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Phone 45.
T. T. M'!?AE' ,
M. B. M. O. P.. dii, O,
M. U. fi., VIIInge of tart:meta
Ph'eiwun, Surgeon, Aoc000hear
O81oeat reefdenee, opposite Melville Uhnroe
William street,
OR. WAROL.AW
Eonor graduate of the Ontario Voserin
Plow Ethel.
College, Dar and night calls. 00Ioe oppo
Mlll,
Of that naive In the city, There used
to be a shady hotel over un Ontario
stieof called "The Seminole,' but that
w;�•: torn down ten years ago. 1 serer
10e1d --.f Imp- other. tell you, Dave?
• `., - gt�n•„rrd the lleutennnt
sI .I Whin;; stony at a clgnr. "May.
1,1. !Ca' Ire :ague n1 a boat --4 '('aU; W
n t l're heard some sur11 (lunar before,
1te ' I'nc t 111 t r1' (lleet vri'(n•e,"
`:1 1• ;41i f:••ll, tu't's a straw. nny'-
vca:,4.1.41 41 Orth loot;tn;t up," "'Mac
el t'. relephnee. "Wile Is on
t the 1+IU'hor waster's office this time
OFT night?"
Sojteais-j ER. SOLICITOR,
CONVEYANCER. NOTARY PUBLIC)
LECKiE BLOCK - BRUSSELS 1
• .147.c i°.f. 014! lade
inuetermtnat0 sentence. to Jotter 101
that. Nothing heard of 11111 since: So
he is back, and at the oI(1 game agent,
Do you want ilio brought in, Cap-
tain?„
"No, not'yet, I haven't anything
against the aurin now hut a suspicion.
I wanted to learn Ills record, that's
all. This int1uiry was Only int'ldental,
What I'm really Interested In Just at
pr'eseet is something 1 Melted up !n
the alley back of Mike's place three
or four hours ago. It's 'a,. notein a
Woman's handwrttIng,. and when 1
found it, 1t was hidden in a small
silver penknife, such as a lady Angst
entry."
"There 1s a woman M!t, then?"
"Yes; but I haven't got things
hittebed up sufficiently to talk about it.
The note Itself is blind."
"In what respect?"
"Well, here It is, Can you make it
out? I'll read 1t for you—"Please no-
tify pollee to 00110011 Seminole quick."
"No signature?"
"None."
"But dint is plain enough, isn't 1t?"
"Yes, If ,you know what she meant
by Seminole; wlint is it? A street?
An apartment house? A saloon? Do
MI 14.00W of anything under that
name?"
ileA,latns stood motionless thinking,
"No, by thunder, I don't," Ile ad-
mi:ted reluctantly, "There is no street
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n
The dettictive Jiggled the receiver
"Iv, nos is p.(1100 houlq Miran,
office, letaise. oh. is this pm, 1 Val
know of nnf Men on tfie lakes ealied
schooner et lesehoutha? Never 111,110(1 N
this poet, you say? A.1111 you don't c
I. know of nny other by that mime? p
Sure, I'll hold the wire; leak th up."
• ".Not a very promising lend," 11c v
said over his shoulder, "1014 thin h
have the dope for us in 11 Jimmie." s
, He suddenly straightened up, the n
, reeeiver et Ills ear. 11
"I didn't quite get dint, Dan. A me -
diem -sized yaela, yen sitY? Where is 01
it? 011, at the Jackson Park hemen
r SOO, and who did you say owned it?
ft
Coolidge? What Coolidge? Exately;
the fellow who killed himecir out
south. lioki the wire."
bt
rpoVR14HT 1922I,
ALIPtO keener Ire
He hung the revelver upon `the
•dhioroelec,toaryn.c/ reeched fel* the telephone
"Some luck, I say. Jackson park—
oil, yes, here it is. All right, Central;
elle°, that is the proper *lumber. 'T.his
10 the CIO' .111111 police headquarters
eghtin; hustle It up, please. Hullo,
Jackson Park 11in-saving station?
Good; this Is McAditins speaking from
the eity detective bureau. Is there
yeekt out there in the lagoon called
the Seminole? belongs to a men minted
Coolidge; medlum-sized bent, with gas
engine. Yes; what's that? Not there
now; went out into the litho about two
hours ago. The 11-11 It did! Who
was eboard? do you know? Say that
again; ob. yan wasn't on watch when
she sailed; your partner said what?
Three men end women. All right,
yes, 1 got it. Say now, listen; this Is
a pollee matter, so keep your eyes
open. It ivIll be daylight pretty sooe,
and if you get sight of Hint beet, cell
up the City Hall etation at once, Do
you get me?"
