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Terse .bolded doowxr into- the clheeky`
taee;. and. into his Sieve *Yea creep.
look that spoke for real nle.teship a't
_its( birth, and he spoke gen,y;
+ mtelderin° ye • air ••Wha' ye- air, -
.a byuprodhue o' human ' math -
leap,. s'poil't before yr birtkl' byy.tlf
ezozsioned blood o° hien iiha.° 'begat 'ye -
an' her tha' brocht yet forth,: an' doub-'
rly 'damnlmed by yr environment on•
'arrivat on this planet, ye're no •a
Siad pal ; ye've th' • makin's o'- . wha'
in ma ain country, they ca' a `mate.,'
The Rat looked with twinkling eyes -
into the stern face that somehow had
grown dearer to hint- than any man's
face had ever been.
1"You ' ain't no plain speaker, big
mm,•not''arf yon ain't. Hi don't know
when you 'urts- most, when you pys a
a blinkin' compliment, or when you
spreads out a hinsu'lt, hut big un, Hi .
do know you are as slow as a silk-.
. orm,..o er•tlre_love sfiiuff. Then you
was 'eaysn' that -Chatter •-•'Jenny; an"-
=sire
n"arsine the baynit an'. the butt on them
devils of dervishes, you looked splend-
iferous, GGaw*l's truth you did, an' the
1]attle 'art Welsh 'arf Moorish bitch
'was sittTh? hip en 'Cr -Whiter hate, .mule
erthatchin' you, an' 'er heyes was •'arf
open to their blooniin' biggest, an' 'e;
mouth was 'err hopers, an' the leant
ov'er back was 'risin' an' fallin' as if
(she was bustle fey breath••--bussims
thunk they calls that; part.' .ov a
evein tin in books,. it's, the. part of .'ears
Where you lye yer''ead Vele yore eon
in' .'em In. the starlight:' 'inti.ele West-
tmizister.Bridlge,.:an_there ain't no sop
•sneakin' apart •ter• tell yer yer'll'ave
'ter mike yer move• awy vd'nle 'e 'as
as a
word on 'is own wi'v • Yore. ,,ussey,"
• "Weel, yelong-winded• gutter -grub,
what/ o' it?"
KHonl'y.. this, Mac: as
•Hi was remarkin', a.!blikin' silk -worm:
is a race -'orae to you.. Hi denim'
•
trained at a 'lice celled' Rhos -on -Sea
know a bit about the Welsh sort; Hi
much about '1Vtorish .girls, •but Hi do
fey four' or five o' my biggest fights,
an' Hi took a lot o' notice o' th' 'Welsh
'wenches. !Lovely -heyes they -got—
grey, mo'stiy, wiv new vilets damp
`wiv dew behind th' ' grey,. an' they
'can work th.erne heyes till they...• look
like tangles' weepin' fr th' wickedness.
ov the world; they can put all, the sad.
-
nese of the shedders of the mountains
into 'em, an'' they can work hup a slow
tweet colm+e-an'-,tike-a=bite-ou't-o'—rne
-hec'k-wither ani _the a ile• any the wist-
ful heyes 'mike yer feel you ''mull go
ter 'ell for eme, or fight for ern, or
die for 'em, an' orl the time 'arf a
Kinch hunder the surface o'..their nice
white skins,' they ain't got no more
real feelin' than, a tornato has gat
taste; they're just natural born hac-
tresses,'wiv abert. as much soul as•
you cud dig out ov a milk puddin'."
"Igeel, ye windy'blastie, A'+riv theen'.
•
tin" •ye're tryintae describe wha'•
adm-ehalr,theenlesee ca' th' emotional
teinperanirent, . wiliieh take'tie Pl'aee,
en -does dut •• fr th real thing.
tart it, 'Mae. Well, fx,
once- la belle Anglaise, ur vivandiere;
forgot ter be Welsh an' became Moo,}-
ish, .for by 'Gavel. she, was: eatin' you
wiv
'er heyes w'en you was sam,'in th'
dd'andy Masseur, Lord. blight 'eine-
an', big un, 'er 'eart was in 'er heves.
Hif you'd gone stelt) to 'er then,
.she'd 'ave shared blankets wiv, you
in bivouac,, o'r—IHi'm--a hasps.",
The rat wagged'an impressive fin-
ger • at the • big blood -and sweat-+he-
:grimeYied •man, who was looking so
intently into his 'face.
