The Clinton News-Record, 1910-02-03, Page 7February 3rd, 1910
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BUFFALO AND GODERICH DIV.
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it it . 5.15 p. m.
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e e 1.25 p. re.
41 / I 6.40 I pan.
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tditot and Proprietor.
(lark side first. the Oilier seems all the
brighter. Please don't worry. Well
pull through with dying colors or my
naroe's not Pbilip Kirkwood."
"I have every rules in you." she in,
formed him. flawlessly sincere. "When
1 think of alt you've done and dared
for me, on the mere suspicion that
needed your help" -
"We'd beat be getting ready," he in-
terrupted hastily. "Here's Brussels."
It was so, Lights, in itttle clusters
and long,,wheeling lines, were leaping
out of the darkness and flashing back
as the train rumbled through the sub -
Prim of the little Paris of the north.
Already the otber passengers were he.
themselves, gathering together
wraps and hand luggage and prepartng
for the Journey's; end. '
Rising. Kirkwood took down their
two satchels tram the overhead rack
and waited, in grim abstraction plan -
He lifted his hat and bowed Jauntily
ning:and counter planning against the
machinations in whose wiles they two
bed heeteMe so perilousie entangled. •
- Primarily there was Hobbs' tobe
dealt with -no easy task.. for Kirk-
wood dared not resort to violence nor
In : guy way invIte•the attention of the
authorities, and threatswould be an
• idle waste of breath in the case of
that corrupt and •malignant little cock-
ney, himself as keen as any needle.
adept In alt the artful resources of the
underworld 'whence -he had sprung. •
and further .primed for action by that ••
master rogue, Calendar.
The -train was pulling slowly- into
the station when he. reluctantly abatis,
aoned bis latest unfeasible scheme for
shaking off tbe little Englishman .and
concluded.that their salvation was
only 'to be worked out thrOugb
"lasting vigilance, incessant „Movement
and the favor of .the blind goddess
Fortune. , • ..
• He WM nothing of elobits as they
.aliglited and hastened from the. sta-
tion andhardly had ;time to waste'.
looking for .him since their train bad
failed to make up the precious, ten
minute's. Cousemiently be dismissed
the fellow frotn his thoughts until -e.
_with Bruseeis lingering in ,their mem-
• ories a garish vision of brilliant
streets and glowing cafes, glimpsed
furtively from their cab whidowsdur-
ing its wild dash .over the broad 'mid -
city boulevards -at midnight they set-
tled -themselves In a earriege of the
Bruges express. They were speeding
along thtough the open• eountry with
n noisy elatter; thee a minute's inves-
tigation sufficed to discover the mate
of the. Aletbea serenely ensconced in
the coacb behind..
The little man seemed rarely coin-
. .
.placent and impudently greeted Kitts-
wOod's scowneg visage as the latter
peered through the Window in the
coach door, with a smirk and a wag-
gish wave of his hand. The Amerlean
by. iltainestretigth ,or will power mas-
tered •itn impulse t� enter .and wring
his neck and returned to the girl tuore
disturbed than be cared to let , her
know.
. , •
There resulted from his revlevi of
the- ease but one lean for imtvvitting
Mr. Hobbs. and that itty in truetieg to
his confidence that Kirkwood and. Dor-
othy Calendar wined proceed es' far
towaed Ostend as tbe train would take
thein --:namely, to tbe limit of the run,
Btuges. •
• Thus in.splred, Kirkwood toek teen-
sel with the girt, mid when the train
paused at Ghent they made an tines-
tentatiouS exit front their coeds. find,
ing thetuselves when the express had
rolled on IMO the west upon a station
platform in a foreign city at nine min-
utes past 1 o'elock in the morning, Mit
St length without their sluelow. Mr.
Hobbshad gone On to Bruges,
Kiriterood Sped his jonroyings with
an unspoken malediction and collected
himself to cope with a situation which
wfts to prove hardly more happy for
thern than the espionage they had just
eluded. 'The primal flue!) et triumph
white) had saturated the American's
humor on this Menai auecess proved
but fictIve and transitory when in-
quiry of the statiou attendants educecl.
the infornuttion that the two earliest.
