The Signal, 1907-12-12, Page 10D
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DOCTORS OS�IF,
PATENT M�ICIN�S
s
The Honsat Physician Ir Aa>saatlto Cure and Usti the �Available Reincidies.
The proposed legislation through
tho Dominion Parliament for the reg-
ulation of the manufacture andof patent or proprietary medicines am
of the utmost importance, and it is
receiving a great deal of attention,
not only b1, theproprietary medicine
manufacturers, but also by the leading
doctors and dniggimts. Every manu-
facturer of reliable and high class
remedies welcomes tale bill as a step
in the right direction. The discussion
has brought out the fact that the beat
physicians in Canada and on the Con-
tinent approve of and prescribe Psy-
ehine in casesof the most difficult
character. In a recent instance of
very serious throat and lung trouble
the patient had been using Psyching.
Two leading United States spe nslists
were consulted. in addition to biro
eminent Canadian physicians. s Dpon
learning what the patient was aging,
a ample of Psyehine was taken and
analysed, with the reeilt that the
physicians advised ita contiuuThey prescribed so other medicine but
Psychine, with the result that the pa.tient has fully recovered and is a
splendid walking and talking advier.
tieement for the wonderful curative
powerofa remedy that will "stand
up" bofore the keenest professional
criticism and anslyysi. As a builder
up of the sy�teat and restorer of ab
wasted conditions, Psyehine has ne
squat, and the best and matt earnedphysicians reoognise.this fact.
ina terriblestale. I had ia grapys the year before: It settled
on in? lungs and I kept steadily arowitir weavetat 1 act down esu low I was in bed for dx weeta1baA a rona.ntation of dol -ton, and the), said they
could do m-thm/satwe for we leenistartedle
use Ngehine. r tr i,k the nedb•Ine for soon than}dr it certainly did wooden for me. I as
ow as /trouts as I was beNre my dctnea'Yes. a. Belies,Hooirptela,Oaf.Psyehine, pronounced si-keen, is the
greatest of tonics. building ap te ow
tem, increasing tale appetite, purify
ing the blood, aids digestion, and sofadirectly upon the throat and lnogiving tone and vigor to ter satin
system. !At all druggists, Mo. andor Dr. T. A. Slootim,fling street Weft, 4'eaaats.
W Witt i!':r�„I
lose their swectnes&---
and mmsubstantials,their charm—there are
always MOONEY'S
PERFECTION
CREA11 SODAS to
coax back
the appetite.
Do YOUknow how
good they
are ? ms
T �he Helmet Itof Navarre'
Tt1E
ORIOINA1
AND
ONLY
GENUINE
BEWAIE
OF
,T IMITATIONS
tiq� r''I SOLD
Ila. Si ON TIE
M1IERITMc� cts Of
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'ould call up their faces like those of
ay conm•ades. One, the nearest lite.
was aluall, pale• with pluched, sharp
'ace, somewhat rat -like. The second
man was c•duspicuously ills and hurl),,
ilack•hulred and bearded. 'fho• third
mud youngest -all three were youngr
cloud with h1s hand uu Blackboard's
rhuuldcr. lie loowastall but alenderly
built, with clear-cut visage and fair
halt- Rleataing fu the glare. One tile-
ment 1 Raw them, every feature plain:
the next they had vanished like a
dream.
vn uLt et
w• a hili n doIt as an unhul tR.tion.
It held me with n shuddery fasciasN'as It Indeed a Iollvrt. this Axing ofheretics from 11wir c I •.sed graves?
And why had it b••• ..0 to me, trueson of the ('Lurch t .I :illy otno else
ever seen what I bold nee I Maitre
Jacques had hintod lit further'lerrors
and said no one dared enter the place.
%Cell, grant nue but the opportunity
and i would dare.
Thus was hatched In my brain the
notion of forcing all entrance into that
banned house. 1 w•as an idle boy, foot•loose and free to do whatever mad
mischlef presen•ed Itself. Here was
the house just ac,sm the ittr*et.
