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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Signal, 1910-5-19, Page 7luta Meir tilt: for G'S LKS going kind wir+t 1)11 Waal_ know whet *e nl l ll tit r. write to iut & CO, t1p Street lY)ltON I'( THE PORT OF MISSING MEN By MEREDITH ,NICHOLSOJV. Author .1 «The Nouser of a Thousand Candles" cOrt tIGtIT, 1907. DY TI1 SOSSs-ed itelLL LompAret Chapter "They ate all together again. are they,?" asked Armitage, pausing a few , yards frons--.'faltsfsme i se k. -dada sy+as_- upon the 18rrleade. "'lite gentleman with the curly halt -I drove him lu. Ile Ise poor shut- mato. t'.,. KI' Or 1LlaatllU ales. yea{'' tar IU flower tl •bteued -Itir belt aqd waited' Larock to climbed upon I for orders, while Armitage and dial a rock to get his bear- ings. and as he gazed off i t•,rue conferred In quick pointed.aen through the wood a bud= 1'tructes. .. let sang close to his "Shall we risk a rush pi -starve them neaa nod hu saw u man nut? 1'J Ilke'fo try hunger cin them. 'tray through the underbrush said Armitage. Ito be the couteutplatrd itlatt Y of the f him. Ile "Titty'll all sneak off ower the bridge 1 m•••{Ir• purls thew' leveled th,ir arms M at Duce they'll 4reak It duwu, "I"1tl,•,•I. his nurse. Hut ou hu rude. en - 11 Tull SIGNAL GODERI,CIi ONTARIO T --' Chauveuet. who seemed to be regain. lug his wits. Ile moaned andopeued his eyes. "Search him. Claiborne, to slake sure. 'filet) get Mtn on his legs and pinion his urns and tie the gentlemen together. The bridle ou that dead none 1s quite the thtug•" "Hut. messieurs," begat) Durand. who was striving to recover hisfrlen- posure. "this Is unnecessary. Y d mud I are quite willlug to give you every assurance of our peaceable\lg- tentlous." laughed Clal '•1 don't question it," tome. ' "But, my dear sir, In America. even in deligbttui America, the low 'will protect the citizens of another coun- try." "It will. tudeed." and Claiborne grin- ned, put his revolver luta Armitage's hand and proceeded to cut lu the reins America the dead horse• such amiable scouudrela as you are Elven the freedom of cities and little children scatter dowers is their path. You ought to write tor the funny pa- pers, moustenr." "1 trust your wounds are not serious, my dear Armitage" - Armitage, sitting on a bowider, turn- ed his eyes wearily upon Durand. whose wrists Cialborue Wad knotting The kno sing together wttb a strap . the mag around viciously. "You beast, if you address Mr.. Aral- - tage again 1'11 choke you:" Chauveuet, sitting up and staring dully about, -was greeted ironically by Durand: ods- "Prisonerv, my dearest Jules: p overs, do you understand':. 'fill you , please arrange with dear .trmltage to let. us go home and be goal'•" Clsi6orne emptied -the- reateets of !,.• %tould Ont v tiny assumed tilt a graU crime Litt honk struck the atfed vsrJs ahead o t m. t �� t I:i;u^ belies taut bc"�ttn•ret hen up hila title and tired utter the lon,ght if ww•e'{r-n tht•In up. It the)• till ting waltel jerked tete Leve[ a►llts II ,u,t• our I aid waited. lu a few minutes 1 r rode alertly out of the wood, at kit at was better for us a 'dead hone a dead Ivan -year was the little an comment. "We shall come for the saddle and bridle! aampb• Where do you think those ateT' •Behind some r,s•ks near the edge of op It is a poor position." ale tea sure of that. Tbee'll escape the Old bridge" • "Seto 1 sparinw would shake It a Three men at "gree -that would aped our buarts Jar away 10 MP right two reports in irk succession gave Dew's of Arml- 'Ica the shttidl that hr's gut between them anti the gate rising around to the left. alai 1 *All go straight to`tbe *clearing -awl meet you." 