HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1918-12-26, Page 6Reckoning
In Poland I
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it 10141 US it .t.Vt41.1.1./ nagta ue ..ii of
the Atiett lee anti tam Man yolie beam,
yell' lona, end tine tri, 114e people who re-
joice meet et the turniug of the tide
must be the counten wait tha Unpro-
nountettule mane, Siam wilose most in -
wresting, boola "When the Prue lane
came to Poland," we quoted at length
tantie time ago. You reinemoer. aerhaps
the teat paragiaph: "As I Welted at the
iiissolatiOsi, at the filth. at the desecrated
churchte, that verse trent the NW Tes-
tament tlaehtel across my mind-aie not
tleceivea; God is not Musa:ed. Whateo-
ever a man It oveth that shall Joe also
rtripa auner or later the men wit° tett
these thinee will intve to pay the reels.
ening,'
!the author of "When the Prussians
came to Poland."-Ittaaarne de tiozaawit
TUrezvotrivz-was an American, gill
married to, a Pol:eh count, who eaw tier
beautiful home deepoiled by the. ituns,
And wrio spent heven months in It after
they came anti after they had made it
their headquarters, »u1 inaily neeeeded
in escaping to Anierlea with her three
chi id z en.
She was "ertultat" in the invasion.
lila husband had gone ‘o mite up ble
duties alth the Russian o.laY.
the town where they livee, was in the
danger zone; everyone wits could was
leaving as quicitly as Poisible. Inc the
word had gone retina that the Prussians
were coming. Madione de tiozdaWil also
Intended to go.
But man pro:vacs, God disporee. Just
as they were starting one of -the boys
was taken IU -and it awned out to be
the dreaded typitus In an exceeiangly bad
Vara.
Now what was to be done? Tbere was
the boy, warmly tucked up in liea, but
raloldlY grOwing worse -a bittea snow-
storin raging outside.
If they fled it Imist be now or never.
At one rianute It seentel that they Must
gO, At the next it seetneti impoesible. it
would be tamest eertain death for the
boy to tette hint into the storm outside.
"And surely the Germans, Irthey come,
mall at least leaveeus undistuabed in a
little isomer of our houae."
Looking out of the whitlow one raw
empty streets. The Russian soldiers had
all gone. So. Ilea all the civilians who
could go. Eleven o'clock. "And I had to
hold Wladelt in bad.His little tongue
never stoped a memeat. It was an ate-
ful Rasta."
Dawn -and the Gentians we:0 coming.
Eleven o'cloca-and the first German hel-a
met came in Eight
Very soon the town was in an unrosa.
"Everyone seemed to be screaming to-
gether,"
4nd now that it was too late to go, the
dreadof what It might mean to be in
the enemy's power was almost insan-
pot tables, e
There was a PrAyer-boek lying on a
a table, near. "Lord give me ea word, a
promises!' I said -something to keep mu
steadfas tend sane.'
opening the book haphazard, there was
a "message" sure enough; "As for ate.
1 will call uston God, and the Lord shall
save me." A convietion eame to me
that God weuld keep us safe.
13y this .time the house was being loot-
ed, and the Servants who had Stayed -In-
cluding Jacob, who had beimwith the
count for many years -wee "knocked
about" when they. ventured to protest
e4minat' anything.
And the poor people came flocking
round to ,btg for -• protection. "Would
thegkracious lady =mite the soldiere esve
up the horses they had taken," or the
chickens, or the inge. "As n 1 could
help tbernla
Then an oha man-weeoing-telling how
the soldiers had ,not tally, looted his hut,
but had taken his, to young daughters.
masa'. -Weuld the poualtese inte,cede
for him? But interceding was useless.
Taking the girls away Was, as malty
other .counteles besides Poland were to
learnas elrerydayssrost of Russian we -
tare. "The girlaabelong to the sold-
iers," was all tae •answer that .was
vouchsafed.
And my boy waeunconscious by new street.
taildng.'tatiting all the time.
It was now betweee seven and eight
Then alitnya, aacolas own daughter,
just seventeen, the ggide of his life. was o'clock, which was the time • Villiers
• taken. But evertsthea nothing could be re tgenerally,diried, so Naball not finding
done. The Poke ot Suwalki wehe
conqueredthey him at Ah GoOtes, betook himself
; . were left nothing but
their eyes to weep withto a cook -shop in the. neighborhood,
Tbe officers quartvad in the house re- LO which he was directed by a solid -
CHA.PTER XVIII.
Wheu Naball left the two young
men, he went straight to the detective
office in order to get some one to
look after IC.eith Stewart, and see that
he eld not leave Mle
Melbourne. Naba
did not believe that he was going to
meet any one that night, and wanted
to find out why he waa going to the
station.
"If he wanted to give me the slip,"
be thought; "he wouldn't have told me
he was going to the railway station -
humph! Cau't make out what he's
up to."
The gentleman who was to act as
Mr. Stewart's shadow Was a short,
red -nosed man evith humbled ap-
pearance and a chronic sniffle. He was
sparing of words and commuuleated
with his fellow -man by a series of
nods and winite which did duty with
him, for conversetion.
"Tuleh!" said Naball, when this ex-
traordinary being' appeared, "I want
YOU to go to Vance's boarding-house,
Powlett street, East- Melbourne, and
keep your eye a man called Keith
Stewart."
An. interrobatory sniff from Tulcla
"Ali, I forgot you donle kuow his
Personal appearance,- said Naball,
thoughtfully; "he's talis with fair hair,
Wears a sort of home -spun -humph -
'that won't do, there are dozens of
young men of. that description. Here!