,Neglected Rs it wris, it rouialned the
roost pretentious edifice to the row,
being large and flaunting a half -defac-
ed coat -of -arms overthe dour. Such a
house might well boast two entrances.
I hoped It did. for there was nn use
intrying to batter down this door with
the eve M the Rue Coulppjarrets upon
me i tanned along the side street, and
after exploring several muck -heaped
inlets found one that led me Into a
small square roust b011nded On throeside. br a tall house with shuttPredwilldow-..
Fol-Inn.•w•asfainting file.Rat how
toRall entrance. The two doors were
hath firmly f:letened. The windows on
the ground floor were small, high and
tion-mhutlered. Above one or two shut-
Iers swung half open. but i coiild not
climb the smooth wall. YPt i diel not
de%paf•: f was not without experience
of shutters. i selected one closed not
quite tight. leaving a crack for my
kofe.blade. i found lite; hook Inaldp,
gut my dagger under it and at length
drove It up. The shutter creaked shill
1) open.A few good blows knocked In the
camo nput. i followed.
1 inland myself in a small room hare
of everything but dust. From this, once
a potter's rconn, I, fancied, 1 passed
out into'a hallway dit ilv, lighted fromthe open window behind nip. The hall
was large, paved with black and white
niarbJes: at the end a stat0)y stalretay
'lounted into in.. - e. - - - 911°0,11.
My hclevt jumped Into my mouth and
I cringed back In terror• a choked cry
rasilux my throat. For as i crossedthe hall, pepring Into the dtmnese. I
deberled stationed on the lowest stall
with npralsed bludgoon a man.
F'or a second 1 stood In helpless
slartlement, volcpless, motionless
waiting for him to brain me. Then my
half uttered screamebanged to a quavering laugh as my eyes. toesnming
used to flip gloom, discovered my bogy
to be but a flgnre carved in wood
holding aloft a long-slucP-quenched
Oambeau.
i blushed with %haw-. yet 1 c•auuul
sae that now I felt nu fear. I thuuprht
of the panicstrlcken women, the
doomed men, who hall fled at the
sword's point up these ver: stairs.
The silence operated to shrlek at file,
and I halt thought I saw fear-moddeu-
ed eves peering out front the Rhadow••
ed corners. Yet fur all that -nay, be
canoe ofsthat-I would not give up the
adventut*. I went back into the little
fooan and carefully closed the shatter
est some other meddler should ally
my misdeed. Then 1 set m3 frpt on
the slab.
if the half-light bpforp had he*n full
of eery terror tt was naught to the
blackness now. %I) hand on tilt• rail
was damp. Ypt 1 moulted steadily.
1'p fine flight 1 climbed, groped Inflip hot dark fur the foot of the next
flight and went oil. Suddenly almve 1
heard a noise. 1 value to lilt Instant
halt. All was milli as the torah. i liste•ned: nut a breath broke the silence. It
peter lieurred tome totmaglop a tat
fn this house of the dead, and the noise
shook ole. With a sick feeling stdttit
my heart 1 went un again.
On the next floor 1t was lighter.
ralpt outline. Of door and passages
were vIslble. I Muld not stand the
gloom n tuonu•nl longer: 1 strode Into
the nearest doorway mud nrromn the
nom to where a glpam of brlghtnomm
nntllned the window. My ahaksng
fingers found the hook of the shutter
and flung it wide• letting In n burst of
honest sunshine I lesned out into the
free mor and saw below file the Rep
Coupejarrets and the alga of the
Amour Ap Dleu.
'rhe next Instant a cloth fell over
my face and was twimted tight; strung
arms pulled me back and a deep %otcet
commanded:
"Close the Rhutter."
Home one implied past me and shut
itwith a clang•
"Deviltake you! You'll rouse the
quarter," cried my captor, fiercely, yet
not loud. "Gil join monsleur." .%Vith
that he picked me up in his arms mud
walked across the room.
The capture laid been No quick 1
had no time for outcry. I fought my
best with bim, halt strangled as i was
h)• the cloth. i might as well hmvpstruggled against the grip of the
Nfafdpn. The man carried me the
length of the house, It seemed: flung
me down upon the floor and banged a
door on me.