"P'rapss y're, richt, buckle, an' • p' -
raps y're wrong. The deil, a deacon
..e dozen lay lawyers cudna read
th' real workin's o' a wumman's mint.
free her face. They're sae dommed
.clever we their actin', they can fool
themselves inta believin' in their
foolin'; every yin o' theni'is. an.Ori-
ental at heart, an' na white 'non ever
-un'nerstan's et -he -Orient.. Anyway,,. A.
wadna tak' la 'belle Anglaise, or any
wumrman unner th' sun, on tin' fin -
pulse o' a moment. W!h.'t' wud be th'
use? • -Th' next impulse andcht mak'
her chapge, l r front, an' Min no th'
sort tae measure rna mating • wi'
changing moods. Eef she wants ter.
'be a toy fr yon peacock o' th' Chas'-
.seurs, let her gang her gait; A'ne no stretched • hand. •
t ; e
44o'tr';
ah' ;soul over Ma s, tehange
n,regard to t Wag 'virtual
,arced .r lbber�*
Mac eras stands ' altrz}e' tiro
?�.g o
tig„;..„trigdY. o'er ,the tries s that •fahe
seemed -ever to • serve up to hrzri,.,,,ro1
bing> hint . of the:. -one thing his•soul'
yearped .for, d'Aleneon'can ie' towards_
l im, the beautiful little, vivaudiera,
having gone' to ply •cher. • call'ing. •..
of
liquor dispensing to the..troeps--at. a
ince. ''At sight of the hie Legionary,
the 'Chas'seur. officer quickened his
paee, for his .wends, though painful,
were not of a nature to cripple• him.
'Thanks fee personal service rendered
very .seldom passed' between officers
and mien in the French army of 'Afri-
ca; but d'Alen:on; ha'd a big, streak in
hini', in spite of his many failings.",
"Ha,"... he exclaini.ed, with one of
his swift and spontaneous smiles, that
made so. many men and women, too,
like 'himi.You are; the Legionary
who came '` •to ' zny rescue when. my
horse was down • and; my' last .hope
had !pretty, well •left me. at was a
gallant thing, camarade, and you' can
count me your -friend and your deb-
tor."
;He held out his unwounded arm
and hand,. with the frank„,jestilre of a
campaigner who knew, but did not
heed .the . gap that divided.- a captain
of a crack corps froth a mere soldier
of La 'Legion d"Afri'que. 'Mao seem-
ed in that instant -to make his, feet,
take root in the soil; his whole figure
grew rigid, excepting. -.his right arm;
that went up as his hand' went to his
peaked cap in Military salute; he
appeared not to see the officer's out -
,158 ••-,4AA' �6d,tc ..
'`1 o'e :a'.ou end` as 'be eeni
cpr�z xa'desti:.d owe y• i:e." •:•
•
rD',A'lencon!s Tea level buil,:
v izrant, as he ispoke.
*r-.: •
ver sham awn.',, A'll no °tou t
lif a 'glove lead neem slashed across
the '4410er's • 'face,•he• etic tied not have;
been 'snore startled Hie 'brows ...carne<.
together in a deep frown; his chu>w::
$hot ;foirward, and the ,Plea' lien,•big,'
athletic, ._splendid, looked; into each
other's souls through -the mediums. of,
the eye..
"You refuse 'my hand --+why?"
Tho query .came m tones that .told•
how M4'Clus'ky's bitter • words had
gone • right 'home. •' •
",Becausce set is no clean."
"For that insult_ to my uniform I
could shoot you where., you stand.
Legionary, and be within nig right as
an ofiieer."
'4'A didna insult le uniform, Moai-
sieur th' uniform" is beyond re-
proaeh." "
!D?Alencon nearly strangled in his
effort to curb his rage; at last: "You
saved my life at peril of your •own,"
he gasped.
"A hae done as =eh _fr a yeller
Bang -'ere to -day."
