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MEDICAL '
d DR. E. J. R. FORSTER
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
Graduate in Medicine, University of
r ronto. • ,r
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M lei and Aural Institute, Moorefield's
Bye and Golden Square Throat Hos-
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DR. W. C. SPROAT
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University of Western Ontario, Lon-
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ians and Surgeons of Ontario. Office
In Aberhart's Drug Store, Main St.,
Beaforth. Phone 90.
DR. R. P. I. DOUGALL
Honor graduate of Faculty of
Medicine and Master of Science, Uni-
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Burgeons of Ontario. Office 2 doors
wt of post office. Phone 56, Hensall,
Ontari o. 3004-tf
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'Rotunda Hospital for Women and
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DR. F. J. BURROWS
Office and residence Goderich Street,
slat of the United Church, Sea -
forth Phone 46. Coroner for the
!County of Huron.
DR. C. MACKAY
C. Mackay, honor graduate of Trin-
ity University, and gold medalist of
Trinity Medical College; member of
the College of Physicians and Sur-
geons of Ontario.
DR. H. HUGH ROSS
Graduate of University of Toronto
Faculty of Medicine, member of Col-
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Ontario; pass graduate courses in
Chicago Clinical School of Chicago ;
Royal Ophthalmis Hospital, London,
England; University • Hospital, Lon -
Ion, England. Office -Back of Do-
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Ktght calls answered from residence,
F1'ictoria Street, Seaforth.
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Graduate of Northwestern Univers-
ity, Chicago, Ill. Licentiate Royal
College of Dental Surgeons, Toronto.
Office over Sills' Hardware, Main St,
illeafoi'th. Phone 151.
DR. F. J. BECHELY
Graduate Royal College of Dental
Burgeons, Toronto. Office over W. R.
Smith% . Grocery, Main Street, Sea-
rorth. Phones: Office, 18.6 W; resi-
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for only' one thing. -
Down came that brave headd,' u;!
npw with the ears flattened for
the fury of the riven 'hist strength
was being rapidly exhausted Down
the current it came, mocnentarily,
nearer but always with dangers shoot -
dug about it, Even while Perris look
ed, a great tree from which the,•
branches had not yet' been stripped"
rushed from behind. The , hunter's
yell of alarm was drowned by the
thousand voices of the Little Smoky,
and over that head the danger swept.
Red Perris closed his eyes and his
head fell, but when he looked again
the tree was far down stream and the
'stallion still swam in the central cur-
rent, but now near, very near. Only
:he slender outer branches could have
struck him, and these with barely
sufficient force to drive him under. Mrs. Thomas out of the
Perris strode still further into the �' wa
wild water until it foamed about his
waist, and stretching out his arms he
called to the stallion.. Had he pos-
sessed ten times the power of voice
he could not have made himself heard
above the rioting of the Little Smoky
but his gesture could be seen, and
even a dumb beast could understand
it. The chestnut, at least, cpmpre-
hended, for to the joy of Perris he
now saw those gallant ears come for-
ward again, and turning as well as
he could, Alcatraz swam stoutly for
the shore. In the hour of need, the
Great Enemy had become his last
hope.
But his progress towards the slop-
ing bank was small. For every inch
he fought to the bank the current
carried him a foot down stream, yet
those inches gained in the lateral di-
rection were every one priceless. Fin-
ally Perris swung the lariat and shot
it through the air. Fair and true the
circle struck above the head of the
stallion and the hunter shouted with
hysterical triumph; a moment later
he groaned as the current whirled the
rope ;over the head of Alcatraz and
down stream.
Yet he fought the hopeless fight.
Staggering in the currents, beaten
from his footing time and again, Per-
ris stumbled down stream gathering
his rope for a new cast as he went.
Neither had the chestnut abandoned
the struggle. His last efforts had
swerved him about and now he headed
up stream with the water foaming
about his red, distended nostrils; but
still through the whipping spray his
great eyes were fixed on Perris. As
for the man, there was a prayer in
the votive with which he shouted:
"Alcatraz!" and hurled the rope a-
gain.
