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_ land was umv-tfnl. The u-] bad calmed du‘wn enough so| °_ that we shipped: very little waâ€"‘ tef: When we landed | was thaukful to note that there were no lights m‘ the bouse. Appareutly every one had gobe to bed for a much needed rest. 1. sebt Bill up ‘to get Clair‘s clothing, whife I unloaded the supplies and hid thensâ€"dnderâ€"the dock. 1 cxpected to Wlephone Jiinâ€"in the morning and tell BJin;where they were so that he could cbok_ breakfest for the castaways Wien mu«\“{gmq;fg heiped bim put oltt to see a;win. This required considâ€" erdble persuusion avd $3 in money. ) â€"‘hed toâ€"promisoâ€"toâ€"â€"miake. it _ull t with the newspaper man whom brought ‘0verie â€" ,“". A "ire RNO 8 AOSTUE: PWAHE journey back to. Green‘s is Wiyt. ) Apoked 4o: the vast 1 saw that . Ub sun was‘not up. £’;fi th@ bofse must be on Sre riy T hed no time to lose. Proba | W’é’yny‘ono- was glecplug. 1 ran np | th@‘pmith from the Lbeack to the bouse | y teimipYes bursting with the esxertion | (‘Mie. thike 1: got to the frout doer the 5.” were Lbeginningâ€" toâ€" lick out of 4 of the upstairs windows. cA; shrew mysclt nguinst the. front loli‘lafi'bwke uie lock without cereâ€" zhony: > The stairway was stll} clear. *Â¥ dasbed up, yelting, "Fire!" | <«Bbe pégule. beganâ€" to. come out in | Yarious ‘uthges of undress, cnrrylng[ Wothing altut valuables. . Vida‘s stage | She emerged from her room complete ip ditentuilt gad. went dowustairs as it sbe ‘wers auswéring n rebeorsal call. Alt â€" wereâ€"uccbuuted for but Lucile. 1 +pdifided ; on cber door again und %Ml commanded at frequent tervals. . .. :..‘..’a.w" lu.nul.l. a wife or | t=Bam‘ Wurrylig," she always an $ ~the‘ nest &nmn in this lan nishtmare bechrred. At Orst ygL,.it was the reflection of the Bas a husband !iving." + of the brave who attend :dsd lmu-m war are who .have used Doctor Pierce‘a hy the wifdows of the cut / mlood her in good stead l aromen in Canada have it sufferings, and have boen @Frida ery and 1 S "by/ Dr on. Sold by perigtibon erhopd proper nn!.;\x.‘ vibn.‘ After mothâ€" wl 1 cou‘d hol orly . tegain ~un 1& 1 was nr; : narvous, a terrible .ox EH" that in an instant the stairs would be lmpagsable. L stood on ceremeny no longer. 1 threw open Lucile‘s door. L.“ was looking aimlessly about hber with â€"a stocking in one haud. | "I ean‘t findemy other stocking," she eozrouuced calmly. + At Inst the smoke began to bée~un besrgble . in the hallway, and the _ "Dou‘t be excited" Isbouted. ‘"Th¢ ‘houuhunlu.und we‘re gut to get out!" â€"*!‘m not excited.â€" But how can i es éape with ouly oue stocking?" â€" There was no time for argument 1 grabbed a blanket that was fung over the foot of ber bed, wrapped ber in it and swept ber uf ber feet and iato my arms. The rescue was very simple. ‘There was a little‘ smoke on â€"the stairway. and in a mipute it would Lbave been bard to get down, but as if was 1 onlz had to bold my breatb for a few secâ€" onds» and we were safe on the Orst Boor, which bad not caugbt yet. However, 1 carried Luclie clear out in the frout yard and deposited ber io the little group of scantily clad sur Â¥ivors. _ "Where‘s the Gre department?" ask ed Vida. *"There isn‘t any fre Gepartspent." Keot voluuteered gentiy. & "Can‘t anything be done?" "Not much uow." 1 sbrugged my shoulders. "When a fre gets that much headway in a country bouse bullt of wou! there, is notbhing much to do but »ave the nearby buildings."* + "How could it bave caught?" asked. Ropp. trying to put his left shoe on ie Axlt foot. He had carried them botk nt m his hutds. _"How did you come to be arsund Monty?