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#1 Have a Message for You," She: Said. on his arm.‘ "Don‘t be foolish and proud," she said. "She is sortyâ€" about last night, and she is very unâ€" L‘mnpy." 1g Do The light faded out 0 #he was unhappy and hing. They bad a y h of binding one‘s h ene helpless. He go to her. r’l cannot go, countess," he said. f‘,’!he must understand. Today, of all crown prince?" She shrugged | her ghoulders. "You, too! Never have I geen so many faint hearts, such roll ing eyes, such shaking kmees! . And for what? Because a few timid souls wee a danger that does not exist." «"I think it does exist," sald Nikky Obstinately. _ "I am to take the word to her, then, Â¥hat you will not come?" Ju®That I cannot." 1«‘ nâ€"are a very foollsh boy," said «â€"@ountess, watching him. "And & you ‘are so fearful, I myself will. @IA bere. There are sentries at the rs A a double guard everywhere. it n the name of all that is abâ€" Â¥ pessibly happen?" lat was when she won. For Nikky o has never been, in all his history, iything of a hero, and all of the roâ€" ARaantic and loving boyâ€"Nikky wayâ€" jered and fell. When Prince Ferdinand William AOtto. returned, it was with the word ‘Athat Miss Braithwaite still : slept, and Bat® she looked very comfortable, Nikky was gone, and the countess etpod by a window, holding to the sill to support her shaking body. It was done. The boy was in her him to those who, even now, were On the way. Nikky was safe. _ He would walt id her boudoir, and Hedwig would aot come. She had sent no ‘ She was, indeed, at that moâ€" t a part of one of those melanâ€" gholy family groups which, the world WPsc T "Â¥You mean that you cannot leave the eemd ARCOOOR WOCCT C er, In palace or peasant‘s but, await he coming of death. | Prinde Ferdinand Willlam _ Otto Aatted.> He got out the picture frame : Hed which was finished now, I Â¥he exception of burning his B8 the lower left hand corner. Fing politely if the smell of ®would annoy her. the crown W @rew a rathor broken backed, wWellkkneed "W," and an irregd W*O" In the corner and proceeded in them in. He sat bent over th@ f, the very tip of his tongue pros Mading, and worked conscientious}Â¥ RBA.. carefully. Betwoen each letter ‘be burned a dot. ks Buddenly, Olga Loschek became mnicâ€"stricken. She could not stay, Ahd see this thing out Let them fol L her and punish her. She could {m‘ She had done her part. The 6 ay in a drugged sleep. A irh of the key, and the door to the isgage beybnd which Oskar waited mid.be closed off.. Let follow, what ist would not gee it. "Big * abe eald, "Lieutenant h Will be here in a moment. WRI 44. ~[| fihu;‘:h an instant. sald, hiw | on i e on _ to Nikty‘s side. go there at once. and will see you there as "~ Bhe put her into Nikky‘s eyes d out of Nikky‘s eyes. py and he could do had a way, in the palâ€" one‘s hands and leayâ€" . He could not even was left only to deliver to come?" sitting ~room.> ; Oign <Loachek and woun. . She for you,"* she iA oy moients, aftiough is Tite war po. sibly _ to be counted by bours, she turned at the doorway and swept him a curtey, Then ghe went out, and They were of terrorists. â€" She knew, and they knew she knew. But nelither one made a sign} They stared abead, and Olga Loschek weat out be i Something occurred to him, someâ€" thing which combined fresh air with action, yet kept to the letter of his promiseâ€"Or was there a promise?