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'•-alRM)•nnr greatly. but Torrence was •"` "� *smote, nrnn11 ,.,wp•ae+w "Ili ••o • .I )ir 1', ''o.•l r." se1c twilling In It but a dangerous artisan who had done the h. tinkering „ . n le, for her and surmised that you were ••le, the aiii. •,f the )h,lnbrou." to he mad.' the nncouselops hr„r.•r of Truer con, pan,, I most notify you." the InrrUnh+nttne papers. \Iont44nl ho I.4•4141 ''•1II1 I,y rop1••...•nlinl; ymtr the i for the steamer you l'll sell- ing on with every determination to get p61..::alg4, •f a lar.:. 1'1..1,crt4--" the fan. Ills professional pride was nn maid. and It was only alter he "Bat we've been paying nil our Paned it Ir••, .att-'o to stead the fan • own t'xtwNlalN, w'Y ill' 4I't taken any that ho asked unr nas/s4nnre. Ilr's .. ut rt,.. from you." plead•~) Alice. a gnn.l fellow. a (Pntlemnn In every "•Of course run wouhln't do such a carter. anti with tear• I ern, cb ,u'n thing," effirlansl Itaytlor. " My In- teas,„; t61 do the 1„b i It l.,"•t d,• i atr44ctne o give 3.4nasm of yu h, ny oes" whet) %lrs. •F':ir11sworth protested. . moneyloyousal4414).tlu fact,44 (1111,14y. hry I:ucruru- 'i4g n'e opresirad' ewlse • r iihout 1' ,nor us "You ere um vola)? .\lice, there Meat of the United States i. Instructed he soak rho fa), speed It ,.1...,.1....4,.". and as no reason:why a1r. Singleton altonld to assume (u!1 responsibility for yo• held 1t elms. against 11 I:.1.101mmp, "Thr Irave us: until your tattier rirrl+es.'' thirst. sixth and ninth." he eolm!ed. 'Of cours.•• he Is not going," sold "Slay I go nn and clarify limners for"Y•vl t+:II notice that those three pie..es Aill!. vh. wow .-+tfN.si,rd at ease l■ these gentlemen. for Mr. 7'orrrure at In{ ivory, are a Lair tidctor and trot a w•I'ker rrs'ker, uurun.ern•xhy plying Ieastls entitled to a full .+tpinnationt" ns transpar'nt "Ali,' MI'Prs, • wan, the strieh,pllune f u. "Constance." sold ..Allce, turning Ing nt tient east: ally in an. ordinary "7'hebe, may .� juatt.'ra-" began )with a little. shrink ti' her friend. "we light, you would 11.;%,'r saslwet that ase. wen.. .4.e.g ,tt"lihding u'uld• that Bob can't heart" spoile'l fur wt. -Please go on. lir. ;•eedingly de!Ie0te tie.*.if ti'urk. It's .l..JarcrtJ. u,ta_ oat. tai .t-. ,.J. In _->yulhrq} • Jo iterate.. "Pero well.'" muttered 'Torrence lean etate department have to 'lay bat-" `- As+tduc ,+ s , , + ,•r,• leas. Ilse .t :1 • . LARKSPUR:•J- cht11 lncreneel b)' Torrence's frosty reeking a, hr grfplwd my hand angrily d'11 l I • 4 Su MEREDITH `s NICIIOLSOjN III 0, Slfk•e.•�'t,t�•`. :1'J•, Coss rem sir Castes •arts•,,. 11'onta,uwl from last wee aw�auu enn'•e htit•peor't, though Alice ._irbs+soffit :I.;:' nt spout e.Auk eq in the Woodland, pre..;tnuhly atudyil Searles' play: •My th,, s4.is gallolw through my bend In a definite formula: if she is not my aunt-" "1f she Is in 1m 'obf r-" ' h spy d 'w o Ila she r •a in 1. { g a deep game lit the .seclusion of Bar- ton-" "If she is. the Ne.l'04a S.Narlea is seeking-" At ally rate. 1 would re- spect t spect 'her wish to play the • game through; the dangers of •'srrJtng the story -lawn) Idea to one of half a dozen possible conclusions were ,not Wont- Iderable; but 1 was resoled that she amid finish the tale In her own fa,a on. If had expected Searles and kIs ('lap tat'\be Introeluced into the tattle - talk, 1 was d.xnued to dlsapls,tnt4ueut. • A dozen times i .smothered au Impulse t, tell Alice toad Mrs. Farnsworth 1 had watcher[ flits'', In the woodland and of Searle-.' long search for the Ideal of his. "Lady Larkspur," but 1 was afraid to risk their displeasure. They enjoyed walking in the wo.wd. they said, and wino' 1 charged there with selfishness In not taking we along. Alice immediately snggeeted a tramp later In Ithe afternoon. "1'11 send you away after Iun'•he,n -1 have bonds of letters to writ', lust by (our o'clock 111 he keen for the woods again." "Letters to al! my goad fairie's," she laughed when I went for her; "and you naurtn't Tooke at [be addresses!" She suggested that we walk to the village, as she liked to post her letters herself:• -We went through the w,w,de where i Ihu.1 seen her the day before. •'Constance and I were here this morning," she said when we reacher) the big boulder. 