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The Wingham Times, 1912-04-18, Page 7V4cgs f t By LOUIS TRACY Copyrights 1903, by Fdward 3. Clode • rnm i,.• 4.,.,. ,i -•• ---.. of constructing a seaworthy raft and •endeavoring to make the passage. But this would be risking all ou a fright- ful uncertainty, and the accidental dis- covery of the eagle's nest had given him new hope. Ilere he could make a •determlued and prolonged stand, and in the end help must come. So be dis- raissed the navigation project and de- voted himself wholly to the perfecting of the natural fortress in the rock. That night they finished the rope lad- der., Indeed Jenks was determined not to retire to rest until It was placed. He did not care to try a second time to carry Iris to that elevated perch. One of the first things he contem- plated was the destruction if possible of the point on the opposite cliff which eomu,nnded the ledge. This, however, was utterly impracticable with the ap- pliances at his couuhuwd.- The top of the rock sloped slightly toward the west, and nothing short of dynamite ,or regular quarrying operations would render it untenable by hostile marks- men. During the day his rifles at ninety yards' range might be trusted to keep the place clear of intruders, But at night — that was the difliculty. Iie partially solved it by fixing two rests sen the ledge to support a rifle in exact line with. the center of the enemy's supposed position, and as a variant on the cater rest he marked lines which corresponded with other sections of the entire front available to the foe. Even then he was not satisfied. When time permitted, he made many experi- ments with ropes reeved through the pulley end attached to a ride action. IIe might have succeeded in his main object lind not his thoughts taken a new Hue. IIis aim was to achieve some method of opening and closing thee breech block by means' of two ropes, The difficulty was to secure the preliminary and final lateral movement of the lever bolt, but it suddenly oc- curred to him that if he could manage to convey the impression that Iris and he had left the 'Island the Dyaks would go away after a fruitless search. The .existence of ropes along the face of the rock—an essential to his mechanical. scheme— would betray their where- abouts or at any rate excite dangerous curiosity. So he reluctantly abandoned his original design, though not wholly, .as will be seen in due course. In pursuance of his latest idea he ;sedulously removed from the foot of the cliff all traces of the clearance -effected on the ledge, and, although he provided supports for the tarpaulin covering, he 010 not adjust it. Iris and he might lie perdu there for days with- out their retreat being found out. This •development suggested the necessity of hitting their surplus stores and am- munition, and what spot could be more suitable than the cave? So Jenks began to dig °nee more in the iuterior, laboring manfully with 'pick and shovel in the locality of the .fault with its vein of antimony. Rainbow island had given him the one thing a num prizes above all else— :a pure yet passionate love for a woman 'beautiful alike in body and mind. And now it was to endow him with riches that might stir the pulse of even a South African magnate, for the sail- or, unmiudful of purpose other than ,providing the requisite cache, shovel- ing and delving with the energy pecul- iar to all his actions suddenly struck a •deep vein f a ei o almost virgin gold. g To facilitate the disposal at a dis- tance of the disturbed debris he threw each shovelful on to a canvas sheet, Which he subsequently dragged among the trees in order to dislodge its cou- tents, after doing this four times he :noticed certain metallic specks iu the 'fifth load which recalled the presence 'of the antimony. But the appearance ,of the sixth cargo was so remarkable When brought out into the sunlight 'that it invited closer inspection. 'Though his knowledge of geology was alight, he was forced to believe that the specimens he handled so dubiously 'contained neither copper nor iron pyrites, but glittering yellow gold. Their weight, the distribution of the metal through gtlartz in a transition state between an oxide and a telluride, compelled relognition. Somewhat excited, yet half skeptical, he returned to the excavation and scooped otit yet another collection. This time there could be no mistake. Nature's own alchemy had fashioned a veritable ingot There were small lumps In the ore Which would only treed alloy at the mint before they could be issued as sovereigns, So free Olen dross were they'. Iris had gone to Venus' bath and Would be absent for sone time. Jenks at down on a tree stump. He held is is hand a small bit of oro worth per- aps 420. Slowly the conjectures al- eady pieced together in hie Wind dor- slug early days on the island cans* back to hila. The skeleton of an Englbslituatr ly- ttfg there among the bodies neat', the liven, the Golgotha of 'tyle pelvo t AIM bolloir, the mining tools, both Chinese And ll:uropean; the plan en the piece et tin" -ah, the piece of tint Meclan, featly the saner produced it from the !'east pocket of his .jersey, At IMO the nayeterlous sign "112 divided hi 1" heeteetet4 ite signiiteante. 