â€" . not to leave the palace. , ‘The idea pleased him. It set him to smiling, and his bright bair to | quivering with excitement. It was | nothing less than to go on the roof and Lflnd the ball. Ang he would have to | hurry. Nikky would be sure to return The Crown Prince Ferdisand ‘Wil Hiam Otto was only a email boy, for all his title and dignity. And ‘suddenly he felt lonely. ~Left alone, he returned to Rig expectations for the day, and compared â€" thent with carriage moving through the . streefs, mmm«mumvfl&fim Rowers. He rather . glowed .at 3 m;:rmnmnedmtm cellor had said he needed fresh eso huww.i wet through at times.,, +. N080( 2 Fu“uonthfi%i F could got no relief ® l'lnd! CifGpuitiaxs00?" anit *5octha‘Satud" . : _ Attcerther, 1 have ated . tare s""*> o 99 nAlLG : * Bdth these favorite temedics are> ‘sold by dealers at 506. a box, 6 for $.50, ofr sent on receipt of pride by Fruitâ€"aâ€"tives Limited, Ottaws, * "Fruitâ€"aâ€"tives" is also put up in a trial size which sollp far 25¢. #oou. ‘ He opened the door on to the great corridor, and stepped out, saluting the sentries, as he always did. "Pll be back in a moment," he in« formed them. He was always en terums of great friemdliness with the guard, and he knew these men by sight. “Ar: ©PBPU MD ETE PRCOC CCC OOC m you going to be stationed here neow?" he inquired pleasantly. Thotwomrdlwmntulu-. But "I hope you are," @@id P@NDB®UU ball,, Sald LNG PIERIN, HAUZIDE MENUTTTOC William Otto, and went on. |ly for an old seaâ€"dog. "You better . ‘The sentries regarded one amother. get back to a safe place. Say, what . "Let him go!" said the one who WAS & made you pretend that our railway . father. | made you nervous?" ‘The other one moved uneasily, "OUF _ Prince Ferdinand William om! orders cover no such contingency," b# climbed up the tiles, trying to look as & muttered. "And, besides, he Will €C0M@ though tiles were his native ‘habitat. j back. I hope to God he does n The pirates both regarded him with ; come back," he added stoni{}y. ©, |admiration, as he , dropped bestde , _ Five minutes to four. ___ | them. / h ‘The crown prinée burried. ‘The C0râ€" | "How did you happen to come here?" ! ridors were almost emptz. Herg 209 asked the crown prince,. "Did you lose & 1yonr aeroplane up here?" * . ___| "We came on business," said the â€" | pirate Aimportantly. _ "Two of the . <1qv'>vvv,’> lenmy entered our cave. We v:nr: L 2 Y_ C | guarding it from the underbrush, “" in ies Lt '-‘ inw them go in. We trailed them. F«IRBA =>=>= _ _â€" l R d * Miia$ * : CA ‘ "Reallyâ€"die?" | ) cccmen ce sns cwoee A98 W "Of course. Death to them» who &# THAT SONâ€"INâ€"LAW OF PA‘s. Help the Kidneys in Time _ Ch.dAe-I Co. m“‘: 202 3 h 3e As scom @8 m& ‘warning backache comes, 1du box of Gin Pills, which will promptly put matters right. Neglect is cdmln% It may result in an T 2 CAEMW L LAZ s heln the PegTeelREINTC Pmd k gofla(ion. No':(hellmtobfl'lhl elicate organs to in stremgth. Gin Pills nud‘,fin and congestion Hke magic. Y druggist or dealer selis them at &0c, aâ€"box with mon@yâ€" back guarantee. Send for free sample, l Rea m;Fo fse gorink L 1.GAwN TÂ¥ ) (OH. | gpcorâ€"vzm#fl‘kfl y B?L‘EVB",‘_K hP (L. movingâ€"Pcu@aE n f aay® ahas txs {| Aléihip 2 d °TDUP N.Y. abould Lolch up ~@lile wtalt a~ trbe Eoi . 0. OR e c al t ad do a thing, better to do it auil got qryex \.".w_ * >@ ts " ~Bo the crown prince sat down on the éloping roof behind the chimney: and @utheced is legs under him for A Well for him that the anclent builéers i 94 P8!000 Matle} was beth less with lead, that the gutter was both wide and deep. â€" Well for waiting T5 the bondoir below an? driven between love asd anziety. tiles, turned over halfway CoWS. #00 q »flirm brought . up : with ‘a _ Jerk in the gutter, quite safe, but extremely Ms Ned en Cece i OOE ols aoadice e frightened. He sat there for quite a fow minutes. Thefe was no. ball in sight, and the reof looked even steeper from this peint. ‘ mua-dnsfitgfi" had another visitor. Had two visitors, as a matter of fact. white "X" on it, and the OLNOF WUTT 7 “.flmnhhllmm fastened to his belt. They hadâ€"come through his mask. ing there?" . ho | m m aim oo ut ‘The crown prince started, and stared. "I am sitting here," explained the crown prince, trying to look as though he usually sat in lead gutters. "I am looking for a ball." aP P oR OR SCees "You‘re looking for a fall, I guess," observed the pirate. "You don‘t reâ€" member me, kid, do you?" "I can‘t see your face, DU! . your voice," _ His voice