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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News-Record, 1908-03-19, Page 7:17Ch 1901 '1906 IdteTaggatt„ M. D. *Taggart. McTaggart Bros -BA NK A GENERAL BANKING WSJ - NESS TRANS A OT ED. DiSCOUNTED. MAIMS INTEREST ALLOWED IPOSITG. SALE NOTES ASED. NOTES ISSUED etN DE, pURvi1- W. ••• BRYDONE, BARRISTER, SOLICITOR NOTARY, PUBLIC. ETC. OWFICE-Sloane Bloch -CI INTON. IMILIOUT & HALE Conveyancers, Commissioners, Real Estate and Insurance Agency. Money to loan. 0. B. HALE, -- JOHNRIDtel IT -- DR. NINIAN W. WOODS — (M. R. C. S., tengland, L. 'R. C. P., Ireland, C. Fe I., L. M., Rotunda, Dublin.) PHYSICIAN AND ShIlleeLON, BAYFIELD. Main St. opposite Albion Hotel Office hours 8 to 10 a. rt. a -A 7 To 9 p. m. Night calls of- fice. DRS. GUNN 454 McRAE. Dr. W. Gunn, L.R.C.P., Office -Ontario streeb, Clinton. Niglit 01018 at front door of office et rest- ireeds, Rattenbury street. DI. T. T. McRae, University ot Tnronto. Office hours at hospital ' 1 to 33). m.; 7 to 9 p. m. —DR. J. W. RITTENBURY ST. EAST, -CLINTONe-- DR. C. W. THOMPSON• PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Sneoial attention given to diseases of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat --Office and Residence - HURON ST. SOUTH. CLINTON 3 doors west of the Commercial hotel. -DR. F. A. AXON. - (Successor to Dr. Holmes.) Specialist in Crown and Bridge Work. **eh- --Graduate of the Rotel College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario. Honor graduate of University of Toronto Dental Department. Graduate of the Chicago College of Dental Surgery. . Chicago. Will be at the Commercial hotel Baylield, everyhelonday from 10 a. m. to 5 p. m. J. LEWIS THOMAS. Civil Engineer, Architect. etc. gate Dominion Department Public Walks.) Consulting Engineer for Mun- icipal and County Work, El- ectric Railroads, Sewerage and Waterworks Systems, Wharves, Bridges and Re-euferced con- crete. Phone 2220 LONDON. ONT. 50 YEARS' EXPERIENCE TRAGE MARKS i 4*, Chstoen Corvntemes &c. . . , riv,,n4:...nding a eketrh and demettptIon ma/ . . nt.01 to prohnmy t.ntentetne. 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My hair and whiskers restored to natural color. dark brown, by.using Canadian Hair Restorer M. Oruiri,BurgessVille. Ont. Canadian Hair Restorer is the best I have ever used. John G. Hall, New Aberdeen, Cape Breton. Canadian Hair Restorer has worked wonder s, My head is nearly ail covered with thick growth black hair, original color. Sold by all whblesale and retail druggists. Mailed to any address in the civilized wor on receipt of price, 500.' • Manufactured by TWE Windsor:VIA. -Canadav- For sale by W. S. R. Holmes, J. 121 Hovey and W. A. MeConnellh nrug- gists, Clinton. GRANO TRUNK PstitAtr ' CA LIFORNIA•' MEXICO FLORIDA are the favorite WINTER RESORTS. • Round trip tiekets are issued by the Grand Trunk 'Fiehhvey, System giving choice of all the hest reutese going one way and returning an other. Full information may. be obtained from The Ilickillop ffitimalftre. InsilianGe ConiDanu -Farm and Isolated 'Town Property- -Only Insuied- -OFFICERS- J. 13. McLean, Presideet, Seaforth P 0. ; Thos. Fraser, Vice -President 13rucefield P. 0. 1 'T. E. Hays, See, Treasure,r, Seaforth P. 0. -Diectors- William . Shesney, • Seaforth *; Joh Grieve, Winthrop, .George Dale, /Se: forth ; John Watt, Herb& ; ,Toho Bennewies, Brodhagan ,; James Evan Beechwood James Connolly, HOhnesville. -AGENTS- Robert .Sinith, Ilarlock ; Hin- ckley, Seaforth ; James •Ournmings Egmondville ; J. W. 'Ted, i1olmes- ville. Parties desirous to effeet insurante or transact other business will be prorriptlY attended to on apelicatie to any of the above' Officers addressed to their respective postofficese Lois inspeeted by the director who lier nearest the secret • GRANO TRUNK /V..