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The Huron Expositor, 1906-04-27, Page 7NUL MAN S BACK MAINSPRING PHYSICAL, iitt The Slightest Baclaa aehe, it Negleeted, la te Cause Years of Terrible Suffering. men en bo strong and healthy a kidnevs aro well, and regular en on. When the kidneys aro iII 2, body is ill, for the_poisens which Ts ought to have filtered out ea i are left in the system. inaleonetitution is naturally t to kiduey disease thests 41, hat ie more, a women's work her whole life is one men have you heard viybackachea!» Do you kedrw ache is one f the first signa rouble? It is and should. oo ate a immediately. Other syrapeeseie ent thirst, soanty, thick, cloudy colored urine, burning sereedioe inating, frequent urination, pet_ t the eyes, swelling of the feet, wen os,ting specks before the eyes, eta, gyraptoma if not taken in time seen -once, vrill cause year of terrible fferiner All these ayreptores, awn. hese Leases may be cured. by Nob KIDNEY PILLS directly on tho kidney; in strong -and healthy. :ary Galley, Auburn, NS., writ T fuer months I WILS troubled wi Lck and was unable to tura in be ie/p. 1 wa ieduced by a friend tee n. Kidney Pills. After uaing toyer e box my back was as well asever."' 0 cents par box or three boxes fore alIdealerslor sent direot on reel TheDoanKidney.Fill tot, LO E—STAY FENCE 1. DItIon IIINGE.STAY Fenced* mada tjAnt„crt hard steel who. awl colled from Cm effects or eontramlon and ex- 111u3trat...1 catalozwo froo- llro agents Lice to Creditors. te, of Ealen Shea, late of the Toneaship c t, in the County of Perth, Widow, dee, :hereby given pursuant to R. S. 0., Chap. Et SS, that all persons having- claims against of the said Ellen Shea. who died on the 'I./teen:dem. 1905, are required on or before of May, 1906, to send by post prepaid or J. L. Killoran, Seaforth, Ontario, solicitor. Shea, the administrator of the dee .s andaddresse' s full particulars of t Y verified, and the nature of the security, by them. And notice is further grren the said date the said administrator will 'distribute the assets of the liaid estate- . perscms entitled thereto, having regard, claims of which he shall then have notice., J. b. RILLORAN, Seeforth, Ontario, f!tolicitor for theAdministrator tf dav of April, 1900. 2000.3 wood. 5 rho at Ti! Great English• _Remedy. Tones and invi,goratesthe whole - nervous Ewsteul, 71191reS lead in old Veins. Cares Nan- entai and Brain Worry, =tat Weaknesz s, Enaiss•eAs, Sp • and Erects of Abuse or 4 -zees -see: tr box, sixfor$5. One will Nemo' Sold by allea. or rnalled On receipt of price, New pamphi,* ie. 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Strong, Berwick, N•ag 'e USIA Dr. 1,1r,bod's Norway sti.rue.„ and have_ found it to he w ail.vay.) givirig. quick relief. ithout a bottle of it ire tb rway Pine ,F2 --up is put UP in it r. lirea Pine Trees is.the trade. • e eriee 25 cents at all dea1e415* .Lettes. Deruand Dr. Wood's ontt Throat and Coes ha 4-tIve aed safe remedy fori all throe" u -al in ne Antiseptic Tenbletst . .„., the germicidal value of CeOcieneV' i*perties of slippery eltn Wirt: lico 00. Au Drugosts • L 20,1906 , VriEDINART. JOHN GRIEVE Honor graduate of Onlario Vet - *nary College. All diseases of Vomestio Animals treated. Calls sanmptly attended to and charges moderate. Veterinary Dentistry a apeoialty. Offiec, and residence on Goderioh street,. one aDOT east, of Vr. Scott's ciffiee, Seaford'. 11124f 4••••••••••••••........." F. IIIARBIURN, V. Nonorary graduate of the Ontario e:Veterinary College, an Honorary ,naember of the Medical Asseciation "of the Ontario Veterinary !College. Treats diseases of all Domestio 'Animals by the most modern princi- ples. Dentistry and Milk :Fever a specialty. Office opposite Dick's lintel, Main street, Seaforth. orders left at the hotel will treceive prompt attention. ')Night calls re - Owed at the office. 1871-62 'LEGA.n. JAMES L. KILLORAN. Barister, Solicitor, Notary Pub- lic eto. Money to loan. In SeafOrth afoindays, Fridays and Saturdays. Of - WO open every week day. :ltver ward's stone, Main street, Sea - 1904 R. S. ITAYS. Barrister, Solicitor, Conveyancer, al% Notary P,ublio. , Solicitor for the Dominion Bank. Office -In .rear `of the DOMiBiell Bank, Seaforth. Ooney to loan. 1285 t J. M. BEST. Barrister, Solicitor, Conveyancer and Notary Public. -Office up -stairs over Fear's drug store, Main street, ,tauforth. 