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W »!. ./ . *Â¥en will this instant deliver to me the N. * QB@, overheard during hber interviow s > the cardinel. â€" / .! ~@Â¥an must be Saten!®‘ cried aba _ _ _ . ®Porbapy," said Athos "But at an e * listen well to this Assassinate Fi; /Puke of Buckingham or cause Pik )* ‘bp be assasainsted, 1 care very e / im about that. Bntmh..m l F:.of D‘Artaguan, who is a 1 4* lend, ‘whom 1 love and defend, and t C ky Â¥ to you by the head of my fa~ _ _ .. ‘Aigr the crime which you sha!t have ,’.;; & ‘voMbcomnltormuhln‘ 25 z: b sha‘!l be the last." | d ~*M. @Artagnan has cruelly insaltsd 4s ;',’ said milady in a hollow tone. 5; ; CArtaguan shail die." .‘ . (Tâ€"Attos reached his hand to his beit, Ofewm Sarth a pisto} and cocked it * .â€""Some ti I o d t eition n es m d ht * 2 Mim. z:s «.>"__ _ Ontario Women. * ®Parbapy," said Athos, listen well to this /PuÂ¥e . 0f, Buckingh to assasainated, im.sbout that But t F:of D‘Artaguan, who t, whom 1 love and r to you by the he the crime which y avored to commit « shail ha tha Jn P £0 220 M ME OB m y 0 PCY C EEE uol "g SvuF uf @afFolded it and read: the watch whatever the enemy may is by my order snd for the good of | do to. us." atgte that the bearer of this has done | ; M" " caid 1. do . ® !h:gdon RICHELIEU. _ “Nowlotuaxt::rmn” m’m $ " a ming ‘"Why, you are four, gentlemen," *A:‘.::' 'wm‘:n“:bmt ...:‘" Athos, "and we are four; a dinner for it:3â€"have drawn your teeth, viper, d:uâ€"vmcguuru“ § ‘if you can." ‘‘Capitally," replied M. de Busigny. »Andhe leff the chamber without °, "Th@ presiiaet for thess gentiomen ‘looking behind him. is ww & h'.h:u i â€" When ho leaped lightly into the sadâ€" '.'.-* & ie mMua oOs and aet out at full gallop, intercept. | _Th@ W, hk Unil® movntoce ns it ts | W aveorger and eade a ie io . ving. Richelion‘s for bis E”m’mm““&u’. L akt Culss LBC . R C Threeâ€" Cuardasmen | AUEALHIY W, 00â€" KDBEW O | winels w f tot 10 thei t guarâ€" Inatued trom DrAptaquas | mes aagene oo wee (ant oo oo it to ber allâ€"be knew of Dr. Pierce‘a Favorâ€" ite Prescription was ecommended to i anaeg ‘ i much benefit. I beâ€" beard. 1 bope you #re going to let me into this momentous secret." 4 ‘The secret is," satd Athos, "that i anw miledy imat night withina . twn "And now," sald D‘Artsgnan. "»» there is no tonger a fear of being over ‘‘Woell, we shail fnd their muskets, their cartridges and thair Gasks, and Instead of four musketoona and tweive :‘"'"lh"llfl‘l‘?annu(t undred charges to * As Athos had foreseen, the bastion mwvmxnmum bodies, French and R As they were loading the last musâ€" ket. Grimaud andounced that the breakfast was ready. He was set to *‘We have some very important matâ€" ters to communicate to each other, and . it was impossible to taik fve minutes in that jon without being &nnoyed. Yondeér," said Athos, pointing to the bastion, "they will at least not come and diatarb us." ‘ "Bntfo:mehnoxmmnm Iy ought to have brought out muskets," said Porthos. ‘ ‘"Wel," repiied Athos, "did not D‘Ar tagnan say that in the attack of last night eight or ten Frenchmen were killed and as many Rocheliats?" "Well ?" _ ‘‘Well, we sahail fnd their muskate: "Of what consequence is that to you Iif you are pMid for it?" said Athos, and he threw 2 pistoles majestically on to the table. And bowing to all the astonished perâ€" sons present, the young men took the road to the bastion Saint Gervais, folâ€" lowsd by Grimaud, who cartied the "And now to table," said Athos. The four friends sat down apon the "Gentlomen," said Athos, "I have 4 wager to propose." "We are all attention, M. Athos," said the dragoon. ‘Weil, M. de Busiguy, I will bet you," said Athos, "that my