-tell you. wint, I'll. give you a note
to deliver to him personally; muffle
yourself up in an ulster when you de-
liver it, so that he won't know you -
understand?"
Mr. Tulch sniffed in the affirma-
tive.
"Follow 'him w,herever he goes, aud
tell me what bp's up to," seed Naball,
scribbling a note to Stewart and hand-,
lug it to Tulch. That's all -clear
out,"
A farewell sniffle, and Tulcla was
gone
"Humph!" muttered Naball to him-
self, "uow I'd like to know the meaa
Ing of all this -'I don't believe the
cock-and-bull story aboet Stewart
having money left himin this Myster-
ious manner -people don't do that
sort of thing now -a -days -I believe
he'a been robbing the old man for
some time and was foUnd out -so sil-
enced him by using his knife. Knife,"
epeateu „Naomi, -that's not oeen
found yet -I must see about this -now
there's 'Villiers -I wonder if he could
help me. It was curious that he
shOuld have been about the shop at
that special time -he's a bad lot -gad,
I'll go and see what 3. can find out
from blin."
Knowing Mr. Villier's habits, he
had no difficulty in discovering his
whereabouts. Ah Goon's was where
Villiers generally dwelt, so, After Nab -
all had partaken of a nice little din-
ner, he went off to Little Bourke
quired the eountes ,o come and not as looking Chinaman.
It was a low -roofed place, coneist-
ing of a series ot. apartments all open.
•
Ing <Me into the other by squat' little
hostesse tera them, And for the sake of
the childraea she ettfledshei feelings., put
Oii.e...ce,mparativelY festive gown, and
went to pour out. the tea.
-The officers were toery gay, telling
me that Great Within was to be so sur- door -ways.- The atmosphere was dull
rounded with submarines that no Atom and smoky, and the orid •smell of
ouef food woul0 rWould.each her shores. Every bjerng in wood ealuted Naball's nos-
Dof het 'ships be torpedoed. 'The - '
Germans would Soon be lords of the uni- atrils when he entered. Near the door -
verse. etc.' A most tielightful tea-PaitY way a Chinaman was roiling out ride
• -for everyone hut thewere hoste.ssthe ro, bread to the thinness of paper; then,
But her thoughts in om
cutting it into little squares, he wrap-.
where .beth boys were III now -little gray
shadowe • of themselves -still talking, ped each round a kind of eausage
talltiog. "I useia
eerto. standmust meet -over them
, and placed the rolls thus pre -
and say, 'Bier. you getawell;
eou must not leave your mausia; your i pared oa a tray for cooking.
lather must keep his two dear boys!" I In the wait epaitment wa
gate thems a large
to . the doctor had ordered a
Thole were norte ot the presser things , bollera with 'Ile lid off, filled wfth
.atimulant-a 'spoonful et„ -a. time at fre- weer, in which ten or twelve turkeys,
(Wnt intervals s but when. the - Germans ski:metre& and • trussed, were bobbing
found that. the stimularit was a bottle of •„,, .
and down amid the froth and scum
chainpagne; they drank it at once. So "o'
black eaffeia was the only stimuIent of the boiling water. A crowd of
available, andi t e little mouths were so Chinese, all chattering in their high
swollen and tender that' it avas &Beset sheill voives 'were ruoVing about half
foe them to swallow even a few drops.
' Yet those very officers who stole the seen, in the smoky atmosphere,
children's wine could be sentimentality through ./hich candle and lamp light
Itself. ' taking their 'hostess” •aide to ,
/lamed feebly.
show her pnotegraphs of .their wives and
children, ,atfid`r entargiaga (while she was Villiers, itt a kind of little apart-
Idoging deaperatetalo go to her besot) On ment, was having his supper when the
the dlifieelties Hans bad had over teeth- detective entered. . Before him ;was
in. and 'the attabili thifige that little
Wada had said! An extraordltmrly a large bowl filled with soup, ited•In
clever •chlid..that Truda. "Oh, yes, and this were squares of thin rice bread;
that reid--"mtads Me of another funay thing and ppition, of turkey and duck mix -
to on. . ThMit of the countess's, longing ed up into a savoury mess, and flitv-
to get back to her two sick boys, having oured with the dark brown fluid
toThere la. stay anrethat t d llsten-listen-listen- i
, which the Chinese use Instead of side
ason to Wipe now i'
will be free Poland to whites de Goztlawa I "Oh, it's you, growled Villiers,
and her Children (haapyatted bonnie and looking up with a scowl, "what do
healthy again) go ;back After the war.
But' there will be a tremendous lot to You want?'' .
do theta for in Polanal, as in Belg'unt "You, my friend," said Naball ;sheer -
end France. It has been the ssolicy of ully, taking a seat. .
