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6he Porf of
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Mism rig
lien..
By 1r:.",•edi t/r,4/icholaort.
Aut1.,'..of "Th.*Meese .01 f
Thouaaed Candles.",
...eyrie -he tee ay the l3Obbs•ater:•
111'.
ea +.tedlb
the nosh of flight. :rn't ant In the gut-
deu :u delug haunt. darted In nud out
&abut rise w-nt.,,. lee -es vend- minutes
two dark Ogere•s played at %leonine-
( bhto ,ctrl s'e►l:. hcesabinallr reeve)
crus Med'. muster foot and shrnbbere
aneep'tsl bee with, a sharp swish
where it wile e:i igtir and held for sup-
port at corners: 1 urs an p n
scent. The neem: was, like
OT the clute41., u. mountain*,
while at Vie Fa:•'ye tomo she tints leas -
big for 'elect, the fact of• Armitagees
*hert'ubouts >ly Lcepiug It from Chau- ,
veaet. It' va', a. curious ndyetitur•,
'and slie.:aver l it•141 nod smilingly to -thy •
mystified and .btllltdnnbtint; unanit:Uri•
err. • .
"l give you
nl•;thrr 4:4:41
Mot beithi o
' open trio .jure and -Qerrpt Win
tl;urxl;. intl+u �r 4(I'ri !e •. It I4.1 e.rs II 4 '1.41:,01.jhi- bed.e of the neigh. past lice with a gesture -through the
gran trig dirk, and l �e uUt ori t . a i.,1- Ilbra. ami 1.ecenei-luto-u smaller room
i.. r ., Isvlu,^,' cs::,te'. Then' u'! was -e a e. r
down this trail Mai me uhu. \ ^ ''• *• .att. •, used by Judge t'1aileirne as an otllce.
to the Storni ti#1ritie-i nettle' • (~Si, 14ume of Inde mei feel: to the -Srmltagc Saul: down 'un a leather'
"I'll do it glafll; . '•I s.. couch as Shirleyung the !
11 gard,•u 41.1 the i1.:ruuble over the wall y e portieres to -
wars of honor that
1 a :;overs .:' .ntllecr
e l::r: 'the ell :; t� t 1:1
_teres+AV l ll " ._l
l
a pautn:ulule •
1'lu+:r tkle tahles s,•ome,l ttr le turned.
The bulkier Verne of .the pursuer was
1 1' ,•uuw in eight,
t/. . al.d Shirley loot
1 �t� both -for n . me-
.
o-. trent,• butt mc-
• dhaloly a dark
form.ruse at til,
\•,till. She heard
the scratch of.
feet tine 1 the
Blick A11 • 100 :f::
'-T' - 1111tt- Aiheld •
the .top. turned
and Iil'ttyl -ht.
arm as t'1 etrintitig
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poo.
Theta- ' w thsitk
A' d(1Ac vI v(' ' 4
r,i, ill 4th
t In sal. t t't }.w .e u►c -ilk, ce _;, , .he untbk-d
reckon 1 Y"t to, ov • '', • :::::1.•: he.r�
oh.leet. Lurked
t1:r''n:1i the. air,
•.!l•ack
THE SIGNAL . GODERICH. ONTARIO
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mast lest• itlstastiv."
She' walked away toward the frontAFT R
door, but he follow•e d,' and at the door
she turned to him agalfi:-'Ttlec were
ht *be full glare of the door lamps,
anear she-ndw' slrhe began to spe eche S
dnbt, and as he begnu - ak a beDocToR
flinched and shifted thweloak ask
w'ardly,
"l-ou have been butt Why did you
not.lent 2" •
"It .iy nothing, The fellow had It
kulfe, and he --but it's only a trifle in
the shoulder. 1 mist bo off."
Tho lightning had several tithes
leaped sharply out of the hills, the
wind was thrashing the garden foliage.
and now the rain roared ore the tin roof
of the veranda.
As, he spoke n earrlage rolled into the
-gttia,iIds and came rapidly toward the
ports cochere.
1'in, oft. Please believe In me -a
ludic:"
"You must nut go 11 your ars hurt.
.ind ynu cunt Vint -away now+r--Mpdee
titer ::nu rjutUer :Ire :.1 tui. dont."
1'11s•tt. is as, au' ieT:a:lt'. re•ellitu while
the carriage do u' up tv the reminds,
step,. :lir heard the stab:e-relay run -
fling ut11 t0 hep ' th tTie itatiu$..
