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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1921-03-25, Page 7• • 4 • • ' 'F.fotte "" , • 1111111114Pit Itznintoutte abc Capsules MilibZugh tt; rrnaz„Vir., ibletsectarolgoir y to for r4b,Fe triVyckar gersla Local Agent, E. UMBACK r GROW FINEST CROWDS SOLD EVERYWHERE IN CANADA Write for new illustrated itatalot STEELE,EIRIGGS SEED CP4.::: :4,1”1043 • r0 ”Vvie yOdONT.O. wer.rocc. I.... • - "Cascarets." for Constipation Just think A pleasant, harmless Casoaret works while you sleep and bas your liver ective, head clear, stomach so2ret and bowels moving as rrimlar as a clock by morning. No griping or Inconvenience. 10, 25 or 50 tent bores. Dhildren love this candy cathartic too. other "California Syrup of Figs" is Child's Best Laxative Beware! Say "California" or you may not get the genuine "California. Synip of Figs" which doctors recom- !vend for babies and children of all *gee. Nothing else cleans the little bowels and regulates the child's stomach and liver so gently, so thoroughly. 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IY7'betae goinlv9eledwatl b)triniticire otli their plan bad met with 111360111 "quite unquelifiedi unless the Unfeasi- bility resulting from the trentandeue 'pinch whkh riser's Jaw hid receiv- ed from the gentlemen now at bay et the top of the (dope could be regarded in the light of a airfoil, Mann The disposition of the still unconscious youth's companions seemed to be to regard his misfortune in the lil. t of joke, though their obvious thMion was to add this example Of the strange gallant'S prowess to the total of the wore for which they ex- pected to secure settlement in full without further delay. " 'Ee's an 'ansome pusson, hain't 'ee?" remarked one facetious indi- vidual in the front rank of the crowd assembled at the bottom state,,r, "A blooming Prince Charmin',,as- sented a heavy browned ruffian, ;eat- ing his great cudgel on the railing. "Oh, but he aren't a circumstance to what, he will look whin we have al- tered his "It etrolkea me the spalpeen been powdering his mug," growl Sweeny, his eyes blazing with a fa ocions light. His lips, damp and red were wolflike as his tusk -shaped a ecattered teeth. bit deep into them his rage. "He's a pale ,loike." "W h' -(Continued from last week.)' CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE Sir incognito Received a Warm Wel- C01116. • The gentleman whose attentions to Jane Sweeny were causing so much excitement in the neighborhood fav- ored by her residence, little suspect- ing that a warm welcome was there in preparation for him, let himself quietly outof a little private door in the rear of his great mansion and turned his steps cheerfully towards then. rendezvous. He seemed to be in fine Spirits, for once or twice he checked a whistle as it was about to escape from the lips he had unconsciously pursed as he strode quickly along. It seemed to be his wish to avoid recognition, for he kept his face hid - was ren ere possible they of al CAT nal ?,y an lb. C041,1 War Of 4,4nv ft issouonaddrit. resuit. rad.. „aced: Ter 171.24W'iteir 121500111 ear• .1044112,0h• za4ritivoir tee le. and ri rr44:011'e're,riatt96 hie row, your lordship. .1frell, we keeps bout of it this onee, delft we?'" The bulldog gave nVirhine of dissent. Ile saw no reason for remaining -quiet when such unexcelled onortunitielf for vigorous *intention were being offered gratuitously below. Buster shook his head sadly. "HAW," he observed in a melan- choly tone. "That hole gladheateral spirit hof yourn Id• never horf tap. You h'are -a blooming -hole pugilist, that's wot you h'are. You borter be hasham of yourself for wantin' has to happropriate somebody' else's pri- ed vats row." r- Lord Castlereagh felt unjustly re- buked and retired to his favorite nd corner, aprentiy losing all interest in in the hubbub, which -continued below growing gradually less noisy as were SV0LCfll tbough the cause ow y epart- den as much as d d by his up -turned cloak collar and wide drawndown hat brim, though this de- sire upon his part seemed to grow less imperative as he left the fashion- able locality in which he lived, and t ' down , ow a course that twisted and turned fro poor neighborhood to even poor then on till the respectability of t locality was once more on the i •crease until he found himself on shabby street not far from the o on which the establishment of Mr Malone was situated, The spot which he had arranged to me Sweeny's daughter was now near hand. The gentleman, who was ta and well shaped, though slightly i dined to