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BY
RUFUS GILLMORE
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(Continued from our last 'brae.)
names of some Boston people as re -
The -boarding-htesse that they now -ferences.
entered was one of those fine old resi- -Fortunately Miss Cobb was not
deuces disowned by an irapatient for- looking at her. She blushed—blush-
eller occupant because of its bad as- ed palpably—and sent a look to David
' sociates. As neighboring residence that begged for help. - She appeared to deb te, the agitated
after residence along Mount Vernon David guessed instantly the nature troubled look refusing to leave.
Street had gone the ill way of time, of her Predicament She did not know . "That Wouldn't do a y harm, would
and been deserted to lodgers and his name; in the flutter of their equi- i it'" he demanded, t inking to stir
boarders, its one-time, early -Cunard vocal situation probably she could not I her to decision. • ,
air of caste had become tarnished. recall a solitary other name to give. i "o—yes—oh, I -wi h you wouldn't
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Eventually, ' in despair, its sensitive It was his turn. mention it again. or do anything about
owner had become enraged at its bad - "Miss Sherwood refers to me, Miss
companfons. He had east it off and it 'Cobb, and also to Miss Hilda Cabot, I veon't speak
had fallen to the level of many another with whom she was at convent—these
,
fine old house upon the brow of Beacon will be enough, won't they he ask-
Hiastonishment
ll
ed with assurance. .
Miss Cobb, its mistress, carried her- "Miss Hilda Cabot!" Miss Cobb un -
self as if she might have been deserted bent still more and suddenly. "/
with the house. Her station, too, had couldn't ask for any better name, "I'll
been sadly reduced, by time, and she send one of the maids at once to show
had feelings that the house didn't She you to your room." She almost smile
was suspected of sleeping On or in ed as she turned to leave after making
one of the pieces of furniture in "The a precise little bow.
Drawing -room," as she called the front "I'll take up Mise Sherwood's bag,
parlor, but no one ever contrived to if you don't mind,'" David called after
catelther at it. Ostentatiously, at her. . •
fen o, clock each night, she locked its "-Goodness, those were narrow es -
door and then faded miraculously from capes! I felt as if I were going to
sight down the hall. People occueite fall- through to the cellar and you—
ing the back parlor testified that t ey you were wonderful" she whispered to
listened nightly in vain for the slig t- him as soon as they- were alone.
est sound behind its tightly faste ed "And you—what were yon?" he
dmible-doors, boarders, , mischievOus 'declared Warmly, not daring: to state
and serious, blocked loudly on the his admiration in words.
hall -door to "The Drawing-Room"David led the way upstairs to the,
without even etting in answer etf- back hall room on second floor. Once
inside, they faeed each other with
twinkling eyes.
"After what we've just gone
through I feel like an old friend of
yours," he exclaimed jocularly.
"And' me—I feel old, a hundred
years old, and I don't koow your name
even yet. 1 -
* "David Shaw—, at your service."
"I shall eonunit it to mernery," she
declared laughingly.
- "Well, it's,an easy little mouthful,"
countered David. "I suppose I'd bet-
ter be going new," he suggested clues,
tioningly. .
"Not yet; that is, not unless you
must," she corrected herself smiling-
ly, 'Why,. we're friends -without the
forinality of first becoming acquaint-
ances. It's shameful, delightful, isn't
it - 'We've all but compromised each
other, iand all we know is each other's
naine. ' That's a dubious situation in
whAch to part—perhaps forever—isn't
it t"
David looked into a pair of brown
eyes that sparkled with humor. He
needed no urging to stay.
, "Ask me—ask me anything—," he
said.
"Tell me—tell nie everything," she.
retorted.
She _sat down on the couch that ran
the length of the narrow room, and.
David deposited himself upon the only
chair.
"Must I tellsyou the whole story of
my life from nursing bottle to bank
account?" he asked lightly.
"Everything—everything !.." she com- •
mended. . _
David was what • Bowe called, "his.
right-hand man," that is to say, Dnvid.,
, ,was the hidden mainspring of Ihmeets
highly Profitable syndidate. of come
mercial newspapers, and Ranee the
open-faced claimant of honer* and
Profits. But David was only biding
his time when he should start a shri-
ller business of his own. The situa-
tion as described by David woe; essen-
tially humorous. It amused his audi-
tor so that he ran on for much longer
than he had intended.
"Now, who and what are you?" he
demanded Jocularly at last.,
"I—I'M. an actress." She• proved. it
by pretending. to he embariaased..