tremble excitement. "Lemme give you a hand," e pirate, whipping off his mask. make me nervous, sitting there. got a nerve, you bave." you," he said. "Perhaps, now here, I‘d better look for the ball." "I wouldn‘t bother about the old ball," eaid the pirate, rather nervous» | ly for an old seaâ€"dog. "You better get back to a safe place. Say, what made you pretend that our railway made you nervous?" l Prince Ferdinand William . Otte | climbed up the tiles, trying to look asg | though tiles were his native ‘habitst. j ‘The pirates both regarded him with ; mot disobedient. He was breaking no promises. Because, from the moment ticularly from the moment ‘We Â¥ware the delightful eath, his past was wiped Miss ~Braithwaite, _even no Nikky, ‘There was only a bay and a dog, and a pirate den awaiting him. â€" "How‘d you happen to be in that ness, no palace, ho on it, and the other wore a see your face, but I know " His voice trembled with Al Wi VH HECC prince looked gratified. } "What are you deâ€" One of them wore unaccustomed to a hand," said the and hard You‘ve -mfi ank clothes,! Sgepaernae canzen) h pe oup TV prince. | "Yeu can‘ carry it," he said. "Only don‘t let it‘drip on you. You‘ll spoil your elothes." .‘There was‘a faintly scornful noteâ€"in his voice, and Ferdiâ€" nand Wiiem Ottb was quick to hear ing replaced his mask, placed an air rifie over his shoulder, and lighted a candle and held it out to the crowm it it he deliberately tiited the candle aDd let a thin stream of parafin run dowr his short jacket P ieJn Pa‘s Making No Secret of It. "Â¥ou‘re a pretty good sport," Bobby vbserved. And from that time om he rddressed his royal highhess as "old €ROX COERZYâ€"BLO5SOH LAM When they reached the olf dungeam ache, spineâ€"ache and headaches, followed gineguhfifie- and as a fesult diseases the womanly organs aré more common than any w{mt:phyilian in active practice could suppose. After experience in the treatment a......f':&aa- Dr. Pierce evolved a m‘blohdc and cortective which he Dr. Plerce‘s Favorite Prescription. This is 4 Py oi ind When & woman complains of backâ€" mche, dizzingss or {:lnâ€"-wh«n everyâ€" ing _ lJooks: biack before her eyesâ€"a® 2.-4-. feeling, with mm'-. she turn to "temperance‘‘ herbal Poon. 7c an be obtained in altnost every M neoncet on Socl unslish on the 1. Prccss. of Invalgie‘ wNs ow MCCCRTOT O tablets for ten centa. ‘The Japanese Give Good Example " t mm Apt.to prove ll!izlfifly fi.cn‘ndh_l.“ qNNIUAL ult LW A tise of the . With the las of the candle, ‘the _ Je :::pl‘l“:. :«depart. . ‘The i ; pirate had ailready forgotten the "No Quarter, Except to Women ard ; Children." two men he had trgiled through the passage, and was eager to get outâ€" doors. + *R PORTERS ON =THEC. P. R. WOULD " _ STOP TIPPING ‘Toronto, Jan. 14 â€"Dem§nds of the rters on the Canadian Pacific Railâ€" %, which are being heard here by a board of conciliation in private, > inâ€" clude the elimination of the tipping systemi, '&t(es‘ ranging from . $75 to $130 a month afid: two. weeks‘ holidays each year with pay. The dismissal of two porters from the service is . also receiving the consideration of the board tatives of the porters‘ union, in attenâ€" dance at.the sittings, say.the the Canâ€" Adian National Railways have given the porters on the National Railways Warsaw, Jan 17.â€"The Bolsheviki] on the Lithuenian and _ Esthonian fronts ha~6 been beatenâ€"and demoral ized andâ€"are retreating east of the Dvinsk, accordig to an official stateâ€" ment issued at General Staff headâ€" quarters. The Reds are reported to be Idestroying railroad stations and bridâ€" %m‘x to preven‘ rursuit by Lottish and Polish units. 