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+Iit was. the last verse that struck
ihontt ht was through ni. -failure of
dew tion on the part of the'faithful
Harry ghat hr was no.w at Inver-
ivludalt it was his master that had
played him false and severed the old
ciaupauiouship, And he kept think.
about the Retie terrier; and 'won-
d'ering whether he missed iiis matter
as much as his master mired him;
and wondering whether \•lc-t•nie has
ever a word For him as she went by
-'tor site and Harry had always been
great ;friends, Nay. perhaps \Ieenie
might not Sake it ill Maggie wrote
is .her for news of the 'little dog; and
then Mernie would answer: and
might not her letter take a wider
,scope, and .say something about the
people there, and about herself?
Surety she would do that and .some
fine morning the answer -in Meen-
ies's handwriting -would be deliver-
ed in Abbotsford -place, and he knew
that \laggie would not be long in ap-
prising !nim of the same. (Perhaps. in-
deed. he might himself 'become pos-
sessed of that 'precious missive; and
brine; it away with hint; and from
time to time have a glance at this
or that :sentence of it- in Meenie's
own actual ha nd w riting-''when - the
long dull work .r the day was over,
and his fancy fret to fly away to the
north again, to Strath -Terry. and
Glehrig. and Loch Naver, and the
meat ,mall cat•a,gc' with the red
Minds in the windows. It seemed to
him a long ttimr tcov since he had
left all of these; he felt as though
!Glasgow .had engulfed him: while -the
day avf his resene--the day of the ful-
filnnent of his ambition designs -was
now growing more and more distant
and vague and uncertain, leaving him
only the slow drudgery of these
weary hours, But Meenie's loiter
would hi a kind of talisman; to see
her handwriting would be like hear-
ing her speak; and surely this dull
little lodging was quirt enough. so
that in the hushed silence of the
evening. he, reacting those cheerful
phrases, might persnatlr himself that
ill was Meenie's voice he was listen-
ing to, with the gniet, dear, soft
laugh' that so well he remembered.
And so these first days went by:
and he hoped in time to gel more ac-
eustomed to this melancholy life;
and doggedly lie ='incl to the task lie
had set before hint. '':As Inc the out-
come of it all-w-ePi, that did nut
Keen? gt0le so facile 0.r s..,fin' a
thing as it had appeared before hr
came away frons the north; hut he
left that for the future •t little; and
in the meantime he ,was above all
anxious not to perplex himself 'by
the dreaming of idle .dreams. Ile had
rorne to 'Glasgow to work, not to
indict impossible castles in •the air.
(Hi:\P•I'd?R XXVII,
And yet it was a desperately hard
ordeal; for this young man was. by
va+'.ure essenti+diy1 joyous, and soci-
able, and fitted t0 he the king. of all
,good company: and the whole of his
life had been spent in the r,.pen, in
brisk and active exercise; ;,rad stm-
lighi and fresh air were to him as the
very breath of his nostrils. But here
he was, day after day, ;reek after
'week, chained- to ;these dismal tasks:
in solitude; with the far ahite dream
of ambition +becom'in(^ more and
more distant and obscured; and with
a terrible consciousness and, ever
growing upon , him .that in coming
away from even the mere neighbor-
hood of Meenie, from the briefest
+cc) n.paninn Iltip With her. be had sac-
rificed the one 'beau+titan thing, the
one (precious possession, that his life
had ever held for hies or would bottle
What though the impalpable 'barrier
of Glengask and !Orosay ruse be-
tween hint and 'iter: !T -Ie accts no ..sett-
tintental Claude 3felnot•te: ho had
clot/miensense': s�nsr; hr- accepter! facts. Of
eourse \1eenie would 'qo away in date
time. Of ccmrse .the :was destined'' for
higher thanes. flat what then? What
of the meanwhile? (old anything
happen to him gttile sowonderful, or
worth the striving for. as Meenie's n
vile tet him as sbe met him in the in
road? V(hIct'' for the time being 11 ail
the 1lgs'',full of brignhtness; and
mtadt ,11ttlse5 of the hinsxi flow
gladly; and the dry become charged
with a kind of buoyancy of life? And
as far these vague ;onbftion.s for the
sake of .which he had bartered away
his -freedomand sold -'himself into
slay ery--40,eards what did they
tend- 'For yellow? I•phe excited at-.
