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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1919-09-19, Page 7What COMFORT YE I Comfort Lye is a very powerful cleanser. It is used for cleaning up I- the oldest and hardest dirt, grease, etc. Comfort Lys is fine for making sinks, . ,drains and closets sweet and clean. . Comfort Lys Kills rats, mice, roaches end insect pests. Comfort i Lye vial do the hardest spring cleaning you've got. C'onsfort Lys is good for making soap. . It's powdered,perrUmed and IN% pure. 2 is splendid (or •-••• TI BA safe ?tour on ates ;nig mts pos- tire- ners. ICT tton Zurich • a a 4 a • 041141114-aaaaas a 40 at • at noted examples of women artists is the Belle Kinney, Whose 'ent to the women of `ederacy soon will be tals of ten Southern . be admitted to the f commerce at Lou- • the same terms as e eligible fer the de - of commerce after of tthree years and oceed to the degree -erce after a practic- '1 at least two years. LEI In Sight Dor is only one cof the of this dependable [maks you know. ake the boiler eititar aking it easy to cook sh-day. :er reservoir is enamel,: g. A dependable thar- ft of baking. No other you see the Pandora, ndora y Edge Onwimmanina MIX •-,.;MMElaiRell SW le _s )N. naima- ver twice .50 Prpof, Fles ev. -/1`.-1 el * ate eeeeo- •• • - SEPTEMBER 19,, 1919 etere-ee '--.- gifilit1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111fin duet arieng in angry elands about bis ' = knees and the sunlight beating hotup. tara . on him through the skeleton limbs (4 mak 1491 Fel moving thing on ground or in the air. mak the forest (lead; himself the only le. 311.4 or* tok. = Bar OM . E 0,144 At' li I . SO* VONA -2- OF .. . • 91.11 444.4 E • T 1 LE Sno .... " .:-... *„......- . S ... WWI . Mint pora = ... I.• 0•19▪ .. • i' = , 1 •••• • • tgitl mn• = .7., 4 too Ei HARRY IRVING GREgNE Moffat, Yard and Co., - rain into a wondrous family of stiff - the rand as lifeless as an alkali desert or land of lava. Loving, natiire well and with keen eyes and nose for its 1 offerings, WilSon could have wept at ; the Shame of it. For the grand wood- , land that he had grown to love was gone,fer all time. The manifold seeds of forest life that had been ,sown by the winds in the beginning and nursed through comitless centuries by sun and tale spined giants and swaying lesser. growth,- had been blighted root and branch in a single night, irreparably and forever. Fire had been the de- stroyer, the, grub hook and the plow would be the sextons. A creek fax too wide to leap and of uncertain depth barred his way and he skirted it . with. eyes fastened. up- on the ground. A few months before he would have been. puzzled as to how to negotiate this paltry 'thing across which he might have tossed a stone, but now the problem was simply re- solved into finding that for which he searched. And a few rods further on he came upon it; a fallen tree of suit- able size lying close to the bank. Ten, minutes of ax swinging and he had gut a section from the butt, and with a cut sapling used as a lever and a stone for 'a, fuleruni he rolled the log. into the stream and ran sure-footedly to'Nits center. Then using his sapling as push -pole .` he shoved himself a- cross, delicately poised, and ,alighting unwet pursued his way through the sooty dust that squirted from under his soels at each step like black powder puffs from pistols. Six miles of this brought him to the edge of the unburnt tract, a mir- aculously preserved oasis in a desert of death; green aid- sweet scented; standing out with fourfold its wonted vividness against the charcoal back- ground. The lone !man who had watch- ed this camp after the breaking up of its crew hadfledbefore the fire to the refuge of the river without taking time to loose the brutes imprisoned in the stable. by which misjudgment he had lost his life and the animals had been saved. Wilson emerging from the charcoal and smut of the burnt territory onto the riCh grass, stamped his feet free of soot and whisked his legs into a semblance of cleanliness with a green branch as he advanced upon the camp buildings. From with- in the stable came the furious barking of a dog, and the visitor calling a pacific greeting slOwly opened the door. With a weasel -like dart through the orifice there came -*a handsome red setter who skirted the new -comer at a safe distence as he racketed tremendously from between his bared white teeth. Silently the man eyed him until the crescendo of barks had dwindled into a broken. series of gruff grants, then held out his hand. The brute sank until hs belly was upon the ground, and withjaws resting upon his outstretched paws eyed the newcomer sharply. °"Good dog," said the Man heartily. The, tail twitched a bit. 