"Actress! I thought ..:---" David
checked himself; in time, he hoped.
She was. too observant. "What did
you thing I was 1" she demanded a-
lertly. •
David struggled_ with his confus-
ion until he realized he had better
make the hest of it. "Why, I thought
from what I noticed—of course, I Was
all wrong—I thought for a time you,
a- were a detective or something of_ that -
sort." He laughed loudly to prove.
how absurd the idea now seemed to
him.
'A detective! Why?" She appear-
ed to be more startled than displeas-
ed.
He told her,
She was silent for a long time, re-.
fleeting, all the liveliness gone from
her expressive face. "Yest I did turn,
she admitted at last," "hut only. to
watch the ridiculous attempts of Mr.
Bunce to serape acquaintance with
that young Man. He talked so loudly
I couldn't help hearing." Her lips
parted as if she intended to explain
further, but, instead, she once again
became silent.
He waited, but she offered no ex-
planation of the confusion she had
shown at the sight of Richard Durant.
Interested, he held to the subject. To
lead her on, he told her how_Bunce had
finally succided in forcing acquaint-
ance. ,
She bent forward and the glint of a
quickened interest showed in her eyes.
"Then you must have learned his
name," she exclaimed.
"Yes." He waited to see if, she
would ask for it. .
"What was it ?" she asked without
a moment's hesitation.
"Richard Durant" ) had laid a restraining. h
"'Richard Durant." She merely re- t atm •
peated it, contributing nothing to sat- ! "Wait," he ordered, "1
isfy his curiosity. i high-and-mighty's going
"Then you -didn't knock?" he asked. i peach!,
, "Know?" She started, came baek : Durant looked at him a
as from thoughts which had taken her , EM other move toward th
a greet distance. "Oh, you mean his be he could aet, the
name? No, I didn't know that,". she matter out of his hands.
said, returning instantly . to her re- 1 The space between their
flections. !purl) lacked less than a
David, studied her, baffled, a little width of the girl's grey
nettled -at the way he was being left gutter lay a short beam
in the dark, "Strange, I thought you the wrecldng crew at w
must know him from the way you broken down truck. She
looked at him," he ventured. estimating look at the
"No; I had never seen him before." space, and then began
She evaded his eyes, gazed out the car.
Their chauffeur disr
window, lost herself.
Her inattention irritated David still warning to remain wher
° Thinking to force his a
more. He became silent, too.
"No;.I had never seen him before," bent over his wheel. • He
she repeated musingly after a time clutch The taxi trembl
and speaking more to herself than to :before consenting to be
him, "'but there is one thing I wish I . to an act so ungentlem
knew." • - But the girl was qui
"What?" was a quick change of
"I wish I _knew hoWe and where, he car flew toward them, el
TEE HURON EXPOSITOR
obtained-411ot blue opa, pin he wore- . • m
, „
It was David's turn to Start. His $ B ihiY0_ '
hand all _ but went to the pocket in
which- that blue opal in lay. hidden, '
but something strang ly ominous in
her tone made him, kee his counsel. {
- "Shall I ask if I me t hiin again?" 1
1
late and start- .
ling. "No, no, no, yo in stn't think !
of' doing that, you mu 't, 7 she cried, '
AVOIDED A
'OP
he inquired discreetly.
• e
The result was imme
the speculative, farav, ay look gone
wholly from her .eyes.
feel like the miser's mite'
H• ad you rather feel tall and gaw-
ky, like a giraffe, as I do VP inquired
, Durant, smiling at her Vivacity.
e She wasverylittle and very pretty
.----grey eyes, curly. hair, bright and
beaming face—the ingenue type in its
afterglow, for she was no longer so
young as she affected to. be. How-
ever, she was an gushing and so 'de-
irionstrative that strangers alvvays 3.°0 -
Canton, Ohie:---"I suffere from a garded her at first, and for some time
female trouble which caused nee !flinch as a mere- child.
$,
"feeling ,and two , "You simply must stop thanking us
I deeter; decided :*or you'll end by making us self-cen- 1
."But you want to ow." that I would have
"Yes; but—" he eyes dropped I to go through an •
, cgs 'bus," she broke out after they sat
operation before le wn to dinner, 'glaring at him so
before Ills.'
"And he would neve dream that I could get well. : ferociously that he laughed.
was inquiring for you
"Don't be alarmed.
to him about it."
