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By SIR GIL BERT PARKER.
CHAPTER III.
It was eighteen days later. In the
shadow, of little island of pines, that
lies in a shivering waste ofice and
snow, the White Guard camp. They
are able to do this night what they
have not done for days,—dig a great
grave of 'snow, and building a fire of
pine wood at each end of this strange
house, get protection and something
like comfort. They sit close to the
fires. Jaspar Hume is writing with
number fingers. The extract that fol-
lows is taken (from his diary. It tells
that day's life, and so, gives an idea
of harder, sterner days that they have
spent' and will spend, on this weary
journey.
"December 25th, -This is Christmas
Day and Camp twenty-seven, We have
marched only five miles to -day. We she was cold. And someone felt her
are eighty miles from Great Fishy feet --a kind old soul who shriek her
River, and the worst yet to do. We headinsadly at the mother and looked
have discovered ,two •signs. Jeff Hyde pityingly
Yt g' y at him; and a voice rising
a
s had bad two days with his frozen ut of a'strange smiling languor mur-
foot. Gaspe Toujours helps him nobly. 'mired, "I'll away, I'll away to the
One of the dogs died this morning Promised Land—to the Promised
Jacques is a great leader, This night's Land! It is cold -so cold—God keep
'shelter is a godsend. Clbud,in-the-Sky my bin"A nd th
voice eased, nd
hers aa plan whereby some of, us will d oowoc
sleep well. We are in latitude 63 de- him pityingly folded her arms about
Trees forty-seven minutes and longi- him, and drew, his brown head to her
t and kissed him with flowing
14 seconds H k cl 1 eyes and Whispered "C
her heart against misfortune and. de-
nied herself end slaved that her son
might be educated, He had said to
her that some day he would' be a great
man, and she would be paid back. a
hundred -fold. And he worked bard at
school, very hard, But one cold day
of spring a message earns to the
school, and he sped homeward to the
house beside the dark river, down
which the ice was floating -'he would
remember that floating ice to his dye
ing day—and entered a quiet room
where a white-faced waman was
breathing. away her life. And ho fell
at her side and kissed her hand and
called to her; and she waked for a
moment only, and smiled on him, and
said, "`Be good, my boy, and God will
make you great. And then she said
fade 112 degrees thirty-two minutes breis
a a for Home Nursing.
In the care of the sick as in every-
thing else in the world, there are two
methods—the difficult and the simple.
So nnuoli depends upon the c -sr e of the
sick, ::that the average 'housolceeper,
with her increased work, responsibility
and anxiety, Is prone to forget how
much she owes to herself both in care
and consideration. She owes this care
for her own sake and the sake of those
depending on her.
One cannot care for the sick unless
one is physically fit. The woman- who
sits up night after night with her
patient is doing herself grays in-
justice. She is also being unfair to
the patient. A nurse, however thor-
oughly trained, must:have a regular
amount of sleep, fresh air and nourish-
ment. This assertion is contrary to
very current ideas on the subject of
nurses who are "trained" and there-
fore—some suppose—do not require
sleep. Only cases of the gravest and
most unlooked-for emergency should
cut a nurse off' from her rest.
Every person requires enough sleep
to keep the brain from becoming be-
fogged. The danger that may result
.y a person who is half asleep and.
utterly weary, measuring and adminis-
tering a medicine Containine' poi
cannot be over-estimated. The gravest
results have followed such mistakes,
all because physical endurance was
overtaxed.
It is a well-known fact that patients
who should know better, have a way
Have wore out unit one away my o
observations. Have marked a ,tree
J11-27 and raised cairn No, 8. We aro
able to celebrate Christmas Day with
a good basin of tea, and our stand-by
of beans cooked in fat. I was right
about them: they' have great sustain-
ing power. To -morrow we will start'
at ten o!elock.