1327 akoma,••••••••••••---- P. HOLMESTED. les -mister, Solicitor, Oonve y- smcer, Notary Public. Solicitor for the Canadian Bank of Commerce. Money to loan. Farms for sale. Of - Wee in Scott's -Block, Main street, ifeaforth. Iir0TIKINsoN SarGARROW. Barrister% Solicitors, etc., Gode- Mob, Ontario, E. L. Dickenson, °has. Oarx�w,L1J.B. 1833-tf _.•••••••••••••••••••••••••.. DENTISTRY. Tat. H. J. 110DGINS. araduate at Royal College of Den- tal Burgeons of Ontario.• Suoceseor to Dr. Tweddle. Offioet-Over A. Young's grocery store, Main Street, Seaforth. 1975 MEDICAL. DR. JOHN McGINNIS. f Office and. residence Victoria St., •Osaforth. P,hone 73. • • DR. H. HUGH ROSS. Graduate of University of T-oronto fifatoaity of Medicines member of Clo- lege of PhySioians and Surgeons of Ontario; pass graduate courses hn Chicago Clinical School, of . Chioago ; Reyal Ophthalraie Hospital, Doedx)n, England ; University College Hos- pital, London, England. Office - Over Stewart Bros.' store, Main St., Seaforth. Phone N. 5. Night palls swered from residence, Victoria Otreet, Seatorth. -1890 f DR. F. J. BURROWS: Office and • Residence-Goderioh street, east of the Methodist dearth, fieaforth, Phone No. 46. Oortoner for the ,eounty of Suaton. 1386 • DRS. SCOTTedo MACKAy. Goderialt street, opposite Metho- klist church, Seaforth. ; J. G. Scott, graduate of Victoria and Ann Arbor, and Member of /the Ontario College of Physicians and Surgeons. Coroner for the county !of Huron. I C. Mackay, honor graduate of Trinity University, gold, medalist of Trinity Medical College. Member Of the Oolie.ge of Physioians and. Sur- e- Igeolis, Ontario. 1483 .A.UCTIONEERS. THOMAS BROWN. Licensed auctioneer for the ()aun- ties of Huron and Perth. - Orders .1eft at An M. Campbell's implement Ware -domes, Seaforth, or at the !Expositor Office, will receive prorapt attention. Satisfaction guaranteed on no charge., 1708-tf - •••—••• JAMES G. McMIOHAEL. Licensed auctioneer for the collie- Qf 'ffilren. Sales attended to in nny pelt of the &auntyat moderate, Tates and satisfaction guaranteed. carders, left at the Seaforth post effice, or on Lot 2. Coneessioin Hallett, will' rece've prompt at- tention. 1832at2 - B. S. PHILLIPS. ' Licensed auctioneer for the coun- ties of Htirma and Perth. Being a Practical farmer and. thoroughly, !understanding the value of farm iStook and. implements, places me in h better position te realize Rood prices. Chargeh moderate. Satis- faction guaranteed or no - pay. All Orders left at Hensall post office er at Lot 23, Cortoession 2, Hay, 'will be promptly attended to. 1709-tf The McKillop Mutual Fire Insurance Company. FARM AND ISOLATED TOWN PROPERTY ONLY INSURED. OFFICERS. B. McLean, president, Mena" - P. O.; Thomas Fraser, vice-presi- ideat, Brucefield P. 0.; Thomas E. RaYs, seoretary-treasorer, Seafor P. O. 1 ' DIRECTORS. • Vifilliana Chesney, Seaforth; John 0- Grieve, Winthrop; George )ale, Beaforth ; John Benneweis, Dublin; Vames Evans, Beechwood; John Watt, Harlock ; Then. Fraser, Bruce- tield ; John B. McLean, Kippen ; jeas. klonnolly, Clinton. AGENTS. • Robt. Smith, Harlook ; E. Hinch- Iey, Seaforth; James Canalising, Eg- hsondville ; J. W. Yeo, Holmesville ism,auditors. O.; ,Geo. Mu.rdie and Geo. Steph- MUSIC ! HELEN R. WILSON 4 Pupil of Mr. A. S. Vogt. - • tiano, organ t Tel (bee)). Pupils prepared for can- tIrcatary examinations. For terms and other.-inlor- keit% apply at, D. 1). Wilson and Co' s office or at J. r,!sidetiee, Ann st. Seaforth. De2-tf 11 .1••••••••••••••••••• lefeeneeelifeeenleelr°111LataltinallIMIMb 411114 Wane he Adventurers ••••••••••••••••••••••7•••••••••••••!