, do you?" said Villiers, rubbing
that they could take, And to smash ev-
erything
.
the Rune to cart off everything or value-
of value that they couldn't. I his bleared eyes, inflamed by the
yldat.tame de GodzaWa specially mentions .pungent sraok'e of t'he woodfire. "I
tow heitretending it was to sae tam age.-
s pose y.o uthink I killed old Lazar-
rleultural impleertuas that the lantrivork--
and dIfficulty dragged -off to East Prus-
ers botight 'With to ititteh ' Ilse
"No I don't," retorted the detec-
tive, looking straight at him, "but I
"Bat In -my vision of • the future," she
%Jaye, "X see the Pelee again patiently think you know more than you tell."
buildieg, patiently workieg, even dancing "lie! he!" grinned the other garden -
a wonderful quality as a pono again their =zeal For they hate a..
y. "Perhaps I do- perhaps I
eople. ii
"As for us here in America, to bless- don't -it's my businese."
ed of God, we are waiting the end of the I "And mule aloo,,, said Naball, some -
war. Protected through so many data wat nettled. "You forget the case
ger, kttOW we than be re-unIteds The u "
war Must end Wane taste. We have la in my hands."
grown to be Very rattent, malting few "Don
''t dare whose hands it's in,"
denutrals on Ilea We risk the only retorted Villiers. finishing his soup,
things wenth barb* or living for -peace
and health, aad to be reunited with"aint any trouble Of Mine."
thoo we love.' ITThe detective bit lip at the
°del and Interesting ritetS, , met his advstnces. Suddenly a thought
' flashed across his mind, and e he beet
One lighted gas jet, it le estimated, ferward With a meaning smile.
consumes as much oXYgori as five ; "Got any more diamondige"
adult's. Villiers pushed back hie ehair from
A Canadian company has been form- the table, and started at Netball.
ed for the production of potash from "What diamonds?" he asked, in a
leldepar under SPeCial proCeia.
In nearly every street of the cities husk' voice.
"Come now," said Nebel], with a
of attlean there is a public oven, where while "we know ell about that -eh?
for a small Inc people May Melte their
d:steiers ooked.
Ah Coon is a good pawnbroker, iota
c
The seaweed known ste Irish moss her
is used to senig extent as a food hy '"Ali Goon!" gaped Villiers, turn -
the peasantry along the coast, also aIng a little pale.s
"Yes; though he aid only lend
a jelly for invalids.
Tke Trinidad cane farmer's returns twenty Maids on thews dioanonds."
for 1916-17 sheeted that the sUgar erole "Look here, Mr. Jack -o' -Dandy,"
Was the biggest Trinidad es.er heel. said Villiers, bringing his net down
I% total was 70,891 tons, 'compared on the table, "I don't want no beat -
with C4,231 tone for the preeeding ing abed the bush, I don't What do
year. , you mean, curse you?" s
A Preach horticulturist has been ex- "I 121001 that I know :all about
perirnenting with the stem of whine:ea leer littte Amor," replied Na -
ball, leaning over the table
eor the trurperee of inekletg pal er, and
atte pap:Need Otisfactory t6peciments "I knew Capriee stole her own jeWele
sonic; purpose, and give you some
thing like Japaneee paper. ; for
Cashew de kat beckon, as we of the swag to shut your mouth, and
the PaIrri of the hand t riled knoW that you're going to tell me All
You Ithow about this Russell street
et, the fingers marled arid the index
theeeeelvelY handing and businese, or, by Jove, I'll have You ler-
Villiers gave a howl like a wild
re weed downwards, swes beast, and, flinging himself across the
la head visertsaily bark and lebee tried to geapple with the the
isteettve, but recoiled with a ehriek
writth and alarm sts he saw the
rain1n barrel of a revolver levelled
ide elett.
ai + irapenetrable way in which Meta
ttey beckon with the rested on etiepieion."
htening.
ea
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AM injury will
Aeliteckenee,
"Won't' do, Villiers," Said Naball,
smoothlY; "try smut° other genie."
Whereupon Villiers, seeing that the
detective was too strong for him, sat
doWn aulkily in his chair, and after
invoking a blessing' en Nabalre eyes.
invited him to speak out. The detec-
tive replaced the revolver in he pock-
et, whence it could be ()oily seized If
necessary and smiled cemplaceutly at
his sullen -faced friend.
"Aha!" he said, producing a dainty
cigarette, "this is touch better. Have
you a light?"
Villiers flutig down a limiter match
with a husky curse, whieh Naha,
quite disregarding, too4 up the match
!zed lighted his cigarette. Watching
the blue smoke curling from his lips
for a few moments, he turned languid-
ly to Villiers, and began to talk.
"You see, I know all about it," he
said, glitetlY; "you were too drunk to
remember that. night when you tried
tq take a diamond crescent off that
woman, and I expect Ah Goon never
told yout"
"It Was you who ", took it then,"
growled Villiers, fiercely. ,s
"In your own words, perhaps it
was perhaps it wasn't," replied Nab -
all, in au irritating tone; "at all
events, it's quite safe, You had. bet-
ter answer all my questions, because
you bear too bad a character not to
be suspected of the crime, particularly
as you warp about Russell street on
that night.'
"Yes, I was," said Villiers, angrily,
"and Who saw me -Keith Stewart -a
mighty fine 'witness he is."
"Aha!" thought the astute Naball,
'the does know something, then."
.
"I could put a spoke in Stewart's
wheel," grumbled the other, viciously.
"I don't think so," replied the de-
tective, fingering his cigarette, "he is
far abave you-ne's got money, Is go-
ing to -make a name by a successful
play, and if report speaks truly, ,Ca-
price loves hine."
"I don't care a farthing whether
she does or not," said Villiers, loudly,
"she'd love any one who has moor.
Sfewart's got some, has he; where did
he get it?"
"I'm sure I don't know,"
"I do!"
"Indeed, where?"
"Never you. milid,"said Villiers, sus-
piciously. "I know my own knowing."
• "Remember what I said," sale Neb-
el', quietly, "and tell me_ all.?
"If I tell you all, what -will you do?"
asked Villiers.
"I'll save your neck from the gal-
icws," replied Naball smoothly.
"Not good enough."
"Oh, very well," said the detective,
rising, "rve no mere to say. I'm Oft
to the magistrate."
