HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Signal, 1906-12-13, Page 9By BNA WRIGHT HANSON
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HINRlE't'TA, ou the rug by the
fireplace, was absorbed lu her
occupation, which watt putting
• off all of Arlwlutu Em it.Ha's
article& of Wearing apparel and put-
ting them ou again. When Ace last
tiny ganueut had been adjusted to her
satisfnetlon she Annul time to hook 1,t
Dtr. Artur, who sat by the window. a
Picture of doldrums. Witit it regretful
glance set Evangeline Bell, olio was
yet to be attended to, the °wall mother
cruse and -tut over to Mr. ,lrfur.
Resting one hand on his knee, she gaz-
ed auxionely Into Ilia face.
The young must rouser himself and
sullied duw•u at the squarely cut la'ks,
the great brown eyes stud dimples,
"Have you been bud, Mr. Arfure' she
iaqulyd solicitously,
"1 don't thluk 1 have Leen so bad as
-the- bad wau. Henrietta," be answer.
ed, squeesiug her swan hand.
..I've Been goat as un angel," she re-
marked modestly, Ho Saida Claus Is
going to owing lie anther dolly iu a ,
towing yah."
•
"in a what, Ileurlettar
"A toying eat',," she repeated; then,
as Arthur failed to grasp her me•unilig.
she exemplified patiently, "like Sister
Nose's what she takes you wWing,bt." •1
ltocratic
"Oh, 1 we! A touring ear, you siris. 1
baby. No more dull wagons r
•. and go-carts for you, eh?" he chuckled,
then grew gloomy again.
What do you want fah 1Cwtsma.'•" t
"Something 1 am afraid 1 eau never J
have In all this wide world, Henrietta." t
11e drew a lung breath. s
I•'It you are good, Santa (Taus"-- l
"It's entirely out of the old fellow's i ',
IurIndiction, my pet." I
The child gazers at him cariomly. n
1 It's a heart of fine gold that 1 want, b
ienrJetta, and only nue 'trowel in lb
give it to Inc, and it she won't, girlie"
"!s she a falwy?" Ilea 1
a trout' car: You set opposite me, and
when the car turned the sun shoo°
Into your eyes. There was plenty of
room ou my side, where -the suu
wouldn't have anuoyerl you, but in-
stead of changing your seat you got up
and pulled down the curtain. 1 thought
to myself, 'There is a luau who will he
master of circumstances, no matter
what they are,' and"__
Rule stopped lu confusion as she re-
membered other things she had thought
about this finely formed, handsome
young wau.
"(lu ou," be said, leaning forward
with great luterest. "What else did
you tLlnk i"
"And now to find out that you are
nothlug but u chameleou after all,"
she walled.
"A what?" Arthur exclaimed in
amasemeut.
"A chameleon," she repeated tear
tuliy. ''it you are ou a brown leaf
you're brown; if on a green tree thou
you're j Ape, '
!Well, green I acknowledge I ant,
for bless we if I eau bee what you are
driving at " ,
"The othenday when auntie was talk -
Ing about the sin of wastlug your Cline •
In dancing you said that you agreed
with her that when there was work to
•
do folks ought to do it. Yon said you
were not going to the masquerade for i
that very feasol." I
"!!tell, 1 didn't Inteud•"-
"Yon said you land several hours''
work at the uttlre that night. Then i
(%rsre Hereford eame'alotg and asked •
you to go, rind you went!"
!'here was a nicker of aunts/anent on ,'
rthnr's feet. whish inose did not ser',
...Mg tau busy winking brick uuwel•
time tears. 1
"Mics Hereford haul nothing to do •
with It. Inose," he amid gently. "1 went
u work, as 1 Halal. About :a o'clock Sir. 1
ranee, the president, came ha anti said
hat if 1 could find Ilasxent and get his
IRnature 10 n eertadn paper and get I
.seek by I l o'clock lie would make it 1 .
vomit my while. I had nn idea thin '
laswn was managing •that nlasquer- \
de, and that's where I mut ilio. 1!e '
uttonlioled tae at t be Judge :of
e. couceru and A•u:adn't\(ilen the tin•
THE SIGN,!!, : (.e111ly:klulf ON'I'A I'Ii►
A TIME OF MYSTERY.
v folks act funny nuwa day.
•1 caul tell what in Moil' ou.