trains to be obtained were the 5:09 for ,
Dunkerque and the 5;37 for Ostend. A
Minimum delay of four hours Wes to •
be endured in the titre of many cote
tingent features singularly unpleasant
to eantemplate. The station waiting
room was on the point of elosing for
the night, and Kirktvood, alarmed by
the rapid ebb Of the money be bad
Olen frolm Calendar, dared not subleet
his finances to the Wein of it night'
lodging et One Of Ghentl hotels, Ito
Ity—triCus Josep4 ir:Ance
copyrioht, 1908. by the Hobbs -Merrill Co.
folios) bitiiieff fenced to 6 Cruel to.be entatinual disappointment that lie did
kind to the girl. and Dorothy's cheer- Dot even let the girl Into his plans un-
ful acquiescence to their sole aiterna. 111 they were aboard the 5;09 in a com,
tive of tramping the street until day. pertinent all to thetuselvese Then, hate
break did nothing to _alleviate Kirk. Ing with his own eyes seen Mr. Hobbs
wood's exasperetiOp, dodge into the 'third compartment in
. It was permitted them tie occupy a the -rear of the same carriage, Kirk -
bench outside the stollen. There the Wood astonished the girl by requesting
girl, her lime piliowed on tbe treas. her to follow him, and together they
ure bag, napped uueasily, while Kirk- left by the door opposite that by which
wood plodded restlessly to end fro, they had entered.
up and down the platform, addling his The engine was running up and
poor, weary wits with the problem of .down a scale of staceato snorts in
the future -not so numb his own as preparation for tbe race and the cars
the future or the unhappy child for were on the edge of moving, coup -
whose welfare he had asSulated re- lingo clanking, wheels a•groan, ere Mr.
sponsibility. Dark for both of them, Hobbs condeseended to Join them be.
In his understanding tomorrow' loomed tween the tracks.
darkest for her, . • N. Wearily. disheartened, Kirkwood re,
Not until the gray, formless light 01 opened the door, flung the bags in and
the dawn dusk was waverieg over the. ' helped the girl bolt into their despised
• land did be cease his perambulations. compartment.- The quicker route to
Then a gradual stir of life, le the cite . England vM Ostend wits nowout of
streets, together with the appearance the question. As for himself:be Wait,
of a station porter or two, opening the ed for a brace of seconds, -eying wick,
waiting rooms and preparing them edly the ubiquitous Hobbs, who bad
agaiest the traffic of the dayewarned popped back into his compartment, but
him \that he must rouse his charge. . stood ready to pop out again on the
He paused and stood over her, relue- least encouragemeet Intim meantime
tant to disturb her rest. such. as it was, be was pleased to shake a friendly toot
les heart torn with compassion for at Mr. Kirkwood, thrusting that mem-
ber, his soul imbittered by the cruei. ber out through the half open door.
Irony of theli• estate. . . . Only the timely departure of the
' If what he understood were true, a train, compelling hint to rejoin Dore -
king's ransom VMS secreted within the thy at once if at all, prevented the
cheap imitation leather satchel which American from gilding murder to the
served ber for a pillow. But it availed already noteworthy catalogue of his
her nothing for her.consfort if wbat high crimes and misdeineaners.
he believed were true, she was abso- Tbeit eimple meal, communed to the
lute mistress ot that treasure of jew- ultimate drop and ersitub while the '
els, yet that night she had been forced • Dunkerque train meandered serenely
to sleep oti a hard, uncushloued bench through e sunny, smiling Flemish
In the open air, and tbis morning he countryside, somewhat revived their
must waken her to the Me Of a bunt. Jaded spirits. • . ' •
ed thing. A week ago she had had at For a time they laughed and chat -
her command every luxury known to tered. pretending:Mit the present belt]
.the civilized world; today she • was no cares or troubles, but soon the girl;
friendless but for hisinefficient, worth- nestling her head in es corner- of the
lees self and in a strange land. . A - dingy cushions was sealing ever .more
week ago, had he. Ithownher then, he drowsily on Kirkwood• And presently,
bad been free to telt her of his hive, she slept in good eatnest, the warm
to offer her the,protection of his name blood ebbing and flowing beneath the
as well as his devotion; today he was exquisite texture of her cheeks,- the
an ail but 'penniless vagabond and ghost of an unconscious smile quiver
-
there eould be no dishonor deeper than fug about the sensitive scarlet mouth,
to . Jet her know the nature of his -the breeze through the -Open window
heart's desire. • . at her side wantoning tit will in the
Was eeer lover hedged from a dec- sunlit witchery of her.hair, And Kirk--
laration to his tnis circume wood, worn with sleepless watching,.
