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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1915-04-16, Page 7Care for .;oroplexio at skin deep." Good ir cbarin under a sallow and poor features are autifin complexion. t toilet booklet entitled mien" has Sent been is and contains man ild beauty hints, inclu ods of massage. It can eing attheNyalAgency eau should call or tele- anong other thine it idiet, sleep, ve.ntilation, ether things we cannot nually warring against . ceet a etc or eoc ear of and convince your - sing and refreshingand ides. It is greaseless, quickly absorbed by the shine, and gives a e cool sensatimi, quick- : irritation produced by er. mos: trations are justly fam- ere so than Nyalca Face unhesitatingly recome ' telephone us for your mnerh contains meet ' Druggist, Seaforth, ,Ie. But he can't help en he could help an ani fever. -tied soldier." elided, the iL but -pity the poor .heart inn not himself. - Cincinnati En - For Breakfast. 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For thirty years it has been the stan- dard remedy for fe- male ills, and has re- stored the health of thousands of women who have been trou- bled with such ail- LYDIA • INK orients as displacements, inflammation, ulceration, tumors, irregularities, etc. If If'ou want special advice write to Lydia E. Pinkharn Med- idine Co: (confidential) Lynn, Mass. Your letter will be opened, read and answered by a woman, and held in strict confidence. 40 a 111•••••••••••••r. LEGAL. • It. s. nAya Barrister, Solicitor, -Conveyancer and Notary Public. Solicitor for the Dom- inion Bank. Office in rear of the Dom - talon Bank, Seaforth. Money to loam J. M. BEST. , • 13arrister, Solicitor, Conveyancer and Kasai Ethnic. Office up -stairs . over Walker's furniture store, Main street, Seaforth. F. HOLMESTED. Barrister, Solicitor, Ccinvene.ncer and Terms or aate. Office, in Scott's block, Main *treat, Se.af-cnith. PROUDFOOT, HAYS & KILLORAN Notary Public. Solicitor for the Cana- dian Bank of Commerce. Money to loan. Barristers, &Weal:its, Notaoies etc. Motley to lend, In Seaforth on Mons day of Inapt Week. Office in Kidd black. VETERINARY JOHN GRIEVE., V. S. Honor -graduate cf Ontario Vete-Un- ary College. All diseases of Domestic :Animals treated. Cans promptly attend- ed to and charges moderate. Veterinary Dentistry a specialty. Office and resi- dence on Goderich street, one door east of Dr. Sceht's office. neahorth. ,a a. F. n ARBURN, V. S. • Honor graduate of Ontario Vet:min. atty. College, and honorary member ot the Medical Association of The Ontario Veterinary College. Treatsdiseases of all Domestic Animals by the most mod - eve principles. Dentistry and Milk Fev- er a epeciatty. Office opposite Dick's Inktin street, Seaforth. All or - dere left at the hotel will receiveprompt stnention. Night calls received at the • fice. •11LEDICAL C. J. W. 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HUGH ROSS, Graduate of University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, member of Col- lege of Physicians and Surgeons of On- tario; peeve gra-duate courees in Chicago Clincal School of Chicago; Royal Oph- thalmic Etospital, London, England, University College Hospital, London England. Office -Back of the Dominion Bank; Seanorth. Phone No. 5. Night calls answered from residence, Victoria, etreet, Seaforth. AUCTIONEEBS. , k THOMAS BROWN. Licensed auctioneer for the counties of Huron and Perth. Corre,spondence am- rangements for sale dates can be made by calling up Phone 97, Sesforth, or The Expositor office. Charges 'moder- ate and satisfaction guarantee& JOHN A.RNOLD, Lir-wised au.ctioneer ror the counties of Heron and Perth. A.rrangmnents for sale dates can be made by calling up Phone 2 -on 23 Dublin, or 41 Seaforth, or the Expositor Office. Charges mod- erate and satisfaction gaaranteei. B. S. PHILLIPS. Licensed -auctioneer for the counties ot Huron and inertia. Being a practical tarsier and therought, •understanding the value et fartnetocir and iniplements paces me in a better position to ra- ga* good levels Charge* moderate. glitigtattiva guaranteed - or no pay,- Ad Orders istt in Exeter will be promptly Ilittssuled to, Nct, Copyright, tau. by the Behlts-lieerill Compaey • - you came," she answered. "You see, I have known the inn when it was gay with summer people, and as 1 sat here hy the tire I pretended I saw the ehoSts .of a kit of the people I knew flitting about In -the dusk. The rock- ing elleir fieet sailed what?" • "Meek flag flying, decks cleared for eetleimit sew the rocItag chair fleet. eo ny."