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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Signal, 1906-2-22, Page 6t 6 T1WISDAT, Feb. 92, 1916, Dear Mother Tilt SiGNAL: G(DFAUCH ONTARIO Your leak ones are a mutant can a f all and Water weather. Ila will catch toll. Db you know about shbh's Gessumpoois Gee, the Lung Torus. and what at has done for to many ? It a said to be the only toLable noaady for all &MON of the au teoa51 ia children. It is absolutely harmkw and pleasant to take. It is guaranteed to cure or your money as returned Ole /ewe d 25c. per bottle. and all dealers In maims sell I. Brewster's Millions SHILOH That remedy J,0ald be to every houwboid CmireietaI. flee. b 1.e►we S. SI.sw 4 C.OMny By GEORGE BARR M'CUTCHEON (RICHARD *REAMS) GRAND TRUNK SY's EM Special One -Way Rates t Billings. \lune., Denver, e iratbi Springs, Salt iake ti *4'. Nelson, Roseland, Van- couver, Purl land, Ore., San - F'ranciseo, Pickets un sale daily. Special Settlers' Trains to !Northwest Every Tuesday during 4liurh and April a special train with colonist bleeper will leave Toronto at 9 p.111.. for M)u1itolMa and the Northwest. *'lI 494' 11 go 114 travelling without livestock should take express leaving Toronto 1:13 p.m. The Short Line to Cuba 11 Leave h Thursday p. ow„ arriving ' in Havana. ('uba, early Monday morn- ing. 1)i rest ronneeet' '1'uutist rates in effect.. For tickets and ,full in'' formation call ren F. F. LAWRENCE Town Agent. Office hours: 6:30d in. to 9:511 pan. JOHN'STRAITON. Depot Agent J. D. McDonald, District P.a.- anger Agent, Toronto. t'l1.t1Tt:I: XXX. 1 )NT1, you are breaking ms heart," was tbs. drat and Du- ly appeal Mrs. Gray ever made to him: It was two do -a before the 23d, and It did not eowe until after the secondhand store wen had driven away from her door with the bulk of his clothing iu their wag- on. She and Peggy had eee11 little of Brewster, and his uervotlM reotlesaness alarmed them. IIIc return was the talk of the town. Men tried to shun him, but he peraleteutly warted 101110 portion of his fortune oil hie unwilling subjects. When he gavlig3.1)00 In cash to a home for newsboy. even its friends jumper to the eonelusinn that he was mud. It was his nuly gift to charity, and he excused his motive la ogling at thte time by recalling S0olge? w-iek's injunetluu to!'•git/ sparingly to •'parity." Everything was gone Yr.un his thoughts but the overpowering eagerueso to get rid of 0 few trouble - '010e tbou'auds. lie felt like an out- cast, a pnriah,.a hated object that In- fected every one with whnul he value 111 contact. Sleep w•11r almost fulpos- sihle; eating wee -a-tars. Ile gave elaborate supper, which be 1110 not touch. Already his float friends were discussing the advisability of putting him In a sanitarium, where his mind dight le preserved. Ills tree war Innkerl 1111011 as peculiar in the history of mankind. No. writer could find a parallel; no one could Inllgiuel a cu111- parienu. - Mra. Gray met bin in the hallway of her home as lie was nervously pock- eting the $1111 he hill retr'ivel ht pay- ment for his clothes, tier face wad like that of a gtlnrt. He tried to an- swer her reproof, but the wort% would not COMP, and he tied to him room. lock- ing the door after him. 11e wet at _work there on the transaeflon that was keening Der hook to the man wflo mulled so sadly nod yet ao heartlessly. "I didn't avant the million, Peggy." he went on. "You think as the rest do. 1 know. that I was n fool to act 011 1 0111. It would be milk Idiot' rd1 my part to blame you any more than the other,, for thinking em you do. Ap- peal -envois are ngaluat me; the proof Is overwhelmtug. A year ago I wan call- eri a 111111; today they ure stripping me of every claim to that oliotinetion. Tho world says