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The Goderich Star, 1926-04-22, Page 10PAINS IWO Young Tender Leaves 111 and tips used in D GREEN TEA are seated in air.tight aluminum foil. Their fresh flavor is finer than any' japan or Gunpowder. Try' SAL►4DA. -.,.,...,.r..-.. CHAPTER XVI, (C•ostiamted) Ianten spoke finally; his voice was low, it was husky with emotion: "I've been 'getting acquainted with m self to.night---ltrst time in a long v. Things took different than they •did. What's the good of fight. ing, what's the use of hurrying and trampling -on each other when this is the end? Gold! It won't buy any- .. thing worth having. You're right, aaDoret• so,;nebody tq love and too cares fot,""tdtnebdy' that cares"' for you, • that'. alt there is in the game. I had *earns, too, when I was a lot Xowiger, but they didn't last. It's bad for a man to quit dreaming ; he gets mean and selfish and onnery., Take me—I ain't worth skinning • I had a kid—little girl—I used to am her around in my arms. Funny hew it makes you feel to tote a baby that belongs to you; seems like all you've. got is wrapped up in it; you lige two lives. ;1y daughter didn t stay long. I just got started loving her when she went away. She was --awful nice." The speaker blinked, for hie eyes were smarting. I feel, somehow, as if she was here tonight -•-as if this girl was her and I was her daddy. She might have looked something like this young lady if she had lived. She would have made a big .differ- ence in me" ' Tom felt' a hand seek his. It was a bony, big -knuckled hand not at *11 like 'Poleon Dent's. When it gave his lingers a strong, Arm, friendly pressure his throat contracted pain- fully. He raised his eye, but they were blurred; he could distinguish nothing except that Jerry .Quirk had sidled closer and that their shoulders sit but touched, Now, Terry, for all of his crabbed- ness, was a .sentimentalist ; he also was Wind, and his, voice was equally husky when lie spoke :. "I'd of been her daddy, too, would- ' n't I, Tom? We'd of shared her, fif- •1 ty-fifty, I've been mean to you, but 1'd of treated her all. right. If you'll forgive me for the things I've said to you maybe the Lord will forgive S an example. of the CIS values of Monarch -Knit Hosiery presents at every • price from 75c to $2.04, take Monarch Preen Stripe at $1. Made of Imre silk, for thea sheen and smoothness wo- men love—reinforced with fibre silk, for Tong serir ee Every newest color. And "runs 'that start never show --the Green Stripe, or the attond "stop run" a few etches below, stops them. Double safety. MONARCH os� Y Iaiead Wilyr,,1 Dunnville, eat.. THZ GODZILICB STAR me for a lot of other things. Any - hew, I'm gin" to do a little rough prayin° for this kid. I'm goin' to ask Him to give her a chance." Ma lead >ab of it, as he more than uspertied, neither of his earthly, hearers noticed the fact, fur Itis', words were honest, earnest. Ulu: he had finished Toim Linton's arm" was around his shoulders: side by Hide the old amen sat for a long time., Their heads were bowed; they kept their eyes upon Roulette Kirby's face. Moret stood over them, riot -j ionlesa and intense; they could hear him sigh and they could sense his suffering. When the girl's pain caused her to cry out weakly, he knelt and whispered words of com- fort to her. Thus the night were on. The Change came an hour or two before dawn and the three man watched it with their hearts in their throats. Mutely they questioned one another. (leaving deep comfort from each confirmatory 'nod and gen- ture, but for some time they dared not voice their growing hope. Ron- letta's fever was breaking, they felt sure; she breathed more deeply, more easily, and she coughed leas. Her discomfort lessened. too, and finally when the candle -light grew feeble before the signs of coming day, she fell asleep. Inter the men rose and stole out of the tent into the cold. Doret was broken. He was limp, almost lifeless; there were deep.lines about his eyes, but nevertheless; they sparkled. "She's goin' get well," he said, un- certainly, "I'm goin' teach dat bird to fly again." The partners' nodded. "Sure as shootin., " Jerry declared. "Right -o!7 Linton agreed. "No* then" --ho poke in an energetic, pur- poseful tone --"I'm going to put Jerry to bed while I nail that infern-t Ia1 boat:.together again." "Not much, you ain't!" Jerry ex- claimed. '"You know 1 couldn't sleep . a wink • without you, Tont. What's It more, 19l never try." Arm in arm the two partners set off down the river -bank. 