Yon can't go now. Conde in And
wait."
Tiler.. tees to time for delude. She
"Thank ytal. ,Noir let ns lee'off." '
, She made. hien -U.: a Lori: ee lion net::
TCedied-trrtolrrt
look upon the.,eleclrie .lights of the
Springs colony and where the Ing I -
tel and Its platzas idiotic like a steam-
. 111111 :at nigtlt .t filament later-Cbau••r•
net, who bad waited impatteutly, join-
ed her, and they rale dawn together
s She referred at once to the affair wills
the moul'ahar•r in her most frfv,.o::s
"They are an old and susp:cluus
people, hut .they're as lolyal as eche
stars.' Aral please let us never 'metiti.in.
the matter ngaln-nut .to any one; if
you, please. tuonsleur." 1
Chia7tcr XVI
1 jeer, ,.,•::+:,,Loney two or thee lain•.
tees, :,rel clerley now waled, her eyes
ulcus •f 4n..n.. ,
4 1Il: judge nue :Mrs. Cho
barite were dining with
e% wale 'friends In the
valley. and Shelley. leis 1,
alone. carried to the is
Iii• several Tetters that I
bad come to the late with .:'t)`hi• events
001 ►,4 .('q"'y, uuw. her 1pintl. and
n•:I' 01 sorry to be alone. It a'-
cn ' sl t her 1St she was building np
a ft tout. ' t ••''.-r of strange secrete
and a wumderel,whether, having Is,
gun by •eepttlg her own counsel as tc
the ahem to she had witnessed against
John Arun •glen life; else ought now to
unfold nil shkurw to her father or to
LI&k In the w'entleth ..'enter) hone
' cl:le Tama not, n . i.1a014 prp..yke eineee
men she knew or was likely to Lnow.
and this feeling of •ulpabllity for her
• silence crossed lame. 'ith a deepening
sympithr for .Arnie.. r, She trail
learned where he w•tm b lag. Mut sl•e
mulled at the w•euoec..uu the trifling
bit o1 slralegy- she lied prat ed upol.
Chaunuet. ' •
She lied lied kept dock's. letter t 1 the
Met. Ile wrote often IOW 141 the k of
hie 1211:. SIT drepded a lump of ep r
Into her coffee cup acid read his bu
rkd seri wl:
"What do you think has happened
_now? I trove $N worth of telegrams
frum I.einttor Suuderwnl wlrlug from
some God forsaken h.le in. Moutons
that It's all rot about. .Armitage being
• that lake Ilaruu•vriii 34I,.o.l The news
paper ncc0'11114 .0 the expose at my
supper party had just relthel him.
and he says Arl •ii age. was.on his (Ar-
metag"'..1 much all that sunnner the
treble-le►ron wax detastuting our north-
ern. sea. oast. Where. way i ask, does
s.
leave 1114' .Uel what cad gave
est tory• o a. pa 10
and Mails John Armitage? Keep this
MUM for the present. even from the
governor. if Snnd.ns,n Ie right, Armi-
tage will undoubtedly turn up again-
hb, link a weaknese for turning np In
lour nelghttmrhnoti-sad wiener or later
be's le 1 to settle ac'couuts with
ChnuveuetNow 411114 I think of It.
who in the devil as he? Aad why, didn't
Armitage C11 11 him down there at the
etch? Ai i-410ot. over 1114-wbolo bine_
nese my mend grows addled. end 1 feel
ns tho11glt 1 had been kicked by a
horse."•
Shirley lnngbe,l softly. keeping the
-tote open !refute her and referring to It
mmsingly as she stirred ber coffee. She
could not answer any of Dick's (ties•
tionx. lint her interest `In the rnntest
between Armitage and Chauvenet sen.