The writing done, Jasper Hume
his book away and turns toward
.rest: 'Cloud -in -the -Sky and Late
callers are smoking. Little can he
puts
the
Cars-
seen
of their faces; they are muffled to the
eyes. Gaspe Toujours is drinking a
basin of tea, and Jeff Hyde is fitfully
dozing by the fire. The dogs are above
in 'the tent, all but Jacques, who to-
night is permitted to be near his mas-
ter. The Sub -factor rises, takes from
a knapsack a small tin pail, and puts
It near the fire. This operation is
watched by the others. Then he takes
five little:ups that fit snugly into each
other, separates them, and puts them
also near the fire. None of the party
speak. A change seams to pass over
'the faces of all except Cloud -in -the -
Sky. He smokes on unmoved. At
length the Sub -factor speaks cheerily:
"Now, men, before we turn in we'll do
something'in honor of the day. Liquor
we none of us have toudhed since we t
started; but back there in the Fort
and maybe in other places too, they vl
will be thinking of us; so we'll drink
a health to them though it's but a h
spoonful, and to the slay when we see h
them again!"
The cups were passed round. The
Sub -factor measured out a very small a
portion to each. They were not men
of uncommon sentiment; their lives Sr
dear, come away."
But he came :back in the night
sat beside her, and would not go
but remained there until the sun g
bright, and then through another
and night until they bore her o
the little house by the river to
frozen hillside. And the world
empty and the icy river seemed war
er than his heart.
And sitting here in this winter d
lation Jaspar Hume beholds
scenes of twenty years before
follows himself, a poor dispen
clerk in. a doctor's office, working
that dream of achievement in evl
his mother believed; for -which
hoped. And following further the
that was himself, he saw a friend
first-year man at college, soon,
ever, to make a friend of Varre
page, and to 'see always the best
that friend, being himself so true.
the day came when -the both grade
together in science, a bright and ha
day, succeeded by one still brigh
when they both entered a great firm
junior partners. Then came the inne
ofghowhhe praised his friend Rose Varcoe; and hV
Lepage to her, and 'brought that fri
o 'be introduced to her. He reca
all those nds,ions that came to I
ti l men, his professional triut
achieved, he should have a happ
once, and a happy face, and faces,
is fireside. And the face wee to
that of Rose Varcoe and the oche
faces: of those who would •be like
nd like himself. He snw, or rat
elt, that face clouded and anxi
hen he went •Win;, ill and blind
mpostng upon mothers or others
whom they love and who are trying to
and care for them. They refuse medicines
away, and nourishment; they' will not follow .
mew the doctor's instructions. The doctor i
utt of
. is constantly discouraged—oftentimes th
the unkindly criticized,
was But let a nurse who is Cr, absolute
of toothache drops shouldcomplete the
list.
Do not keep "aspirin tablets or any
"headache tablets" or other drugs on
hand as they should • only be
when prescribed by a trustworthy
physician.
A paper Of safety pins, a roll of
adhesive bandage and Wpm": of sharp
scissors are good to add to your list,
A wise Woman will provide herself
w;th an foe' 'bag and a hat-water'bag'.
Even though a woman livingin the
c nuntt;v cannot alev,sys get ice; there is
bound to be very cold ureter to the well
or the spring. Fill yourhdt-water bag
with it and wrap it with a thin towel
or ,cloth, as cold rubber is moist and
unpleasant to the touch, Renew this
often and you will, get a similar effect
to the use of an ice bag. Or, oven a
towel, frequently wrung out of cold
water, answers for a cold application.
Onay, be sure to wring at very dry for.
the sake of the patient's comfort.
Tack up, just inside the door of your
medicine chest or cabinet or emer-
gency cupboard, avhatever you wish to
call it, the name of the doctor or ho
tel to which you turn in ease of 1
and any telephone numbers that w
be used in case of emergency. It
wise to be prepared.
House Ventilation.
The aim of any ventilation system
•should be to achieve a constant circa-
lation of air, without causing a direct
cold draught, There must bo -an en-
trance for fresh air from' outside and
a •means of>egress for the foul air.
