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Exeter Advocate, 1912-11-7, Page 7OR, A CURIOUS MYSTERY EXPLAINED CIIAPT1rR 1Y31I.– Eaaat'd} Mr, Boniface was much of the fame epi -cion when he noticed Fri- thiof later on in the. day. 1'rrthio£, said Mr. Boniface, "you have got one O y{atr had headaches." "Yes," replied the Norwegian, candidly; "but it is,hot a disabling cue, I shall get through all right," "What plans have you made far your Whitsuntide holiday'?" .. `"1 don't think we had made any an at all," 'Then I want you all to eome awway with us for a few days,,: Sall the. shop -owner, "'You look to me as if you wanted rest. Come to us for a week; I will arrange for your absence-" "You aero very good," said V thiof, warmly. "But would ratheronly take the gonera ,holiday of Saturday to 'uuesday. am not in the least- in, arid woul+ rather , not take extra days whor there is no need." "Independent as ever ,,r &etc Bfiounif we, with as eznnilc, "`Well, ---tint beas you like, Wo will se what the three days will do fo yolt," Where and how this holiday wwa; to be spent only M. and Mrs. Beam ttaace knew, and Cecil and Roy we much astonished as any wiaen, at two o'elerek eat Batu: aftc>anecaai, ua coach,and-four ped ant filne, gate, of ROMA u asked -f lightfui we to drive. "011, Sather, 1 it be ,eery "Yes, a3 long draw; s4 keeps plenty of wraps; h ease the Aug is chilly. We can, tuck away the children Inside if 'Om get tired. Now, are we all ready f Then we will drive to the model loclganuga" So off they started, a. very merry party, but still merrier when the three Norwegians had joined than, the girls, as usual, dressed black, for economy's sake, he wearing very dainty little white sai- lor's hats, wtdeh Sigrid had sat up on the previous night to trim. .feel like the 'linen -draper bold,' in the ballad," said Mr. Boniface, with leis hearty laugh. "But I have taken precautions, your see, against a similar catas- trophe.. We have had more than the `'twice ten tedious years' tow gether, have we not, LoveclayI" "Yes,,, she said, with h$r sweet, expressive smile, "we are just be - inning the twenty-seventh, Bob in, and have had many holidays un- like Mr. and Mrs. Gilpin." They wore still like lovers, this hueband and wife of twenty-six years' standing; and it was with a sort of consciousness thaat they would he happier if loft to them- selves that Frithiof, who sat be- tween Mrs. Boniface and Cecil, turned toward the latter, and ;be- gan to talk to her. `-This is a thousand times better than a cariole or a stolkjaerre," said Fpithief. "What a splendid pace we are going, at, and how well you. see the country ! It is the per- fection of traveling." "So I think," said Cecil. "At any rate, on such a day as this. In rain,, or snow, or burning heat, it might be rather trying. And then, of course, in the old days we should not have had it all snugly to our- selves like this which makes such a difference." On they drove, free of houses at 'Iasi, or passing only isolated farms, little villages, and sleepy country towns, The trees were in all the 'ex- quisite beauty of early June, and the Norwegians, accustomed to less varied foliage, were enthusiastic: in their, admiration.. "If we can beat you in mountains, you: can certainly beat us sal trees'1" cried Sigrid, her blue eyes bright with happiness, A,^ +grdeal last,after a ,,.eat of tea and bread and butter'had been ten- sumed, they mounted the coach again, leaving a sort of reflection of their happiness in the hearts of they people of the inn. "There's me, rry-n akers and merry -makers," remarked the laant.1- lerd, glancing after them; "yo 's the right sort, and no rai take," And snow Mr. Ronifaeea begaa. ten ley to the full his surprise, , How hiegitod when they implored him Q say where they were going? llow ituualahant ho was wheat the driw- who was as deaf as a post, i t- erly dee#sued to answer leadiang guestiens, put to him by ;Rey ! "I. believe we are going to Belni� e, or Remo great watering - where we shall have to d wear gloves," said reel with Braune, sight of the sea err with glove-ww aring, "Awl we could, at an alk o t into the eeautry, for Q lenu,gtln l3'r"l1 et with an eage'u "Tire seal" he And, sure enough nee, was the int Lie CLIR.AXEs' 'ps1 ,tr1.F�ST, emd S E.ST 11O34,E ran bvs--Wiry you doza't+av9:a?.aro pa , Qt OCs aro zones , Ot-40 Vii4 1Ss 41,4 Impossible, Semi for Fr,eo Color Cera, Story r3oOU10,'sud, aaoo$7,1, tOviug results of;Dgtuegager or'acr, eotor�., 'the 7OA7,f,SON-Rtett'4R1,5Q CO..