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.1918
EX.POSITGR
BY
ItITFITS GILLMORE
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submitted to her wishes without quest
me .
tiIf supremely masterful, at least
she had a playful childlike way of cov-
ering it up.
If oblivious to this sign, he likewise
shortly began to overlook or blink
others. The first time that he men-
tioned Hilda Cabot's name to Mildred
she answered his simple.question -with.
out hesitation or suspicion. Later On,
when he asked why they never encoun-
tered her at the teas, receptions and -
musicales, to which they went, she -
- Cone to. this WOMan after
_Tfdt.ifig Lydia Pinkharrea-
Vegetable ColniloUnctI
Restbre Her Health
"You're theprettiest girl in Bos-
t ton," exclaimed Bunce warmly.
"Then why do I -lose All the men?"
(Mildred glanced at him archly; she
i bad resumed her softer mood and
with ib all her cajoling, winning, ir-
resistible ways.
"You don't. You tire of them first
yourself."
the right things sometimes You're a
"Father, you do have a way of saying
I nice old dad! I wish Cornwallis
Brooke would make up his mind to
Hild Cabot. d
-stew:dead=
replied that Miss Cabot seldom went marry that a Well—goo
•
(Continued from our last issue.) vanished. Allseemed to sharpen to manlike modern werrien h
le ted Ellensburg, Wash,—" After i WAS, I
a keen Damascan edge. . w o a vc
married 1 wes not well for a long time Bunce strted to v. Then he came
to de ise them This rovoldn no .
"Well, I don't know much about your cautiously back and stood behind his
Engliah society, but " Bunce daughter. She was gazing at her own
launched upon a long discourse inter- u 111 winsome face in \the. mirror. For a
rupted by the return of his dough- few minutes he stood regarding itun-
ter from the door to which she had easily himself. At last he appeared
one with the departing guest to .gain courage to say what he wish-
Therewas a long discussion between 1 ed.
father and daughter as to Hilda Ca-"Youilook a wirier tonight,, all right
hot's chalices of capturing Mr. Corn- 1 11he began characteristically, "but there
wallis Brooke, to which Durant listen- is one thing you don't want to forget.
ed with evident interest But as soon That man Dueant's good enough for
- as the talk drifted away to other sub- us to see, but—well, I guess that's e-
jects he excused himself and went up bout all I need to say to you. Don't --
"No father, I won't Mildred inter -
to hie room. .She apends-every livelong. minute of , from my troubles. rupted him hastily. "And, as for you,
Father and daughter waited in sil-
'the, day now at the Country Club and I improved in health so I could do my don't be deceived by appearance. I
ence for the sound of the closing of his
neeteding. I 411inle it is sinful. You housework; We newehavea little eneeall may have to—" she heeitatecl,, filled
wo.uldn't like' her, I'm sure?" . of which I owe to 1.15Nta E:„Pinkhani's in with a tossofher pretty head "
tit:Durant perceived the Mconsisten- ' Vegetable Compound.". ---,,Mrs.. O. S.
eY tit siich a criticism from . . but you will realize I don't care for
. .
4;710111Aroman as lifildre
ether ,day, lunching a one of the ' er, Wash; ,
• v . no,sign, .of it. - kW, ' Who t
go toefolvre hotels, he espied Hilda
t, at another table with a lively
" of ' ou` 'ea e • and called
• to them because she -was one ;of the
• "You leave him to me and do just
what I tell you," she directed cold-
ly. She avoided any argument by
running downstairs to secure her dia-
mond suz' iburst In a moment she
was rejoinder, she ceased* watching him
from the corner of eye,/ to add:
"Yell wouldn't like her, I'm sure. Why
she just purloins a living, never does
calling frantically for her father. a solitary thing for anyone else. Just
thing, Mr. Durant, she 'Nes the nrilt
"'VS gone. I can't find it anywhere irl in Boston to go up ,in an aero -
and I left it right here on the tableplane, and I understand; she's having
she declared with excitement. "What a bi-plane constructed in which to
—what do you think could have 'he- waste more of her tintee It's a 'shame
come of it.
Bunce joined furiously in the don't you think so, not having any
Serious aim! in life and just looking
search. They removed everything on about for new ways • to kill time?
the table. It was not thare. Nor
was it upon the floor or elsewhere;
"Serves you right, that's ,all I have
door. Then Bunce sent an imperative I got to say." Bunce groaned at the
glare in the direction of Mrs. Bunce. . .
"Well, mother?"
"Yes. I'm going, Benjawin," Mrs.
Bunce kissed her daughter and slipped
away to her room.
Bunce glared at the door fitted only
with portieres. "Guess the library's
the best place for us to talk over. He pointe up, teward the chamber
and a -good deal of
111 the .time was not
able to go about.
Our greatest desire
was to have a child
in 'our home' and one
day my husband
came, back from
town with a. battle
of Lydia E. rink:
ham's Vegetable
Compound .and
.•
wmited ma to try it
It brought relief
effort of rising from -his itoeea.
