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larrett. eatirter babson Nan (14.• the air,It wail the shadow of a wail a titan with long, wild, unkempt
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re wringing its kends bowing and swaying as if in agony.
hair and showy burnt a' 1111111 naked but for a ginlle of skins
• • bungling from hi. waist.
Barrett stepped quickly behind the pillar, saw the shadow
more slowly down the volley floor, *nil, as its feet pentad the
• By Mt A aa,1444, uf
"Leeds of Ow North," " Martyrs of Empire,* ato.
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gnome, a living 1111111 Orme Into view, wild and unclasCsave for
the rough clout of caribou skin. The 111411 was beefing his anus
HEN BARRETT, courier to the H11415011 Ray Fur about, gnarling 11114 niuttering•tiletel.
Company, reached the Rockies, his Indian guides "Some lonely trader gone Intel," thought Barrett, "or them
flatly refused to go another step. The voyageurs escaped madman hittlieg here." And he huug hack, undecided
f the prairie declared that the n tains what to do. No other white man will wtIi.. two hundred miles
were inhiibited by 410111"1111, ,W110 hurled rocks on of them, what „4„ila the 001601'41o? He 4:40.1111 110t take the man
all intruders. Hu a still night you imuld hoar with him, nor could he afford to be detained on his trip. •
their artillery rumbling like thunder, said they. "'Dead +dead dead!" cried the man, with chattering tx1rror,
That, Parrett explained, was only an avalanche, pausing a.few pacer from Durrett. “Deaul —liter -twat; I -'twas 1
hut the caleleffiell gravely shook their heads and 'twat' 1," he screamed, with matiitteal gesture, "Awas- I who
told •• stories acmes the creep -tire iu whispers. kiII..d him!" And he parnitl on &millet canyon • g the tall,
Lurking and chattering and
plotting under the mountain
uatartiets wore water spirits,
'••• lured men to +lath in the roaring Calle
fte11111011,41110 could only enter the
intents by a pass guarded by the devil;
i the Devil's Gap led directly into Ghost
ley. Here all the noisy torrents were
,IloW14(1 111) 111 tel awful silence, disappear -
HO 0118 knew where. And beyond Glens%
'ley wits the Velley of the( Gnomes, where
,ce of giants hail been turned to stone
fon•ver nit wiling and mounting in
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Frightened guides were worse than no
Trioting to engage fresh hands
the trilsai on the other subs of the
rrett distill/Wed every limn and
• n, to go on alone, l'aching previsions
tic' return t he put eleOlgh 1/401111111:1111
•1 hardtack in the pack on his back to
,.„ if he found sio game. Tlatn, button-
_ hi,, e..at securely 'scream the
mpany
1 thapatch, he shouldered 111P rifle
e4 set telt. 'rim eittrence to the mountain.
111 4 i•xactsly as the helium+ had fore -
.1 gap 1141%04.11 two nal( %yell.,
to. a • silent, sandy 11111414'. F011111y
11. sIl.I.ufllCII4I against the
; there was 11.1 SOMA of
lier, /11111 Barrett 4e11410,111 I 11114reVered the
1,..111 of the ghostly P1 111114401. The 11••6•144
I Y',I.4•••,1 411,' Part.:1111S Mil 5''m° pith.
A CANADIAN AllE•DOW
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•`•••••• notch for -Lethal ghost., ..r ghosts of any 4.ii.,12 atone fit res, wringing 1118 1111111111 P11111
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- gnat ll i ll g. Barrett waitt.I till the man wee"
• 1.• a mkt.' 111P way lals•riousle lip a forested urelivity to tie Ily,),11.1 A iY.W. Then* ;fathered up his kit as
st of the held 1001114411 1.1111411.a,,.1 down to a narrow, 'fast 11P V.1-eteifir
...v.. full 'of gieit ...soh pillars- taller Hite most " Here is a' pretty pass Barrett told him
••••• Pi:••4 he had seen in Loielon. " The V1114ey of the 4:is llllll •a self, '.1•,.sed i,, i• this entiy.a.
elently! arrived," caul Harnett, sweeping the elilly011 WIl 11 Mit 11 j11 lel. IF MA 01441110111.