Heavy with thewater it had soak-
ed up the noose splashed in a rough
circle around the head of the swim-
mer and then cut down the water.
Hand over hand he drew in the slack,
felt resistance, then a jar that toppled
him from his foothold. The noose
had indeed caught around the neck
of the stallion, but the success
threatenesS to be his ruin. Toppled
head over heels inthe rush of the
Little Smoky, still his left hand grip-
ped the rope and as he came gasping
to the surface his feet struck and
lodged strongly against the surface
of a great boulder. His one stroke
of luck!
He had •no time to give thanks. The
next moment the full weight •of the
torrent on Alcatraz whipped the lar-
iat quivering out of the water. The
horse was struggling in the very
center of the strongest current and
the tug on the arms of Perris made
his shoulder sockets ache. He endur-
ed that pain, praying that his hands
seseswe'
By
(Continued from last week)
The far bank seemed a mighty dis-
ance as he soared high -the water
rushed abroad and swift beneath him
no swimming if he struck that bub-
bling current -and then, a last pitch
forwards in mid-air; a forefoot struck
ground, the bank crushed in beneath
his weight, and then he was scramb-
ling to the safety beyond and reeling
into a new gallop.
Behind him, he saw the shadowy
pursuer skim down the slope, fling
into the air, and drop out of sight.
Had he reached the shore? Ten sec-
onds -no long and ominous head ap-
peared -certainly he, had fallen short
and landed in -the furious current. Al-
catraz drppped his heart -breaking
pace to a moderate gallon, but as he
did so he saw a form which dripped
with water scramlble into view fifty
yards down stream the lobo
had managed to reach safety after
all and now he came like a bullet to
end the chase.
There was only half a hope left to
Alcatraz and that was to turn and
attempt to leave the wolf again at
the water -jump; but now his renew-
ed panic paralyzed all power of think-
ing. He did not even do the next
best thing -race straight away in a
true line, but bearing off first to the
left and then to the right, he shot
across the hills in a miserably wav-
ering flight.
The lobo came like doom behind
him. The chill of the water had en-
raged him. Besides, he did not often
have to waste such time and energy
to make a kill, and uow, bent on a
quick 'ending, the four which fringed
his lean belly cut the dew from the
grass as hey stretched to his full and
matchless speed. Alcatraz saw and
strained forward but he had reached
his limit and the wolf gained with
the passage of every second...
Another danger appeared. Off to
the side and well ahead, spurring his
mount to top effort, came Red Per-
ris, who must have marked the chase
with his glass. Alcatraz gave him
not a glance, not a thought. What
was the whisper and burn of a rope,
what was even the hum of a bullet
compared with the tearing teeth of
the lofer wolf? So he kept to his
course, stretched straight from the
tip of his nose to the end of his fly-
ing tail and marking from the corner
of his eye that the lobo still gained
vital inches' at every leap.
The horseman to his left shot over
a hill and disappeared into the hollow
beyond he would be a scant hundred
yards away when Alcatraz raced by,
if indeed he could keep beyond reach
of the wolf as long as this. And that
was more than doubtful -impossible!
For the grey streak had shot from
behind until it now was at his tail,
at his flank, with red tongue lolling
and the sound of its panting audible.
Half a minute more and it would be
in front and heading him, and when
he whirled the creature would spring.
And so it happened. The killer
swept to the front and snapped -at
the flash of the teeth Alcatraz wheel-
ed, saw the monster leave the ground
-and then a limp weight struck his
shoulder and rolled heavily back to
the ground; but not until he had
ghtened away on his new course
Alcatraz hear the report of the
, so much had the bullet outdist-
ed the sound.
THOMAS BROWN
Licensed auctioneer for the counties
of Huron and Perth. Correspondence
arrangements for sale dates can be
made by calling The Expositor Office,
Boaforth. Charges moderate, an d
satisfaction guaranteed. 'Phone 302.
