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.`' WATER
A TALE OF THE DEET'
SEA FISHERMEN
13Y FREDERICK WTLT,L&.D1' WAI.I,ACIF1
Coiltsiett by the Musson Book Company
CHAPTER TWEL:VE---tCont'd.) !soy! She introduced hien to me as;
deliberating over things, his fit of !'hrotel. `eAnythin' four me yet?" he
reseentuient passed, and' he began to ;asked- the clerk.
look at things in a error favoi'ahle i "Nothing, Cap'ent"
light. "I'm jealous, that's. what I ant," ; Frank turned away, and there was
he murmured. "Why streuidn•z snela determined •gleam in his grey -blue
hev a good time? I wouldn't want her eyes and an ominous set tia' lips and:
t' tie herself up from havin' any fun1law. "Up to the hospital I'll gut this
',cause e' nze. ehe's only a girl en'' night, an' know th' reason of all thie."
girls like t' `liev a good 'time, while With hie detiermireation stttong in
I'm only an al' fish trawler what takes • mind, he strode up to the porter's of -
no pleasure out e' life but chewing; ace, "Kin I see Nurse Dexter Fro-
th' rag with a gang o' roughnecks; bationer Dexter?"
what swear a lot an' spin needy yarns, i The uniformed official glanced up
hese, Pm no judge o' women,, that's; quickly at Westhaver's set face gaz-
evident—but what gits vie, is why she t ing at him through_ the glass partition.
shalt enll that slob Morrissey herb Pretending to glance ata book, he
ecusin? Ca1'late thee tryin' t' blue 1repiied, "Er --Miss Dextee's engages'
them at th' hospital. However,, I'll I t'night. She's on duty---"
steep on it, an' rine her up fust thing) "That don't matter," retained
in th' nzornin'." And, like the hearty,1Frank harshly. "ICain't I' see her in
clear-minvded young blood that he was, I th' waitin'-room for a minute?"
Fzonk slept like a log. 1 The man was perplexed. He was
After breakfast he went into a tele -`evidently making a "bluff" and West
phone booth and rang up the hospital.' haver knew it—sensed it instantly
"Nurse Dexter there?" with the acute perception of a jealous
*'�t'ha•'s speaking?" queried a voice hover.
at the other end of hs line, "Get heron ver phane1" commanded
°"i is -Ca p'eir \4'estl aver." ; Frank, with something of he Bank -
There. was a silence for a few sec- ` ing skipper ring in his reit*, and the
onda, and the voice replied. !man obeyed.
"Sorry, Captain. She's busy just; "Hullo! .Miss Dexter? •Gen'elman--
nova!" ' Cap'en Westhaver —want's t' .see you
"'Well, w-hen'II. she be through?" la< moment, Can't, Ah? Busy? Oh, ah,
"Don't know—may be all day. Im- ; I see! All right!"
portant case, y'know," i Shorty was at 'him ere he put the
"I'll ring up again," Shorty hung reeeiver up: "What's i hat's that? What
the receiver up with a perplexed face. °did she clay?" he snapped.
"Didn't know them probationers lied' "Very busy to -night, Gap'en,'
Lard..:n g at the North Station,'? her eeusmzt--- ." '' anytltin:' t' do with important. cases," answered the man glibly. "Can't pas-
Be. rte 'l."r c :art;:y gr ee at to a "That's a lie'.,, quietly returned the he muttered, "oniess earnbbin' tioors'sibly leave the ward to -night „
1�.�" c ar is t be l ui;l t amag- y ux" fisherman. "He's absolutely no an' w shin' folks he salted important "Is that ail she said?"