"When did you last see it, here ViST,Aii
it here when We went upstairs?"
"I don't know, father. I forgot
look."
Bunce's small eyes beaded. "Xoil
don't thin HE could. have takenj'
things after all, he declared. occupied by their guest
Once behind the door of this re-- "No father, don't .be idiotic!"
treat he turned triumphantly on his "Servants, then!. Well? Fro going to
daughter. "Well, I didn't makeetedY have the police look into this and
mistake dia 19
Mildrd deftly punctured an assur-
ance so inflated as to allow no other
treatment.
"Now, Milly!" Bunce's reproach
was bitter. "Don't you go to question -
my find just the way you did when
I brought- Brooke home."
"I'm not father, only—" Mildred
frowned—" only I didn't quite like the
way Mr. Brooke acted about him.
Whe I told him our guest was Lord
Bellmere, he acted queerly, asked a
lot of buestions, and 1.1 was only able
to keep him until you •came in by
showing him my diamond sunburst.
And then,. afterwards, didn't you not-
ice how little Attention he paid to
him?"
"Pish! Jealousy! He was sore be-
cause we'd secured a better guest in
his pieced'
"I hadn't thought of that!" Mil-
dred's face was like sunshine breaking
through a summer cloud. •
"Durant tried to bluff me again a-
bout wanting to go to work, but I held
him. After dinner I got a good look
at the monogram on his cigarette -
ease I couldn't make the initials on
or for that matter anything
else, but I learned' one thing.'
"What?"
"He was educated in Araerica. He
told me so."
"Yes, that agrees with the newspaP-
er elipping."-- Mildred smiled. "Queer
thing about him is that if aenietinles
he's an Englishman for reterve, at
other times he's a Frenchman for po-
liteness, and an American for liveli-
ness. Perheps that's what an Erig-
lish lord is like, but leave it to me,
'find out
"Now, .see here Milly," Bunce's
tone compromised between a threat
tiled .a whine," you let hint- hear
that were saying -he's Lord Bellmere
and we'll lose him sure as fate.
You ought never to have told BroOke
that. You've .got to be awful care-
ful."
All the ferainine left Mildreds' ap-
peapice and manner..,The curly-hair-
edetchild-like prettiness, the soft ftuff
ctiquatry that bore it out, melted,
-claCK 00ATMAON.
at aa'ag4 or...Wien without
erchief before the face."
nee the outbreak of influenza, how
Often .have deptors, and others inter-
ested in public health, advised us of
lids, and yet _how frequently is the
'Warning disregarded?
eThe failure to obey this ample
roIe Is prieleady responsible for the
spread of beach corita,gion. Take for
talemPIO those in the early, mums-
Dected stages of consumption—a sin-
gle, unguarded cough rea.y release
tnillions of deadly tubercle bacilli;
to be breathed in by others around.
Until recent years consuraption
was considered incurable,. but wenow
tow that it can be cured if taken
time. The Muskoka Free Hospital
bas mewed this without a doubt,. for
thousands of .its patients have been,
1testored to health and lives of use-
_ .
Uness.
One ex -patient of that horpital
writes as follows: ',trust eight years
ago this Christmas time I entered
your Sanatorium. I was a very fsad
and discouraged girl that Chaistreas
Eve, but I have been keine , titer
*even years and caa hardly believe
that I ever and
T. B: I look -back to
the days I spent there, with great
thanks to God and those faithful
Workers who understood our cases
and needs, and ministered to us so
faithfully."
To cerry on this great erork the
Muskoka Free Hospital for Con-
sumptives is again appealing for.
help. There is much to do. -Will you
lend a hand?
Contributions may be sent to
Sir William j. Gage, 84 Spadina
avenue, Toronto, or to George A.,
Reid, Secretary -Treasurer, Gage In-
etititte, 223 College street, Template.
Jtilderen CrIr
tak
CASTORIA
right off." He started to the tele-
phone.
An inspector game. 'Everyone in
the house except Durant was arous-
ed and questioned. The servants were
erossexamined with speeial care and
their rooms searched. 'Nothing came
of it. Then the intpector ,went,
vising them that, since nothing else
was taken. to keep sharpdwatch and
to say nothing more whatever about
their loss. It intglit turn up in one
of the pawnshops. He would be on
the lookout for it there.
