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CHAPTER VII
Synopsis
When Will MacLeod was un-
justly accused of murder he
and his sister fled to White
Rock. Their uncle, Alexander
MacLeod, had Dick Bryne,
their friend, deliver a message
to Nipegosis, who practiced
magic. Dick was wounded by
a half-breed Kinoceti. On a
visit to Nipegosis, Marion
learned that some friend was
dying on the trail. Bill and
Marion set out and soon found
Dick. After taking him to their
cottage they read the note and
found that the Mounties were
on their trail. Bill left to
hide in a cave and soon after-
wards the Mounty arrived.
"Gobt1 morning, Miss MacLeod.
if am looking for your brother,"
"Good morning to you, Sergeant
O'Rourke. My brother is not here."
She remembered his name! That
had nothing to do with the -thing
in hand. There was a Iatent 'hos-
tility in her even tones. Their
greetings had crossed and rasped
like the engaging of swords:
He looked about the somewhat
bare but scrupulously neat room,,
They entered it from a central'
narrow passage that led from front
to rear door. There were two
doors openings to inner chambers
on either side of the passage. A
four -roomed, lightly -partitioned -off
house.
'When do you expect him?" ,
"I do not expect him."
Her eyes met his in open chal-
lenge. They showed dislike. That,
under the circumstances, made it
a trifle easier. •
"You're living here, in a de-
serted mining camp, alone?"
"I did not say so. I said my
brother was not here, and that I
did not expect him."
'Tit have to put some ques-
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tions," O'Rourke said. "It is not
a personal Matter, neither am I
the prosecutor of your brother.' I
am merely doing my duty toward
all citizens. The sworn duty of a
Royal➢ Canadian Mounted Police-
man to maintain the 'right."
"3 know the motto," she sneer-
ed. " `Maintiens le Droit!' Well,
Policeman, go ahead. But Will
had nothing to do with the murder
of Jacques Regnier."
"That is not for me to decide.
But he should not have run away.
That was a bad mistake,"
She shrugged her shoulders. She
had liked O'Rourke, had seen to -
mance in his calling, in his record.
Now she hated him. She stood at
bay, using her wits against his,
"There are four rooms in the
cabin?" he, queried.
"Yes."
"The kitchen is behind this
one?"
She nodded.
"You sleep across the passage?"
Then, as she merely nodded again,
"The front or rear room?"
"The front is my bedroom. I
am not occupying it now. I use
the back one. There is a sick man
in my room, a very sick man. Too
sick to be moved. He is very ill.
He has had an accident, lost a
of of blood."
She spoke with a sudden gush
of words as if she was breaking
down, her eyes . hunted, furtive.
O'Rourke looked at her pity-
ingly. He had wanted to believe
her when she said she did not lie,
though not her statement. But he
knew that a woman will fling
aside everything to protect her
own and he did not blame her.
"I'll take a look at him," he
said.
There was no .question but what
the man was ill. He lay as if in
a stupor and his pulse was low.
The clothes were raised off one
leg by a sort of cage. O'Rourke,
with set lips, lifted the bedclothes,
saw the bandaged Limb, another
bandage, on the head.
"I can change the bandages,
Policeman, if you think there 'are
THE • McKILLOP
MUTUAL FIRE
INSURANCE CO'Y.
HEAD OFFICE-SEAFORTH, Ont.
OFFICERS:
President, E. J. Trewartha, Clinton
Vice -Pres. - J. L. Malone, Seaforth
3/tanager and Sec.-Treas.. - M. A.
Reid, Seaforth.
DIRECTORS:
E. J. Trewartha, Clinton; J. L,
Malone, Seaforth; S. H. Whit-
more, Seaforth; Claris. Leonhardt,
Bornholm; Robert Archibald, Sea -
forth; John H. alcEwing, Blyth;
Frank McGregor, Clinton; Wm. S.
Alexander, Watton; Harvey Fuller,
Goderich.
AGENTS:
J. E. Pepper, Brucefleld; R. F.
JicKercber, Dublin; George A.
Watt, Blyth; J. F. Prueter, Brod-
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E. A. MoMASTER, B.A., M.D.
Internist
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Surgeon
Office Hours: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.,
dally, except Wednesday and Sun-
day. <
EVENINGS: Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday only, 7-9 p.m.
Appointments made in advance
are desirable.
JOHN A. GORWILL, B.A., M.D.
Physician and Surgeon
4N DR. If. H. ROSS' OFFICE
Phones; Office 5-W; Res. 5-3.