Circulation is rapidly accomplished by
the difference in tempes'tGture between
the inside and the outside air: The
greater the 'difference, the stronger is
the efferent, so that avery small aper-
ture in winter may secure as much
ventilation as a wide-open window In
simnner,
In English houses, with their open
fire grates, the chimney serves as an
excellent channel for the removal of
foul' air, In Canada,'where we have' a
furnace in the cellar and cook by gas,
we have, while Immensely improving
the efficiency 'of our heisting systems,
not generally provided' any means by
which ventilation is combined there-
with. Every furnace ought to have a
pipe connecting with the outside •nir,
which would bring in fresh air and
warm it for dieti•lltutlon through the
house. Then, if exits for the foul air
were also provided, we should have
an ideal ventilation system,
Unfortunately, We must, in the ma-
jority of existing houses, fall back on
the windows .to let in clean aur. Al-
though they are, at best, unsatisfac-
tory, they can very often be improved.
To begin with, the typo of double win-
dow which'has no aperture except
threw little holes or a slit, invariably
choked with snow and ice, should be
epi- discarded, A sliding or hinged paue
teed should always be provided. Then, if
ould the upper amide window be opened,
is the air must circulate between the
two Windows before entering the room
and thus a direct draught is avoided,
while the volume of new air is readily
regulated to suit the coldness of the
When Little Tad Will Not Bat.
ie statement is often made
children should learn to eat whets
is set before them,
In the case of the two-year-old :b
just learning to partake of solid
this may be true, Take his milk a
and leave him with his dish of egg
baked' potato or milk toast, and, vs]s
he finds the milk is mit fortheetni
n nine cases out.of ten he will
e new food and like it, But with
older child such a practice is more
o be harmful than helpful.
Let me speak of my own case. I
not like bread. As a child I did
are espeoially for it and at mealtim
much .preferred potato, From mo
er, fatlr, brothers, aunts and cons
it was drilled into me—that I in
eat it, that it was good for me, that
it would make nee 'strong. Its the end
I grew rebellious and did not eat as
much bread as I formerly had eaten,
and evetl.since I have lied to force my-
self to eat,it.
I knew talo ,children who had long
been the despair of their mother be-
ause they would uct eat oatmeal. She
eaxed and pleaded, but to no avail.
'malty she stopped mentioning the
ereal they so disliked. Then one
ening at breakfast file children
and around each of their plates three•
flinty new dishes—a deep cereal dish
led with steaming oatmeal, a tiny
tcher full of cream and a small pret-
sugar bowl containing sugar. It
as great fun for each to prepare his
or
cereal from his own individual
nvl
and pitcher! They hail not done
is before,Neither child thought of
pressing ddelihie, They ate with
that
ver day and the strength and direction of
the wind.
aby
od, Mtunrd's Liniment' Cures Colds, So.
way Ilelbert Samuel, former British
or Postmaster General, believes 'that a
en
ng,
an
apt
rift- stranger come into a sick room and
the patient obediently sits up and
cso- swallows mnedicin`es and eggnogs! The o
these very gruel which was refused after a
and weary mother had climbed the stairs I
sing with it for - the fortieth—or fiftieth
for —time that day is cheerfully drained
she when the hand that holds it is a
boy stranger's. This is unfair all around
less and nurses realize exactly how the loss
how- of sleep, aching feet and tired backs
Le- can undermine one's nervous system
t of until the poor, over -wrought body is
And "too tired to sleep." But if one plans
tJvv.'.
ones work, observes punctuality and a
insists gently but firmly, that the pa-
ns tient observes punctualiy—in receiv- I
et -''!ng medicines and treatment—there e
thou would be time for the home -nurse to in
Va rest. She should understand how fo
end d simple it is to do one's work the easy d
lid svay and thereby obtain better and flu
nphs greater results. m
y In almost every home there is a ty
by medicine chest. Just how carefully or w.