I ani it -foot a dolt, almond a criminal, but no oue lellevee 1 tun a Ivan. Peggy., will you feel letter to - 'ward sue if I tell you that I am going to begin life all ever again? It will be a new Monty Brewster that starts out ngain In it few drays, or, If you will, 1t shall be the old oue--tib' Musty you once knew." "'lie old Monty'r" she marmond softly, dreamily. "It would he good to see pini -to much better than to ewe the Monty of the last year." ".Ul in spite of all I have done, to he throe.). over on the morning of the 2:11 and the emeriti rep wt wee not to 11(• eomide.e(I until 9 o'clock on that do v. IIs-kle'wl Peggy gowlhy, tukl her to be ready for a drive at 4 o'clock, and Own went off to dud Joe Bragtlun and E101 Gardner. Alley met him by ap poiunacut, and to them he confided his tleolgn to be married on the following day. "You rent afford 11 Monty," explod- ed Joe fearlessly. "Peggy Is too good a girl. It Isn't fair to her." "We here agreed to begin life tomor- row. Halt and see the re+nit. 1 think it %%11I surprleo you. Incident:1111 It Is up to we to engage n minister's miry - loam. It's going to be quiet. you know. Joe. you eau Ile my lest 101111 If you like. and. Gardie. I'll expeet yon to alga your name ar oue of the wit- nesses, Tomorrow evening we'll have supper at Mrs. Gray's, and 'among Home present' will nut eomprise a very large 1111. 1 assure you. But we'll tall about that later oly. Just now I want to ask you fellows to lend we enough money to pay the preacher. I'll return It tomorrow afternoon." "Well. l'ui blessed:" exclaimed Gard- ner. utterly dumfounded by the nerve of the man. Gardner prouil*ed to have the miuister at the Gray house the next niorning. Monly's other request --made In deep seriousness --was that l'eggy was not to lw told of the little transac- tion. Ile then hurried off to the office of (Scant & Ripley. The buudlea of re- ceipts bad preceded him. "Has Jones arrived in town?" was his dost anxious question aft* the greetiugs. "Ile is hot registered at any Of the Peggy, you will stand by me? You hotels," responded Mr. Germ, and won't desert ins like the rest? You'll Brewster did not see the troubled look that passed over his face. • :'he'll show up tonight, I prseunle," said he complaeently. The lawyer's be the ,awe Peggy of the other days?" lie cried, big calmness breaking down. "How can you ask? Why should you doubt Lee?" For a moment they stool silent. each looking into the heart of the other. each seeing the beginning of a new day. "Child" -his L'ob'e trembled danger musty -"1-1 wonder if you corn enough for me to ---to"--- But he could only look the question. '•'1'11 start all ovor again with you?" she w•hieperetl. ' "Yes -to trust yourself to the prodi- gal who has' returntvl. Without you. child, all the .rest would be as the busks. Peggy, 1 want you -you: You do love,me. I cnn seer It in your eyes; 1 can feel it in yonr presence.,, "How long you. have leen in realiz- ing it:" she said pensively as she stretched nut her arms to him. For many minutes ne held her close. dud - Ing a beautiful place in the world aeon]. "How long have you really cared:'" he asked In a whisper. "Always. Monty; all my life." "And 1, too, child; all my life. 1 know it now; I've 1:310811 It for mouths. Ob. what .a fool 1 w'as to haat: wasted all this love of yours and all this lite of wine" But i'Il not be a profligate In love. Peggy. I'll not'muauder nu atom of it, deaf•, not as long as I lite." ".Uri we will ton11d a greater love, Moly, as we build the 114.8 lit)' togeth- er. We never can Ie poor while we have Ince 111 a treasure." "14/11 won't niiud being poor with me?" he asked. "I can't be -poor with you," she said 11111917. "Anil I might have IM all this escape me:" he ticked