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PARROr&OQ MOD npcGmi\{ ®) Aufltor/ The Place etc. CQPYRJGMT 0Y TH£ &Q33J-n&VVLL OOfIMJIY JfV' SYNOPSIS. —l2 Warrington, an American adventurer, and Jmin hi* *«rvant. with a .aged par rot, (be trio known up and down Hi* lr rawaddy a* Par*ot * Co., aro bound for Rangoon. Elm Chi'lw«iil, rich American ■trl touri*t, »•«** Warrington and u*k» the purser lo Introduce her. lie I'll* her that Warrington ha* beaten a ayndlcate and •old hi* oil claim* for (CSV"*) Warrington put* Ifcajah, the parrot, through hi* trick* for Elaa and they pa*« two golden dava together on the river. In Jlangoon. War rington Interfere* In a row over card* rained by an enemy, Newell Craig El*a I* annoyed by Cralg and *t*l>* hint with a hatpin Warrington dlacover* ICl*a on the Singapore steamer, He avoid* bar. Craig t* aboard and I* warned by Warrington who ceaaet to avoid EUa. Cralg atlr* tip avll gosalp EUa tell* Warrington of the hatpin Incident and he hunt* up Cralg. on murder bent. He And* hlrn *tretched out drunk on deck and turn* the ho*e on him. At Penang Mallow, who drove Warring ton from hi* plantation when he learned Ilia story, come* aboard. Warrington tell* Klaa that Mallow and Cralg both will tell (hat he spent money that did not belong to him over the gambling table to Cralg. and aaka her not to apeak to him agnln. Mallow bait* Warrington, who keep* Ma tamper. At Htngnpore Elan call* on her fa tner'* old friend the American con*ul gen eral. Mallow call* and relate* the *team er goasip about Elaa. Warrington al*o call* and send* * cabla to the Ande« Con atruction company, offering to re*tore the •tolen money If they will lift the ban. Klaa defend* Warrington to the conaul general, who I* dubious. Klaa dine* at the conaul general'* and meets the old Kngll*h colonel who cut her on the *hlp He apologise*. talk* with her about con ventional aoclety rule* and tella her that Warrington'* real name I* Paul Elllaon. CHAPTER XV. A Bit of a Lark. Mallow gave Cralg one of hid favor if. cigar*. , The gambler turned II over and Inspected the carnellan label, realising that this waa expected of him. Mallow smiled complacently. They might smoke as good as that at the government house, but he rather doubted It. Trust a I!rltlnlier to know * good pipe-charge; but liis selection of cigars was seldom to be depended upon. "Don't see ninny of those out here." Craig's comment, and he tucked ■way the cigar in a vent pocket. "They rout nio forty-three cent* •piece, without duty." The vulgarian's pleasure lies not In the article Itself so much as In the price paid for It. On the plantation Mallow smoked liurnui cheroots because he really pre ferred them. There, ho drank rye whisky, consorted with his employees, gambled with them and was not above cheating when he had them drunk enough. Away from home, however, ha was the man of money; he bought Tlntage wines when he could, wore ■llks, Jingled the sovereigns whenever he thought someone might listen, bul lied the servants, all with the childish belief that he was following the foot steps of aristocracy, hoodwinking no one. not even his kind. "I'm worth h quarter of a million," he went on. "Luck anJ plugging did It. One of these fine days I'm going to sell out and take a whack at that gay Paris. There's the place to spend your pile Tou can't get your money's worth any place else." Paris. Craig's thought flew back to (he prosperous days tflien he was ply ing his trade between Now York and Cherbourg, on the Atlantic l\nors, the annual fortnight In Paris and the Grand Prix. Ho had had his diamonds, then, and his wallet of yellow backs; and when ho had called for vintage wines and choice Havanas It had been for genuine love of thorn. In his lioart he despised Mallow. He knew himself to be a rogue, Init Mallow without money would have boon a bold preda tory scoundrel. Craig knew also that he hlmsHf was at soul too cowardly to bo m«»re than despicably bad. He envied Mallow's absolute fearlessness, bis frank brutality, his strength upon which dissipation had as yet left tto mark; and Mallow was easily forty live. "When you go to Paris, I'd like to go along." , "You've never let on why they sent you hiking out bore," Mallow sug gested. "One of my habits Is keeping my mouth chut." "Regarding your own affairs, yes But you're willing enough to talk when It comes to giving away the otber chap." "You can play that hand as well as 1 can." ,Craig scowled toward the dining room doors. "Ha! There they come," said Mal- Ibw, as a group of men and women Is aued out into the cafe veranda. "By Bad! she is a beauty, and no mistake. And will you look at our friend, the colonel, toddling behind her?" "If you could get a good look at her wbeu she's angry, you'd change your tune." - Mallow sighed audibly. "Most wom en are tame, and that's why I've fought shy of the yoke. Yonder's the sort for me. The man who marries ker will have his work cut out. It'll take a year