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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1920-10-08, Page 7;TOBER 8, 1929. post card fora free w pay and if you use tress SaladatToronto OCTOBER 8, 1920. diseases can be wiped out is nine& bx the amount of regula- which the people will observe. restriction of personal liberty be understood and semnorted by allelic.' It, therefore, becomes tive to educate and inform on odern discoveries regarding dia. and to inculcate the idea of the Sic as well as the economic of human life. the difficutly comes in attempt -- realize this ideal. A bettering enee conditions (which in • China eyond description) and the low - of the deathrate, are very* dire of accomplishment, because dis- poverty and ignorance (with re - it indifference) are undoubtedly tost aggravated forms. These r are handicaps in popularising health knowledge. some day we hope to see China iy.-politically, socially, morally, ectually, physically - without fying bodies, ill -smelling sewers and • insanitary dwellings, sun - heated, round-shouldered schoi- miseshapen feet, unsightly tune - dirty ulcers, infected eyes, Les, epidemics, and diseases of • kinds. China has some strong in her chain of national strength as favorable location, natural re_ es, frugality, inchistry and gen- intelligence of her people, and piety. But another important is lacking, viz, public health., afore the people must be inform- Physieians can point out the way Mil lead in the fight; but public, art is necessary, to secure which eeople must understand what is ed and why it is necessary. a missionary medical profession, te its paucity ernumbers, is one te most 'potent agencies for pub - leant. education, although it is- mrdened with other professional s. Is influence is being increas- felt thro-agleaut China_ It can luck to reuse a sanitary consei- It already largely has the cone ce o't the Chinese public. Thus a greater responsibility to the ese than, the mere establishment ospitals, and medical colleges. Cal men must be ready and free reach disease prevention aa well reat ailments. Missionary medi- :olleges must place public health he forefroat, so that graduates be more than mere practitionerse aerie health education and social ice are fundamental and: Will ace }lisle several splendid results: The unhealthy conditions of life ver crowded Chinese cities will hanged and the dangers of epi- cs ant plagues will be lessened. Enlightenment will cause &le- ant with quackery and -with the ranee of the Chinese doctor. (3) fl eventually ineure the establish- bythe Chinese themselves of cal schools. (4) It enhances standing of the missionary doc- ammg the Chinese. (5) It furn- r definite points- of contact with netter classes, byninviting the co- ation of the gentry,. merchants,. ators and other leading person - (6) It wins friends for and. ases the influence of the hospitals, doctors and the Christian cause 7evealing Christianity as having ell -round interest in mankind. It helps to Christianize and vit- the small but growing western iedmedcicai profession of China, h already has many Christian and is kindly affected towards etianity. Already there exists a t Council on Public Health Edu- en including representatives from China Medical Miseionary Xs- ition, the Y. M. G. A. of Chins the National Medical Association %Ina. • iere is an epidemic logical value tedical missions. In. March, 1918, Peking paper. Dr. S. P. Chen of Chinese Plague Preventive Sere described the serious difficulties metered by the department in ling with the recent epidemic of imonic plague in North China.. lascribes these difficulties mainly the ignorance on the part of the ee of modern medical method, to the complete abeence of rois- ry or other medical institutions he districts. affected by the epi-' ic. Their existence would have the way for the. attack by give [the people an, insight into the ntage of Western medical .science Chinese medicine, and by thus ting a mr.rc favorable atmosphere modern re E th (XIS to be applied.' etleerniern the health of China ening to be mere and more the h of the world. Very soon even?. will tr to develop extensive rcial reiatiens with China. She ecome a real neighbor to other ins, Her diseases will be theirs.. health whl omen more business, buying ;never, greater ability' elep her nateral resources, and corradeutions in material and resoarcee of the world. e Chrietian chunis grasps this unity it will help set in motion foreee will create a iflI('n on e e;ch evM he built such -ever: conditions as will fit net (gay China, but all other freoven. thc een-Chrietian people i.e Orient be enabled to see th eutrieen of Chrietianity ine e ration of these sodal e with+ ie hee id the physical ,ef the pt -ie. 5 "Cold in the Heffid"- . • is an acute altack of Naeatedreatarrh. T e 1 r o acRelvlbiei IlitTI\Tetreetti;te‘fbc:Iiiillup tih13 System, cleanse the Blood-, and render O :. them Uses liable to -colds. Repeated at - the Kin ., HALL'S CATA.RBH 'MBDICINE is ., tacks.