'Tome here," commanded Wilson as he squatted •also arid snapped his , fingers before the other. Keenly the , setter studied his face. and then with I a whine wiggled a few feet.forward. "Nearer, boy'urged he of the outstretched hand. His tone was half command, h41f appeal, and the dog crawling close laid his head submis- sively on the boot before him. Gently, as caressingly as he might'have strok- ed a woman's tresses, he ran his hand over the glossy head and silken ears until the four -footed one arose and placing his fore paws upon the bent knees of the man laughed full in the faze above him. And in that moment • Wilson had made another enduring friendship. 011111111111111111111111.11111111111Mill11111111E .- (Continued from last week.) • "But Pll tell you what I 'Wish you would do for rne free gratis. I'm kind of dazed and want to, sit around' on my thumb for a week and see if I can dig anything worth hiving out of this charcoal pile of mine. And I'm so nervous I hate to have Barbara out of my sight I wish you would —and mind you I ain't going to offer you any money for it for I ain't used to eating small change -1 Wish. you 1. would hike over to Lone reek and keep your eye on those ho ses until 1 can get someone to relieve you. Will you?" "Glad to. Do I need to take any- thing with me," "Not a thing but an ax On your back for emergencies along the road, The camp is full of grub. But You had better move oh so as to make it before dark." He got up and went slowly away, hands deep in pockets and puffing thoughtfully, -while Wil- son securing an ax from the construc- tion train turned his face to the east. ' He left the clearing and entered. the Lone Creek trait The last time he had passed this way the full wealth of the great forest had been spread before him. Trailing arbutus with its waxen leaves running everywhere; ferns delicate ae webs bowing their slender necks across the trail to brush his boots as he passed; maples show- ering soft leavesilently ' down to carpet his path; cedars scenting the way and pines whispering to him in- cessantly. The wild life of the woods been about him, too. Grunting por- cupines ambling away and hitching themselves up the trunks like bear cubs; ravens that screamed at him from lofty look -outs, squirrels and chipmunks, jack -birds and jays, hawks and partridges, with now and then bands of deer, the bucks hornless and running light, the does fawn -bearing and heavy, leaping away with _white flags aloft and vanishing in a dozen bounds amongst living green so dense that no eye could follow them. But where all this had. been he now threaded a tangle of sodden mounds and flame -licked trunks with the black , Nadairtsi $pecific Remove$ Gall /tones 24IIourts THE Never -Fag Remedy for Appendicitis Indigestion, Stomach Disorders; Appendicitis and Kidney Stones are often caused Ixt`r Gall Stones, and mislead people until those bad attacks of Gall Stone Colic appear. Not onz in ten Gall Stone Suffererltiows what is the tron"::-!. 2.`,Tarlatt's Specific will cure witiv't ±m or oper- ation. For sale at all druggists. Recommended by E. Umbach Druggist, See- rth, Ont MARLATT (S.CO SSI ONTARIO ST, TORONTOe ONT. 4".4ett..attiteeitat ' - The horses he found none the worse for their' experience with the heat and STIloke but suffering keenly from thirst. From the river near at nand he brought as much water as he dar- ed lot them drink and fed them double rations. Then he descended upon the cook shanty. Provisions he fdund in abundance in barrels and upon the shelves, but it was the setter who with nose eagerly 'outstretched led him HE withstood everything in the field and above all was, and still is, the last and only car to survive until the cessation of hostilities" --Extract from letter received by. Ford Motor Company from a British Soldier, in Africa. Over shell -torn 'roads, through water soaked fields, second only to the tanks in its power to climb debris and crater holes, the Ford car made aworld famous record'in the fighting area of the great war. In press despatches, in field reports, in letters, in rhyme and song the 'raises of the For d were sounded. In France 700 cars out of 1,000 were Fbrds In Italy - 850 cars out of 1,000 were Fords In Egypt - 996 cars out of 1,000 were Fords In Mesopotamia 999 cars out of 1,000 were Fords . The Ford power plant that established this world-wide record in every theatre of the war remainsithe same. It will be in the Ford you buy. irard annnainSt WM Touring MG. On Open MOWS:the BieCtele gtertzlag Lighting liquipment is S100 extra. Coupe OM Seciaa$1,175 (closed model prices 1mill:40111e:3We Starting and Littinaii SE:Demountable rims, tire carrier. and non-skid tire' on rear al o on (domed cars only at $26 extra. Thwa prices are 