He gaged at her in
She had shivered, ris
and walked restlessly
as if desiring to be 1
What -did it all mean?
been stolen from her?
luctant ,te• have anythi
the thief could be erre
not deemed the scarf
of .great value. On t
it might be. - Ought he
tell.her that he had it
fetP,2 He decided that
"That opal pin happen
He stopped instantly
his mind. She had
him 'so tremulous and
he dared- not go on,
ter it was locked.I One short term,
boarder, mearir or more venturesome
than. the rest, had even' gone so far
as to pommelon it at midnight and
cry,"Fire!" without proving his con-
tention that Miss Cobb slept in that
room. And yet they all liked her des-
pite the distance she religiously pre-
served between them and her.. All
Miss Cobb demanded was that same
cold, distant eivilty she -accorded her
boarders. •
Thin'tall, angular, with a frostiness
which kept her from.heing annoyed
with sympathy, she advanced on Dav-
id and his companion in "The Draw-
ing -room." She stood coldly looking
at him—waiting. There was in her
manner that which said definitely that
she forebore to speak to the young,
woman until introduce&
For a moment David stood. dainb-'
founded ,realieing what was required:
�f him, realizing, likewise, that he did
not himself know the young womanti
name. Then he moved between thenc.
"-Miss Coble," he said, praying for
the fates to be lenient, "I have the
honor to introduce to you my friend,
Miss Brrer-er."
"Miss Cobb disdainedto accept the
mumbled name. "I beg your pardon,
Miss—fhat was the name?" she de-
manded.
The blood aurged up David's neck.
He was caught hard and fast Dur-
ing those next few, tortuesome seconds
he felt as if he had been fund with
blood on his hands. Then:
"Miss Sherwood—Miss Rose Sher-
wood," supplied -that atentive young
woman, stepping coolly forward,and
not makingthe mistake of offering
:Miss Cobb her hand. "I would Iike
very inuch to come here, if you have
a room for me."
David blessed her for his deliver-
ance and reioiced to note how accur-
ately she had assumed a distance
equal to, Mtge Cobb's
Miss Cdbb unbent before it, as much
as she ever permitte,d herself at first
to unbend. "I'm sorry, Miss Sher-
wood, but I shall net have a room for
another guest until to -morrow morn-
-,
But this was an emergency for 'which
David had prepared 'Couldn't Miss
Sherwood occupy my room ?" he asked.
- "I know she is anxious to get settled,
and 1 could go out just for to -night."
Miss Cobb assented readilytenough.
Rose, however, protested agamst his
sacrifice, only giving in when she.
perceived the confusion She was caus-
ing. A moment later she began to
reap her half of the embarraesment.
Miss Cobb sternly demanded the
GIRLS! LEMON JUICE
IS A SKIN WHITENER
How to make. a creamy beauty lotior
for a few Gents..
The ju' ice of two freeb. lemons strained
hit o a bottle containing three glances. of
orchard white makes a whOie quarter
tat of the most.yeinarkable lemon skiu
beautifier at about the cost one MUSA
pay for a small< jar of the ordinary cold
cream,. Care should be taken, to strain
the it111011 juice through a fine cloth so
no irtaon pulp gets in -then this lotion
will keep fresh for inottths. Every
nornart knows that lernon juice is used
to 'Meech and remove such blemishes as
freckle=. sallowness and tan and is
ideal skin softener, whitener and
bcauti tier.
;Net try it Get three ounces of
orchard 'white at any drug store and
two, lemons from the grocer and make up
a quarter pint of this sweetly fragrant
lemon lotion and massage it daily into
tte faceneck, arms and hands.
Vtildten Cr7
CASTORIA
n to her feet,
o the window,
ft to heraelf.
Had the -pin
Was she re-
g said before
ted? He ,had,
in as a , jewel
e other hand,
ot at leapt to
n his possess -
e °tight
to be--"
and changed
ed a look on
agitated that
V
Well, for a Than with
certainly am being treat
erously received by the
cold 'little city of Bosto
Richard Durant as the
him and Bunce drew a
station and turned int
Street;
."Without money!" ,Bu
4
"It's jolly well, so. Y
well know the .worst."
plained the contretemps
in. "You see, you made
tactical error in introdu
your travelling con -Irani°
Bunce glared at him, as
hastily to revise- his opinio
grinned: "I've always
only those who have mone
he .observed.
Durant's protest Wa
"HU110, what's blocking us
claimed Bunce.
