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Home My WebLink AboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1927-01-13, Page 2>W»'*■ BY RAE AHL SABATINI. THE SNAR The Master Tale-Teller, Author of “Barttelys th© Magnificent.'* Another Stirring Story of Adventure and Lev© in a New Setting-^’ The Peninsular War. WHO’S WHO. frock who entered. It was Lord WeF lifigton. “A chair here for me, if you please, ’ sergeant,” he called and, when it was fetched, took his seat at the end of th©, v* s-'-wvf vuuu»«u-u p>-va**o, jwsm table, immediately facing the prose-j immehing forth upon their stupendous cu^?r‘ „ j. x. j * » j ■. jWW» cimlkuging with loud, eixult* Col. Grant continued and conceded. trumpeting^ the leagues that He his statement of what he had seen and ■ - - heard on the night of the 28th of May in the garden at Monsanto. Flight ojf the Swans. Picture them |ar above the shore of the Bolar Oc>Mu, an army of a thous* and or two thousand swans, just mayne was brought in by the provost marshal’s guard and given a stool placed immediately before and © few paces from the table. He had declined all offers of a friend to represent him, on the grounds that th© court could net possibly afford him a case to W "How say .you, then, Upt, Tx^^of f- ~ OTm ™U»led With th^ing the chargeP agaimt the prisoner. ^a1, admission that Col. GrauUs “Ar© you guilty of these charges or not guilty?” ] “Not guilty.” ' The opening a butler. Mu'lins, w ncss stand. lie stated his story nerv ously, but accurately, I J ' _ Sir Terence’s calling him to take a letter to the sergea * and ending with Tremayne’s arrest. He was not questioned by either Tre mayne or the court. i The next witness was Six- Terence, .who gave his evidence quietly from his place at the board immediately on the president’s right. He was pale, but other wise composed, and his evidence was no more th?a a confirmation of whst Mullins had said. I Invited to cross-examine the wit- Jness, Capt. Tremayne declined, admit ting freely that all that Sir Terence '■ had said was strictly true. Then Car- ... , . . ... 'ruthers, who appeared to be intentA mysterious business this to RCt ’as the p^i£oner’s friend, took ><£Sarnova1,” said Colonel. Grant the examination of his chief.3 fo We.angton as they sat alone to-; ..It ig of ccurse> admitted* that gather m the enclosed garden. It Capt, Tremayne enjoyed free access to would be easiex-to read,” he continued, Monsanto practically at all hours in if it were not tor the duelling swords, capacity aa youx- military secre- Those point unanswerably to a. duel. • Otherwise there would be considerable evidence that Samoval was a spy dealt with out of hand as he deserved.” "How? Count Samo-val a spy?” “In the French interest,” answered the colonel without emotion, “acting upon the instructions of the Souza faction.” And Grant proceeded to re late precisely what he knew of Sarno va!. Lord Wellington sat awhile in sil ence, cogitating. “Is this the evidence of which you j spoke?” “By no means,” was the answer. He produced a little wallet bearing the initial "S” surmounted by a coronet. "I thought it as well before I left last j night to make an examination of the! body. This is what I found, and it] contains these to which I would draw: your lordships attention. First this.” , -rnanK- you, sir Terence.-' Anu, And he placed m Lsrel Welungton s. as no on6 e]se desired to question him, hand a holograph note from the ^ir Terence resumed his seat, and Prince of Esslingen introducing tho i Lady O’Moy was cal’^d bearer, M. de la Fleche, his confiden-: she camc in very white.and trembl- tial agent, who would consult with the ■ jng-. accompanied by Miss Armytage. Count, and thanking hxm for the valu; The oath administered, she was in- ab.e information already received. v{ted gently by Maj. Swan to toll the from him. _ ■ com-t what she knew of the case be- His lordsnip sat down again to read fore £hem. the letter. “It is a full confirmation ■ “But-r-but I of what you have told me,” he said]fa;tered jn evident distress, and Sir calmly. ' men irus, } tame, covered ms mouta witn ms nano, iand he piaced upon tho table a notejn^hat its movements might not betray th _*• x „ . ,^.g glowered upon hei- with „ hat was hardly