'You will have tit" hurae-year Os- ter began t0 dismount- 'No. i.luo Int - •Na I do welt enough this way. fenard!. The word Is 10 keep l we can *weep us mutt the gap at oS theta. - The and The m13t was last disappearing rating away trader a sharp ss hid. tad the sunlight broke warmly upon the Sren. he.l aurid. Claiborne started &mega the wet undergrowth at a dog Cot .lrmit4ge. he Judged. Was about half a mile away, and to make their Ise complete O,e.•ar should traverse an soul distance The soldier blood In tyiborne warmed at the pros - IdNte contest IIe grinned as it vo- luted c luted to him that be had won the ills IScdo0 of having da tight Ithot tttwnde- r lam le an of b night of the dome of the capitol. The brash grew thinner land othetrees liver, and he drop{ wn- .anti trawled presently to tbe shelter of a birder. from which he could look out ttpop the open and fairly level field_ bona as the Port of Missing Men. Li he looked about be saw Armitage. his horse at a walk, ride slow- ly out of the wood et his right. Claiborne ;urnt.ed up and wet(d bis bat. and rifle ball Olcl. bbs coat collar a lightly as though n me seen hat) 1 hard tried t0 Arris , a bit of dust fr it. As he tunas toward the marksman bl- 111nd the cedar. three shots. tired In a volley, hum Galbon, pnnpul up nip() nlxtnt hila sttdtr,u.,lhis hat. Tt,rnitwits•cry It1U, with the Sahhnta atlllness of early moror In the 'bilis. ittitt--_fir IxsM 1:wiry the mechanical clil•k 111111 see of t,.• rifles of Cbanveret's part9 ae LIMY rwpilled their exploded tae Irilgl•s and retIllyd their magazines. . "They're. not so 1111.1 -bad Inck ti theta!" he nn11t1•rttl. "I'll be ripe Per the little brown teen after 1 get•Ihrougti with th1.', and Claiborne laughed n 1!llis and snatched ArmltageE slow ad- •'aace The trio Sot yet seen the the sea to kilt, 0s t Mach closely paralleled regular wall with eta fringe 0 but they knew from Claiborne's e that he was there. The men had pick- eted their Horses back of the little fort. aid c•laihorne commended their good PSeratalllp and wondered what sort 01 beings they were to risk so much 41011,10 Wild an adventure. Armitage rale out farther into the otS•ning, end Claiborne, with his eyes on the barricade, onw,,n farm lean for ,rani through the tedarwt In an effort to Ito alta at the horsemen: Claiborne dnw up 1115 own rifle and blazed away. Rita of .tone spurted into the air be- low the target's elbow, and the man drnpp„ (p, lin, 1 out of sight without flr• Int. you, 01 the,, .d,son•. and Operas that the Just how great a k, quoted from the earancc of Slezak at as a rival." on, comprising the les~of -his repertoire 145 lid a seat to hear rraph and Amberol lest roles,, including Aida and. Rodolfo length rendering of nograph do you get !cords at any Edison ;Is (play twkv as low f'^ss scores • - et and 1.'3 or the Edison Pbneoglate pate catalogs from fret se. N. J., U.11. A. CK OF carry' But' you want I nig fortt'ar1 a little,-6ls rid a held aeruss I,, e ll.. r• :idling• then) a t I ci.rtabTy L ifr• .ARntragr- r, ptte't .1 horned to laugh at Oscar, who hail .