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He looked back.
Red Perris sat in his saddle with
the rifle coming slowly from his
shoulder. The lofer wolf lay with a
smear of red across one side of his
head. Then a hill rose behind the
stallion and shut off his view.
He brought down his gait to a
stumbling canter . for now a great
weakness was pouring through his
legs and his' heart fluttered and
trembled like the heart of a yearling
when it first feels the strain and
burn of the rope. He was saved, but
by how small a margin! He was sav-
ed but in his mind grew another
problem. Why had the Great Enemy
chosen to kill the wolf and spare the
horse? And how great was his
greatness who could strike down from
afar that king of flesh -eaters in the
very moment of a kill! But he knew,
very clearly, that he had been in the
hollow of the man's hand and had
been spared; and that he had been
rescued from certain death; was not
the scent of the wolf's pelt still in his
nostrils as the creature had leaped?
He came to the brook and snorted
in wonder. In a sane moment he
would never have attempted that
leap. For that natter, perhaps, no
other horse between the seas would
have ever dreamed of the effort. Al-
catraz headed up the stream for a
narrow place, shaking his head at
the roar of the current.
OSCAR KLOPP
Honor Graduate Carey Jones' Na-
tional School for Auctioneea'ing, Chi-
cago. Special course !taken in Pure
Bred . Lire Steek, Real Estate, Mler-
cbandiae and Firm ,Sales: Rates in
keeping wIlth\preitailinsg nrarket, Sat.
infection afssured. Write orPhoma,
Oscar .Klapp, 2866-e:
13-98.
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R. T. LUKER
- . Licensed auctioneer for the teenty
of gum. Sales attended o•ln all
darts o2 the county,
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pealencenMa and �che-
e . Terms reasonable. Yhrare,, No,
r 11 `Exeter. Uen1x Ila, p.O:0 R .
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CHAPTER XXIV
THE CRISIS
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emy 'was mast to be feared, there
were other htunan foesand such a
narrow -throated gorge as this would
ideally serve them as a trap. He
shortened' hislope so as to be ready
to whirl away as he came to the first
winding between the rugged walls of
the valley -but the ground was clear
before hiain and calling up his lagging
herd, he made on towards a sound of
falling water ahead. 'It was a new
sound to Alcatraz in that place, for
he remembered no cataract in this
gorge. But every watercourse had
been greatly changed since the rains
began, and who could tell what alter-
ations had occurred here?
Who, indeed, could have guessed it?
For as he swung about the next bend
he was confronted by a sheer wall of
rock over which the falling torrent of
the Little Smoky was churned to
white spray by projecting fragments.
Far above, the side of the mountain
was still marked by a raw wound
where the landslide had swept, cut-
ting deeper and deeper, until it chok-
ed the narrow ravine with an incal-
culable mass of sand, crushed trees,
and a rubble of broken stone. It had
dammed the Little Smoky, but soon
topping the obstruction, the river
now poured over the crest and filled
the valley with a noise of rushing and
shouting so caught up by echoes that
Alcatraz seemed to be standing in-
side a whole circle of invisible water-
falls,
He wondered at that sight for only
an instant; theno as the meaning
meaning
drove home to him, he wheeled and
raced down the valley. This was the
explanation of 'the Enemy's move to-
wards the throat of the canon!
He passed the mares like a red
streak of light, his ears flagging back
and his tail swept out straight behind
by the wind of his gallop. He rushed
about the next turn of the cliff and
saw that the race had been in vain
-the Great Enemy was, spurring his
reeling cowpony into the mouth of
the Little Smoky gap!
The chestnut made his calculations
without slackening his pace. The man
was in the valley, but he had not yet
reached that narrow throat where his
lariat was of sufficient radius to cov-
er the space between the wall of the
canon and the stream. However, he
was in excellent position to maneuver
for a throw in case Alcatraz tried to
slip by. Therefore he now brought
his pony to a slow lope, and loosen-
ing his rope, he swung the noose in
a wide circle; he was ready to plunge
to either side and cast the lariat.
