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"He probably would not hace tri d It. At any rate, had 1 resisted I would have stood an excellent â€"chane> of being killed. Mc nwho enter t houses of others to commit a crime at might know that they hold th.ir oi«: lives in the hollow of their haids a i are prepared to meet res‘stanc> with bloodshed," 1 _ returncd _ somovhat Jelly. But the coolness of my en s only made his wrath fMame the hoiter. + "It don‘t make and difference. |It Wwas your business to hbe hore wh n ;ou knew there was so much money n the house instead of running asay like a coward and leaving me to priâ€" tect it all alone. And I suppose yon expect you will inherit some of it ult r U am gone, but Tll show you," he lyelled. The direct intimation that h> would ignore me upon his death b d land that he considered my life of !ecs iconsequence than a fraction of hii> wealth, turned me from him wit:ow: m word. Ll went to my own room. where I tood at ‘the window looking vpon the grounds below. Bruce and Clare jwere wandering aimlessly shout. and even r* that distance 1 could see the gorr)' ta~ lay upon her face. As for ruce, he seemmed to have recovered l good deal of his oldâ€"time assursnce. WBut presently he turned away with a urt nod while she stood ‘for a myâ€" ent watching him with a pathetic itlle clasping of her â€" bands: t:en urned and came hurriedly into the ouse. 1 intercepted her at the head of the stairs and signalled for hor to eome into my apartments. Ske d‘d o, seating herself in a chair that 1 Idrew ‘for her.â€" "Well," I said inquirâ€" lingly. She shook her head. i Sympathetically 1 continued: "It is Weally too bad and 1 don‘t underâ€"tand 4t either. Nobody in the world has more confidence: in Bruce‘s honesty ‘than I have, and if he would on‘y speak I would believe him acainst a host of circumstances. But there are certain things which hbe 2s a man should come forward and exp‘ain. H> ddid not produce the key. and denicd ever having had it, while | know it wwas in his possession yestrrday. The enly thing we could get eut of him mwas :s permission for ns io ro in an j CHAPTER XI. I went back to the house. Ciare had left my uncle‘s room and I hear; her voice mingled with Bruce‘s on th« lawn below. Uncle Abrer had aris i: and was carefully examining his pr pers as he rearranged thein in thei: eustomary order. He had bren hur but little, and now that his blood was circulating freely again and the stiff mess was disappearing from his l‘mbs, be was not suffering bedily to amourt to anything. But his humor was beastly. The look with which he greeted me as 1 entered was almo t carnivorous. ‘"‘This is what comes of hovsing f!yâ€" byâ€"nights who spend their monsy stayâ€" ing in hotels when they should be at home in the beds which they bhave alâ€" ready paid for," he sunarled. "If you had been here it would rot have }ayp pened. I don‘t believe there was more than one thief, and he con‘d no: hav held you if you had any fisht in yon." "He probably would not have tri d Dr. Morse‘s Indian Root Pill "LAst evening. Aiter the theatre 1.gave the friend who was with me @ne of my cards with the request that he call me up some evening when he was lonesome. But I have a distinct recollection of ‘putting it back in my upper vest pocket. I would not have lost it for many times its value, and it was a rather expensive trinket at that." Ruefully 1 continued â€" my search for the fourth or fifth time as he sympathized with me, following h‘s condolences with the remark that a pencil memorandum in his book would answer the same purpose. There fore i zave hiimn the number orally and moted that he wrote it down correâ€"t‘y. 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Your dealer in medicines gelis it in lipnd or eagarâ€"coated tablet form; orf you can send 50 oneâ€"cent gtampe« for & trial box of Dr. Picrce‘s Favorite Prescription tablets. Address Dr. it. V. Prows, Invalids® Hotel and Surgical Institute, Buffaio, N. Y. &A ave Yor Â¥ccnie a‘ thor own mds aod anes with somevhat my ten s he hoiter. ed_ ol the key to the nouse whic have yesterday?" "I have notâ€"assuming that you ar> right. We have been talking that same matter over and he says he bad no key in his side coat pocket and never carries one there. I know that I never gave him mine, and its disâ€" appeardnce at this time can be nothâ€" ing more than a