= -TIME TABLE-- Traifts will arrive at aid atpA:t from Clinton. station as follows . BUFFALO AND 00Ditlitleti DIV. Going East f I 1 I f Goitig West 4 t I f t 1 . • 1,0INDON, 1-itillON At ;JACOB 1)XV . Going Sotrth 7.40 e. ** o 4.23 p. in Going North 11.120 a. M ., .1 ,..,.....,„„, p. M-1 ....................... e tICTIONFIER.--.JAIViES SMITH tt. tented Auctiotteer for the Cottety el Hutch, All ordera entruated to me will reeenle prompt attention. Will sea either by percentage or net sale. . Residence on 'the Illayneld Road, one Mile south of (111010e, Clinton New Record 1011W;12121," wi,Istosortr cios;t4Miximmovinvointoegicovivemovionsmos ogue s arch. By • RO.RNUNG, Author of "Reifies, that Antalcur Creeks - man," "Stiogerceee Ete. 04 on elf Copyrijht, ISM by CRAMS. SCRIBNEOeS SONS, .0000 0****00.***1•1114:*****444M***** "So oteeh the worse Be thought to 'Wety ft$30.11111 tte go uac o Um rarra heal the- wOundS 1 Owe WM, With s soy., .rt:qpru. Ma be?, fliscongelence„ and Irry .wounds! Mey they He open and eting and throb. and .;t1ckle all at ong• as therre aging now Oil 1 pave my fingers at bis threat!" The girl looked So frightened that he gulped at hie pas' Won and sad: "You keep It yout•self, Peggy', like a good girl, You deserve O. Purse of them for all you've done for me this night, Why, what now?' He sat alone in, the lockup. The girl had stolen eveiftle* out. In the uncoo- sclotis egotism of his grief and shame this simply puzzled him So he sat in the moombeens, Winking at the moon, Until she returned, and once more close4 the door. • "Airs safe," elle told hint cheerfully. in heard the thraps henorhe in their "Rad you heard something else?" "I had not." "Then What Was wrote" "Is it wIty•I went out?' said Peggy, fixing him with an eye that was cheer- ful too. "To dhrop that sov'rin to the, vete* bottom .of theirwell. An' it's we will dhrop it Me if you Pim." • Tom held out his hand. . "I've offended you, Peggy. God knows I didn't mean to. But Pm CA- ppble of all that's brutal tonight. Von see' what they've made of pie already. Forgive me, , Peggy. • • I'll never forgive theins VII be even with. every one of nie•-to be bullied and 'beaten to *. death or desperation in a cruel and unequal war? Be told her in reply what he calmly proposed to dot and her Won ran celd to hear hime,then coMmon sense came to her aid, and sbe showed hini the NW rather than the wickedness of ids diabolical plans. lbstened sullenly, but said, be could not answer for .hineself after this and Pretended to take less than be really did to the suggestion that he should run away there and then. Aceording to Peggy, there was not another: eahn ute to lose. ` -- Tom wanted to.know where he was to run to, but be began feeling &nod for bis OW, Peggy found it for him and noticed, with A pang of instinctive 'jealousy, as the blanket tell apart in hie movements, a mysterious some- thing that be wore next his breast like ie scapula. It was sewn up in oiled eilk, whieh; glistened In the feebielight, and in the bitter intuition that. this pre- cious possession was a packet of true love's letters she made him ask, kls questions twice, ' Peggy then told bim be must run due east for the sea, for it Wee but thirty miles from there, and be had a good mind to run with Min, since they were going' to Aura her late **eminent ,withnut fail. ;This she said With a • laugh, but he .made no answer, His face was drawn with pain at every movement It renetneedreggy.on,some h altelete",reree ieWSOMMERielleirerrineenheeeekthellOSOMAWO thippeil at lest Hoeset his taetli the tbought It should tiever beiTb inigin take his body -there would one or ten) wore he gle• with, it wh • thernid, • The eters were. still sharp 10 the sk They remained SG for some hours ion er Innen a breath. of wind blew the out like candies, and day broke. o ratber, burst, like a shell, ' Meanwhile Tom had struck a emir, waded mile in it to destroy the scent, waged within a stone's throw of Jar, inaa's but, turned tall In 4 panic and waded back, and miles