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The Hi
en Hour
BY J. B. HARRIS-BURLAND
CHAPTER III.:
Ruth Bradney sat alone in the
drawing -room of Dr. Trehorn's house,
A fire, but recently lit, gave out no
heat, but hissed and crackled as the
flames deuced up the chimney. The
room was small and looked as though
it was rarely used. It had the stiff,
uncomfortable appearance of a room
that is not accustomed to human
beings.
Ruth, still wearing her fur coat, sat
in an armchair and stared 'at the fire,
and wondered if she had not already
come to the end of the road that had
seemed so long and so uncertain.
She was tired and her limbs ached,
not only from the shock of her fall but
from physical_fatigue. She had help-
ed Trehorn to lift Merrington into the
back seat of the car, and Merrington
was a big man. They had onlyjust
managed it, and then she had been
obliged to put her arm round her lov-
er's neck and keep his head from jolt-
ing against the cushions. That had
been a terrible. journey—those two
miles from the scene of the accident
to the doctor's house.
And yet she had been able to think
clearly all the time. She had insisted
on the luggage being placed behind the
car on the "grid." She had been afraid
to leave it by the roadside, where any
chance stranger might have found it;
not because it might be stolen, but
because the trunk and the suitcase.
were the damning evidence of her
guilt. Already she had begun to fore-
see a situation in which she might be
torsed to return to her husband.
'
It had been an easy matter to get
Herrington into the house, for the two
servants had helped to carry him into;
the consulting room. And there he
now lay, and Dr. Trehorn was with
him, and Dr. Trehorn had refused to
allow her to remain in the room while
be examined the unconscious man,
She stared at the fire and awaited
the verdict. And it was almost as
though she were a prisoner, as though
the long arm of her husband had
stretched out and gripped her by the
throat, and was now holding her
against her will. She seemed to feel
his presence in the room. He was
laughing at her, mocking her futility,
looking at her with ,eyes that said,
plainly enough, "You cannot escape
me' now."
And then there was Paula—she did.
not like to think about Paula, who had
never done her any harm, If Paula's
husband were very ill—were dying,
Paula would have to be sent for.
Ruth's mind tried to grasp the in-
tricacies of the situation, and failed.
She only knew "that she loved John
Merrington andthat she hated her
husband. Of Paula she knew scarcely
anything at all.
"He is . mine," she kept saying to
herself,iut she knew that. she was
not speaking the truth. Ile was not
hers, in the sense that he was Paula's.
And she could not forget that she'
herself had tried to persuade him to
leave her and spend the night at Ded-
bury, that she had wanted more time
to think before she burnt all her boats
behind her.
The door opened and Dr. Trehorn
entered the room. "It's all right," he
said quickly. as Ruth rose to her feet.
"Dont worry. He's come to his senses
—nothing really serious—certainly no
danger—just a loss ce memory—that's
all."
"Loss of memory?" queried Ruth.
"Yes, doesn't know how he got here,
and I told him not to worry and not
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to talk. Said something about Paula.
You are Paula, I suppose?"
Ruth did not answer the question.
"You told him what had happened?"
she queried.
"No—I told him to hold his tongue,"
replied Trehorn.
Can T see him—now?"
"Yes -there's be no harm in that,
but he must be kept very quiet. 'Yoe
can just go in and look at him, and
say a few words—nothing about the
accident, mind you. But you'd better
see him, as, he asked for you."
Ruth hesitated, And then, as she
found Trehorn's•inquiring eyes upon
her, she said. "Yes, I'd better see
him, and I won't talk about the acci-
dent."
cci-
dent"
"Just let him know you're here-
that's all,"
"Did you—tell him—I was here?"
said Ruth, speaking very slowly and
with an effort.
"No, no. We didn't talk," Trehorn
replied,and then, after a pause,
"What is wrong, Mrs. Merrington?"
"Alt, he told you his name?"
"No—T saw it on the label of. the
suitcase. You'd better come at once.