He wheeled about, smiling
04'1•113'C's on again, 0rr again, Flannigan.
ll'e had it, and we have It not. Dave,
I um patine. interestee; I feel the lure
of the elms?. Can yeti spere me tor
aay or two? Yon can? Good enough;
we'll comb the lakes until we find out
who is sailing aboned the Seminole.
You're with me, old men?"
West extended his hand silently, an
the fingers of the two elasped in
mutual pledge,
CHAPTER X11
The Yacht "Seminole."
There WdS little to do but watt I
pntlently for some further message
guidance. Mr. Adtuns dIseatched
few telegrams to nearby lake port
and briefly outlined certain plans
a
of
notion foe the morrow, provided 'loth -
Ing further was heard from the miss.
ing bout; these included a possible
search for Hobart, who both teen de.
itleil could not be ineluded among the
tarty of the yacht, West told his new
tests:tun the entire story In detail, and
lac's Interest fereeting out the
natter became intense. It was the
Ind of etme which fascinated him
vitt) its mystery, but no theory' be
nue/ elfin born from long Pollee ex -
eremite, seemed to exactly fit all the
revealed fines. Tile great puzzle re -
meet' about tbe strange ections of
frli21; ber pert In the affair pre-
enting an unsolvable riddle. They
test have talkNI for an hour, diseuss.
Ig the situation frankly from every
ngle, yet arrlving at no definite con.
uslon. The sky in the east 10115 red
eth dawn when both men fell fast
sleep in their (theirs, still waiting.
It was olne o'elnek, and still no
ord. The two lnel enten hasty
street, a/sees:dug the situation again
thoroughly, hut to 110 more satisfactory
result. It seemed Impoesible to recoil.
elle pertain filets. If the eilver knife,
with ite eel! for help, bail indeed been
dropped hy Natalie Coolidge, and sbe
NV(1:1 11011111 110111 a prisener in the hands
of villains on honed the Seminole,
why had elle :tiled toward West as
she did in that house on Welty street?
To all appearances there she Mel been
bend in glove with the Mr.:1111.00N.,
willing even 111 connive at lin. One-
hein's murder if necessary to the .41C-
orsa nf their (Time. Only one theory
s possnfle; that the girl WEIS under
*Ambit. driven to her strange act by
personal fear, She dere do nothing
ile swum; ahote to fnee West. "This
mean nnything to you?"
"It sorely doe,i.- tqtaerly. "The girl
I spnke of was Natalie COollage. By
all the gods, we are ort the right
"All right, ilan," rinanalag his eon.
rm.satton, "What's that?
the boat up the river few ii•eelm
ego trying to sell it. There how yen
happened to remember the nalite---1
see. Sity. is there any one out et .111ek.
000 perk I' could tele to et this hoer?
Who? oh, yee, the lire sewing stntion
Sten: somebody will he ou duty there,
Thanks, old men—eimil nicht,"
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ETTER BUTTER
ETTER PRICES
We are now prepared to Grade your Cream honestly,
gather it twice a week and deliver at our Creamery each ttny
we lift it We gather with covered truok to keep sun off it.
We pay a premium of 1 cent per lb. butter fat for
Specie's over that Of No, 1 grade, and 3 cents per Ib. bat-
ter -fat for No 1 grade over that of No. 2 grade.
The basic principle of the improveanent in the quality
of Ontario butter is the elimination of second and off grade
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of good from a better price per pound of butter -Sat them
is paid to the protiueers of poor cream. W e solicit your
patronage and co-operation for better market.
restge-We will loan yeti a can,
See our Agent, T. C. MeCALL,
Or Phone 2310; Brussels.
The Seaforth Creamery
wa
else, terrorized by the threats of Ho.
bait teal her own sense of utter help-
leseness 114 Ids pewee This, and this
ol113', moat be the enswer to the riddle,
flepeettel to get Ills police 8(410111 start.
In /111 11011/111 111 discover Hobart
ln Ills pew 11111Mg Place. The fellow
nnt be on the peed., 115 that
sailed (1'0111 Jackson park fit far too
mrly an hour for 1111n to have ponsibly
(untie 2me or the party. Ile iveuld still
be In the eity then, severely reneenled
In some etre of the underiverld, per.
reetIng his plans, whatever • they
might be, and, perlume, arrangIng
lele, those on the boat later. The de,
teetivo even thought this unlikely, hie
sired to get the girl safely out of the
way for a length of time suilleient
enable hen to eomplete his 11(111010es
sehonr, Ile ergued that Natalie was
in no real danger; she would be held,
no (Mein, kept out et sight as long
11.5 was neeeesery, but otheeivise left
unInJured,, Was 110 strong-arm
ohne, but a high-class conlIdence
game, anti *tie Imporient fffing weft to
lny bands on Hobart. 1VIth
him once In the tolls, the con.
this end In view, IwleAdente took up til
!van's twiil, leaving West to sten
guard over .the telephone,
The latter called up Sexton, .en
hurried him out to 9'airlawn, with in
ste :Nona to tied out all lie could fret
the servants there relative to any tat
developments. This )eco yhllshed
nothing remained for West to do hu
sit Clown and wait for something ,els
to happen.
