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The Wingham Advance Times, 1928-05-03, Page 64:1 WINGRAM ADVANCE -TIMES ; I Thursday, May 3rd, ig28, , -- a man for her aniusenlent, dliaaias Avellington mutual Fire 1.0suriglice Co. :Established 1840 ., Head Office, . OUelph, Ont, Maks taken on all classes of itisur- *rice at reasona,hle rates, . .JILIINER 'OOSENS, Agent, Winghaln I , s 3...i,10,4!„,..mm,snmsT.,i4....11.41,4..v.v.411slosm4m.v.m.,,,...t,,As_mm. ripl .„•• i 46 V e el 1 By e.1 0,..4..mmtmkniesmm, • d qr., r• PP . ,to , I ---- WM When fie fabeled tlia ladY'S bows, and tound that She was gOing to Preston, like himself, As he was uot le the mood venation, and knew no woman cotild possibly keep quiet for three mortal boars, he decided to get into a smolt- ing-carriage. . • • " He thought he had taken his pre-! cautions, and congratulating him with ti, sneer the inom.ent his pas- :,:,:i::::,:•:••:.:•: . : . : or•rr:•: : slon becomes dangerOus, ineon . .renient, or stande in the' way of a new, eonquest, Whereas', I am such a ecoar, fOolish thing, tkst 1 always r,i,ow q u.ite . fond of te men who lias been spooning me a week or tWor'aed hrY when 1 bid him. good -by." , ',41 honestly believe you are not 'bad' . arstelVerstssari - it 1, II il ,, :.: . i sl, •31 c ,,, ' , • .. el, .. , . trig, J. W. DODD Office in Cldeholin Block FIRE, LIFE, .A.CCIDENT AND • HEALTH e--•-• INSURANCE — . AND . - BERTHA M.. LAY . . t 9 4 $ 0 i Autfr7r. of '"A., 'Sitiful Secret, , A Gt),Iden. 'Heart, . ."Lover and Husband," f4.A. Gyps-y'a.Dattelt2r,t, Etc. , eloe,eme-aescirailFoalicAl,-.-7"e's-7ank.anffaiagat '''--- "411* 1 e lli • • - it was himself upon his foeethought, when the porter threw open' the door of the very carriage in which he had en- -- . sconced himself, eaying, civillY: • "Now, ma'am, if you please!' "But this is a smoking -carriage porter,". interrupted Colonel Deere. half as as yod seem," returned Colonel 'Deere, With a faint smile, ,,But tell me Norah -you know e t, .... • /, t 11 41 • , e / „ ,_. .wul not go ay further -have you the least reaeon for suspecting • an , one of haviag caused your brother's ileath?" • ' . I .1 r . • f so, 1 aave no reght to .speal, of my.suspicion,'• she replied, with a re - him; It was se .0, 4 4 I I, a , !IX '" la ' 1 . ,, I„seat,e/ ' li , t '° '1' 1•It ' •; , it t`t1 eo t5 • if . Box ego Axone eac IINGIIA,M, e ONTARIO. .. You Must try and get ,over your , • "All .rescht, sir; that's' ' what the ledy •wants," he auswered, somewhat 'disenchanted, but still deferential,' as ,tineteinrce4eythraotresitigii.pritsoed her charaol.ei .. .:2 II h . .1., W BUSHFIELD . . Ea' rester Solicitor, • Notary, Etc. iVioney to Loan C Iffice-MeYer Bl°c`k Wingbax43 Stinee5SOr to Dudley Holmes love,"' she said. with evident. effort; and the utter desolation of her faee Id have touched a heart of stone,' rm.' ' • • , • I will not take another woman s •Just place." "Heaven forbid that I 'should be base enough to ask sucha thing of ,, .,,e, a, ,, el.,,,cal, ,1 Irt 1,„' tie --;.in „.,.'„„..tr„ ae, me wan; „ ae4 ag 1m • , , iir ' ' in eu trod c I el Httnnale w . th i x. 'aPerating tranquility; "because, it '!' ,t. m and i o rev eusbend would be 1, ' • ' ad to go to Ded ' We aren t titans- '' • • .' • enied to late hours, like fashionable be handed her in, and 'put hex. bag . . and dressing -cage in the seat beside her. • . . . , . "1 hope .1 don't incoreirenience.'yout" the lady begau, then' stopped short, and held out her hand. "Why, Law - . rence, It is actually your What an un- • "Ceme and gee lee at the 'LainehatiO a • Week hence,' and I may be abe to ,t1,1t-t.iipylOelintoson.i.n„e. trbiff.". .Bt!.t 116‘re We arc. .. He helped h el. down, and t her werestanding raelice. cloQe to ce lter. her. han'cl ie Iiis as he bad7e her •ood- -oy• • • ' ' a , and expressed his hope diet sea would apply to him if she required . any assistance, when . a veiled 'etc .