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THE SEAFORTH NEWS
THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1937
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Ile went back to the barn. and re- Ing them that we will make the el ild-
sunted his pipe -playing with all his^en very comfortable here for tin
wonted vigor --waking up the whole night; and if i07ly I cintlel get it sen
thing, as it were; hut nothing could to Crask, everything would he ar
induce hint to a'low one or other o. ranged. ,And do you think, now, you
the lad to be his sith7titute, so ilia: could get one of the young fads tt
he might go and choose a partner for take it to Cra5k if I gave hint a shit
one of the reels. He would not dance:
he said his husiness was to keep the
merrymaking going. And be and they
did keep it going, till between five and
sit; in the morning when all hands
were piped for the .singing of "Auld
Lang Syne:" and -thereafter there was
a general dispersal, candles going thk
. way and that through the blackness
like so many will-o'-the-wisps; and
the good -night at length sank into a
silence as profound and hushed as
that which lay over the unseen
heights of Clebrig and the dark and
still lake below.
CHAPTER 1X.
iAt about eleven o'clock on the same
morning hiss Douglas was standing
at the window of her own little room,
looking rather a'hsently at the famil-
iar wintry scene without, and occa-
sionally turning to a letter that she
held in, her hand, and that ,she had ap-
pareutly just) then written. Presently,
however, her dace brightened. There
vas a faint sound in the rlivtante as
of .some one singing. Na domht. that
Was Ronald; he would he Doming
. along the road with the dogs; and if
she were in any clifficnity he would he
the one 70 ;u•',o: So she waited for a
second or twit, hoping -to be able to
signal to him to stop, and the next
minute.. lie was- in sight, walking
briskly with his Tong and steady
stride, t'he small terrier at his heels,
the other clogs—some handsome tier-
it1n setter's, 0 brace of pointeas, and
a big.brown retriever—ranging fur-
ther afield.
But why was it, she asked herself,
that •whenever he drew near her fa-
ther's cottage he invariably ceased
'his' singing? Elsewhere, as well she
knew, he beguiled the tedium of these
lone'} roads with an almost constant
acct siogi of songs and snatches of
songs; lint hen h0 invariably became
nn\tr. And why did he not raise his
eyes t' the window, where .he was
waiting give him in friendly \aye
of the hand, or ev ent incitation to
stc,p. and :'mite within -doors 0r a
• minute a tw .t i, on m went \vitli
that long ski le of his, a ,ire ting at
word now' and again to one or other
of the deg,, and apparently thinking
of nothing. else. So, as there 77.15 no-
thing „r it 1111.0 11111 to 'o ". It glue!
tercept hint on his return, site pro-
ceeded to put on her n '.ter and •1
close-titting deerstalkers cap; x111
_thus fortified against the gusty nor^li
wind that' was driving clinch and
sunshine acro.s the loch and titin
the 'lopes of Lithrig. she left the -cot-
tage. and followed the road that he
had taken:
As it 'tuned out, she had not far to
go; for she saw that he was now
seated on the parapet of the little
1)01(1ge spanning the -Modal Water,
and no doubt he was cutting tobacco
for his pipe. When she drew near, lie
ruse; when she drew nearer, he jiut.
his pipe in his w•aisteiat pocket.
"Good -Morning, IRonald!" site cried
--and the. pretty 'fresh -tinted face
smiled on hint, and the clear gray -
blue Highland eyes regarded him in
the most frank and friendly• \ay, and
without any trace whatever of maid-
en bashfulness.
"Good.- morning, Miss Douglas,"
said he; he was far more shy than
Ate was,
"What a • stupid -thing happened
this norninti," said- she. "When I
heard that the American gentleman
bras going south, T wanted to •tell the
driver to bring the c'hiidren from
Crask with him as he came hack in
the evening; and 1 sent Elizabeth
round to the inti to tell him that; and
then --what do you tIlink1--t11cy start -
ted away half an hour before there
was any need. Bit now 1 have writ-
ken- a letter to the Crask people, ask..? simply -Ronald—the Ronald that es-
ing 'them to stop the wagonette as it ery"one knew and liked; who had a
conies back in the afternoon, and tells
ling?"