4
VI
If the Bunces entertained any doubt
as to whether their guest were Lord
Bellmere or not, at least no one ex-
cept the victim himself was left in
doubt as to their intentions. Their
purpose was certainly sufficiently ob-
vious to everyone else. They were
baiting the social hook with Richard
Durant, I •
During the first few days, Mildred,
and he were driven far and wide in
the Bunce towing ear, fulfilling itind
aeries arranged by her. When n
flying to distant hostelries, for km
eon or dinner, she, bore. him away for
short rides through the a4/1.105c,4t Parigt-,
or took him shopping mitILher..; ; When
_the chaniKeuf rebelledeatithe,
!use, tid.the ear, tilideeitteIt
him sunimarilyt and. till:reef
drove and she sat in the ea
him. rdOw. dadItt YlktIrOPlC-Atit latei•
nights daily she appeatedi id 11
with him. Durant had malt -
find time to visit Buneeti,office.
diem from David the opal. On
made double use of the cieesiao
consulting llunce, about.' w�rk
once again to be put
Soon, Mildred began to lake
to every tea, reception and other in
ley function tc; which' She had
The bait took,. Her, distinguiehed
nig guest made h
gamed real a sail
deftly' started the *dui
really Levi' Beittenede;"
not to let him tealize't
Thereafter, girls
carefully forgotten her'ptit Wein, aelit
out to renew acquaintance -4)4a
men crossed formerly frigid diatanc
talked long and einelielly to t
While they surreptitiously :stidied-
handsome, well-deeised escort. And
ever he -appeared to do eredit to her.
Women. both young and old, likedlaint;
and as a result itivitati,ons began to
pour in for them both. invitatibns that
she noted gleefully became steadily
of a more promising character. Each
ight she and her father got together;
discussed the prospects, and gloated
over their eotial. progress.
• They were raptures at the succe
of their undertaking. The loss of thee
diamond sunburst was well nigh fed-
gatten. They dreaded only losing
him, as they had Brooke On one of
Mildred's first long drives with Dur-
ant, after prattling for an heur or
more about heself, she had suddenly
turned toward him.
"Tell me something about yourself.
Why, it has just occurred to rim theta
don't know a thing about yen,"she-
exclaimed lightly,
-•
"I'm six feet two, weighpit inepdreil
and ninety pounds •an d want ,werk.P-
_,
he replied whimsicallet
"I don't want fo know about you by
the ton," she responded. "Who are
you and why?"
"Richard Durant, at your. 'service',"
he evaded quickly.
SO aimless
Bunce, he
ondsod, . o. J, tIIeflI
There: are women eve
en,e this ::11
some funetion&
Ca8,et would re
Ve
him. You'll understand everything
on now on, won't you?" she demand-
ed coldly- '
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to lend on, Farms, First, Second
Mortgages. ChM or write me at
once and get your loan arranged
by return, mail. No advance
charges.
B. E. EIMIOLDS,
77 Victoria $t., Toronto.
Oelc,hfl 'AXIL Ili*
laa. , „of
order' 'Most
I
ydI. Lydia 'E.tab1,
e's
ildred's ' attention to her. • 1 Such women., should; not give up hope
'"Your;father. .promised to introudce until WO `h#vre `titeir'fbm Wiiacrid
medicine a trial, anti for special,e vice
me to Jler 'sometime," he stated with
apparent nonchalance. - write Lela E. l'inkham Medicine Co,
momete "Of course—I' she paused— experietee is at your serviee.
"and we *shall, but r hardly thing we _
ought to break in on their party, and, eimeiteeee
besides, it looks- so much like ram
that we ought to be starting for home taking him away from us. I'm not
now just as soon as. we can." Mildred going to be used just - as a stepping.:
hed him hastily away. . _stone." ; Mildred rose and walked to
Half way back the gray car loomed the window to hide her anger. .
up behind. In the seat beside Hilda, Bunco eyed her with alarm. "Oh,
Who was driving, sat Coniwallis getting interested in him, are you?"
Brooke with the ease of an aceus- he ventured after a time.
tomed companion. He was turned to.
ward her, talking familiarly. His bow '"No, ibut-:----" She stopped end
turned about, her white face apd,
to them was urbane, neither cold nor large gray eyes crackling with fre.
particularly cordial. Durant took 4,Interested in him!" she seenred. "In -
challenge either from this or , the terested in that weak, puling imita-
amused twinkle in Hilda Cabot's eyes. tion of a man that we don't know
He. ran his car up to top speed, and it
was miles along the straight, desert- anything about? ' .Why he's nothing
but a gentleman. I'twist him around
ed road before the light, gray racer. ray finer and make him do everything
Lynn ass The result' of 40 years
4`Did he?" Her eyes widened for a , ' .
forgedby. ' I think of. Intereged in that sort of
"That was Mr. Brooke with her, a man! It seeps to me you might
wasn't it?" he inquired of Mildred as
soon as itheir heavier car cenyerted
them definitely into a poor second in
the race. 1
"Yes, he's always- with her. People
are saying
• • •
'
She stopped and loaded at him, wait-
ed for .questions to fathom the depth
.his interest.
Sabi he was saved, though likely
ugh no foresight of his ovhd Prob-
'thinking of the light and
3hat,,had wafted ti him
gray ,car, ahead, the woment
k,up.,..the rage. Doubtless he
g. to. convince hiengelf that
,V.was not laughing at him..
r that he seemed -fur.-
tect in gra,! tars, ittereas-,
*0%1,Am own speed until.
