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conâ€" p speâ€" hing ypoâ€" every ever y tons liam gave ~tne scnt _ 10 comâ€" dent was ave 1ble . in not the ial in nt« 1d, ts. ks im it am very fond of Dank." Ahe was silent for a moment. Someâ€" tfi% had failed, and she was rather glad of it. : "Do you like New York?" she asked. "Immensely. I met a great many delightful people there, Miss Guile. You say you do not know the Blithers family? Mr. Blithers is a rare old he was being "pumped" by his fair companion. Indeed, a certain insisâ€" tent note had crept into her vorce, and her eyes were searching his with an intentness that had not appeared in them until now. "Have you seen him?" "The prince?" "Yes. What is he like?" "I‘ve seen pictures of him," he equivocated. "Rather nice looking, I should say." _ *They are very interesting looking men, especially the younger. 1 canâ€" not..remember when l ~haveâ€"seen> & more attractive man." "He is a splendid chap," exclaimed Graustark ?" He felt that his ears were red. "The newspapers hinted at something of the sort, I believe." He was suddenly possessed by the curious notion that "Yes," he said, and then saved his face as usual by adding under his breath, "but they don‘t live there." It was not in him to lie cutright; hence the handy way of appeasing his conâ€" rough weather," he went on, trying to forget that he was a prince of the royal blood, a rather difficult matter when one stops to consider he was not in the habit of hearing people say "Do your friends come from Vienâ€" na?" she inquired abruptly. "Am I to regard you as a hero?" "If you will be so kind, please." She laughed outright at this. "I think I rather like you, Mr. Schmidt," she said, with unexpected candor. "Oh, I fancy I‘m not at all bad," said he, after a momentary stare of astonâ€" that they rather liked bim. wouldn‘t be so ungracious," he said. "I couldn‘t possibly know, could I?" _ He leaned forwayd and indicated the spot on the back of his head, first reâ€" moving his eap, She laughed neryvâ€" ously, and then gently rubbed her finâ€" ‘nn overâ€"the thick hair. ~ *There is a dreadful lump!" she exâ€" ‘elumod. "Oh, how sorry 1 am. Doâ€" do you feel faint orâ€"orâ€"1 mean, is it very"painful?" d â€" > "Not now," he replied, replacing his cap and favoring ber with his most "Of course he is like all foreign noâ€" blemen and will leap at the Blithers millions if he gets the chance. I sometimes feel sorry for the poor wretches." There was more scorn than pity in the way she said it, howâ€" ever, and her velvety eyes were sudâ€" denly hard and uncompromising. At last his patience was rewarded. She lowered the magazine and stiffed. a yawnâ€"but not a real one. He longed to defend himself, in the third person, but could not do so for very strong and obvious reasons. He allowed himself the privilege, howâ€" ever, of declaring that foreign nobleâ€" men are not always as black as they aré painted. And then, for a very exâ€" cellent reason, he contrived to change the subject by asking where she was going on the continent. "I may go to Vienna," she said, with a smile that served to puzzle rather than to delight him. He was more than ever convinced that she was playing with him. "But pray do not look so gloomy, Mr. Schmidt, 1 shall not make any demands upon your time while 1 am there. You may"â€" "I am quite sure of that," he interâ€" ropted, with his ready smile. "You see, I am a person of no consequence inâ€"Vienna, while youâ€" Ab, well, as an‘American girl you will be hobnobâ€" bing with the nobility while the humâ€" ble Schmidt sits afar off and marvoau at the kindness of a fate that beféll him in the middle of the Atlantic "Is that considered polite in Vienna ?" 