• bent eagerly out of the winclew et ti . f 11 light 1: o ' ep A ete al le u.. o „ -ate . ,, 1..4 ... wind lifted the geuse juSt as I ho ....ail' began he move. aed the woman ce ta" e, neateatmex nucciss, 45 6 - 1144 r away. / '111- „ .t• 1' .I' K • , 1. 1 r4 ed . iii ?, zt r 441 '? Art mg ,0,, hi, 'te ‘41.11,40 , ... 41 ao , ••,,, eee a %T4.0:101P • 1 499 • . if . R VANSTONE • . BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, ETC. Money to Loan at Lowest Rates ' UT ham - Ontatio 4‘You are asking it now ''You would trus.t a madwoman rather than me?" he said reproach- fully. • , ' . ' "I am afraid I must, The mad- . woman bad to by de- . . Colonel Dame/ slipped a couple ot eil.r.;croven pieces into. her hand. I ut those under your Pillow, to .,1te, veil sleep 11 he said. ' ‘('‘'Ir.• :Hannah' ;urned thein over two mitigated Piece of good luck!" ' . And she threw up her veil, and. the h d hut bold fe - showed e an some. a tures of Mrs."0"1-lax•a. Colonel •Da,cre had always felt , , „ , kindly .towarci Mrs. 0 Hera, in spite of her Many' faults indiscretions, __ I J. A. MORTON BARRISTER, ETC. Winghana . Ontario nothing. gain .cetving me, and you nave," "You forget that what I had gained by fraud I should net be able to keep. If I were a married man there are people. in the world who must know ,r three time • d 1 handed tl on .s an t lenie al.e.,(c. resolutely and reluctantly.. I don't care for money 1. haven't • . ,arned." are said. "When people eek to bribe you, you're: an idiot if en don't Y .and and, indeed, during her married life • • e . • , she had been exceedingly popular in the regiment, on account of her un- affected good nature. Colonel Dacre. r... membered what she bad been, and. back hastily; but not before Cetene: . D.. .• . . ,• aci e had le•coanized Lady Caasu• dolyu. , X, it VirigarotThr RO , JEtIVIEMIIEL SEWICK.A.BMILBERS ELAIIMEES I g . CHAPTER l'at. "What's 10 a Name?" .Colohel Daere . dropped Sire, O'Hara'ahand as it it had stung 11 1 111 and• darted' forward Mechanically. es • if to ca tch• up. to' the traiu; but . hie CO nipanion' s frightened exclar tat len restored him to himself. "For mercy's sake be careful!" site • e . .. . . . called out, gram.% hisearm. ii 3 tel have left. anything in the train yoll can • telegraph:" • ,, H blankly,re t'-ande e staredaher swered in a confused sort of way: " f • .d . . .. t 3 „ 3 ' I am a rad It is no use . e co...ap 1- ing, for I have no idea where to tind her," e . Where to find whom?" "Lady Gwendolyn St. Maur." • •. ' '"Sh- e wasn't in Our train, surely?" "I didn't kn.aw she was, certainly; but 1 caught a glimpse 6f her raee as it moved off." "But. wasn't It odd she did not e • - • Peak to you, Lawrence? I fancleo , you were near neighbors at Barton. inti t " an very ma e. . . ,. , "Exactly," be replied, in a va.gue. • wa__ y "I saw' Lady Gwendolyn this • ' morning; but she did not tell me she. was leaving Tux "Perhaps it was a sudden caprice," replied Mrs. O'Hara. carelessly. • "But . • do. you intend to stay in Preston to- night, Lawrence?" . • "No; I am going on, I think; but, really, I have decided nothing yet. I had better see about your cab, had I., not? You are going to a hotel, I , presume ? ' "Yes; to the 'George.' I shall see you a week hence in town, shall I • . not'?" " If I am alive," he answered ein- phaticallea "I am quite as anxious as you are to solve this terrible nays- tery." ad.oled Fisher t four-wheel comfort a 6 is Ask Series ., • PRODUCT naliMIMINIMMIneememessnuaana AST of Six grea.ter proven • h e new new essentially about Pontiac Ask your f • isF VV. OF year added the bodies -safety of • pride • the dealer . .t J. Wingh . GENEriAL110TORS , great car, now a features ke Pontiac than ever. To Pontiac depend.ability have • erithralling beau.ty of • • 9 and new high. radiator; • and security of positive brakes. the new ease , 9 "I Lovejoy Shock ,Aibsorbers; a . e• • ID at wnership m a car it A modern, up-to-fatate. 