1.0. b. Ford, Ont, and Wor Tata Deg waif Genewirt• 7ard .Parte. I 0 Conialian Deafen 134 mad weir 2,009 Berries Garages supsiv assn. Cook Bros. . Dealers . Hensall J. F. La1jr . Dealer . Seaforth THE HURON' EXPOSITOR CONSTANT ePAIN AFTER EATING The Tortures of Dyspepsia Corrected by "Fruit-a-tives" _ _ , Sr. MAzrnes, N.B. "For two years, I su.ffered tortures from, - Severe Dyspepsia. I had constant pains after eating; pains down the sides and back; and horrible, bitter stuff Often came up In mx mouth.' I tiled doctor,s, but they did not help me. But as soon as I stilled taking ‘Fruit-altives', I began to improve and this medicine, made of fruit juices, relieired xne when everything else failed." , MRS. HUDSON MARSHBANK. 50c. a box, 6 for $2.50, trial size 25c. At all dealers or sent postpaid by Fruit-a-tives Limited, Ottawa. • straight to the root cellar with its hoarded meat supply. The meal'finish- ed and the horses bedded down and well rubbed, the camp wateher perch- ed himself upon a pile of split wood near the cookshanty and sat plunged deep in thought until the moon, bal- loon -round, came sailing through the forest of poles to arouse him to a realization of his weariness. With the deeply -drawn sigh of one who had pondered long and vainly over some unsolvable problem he entered the bunkhouse, closed the door and threw himself upon the blankets. The dullthrobbing of his brain granted him no rest. From side to side he rolled as he stretched his arms into the darkness as though 'that for which he craved was a thing tangible that hovered there. Not since the first few hours following his crime, when he had fought between the al- terhative of flight withits open con- fession of guilt, and su-rencler te a living burial which he 'felt he did not deserve, had he been so -brain-racked as now. Endlessly his thoughts went over the events of the last few days; the nightmare -like flight before the The, the shivering, choldng night in the lake with his sacred avowal of a love that was greater than love of his own life—a passion which would en- dure as long as breath remained within him. Again he seemed to feel the clinging bf her artns as silt sob- bed, not at the fear of death as death, but at the parting; her tear2wet cheek pressed to his; and lifting his palms to his aching eyes he fouriel his own cheeks now wet as hers had been. He would never have told her of his love' had he believed even the slight- est chance of life remained. But with all hope abandoned, the seal of. ellence that had bound his lips had burst be- fore the wild longing to tell her all -before the light went out that she might understand why he held her so tightly.. He had known that his own passing would be the easier if he bore her with him; hers none the harder for being borne, so he had sPoken and she with the jaws of death closing upon them- had. opened her woman s, heart a:nd taken him within it. But they had lived after all. His fingers buried themselves in the blanket in an agony of helplessness. What would he think of' him if after those words, burning as the fire itself, and after having consecrated herself to him at the very threshold of eternity, he, now free, should recant them or say no more? What:would any woman think of a man like that? "Hound" would be a compliment; "cur" rank flattery; "liar unspeakable" alone adequate. Yet he had no more right to ask her to marry him than hehad to demand that she cut off her‘'right hand. Even should he murder his cemscience and take her to him only miry and shame could result- Some .clay he would be discovered and torn from her to leave her a convict's .widow, or if with h d r en— The ceaseless gnaw'pf some sharp - toothed creature near the door rasped on his nerves like the filing of a saw and he shouted for the beast to go away. For a moment followinR• his cry the sound ceased, then continued without cessation until he could no longer endure it. Picking up an ax handle he sprang out into the moon- light. A porcupine whirled from some grease -covered object that it had been gnawing and went lumbering away with quills threatening. Deep into the darkness he drove the disturbing beast with sharp pokes of his weapon that set the short tail to flicking wick- edly, and thee as he returned chanced. to remenrber that he has not seen the setter since feeding him. Raising his voice he called to him, and the voice failing to bring a respbnse he whistled shrilly upon his fingers. From far within the blackened skeleton forest came frenzied barkings follo-wel by the howlatf a wolf as he ran the waste in search of half -cooked carcasses. Again and again the man shrilled his call, .but the dog only responded by renewed barkings until at -last Wilson returned to his blankets