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Cl l:\t'l tat \o L Her eyes brightened, and 1 saw that
she was delighted at the pras,pect. But
The Opening room was, l found, in ate experess: d a hope that 1 wouldn't
the flout lar. of the ):Daae -ii rather be bred.
$u tt11 °Ile. lined on one side will Laois, "Bored!' i echoed. "Why, lin never
lout furnished more as a b,udotr than a erre. w 1►e►t in your a+unp❑nye 1 tear
lairary, for there were several easy- that its Ihe other way about -that
chairs, a wt,rl;•tab1e, and a piano in a b sari."
e rne)r. At this instrument Ito mys'er „C eta n'y not." .site resp-inded theist -
ie. player had on that night sat exe• „
tee ng Chopin's "Andante Spinato' the ve•y. l very sent contrh to give' po
in went bit ore it became interr'lptel by
sees woo arc bores their serge, \L,lher
semi tragic and unexl.ec'ed spccte-W. accuses me <[ ruJenes� Lt them s»ne
sternest ar.;und and noel that the gates, but I assure yen 1 really cant
help being posilive'y irtsu:l:ng. Nos
te.rnitttre and Carpet were worn and tad mother asked you to dine cin Saturday?'
seri that the book; were dotty and Fvf• "Yes.' 1 answered. 'But shan't I see
unused, and that the whole,
piece • "
pres-nted an air of negkct. and hid no -
you before )hen?
t':ing whatever in keeping with the "No; I think it is very unlikely. Wellre rgcousness of the other handsome have a jolly (•verging on Saturday."
apartments."But 1 enjoy immene1y those walks
Tie glas.sos were. ns Mrs. Anson had across line 1 ark," 1 blurted foith in des-
med. lying beet!e tate 1I-1 erie:pad up- perafon.
1,:n it small roe w e,et writ n •-'able. I "Amt 1 also," she admitted with a
keit; them up, end,huiv.ng male a tour sw'e'et frankness. "But Its week it is
keit;
of tnslo_tlon, wa; about to leave the utterly impossible to make any arrange -
place, when suddenly, on the top of ments.'
some kooks upon a shelf close to the Alenlion of the theatre afforded me an
doer, t espied a small volume. opportunity of putting to her a quo -sten
The curious incident of the birth- uten which, clurng the past couple of
clay b:ok occurred to me; therefore 1 hear,, i had reflected deeply.
kok down (to tittle volume and found "You've. of creme, leen to the Exhi-
that 1t really was a birthday look. No bition at Earl's Court, titling here in the
name was inscribed on the tiller -page as immoJiate vielnily,'' r srtid
owner, but there wcro ninny names "1 ve only been once." sire answered.
scribtled therein. In swift eagerness , "Although we've had thisI.ot:se nearly
turned to the page of my own bltthday two yer.rs, exhibaions don't appeal to
--the 2nd of July. It was blank. me very much. I was there at night,
I street pondering with the bcok affil and the gardens were prettily iJlurnin-
in my tiand. Tee absence (of my name ated. 1 thought."
there proved cne of two things. gilt r t "Yes," 1 sad. "With the exception c[
hm1 rot signed a birthday Leek al all, the: gardens, there Is far lo) mei paste-
ce, if 1 had, it was not the one I had board sc• nic theft. I suppose y. u ne�t`e-
discoverred. Now, th ire are frequently ''d that serrated line of m uetains over
two birthday -looks in one house, there -
Tease
th eternal sw.lchbaek runs?
fore I resolved, ere I gave the matter i'i:°s " I1 -same m ,unl,ins, repo abed
reflect on. to prosecute my invastiga- blue, gr, ) , er purple, with tips of snow,
to ns further and ascertain whether th /e have, n .thin my Personal knowledge,
was not a second book, d one duly as the Alps, the Pyrenees, the
With this object I made a second tour Rockies, and the Atlas, not counting !.alt
around the room, rot ng the to-ition <t a
d°zea other nolatIe ranges."
very article of furniture. Sante music She laughed, slowly funning herself
In scattered beside ih' p:ane, an 1, on the while*
turning it over, 1 fount the actual copy By her reply !had obtained from her
of Chopin's "Andante' wh1clt had been own lips n must important fact in the
played on th) night of the trageiy. The inquiry t Intended new to prosecute,
cover had been half torn away, but. on nt,nre!y, that this house had been. her
examining it cLsely Lenealh the light, "Ill' `or nearly Iwo years. '!'herefore
ctet%ct1 d plainly a small smear of it h« t been in Mrs. Ansc:n's possession
bid 0:1 upon it. at thelime of the tragedy.