- of Acute Catarrh may lead to Chronic Catarrh. taken internally and acts through the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the Sys- �gLrestoring normal conditions. tem, thus reducing the inflammation and All Druggists. •Circulars free. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio. THE HURON EXPOSITOR By HOLMAN DAY HARPER & BROTHERS 41111PIONIIII4141. ‘4444401141101411* (Continued from last week.) . He met Kenneth Marthorn on the bushed -way across the dead -water; the tote town of the Temispouate ticked the side of Kezar's sledge in tiassing. But, though the young men were so close together that the frosty vapor of their breaths mingled, they did not speak Circumstances of mutual* concern justified Kenneth in seeking an inter- view with Miss Kavanagh as soon as he arrived in Ste. Agatha, mid he presented himself. The presence of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wheldon A.pple- ton and their exuberant greeting put Kenneth's call outside the eale • of mere business. He was hevited ,by Clare to dine with them. When, he found opportunity to con- fide to her his uneasiness in regard to conditions on the upper Toban he added bravely that she should put all Worry away from her. "I am going directly to the home -office. I have giver, you my pledge of co-operation and you can depend on my promise." "1 do," she assured dam, earnestly. So they patted. She had found him grave, restrved. Mrs. Appletonihearing a knack for Iminhing. had made him own up that he had been working to hard; that explanation was needed to reconcile her to his new and strange gravity. "I never knew Kennae. Marthorn to be like that before," she told Clare, gazing after him as he plodded down the hill in the moonlight, on his way to the tavern. "He looks and acts more than a thousand years old. And he Was usually' so witty and funny at dinners! I suppose that marriage thing was a dreadful setback to his pride. But I didn't realize it could make him into a .combination of suf- fering Job and venerable Methuselah." Miss Kavanagh offered no corn - "I suppose you know that he really wasn't married, after all." Clare turned quick, sharp, and dis- concerting gaze on her friend. - "That is to say," explained the newsmonger, "the woman was a silly creature who was already married. Bob found gilt all about it --quite by accident, of course!" The stare was more disconcerting. "Kavvy, it's simply impossible to lie -to you when you train those big 'eyes on a fellow that way!" exploded Mrs. Appleton. "Mr* Appleton, having a real juven- ile relish for stories, had gone out into the log -walled 'wing for a'smoke and a bedtime yarn from Dumphye who had been encouraged by Mr. Appleton's apparent guilelessness to lie most atrociously. . • "Bob began With the hotel where she had been living, and started out to trace her. He's perfectly fiendish when he gets set on a thing. And here's who she is and all about it!" When the story was finished 'Clare's interest, to judge from her few words on the subject, seemed concerned merely with the fact that Mr. Bob had been sufficiently interested to , journey all the way to Omaha. "Oh, that's the way Bob goes at anything when he's bound and de- termined. Yes, he event right . out there and after a time he found. a chance to talk with her, for she re- Trierebered him. You've got t� 'fess up that Kennie has been just splen- did, after she made such a fool out of him. And I don't believe he cared much about her, deep down. That woman told Bob she didn't believe that Kenneth was really in love with her. He wouldn't elope or help her get a divorce! or anything." "That woman Must be a fool, said Clare, hotly. "Why. I have said that she is! Bob and I think it's perfectly proper fp vs to set Kenneth's friends right. So we're doing it," declared Harriet Appleton, with flue assumption of virtuous resolve. "Help your friends! That's a good motto for all. Bob even went all the way to Omaha. to help Kenneth. That's the kind of a friend he is" Th II Miss Kavanagh switched the conversation to another topic, giving the impression that further discussion of Kenneth Marthorn's affairs rather bore -i her. Tte son's welcome home was all that a son could