Being nearer to the river than to
the canon wall it was in the latter
direction that the stallion found the
wider free space and towards it, ac-
cordingly, he directed his flight, run-
ning as he had only run when the
lofer wolf dogged his heels. It was
only a feint. His eye was too keen
in the calculation of distances and
relative speeds not to realize that
the cowpony would beat him to the
goal, yet he kept up his furious pace
even when Perris had checked his
horse to a trot. Straight on swept
Alcatraz until he saw the glitter of
the hunter's eyes beneath the wide
brim of his sombrero -then he brac-
ed his legs, knocking up a small
shower of sand and rocks, swerved to
the left, and bolted for the river
bank.
Even as he made the move, though
blinded by the fierceness of his own
effort, he knew that it would be a
tight squeeze. Had the pony under
Perris possessed half of its ordinary
speed of foot it would easily have
headed the fugitive or at the least
brought its rider in rope -throw, now,
outworn by the long trail it had fol-
lowed, the little animal stumbled and
almost fell when Perris with iron
hand swung it around. That ,blunder
lost fatal yards, but still it did its
honest best. It was a veteran of
many a round -up. No pony in the
arduous work of cutting out was
surer of eye or quicker of foot, and
now this dodging back and forth
brought a gleam into the bronco's
eyes. There was no need of the
goading spur of Perris to make it
spring forth at full speed, running on
nerve -power in place of the sapped
strength of muscle.
The stumble had given Alcatraz a
fighting chance for his freedom that
was all. He recognized the flying
peril as he raced in wide loping
semi -circle. If the rive .were twenty
yards further off he, running two
feet to the cowpony's one, would
brush through safely, but as it was
no one could tell. He knew the reach
of a lariat as well as a man; had
not Cordova tormented him devilish-
ly with one time and again? Esti-
mating the speed of his approaching
enemy and the reach of the rope he
felt that he could still gain freedom
unless luck was against him.
The burst of Alcatraz for the riv-
er and safety was a remarkable ex-
plosion of energy. Out of the corner
of his reddening eye, as be gained
swift impetus after his swerve, he
saw the cowpony wheel, falter, and
then (burst across in pursuit to close
the gap. He heeled over to the left,
and found a mysterious source of en-
ergy within him that enabled his
speed to be increased. until, at the
top of his racing gait, he reached
the very verge of the stream. There
remained nothing now but a straight
dash for freedom.
When he found a place where he
could jump the Little Smoky he pick-
ed up his mares again and led them
straight north, accepting their whin-
nies of congratulation with a careless
toss of his head as though only wo-
men -folk would bother to think of
such small matters. He had a defin-
ite purpose, now. He had had en-
ough of the Valley of the Eagles with
its haunting lobos and its cunning hu-
man hunters. And he chose for exit
the canon of the Little Smoky itself.
For there were many blind ravines
pocketing the sides of the Valley of
the Eagles, but the little Smoky
would lead him straight to the 'sum-
mits'. )He looked back as he sh-
ed the mouth of the gorge, filled with
the rhurtnur of the rain -swollen wa-
ters. Perris was drifting towards
them. And Alcatraz tossed his head
and struck into a canter.
It was a precaution which he never
abandoned, for while the Great En -
his fingers. For now, though far
away, he swung his rope int a stiffly
horizontal circle •about his head. The
time had come. Straight before him
shot the red streak pf the stallion;
and leaning • in his saddle to give
greater length to the cast he made
the throw. `•
It failed. Even as the noose whirl-
ed above him Aleatraz knew the cast
would fall short. An instant later,
falling, it slapped against his shoul-
der and he was through the gap free!
But at the contact of that dreaded
lariat instinct forced him to do what
reason told him was unneeded, -lie
veered some vital inches off towards
the edge • of the bank.