Truly the house was one of mystery. .Sine' the moment when I had first
In that room szvernl 1 crams had drunk
recognized that 1100111 as the one in
champagne on Ih,t memorable night which i hal been present en the night
blind Fate lid mo Millie.; in that of the mysterious t:ssassination, the pus-
whenrao:n a woman had, according to the
mans shout of alarm, been foully done
t:e death, although of this latter fact I
was not altogether sure. At any rate,
however, it was plain that s .me Tragic
event had previously taken ;lace nitre,
as well as in that roan bey ,nd where
1 had reclined blind and helpless. It
was slrang:e nlse that the apartment
*how'd remain neglected and undus'ed,
:.s thleugh the occupants entertained
Seine dislike to It. But 1 hnd been nh-
te•nt long enough, and, returning to
the draw ntr-morn with the missing
glass's. handed then to Mrs. Anson.
Ilickntnn had. in my absence, crus -ed
to Mabel, and was s Ulm; beetle her In
carnet eonver•satien, theref re 1 was
cone/Stet to scat myself weir my hos-
tes: and the Irrilht ng Women and chat
with them. Rut ere long 1 oontrivcd
again to reach U:e side et the woman
w hon, 1 adored. and to again pies her
k :• an appointment.
"It is for toff r for me le write lo
7011," site answered, beneath her
breath. "As I've told you. we have so
ninny culls to nrike and (eels to leave."
"Your in •)her• tells nrr• that you hove
n b x fe r 11;o Price <ef \\'ales'S on Sat-
urday night, serif has risked In* to lent
yen,' 1 sn d.
A House of Mystery
OR, THE GIRL 1N BLUE
mb:ncd with 'Starting die.' eel')
that it was aC'uallythe in her Nous• that
tine mysterrotgie tragedy 2-9t Leet cora:t•
,l, that In )hat very ream the smart,
refined young man who had been her
lover had fought so fiercely for life. and
had yet been struck down se unerring.
1;, forme! an enigma inscrutable and
perplexing.
TTI- mystery, however, clad not for one
net Ment cause me to weaver in any a1 -
f• . t en for her. 1 had grown to 1°'e
!,• r fondly and devotedly; 10 (dere tete
my idol, as the one who held my
eh le future in her trends, therefore
whatever suspi:-ion arose v.thin buy
min l -alit 1 adntet that grave suspicion
d d art c „n neatly o-casio:t•;-1 Cast t
aside uud fell down to wo,s!iip at the
serene of her incomparable beauty.
Ohs; Well's carr age weer ennounce 1
eft las', and the Iri'itut ng Woman, t iik-
ling and jingling, rose with a wearied
sigh and took her leave, express'ng her
thanks for "a must delightful even'.ng,
my dear..'
\tub, ntichevious as a school -girl,
puled a grimace when Ihe muse of the
bangles had faded in the hal outside,
al which we laughed in merry chorus.
\V.th Il cknan 1 tenrained ten minutes
en• ro longer, then rose, els) dtciaring
'that it was tante we Jefl, The grave
n. nservant Arnold served us with
whiskes and rodae in the dining -to -Ant,
and, Mabel having helped me 1 11 w:th
my covert -coat, we shook hanie tsair
cur hostess and her daughter, and left
in company.
'I'h. night was bright and starlit. and
the air refreshing. Turning to the left
O'er leaving the house. we come
rood ately to a road wheel gave c 'Avarice
(3 that secluded oval failed The Bo:tons.