'Poleon smiled after them. , When they were out of sight he turned his face up to the brightening sky and said,' aaloud •."Bon Dieu, I yank you. for my,sis- ter's life." a Pierce Phillips awoke from a ''ramped and troubled slumber to find himself lying upon a, pile of baggage in the stern of a skiff. For a mo- ment he remained dazed; then he was - surprised to hear the monotonous creak of ours and to feel that he was' in ' motion. A fur robe had been. thrown over him; it was powdered with snowflakes, but it had kept him warm. He sat up to discover Laure facing him. "Hello!" said he, • "You here?" The girl smiled, wearily. "Where dtdsleep?A . you -think I'd be? Have a good , He shrugged and nodded, and. turning his eyes shoreward, saw that the forest was flowing slowly past The boat in which he fouiid himself was stowed full of impedimenta; forward of Laure a man was rowing listlessly, and on the seat beyond him were - two - female figures bun- dled to the ears in heavy wraps. They were the 'coon -shouting sisters whose song had drawn Pierce into the Gold Belt Saloon the evening be,. fore. In the distance were several, other boats., "You feel tough, 111 bet." Loure's voice was sympathetic. After a moment of consideration Pierce shook his head. "No," said he. "I feel fine—except that I'g hungry, I could eat a log -chain." 1 n t1 emtko "ai ed experience in the North had taught him a good deal about the whotterod HerNervescharacter of dace. -hail women sac of the men wko handled them; ht lows nor 1't sod was in no wise deceived, therefore - by the respectability with which tht 3SrF, henry tarter, VPcft�hester, Yword "theatrical' cloaked this troupe of wanderers; it gavehim * feeling 51., writee:---"I am wilting to too, of extreme self-consciousness to find you, as well as cditers,'shat Milburn' himself associated with such folie; .Heart and :tierce .Pills halo doss for he felt decidedly out of place. UM What would his people think ? Foutteea years ego t bad a sun- And the Countess of Courteau? stroke *hick worked on the nerves of Well, it would teach her that a man's tris head, wad left neo with nervous heart was not a football; that a • tcradaeies, wad every nerve in my heal man's love was not to be juggled would jest see* to •iereep wad crawl" with. He had made a gesture •f until at times I thought 1 surely could splendid recklessness; he would take mut live. r the consequences. ars ago, 1 went through In justice to the young man, be it Then, two ye two very serious operations whisk cone said he had ample cause for resent. Atoll, shattered my nerves cul 1 be. vent, and whatever of childishness eame nothing but a nervous week, era ho displayed was but natural, for err heart berme afro in a bad state; true balance of character is the re- set I decided to call is our family suit of experience. and as yet he had physician and he WA use that i had barely tasted life. nothing aerious my hear, As for the girl Laure, she awoke butt that Cues ner.lrveswrung werewitso bol tAety „ no real interest in him, now that he were pressing on mit begirt and eau/41)gmow' her in the light of day; he in - all the trouble, and advised me to use eluded her in ,his general, vaguetype some good heart and nerve tonic. contempt far all women of her con - Not long after that my husband was There was, in fact, a certain con - wine home a tamination in her touch. True, she at the store and brought box of Dtilbarn's heart and Norse was a little different from the other.. , fills, and since that time t have takes members of the party greatly diff- ' several boxes as it seems to rue that event from "otherPierces preconceived they are the only thing E can take that ideas of the sort''- er, nots ' works on my nervous trouble, and I sufficiently different to matter. It is would not for any money, be' without the privilege of arrogant youth to theta in this house. • render stetm and conclusive judg- ment. �, o t r enc would advise any one suffering from . ah I cermet praise thern toohighly, 1 Best waved his party toward the sn forst of nerve trouble to ire them ore shortly before dusk. A land - 7 , i ing-place was selected, tents bed - a fair trial, as I know by my personal ding, and paraphernalia « were un - experience that the results tan be notb- loaded; then, while the women look- ing but satisfactory." ed on, the boatmen began pitcking H. and Y3. Pills are put up only her camp. The work had not gone far The T. Milburn Oo., Limited, Toronto, before Phillip*,recognized extreme Oninefficiency in rt. Conrunion grew progress was slow. Best became more and more excited. -Irritated at the general ineptitude, Pierce finally None.'hy? ' tnok hold of things and in a short Laure's brown eyes widened in ad- time had made all snug foe the -1 rPation _,and . astonishment. "Jim- night. - miny! Yours tr hound for punish-, • Lights were glowing in the tents vent. You must have oak ribs. when he ound his way through the Were you weaned on rum?'; gloom