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e Ttotlal)ry, March 19, 1908
The Helmet
of Navarre
a
A STORY OF LOVE AND ADVENTURE
BY BERTHA RUNKLE.
Ospst lis by The t7antemy Oe
1.'1 l .11' 1' I.1{
lilt 80111. 1r11•11•1 neat 1111• gate
1 Tangny woulrt have sheltered yeti.'
Already a wan light was revealing ",rye. and got into trouble for it
the round tops of the Nam -trees in I. fl it leaked nut to the Sixteen."
M. de Mirabeau's garden, the high
te i Tenguy is no craters '
grawall and the Harrow alleyway "But neither aril I." said Monsieur.
beneath it And the two vaguenhapea 1111. I glue you up' G., your ways.
by ills were 110 lunger vague Ph apse,
But will i1•d re ane to .err you next
but were turning moment by moment., time
as if claming out of an enchantment, 1\"• lad, you will he at my side
into their true forms. It really was hereafter "
Jtlou»ieur in the fleeh, with a wet M. Etienne laughed and said no
glint in his eyes an he kissed his rffi're.
boy "Ilut i,n truth," monsieur added, "I
Neither thought of me, and it Wee 'Int not expect waylaying If these
none of my concern what they said
ft•1!0os watched by the gate they hid
to each other. 1 went a rod or two
''leverly 1 never raw A finger-tip ti1
down the lane, round s eurvo in the them till they sprang upon me by the
wall end watched the bands of light ''"rner here, when ae erewa1111ot
streaking the eaeterti sky, in utter con- 1101118 '
tent Never before had the world
M. Etienne lent ours and tunnel{
seemed to me eo tont a piece. Since forsup tin man whom monsieur had
this misery had conte right 1 knew nun through the heart 11. was :1
all the rest would, i ehnul(1'et•denoP tidy enough fellow.. %lie eye entirely
at M rtienne s weddingelo.ed 61 n greet scar that ran_from
1 leaned my heed back against the 111- (orehend nearly to fu.. gnrrled
, wall. and had s(iut my eyes to con- 1nu-incite
aides the matter more quietly, when This Is Bernet le Itntgue." le
i heard my name nitl "Have you rlirnuntered him t.e-
"Felix ' Felix ' Where is the boy got tore. nlonmuar? He was a soldier nn-
tn'•• der (:111se once, theysay. but he Ilse
The sun was clean up over the hurl- 'lune naught but hang ,/+nut 1'an.
zoo. end aa 1 blinked and wondered
aver)), ill. many tear. Wea-ed
how he had contrived the feat en quirk- ' ' ""litter holy 118 diced, wry knewI) my twn messieurs eame hand in
to. ,lid somebody's dirty work.
hand round the rnrner to one, the level '^n slighted him one*, so I know
rays glittering on nimaleur;e burn- "'"w"i"g if hila With hi- one eye
idled hreaetplate, on M Etienne',. he eould fence letter than most folks
bright head and of both their shin- wit) tan My eongratulatione to ruu.
ing fares Now that for the first time u1"i'^icor."
I saw' them together 1 found 1hen1.
But nu,nsieu r, not heeding. vena
despite the Ark hair and the j•ellow, bending over the other man
Ark
the brown eyes and the gray. wonder-
"Your acquaintauce is wider than
gray.tu111 alike There hens the same car- ' amine. Do you know this one?"
ranee, the same rock o1 the head. the M. Etienne shook hie head deer the
same smile If I had not known be other man, who lay face up, staring
fore i knew now the instant 1 laked with wide dark eyes into the sky. Hie
at them that the quarrel eo. over hair curled in little rings about his
1 sprang up. and monsieur , Int• forehead and his cheek; were smooth;
he looked no older than I.
"He dashed at me the first of all,"
monsieur said in a low voice, •'1 ran
him through before the others came
np. Mnrdieu' I am glad it was dark.
r boy like that '
"He had good mettle to run up
first." JI. Etienne said. "And it 1s
no rhagrarts to fall to cnur sword,'
monsieur. Lorne. let u '
But monsieur looked bas k again at
the dead lad and then at his eon and
at me, and came with us heavy of
countenance.
