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Show USING ! MANURE ON DRY FARM Essential That There Ba Sufficient Moisture to Dissolve Out All the Plant Food. The question whether fresh stable manure should be applied on land 8YN0PSI8. ens at Monte Carlo with free his Leaning on the balcony lie sees a beautiful girl who suddenly enters the elevator and pusses from sight At the two men gaming table O'ttourke noticesHon. Bertie watching him. One Is the Viscount is his while companion filynn. lies Trebi-s- , a duelist. The viscount tells him the French government has directed him to O'ituurke as a man who would undertake a secret mission. At his apartment. O'Rourke, who had agreed to undertake the mission, flmls a mysterious letter. Tiie viscount arrives, hands a sealed package lo O'Rourke, who Is not to open It until on the ocean. A pair of from dainty slippers ars seen protruding under a doorway curtain. The Irishman finds tiie owner of the mysterious feet to be his wife, Beatrix, from whom he had run away a year previous. They are reconciled, and opening the letter he finds that a Rangoon a- law firm offersas him the me.nio pounds for Jewel known fool of Flame and left to him by a dyone of In now keeping ing friend, hut Burned Chambret In Algeria. O'Rourke worsts the nobleman In a duel. The wife bids O'Rourke farewell and he promises lo noon return with the reward. He discovers both (llynn and the viscount on board the ship. As he finds Clmmbrrt there Is an attack hy bandits and Ills friend dies telling O'Rourke that he hss left the Pool of Flame with the governor of a signet ring general, who at sight given the colonel will deliver over the Jewel. Arriving at Algeria the Irishman finds the governor general away. De Trebes makes a mysterious appointment, and tells O'Rourke that he lias gained possession of the Jewel by stealing it. In s duel O'Rourke masters the viscount, secures possession of the Pool of Flame and starts by ship for Rangoon. hotel. x lo-rn- " Hole backed further away. "Wot!" be harked hoarsely, raising his voice. Wot! I'll show you 'oo's master aboard this ship. Get forrard to your i !" he exquarters! ploded violently. Oo ever heard the S'belp-nie-gaw- like of Itr O'Rourke stepped nearer, hla flsta dosing. Drop that tone, ye scud! se cried. D'ye want me to spoil your .It tie gamer' The shot went home. The raptaln gasped, and in the darkness O'Rourke fancied he Inst a shade or two of his raddy color. Wotcher mean? he demanded, his tone. I mean. replied O'Rourke in a quick whisper, that the Egyptian cusReturn toms officer Is at the aide. wbui ye've stolen from me this day. nr I'll tell ihe whole harbor what loen up to! And, If ye want low-Hn- bce mean antagonist. The man It haa been said was aa tall aa and heavier than the adventurer, and by virtue of his position a competent and experienced In a fighter. breath be had lowered hla head and, bellowing like a bull, launched him-sel- f toward O'Rourke. The Irishman met the onslaught with a stinging uppercut; which, nevertheless, failed to discourage the captain, who grappled and begun to belabor O'Rourke with short, stabbing blows mi the side of tho head, at the mine time endeavoring to trip him. The fury of his onset all but carried ihe Irishman off his feet. At the same ilnte it defeated Holes ow'n purpose. O'Rourke watched hla chance, seized the mans throat with both hands and, tightening hla grip, fairly lifted him off his feet and shook him aa a terrier shakes a rat. Then, with a grunt of satisfaction, he threw the captain Tram him and turned to face greater rough-and-read- y odds. The noise of the conflict had brought (he crew down upon the contestants. Surrounded. he waa rushed to the rail. With (hat to hla back he drew on hie reserve of strength and, poising himself, began to give hla assailants personal and individual attention. They pushed him close, snarling and cursing, hindering one another in their eagerness, and suffering variously for their temerity. O'Rourke fought with trained precision; his blows, lightning quick, were direct from the shoulder and very finely placed; and ao straight did he strike tlmt almost from the first his knuckles were torn and Mi dlng from their impact upon flesh and bone. Fight aa fiercely aa he might, however, the pack waa too heavy for him; ,ond when presently he discerned, not lu one but in half a dozen bands, gleams of light the rays of a near-blantern running down knife-bladehe conceded the moment Imminent when he must sever his connection with the Pelican. Moreover he had a shrewd suspicion that Hole waa up and only waiting for an opening to uae hla revolver. Leaping to the rail, he poised an Instant, then dived far out from the vessels aide, down into the Stygian blackness of the harbor water; a good