"Whitt for?"
Naball fixed his keen eyese on the
bloated face of the other.
"Te get a warrant for your arrest."
"You Can't do that."
"Can't I --you'll see."
"No; wait a bit," said Villiers in
alarm; "I can easily prove myself in-
nocent."
"Indeed; thea yoe'd better do se
nova before a warrant is out for your
arreet,"
• "You won't give me any money?"
"Not a cent-e-ies not a question oe
moneet with you, but life er death."
Villiers deliberated for a moment,
and then. apparently made up fels
mind. 'P11"Sit down," he said, sullenly. "r
tell YOU all I know."
Naball resumed his seat, lighted a,
fresh cigartte, and prepared to lista
"I was rather drunk on the night
of the rehrtler," he said, "but not so
bad as Stewart thought me. He saw me
et the shopdoor at two o'clock, but
I was there a quarter of an hour be-
fore.'
"Did you see anything?"
"I saw the gate which led into the
alley open," replied Villiers. "No one
was about, so I walked in."
"'What foe?" asked Nebel], glancing
at him keenly.
"Oh, nothing," replied Villiers, in-
differently; "the fact was, I saw a po-
liceman coming along, and though I
was pretty drunk, I'd sense enough to
know I might be run In, so I went
to the alley and closed the gsee till
he passed."
"And then you came out."
"No, I didn't. I walked to the tack
of the house Net to see •viieee .t Jed
to. I saw the window wide Olen, and
looked in and sitar-"
"The murdered man?"
Villiers nodded.
• "Yes; the raoonlight was streaming
in at the window, and I could see quite
plainly. I was in a fright, as I
thought, seeing I had no business on
the premises, I might be accused, eo I
got down from the window and went
off, closing the gate of the alley after
"It wasn't wise df you to stay about
the premises," said Nebel'. '
"I know that," rejoined Villiers
tartly; "but I couldn't get away, be-
cause I Ow Stewart coming up the
street just as I was wondering where
to go; I then pretended to be drunk,
so that I could get eV/ay without sus-
picion." 11 -
"Why didn't you rue', asked Na -
ball.
"Because he was toe close, and be-
sides, he might have giVen chase,
thinking I' had been robbing the
shop; 'then, with the Open window
and the murdered man, it would have
boon all up with mo,"
"I don't know if it isn't all up With
You now," said Nebel!, drily. ',How
do I know you are innace'at?"
"Because I know who -killed Laz-
arus."
"The deuce you lo -who?"
"Stewart himself:"
"Ilemph1 that's what I thought;
but what proof have you?"
Villiers put his hand in hie poteket
and brought out a large knife.
"I found this just under the Win -
&lee," lie said, handing it to Naball.
"You'll see there's blood ext the
handle, so I am sure it Was with It the
crime Was committed."
"I3ut how do you know it's Stewart's
knife?" asked Naball.
Villiers plated his forefinger 011 one
'Aide of the handle.
"Read that," he said, briefly.
"From Meg?" read Naball.
"HeactlY," Said Villiers, 'Wag is
Kitty Marchursee child, end She gare
It to Keith Stewart."
"By Jove, it looke suspicious," said
Naball. "He is in pOsliesSIOU of a
large sum a MOW, and caret tell
bow he got it. He ean't account for
hie time on the night of the retiree,
and this knife with his name on it Is
found close to the window through
whiels the rsiurderer Ontered-huMphl
'-things look black Wing bite."
eshaltatiothese' es"'
elliePeee Yee Will 01'04 hire a
ceneer seed Villiers, Maliguantly.
"Then you sUppose Verellg," retorted
"I'll have hita looked after
tes WA he Won't eilOftP0; bat I'll hold
my ieengue about this, Med so Will
when?"
"Until I find out snore abellt 'Stew-
art. .1 must discover it tee Itnite was
in his possessiou on the night of the
Murder, and also his story About the
'honey, is tree; again, I want to wait
till wino of these stolen baniCaotes
getyreideinaracenaliantsintimso.,,fte to get more
• "But 101at am I to do?" asked Vile
Hers, sulk; ly.
"You are to hold your tongue," said
Naball, reetng to his feet, "or else I
paay melte Ithings unpleasant for you.
gooel thing for Your own ealte
you have teld me all."
"Told you, alb" muttered Villiers, as
Nebel), took his departere. "I'm not
se sure about; that:"
gT
It s a graeattPlesfiRIX
ngX
Ithailhe future
ht hidden froni\ our azixiouti eyes, ("th-
• ere/Ise, to WM familiar expression,
we -would go Mkt in a coach, and four
to meet our tr6ales, H Keith Stew-
art had only kniewn that the detective
suspected him rig the suurder f Laz-
arus, and was slieelY but slowly find-
ing out strew; Oidence in favor of
such a presunapteons he, no doubt,
wOUld havp been much troubled. But
he though% that Neball's hints at the
interView were 'lot werth thinking
heti: es umeinfdo.r. strong •in the belief •of his
g aceused of VAL Crime never entered
own innocence, Finch an idea of his be..
In spite of the )4:11eagreeab1e event
which had occurred. Keith felt very
happy on this night. He was young,
he had a good mon of money in the
bank, the gift ef some beneficent
fairy, he was going to make his debut
as a dramatic author, and, above all,
he was going. to ;see Eugenie again.
Therefore, as he sat for dinner, his
heart was merry, and to him the fu-
ture looked bright and cheerful.