*4-. ;..ihe smiled faintly. "We al - 1V fl _VS celled them that.. Bitter,. un- kind 01(1 women who sat hour after ii(itIr on the veranda and rocked and ittessioiel lind gossiped and rocked_ • "And I saw some poor little ghosts • weeping' in a corner." she went on; •*el few that the fleet had rue down iulsmili hi the sea of gossip. A little mime. whose nother nad not been all she -should. hare been. and the fleet round it out and roeked and whispered and she went away; And a few who were poor- the most terrible of sins - to thein the fleet showed no mercy. And n tine proud giri, Alyra ThoOnhill, • who was engaged te, a man named. Ktudrkl end who never dared come here egain after Kendrick suddenly dis- - appeared loicause of the whispered dis- honors the fleet heaped upon his bead." -What wicked women!" Said Magee. -The wickedeet women in the world," nuswered the girl. "But every sum- mer resort numt have its fleet. I doubt Jr any other ever had its admiral, though• and that makes Baldpate su- preme," "Its edmiral?" "Yes. He isn't really that. I imagine -sort ot a vice or an assistant or whatever it is, long ago retired from the nary. Every summer he comes here and the place revolves about him. It's all so funny!' I wonder if any .other crowd attains such_ heights of snobbishness as that at a summer re- sort? It's the. admiral this, and the edmiral that. from the moment he en- ters the door, Nearly every day the manager of Baldpate bas a new pic- ture of the admiral taken, and hangs It here in the hotel. I'll show them to you when It's light. There's ode over there by the desk of the Admirdi and the manager together, and the man- ager has thrown his arm carelessly over the admiral's shoulder with 'See • how well 1 know him' written all over his stupid face. Oh, what 'snobs they are" "And the fleet?". asked Mr. Magee. "Worshlos him, Their fish all day for a smile from him. They keep track of .his goings and 'comings, and when he is in the card room playing his silly old game of solitaire they run clown their . Victims in subdued tones so as not to disturb him." "Wien an interestieg place?" said Mr. Magee. "I must visit Baldpate next summer. Shall -shall you be beret" "It's so amusing," she smiled. ignor- ing ,the question. "Youtil enjoy it. And it isn't all fleet and admiral. There's happiness and romance and whispering on the Stairs. At. night, when the lights are all blazing and the band is playing waltzes in the Casino and somebody is giving a dinner in the -grill room and the girls tilt about in the shadows, looking too sweet for wOrds-well, Baldpate inn is a rather entrancing spot. I remember those nights very often now." "Many men have loved you," he said. "Are you reading my palm?" she asked. laughing. "No -your face," answered Mr. Ma- gee., 'Many_ men have loved you, for very' few- men are blind. 1 am sorry I was not the man on the stair or on the mountain in the -moonlight. Who knows? I might_ have been the favor- ed one for my sipgie summer of joy." "The autumn always: came," smiled the girl. "It would never have -come for me," • he answered. "Won't you believe me when I say that I have no partin this strange drama that is going on at Baldpate?- Won't you credit it when I say thatil have no idea why .you and the mitifessor and Mr. Bland are -ere nor why the mayor of Reuton has the flfth,key? Won't you _tell me what it ail means?" • "I mustn't," she replied, shaking her head. "I can trust no one, not even you. -I mustn't believe that you don't knomin-it's preposterous.