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Zurich Herald, 1917-03-09, Page 2h.as the utat o .t. of nearly a qu ; rtes' o2 a century behind every packet sold Black—Green Mixed E204 Th Bride's arrn Or, The Adventures of Captain Fraser CHAPTER X.VI.--(Cont'd). e "Where are you going Poppy?" she inquired, as the girl rose to follow the; dutiful Mr. Wheeler. "I waint • to speak to you a moment." The girl resumed her stat, and tak ing up a small garment intended for the youngest Wheeler but two, or the i youngest but one, whichever it hap- j pened to fit best, or whichever want-,' ed it first, stitched on in silence. "I! want to•speak to you about Bob," said Mrs. Wheeler, impressively. "Of course, you -know he never keeps any-' - thing from his mother. He 'as told Me about all the gells he has walked out with and though, of course, he 'as been much run after, he is three -and twenty and not married yet. Ile told line that none of 'em seemed to be worthy of him." ,bile paused i`or so long Tyrell looked up from her work, said "Yes," in an expressionless rnanner,and waited for her to continue. "He's been a good son," said thn . mother, fondly; "never no trouble, always been pertickler, and always quite the gentleman. He always smokes his cigar of a Sunday, and I' remember the very first money 'e ever earned 'e spent on a cane with a dog's? 'ed to it." "The gells he's 'ad after 'im. "Yes," said Poppy again. wouldn't be believed," said Mrs. Wheeler, shaking her head with. a zenctez ,.lily �� n al„ i the carpet. "Before you came here there net . at fresh one used to come in every Suit day almost, but 'e couldn't make up his. milnd. We used to joke him, as old enough to be married," j said Mrs. Wheeler. "He's told me all about you—he never has no secrets from 'is mother. He told me that he asked you to walk out with 'im last night and you said `No'; but I told 'inn that that was only a gell's way, and that you'd give 'im another answer; soon." - "That Was my final answer," said Poppy Tyrell, the corners of her mouth hardening. •'I shall never say any- thing else." "All young gells say that at first," said Mrs. Wheeler, making praise-' Korth, efforts to keep her temper.' "Whaler 'ad to ask me five times." "I meant what I said," said Poppy,' FREE TO GI L s,i'r gl' e this ite•a±ttlful prize free or al; &'barge tar ally girl or young ladyi who will sell 40 sets of Easter Post- »arc1.G et 10 rents a set or lovely 12x16 incl: colored i til,)graph Pictures at 10 cents ca,'h. The 1'xten.�iez, Bracelet h' of rolled g,tc! tante and fits ,inv arm. Send As your name and we will send yott the cards or pictures. When sella, sena to the money and we will send you the bracelet. Address, HOMER -WARREN Oft. 135. TORONTO, oarT. stitching industriously. "I shall never change my mind." "It's early days to ask you, per- haps, so soon after Captain Flower's death," suggested Mrs. Wheeler. "That has nothing at all to do with it," said the girl. "1 shall not marry your son in any case." "Not good enough for you, I sup- pose?" said the other, her, eyes snap- ping. "In my time beggars couldn't be choosers." "They can't choose niueh now," said Poppy, in a low voice; "but, as you know, I'm- going to a situation on Monday, and I shall soon be able to pay off my debt to you; though, of course, I can't repay you for your kindness in letting me live here when I had nowhere else to go." "It isn't ore you owe it to," said Mrs. Wheeler. "I'm sure 1 couldn't 'ave afforded to do it, whatever Wheeler liked to say, if Boo hadn't conte for- ward and paid for you." "Bob?" cried Poppy, springinng to her feet and dropping her work on to the floor. "Yes, Bob," said the other, melo- dramatically; " 'im what isn't good enough to be your husband." "I didn't know," said the girl, brok- enly; "you should have told me. I would sooner starve. I would sooner beg in the streets. I will go at once." "I dare say you know where to go, so I shan't worry about you," replied Mrs. Wheeler. "You quiet ones are generally the worst." "I am sorry," murmured Poppy; "I did not mean to be rude, or ungrate- ful." "You're very kind,"e d ? �14�'ia:llJtWQi�,i.: "I'm sure I don't know," said the girl, pausing at the door. 