(h'1 the atones before us lay a trail
"I've told you T'm no Leaguer' of blood drops.
Mayenne offered me mademoiselle if "Now. that is where Huguet ran
I would come over. I refused. Last with his wounded arm," I said to M.
night he sent me word that he would Etienne.
kill me as a common nuisance if 1 "Aye, and if we did not know the
*ought to see her. That war why i way home we eould flnd it by this
tried rad track." •
vMonaieur," 1 cried, curiosity mu -
But the trail did not reach the
tering me, was she in the window?" door, for when we turned into the lit -
He &honk his h..4, his eyes, nn hie tie street where the arch is, where 1
tather'i fare, had waited for Martin. at we turned
"Etienne," moneteur said slowly, the familiar corner under the wall.
"can't SQxr see that Mlle. de Month), of the house itself, we eame suddenly
is not for yrrtP" on the body of a man. Monsieur ran
"1 shall never nee it, monsieur. The forward with a cry, for it was the
fleet article in my creed says she is egttire Huguet
for me. And I'll have her yet, for He wore a leather jerkin lined with
all Mayenne." steel rings, mail an stout as any forg-
"Then. mordieu, we'll steal her to- ed. Some one had stabbed once and
gather I" again at the root without avail. and
"Yon! You'll help mel" • had then torn it open and 'stabbed
"Why, dear son," monsieur explain- his defenseless breast Though ver
ed. "it broke my heart to think of had killed two of their *nen they had
you in the League. I could not bear rained blows enough on this man of
that ray son should help a Spaniard ours to kill twenty.
to the throne of France, or a Ler- Monsieur knelt on the ground be-
rainer either. But if it is a question side him, but he waa quite eold
of stealing tb6 lady -well, 1 never "The man who, fled when we eharg-
prieed *boat prudence yet, thank ed them must have lurked Ahoet," T
Ood!" said. "Huguet's sword arum was Des-
k(. Etienne. wet -eyed, laughing, less: he could not defend himself."
hugged monnsieur. "Or else he fainted from his w -neral,
Ay St. Quentin, well get you your he bled AO." M. Etienne answered
lady. 1 hated the marriage while T "And one of those who fled last eame
thought it would make you a Leaguer. upon him helpless end olid this."
T could not see you sacrifice your "Why didn't 1 follow hits instead of
honor to a girl's bright eyes. But sitting clown, a John o' 1)reems'" 1
your life -that is different." cried. "But i Was thinking of you
•"My life is a little thing,' and monsieur; 1 forgot Huguet."
1!o.' monsieur maid; "Jt is a good "i forgot him too." monsieur sor-
deal-one's life. But one is not to rowed. "Shente to me; he neuld net
guard one'e life at the cost of all have forgotten me "
that makes life sweet." "\lnnsieur." his son said. "it was
Ah, you know how I love her'"
duke, embraced me.
"Lucky we ralur np the lane obeli
we tln1. eh. }'elix?" \I. Etienne said
"But, monsieur, I have not asked you
".1 what madness rent you traversing
this back passage at two ill the morn-
ing "
"I might ask you that. Etienne
The young elan hesltate,I n bare
u• t s• n e e
moment l f r h• snswrre.l
"I ant just reale from serennelluft
Mlle. de Montue."
shade fell over Monsieur'. radi-
ance. At his look M. Etienne riled
out
'They call me a fool," monsieur
went on musingly, "beauties I risk
my life in wild errands. But, mor-
disu! I am the wise man. For they
who think ever of safety and crouch
and scheme and shuffle to procure it,
why, look you, they destroy their own
ends. For when all is done they have
never really lived. And that is who
they hate death so, these worthies.
While I, who have never twinged to
fear, i live like a king. I Ito my ways
without any man's leave; and if death
eomea to me a little sooner for that
i am e poor creature if T do not meet
him smiling. If 1 may live sa f please
1 am content to die when 1 must "
"Aye," said M. Etienne, "and if we
live ILA we do not please, still we must
die presently. Therefore do I purpose
never to give our striving after my
lady."
"Oh, well win her by noon. But
first we'll 'deep. There's Felix yawn-
ing kill head off. Come, come."
We net off along the alley, the St.