corpulence, strolled leisur ly along the street, evidently con dent that his charmer would not fa to be on hand promptly at the trysting place, but much to his su prise, when he arrived there was n one waiting for him. He pause gave an exclamation of disappoin ment, and, drawing out his watt stepped nearer the street lamp tha he might see if he had anticipate the time appointed for his arrive The timepiece assured him that h was several minutes behind the cho en hour, and after swearing softly himself be g d w CaII, sorr, call. It'e no good the watch will do yez this noight. git a bating now that ye will carry the marks of to your dying day." "I'd rather be excused, air," replied the gentleman, coolly. "Unless I mistake, have not the honor of yo m acquaintance." er, "I'm Sweeny, Jane's father," he "Indeed? How do you do, M 11- Sweeny?" politely inquired the girl a admirer, ne "I'll be better when I've pounde s• you to a pulp," growled the old Iris at man, taking a new and firmer gri et on the club he held. at ...!fThen why delay, friends? L 11 us have it over with at once," sug geated the hunted gentleman, ami e- ing as pleasantly as though he wer fi-inviting divers acquaintances to par take of biscuits and tea. ir "Bli',me, hif '00 ain't a well -pluck r- ed cdve," said the lad with the bottl o A murmur of admiring assent ra d, , through the crowd. It would be mut t- greater sport to beat so valiant h, gentleman to death than to thrash t low-spirited coward such as they ha d anticipated encountering. Thee l• worthy and unworthy denizens of pov e erty-stricken dwellings, for in th 5- assemblage there were both hones to and dishonest, like most of their ran ! in society, were firm believers in th d theory that fine clothes and a high • bred manner were reliable indica tuna of a cowardly spirit and phys h, ical weakness. To so suddenly hav e their ideas on this subject prove 6 incorrect was a surprise more start • ling that would ie at first imagined 1 Sweeny felt that his followers wer 1 wavering in their allegiance, and ✓ fearing lest further delay might re suit in a behavior on their part un satisfactorily to him personally, he gave a growl of wrath and rushed • fiercely up the steps waving his cud- gel. The gentleman calmly and skil- fully kicked him in the mouth and - sent him hurling backward down on the heads of his friends, bloodstained pod well nigh inseneible. This bit of battle decided the action of the • mob, and, excited by the sight of ✓ their leader's blood, they pressed t resolutely up the steps, It Vies Witt impossible for the hunted gallant to beat back such a force as was now ✓ attacking him, and, fully realizing this, he made no such attempt. In- stead, he tore his cloak from about his shoulders and threw it over the heads of the foremost of his oppon- ents, leaped quickly on the railing of the steps and sprang wildly and hopelessly towards the parallel flight which led to the front door of the adjacent „house. He reached the rail with his hands, but his weight was too much for him when coupled with the terrible force with which his body struck the side of the steps, so, with a groan of despair, he fell in the areaway. He tumbled feet first on a grating leading to the cellar ofihe 'house, which gave way and precipi- sted him into the depths below, as pursuers, mad with the excite- nt of the chase, rushed down the irs from which he had made his ring leap. It looked as though it ght go hard with the unknown ntleman, valiant and resourceful one' he had proven himself. ing from the immediate neighborhood. Suddenly the dog's quick ear detect- ed an unwonted sound corning from the rooftops, and with a growl, spur- red on by his still unsatisfied cur- iosity. he ran across the room to -the ur vii ow by which his master in the old days 117.4 been wont to evade the vigilance of Mrs. Malone. Buster r. followed him, and, looking across the 'a undulating surface made by the ir- 1 regular roofs,—a sort of architectural d sea rendered choppy by uplifting h- I ridge-polea and gables of varicks p styles, cut into high waves and low 1 troughs by the dissimilar heights et of sundry buildings, with chimneys rising buoy -like from the billowy 1- I depths, which in the darknerss were e I blended softly together by the met- . lowing and connecting shadows,—he , saw the figure of a man emerge from . 