1 kwked at the name-, !tile, and saw it
was named Olsten !toad. It must have
leen at this corner that 1 hod leen
knocked down by a passing cab when,
on my first adventurous bouncy alone,
I had wandered so far westward.
1 turned back, and noticed that tram
the dining -room window of the house
ave Mrd just tern any occurrence al the
Cerner in question could be distinctly
seen. Edna had explain) that she had
witnessed my accident from that win-
dow, and in this earticutar had appar-
ently told me the truth.
The remarkable and unexrectel dis-
coveries of that evening had produced
a veritable tumult of thoughts within
my burn. and as 1 walked with Hick-
man 1 o k no note of his merry. ir'c-
sponstl, e i ossip, until he remarked -
"You're a let preoccupied, 1 think.
You're pondering over stable's good
looks, I suppose?'
"No," I answered, starting at this re-
mark. •1'h n, to excuse my's'll, 1 added.
"1 was Ihinkng of other things. I really
bcg your pardon.''
"1 was asking your opinion of Mabel.
Don't you think her extremely hand-
some•?"
"Of course," I answered, trying to sup-
press my enthus:asrn. "She's charm-
ing."
"A eplcnd!d pianist, too."
"Excellent.'
"It has nlways been a wonder to me
Ihnt she has never become engaged," he
remarked. "A girl with her personal
charms ought to, make an excellent
match."
")las she never been engaged?" I in-
sibilily Mrd more than once occurred to quired quickly, eager to learn the truth
m teat Mrs. An -on might h eve unw:l- 1110111 her from this man, who vas evi-
1 n;Iy taken it ready furnah.rd gee• the
c. inmate! el the crime. S..ctu, Low vie,
was r.ot the fact. Mabel had as•ertcd
that for nearly tw.) years she hid lived
there.
Again, even as i sat lh-re at her side,
deep in admiration of her magnificent
figure in thnt striking toilette of coral
pink, with its soft garniture of lace and
chiffons, I could not help reflecting up -
n the curious fact That she should have
recognized the dead mar's pencil -case.
And she had, by her silence. assented
to my suggestion that he had leen her
lever. That IilUe gold pcncel-rase that
1 had found in his pocket when he fay
dead al that very SPA where we were
now siting had been one of her love-
eats
ovegifts to him.
The mystery hourly grew more puz-
zling and bewildering. Yet so also
er.ch Tour that I was 11 her safe I fell
deeper and deeper in love with her,
leng.ng nlways for opportunity to de-
clare to her secret of my heart, yet ever
fearing to do so lest she should turn
tl (+rlt me.
. Our unexpxee'ed meeting of Grosvenor
Mee, after 1 had welted that tetter
f`• ft 1I1 t1a}1.nylt:e),1, a c:; (indent,.
Simply a Shredded \\'heat wafer, containing in the
smallest bulk all the nutriment and strength -giving
material of the whole wheat.
Appetizing and always ready to serve.
Delicious as a Toast, with Butter, Cheese or
Fruits,
Sold by all gr3cars.
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No, •ft c.tlatugue, sh,►eping oar new and handsome designs !err ito8.
;;lc' Conboy Carrlazo Co., Limited, Toronto.
(lenity an old friend of the family.
"Never actually engaged. There have
been one err• two -little love -affairs, I've
heard, but none of them was really seri-
ous."
"IIe'd be a lucky fellow who nierricd
her,' I remarked, still striving to con-
ceal the intense in!erost 1 felt.
' Lucky r' ho echoed. "i should rather
think so, in many ways. leis impos-
sible for a girl of her beauty and no-
bility of character to go about without
k 1; of fellows falling in love with her.
Yet I happen to kttosv that she holds
teem Wolf, without even a flirtation.'
1 smiled at this assertion of his, and
oongratulutd myself that 1 was the only
exception; for had she not expressed
pleasure al my comeankin-hip on her
walks? But recollec•t.ng her admis.t,n
that the victim of the assassin's knife
Ind been her lover, 1 bettered to the
subject, in order to learn 1 tiller facts.
"\Vho were the men wttl► whom she
had the minor Jove -affairs -any one 1
know?" 1 inquired. •
"i th'nk not, because it all occurred be-
foro they returned to live In England,"
he answered.