dissembled. “Will you be good enough to tell the court, Lady O’Moy, how you came to ] be upon the balcony?” asked the ma-1 jor. Nervously she dabbed her lips! with a handkerchief before answer ing mechanically as she had been schooled: i “I heai-cl a cry, and I ran out—” s “You^were in bed at the time, of the dispatch carried by Captain Gar-' ruptfng. J”VC4< field. - j “What on earth has that to do with His lordship’s ups tightened as he it, Sir Terence?” the president rebuk- considered it. “Samovai’s death was ed -him. » timely indeed, damned, timely; and* the. “The question, sir, does not seem to -i—*■”'J J ~ „ - mentioned in dispatches. By the way,' Moy. “It is intended to enable us to when does Tremayne’s court-martial for man opinion as to the lapse of time sit?” ’between her ladyship’s hearing the “I have just heard that Marshal cry and reaching the balcony,” n u__ . Grudgingly the president admitted ithe point, and the question was re- x : i. “Ye-es,” came. Lady O’Moy’s tremu- -, “I was in bed.” “But not asleep—-or were you . asleep?” rapped O’Moy again, I “I was not asleep,” she told the -----L. “I heard the cry, and ran to the balcony at once. That—-that is » -11 J) “But what did jjou~see from tho bal- ; “I saw a man lying on the ground, ■and another kneeling over him, and then—almost at once—Mullins camo ; out, and1—” "I don’t think we need take this . , , . , , | any further, Maj. Swan,” the prosl- Thc board of officers convened by .dent again interposod, “We have Marshal Beresford to form the court hoard what happened- after Mullins that was to try Capt. Tremayne was came out.” presided over by Gon. Sir Harry Ua.lv.w Stapleton, who was in command of the' gan the judge-advocate. British troops quartered in Lisbon. It > “F “ * * ” Richard Butler, lieutenant in the Irish Dragoons during Wellington’s campaign in Portugal, commits an offence during a drunken revelry, ar ousing the resentment of Portuguese officials. He disappears from his regi ment.Terence O’Moy, brother-in-law of Butler, and adjutant*general, is com pelled to promise that Dick will be shot when taken. Una O’Moy, Sir Terence’s young wife, conceals hex* brother Dick. Capt, Ned Tremayne, O’Moy’s sec retary, promises to help get Dick out of the country. Tremayne is in love with Sylvia Armytage, but Six* Ter ence is jealous of his Lady O’Moy. Treir stooping over the body val, who has been kil Fir Terence, and is killing. He cannot de out revealing the fact that Dick But ler is in hiding, Colquhoun Grant, Wellington’s sec ret agent, arrives on the scene in time to hear Sir Terence order Tremayne under arrest fox* disobeying Weill ton’s enactment against duelling. friendship with ayne is found of Count Samo- ed in a duel by accused of the ar himself with- CHAPTER XX, THE WALLET. g- before them. There is none to hear *u — those wild, vetoes, for their strong] The judge-advocate now invited him j wings, have lifted them to an altitude] to turn his memory back to tho lunefl-f unattainable by the lesser tribe© of con party at Sir Terence’s on the 27th, the air. They look down, perhaps, up end to tell the court of the altercation'on regiments of brown cranes that had passed on that occasion be tween Capt. Tremayne and Count Samoval. Grant gave a clear account of the incident, of Ned’s slurring re mark, and Stunoval’s rage. “Have you any questions fox* the witness, Capt, Tremayne?” inquired the judge-advocate, at the conclusion As before, Capt. Tremayne’s answer Be Sure To Say journey, cimUwging “’with loud, exult- Beopte are, for the most part, seized of the fact that Canada lb a tend of statement accorded perfectly with his own recollection of the facts. The judge-advocate called Priv. 4i->« finished the Bates, who had been on sentry duty on a. cli-ed to the of th<! 