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Whe n Exposed to â- jmmmmm II tea loa«« Its atrength a^nd flavor. for that reason Is never sold In bulk. Your grocer sells this delicious blend. Try SAL AD A. V J^UBX^AyitJLS HKGIN HERE TODAY The marriag«» of Holly and Nigel Bpi'thfrton provf-s an unhappy one. Wh<-n war ic declared, Nigel is g'.ad tx) enlist. He '.eaves Dolly in the i-are uf his friend, Mary Furnival. Nigel is ki'.led in action and Dolly The paper lay on tho Uble l)esul« her. wjlh its date and "Dear Mr. Bretherton" staring up at her. What could she say? How cou.d she answer him? To tell him the truth, of was the obvious way. and yet heart i-lung achingly to the memory] I Mary imi'cd; sh« found has frank- j ness et^agitiK. "Awful thing, this l><)at being lost, isn't it?" ho said again, after a ino- ! I ment, in a Khocked voice. He indi- 1 cated the folded paper on hi.s kn^yj. I I "I haven't hfar»i anything about | j it," said Mary. "I haven't been an I \ evening uaper." j "it'H the Mu!tan«i â€" she was Intund for Huenos Ayres â€" ramme<l by_ a ! tramp steamer in a fog or soni-sthing, â€" tho details are not very certain yet, but thoy say hard'.y anyone was Bftved." Mary was staring at him, white- I faced, horrified. 1 "The Multane! Oh, are you sure?" I Ho looked up q'.iickly, di-smayed. "I say, do you know anyliody on I it? I'm awfully sorry, IxK>k for ! yourself." I He put the paper into her norve- I less hands, but she could not readâ€" I everything seemed to dance liefore I her eyes. "Read* it to me." He obeyed in a troubled voice. One or two pas.sengers near them were listening with interest; Mary's while face and startled exclamation had arrested their attention. The young man broke off sudden- ly. "Shall we get out and walk?" he BUggeste<l. He thought Mary was going to faint. She obeyed with pathetic eager- nes.s and haste; she could not bear the gaze of those curious eyes about I her. When they were on the path, the I young man drew her hand through his arm. H had rammed the paper IDEAL- ^Ji.^ mar.ics an old swe-thcart. Hubert | "J''^^^^,;'* J^r'^rni'd the beauties of f"'"" , a cI^m.Ry vyay Durham. Dolly and lU.bert sail ^ox\%^^'^l,^'^l^l^^ ^'^^ ,„U8t go-she t>>a^ I h«d any .deay A mi-rica, leaving Mary in DoUy'si "^,'1,/'"*"'^ ' anybody on the boat.'' «... . »=. J 3 .must! "Of coiirs^^ not^" M course, ; . . * i , jj^j.'into an overcoat pocket. "I ought not to have told you in such a cltim.iy way" he began. "Not you would know ""uu V •- \A u^i. r^ ..'"'Uut the niLwrable iiidfci.sion con- Vshcn .Nige.8 older brother. r>avld,: ,-|^,j^^^j gj,^ ^ ,^n her hat and coat, .ul.s to see Nige.s widow Mary is;^,,^ ^^,;.,,^ ^^^ â- ^^,^ the wet Nvorld. The ahhamed to te.. him of Dolly s mar-i^.j^^ ^ ..j^ »tung her pale cheek.s nan--. David nusUkcs Mary for his;, .^'.j ^^,1,,^ fluj^^, and Foothed the M-iher's Nv-ifo and ask.s her to «'me ; j^robbinK of her hrad. to live at Red drange with him and, ..j ^j.,j ^,y_.\ will'" shs told her- I. .aunt and himeelf ! solf, as 'she rctrncc-d her steps. .Mary had visitL-d lUcl (.range for ; j^'^^^ ^^^,,j ^^, reached tho flat a day u-ith Mg?., during Davids ab- -^ ^^e knew that sht; was as un- K<-n-e. Sh<i love* the plac;- and longs j^..,^^,, ^^ p,,^, lo go there to iiv;- for awhi.e. i -^^^^ ^^ j^., ^^at to do? NOW (lO ON WITH THE STORY i She ate hsr lunch without appe- .1U.-L f<>r that on:- short day spent I lite. The little maid havered anxious- '^ ILOUU Of course not" Mary stood for a moment, her hands over her eyes, thpn she moved. "I'm all right now â€" let us go on." He walked l>e9ide her soberly; ^'^ , . , . ^, - had noticed that she wore mourning, ^rock of Chinese damask, w"hich has and wondered if this strange coin- . only one long tie end to its collar, and ciidi-nce had brought about a second I tucks it out of the way under a strap THK SMART SPORTS WARDROBE INCLUDES THE TWO-PIECE FROCK. Suggesting a smart costume for street, busiTiesa or informal afternoon y^ear, is this wry striking sports there wHth Nigel she had bec^n so happyâ€" BO very happy. Even now, iliough it wa.-i thrtj years ago, she had but to close her eyes to see the 4»lil hou.<', and the iK'lt of tree?, and wondcrfu. sloping lawns. !>"vl(l hi- d out his hand. 'â- Write II nd tell ni<' when you have :i)iii!.' up .