Things seemed se pleasant that, with
the .sanguine expectetions of youth, he
began to build eastles in the air. -
„ "It this burlesque's a success," he
thought, "I'll write a nOvel, and save
e erypenny I make; then I'll go, to
London, after ,Ittarrylng Eugenie, and
see if I can't emake a name there
with perseveraoce Pm bound to do it."
Poor youth, ese did not know the
difficulty of Making a name in Lon-,
dot; be was mete unaware that the
literary market welt overstocked, and
that many eritioisms depended on the
state of the critic's liver. He did
nor knoevit any of these things, so he
went on leating his dinner and build-
ing his (*sties in the air, all of which
buildingi were inhabited. by Hugenie.
Pro -'these pleasant dreams he was
maid; a fat young person Who breath-
ed
by the entreace of the hello-
ed herd, and rolled up to Keith, puf-
fing send panting like a locomotive.
you please," said the, young
lady, "the man,"
, "What man?" asked ICeith, shitrply.
- "He's waiting to see you," returned
the housemaid, stolidly.
Prom experience Keith knew that it
was useless to expect sense from the
housemaid,: so he get up from the
• table and went out to the front -door.
where a bundle, with a head at one
• end and a pair of boots at the other.
held Out a letter,
• "For me?" asked Keith, taking it.
The bundle sniffed in an affirmative
• manner, so Stewart opened the letter
and read it quickly. It only contain-
ed a line from Naball that
If he heard of any new de-
velopment -of the case he Would let
'ICIreeith know, so that young gentle-
man wondering why detective took
/he trouble to write to leira, slipped
the letter in his pocket, and •nodded
to the bundle.
"All right," he said quickly; "no
answer," and he shut the door in the
Imndle's face, whereupOn the bundle
Isniffed,
• "1 know him now," said Mr. Tulch
to himself in a husk voice as he make'
ted away. "I'd know 'im if he was
• dooplicated twice hewer." Having
come to thls satisfactory coaclusien,
Mr, Telch took up his position ashott
,distance away, and began his dreary
task a evatehrng the house.
And it was dreary work. The lotg
hot day was over, and the long hot
night had begun. It was just a quarter
past seven, and the sky was a cloud-
less expanse of darkish blue, blazing
with stars,' a soft wind was whisper-
ing among the leaves of the trees,
and making IIttle whirls of 'White
dust In the reed. Every now ited
then a gay party of men and women
on their way to some amusement
Neotild pass the spy, but he remained
passively et nit; post, watching 'the
min.blistered varnished door of
✓ ance% boarding-house. Nat last his
Patience was rewarded, for,some-
where about half -past seven, Kelbh
calne burriedly out: and sped rapidly
down the street.
"What% he after?"' sniffed Mr.
Tuleli, stretehing his cramped limbs..
"I'll 'eve tO Retell 'ini h'up,"‘ and he
relied ae quiekly asjhe was able after
the tall figure of the yew:1g man.
A tram came along, and, without
stopping, it, Keith ju qiad on the
dutmlayeethe spy, breathless With run-
clumuty-the spy, breathless with rail-
car and. got Inside, keeping kis eye
ott Keith. The tramcar went rapid-
ly Aloes; Flinders Steeet, stopping
every now and then ,to pick-up or
drop paseetigere, at which Keith
iteemed Impatient. At lag Spencer
Street station was reached, and Keith
egrattg mite so did Tulch, keeping
close to his heels.
• Stewart walked impatiently ni aid
down one of the long platforms, 'which:
shoreiy began to fill with people en-
peeting their friends, The shrill
whistle of an approaehing engine was
heard,a red light suddenly appeared,
advancing rapidly, and presently the
long train, With its, lighted carriages,
drew up inelde the station.
Sueh a hurry -scurry; people jump-
ing out of the ttain to Meet those
*easing forward ion Me Oettform,
porters ealling to one another, boxes,
rug, portmanteaus, bundles, all
• strewing the ground -a babel of 'voice
ee, and at intervals the shrill Whistle
• of departing tritite
Meld all this confusion TuIch mise..
ed Keith, and Was in d terrible state,
ter he knew What NahAll would say.
He dived hither and thither among
the crowd With surprising activity,
and at last tame in sight of Stewart
puttleg a young lady inte a eab, In
front Of Which Was the luggage. Ho
• tried to hear the Address given the
catimatt, but Waii uheueettssful, se he
repidly jeMped into °Mother cab and '
• told him to felIeW. The cab-
• by obeyed at Once, And Whip-
• ping u hie 'horse, Whitt
11 Hatt 24t1z street, buttoilehole taa
was a remarkably goad 000, he etuely
• kept the first dab in eight,
• ('le he ofeItlittledd
*4
V it igg'—'Vhen Watnen t*,11t Off WO
atop to th et . • agg-Werite than
that, they etever think to
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D!FeT
MADE IN
CANADA
GI LLETT
• LY.E_
The South American '11,lerritoria1
Dispute,
t
(New York San.)
A "lost provinoe" queetion, whielt has.
disturbed, 'Smith American* polities for
the last thirty years, cornea up now as
an acute lesue that has alreaoy led to
Menacing outbreaks moans Chilean*
and Peruvians. The territory in con-
troversy is the Ilea voast lane between
Peru and Oldie, and the diapate has
.cearlissidie77
apapreittly reached the ages where it
renewal of the war betweep. Chile on one
SW and Peru and Bolivia on the oth-
a resort to mediation or to a
This territorial dispute, which bears
In its Main features a similarity to Lome
of the older European national and con-
tention's, grew out et the acquisition. by.
