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* vats am <~ Wi * wiks un [ E:“d ~ _ arims . t« ~~ kmiees. . 7. OOUHME _. meath ~. â€"deal 0 s se >~ im mon #wi ';n.' .. claoset =. y ; «heip. .. usetes â€"**"It is nothing senou®.. 2709 °" "Wrluz+ t avar looked unon. i mmlum injury, and he will bs all | that I ever looked upon, exhibiting as t as‘ soon as he recovers from the | it did all that was deplorable in his who He seems to have been S nature. The captain cleared his choked, but there was No throat and began his examination. or other drug admin!soi "We have made a thorough inspecâ€" ." He gave the patient a st muâ€" tion of the premises and cannot find ‘and I was much relieved to mlum anything outside of the front zy uncle respond to it favorably as‘rooms hbas been tampered with." All the patrol wagon arrived. A moment the windows of the unused lower por] l&ter a group of officvers, pllot:d by tion are nailed down and the shutters Rirs. Tebbetts, swarmed into the fastened from the inside. The burglar ‘Toom. In a few words I erplained to alarm is in perfect order and would m“‘. condition of affairs as 1 bad have notified the station had anyâ€" them, and in twos and thre>s thing been forced open. The locks on they went trooping Oovet the hovse the doors have not been broken, and % top to bottom in a survey of the , they are of an intricate Yale pattern safe, the doors and shutters .and fi'a‘" things of interest to them. ‘Thea . "‘y c'am‘a back w'::lu. Uncle Abner this time was a e to speak in a 5 5 = law volce. and the captain, sefting o or t::’““ “,"‘h" y ‘“"‘,‘ Rimself, demanded that be be told al ® tr:od ':l‘m‘“' show that WRAX! tBat the pilfered one knew of the at :;' ‘m so ?: means of a key fair. Still speaking with mors or less bo:l ed ‘;:::’:h: t::lc;:a tltt.; :‘3;'1' To 9 iside. difficulty,. Uncle i"_’_‘.”‘;.’fm'm ** | unjock the fromt ‘door it must bf _ L000 weelrllcl tle anon ar alsa ha was sect Boctor Courtney arrived first. Up the officers looked cown upon 21 0 1 : drive he came whirring in his mingled pity and contempt. (Present: E.;bctflo runabout, azd darting }y he recovered himself with a start the door which the house and demanded to know about his paâ€" mmwflohrhlm.vn by the‘ pers; and this time I was glad to be t‘s side in a few seconds. Toâ€" able to tell him that so far as 1 had bther we made A thorough examina observed in my hasty scrutiny, noth lon of the reviving man. ‘The physâ€",ing had been taken but the money. 2 Tested bis temperature, his beart|le seemed a trifle relieved for the y reflexes, afterwards addâ€"essing | inoment at this information, but soon Ne concisely. ‘fen back into bis lamentings. It was @ COnCI8®!Yâ€" _ _ ___ _ _ _ mmere is no one of the most lamentable sights .*~, was sound aslieep. The room was very dark and I knew of nothing un until I awoke and found myself d to the bed by a heavy man. was choking me and pressing my darims . to helplessness beneath â€" his kxees. .1 attempted to struggle, but could do litt‘e more than squirm beâ€" nésth bis strength. He used a good @epl of force, and in a lew moments Cns e e I Lnaw naothing E:ua had been tied around ! b, slashed the cords which nim, .u:,.m: we carried n ow "opel "th" ies Uer ‘ t t and m-ln:r‘h-l- unrudsi’l; & .weovu no Mdm ] 8 save about the I itre it was red and puffy. Mre . Sbotts, in a hysterisa of excitement, $ useless as an assistant, and bas TA im‘ Courtney, our {awily and then the nearest polics ton, â€" After that J went back to the rv- breathing moré freely, now W?"