4 ple on ridiculous rounds of the m‘_lm thought of Miss Guille ocean, and yet curses the fate that makes him unworthy of the slightest mnotice from the aforesaid American girl. For, I daresay, Miss Guile, you, like all Ar rican girls, are ready to leap at titles." ""That really ian‘t fair, Mr. Schmidt," she protested, flushing. "Why should you and | quarrel over a condition that cannot apply to either of us? You are not a nobleman. and I am ~~ASK FoOR MINARD‘s wO OTHER _ ;. *‘Isn‘t there some talk of his daughâ€" r being engaged to the Prince of Bhe smiled in response, betraying "If you only knew what a bump I‘ve "Have you read it?" she inquired "A part of it," he said. "Over your â€" zow pasgengers possesseq or proum THE PRINCE OF ~ GRAUSTARK genuine enthusiasm. "I t at all it was with the (By George Barr MceCutcheon.) AND TAKE with absolute sincerity. "Me mither is Irish, d‘ye see?" "By jove, it‘s worth a lot of trouble to get you to smile like that," he cried admiringly. "It is the first realâ€" ly honest smile you‘ve displayed.. If you knew how it improves you you‘d be doing it all of the time." # At‘ this juncture the miserable Hobbs hove into sight, not figurativeâ€" ly, but literally. He came surging across the deck in a mad dash from one haven to another, or, more accuâ€" rately, from post to post. "I beg your pardon, sir," he gaspéed, finally steadying himself on wide spread legs. "There is a wireless for Mr. Totten, sir, but when I took it to *Im he said to fetch it to you, being unable to hold "up ‘is head." â€" Robin read it through, and at the end whistled softly. 4 hn "Take it to Mr. Totten, Hobbs, and see if it will not serve to make him hold up his head a little." "Very good, sir. 1 hope it will. Wouldn‘t it be wise for me to hanâ€" nounce who it is from, sir, to sort of prepare him for"â€" "He knows who it is from, Hobbs, | so you needn‘t worry. It is from home, if it will interest you, Hobbs." "Thank you, sir; it does intérest ‘ me. I thought it might be from Mr. I Blithers." 1 Robin‘s scowl sent him scuttling away a great deal more rigidly than when he came. + "Idiot!‘" muttered the young man, still scowling. _ . There was silence between the two for a few seconds. Then she spoke disinterestedly: ° "Is it from the Mr. Blithers who has the millions and the daughter who wants to marry a prince?" "Mercly a business transaction, Miss Guile," he said absently. He was thinking of Romano‘s message. "So it would appear." "I beg pardon? I wasâ€"erâ€"thinkâ€" ing"â€" der an assumed name." She remainâ€" ed perfectly still, watching him with an anxious smile on her lips "You are no other than Miss Baedeker, the well known authoress." +o "In that case my pseudonym should be Guide, not Guile," she cried merâ€" rily. The dimples played in her cheeks, and her eyes were dancing. "B. stands for Baedeker, I‘m sure. Baedeker Guide. If the B. isn‘t for Baedeker, what is it for?" "Are you asking what the B really stands for, Mr. Schmidt?" f "In a roundabout way, Miss Guile," he admitted. bivtndihcn : 1 % / al t mand Pn / s h >: slit < l tupymlwllhihw.“ sides, I may not go to Vienna at all." "I am sure you would like Vienna," he said, somewhat chilled by her manner. "I have been there with my parâ€" ents, but it was a long time ago. 1 once saw the emperor, and often have I seen the wonderful Prince Lichtenâ€" extensively," she said. "I was eduâ€" eated in Paris, I have spentâ€"innumerâ€" able winters in Rome and quite as many summers in Scotland, England, Switzerland, Germ*â€" "I know: who you are!" he cried out enthusiastically. To his amazeâ€" "It was of no consequence, Mr. Schmidt," she said airily. "Have you traveled extensively in Europe?