* Bopp atraightesed up witt + anjek. glance at me . "Mre. Greet tolephoned that you were going to the mainiand,!" + ; 7 1t Lardly déemed ‘possible. but I lmm that for a moivent they al} kuspect in revouge for our quarrel of the evenâ€" Ing before, > A 2 us sb s 49f "No one was up," said }im, the Ore u@n. "I.came back to the:island for someâ€" thing. and 1 noticed the Are‘‘ T. ¢%: plained â€" weakly. ‘"The: fames were coming out of the wiudow. of the northâ€" east room." . asked practically, No oue answered, "Thare fiyiny‘" Captain Perkigs was sarcastic. ‘Didu‘t auybody sleep 1 Swopt Her Off Her Fest arid Into My In the: herthcast Fomin, or dow‘t sou know. Where you stept 2 o < ‘ "Yon_ steptp thore yoursel?." .tur ea plajued. rethor. hesttant nbods cadtiog bisg gupeciur pficer‘s atrention 40 bucla damoing fuct. ‘ § t . *‘ vWhere did you empty‘the a=«bés of pour pipe before sou. went to iet that Orluk uf water?" !â€"biterroguted + _ "\Â¥uy. lemme sve. â€"4 wust bare G@umped ‘em In the wastebasket . Bat tb6 fire arins all out." guong 1 did."" Auty Curther disensislon wits out shott by thie viotent rtuging of the relephone belt hrekde the burnuing bubding > â€" "Who can be eallthi@ np at thi« thne of night?" wonberesd Nids, solcing the general cur|cmily. : "We Iprobatis WHJ never know." Bopp . &nzed . dréeamily lute the tire "Maybe sume oue saw the blazg from the sAiiamud. dudAd calling up abunt "Who wlept there?" Captain Perkins 9 ‘Lbe cuptaib cbliapsed. "} . with contiction; e hes seen the fire H o-u-ahé-‘mwhnmi if 1 am safe. must answer it a toll horâ€"that everythingâ€"ip al} right" + "No one could go in there," | pro tested. ‘"Fhe fire is raging iu the iivâ€" ing room, and the walls may full any "But mother will worrg." I "What if she does?" A man under stress of excitement is sometimes un intentionally bruial > "If you men are pot brave enough." Lucte deciared, with eyes Aasbing. "If you‘re so afraid of getting singed. |‘w going in to answer that telepboue my self and tell my mother that | am "Â¥You wouldn‘t be safe If you were talking over that telepboue." | was exasperated, but it was impossible to allow a girl in a Himsy uegligee to go Into that furpace. "Bluce you put U that way, 1‘}1 go." 1 groped my way to the instrumeut. jammed the receiver to my cer and sbouted, "Hellv:" 1 "..’,gm;,; to waken you, old chap," salé a male voice apologetically, "but 1 sim ply must speak to “LlAl-_uDunnon." "Thank â€" you!" Lauclie was very aweet in bestowing ber gratiude "Was she very much worrked?" "You go to BHalifas!" 1 requested loudiy, and, dropping the recelver. made a wild dasb for the door, frow which 1 emerged with my cloibing on fire in only one or two spots. B "It wasn‘t. your other." 1 said sbortly. "It was Mr. Bigneg." "Ned?* asked Vida; then. withou waiting for an answer, "I wust upeuk I gently restrained her. "Blaney?" queried Lucllie blankly. theno. turning to me, "Your brother?" "No relation," 1 returned. "He‘s my Uance," Vida espluined "Just the darliogest old Blaney thai ever lived. He‘s walting for me ut Fair View. ~We were to buve bece married todey, or yesterdag, ruther " "Ob!" Luctle retired to hier Iuuer conscionssess to think 1/ told Vida that Blaney kuew wbe wus: sefe, ge e baid called up ser¢ral dmés duringâ€"the diy, _ _ > "Where was 1t" "You were aiways out somewhere with Mr. Clair," 1 expiained. "You dide‘t tell Ned that, dat you?" | "»wh5, yes. 1 gueas | did. Wis?‘ â€" "Be‘s &w joalous." sighed NVidk â€" "! makes. bim furioss wheu 4 tatk to ofh en men, ~Of contro géfer we‘re iont ded BIF train tiim‘diférentiys bat wow t buve to be catefdr®": \ _ _/ ___. _ â€"~<Our attontion | waw diatmiennth (: we LuriringDeallHike by ie sonrhs it BHJ Johnsou, w ho walked y1 © ‘ once tried, is hever forsaken. "Yes, sare. And. F look in @ll the reouis. No onve shalt be in dach." _ m I!TERHBD\ ‘They can‘t bave teft. . Mré. Gree# roâ€"stembntne said she wouldn‘t." Stnu£rd. Do:“fi.