1 the scuttle of a roof perhaps two e. 1 hundred feet distant. At the same n ! moment there came a howl of fury h ! from the street below, which a I louder, as though the crowd gri a which it emanated were streaming d back in the direction of Mrs. Malone's e . residence. The fugitive, for that he - was such could not be doubted, beat e I a hurried retreat across the roofs, t ' tripping, falling, crawling, but ever k making progress and nearly always ntending to stroll leiaurely up an down the street until the -tard dansaei should put in an appearance. At this moment a stalwart gout with eyes set widely apart and th aw of a pugilist, walked softly acros rom the opposite side. So noiseles was his tread that the first come id not discover hie proximity !anti e had approached within a yard o wo.' "H'are yer witing for some 'un? emended the unprepossessing youth hose name it is almost a needles formality to announce was Isaac. "What is that to yob, sir'?" replied the gentleman, haughtily, contempt uously regarding his questioner. "W'y, sir, Jine harsked me—" "Oh, Jane sent you.,then?" "Ha!" cried the younger man triumphantly. "Hi wuz sure ye ?Ma talg cove, 'here hain't no doub hahout it tiow.'T 'Perhaps you will be king enough to inform me as to the reason fo this sudden ebullition of delight?' said the gentleraan, puzzled by the youth's behavior, and, if not alarmed not exactly at ease as to the prob- able developments of the immediate future. If his eyes had been a trifle more used to the semi -darkness of the treet, particularly at the places mid - ay between the flickering lanterns, n whose incompetent illumination epended the. liAting of the great ty after nigkiffall, the elegant ranger would have perceived that is interrogator was not alone. Sev al .little groups had emerged from nvenient doorways and cellars, and, clustered in . the denser shadows for t temporary concealment, awaited a his prearranged signal to advance. These me siniater-looking individuals were sta armed weapons. still more sin- da ister,—knotty cudgels, heavy canes, rai in one instance an axe handle and in „,„e another a spade, new and unsullied th as yet by labor. "Ho, Hill be kind henuff, don't 'ee fear," aneered Isaac, and with.a quick vement he snatched his felt kat fro is bullet head and slapped it viciously across the face of his companion. Immediately he received a blow on the chin straight from the shoulder of the insulted gallant, which dropped him, an inert bundle of clothing in the filth of the.gutter. "Down with the swell!" yelled en enthusiastic lad armed with an empty quart bottle, as the crowd surged forward from both sides, scattering across the street to cut off all chance of their game's es- cape. The object of their hostile inten- tions threw a hurried glance around him and, realizing the futility of at- tempting to break through the ranks of his enemies, gave an exclamation of despair. Escape seemed impos- sible, yet surrender was not to be thought of, for the fate in store for him at their hands was only too plainly evidenced by their demeanor. Turning, he ran up the steps of the house immediately behind him and tried the door. It was locked and made of material far ton tough and seasoned to yield to the impact of his weight, as he found when he had hurled himself with crushing force against it. Meanwhile th' mob had almost reached the steps which at their Mel- ee point attained an altitude of about eight feet. If he ran down to the street it would be only to rush into their clutches; unarmed as he was he could not long euccessfully e hidden from the point at which - had effected his entrance to t housetops by the friendlyshelter - intervening chimneys and gables. All e at once a burly form leaped out of d the scuttle from which the first com- - er had emerged. This newly arrived . individual carried a club and was bol- e , lowed out on the roof by half -a -dozen companions of the dame ilk_ -Straight- - ening up to his full height, while - gingerly balancing on the nearest ridgepole, the fellow ought a glimpse of their prey crawling up a steep roof quite a little distance further on towards the window from which Bus- ter was now intently watching the chase. • "There he goes, lads. He is right in line with that tallest chimbley," bellowed the leader. him"Arye, aye! After him! After ; An answering howl came from the street, and, sliding, running and stumbling, the pursuers began to 101 - low the fugitive across the house- tops. Then they lost sight of him, ' and for a while completely baffled, Searched in a scattered line arbwly advancing, investigating each pos- sible biding place as they came to it, urged on by the growling of the mob patrolling the street below. Suddenly one of their number, the lad armed with the huge bottle, trip- ped over a broken clothesline and fel headlong