'amazingly low prices of the gix. about the G.M.A.C. Deferred Payment which makes buying easy. . TheNewSeries t ., l'? a a ,%"' et • Brown, Dealer . • m, Ontario . OF CANADA, host . 9 s been new . . . and . that . New Plan P -28-4-28C , ' I LIMITED' _ . . . 4. DR G•0 POSS "Graduate Royal College of Dental ' _Surgeons' Graduate University of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry Office. over H. E. Isard's Store. about it. It ie rare that a woman Is • entirely without family an.d protec- tors, and • can be kept • out of sig • ht without •somebody requiring to know what has become'o! her.""You "True," Lady Gwendolyn 'replied; "but one has heard of such things." "In novels." "In re'al tile, too. One rarely takes guess what t ey m.eati. 0.0 : - fit to know where my mistress is '' ' .. . •: - ne, and you fancy I can tell you; , , . .,.,1),.uldin,.tcan'tI, and, need don't d ' t• ti - Iin:orunlocl,n,I ao wlien to held my tongue," :''' • . , ,Colonel Dam e looked battled and • lthougli he felt that the nnoyect, a . ., . •ar,on was right . *. •••t forgot what she was, so that he al- ways found a cordial greeting for her 'when they ca,me together. Their' hands met in a warm grasp. can't think how glad I am . to have some one to talk to," she said 'her eyes suddenly clouding with " ' - .. tears. You have heard of my poor, brother's. sad death?" , . II. W. COLBORNE, M.D. , Physician and Surgeon MecEcal Representative D. S., C. R., ?Ilene 54 ' ' . Wing ham ' Successor to Dr W. R. Hammy - • . , up' a • newspaper without hearing of • some mysterious disappearance." . . "That argument is rather in my favor than otherwise, Gwendolyn. If f I-1 d • di d 'suddenly' mY wi e a sappeare u. would have seen something about you . . . , d' 1 it in the newspapers, accoi leg o "It' • you make so much mys- . s a in .5' y .0 cl 1 ' erv about Lady Twee o 3-n s move- - „ •ents, he said. "Secrect always ex ,,. ,. „ . - '- 7 ''',.:s susP"•mz• • • - ... I have never knew the person vet eo ever dared to suspect my inis- • ' ` .ress," she answered proudly. ."Any-• •-)vi nobody can tell what they don't • ..._ ' "To tell you the truth, .Norah, 1 - never kiaew you had a brother." ' • - "N •it as no use telling o, well, w . everybody," she answered, with sorae embarrassment. "He did not go oil • d quite as one could have wished, an of course it would have annoyed Jack . to , DR. ROBT. C. REDMOND . Id.R.O.S. (Eng.) .L.R.C.P. (Lond.) PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Dr. •Chisliolm's old stand. your own showing, and there would have been every effort made. to dile • h h -h cover .her w erea outs, or t e man- ner of her death, if she were dead. ' Besides, it is only natural to suppose that in the early days I should .have taken my wife to Horton, and itatro- . :now. Her ladyship --s.aft about five ,- 'cock this evening., •and it warn t 'ay place to ask where she was going. rt. it had been necessary for me to a new, 'she would have teld nle, of a, a , . „ `7).471. : •about have George talked about as his brother-in-law." , " But after your husband's death?" "Then it -Would have -looked odd, surely, to have suddenly annerainced that I had a brother, as nobody had ever heard of him before." • D.R. R. L. STEWART 'fitraduate of University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine; Licentiate of the Ontario College of Physicians and Surgeons. . , . Office in Olaisliolra Block 3osephine Street Phone 29. . duced her to my neighbor's. You do not marry a woman on purpose to • . shut her up; that would be an alter- thought." . , "Yon could have. gone abroad, and frora.th.ere announced her death. " "Posaibly; but you may depend it S better to have a skeleton in your cupboard, rather .than a. living crea- t or ' ia., orders did she give r . - .ol woe ding , her otters,"You h 1 then?" "None, sir. My husbaed did von- re to ask her that question, but she • 'old him she did not expect any. Colonel Deere begaa to . under- ., tend at last that Lad Gwendolyn ' ' . . . / - . . vas fleeing from a temptation elle , ,ruld not resist and an expression of .