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The Clinton New Era, 1919-10-9, Page 7'Thursday, October 9th, t91:9 Maim Language, you'll find that common .words, simple explanations ' and quick action are the rule at the Willard Service Station, It is part of Willard. policy to make it easy for every user of a Willard Battery to get the most out of it. So our instructions are plain; 1 -Add pure water. 2—Take hydrometer test every two weeks. 3-11 hydrometer test is less than 1.285 at any to successive readings come straight to the Willard Serv- ice Station. J. Ht PAXMAN,Garage is your Willard. Service Station. Storage Battery recharged and Overhauled. Accessories for Automobiles and bicycles. a Phone 80 : Residence 140 CLINTON, ' ONT. LIVE POULTRY WANTED 4000 CHICKENS —0- 2000 HENS 1Q0Q DUCKS • Each week from now until the end of December,, we pay fox all ,Poultry on a quality basis delivered with empty crops, We pay special prices for properly milk -fed poultry, and,we- would strong- ly advise all, producers to finish .theta `poultry as it will pay you to do so, Gollll-ba lglois & iilllllft(' The up-to-date, Firtn. Clinton Branch Phone 191 N. W. Trete-•rtha, Manager or .Holmesviile 4 on 142. PIANQS,1 Before purchasing your new piano or organ let us show you the newest de- signs in several Pwdl- known amid old establish- ed makes. INSTRUMENTS RENT- ED AT MODERATE PRICES' PHONOGRAPHS See our stylish cabinet designs iitt the best makes. C. Hoare Better Pay The .Price Don't he tempted to choose cheap jewelery. Far better to pay a fair price and know exactly what von are getting, You will never he sorry—for as a •matter of money, it is easily the I,p Ost eeonon)Icel, That has been said en often that everybody by this time should 'know it—and vet there is no scarcity of cheap jewelry in the land Now to get personal—If you would like to miss tet sort altogether— UOME7 HERE If you would like to buy where nothing hot high 1nalities ere dealt in—OOME mos, And even at that, no person ever said our prices were unfair Ze Re euGater. Jeweler and 4Optician 11 e r 41i•? arrLicenses i ON HAND\ Wisconsin Nei. ?.; Bailey; Improved Leakning and other varieties told Medal Sinilert,Twine $27.00 per cwt. HAY WANTED BUND MLOD THE CLINTON NEW ERA Fthii -'three Betivaia-W.Sind* / net weir wonie ue getting to a piteicnge that vas delivered in so arlstoceettle a manner. But Hazel was 1n no mood to gratify anyone's curiosity, Site was angry at the presumption of Mr. An- drew Bush. It was en excellent way of subjecting her to re/lark, She drew off her gloves, and, laying aside her fiat, etched upa newspaper, and began to read. The girl, with no excuse for fingering, reluctantly gath- ered up her broom and dustpan, and departed. When she was gene, and not till then, Miss Weir investigated the parcel, Roses—two dozen long-stemmed La Frances—filled the room with their delicate odor when she removed the pasteboard cover. And set edgewise athong the stems she found his card. Miss Weir turned up her small nose. "I wonder if he sends these as a sort of peace offering?" she snorted. "I wonder if 'a few hours of reflection has made hl,n realize. Jest:hnw exceed- ingly' caddish " he acted? Well, Mr. Bush, Pll return your unwelcome glft --thong(i they are beautiful flowers." And She did forthwith, squandering 40 cents on a messenger boy to deliver them to Mr. Bush at his, once. She wished hint to labor under no misap- preliensign esto•ter attitude: -r The next day-Sunday—she spent with Jack Barrow ten a visit to his cousin in a nearby town. They parted, as was their custom, at the door. It was ,still early in'the evening—eight- thirty; or thereabouts—and Hazel went into.the parlor on•the first floor. Mrs. Stout and one of her boarders 'sat there chatting, and at B;nzel's entrance the^landlady greeted her with a star- ning bit of news: • "Evenin', Miss. Weir. 'Ave you 'eard *bout Mr. Busit, pore • gentleman?" lines. Stout was very English. ' "Mr. Bush? No. What about hien?" "'& was 'urt shockin' bad this awft'- ,poon," Mrs. Stout related. "Out 'orse- back rldin', and 'is 'orse ran away with 'im, and fell on 'im. Fell all of a 'eap, they say. Terrible—terrible! The; pore man, isn't expected to live. 