2M1' “* «W>b»rat* hlsstoi v the evidence of tho sergeant of the h^pinnine- with guard as to tlx© houx* at which the in- Mm to tal?e a prisoner had driven up to Monsanto, ant of* the gxmrdZ Bates having Un heard Maj. Vmavne’s arrest Swan announced- that he dad not pro- prisoner had driven up to Monsanto. pose to call any further witnesses, and resumed his seat. Thereupon, to the president’s invitation, Capt Tremayne call at all. “In that case, Maj. Swan,” said Sir Harry, “the court will be glad to hear feet th© ,tary, Six- Terence?” “Admitted,” said Sir Terence. “And it is therefore possible that he might have come upon the body of [ the deceased just as Mullins came upon it?” “It is possible, certainly, The evi dence to come wEi no doubt determine whether it is a tenable opinion.” “Admitting this, then,.the attitude in which Capt. Tremayne was discov ered would be a perfectly natural one? It would be natural that he should investigate the identity and hui-t of the man he found here?” “Cex-tainly.” * “But it would hardly be natural that he should linger- by the body of a man he had himself slain, thereby in curring the risk of being discovered?” ‘•'That is a question for the court rathex- than for me.” “Thank- you, Sir Terence.” And, replied that he had no witnesses to call at all. “In that case, Maj. Swan,” said Sir IxeiAiy, uiu v _ yo-u further,” And . Maj. Swan came to his again ,to address the court for prosecution. (To be continued.) —------©---------- “Accepted.” “Accepted!” What a lovesom© word! What tingly, twinkly thrills are stirred In all who hear it! Or see it written on a page! In every land, in every age-, They rise and cheer it! But there are only two, perchance— The lover pud the lorn free lance— Who taste its flavor In fullest, finest plentitude, With rosy raptures most endued, Its sweetest savor!< And of these two, 1 dure attest? The lorn free lance comes off first best At every season, Nearest to peace of heart's desire. “Eh?” You full doubtfully inquire! Well-here is reason:— The lover, when he hears* that word— Although to rapture he is”stirred—* Begins to double Exertions, toils, anxieties! Oft the beginning that word is Of stacks of trouble! ■but I know nothing,” she ., „ . , „ ,1 Terence, his elbow leaning on thesaid Coxonei Grant, (table covered his mouth, with his hand French of the approximate number {him. His eye and disposition of th© British troops ;a ferocity th in Portugal at the time. “Now this, > *.—■-* sir.” He unfolded a small ©ketch map,! bearing the title also in French: Pi’obable position and extent of the fortifications in the Torres Vedras ejection. And he added “I have kept the best for the last.” II© unfolded vet anothex- document-, and placed it In the hands of the Commander-in-. ___ ... wx Chief. It was the note abstracted from course?” quoth her husband, inter- *k-tr Z”*nF*14Aav. _____ field. l ! While the free lance- may stretch, may slouch Upon his rich, soft, wide plush couch (Thus all free lances!) And yawn serenely, smugly! Non© pities’ the rash editor Who took suclx chances! •—Minnie Leona Upton.--------------------- A Disappointment. Mr. Smith—“You look disappointed with that parcel the postman has just brought you.” Mrs. Smith—-“Yes. I saw an adver tisement for a device that was guar anteed to keep down gas' bills so wrote for one.” “And what have they sent you?” “A paper weight.” For Colds—Minard’s Liniment., I and shore birds Of many kinds-, but above them they sec.only the untraveled void an dth& pal© Northern sky. They fly in a long wedge-shaped phalanx like th© armies of th© geese; but they fly faster by far than any goose or duck, and yet the beat of their wide white pipions is deliberate and unhurried’, as though they held half tlxeir power in reserve. Seen from the eai-th, they are far above the watchers on tho earth—they are higher than the clouds •—they are higher than the tops of the tallest oiiountalns; and viewing from so vast a distance their passage across th© sky, w© know that, majestic as- that spectacle is, we can not realize Its full majesty and stateliness. What if we could mount unseen to some lofty air station dose beside their route and1, waiting there, watch them com© on? How the heart quick ens at the thought! And) better yet would- ft be to watch beside their sky lane*—above the peaks ofHh© Allei- ghanies, let us say— on a day when their long journey neared its end*, and a winter gate had overtaken them In full flight, and th© air was dens© with squalls and flurries of snow. W© could not see them then as they approached, for the shifting curtains of th© storm would hide them until they wer© almost at hand; but far off we could heai* them coming, the silvery Clangor of their voices swelling