inosphsr e the vAmericans had brought
with 1:1001 had departed now; alas!
this other atimisplierc into which he
Kaci plunged was drill and sad en-
oci 1 . in all conscience; and the ,lead-
en days weighed down upon him:
and the slow and solitary ?tours
would not go by.
•One evening }re was comingin'tai
the town by way of the Pollokshaws
road; he 'had spent the afternoon hard
at work with \fr, Weems. and was
staking Monte again to the :item lit-
tle lodging in the north. He had now
:been a month and more in Glasgow,
and had formed no kind of society or
companionship whatever. Once or
twice iie had looked in at leis broth-
er's; but that was rhie'fly to see bow
the little Maggie was .going on; his
sister-in-law gate hint nn overly
friendly welcome; .and indeed the so-
cial atmosphere of the .Reverend An-
drew's 'house was far from being con-
genial to him. As for !the letter of in-
troduction that tieenie had given
hint to her married sister, of course
he had not had the presumption to
deliver that: he had accepted the let-
ter, and. 'thanked Meenie for it --for it
was hut another act Sof her always
thoughtful kindness; hot .Mrs. Genn
ittill was the wife of a partner in a
large warehouse; and they lived in
Queen's Crescent; and. altogether
Ronald had no thought of calling; on
them -,although to be sore he had
heard that 'Mrs. IGentntill had been
snaking sufficiently minute and even
visions inquiries with regard to him
of a member of his 'brother's congre-
gation whom .she happened to know.
No; he lived his life alone; wrestling
with the weariness of it as best he
Wright; and not finite knowing, 'per-
haps, how deeply' it was eating into
his heart.
l\'ell, he was walking absently
home on this dull gray evuunti,
watching the lamplighter adding
point after point - to the long suing of
golden stars, when there went by a
onartly-appointed dogcart. T1e did
not .particularly remark the occupant:
ni the vehicle, thotigh he knew they
were own women, and that one of
them was driving; his glance fell ra-
ther on the well-groomed cab, and
he thought the varnished -nark dogcart
looked meat and business -like. Thu -
neat sre:ond it wits- pulled Wilt; there
was a pause, during which time he
was ,,f conrse drawing nearer: and
then ;a 'roman's voice called to him
--
*Bless ❑m is that you, Ronald,''
Ile 1 .ke i .up in amazement. •\ud
who a ,s this, •tlic'W, who ?had turned
her cad round and was now regard -
Mr ' him with her laughing, handsome.
bald, black eyes? She was a woman
apparently .five -and -thirty or so, boat
exceedingly welt -,preserved and com-
ely; of pleasant features and fresh -
complexioned; and• of rather a man-
ly build. and carria;gr.--an appearance
that was not lessened by her wearing
a narrow-hrintined little hillv'cork
Iiat. And then, even in that gathering
(last., he recognized Iter; and uralcon-
scionsly he repeated her own words -
'Bless one, is auhat you, Mrs. ---Mrs,
3feozdes7 for in truth he had al-
most forgotten lier name
'Mrs. Tlcis or Mrs, That!' die other
cried. 'I thought my name was (Kate
--it used to he anyway. Well, +1 de.
claret Colne, give us a shaky, ;,f your
hand ---auntie, this is my cousin Ron-
alrll--.and who would hat thought of
meeting' abut in a (i fasgnw, stow!'