*" don‘t know what you would consider into her eyes, "You are traveling unâ€" He picked up the thread once more, "As a matter of fact, I‘ve heard it said that \(Miss Blithers refused to marry the prince." "Is it possible?" with fine irony. "Is he such a dreadful person as all fhat ?" msuluounu'mrm'..' why .all beautiful iyony ?".. beg youf pardon and to add thatâ€" you come to Vieana. my every waking "I‘m sure I don‘t know," murmurâ€" ed Robin uncomfortably. "He may be no more Gdreadful than she." MINARD‘S LINIMENT USED aY PHYSICIANS. "So do I," said R. Schmidt. and their eyes mot. After a moment she looked away, her first surrender to the mystcrious something that lay deep in his. Suddenly, and without reason, she appcared to be bored. As a matter of fact, she hid an incipient yawn beâ€" hind hor small gloved hand. "Well, 1 hope she doesn‘t marry him," said Miss Gulle. ; "I think 1 shall go to my room. Will you kindly unawrap m*, Mr. Schmidt?" â€" He promptly obeyod, and then asâ€" sisted her to her feet, steadying hber against the roll of the vessel. "I shall pray for continuous rough weather,"" he announced, with as gai lant a bow as could be made under the cireumstances. A few minutes later he was in his own rooin, and she was in hers. and "Thank you," she satd, and he was pleased to take it that lhe was not thanking him for a phystcal service. "My It seemed to him that she breathed qo uh ann 000 on feebly at the excited, starry eyed girl. , "Wake up!" cried Bedelia impaâ€" tiently. "What do you think? I have a perfectly wonderful suspicionâ€"perâ€" fectly wonderful." sitting. “Rmmmor::]dour you would have heard wo: fAit only dence"â€"â€" began the count healthily, and then uttered a mighty groan of impotence. It was clear that he could not do justice toâ€"the occasion. Robin picked up the Marconigram and calmly smoothed out the crinâ€" kies. ‘Then he read it aloud, very slowly and with extreme disgust in his fine young face. It was a lengthy communication from Baron_Romano, the prime minister in Rdelweiss: i "How can you be so unfeeling?" moaned the limp lady. & "This R. Schmidt is Prince Robin of Graustark!" cried the girl excitâ€" edly. "I am‘sure of itâ€"just as sure the promenade deck was as barren as the ‘desertâ€"of Sabara. He found Count Quinnox stretched out upon his bed, attended not only by Hobbs, but alto the reanimated Dank. ‘The crumpled message lay on the floor, . : "I‘m glad you waited awhile," said the young licutenant, getting up from the trunk on which he had been for a soldier to hear. It really was quite appalling." "He‘s better now," said Hobbs, more respectfully than was his wout. It was evident that Be had sustained quite a shock. "Well, what do you think of 1t?" demanded the prince, pointing to the Paris, Berlin. He cables his lnunddl&!: visit to G. Object now appears clear. newspapers in Europe : print â€" dispatches from ‘America that marriage is practicalâ€" ly â€"arranged between R. and M. interâ€" views with Blithers corroborate reported engagement. Europe is amused.. Editoâ€" rials sarcastic. Prices of our securities advance two points on confirmation of réâ€" port. We.are bewildered. Also vague ruâ€" mor they ‘have eloped, but denied by B. Dawsbergen silent. What does it all mean? Wire truth to me. People are uncasy. Gourou will meet you in Paris. * In the adjoining suit Miss Gulle was shaking Mrs. Gaston out of & long courted and much needed sleep. UHRIC.At Kitchener, June 4th, Oscar Uhrig, son of Mr. ind Mrs. William Uhrig, aged 4 years. © BRAUER.