>our mind," lie. said. Her liii;iers shook in his kind, .. about her. "You haven't heard from .Mrs. Bretherton yet, I suppose, miss?" sh^ asked hesitatingly. , , , ru.iiruvr "Yes. I have. "I thought 1 told you. P*;"^/",-; She US havinfc a sea trip." The little girl startKl. "Lor', miss! And shull you go, ttxi?" Mary started. "I (ion't knowâ€" perhaps. I hope he le; had friendly cra.-p. She knew that al- I rx«ady sht wished to make up her ! so-" , , , mind, kiiea- that she would sacrifice She fell confused and nervou-s un^â- ^h:Mg to go back there, even if i was glad when the girl was gone, iu.sl for OP.V' clay- one week. But she; but tho little con vers did not toll him so now, and present- i shown her how difficult it wouW tie b' li«' went awav. kavdng her alone t^ keep up a subterfuge for any one. more " ; length of time, if even this girl s in- AU day long the torment of whatlnocent qm^tioning iY.3 v\ anted to do haunted her; she ! fuse<l and iK at ease tragedy in her life. So many dread ful things were happening ©very day now; so many women wore black) clothes, and w^nt about with hope- less, grief-stricken faces. Presentlyâ€"- "I should like to see tho paper ; now, p'.easi'." she told him. I Thsy were beneath a street lamp. ; The miserable, drizzling rain was down on them â€" it dripped I from the brim of Mary's hat. I Tho young man unfolded the pa- ' per, and showed her live small stop-jL"' , „, I press paragraph. ' ^' "It is the Multane, you see ' said gravely. on the pocket. The blou.s© shows an unusual front closing, fastening on the left hip with round buttons and cord loops. There are tucks at the shoul- ders, and the straight back has a deep pointed band set on at the louver edge. The skiirt flares in the chic one-sided manner, that gives pleasing motion to the silhouette. The blouse. No. 1309, is in sizes 34, 30, 38, 40, 42 and 44 inches bust. Size 36 bust requires 2% yards 39-inch mjite^rial. The skirt, is joined to a body lining, he' and is in sizes 34. 3C, 88, 40 and 42 ! inches bust. Size 36 bust retiuires 1% Yes." ! yarda 39-inch ntateriaJ, with 1 yard She answered him dazedly. Dolly â-  36-inch lining for camisole top. Price had sailed on the Multane^â€" Dolly and 20 cents each pattern. made her coii- the man she had married after her widowhood. "It is feared that very few, if any, of the Multane's pas-'sengers are saved, as she sank in a few min- utes The words danced mockingly be- her spolce .ven found her.^elf weighing up ihei. -Jn the ^fte '•noon she tried to J-ead ^^^^ j,^^ y^, poor I>ollyl Poor Dolly! ! probai.e chancs of disco\ery. They I i'Ut thought danced between her^na „. . •. . . f> were ^o very sniull. i So few ptvip.e who had known Nigel as on? <-f the Brethort/jns of. the Ktd Grange had ever known him! after his mavriagc in l-ondon. And] I>olly had never liecn n girl to make friends; she had dropped almost en-] tirely out of her oivn sot when she j married, in the hojw that .Nigel's circle would lal:" her up. When shej fouiui that .-uch a hop:' wa.s vain. I fhe h;id nt.t Irou'jltd to create ai %viorld of her own. I And now she was, on the ofher side| of 'ht: world. She might never come *rack, and cv(!n if she did --well, she i W4S iw longer Mis. Nigel Brether-| ton. j â- ' \iul I loved him best !" '• Mary hugged that knowledge tijrht to h.jr hea;t when she lay awake j'l. iiiKhi, torn with conflicting emo- tion;'. hh^' f V t as if her heart were fight- ing her rr-nflcicT. 'e â€" her l.eart thai (oiigol to iro and do this thing, and h'.r i-rr cieiice which wo'.i'd not let, Our Fashion Book, illustrating the newest and" most practical styles, will l)e of intt're.st to every home dress- I maker. Price of the book 10 cents the j copy- HOV; TO ORDER PATTERNS. _,, 1 1 u 1 ^ V. rue your name and address plaln- The young man lie.side her spoke . ' _, , . .'^ . kindly, sympathetically >. giving number and size of sucn "Don't be too sure. There may L- i alterns as you v.ant. Enc'.ise 20c in a lot of iieople picked up that they , stamps or coin (coin preferred; wrao knnv. nothing about yet. Ix;t me : it carefully) for each number and ; take you honi?; you're wet thniugh | address your order to Pattern Dept. I and cold. You'll feel e%-er .