•••••••••••• By 11. B. MARRIOTT WATSON COPYR.IGHT, 1398, BY HARPER BROT grwilailliallirmmrallimmiumgWelem's8m9°""milimagmleali ! "You woula be midi- wiser," said I. "to get an, hour's sleep." Sheppard shrugged his shoulders. "Itrs ray 'turn next, you say, and I'm not used to be awakened in my beauty sleep, It's bad for me. No; 111 go to bed when you relieve me. But Lrec- oramend your own advice to yourself." "And I will take. I answered. "See that Montgomery gets his supper and goes to bed like a sensItsle person. I'll be with you• at 2 punctually:" I cannot say that I enjoyed a. peace- ful sleep. Although I was dog tired, partly from the exertion , of the day's Work and partly because I had had no • rest the previous night, P still slum- bered very fitfully. Filially I awoke in a fever and, throwing the hot blankets from me, stepped to the open window. My bedroom !aced the north, and the cool airs that heralded the dawn wan- dered over me, reducing the fume and fire of my nerves. Far away some roistering bird was calling, not th his spring notes, but raucous new with_ the somber heat of autumn. The curtain of the dawn was, lifting. It was time for me to relieve Sheppard. My watch marked a quartertto 2. Having dress- ed, 'I went down to the great hall and, thrusting the western windows open, looked out. Trees, like great ghosts, 1 Visible, whispered In the night to. ether. The stars glimmered down be- low, and I recollected suddenly that I Was peering into the water of the fosse. The stillness bung so deep that I was possessed of a sudden with a hundred fears. Was Sheppard murdered? And were -the castle and It treasure novd In the hands of those, abominable assas- sins? I listened for a cry, but there was none, only the gentle wash of the waters against those ancient foun- dations and the swishing,of the leafage on the neighboring trees.. The part lay, as one might have fancied, under tee imminent hand of death. I stole upstairs, clambering with n lantern to the keep. •Upon the tower a silent figure turned and a low voice spoke. "Is that you, Ned?" The sound almost startled me, occur- ring upon the stillness. "Any news?" I asked. "Well, 1 have two things to com- municate. Do you see that tree?" . I peered into the darkness in the di- rection he had indicated. n ° ' "I hear it," I observed douhtfully. "Well, I've seen it," he retorted. .4 'Your eyes are better than inine, then," I answered. "Maybe," said Sheppard cheerfully, "maybe not. But I don't profess to see through a wall. That tree is,fifty paces away, and it is an oak, very large and umbrageous." "I believe you are right," I answered. "I think I recollect it." "I didn't," he went on. "But I reck- on to see by match light as well as any." I was puzzled. "Match light?" I queried. "You haven't been" - "Oh, dear, no!" he exclaimed. "My tower has been the central patch of I stole upstairs to the keep. blackness in this black night. Be sides, who ever struck a match. at night to see by? No; the match was in that -same tree I speak of." I was silent. "I presume it didn't strike it- self," he ecatinued. "Lower your voice," I enjoined. Sheppard smiled, as I could perceive even in the darkness. "Oh, I don't see why," he declared. "There's no one there to strike a match Throat Coughs A fielding in the throat; hoarseness at times; adeep breath irritates it;—these are featufes of a throat 1 cough. They're very de- ceptive and a cough niix- ture won't 'cure them. You want something that will heal- .the inflamed • membranes, enrich the blood and tone up the system Scott's Emulsion is just such a remedy. It has wonderful healing. and noarishing power. Removes the cause of the cough and the whole system is given- new strength and vigor Send for free sample SCOTT & BO WIVE, Cher/this Term:to, Ont. sac. aod Sr.00. 411 etruggias fB.ZT IffultoN EXP maw 1 ;now, to the best of my belief." "How is that?" • "Did you hear no sound?" he asked. I shook my head, and he patted his shotgun. , "I congratulate you on yet= sound- ness of health. I fired about an hour ago, and I fancy the shot did ,not al- • together miss. There followed a still, small noise and after that again pat- tering feet receding. I think some one has indigestion today in Sercombe' • army." • Sheppard shouldered his gun and waiked to the northern verge of the piirepet. Stooping, he fumbled in the darknessand the next moment his voice waded from • below- my feet "Follow me, Ned,". he milled.