11.441 glass. And he was strapping the pack
Agnitst the opposite IIWill the 11.1rIt mouth of 15 EuIoilliti,IIi Ur Whet, he PAW the 'Igen, vole
At the upper ,',elof the clittott Ito )",'il'l see tle• gleam ii. pinWly heck 1414 the ''1411y04,
11,2. leV of 11 rets1 ghteter,; and high alstie were -the The moonlight Hittite full on the
ye A. of 'the 11101411U111 .;ti 04 P. To Barrett the explanation of the man'. fat,. 1-1 1.11.14. liarret
Ireoleolithe w;40 p1444, 1,„;„r„, 11,..1. ?from watelietl. The eild 111101 0 011.
ile• glacier had cunei their way through t111,. ei411V011. ItIi,i1 twittering up at the stars mei
.r.I ,,,....h .4., resist tlie water., these roeky petlisui;1., with their ellit.•Iiing the air. Though his
stilts tilted_ on top like rakish hat% 'tow moo.' high ala•ve bared units w.•re timielilar and
(1,1117 river !ie+. re.embling i1.1 111, llllll met giving rise w• ••111ter w•trii. Net. was gliast-,
..• • he Iteltair ti -alit 0.11 4/ IN•Yr164:11 ly In a flash the ...tarter
To Barrett it vras all very clear and all very P11111/1e, awl 11.4 inelerat• I* rd. This was the Ilellitel1
111 t44rifyilig. It lila MIA cause him "ate •pialiir of ill" CNA.. 1111 Mit./ 11111•
...ewe** when he found that darkneas had ..v.•rtak.•n 111111 .,i,.1\ titin wall. and he. only vane. from
Is• ettot vend the night alone in the alley ..f the 4 ;Is.lilea. 1111 Iusiit at night. HO WWI tat I
TliYAY0 fool Indiana," ho *net, taking refuge behind tale broad. lI'b,l garish, w it h the swinging
t'-ev..ntig pillar "thowe fool Indians. with all their "hi tommy • the ior: of a stag. Something in
r.,• gb.,sts ..agot ((wanes, make 01141 weary ' l'ilat 1'I i,4 his the at .1 the white features, n.
pick, Ite hod's' attn. 'tea on a limo tiro of !Trigs. Sitting back the a( tirtIssisgged arms, in
1iis1 the stone P lllll ke.I his evening pipe. The night the loots.' of the head, in the
blew fnen the glacier bitingly (mit • It whi.tled qowii reaollite ritep. vaguely 0111itele,1
1•••ig pr....ease/1i of atone- pillars With dismal. baffle.' is omits. Barrett \Walla 0110 1141.11n he
11 :me. sighing round the groat pillars Itke an unseen mounter. could not weal'. He puzzled his
ineinery 1. .r the` resemblance ;
aciittiesining through the ('1111'.' '11 with a weary cry.
kilock...1 the ashes from his pls. and .11 it but it only Pent up..blurred faces, like the
beastly lonely.' Whatever had intlacts1 him to joie the broken reflecthm:qf a turbid pol. This
ir 11'..mpany 1;1111 11100 left 1nglan.I to *Nen! for a 110111 billet the 110111 11111 114 vas§ so near the trireme.
!t,.' ',',.,'i years of de11.I:16M He vo old.) 140011 1511 old 111411, He stood iv pace 1.1t outtinbling; with an
mmt to go back to civilization. ! Itirrett angry gesture of striking an y
1..1 tyrly . Why haat he left Eitglittel ?
4 I., ye. why had he left Usually
.'- 11.4 think of it. Tho past lay
is.b.e.1 a shut door. But t.•-iiight,
1';i,..4•••• that itetundial wind 11401
.44.11 tht• door open. He PP1W It all
ele141111111t4411 Of the 411114111 at
T!.. Ity, the eartla, the quarrel, the
hive oppesite him, the blew
•••-•.••k by himself. Then ttmething
ei.netl it, Hellbent's hand:After that
..1ything went into a black blur.
,• ,..it awakened in his own room,
I.ia father's place, with two sur.
;welting f,.r a bullet.
