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Office in Chisholm Block
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D. O Box 36o Phone 240
WINGFIAM, ONTARIO
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DR. G. H. ROSS
Graduate Royal College of Dental
Surgeons
Graduate University of Toronto
Faculty of Dentistry
Office Over H. E. Isard's Store.
WINGHAM
YANCI-TIZ4!s
leY l°crcival Cl`rristopiter Wren
THE GREATEST MYSTERY STORY EVER WRITTEN
,. ANNarafillifollie*
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FIRST READ THIS !and retired to a very unpleasant hole
Three protliers,,IViichael, Digby and In the fo'c'sle, where 'there were tiers
John Geste suddenly leave home in of bunks and inany sorrows.
England, following the theft of the I I slept for about ten hours and woke.
"Blue Water," a valuable sapphire feeling as fit as a fiddle and ready for
owned by their aunt, Lady Blandon. anything—particularly breakfast.
1Vlichael or "Beau" the oldest leaves 1 According to Boldini, this should b
should
first . Then Digby and finally Johnprovided at eleven o'clock, and
John, believing his brothers have gone 1 consist of stewoand bread. At ten -
to join the French Foreign Legion thirty, by his advice ,we appointed
goes to Paris to enlist. He feels Hank as spokesman and sergeant, with
suree he will catch up with Beau and Boldini as interpreter, `fell in" in front
Digby. He forms a fast friendship of the galley, and awaited events like
with two American adventurers, a squad on parade.
Hank and Buddy. On the ship talc-) "Eats at eleven, hot and plentiful,
ing them to Oran, Africa, the cook re- Slushy," said Hank, as the cook came
fused to feed the recruits. He is to the galley -door in obvious surprise'
soundly beaten by the Americans. Iat the orderly disciplined array
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY I , The cook snarled and swore,
I am a law-abiding person by nature "Do he want me to make signs to
and by training (or I was at that time) him?" asned Hank of the, interpreter.
and regretted all this unseemliiness. I Boldini informed the cook that the
But what a lothsome blackguard a draft knew precisely what its rights
man must be to swindle hungry bewil- were, and that U. was going to have
dered men (whose pay was a half- them. If there was delay or short-
penny a day and who had joined the age, if anybody suffered any ill- ffects
army to get it!) to rob them of theirfrom the food, the big man was going
meagre allowance of food in order he to beat him to a jelly.
might sell it to them for their last I Then, lest the cook should complain,
coppers when they could hold out no andsther'e be trouble at Oran, the big
•..,_ _ t..... 'staunch
longer.
Physician and Surgeon
Medical Representative D. S. C. R.
Phone 54 Winghant.
Successor to Dr. W. R. liambly.
Er. Rat. C. Retrecitil
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON'
Dr. Chishohn's old stand.
DR. R. L. STEWART
Graduate of TJniversity of Toronto,
Faculty of Medicine-, Licentiate of tire
Ontario College of Physicians and
Office in Chisholm Block
3nsephine Street. Phone 29.
Dr. Margaret C. Calder
General Practitioner
Graduate University of Toronto
Faculty of Medicine
Office—joseplaine St., two doors south
of Brunswick Hotel.
Telephones: Office 281, Residence iv
DENTIST.
Office Over John Galbraith's Store
'rnan was coming According to Boldini, it was this friends to see that the cook disappear -
scoundrel's regular custom to pretend ed overboard, •during the night! Oh,
to each draft of ignorant browbeaten yes, we were a desperate gang, old
foreigners that the Government made oldiers who wouldn't be swindled, and.
no provision for them, and that what the big man was ex -champion Heavy
they wanted the must buy from him. Weight of America. Also, if we
If they were absolutely penniless they were well and plentifully fed, we might
got precisely nothing at all for forty- refrain 'from reporting the cook's rob -
eight hours; and the cook sold their beries and swindles to the proper
wine and rations to other steerage pas- I quarter. 0
, The cook affected immense amuse-
sengers of to the sailors. i
When they understood. this, Hank ment, but I thought his laughter a
and Buddy discussed the advisability 'trifle forced, as Hank's grim leathern
of "sure eradicating" the man—its des- 'face creased and broke into a dental
irability being self-evident. They t smile that held no love.
decided they must leave this duty with i
"Squad'll parade right here at eleven
so many others, unperformed, as the
pronto, for the hand-out, Slushy," said
Hank. 'Be on time—and stay heal.
might behave officiously and prefer thy, . .