\V henstata •s ill are ithrt4; •.s. •
"Whitt 1111nlles 111111e tyle u I tt .1,
gone :
An' if I touch a closet door
Or hunt for tl s thing. ,n1ysel ere,
Sionelaely rums noels., the 11 141•
.Nee says I "uttrseet go in t heti. ! "
My slater tuts k'‘t heap mitt too,
lint whisper. when I emu • aro1111' :
.11,' they hide things away, .o 11.1
\\',11•'1 oat. :cm when he c nu,•• from
t 4 11.
I t.•1.1 pa all about IC, tau, '
I1.• „uly laughed, esti s ti I lobo,
"flu. 1ioIwu' ye:et• it'. best for you
\ •' lu ula,el'ye the things you ser
1. •' night I !rand pa go down•taits
11'hen all us folks had game Ise lied.
heard hint Lu11ip into some chairs
duasw'1 .ay the things he said.
This morula', then, 1 est him what
The mutt ler-('as, tut' pit he seemed
Yttt out, ate said 1 only thought
1 heard him, ate he gue•sse.l 1
. dreamed.
'!'here's packages led ' '1 the bed
let ins s room. \Viten 1 found thew
there .
I nod 1tcr wind' they wu., She 4:114 :
flat'. '1,u been loukin':' 1 declare !"
1st' now' they're gone : but there's n
Int •
Of handles in the eell+(i•, though
An' 11111 says she won't (ell 011414
They are, for 1 don't need to k
JI 1 Irides t Idiots from 111y ti.tet'—yes,
.1st' sister she hides things limo 111:1,
fin'e'r. sewin' snmepite. ant :t dress,
\n'Iothofthestihide that fruiipa!
s •Aim' puked Leliud the
hooks-
lfut pa le'.. gone al.' ltu•ued tete
leek :
11,' near as 1 ran .ee, it Leaks
toile• s y 111. hid behind the clock
iy folk. act faunae I can't ace•
141,1 they should all drop c'et'lhiug
1st' pill, .nnle• errand 1,111 for nue
%Vhellever they bear 1)111. hell ring :
'i I ain't treated right, nohow
It don't :wean just exactly Nair.
1'helever 1 :un started mow
One of 'ecu says : "Don't go in
there!
r etta's tune
was reverential, her eyes full of ex- I 1'
citenuent.
"The queen of theta all."
"And has a crown on?"
"Yes, a crown of her own golden
hair, and her eyes are 11k' brown v'ek
r.•t pansies, and she has the sweetest
"LISTEN:HE WA Isri'REU.
red lips, Ilenrietfa. But yesterday I
test her, anal she huQb•d by, searr•ely
op.:akfug, and this •warning sett the
street alae pretended not to see rue,
though I know she dna, and all beeaaae
!''11 wouldn't base believed seen a per nnitas I ['greet. I aa�I Could get
gate• n tut •girl wool earn an much te- bark lay 11, so 1 stayed. \
rani.'• she didn't ! "Anal had plenty of time ��n choice
get, ibe prize set the with Miss Hereford,". euipplizmenlirl
atasgnernde, would •fon, now i'•
-ms:" ejaculated iUrurlettn. Rut'her Bose sweetly, but unjudtelally.
text rage• gtwatlot' wens cut short by "This time Arthur'n ankle was ce Biin.
Mr.lrfur's springers; to his feet. ^Sts• "I looked for tb.• rliryaantheunungirl
ter Woo." land enLtrnl tine Asan, and first and couldn't find her," he chid
Henrietta, knowing from much expert.truthfully. "1 danced only oust'. B1,(
face that the was decidedly de trop what made you think 31 het Hereford.
&lien they two were. together, went re-
asked me to go?"
Instantly bark to Eivangultue Jkll stud She maid she would wager she could
the fireplace. get you to go anal that you would
"•%next morning.", dance with her 'fret, so 1 went •to Ree
c."' said Slater. Rose, if --1 didn't think you would when you
Irer tone anggestive uta glare of fee
N•. 1). Nesbit.
and a flurry of anew. "I have Iso en• said you wouldn't. but -
gageneil." but the sat down."1 see,"said the young man quietly.'