-=-Ittten,.l«e4--4,-
-...-.affair She read for ne ]tome In the
library, but the nir was clns0, nnrV'sim`
threw snide hen book, drew nn n light
cont end went out upon the vermin
A storm was stealing down from the
hills, mid the fitful wind 'tented of
rain. 14Ie walked the length of the
vereseet e.everat times. _then paused at
the further end of lt, where steps led
ono Into the'pergola. ' There was -still s
tnlrit of ,stnrlh/ht, and she looker( out
upon lite vague outlines of the garden
with 1110112,111n of 'Its needs awl the
gardener's work' for the morinee Then
she \\`:114 awnre of a light step far oat
in the wrote. and listened' carelessly
to 110 r It, thinking It one of the hnnse
servants returning from a neighbor's•
but the anon.' w'ns furtive;- and ns she
waited 11 ceased abruptly. She was
plaint to nun Into the horse M mini -
mon help when elle tiering n etlr hi the
rhruhls'ry In quite another port of the
garden, and In a moment. the stooping
flgute of .1 man mored swiftly tnware
the WI awl
Shirley stood wino still, watching
and listening The sonnei of ships in
the pergola reached her again, then
th
fo• ).•,.rte tuni.if,..44:113eu, from the r-
mai4lr.g Intrti.l. r. .A iu:1u now walked
rapid:y to(tard the %rr:uitla. carrying a
Cleft- oa 11 ten. Slee recognized Ar-
1u1ta}•' Ia.i.ultly. ice doffed bi.s hat
and bowed: Tire tights 'of the ,house
lamps Moine full upon Win. and slit
taw that be• wns Idelghing a little
breathlesste.
• .-This Is really fertw,ate, Mies eke
rile. 1. owe your house au apology.
n .1If ,you will grant me nodienee 1
wit offer it its You."
lie, rew the cloak over ilk shoulder
and fau bint:elf with Ula hat.
"You a a most' Informal person,
Jar. Armita said Shirley coldly. •
"I'm afraid nt. The most amazing
111 luck -follows •tie. I buil dropped 111
to enjoy the quiet and charm of your
garden, lout the tranq I Ilfe is not' for
me. There was pnot •t gentleman
equally (seat on enJq)ing a pergola.
We engaged in a pretty rune match.
and because 1 was fleeter of oot be
grew ugly and tried to put me tot
commission." i .
ile was still laughing. bat She
felt that he was :1;aln frying to make
'Tljht or n serums -stentfltnn. and tar
ther tie of secrecy with .Armitage was
not to her liking. .As he walked. boldly
to the veranda steps she stepped beck
from hem.
"No. nn' This is Impossible. It well
not do of all. Mr. Armitage. It Is not
kind of .you to come her In this
strange fashion."
"in this way forsooth! Ilow could I
send In my care when i was beteg
chased nil over the estate? 1 didn't
mean to apologise for coming." and be'
laughed again with a sincere mirth
that shook her resolution to deal harsh-
ly
ushly with him. "(But," he went on, "It
was the flower put- Ile was mad be-
came.
o-cauee 1 heat nim in the foot race and
wauted to shoot we frofn the wall.
and 1 teased him a potted geranlum-
geraniuuts are splendid for the purpose
-and it caught him square Iu the bead.
1 have the knack of it_ Ouce before I
ndel him a boiling pot."
'IL must have hurt him," said Shir-
ley. And he laughed at her tone that
was •'enmt to be severe.
"1 ce airily hope so. 1 most devout-
ly hope • ' e felt It He was moat ten-
derly Poi ' ' for my health, and if
he' had reall shot me there In the gar-
den
arden 1t wouldhave had au ugly look.
Armitage, the Rise baron, would have
been identified as a daring burglar.
shot while trying to burglarize the
Claiborne mansion. But 1 wouldn't
plate for anything.
I assure you."
"1 anppoee yon didn't think of us -all
of us -and the unpleasant eons .
FAILED
Lydia C. Pinkham'sVegeta•
bee Compound Cured tier.
Toronto. Canada, -"J aLalhi'ndr;:v r
to describe to Yon how.( colt l) 1,'4, i
br_,t:, takit.gLy'tiia F.: i'tnictiam's'Veg.
rt.tble Comltoufa,i. I •••k.:1 r,:eiy knew
what it was to he 1 had'vWfitl
pt I• v 11 before
e l lynerimis
r i
t;1
the
1, ens
1..i... ...ft u
T _ ' ittt.•. iN+i
:i trt. t
i .1nl i
gave up
f ever
- „'. 1 stiFAtn
He started through the dart leeward
the outer wall, us though confusrf.
and she weut before him toward the
side entrance. 110 was aware of her
quick light step. -of the will rustle of
"ber skirts, of a wish to send her buck.,
which his tonal'. could -not voice, hut
/which
knew that It was sweet to follow
her leading. At the giite be hook his
bearings with a new assurance and
strength.
it semis that 1- nlwnye nppear to
trstt some Inisaeabh' fashlnntrete
prepnsteinroux fur me to ask torgtv.e-
i nese. To thank you"-
"Please say ituthlnr at all, but go
Tour enemies, tuvst nut find you hen•
ngnht._ You lutist lista the valley"
"J hive a e.'ork P. do. But It mart
4ot touch your 11fe. Your Impieties, is
too mete ten sweet to' meet -.