A long two -horse truck t
one of its front wh els la
rails obstructing ca
The chauffeur of th
to a stop. The h
truck, cars and tea
impossible upon the -right
'street. With a je k thei
Made a ,sharp turn and at
shoot by on the left. As
• bout to speed Pau
aimed truck he c
stop with an abrup
the taxi quiver an
Would shake apart.,
Of the narrowOpenin
them, was another -
It Was a long, 1
far painted gray, an
eits -single -occupant
• -
rant de an involu
-nitration as he ohs
yet easy, meaner in
fir 00: to astop a
He bent fo
ode further engaged
tremor,- nervousnesa,
Which she faced the
young and fair, her e
ot Summer skies, she s
ear looking- toward th
.Worel•nor look did She
of way. The likely
blue, blue eyes seemed
only the mirth of this
counter.
▪ None but a taxi chauffeu
have attempted to change
able aspect she impa d to _
ation. It was a very plea
mishap to all save one. s But
er seemed determined to nt
worst of it. He sat b ck in
and stubbornly faced er ac
ut money, I
d Most gen-
proverbially
1," remarked
tali bearing
ay: from the
Dartmouth,
ce chuckled
n. might as
Durant ex -
e had been
n egregious
ing me te
, Mr. Shaw.
if ptompted
. Then he
oticed that
talk poor,
'cut short.
here?" ex -
at. had lost
across the
s on oth tracks:
ir tax* had come
peless tangle of
s progress
,ide of the
chauffeur
mpted to
he was a -
the end of the
me t a second
ess hich made
,rattI as if it
n the other side,
, com ig toward
‘_
oatori.
vt:i wheel sat bod racing.
t
Yowl girleDa-
tare' ry of ad-
rved he quick
ich sh broug14
d for stalled a
ward nd seem -
by th. th lack of
r irri tion with 1
Sle der, and
es the soft blue
t quie ly in her
m. N ither by
ssert erright
'nide in those
rathe to claim
unexp cted en -
would
hearni--
he' situ -
t little '
he driv-
ke- the
his seat
oss the
gap.
Thegirl sneiled. "If you
me about three feet, I'll get
put of your way," she said i
that should have eon liated
taxi -chauffeur
. ruNothire doin', lady. I'm on a dead
centre," snarled their eh lbw. 1 -
"If anything is on a dead dentre' I
-guess it's your mind," returned the
girl trying another smi e on him
.• Ha sniffed and gave h r a surly grin
for her smile "Whate er it is, low
don't. budge -me," he ounced With
an unpleasant emphasis up oni the pro-
noun.
The sparkle in her ey s changed to
for her smile,"Whate er it is you
Durant turned to Bunce.
"Hadn't you better rder him to
back up?" he asked " e're on the
wrong side, arn't we?"
Hidden behind the eh uffeur Bunce
was watching the clash if wills, eyes
agog ,and with a fixed ttention that
premised no intention f corning to
the aid of the girl.
Durant knocked on th window of
the taxi and signed for i he chauffeur
to reverse, The chauffe r turned and
shook his head, then fac d front and
resolutely folded his arm .
Durant's hand fumbled for the door
handle- before he could t n it Bunco
nd upon his
t's see what
o do in this
11 give
by end
a tone
even a
u • She appropriated Durant iminecli-
"My mother, who ; ateb;
had been helped bv plannm. g drives in . the new
',yam pinkhainre Bunco car, writing his name all over
I her calender, with an impul-
, "V eung(tetwadliviiedlio Conte
sire hospitality not to be withstood.
to try, 'twee. sub_ It would take weeks for their guest
The incom
always ot!
has given
by no other
arable Tea-ot results
fixable from &1 iitfusion,
a prestige possessed
tea on sale.
out -draws and out-classesan other teas..
"Thi 4 is no idle claire.--
-11500
mittengtoan opera:. for. the night to live up to the ene over the glittering object on the table
tion. Itrelievedme gagements she made without waiting about which they gathered. He was
from my troubles for his assent; but Durant seemed a tatl, compactly made,
Englishman
• ao I can AO myhouse work without any nothing,' loath.
diftculty. I advise any woman who is "It's wonderful, positively wonder,
isfdie ,%•d with feniale troubles to give ful, Wring you here!" she kept inter -
Lydia E. Pinkliam's Vegetable Come . mating herself to exclaim, "Ole I'm
pound. a trial and it will do as inuch for so delighted to have someone at last
MAitlE 'BOTD, 3.421;t5tli• to go on these long drives With."