CHAPTER 1V
THE SIGNAL: GODV ICH. ONTARIO'
"I tLought It must be be:' I protest-
ed. "A young wan who sat by
woasleur's side, elegallg add proud A
looking, with on aquiline face"---
"That is Lucas, that Is his secretary.
declared Yeux-gaits, as who should
ssy, "That is his aculliou."
Gervals looked at hllu oddly a Ino
Ment, then shrugged tits shoulder and
lonianded of me:
"What next?"
"I came away angry." The speedier a stenographer can by the "sight': operator in glancing
from notes lu ke board b
l more aluuble and
"And walked all the way here to typewrite a letter tile n v Y t. it to
risk your life In a haunted house? Pair- she becomes to the busy business notes again -u cottsiderable item ill
Vail! Rat plain a lie." man., a day's work and a severe strain on
"Oh, l would have done the ilke, we Practice dues a great deal, but tilt. eyes as •gull
roue of its fear ghosts In the daytime-," correct ftnnggrrring and the " Tuuch t)ur Iarge, fres cattle tells more
said Yeux-gris. Syatrm,': \\Lich we teach thoroughly, about our stiettollrapher s course and
"You rosy believe htnl: I ala no are of paramount importance. givea much vallwbit information
such fool. He has been caught in two When the "Touch System" is ulout the diplurnas of the Bullmes,
les; first the Bethuues, thou the Cont- mastered the o d•rator never looks rt Educators' Association.
!e de Mar. He is a clumsy Spy: they the keyboard, but keeps her eyes on The au ply of our graduates is not
Might have found a better one. Not but her notes, She saves the time lost rguul to Fite demand,
what that tguch about 111 -treatment at
monsieur's hand ,Iwas well thought of. FOREST CITY BUSINESS COLLEGE
That was monsieur's suggestion, I war-
raut, fur the be)' has talked like it dolt N•es►er. el 6•.;•u• EM..I.,. J. Of WESTERVELT.
alae.,, Aa•K1.11.4 r,i.Cleei• t.N�•..
l "Ark
"1 out no Ilar;' 1 cried hotly.
Jacques whether be did not tell Ina
about the Bethunes. It Is his No, But
mine. 1 did not know the Comte de
Dear was dead, and this Lucas of yours
Is Landau['" euo h [lir o count l
ug curkislt a e r Bargaincam" here, lie 1 told you, In y A News
concerning Statue Jacques's story. 1
had no idea of seeing you or any living _
man. It Is the truth, monsieur."
"i believe )011," Ycnx-gels answered. THE SIGNAL
"You have an honest face. You came - AND-
. - � t�o
into my hou,e uninvited. Well, I for 'The Family Herald and Weekly Star
give It and In%tle you to stay. m►' MONTREAL
shall he in) valet."
"He shall be nobody's valet:' Ger- The Signal will furnish Y1m with "verythiupp lit iutenat im ibis local len
vats cried fury. Every lWone fu this district bhuuld tvmive the local paper.
The Ria, byes flashed, but their
ills Namily H"raid and \V/wkly titer of Montreal is the acknowledged la•"t
owner rejoined lightly: family and (as -111 Iwper in t'auoubt. Its uuaguificeut news service: its unwerou,
"You have a man. surely 1 should '.prc•iaildelcartulents; its Interesting twAgsaiue fealunw: its great serials old
have one too. And I understand the popular short etorie•s, make it the gttei►ta•ml a011xr's words to lie had.
services of M. Felix are not engaged." The combination of The Higual and The Family Herald and Weekly stw
..Mille ionnerre3! you would take provides the gnttti•bt aawount of wholesome family reading and 1•eliablc u.•n,
this Nil) -this sneak"— front all parts of lite world.
"As I would take %I de Parts If I
chose," responded Yeux grts with a Send your bubbcriptfon to
cold hauteur that smacked more of a THE SIGNAL, Goderich, Ont.
court than of this shabby room. lie
added lightly again:
"You think him a spy; I do not. But - - - -
In any case he moist not With M us.