'Let me see; I thank I'll try a little trick to test the land of fate, give me those letters. please. If this falls with address up. I'll i, iia It," and : he chose one and halide/ ins the. uthera; "If the flap side turns up, I'll destroy 1t:' She sent It spntnlug Into the ■Ir. A branch caught mil held It an Instant, Then It fell. turning over sod over, and lay straight ou edge against a weed. "No decision!" I cried. "It's an ex- act perpendicular." She knelt beside It, pondering. "1 think It leans just a trifle to the ad- dress side," she announced. "There- fore you way return It to your pocket mid at goes Into tate post office." "These letters would probably me sager u lot of questions for me if I dared run away with them," 1 sug- an 1 a.W• 11 my ,•ars • "S'url'y&, dw'elltrl me about this whole huainess! I suggest that you leave the room." 1 Nsa walking toward the door geared. "The the.aght does you no credit, sir. 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I should certainly not act where fate had been lo timid." "Suppose." aald Alice musingly, "I were to lell you that If I null this letter the effect will be to detain me In Arerl•a for some time; If I don't mend It, 1 shall have to write another that will menu that I shell go very soon. 1f 1 stay on at Barton in/stead of going house to take up my little part again for England In the war, it will be an act of selfishness -just some more of n.y fnolistluess, more of the makrvh,'lleve life that to' natant* v atel I have been living here." -- "I wahT Fa' fw'Ws7." 1 maid e'rrrneet- ly. taking the letter. "Let me be your fate 111 this --In everything that a1Tecta your life forever." She walked quickly to the door, and 1 dropped the letter Into the chute and hurried tatter basis "You didn't tarn round," I said as we started down the street. "For ■11 you know, I've got the letter In my• pocket." "Oh, I'm not a Alt frightened! it would he just as Interesting one way as time her." "Itut 1 wont you to stay forever," 1 declare) as w.' welted oft the curb for a truck to pasm. "The remark Is almost impertinent." she answered, "when I've known you only seven days." "They've been wonderful days. 11 really makes no difference shout let- ters or your duties els1'wh,•re. Where 'yon go 1 shall certainly follow; that's something 1 should like N have un- derstood here and now." t.oltering along the t•reeh nn ewer way home, 1 ens guiltily eonarIoua that t ens making, love rather ardent- ly to a Ia'I, whn bed fntreAnrwl a.w Kidneys cause Backache? NoI tel have no nerves, therefore can t cense pain. Listen! Your hack - he is caused by lumbago, sciatica a strain,, -and the quickest relief is .othing, penetrating' St. Jacobs Oil." oh it right on your painful hack, ,d instantly the soreness, Atiifnes. ,d lameness disappears. Don't stay :ppled I Get a small trial bottle of St. Jacobs Oil" from your druggist :end limner up. A moment after it is applied you'll wonder what became of the backache or lumbagoain. Rut. old, honest "St. Jacobs Oil" whenever you have sciatica, neuralgia, rheumatism or sprains, as it is abso. Ilntety harmless aad doesn't burn the t • fr. ting his complete 'disapproval. about us!" 11e ?napped the top of one of the panels. Mach :dna a neatly folded piece ..f thin paper. "Antoine." 1 said. u• " td arm sof the ars of the prisoner In• the tooth. • e and bring' hint here.' "A man 111 the to,dhnlset" 11oit teal. Torrence and Raynor ejaculated In concert. "Oh vas." murmured Alice. 