fervently. "Listen, peg - g7; we will start together, you as my wife and my fortune.' You shall be all that Is left to Ire of the past. Will you marry me the day after tomorrow?' I sort say 'No,' (Ieareot. I want to begin on that day. At 7 in the morning, dear? Don't you see how gond the 'Start will And he pleaded 1.0 nrueuny .and so earneotly tint he won, his 'mint even though It grew out of a whim that she could not then understand. She was not to learn until itfterwarl his object in having the marriage take place on the morning of Sept. t, two hours Ix-- fure the time set for the turning over of the Selgwi(•k millions. if all went well they would lie lttew'ster's millions - before 12 o'clock, sol Peggy'+ life of poverty wrollhd cover no Inure than three hours of time. She believed hips worth a lifetime of twangy.. So they would start 1h0 new life with but one possession -love. Peggy rebelled ngainst him desire to mime! the $70 that still remained, hut he wan firm in his determination. They would dine and drive together and nee all of the old life that WW1 left -on $70. Then on the next day they would start all over again. There was one nude mo- ment of di,nl0y when It o'currld to him that i'eggy might be considered nn"asset" It she became him wife be- fore 9 o'clock. But he realized at nine that It was only deulanded of him tint he be pennlle%M and thnt he p>'4' ' no object that had leen neo ilrtrl through the medium of FAiwiI peter Br'wmter's money, Surely tido wife who. was not to come to him until bee lams dollar was gone eonld not he the product of nn old metre legacy. But so eait'fnl was he In regard to the trnileaetion that 110 decid- ed 10 borrow -money of .1 04. Bragdon to 'buy the Iicense nod to pay the minis- ter's fee. Not only wonhl lie Me penni- less nn the day of settlement. hat he would toe In deht. So changed was the calor of the world to hint now that even the fnllure to win Seolgwiek's millions eonld not emelt out the new life and the new joy that had come to hlin with 'PHONE 15 OR 24 warehouse) Cr. \Vest When you want (and Yards, (street and THEHIit'l at (lock $quare COAL ALL KINDS OF COAL ALWAYS ON HAND i'ant weighed on the market -rales, whore you get 2.04 IM. for .a ton. - WM. LEE. ' thew. left at 1. t'. LEE s Hardware Store FAA. •1de Square. promptly attended to. Coal, Wood and KINDLING FIRST QUALITY Hard Coal, Egg, Stove and Chestnut No. 1 Red Jacket, Do- mestic Lump, Best Soft Coal in the mar- ket. HEMLOCK and CEDAR SLABS FOR SUMMER USE Any amount of hardwood, best Maple and Beech, cut and split, ready for the stove. Mek SYND IS 01•' Canadiin 'Northwest Homestead Regulations. Any even ntinthenvi .Met tan of 1timtnthm lands in Mantnlit of the North west 1'10_ Ince r.trppl1 Ing M and *knot reser ecd. may he hmne. 11•wdeM1 ht'• an)' eei.on win Is the .ole hen,' of n family, or Any oink re IT 114 ) envy of age, In the extent of 000 WW1 lei +er ion of Rat acres. 010re "r lass. Mrs. Gray met hint to the hallway. t0 record the total 01'appfiaraure of Edwin Brewster',. million --hie flual re- port to Swenrengen Juuea, executor of ,lames Se'dgwiek's will. On the floor were bundles of package% ' carefully wrapped nu0 11(x1, 01111 on the table was the long sheet of white paper on whirl) the report was being drawn. 