desire. It was warm. -Met the interview of the Temis- collate's chief engineer with the Temiscouata's president was distinct- ly unsatisfactory. It was hot. The engineer was bluntly referred back to Mr. Donaldson, who was in charge of the field details. "Let's see! I believe that it was your suggestion that I'd- better get away from all up -country details," said the president, acridly. "I have dote. so. I refuse aglesolutely to in- terfere with Mr. Donaldson. He is ea the ground and he- knows what he is doing!" "The sum -total of his plans means doing up the X. X." "I am not informed on 'that point. I only know that our interests must be taken care of." "I was given the right to act. I have promised the X. K. co-operation and compromise." "You had no right to give promises to business competitors." "I did have, in this instance. I have given my promise. I'll see to It that the promise is -kept." have no mai% of our deed folly! llyieNot word!" sheieted c Kennet:1e Went but of the preSencer • white under his tan and trembling in his weakness. He decided that he would hurry back to the north country. A fight, man-sized, seemed to be waiting for him up there. He Was no longer dabbling in quixotic fancies. He was grimly resolved that the Temiscouata should not be dragged into operations which would in the end, react on the doers. Donaldson was satisfying a belated grudge against a dead man; the president of the Temiscouata had turned his back in order that he might not observe. Again Kenneth's worriestookpos- session of Wm., Yes, there was some thing wrong in the tipper Toban! But there was something wrong with • him, too! He went to his club and sent for his physician. Three daYs later he was in a hos- pital Typhoid lever finds easy prey when the body is worn by fatigue and, the brain is harassed by worries. CHAPTER XXVIII Tim Mulkernivakes up and continues se Intensely awake that he becomee very troublesome to certain gentle- men with _plans. Considering the, fact that Engineer C. Pitt Haines bobbed around so in- dustriously in the uppee Toban, -it was inevitable . that he would come - into frequent contaht with, Second Vice-president Donkldeen-and the contact did not produce any belliger- ent sparks! It may have been that the far -away look in M. Haines's eyes was a sort of long-distarice, prophetic vision and that he could see the Temiscouata with its mills and its money growing greater all the time while the X K. bossed by a girl, dwindled and died. At any rate, it was not long before Engineer Haines had a much better understanding with the 'Temiscouata field director than' he had with. the field boss of the X. K. As a matter of fact, Donald, Kezar had not opened. up his heart to the - engineer except in a rather vague and unsatisfactory way; he had handed to Haines a packet of money and had hinted that the- engineer need not get too busy on• any plans suggested by Marthorn. Mr. Donaldson was a great deal more outspoken after he hid sound- ed Haines and had found out that Kezar, too, was far front enthusiastic, in regard to the Marthorn kind, of co- operation: Mr. Dnaldsen . had his own brand of co-operation. He had Mr. Haines co-operating very soon. , Then he ;got in the way of Donald Kezar, and the two of them lied to each other and mutually keew that they were lying in order to gloss treachery so that it would not -ap- pear too hateful; but the result was more co-operation of the Donaldson - brand. Inspite • of his ugly 'rage, it was not the intent of Denald to ruin ut- terly Clare's business. But his intel- lect was not of the sort that could grasp and group causes in order 'to _determine the general and probable effect. His vision was not like that of KennetgtMarthorn. It was enough for Donald when he found that Don- aldson was ready to cut under young Mexthorn-and that mega that the engineer's compact with Clare would be discredited and that Kenneth would appear to be the sneak Kezar had declared him to be. When Kenneth had been smirched arid Clare had been. cowed and disheartened! it would then be time to 'push the Kavanagh interests again! And then Clare found herself won- dering what was happening to the X. IC,! Men, independent operators, mill - owners, stumpage -buyers kept corn- ing to her, protesting alarmed', sus- picious, fumbling their contracts and Wagging their heads when she assnr- ed them that she did not intend to sell out • the X. K4 inte-rests. But the other propaganda was continued vigorously; men didnot seem to be convinced that the X. K. would not be sivallowed up. They wanted to cast their lot with the forces that were in