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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1929-09-19, Page 6VVINOHAM ADVANCE -T Wellington Mutual Fire Insurance Co. Head Office, Guelph, Ont. Established 1840 Risks taken 'on all class of insur- ance at reasonable rates, Al3NER COSENS, Agent, Witigham J. W. DODD Office in Chisholm Bleck FIRE, LIFE, ACCIDENT AND - 1-Il'eALTH INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE I?. 0. Ilex 860 Phone 240 WINGHAM, ONTARIO --- J. W. BUSHFIELD Barrister, Solicitor, Notary, Etc. Money to Loan Office-ehleyer Block, Wingbain Successor to Dudley Holmes R. VANSTONE BARRISTER, soLicrToR, ETC. Money to Loan at Lowest Rates Wingham, - Ontario J. A. MORTON BARRISTER, ETC. Wing -ham, Ontario DR. G. H. ROSS DENTIST Office Over Isard's Store H. W. COLBORNE, M. D. Physician and Surgeon Medical Representative D. S. C. R. Snccessor to Dr. W. R. Hambly Phone 54 Wingham DR. ROBT. C. REDMOND M.R.C.S. (ENG.) L.R.C.P. (Lond.) PHYSICIAN ANP SURGEON • DR. R. L. STEWART Graduate of University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine; Licentiate of the Ontario College of Physicians and Surgeons. Office in Chishohn Block Josephine Street. Phone '29 DR. G. W. HOWSON DENTIST Office over John Galbraith's Store. • F. A. PARKER • OSTEOPATH All Diseases Treated' Office Adjoining residence next to Anglican Charch on Centre Street. Sundays by appointment Osteopathy Electricity Phone 272, Hours, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. • A. R. & F. E. DUVAL ' Licensed Drugless Practitioners Chiropractic and Electro Therapy. Graduates of Canadian Chiropractic College, Toronto, and National Col- lege, Chicago. Out of town and night calls res- ponded to. All business confidential. • Phone, 601-13. :eh J. ALVIN FOX , Registered Drugless Practitioner • CHIROPRACTIC AND DRUGLESS PRACTICE • ELECTRO -THERAPY Hours: 2-5, 7-8, or by appointment. Phone 191. , I ' i I . • , 1 ' 1 ' 1 D. H. McINNES • of Clinton CHIROPRACTOR • ELECTRO THERAPIST Office: Queens Hotel Monday and Friday Evenings GEORGE A. SIDDAL -- BROKER - Money to lend on first and second mortgages on farm and other real es- tate properties at a reasonable rate of interest, also on first Chattel mort- gages on stock and on personal notes. A few farms on hand for sale or to rent on easy terms, Phone 73. Lucknow, Ont. THOMAS FELLS AUCTIONEER REAL ESTATE SOLD A thorough knowledge of Farm Stock Phime 231, Wingharn , RICHARD, 13. JACKSON ATJCTIONEER Phone 618r6, Wroxeter, or addressl R. R. 1, Gorrie. Sales conducted any- where.and satisfaction guaranteed. George Walker, Gorrie, can arrange dates. DRS. A. J. & A. W. IRWIN • DENTISTS Office MacDonald Block, Wingham • A. J. WALKER FURNITURE AND FUNERA SERVICE A. j. Walker Lie sed 'Funeral Director and Embalmer. Office .P110116 100, Res, Plume 224, . ea Latest Limousine uteral Coath, runtito uvas oxli7111)RS. People oe Oattehet Own 92 Out of Every 100 Acres of Farest Land. Few people in Canada yet realize that ninety-two oat of every hundred aeres ef. forest laud in Canada are owned by the people of Canada, eaYs Forest and Outdoors. These are crown lands administered by Governments for the benefit of the people. Owner- ship entails reoonsibility. it remains then for you and me to husband this forest land of ours first by protecting the forests from 'are and insects, and secondly by treating the green ton - bar as a crop and managing it as such, says this writer. • There is hardly a school child but reeogaiees that Canada's wheat crop to thousands of Canadian fam- ilies eakela year proeperity or the re- verse, according as the wheat crop is a success or a failure. 