"alb, i 11111 sorry. Then 1 w •Au inborn loyalty to womankind kept
said gently,
he him f telling Inose that Jnat 014 be
Rently, Inst he aha sat aloa`Qn' had started away \fibs 11ereford 111111
II it 11114 eyes, holiest anal gray,,: was a
Coutpicxity of expreasimta as be *itch- rot tto him, exclaiming t that as he was
hl her trying desperately to ryipc•ar thinly
to award her the prize she crr-
r'•'ret' mucin at her ease. Love looked
Ulluly mixt record I(Im with the first
fruit his eyes-thereens no dm Id Of dunce, Me. With n sudden impulse et.
nisi. and Ldmlrntlon nod app royal.) took Ruae'r little hand In his.
end kat 14 She .prang up and started for the
growing wonder that, atter }vlreplecr•, but hr held her gently Leek.
Ill M S Idol could be mu bwnan.- 1 "Listen," he whispered.
"i not marry that you are angrlg"'J1e 1 Ott the glowing coals smoked Evat•
tense. *glen the °deal•r was g rttlil�
ten,.''T'ry to realize 1wy le' anion, 1 Darnel ti�Ithe ceilingon tlknelt Iiete rug, irietta,th M
Itme. f ant tinere, nu nnw llling .It dge-
lny duty ^(t (,vel." she w'ns an1'lilg. "nowt I
anstat ti(' cwording prizes to tLt• Iwilt raw, down to sleep, t glee uty preciot
tlltrncters in the tnaequ•atide' ,lu�s, su Jou me hhvs' r
Among the rhnakeru ens one 1,) 'FI w'h• the cwowwilln of hakertgeuldfnen hatgeee
HIV heart went out - n *lender 111(1"
figure Whose White satin gown, caught twin\' ser Arfnr the tittle henht I
1"01.17 around the waist with a nill.eri vvlutts for Kwlemas. That's all, Got
a'r'il"• fell In ettiplght fold~ to het tiny ody pknse kt me see her when el
fort. Crowning ler small head' erre Ponies. Amen"
ch ":1menC" echoed Arthur fervently.
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114
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to
1c
Wiggins -Sure. Buy $50 worth of
will lairds. Trey Must have n in
Christtnae, tiro, you know:' • -Selec
Kind old Nan.
Aeeum-What did that rich old uncle
of yours give yon for Christmas?
I(emething useful, I'll bet.
Ilattake•p-Tits, a little device for
saving eon! hills.
Asenmt-Ah, an arrangement to nt-
taeh to the healer?
Iiatakeelt--Nd, to keep on my desk.
iea•t11111',ltti.
7
Tried to Bribe Santa.
The appearance of the Salvation
Army `'Banta Clauses on the streets of
New Yoik are the occasions of many a
curious little scene when the children
espy thein. In Twenty•tlilyd street n
little girl anddenly rushed up to the
patron saint of toys and children and,
thrusting Into hie hand a quarter, cried
out, 'Here, SnUtn Clnus, take this;
I don't want you to forget me," and
was back to the side of her mother
again In an instant. The little lase had
tried to bribe the saint:
Soueetblag to Leek RIR.
Mr, Blgheart-Wiggins, old boy, we
bare raised Su0 to get the bora a
Christmas present, and we want seine -
thing that will make a show for the
money -something that will look big,
you know. Can't you suggest some.
thing?
1C rice and boll lt.-Men and Women.
rysanthenumt., • nr>tw nod gntel,r "Grace Hereford has black hair," °b-
end a line of the ro, al flowers 11ro'1ted
feint one meet,' bo shoulder to theaen•ed R.1te Lu onstlquenthalI:1
hem of her Row n. Th • chfysnnt henum 1 She may hove RrPeni t for all It
alri was the loveliest sht In the room mature toVite," odd Arthur, with Im-
bttt elan was not the
ehararter, eo"-
"I hope you don't thin
emote you awarded the pr
ITerrfnrrt," Interportel the
fail; "and please don't for
think 1 at. °gar ..,,..
ethin
orb- disappointed In yon."
Toy/Teti n little.
"i have suspected the miry,'
"'much
1 girt of having moo," Arthu
forted, looking at her reflectively.
P9lnw- 1 know hes (lifter/tot names
her
(rest torn:tined (la,llteness. "Inose, darling -
"1 wonder if Gal will," Henriettai suer 1M- was murmuring. with sad eyes fixed on
e to t;rArr I the mound of ashes which was once
141 scorn- 1 Et:nge/lite Bell.