fierther, in the olneesite directlou, In the creek .4100 be slaked bis thirst And laved hie wounds, tee bad turned his beck On it When thestra rose. And towarcl the rising sun. he ran madman until there was a. great belt of blue beneath it in the eity, then hid ror the day In a tiny clump of trees. In the midst of an open plane • Here be slept for hours, yet, dreamed ' but one dream -of baying dogs and canteriug hoofs; When. he awoke. the first sound was actually audible, but far away and growing fainter. It pass- ed altogether* and he fell asleep again. Awaking a 'second time, be found the stars back in the sky,. but as yet no moon, And Tom was deadly faint for locket food, Alse his wounds were so stiff that be coulil scarcely stir, every movement catisirig blue pitin. 'Yet he struggled up and tottered .east• with those eve fixed stars shining feebly upon, his wan, right cheek and haggard profile • •• How long this eontinued TOM could never tell. - It might have been hours 'later or only minutes that seenied like hours when the climax came, All he ever knew' was that his bead was b this time very light, and that the moo •evas no higher than the trees when 'shone upon the stray wether bleatin piteouidy in his path,. evhintv was to stand out terribly in his miod 'over after. Yet up to that!eminent et forty hours" fast had been broken but once -- With sandwiches. It was either this or. lingering .dep,th, . • them, curse thern, eurse them, and their The moon won clear of the•treeelIt swing as I sitould have done a year • 8GrapS of eotton ..wool that she bad' .shone leito.the.giuttea eyes and on the age. • :I'm sorry 1 didn't keep that brought for hini he pot next his lacer. bleed caked mouth endhfingers of as . pound -to give it him bark for bis cofh Idea skin, and a grateful -look be gave . 'desperate and abandoned g young ton - fin!" • • ' her was, her. comfort andher hope, as • riet as the settlement cenMined. • -nn pushed ori. now With a new and • drendleilenergee Re thought be shielt the see. The eotintry, however, was breachwas easily and not noisily' still well timbered,and instinctively • . • made, and both moon and stars .were rather than with conscious precaution still creep in ihe eke' when Torn 'pain- the fugitive Made' his !Me where the flair foie -Med -Abe girl's lean and, the • trees were thickest, lie was now • two plunged together • Into the open • steering jealously by the Moen... with . ,bush. , . • , • his head thrown farther back the higli- "lhilie east" repeated Peggy, stoper It sailed. • Thee it wee that a little pink in the first thicket. "D'ye know: later' be tripped and Staggered witbout • the. Southern Cross no*? I'm afthee -seeing what Revue that hed.eaught his . misremeinberieit -neeeelte foot, but It felt peculiar and after a "hlp yonder, Peggy. Those five" • •• . moment he turned raund, 'steed still • .**An' es likeea cross .as a bane saw! - and Went back. ' But as •ye know.' 't 'ye, can, steer Aerie It was thehleadbody of a inane east . by . ,ano dem east Hes :the.say The body had not a rag Open it.. • •• If. even* Wantin' wather on the way, Tom emelt to examine It . by the , .. let ,the .Southern Cross shine in your Moonlight, and a Cold, thrill ran down face an' that'll bring ye to the river T him, -which beresented when he had e .1 heard 'em say So as I Waited table." time to think., It .showed there was "I know, Peggy, I know. And when smething human I him Yet' ' • get to the sea -if ever 1.de-evelle at The body was that of .n. very swarthy , least my bones can sleep in it, instead man, evith-'aenderfol White teeth; upon • of in this pestilent Awe, . , • which the moon shone and glistened in • gone a d 1 t Be stood eying bee, • .eager 'toe be •. the ghastliest Mennen and .piercecl ears • feom which the barrio hod " fit eaves in a telex or OW own: TAO RUG er why one hand for the job. IVO right be arm terminated in 4 polished hook eh with a eork