-. ' / . know,' Norah, I. always think honesty the best policy." • "I started with the same. notion, • but I found out it. did not do," re- turned Mrs'. O'Hara sadly. "All the women are against me now, because they say 1 am so gushing that I talk about the first thing that comes into _ my head, and so lead men away from . • e . Dr. Margaret C. .Caider General Practitioner 'Graduate University of 'Toronto Faculty of Medicine Office --Josephine St., tWO doors south. of Brunswick Hotel. Telephones: Office 281, Residence e5e • tare. One tells no tales, and the other • ht get into' might one some very un- pleasant scrapes, Come, Gwen, do not be unbelieving. I swear by all that is most sacred I' have no wife. . ' • Even if I had wished to concea h 1 t is fact' from tiCe world in general I • e should certainly have connded in s • • your brother, and you may be sure he . triumph darkened his handsome eyes. When he found her he would com- nand rather than plead, for she be- longed to him by right of their mu: fuel love. • ht He was so absorbed in this thought that he quite forgot Where he was. " • ' • - until old Hannah inquired, tartly, if lie was going to stay all night, when their wives." "Yes; I have heard you accused of that, certainly," interrupted Colonel Dacre, remembering the accusation Lady Gwendolyn had made. "There was Percy Gray, for instance " ' • ai , •..i Mrs. 0 Hera oiushed vividly. : "A s you say that honesty is the best policy, 1 will admit I did be- _________ .______ __ DR. G. W. HOWSON DENTIST Office over John Galbraith's Store . would not have allowed me to visit at his house under false pretenses." "But, of course, you would not have confided in him if you had irch -e- w-----.' ed to keep your marriage a secret." be apologized -th a pleasant laugh ivl dthe. t anid. said, as he proffered two i. ia t -crowns again:, . . "You may accept them with a clear ronsci' ence now, for you have fairly - / have rather unwisely there. The fact was, Lady Maria brought what hap- pened. entirely on herself. Percy Gray hadn't the faintest idea of fall- ing in love with me, until she put it . . ' F. A. PARKER 0 STEOPATH All Diseases Treated Office adjoining residence next to Street Anglican Church on Centre. . Sundays by appointment. Hours a.m. ' to 8 p.m. Osteopathy , Electricity Telephone zee. . "Gwendolyn," he said passionately, you en . . " . 11 wear me Out If you would only trust me as I trust you. I love . you so dearly, my sweetest." The strong arms enfolded her lov- ingly, the tawny mustache swept her _ . cheek. For one brief moment she yielded to his caress,' her lips th•rill- . ing under his, then she wrencned her- self away from him, and, fled. earned them. I would give twenty pounds m.ys_elf glad.lk- for an hour cif read honest tranquil sleep, such as a ' ' ' s " r have deprived You. of." , "La1 sir," said Old Hanna.h; ' then why don't y.ou go home and g9 to bed .it once?" ` en '',' • t Id h of o use I „at/cause 1 would e n • . •hould only turn and toss'about •until • ,, mornin.g. "How funny! I never turn until I . . into his head. but-wouia you be- • • ' lieve it?, --when he was going to Nor- way fishing, she accused him of in- tending to elope with me. The con- sequence was that he couldn't bear Lady Maria to tell a falsehood, . and he came off at once and asked me to put her in the right." "And what did you do?" "Ask Percy," she returned dryly. e - You. know they used to say in the . . They had reached the end of the . Platform an were quite alone or d ' f ' MANY IN .HOSPITAL 