be carelessly it is stocked never occurs o
her.sr to one until the moment of emergency bo
her, seine's. tb
If the contents of our medicine cup- ex
fog board were checked up occasionally
he there would be less confusion in the
sot household when accidents occur.
n ce your
est
did where you sacan reach mit quicklyedicine —and
1 e keep it locked, or, at least, phase it
beyond the reach of childish hands.
ds' Keep a supply of perfectly clean,
ve soft old linen and flannel on hand; tear
the linen .into long strips and roll it
in up tightly; pin it securely. Thus you ed
al
are provided with bandages, " A few ti
of narrow ones for .cut fingers; some ora
en wider ones for arms and legs. The chi
vhe
as pieces of old flannel are useful for if'I
A compresses or fomentations. Fold cti
is them neatly; keep them in a small box out
me with the bandages and Some oiled wh
to muslin or oiled silk, which will be
11 necessary ,in the event of tomenta- T
of tions.
me Get a bottle of antiseptic lotion from
e your druggist, for cuts and scratches. The
e Tell him what it is for and he will give ren
t you the right thing', for that is his B
e business. Keep vaseline, olive or,
o sweet oil. on hand and a simple line-' tbs
a meat for sprains or to rub on rheum-, bles
s alio limbs. These your doctor will be; cu
11 glad to prescribe or advise you about p
A
when you tell him what you wish, Ab -j Add
sorbent cotton in a little paelcet isl add
necessary too. boil
A corked 'bottle or covered tin of
sodium hi -carbonate (ordinary baking: n
soda); a bottle of castor oil; fruit; oho
salts; a bottle of Carron oil for burns
(this is prepared by any chemist,be-I it e
ing a mixture of limewater and liseed! an Te
oil); all these are useful, A can of, butt
mustard and one of flour, a 'largo pars
spoon and a .bowl, if kept .in a meth -I chop
cine cupboard, will greatly facilitate
the preparation of a mustard- plaster,) and
Linseed meal for poultices, a little' mssd
camphor, smelling 'alts and a bottle =res
-- -- e _ Ta
onssa
and stood up. They all did the same ion,
Jeff Hyde leaning on the shoulders o1 ' chop
Gaspe Tou;11oure. He, read first, limn; gredi
verses of the Thirty-first Psalm, then
followed the prayer of St. Chryeostom,, fish'
and the beautiful collect which appeals
to the Almighty to mercifully look up-
on the infirmities of men and to A
sbretels tereh His hand to keep and de- fine
fend them in all dangers and necessi-1 Shane
ties ,,.late Carscallen, after a long,,s1,1100
pause., s cl . "Amen," and Jeff Hydeand t'
said in t Whisper to Gaspe Toujours,I steps
"That's to the point. lnfit pities and
dangers and necessities, is whet trou- ties.
blas us."
An
great emigration to Canada will take
place in the near future.
The "Silver City" ;is the name given
to Algiers, the capital of Algeria, in
North Africa. This oity, which rises
in terrace form from the sea, is built
stow .
e and the buildings are white -
risked. Seen ,`rout the ocean in the
ri]liant tropical sunshine, it gleams
eke siilvem'.
do
I of
es
w
?e-
ms minutes lost fumbling with
ust parts. That means more
time for breakfast, and a
smite for the day's work.
Poor — Strop 12 blades — $5
in a neat, compact case.
at ill?
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Tile atnbitipn to succeed in what we
undertake, to rise high and go far is
a natural one, mad It worthy one. But
neither the naturalness or the woftlti.
ness will excus(tlie use of selfish or
unfair methods in uccomimpliehing the
If our standards nee high enough,
our outlook wide enough, our purpose
concentrated (a, a:d consecrated)
enough, we' have lithe to fear frons out•
side forces. "•
What we are In ourselves manes the
limititious of our . endeavors, conse-
quently of our successes.—Sosn I-hew-
ett,
In India'mili'tary bands are forbid-
den, to play "Home, Sweet Homo" be-
cause oe its pathos having' so potent
an effect on the English people who
May hear it.
