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§§ A Fool _ and His \ Money ... \â€" @ \â€" By tri 1g on the calendar satisfaction, and spent large M , until we happened on * 9 :W.rndnhthe about twoyears, and we R hot use anything else as long as we can get ‘‘Fruitâ€"aâ€"tives." 6 J, W,. HAMMOND. "PRUITâ€"Aâ€"TIVE8" is made from fruit julcesâ€"and toniecsâ€"is mild in * sctionâ€"and pleasant in taste. b0e. a box, 6 for $2.50, trial size 250. At dealers or sent on receipt of prige by Fruitâ€"aâ€"tives Limited, OtH iwa. 4t "It would be too much like spending . a Gay with relatives," she said. "Wo‘ll go treasure bunting on Monday, 1 wmhmmvhflb but that shouldn‘t make any difâ€" ference. No one clso ever bad. By the way, Mr. Smart, I bave a bone to with you. Have you seen yesterâ€" papers? Well, in one of them _ is a long account of myâ€"of Mr. visit to your castle, and a Anterview in which you are as saying that he is one of your friends and a much maligned who deserves the sympathy of %hvcbmudumhthhu" abominable le!" I cried indigâ€" "Another paper says that your for tune bas been placed at his disposa! in ~the Aght be is making against the crimâ€" Aually rich Americans, In this partic« “lhral&bmqo_gml-fl | )c amdit=ah catnth Artaiicyv P .4SOne e & ~that I am a ‘dreadful person and not â€" 8t to bave the custody of a child." "Good Lord!" 1 gasped helpiessly. "Â¥You also expect to do everything in @yqur power to interest the administraâ€" ~“mh“m" a'.n.d‘ngbâ€"ob.l-’.m you don‘t believe a word of all this, ‘.”r e Cw stks snp apitalt ‘Why not stay for supper, things to me." "If L thonght you believed"â€"â€" 1 beâ€" mw,ntnam”nmflo rélieved me of the necessity of jJump Ing tnto the river. "By Jove, 1 shall write to these miserable sheets, denyâ€" Ing every word they‘ve printed. And what‘s more, I‘ll bring an action for damages .’Im all of ‘em. W:_:: George Barr ~â€"~â€"McCutcheon ts positively atrocious! ‘The whole world will think 1 despise you and"â€" r| ‘stopped very abruptly in great conâ€" l oke _ vAapgâ€"you don‘t?" she queried, with sent seriousness in ber voice . "You Gon‘t despise me?" "Wertainly not!" i cried vehemently. TPurning to Poopendyke, i said: "Mr. Poopendgke, will you at once DT® pare a complete and empbatic denial of every word they have printed about .....anlundntoll’lthtunfi lcan correspondents in Burope. We‘ll cable it ourse!ves to the United States. uitâ€"aâ€"tives" is the Standby in This Ontarie Home in the eyes of my feiiow countrymen. . Tie whote world shall know, countess, rl--finm'flm.unncnfl time. it shall know"â€" -..'..m'gmvlolnm.llr. Smart," she broke in. her cheeks Â¥ery warm and rosy. < "How can you pubâ€" MWety espouse the cause of one whose name you refuse to have mentioned in your presence?" 1 dlermissed hor question with a wave of the band. "Poopendyke can supply the name after 1 bave signed the stateâ€" went. 1 give bim carte bianche. The mawe bas nothing to do with the case so far as 1 am concerned. . Write it. END STOMACH TROUBLE, . «> â€" COASES OR DVSPEPSIA H‘l make it strie." ;ifm'mnln" makes Bick, Sour, k Stomache surely feel fine v in five minutes. It what you just ate is souring on jur stomach or les like: a lump of rmw«mu‘mbflm or have a feeling of dizziness, h tullness, nausea, bad i6it~ nouth and stomachâ€"headache, you get blessed rollef in five minutos. an end to stomach trouble M':l" o ob 306 dip ib â€"baâ€"eapte~y Rnpdinies agiit a large Afty.cent case of mIMnydmm ?fi‘.!fi minutes how need: is to suffer from indigestion, or any stomach disorder. g.u.nmmmm world. . It‘s wonderful. PMWSICIAN ahtnae‘. Aeate uh4 © +Waing . Snnt AEMOAEATT DAE UTC ug on Bundiy. t wutile ty dGnelbih h-"“‘“ woptabth > We Wt wuwsvm""'“' duy sighineur® @u tw â€" Ob rameiriing at our steorh. gaivs 100 anathematized m« For ‘retur ing admisgion Duulrgevite oY of Afteon refused to lWwute the winte ausit their return firee 0b the ferry ing admission. . One buurka of Afteen refused to leute anti) their return fares ob that they bad cume over in guod and wobuldn‘t leave onutil 1 Ond relot uvn‘n-bth“dhn’ aptece, ferty fure 1 sent Britton with the money. """'"""'3 rather dinquieting news that be revugnited two of