at .the end of it, hut there kuelt sicle a gigantic aboriginal, _ who threw flown eecle „care, as the 4* player touched It with the cork. Such •,g.,.; was the party. At the first glauce Tont 'nu had looked anxiously for the blood- y' thirsty Italian brigand, but he soon tore got his existeece lu the presenee of this Innocent gronp, who were not even playing, for money. Tom heard their horses elnimping • hani by beyond the firelight, set them <town as a party .of drovers and step- ped fearlessly among them tbe Instant the rubber came to no end. The wall eyed one luitnediately drew phitel* . while Slipper leaped to his icing lege with knife. 13tit the man with the sPecklelea ordered them both to. put, away their weapons alt quiet, aod they both obeyed, "1 saw him some time ego," saki he lowering bis glassea (ns be bad done once before while Tom was looking en), "and I am very much obliged to him. lie didn't interrupt our rub, as .4 WOre thoughtless person most cer- tainly would have done. He is a well bred yonug man, and I like the looks oe hein, • Do you hear, sir? I Oise the 'oohs of you, but what oz eurth'e the matter whir your mouth?" Tem !mug his head and told hie story. :At its conelusion the iittle gray nom insisted :on shaking left betide whir , • -"You're the kind of noung relieve I like to ineett," said be. "A runewey eonviet, of eourse?' . The question. was terribly abrupt, but Torn told the truth. ' "Theree theee never mindi" cried tise . little gray Man. "Yeu're not, so Moge- n, ler in that respect as your sensitive imagieuelon would appear to suggest, g In fact. you are not the only one in the present circle, so you see tbat you Logy ' .hoidup your bead again, and even trust . •us with, further particulars, May I ask from whose service you h.t1Ve lied?" Tom hesitated, If they should carry Win back! "You would rather not say!" exclaim. ed thelletio rogue • "Very natural, very natural; but What if I Call guess? What If said .his name began with -S, aud coesidered that of his beater - stead iterdly penned by the facts, ' save insomitoh Ns eve* inah's dwelling.. Is bis Castle?" • • , • . Tom' e face, coevicted him. It was. tranefigered with -areezemeet. The :tie:eyelets exChanged, significant glances and riroceedechto thgard him with are. interest obviously redoubled.. e "How dia yeti know?" he cried. : • "i knew nothing. • I only, guesged." But how?' . More 08,108 a hSall1:1 trOM .that perOeular eetablisiotienee froin any ether, in. the. colony. • Then' 1 ,pereeive that rOU .4y0 StiffetS- . From -- -fifty litebes"-e, . - • .1; .!: • '.'A. hundred!'" • eeee, ••••••• • *Indeed? And tn6re. convicts are, flogged on that fame thaihon any oth- et in the lead. A elee I know. something about it -e intend knowing. more." •• . • , "Siippee laughed., : "But you Mirstn't let a hundred Mab- ee deDrep you," resorbed the little gray man in his smooth And soothing It we's. terriqe 'to hear. him. Ws she left • him to fight his own battle voice was very low. and full of fresh with his shirt and set herself to pull- ing OoWn the brushwood fence. A , ' • ; 7 "God hetp Mtn' it ever 1 qct his: yettoto ..throat between thew ten fingers!" tears that made it all pound worse. 'Peggy asked him what he meant to" He meant to Ole, but not of the lash - the rope, meant to hang'as he should have Ming the year before. If only be bad! If only he had!. But at last he recognized the tete reserved for him by a Providence he blasphemed, fifo • now he would meet it halfway. Be was sorry he had not done so long age He 'was sorry be had net.drieren a knife through Nat in the . very beginning..• But it was never too late to and • die. It was only :too lite to die vvith it whole skin. Aod again his sobs and blasphemies were horrible to hear. Yet Y Peggy listened patiently and gradually , soothed him with n tender tolerant, A womanly Word here and there, so that at Met be looked at her through. hie tears -for he was utterly unmantiede-• and asked her out of pure 0111108113'a,. what. he bath done to make such an I. enemy' of Mr. Nat gy Peg: resumed. her cheered) .ma,ntter. P "An' don't ye knew?" said she, mask- ing a trembling lip with a smile. "Is it no notion ye have at all?' "None whatever." "Arrah, Tom? 