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SEAFORTI - CtNTAR'IO
Branch • Office -- IIensali.
.Hensall __Seaforth
hone 113 Phone 173
MEDICAL
SEAFORTH CLINIC
DR. r=. A.M'lMcM.AStER,..M.B.
Graduate of University of Toronto
The Clinic is fully .equipped with
complete -'and modern, X-ray and other
up-to-date diagnosti9and therapeutics
equipment..
PHONE 26 SEA?ORTH
JOHN A. GdlIWI[L B.A., M.D.
Physician and Surgeon
IN DR. H. H. ROSS' OFFICE
Phones: Office 5-W Res. 5-J
-- Seaforth
MARTIN' W. STAPLETON, B.A., M.D.
Physician and Surgeon
Successor to Dr. W. C. Sproat
Phone 90-W
Seaforth
DR. F. J. R. FORSTER
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
Graduate in Medicine, University of
Toronto.
• Irate assistant New. York Optha:-
mei and Aural Institute, Moorefiel.d's
Eye and Golden Square Throat Hos-
pital,.London,.•En'g. At COMMERCIAL
HOTEL, pEAFORTH, THIRD WED-
NESDAY in each month, from 2 p.m.
- to 4.30 p.m.; also at Seaforth Clinic
Srst Tuesday of each, ••month. 53
Waterloo Street South, Stratford.
JOHN C. GODDARD, M.D.
Physician and Surgeon
Phone 110 ' Hensall
4068x52
DR. F. H."'SCHERK
Physician and Surgeon r'
Phone t 56 Howell
AUCTIONEERS.
HAROLD JACKSON
Specialist 'i'n':'Paan: and-: Household
Sales.
_.•-,Licensed in Huron and. Perth Coun-
ties. Prices reasonable; satisfaction
guaranteed.
For information; etc., write or phone
'HAROLD JACKSON, 14 on ¢61, Sea -
forth; R.R. 4, ,Seaforth.
W. S. O'NEIL, DENFIELD, ONT:'
Licensed Auctioneer
Pure bred sales, also farm • stock
and. implements. One per . cent.
charge. 'Satisfaction' guaranteed. For
sale dates,' Phone 28-7, Granton, at
tiny expense.
PERCY C. WRIGHT
• Licensed Auctioneer
household, farm stock, implements
and pure bred sales. , Special Training
and expe'rienee enables me to offer
• you sales service that is most teffici-
-eat'-andrsatisfaaeto Phone 'J9 -r •22;
Hensall.
is- •', 4084-12.
LONDON and CLINTON
NORTH
A.M.
London, Lv. 9.00
Exeter 10.17
Hensall - 10.34
Kippen , .. - . 10.43
Brucefield 10.55
Clinton, Ar: • 11!20
• SOUTH .
P:M.
Clinton, Lv. 3.10
Brucefleld3.32
Kippen ' •
Iiensali 3.53
Exeter 4.10
London, 'Ar. 5.25
C.N.R. TIME 'TAB'LE
EAST
' Goderich
E. TEMPLE TIWRSTON
(Continued`. from last week)% •
On the door, he knoolted with°bis'
flat •a;id "waited, hearing no sound
within until he had.repeated his sum-
mons three separate times. '
Then .it was a thick voice declared`
that it was too late in a night the
like of that to be taking. any sailor
to bis ship.
"It's not a sailor," said Charles, and
raised his voice above the clatter of
the rain and the' tossing winds' that
swept along. the ,'gauyt :.To awake it
more certain that the door .might be
opened to him, he called out his
name, adding thathis business was as
;good... as it was important, and -waited
again. '
In a few moments the doorwas.
cautiously opened and the face of Tim
Cronin, besotted with sleep and may-
be with -More intoxicating liquors than
that, looked out through the narrow
.aperture. •
"What d'ye want, coming wakin' a'
'pore. man up,. and- he in the middle of
his sleep? Is it a little pleasure trip
in the boat yeer wantin'' Shure,
glory' be tq God, isn't it a night to,
drown cats in -it is indeed!"
Against all eventualities, Charles
set his foot against the door. •
"Do' you know, a. ship called the
`Lodestor'?" 'he inquired. "trig -
sails tomorrow morning with • the
tide?" , •
•
• "I do indeed. She's lying up half
ways, 'to the p'int."