bis. Plcas® secret agents in the mob. "I wonder if be suspects that | am nere," sald the countess, paling pef* ceptibly whepo 1 mentivned the pre# ence of the two men. 1 Aid not sieep well chat night. The presence of the two detwrtives outside my gates waee put to be taken tov light "Ig was nout necessary yesterday, bot . it is today," said be. He leaned closer . and lowered bis volce "Our every movement is being ';’fi" by the countess‘ detectives We are obliged to resort to trickery to throw them off the scent. Mr. Pless bas read what you had to say in the newspapers, and he is too gratefni, sir, to subject 708 â€" \ to nunecessnry annoyance at the bands of ber ngents. He would have you to meet bim secretly tonight at the Rempf hotel across the river. it is most im portant that you should do so and ° that you should exercise great caution. 1 am to take your reply back to bim." Wor an instant | was fairly stupe "I beg your pardon, Mr. Smart," ne said in fairly good Engiish. "May i bave a word with you? i bave a a1es» *M.’..:“_‘l.l.l”' of the secret service. Y & taile dh”mm. day 1 come as a iaborer." "Is it necessary for Mr. Pless to re gort to a eubterfuge of this character in arder to got a message to meY‘ i in order to got a es demanded indiguantiy. fGed. ‘Then 1 experienced a feeling of telief so vast that he must have seen the gleam of triumph in my eyes, ‘The trick was mine, after all. "You may tell Mr. Pless that 1 shall be there at 9," said L ‘The agent deâ€" parted. When be was safely out of the room 1 explained the situation to Poopendyke and then made my way through the secret panels to the count She was ready for the subterranean journey in quest of treasure attired in a neat walking skirt, with her bouâ€" ny: bair encased in a ewimming cap as .mmwm es "Then you don‘t intend to send out the statements?" she cried in disap» pointment. "You are going to let evâ€" ery one think you are his friend and not mine?" I stood over her, trying my best to scowl "You know better than that. You know Iâ€"1 am as loyal asâ€"as can be Hang it all!" 1 burst out impulsive ly. "Do you suppose fur a minute that 1 want to hand you over to that in fernal rascal now that I‘ve come toâ€"â€" that is to say, now that we‘re such rip» She looked up at me very pathetical ty at Arst. ‘Then her expression changâ€" ed swiftly to one of wonder and the most penetrating inquiry. Slowly a flusb crept into her cbecks, and her eyes wavered. f "Iâ€"â€"1 think 1 can trust you toâ€"to do the right thing by me," she said. de I beld out my hand. She laid hers in #t rather timidly, almost as if she was afraid of me. "I sball not fail you," sald 1 without the (faintest intention to be beroic, but immediately conscious of having used an expression so trite that my cheek @amed with homilia CHAPTER XIv. 1 Am Invited to Spond Money. & HORTLY after 9 o‘ciock & . nest morning a sly faced man in overails accosted e io the For some unaccountable reason she arose hastily from the chair and walkâ€" ed to the window. A similar reason no doubt held me rooted rather safely to the spot on which 1 stood. 1 have a vague recollection of feeling disay and rather short of breath. My beart see you?" she asked after a moment, turning toward me again. She was as ealm as a summer breeze. All trace of nervousness had left ber. "I can‘t even supply a guess." was acting quesrly. "Why do you suppose he wants to "You must be very, very tactful," she said aneasily. "I know him «o well He is very cunning." "You may trust me implicitly to do "And now what do you say to our trip to the bottom of the castle?"* $ She shook her head. "Not with the house full of spiles, my dear friend. We‘ save that for another day. A rainy day perhaps. 1 feel like baving all the sunshine 1 can get today. Te night 1 sball be gloomy and very loneâ€" ty. 1 shall take Rosemary and Jinko out upon the top of the tower and play all day in the sun." . Lo d â€"I bad an Idea. "I am sure 1 should enjoy a little sunshine myself. May I come toot" h2 Sbe looked me straight in the eye. There was a touch of dignity in her volce when she spoke. "Not today, Mr. Smart" A most unfathomable person! I found Mr. Pless at the Rempt at 9 wclock. He welcomed me with great warmth. He called me "dear old tellow" and shook bands with me with more heartiness than ! bad thought him caâ€" pable of expressing. _A emailish ofd 1 Civw Vol 0 bnakth it ® (To be Continued. , a banality in her confuoâ€" whoobgg »otud c he + Mtawa, Nov. 28.