three comâ€" D‘Artagnan, and mysel# will go and breakfast in the bastion Saint Gervais, and we will remain thete an bhour by the watch whatever the enoemy may _what sort of a night you have had, and we will describe ours afterward." _ "Ab, yes," arid a light horseman with a glass of brandy in his hand, which he susllouwed slowly, "ah, 768, 1 hear you gentiemen of the guards have been ‘The bastion Saint Gervals," replied D‘Artagnan, "from behind which the Rocheilais annoyed our workmen." "Was the affair hot?" f ‘Yes, moderately so. We lost five men and the Rochellais sicht op ten." _ "But it is probable," said the light horseman, "that they will sen@ picâ€" neers this morning to reinatate the batâ€" in the trenthes tonight and that you bave taken a bastion." "But where are you going to eat my biy at the Parpalliet® _ â€" _ On their way they met with Grt maud. Athos made him a sign to poor lad had pnearly come to the pase of forgetting how to apeak, Unfortunastely, the bhour was badiy chosen for a private conference. Draâ€" goons, Swisse guards, musketeers, light wwmhmhm "D‘Artagnan," ssid Athos, "tell us there, gentiemen? It was warm work." -m-n;.-:’m ‘Qumuiz breakfast m‘ml the lnn of the Parpailiot, I beliere? 1 want to know if nobody interrupted you."* «Why, 1 think there wore‘ not many intruders. We shall do very comfortaâ€" [ ; t 4 to Pianâ€" ’mmdz-u- instant he left the trenches to come to the quarters of the musketeers. ; Milady thought it best to preservre sllence, to set of discreetiy, to accomâ€" plith her dificult mission with her â€"dm:c..uauh-‘u: cardinal to come beck snd claim her in after having traveiâ€" ‘flmwddfifi'nu Fort in Points, at 8 o‘clock she had w-:uou-ml.‘:lu with letters of warque trom car Ginal, was supposed to be sailing for Bayoune. raised ancher and steored its course toward England, .‘ On arriving at the lodging of his three friends D‘Artagnoan found them | e O CE honintindiinebsinabes atidtdbaiontra d tdd 4 M 1 13 % 11 . 1« 2°8585w*tâ€">... . Made:in one grade onlyâ€"the highest ! Gressing the soldiers and pbmu;,w;; astonighed at his appearance, stopped at | ‘"If we may: believe the. signs Griâ€" ; mÂ¥Ud is making we gre about to bave to do with a very different number of folke," said. Porthos. "What‘s the matter, Grimaud?" said Athos. "What do you see?" "Sixteen ploneers, four soldiers." / "How far distant?‘ * ‘"Five bundred paces." "Good! We have just time to frish this. fow! sud to drink one glass of wine to your bealth, D‘Artagnant" Then Athos arose carelessly, took the musket nest to him and drew near to one of the loopholes. Porthos, Aramis and D‘Artagnan folâ€" lowed his example. As to Grimaud, he received orders to place himself behind the four friends, in order to reload their weapons. $ § "Well," said Athos, "it was bardly wolth while to disturb ourselves for twenty fellows armed with pickazes, mattocks and shovels."_ *They are advancing very resolute iy," sald D‘Artagnen. ‘"Besides, in adâ€" *‘That‘s because they don‘t see us," sald Athos. "I must confess I feel a great repugâ€" mance to fire on these poor bourgeois," said Aramis. ‘In truth," said Athos, "Aramig is right. I will warn them." _ dition to the ploneers, there are four wot had an hour‘s sickness since 1 comâ€" “mh;!h‘zmummrmj”fl' â€"<= _ peebngie â€"â€" * menced using "Fruitâ€"aâ€"tives", and I means could im Atlantic Sugar Refinories, mmwh.tlhm-'nnénmm""““’““"‘x‘:'“ rere Befang montases â€" ; â€"â€" tha § ing ; ®" went on Athos. "Here it is," said * :’oodmnc: t im the blessing : "", a healthy body â€"«pd clear thinking : uA‘r:pu unfolded it and read: m % ; m WALTER J. MARRIOTT. | tne state that the bearer af thiia hex Sone| I 50¢. a box, 