"Then you knew thein altro'id?'
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"\Ve had passed from the Fulham
Road into the King's Road, Chelsea, rind
at that moment he halted suddeitllaritt
the toner of a street of lt`.gh, reg, y
built houses. most of which were in
starkness, saying -
"1 live down here. Come in and have
a linal whisky and soda w.ta me; then
V011 con take a cab brick to the Strand.
"Frere are cabs all night on the rank in
Seem() Square."
"1 fear it's too late,' 1 protested,
glancing at my watch, and finding i►
east one o'clock.
"\'o, no, my dear fellow, come along;'
he: urged. "1'uu'll wont a drink (' ore
you get home;" and, thus persuaded, 1
accompanied him up the street to one
of the high hous's, each exactly similar
In its neighbor, w.th a flight of hearth-
stones steps lead'.ng up to its front
ecor, and a deep, gri•ny basement pro-
tected by a few yards et iron rail rigs.
In the hall, although Iho gas had
been extinguished, there remained a
rma;l handeamp a)ght, evidently placid
lt.e:o for his use. This he took, and
ocnductcd me to a front room, upon
what the landlady of such a residence
would term her "drawing -room floor.'
The house smelled close and stuffy; the
furniture of the silting -room was cover-
ed with plush which had once been
crimson, but which was now sadly worn
and badly moth-eaten; the threadbare
carpet had been lerforated in many
places by hot clgarelle-ends carelessly
thrown down. and there was a general
at- of disorder about the place which
seemed incongruous with my fr:end's
bmart air and general demetwour. 1
Letieved him to be a gentleman, yet
found that he lived In a not over -clean
tatting. To the practical Londoner.
whose (ate ll is to live in "diggings,
apartments in the neighborhood of the
Kings (toad aro notable as being both
dear and dirty.
Ile Threw off his overcoat, tossed his
hat aside, and pulled up a long, coin -
tenable wicker -chair for me. Then he
operoi the buffet, and took therefrom a
Ville of whiskey and a couple of sodas,
with which he proceeded to prix the
drinks, his clgar-stump still in his
mouth, even though he talked all the
time, recounting some amusing stories
which caused me to laugh.
I could not quite make hirn out. Tho
remarks he let fall while, over our cof-
fee, we had discu-.sed the chances at
roulette led me 1A the susp(c:on that he
was a practised gambler, and here in
h::. rooms 1 detected evidence that he
was fond of sport, of betting, and of
other games of hazard.
\Ve had lit trash cigar's from h:s own
fox, and as he sal in his big air» chair
he lifted his glass to me merrily, ex-
pressing pleasure el our meeting.
"I hope,' he added. "that we shall
meet very often. But take my tip, my
dear fellow, and don't fall in love with
Mabel Anson."
Why he should emphasize This warn -
just as Channing had done struck
me as very curious. It might be, of
course, that he was in love with tier
himself. and regarded me as n p ssible
rival. 'I'tes, indeed, was the impression
cenvey(vd to nit by his words. and it
aroltssi within me a vague feeling of
distrust. That quick e.nster glance
when 1 had leen introduced still ling-
ered in my memory.
"I ean't think why you should Po re-
pxnted'y warn me." 1 remarked. laugh-
ing wefts tiffected nidus hent. "Il mnl:y
isn't likely that 1 shall fall in love with
tic)'.'
Ile made ro remains". Ile only puff d
si<,tv'.y at hls cigar, and sniile.l cynical-
ly through the veil of smoke he cienle1.
I replaced my cigar in nay mouth -
for my friend was evidently n commis.
sour of novenas. and this wits nn ex-
cellent one -but at that instant my
tepgue. as I twisted it 1n my rtxiutl'.
came in contact with the cut end of the
weed, and 1 felt pricked as it by some
sharp pen!. Quickly I removed it and
examined it closely, exclaiming -
"ho they wrap up needles in your
cigars? Look!' And I passed it Denys
le- hien. indicating where, protruding
from the end, which I had chopped off
with the culler on my wntchguarl, was
the tiny point of either ,n needle or o
pin.
