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nsÂ¥ vas Vinc tnomthars <.* ppote (nat %‘, . MQâ€" n EMIAAeNE + o ie U wonea â€" her isnnd ." ie rose and stood by her chair, hi netie n h 1. td ahlind l “"g'” e yioiet A0s8â€" _ . Gléharm ~ occurred > to "that when I talked: to you there: ie Sio t man sns Â¥ou fad: no possible â€"right 10â€" lat Lo mmflblmm& â€"ipolishly and stupidly â€" yet â€" Atponâ€" i hedc 14 abrare i * 5g22 uruars Awer oL f +A Mâ€"she , smiled / slightly â€"~ "I it I belfeve. I have said" this ou befo" *" WQ a¢. gentieâ€" h. 1 really did, Mr.Glenarad. . ! P shyâ€"lit to justify amyself. I reâ€" | upon . your chivalry; :1‘ . even fl:“‘ en Iâ€"played ‘being Olivia, \ you had a sense of hbonor. But are not the one and you haven‘t sothel J (P?vm‘ went" so far, after <knew ‘;figtjy well who I _ was, y try to help youâ€"‘to" give ‘you her, chance «to »prové ‘yoursclf " the YWan your / grand{ather . wished you e. And now you come to me . in gcti _'fibun‘mr,â€"-& teally. think Would like to be insulting, Mr. arm, itâ€"you coutd.‘" jut Pickering â€"you came . back h nim;. heds here and he‘s going Btay! ‘And‘ now ‘thatâ€"the propâ€" t bBelongs to <you, there is hot the est: reason why we should make Ketenzeâ€"of anything butenmity. t Â¥ou and‘ > Arthur â€"(Pickering . ./ tether I take the other side Ne barricade! T suppose chizalry ifd . require . me to _ vacate, What you may enjoy at ~ once the & of war,"" = "Taney it would not â€"be â€" very At to eliminate you as a Jactor md I. suppose, after the : unsucâ€" | efforts of Mr. Pickering‘s . alâ€" 6 ass@ssinate. me, â€" as a _ mild (elimination, â€"one would t stutâ€" xpect > ne td \\sit calmly down v ',',;’.A':':"' shot! in the â€" back. % mufi, Mr.~ Picketing E. throwâ€" ‘myself â€" uponâ€" . your W Iâ€"have no other home than thell, or ‘the way, ‘and I . beg is Mvghcts come.. 1 tope the bluebirds.. come, 1 hope otâ€" embarrass you to /deliver ‘1..n':refl : J.; _fl}yon that you could @ Nouse, and everything in its pwalts:"" T snapped; _ "to tell my Chivalry is cnou; h‘ for situations and umr'l don‘t ing ) fight a woman. had _ acâ€" it ‘fi’-uowm where : the "Stands.â€" It dropsâ€"sharply . from 4 .:§r~: n?.yv C Fl ’:‘; t but the tavine is all J‘i':*"-‘»;“‘ m of ule wall, A1H. Now when we. got (under all T‘ll sho ;Jc&,mlse" M o o rgont e mioe liNow we‘re pretty near that ‘The ‘perpetual charm of freshness and crispness â€"â€"of daintiness and deliâ€" t; â€" the Tavine is ard for a s nnel _ touchss "1% ‘that : Yasinc. _ AÂ¥ , leet?" ' d her lips toms clousness â€" is in every box of â€"â€"held airâ€"ught, paea" Bixcuits, & with a lantérn. . ~;~; ee,""~ he explained, as : _ we through the trap into | the "I‘ve.. tried _ &..compa#k : . 06 _ apd find that â€"â€" we‘ve on the wrong (heory. age itselt: runs <<a@ â€" straight ) the house under the . gate ) to b4g situation," _ she â€" ~remarked explore te Mooney‘s Perfection x ream Sodas sympathize with your rcâ€" deliver it .yourselt,‘‘ «she this all pok came : to 0ONIEN 8 Wa usand Candles _ at BY MEREDITH NICHOLSON. for a shoit P n oo otsture= "There is 4 idea Tming. .. AF Mooxigy‘s vera the ‘sec«‘ !l”fio ink that C on rid Chiin . the * se * ._*“' g?t _ Why, went "to A:fipm the house, â€" the T d we may we ofi o ie o us s. Larty AgS us : beautifu i5 pds;.gu directions are as . Olaig as _ welas~> daylight.. The paÂ¥sage Itsélf! is to \ the{your N..W., as the compass < proves, agw ~ op|and the ravine ‘cuts close in here; we‘ye | therefore, our business is ~to explore / Theary } the ‘wa‘l on the ravine side." Higw © **Good, but this is just wall hereâ€" earth with a layer of brick. and & thin coatof cement.