•.1 :it the barricade trout tlw hack of . t. •:M•. wicked tIa$ re-e'llthg 1he•Ili 1 _i.,:v by trying. to throw his rider I b.• enemy now rsm,rntnnbsl a *harp !Ire tipple Armitage. whose horse snort - ;I - ,!,.1, itwted the ,1 the air anti earth -- "For God's sake get 'Off that hors,.i upon bawled. out -Claiborne. rt. u,n 1he reek. "'f herr:a no mu. in wasting yourself that way ."Xly aro a,-bes. and1'te tut to .lo' nnle•1.1 i1::: 'stir try storwir�.tt- them. .IA for fa' it's a ea% I•try ',mot. Clai ,,.rl•e, :end you . sit . ; '',I rl. I' , 1, , r•. that s. •,,!4,r„ ._Ile 114;1 tit front of hint. rats TITutTir-T. -cried -Chauvenrt. 'rem he ready fur Armitage!" trsearcwasi now turnip"; his horse, but tuwald item anti across Artttitage's path, \with the deliberate purpose of taking the 'lirst tire. Before him rote gruml,l its 111e.11:111» the cedars that concealed 'the line of 1 malt, mai -he saw the Lang harreta of the waiting rifles.. With a great Spurt of speed he cut in ahead of Armitage so iftly nisi neatly: then ou, without a 1 or pause -not beetling Areal - Liege's cries -on and still on, till twenty, then teen feet lay between him and the Wall. at a piaci: .,'here the cellar bar- rier wee thinnret. Then; as his horse rroueltc(l :and rose. th ire rifles cracked 1:111 :Itis% 11:.•1'. t1 :.1', •,1 11 ^,1l t:.:,1.• ;lb1 •..•'l1 1:r.• r,, it 1•• t'o'es':t11 • 11,11 „mer 11 11 I,qr 1.•'••!.• 1'1_'1 as ea;ft :i-1,11.41•'+ emir 1 t.uotr,all ,b•:It ti. 'fin 1c a'• great chunks not 'that lan't 1. o,•1 Ito; 1 tiffssidle.'. • til u tutib it w g .tit Iwr.11 mom uul>; gat 1 111 Side, k the tar t h el.' '.mita tee I ,•stn .I ^ '•„I n. •!} y:trd+, of iate•J n Ida• 115 11 ki,1 ill: hi,rae• 1 tilt ))...111: - VOW 4' ,b 1, )•.n n s iii 1 dux%Ar• u11k, 4' t1 a 111.1x11 ora i't.::❑ 11-.,1erin,l,f,•te 111'.141,11,11 to w6rte re•i'. ,swa nalII1 1 as rue with a great crash the,hq In and plunging, through the tough calar boughs. Ate Instant later, a tr the stupe spot.. Armitage. u ith lett r luck clearing the wall; W1111 tier . ou through the Confused line. when be flung himself. down and. can leck',Ctal- toirue. haul clot yet appeared. thte•ur had crashed through at a 1 tit held by Iturand. who was struck do as by the horse's rfure feet Ile Id bowling % 1 t la pia in. 'with the laud quarters of t h 0 prostrate beast across' Ills WSW Armitage. ramping back to ward the watl.- kicked the re• `I solver' from his hand Will left hlw. %mal had started to run as Oscar gained the wall, uud t:'h, u• veuet's curses did not halt the stru 1. the wan 41.1 tumbledr reat'hrg rot 1c-1,ts, It, I't1u 7 -- IR The 11 KEEP YOUR HOME IN A SANITARY Paint 11 CONDITION It 11 DUSTBANE Pays II 1'isinfccts the Dirt, Purifies the Air and Pr.. cote the Dust from Rising To Don't Pili Your Lungs Witb D;:st Uerins 1 Use it's douse -Cleaning Time. Order a can of. 1)ustban.' on trial for one tt'eek. At the end of this •••• period if not un.fiaa isfr ttiry-ir--t�'av--.he i'et-etree 1 with no 1:11,11 gc for the quantity used. - ' IiE w M -L Paints are made, t' e factory -testa they �,. get, and he materials that make them, gi you most for ' your money in a Fnu labelled Mede in 40 Sheila'. M Can errs). ma or• nr out 1.1YPf M much Pure anti I11..1 LUFGEat .L. than other- paint.. Ask your dealer why Da; „ts spam is bis store. 