- I must say over and over -even be is.simply-will you pardon me -flirting, trying to learn what he can learn. I must" "You can't even tell me loiter you wept in the station?" "For a simple silly reason. I was afraid. I had taken up a task too big for me by far -taken it up bravely when I was out in the sunlight of • Reuton. But when I -saw Upper As- quewan Falls and the dark came and that dingy station swallowed me up something gave way ipside me, and I felt I was going to fail. So -.L cried. A woman's way." • "It I were only permitted to help" - Mr, Magee pleaded. "No, I must go forward alone. I can trust no one now. yerhaos thins will STORIA or brfaats and Children In ItiseregftsrA0Years Signature of • enange: 1 nope they win:' •t Listen," 'mild Mr. Magee. "1 am telling yon the truth. Perhaps yop read a novel called eThe Lost Limou- sine.'" He was resolved to claim its authorship, tell tier of his real pur- pose in coming to Baldpate and urge her to confide in him regarding the odd happenings at the lnu. "Yes," said the girl before he. could continue. "1 did road it. And It hurt we. it was so terribly insincere. The inan had talent who wrote it, but he seemed to -say: ilt's - all a great big joke. 1 *16'11 believe in these people myself'. Poe just created them to make thew dance for you, Doun be fooled -We only a novel.' 1 deal Me that. sort. of thing. I want a writer really to mean all he says notion the • bottom of his heart." Mr. Magee bit his Hp. His deter- mination to claim the authorship of "The Lost Limousine" was quite gone. "1 want him to make we feel with his people," the girl went on seriously; "And he can't do that if he doesn't feel himself, ,can her William Hallowell Magee actually hung his head. "He • can't," he confessed softly. "You're quite right. I like you im- mensely -more than I can say. And even if you feel you can't trust me I Want fon to know that I'm on your side in whatever -happens at Baldpate inn. You have only to ask and I am your ally." "Thank you," she answered. "I may be very glad to ask. I shall re- member." • She rose and moved to- ward the stairs. "We had better dis- perse now. The rocking chair fleet will get • us if we don't watch out" Her small slipper was on the first step of the stair, when they beard a door slammed shut and the sound of steps on the bare _floor of the dining room. Then a husky voice called "Bland." Mr. Magee felt his hand grasped by a much smaller one, and before he knew- it he had been hurried to the shadows of the landing. "The fifth key," whispered a•scared little Voice in bis ear. And then he felt the litint brushing of finger tips peross hin:- lips. A mad desire seized him to grasp those fingers and holdthemon the lips they had scarcely touched. But the impulse was lost in the thrill of seeing the din- ing room door thrown open and a great bulk of a man cross the floor of the office and stand beside Blantl's chair. At his side was a thin waif - who had not unjustly been termed the mayor of Reutonis .shadow. CHAPTER IX. The Mayor Begins a Vigil. • el 'LEEP," bellowed the big man. "How's this for a' watch dog, Lon?" "Right on the job, ain't he?' sneered the thin one. • Mr. Bland started suddenly from slumber, and looked up into the eyes of the newcomers. "Hello, Cargan," he said. "Hello, Lou! For the love of heaven, don't shout so! The place Is full of them." "Pull of •what?" asked the mayor. "Of spotters, maybe -1 don't know what they are. There's an -*Id high brow and a fresh young guy, and two women." "People," gasped the mayor. "Peo- ple -here?" "Sure." "You're asleep, Bland." "No, I'm not, Oman!" cried the , haberdasher. "Look around for youth self. The inn's overrun with them." Cameo leaned weakly against a chair. "Well, what do you know about that!" he said. And they kept telling me Baldpate inn was the best place! Say, this is one on Andy Rutter! Why _didn't you get it out and beat it?" I"How