- Gropint about with feet and hands, I caine up , on an open hole in the floor and, in • sorting my legs Cautiously, happened upon the first step in a stone stairway. Diligently stepping down this through sheer blackness, I came out upon Shep- pard's heels into what by comparison • seemed daylight. The stars glistened In the canopy of heaven. I was out upon the battlements. - "We might have known there was some communication between the keep and the battlenaent," said Sheppard. "You see; the advantage. I've been • pacing this walk like a sentinel for the last two hours." "Can -You get right round?" "I'll show you," he returned and led the way along that lofty roadway. The battlements naturally stretched across the width of the castle, rtinning from wall to wall. The parapet stood some . five feet high and was broken with the machicolations of the ,design. There was ample space, therefore, for twenty • men at arms to march abreast along the heights! Sheppard moved lightly, his head jest swinging clear of the par- apet and -the black darkness contained between fife shadows of the ramparts. The leaden roof was ineumbered with rubbish. Presently Sheppard „paused, and there rose quickly before' use out of the superhicumbent gloom the black- er mass of the drum towers. Feeling his way, ' Sheppard hit upon an iron larr connecting with the heights ab e, and presently we stood -upon the topmost pinnacle of the castle and peered from it into the night. The noc- turnal mists and blackness of, the val- • ley belowwere slowly shifting. The trees gradually grew black, showing against a vast and gray gloom. Yet there was no light visible in those seething changes of the elements. The night still tiling about us. The southern drum tower, looked down upon deeper shadows, and I cotld not descry the wall below. I turned to my companion for an expla- nation and smiled at the‘confusion of my own brain when he answered: "'That's the soutle Ned. You know the battlements are III ruins there." Of course they were, but was not to be deterred from a complete circuit of the walls by that small fact, and I groped for the ladder. "Be • careful; Ned," said Sheppard. "Better not. Wait till it's light." Now, I knew very well at the time that he spoke wisely and that I was merely taking a rash hazard' for no better purpose than to display to my- self -my own determination -or obsti- nacy,if you will. But tha feeling was strong upon me, and so, picking my steps down the ladder, I paid him no attention. Presently my foot, descend- ing, shot tbrough empty air, and coin cidently with • that the iron bar tc which I was clinging with my lefi hand chased abruptly. For a momeni I had a sickly sensation in my stona ach, and I went` quite cold. But, bra o ing myself -together, 1 kneeled upor the lowermost step and launched ms ,body into space. I have no intention, as I say, of de fending my foolhardiness, nor do I take any credit for my ultimate escape from what was undoubtedly a deadls perli. My legs kicked aimlessly in the air awl found no rest. I tightened pay hold upon the iron of the ladder and strove to pull myself up. But my wrists had already weakened in that tedious and unavailing oscillation in space, and, to- my home I realized that I could not get back. "Sheppard!" I called faintly. "Ned! Ned!" came Sheppard's whis- per from above, and I was vaguely ° aware of a tiny spark of light shining as it were in heaven. The glow lit up the reinnants of the iron ladder, and - below this I could see as I hung the imminent brows of the ruined wall and the gleaming light of water far away. Yet this illumination proved my salvation. The ruins were over- run with maws of Irish ivy, as I have said, and in the course of centuries this strongly growing creeper had clam- bered over and beyond the proper lim- its of decay and clothed with great twisted branches- the wall of the drum' tower at one side of me. Gasping from my exertions, I reached a hand toward these leaveand, catching at a thick stem like a cable,, clung to it desper- . ately while dividing my weight be- ' tween the two supports. My only MIX- iety was as to whether the ivy would hold. Its