0141:11(1ISMIIMIRIIIIIIIMIHM.1111213=1101111C and can be much better dealt with in the miuUto. Mrs. O'Hara turned and faced him. "Will you answer me one ques- tion, Lawrence?" she said. , "1 don't know," he replied, flush- ing slightly. • "Are you in love with Lady Gwen- dcilyn St. Maur? You know you may trust me, for 1 am one of those peo- pis who seem very frank, and yet _ No less than six residents of Leek- eow-all women -are at present so- • io rning in the Winghani Hospital. - 11 Fortunately, none 'of the cases are of an immediate serious nature -just the sort which require regular attention ............................. the .hospital than in the home. The patients are: . Mrs, Wm. Ann- strong (Jr.); 1Virs. RoMcCallum; Mrs. (Dr.) A. M. Spence; Mrs. W. J. Dav- ion Mrs. Wm. Lloyd; Mrs. John - John - son (Cain H•ouse). All are' reported doing reasonably well. Sentinel. ' . A. R.. & F. E. DUVAL. 1,,icensed Drugleas Practitioners, -Ohiropractic and Electro Therapy. Graduates of Canadian Chiropractic College, Toronto, and National Col- lege Chicago. • . - . Office opposite Hamilton's Jewelry Store, Main St. HOURS: 2--s,'p.m., and - . .... bY appointment. 4, Out of towri 'and night calls ie - sponded to. All :business confidential. Phones: Office 3oo; Residence 6ox-t3. , CHAPTER X. . A Face at the Window. Colonel. Deere waited for half an hour, leaping Lady G-wendolyn would •return; but .when the time passed, and thei.e was, still no .sign of her; he - ' concluded that she did not 'want to see him again that morning and went s . . ' back to his hotel. All day long he e.xpected that she would send him a little note, telling him when he might call again; but his patience was not rewarded. The heurs dia,gged av.ear- eurn out of bed. Perhaps you've got - '. •sir There Aorae,hing on your mind, s . was Joshua Billing, in our village, tel)o murdered his wife; he was that .niserable he cauldn't lay of nights, andgot up and hanged-hisself at last. • 1 th t 11." •I'' le.i.taing a etter to say a is wi e IC hcouldn't abide his haunted im, se e aie 1., liar." "Anyhow, I haven't Murdered my wife " said Colonel Dacre, in spite. of himself, "The fact is I haven't , / a wife to murder." .".A...1i,i poor gentleman that ac- ceant" 191 1 k' ' b d I " your cm mg so a . re- turned Hannah, who e,d the fullest 'My regiment that Norah O'Hara liked a - ' • piece of fun as well as anybody; but she'd make you remember' it if you went an inch too far. And, to do them justice, our boys were all gen- i. ,, t emen. "Nevertheless, you weren't 'always wisp, Norah. I used to wonder often that Jack stood it," . "We understood each other so well" she answered her eyes cloud- ' • ,, ' Ing again. I can honestly declare that I never had even a thought that , wasn. t true ;to him from .the first to the last day of our married life.'" There was a minute's Silence, a.nd never let out a secret. . As r am not ' supposed to have any I am never even , • . questioned so that I am really as safe a confidante. as it is passible for any one to have." ' • ' "But I don't need. * 0 "Oswald" Adcopts First Aiders e .a confidante, . ea ., 1 " . • I man. • "Nonsense," she said decidedly., "There's no comfort like talking over one's troubles to a friend. I declare, when I got into. the train this even- ing, i felt as if my heart were break- ing, and now everything seems more :bearable. • I must tell you that I had. a hint a little .while' ago that you we re fond of Lady 'Gwendolyn, and what I have seen to -night 'confirms it, so you ma,y as well tell me the "Well " he eald at last •difildently • ' ' • ' ' eut proudly "I do love Gwendolyn St, • • ' '`a'aur with all my heart." .' "Then I hope you may win her, if ,.