6 for $2.50, trial size, 250. : "pet t 488 4°°* RICHELIRU. | _ Waterloo Tp. Council At dealers or sent postpaid on receipt : "In fact," said Aramia, "it is an abâ€" of price by Fruitâ€"aâ€"tives Limited, ; solution in &ll its forms." .. The Council elect for 1917 met at i "That paper must be toru to pieces," he Township Hall, Jan. 8th, pursuant ons omm eâ€"â€">â€"â€"â€"â€"___â€" .. said D‘Artagnan, who fancied he re@d) wook Combe, navine subscribed to 1eagues of this place at the Red Doveâ€" : in it his sentence of death. * 'theneoe-urybechuntfono!mnw cote." _ * > "On the contrary," saidâ€" Athos, "it «ion and Office before the Clerk, the .\.".,'_.“_'! case I am a lost man," said: ®ust be preserved carefully. I would{following business was transactod. from Liver and Kidncey Trouble. Having read of "Fruitâ€"aâ€"tives", I thought I would try them. The result was surprising. During the 3} years past, I have taken them reguiarly and would not change for anything. Zheve wot had an hour‘s sickness since 1 comâ€" menced using "Fruitâ€"aâ€"tives", and I know now what I haven‘t known for :’nodnay yc:â€"- that im the blessing a heaithy body «4nd clear thinking brein". WALTER J. MARRIOTT. 50¢. a box, 6 for $2.50, trial size, 25e. At dealers or sent postpaid on receipt of price by Fruitâ€"aâ€"tives Limited, "J think it my duty to tell you what **Fruitâ€"aâ€"tives‘* has doge. for: me. Three years ago, Iâ€"began‘to fee} runâ€" down and tired, and suffered very much The Bastion Saint Gervais . *~ THOS mounted on the .breach, with his musket in one hand L and his hat in the other: CHAPTER XXXVv. 10 Lees Are., Ottawa, Ont., adâ€" Thin, brittle, coloriess and scraggy hair is mute evidence of a neglected scalp; of dandrufâ€"that awful scurf. There is nothing so destrudtive to the hair as dandruff. ;Lrobs the hair of its lustre, its stren and its very life; eventually producing a feverishâ€" ness and itching of the scalp, which if not remedied causes the hair roots to shrink, loosen and dieâ€"then the hair falls ont fast. A little Danderine tonightâ€"nowâ€"any timaâ€"will surely save your hair. Get a 25 cent bottle of Knowlton‘s Dandertue from any drug store. You surely can have beautifu) hair and lots of it it you wiH just try a little Danâ€" lerine.. Save your hbair!l Try it!| not give this paper for as many gold pieces as would cover it." "I Bive an idea," said D‘Artagnan. . "What is it?" said the musketeers. "To arms!" cried Grimaud. The young men sprang up and seized Save your Halr! Get a 25 cent bottle of Danderine right nowâ€"Also | TAKES OFF DANDRUFF, _ . HAIR STOPS FALLMNG "Gentliemen," said he, addressing the R soldiers and pioneers. se pitkguranteemeniet the Puke of D‘Artagnan uttered an exciamation of surprise and agtonishment. * "luu.b“l‘namhm“ "As to that," said Athos, "I beg you to believe that T care very little about it. ‘This woman extorted from the car Sattened aguinst the wall round {mulfi-hr instantancously, but wuch better ed than those of the aggressors. ‘Three soidiers fell dead, and one of the pioâ€" neers was wounded. ~The rest of the treop took to dight ‘Reload the muskets, Grimand." said Athos, "and we, gentlemen, will go on with our breakfast and. resume our cenversation, ‘Where were we?" ‘You were saying," said D Artagnan, "that after demanded my head of the nlz:lh.-fifi had left the ::.c!!:m Where is she in the itinerary milady followed. ‘"Bhe is going into Eugiand," said Athos. "With what view?" "With the view of assassinating or health of Prance." 3 £ * f aBo. a. TiLT "Termie ves e s anw>! | Lemon Tart H...__._--â€"~â€"~â€"-â€"â€"..