â€"At Kitchener, Juna 2, Mrs. Marian Braver, aged 69 years. " Anuric" and bhave used this new kid ney medicine recéntly discovered Dr. Pierce, and it was wonderful way it eased the pain and gave I feel it my duty to recommend 'Anlmfi’l‘nhl"w:ynyomwhomhme j as s ( Bigned ) Mrs. Maroaret E. s-mn.t Success or A New ARemeoy ron l Bacxacue, Kioners, Auevammisn. NotE: Folks in town and adjoining counties mm with the resulte they have 0 by nsil;g‘“AN URLC,* the newest discovery of Dr. Pierce, who is head of the IxvariDg‘ HoTtkt and Burarcat I®ETITUTE, in Buffalo, N. Y. Those who started the day with a backâ€" da; â€"befi'â€"â€""becamm" a they were in and out o(ybed ‘al.domfimelu night ) are :gsmhh the perfect test, comfort mw“fi‘ngm d‘fiybobuined from| Dr. Pierce‘s Anuric lets. To that this is a certain utic adid solvent Dear Mr. Editorâ€"I suffered for with backaclhe. Last March I ‘tried you‘ve never uded the "Anuric," out T iarca tor‘s large sample parkige. â€" Thie t a large sample package. will prove to you that "Anuric‘ is thirty â€"seven times" more active than, lithis in eliminating uric &cidâ€"and the most perfect kidney and bladder corâ€" rector. If you are a sufferer, go to your best druggist and ask for a $0â€"cent box of "A?nrie.' You run no ’::i:’d' ‘I;L Pierce‘s name stands wmfiw discovery as it has for m half century for his "Galden Discovery," a general tonic made from roots with pure w which makes the blood pure, his "Faâ€"! bladder diseases,and rheumatism, . if worite Préscription * for weak womes STEUERNAGELâ€"At Elmira, Muy 36, and "Fieasant Poliets® for liver (lle, | to XMr. and Mro. W. Stouprnagel, & 54 9 v un P p ""Ryâ€" . » i “‘1,7» Cal s sat up and blinked €¢ Waterloo : * June #, 1017 * ~~~* _ F up! f .! llpw nhl't.nl(h(n{uo. listen M 5 ut e Jr. Primerâ€"â€"Harvey Wagler. Best in ° Spelling:â€"Sarah Steckly. Nancy. Steckly, Mary Jantzi, Katie Lichti, Emma Wagner, Ephraim Lich ti. s DELION.â€"â€"On May 30, at Kitchener, __to Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Delion, a son. WEPPLER.â€"At Conestogo, to MÂ¥#. and The following is the report of the }smndlng of the pupils in U. 8.‘8. No. 19, Wilmot and Wellesly for May:â€" ‘Sr. IVâ€"Deiton Snyder. ( 1Jr. IVâ€"Edith Wagner, Herman Wagâ€" ner. Mrs. Fred Weppler, a daughter. SCHARFER.â€"At Waterloo, May 29, to Mr. mn. Aibert Schaofer, a son. STEU GBL.â€"At Elmira, Muy 3¢, the higherto â€"repugnant â€" Mr. Schmidt. She nielted so abruptlyâ€"and so comâ€" pletely that the young man was ’vmy "troubled. ‘ He‘ began to wonâ€" ‘der if his incognito had been pierced, so to speak. } Hoe forbore asking when Miss Guile might be expected to appear on deck for her constitutional, but she volunâ€" teered the information, which was neither vague nor yet definite. In fact, she said that Miss Guile would ‘be up soon. * ~Now it is necessary to relate that Miss Guile had been particularly firm in her commands to Mrs. Gaston. In the first place, Mrs. Gaston was given to understand that she was not to breathe it to a soul that R. Schmidt was not R. Schmidt, and she‘ was not to betray to Him by word or sign that he ‘was suspected of being the Prince of Graustark. Moreover, the exacting Miss Guile laid great stress upon anâ€" other commend â€"R. â€" Schmidt . was never to know that she was not Miss Guile, but some one else altogether. _ ‘ CHAPTER X1. f ‘ The‘Licutenant Receives Orders. HE next day brought not only an f ‘Rgreeable change in the weathâ€" &r, but a most surprising altera «_ * ton in the manner of Mrs. Gaéâ€" ton; whose attitiide towird R. Schmidt and his ‘friends Had been apything but amicable .up to the hour of* Miss Gulle‘s.discovery.. The excellent lady, recovering very. quickly, from her . inâ€" disposition, became positively polite to pered. "Marie! The sleoping powâ€" ders &t once! Do"â€" "Ob, I‘m not mad," cried the girl. "Nowâ€"listen to me, and I‘ll tell you why I believeâ€"yes, actually believe him 40 be the"â€" B "U&xi%:o you hear me?" / Miss. Gulle. shook her. vigorously. she is the Acalfhiest one in the famity and .has ao dfiof ‘the old ailment. We ean not say too much for " Fruitâ€"aâ€" tives" and would never be without them ". n WILLIAM WARREN. 