%ipo ed, limited, but no one eared about cil's mind at rest by lying down with the little follow, and holding hien securely w.11ile he ;lanced down the sheer, deaaeent to the, .sea. A little further on,, to the left, he suddenly perceived to his horror; the two clinging figures, and at'. once recognized thenar, Dragging the child battik, Ile sprung up and seized the old sailoe'"s arm, inter- rupting a .ton; -winded story which - s.r. Boulface was listening,. "There are two people down there, cat off by the tide,,, he said. 1 "What is the quickest way to reach them" "Good Lord !" cried the old man "wliyx there'll be idaaugbt Ga gllioker or, tlaau 'snout uat 13rstlin p, ropes brought from there and let down," ""Tail them help is coming," said. ritlaiof. "I will row round," AtBrit/Mg Gap not a soul was the rooms small lar sight, and, he dared not waste that. Though e nam were .. they had az. most delieiciva; smell of tune seokng help. 'ph,e boat the country about them, and every was in its usual place ort the beach:. one, r;orca k e e, was in at humor to Ile shoved iE cut ice st a., spr'mg ins to tb aus onl • to €Tin?^ off his- e , p ed 3 be as much out-of-doors as pa�ssxbl .. ""B. To Rey those, days; were mdklRic ; coat, then with desperate energy and Sigrid, too, began to- ander- Pulled -towward the place where F, y my d stand ter the first rime haat he wascacti 1gfd : waited their rescuer scarnwethhng auorc, to he,, than l'ruh with fast=failing strength. See that the tr y"n: celsk E3 atz every „ aos 00 "heneeer yarn see` hand, tlnisll;, of elllaived; hand, thanked him warmly for what he had done, Cecil said scarcely anything; she could hardly trust herself to speak bat her heart beat fast as, glancing at Frithiof, she saw on, his face the bright look, wvhieh made hire Puce more like the rithior she had met long ago at ief'a friend, The two aw`erc.. launch How his patulses throbbed when e4 ether, They sat down to rest in pp little haltered ilea under the high chalk t lanzagth he caught sight of Sigrrca's and with what skill he his boat toward the cliff, San ffs, and it was there Haat he peaur, 1, :6 z wait eucQur igemeat and ed otrt tv ]nor^ the e:earreteIicwn of lai;b stiiffnalr In e. Ta�uated tl et it bras unci l+;rt�e, seine so oQraapltsiy carried rawenay that for Bance words value 'easy task to get the down is r y fisc 1114 lips, so that, sigma , the boats but he managed it-sasm slrnroat Lriphte.ned by bis egg- . how, and a glad cheer frown above !dULouwlddgaffeenrentp'wrwoapaotaila! from nF e?:ohQWd: tthhatr teheerwwynruehoevrenwesretrew- h w.as it that had made every- ` e'.a+gor sympathy. laing ser lag ight to her since then "`I'et' ug walk back quickly," se VAS it not the goodness of the Maze „ reside her- 'tile zn:xlu who bad sayeel brother's lifer—who had brought t:t g,e then china more --wh+ alta- znd asked for: her leve st he paused, waiting was Linz" a minute awt; still her face and he Was not that the waitisug s. �. "eaz able to bi myself to b 41 at lelcgtla ,1ve You aria nn 1311t, yousec uerfnitn tto be cos Ota led. ng bluelane, which res of the Rerwegnau r delight. seems like being at - Lome rn"" said wanhild while Fri, swaled to drink in new lite the fresh salt wind blew orate e uupon. him, bringing ing` back to Ind the memory of many zw adventure in his. Imo, care - hood. a" lung wateringplace," groan-. 