"You .blast 'Ieavbethe bungalow. 1
foundout today wbctr ynu are sraylue
Tigre i. a new danger there., Ttl •
u.;(4444 u I pet.plr thick you are a nine
:U!...,Iii....'. 1 tt•Id ohe et them;-'
"V:. • -
t' 2111 :4 ' nut That Is 041.11114:.
Xot int.':'. n14'::7}'. Yell tii%l t Ilnd y n:
un•i:.,utrrlay uy:.'. :.t . i a e',tie l'om-.•
'towel adYPTri.er., n: •tete- paper. _110
dech•1.1 to get me a b"air . and 1 42111
tha•r1;irli h.• del. '1 had not taken one
bottle before 1 *egad U. feel ts•t2r1•.
;Wilier n•ltz a. sharp rattle of the rod ;net 1 kept on tak,ug ft until row 1'1 411
nage. • ' :i deferent w•urilau. it :ilw• 1:clped ,: e
,.the wall:ed toward Ude hall door as tlrtritr,.r !maternity funs c! i;.l'rirtil. 1
Ice t':I:her arid -I ether- entered from reg+ -11:r'r.uu:hl-isrut;tr, : 1 ,,ur 1 c:•
the ee•tenda. '�t t enie• l ut1l1)(II-:1; .'\' ':,.:4:111 \'.,.• '1
"Ali, ills Claiborne! ,]our father .As -with.Cie-1l 11.•itbl0s.'•
and mother pi. ked me apt and brougl$ 'l *
me -..In out of the rain. Y..ur -$term val-\
ley ds. gl:•!n,g us a taste of Its powers.' Nee
tad ..Shirley went forw•ant *6 greet itid
.tmbascndnr von Matelot ' used
who s
regular.
bearing
Lestlull,
ohm.
re .1. Jb. 1'W1 t.1.... , 1 :' N,tds8U
runt.. (:Held.+:
Thr .1'C014$ ail Lydia E. Pinkhaut's 1
table (�ompli, , l In.tlie t r .442roots
I•rbs. IM lniFil tl l :'•t. it Ditty Is-
ith.ps•rfect•.• 1'telkti• i,y women:
tier (tomtii,, elnetlt$. intluni-
ubrtatinr.. •ii+rtid tumors. fr-
ies. iteriOdie .amus. liackac?ie:
Own reelih(. flatulency. indi.
.si ness;' or r:ervotty proatrn-
-7SNATETTI.En.val Ir IUDISG..
BS. CLAI1 OpT etensed
herself shdrtly, and Shir-
ley, her father .and the
ambassador tatted to the
C aeeompanlment of the
shower that drove in
great sheets against the house. Shir-
ley was wholly uncomfortable over the
tarn of affairs. The nmtmssador would
not leave until the storm abated, and
meanwhile Armitage must remain
where he was. If by any chance he
Ahomld be discovered In the house, no
(nary excuses would explain away
h(it presence. and as she pondered the
•matter 1t wan Armltage's plight, his
InJnrlrs and the dangers that beset
him, that was mppermost,ln her mind.
The ernbnrteassment that lay in the af-
fair for hermit( if Armitage should be
found concealed\Jn the house troubled
her little. Her htet beet wildly as abe
renllzed this, and the Ionic In his eyes
and the qulek pain that twitched his
file.. at the door haunted Der.
The two men were tatting of the
-nese areaeoe things to Vienna.
"The trouble is," said the ambasea-
igr. "that Austria Hungary k trot • a
nation, but what Metteruieli ca1h411
Maly a geographical ezpresslon. Where
,there are so many loose ends :t stroug
grasp is necessary to hold them to -
'ether."
'And a weak hand," suggested .fudge
CM4borne, "might easily Tose or scat
ter -them."
"Precisely. And a man of character
and spirit could topple down the card-
betrl.e tomorrow. pick out what he liked
and create for himself a new eilfflce--:
and a strouger one. 1 speak frankly.
Van Stroebel 1s out of the way. the
new emperor -king Is a weakling, and if
be should -41e tonight or tomorrow" -
The ambassador lifted his hands and
snapped his fingers.
