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The Signal, 1912-8-22, Page 6• TftonenAT, Amour EA Its! THE SIGNAL : GODERICH, ONTARIO ...................... . The Schemers .'• • A Case Where the •• • • • Little Ood Cupid•• • • • Takes a Hand •• • • j By CLARISSA MACKIB •e • • •.•..••.••••......I.•eee•• The please ot the summer both was decked wllb white and colored gowns Believed Isere ape there by the mon .somber buss of men'e garments. At licnburst there was a proportion of one male guest to every seventeen et the apposite sex. Polly Skipper bad Og- sired 1t out on the back et a picture postcard she had jest tecelved from Met Westford who should have been there It be bad not loved the Maine woods better. "Think of his Iwpudencer complain- ed Polly to a group of ber friends to • corner of the plasma. "1 wrote to him that 1t was lovely downhere on Mimes bleed, and he merely sends this kod■k pastel showing himself sitting around • camp Ore with half a domes perfect- ly stunning looking men, all westing Aauuel shirts and looking contented and happy, without a single girl In ✓ lghll" She passed the card around ' for lnapectkrn. "1 suppose everything la very messy there.' remarked Bell Sears after a casual glance at the pictured group. Elle Proud balanced her slender form on the plasma railing and looked pettishly over toward a group of mar- ried arMed women. whose husbands sat In tamed submission pear by reading the moroing papers. Polly was figuring rapidly on the posted card Dick Westford had sent, sod It was then that she announced ler statistical Ogurea "lust fancy, glrle; there's just one num to every seventeen women to thio hotel l" "Did you count In 81117 Pinckney?" "Of course 1 did." laughed Polly. 'Well, be bard!y eounta, be la so girl'," complained Lily Deane- "He actually linked me to show him how to embroider, said he'd always want ed to try It, It looked so fascinating." "What did you sayr "1 promised to give btm a lesson Ibis morning. And bare be COMM now, the borer' [Aly looked up nod smiled In steel rontradlctton as Billy Pinckney drew near. Ile wag a soft looking youth with pale hair, a long nose and kittenish manners. HIa clothe. were remarka- ble for their color uermonlee and their variety. Now he was wearing a suit of pale blue flannel with shirt to match god s ring on one whits hand wllb a turquoise sunk deep in the gold. Ile visa n drrnm In blue. 'At!. Miss L1ly," be murmured Bente ly, •1111 a aignlflcaot glance around the group of maidens, "we bave an en- gagement to sit o0 the beach. 1 be- Ilcver' "Oerlalnly, Mr. i'Inckney. Excuse OK. girls" And Lily dropped her em- broidery In ber silken bag. slung the ✓ IIilaoe over her arm and departed ' toward the inndy beacp. The five remaining girin watched the couple out of sight. and then they exchanged glancea. ''We neve come to this pa..," said Polly solemnly, "when even the atten- tions of Itllly I'Inckney are looked on with envy. Nay, don't expostulate, glrlles 1 feel that way mysetf Pd rather go walking with BUIy and lis- ten to him Inanities and shudder at his lavender and pale bine flannels than to alt here and goaelp with you! Then. d on't you all feel the same w•,? A11 lo favor say aye." "Ayer' they shrieked In chorus. "We ars desperate. Nome One day BIIIy Pinckney will propose to one of ea, as is his habit, and through sheat ennui one of us will accept him." "Ugh!" shuddered Bell, with a glance air ler shoulder at a talkative group of Merely women. "imagine having Mn. Pinckney for a