••`What sort of a ship'is she?".
"Oh, well enough. I'd • take me
Chance in her."
"Where's •she bound .for?"
"Vera Cruz, they say -which sounds
like the name of a lady, and I
shouldn't be sui'prised'if it 'Wis."
'"It's in Mexico:" .
"Oh, indeed -well, and aren't there
women all over the worlds and •most'
ships I know'll take ye to -'elm." • '
"I want .to go on ,board; tonight.'.'
"Ye would, Master 'Charles, There's
divil a thing• I know of ye wouldn't
'want to .be doin. Shure, marriage. is
a quare thing."
"I'm not going to stand otit here .in
the rain telling you how I came to•be
the son of my father;". said. Charles
abruptly. `'Shove on your • cloUxes,
man,'and come and get your old tub
out. want• to be on board tonight."
t'An' "what'll ye give, me. and I•
drenching meself to 'the skin, the way
I'd get a oold out of the North Pole,
itself' and I hopping out bf• a nice
warm bed?"
"T11 give you 'five ,shillings; said
Charles, for the journey in, the day-
time was worth no morethan one:
"Oh, r couldnt do,it for that at all,",
Cronin rklied at once, knowing what
eager'nes's- is in youth and' calculating
when a thing must be done it must,
when' youth will empty its pockets to
pay for it. • • •
"How much then,?" inquired•.,Charles.
"Shure, I couldn't do it under a
pound, the way Pd have to be 'buying
mese1f a bottle of whisky and ituit,
of clothes maybe out of it, not oount-
in' what I'd have to be payin' for the
doctor." •
---"There's .Mulcahy has a boat,"; said
Charles, and' he made the slightest
movement of turning on his heel.
"Well, ,I'll make it ten," said Cron-
in, and he moaned as though the bar-
gain would bring him to' the grave.
"And God • help me;" ' he added," for
.'tis a: foolhardy thing to be doin'' on a
night the like of this."'
They almost drifted down the river
for the tide was already beginning to
run, 'and' the ships were turning on
their anchor. chains; thrusting 'their
noses in the water to n eet it like''doge
scenting, the chase: One by one their i
dark shapes, ,picked out with their an -1
ahoy lights, rose out of the black •
breast of the river 'and fell away be-
hind them as they madetheir passage
Lown towards the sea.
"There she. is," muttered Cronin . at
last, as the ,diin, fiddled outline of
the brig grew like. a grey 'shadow'
standing out of the 'darkness. • • •
Her port and starboard 'lights were.
burning, •and••as they drifted near the
shadow. of her bows they heard voices
and: the sound of feet stamping ,:on'
the- deck. It was- evident she was go-
ing to weigh anchor within the .hour.
They were not a moment too soon.
'Charles stood up in the little boat,
while Cronin' clung • to the bowsprit
stays, holding tier'. Uiiek from that
surging eagerness il, ' floating things
betray in their hungry :efforts tb reach'
the' .sea. ,
"Aboard' there! !Ckatles shouted,
and shouted it Wagain when a man's
head looked cautio i 1y over the bows
and-, as if imagining he could not be
seen in that darltnes's. made no
ply. With "the quick, sight of youth,.,
Charles recognized,.• him,' anit..a laugh
came , curling to his lips when he
thought of the surprise that was in
store for' him;
"I can see you!" he shouted, and it
struck him comically - that they might
be • playing a game op"-'h'!i1e-and-seek•
"They call your brig the .'Lodestar;"
do they? Why the devil epuldn't you
tell he that at first! It wouldn't have,
taken ao much breath out of you as
wringing my neck/' •
At this the man stood up and look-
ed over the solid taffi-ail.
"What'the blazes do you want?"
he Enquired. .
"What I was going to make inquir-
ies about this evening, if you hadn't.
been in -such a hurry to shut ,my
mouth. Have you got your boy for
the cabin amidships." •
"No," said the man.
"Well, will you take me?"
"God bless • my soul and garters!"
the sailor exclaimed, and leant over
the taffrail, peering down into the
beat- to make sure his eyes were not
deceiving 'him. "Well, you're a rum
un!" he muttered when lie had made
certain who, it was. "I made .swear
I'd seen the last of you this side of
next Christmas. You've got a stag-
gerin' cheek, you haver' And , he
said it with the 'lingering note upon
the expletive, as though he liked it.