• Otteve of their occupants
was actuated by a hope to
*Calla 'again,. he kept his
Motoring. tliOe
i4vroa4vard,,.
ontedfitth le ot by in. tTV
he do
ttet theatiqa 11; nee txtek tst
Jubilant tang ea
• hthe was
narrow,0,9.1,1h3%h-joade.
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Children Cry
FIA FLETCHER'S
CASTOR IA
Something in his manner -lett her
from attempting to learn wore. He
was too useful.
And where she was discreet, her
father was laudaeious, if a word many
be coined. When Durant protested at
the way he was prolonging his stay
with them, intimating that he must
seek quarters elsewhere, Bunce ex-
ploded: •
"No, Sir! No, Siree. You are our
guest; deeply appreciate the honor;
,couldn't get along without yen. Now,
you just tell me where would we Bad
another of God's gentlemenlike you?"
And as perforce his guest fled the
fulsome praise, he called after himi.
"If you can think of anything more
iite can do for you to keep you con-
tented, speak up. It'll save its thinled
ing. What's mine's yours, remember,
that, and the sky's the limit!"
,that mid' have been Hilda
VOW", edeleineed Mildred from the
'Seat beside him:
,He agreed promptly.
e Mildred regardingShird Wit hastore
ishment.,"What Makes you so. sure?"
she:demanded. I
"I - heard her laugh," he answered.' -
She was moodily silent for a long
time before asking: •
"Would you know Me in the dark
by my laugh?" ,
"Why-,-:Yes--4 think so,", be stame
mered .dubiouslyei
;.,7 He eould not have made a worse.
*Sake.
•„On their arrival home Mildred went
Straight to .her room without a word.
F.or some time thence- floundered a-
round downstairs waiting her return
for their customary nightly talk; then
he ascen4ede knocked on her door and
entered quietly at her call.
edWhy,. what's the matter, Millyr
he exclaimed, halted by the full force
of the . ' frown with which she
greeted, him.
cast *pen the dresser the
hand:Mirror in which she had evidently
been *Mug herself. The noise lent
emphasis ,to, her reply. "I wish you
would 'learn ot to cell me I've
asked you often enough," she snapped..
"That, there! . What's happened?"
"Nothing. Nothing at all." Mildred
closed the half open door of her dreeit
er with it bang.
, "Hoity-toity! Come, spoiled child,
don't keep your fond. father in the
dark What's wrong?"
As the Bunces, father and daughter,
-
desired or planned, things seemed ind
evitably to happen. They made it iT1544...
possible for him do leave without pro-
voking an open rupture. Their open-
handed hospitality, their noisy if con-
fusing rapture over him, would. have
tempted almost any man to prelong
his -stay, if further persuasion were
needed than the society of a bright
and very pre ty young giri.
Mildred Bunce's enthusiasm over "I'm not going to be set aside again,,
him, instead of abating, appeared to f to have him go the way of that tuft -
roll on, and to add to itself. Her hunter, Brooke." Mildred shook her
summary discharge of the chauffeur , head decisively.
the moment he dared to show a will "It won't happen again."
of his own should have served as a ; "I'm not so sure of that, and be -
sign in the heavens to Richard Durant sidese---"
if he had been looking for signs but "Well---well—f" Bunce was as im-
evidently he wasn't. Apparently he , patient as he dared to be.
accepted their hospitality on.faith, and ! "I won't stand for Hilda Cabot's
, lgildred regarded lilin with a scorn
before which he should have withered.
",1 understand.you promised to intro-
duce. him to Hilda Cabot," .she storm-
ed after a sulky silence.
"Well, what of it?" Burice seemed
relieved.
"You .know very well that we don't
know_ her, that we never can do it."
,"Why not?" Bunce held up a stay-
ing hand against her fury. "Whatre
to prevent your introducing him to her
the fist -time you run across her at a
tea or reception.? She's met so many
people she won't be sure whether she
has •ever met you or not. Never
theught of that1 did you?" Bunce's.
lace - gleamed with a glorified cun-
oing. e"Why, it's the easiest thing to
put over in the world. I've done it
often with the big ones at the club."
"Very well, if it's so easy, iteu can
do it. 1 shan't."
. "Why not?"
"He's altogether to anxious te meet
Hilda Cabot."
"Well, but isn't that in line with
.just what we've been working for?"
have more sense --d
"Thee, there, 1 didn'treally think
Bunce recoiled before the ava-
lanche he had dislodged.
"Well, that'58 lucky for you." Mil-
dred eyed him with the vestiges. of
her resentment.
"There, there, we won't say any
more•about that."
"I wentyouto. understand . once for
all that I'm not interested in bjmt not
Particle. He's,nothing but , k jeck-
initheibox to ,me;:- he .jamps,up,When,
ton* the bring.,,blit; if kiii444aliot
or, any, mthergink*ka she. can ;* sipe
in andta...k.e4l0 ntaiiraarool,Ple,,.X Mon t
stand ipin no, istlierittinnwh,411
she finished with- a broadkthreatening
gesture: -
. "Never mind." Sh eat down) .631-
initeierclosing Ithe stlbjeet and tared
al him
out, afte
*teigin
menlentt_.,
isheadmag.