or two to find out who's boaa; and if she wins, lord help the Cralg eyed the group which was BOW seated. Two Chinamen were assilng coffee and cordiala. Mallow waa right; beautiful was the word. He poare4 ont for himself a stiff peg and irank It wit* very little soda. "Haven't mw th* crow anywhere, tawioir "No, nor want to. Leave him alone." "Afraid of him. eh?" "I'm truthful enough to say that I'm damned afraid of htm. Don't mistake me. I'd like to see him flat, beaten, down and out for good. I'd like to see bim lose that windfall, every cent of It. But I don't wunt to get in his way Juat now." "Rot! Don't you worry; no beach comber like that can stand up long in front of me. He threatened on board that he waa going to collect that fifty pounds. He hasn't been very spry about it." "1 should like to be with you when you meet." Mallow grinned. "Not above aeelng a pal get walloped, eh? Well, you get a rlngatde ticket. It'll be worth IL" "I don't want to see you get licked," denied Cralg irritably. "All I aak la that you ahelve some of your cock surenena. I'm not so dead broke that I must swallow all of IL I've warned you that he la a strong man. He used to be one of the best college athletes In America." "College!" exploded Mallow. "What the devil does a college athlete know about a dock-fight ?" "Kver see a game of football?" "No." "Well, take It from me that It's the roughest game going. It's a game where you put your boot In a man'a face when he's hot looklng. Mallow, 1 they kill each other In that game. And ElUaon waa one .of ..the best, fifteen years ago. He used to wade through a ton of solid, scrapping, plunging flesh. And nine times out of ten he used to get through. I want you to beat liini up, and It's because I do that I'm warning you not to underesti mate him. On shipboard he handled me as you would a bag of salt; damn him! He's a surprise to mo. He looks as If he had lived clean out here. There's no booze sign hanging out on him, like there Is on you and me." "Itooze never hurt me any." "You're galvanized Inside," said Cralg, staring again at Klaa. He wished he knew how to hurt her, too. Hut he might us well throw stones at the stars. "How would you like to put one over on this chap Ellison?" "In what way?" Mallow smoked for a moment, th,en touched his breast pocket significantly. "Not for mine," returned Cralg. "Cards are my long suit. I'm no sec ond story man, not yet." "I know, llut supposing you could get it w Ithont risk?" "In the ilrst place, the* bulk of his cash Is tied up in letters of credit." "Ah, you know thut?" "What good would It do to pinch those? In Europe there would be some chance, but not here where boats are two weeks apart. A cable to Han goon would shut off all drawing, lie could have others made out. In cash he may have a few hundreds." "All gamblers are more or less yel low," sneered Mallow. "The streak In you is pretty wide. I tell you. you needn't risk your skin. Are you game to put one over that will cost him a lot of worry and trouble?" "So long as 1 can stand outside the ropes and look on." "He has a thousand pounds In his belt. No matter how I found out. How'd you like to put your hand on It If you were sure It would not burn your fingers?" "I'd like to, nil right. Hut It's got to be mighty certain. And the belt must be handed to me by someone else. I've half a wonder If you're not aiming to get rid of me," with an evil glance at his tempter. "If 1 wanted to get rid of you, thla'tj be the way," said Mallow, opening and shutting his powerful hands. "I'm Just hungering for a bit of a lark. Come on. A thousand pounds for taking a little rickshaw ride. Ever hear of Wong's? Opium, pearls, oils and shark flns?" "No." "Not many do. I know Singapore 'like the lines ou my hands. Wong Is the shrewdest, most lawless China man this side of Canton and Macao. Pipes, pearls and shark fins. Big money. Wong's the man to go to. Want a schooner rigged out for illicit shell hunting? Want a man shang haied? Want him written down miss ing? Go to Wong." "See here, Mallow; I don't mind his being beaten up; but what you aay doesn't sound good." "You fool, I don't want him out of the way. Why should I? But there's that thousand for you and worry for him. All aboard!" "You don't love Parrot & Co. any more than I do." "No. I'd Bleep better o' nlghta If I knew he waa broken for keeps. Too much red tape to put the United States after him. How'd you rig him?" "Faro and roulette. They never tumble. 1 didn't have anything against him until he ran into me at Rangoon. But he's stepped in too many times since. Is this straight?" "About lifting ihls--belt? 