'But do even the adults realize that the tree crop is equally important? For the Dora - inion as a whole the forest is second only- to agriculture in the value of its Products. In primary production it furnished in 1928 • one and a bait times the value of the products of the mines and seven times the value of the fisheries. There is invested in the lumber and pulp and paper in- dustries alone some $675,000,000, tyro -thirds of this in the pulp and Paper industry. • In Canada these in- dustries employ 100,000 men in the bush, factory and mill, while thou- sands are employed in other manu- factories dependent on wood. • The salaries and wages paid annually in the forest industries amount to over. $100,000,000. Add to the above the fact that 2e per cent. of the entire frelgbt haulage on Canadian railways is provided by tree crops and thaL tourist mettles, widely distributed to naerehant and settler, amount to $30 each year for every man, -crciznail and ehild, aud it should not be hard to vlsualize. the tree crop as a golden streana forever flowing into Canadian poekeLe-if sse keep our forests productive. nEsT /amp LOVER. Pew Birds Are Smarter Than a Bride- groom Partridge. Farmers say the partridge is the best bird that flies. Whether sports- men or not, they like to see the coveys on their land, and they know the partridges lead blameless lives in the matter of hermits..° their crops, says Marcus Woodwardin Pearson's. In the first mild astys of the new year the partridge coveys break into pairs. Then begins a long courtship of five months or more before they settle to nest. Naturally, there are quarrels and duels. Since the • June before, the covey has been an harmonious fam- ily, the birds acting as one, day and night. As they begin to drift away into pairs, there may be odd bachelor birds, and they make trouble for all. A cook and. hen, having agreed to a match, the two birds will be in- separable through the summer. No bird is a more gallant courtier than the cock partridge. On the morning when the covey dually breaks up for the summer, the birds are in high spirits, chasing one another, sparring and cutting all manner of capers. A pair of lairds take their -time over nesting, and exabaine every likely pot in the hedgerows of the small erea pea. which they have settled them - elves. Many dangers must be faced, in the ,mra of stoats, 'weasels, foxes, crows •nd hawks, Side by side the two roam their ittle domain, and as spring goes on he cock makes ever more fuss over Ss mate, calling to her constantly, ..a.1 riding her food, while his plum- e- acmes more shining. Few birds re smarter than a bridegroom artridge. When they have a brood, if liar .ceident should befall the hen, the oek will take ever all her duties, ft can do everything for the chicks s well as the hen—except lay eggs. SAVINGS BANK PROBLEMS. ti“s Books are Frequently Lost by Patrons. Forty thousand pass books are said e be lost annually by patrons of the ritish Post Office Savings Bank, says correspondent to the London Mail. An official stated: "So regularly do - receive these appeals, and SO ,eady is the annual total of lost ,hs, that we have had to set up a e real bran& to deal with them. Bat ingenuity this branch has to now is not nearly as great as that ui.d by another section of our M- ee igators. We frequently receive aters from the relatives of a de- ased contributor who may have aewn a savings book. The relatives •o not know what the book contains r where the account was opened. o- write, giving no clue at all. We .ve more than 10,000,000 'live' ae- quille, but we frequently succeed in •axing the money left by deceased -MVOS. Several times our experts .1- spent days In tracing accounts, „ to find that they amount only to •;slut as." Her Answer. ,n'itotigh she is now in ber 81 -at •ae, Lame Madge Kendal, the fame actreh.e. ran still enjow-aand tell good story:. • •' One I . heard her relate teeently • eeerrted a COrtklitt HC11001 11181)(:(1,01 . VIII flat retarned from pending Et holiday in the Tele of Man, eiemining the girls' Class th eography, "Veit yen tell rne," he asked, "what ,Iend there Is off the English coast -!eh, from its name, yall WSW& alee, to lee ita 'fed by people of male sex orkl,Y?", ; 'nutty feles,"'repIied n-uleroruptlee Dynamite Prom Sawdust, ea -wet -tad, onee a waste produet, fm:nrinits about orie-terith of every etelog. It paw has many iMpOrtani ies bele it employed ae."wood flour" the Making of dynamite, linoleum, as, beatelate,•ete. ' OWYRIGHT 1927 by