She took out her purse and select
ed a .shilling from the very Mende
store of coin0 there,
"It is not much for so long a wa'ik,'
she said, rather doubtfully. ''lsigh
miles; is it enough, do you think?"
"011, l'Il get the letter sent for ye
Miss Douglas, easily enaigh," saic
he—turd, indeed, he had already tak
en it front iter hand.
Then she offered lint the shilling;
but with a gentle gesture he refused
it. And then—for there -flashed upon
her mind a sudden 71103101011 that per-
haps he might choose to walk at
that way himself just to please he
(indeed, he had done things like that
before)—she became ;grea!tly embar-
rassed. -
Give 010 the letter, Ronald," said
She, "and - 1 will find some ime myself
Yon are going away now with th
dogs."
"011 mo;" said he; "1 will see the
the t t ask folk get your message."
".And the 'money to pay the lad?'
said she, timidly,
"Miura pother your head wi that,'
he answered, "There's enough -neon
1'g• seattlred about 'the place just 'now
the American gentleman was free
handed this morning, .\y, and there':
something 'I've .got for you,"
"Por me?" site said, with her eyes
opening somewhat,
"Well," said he .!nand very glad he
was to have the letter 70fe and sound
in his possession/, "1 was telling him
about the cltfldrin's party to -mor-
row night; and he', at friendly kind
man, that; he said he would like 111
have been at it if he could have stay
ell and I'm sure he 10ot11d have got
111 \\f' 711001 well enough, for hes a
friendly kind o' main, as I say. \\'ell,
then, I npddna tell hint the exact
mtnth0r (1 the bairn,; but no Matter
what number, each one u' them is to
lied eeeu,pence,under the tea''fl1 •
;hent s a penny for each u:11 lie god.
,\t ire, a shrewd -headed fellow, ton;
fort suYs he '1 d11ppo. e, no0, the o;d
people will be for having the 01iitiren
save up thesixpence; r at least
they'll have the penny to 110111!': and
he was curious even to tical out where
the bairns in a place like this got
I h'ir toys, or if ,wee11e, 11700 e7(1110
'heir way. 'it's -little tough to either
tht011,' 1 said to him 'they see, ex -
when \liss Douglas has been to
I,rr9 or 't"ongrle': and hr was very
•r.r�t a- h, make your acquaintance, 1
toy tell ye, but he ,aid he would wait
r'1
his daughter came with him the
ne.,t time, i 111 thinking the buns
1(i 1 be pleased to find a little packet
of money in the saucers; and, its not
too 11111011 for a num to pay for the
tuck o' getting seven salmon in time
middle of January—fur who could
have expected that?"
And then \tecnie lattghe5L
"Its 11111e. you !crow, Ronald, what
is in ;store for you to -morrow night. It
-ill be the hardest night's work you
ever nndcrtook in your life:.
"I'm not afraid n't," he answered,
simply.
"Ant you do not know yet,"
She opened her ulster, turd frbm an
inside pocket prodm'ed the formid-
01110 document that she had shown to
R u,llil sister; and then site button
•11 the long garment again, and con-
tentedly sat hers,•? Blown an the io\y
.,arapet, the programme in her hand,
\n l now all trace of embarrassment
aa- fled from her; and when site.
.pole hn hint or 5111110d, those clear
'rank eyes 111 hers looked straight 111-
•0 his, fearing nothing, but only 00-
•)ectin9 a welcome. She did 001 (as
Ile diel) conRinually remember- that
she was hiss Douglas, the doctor's
.laughter. anti - he merely a smart
young deer -stalker. To her he was
kind of masterful way thronghnut
this neighborhood, and was arbiter in
all Matters of public concern; )hut
who, nevertheless, was of such amaz-
ing good -nature that there. was no
trouble he .could not undertake to
gratify her slightest wish. And as he
was so friendly and obliging toward
her, site made no doubt lie was so
to others and that would account
'or
111-; greatr,ularit>•, she 00)1
red: and she thought it 71:1(1 very
'ticky for tlli, remote litt:r '91111111
;11.',1 it 'tt•'d '\ itlnln i, 11( a l o was ca -
of proal an so in:1711 -good feel -
7n.,;', keeping the social 011)110'
x•r s w tet stud 5onnl.