• ., le es wor 13/ o ' you, sal ' rs. 1 ' tl f " 'd M ' O'Hara, with a. cordial smile. "1 ',mow she does not like .me, and 1 ' It ' ' d ' ' • .. lin s me a 'very angeieus woman, but 'then I am the' bete noir of all Lady's Maur's friends." ' ."Then do tr37 and be more Prudent 'or the future,. orah. You know • ecople alv,rays argue that there is no invite without fire." . "P °pie a.ren't always to be trust- -el, Colonel Dacre," she said, with effectcd formality: , "One has heard nen a. Ateaewasane. Vont-, •• stt, • •v;actc,, ••kr: Sa le a '4f , te 'i;, ::. e 44, ..4 ' a , a • b; . , • s • e 7 • ' . ..• ',le ,•,‘„„ si: „ MCAT& .atteAtIt• • „ - o'S'',', - ea', fi 1 • ' • ....,manz,.. -.-----..„.... ' ta i' e ' • •,,,x,,,, ,, 410.;i•,.. . - e ae, a R. t ... . • 4v,Pv., .s. 0. •-!,s, , • .„e gwoh-i.tk}. mag!s•N,1•,..1.ma.m..aamiRoA, a.' ,..?...• E• . ;, . ••••• ,. :•:$:,i, ', 'AP .$ e .1 ox %14.,,, '0, 4' ', ' , .,• i 0. m. k, J. ALVIN FOX D'RUGLESS ' PRACTITIONER . CH/ROPRACTIC 'AND ' DRU'GLESS PRACTICE . ELECTRO -THERAPY Phone rez. , Hours: Io-ro ann., 2-5, 7-8 P.m, or by appointment' ily, but they passed; llringing the cool, sweet eventide, vi•Ohen the tired flowers went to sleep under 'their . .: , heit ri 1 a ea d n th b s ,e ng e v , an eve e usy bees were abed. • •"She will amid 'or come now," he said to hiniself, believing that 'the lady Of his loVe had too much inde- pendence of sPirit to regard. conven- tionalities- he sat at the open , faith in matrimony. husband. Would be •a dreadful poor creature witiltint tne•" ' "I see, I must get married at ence," observed Colenel Deere, as he stepped out in the twilight, feeling, as old Hannah expressed it, a very poor creature, indeed, without this woman who had grown to be the light and savor of •his life He aelted discreet 'questions the then she added tearfully: ' "1 wish you, would tell Me how it , . really happened, LaWrence. Lady Lenox -was so very ambiguous arid mysterious, and though she means to save me pain, I dare saY, I always prefer to know the truth. She hinted soraething about Lady Gwendol n St Y • • Maur and another gentleman being t. .. jealous of poor George; but I' could D. H. McINNES CHIROPRACTOR ELECTRICIT.Y Adjustments giveti for : diseasee, of ell kinds; specialiee 41 dealing vvith children. Lady attendant. Night calls • • ded to. ' , . respon • Office . on Scott St.,' Winglaarn Oxit. Phone re° . ,„, , ----,--... dow, waiting still, :and gill in :vain. When the clock struck eight he decided that she intended him to' seek her, and went over 'to the Grange. Old Hannah a.nswered..his impatient knock, and, in reply to his. questiot, said, quietly, that Lady Gwendolyn was gene, "Gonel" echoed Colonel Dacre. ' "I am sure she pould not have.left with- ,out my seeleg her.", .. •."1 'dont know, whether You saw at railway station, but the one solitary porter declared that. no lady had ' come there that, day. . "In fact, sir," he said,' Pocketing. Colonel Deere's half-crown, as•if ,suell munificence staggered him, "We have . no ladies, as a rule. . Our station was made priecipally for market fellows and farmers, 'When we 'haven't no passengers we signal, and. the train. doesn't stop," not make anything of her story, and she would not explain." , "Look here, Norah," he •answered, with grave inapressivenees. "Your ' brother le dead, and nothing can call ,him'hack now, - Take my advice, arid do libt .seek to know anything' raore, since it would only add to your dis-,N treas.,/ „ • , ' ' , eNei if e could avenge him ?,, , . "That would he a, terrible task for 'a e . ' , GEORGE A SIDDALL • • • —Broker—;- . . Phone 78, LucknOty, Ontario Money to lend on first and second mortgagee •ori farm and other reel es• ties at a reasonable rate of tate proper . interest, also on first Chattel mort- -k and on personal notes, gages on- Stoc . A few farms on 'hand for sale or to rent, lart easy terms. her or not, sir," continued the wo- an, with perfect civility. But she really is gone." • She did not 11?aVe any. .41tter for me, then?" - "Not as I know, sir; but perhaps You would like to step into the draw - ing-rborn and see" , , COIOnni Deere L•tccented this:,offer' a-erly ' 0 e . . ' Old Hannah stood a4 tbe door, and watched him as 'he turned, over the . . . "How often have they stopped here .