'tie in love Ye are en - Moly!" • At these words, which took biro cru- elle* by surprise, • heegave laer a kind g .of evounded glare that was their cone firmation, whereupon she forced a gig- Y gle and asked him whom he supposed Nat ho,d suspected' hite of being in a love with. • Toni wearily gave it up. •. t "Be thirtiche mliaute," said Peggy gr telt coma:lousily. , "Not ye% was it?" Peggy nodded. •. T "But whet nonsense!" he eaclaimed. "An' it was all that," said Peggy, h, "I mean we never saw each Other ge Arid was that all he had against Me?" ,11 "No; there wee a little more than that" She hesitated. • • h "What" he asked,„ 'Wore of. his nonsenee, then, for bee , n ye re ue ant to shove un- • gs grateful haste. • • • • . - -been brutally. torn, and a chapfellen s "4.11' why Would they?" cried Peggy.. . , blue chin, Toni thought the man had "Ire Manny a convict haescaped 'on not been many beers dead. What refs before Ye, so why wouldn't you? epuzzled - him was the apparent absence - '. chilY fetch' me van the say an' there's of a. mortal wound ,Wbere the other hime!" . - • evidences of foul play were so gicti- h"Thene Peggye there's no timehto . Ing When foutd, hoWever, the wound ose." And his handwas out in a,n in- itself-Phzaiad; him .mlich-mm.e. It was Stant . . . e. e e.,.. ,.• . h . .at the back a . the . spnburnt peck and - '"Aht, thin; Viittraniiiirrati-tre-fivinx:-.8118.11t,hare_beea a bullet wound but ye Eivo. fe.e.l.v4s,iii.,tr-ed. _.. . . Tam had never seen one before, nor Her •.• . ... - • Would be has -expected a bullet. to ' . di- • "This Is not the Way to Castle. seig. '. drill a bole .ger Clean and round van,PeggyIt's the very Opposite.. • ' . Bee now _beheyed As though. he had rection. .:.And rye got you Info trend*. heen• treePing over, murdered men all !he 'eriotol, goodness knows... . . :..:. his life He had net , only recovered Rer lips parted as though more er. 'Ins Composure; be Was able to glotrin gumentie were Onher tongue. Bit ite' it as a sign that his heart was dead was upon his white face the moan- it all and so past bleeding for any go alone was now transparent go . . thing. or . any body , moment he raised his eyes, and more At tiles d leis Was 'shining, and his eagerness to "They have made nh • you.,crtue, Teo ire* found CoMpostirewas at an .end, .. said Peggy, with a sudden .gad dignity: A light Bashed through the trees i sGeodby Go your ways God b1e his eyes-ictongue'of flame from smiteri your ' • • ..^ • . •. • . cafsPfires-.., - . 7 : ' . "Cruel to you?" he said ..densely.--• • Tom li,smned; No voices reached' his . . .. . "Yes; erule to me -to me that brought ears sive these of the nocturne! •bush. e Mate and dhrinir,•to me that 'd"- The fire was farther off than he had "But what Mtn I do?" heasked her-. thought* tihtehyattniedthethheelarrtbestirYio'v,cettltefift • n the sae dull tone eI am grateful lie got up: and •first e Walked, then toYo :Crept toward the light. The colony me,l)nuiliv Was infested Witir hands of bustirsing- ut, and I believe, they 'shave. mine •ers. .hehliat If here. were one and this' llowances for me, Peggy, and only. Corpee therr.' handiwork? • Now Tom' ell me. what I cap do.". ' ? thoughtof it, One. -particular and most "Take me Wid ye, Tome, she *hie. :.notorious band had.been depredating ered, . • hills very part of the rountrrever.since. "To the sea?" ._ .. •'the new year; Be .had heard envious "An' teirthere - • ' ' reports of the villains in the gonnictse "MY dear, how can i? . If they fol., huts at Castle Sullivan, and especially. ow me alonei,1 can,' fight' them alone . hadbe heard of 'their terrible