Chile at the district of Taapaea and, the
territories of Africa. and Tacna. In a
war that lasted from 1879 until 1883 Caile
Casio Out victorious and Peru exhausted
and bankrupt. As a condition of peeve
Chile extracted Tarapacitin perpeaultY•
but agreed to hold Arica and Tacna on-
ly for a period of ten years, at the end
of whit% time the future disposition of
the territories was to be lett to a Vote
of the people. It was the first actatisia
don of territory on. the continent ituro-
by military conquest. Chile at the
caul of the ten years refused. either to
return thee territories or to submit to
thearesult et a 'Plebiscite.
The terrintory was a. highly produetive
mineral region especially richa In nitrate.
Senor Don r. A. Pezet, formerly Peruv-
ian Minister to the United States, says
that from the nitrates alone Chile in the
last thirty-eight years has collected an-
nually about. $60,000,400. 'Chile, accord-
ing to the statement of Bolivian offic..
tale hue also failed to fulfill her aogreee
ment to Bolivia, which nation was to
have a port on the Pacific coast.
•Chile is unquestionably better prepared
in ease of war than either Peru or Boliv-
ia. Site has been gradually innereasing
her navy and she has an army which is
;regarded as. one of the most thoroughly
trained and disciplined in South Amer-
ica. The army 'was hugely built up by
German officers, a circumstance that
had much to do with making Chile, es-
pecially early in the war, a centre of
German htfluence and propaganda. Both
Bolivia. and Peru were active in repaes-
slag C4ermart propagandists and broke off
diplomatic relations with Berlin soon af-
ter the United States entered the war,
What Peru and 13olivia ask is that
Chile shall live up to her :treaty agree-
ment anti that a perfect adjustment of
the !natter may be effected. The Un-
ited States has long desired a settlement
of this dispute, because while it exists
there 'will be not only danger of a clash
between the origInol States to the con-
troversy, but that neighboring South
American nations may become involved.
oto
MInard's Liniment Cures Burns, Etc.
Vidor Hugo's Prophecy,
• - (Boston Transcript.)
It Is the -function of the true poet
to be a prophet as weli. Victor lingo
was a great poet, and a republitation
in The Paris Figaro of eeepeech which
he made hi the French National .As-
sembly just -after the German might
)ad fully humbled France, and had
pOssesseil itself of Alsace and Lore
raine, peeves that he was a prophet
is well. The speech was delivered at
the seeeion of the National Aesembly,
on the let day of Mardh, 1817, And
this is a startling extract from it:
lel:Victor Hugo -Prom this day on
there will be in Europe two nations
that will be formidable -one because
it is a conqueror, and the other be-
cause it has been conquered,
IM. Thiers -True!
M. Dufaure, Minister a Justice -
Very true!
Vtetor Hugo -Of those two na-
tions ,one, the victorious nation,
Germany, will have empire and slav-
ish obedience; it will have the mili-
tary yoke, the brutalization of •the
barracks, discipline resting even upon
smile, a Parliament whose power is
tempered by prison terms for its or-
ators. That nation, the victorious nee
tion, Will have an Emperor with the
trade-niark of military manufeeture
upon him as well as that of divine
A. Health Saving
Reminder. Don't Walt
until you get the Spanish Witte/11a. USE
MINARD'S -LINIMENT
'At the' first sign of it. It's Healing
Qualities are amazing.
THE. OLD lipLIABLE,
MINAXID'S LINIMENT CO., Ltd., Tar.
mouth, Ns fa
right. He Will be Bleantine Caesar
plug the Teetallie War. That na-
tion's watchword will be Dogma, aud
dtholeaesesr.0 be is sceptre. In it,
epeech will be =OWL 0101'0 wili
be garroted, and Coluiciemie v,111 be
flung to her knee -no tribune, no
press, nettling but the shadow of
For it will be the other nation, the
conqUered, one, that Will peewee the
lig011,,t'ray bearore ahe hour will sound!
We shall feel in our very aoule that
day of mighty revenge approaching;
Wo shall hear from thie moment on
the footatepe of our triumphant fu-
ture echoing clown the corridor of his.
heron together, to accumulate re-
leewroyi.lcu.A.,ye, from to -Morrow France
Orate, hernia to bootee once More
pair, to resume her forces, to regen-
• raentor oraintehee, IdImearrance of $92, the
will have but one thought -to gather,
poo In the sleep of the down of dee-
the Franes of the
Then, all at once, the hour will
come when, France will stand up in
tier might. 'Oh, she will be forraidable
then! With one bound, you will see
leer seize Lorraine back again, seize
Alsace back again!
Hut will that be all 7 No! She will
• seize -I tell you to hear me -Treves,
Mayence, Cologne, Coblenz.
(Interruptions, "No! Nor and
'shouts of "Go min
M. Victor Hugo ---Prance -will ode
Treves, Iviayence, Cologne, Coblenz,
and all the left bank 43 f theathinel
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,
it?
A Warm Recommendation. •
'MOT* is an authentleatee story of
Macdonald in the early aerates. • He
was Attorney -'General for Ulmer Can-
ada, and lived in lodgings in Quebec.
