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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1920-11-05, Page 7rE th ABER NOVEMBER 5, 1920. C Ott" �1. 6734 tinCeSt Stett ►� itl to nt of Cross ert SALADA BUILDING. BOSTON. bravely he 'had asked her. She had known that he would ask her some • • stay. She could, be as brave and as sensible as he. She stn rave ned'and. n Marthorn rood chal- v Colo el M t p . -r g a e � e ofi e . lenge by pose and gaze. • "Yes, Kenneth," she said. ;She tfle i.t.ing wasted d n o more words rds th.. an he, tTh"s isthe first time the ma tt er of our marriage has been atientioned between Clare and me," Kenneth og a By H0L11tAN , •DAY HARPER & " BROTHERS _ me his went on. He tried to assn amiably teasing tone, but his voice trembled and the arm about her waist shook. "Naturally we're a little yague about any details right now, but we think, it's for June,- after the X. K. drive is down. Say the middle of June after Cora's wedding, so that she may come along with you and mother to, our wedding on a sort -of honeymoon trip!" Col. Stephen Marthorn, proud and. Continued ironri; last week.) { opinionated . d and irascible though he. The colonel snapped stiff greeting. was had many elements of the goodn him,as Kenneth immediately She divided stare of astonishment be- i sportwith enthusiasm. tween the two. informed himself "My father has brought me some The colonel took two steps toward wonderful news. It's `about what the Clare -and -bowed. "My good . wishes, Appleton§ are doing for mMiss y interests. ,Kavanagh."" to Kenneth. "My coti- I'msorry that anybody has ever had. He „ stalked out an oce asion to deal with such a gratutations. Then he has proved and joined the directors of` the Temis- tolric . But Bob Appleton couata who were waiting for him on a helpful -friend and Pm in the mood their i sled e. to aceel t benefits. I take it that big g you have heard the truth!" y: Kenneth and Clare were alone to- Whatbig '' gether, but he did not approach bier; he saw then in her b g e�'`esshe was regarding hini in decidedly clinched his resolution in his daring manner. He knew that 'esi g n . "I have been rather unduti= frightened. d impetuous love -making at that mom- ful to ,answering questions my father be precipitancy particularly has put- to Hie regarding that affair. ent wouldp p I'm sorry I. was obliged to keep in- unwise.: be formationfrom hiiri. ` want to frank and obedient ever after this. I know you are willing to help me to be that, eaten't you? he pleaded!, holding to her hand. "1 will help you any way I can," she assured him, wonderment . in her demeanor. "He has just asked what, for me,- is the most important question of my whole life. He wants to know if you -and I are going to be married." The colonel flashed glance of fury at his son. "I, must impress upon your attention, y. ung lady, that this talk ie wholly without my sanction! Clare tried desperately to .pull away her hand, but Kenneth clung to it, and thee., in 'order to make sure of her as a captive, he put his arm about her waist. "Clare, I know that right now this seems to you like enormous impudence.. Really, 1 suppose it is. But the opportunity offered itself, a wild idea came to me, and I'm going to rush on while I've still got breath. I'm not going to waste time in telling you how much I love you. It's too precious a subject to be bandied be- fore a third person, and it would probably bore tarty father. You see, he's very impatient! But I want him to know `exactly how you and I stand. Pardon my bluntness, but we must respect his hurry to be off about his business. ?Will you marry me?" It was a situation which forced plain honesty—it .discarded the trap- pings of formality. Kenneth, esti- mating her character, had judged keenly the value of that situation•. The silence - demanded speech from her. She got control of herself. This was net a case where an insignsficant Though Noel the Bear searched far girl was seeking to force _ Herself into. and faithfully, he did not- find the the Marthorn family. Manfully, man he sought. He found other things. He told Kilbeck'of a bear's tracks and of an- other ready-made deadfall. The tree, 1 when it crashed to' earth,_'had shiver- ; ed its trunk across a ledge; a few slashes with a knife would free the stump,• I"But never ye mind ut noo," said Kilbeck. "Ye keep : on wi' the hunt, for the mon, is getting doonricht out- rageous. Gi' me the lay o' the land and x'11 go to ut some day if the time serves." He smiled. -at her whimsically, lov- ,ingly, Mill—lovingly.." "Dad is doing just the best he knows how, ,dear heart! It wasn't bad for such short `notice. He'll be giving three cheers a little later. You aren't sorry— you're not worrying one bit, - are you?" , She shook her head slowly. "And, of course, it's .only right for him to be nice—and for mother to be nice. They can look back and see 'that I never :did one thing to interfere with their - courtship and marriage." He put out -his hands; she hesitat- ed. "We seem to have begun our court- ship right where most folks wind it up, Glare. But, now that we've got all the worry of the engagement thing off our minds, let's go clear back and begin the courtship. You're not - go- ing to be cheated out of that court- ship. Every :girl ought to have a real, courtship to look back on. We must start with the .little bashful .at- tentions and all that! It '11 be won- derful! You know I'm not the least convinced yet that this is reality. The courtship will last a long time while I'm waking, up to the blessed; truth." "I love you, Kenneth," she whisper- ed, leaning toward him to answer the appeal of his outstretched hands. He went to her and took her face between his eager palms. "God bless you, my colleen!" 