stances so hateful, *. entowa • ' e • dwelt in longing upott the dear; inno-
could have rage a d railed against- cept allure of her until the ache in
his fate like an adman, for be de- .bis heart bad grown well nigh 'bleep -
sired her greatly, ;and she was very . portable, then instinctively turned his
lovely In his sight. She was to him 'gaze -upware, searching • hM heart
of ill created things the Most weeder- treading the faith and desire of it tio
„tut the most desirable. . . that at length • knowledge and Muter-
' •The temptation of his longing seem- standing mite to him of his weakness
ed more than be could long withatandand strength And the clean love that
But resist be roust or part forever be bore for her, and, gladdened, be sat
with any title to her consideration -or dreaming in Waking the same clear
his own. He shut his teeth and knot- dreams that Modeled her iineonscions..
tee his brows in 'a transport of desiee. lips secretlyfor laughter and the Joy
to touch, if only with his finger tips, • of living. - • • . .
the woven wonder Of her hair. • When Dunkerque halted the'R• prog-
•.• And thus she sate hire..when, with roes they were obligedto alight aud•
opt warning, she awoke.. . • • change mars, Hobbs a discreetly'sinis.
Bewilderment at firstinfortned the ter shadow at the end of•the platform.
wide brown eyes, then; .. as -their . . • By .schedule they were toarrive in
drowsiness vanished, a little laughter. • Calais about the ;middle ef the fore-
. . .
a little tender mirth. • - - ' noon,' with a wait of three hours to be.
. "Good morning, Sir. Knight of the ,
Somber •.Cotintenance!"she cried,
standing up. ' "Am 1 so Utterie &rep-
utable that you find It necessary to
frOwu on me so darkly?" •
Hp shook his head, smiling,
"I know I'm a fright;" she asserted,'
vigorously shaking out the folds of her
plaited skirt.. "And, its for my hat, it
will never be on- straight; but, then,
you wouldn't know." .
. "It seems all right," he retailed. ea -
cantly. - " . . a .
' "Thep please to try to look a little
:happier slice you find - Me quite pre-
sentable." ' . .. ' • • '
ESI do."& .
. Without lifting hershended head she
looked pp, laughing, not III pleased.
"You'd say so really?" . .
Far down the railway tracks. there
rose a murmuring that waxed to a
remblixtg rear. A. passing porter an-
swered Kirkwood's inquiry;.it was the
etight boat .tritin from Otiteed. He
pleited up their bags and drew,the girl
into the 'waiting room, troubled by a -
sickening foreboding. . '
Through „the window tho . watched
•the train.' roll ip and stop. ' .
Among others alighted, .srairking. the
unsp.egisable Hobbs..
• He lifted his hat and botved jaunti
ly to the waiting' room window, Mak-
ing it plain that his keen eyes had dis-
covered them instantly. .
. • ' gating to the girl the duty of esettp-
. . CHAPTER XXVIIng when he could provide her the op-
. the. railway .dliectorates of De ceeding to England with the gladstone
portunity, of keeping tinder cover en.
til the hour of selling And then pro-
IIIKWOOD'S heart sank with
K
rape conspired against them, bag alme if l'irksv°°d "8 "able* °I.
the hopelessness of it all. 11.
what chatiee had they? If the night thought it inadvtsable to Joie her on
boat train front Ostend etti ohad the beat. • ,
the decency to be ttifentve minly nutes In furtherance' of this design a tett-
late, instead of arriving prcimptly on Jority of the girl's belongings were
the minute of 4:45, they two nsight transferted front ner traveling bag to
kerque and Calais. • b plot, and the yotteg man provided ,her
Dun., Kirkwood's, the,gledstone taking their
have escaped by the 15:09 foe
"Miss •Caleedar," said Kirkwood . ,vitll voluminous ' instructions, a re,
from his heart, "just aa soon as 1 t, get velvewhich she did not know how to
you home safe and aound 1 am going handle and deelared she would tuner
totake a dtty oiY, hunt up that little use for any eousiderntIon atul enoug,11
%Olean Mitt flay him alive, In the miler to pay for her aeconneodation
at the Ter
Meantime 11 forgot to dine lot night minus hotel. nem, the pier,
Med am reminded that we had better and for two passitges to London. It
forage for breakfast." was agreed that she should secure the
Hobbs dogged there at a safe dis- steamer booking lest icirkwood be de.
lona until the last momnt,
tance while they sallied forth sand in e
a neighboring street discovered tin etne ' These arrangements concleded, the
ly bird bakery. .1Iere they were able pair of blessee idiots '401 Steeped in
to perches° roils steaming from the m6"ellnlY "en"' arrlitil" ene" °th.
oven, fresh Pats of golden butter wrap- er's eyes, until the train drew In at
P00 in elean le-leavea and mills la .
