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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1918-08-16, Page 7railroadtfares. Consudt y•our 1ociii agent regarding •• • ;.'"` ATIGTTS1' le 191 6442 Ordinary., vserved and Sold only I Sealed Packets se le the great earner anit imprimis. of man's mind; and the only' true ..hod of escape from him is uses templation a thing that are not Sera. Of the tutu e? Tess but cannot study the ,future. Xoes only ineke conjectures about!It stlie conjectures Will not he mach d'uttless you have in acme way died other places and other aget ere has been hardly arty great for- d movement of humanity wbich not draw inspiration trout the wledge or the idealization of the t. -Century. , What He Got From the War... A. soldier says, in the Araeritan gazine: -People ask me what I have got of the war; what, if anything. I ea gained from all the experiences eta through. I hadn't analyeele set first, but now I think I know, of us who have been over there ve come back with a more serious eiook on Iife than we used to have.. ;as what I suppose you would cal! individualist -and I was the ‘indi- t uall I thought chiefly ot- my fun, happirtess, my pleasures. e'13ut I've learned that life is some - nig more than a happy-go-luclry ad- 4ture. Perhaps going through ree: hardships of my own, has made e more sensitive to suffering tet- hers. 1 kuow what it is to be hues - • to be lonely, to be in physical 4rt. Seeing men's lives suutfed o-ut : a. moment can't help affecting your ra attitude toward- life and death.. ' "The boys who have been over ire bave a new feeling about re- eioe, even though they may not ak much about it. I- know I see elows going to church now who, 1 n certain, never used to go there- neone asked me the other day it aver thought of praying when I was t a tight in the air. Yes, I did. It so instinctive that it seeijzs to me retty good proof that there is a &c- reme Being to whota we natural', true' Towers at Nauen Station. Improvements made in the wire - :ss statism of the German Govern,- tenttatoNauen enable it to transmit- gufis 5,200 miles. It now has WNW - cal, additional towers, ranging in eight from a90 to 360 feet, which ee employed in transmitting wire- messeges. - Popular Science lontialy. Serious. Pte. Evan e (reading a letter front is war bride) -Gosh, Joe,. I gotta ro. home eight away: Sweetie, my 7-ife, has had a serious operation. Pte. Joe -Gee! that's too bad., eleat's the matter? Pte. Evans-Dunno. She says Lere, "I'm going to have my kimono at out*Lig afternoon." - Queen. Mary. The Manchester Guardian pub- eises this interestin,g intimate essiah of Queen Mary onthe oeca- Ort of the royal sliver wedding: "Queen Mary does not care parti- steely for sport, animals Or opera, er has she the modern interest in eriete shows, but he loves modera lays, particularly comedie,s; she is snd of reading, particularly historieal or modern. Her te in thee direction was formed ley French woman, Mms. Behnke, who' tereeded the German governess who taided her youthful education. This tde wa.s with her from 1885 till her iarriege. and e 0 0 T1 after returned as reetriee, and' se remained until died two years ago. "I doubt if the Queen has read ere muelt fietion. Unlike Queen Vee- eeia. Ti'ttt is not known to have writ - lea enetlen with the faintest idee eeen ereatte publication. But she sersat Letter writer. She writes reelingly, and with much esse eietion. She carresponds at -erse'.! with ber ehildren, especially. ,• Primes of Wales. ;the is anady with herntrong hot di - as well as likes and to her tee! Mere is no special virtue in the iorit smart.' Queen Mary's tastesin et her own -not faehionable or pafashiona.ble. but above or outside fashion." sewers Why the Four servants. .1; "Why ere you Leaving us. Menet e.teene I treated you right?" yee Ma'am. I have been ...mated beautifully. tut you oilier me two servants." -Wv_41, what of that? You don't eel the 'work hard, do your ecei. no, ma'am. But, Yon seer fee eeraye lived where there were :els server:ea And that suits me m eeount of my fondness 'iCtiqn bridge, ma'am." iels Request. ime a good detective store' ,fr ?" seh, yes. eir; here is one that wili ,..s.- 'I your hair. Well, for goodness sake let rae miteit. r:aiss. 1 aro as bald as an egg -!ne... would like to raise some." Extremes. Giseinsee-A soldier geing horae ei a furlough. d -The same voldier coming etsit;. eirests Tho soldier who zat 111M. lliee Job. ede-Se you are on a aubraa.rine. nee intereming! And what do you. • Pro.