"Yee. After him, what?"
"After him hie ecouudrelly cousin
errands, and then a stronger than Von
Stroebel might easily fall to hold the
dlajecta membra of the empire to-
gether." ,
"But there are shadows on the
screen." remarked Judge Claiborne
I"There was Karl, the road prince."
"ilumph! There was some red blood
In him, but he was Impdtstble. ilc
bad a taint of democracy, treason, re-
bellion."
Judge Claiborne laughed.
"I don't like the combination of
terms. It treason and rebellion are
synonyms of democracy. we Amrricnns
are In danger"
"No; you are a mlrncle-that is the
only explanation," replied Merhof.
"Bat ft man. like Karl -what If ,he
were to reappear In the world! A lit-
tle demoeraey might solve your prob-
lem."
"No, thank God, he la out of the
way! Ile• was sane ei)Qugh to, take
himself off and die."
"Burt his ghost w•alke. Net a year
ago we heard of him. and beehsd a
son who chose his father's exile. `What
1f Charles Louts, win Is without Mees,
should die and Karl or his son"-
4s-l►e provldenes• of God they are.
dead. Impostors gain n little brief no-
toriety by pretending to be the lost
Karl or his son Frederick Augustus,
but Von Stroebel satisfied himself that
liar. as dead. 1 am quite sure of it
You kdow dear Stenebel had n genius
for gaining Informatiem."
"I have heard as much." and feh1rk y
and the b:•ron smiled at Judge CIal
horne'a tone.
The storm was diminishing, and Shit
ley grew more trangntl. Nonn the nor
hse8Odor woul.l Ienv. ami 11114' would
send Armitage teeny, lint the mention
of Sttlpebel's name rang oddly In her
ears, And the carious way In which
Armitage and Chauvenet had come
Into her life awoke new And aaxlnus
gaemtiona.
cpienees to my father and brother
something diva greeable happened here.
Thzre was real anxiety in her tons,
and he van- thnt he wee going too far
with lilt light treatment of the nffnir.
111.4 tone ehenged instantly.
cense emberrasement or annoyance to
etty member of your family for king-
doms. I didn't know renf1 being fol-
lowed. I had come herr to IWO you.
Thnt is the truth of it."
"Yon mustn't try to see n1P. Yon
mtudn't mine here nt all untie." yon
come with the knowledge of my fa-
ther. And the very feet Bud your 1Ife
nonght 80 peretetently--nt mom nn -
name time* anti in imp...miler pine...s-
"1 know that. I realize -ell that"
"num von must not romp. You
tier 1 ares" . • . . .
iie l a ltd kls..ed her Band.
.71717'i ,'• t -Ina. t
t!,iss In ole world. ills codes fol
16.1'1 ,1 anti broke In n enb, for he vt':
we a :eel weak.- reel the mystery ..f
the It1_IIt .mill the dare.. silent .Card"e
weer: it ,pelf upon Hint. and his hear,
lease -l- at the (01401, qt his leas tip.'
!:,•r th+ccr.. Their figutris were..only
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"Count You = troebel was- not n dem-
ocrat, at any te." she said. ,'IIe be-
lieved in the di 'e right -and all that."
"So do I, Miss Claiborne. It's 'al!
we've got to stand ou."
"But suppose a democratic prince
rrer'e to .tall heir to one of the Euro-
pean thrones. insist on giving his crown
to the poor and taking his oath In a,
frock coat, upsetting the old order en-
ttrely"-
•'Lle would be a fool. and the people
would drag him to the block 10 a
wee(L° declared'tbe •baron rigorously.
They persued the subject In ngbtet
vein a few minutes longer; then the
baron rose. Judge Claiborne summon-
ed the waiting carriage from the sta-
ble, and the baron drove borne.
"i ought to work for an hour on that
Danish claims matter," remarked the
judge, glancing toward his curtained
den.
"You will do nothing, of the kind.
Night work Is not permitted in the val-
ley."
"Thank you. 1 hoped you would any
that, Shirley. 1 believe I am tired.
and now if you will and a magazine
for me I'll go to bed. Ring for Thom -
to close the house." -
1 bave a few notes to write. They'll
tak'only a- minute. and I'll writs them
Imre."
She beard bee father's door close, Is -
tenet to quite sure tbat the house
was quiet an threw back the curtains.