Therefore he stays here and brushes A CHRISTMAS MESSAGE
my clothes. Marry. they need It."
Easily, with grace, he had disposed
of the matter. But f said:
"Monsieur, I shall do nothing of the
kind."
"What- e d he tried, a, It the ail°thea An Opportunity to Carry Gladness to the
1lnnsh Itself havixen In rebplllnn,
"what! )ou will not?"
"Nniln•fo
.sill1.
"ASuffering and Needy
nd why not"" 8t. d•�mand, plain
Iv thinking me demented.
"piecause i know yon are agafnst the
Dnke of St. Quentin "
Whatever they had thought me Toronto, ( art , l o••, . I Ith, Pa i
'neither expected that speech
"1 am No spy or sneal.," said i "It Dear Friend:-
-- true 1 came here by chattel: iI t% A Cht•iettnas message, "Peace an Kirth: Good %Vill to Men," was
n up monxtrur onrned me fiff this morn sent to this Old worlol Iunl( tlgo to bring gladness.
ing. Rut I was born lilt hill, land and I Was this poor fellow included?
nu traitor. i will not Ile valor or
henchman for either of yon i[ 1 die for The Place. Not Africa or Violation India, Ixd Christian Canada.
he
it... The Persons. A sou pleneling for ria father. Father• v ith Doe arnn
i iris like to die for It. For Gervals (the Other lost in railway servient stanch %villa tenn+sttrandriat down his
whipped out bis sword and'sprang for Cheeks as heotellm his story in the dlx•lor'o ofNev, Muskoka lllo*pital:
me. f thought T saw Yeux-grls's Ont too I "I have Iden itrail wAynnuluctor. I hovelernfurued mill
when Gervals struck me over the hens of my Mianling-howl , whe'rr 1 lic'eel fur neventewn years•
with his sword hilt. The rest was dark• f
nese. because 1 had nmsruntion. Then I hitrl to leave the hotel
- - — for the manor reason. Tito himpital Of lily flown n•ftsed me.
ro xi. c ,. n n an . 1 have. travellttil for two days to n•:u h hetes" For (India rake,
wnpreof my heart welcomed like bra
thought
'rite is A Toby of a country boy. A spy
hers the wen rt.lurning.
in bobnalled shoes, fmsootht No spy
They clime latu the rental, and 1
ever behaved as he has. I said when
they waive three lit number. i
vtin first seized him he was.uo spy. 1
eard tho door shut. and then steps ap•
;a3' It a, now I have heard his
proschea lily closet.
ilo!,y. jr.rsaw us by chance. and
*'Have. a carr now, monsleur: he
Maitre JhCQues's busy rtory, spurred
may be armed." spoke the rough video
him on Instead of k(•epslg I'll, IT. Yuu
of a mai, without- breeding.
art. a fool, 111), cousin"
'•IkIllblless he cAritPb a cul\611111 tip
"Pardlsou! it is you who ale Ihi, fool:'
lls :If•.•\r," sneered lite deeto tn11pR Of
growli•d Ger l•ala.•"Yoil will bring us to
;,,,o, .
"
vas wa 's.
r cursed>
with rY
for rope w . 41(
ls/uu61 4,110 eine laut;hc.l and rejolu-
It hp Is a spy it means Ili,. whole crew
ed In c1Mar. quick volce:
are down upon ua.'
"Nathrl.•sr, loo wry have a knife. i
•%%'hut of that!"
will Open the duui„ ilud du )on look out
••plrrdleu! Is It uothiuK""
till 111111, G•itidl,.'