louder and louder, Ailing all that solitude with wild, melodious sound. Then sudden-, ly out of the murk they would burst into view—fantastic, dim, white forms, looming tremendous In the pallid light, their long necks outstretched, their wide wings rhythmically~rising and falling, ..powerfully smiting the snow and sweeping it aside in swirls’ and eddies, irresistibly carving a pass-] age through the storm; and one by< one they would go hurtling by, swan! ^O|.O n.f i»«f oL-n« Af t-v „„H1 aii! ]>’tak’® u» s*udy if there were any i incentive to do so. To get a band together, first make j up tw© lists—one of persons who jx>u ; know play some instrument, and an- J other list of persons who. you think are musically inclined and would be interested. Then drgps<a line to these persons,* announcing a mass meeting for th© piua-pos*© of organizing a band. Hold your meeting at some central location on some evening that will be convenient for all to attend. Arrange i to have a few of your local merchantsi on hand and appoint one of them tern-1 porary chairman of the meeting. _z _ i Explain to the crowd the advantage I * You vaunot rmd— ■ to both the community ami Individual, i —One great invention whose in-ven-' laying particular stress upon the plea- tor was not called a fool at some time.! sure and personal satisfaction of play- —A-savior of the world who has not - ing in a band, beeii crucified at some time. j —A real prophet who lias not suf fered some stonings. —A social convention that has not! had some good reason for its exist-’ ence. ” > —Any law that does not work ail in justice at some time.' --Any traffic, rule that will protect* tho man who runs past the signs-. —Any excusq^that will quiet your conscience indefifoitely. I—*>W**n**>W*>*<Hi*M~t«'.i’' i'IHi-i i*m»i * iiin>*ni>iiXni>ii*iu**'iiw'*>**i**w«‘iwwii«»w—ximmmi'w • Organization of Brass Band is Not Difficult Many a half- asleep, stagnant town has been aroused and stimulated into a live, prosperous community largely as the result of a brass baxid. During th© summer months band concerts on Die public square certainly do attract trade, pot only from the town people,'“but from th© rural dis tricts mirroundiing. This is well P'rove-d by the fact that whenever once established the town band finds hearty support on the part of local merchants. Still further, a good band will en gender pu-iitle of Citizen'shifL provid© much advertising to the town and ! serve as a strong influence to keep young folks at home Instead of break ing away to other fields. Heretofore it has been customary to look upon a brass found as an assem blage of musicians. In recent years, however, with various activities that ax*e organized,' the brass band has taken on .a different aspect, so that w© now fin’d community bands, village bands, city bands, lodge bands-, fac tory bands, police, firemen, Boy Scout bands etc. At first thought on© might think or ganizing a band was a big job, but when you analyze the matter you will see that it is not difficult. Every com- 1 munjty or organization has in its mem bers a certain number of people who can play more or less- proficiently up on some band instrument. In addition i to these, there are always several tv ho one uw, woura Eo ;.»ru.„B or swan .,.mWtiolls to learn and tooM glad- Hfter swan, shape after shape, like the 1v tate „„ wof ““ ■ ghosts of lost ships of the air until all* the hundreds of them had pas&ed’, and * tlie wind of their pinions had -died i away, and the chime of their voices was a sound no longer. . . A dream, a vision? No these 'things happen, they happen, if only we could b& there to see them. . . . The wild swans come, every year and may be seep' in their thousands on Currituck Sound and th© Waters of the Chesapeake and, in smaller numbers, from Lake Erie! to th© Gulf coasted along the Pacific’ shores.