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The Wingham Advance Times, 1928-09-27, Page 6WINW AM ADVANCE -TIMES 'r. Wellington Mutual Fire Insurance Co. Established 1840 tc Head Office, Guelph, Ont. Risks taken on all classe of laser - ince at reasonable rates. .BNER COSENS, Agent, Wingham r' J. W...DODD :1 Otfice in Chisholm Block FIRE LIFE, ACCIDENT AND iz -, 9EALTk INSURANCE — e AND REAL ESTATE s' *. 0. Box 36o Phone *40 S . INGHAM, — ONTARIO a D J. W. BUSHFIELD vo Barrister, Solicitor, Notary, Etc. v Money to Loan s Office—Meyer Block, Wingham ° t Successor to Dudley Holmes t R. VANSTONE s BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, ETC. Money to Loan at Lowest Rates Wingham, - Ontario J. A. MORTON BARRISTER, ETC. t Wingham, Ontario t DR. G. H. ROSS Graduate Royal College of Dental Surgeons Graduate University of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry Office ,'ver H. E. Isard's Store. H. W 3ORNE, M. D. •, ., and Surgeon Medical ..._presentative D. S. C. R. Phone 54 Wingham Successor to Dr. W. R. Hambly DR. ROBT. C. REDMOND M.R.C.S. (ENG.) L.R.C.P. (Land.) PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON DR. R. L. STEWART - Graduate of University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine; Licentiate of the Ontario College of Physicians and Surgeons. Office in Chisholm Block Josephine Street. Phone 29. DR. G. W. HOWSON j DENTIST Office over John Galbraith's Store. F. A. PARKER OSTEOPATH All Diseases- Treated Office adjoining residence next to Anglican Church on Centre Street. Sundays by appointment. Osteopathy Electricity Phone 272, Hours -9 a.m. to 8 p.m. A. R. & F. E. DUVAL Licensed Drugless Practitioners, Chiropractic and Electro Therapy.,, uraduates of Canadian Chiropractic College, Toronto, and National Col- lege Chicago. Office opposite Hamilton's Jewelry Store, Main St. 'iiOURS; 2-5, 7-8.30 p.m., and by 2 appointment. :Mt of town sight Calls re- 0onded to. All be s eo deRtiuJ. Phones. Office 300; Residence 6oz-i3. `.. J. ALVIN FOX Registered Drugless Practitioner CHIROPRACTIC AND DRUGLESS PRACTICE ELETRO-THERAPY Hours: 2-5, 7-8., or by appointment, Phone igi. D. H. McINNES CHIROPRACTOR ;, '" _.. • ELECTRICITY Adjustments given for diseases of all kinds; we specialize in dealing with children. Lady attendant. Night calls responded to. . ,Office on Scott St., Wingham, Ont. Phone 150 GEORGE A. SIDDAL •-= BROKER -- Money to lend on first : and, second mortgages on farm and other real es- tate properties at a reasonable rate of interest, also on first Chattel mort- gages on stock and on personal notes. Afew farms on hand for sale or to rent on easy terms, Phone 73,. Lucknow, Ont. .._.._THOMAS FELLS AUCTIONEER REAL ESTATE SOLD Athorough knowledge of Farm Stock Phone eat, Wingham 'UV'.BOYCE ..1 PLLTMBT.'"rr= Asst) HEATING .hone 58 Night Phone 88 DRS. A. J. & A. W. IRWIN DENTISTS aililee Weeder/meld 1, VIlinghara .......,.tt,ti milt,,.,I,*I, iii e NblVfl sen ✓Y '.ate A. 1 WALKER Phones: Office 106, Resid. 284.. FURNITURE DEALER • and FUNERAL ;DIRECTOR. Motet Equipment WINGHA$. -�- ONTARIO - ht,I,Ib,",a"t""t,"YY,ff,MY,u1Y""YY t1ilY.11Yk,Y.yi'ltiilii,1Y11"'$M`C' t CR.L"'l" eve the l?i•obicni of Lnnatnescexica oq the Ocean, Waves and Hu- ntani;;�l Will Benefit„ Man will face new and important aYs of controlling nature when he. i eeeds in demonstrating the me- lanism by which tiny organisms of e sea produce ligbt without appre- able heat, Dr. Charles A. Kofold, of declared. e le University ofCalifornia,. U y his presidential address before the aciftc division' of the .American As- eiation for the Advancement of ciente. Dr. Kofoid described the oceasion- i outbreaks of luminescence in the dean by night, when each breaking rave is accompanied by an outburst f flaming light, and the path of a essel becomes an illuminated trail cross the water. By day, the water f the luminous sea is rusty red, and aottled with patches of color. The uminous.outbreak brings death and estruetion to• tons of sea creatures, nd has baffled attempts of scientists o plumb the mystery to its exec. ource. The epidemics of light have beet& definitely traced to tiny sea animals with the long name of dinofiagella a. which sometimes develop and multi- ply with what seems like an aston- shing ambition to 'cover the ocean But what causes such enormous flares of growth as still to be ex ilained. The tact that the outbreaks occur so frequently off the Pacific coast of America, rather than off the Atlan- tic, is a clue that local conditions o: weather and sea geography may pay their part in the mob drama