a. seems e s litaire ring. An he xe etion. An' haw often here captain: cure u, ring up AI In ]atl ke' a round "Yee, sir! � Frank leaned through
seaseri I rtt the a erni ng bauble, he Morrissey bin Callan " Three times he got the hospital en the wicket. "Say!" he said quietly,
w. rp< a:l tn tit+: �irz ainl4 clerk who, The matron felt that she hail hit the 'phone, and in each ease Mise Der- and fixing the elan with his eyes, "is
veto a 1 upon hint, •`� e ''hink ti',rt'lk bee- upon ryotnethiaig which was likely to ter was engaged. The last time ,•'rank - it usual for probationers to be kept
a ga a one. b ? Geed for an engage- prove interesting, arra being a seaman bei an es, suspect +ame.thieg soaves. on duty like this, Ain't it possible to
leant r* t ne, ell? I don't knave leays•thia' : with a very enquiringturn ai mired greatly disturbed tilts cgtr�tnaniity, and 'see Client?„
' :-u. t til gadgets an' I'll hev t' take and with a penchant for anything tip- after a rnomeart'e draught he went j'o The patter shook his head. "The
!astir
'v, • se 1 f y laetghe 1. "Captain," he abo grave vandal,
perplexed o weer- a ;telegraph +office and wrote out a Jaws of a hospital are very strict,"
h 1 , fine h t' I d tele he sand assertively, Nurses oar t dei
sad a. is a trsehty stone, andavers ques some -t would, at least,; „ as t, ey like, and it you ;font to see
z:; e. r ;;ttt r ishu else is, would he a4nethifi„ to gossip over in the "Miss Crottle Dexter, ,
Hospital, 141iss. Dexter, you'll have to wine
e s v ver :i rine like that. Be- dormitories. Boston. around on her off -night--"
ate, t buying a di tnzo ;d, you can "'Well, nose," size replied, "I don't l Can I see you to -eight and where? But th' matron, Diss. Kenealy,. told'
. s. s s ; : v ase ce for it if the girl rightly know. He's been in Boston for me that I c'd see her t'night et I'.
f.•. t : "moi" nen gas. a long time—this ship is being over -1 <,� , I'll aa, Hotels—Frank," wanted ta, She said s11e'd arran
he e!:t te-r3...:vnt:,y; ani counting out er three times.. Once he came on one sure, he surd to the operator as lie P11 talk to her. Ge ahead, nowt"
ti, m .r, , Ise ens :he ringinto his of her on -duty nights, a and they sat in bad the form over,
a e ,, Al! afternoon he remained in the (To be continued,)
i ., e , e t a c tear„ who was here for quite a while, She's been: ,
r ° s*t ,{ . inn earn ticay, wee- t;t'tting flowers final presents fr. m rotunda of the hotel smoking and'
heaping ' ' t th desk
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„ reply care Lomax
rty szui't,1. "No fear o' that," hauls.. —and I've son him here twk„e ,n prepay a reply t make t' let her off, Get her down here awn'
4:. `. ".ac there t* e e: h in the him, cknew.. She'san �awfu3lyapretty and the messenger bays upon
scurried'
° ^ri•eund There were bell boys with
„ 1 S fcelled various navies, in Diamond Dyes
,e a an awful li�tie . but no falsetto Aleut of "Westhaveri"
ae .,•s vsr.i*nt., tr.� ,er.ler girl, ,'11now, awl she's get .ars of
Sweater or Skirt
i. �a the v its{ a R. ".ti'u. admirers. Some a the students
Dye Old Curtains,
vl
who te`'ei'�••eme w
4't a :<^'" t Lt( rs ar.1 a heart flute e• me here ere n;cst mazy over her, 1
wee esz in: 9.rti , Fr •anit and sees . , little „
,�,; gxe .e=i1 his Cara, and the desk clerk
"Diamond Ti; es add years Of wear
ales 1,,, tit , iii"ai a,;} f+,nr d gr rn".1, while the n1atr3n c�nt.inueek , to eves, faded skirts, waists, coats
n S same e evete waiting- —"eel 'Abe has a host of admirers eek l hard of the stocky, sun -biopsed ,
r .. .a I^ t 1;"r,"sad evenir,<P_ among' the patients who Yiave been
young pian who• came to him every. stockings, sweaters, coveringe, hang
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v. -14; here.'" half-hour with the question, "Any Ings, draperies, everything. Every
t •sem eF n : esan i Fr rk pietar- wire for Westhaver--Cap'en West- package contains directions so simple
: tee a er ' ze, h S u expe:ted 'visit. Shorty listened in`a daze and finer-"}Iavc'rle
".Y. r.421 a's'i'lt w t:ne a'n.e I saw ere:; the brim Af his hat nervously.,:five any woman calx put new, rich, fadeless
I:- s' ,ii lin 'r * ;stem' t' set• th' ;.Cone cut with Bob Morrissey, had'' answer. w Frank strode dati ni to the tee and le- co ors into lte.� worn garmente, nor
r,. -v et. :'i 4 :lie e s. e et' •her erre she? - A great hulking sislb•wird► no- . graph office and saw the operator•. •draperies even t- site dens never dyed
re +ati' t range Wait i RSI,` ti ,; thing t:+ recommend him but his "+say!" her said anxiously, "ye re- before. Just bey Diamond Dye;, --no
ti:. E, h <1 how ate:1 hike bounle anal fancy airs! He gripped member that ]:relaid wire I sent this other l.in;l---then your material will
is r we + " A t "z 9 ri wee ° , :t;ant the hat in his fingers and almost aft tnoun? Kin ye tel} of it was de- come nut right, because Diamond Dyes
tit eii c ti, e r cy ase and wt:•mete the brise off with the ems', livered? Wlil ye find oute, • are guerantecd not to streak, spot,
t'. ra zie:, Mr=. Kee.;,.,y, e .tc•rr,i. tion of the thought. Th; girl rang up the suburban office fade, or run. Tell your druggist
e'e hy, -1 leer es yea a ;,le, f':zri:t:a?" The matron watched hint, and therm un:l Fmk !leafs," around impatiently t! whether the material you wish.