“ ’.4_ and presently his eyes opened he stared at me. When 1 spoke; ‘him, however, he did not answer. : :3 done everything for bim that think of for the wmoment, 1 eat I desisted attem; He stopped speaking, and the ghost ; ;"‘;“d‘" of his old foxlike smile came cre@pInE | _ c2use th out of the corners of his mouth. "But ‘t.rncngthl 1 will bet he did not get much, the inâ€" and fernal villain. Everything of value n‘:p:: was locked up in the old. §{1 DQ3. | â€" . cheâ€"neew You may be sure 1 took ,oo?'%fm to‘ ousness, see to that." Kidney We at the bedside shot significant | | atigm a glances from one to another in the , f)r, Mo eilénce. 1 disliked to break the news Af his losa to him. not knowing@g what Save Milad Exclusively in Canada by The Rritish & Colonial Preas Cervice, pa cce afifhocediiien, / d revataih EOOE TV .2 . 3k Ashcooiâ€" is AhdP ArbiintFrama‘ss poditer o the arrival of those whom® !;)ing first thing Monday morning. Oh! :mmoned. it‘s t:.-rrfl;l:;tofl:bk.” l!'l:‘lflhl.to roll t ing and crac t joints CHAPTER HII. ‘ of his fingers in bis mental agony as ior Courtney arrived first Up the officers looked down upon him in rive he came whirring in hbis mingled pity and contempt. ‘Presentâ€" electric runabout, and darting }y he recovered himself with a start cce TX hiâ€"h the bouse and demanded to know about his paâ€" e Lash of ; popooooruaum FOR WOMEN ONLY This Way! / aninnum [ 99027 90 mesea.r o Ude in eramee Dr. Pierce‘s {avorite Jprescription is because of some CCTaL) C ME Whtncliy feminine. _ Write Dr. R. V. Pierce‘s Faculty at Invalids‘ Hotel, Buffalo, N.Y. â€" Consultation is free and advice is strictly in reatores the health and spirits and removes those painful symptoms mentioned above. It has been hinful SYUPU""/"""" ze 40 vearsa. in fiuid form, painful SYyMPAOM® /"*"""" an veaara in Auid for Nee en 3 stt Tow bo hal to Paset form, &s imodified by R.V. Pierce, .D. S _ 100 _ _ _ AcA_#k.a o en in n n e Pna PP nal®: : ba im to he | it C10 scâ€" | nature no | throat m!s'I "We muâ€" | tion 0/ -eolunt a &s ! rooms xind of a scene be wouid ws&e, Dut decided 1 might as well do so now as at any other time. "They got what ever money was left in the safe, un cle," I said. "They blew the combina tion into old junk and cleaned out the currency to the last cent." He utter ed a gasp and tried to sit up, but the mmmmwamm w. "Burglarized the safe! Got all the money!" he yelled, hoarsely, his eyes rolling upward so that the whites were to be seen. The expression upon his some derangement or disease face was a ghastly refiection of the shock to his soul, and despite his migeriiness I felt sorry for him as 1 grasped omne twitching hand. His chog turned to the yellowish white of a lish‘s. belly as he atraightened out to his full length with a groan that was horrifying in its death mimicry. "My God! My God! Forty thouâ€" sand dollars of money that 1 toiled Marry Irving Greeme { that â€"could “o have been ‘ioh everything goes show that whoe> entered did so by meaus of a key the front door, since the rear door w boited from the imside. If he did : unlock the fromt ‘door it must br been left open, or else ho was sec: ed in the house beforehand." turned to Mrs. T.M\l _"A:o‘! sure that everything was locked last night when you rctired and M e oo eb e e ren e i in . I noon, closets and ail. If anybody been tnder the beds my brojm wor have found him quick enough, t rogue." Noting these facts in memorandum book the officer câ€"nt! ned dogmatically: "Then it comes down to this. Wt ever did this must have done so b means of a key to the front dcor. Th back door is still securely bolied fror the inside, and your housekeeper sa~ she has pot bad occasion to use it this morning. â€" Therefore, it still remairs as it was during the pight. The low windows are securely fastened; th upper ones could not have been raised sufficiently to admit a person without setting off the burglar alarm, and l there are no othcr means of entrance It conld not trrs hean dene other m [ Dragging Down Sensations was going to put it in the bank ENOE MIPR MHRTC CUIL 0 CC clogged with impurities The Pills cause the bowels to move nfllfly. strengthen and stimulate the kidneys and open up the pores of the skin. These organs immediately throw oG ousness, Indi Kidney Troubles, Headaches, Rheumâ€" atism and similar ailments vanish. Dr. Morse‘s Indian M‘Pflls « trin! ho » \ omm ~§\ cm'or'sxF â€"!| uio Liver Pm and Biliâ€" omplaint. Bill» . Very amall and os casy | â€" %e take an segam wisa.* ~ 1Wert realiy ‘seemed no Tho, | O ;@ with his reasoning thus far, and we A} acquiesced by silent nods. He turngc to us sharply. "As 1 have said before, the do0r locks are of such a character that they could not have been picked of opened with a skeleton key. Now., vh: lmvedhy:“l t;.‘ t.bhn:‘»llm?' Tie uncle placed m M eliodoen fhront. and 1 they could not have been picked of opened with a skeleton key. Now, who have keys to this place?" My uncle gulped and placed his hand upon hfs swollen throat, and 1 put myself in the breach. "It there is so objection, I will anawer for him. It will save his strength, and he and Mrs. Tebbetts can listen and cortec! me or add anything whenever they CHUUEC Gruffly the policeman signified tha it made no difference who spoke C e m es known. One by one I answered his questions, watching him as he com mitted them to black and white with the painful effort of â€" a schoolb :3 struggling with a composition. AU three of us corrggpoug«_l_partcctly !q [ NCB _ B LLbel it brt P aftadany our statements, Mre. Tebbotts mere‘t adding that she bad been awak n ¢ by a loud sound in the night, but think ing it was thunder, bad gone to slee again. That the noise was the eXpP C sion there seemed no room for doub and the policeman congratulated h:: that she had remained in bed, as th« burglar undoubtediy was watching he: toom at the time. At the end of halt an hour he thrust the memorandun: book into his pocket and pursed up bi lips. Then he arose with a vibratiof of his ponderous frame that sent the ashes which bad accumulated in bi lap in his combined effort to: keep P and cigar going at the same tilne‘:.fls .2 . lt ac oi un »Poet s edvanr W ing as water flles from the ~shaking of a wet mastiff. "I will make another careful h{m tion of the premises inside and qut ar: then wtmymntowork. 1 have : thoory.udyou-mhearfmmmr later. I think the criminal will be 4: the clutches of the Jaw very shortly If you learn anything of importane communicate it to meâ€"Captainâ€" Dor pell, of the Twelfth Precinet." Do«t Eoo cE EcedE n t3 the stairs they went, and from the |, window 1 watched them as they clump e ed around on the grass beneath io search of tellâ€"tale clews. . Perfun . torily they passed sround the house I snd they ciam»ered into the wason. 