â€"-n' is b\:laderengd u8w £ s Whred toâ€"day that a petition is ng uâ€" C ie hioee Tas Aisapppared" onee Hated. in Tavistock and district to be ingrk." â€" § f ‘ &r:‘-entod tot;ha“l‘)ourlment:‘.r:; A f â€" asking for the. release & "Eloped with Lipton & Clair?" [ouo Stockman, Lutheran minister, of "Impossible! You haven‘t agen him tSebastopol, who: was arrested on "Can‘t find them%, Noiigense! D0 gou go up to the bouse *‘ "Yes, sare:. And t look in all the "Eloped with Lipton & Clair?" t "Impossible! You haven‘t agen him since be left here." f "What else could have bappened?" t can‘t imagine. It‘s a smalt island, and there would be no sense in suUp poqsing that sbe was, biding:anywhere outsige of the bouse, RBesides, they both knew that tie boat was: coming hatk sponâ€" to get them." t "Mre. Green is so elusive,." Bopp criticised, "that 1 should. think that wheo once you located her you would havre kept yourâ€"eye on her." M s would ‘brobably alt be burnt to cim ders now. There must be some plausk bie reason. for Mrs, Gaben‘e disappear ance. Suppose we don‘t tell her dangh ter right away until we try to find ont cause ter additiona} worry." + That was agreed upun i "At any rete," Bopp said, "we can all go over to the maintand in the Mor ry Witow and get breaiifast." > * "No," dectared . BHll; ‘shaking his Lead, "Aterry Widow sbe shan‘t run. She broke ber walve spring. ‘Maybe it take al} day to fx she ap." © f Then for hgayeny‘a sake get at it!"! Bagp, growled crogsly. , "L &# him, up. wit‘ some wite may: be." Bill cheerfully promised as be ds parted. ently. > "L bave some breakfast for you," I announced. ~Buoup?" Bopp uttered the word san castically. ® "Oh, Tootles!" murmured Lucite. : "4 furgot," 1 said. *Tootles is found4. 1 found ‘Tootles last night." "In th¢ summer house," 1 replied. / "Oh, my Tooties girl." she exciaimed, "locked up in that cold baru of a place al} night!" "1. wae thore." 1 reminded hbet. "I stood it alt right." se Lucile sutarted ont as fast as sh¢ coukl fur the summer house. "Wait a wlyute." 1 j ted, wishs l0g lu e®plain about the rter. ‘Wait," sbe Qasled :i{t/me. "when ‘l‘oot” wants me? Noh Locile brvkte into she saw, that 1. was . her and reached the door of the sutmmer house Arst. When 1 arrived J beard & bcreath. "Walt a wlyute." 1 j ted, wishi f a l0g lu e®plain about the rter. p ‘Wait," sbe Qasled :i{t/me. "when : Toot}@s wants me? Norkt!" y Lucile bruke into ~k: saw. that 1 was â€"/ . her and k/ "Whore is my little aweetbeart I NA and : Vidu njm&d us pres (To be continued} NB fls 1 ME NT EXTRS PAY FOR C ANADA‘YMEN FROM THE FRONT Ottkws. Dcc. 21,â€"The Government is going io do something substantial for the fighting men from. the front in the way of .increased post ats charge pay, hn yp uo en _ The matter bas..bébm ;before .the Cabinet this weekvand it is learned that it has . h:: on pragtically. decided to give: each er + whoâ€" has fought in France . siz .montba‘ pay on,, his y 1e 6 Wl ols * daily payâ€" of the different ranks. | It *is~ probabi¢ Mw is ab lowed now by way of will. be avsilable atso for men who have.sean fighting service ,-'gd.mw been .dijs Gon‘t Prod Your Liver to Action _:‘An undscided question is asâ€" to those ‘ who. have .#een: service else where than at the front, some of the Tot 5o Ireated (he shime as [hoan who have fought the fight u?tllo,mnch- tion MW -bm hvr and. bow re _ closely and the “n..or m‘l:np of c‘- of u::: organs endent upon flnwn( of all the others, * ping" your Lver into action with ca mcl or forcing your bowels with irriteting loxatives or strong cathartios is & great mistake. A betâ€" ter, safer plan is mvnnnnlna and toning the whole digestive and el » tive system with Nature‘s n:nn‘y (NR ‘Tablets), which not only brings immediate rellef, but genuing and lastâ€" Ing benefit. lt scts on the stomach, ‘l’n'er. buwuu‘ and :idneys, improves and ass overcomes bmu corm%p-nnn and quickly r.ho\‘c_n sick headache. o @B. €a APDPEeralt & . Rev. Mr. Stockman hss beep inâ€" topned for alleged unpatriotic > utterâ€" ance following the announcement of the armjetice. Eczema Cured Five YearsAgo Td P Sp. $A0A1 i+ i A Treatment Which Has Proven a. Wondertul, Healer of the Bkinâ€"Certilied Evidence uchr‘-p.fu,‘ present. only three ont pay is -uozfi:» pot There is also talk of increasing, EPmd Ned m box of Dr, Ghase‘s Ointment hvg“ house if 1t coft $2 a box. I am givieg my name to this g‘m so that it WIn get to léto“ 'MO:. as l.d.m." » ‘® n«ment, canta . a at :l Mlx or Mnn:: Batés & Co.. Limite®, ‘Poronto. 