„„ to,-tlay7, , . "Twice, sir." . "And. were there many passengersVint . , ,, these two occasitms 1 "There was one lady for the twelve ' 1 1 "Phe ' • ' o c, oc i: express, an t a VMS a. "What was this lady like?" .. "Bather stout sir. Judging by the , - , a .. a our • on her iacte, 1 shown say. she was a miller's daughter; judging by her drese, r.shPuld ' say she was a woman. • • " " . ' Not at all. 1 should like it. In- deed,' if I could find out that mY brother had met vvith foul play, I wonld hunt his murderer down, even • if he were the best friend I had ever had." . ' "The game.is net worth the candle„,ay Norah," , "I thints a at an rate,,4 - 01 3'. an anl goin.g to Preston on purpose to • con- suit a very cIeeer laWYer there, whom Lady Lenox ‘, es that i. repo] . were entirely false," ../e that . . .case, you a MOS arivaii- 1 t ' .` . ley find that it ha.d. its origin in some mateeenee e . , . .„ . "'Oh!" she answered loftily, "you nut me dawn for • hundreds' of , il000 ' T. never could.. would. or ,. ' '. . ' ' ' ' imuid be arudent; It is not in my etatae,/, , . ' • • , ' , - Leen can't Yeti change your na,- :.lre Minh?" • . .. .• • No, 1 bate being perfect, a,nd I a ' b. .'1):‘' , I' -el,.' • d if ii t eaa (one - )(arc , an YOU ,... L.,.ure me any 'more, Lawrence, I'll •...... S•Oin e 01 ing spiteful about Lady ., ' u ee ii do lyn : that sh e paints her :lieeka---YOU know elle has a lovely . C,loom-oz dye as her hair -nobody be- ieeves in hair nowa,dayi-or anything disagreeable I. can think of at the moment; for I warxt comforting,. not i,colding, to -night -I do, indeed; and what is the use of a frierid if he fails .„, a in yam, u„ed?,, • • - '""kly 'doll! Norah ' 'I can asstire You i zu..A..nt to be sympathetie." "You ought to be " h d , s e answer° , ,,,Ith a dry soh. "I should feel for en If you had lost the only person ,; the Wrirld who really eared for .1. " '-'" "You are not gni' 10 80 ittitOttnnate no. \I'''l You1 '11 .1. 1 '.tra a know have it _ 1 i f. , . • -, cc. cn or you, ter peor • , ....e. _ :Itt. 0 \an; Ile well, (COntlritted iiext week) 1 aid, so invaluable to human :1- sufferers in time Of need, is usually highly appreciated by .tlae • recipient but never more so than in the case Of Oswald., who showed his gratitade by adopting those 'who had rendered.first aid end probably saved his life, As a result, OsWald has a private car in which .he tvavels regularly and has become well known throughout that see- tiort of Ontario in -which he travels, while tlm first alders., employees bf the Canadian National Electric Railways, have a nevi pet. • Oswald is a pigeon who suffered , . . . severe injuries when while flying, ' he attempted to push a.side a rapidly -moving eleetric car on the • Canadian National lines near El- derado Park, Ontario.Thed pigeowhen. n *as struck by the car an Piebed. up by the erew, Motorman Cecil Brown and Condtictor Joe Wetson.„ wee found to have sus- tabled a broken wing and other in., Purim The ornPloY"s .(?f PY'is 1'411" way stand, high in their .1.1'irst Aid tests, having Won the Galloway ' . ...,S.d. Cup on two occasions. A. First 1 kit is.earried on eaoh of the ears an ' the, eantents of this kit Woe used : in renaming firsto'd to the injured pigeon„ Remits Were such that tho inittries •S 6 o ri ' ',.ealed,. and the • ' • • pigeon. was able to fly again, but it, • beeame evident that Oswald, as, the pigeon was had found. a new home for himself, 'orfthrough' out the winter he lived inLine Car 252, making his home under the 4,uebee heater which is carried for heating purposes. Ar,id. any strati-. ger entering the car is greeted by Oswald with a...flood a "pigeon lilliglish." . • , • Slime the accident .occurred last. Pall, Oswald has made every trip with the car, covering. 