'Is back's broke, 'they pay. W'at n pity! Shockin' accident, indeed," Miss Weir voiced perfunctory sym- pathy, as was expected of her, seeing that she was an employee of the firm— or had been lately. • But close upon that She escaped to her own room. She did not relish sitting there dls- cussing Mr. Andrew Bush. Nevertheless she kept thinking of ?hien long atter ebe went to bed: She was net at all vindtctive and his into- ' fortune, the Pict—if the report were true --that he was facing hie end, stirred; her pity. The:report of his Injury was verified le the morning papers. By eremites It had pretty- well passed out of liazol'e mind. She bad more pleasant emi- tters*. Jack ]narrow -dropped la about Mit-t1i?rty to ask 1f she wanted to gFe Milt 0%11 4 concert during the week. a. W01•0 were 511L,00g• 10 -Lase puriut, uy a front window, chnttering to each other, but not so engrossed that they failed to notice a carriage drawn by two splenonci greys pull up at the front Kite, The footman; In brown livery, got down and come to the door, hazel knew the carriage. She had seen Mr. Andrew' Bush abroad In It many n time. She wondered if there was some 'further annoyance In store for her, and frowned, at the prospect. She heard Mrs. Stout answer the bell In person. There was a loty mumble of voices. Then the landlady appeared In the parlor doorway,,the footman behind her. "This is the lady," Mrs. Stout in- ;dlcated Hazel. "A tnossage for you, Miss weir." The liveried person bowed and ex- tended an envelope. "I was instructed to deliver this to you personally," he said, and lingered as if he looked for further instructions. Hazel looked at the envelope. She could not understand why, under the cirdumstances, any message should come to her through such a medium. But there was her name inscribed, She glanced up. Mrs. Stput gazed past the footman with an air of frank anticipa- tion. Jack also was looking. But the landlady caught Hazel's glance and backed out the door, and Hazel opened the letter. The note wasbriefand to the point: Miss Weir: Mr. Bush, bein 'seriously Lylured,and unable to write, bids me say that he is very anxious to see you. He sends his carriage to convey you here. His physicians fear that he will not survive the night, Renee he begs of 'you to come. Very truly, ETIIEI. R. WATSON... Nurse In Waiting... "The ideal Of course I•-won'tl I wouldn't think of such a thingl" Hazel exclaimed. "Just a second," she said to the foot- man. . Over on the parlor mantel lay some sheets of paper and euvelopes. She borrowed a pencil from Barrow and scribbled a brief refusal.. The foot man departed with tier answer.' Hazel turned to find Jack staring his puzzle -0 meat. "What did he want?" Borrow asked bluntly. "That Wae the Bush turnout, wasn't it?" "You heard about Mr. Bush getting hurt, didn't you?" she inquired. "Saw it in the paper. Why?" "Nothing, except that he is supposed to be dying,—and he wanted to see nie. At least—well, read the note," Hazel answered. Barrow glanced over the missive and 'frgwned. "What .do you suppose he wanted you for?" be asked. "How should I:know?" Hanel evaded. "Seems funny." he remarked slaws*. "Oh, .let's forget it." Havel es** and sat down• ow the coach by hitt. "f c a package before, the war c a Package during the war c a package T E FLAUFt LASTS FRIENDS THOUGHT HE WOULD DIE "FRUIT-A.TIVE$" Conquered Dyspepsia and Restored His Health. MR. ROBERT NEWTON. - LIttle Bras d'Or, C, B. "I was a terrible sufferer from Dyspepsia and Constipation foryears. I had pain after eating, belching gas, constant headaches, and did not sleep well at night. I lost so much weight — going from 185 pounds to 146 pounds—that I became alarmed'and • saw several doctors who, however, did me no good. Finally, a friend told me to try `Frail -a -lives'. In a week, there was improvement. The constipation was corrected ; and soon I was free of pain, headaches and that miserable feeling that accompanies Dyspepsia. I continued to take this splendid fruit medicine and now: I am well,. strong and vigorous". ROBERT NEWTON. 50c. a 1no7, 6 for $2,50, trial size 250. At all dealers or sent postpaid on receipt of price by Fut-a'tivee Limited, Ottawa. Darrow Glanced Over the Misleys and Frowned. don't know of any reason why ha should want to see me. It was eer- talnly a peculiar request for hila to nuke. But that's no tonsil why we *OW lit tt baths u. !! ha'i roan?' se badly hart, ttte•obenees,aro- he'. ant of his heard. Deal scowl at brat bit of vapor so, Jakaciathey." Bartow laughed' and klesed• leer, toad the asb'ject was dropeed forthwith. tette they wont .it ter a. short walk. Bean hoear or so barroir left for home, preislataa to have the' concert tickets ter Thursday. night Motel took the note • out. of .her belt and reed It again when she reached her room. Why shatild its vilest to *ft her? she wandered at the man's Persistence. He bad