. .tbe all" eviilfilit'' eniul'
twin bottles, all of which they prosaic-. in. proioutel. -silence, ten, they left
their eemeartment mut passed through'
tbe Station into the quiet, Attu drenched
etreets of the Seti pont, Dobbs boverlhg
solicitously in the offing.
Without eomment or visible relief
a niftier they were a Wale tillif their
ford had been 'without apparent
fourelatiott. They enw 00 sign of Cal-
endur. Stryker er elultendy. The che
eetnatatwe, however, counted for belle
log. One or all of the ildrellturers
Might arrive In CBIOS at any 111111Ute.
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bridged before the departure of the -
Dover packet, Tbat•would be at] anx-
ious the e' The prospect of it rendered
i
. both Do othy and Kirkwood doubly.
anelous hroughout this final stageo1
their 'flight in- -three hours anything
could bappen & or be brought about,
Neither could forget that it was quite
,within the bounds of possibilities for
Caleadar to be awaiting them in -Ca-
lais. Presuming that Hobbs had been
actite enough, to guess their plans and
advise his employer by telegraph; the
latter could readily have anticipated
.their arrival, whether by sea & in the
brigantine or byland, taking the direct
route via Brussels and Lille. if such
proved to be the case it were scarcely
sensible to count upon the. arch ad-
. venturer conteatieg himself with a
waiting role -like Hobbs'. .
With suoh unhappy apprehensions
for a stimulant, between & them the
Men and the girl contrived a make-.
shift counter eratagem, or it were
more accurate o say that Kirkwood
proposed it, -while Dorothy rejected,
disputed and at lertgth aceepted it al -
emit with 'sad misgivings, for it in-
volved a sepat•ation that & might not
prove temporary.
Together they could never escape the
survilliance ef 'Mr: Hobbef -Darted he
would be obliged to follow one or the
Other. The task of misleading the Ale-
thea's mate Kirkwood.undertook, dele,
idly serried with them back to the sta-
tioe, lacking leisure as they 010 to par-
take of the food before train time.
IWithout attempting concealment
(Hobbs, he knew, was eavesdropping
'round' the & corner ot tbe 0000 Itirit-
„ Wood purchased nt the ticket window
passages on the; OunkerqUe train. Mr.
I/ebbs promptly flattered him by kW-
tation, tted se jettiOne Of his hick WO
KirkWood by this., time grown through
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MO42001,31 more intseramit 40 tne
time of parting drew nearer, dumb
with unhappiness, they turned aside
from the theist thoroughfares tat the
city, leaving the business section, gad
gained the sleepier eide streets bor-
dered by" the reeklences 01 the Prole-
tariat, where for bloks none but chit-
dren were to 49 Seen, and of them but
few -quaint, sober little bodies play,
Ing almost noiselessly in their door.
yards.
-AtlengtkPritWO011 SPCke•--
"Let's make it the corner," he sal -Tri
without looking at the girl. NICS
ElhOrt block to the neat street. You
hurry to this Terminus and lock your-
self in your room, •Rave the manage-
ment book both passages. Don't run
the risk of going to the pier yourself.
i'll make things interesting for Mr.
Hobbs and joie you as soon as I can,
if I can."
"You ',nest," replied the girl. °I
shan't go witheut you."
"But, Dor-Miss Calendar:" be ex-
claimed. agbast.
"I don't care -I know I agreed." she
declared mutinously, "But 1 won't -I
-can't Remember I shall wait for you."
"But -but perhaps"-,
"If you have to stay it will be be-
cause there's danger, won't it? And
what would you think of we if I de-
iterted you then afetfter all y -you've
done? Please -don't waste dale argu-
ing. Whether you come at I today,
tomorrow or a week from tomorrow 1
131)1111 be waiting. You may be sure.
Goodby."
Teey tind turned the corner, walking
slowly side b'e side, MIAs, for the
first time mingle co'ff hie guard, had
dropped behind more than half a long
block. But now Kirkwood's quiet:
sidelong glance discovered the mate in
the act of taking alarm and quicken-
ing his pace. None the less the Amer-
ican was at the time barely conscious
of anything other than a wholly unex-
pected furtlee pressure of the girl's
gloved fingers on his own.