150 miles. daily, and is thoroughly at home in, 'his new\ surroundings. If taken. from the car he immediately flies . back to it, At Georgetown,,Aetori . and Guelph, "porte of call" for the car during.' its daily jciurneys, children and adults loin in asking afterthe health of the bird whith has' become .0. pet all along the route,, At Brown's Mill, Norval Ont., where the crew go in with cars of grain" and come out with ears loaded With. flour, Oswald has learned 0 make a practiee 'of leavieg this private ear.and daily- .' `1 •• ' 1. . 0 . ' mg. or lunch dur rig the bungwit<. operatione each day. ' . , • The photographs oho* OsiWald with his resouerst the, crew of Car . No. 252.---Cariadian Natienal Italie waygp 6 ogr p . ' TFIOMAS FELLS -L-. AtICTIONEER - REAL ESTATE SOLD A thorough knoWledge of Vann Stock --- Phone S3r, Wingliaile - . •books, fold. even looked into the' vases on the mantelpiece, corning bac* to her, at ' last, with a ver7, deewagonette" appointed air, . -Porletps Lady Gwendolyn, has written by the post," he atatd. .•. "I hardly think she would have left Turoy without givieg nio notive."' elei " . . tittnil .... , , "How did she' come? a , In Lady Lenox's "Ohl" said Colonel Dacre, and took a ticket. for the next etation. . "Ws the late parliamentary, sir," observed the porter; . "but perhaps you don't mincl.!' reeOmmended to me. Poor George left me all he had, so ths,t I shall be able to pursue the Matter, if Mr, Barnard a,dvises ., re0 to do so." "And ,supposing you were to help destroy an innocent Person?" • "No fear of 'that. I am not quite a stupid, Lawrence. And to W. J. BOYCE PLUMBING AND 11EATiNG ,,y...,,,4„, ..Di,,, ss ,,I, MONtic SS *Taaw.' *"."'"'" 44.644.0dosIlr.iIiiiegins.,I1016,1. "Why?" %aid the woman cal:lily. ' This was a straightforward' ques- fion, undoubtedly, and only required st1'nighti.OVWald annWnr; but the Sphinx's riddle , could hardly . Not at all. I aan. not going far." "You'll find Bearstead a very out- of -the -way plaee, sir," pursued the porter warn , ingly. "There's only one hotel, and that s not at all the style show you I are not, 1 may just say that I don't believe Lady Gwendolyn St. Maur had anything whatever to do with mY oor brother's dea h " , t , Colotiel_Daere could hardly restrain • . Phories:" Office rod, Resid, :tee I : A. J. ,WALKER .TRNITURE DEALER - and - YUINIARAL t.,IREcTOR . meter. tgellireete WINGH.A.M -,. owrAgto , wo.14.0,0”,,fuommito ,,,..„.........„....e.e,,,e. , „have , tuezied Colonel pacre more. ' had to Dondor o low,. tinio. be. :ere he answered, - e , xe six .. a lasI, "W II " 1 Id t I t "I have h a d , the honor of knowing b er iady. hip foe arsine time," "Ohl" And 1 am oin of her brother's ?est frierxds," ,', "HutriP h I " • "And -..and ' Here ho stoPeed shot' I Oki Han. Al. .1 of thing for a gentleman like yoli." "You need not be anxious about me, I shen't reinaln all night. Is that the train now?" "lees, sin" 31.19t as it .drew up along the mat- form, a lady in black, -deeply veiled, . intoe stefMed hutiiedly the station, and said something to the porter iti . . tt low voiceolo doubt slipping it smell dein int +) his- hand at the eanee time, for he begen to bestir himself lit himself from seizirig her hand, and tovering it with kleoes, by way a showing his gratitude for thie Speech. ,, I don't fancy he even knew her," Pursued lairs. O'Hara deoldedlY. "But listen. to me, Lawreece, beware al- ways of a 'cold-blo.oded coquette.' You e • , , ., .6, ' .4 ectiVe been A ecturing ine ,Lor my haat buiumee, but 1. . e n .a.as re you a 0.• u ' ' that a ani 0,5 harrolees 48, a dove lei me., perinea With a litottlan like that A co oo 6 coque e on y o 1%6 , or Id bl d d ' tt . I ' a- t hArstr#IL rillti itfte,r, 11aArtist, LemAri.14.41,..,4