\ for 1111, he met this perfect
.. trl,hip of hers with a studied 00-
\Iw'ays, if it A (7 on the one
"Ronald," on :he other it was
1 ,.`rt_lu s• \\'1(v. 1100 \try , 7
00'mine a bar to more familiar re-
!ati n,, \t this moment, a she 511 tot
tae stone parapet of the bridge look-
ing 'lawn al the document before her,
and as lie •stood at ai li'tttle distance,
timidly awaiting, what she had to say.
it occurred to hint again, as• it had oc-
curred before, .that no -matter what
dress it was, each one seemed to be-
c01e her )tetter than any other, What
was there particular in a tight -fitting
gray ulster and a deer -stal'ker's cap?
•—mol yet there 101(1 a grace there,
and style, and a nameless charm. 'hf
ono of the lasses at the inn, now, were
sent 'm an errand on one of these
wilt) and blustering mornings, anti ,got
her hair blown about, site .carve bac.k
looking untidy; but if Miss Douglas
had her hair blown •a'hout, 10 that bits
and curls of it got free front the cap
or the velvc •hat, anal hong lightly
about her forehead dr her ears or her
neck, it was a 'greater wittchery than
ever. 'Then everything seemed to lit
her so well and sat 0u14, 71114 to he
so simple, and always leaving her- -
hrrwever it was 10 nlaroaged—perfect
freedom of 'movement, so that she
could swing a child on 10her s'hottl-
cler, or run after a truant, or leap
from batik to bank of a burn, without
disturbing in the least that constant
symmetry and neatness, To Ronald -
1t was all a wonder; anti there was a
still further wonder always - seeming
to accompany her and surround iter,
\Why \as it• that the bleakest \\'inter
day, em these desolate Sutherland
loots, suddenly grew tilled with
light when he chanced 'to .see a well-
known ligate away along the road --
the world changing into a joyful
thing, 111 •ft the summer were already
;orale, and the. larks ,singing in the
blue? And when she spoke to him,
there was a kind of music in the air:
and when she 'laughed, why, Chebrig,
and lieu 1..oyal, attd the whispering
Modal.Water seemed all to he listen-
ing and all to be glad that site. w•as
happy and pleased, She was the only
one, tither than himself, than 'harry
would fullow;,atnd he would go with
her wherever she went, so long as
she gave hint an occasional word 0;
e110,m ragenumi,
"Will 1 read yon 111' programme
Ronald?" said she, with just a trace
n1 111110hief in the gray -blue !'yes,
"1'm sure port ought to hear what has
to be !font', for you are to he. in the
chair, You know."
"\1c?" said he, in astonishment, "I
never tried such a thing in my life,"
•50h yell" she said, cheerfully,
' 1 het• tt•Il me you are aiways at the
head of the merry -makings, and is
not this a simple thing? .1 ml -besides,
1 do not want any other gown peo-
ple; 1 do not want lir, \lura(}; he is
a very nice num, hat he w,nthl he
making .joke, for -111 1.grown-up 9('o -
,le all the. tune, 1 want nobody but
vim and . Maggie and myself besides
the children, and we -will manage it
very 77711,. 1 ant sure."
