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r Time Heals Most Wounds A Tale of Love and Disappointment CHAPTER III. "You want to see me," Jool said b^ wa/ of opening the conversa- tion. "Yes, Joel. I ara going to tres- pass on jour good nature. Sit down, won't you 1 You will find cigars on the table," the Earl said nervously, and Joel looked up curi- ously, as he noticed his unusual manner. "You know that anything I can do " he began. "Yes, I know ; you've been a good friend to me in the past, and I am giatcful, but " He hesitated for a moment. "What is iti" "I've made ft fori of myself. That's all." "What particular kind of fooH The species is large." "A financial idiot. I've been speculating." face was pale with anxiety, and his fingers worked nervously. "My advice is always at your dis- posal," Joel replied. "Man alive, I don't mean that. Must I put it i>)to words? You are not usually so dense. Will you knd me the money]" he said des- perately. "It is a large sum, as I said be- fore. I do not absolutely refuse, but I will make no bargain with you. You shall have my decision within an hour, b'or the present 1ft us leave the subject alone,' Joel said firmly. A gleam of hope came to the Earl's face. Ho rose, and going to a side-board, mixed himself a stiff brandy and soda, which he drank Uu a gulp. "It is not my habit," he said apo- logetically, "but I feel the strain. 1 am not so young as I was." There followed a silence which was Joei looked at the Earl in sur-j very embarrassing to the Earl, and priB«. he fidgetted nervously in his chair. •â- ' " ' " \ "^y 'â- he bye, your son is coming down to-day, is he not?" "I thought that you consulted' me upon your investments," he said slowly. "Yes, and I wish to Heaven that I bad Contented myself with doing so. Mjr expenset are great, as you know, and I was not making money, so I plunged." "Foolish man, but could you not have asked my advice about the plunge 1 I know something about financial matters â€" even the gamb- ling side." '^To be frank, I was ashamed to do so. You have been so very good to me." "Is it serious 1" "That depends upon the point of view. You would say that it is a mere bagatelle, but to me " He shrugged bis shoulders ex- press! vt)ly. "Have you any accounts here?" Joel asked, but there was no sym "Yes," the Earl replied listless- ly. "I expect him this afternoon. "A fine fellowâ€" Harcastle, a very fine fell'jw. He must be nearly thirty," Joel said reflectively. "About that." "I wonder ho does not marry," Jool continued quietly, but his eyes were fixed on the Earl's face. "I don't believe he has thought of it." "It is time that he should con- sider it. There is the title, you know." "Harecastle is a little difficult to understand. He is exigeant. I suppose he will marrv when he meets the right woman. "He ought to marry money, es- pecially after what you have told me," Joel said pointedly. "Yes, he certainly ought to marry pathy in his manner, for there was money," the Larl repeated a little personal feeling in the factj "And if he could combine beauty that the Earl had ventured without with the money " consulting him. { The Earl suddenly recognized The Earl handed him some papers that there lay a meaning in the con- which he quickly mastered. j vorsation, and he drew himself up, "It appears to me that you are saying : involved to the extent of twenty-' "Speak out, man; do you mean five thousand pounds," he said gravely. "That is 80, and I don't gee my way out of it. The estates, as you arc aware, are strictly entailed, the Earl said nervously. "A fortunate thing for Lord Eareoastle." "Yes, and I don't care to ask bim to break the entail." "I should think not, but he would do it like a shot." "Yes, Cyril 's a good son, but there is a reason that prevents me from asking him, even if I cared to do BO." "And that is]" "I cannot explain, but it exists," the Earl said listlessly. He meant the state of his health, which he knew would weigh with Cyril to an enormous extent, and a surprising sense of delicacy made him look with repugnance upon the idea of uFing this as a lever. They wore both silent. The Earl lookod anxiously at Joel as though be was waiting for him to speak, but the Jew looked grimly on the ground. "Can you find any way out of my difficulties?" the Earl blurted out at last, and his breath came quick- ly as he await,ed the reply. "At the moment, I cannot say that I do. I should like to think it over. Twenty-five thousand pounds is a large sum of money. What do your lawyers say?" "I haven't dared to tell them of my position, but their cry will be 'Security, Security,' and I have none to offer them." "What will your position be in the event of your not finding this mon- ey?" Joel asked with a keen look. "There can only be one resultâ€" bankruptcy," the Earl said with despair. "That would indeed be a blow. Your family has held