- man?, esti:lore-I rang for'ard, mum, and me am up whea we wants to dives One Sure Thinge eelow do you get to Easy street. myhow -"Well, I can tell you this much, re;ung man. You don't reack ft lktQUZA le:eater's lamer' by Herbert Jenkins (Contintied from `our last issue.) -: "Funny sort o' stuff,. Reggie; ain't it?" eels!. Biadleeresunatng an upright position in order to select another stick. "Seems, as if yer 'ad to 'aye somebody rublain' ger while it goes 43°-.Nwriev''e'r in the history of Bungem's rd • bad the famous asparagus-)een so ne- giehted. Eterybody was Watching al- ternately Bindle and Graves. Bin - del was enjoying himself; but on the face of Graves was painted:an ang.uislr so Poignant that more than one. roan present pitied him his ordeal Dick tittle's mallet fell with a elven, and tho attention of the euests - becehae diverted from Graves to the chairman, amidst cries of "Chair," "Order," "Shame," and "Chuck - him out" "Gendlem.en-a mere euphemism, I confess." began little Dick;"men of St. Joseph's never propose the toast . of the King; that is a toast that we . all drink silently and without remind- ` er. The toast of the evening is nat- urally that of the health and happi- ness of the guest of the evening, Mr. Josiah Williams of Moonagoona-a man, need. I say more?" There was loud cheers in which' , Bindle joined. , In- proposing' -the toast of the even- ing, Dick Little dwelt upon the -dis- tinction conferred nupon Oxford in general and St. Joseph's in particu- lar by Reginald Graves in selecting it from Out of the. myriad other uni- versities and colleges. Be touched lightly upon the love Graves had 'in- - spired • in the hearts of his contem- poraries; but never greeter than when he had generously decided to share. with them his uncle - - "This uncle," he continued, "has .raised mutton and a nephew; and it is difficult to decide which of the two , . the men of St. Joseph's love the most: Josiah's mutton, or Josiah's nephew. "Gentlemen, fellow -wanderers along the paths of knowledge, I Ore you the toast, Mr. Josiah Williams, of Moonagoona, and with that toast 1 craw your permission to associate all his bleating. sheep." the whole assembly, sprang, tte its feet, cheering wildly, a;mong the othe - ers Bindle who drank his own health . with gustO and enthusiasm. , . The shouts that greeted Bindle when he rose to respondtto the toast created a record even foe Bungenrs. Biddle gazed around hint *pertur- bably, as if the making of a speech were to him an everyday matter. • In his- right band he held a cigar,* and three fingers of his left hand rested lightly upon the edge of the table When the din had subsided, he begen: . . , , ..i. "Gentlemen, I never knew : how ; rortunate I was until now. I been raisin' sheep and 'ell in Moonagoona .. for years, forgettin' all about this 'ere little cherub," Bindel indicated i ...Grates with a wave of his hand, i "mad all the jolly times I might have 'ad through!j. Moonagoona ain't exactly a paradise, it's too hit for that; still if any of yer ever manages ter find yer way there you'll be lucky and you'll be luckier still if yer finds yours truly there at the , same time. No; I . done raisin' and mutton, bend too old for one and too tired for the other. . "When I decided to have a nephe-w I prayed 'ard for a good tim, an'. they sent me this little chap." Bindle patted Reggie's head affectionately a- midst resounding eheers. " 'E ain't much to look atr.continued Bindle with a. grin, " 'e ain't the beauty 'is uncle was at 'is age; still, 'e- seems , to 'aye a rare lot cd pals." More eyes were/ watching. Graves - than Bindle. His ' face • was . very : whife and set, and he strove to spine; but .it was a sickly effort. His im- Mediate neighbors noticed th t his nf glass, which those around hi were . careful to keep filled, was rais d. fre- quently to his lips. From . time to time he looked round him like a hunted animal who seeks but fails to find some avenue of escape. 'E was always a good boy to 'is ,mothetenany sister Polly, an' now 'e's . a gentleman, tin what once took round oil and sausages for 'is father when 'e kept a general store. "Everyone," proceeded Bindle, re- ferring to a scrap of paper he held, " 'as heard of Tom _Graves, grocer, of 60 'Igh Street, Bingley. 