or..so 'he, was rather bewildered, But
he was not the .kind 'of mall to mis-
construe frankness; he knew that was
part of herself; she was too gener-
ous, too much inclined to 'think well
of everybody, and the main 'point to
which he had to confine himself was
this,, !lint if .site, out of her good -na-
ture. could address of few words to
11)051' children --about him or any oth-
er creature or 0141;07 in the world—it
certainly behooved hint to do his .best
,a.!. ,al•hon9h he had never tried any-
thing df the kind 'before, And then a
sadden 'fold st•rnek hint, and his
e'ye, bri'0:ite't(('(1 eagerly,
s, ye.," he said; "l w'ili find
something 1( say. 1 would make 0
had hard :. a 500111011, but the 'cornu
I11(ve e•110nl'1 1' that at 1'111(117 1 dare`
say well 'i,1 something for them 0'
01101 lite kind, and they'll no he "•10
is it's short. I'm thinking l cam 11111
something that'll please them,'
And '0hat \\ as this that was in his
head?---yvhat font the toast of the Atis-
tressof the Feast! 'If \lemic had hitt
known, she would doubtless have pro-
tested against the introduction of any
mutual admiration society into the
1110ul0st hamlet of Inver -Mud -al, hut at
the moment she was still scanning the
programme.
"Now, you 'know, Ronald," she stud,
"it is to be all quiet ,and private; and
that i5 why the grown-up people are
to he kept out 07(009t ourselves, Well,
then, after 'they have hall raisins
handed round, you arc 1.1 sing 'My
10+e
iohe's boa a lassie yet'—that is a
compliment to the little ones; and
then 1 will read them something; and
then you are to sing '0 dinna 04015
the 9000, Willie' --d have 1)01 down
no songs that 1 have not heard ydu
sing. .\ttd then if you w'oul'd play
then!, 'Lord Breada'lhane's March' on
the pipes—"
She looked 111) again, with an air
of apology. "'Do you think I ant ask-
ing too much front you, 'Ronald?" she
saic,
'"Indeed not a hitt said he, p'rontpt-
ly, "1 will play or sing for !'hem all
the night long, if you want; and. I'm
sure it's auuch 'better we s'hou1d do it
all ourselves, instead o' having a lot
o' gown -tip folk to 'make the bairns
shy."
"it is not the chairman, anyway,
that will make (1(001 .shy, if what they
say themselves 15 true," said \Icenit',
very prettily; and she folded up her
programme and put it in her pocket
again.
She rose; noel he whistled in the
dogs, as if 110 would return to the vil-
lage,
"I thought you were taking therm
For a rum" said she,
"Oh, they have been scan(ULring
a'hmut; 1 \ti ill go hack now:"
Nor did it occur -to her for a mo-
ment that she \could rather not walk
baric to 71x' door 111 her mother's
house with r 11110, Un the contrary, if
-Ire would have ,gone down to the lit-
tle garden gate, and had this clover=
cation with hen) in view of all the
window, if she wanted 111111 to do
anything for her, she never thought
twice ah ntt going along to his 001111ge
and knocking at the dour; or she
would, in the event of his not being
there, gone on to the inn tont ask 1
any one had seen Ronald short„ .\n
so on this occasion site event along
the road with him in much good ha..
nun; praising - flit dogs, hoping.. the
weather would continue line, and al-
together in high .tris o
� spirits t over her t l.m•
for the morrow.
1110 -,\over theywere amt to part
quite -o pleasantly. .\t the small :gar -
.len gate, alnl 'cliently awaiting rheum,
turd Nies. Douglas; and 11on1(ld
uessnl that she W111 in no very good
temper. -In 1011th, she seid'o11 was.