"Are you coming aboard?"
"For the job and' not for anything'
else,"' said. Charles.' , •
• "Aye, t aye -for ',the "job' ell.'"
ll right.
You've grit a nnerve, you •have; to come,
'outi' oli, a night like this ,to, pick up. a
berth,.. Come on!, Catch hold :•of that
-stay. SWing your legs up. -That's it'!,
Catch a hold .the end of that staysail
halyard. Pull away! , Pull away! It
ain't a blasted bit o' cotton;,waoi:'".
One more effort and -he wat on deck
en ' e' leant over' `tile. side ox •the
cig tlxa: was to Ire bis. 'home• for
xna_ny . long' dory tP, eQu4o, ',and' 'he
‘144K.a• half soverQign. 4ow Moto the
Oval 'below, •
-'-`-There yolr are+'-' ha abOlit00. cad'
tbarp was the ria .alieatly ofm
a' an
In 'his voice_ "And. if you hear' pf my.
fat#nr a9!i where lV?n 494ili tell
blin the 'brig •.40deatae;•- 'bouP-ci' for
Vera Cruz, 4'1a 'that the 'berth w s
-offered me, in. his nicest- manner, 'by
-a gentlemanin, O'Shaughnessy"s. back
parlor."
This is the true spirit of bravado;
Without which youth would be a sor-
ry thing, and no ,boy would ever set
out on all the perils of ,adventure
flinging his hat into • the air. •
e.
VIII'
• ,A TAILPIECE
•
When ,the next morning broke,,the
rain clouds had been swept 'away like
cobwebs from the blue. ceiling of the,
sty. The world was cleansed and
burnished, •aodr-a place ,ler a beating
heart *to live in.
As eharles Stuart came on deck
after none too happy a» night of it,
the brig, with al1 sails 'clapped, ori
and to a smart "breeze, was passing
theblunt nose of Ardmore Head.. She
sang her song as she cut through the
crested waters, the song of straining-
ropes and bending, spars; of creaking
bows all tuned to the We. of ..bound-
ing energy, and as the salt wind blew
through the curls of his black hair,
and the moving'tland on the starboard
bow •swung up and down to the tune
and rhythni of his thoughts, he drew
a deep breath into his lungs and
thanked God for freedom and adven-
ture.
• And so our prince sets out into the
world; as the ,prince in any stqry has..
ever gond fort'h,•from his father',s king-'
don.
Without such happenings as these,
:.o .fairly' tale indeed would be coin-
plete; for. it, is neither crowns• nor
sceptres, nor, is it wishing -rings
alone • that make the glitter" of magic
in' a prosaic world. 'There' fs -always
the old•man by the roadside wb,o has
the secrets of enchantment in 'his
giving,. and who other than he is Tim.
Cronin, the ferryinan, biding:his days
by the river's way, waiting for those
travellers' who ', make their journey
down the road of life? life? To him it is
alone the prince, with all his gentle-
ness of speech; with the gift of bread
sometimes frqm his wallet, sometimes
'with the gift of water from the brook
who wins from him the favor of his
,aid and. counsel. And .who but a
prince, when once he has. set flet .up -
"on that ship, would have thrown his
half -sovereign , to that repacious old
viflaiu, ixr the boat l ;ld'w?
Io. tite' sa lox Akio, 'nt less, Charles
Stuart vVl�ly l�vzt fqutht vritl, .roe j
you bane #an the 1britentstg
eyes" of,.romallaK #p s® the dant fu'
his den who b"ars the. pxrinee's may to
•
a'il snccesful wishes of adveuture,
here ar,e the:� eye's 1tix'"'which for
14ok at �Iiie thpn,' and 'what' better;
incn irte must"in you`ir own. measurg
1?e I,ved? So you Hatay' turn the grey
M5A40o#y' icf ;tli.+ 03440444i(1 -4n0.-0'
giitte$ixg gt> ttitr , of encu ntment,
and .maize a 'better wtfr1 yt#,tl?' mind
may •livo in; all notwitxstandiug that
itt a ,rr� es tlip'?!ebe, us -Of-your body
about its feet. •
BOOK -ur
FATHER CASEY .••- •
It was an occasion of some'•misgiv-.