"Gooeby," she whispered.
Ile caught at her hand, protesting.
"Dorot hy !"
"Goociby," she repeated breathlessly,
with a queer little cateb iu her voice,
"God be with ;von. Philip, and -and
send yen safely hack to me." ,
And she was running away.
CHAPTER XXVU ,
DDM FOUNDED With .dismay„
seeing in a flash how ell bis
plane might he set at naught
:by Dorothy's tinforeseelt in-.
subordination, Kirkwood took a step or
two after her, but she wee fleet of root,
and, remembering Dobbs, he halted..
By this time the mate, tie>, wt.ls Mo-
iling.- Kirkwood could 'hear the heavy
peunding of his clumsy feet. Already
Dorothy had almost gained the farther
Corner. As she whisked relend It with
a .flutter cif skirt's Kirkwood *dodged
hastily bebin'd et gatepost. A thought
.later Hobbs appeared, bead ' down,
chest out, eyes strainingfor sight of
his quarry, pelting .along 'ter dear life.
As, rounding the Corner, he stretch-
ed out in swifter sti•ide Kirkwood Was
inspired to put a spoke in his wheel.
and a foot thrust suddeniy out from
nebind• the gatepost eccoraplished his
•purpose With more success than ' he .
had dared antieipate, Stumbilng, the
mate plunged headlong. arms and legs
a -sprawl, %and the tnomentum of his -
Pace. • though checked, eatried•• hint
• along the -sidewalk, time doeSuward, a'
• full yard ere 'he coeld stay himself. :
Kirk weed stepped out of tit's. gate-
way 'and sheered off as .11ohte; picked
himself pp, something whieh he did
. rather slowly,: as if, in a dale, without
comprehension ot . the...cause of els
'tnisfeetutie. And . for; a nenneet , he
stood pulling his:. wits together and.
swaying as.tlaingb on the poen of re.
stuning . his rudely ittrertepted eimee.
When tbe noise of Kirkwood's. heels; -
brought him about face.
"Ow, It's yore oh!”. be snarled tit a
temper a§ vicious as his eotintenenre. •
'• "alseelf," admitted Kirkwood fairly.
andtben.. in a gleam . of huteor,
"Weren't you looking for ree?" ,
.' His rage seented to take the little
colt:lee-and seako. him by the threat.
He trembled - front bead - t0. foot, bis
face shoeititiglyevougested, and spat
eut,dest ane 'reign -tents or lurid hies -
ii homy tike- an ittfUritt 641 ent.
Of a Sudden ••`W'ere's t be gel?' -'be
sputtered thiekly AS his quick shifting
eyes for the first titite tioted`Dorothy'S
absence.. '.. :. . '
"Miss Caleedar has Other 'btisines*e.,
none with you. Teo taken the liberty
of stoPplug you‘betetuse 1 bave-a word
• or two"- .
"Ow, you 'ave.' 'aye you?, Pee a
wore for. you toe *And 4And over that bag
;este& loeleutppe 'kir ill nit ke you pye
• .
. . . . .
'
ter YeirVe danelki. 010. 111 Wyke
you nye!" be iterated hoarsely, edging.
closer. "'And it over or" -
°You've got A11001(47 guess"- Kirk-
wood began, but saved his breatia in
deference to au imperative ileutand ota
him for iittlitlitt defensive actiou, for a;
ta ineh Miele of tarnished steel was.
winging toward Kirk wood's throat w -
the speed of light.
instinetIvely he stepped back, as
stinetively-Me-git a rded-witb-hisi-right
itt-
furenrtn, liftlatt the ttand tbat heiti tee,
satchel. Tee knife, catching in his
sleeve, scratched the arm beneath
painfully and simultaneously was
twisted from the tuate's grasp, whiie
In his surprise Kirkweiers grip ou the
bag handle relaxed. it was torn forci-
bly trout ohis tingers Just as be re-
ceived a heavy blow on his vilest from
the trate't fist. He staggered buck.
By the time he bad retevered trout
the shock Hobbs was a score of & feet
away., the satchel .tucked under his
arm, his body bent almost double. run,
ning like a jack rabbit, Ere Kirkwood
mule get under way In Pursuit tbe
mate had dodged out or sight mind
tile corner. When the Amertean eitught
sight or him again he was far down
the bioek and bettering els pace with
every jump.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
SICK HEADACHE
A Symptom el Troubles Which are
Removed by
Dr. Morse's Indian Root Pills.
