
o'clock by that timcpieco yesterday, in
stead of to-day, ns wo meant to do. Sho
would not let any ono go with her, be-
causo you wcr6 coming down tho hill to
meet her. Not expecting to go homo that
day, sho had a pair of my silk stockings
on, becnusc well, I need not go into that
and knowing what a darling little
fidget sho is, 1 thought sho had sent you
back witu them, and to mnko your peace
for so flurrying mo."
"Hnvo you nothing moro to tell mo,
John? I shall go mad whilo you dwell
on your Btockings. Who brought thnt
letter? What is become of It? Did you
seo it? Can you think of nnythln? Oh,
Jonn, you women aro so quick wittod!
Surely you can think of something!"
Mrs. Fcrmltngo knew what her broth-.
er meant; but no sign would she show
of it. Tho Squire wsb thinking of a llt
tlo touch of something thnt might have
grown into love; If Grace had not been
so shy about It and so full of doubts as
to what she ought to do. Her aunt had
been anxious to help this forward; but
not for the world to speak of it
"Concerning the letter, I only just saw
it I was up well, well, I mean, I
happened to hnvo something to do In my
own room then. The dear creature
knocked at my door, nnd I could not let
her In nt tho moment "
"You wero doing your wig well, well,
go on."
"I wns doing nothing of the kind
your anxiety need not mnko you rudo,
Worth. However, she put the letter un
der the door, and I saw thnt it wns your
hnndwritlng, nnd so urgent thnt I wns
quite flurried, and sho was off in two
minutes, without my oven kissing her,
Oh, poor dear! my little dear! Sho said
good bye through the key hole, and could
not wnlt for mo oven to kiss her!"
At this thought the elderly lady broke
down, nnd could for tho moment do noth
ing but sob.
"Dear heart, dear heart!" cried the
Squire, who was deeply attached to his
sister; "don't tnko on so, my denr good
Joan. We know of no hnrm as yet
thnt if " for ho thought of the coil of
hnlr, but with strong effort forbore to
speak of It "nothing, I moan In any
Way positive, or disastrous. Sho may
have, you know, she may have taken it
Into her head to to Ioavo us for awhile,
Jonn."
"To run nwny! To elope!" Not sho.
She is the Inst girl In the world to do It
Whatever mny hhve hnppoucd, sho hns
not dono thnt You ought to know bet
ter than thnt, Worth."
CHAPTER IV.
Meanwhile, Esther Crlpps, who per
haps could have thrown some light on
ibis strange affair, was very uneasy in
her mind. She hnd not heard, of course,
aB yet thnt Uraco Oglnnder wns mlssinc,
But she could not get rid of tho fright
Bhe had felt, and the dread of some dark
secret. Her sister-in-law was In hucIi
n condition thnt she must not be told of
it; nnd, ns for her brother Exodus, it
would be worse thnn useless to spenk to
him. lie luui tnlten It Into his bend.
over bIiico thnt business with tho "Ox
ford man," thnt his sister was not "right
minded" that sho dreamed thin us. and
imagined things; and thnt anything she
liked to eay should bo listened to. and
thought no moro of. And Baker Crlpps
was ono of thoso men from whose minds
no hydraulic power can lift an idea
laid once, laid forever. Esther had no
ono to toll her tale to. Sho longed to
bo homo nt ueciuey.
Such weather had set In that cvon
Crlpps, with his nctlvo turn nnd pride
In his honest cnlllng, wns forced to stnv
at homo and boll tho boncB the butcher
Bent him, nnd nurse his stiff knee, and
smoke IiIb plpo, nnd go no further thnn
his bed of hnrdy kalo, or Dobbin's stable.
Except that when tho sun went down
his soclnl instincts so awoko, that he
mannged to go to tho comer of the
lane, whero tho blacksmith kept the pub
He house. This was a most respectable
house, frequented very quietly. Master
Crlpps, from IiIb Intercourse with the
I world, and leading position In B it '. r,
as well ns his pleasant way of lotting
other people tnlk, nnd nodding when
their words wero wisdom Crlpps hnd
long been nccepted as tho oraclo; and
he liked it
Hiss, tho blacksmith nnd tho Inndlord,
felt that on his heavy shoulders lay tho
duty of promoting warmth nnd cordial
ity. Ho sat without a coat, nnd his
woolsoy Bleoves rolled back displayed tho
proper might of nrra. In one grimy hand
he held a plpo, at which he had given
tho final puff, nnd In tbo other a broad
brimmed penny, ready to drop it Into
tho balnnco of tho brnss tobacco box,
and open It for a fresh supply. First h
glanced at the door, to bo sure that hli
daughter Mealy could uot hear; for ovor
since her mother's death ho had stood
In Bome awe of Mealy; nnd then receiv
ing from Zncchary Crlpps a aod of grav
eucouragement, he fixed his eyes on him
through the smoke, and uttered what all
were inditing of.