The150885-mE.R.Ri LI- CO. SYNOPSIS Chapter L -On the verge of nerv- ous collapse, due to overwork, Gay Delane, successful New York artist, seeks rest at idle Island. She rents a cottage, the "Lone Pine" from an island character, the "Captain," and his sister, Alice Andover, "administra- tor." Chapter IL -Gay finds the cottage is tenanted by an elderly lady, "Aunt- almiry," who consents to move to an- other abode, the "Apple Tree." Awak- ing from sleep, Gay imagines she sees the face of a Chinaman peering in the window, but on reflection ascribes the vision to imagination. She settles down in her new home, anticipating months of well-earned rest and recu- peration. Chapter III. -On an exploration of the islnad, Gay, standing on the see shore, is horrified by the appearance cf the drifting body of a drowned man, which she nerves herself to bring to the shore. A bullet wound in the temple shows the man to hare been murdered. Gay covers the dead face with. a handkerchief, and makes her way to the "-Captain" with the story. Returning with him to aie shore they find no ,body there, and Gay's story of the incident is t down,to an attack of "nerves." Chapter IV -Gay, unable to con- vince her neighbors of the trith draws atpicture of the face of the dead man, intending to send it to the authorities as evidence of the ppar- ent crime. She meets a stratig r, ap- parently another visitor, to wl nn she tells the story and shows the picture. He asks her to let him take it, but Gay refuses. Next day, after a night spent with "Auntalmiry," Gay finds the picture has been taken from the cottage. "Rand" Wallace, wanderer and considered something of a "black sheep," by the islanders, expecting to find "Autitalrniry," surprises Gay at ohnocues.ehold tasks. She likes him at CHAPTER V -Gay's acquaintance with Rand ripens into affection. She sees the Chinaman agatn and this time it ewe., it 4.5 not imagination. Rand leaves the.ialand on business. Gay de- termines to stay for the winter, Chapter VL -The stranger whom Gay had met on the day of her dis- covery of the body introduces him- self as Ronald Ingram, like herself, a visitor on the island. "AuntaIrniry" tells Gay of her son, "Buddy," who has been missing for years. On Rand's return Gay tells him of the Chinaman. He is impressed, suspic- ious of Ronald Ingram, and appre- hensive of some evildoing in a house known as the "Little Club," appar- ently unoccupied. Chapter VII. -Rand and Gay real- ize their mutual love, but the artist is not ready to give up her freedom and marry him. "Auntalmiry" is planning her Christmas party, her annual fes- tivity. It is arranged to have it at the "Lone Pine," Rand becomes cer- tain ail is not right concerning In- gram and the "Little Club" house, and investigation convinces him his sus- picions are justified. Chapter VIII. -Rand, continuing his investigations, sees a party of twenty-five Chinamen leave the Little Club house and make their way to the ferry and the mainland. Ingram is with them, seemingly in charge of operations, He gains admission to the clubhouse and finds evidence of what he had suspected, the smuggling of Chinamen and narcotics. Chapter IX. -Winter settlee ott the ;iland without further incident. Aunt- altniry continues hetpreparations for the Christmas party, and Gay • and Rand carry, On their innocent ro- mance. Chapter X. -Thanksgiving day Gay is snowed up at the "Lone Pine," bat Rand breaks through, bringing her Thankettiving flintier, which they en- joy alone. In the middle of Decem- ber Rand tells Gay he is going to 13a - ton to continuo his work of investiga- doe, but will be back in time for the party. Returning 'home after a bi•ief absenee, Gay sedS a man in an appar- ently hopeless stage of intoxication maleing his way into her house. She finds him asleep on the floor hi an upstaire room, Chapter X1,-Aljc ArdovCr aps 1. 