Where's he Itat4 ask -
,..(1. en an impotent fury of revenge.
Broke the bars Of hill prison
•-i• • dow and escaped front England."
Il his nemvery Barrett fuel joined
4.1111115 of the Fur i'onittatiy. and
left England to avt till the ...limn
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Then COMO fifteen years of
It his heart full of hatred for
• ',ham ; and here he was, alone,
.•elting the moon rise over the Val-
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''4 441.' Gnomes I The trees teeth.
• ig the mountain outlines became
Ted with silver. Sliadewy
_thews' *crow the valley floor,imil
Aim' kept Up that ineessatit mown.
in the far, dark reaches of the
• ,on. Some night bird uttered a
..•ly scream overheed. and Barrett
an involuntary start.
• "No 11103 regretting what ir done,"
Barrett, with a deep sigh. And the sigh was answered
• an erect counterpart of his MIT. liarnItes pipe timibled
his hands, He discovered that he was trembling slightly
the chill of the night wind, and he pulled himself together
• •th a prompt resolution to quit thinking. " No niers ghosts
•• me the past for fele," he mumbled to himself.
He waa reaching for his rubber sleeping sheet when he (Hs -
heard another sigh, deeper, twenty, more life -like than
last. Barrett assured himself that it was only the wind ;
it he was aware, all 'the time that his &issuance would not
+ye been so emphatic if he had not hal a suspicion it was
the wind.
" It may he a wild animal," thought Bahett, glancing un-
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eoly among the gnomes. Th valley was now criss-ermated by
shwlows: pillar shad ws, still and stately like shafts
' f tomb; trOe shadows, wavin in the night wind; brushwood
' `hhlow11, quivering to each breath of air. .
"1 flare ray one shot will scar It. Well see what it itti"
Itarnitt stood up, rifle in hand. He would have move(' from the
pillar, but the breese brought him a n w mound, a deep, sobbing
' Barrett felt invisible terror el at his throat,
()ne shadow had assumed a hnge, rotesque shape and was
gilding down the canyon, past the gnu ea, teasing its arms in
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THE PRIZIUTIGHTItEill.
"Barrett Barrett -Barrett !" he ground between clenched
teeth --" () Barrett, if you could come beck to life and know
my p hment • I, the heir to Denham Hall, wandering with
the brand of Cain, an outcast among the rocks !"
Fierrett fell to his knees with the cold sweat standing on
his forehead in heads. Again the injured man Raw that chin -
idled, white face acnes the c64 tahle. Again he detected the
cheat in the cards. Again he felt a blinding flash in his own
eyes, and for him all life. went black. Here was the enemy for
whom his revenge had been hungering thee° many years; and
the courier's hand closed like a vise on his rifle.
()it of terror at what he might do, he flung the wriapoW
down. It rattled noisily among the stones, and the *adman
fled like a bunted stag, leaping from heulder to boulder,
with his long hair streaming to the wind. When Barrett
looked up, a White figure agaittat.the oppoeite mountain
wall was clambering into the black opt" g of the cave.
Barrett gathered up his peck
and stole away front the dread spot
into the darkness ef the moun-
tain forret. ()n rethrning over
the mountain, he did not cotne by
way of the Valley of the flnomea.
ALLA!
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Our Christmas -
Decorations
COME and .see the store in its holiday
dress. Our •Christmas decorations
arc now complete and people tell us they
are Veil 7borthy Of a visit. There has
been nothing like theM in town. They
are uncommon and out of the ordinary.
We should like you to see them and you
are 7belcome to come wheneber and as
often as you please. Perhaps you' ll find
something to profit as well as please.
Thousands of Handkerchiefs.
Handkerchiefs for the holidays are
here byltthe thousand. We are well with-
in the mark when we say that. in no
store hereabouts can you see the collec-
tion of dainty handkerchiefs suitable for
holiday gifts that is displayed here.
From Ireland, from Switzerland, from
Japan they have come, and now are here
ready for Christmas shoppers. Dainty
bits- of linen and lawn, handsomely em-
broidered, and the strong and more sub-
stantial camhrics and linens are here in
almost endless variety. This is THE
handkerchief ..tore and you will save time" by coming, here
first to do your handkerchief buying.