'CHAPTER .XXXII Rosie Mulkern finds Tim; there are others who find blessings and hap- piness and the treasures of love. 4 TUE IWRON EXPOSITOR 0 SALADA BUILDING, TORONTO. THE THREE LARGEST TEA -WAREHOUSES IN THE WORLD. These three huge warehouses owned and operated exclusively by the Salada Tea Company, are the largest in the world devoted to the blending and packing of tea. In less than 30 years "Salads. has become a household word throughout Canada and the UnitedStates and is, indeed, by. far the largest selling tea n America. Large quantities are also exported to, South America and to Europe. Besides • these buildings in Toronto, Montreal and Boston, other Salada offices are situated in Winnipeg, New York, Chicago, Detroit, Buffalo, Pittsburg, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, San Francisco and London, Eng. The Company trades only in tea and only in tea of Salada qality, thus asuring undivided attention to the product, Every packet of Salada wherever 'bought may be relied upon to be of exactly the same fine quality and to yield an unequalled cup of tea. This policy of keeping faith with the public has been responsible for Salada's extraordinary sale. send in a hurry for Rosie, the wife. It was sensible suggestion. In spite of his elusiveness, Mulkern mast be near the river, keeping sharp watch g on all � the activities of that region. If Rosie should show herself in. the hills, the crazed ?flan might come to undoubted- ly he could he r• in that ease e be controlled by her. He must be controlled; -'twas a wicked thing—an honest pian compassing- his ruin in that fashion! Noel found something else, but con- cerning that he spoke_to no man; he found the camp where Doald Kezar was- hiding himself; Noels• meditating patiently, was in no mood to share Donald Kezar with anybody at that time. He watched the movements of. the young man; he followed with Indian: stealth and saw Donald go again• and again to the ridge above the outlet gorge. Noel several times heard. the re toort of a riffle echoing `from thickets which he had traced Donald. At what sort of a target Kezar aimed or what game he sought ..the Indian could not determine. He became more cautious, pursued with n oi+e .careful stealth. Ile still honed his knife in Kelbeck's camp, but he ask- ed no more guestions about the whereabouts of Donald Kezar, E "DIAMOND DYES" Dye right! Don't risk your material. Each pack- age of tDiamond Dyes" con- tains directions so simple that any woman ann diamond -dye a new, Ti soler: into old garments, draperies, coverings, every - thin wool silk thing, weer , , •• The Indian pointed to an old-growth linen, cotton or en xedegood . pine which made a notable landmark Buy "Diamond Dy on the crest of a ridge far down the other kind—then perfect re- 1 gorge. sults are guaranteed even if "Close to thot,. eh? Wull, I'll hold you have never dyed before. ut in mind." - Druggist has "Diamond Dyes And because Noel had not found Color Card"_. -16 rich colors. ` Mulkern, Kenneth advised Clare to When the X. K. - logs began to run Kenneth -and Clare viewed the rush of the timber down the gorge with considerable equanimity and new faith. Their lawyer had been able, in spite of opposition, to secure .a temporary injunction, and the Temis- couate had been ordered to give the X, K. logs prompt and free passage. But Tim Mulkern was not . in a position to receive news about that injunction; in the past he had not shown any special knowledge of what an injunction was or what it looked like, providing there could; be actual visibility; on the night when he came to Grindstone hold -dam the darkness. was black and be would not have been able to see even .a visible injunction. He began to hurl his warning dyna- mite sticks when he was far off; there 'was no such thing as locating him; the guards were - stampeded; there. was no sensible way of coping with a terror who came out of the black night, bombing a way, for him self as he came. He destroyed one of the wings of the big. hold -dam. The X. K. logs could not be stopped that spring! Birt more demoralizing than. the destruction of tangible property of the Temiscouata was the effect' of Mulkern's bodeful activity on the morale of the syndicate's .driving - crews. driving -crews. Out of the night a bawling voice warned them that they'd better keep out from under the feet of the X. K. In order that -there might! be no misunderstanding as to what that advice meant, Mulkern drove the Temiscouata