mother-in-Iawr' "Don't worry," laughed Amy Wrenn frost the hammock. "Mrs Pinckney would never permit It to go as tar as the." How could she stop ter linked Bell. "Trust ber cleverness. She wouldn't make a big fuse and bother over the engagement-ob, not Shad be perfect- ly street and lovely and all that but she would Invite • whole lot of mea down bere to cut Billy out She knows he wouldn't stand a chance beside any other map," declared Amy °antwmpts. oualy "Why not do Its" asked Poly coolly. "Do what r "One of us become engaged to RBI?, , ev. el leant, all of os pay him so much • lteellon that Mrs. Ptn('knoit will be- come stormed and send fee help ed Souse sort. I weeder what .he would really dor Polly's cheeks were past with ml.rblevons ptMte.,eet "Nhe would rommunleste with BIIIy'. ak.Poetmete mist' ve•net -ntereyr Asad Wreen suddenly mt up straight and beckoned ber Mer companions to a secret tinter ecce. When tb• Deada were else together she wilsporsd, "Did yoe know that Dick Westford wee Rlltre ewe roes and the nese. set seer reline* as well as the Seas, rtes agent and reeeeentul adviser el She Widow Pteekae7 and Mr far boo t► "Ne," creed Bea, ernoth.rfeg • awake . nags "Yea," ••amrt0A Amy. wits ` gleam ▪ Peers ti Slides .beers If Mss. f Imes.+ Mode ter as be ., soma Mad bring all e[ Ws friends M Oft RPM sat" "Oh. ley r asessed 111. Mit OMB the ether girls echoed lar wads. UM, Pony Wass was q te •fleet tie didn't object to the Shona, for ebe knew that Billy Ptockoey wee mese ter. reel •eotlaeat. for le ted sea of Ms mother, and Mrs. mem was s. cold and aoaympethwc s. • block of marble. Aad Polly dol want Diet Westford to roma only somehow abed rather be ea.e because be mooed to be teens with ber mod 001 because Mea riser see est for him Stilt It was taking a long ebsuee on Mn, Pinckney sending ter lick Went, teed, but the pies wee worth 'Tyra. for .ealmir.t was deadly dell without say sees armed for a week then was pigsty et es- dtement at the Smethurst hetet To be- gin with. ear live girls comWst0y meoopollzsd Billy Pinckney and raw. redse *eat oodlvlded attention epee Ur gale youth that his bead war melte tamed. "1'm the wires cheese here," be grie- ✓ ed te Ids skeins mother one eveningg. and that borrthed Lady put up bur re- vert* and stand et him. "William. my eon." lobe gasped, "sev- er, never ser such language In my presence again. As for receiving atten- tion from the girls to tbis bonne. yea aostn't take 1t seriously, for reamer ber you ars the Daly man bees at pres- ent" Billy was .hoot. Bb mother's Male. nation stung biro to the quick. He would prove to ser that It war blm- self and not big ser that attracted. He would pick out one girl. and that girl would be the prettiest and the wit- tiest and the one he liked best It would be Polly Skinner. Thereafter tha group of sciemsn Mand their pleas taken out of the& hands by no less • person than RtUy h imself. He would have none of thus except Polly, and Polly was .seredeed opoo the altar for theft general good. I heard 11 rs. Pinckney say last dgbt that there was safety in numbers." re- marked marked Belle Bess- "Somebody had spoken of Billy's sudden p•palarlb boom." "So rm to be the burnt ociertngr de- manded Polly indignantly. 