"Extraordinary!' he ejaculated, taking
it from my hand and exam:ning it care-
fully.
But ere a few moments hail elapsed
felt a strange sensation creeping up -
en mr: n curious chillne-ss ran down
my sprite, my tongue Lomax" Fwelling
until it (idled my mouth, and my brain
fell nflame.
"Gid!' 1 cried, springing to my feel
in alarm. "Why, 1 believe I'm poison.
cdr
way at i'au, on the Riviera, and cLse-
whe re."
"Roth mother and daughter are alike
extremely pleasant," I said. 'In high
-; iris Mrs. Anson is sometimes almost
is juvenile as Mabel"
"Quite so." he laughed. "One would
!ever believe Ihnt eh''' nearly sixty.
-tie's
at vivacious and merry ere a woe
„•in half her ngts'. I've myself been
,rgriscd at her sprightliness often and
!ten."
Vain end riga n i endeavor.4 to turn
re, rsut:o:i Lack to the identity o!
tl.,i.• ;., fto•udr lover, but he either dud
not know or purposely refusal to tell
111e. Ile spoke now and then with an
intentional saguxenoss, ns though hie
leyully to the Anions prevented bin
from be•t•ay:ng any conikle:nees rep 5.•d
in him as a friend of the family. Inde d,
!hits eautiousnees showed him to be a
trustworthy roan, and ha eh:,racler be -
clime thereby elrengthenevl in my esti-
melon. On first ncgntt nt•ence 1 had in-
stantly experienced a t•ielent nt•crs.on
1) him, but now, on the walk together
nk.ng the Fulham itund. i felt Ilial w•o
should prvhahly end by becoming
friends.
Ile •s ,t%.vl with long strides and a
easy ga.l that fetseme 1 almost
rr,.. I,,ty. with le hie ielr ed cnre'lees merri-
ment os he laughed and 'eked. wanking
h -e cigar wit ch the roan had
se, ', , 1., hire in the hall just h•Inre
aur ds dation', gave hirn the aspect of
nn gigs-eteng mn►I-nbeithlnwn.
"I fully expect. toy dear fellow," he
''',r;liesl--"I fully expect that you'll be
int in bete with the pretty. Mabel
l • :'re in her c invite. very notch.'
'"+ .ere r Minta .'' I protested. eche
Inugli.
at 111. h a -s rl.sl. "Only take
t -re. 1. •vr-4,rrtk rig with her is a (tan -
Jt u: pet nee- d v,i ,sh fang* roue.
assure y,11.'
"Ding• r us le the ;eon's helve -eh?'
"Yee," he res onkel ;n a vague lone.
\\lith a wild cry 1 stretched tenth lath
1, rids to steady myself, but, staggering,
n y dutct:c i the air,
'then a strange and utterly unaccount-
able thing hapl•eeed to mc -stranger
than has escr happened to any ether
.'.ng alar.
(1'u b Cont,.•., e1.)
THE CANADIAN
ORDER OF MORES PERS
1111: 1 \\ l:\Tl-\1\ 111 A\\l \1. -i:5-
SIO\ DI' 1111.11 ('01 ICi.
The \los[ Pn)sgteruus Yr or ter the Order
in Its Ili.tnry -- t 1.:111),• lh Io-
t)atiur► ba .tltelldarll•e.
lies ninth annual session cd
the Ilse , „tart of the Canadian Order
o[ Fon.-- rs opened in the city of Niag-
ara Falls on June 9, 15S, with a
large number in attendance, including
High Court oiflcers and delegates repre-
senting subordinate courts of every
Ptovutce of the Dominion.
After the usual opening ceremonies
and the appointment of the several
standing committees, tiro high Court of-
ficers submitted their reports, which
showed the order to be in a most flew -
'string condition. The progress made
by the order during the past year far
surpassed that of any previous year of
its history.
The Iligh Chid Ranger, 3. A. Stew-
nrt of Perth, Ont., after extending a
hearty welcome to the representatives
present, submitted his report, which
was replete with facts and figures relat-
ing to the growth and extension of the
order during; the past year.
