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,-.r- POWDER CHAPTER I. WHAT THE CROW UROPFra^. Autumn rplcndor was ablaze in the coverts of Boechwood (Irangt'. And there war. the more material spectacle of a trcsllc table in tho ct'ntro of the grladr, Ik !iij» leaded with crfature com- forts by two footmen in morning livery. Tho men worked rapidly, as tho cries of bentors and tho poppinjt cf twelve_:boi>os heralded the nppi-oaoh of '"ttie sportsriien for whom the alfresco feast was laid. The fimshiiijr touches had just been put to the snoivy napery and sparkling crystal when three ladies sauntered into tho glade from a bridle-path. "Thank goodnes."!!" wheezed the fldcr of tho trio, a stout woman with purple complexion and an auburn wig. "There is a table to eat off and chairs to sit on. Knives and forks, too, and quite an array of glasses. I was afraid wo were expected to squat on the ground and drink beer out of muga." "Oh, my dear Lady Marrables, that's a bit rough on Sir Dudley," laughed the next in point of age, a handsome woman of thirty. "You ought to kTiow him well enough to be sure that ho wouldn't treat us like that. Bolides, as our hostess you probably made the arrangements and •re responsible for all this arcadian luxury." "Hostess?" Eniffed tho i)!cil:oric dowager. "I am no hcsteas, only chaperon to this naughty thild, who's better able to take care of me than I I ground beside him and slyly choosin;,' •tho end seat for that purpose. Sir Piidloy Fat at tho head of the table with the plethoric dowager on his right, the others ranging themeelves casually, all but a tali soldierly young man who was at pains to mano3Uvrc himsflf into the chair next Kathleen .Glonistcr. This v/as Norman Slater, a distant conr.cctioji by marriage of I.ady Mar- rables, and a captain in the Rifle Bri- {'ado. Sir Dudley regarded him with scant favor and had only invited him to tho Grange bocausa tho old lady had frankly 'declined to come herself unless Norman was asked. And Lady Marrables, as Kathlo<:n's guardian, be- jing indispensable, the young officer had been includled in tho fjmall house party. Sir Dudley was far too much a man of the world to be rude to a guest whom he had reason to believe was his rival in love. He had indeed been extra civil to him, allotting to him the best "stands" at the shoot and treating him effusively as a kinsman, [which he was not Lady Marrables I was a sister of the late Sir Philip iGlenister, George and Kathleen's ' father, and Norman Slater was a son I of one of her deceased husband's sis- ters. Another male gueet staying in the : house was the silent, ruminative man, with a sharp, hatchet-like /ace and cavernous eyes, who in an evident fit of abstraction sat down on the other 'side at Kathleen. Doctor Willoughby IS ALWAYS RELIABLE EW.GILLETTCO.LTD • TORONTO CAS Melville, the nene specialist from Harley Street, owed his invitation to Frank," he shouted. "It's only a crow." Frank Gleni&ter was not to be de- nied. He had already crammed a cartridge Into the breach â€" there was no time for two â€" and raising his gun, he fired at the bird that by now was sailing fcectly overheaA It was a clean miss and, sharply swerving In its flight, the crow (Hsappeared ov« the tree-tops at the far side of the glade. But it had evidently been a close call for the winged marauder, causing it.to drop Its plunder. Plop into the centre of the luncheon table fell the griely object, cannoning ofl a diih of pears and, as it finally came to rest, confessing itself to be a fleehless fin- ge«r from a human skeleton. (To be continued.) Innocent Man Free After 15 Years' JaU Dramalic Rr.cane From Devil's Island Followed by Full Pardon Pari.s~A niuji, who las spent nfteen years cf his life on Devil's Island for a crime of wiilch he was Innocent, stopped off the boat at Marseilles, and fell weeping into the arras of bis wife. It was Kuegen DIeudonne, who was arrested in 1912 on a charge of buTlng participated with the notorious Bon- not motor bandit gang In a series of hold-ups and murders, and In oil the annals of French crlmfcial Justice there is no more dramatic and terrible story. Donnot himself, as he lay dying In the ruins of his home with a ring of policemen round hira, added to hl» written confession, "Dieudonne Is In- , nocent." ' I The public, in spite of a mass of I testimony showing that Dieudonne was at Nancy on the day ©n which the bank manager was held up and mur- dered In the Rue Ordener, cried for blood.and Dieudonne tris condemned to death. He stared the guillotine knife In the face for months, and was finally sent to DotII's Island for life. He Uled to escape from this bell-hole time after time, and when he and five other finally succeeded In March of tills year