'I have .been 'here a month and
mare.' Ronald said, taking the ,prof
fert•d bond,
'And neve- to look near ore once
there's friendliness! Eh, and what a
tan ye-ve grcwn :to --ye were just a
it laddie when .1 saw ye last-btttl
aye alter the hissthough-oh,ye
-,l$, avt-•lilt nie, w11t'0t clitcgc:
tl, ,•.e
had: been sine,. then!'
It e11. Katie, if, not you that Inlet
c11:1,0 1 mach anyway, , -aid he, for
heaas making nut again the old fa -
nn .tr e'r:isit expression in the firm-
t.tr•. • f 'victim- woman.
hahs brcntr;ltl ye to h.ias-
ow?' ,a1.1 sitz, btti then she correct-
ed herself: 'No, nn: 1'1i have no long
star} wi you standing on the' ,pave-
ment like that. jump alp behind,'Ron-
ald, lad, and conte home wi' us, and
we'll have a crack II -legit -her -
Bat already Ronidd had swung
himself on to the after -seas of the ve-
hicle; and Mrs. Menzies had touched
tits cob with her whip; and soon they
wrrt' rattling away into the tow11,
'I suppose ye heard that my ratan
was dead?'• said she, ;iresena9y. and
partly turning round.
T think I did.' answered, rather
ea -piety.
'1 -le was a good 110111 ti, ate, 1'flte
Auld Robin ;dray, saki this strapping
widow, who certainly had a very mat-
ter-of-fact way in talking about her
&ceased husband. 'Butt he was never
di: hest of tnanaeers, poor man. I've
been doing better since, We've a bet -,
business -_and not a penny. - of
mortgage e It 11 nn the tavern.'
'wee) ve uue). s:n' that, Katie,'
whined the old woman. 'There never
was such a manager as yon --never.
:\y, and the splendid fttriniture-it
was never thought o' in his time-.
blcsc'nt! :\ good pian he oat, n knot
man; but no the manager yon are.
T atie; there's nn such another tavern
in a' Glcs•ca'
'Now although the consut.ship with
Ronald claimed by Mrs. :Menzies dict
not 'exist in actual fact --there was.
some kind of remote relationship,
however --still, fft most lie confessed
that it wits very nncr,,tefnl and in-
constant of hitt to have let the fate
and fortune, of the pretty Kate
Burnside (as she was in former daysl
so entirely vanish from itis mind and
memory. Kate Burnside was elle
daughter of a small farmer in the
T.anunerun,ir district; and the
Strang, and 111r isidt's were neigh-
bours as well as remotely related by
blod. But that was not the. only rca-
snn telly 'R:nn'aid ought to have re-
membered a little more about the
stalwart, 'black-eyed, fresh=checked
country wench whom, though she
was some .even vs- eight years or
more his senior, he bad boldly chos-
en +for his sweetheart in itis juvenile
days. Nay. had she not been Ube first
inspirer of his nurse: and had he not
sung this .is-eyecl goddess in many a
labored verse, ;:irefully constructed
after tilt` unuuu•r 0i Paumahill or \lu-
titerttell or Allan C'uunutgh:tn? Thr
las of Lanumr Law' he called her
in these artless strains; and Kate was
far from resenting this frank devo-
•tiott; nay, ,he even treasured the
verses in which her radiant .beauties
were elm merated, for why should not
a comely East Lothian wench take
;pleasure in -belittt told that her cheeks
not .hone the rose, and that edit'
'darts ' her bonnie fhlack even' had
slain their thousands, and, that her
faithful later would conte to see her,
ay, though the Himalayas barred his
way? Rut then, alas!. -as happens in
the world- -the faithful lover . mis
sent off into far neighborhoods, 10
learn the art and mystery of training
pointers and setters; and Katie's fa-
ther died, and the family dispersed
from 'lite faun; 'Kate went int'. set'.