of the dinoflagellata. Chemical analysis of ea water patiently made over long periods of time is also expected to reveal some evidence of the exact kind of wester in which the creatures nourish. It is also possible. that the organisms themselves produce some Substance which favors their 01711 growth and that they flourish and multiply until the food supply be- comes inadequate and the the sur- plus hordes starve. The task of handling and experi- menting with these delicate organ- lsms is eextraordinary. difficult 77r. Iiofoid said,.because They in -re- add]: d to an environment of great con- ;taney, and the changes in their en• iron -Medi which eaii1e them to re - pond 1 pond are slight compared with other• creatures of the animal world. "The secret of the produeticn of light without appreciable heat is locked up in the metabolism of thes:: simple organisms of the sea," Dr. Ko- foid said in conclusion, pointing out that some of the most inviting prob- lems of biology are involved in un- derstanding the relations of these or- ganisms to the solar radiations on which they depend and in demon- strating the mechanism by which they release their stored -up reserves of energy. QUICKSAND.9 and Which Is Incapable of Holding Up Material. Quicksand is the name given to sand which is incapable of holding up material. Though it is bodiless, when once it gains a grip on man or beast its suction power is terrible. To understand what quicksand is like, fill a sealer with dry sand. It takes a good deal of force to push an uncut pencil to the bottom of the sealer. Dampen the sand and it is still difficult to penetrate, but soak it —.nix it with a quantity of water, and keep the mixture stirred — the nmeal pierces to the bot om wi h ease. This showsnne secret of gnick- sand. If the grains are separ'ated by water which is constantly coming in from below, the sand is' "quick." But the se iaarating agent nee r be watered it may be gas. S- mall patches of quicksand found upon a beach are often the result of decay- ing matter, such as dead. shellfish, tri eneath the surface and giving off "R.-nesexaeaerattananeta&nane Quicksand found inland, in river beds or on moorlands, are usually caused btl' underground springs. But quicksand is not . a special sort of sand. Any fine-grained sand becomes quick in the circumstances described. { Cooks Spoil Light P1wns. Competition in brilliancy of light- ing of business streets in Cannes, Prance, met its limitations recently. When the rue d'Antibes flashed forth with a new arc lighting sys- tem, merchants of other streets saw with terror the crowds that visited the street. Other thoroughfares soon blazed with light, and eventually merchants of the narrow and ancient rue Grande became enthusiastic. In one day they collected 7,000 francs for an ornamental lighting equip- ment. Then it was found that the many lights were taxing the local electric light plant so that at times all the illuminations of Cannes grew dim or went out altogether, especial- ly at tea time, when housewives were preparing the meals. Duelling Wadi Cards. Pistols have given way to cards in the settlement c;` "aitairs of honor" in . Ozeebo-Sloval•:a, judging by the method adopted by a business an at Bruenn, near Prague, to avenge an insult, An engineer in the town is said to have given offence to the business man,' who challenged him to a duel. 'Why' not settle the affair at cardsl" another man suggested, The men agreed,' and. sat down at the card - table to play for a stake of £1,500. The b:. iness man won.. en troone,aoir/� Geor0 Marsh kV� nos COPYRIGHT by The PENN PUBLISHING CO. SYNOPSIS CHAPTER 1.—Garth Guthrie, Ca- adian war veteran, having to live in the open on account of weakened lungs, is factor of a Hudson's Bay post at Elkwan. He came back from the conflict with a permanently scar- red face, which he realizes cost him the love of his fiancee, Edith Fal- coner. Sir Charles Guthrie, his bro- ther, is a millionaire war profiteer. CHAPTER IL—With Etienne Sav- anne, hafbreed, his firm friend, Garth meets Doctor Quarrier, geologist, and his sister Joan. Their schooner has drifted ashore. Quarrier complains he has been robbed by a manknown as "Laughing McDonald" or to the Ind- ians as "McDonald Ha! Ha!" because of a scar which gives him a perpet- ual grin. McDonald is Garth's com- petitor for the fur trade. At Elkwan an Indian girl, Ninda, tuberculosis victim, whom Garth has befriended, is dying. Quarrier hints that Ninda is. Garth's mistress, which is hotly re- sented. Joan, trained war nurse, cares for Ninda, but the girl dies. CHAPTER IIL—Garth tells Joan part of the reasons for his presence at Elkwan. He takes the Quarriers to Albany, from whence they can pro- ceed to Montreal. Charles Guthrie writes reproaching his brother for not coming home. Charles' wife assures him Ethel still loves him, but Garth.. in his heart knows better. His scar- red face has separated them. CHAPTER IV—Three of McDon- ald's party visit Elkwan seeking to buy gun shells. From them Garth learns of evil talk among the Indians concerning him and Ninda, and real- izes Quarrier will spread his version of the affair. Chapter V.