1 Ali Never ;old in bulk--alta'a}-. t tins. !date by 1,uperial Varnish and Color Co.. Limited, of Toro Sold Ioc111y fly tt0well tiara wire Co_, Ltd - Ari 11;‘,1.‘41 in kinds and kegs for store, school tree, . rale sale by I) M � - Limited. �ARBWARF CO., 000E100 l . ur for the-Libr %Ve .10 not ii•1 nish books fur the Library -that is not in ¶mr line; lino when it comes to Library Furniture we hive the go„ I-.' . Blood ;will make your ig .and welt - $1.00 a bottle. { 11' Atlantic Zoyals al Edward and (al George 'teat and heat C(1111111$41 vire. Between Moe - bee surd Bristol. Nevi Montreal, Royal day 2dth. ,nt. Toronto. n actually ashamed to go th this old hat on. It isn't ail." Hushena tit!. I think not." Hushead ant horrnsv tors?" 1A 'u muu,eal the 1..11 but he elill ••a..le(I I,,, 1e .,,,,•1 1•• l 1111 noddedb 114(:,i' nu l 1 ,;r rl 101..11 flrrwur I uta, r the I tnal%Ing Straight for Ohl ,, .•i 1r 1 l'Ialbn ne was In -:list...' L t 7i anal' 1N•t)' ell the tt.0 tiler' ben I / • hold alit rove es trio beyondd the I irrh ate %Ala.5111 . Is to .nue another ni hurried cumulan• they distributed 1lieto• •is . a!„'•. 'th• wall amt.:maltee, the nm.l:4111 ,t - f4.'11 ' 1 they grew still and IT) lost nut of sight as the silent rtIera apprv.a 1'"1 mal The hoofs of the onr'1='u1. Aral rung now and then nn Cao L., r=h 1'mnt ce,lly• I cropping rode au,1 1ir:e• ::1.1 .1I:•.tt. struck lire. Armitage rat erect and steady In Ids Saddle, 111* hur!e speed - Ing nn In great 15,1)1 1' tom aril ti:e 1,a[• tirade. Ilia Iles u,m%e,I :n a co^Ln;s :.tiff fashion, as thuegb he wore ill.. muttering: "For .tn?trla: For :.I1'tr1.1: L: bade rile do something for the empirer ik•ynn.l the ceslar;t (1 trio hell their - fire. watching t^Ith frr',it shad cies the two riders, every m;:1r.i wltlit-ct,I"+. r, and the ruuu'r writo t,•:lo ils! them. "They can't junq, chis: '1 hey'll 544'. • • before they get here'". shunted Cha venet to his comrades. for `ait tit till t•cy check their 11..1••' tum- pde are •414 on. and Shoot: "We aid fools. Th •y h::wc go: °Y Art's In hail. amt. the jig's up. and _a• \ not LuLLY•4}1an14 liue/l: empire and the silly king ate safe. 1, IS' flngert"I a ri•vel`vrl' i on mil slietot,-Turtt �1ru!"__ m kronen• 1 ml 1114 dale'. IL) hall stumbled 'on until be wad ger oar 1::e tri; .•r or 1 5,11hin at alarm] steps of ('bauvenet. ti. were 1:1 U,:=.'i. nna , srhn lifted 11h revolve\ until it covered, it tat ;:.:,ai'e1 seal;' Armultage's heart t l it uk lel' And csh, awl he had I "Drop.that gun. Drop q er,'li ' f n:+mit It i,Irk Chill:tome stating the butt of his I: :+'lr •1 yi ' I::!i.:ut.l I,rnuf{,ht It duwu with n - -. __J_ head, ,non .w nn1.1 • tie, tap hou'tow with pain.' ';eretau when tie found Oscar at his eels. tauvenet stand iulI,assively by the -ills revolver raised and catering ge, mho walked slowly and dog- 1511 og• tenni bite. The pallor 1n Arm1• -(age'* fn a gate him nu auenrtbly_Iook. Ile tippet' sl to he trying to4force hltn- self to a p•e'e or which his wavering lints wenn 1 capable.. At the 1)1Otlaet11 that ('laihorn sprang upon the wall behind C'tauvet •t Armitage swerved and Stumbled, th 1 swayed from sidle to side tike n ilrtl en glans Il is