'Easy as falling off a log. Leave it to ma. His room la on tha first gallery, facing aottOtwmt You cat ehalk It up un THE ENTERPRISE, WILLIAMSTON. NORTH CAROLINA. venge. I'll take ft on aa a bit of good sport. Wong will fix us out Now look alive. It's after nine, and I'd like a little fun first." The two left the cafe veranda snd engaged a pair of rickshaws. As they jogged down the road, Warrington stepped out from behind the palms and moodily watched them until the night swallowed them up. He had not overheard their interesting conversa tion, nor had he known they were about until they came down the steps together. He ached to follow them. He was In a fine mood for blowa. That there were two of them did not trouble him. Of one thing he was aaaured: Somewhere In the dim past an ances tor of his bad died in a Berserk rage. He had been watching Elaa. It dis turbed but did not mystify him to H*>e her talking to the colonel. Table chance had brought them together, and perhaps to a better understand ing. How pale she was! From time to time he caught the flash of her eyes as she turned to this or that guest. Once she smiled, but the smile did not lighten up her face. He was very wretched and miserable. She had taken him at his word, and he should have been glad. He had seen her but once again on board, but ahe had looked away. It was best so. Yet. It was as If fate bad reached down Into his heart and snapped the strings which made life tuneful. And tomorrow! What would tomor row bring? Would they refuse? Would they demand the full penalty? Eight thousand with Interest waa a small sum to such a corporation. He had often wondered If they had searched for him. Ten years. In the midst of these cogitations he saw the group at the table rise and break up. Elsa en tered the hotel. Warrington turned away and walked aimlessly toward town. For hours he wandered about, seeing nothing, hearing nothing; and It was long past midnight when he sought his room, restless and weary but wide awake. He called for a stiff peg, drank It, and tumbled into b««l. He was whirled away Into broken dreams, lie was In the Andes, tolling with Wa girthers over UfilJWaSaTiTi' chasms.' A shifting glance at the old billiard room In the club, the lettt r, and his subsequent wild night of In toxication, the one time In his life when he had drunk hard and long. Hack to the Indian deserts and Jungl» s. And he heard the shriek of parrots The shriek of parrots, lie sat up. Even In his dream he recognized that cry. Night or day, ltajah always shrieked' when someone entered the room. Warrington silently slid out of bed and dashed to the door which led to the gallery. A body ~ thudd d against his. ,Ho caught hold. The body was nude to the waist and sinelled evilly of Bweat and fish oil. Something whlpllke Btruck blm across the face. It was a queue. Warrington struck out, but mlsfWl. Instantly a pair of powerful arms wound about him, bearing nnd bend ing him backward, ills right arm lay parallel with the Invader's chest He brought up the heel of his palm viciously against the Chinaman's chin. It was sulllclent to break the hold. Then followed a struggle that always remalued nightmarish to Warrington. Hither and thither across the room, miraculously avoiding chairs, tables and bed, they surged. He heard a ring of steel upon the cement floor, and breathed easier to learn that the thief had dropped his knife, Warrington never thought to call out for help. The old fear of bringing people about him had become a habit. Once, in the whirl of things, his hand came Into "You Fool, I Don't Want Him Out of the Way." contact with a belt which hung about the other's middle. He caught at it and heaved. It broke, and the subse quent tinkling over the floor advised him of the fact that It was his own gold. The broken belt, however, brought the fight to an abrupt end. The oily body suddenly slipped away. Warrington beheld a shadow in tbe doorway; It loomed' there a second against the skyline, and vanished. He ran to the gallery railing, but it was too dark below to discern anything. He returned to his room, breathing hard, the obnoxious odor of sweat and flsh oil In his nose. He turned on the lights and without waiting to in vestigate, went into the ahower room and stooii under the tepid deluge. Even after a thorough rub-down the taint was in the air. The bird wu muttering and turning somersaults, "Thanks. Rajah, old ap&rt! He'd ban ret m Dot tor you. M« the damage." He picked up the belt. The paper money waa intact, and what (old bad fallen he could easily find. He then took up hit vest . . . and dropped it, (tunned. The letter of credit for half his fortune waa gone. He sank back upon the bed and stared miser ably at the fallen garment Gone! Fifty thousand dollars. Someone who knew! Presently he stood up and tugged at his beard. After all, why should be worry? A cable to Rangoon would stop payments. A new letter could be issued. It would take time, but he had plenty of that. Idly be reached for the broken cigar that lay at the foot of the bed. He would hare tossed it aside as one of bis own bad not the carnellan band attracted his attention. He hadn't smoked that quality of tobacco in years. He turned It over and over, and it grew more and more familiar. Mallow's! CHAPTER XVI. Wht fs Paul