Squad—dismiss: :
Th'u
y,March 31st, Iiw27
as we tramped through the wide, clean
streets of the European -looking little
town.
Down a street.of flat -roofed houses
we marched, and across the uro:ad.
place, stared at by half -naked negroes,
burnous -clad Arabs, French soldiers,
ordinary European Civilians, and pro-
menading ladies and officers.
On through ,more wide streets to'
y
narrow slums and alleys we went, till'
at. length the.town was behind us and
the desert in front,
For an hour. dr more we marched by
a fine road across the desert, up ,the
sandstone hills on the, cliff -top, until'
we came in sight of an old and ugly.
building, another obsolete Fort St.
Jean, which Boldini said was Fort, St.
Therese and our present destination.
Into the courtyard of this barrack.
hostelry we marched, and here' the
roll of our nanies was again called,
this time by a sous -officer. All were
present and correct, the goods were
delivered, we were directed to break
off and follow our Sergeant to a bar-
rack -room.
As I went in behin 1 im, with'Bol-
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Eeery Dominion Store carrier a cgmplete line" of NA` 1ONALX.Y 001,0frefSBD
Products—"Where Quality Count." --at prices that wi11 nes you motley. We buy
insect from the lnannfacturer, thus raving tare middleman's pro.
Old We tWtinBa
we effect are' passed directly on to ypu. It addition to this there is the !pasty of
alway$ rece1 ng fresh Merchandise, as it reaches you',gitieker tibrozgit our, storsa:..
St ar
Ammonia
o�nia
Powder
White ptha
Old Dutch
Cleanser
2itins 19C;`
lbs
dini and the German, Giock behind -me
a well-known.voice- remarked:
"Enter the"Third Robber." It was
Digby's.!
(Continued Next Week)
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Large 2 for 5Sic
Quaker Corn Flakes
Grape Nuts -
Kellogg's Corn Flakes
Shrec14ed Wheat -.
Cream of Wheat
I'oat Ton.aties -
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'tiger Catsup 22c
Cirt Ronb
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Guest Ivory Si
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Cocoanut
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2 for 21c'
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Benaoa's 2 for
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French Law to lynch law. .1 "Romp e z 1" shouted Bolclini, and
"But I'll expostulate some with the
then made all clear to the coolc.
all fired, skunk—when we have finish -
I At eleven, Hank's sergeant -like crisp
ed with hirn as cook," observed Bud -
bawl, "Recruits—fall in," could be
heard all over the ship Buddy appoin-
We lay on the deck propped against . ..
ted himself bugler and whistled an ob-
the hatch. far into the glorious night, . .
vious dinner -call, and Boldint roared,
Hank and Buddy rolling cigarettes , -
"Rangez-vous, legionnaires!'
amateur boxer. Buddy was no ama-
teur and, the cook was no boxer./ I
thought of a fat sluggish snake 'and
an angry mongoose, of which Uncle
Hector had once told us.
It was not a' fight, but an execution.
Buddy was „a dynamic ferocity, and
the thieving scoundrel was very bad-
ly damaged.
When he could, or would, rise no
more, Hank 'dragged the careass into,
the galley reverently bared his head,
and softly closed the door, as one
leaving a death -chamber.
ed.
Hank and Buddy never held official,
rank in the muster -roll of the Legion,
but they held high rank in hearts
of the legionnaires who knew them.
That recruit -squad would certainly
have followed them anywhere, and
have obeyed them blindly.
Sandstone cliffs appeared, opened
out to a tiny. harbor and we ap-
proached a pier.
We were at Oran, and the Corporal
who was supposed to be in charge of
us made his first appearance on our
fore -deck, formed us up, and handed,
the squad over to a Sergeant who had
come on board for the purpose...
The Sergeant called, the roll of our
names, ascertained that we could
"form fours," "form two deep," and
turn left and right correctly, and then
marched. us ashore.