'Why. 1 like him les than any of you do." "You're a an. burnt otfe lag;'aMd yea look like • dear. aun along, honey; there's your 81117 wafting for you. Al he needs le a pink parasol to become a pial dreamr uugbod'11u, gluier Pl- ly a posh toward the waiting meatier. Polly went The next day Billy Pinckney aborted kth mother by announcing that he wanted to marry Polly dklnner and tt he couldn't be would just as eon des MI not. "Have you asked ser, dearr falter- ed Kra Ptnckoey. "Not yet. mother. but 1"m ohm to tonlgbt," be declared, thankful that Me bad not objected more ',treasury. "Promise me one thing, WiII1as1," ahs Mid eoleauly. 'Wait just eels week before you ask Poll Brow e marry you." "Whys be demanded lmpedeotly. "Berens. 1 ask it of you." "All rlgbt. 1 promise, but i sb•a1 change m7 mind," hs threatened ea be left tbs room. Mrs. Pinckney smiled, because ebe had lived with Billy for many years and knew him to be tmpreadoaable. Almost any other of the girls would here dons for Billy. and sbs might have reluctantly submmed, for all were well to do save Polly .thaw. B ely mut bares rice wits She drew • &beet of note paper be - tet. her and wrote to Dick Westford She meotlooed Polly Nkinnere comma 8b• marked the saveloys 'Plass Abe, ward," and .he attached a special de- livery livery .tamp. SM mailed IP Wadi. Maly and est down to watt for Dick. coming. Then wee ■ 'Oahe west bo. tee. Billy's prom's would become Dell and void. Three day. afterward the eve es- ' Orators sal'Orators were sitting la their setas. toured corner of the hotel plasm. "When has Billy be.. today? ads - ed 111a Frond, stifling a yawn. '1 haven't sees Vin tagging after yea. Polly. Have you sent him away? "Not 1," declared Polly, watching the approaching hotel bus with wistful eyes. "i went for a solitary walk this morning and surprised biro walking with the pretty chambermaid from our Moe. He was helping ber emery a basket of lines to the hand Wesly semen the Geld." "Billy Plsetawyr shrieked ber cos - onions Ie chorus. Polly nodded. "After an our tame mod trouble," she sigks4. The botel boa was leaded with pet mongers from the . o'clock testa- The marded woman bussed forward to greet their begone.; the unmarried wears looted wistfully et the mans of bine serge and gray tweed elbows that Protected from the Crowded veklda TM mea streamed eat from the bee. then were many -mon thea meal, The gide grew interested. Polly Ibis. w ere eyes widened god looked tib eters The biggest and angst et the ✓ eeding army wee Diet Weeder& The ether girls recovered him Mehr mime .one. 1. - "Our arbetn* beg worked." Oftener./ ▪ N1 end "11' has bronght an the ommpaOR• psee1.1 Amy Weems. `Ob. $Cyr mermny.d !sell Smits "AIL" breathed i11y Deese. 'Sms answer Jest befoge alone, tack Westford elms ts P0117 and remelt her 1a • elm sneer of the plates. He took beth Mr Mode is hie act Imbed bete hind Vee I love yea. Polity." be said dimly and truthfully. Vet glee, illicit." mrd Polly sally. Aad they ewer gave a thawed* M My Piotrkow, wee at that wiry ow M�iu.b..�iaV with the 111111.0. THE MARKETS. Liverpool Wheat, Futures CI** iljn. changed, Chic•ge Lower -Live Stock -Latest Quotations. CHICAGO. Aug. 10. -Bu rOra es- couraged by additional rain► gave wheal a show ot etrettgth ad the mere .t,kb luded tater poles sewing pre► aur* end d.ureaaw11 demand. Ckwens Agums were *toad) at near 1:4 lot - tum, %c to 1kc bwar. Odra Mowed ''�' moderate finance at *17 ilio♦e and nnlahed from %c to 1 511k lutes. Data cloud from a •bade to erc dews sad provision" varied from 71,kc to tiet lower. The Liverpool market cloned t sn• reamed on wheat, aad ikd 1114 low" ew Cors. Wiest at B*rtte closed ISO to %e lower, at Antwerp, %o higher. Winnipeg Options. Open. High. Low Uoes. Clam Wi*at- DM• t fgM%� tllot .060" %11.04 .0 sMi MK ia Ni0w Oa t. - To-day.t, Oct. IM Toronto Orate Market Wheat. new, bush ... 