into the V-shaped trough formed by the eaves of the two ad- jacent houses. Be found himself rudely precipitated on the body of the hunted man, who had lain anugly•con- cealed at the very bottom of the roof -made angle, but before he could do more than- utter one choking scream, the fugitive, despairing of further concealment, silenced his dis- coverer with his fist, andwith the rest of the pack in full cry at his heels, began again his wild night over the roofs. Fortune favored him once more, and the band hunting him was forced for a second time to pause and scatter in close scrutiny of the ground over which the fleeing gal- lant had made his way. Then Bus- ter saw a tall figure creep out of the gloom cast by a huge chimney, which shadowing a roof near by, had en- abled him to crawl undetected from the hiding -place that he had found beneath the eaves of an unusually tall buildings, near the house from the attic of which the boy was now excitedly tracing his line of flight. Buster's sympathy was ell with the fleeing man. To sympathize was to act, and having found the rope ladder which used to serve his master as a means of exit by the window when prudence dictated aueh an evasion, he tumbled it out, at the frame time at- tracting the hunted gentleman's at- tention with a friendly hiss. "This w'y, sir, this w'y." whispered Buster, silencing the threatened out- cry of Lord Castlereagh with a com- manding gesture. "Keep low has you can till you- ,gsits "ere. -The big chimbley '11 keep 'eni from seeing you till you're safe hup, sir." - Crawling rapidly along on his hands and knees, the much -sought gentleman managed to gain the nec- essary distance without being disenv- ered, and sheltered by the grim out- lines of the huge chimney Bflater lbad indicated, he elimbed laboriously by the ladder to the window of 'Moore's attic. The bey held Out 0 welcoming hand and apaisted him to enter'. Once in, the stringer gave a sobbing sigh of relief, and groped his arty to e chair. The moon, till now provident- ially bedimmed, came out frond be - bind the froth yf clouds and the light LEOHARD'' EAR OIL RELIEVES DEAFNESS and srUrs HEADNOISES. Simply Rub it Back nf the Ears and Insert in Nostril. Proof of see .0 1. irnenby Om 12 r11,22,-1,4. MADE IN CANADA Armin SALES CO, &Cos Spuds, Toronto A 0. timard, Ir,, Mfrs., TO 15111Aw., CHI ror We by IL IIMBACH, goeforth. • be his royal mist, who wino ing from the exert" of.tis "Pitt out the light," Plinio pointing to the candles on th• mantel. "Ho; no, your Ighness. * That'd. rake them suspicious," dissented Buster. "Perhaps you are right," said Wales, reflectively. ' "Per'aps Hi his," Admitted the boy; "Hr ain't hallus wrong, you, know, your 'Ighness." "What place is this, my lad?" "Thin" replied Buster, grandiloqu- ently, "his the palatial residence of tstonishrnent. "Fatality pursues e famous poet, Mr. Thomas Moore." "Moore!" repeated the Prince in me." "Hif that's wot wuz hurter you Hi don't wonder you cut sack," said the boy, cautiously peering, out of the window. "To while away a tedious evening I sometimes 121511U1210 a disguise such as my present adornment and go out in search of adventures," said Wales, condescending to explain his present predicament. "Yessir," said Buster, "Hi ws Jine Sweeny myself. You h'are the pusson HI saw with 'er the bother nlght." "Did you recognize mei" "Not then, sir, you 'at wuz pulled too low." "Perhaps you knew that a demon- stration was being prepared in my honor this evening?" "Not I, your 'Ighness. Ho law! but hit's lucky Hi saw you. They'd like- ly have beat your %editorf you, your Majesty." "That seemed to be their inten- tion," assented Wales, "nor •have ,they yet abandoned the idea, if 1 in- terpret their present activity cor- rectly." "Hif they manage to trice you 'ere, wot'll we do?" demanded Buster, as the sounds on the roofs outside drew nearer. "What would you suggest?" asked the Prince, quite calmly. "You'd 'eve to tell' 'em who you are." "Ah!" said Wales, doubtfully, "but would they believe me? Hardly, my good lad." "Hush, your 'Ighness, they are near hat 'and." 166 The inmates of the garret could of a ci st h er co CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX Tom Moore's Servant Proves a Friend In Need. Buster ate a hearty supper and fed Lord Castlereagh with the scraps. This done, he was about to proceed with the dish -washing, a kind of toil Tor which he had a more than ordintry contempt and dislike, when the sound of shouting in the street attracted his attention. For once in his life the boy had failed to ascertain the news of the