up its head tor generations. And then, too, some of the inconveniences are per- sonal. You lose your clubs, you know." The Earl shrank as it struck by a blow, but Joel went on relent- lessly. "Of course there are many who weather a visit to the Courts. But URiially they are of the callo;is breed. A man of honor must feel it keenly.'' "Clan't you see your way to help ma?" the Earl benan. He seated himself beside Joel ; his your daughter?" Joel owed his head. "And would you relieve me of my difficulties?" "I will make no bargain, but â€" " A smile broke over his face, and the Earl approached him with out- stretched hand. "Nothing would give me greater pleasure than this marriage," ho said effusively. "I admire your daughter ; and I think Harecastle would make her a good husband." "That is the great thing. I am not buying her a title," be said a little hastily. "No, I appreciate that Rebekah would adorn any position, even if she were dower'ess. There is no need for the word 'bargain' in con- nection with your daughter." "With reference to your son, do you think he cares for her?" "They have always been friends, I should think that it is very pro- bable. Harecastle is the kind of man who might jib at your vast wealth. He is very touchy, and would imagine that he would be open to the imputation that it was the money that was the attraction." "I do not fear that, where Re- bokah is concerned," Joel said an- giily, for his prid« was touched. "No, of course not." "I may take it then (hat this match would meeo with your ap- proval." "Of course, my dear fellow. 1 will do anything in my power to further it ; I will speak to Hare- castle to-day." "You will have to handle him de- licately." "You may trust me. As far as we are concerned, the matter is settled. You can answer for Re- bekah?" "I think so, but it is Harecastle who must ascertain her feelings. ' "Cyril has always been a good son. I don't think he will be un- reasonable," the Earl saia, and he looked at the papers which were ly- ing beside Joel. "Twenty-five thousand pounds will put you straight?" Joel asked. "Yes, quite," the Earl replied, ori he watched him take out his oheqne book. "I ara going to give you a cheque now. Remember I trust you impli- citly, and you must not play me falfe," Joel said quietly. "You may rt-ly upon mo, Joel, I give you my word of honor. You I cannot realize what a relief this [cheque means to me. My worried were beginning to tell upon me, and now, thanks to you, I can have an easy mind. I expect lunch is ready; shall we go?" Having got what he required, the Earl was only too glad to termin- ate an interview that had been em- barrassing in the extreme. During the meal he was in the highest spir- its, and Joel could hardly recog- nize the half-broken man who had that morning appealed to bim so pitifully. Rebekah had come downstairs, and all trace of her recent agita tion had disappeared, save for the dark rims under her eyes that only added to her beauty. The Earl paid much attention to her, and his wittiest sallies were reserved for her benefit. He succeeded in bring- ing a smile to her lips, and Mrs. Goldberg gave a significant look at her brother. Her eyes asked a question, and in reply he gave an almost imperceptible nod. "You will be glad to hear, Miss Rebekah, that Harecastle is com- ing this afternoon," the Earl said to her. Her face flushed and for a mo- ment her lips trembled. Joel curs- cci the Earl beneath his breath, and hurriedly changed the conversa- tion. He looked round quickly, but none of the guests appeared to have noticed Rebekah's confusion. The conversation became general, and Rebekah recovered her com- posure. She only wondered why the Earl had addr<^.4sed the remark sc pointedly to her. There seemed to be a strange significance in his voice. When the meal was over, she took her father by the arm, and led him out on to the terrace. "It is a long time since we had a stroll together, dad. Let us wan- der for an hour," she said eagerly. "Very well, dear. Run and fetch my cigar case," he said indulgent- '>â-  Joel Josephs had never been know to refuse a request of his daughter, even although his accom- plishment caused him some personal inconvenience. For a time they walked along in silence, for there was that relation- ship between them, when speech is not necessary to companionship. "How old are you, Rebekah?" he asked suddenly. "What a question," she cried merrily. "Surely you know." "Is it twenty-one or twenty- two?" "Twenty-two and a half, if you require extreme accuracy." "I wonder I have not lost you before this," he remarked with his eyes fixed straight before him. "It is not for lack of opportunity, dad, but I am content to remain with you. I must meet the man that I like better than yourself, ' she said nervously. "They are different kinds of af- fection, dearest. I shall not be jea- lous of the man