1514 ee 155* Wheat, oose, bush • 15 .... Rye. bush 0 M Oath, bush 0 M • li Barley, bushel • 00 Peas. bushel 100 Buckwheat. bushel Toronto Dairy Market Butter, creamery, Ib. rolls 0 $ 0 W Butter, creamery, solids 017 0 nutter, separator, dairy, Ib010 0 Butter, store lots O It 0 hggs, new -laid 0 10 0 �Q'J C'keese, new, lb • . • 14% • ll Montreal Grain and Produce. MONTRIiAL, Aug. 11 -The demand froW foreign buyers for now crop Manifold spring wheat and old crop grades L fair- ly good and a fall' amount of buatne8 was done In the latter, but the prices bid for the former were lc per bushel under cost. Thera Is also a good demand fag oats, but owing to the high rates Of ocean freights demanded and the difficulty to buy oats In the west little buslaees wed done. The local market Is stronger at 11 advance of 1(c, with a fair trade passing. Demand for flour fair and markel steady. M111teed active and ttrtn. Butts, quiet, but firmer. Cheese ',toady .110 • good trade doing. Exports for week a. - SU boxes, against UPC last year. Saes fairly active. Demand tar provisions talr. Hams hove declined 1Ike to 116."yse pound. Oars -Canadian western, No. 1, 11140 H Mle; No. 1, 16%c to tele; extra No. 1 teed, Mc to 465"c. parlay -.Manitoba feed. Or to One; man- ias, $lc. Flour Manitoba sprinwgg wheat patents, firsts, W6.m; seooade. 11.r1. strong baker. 0510; winter patents. choles, 46.3; straight roger*. 54.06 to 84.00. 5Me. WI to t2.s6. Rolled oats -Barrels. SAW bags, f0 Ibe., O6.N. Mlliteed-Bran, ted, shorts, SU; m16- dllMgs, 11127: moulll., 110 to 1151. May -No. Il per ton, car tots, 610 to 6545*. Cheese--Fina.t westerns. 11a;c to 11%4t; nest eastern$, 1256 to Mew. monit`orCboloest creamery-, tic to blit; 'ketoses. 1611,c to 1646c. Eggs-yl.ah, 26c to 2•c, No. 2 stock, *1e tae!'. Ill oogs-,Dressed, abattoir killed, 1111.65 b Pork -Heavy Canada short mesa, bbl.., 1lo to IS pieces, 110; Canada short cut back, 0boa., la to m pieces. p6 sari -Compound, tiercesIIS lbs., 110.11; wool pelts, Zr lbs. net DM.'}5, pure. tierces, NI Ms., il1.m; wend palls, le lbs., not, s1&% Illr-Plate. DbIa, 110 Ib.., /11-; tierces sa CATTLE MARKETS.. Union Stock Yarns. TORONTO, And. 19 -Receipts of Live stook at the Union Yards were 116 carloads, comprising 2916 cattle, MB hogs, 794 sheep and lambs and 177 calves. Exporters. The. Swifts of l'hlcago were the only buyers of export cattle, their buyer. Yr. Howard, getting, all told. 116 cattle, is follow. For the London market, 75 steers, 1*10 Ib.. each, at 17.10 to 17.16, and , only one load at the latter figure: for Liverpool, 110 steers, 1147 1h.. each, at 111.15 to (7.10. Nut hers Cattle. Choice picked Iota, of which there ware few, sold .t 16.16 to Nva Cads of good to choice, 06.60 to 'COO, good, N to 51 1g, medium, 16.1'b t 8.60: common, 54.50 10 a; choice cows. ri to 11.8; good. 54.5* to 54 76. common and medium. 63 to N: can- ners to to 54 Stockers and Feeders. There ware 30 steers of good quality. 11te 108. racb, bought at 15 2, to 54.5*1 stockers 54 to $.75. Milkers and Springers. A moderate supply of milkers sad springers sold at 060 to $30 each. Mor* good oows would have sold. Veale Claves The veal calves on sale 'sold at IS N N.M. and three or four choice quality at .5* to 66.75 per Cwt. .heap and Lambs. Sheep, ewes, sold et from 54.16 to r t, with a very tee, •elects at 1 CMnett, • and rams, N to p.60 m lLa. N bit a few selected mid at N. •• H lielenyt, ted tind watered, sold at K5* to q.