'floe packages contained reeclpts-thou- aauda upon thousands of them -for the Wilier% he had spent In leen than a year. They were there for the inspec- tion of Swearengen Jones, faithfully mud honorably kept, as if the old west- erner world go over in detail the eonnb lest. io•umeats. lie had the account% balanced up to the hour. On the hag sheet lay the re turd of his ruthleaeuesd the epitaph of n million. in h1% packet was exaet- ly $79.08. This was to last him for leas thou forty-eight hours, and then it would go to join the rest. It was Ida )11111 to vislttiramt & Ripley ow the afternoon of the 2211 and to read the report to theta In anticipation of the meeting with Jones on the day follow- ing. .Inst before noon, niter hie encounter with Mrs. (fray. he came downstairs and boldly, for the drat time 111 days, %aught out Peggy. There was the old 'mile in his eye% and the old heartiness id Irl. voice when he carne upon her in the library. She was not reading. Book*, pleasures nod all the joys of life had fled from her mind, and she thongbit only of the disaster that well conning to the boy she had always loved. His heart smote him as he looked into the deep, somber, fright- ened eyes. running over with lore and fear for him. ___ "Peggy, do yen think I'm worth any- tl:ing more from yonr mother? iM you think the wilt ask me to live here any longer.?" he asked steadily, taking her hand in his. Hera was cold. his as hot no -dr.. "You know what you said nway off yonder somewhere, that she'd tux winning of Peggy Gray, pet me Ilre.here If i deserved It. r nm a pnuper. Peggy. and I'm afraid ('ITAI'TF:It XXXi. i'll- 1 !logy have to get down to drndg- OON otter- noon on the wd of ery seen). Will ehe turn me ant? You September Monty folded his re - knew 1 must hare anmewh.re to live. port to Swenrengen Jones, Muck Mlrhnate? hon you re - Shall It he the p It Into him pocket 111111 twilled member %suing one dory that 1'11 end forth. 2. pnr/el delivery wagon hnd In the poorhouse'!" carried alt n myeteriowa Montle a few She a -ns looking into him eye%, dread- minute* before. ]Ire. Gray could not Mg whet might be teen In them, convent her wonder, but.Brewster's an - But there woos no gleam of Inownity ewers to her gneMIlons threw little light there; there wan no fever. lnefend there on the mystery. 11e eontd not tell her ono the gullet smile of the men who is the hug Iwttttke enntained 11)0 receipts eatlsflM with himself and the world. tlmt were to prove his alnrerity when Him voice bore traces of emotion. lint the time came to 'settle with ?ir..lones. It was the vole, of one who has perfect Brewster had teal his own farm of re - control of his wife. eelpt for every purchase. The little "I■ it all gone, Montyt" rhe asked. Moll ree*'lpt hooka hnd been mnde to almost in a whimper oder 'or him part not only he, lint ev- "llere Is the vendor. of mu estate." fry p0hao In his employ, carried one he anis, rap ening his purse with steady everywhere. No matter how trivial the fingers. "i'm hark to where 1 left off a purhase, the person who received a year ego The million im gone. and my droller of Brewstei s money etgnel n re. swinge are rltppal " II.* faro wsls ereipt for the tn)mint. Nrwahnva nod vil.lte: her heart won In the elnteh of litmthlaeko'were the only being.' who ure. Hew emil4 he 9. net calm about It eteaperl the formality; t1()s to waiters, when for bim mho was t'Rering nub porters, rabbles, etc , n ere reeotded weeny? Twloe eh• started to ,peek. and tfterwnnl taut into n 015511 by hat her 444(0. fatbOd her. She ((trued thetalselyea. Tte•elptt far the few dol. slowly and walked to the window. Mrs remaining In iia poeaessipD veers F;n*ryyma • he mole ;101-.0'141y0' .0'141y rat the l,.) land ofee Inc the 111.1:let in stitch the land le .it stale. or if the homnshatier d,•.Ire•. kc may. 011 epplirwt inn In the Mlnl.ter of the Ire et tor Ialaw.. 1he 1'onmdv.lnnrr of 1 laratlo, Winnipeg. or the ham) agent 0,111 a aulhtMty for ,"Imr'mete Tooke entry for him. The hotne•Inwier I- required In orrfnrnt 11r rnnditla,P cntmm Itrl therewith tinder one of the following plan. 111 At hid .10 month: redden,', upon and cuftlrallon of the land in each year for three year. 141 if the father tar mother, if the father i.de ceased) of the lmntcsltrsder re -Ides nain a farm In the vicinity orf the land entered for the ret tnirentents eo to nrtldenve may he Patlsaed by Koch p0*8)0 melding *111, the father tt mother. 