strange coincidence. He also denies that he ever at. any time bad possession of my key, and I am satisfied that he did not, for the reason that if he had had 1 should have missed it. I don‘t care a snap whatâ€"anybody. thinks or says; 1 know Bruce is as puzzled over your charge that he had it as you seem to be over his denial." Her mouth set defiantly and I knew she would defend him to the list ditch should 1 attack him, which, of course, I had not the reâ€" motest idea of doing. ‘ Instead, 1 beâ€" came even more mollifying, hoping to reason him out of his stubbornness through argument advanced to her. one vivauicu a / nuue sigi. va course Iâ€"appreciate all that, and I have tried to reason with him, but he would not listen to me any more than he did to you. He almost swore when I begged him to ignore me and tell you men all about himself. While I wou‘d stake my life upon his innocence of all complicity‘ in this matter, I can exâ€" plain it to myself in only one way, and 1 cannot force myself to believe even thas" Ouzr eves met squarely. She reddened, and her hands beâ€"} came tight little fists. "No, I will not j believe such a thing of him," she| cried with a slight quivering of thei lips. Quickly she arose and passed | into my uncle‘s apartments with head | on high. It seemed too bad that 1 had been obliged to mention such a disâ€" tasteful thing. but 1 knew well enough | that despite herself it was hovering | in ber mind, and 1 wanted to add myi convictions of his moral honesty to | her own. It distressed me to see her: unbappy, but deemingâ€" it best tl let | her have a little time in which to (-om-l pose herself 1 did not follow her, leayâ€"} ing the house alimost inl!yvcdiate!yi thereafter, and in fact avoiding anyl) ferther confact with my uncle that day. A little later I had gottien Mrs.| Dace on the telephone and told her‘ that I would like to see her as 1 was the possessor of rather s:artling news. She asked me to come to her at once. She did rot seem to be as surprised ; or interested at my recital as I thought | the tale warranted. To be sure her| eves quickly arogo to mine when 1| told her of the crime. ard ‘she gave nc her undivided attention until 1 had | finished; then scemed to be Im'ning} the affair over in her own mind, for | she allowed several minutes to elapse | without comment. I "I know that his denial proves nothâ€" ing any more than does the fact of his going broke on ‘Change, or his making that silly remark that he was going to get $10,000 some way. . Neither would his refusal to tell us where he spent the night prejudice me, alâ€" though it might seem somewhat sinâ€" gular, and under the circumstances be sufficient to arouse suspicion in those who doâ€"not know him. But the combination of all these things places him in a position before LeDue which 1 regret to see him occupy. You and I have often discussed his outspokenâ€" mess, and you have said that he did mot know thai there was a back door to anything. it is his present comâ€" plete reversal of form and his evident desire to cover up something that ought to be revealed that puzzles me. Why don‘t he come out as he has alâ€" ways done before and tell us where he was at the time this happened? If for any reason he does not care to tell you, he at least might confide in me, knowing as he does that any seâ€" cret would be safe in my keeping. Then 1 could investigate his statement merely as a matter of form, and hayâ€" ing found it true l could satisfy LeDue or anybody else without going into particulars. If on the other hand there is any reason why he don‘t care to take you or me into his confidence; he could at least talk to LeDuc, who would keep his secret, and we would be none the wiser. 1 sincerely regret his obstinacy, for even though it does not get him into any particular trouble "i am certain wnere is no other wuâ€" man in the case; Bruce is not that kind," 1 stated positively. it may compel him to go through an ordeal that may be unpleasant for us all. I know LeDuc well enough to beâ€" lieve that he will get at the bottom of this affair if he possibly can, no matâ€" ter whom hbe uncovers as be digs." "Whom «o you svspectâ€" I mean yot persorally?" she then asked me. | requested that she pledge herself tC serrery. which she did with a HtDe laugh that tnld me that she cons d ered such a tormnia superfluous. "I sisnee absolutely no one _ Yef svspectâ€" I mean you then asked me. I e pledge herself to me did with a Jitt‘e ? "1 The Counsil _ met at the Tp. Tiall ipe Un Satirday, Fobruary 7th, pursuant s q. . to adjournment. , Membets alt present. The Reeve in Yet ! the chair. Minutes of precedingz session were _ read and approyed. 