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The Signal, 1908-2-27, Page 68 Titular/Alf, February '21. IN 8 THE SIGNAL : GODERICH' ONTARIO • "1 know not.' the nation: ata'luter- « : At the word the soldier who had at ed • }le canto Acre last algin But It Is tended to Maitre \tcnanl cause over to me :old taught Ise• how it recta to be an he says—bo 1s not the Comte de " hanged. 1 said to myself that If I had Mar 'asked liter a dastard I was not one.. 'Take rare, mine host," the °MMMCP!' nod etre) Ijnu• he Ire nu• speak p „owned, "you're lying" „ gasped. 'i don't know."'1,ye omit w'to 1 Could not wonder a1 hint; If 1 had Week Io 111' ;UPI Ir‘. am era r,d fn ley tit been In a posits a to know other - ears. MIN. I noude:e.i wheft s I had at 1 had thought �lvsclf the waiter done eel! to tell the 111.. rill' Pad 1 1111141xalylug. that illy; 111.1rr •ons 1" 'h - 11nt •t SI' "If •oii had -spoken at first 1 night '.l e•rtin, s•Ill those fenny., wiped hay- 11 (' believed you," the captain said, (nand ft un roar Joh to r:'kr ilei. VI"I:rNNlwlug x kirk on him. "Get telt of A STORY OF LOVE AND ADVENTURE night be ready to d.•• i 1 \IIIc. de here, nIA ass, before 1 Cram your Ile Nm]tler, but he womld ,!ef^'.! lion.. down vii r throat. And clear roar BY BERTHA RUNKLE. 1 r Copyright by The Contrary Oo ' slack t h t e Helmet of Navarre 0111'+ heir to the Inst t;ise: 1 "t I Prep a away' roto this door. 1'11 not 11,1 n 1,t I,- tole eltnt the rte ,' walk through a mob. Send e„,: ;n• n ase Ilett„• liana r•I loci y. ilhrroo•1, .. ac; a to'It is bile ora', or it w111 be sed I hero ' , Int 11••. the worse for him. And every woman Theta I brthnu •Lt u” whi! . ' •1111 too." the ".M. le ('apltatne,'• Maitre Menard room reeled about te and my head quavered. rising unsteadily to his feet. seemed bust, ••you make a mistake. On my sacred perchance word. you mistake; this Is not"--- Ir they shoulllkedto keep toe hthatere a captor "Get out " cried the captain, help- f„r M. le l'ontte'e arrival be might ing hint along with his boot. Maitre really follow to see what had become \t,'natl fell rather than walked out M of me 1 turned sick with the fear of ter, door. It and resoled ou the truth. Hut Gas- ; A gray tete came over Lucas's fare. paths last gullet -gripe had robbed me Ills first fright had elven way to fury of the power to speak. i could only At perceiving himself the victim of a pant and choke. As I struggled pain- ,mistake, hut now alarm wax born in fully for wind the door was flung open Ills eyes again. Was It, after all, a tills hefore a tall young man in ulack, take' This ohstinnte disbelief in Isis through the haze that hung before my aasertian, this ordering away of ail vision I aaw the soldier seize him as WIlo Could swear to his Identity—was he crossed the threshold. Through the Ir not rather a plot for hia ruin' Ile noise of watere 1 beard the captain's swallowed hard once or twice, fear cry of triumph. gripping his throat harder than ever "Oh, NI. Etlenue!" 1 gasped, In hila dragoon's Angers had gripped eennv that my pain had been f6r 111111e. Certainly he was not the Comte nothing. Now all was lost. Then the ,Ie Mar; but then he was the man who hh,r lifted, and my amazed eyes be- had killed I'ontou. held not my master, but—Lucas! If the: is n plot Rga111At rile, say a0 "How now eluate." he cried to the tie cried. "If you have orders to arrest dragoon. "Hands off me, knaves:" For Ilse, do so. But arrest me by the name the second soldier had seized his other of Paul de Lorraine, not Eticune de "I regret to inconvenience mon- tMar." Meta," the captain