‘~L nice job â€" 1t must have béen to do the work,â€"and it cost the price ol a tiger hunt,". 1 grumbled, / f P o » t ~â€"*"Take heart, lad, a “ "v ind Larry 0 limg "t an wi é;‘. 2B ncri r‘w g‘q‘. 4 gatespost: | He "had sounded _ everyâ€" thing in and about the house until. *Horry up ~and it." 1 lerked. impetigntly, bataing the Jantern ‘at ‘the level of his head. (It was sbarply gold under ‘the â€" posts and ‘I. â€"was anxious _to prove. the wurthlessness ‘of his ideaâ€"and be done. Thump! thump?! â€" â€"â€" M f d; ~*‘There‘s a place here soun a trifle ‘of the Keyâ€" You try it." ~â€" . I snatched the hamimet and repeatâ€" ed his~soundings. t y s . _ Thumpt. thump} @<~* rg There was a space about four feet square in the wall ‘that . certainly gave forthâ€"a hollow sound. 3 "Stand ‘back!"‘~ exelaimed~ Latry, cagerly . ‘"‘Hereâ€"goes the ax." i **~*~ The: Door : | of s T : P Bewilderment. s ;~~*‘There are dead men inside, I date ho. y8 s sys Nes u9 !@,‘:itf--pqtufi’ me x0 _1 ©10 the {amily ‘ i8 4* â€"and Latry stood aside whileI swung the ax and brought it down with: a crash "onâ€" the padiock, It was of no flimsy ‘stuft, and the remaining bricks cramped me, but â€"half a.dozen blows broke it off, c us He struck, â€"into the‘ wg sharply and the ceméent chipped off in rough pieces, disclosing the. brick â€"beneath. Larty paused when he had â€" uncovéred a foot ~=<. ~ner Jayer,. ‘and . exâ€" amined the surface. â€" C 0 oW *‘They‘re â€" looseâ€"these bricks _ are loose, and there‘s somethingâ€" besides carth ‘behind them{*.. t ; I snatched the hamimer and drove hardâ€" at the wall.. The bricks were set: up. without mortar, ~and. I pluckâ€" ed them outâ€" and ra with my knuckles on a wood:{r:m. a way with him!" A brick â€" dropped out on his. foot. and _ he howled . in pain. .. ~ / Ablk) i ‘‘Bless ‘the old: gentleman‘s heart!~ He ‘made itâ€"as easy for us â€" as .. he could. Now, for the. Glenarm. milâ€" lions; â€" red money. all piled up for the ease of counting it,â€"a& thousand pounds in every pile." * ‘"Don‘t be a fool, Larry," 1. cough« ed atâ€"him,â€"for the brick _dust â€"and the smoke of ~Larry‘s pipe â€" made breathing difficult. o nÂ¥ +Even Larry grew excited as . we fung:out the bricks, $hiccitcs ‘Ah, lad,‘" he gaid, "‘the old gentâ€" leman had a<way with himâ€"hbe â€" had â€"‘That‘s allâ€" the l0ose brick,â€"bring the lantern closer,"â€"â€" and we. peered through the aperture upon a wooden door, in which strips of ~iron <were deep set. It â€"was fastened . with â€" a M;:;ck and Larry reached down .. for an ax. _ ‘‘The wood ol the door was â€"â€" fresh and.. white, but burned . deep: on ~the surface, in this ; order, ~â€"were â€" the is =:~*"" > _ . ‘‘Wait!"