—With Etienne's help Garth wins the friendship of Saul. Souci, "medicine man" and treaty chief of the Crees, and gets his pro- mise to persuade the Crees to take their furs to Elkwan instead of to Mc- Donald. Garth is ambushed by Joe Mokoman, Ninda's reputed father, whom the factor had driven from Elkwan. "Shot" Garth's airedale com- panion on many battlefields in France, saves him, and the Indian is taken, a prisoner, to Elkwan. Blood Circulation. The average time taken by the food to circulate fI Alla one arm to the i.her Is eighteen seconds. It makes .lo round trip three and a third titles minute. Tho Way Norway Does It. In Norway vaccination is not tout- :misery; ut-: Misery; but as Berson cannot vote NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY Frozen in under the lee of the tim- berless circling the cove, the schooner of Laughing McDonald lay sheathed with ice and snow, snugly wedged in. her winter berth, her bare poles and stack, from the galley, alone marking her in the litter of broken ice. In the cramped area of the little cabin, piled with boxes, sat three men: Skene, the middle-aged New- foundland mate, with the short leg; Breault, the Master, big, black -beard- ed, beefy, with, small, hard eyes, which shiftel overmuch as he talked; and on a strongly made wooden box with a heavily stitched end, was dou- bled up the third. Although hunched on the box of ammunition, his long arms clasping his knees, the lean hulk and length of the man were mani- fest. From the sleeves, of his arctic overshirt, wrists and hands, eloquent of the bone andthews muffled in the thick clothes, protruded. Anywhere between Whale river on the east coast and Elkwan, the face of this man would have furnished his identifica- tion. Below rebellious russet hair and cold blue eyes, the devastation left by a shell fragment had baffled the art of plastic surgeons. The patched semblance of a mouth, twist- ed with its gashed cheek into an end- less 'leer, like "a gargoyle on a gothic tower, stamped the face of Laughing McDonald with an aspect of fiendish, diabolical, Young, with the body of a Viking, this roan with eyes blue as the bergs which sweep its coast had returned to Canada froze' the war, wearing a comic mask, which, accord- ing to•their kind, shifted the, eyes of the beholders in pity, or clrew the stealthy snigger of derision. tut most,who for the first time looked upon the great -shouldered giant with the ice -bite eyes axd Mangled inotith, turuedato marvel at what a man for the eye must have 'been 'he who Was flow "Laughing McDonald." in dation wawa* 110 boa boot vac, "So you saw Joe Illokoman, cid you, aivated,, Skene'?'" The `bass of McDonald Ibro e tine s ref ce with 'an oda,'1'uit'i�. W,N;p. SERVICE ing articulation, due to the misshapen lips. ; "Yes. He says he's covered most of the camps at this end of the is- land. Of course, the blizzard held him up." "And they'll come in with their fur, Christmas week?" "Most of 'em will, he thinks." The older man wrinkled his bushy brows as he filled his pipe. "These two half-breeds from Reviilion Freres, in that shack beyond Big Point, have. been after them hard, you know. They've given 'ern the same talk the Hudson's Bay handed 'em—about our stuff and cheatin'." "By gar!" burst out Brealt. "I run dese people off de island, toute suite. Where is dere camp?" "You would, would you?" drawled McDonald. "You don't seem to real- ize that we're anchored here in this ice until May. Do you want the French and the Hudson's Bay to noti- fy Ottawa that a gang of pirates are running amuck on the bay? We can't Young, With the Body of a Viking. fight the government, you know. We are here to take out the fur catch of Akimiski, not to lose the schooner, the fur, and stand trial in the bargain, for God knows what." Breault's face darkened behind his black beard as he muttered in feeble protest, his small eyes shifting from his chief to Skene for support of his suggestion. - The sober Skene shook his head. "No! If you manhandled those French