answered, "but he "The name of Etienne de Mar will is wanted at the Bastille." do." the raptaln returned; "we have Wanted! }"' Lucas cried, fear Iso fancy for aliases at the Bastille." "It is n plot,' Lucas cried. flashing Into his avec. "It In a warrant; that is all I know He felt an Instant's terror, I deem, bout 1L" lest Mayenne had betrayed him. Quick as he was, he did not see that be had But i stn not Comte de Mar," Lucas repeated. til \t'TE1( AN 11I Hut Vigo proved better than hia word If he would give us no comntem once he gale freely good broad gid pieces. tie, himself suggested \I. Etiernne's nerd of the sinews of war, not In the leapt embarrassed or offend- ed because he knew M le Comte ,n be angry with him. lie was no feather rustled. serene 1n the r'onsrlonsuess that he was abnolu tidy In the right Hoa position nab impregnable; neither 1/ersuanion, ridicule nor abuse moved him one whit. Ne had but a single purpose In life: be was born to for- ward the interests of the Duke of Nt. Quentlu. He would forward then]. ;f need were, over our bleeding corpses. Ott top of all ,his disobedience and disrespect he was moot amiable to M. Etienne, treating him with a calm assumption of tnt•ndlinean that would hare maddened a lialnt. Yet It was not hypocrisy, he liked his young lord. as we all did. lie woeld not let hint imperil monsieur. IAA aside from that he wished him every good fortune in the world. M. Etienne argued 110 more. 11e was: wroth and sore over' \'tgo's attitude, but he said little. Ile accepted the ad- vance of money—"Of Course monsieur would say. What coin Ik hie is yours." Vigo explained—and despatched me to nettle his peon at the Three lanterns 1 set nut on Inv errant rather down In the mouth. We had irccomplish.'t nothing by our return tp the totel. Nay, rather had we loaf, for we were both of us, 1 thought, disheartened by the cold water flung on our ambitions. 1 took the liberty of doubting whether perfect loyalty to monsieur', included thwarting and disobeying Ms heir. 11 was all very' well for mo occur to spoil Vigo and let him speak Is mind as became not his Station fir Vigo never disobeyed hint, but atCi ll by him In all things. Hut 1 imaeined that, were M }:trent mebter. Vigo; for all his years of service, would M - ed off the premise. in short order, I walked along :It a brown-„ta,ly. wondering how M. Etienne did purpose to rescue mademoiselle His aeheree, An far as vouchsafed to nue. waa pomp- eyitat in the air ► could only hope he had no more in his mind than hA had let nue know It neemrd M 11)' a', pity not to be fining something ill the rnatter. and though I had ne partiete ler liking for Hotel de 1,, rratne hos. putwl,ty, 1 had very willingly - 'seen found thither at data rmnment In try to get a letter to mademedeelle. Rut he wnubl net send ml' "No,” he had said, "it won't d0. Think of something better. Felix." Hut 1 could not, and so was taking my ,1111 svii 1., ti,• mil If the Trois 1,anicrnrr The est" wore a sleep, afternoon look. It was very hot and few eared to he stirring. 1 s,le nothing worth my notice until, only a auto's throw from the Three Lanterns, I risme upon a lig blank rnaeh standing at the door of a rival auteerge, 1:Oie d'Or it aroused my Interest at ()nee. for a traveling coach was a rare sight In the beleaguered city .\s my plaster had said. this was not a time of pleas- ure trips to Paris. 