chief. control *of the Toban• interests. They were slacking up their activity until they were assured of something definite. The Xe K. seemed to be slacking up, too. Good men were hired away by Donaldson. They believed the stories he told them. He was a firm advocate of the tongue_ instead of the fist. He was a- vigorous person- ality behind the propaganda which Was Mein' Clare so much anxiety. Whenever' he invented a new story he noted its course and the effect with all the delight of .a' successful Marks- man watching a target. Many of the X.. K. horses pawed the hopel floor restlessly and ate oats in idlesness because teamsters were cajoled by Donaldson. Men seemed USE "DIAMOND DYES" Dye right! Don't' risk your material. Each pack- age of 'Diamond Dyes" con- tains directions so simple that any woman can diammehdye a new, rich color into old' garments, draperies, coverings, every- thing, • whether wool, silk, linen, cotton or m'xed goods. 13ey "D'amond Dyes' -no eitrher'kind-then perfect re- -salt; are guaranteed even if you have -never dyed`before. -Droggiet has "Diamond nyee Color Card" -16 rich colors. to have come to the conclusion that .there was room for only one big con- cern. on the river, and that the Great Temiscouata, with its roots firMifix- ed "In Wall Street, would own all, must oWtr Tim Mulkern had, a certain per- spicaeity of his own when it came to matters of the wOods. By ques- tioning the men who straggled into Ste. Agathe from up the river he se -- cured information that was rather vague, but it was disquieting. Of Clare's' new anxiety he had ocular proof. After the departure of the Apple - tons she made preparations to go Up- country to do what she could in the way: of straightening' out the X Ke's affairs: Then Tim Mulkern awoke. "Rosie, girl," he said; cuddliig his wife's head in thehook of 'his elbow, "old Sohn said that it would spoil me if I married a slip of a girl. He said it would make a fool of me. But &Ain', listen! It's rneself that has Welled massif into a fool. They have the right to laugh at me behind my back. 'Fore God, I have had, neither reason nor right to act. as I have with ye! Ye're :good and true and I'm loving ye now with a better kind of love. And I love the colleen that old John left behind him._ She's going north to try to find out what's amiss. But it's not the job. for her . "No, it's not, Tim! It must be cold and wild and rough up in the woods!" She shivered. "It's all that and worse. And so she must stay in the big house whilst I go north 'and nose about among the scalawags for her sake." Ile looked up. "I hope old John forgives me for being a traitor so long!" Ile' took Rosie with him when he went to Clare with his proffer of serviee. "And as I say, so she says, and the both of us say it, Miss Clare. I have been asleep and! not in my right senses. Retie has forgiven me. When I find out who is hurting the old' X. K. I'll come and ask you, too, to for- giveniaev'e" "I hneon' blamed you, Tim! I know how much you love, Rosie." "Yes, but it's a better kind of love now, as I have told her. It was mightly kelfish and- poor love before." In that spirit Mulkern went north! Clare accepted him gratefully; her good sense made her conscious of her own limitations; Mulkern could delve more effectually than she. But Tim Mulkern,, after he had been long enough in the upper Toban to 'get his feet placed, did- not confine hituself, to collecting information. In disgust the gave up trying to fix the blame; he found lies and. general slip- periness. He went to Work to remedy matters as best he could and, having been John Xavier Kavanagh's/ princi- pal understudy for many years'he did not bother with any comPlicated system Of readjustment; he proceeded quite after the Kavanagh two-fisted methods and began to get results. When Donlad Kezar got in the way of this obstreperous invader of authority and demanded an explana- tion he got none; Mulkern wasn't sure just what he himse4 amounted to -in the, peesonnel of the X. K. He had 'hurried awayfromSte. Agathe and Clare had .not given him special or- ders, she did not understand the situation well enough to give any orders. Therefore Mr. Mulkern blunt- ly told Mr. Kezar -meeting the field boss at the Whirlingstone ramclown, during a blizzard -to go to a place where snowstornis are said never to happen and then„ he kept right on getting results in his own way. And, after a time, noting what the Temiseouata was about' hi the way of amplifying their holdedams and in other construction •Work, Mr.' Mulkern In, no way a timid person -went to Second Vice-president Donaldson. "I don't know