On the 1st of January. 1907, the order
hnd a rnenttership of 61.055, nnci there
were initiated during the year 7,912
new members. l eing an increase of 771
over the previous year. i)uring 1006
:1.134 members lapsed and 409 diet, leave
int, a net membership at the close of
the year of 68,424.
'\seaway er
seemed
d
face
toil
fr)g
to
he
81)111141
slowly
he sat
laughed.
afar elf,
assume n
cpposlle,
n
OS
me.
sudden
sharp
and
Ilia
voice
his dogs
extort-x-iun of
intently watch.
A isn) me•1 n s' 115111
-t Elicit throng!) all my
1 mba from 4e too; my senses reel-
ed. 1 could see nothing distinctly. The
nein Il ckit an's ugly visage seemed
s.e.wly lo fade in it blurred, bk od-rd
n(st.
Al thnt seam' in4lant my blond was
tie zen by tenor. for 1 fell ronvineeet
Ih;t Its nbr•►alon of my tofRue had
teen p)anncd by my ccmpaniten s dev-
1'.a'u irigt•nuily. nn l that aeon flint
r,eslte-p).nt hnd been ptn^ed pone bar»
tut selestu.C', the ecti in of which woo
gancing( at me curl•,usly; "rf you iti;e raped and certain 1 Naw it 811. now
t e ire 1 in that way.'' Ileal it was, :deist ko late.
diztines e
pain
head
et
tcurts in the Province of Ontario, 17
in Quebec, 59 in Neva kola, 70 ,n Nes
Brunswick, 15 in Prince Edward Island,,
107 in Manttoba. 56 ut Saskatchewan, 3U
to Alberta and 17 in British Colombia:
Among those in attendance are the
fellow•ing:-J. A. Stewart, High Chia
Ranger, Perth; D. Allan, 'Ugh Vice.
Chief Ranger, Grimsby; Geo. Faulk -
net., Iligh- Secretary, Brantford; Bob!.
Elliott, Iligh 'Treasurer, Brantfon.
1)r. U. M. Stanley, Chairman Medical
Board, Brantford; M. D. Carroll,
Mentreol• C. E. Britton, P 11.c. 1.. Gan -
m oque; L. 1'. D. Te'11 V. ,t bn; J..
i:
A. A. Brodeur, Montre„\! ;:ii . 4y,
Galt, inenters of the Es, etive (em
matte. W. L. Roti res, thgli Auditor,
Brantford; J. i'. Wag. High Auiaor,
itrantford; W. \\'auger, High Registrar,
M•,ntroil; Rev. W. 3. \Vest, legh•
It aldain, Illaevale; W. G. strong,.
Superintendent of Organization. Brant-
ford; Lyman lees, ,Iligh Court Solicitor,
Hamilton; lion. Co1111 II. Campbell,
Il'gh Court Solicitor, Winnipeg; 1). E.
McKinnon, District Iligh Secretary,
Winnipeg; R. (1. Affleck, [ .D.1L(:.R.,
\Vinnireg, and II. 11. Shanks, Y.D.II.C.
The Increase in the insurance reserve
of the order during the year amounted
to $251.818.42. On January 1st, 1907, the
amount on hand in this branch was $2,-
174.872.46. and at the close of the year
5=-426.690.87. The amount paid in death
e!tims was $41:1.326.24.
The Sick and Funeral Benefit Depart-
ment is also in a flourishing condition.
During the year no less a sum than
$131.418.44, covering 5.903 claims, was
paid in this branch. The amount to the
credit of this fund at the close of the
year was $112.864.48.
The Iligh Chief Ranger, in concluding
his address, expressed the hope that the
meeting would bo a pleasant one for
the members and a profitable one for
lh.1 order, and felt that it ever there was
n time in the history of the order when
the memMrs should all feel inspired
with holo and confidence in the future
of Canadian Forestry, that time was the
present. in an inspiring address ire
urged upon the representatives to do an
that in them lay to make 1908 the ban-
ner year of the order.