1 readily imagined that the owner of this chariot came nn weighty business Indeed Ile might he an ambassador from Spain a le- gate from Rrom 1 paused by the group of sire, t ur- ehlnt, who were stroking the horses and clambering on the hark of the coach, to wonder whether It would be worth while to wait and see the dig- nitery come out I was just going to ask the enaehm:nn a queatton or two concerning his Journey, when he be gun to snap bis whip about the bare legs of the little whelps. The street was so narrow that he r•nnl,1 hardly chaatleo them without danger tb me, so It permed hest to saunter off. The erreaming urchins stopped Jtist our of the reach of his lent and set to pelting mutt at him with a richt good will, bort I WAS Loo old for that game. 1 reflected that I was charged with business for my master. and that it was nothin4 to me what envoys might home to \tayenoe. 1 went. on into the Three LAntrrns. The cabaret was absolute! desert- ed; one might have walked all about and carried off what he pleased, as from the sleeping palace In the tale. "Thls is a pretty w'ay to keep an inn," T thought."Where have all the lazy rap• eats got to'" Then 1 heard n confused murmur of voices and Ah,ffle of fret from the back, and 1 went through into the passage where the btafrcase was. Here were gathered, 1n a huddle, like seared sheep, some -dozen of the serving -folk, ]nen and maids, the la,s. ea most of them In tears, tb„ man looking searee less l(rrlfl.1. •Their gaze was Axed nu the closed drior of Maitre Menard's little rnnntingroonl, whence issued the shrill cry: 'Spare me, noble gentlemen' Spare a poor innkeeper! 1 swear T know nothing of his whereabouts " An my footsteps sounded on tit^ Ihreahold one and all span around to look at mil 1n fresh dread. "Mon dire. 11 1: Ion hickey "' A chambermaid rricd. In the next second a ilttle wiry dame, her ryes blazIo, Irite•rly, but ht: , r+ iimee,il,n and bulging, rolled toward 10' "What now the captain cried. springing to 1,1. feet. "\l'hn are yam", !le sole under his breartlthite what 1 tank to be the uniform of the city guards. I had seen the like tit the otry• rpt of the gate the ,night 1 e titered Paris. Ile was a )(mag man of a ,!,•. Oiled!) bo lrgeois appeear,nc'•. on if he were not Howl, nu' ide of his uniform "\I', name i. cols Brous," 1 said. '1 came to pay a hitt' -- "His seri ant, Maitre llenard con- tined 10 murmur, the dragoon allow - Ing hint a breath. "Oh, y on are the Comte de Mar's servant. are you" \L'here hate you left )rnr master?" \Clot do you want of him?" 1 ::d,- .1 in torn. "Never )ou neiud. 1 w:Ir.t him." "Rut Ma)enne raid he should not be tnurhe•I," I cried. "'rhe Duke of \las- ,•811„ said himself he should Hot he toechrd" "I know nnthlig about that" he re. tented, a trifle more elvill) than he had spoked. "I have naught to do with Ih,• Disk, of Mayei,1 If he is friend.; whit your master ll. dr Mer may Hoa .1e, behind bas's tery long. Hut 1 have 1 'he guy,•rnm's warrent for his acres!,,, "Un what eharge'."' ",L trifle. Me'reiy murder." a rill. "Murder"" been taken for another man. "Yes; til" murder re a lackey, oar "You, monsieur. You are wanted for Pnnron." the murder of your man Pontou." "But that Is ridirul()ns!" 1 erled, He grew white, looking instinctively "\f. I,• Conde did riot"---- at me, remembering where I had been I came to a halt, not knowing what at 1 o'clock this morning. In say. "Luras—Paul de Lorraine kill -"It Is a 11e' He left my sender a month bark and I have never seen hint since." f "Tell that to the judges," the cap- tain said, as he had Bald to me. "I an1 not trying you. The handcuffp, men " One of them produced a pair. Luras -trnggled frantically In his captors' grasp. 