I want to give him something to send
him to sleep again."
They left the room, crossed the hall,
and Trehorn opened the door of the
consultng room and stood aside to let
Ruth enter. As she crossed the thresh-
old she saw John Merrington lying on
a couch, his head bandaged with white
linen. Beneath the bandages she saw
his eyes fixed on her. There was no
gleam of recognition in them. He
seemed to be wondering who she was,
and what on earth she was doing
there.
Ruth moved a little further into the
room. But still John Merrington
stared at her. His lips did not move.
He did not even smile. And then—he
closed his eyes, just as if he did not
wish to be bothered with visitors.
Ruth realized the situation, turned on
her heel, and walked back into the
hall. Trehorn followed her and closed
the door behind him.
"He does not know me," said Ruth
in a low voice. "Does he remember
anything? What does he remember?
Does he know his own name?"
She took refuge in the drawing -
room. She was face to face with a
problem that she could not solve, She
wanted time to think. Above all, she
wanted to escape the eyes of Trehorn,
who was watching her.
"You had better go to him/' she
cried piteously. "He may have faint-
ed. Don't say anything about me-
yet. He did not recognize me. You
saw that, didn't you?"
Trehorn smiled kindly. "Please don't
custress yourself," he said in his quiet,
gentle voice. "There's nothing to be
worried about—just a temporary loss
of memory. I dare say you have not
been married very long. And Paula?"
"I'm not Paula," Ruth replied. "He
is thinking of another woman. Please
go to him, and if he -if he asks who I
am—" She paused, and her cheeks
grew hot with shame. There was an
awkward silence, and then Trehorn
said quietly.
"I shall not answer any questions. I
don't suppose he will ask any. For all
he knows you might be my wife or
my sister."
He left the room, and Ruth knelt
down by the fire, and held out her
hands to the warmth. She was shiv-
ering with cold. Her body seemed to
be numb with cold. I•t was not until
a few minutes had passed that she
was able to think clearly again. And
then she saw that she had come to the
erd of the road. Her lover did not
remember her, but he remembered
Paula. She did not know the extent
of the gap in his memory, but at any
rate it included the first time he had
ever set eyes on her. For him, at
present, she did not exist at all.
But Paula was a reality to him, and
no doubt it was the aPula whom he
had loved when he had married her—
not the Paula he had ceased to love.
The doctor had said that he would re-
gain his memory. But when? But
where? Dare she wait, even foe a
single night? A week,: several weeks,
several months might elapse before
John Berrington knew her again. An
unbearable situation had been created
-a situation that she could never
have imagined.
She looked at the clock on the
mantelpiece and saw that it was five
minutes past nine. She would have to
decide quickly if she was still to save
something out of the ruins of her life.
Paula would have to be sent for -in any
case. There was no doubt about that.
And she, Ruth Bradney, would have
to return to London. Surely it would
be better to return now—go back to.
her husband, just as if nothing had
happened. That might be possible,
but only with the 'help of Trehorn.
She would have to take the doctor into
her confidence, throw herself on his.
mercy, and implore him to he on her
behalf.
"Later on," said Ruth to herself,
"when Jack has recovered his mem
ory—I must wait -for the present all
this -has come to a dead end." Her
mind flashed quickly back overall that
had happened since she had left the
house to go to the theatre. So much
trouble had been taken to conceal her
plans—to cover up her tracks -that it
was almost as though she had antici-
pated some disaster from which it
might be possible to retreat with
safety, And Herrington Himself,
either by design or accident, had actu-
ally taken the car along the road to
Dedbury, where he was supposed to
be staying the night.
The -door opened, and Trehorn en-
tered the room. "Ile asked no ques•-
tions," he said. "He was asleep. I
shall have a bed made up for him in
the consulting room, and I dare - say
to -morrow we can move him upstairs."
Then he looked inquiringly at Ruth.
"I -I want to tell' you everything,"
she said after a pause. "But I want
to ask you a question first. Can I get
beck to London to -night by half -past
eleven?"