0 eesetthica pears' and recognizes the stranger as "Auntalmiry's" long -missing son, "Buddy" )3ridges. The •two women, to keep him cadet while the party is going on,. administer intoxicants, but the man gets away and comes ,back While the festivities are at tit& height. He has a satisfactory expla- nation of his absence, and the return of her son puts the finishing touch to "Auntalmiry's" happiness. Rand has net clime, as he had promised. Gay, fearing he has been made a pri- soner, and apprehensive for his safe- ty, makes ,her way into the "Little Club." • There she finds a prisoner she imagines. is Rand, and with him, Ronald Ingrain, and a group of men is taken on board a ship. Chapter XIL-Gay finds the man ,she bad thought was Rand to be a stranger, but learns a secret of the operations of the gang, which is fa- cilitating the escape of criminals from the clutches of the law. She also learns that the man whose drifting body had been carried to her feet, had been a member of the gang, slain because of suspected treachery. She is dischvered in hiding by Ingram and the captain of the steamer, Garman. Chapter NIIL-Incautiously admit- ting she knows a lot about the gttilty actions of the "Little Club" crowd, Gay finds herself in a precarious pos- ition, with Ingram proving himself a weakling and unable to protect her. Garman, at first declaring he will make Ingram and Gay man and wife, to prevent the girl giving evidence against them, changes his mind and desires the girl for himself. Before anytaleg is settlal, helms of the coast guard fleet overtake the steamer. Garman surrenders. THE STORY The captain's dark eyes were still boring into Gay's face, and in that in- stant Ronald was able to 'flash her a warning signal ewith his eyes. Quick- ly she realized that he wished to help • her, and the warm gratitude in the look she gave him rnight easily have been misconstrued by one who thought she loved him. The captains' eyes had not wavered from her face. "How much do you know of our -:business ventures?" he demanded curtly. And then, in hope, forgetting to seek advice in Ronald's pleading eyes, she blundered into her great etror. Her desire was to intitnidate the cap- tain, show him her power, make him respect her foi• her knowledge, and she cried triumphantly: "Everything! I know everything. -Smugling Chinese, forged passpores -Yes, the murder of poor 131akely.- everything!" It was no less. than murder that showed in the captain's black eyes there 1 -Tis voice was a whisper, the whisper of a wild animal panting. , "Sol Everything." His eyes turn- ed slowly upon Ronald Ingram, And Gay, following his glance, seeing ;his fury; seeing Ronald's consternation at her revelation, realized the gravity of her inistake. "Oh; no," she gasped. "Oh, no," 'The -Captaie's eyes travelled slowly that deadly trail from Roaald's eyes to hers again. "Yes?" he purred. Gay pulled herself together. "He did 1101 tell me," she disclaimed %Melt- ly. "He told me you were just inde- pendent shippers, tinning a tramp steamer wherever you 'coald get a cargo." ! "Who told you -everything --then? Not -May Sere?" 'Certainly not." But she gained confidence, stgengthened by the firm timbre of her own voice. "But it was Moy See who first aroesed my sus- picions, 1 live in the cottage next to the clubhouse. Moy Sen watched me -and I caught him. That was ,ctiri- ons:s--And then I put things together. Why Ronald went awa3r so suddenly, why he had purchased the clubhouse, how Blaleely's body came into the cove- 1 pot everything togdther and it was strange.' So -I -just snooped." A quick flash of artrusemeat light- ened the black fury of the captain's face, "Ohl You snooeedl" "Yes, I -X loved hien, and I had to find out from, the piazee floor and erowled tinder and peeked through the oilcloth ever the window and -I sa everything," , "And knowing -everything -st you took a •chance and Ohm ;don? "I could not bear to -to let hint away -in such danger -alone. B sides -it is all your fault," she sit acCtisingly, but there was no very co virieing quality in the, aceueatio "You are older than he, you are ma netie, pewerful. You led him into it The captain laughed heftier at tha ben frowned again in a moment, "This is a devilish kettle of fish he grumbled anxiously to Ronal "Where are her papers?" "She has no