631 If the +etlet has his permanent ts.Mence nett fmrming land owned by him to the vletn Sty of hl. horne.teeal. the requirement. e. to ,wtldan,e may he 011 0 tr1 by tmkirnoe upon the ,at In tel. Mix mme h: not In writing .hnnld barber to the ('omml..lnner of Iwmnialnn tando at Ottawa of Intent 1011 io apply for patent. W. W. t*IRV. fMpnly of the Mlnl.lor of the Interior. N.P. t'maulhOrl rad peblieat.itm of Ihi. rad 4eueemeut wilt not be paid for. " Maple Lcaf" Long Rubber Boots are doubly strengthened at points where the wear is greatest, and are made throughout of only the toughest Insist old " Maple Leaf" brand rubbers for all purposes -they fit every shape and style of men's, women's and children's shoes. Are warm, perfect fitting and lilsting. " Maple Leaf " brand rubbers please the dealer because they satisfy his customers and increase trade. _'Level Inc etimigh manicy to putt' tote pre lehcr " did not tell him that all the telegrams they had sent to Swearengeu Jones In the past two weeks had been returned to the New York ofllee as unclaimed in Butte. The telegraph company report- ed that Mr. Jones was not to be found and that he hid not been seen 1n Butte since the 3d of September. The law- yer' were hourly expecting word from Montana men to whom they had tele- graphed for Information and advice. They were extremely nervous, but Montgomery Brewster was too eager and excited to notice the fact. "A tall, bearded stranger was here this morning asking for you, Mr. Brew- ster," said Ripley, his head bent over some papers on his desk. "Ali, Jones, I'm sure: Pre always Imagined him with a long beard," said Monty, relief in ods voice. "it was not Jones. We know Jones quite well. This man wan a stranger and refs,/ll to give My name. He Bald he would call at Mr.. Gray's this after- noon." UIQ he look like a constable or a bill o le•tor?" asked Monty, with a laugh. "ile looked very much like a tramp." "Well, we'll forget him for the time being," said Monty, drawing the report from hie 'pocket. "Would you mind looking over this report, gentlemen? I'd like to know ft it 1s In proper form to preemie to Mr. Jones." Crant's hand trembled as he took the carefully folded sheet from Brew - `oder. A quick glance of despair passed between the two lawyers. "Of course, you'll nnderstand that "this report Is merely a synopsis of the expenditures. They are classified, how- ever, and the receipts over there are arranged In tech a way that Mr. Jones cnn enmity verify all the figures pet out in the report. For instance, where It says 'cigars' I have put down the total amount that went up In smoke. The receipts nre to serve as ren Itemized statement. you kn )w." Mr. Ripley talk the paper from his partner's hand ■rad, pulling hlmeelf together, rend the report aloud. It was ns follows: • ( New York, Sept. 2.1, 10-. To Swenrengen Jones, Esti., Executor Un- der the Will of the Late James T. Sedg- wick of Montana: In pursuance of the terms of the afore - Enid trill and In accord with the inetruc- tinns Pet forth by yourself 115 executor 1 present my report of reeelpte and dis- bursements for the year In my life ending at midnight on Sept. 22. The necurare of the figures set forth in this general state- ment may ha established by referring to the receipts which form a part of this report. There la not one penny of Edwin Peter flrewater'e money In my po%%em- alon, and I have no asset to mark Its burial place. Tltete figures are submitted for your moat careful consideration: Original capital $1,40,40 re EA 660 M I.Mn no 40,1)110 no Vie en 1:1110 Lumber and Fuel misfortune Prise fight mIPJtdg•d Monte Carlo education Rine track. errors Rale of six terrier pops Rale of furniture and personal e40Otp 44604.40 Interest on funds once in hand10.114100 :sugars :, 1JT00 Prinks. c lefty for others - 0.040.20 clothing 3.400.00 Rent of one villa 30, 0on6 One courier . 