‘ I called, drawing â€" closer with the lantern. ‘What‘s this?" © ‘‘"The house of a thousand ghosts," chanted the irrepressible Larty, as L pushed the . door open and crawled Uhrough. "< a Whatever <the "place was it had> a iloor â€"and Iâ€"set my fest firmly . upon it and turned to take the lantern; "Holdâ€"a bit,‘‘" he exclaimed. ‘"Some oné‘s coming,‘"‘â€" and bending _ toâ€" ward. the opening I heard the sound of steps down the corridor. â€"In ° a morhent â€"Bates ran up, _ dalling~ my name with more spirit than I : iImaginâ€" ud ‘possible in hitm, : > . **What 18. it?" "I ~demanded, drawlâ€" ing out into the tunnel.". _ ©I¢‘s Mr. Pickering.. ) The Sherift has come with him, sit." . â€" As he spoke his glance tell ~ upor The broken wall and open door. The light of. Larty‘s lantern _ struck ~full upon him. / Amazement, . and, J thought, a certain‘ satisfaction, were miarked npon his~ countonance. â€" . * "Run . along, Jack,â€" A‘ll be up / a little later," said Latry. "It > the tellow has come in daylight with the sherift, he isn‘t fi:tm It‘s â€" his tends that shoot in theâ€" dark. that give. us trouble." */%a 2 _.1 wrawled out and stood upright. Batés, u':*n.. at the opening, seemâ€" ed reluctant : to I:ve the #pot. â€" ;."%,;"?‘“ ave h;‘u it, str," , thought a little chokirigâ€" ly. His intotest #h the matter . netâ€" thed nzolofihf fAirst business . was to go ve for an interview . with the executor, and the Â¥alue of © our Jmfl Wush m:m'm t adnfl-’- ho. Mr.â€" ~Stoddara Norary?"‘ .. "Oh, yes, ‘sir; 1 left him ente Ing the gentiomen." A opf dage hi pl 11 | >R S ieriated the hem to i "ti@, but won‘t he $ W‘Wfi;(““ mg neat, sir, â€" considering NIs Clerical olfice.. 1 knew ‘youâ€"were below someâ€" where;gir; the trapâ€"door was â€". open und "L found ‘you easily enough.‘‘ m IM ngnb«-g:v: -r-ltulym tone to his volee, He walked ahead of to the library door, threw it oq and stood aside; 5 ‘"Here. you â€"are Gigharm,". 5M Stoddard.. Pickering . and aâ€" .st(uug l'oo‘:uh the fireplace <in their over« coal a * % se $# "Mr. Gienatm.is. a friend .of mine,‘‘ ‘tmafl’-d Stoddard gquietly, . "A very patticular frichd,"‘ he added:â€" _ _ _â€" "L tillate youâ€"both.!"" _‘ J lau Pickering. was . surveyâ€" ig theâ€" room as he spoke,â€". and ‘Stoddard suddenly â€" stepped toward him, merely, I think, to draw ~upâ€" a {éhair for ‘the sheriff; but . Pickering, not hearing Stoddard‘s step on _ the ‘soft tug until ~ the clergyman °* was close besgide hirm,‘ started perceptibly and reddened.. > a !fl; fid: "‘"“‘.i ; but â€" Ned kway 1..... _ DVOR Abour taxine it $s mpuiptiion s m#-:w yeag ce : fr im ""'m."m "Pickering explained, "and dur business is â€"rather‘ _ perâ€" > He glanced at Stoddard, who look ed at me, TB M Stoddard will do me the kindâ€" ness to ‘remain,‘‘ L said> and _ took my ‘stand beside‘ the chaplain. ‘‘Oht* â€" Pickering efaculated . gcornâ€" fully.. "I didn‘t understand that you had established ~relations with <â€" the #%m clergy. â€" Your)~ taste â€" is roving, Glenarm." .. It was certainly ludicrous,. and whenâ€" Stoddard "faced me ~Again Ne was biting his Yip. ; K "Pardon me!‘ he murmured. °_ _ . < .~**Now, gentlemen, will you kindly state your press me." Pickering was studying the °> cartâ€" ridge boxes on the library table. The sherifl, too, was viewing these effects with interestnot, I think, unmixed with awe. * ‘‘Glenarm, â€"I don‘t like. to invoke the law ‘toâ€"eject you from this propâ€" erty, biut L am left no alternative. L tan‘t stay out here indefinitely, and I want to. know what I‘m to ex< plied. ‘‘If it were merely a matter. of following the terms of the will L/ shouldâ€"not hesitate or beyu now. But it isn‘t the will, or my grandâ€" father, that keeps me, it‘s theâ€" deâ€"| termination to giveâ€"you all the "anâ€" . noyance possible,â€"to. make it .. hard y and mighty ‘hard for you. to »get , hold of this house until I haye found why you are so much interested in 16.