could I?" Mr. gland asked. "I haven't gal the cotnhination. The -safe was left open for me. That with the agreement- with Rutter." , "You might Wivepnoned us not to come," remarked Lou, with an uneasy, glance around. Mr, Cargan hit the mantelpiece with his huge fist. "By beaten, nor' be cried. "I'll lift it from under their very noses. I've done it before. I can do it now. don't care who they are. They can't touch/me. They can't touch Jim Car- gan. 1 ain't afroid." Mr. Magee. on the landing, whisper- ed into his companion's ear. "I think I'll go down. and greet our guests," HO felt ber grasp his arm suddenly as though in fear, but he elm& off her hand and debonairly descended to the group below. "Good evening, gentlemen." he said suavely. "Welcome to Baldpate. Please don't attempt to explain. We're fed up on explanations now. You have the fifth key, of course." The big man advanced threateningly. Mr. Magee saw that his face was very red, his neck very thick, but his mouth a cute little cupid's bow that might well have adorned a dainty baby in the park. "Who are you?" bellowed the mayor of Renton in a tone meant to be cow- ering. forgot" Teplied .Attr. Magee asaHy "Bland, who Int I todaye-: , - The. mayor pointed dramatically to the; stair- paickpb,s, _ m.,Amoks. THE HURON EXPOSITOV "I give yon fifteen mintiten" be roar- • ed. --to papa np alai get out. I don't • want you men. • 1 limineteiel?" tin Careenn eide (lime tee ninking °mire ot Ninx, His_ flew was the 'Withered yellow er an old lemon, "Clear out," ne snor1.441 "By 120 Trans.- repute! Thiene et was here first VIlt lIle MIL will Son? Well, perhaps, after a light. But I'd be back in an hour, and witn.m. what- ever pollee Upper Asquewatt Fails owns to." fle saw that the 'opposing force wav- ered et this. ' "1 want no trouble, gentlemen," he went on. -"Believe me, I shall be hap- py to have your company to dinner. Your command that 1 withdraw is ill timed, not to nay ill natured and im- polite. Let utr ail forget it." The mayor of ,iteuton turned away, and his dog slid into the shadows. "Have I your promise to stay to dinner?' went on Magee. No answer came from the trio in the dusk. fence gives consent," he added gaily. He ran up the stairs. At the top of •the second flight he met the giri, and ner eyes, be thought shone in the dark. "Oh, I'm so gInd," she whisPered. "Glad of what?" asked Magee. "That you are not on their side," she answered. Mr. Magee paused at the door of No. 7. "I should say not." he remarked. "Whatever It's all about. I should say not. Put on your prettiest gown, tny lady. I've invited the mayor to din- ner." • * * *• * * One summer evening in dim dead days gone by an inexperienced head waiter at Baldpate inn had attempted to seat Mrs. J. Sanderson Clark of Pittsburgh at the same table with the unassuming Smiths of Tiffin, 0. The remarks of Mrs. Clark, who was at the time busily engaged in trying to found a first family, lingered long in the memory of those who heard them. So long, in fact, that MISS Norton, standing with Mr. Magee ln the hotel office awaiting the signal from Peters that dinner was ready; could repeat them almost verbatim. Mr. Magee cast a humorous look about. "Lucky the manners and'customs of the summer folks aren't carried over into the winter." be said. "Imagine a Mrs. Clark asked to sit at table with the mayor of Reuton and his pictnr- emu) but somewhat soiled friend. Mr. Max. I hope the dinner is a huge suc- cess." • The girl laughed. "The natural nervousness of a bost; saamomb,...• I 1 ror-rr. orr•-• tar stadiA. I "Clear out," he snarled. 