'that's the pleasantest chapter of all. Our Irene-M.4ra captured a whole invading artny that made a night attack -One of the most remarkable engagements of the present war, Mr. Torrence." "The battle of the Bell -!fops." I ruggested. "The prisoner will he here m a moment." While we waited Mnntnnl produced a photograph, Instantly recognizable as a likeness M our prisoner. "My reputation, Is a84e1 !" he ec- clatmet excitedly. "That he shoo!,' have been caught here! It Is tM much! I shall never forgive myself for not warning you of the danger. But you understand, mesdames. that I was sincerely anxious to recover the fan without letting you know ita Im- portane•e. When I found at Seattle and Chlengo that you were traveling under assumed names, i was -pray, pardon me -deeply puzzled. the more so because 1 hod satisfied myself In Tokio that you were loyal English- women, and 1 helierei you to he In- nocent 0f complicity with Madame 1 Volkoff. Why you should hare changed your names, I didn't know, but it's not my affair now." "We saw you on the steamer and again in the hotel at Chicago. It was very amusing to be followed. We gave you the slip, stopped at Buffalo to see Niagara, and you came on here and steered the servants to death: But you were generous at every point," said Alice. "We changed our n ames an we could amuse ourselves bores --at Rob', expense. So now 1 ask everybody's forgiveness!" The prisoner, arriving at this mo- ment, became the center of interest. Without a word Montan) walked up to him. brushed back his hair, and called our attention to a scar on the erown of his 'bead. "There can be no mistake. This 1s Adolph Schwen , who passes as readily for a Fren man as I do for an Italian. The ca are is of great Importanee. I shall want the names of all the persons who assisted In the matter." "It isn't quite clear to toe," re- marked Raynor. turning to me; "why you held that fellow and said nothing about it. 1f there had been a mistake, It would have been just a little em- barrassing for you. Singl'tnn." "Chivalry!" Sirs. Farnsworth an- swered for me. "An anxious con- cern for the peace and dignity of two foolish women! i didn't know there was so much chivalry left In the world." An hour was spent In explanations. and Raynor declared that I must write a full account of the Alited artery in Connecticut and the rapture ef the spy. The state archives eon tatned nothing that touched •'.ts epi code for plqu•ncy, he decd, •d; and even the bewildered Torrence finally saw the joke of the thing and became quite human. Raynor and Mnntanl decided after a conference that the German agent ahenld he taken to New York im- mediately, and 1 called Flynn to drive them down. "It's most fortunate, sir, that you sent for him when you did!" an- n ounced Antoine, nearly bunting with Importance. 'fie b kited lined queer sounds In the night, but could And nothing wrong. The prisoner had taken up the flooring at the back of the tool -hoose, and was scooping up the dirt. He'd got a place pretty near big enough to let him through. 1 sup- pose we ought to have noticed It, sir." it was jeer es Raynor and Mnntanl were leaving the house with the prlr ellerthat we hrd a commotion lei the.twain'(rection of the gates. 1 bad sent word that no one was to bi admltt the grounds, but as I ra out the t1 Aeon a machine welt speeding notate toward Ike house. A Insert of the` etas were yelling their protests at levaaloa, and a spirt of fire preluded the booming e? Zlmmerman's shotgun. "Get your man Into the ear and beet It," i shouted to Raynor. thltliking as attempt was shout to be made to rev' cue the prisoner. The touring car left jest sa s IWO too tail flashed Into the datvewr. The driver wee swearing Usage at ear et the Tyringham esterase vote W wedged himself lab the *MN 0IBS lie i,lgettd for a moment and tried to rat Itnynor's eye, but Itaynor's fa .e rxI1••Js"e amusement. . 