«) miners.'' Rose went over to the fireplace and
r ram i Mown her small sister. "I think God
will," she t.ald reverently; then she
voter went back to radiant Mr. Ari'ur.
t1e' I(•helstinas For the Alrae.
°i)• A traveler In Sweden tells of a bean -
"7. 1 liful ('hrlatmns eustmn' in that laud
r 1 which may well be Imitated In ninny
\(nonllght, White Bose, Ianghlnk 1
\l'nter, (ientlenele, i(Pnuty, Wisdom. 1)000. He says: "Our wintry after-
ThP fPllnw has ndmlrpd her when she i noon at Christmastide i had been eknt
tae 107 end when she was merlons, bet \Inc on a pretty lake three miles from
neve} hetore has he /teen her when aha \(lothenburg. On my svey home 1 ow.
was uneeasoeables.. j Treed that at every, farmer's bonne
The chrysanthemum girl sniffed. 'j i e was tweeted in the middle of the
VIII you kindly explain?" added. I let¢\yn,i n pole, to the top of which
Arthur. was Anand a IerRe full cheat of grain.
"T had always been so proud of ,your 1 mIn allaw'er to my gnrompenlnnestlnn qt. to tht1e
p easlnR of It my repll:
upon of character," she began. I
e first lime 1 rear salt sea was la. Ob. that Is for the blyds,rtor the little
Tk
Salvation Arse as Randa Claus.
The thousands of cents or nickels or
dimes dropped into the Salvation
Arm 's
iron
kc
ytiles tinder the red tri-
pods at the atrvet corners In Ncw York
eity lost December provided Christmas
dinners for fully 28,0(10 poor people,
and 450 were supplied with clotting
with the money contributed by the
public:
F.dlble l'helafma Ant...wee,
.1 houeew-Ifew'Itose purse is light, but
who makes delicious things to eat,
planned this original Christman for. her
young frleuda: A box of animal cookies
to the family with three small Hoye,
homemnde candy find chuffed dntes to
co ego ynntile and mnitlene, two Inill-
ylduul plum puddings to the dear old
lady who keeps house by herself, 0 loaf
'of salt rising bread nnd,one of nut
bread to the. -bride serving her first
Christmas dinner end a basket of
doughnuts to the eutern chap sppnd.
ing bet. nn. t hnllday season away from
home. Mince pies and pound cake
were among her gifts. All theme went
done np In the most attractive manrfer,
-Chicago Record -Herald..
Tucks ,At, Ieceu►Itee j:Itb, 1!'06 ea,
very Ilome Needs
This Ncw and Important Discovery.
AKCl .-Ni G;c.^.ce w:!I .::w !1
ay; ^ remembered for the fine types o/
ma .h :cid - upplii d by the hero. s of her battlefields and the
athl,les of h'r areid-, but stil' mire will these heroes and athletes
. th^mselves be lcan'-n:.,ercd for the custom they bequeathed to
laser i:ges ofh al: g sore a..d ilijurld places on their bodies by
the extern: I apol cition of some secret balm or salve. The
Gre?'h char:o;e?rs d d not emerge from their mad races with -
1 out some severe br.use or eapin; wound; and to anoint
e ch injury earcf_Ily with their favorite balm was an
ttj nal spensatle pa -t of the day's programme. The old Roman
i, beret's, t, o, w o wer : injured Ly the wild beasts in the
I cow ruined Colosseum of Rome, had to adopt similar
r"-- lL in !hods of healing. If we travel back in history- we
`., jj1, '- find that this ext rnal "rubbing" has prevailed neigh
. , I `, ;' .f from the e .re t times, and the only explanation of its survival, egdatj so
// I'•( ✓,'"� mint changes in tele to ce ms to lie in the fact that the extertst•use,of
1 ✓ r ,4 1 l� sakes a d bairns 's dilated to us by c,ature herself. Our own lushest
`_% j less us to rub a par; that hurls; and in Zam-Buk the i
.� -�> ap t • en in':crdeal sulwta, ed o
- - xa'•. \' r r Y r rd o- diseased surface is universally believed to hone hew
yI _ , found 1t last. it is a well-koow.i fact that preparations, such as
I �I0 oirfinen►s, creams, salves, liniments, and embrocation have hitherto been,
L imperfect i i their , c!ion, end, moreover, they frequently contain quantities t
• y�q of rancid animal (at and mineral products of a harmful nature. A simple '
l yet novel theory provide' a way out of the di(fitu:t>. This was that Salim,
hiving t leen to awn the instinct to rub, might welt be supposed to have
j s crete 1 name.. here .he proper substances to rub with. Search
1\ i
4,i"...-1 amongst m t:icinal he.•br1 essence. showed how some of Meat
kM t ossesse 1 laza ing, Booth ng and antiseptic properties of a wonderful
crecr. kfa ry ..par n tuts ..ceiel di IA,, wi h mixt .res 'or blendings of these juices, and Zam_aah, a
tend intent .,,l.,,,bine rowers.:s a he,i cr end antiseptic, was se.ured This is the great healer which is today
reruc%ly rt:•:n:'ci .•. ,i household net.s.it> for skin siekvcsses and injures in home, (a for>, field, or workshop.