â€"On the receipt ...;.....muanu- wheat from the British Government for the use of the Imperial troops, the Govâ€" ernment _ here suddenly took action yestrrday to commandeer. all the wheat of grades Nos. 1, 2 and 3 Northern, at present in store in the dleyators at the bead of the lakes and _ eastward, The total amount thus commandeered is estimated at from twelve to Ofteen million bushâ€" els. _ In other words, the Governâ€" TTALY AND GREECE WILL ment has decided to expropriate at fair market prices, to be Axed later, th:s quantity of whest in order . t0 All the British Government‘s order, British Government Has of to vm.mmm 3 Northern Wheat for the Allios. : . â€" BEBE Mn s PE PPR TIE & The whtat thus commandeered does not mmunmumv ots Or in the farmers‘ hands or grain in trapsit at the time order was passed,‘ and the usual grain business, as it aftects selling, will not be interâ€" fered _ with, except in #o lar as the wheat now in the casterm VOTMINMI®| q is affected. lu Surprise Even to Some Ministers, ‘: ‘The news ol the uno’::;uon.l: which was frst gannounced in aD order â€" served on the Lake Shippers‘ P Clearance Association shortly Mm("‘ midnight last might at Fort William and Winnipeg, signed by the Domln-l ion Board of Grain Commissioners, ; came as a surprise even to some of ; the members _ of the Cabinet here.!; The Board of Grain Commissioners 4 was instructed to issue the order on |, Saturday afternoon, following a COnâ€". ference here between the Minister of, , Trade and Commerce, Sit George . Foster, and Hon. Arthur Meighen,‘, and the following grain men: Messrs. |, Crow and Crerare of Winnipeg and|. Messrs, Lionel H. Clarke and W. D.|‘ Matthews of Toronto. The result of ; ; the conference was kept an absolute secret, and Sir George Foster and | the grain men left for Toronto last night without divulging it, > Consternation Created. | The order issued at Fort William lin consequence created great consterâ€" |\nation at Winnipeg, Montreal, 'ronm-l to and other points, and the . wires |all day were kept busy with inquirâ€" f ies as to what it meant and what its |effect would be on wheat prices.. It | was ;at Orst thought that the whole exportable surplus ol 200,000,000 odd y bushels had been commandeered, and .\ that a fixed price was to be set by .\ the Government irrespective ol spe ; |culation. p Secrecy to Obviate Speculation. 1 . | In a statement issued toâ€"night the s |Government makes it clear that the » |expropriation is limited merely to the t | grain above mentioned, and that the e | secrecy with which the order was Proâ€" "\mulgated was designed to obviate un " | due speculation on the Grain Exâ€" changes, which might have occurred e ‘throu;h open buying before all the * |conditions were known. It is further pointed out that the expropriation by the Government is the result of negotiations which have been conducted with the British GoYâ€" ernment for some days past with a view to placing a heavy order for Canadian wheat, -n: that it is hopâ€" ed further large orders will be forthâ€" coming What the real effect on the market and the lake carrying trade will be, not so much from the amount exâ€" propriated as from the precedent set, and the prospect of similar orders for wheat purchases under Government ,mwlou. is problematical, The Govâ€" ernment points out that it does not change in any way the world‘s supâ€" ply or demand, and that if thete . is any increase in market prices in conâ€" sequence to the value of the wheat at present in the farmers‘ hands the latâ€" ter will benefit. It is estimated that Negotiations With Britain. Efiect Problematical in the casterm terminals 15,000,0008 $ $ the ‘The price which will he Axed by he whith is whed s the w * h ak n‘:fl-mm % sanies, grain companies, millers, will, it is stated, be the ru} ing market price “ur time of "exâ€" for prodts which the ownâ€" ers might have realized from under normal conditions. The â€" tion will also have to be of compensation lor shippets who have contracted to {ll ordery in «tie United States or elsowhere. 