clean dive, cutting the water with hardly a splash, he went down like an arrow, gradually swerving rrom the straight line of his flight Into a long arc so long. Indeed, that he was well-nigbreathless when he come to the surface, a dozen yards or more from the Pelican. Spitting out the foul harbor water, and with a swift glance over hla shoulder that showed him the Pelican's dark freeboard like a wall, and a cluster of dark shapes hanging over the rail at the top vaguely revealed by lantern light, he struck out' for the nearest vessel, employing the double overhand stroke, noisy but speedy. That he heard no cry when he came to the surface, that Hole had not detected him by the phosphorescence, and that be had held his hand from firing, at first puzzled O'Rourke; but be reasoned that Hole probably reared to ralFe an alarm and thereby attract much undesirable attention to himself and his ship. In the course of the first few strokes, however, he managed to peep again over hla shoulder, and from the activity on the Pelican's decks concluded that he waa to be pursued by boat; which, In Tact, proved to be the case. Fortunately the Pelican rode at anchor in. waters studded thick with other vessels, affording plenty of biding places on a night aa black as that. The adventurer made direct for the first vessel, swam completely around It, and by the time the Pelican's boat waa afloat and Its rowers bending to the oars, he waa supporting himself by a hand upon the unknown ship's cable, floating on hla back with only h!s face out of water. Under these conditions. It was small wonder that the boat missed him ao completely. At length rested, the Irishman released hla hold and (truck out for land at an easy pace. The First Officers Fiat Caught O'Rourke Just Under the Ear. Eventually he gained the end of a was to be kept quiet at all hazards, per lip rolled back to show bis quay, upon which he drew himself for and he knew it full well; for once he clenched teeth. Heugh! exclaimed a last rest and to let his dripping garconceded discretion the better part of the first officer, peering lifto hla face, ments drain a bit ere venturing abroad hla tone expressive of (he liveliest In the street a. valor, and was patient. concern. Without further hesitation Not until then, strangely enough, he dropped the revolver into hla pocket did It come to him with its full force, CHAPTER XIV. and received a tremendous short-arhow he had been tricked and played In the face of the fact that the Im- blow in the faje. upon from the very beginning. And be With a stifled cry he fell back, swore bitterly when he contemplated portation of hashish into Egypt hae been declared Illegal by Khedlval leg- clutching at a broken nose, and his present position or a penniless islation, the drug la always to be ob- sprawled at length; while O'Rourke, outcast In a city almost wholly strange tained In the lower dives of Alexan- leaping to hie feet, deliberately put to him, without friends (save Indeed. dria, Cairo and Port Said If one only a heel into the pit of Dennison's stum Danny wherever he might be), with knows where to go and how to aak Bch. thereby effectually eliminating out a place to lay hla head, lacking In Manufactured for It. certain him as a factor in the further contro- even a change of clothing. Ills islands of the Grecian Archipelago, It versy. Simultaneously he advanced waa aboard the Pelican and likely Is mysteriously exported under the Upon Captain Hole. to remain there, for all he could do very noses of complaisant authorities But In the lat'nr he encountered no to the contrary present stale, able-bodie- CHAPTER XIII (Continued.) He mopped hie brow, simply (as one of bis apparent statlor In Nfe) with the back of a band, and itood erect, exulting In the scent, the Inslatent Impalpable, Indescribable, odor of the East that Is forgotten or one who had ever known It. The not wind drove It gustily in his face, and he sniffed and drew great lungfuls and was glad. "TIs good!" be said simply. And. the bit later, while on the short-lin- e brazen area were beginning to pop out There's the customs boat. silently: I'm thinking I'll slip below. No lamps had yet been lighted below, but O'Rourke knew the way to hla room. He entered and shut the door. The afterglow of the aunaet, entering through the porthole, rendered the little coop light enough for hie purpose. Dropping to his knees, from the Irishman pulled his kit-bobeneath I he bunk. The lid came up freely aa he tonched it. For a full minute he did not breathe. "Then, In ominous silence. ne bent and examined the lock. It became Immediately evident that hla memory had not tricked him; the trunk was locked, as he had left It that morning. Hut the clasp had yielded to a cold chisel. It was hardly worth the