insulted her, ac- cording to her view of it—doubly In. silted her with threats and an en- forced caress. Perhaps he merely wanted to beg her pardon; she had heard of men doing such things In their last moments. But she couicl not conceive of Mr. Andrew Bush being sorry for anything he did. And so she could not grasp the reason for that eleventh -hour summons, But she could see that a repetition of such incidents might put her in a queer light. Other folk might begin to wonder and inquire why Mr. Andrew Bush took such an "Interest" In her—a mere stenogra- pher. Well, she told herself, .she did not care—so long as Jack Barrow's ears were not assailed by talk. She smiled at that, for she could picture the reception any scandal peddler would get from him. `r The next day's papers contained the obituary of Mr. Andrew Bush. He had died shortly after midnight. And de- spite the fact that she held no grudge, Hazel felt a sense of relief. He was powerless to annoy or persecute her, and she could not escape the convic- tion that he would have attempted both had lie lived. Site had now been idle a matter of days. Nearle, three months were yet to elapse before her wedding. It seemed scarcely worth while to look' for another position, She had enough money saved to, do everything she wanted to do. It was not so much lack of money, the need to earn, as the monotony of idleness that Irked her. She had nequlred the habit of work, and that is a thing not lightly, shaken off. Bii1t'during that day she gathered together the different Gran- ville papers, and went ety1ully over the "wont" columns. Knowing the town as she did, she was enabled to eliminate the unlikely, undesirable places. Thus by evening •she was armed with a.list of firms and lndlvld- iials requiring a stenographer. And in the niorntng'she snllied forth 1 Her quest ended with the first place she sought. The' fact of two years' service with the biggest firm In Gren- ville was ample recommendation; In addition to which the office manager, It developed in their conversation, had linbwn bei father to years gone by. So before ten'e'cloelt Miss Hazel Weir was entered on the pity roll of a fur- nitnre-manufacturing hoaso. It Was not a perinauont position; one of their ghee had been taken ill and was likely to take tip her duties again in OF_ • weeitel or two ntunt,ls, nut gnat auntie Basel all the better. She could put in the time usefully, and have a breath- ing Spell before her wedding, '1'tiree days went by. Hazel attended the concert with Sack the evening of the day Mr. Andrew Bush received os- tentatioue 'burial. At ten the next morning the telephone girl called her. "Someone wants you on the phone, Miss Weir," she said, Hazel took up the dangling receiver. "Hello!" "That you, Hazel?" She recognized the voice, hall guars. ing it would be he, since no one but lack Burrow would be likely to ring her up. "Surely. Doesn't it sound like me?" "Have you seen the morning pa- pers?" • "No. What*" "Look 'em over. Particularly the Gazette." ' The harsh rattle of d— receiver slammed back on its hook without even a "good -by" from him struck her like a slap In the face. She hung up slowly, nnrl wont hank to her wort.. Never since their nrst meeting, and they hail not been exempt from lovers' quarrels, had Jack Barrow ever spo- ken to her like that. liven through the telopbone the resentful note in bis voice grated on her and mystified her. She was chained to her work—which, despite her agitation, she managed to wade through without any radical er- rors—until noon. The twelve -to -one intermission gave her opportunity to hurry up the street and buy it Gazette. Then, intend of going home to her luncheon, sine entered the nearest res- taurant. She wanted a chance to read, more than food. She d1d not unfold the paper until she was seated. A column heading on the front page caught her eye. The caption, read: "Andrew Bush Leaves Money 'to Ste- nographer.i' And under it the sub- head: "Wealthy Manufacturer Makes Peculiar Bequest to Miss Hazel Weir." The story ran a full column, and had to do with his interment. There was a great deal of matter anent the prin- cfpal beneficiaries. But that which formed the basis of the heading was a codicil appended to the Will a few hours before his death, in which he did "give and bequeath to Hazel Weir, un- til lately in my employ, the sum of five thousand dollars in reparation for any wrong I may have done her." Hazel stared at the sheet, and her face burned. She could understand now why Jack Barrow had hung up his receiver with a slam. She