Ellison? For some ti?ie Warrington sat upon the edge of the bed and studied the clgpr, balanced It upon his palm, aa K : His Hand Cams Into Contact With a Belt striving to weigh accurately Mallow's part In a scrimmage like this. The copra grower assuredly would be the lust man to give a cigar to a China man. Mallow, rich, was Mallow dis posed of, at least logically; unless In deed it was a bit of anticipatory re prlsal. That might possibly be. A drunken Mallow was capable of much, for all that his knowledge of letters of credit might necessarily be primitive. Yet Mallow was no fool. He would scarcely take such a risk for so un stable and chancely a thing as revenge of this order. Craig? He hadn't the courage. Strong and muscular as ha was, he was the average type of gambler, courageous only when armed with a pack of qards, sitting opi>oslte a fool and his mopey. But Craig and Mallow together. ... He slipped off tho label. It was worth preserv ing. With an unpleasant laugh he began to get Into his clothes. Why not? The more he thought of It. the more he was positive that the two had been be hind this assault. The belt would have meant a good deal to Craig. There were a thousand Chinese in Singapore who would cut a man's throat for a Straits dollar. Either Mal low or Craig had seen him counting the money on shipboard. He looked at his watch; quarter after two. If they were not in their , rooms he would have good grounds for his suspicions. He stole along the gal lery and down the stairs to the office, Just in time to see the two enter, much the worse for drink Mallow was boisterous, and Cratg was sullen. The former began to argue with the night manager, who politely shook his head. Mallow grew insistent, but the night manager refused to break the rulea of the hotel. Warrington Inferred that Mallow was demanding liquor, and his inference was correct. He moved a little cl6ser, still hidden behind the potted palma. - . "All right," cried Mallow. "Well go back to - town for It "I've had enough." declared Cratg sullenly. "Let'a cut out booze and play a little hand or two." "Fine!" Mallow alapped his thigh as he laughed. "Nice bird I'd be for you to pluck. Think of something else. The billiard hall Is open." Craig shook his head. When Mallow was argumentative it was no time to play billiards. "Bah!" snarled Mallow. "Since you wotf't drink like a man nor play Mil liards. I'm for bed. And just as the fun was beginning!" Craig nudged him warnlngly. Mal low stalked away, and Craig, realizing that the night was done, followed. Warrington had seen and heard enough. He was tolerably sure. U might have been out of pure deviltry, so far as Mallowiraa concerned; bul Craig bad joined in hope of dellnlM profits. A fine pair of rogues! (TO BE CONTINUED.) Quite Small. _ "Young Dobson seems quite proud of the fact that his employer has no! reduced his salary because of the flnaa cial stringency." i "! daresay that's because he's at ready getting a salary welch mIA be oallcd an 'lrreducible T ' PROBLEM OF BREAKING UP BROODY HEN Pur*-Br*d Orpington Cock. Broody hens teem to b« t serious problem for many, and some people hare objected to the Orptnftooa be cause of this. One man says he haa kept both Buff Orpingtons and White Orpingtons and haa never had much trouble with either of them. Of course they will become broody, but it la not a hard matter to break up a broody hen If the right methoda are puraued. The principle on which all methods for stopping broodiness must be based to succeed without real cruelty to the hens, la to have something under them that It will be impossible for them to warm up. The easiest way to provide thia Is by having the coop ao open beneath that the air will circulate up around them. A hen will sit on a board and persist, but sho will not sit on a nest with a cavity under It and a screen wire bot tom. She will sit anywhere without eggs under her so long as the condi tions are right so eggs would hatch if they were under her. but instinct seems to warn her when conditions are not right, and she will soon quit. Another thing noticed Is that where hens have been shut up for broodiness there is a tendency to HOW TO OPERATE INCUBATOR FEEDING HENS AND PULLETS Temperature of Place Where Machine la Kept Bhould Not Vary—Uee Only Freah Egga. Cafe should be taken that the tem perature of the place ■where the ma chine la kept doea not vary. To secure an even temperature It la a good plan to place the Incubator In an outhouse, which ahould be locked up, thus pre venting the opening and closing of the door aa much aa possible The build ing should be well ventilated at the top and be free from drafts. In the middle of the house la the beat place for the machine, as thia allows the air to circulate around It. It should never be put In a corner or against a wall, as fresh air Is essential during the process of Incubation. The machine should atand either on a low form or on the floor, as thia al lowa the heat