P t en y , oto dye..
s mese.: ;hire, ••it':: sredi :t -Jena was something of sympnthy in her await:z g her Ieply. is wool or silk. or whotlter it is linden,'
time :nse c•,.:u've been here." voice when she asked him a • little! "Yee," she said. "It was delivered. cotton or mixed goods.
hesitantly, "Ara you engaged to Miss at fear -fifteen and the messenger's
I i zed: a< s �vv:<<'g<,l the salutation' v Q_
vita a te.nfu,-a 1 murmur, He had ex- Dexter. Captain. Excuse me for ask slip is signed'C. Dexter. He said
I t : s 3 t':: tie and nett the garrulous
ing such a question, but I'm a kind of that the reply was not given to him." No Relation.
chi metre. mother to all the girls hers;, ' and I "Thank ye kindly," answered Funk, • First Scholar es "Who was Nero,
1I I1e�ster?" lie asked. `'Is she mother tier lyhou keen
" tab ilii them as a' soil he went out inti the street like Rill? Wasn't he the eltap who was al-
menr. 1 . ' it dazed man. ways cold?"
C• ,
Theyoung. 7
skipper's 4 -
e eyes
fell and, Fl .d. � tl I now .
"What'll 1 n v he
do andered.
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Se o n S Ito "No. That was
sit:.` i.. °e3.i ',wen;
3 � �otaeu with }u iaii. •lzc�l. �'4aa1—I ain't quite pre- '„ And he steed on the pavement while Zero—another man altogether."
' it "' t to -night." ' paned t' -ay. though 1 cal Late some: the' hurrying crouds Jostled hint as g
Gi e •i�•c 's h art fell "Oh he eta say I • was. Y,e see, we've known' they passed. "Humph.'" He squared —t
mar ass i :a ejaculate. "Hez sae gene eaeh other sense we were kids an'—;leis shoulders and strode back to the Keep MInard'tt Liniment in the house
t' visit friends? I eal'1:�te slid didn't yes, we kinder hev an unclerstandin,"'.----e--
eerie.:
i .: ?' The old lady nodded. "Well. Captain,1
The netts •n fiopp;-1 dawn hi a chair I'll tell her you called. Will you be!
befeer r •nh an,. -We'd," d?." she said low- in Boston long?"
ly, "I e :en t know whether she went 'I':i be •here all day to -morrow. II
to visit fr encs ear not, but a cousin was plannin' t' leave for Portland th'l
of hers e'<a"e3, and she's gone some- ilex' mornin',"
alien with him." Mrs. Kenealy rose as a bell rang.
••Ther?" examined Frank. "A sou- "Ill tell you what to do. Ring. her;
sin? Frani Lynn, was he?" up to -marrow morning, and if you;
"'v --no." arse epi the lady doubt- want to go out with her to -morrow' •
g 't, et hA1 off to go with
tq
fully, "He is a Coa.•faring man-----" ni h I'al l
1
idaqies
y you• r Making Your Own Mops and Brushes.
••4'ii.at was his name?" You'll have to excuse me—teats my, .
*`'_4i..rris, I think—" bell. Good -night, Captain." The farm wife has innumerable uses
Frank almost jumped in his seat. Outside the hospital gates Shorty, for brushes, brooms and mope and.