__w stope itching scaip. (To pe contluued.) atA fente.....sillsns irs ns was Geo. A. Tilt; services with teleâ€" _ Or and Off .... ..lllrrll +ers Stephen Hummel, lumber ... ... Wm. Little, gravel .... ...... Wm. Hudson, gravel .... .... Alfred Hannusch, half pay for work on‘rokd ...:. .... .... S. Palframan, bonus for wire f@BOG® 5... .¢:s 2Â¥+% i« rans Geo. C. Buchner & Son, spikes ‘Wm. Carey‘s salary as caretakâ€" URMMRG â€"..,. ... iss hi cues Shirk & Snider, coal .... ... Coles & Walker, supplies orderâ€" ed by Board of Health ...... Leslie Witmer, gravel .. \b Preston Progress, balence conâ€" [ tract and extra supplies ... Albert Jonas, bonus for wire To B. M. Eby, use of bcnper >Â¥ G._K. Hagedorn, building storm * Pelce .... ..%. wiss sril 4iz Joseph Benninger, gravel and _ _Moved by Mr. Wilson, seconded by Mr. Wood, that the following accounts be paid and the Reeve issue cheques in payment of the geveral amounts, 1 222 wofmict 14 ons oc Health Officer and Dr.‘Henhoeffer as nitary Inspector, beregdâ€"a third time and passed. Apil: 4 Moved by Mr. Wilsor, seconded by. Mr. Veitch, that leave ‘be given ‘ the mover to introduce a Byâ€"law at next session of Council to provide for the appointment of Assegsors, Collectors, Fenceviewers, +Poundkeepers, Town ship Printer and Ingpectors under the Yerd Law for 1917. Moved by Mr. Wilson, seconded by Mr. Wood, that Mz, Veitch occupy the ichair in the absence of the Reeve. Moved by. Mr. Wood, seconded by ‘Mr. Wilson, that William Carey be re: appointed caretgker of the Township Hall at a salary of $15.00 per annum. Moved by Mr. Wobd, seconded by Mr. Veitch, that Byâ€"law No. 55 A., as now filled in twith the names of Menno feore darsARLF Aire wead 140 Thire ie tors 191. e ‘ and ‘passed. agh ~igh ce t Moved by Mr. Wood, seconded by 3 Wi‘olson; that the % ‘gvendw ‘“to" scriptions the Munict ‘or t!:%ueugs, Co&ctdt, Members the Board of Health, Councillors, Clerk ind Treagurer. < Mr. Veitch, that Byâ€"law No. 56 A. as Hallman, }:m s‘m’ ‘the Township Clerk Board of Health Moved by Mr. Wood, seconded by Mr. Wilson, that Byâ€"law No. 56 A., to provide for the appointment of Memâ€", bers of the Local Board of Health ofr the Township of Waterloo for 1917, be ‘re-q the first and second time. ’tollovln‘ business was transacted. Moved by Mr. Wilson, seconded by Mr. Wood, that Byâ€"law No. 55 A., to appoint auditors for 1917, be head the first and second time. ( > "al seadic oi utundng ie e esw‘ 2l saving labor and giving high aweetening power. 10, 20 and 100â€"Ib. Bags For cook book red bail is best not The extra "FINE" A deliciouns dessert made from a recipe in the Lanâ€" tic Sugar Cook Book which tells how to make ‘The Allâ€"Purpose Sugar" m o+ ; for the fz:l,eookinl. 23.62 31.00 15.10 62.86 5.90 46.15 41.90 52.48 18.50 Preparations for a big celebration in: Brantford on July 2 next, in commem« ration of the 50th aniversary of conâ€" federation were advanced Tucsday: evening at a meeting of the executive‘ committee. It was decided to stage: pageant there that day, covering Conâ€") federation, admission of the provinces and the progress of Canada by ...z.: An effort will be made to have a specâ€" lal set of stamps issned by the Dominâ€" ion Government in commentoration of: that event, possibly as charity stamps,; to hbe sgold at a premium over their. ‘l“"‘"- the difforence to go to nome. At the Blenheim inaugural meeting ,ot the Town Council the chief subject of interest was the question of amendâ€" jing the town byâ€"Jaw to permit the licâ€" ensing of pool rooms, the municipal 'elecuon having been contested by the: candidates for and against this step. The byâ€"law was amended fixing the licâ€". ense fee of $30 for the first table, $20: for the second and $5 for each table: thereafter, and a liconse was granted| to