men out of Abol gorge, hurling sticks of dynamite after them as they fled. The echoes roared among and flinty cliffs in the caves of which Mulkern hid himself. r SALADA. BUILDING, MONTREAL. to court! Donaldson, I ought to have 1 let niy sense of honesty and decency operate last spring when you came down from these woods with your re- port. The methods s You suggested ge. stedight have been policy one, according to the code up here, but they're hot good business, and we're finding it out. I've allowed certain matters to prejudice me and .dwarf Thy better judgment, At this moment I'm not talking as Kenneth's father; I'm talk- ing as president of our company. We have made a great mistake in balking the plans of our former chief engineer. We should have kept him on the job with full -authority. In spite of the complementary fact that he's my son, that's eating humble pie, but I have decided to declare myself!" "1 have felt that way right along," stated Director Deakins.. "His illness complicated; matters," said another of the board, "He has - not been given a fair show in work- ing out his plans." "I wish I had never interfered with 'em," declared Second Vice-presi- dentDonaldson, sourly. "I set out to achieve results, and there seemed to be. only one system of getting re- sults up here. Gentlemen, I guess I didn't figure human nature right! We'll have to let discussion of mis- takes and hydraulic plans 'rest But there's something that can't xest- and that's our . drive! That devilish dynamiter 'has nee locoed! I'm neither a clairvoyant nor anything bomb- proof. Let's send for asheriff, give him our men for a posse, and I'll take the blame of it," "After the trial, public opinnton would tar every official of the Temis- couata with the same trick," said the president. "Then Mulkern must be handled in some way through the X. K.,". aver- red Donaldson. "It's too bad that we're not in a position where we can co-operate," complained one of the directors. After that tripartite confession of Temiscouata inadequacy itl handling a certain . problem the silence was prolonged for some time. "Colonel Marthorn, you are in a a position , to kneur better than the rest of us how definitely, and ; perm- anently your- son is tied up with. the X. K.," ventured Mr. Deakins, "At the meeting the other day I privately hazarded the guess that his hitch -up there. is merely temporary. Seems to be simply the outcome of resent- ment! He very frankly told us he considered, we had betrayed him and his promises." There was no telling what Colonel Marthorn's queer expression signified. "As Mr. Donaldson just said, we have a drive to get down, and we can't waste any time about it. Whatever myeon's future plans are, it's plain that he is right et this time' the ad- ministrative head of the X. K. If I volunteer to go to him and do the best I can in this emergency, will you consider that I'ni arrogat- ing too much power, gentlemen?" "We have been -hoping that you sorry for you in your trouble. For ' excellent chance for a job of match - what part the Temiscouata agents 1 making here? Dad, the X. K. has a had in the ,.matter I'm tremendously i wonderful dower—it will bring the sorry! I ask you to forgive them. mills, the lands, and the spirit of its And forgiveness Must be mutual, you hien. But it mustn't come as a kit- know, to be of any worth. So here's ehen slavey—it must come as a true my offer! Get your husband down helpmate!" from the hills, bring him to his sens-- To Clare's cheeks rushed the flame eyes and make him the good man he of devoted zeal; in her blazed was before this dreadful wickedness eager entreaty. "Colonel Marthorn, was started. Tell him that no harm the money, the power, the brains of avenue is Bill. Bill has been led out will come to him for what he has done the Temiscouata need the soul of the of his stall and there he stands, ,, _ lana at declare- s ion e what to do. a s d t that • . win exactly to our property. I am the president X. K. In p knowing 3� road journeys _from all over the Province are let out of the cars in - pens along the track. In these penis they bawl and howl and crowd each other in a great state of terror and excitement. Men with sticks herd them out of the = pens and into a .lane -way; terrifying men who shout i clubs. her cl b wave t � ei mens ngly and Suddenly, standing on St.. Clair of the Great 'Temiscouata and have authority to promise • that" He turned from the perturbed Mrs. Mul- kern to Clare. "I have authority to promise other things? Miss Kavanagh. tion she suggested - a solution of all The frightened cattle suddenly be- the labor troubles of the big round hold Bill, the gigantic black and white= world! beast. And Bill is wholly at ease, "I have pondered considerably on unaiarmed,, urbane— the rbane—the subject of the soul of the X. K. And the cattle, jostling, staring I am here to talk with you." since you talked to me at Sebomuk this way and that, are at once re - She had plenty of woman's discern- ment. She saw that father and son were about to come to a better under- standing; their- faces showed it. What- ever .she might represent