1 foundcad ray If likI; Ita'nor very much. "S Hayti told me that ,1144 wished to sp k to - I1ashford privately," said T. niettee. \f he's satisfied, I'm sure 1 h ve nor o4ectlon to Mr. Slu- gleton's remaiullfg. 1 regret that my own duty is a disagreeable one." "Really!" murmured Alice what nicely shaded impudence. "I ain e.l,whired. biyead any qua - "neatly!" Murmured Alice. tion," said Torrence sharply, "that you are not the widow of the late Raymond R. Bashford !" "That statement." said Alice wlthoet ceasing the languid flutter of the fan, "ls correct -Quite correct." "Certainly. It is entirely true,' affirmed Mrs. Farnsworth, "And your coming here as you did Is. if you will pardon my frankness, susceptible of very disagreeable con- structions. It N my painful duty-" He choked upon his duty unttl Ray- aor spoke, smiling broadly, "I find my duty [really a privilege' he said. "Not only are you not Mr.. Bashford," he went on with the ut- most gond humor, "but you are a very different person. i should explain that I represent the American state department, and that our government has been naked by the British embassy to find you and deliver a certain message to you." "Oh. papa wants me to Mme homeP' cried Alice. "Ira droll, Constance, that papa shored have thought of making an affair af.atate of us. fear papa will always Indulge me just se far, and then he becomes alarmed." "He's certainly alarmed now!" laughed Raynor. "But the amhasaa' dor has warned tie to be most tactful and circumspect. Ton (nay not know that Sir Arnold Seahring la on his way to this country on a confidential mtsalon. That, of course, is not for pull I ea tion." "Sir Arnold Seahringtx gasped Tor- rence. •The father of the Honorable Bites Senbring." replied Raynor with an elucidative nod toward Alice. "But how-" 1 hegnn. "Mrs. Bashford, the widow of your uncle. Is the Honorable atlas Seahtlng's aunt. is that quite correct?" "It 1s all tote," said Alice. "i am a frond, an Impnatnr. Too Might ge on and say that Mrs. Farnsworth Is the wife of Sir Cede Arrowsmith. Rot all the guilt Is mine. it was my Mea to eome here and play a little, beenuse 1 knew Aunt Mire wouldn't mind. Sha knew nett what 1 meant to do; really she did. Mr. Torrenee! in fact, 1 have her written permission to naethe Amuse: which 1 should have Oaten you If we had got In a pinch. Btit It ae.'med ml' mnch more fun just to tet matters take their course. it's a pet theory of mine that life Is a dull affair unleaa we trust to luck a little. After my brother's death 1 waa very unhappy and had gone not Ease to visit Aunt Alice, who Is m er.at roamer. 1 thought It wnnld he nlee to atop here on the way home. jest for a lark. without telling papa. who was frantically cabling me to hurry hack to England. TAts Isn't the first time i've played hide -and -scot/ with my femlly. 1 wan always ,'ning that se a child; and If It hadn't Mae for my general waywardness 1 shoeld never h,ve known you, (7nnatanee. Why. 1 shouldn't have known you. tin 1 ,'That you are endowed with a eery unusual personality." continued Raynor. eyes. Itt' 1 "You ars a nor, hl r a. In .lute. 1 not at all content to remain In that station of 11fe to which you were born; you like playing at heing all sorts of .,tier persons. Once, so your friend the ambassador eonnded to 1114'. your ran aw•ny and followed a baud of gypsies, which 'must have been wham you were a ver)' little girl." "I was seven:" salol Alice, "and the gypsies were nice to nae." "And then you showed talent for the stage-" "A dreadful revelation!" she ex- claimed, "But you don't know that it was really your father who managed to have Stns. Farnsworth, one of a most distinguished actresses In 1' and. take charge of you." "No! Alice never knew that:" 1d Mrs. Farnsworth, laughing. "1 waa her chaperon as" well as her precep- tress, but Alice's father knew that It Alice found It out it would spoil the adventure for her. Alice must do things her own way." - "You are a fraud," said Alice. "but I always suspeete.l