Quentin' arm in arta, 1 at their heel'.
Monsieur looked over hie shoulder
with a sudden anxiety.
"Felix, roti said Huguet lied ren
fee aid"'
"Tee. mAnsievr; 1'ign shotild Have
+eau here before now," T answered,
remembering Vigree promptitude lee -11'8 eel flim down. nod the three
terdat. of its examined him from top In toe.
-Every one was asleept lie has been stripping off los steel cont. polling
hammering thin half hone to get in,"
\f. Etienne said (wily.
But monsieur asked of me:
"Wart be much hurt. Felix?"
"No. 1 amrlure not. monsieur, He
Nae nm through the aeras; T Rm sure 11( 18's face.
he was not hurt. otherwise.•" "Papere which the king gave 'roe,
Ws carne to where the two slain end which 1, fond and trafor, have
men pay across the way. M. Etienne lost "
exclaimed I ran hack to the sport N11880 we had
' if you do not holdyour life dear found Huguet; there was his lint onI
oil 5011 it Hese, monsieur' How many the ground, to 110 pepx•rs. I followed I
i1 11e raacalea were the:" ill. the red trail to its leg- 1 n
11 w -as 1' •.1 to t11111J in the dark. looking behind every atone, every
Five. 1 " .k " hunch 01 grin', het no papere in
'Row, moneienr, bow owns you he my desperation 1 even pulled about
he in this glare in the dark?" the dead men lost the pnetet hod
%to what to do, Etilennet I name been covered Jelling from Huguet in
in M the Cato inet after midsight f the fray. The two gentlemen joined in
'nitkl not 104100 fit Dante ees'tlgt atilt me in the •parch ani SSP went over }e
night is my time byye� 1 every inch of the grrond, het to ne
I�R?tg.etiltl7��,,. . ouroo*e al
Du negligence of yours. You (-mild
have saved him only by following
when he ran. And that watt impon-
sible." • r
"114 sight of the dnnr." monsieur
maid sadly. "in sight of Ilia own
door."
We held silent. Monsieur got sob-
erly to his feet.
"I never lost a better man."
"Monsieur," J forted, "he mike no
better epitaph. le you will say that
n( ole ellen 1 die i shall not have
lied in vile."
11e moiled at the o)thurst, but I
diel not rare; if he would only smile
i ons ,•introit it sh.hild be sit me.
"Nay, Felix,' lie said. "I hope it
twill not be 1 who compose your epi-
taph. tone, we must get to the bolls.•
and send after poor Huguet."
"Felix end 1 \till carry him," NI
i:tienne said, and ver lifted him be-
tepetl 118--00 easy task, for he its IS
heavy fellow. ilut it'*R. little enough
to do for him.
We bate hint along elnw ly, mon-
sieur at riding nllead. Hut of a Sadden
hp turned hack to no, laying quick
fingers on the poor torn breast
"Whet is it. monsiolr?" cried hie
5,tl
"My papers."
npnrt hi• htrwdl-clotte'd linen, prying
Into lits Very hoots. iiut no tapros
retested themselves.
"What were they. monsieur?"
drawn lok had come over mon-
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i thought them safer with Huguet citing in the rasa* t0 dill' He can I Sinee you know so mash it's
than with me." monsieur groaned "1 lin more get by my door than hell strange you don't know a little more,",
knew we ran the risk of ambush.
get by Death's when the time owns" " the old chs
Myeslt armlet be the object of attark • "No." agreed M Etienne, "we'll allP regrally "Well, Lord
I bade Huguet, were we w'a laid, to stop there. soon or late. Those friends knows it it is really his, but M glee
g } ill M Bernet, then --there it noneyou by the name of os PeyTet." g o
run with the papers." "A11d where does he 'o1 e."
"And of course he would of " eould put a name to"" , l
"Why. no, "How gh 1 know:• i have trou-
"He should; it was my command. monalrnr, core's the ble enough keeping track of my even
He stayed and saved my life, per- I"Iv He he. none hues in this guar- lodgers without bothering my heat
hope, nal loot tre what is dearer than ter ►1 BernM's in low venter, you show other people's."
Ills- my honor " ierstand, monsieur, If he liven Now rack your brains, my friend.