600-M Dinner partly 117.00 et Suppers and lu cheons ..... 10.000.0 Theater parties and *uppers--..., 6.'_:; 00 Hotel expenses 61.21*4 (9 Railway and steamship (area.:, 31.:4.41 For Newsboys' home 0.00. ea Two opera performances 04.00000 Repairs to Flitter ' 6442.60 In to* from somewhere to Southampton 50.010.00 Special train to Florida 1.000.01 t'ottage In Florida 6.500.00 Medlcat attendance 3.10000 Living expenses In Florida 6,100.00 11inapproprlat ion of personal property by servants 3.5181.00 Taxes on personal property 1113 Sundries ° 0.10:1.00 Household expenses 24.106 00 Total amount to be disposed of.11,N0,0 0.t0 ntenr•neg1sxT3. Rent for apartments $23114.04' Fnrnishing nptfl'tmenla 04.272.00 Three nnlnmethilen 21.Onnm 'tenting six automobiles 16.8141 en Amount Inst to DeWitt. 1.40 0 R Inrfa 24,66000 Aloount paid to men Injured In auto accident 12.24000 Amount lost In bank failure113.0021 Amount loot on races 4.004 M coat mane screen 1.060.40 t'hrlttmas presents 1,311.04 Pommel 1,111+ ('able and telegraph Urn M Stationery 5410 m Two Proton terriers Moro Amount lost to 'seldom man MA IV Amount leer on concert trot 64,312 M Amemat Putt through O. Ilarrl- 1on'1 apeeulatlon fon my 50 - moat) . . g Mo m One tall fin two seettowa), et not M Porten favors . aam0 On. yacht cruise 1(2 ens One cerniv$i .. 6 *11 M Total disbursements >h. t*n.n40.00 Balance on hand 4.nyn,000.00 Respectfully submitted, MONTGOMERY BRt:tVS'i .R. "11'a rather broad, you see. gentle- men, but there are receipts for every dollar, barring some trittiug luciden tabs. He may think I di,.,lpnted the for- tune, but I defy biro or any one else to prove that 1 have Dot had'nl7 1110u- ey's worth. To tell you the truth, it has seemed like a hundred million. 1f any one should tell you that it is au easy matter to waste n mlllinn dollars refer bin to me. Inst fall I weighed 780 pounds; yesterday I barely' moved the beam at 140. Last fall there was not a wrinkle In niy face, nor did 1 have a white hair. You ser the result of overwork, gentlemen. It will take an age to get back to where 1 was physically, but I think I can do it with the vacation that begins totnorrow. In- cidentally I'11) going to be married to- morrow morning, just when I am poor- er than 1 ever expect to be again., I still have a few dollars to spend, and I must be about it. Tomorrow I will ac- count for what I spend this evening. It 10 now covered by the 'sundries' iter,( but I'll ave the receipts to show all right. See ou tomorrow moruing." He was gone, eager to be with Pet- gy, afraid to discuss his report with the lawyers. Grant and Ripley shook their heads and sat silent for a long time after his departure. "We ought to bear something definite before night," said Grant, but there was anxiety in his voice. "I wonder," mused Ripley, an If to himself, "how he w111 take It if the wont should happen." [TO 111 coren(UZD.] My daughter hat, improved so much that you wo111d warmly know her-- 31iller'n Compound iron Pills did it. For sale by Jam. NVilson. • La Grippe Cured Twelve times and out! Doctors say that LA GRIPPE will come two or three't,'cars more and disappear again for ,o years. it has a periodical run of 12 years. Each time it -comes it is worse than the time before. Thfs time LA GRtf't'r•, is prophesied to have terrible neuralgic and rheumatic pains as a symptom and afterclap. These pains are the most excruciating-- - worse than the rack a, d torture. 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