‘ * ‘‘You always bad & grand way ‘in money matters.; As I told. you. beâ€" fore you came out here, ‘it‘s ‘a poor stake.‘ The assets Consist wholly. â€" of this land and the house, . whose guaâ€" lity. you have had an excellent ".opâ€" portunity to test. You have doubtâ€" less, heard that the country people beâ€" lieve there is monéy concealed here;â€" but ‘I" dareâ€"sayâ€"you â€" have exhausted the possibilities. This is (not the first time a rich man has died leayâ€" ing" precious little behind him.". > ‘‘You seem yvery anxioug . to _. get possession ‘of a . property that ‘; calla poor stake," I said, ""A | acres ofâ€"land, a haltâ€"finished . house and an uncertain claim tpofi a schoolâ€" teacher!" A a o h "I had no idea you would underâ€" stand it," he replied. . ‘‘TheJact that a"man may be under oath Ao. per= form theâ€"solemn duties ’gnpoud' upâ€" on him by the law would hardly apâ€" peal to you. But I haven‘t â€"come here »to. debate this: question. ~ When are you going to leave?" .. e BOVRIL ‘‘That is a fair .question," m warmedâ€"over meats the j of the original cooking. !;sha.haymdml\olup gravies. t It gives piquant Aavor t:edll mm Kvery you will find Bovril a hel -du‘:'em-y in ywrll:ehtn! Rovril contains the essence,‘ flavor and nutrient substance of the very best beef < It gives strength and best beef. â€" It atrength . mnm.ndh folmnass and .economy to the ec All good grocers seil BOVRIL the kitchen economist husiness? . My is ino me id uhhfl.fid,fl the you kindly own. allairs \*L beli¢gÂ¥e Mr. â€" Glenarm is â€"_quite Willing \o;lph;hby-t the / sherift ll-__:w Say to him,‘" said: Stoddard. smm m o w to ugize the Iatt that he . ed~to ‘my side â€"of the: controversy, and â€"the. sheriff® read an order ~of the Wabana"County Circuit Court direetâ€" ing me, immediately,to d.sllvgr the house and grounds into ‘the keeping ol the executor ot "the... will: of the estate of ~John Marshall Glénarm., The sheriff ratherâ€"enjoyed °. holding: e on quietly .to liae â€" phrase ology . Belore be" had qhite Anished 1 heard a s in the hai.. 1d Larry a«ppeared at ‘the «oor,. pi mouth: Pickering ~tur toward ‘him frownâ€" ANg, ‘but Larry paid not.the slightest attentioh to the‘ executor,". leaning againgt: the door with his usual tran> + BJ d ,7 Fbia “t..m 'm’ the ,luw,m" said . Pickering angrily: .‘ "You have absolutely _ no right ~whatever to ‘be here. . And~Ahese other gentleimmenâ€"â€"rour guests, 4. supâ€" poseâ€"are equally 'l.rupg:uu .. under the law." . * yy s ud He hgi:@'at‘loflxn' whl‘xo' flm his. or greater ease us bis "lean‘ frame to tM?[ooxm HHofa ‘Well; Mr.â€" Pickering; what is â€" the next step?" asked the. sheriff, with an mrumwo that had been increased by the legal phrases he had been reading.".~= Ta rt< w *8B ‘‘Mr..‘ Pickering," â€" said â€" "Latry, straightening up:and taking . th: from his n:{‘ntg “‘ggm“l!r.