HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Signal, 1915-1-28, Page 3THE SIGNAL : GIODKRIOH : ONTARIO
IiT'HI N
THE LAW
By MARVIN DANA
SROM m rum or
BAYARD VEILLER
c.A,MtMIb1beILLPy
esamsalr•
'Ob. rm mew--t-m wirer the is
▪ ctor cry roughly. 'Tee asawst
tee orae for all. leave town this atter
lives et' you'll be In the Tombs fa the
aerate;."
"It esn't be dose lespeet.r."
Mary opened a drawer of tie desk
}led took out the document obtaleed
Mat morning trod Harris end held R
"shite tbbr Burke stormed, bol
be took tis paper.
Demand looked over the Inspectors
shoulder. and vis den grew larger se
be read When M was at an and of
tea reeding b• regarded the passive
woman et the desk wttb a mew respect
"slat's this?'" Burke repeated bele-
lately. Mary was kind enough to make
the document clear to tens
'11'. a temporary restraining order
trout the supreme court inatructing
yen to let me done antll you have Is•
gat proof that t bays broken the law "
"But It can't be dose" shouted
Butte
"You mlgbt eek Mr. Ddearest." Mary
suggested ple•santhy. 'tis to whether
K not It ran be loon The gambling
boas.. can do 1t sod so keep on break
tag the law. The race tack moo can
do It and laugh at the Ido, Tem nil
rood can do It to restrain Its employesa
from striking No why shouldn't 1 got
one too? You see, 1 b•v. money. 1.
can buy all the law 1 want. And
there's nothing you can't do with the
law If you bard money enough Ask
Mr. Demurest He koows."
"Can you beat that?" Burke ram-
bled ile regarded Mary with a stare
of almost rerereutlei wonder. "A
crook slgenllng to tb• law"'
"Weil. gentlemen. what are you
tog to de shout it?"
"Miss Turner." the district attorney
said. with an ■plwar•nce of slocerity.
"I'm Boles to appeal to your souse et
fair play."
"That wee killed tsar years ago."
lint t)smarest persisted Iofltesce
bad twee brought to beer ma him. It
was for her own take oow Chet be
u rged her.
"Let young Olider alone."
Mary laughed again
"Hb father sent me sway for three
years - tbrce years for some thing 1
didn't du Wont. be's got to pay tor k-"
By this time. Burke. a man of su-
perior tbtelligenee. a one must be to
reach mace n poeltion of autborlty. tied
come to realise that here was a caw
n ot to be carried through by bluater-
Ing. by Intimidation. by the rough
ruses familiar to the force.
"Don't fowl yourself, my girl," be
said to 11b buge roue. welch was
sow modulated to a degree that mads
"Weil, m•wtMwww, whet see yew !sing
Meisohms kl"
It almost nnfa.11tar to 1M.se1L "Tee
can't go thrcwgb with tela There's
always a weak flak le the cede *owe
Wb.re It's ep to .e to gad It and
i will."
"Now." sbe said. and there watt »
sport in the glance Me gave the stal-
wart m>u 'um you ready sound
daagueea"
ramie appeared at the doer.
"We. Bdwsed Gilder whites to sea
pa•, Mks TbMr.'` ske saki. 'ran i
Whew Kim ler
"ON eutatoly.' Wary ..a...& web
r ad.b.bls proesse of Ismdureen.
tihOs Waris glared at n.s.rtat sea
eke MUrld Wormy appsaId ■ at
mule
CHAl1TtR 7tt.
tbaisr Mode Seeks
.aamtod the week burry
t1�o et the sea whim Wary
had Mud through the yea%
Tie Mapped sheepa7 fact wits►
M w Meet. ams m Odds at the toe
atm ._ Ws ryas wont to Wary. Ili
OS at bar dok wish beg two Mod
1111.111111517 M silt rt pas, elm SW
•a bandy et' that Ikea. alon Mt
111 1► M se=ed se du M
a tMtolt rasa M adobe. • NM
. rmelam Mesa •arra.w.
"Ase les the woman?" M add.