Ing, of no little trepidation, ytiet ming,
led in his mind with a certain flutter,
of , pleasurable excitement; . when
Father 'Casey received' and' accepted
an invitation to spend an 'evening -at
Waterpark. , i
The invitation entailed more than
one prospect. Ile would be an im-
portant spectator to the ' gradual pro-
cess of John Desmond's complete in-
toxication, a process not without its'
splendid moments, when, warm and•
elated in spirit, that ,gentleman 'rose
to flashing summits 'of wit and Swept
gloriously on into the ethereal heights
of oratory. Notwithstanding that he
shook his head sadly over them af-
terwards, they • were- splendid at the
time to Father Casey, whd' had read
his Burke and his Gratton, and knew'
what the joy of language• was..when
once an Irishman unloosed thet tether
of his tongue -
For here was a priest who; with all
.thel'gentle mildness of 'his exterior
and • the 'studious expression of his
countenance„ had a heart under his
cloth, and could feel it'beating like a
horse's hoofs on' a hard road when.
there was "alight to spur it on. And
there is no doubt, when intoxication
gave John Desmond the grandiloquent
.freedom of his tongue; he.'did 'say
such things"asa priest -I care not of
what church 'he .b'e, so long as he hasthe int:erds of a man -.might well. be
envious of •,and 'wish had been his
cwn. •
In addition to the infection of .this
excitement, .there was the " tricksy
business of steering a course .of So-
briety for 'himself without offending
the exuberanthospitality of his host.
.Let 'It be said .at once that he came
al ays from these meetings a sober
m•�n, beyond which it is unnecessary.
to explain host'' iarrowly he achieved
it. With the hand .Of. an importunate
man, ever ready to fill a glass that is
not swilling to the .brim, this is . no
��QU11 trr PASTE
STOVE POLISH
mean. accomphshinent Oa speaks!
well • for 'the man ixl • ,Father 'Case''
that upon this count at least he ir+
er broke friendship' With JOhxu
mond.
Brit these tWo aspects of tb.g cine
tertaininent :'which 4t was . 40.1 vift
W4terpark paled into insigniffca
beside a greater interest than thee,',
mere flow of eloquence or •a: delicate.,.:-,.
exercise of tact. •
John Desmond was a good Catholin.
as most Irishmen are, and i dopbt
it will be granted, like many of .his
class, better at heart than in obsery-'
• anee.. Truly, he werit•to mass 'every ••
Sunday, as was denanded••of -him;
fasted; if not with drink, at least wi'th..
meat, on Friday; but went to confes-
sign only 'so many times is the year
as the Church gave license for, when
half the things he might • havd told
the priest were cleangone out•of'his
head.
It was on these occasions; when. he
invited, Father Casey to..,s,pend,•the
evening with him, that he 't;nburdenr •
ed the heaviest weight upon his soul,
when, having no little sympathy with.
as well as an experience of, human
nature, the priest accepted such con-
ciitions of ,confessions without regard -
for the unsanctified circumstances un •
der which they. were -made. Only, in-
deed, when there was matter for ab-'
solution ' did he quietly • suggest that •
holy water and the sacred silence of '
the church. were fitter accompani-
ment for his confidence than tumblers
of 'steaming punch and an armchair;
cocked up in .a balance on its back
legs. 'M'
(Continued Next Week)
A.M. P.M..
6.15 2.30
Holmesville . , .. • 6.31 2.50
Clinton 6.4a 3.03
Seaforth ....... 6.59 3.21
St., Columban '' 7.05 , 3.27
Dublin , 7.12 .3.35
Mitchell •7.25 ' 3.47
WEST
Mitchell 11.27 10.•33
Dublin ' 11.37 10.44
St. Columban11.40 .... •
Seaforth 11.51 10•56
Clinton 12.04 11.10
• Ooderich 12.35 1],.35
,:C.P.R. TIME TABLE
- EAST
Goderich
1Vleneset
illeGaw '
Auburn
Blyth •
Walton
McNaught
Toronto ...:}
WEST
P.M.
4.85
4.40
•4.49
4.58
5.09
5.2.1
5.32'
9.45
A.M
Toronto 11.20
PAW
MzNai ht 1214 i
Wsilton • . • 12.15
Blythe . ......... 1243
.. Auiblurn' ......,, ... ' ............ 12 A9
McGaw' .................. , 11{:47•
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