St, N. E., Quito', Ohio.„„ • She would listen to no one except
Sometimes there are seriout CORCIP hiin. When the others attempted to
lions where a -hospital operation is th: turn the conversation away from her
11/8 lasuy:wome;1 have been enredlYthieen- But, if she did this ruthlessly,- only
only alternative, but on the other hail plans, she promptly brought it back.
fpantinkhousamnrvanegdetabheepo3rar Itrnimafiatz the 'victims winced; and, if she was,
wiliyifule she was likewise irresistibly
theta= have er that ate 0_,Petlea Walk •
to. avoid- an o on should: give it
fair trial bale -.submitting to elide 4
trying ordeal.
complicati ni exist, writ* to Lydia
E. PinkhaniM diellie Co., Lynn, Mass.
for advice. - result of many y*24.
experience is at your service.
necessary— e er7 woman who wan va•OnCe Bunce thought to • direct the
to
talk by starting upon a long and
boresonie account of his rise from of-
fice. boy to publisher.
"Oh,father, you do fall on the con-
versation so like a landslide!” She in-
terrupted him fearlessly. "Now, re-
member, talking about yourself and
re your business is barred, just for to-
night." •
curb over the 'wooden bear and, with "But what am I going to talk about
on the %treet, fled .past—st streak of
grey—with barely an inch to spare
Their chaffenr shut off his power by
instinct, jumped up from his seat in
alarm: s Bunce's hand hurried to the
'door on his side to arrange an escape.
Durant jumped involintarily to his
feet.
. •
In a single electrical instant she was
past; the next Richard Durant was
peering out of `the back window of the
taxi in. the direction she had taken. t
"Good heavens,there's a girl brought
uP en something besides marshmel-
lowe," he exclaimed after a• look so
long! that it Was time he said some-
thing. His eyes beamed, glistened:
He withdrew from:the window in the
jolting taxi slowly. and, with •many
another lingering sidelong glance the
way she had gone. 4—I wonder who
she is," he murmured with elaborate
carelessness when eyes could no longer
discern her.
"Who? She? Oh, that was Hilda
Cabot," Bounce stated: .
! Dorant repeated the name— under
his breath.
"Yes," that was Hilda, chuckled
Bunce, "and you had no eall'to but in.
She. might have thought you were
trying to. serape acquaintance. ' Then
you'd have been frostbitten, sure as ,
shooting." HIS companion -seemed too
absorbed to partake of his jest; he
went on:" Hilda's family is the North
„Star here,- so far asesoeiety. con-
nee&d; she's itroubled,,`,With'etioaey
:flow, and .hatel M0144 trouble xennhige
but,—like to riteet WV' •he-demimd-
ed at a sudden. naivement and look
• from his cenaParlion. •
"Yes, I would.' 'Very roma."
"Funny how all men fall for a dar-
ing girl!'-' • •Bunce ' sniffed. `flItit
notie,e they don't -i•tritintile over one'
;mother when it eeinei-to mariernig one
Preeipices! Pine, until youlook. over
the -edge. Then you draw bank for
fear of throwing yourself over: Now;
there's Cornmallis ,Brooke, he dropped;
us for her, but I gness. he's sorry by
• this time. Hee-but you said We. didn't
know him, didn't yeti?" Burie.e shot a'
;quick, doubting look Durant.
English—way-up English. -- thought
you might," he urged at Durant's slow
shake of his head. He was silent for
a few moments. "Well, guess we
can arrange for you' to meet, her, if
anyone can," he added. • "Yes,
speak to the little ,heiress ahout it."
' "The little' heiress," proved. to be
Mildred Bence, hiseltost's only child,
as Durant learned. later at their Com-
monwealth Avenue home.
,teente on in here and meet the little
heiress," Bunce called out loudly to
him when he came down' stairs dress-
ed for dinner. t
"Don't mind if father seems to be
short-elianging you," apoltgiebd Mil- •
dredt Bunce, biting her lip. "I'm so
little that, when he calls me that,
two wheels on the sidew lk and tato if I don't ---e-
$20
to ;and on Farms, First, Second
Mortgages, Oall or write me at
once and. get your loan arranged
br return maiL No advance
charges.