you a little." "Speaking of the stage," resumed Raynor, "It Is also a part of my 10- structions that the Honorable Miss Seahrtng shall he discouraged from any further adventure In that direc- tion; she's far too talented; there's danger of her becoming 'a great lu- minary. in other words, she Is not is grace the boards again as Violet Dew - Ing." Alice's brow clouded. and ebe turned is me. "That was settled when you mailed that letter for me. It was to make an appointment with an Amer- ican playwright who wants me to ap- pear In a most adorable comedy." "Ills name is Dick Searles." I said. "and he's my most Intimate friend." She professed Indignation when I told of my eavesdropping in the woods, but when I explained that 1 knew all about the play and Searles' despair- ing espairIng search for her ahe was enormously pleased. "How wonderful!" she exclaimed. "You know I told you. Constance, that if we really threw ourselves in the path of adventure mystery would come out to meet us In silken sandals." "But you will not appear In this play?" asked Raynor anxiously. "It 1s the business of the government of the United States to see that you com- mit no further Indiscretions. There V another matter which I hope you can clear up. You are not only ■ subject of concern to the Brltlsh embassy, but the French ambassador also has ■p• pealed to us to assist him In a trifling matter!" "The French ambassador?" Alice mistimed with a surprise I knew to be unfeigned. "I thought the 'dear Montan) was an Italian?" "We will continue to call him Men- tanl, but he's a Frenchman and one of the keenest men In the French secret service. You have caused hint the deepest anguish." "Please harry ora 1" She hent for- ward orword with !'hlldish delight. "This Is a port of the story 'we've. been (lying that I really know nothing about 1 Dope It won't he disappointing!" Raynor laughed and shook hls head. ' "it's fortunate that Montan! Is a gen- tleman. sinuous to shield -and protect you. You have a fan In your hand--" She /Trend It out for inspection. "A harmless trinket, but without It the adventure would have been very tante."- "The story of the tan le In the meet secret archives of Parts and Washing- ton. When you were packing up In Tokyo to come home on the very asst day before ynur departure a lady celled on you whom yon knew as Madame VMkoff," "The dear woman!" exclaimed Mrs. Farnaworth. ".1'e knew her very well." "Almost too well," cried Raynor. "A cultivated woman and exceedingly clever. but a German spy. She had collected mime most Interesting data with reference to Japanese armament and defenaes. Ant suspecting that she was being watched, she hit upas • moat Ingenlons way of getting the Is- formstlnn across the Pfeifle, expecting M communicate with German agents to Arnett.* who could pick I .vp sad (NM It on to Berlin. Toa gee, she thoetght you an easy mart. She got hold of a fan which Mnntanl Informs MP Is the exact counterpart of that one yon hold. She reduced her data M the smallest possible compass, eel• rested It In her fan, and watched fee a chant* to exchange with vee. The Searles jumped oat (1 hal forgott"n that he might arrive thut night). hat !whom i could greet him he swung round and assisted a lady to alight- s short, stout lad) 111 a 4ru.el,ng ''4R wrupls'd In a cont that fell to tier heels She began immediately to de liver orders in au authoritative ton. as to the re -rue of her he'uug!•�gs. Searles dived Into the taxi and beoan dragging out a rant al11011n1 of ei.414I In;gn�r, 11111 my attention. was dl'ert- e1 for a iM'ineut by Alter who junllwd down the st••1'a and cl:tsikrl her unua 4411.441 the 1 eek of the stout holy. "Aunt Alice!" 1 hetird her sa' t'1. "11.1” didn't 3.•11 tell u- , ••' .1 ; • "Why didn't .1 tell th.• stilet 'ane!'. "The moment 'o', left Il.. 1 Lie «• Il) h:'•1. t n -.•'•e ala iciiie: tvtl "n ,611'1' 11,1.• •i, „; . of year •a,.,l , .f:.