«o much I Wilson Publishing Co., 73 West Ade- better whi-ii you're warm and dry. | laide St., Toronto. Patterns sent '^y ! Slio trild him the numlier of tliej ,-eturn mf.il. I flat, and oifered no demur when he I » 1 acconii>anied her to the door. She was l<mely and mi-serable. and I frightened. Sh.> wanted a friend I badly, and thi.s young fellow was a Igent'eman. and sympathetic. I "If you like, I will go down to the I ship's office and make in-quiries." he i said diffidently. "They probably I have other news by now. If yx>u will tell me the name of your friend?" (To l>a continued) SliK WA.S .SUKPKI.SEIl AT HER AGITATION. Young Salesman (proposing) : "Re- member, this is tho last day of this astounding offer!" ; the page.-. She threw the book Im- I patiently aside. . . j Her restlessness drove her again n'tfUt, „„[ ,|j- j,„,rs; she walked on aiimess- OHAPTEK XVI .\ > li IMC',- Encounter She r<'se, after a sleeple.- with a .'plittir.g rair'ing and co' hx>k-d dreary .•..â- â€ž! depre.s.=iing. it;. .She was surprised at her agitation; was or.? 'f those (.ayn when one fee.s as a rule fclw was so .self- assessed o:,.y possible m.inner of ^,,,1 .-j this miserable restles.s- ! heada.-he. It wasjy through the wet grapiess of'cloi r>ld; th" whole world ' â-  •• • mi; daylight. as if thj n"'T" **"• "''"-Js ^'>' '^'â- ''^^'"Jr. the „^^., frightencJ her. b..nds agninst the chill, uninviting: j^ Imuran to rain fast- ..utsd". and banking up a big (Ire ,bi ought no umbrella, and But Mary sat down by tlie window' ^i„^,t^^ 4,. ^^^ drenclie.i, she in a had few and tared iiito the street. Otice Â¥|k' l)egan to write a l«-tter to David, hut after the first worit: ::he hiiil down her pen could not go on. •'"" I reading an evening Carry if always you/ WWGIEYS^ J^ Keeps teeth ^ clean, breath ewcet^^ appetite keen and ilSge^rion good. Qrral afttt â- molting MM •^^^ ISSUE No. 2&â€" '26. She Ijoarded a crowde<l omnibus, ind found her.s<>!f wedged in between tout Woman iind a young clerk I«por. Mary was cold and chilz-d to the bono; she found herself shivering, I and hoped she wius not going to be ill ^ 1 • WlwTi the conductor came for ' fares, she remenib<?red with a fright- lentid stnrt that she had not brought 1 her purse. She looked up al him with scared eyes. "I haven't any money- I'm sorry I forg»>t I mii.-t get down." The man looked decidedly unpleas- ant; he muttered Ronvething altoutj I having heard that tain before. The i yntiiig clerk with the evening paper | (glanced at Mary sjinpathetically. | ' "Will you allow me to pay for you?( It's no frigh'fully wet for vou to' w;.lk." I Before ehe couW answer he h«d pr'jduced a penny and taken a lick»t foi her. Mary thanked him trtam- meringly. I She was really v'ery thankful. .She I had droad^d lurid nif out again into (tho wet night. 1 Ho was « nice-looking young fel- ikiw. H« ;<>ww«d hia paper ami b»- ;gan to talk. ' lie said that the weathr>r was t»o ' awful for word'i. He asked if nhn had far txi go. When «he told him ! tha road, ho said that his o«ti desti rwxtlon WR» not a groat distance away ' from It. I "I'm in roonvs." ho explained. "Not I bad rontTMi. •itbt'r, conaloering I only I pay lwr»ty-fis'>» •hillings a week." The Thiimb Re$t alitile thing thaimeansaloi/ Th. diffnvnc between tired, â- trained wriMt and ironing cat. depend* on thii cxcliuivc Hol- poinl Thumb Rcjt, which per- mit! the hand to reif in an eaty, natural manner, Inatead of the tenie grip needed with ordinary iront. Ask vour dealer about tba new low prt^. ^5.50 SpMial Ilotpoint Iron fl .xtra. THE [Do you know that 'thousands of" yards of Fabrics are destroyed QJearly by impure Soaps? A ND it's all so needless. There is one soap that is dependableâ€" that is Sun- l^ht, the all'pure soap backed by a $5,000 guarantee. Sunlight Soap prolongs the life ot fabrics. Made by Lever Brothers Liinited Toronto Sold Everywhere ^m Snnli|l7r;>oap The Largest Selling laundrq Soap in the wottd IRON H.a7.K ^^ Canadian Gmeral Blxtric Product A Considerate Husband. Davy McDonalil and his wife .Molly lived on an abandoned lumber tract In Texas in a Miiall conifoilalilc cottage. Their homo was several miles from tlie nearest neighbor. Tliey woilfp,d a small truck farm and kept a number of cows, pigs and many chickens. Like many persons who live much by