4 Best Wheat, Hecured Direct. *‘ The action of the British Govern» ment in placing so lafge an order for Canadian wheat is said to be due to a realization that Canadian wheat and flout have the best keeping qual: ities when »designed for the, use ‘of ‘u'oon. especially in the mm'fl diterrantan area of the war, and th _ by nogolw.mnr a supply direct . th¢ profits oi midd!|emen and speculatut® â€" could be cut out. % Some weeh ago ‘hl “. lfll‘h DeFartinent here decided to: furnish its own supply of Cunadian flour to the Canadian troops. in England 1t WHw ZRERENAT ETCO CC d was found that the price charged to the War Office fer that supply dropâ€" ped about two dollars per barrel. ‘The saving thus effected by Canada in the vost of feeding the troOps was noticâ€" ed by the War Office. 1t is believed that a similar saving can be made in the supply for the British troopé by similar action . in $he â€" Governâ€" _ ment purchase of Canadian wheat and flour for army use. > What It May Lead To. It is probable that the (Government will make, arrangements to have part at least of the wheat thus purchased ground into flour before it is ship~ ped. There is no telling where , the |nm order may lead to. I!t may mean the .. commandeering of mapy more millions of Cabada‘s exportable surplus, to say nothing .of the adverâ€" tising boost u‘mmnwmm dian wheat. crop, will undoubtâ€" edly be permanent in its effects. May Supply Italy and Greece. ; For some time past the Govemâ€"), ment here has been negotiating with |, Italy and Greece in connection with|| the supply of Canadian wheat and flour. Italy has now become a wheat { importing country, and it is more than possible that the shortages of both the countries mentioned may be similarly met. In fact, it is probable that part of the present order may be for these: countrics. 4 _ All Rail Rates Being Secured, | In auticipation of heavy shipments| of grain throughout the winter, the |Government is now negotiating for | an allâ€"rail rate to the seaboard at the close of navigation. Very little grain has been shipped allâ€"rail in the past, but if such orders as have just been placed are to be rePeated a great deal of wheat must of necessity find its way to Halifax or St. Jobn Yia {allâ€"rail during the coming wintet, The allâ€"rail rate at present is in the neighborhood _ of 18 cents from , Winâ€" nipeg to Quehec, as against 13 cents by rail and lake, Of 350 Millions, 200 Exportable. This year‘s Canadian wheat crop, according to the last official estimate was 336,000,000 bushels. Later unâ€" , official mna gave the crop as about _ 350,000, busbels. For export the , surplus will probably exceed 200,000,, ‘ 000 bushels. *‘ " e Britain‘s demand is caused by war time conditions,. and the Canadian Government‘s action is attributable to the sime cause. Aithough . such action as commandeering . wheat . is radical, it is not unusual in wartime. The Canadian Government, in conâ€" mection with the matter, is dealing only with the British Government, and the disposal of the grain so a0â€" quired will rest with the Home Minâ€" istry. 1t is believed . that supplies may be sent to other of the allied countries where the yield is small. BE CURED TOâ€"DAY OF BACKACHE Your panhwni backâ€"ache can have but _ one. . causeâ€"DISEASED KIDâ€" NEYSâ€"and they must pe strengthenâ€" ed before the backâ€"uche can be cured. Your best rethedy, and the quickest to act, is Dr. Hamilton‘s Pills ; they cute kidney backâ€"ache in a Warry . Simply wonderfoal is the action of this grand old ° medicine which for liver, kidney â€" and stomach disorders has no equal. _ Dr. Hamilton‘s Pills will surely cure your back weariness, they will h: y:“ appetite, color, strength drastic. Get a 256. bottle of ho More Economical, Tou. GET SOME E:mu- with ‘the Stratiord , this -:‘um_mx Battalion .a» U% !nfl" was aot allowed to leave office withâ€" out a bearty sendâ€"of and a welcome back. . ‘The following is taken _ from r'~Wh i iPrior to his departure on Thursday poon for Berlin, to assume . his / oal . duties, Sergt. George Marâ€" ‘tin, of The Herald news stafl, . was presented with a little token of ‘Teâ€" gard, accompanied . by the following word ol appreciation and good wish _ Sieedtiiny ‘ ..