1 ~It" th1ge ::*"gi" (9" ever® soiveG; i don‘t believe it will be by them," 1 |/ mused as I recalled the stereotyped | snd formidable formulaâ€"like question: | of their leader. ‘"There is too much intelligence back of it for them. Thes will shell the woods aimlessiy in the faint hope of driving out somebody ; cast the dragâ€"net and bring in a score ot habitual criminals whom they wil question and then turn loose, after which they will resume the even tenâ€"r of their ways along the trail of some other rogue. Of course they ma: stumble upon something that will giv them a straight tip, but I don‘t beliâ€"v. it." I turned again to the bed wer Uncle Abner was threshing about lik: a fish out of water as he berated th: thief without stint, and myself as Mb eraily because 1 had not been at ho 1 to act as a buffer between the intrud er and his wealth. It was exceeding}) .trying to me, and the housekecpe: baving straightened out his own b d 1 was delighted to give him what aâ€" sistance he needed to get into i. That done, 1 left him there in Mr:. ‘Tebbetts‘ care. Doctor gonrtnoy stil. See Pac.Simile Wrapper Below. . OURE BCOX HEADAGHE fi;;;;eci and I returned to my ow apartments to discuss the peculiart ties of the affair with him.. . this manner when the front door bel! rang sharply, and ss Mrs. Tebbett: 2 U een o s Em 2e PE 1 t was in the midst of her own troubl with my uncle, 1 went below to an swer it. Swinging the door open 1 saw on the step before me my 0‘d friend, William LeDuc, who mil had not seen in ages. Heartily 1 grasped him by the.hand, and dragged him within. 1t is now necessary that | take on. | step backward in my relation of this mysterious Ooccurrence. 1 must fo back to some time before the commis slon of the burglary and the entry of LeDuc upor the scene, in order tha you may bave all the facts present: d | to you as they were to that detective | when he took hold of the case. Hav ing made lnis new start T think 1 can preceed chronologically to the end ot the case, detailing events in th« order in which they happened. 1 am. now beginning a few months before*‘ 'l;e;in‘; ‘I:.l;lnh‘ourj{d_ passed in Pr. A. E. Hanna, Col. J. M. Baldâ€" etson and Arthur Hawkes were aomiâ€" nated at Perth for the South Lanafk Federal byeâ€"clection, «ahhary (Te is ecatinnal ) CHAPTER IV. k.) cesc t Auff ++ 24 maplr n tains full directions forâ€"bables, CBIF | yag wanted | 4 R who wanted i 1 2o in sare and for 090008 | Coring it. T the difficuities of some sea®ons A&P, when to attempt one at home was to tourt fallure owing to the numerous peddings. and stiffenings required to produce a smart effect. Quite the opâ€" posite is modish this season. . Everyâ€" mmutbooottnndclium& For thinner materials an interlining of lamb‘s wool is the only thing necessary aside from the regular lining. 7352 is a design that is well suited to the reversable materials, plaids and Gouble faced fabrics. ~Au economical and atgractive fad this season is to Unish. both sides equaily well and turn the: coat according to the costume wes Par instamce. one of the new â€"Coat ..u,..gyn.mmm-l worn. For instance, one ol the UOT teversable materiais (ranging in price Trom $2 to $8 a yard) is a soft tan 0n ; -.ddcundwmontleothtr. Made . after a design like the coat shown: :. the seams are strapped andâ€" ititched on both sides, tan strips on the T. : es igl han n h ahnnmiithitrdbabrt o Anmemi s 2b ~peip Vndb white and white on the tan. When worn with the tan side out the collar s L ‘% NO tise WOR WERRMM ETCO MAIE CCC 0 0 ind wide turned back cuffs are white | and vice versa. 