"If you were an officer, I, would call
you out and .kill :y.ou '"
Then 7v a Glusky laughed, the low,.
brutal laughter Of a- man- who- means --
to drive home an insult.
i'4Eet .wad talk' a mon tae' kill Me -
Musky •o' th'...•Legion; nae ,lady s lap-
daug cud turn tha' trick, ye wurn;q+an
spoiler.' Then his fierce/1Y held pas-
sion Broke its.' ill -held bonds. "A
:salved yer life, ye *earned peacock,
two splendid ala 11• f
close .to a deathN..grapple, and
sensed the real ,cease. J; t as;':,g gl+o
*lades on the mountain side•Se/rime':
the,teaso-n why, where twee ppru e4r •
bucks face each other with redg'eyes'
and levelled .antlers; determined eto
kill or be ]called for the` sake of! lord
ing it over her. If the truth anus
he known, the 'twitching wee thing''
wanted th men, one. as' her 'slave,.
the oth r, --(well, she hardly knew
what she wanted Of him, He, was a
wonderful lover, that gay"ehasseur;
—as long asshe kept him without'
the gates.. of her .citadel, 'but if her,
hour of wonian''s weakness' came upon+
her, and she capitulated and gave the
keys of the zilaiden fortress into his
keeping,' ;what then:? Ah, messieurs,
that is a question every demoiselle
would,de„ .to ,pause and ponder
over, for • the2re is as midi difference
between a male • lover 'sated and a
lover expectant, as between Pedro.
d'i'unk and -Pedro 'sober. . The ;v-ivan
diere went to the two -nen; tripping.
prettily, light';'o' foot as 'any•gazelle,'
and her face was one 'big' sweet smile
with some features hidden away amid
the radiance. IA little word, -came
paneled by a pretty 'inoue and a play
ful tap of her fingers for dfAlencon,
a perky, free, familiar nod of •her
little head four McGlusky, tilt .of her
spirit barrel, and ,a dram in her horn:
,chp,' and then: "Drink to • our side -
tory, messieurs,." and the `generous
liquor held out to the. big Legionary.
"A'm no needi • n" _ eet, but A'm
than'kin' ye a' th' same," was .Mac's
ungracious answer. "An' besides,
A've ante dooties tae attend tae."
He stood vey straight, saluted the
officer, ignored the little beauty, and
moved away, and as he went they
heard him cheerily whistling "Green
grow the ruches ho," artd for once he
whistled in tune.
• "Sacre. mon. Dieu," muttered d''-
AIancon, "there goes one devil of a
fine fellow. He knows how to fight,
he kirows • how to speak his mind to
a man, and he knows how to put a
wench in her place."
None the less, it was the arm of
d'Alancon that 'was round the little
supple waist of the vivandiere out
under the stars that night, whilst
(Mac sat_ by his bivouac fire poring
with knitted brows over a big leath-
er-bound Bible, that had once belong-
ed to Com Paul Kruger, the wonder-
!ful South African patriot.
"Struth," snarled the rat, when he
and `Fritzel discovered what 'book it
was Mac was so intenly studying.
"Hi'm goin' ter pinch that book, Frit-
zel, Iii am,. first bloomdn' op that
'appens."
"Why, 1if it giff him comfort?"
"Might give 'im comfort, Fritz', but
hit's damn little comfort any of hue
will get if 'e goes an' converts 'is lit-
tle self. 'When a blinkin' Scotch
ibuccaneer finds 'is pore soul, 'e's
abart nice just live wiff as three muv-
•vers-in-lor who 'ave just 'discovered
they've one son-in-lor between 'em."
Mac closed the book, and looked
long into the fire with reflective
gaze. 'Suddenly he murnnured:
"Th' auld book is a gran' book;
eet puzzles me a wee bittie, though."
He stroked his chin, then: "Th' boo
says all n -en air leears, an' that's
true, bet A canna ' unnerstan' why
th' book does na say th' same aiboot
wunr min, .true eet does na. Iphmr -
A'11 hae tae gie bha' ma rnaist earnest
conseederation." He thumbed the,
book again, opening it at haphazard.
"Iphm1--th' book says David were a
mon after God's ain heart, an' he had
seven hunner an' twenty-five wives.
A'd no mind his job eef A had th'
pickin' and choosin' o' th' wuanimin
—seven hunner an twenty-five ower
fr Sundays. Atweel, Dauvid must
ha' had a gran' consfeetution, but
�traln?e' ' season 'efira � ..