Yvux-a:'Is returned with a touch of
I ba I it hilife and had It In illy haud.l
htlughllile•ss:
lead It. churlre fat he,•dotu. But the i
It istnolhing..% gentleulan may live
door opoued slowly and Oervalt look-
lu his ow•u house."
ed out for nee --til the sweet that Illy
Opavals looked as If Ile Irmembered
knife- went one w:ly and i Kiloliter 1""
sunle•thluK• Ile said Much lead bolster
fol" 11.al l w•Flli.. I Peeled against Tile
ollsly:
wall and glossa there, c:trsins myself
"Aird do you want monsieur here?»
tar a foul that 1 bad Dolt trusted to fall'
"No," he cried, "but )oil t'uy be
ivorls lust.•dd of to lily dagger.
vary. lie will not trouble himself to
•,%%,ell don•. lily bruvr Gervais!'
come."
- fair. , c •1 lull t !
\cd\clt.
. 1 t i i
r ill c t he
ails. 1
sllrntl I
% regarded Iw \' all 11
t'erva . r es d h
I 6
I:afrd )ouch %holll 1 had seen before.
mtail.t Its if he thought Of several things
.% hall I Meru the stalwar blackboard
lie dill not say. What Ile did sa)' w•as:
l;eryals. 'fhe third tela 11 N�a older, a
.:Yon ate a pair of fold, you and flit.
cunuuonlooking fellow whose face
boy. Whatever he limne for he has
was new to me. All three wore lu•their
spied oil us now. He shall not Ilve to
shirts oil arc•ount Of the heat; :111 '"le
carry lite tale of us."
plafu, even shabby, to thrill dress. Bill
•. Then )oil have me to kill as well!"
the tw11 young men wore swords at
Ger'aln turned on how anarlidg.
their sides.
Yeux-gris laid a hand 4,n his sword
. 'ybe balf-upPnpd shutters overhnsig-
hilt.
Ing the court let plenty of light Into
"I will not have an innocent lad hurt
the r/oul. it had two straw beds on the
i was not bred a ruRlan." he cried hot
floor and a few Old Chairs and stools.
covered with `dishes anA
It, They glared at Pach other. Then
14tH a table
Yeux-91rla with a sudden exclamxUnn,
brokeil food lnul wine bottl,.+. lu 10
'.Ali, bah, Gervals!'• broke Into latish
bottles. Ildtual blots, whips and spurs,
ter.
two lir thrice hats allot saddle -bars and
Now this merriment was A heart•
vartoum odds and ends of tires% lltt*red
warming thing to bear. For Gervals
the floor and the chaps. F:ycrythlnc
wan taking the situation with a
war: of mean quality except the bear.
seriousness that was as terrifying. as
ting of the two young men. A gentle-
It was stupid. When i looked Into his
man is :t gentleman- even In the Rite
dogged eyes i could not but think the
('oupejarrets-all the more, maybe. In
end of me might be near. But Yeux-
the Rue C'oupejarrets. These two were
gris'p laugh said the very notion was
gently born.
ridiculous: I was Innocent of all harm
The low Iran with scarred face held
ful intent, and they were gentlemen,
off from we. Ile whose name was Ger-
not cut tbroats.
vats confronted me with all angry
"Messieurs." I said. "I swear by the
prowl. Yeux gris alone -for so I dub'
blessed saints ( am what I told you. I
bed the- third from his grey eve+, well
sun no spy and lie one split me nere.
open under dark brows-Yeux-gris
who are )oil lir what you do, I know
looked no whit alarmed or angered:
no more than a babe unborn. I belong
the only emotion to be read in his face
to no party and am no man's man. As
was a gay interest an the blackavised
for why )ou choose to live In this
Gervais put nue questions.
empty house 1t is not my concern slid
"Now came )oil here? What are you
i care no whit about It. Let me go,
about?"
messieurs, and 1 will swear to keep at
^No harm, mesateurs," i made baste
]once about what I haye seen."
to protest, ruing my stupidity with that
"I am for ietting yon go." %aid Yeux-
dairrer. "1• i-Ambed In at a window for
gris,_-__---
i tore the cloth from my head and
sprang up. 1 was In pitch darkness. 1
dashed against the door to no avail.
Feeling the walls 1 dlsenvPreA myself
to be In p small, empty clnset. With
all my force 1 filing myself once more
neon the door. It stood him.