themselves and have never learned to make companions of books, they al- ways retired very early in the evening and ros«i correspondingly early in the morniuK, Davy foitud the nights long and tiresome and was piad of an ex- cuse to rise even liefore the proverhial lark. He was mucli like the man re- ferreil to by .lohn ti. Snxe in E;irly Rising. •'who cauiiDl keey lii.H precitms liead Upon his pillow until It's fairly lipht." In spf iikini; to a lisherman who was gpendlnc a few <lays with him, Davy once said: "I like to get up In the niornlng; 'long about half past three or four o'clock I wake np and can't go to sleep again; so 1 get up and go out in the barnyard and look at tho pigs and cows and feed the chickens and putter round till breakfast Is ready. Now the old woman Is Jest the other way: she never wants lo get up. and I never wake her. I let her vieep Je.-:t as long as she wanta to." Now llavy had tho reputation of be- ing not overklnd to or considerate of his wife, r.nd his visitor wa« not a lit- tle surprised at this expref .^lon of con- jugal solicitude. "Ha. llavy, good for you." he said to hlmsielf. "I did not know that you ' wer« ivo thoughtful of your wife." ' "Ves," resumed Davy. "I never call her or wake h-jr up: as long as she has my brenkfaat on the table by six o'clock, 1 let her s-leep jrst as late as atae wants to." ---« ; Useful Servants Forgotten. They are puttinK up a Mitiie In BtrnsbourK to .M, Clause, the cook who lnvente<l the pate <le foie (jrns. The miui or more probably a wimian- who InventPil corned-beef hash or baked beans is more worthy of sui-h All honor, if servleo lo the great mass of the people, r.ither than to a .silerted (troiip of epicure.i, should drlermlne tho matter. Mut, like the forgotten noniuses who Invented the whcF-l and thet blot k and tackle, th.\se u.'pfiil ser- vants of humanity «ri. lost In the misis of antliiuity. « MInard'a LInlmant for ofckacht. Death Spares Only Six Queen Mothers in Europe Death has taken a heavy toll of dowager queens in Europe thia winter, the death of Queen Louise of Denmark following within a few months of Queen .-Mexandra and Quetu Margherl- fa of Italy. There are now only six Queen moth- ers remaining, those of reigning houses being Queen t'ristina of Spain, and Queen Emma of the Netherlands. '! he Empress .Marie of Russia re- mains of the great Russian aristocrats, and two Queen Jlofhers of Greece are still alive, in tlie persons of Olga, widow of King George 1.. and Sophia, widow of King ('oustttutiue. Queen .Vineiie. widow of King CaTlbs of Por- lugHl and mother of ex-King Mauuel. also is living. _* Teach Health. "It Is a part of the nation's duty to teach health as thoroughly as regular- ly, as universally as it teaches read- ing and writing. Education without health Is well-nigh useless, and educa- tion galnpd at the expense of health la wasted effoTt.â€" -Dr. Emmet Holt. MInard'a Liniment for burns. « Conscience Money. Three postal orders, value £2 lOo have been sent anonymously to the, war office from Ireland as 'restitu-, tfon" money. Pipers and Dancers. When .March, the gay piper, Ha* vanished with his song. Then conies .Vprll skipping The green lanes along. She cries her silver tears, Lauglis her golden laughter. Then with a happy step .May follows after. lOi) Miles Per gallon of Gas on the Now Single Harley-Uavidson Motor- cycle. Less than one cent t>cr ro'l^ t" operate. Write for catalogue anil Prices. Waller Andrews, Ltd. 346 Yonge St. Toronto it with a «-^ $IMONDS\ SAW < Sioips ehorp longer Cuts easier. Saws faster SIMONDS CANADA SAW CO, LTD. M?MTR' AL. VANCOU%>.-». f â-  . JOHN, n.9 . lORCNTO For Quick Hot Water Fill an SMP Enameled Tea Kettle. 'Set it on the stove. No Kettle will boil water quicker. That means con- venience, time saved, too. All 8MP Enameled utensils are very fast coming to the boil and in their job of cook- ing. Not only quicker to cook with, but easier, more quickly cleaned after. The best any way you look st it. Tliink this over. SMP Enameled Tea Kettles I Save Fuel ,„ CI.A^VJ:^. More Flavour Don't limit your enjoymettt of Mustard to occasional use with Cold Meats. It gives more flavor to hot meats too â€" sharpens the appetite, neutralizes the richness of fat foods and makes them easier lo digest.