Seaforth
DR. M. W. STAPLETON
DR. ROSS HOWSON
Physicians and Surgeons
Phone 90 • Seaforth
DR. F. J. R. FORSTER
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
Graduate in Medicine, University
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AUCTIONEERS
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Barristers, Solicitors, Etc.
PATRICK D. McCONNELL
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County Crown Attorney
SEAFORTH, ONT.
Telephone 174
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Phone 781, Seaforth
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Optometrist
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MAIN ST. - SEAFORTH
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Wed. 9-12.30; Sat. 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
CHIROPRACTIC
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Chiropractic - Foot Correction
COMMERCIAL HOTEL
Monday, Thursday - 1 to 8 p.m.
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no wounds," she said sarcastical-
ly. "It will not hurt him. He is
unconscious all the time, thong'
he's not delirious, she added with
obvious malice. "He is •doing`very
nicely, but he cannot be moved."
O'Rourke said nothing. T lte man
answered the description he had
of Will MacLeod. The face was
sunken from suffering, exposure
and loss of blood, it was masked
by whiskergrowth, but he had no
doubt this was his man. It did not
look as if he could be moved.
That did not matter. He could
wait, for a year if he had to. His
orders were to come in with the
murderer of Jacques Regnier.
"You are .treating him your-
self?"
ourself?" he asked.
"With the advice of Nipegosis.
He has supplied some herbs. You
perhapshave heard of Nipegosis?"
He looked at her gravely. She
was almost impudent in her in-
solence.
"I have heard of him," he an-
swered.
"He is yielding to treatment,
she said. "It is rest he needs prin-
cipally."
She stressed that point, he no-
ticed, and it was then the remem-
bered that she had not been sur-
prised to see him. There had been
one or two other things.
"Do you feed the dogs?" he ask-
ed her swiftly, too fast for her to
properly parry.
"There are no dogs," she said
with a gasp.
"I see. You merely throw out
all your meat and soup bones in
one place. You've used quite a
lot lately."
She had recovered herself.
"Soup is what he needs, Police-
man. He came here on snowshoes.
I will show them to you in the
other room."
"I'll see them presently," he
said crisply.
The situation was unexpected,
unusual. Not right, somehow.
"I'll stay here for a while," he
announced.
Her eyes held dislike, her
breath came quickly. "Am I forc-
ed, under the law of His, Majesty
the King, and: of the Dominion, to
board and lodge you under my
own roof?" she asked with sting-
ing sarcasm. "He cannot run
away."
O'Rourke flushed a little. She
was clever, but she was bitter.
Once he had' thought her sweet.
"You misunderstand me," he
said. "I have my blankets. There
are other cabins. I can rustle my
food. I had no idea of staying in
the house, only in here with your
-your roomer -for a time. Under
the law."
He saw her give a half appre-
hensive glance about the room, as
if something might have been
overlooked. Then it cleared.
"Very well, Sergeant O'Rourke,"
she said with a hint of curtsy. "I
obey -the law. You will excuse
me. I have work -to do."
O'Rourke stood beside the un-
conscious man with troubled eyes
as she left him there.
It began very much to look as
if she had lied, and lied deliber-
ately. He set to work to prove it.
There was a sort of closet, cur-
tained by sacking. The garments
in it were feminine. He did not
give them a second glance. He
was still a little puzzled as to why
the girl should have given up her
own room with another vacant -
if it was vacant. There was morn-
ing sun in this one, when the sun
shone. -
(Continued Next Week)
RONALD G. McCANN
Accountant
CLINTON - ONTARIO
Phone 561 Rattenbury St. E.
C.N.R. TIME TABLE
GOING EAST
(Morning)
Goderich (leave)
swore
Stratford (arrive)
(Afternoon)
Goderich (leave)
Seaforth
Stratford (arrive)
GOING WEST
(M,ur10 111 A..
s&74,
iiatfArd; (lithe) 1i $6
46
Sehtfoor'th 2
Goderioh (arrive) .......• 12 Q
(Afternoon) 9M
Eittattc •i cavo yA
it Ito): s..ossrr;r
A.M.
6.40
6.20
7.16
P.M.
8.00
3.46
4.40
A,t-mrE,. .,.
The Voice Of
Temperance
His father drank himself to
death. His mother left him a good
business. His wife stood all she
could -now she has left him. He
is neglecting his business. He
says he is just like his father.
His friends say he is more like a
beast because he lacks certain
decencies that his father possess-
ed. He is an alcoholic. It is a
question whether heredIty or en-
vironment should take the blame
of his downfall. His father set
him a bad example -but his en-
vironment under the Ontario Liq-
uor Act has surrounded him with
a full complement of liquor out-
lets -a brewers' warehouse, a
liquor store, and two beverage
rooms: He is a product of bis
environment.