1{o dragged them from one end cif the room to the other, calling doyen all the eI rses of heaven upon them: het they snapped the handcuffs on hint for all that. not know the hour of the murder. "M. "!f this to Mayenne's work"— he le Comte ;5 re 1 t grand "ntle•mnn, muted. - .- I•* —_ _ ed him." was on the tip of my tongue, bot I choked It down. To fling wild ae. cusationa against a great man's man were no %indium Ily arc legit i had given the (Meer the impression that we were friends of Mayenne. i should do 111 to imperil the delueiun "\i. 1e Comte"—T began again, and again 'topped. 1 meant to say that nionaleur had never loft the Inn last night: be eonld hat-] 110d no hand 111 tin ,•rim^. 'then 1 bethought Mr than 1 had better - eeuld only pant and choke! he would notmurder a lackey'," I got The officer caught nothing but the out at last. name \Tayenne. "You con tell that to the judge-," ' The boy said you were a friend to the eapt;,ln rejoined 1 I Grace, monsleur, but orders are \t this 1 felt leo 'lIIinz down my orders. i bare the warrant for your spine. Tn be arrested an 0 witness nae arrest fom M. de Helin." the last thing 1 rlrsirnd. "At whose Instigation'" "1 knot' nnthlne ahatnynr about It," "flow should I know' I anti A soldier 1 erled. "He seemed to me a very fine of the guard. 1 have naught to do with gentleman. i)'it yon Can't always 5-11 it hilt to .arrest you." ab0ti: those noble The Comte de "Let mo nee the warrant." Mar, Pen only known him twenty lour "1 am not obliged to. But 1 will, hoot's. Porti he en ; iOn i me as lack' ;, though. It may quint your bluster." yesterday afternoon. 1 had never laid Ile took out the warrant And held It ryes on hire. 1 know not what he has at a safe dletance before Lewas's eyes been about. Ile etigng'•d mil )„att.rtlly A greet light broke in on that person - to carry a message for 111111 to the tin- ago rel Sr, Qne111lit. 1 Arno, into Parts Iter "Mille tonnerres' I am not the night before last and put un at the Comte de Mar!" loner de Dieu In the line (oupci:'r' "Oh, you say that now, do you' Pity art.. Yesterday he employed me 10 you had not thought of it stoner." run hie errands, and last night brought "But i ant not the Comte de \far! 1 ml'" here xith 1)1111. 11,1 1 had toyer am Paul de Lorraine, nephew to my 00011 111111 rill this time yesterday. 1 Loral Mayenne." know hint with fury, darted out of the 'retire and 'Ce111edr5Jnvery'ingAfree'1landed ilea',' Islas- you're the Due de Gulae'" ° that lie "'Why don't )01 say straight out that seized me by the arm with A grip of ter, - her ruffle that made me think a"1 am not the Due de Guise," Locos they had got me. pa:e' To a tare ear 1 might have tensed returned with dignity, He timet. hese a little ton voluble, but .the raptaln leen cursing himself that he had not "So, here you are," she screamed. T only laughed at my patent frigflt. declare I thought she was going to "Oh, yoi nerd not look to als- gram his name sooner. ''Rut i am its e bite me. "Oh -h -h, you and !emir fine .fared: i have nn warrant brother."" raster. tbst come hero and devour tier rest. 1 dare say )mu are is come al' "You take me for afoul." subatanet' and never pay toe Sou, hurt rongn nit ten, but the order dfesaa' a "vyn, who shall hang for chi-+ bring ruin to the house! Now, go you nothing shout you. Don't sn'oon away;rolls'" straight in there and int them squeeze you are In no peril.""You moat think me a fool," Thr cnp- )our throat awhile, endyou 1 aAa sting to be tl]ntlghr sari 5 citron brother I. but set'rntern'-- A ace howttale repeated. "The nuke of Onlse's like 1t yourself"raven,but ooketed the Insult end "i did not say 1 less legitimate." She swept Inc