He had beenabsent trent duty fer a
week; public business, was delayed,
and the Governor-General became im-
patient. He sent ,his aide -tie -camp,
young Lord Bury, to find the absent
Minister. Pushing hie way past the
old housekeeper, Lord Hury penetrat-
ed to the bedroom where Macdonald
was sitting in bed, reading a novel
with a decanter of sherry on the table
beside him. "Mr. Macdonald, •tb,e
GovernoreGenerse told me to seer to
you that if you don't sober up and get
back to businese, he will not be an-
swerable for ,the consequences." Mac-
donald'e countenance reflected the an-
ger he felt at the intrusion: "Are yen
here in your official capacity, or as
a private individual?" "What dif-
ference does that make?" asked Lord
fiery. "Just this," snapped the states-
man, "11 you are here in your of-
fictal capacity, you can go back to
Sir Edmund Head, give him my com-
pliments, and tell him to go to—;
if you are Amply a private individuld,
you can go yourself." In after years
Lord Bury often told the story, but
with mare of affection than of censure
for Sir John Macdonald. -Sir John
Weillson in The Canadian Magazine
for December.
Minarces Linimel.Roelieves Neuralgia
Worth Remembering.
Mushrooms once cooked should nev-
er be warmed up, as they are liable to
beiwhinjurious.en
baking potatoee ,grease 'them
and prick a few holes in them and
they will not burst and skins will be
tender.
A tittle ordinary vaselino rubbed on
leather that has mildewed -will rem-
edr the damage. Allow the vaseline to
reraitin on some time, then polish hard
with soft rag.
To clean grained woodwork soak a
flannel in a little Hood oil, rub
the wood well then polish with a dry,
soft cloth.
Water in which two or three onions
have been boiled will remove dirt
from gilt eframes. Clean the frames
with a brush instead' of a cloth and
do not wet them any more than neces-
sary. Do not attempt ti dry them,
but let them dry by standing in a cur-
rent of air.
Sixty grains of quinine lb ono quart
of bay rum is a good tonic to rub
into the scalp three or four times a
week. •
To fill cracks or crevices en floors
or woodwork, use putty and dry wood
stain until you get the right shade.
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Don't visit a tack peon On au emhs
ty stoetach, at %hie dianosed the 0141"
tena More readily to receive matte:40M
ma do not TWIG the sick if in low vi-
tallty yourself.
Apply tie feet thee pereplre profusely
talcum. and Alum; talcuM, 10 Partfl
POWdered aum, two parte. Dust the
feet freely with the powder once or
twice a day. This is largely We'd in
the Swiss; army.
Minard'e Liniment Our** Dandruff.
roux Good Ones O'iVe Needed
Variety,
ITake a fakir thick filice of codfish,
shred it and parboil it, Cut .up stall
one meloit ahd four tomatoes and. fry
them la one ono of margarine; add
a teaspoonful of flour and stir well,
thett add a cep of water, some chopped
parsley and pepper; stir until it boils,
then add the flaked MM. Simmer for
4,1
half an hour.
Serve in a border of mashetrpota-
toes or boiled rice.
J. FILIHTED BAKED HADDOCK.
A haddock weighing about two
pounds makes two good-sized. fillqts.
Grease a casserole dish, Put in the
fillete cut in four, season with salt,
pepper and lemon juice and pour over
a little Melted butter or margarine
and hall a pint of milk, Bake in a hot
oven for twenty minutes. Sprinkle
with breaderumbs and grated Oleos%
and let the fish get brown on the top,
Serve hot In the casserole,
CURRIED PRAWNS.
These cart be quickly prepared if
yeti have a tin of prawns at hand
For the eurrie sawee chop an oniou
and a. few slices of apple finely and
fry them In one ounce, of margine, Stir
in half a dessertspoonful or curry
powder and the same of flour. Salt
to taste. Add a quarter of a Dint of
stock or milk, cook gently for twenty
nainutes, stir in the prawns, add a feW
• drops of lemon juice and elittle chut-
ney, and when bleated through serve
with a borcler of rice. This sauce
can be used for any left -over fish.
4 - 4-
Minard's Liniment for seie everywhere
IP • *
Worth Knowing,
A variation in the sandviich box
(may be produced by mincing olives
twith a gherkin or to, milting them
iwith mayohnaise and spreading them
Ion thia slices of buttered bread. The
'stuffed oliyes sae especially good for
this aa
ls 40vpurphoisneg:
-fluid • which is easy to
:make and inexpensive is made from a
pound of sal soda dissolved in a gal-
lon of water, and about a teacupful
of the resulting fluid is used to a
fliplatingoRi Iers t mb y o f
may be m
es.reoved from nickel
covering the spots with
mutton -tallow and letting it stand for
several days, If this treatment is
followed by a rubbing with powdered
rottenstone and then a thorough
washing ;with strong ammonia, suc-
ceeded by clear water and a final
polishing with dry whiting, stubborn
aeses will yield.
For poor man's pudding with
raisins allow two tablespoonfuls of
rice to- one of sugar, one scant table-
spoonful of butter and half a, cupful
of seeded raisins. Mix all the ingredi-
ents together, grate a little meter:leg
over the top and pour into an earthern
pudding dish. Cook In a moderate
oven very slowly until the mixttra
.takes the consistency of thich rich
cream, stirring up.' from the bottom
every 10 or 15 minutes. When the
proper thickness is obtained, brown
the surface quickly and stand it aside
to become cold. • e
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Many a person carries around in
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U&-Oriminals With the Kaiser.
(New York Tribune.)
Maximilian Harden says that William
IX. Was a mere tool in the hands of the
military party. That' doesn't iestsen his
culpability. It only Indicates that there
re metal other Germans -the real rulers
of Germany -who ought to be tried when
he is tried. Tirol= was more responsible
than any one else for the plratiera sub-
marine eampaign. The Inner military
chale of 1914 devised the policy of
"frightfulness." 1.4idendorff endorsed it
and continued it when he came into
power.