7# Moved hy Mr. Groff, seconded _ hy \Mr. .Janzen that leave be given | tM» ‘[mowr to introduce a Byâ€"Law _ at noext session of Council to protiMe for thy _ aprointment of _ Overscers _ of i Hizhway s. Moved hy Mr._Janzen seconded . by MUro NVertch â€" that ByLaw No.: 15 A in hertns money to meet ecurrert Waterloo Township Council Proceedings 1 am puzzlcd and worried by Brace® conduct. 1 do not attach much imâ€" portance to his denial of having the key and our failure to find it, although 1 cannot account for the denial part of it. Neither do I give great weight to his words about his going to get hold of a larze sum of money. 1 take it for grantecd that when he said he was going to raise it somehow or other it was with the mental reservaâ€" tion that it was to be done honestly, of course. Also when it comes to his absolute refusal to tcll us whore he was last night I can imagine a so‘uâ€" tion of that, for when a man is under the influence of liquor he will someâ€" times do things that he would nâ€"t think of were he in his right mind. It is also on record that sleep walkers sometimes commit burglaries when they are in a trance and are utter‘y irrespornsible for their actions. Take that recent case that everybody wa talking about. The person involved attended a dance and became very tired, fell aslcep on the way home, skilfully broke into his own house and robbed himscif of money that he had hidden away, anrd the next day rememâ€" bered nothing about the matter. It was long a‘terwards that he happened to stumble acrcss the money where he had secreted it in mis semiâ€"conscious Slate." Moved by _ Mr. Grof, seconded by Mr. Veitch that Ryâ€"Law No 13 A to appoint fenceviewers, Poundseepers, Carctaker _ of _ Tp, Hall. Townstip Printer and Herd Inspectors te fcad the first and second time. She did not appear to be particu larly impressed by my statement. "I am inclined to believe that whoever robbed your uncle at least thought he knew what he was about," she anâ€" swered with what I imagined was a faint suggcstion of sarcasm. "Howâ€" ever. Bruce, boing somewhat indis posed and in an excited state, might have unconsciously let fall a remark in some public place, which, in con nection with his perhaps exhibiting the key. led to its being stolen from him and th> perpetration of the ctime by someon> elsc." I acquiesced. \ln\gl by Mr. _ Janzen, Mr. \Vritch that the Tp "FRUITâ€"Aâ€"TNES" "I have thought of that as a possiâ€" ble solution of the reason as to why he will not reveal his whereabouts, and I am certain it will not escape LeDue. Perhaps Bruce is conscious ofâ€"having been indiscrect in his speech or actions ard is ashamed to tell about it. But this much is fairly certain. It is too grcat a stretch of the imagiâ€" nation to conceive that the attack upon the safe at this particular time was made at hapâ€"hazard. The one who did it knew to a certainty that the money was in the house. And so far as we now know but four persons in the world had that knowledge, namely, Uncle Abner, Bruce, myself, andâ€"" I paused, clearing my throat and giving her an opportunity to inâ€" terrupt me if she chose. She did so promntliv. . . Noved by Mr. Véitch, seconded by \r. Greff that Byâ€"Law No. 14 A. to abp o nt Assessors and Collectors for 191 be read the _ first and _ second tim* exptniditures _ for _ 1911 titst and second time. PALMERSTON, OXT., June 20th. 19013 "I really believe that I owe my life to "Fruitâ€"aâ€"tives". Ever since childâ€" hood, I have been under the care of Eh ysiciansand have hc::r_rjngdoflors' ills. I was so sick worn out that people on the street often asked me if I thought I could get along without help. ‘The same old Stomach trouble and distressing headaches nearly drove me wild. Some time ago I got a box of "Fruitâ€"aâ€"tives‘ and the first box did me good. My husband was delighted and advised a continuation of their use. "Fruitâ€"aâ€"tives" completely cured me. "Eruitâ€"aâ€"tives" are making you look so well. go ahead and take them. 