"I call this a very rmn start, I do,
about poor Squire's daughter."
The public of the public gnncd with ad
miring approval nt him. Tho sentiment
was their own, nnd he had put It well
and briefly. In different ways, according
to tho state nnd mnnncr of each of theni,
they let him know that he wnn right, nnd
might hold on by what bo said.
"Gentlemen," said Grocor Batts, the
very same mnn who had threatened to
put his son into the carrying line, "I
bows, in courso, to superior wisdom, and
them as is always to nnd fro. But every
man must think his thoughts, right or
wrong, nnd sp.vtk them out, nnd not bo
ufenred of no one. And my mind Is
thnt in this hero business, we be nil of
us going to work tho wrong wny alto
gether." As no one hnd nny senso ns yet of hav
ing gone to work at all, in this or any
other matter, and several men had mado
up their minds to bo thrown out of work
on tho Saturday night If the bitter
weather lasted, this great spoech of
Grocer Bntts created some confusion.
"Let 'un go to work mlssclf !" "What
do ho know about work?" "Altogether
wrong! Givo mo tho sawdust for to
clear my throat." Tlieso and stronger
exclamations showed poor Bntts thnt it
would havo been better for trade if ho
had held his tonguo.
"Touching what neighbor Batts have
said," began Carrier Crlpps, In his Blow
nnd steadfast voice, "it may be neither
hero nor there: nnd all of us bo liable,
lu our best of times, to error. But 1 do
believe a? ho means well, and hnth a
good deal insula him, nnd n lnrgc family
to put up with. Ho may be right, and
all us in tho wrong. Time will show,
with patience. I have knowed so many
things as looked nt first unlikely como
truo as gospel In tho end, nnd so mnny
things I wore Buro of turn out quite
contrnlry, that whenever a mnn hath
aught to say, I likes to hoarken to him.
Thero, now, I ha'nt no moro to say; and
I leave you to make the best of it.
Zacchary rose, for his tlmo was up;
he saw that hot words might ensue, and
he detested brawling. Moreover, although
he did not always keen strict tlmo with
bis horso and cart, no man among the
living could be more punctual to his pil
low. With kind "good nights" from all.
he passed, and left the smoky Bccne be
hind. As he stopped at the bar to say
good-bye to Amelia, for whom he had
a liking, a nhdrt, quick, rosy man came
in, slinking snow from his boots, and
seeming to havo lost his way that night
By the light from the bar, the carrier
knew him, and was about to speak to
him, but received a sign to hold his
tongue, and pass on without notice.
Clumsily enough he did ns he was bid
den, and went forth, puzzled in his home
ly pate by this new pieco of mystery.
For the man who passed him was John
Smith, not as yet well known, but held
by all who hnd experience of him to bo
the shrewdest man In Oxford. The man
quietly went Into the Banded parlor, and
showed good manners to tho company.
They set hlra down ns n wnyfnrcr, but a
pleasant one, and well to do; and as
words began to kindle with tho friction
of opinions, he listened to nil thnt was
said, but did not presumo to side with
any one.
Tho arrows of the snowy wind came
shooting over Shotover. It was Saturday
now of that same week with which wo
began on Tuesday. Trusty nnd resoluto
Dobbin never hnd n hnrder job thnn now.
Some pnrts of Ilendlngton nill give pret
ty Kmnrt collar work in tho best of
times; and now with deep snow scarred
by hoofB, hnd ridged by wheels, but not
worn "down, hard it seemed for a horse,
however sagacious, to judge what to do.
But now on the homewnrd road, with a
heavy Christmns Inden cart to drng, this
fine old horse took good care of himself.