what the law is going to say after the law has all been- fixed up -and they 4,11 me that the 'know- all -men' sharps are scratching their old beads now and fixing the law -but let me tell 'you somethin•gt Mr. Don- aldson sir! The X. K. drive was on this river before anylif -your popple jackstraws was ever wet in the Tobae. That drive has always had- free way to the sorting -boom. If now ye pro- pose to put aught in its honest path, what ye put there will—" . The dynamite boss set end of thumb a- gainst forefinger and flipped the thumb. It was a modest little- ges- ture, but Mr. Mulkern had the faculty of making a -listener believe that Mr. Mtilkern would do exactly. what he said he would! do. "I understand it and it understands me," added the boss. And theh Mr. Murkern went on with his own affairs and sometimes, so aptly and thoroughly .had he un- derstudied "Old X. K." men jumped and looked scared when they heard the Mulkern voice. Fieldi director of the Temiscouata and field- boss of the X, K had several conferences. But on account of Kezar's misty conception of Mulkern's status and on account, also, of an un- willingness to own up to anybody that Mulkern was considerable of a mystery in the X. K. economy, the conference were- not satisfactory. t But Mr. Kezar, being present, admit- ted hat IVIulleern always did, what he said he would do -and was an uncon- trollable sort of a chap who would do 'most anything when. it was e case of fighting for the X. K. "He's but- ting in on what's no business -of his, Mr. Donaldson'! If 'it wasn't for kill- ing a couple of good horses I'd sluice him dewn the snubbing -slope some fine day when he's out there damning the crew." • Mr, Donaldson put up his protest- ing hand and looked distressed. "Bru- tal, brutal Kezar! t Mustn't talk that way! We're business men, not bue- caneers" in business we muet never do anything that's against the law. ity the vvey, I have laeen making in- quiries during the past few weeks. I am told by a couple of our foresters that they overheard talk in, Saint 'A gathe to the effect that Mulkern's wife is rather light in her ways and that he is isaloue "She's you,iig and he's jealous - but I don't think he has any reaspri - -to wybeoukwnothingsuenpoicious.) against her?" i‘I'm sorry for that -but we'll not , despair. In the meantime we'll do nothing whatever but What's strictly according to la*." And then Mr. Donaldson sat down with ilia 'thoughts. * He was in no especial huriey; he put plenty of time -on his ne* plan .of propaganda. He: enjoyed himself, always, in building a story mentally, whittling a deadly shaft and, feather- ing it with slander and tipping it with poison. This time he did not note the fact that he was making a hoone. erang instead of an arrow. It was necessary to 'get Mulkern out of the woods without force -to get him out and keep him out! To get him out before the spring drive started'. Mr.Donaldson had, 'absolute faith ia his system. There was no brutal violence about it which could harm the business name of the Great dfemiscouita. It Was merely a mat- ter of killing a nian.!s faith, hopes, . peaep; devotion -only -the ruin of a little home! Mr. Donaldson was quite sure that Mulkern would be out of the woods when the drive started, and' that he would stay out of the woods. Still, 'however, the field direc- tor, failed to note that what he was fashioningewas a boomerang. It is natural that men who hit the up -trail should bring along the cur- rent gossip of down -country. Gossip is welcomed in the woo* Weeks passed before Tim Mulkern even tried to guess why men looked at him as they did--side.glances, eye- brows lifted, quizzical grin. Rumor fluffy as snowflakes in, the March thaw of «a few days was' long time in crystallizing into anything like hard and fast declaration. Many men had come from down -river, many men had whispered. • Before Mulkern guessed at what it all meant even thepinesand the spruces seemed to be murmuring it to 'one another as they leaned their tufted heads. to- gether in the driving winds. _ The burden of the gossip as that Tim's Wife had. gone wrong! ' He had -come into thennorth with if, little ache in his heart. in ,spite of his brave declaration to her. She had seemed to be so childishly pleas- ed because he was going. To be sure the natural explanation was that she was Proud when he had ,volunteered to take Clare's burden on, his broad shoulders. Bute-- ' There Was that devilish thing which kept stirring in hint! For he did not understand: women; and he had' pondered and wondered' and suspected motives and! was in fear; the gray was in his