Dr. Trehorn glanced at the clock.
"Yes," he replied. "There is a train
at ten o'clock, It's: very slow, and it
will get you into Charing Cross at a
few minutes past eleven. 1:can drive
you to the station if you like. You
need not tell me anything.—except his
address."
He spoke Slowly and awkwardly,
and he did not look at Ruth as he
spoke." His face was very red and he
was obviously ill at ease.
"I must tell you something," she
faltered. "I -I want you to help me.
You have been so kind I feel as if I
can trust you. This—this incident is
over. It is necessary—for, the happi-
ness of—of four people-that—that
two of them should know nothing
about it., Would it be possible to—to
keep me out of the matter altogether?"
Trehorn hesitated. Then he said,
"Yes—so far as I ani concerned."
"I -I am very, grateful—I shall be
grateful to you all my life,"
"But there will be the servants," he
continued. "I shall have to make it
plain to them that you—well, that
you -just helped me to get him into
my car—and that -you did not know
him—I might even; do more. They
were my father's servants and would
do anything for me. But—this Paula?"
Ruth covered her face with her
hands. For a few. moments her cour-
age failed her. Then she said:
"Paula is his wife. He—he was go-
ing to spend the night with a friend
at Dedbury—a Mr. Ardington."
"Oh, I know old Ardington," laugh-
ed Trehorn. "Yes, yes, old Ardington.
Perhaps I'd better send round there
and tell Ardington."
"No," said Ruth sharply. "Oh,
please—you must realize—how could.
he have told you he was going to stay
with Mr. Ardington when he has lost
his memory?"
"By Jove, I hadn't thought of that,"
and, after a pause, "but I should have
thought of it. You must trust me to
think of everything. You do trust
me, don't you?"
"Yes," she replied doubtfully. But
she saw that there was even danger in
the kindly friendship . of this young
doctor.
"I want to do all I can for you,"
Trehorn continued, "for all of you. I
want to put this—this mistake right.
Please don't tell me anything more.
The less I lmow the better: He will
give me his address when he wakes
to -morrow morning. • I only know that
I found hien on the road, I will keep
you out of it altogether. You under-
stand that. And I dare say, one of
these days, you'll be glad that a tire
burst. It's possible you will be glad."
Ruth burst into tears. She herself
was uncertain whether the bursting
of that tire had ruined her life or
saved it from disaster.
(To be continued.)
The flavor of tea deteriorates rapid-
ly 1f the tea is exposed to the air. You.
should never, therefore, accept bulk
tea when you can buy "SALADA,"
which is sealed in air -tight aluminum
to preserve its delicious freshness.
•
Evidence' Too Strong.
"So they convicted your friend of
selling bad butter? Was there no way
for him to get out of it?"
"No; the evidence was too strong."
Minard's Liniment for Dandruff.
A oou the House
SEVENTY.
The laughing welcome .on Julia's
lips died unspoken at sight of Maisie's
face, For after a bewildered glance at
her Maisie stared pact her' down •the
street, end her eyes were sharp with
anxiety,:
• "What, is it, Maisie?" Has Benjie
run away? Cant Ihunt for. him?"
"Oh, Benjie's, all:;;right," 111laisie 're-
lied "I didn't mean to be rude, Julie.
Do come in. ' You "flee, I've been ex-
pecting,Atint Rebecca for thelast'two
hours.:' :Site's' been. --gone since ten
o'clock, and I'm so worried l"
"Good for Aunt Rebecca!" Julia re-
torted. "I hope: she's having'a great
old time. ' She must need it if you
watch over her like that."
"But, Julia, she's seventy!" Maisie's
voice was full of consternation.
"What's seventy, if, you don't feel
it? Aunt Rebe has all her faculties
and more'inteiest in fife than half the
people you know: 'Do let her alone,
Maisie!"