The dcrlay was shorter than he. an
ticipated, There was a sharp ringlog
of the bel), the pollee ()mentor respond
log quickly, •
"Ponce headgearters, What's went -
elle McAdams; no he Is 1101 1n Just
now. Who 10 calling him? harbor
muster's office; all right; held the
wire a:- to cute,"
Be turned Ws head around, •
"Must be your base, Captain; better
hear what •they have 10 say."
West grasped the receiver eagerly.
"Is Nils the Seminole matter?" he
asked swiftly, "CerCalAly, I under.
stand about ft.,.. Whq,is thak Oh,
WlnChell told you to IND up If yott
learned anything, Of course; what 14
1t? Yes, I hero'; Just found her tied
up at north side of Municipal pier',
Where the trouble? . Engine wanking
bad, and had to come In, hey? All
right—thanks; I'll go straight over and
see thein,"
T111s was great luck, yet there was
very little be Could hope to accomplish
alone, without the help sad authority
of McAdams. Even if the vessel had
been stolen—which was probably not
±rue -he possessed eo power of ar-
eest. Ail he could hope to de would
be to keep the fellows In sight until
Mac shored up, and, if possible, Pre-
vent them from putting out Into the
lake again. Even in that he needs
roust be Cautions not to he seen by
any of the gang wtto might recognize
him, An alarm, proving they were be -
Ing tbllowed, would doubtless send
them scattering Instantly.
West thought of all these things as
a text bore hint across the city to the
pier, end acted accordingly. The open
Air restaurant accorded him every
bl
reasonae opp01•tuolty for conceal-
ment, while n:Tuniling aleph, view of
whatever R•aa go11(g On. A pleasure
boat, a 11n(1 aboard, And with a barker
Industriously busy, was close by, sur-
rounded by a bevy of women and chil-
dren. Beyond these, 00 the same side,
snuggled close against the cement
wall, lay the yacht.
The Seminole wits a much larger
boat Huhu West had anticipated seeing,
yet he could not doubt her being the
vessel sought. The name was plainly
stencilled on the bow, as well as upon
the dingy towing astern. The cabin
appeared tightly closed, even the win-
dows being heevtly draped. Some me.
Henneshaes wore evidently working below;
there was u sound of hammering, and
occasionally a fellow In overalls an-
peeredat the hatch opening, No one
wearing any semhtance of a yacht uni-
form was visible, although four or five
men lounged about the deck, or close
at hand on the plat•, apparently con-
nected With the vessel. While an air
of carelessness was assumed by all
these, ret West, watching them closely,
4 but they neither glanced toward him;
d or seemed Aware of his existenee, 13JA
whole thought Centered on the early
e arrival of MCAdutne. Until the detec.
!Ivo canto, utero )vas notlling he Could
n. do but sit there quletly and waft. But
4 what if the 000058al'y r'ePnirs were
completed, and the Seminole salted be-.
t' thee Mac got ••there? Was there any
e means In hie power by wh1011 this could
be prevented? The only suggestion
which fame to hila wits the piddne
of a quarrel In some WAS, with the two
)ren ashore, The boat would never
depart unless they wer'o ebnlurd, as
tbt;y' Were evidently the leaders of the
gang, yet this would be a most desper-
ate expellent, to be resorted to only
when all other' effort had fulled. Ile -
sides it would put them on their
guard; and possibly avail nothing, Why
not .11ealf- to ilia fellows Pleasantly,
and naturally? They had no reason to
be suspicious of him; he was but one
Of many others lounging Idly about the
pier. His curiosity would seem reas-
onable enough, and he miglht thus gain
some' elite as to then" destlnation. Then,
even If they did sail before Mac tip -
peered, they could be safely intercept-
ed in time for a, rescue.
Circumstances seemed to work to
isle end,, the two men strolling care-
lessly back toward where he sat, pause
Ing within n few feet of hitt, all their
attention apparently riveted upon the
yltCh t,
"Ilad some bard lock?" he ven-
tured. "Engine give out?"
The red -mustached one glanced
about, Ills eyes surveying the speaker
indifferently.
"Broke a piston, and had to he towed
In," he replied carelessly, "Well be off
again presently."
The very indifference of the fellow
led West to take a chance.
"Some nice boat you've got time.
The Coolidge yacht, isn't it? haven't
seen it out lately."
"Are you a yachtsman?"