'she remarked. "foon't worry. The hermit and his tins won't fail you." Together they strolled to a window. The snow had begun to fall again, and the _lights of the little hamlet below showed but dimly through the white blur. -I want you to know,- -said the girl, "that I trust you now. And when the time comes. as it will soon -tonight -I am going to ask you to help me." She stopped and looked very serious- ly into Mr. Magee's face. -Inn mighty glad." he answered in a low tone. "From the moment I saw you weeping in the station I've want- ed to be of help to you. The station agent advised me not to interfere. He said to becomeinvolved with a weep- ing woman meant trouble.' The fool. As though any trouble" - "He was right," put in the. girl; "it probably will mean trouble." "As though any storm." flnithed Mr. Magee, "would not be worth the rain- bow of your smile at theiend." "A very fancy figure," laughed she. "But storms aren't nice." . - "There are a few of us," minted Ma- gee, "who can be merry through the worst of them because of the rainbow to come." For answer she flattened her nen' modeled nose into t bapelessness against t the cold pane. What Mr. Magee flippOtly termed his dinner party was seated at last and ,there began a meal destined to linger long in the memories of those who partook of it. Puzzled beyond words, the host took stock of his guests. Opposite him. at the foot of the table, he could see the lined tired face of Mrs. Norton, dazed, uncompre- ,hending, a little frightened; • At his right the great red acreage of Cargan's face held defiance and some amuse- ment; besine it sneered the cruel face of Mon; beyond that Mr. Bland's coun- tenanhe told a story of worry and im- potent LInger. And on Mr. 'Magee's left sat the professor, bearded. specta- Children -Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA °TOO MANY CR ER are tAnder-size, ander-weight with pinched faces and poor blood; they do not complain but appetite lags, they have no ambition and do not progress. Such children need the rich tnedicinal nourishment in Scott's Emulsion above everything else, its pure cod lifer oil con- tains nature's own. blood -forming, 'flesh - building fats which quickly show in rosy cheeks, .better appetite, farm- ileals and sturdy frames. • . If your cbildren are languid, tired when rising catch cold easily or find their studies difficult, give thetheSetitt's Emulsion; it supplies the very food ele- ments that their systems lack Scott's Emulsion contains no harmful drugs and is so good for growingchildren it's a pity to keep it from them. 14-47 - seat & Bowne. Tovhoto. Ontario.' .. ciea. calm, Seemingly undisturbed iv this queer flurry of events, beside the fair girl of tho station, who trusted Magee at last. In the first few mo- ments -of silence Mr. Magee compared her delicate features with the coerse, knowing face of the WOUlail at the ta- ble's foot an -4 inwardly answered ".No." Without the genial complement of talk the dinner began. Mr. Peters ap- peared with another variety of his. can- ned soup, whereupon the silence was broken by the gastronomic endeavors of Mr. Max and the mayor. Mr. Ma- gee was reflecting that conversation must_ be encouraged, when Cargan sud- denly spoke. "I hope I ain't putting you folks out none," he remarked, with obvious sar- casm. "It flitft my habit to drop in unexpected like this. But business"- _ "We're delighted, I'm sure." said Mr. Magee politely. "1 suppose you want to know why I'm here," the mayor wen', on. "Well" -be hesitated -"It's like this"- i. "Dear Mr. Cargate" Magee broke in, "spare us, I pray, and spare yourself. We have had explanations until we are weary. We have decided to drop them altogether and just to take it for granted that, in the words of the tong. we're lire because we're here.", 1 "All right," replied Cargan, evidently relieved. "That snits me. Pm tired explaining anyhow. There's a bunch of reformers rose up lately in Reutoia. Maybe you've heard about 'em. A lovely bunch. A white necktie and a half portion of brains apiece. They say- they're going to do for me at the next election." ; Mr. Max laughed harshly from the vicinity of his soup. "They wrote the first joke book, them people," he said. "Well," Went on Cargan, "there ain't nobody so insignificant and piffling that people won't listen to 'em when they attitck a man in public life. So I've had to reply to this comic opera bunch, and, as I