neighborhood of that day, and as he had been absent when Mrs. Malone conveyed to his master the intelli- gence of Sweeny's purposed ambush of Jane's unknown swain, he had had ro tidings concerning that important happening, so was not the active participant in the 'adventure that he would otherwise have been. This be- ing the case, he wile quite at a lose to account for the sounds of tumult below. "My heyel" he remarked to the bull dog, whose curiosity was similarly aroused, "wot a rumpussin'. Who's getting beat liar married, Hi Won - Sticking his head nut of the win-, dnw, the boy could discern nothing down in the dark street. It was quite evident that the voices which had at- tracted his attention proceed id from one of the narrow lame running at right angles to the larger thorough- fare on which the lodgings of Moore fronted. "Somebody's risin' a bloody hole 1;1 now plainly hear the scuffling stern of the men on the nearest roof as they slid and slipped on the inclines. "Where the h-1 can he have gone ter?" queried a piping voice. "That's the wine merchant's clark," announced Buster to the Prince. 'Teo? What did you say his/name was?" "Hi didn't s'y," replied the boy guardedly, Wales laughed pleasantly. "You are a wise lad," said he. "What are they doing now?" "You've got 'em puzzled, your 'Ighness. They his puttin' their bloomin"eads togethers. Now they are a 'untin' engin." "No trace of him here." "He came this way, I'll swear." "Three he has put his mark on this night. Sweeny, Isaac, and Welch's Will." "will?" "Aye, the lad with the bottle. He's lying out on the eaves yet." Buster gave his guest an admiring look. Such prowess was deserving of all commendation. Wales caught the glance, and chuckled softly. Whatever shortcomings might be laid at the door of the gentleman destin- ed to be the fourth George, cowardice was not one of them. "Never mind, lads," said another voice. "He cawn't git away. The street is watched and all we have to do is to hunt him up." "We hain't a doln' kit. Hat leaat not has I sees." (Continued next week.) 1110 ,tianains.eftneveletreemery ROT na011itruAGE tbe Camila 4 HOW; end OM sew te 1111PITIT the Peak, beltisiteam. all vienuiteed by a bi tbe Darrimos al BMW. Ta• face valve of nub beed asi4 the AMON" - . to the bidder wbrer Ise is . The Present Wel east re wawa, if .11di bend is nes the immediate Mame la Capital us oath ' The interest bead b by the penBilest mak yami $I94121, weals in CienWsm et New Tett I. ' • The total interest earned te time ef seatmitly . will be Tkis same Mat a inyeetinetit et Spume In those First Mos.pm Bemis will return to the farester the sem ei 0.1111.11111 (1n addition to the sum ef Iltosamt, the investor will be entitled te the peva premium ea New Tick feeds.) Tv= the above nu can readily see that it will pay, ye' teneltimb• cab with us. - • We have many other investmeate equally attractive sad ke-3 Flamed to mead yea our complete Bond list or give you em atria is o any bwmuneet in which you may be interested. et Memo. DOnfir non, ho inifthrtaS4 MVO ON Partial P•pinext Priss. G. A. STIMSON i CO. LIME BOND DEALERS - Established ISMS 36-38 King Street East, Toronto, Canada TO AV 1 Whom It May Concern THE Parliament of Canada hes recently passed a bill regulating the taking of the vote on the Referendum in Ontario on April 141. The points to remember are as follows: 1 Every British subject by birth or naturalisation. 1111111 or women, resident in the Damisdan of Clem* in the Province of Ontario for two months *US ane year previous to Februarr 1, 1121, end resi�snt t. same date, is entitled to vete, =less otherwise disqualified. 9. Voters' Lists used in the last provincial referendum are the lists to be used in this Referendum, subject to reviaion. Every voter In an urban polling diet- itian must be on the list, and will preammably be on the Hat only In the division in which he resides. 3, In incorporated cities and towns of 1,000 P tion or ever, arrangements will be made for re.= Lag applications from any who are not now on the list on March 29 to April 4 inclusive—except SITU- .: day—when for six clear days officers will sit to receive such applications. In rural polling divisions the voter must be either on the list or be pet upon It as a resident and be vouched for as such by another resident. K. Beth affumative and negative sides have the right " to select scrutineer,. 6. Women have the right to vete. VOTE -and vote -YES Ontario Referendum Committee 4 11111111111111111111111111 22 • 224 ACDONALD PRINCE of W4ES CHEWING TOBACCO if agaht" goecte-c° Canda's standard since 1858