'E don't : xnix sand with his sugar and sell it at threepence a pound, not 'im; 'e mixes it wi' the tea at one -an' a pound. , There ain't no flies on Old Tom. . " 'Is mother, when she was in ser- vice, 'fore she married Tom, Id al face almost as pretty as Reggie's." Bindle placed his hand beneath Grave's chin and elevated his flushed; face and gazed down into his nephew'S wattery eyes. , Graves half rose from his seat, an ugly look On his face, but someone dragged him down again. He looked round the room with unseeing ewe, making vain endeavors to rnoisteo his lips: Once or twice he seemed determined to get up and go, but Guggers' brawny arm was alwaeis there to restrain him. There woe nothing to it hut to it and listen. I "Now, gentlemen," continued Bin- . die,. "I muslin keen, yen." (There were laud cries of - ‘Ge on," "The night is young," and similar enconr- agements.). "Although," continned Bindle, "I could tell yer things yer might like ter know about 'orses, ' beer, women, an' other things 'isnot. hurt." (Loud Mies of No!" "Well, wait till yer married, then yerill tee. As I was sayin', this is a 'appy e en- ing." 1 i "Lord, I seep thing in Moona oo- . na," continued Bindle reminisee tly, "that 'ud make yer 'air stand oni end. There's .the Moonagoona linnet,: big as an eagle, and ye 'ave ter plug yer ears when it sings. Then there's the Moonagoona beetle, wot'll swalto.w. e Jan -ib 'ole, an' then sit up anbegbeg • - „ fot the Minteilitliee. 'We get eels that big that .yer wouldn't believe it. We once caught a. eel at Moongoona an' it pulled' an' pulled so, that 'fore long we got the le bloommi -population on the end of the rperPee•sen Wye w'aenleeede arefonitg, e river a crowd o' people; they was the inhabitants .Gumbaeooe„ the nenexsit eot°' thwn; eeT1s4w.V'otd 'aeadu&hot thillitedls°;thineiri WO WAS athruling of iera as well as `eter Eel; Mooligoona's the place see -things. - "I been very hippy this evening," tering. Bindle chuckled to find that liis Speech had been reported .ver- batim, and wondered how Reggie WAS enjoying the biographical particulars. Dick little and Midis were una- weft that in his rooms at St Joseph's Reginald Graves also was 'reading these self-eame accounts with an an- guish too great for expression. The accounts of his early life in particu- lar caused him Something Atkin to .horror,. ; "It didn't last long," Murmured Bindle .regretfully, "but it was top - 'ole (your words, sir) while it did. I proceeded. Bindle, . so s Reggie, No f merninh". and he chuckled gleefully. behave so nneelyi." Bindle egrinned broadly as he raised his glass, "Well, 'ere' s to ust maltes," ' he cried. With a roar the company once more sprang to its feet and, assisted with wonder "oo's Idini Reggie's 'end this IT oie would. lmow yer was gents, yer " - bells, rattles, whistles, a tray, a phoia- .,ioraph which played "You Mode Me Love You," combs and mouth -organs, leng in variotis 'keys, "For He's A 4bily- Good Fellidae" t Bindle was at that moment' the moat popular man in. Oxford, He was one of , the greatest successee t at Bungem's had ever known. He as hoisted on brawny shoulders end - ,b rne in triumph round the room. bi his hand_ he held a finger -bowl full 4 champagne, titer contents of which slopped over the heads and persons 0 Isis bearers at every step. - "If only Tarty could see me now," h murmured happily, "These chaps Aid snake a Man of 'Batty 'fore 'e knew it LeggO , my leg!" he yelled suddenly, as one .enthusiast seized his right leg and strove to divert the. peocessitere front its course. , "You funny .rUggins, you! Think Pin made o' rubber? Leggo!" - - . Teo excithd for mere words to pen- etrate to. his brain, the youth cone bailed to pull, and Bindle poured the ret of the champagne over his up-. turned face. With a yelp the youth released Bindle' leg. hi. the excitement that followed, Bi dies speech, Graves saw ,bis op - nullity. Guggers' eye was mont- e arily off him and be slipped eta - w rds the ' deer unnoticed. He had al ost teached safety when Bindle, w o was the - first . to observe the m noeuveri uttered a yell. - 'Stop iinil stop lin 'Ere, let 'me do , he shouted, and by pounding on the head of one of his bearers with the fingerbowl and with a kick th t found the stemach of 'another, he disengaged himself. n indle's try had ,attracted general attention to -Graves, but too late to, stop him. With a bound he reached, the door and tore down the stairs. 