say, I'm about Wore out ex- plaining. I've had to explain that I never Stole the town I used to live in in Indiana and that I didn't stick up my father with a knife. It gets mo. not•anous. So I'm much obliged to you for passing the explanations up. We won't bother you long, me and Lou. I got a little business here, and then we'll mosey along. We'll • clear out about 9 o'clock." "No," protested Magee. "So 'soon? We must make it pleasant for you while you stay. I always hate hosts who talk about their servants. I have a friend who bores me to death be- cause he has a Jap butler he believes was at Mukden. But I think 1 am justified in calling your attention to ours. Mr. Peters, the hermit of Bald- pate mountain. Cooking is merely his avocation. He is writing a book." "That guy?" remarked Cargan. In- credulous. "What do you know about that?" asked Mr. Bland. "It certainly will get a lot of hot advertising if it •ever appears. It's meant to prove that RR the trouble in the world has been caus- ed by woman." The mayor considered. "He's off -he's nutty, that ,fellow," be announced. "It ain't 'women that cause all of the trouble." "Ahem -Mr. Cargan," put in Profes- sor Bolton. "you give it as your opin- ion that woman is no trouble maker, and I must admit that I agree with your premise in geperal, although oc- casionally she may cause a -a slight annoyance: Undeniably, there 'is a lot of trouble In the world. To whose ef- forts do you ascribe it?" ' • - The mayor ran his thick fingers through his hair.. "I got you." he said. "and I got your enswer too. Who makes the trouble? Inho's made it from the _beginning of time? The reformers. !me. Yes, sir. Who was the first reformer? The . snake in the garden of Eden. This herniit guy probably has that affair iseid down, at woman's door: Not much. Everything was runningall right around the garden, and then the snake. came aloitg. It's a twenty to one shot he'd jut finished a series of articles on •TheiSliame of Eden' for a magao • zine, *tined d'ye mean?' he tays to the woman. by letting well enough I ;done? Things are all wrong here, 1 Tne present administration is running ' everything into the ground. I can tell I you a few things that will open your eyes. What's that? What you don't know won't hurt you? The old cry: ne sh s, 'the old cry against which pro- 0.e:is] es got to light.' he says. 'Wake up. You need a change here. Try this nice red _apple, and you'll see things * the way I do.' . And the woman fell for it. You knoW what happened." "An original point uf view," said the dazed professor. ' -les. Doc," went on Mr. Cargan. evidently on a favorite topic; "it's the reformers that have caused all the trouble, from that snake down. Things are running smooth. folks all prosper- ous and satisfied, then they eotne along In their gum shoes and white neckties. And they knock away at the existing order until the public begins to ne- lieve 'em and gives 'em a etetnee to - run things. What's the result? The world's in a worse tangle than ever before." 'You feel deeply on the subject. Mr. Camila," remarned Magee. "I ,tintriat ton' tlie'mayer reviled. "! 1. nrt no r, but ir / was I'd turn out a boos: that vrould drive this white kered hermit's argument to the wail, • Woman -bah: The Amy Amy women make, tremble is by failiiig. for the re- form gag." Mr. Peters here interrupted with the -dessert, and through that enlirSe Mr. Cargan elaborated on his theory. He pointed out how, in many states. re- • form had interrupted the smooth flow of life, set everything owhiri mid vill- ein. sent "the boys" who had alwnys been faithful out into the (*old avoild • seeking the stranger. work. While he talked the eyes .of Lou Max looked out at him from behind the incongru- ous gold rimmed glasses. with the de- • votion of the dog to its toaster dearly written in them. Watching him now. Mr. Magee marveled at this cheap crea- • ture's evident capacity for loyalty. • "It was the -reformers that got Na- poleon." the mayor finished, they sent