"But she may get run over! You
don't seem to realize—"
"As far as automobiles are concern-
ed, seventy isn't hall so dangerbus an
age as seven. I've known at least two
old ladies who counted hospital ex-
periences
xperiences •the great adventures of
their lives! Don't rob your aunt of
any fun that's coming to her!"
"Julia Durant, you're positively
flippant!"
"Not inside, Maisie; truly, I'm not;
I'm just thinking, how I'd loathe being
watched and worried over!"
"There she comes at last!" cried.
Maisie, running to the door:
Aunt Rebecca came in; her hair was
disordered and her hat awry, but her
eyes were bright, and there was a
happy color in her face. And then at
Maisie's greeting all the happiness fell
from her like a garment.
"Aunt Rebe, where have you been?
I've been nearly wild!"
"It was such a nice day," Aunt Re=
becca pleaded, "I thought I'd just run
out to 'Liza Saunders. I was so glad
I did, for she's had such a hard win-
ter-" . .
But Maisie was not at all interested
in 'Liza Saunders. "You go right up-
stairs and lie down till dinner," she
ordered. "Be sure to cover yourself
up."
"But I ain't tired a mite," her aunt
protested. "I feel freshened up. All,
the light had faded from her eyes.
"Maisie," Julia said abruptly, "I'm
going to take Aunt Rebe home for the
night. We'll be back sometime! You
needn't worry; if we die, we'll die to-
gether!"
"But you haven't room," Maisie pro-
tested.
"I'll make rooml"
Ten minutes later Julia and Aunt
Rebecca were headed for the subway.
"Aunt Rebe," the girl said to her
solemnly, "can you sleep on a couch?
And go to a show to -morrow? And—"
The sudden flooding joy in the old
lady's face brought tears to Julia's
eyes. "I'll never tell her she's old,"
she vowed to herself. "Never, never!
Not if she lives to be a hundred!"
PLANNING THE LAYETTE.
My three young sons have necessi-
tated my obtaining considerable mis-
cellaneous information concerning a
layette.
I lave always preferred a simple,
practical outfit, as it is less wearing
on the mother to prepare it, and is so
quickly outgrown.
The money saved this way can be
much more advantageously used for a
skillful doctor and nurse, a two weeks'
complete rest for the mother, and the
advice of a food "specialist for the
baby's feeding if the mother is un-
able to successfully feed her baby. The
baby's life and future health are too
important to 'neglect giving him the
best possible start.
Three of each of the following
articles are necessary, four would be
safer in case daily washing were de-
layed. .
Flannel bands; skirts; pinning
blankets; flannel skirts, "Gertrude"
style; wrappers or nightgowns but-
toning in back; stockings; bootees;
warm jackets or sweaters; three dozen
diapers, twenty-seven inches .square,
will be required; so will nainsook
skirts and dresses•, a cap, cloak; blan-
kets; pads, -and a small hot-water.
bottle.
Some points in baby's care I have
been most watchful of: •
No pacifiers- or soothing syrups.
Find the cause of its discomfort;
Warm water enemas offer wonderful
relief for gas pain.
See that baby has at least one good.
bowel movement each day. The same
rule for nursing mothers.
Regular feeding hours for baby, No
excitement and, unnecessary handling.
In changing and dressing baby I
put hire on a softly padded card table,
slipping his skirts and dress up over
his feet.
As scrupulous cleanliness as pos-
sible in the personal care of the baby;
handling utensils for his feeding, and
particularly the hands of whoever
cares for him.—Mrs. G. C.
A PRACTICAL ONE-PIECE
MODEL FOR THE GROWING
GIRL.
4442. Linen or ratine, with em-
broidery or contrasting material for
collar and cuffs, would be good for
this style. The closing is at the left
side under the plait.
This Pattern is cut in 3 Sizes: 12,
14 and 16 years. A 14 -year size re-
quires 414, yards of 40 -inch material.
Collar and cuffs of contrasting ma-
terial require % yard 40 inches wide.