across the paseege merely answer like a whlrlwInd, opened the door, ' 1 assure you, monsieur, 1 know notOknow11then did1lthatn1 rmA11r1 well did off before i could colleen my senses. Shoved me In and hanged 11 after me night of the matter." Yesterday i the ages of every T.orrclne of thein antrld have blurted out to him Ih^ all. No, M. de Mar, i am net en simple The room was man; It was very whole truth; decidedly my experiences ns you think. Yeti will eomo along wet filled up by a bureau, a strong were tearhhie me Something. box, a table, two chairs, three soldiers, "Conte, now, T can't fool about herr with mil to the T have one Innkeeper Md myself. all ala;'.' ten 5314 Ins ,Ail,• IIs, "Rlorkheatl' CII have you broken oil Arcdent," Luras shouted. ' p of Ile The hnreen stood ley the window, where tins' prrc"na master of elnnra Ant nn moreheel l'( Hunt ntlttersihan Tam with Ills hampered left ions to pal' with \Toltec Menard's acronnt bookie is now .\114 be g'llrkrr about It than Ring of Spcln. Speak tip,the folds Apart to show It. nut he ionwith it faltre Nf wad the table. with A tin: •i l 11d b " you old turn- could not, and fell silent, ewideeYed. replete of dragoon. on it Gr his two \latter Menard, then, had fold them silt." he ,homted to Maitre Menard. like enc who sees the net of fate drew men. ,.111 took the middle of the nothing -atnrh old loyalist. Ile knew Am 1 hr'." p p Ing la sign tete^. The captain west room amusing himself with the perfeetle that M. 1e ''nmte hat Prov \ThOn isrr Menard had dropped ad °n ' reading from his litho paper: iir4n,t^`' . of Maitre M.nar1, IDA home. and thee had throttler) hfingand nirknto know rwhetbwas tgo amo ant "F'Alr pr, gray eyes. Agnnlne epic nye pnat.d At the door. T yet he had not told. \\tell, he ahotilei only ptared helplesely, going on. 11c monosat eI suppose Thaty you will 51111 1ni ?" leas shot el' of lime. Menard'a grasp not lose by I. mnnelenr, that you err not the man'" thin Ms, sod 1 found hia the gentler of "�inndaur Is pious the Streets come. I "Speak, rascal," Lucy cried. "Am 1 "i am not. he. The Comte de Mar Ile two. where. On mv life, 1 know Comte do Mar!"' and i are nothing alike. We are both '1 sap 1 know not nice.nor whern. "No "g the maitre answered In low, )tomo tall, yea; het that Ie all. He Is Went." nut 1 know be w111 ten ]Ark hero to faltering tons. He wap at the last alashdll all lip the fore -Arm; m♦ nesse Watts Mallard kiln was reaping. , he?dark 1Supper. "Oh, snit don't knowoilpoint. of Palo and fear. "No, monsieur iS but 'wretched with a knife-edge+. He foes from the '!rrr;nnn'S eaten He 414 not tell -f have no no- Then pe•rhaps fla'pard cagNcken (0nl,r' 11 to as hr, uya. He is cot the has yellow hair, mine IS brown. Him "tri- _Tae breath failed -him Your memory," de Mar " f eyes"— "Who L he tlatle2'•._._ _ _ -_ . . "It Is plain to, Inc. luonaieer." His uneasy conscience had numbed his wits. Ia his dread of a plot he had done little to dissipate an error. Rut now he pulled hl:nself together, error or Intention, he would act as 1f he knew it must he error. "My captain, you have made a role• take likely to cost you your shoulder straps. 