trouble, still O'Rourke rummaged through the contents of the box. assuring himself that the chamois bag was gone. So far as he could delermine then, nothing else had been taken. He shut down ihe lid and sat down lo think It out, eyes hard, face grimly expressionless, only an Intermittent ervoua clenching and opening of hla bunds betraying his gathering rage end excitement. At length he arose, determination In hla port. One phrase alone escaped him: And not a gun to me' name!" . He went on deck. Already the tropic night had closed down upon the harbor, but It was easy enough to the captain and first officer, still wailing at the gangway. From overside arose the splutter of a launch a raucous sound, yet one that barely ripconpled the surface of O'Rourke's lie stepped quickly to sciousness. the captain's side and touched him gently on the arm. Captain, he aald quickly, I'll he asking the favor of a word with ye in private." Hole caught the gleam of the Irishman's eye In the lamplight and stepped hack a pace. Get forrard." he aald curtly. Carn't you see (he customs officer coming' aboard? I'll see you later.' Ye will not. Ye'll hear me now, captain me to be more explicit, perhaps the and, eluding the rigor of Egyptian word hashish will refresh your mem- customs, as well aa the vigilance of ory!" Egyptian aplea, finds Its way to the fellaheen among other avid consumI'll talk to you later " Ye'll give me back me property this ers; speaking baldly, la smuggled Into minute or " the land. Customs Inspections, furO'Rourke was at the rail In a stride. thermore, are aa severe aa might be Shall 1 tell him? he demanded. expected by anyone acquainted with aa A swift step sounded beside him. the country and its Inhabitant He turned an Instant too late, who had was O'Rourke. reckoned without Dennison. He felt, then, no sort of surprise at As he moved to protect himself the first of- the brevity of the official visitation. The inspector, accompanied by an ficers fist caught the Irishman Just under the ear. And one hundred and excessively urbane and auave Captain briefly seventy-fiv- e but consciously pounds of man and malice Hole, were behind It. O'Rourke shot Into glanced Into the hold, asked a few the scuppers as though kicked by a questions which would have been mule, struck his head against a riece pertinent had they not been entirely of iron work and lay still, half perfunctory, and took hla leave. From the gangway the captain stunned, shutting his teeth savagely turned back directly to hla first offupon a moan. Hole and the first mate stood over icer and the latter'a charge. Hearing him, and the captain's voice, guarded bla approaching footsteps, O'Rourke but clear enough, came to hla ear: gathered himself together and sum"You'll lie there, me man, and not moned all hla faculties to hla aid. so much aa a whimper till I give you Hole, demanded Troublesome ? leave. Take 'eed wot I says. Mr. pausing. Dennison 'ere is goln to clean 'Is reaald the mate. Not a syllable, volver. Th mon's sensible. I ha'e me doubts 'O'Rourke lay silent, save for hla but he's too canny allegitber. Peaceful as a byby, eh? Well," The first officer, quick breathing. grinning malevolently, sat down near savagely, 'ell learn wot for. Get up, at hand, keeping a basilisk eye upon you Irish " the prostrate man while be fondled an O'Rourke lay passive under the hammerlesa Webley. storm of Holes profanity. He had Hole moved off towards the gang- all but closed hie eyes, and wna watchway, whence hla voice arose, an In- ing the pair from beneath hla lashes. stant later, greeting his visitor. The Falling to elicit any response, latter put a hurried question, which 'Asn't 'e moved?" demanded the capO'Rourke did not catch, but the cap- tain. tains reply was quick enough: "Not a muscle Shammini 'lire. I'll show 1m." "Only a mutinous dorg of a deck-'anWanted shore leave and refused 'O'Rourke gritted hla teeth and supto go forrard when ordered. 'E ain't pressed a groan aa the toe of Hole's 'urted none. Mr. Dennison 'ere Just heavy boot crashed into hla riba. Th mona nae shamming, Dennigyve 1m a tap to keep him quiet The Irishman swore beneath hla son declared. He's fair fainted." breath and watched the first officer. Fainted hell! countered the capThe light from the lantern at the tain. "Give 'la arm a twist, Dennigangway glanced dully upon the pol- son. ished barrel of the revolver, and the The mate calmly disobeyed. The desired by the captain regleaming line was steadily directed arm-twitowards O'Rourke's head. Upon re- quires the use of the twister's two consideration he concluded to lie still, handB, ard stoutly as he defended his to wait and watch hla opportunity; opinion, the first officer was by no for the present, at least, he was in- means ready to put up hla revolver. He