'After him, you chaps," cried Gug- p,n s, and with yells and cries -rang- in', nem , "Tally -ho" to the Bush!. n's war cry," the whole company st earned out • of Bungem's end tore. do - " the High," in hot pureirit. hat night those who were late out be eld the strange sight. of a white fa ed man in evening dress running i apparently for his life, pursued ,by a meek of some two hundred other men siesilarily garbed and uttering the. inest horrible shouts and threats. Window§ were thrown up and heads thrust out, and all wondered what .conld be the meaning of what the ol est, , and consequently the longest- ering; toviresinan Sibeequently de - se ibed as defying even. his recollect- . io . • J seph's was aroused by a furieus .r,Late that night Alm porter, of St. ripging of the bell, accompanied by a tremenduous pounding. at the door. O the doorstep -he found, t� his ast t niahment, the dishevelled figure of G aves, sobbing for breath and sanc- t arm and with terror in his eyes. In the distance he heard an outcry, . which next morning he was told was tie Australian Bushmen's war -cry. - TV' 1 t , Bindle was awakened next niorning by a continuous haMmering et his' 'edroore door. "Who- the 'oppin' robin are yer ?" e shouted; "shut up end go 'onie," The door burst open, and Toni Lit- tle, Guggers, and. Travers' entered. 1 "Up ,you g.ug-gug-get," cried Guga gers. 'You must catch the 11.6." ; "Look 'ere, ole Spit and Speak, if You're vtantini to get 'urt you're on the right road." Bindle grinned at him impudently. as tired as yer mother must be o' you." ' "Up you get, you merry wight," 'pried Tom Little, laug_hing; "there's the devil to pay." • 1 "There always is, exceptin' some- times it's . a • woman," remarked Bin- dle ye -wiling. "Devils are cheaper, ., on the 'ale. What's the trouble?" "The Master has invited yob. to !lunch," brake in Trahers," and that lass Gravy never told us." 1 - "You. must be recalled to town," I said Tom Little, "or we shall all be sent down. Nov up . you get." Bindle climbed out of bed resplen- dent in pyjamas with alternate broad stripes of pale blue and white. '"Oo's the Master? I'll lunch with anybody wot's not temperance." Bin- dle was sleepy, "It's the Master of St. Josephs, and you've got to clear out." . "We've sent him. a letter in your name regretting that you have to re- turn to town at once." . "Oh, you 'aye, a'ev yer?" Temarked Bindle drily. "I 'ope . you told 'int that I got ter call at Buckingham Palace." Bindle dressed, shaved and kept his visitors -amused by turn. He caught the 11.06 accomapined by Dick Little. The twolmen spent their time in read- ing the !long accounts in the Oxford papers cif the previous evenirig's ban- quet." They were both full and flats .1•81.011.1111. ASSIONIMS011.16.31MMAIII AMESUK is the best remedy knownfor sunburn, heat rashes, eczema, sore feet, stings and blisters. A skin food! All Draggini and Slonm.-50c. ' • • _ CHAPTER ,xrv. Mr, Hearty Gies Party. 1. • 1 . Via`titerprieed at 'Earty," , remark- ed Bindle to Millie One Friday/ evening as they Walked across Putney Bridge on the .way to Meet Charlie Dixon. "Fawncy ntn giving a party. It'll be all 'tams an' misery, wi 'some oranges thrown in to give it the right smell. There ° won't be no Kissin-theming an' Postman's -knock for the likes o' you an' me Millikins." . Millia blpshed. She had no illusions. as to the natUre of the festivity; she lineweehe were to be invited. • "I'm glad you're coining, Uncle Joe," she cried, dancing along beside hn... "It iwould be hateful- without you." . . . "Well, of Course I am a bit of in attraction," • replied Bindle. "Lord! how- the ladies fight for me in. the kissint games!" It was rarely that Mr Hearty un- bent* to the extent of entertaining? He was usually content with the mild pleasures thae the chapel provided, in the 'shape .�f teas, the annual ba- zaar and the .occasional lantern -lec- tures bearing ;itch titles a.s "Jerusa- lem Revieited," "The Bible in • the East," "A Christian Abroad," delivered .by e husiastiC hitt prosy amateurs compatible with his beliefs to give a i and i ustratediby hired lantern:elides. One ay; however, Mr. Hearty came to the etermination that it was quite party. Not one. of the stupid gath- erings where 1 the gramophone vied with round-gaines. and round games with music -hall . songs; but one where the spirit of revelry would he chas- tened by Christian sobriety. • Mt. Hearty did not obpect to music as music, and there were. certain songs such as "The Village Blacksimth" and "The Chorister" that in his opinion were calculated to exercise a benefic- ial effect upon those who heard them, When Mr. Hearty: lied at length. come to his momentous decision, he was faced with the problem of the Bindles, He felt that as a fellow- eliapel-goer he could not very well omit Mrs. Bindle frowthe list of the invited; but Bindle would be impOss- ible where Mr. Sopley„ the pastor of the chapel, was to be an, honored guest. . . Orte evening, at supper he had, as fie thought with consummate tact, broached the matter to his famly. .) "Not have Joe id." Wheezed rs. Ileary. 