"Ho, c',,�''i pot leave you to be kill- here it is because he rant help it neer this fellow," M. };+sone said
rrT
But he wow. elsewhere for his friends." patiently, with a pe reuaeive ehink of
ed. mihsieur; that were asking the "Then von can tell us. my man. his pouch "Ree.,lleint now; you havr
mpoauble " where he badges?" been event to this monsieur with ii
"Aye, but I ani caved at the I)in •',tye. that can I," mine heat art- message."
ofahundred ppers others''' monsieur cried. swered, bustling out from behind tits "Well, Rue des Tourueflee, sign of
-The bar. eager in the interest of the pleas- the Gilded Shears," the nil earl spat
of names of Mayenne'e officers pledg- ant-.pokiD, open-handed gallant.
otit at last."
ed to support the king 1f lie turn Just nnuul the corner of the Rue roti are surer"
(cath ell
e. 1 bad theni for Lemaitre, (`101st. in the court. 'elle first house
But at thin date, in Mayenne's hands, nil the lett. that is his. 1 would go
they spell the men's destruction Hu- with lonsieur, only 1 cannot leave
guet should have known that if i told the shop alone, and the wife not back
him to desert me I meant it." from market. But monsieur cannot
M. Etienne ventured no word, iin- mise it. The first house in the court.
dentanding well enough that 111 stir+ Thank you, monsieur. Au revoir,
bitter moments no consolation 8071- ll).,
soles. M. le Due added after a Ino- In the doorway of the first house
'tient on the left in the little court stood
"Mordieu' I non ashamed of myself. an old plan with a wooden leg sweep-
! might be better occupied than in ing heaps of refuse out of the pas -
blaming the dead --- the brave and sage
faithful dead. Belike he could not "It appears that every one on this
run. they set on ue so suddenly. When stair lacks something," M. Etienne
he could he did go. and he went en murmured to me. "It is the livery
his death. They were my eharge, the of the house Can you tell me. friend,
papers. I had no right to put the re- where 1 may find M. Bernet'"
.ponalbihty on s::y other. I should The concierge regarded ue without
have kept them myself. 1 should have cordiality, while by no means teas -
gone to Tarignt'. 1 should never have ing his endeavor* to em•er our ahAes
ventured( myself through these black with his Sweepings.
laden. Fool' traitorous tool!"
"Nay, monsieur. the, mi*chance
might have befallen env one "
"Third story back," he said.
"Does M. Bernet lodge alone?"
One of hire's enough," the old fel-
"It would not have befallen \'11- low growled, whacking out Ills dirty
leroi' It would not have befallen broom on the door post. powdering
Ronny!" monsieur exclaimed bitterly. us with dust. M. Etienne, coughing.
"it befalls the because I am a lack- pursued his inquiries:
wit who rushee into &lairs for which ".tit, 1 understand he shared his
he is not fit. 1 can handle a sword, lodgings with n comrade He has a
but I have no lousiness to meddle in friend, then, 1D the building,"
statecraft." "-rye. I suppose so," the old chap
"Then have those wlaehead8 out at grinned, "when monsieur walks in "
St. Denis no business to employ you." "But he las another friend beside»
M. Etienne said. "He 1A not unknown me, haft he not?" M Etienne pereiet-
to fame, this Duke tit St Quetin; ' ed. "Otte who, if he does not live
everybody known how he goer, about here, conies often to see M. Bernet?"