'Sure to be, though," said Mrs. Wheeler, significantly; "you won't 'ave to starve, my dear. But, there, you know that—some people's pride is a funny thing." Miss Tyrell regarded her for a mo- ment in silence, and then quitted the room, coming back again from half- way up the stairs to answer a knock at the door. She openedit slowly, and discovered to her horror Mr. Fraser standing upon the doorstep, with a smile which was meant to be pr"pitiatory, but only succeeded in be- ing 7i neasy, "Ie that Mr. Fraser?" demanded Mrs. Wheeler's voice, shrilly. "That's me," said Fraser, heartily, as he shook hands with Poppy and entered the room. "I thought you wouldn't be far off," said Mrs. Wheeler, in an unpleasant voice. "Poppy's been expecting you." "I didn't know that Mr. Fraser was coming," said Poppy, as the helpless man looked from one to the other. "I suppose he has come to see you. He has not come to see me." "Yes, I have," said Mr. Fraser, calmy. "1 wanted--" But Miss Tyrell had gone quietly upstairs, leaving him to gaze in a per- turbed fashion at the sickly and some- what malicious face on the sofa. "What's the matter?" he inquired. "Nothing," said Mrs, Wheeler. "Isn't Miss Tyrell well?" "So far as I'm permitted to know the state of 'er 'ealth, she is," was the reply. "Mr. Wheeler well?" inquired Fra- ser, after a long pause. "Very well, I thank you," said Mrs. Wheeler. "And Miss Wheeler, and Bob, and the whole pa—and all of them?" said Fraser. . "All very well," said Mrs. Wheeler. His stock of conversation being ex - pie . ';Jr u!;1111 as4,e$ft,d,,txr� Marmalade 1 made 3t with my same old recipe hut 1 used On account of its Fine granulation it dissolves instantly inak g a dear jelly. • les &sib. carrtons,10, 20& 100 T. sacks '1.,,'x01,',3 «1h1;r hausted be sat glancing uncomfort- ably round the littered room, painfully conscious that Mrs. Wheeler was re- garding him with a glance that was at once hostile and impatient. „While he was wondering whether Miss Tyrell had gone upstairs for a permanency, he heard her step on the, stairs, and directly afterwards she appeara1 at the door with her hat and jacket on. "Good-bye, Mrs, Wheeler," she said, gravely, "Good-bye," said Mrs. Wheeler, in the same way that a free -speaking womadance."n would have said "Good ' rid - The girl's eyes rested for a moment on Fraser. Then she bade hint good- bye, and, opening the door, passed into the street. Fraser looked at Mrs. Wheeler in perplexity, then, jumping up sudden- ly as Poppy passed the window, he crossed to the door. "Good-bye, Mrs. Wheeler," he shout- ed, and, vaguely conscious that some- thing was wrong somewhere, dashed off in pursuit. Poppy Tyrell, her face pale and her eyes burning, quickened her pace as she heard hurrying foot -steps behind her. "1 ju.t wanted a few words with you Miss Tyrell," said Fraser, somewhat breathlessly. "I—I am going onbusiness," said Poppy, in a quiet voice. "I didn't understand Mrs Wheeler just now," said Fraser. "I hope you don't mind my calling?" "Oh, no," said the girl; -*clea]1 as often as you like, but this evening Pm busy. Come to -morrow." This hospitality over -reached itself. "Have you left the Wheelers?" he in- quired suddenly. "Yes," said Poppy, simply. •"What's the good of telling me to call, then?" inquired . Fraser, bluntly. "They will be pleased to see you, I'm sure," said Miss Tyrell. "Where are you going?" asked Fraser. Miss Tyrell made no reply, except to favor him with a glance which warned him not to repeat the question, and he walked beside her for some time in silence. "Good-bye," she said, suddenly. "I'm not going," said Fraser, with artless surprise. "Mr. Fraser," said the girl, redden- ing with anger, "will you please un- derstand tnat I wish to be alone?" } "No," said Fraser, doggedly. "A gentleman would not have to I have half so much said to him," said Poppy, trembling. i "Well, thank God, I'm not a gentle- man," said Fraser, calmly. "If I had a father or a brother you ': would not behave like this," said the girl. "If you had a father or a .brother Ithey would do it instead," said Fraser, o•an v• "it'S ll9 " c ee ot t, zr� zn b` got you. Miss Tyrell, who -lad softened !slightly, stiffened again with anger. "You?" she said, hotly. "What right have you to trouble yourself ?about me?" "No right at all," said Fraser, cheerfully, "but I'm going to do it, If you've left the Wheelers, where are you going?" • Miss Tyrell, gazing straight in front of her, made noreply. Vont you tell ne .' persisted the other. (To be continued). CHAPLAINS BRAVE WORKERS. Tilley Do Not Confine Their Services to Spiritual Needs of Troops. Writing on the work of the Cana- dian chaplains in France, Capt. Chas. G. D. Roberts sends an article to the Canadian Minister of Militia, in part as follows:— The ollows:The work of the Canadian Chap- lain Service has been so successful, so rich in results, and conducted along such broadly human lines, that it is