to the landing in search of his "I never took a drink . until last own belongings. Seated on the gun - night. I'm a rank amateur." wale of a skiff he discovered Laure. "Really!" The girl studied him "I've been watching you,". she said, «•t'h renewed interest. ' "What. set "You're a handy man." you off?'' He nodded. "Is this the way Best Pierce made no answer.. His face usually makes camp?" seemed fixed in a frown, His was "No headache ?" A tragic Pak; het Gould not bear to think of it, much less Gould he speak of it. Noting,•that the oarsman apt peered to be weary, Pierce volun teered to relieve. him, an offer which was quickly accepted. As he seated himself and prepared 'to fall to work Laure advised him : "Better count your money and see if it's all there." He did as directed. - "It's all. here," he assured her. She flashed him g smile, then crept . into -the =place--he.-.had- vacated -and. dreW up the robe snugly. Pierce wondered why she eyed him with that peculiar intentness. Not: until she had fallen asleep did he suspect with a guilty start that the robe was hers and that she had patiently wait- ed for hint tofinish his sleep while she herself was- drooping with fa- tigue. This suspicion gave him a disegreehble shock; he began to give some thought to the nature of his new surroundings. They were of a 1 tort. to Warrant consideration; for a long time he rowed •mechanically, 'a' frown upon his brow. - In the first place, he was aniazed to find howbravelyhe bore the an -.1 guish of a breaking heart, and how little he . desired to do away with himself- - The world, strangely , enough, still remained a pleasant place, and already the fret' for new adventure was stirring in - him. He was not .happy ---thoughts of Hilda 1 awoke 'real pain, and his sense of injury burned him like a brand— 1 nevertheless, he could not make him- ;ea im-.etf feel so utterly hopeless, so black- ly despondent as the circumstances plainly warranted: He was, on the whole, agreeably surprised at his powers of -resistance and of recuper- ation,• both physical and emotional.1 For instance, he should by all means experience a wretched reaction. from his inebriety; as a matter of fact, he had never felt better in his life; his head was clear, he was ravenously hungry. Then, too, he was not alto- gether hopeless; it seemed quite pro- bable that he and Hilda would again meet, in which event there was no telling what might happen. Evi- dently limier agreed with him; in his ease it was not only an anodyne. but also a stimulus, spurring him to optimistic thought and independent Action. Yes whisky roused a fel- low's manhood. • It must be so, oth- P''wiee he world never have summon- ed the strength to snap those ehaints which bound him to the Countess Courteau,'or the reckless coutage to embark upon an enterprise so for-' eign to his tastes and to his training: ass this :one... , . - Hie memory of the later • incidents' of the night before was somewhat indistinct,• as wee his recollection of the scene when he had served his notice upon the Countess. Of this 'nueh he felt . certain. however, he had dene the right thine in freeing. himself from a situation that rr- fleeted discredit upon his manhood Whether he hod acted wisely by canting in his lot with Morris BAst's enttit was :,!+other matter altogether He was quite sure he pari not acted wisely. but there is a estinfaction at pertain' tutee in doing what we know to he the wrong thing: Pierce was no fool; even his limit- CHUKUNI RED LAKE MINING OCIATION Dome es Purchase 759ir of nowaysyaiUcate An investment of $2L,00 is the original Ilow.y Syndicate realised .;14.000 in a very taw swathe. There is still "big money" to be walk in ' Red Lake for those wko "get is on the ground floor." 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"What do you think of the other girls l" "I haven't paid much attention to them," he told her, frankly. There was a moment's pause; then Laure said : "Don't!" Eh. "I say, don't!" Phillips shrugged, In . a world- weary, cynical tone he ' asserted, "Women don't interest me." - "What ails you today?" Laure in- quired, curiously. - ":v'otk;ing. I'm. not much of g ladies' man,..that'a all." "Yes, you are. Anyhow, you were last night " ""I, was ail tuned up, then," he ex- plained. "That's not my uot's1�maI piton." "Ann's you like me as well as you did?" - - "Why -certainly." "Is there another woman?" "Another?"' Pierce straightened himself. "There's not ' even' one, (Continued on ;rage G1' ''tr Odsow OR=.®.� s Nolo -lalse.for aysr-so ties ossa.:sr•+ owe FOR SOME AND VALI/ABLE PRIZES i0', 49 O ERS ii lst- PRIZE $;0Q•00 IN colo 4th PRIZE $29 59 Vak. — Fist1� en ee�P S¢rrial iaser+Cpria: Matti -.ss. 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