thing'. Monsieur, they gave you the "You seem to know all about it
papers because no one else would ear- Better nee Bernet himself iestead of
ry there into Pari.. They knew you ehatterilg lore all day "
had no fear in you, and it is berms,, "Cool advice. and Ell take it," bald
of that that the papers are Irtekir1T M. Etienne, lightly setting foot on
Hut take heart, monsieur. 1'8'11 get the stair, muttering to himself as he
them Dark mounted, "and conte back to break
your head. nlnn t iei1111rd '
"Soon. M. Etienne answered. "and \1'e went 11p the three flights and
easily, if you will tell rile ti lint they along the passage to the dour at the
are- like .tre they"up•n?" back. whereon M. Etienne pounded
i fear by now 1bey stay be. There loudly. 1 ,-ould not see hot reason,
are three .beet, of none'. end n fourth end heartily i wished he would not
sheet, it letter -all in cipher." It seemed to me a creepy thing to
"Ah, but in that ease-- be knocking on a man's door when
"But -Lucas." %e klie w• very well he would never
"Of course -I forgot him. He knows open 11 again. We knocked as If we
your ciphers, then?" fully thought hint within. when all
"Dolt than 1 lens, lie Limos every- the %dole• wt• knew he ata.; lying ■
thing " stone on the ,.moss under \T de Mira -
"Tien must we 1st Imola on floe beau's garden wall. Perhaps by this
papers before they reach Mnyenne and time he had leen found; perhaps one
all 1- saved._," M 1•:iu'ntie (fe lnre.) v1 the niarrlllh's liveried lackeys or
cheerfully "ice -e tidies s rant 711.1 a Pas-ing idler or A wehnun with a
A cipher. If the pa.ket 11e not o;. -o. market basket hal collie upon 'him;
111011, ieirr" perhaps even 110ty' he was being borne
'It ens n spell long pool toil( n- away on a plank to be identified. And
aide; for ell noldre-s the loafers St Q herr w -ere we, knocking, knocking, as
in the corner 1t en: tied with re•J if we innneeetly expected lion to open
(oral Lind b•,r the seal of a t1t,pez to rte. T had +, cull dread that sud-
falron and, the 0 1111., Jo. rev 1'44 1 1 " 1'ntIv be would open to 11A. The door
"Whatthe Lino's -eel'' 'ihat'- would swing wide and show- him pale
-coons lit pert, thetl, own-ienlr, 1•. And blowlt. with the broken sword
see the paper- 714 sti +nor's inn*." in his heart At the real .reeking of
"Ehrnne, Etienne." r11it'n,-ieur rrie•I, a bingo I eould scene swallow n cry.
"Are y',i nma•I " It we, not Beruet's door, but the
"No madded than i, to. 1a•r for n door at the 'tont which opened. let -
St Quentin. It's simple enough I ling n stream of sunlight into the.
1••1.1 t.,u 1 recoet)tred that t,olthy dark passage. 171 the doorway stood a
hark ,herr for ore' Bernet, olp. 1..1g- woman. With two bare -legged babies
ed nt nn inn I ,ot of over leyond elfll2ulg to her skirt..
the market Do w.• lctnke .,ur.,.fv,'- "Madame," M Etienne addressed
thither vel' tidal' o -will' fall it, with her, with the C.'Ilrte.v due to n duolt-
}1(1). rulllrades "f his bosons 14 )11 hon.' a-. "1 have been knocking at M.
not the misfortune to be lyipg ,lend 711 Brrnet's door without result. Per -
a hark Inns. eh. ai11 know'-oiletlnn^ haps you could give me anima hint
01 your los Relict's .ons are no *,, to his whereabouts=•,
bigots: while they work for the '•111, 1 am sorry. 1 know nothing
Lengtle, they win bend n Liieily ear to tell monsieur." she eried regretful -
to the chink of Ener-amen's florins." ly, impressed. an the concierge had
.rigid nl„n=i.'ir, '.then let us not 1x•40, by hi. leak and mannr,r.
lint \l• iai••nnr laiel n re3.ha)1-"But this 1 env) any • he trent out last
i. eland on his .h.,Ibker. night. 51)41 I do l lliehe h
"Not yon 1. They wall kill yo' leen iu sinfoe. 1' un,cotonnuvet alxlut t)ila
ni
the lInlles List As el4eerfullt .1; 111 10 it may have ha,.t ; 7.'r thin that.
the Qunrhei \mini-. This 1- my al- i"rooms.- ( did n a ,).l Ow children
fair to bed till aft.- -t"rl;; they 0111oy
Ile• loenl;r,I nt n' oitoeor 04th kind- rennin about h, -' . cool of t'1^ even -
ling eyes, seeing hi. .1r8n.•.' to poor g •,
his devotion. The drlk, yl'lol' l .n Lei- ung as much a am edy sleets r little
deny. .end they ly••rr cross lost nigilf,
r::g. nhnss, the fifty was
"I+It," 11 F."""."' efdctl (rev,nrou-- SU her. and 1 vena n long
time hushing ihenl to ..Iron.
ly, "you Ittay lint - lb, honor of 11:1) -
must have been after lit. Ix •RI1.P. 11 ^t-
ing the pip -r. ' were asleep. And the man etumhl-r,g
-1 vire viol en.t'•llanrne. any exon. „n e r» aPierre.ted he
Ia ••nor. if cow nn' thrl tlackrt into contthfirstaiRn hinr. Pier
no lino/ it i More then if you nneel?" Didn't you, olio.