company men, we'd be in a nasty me §s, tied up here with two years' trade of fur. A snug nest egg for each of us for the government to con- fiscate. You're crazy, Breault." "Now what did he learn of the whereabouts of this treaty chief, Souci, whom Guthrie landed with hien?" "Joe says he headed for the North end of the island to find his sons. He hasn't been seen since." "Well, you can bet he's out to beat usif he can, but how can he keep those hunters away from us this Christmas if the strait is open? The Indians say it seldom closes until January," "He can't,' agreed Skene. "They'll never wait till then, to cross the ice to Elkwan when they know we'll pay more for the fur right here, within easy reach. They always have . a blowout New Years,and they'll come here to have it. We'll give 'eine a good one, We can afford to." "Right -o!" 'McDonald nodded, then added: "Your hunch on this Elkwan man seems to be borne out by his bucking the ice in that i''ork ,boat. Only a man with guts would tackle that strait in a tub," "Thereain't no doubt about his color," said Skene with finality, exhal- ing a cloud of smoke. "He's due to give us a fight, as he wrote you—just how I don't see, but I've seen enough fightin' men in the last five years to know the look of 'ern,—.He's-one "He mus' scare you, my Ceche bit, w'en you meet Peens on c"te beach," bantered Preattlt; The heavy brow' of Skene lifted in. "a Took, close to contempt, which lie cast at the s'pea'ker. " l eault', Y've been in places That would have turned t`h'at black 'hair of 'yours "Fra'y. Stare me? This Elkwan man was civil, and I was civil. I was after some shells, But don't forget the message he sent you. He said if that black French- man ever showed up at his place a- gain, he'd get a knife stuck into him. And ; I'm betting he told the truth— from the ugly look of a half-breed he had with him. When the strait freez- es, why don't you go and find out? Breault laughed derisively. "I onlee kees de squaw." "Yes," added McDonald, 'Get this straight in your thick head. You keep away from the squaws this win- ter, here. We're after fur—not wo- en.,, Angered, Breault sneered viciously, "You don' have to worry 'bout de women." In scarlet patches blood smeared the maimed face of the roan on the box. The deep blue of his eyes black- ened—then flamed. Slowly, he strai- ghtened his long body until his russet head touched the deck above. A huge fist trembled in the bearded face of the man whose small eyes shifted in secret fear. "You drop another word like that to me, you slacker, and I'll hammer you into jelly." Stiff in his seat, Skene stoically puffed at his pipe, watching through the corners of half-closed eyes the English, was brief. Yes, as they had groping right hand of the 'Frenchman. been told, he was Treaty Chief of the The master of the Ghost swallowed Elkwan Crees, and had been sent by hard—chocked. His eyes wavered— Guthrie to attempt to hold the trade then fell before the flaming mask, gro until thestrait closed. But the Hud- tesque, terrible in its fury, of the man who bent toward hirer. The moving hand of Breault stopped—limp. Slowly McDonald regained his seat, the sweat standing in beads on his wide, bronzed forehead. Refilling his pipe, he lighted it and, ignoring the rebuked Breault, turned to Skene. "Where were we? Oh, yes! Now, when does Joe start for the other end of the island.? I'm curious to learn what that old Souci is up to." "Now that he's got a dog -team, he intends to start—" The voices of men on deck, evident- ly hailing someone on the ice, cut off Skene. McDonald called, "what's the fuss about on deck?" "Dog -team on the ice," came the reply. The three men got into Eskimo parkas and went on deck. Halfway from the shore a dog -team was mak- ing its way over the lumpy ice of the Thursday, °September 27th, i9n8 knot of men on deck. Making his dogs fast, the stranger clambered aboard, and with a grave "Kequay," shook the hand of each of the group—then spoke in Cree to the interpreter.' 