Vice in Glasgow, and there she man-
aged to capture the affections of an
cihrsr and elderly publican wham --
she being a prudent and sensible kind
of 0 ereatuee- -she birth with married:
by-and-by, tbronirh .partaking ton
freely of hi. own wares, he consider-
ately died, )c'tivitte: her in sole posses-
sion of elle tavern tine had caller) it
a fpublir-h11nse, lint she soon rlixngrd
all that, and the pbcrr, 1110, when she
was established as its mistress); and
now she was a handsome, Imam,
firm -nerved woman, wild, mold, aqui
did; look well after her own affairs:
who had a flourishing business, a
comfortable bank account, and a .s.ui-
fivien'y of friends of her own way of
'thinking; and vhnse rtrrestyle ek hair
did hill as yet show a single streak of
gray. It was all this latter part of
Kate R'nrnsfdc's-0r rather, Mrs.
\,'lobes'-nrtreer ,,of which Roaaird
was 50 slut -Inanity ignorant; but she
speedily gave ']nim enough informa-
tion about herself as they drove
through the gas -lit streets, for she
was a voluble, high-spirited woman.
who could matke herself heard when
she chose.
'Ay,' said she at length, 'and where
have ye left the .gond wife, 'Rdtnald?'
'\Vdtai good wife?' said he,
'Ye cfi'nna tell the that you're no
Married yet:
"Not that 1 know of,' said he..
'\V1iat have ye !been about, mint?
Ye were aye daft about the lasses:
and ye air. married= yet? \V1,at have ye
bt'rn about, man, to lot then a' es-
cape
scane ye?'
'Sone folk have other things to
tliiuk of,' said he, evasively.
'Ufnna tell me,' she retorted, '1
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1937
ken wcel wb at s uppermost in the °out 0'1 without eating and drinking.
iniad di a 1 n dsome dad lice you. '11'e cc 1.1 es, n 0 1 And as for company,
Weel, if v ;ae no married, ye re the
newt door to it, 1'11 lar hound, What'
.ht. like?'
1'':1 tai' r,hc•, 1 Mid hen' said lee,
'S'e're ,. dr,rk one; but 111 find ye
ant, my diem"
She c•oci tt not continue the con ver
saticm; for they were about to cnas.
the bridge over the Clyde, and the
congested traffic made her rarebit
And then again Jamaica -street was
crowded and difficult to steer
through: but prescntly .cote deft that
for a quieter thoroughfare leading
off to the right; and in a .few mono
encs 4s•1re reached home.
Auntie, gang you and fetch Alec
to take the cob round, will ye? said
she; and then 'Ronald surmising than
she Iliad now reached hoarse, leaped
in the gmtund, and went to 'th'e h'ors-
e's tread. Presently the .groom ap-
peared. and 'Kate M.envies descended
front her chariot,
;Now in Glasgow; for au estahlislt-
ment of this kind to .be popular, it
nitta have a Aide entrance -the mitt'
the merrier, indeed—by which peo-
ple can get into the tavern without
Luing seen; but besides this it soon
appeared that :11'rs, Menzies had a
private right of way of her 05011. She
bade 'Ronald follow her; she went
throng! 1111 armhway ; produced a key
and opened a door; nand then, passing
alnlig a sfiort lobby, he found him-
self in what aright be regarded as the
'hack -parlor of the public -house, bin
was in reality a private roam reserv-
ed by Airs. Menzies for herself and
iter intimate friends. +Anil a very bril-
liant little appartnten1 it was; hand-
somely furnished 'and shining with
stained wand, plate glass, and velvet:
the gas -jets fill• aglow in the clear
globes; the 'able in the middle, laid
with ,a white doth, for supper, all
sparkling with crystal and 'polished
electro -plate. \loreover (for business
is inteiness) this luxurious little den
cununauuled at will complete views of
the front premises; and there was al-
so a noon' leading thither: hut the
door was shut, and the red blinds
were drawn over the two windows,
so that the root looked quite like
one in a private dwelling'.