‘flle: “p;’p: tounsel; If you will do:.me the kind ness to ask m&dfl to retirefor a. moment I should like_toâ€"say. a. few words to you that you might: prefet to keep between ourselves,"‘« :\Me was not, to be sute, a presentâ€" ~Able member 6f any bar, for.a smudge _detracted: considerably from the â€" a, "pearance of one side of his face, his Clothes were rumpled â€" and covered with black dust, and ns hands â€"were lllud, But I had rarely ~seem.. him soâ€"calm.â€" He récrossed â€" his T‘, ‘peered into the bow! of his v&t 4 BA moment, then asked, â€" as Gu m as | though he were soliciting. an~ opinfon ‘of the weather:: * e ~I had . usually: found . itâ€"wike to take ahy cue Latry threw me,. and L/said: **Pickering,â€" this is Mr. . ~Donovan, who has ‘every: authority to act !g; me‘ in the matter.""~ e ~Pickering looked impatiently {from one to the other of us‘ â€" 228 ‘*You seem to ‘have. the â€" guns,â€" the «mmunition: an:a‘t‘hannmbm on ‘youl) side,"‘heâ€"observed dryly. m ‘"Now, Mr.. Pickering," â€" Larry spoke slowly,â€".‘"as my . friend Bas explained the case to me,‘ the: assots of his grandfather‘s‘ estate ~are: all accomnted for,â€" the land hereabouts, this house, the ten thousand‘ dollars in : security . and a~Somewhat vfi claim against a lady known as Siste Theresa, who donducts St. Agatha‘s ‘School. Is That cotrect?‘ f *‘The Sherilf may .wait within call,‘ said Larry, and at a word from Pick cring the man jleft the room: ~â€""I don‘t ast you to. takeâ€" my word for it, sit,"‘ rejoined Pickering . hotâ€" 1y >"I have filed=an inventory of the estate; #o far as found, "~ with. the proper atthorities." â€" K y "Certainiv. ~But‘F merely. wish to be »sure of my facts for . the porpose of. this‘interyiew,. to save <me _‘ the Arouble of xmfio the records. "And, moreover® Eâ€"am somewhat unfamiliar with gyour procedite in this country: T‘am &A suemoce; str, of" the . Irish 'Bw me, But Iâ€"repeat my question«"~ . No tha o ce S s ~*I have made. bathâ€"that, 1 trust, is sufficient even fort a member of the Irigh Bar," 4 * "Will you tell me, Mr. Pickering, whether you yoursell are.a debtor of John Marshal}® Glenarm‘s eétate?"~ Pickering‘s face. grew > white . and his‘ cyes stared, and when. he tried suddenly to speak his jaw twitched. ‘The ‘roomh (was~so â€" stil that . the breaking â€"of a blazing log. _ on : the andirons ~was a~pleasant . â€" reliel." We stood, ithe three of us, with our cyes n‘%fl,h my ‘own case 1 n y vibe at." an. â€" ancomatortable %ll.;;h 1 (knew . Larry â€" was: not spatring for Oime, .‘ 00 l0 5>.. 0 ~ < "Quite so, "Mr. Pickering," â€"~ said Larty, nodding hisâ€" head . gravely . . <The ‘blood rushed â€" into | Pickering‘ tote" and Ne tarnet towned barty 3 "Y!t);' is r:‘:wqrrnfible and. â€" infumâ€" us tions with Mr. Glonartm are nofe «of yout . business. ‘When you remdmber that after bfi’ddv- gerted by s ownâ€"blood and he appealed to me, going so far as to intrust all his affairs to my : care . at his death,â€"your réflection: is an : outâ€" tageous insult, ~Tâ€"am not accountable ‘to vou of any ‘ont elget‘* â€" that word authoriiies a trom Larty‘s tongue!) â€""Then, in God‘s name d the Made of fruit juites m&igpics, 5getboi: â€"at druggists‘. .**" T eaiiy. Thore‘s lly, there‘s luce Id h ul the . bes it , do it, â€" you sut al Id Ned all N o .