'Who is he?" asked McDonald. "He's got a cut to his jib that's diff- erent frons ,most of these Creees. Shrewd looking old., party," "He says he's Souci, Treaty Chief of the Elkwan Crees," replied the in- terpreter. "He cum to niak' talk with McDonald Hal Hal" Skene and McDonald exchanged surprised looks. "What's this?" said the latter in an undertone. "Why it's the bird Guth- rie; put ashore with Joe to work a- gainst us." "Here's our chance to put one over on . Mr. Hudson's Bay," chuckled Skene. "He must have a 'proposition to make, or he would have kept away form us. He's got nerve, I'll say. Joe told ine he'd sheet him if he met him on the island,' ' Shortly the old Indian, the fur hood of his caribou capote pushed back from a shock of raven hair, sat in the warm cabin with McDonald and Skene. His story, told through the interpreter, for he said ..he spoke no son's Bay company had a cold heart. It always had given the hunters little. for their trade, and now when others came to trade, and threatened to take the fur from the old company, its heart was still cold, and it offered less than the new traders. He, Souci, a chief, had been promised reward if he saved part'of the trade and brought it to Elkwan; but what reward? It was the pay of a squaw. "His two sons already had three black foxes and eight silvers—worth double what the factor at Elkwan had promised for his winter's work. Now, he had great influence with the Cree hunters —was a shaman, and many of them would wait until the strait closed and go to Elkwan. What would McDon- ald Ha! Ha! offer for the services of Souci, Chief of the Elkwan Crees, to bring the northern hunters to the schooner at Christmas?" "Well! I'll say he's a one," laughed McDonald. "He comes right cove. inside our wire to our trenches and "Who is it? Recognize him?" asked wants to bargain. The Hudson's Bay Skene of the east coast Cree interpre- probably haven't offered him much. ter, who was wintering on the Ghost. But he's trying to sell us what we'll "It's not Joe?" get anyway." The Indian shook his head. "What's his price?" demanded Presently the hooded driver of the Skene. aproaching huskies called: "Kequay!" The interpreter talked rapidly with and shortly reached the rail of the Souci, then replied with a grin: "He schooner, watched by the curious say he wan' t'ree goose -gun, . and cool osmoor trade -good' for ten prince black fox, ; Hees own fur he trade al -so." "Ten black fox—two thousand dol- lars in trade -goods? Nonsense!" Mc Donald scowled fiercely into the bony • face of the old shaman with its leath- er -like slain, mapped with lines. The beady eyes of ' Souci, unwavering, gave look for look. For a space the cold blue yes probed the black in- scrutability of the Cree's stare. Slow- ly the caliber of Saul Souci rose in appraisal of the white marl. Here was an Indian of . parts—nerve, : brains, power, As a medicine man, of use, if his services were needed. But his price was ridiculous -his help not ne- cessary. They had Joe Mokoman.' It. was enough. "Suppose, by chance, the strait should close this year?" threw out Skene. • "It never has, so early." McDonald thought for a space, then turned to the interpreter. "Offer him the guns and the value of five black fox." The face of Saul Souci darkened as the interpreter communicated the offer. He shook his head in anger. "Well, that's our limit," said Mc- Donald, rising. "Tell him we don't need hini, but we'll pay him a good. price for his fur if he'll bring it in at once." Silent in his disappointement, Souci: went on deck, followed by the others. Freeing his impatient dogs, . the old chief turned . to ithe men watching from the rail and said quietly in Eng- lish: "Bo'-jo'l Tomorrow I tak' de fox to Elkwan." 'Goin' to fly or swim?" laughed Skene, joined loudly by the group on deck. The lean face of the .dog -driver framed in its fur hood was wooden in its placidity, as he coolly said: "De strait freeze hard two sleeps back!"' And cracking his long whip, he leap- ed on the . tail of his toboggan and was off. "What! The strait is closed?" gasped McDonald, seizing Skene by " the shoulder. "Frozen solid, he said! Hallo, there, Souci!" cried the excited trader to the fast -travelling dog -team. "You, Pierre! Get after him and bring him back. Tell him we'll give him his price. Strait frozen! H—1, Skene! Now we've got to fight for that fur!" Skene was over the rail with the shrieking interpreter and running to- ward the sled, which had come to a stop. Slowly the old man -aimed his dogs toward the schooner. "The clever beggar!" exclaimed McDonald in admiration. "Played us like a salmon. Waited, to spring his trump card, and got his own price without a haggle! Knew he was shrewd nervy! Speaks English toot (To be continued.) ERMEININIMINIMMIIMEINEte Have You Any of These Things To Sell ' Young Pigs Baby Chicks Live Stock Poultry Cordwood Shrubs or Plants Honey Preserves Farrel House and Lot Money to Loan Hay Auto Parts Rabbits Pigeons Pets Horne -made Pickles Horne -made Jam Singing Birds Knitted Mats Used Piano Second-hand Article And a Hundred Other Articles. 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