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When you get up late
A rapid brushing up of
the soap, a few turns on
the strop while the
lather is getting in its
work; followed by a
once-over with your
AutoStrop Razor : and
the job's,done. Three
minutes altogether by your
watch. You can't beat that/
And you have a cool slick
shave into the bargain.
To clean, you simply put the
blade under the tap, wipe it
off, then it's ready for the
next shave. No precious
ire rigid and isolated and severe b
Fireside comforts under fortunate con-' d
ditions they saw but seldom, and they a
were not given to expressing their; a
feelings demonstratively, But each;
mini then, save Cloud -in -time -Sky had h
i some memory worth a resurrection, - m
and 'hearts are hearts' even under all;
Uncouthness. Jaspar Hume raised his, re
cull; the rest fo11o•-•-' '-'
earth's sake. He did not write, T
odors forbade bine that. He ,lid
sk her to write, for his was so sero
rid steadfast a nature that he
not need letters to keep him true; a
e thought if she cared for him a
ust be the same. He did not and
tand a woman's heart, how it nee
membrances, and needs to gi
"To absent friends and this e day when!
we
we see thesis again!" he said, and they' t
all' drank. Gaspe Tonjurs solemnly, I c
and as if no one was near, made the i 11,
sign of the cross; for his membry was; he
'with a dark -eyed, soft-cheeked peasant,m
girl of the parish of Saint Gabrielle„' tr
whom he had- left behind five years
before, and.had never seen sinCe.I'be
Word had come from the parish priest, of
that she wee dying, and though he e
wrote back in hie homely patois of his' tr
j grief, and :begged that .the good; father' th
would write again, no word had ever; th
I come, and he thought of her now as: go
one for whom the candles had been' gr
lighted and masses had been said, ha
But Jeff Hyde's eyes were -bright,' sic
anti suffering as he was, the heart in typ
him was brave and hopeful. He was' w
thinking of a glorious Christmas Day! did
upon the Madawaska River three h
years agone; of Adam Henry, the' Va
blind.fiddler; of bright, warm-hearted ful
Pattie Chown, the belle of the •ball, and Ph
the long drive home in the frosty: cas
night. nal
Late Carscallein was thinking of a A
brother whom he had,Beard preach say
his first aermon in Edinburgh ten! An
years before, And Late Carscallen, l on
•slow of ;speech and thought; had been! ee
tall of pride and love of that brilliant ten
brother: But they, in the,natural set
f course of things, drifted apart; the' tru
ref and uncouth one to make lsis; i -ha'
1 bone at last not far from the Arctic' th t
Circle, and. to .be this night on hie 1 of
- way to : the Barren Grounds, But as t life.
he 'stood with the cup to ills lips hey ; L
'• recalled the words of a newspaper tug
"i paragraph of a few months before, It He
9nade reference to the fast that "the lets
;Reverend James Carscailen, ' D.D., beco
rpreaehed-before His Majesty on Whit- is d
tsunday, and mad the honor of lunch- Co
in with Her Majesty afterward." And writ
late Cantcallen rubbed his left hand Peep
joyfully against his blanketed leg and
drank, tmo,.
Cloud-in-tlhe-Sky's thoughts were ever
with the present,, and his - `Ugh!" of gar
approval' was one of the senses ,purely. Mi
g' of drinking to absent friends, iii n
'.he looked at the Sub -factor and said, circu
,'Howl" He drank to. the Sub -factor. their
And Jasper Hume, the .Sub -teeter, over
What were his' thoughts? knew
is was a memory of 'childhood- of than
membra,nees.