Sick headaches
are not merely
afflictions to be
borne as, patiendy
as possible - they
are ,danger signals.
They never come
unless the digestive
system is out of
order, and their
regular recurrence
is proof positive of
serious trouble and
a Warning that These terrible head,
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should be heeded banished by
Or. Morse's
promptly. Indian Root Pills,
Sick headaches are caused by Indiges-
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The only way to get rid of them entirely
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that is causing them, and nothing wilE
do this quicker or more effectively than.
Dr. Morse' Indian Root Pith.
Dr. Morse's Indian Root Pills are
purely vegetable in character, and are free
from any harmful drug. For over fifty
years they have been in constant use in
Canada, anti have proved most effective in
regulating the bowels, aiding digestion,
banishing sick headaches and restoring
vigorous health.
Dr. Morsels Indian. Root Pills'have
stood the test for over fifty years. 25c.
at all dealers. W. H. Comstock Co.,
Ltd., Brockville, Ont:
•
•
• • Why Cook Didn't Game.
• The Ametican newspapers have.beiat '• •
recently • making investigations- ipto • • •
the financial gaine that have fallen
te Dr. Frederick Cook through • his
assertion that he discovered the North -
Pole, and it -has' been shown that be
getting into the 'lecture field • quickly
he has 'been ableto mint the susai-
eions. which have been cast epee hi ,
narrative into gold. Acoarding. to all
accounts hie present Inc is $300 a night
for pablie appearance. and he appears
to .be finding •local managers- 'willing
te take the risk of. getting .out 'with H.
-profit even with such a guarantee to
face. , But .he appears to. have &comt.,
down in'his figures even et that.
When the -controversy • was a nine
days' wonder a Tweet() spotting editor
wlio has had some.experience in hand-
ling Maratimn tailors. and wrestlers
with. profit thought ' there 'night • he •
money in bringing Cook to Toronto., •:'
•He wired Dr. Cook for bus terms and. • .
the latter's manager replied, offering •
to give one lecture for the Sum of $4,- &
.
000 in eold cash. The sporthig .editor •'-
Vent as high as $2,500, estimating. that. •
thet-was the highest sumthat could
ne paid, and even at that the chance*
of • lose were conaiderable. De -Cooke.
however, declared that •the lotvest of-•
fer he:would entertain Was $3,500 -
For. this reason • Toronto has So fat . .
been depriyed Of his presenee, and
it is probable, that the sporting editor
and his 'friends who were wifling es
take a chance in bringing him are
money in pocket. .
• ,
Madam,- Stop Buying
Your Flour on a Guess
Which do YOU buy, Mistress -Housewife?
Flour on a GUESS?
Or
Flour on a. GUARANTEE? & &,
When' you hand Over the. Hard-Earne4-suppose & you, guessed
Wrong?
If you can purchase flour that is
guarenteedpositively, surely you will
not buy a "guess" brand which
leaves you no recourse in the event
'of dissatisfaction ot loss of good matenal.
As a thrifty kitchen manager,
Madam, YOU will buy FIVE ROSES
flour every time -the only "money-
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chanoe sista every sack is warranted
We know, Madam, FIVE ROSES
will save you time, trouble, disappoint-
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We know what it is doing for thou-
sands of happy housewives, in
Canada, in England, in Scotland,
even in South -Africa.
A household help for 21 years.
* * * *
The label on every sack or barrel is
very lest grain at the boffin*.
Even if it mites you Slk months to
reech the bottom, the guaranty still
holds -the strongeseguaranty ever
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cakta, biscuits, puddings, pies,
• puffse-abything you like,
Use it down to half the sack. Thee
if you don't want the flour after that,
your grocer will take it back and
refund the full price charging you
nothing for the flour used,
Surely, that's fair enough, isn't It 1
oe * *
Do you know, Madam, why the
LAKE OF THE WOODS MILLING
COMPANY, a responsible and hen-
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your absolute guarantee, as redeemable of "square" dealing, can give this
4$ a signed statement, that the flour is bindin,g pledge, which no other -miller
RIGHT, the packing righl,l'ie baking in Canada cares to give
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When we say FIVE ROSES !aright, guarantee.
Decide NOW, Madam, whee
ther to continue buying on a
dUgSS- Or - Get FIVE
ROSES which guaranteeS
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the tots of the sack, but the
tehote sack, the entire barel
from the first cupful to the
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