'!lore was ssmatelag ~it std
dila, arreatllMM ed duly bq l fit
tonal M ISSIIIM la kis Mead an
dem.
Ma y'ti seknowlsestasse was es phis
as bis... quaillaa
.1 am the %maw What de Tse
watt'
"My sou"
Mary gnome that We eemtag was
altodMter out his owe Tonna'. and Dat
the melt toe his sows Iaformatlo, as
at ant she 11ad sappeaed.
"limo yea masa him recestlyr
'no."
Tb.e, why dig you eaier
'Became 1 lard to save ray tis
frogs a groat hay. 1 ds Wormed
that he 1n. Iafateatd with yea, old
to peetor Berke tells ate -why -be
tells tee-wby-be tolls me"- He
paused. enable for a moment to co*
Untie from an excess of emotion.
Inspector Burke ailed tea belting
sentence.
"1 told you site bad been an ex -coo.
dot"
"Yes," Gilder said. after he bad rr
pined bis self control. He stared a1
her pleadingly. 'Tell me, Is this truer
Her., then, was the moment for
which she had looped through weary
days, through weary year. Here was
the mats whom she bated, suppliant
bdoro bee to know the truth. Her
heart quietened. Truly, vengeance Is
sweet to sme wbo has suffered am-
be4.
"Is this triter the map repeate&
with something of borror In his voice
"It 1s," Mary Bald quietly
For a Uttle, there wee silence in the
room. At last. Gilder spoke with the
"Hire you tis woman?'
sureneas of a man of wealth, confident
test wooey will salve any wound.
"Flow much?" he asked. baldly.
Mary smiled •n lnurntable smite
"Oh, 1 don't need money." she mild.
carelessly. "Inspector Burke will tell
you bow easy it is for me to get It"
"Do you want my son to learn what
you are?" he sold.
"Why not? I'm ready to telt him
myself."
Teen Gilder showed his true heart
to which leve for bb boy was before
all doe.
"lint t don't want him to know;" b.
stemmened. "Why, I've spared the boy
all his lite. If he really loves you -it
At teat that moment the son himself
entered hurriedly. In his eagerness
be saw no one save the woman be
Med. At his entrance. Mary rose and
mewed backward • step involuntarily,
1• shear surprise over eke coming.
The young man went swiftly to her,
while the other terse mem stood silent...
Diet book Mary's hand 1n • warm
deep, pressed It tenderly.
"I dike't see father." be said happily,
"bol I lett • sots on his desk et the
slice"
TMw soatebow, the surcharged at-
mosphere penetrated W eonecloosne.a
Clad be Meted around. to see bis tater
standing gay opposite him. But
there was no change In bis expression
beyond • more radiant smile.
"Hello, deAre In • cried, Joyously.
"?Tare you got rgy niter
"No, Dick, I env( t had any nota"
T1te young mai• .;auto witb simple
pride.
"Dad we're mar• .d Mary end 1
were married this ioraIng."
Mary kept et' e' eteediest on the
fatbr. Thus .c a. i 1ernpe M her
gage 'Iib was l.'1e nehmen for
welch she bad k.+ •d ter violet she
had plotted. tee • • :aaaee shit had at
but sebbv.d. i1 • ma bar fryho..
the perked of tier . rpree•q.
Gilder seemed it need by the br151
sentence.
"flay tbat apla ate atamsaadsd.
"Dd. Miry aid I were marrld fhb
moreing.
"1 married root roe fhb .erwkag,"
Mary geld le a setter at Art tone R
.arvfed Nut. Do nu troll. mho-
ataa& Mr. Misr/ 1 .anted lam"
1■ that taatabnte by bar oldies%
cospessatee• tis mean army Sha
rather Mood there wr'drm..vaults N
Sid speech whist tttM .arsdty Met
W boABee br
'Ws a t(retespr Bodo remea f•
glared at r roma slim. "DMI year
Mbar It .Ie"t Was. Wkp. M 7w
knew wird ace r? Mee isms tine"
R. gamut tzar as lastest. than spew
r • robe tkaa was brutally masnrMw
'And 10.11 M R apl•r
Mt foams ma wood toward kis
Mud• Mise was dl biat lope. M
s dr. is We tar.