'Morris? he growled in surprise. "A crammed his hat on his head savagely. I same women have found that many
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cur n rha ain't gat r a alertly e, "Bob 3iorriseey, eh? Awful Iittle fin-, f t
part of the broom is covered with an
I old stocking, and the legs of other old
e stockings are cut twelve inches long
! then slashed in one -inch strips to
c ; e :hent can be made at home with no !' e top, farming
relations- e lett s. " Then a th aught —lets o' presents an' flowers—; outlay whatever, .ave time. i a fringe. This fringe is then sewed
sterile him. "'Taarn't Morrissey, liuin ah!" And striding to hi, hate;,'. The soft," white twine which thea' on to the covering over the bz•aonl in
was at? r TM y not!" he went to his room and threw Trimignccer ties aroundpackages can be; me about one inch apart, until the
The re name— 4i rein smile —Ca stain "That's Morris- commuself ne with Chs thoughts. upon the ped to, ortemade into exce:;ant P dustless maps. m'ep ids of the desired thickness. The'
within two inches of th
er i5 e0k,
Stanfield's U s "tinkabie Underwear
.04 is soft,7r r urable. S fi ld'
- S
Unshrink 'ble Under earl.-vi�either
low price 4,rZ. gY' 'e_ger cekif butNfair
pri ag-C1.
Stanfield's Tishri kaiS1e,�: ndexwear,,,...'
gives mot :' than it oust.. in lel
// � s a mth,
ease, c'Omfort, healthI, � rotection and
' is , 4
st�.rd
.wee r.
a it is the s�-
Y� undest e no
any to buy.
Made in combinations and two-
piece suits, in full length, knee
and ow length,
andsleeveies9 STAifIEL'5DD
for :nen and women. Stanfield's •lir /rt 0 e -
Adjustable Combinations and �.
Sleepers for growing children �;pr D E R N x R
(pat.) A� geA�Alllb
For sample book, showing weights and textures, write
STANFIELD'S,, LIMITED, TRURO N.S.
Crochet the twine in chain -stitch and
make loops of the chain, fastening the
loops to a hand:e. This makes inter-
esting rainy -day work for the chil-
dren. The crocheted• leaps can also be
fa'sten'ed to the handle cf a worn-out
dust -brush, resulting in an excellent
brush for dusting woodwork.
Instead of the pastry brush which
is recommended for brushing over
bread and cakes, or far greasing pans,
bread -mixers or griddles, ' make a
swab. To do this, tear, a strip of'
clean white -cotton cloth two inches:
in width, and tack lone end of it to a j
clean new clothes -pin. Wind the strip,
of doth alternately around the "legs" f
of the clothes -pin (in figure-eight fa -
finish•
d
l e mopis dipped in a solution
niade eaf ane -half cupful of kerosene,
after this solution has dried the mop
j is tightly Tolled and pressed into a
strong paper bag until wanted for
use. Another good; floor mop is rade
' by fastening a common blackboard.
eraser to a broomstick. -
- Much of the difficulty ex erie d
salon) until the opening is closed,'
then continue to wind around the vat'�y' 1r
el r
MEM
TO
RHEUMATIC SUFFERERS
This new
candy«coated
gum del gldl.ts
youngand of
It "melts in your
mouth" and the gum in the
center remains to aid digestion,
brighten teeth and soothe mouth
and throat.
There are the other WRIGLEY
friends to choose from, too:
"After
Every
Meal"
in sweeping out the garners of steps}
will be removed if an old broom is
eut diagonally across the brush telt!
and the points -,d part used to sweep out
u
the •accumullaticns of dirt in masses-
tsibiee corners. The cut should elope
from a joint near one corner of the
sweeping .edge acmes to u point an
inch below stitching.
'
t e osv tlz•e lowest row of s�titc�hin�,.
•Ceiling brushes can also be rnanu-
1netured at henna, a very satisfactory
one being made by stitching a thick
pad of old stockings !orris the. bottom
of a bag. The bag is drawn: aver a
broom and securely tied,. The ceiling
is brushed with the paddnecl end ,of the
bug. Another hheusc-wife wrote of the
brush which she made to accommodate
her high ceilings. In this ease the
garden rake was pressed into service,
the teeth being covered with several:
layers of old carpet, securely fastened.
The carpet was covered with outing
flannel, and aur correspondent claims:
that the now uses her garden.rake
the year 'round.
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The Bride Book.
-Little snowy Bride Book,
Upon your leaves are spread
The names .cf loving friends that
cane
To see .the lad and lam§ie 'eii
"Suspicion," said 'uncle Eben,
"mighty often consists in realizin"
whut you'd be tempted to do if you
had de other fellers theme,"
ing
THE postman or express man will
bring Parker service right to
your home,
Whatever you send --whether it be
suits, coats, dresses, lace curtains;
tapestry draperies, etc., etc.—will be,
beautifully cleaned by the Parker
process and speedily re-
turned.
We pay carriage one
way on all orders,
Write for full particulars,
r�i�'t+eaeer
Parker's Dye
Works, Limited
Cleaners and Dyers
791 Yonge St.
Toronto out
So the story opens—
A. stirring tale of life. Rupture Kills
Thee shifts the scene- from girlhood
''days
To that of nate and tender wife.