they had a terrible azperl- ence. They were wrecked on the BrasBlan coast after a month's trip In a Muatt aailing boat through raging stonna and shark-infested waters, and one of them, named Neveu, was caught in the quicksands and the others were unable to rescue him. The flye othier convicts were compelled to watch him all day long as he screamed and struggled to free himself, but he sank deeper and deeper and eventually dis- appeared from sight. Three of the remtUnlng men, who were too sick to go any arther, were left behind to be picked up- by tbis natives, who sent them back to the penal settlement, but Dieudonne and another man push- ed forward through the Brazilian Jungle for weeks, fighting fevers, ser- pents; quicksands, and other dangers, until they reached a civilized district Thie French Minister of Justice at first demanded Dlendonne's extradi- tion, but there was such an outburst of indignation that he agreed to ex- amine the records of the trial. He then came to the conclusion that Dieudonne was completely Innocent, and granted him a full pardon. OnlyFreshTeaG II TEA Sealed Alr*ti^t, FresK and deliclovuu Trinity College Shows Good Progress Annual Meeting of the Corporation Brings Interesting Dali^ to Public Attention furtherTuilding planned PLOP INTO THE CENTRE OF THE LUNCHEON TABLE FELL THE GRISLY OBJECT. •m of her. It's a well-paid sinecure, my job it, and I dun't repine, do I, 1 Kalhken?" The tall girl to whom the appeal was made smiled kindly on the speak- er, but before she could reply tho head of a little procession appeared at the â-  opposite side of the glade, in single file as it debouched from another woodland path, but bunching into a cluster in the wider space. Discussing the morning's sport with tho gravity befitting such an occasion, the "guns" of Sir Dudley Glcni.slcr's first shoot •f the seaFon advanced to the luncheon table. Not only was it the first big shoot of the season, but the first occasion ' of the kind on which >Sir Dudley had i played the host. He had only enjoyed i the title and estates for six months,! his immediate predecessor having died two years iK'fore in America under! circumstances entailing delay in the succession till presumption of his I cousin (icorgo (ilenister's death was legally granted by the High Court. According to the evidence procured, by tho family solicitors, George Glen-j Ister had, without knowing it, been a baronet for no more than a week when he was .shot in a bar-room brawl. Sir Dudley, leading his guost.s across the glade, Keemcd to be basking in the smiles of the belated goo<l forlune| which had pitchforked him from the Stock Exchange into a baronetcy car-' rying a fine old mansion and a r nt| roll of twenty thousand a year. A flne figure of a men, in tho pnlme of' M;;^ with a lo<.d voice and v^rty m«n-] neri, hft might have been a country] gentleman all (he time. Perhaps hit clothes helped the illusion, for from the crown of RIs burbery hat to his natty leggings he was dressed for th«' part to the minutest detail. The men handed their guns to their loadersâ€" all but Vrank Glenlster, a â- Ixteen-yfar-old FAfn Imy who was so proud of Ms new rreapon that he re- fund to part with it. laying it on tho ;8SUe Nc. â- ^1â€"27 professional services rendered to his host some years before the latter's .succession to the baronetcy. Dudley Glenister, then a feverish operator in the "Kaffir Circus," had badly broken dtowii after a week of wild speculation and was now paying a social debt to tho great physician who had healed him. The only remaining "man" of the house party was Frank Glenister, the Eton boy who would not be separated from his grun. He, also, was of the younger branch lately brought to the front by the hand of Death. As the son of a brother of Dudley, killed in an Indian frontier skirmish, he was heir presumptive to the title and estates. Since he was an engaging youngster, and Dudley intended to provide a more direct heir, the new baronet made much of him without i any apprehensive Jealousy. I The rest of the "gxins" who gather- ed round the table in the glade were gentlemen from neighboring houses, ! brick-faced squires, a sporting parson' and on<! other. That exception was ' the exception who did not fall exactly into either calegorj-. Tho Right Ilon- orublo Stephen ("olne, as the owner of Colnbrook Towers, might have been deemed a squire, but he was certt>ijlly not bvi£k:fB«eiii ilia K']-l'r«<L Intel- Icolual countenanco was of an almost unhealthy pallor, due to the long hours spent as a Cabinet Minister on tho Treasury Bench. | rThe period of liqueurs, whiskv and 1 ^nicotine arrived. One of the brick- 1 faced squires had taken advantage of the general somnolence to work off as original a Ktory culled from an an- cient I*lnk 'IJn, and bo was wamiing to the risky climax when the words wore literally jerked out of his mouth by tho Eton boy, who wsa sitting next him. "Mark over!" yelled the youngster, seizing his g.in and leaping to his feet. >Tho host removed his cigar and looked .