L. B. REYNOLDS,
77 Victoria. St., TOT011t0.
MO\
Children Cry
FIR FLETCHER'S
4t-'1 T k I A
d then reade
dom.; but,,
irl took the.
taxi arid the
foot of the
ar. In the
elonging to
rk on the
ave a quick
00 narrow
back her
garded her
he was.
vantage he
hrew in the
d a moment I
n accessory i
y.
ker. There,
levers. Her
mbed to the
sRET
lies in spending! to the best aditan-
tage--getting the most for your
money. That is what you do when
you buy Z
Zam-Buk
housekeep
When y
100% me
and the -
ra-Buk. and that is why
's the choice of the good,
r and careful buter.
buy Zam-Buk you get
icine—not 60/0 medicine
alance " fill im," as in
ordinary ointments. This:explains
why Zam-Buk goes so much far-
ther than! ordinary ointments and
why the results are so much better.
Zara -Bilk soothing, healing
and antiseptic. It ends pain, des-
troys all germs in a sore, or wound
—thus preventing any danger of
blood-poisoning—and grows new
akin. A Zara-Buk care is peeenan-
ent beca.uee puriees and. heals
not only. the surface 'skin, but also
the underlying tiesueS, So that there
is no poesibility a the disease
breaking Out agairi.
Zam-Buk corgios0 exclusively
• of 'Vegetable oils and herbal ex-
tracts, with, absolutely no animal
fat or poisonous indneral drugs,
which only irritate the -parts they
ere intended to heal. it can, there-
fore, be used on the inost sensitive
akin and is the hest halm for baby.
It is also best for eczema,
ringworm, boils, fidOples, ulcers,
abseesses,1 blood: peisoning and
piles. All deelers or Um -Buie Co.,
Toronto. ' 60ci. box, 44f -or $1.26.
t "Well, you might talk about your
asthma," she suggested, but with an
arch look and playful tone that took
away the curse ov its unkindness.
And again, wheh stout, misguided
Mrs. Bunce broke in, she quite saved
the situation. °Durant had expressed
a doubt as to whether Mildred could
stand all the excitement she planned.
"Now, Mr. Durant, you don't- think
our Mildred is indelicate, do you?".
demanded her mother.
"Motherrrr!" With a bur . and a
saucy imperiousness more laughable
than the mistake Mildred extinguished
her. "Then there's a little jewel of a
'drive to the Wayside bin. You'll just
love the Wayside Inn!" she continu-
ed, covering the silence bordering on
coma, into which she had redeposited
her mother.
But she had retrieve'd the talk from
one of these unhappy silences which
follow mistakes, and Durant manifest-
ly regretted her withdrawl with her
mother -at the close of the 4hmer. It
was hastened somewhat by the visi-
y Simms,
tor's -card brought to het
the butler. . .
"Who's that," 'demanded
"Mr.Brooke—Mr. Corny/
fireeantortlook."nedhs dinigh•, ter wit
"Oho! Corning back now that We
don't need him! Well, I guess he's
on to the difference by now between
yeu- and that. Cabot girl." Rupee,
waved a podgy hand exultantly and,
chtlekled• until long after his 'daughter
and her mother had left the room.
'"Have a panatella'my lord?" he ask-
ed. Durant at list, making an unnec-
essary Sign to Simms, the butter.
"My '• lord!" Durant eyed °him quiz-
zically a.ntoinent before breaking in-
to a lona laugh. "You're having a
bally lot of fun with me, old top, but,
i'm on, you lorow," he declared. "Yes
rat belly well on to your waggish
Bunce, laughed loudly, but his little
pig -eye never shifted from the victim
of
bisK euriosity. "Alaeducated in
England?" he asked quickly. . .
"No." Durant shook his head neg-
ligently. "The American factories of
culture and leaving were good enough
for me."
- Bunce nodded .% The fact _tallied. He
seemed about to ask further questions
but changed his mind at the quick,
searching look_ he. encountered. ".I'm
mighty glad the little heiress took
such a fancy to you, he veered -- .
The doubtful look, disappeared from
Durant's. eyes. "I'inglad. she liked
me, if you think she did?" he- said
soberly. "It's rather wonderful to ar-
rive a stranger -in a new city and be
taken in so hospitably. I hope you
realize.that I'm properly grateful"
"Oh, that's all right!" Bunce's
,
manner involuntarily swelled a little
as it suddenly dawned on him how
generous he was being. "We business
men like te be generous. This is
Liberty Hall.. What's mine's yOurs,
I guess you can see that. •
"Yes, that's what makes it so re-
markable.' I don't mind telling you
that I'den't know where I should have
slept to -night, if you hadn't taken me
in here. I don't know how I can re-
pay you. .
.4 Bunce laughed easily. "04.1
guess We can find some use for yiki,
if you're so grateful as that."