advanced and beni over the disposed to question Dennison's willingness to use the weapon. O'Rourke Irishman, who lay motionless, hla up- - g d. y s h kit-bo- x . where the rainfall la so small as to make dry farming necessary cannot be answered unconditionally. One thing la very certain, ordinary stable manure, worked into the top soil, will In a very dry climate, make the land Mill drier, says the Northwestern Stockman and Farmer. Manure cannot benefit any soil unless there is moisture enough to dissolve out the plant food so that It ran be utilized by (rowing plants of whatever la planted. wo merely spread it on the surface will make it do more to keep ths moisture In the soil; but the plant food In manure will have a very poor chance to benefit the growth of an; crop unless there la water enough to dissolve out the elements of plant food to apply to the authorities or to at that will give value to manure. Where tempt to lodge a complaint against the land is under Irrigation, however, Captain Hole would more likely than the crops will get the beneflt of all not result In Incarceration on a charge the manure put on the land. of vagrancy more real than technical. It will be a better plun In using And the Pool of Flame! He manure on such land to bulk It, and fumed with Impotent rage when he keep It wet by frequent applications of saw how blindly he had stumbled Into abundant water and forking it ovei Hole's trap, how neatly he had pep often, till it Is wet all through and mlttcd himself to be raped of the Jew- kept so till it is In a pretty well rot el. FOr in the light of late events he ted condition, and then it will be very eould not doubt but that Hole had beneficial, if well mixed with soil. And sought him out armed with the know!- - the working tf thoroughly 'rotted ma edge that O'Rourke was In possession , llure ,nt0 dry aui wl hel,, t0 reta1n of the priceless Jewel more than tho little moisture that rises from beprobably advised and employed by lies low. Trebes; assuming that he bad failed To get the greatest good from the to inflict a mortal wound upon that manure, it should be piled up In alteradventurer. nate layers of dirt and manure, kept Aw, the illvvle, the dlvvle!" com- thoroughly wet, and thpn mixed well plained O'Rourke. Sure, and 'tls a nil together and applied to the land. pretty mess I've made of it all, now! This can be apread on the land and Saying which he rose and clambered harrowed in well with a diak harrow. to the top of (he quay with the more hiil whenever la planted the haste than good will In 'view of tho ' beat plan la to anything run over the land with fact that the splashing of oara, the u land roller that will compact the soil dimly outlined shape of a boat head- aa much aa possible. Well-rottemaing directly tor hla refuge, had sud- nure la always better than fresh oil denly become visible. Of course, It land that keeps dry most of the time, might not be the Pelican; but lit a matter of this sort, however, the O'Rourke was too thoroughly Im- character of the soil and local condpressed with the conviction that the itions must govern to a large extent. laws of coincidence were working There la considerable dlflernnce In against him. Just then at any rate, to both the soil and the climate in the be willing to run unnecessary risks. various parts of the country where Chance, too, would have it that the rainfall la very small, and every t there Bhould be an ablaze one ought to make some testa for hlm-tcl- f precisely at the foot of the pier, beto determine Juat what method neath which stood, clearly defined In Is best. Hut of one thing every ona the white glare, the figure of a hulk- tan feel sure; that Is, that the plant ing black native representative of the food in no sort of manure can be very municipal police, whom O'Rourke must beneficial to growing crops unleBa pass ere he could gain solid earth. there la sufficient moisture to dissolve For this reason he dared not betray out the plant food and put It In shape evidences of haste; hla appearance to be assimilated by a growing crop. was striking enough In all conaclence, Hut it la safe to adopt, aa a rule, without, any additional touches. So he not to work Into the soil in any dry thrust bis hands Into his pockets and ectlon any very bulky manure. It sauntered with a but will pay to take some trouble to bulk perhaps not wholly convincing air of It up, and keep It ao wet that It will nonchalance toward the officer. get pretty well rotted. Even In humid The latter remained all unsuspicious parts of the country light, dry manure until and then the mischief of It waa does very little good to growing crops, that O'Rourke waa at III a full five and It la Impossible to incorporate Into the aoll any sort of freah manure ao yards the wrong