,invitation ; to, !lc
Ode,: he's mei el peeinle odideeli
%Witt Y.:, ,(r*tha,. reree-nl'.uwPle'
, lied for LeipppaaIQ
sis—".hukthere
are .thiPgaahout-liinr, that
Pt
acott,haVen't :thotight,,,of::Arid,,that
Weeteiliidd eover?"
-
, • -
_
Ilet,tor you when he game that he
didn't ;have e dollarto, his name; he
hasn't borrowed any money from you
nor had &chance to borrow from any-
one elie; then where ,has he got the
money1 to pay for the luncheode and
dinners at the inns where I halre,
taken hint?"
Bunce grinned. "Of course, if he's
what. we believe he is, he has plenty
of motley right with him. That was
all a bluff, like hie, wantingto 'go to
. .
work" Whey, but--"
i
, at?" Bunce sobered quickly.
"Yon shouldn't have givelt. him that
latchkey. He's been stealing ' out
nights after we have all gone to our,
rooms."
"Tut, nothing but long walks * that,
probably. He'0, young and lively. I
suppose he's simply got to stretch his
legs." Bunce's frown disappeared oh-.
V to 'reappear. "Still, I discovered
something this afternoon," he announ-
ced 'with suspicion. - 1
"What?" • *Mildred picked up her
mirror again, a94 seemed much more
interested in her Appearance.
"I found that he had cut the labels
a-nd nainetags out of all hiteclothes."-
It was Mildred's turn to defend theit,
prize. "Of course,- Wouldn't the sa-
vants suspect things if they discover-
ed another name? I don't think there,
is any.doubt-that he is Lord Bellinere.'
Everything we have learned is as
much, proof thathe is as that he isn't."
Mildred.studied in her mirror, the ef-
fect, of her brown purls looped lower
on her forehead."Father," she called
after a minute.
"Do you think Hilda Cabot is so
much prettier than I am?"
"No. What rot! , You put it all over
her."
"I wish I wasn't suet' a Lilliputiari"d
Mildred tried the hand mirror' at a
different angle. "I am pretty, but such
a pigmy."
Overnight Mildred must have de-
voted considerable thought to the
.signs, and concluded that a complete
change of attitude on herpart, would
have a wholesome effect upon her
guest. Each previous morning she
had made a point of outlining to
Durant plans for the day which kept
them virtually inseparable. The next
morning, however, she withdrew to
the library with her father immedi-
ately after breakfast without making
her desires. known. And later'when
Durant came -downstairs seeking ,her,
he was informed that, she had gone
out without leaving word for him.
The change did not pass unnoticed.
Durant seemed surprised at the news,
arid obviously perplexed as to That
et- do. He walked up and down the
.hall a few moments, frowning. He
started' upstairs . only ,to return im-
mediately. Finally hecasked for MTS.
Bunce.
Simms, the butler, informed him e af4telridddynoiu"
with something resembling a smirk,
that Mrs. Bunce was. in the reception joys to talk
-
room.This was the smati crewded "Yes." Da
. a‘_0uhis
do
front room on the first _flbor, osten-
stateis iffy more.bj
tinfurniture and yellow hangings,
ta,tiously• furnished with Vernis Mar -
Durant fro
-wherewith the Bunces had designed
to, put their feet into society. They quires a malt
biid. As he entered, unannounced, .quired•
If he. had doee anything tol offend her_71191s, not
s
t
Mrs. Bunce'sitting in one of the a-
4
trociously decorated chairs, hastily
i
.pulled up her overskirt to Jude some-
thing .in her, lap., Durant failed to
*id happened, and. asked her at mice
notice this. action:. He explained what
daughter.
Bunce was all attention and
sympathy. Net being admitteil to the "Why not?" David. dropped his eyes and
She' had' no clue to „the change Of inOved y_ 'no, I'd rather' not
felt you, .Only evetildtdt AO *in to-
day about'anythihg'-`,0f.,that.41
secret councils of the two overmast,-
erhiz Intellects of the Bunce
ment they had agreed upon. Nor were YOU. •
skull eitart4tiedkidasnhae ecenorting
defs#741te. letLii''uder4Pt: *HI. Etilise
*sgjoings.w..ere,justified. iPeed4awl. 11 At lack e*I‘Igunce
vNo' I seen heard. anything 1. ....b e he° seCured s
tions.
"Yes, eir, but I was
"Go on Simms."
t f
"Well, sir, she told me where she
was going, but she said as how, • if
you asked me, I was not to tell.
"All right, Simms. Wile theta?"
i
nEstairs wit. 1:20141ENZhe '
, medical authorities have *tat*
"There is no -kno*Ing how far -reach'
Ing the results of the inituenta *Pie
deraie will be.'"