'on.ngllt 11:0 ,co pies of 1 r Il,e . clip picked one of the brats up in
"Than go praetio:..mon-i'ul, at feel- Ilse arm- to rhsplAV him to us. 441
ing more than king." Etienne risked:
He embraced lo• tither and woo turn- "What man, -
ed off (loan the street. "Why. the one that sante for hien
The sun t* -Rs well tip by till' time The one he went out with."
and the r•ity rousing to the labors of " 1nl what sort of poison wad this
the day Half was I glad i1 the• late- "Na'-, how un- 1 to 'Pe? Would
nest of the hour, for , ran no risk 1 he rout walking the einlmo) passag4
)0(8 of cutthroat.; god half aria i 0 ith n child to hu -111 i was rocking
sorry, for it behooves not n elan sup- the cradle."
posed to be in the Bastille to .110W "Hilt who (hie) come here to v'isit
himself too liberally to the broad eye 11. Bernet
of the streets Every 01,1 - and it "i've sorer seen ring one. monsieur.
wan often --that we approached a per- i've never laid eyes nn M. Bernet
eon who to my nervous inhnginatidh het twiee. i keep in my aper'ment.
looked official 1 ,hook in sly shoes. end, 1x•sidee, ver. hove only been here
The way Aeem.d fairly to bristle with n week."
soldiers, officers, jndgea: for all 1 "1 thank you. rnndnme," M. Et-
kuew, menlhera of the Sixteen. Gov. 181111e PRO, 111r1lin, to the »fairs.
Ae(in himself. it was n event Sur- She ren out to tje rail, behiea and
prise to ole when at 1e11V11 we' Ar- A11.
rived without let or hilulrnnee before "lint 1 eo Itt take n message for
the door of a mean little drinking 11im, monsieur 1 will make a point
place, our goal. of seeing hint oleo) lie comes in."
we went in and M. Etienne ordered "i will not burden you, madame,"
wine, much to My seti'fartiee. My 44i. Etienne anawered from the stony
stomach was beginning to remind me below (tut she was loath to stop
that I had given it n^thine foi twelve talking. and lien: ever the rniling
hones or .o, while T hod worked my to call
lege hard. "lieu -are of your footing, monsieur.
"Dorn \t iternet lodge At ith ,ou`" Those serrind•II"ur people ere tint en
my master asked of the lindl"r.l We holy es they night bre; one stumbles
wore his only patrons at the Tremont. over *11 snot., of their nlbhieh oft in
"M Bernet' Him a It 11 the eye the public any."
out F" The dor in fret), of us opened with
"The same." a startling sltddellhi' s, And it big.
"Why. no, nlnnsie11r 1 don't iM brawny wench homier,' out to demand
lodgings. The building is not mine. of 11S
1 lout rent the ground floor for my "What 15 that she says.? What are
purpi+rs toil saying of u•. you Plot?"
tis MHornet lodge, in the house. We led no mind to he mixed in
then?" the quarrel. 11-8 tied for our live■
"Sm, he doesn't. Ile lodges round down the .stair
the corner, in the court off the Rne The old earl. though his sweeping
1 lielot." 'R» (10118, leaned of ilia 1 Oroont on the
"Hut lie (mines hero often?" outer step. $5^ 65
"90 you didn't find MBernet et MEXICO CITY.
home' T could love told y011 *1 nnucn L
lied you been Aril enn)gh to ask "
it hnVe kicked the old cur-
mudgeon, but \I Etienne drew two
gold pieces front his pouch.