-kyward. "Don't be a donkey. Mexico May Spend Millions to Draw Tourists There Initial Fund of $300,000 to be Spent by Railroads Locally and in United States Mexico City. â€" A half million doUors will be spent in 1928 to attract Ameri- can and Canadian tourists to Mexico, according' to an announcement Issued from the Federal government, which Is making up the budgets for the new year. It is understood tlOO,000 will be available for use of the National Rail- ways of Mexico In advertising for tourists, with an opportunity to dou- ble this amount should It be required. The remainder will be paid American railway companies for advertising Mexico ns a tourist center. The com- panies of the United States which are to share In this are those connecting with the National lines of Mexico. It Is understood |500,0OO will be a minimum figure and. It necessary, the amount will be Increased to 91,000,000. A bill called tho "Law of Tourists" Is bcli'5 ptspRsed lo Jic :u!?ni!ttfid short- ly to Congress, In which the tourist, may buy a ticket Into the country without going to the trouble to All out Identification or passport papers, since he would not bo regarded as nu Im- migrant. The Annual Meeting of the Cor- poration of Trinity College was held in November. Tho number of students enrolled in Trinity College in 1927 in all courses is 296 as compared with 247 in 1926. There are 96 men and 66 women in residence. There are 240 students registered in the Faculty of Arts. Of and 137 are enrolled in the Pass or General Course. The number of new students this Session is 103. The standing of Trinity College students at the Annual Examinations of the University of Toronto In the Faculty of Arts was as follows: In honour courses 11 obtained First Class Standing; 27 Second Class Standing; and 19 Third CTass Standing. In the Pass, or General, Course, 4 obtained A, or First ClasS Proficiency, 18 B, or Second Class Proficiency, and 26 O, or Third Class Proficiency. In the Fourth Year E. M. Reid in Pelitical Science, and Miss B. M. H. Corrigan in Modern Languages ob has been strengthened by the additioal in the Department of French by Pro-! fessor R. K. Hicks, formerly of Queen's University, Kingston, a graduate of the University of Cam- bridge, and Dr. H. T. F. Fletcher, of Birmingham, England, who holds hii Doctorate from the University ol^ Nancy in France. The Reverend Johni, '**' Lowe, M.A., who won a Rhodes SchoVl't arship from the College in 1922 aniF X. ^^. JS^ *" ^^1?«. ?**"."" Courses ^^^ ^ j^^^^^ pj^.^ at Oxford Unfl , { versity has joined the Staff in Di- vinity. The Report of the Appeal Commit-' tee showed that a sum of $300,000 had been added to the endowments, mak- ing it possible to strengthen the edu- cational work in many important res- pects and provide for retiring a'.loTrJ ances for Professors and Ijccturera at the age of 65. The appeal fcr addi- tional subscriptions will be continued throughout the Province. The Chairman of the Builuirjr Com- mittee, Mr. Gerald Larkiii, read a re- port in which it was urged that a Chapel and Dining Hall :;hculd be Wilson Publishing Company /Qor Interesting Early Exploration One of the most Interesting of tho early explorations nrrosB Northern Canada was that mnde in 1771-2 by Bnmuil Ilearnc, who travelled from Fori chun'hlll on Hudson bay to the Arctic ocean at tho mouth of the Cop- permine river, and returned by a more southerly route through (ireat Slave lake. . <, Mlnard's Liniment for Neuralgia. A CHIC FROCK. 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Dept, Wilson Publishing Ca. 78 West Ada- laide St., Toronto. Pattarns ssnt bj return mail. Pass Along the Prtserlptlon. WEST END RESIDENT SfUVlVES FATAL ACCIDENT. --Bergenfleld (N.J.) paper. Overdone Chops. AVimled â€" Cook who cim nutke things taste wood. â€" Ad In the HufTalti N«W8- . - tained the highest standing in the : added to the present buildings as soon whole University. The same i-ecord »s possible. The need of these addi- was secured in the Second Year by : ^'oal buildings is very greatly felt R. T. Hallock in Orientals, C. F. Far- and the hope was expressed that iheir well in Philosophy, and A. H. Sellers ' •''â- Â«^t-°n would be made pcssiole in in Biological and Medical Sciences, j 'he near future. and in the First Year by Miss S. A. | Dr. Maurice Hutton was nominated M. Brett in English and History. ! as Public Orator in the place of tho In addition to the award of the ^ late Professor Duckworth, and Mr. Rhodes Scholarship to E. M. Reid, the Elmes Henderson, M.A., and Colonel following University distinctions Henry Brock, D.C.L., as Esquire Be- should receive mention: W. L. Smith, ] dells. The following were named aa the Trinity College nominee, was ; members of the Executive Committea awarded the Moss Scholarship. A. ' of Corporation: Mr. C. M. Baldwin, H. Sellers and M. T. dePencier werejM.A.; Mr. R. B. Beaumont, M..