"A hit of an amateur, yes; have a
cat -boat I play with tonne. Belong to
the C'olunihia club."
"OGrant park; this boat quarters
In the Jackson lagoon. We left there
last night. Yon know Coolidge?"
"No, never met Mai: i•eeeenhr.,'d the
boast, though. Has it been sold?"
"Not yet. It wasn't his, anyway';
belonged to the estate. I'm one of the
trustees; that's how I've got the use
of 1t—see? Ever looked It over?"
West" shook his head.
"Pio, but I wouldn't mind; she's a
dandy,
"She sure Is; better inside than out
to my notion. Come aboard; we've got
time enough. Come along with us,
Mark; we'll take a look at the cabin
firsi'; and then go forward,"
The three men stepped over the low
rail, and moved aft across the deck, the
ender talking fluently, and pointing
tut various things of tuterest. The
other man never spoke, and West gave
no thought to his presence. He had
been rarely fortunate so far, and was
Coking for an opportunity to question
Is guide on the purpose of their toy
Ige, The man opened the cabin door,
tad West stepped Inside, the interior
larkened by drawn curtains. The
tusk was confas11141, and 1144 stood 31111
fter the first step, hearing the latch
lick behind him.
A hand gripped his shoulders as
hough in a vise, and swung him
There Was a Woman on Board, Theni
felt that they were very much on their
gimlet anxiously welting an opportunt.
;ty to depart. He left the tahle, and
strolled out on to the promenade. So
far as be could observe, thih move.
meet attracted no filtration, although
n moment later his eyes plithdy caught
at one of the cabin windows of the
Seminole, and, he fe/t convItteed, the
quick gesture of a woman's hand.
There 11'116' II woman on hoard, then I
'ebb; certninty of knowledge by evt.
theme of his own eyee, set Ms blood
lentang. Whatever the purposes of
these people he wile again upon the
right trell. .A littIrt later one or the
fellows loafing nn the pier. 11 rather
red znustaebe, and a scar over ono
f‘re, elowly crossed the deek, and em
tered the cabin. /10 VI( 1410 fOr(11 agate
moment later, asInel smut, guttetion
of the win•kmen below and then clam-
bered back careleesly over the
joinIng comeemitel on the pier.
"A half liner yet ; it ivas gnite a lob
the boys bad. MI they are making
time. Come (tier here a minute." ,
They walked forwerd, out of ear,
shot from where Weet set On a bench
in the sun. He watched the fellows
clifeelY, Yet without rim:Meting the bent.
around; the muzzle of an automatic
confronted him, and behind It the
threatening eyes of his guide glared
directly into his own.
Raid coldly. "Now, Mark, frisk the
cuss, and be lively about It. Had a
gen, hey; I thought so. Glve It to me.
Now get the cord over there and give
him a turn or two. .A. very good job,
end hoY; the fellow M safe enough, I
should say."
the robin, confident that West was
"Come on out, Mary," he Reid sharp-
ly, "1Vbo Is this guy, anyhow?"
shadows. West had a glimpSe of her
thee, hilt the features were unfemillar,
A W01114111 ot forty, perhape, still at.
traetive in appearance, with clerk hair
and bold Week eyes that met hie OW11
defiantly. So this was the women be
bad seen on board; not Natalie Coo.
lidge at There had been a mis-
take of some Wild; but If so, whY
1.10efe people glven him this sort of re.
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Saiesm
Lo, the people of the etarth do me homage.
am the herald of success for men, merchants.
manufacturers, municipalities and nations,
I go forth to tell the world the message of
service and sound merchandise. And the world lis-
tens When I speak,
There was a day long ago, when by sheer
weight of superior merit, a business could rise above
the common level without me, but that day has
passed into oblivion.
IFOT those who have used me as their servant
I have gathered untold millionsittto their coffers.
I Sell More erchandise
per dollar of salary paid me than any other sales-
man on the face of the earth. The fabled lamp of
Aladdin never called to the service of its master
genii half so rich and powerful as I am, to the man
who keeps me constantly on his payroll.
I Hold the Business
of the seasons in the hollow of my hand, I corn-
rnaed the legions of fashion, mold the styles and
cipled business to cover, and sound the death -knell
of inferior merchandie. Frauds are afraid of me be.
cause I march in the broad light of day.
Whoever akes Me
Their Servant
for life takes no chances on drawing down dividends
from my untold treasures bestowed with a lavish
hand.
I have awakened and inspired nations, set mil-
lions of men to fight the battles of freedom beyond
the seas and raised Wilms of dollars to foot the
bills. Nations and kings pay me homage and the
business world bows at my feet.
sow broad fields for you to reap a golden
I Am Master Salesman at Your Service
1 Am v rtising
Waiting Your Command
BRUSSELS