‘Deéar George,â€"As you are . about to sever your connection with ‘The Her (only temporaty, we Y+ we caunut Ict you go without o io nta n Herald stail. We know you will serve 10'!%.“ Country as faithfully as you %eâ€" the newspaper, â€" with which you have been connected durâ€" iilg the past six months. ‘ <{#*WWe â€" wish â€" you every success and good fortune in your new sphere : of Uuby: and activity. Whether you wear the King‘s#, uniform for a lJong timé or short period, you can always feel asâ€" sured ‘of a place on The Herald staf, should you ever desire to return to newspaper <work in Stratiord." ‘The address was signed by M. ~F. Dunham for the business department, ! gnd Robs Keare for the news stafl. Geo. Martin, formerly of the Tele POLICE HANDLED OVER 1400 CASES Totonto, Nov. 26.â€"According to the annual report of Mr. Joseph E. Rogâ€" ers, Superintendent . of Provincial Police, 1,418 cases wete handled for the year ending October 31 as comâ€" pared with $,599 for 1914, a decrease of 181, and _ the comvictions ‘ucllr.ed a decrease .of" $10,521. * ‘The police prevented _ 306 undesitâ€" ables obtaining entrance to the Proâ€" vince as against 1,138 for 1914. The number of vagrancy . cases dropped from 98 to 57. Under the liquor li CB. R03) EDC ie on e ome i iet were . 890 as compared with 1,172. Fines imposed amounted to $44,050, STRATFORD AND 8T. MARY‘S HAVE cemse : act there were 246 prosecuâ€" tions as compared with 282. Stratford, Nov. 235.â€"Both Stnfi-‘ ford â€" and St. Maryâ€"s are defendants in _ actions to be tried here at the nonâ€"jury . sittings ol the High Court, before Chiet Justice Meredith. _ St. Mary‘s Milling Company seeks damâ€" ages for discharge of sewage into a stréam, and an injunction to stop the further pollution. _ John Murray, Downie township, has for yeats had an _ action . against Stratford . for pollution of the lower Avon River by effluent from the city sewage disposâ€" al works, _ The trial has beenrr‘ peatediy deferred, as the city spent the plant from time to time. The many thousands of dollars improving latest improvements, ordered by the Provincial Board of Health, and costing $30,000, have been completâ€" MATGH CAUSED _ BIG EXPLOSION ~ ~NMIITGREL 1 A0€ T w esd d & harmed BRANTFORD Unable to sleep because of nervous trouble, from which she had suftered for some , timé, Mrs. Aaron Matâ€" thews _ of 40 ‘Terrace Hill street, Btantford, atose at 3 o‘clock Friday "'""""“':'2'.“""“..:.'.’. M‘hw“'-'" by her husband. SEWER TROUBLES wOMAN‘Ss SUICIDE it enters over 3,000 homes ev. ery week and covers the field thoroughly. During the year 1914 this nmmmmuz in iA bearios Goualy comilineds" AUCTION SALE BLLLS printed here on short Give us your order, on n n nepnen en in ennncann en nne 8000 \ Do You Appreciate First THE MERCANTILE Officers and Directors:â€" George Diebe!, President, Waterloo _ Allan Bowman, Viceâ€"Pres., Preston Dr. J. H. Webb, * Waterioo J. Howard Simpson > Gueiph ‘J. L. Wideman, > §t. Jacobs James Livingston, * Baden P. E. Shantz, * = Preston §. B. Bricker, » * Waterloo Richard Roschman, â€"__ Waterioo L. W. SHUH, B. E. BECHTEL, Manager. Inspector. C. A. BOEHM, District Agent. Head Office, Waterloo Subscribed Capital ... $250,000 Deposit with the Dominâ€" jon Governnient ...$156,698.00 All policies guaranteed _ by the Lancashire Insurance Comâ€" pany â€"with Assets‘ of $29,636,â€" 465.00. erms for Sale Incorporated in 1863. TOTAL AS8SETS, 318T DEC., W14, OVvER $860,000 Waterloo Mutual Fire Insurance Company Chronicieâ€"Teloegraph Waterloo Why not buy your meals here and get the nest ? EDGAR FISCHER Successor to J. B. Fischer. | Phone 243. Waterloo. | ooo onnnnnennnnenennennnnennnentnnnonnnnne en n If so have your wants supâ€" plied here. We always keep on hand choice Beef, Pork, Lamb and Homeâ€"made Sausage Alfred Wright, Seoretary. C. A. BOEHM, DIST. AGT. Waterloo, Ont. Phone 249 Wrappers Butter INCORPORATED 1875 CHRONICLEâ€"TELECRAPN Waterioo, Ont. from us. 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