'l‘he? are doing more for you than I can", Mrs. H. S. WILLIAMS. "Fruitâ€"aâ€"tives‘ are sold by all dealers at 50c. a box, 6 for $2.50, trial size 26c. or sent on receipt of price by Fruitâ€"aâ€"tives Limited, Ottawa. Today, I am feeling fine, and a phyâ€" sician meeting me on the street, noticed my improved appearance and asked me the reason. I replied, "I am n.kin& Fruitâ€"aâ€"tives. He said, *"‘Well, They Did Mo:â€"More Good Than All . . Other Treatments Combined . (To be continued.) seconded by of Waterlon be read the Report. Your Contmittee of the whole beg to +report that the following named persons be appointed to fill the seyâ€" aral offices for ths current. year, viz.: Assessors. Elec. Div. No. 1.â€"Henry B. Hagey, SAlaty ...« mss smne oct 1100 Elec. Div. No. 2.â€"John Halter, Salary ...u.. .40 s22 .2 ... 87.00 Elec. Div. No. 3.â€"Irvin C. Hallâ€" man, salary .. .. «00. ... 60.00 Elec. Div. No..4.â€"E, W. Wilson, Moved by Mr. Veitch, seconded. by Mr. Janzen that the report of the rommittee of the whole on the, apâ€" pointment â€"of Assessors, Collectors, Feaceviewers, Poundkeepers, Caretakâ€" er, TP. Printer and Inspectors, under the Herd Law be received and _ enâ€" grossed on the minutes. Moved by Mr. Grofi, seconded . by Mr. Janzew that theâ€"Council now go into committee of the whole on Byâ€" Laws _ Nos. 13 a. and 14 a., Mr. Shaw in the chair. Elec. Div. No. 5.â€"John Amos, Sal@Iy ....._....sulcs cecice +i Collectors. Elec. Div. No. 1.â€"Herman Hertel, SAIAIY :..::s1. .oomts ssm yc 1000 Elec. Djv. No. 2.â€"Peter A. Snidetr, . salary .......... ces se > .. 80.90 Elec. Div. No. 3.â€"Jacob S. Sniâ€" Elec. Div. In Elec.:Div. No. 1.â€"Motris Eaton, John Beckers, Alfred Ellis. Elec. Div. In Elec. Div. No. 5.â€"Jacob Ludâ€" wig, Herbert McCormick, Kirk Deans, Amthony Wilhelm, _ John Hilgartnet, Jr. In Elec. Div. No. 2.â€"Lawrence Spitzig, Peter A. Snidet, Wm. Krait. In Elec. Div. No. 3.â€"Charles S. Strod, _ Allen â€" Quickfall, _ August C. I. Groh, Jerry Sauder, James S. Wood, Noah Shiry and W.â€"F. Evans. er. There is only one way to be free {rom Rheumatismâ€"the _ accumulated impurities caused .by an excess _ of Uric Acid poison _ must be expelled from _ the body. That _ is _ what RHEU MA will do and _ do _ it thoroughly. If you suffer from _ any form of â€" Rbheumatismâ€"Sciatica, _ Inâ€" flammatory, Arthritis, Muscular, Lumbago or (ioutâ€"get a bottle o‘ RHEUMA from Ed. M. Devitt, Watâ€" erloo, for 50 centsâ€"it is guaranteed. In Elec. Div.~ No. 4.â€"John K. Moss, Irvin Shoemaker, Oliver Betzâ€" In Elec. Div. No. 5.â€"John R. Slee, David Linton, FPhilip Becker. In Elec. Div. No. 2.â€"John Durâ€" rant, George SteMer, Edgar Eby, Jonas Bingeman, Rudoiph Reinhardt. In Elec. Div. No. 3.â€"Frank Shub, Andrew Hummell, Geotge Rahn, Henâ€" ty Kummer, William Knatr. n Elec. Civ. No. 4.â€"Almond Lewâ€" is, Charles Mosser, .John Main, Allen Shantz, Henry Eby. year at a salary â€" of $15.00 ‘per annâ€" In Elec. Div. No chert. In Elec. Div. No. uaker. In Elec. Div. No. derson. ‘"For vears 1 suffered with Rheuma tism in my arms and shoulders. . My kidneys and bladder were affected and 1 rapidly lost flesh. After five weeks‘ use of _ RHEUMA 1 was a well man."‘â€"William Fry, Fort Erie, Ont. Also at C. E. Swaisland, Betlin. Check Chronic RheumatismNow That William Carey te appointed Caretaker of the Tp. Hall for, one All of which mitted. RHEUMA THOROUGHLY DRIVES oUT DEEPâ€"SEATED URIC ACID 1POTSON. salary . Poundkeepers. In Elec. Div. No. 1.â€"John Wanner, In In Moved by> Mr. Shaw, seconded by Elec. Elec. No. 4. â€"Geor No. 5.â€"Simon Gingerich, Herd Inspectors. Div. No. Div. No. Fenceviewers. is respectfully w. C. SHAW, Chairman Vo. 1.â€"John Rabe. o. 2.â€"Herman Moyâ€" 5.â€"Wm. E. Henâ€" 4.â€"Irvin 3.â€"Chatles Reiâ€" 2o uw..... 50.00 ze Lauwh,r â€" Moved hy Mr. Hallman, seconded by | __""_ " _ e Mr. Janzen that $1500.00 be placed | * to the credit of the Waterloo Muniâ€" |cheques for the several acco! cipal Telephone Co. at the Bank of~|Dominion Guarantee Co., rem Toronto, Preston. of Treasurer‘s Bond ... ... Moved by Mr. Veitch, seconded by |S. Ecubacher, lumber ... .. Mr. Hallman that the following acâ€" Ilhrtin Hergott, overpaid ta counts be paid .and the Reeve issue John S. Schaefer, bonus for $000990999999990009099099 909999 000999990999999994 l 57 cheques fer the several accounts viz : Dominion Guarantee (Co., renewal of Treasurer‘s Bond ... ... ...$ 23.00 S. 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