"Perchnnce if 1 ask you rivilly vnu
will tell me with whom M. Bernet
went out last nights"
"Who Pees he went nut with any•
hod*?"
"i do," and Ni. Etienne mad. a mo -
lion to return the coins' to their Wage.
h
Hang me else.,'
"1f you are lying to me 1 we11 come
back and beat you to a felly with
your broom."
"It's the truth, monsieur," he said
with some proper show of respect at
last. "Peyrot, at the Gilded Shears,
Rue ,les Tournelles You may beat
me to a jelly if I lie."
"It would (Io you gnrxl 171 Rn)'
spent," M Etienne told hint, hut fling-
ing him his pistoles nevertheless The
old fellow swooped upon them, gall•
Bred them up and was behind the
closed door all in one movement. But
as we walked "Nay he Opened a little
wicket in the upper panel end Murk
out his ugly head to yell alter us:
"If NI Bernet'" not at homy
"neither will his friend be I've tol
you what will profit you none."
"You mistake, Sir Gargoyle," M
Etienne called over his shoulder
"our information is entirely to m
needs."
ITO as CONTINt'gLI.l
FEW HERE KNOW THiS.
2rrhts
p
1415CuitS
f lave that delicious hunts-rilade
flavor, with that snappy crisp-
ness, so hard to obtain in cheap goods.
About 44 to the pound.
No Change.
Enthusiaatf( Aateur tiuilor- "I4 t
go that jib sheetut!" l'neuthusiaatir Patience "''hat lou;;-haed ani❑
? '•lrrnd•lublx•r'' nvho has been de- with the di Is Rt. .titir(• piuui
coyest into act ing crew 1 -I'm not started life IS a poor nnisiciun.
touching the belootly thing!'-l'uuch. Patties. '•11'.11, h.'s that yet."
Simple Home -Made Treatment Said to
Overcome Rheumatism.
\Then an eminent authority All -
nun need in The Sire 11 on tl'a-1 I'iwee
that be bad fuuud a new way to treat
that dread American disease, rheuma-
tism. with just commotion, everyday
drugs found in any drug store. the
physicians were slow indeed to attach
much importance tit his chafing. Phis
waw only it few mouths ago. 'Today
nearby every uewrpapet• in the
country. even the metropolitan
dailies, is announcing it and lobe splen-
did revoke achieved. It is an simple
that anyone can Prepare it t(t home
tel smelt coat. It is made up as fol-
lows: Get from any gaud prescription
pharwac•y Fluid Extract Dandelion,
nue-half ounce; Compound Kargon,
ons ounce; Compound Syrup Sarsap-
arilla. three ounces. Mix by shaking
in a bottle and take iii teaspoonful
doers after each ureal and at bedtime.
There are all simple ingredient's, mak-
ing an *bsolutoly harmless home
remedy at little cost.
Rheumatism, fur everyone knows,
is a symptom of deranged kidneys.
It is a cuuditi,n pnalueed by the fail-
ure of the kidneys to properly filter or
strain from the blood the uric acid
and other matter which, if not eradi-
cated, either in the urine or through
elle skin pores, remains in the hlotel, de- 1
composes and forms about the joints
and muscles, reusing the untold sof-
fering and deformity of rheumatism.
Thi-, preaeriptioi is said to be a
"plendid healing, cies use uu and 10%iK-
oralirlg tonic to the kidney., laud
gives almost irnwtdiate relic( in all
forms of bladder and urinary troubles
and Isu'knche•. lie also Warns people
in a leading New York paper against
for Siert' ate I'se of 111411)1 patent
u'edfcincs.
1Ce Dever know what A Wes] time
we ate having till it is over.
Not a Miracle
But Medical Science
Dr. T. A. Slocum, Limited,
Toronto, Ont.
(lenttemrn:-
"Snme time ago I began to lox flesh
and failed every day until 1 had to
quit work. My physicians Red all my
friends said ; had contracted rnnemnio•
lion. 1 ]'ailed from 163 pounds down
to 11!1. 1 w'is solvi.ed to go to the
{bookies or to the coast. I went to both
pI•lret under heavy expense. 1 eon
tinned to fait, and was advised by the
doctors to romp home as nothing more
could be done for me. Hope seemed
to have left mc.