1 tell you I am nuaaMar; the landlord, who knows him well, tell.; you r ant not Ma:'. ask thosa w ha know M. de Isar; ask these inn pled plc. They will one and all tell yeti 1 am not he. :\s11 that boy there: even he dares not say to my fare that ant." Ms ryes met mitre. and 1 "wild see that, even In :he moment of challen- ging me. he repeuted. He believed that I would give the lie. Hut the dragoon who w'as binding over him, relieving hint of his sword -belt, spared me the IICrrastty', "Captain, tai need give yourself 11 uneasiness; this Is the Comte right enough. I live In the Quartier Marais, and 1 have seen this gentleman a arnre of fibres riding with M. de St. Quen- tin." Lucas, at this unexpected testimony, looked an Laken aback that the cap- tain burst out laughing. "Yes, my dear monsieur, it 1s a ilttle bard for M. de May'enne'a nephew— you are a nephew, are you ant^—til explain how he monies to ride with the 0111' de 5t. QU.ntltl " It was awkward to explain Lucas, knowing aril that tllrre lea. nn f inn for him w•hn betrayed the Geeer- ellasimo'e Feerots, (meed out angrily' "He lies! i neyrr rode red with M. le 5t. Qilentin." "Oh, comm now-. Really cret waste a creat deal of breath," the captain Aald. "i regret the cruel neeeesity of ar- 'rcting yon \1. de Mar; but there Is nothing gained by blustering about 1t. f usually know what 1 and aboet." •.you do not know ' Nom ale dirty. you do tint know. Felix Bronx, speak ip there. if yon hate told him behind MY bark that 1 am Etienne sin \lar 1 iefe you to say it to my fare" know nothing about it, mes- drilrs." 1 repeated my little refrain. 'Monsieur captain, remember, 11 Inn lmasc, 1 ]over saw him till yrat,rday; hr may he Peel e;e Lorraine for all 1 know 11,11 he did not call himself that S''stcrdac.'. "You hell-imend:" Lucas cried. "i:o sell Loris to Imre 1111 10 the ea• ha et floor, Gaspard," bade the rap. ta111 ./ Locos Razed at la1. 1 as if re fe:1r nn' of him the truth of the matter. I think he was still a prey to suspleion of n pint In this, and it paralyzed his ton - gine. He so reeked with intrigue that he smelled one wherever hr• went. He way m.11011 too clever to believe that this arresting ofllcer was simply 1111 1: 1 stied "I pay no more," he ericd. "You may spare yourself your lies, the whole ,'new of yon. I go as your prisoner, but I go as Paul of Lorraine, son of llenn, Duke of (losses" lir s0id It with a rrrialit sneer}, nest,: but the young rapt ai n. bourgeois of the hourgeola, did not mean to let himself ho put down by any pprtg of the noblesse. "Certainly; If it is any comfort to you." he retorted. "Rut you are Ter% ,In11, monsieur, not to he aware that sone Identity Is known perfectly to nthr'rs braldes your lackey here and MI. man. I did not come to arrest yon w•Ithhut a minute description of yon from At, de Helin himself." -Ventre bleu „' }soca; ehotted. "1 wrote the description. 1 myself lodg. d Information against Mar. 1 came here to make Bare you took him. (tarry me before llrlln; he will know me." i trembled lest the .moon rnnld not but ser that the pian11,01,, tenth. H11t i had no need In fear: there Is a cony intuition of stupidity and vanity whirl) nothing 0811 move. "1 hese un order.a to take you to \f. de Bello," he returned calmly. "So yeti wrote the deseiption, AId y'oa' Perhaps you w111 deny that It fits yon?" }le read from the• 1,aprr: "'C"harlee-:\ndre-Fareuur %tarle :1 St. Quentin, Comte rte Mar. Age three and -twenty; figure tall and t,lrnde: . was dreseed yesterday in black Alto a plain falling -hand; carries his right arm In a sling"— "le any arm las a sling?" lura, minded. "No. 1n a handcuff," the sprain laughed, h,1 the same moment that his dragoon excalmed, "Itis right wrist is l,alldaer'd, llinttgh." "That In nothing! It le a nitre. scratch. i did it m)ll"If last night by officer Interrupted, "that the deserts tion fits pun in every particular." And so It did. 1, wbo had heard M. Etienne describ- ed twenty times, had yesterday mis- taken Lucas for hint; the same 11 Nils served for both. It was the more re markahie because they et•WAllr luo6-. ed no more alike than chalk and cheese. i.ucae had act down his cats Logue without a Thought that he leas drawing his nen pietine. Hever hunt- er was caught in his own gin l.ue,ls w•as' ,"You Ile" he cried furiously. "Yn11 know 1 am tint afar. You lie, the whole pack of yon!" "Oat him, Ravelle," the raptaln commanded with an angry flush. "i demand to be taken before M. de stella!" !mean shouted. 