hair, but the tumult in his heart was that of rash youth -for he was loving for the first time -loving, with the jealous greed that questions acts and thougtits- continually. In all the',texture Of his passion was fear -the fear \ of a man who feels that he has, won mere than his deserts from good fortune. He realized!, *ith all the years divid- ing him from -Rosie, that he had not been able to see into the depths of her young heart. • He was sure that men were look- ing at him with suggestive narrow- ings of their eyes! • • He heard mumble of voices ate he had passed. All this might come from the r sentiment of _ men eitn4rtliadnbiesin -cur ed by their ties eV; but. boldin a grudge because they were kept busy veal not the' habit of the workers of the X. K. Tim IVIalkeita was not He was back again in the wild life -and! of old he had sneered. at love and trust in a woman.The wild life had been long -and the home life had been short. She had not said one word to keep from leaving her - she had- not hinted even by a tear that she wanted him to stay! As often as he had! opportunity he studied his grim face and grizzled beard in the mirror, or glanced at it reflected in the ice of a frozen pool.* sucha Could amahna7ndsome girl really love u He realized that faith himself and trust in her were leaving him. And there was Malice in the air. He couldn't hear the words they mumbl- ed, but he felt as if the word's were biting his back. Still he kept on with his tasks, unable to deal her the insult, in his thoughts, of believ- ing that these men were talking a- bout his wife. Fury of another sort was inspired in him suddenly. The Great Temiscouata set' off its first blast in the outlet of the upper Ebeemah! It was explained that this was not for the purpose of using the outlet for the drive; on account of the sharp pitches the outlet had never been ion- sidered available. Men had tried. to drive there by building" sluices on the steep descents, but in high water the logs jumped out of the sluices and were scattered and hung up. Mulkern sought Out Donaldson and asked some profane questions; the X. K. man _refused to be satisfied with the explanatron that the Temis- collate needed more water for its storage basin and that the blanket charter enabled it to tale that water from Ebeemah. "It may be ,fine for you, but it will be 'hell for us! It don't go!" "The court has removed the injunc- tion. We are within our rights," re- torted the field director. "I don't know what's an injunction. I didn't mind when it was put on; if it has been takei off, then there's one more -fool thing 'out of the way. But it's about removing the ledge that God Almighty put there that I'm talking. The lip o' that ledge holds our water for the honest drive for the lower outlet." "Wes shall go on." "With your blasting?" 'With our blasting.' "Before I came here I Packed my old canned -thunder croker-sack in the depot -camp. Store. your water, say ye? By the war -club of old Brian Born, I'll make sieves of your dams!" "And wind up in state prison'!" "No, sir!" Not when the wise law boys know why it was done." Mr. Donaldson blinked. .It was evident that the possibility of having the matter of provocation and repris- als, opened up in court •was not an alluring prospect. "So let it stand like that," suggest - _ Mothers' Advica The resnOttsibilit7 for a ditighter'e future largely rests with the mother. 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She was 15 years of age, very sickly and pale and she had to stay home from school most of the time. She suffered agonies from backache and dizziness and was without appetite. For 8 months she was under the doctor's oars and got,no better, always complaining abouther hack and side aching to I did not know what to db. I read in the papers about your wonderful medicine so I made up my mind to try IL She has taken live bottles of LydiaPlnkham's Vegetable Compound and doesn't complain tiny more with her back and side aching. She has gained in weiht and feels much better. I recommend Lydia. E. im's Vegetable pound to all mothers and tem', M. • • oast 616 Marcy Avenue, rooklyn, . *44'414 Lydia E. PI ant's egetable Compound "(id Mulkern, fiercely. "Gon with your blasting." 