•, and 61.111 f.o.b. oars. The 0lk ' old at them preen, but ;wo or three lots were reported at ale and *7I. Montreal Liv. Meek. M'ONTRSAL, Aug. A -At the MONre5 Steck Yards, West Mall *110.1., t e.ipta of 11v* reek ter t61e week Aug. It 1N1 Mr .0 EL � s ,t o.tne, lIOI M rtillesma of te 1Nfs • ea tl fav et ops 1 Cwt. ted t • � a. vies at It to .ted der Cwt. lig o r b' bug* MNL favon�ls seg lig _ was g� ear urea eve. o h Ws trade 1 re R� =re ter beet Cad es etd hens w� nysdg at We se le erre sc 5* to per rut. TINn wail Mta the co.dltlon et the market for keep: pewee be- teg term owls. to small supplies et suck curates fere b}t the tope et the martin for rough Imti wee *Ow ea tb• butt or set eea0.Md of soots ee am • doomed fee wen sed as aetl,ruder jai wife Was eg 5510.y00 lob et 1e stsek at 1116 to Il5* per en.. la= eK the► oars. le seem reares move trade was .fleek es ear/ IantM 1 s r g 00(0 allOT&Od ter Mobergmod pa Cts sine ted use of tie IwrtM the teeter waw meager with Mesh Ontario lamas et 5I ne MS kw TIM 9u.Mo ysfa al too de loll .eek w Ohne ter tw. dito reel aM . 1.f nrm leotwlrew'• reMww, lI tlo R NMI/ is can.•*., i• : imp"eteglse *imp"M a uba615 orb. SI to 11e ewse .J w. 1111 bo Illeatrk 1111 es XII* its ttoI le.. aCIllsr. Oman's Weakness Organs are le the meet mesend ese acontinuous ems. 7 .a gis ens diesr= th her keswya bring.about a aarrespooding u - � lot the reprodactavee�aa► Dsders Kelsey Py. i m oaring the kisheam ha eek perfect •eeditsse, mesa std cure (4... fearful a. seders peculiar to weete* Pale n owthere,eysuffering wis e h ad wamemwoo the Change el per met fr is Dodd's Kidney Pills "rime sob Arum t. Travels loyal TM sksrwn say to brew -act M brag elle der Mee. A Metal* era am ea lbs M Lawr*wn-- s abet masa ws.te-lea *lost nee ea a. IL t, Royal uw..d had R. M. lees! dame are mord WO" W lest Mr - cool TOOT& yeer•sat gdY{ar .root .'q ser selfrobsan. awl brook OR of twbre ewriase. .00tict hoc. H. C. Ye.Yw. (.caval Aiwa, Tenses. tio W i been -_-.- Ni HOW the Saw ol( as l:tmetre ‘ August 18.-1re Natidma411* /111ilt bowl was the eosin orf the swat stew ' � If You Destroy Res sive burglary in Wingbs= for eo.. time. Some time on Friday svemisg thieves succeeded la gettisee away with about $1,000 is jewelry had paper tt-wt the private apartment of Mr. and it,. B. J. Beryls, proprietor of the National. The robbery was noticed early os Mawrday ensuing, vibes Mrs Doyle happened to go to look at her jewels, when she found the boas containing t hem, as well as other ..Mable articles. had disepprered. $ lflC' b All evf eine pdnls to someone in the house or well aoquainted with it, as the empty box and some papers sere found in the bathroom, altlwugb no signs of jewelry or money as yet. Mr. McCurdy, • roomer et the hotel for ems these and a asaobinisi to A. Crawford's garage, hes been arrested on suspicion, but the dragnet is stall out for a couple of a000mplicee, whom they expect to Land 'shortly. One of these is a woman, Provincial Detective VanNorman, with the local authorities, are working on the case. The jewelry nonrated of diamond rings, a lady's gold watch and chain. a necklace and several other articles. By a mere chance the thief overlooked in Dash, wbich was bsoeoth Dome clothes in the next drawer. No, indeed. A Frenchman, a Get -wan and an Englishman were discussing the humor of their respective oountries, -French jokey are always so clever," said the Frenchman. Yes," replied the German, "and German jokes anyway.' have