1► 1e*Eire thin' . - k.., "Al train tial► ant~ of Oli ilial". tel, dig one foot in depth, and you came upon the mother lode of this gold bearing retie 'phis, then, wns the see eret of the care. The Chinese knew the richness of the deposit .and exploited its treasures by, quarrying front the outer side of the hill. But their crass ignorance of mod - era science led to their undoing. The accumulation of liberated carbonic acid gas in the 'workings killed them in scores. They probably fought this un- seen demon with the teuaeity of their race until the place became accursed and banned of all living things. Yet had they dug n little ditch and per witted d the invisible gerte" ' t to flow quiet- ly downward until its poteuey was dis- sipated by sea and air they might have mined the whole cliff with. im- punity. The unfortunate unknown, J. S.—he of the whitened bones—might have done this thing too. But he only pos- sessed the half knowledge of the work- ing miner and while shunning the plague stricken quarry adopted the 'more laborious method of making an adit to strike the deposit. Ile succeed- ed, to perish miserably in the hour when he saw himself a millionaire. Was this a portent of the fate about to overtake the latest comers? Jenks, of course, stood up. He always stood square on his feet when the volcano within him fired his blood. "Ne!" he almost shouted. "I will break - the spell. I am sent here by Providence, not to search for gold, but to save a woman's life, and if all the devils of China and Malay are In league against me I will beat them!" The sound of his own voice startled him. SVhat was all the fuss about? With a barrow load' of gold he could not buy an instant's safety for Iris, not to mention himself. The language difficulty was insuperable. Were it otherwise the Dyaks would simply humbug him until he revealed the source of his 'wealth, and then murder him as an effective safeguard against !'.,reign interference. Iris! Not once since she was hurled ashore in his drugs had .Jenks so long forgotten her existence. Should he tell her? They were partners in everything appertaining to the island. Why keep this marvelous intelligence from iter? Yet was he tempted, not ignobly, but by reason of his love for her. Once years ago, when his arduous pro- fessional studies wore distracted by a momentary infatuation for a fair face, a woman had proved fickle when tempted 'by greater wealth than he possessed. For long he was a con- firmed misogynist, to his great anti lasting gain as a leader of men. But with more equable judgment came a fixed resolution not to marry unless his prospective bride cared only for him and not for his position. To a staff corps officer, even one with a small private income, this was no unattainable ideal, Then he met with the shame and agony of the court mar- tial. While his soul still quivered under the lash of that terrible down- fall Iris' came into his Iife. He knew not what might happen if they were rescued. The time would quickly pass until the old order was resumed, she to go back to her position in society, he to become again 'a disgraced ex - officer, apparently working out a mere existence before the mast or banding plates in . a saloon. Would it not be a sweet defiance of adversity were he able, even under such conditions, to win her love and then disclose to her the potentialities of the island? Perchance he might fail. Though rich as Croesus, he would still be tinder the social ban meted out to a cashiered officer. She was a girl who could commend the gift of coro- nets. With restoration to her father and home, gratitude to her preserver would assuredly remain; but, alas, love alight vanish like a mirage! Then he would net "honorably. Half of the Stored wealth Would be hers to do as she chose with it. Yes, this was a possible alternative. In ease of accident to himself and her ultimate escape he must immediately write full details of his discovery and intrust the document to her, to be opened only after this death or six months after their release. The idea possessed him so thorough• ly that he Could brook no delay. He searched for one of the notebooks talc• en from the dead officers of the Sir- dar and scribbled the following letter: Dear 1,21ss Deane -Whether X ant llvhig or dead when you read these lines, you will know that I Iove you. Could 1' te- ,,eat that avowal a million times In as many varied forms I should find no better phrase to express the dream I have cher- ished since a happy fate Permitted me to snatch you from death. So T simply say, "I love you." X will continue to love you while Me lasts, and it is my dearest hops that In the life ',eyeful the grave T may still be able to vette my love for you. Dat perhaps I am not destined tO be loved by you. 