left stern aw'ung limp at 113 side. and his revolver nmaired un• awn in lila belt. 111s gray felt 1101 WAS itched to one ante of his bend. nddin - a grotesque toilets to the imprefslou • f drunken- ness. and he was :talking nl ud: "Shout me, Mr. Chnutette Go on and shoot me. 1 am John 4 •dtage. and 1 lite in Montana. wtlere re. per,- :l 'el- k Claiborne s„ unit the rifle anal brought U Rouen on l'Iaasesntt's heat'. liprau l's pockets kets upon the grotto au toasted n flask to Arruftage. ate will discuss natters tit the bun- gldaw. They always go to the nearest fairw4house tosignthe treaty of peace. Let y14 do everything according 16 the best t editions." , A u1uwegt later Oscar ran In from the direction of the gap to find the work done .and the party ready to lease. t\ "ashen+ is the Seryfanr" demanded 1 Armitage.'\ The soldier saluted, glanced from 1 Chauveuet :to Durand and from Clai- borne to Armitage. said the "He will lot come back." sergeant quietly. -That is bad." remarked Armitage. to and ride down to nd tell Baron won :Man 'toilsome that Captain omit John Armitage AMtt.ieR •*� ger -`IL1 11 bur r'it6 i � r„«, 1 { ,jj�jy{ r tJac• 1:10 - [ ��.s�� ISN some `.t IVO F, 61 r- I s3rwnteed by •ds' F. J. BUTLAND. • S. E. HICK. I H. C. DUNLO", E. R. WIGLE. GODERiCH Inw,••t 'S.•. inn hoz IT. Mavis Niel) •• in 11 `.,Isemind be prep.red for ulce! s rnralgia, ,.1.Lsun•r, etc. The GLOBE-WERNICKE Sectional Bookcase 1: r a 111 •+ el .d ne•:et u•• -, comp nee,. nr,;u111 ut,lO c. YOU need not to In e tssg • cw.r ihAn sou need at first, hint ran stat whit nue two e.eel in m and -atld more as you iettuu•r. We are. the -agents. in t}tslet Tri' ft TIo'n 'taro v.• 1.011.:1 y 'fables, StICret4rirw, Cabinets', Letitia -1 -Coil( he, en 1 t suitor able Chaired for 'the Library. and should be plraerd t -.:how tI, iIi to anyone interested. this 11 m:kcase. • Geo. Jo'ins` on 1:uritittlrt! mill Undertaking. The Square. as he 'resit The big tketv neon by, tie his rifle. All ti hail broken out a twisted a colored lam to stay the bleeding . defile, and Uzi falut ititir.:Itr rem:heti loge paused and glanced about land initage and flew etraight before )1 m It was turfreett-Derand over thd barricade- The siten' rrew from the dead horse. which had re - tense aa the horses t1ganoltoil 111•4"er• telved the Mutts tired at Oscar the mo - The mcn hettimi the'codar lined wa'l meta lit rose 'at -the wail.. The fight heard ottly the hollow' thilme 11 hanfs was quite knocked out af the conssilm- and Claiborne's voice calling to Arini tar, and he swore mulct his brcath. and ()gear to watu them, of hisi curable the unronecinus Clintivenet end id the berries a they had crossed ine of his ap- long fr- al "1'1 n.., er been itipfse Mitre that growled Claiborne and !Mapped ^di the shell spitefully nnd watched 1111•1tho•lior chance. Ilelav. directly In front of the harrl- mada:p.(1 iidt atter:. and ()scar mean- while had taken hls rue from Armitage r1.1,;e11 slowly Into the field 1719 the left The men behind the (redone fir"I filn from within the Inclosure tit tit exposing themselves on him, hat the Armitage 414 not look at him. Hifi r(W11) np 10 Clailiorne. who in their Ititentpese they failed to tote etes were upon the prostrate figure gf ealatied his title into the cedars the Memo/tang pace of Oscar's horse. sad rtioading. which was Ousting slow)/ alwad• -Take .my hot Storm Springs hof -and Judge Claiborne has and that he presents Ills compliments and wishes them to comae to sir. Arm1- tag•.'