—Herbert Ravanel Sass. j I . for Every winter You Cannot Find— WOMAN HOLDS HEAVIEST JOB IN SHOPS 1UMVVU, uwiuuvu. , C.ic V.. - ; J. m: IJUWiMUH, JUX, UtMJS I1UL SHeHl W -man who killed him deserves to be me to b© without point,” replied O’- A.e'*rt<j4*z**1*aJc* Bi, -f-Hrt. Vtrtttr 1 7LT- **TX ..1 . .1 j__ ‘IT * )i Beresford has ordered it to sit on j Thursday here at Monsanto.” ;__ His lordship considered. “Perhaps peated. I shall be piesent. I may be at Torres Vedras until then. It is a very odd lous, faltering answer, affair. What is your own impression . ■ of it, Grant?” Grant smiled darkly. “I have been! piecing things together, and th© result' court, is rather curious. I “You shall tell me about it as we all.” ride into Lisbon. J want you to come! ‘'Z^. xxV* With me. Lady O’Moy must forgive'cony?” asked Maj. Swan, me if I take French leave, since she ? “Y -------- - - j’ Is nowhere to be found.” CHAPTER XXI. THE EVIDENCE. “Unless the prisoner wishes—” b'e- yuwwi uwtw m 4-hbvvu. “By no means,” said Tremayne com- mcluded amongst others, the adjutant- peaedlygeneral, Sir Terence O’Moy ; Cold And-so, Lady O’Moy made het way Fletcher of the Engineers, who ltad'.with faltering steps to the benches come m haste from Torres Vedras, xanged against tho side wall, and sat Feopte are, for the most part, seized of the fact that Canada lb a tend of i’ar-flung- berdera and immense dte-^ Mnces but it is another matter to keep J up with the steadily increas'lng stream! ©f information showing how far* the?! nation has. -progressed in carrying‘out tho duty of caring tor tile welfare of i’ar-flung- berdera and immense dte tances but it is another matter to keep. up with the steadily iiioreu-s-lng stream ©f information showing how far* the?! . having first desired to foe included in j the hoard chiefly on account of Ills : friendship for Tremayne, and Maj. girr others.. The judge-advocate’s sk of conducting the case against o prisoner was deputed to the Quartermaster of Tremayne’s own regiment, Maj. Swan, "f The court being sworn, Capt. Tro- there to hear the remainder of the! proceedings, j NURSES - * th« Ttfonftf Hospital fol* I lUtimblM, tn atflttatton With Botlevuo Mod Aluri Hotpftab, New ¥t>rf< City, olforir a tHr$ yofcrV- Cnura* M Training to you on wotnaq, nAvlttf thy L. topltetf eijMoitioit, end didrctij of b wo mi no T juries. tbh Hoisfid hM adopted tit# etpfit- :f tour fh’o jsiiplf* iWtva ublfornn of ' the Seiko!, a monthly allo^Meft artd trftvellha exjWnoM td and frdM Now York, fof ftifWW InrarfffSiton WlU th* Supoflntondiftt, I ^’' 108 w CHAPTER XXII. I AN UNEXPECTED ARRIVAL. After the uninteresting and per functory evidence of the sergeant of the guaj?d who testified that Tremayne; had arrjvea at Monsanto a half-hour] before the, body was discovered, the | prisoner was ordered under arrest, the j next witness called '.was Col. Grant, i his tesHhtofoy was strictly in accord- ‘ anee with the facte which we know] him to have witnessed, but when ho was in the middle of his statement an interruption occurred; A door opened and the member© of the court looked- around in Sharp an- noyatioe, which changed instantly to ] respectful surprise. There was a scrApfiig of chairs and they were all on their fdet in token of the respect I i Mrs, Annabelle Cooper, of Battle Creek, Mich., to use her own words, "was broke.” That was in the war days when jobs which foremrly were consider ed strictly the prerogative of men, were going to women for the first time. 'Women were being employed in railroad simps, and Mrs. Cooper was one of those who secured work at tho Canadian National Railways shops at Bai.tle Creek. Today she holds tho heaviest job in the shops; a job of thrills, and is a lone woman among a shop force of GOO mN*. Iler’s is th© job <Tf operating all the cranes that lift locomotives which come into the shops for repairs, some of the engines weighiiu; more than 150 tons. All day long she works on hex' little mu-row platform, from 40 to 65' feet in the air* And during the years of her work she has never* had . the' slightest mishap. Among Other things it is her duty to detect defects in the wiring, fingers, con tacts and brushes, of the cranes, and see that they are kept in repair. And to all the Bills, Joes, and Jims ’in the shops she is “Annabelle-.” /•’ She went into the shops with 26 other women, and with armistice and' readjustments the others went back to .