you love," he said gravely. "The man I love," she repeated mechanically. "I believe he exists, Rebekah," he said quietly. She made no reply, but her face was turned away from him. "Does he?" Joel insisted. "I see that aunt has been speak- ing to you. I am sorry she did so, father. She surprised me, or my secret would still be my own." "The man you have chosen is suitable in every way. I have the greatest admiration for him." "It hurts me that we should dis- cuss it, father. Remember that the affection may l-fl only on one side." "That is nonsense. I am sure that he loves you." "Please me, dad. Be silent, but first tell me one thing. Have you spoken to the Earl?" she asked in a low voice. "The Earl has spoken to me," he said evasively. "I knew it," she cried indignant- ly. "I will not be discussed in this way. It is undignified. It is as if you were throwing me at their heads." "The Earl spoke to me," he re- peated stubbornly. "Ho thinks it time that Harecastle married ; and he himself suggested that you would make a suitable wife. I agreed with him. That is all. Surely you do not object." "Is that all, father?" "Yes." She sighed with relief. Joel eyed her narrowly. He hated to have to lie to her, but he knew right well that she would be no party to the bargain that ho had made that morning. Yes. To himself he own- (.•d that ho had made a purchase â€" the possibility nf happiness for his daughter, and ho did not repent having done so. He was glad that she referred no more to the subject. Ere long thoy retraced their stops, and he knew her thoughts. They were of Harecastle and the coming meeting. (To be Continued.) ; ON Ti[ m WINTER FEEDING OF DAIRY COWS. All feed, in the line of grain and mill feed, is likely to be very high again this winter, but for the mat- ter of that, it is likely to be high for ail time to come, because con sumption has overtaken production, and the coarser grains, such as corn, oats and barley, are being used for food fur human beings, especially in the way of breakfast foods. Formerly this was confined pretty much to oats, but now bar- ley and corn are used extensively for human food, and feeders are of- fered great quantities of mill by- products. While some of it, no doubt, is all right, most of it is what we might call adulterated. The refuse of oat mills, such as oat hulls are ground up fine and used as a filler. It might be a filler to fill the bags for the miller, but it cer- tainly would not be very nourishing for the stock, nor is there much nu- triment for making milk, so that anyobdy who wishes to supply his stock with a suUiciency of feed, must look elsewhere for a feed if he wants an economical ration. If an animal is not worth feeding well, it is not worth feeding at all, but to feed an animal well it does not necessarily mean one must feed the most expensive feeds ; in fact, the most suitable foods are not ex- pensive when grown on the farm, tuch as corn silage and mangels. "In time of peace prepare for war," is an old proverb, and the time to prepare for winter feeding el stock was away last spring. It may serve to emphasize this more fully now that the feed should be at hand. To feed economically the feeder should have silage and mangels for dairy cows. This, with well-saved straw and a little hay, will make the basis of a very economical and suitable ration, and enormous quantities of silage and roots can be grown to the acre, so that a man thereby can increase the produc- tion of his farm manifold. True, harvesting those crops is a little hard on the back, and they mean work, but the reason they mean so much work is because they furnish so much feed â€" suitable food, too. Whilst these feeds should be the main reliance in feeding stock, some grain or bran should be fed also. At this time possibly bran and oil cake in small quantities are the cheapest foods. Even with silage, roots, hay and straw, the quantity < t grain that should be fed will de- pend upon the production of the cow and her period in lactation. Although feed is high, milk and its products are also high. Butter is likely to be close to the 30c. per pound mark, and milk is in great demand from the cities and con- densaries during the winter, net- ting the producer $1.50 per cwt., so that it will pay very well to feed large-producing cows considerable grain at the price now obtainable. For instance, if we have good cows fresh, giving 60, 70 and «0 pounds milk per day, which means produc- ing daily from 90c., $1.05 to $1.10 per day, one certainly cannot but realize a profit, no matter how dear the feed. In tact, with the cow pro- ducing so heavily, it will be neces- sary to feed her more grain and not such a bulky ration. Cows have large stomachs, and a fairly bulky ration is suitable to them, but when we come to milch cows, giving their GO, 70 or 80 pounds milk daily, we will at once realize that they