• Ii -'e at one. Tell theta that Captain ('!:tiborne hent you and that be want+ them to cODe back with you Immediately." "tint A.'mitage - nit Marhof - for God's sake. not Ylarb4C" Chauveuet staggered to his feet, and bis voice 'Choked as be mutttrt d bis appeal "Not Marhof!" "".Ve can fix this anion ourselves -- just wait n little till we c talk over \our affairs. YOU have gtttttetbe-e renq pression of us. .1 assure\you, mes- s rs," protested Lurand. • "That 1: your misfortune., for , 0 brandy. M. Durand. r1.L'c 1 ...gored." said Armitage. ,end tilt•' olor swept into 1110 face. and t e ,t,:.u:-� nth 4311k1 , terfslon. o be continued' But Ric ts. leinisaing Zmal sod the RI fortune of .es of Mc three consplra- fight. ' _aver but the_ shouting. nest?" demanded Cinnamic. tap nnti tie the other one Armitage,. staring about Vhere the devil le Oscar?" the tag fellow. You're Sly fussed:old man. We've got to of thls d fix you up" 'ye got a hole In my eels es big and hot no a Vs we've got them old man." things vis - 1st leg. kis Ufa they me) not greatly tnatter , the lost legion had camped fo at the end or a great war, and a rode on the defenders of thc howider barricade saw lila white face awl 1101141 the useless; arm hanging and awaying and felt In spite of thenfselves the shoulder thre strength of his tali, erect figure. I blast furnace. Chaueenct, watching the silent rider, ; nailed. end it's ail ri said Mood, speaking In German, so Durand continued to CH Abet 7,1111a1 Willerstond: Itile and invisible as he nab The otlwrs did :tin where year 1111.7 Pa queerly. ' "Ile's aft "it Is In the h100d• Ile le like a 1 5%1011, Clalhorne watched him Hut they could not hear the -ea -MN t .. 1 If You start to -ran, i'll certainly kill that John Armitage kept raying over you, mottaieur.^ and over again as be messed the field: 1 ..We have met. my dear sir, tinder "He bade me do something for AUs- , unfortunate circumstances. Ion (should tria-for Austria!" not tette It too much to heart about tits "He is brave, but be Is a great fool potnto sack it wax the fault of My Wben he turns his bone we will flre dear colleagues, kh, Armitage. you I feel Homeseettere xcursions to Western Through the tr. ropolie of Chicago. thence via,Puluth id Fort Franees, or through Chicag( and the twin cities of Minneapolis(' and St. Paul, May alot. ia Sarnia 'and Northern Navigation Company,' steamer leaves tickets and further information front Grand Trunk, agent s. 7 al look rather M. bat I trust you will ,f shots flew 5411(1. 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Just as dirt is intolerable in your home, so it is at the modern Kellogg works. Besides this, Kellogg's has nothing added for appearance. Nothing is spared to make Kel- logg's the food of quality and strength. Puts vim in' your botly, and keeps it there. '"The Sweetheart of the Corn" cCORtdICK's ciasESYCIEAti BETT ER. To -DAY THAN EVER- • JUST TRY You enjoyed a package six menthe ago They were delicious. Tint much more sn to -day. improvement in ,EITZ2LA end 022._ttel milted In greater a more 115 ;quality. They are superior to all. !tots it. est. Try them 110W.