'Therefore, In the event of my death before you leave the Island, I wish to give you Instructions hofs' to find a gold mine of treat value whioh Is hidden in the rock tafitatniner the cave. Toll re. Member the siitn on the Piece 01 tin which we Could not understand, The figure Jit denotes the utmost depth of the extavee tion, and the 1 signifies that one foot be' tow the surface, ort reaching the face of the rook, there Of a rich vela of gold. The hollow On the other side of the cliff ber Cams filled With anhYdnatii gai, and tido stopped the opetttione et thr Chinese, at tee etLne. evidently km* all he the 4i is 101, THE WINGIUAM TRIES, APP. 'E 18, flip exports employed by Sir Arthur Deane Will need. The facts are unquestionable. Assuming that 1 am alive, wo will, of course, be copartners in the mind. If X am dead, 1 wish ono -sixth share to be given to my uncle, William Ansiruther, Crossthwaito Manor, Northallerton, York. shire, as a recompense for his kindness to me during my early life. Tho remain- der Is to bo yours absolutely. 1i©I31'.1tT A.NSTRUT1il31j.. He read this remarkable document twice through to snake sure that it ex- actly recorded his sentiments. Iie even smiled sarcastically at the endowment of the uncle who disinherited him. Then, satisfied with the perusal, he tore out the two leaves covered by the letter and began to devise a menus of pro- tecting it securely while le Iris' pos- session. At that moment he looked up and saw her coming toward him across the beach, brightly flushed after her bath, walking like a nymphs clothed iu tat- tet•e(I garments. Perceiving that he was watching her, she waved her hand, and instinctively quickened her pace. Even now, when they were thrown to- gether by the exigencies of each hour, she disliked to be long separated from hila. Instantly the scales fell from his mental vision, What! Distrust Irisi Imagine for one second that riches or poverty, good repute or 111, would affect that loyal sal heart when its vitgival font was filled with the love that once in her life comes to every true woman! Perish the thought! Laughing at his fantastic folly Jenks tore the letter into little pieces. It might have been wiser to throw the sheets into the embers of the fire close at hand, but for the nonce he was over- powered by the great awakening that had come to him. "flood gracious! Don't gaze at me in that fashion. I don't look like a ghost, do I i" cried Iris, when near enough to note his rapt expression. "You evould not object if I called you a vision?" he inquired quietly, averting his eyes lest they should speak more plainly than his tongue, "Not if you meant it nicely, But I fear that 'specter' would be a more ap- propriate word. Just look at my best gown!" She spread .out the front widths of her skirt, and certainly the prospect was lamentable, The dress was so patched and mended, yet so full of fresh rents, that a respectable house- maid would hesitate before using it to clean tire irons. "Is that really your best dress?" he said. "Yes. This is my blue serge. The brown cloth did not survive the soak- ing it received in salt water. After a few days it simply crumbled. The oth- ers are muslin or cotton and have been —er—adapted." "There is plenty of men's clothing," he began. • "Unfortunately there isn't another is- land," she said severely. "No. I meant that it might be possi- ble to—er—eontrive some sort of rig that will serve all purposes." "But all my thread is gone. I have barely a needle£ul left." "In that case we trust fall back_ en our supply of hemp." "I suppose that might be made to serve," she said. "You are never at a loss for au expedient." "It will be a poor one, I fear. But you can make up for it by buying some nice gowns at Doucet's or Worth's." She laughed delightedly. "Perhaps in his joy at my reappearance my dear "Is that really voter Lest dress?" old dad may let me rule riot in Paris on our way home. But that will not last. We are fairly well off, but I can- not afford ten thousand a year for dress alone." "If any woman can afford such a sum for the purpose you are at least her equal." Iris looked puzzled. "Is that your way of telling me that fine feathers Would make me a fine bird?" she asked. "No. I intend my words to be uhder- sht'eod in their ordinary sense. You are very, very riel.h, Miss benne, nn ex- travagantly wealthy young person." "Of