The report of Geo. Faulkner. High
Secretary, covering the general work of
the society, was next in order, and
showed in detail tiro large volume of
businese transuded through the head
ofUce at Brantford.
The amount of insurance premiums
received during the year was $575.916.20,
which with the interest on insurance
account made the ketal receipts in this
branch $665,149.96. There were 409
death claims paid, amounting to 8413.-
331.54,
413:331.54, leaving the sum of $251.818.42 to
Wry to the reserve fund, which at Ibe
Close of the year was $2.426.690.87.
The Sick and Funeral Benefit Branch
at the order also showed a marked ad-
vance. The amount of tees received
during the year was $151,650.01, and in-
terest $2.199.!el. Tho total receipts
amounted to $153,8-49.82. 'There were
5 903 claims paid. mounting to $134,-
418.44, leaving $19.411.38 to carry to the
meets() fund, which at the close of the
year amounted to $112.864.48.
There were 68.414 members in good
standing at the close of the year, curry-
ing
urrying $69.053.500.00 insurance.
There were Issued from the High
Secretary's office 8,(64 insurance e►•lifl•
cater and 7.965 mentterstrip certificates.
or a total of 1609. and in addition there
were endorsentenls made on 1.455 insur-
ance certificnles.
The report of Robert Elliott. Iligh
Treasurer, showed the funds of the or-
der to be in a 'nest salisrnctery con-
dition. The receipts in the several
funds were:- Ineu ranee. 15005.110.96;
suck and fureral h, relit hind, 8153,-
849.82; getters! fund. $91.669.9; total
receipts, $910.669.71. The Ictal expends•
lure in these !)Ind& nrnounled to $02.-
bG7.69. The surplus income over ex-
rendituro amounted to $267.M'2.02.
The surplus insurance funds are in -
tested as follows: -
Municipal and school deben-
ttl,es ... .$2.187.331 59
Derninion of Canada stock 150.000 00
Deposits in chartered banks 20,000 00
Current ace(etmLs In char-
tered banks .... . , .. .... 69,351 28
$2.426.690 87
The total assets of the order (inleeunl-
e,u to $2.587,037.70. and its liabilities
$20.976.08. Awls over liabilities,
Cif .566.061.62.
The report of Dr. U. M. Stanley, who
hal Men Chairman of the Medica'
[heart since the inception of the ceder,
slows that the death rate during the
post year was only 5.98 per thousand.
This is a remarkably low death rale for
en order now eking business for up -
wanly of 28 years. and still more re-
reeerkable is the fact that, comparing
the lost holt of the 28 years with the
filed half. the death tote it in proportion
of 5.17 to 5.07 per thous -and. There
were submittal to (ho Medical Board
during the year 9.874 applicattens, of
which 94•4 were nccplsl and the re-
mnlning 790 rejected.
The report of W. 0. Stmng. Superin-
tendent of Organization. stewed that
during the year there were 7.912 lnika•
liens. the largest in the testers of the
Order. There were 31 new creole.. Inst-
ti.t'd. with a membership of ',00.
At Ihe close nt the year there were
1 f 6 retiree In the order. representing n
membership of 68,134. There were 427
11., \Vinnipeg.
)4.t\ I\t: 1111: 1.1: UIF:It.
Esptorcrs Bute n Desperate Viola
\f, ideas,
1►o 1818 went nut the. first British ex
pc•dtton prepared to winter as near the•
meth pole tie possible. Tho vessels
were the Dorothea and Trent, the first
ureter the o'muuunct of David Buchane
the other meter that of John Franklin..
Neither officer. writs Mr. W. J. Gordon.
in "Bound Mena the N1 r!h Pole, herd
been in 11:o met region before; but Bu-
chan had clone c-xtellent service in sur-
v(y:ng Newfoundkutd, and Frankl.n Nadi
teen marked for special duly owing to
ifs '.v rk in Australian etas.