"Dame! bill 1 have got into a
ptrkle:' 1 thought.
There were no Khostit at all front%
!cared am f wAm, i rejolred at that f
could cope with men, but who can
into* with flip dpvtl? Those might he
'till lain R-doubtle%m were, skulking In
till% deserted houme-ypt with reAdl
nepm and pluck 1 could *Scapa them,
it wam an hot as a furnace in my
prlson end as ptfil an the grave The
men, who aeonned by their footsteps to
ill ow
he **v*ra1, had Knn* caullO n y down
the statrn after caging m*. Evidently f
bad given them a fine fright, clatter,
Sing through the house as t had, and
*ran now they were Iooklnit for my
arcomp es.
Tt s* Med hm(ry before the faintest
emrod rnk* this stillness it ever you
wapt to egn*exe nwRy A mania clamor
fulnem0 like w-atcr frnm a rag shut him
Tup alone In the dors snit afl*nee. H
wilt thank you to take hum mit int
Iia d.vlleftf Aad basis hlm.lrt tokaa
FIGHTING AGAINST SLEEP.
He
Into
What do
7 ell
The children in your family as they
Experience of a Traveler In Crossing
grow tip ? Are they becoming post-
ed on the things that every good
o
l
citizen and every good human being
the Gobi Desert.
happenings of their town ? Are they
in touch with the great movements
of the great men who are making
Mauy tilMeVti" must the traveler
history not only for our continent,
but for the world ?
contend with when crossing the desert
found in your home: A copy of The
of Gobi, and one of these is the almost
McClure's Magazine every month.
overwhelming desire to sleep. Haus
rounded reading matter for every
Doring writes In the North China
can be had together for2.go a year,
Dally News: "Hitherto I baro tIJ lit
/
that traveling by cart* over atony
$3 -
reeds and staying in chlneee Inns at
The w o for 2.oto an
Tet o together 4,$ 4 y
night was the hardest thing a foreign
(The above prier includes prepaid postaKe on McClares i
traveler In C'hlna vans c.,ll.•d upon to
endure, but plum i hate traveled with
R caravan of mmnt-N I hate changed
-
Illy opinion. The monotony of the des-
ert 1,3' day and the ped of camels' sad-
dles at night, the evil amelI of carnelm
1*
-
and the slowness of their drivers and j
the acrid, choking smoke of the little
•,�. -
fire on which one's food Is cooked- i
• ��✓
n000 of these filings is so trying to
the foreigners as the sleepiness which
attacks one In thin high region- This
"Monsieur:' I cried, there h a plot to murder you."
to me was a real torture. Traveling
_
through the cold night with no other
Denert- 1
e•ervaln looked doubtful, the meet
company than dull Chlnese, who seem
sport t tnougut toe nouse was
encouraging attliude toward me be
to sleep while walking alongside the
M"
He clutched my shoulder till 1 could
hall yet assumed. He answered:
he had not Bald the namp"—
camel or while sitting on their backs.
have screamed for pain.
:'If
"S!nA!" Interrupted Yeux-grla. "it 1s
and being weighed down by Leavy
"Tb" truth now. if )oil value your
a cutucidence, no more. If he were
sleepiness >s the worst thing I Im\e
life you will tell the Outh."
what you think It is the very last
endured.
"Monsieur, It to the truth. i came In
name he'wo111d have,satd."
"You sit on your horse and. 1n Nolte
Idle mtrc•hlef: that was the whole of
This was Creek to me: F had men.
of every effort, fall asleep. Presently
1t. I had no notion of breaking in upon
tioned no names hilt Maltr, Jacquep's
you wake up and find yourself on the
ynu lir any one. They said the house
and my own. And he was their friend.
ground with your hong standing he
was haunted."
^Mesmteers," i said, "It It to my
w•ildered t your side, wondering
"%%'he- said that?"