'The next moment the soldier had twisted a handkerchief about his mouth. "Ready'" the captain asked of Gas pard. who had come baek"Just In time to aid In the throttling. "Move on, then!" lie led the way out, the two dr.t Fenn following with their prisoner. Lod Chia 111110 LuraS'a fertile w'ils failed hien. Ile did not slip from capt•trs' Lingers between the room and the street. }{e WAS depoe lted 111 111,' big black emote thnt lad aroused my w,mder. Louie cracked his chip and off they rumbled. i laughed all the way back to the Hotel St. Quentlu. cru al' rnATINI An Obliging- Monarch. 1 trendy 1Villja,t 11., of Germany, eele•Irated his forty•uinlh hirlhda% nearly half A. cent ties. of strenuous life baying pa...wed over his head. The Gcrntuu Emperor has always 'lade a point of carrying out the obligations of hi' position. On one ,erasion !revolts' he Wan very unwell. lie court physicians advised their 'ngu.t patient to remain in bed for a lay of two. \l'hite the consultation w•AN actually eking place, the Impel int bodyguard h'ew 1111 outside the palace. Loud leers were he:uat, ane1 the Emperor tutuediately went to the window. One of the doctors ventured to ,ant est. "It is uescacary," 'said the Kaiser. vial :a beth.., "for me to show myself et this winduay. for all the''guide taroks .ay that 1 may he seen from the heel. every day alma this tinge." Preacher's Opinions Tint 1'. k \(attar. Fort, Rodderk, C. R.: '•I always (Aunt 11 a pleasure to recommend the Dr. Slocum k,m.dies to me parfShlnoers. I believe there is nothing better for throat and lung trouble. ,'r woakeess nr run -dawn ars tem. Por speaker's pax. throat 1 have found Psychine very benefisal." Rry. \t'. II Sh.r'ns, raid-., ()et.: ! "Puyebine ..'mn,l TUN til• atlmnlant ml' syst.m needed. I shall add my testlmney as tr, its efficacy at every nppnrI lnity.'' fire. R. M. Rrnwne, Amherst Head. N 5 , " I hie. often recommended Psychics since taking it myself, for It is a rare for the trnubl.s yet specify." Rev. 1 ha' 'rlrling.,Rath. N.R.: "I bare used Psyehitse in mv family; the results were mar,elnns. i have visited people who state that they n•vrr used Its equal. 1 strongly rrenmm•nd it. Rey. 1 c 1 Wilson. Markdalc, Ont "1 have taken two bottle. of Psychlne and awl pleased to say that I am greatly improved in health. 1 was troubled with my throat, but now 1 find it about restored In its normal condition. 1 And my work very much les. 13310. 1 believe Psyehlne us all claimed for it." Thee. are earnest preachers of the gospel of Ptyalin*. They know where of they speak Psychics cures all throat, lung and stnmaeh troubles. It 15 at great vole.. atrengtken.r, acting directly en the •neat• respiratory and digestive organ.. thus •peeially adapte.l to public epeak•rs. At all dru:misty, • ToFOemasdatoA0$1, or Dr. T. A. aloenm, Ltd.. RAND TRUNKsYSTEM RAILWAY ONE WAY COLONIST EXCURSIONS TO THE WEST :ommencing February Beeth and con - !tieing daily until April 211th, to the fol- lowing points: $47.151 SEATTLE, WASH. A PORTLAND, ORE. $47.151 LOS Fne termOs CAL. $5165 MEXICO CITY. Tickets also sold to other certain points in proportion. Fall infornuition may ie oleatnrd teem E. F. LAWRENCE, Tnwn Agent Office hours- 1 a.m. to ‘30p.111 J. STRAITON, )repot. 