Child 's picture IlmnIkerchiets 3c and 5c.
Boys' ha dkerchiefs 5c and tor:.
1-mbroidei.j handkerchiefs 5c, tor and 150.
Firtra fine 4.uihroidered handkertinefa -25e, 35e and �. --- •
Real linen ehtbroidered handkerchiefs 6oc, 75c and 1.00.
Ladieshemsti ched linen hantikerelnefs 5c, tsc, 25c, 100.
Gentlemen's lin handkerchiefs ior, 25C and 30c.
Pure silk handkerchiefs 250, 500 and 75c,
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Ladies'
Umbrellas.
A nice umbrella \makes a mast ac-
ceptable gift for a lady. • Some very ham'
some ones were opens up this week.
Many styles of handles, n4 two alike, tops
that will not turn green or tit.
13.00, $5.0o 811,1 `.
5stita:
New Cushion Tops.
You can hardly -have too many cushions in a Alause
these days, and there is not much chance of makig a
mistake in selecting a nice top as a holiday gift. We opened
some late arrivals last week. Handsome patterns and\
color combinations in many different styles. Not more than
one or two of any one kind. See them.
Lithograph tops, new designs, 500 and 75c.
Tapestry and damask cushion tops, very handsome, 500, 6oc,
• 111.o0 and $1.25.
Handkerchief top complete with frill 500.
Fancy handkerchiefs for tops, each roc.
Cords toe and ,Sc.
Cushion forms 500, 7,4' and $Loo.
Kid Glogbes.
There was never a lady who
had too many kid gloves. An ex-
tra pair never comes amiss and you
can make no mistake selecting them
as a gift. We sell none but guaran-
teed qualities, all made from choice
selected and pliable skins. 1'er pair,
st125,
Real Down Comforters.
Handsome comforters made from fine French sateens,
filled with pure eiderdown. The patterns are new, the
color cotnbination4 gtxl, and the quality of the down is
good. One woold make a very acceptable holiday gift.
Linens as Gifts.
No more acceptable gift fot a housekeeyer than a
piece of snowy linen. We are making a special display for
Christmas which is well worth seeing... Our large linen
stock contains many articles that make suitable and inex-
pensive holiday gifts. Come and look it over, You will
get many a helpful hint from it.
Tray cloths 250, 500, 75c and *too.
Doylies 150 and 250.
Sideboard scarfs 500, 750 and $1.00.
, Fine towels, each, 250, 500 and 75c.
Linen cloths $r,o, 42.50, $.5o and 185.00.
.Napkins, per dozen, $1.50, 82.50, 83.50 and 84.50, up to $6,on.
In many patterns cloths and napkins to match.
Hodgens `Bros.
The Square, Goderich
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WriMtntMtiff%
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for very little coin.
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at 111.Sti and 111.75
at $10.50 for $7.60
law
$16.50 '*1200
tlets $5(4) for $3.60
Ws 185.00 " $3.50
10.75 for 1114,50
specially such es we are
lets for 2e tp. Special
or 10c. Others in pure
'he Eceida, a favorite,
turners, some made up
In bows.
fine Besver overcoats in
Boy's heavy, all -wool reef -
want one you know some
clear out all our clothing.
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uvenir
&Inge.
ilthot an abundance of
pure fresh air in the
oven whatever ia cooked
therein hi distasteful and
unhealthy.
eats are specially sucep-
tible to impurities while
being roaated—thisir rich
lavor is retained only
when the oven is Entre.
Fresh Air.
• the Souvenir,
impure,
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SELL'\*
. Goderich
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Shoes
ear. You need
of 1111 any and
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IISPACTION.—
WI and let us
t interest yea':
have the shoes
It shoes. They
Put a pair 011
isoci ta wet and
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tOTHY DODD
WOMEN.
4th.
Mr.
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berry bowls, betty spoons, butter knives, pickle dishes, pickle orks, crumb trays, razors, shears, scissors, hand sleighs, •
ladies' hockey skats, men, and boys' hockey skates; -hokey siliks, pucks, shrn pads, etc., etc.
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