j ..m-Cuk c'. ,, . ' i, .t is , 1,t: enr''.eptit Lea 4 can be confiientty recommended es well for its general efficacy
r is whoestmcet -• ,a tu.i:. :nalfiltc:t Kith aseler
erwili
:ceder.) nei'cr .. `.,i Ale Lex free oho .ends in the couton'belsw, eccord ng to instructions.
confidence n Ism -Bok that they�wi/'
/Ani•Huk heal. and
r.:,k
blind and hle'dlt. piles.
• Ala,, loll', ra-h, raw
sore he*,tx, b:,Allemra.11
throat rind Airs°, .1,i16L.
WI mud would. r111,1 ul h.
ser irrflntml' 0417111u.,r
pan. idrrrl 1,t, %sur It i;,
Po,thack...acota:,.
TAW. Nod ''UI'14 .v i„,
at :>I h•. per h•,x 11: Lb v .poi
1^r. r .�:. Lru�.r. 1 :, , ...raid.
Moho:. -,sr c'•rruul, ,dr,•r..
t,,ir„ d lia,ui••.., ,?p in•il:aiun.
. eat.' edb.0 alter .1rat low, xor'•
ii rI I -"ore.. fr ':eriig .or,•.,
rdi+ e..d.'iglnrcd end ins:nn d
Ihr tin. Itobb-I Well ;Caothe
i" - gre ,1 r. lir( frno ou•undgi.,
,,. ll ll i -n.. .thea awl IHr 1.
i.e l „L slued of any .%ruggi-•
FRSec
BOX.
The prop nitar1Swieb
every reader to.,give
%arn•ltnk*a free. east.
send this e'oup as tand
a One rent ate 10
Zan. Huk Co.- '
borne :'t.. Toronto.
and Iher win'i nst you
a dein: yaar1Wb box,
The )tign,.1
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AND
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fILL SINU'II L._ .._ _-- =� F F11T T
�- a ii OStoves and HardwAro11
0IIWe are going to make the last month of 1906 the best month in
our whole bus ness career. To do this, we are going to cut our prices
so fine that yoiu will imagine we stole the goods.
Our stock was never so large, and we will reduce it, with our low
prices.
HEATING STOVES
W SELL ALL THE BEST HEATERS AND FUEL SAVERS
Art Souvenir, Art Treasure, Art Huron, Hot Blast,
Oak,
Air-
tight, etc. A few second-hand stoves to clarNygget,
COAL AND WOOD RANGES
OUR STOCK INCLUDES THESE WELL-
KNOWN MAKES.
Crown Huron, Home Treasure, Welcome Na-
tional, Prince National, Empire Queen,
King, World's Favorite, cast-
iron ranges.
Steel Ranges es are represented 1►y the ilurorl, Canada anti Souvenir.
We a1'c the largest stove deniers in iluron 1'minty and guarantee every stove
to I)(' a perfect baker, heater anti fuel saver.
- WE'LL TAKE YOUR OLD STOVE IN PART PAY FOR A NEW ONE.
'nr priers on Farmers!. alf(1 Buil(lers' 1lardware, tools, tar paper, glass, horse•hlanketq
1.,,, 11-, wringers, washing machines, carpet Sweepers till and ► C111181'y, scissors,
�. t,laniteware, are the lowest in the county.
(1170gseHOME TREASURE
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