"Yop mean there may be some op-
ening irt your business? I hoped we
should be able to talk over that."
• Bunce was obviously disconcerted.
"No—yes," he said grudgingly. "It
seems to me you're pretty anxious to
get dOwn to work," he eomplained.
"That's what I came to Boston for."
Durant smiled. w
Bunce examined his smile. "Of course
We musn't forget that," ., he agreed
slowly.;
"Thank you." !
"Well, you just look after Milly for
walk: and I guess we'll get around
to talking about that work proposition
soon enough," Bungs •;shifted. s'Time
we went in new anyway. Want you
to meet our caller. He's an English-
man, by the way."
"Is this the Mr. Cornwallis Brooke
of whom you spoke to me?" Durant
had risen with him, but stood now,
poking the ashes in his saucer, as if
undecided whether or not to meet their
visitor. • - -
"Yes, that's the man. The one who
got in with the best through us." ,
"I'm feeling rather fagged. I think I
t
if you don't mind—" ,
:
"Tut, tut! Come on in, if only for :
a few minutes." Bunce seized him by I
the arm and dragged him away. ,"Mr. ,
Brooke, shake hands with Mr. Dur- !
ant," he commanded breezily as they
• I i
entered the parlor. •
I
But, Mr, Cornwallis Brooke made
no such overture. Instead, he con- ' I
tented hiinself with hawing stiffly, and
awarding their guest a quick pene-
trating glance before -bending back
nee.
is Brooke
a signi-
with a moustache, broad shouldered,"
full of face and with eyes extraordin-
arily -quick and observant.
"I was showing MT. Brooke my
diamond sunburst," -exclaimed Mildred
against the unexpectedly constrained of life, speakig all languages and of
silence that followed, the meeting. undoubted loyalty.
She poked the i glittering object on the A large junk firm at Modena, Pa,
table, with her. finger. employs several wage* as metal art!
"Yes, you met me thatreried Bunce ers, while others are driving and Ar -
looking savagely e at Brooke, "If yoa ing locomotives or operating electrical
*hadn't left us for—" cranes.
"Father!" ,Mildred stopped him, Hog Island . can boast of the- only
with a 104. "I won't have you make WWII= notary in any shipyard in the
ing Mr. Brook a feel SQ important; no, United States. She is Miss Nina Hal -
not even in jest He gets quite the. questionalre department in the
enough of th
• "On my w
portance here
anywhere elseralso undeserved,I might on the great army of women war
add." Brooke calmed them both with workers now toiling to win the war.
a smile that showed good teeth and an The welfare of women war work -
easy disposition. "Are' you propos- ers has become an important item and
ing to stay here long?" he asked Dur- many ways of caring, for them have
ant quickly across the table. • been found.
Durant started from the. surprised The Young Women's Christian As -
silence, into which the first view. of ..sociation of Calgary, Canada, are ask -
Brooke had seemed to send him. Also mg that wornenThe appointed to patroti
for the first time he removed his eves the citv
• t. • . • e
from him. One might have inferred stomebil aerneliteodbttyinattlee, 1,w:flu:town -
that he was'vlieved by the easier tone are to
employed by his coantrymen. onld county
council/4as war washers-
planned to stay until • .
Over 20,0,00 women are now con-
"Tut;tuti IYou stay as long as ..you
nected with the British Royal Vying
can stand us?" interrupted MT Bunce.
Corps who do everything in connee-
"Why. Mr Durrant, don't you like
as?" chimed in Mildred tion withean aeroplane except fly.
More than oneehalf the &tonal- for --
Brooke w
end of the
the Bunces
astonishingl
stated court
radiographeri,'pririters; glisiblowers,
opticians, assayer, coil and torideneer
builders and engravers.
Although it is only a little oVer
months old, the women's police reserve
organization of New York City, has a,
membership of (veer 5100. The ranks
are filled with wemen from all walks
t elsewhere." - very, who is ati,present employed ni,
rd You give me an im- industrial relatitOs department.
that is quite unequaled Ten million 4' the estimate placed
aited smilingly until'the 'eSts in the Oregon -Washington dis-
rgument. • "You- will'ilnd triet have made use -of the services of
Stonishinglyhospitable, women as lookouts, patrols and in
hospitable People," he nursery work. '
ously. • "I trust I •shall .The attorney general of Nebraska -
meet you again. If I can be of any has handed down a decision whieli says
service to you—" He • held out his that 'neither the law of God nor the
hand. law of man prevents women from
There was ae. lou protest against wearing men's clothes when they are
his departure from e Bunces, father engaged in war work' . -
and daughter. After an Absence of 50 years, Mrs.