Increase of outlets leads to in-
crease of drunkenness. -(Adv.).
SOLUTION TO
BOXWORD PUZZLE
ACROSS
1. Squaw
4, Bilbo
7. Pay
8. Irate
10. Mourn
11. Apiary
15, Nib
16. Circus
19. Oxygen
22. Yerba
23. Ally
25. Mimic
26. Limbo
27. Hades
30. Tri
31. Sachem
34. Tenets
37. Use
38. Annex
40. Skull
41. Horde
42. East
45. Hello
48. Sweets
49. Radish
52. Yak
58. Ninety
56. Ideal
5f. ,Edons
t (Urn
59. Shoes
Qr ' iitti3
DOWN
1. Symbol
2. Usury
3. Wince
4. Beau
5. Lei
6. Oar
7. Panda
9. Air
12. Psyche
13. Acrid
14. Years
17. Inmost
18. Comic
20. Xylite
21. Gamin
24. Latin
28. Amulet
29. Evens
3.2. Assess
88. House
85. Exhort
36. Erred
38. Ashen
39, Nylon
43. Asel'ltm
44. Taken
47. W(ti tat
48 Erect
60. A'ess
61 Iite
94 its
4S E'd•
Following a wedding trip to Hamilton, Oshawa and Toronto,
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Gibbings, shown above, will reside in
Clinton. They were married at the home of the bride's brother,
Mr. Delbert Taylor, Brucefield. The bride is•a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Harry M. Taylor, Exeter, and Mr. Gibbing's parents are
Mr. and Mrs. Percy Gibbings, Clinton.
Vacation Bible
School Ends,
The Seaforth Daily Vacation1
Bible School came to a close Fri-
day evening last when an open
night was held in First Presby-
terian Church, with Rev, D. Glenn
Campbell in charge.
There was an enrolment over
the whole period of 79, with eight
visitors SeYeeteeA• ..., pa$tis . _ h ,•
Perfect a,4e440,ee, and 4F' rel%eiv ''
ed certificates. There was an av-
erage attendance q}' ;O•
The leaders were: PrilnarY, Mrs,
)1, glean 01:1$bell; iut}tor girls,
Mi's. Grace Hoggarth; senior girls,
Mrs.'W, J...Thompson; 3utiior {bore,
Miss .Etltet McKee* and M's E.
Ellis; senior, boys, Mrs- T B, Rus-
ael1. The assistants weave 14isa A.
Lawrence, Miss Sbieila McFadden,
Mrs. Gordon McGonigle, Era. Ror.
McGonigle, Mrs. J. S. Parkins ansi
Miss Margaret Hemberger.
A program of • musin was pre-
sented by the pupils and: the Pres-
entation of certificates took place.
Tile .pianist for the entire time of
school were Miss ,G'wen Christie
and Miss Jean Snell.
TUCKERSMIPH
The family of Mr. and Mrs. Jas.
Schultz, of St. Petersburg, Fla.,
and the family of the late Mr. and
Mrs. Alva Way entertained at a
picnic in Harbor Park, Goderich,
in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Scjtultz
before they left for their home in
Florida. Mrs. Schultz is the only
SURGE MILKERS
DAIRY MAID
Hot Water Heaters'
J. B. HIGGINS
PHONE 138 SEAFORTH
Authorized Surge Service Dealer
rxP, ..
Why!.
Scarcely had .04:4 '4,901
e departure atter a sues0.,..
hist lesson, wben a toed.
knoclk was Oteakdk the front, di
"Who . WAS that, MVP."
women intiu)red, of her fid.
"Oh, if you .please, !a'enl,"saa
.Mary, "int was this memory man;
he forgot his uinbretla. ' -
Stop`Itcbtoe ef`ftiseet bites IWirt raa,
foot o pimples. wales , fes athletes
i1p.tr erek-OW Oft troubles.
PRESCRlrT'c IO lium D. stops
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DARLI!` x & i"Oh9PAfiY
- Of CANADA, LIMITED
TO YOQNG k, RIV RS
(under 24 years)
In 19 19 .. .
Drivers in your age
group were involv'ed'in
256 Fatal Accidents,
ONTARIO DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
050. M. DOUCIITT, Mi istar
TO CANADIAN RAILROADERS
AND THE CANADIAN PUBLIC
sr
It is important that you understand clearly why the
managements of Canada's railways believe a rail-
way strike is absolutely, unnecessary.