-' _Aed Irom t!, a 11:•.! . - , oar. the peen,,.-• , I . ;mire. 41'... ).•a1'o •'t ) .'i. ..11 1 4••4 �l'•'h-..,! .•1,.,: 1'1' :11.•, ❑s 111,• . 16111 '.1+441) 441'4 _O out of ;otos' - ."444. ill.. -+.w- .1.x.1 .u•.T t'�'I"_1It!_'"- '. pleaded and WI 11111g to toe: WS is Bob Sib a,•txt. ) our nephew " • t Mrs. Ito -Ilford -l't'd 1 made no Have yea beard meat Peps? Pent is a ,,elrls,lde prepsrallen pal up 1n pastille forte. whirl/ pr.'lides as entlrel) new sed ef- 1,'I+r Ireatmr'.t for roughs. labia 'hest ■nd throat trouble:. Peva contain certain rr'rdirinat latredlrnts, .4ieh, nhen t•laced span ' 1111' ("nerve, Immediately tare Intl' vapor, and are breathed ices the ■Ir pa..ages to the tents. tin thelr tourney. they w" •• t e latttlracd and Irritated t1'' 'an)Pe of the bronchisl lulwe. ' '1010e Ovalis of the -air pas. rnd On' Ih enter an" carry 1',• 1-•t • ni bandy ' 11 the lie. .. . vi1lt; o1. 11' ,I I ••r ."Ili , on get , to t10 dolga DWI air pa-.ace.t. these err+ fume, ret (herr Jlreet. and �Ar:'ling crn1, .- ore.. • i p r Tl:'vl/vCP- rat this ari19- writ• sir ,y a name arr. '•••• c• ikee gnwsti, n thin Searles' emupnunai " v t IN .1 1 wld, .i • bly .t•. tinkle's ludul t.1' u , 4144- Tier h; cad and smiled 'in a 4.it7 Oita sh,lwe.1 that •h4 was uot•so reso- le. sI with Alive no her wards I u( :• t driver for me and 'boilThose alethuwlaba all idled him., It.waa vigorous nulnatIoli of lower. est wall is .with 1•. damp I, . err r,1Rra DOsta/•1 t0 T'n•. Co.. r• .•. ist." • friss trial sec`et w'tl r en •. ••nt •n R. •11 11',12112211111',12112211111',121122111• + •• ten P.o. 50c b-- "!'n) tall to tap at the gate hu only the Ila u this gentletnnu, who very`simer„usl7 permitted me to slmre the only u,i'tor at the station, that I got through Lite gates alae! 1 beg your pardon, but what Is your name "Mrs. Bashford." I interposed, "m7 friend, Sir. Searles." "Bir. Searles!" cried'Allce, dropping a cage containing some weird Oriental bird which had been among my aunt's inpelhu, ata The bard squawked hideously. "Bliss Violet Iiewing, permit me to present the author of 'Lady Lark- spur'!" h was a week later that Alice and i sat on the stone wall watching the waves, at the point forever memorable as the scene of our first talk. "Aunt Alice Isn't playing fair," abe said. "She pretends now that It was all my Idea -coming over to play at being our uncle's widow, but she real- ly enrnnraged me to do It so I could give her an Importtal judgment of your 'character. I'm her only niece and her namesake, and she relies o• me s good deal. You know she's very, very rich, and she had never any Idea of keeping your uncle's money. She meant all the while to give it to you -provided she found you were nice. And she thinks you are very nice." "Tour own opinion of me would be interesting," I suggested. She had gathered a handful ot peb- bles and was flloging them fitfully at a bit of driftwood. 1 wished her lips hadn't that little gniver that preluded laughter and that her eyes were not 1 the haven of ■11 the dreams In the world. She landed a pebble on the target before replying. "Yon are very nice, I think," she said with disconcerting detachment. "At first I was afraid you didn't like nonsense, but you really got through very well, considering the tmnbie I caused you. But I'm In trouble myself now. Papa will land tomorrow. He's the grandest, dearest man la all this war a�•[ ' t vh 1+r chef I'm o- n.F 114 .>�..s PK" be terribly cut up. Of course It will not he for long. Even 1f It's • big sicced, I'm to be released to three months. Constance and Slr reel( think I owe It to myself to appear In the piece; they're good enough to say nobody else can do it so well-whlcb le a question. I'm going to give all the money I earn to the hltnd sol- diers." (I wished the tears In her eyes didn't make thelia more lovely shill) "Being what you are and all you are, It would he brutal for me to add to the number of things you have 10 tell your father. I'm a verjti.ohacure per. SOD, and he Is a gentlernan.of title and •therwlse distinguished. Yet are the Honorable Miss--"\* "Papa has said numbers of times,' she began softly, looking' far out across the hlue Sound -"he has. Mid, oh, very often. thnt he'll never stop troubling about me until -until Fm happily marrleet."