'Ticket Agent. J. U. McDonald, Dietrich I:a,s, Agent Union Station, Toronto. CANADIAN PACIFIC FOR ONTARIO HORSE BREEDERS' EXHIB. $2 . 1 O TORONTO And return Single (Ar, hunt all (In14tIrl .IalJrm+. Tfekehhl trend ening Feb. .11, d. ; retnrnine not it and on Feb. 2n. Children under twelt-p half fare. i'Tieket. anti 1511 Information roof Jos. gran, 71.11.1 Agent. BOMencw, n- terms a:. e. ru,Taa. t• a.. l' r.a.. Toronto I'pllow,' (lose, open a n rn 1n '.T p.m 1" OW RATES Second Class TO PACIFIC COAST and B.0 POINTS CALIFORNIA ARIZONA NEVADA etc. One Way Only Daily Feb. sq to April ss' 1 all u,fot mullion front Jus'. f:11.1t. 1'icict Agent. mice, I, or wt lu l . II. F0,.l l:u, I). 1'..L.. ( .1'.IL, Torunte SHORT LINE TO MUSKOKA AND PARRY SOUND \\ I N'1'I'It '1'1111: 'l'.\ 111.L NORTHBOUND 1'01(1 i'1, ) ear ,41..) 1 :"v yin WANil (Met• 1111 nw u.ut put PARRY :vit. Nit tan . SOUTHBOUND No. 2 No.4 u n ,nn Nal NU \\- .(N11.\i:n 1.!:! net 11 4.1 ani TUItoNTo . list um 1111 nut Observation.Uinine Parlor Cars bt. tween Toronto and Parry* bound serving meals a la Carte. 1 1MI1> .501.11! Offices: All Stations, also Cor. Kang and Toronto Sts and Union Sutler', Toronto. Phone,Ma:n cep?. The Signal's lubbing List for 1908. 'l'he Signal and Toronto Weekly Globe $i 30 The Signal and Toronto Daily Globe . . . 4 50 The Signal and Montreal Family Herald and Weekly Star i s0 The Signal and Weekly Sun (Toronto) I 70 The Signal 11111 Toronto Daily Star 2 30 The Signal and Toronto Daily World . 2 75 The Signal and Toronto Daily News . • 2 35 The Signal and Toronto Weeky Mail and Emre , , 170 t'•emimm Octct Ute, "Golan) be. 'total yearly ,m lr.yrdrcrIn 55 rrl.ly M..:I and 1:11,,,1' The Signal and Farmer's Advocate • . • 2 3: The Signal and Farming World . . , 1 30 The Signal and Winnipeg Weekly Free Press i bo The Signal and London Daily Advertiser . . 2 3: The Signal and London Weekly Advertiser . I Go "I'hc Signal and London Daily Free Press N1ornin;; Edition . . , 3 50 1':%ening Edition . . , 2 90 The Signal and London Weekly Free Press i 85 The Signal and Montreal Daily Witness . . 3 50 The Signal and Montreal Weekly Witness 185 The Signal and World Wide 2 �5 The Signal and Western Home Monthly nnipclr I 30 The(WiSignal and) Presbyterian 2 �5 The Signal and Westminster 2 25 The Signal, Presbyterian and Westminster 3 25 1'hc Signal and Saturday Night ('1',1" ''•! ') 2 35 The Signal and McClure's Magazine . , , 2 40 tiueludina I) -1 aa,• nn Mr1'liur ,tot aundian nddn .-1. The Signal and Lippincott's Magazine . . 3 50 linclnding p't'•t..gr on Lippincott . I n r •aieali:ut iwldree t. 'I'hc Signal and Horne Journal (Toronto) . , r 3o These prices are for addres:;est in Can;td.i.or Great Britain. "I'hc above publications may he obtained by Sig- nal subscribers in any combination, the price for any publication icing the flgllre given above less $1.00 rep- resenting the price of The Signal. For in,t;ince : The Signal and The Weekly Glebe . . . . , $t 3o The Farmer's Advocate ($2.35less ;t.001 • r 35 is 15 --making the price for the three papers R�,65, The Signal and The Weekly Sun The Toronto Daily Star 1$a.3o less it.00) . , 130 The Weekly Globe 1$1.30 less $1.00) . , , • 30 $3 30 $1 70 —the four papers for $3.3o. 1f the publication you Want is not in above list, let us know. We cul supply almost any Well-known Canadian publication. Send subscriptions through local agent or .by postoffice or express order to Vanatter & Robertson, The Signal, Goderich, Ont. 1 1