There was a 1(111011 of 111(1171'y 111 the She w a , a dull -like (little woman rat-
!irnpt\,all. Ther pretty, with cold, clear blue eye:,
fresh -colored cheek1, and ituite etI-
ver white hair, w'1ich waS carefully
curled and braided --a pretty little old
lady, and tine to he petted and made
much of, if only she 'hart had as little
more amiability of disposition, lint
she was 'a .disappointed woman, Trier
big !good -matured husband had never
fulfilled the promise of his early year's,
when, in a fit of romance, slto nnaa'rieal
the penniless medical student whom
she had stet in lEdinburgh. 1-1e 70111
1101 disappointed at all; his lifesuited
hint well enough; he was excessively
foald 01 his daughter \fee7lie, and
wanted no other nonmpauion when .she
was almtft; after rhe hail work of
making a round of professional visits
in Chat wild district, the quiet and
comfort and neatness of time 'little cot-
tage at lover-3lnd tl were alt that he
required, iltl't. it was far otherwise
with the once ambitious little wctutan
who he married. The shadow of the
llgnity 15r the Stuarts of '11lengask
still (100)1 over her; and it vexed her
that she had nothing with '\v'hiclt to
0vera10e 111 neighbors or to convince
the passing stractgt'r of her import-
ance. Perhaps if She had he•111) of
00mn11)11ding figure that might have
helped her, however poor 'her circum-
stances might be; as it was, 'being but
live feet, two incites 1n height --and ra-
ther 'to} like withal — everything
seemed against her. It was but• iittle
heeded evenin her own house, for
"Indeed, yes," said he at ane '\\'e
1111 manage well enough, if ye wish
it that .day,"
Very well, then,' said she, turning
with a practical air to the program-
me. "We begin with singing <)F(1
Hundred, and then the 171410•en will
have tea and cake, and the sixpence
and the penny. :\nd then There is to
be an address by the .chairman -that's
you, Ronald,"
"Bless ane, lassie?" he was startled
into .urine;; and then he stammered
an apology, and -.might safety in a ve-
hement protest against the fancy that
he cordal mak' a speech ----about any-
thing whatever,"
"Well, that is strange," said lfeen-
ie, looking at (tint, turd rather inclined
to laugh at his perplexity. "1'1 is a
strange thing if yon can not 111a1(0 a
little speech to them, for 1 have to
make one—at the end. See, Chore is
my name,"
}Tc ,•rnrcely glanced at the pt•o-
0rantnlo, "And what have you 10
speak about Miss 1)omglas?''
She laughed. '1:\'bout: 70191."
".\ hoot me?" 'he said, rather aghast.
"it is a vote of thanks to the. chair-
man, and easy enough 11 will be, 1 am
.wire; for T have only to say about
•;nn ttha•t 1 hear every one say about
you, .and that will be simple enough."
The open sincerity of her friend-
ship—and even 'of her liking for hint
—was' so- apparent that. for a second
both her husband and her daughter
were persons of an easy .good -'!Humor,
nd rather inclined to pet her in spite
f herself.
'!Good morning, airs,' Dotrg"las,"
Ronald ,said, respectfully, . and the
raised his cap as they drew- near.
"Good morning, Mt% Arnrstron.g,"
she said, with nnich precision, and
scarcely glancing at him.
She turned to \ieenie.
"\V'illiamina, hove often have 11t01d
run to .shut the gate after 'you when
;on go cul?'Ale .said, sharply. '1 -leve
10, the cow been in again:'
"It can not do much harm at thi-
time of 1111 year," \lee•nic said, lightly.
"1 -unlit'.,. if I ask yon to :hut the
.;ate, that i, 171111gh, Whore have you
been? Idling, 1 0191(0se, Have pun
written to Lady Stuart to thankher
for the Birthday
It
seemed 10 Ronald ah,t wished
to get anvay, but could scarcely leave
without some civil word of parting)
that site referred to 'Lady Stuart in an
unmistakably clear tone. She appear-
ed to take no notice of Ronald's pre-
sence; but site allowed 'him to hear
that there 1011; such a person as Lady
Stuart in existence.
"Why, mother, it only came yester-
day, and I haven't looked over it yet,"
) lee nle said. -
"1 'think when her, •ladys'hip sends
you a present," observed the little
wonum wje1) severe dignity, "the leant
yowl could do is to write and thank
her at once, •There are Marty 1010
w•011101 be glad of the chance. Co in
and write the letter 5010,"
"Very well, mother," said \scenic,
101111 perfect equanimity; then she
called ''iGood-morning, Rona'ld'!" and
went in -.doors,
\''drat was he to pacify this imperi-
ous little dame? :\s a game -keeper, he
knew but the one way.