Th y were instructed to proceed to thee•
rt a t t t ole, thence) to centaur° on to Ber-
ne' ' fait direct, or by the best routs•
they .•null find. to make their way to•
the Sar:dw•ich Islands or New Albion,•
end thence to Burne back through Bering:
Strait eastward, keeping in sight anti
appronching the coast of America when-
ever the See would pernet them 1.0 do
so.
A nice l:f.'le program. But they start-
ed too early in a bad &eason. They -
made accurate surveys and oth r ob.
serval'ons; in exploration They did lit.
tie, but Ihe y had many adventures.
Oft Cloven Cl if )here was a walrus.
fight, begun by the seamen and con-
tinued by the wattle es when they found'
themselves mire 1I1 home in the water
than on the :c:. They Ma' in numbers -
about the boats, rushing at them,
mailing with rage, endeavoring to up.
set them or stave them in by hooking
their tusks on the gunwales, cc butting.
at them with the r bends.
"Il was Ile opinion of our people,
say' Boechey, "that in this assault the
wahuses were Sed en by one animal in:
particular, a much larger and more t'}r-
mkloble beast than any of the o'hcrn;
"and they direct d their efforts moree par.
titularly toward him, but he withstood:
all the h'o,ts of 'heir tomnhawks with -
cut flinching. aid his tough hide ies`st-
e4 the entry of the whak-leneos. which,
were, unfortunately. not very sharp,.
and so -n lent double.
'The herd was sc) numerous and Ihe'r
attacks ser Ince=sant that Mete was net' .i
lime to load n musket,
was the only effectual to
injuring there.
'The puree., fortuna'e'y. had lois gun•
loaded, and the whole new beng nearly•
exhausted with chopping and sticking
at their aseatlnnts, her snatched it up,
and thrusting the muzzle down ttio-
throot of the leader, fired into h'rn,
"The wound proved. m( mal, vend the
animal fell back mixings! his compan-
ions, who immediately dess'el from,
I11'1r al ack, 1 asembied round h m. and'
in a m. ment quitted the boat swimming)
away as herd as they could with Ihei/
lender whom they actually tore up wilt
tl.e r tusks. and ass duously preserved'
Iran sink ng."
(.a
h. indeed, '"';
�l seridasly
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TRIM: S.\1'1\GS.
11 Is not age bel poverty, that nowa-
days steals women's looks away.
Jl is rather hard luck for a man with
insomnia to marry a girl who snores.
In writing n love letter, bear constant-
ly In mind that it may some day appear
In print,
fly she Ione veil ore old enuogh to real-
ite your ignorance you are too old to het
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worry you,
An' engaged girl's greatest happiness
Is in talking it over with a girl who Is
neither engaged nor likely to be.
The modern world of business k so
otercmwded That you can't pal one man
o i the back without ustepping on an-
other man's toes to do II.
Even more ngrecable than he who will
lel you balk all the time aloof yourself
Is he who it nlways felling you the good
things he has heard people soy about
you.
,. A llL.NT FOR HOUSEWI\'1.S. ....
Norah. the "green' rote poked her
head In al Nk• dining -mom door.
"Please, ma'am," rh • askr d, "an' hew
W111 1 le knowin' WW1) the 1)11(111111.11
":S1'.1( a knife int, it," said II:e y. ung
h .tiaew.Ie, nettling tete co kery-talk in.
shit Minn". "1f tee knife rota( out
clean, the pudding is ready ; serve."
"Yrs. Ina am."
"And, oh, N .edi!"
Th" young m stir cs had had nn area
thought.
"If the knit does c .me eu' clean. you
might eta* n11 thio rest c f ').e ba tear ,n.
to the pud.1,ng!'
i(NIE MERCY.
Nis \Yate -"Ar" you going to ask that
yeting Jenkins lend lus fiancee to, out
ib. u e tarty?'
Ila.terind--"Neat much."
"You dislike hirn. don't yoi2!''
"Yes, but net ereough for tat.'
Tu(: tARi.1' BIRD.
1 like to anti( Ihe vernal air
And 5044 the sun kiss everything,
But aaaah-choo)of,!--I declare
One topcoat doesn't mreke a spring'
The sperm whnle cnn rernnin under
water for twenty minutes? at a tlrnc.
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