Ho kept his tonguo well under bit, nnd
his eyes in sagacious blinkers, nnd sturd
ily up the hill ho stopped, whilo Crlpps,
his mnster, trudged besiuo him. Finally
ho stopped, and shook himself, and pant
ed with large resolutions; and Crlpps
from his enpacious pockets fetched tho
two oak wedges, and pushed ono under
cither wheel; whilo Esther, who was
coming homo at laBt, jumped from her
scat, to help tho load, and patted his
kind noso, nnd said a word or two to
cheer him.
"Tho best harse as over looked through
a bridle," Zacchary declared across his
mane; "but ha must bo hoomored with
his own wny now, snme na the rest on
us, when us grows old. Etty, my denr,
no call for you to come down nnd catch
chilblains."
"Zak, I am going to piiBh behind. I
am not big enough tf do much good. But
I would rather be nlongsido of you,
through this here bend of the rond, I
would."
For now tho dusk was gathering In,
as they tolled up tho lonesome und snowy
rood, whero It overhung tho "Gipsy's
Grave."
(To bo continued,)
lllb Rchboii for Asking,
"Where were you educnted?"
"At tho University of Delaware. Go
ing to send your boh there?"
"No." Houston rc:t.
COMMISSIONER GARFIELD'S KE
PORT.
It Is Found to He Fnvornble to the
Great Puckers
Tho report of CoiumlHsloucr of Cor
porations Garllcld on tho beef Indus
try, after about eight months' investi
gation In Chicago und elsewhere,
shows that thcro has been an enormous
amount of exaggeration In tho state
ments that hnvo appeared for soino
time past In regard to tho beef busi
ness. This Investigation was set on
foot by a resolution of tho House of
Representatives adopted March 7, 1004,
nnd the ascertained fn:ts after a most
rigid examination of the methods and
general conduct of the business aro
contained In a report covering 808
pages. Ita figures and tablos conclu
sively show that the popular belief In
enormous profits mndc by the large
packers, such as Armour & Co., Swift
& Co. nnd Nelson Morris & Co., nnd
In the excluslvo control of tho busi
ness which many think they enjoy, la
really without foundation.
The reimrt made to President Roose
velt by Commissioner Garflold Is real
ly tup first official statement of tho ac
tual conditions of the beef business
thnt hns been made, nnd ns all the con
clusions arrived at aro bnscd, as shown
by him, upon data officially obtained,
thcro seems to bo no reason why they
should not be regarded ns reliable and
In nil respects trustworthy.
This report shows why tho prlco of
both cattle nnd boef ndvnnccd to tho
highest level ever known after the
short corn crop of 1001, and states that
because of tho decrease In number of
cuttle nnd also In decreased weight?
"the high prices of beef which caused
so much complaint among consumers
nt this lime were attributable wbolly
to these abnormal cattle prices.."
All tho figures of the live welRht
nnd live cost of all dressed beef cattle
were obtained from actunl killing rec
ords and nil informntlon of every kind
obtained by the Commissioner was
voluntarily and freely offered by the
pnekors, all books of record and papers
connected with the business having
placed at his disposal.
To mnko certain thnt tho results of
the Investigation should bo absolutely
nccurate, the Commissioner states that
a double method of nscerUlnlug profits
was adopted, and, without going Into
detail here, it Is fouud that tho conclu
sion arrived at shows an average profit
of 00 cents per head. Tho Commis
sioner says "the close parallelism In
the results of the two methods of ascer
taining the profits confirms completely
the correctness of the general conclu
sions." It is clearly established that
"western packers do not control more
than half of the beef supply of tho
United States," the conclusion of the
Commissioner being that tho business
done by them amounts to "about 45
per cent" of the total slaughter of the
country.
The whole report Is extremely Inter
esting and well worthy of careful pe
rusal. As an ofllclal report It may be
regarded as worthy of confidence and
It certainly leads the reader to the
conclusion arrived at by the Commis
sioner when he states that "the capital
ization of none of these concerns' Is
excessive aB compared with Its actual
investment" nnd that from thorough
and rigid examination of original en
tries In books and papers to which he
had access there was also "Indirect evi
dence that the profits of tho packers
m their beef business are less than Is
frequently supposed," as shown by
comparison between the total proflta
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Oxtail Bonp.