"\Vou4d a hare or two, or a 9i'ace
of ptarmigan, be of any use to you,
Mrs. 1)ouglas?" said 'he.
"indeed," site answered, with ouch
dignity, "we have not had much ;game
of any kind of late, for at a.ilengask
they do not Shoot any deer after
Christmas."
This intimation that her cousin, Sir
Alaxander, was the owner of a .icer
forest might have succeeded with
anybody else, But, alas( this young
ratan was a keeper, and vt.tb well he
knew thtl there w•as 00 forest at all
at 'lilengask, 711(71101 occasionally in
Octtrber they might conte across a
stag that had been driven forth, nr
they might lied two or three strayed
hinds in the woods later on, while !1
'Mrs. )D'onglaas -had but even one
haunch sent in the year _-sa). at
Christmas ---he considered she got a
very fair share o1 w•hatecci• venison
was going at ticngask. Rut of course
he said nothing of all this.
"Oh, very well," said he, "I'm
thinking ei getti119 two or three 0' the
lads to go 7711 the hill for a hare -drive
e 0' these clays. The hare,''' be the
better 11: some shinning down -un
one or two u' the far tops; and then
(lain, \\1(11 \ce'ce got them it's no
u -o :ending them south—they're no
worth the carriage. do i1 ye will take
a fete 0' them, 1'01 sure you're wel-
come. 10(1(1 morning, ma'am."
'4Gnor1 unnrning,'' said she, ae little
stiffly, and she turned and walked to-
ward the cottage, -
\.s for him, he strode homeward
with right, good will, for lleenie's let-
ter 101( 111 lei, pocket, and he had
forthwith to make his way to Crask,
preferring not 111 Pia re 1111)' conutli"-
,ion of hers in alien -hands. ,He got
the dogskennelled 113, all except the
little terrier; he shun:; Itis telescope
over his shoulder, and took a stick !n
his laird.
"Conn: along !Harry, lad; 171'')1 see
Y111111. friends at Cr t k ere dinner -tithe,
and if yc're well-behaved yell coins
home in the wagonette along wi' the
!nicht.,"
It was a brisk and breezy morning.
The keen north wind \Vas fortunately
behind him, and soon he was swing-
ing along through the desolate soli-
tudes of Strath "ferry, itis footfall on
the road the only sound in the univer-
sal stillness; and yet not the only
s1111nd, for sometimes he conversed
with ' tarry, and sometimes he sent
his clear tenor •voice ringing 'over the
wide moorland, 011d startling fere or
there a sleep, the solitary occupant
of these wilds; for no 'longer had he
to propitiate that domineering little
dune, .and the awful shadow of Glen-
gask was as nothing to hint, The .\nl-
erlcan, with his unsettling notions,
hacl departed. TIcre he was 111 home,
his 01011 111ast1'i' free in 11110(1, and with
the hest of all companions trotting
placidly al his heel.. No wonder Tiis
voice rang. 'loud and clear and con-
tented:
""'Lis not beneath the bnr,4•onet,
Nor yet beneath the crown;
-HS not on 017(011 of velvet, -
Nor yet on bed of down,' '
'Tarry, lad, do you see that Moodie?