^household or office tasks. Mrs. Cooper stuck to hei* job. She was filling the shoes of both father and mother to her little daughter Hilda, and her job meant a great deal to her. “I love my home and my child,-’ she said. “Of course, the work in the' shops is not a woman’s environment. As it is the practical thing to do, I wear overalls while doing my work. When I am, through fox* the day I leave that side of my life behind me and go home housekeeping for the rest of the day. My one desire is to/ give my little child an education ancT the things that other children have. I love my work wnce I became used to it* Trade jobs with anyone? No, thank you!” Undoubtedly the most powerful lifting device in Battle. Creek, the huge crane operated by'Mrs. Cooper is run by a travelling motor of 50 horse power and two hoisting mo tors of 50 horse power; one on each carriage. The bridge of the crane r.uns on rollers which are attached to each end. The bridges of all the cranes have the entire sweep of the erecting building, iTiuning the full length of the shop. The largest crane, which lifts locomotives, is 65 feet in tho air, while the smaller cranes are about* 15 feet lower. With the hand of a skilled mechanic, Mrs. Cooper operates tho levers which whisk 150-ton engines high, into the air, swing them, ovex* the top of other locomotives and place them on other tracks where they are to be re -laired^ and adjusted. Altogether there are eight cranes fn tho shop to be, open ' spooled by Mrs. Cooper, in lifting strength from 5 tons* y A nation has -progressed in carrying‘out tho duty of caring tor til© welfare of its citizen©. Xlanadft has on© of tfoa- most healthful of olimaites- but whien. th© results of accident or dtoeaso hay© to be combated, theory and practlO© both suggest that a proitoriy ©quipped and..staffed liiospltal is a great aid. To ascertain what oux* equipment was in thio regard th© Department of HcaOtli took a census o*t hospitals for 1925, and Ms issued a buljatjn giving th© re nail tS', Thor© are 676 hospitals in Canada, not including those tor mental patientc er sanitfuriums fox* tuberculosis tienls*. Of thesi© 388 are public irc&> pitals, 25.9 private, and 29 Rad OrosjS*. As might be expected th© (public lies- pi,[ads are by far th© largest unlife. They average a littleovcr 66 bed® pea* hospital; private hospitate average 8% beds each, and RCd Cross hospi-tate, 5 ’ beds each. Grouping all hospitals to gether th© following table show© th*? number of hospitals and* number beds in each province:-— h Proving©Hospitals Beds Nova Scotia 29 1,313 New Brunswick 20 938 Prine© Edward iBlanid.3 185- Quebec ........ .............48 4,012 Ontario .................. . ..176 9,995 Manitoba .............46 2,872 Saskatchewan ............, 115 2,247 Alberta .................. .. 132 2,871 Br’.t!eh Columbia.......101 3,587 Yukon b .. . ...................3 72 Northwest Territories.'3 29 Totals ..............676 28,076 The report contains a map of Can- ada showing where e Etclh hos pital is l-c-cats'd and it fa into resting to note ,es cf 2-i-t bin show.n aling lan-L how note ihat ir gr as DISTINGUISHED ONE-PIECE DRESS, Chaxmlngly ' simple and smart is this onc-pivca daytime dress having the ma lifted dolmen sleeve with the comfortable deep armhole. Buttons -adorn the surplice closing and con- I tinue down the left side of the skirt. ; The shaped collar and cuffs may he fashioned of self material as illus trated, or would be quite effective if made of contrasting. The wide be’t fastens with a buckle at the left side, I thereby completing this chic dress, i No. 1500 is for ladie,s and misses and is in sizes'16, 18 years, .38, 40 and 42. j inches bust. Size 38 requires 4% yards j 39-inch, oi- 2% yards 54-inch material. . ] 20 cents. - The secret of distinctive dress lies in good taste rather than a lavish ex- . penditure of money. Every woman ! should want to make her own clothes, This -Will i and the home dressmaker will find the .; designs illustrated in our new Eashion bow far these1 agen pienetrate into c; Of equal interest, rapidly th© work is growing is t on th© back page to the effect thirteen hospital's have bean opened in 1926 which are not included in the body of (be' report. 