with -the fer- vent prayer that now sleep- might come to him. And eventually it did, but with the fitfulness of 'slumbers, made unresting by the shapes of the dark land of semi -consciousness. But his troubles for the 'n*ht were not yet over. Scarcely it seemed had he closed his eyes than he was awak- ened by the thud of a heavy body leaping upon the' lovir roof, followed by the rettle of long claws as the beast possessing thein made his way over the tar -paper -covered boards. From end to end of the long .building the intruder pattered and rattled until the awakened one below once more crawled front his bunk. From a pair of deer horns he took the abandoned rifle of his predecessor, and feeling his way to the door slipped without. Around the corner of the building he went stealthily and then paused to look up. The moon was gone, but against the 'star -sprinkled sky he could make out the dim outline of a wolfish creature that stood upon the ridge pole with red eyes fastened up- on him. He raised his gun until the barrel covered the .form, but in the act of pulling the trigger paused to reflect. The idea of a wolf on the roof seemed preposterous—a eat crea- ture woul4 not have been so improb- able—but the retractile claws iof a cat creature do not rattle wherea's the stiff toe nails of a wolf do. Again he was in the very act of firing when 'With an excited yelp the setter came bounding down from the ridge pole and 1,eapang to the ground disappeared yelling into the darkness, The next second the astonished listener heard a snarl and the sounds of a chase that ended fh a long -drawn howl and the sudden reappearance of -the dog all abristle. And it was not until after several nights of observation and put- ting, things together that Wilson •learned that all these strange pro- ceedings were but the incidents of a dare -devil game of hide and seek in- vented by the dog to while away the time. As night came he would seek the edge ,of the forest and by his chal- lenges draw the wolves around him until the limit of recklessness was reached, whereupon he would flee a- cross the clearing and leaping upon the low troof where I dared follow, bay them to his heart's content. Wilson remained at the camp alone • save for the dog and horses for a week, pacing his island around Cru- soe-Iike and for the most of the time lost in thought. But when relief came and he went back to mankind his mind had been made irrevocably. He bad fled from the law telling him -a self that hewent in order that - he might in his freedom and through the sweat of his brow do a rnan'Swork in the world; sacrificing himself should opportunities come that others might be made happier, and he would see to it that that self -promise bad been no thin disguise to cover cow- ardice. He had lived simply, cleanly, manfully, and had reaped the reward that such a life brings. He had re- pented in suffering, learned fortitude and calmness, and now felt that he could bear whatever fate held in store for him as John Findlay had borne his great misfortune; as Barbara had borne hers. By means of his money he mould once more start the old logger in a 'business employing hun- dreds of workers who in turn by their toil would provide for other hundreds unable to work but who yet must live. By -means of' his money the lumberman's trail could be cleared so broad and smooth that he eould walk it withefut fear or care until he could walk no more; and by means of his money Barbara could and should come into her own. As for himself—well, he would have made all the repara- tion that a man could make, and with his conscience at rest he would put himself fearlessly into the scales. He • had justified his flight, and in the consciousness of having done so he strode on fearlessly. Purposely he swung his feet 'far as he strode. They would soon be doing the narrow lock- step. r CHAPTER XVIII • Upon the even• ing of his arrival in town, Wilson rapped on the door of the modeet little boarding hoouse in Plicenix where John Findlay and Bar- bara had secured quarters. There were no servants to open the doors of boarding houses in Phcenix when pal- lers came, that duty devolving upon any inmate of theeplace who heard the rap and felt inclined to answer it. Barbara sitting alone in the little parlor and trying to read, heard the, familiar footfalls coming up the steps -and with a quick catching of he breath threw down the paper and list- ened with straining ears for the sum- mons unon- the panel. She had not seen him since the day he had brought herbedraggled and singed into Phoenix, and now it seemed as though she must choke, so great was the upward bound of her heart. Her father had explained the cause of his absence, and it was with the knowledge that he would soon