8y A. Q. HAEMNEL, WATERLOO. on gétting phtling shat 790 hk 1ot of Lesting Cure, _ of â€" digestion, assimilaâ€" quite Anished . N1 #Â¥iy _ _ Dusing: the. past _ tos wl h O _2 E‘%:-â€"-'gf:{""%'é{é& country, ‘and ma a result thourtbis| : _« §3 wuecbe aite o. reorive. dentie on 4 * have done '0..-."_:3:“ y TB fi [1 stock industry of Canada. Often: the highest priged stock is the cheapest hAm "'»Lm ire of good and 8 V mawinay ""L" "I."" Te live stock breeder in the country. The sire whose ancestors have not made good, or that is a poor individâ€" usl wil} likely turn out tq be a liability tather than an asset. H: use will never improve livea stoc liability tather than an asset. un‘ use will never improve livea stoc even if one does get him cheaply. He is dear at any price, It is also ed as a foundation, mm pesr as a fo are » healthy animais of robust constityâ€" tion representing the best type the breeds which you are wor even if one does get him cheaply. He is dear at any price, It is also ::r! I-.‘nnau that the u-.:” ::: as a foundation, are g90d, healthy animais of robust constityâ€" tion representing the best type the breeds which you sare vothuz with, and that they werd descendanta fromâ€" ancestors that have proved worthy of the breed they representâ€" in regard to conformation, qualty apd production. This year sbove all ot!"on, with the high price of hay and live stock, farmers should endcavour to um:‘ ‘t~ the,. best advantage possible, rqughages such as. s£raw,. corn atal etc., by running thege through a ting box and mixing . with ‘small account of cut hay, With t amail quantity. of meal, you will have | M.G. Rer Ajout. Copkehutts; . _ ttoodvhld’l' breeding _ stock 3 u.fiu.mfl been ‘ rece! thrive and winter very. well on,. in Brantford that LiB#¢ : ° Gor at the same time. eaabling the fArMeF | Cockshutt, ‘son of Cockal to keep his usua) qnota of, brgeding ?oh': -n%a- animals. . ; | Moun ay heen A. good. man; furmers‘ are in arded lmm’ »mmoc-lu:mnnuotmlm m‘.‘.__._.w f ing. mills. where they. are. able t0 DFO [ Garman, Gan fos Ot. Thothas. _ * "LoSb natpine erooX ... cure sawdust oZ cure sawdus 9i T CeLL2ty fo"tha pace of sttaw. 6t where 1heÂ¥ | eformed on Gnturday . in " a louer coyld use dry muck for an a m-c?n.w, in . _ @ letber By.nagfluwtluhom~m of the 1 . Ryan, in commend: roughages and keoping 496 bibat 102p4 . BattaUon . . in nee, stock, the farmer will h; tor .‘Wfi;l‘u_m‘ , the fertility of bis farm by a moth ‘a war‘tmpby in the. : '3: has. been proven: most *meu.&u‘ cber o ons cgebrs 34 wl \ of the services . ‘rur uL maiitkining agricuiturey | e4 , DÂ¥ thote membere of the _ 10908 than. at the present time, species: of â€"Aphaguuym,) . EFOW. â€" x climate that isâ€"molst _ . 20. modbrately. ward in .summer. modprately. warin in sUmM@L m9 tm oT the cluel tame of Yesete E&o be found, gregring: ~‘bd: the nv â€" ragions ‘KNDWN.