"I am in Africa," said 1 to myself,
with my tobacco, and leaves from my
. I The way in which the order was o -
pocket -book, while I enjoyed my dear
old soldier. . There was nothing to
The. moon rose and flooded the sea
with silver light. ..'' --' - be surprised at in this, however, since
By this time to -motto -w I might be most continental armies are conscript,
and every man is a soldier. Certainly
with Michael and Digby, . .I began .
and Buddy -had been in the ar-
to nod, fell asleep, woke cold, and stiff Hank
my. Later I learned that they had
Itogether adorned the ranks"of that
fine and famous corpS, the Texas Ran-
beyed,. made it clear to ma that I was
old briar, as we listened.to
about the only recruit who was not an
wonderful tale sof the Legion. .
murmur -
Mrst John Gowdy spent a few vlays
last week with her brother, Mr. David
Vogan, who lives near Molesworth.
Mr's. Waldo Weir visited at the
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
John Bush of Wroxeter, a couple of
days last week.
Mr. George Bennett's sale was well
attended last Thursday and everything
brought forth good prices. Mr. arecl,
Mrs. Bennett intend moving to Wrox-
eter in the near future.
Mr. Edgar Higgins has sold his
farm to Mr. Roy McKersie, who owns bottom on Sunday.
the adjoining farm, and he -will move
to a farm which he has purchased
gers.
\Without a word the cook filled the
gamelles -with hot stew, and, Hank
passen one to each man, together with
a loaf. He then gave the order to
disniss, and we sat us down and fed
in contentment and godd humoiir.
At eventide the scene was repeated,
and again we ate, and then we sat and
smoked and listenderl to the tales of
Boldini, who had certainly "seen life,"
as he said,
I He was boastful and he was proud
17A\ of escapades that did him little credit,
If he spoke the truth he was a brave
,an and a very dishonest one,. He
plainly revealed himself as extremel3r
cunning, trick, avaricious, and grasp-
. ing. And yet, with all his clever-
ness a,nd greed, here he was, glad
GEORGE A. S1DDALL to accept a sou a day again, to keep
*Broker— 'himself from starving.
Phone 73. Lucknow, Ontario. Buddy did not like him.
Money to lend on first and second "A crook," opined, he. "Crooked
mortgages on 'farm and other real es- as a snake, with the bellyachd.
tate properties at a reasonable rate of Early onkthe third day we sighted
interest, also on first Chattel mortga- the African coast,
6es on stock and on personal notes. After breakfast--soune-Li'd bread a -
A few farms on hand for sale or to - ,
gam-13ttddy requested Bolchnt to ask
rent on easy terms. the cook to step outside.
"'What for?" asked the cook, con-
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Out of town and night calls re-
sponded to,
Phones:—Office, 3oo, Residence 13
on 6o1.
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It is both a. theory a_nd a fact that
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sure way to get it is to 'make hens
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BELGRAVE
Mr. and 1VIrs. Sturdy and Master Bill,
from the village.
The Woman's Institute held a eti-
Mr. and Mrs. C. Johnston of Blyth,
chre and dance in. the Forester's Half
visited with Mr. and Mrs. Torn Shde-
on Friday hight: A good crowd and
a good time was enjoyed by all.
south of Brussels.
Mr. Allen Fralick had the 'inisfor-i
tune to have his driving horse severe-
ly kicked, by one of the other horses,
and the woUnd required some twenty-
three stitches, which were. sewn by a
veterinary surgeon . We hope no
serious results will follow.
Mr. Walter Bush, who has spent the
past year with Mr. Edwin Palmer, left
last week for Northern Ontario, where
he intends to spend the corning sum -
John Stewart home from Detroit, I
for a few day's visit with his par- I
Mr. Henry Brandon is spending a
few 'days with his niece,Mrs. J. Brooks
in Wingham, and is not enjoying very
good health just now.
I Mr. Sandy Stewart has been under
the doctor's care for the past few
'weeks, but glad to know he is im-
Mr. Frank Sturdy has sold his house
and mill property to Mr. Manning
mer. of Londesboro. Very sorry to lose
Charles Coultes shipped a carload of -
cattle and also a car of hogs on Sat-
urday.
Fortner Clinton Resident
Robert W. Coates, aged 66, retired:
!merchant, died ,sudd,enly at his home,,
864 Pallistier Avenue, Detroit on Mon-
day. Mr. Coats was born in Clinton,
Ont., and was a graduate of the public- ,
schools there. In 1889 lie cime to
Detroit, where he lived' until' his;,,,
end came.
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