Italian ntil 1 drop and nieh. With you • 1 chief. said to be an outlawed brigand ouldn't," - • eh . , . come tie Seek fresh fortunes in New ."An* wouldn't we dnroje and die -to. South, Wales, Of the merciless ferocity ether?" . . . ., ,of this free alien the moat horrifying And now there were tears. in her stories' were afloat. Yet the worst of these feebly expressed one . -hut veho oice that held his own tongue•bolind. kid now A light in 'her eyes that shot eliet ,men from baled, stripped their ray throteeli his brain at Iteet He , corpses and tore the' very Huge from nderstood Mid 'vatted for hie .heart their ears. o bleed for her. Wben it would.not, a Tom erept near the fire In a personal eat groan came from his seat . fright curiously exhilarating in its in "1 can't help* Peggy," he 1:mm31)1W tensity. Ile migbt almost have been a n his shame. "It's, ..Itie yeti say.. free man onee more, worth robbing, hey've cut my heart out -Out it clean Worth murdering for his looney. 'The ut, they lutete.-luid a creel brute is all 'novel sensation brought .back 4 ula. can ever be now. Forglee me my, Mentary whiff of otieonscious telt te, rl-and let Me go. Never think Utica Spect. It was just the little thought bout me. rth not Worth it -re brute of having a life worth taking one° ilre me! Peggy --Peggy"- more, of being anything to anybody He had tried in his weakness to,put but a beaten deg, and: it came. and Is atmn about her upon an impulse of went and was forged ) in the same Ore ticerrow and *sifted() that dick- mordent red Within bine like the kat ember in The next he wag ge mon a turIbusg fire. And the convict girl bed turned scene, and his fears were also at en thottght 1 Was AEI bad as you." 'Idiot!" • "Ideute indeed," said Peggy Sadly. "When we nedn't exelienged a dozen' \ Words!" Not a dozen? ,Not Many dozens per-. haps, for up to tottight Peggy had thou wee* ene by heart. She Was not so sure that she **mild be able to re- member all they Were Saying now; she was not so sure that she should Went to, But site steeled herself to answer ehlierftilly, And he guessed nothing then, for to speak of 1OVO stili to think of Claire, and to think of Claire wee to pray tbat never in this life or another Might she know or dream *hitt had befallen him that day. But even with the prayer in hie heart he remembered there was 86 God to hear it and was retracing bit steps in this blifid alley or despair when Peggy took his band and gashed a suggestion 'Ostore.his naiad, 80 fiercely' the bet black hair Swept mid . rind atung his face as she brae AWAY To the light of the eamphretour men from him Once and fat* all. • He IOW were sitting solemnly at whist, and her bare feet dashing in the MOOtt-' thiee face.8 More innocetitly Intent -for light; they felt Mt) softly tot his ears, the feuttle Wes turned the other Ivey-. tut he heard her sobbing as she ran, Tom had never seen in his life On nod be pitied himeelf the more Paso his 1011 sat a' long ihnbee stripling eionately for the little he totted it in Whorn the other's addressed as Slipper hith to pity her,. While they shuffled eed cut and crin Weed his play. It was clear that Slip. ourTitn, X. per was a novice, though all WIWI'S 0 abscond from eseigned servive Was to break yet another law Of the hied of bondage. And, though he little knew it but • one 'Obese bled( hair and sullen shOtii. eared less, ToOt letlehtien Was uoW inn der s were toward hint, but Oppoeite bit to further transportation, °Ceti to whin% ''ncing Tore, net the visible lifo Norfolk island, and that for life. and soul of the party. Six months in a chain gang Wilk how- This was tt little elderly' maft with ever, a likelier term. Ite might eVen grey tufts lipOte his bloOdletig eheeks get off With another fifty lashes and and horn spectacles pushed beltway up doubtlise would If he toll alive inte the a singularly benevolent brow, He tat ruthless bawls throndi 'which ,be bad like the