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BEGIN HERE TOiIA Y, The stranger turned with a grim,
Ned Cornet t acs on a voyage to meaning smile. "Hell," be answered
simply.
Both Ned and Knuteen stood erect
to stare at him. The wind made our-
ious whispers down thrown the long
slit of the river valley. "Hell?" Trout
sen echoed. "Ts dat its naive?"
"It's -the name I gave it. You'll
think it's that before you get away."
thein had disappeared in the wood;
but evert this was clamed him. Lenore'
andNed, it is true, had already van
icbed into the patch of forest; hut'.
Bess seemed to be walking slowly,
waiting for him. Doorn`,ctorf was•bent,
now, unloading the stcies and remain-
ing blankets from the canoe; but siid-
deoly, with one motion, he showed
R:nutseii where he 'stood,
With One great; lurch of his shoul-
ders he turned over the empty boat.
and shoved it off into the sea. The
first wave, catching, it, drove it out
of reach, "You won't need that again,"
ho said, .
With a half -uttered, sobbing gasp
that no man had heard from his lips
bofore Knutsen sprang to rescue it.
In au instant Le had seized it, and
standing hip -deep in the icy water, be
turned to face -the blond nian on the
shore.. The latter roared once with.
savage mirth, a sound that carrier
far abroad the snowy desolation; then
be sobered, watching with blittering
Northern Canada and Alaska to ex-
change silk and velvet gowns with the
i
Indian aappexs for fine furs. Ned is
accompanied by his
ee Lenore
franc
Hardenworth, and the letter's mother.
Bess Gilbert, seamstress, and the
captain's assistant, McNab, ave wor-
ried because Captain Knutsen is im-
bibing too freely in liquor. Together
they steal into Ned's cabin and confis-
eatg his, r mainine stock. When' Ned
`finds the iquor alai he blames Bess
for the theft and the confesses.
The craft runs into a heavy gale
and is shipwrecked. Two life -boats
are lowered and in one is Captain'
iinutsnn, Ned, Lenore and Bese. After
many hours the captain sights land.
Bess bears up bravely, but Lenore
seems alnias* unable to bear the hard
ships.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XII. (Cont'd.)
With the waves and the wind be-
hind them, Knutsen saw the gray line
that was the island slowly strengthen.
The time carne at last, when his weak-
er arms were shot through with burn-
ing pain, that Ned could also make it
out. It was' still weary miles away.
And there was still the dreadful prob-
ability—three chances out of four—
that it was uninhabited by human
beings.
Soon' the island began to take shape,
revealing itself as of medium size in
comparison with many of the islands
of Bering . Sea, yet seemingly' large
enough to support a kingdom.
The boat pushed farther into the
harbor.
Bet at that instant Bess, who had
sat so quiet that her companions had
thought her asleep, uttered a low cry.
For all its subdued tone, its living
note of hope and amazement caused
both men to turn to her. Her white
face was lifted, her blue eyes shining,
and she was pointing to the fringe of
timber at the end of the trail in the
snow.
"What is it?" she asked in a low
tone. "Isn't it a man?"
Her keen eyes.had beheld what
• Knutsen's had missed—a dark form
half in shadow against the edge of
the scrub timber. For all that it was
less than a quarter of a mile distant,
both men bad to strain to make it out.
The explanation lay partly in the
depths of the surrounding shadows;
Tartly in the fact that the form was
absolutely without motion.
Knutsen drove his oars with, added
force into the water. The boat leaped
sorwarcl; in a moment more they
touched the bank.
Their deliverer, a great blond man
seemingly of Northeastern Europe,
was aleeady at the water's edge watch-
ing them with n strange and inexplic-
able glitter in gray, sardonie eyes. He
was a mighty, bearded man, clothed
in fors; already he was bent, his
hands on the bow of the boat. Already
Ned was `climbing out upon the shore.
Partly to remove the silly dismay
that had overwhelmed hire, partly be-
cause it was the first thought that
would come to the mind of a wayfarer
of the sea, Knutsen turned with a
question, "What island is dis?" he
asked.
CHAPTER XIII.
The stranger's voice was deep and
full, so- far -carrying, so masterful,
that it might have been thearticula-
tion of the raw elements among which
he lived, rather than the utterance of
human vocal chords,
His accent wasplainly not that of
an American. He lied not been born
to the English tongue; very plainly he
had learned it, thoroughly and labor-
iously.
He was dressed from head to foot
in furs and skins of the most rare and
beautiful kinds. His jacket and trou-
sers seemed to be of lynx, his cap *as
unmistakably silver fox.
The blond hair' grew in a great mat
about his lips and jowls. His nose was
straight his eyebrows heavy, an his
features remarkably even and well-
proportioned. But none of these lesser
features could be noticed because of
the compelling attraction of his gray,
vivid eyes.
"Pardon me for not making myself
known sooner, he began in his deep,
sardonic voice. "My name is Dooms-•
clorf—trapper, and seemingly owner
eyes.