impossible to do it anything ap- proaching justice within the space of a newspaper article. The cement of the whole structure has been a unity of purpose and a harmony in effort which are a constant influence for good among our men, and which -may well serve as an example to the churches at large. The representatives of each church or creed are supreme within their own fold. The organiza- tion of the Canadian Chaplain service, as a whole, guards the interests of each communion, and guards them im- partially. I have seen an energetic young Jewish rabbi corning to a canon of the Church of England for assist- ance to enable him more effectively to minister to his scattered Hebrew flock. All rivalries are strictly elim- inated, except the high rivalry of zeal, self-sacrifice and courage. It is not, by any means, to matters,. spiritual alone that the tireless ener- gies of the C.C.S. are devoted. The service looks after the comfort, re- creation and entertainment of the troops, by means of a highly -organiz- ed system of soldiers' institutes, can- teens and cinema shows, which keep them out of mischief or boredom 'dur- ing the period when they come back from the trenches to the rest camps. This system is run on a merely nomin- al margin of profit, and the accounts are officially audited by the Paymas- ter's Department. Narrow as ; is the margin, it yields a handsome. profit, which is returned to the men again in whatever form may seem to he, most needed. No small part of it goes to the provision of free coffee --hot. coffee—at all hours of day or night, els ,*ium ere ext on °r° To da if the heavily -charged electric wires, that pen the people into a workless and almost foodless land, ran along our frontier --if instead of reading of Belgian sufferings we heard the pitiful tales from the lips of escaped victims ---if we could see the long and hungry bread -lines of people as intelligent and once as prosperous and comfortable as ourselves —if we could watch the thousands of emaciated children who are fed at the schools by the Belgian Relief Commission —if what they are enduring, and their desperate need, were clear and vivid to us, instead of unreal at.d overseas —then the great hearts of Canadians would be moved, and there would be no trouble in raising several times our present contributions to the Belgian Relief Fund. Can we bring the urgent need of the hungry Belgian mothers and children home to YOU ? Can we enlist YOUR active sympathy for those whose very lives depend on the prompt and continued help of people like yourself ? Send your subscriptions weekly, monthly or in one lump sum to Local or Provincial Committees, or SEND CHEQUES PAYABLE TO TREASURER 59 St. Peter Street, Montreal. 37 The Greatest Relief Work in History. for the men who are entering or, leav- ing the trenches. But it is when a battle is on that the Church militant peculiarly justi- fies its title. Where the wounded and dead are falling, there you will find the "padres." They are by no means confining themselves to their spiritual functions. They are helping and in- spiring the stretcher-bearers, the am- bulance men, the surgeons. Their activities are limited only by sthe needs rsf .tl "plvrxtretc�xY 1' or' l t..' ling a second Sattle''of 'pres ie padres in different quarters of the battlefield organized voluntary stretcher-bearer parties, guided them up into No Man's Lancl, and worked with them night after night in find- ing and bringing out the wounded. In this task one of the padres was taken prisoner. At the Somme, too, one of the padres organized a rescue party, led it up under deadly shell fire, and brought back ten wounded men who had been lying in a trench for four days. The trench was one cut off from our lines and occupied in part by the Germans. Another of our padres was wounded while rescuing Australian wounded at Mouquet Farm. Suffice to say that three C.M.G.'s and five Military Crosses have been awarded amoong the padres, while many more such honors have been am- ply deserved. It is significant to note that of the thirty padres who left Canada with our first contingent in September, 1914, there are now only nine remaining in the field. ti Save the wood ashes and keep them in a dry place. They are a splendid fertilizer. FREE TO BOYS FROM SUNSET UST WHAT THE WESTERN PEOPLE ARE DOING. Progress of the Great li'ilest Told in a Few Pointed Paragraphs, "Millions of dollars in the Eastern States are ready for investment in .British Columbia mines," said A. W. B. Hodges recently at Victoria. The new police matron at Vancou- ver seeks reformation