attachment to the stones of the wall must be precarious, and yet I had to trust it, and, poising an in- etant between the two, I dropped slow- ly upon the • creeper. The friendly branches held, and I slipped carefully down until I stood upon the broken - stones of the ruined wall. High above I saw Sheppard light another match and heard his voice calliag 'to me, but Braorti ,Oona qtruo- tion BOECKH Brooms cost the manufacturers more to make Itub cost the con . sumer no more.than the ordmezjt kind. They are carefully made ot the best materials/ and under the _most rigid inspeofaon. BOECKII BROOMS have light handles -having the weight in the right place. You would hardly believe the diffele enoe there is using them compared with other13. Unita Feetcriw,Limitd, ?create, Cp. I had no strength to reply. He fung the light from him, and, descending in an arc, it passed before my eyes and s , went out with a fizzle below. . I leaned ever, and: the grayness of the coming dawn lay in the water thirty feet be- neath me. , A -fragment of stone, de- taebed by my movement, rumbled over the margin and fell with a great blob • into the moat. There were twelve feel of water in the fosse.- I shuddered and - called back to Sheppard. - ; "I was afraid something had hap petied to you," said he. "Are you all rlght?la explained the position. there, and join you from the • side. You old fool, Ned!" 1 aecepted the critthisns raeekl • retained my place upon the ivy c 1 ruins until I heard the sound' o upon my right and presently per • Sheppard crawling over the sto ward me. He sat down near me, hag. "You can get down from the .eftu SSW CO It X aft. e Bears the of The Kind You Ham Always Bought Signature of •••••••-•,••••••.,...-_••••••.•-,_••-••••••• 1 Gillth and vered feel eived es to- pant - other side pretty easily," he declared.' well to remember that." "I don't quite see why you hay so," I answered, rather ungrat "You would be better asleep." "Oh, nonsense!" he exclaimed; done fully. then, after a pause, "The dawn will be up di- rectly, Ned." Presently his head nodded up n his shoulder. I let him sleep. He must have been worn with his long vi 11 and the longer toil. I kne4 that he ould not go to bed and 'he had bette take what rest was possible in this i legiti- mate way. The stars flared and went out, yet the dawn seemed long in coin- ing. I pulled out my watch and, strik- ing a match, consulted It It was half past 3. Sheppard's head lurched for-. ward, and his breath grew stertorous. A thin fine line of light cut across the eastern horizon, and then suddenly a stick cracked below me. I started, alert, intent the drums roaring n my ears. A soft 'sibilation as of 'oices exchanged below the breath eau ht my eager senses. Surely I could discern the noise of footsteps falling 'Wetly upon the grass. I strained my si lit to pierce that gray -black cloud of loom, but there was nothing visible,. and, leaning softly forward, I touched Sher). pard upon the shoulder. • H was awake in an instant and ere I * etv 11 whispering at me under his oreath: "What is it? A.re they come?" "Listen!" I murmured. Sheppard turned to me, motioning with his hand, Reaching close, he put his lips to my. ears. "They're down by the moat, exnlor- Ing," he said -"several, I think. Shall I fire?" • I grasped his hand in return. "No, • I murmured. back. "You stay here and keep quiet with your shot- gun. I'm going down to fend out." With which I slipped noiselessly on hands and knees until reached the back parts of the wall. -Prom here it The face glared at me, pressing upon •• the i?ctrs. was a descent of twenty feet oi more into the _courtyard, but the faee of the ruin was irregular, and I fou d, by groping, projecting stones Which offer ed me a foothold, so that 'pres ntly • dropped to the flags of the yar with- out sound and stole into the house My first duty was to awaken 'Mont- gomery and the man Williams., Both /of therh I dispatched by means of a ladder to join Sheppard on the heights Jand, that done, I took a, lantern and -descended into the corridor Of dun geons. My light was but feeble,: and my progress was necessarily slots along that path of inky blackness. Al each of the turnings I paused and, pro- ceeding to the bottom, peered out through the grating on the waters oi the fosse. I had in this manlier and SUFFERING WOMEN who find Me a burden, can have health and stningth reztored by the use of Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills. The present generation of women and girls have more than their share of misery. With some it is nervousness and palpitation, with otherslweak, dizzy and fainting spells, whIe with others there is a general collapse of the ijeteu. Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills tone ip the nerves, strengthen the heart and make 't beat strong and regular, create new red blo d cor- puscles, and impart that sense of buoyancy to' the spirits that is the result of renewed ilie.ntal 'and physical vigor. Mrs. D. O. Donoghue, Ordha, Ont., Writes: 'For over a year I was troubled with nervous- ness and heart trouble. I decided to give Mil - burn's Heart and Nerve Pills a trial, and after using five boxes 1 found I 4as completely bared. always recommend them to my friends.P Price 50 cents per box or three boxes for $1.25„ all dealers or The T. Milburn Co., Limited Toron9a, Ont. • •1• „ et- Nt 4 Noramomimmiorammammestastogobwm, exercising this precaution made the cir TWO OPEN LETTERS, cult of half the castle and was non upon the southern face and, as 1 con eluded, in the proximity of Sheppaed and the others. Here it was that 1 met my Matt alarm., As I gazed out of th4 grating on my tour of ,inspection and was almost nosr coevinced that our fears had been unnecessary and that we had been deceived by the early movements of the dawn, suddenly there grew before my eyes and out of the grayness a vast head, set -with horrible rolling eyes and with a profusiou of shaggy hair. The apparition loomed. before the bars of the window and With ft quick mOvement seemed to push forward as though to enter. involun- tarily I started back into the d *mess. The face glared at me, pressireg upon the bar, the lip twisted over the red gums and yellow fangs, and the water dripping from its black hair.' Its eyes measured me with a glance, and fer half a minute Of time we stood con- fronting each other, my tiny thread of light streaking the ghastly apparition with yellow. The next moment it had vanished,' and, my wits' returning in a tide,- I flung Myself forward to the grating and loOked out. The lantern shone upon the dark waters, and that was all. But this was more than enough for me, and I was aware that it was likely to be quite enough for our assailants. Hurriedly ,I quitted the corridor and regained the upper air. By means of,' the ladder 7 reached the rest of 'the _ party -and at onto communicated my information. CHAPTER XL THE dawn -was now abreast of _ the hilltops, and the trees of the park stood out like shadows in' a great mist. "They 'will begin here," obsertted Sheppard, "when they find there is !no entrance below." • "I don't envy,them the twelve feet f water to start with," said I. "I don't envy then' If they get here," remarked Montgomery quietly. Williams staid nothing. He looked from one to another curiously and then craned his neck over the castle walit and scrutinized the foreground. Newt\ and then he grasped -his shotgun almost mechanically, as if to feel certain that it was there. I agreed with Sheppard that if any attack was to be delivered It would be upon the breach made by time in the defenses. There was no way into the eastle by the gratings above the moat, and it would take ar- tillery at least to shake the huge port- cullis. Yet It seemed incredible that any sane man should attempt to dwim the fosse and scale the battlements. If I had been seen by that appalling face, as I conceived, the enemy would be aware that we were on the Watch and ready for them, If so, I eonsid- , ered it more than likely that they would retire and make the best of the reconnoissance they had achieved. "I don't tike this," Sheppard 'said. "What the, mischief are they up to? Let me go and see." • • I considered. To say the truth, I did not like it myself, but would it be wise to divide our forces? After a