1 Itaoy, "I toles you so. kluusaas, lurches, a parade,. and a pier; I cots einem salt." "`w "here i where I" cried every cans, wvlii.it Mr. 13onifae4 laugher. quietly and rubbed his hands. "Over there,. to the left,"' said Itay. ""You, prophet;of evil'', cried Ce - merrily "'we are turning quite away to the right. ""How did you hear ef this delightful place, fa- therl" cried Cecil;; "it is just per feat," "`Neil, I saw it -when yon and Roy were in Norway two summers ago," said Mr, Boniface. "Mother and I drove out here from South - bourne, and took such .a Laney to this farm that, like Captain Cat- tle, we made a note of it,'and kept it for'a surprise party." Mr. Hetzler, in his suburban vil la, was` at that'very .moment la- menting his.cousin's absurd extra- vagance. "He was always wanting in com- mon sense, poor fellow," observed Mrs. Horner. "`But to hire a coach and four just to take into the coun- try his own family and that trim- ihal's children, and those precious iTorwegians, who apparently think themselves on a level with the high- est in the land—that beats every- thing! I suppose he'll be wanting to hire a .palace for them next bank holiday f" As a matter of fact, the farm- house :.'accommodation was rather ;tile! Refined to absolutePurity--sealed tight and pred ' 11111 from any possible contamination--- Extra Grated: Sugar new5-Pound Package is the cleanset, �I3 this g purest 'sugar you. can buy. Each Package contains 5' full pounds of sugar. Canada Sugar. 'Refining Co. Limited. gee er obstai "You are thinking a .b'rithiof," said, "And of 'course I would ver ask you to leave him; but would be no need. It you love me --if you will, be my ,you would be a-xuoh freer, n you now a,re to help him." t of this She was net , qulte All had come '-upon her so' suddenly that she felt as if she must have time to think it out quietly before snaking a definite promise. "Give ane a. fortnight," she said, 'and then I will let you have my answer. It would not he :fair to either of its if 1 spoke hastily when so =eh is at stake," Bey could not complain of this suggestion; it was nuueh that he -vas able sat least to plead his own ease with Sigrid, and in her frank, blue eyes there lurked something which told biro that he need fear no more. lleanwhil© time sped on, and, unheeded by these two, the tide was coming in. They were so absorbed in their owwn affairs, that it was not until a wave swept right into the little bay, leaving a foam wreath', almost at their feet, that they rea- lized their danger. With a quick' exclamation, Roy started up. "What havOI been thinking off" he cried, in dismay. "Why, we are cut off !" Sigrid sprung forward and glanc- ed at Britling Gap. It was too true, Return was absolutely 'im- possible. "We could never swim such a dis- tance." she said. And turning, she glanced toward the steep white cliff above. "And that, too, is utterly impos- sible," said Roy. "Our only hope is in some pleasure -boat passing. Stay, I have an idea." Hastily opening his "knife, he be- gan to scoop out footholds in the chalk. He saw that their sole chance lay in making a standing place out of reach of the water, and he worked with all his might, first securing aa, place for the feet, then, higher up, scooping; holes for the hands to cling to ; he spoke little,; his mind was too fullof a tortur- ing sense of blame, a bitter indig nation 'with himself for allowing his very love to blind him to sada sa danger. In their terrible position all sense of time;; left 'them; they could not tell whether it was for minutes or for hours that they had clung to their frail refuge, It- en at length a shout from above reached their ears. 'Courage Ii' cried a voice.. "A boat is cotniDg to your help. Hold on !„ It was Frithiof who had first dis- covered them the rest of the party, after seeing over the light -house, had wanslered along the cliffs tail- ing iv an old sailor. and, ,Lance being se zed with a dosire to see over the edge, lv)rzluof hod set.Co- Sian she had made sent {alight to Roy's heart. her lova he dreaded Bo awe% `"that we may T ter meet them, and vvith sty ef relief they hurri eir. tea Britlinsg «zap, arriving ;j thane trz gn^*et the time as th Ill lnpr the beach, Sign, ugh rather pale and exhausta ceased little the worse for the a uuture, and a glad color fleaoitl ±x" checks when Mr. Benzl tea Ftrithdol and, grasping (To ' be continued.) you nghte 'Marnce& k you eau supper rn the style to Whaca she lads been"accusto 11ir. Cunarox. `"I hadn't thought of the znatt,';r' in exactly the light Jou suggest,' relied the nervous youth. 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