"1 tried Paycbt a and since starting
its use I have gained from 119 to 1.II
pounds. 1 have used $10.01 worth „f
the mrvlieine, i am a well mon soil I
cannot say ton much in praise of Pay -
chine. The strongest rr'rommrndatinn
would he weak in vires of the fact that
1 hollir've it has mired my life. It is
without (lento the best remedy for
run-down 8onditinns and weak long..
"I sincerely hope rand treat that pet
will rentinue your gonoT8irk of sating
nen down people amt eonsumptitr from
the grave. Wishing you and Paychlne
continued ellee,•88, 1 remain. on, of
Psyehine's best Mettle."
.*LEX. MeRAE,
Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.
Almost every mail brings us letters
like the above. Psychine will rep,*,
this record in every ease. It is tlo
greatest medicine known. At all din
gists, 50e and $1.00, or Dr. T. A. 1;.
eu`, Limited, Toronto.
GRAND TRUNK R°live m
ONE WAY
COLONIST
EXCURSIONS
TO THE WEST
Commencing February 29th and con-
tinuing daily until April nth, to the fol-
lowing points:
I'VA/1014.7ER.
EWASH.
$4715 I PORTLAND, ORE.
$47.15 1 SAN FRANANGELESCISCO,
1 LOS , CAL,
011, aye. Every morning for his
las- roil tnoet eceniuga *044."
JI Etienne laid down the drink
looney end something 111081.
"Sometimes he hoe a friend with
ire, eh%"
The *naw laughed.
'No, monsieur; 11e enmes in here
one \lany'e the time 1'11 leo stand.
g in my door when he'll go by with
one gallant, and h. never ehanop• to
• nu' or ret .hop. 11 h11e if he's
nn. it'a 'Goad morning, Jean. Lu '-
et
Tickets alto sold to other certain points
is proportion.
Full Information nifty Ile nhtaind from
1-. F. LAWRENCE,
Town Agant
0111', boom- a a.m. to A all p. m.
J. STRAITON,
Depot. fleket Agent.
J. 11, ilteDeeslol. moots t'w.•. Agent
Union Ntatb.., Tweet.,
CANADIAN
PACIFIC
A CHEAP TRIP
TO THE COAST
$47.15 °nlrrocr torlel.,rc ria.,. INTENDING
one ray, to lgncouver, ea•ttM.
10 THE
MUSKOKA'
NEXT SUMMER 1,1 the 1.,tk,
„1p ha per..,.• u( 11, ' t +1'a,,
Lu. Ve"-1hr rn Onturto itaJwat
1k -gut 1411,1.0.11.14.111% NOW
t.) .111114(1U( . 1'ri. r 4178 -1t. 1•.tssroge'r Ai71,1,
Toren!,,.
Portlandand other Pau1,7 Cost
ootnt., any day unto! Apr.! 29
$8.50
n add,toon (or con,forl•bla .loop"
mg accommodation on • town.*
Ler rtahl Irons Toronto to Van
couver These cars are lull* described .n the
"Tourit C•r' boo4, which can W ebt• n.d wet?
Ticket- and
fall lnlnroat fol rr,an
Jue, ane,. •h.eet agent. I.atenrn,
re• ernes C. 11. ruerex. 1• •' e., a 0.14.. Tomato
1.p -town loner open A a at t•, .. '11 I,.tn
IN Tele. WES r SETTLERS
0111 slat Ito. ht'.1 { !t.tJ' a'..I Pitt, +.tend:'
laud• .burp llw' three I4 ,n..uld ted,. ur
4'auetd„1111 Nort10411 0 Jlw av 11,,n bt, s•.
k,llrt, wen and .\Ila•rl.. '1bi. swum/ Iht• home
steads of 1 hr e.e.,' In:akat,'he.r, , pian, •1111 la•
ural° .e,•r,aihl' 11 (:w... Lake btaneb troch
a.. -kaon..
I. unlrl. - also.: (and The Land Ucpart moll
8.It.. Toronto.
1 shalt 1.s als,ut freight ::n1 owe -macer
q1o.
111;-,11 In Ltu.:ern Agent,
tut on:,..
The Signal's'
tubbing List
for 1908.
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