Napoleon to au island at the end. And him without an equal since the world began!" "Is your -begging your pardon -is your history just straight?" demurred Professor Bolton timidly. "Is it?" frowned Calmat'. "You can het it is! I know Napoleon from the cradle to the grave. I ain't an educat- ed man. Doc. 1 can hire all the edu- cated men I want for $18 a week, but I'm up on Bonaparte." "It seems to me." Miss Norton put in. "I have heard -did I read it in a paper? -that a picture of •Napoleon hangs above your desk. They say that you see in your *own career a similarity to his. May 1 ask -is it true?" • "No, miss," replied Carmen. -That's a joking. story some newspaper guy wrote up. No. I ain't no •Napoleon_ There's lots of differences between us -one in particular," He raised his voice and glared at the company around the table. "One 111 peak:Mar. The reformers got Napoleon at the end." "But the end is not yet." suggested Mr. Magee. smiling Cargan gave him a sudden and interested look. "I ain't worrying." he replied. -And florin you, young fellow." • CHAPTER X. Mr. Max Tells a Tale of Suspicion. ETERS entered with eoffee and was engaged in pouring it wimp Mr. Bland started up wildly from the table with au expres 3 ion of alarm on his face, - "What's that?" he eried. The .ethers looked at bini in wonder. "1 heard steps upstairs:* he declared. "Nonsense," said Cargill): -you're lreaming. This peace and quiet has tot to you. Bland." Without replying, Mr. Bland rose and ran up the stairs. In his absence the hermit of Baldpate spoke intu Magee's ear:. "I ain't one to complain.' he said. "Livin" alone as much as I do Fre sort ef got out of the habit, having nobody to complain to. But if folks keep corm Ingiaxid combag to this hotel. I've got to resign as cook. Seems as though every few minutes there's a new face at the table, and it's a vital matter to "Cheer up, Peters," whispered Mr. Magee. "There are only. two more keys to the inn. There will be a limit to our guests." "What rm getting at is," replied Mr. Peters; "there's a limit to my endur- ance."Mr. Bland came downstairs. His fare was very pale as he took his seat, but In reply to Cargan's question he re- marked that he must have be -en mis- taken. "It was the wind. I guess." he said. Mr. Peters shortly bade the eompany zoodtby for the night. When he bad started Off through the snow for his thee!: Mr. Cargan took out his mita. "You've been pretty kind to us poor wanderers already." he said. "I got one more favor to ask, 1. come up bere to see Mt. Mena. We got some business to transact. and we'd consid- er it a great kindness if you was to leave us alone here in the office." Mr. Magee hesitated. He saw the girl nod her head slightly and move toward the stairs. • "Certainly, if' you wish," he said. "1 hope yen won't go without saying goodbye Mr. Cargan." "That all depends," zeplied the may- or._ "I've- enjoyed knewing you, one end all Good, night." The women, the professor and Mr. - Magee moved tp the broad stairway. On the landing Mr. Magee heard the voice.of Mrs. Norton somewhere in -the darkness ahead. "I'm worried, dearle-real worried." "Hush!" came the -girl's voice. "Mr. Magee -we'll meet again -soon." Mr. Magee seized ' the professors iishrm.owans.dtogether they stood in the ad "I don't like the looks of things," came Bland's hoarse complaint from below. "What time is it?" • "Seven -thirty," Cargan answered; "a good half hour yet." "There was somebody on the sec- ond floor when I went up." Bland con- tinued. "I saw him run into one of the rooms and lock the door." -I've got charge new," the mayor reassured him. `Don't you worry." "There's something doing." Thie seemed to be Max's voice. -There sure is," laughed Cogan. "But what do I care? I ewn young Drayton. I- put him • where he Is. I ain't afraid. Let them gumshoe round. as much as they want to. They can't t°•Ileorillt.117e:. " not," said Bland. "'But Bald- pate inn ain't the grand idea it looked Is It r ah-of an ideal" answered Cargan, "There wasn't any need of all this •folderol. 