F,ar a+s hiet'ry reaches
Such ,chronicles have been
'With light and shadow, bless and woe,
All woven well and surely in.
Little dainty Bride Brook,
Guard close your moving pen,
.�
And let its lines a record be
Ap
Lsntt '
otkes-pin until the swab is of the
desired sine, fastening the end with
another tack. The swab can be steril-
ized as well as a brush, •and there l
are no loose bristles: to be deposited:
upon bead of pansy..
A disk mop can be Made
of torn -1
husks, tying the dried Busks to the'
han:Re precisely as cotton maps are
tied. The ,husd:s are then slit into
narrow strips. Mops for cleaning bot-
tles, vinegar cruets, glass jars and l
lamp chimneys are made of circles :of
cotton - doth -cut, five or :sit: inches in
a "'a weth, 1
d,ai acrd. w h a small hole in the;
centre. The cloth circles are s'ipr•ed I"
en to a slander wooden. han•di'.,e (which
has a notch cut one inch from the bot-
tom), and fastened to the handle by.
means of twine which is elosely
wrapp:ad and securely tied in. the
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It was Mee necessity for a Re-
liable Remedy for Rheums
tisi n that brought . Dobson's
New Life before the public
after years of research, and
no claim has been made for it
that its use for` over 25 years
has not proven;
PIeasant to take, does not up-
set the digestion, no basinful
or injurious drugs are used in
this formula.
One bottle for One Dollar;, Six brttlis
for FiveDollars. Ask your Druggist
or mailed direct from .
i.,� iced Ilettstin
1 A dou t-!ese mop foe painted or pole grill Fife tetnebu � onrpuno,
ecd fl cos: s ::r, another convenience.
.ph's is inti.'. by cutting the :straw �$ West Adetatde 8t., Toronto
Canuda
Trent ai w-,rn-; ut f..i' i. Cut straw 1
Ieven seri th •the wne.s eeltieli hold the -- -
broom to the 'handle. The remaining
Keep the roses blooming
Within the mtaid+ea's cheek.
Oh, stay the smiles upon her lip
To hhappiness and vision speak.
Let no paltry chapter
Impair the finished! whole,
Oh, lead this twain through testing
years -
To earnest livihig's perfect goal.
In the Bible.
"1' don't think flying machines are
so very wonderful," said little Sammy,
after his mother had been telling hini
the story o&their'invention. "Teacher
read about one in the Bible the cther
day." -
vIn the Bible? exclaimed his moth-
er, 'Are you sure?"
"Oh, yes!" replied Sammy. ``She told
us that Esau sold his heirship to his
brother Jacob."
Silk was first ;ised. by the Chinese
in 2600 B.C. It was•viot.until' 350 B.
C. that another- nation -discovered the
Mit-lard's Liniment For Colds, Etc,
7,000 Annually
Seven thousand :persons each year
are laid away—the burial certificate
being marked "Rupture. Why? Be-
cause the unfortunate ones had neg-
lected themselves or had besn merely
taking care of the sign (swelling) of
the affliction and paying no attention
to the cause. What are you doing?
Are you neglecting yourself by wear-
ing a truss, appliance, or whatever
name you choose to call it? At best,
the truss is only a roake-shift-a false.
prop .against a collapsing wa_i—and
cannot be expected act is more
than a mere median:^al support. The
binding pressure retards blocd circu-
lation, tLus ro'abing the weakened
muscles of that which they need most.
—nnt.
13utourishmeseieuee has found a way, anal
every; tru ..,> sufferer in the land is in•
vited to make a test. -fight in the
privacy, of their own home. The
P1APAO method is uugiest'.onabiy
th, most Scientific, logical and su• "ass-
ful self-treatnit exit for rupture the
world has ever known.
The PLAPAO PAD w::en adhering
closely to the body. cannot , possibly
slip or shift out of place, therefore
cannot chafe or` pinch. Soft as velvet
—easy to apply—ir.expensive. Tobe
ised .whilst you work and whilstyou
sleep. No stra: , b'.` ales or string':
attached.
Learn.bow to close the berni, ' <p2::
ing as nature .intended so the ruptur, ..
CAN'T,rcome dare n. Send your name
and ten cents, 1 in or'stti dips, ;o -day,
to PLAPAO 00,, 78F, Star r tit Bldg., St.
Louis, Mo., for ,trial Plana id the
information necessary.