aide of the man Hole himself leaped from the boat thoroughly aa to make the plant food ' upon the end of the quay and sent a easy to assimilate. yell echoing after the fugitive. "Hey! he roared. Dry Farming Brings Results Stop 1m! Deserter! Thief! Stop thief! Rome complaints have been mado The black was facing O'Rourke In that dry farming methods do not sucan instant, but simultaneously Ihe ceed In very dry years and that hence Irishman was upon him and had put these methods are wrong. Ilanta will an elbow smartly into hla midriff In not grow without some moisture, and passing, all but toppling the limn back- the season of 1911 was unusually aev-erwards Into the harbor. In Its heat and drought because It It had been well for hint had he followed two other almilar seasons imAa It was the fellow saved mediately. The preceding seasons himself by a hair's breadth and the were not ao bad, but the rain came at next minute waa after O'Rour, yell- auch time of the year that there was ing madly. comparatively little moisture In the The Irishman showed a fleet pair or soil during the growing periods. This, heels, be sure; but, undoubtedly, the however, should not argue againat devil himself waa In the lurk that the dry farming methods, as they are Imply good farming methods which night! Who shall describe In what manner a rabble springs out of the are applicable In a greater or less devery cobbles of Alexandria's streets? gree to every .section of the United Men, women, naked children and yap- States. Dry farming methods do proping pariah dogs, fellaheen, Arabs, Be- duce good results in three seasons out douins front the desert, Nubians, of five and are more likely to produce Greeks, Levantines the fugitive had results every year than any other Rece not covered yards ere a mob method which haa been devised. of such composition was snapping at ord, Port Chester, N. Y. his calveB. Stopping Pigs Rooting. Turning and twisting, dodging and doubling, smiting this gratuitous enRings are often inserted In the rootemy full In the face, treating the next noses of hogs to prevent tlir-las he had the limb of the law (and ing. Tills Is a very good practice and The leaving both howling), he seized the Is followed ly many breeders. first opening and swung into a narrow rings and tools for Inserting them back-waleading inland rrom the wa- ran be purchased quite cheaply from terfront almost any dealer in agricultural tools. The reason that pigs root In Ihe (TO RE CONTINUED.) ground Is to get roots and Insects Care of the Eyes there that they like to eat. It Is probIf a woman haa the slightest diff- ably a characteristic that sticks to iculty with her sight she should lose domesticated hogs that was learned no time in consulting an oculist Noth when all hoga were wild and found It tng will bring undesirable crows' reel necessary to get part of their feed more quickly than straining the eyes, from the soli. As a rule. If hogs are and local treatment to prevent the well fed they will not do much rootlines will be Inefficacious if the seat ing. of the trouble Is not attended to. It la lar better to wear glasses when sewFeeding Up for Winter Layers. ing and writing than to let the whole The winter layers must have a diet lace have a drawn and aged lock. rich In protein, and sIbo considerable Of course, massaging about the cor- mineral matter. There ere many ners of the eyee will make a tremsn-dou- foods that contain large amount! of Improvement In a woman's ap- protein, but the source that la most pearance. but the work will be with- common Is meat, beef scrap, cottonout results unless she does It regularly seed meal, wheat ahorta, rice, bran every night Also, If she la trying to and wheat bran. Grains have considsmooth sway crows' feet, she must re erable protein, but fat and carbohymember that stroking la not to be the leading constituents of are drates done so severely as to loosen the skin, hens will require loma Laying grains which would cause baggtnese, hut grain, but too much la conducive to friction that la to allmulato dr merely laying on fat at expense of eggs culauon, nourishing Ihe skin tissues I d arc-ligh- well-assume- d e auc-reede-d. two-scor- r s Planting In the Autumn, Foolish Question. the fruit op When practicable Are you going to permit your son In autumn. to play football when he goes to col chards should be planted are the advantages principal Among lege? condiNo. Im going to keep him from It leisure time, better physical establishIn the same way that I have kept him tion of soil and the early earlier ment. and growth consequent from smoking cigarettes. trees. Owing to Its less hardy of have Oh, you kept him from doing bature the peach la to be expected that? fall planting. when he knows Im from the "Certainly looking." |