..And now, my mill woman,' said
\I•rs. Iienzies, as sbe threw her hat
anti cloak and dogskie gloves into a
earner, 'hist sun make them hurry srp
wi' supper; for we're 'just 'hoot, in
time; alit w'e'll watut another place at
the table. 'And tell +Jeannie there's a
great friend 0' mine Come, and if she
can get anything special -Lord's
sake, 'Ronald, if 1 'cent 1 was going
to fall in with yon, 1 waatitl lune.
looked after it ntvsel'.'
"Ye need not bother adwttt me,'
said he, 'for ,nipper is not utnevh in
ttiy 'way not since '1 cattle to the
town. \\ithout .the rot,ntry air, I
think nuc w•nttIc) as lief not .ft dawn
to a table at all.
'r)h, '1 'can etre ye o' that cont..
Plaint,' she said, confidently; and she
rang the it'll.
instantly the door was nputetl, and
be caught a :g+linup: e of a vat pala-
tial -looking place, with more stained)
wood, and plate glass, +and velvet
and with several sinartlly-dressed
young ladies standing or proving he -
hint{ •tIt 'lmtg mahogany counters;
moreover, one id these --a tall and
.eritnis-eyed maiden now sttrod at
the partly -opened dolor,
1 ;in and bitters, Marv,' said Mr'.
Menzies, briskly- she was alt this
moment standior in front of one of
the mirrors, citntplaccnily smoothing
her Bair with her hands, and setting
tit rights lier mannish little neck -tie,
The serious-eyrrl handmaiden Pres-
ently rcattipearrd. bringing a sutali
salver, ant which was a glass 11111et1
with scare kind of a flood, which she
presented 11, him.
'What's this?' said Pro, appealing to
his hostess,
'Drink it and, 'find out,' said she;
ut ll
make ye 'jum'p wi' ;hunger, a, the
Hielanrnan said,'
tl-Ie did as lie was hid; and loudly
she ltatghed at the Wry fate that he
inane.
'What's the amattter?'
its a devil of a kind of thing,
that,'said he; for it was' a first ex-
perience.
'Ay. hitt wait till ye Ifin'd how hun-
gry it will make ye,' she answered,
and then she returned to the mirror,
`And I'm sure yell WO mind my hair
being a .woe thing oamtvtrairy, Rtin-
aticl, there's tin treed Inc ceremony be-
tween auiti ,freers, as the saying
is-----' _
'lint, look here, Katie, my lass'
said he -for ,perhaps he was a little
cnllhiltletted by that fiery fluid. 'I'm
thtnkiiitg that maybe I'am making my-
th just a libtde too mtveli at Immo.
Now, some other time, when veil•
no retmpan,'. 1'14 come in and ;seg
}Boit she cut him short at once, and
with Some pride,
'Indeed, T'dlI tell ye this, that ibe
day that Ronald Strang comes into
my house -and into my own house
too-tliat's no the clay that lie's 'gaup
why there's'none but mind Vlsther
I'attr,an- ca' her anntir; but she's
no ittsre my auntie ,than yon are -ye
sive', my ratan, R,onttld, a poor, unpro-
tected helpless widow -woman moon
look after iepip'earance-For the world's
unc0 riven to leein', as Shakespeafre
says. '!'here, Ronaltf, that's another•
thita„,'
she addled sugld'enly-:sill lake
one to, the Theatre! ---toy word, we''li
have a 'host'
Idat these gay visions were inter -
raided by the reappearance of Mrs,
Paterson, Who was .followed by a
maidservant 'bearing a dish on wlricdt
was a large slate, smoking trot. 'In-
deeid, it soon became apparent that
this was 10 be a very elaborateIbgan
-
gnet, such as 'Ronald was not at alt
familiar •with; and ali the care and
flattering attention his hostess I0oul,d
pay him she (paid him, +la'ughin'g and
joking with hint, and insisting an 'his
having the very best of everything,
and eager to hand things to-hfnn--
even if she rather ostentatioatsly dis-
played her atbitnd'ant rings in doing
so. +And when .Mather +Paterson .said:
'What wilt ye drink, +Katie daar?