Take two oxtails, an onloa, two out)
rote, ono stalk of celery, parsley aoA
a small pleco of pork. Out tho oxtalSq
at the Jolnis; slico the vegetables aa
mince tho pork. Put the pork Into 4
saucepan. Then add the onlona, &rs
when they begin to brows add tho f
tails. Let them fry a little, them ct
thorn to ttio bono that the Julco roaj,
run out In boiling. Place oxtnils
browned onions in a soup kottlo wltJ
four quart! of cold water. Let ihtm
elmmcr for fonr hours. Then add tW
othor vegetables, stirring 1b also pep
por, salt and two or three clove. When
tho vegetables are entirely cooked
soup Is dono. Strain It nnd servo.
you wish, a few Joints (ono for cao
plate) may bo trimmed and eont to tkk
table with tho soup.
Cream Cnrnmele,
Dissolve two pounds of granafeta
sugar in a llttlo milk, add a (vmrte
of a pound of cream of tartar and C00J5
vory slowly over a low Arc, stirrl
steadily. When a little dropped in col
water la like soft putty pour into
largo sliallow pan and sot In a coc
placo until so stiff that a dent made
on tho surface remains. Beat to ft
creamy mass, then turn upon a sugareJ
board and knead and roll out as yo
would a biscuit dough. Cut inte
squares and wrap each ono in waxe
paper. The ranlla flavoring may b
Bthred Into Uho candy jnet bafore tmk
ing from tho flro.
Coffco Cnktt.
Add to a pint of risen bread-sponga,
a gill of warm mirk, a pinch of ealfy
a quarter of a cupful of melted short)
enlng and two oggs that Imvo beeq
beaten light with three-quarters of
cup of sugar. Now put m a Httlo gra&i
ed nutmeg, somo currants or seeded,
raisins and as rmrch floor as can bj
worked in with a spoon. Bet into ft
broad greaBcd pan to rteo and whan
very light brush over the top of thi
cake with milk, sprinkle yrbfii sugap
and cinnamon and bake la a slow ore
for three-quarters of am hovr. Oovel
with broTV paper for the first ImJI
hour.
Baked Apple.
Wtash and core smooth, eeued ayplM
and placo them in cake pass, penrtag
over them a goodly amount of Bjrflf
made by dissolving granulated emgtd
in water. Fill the holes left by thi
cores with maple sugar and set in thif
oven to bafte. Baste the apples tvp
or three times while in process of cook
ing with tlie syrup which waa left is.
tba pan, and When done servo wiOi
stiffly whipped cream lin individual des
sert dishes.
Ilice Puddlnc.
Boll half a pound of riee in raMk
until it Is quite tender, boat it weJJ
with a wooden spoon to wash thjp
grains; add three quarters of a pound
of sugar and the same of melted but
ter; half a nutmeg, six eggs, a gill oi
wine, some grated lamon peel; put a
paste in he dish and bake ifc. For a
chaaige it may be boiled and cotoa
with butter, sugar and wine.
Desert PnlFa.
Take ono pint of milk and ercaai
each, the whites of four oggs bcatea
to a stiff frotli, ono heaping cupful oi
sifted flour, ono scant cupful of pow
dered sugar; add a little grated lemon
peel and a little salt Beat these ingre
dients all together until very light,
bake In gem pons, sift pulverized su
gar over thein and ait with a sane
flavored with lemon.
Short BuKucstlone.
A llttlo chloride of lime mixed wlt$
water will quickly remove ink s taint
from silver inkstands, coc
A little sugar added to tho wutei
used for basting tlio roast, eeckilly U
It be veal, Improves Its flavor.
Clean Arc Irons with very finely pow.
dered brick dust and parallln. Polish
with dry brick dust or ornery cloth.
It Is said that a sound, ripe apple
placed In a tin cako box will keep thq
loaves from drying or crumbling.
Iron rust must bo effaced by rubbraa
tho spots with lemon Juice and salt
After both treatmcnte, tho goods must
be hung in the sun.
Soda should be used for washing
greasy things, for tho alkali added ta
tho grease makes soap, which does th
work of cleansing.
Sweeping with tho carpet sweepc
will bo more effectual If the sweeper h
pushed In tho same direction as th
warp of a rug not against it
A cement mado by adding a tea
Bpoonful of glycerin to a gill of glue 2
a great convenience In the kitchen nnd
Is especially good for fastening leather,
paper or wood to metal.
Milk will Immediately and effectual
ly extinguish the flames from gasollat
or any form of petroleum, since n
forms an emulsion with tho oil, wherj
aa wter only spreads It