rest, bit Pined hie atudent et the game. Ms partner was &Wail eyed men without a smile. Nei- ther did Tem hear a evord from the • The next moinent he was gaSing on onriou.9 scene, , "Wen" tny friend Wail -eye here bed 1,000111 throe years --on the Same farm, inind youl-before he cattle to inc. What do you think of that? But It's high time 1 presented you to my friends. That's Wail -eye; this Is Slip- per, and over there you see De Grub' scowling at you; but don't be fright- ened; he's been ecoreling at us all the whole eveningeheseld the little man; with a gleam or his eyes behind their glasses. "You needn't trouble your head about Da Grucliyi leheh e heat- eit's name Is Peter Pinderhe. Bee -Well provide for your needs 1» one moment. And my name Is lelookey Simpson, et your service!". We manner ell through had been go softly grandiose as to point the hunter of this anticlimax, which, however:, •ktviiS now lest upon Tem. Ile was too nosy trying to rethember where he had heard the name of IloOkey Shinn Son before. And he had remembered nothing when soap and water wet* pet before him by the bittek fellow, fon lowed immediately , by a supply of lukeWarm mutton, Width kept bine On t for som� timO,' • Meanwhile lee entertainere kept 1314 lence, too, but replenished the fire and lit their pipes with the burning brende • and rested' their eyes' on Tom in a meditative fashion while he ate, It Was he Who became communientive when he had neighed, •Suddenly think- ing of it he told thein Of the gluietly diseovery be bed thede among those very freer aloha an beer Weed. The effect nue einem, Neither fIciekey Simpson nor Walteye nor Slip- per seemed in the least surprised or , perturbed, but showed teeth as with() as rhOSo of the corpse and groultd thorn horribly, and Itookcy Simpson need his epeetecies imon De thereby, hunting forwhrd with the tip of his hook between linger and Womb. • The feet is." AIM) Tom, et thought It meet be h eewieh of lirot ferigandleltows4 , All but De Greeley buret met latighe lug. . • "Ana wheu I Ilrat SAW your fire," baanuddedr., "/ thotignt you Met be 44 Ali but De Greene! laugheil lender* than betore. Grileby bit/ littetrinittelnee foreign face in his hands, and re la 1 . nee. "We are!" saki he, "What? Bushrangereafter "Tile band you speak of." "Then evhereee Om Malan?' 41toti saw itiM for yourself about ON bour ago." klAir:thtrboeujilehitIteherni: jih'esrneyreisrumWeeldeletileWleall'; as if he had made 4 eoke, But there was no more laughingeohuutraittatulidOurighol Tom beard Slipper • ,tiltr°114313);ISItirin AtItOrCII040011"14140t4lecriAl tesbion under the fascinating spectra- Cle4e*hugarttwileesli=etreadella"ilih'e stationer,' 'ed"Sooute. e flattered bi..roselfe" "And 1 thought it. was Ms hint& worie!" "le was Wee." saki Renew Simian% indeed, it benign emile acconn pained the confession, • as though. It Were a public service. be bad perform- ed, with the utmost ;nerdy. But Tom • thought of the seripped body with the torn ears, and those living fame, lit up. by the crackling canip Ore, lived even after iu bis mind In the yet more lurid. tight or this dreadful revelation.. Tbe high foramen, the twiukling spectacles, tire gray tufts and the pole 'shed hook of the eklerly man, broad, keeu'. flashing blade With whicie Slipper sat paring his. finger nails, the wall eyes' hard.'dead stare; the knot-. ,ted ,eauds :that . hid De gruchy's. fece. and the blue black hair in turn hiding belt his fingers, the barmiess 'Haying verde upon the ground, the ruddy, gen- 3, 1 fire and the white, the watchful. nieon peering through 4 screen of trete., •leing leaves -ail these were as pieces; .of Mosaic -inlaid at this instant, in Tom. Eric:1146ns brain, for Mut to carry there to bis grave. :"So you killed him yourself?' he 'found himself saying at last.in a steute. er voice. • " "1 Old," said Rookey.,- et was under , that painful necessity this very after-. noon, It wasn't .done •for the fun of the thingi you understand, but anlyi when it became evident .that one" of us' • Inuetine.e• petit -ally preferred to stay. At t4t.Some time; must admit was *ea**. of being hectored and builiech by . a enorourided foreigner, end ,tbere, -were three of • tei Engliihnien '�f the -same ••minel.. So you peecelve how it all fitted bi. Laid night we had words.; Xenia house divided rig:Must. Itself caflflt stanci.