From the nature of the malady it
. Is feared many cases of tuberculosis
"All right, Simms, evtas that all," will develop. If you have not fully
recovered from the "fiu," or you are
"Very well, you may go."
"Thanking you, sir." Simms de-
parted with alacrity and without look-
ing back. ,
Durant crossed to the window ,and
looked out. - "The cold shoulder!" he
Inuttered. His dace took on a deep
frown. "Idiot!" i he accused, himself
after a tine "What else could .1 ex-
pect taking, the easiest way? They're
tired of maintaining me in idleness.
They don't believe I want work.. Well,
there's. only one tthing for me to do."
He julnped into the automobile at
the door, and hurried to Bunce's of-
fice. He enteredit at a pace that told
of suddenny aroused determination.
"It took ' you a long time to get
round to us again, but rm glad to see
you," David Shaw greeted him.
"I—I've hardly had a free minute
until to -day:" 1 ,
"Yes, rve.heard all about the frail Consumptives is oow ' appealing for
of fire you have been leaving." afd In fighting the , Great White
"Trail • a hrel • Where what who Plague, The money you give will
ha4sThbeee,nboss!r; g, things about me like help restore to health Just such de -
that?" .- 1
tlhuge JJ
re. ' privatee dent t . k *aft! iiiitre , made on society
that be couldn't keep it to himself.
Suppose you caine to -see Jiint?"
,."Yes; -1 want ' to 7see him about
74rliVo'rl'cl Wel., you've got to eon -
:crime"; betrays
a"
hisrvs ni ni la,",vi cHil flee, dmaed c:ses:iiro.al rt.: 1)BenjaminrVlytierdi, e,l I ft:sclubone jBu us t n o w, but sit
I ern very anx ous to see him at once
down a minute, and I'll catch up and
break the news to hint gently of who's
here." David's manner indicated that
he expected hilowords to bring Butice
running back the office. '
easier. "Will you tell him, please that
"Thank you.," Durant's smile grew
4.4onlidence.
.4‘I'm here to corivince him." Durant
about work?"
David disappeared into the tele-
phone booth. He issued from jt a few
minutes later i -with a puzzledlook on
. .
but ,Mr. Bunce says he
has an engagement and weal be able
to get back the office at all this
announced.
11 him I was very aux-
iiim about work? '
4d seemed di.sinelined to
,
ed and leodded his liea4
pietons were efenfirmedl
.know- of anyone who
re -
like me, do you?" he into
run down in health from some other
&use, seek a doctor at once. Con-
sumption may h.ave developed, but
even that may ,eured if takea in
time. A case in •polnt has reeeptia
been brought to our littentiatl,
fafea laborer with a erMa and Ave
small Children. - He bad not been
feeling right for abate months, not
sick enough. to gb to lied, or stay.
Indoors, but always .tired, His daily
work about the farm had become a;
task te him. Se of his own accord
he went to the Muskoka' Free Hos-
pital, to try and And out what was
the matter. *e wlus found to be suf-
fering from tuberculosis, and was
immediately taken) in and put to bed.
The doctors say this man is making
a good recovery, and .that he will
shortly be able to return home.
The Muskoka Free Hospital for
ieritivituases as this, bringing happt-
ayid nodded toward ',nese untolkto virUnIted families.
ere& his,,supgr- oar may be sent to
t tickled at the Sir 'initiate- 3. Gage, 84 Biadina
avenue, Toronto i or to Geo. At Reid,
44441 griorx ,Gage Institute*
i • 11 • est, Tbrento.
,•
ght pit .the'bat like this.;
; dlden—Itlle keep my,
eyes open, but-.-.---"-Devid's confu-
sion showed that his, mind- Was only:
half on, the tter.
. . e
r
dIeuppos 'I might try to tell, Mr.
Bunce ateth ' clubr mused- 'Tit.
"I Would lit do that.""
'ellotetar;;Schdei4dillatt.sesmdirea.rmovlYe.ry
for Iteilderd to get up her dandruff and took t his roonittheit e -cent
the. house. ''Swiftly , he turned* over
„Atm-. hastily, as one eager to mote
likely. '134ifiten af rnems-ttewonseinett at
"Five chakes to. be an Office hoy o
it means nothing," he agreed. "I'll 'Page after nage ,until he came to fete
Opt; wait until- she returnii:"., waneadv _ eme . ,
- .0Yei, yes', 1 would," assented MO.
f -d * sqWeet-,of more - importance.
"You won't say anything about catch- tendaiit to l an infirm And elderly gen-
in'Pot°pbesigliethi6lesalgt It1,1go'Qejut as an nt!lingat-
hinischineohieorre clo:noittngi s%)(iiidheenirggupeodni tleman?" Duraht threw the paper
- front him, A. reckless glitter
her plump face.came
alinitting;" Durant's. surprised, hitillliiiii`d de4nisfegi. Iliglati'uni'dPed;-14aPe41° hi.inlit'Pfelti
, . ,
questioning look came finallY upon. the ear -again. 1 4 -
• old-fashioned metal knitting. needles °. Five--ten—fifteen nr-fifteen . *miles' heflew
projecting from her lap; Be laughed over broad boulevards and then along.
and his gaze roamed from her to the
"Mrs. Bunce," he exclaimed, "You're dusty rda which ,strung.,thrifty,, set
li , towns to itatisiletsleoPY-
pretdntious. furnishings of the room. looking le
cheering than anything else in this
so much more homelike and -heart- bl7otligngiittalerre*ithila"' of gpriThuge.nlaygenovtlee;
room.r - . the count between . seemed to invest
Mrs.