Thereby his triumph was undone!
The gravel which made so good a
footing was, after all, a brittle sup-
port and now, under his pounding
hoofs, the whole side of the bank gave
way. A squeal of terror broke from
Alcatraz. He swerved sharply in,
but it was too late. The very effort
to change direction brought a greater
weight upon his rear hoofs and now
they crushed dawn through flying
gravel and sand. Hie faced straight
in, pawing the yielding bank with his
forehoofs and suspended over the
roar of the torrent, It was like striv-
ing to climb a hill of quicksand. The
greater his struggle the more swift-
ly the treacheros soil melted under
his pounding hoofs.
Last of all, he heard a yell of
horror from the Great Enemy and
saw the hands of the man go up be-
fore his eyes to shut out the sight.
Then Alcatraz pitched back into thin
air.
He caught one glimpse of the wild -
y blowing storm -clouds above him,
then he crashed with stinging force
'nto the water below.
CHAPTER XXV
THE LITTLE SMOKY
Pure madness poured into the brain
of Red Perris as he saw the fall.
Here, then was the end of the trail,
and that great battle would never be
fought. Groaning he rode to the
bank of the stream, mechanically
gathering+ up the rope as he went.
He saw below him nothing but the
rush of water, white riffles showing
'ts speed. An occasional dark steak
whirled past -the trunks of trees
which the Little Smoky had chewed
away from their foothold on its sides.
Doubtless one of these burly missiles
had struck and instantly killed the
stallion.
But no, yonder his head broke a-
bove the surface -a great -log flung
past him, missing the goal by inches
-a whirl in the current rolled him
under, -but up he came again, swim-
ming gallantly. The selfish rage
which had consumed Red Perris broke
out in words. Down the bank he
trotted the buckskin, shaking his fist
at Alcatraz and pouring the stream
of 'Phis curses at that devoted head.
Was this the reward of labor, the re-
ward of pain and patience through
all the weeks, the sleepless nights, the
weary days?
"Drown and be damned!" shouted
Red Perris, and as if in answer, the
body of the stallion rose miraculous -
y from the stream and the hunter
gasped his incredulity. Alcatraz was
facing up stream, half his body above
the surface.
The'explanation was simple. At this
point the Little Smoky abated its
speed a little and had dropped a load
of rolling stones and sand. An hour
later it might be washed away, but
now it made a strong bank with the
current skimming above the surface.
On this the stallion had struck, and
whirling with the current he faced
towards the source of the valley and
looked into the volleying . waters.
Here, surely. was a sight to make a
weakling tremsble. Rut to the aston-
'shment of Perris, he saw the head
of the stallion raised, and the next
moment the thunder of his neigh rang
high above the voices of the river, as
though he bade defiance to his des-
troyer, as though he called on the
God of Gods to hear witness that he
died without fear.
"By the Eternal!' breathed Red
Perris, smitten with awe, and the
next instant, the ground giving way
beneath him, Alcatraz was bowled
over and over, only to come up again
farther down Ow stream.
He turned his head. Far away he
made out a line of horsemen -grey,
ghostly figures miles away. Hervey
was keeping to his word, then. But
the thought of his own danger did
not hold Red Jim Perris for a mom-
ent. Down there in the thunder-
ing water Alcatraz was dying!
The heart of Red Perris went out
to the dauntless chestnut. He spur-
red down the bank until he was even
with the struggler. He swayed far
out, riding the mustang so near the
brink that the poor creature shud-
dered. He capped his hands about
his lips and the hunter screamed en-
couragement to the 'hunted', yelled
advice, shrieked his warnings when
tree -trunks hurtled from behind.
It seemed to Red Perris that Al-
catraz was not a brute beast but a
soul about to perish. So much do
brave men love courage! Then I he
saw, a hundred yards away, that the
bank of the stream fell away until
it became a gradually shoaling beach
to the water edge. With a shout of
hope he raced to this point of vant-
age and flung himself from the sad-
dle. Then, grasping the "rope, he ran
into the stream until it foamed with
staggering force about his lips.