\Vas there ever such impudence? 1 First Student: ` I .woofer
Would malst'10111 Mtn with a stone. Btit Miss 'Jones is." how old
I'll come along and pay a visit to the Second Student: " •trite
Q oft, I ' inr-
ge•ntleman ere the omni!'s much 1)1(1- agine; they say she used to teach
er, :Caesar.,,
PROFESSIONAL ,CARDS
Medical
DR. E. A. McM.A'ST'ER—(Graduate
of the Faculty of Medicine, Univers-
ity of Toronto, and of the New York
Post Graduate School and Hospital,
Member of the College of Physicians
and lSurgeons of Ontario. Office on
High street. Phone 27. Office fully
equipped for - x-ray diagnosis and for
ultra short wave electric' treatment,
ultra violet sun lamp treatment and
infra red electric treatment. Nurse in
attendance,
1)R. GILBERT C. JARROTT —
Gradnate of Faculty of Medicine, Un-
iversity o1 Western Ontario. Member
of College of - Physicians and Satrgeone''
of Ontario. Office 43 Goderich street
west. Phone 37, Hours 2-4,30 pan,,
7.3(1-9 p.m. 'Other hours by appoint-
ment, Successor to Dr. Chas. Mackay
DR. H. IIUGIH ROSS, Physician
and Surgeon Late of London Hos-
pital, London, England. Special at-
tention to diseases of the eye, ear,
nose and throat, Office and residence
behind Dominion Bank, Office Phone
No 5; 'Residence Phone 104.
DR. F. J. BURROWS, Seaforth.
Office and residence, 'Goderich street,
east of the United Church, Coroner
for the County of Huron. Telephone
No, 46,
DP.. F. J. R. FO'RSTER— Eye
Ear, Nose and Throat, Graduate in
Medicine, University of Toronto 11897,
Late Assistant New York Ophthal-
mic and Aural Institute, Moorefield's
Eye, and Golden Square throat hospi-
tals, London. At Commercial Hotel,
Seaforth, third Wednesday' in each
month from 1.30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
DR. W. C. SPROAT
Physician - Surgeon
Phone 90-W. Office John St. Seaforth.
Auctioneer.
GEORGE ELLIOTT, Licensed
Auctioneer for the County of Huron.
Arrangements can be made for Sale
Date at The Seaforth News, Charges
moderate and satisfaction guaranteed.
F. W. AHRENS, Licensed Auction-
eer for Perth and Huron Counties,
Sales Solicited. Terms on Application,
Farm Stock, chattels and real estate
property, R. R. No. 4, Mitchell.
Phone 634 r 6. Apply at this office,
WATSON & REID
REAL ESTATE
AND INSURANCE AGENCY
(Successors to James Watson)
MAIN ST, SEAFORTH, ONT.
All kinds of Insurance risks effect-
ed at lowest rates in First -Class
Companies.
THE McKkALL P
mutuaI Fre Ins • 'uranue �1.
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HEAD OFFICE—SEAFORTH, Ont,
OFFICERS
President -Alex. Broadfoot, Seaforth;
Vice -President, John E. Pepper,
Brucefield; Secretary - Treasurer,
M. A, Reid, Seaforth.
AGENTS
F. Mcltercher, R,R.1, Dublin; John
E. Pepper, .R.R.1, Brucefield; E. R. G.
Jarmouth, Brodhagen; Jam -es Watt,
Blyth; C. F. Hewitt, ICincardine;
Wm. Yeo, Holmesvil.le.
DIRECTORS
Alex, Broadfoot, Seaforth No. 3;
,fames Shotdice, Walton; \Vm. Knox,
Londesboro; George Leon•hardt,
Bornholm No.1; John Pepper, Bruce -
field; James Connolly, Goderich;
Alex, McEwing, Blyth No, 1; Thom-
as 'Moylan, Seaforth No. 5; Wm. R.
Archibald, Seaforth 'No, 4.
Parties desirous to effect insurance
or transact other business, will be
promptly attended to by applications
to any of the above named officers
addressed to their -respective post -
offices,
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:in the dell Without a mole,
\\"f' a bonnie, boninie lassie,
\\thea the 'kye come !ante,'
\Vhal 'think ye o' that, now? for
we'll
have to do our .best to -morrow night
to please the 'bairns. Ah, you 1'1-511 7Ve0
deevflTcatch you 51ink!ng out o' a
pn uric 101(111 ye :see any running wa-
ter near!
'\'1'1en the kye come 1)11010 ,when
the kye 00111e haute,
"I'7cixt the gloaming and the mirk,
w+hen the kye: come haute,'"
(To Be Continued)