"Maltre Jacques at till! Amour du
nuwe that does not please you, wby. 1
can say for It that 1f 1t Is not very
W hether o are alive n dead. Ten
y r de d b
Dieu."
high sounding. at least it is an honest
you try to keep yourself awake by
Its stared at roe lit eurpllso
one and ban ever been held so down
walking and talking a lilt to the camel
"What had you been asking abdnt
where we live."
drivers, hilt you moan find that th-y
this house?"
"And that Is at St. Quentin," said
are just as sleepy as yourself. A few
Yeux-gree, lounging against t lie table.
Youx-grda.
words are exchanger) and then you are
struck In:
"Yes, monsieur. My father, Anton
too tired too D
open your month to teak
"I can tell you (list myself. He told
Broux, is Master of the Forest to the
even to think- of D,I but sleep,
Jacques he saw its til the window last
Duke of Rt. Quentin."
voireor
r jus
t sleep. Oh, for just a few mlu-
night. Did Sou not?"
'Aye, monsleur. The thunder woke
i Ile started and Gervals cried out:
! "Voila' who Is the fool now?"
rates
saes there at the the snit
mustide
nue, and when 1 looked out 1 saw you
Noy nerves, which had grown Iran
oil
-sand' But, no, yrnl must go on and
g
plaln as day. Rnt Maitre Jacques said
gtnll attire Yeux-gris came to my rem-
fight against thin d*mlre. it In toe den -
It was a vision."
rue, quivered anew. The common man
gtet'oum to "feel) by the roadmide on the
"i flattered myself i paw you first
started at the very word St. Quentin,
ground. The carnran cannot wRlt and
and got that sbntter closed very Opal
and fho masters started when I named
your servant would not watch over
ly:' said Yeux•grim. "Dame! T am not
the dnkr. Wag it he whom they had
I you; he would Noun fall nplerp like
so clever an I thought. So old Jacques
"i,oken of as monsieur? Who and what
yourself. The wohes would then have
railed Ila ghosts, did he."
"%•e%,
Wert• they" There was more In this
i an ear time.
monsieur. Ile told me till"
hoome belong*d to M. Bethune, who
than I had thought at first. it was no
longer a mere questlon of my liborty.
"YetIn spite of ell this rcasonloR
his re
was a Huguenot and killed to the MAR-
I was all eves and enrs for whatever
cru frail n" If yell were to the
Sarre."
I information i could gather.
ground by the I-)wer of n thousand
Yeux Kris burst into joyoum iauKbtpr.
I Yeux-grip- spoke to me for the first
strong magnot" nod social )Ield to
"He said my house belonged to the
n time gravely:
sleep agalu. Soddenly your watchful
Bethune"! Well played, Jncquem! Yen
Gervals,
'"rble is not a time when folks take
I
horse, ohne reins you have kept
owe that gallant lip to me,
pleesure trips to Paris. What brought
-lung around your neck -this I* A wipe
and the pains I took to make him
think un Navarre's men. He in heart
I you?"
"I used to be monsieur's page down
thing to do -pulls up, starts and jerks
and Rout for Ilenrl Quatro. Did he roily,
I at St. Quentin," I answered, deeming
vett olds nwnke. You jump lip, not
perchance, that in thls very courtyard
the straight troth best. "When we
lamrma where )nu am for Slime Nec-
C'ollgny tell?"
learned that he was lu Parts rdy fa-
"tale• but you aM ynllr borme trembling
"No," said T, seeing that i had been
her gout me up to him. i reached thn
and rhnfire thst dangeir IN near.
haled and had had all my terror, for
city past night and lay at the Amour de
"For n few minutes you are fully
nanght, and feeling much ebagrined
Dieu. This morning i went to the
nw•akc nod feel glRd and refroomhed.
thereat. "How wilt I to know It wee a
duke's hotel, but the guard would not
Vrri Jnmp on your horse and catch up
He? I know naught about Paris. I came
let me in. Then when monalcur di -rive
vAlh the earavan, which has sone a
up vestwrday from St. Quentin."
out i tried to get mpeech with him, but
few It (u 11 Is (154 yards) ahead.
"Rai. Quentin!" came a cry frnm the
"13P
he wnuld have none of mm."