But would Alcatraz live among
those sweeping tree -trunks and come
within casting distance of the rope?
Even if he 'did. would the rope catch
around that head of which only the
nose and eyes were shearing? Even
if it caught could the stallion be
rawn shod water *Mout being
Luck favored him in one respect at
least. The swollen current of the
Little Smoky had eaten away its
banks so that there was a sheer drop,
straight as a cliff in most •places, to
the water, and the cliff -edge above
was solidly compacted sand and grav-
el. A better face -track could hardly
have been asked and the heart of
Alcatraz swelled with hope as he
saw the ,ground •spin back behind him
!ted, Perris, too, shouting like a mad'
mean as he spurred in realised that
his oplisortunity Was slipping through.
boor1
14G44Mgii bty;' saiid
sp,w aanet One' Tn�unb is >n
linen to ue, but z got, , .
that if irhey's .a call for ;! p*Oth),
to die right now tt ain't .eche hnl
that's to blame. 1t'a me .chart hole
ed bins into. the river. 4,1,00#00,,
.any pet, but he's .sure lit d acaco clr
ing to ;his rights. L;ot hint l ve .alnd;
PIT let him go free, 1 got no right
to him. 1 didn't make him• never
owned bine -'But let Niro stand usp.•
on his four legs again; let me see
him go galloping once more, the Eeriest
boss that ever (bucked a fool man out t. -
of thesaddle,. and I'll call it .quits!"
It was near to a prayer, if indeed' she nil ht have
this were, not a prayer in truth. And ' gdam'
glancing down to the head on his
lap, 'the shivered with superstitious
wonder. Alcatraz' had unquestion-
ably drawn a long and sighing breath.
(Continued next week.)
would not slip on the wet rope. Then,
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ittle by little. he increased his pull
antil all the strength of leg muscles,
stack, and arms was brought to bear.
t seemed that there was no result:
Alcatraz did not change his position;
hut inch by inch the rope crept in to
him; he at length could shift holds,
whipping his right hand in advance
of the left and tugging again. There
'vas more rapid progress, now, but
as the first frenzy of nervous energy
was dissipated, a tremor of exhaus-
tion passed through his limbs and the
beat of his heart redoubled until he
!vas well-nigh stifled. True, the rope
was coming in hand over hand, now,
but another danger. The head of
Alcatraz was sinking, his nostrils dis-
tended to the bursting point, his eyes
red and bulging from their sockets.
He was being throttled by the grip
of the slip knot; and an instant later
his head disappeared beneath the sur-
face.
Then all weakness passed from .Red
Perris; there was invigorating wine
in the air he breathed; a vast power
clothed him suddenly and while the
frenzy endured he drew Alcatraz
swiftly in from the gripping cur-
rents and to the comparatively miT3'
swirl of water where he stood. Wav-
ering, distorted, and dim as an im-
age in a dull mirror, he saw the
form of the horse float towards him
beneath the water. Still the frenzy
was on him. It enabled him to spring
from his place, tear the strangling
noose from the neck of the stallion,
and lifting that lifeless head in both
hands struggle towards the shore.
The water buoyed a weight which he
could not otherwise have budged; he
stumbled in the shoaling ,gravel to
his knees, rose again lifting and
straining, until blackness rushed a-
cross his eyes; and he pitched for-
ward on his face.
He wakened in a whipping rain
that stung the back of his neck and
as he propped himself on his arms he
found that he had been lying across
the neck and shoulders of the stal-
lion. That much of him, and the
slender forelegs, was clear of the
water. But had he not brought a dead
thing to land?
He bent his cheek to the nostrils
of Alcatraz, but he felt no breath.