Armitage steppe out auto the library.
"You must go! You must• go!'r .be
whispered, with deeds tensity.
"Yes; 1 must go. 'ou have been
kind. You are most gen s."
But she went before him the haQ
waited, listened• for one last t; then
threw open the outer door au bade
him go. The rain dripped heavily m
the eaves, and the cool breath of t
freshened air was sweet and stimulat-
ing. She was Immediately relieved to
have hem out of the house, but he lin-
gered on the ve`rinda, st'urtng
ly about_ •
"i shall go home," he said, but so un-
steadily that she looked at him quick-
ly. Ile carried the cloak flung over his
shoulder and In readjusting it dropped
It to the floor, fled she saw In the light
of the door lamps that his arm hunt;
limp at his side end the grey cloth of
his sleeve was heavy and dark with
blood. With n quick gesture elle stoop-
ed and picked tip the cloak.. - ._
"Come, come! Thls Is all eery dread-
ful. You most go to a physiclno at
once."
"My man and horse are waiting for
Me. The lnJnry 1s nothing." lint sir
threw the cloak over his shoulders ao,l
ked the way across the veranda and
ont upon the walk.
"1 do not need the doctor; not now
My mltrwltt rare for me."
"Du not let Urns hurt lieu again." ser
said. - -
blurs In the dark, and their Ioer tone,
died instantly mutiled by the dight.
She openeed the tate as he began to
promise not to appear before her again
In any way to bring her trouble. but
her low whisper arrested hind.
"Do not let them hurt you agnlu."
she said, etel he felt her hand seek Ili..
felt Its cool, furtive pressure for a- mo
-potty 11.
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sort of food?
The farmer of today buys a much
larger preportion of the food that goes
on the table than he dld ten years ago.
le* a good thing that this is so because
he has a great variety to select from.
He should, however, use great care
in selectirtg for the best results in
health and strength.
The widespread tendepcy in the city
to increase the amount of Quaker Oats
eaten is due very largely to the recent
demonstrations by scientific linen that
the Quaker Oata fed man is the man
with greateet phyoical endurance and
greatest mental vigor.
Farmers shonlei give this timbject
careful thought and ehonid Ira -ream
the qnantity of Quaker Oats eaten by
themselves, thetr children and the
farm hands. V
heard the house door close a moment
later and, gazing .across the garden
saw the lights on the veranda flash out
Then. with n smile on his face, be
strode away to find Oscar and th.•
horses.
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iN STUDENT DAYS.
Tale of Eric Armour and the Bottle
of Polson.
They tell a good story about the
days when Eric Armour, law partner
of Edmund Bristol. M.P., for Centre
Toronto, was in his senior year at
Varsity. The old residence was still
in full swing and "Count" :Armour
and another senior shared a room fti
what is now the Undergraduate Club.
Some kindly person, one day in the
fall term, thinking to lighten the
arduous monotony of Armour's days
at the university, made him a present
of a sturdy little earthenware jug of
Scotch whiskey of a famous brew.
Now the popularity of Count Armour,
which is a bye -word to thin day, Was
in its full bloom at that time and his
room �s h-eadtluarters for-
the
or -
the at�wnddrnts who turned to find re-
laxation from their books. Scotch
whiskey was no thing to leave ex-
pose.( upon one's dresser among such
company. So the room -mates hasten-
ed to a drug store, secured a plain
bnsiness-like bottle, had it liberally
swathed in poison labels and gar-
nished with death's heads. Into this
they poured the precious liquid and
hid it away upon a high shelf, to
await a fitting occasion for so gorge-
ous a libation.
One hitter night in late December
such an occasion came. Varsity lion
a hockey match and as the ' chilled
maters made their way hack to resi-
dence Armour and his room -mate de-
termined to celehrate with a toddy.
So every room in Second House that
night yielded up its two men and two
glasses who sat about in awed silence
while, like priests at sacrament,
Count and his partner lahorel with
the lemons, nntrneg and boiling water.
Presently the great moment cams
when Count Armorer strode majesti-
cally to the cupboard and took down
the bottle. it felt strangely light.
With a sinking heart he carried it
under the gas jet. Whiskey there
was not hut under the mcllt fearsome
of the skulls Armour read\in a fine
script which he knew for -,that of
"Ilex" Bing, now of Detroit: \\
"Goodbye, Count; I have cOmmft.
ted suicide "
When` -.Youth Wanes. \\
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