Pattern mailed to any address on
receipt of 15c in silver or stamps, by
the Wilson Publishing Co., 73 West
Adelaide St., Toronto, Allow two
weeks for receipt of pattern.
HINGED VERANDAH
FURNITURE.
Verandah days are invariably the
busiest days on the farm. And look-
ing after verandah furniture is ;just
one more task. That is why hinged
furnishings, especially for the side or
back verandah, prove so convenient.
They also save space.
A table hinged to the wall makes a
handy place to do sitting -down kitchen
tasks or to hold the sewing; materials
in the afternoon.. It is well to have it
large enough to hold Sunday -night
lunches.
Seats at either end of the verandah
that let down are generally handier
than stationary benches, as, they are
out of the way when not needed and
shed rain and snow better than bench-
es. Another' advantage of hinged
furnishings is that they are always
ready for use—no storing away in the
fall until spring comes.
CAN GREENS FOR WINTER USE.
To ban kale or greens for winter
use, one should be rather careful with
every detail as a very poisonous bac-
teria forms sometimes. To .prepare
the greens for canning, wash them
carefully in cold water and blanch
4 to $ minutes in boiling water. This
allows them to shrink so that they
may be packed very easily in the jars.
The jars should be well filled, but not
too firmly packed as they may not
be thoroughly sterilized in the centre
of the can if the mass is too firm. To
each quart jar add one teaspoon salt
and what other seasoning desired,
chipped beef or other meat;'then ad-
just rubbers in position and take one
turn back. 'Process them three hours
in hot water bath, or 60 minutes under
10 lbs. of steam pressure:
A universal ousionl
Ler that benefits every
Every. body.
Aids digestion,
eal/cleanses the teeth,
soothes the throat.
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Scaling Ships by Machinery.
Scaling ships' bottoms by machinery
is the latest labor saving practice de-
vised to aid "theee who go down to the
sea in ships" liver since the advent
of iron and steel hulls, one of the I
meanest jobs faced by Jack is clean -1
ing the vessel's underwater section
when the ship Is placed in dry dock.
Hammers with chisel like heads, wire;+
brushes and even cold chisels have
been laboriously wielded to Clean off
marine growths,' rust and the old paint. I
Now comes the ship scaling machine
run by compressed air and looking
very much dike the pneumatic riveters i
so painfully familiar to city folk who
live near modern buildiug operations.
By its use, one roan with a scaling ma -1
chine can do as much in a day as could
six men with •the old time methods I
and do a better and cleaner job at
that. Gauze goggles are needed, how-
ever, an operating the ship scaler, be-
cause it works so fast, that bits of,
metal, rush and paint fly about in a'
veritable shower. Another modifica-
tion of the machine is run by elec-
tricity.
Minard's Liniment Heals Cute.
Pert Clerk.
Customer—"I'd like to try on that
pair of shoes in the shoecase,"
Clerk—"Better try 'em on out here,
lady; 'taint big enough."
Grease spots on wall paper can be
removed by rubbing it with canrplior-
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MINING SITUATION
IN THE • DOMINION
DEVELOPMENT AND EX
PANSION IN 1923.
Sulastantial Progress Indicated
With Especially Bright Pros-
greets for the Near Future.
Tho mining, .sdteation in Canada con•
tinstoe brightand there Is test no`ves•
tige o'f doubt that the figures recorded
at the end of the year will show a
substantially increased production of
pra.oti.cadly all Canadian minerals.
This, combined with the very fair
prices prevailing In the generality of
cases, augurs a prosperous year Fos
the industry and the definite ewer
gelnco from dlepression - vR Canadian
niiningOafTaits. -
The outstanding feature of 1923 is
essentially development and exp-
sion, and the full effect of the new
worm undertaken this, year will not
be experienced until 1924 and eubse-
quently. Never before has foreign
capital 'exhibited such an interest in
Canadian miming. Not only fs Ameri-
oan money -coming into Canada at a
very healtthy rate to promote this d
vetopment, but a large share of
tisdt funds which are begins:htge-
thedr way to Canadaagain are
directed to new miming areas.