return to her, not with death but with life before them now that had made the past week the happiest of her. life despite her grief over the logger's misfortune. For what mattered the money loss after all with this strong man, this indomitable and ever -re- sourceful one &committed to their cause. Happiness wh'uld be theirs from the start, and fortune would be powerless to long resist him. He was irresistible; impossible of denial; all -compelling. Her confidence in him was as great as her confidence int immortality. The knock fell, not with his usual frank request for admission, but with the half-hearted tapping of a country lover who frightened at his temerity has half a mind to round about before the summons can be answered. Open- ing the door she stood before him. She made no move to make right of way that he might enter, but stood fairly in his path with her face up- turned and her eyes and lips smiling into his,, thinking—what does any honest woman think when the man to whom she has given her heart comes to her with the first avowal of his love for her scarcely a old on his lips! Her mouth rich and sweet as any mouth- that ever tempted man was so near his own that a mere bending of his neck would have suf- ficed, butt he steeled- himself against its offering and without speaking took her hands in. his and led her to -a sofa. Barbara, failing to understand his wordless greeting and ,dull eyes. grew cold with the apprehension of ill -news to come. Had something dreadful happened—or had he with life and freedom once more before him come to tell her that his words were lies; that his love had burned out with the fire and that his caresses were but mockeries? She elipped her hands from his with a stiffening of the ,fingers that forbade any effort to retain them and sat looking at him askance as distrust of him for the first time _crawled into her sou'. As 1 _ -for him, he wiped his brow nervpusly and sought again almost mechanically to close her fingers within his own. She shook the touch off as she might have ridden herself of a crawling in- sect, shrinking a little as though the insect h d been a particularly ob- noxiotis cne. Wilson sought to clear his vo1c6 by a dry cough., but when he spoke she scarcely recognized his awn tones.. '.'Have you been well, Barbara?" "Quite. And you?" "Not very. . In fact I am in trouble —great trouble, Barbara." In the quick sympathy for him that swelled within her it was now her hand, not his, that did the searching. "Tell me," she pleaded. His 'glance dropped and he sat star- ing at the floor, staring until she grew frightened and spoke again.. "I will think it unkind of you if you do not tell me. Perhaps I might be of some little aid or comfort Cannot you. trust me?" The xnan aroused himself and turned his face towards hers. "Barbara, believe me it is too pain- ful to talk about Merely I am going away to -morrow forever. That is all ,can say now, but later on you shall know all abeut it. I have corne -to- night on business—business -with your father. Is he here?" "Going away forever—and you wish to see father!' Nothing mete?" "Nothing more." The words came from him as a condemned man might have stioken them from the trap be- fore the hood was drawn. Without' another word she arose and started across the room, the scarlet of shame flaming in her Cheeks. He sprai4 after her. , "Barbara—Barbara! one m,oment. Irdn't misunderstand Inc don't judge nit to -night. Wait until you have heard from me, I beg yam. I meant what told you that night; every word; every touch as much as a man can mean. Wait—" But her knuckles • # , . . were from - of J -whet was made eating.a tattoo upon a door and ithin 'already game the sound hn Findlay's voice demanding was wanted. The girl's . voice bsolutely emotionless and she her reply. .r Wilson has called to see you. Pleas come at once." Then she faced him I# 'th her back against the wall and h r chin held high. Incongruous as wa the thought, in that instant she rt inded him of4a thoreughbred that h bad once struck with a whip; the poise of her graceful head held high anger and wounded pride be- ing th poise of the thoroughbred's 01M1101161#, to a hair. He sank back in his seat ilooking at her reproachfully. "You should have listened to me for a moment," he said at last. "But you said there was nothing more." The silence fell after that and twenty seconds ticked themselves into irredeemable. Then the door opened, and Findlay came forth -with hand outstretched and sincere greeting up- on his lips. "Glad to see you bad:, boy. What's the racket. Anything I ean do for you?" (Continued next week). • 4:41, -470. • I Ili , 2 , t Are You Plan - rung Indoor ntertainment - . 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