1 tOld Hayden so. Does that phone ring?" -No; it'll just flash a light when they 'want us," Bland told him. Mr. Magee and Professbe Bolton con - tinned soft& utt:the item-, and in an- sinwnenr eWntethreedfotirmexts en, the old **It is an •attiasing _tangle," he re- marked, "in whfcla.aveltre'inVolved. 1 have no Idea What your,plac, 0, is in the The Cause of Dyspepsia The Symptoms and The Owe Ina CAUSE. • Too rapid eating, eating toO mu too often, improperly chewing the feo eating too much stimulating food, indulging in improper diet geOirally. THE SVMAYIVMS;' _ Variable appetite,. rising and souring food, heartburn, wind in tire stema a feeling of weight in the isiomacne fact a feeling that your stomach hasger all wronmand that the food you eatdoi not seem to aoiee wIth mato • TI -IE CURE. BURDOCK BLOOD BITTER Mrs. E. Williamson, Wheeler, Gut writes: "I have been a sufferer fc years from dyspepsia, and could scarcel eat anything. I tried Burdock Bloo laitters, and I am entirely -cured. I ha not been troubled since I took it, arid t is two years ago. I can nciw eat =- thug I wish." B.B.R. is manufactured only by T T. Milburn_Co., Limited, Toronto, On "Chter-up, Peters," whispered Mamma scbente of things up nere. Bet 1 noel sume you grasp what is going on, -0-1 I do not." "If you think;"- answered Mr. Mairer.1 proffering Al. -cigar, 'that lam in on. tittle game of Vim% who,' then yq are vastly mistaken." The professor smiled. - "liadeedn" he said in •a tone tbs4 showed his unbelief. "indeed." He was deep In a discussion. Of Olt meters of the poet Chancm• whet" there came a knock n.t the door, anti Mr. •Lou Max's unpleasant head wate thrust inside. - • "I been assigned," he seld, 'to nit up here in the hall and keep an out for the ghost Bland heard trai Ing about. And being of a Botta** nature, Int like to sit in yonr,doorovnarol 41' you don't mind." "By all means.," replied Magee, "Here's a chair. Do you smoke?" "Thanks." Mr. Max phiced 'the obai sidewise in the doorway of NO. 7 anti sat down. From him place he tontel manded a view Of lifie"•Mngeeinettpinintl naeots and of the ,head the;istainuei With his yellow teeth he vicione the end from thelvar.:, "Don'4et luterrupt the. conv-ersation, ends* Men," he pleaded. e "We were Speaking," said the pee fessor eaimly, tof the versitiesti Chaucer, Mr. Magee" - He. continued his discussion in even voice. Mn Magee'ileaned-baektr his ehair and smiled in a pleased WaXi at the settings of the stage -Mr. Mut; In a cloud of sineire en guard at Ms, door, the mayor and gr. Bland keep -S nig vigil by a telephone switehbOatill in the office below, watching for thini flash of light that should ten theSti some one in the outside world wanted/1 to speak to Baldpate inn; a myster1ont4 figure who flitted about In thedark; it beautiful girl who Was going to esti Mr. Magee to do her a service, blindly trustingtber. The professor •droned on monetee nously, An hour passed. Mr. Max admittedi when pressed that a good cigar soothei ed the soul and accepted another teen} Magee's stock. The professor Wain* 1 tied to t,alk. Obviously It was his las vorite diversion. He seemed to be quoting from addresaes. Mr. Mogen, pictured him on a Chautauqua plate form, the white pitcher by his aide. As he talked Mr. Magee studied that portion of his delicate, scholarly fade 4 that the beard left exposed to thei • world. What part had Thaddeus B01- i ton, holder of the Crandall flak apt comparative literature, In this networit of odd alarms? Why was he at Fla164 pate, and why was he so little inovee I by the rapid changes in the maker* of the Inn colony, cbanges oft Mr. Magee gasping? Be took them all -calmly as he would take his grapefruit ' at the breakfast table Only tban morning Mr. Magee, by way of en -Perk ment, had fastened upon bitnithe sue* piclon of murder„ and the old Man bar not flickered an eyelash,. nTo be continued In our next 1ssue41 -Br. 0. A. 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