506. a box, 6 for $2.50, trial size, 25¢. At all deglers or ‘sent postpaid on receiptof price by Fruit aâ€"tives Limited, Ottawa. Mrs. Gaston‘s eyes were popplng, n0% ith amazement, but alarm. "Do lie down, child," she whimâ€" SCHOOL ~REPORT. (To be continued.) Births. Byâ€"laws Were Read. Byâ€"laws were given their first and second readings providing for the folâ€" lowing:â€"Authorizing the borrowing of money to provide for current expenses of the county; providing for the equaâ€" lization of assessment; providing for the levying of 2 mills on the dollar for the patriotic fund; providing for the: payment to the Clerk of the Peace a sum of $1000 annually in place of the lev; ing of one mill on the _ dollar for the purpose of paying the Provinâ€" clal War Tax; providing for commitâ€" ting individuals to the House of Reâ€" fuge; providing for the raising of a sum of money for the maintainance of County Roads; providing: for the raisâ€" ing of an equivflent of the portion paid by theâ€" Legislature for: the equipments }ot the schools p’_t:tpo county; providâ€" Ing for grants t ‘be: frade to ‘municiâ€" of. grants to New Hamburg; Elmira and .Ayr, for the improyement of cerâ€" tain highways within the villages for “‘191?: providing for the raising of . a sum of money for the improving of cerâ€" tain county roads. fees formerly paid; providing for the Councillor Hallman before the adâ€" journment of.the morning session sugâ€" gested that the countil attend the picâ€" nic of ;the Board of Agricuiture of North and South Waterloo. In accordâ€" ance with this the. council adjourned until 10 o‘clock tomorrow â€" morning. The committees will meet this afterâ€" nodon at 1.30 o‘clock. * Agreement is Peady. _ The report of the speciai committee to.draft the new agreement, between the outside municipalities was read by Reeve D. N. Panabaker. The report statéd the agreement had been drawn up and was now before the councils of Kitchener and Galt for ratification. A byâ€"law providing for the approving and ratification of the agreement beâ€" tween the cities of Kitchener and Galt was given its first and second readâ€" Jellies have high food value Make as many as can. Thc{ will be wfl.{o: great danl ta van maÂ¥t wintar Ask your Grocer for LANTIC SUGAR deal to you next winter. 2 and 5â€"lb 10,20 and 100â€"4b cartons sacks _ 130 clear, delicious, Tetlice. The purity and *FINE® "Pure and Uncolored" lition tmakes success easy. Will Attend Picnic. . Moved by Geo. Z. ~Lantz and . H. Walker that this Council pay 15 cents "1 load for gravel throughout the townâ€" The 710th session of the Wilmot Tp Council was held at the Township hl’ll' Baden, on Monday, June 18th, 1917. 1 ‘H. Nahrgang in the chair, when the blanks in‘ the Byâ€"law were filled ap vointing John Noll Coltector of ‘Taxes for the year 1917. Equalized Assessments. ; The ratings in the byâ€"law providing for the equalization of Assessments: are as follows: Waterloo Tp. $5,639,;. 000; Wilmot Tp., $3,461,000; Wellesâ€" ley Tp. $3,356,000; N. Dumfries, $2,â€" 229,000; Woolwich, $3,341,000; Waterâ€" loo Town, $3,239,000; Preston, $2,632,â€" 000; Hespeler, $1,474,000; New Hamâ€" burg, $706,000; Ayr, $302,000; ‘Elmira, Members all present, the Reeve presiding. 