momentary reflection I de- cided to do so, and, enjoining upon IlIontgomery a strict vigilance, I crawl- ed after Sheppard toward the upper battlements. Once we had reached the ramparts we proceeded more quickly,, but still with great caution, stopping at Inter- vals to reconnoiter the ground below. But there was nothing to be seen' or heard, and Mitil we had passed the keep and had got upon the western wall we encountered no sign of the en- emy. Here, however, Sheppard stop- ped short and pressed his hand on my shoulder. • "Down!" he said. Simultaneously with bis words a whiz of cold air passed toy nose, and a small crack of some firearm ensued upon it. "That's by way of introduction," said Sheppard, "and now the fight begins." Keeping our heads below the para- pet, we stumbled as fast as possible along the roof, and presently after rounded the corner to the northern Here a ,sigtt met our eyes, even in -that obseurity, whiCh struck amaze- ment and even terror to my 'heart I have already spoken of -the sycamore which stood outside my bedroom win- • dow and beyond the moat. It was a lofty tree, spreading very amply, and -mounted to within a dozen feet of the parapet This the 'ingenious , wits of some one -and I had no hesitation in naming the author of the plan -had utilized to scale the walls. As I foutid afterward, a tough and serviceable rope had been employed to connect the • peaks of the battlement- with the tree, and over this, as we came into sight, the black figures of men were scram- bling. I had little doubt on thinking over it subsequently that my presence • in the basement revealed to the man in the moat had given the signal for the adventure, seeing that I was not likely to be In my chamber an1 able to detect them ere the enterprise had gone for - Ward sufficiently. • t (To be ortinued.) CHILDHOOD'S PERILS. The is'a.-eadled -soothing medicines oontain tpoisonous opiates that dead- en and atimpifyeebut never cure the the 'little iinvents of childhood. Baby'e Own Tablets are guaran- teed to contain no =opiate, they act' on the stomach and bowels and 'thins rerative tihe mune of nearly all the ills that afflict little ones. In this way they bring :natural, healthy sleep, and the child wakes ;up datiglet and well. Mrs. !A.. Weeks, Vernon, B.C., Gays "7 have aised Baby's ,Own Tablets and can, oheerfully say that � have found theta all yoa nlaina for them." These tablets are good for children of all ages from birth onward. Sold by all medicine dealers or sent by mail at 25c A. box by writing The Dr, Williams' Medi- cine Co., Brockville, Ont. MONEY 10 LOANN .....•••••••••••••••• I1 ',Funds of private partiee to loan et lowest re IMPORTANT TO MA WOMEN APPIY laLLOBAN, Barrister, etc., Mrs. lilary Dittitolck of Washing4 ton 7, 15030 Tells ittow Lydia E. Pinkhsam'Ve- getable Coe:vomit/ Made lier Wolfs •1••=•••••••••=•101•MG.C. It is with great pleasure we publish the following letters, as they ,convinc- -01! rift tillii t" a ingly prove the claim we have so many tgZ (5 time made in our columns that Mrs. • a) es o ri P--4 ce- 05 = <1 ORO raP73- 0 o „CD 3 we • o 0Q PW4 hd gi 0 tie es nea e nee fhtdee flMhe On 5 VP inf p ee see .al 0 Seaforth, ontorie. Pinkham, of Lynn, MASS., is fully qnalie fied to give helpful advice to sick women. Read Mrs. Dimmick's letters. Her first letter Dear Mrs, Pinkham- "1 have been a sufferer for the past, eight years with a trouble which first originated from painful periods -the pains were excru- ciating, with inflammation and ulceration of the female organs. The doctor says I must have an operation or Leandot live. I do not want to subrait to an operation. if I can possibly avoidit.. Please help ine."--t Mrs. Mary Diramick, Washington, D.O.' • Her second letthr Dear Mrs. Pinkham:- "You will remember le ...ondition when / last wrote you, and that the doctorsaid.I xnusthave an operation or 7 mild not live. I received your kind letter and followed, your advice very carefully and =snow en- tirelY well. As my case was so eerious it BeeMS a mintele that 1am enred. I know that I owe not only my health but my life to LydiaE. 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