-75". that ~Phels uu,-g'i‘é mMad ~~ fa ward. the packet, the bxgoutor * Â¥as w s‘i , ’%“#’}" “&""h f , Fow, hin f{"fit‘.,:.n Cw m ids % "his neckti¢ into his waist ¢ ;fip much: old nv-?? ,._Y,‘o {- ‘lemen are perfectly : a it." C Rhack +007 iked barg. â€"â€" .. "Mr. Gienarm â€" and 1/ bad. â€" many ransortions together, aid / he nust mv_e’lnrgo“- to destroy those .. paâ€" pers." & ‘‘I~ sghatl #ive you untit g-maw . nornitig atâ€"nine o‘clock vacate the â€"premiges.~The court 'uw:g this situation: perioctly.~: These cl are: utteriy ~worthless, as I~aim ready to â€"prove."‘ in o t ds ~AQuite: Aikely,"<I MMA,-.;}‘? 4 interesting (to mvm" Fheresa‘ wasn‘t his only 6.3 : *E believe that Jy â€"all,"~said Larry pointing ‘to the door with his pipe. â€"â€"The sheriff was regarding. him with varticular "attention. & + ~*What did I understand your name ‘Perfectly,© vertectly ;‘ ‘repea y lt ty verimenlys " vepasten She to be?** he demanded..* "LAaurance Donevan," caolly. ; x% =. wang gon and Mio ever Nipnice d "I think I have heard _ of: ‘ your ‘riend: before,‘" hegsard, turning . to me." "I congratulate you on the inâ€" ternational reputation of mug:.: sel. ~He‘s utw%aojl‘fly in \ land that they offer‘a large reward "ot hisâ€" return. Sbu;'_ , _ I think we Rave finrshed â€" our .Business for toâ€" day" s se > NCP & Pickering stepped to the â€" door.. and ioh $ Hc secmed anxious to get â€"the man away,. and we gave them escort to the ‘outer. gate where a horse and buggy were waiting. __ . > ‘k% "_‘Now',,l'mt;le for it," ‘S(L‘:i?i as 1 1locked te. . We‘ve. ane of his m:{;‘f’.fjfl yven.'"bhn a new one to use nrlut ~himself. But coimme. and I will show you .the Door of Bewilderment before I skip." ‘‘Don‘tâ€"éxpéct ‘too much," admoniâ€" shed Larry; "I can‘t promise . you. a single Spanish coin."" . .. : ‘‘Porish the. ambition! «We bave blocked Pickering‘s game, and. rothâ€" ing else matters,".I said. > â€" Down we plunged into. the : cellar, through the trapâ€"and to the Door: Of dJewilderment. # \ We crawled through the hole in the wall and lighted ‘candles, The room was about seven feet square. At the larther ‘gnd was an flm wooden wJoor, closeâ€"to the ceiling, and Latty bugged ‘at the Tastening until it:came down, bringing. with it a mass _ .. of snow and leaves..< > "Gentlemen."" he said, ‘‘we are : at the edge of the tavine.â€": Do you see the blue sky* And yonder, â€" â€"if you will twist your necks a <bit, is the d0@tâ€"house,"". . : =\* ~0%» 5 _ "Well, let the scenic effects go â€" aftid show us where you found those paâ€" pers;‘ 1 urged. , Rso No ~‘‘Speaking .of ~mystéries,. that "is where 1 throw up â€" my hands,â€"lads. It‘s ‘quickly tald.. Here is a table, and here is a‘ tin. despatch bo{. which lies just where I_ found it. It was closedâ€"and the key was. in . the lock. I took out that ~packet â€" it wasn‘t ever uuldâ€"e,w the character of ‘ the contents, and couldn‘t ~resist theâ€" temptation to’h’{hfh effect > of an announcement of discovery on your friend ‘Pickering. ~Now ‘that . is aéatlyrall.‘ 1‘ found thig . piece _ of paper ‘ dnder tMm with â€"which the onvelope was and Idon‘t â€" hesiâ€" tate (to ~say ~that when 1 ~read it I .aughed wniil Iâ€"thought .+ â€" should shake down _ the cellar. Read: it, John. Glenarm!* ve "Who wrote it , do you ask. Why, your~.grandlathet . wrote. it!