- Neither. Can' a band of bushrangers, touch less . when the. enotrated pollee are on. their trnek." • , • "Are they?" cried Tome •"Maybe within fifteen mileiee replled Flookey • Sinipeon. '"Maybe five An ensign two sergeants lifid eighteen:. troOpere, as• I utiOerstend. But never Mind thein. We two had words. They ired.'been corning on for weeks. Welle pm want three on My gide and &nye twO on his. So We made itup, but ley and 'watched mach other. With ,one eye' open all night. This afterimon at insi suggestion we.rode liehind together to come to sorneunder#anding, but I saw; hira, looking at me queerly,e said, the; little gray man; '"and that ..was enougft! for me. '.When e galloped 'attire Giese good fenows Our number was. reciticeth by one, but the littie,auestion of lead- ership was. at an end."; . "A good :lob tob!"..eried Slipper, and Virell4ye nedded a grave assent. , • -Tr Ott .1$0ei::the70440.140_ lar," . continued' frOokeY modestly,. eteenigh, Pre bound to add, that 1 see how it eould be -among English; • Men. , Whet we's 'he.beforeetter kicked:. • bine out of bis own eonetry? The Word'. • that described our .eriende.Rhrahhae 'WAS • already applieenle to tife late lamented: lint what:weal- before Ore cunistiiiihese compelled . me to leave mine? What do you simpotie? 0once,• give a guess," said Rookey Sinnesozi.' "You tale like a parson": suggested,. Tom to :compliment the wretch. . -"A,411s..tsiwass.next„,door_to...otter!...celed. the little man, beaming benevolently. , eA schoolmaster! :. A pedagogue! A.. pattern to. the village and 'IM model church warden until aceinhed.orgen fund brought trouble in Ito train!. SO here I am, :and here E was whiletour• late 'friend .was. cutting throats en It. aly, net he thinks I'm going to kneeklis under to him forever.' Likely, wasn't It?'. No; no; be was a bold enough Man,' but he'd met Another; and I yea. tete to say that tonight -my -Ord An corninand-we're on 4 bigger Job than we ...ever. should brive Welded under friend. •Francisco" " • "Hear, irearrh• cried Slipper, while. Veen -eye nodded again. and •Tone \ (TO BE CONTINUED.) A .e00-berrei.a day struck in tilt/ Tilhury oil district. • Not a Miracle But Medical Science Dr, T. A. Monroe Limitede • Toronto, Ont. • Gentlemen:-'. "Some time age 1 began to lose flesh and failed every day until II' had te quit work. My physicians and all my. friends said 7 had contracted consump tion 7 failed from 165 pounds down to 119. I was edviseel to go to the Rockies or to the coast. 1 went to both 'Ames under heavy Oxpense 7 eon- thittea to fail, and was advised by the doctors to come home as nothing more could be done for enc. Hope seemea to have left me. "t tried Psychitte and since starting , ite use 7 haw gaineO feem 119 to 14e pounds. f have naafi $10,00 worth of -the medic ne. I ant a eit ludo and t cannot. say toe Much in praise of losy chine. The strongest r000mmendation Would be weak in view oe the feet that believe it tag saveci my life. It in without doubt the best remedy .tor run-down tonditiorte and weak lungs, "I sincerely hope and treat thateent will cattinue your good work of saving run down people and eoneumptive from the orave. Wishing you and Pshchine tontintted • sueeeset 7 remain, ene of Psochineer heat friet..his,)` •A Lehe. MehAth Sault Nip. Mario, Om Alma every wall Mega us tettors - like the above, Peyehien wet te it this reeord in every ease. It is greatest medicine known, At an es 4. gists, lific and $1.09, or Dr, T. ..e. mom Limited, 'reunite.