1 • M Marl ^ le Ladd. "Aly Ws
• tore No mood kat' WW1 psalm
Moly.
*is 1 tan Welk" Kerr tow drift
?NOONDAY. JLSI ART h8, ONO a
R Moo mrvea tarty mars fa weed
Thome wee • discos et a misses that
w•s Nb mars.
Mt Israel W tortured free tie kit
'God Mary end 1 were married this
morning."
bride of a day. Tben he spoke apes
more beseechingly.
"gay there's a mistake."
Mary spoke with a simplicity that
admitted no dental.
"It's all Quite true."
The mau wbo bed so loved her,
trusted her. stood trembling for a min
inept, tottered and snub Into a chitin
The father looked at Mary with a re
preach that was pathetic.
"See." be saki, and his heavy mice
was for once thin with passion -"see
wbat you're done to my boy"'
"What 1s test compared to what you
have doom to me?'
.'What have 1 done to you?" he quer
tboed, uncomprrbending.
"Do you remember what I said to
you the day you tied toe sent awayr
"1 don't remember you at all."
"Perhaps you remember Mary Tor
ser, who was arrested four years ado
for robbing your store, and Peered'
you remember that ase asked to speak
to you before tbey took her to prison."
The beery Jowled map gave a start
"Oh. you begin to remember! Yeti
There was • girl who •wore she was
innocent -yes, she swore that abs was
Innocent And she would have got o@
-only you asked the Judge to mak* as
example of bar."
"You aro that girl?"
"I am that girt."
Tbere was a little Interval of sllelws
Then Mary spoke again remorse.
body.
"Ton took away my good name: von
amasbed my life; you pot toe Defend.
"Soy. teee. • mistake"
the bars. You owe tor all that avis
I've begun to collect"
"And that is why you married my
boy r
"it 1e." Mary gave the answer dil-
ly, convlocingly.
Convincingly, ser. to opo--ber btttY
band. Dick soddenly aroused sad
spoke with the violence of one sure
"it b noir
Ho seed op and wept to Miry• aid
took bee two bends In hi.. vere gently.
yet very thinly.
'Wiry," be said softly, yet with •
strength of e*ovtetIos, "yea married
so bedtime Lew love me"
"!he" site odd gat vel,. "how I did
sett
"Aad 7s• kers me nowt' be went ea
toainagt7
nor Mary's doom emote Ills
a Q7 for et rape
ha tete tee %.or tiers was d
srmbstel quality r sh derrreebp
welsh Lead to (pars iter •spouse
"I donrt" eM rsoostld ettiry.
"Lot ma r So toes and say that"
Time woo a dose. fiat _veal
hell Irmeh s wt' .e••an d Ie tis
peeMla et ettaysda. At ret Mary.
Who its/ ptreaad • ems for dida boss.
rwa bee towns awl woks utasa►
�t fag velum w• Wry till IMMO
rirg sf brat*
ell tat est One yeas
what tea ems see sr glom w�
as rot going to ace 7•• w mar
7w bre oda"
"$bis • er..kr Bartle sada
'1 dae't auto what you've boar
Dick .adalad 'Nus sow se moan
go straight Y•all walk the straight,
e st Ilse a mama ever walked. Teen
pat all tbesgbss of veevesoe .at et'
year heart beeauea I'll ell It with
susthing bigasm-lie gllng to .abe
7w leve as'
Barka spoke agate:
"1 hall you shoes a crook."
Wary sawed a Dhow and dem torsed
bee thee beware ddldr.
-Aad. It I a.t wbo made me one,
Tau east sand s atrt to prism ad
love bar come eel anything else."
Berta swung himself around to a
.ove.sst of complete disgust
the dlda't get her time for good be
Meier."