could picture, him reading that article and • gritting his teeth. `Ser hands clenched till the knuckles stood white under the smooth akin, and then quite ab- ruptly she. got up and left the restau- rant even while . a waiter hurried to take her ,order. If she had been a man, and versed" to profanity, she maid have cursed Andrew Bush tilt ids soul shuddered' ea its lonrney through Infinite space. Pleing a weoan, •wire wished only a quiet plate to cry. CNAPTIA hl. An $erlanat;!Io' Daefae,did . ]Mason'a pride caste to her ream* be- 9iar abs was halt -war bones. lestI.nc- • PAGE 7 125 ' •v Use only three level tear spoonfuls for five cups 0 TEAes good tea Sold only in sealed packages VS - tively she had turned to mat reruge, where she could lock herself In her own room and cry her protest against it all. But she had done no wrong, nothing of which to be ashamed, and when the first shock of the news ar- ticle wore off, she threw up her head and refused to consider what the world at large might think. So she went back to the office at one o'clock and took up her work. Long before eve- ning she sensed that others had read the Gazette. Not that anyone men- tioned it, but sundry curious glances made her painfully aware of the fact. She bad just reached the first land- ing of her boarding house when she heard the telephone bell, and a second or two later the landlady .called. "Oh, Miss Weir ! Telephone." • Barrow's voice hailed her over the line. • "I'll be out by seven,' said he, "We had better take a walk. We can't tats in the parlor; there'll probably be • a lot of old tabbies there out of sheer curiosity." - "All right" Hazel agreed, and bung up. • - She dressed herself. Unconsciously the truly feminine asserted its domi- nance—the woman `anxious' to please and propitiate her lover. She put• on a dainty summer dress, rearranged her halt_ nawderod nwnv all trske'of the tears that insisted on coming as 5000 Watched for Jack From a Winder," That Commanded the Street, as she reached the sanctuary of her own room.. And thenshe watched for Jack from a window that commanded' the arm* - Continued next Week. !moi 7lrw.w :.w�. ,.,m 4"e^ v.✓ �e,��j Dil ousncos-i.a a common fc.rm cf i::i"_i,,7;es'-k,z, is broughc on by food -waste which the stomach, intet:- tines and bowels f.:il. to expel. If you will talze,n fey:, ' doses of Beecham's Pllls,•when biaous, you will sopa rid yourself. of the impurities, -relieve side headache, stimulate the liver and, bile and tone the :stomach. Healthy conditions'are quickly're-established by Lasing /tea Directions of Special !/slue to try otnen aro with Every Bos. Prepared only b7 Thoma. 1' ,..ch.n, St, Nanous, Lanea.h6a, England. Sold ewer/wham in Canada and U.S. America. is boar. ZS mita. Has Doa Good Work Ontario Temperance Act A Great Benefit to Province THE Ontario Temperance Act has reduced crime by over one-third and drunkenness in public has practically disappeared. Alcoholic insanity has disappeared. Gold cures and alcoholic institutes for treat- ing alcoholism have been closed for lack of patients. Ontario has been saved an annual drink bill of $36,000,000, enough to pay our share of interest on the War Debt. Many victims of alcohol three years ago, thank God to -day for the Ontario Temperance Act. Abraham Lincoln "Tile Liquor traffic is a clncer in society, eating out the vitals and threatening destruction, and all attempts to regulate it will not only prove abortive but will ag- gravate the evil. It must be eradicated—not a root must be left behind." To repeal the srntario Temperance Act would be a calamity. The amendments would make it practically worthless. To every clues. tion on the Referendum vote NO. rink 1s !1 Doctors, Alienists, Criminolog- ists, Insurance Actuaries, States- men, Generals, Big Business Men, and Social Workers agree that alcohol as a beverage is a racial poison and a national curse. British Columbia, Alberta, Sas- katchewan, Manitoba, Quebec (ex. cepting beer and wine), New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince a'an ef' Edward Island and Newfoundland have enacted prolt:oition. The United States is perman- ently "d.y " France has alaalishetl absinthe, Scotland has now a local option law, England is initiating a great campaign for temperance reform. The movement' is world. wide. Ontario must go forward, or be !eft b huq , na be c .b^ 'h 1 our X under each NO) Ontario Referendum Committee jOf*1 NMACDONALD: D, A, DUNLAP: ANDREW S. GRANT; Ckairs ae. Treats rer rice -Chairman acid Secretary, (1001 Ilxcelsicr Life Bldg„Toronto,)