'Mr. Donaldson pondered. The drills in the ice -bound gorge of the upper 'outlet were stilled. Mr. Donaldson pondered further. The -tongues of the upper Toban were not stilled. And there came a day when Mul- keirn reached the point -where he could endure the malice of the thing no longer. It had wrapped itself about hime like some slimy, venom- ous creature, he had the mad desire to break its hold. There was horror in him -the hokror that came dirith the awakening knowledge that they were talking about his Wife. ,That they could 'find words of shame to• say about her! The thonght ,made him almost a maniac. He hid in the dark bunk in the sleeping -camp at the Sickle -hook and waited till the men came back from their supper; they sucked their pipes and a man fiddled industriously. and a nimble French-Canadian dancedi an jig, on a block that had been sawed from a tree -butt There were noise d.- chatter, but at last he heard seine of the word's which before had been mumblings behind his back. He leaped -out among them. In his hand he swung a dynamite sack with its ominous stripings of red. "Damn. your lying souls! You've been hav- ing it over behind My back long. en- ough. Now out with it! Out with it, you sneaking pups! Out with it!" He screamed his command. The fiddle, a singer, all the voices were stilled. ' "Out with it, I say!. It's about my wife. If you're lying about her, aginst theestove this" goes! I yeire not lying, I'm saving it for somebody else." Their single impulse was to save themselves by the method this wild man had offered. With starting eyes they eyed him and his sack. With white lips, one after another, they told him. They gabbled eagerly, try- ing to take the curse off themselves, trying to turn his mind to another victim. They did not band their statements as rumor. At that mom- ent they were cowards without a re- deeming trait. They swore thatthey- were giving facts, not lies. .Such was the desperate fervor of their self - exculpation that, at last, they knew that they had! beaten conviction through his maniacal rage. He elrovn his arm through ..the CANADIAN SHOES FOR CANADIAN PEOPLE loop of the sack and swung the bur- den upon his shoulder. He strode out of the cam. The cowards sighed and gazed at one another, swapping mutely shamed congratulation, feeling that they had missed! death by a hair, "He bluffed us into it," muttered one of the cowards. "He wouldn't have thrown it He'd have gene to hell along with us, and he , doesn't want to do that!" "It's Mulkern's way to do what he says -and -think it over later. He isn't afraid of the stuff. He would have thrown it We may have done the woman dirt. But we had our- selves to look out for." After a time they heard the jangle of his juniper bells. . They looked forth and saw him crossing, the lake in the white night. The hopes were running. "He's hitting the trial for home,"* gasped an. onlooker. They twent back to the deacon -seats and sat and stared' at the fleer in silence; their countenances were like those of men awaiting sentence for murder, (Continued _ ext -Week.), IT has been said that "comparisons are odious" And so they are—as a rule. But it has been so repeatedly stated that shoe.prices are "excessive" or "ridiculous," that we feel justified in making a comparison between the present price of shoes and the price of some other things that we buy. The following prices are from Government statistics and cover the period from January, 1914, to Jimmy, 1920s Advsnes in price of Iron and Steel - • • Average' wholesale advance in all commodities Advance ia price of Fruit and Vegetables ' Advancein price of Textiles - • Advance in price of Western Grains Advance in price of boots end shoes . Shoe prices had to increase—naturally. The price of every- thing that inters into a pair of shoes has gone up tremen- dously in late years.. For instance, hides have advanced, 104 per cent. in .six years. One of the principal materials used in making fine shoes Ins advanced SOCK in the same period. In fact, there is no ,single commodity used in the manufacture of shoes that has not advanced by leaps and bounds during late yam But in spite of this a close margin of profits, efficient manu- &during Methods, an cr keen domestic competition, has resulted in lower prices than the above advances would seem to make inevitable. These comparisons wiU ibow why shoe prices are higher— they have simply followed in the wake of general advancing iriut:rn Canada, they are /neither "excefrive" nor "ridiculous?"' but proportionately lower than most other things. The Shoe Industry in Canada is an efficfept and competentZtane- . making shoes for the Canadian people which, grade for grade, are as low, or lower in price, as shoes obtainable in any Country. (I Canada produces footwear of Amery desirable type, ten of standard quality in all grades. When you buy Made in Canada Footwear you are asserted, at fair pries* always, of the utmost that modern skill can produce in Comfort, Service anti Styk.