Some ale ---or sante patter?-'
--the other stormily answered -
'Get oat, ye daft attld wife! .Ale ¢nr
porter the 'brat day that my cousin
Ronald' comes into myowns +louse?
Champagne's the 'word, woman; and
the best! What will ye have, Ronald --
Mitt brand do ye like?--M'oett and
Shan'don?'
it tumid laughed.
'What do 1 itn'ow about such
things?' .said the, 'And 'besides, there's
no reason for such extra'v'agance.
There's been no stag killed tile day,'
'"!'here's ,been no stag 'ki'lled the
day,' she retorted, 'b'ut IRonnl1
Strat'ng's conte into my house, and
he'll have the best that's in it, or my
name's no Nate P11rnsidr...asr IK'ate
Menzies, 1 _should say. :God forgive.
me! Ring the 'bell, auntie.'
Ti''lilc time the grave -eyed ,barmaid
appeared,
'A +battle of Moen and Shamlon.
Mary.'
?pint bottle, am?'
':it }tint hnttl'e—ye lapid idiot?' she
said that tpnte good natttretily1. ”-\
quart 'bottle, of course!'
`and then, when the 'bottle was
bron'ght and the ,glasses .iilied, she
ecaf d -
Here's yanr health. aRonahl; and
rf;ht glad ami to see you looking so
luteol --ye were aye 1t bonnie laddie:
amt ye've kept the promise •,i't--aye,
0uleed, the whole a you Strangs
were it haadsonie 'fancily -- except
your brother 'Andrew, maybe---'
11)o ye ever ser !Andrew?' 'Ronald
said; for a modest ratan does not like
to have his looks discussed, even in
the most .flattering way.
Then iotailly laughed Kate :Menzies.
'Ale? Me gang and see the (Rever-
end .Andrew Strang? Ns fears! He's
no one a' my kind'. ile'.d drive me vitt
o' the 'house 01' hell, hook, and can
die, 1 haw my aim friends, thank ye -
and 1'111 going to number you am-
ongst then?, so long as you stop in
this town, :Annie, pass the bottle to
Ronald l'
And so the 'banquet proceeded --a
toast fowl and 'baron, an apple -tart,
cheese and biscuits, and what not fol-
lowing in tine succession; and all the
time she was leaunng more and. more
of the the life that Ronald 'load ledl
since he had left the d:oihians, anti
freely gave him ,it her conlidcnce• in
return, 'On one point Ale was curiously inquisitive, and that ?vas tvhcflrrr
he had not been in some entangle-
ment 'with ante ,r other of the High-
land lasses up there in S.utherfand-
s'hire; and there was a considerable
amount of joking on that subject,
which Ronald 'bore good-naturedly
enough; finding it un Phe whole the
easier way in let her surmises have
free •cmlrse,
'Pori ye're a dark one!' :she said at
length, ':!roil ye would hay me believe
thtct a strapping fellow like yonlitasna
had ,the lasses rin'uin' after hint? I'm
no sae daft,'
`1111 tell ye what it is, IKatie,` he re-
torted, 'the 'lasses 'in the 'Highlands
have their work to look after; they
dilute live a' in clover, like the -Glas-
gow dames,'
?Orono tell rate -dhoti tell nnc,' she
11!11,
:\rad now, as snippet WV:, aver and
the table cleared; she went to a small
mahogany cabinet and opened it.
I keep ,some cigars here for my
ptrtienlar friends,' said Mrs. Menzies,
'bort I'm sure I d nna 'ken which is the
'best. ,Come and ,pick for yourself,
Ronadd, lad; if you're no certain, the
best Iplbn is to take lite biggest'
"Ibis is surely living on the fat a'
the land, Katie,' he .protested.