"And rm proud of It r• came her to-
d ant retort Do you know what goes
on tb.re behind those lone wale)
Do you, Mr. District Att rney, wen..
baffling It b to send girls there? He
you know what a girl is expected to
dr to get time off for good behavior?
If you don't, ask the keepers.
"I served every minute of my elms -
eery minute of 11, three full. whole
years. De you wonder that I want to
get even. that some one has got to
pay? Tear years ago. you took away
my name -and gave me a number.
Now, I've given up the number -and
I've got your name."
(""nt'n•oil n r .• k.
Humor and
Philosophy
11y DVAICAre M..Ni7.
A SUMMER WISH.
Iwhit' I could sail where the leeberge
■re thickest
And Idle where walruses hide
Or Wt on the northernmost point m
Aloka
And dangle my feet In the 116a
I'd ;Ike to slide down on the side of a
glaeler
la snow at the bottom to roll.
How ane it would be to the teeth of •
blizzard
To 111 on the top of the pole:
A point ;n the shed. of the mountains of
Ureentand
Would seem an alluring retreat,
The temperature forty-}lght points below
freezing.
Torn life would be full and complete,
With wind that was sharp a the edge of
a razor
To fan me and keep late awake,
With only pajamas. at' alstrr and slippers
The force of the ell', ate to break.
A dip In the depths of tbe charming ant -
:vette
Ir. only a uathMg attire.
Arm that not too heavy. would furnish.
I'm certain,
A treat for dura truly. esquire.
To fl,at for a tine on the breast
billows
And under an Inc nos to dire
To sport where the spray came
wagon crvtta.e. -
A fellow would Imre be .Ileo.
To the In an lee covered Eskimo
Or nolar beer blubber and such,
An h.lc le fork to helot hi the eating--
ul., really the thought Is too much!
Alas. 1 am hampered by getting a 1lr141
The thought of It all maa6e11 m. sick.
1 have to stick round 1* ths sun frizzled
can oto
And buy my Ice cream by the brick.
or as
In fa
=DM
Getting the Ground Ready.
"Why did you laugh at that silly
Joke'.'
"Because I am wise."
"Nee more In 1t than the rest of m
do, 1 suppose."
"Oh. no; not that way."
"What way, then r
'The man who told It 1s my boss
and 1 am going to strike trim for a
raise at the end of the week."
M ietiying.
"1 don't understand this game og
golf."
"What's bard about ttr
"Why do they bit the barer
"That's the game."
"So It seems. But why can't tbey
Net es well carry 1t along? They arm
going that way anyway. and it would
save them all the trouble of look-
ing for It."
Genevans.
"How are yon feelingr
"Poorly. i think 1 wi11 ebange doc-
tors."
ortors"
"met the one you baro beide/
your
"Tea: be 1e doing what be can. but
I thought it would be no more thaw
trtr to dbtribate my debts argon."
The Toiler's may.
"Hie need is pressing."
"Hard up. ebr
"Ne. alt oust"
TMs whatr
"Hood up"
it wee an (realm in who objected 10
teatime an emetic, a. h" wa. sure he
'Needle kr. p td. . own.
Many * sterna, '.. nand ie ml. r( ly
von.. 1 int .1.e n..• rat ems* with, yy
a • an' .lum d• net And bins not his
rife w i11.
7?4a4dJ
QUICK NAPTHA
THE •
WOMAN'S SOAP
ANNUAL SALE
Furs of quality at extremely LOW PRICES, entire
stock is marked down at less than cost price, as we do
not intend to carry any Furs over till next season.
One only 'Mink Marmot Set, $31, for .. :116o:505
One only Mink Marmot Set. $24, for 00
One only Mink Marmot Set, $14.50, for.. $$$$221962.5 .50
One only Black Persian Paw Set. $33, for0
One only Grey Lamb Set, $22, for .50
1.00
One only Muskrat Set, $44.50, for .. $31.50
All other Furs at same reductions.