Bunce purred
as under er ear_ field, trees,everything with comfort
I wish_ you was mine!" she said. Her content arihope. But all this seem -
a pair just for luck. You don't have
answeritig, Emilie, eel cmilY to add to Duran't irritation
venturesome Unexpected favors. -
ess. "You're Just the dearest boy!
face flooded with an and reckl seness. He forced his car
and then, as her eyes blurred; she to the utmost, mastered it as it had
his praise touched her. "I used to never bee mastered before, making'
it bound and leap to his whims and
took up her knitting to hide how much
knit, all their stockings before these impulses s one who cares not whit
:_slazei silk ones cattle in, and they had, happens.
to wear 'ern' to conform to the can- written all over life, not so
yobs of taste," she Informed him with much in
It is
he books: Fortune . smiles
resignation. Viti going to knit you on the r Ales& Chance hands the.
Durant left the. orderly turnpike for
to wear 'em. I know/they don't go a narrow road that led away thronIgh.
with the rest of your fine feathers."
Durant spent mint of the -Morning 1 wooded fields. •Barely had he tiirn
talking to her, and went away cheer_ i into it Whe nehead- he OW of te
going° in the Same direction.
ed, and with his earlier doubt evident -
sounded the horn.
clearedloYnequialtweays benfieftrtsomd by being
ingEv.:gth- .. (Ceutinued Next Week.)
)
Mrs. Bunco. Large -hearted, happy
'- dead
by. disposition, and practice, she talk-
ed incorrectlyand felt correctly; as . •
- Breathes there a man with soul -so
placidly ignorant that everyone in the
- f
well as she was of her own lapses n
Who never to himself bath said.
large world did not at all times mean -vide Is y OWII, My native land!"
from grammar. Language may have' Thousands upon thousands of "Men
been invented to conceal the thoughts, have met timely deaths during the
as Talleyrand says, but it is seldom past four years; never has the love
r
long successful in concealing the feel- Of hornet Ceounter called for such a
ings. Her husband and daughtenev-
made, and who held, the few friends ' *erre
sacrifice. atriotisin does not begin
of the family. She was unselfish and with war. We cannot all
on the battlefield—but we can
er dreamed it, but it was, she who had nor end
without gnile—and she believed every- be as truly. patriotic in looking after
' the, we But the doubt which her mother had There Is n enemy In our .
ar of our 'countrymen here
smoothed' down, Mildred took care to at home.
midst—
body else to be so. - ,
=tie up again after luncheon. It was . Lurking in unsuenct-
consumptio
ed. places, i seeks but a foothold to
Simms whom she deputed to visit her
fdrag its v ctims down to death.
orther displeasure upon Durant.
• "Miss Bunee's compliments, sir, and Surely it IS a true test of love of
she says she 'as left the car at the such a tee.
country to evote oar energies and
t
door for you to take to the garage." our man towards exterminating
We have j
weighted deference with which Simms
servant, wa ssignificant, despite the
. The order, sent to him through a once quite
grip of Pove
All right, Sima lingering their savings
Simms, thank you. I'll father develo
conveyed it.
come right down. Please tell Miss mother and f
Mince I'd like to see her first," he 4said —worse. still,
after a mown contracted th
- "Sorry; sir, t she has gone lieut." ease is not e
- .
"Oh, has she?"
FREE 11
liere's a • chance to
d prove to your own
satisfaction, and. at
our expenseethatZain-
Bale does end pain
and heal sores and
akin diseases.
Mail this 'advertise-
ment' and 'lc stamp
(for return postage) to
'Zam-Bok Co., Dupont' .
1 St, Toronto, an.d we i*
I will send you free
:box.
learned of a family,
mfortable, now in the
ter and misery. The
d consumptionafter
bless that exhausted
he died, leaving the
lir little ones penniless
all the children have
same disease. Thia
ceptional, family after
ring a similar fate.
ka Free Hospital for
the -pioneer in the
e Great White Plague
naa
-five beth to carry en
, family is` stiff
"Yes, sir, but she said if you want- The Musk
ed the careeyon. could 'aye it iintil Comiumptives
nig
"ht.All right, / ght, Siwartagainst t
Simms. That was very —needs Your
"
kind of he, I am sure," Durant smil- its work. Co suraptien can be cured
ed. "Obeeby the way, did she happen if taken- in ti e,. Must the fight be
to tell you where she was going?" he lost for lack t funds? e
asked in an offhand manner. Gifts may e sent to SIT William
sphuurffalnedt,taurnndedwat
so lselernnt.the
Stimunintsil
aause of his reticence did he venture 3, Gage, ed 5 dina avenue, Tomato,
No
or toieGeorg A. Reid, Secretary -
to carry out the rest of his instruc- Treasurer, G ge institute, 223 Sek
lege street, T ronto. .,
- ..,
-a
WHEN. HE WENT AWAY.