Looking at Jaspeie Hume's face
he lightsof this fire it seems calm a
old, yet behind it is an agony
emery, the memory of the clay wh
discovered that Varre Lepage t
arried to Rose Varcoe and that t
tutted friend had grown famous an
weld -to-do on the. offspring of h
in. His first thought had been es
fierce anger and determination
ex
• this man who had falsified a
net. But then came the thought
e girl, and, most of all there ca
e words of his dying mother, "B
oil, my boy, and God will make yo
eat," and for his mother's sake a
d compassion on the girl, and sough
revenge upon her husband. Rar
e of man, in a sordid, unchivairi
orld! And now, ten years later, h
not regret that he had stayed lei
and, The world had:ceased to ea
rre Lepage a genius. He had nob
filled the hope that was held in him,
is Jasper Hurne knew from oc-
lenal references in scientific jour -
s.
nd he was malting this journey to
e, if lie could, Varre Lepage's life.
d he has no regret. Though just
the verge of a new era in his car-
r—to give the world the fruit of
years' thought and labor, he had
all behind him that he might be
e to the friendship of has youth,
t he might :be loyal to his manhood,
a he might be, olear of the strokes
conscience to the last hour of his
relish. Mota-i noise as she was, ap-
peared to take iso notice. The next """`-'--- -.-•-
morning' she placed another food be-
fore them and 'they sot up a. clamor
for their oatmeal set—they wanted
oatmeal!
My oldest little lad decided that he
did not like baked custard, and so, of
course, baby brother refused to eat it.
One day while baking, nay eye rest -
on a row of small egg cups, attrac-1
ve with their simple gold stripe dee-
teen. T lied an inspiration! Every
Id loves tiny things, so, I thought,
'bake the custards in those wee egg
cup the little lads will cat them with -
a question. And that'' ds exactly
at they did.
hreo Favorite Salad Dressings.
shad dressing. well made, is a sec -
every housewife should master,
se recipes are first Class in every
ard,
oiled 'Dressing—'4, tbsp. • salts, 1
mustard, speck of -red pepper, i,
p. flour, 2 egg yolks or 1 egg, 2
p. melted buttes', 1-8 cup :milk, V/a
vinegar. Mix dry ingredients, add
ghtly-beaten eggs and mix well.
butter, then mix gradually, and
vinegar very slowly. Cook over
ing water until the mixture slight
thickens or coats the spoon. Strain
eeded and use told. If the 'mixture
wld curdle from cooking too long,
an be made smooth by beating with
gg beater.
ltousancl Island 'Dressing -1 cup
led salad dressing, 2 tbsp. chopped -
ley, 2 tbsp chili entice, 2 tbsp.
ed sweet pickles, 2 tbsp, chopped
onto, Ohitl all ingredients, mix
serve over lettuce, or other salad
ns. •
rtar Sauce -nos cup bottled many-
isc dressing, 1, tbep, chopped on -
1 tbsp. chopped pickle, 1 tbsp.
ped olives. Chill and talk all in-
uts. Serve with canned or frs''th
coking round him new, the debit-
look conies again into his eyes.
places his hand in hi' breast, and
it rest there a moment. The look
riles certain and .steady, the hand
rawn nut, and in it is a Book of
Con Prayer. Upon the fly -leaf is
ten, "Jane Hume, to her dear son
ar, on his twelfth birthday."
These men of the White Guard are
used to religious practices, what
then -forst has been in that re
c1, and at any other time they
ght have been surprised at this ac
of Jaspar Ilumime, Under sense
matinees it might have lessened
'opinion of him, but his influence
them now was complete. They
they were get ns ; nearer to liim
they had ever elm e; even Cloud
• m.iro• aced that. He snake
a house `beside a swift -flowing river, in-ih
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C'hincsmownoci spinning
to enlarge their present &mill-
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Still Nec:aaairy.