papers, sir, She on decided to come tonight." "How do you expect to get 11 ashore-" "She won't go ashore, sir. She an American citizen, so am L SI will stay on board when we are foreign ports. And when we con back we can land her at the island. wohldn't ceine away -without her The captain lighted a cigarette, an bit the end of it thoughtfully. H mildness of manner had returned. "Tin not .hlaming him, you undei stand, Miss -Miss -h." "Gay is my name, Gay Delane," "Gay. That's nice. Like that. Ca you Gay then, right off, since you' sort of be my mate -in-law as yo might say, --You'll have to keep i your cabin, out of sight of the mei -You understand how men are, this when they're at sea, no women, yo know -goes to their heads--nic chaps, our men, fine chaps -but th thought of a woman goes right t their heads." "I -I wouldn't cause trouble fo anything," Gay said quickly, and hop sprang into her heart again. " 1 an sorry I came. I see now how foolis it was. But things just -went to m head, too, I suspect. --Perhaps you' better just put me off and send sn ashore in a small boat" "I'd like to," the captain said pleas antiy, and a smile showed in the dar mild eyes, "I'd like to first rate. Bu it's too late now. No, you'll have t stick it out with the Roger William this trip. Keep her in your cabin Ronald, until- You'll have to be mar ried! That's the dope. The met don't have much regard for women but they show some respect to a wifeacGflashed a friglarned appealing look at Ronald. Married! "The captain marry us," he stam- mered. "At sea. Captain's privilege. Yes, that would be -best." But he did not meet her eyes. "Yes. And meantime, keep her in your cabin, and out of sight" The captain's eyes wandered to Gay again, warmly appraising, slowly approving. "Maybe she'd better stay here. My cabin is safe enough, for woman, child or beast. I'll keep her for you." M "No. She'll be all right my cab- in. -She -she is very nervous; I-1 must console her." "I could console her," said the cap- tain, smiling broadly. .Ronald answered with a straight de- fiant stare. He stepped quickly to the door and -opened it, after a mo- ment's pause .while he waited for a seaman to pass through the corridor, he took Gay's hand.: The captain, smiling, gave her a friendly touch an the shoulder. "Do- n't be frightened, little girl," he said, 'I'm going to take care of you. I am he captain here. Don't be frighten - en." "Th - thanks," stammered Gay veakly, and eben, hurried by Ronald who held her hand, she ran, a boyish slim figure beside him, down the cor- ridor to the farther cabin, and the door closed behind them, ' Safe in their retreet, Gay faced Ronald Ingram, defiantly, chin stur- dily upturned, hand in pockets, eyes stubborn. She was not afraicl of Ron- ald Ingram, ' "What-N./hat in the -the name of -heaven and earth*" he began wild- ly, "what in the name -of heaven-" "You said that once," she interrupt- ed coldly. "Don't be silly," And then she wilted suddenly. "D -don't scold m e. I -T -feel j ust-te ihi e. 1-1 know I'm going to cry," Then, re- membering'Rand, she stiffened, faced him furiously again, drove the quiver from her lips, "Where is Ite,"' she cried, "where is Randolph Wallace? What h ave. you done with him?" "Oh!" Ronald Ingrain looked white and sick all at mice,' "Oh, the Owes herl-So that's it.. I might have known, Fool that I eves, for a mo- ment I believed .it -X thought -I be- lieved you reatly did come -because you loved me,-" ,His voice broke, and hie eyes were smattingly bright. But Gay was heartless, She eatight his arm, held it in wfenching, stroag young fingers, "You tell me," she commanded. "If yoit have liert-one hair of his head-" "I haven't seen him, Gay, 1 don't know anything about him, 'What has he to do with -es?" Gay wilted again, broke into soft painful sobs. "Rand, Rand," she whispered through tears. . "Don't erY, Don't Re -he's all right... D -n him,1 doe't know p, go e111- 131 11- 11. /1- t, ly er is le 11 le cl is '- 11 11 1. s, 31 1 o 'where io is,. hut he's all. right. No- thing ever -.