The military and naval terrorists were
abty seconded by the industrial terror -
feta, The Rhino valley hem and steel
inegno.tes were as eager as the inlitary
to entbark on a wax of itDollatiOn, They'I
rr theGcrIrrittetYls'ooy
ore dis-
trict and to absorb the iron and steel
sDeotillatorid
o
wv
were
edt.hteo
nuhr has just arrested August Thyssen,
industries Of Isranee and Belgium.
The Socialist Countil of Iliulheinaarn-
the "Iron king" Of Getnatay, Taken into
custody with him were Fritz Tyssen,
Edmond Stinnes, Herr Bek, Herr
'Mete, Dr. Huchen and Herr Stenzaall
prominent manufacturers in the Duasel-
dOrf dietriet. TheY are to be sent to Ber-
lin to face charges of high treason. Pos.
ably they are accusea, of trying to be.
tray the Socialist republle and to re -
attire the exelatiiser. If the Sevietb don't
make short work of tnem, the Allies
*whose rapacity and thievish Inetinctio
uo.ugerhotextovosptudt att.eNlaviiiinhoeittitl mthuelirao:eitin-
once before the trIbunal, which is to pun
-
Loh thoee Getroatis who "Willed the Wars"
hie annals "DiarY." In an entry Ott
Thyssen and Sinnas belong to a group
by
over the die-
tSreibriturelobnullolie6'tahle9c1°4b.nOvhot:yr8litrfloatnre :the war. It
Occurred in a Melt intimate tittle Of the
bor booms" I still quivet With ehaine.
ninnomesteadtlawtging. tliTettlheirxonntia: sht:tele "pfoub
r..
Threat modern German leduetriale aro
Sued the politics Of a nation or tredere.
then the Germane, aeeording to the ejete
talmtthrye,mmasurtractuotfothteheilm•onlnanduiriruosiminni
rnrrtliptutIouttn. not
uite frarianed, pinrIveoaterarproms
cora end Iron deposits and great rotor-
leo% tatutemertgleastlawiare covnessoirmankortly
tient Clernestrof *bona immetli.
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anneexd Tripoli, in order that the Bel -
glen problem should be excluded entirely
flora future peace negotiations, As the
same time he favors an unqualified and
very exteneive appropratlon of all hig las
dustrial and other private establieb-
ments.
The speaker strongly emphasized the
fact that his industrial colleagues, like
Thyssen, Stinnee and 1Cirdora were us-
ing all their Influence to put through tbe
drastic policy o,utlined by him. These
gentlemen had already, taken steps witn
the imperial elianeellor to have an indus-
trial expert attached to the German (feta-
ernment In Belgium, who should anspeet
all industrial establishments and ihqUIre
Into all industrial vales in lailgtum and
n'ote what Germany could use for herself.
There was nothing in their convertiation
or in their thoughts but forge, material
wealth, new territoryato develop cliseiPo
line and methods of exploitation. aTo
idea which would justify `an extension of
German rule, no benefits and* no consid-
eration to be bestowed on the conquer-
ed. In short, no magnanimity. They
Want to lie in beds of other people; and
don't mind being called barbarians for
'wanting to do so.
These greedy industrials, Including the
grupp munitions concern, intrigueto
precipitate a war in which they fiaretraw
enormous profits to themselves. Tbey
were Inspired by hope of gain, as the
militarists were inepired by dreatne of
military glozy, All were guilty. together
And all should exameer for their orinies
before an Allied court martial.
• -*
Worries, however generate*, -are
found in the digestive tracts, where
they set up disturbances detrimental
to the health of the child. There lean
be no comfort for the little ones un-
til She hurtful intruders have been
expelled. No better preparations or
this purpose tan be had than Miller's
Worm Powders. They will 'mine-
dieeely destroy the worms and cor-
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SOME CHANGE!
In Prices of Feed Twenty Yearn
Ago aid Now. '
We recently had oecasion to look
back in Volume 8 of the Advanced
Register, which covered the period of
about 1897, or just over twenty years
ago. In this volume we find feference
to Food Tests er Tests for Econonlie
Production. In the regulations • fee
this Economic Test we find the follew-
ing schedule of prices for feed as epee
cifledeat that time by the Exethitiie
Coniteattee of the Association. The
•,prices fixed upon for use in cement-
ing these Economic - Tests were as
follows with the Nov. 1918 prices of
several feeds listed also gor compari-
son:
• Price P'er Ton.
1879. Nov. 1918,
Ensilage ..... $ 2- 00 • $
Bran. .. 10 00 44 00
Linseed 011 Meal 18 00 60 00
Pea Meal .... ... 15 00
'Alfalfa (Green) . 4 00
Ground Rye 12 00
Middlings ... 12 00- 44 00
Hay ...... . 800
Cotton Seed Meal 20 00 64 00
Corn Meal . 12 00 64 00
Ground Barley .. 18 00 54 00
Gluten Meal ... • 12 00 60 00
Ground Oats ... d13 00 62 00
'Hominy Meal 11 00 70 00
eloots (except Car-
rots) 2 60
Corn Stalk Fodder 4 00
Fresh Cut Soilage 2 50
Carrots . 00
-Holsteon-Friesian World,
• • •
Otte of the commonest complaints
of Infants is worms, and the most
effective application for them is
Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator.
Daily Thought.
Degrees infihite of lustre there must
always he, but the weakest among us ,
has a gift, however seemingly trivia!,
which is peculiar to him -mid which,
worthily teed, will be a. gift also to
his race forever. -Ruskin.
Preserved gingeechopped fine and
softened with rich eream makes
another sandwich mixture.
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