J. B. Pickering, who up until this: time has been aperating for lomeg weeks free, having been unable to obâ€" tain a Hcense at less than a prohlbf!grqu fee. / i fee. To Celebrate Confederation. Can Play Pool Now:> Dates for the holding of the variout agricultural conventions have been de termined. ‘The Association of Ontari Fairs and Exhibitions will meet in For esters‘ Hall, College street, Toronto on the 6th and 7th;of February. Th Ontario Plowmen‘s ‘Association â€" wil ‘meet in the same building on the $th, while the Ontario Vegetable Growers Association will meet at the Parlia‘ ment Buildings on the 8th. , Convention Datés. Seven Ectipges‘in 1917. ;_ Four eclipses of thé sgun and three of he moon, the greatést number possible in a single year, will occur in 1917. The last year in which seven eclipses oc curred was early in the last century, and the next will be 1935. On January 8, there will be a total eclipse of the moon vlslble_ throughout Canada, beâ€" ginning at 12.50 a.m. and ending at 4.39 a.m. , Between 2 and 3.29 a.m. the eclipse wl be total. & f Fire Chief John E. t.<. 4 Tas thex ts pandfetie: tagt. ) Keveq, @fithe 20th "Fgot Guards,;jai imoaics Clzanst. s Galt Man Has Rare Medal. & »â€"A rare old.medal. one of the first is The officials of St, James‘ Anglican: ===========-=-m’ Church in Guelph, have received word: + w * * w m Bishop Clark of Niagara Diocese: > of the resignation as rector of that * o2 2 C Amesees church of Rev. (Capt.. C. H. Buckland, h + & HEH 3 &vhodlhemunttlmehutiuué Bpecialityâ€" at ths & Chaplain at No. 2 Canadian Stationary. _ _ *YMOA®MA O Torest" / Hospital in France. . Mr. Buckland has: .King St. Hast â€" â€" _ Kitcheng been '7’“" of 8t. James‘ Church m======1====-â€"|~ about eleven years, coming here from: * o Listowel.:~Heâ€"went overseasâ€"as Chapâ€" :mfl..‘, es i Soidier‘s Wife Dies. ote. Money to losn. Gert ’ With her kasoand in Witley Camp OMO®â€"Prqueguat _ / with the 125th Battalion, and five little = anes without 1 relgtive in Canada, Mrs.; BOWL k â€" !Enut Winy: rd passed away in Brantâ€" ln:'h:}..ldu-:é.u‘ ford very auddenly Tuesday night. The and Conveyancer. ‘l‘d£ eldest child is but thirteen. The n-g-h Building. . ‘Tolop! ily is being taken care of by Mrs. Marâ€" . Ont. garet Prior, hersolt with a large famâ€" WM. McNALLY, B.A., ily, and her husband a soldier. E Ruciahier aed Hokil Rev. C. H. notified the executors. ‘l\hltufilto be the largest amount paid into the Onâ€" estate of Edward Chandier Walker, former head of Hiram Walker & Sons, Walkerviile, Mnmmnt to $633,000, the Ontario t‘ has §$663,000 For Province. Wednesday out of sympathy with Ald. © #:M ‘ has been further adjourned until Friâ€" mu.u,umcul.q day on account of the death of Mayor: Alex. Millar, . &ulby‘l llroth/cxu Kitchener. i LLB_ w i‘m found dead by his brother at the stable * C+â€"EMENT 4 Dead at Stable Door. County and District Notes O t 4B C ciMe Auiat: M ahs c it & for service from, 179 itains hine cu"é a% of the $4,000,000 . a. No charge . ‘%g-ttdona.v o charge THE Empioven‘s 100 OF WATIRLOOAm. i.’ PREK LABOR BURKAU . : 59 King St. West, Kitchener. | We have vacancies for men and men in all lines of m% out of employment commun § SEE E. A. REID & CO., 41 Bast: St., Kitchener, Phone 387, for gaing in Real Estate. Open evenr tised. Office over Kitchener, Ont. _ Dentist, LD.S., Roy al Surgeons, D.D.S. / aity. A}I_bun%huel flce in new Molsons Bank Bu ‘Vl?rloo; Dentistry practices Kitchener, Ont. THE MERCA â€" ‘DR.8. ECKEL, t.D.8, GENERAL INSURANCE AGENT a8 King Street > : Office, Waterioo Mutual w ing. Established 1864. °_ Head Office, Wate Subscribed Capital ...$2! 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