"Let it go," he ordered simply. His
right arm lifted slowly as if inin-
advertence, and rested almost limp
across his breast. His blond beard hid
the contemptuous curl of his lips.
Knutsen's hand moved toward his
hip. In the days of the gun fights,
in the old North, it had never moved
more swiftly. In this second of need
he had remembered his pistol.
But he remembered it too late. And
his great hand, tho-agh fast, was in-
finitely slow. The great arm that lay
across Doomswutf's breast suddenly
flashed out and up.The blue steel of
a revolver barrel streaked in the air;'
and a shot cracked over the sea.
Knutsen was already loosed from
the bonds that held hint. Deliverance
had come quickly. His face, black be-
fore with wrath,. grew blank; and for
a long•;instant he groped impotently,
open hands reaching. But the lead
bad gone straight home; and there
was no need of a secind shot. The
late captain of the Charon swayed,
then pitched forward into the gray
waters.
$'tee frgotten
lever had any nerves
e.
"taut doctor will tell you how tbg
act of chewing relates and soothes
strained nerves, and how the health.
fail cleansing action of Wrigley's
refreshes and tones you up all
round, Aids digestion.
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after
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'-'7"*"--"'"'"'"*"""'"`charges and to :,pard them the truth,
SSUE: No. 29 '29 Le wanted to wait until all three of
A shot cracked over the sea.
of ,this island. At least, I'm 'the only
living man on it, except yourselves."
His speech, thougn careless and
queerly accented, had • no nark of
ignorance or ill -breeding. "I told you
the island's name -believe nie, it fits it
perfectly. Welcome to it,—"
Ned straightened, white-faced. "Mr.
Doomsdorf, these girls are chilled
through -one of them is near to col-
lapse from exposure. Will you save
that till later and help me get them
to a fire?"
For all the creeping terror that was
possessing his veins, Ned made a
brave effort to hold his voice steady.
The man looked down at him, his lip
curling. • "Pardon nay negligence," he
replied easily. "Of course she isn't
used to the cold yet—but that will
come in time." He bowed slightly to
the shivering girl on the shore. "If
you follow my tracks up in the wood,
yeu'll find my shack—and there's a
fire in the stove."
Ned lent, seized an armful v* blank
eta from the boat, then stepped to Le-
nore's side. "The.. captain will' help
you, Miss Gilbert," he said to Bess.
Then he and the golden haired girl
he loved started together through the
six-inch snowfall towards the woods.
Bess, .stricken and appalled, but yet
not knowing which way to turn, took
the trail behind them, But Knutsen
ist weited on the shore, beside the
boat.
Doem•sclorf, inereclible to Ned and
Bess, was wholly plausible :.o'_�iin, }Te
feared him to the depths of his heart,
yet in some measure, at least, these
three were in his charge, and it worst
eame to wesst, he must stand l;etweeti
them and this island devil with his
own life. He had stayed on the shore
after the others 'had gone so that he
.night find out the truth.
Ite was . not long in learning.
Through some innate, vague; almost
inexplicable desire to shelter his three
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CHAPTER XIV.
Bess had followed the.trail through
the snow clear to the darkedge of
the woods when the sound of voices
behind her caused her to turn. Neither
Doomsworf nor Knutsen had spoken
loudly. Indeed their tones had been
more subdued than usual, as is often
the way when hien speak in moments
of absolute test. Bess had not made
out the }words; only the deep silence
and the movements of the wind from
the sea enabled her to hear the voices
at all. Thus it was curious that she
whirled, face blanching, in knowledge
of the impending crisis.':
Ther after the drama on the shore
seemed to her as something that could
not possibly be true.
Except for the fact that Dooms-
dorf stood alone on the shore, it might
have been all -the factless incident of
a tragic dream.
Slowly she stiffened, rallying her
factulties, fighting off the apathy of
terror. Presently her . whole con-
sciousness seemed to sharpen. In an
instant of clear thought sheguessed,
broadly, the truth of that tragedy be-
side the sea; that Knutsen had died
in a desperate attempt to break free
from an unspeakable trap into wtich
he and his charges had fallen.
It meant she must v ark quick. 'She
must not lose a single chance. The
odds were desperately long already;
she must not increase then. In an in-
stant more Doomsdorf would be glanc-
ing about to see if his crime were ob-
served. If she could conceal the fact
that she .had witnessed it, he would
not be so much on guard in the mo-
ment of crisis that was to come. Her
body and soul seemed to rally to a
mighty effort. --
She was already at the edge of the
timber. Stooping down, she made one
leap into its shelter. She was none
too soon: already Doomsdorf had :look-
ed back to see if the coast were clear.
Everything depended on Ned, hence-
forth. She couldn't work alone. With
his aid, perhaps, they'coelcl destroy
this evil power under which they had
fallen before it could prepare to sleet
them. Doomsworf's cabin a • long, log
structureon the bank of a dark little
stream—was only a hundred feet dis-
tant in the wood. Now that she was
out,of sight of the shore, she broke
into a frenzied run.
(To be continued.)