'Wet ask Uncle Jim," Millie lied ex- . claimed` in a tone tbet her father theught scageely efiliali a '7 • "He is not interested in parties," Mr . Hearty had explained feebly. "We can't leave Joe out," panted Mrs. Hearty with a deciiiiveness unt usual to her. "Why, he'll be the life and soul of the evening." "That was exactly what Mr. Hearin feared; but seeing. tiled his women- folk were united against him and af- ter a "further feeble pretest, be con- ceded the point, and the Bindles re- ceived their invitation. Mr. 'Hearty bed, however, taken the precaution of dropping a hint" to rm. Bindle, the "hint" in actual wor being: "I tope that if Joseph co es he -he won't PO "I'll see that he doesn' ," was Mrs. Bindle's reply, uttered wi h a snap of the jaws that had menu to reassure her brother-in-law. Mrs. Bindle was engaged intemon- ing curl -papers from her front hair. Oirthe bed lay her best drese of black alpaca. with a bright green satin yoke covered with black lace. Beside it lay her best bonnet, also of Mack, an affair of a very narrow guage and built high up at the black, having the appearance of being several sizes too swill for its wearer. • • Mrs. Bindle was dressing with great cafe and deliberation for Mr. Hear - 's party. Her conception -of dress bedied the middleclass ideals of mid-Victorian neatness, blended with a standard pf modesty and cor- rectness peculiarly her ovm, It •had cost Mrs.' Bindle many anx- ious days of thought before she had been able to justify to herself the green satin yoke in her best dress. With her, to be fashionable was to be fast. A short skirt and a pneu- nionia-blouse were in her eyes the con- trivances of the devil to show what ne modest woman would think of ex- hibiting to the public gaze. Ae she proceeded with her toilette Mrs. Bindle was thinking of the shamelessness of women -who bared their arms and shoulders to every man's gaze. On princdple she disap- proved of parties amidefestivities of any description that were not more or less concerned With the chapel; but to her Mr. Hearty could do no wrong, and the faot that their pastor was to be present removed from her mind any scruples that she might other- wise bave felt. She was slowly brushing her thin sandy hair When Bindle entered the bedroom in full evening dress, the large imitation diamond stud in the centre of his shirt, patent boots, a red silk handkerchief stuck in the opening of his waistcoat, the light coat over his arm, and an ohera hat stuck at a rakish angle on his head. Between. his lips was a cigar, one of the last remaining Qf the --'Oxford- ad- vemntrusr.e.B indle knew nothing of that, and 'consequently was unaware that Bindle's wardrobe bad 'been consider- ably' enlarge& Mrs. Bindle caugth sight of him in. the looking -glass. For a morne.nt she stared at the reflection in helpless amazement, then turning round with stattliee suddeness, she continued to regard him. with such fixity as he stood complacently smoking his cigar, _ that Brid1e edilklariogrt reins. with she Wasked thheerel !di; Ya° t," abeThigitoa attedd:roet 7:acit:1 i. beeman perhaps i navvy found., "It's . me owir Bindle cheerily.' :: i' '' t "Your own!" Odlied MTS. Bindle.. "O' course it irei Your ole man's a bit of ,a. blood. LAITA. B-, a • You're a lucky :woman. Won't ole 'E y -Open them, merry eyes of 'is whe e f Ewes me to -night. What -oh!" an Bindle exeeuted A few iMPremPtu st ps, hold- ing his overcoat at area's le hi Mrs. Bindle Coin -timed to re ard him with wonder.. She. &Road a .her own lather shablitithlick drees lying on the bed, and then :here -eyes returned to Bindle. She eXemined 'th grim intentness his wellseat cloi i es. "Whererd magi ' get th here?" she replied; . . t - "Den% y.ou htorrst, where our ipeat cock got 'is tailyou met 1i 'mend," replied Bindle, :seating him elf on the only chair the i bedroom boasted. "nue .ole man ieigniateetb elle belle of • the -ball : tenight't : "You been liaadn' t ein. •ings, laid me doin' niseorsehb e ewer an' keep - in' You when you're out of work!" Mrs. iiiiidle's. voice *me s the fall sense of the injustice of i all began to dawn upon 'her. "You sp ndint mon- ey oe dress suits and b rn ani me inchire- an' ptnehirtieto k p you in food. It's a shame'. r wo 'estand it. I won't." Mrs.•Bindle 1 ked about her helplessly: ‘4-0). lea e yout I 'will, you-yeu—"1. k [. "Oh no, yer won't," rei arlied Bin- dle complacently: *OM n like you don't leave men likddiee. That's wet matrimony's foimatkee two people ;together wot oughtithe be kept • apart by Act you',Psirlittetai wt d re s s - mit ? " imperturbably, ' triM n's fa funny broke in Mrs; Bind e te aciously. . "As I was sayindi continued Bindle Bindle sighed, and cast hia, eyes in mock appeal. "I 'ad it ive to inc so that I might be worth .ot 'wot the. Lord 'as sent me eel won' aye hack at no price -.