He came reeling to his knees and slid
his hand beneath the water to the
heart of the horse; he felt no reas-
suring throb. Yet he could not be
sure that the end was indeed conte,
for the blood raged and surged
through his brain and waves of violent
trembling passed over him so that
his sense of touch might''well belie
the truth. HMO long had he lain un-
conscious --aa minute or an hour ?
DRAB MURDER TRIAL THAT EX-
CITED ENGLAND
It is not clear to us why the Lon -
den papers gave so much space to
the trial for murder of an obscure
middle-aged woman living in Corn-
wall, and yet the. Hearn case has been
one of the major sensations of recent
weeks. The accused woman, as we
have said, was obscure. Her sup-
posed victims were obscure. Her
.abject in committing the alleged
murders was obscure. Why any-
body else should have committed the
crime was obscure. Perhaps it was
this general obscurity that proved so
fascinating. But having read a sum-
mary of the evidence and the judge's
charge, which, by the way, occupied
more than four hours and is one of
the longest on record in an English
murder case, we have to admit that
we do not find the case particularly
toothsome, and we have half a mind
to drop the whole thing here and
now and write about something else.
However, this might look rather fool-
ish, and we proceed, not any too
hopeful that we shall wind up with
an interesting column.
It appears that last November Mrs.
Alice Maud Thomas, 47, died in Ply-
mouth hospital, where she had been
removed on the order of her attend-
ing physician who suspected that she
was dying of arsenical poisoning and
wished to make sure that no more
could be administered to her. Not
only the announced suspicions of the
doctor but current gossip soon fas-
tened upon Mrs, Sarah Ann Hearn,
46, a widow and neighbor of the dead
woman. At the funeral there ap-
pears to have been some unneigh-
borly' ha•ik which came to Mrs. Hearn's
ears. In any event a day or two lat-
er she left the neighborhood, having
first written to Mr. Thomas, the
husband of the dead womap: "Dear
Mr. Thomas: Good-bye, I am going
out if I can. I cannot forget that
awful man and the things he said.
I am innocent, innocent, but she is
dead and it was my lunch she ate.
When I am dead they will be sure
i' am guilty and you, at least, will be
clear."
There was more in the same strain.
The plain implication was that Mrs.
Hearn was about to commit suicide.
Later on her coat was found near a
high cliff from which it would have
been easy for her to leap into the
water had she been determined to
take her own life. The hue and cry
was raised and, not long afterward,
Mrs. Hearn was found in a nearby
town where she was employed as a
domestic servant. To the police she
said that she had lost her nerve and
run away because it was plain to her
that either she or Mr. Thomas would
he accused of the murder. An
analysis of the stomach of Mrs.
Thomas revealed enough arsenic to
prove that some time before her
death she had received a dose of the
poison large enough to cause death.
About this time it was recalled that
last July Miss Lydia Maria Everard,
Mrs. Hearn's sister, had died sudden-
ly. Her remains were exhumed and
again arsenic was found. Mrs. Hearn
was accused of having committed
loth murders, but was tried for the
Thomas murder first. The judge
would not permit certain evidence to
he introduced referring to the death
of her sister. Particularly he re-
fused to admit a diary which the
Crown sought to produce. Presum-
ably it would have been damaging to
Mrs. Hearn.
The story told at the trial was to
the effect that Mrs. Hearn and the
Thrimases had been friends and
neighbors. The suggestion was that
Thomas and Mrs. Hearn had been
particularly friendly, and that a year
or so ago Mr. Thomas had loaned
her £IR. One day in October Mr.
and- Mrs. Thomas and Mrs, Hearn
had gone to •the town of Bude for a
little outing. About 5 o'clock in the
'`afternoon they entered a cafe and
ordered tea and cake. It then ap-
peared that the frugal Mrs. Hearn
'had brought along some salmon
'sandwiches and these were placed on
the table and consumed with the
more illicit viands, despite the black
looks of the waitress, while the pro-
prietor of the place muttered omin-
ously and was apparently not at all
surprised when it appeared later that
somebody had been murdered. All
three of the patrons ate a sandwich
or two. They left in Mr. Thomas'
car and on the way home Mrs.