-Wind and rain and sleet,,
Cloudy skyt.anel gray
Seemed to be the end of time,
When he went away.
A sea of yearning face,
Mothers, sweeeheartst wives,
-Glances seemed to cut! me
Like dull, .jagged knives.
na
Sound of distant usic,
Bugles faint and sweet,
Some one shouts, 'The -'re ;coming!'"
Silence rOigas temple- te...
Then, as thoug.! to .-eaVit them,
There goes 0, a 'cheer,
All the crowd ikrwaving,•
My ,own lad
Head soquick..uplifted
. '
- e
Shuffling slush of marching feet
Fofirualthe
oefri
_et,iitheewit fear.
*And for me * smile.
Dear God, again.
Alter
Forgetful
men in khaki -dad
Then, "Oh, he has passed me,"
Ware Branham.
JAI' *.A.0110SPER.
• • •
War -time PriOs Have Made Them
apanese Itettave long purses*
well titled, as et.' result of War pros-
tpeeity which has Come to them since.
east autumn, according' to tie Shi-
mura, president the Hypethee
istilik Of Japan. ,
A year ego, theso farmers seemed
inActrica Lay 'burdened, wititt debt,
owing thee.- aggregitte of
te00,000,e00 eat. bang compeiled to
'Day a yearveinterest of io 0 0,0 0 u,
ettimurs. de Toteay. the fatmei's
dive taken up tle,tt00,600, or *thetee
Atitaitt, are meeiait tamest no firtned •
requesth tor', ioans, anu are buyi-,;.
Jeuvily of Opoeliee, Bank debenturt,*
id the await* ueinoninations. Vixen
oeing itielstOt borriewerst alley hive
oecome tranSformed into Investors:
ittn, .three *eerie the. Japanese .em-
ployed in indwitries _reaped. the chief
gains from , the ' war: Last fedi the-
, ',ewes turned. Prices .of xice, rad
talk giati,tea .were *Iiiteu Upward by
•
...Axe war .demane, and have stayed up.
elle result is the unparaiteled proe-
perity Jiipaneee farmers. On the
thee. halide these high •prices have,
*treated .a tteavy demand for small
_Gans in lailustrial communities, ea
taetory workers have felt the pinch
of_ the highiir cost .
Since Pretoperny has attended the
ti tt3 of farmers, denesie rates of banks.
in the proitincee have heeornetiouch.
teeter than :those of town banks'Dee
.aosits with co-operatere etulte ip
edzieultural dietricts also are in-
saixeing -with. aetonishing 'rapidity,
President Shimura said. 'With. farm,
ore so well ptietliled -with funds,
prospects good for even greater
amome froni the coming-liarveste, it,
lb expected 'khat the greater part of'
any imam of '-Government bonds, awl).
es to meet expenses Of •the expedltion
6iberia, be purchased by tb.0
▪ et:, silk aiiti tea f.3..rmers of. Japan.
Stewel Crew teuxury.
The ordinary erow if well stewe4
s a, fine dish in Germany.
, A 50 -cent; egg fried in butter that
costs 17 a pound Is a luxury.
e Clothes made of cloth 1nsted of
-paper are reserved for the folk with
money and soap is merely a =import,
The non-eombatants in the-- cities
of Germany have become resigned to -
the death of children from mal-
nutrition. The old people pass away
AS a matter ;of course.
Milk is sold only on a physician's
prescription.
In short, the only way to survive
In the Kaiser's realm to -day is to fight
the Allies or make munitions.
In substance, this was the impres-
sion of - the Germany of to -day as
expressed by. an American woman
who left Germany on March 23rd
last.
Miss MakAvoy and her sister, Mrs.
Ida M. Dix, Of Hoboken, went to
Germany eight years ago to try to
regain their health.
"We had been in Germany since
1910," said Miss Mac/ivory. 'We left
on March 23, just aboutithe tjtue the
,whole country .was geking jubilant,
oVer the great Ipeace offensive that
was to end the war: News had
,eotne in. about that time about the
success of that horrible long-distance '
eannon that •was hurling shelf' into
Paris and everybody 1 sweet was -
happy.
"They knew nothing about the
army of Arnerieans that *as piling
into France, Neither did we, because
all this had been most cleverly kept
from the German people. We spent
most of our time in Dresden. No one
there believed that America could
possibly get actively into the war.
They had been assured that the
,It-hoats would keep American troops
away from the cOntinent., and the few
Americans that -were taken priebnera
were merely a handful of adventur-
ous