-that is tei eher, 1 yerselt•Mrs B. rf Marriages s. rely Made in 'eaven, then there ough to be a 'Re- turned with thanks' department. That's- my view," e The happy smile with which zindle tiec mpaoied the remark robbed it ef AS tine For some time :Mrs.Bindle 'con- tinued her toilette in silence and Bin- dle puffed contentedly at his cigar. Mrs. Bindle was th iirst to speak. i "I hope You'll be ear fur *hat you say to -night." She ha just put on her bonnet and • with'any strange grimaces had at last justed it and the veil to her satisfac imp . %As she spoke she beg to draw on a pair of tight birovoi ki gloves,which so contracted her palms as to render her hands practically u esse . • "Our miniater is to there," she continued, "and j ilentt want to feel ashamed." "You ain't .a-goin" to feel lashamed o' this, are .yer ?.. singe' 0 indie, as he rose and looked d al himself with obvious etipre i tion: ,"There ain't A-goin' to, be no n' tastier at .44rLy's to -eight than y Ags.y." As Mrs, Bindle itotwards the doer Bindle .lifteci hie t With elab- .0rate courtesy and '0: hat iiieuft Barmiedle Wpeitshseda essulltilefI xlitleitnt, Mrs. "I'll find out where . u got it, see if I don't," she called out -ver her shoulder. . "Well, Well!" //lettere Bindle as he leisurely followed her.: "I never Was able to lose anything I Anted to, nor ,keep anythink I didn't ant ter lose. 'Ow a • -cove aean commie: bigstity does me. Fancy two Mrs. lids! I 'Old me, 'Oilice!" ., The Bindles' progres from Fenton) Street te the Hearty's private door was something of a tri ph for Mrs. ITh -idle. The neighbors turned out in force and iBincli exch ne0 ' pleasan- tries with thew whil t Mrs. Bisidle smiled in yhat Was to ' er an entirely I ' prodigal mannen . ' "Funny thing me wedeln' a top 'at," Bindle had remanked as he, lifted it for about the twenth eth ; time, this time to a policeman, who attiredhard at him. Binde was in a mood to be extremely pleasant vith ,everybody; and he raised his hat imparniallti tie' those he knew and t nee he did not know. • , 1 The Bindles were late. 1The invita- tion had been for iieven c'clock, andit WAS fully half -past seven when they arrived. They Were admitted bythe maid -of -all -the -work, resplentlent in a befrilled can and apron. Bindle wink- ed at her, the girl giggled, and Mrs. Bindle glared. 1 When Mr. and Mits. Bindle were , . annsouneeci; a hush 11 upon the 'fif- teen or twenty guests who sat in rigid attitudes round the Heartyti drawing room. Conversation ad been carried on- in constrained aid self-eonscious undertones. Milly, I oking very pret- ty in a simple whith frock with an orange sash, rainda oss to greet the. newcomers, kisisng er uptle heartily and .Mrs. Bindle du • idly. to -night. saYidoulti an' ell: go, off With "Matt we pretty the biscuit, Millikins " Then he add- ed, after surveying the circle .of vacant faces, "Looks to me as if they want a bit o' ginger. 1 ! , " Vile, 'Ed ," Said Bindle, att- w"saosdyruyr”e at„e; i ut the coach n 1 ' ' ad- vancing towards h s brother-in-law, "sorry Mr..Hearty!shudd red. As he led tbe Bindles rieind the I room, inteochichig them with great : elaboration to each and every guest, I he marvelled at Bindle's clothes. He 1 shiny at the edges, with erouners that ! 'himself wore ,a black frockmbat, very I seemed far too ion over his boots: 1 " 'Ullo, Martha," Bindle cried, re- garding Mrs. IT rttie whose arieplem person was clothed in a black skirt and j a pale yellow bokiice, the neck of, which was cut in a puritan "Y". "You 1 looks like si little hanery-bird." Then bending down and regarding her earn- estly: "Yes, I'm b owed! why, there's two chins wt I ain't seen before". Whereat Mrs. Hearty collapsed into ripples and wheezes. Bindle was the only self-possesse person in the room. He regarded his, fellow -guests with keen intermit, minted, the /odour of • camphor are nuitstiness and the ob- vious. creeses, he the - men's coats. "Smells like a anaishom" he mut- tered. Then he 4hme to the Rev. Mr. Sopley, a ga-unt, elderly man, with i and hung in folds.] Canadian- National Exhibition Aug. 26 TORONTO Sept. 7 30i,000 admissions sold first day of advance sale. Come wIth the crowds to the great - setExposition in the 40 years' history of the C. N. E. "The Heroes of Britain" produhtion of tremen- -dews force and beauty, with 1200 participants. pi the colorful tiarapher nalia of roinancettrid his- tory in the making. In - spiting, dramatic a specmcle every Canadisii should see. • MOVEMENT - Lift SPLENDOR handness against the -teeth of those courageous enough to attaek them, three different lands e nuts sortie _syphons ,and two large jugs vi home- Inade lemonade. There were also plates of.figs.and oval boxes of dates, hooking ashamed of .their own sticki- ness, and two high piles of blue and white plates. As Bindle surveyed the refresh-. 