'These comprise tlie Pr&sbyterian Church hoapitalis at South Porcupine, Ontario, and Mc Murray,. Alberta; the United Church hiospiitail- at Erick©dal*e, Manitoba; tlm Roman Catiiolic ho®pital at Vilna, Al berta; a •private ho*s*pi.tal at Campbell River, British Columbia; and. the Church of England hospital at Aklavik, Northwest Territories. The foMowing seven Rai Ciws outpost hospitals at the points indicated complete this list, Hudson, Kirkland Lake, anti Red Lake, Ontario; Bracken and Wood. Mourn tai.ii', Saskatchewan; and Beaver Lodge anti Kiilam, Alberta. ' —•------g>-----—" The Merchant Sailor Comes '■ ... Home. The train seems to go slower and slower, At last it reaches the Jong, ■dingy station. On© anxiously scans the platform, as the train pulls in, for a glimpse of a familiar face.' This is of no avail. We could hardly expect to see friends there unless they knew of our coming. We go slowly up .the street toward tho waiting bus, our, eyes all of th© time drinking- in the old familiar sights. The buildings ’ar© as old friends greeting us after our months of wanderings. We unconsciously quicken our pace; The driver of the bus happeiis^to glance our way and upon recognizing .us, hastens over to shake our hand. It gives us a pleasant thatill to find) someone we knew. The bus, after few minutes of. waiting for stragglere^l begins its trip. We ar© on the last’ leg of our journey. How green and beautiful the countryside appears a© w© glide along the highway! The high hills towering above the winding road are covered by dense' forests with hex4© and there a huge patch of green. The^ look a giaift’s checker-board, Ha! there” is the bridge over’the creek Which indicates that we ore half way home. We now have only two and a half miles to go. The bus jars* to a stop in front of tlie country store. This is opposite our destination, We are impatient a© we search for the fare. The driver slowly counts out the change. He lit tle realizes what this moment mean©. ' The bus resuras* its speed' white we are crossing the thoroughfare. How pretty and old-fashioned th© hotm© locks, under the horse chestflut tree. The lawn is so„ green and clean. The pure mountain air gives .pleasure to the lungs 'after their experience Vith the city grime and dust, We discover someone of the kitchen'window to oi? til© bus. The start of surprise. ■denly surrounded ing folks. Thetr kisses making up . men ths seeming . strangers. Home! . i ’ Wonderfull ; Two women were -passing a butcher’s shop where,a pig’s head was on dis- ■ i lay with a. teuton in its mouth. I “-There, Liz,” ©xcteinwd Oh© of tfof u.jmpfl, "that reminds tilte that I pro- wised to get a new pipe for Joe,” : A num is MS o>l as Jte feds, k i m.'Y©r w inijKtf Then explain that it is possible to secure progressive band books adapted to even the youngest band. . i You will find, enthusiasm taking root and before you know it you will have' a nucleus of a real band. Of course, it stands to reason that it takes money to keep a band together until it can put itself on. a self-sus-i taining basis. Therefore, have it un derstood that each member is to pro vide his own instrument. ................, work hardship on none, because anyi„ r x ■, , , , person who does not,have ready cash;® ?e and simp.e, yet can buy'an instrument on easy tqrrns ’namtaming the spirit of the mod© of from any retailer. It will cost some- ie .ni0'!n-n*;- Price of the book 10 I cents the copy. HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS. Write youx-. name and address plain ly, giving number and s.ize of 'such j patterns as you want. Enclose 20c in ■ stamps or coin (coin preferred; wrap j it carefully) „ for each number and ] uddress your order -to Pattern Dept., Wilson Publishing Co., 73 West Ade^ i laid© St,, Toronto. Patterns sent by {return mail. thing tor, music and an iiiBtouctoF to get the baud properly started, and ’inis expense is generally gladly borne-' ; by local merchants. Rare, inde&d is the local nierchant who will npt cheer- ,«fully and freely support a brass band ? -*rho knows that every dollar-he . puts ’ into it is returned many times over., '= Therefore, put the matter squarely up 'to your local.merchants, as a. clean- cut, legitimate business proposition; , explain to them that in all probability dssistance will only be needed at the ’ 'first. 1 atorl and in- , They vary 160 tons to' --------------0------------- Minard’s Liniment -for chapped hands. --------------------* * The Problem. ! 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