course you know you are talking,' nonsense. Why, only the other day they father said" --- "Excuse me. What Is the average price of a walking dress from a lead ing !Paris house?" "Thirty pOunde." "And, all evening dress?" "Oh, anything from fifty upvt'ard." He picked up a few pieces of quarts front the canvas sheet. "fxete if, 014,r Walking dress," he F:;1,1, handing her a luiup weighing ,.bout it pound. tee balance in tai item, there you tan s:: ;-,t'' ti:e Lee et .:fed wteeell yeti meet at your tied dinner in Ialt.l:it;il," "UI, sem lac.:n be tt.'ltiee herr" sho f.1',ui"i' 11.11 •( tievoteee. "Far worsee fly wi•iuinl• a mare J)1i3(vt' mil unto." 415 P10 Was se ea:'neet that Ire e•olep'llt'd seI'lO :net::e. II'i:; tau; the pewee:lel Mperiuu'u and ?::ell et it. •'1'r..1::h the cave, 1 sup:ire? 1 C.au nt pia ::til antimony was 3t':t 1t 1i.la- able Y' "1.'liut Is not antimony. It Ji gold, 1'•y chance I have hit upon an extre..:e- 'y rich lode of gold, At the most 10.%'. (,t computation it is worth hnudretle of thous:uuls of eonude. You anil 1 are quite wealthy people, hiss Deane:" Iris °pollee her blue eyes very wide at this intelligence. It took her breath away. But her iiiint words betokened her Innate sense of fair dealing.. "You unci I! Wealthy!" site gasped. "I fun so glad for your sake, but tell nae, pricy, Mr. Jenks, what have I got te do with it?" "You!" he repeated. "Are we not partners In this island? By squatter's right if by no better title we own land, minerals, wood, game and even such weird belongings as ancient CIent lIohtS and fishing privileges." "I don't see that at all. You And a gold mine and coolly tell ole that I am a half owner of it because you dragged ate out of the sea, fed me, housed me, saved my lire from pirates and general ly noted like a devoted nursemaid in charge of a baby. Really, Mr. Jenks"— "Really, Miss Deane, you will annoy mo seriously if you say another word. I absolutely refuse to listen to such an argument " For some time they stood in silence until the sailor commenced to reproach himself for lips rough protest. Perhaps he Lind hurt her sensitive feelings. Wh?tt a brute he was to be sure! She was only a child in ordinary affairs, and he ought to have explained things more lucidly and with greater com- mand over his temper. And all this time Iris' face was dimpling with amusement, for she uuderstood him so well that bad he threatened to kill her sho would have laughed at him, "Would. you mind getting the lamp?" he said softly, surprised to catch her expression of saucy humor. "0h, please may I speak?" she in- quired. "I don't want to annoy you, but I am simply dying to talk." IIe had forgotten his own injunction. "Let us first examine our mine," he said. "If you bring the lamp we can have a good look at it" Close scrutiny of the work already, done merely confirmed the accuracy of his first impression. While Iris held the light the opened up the seam with a few strokes of the pick. Bach few inches It broadened into a noteworthy volcanic t1Jke, now yellow in its abso- lute purity, at times a bluish black when fused meth other metals. The ad- ditional labor involved caused him to follow up the line of the fault. Sud- denly the finnne of the lamp begau to nicker iu a draft. There was an air passage between cave and ledge. They cause back into the external glare. Iris was now so serious that she forgot to extinguish the little lamp. She stood with outstretched hand, "There is a lot of money in there," she said. "Tons of it," "No need to quarrel about division. There is enough for both of us." "Quite enough. We can even spare some for our friends." The hour drew near when Jenks climbed to the Summit rock. IIe shoul- dered ax and rifle and set forth. Iris heard him rustling upward through the trees. She set some water to boil for ten and, while bringing a fresh supply of fuel, passed the spot where the torn scraps of paper littered the sand. She was the soul of honor for a wo- man but there was Ire • r se m >awe auY e t who could take her eyes ori'• s a written ltten document which confronted her. She could not help seeing that one small morsel contained her own name. Though mutilated, it lad clearly rend— "Dear Miss Deane." "So it was intended for me!" sae cried, throwing down her bundle and dropping to her knees. She secured that particular slip and examined it earnestly. Not for worlds would she pick up all the scraps and endeavor to sort them. Yet they had a fascination for her, and at this closer range she saw another which bore the legend—"I love you!" Somehow the two Seemed to fit for gether very nicely. Yet a third carried the same words— "I love you!" They were still quite coherent. She did not want to look any further. fihe did not even turn over such of the torn pieces as had fluttered to