5 4 ; 'no-lkothllcootlnsinmltn- quires 4%4 yards of 42 juch material, with % yard of satin or velvet for the tollar and cuffs. mwtmhmhsm;flhfl. Puis Is a Perfect Pattern. ) â€"Practical J ‘g:"..:t Fashion Hintaz T RC 7 Be sure to state right size. measuring prer the fullest part of the bust for #imensions. aimensiqne. it may be obtained by flling out the ‘ eoupon: and inclosing 15 cents im stamps or coin to the Pattern Departâ€" ment of this paper. ANOTHER SLUMP IN _ _ \ ECCS IN CHICAGO STORES Chicago, Dec. 7.â€"â€" Whoicealt quola~ tions for storage eg£s dropped _ a point yesterday where it was posâ€" gible for retailers to sell them _ for 88 cents a dozen to consumers . and make a profit. _ For this reduction ‘the retailers as a rule give the boyâ€" cotting women the credit. _ BoV AenRR in CE CRA qed t for eggs. ‘The boycotters declared in facts on theit platiorm that they might be business, willing to enter the market at that ably wil price. | When anxious retailers _ got the repo into communication with the leaders of by J coiting women tNC EERCITE . To ame Somn CRA on ‘Thirtyâ€"two cents a dozen tetail is vestigators working under the Deâ€" the maximum price set by the omen partment of â€" Justice are gathering for eggs. ‘The boycotters declared in facts on the egg and cold _ storage theit platiorm that they might be business, and it is said these probâ€" willing to enter the market at that ably will go to the grand jury after o 5 Othan amvinug retailers â€" got the report of the matte; is disposed NBMQG ,,v....206000e snn e ns en n en n en en n®®=* PAULOTB NO ....... 006 esn se n erne en er* vevevssses ce cce8 en c o U P O N Dec. 7.â€"â€" Wnolesale quotaâ€" ids c ie tm penitentiary, and that any ccBYy‘6" who wanted i° had no dificulty in 6eâ€" curing. it. The conviect followed up his ststement by producing balf a Peun TT P D00 cfi ~ Inbe D0OLâ€"1CE. The commission has now real eriâ€" ‘.....numuh‘u.mlw its way bebind prison walls, and although 80 staitment â€"has beep ‘w.nhmwm' the commission in its report to the eovmtvm_ukuus-oun‘h supply of tobscco be provided conâ€" victs as a means of keeping propet discipline in the ‘big prison. ‘ tobacco tiey got into the "pen" for w-vmmmmmm ment by certain convicts, who refus: «d to give the namiori uâ€"'â€"â€"tmnwâ€"m fearing persecution. away the pain every ‘Another charge by s coprict was| se * lor ds m:m-uh:dminmuult ’,:m“: ur, of neglect in hospita \ Limited Ons convict eclared that prisonâ€"| of Canada, Limited UnB COnmvImt CUUUILOCLA waat er who was "tubbed" and beaten by a guard one day died the same night. Dr. Phelan informed the commisâ€" l ..Mmmvmmmdudnv- ped dead from apoplexy. Samuel McCormick, a guard, who did duty in the insane ward, told how a colored convict bad been given the treatment known as "tubbing." ‘The counvict was strapped and given two "dips" in the water. He knew of other convicts, who had been placed in the tub. Â¥Fach one had been £ivâ€" en this treatment for misconduct. One man given a "tubbing" was in the insane ward, ‘although the witâ€" ness declared that he knew well enâ€" pugh what he vas doing. The ccBâ€" C 00. 020 Clikane an andar tfl CHARGED WITH TWO SERIOUS with ~ promise of marriage. _ ~ht now claims it was obtained undet ] false pretences. The girl is at presâ€" ent ensployed in Berlin. Bycko it is alleged, has borrowed â€" monty from two other gigis. He was reâ€" manded until December 12th. SOJRC BB3 URU BE BR OOEA E: Court on Monday. _ He was charged with seduction, alleged to have tiken place in Hamilton recently, and obâ€" tained $100 from a young :0!::2 Mike Bycko of the boycott, however, the TUSP?