The mining report for the first quar-
ter of the year in Ontario shows a
very encouraging increase, ' though
there is a deepeuee'in the production
of gold and silver. Substantial in-
creases are reported In the produotion
of nickel and copper, cobalt, eobalt
oxide, nickel -oxide and nickel -cobalt.
Important interests have taken up op-
tions in Gowdreau, a oompatatively
new field, and development work on
Huls claim is proceeding.
Favorable Conditions Extend Into
Quebec.
It has now been definitely proven
that the geological oonddtfons that
have produced the important mines of
the Porcupine and Kirkland' Lakes
areas In Ontario extend over tate pro-
vincial boundary late Quebec on a
belt some •hundred miles-ln length and
several miles in }vitlth in the country
of Temi•elcaming. In Consequence, a de-
cided rash 01 praspeotors has taken
place and upwards of 90,000 acres of
claims have been 'recorded, as many
as 300 having been staked within six
weeks. On several of these properties
Important development work, backed
by both United States and British capi-
tal, ryiri be carried out this season.
There is every reason to confidently
anticipate than this development work
will
disclose poslsibilities of important
productive nines on some of these
properties. Aesays. of samples from
this area aro remarkable fon• the gold
velum whioh`they have disclosed.
In Nova Scotia some interest still
attaches to gold prospects, and exan-
ination'is being conducted by Govern-
ment authorities. Coed mining which
was at brisk activity, s temporarily
disorganized front labor troubles. Ship -
meats of from ore from Newfoundland
to Germany, temporarily. discontinued,
have been remained, and create bright-
er condi-Haus in that area.
Prospects acre particularly rosy in
the. Province' of British Columbia,
where an unusual amount of new d:e•
veldpment,work is tarring place. Mines
long closed Clown are being reopened,
and fresh areas being opened up. The
amount of American and British capi-
tal entering into the mining d,evel'op.
ntent of this province is particularly
heavy. -
Activity In Prairie Provinces;
A greater diversity of activity than
usual prevails in the Pa'airieProvinces,
which aro receiving a larger share of
attention than to prior years. A spe-
cial Investigation of the whiteware
clay deposits .of Southern Saskatche-
wan is being macre for the benefit of
a British syndicate which contem-
plates establdelaing a pottery in the
-province, In Alberta, experimental
work is being continued, taking place
on tite bituminous sands north of Ed-
momtan, a company being engaged alt
IOW the present time in testing the output
of crude pa'oduets of bitumen for
street -paving and road -making pu-.
6 B l airag
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Easy to operate and costs.
• less for fuel than any
.other heating method.
Heats both small and large
houses with.equalcsatiafaction
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,'A VIEW FROM AUSTRALIA
Ilumaitfty• "See, she is sinking! Are you not going to help?"
Uncle Sant—"Don't fust, sis—the body will drift to the shore:"
—From the Sydney Bulletin.
fn a year that :!s outstanding in
many respects in. Canada the mining
situation is gratifying. Not only is.
there every, indication that the end of
the present year will show outputsof
most. minerals with substantial snore
merits; over the immediately preced-
ing yearn but developments are . tak-
Ing place and expansions being under
takers which will have their effect
only in the years to sono and aug-
ment greatly-tito importance of the
Canadianalining industry.
"The Ones Who Suffered.
Maud (newly married)—"You look
very inelanolioly, George; are you sore
ry..you married me?"
George --'•No, dear, of eowree not.
I was only thinking of an the nice
slrls 1 can't marry,
liaiud-•-"Oh, George; how horrid of
you! T thought you eared for nobody
hiut nie;"
George --"No' more I do. I wasn't
thinking of myself, but of the disap-
pobi tmeat far them."
A frowning friend is better than ,a
smiling enemy.
When people speakof a "fond par-
ent," they would often be more cor-
rect, if they said, 'r,:ooi parent."
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