inside to be regular. If the egg drawer is but half an inch lower at the front than the back, the front will not be aa warm as the back, i Fresh egga. of course, must be used. Where It can be managed, they should be put into the Incubator the aame day they have been laid. They may be two or three days old, but the moat successful results are obtained from new-laid onea. All the egga should be of aa near the same alee as possible. And very small or very large onea ahould not be choaen, aa they often prove unfertile. HINTS FOR POULTRY RAISERS Incur* Uniformity of Product by Keep ing Standard-Bred Stock—Gather Egga Twice Dally. To Producers—Keep standard-bred stock, thus insuring uniformity of products. Sell only full-sized (two ounce) fresh, clean, uniform eggs. Keep nests clean; confine broody hens; father eggs twice daily. Keep In a cool place, free from odors of all kinds. Do not offer for sale small, dirty, checked, or doubtful eggs. Most of these may be consumed at home at full market value. Fatten all surplus poultry, bringing stock up to standard weight. ' To Shippers—Pack eggs only In standard cases, with medium fillers, using excelsior, cork shavings, cut straw or corrugated board. Store caae in cool, dry place, only free from odors, avoiding heat, droughts and dampneaa. Ship eggs : often, at least twice a week in warm weather, by express or in refrigerator cars. ' »- Ship lire, healthy poultry in large standard coops; dressed poultry neat ly wrapped and packed in boxes or barrels, to reliable dealers. take them outside and away from the others and often In the open, covering them over with something to keep the rain off them. This method pro* ▼ides the seclusion and darkened place Just to suit a hen, and then if the coop rests on the ground the con ditions are ideal to her mind, and she cannot be blamed for preparing for a three weeks' stay. Hens will break up sooner ir they arekept inthe k>t where the others are scratching and feeding and are shut in a coop that will not permit their sitting down and warming up a nest. A slatted bottom located in the scratching shed, with nests under it, has been used, and three days was the average time re quired to stop them, and they some times began laying in a week. Do not let hens sit on the nests a week or two and then try to break them up. It is much easier to break them at once the first time they re main on the nests at night,'for they are not very determined, and often will not persist if kept up one day. Then hens that are broken up at once will go to laying sooner after being broken up than those that are left to sit a week first, and you get the week of extra work also. Profits Decrease Whin Young and Old Stock Are Kept Together— Provide Beparate Yards. A good many people wfio might oth erwise be successful with their poul try have their profit decreased because they allow the young and old stock ; to remaimipdivided in the same house I or pen or feoth during the crowing ; period. At this particular time the young stock needs a great deal of food and needs to be protected from the old ones, which, if allowed to do so, will abuse them more or less. If free range is impossible, provide separate yards and always keep the young In sepa rate buildings, If possible, or in a sep arate room at least. If you haven't a separate building you can very eas | ily provide an extra room of some sort for them to roost tn. Pullets getting ready to lay need more feed as a rule than henß which have molted out well, because the pullets need to finish their growth and maturity, as well as make eggs. This is another reason why the young stock and the old should be kept sep arate. The feed question should also be considered as the young hen often needs different rations than the old | in order to produce certain qualities which the one has and the other has not PROVIDE SHADE AND WATER Two Important Factors With Poultry During Hot Days of Bummer Not a Difficult Task. These two factors are all Important with the poultry these days and should be always at hand. Watering but once a day will not suffice. Eren If supplied In sufficient quantity, it soon becomes warm and unpalatable, for the poultry appreciate a cool drink on hot days as well as we do ourselves. If you dont think so. try it Keep the water diahes In shady placea and so arranged that the water will not become readily fouled with dirt. No shade is so acceptable to poultry as the shade of trees, bushes, growing corn or other plants. Every farmer almoat can provide this easily and It is nearly a sin to fence the flocks fro*® it. Bur any shade is better than no shade and if no other can be given • shelter from the sun of old boards or any material at hand will answer. Water, shade and plenty of feed are the three absolute essentials for th« growing chicks these hot days as well as for the balance of the flocks. See to it that your flocks husk none of them.
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