"After another ten 11 or no ss•*p
henchman. With a fierce quiet,
tool"' Cervais turned to me and de
The bitterness i felt Over m3 rebuff
mil%t have been In My voice and face,
weeps on lignin like R huge Mia con -
mandli my name.
for t:ervals Rpoke abruptly;
oMetnr embracing you 111 1b1 IrrrefNtl-
' Fell: Prou:x."
"And do vml hale him for shift."
file grasp. The Name fight has then to
"Who ment YOU here?"
NRy." RNIB I. churlishly enough. "it
let fought Over again. Then at last the
"Monsieur, no one."
I Is hip to do as he chooses. But 1 hate
rnraysn arrives at the baiting place
"You ile."
the Comte de %tar for mlrfking trip a
fexuienight."
Again he gripped m* by the %haul
tool blow
—T—
dPr, Rrfpped till the learn stood in my
The Vomte de Mar!" exclaimed
Ripewins the eeearn.
eye,.
_No one, monsieur; i swpar it"
Yonx-grls• a I -- -
"His son." }i�,� ;
In utter to uniform litill
"You will not speak! I'll make you,
I "H* bas no son."
or rho his
the huttcrmaker mhOn1A sM that tib
that
by heaven."
But hel ham, monsieur. The Comte
cTMam T ma prartlrally uniform from
H" NMted my thumb sad wrist to
de"--
dry to day In battler fat and derplopmt
bend one back on the otber, torture
s i, dead," said Yalu -grim.
I ,pont tha Nampo aIItonut of nekl for
with strength ,itch sa his. Yeux-gris
wbr, we knew naught"— 1 was
each chnrning The M-%erre, to which
sprang off the table
beginniaK, when Gervals broko In:
( the ripening should his dr•.elopeA will
"Let alone, Gervals! This boy's Don•
"You SAY the fellow's honest when
� d* d target on the depllnAN of the
peO y
est."
'Ile Jg.� spY•"_ - -
he tells Stich tmles an this! Ne saw the
COAtla lig �1ar: '—
lord market where the battrr is sold.
doctOr, let lac tar. I unrrglot money to pay fur nil 1 want.
If this was the story Of a podir fellow with curnley, what ivtcnll flip
hundreds who are seeking rudinission to the Alm4koka Free 1lospital fin
Consumptives, with their money all gnus in the struggle with this dread
disease f
The MuskokA File Ilismpit,tl for l'ousualpKices tin+ never refused a
patient because Of Isis or her poverty.
it now carol for seventy -Ave patients. It would caro for three
hundrseel if tine needed iminey urns f sail Ili olning..
it line no ent'ownient, except i4, the kival pearls And tee generous
gifts Of the people of Canada.
iID BxC*llency Earl Grey haw shown his interest and sympathy nn
this great work for ti•e noedy ronmuuoptiye•r. by Accepting the positiunOf
Honorary President of the National Snuitariulll As*nvinlinn.
Ynnr golden dollar% may he tine angels of Merry this Christman to
bring the glad tidings of """"1 %Vill :ted itetlu•niuG IfeAlth to 4%1114- poor
fellow seeking aduaission into his only refuge, the Muskoka Free Hospital
for Consumptives.
A last word -will you help tet rare for these whom others do not
want?
Faithfully your*.
se r
What do
they rea .
The children in your family as they
grow tip ? Are they becoming post-
ed on the things that every good
citizen and every good human being
ought to know ? Do they read the
happenings of their town ? Are they
in touch with the great movements
of the great men who are making
history not only for our continent,
but for the world ?
If not, then two things should be
found in your home: A copy of The
S i g n a l every week and a copy of
McClure's Magazine every month.
These two periodicals give well-
rounded reading matter for every
home in this communit and they
can be had together for2.go a year,
while separately they would cost
$3.00• The Sigtrl for one year, $a on
McClure's for One year, 2.00
$3 -
The w o for 2.oto an
Tet o together 4,$ 4 y
address in Canada.
(The above prier includes prepaid postaKe on McClares i
The Signal, Goderich.