• "When you came here you won a wedding ring," I remarked casually. - "It was only a 'property' ring; to help dceelve you. 1 bought It In Chi• . tago. When Aunt Alice came I threw it away." "The finger seems lonesome without t1." I said. "If I get you another, I lope you'll take better ore of 1L" "If you should pit It there," she replied. Rookie( fixedly at the hand, 'that would he very, yery dIdseat.' (THE END.) �� ors k.) en.saeWOMT \\'i(. t ", • Honor, be brisk.• every testi In the hese over my item!, stet treload 114.• minty" Jndp--"Di.1your hieJetn41 alwtoglrr or ezprues n'Q.'t for his u'•ti•xl.?" ' 'Ifr -':?,'.'per Minor : the am - Lula driver 1••k hint sieve) te•fore ler 44'111'1 ak e'• me." Store Detecti,"--."I'm steps -ions of that. wotlrao; she stemma fueltive." Inoorwlllker-"Well, keep your eye os the tom." Headaches For Weeks They v.sa1 Iliespr.trrd .1fte'r 1/r. William' 'Pink II'lll Every woman. at :sines, find: the, r.ntin'• of bou.,ww„r. irkoome•. (bit haw mini' more diff. ,It arc the dally teaks of the home is situ• woman wile is nervonii and rnrvlowu? She pre- pare. a aI: for the family. lot! has no appetite for trawl Whet -he does est ,11.streswe• her. • r•ndaclr.••' and dizziness follow, thee. ;s a fluttering of the heart. and the iemplext.m he- tvrne'P pale In cases at debility ot this kind building np the blood le generally effe•tive, By ' Improving the quality of the NontlInd increasing its quantity, n.,url.hmrat is sortie.' to the shattered nerve•. T► appNlte in- variably inumuve•s and gradually the rxhnnstel ',poem is toad tip awl the whole otelook of life ts brightened. Mrs. (ie.. Brant, lilt. No 1. Markdale, -teat. tells fnr1ht'ra91M 14 ,X-ofbera the gnat benefit lar. William, i'l.k P111s were to Iter in a run .burs isonlitlon. She sats: -"If anyone esti' strongly recommend iir Williams' Pink 1'11114 I Awl 1 con. For oyer four jeers I had leen troubled with my nett.., and for weeks at n time I wonkd '.offer ter- ribly with headache. My 14..x1 waw very thin. 1 had no appetite, could hardly cu als'ur. 1 was afraid to stay alum' h, tb,• hon n. 1 fess.' x61181' tilling would happen me Flintily i de- cl'bs) to try Itr William+' l'r,Ii pills ;Ind tlt,•y have made mea new woman, as 1 44111 now the picture of h'wlth. I have Increased in weight, the, head- ache,• maw no more. and m' nerves are as g.s41 44" ever they wets Re - fore i began taking lir. Williem.a' link fills life was :1 harden: sow I enjoy living. -and 1 hope some other woman w'111 take ...alnico from Lay ,•e. 1"'ri,•ns•. for 1 feel sate tient 8Aat this medicine did for tree it .arm an for 0 hers," You rain get them, fill. Irani Any indictor dealer or by .mail at Sir a I..v from The Dr. Williams' apsneia,� t'.... Itr.a•kvilh•, Ont. First Guest -"I'm wllre I don't know 'why they ,'all this hotel 'The Paine.' do you? I've never -won a palm any- wlr•re near rile .place" Nsnn,' t;us"o-"•You'll ser them !w. for.• y011 go. 11'4 n IAou'•ifl 111t1e wr- (1r.• the waiter. keep for )%. gttP,t; on ION• 114. 0 day ,.f their stay." )ten•w yetow subscription to The Signa1,and get n calendar. Just a Few Brand New Baby Sleighs at the Bargain Price, $4,O0• As long as yOtt live }'l'u'll never get another chance like this. Get the kids a new pair of Hockey\$kates and Boots. Get yotfrl,elf a pair" Blackstone's Furniture Exchange on the Broadway of (loderieh • ROBERT. WILSON Frost Fence ` FOR Hard Wood Baled Hay Baled Straw Homestead Fertiliser Rock -faced Shingles Rubber -tired Buggies Phase 1 N GOD[111CH H•statee Street J >r IaLhiseYs • l