4 the‘.concessions which they are deâ€" manding‘trom the Canadian â€" Pacific Railway. He states that the | gratuiâ€" ties to porters have fallen off 40 per; cent: in thé last two years. . LETTISH AND POLISH UNITS DEFEAT "R ... (Canadian Presg. Service) \ Paris, Jan. 14. â€"The Supreme Counâ€" cil‘s letter to the Netherland Governâ€" mient demanding the â€" extradition of former Emperor Wilhelm _ has been "sent to that Government. It was forâ€" warded early during the night. _ _ The hearing will continue row. NOTE:â€"DEMANDS _ EXTRADITION OF . EXâ€"KAISER en‘e tmae var ever worket r EK 'w HPY 18 a â€"l("' ' Ryrig A > . [ iT NONCE! U y (Canadian Press Service) Robinson, one of the represen (To be continued) U the :' “REDS" toâ€"morâ€" own! Fatu !EE a 1g S018; 1 ”g‘ |- -.,. of the -.:;‘ rich lady and !h: art being: â€" : x 5000000 : for her drawipg rooi. w# picture the â€"â€""But what is your objection to D aripa emen in pour opfietion to this .Something at Stake. fort" asked the inquisitive old man. "I don‘t see anybody tryingâ€" to _ "Merey !" exclaimed 2 lady, "one eouldn‘t have a cow in 0 drawing room, you know."~â€"Boston Transcript. * "Don‘t . bother me," answered the eitizen who was standing on a corner yelling with all his might "A man mwudbetmhalf‘_dol- lar I coudn‘t rouse up a cop in Toadâ€" piulllnllodto:wttw.ndrq just trying to win‘ that money." . ° ® Dipiqmatic. "Young man, did you kiss my daughâ€" ter in the hall last night?" questionéd the stern mother. â€" "I thought I did}" replied the dipleâ€" matic young man; "but really, you look so young that I can‘t always tell you and your daughter apart." Whereupon the storm passed over, Youth Will Rave Its Fling. City Visitorâ€"Your son at college is quite an athlete, I understand. Great at throwing the hammer. Farmer Hawbuckâ€"Yes, gol durn it! Last time he was daown I gave him a hammer to fix the barn an‘ he threw it so fur I hain‘t seen it since. & He gains a name for being wise, Whose thoughts <most sluggish flow, If he can keep from;the other‘s ken The things he doesn‘t know. Rather Cute. Edwin (tenderky touching Madeâ€" line‘s tresses)â€"Sweet one, let me be like this lqvely hair! -.vh‘léaéiane‘»(u:emuously)â€"wmt. dearâ€" est. what would you be? * Edwin (raptutously)â€"All your "What‘s your favorite animal?" "A goldfish; it doesn‘t sing or have to be put out of the house at night." Gone Forever. "What I want gis an oldâ€"fashioned chicken dinner." , _ "You may get the oldâ€"fashioned dinâ€" ner, but you‘ll never get the oldâ€"fash loned bill from the waiter." Modern Version. Prodigal Sonâ€"I come to you, faâ€" ther, with a heavy heart. His Fatherâ€"And a light pocketbook, I‘know all about that. Hew .much do you need gow?. ‘ . & The Dependent Wife. "(Cheries, you‘ve forgotten to leave me some mohey."‘ "No, darling, I haven‘t forgotten. I was hoping you had."â€"Browning‘s Magazine. â€" He Wanted Board. rnrmer-â€"!lu:g!. are y/ there is the woodpile. _ eustomed to such food. Trampâ€"I am sorry, #it, and, thank u, sir, but my _stol_n:ch is not acâ€" A Tightwad Bose. "I think T‘li go: home for a couple 11 AN INDIVIDUAL The you? Well $8. Cor King and Foundry Sts, Harvey J. Sims, L. + Bray, B. A., King St. West, o . ~|intivalnes _~ D. Q. MciNTOSH, Notary, Conveyancer, Bt. Rast, Kitchener, â€" PI Office~â€" Pequegpat BJ Market, Frederick St., D. 8, BOWLBY, LA, Barrister, ; a and Conveyancer Kitchener, Ont. tal Surgeons and . HC Dental Surgeons of Office in new n#‘ Water) 0. â€" P m its branches. . »Gugtoss oo un ':u,, branches f Kitchener, Ont. King St. Hast, â€" without any change. Passengerâ€"That‘s I‘m in the same DR. 8. ECKEL, L.D# Graduate Chicago -wmumcm:_q actress and an artist?" "/> "An actress paints t I artist paints to live." > 100 CAPTURE OF KOLCHAK °* BEEN COI than to recelve?" <_ > «_ _ "Certainly, if it is advice (Canadian Press 6 London, â€"Jan. 15.â€" ture of. Admiral K Russian Government in . been confirmed,it. is :d Moscow wireless despatt days. I‘m about baif "If you‘re about half # DR. F. a. ' § Dentist "Don‘t you think it is I MILLAR, SIM8 & Private "ELECTROTHERAPEU 104, 5 and 6 Weber Cha DR. A. HOLM, E. P.CLEMENT, K 1 W. F. CLEMENT. . _ 3. Â¥ HHLLSAMRD, > CHIROPRACTOR .\ D. j. E. HEetr«® in Like Cond off." By Defined.©.~ _ .« tt