:Avc; a 5,�•+ v
they ate *.`tf'' ood _r
of the leave
o ' 10: �• ,,
es are lea's ad}`+
their'bumaher grow'th.r
syste'nn snake, • h'e'n¢ Ray : li
rooted, •oz at least illfli
i'ng But this type of
excellent h'ay To ioht;
yiehen l • +eits isr not' ,sufficient
grwhzdlfi' ,are %y
w,gaown done
NEGLECT OF COMMON
CONSTIPATION IS A
SERIOUS MATTER
The Busy Bees Mission Circle riff,
for their regular meeting Orr Sa'tur
dray. afternoon last at the:, oil, of-
Miss Margaret •Sinclair:,, The Pre-
dent, Miss `Mary'.T+horn:stn', .Presided,
and the tweeting opened:_ . singut,g
H'y'iun 5162, and the Lords Prayeffee-
.peated Tri- unison >'-°"i he---�3 ationa'1 "
was taken by Mies -BAA Watson
after which Hymn 587 Was "sun'g. The
roll call, answered by a 'verse, of;'
scripture beginning with letter
was answered by nine . girls after e
which the minutes of the 'last meet"„'
ing were read and approved; After
the business which was a diseussion
'and planning for OUT newt , meeting
which will be in the form of a picnic,
supper and weiner roast. It was de
cided to leave the planning of the
final details in the hands of theetome
mittee named.. The topic --"The Fal-,
lacy of .Common Sayings," was taken,
by Miss M. Thomson, after 'which.
Miss Dora Dalrymple read two c'hap-
ters for our beak, "The Viking- • -
Heart.” The meeting cooed by the
singing of "Lord, While for all Man-
kind' we .Pray;" and prayer. de-
licious fun ih was served by the hos-
tess.
Miss Marian 'Thomson, of Sea--
forth,
eaforth, was a week end guest with her
friend, Miss Gertrude Martin.
IMr. and Mrs.. dward Taylor andl'
small daughter, of .Stratford, spent
the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Rob-
ert Dinsdale. .
'Mr. • and Mrs:, McConnell, of De- . .
troit, and Mrs., Madden, of London,
-visited with •'Mr. and Mrs. Robe>;t
-Drinsdale and 'Miss Mable Whitman
one -day Iast week.
Mr. Earle Sproat had the misfore
tune to have his leg badly broken one:,
day last week. We are pleased to
report that he is progressing favor- ••.•,•
ably. •
;Mr. and Mrs. Reid .Torrance and ..
family, of Porter's' Hill? visited re-
-cen•tly with Mr. Henry Ivison and
daughter, Miss Jeanne.
Rev. E. F. Chand'ler'bad his cottage
which is situated neat the site of the
Huron and 'Perth Goderich Summer
School Camp raised on Monday last
and everything now is nearing com-
pletion. Quite a number of the men
of the congregation turned carpen-
ter and assisted for a few - days ;and
the work sped on merrily.
Quite 'a number from this focality
attended divine ser'v'ices in -Hensel'
United Church on ;Sunday last, it ;be-
w•hich Rev. A. C. Workman, of Wat-
ing their anniversary services, at
ford, was the guest speaker.
1 Miss Halcyon Chandler, who has
iJpiversity, is enjoying her holidays
'com'pleted her first term at Western
with her parents, Rev. and Mrs: E. F.
Chandler and family at the Manse
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Daymond attended
the funeral of the late Mr. Miller of
the -'Boundary, on Friday aftenoon
last.
The first holiday of, the season,
Victoria Day, or the Twenty-fourth
of May, passed quietly over our vil-
lage, many of its citizens taking in ,_
the celebration held in Hensall and
at the different lake points.
Miss Mildred Workman spent the
week end with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. John Workman of the •village.
HOLDS
When storms -are raging it's a comforting thought
that an experienced captain, a man of courage
and resourcefulness, is safe -guarding the lives of the
passengers. „•
Now with the storm of economic hardship and
depression passing and Ontario business safely
headed towards the harbor of better times, it is being
suggested to the people of Ontario that they transfer
Ontario's resources from the capable hands which
piloted them safely through one of the greatest
financial crises in the world's history.
It is being suggestedto the province that it should
remove from the experienced hands of the Henry
administration the trusteeship of its agriculture, its
forests, Its mines and its varied industries.
the voters are • being given a suggestion that they
should transfer their billions of dollars of assets.
ONTARIO CANNOT AFFORD
The province needs the constructive, . courageous program to which
the Conservative Government is ' pledged.
Signed: THE L
IBERAL..CON°SERVA'I'I"VE ASSOCIATION 'Or ONTARIO
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