Waiter (to patron who has been
kept waiting for some time) -"What
is it you wish, sir?" Patron (sarcasti-
cally)—"Well, what I originally came
in for was breakfast, but if dinner's
ready now, I'll take supper."
- SIMPLE—SMART.
•
Suggests C
Gloves F
red
r Mind'
Might Be Used to Aid Them
tri Crossing Busy
Streets
The principle that gloves of a dis-
tinctive color should be worn by blind
persons in the streets to make them
readilyrecognizable to automobile
.
drivers and others,, was accepted re-
cently at a meeting of the French
Canadian Blind People's Association.
More than a hundred blind people
were present at the meeting.
A. Meilleur explained briefly the
purpose and work of the institution
and thanked the public for their gen-
erous support of the movement.
M. Allard, brought up the question"
of the 'protection of blind persons who
have to go through the busy city
streets without a guide. It was cer-
tain, he said, that drivers would take
the greatest care not to hurt them,
but it was necessary that the drivers
should know that a particular person
was handicapped. He suggested
therefore that gloves of aparticularly.
bright color be officially selected as
the mark of a blind' person. A resolu-
tion endorsing this suggestion was
unanimously adopted. •
Minard's Liniment for Neuralgia.
"For two cents," said the policeman.
angrily, "I'd run you in." "Good thing'
you made it two," declared the bold
bad college youth, "becau"n one cop-
per couldn't do it." •
Dentist — "Open wider, please
wider." Patient—"A A -AL-" Dentist
(inserting rubber gag, towel. and
sponge) --"IoW's your family?"
You'll adore the simple lines of this
slender blouse of eggshell shade in flat
silk crepe embroidered in deeper tone
of same shade in cross-stitch pattern.
It is striking to wear with plain black
Silk plaited skirt. Plein silk crepe in
honey -beige or bright red is very chic.
A gay print in yellow -beige back-
ground with violet and orange -red is
ultra -new. Georgette crepe, flowered
chiffon, wool crepe, crepe satin and
handkerchief linen also appropriate,
for. Style No. 408. It is designed in
sizes 16, 18, 20 years, 36, 38, 40 and
42 inches bust measure, and takes but
1% yerds of 40 -inch material to make
it for the. 36 -inch sue. Price 20e in
stamps or coin (coin preferred).
Wrap coin carefully. Trans. No. 11181
(blue) 20c extra.
Just place a
glass or cup
over the open-
ed tin and the contents
will keep perfectly. Eagle
Brandin as been the leading
baby food since 1857.
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Write Tiie Bordet Co., lrimiteiV,
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Welfare hooks.
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HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS.
Write your name and address plain-
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patterns as you want. Enclose 20c in
stamps or coin (coin preferred; wrap
it carefully) for each number, and
address your order to Wilson. Pattern
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F3R THE' HAIR
Ask Your Barber—He Manors
Ways and Means
Chicoutimi ogres du Saguenay
(Ind.) : Mr. Perron's program leads
us to believe that we are paying Mil-
lions . and
illions.'andmillions of dollars to Im-
port things 'that we, have not the
means to import and that we could.
very easily produce ourselves. Are
we a practidal people or not?
"Are you a doctor?" she asked the
young man at the soda fountain. "No,
madam," he replied, "I'm just a fizzi-
ciao "
Canadians and ,the Empire
Quebec Soleil .(Lib.): Canadians
look forward to the maintenance of
the British Commonwealth of Na-
tions, for it is in this marvellous as-
sociation that Canada finds its
strength.' There is no doubt that
friendly relations between, the differ-
ent parent nations, united among
themselves by one crown, will lead
to results, from a commercial and
international point of view, of incom-
parable benefit. Trade between the
Dominions,. once it has been develop-
ed by advantageous treaties and con-
stant propaganda, will bring profit to
agricultural and industrial producers.
As the population of the British pos-
sessions increases, we shall see an
increase in the trade between them.
Prom an internatioal point of view, It
is clear that the existece of friend-
ship between fifteen or so countries,
many of them important countries,
can do much for 'the maintenance of
the peace of the -world, In this re-
union of peoples, do we not realize
one of the ideals of the League of Na-
-
tion$
Ottawa Droit (Ind.), (Alfred E.
I Cuddy, Assistant Commissioner of
the Ontario Police, has been investi-
gating on the spot tlie activities of
the
r ct.rum-runners Aftera of
inspection
of the County of .lilesex, Mr, CucidY
states that not a single Canadian ship
nor eitizen is engaged in the trans-
portation of liquors to American ter=
ritory on the other bank of the river.
In the face of these facts, our neigh.
hors can hardly maintain that smug-
gling by water is in the hands of
' Canadians and that it is entirely with,
in their power to punt a stop to it,
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IXospitals, New York .•Fits, offers a.
three years' Course of Training to
young women. having the required
education and desirous of becoming
nurses, This hospital hasiidopted the
eight-hour system. The pupils receive
uniforms of the School, a .monthly
to
allowance-and
New traveling
expenses
information write the Superintendent..
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OST people rely on Aspirin
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