Our reason for this conviction is that we have
made the employees involved in the present dis-
pute a fair offer of wage increases and improve-
ments in working conditions which, if applied
to all employees, will cost us $37,000,000-a year.
We have further acknowledged a moral obliga-
tion to implement the 40 -hour week at the appro-
priate time, and we have explained why, in fairness
to Canadian industry and all other employers of
labour, we cannot put it into effect now.
To do otherwise would be to perform a dis-
service to industry in general and to all employers
and employees alike.
The railways, after making two previous offers
which the union leaders rejected, have now made
Not only is a railway strike unnecessary now,
but furthermore, because of the tense inter-
national situation, it would endanger the entire
Dominion. As the presidents of the Canadian
National and Canadian Pacific Railways said
in a joint statement to the representatives of
the unions last Thursday:
"The present situation...imposes a nerve strain
on all concerned at a time when we badly need
to devote all our energies and thoughts to the
grave threat of war and a natiori emergency
It leaves the railway employee in a most
uncertain and unhappy frame of mind be-
cause we are morally certain he does not wish
to walk out on his job at a time like this, no
matter what issues are involved . . . this
opinion seems diametrically opposed to the
a third and final offer which gives the employees
the choice of either:
an increase in wages averaging 81/2 cents
per hour, or
a reduction in the basic work week from
48 to 44 hours, with an increase in wage
rates of 9.1% so as to maintain or in some
cases improve present "take home" pay.
The labour leaders have made no concessions
at all and have refused to budge from their original
demands for a 5 -day 40 -hour week with mainte-
nance of present "take home" pay, and in addition.
increases of 7 cents and 10 cents an hour.
The railways are thoroughly conscious of, and•
sympathetic to, the problems of their employees re-
sulting from higher costs of living.
Drastic, unwarranted reductions in hours of work
instead of decreasing these problems will inevitably
increase them.
strike ballot which has been reported by the
unions, but railway management retains
too high an opinion of the loyalty, stead-
fastness and sense of responsibility of their
employees to believe a strike would not
mean a heart -breaking situation for them.
That is not to say they will not carry out
their undertaking to strike if union leaders
decide to call upon them to do so but as
already stated, it will cause great unhappiness
and self-reproach."
The importance of the railways in Canada's
economy cannot be exaggerated. Never was
that importance more apparent than in World
'War IL And without the loyalty and in-
tense effort of all railway employees, Canada's
magnificent war effort would have been im-
possible. The same holds true today. As the
presidents further stated:
- . the general public is inconvenienced and
business arrangements are made uncertain so
long as the likelihood of a strike persists.
Moreover, a railway strike would so cripple
our economy that it would weaken for a long
time our ability to take a strong line in inter-
national affairs and thus give great comfort
to the enemy. Therefore, railway manage-
ment feels strongly that the issues must be
faded resolutely so that all interests, the worker,
the public, and the Government, as well as the
unions and railway management, will know
precisely what is facing them. The time has
come to remove this uncertainty which hangs
as a, blight over our day-to-day life."
WITH THESE CONSIDERATIONS IN MIND, THE RAILWAYS HAVE MADE THIS OFFER AS THE ULTIMATE
THAT COULD POSSIBLY BE EXPECTED OF THEM, AND IT GIVES A SETTLEMENT WHICH WILL LEAVE
RAILWAY WORKERS IN AN EXTREMELY FAVOURABLE POSITION COMPARED TO OTHER INDUSTRIAL WORKERS.
,s . q•�^. x ter i
The Anal offer which excludes hotel andwater transport employees
is as follows:
(1) Recognition by railway management of a moral obligation to implement
lite 411AOur week of the appPOP$Itt bole,
(2) Recognition by the unions in principle, subject to negotiation in detail,
of minor amendments to existing contracts covering working rules to
bring about more efficient operation.
(3) EITHER
(A) A 44 -,hour basic work,weelk.with a 9.1% increase in hourly rates
; ;�•. rajtsv,t,
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so as to maintain "take home" pay. In regard to monthly rated
clerical employees there will be an understanding that a 5 -day
actual work week may lee granted,by local arrangement in selected,
cases where the hours now actually workedatre less than 44y
on condition that the requirements of the sereice are protested
up to 44 hours per week. -
OR (B) A graduated increase in bask wage rates approximately equivalent
in expense to that involved under Plan A. *hen applied to all
employees, this would cosh the railways $,31,000,000.{ISP ettielr, fid
would average (Se,cents;pe! hour.
CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS ,
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