earth fare downward. Opening the front of her bodice, she brought to light a small gold locket containing miniatures of her faller and mother. Inside this receptacle She carefully placed the three really ivate- rlal portions of the sailor's letter, When Jenks walked clown the hill again he Beard her shhging long before he caught sight of her sedulously tend• ing the fire. As the cause near he perceived ttte re• mains of his useless doentnent, II* stooped and gathered them up, teeth, with ttrroeving theta among the glow' til; logs. "By the way, what were you wrltin3tt while I bad my bath?" tntlulred Iris de- murely. "Some information about the mine, On second thoughts, however, li saw it Was unneoeSsary," "Oh, was that all`!" "Practically "Then some part wits impractica- bier'-' He glanced sharply tit her, but she Wag merely talking et random. yotl me," )le exple1utt44 "oj,te eau do so little without the requisite nAili 1111IIIIIA I Ormtit ilir I •ml',,,,, t'A "1 love von!" plant. This sort of ore requires a crushing mill, a smelting furnace, per - haute big tanks filled with cyanide of potassium." ".lnd of course, although you can de 'wonders, you cannot provide all those things, encu yon?" Jenks deemed this query to be unan- swerable. They .were busy again until night fell. Sitting down for a little while be- fore retiring to rest, they discussed for the hundredth time the probabilities of speedy succor. This led them to the topic of available supplies, and. the sailor told Iris .the dispositions he had made. CHAPTPR i'. IGIIT after night the Pleiades swung higher in the firula- ment. Day after day the salter perfected his defenses and nnx- 1011S11 scanned the ocean for sign of friendly snholce or hostile sail. Tihis re- spite would not have beeu given to hint were it not for the lucky bullet which removed two fingers and part of a third from the right hand of the Dyuk chief. Not even a healthy sav- age can afford to treat such a wound lightly, and ten clays elapsed before the maimed robber was able to move the injured limb without a curse. Meanwhile each night Jenks slept less soundly. Bach day his face be- came more careworn. Ile began to realize why the island had not been visited already by the vessel which would certainly be deputed to search for them. She was examining the great coast line of China and Siam. It was his habit to mark the progress of time on the rudely made sundial, which sufficiently served their require- ments as a clock. Iris happened to watch him chipping the forty-fourth notch ou the edge of the horizontal block of wood. "Have we really been forty-four days here?" she inquired after count- ing ounting the manes with growing astonish- ment "I believe the reckoning is accurate," he said. "The Sii'cier was lost on the 18th of March, and I make this the 1st of May." "It seems to be a tremendous time; indeed, hi some respects, it figures in my mind like many years. That is when I am thinking, Otherwise, when busy, the days fly like hours." "It must be convenient to have such an elastic scale." "Most useful, I strive to apply the quick rate when you are grumpy." Iris placed her armss akimbo, plant- ed her feet widely apartrt and surveyed Jenks with an expression that :night almost be termed Impudent. They CAUGHT HEAVY COLD. Left Throat and Lungs Very Sore. There i9 no better cure for a cough or cold than br. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup. 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W'ben the urgent necessity for con- tinuous labor no longer spurred them to exertion during every moment of daylight, they tackled the box of books and read, not volumes which appealed to them in common, but quaint tomes in the use of which Jenks was tutor and Iris the scholar. It became a fixed principle with the girl that she war very ignorant, and she insisted that the sailor should tench her. For instance, among the books he found a treatise on astrono- my. It yielded a keen delight to both to identify a constellation and learn all sorts of wonderful things concern- ing it. As a variant Jenks Introduced a study of Hindustani. IIis method was to write a short sentence and explain in detail its component parts. She knitted her brows in the effort to mas- ter the ridiculous complexities of a language which, instead of simply say- ing "Take" or "Bring," compels one to say "Take -go" and "Take -conte." One problem defied solution—that of providing raiment for Iris. The united skill of the sailor and herself would not induce unraveled cordage to supply the need of thread. It was either too weak or too knotty, and meanwhile the ; ire:; clothes were failing to pieced. ,genres tried a- nom of trees, the uesv'i of birds ---every 'isih!f‘ Jhe could hit upon--puanti perp ps after experiments ewer'"^,• some