in the econ- omy of the X. K. ill -that conference - .she was erfectly'vell aware that she p would merely complicate a most de- sirable situation between the Mar - thorns, father and son. "I hope you will find it easy to _ _ „ talk with your son on all the business hini and make him good. of the X. K., sir. He understands The little wife wiped the tears from he has full power." her cheeks and looked helplessly at everything; "But we may discuss • something the hills. more than a mere temporary adjust- "I know, Rosie! It's too much to en t of troubles. I may want to go expect of you. But only 'think what m t intothe preliminaries of a general it will mean if you can do it—no, if h rearrangement." we can do it. I don't amount to -« t" h 'n hal, K, now, except as help I would only be in the way, sir. mac i t � , The colonel had been courteously to Kenneth. Hes doing it all, He's urgent, but he was plainly relieved carrying )all the.load. But there's g , by her refusal. "I'll promise you something you and I can try to do, this,Miss Kavanagh! While Klein- Rosie. Women can do - it better than netis safeguarding your business men. We must find Tim! interest I will take p personal charge She began to act with her old self - of interests of the protection of your sentiment assurance. She ordered horses put to regarding the X. K. I ,have been a jumper. Kenneth did not see her g g h 'matter over; I have depart; she went by a road which thinking the , thought over several other matters avoided the windows of the wangan- as well. I understand you better. camp. of region. The X, K. and the Temiscouata ought Tim was in tl Ab been to be able to live side by side m So, when the journey h now that we're in a made there was a strange and pit - position friendly. fashion, position to have a good undertaking," He divided kindly and suggestive glance between them. "Or better even than friends!" urg- ed Kenneth, partly in jest, smiling down on Clare. "There may be an Clare Kavnagh, when she talked to would suggest it," said Mr. Deakins, Colonel Marthorn' at Sebomuk, had I speaking for the others. tagged succinctly the general char- When Colonel Marthorn arrived at acter of the syndicate's employees-- the upper Ebeemah he was greeted rovers, nondescripts and cowards. - by Kenneth with cordiality that in - They began to desert in squads in the season when there was most vital need of everybody who had two legs and two arms, Colonel Marthorn, though he hated the Toban with all his heart, was not able to leave in that exigency. The distracted Donaldson had felt obliged to confess to the president and direc- tors what sort of animus was operat- ing in the case of this senseless, un- controllable embodiment of destruc- tion. The field director was sufficient- ly contrite; he pleaded justification—' the stand of Kavanagh the previous year, the necessity of grabbing before the other fellow got in ahead! "Confound/ it!" snapped the presi- dent, after a glooniydiscussion by himself and the directors, "that sys- tem - accounts for just what; is hap- pening. Here's one lawless, insignifi- cant man doing us incalculable dam- age. But we're afraid to take bun scantly paved with inviting smooth- ness more than half the way to a complete understanding. Both of them felt that fact without the aid of the spoken word. On their way to a conference in the wangan-camp Kenneth indicated a young woman who was walking near by with Clare. "It's Mulkern'§ young wife, dad! Clare and 1 sent for her. It's in the hope that she can coax him . out of the hills. I mentioned this -eothat you can see that we're doing all we can to stop this infernal thing." Again Kenneth had occasion to give his father mental encomium as a. good sport. The colonel marched over and greeted the two young wo- men. "You're Mrs. Mulkern, Ken- neth tells me. Pardon me if I didn't wait for a formal presentation. But this does not seem to be a good time for formality, Mrs. Mulkern. I'm Farm, Miss Kavanagh. Our men are fissured. Here, they say, is one who performing m a way that shows us can be relied on. Here is indeed a we have no such asset. � leader. _He walked off, and Kenneth, after And Bill; all dignity and self-pos- ivin - the girl a reassuring pat on turns around and leads the - the followed. session, into the ane the arm, eager herd behind him in o t e l i"Rosie, the millenniumis coming that leads to the runway which leads to the Toban---I know it!"whispered to that . bourne groin which .no bovea Clare, ex+eitecly. "But did you hearwiloor Tim.if you can find ins traveller retains. what Colonel lelarthorn said? He Tforgive here is. something unspeakably m pathetic in the sudden joy and eag- ernes§ which fills the herd of terror-- stricken cattle when it beholds the iinperturable Bill. They crowd up - to him for protection. They touch his flanks with their noses, a mute sort of salutation to a new leader. But when Bill had led them nice- ` ly on to the runway, which is the "ascensus Averni," the bridge of sighs, the fateful lasts lap of all good tattles' journey on earth, he sudden- ly, swiftly, turns and forces his way