'runts liegavevent to an involuntary sigh. "There are times," he muttered, "when I wishes I was the brother-in- law of a bloomin' drunkard." Mr. Hearty was anxious. He moved from one geust to another, to sonie metely baring his teeth, to others site - tering a few raeaningless phrases. Mrs., Hearty sat still, breathing heav- ily. Her favorite topic of conversa- tion was her breath, vast quantities of which were expended in explaining 3:tow-little of it she possessed. Millie flitted like a disappointed but- 1 terfly, finding no place where she might rest and fold her wings. At tbe suggestion of Mr. Hearty two maiden ladies essayedn pianoforte uet, but with marked unsuccess. They eemed unable to get off together. tter several unsuccessful attempts Bin- dle walked over to the plane. (To be Continued Next Week). SYSTEM TOO ELABORATE 4 Patriotic Thriii.in every scene The question naturally arises as' to what became of German spies who had not been discovered, who had not been located, and consequently were not seized in that extraordinary , roundup during the late afternoon and evening of April dth, 1917, It was not supposed that every German spy had been. distovered. . Such a thing would be inthe nature of a miracle, considering the secrecy and the comprehen meness, of Ger- ii inanry's system of lanting innumer- able spies through t friendly coun- tries. Yet the very elaborateness of the German system, its extraordinary organization, proves It undoing in the hour of crisis. In a single office of a railway corn - Giant livestock and -agricultural display-, Govenunent exhibits -demonstrations of voca- tional training by 50 crippled heroes --farming on factory lines: colossal exhibits of labor- saving , device:I....T.:Government patriotic food show -- Creator": worid-famid band - . debits of fine arta-AND A WORLD OF OTHER SPECIAL MIRA-MONS. Price of admission is 25 cents unchanged ragged beard that coveted his entire face, save the cheeks, which, like two hillocks of flesh, peeped- out from a riot of whiskers undergrowth. . "'w are yer, sir?" asked Bindle. Mr. Sopley raised a pair of agonized eyes. Before he had time to 'reply Mr. Hearty had dragged Bindle en to the next guest. "Who's 'e?" enquired Bindle in a hoarse whisper, easily heard by ev- eryone in the room. '"E seems to 'ade sort oi let his face grow wild." Mr. Hearty who had completed the introduction, coughed loudly-. "Won't you, have an orange, Joe- eph?" he enquired. • Bindle came to a dead stop. 'Ave a wot?" he asked with great emphasis, 4"Ave a woe?" - -"An-an-orange, or-or-peralnis you'd sooner: have an apple?" My. Hearty Was painfully nervous. ",Now look "ere, 'Batty," said Bin- dle, taking his -brother-in-law- by the lapel of his via," do I look like or- atigret?, Me'wot 'asp% got a bib wi' me." ` 'Mt ifeartyllookedi about eryliody.seensed to beilettking at Bindle with marked disapproval. Bindle on the other hand, gazed about him •Zeiith manifest appreciation. Mrs. Hearty's .drawingeoom was in its gala attire From the gasolier iu theveentre -chains ofmolored wiper were festooned to the corners of the room. Two large bunches of arti- ficial flowers had been tarefuly dusted and renovated and placed in ornaments on the mantel-pieceat each corner of which stood e, rather insignificant - looking lustre containing a large pink -candle. -In the fireplace were white shaving through which ran threads of gold tinsel. On a mahogany side- board was the first-aid equipment, the preliminary to the more elaborate re- freshments to be served, in the din- ing -room. _ There were oranges and apples cut into halves, a pineapple, uncut, and which it was Mr. Heart's intention never should be cut, a large plate of bananas, another of almonds and raisins, several plates of sweets,which seemed anxious to challenge their pany or other large American busi- ness establisinnent employing one or two hundred men . there might have been three or faux German spies working in the same room for years, and not one of them even suspecting that any ef the others was a fellow spy. In the United States at least a. Gentian spy never knoWs who is 1 just above hita in rank or who is just below him. As a matter of fact, each one is ordered to