~*~ Jokn Matshall ~.Gicnarin, ~tho . cleverest, sxm old <man .that =ever > lived, t!"’dwhl?ed Larry, his voice booming . loudly in the: roont"" _ all a great big game, fiked cp. you and ing,« but y you, you C ‘mi'u f + perfectly, ‘ . grand, ; think . it s my. good ~â€" ‘to shate, in it!"" +43 a" ‘Humph! «I‘m glad you‘re amused, %t 'u&o me a$ being. xo a y hnq. those papers had . falien mm'., hands; }h\ im?h u::flh'!?b have been, “x you, -7!'1!.';’6& sure! The old mn wanted you to : study archt ; "he ‘wanted you to study his hbuse hewâ€" even ~leftf a ~little this?" T detnandéd, . > 4 wr wrote it do you think?" askâ€" cd Stoddard. a is i ~Me: handed meâ€"a sheet of legalâ€"cap .npz:’t .ow which was written _ thege words: f P FMe Langhs Best Who, Laughs Last, "What do you think is so funny in 14 A Prowlex ‘of the Night its CHAPTER XXIV be se he dug this . putiet on the ra (To beContioned Larry replied l the despat Bnt whe Oh . it E9 CRS [ "miifian *date watl o 1. ns 3 m + i ? ind & . 6 ie To ’;:'a;;fâ€"ve.";_ M , V‘ ui > e t a ga*r i‘.'w sciliel hroegss Tekâ€" mm . 4 "m&t!@y s aoul â€"| Monuks ~som, . _ Even th> urBan strnigiâ€"[" palities w%t u'nmt show> m ing .‘ The total indebtedness of vi}!â€" agts And ~townhs is only <a _ littlé]} â€"â€"â€"â€">â€" over . $20,000,004, and there arey |â€" f E buildinfs Cash on hand and > water and . Jight inr.ites _ to show for ail but ; some : $2,000,000. ot . this. ‘The ‘ witi¢s _:of _ therProvince of Ontario d m fl' 'd-. ’E_ ?g“" f"v“;;‘ ; â€";; four and & hall willion dolars, are 4 , mere _ flea bite . in comparison but ; some â€" . $3,000,000. « witics _ ‘of _ therProving carty liabilitics ‘to the ©50000,000, but. as s have‘. assets of â€" neatly CHANGE OF PRICE ‘y;um; & *"fi idian Conâ€" mives O pajer un Dectomer ist. The year; and :. / is certain s’;e;:smn production. . ~Judging . from itsâ€" ap peatance, Â¥oth the . readipg and the mmmn; public m;xvawh ?’uu f gensrous . o . John A.~ Cooper, &mt. is to ; be congratulated upon "the success. Bis Â¥venture : has met..with, and also upâ€" Om the enterprise wihich he has dis. played in ° <bringing this national + wee .ly to its present excellint. posiâ€" tion.. " Canada Should ‘be ablé to supâ€" yort â€" the ‘few â€"â€"publications .‘ which she ~possesses. _ The brawny Irishman ~craned=, Over the big glass Case in the chemist‘s shop and" eventually ‘to 10â€" cate the. diminutive ;]t::rfior i+ "fi‘h"“’" Mhm auu ‘7'2.."“""”' 0 * *‘ he. , <and * was m»;%ud with a basket of g"‘cdpt-’::”'dr;;' saia m-eig- â€" , Sit! the sâ€" like chemist, briskly.~ "I hope L shall h‘;dve‘;ip _ pleasure . of . seeing you ..Me saw him again quite soon; but, a% it happens, it â€"was no â€" particular pleasure. 7 <*‘Ar‘re you th‘â€" monkeyâ€"faced little divil that Io'_:ld me. these. . balls?" shouted. the Hibernian, > . rushing~â€" in iater on in the day.. In his mnervousâ€" ness, the man of pills said he (was. ‘Well, thin," howled the Irighman, "jist you come homeâ€"wid me,/ an‘ it yo can hit a single moth wid wan iv these dittle laythen peliets‘ I‘llâ€"spare ye th‘ thrashin‘ ye‘lt git : otherwise, an‘isay nothin‘ â€".about th* â€"=Jookinâ€" glass an‘ ornaments mesilf â€" an" > the missis. broke!"" Li *Is réeady for ~delivery and. excels all Former . editions ~in beauty and value." The â€"cover "is a bewitiful decign in fine. halt ~tonts, astronomical engrayâ€" :::3. and intercsting