-only us... noorsealevil who-hget--Don't cry, Gay." He pat his men: 111)3111 her toiderly, but Gay wept passionately and, Would not he emnfortede "What Lite' dieloms dld'you tell him all thatefor?" • broke ia at last. 141)- eatiently. • "Niee, :Mess you've ,goe yourself, hag. , Why:didn't you.' isesti your M01.0..811111, 'as I gave you a sign? • Why- do women ahvays have to blab everything they know? You pm 'yourself la; his power :by ,your own ‘vords, ,11 he tie:eight you :Were :innocent, ,knew nothing, he would send you ashore. But mem, knowing you have his life in your hands, yeti are his slave for ;life, You'll never get out of his sight as long as You live: He wealth* dare let you go." 'I was afraid of it," she said faint- ly, "1 ,knew I had Made a mistake when 1 saw his eyes. I was very fuel, isle I was never-avery Wise," she ad- initted pathetically,. • "No. But yoe are -.-very sWeet,"eho. said sadly. • "Help Me, Renald. Won't you help me? You said yous---like me. 1 only came because I, thought-" "You thought that chap. -the Cava- ; "I thought you would kill WM, so came-" • "To ietercede for him -to' save him?" "Alas, no, 1 had no 'time. I thought • you would let us die together." "1 wili help you, Gay. It is -putting • my nose behind the bars to run the tisk, but I will do what 1 cap. We Must think, We must plan it out. You • must pretend to be in love with me --- 13 "Why Do Women Have to Blab Ev- erything They Know." keep away from the captain -fear him more than the men. Gay, I am afraid he will insist that you marry me. I almost hope he will." "Oh, no; oh, no." • "You could easily have it annulled. Gay, don't be foolish -marriage would protect you -until you reach home. I would not -bother you. Gay, watch the captain. Do not think he would stick at murder? Don't you know that•when a man is facing exposure, capture, death, he is mad -quite mad? Well, you mean those things to the captain, Gay, exposure, capture, death. He will keep you in his web like a spider. Remember Blakely-" "Blakely,' 'she said sadly. "Poor Blakely!" "You stand where Blakely stood. Watch the captain, and do not cross him, or you'll lie where Blakely lis. Blakely got into a mess -with a wo- man too -no wonder Garman rules the women out; we've lost ;three good men because of them. Well, Blakely tried to swing Garman in to clear himself, You saw the end of Blakely, I tell you, Gay watch the captain, and do not cross him," "But, Ronald, I can't marry you. ---I love- I can't marry you." "Shl" He signaled her into silence, his mariner changed. "T. know, dear- est," he said clearly, "bot don't cry. Don't be afraid of him. We were very wrong to do this and put him in such a position, but he' has pro- mised to take care of you and he will keep his promise," He indicated for her to take her cue. , em afraid, Roeald," she said faintly at first, but gaining courage as she spoke. "I -I -Melt T could go borne, Oh, why did you it me come? Why didn't you warn me? IT.e hates Me, 1 know. He looked very fiercely at i•ne. He is handsome, is he not? But I know he hates mea' • A. brisk tap at the door, and 11 op- ened. The captain entered, mad, one of the bravest of mete not without his 'smirk of satiSfaction. His eyes Upon Gay were 1111101'01.1S. "Now I won't bite Yoh," he said, "cloth!: be afraid of me. Tan be a good girl and do as I tell you, and sweet paper He faughed lightly at his owe 1411110r, thee he added beiek- ly, "Sec hoe, Roe, You'll have to be merried at mice. If anybody elmeld Thureday, September 19th, 1929 come on hoard to 100k ITS over, YO4 'entaggied the girl aboard :without my knowledge or consent. She • is emir sweetheart, see? And you did it. Sea bave nothing 00 the ship, Now if you. get married at once it will clear me of aity suspicion of , cern- TilieitY.': "Y -yes sir," stammered Ronald £flhiitJy lis eyes pleading witb Gay. "N -no, lie gasj,ed not?" There was severity beneath the captain's amorously playful, tone. wYou came for it -now you get it. Not all •women are sci lucky. We'll have. Bates and Hodge come up to WitilCSS 11,, Only takes a minute, no-, thing to it, really, Otherwise, Gay," lie