along the side of the boarded lane way, crowding his way back be- fore the astonished cattle can take it in, And before they can follow - him, the terrifying men, with. shouts and cries, have them on the move, up the runaway—without their great black and white leader. And Bill solemnly retires down the lane to his stall, to await the next ful sound in the ledge- fastnesses batch of betrayees, with never a back- where John Xavier 'Kavanagh had # ward glance at his condemned raised echoes when he stood forth brethren and sisters, and eursed the laggard sun. The Judas of cattlei . Bill knows Rosie was plaintively calling for perfectly what he has to do. There' her mate, is aasolute intelligence in the way She felt that on her was the re- he greets the frightened herds and sP onsibility of his salvation; he had in the sly, swift manner he beats his been promised to her as her own if retreat when the herd is on, the she could make him good once more, runway, To and fro among the crags she, When he is alone in his stall, his wandered, hand in hand with Clrre, head dropping, there comes a tragic, plaintively, thrillingly, tremulously Judas look into his eyes. -He regards calling, "Tim!„ strangers with a queer, distrustful' She added words of love and re- glance, Ile seems to feel ill at ease assurance and pleaded with the when looked at. echoes. But farther than all the The only other leaders at the pack- outer words winged. the throbbing ing plant are five goats. who lead the sheep to slaughter. The chief leader` is a bony thick-headed and most highly -perfumed- billy -goat who an swexs to many names, such as `Iley You," "Andy," "Millicent," "George: #, "Tratzky," ` "Given," and several others, as please the fancy of the- #dravers. STOMACH TROUBLES ARE - DUE TO ACIDITY Y Tells Safe, Certain, Speedy Relief For Acid Indigestion. So-called stomach troubles, such as. indigestion, gas, sourness, stomach pathos of, "Tim! My Tim! food are He appeared to her at last; he ache anda inability casesto retain camefrom the mouth of a cavern on his in probably nine out of ten, hsea; he dragged himself to - simply evidence that excessive secre- tion of acid is taking place in the stomach., causing the formation of gas and acid indigestion. • Gas distends the stomach and causes that full, oppressive, burning feeling sometimes known as heart- burn, while the acid irritates and in- flames the delicate lining of the stomach. The -trouble lies entirely in the excess development or secretion of acid. To stop or prevent this souring of the food contents of the stomach and to neutralize the acid, and- make it bland and harmless, a teaspoonful of bisurated magnesia, a good and effec- ward her, still on his knees, his hands Concluded next week. ANIMAL JUDASES WHO LEAD THEIR FELLOWS TO SLAUGHTER Bill, the gigantic steer, who leads the cattle from the cars and pens into the execution department ef the be taken in a quarter of a glass of of animals. Canadian Company, is the Judas tive corrector of acid stomach, should swift hot or cold water after eating or Bill is a Holstein of enormous whenever gas, sourness or acidity is I length, height and girth. He is a felt This sweetens the stomach and foot taller at the shoulder, than or - neutralizes the acidity in a few mo- ments and is a perfectly harmless and inexpensive remedy to use. An antiacid, such as bisurated mag- nesia -Well can be obtained from any druggist in either powder or tablet form enables the stomach to do its work properly without the aid of artificial digestents. Magnesia contes in several forms, so be certain to ask for and take only Bisurated Magnesia which is especially prepaxed for the above purpose. dinary cattle, He has as much beef on him as two ordinary steers. Yet Bill has never come to the meatblock. Bill has led tens of thousands, count- less thousands, of his fellow -creatures to their doom. You can see Bill in action any day on St. Clair avenue, west of Keele street,. in that most odoriferous see - tion of the city occupied by the big packing houses. The poor, dumb, driven cattle, ar- riving after long and terrifying rail - This billy -goat is a real Judas. He. looks like Judas, in fact, with Ilia great Roman nose and his beard wag- gling under his ehin, and his bard, yellow, mercenary eye. He has a hell tied around his neck. When the sheep are herded from the railway pens., the goat trait smartly over to them, bitaea-as and leads them quicklyeacross the road and into the lane that leads to the killing floor. He has et contempt for Sheep. If they lag behind, as sheep do in their leisurely way, the billy halts. turns and looks them over with his disdain- ful 'eye and then emits such insul sounds as only a goat is eapable He takes a joy in his work. He leads fifty sheep up td their finish and then trots down the runway with a veey doggy air, stepping high, ate much as to say—"That's theml wotr The pigs have no leader. Pigs are, the bane of the drovers' life. They squeal and scamper all over the place. But it must be said for pigs that nee one has ever been able to train a pig -- to lead his fellows to glory.