'And what for no?' said she boldly,
'Lest ,hent enjoy themselves that's
earned the right to i1.'
Mut thaws 11:01 rate.' the said.
'Well, it's rate; she 'answered, 'And
when may cousin 'Ronald comets into
my 'house, it's the best that's in it
that's at his service --anal: no 'great
w m -der either!'
Well, her hospitality was certainly
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
Medical
ISR. E. A. McMASTFJR--Graduate
of the. Faculty of Medicine, Univers-
ity a£ Toronto, and of the New York
Post -Graduate School and Hospital.
Member of the College of Physicians
an:d :Surgeons of 'Ontario. Office on
High street, !'hone V. Office fully
equipped for x-ray diagnosis and '.far
ultra 'short wave electric treatment,
ultra violet sun lamp treatment and
infra red electric treatment. Nurse in
attendance.
DR. GILB'ERT C. JA'RROTT -
Graduate of Faculty of Medicine, Un-
iversity of Western Ontario, Member
of College of Physitiaos and'Surgeons
of Ontario. Office 43 Gadericlt street
west. Phone 317, :Hours 2-4.30 p.m.,
7.504 pent, Other 'hours by appoint.
meat. Successor to Dr. Chas, Mackay
D.R. H. H'UG'H 'R'OSS, Physician
and Surgeon Late of L'ottdon 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, Goderic'h street,
east of the United Church. Coroner
for the County of Huron. Telephone
No, 46,
DR. F. J. R. FOIRSTER-Eye
Ear, Nose and Throat, Graduate in
Medicine, University of Toronto 14497,
Late Assistant New York Ophthal-
mic and Aural Institute, Moore'field's
Eye, and Golden Square throat hospi-
tals, London, At Cammereial 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, Seaforut
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 McKILLOP
Mutual Fir
elnsuraace Co
HEAD OFFICE-SEAFORTH, Ont.
OFFICERS
President -Alex,' Broadfoot, Seaforth;
Vice -:President, John R. Pepper,
Brucefield; Secretary - Treasurer,
M. A. Reid, Seaforth,
AGENTS
F. McKercher, R.R.1, Dublin; John
E. Pep -per, R.R.1, Brucefield; E. R. G.
Jarmouth, Bradlhagen; James Watt,
Blyth; C. F. 'Hewitt, 'Kincardine;
Yeo, Holmesvil•le.
DIREOTORS
Alex. Broadfoot, Seaforth No, 3;
James S•holdice, Walton; Wm. Knox,
Londesbaro; George Leonhardt,
Bornholm No.1; John Pepper, Bruce -
field; James Connolly, Goderich;
Alex, McF,wing, Blyth No, 1; Thom-
as Moylan, Seaforth No, 5; Wm. R.
Archibald, Seaforth No. 4;
Parties desirous to effect insurance
or transact outer business, will be
promptly attended to by applications
to any of the above named officers
addressed to their respective 'post -
offices,
a little stormy; but the handsome
widow meant ,kindly and weld; and it
is ;sc•anceiy to be marvelled at if -un-
der the soothing influences of the fra-
grant tob,acca--the was :rather inclined
to s'u'bsti'tttte for Isis 'brisk 'and lbusi-
'less-like Kate Menzies of .these 'pres-
ent clays the .gentler (figure of the
Kate l3urnsid'e of earlier years, more
es'peciall'y as she 'had taken to 'talking
of those tames, and of all the escap-
ades ,the young lasses used to 'enjoy
on IHallawe'en-tlitght or during the
first-footing at 'Hogmanay,
"And sow tI mind me, !Ronald," she
said 'Fye .used to bea fine singer
when ye were a .lead, Do ye keep ft up
chill?"
"I sometimes try," he 'answ'ered.
"B'u't where's no +been npttch focca'sicn-
since 1 (tome to this town. Itis 0 lone-
ly'kin'd o' place, for a' the number o'
folk. -in it"
+(To be concluded)