we••kn he alight have surcee,h,I. Ilett ,n„I'i rn :resp studs, weakened by t.nitine t.. ” • ind stiffened with Chinese clay, 1 r• .,tit of no such exhaustive research. it must be remembered that the la russeugers on board the Sirdar wets: tressed to suit the tropics. and the hard usage given by Iris to her scanty stock .vas never contemplated by tl:e y1an- ,.i1it sten or Bradford luuuns ,c.1 1.ru. h1,I e for the durability of the material. As the days passed the position 10- cne irksome. It even threatened complete collapse during some critical moment. and the two often silently .sur- veyed the large number of merely t:•a!e ritruttvhts in their possession. Of cosi. se in the matter of coats and waistcoats there w;rs no dilhicnity whatever. Tris had long been wearing those portions if the doctor's uniform. But when it -:trine to the rest— At estAt last one memorable morning she :reseed the Rubicon. Jenks had cIimb- .'tl, as usual, to the Summit rock. IIe :'tune back with the exciting news that le thought—he totted not be certain, jut there were ludic:it:oils inspiring iopefulness—that toward the west of •he faro island he could discern the ;woke of a steamer. • Though he had eyes for a faint cloud if vapor at least fifty miles distant, ,te saw nothing of 11 remarkable change ?fretted nearer home. Outwardly Iris was attired in her wonted manner, but f her eompanton's mind were not whol- ly monopolized by the bluish hate de- tected on the horizon he must Nave no- tired the turned up ends of a pair of trousers beneath the hem of her tat- tered attered skirt. It did occur to iiia that Iris re- vived his momentous anAouneement with an odd air of hauteur, and it was ,sassing strange she did not offer tO t.ecompaby hint when, after bolting his breakfast, he returned to the observa- tory, 110 eame back in an hour, and the Iitles on Lis face 'were deeper than be - "A false alarm," he said curtly in re- sponse to her gUestiontitt look, And that was all, though the nerved herself to 'Walk steadily past him on her war to the Well. This was discon- eerting, even annoying, to a positive young Weine l like Iris. Ileeblsing to end the Ordeal, IMO stood rigidly* before (To"obe catn*atied.) HAD WEAK anti UIZZ ¥SPELLS COULD NOT SLEEP AT NICHT. 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At Last I got a box of Milburn's, Heart and Nerve Pills, and they did me' so much good I got another, and of taking it I could lie on my left side, a1 sleep as well as before I was taken sick,t They are the best medicine I ever heard` of for heart or nerve trouble." Price 50 cents per box, or 3 boxes for 01.25, at all dealers or mailed direct on receipt of price by The T. Milburn Co., Limited, Toronto, Ont. The Little Bundle. Three dozen fell diseases came down and knocked me flat; and oh, the groans and wheezes that filtered through my hat! The doctors and the nurses were gathered by my bed, and I had dreams of hearses and cities of the dead. The doctors used to trundle dope to me day by day, and how I blessed the bundle that I had laid away! When I was con- valescent, I ceased to fume and fret; my griefs were evanescent—for I was out of debt! I paid the blooming nurs- es, es, I paid the sawbones, too, the drug- gists got their purses—and still I had a few! You don't know what a blessing a roll of boodle is, till maladies distress- ing throughout your system whiz! I have no doubt that worry o'er debts that we must face sends sick folks in a hurry out to the old bones place. If, reader, your unthrifty, then take this hunch of mine: A bank account is nifty; put roubles down in brine. For sickness and disaster for you their webs may spin; when colds go fast and faster and none are coming in, when you are in the age of sickness and expense you'll wish you had a package of dough in evidencel—Walt Mason, ASK YOURSELF THESE QUESTIONS And find out 'f you have kidney dis- orders—Also make this test. lItve you pains in the back over the kidneys? Have you urinary disorders? Po you suffer from severe head- aches. dizziness or tlefeetive eyeAghtP Is the skin dry end harsh? Are you bailee! in health end strength end suffering from rheum - tie pains or swelling of the limbs? '!'hese ere n few of the syntltems rf kidney disease, and here is the test. If the urine after gtaudbng fnr twenty-four hours is cloudy, milky or has pitrtiele; floating about in it, or if there is a sediment in t'ie bot- tom of the vessel, your kidneys are diseased. There is no time to lose in begin- ning the use of Dr. Chase's Kidney - Liver rue. They wilt help you more quickly than Any treatment you can obtain, and that is one reason why they are so successful and popular. Dr. A. W. Chase's Kidney -Liver Nile, one pill a Bose, 25 cents a box, it AR dealers, or 1:dmartson, l%atea & Co., Toronto, ♦, N