report to just one man in the United States and to receive instructions only from that roan. , To understand- the weeeking of :the system on April 6th, 1917,, take the entirely supposable case of a Ger- man spy Ideated in Ornate who had not been discovered by the Depart- ment of Justice and, consequently (Was nit. seized . (hieing the roundup on April 6th i Be wouldthave known 'juts one ether German iipy in the United States, this being a man in Chicago, perhaps, to whom he re- ported and from whom he received orders. But. wldle- the Omaha man escaped arrest,hisuperior in cago .was seized. . Ofcourse the ,*.Oreahai man -bad- notmeanie Of ifloW4 , big that the Chicago .man had been seized; all he knew was that after April 6th he did not hear from the . Chicago spy and could not get into communication- with MM. The Chi- cago 111211 had simply disappeared, without leaving 'trace of his where- abouts. , Here, then was the Omaha spy completed isolated, still at liberty, but marooned in a foreign land, not *mowing or even suspecting the identity of a single other spy planted here by the German Government. He had nobody to turn to, nobody whom he could trust, 'nobody from whom he could receive instructions. The German spy machine had been or- ganized with such elaborate secrecy that when a single link was lgoken the chain fell to pieces. Members of the American eerily nurses' corps in France have been granted the privilege of wearing cbev- rone under the same conditions which officrs, and Men of the expeditionary forces are permitted to wear them. SOUR, ACID -STOMACHS, GASES OR INDIGESTION "Papes Diapepsin" neutralizes excess sive acid in stomach, ;enmities; dyspepsia, heartburn and distress at once. Time it! In five rairmtes altstern- ach distress, due to acidity, will go. No indigestion, heartburn sourness or beichiug of milt or eraetatIons of =di- gested food, Sib dizziness, bloating, foul breath or headache. PapeS Diapepsin is noted for' its speed izi regulating upset stomachs.. It As the surest, quickest stomach tweet- ener in the whole world, and besides it is harmless. Put an spa to stomach distressat once by getting a largi fifty- ceht ease a Pape's Diapepsin from ally drug store. You realize in five minutes how needless ikis to suffer from indi- gestion, dyspepsia or arty stonaaeh dis- order caused by fermentation due to excessive adds in etomach. $200.000 to -hind on rant% riest,„ ftecenri' Mortgages. Call Or write me at ones and get your loan arranged; by Zit= uiall. No admen* awes. B. Z. ZursoiDs, 77 Victoria/It., Toronto, yi cv CASTOIRTA SUFFERING CAM I GIVE THIS MAN + . THE GOLD MEDAL t 4 Let folks step on your feet hereafter;? - wear shoes a size smaller if you like, - for. Aorta will never again weld electrie sparks of pain through you. awarding te this, Cincinnati authority. •says that a fevr draw ot a drug called freesone, applied . redly upon • tender,, aching corn, y =emi 'levee soreness, and ,soo he -*Intim" t -- corn, root and all, lifts rig 1 t out. . This drug is a sticky eth - eompound, , but driesi at once and Is up the corn without inflaniing. er even irritating the surrounding tissue, - ...It Is clitheied that a quarter et an , °untie of freesamdlitained at atiy drug_ store will cost -Avery little' but is Sat. dent to ',move every hard or soft tont or calks /roar ones feet. Cut tbis mete especiaii if iyou are g reede.r m who_ wears IDA heel& A TORIA - FARM FOR SALE For sale Lot 29, Concession 8, LiRe S., Tuckersinith, containing 100 acres. There Are on the premises a good frame house, two barns and frame stable 75 feet long, cerae.pt floor in cattle i stable; hog pen, two wells, The land_is in a good state isf eultivation, well drained and fenced,. Large apple orchard; also all kinds of small fruits; six acres of good hardwood bush, fall plowing done. This farm is situated 1t4 miles east of the village of Brum- field and 5 miles from 'Lowe of Sea - forth onsellfill Road. School across corner from farm. For further psr- -Umbra apply on the premien or address Michael Whitmore, Brueefield R. R. No. 1, or Phone 5 on 142, Sea - forth Central- 2616-tf V The bigger Comfort 'bar means more soap for ,the money than ever before. Think of that—in war -time! The quality is the same—the kind that gives Comfort the largest sale in Canada. Ask pr the Bigger Bar -your grocer can easily supply you. No preminnis with the wrappers, in War -time, If you are still getting the smaller bar, however, its wrapper is still good for premiums. Use Comfort Soap and get a brighter, dormer, easier wash. PUGSLIEY, DINGMAN & CO., LIMITED, TORONTO. nee., • _,