rather than punishment for the female prisoners detained at the police headquarters. Lieut. Evans is canvassing the nor- thern mainland and using moving pic- tures as an attraction to seeurn re- cruits for the Canadian Engineers. At Vancouver, the electorate have reversed the decision of last; year and have ordered the Saturday half - holiday to be changed to Wednesday. Fortune tellers and psychics of cer- tain sorts will have to tread lightly in Victoria from now on, for Mayer Todd is preparing to start on their trails. Premier Brewster is in communica- tion with Sir James Lougheed re- garding addition accommodation for convalescent soldiers in the Provinee. Owners of the Dolly Varden min- ing claims, sent a deputation to Vic- toria asking for the right to lay a tramway on the road to connect with the docks. Work on the dock and large saw- mill which the Robert Dollar 0o. are constructing on the North A.rm of Burrard Inlet, Is proceeding with all possible despatch. For what is believed to be the first time in the industrial history of the province a shipment of machinery will shortly be sent from Vancouver to Durban, in South Africa. It is stated that industries on the west coast of Vancouver Island are developing so rapidly that it will be necessary shortly to put another boat on to meet the demand for freight. A new departure from the preva- lent custom of his neighbors bus been started by Mr. Mowat, of ' Red Feather Ranch, McKay Station, who has developed his hobby of keeping milch goats. The Vancouver Poultry and Pet Stock Association's 'exhibition ie be- ing held at Vancouver and :We toy;' rP ee,ds axe o This ten splendid Rapid"Firs like h real Machine Guns. If you will sell 80 packages of our lovely embossed Blaster post cards at 10 cents a package or love- ly 12x18 Inch colored Oilograph Pictures at 10 cents each, we will send you, with alt charges prepaid, this Rapid Fire Cannon, a ettpply of bullets, and EmirSoldier targets. Send us your name and address and we send you the cards or pictures to sell. send Whenyouolthe cd senpridzue theactly mosney- and et•tised. we e exaad ' Write to -day and be flrst to get tine Gun. HOMER -WARREN CO.. Dept. 156, Toronto. When He Sat ()own. 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Write to us to -day so you can get your Dell and Doll Carriages 'luis`kiy. OPIER.W,S R N CO. DEPT. 13'7, TORONTO. The latest Vaiaco liver rnaai ceive military honors is Sappei Arthur H. Black, who 'has been awarded the D.G.M. for his work in trench repairing while under heavy fire. The Rev. E. Thomas, representing the Social Service Council at Victoria, received a grant of $250 .from the Fin- ance Committee, to bring an canoe - tion and eugenic health exhibit to the city. Standardization of teachers' cer- tificates for the fourteen western pre- vinees is one of the questions that representatives of the educational de- partments of Manitoba, Saskatche- wan, Alberta and British Columbia are now considering. A (GALLANT SERB Serbian Army Mourns I}Mfh of "The Wolf." The whole Serbian army mourns! the loss of Voyno Popovitch, f:tnril]ar- ly known as Voyvodo "Vouk" or "The Wolf," commander of the Corps of Volunteer Irregulars, of Koritajis, which has played such an active and glorious part in the five campaigns that Serbia has waged since the aut- umn of 1914, says the London Tinnes. Only h2 years of age, he establkhed and maintained such a rigid code of drafting that his corps are to -day "ir- regulars" no longer but in name. Their drill and discipline aro mem- passed in any branch of the regular Army. It was one of the de::llcrilte en- counters that took place around Grunishta, while rallying his men against an overwhelming onset of the enemy, that this gallant warrior niet his death. Though already wounded in the arm, with the wound fret un - bandaged, he threw himself into the wavering line of Serbs and restored their courage by his example. But he • • was mortally hit by a Bulgarian sniper firing from behind a ruck. His last words were : "Dead or relive, do 'not leave me to the Bulgaria,nt,," His dying wish was faithfully obeyed, and Voyvode "Vouk" was buried with 'all due honors by the victorious Serbs.. The Jolly Sailor A sailor who had landed ',after A • long voyage, and having been paid called a cab, threw his luggage inside, and ;limped on top himself, "Beg • pru'clon, sir," said the astonished cab- man, "but you should get inside •and put your boxes on top." "Steer the craft ahead, sonny. Passengers always go on deck and luggage in the'bold," was the reply from the top.