-\.; Mr. elected to War Memorial Scholarships ! Joseph Beaumont; Mr. A. H. Camp- by the Alumni Federation of the Uni- I bell, M..\.; Mrs. Graham Campbell; versity of Toronto. Scholarships in Mr. B. B. Cronyn; Mr. A. M. JI. Kirk- Mental and Moral Philosophy were Patrick; Mr. Gerald Larkin; Mr. C .S. awarded to R. S. Jaques and C. F. 'Laidlaw; Mr. Kirwan Martin, K.C.; Farwell of the Third and Second years j Mr. Craufurd Martin; Mr. Eric Ma- respectively, tho latter also winning: chell; Mr. C. S. Maclnnes, K.C. ; Dr. the John Macdonald Scholarship inl J. H. MeConnell; Mr. F. Gordon Osier; Philosophy. The Italian Prize in the ' Mr. W. K. Pearce; Mr. Campbell Fourth Year was won by Miss B. M.i Reaves; Mr. G. B. Strathy, M.A.; Mr, H. Corrigan and the Edward Blake { D. T. Symons, K.C, and Mr. T. H. Scholarship in Biological and Medical i Wood, M.A., together wth the Provost Sciences by A. H. Sellers. and other members of the Admnistra- The Teaching Staff of the College 'tive Staff. The Smile The seven-thirty; ono seat up â€" She sat across the aisle And gave us ,as a sculptor would. The outline of a smile. That I might note, the boy friend sent An elbow telegraph. But I had seen and longed to chase That smile Into a laugh. We couldn't see Just why that smile Was on that profile shown Unless, sad thought. It was some Joke Exclusively her own. For, all the while, she'd sit and view A night-filled window pane. I made wisecracks In wiser tones, Alas, 'twas all In vain. She hovered 'round the edge of mirth'; You've seen a laugh begin. Slach moment we felt certain she Would tumble loudly lu. But now we laud her self-control. For when we saw this lass We knew that she had seen her own Reflection In the glass. â€" Harcourt Strange. ^ Trees for TraveDera Each Christmas Day there are on an average thirty big British passen- ger liners at sea, some crossing the Atlantic, some the Pacific, some on their way to India or Australia. So always thousands of British subjects spend their Christmas on the water. In most of these ships, however, and more particularly In the big trans- atlantic vessels, tho day Is kept In the truQ spirit, On pne occasion, when the Mauretanla was at sea on Christ- mas Day with nearly eighteen hun- dred passengers, five hundred pud- dings were cooked and eaten on Christmas Eve. . There was a Christ- mas carnival, and on Christmas morn- ing carols were sung. There was also a Christmas tree for the children, and ono of the officers dressed as Father Christmas distributed presents. One has even hoard of Christmas trees in trains. Tho old trans-Conti- nental express whiclT ran across Eur- ope to Constantinople Invariably had â- \ tree in the dining saloon, which was brilllanlly illuminated. It must have been a curious sight as It sped across the suowclad plains of Germany and Ihun'.ary with lis irco abUao with lights. King George Loses Money By Salary Arrangement lyondonâ€" King George would have a much bigger income If an agree- ment had not been reached between the sovereign and the government 200 years ago that the nations's ruler Ehould surrender his life Interest in the king's lands in consideration of a fixed salary. Of recent years tho Income from crown property has Increased marvel- ously. Since 1!»20 the Income from crown lauds has almost doubled and Is now £1,134.265 annually. The block adjoining Piccadilly Cir- cus In which the Plaza, the new Amer- ican-owned picture theatre, Is located, now yields £1C,120, as against £5,526 In 1920. Leaseholds on the new building de- velopment along Regent Street be- tween Piccadilly and Oxford Circuses now yield £S16.229aunualIy, as against £44.070 in 1913, when old buildings occupied the space now fllleU by uui- form stone buildings which form the most beautiful business section uf London. Queen Victoria and Edward Vll re- ceived more through th*ir civil lists than they would have received had ! their ancestors kept the income from crown lands in l.'e'.i of salaries, but I the ConimlRsionciv? of Crown Lands have be*n so successful in developing I property of recent years that George V would be a very rich oan were hs receiving the earnings o. the crown lands. Alice: Geshl last (tiaht. .Tstf4 Shame on you- I had a fl^« %in\m ^â€" -. _.J V > < i Mlnard's Liniment (t^^ Gi.ppfc ^ ..k. â€" ,u«ff.-flp* ! ? s MinH