â€" 86 M ubes a. large number of. specia! "absort ent oq#"l‘fl(m able. to, take: up and hild water Wke a‘ The amount of water ab . varies a¢ cording to the speciés j trom ten to twepty times the w bf the dry Sphagnum. Owing to t ability of theke cella to absorb the water nwhaa'by the plant, for its development presance of rootlets is unnecessary. Sphagnum usually grows in a situation where the soil underneath is‘ permanphtly 3:.., . Sphagnum or Bog Moss. has. beenâ€" used. for a. considarable porloc. as A packing ‘ntaterial for plants, Mg to its power of retaining moiature, # helps to keep rooted planis.in a fresh: ‘condition until they arrive ol theip destination.. It is also extremely use ‘ful when dried as bedding materig! for horses aqueered flfl' to. remove ercessive tholsture, care ahould. be taken, uot to break the main. stem. The woss should be spresd in thin layâ€" ere to. dry;. before the _ drying proâ€" cers is commplate‘ it should be . gonp aÂ¥er eufiul:: and sorted, _ after wilth the moss may be packed bags or llT'. baxes for dupu:: l&odepotvleu it _ is required. e. final making up into pads of the siges roquired should be left to be dorté by the experts of the war Do partment. ’iu’ni"mm' W'A n:': married of that town, wBo déurviyes hims. .> Diag i Brampton. The dreadea infNuenza is stl) rife In the Brampton. nelghborhood, claimâ€" Ing its latest victim on Sunday night in the person of gvurd H. Dale. only son of the lato Honry Dale, founâ€" der of the greembouses hore. ‘Ted." as he was hlfilhfly known _ to l was in M# t r!{-fourlh year. He was confined to bis home during the t week, pnéumonia setting in on of a piants taere are. many ...........‘?"m erow. beat in v_,onuin" on! Fire Destroys Winery. f Fire from an unknownr -m Â¥ri day. night totally destroyed Hit rust winery, near St. John‘s West, ‘Thorold townsbip, nine miles south of St. Catharines, The lpse is eatimâ€" ated at $12,000, covered by insurance, A few months ago the property was acquired by Toronto. parties, itallan Widow Killed. Esther Marian, an Italian widow, was run down and killed at Thorold by an. automobile driver by. John Constable, a well known taxi proprietor. Nine hundred dollars in casbh was found ‘secreted on the body of theâ€" victiy. An inquest has been ordered. $400. | _ . (Successor to Conrad W eenrenes utm | aipee en c n e m mot etc. of. :'.'.“’ Rowe, Ofrrie‘s Cro98!0§,~DOA | Officeâ€" Pequegnat ,fi c&tho meéting of . the. Brantford Â¥ Coun%lon on Mond@ay a.atrong: resojutiop. ; be submittedby the Fingnce Committee, asking, for Aboli~ tion of the provincial '-: ene mill '::h': dbn"s &.tllim tax in 15'::- 0 un . 10 er wfi:a- The salary of & Enâ€" gineer Jones will} be _ $2,600 per year to $3,000 ty some time ago, still a.candidate.. Nished proached some.time ago, bu ded that he. would. not be a, this. year. He has since s three and a half years has, been, of the staif of the 1 branch: of â€"the Canadian Bnk, of ~has been transferred to a more " position at the Blenheim m‘: the bank. Mr. ler, residence in Port Co ’ many, who wish. him. cont! 8 gean in his professlon.. .Having, ted oné of Port Colborne‘s youag ladies as a life Comrade, he has more County and ~ Distriect Notes hnd‘ ns Joobt ilP ve‘a egtvne Pid .lo:. n?llr: z:hul:or teft ‘r m new â€" h Cittton. IF YOUR CHILD is CROSS, . FEYERISH, CONSTIPATED L Mother! !f tengue is cont bile amb fermanting foodk ge * Je Pilana maike io wtand :r::m“hd mothersâ€" keep i6 ‘: L3 j 'mfimb*“t -\,nmfl”b“} and eare. tains directions Yor bablles, 4 all ageo ang for grownâ€"ups, . nfi in pregien, rige piitramn "QOalifornia Syrup. of Figs," Mr. O. Schneller, who for the past ve will again be a candidate fornia Syrup of Fige." Mayora mwn“;. Ne other 'ua“: I& ,_zd.‘wfi‘q 'w.t: ap of W‘ to a more k Blenheim m‘z ler, t Co A . him. cont % adlon.. .Having. LL B., Barristers, N upstairs Beonotical West, Ned Miniapesear oi in wek n 6te, Bt. East, .. Phoie 190. ‘tail Surgeons, D.D.R., :‘ sity. All; brinches: of u. sal LA EPW its branch6s., |. .. / _ We bave vacenuecle n spvwopit ou us at ente. >~Noâ€" 6 tion or services Fen Clvil Engineer and â€" Ontario Surveyeor, 130. 8t. uen reogpraplths = 0 o THE EMPLOY â€" of warenLOO® FREE LABOR. P _ 590. King Bt Wont, . CHIROPBACIOR: ~& HOLM, D. C1 \ N FIRE HResd Office, W Number of as Auctiones: Waterleo, Ont. â€" . HERBERT JORHNSTON: 2. C afrie@, b. 2. weat* L A HILLARO, . El