®"" was not such as to give them great comfort. The women seem deterâ€" mined to punish the men who have speculated in and almost procured a cotner on the eg£6 production . of the Middle West. in the meantime Government P FI P of by Judge Landis. the name: of the guards.| ofy smmIne 8 p:=y BDBAam® however, the response * * mat wie|| "*"tang""" -| t M@ ~< & 4 “&'wm Â¥.8. f ‘J‘“ 0. w‘ -" psp t Police Ti tipt I could not stand up sttaight, | foe, ;g;-‘.,.'!a_"":‘.".‘.."..i".\: immediately. L - ® have taken &d the pains h.l:; back aud hips are ef€ects of your To oieint in vain: is with the Kidney# and r must; cure the Kidueys in tA bre m |Cetest toy achine * o sao ) tnuld notstand upstraight. |foo, Letter‘s Block, Waterl00. . . | uit haced. sareividnze/i time~â€"or your refunded. goc. a box, ‘wm““ youwrite Nai Drug & Chemical Co. of Canada, Limited, Toronto. NANGAâ€"TONE BLOOD AND NEKVE TABLETS help pale, nervous wamen to get wel!. goc. a box. . 199 { EUMOROFH HOUR j _ B. C. DpAVID., Liniments and inâ€" tered: every tongue eIcopt ON®. . . "YWes, every one, except my motherâ€" aqualifed to plead at the Bar of Jusâ€" _(.)-n s certain evening he attended a banquet at which many famous men judge, he tipyed the head waiter to ..tu-nnmmmu Great was his wrath therefore, when be found that he was poked in a corner as far away from the judgo as he possibly could be. ."What do you meen," he stormed at the hoead waiter, "by not putting me next the judge after 1 gars you $3 to do sot" waiter, â€" hi put you PJC ds( t \fi/ ko ereagys _ "Is II on ;tnlght?' anziously de manded the villwiness. won‘t cure The Milliner to Blame "Womnan," growled the villain, "the NEVER "his lo here!" neys ‘The Strayed Tip The Precise Artist AGAN, It helped me |~~~~~ aopy.1FN & WEIR sir," answered the \ai on | Barristers, Solicitors, NOtetieh * 22 00000 wie . Wianni t ters, Solicitors, Ete. Money to D.C.L. ‘A. L. BITZER, B. &8 (Successor ‘to Conrad Bitaar.) Barrister, Solicitor, Notsaty otc. Money to loan. GermA® (OfMicanâ€"Peouegnat‘s Block, : n#%8~ / Strasser‘s Block, & Phone 143 ms&.!fi Honor Graduate of ‘Toronto Uu! sity, uho!fiamdm!\w Hospital, Ottawa, Member â€" of â€"‘ College of Physicians and Surgoit h t uon : adih adiiheafcs dn 27 P of Outario. Note: Night calls ered from the office. .. L.D.S., D.D.S., Dentist, WawB@ Hours 9 to 5. Fridays 9 to 13 Tel. After April 1st mm.tâ€" the second and fourth Friday in © month, 1 to 6 PM C . .. Graduate Chicago College of _ Dew"*> tal Surgery and Royal Collogp . 64. Dental Surgeons ot Toronto._ _ DeBM Office in Fischer‘s Block, - Dentistry practices in all its bFA ario Veterinary Collego. _ DL# residence, Queen St. 108. calls by day or night answered. King St. East. _ Dissases of the Eas, + ‘ . Nose and Throat. Tesyet of Marringe f Office:â€" Post Office, ASt.Lm * ~ _ DR. LEDERMAN, D.D.8. _ Licentiate of the Roval Gollego 2290000 meadne DR. WILLIAM GEIGER..".~ University of Torento. . OMC®, 1 floor, Weber Chambers, King S¢. J. H, Engel, graduate of the Oficeâ€"43 _ King St. E. ion Bank Entrance. 2a uf Post Office. Pentist, Waterloo. Office hours 9 to 12 ; 1.30 to 8. Closed all day Fridey. .: tounder of the science, UUMIRWOR T CC CCO 0001 nal of Osteopathy 1809â€"13. pathy often cures where all elso * & 7 L clbns ~ ohnennrts Pavid McMi!lian of Starkrille his barns, . the season‘s . Or09 thrashing mill and a ::.p..nl by, a spark from a thri o OSTEOPATHY. pR. mmamx K. JA 1P Ds C Tofi MILLAR & SIMS CLAYTON W. WELLS. JOHN L. WIDEMAN DENTIST L.D.S.,