such a pleasingwholesome hutnor." •'Well, when it cower. to bumer," put in the Englishman '•1'd have you to understand that English jokes are not to be laughed at." 1 11 rBONED F lies_ drop into the food, � baby's null, everywhere, or are ground into the carpets, rugs and floors. A poisoned fly is more dangerous than a live one,The poison is an added danger and does not kill the gins On the body of the fly. Fly traps are offensive and unsanitary, the care of them disgust- ing. The fly destroyer that catches both the flies and the germs they carry and coats thein over with a varni 1 from which they never escape, is tailefeet RY Paper, ll.wr.ia11...G, Slaary rfort , t, Sanitary Reasons wily Not Dr 1t lit a Sanitary Way? .Jr' Sad by:L=1"ml 140K11110k rk YK"e M iataksn, Jar, Timid (hearnoise of 2 a m.) The Signal to Jan. Iso for 25c -"1 tb-think, dear, 10111 there L n to -man in the bougie." His Wife (.rorntull7j- 'Not in this room," -Tit Bite. Sweethearts for everybody! Once you or yours realize the rich, wholesome savor of crisp, toasted flaky hearts of 'bonasugar corn, you'll -bemsh porridge from your breakfast menu. It will be `sweethearts for everybody' OFTENER than once a day when you offer T0�15'nD 41 CORK FL*KE5 Ten Cents A Package IP 1 National Exhibition DOM FILATURES Or Imperial Year Emporia Cadet Review Codebrae cs O.. D.mrr.e se.Orme'Orme'the t�ib/te by ilio Demim d.inhibits Prwlnce. Guard. rerkhgbarm. Heed at Hoots PressPressm dm Polak.Polak.Pole Yewfrom &m of Pabobi$e by et be et Caaadlaa and Aweless ArtArtistss Warr' (Mkt Competltios. Soy demote Review Reerytbinr is lineations! Eaters Siege Delhi it Sew. O' Tr' Bern Band art 6r.. Ned st,.b'. Demises,' Musical Ride Inies is dsetr Operative Butter Idabiad Competitions Amgltice'.Greatest live Stock She, (.nolo'. swim Doe Show America's Prettiest Pussies Japanese Daly Fireworks Meter Deet Races Circus Hippodrome sod StagesFawn Stages Arena e11 lebril and MOM 1tlMOM*ti.n Vesovlos of Athletic everts Tem dud Comma Deily Hetes of Mammfactmres tslparf.l Plnwerkn--ee Numbers Ass. 24 1912 Sept. 9 TORONTO TORONTO m $s leeform't .31 of lsP vt�y weal ovicb elib Xiab Wily I See X WIMP sea 0• 7 boon fired Wert MI lis hese Miss 1. rested v gra N Mends! Mins 3 in Deng dist y a ith rel; Mies 11 with hit 9r, ai Tem sloe Mie E 1 rh1IG1 The chi +Stki.n thee. Wines UM, week. Bet t a Bernie. Go R. ltd ing Mice I w hirl The at+ las Of Path Yr. nr Cecil nun 0 N( s1 Rawth 's I it t hoe setter in di nos is h ey I ter ill Ord for So to to he kids PTY ors V rvleat lbs eel wet etch Oti Keeton I The Gi serine will rest. r r, venal Concrete Well or Tank THE FARMER, above all others, appreciates good water. He drinks more water than the city man. The city -dweller is dependent upon the public water -supply for the purity of his water, while the farmer can have his own private source of water, and thus be sure that it is pure and healthful. - AN hasn't found a better drink than cool water, properly collected and stored. But in order to keep water fresh and pure, a tank or well easing that will keep out every possible impurity must be used. CONCRETE IS THE IDEAL MATERIAL TOR TANKS AND WELL -CASINGS IT le absolutely water -first, a.roteetklg TOOT water wae}� Of a kbTiit eanacrumble.nt rot or crumble. rrt u Nue a rme i ds, a TSS sal seer, im dead of re,ming it to decay, arh.hv wake it ettreegor. Peet Prac this y Geta t edl •I 01 1 tt Akan ee. Ie, 'tion. • Pins PfE ne Attar • 1 e ters r to .r Otaft ealletia it an h v •Atli Sea Oise wirow i