Thomas became ill.
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explanation was offered for the"' ,.
der of Miss Everard, presuming si
was murdered. Mrs. Hearn had pr,
vided the salmon and the theory :w,
that the salmon contained poisbti"
But there was her own evidence .and
that of Thomas that they had both
eaten the sandwiches, with no ill
effect. It also seemed improbable
that a single dose of arsenic adrpine
istered on October 18th would cause
death on November 4, especially when.
she was being treated by a doctor
who suspected arsenical poisoning.
Thomas had equal opportunities with
Mrs. Hearn of giving the poison while
his wife lay ill at home. In view of
these facts, it is not surprising . to
learn that Mrs. Hearn was acquitted,
but it seems curious that the judge
required four hours and a :half to
make his charge to the jury.
When ironing handkerchiefs fold.
and iron. those for everyday use in
the usual way; but fold and press
the better ones in a three -cornered'
shape. This leaves the children no
excuse for saying, "'I couldn't tell
them apart."
Nutritional Deficiency in Cattle.
When your cows start chewing
the rail fence or cleaning up on the
old shoes, it is time to look into the
food supply question and find out
just vyjaat makes them want to fill up
on wood and leather when hay and
chop are available. A recent survey
of Ontario conditions by members of
O.A.C. and O.V.C. staffs makes clear
that nutritional deficiency diseases are
very evident, especially in the Coun-
ties of Bruce and Grey.
Phosphorus and calcium are the
two most important mineral ele-
ments in the animal body since they
greatly influence muscular move-
ment, the clotting of blood and the
digestive processes. Iodine is also
important in that it affects the thy-
roid gland and hence the growth of
the animal.
Depraved appetites and stiffness
are sure symptoms of disease which
can be combated only by supplying--
the
upplyingthe necessary mineral elements.
Roughage of a leguminous nature,
such as alfalfa and clover hay are
excellent for this purpose as is the
feeding of iodized salt. Exposure to
sunlight is essential, while .clean
and sanitary conditions combined
with regular brushing and combing
will do much to stimulate the pro-
duction of vitamins connected with
mineral absorption.
LONDON AND WINGHAM
South.
Wingham
Belgrave
Blyth
Londesboro
Clinton
Brucefield
Kippen
Hensall
Exeter
Exeter
Hensall
Kippen
Brucefield
Clinton
North.
Londesboro
Blyth
Belgrave
Wingham
A doctor was sent for and Mrs.
Hearn, as an old friend of the fam-
ily, was asked to remain and nurse
Mrs. Thomas. For several days there-
after all the food the sick woman ate
was prepared by Mrs. Hern. The
attending physician was puzzled by
her case and finally ordered her to
a hospital. Here she seemed to railY,
Abut died in a few days. The prose,
Cajon was unable to prove that
'Mrs. Hearn had iboatght arsenic. It
was unable to suggest any reason
C. N. R.
Bast
p.m.
2.05
2.22
2.33
2.40
3.08
3.26
3.33
3.39
3.53
10.59
11.12•
11.18
11.27
11.58
12.16
12.23
12.33
12.4'
a.m. p.m.
Goderich 6.35 2.40'
Holmesville 6.50 2.55
Clinton 6.58 3.05
Seaforth ..., 7.12 3.21
St. Columban 7.18 3.27
Dublin 7.23 3.32'
West.
Dublin 11.24 9.17
St, Columban 11.29
Seaforth 11.40 9.80
Clinton 11.55 9.44
Holmesville 12.05 9.59
Goderich 12.20 10.10
C. P. R. TIME TABLE
East.
Goderich 6.50
Menset 6.89
McGaw 0.04
Auburn .1146,164" 6.11
Blyth 6.23
Walton 640
MoNaught
Toronto 10.10
Toronto
1M htaught s . •
Blyth •.ay
Auburn ••..••.•..▪ •.••••
West.
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