One only Coon Set, $31, for
Coats
Coats
We have been most fortunate this season with our stock of Ladies' Coats and
have not many left. We had the best assortment and the most stylish and rea-
sonable -priced Coats that were shown in town. Of what remains they will be
cleared at mere norminal prices and should all be sold in a few days. Come and
get a bargain. Three only Ladies' Astrachan Lined Coats, Western Sable
collar and revers, $22.5o, for $15.00
Children's Coats all are being cleared at cost prices and even less in many cases.
Bring the children along.
New Goods Now Arriving
We have just passed into stock our Spring importations of Swiss Embroideries
bought previous to the war, which means a big saving had. we to pay the advance
prices now asked. Narrow edges, insertions, Beadings, Corset Cover Embroid-
eries, Dress Embroideries, and the best values we have ever shown.
Cotton, Nainsook, Lawns, etc.
February is the sewing month and we were never better prepared to supply the
needs in Canadian and British Cottons, Nainsooks and Lawns at the very
keenest prices.
New Wash Goods New Waists
McCall's Patterns are the Best - - -
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PHONE 56
11
Turner's
Famous
invalid Port
TwSr C. Lame
Canadian Rod Cross Society.
The appeal made to the British
public by the Red Cross Society for
the endowment of LOW beds in the
new Red ?:rtes hospital in London, to
he known as the Ring George ho•-
pital. has met with • splendid re-
•ponsr. In le.s than two weeks sinus
the appeal wee made every bed in the
institution hes been subscribed for by
the groneetwe British public.
Although all the heels have been
provided for money is urgently
needed for general furnishing and the
immense .ise of the hospital makes 1t
necessary to appal for • three fund
to he devoted to that ramose From
every part of the tribal iutpire w►
scriptlons have bees resolved by tog
Society for the equipment of Ma
splendid hospital whoa s•ny of the
gallwnt soldiers hum Oenwaia end
other warble( the Iispir., who may
be wounded in the present Gobi for
freedom, will be oared for sod restored
to health.
Through the Rsn.rosity of tate
British Government • goverssaeit
building hes been remodelled sad
•Imast rebuilt and throng\ the gener-
osity of tbow•pds of British *objects
ad et the iced hospitals lo the king-
dom bee arisen, M it were, in • night
Neast erre Md.? erneutly seeded for
the spelpmss1 of this bosplW. the
Med sae groonasMy donated boar
balk vided by the
. H. m& Qoina two wore Abisedrs doe -
Mod IOU true the •edewsest of ass
Md. M did Prisons YiaSori, Prime=
amommemommempammemmemmosamospammeoemiii
The Electric Shop
I heel. opened in the stand on West street next the
P,ett>f ce • c plete new stock of Electrical (food., nett
invite the people of tioderich to come in and inspect them.
The stock includes: -
Electric Lamps, Globes and Fixtures
Electric Light Fittings of all kinds
Electric Irons, Electric Heaters
Electric Toasters
Electric Cookers
Elect ricWarm i n g Pads, etc.
Electric wiring and fitting done in the most competent and
up-to-date manner. I have hadears of experience in
electrical work and give my attention exclusively to this
business and patrons may rely upon the satisfactory and
woii ,unlike execution of any order entrusted to am
Plane and estimate• furniabed for any desired work.
MY STOCK IS ALL NEW
Come in and see it whether you need anything in our line
just now or not.
IAN
ROBERT TAIT
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Cbrlkti•n. H. M. Queen Amelia of
Portugal. The King and Queen of
Portugal each donated two hede.
The higheet and the lowest in the
land bate given of their mean. to.quip
tele spleodld hospital, but funds are
still urgently needed in order that the
inetiteillrin may he thoroughly furn-
ished mad equipped with the necessary
seissisel appliances. Suhserlptdune
may he rept to the Canadian Rod
(Esso Society, 77 King street east,
Toronto.
Skates Sharpened
Have your skates pat is Ship
for the season.
We have installed • complete
equipment for eberpenia. and
bufng, end we shall he
pf jse. d
to take e•re of any work yon
want In tisk line. pries. da
KELLY'S nARAOE
Our Paster Department is
Complete
Nothing To Large or Too Swaal1
Prompt Service. Reasonable Prices
Egh
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