explaieed kindly, "it is an irregu- larity and we have many reasons for not wishing to subject ourselves to• au investigation. You, who know ev- erything, know that." ' Ronald's eyes begged her for ,as- sent, for. acquiescence, promised pro- tection, But Gay did not look at him. "Captain," she pleaded desperately, "I -I did think so. I -I did want to, But now -suddenly -I am frightened, I an not sure. He seerns different to ma My -my heart fails inc." "Ab 1" The brown eyes were nar- row black slits. The voice sank to a purr, "You know -what you know. Much. One shrinks from a lawfully wedded 'huSbandewho happens to be -at odds with the law?" "Oh, no, it is not that." She flashe& a sudderi warm loaf( full upon him "Not that. What is the law to a wo- man who -really loves? But do I? Or was I only thrilled for a time, stirred by mystery? Really, I do not feel the seine to Ronald. I thought him so rugged, so big, so virile, Now beside you he seems-young--ineffic- .ient. Can he hold my love?" The captain's head went back in a great soft laugh. His eyes upon Ron- ald lnggain were straight and`unfath- omable. "Oh, that is fair, is it not,. Ron? She must be sure of herself. But you cannot stay .here while yea decide. Not the thing, you know. Come • with me. The captain is the official guardian .of his guests. I will take care of you -until you are sure." Ronald Ingram flung himself back against the door. "No," he shouted. And then more. faintly, "Never." The captain's pleased eyes did not wander from. Gay's vivid face, where - fear and. daring struggled for control.. He did not so much as .vouchsafe a glance to the officer who defied him. But the silken voice purred. "Oh, yes, Ronald. Oh, yes. Come Gay.", Ronald Ingram slid slowly away from the door, his eyes upon his boots and stood motioniessfsvhile the cap- tain, with Gay's hand in his, led her back to the room from which he had brought her. "You're not only a very pretty girl, you're a very wise one," the captain said, as he helped her, solicitously at- tentive, from the big elicker, and. put her coat, gloves and leather hat upon a hook on the wall, beside his own coat. "I like that," he, smiled giving it a little pat. "Looks nice and dom- estic. Sit here." (Continued , Next Week.) Here and There I (862) Canada has one motor vehicle for every nine persons of population. .A recent estimate places the aggre- gate number of motor vehicles in • the Dominion at 1,076,819. Only three countries exceed Canada in heavier density of motor cars, namely, United States, with one for every 5,11 persons; Hawaiian Is- lands 7.9 persons, and New Zealand 8A) persons. The New England conscience got busy recently M a small town in Massachusetts when e residett maned back anonymously to the maitre d'botel of the Royal York. Toronto, a package of spoons, ser- vieetes and dining room,"sundries". borrowed some time previously, The writer, in returning the articles to Monsieur Maillarcl, the maitre, said: '''My consciente has beet both- ering me a great deal since and I have been unable to keep them any longer," The Stoney Indians, Alberta. cannot be toad to be a "vanishing race," for while the section of the tribe living on the Nordegg reserve' was making a'two-week trek to 'at- tend. the annual Indian pow-eyow at Baia four babies were bora. Moth- ers and children are all healthy aid Lest spring a man eame into the C. P. R. ticket office est Sparks Street, Ottawa, for a tieket to. Leonard where he had a job, He was five cents shy on his fare, but tIte. gave him a ticket any- way. '1116 other day a. Mart In overalls walked into the Sparks street °Otte and mid; "X ovee you rive cleats on a tieket; here It he" Hon. Ohae. Stewart, Mittibter 'of the interior, who has been flying ever the Ratite' Mountains recently, aUtIlOOOkk.,41 at It that the, hef- ted() herd' thereirill be hlibMebted ettortler by addition of aniteale eeletted. freal, the herds et Waithetight Mid Elk Wanda 111 ed a ad do co po re po "Pk fig wa fai hi, hi wc So les stin G1 an, ehi Ito •em wh ing ,do 31 .01 'for -up, les fat she wil Pty •oce 1