3 f _ The minutes of the previous session were read and adopted. hy "Moved by Geo. Z. Lantz .and M Nabrgang, that leave be given . the mover introduce a byâ€"law‘ to ap‘ point & collecior for the Township f Wilmot that Baid < bylaw be now read 2 ‘first rnd second time. Moved by L. Master, and Geoyge Z l.antz that this Council go into com mittee on the whole on Byâ€"law. _ Committee arose, Council resumed, the Reeve in the chair. O3 + . Moved by L. Master and H. Nahr gang that Byâ€"law No. 546 be now read a third time and finally passed. _ Moved by L. Master and H. Walker that the following accounts be passed and the Reeve issue his orders on the Treasurer in payment of same, viz: Ches. Heipel, express ‘and freight 1.75 Children‘s School Fair .... .... 10.00 Lincoln Shantz, damage to crops 3.00 Chas. Heipel, 2nd quarter salary as Clerk and Treas., telephonâ€" ing and postage ...... ..... 159.0% Mrs. E. Weiler, half yearly salary as Tp. Hall tenant .. .... .. 22.50 Levi Lichty, balance of contract price on Koch‘s hill .. »..... 145.00 George 3. Schmidt, binding Aesessâ€" ment Rolls ... ... ... .......:9.30 John Watson Mfg. Co., cow tags 2.40 Sawyerâ€"Massey Co. Ltd., bit and boits ..... ... c2.s.ll ccre. 11A On motion Council adjourned until the 16thâ€" day of July, 1917. ‘ Moved by H. Walker, and L. Master ‘hatâ€"we grant the © Children‘s ~School Fair of Wilmot ‘Township, to be held at Baden, the sum of $10.00. â€" _ Rupture is not & tear or breach in the abdominal wall, as commonly snp posed, but it is a stretching or dilating of a natural opening, says J. Y. Egan of Foronto, the noted rupture applien ce specialist who will visit Kitchener Walper Houseâ€"Friday and Satorday. June 29th and 36th. The "Curatrus" as now used and approved will not only retain any case of rupture per fectly, affording immediat and com plete comfort, but it is intended to as sist nature to close the opening in the shortest time known without an opâ€" eration. This appliance has received highest awards whereever shown, producing results without harmfal in jections or other alds. Mr. Egan has testin:onial: from our own section for inspection. If interested call, be wil be pleased to show you same withâ€" out charge. If the Government at Ottawa posâ€" sessed the confidence of the people of Canada there would be no division as Communications ‘were réad <from he Ontario Municipal Association and he Queen Alenandra Sanatorium. No iction was taken.onâ€"the former and ‘he latter was laid over.. | t & The tax rate in Kent county for this year will be 4 9â€"10 mills on an as sessment of more than $158,000,000° Slightly less than 1% mills is for the general rate. This is more than a tenth of a mill less than last year. ‘There is a one mill rate of a Govern. ment war tax, and almost 2 12 mills for patriotic purposes. Results Not Influenced ty Age or .... Lengn of "ime Standing .. 5 FReporis Expur.. Nzl:;‘snckootfia ljf? lion mark, is proof of careful, conservative, and yet progresâ€" sive manegement -.om of directors and officials. banking methods appeal both to the conservative business man and the savings bank deâ€" The fact that this bank hbas been in business for the long Wilmot ‘Tp. Council. RUPTURE IS CURABLE. KENT TAX RATE 4 #â€"10. 85 Years CHAS. HEIPEL, Clerk 45 3.30 Market, and Conveyancer. Office in new Waterloo. .â€" I its branches. Kitchener, Ont. SEE E. A. Eu:m St., Kitchener, gains in Real as at once, N uonoftmlou DR. 8. ECKEL, ..Graduate Chicago tal Surgery and I Dental Surgeons of We havé‘vacanci¢ men in albilines of: sut of employment THE EMPLOYER‘s OF WATERLO: . ~AGLEMENT & Office, TH FIRE M}LLAR, 8!M8 An the | WM. McNALL: DR. CLAYTON 59 Kihg St. GENERAL § Barister 28 King Mc DR 3. &.) CO with the