matter. It conm ors,: the entire . boek . is~ foll _ of tains mt.he Hicks, mm forecasts cof for _ the wholeâ€"year,_ ; finely !ll:;%tmei. The price by. mail ° is 35 cents, â€" on Newsâ€"Stands 30 »cents. :oxd ;;ud.?gflt‘-’. the Rev. IrlR. ic‘® fine month nufuhc, # eanâ€" taing | all "his weather {forgcasts frony month to month, togethéet with ; a vast. amount. ~of â€" the best _â€" family reading. . The price is $1 a year and oné almanac gork with cach subscrip. ion. Address, Word: and Works Pub fishing Co. 2201 Loemasti-eil. St. fifll.,w, _ Write for . ra‘e ‘almanacs "in quantities ° Agsils harmless and safe, that Dr. Shoop telis mothers: everywhere: to give it: with out hesitation, even tovery young babes. .. The wholesome green leaves and <tender . stems Oof a lungâ€"healing" mountainous : shrub, furnish the cutaâ€" tive propertiesâ€"to Dr,. Shoop‘s Cough, Cure. It calms the cough, and heals the sote . and. sensitive bronchial memâ€" brancs: â€" No opium, â€" no chloroform, nothing harsh > used* to. ~ ififure~~~ct. suppress.: ~Simply . â€" a resinous > platitâ€" extract, that helps to heal . aching lungs. The Spaniards call ° ‘this shrub «which the Doctorâ€" uses ‘‘The Sacted Herb:‘ ~ Demand Pr. Shoop‘s Take ng : other..‘ _ Soldâ€" by A. G. Hachnel; â€" Waterloo. $ ts ‘ Colgh Cure. â€" And it is so thoroughly wanted THE REV, IRL R. HICKS 1908 HE DID NOT KILL THEM ~TUse A i‘a Rxtrnct of libâ€" £ul dn o eires s ie ie fordh an poticton Bavor toat noth It givos foast and â€"ehablos many da‘ alimost b kitahen. out © WNOU‘:! ‘< the tree becf finvor to baked menta and fowle the cook to. creato ity diskcs â€"â€" and in of urly service in the tire t receint extent â€" ol afset 4 m,ooo,os’“g? MaRosess c S VV + °> flag a *L Oiles n-'-c-'lu-g ! @ il’%‘i T TT M. ORA M, Je W ivoriont s ols * ® 'V‘I: ito Universitey L .dnn MY‘; ist in diseases of the nose throat. _ Spools . nmnth-dnnmm.»& NF.:¢> 7% X , Ray and PuU _',‘i‘_ fi 2 an uho' agnost mâ€". iitabJe _| _ cases. * s wl Office on Albert Street, neat Public L4 Bhdo 1 bullding. . Phose 210 ues CCC ‘eleph one 146. U0B, J. E. HETT, PHYSICIAK . AND 3URGEON, P G. HUGHEB, â€". *‘ fl_j,;:’f Dentist. Oddfellow‘s Block. _ ow aotoos, peile, me anzon‘ notween jor and ECaabing e grscety, f d of â€" our ~COUMERCIAL, oi ies . mmm:&.‘ ' W.E.Wilkinson, LD.:$., D.D.8 â€" _ By being the best this sshool; has oon’- the lu;m hnh:l‘mg school in Western Ontario. ‘Our | rolment again exceeds that of a year For â€" mutudl .convenience m from a distance â€"are grficulu. reâ€" quested to niake appointmenté. _ ~â€" Offic@: Over Bank of H&milton;Beriin, m Why? Because ‘our courses are in : clsl;:“u our b‘(‘;‘\&m Sl&kfi: x..h.s.‘x‘xn.s Gnhfl.-d' * â€"Chicago College of Dental Surgery â€"ana ui oices oo Soai n , Sappponner Fonite %& Jabobs ":;f:m the month, .. Dentistry i s it TREM AINEâ€"PA N A BAK ET Offiseâ€"Post OMe6,. St. Jacobe, Ont. humt_a. home [ Specialty, Nose, Thrcat and Kar. ~â€" _ OHN ~ L W IDEMAN B W, is EHAIARLD, .'nwsgz fii & . ob o, OMie, 14Q200n Largest and Bost Th ber RLLIOTT & Mo LACHL y ENFréay M of â€" Mtr.â€"and ~Mrs. H to ~Mis tl â€" Mri STRATFORD MEDIOAL lesuer of Marriago Lic6unes All ti DENTIST T fri Breslau @BQ.*, M P ni M elt nt ce and residence, Waterlo0. ./ _ inolpia F: "anaiy f Pana a‘ clook they Chatch : this ~cstiâ€" is 35