One cili'eetion in whirls forest pro-
tection will probably be improved is.
through the use of aircraft, During
the past season, an experiment along
this line has hen maintained by the
St. Maurice Forest Protective Associa-
tion, in eo-operation with the; Quebpo
Government, using seaplanes loaned
by the Royal Canadian Naval Air See -
vice' Similarly, in the North-western
states, forest patrols by alecraft have
been niaintained,-throngh co-operation
of the U.S. Wer Deparnient with the
National Forest Service. -
While these experiments have not
flet produced absolutely conclusive
results, they at least indicate clearly
that aircraft will have en important
place in forest protection in the future,
provided the question of expense can
be- met. Ono point seems very clear,
and that is that no matter what tate
cost may be, within reason, It will be
much less than the average animal
loss sustained by forest fires. In the
United States, the proposal Is that tlmo•
Federal Government adopt definitely
the policy of full co-operation with
state and private agencies. It being"
assumed that a National Air Service
is to be maintained in any event, as-
signment to forest patrol would con-
stitute au extremely useful activity
when persomsel and equipment are
not needed for national defense.
Aerial Patrol Established,
Under such an arrangement, with
the Federal Government assisting
through the assignment of aircraft
and aviators., the additional cost for
an effective aerial patrol could be
brought well within reason. Existing
agencies can well afford to incur more
expense hi forest prutection than they
are now doing, provided the results
are commensurate with the Increased
mate, and that this would lie the ease
with aerial patrol now see= reason-
ably well established. It is probable
that smaller machines than those Uwe
far used for this purpose would pray°
preferable, because mines cheeper in
first cost as well as in maintenance
and operation. Full co-ordieelion be -
ween Lite air force and tile ground
taff would of course be a prime es-
ential. Look -out towers have many
Imes laved their value in the detec-
ion ol fires; an aeroplane or seaplane
you'd take the place of many such
TM systematic mapping of the
ountry, by aerial photographs', an-
ther closely related activity, the pos-
ihilities of which are. receiving con-
ideration in both Canada and the
nited States. In Canada, it is re-
eving the attention of the Royal Caea-
ian Naval Air Service, the Geodetic
never and the Ceological Survey,
he St. Maurice Forest Pretectivo As -
dation, using the mechines loaned
Y the. Naval Air Serviee, aud with
la co-operation of the Geological Bar-
u, is now experimenting along this
The n ter.
cross the Northern bills he came,
er frozen marsh and leafless wood,
here yesterday bright Attu= stood
ith high uplifted torch aflame.
t yesterday these bare, brown trees,
hile yet his shrilling winds were
lt,,,. his loan fingers tottch--and
blusled
drop their golden draperies.
t strangely where the wild rose gave
r life upon a fragrant `sigh,
s herald winds had piled high
e brooding leaves upon her grave.
th Icy breath upon tho morn,
peaty mantel white 14 weaves,
r stubble of the gather'd sheaves,
d silver'd tassels of the corn.
dirges by the river'S edge
plays on hroiten pipes of Pan,
a shivering. ripples heard and ran
bide affrighted 'mid the sedge.
rabbit too prick'd ap his ears
hin the swamp grass wbere he lay,
woke to make his trembling -way
hin her home the meadow Mouse,
um the North wind heard his shriek
ve her oWn affrighted squeak,
dared to look from out her house.
me—i smiled, for well I know
reign at most coald not be long,
In pall lift the lark's sweet 'Ben. •
in meadows- where his coureers
in a shy; sweet living thing,
ryad 'neath the leaves asleep,
ns out -some violet shall peep,
earth shall wake and call it—
t wonder then I smiled, although
wiftly charged adown the hills,
Across the froaen marsh end rills,
And gave my cheek a sitinging blew?
For after him come daffodils,
And plaintive strain ot bluebied trills,
The gladness In the air, that thrillia
The robin's warbling tiote-:-;-and so
watched with unaffrighted eye
His shriiiing.steade go flying bY
From mit a chilling, leaden sky,
fippeovu; Agnelli flakes (,),E snow. ,
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