should have their feed somewhat more con- centarted ; that is, if we are to give them more food than those of less production, we must have it in less bulk, because it would be impos- sible for them to contain enough rough feed to keep up their heavy production, and if thoy do not get enough feed in one way or another, of course they cannot keep up their production cither. It certainly is a queer state of af- fairs that farmers should be grumb- ling about the high price of grain. Nothing shows more clearly what a change has come over the opera- tions of a farm than this. Furmer- ly, about all the grain was sold of! the farm, and the money was rea- lized that day, but now things are quite different. In fact,'nnany farm- ers do not sell off any grain, but make their money out of livestock products. This is better for the farm, as it sells off much less fer- tility. However, that system of farming has changed. Farmers need to do considerable thinking on how to grow the crop that will fur- nish the most economical feed. This end is nearly always to be obtained by growing those crops that will give the largest amount of fodder I cr acre, and for thi.'* reason silage and mangels should be grown large- ly on the dairy farm. Farmer's Advocate. -Geo. Rice, in HARD WORK. The boarders were alarmed one night by what sounded like a maa running at a tremendous pace in one of the upper rooms. However, as it came from the second flotyr front room of the new boarder, no- thing was said. The next night the same running noises were heard ; !>till it was thought best to say no> thing. But the third night the noise dif- fered ; the boarders huddled to- gether in the parlor as the .'chandeliers shook, for the man above apparently came down at' in- tervals with a thump, thump, thtit fairly shook the house. Two men were delegated to see what was the matter. "What in the world is wrong in here?" asked one of the men as the door was opened by the new boarder, apparently breathless. "Why," came the answer be- tween gasps of breath, "I'm taking my medicine." "Medicine?" echoed the men. "Yes," said the man, as he droj)- ped into a chair from sheer exhaus- tion. "It's tougher on me than it is on you. But the doctor said I should take it two nights running and then skip the third night." OUTSIDE HIS LINE. "I presume, my good fellow, you're a laborer?" said a lawyer tc a plainly-dressed witness. "You are right, I am a workman, sir," replied the witness, who was a civil engineer. "Familiar with the use of the pick, shovel, and spade, I pre- sume?" "To some extent. Those are not the principal implements of my trade, though." "Perhaps you will condescend to enlighten me as to your principal implements." •â- It is hardly worth while. You don't understand their nature or use." "Probably not," loftily, "but I insist on knowing what thoy are." "Brains, sir." « HEVIDENTLY HUNEDICATED. Scene â€" Soldiers' barrack-room at dinner-time. Orderly officer (inspecting men's dinner) asks: "Any complaints?" Voice from the end of the tablet "Yes, sir." Officerâ€" "Well, what is it?" Voiceâ€" "Spuds is bad, sir." Officerâ€" "Spuds is bad! haw-er," turning to sergeant. "Spuds is bad ! Haw ! what does he mean by spuds, sergeant?" Sergeant (glaring at culprit) â€" 'The man is hignerunt, sir. "E means 'taters.' " ♦ INSULTED. Andrew Thomas was a great "forgetter." He forgot to pay the money he owed, and to give people back the things he borrowed. Moreover, he was "touchy" on the subject, so that few of his friends liked to hint that he had any of their property in his possession. One day one of them took his cour- age in his hand. "Where's that five dollars you borrowed of me last month, An- drew!" he asked. "1 don't want to seem tight, but I've just got to-" Andrew replied with dignity, "Did you (ver see anything T didn't return? li'J, I guoss you didn't." A BRIGHT BOY. "Say," queried the father, "can't you give my boy a position in your store?" "\ don't know," rejoined the gro- crr "What can he do?" "Well," rejoined the parent, "I don't suppose he could do much at first, except hay and sell goods and manage your business for you, but later on when he gets a little ex- perience and sense he might be able to sweep out, do up packages and run errands." AMPLE GROUNDS. A little b:y, aged five, had been severely punished by his parents for disobedience, and the next day, without a word to anyone, he hur- ried off to the family legal adviser, who happened to be a particular friend of his. "Well, Johnny," said the man of law, after ho had shaken hands \vith him, "what can I do tor you?" "Please, Mr. Brown," said the young litigant, "I want to get a di- vorce from our family!" JUST POSSIBLE. "Honesty is the best policy," re- marked the optimist. "So it was in the da-'s of the pro- verb maker," rejoined the contrary person, "but I guess the policy must have expire' "