h
"I say, t you etilifenake- a con- Mattie Oyster, of Philadelphia, has
ceited pop -head out of "me.., On • my gone back torthe Frankford arsenal,
honor, I only- dropped ne onemy way where she isoperating an automatic
to keep a er engagement, toelearn lathe. ' She ial now past 52 years of
how you were," • Biooke- parried. age, and during the Centennial held in
But as ifot wishing to Offendthem` the Quaker Oity, in 1876, she was
or their guest, he remainecksome'thrie one of the bits selected from the
chatting affably about:people he was arsenal to denionstrate munition mak-
meeting.
"There goes a man ,who pwes his
. $ Six mernbe $ Of the NVomen's Police
iii inachine7.
chances en
Bunce as s
ing.. "Bo
You, Live
for you o
much epan
on as he was out of hear- regular membets
rely to 118, announced reserve in Now york are to be made
of the police force
orihsrveietsYo!meons funny
vtinuct raen-etilevweirlis levatree-ateblu'esanunifetarsie:: carry
you've gc`t- dm* as will lig' draw a salary of $1,2Q1 a
haJleban VlaYer•er -
a. Pugilist:" - • A petitione „bearieig 25,006 -naines,,
"It dose 't differfromsociety any- has been sent to Secretary of Labor
where else then, does it?" asked Due Wfison by the women, street car -con-
rant.
(Continued Next Week.) aruateat4 thatiThinthey- fbePratogn- te,h.evede
eee•
of, duty. e .
ACTIVITIES or WOMEN The average earnings of faemerettet
There are over 20,000 women sew- in New Jersey during the last season
ing machine operators in the United were *1.50 a day, exceptin the poe
States., tato belt,- where some good pickers
Glasgow was the Arst city to intro- were paid as high- as $4 a day.,
duce women driverss and guards on Voreen who enter the rank/ of in -
its streetilway system. .dustry as a result- of -the war's de -
Thee ladies'tailors union in New mends- do not want to return to do -
York eityis,demanding an inereasse in mestie occupations according to Mrs.
wages of 20 per cent. • Prank Hales, of the Chicago employ -
Within the last four niontlis over, ment service branch, • established by
700 divorce eases' have been started the department of labor.'
in Berlin, -Germany. Sixty -Ave Young women are under-
- The employment -of women teachera taking a unique means, of proving
of young boys has become univ-ersal. their value -to their country by begin -
It is estimated that 45 per •cent of ning a, highly specialized tYPo Of war
the women who 'live at home are Work that will eventually mean mgch
to th,e labor power of the -country.Theyare graduates of, the training
school for psychic Bedell work at
Smith College, Northampton,
and are, styled "shell -shock" expo
supported by relativee. .
A 'union has beea formed by the
women machine shop workers at Rock-
ford, Ill. •
England ROW leas women engineers
4 •
Rescued from Hun
to Die of Starvation
flielleoanusdsPlight:IffiaBte:taze
Peace does not mean Plenty in Stricken Belgitunl
Germany's:heliish policy has been too thoroughly
administered for Belgium to be .abie to feed and
clothe herself again—at least, 'until the Government
has been thoroughly organized on a permanent basis.
Little children, thousands of them, are Inmgry for
a slice' oi bread, shivering in their worn-out rags.
YOU - can help to feed and clothe them. They
haven't a cent to buy even what supplies are available.
The degtitute Belgians need your help about as
badly as a human creature could need it.
HOW TO HELP!
All the machinery of the Belgian Relief Fund is at your
service to convert our contribution in money HERE into
foodand clothing
A dollar here and now means LIFE to one of the starving
subjects of King Albert, but look here
NO ONE will come to you and ASK you for your
contiibution. If you do not voluntarily send it to the Belgian
Relief Fund, Local Committee, or Headquarters, the oppor-
tunity is gone, and the Belgian you MIGHT have saved, dies
of itarvation or perishes for lack of clothing or proper
protedion.
Make cheques paysbie and send contribtztiors to
III Re I ef:
(Registered tinder the War Charities Aa)
IJ
Huren County Belgian Relief Fund—Mrs, J. B.
Treasurer Seaforth, Ontario, or to ONTARIO B
Belgian lielief Eiind, 95 King Stre4t, West, Threntet
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