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"U>. *WWery well." . Ather time: It ; _ Aspoke of"â€"., Walt a min e can‘t 25 ~ the front & ‘to: run E,; for yo . ~P ‘He pointed f follow ing ?;, wondered if he a f _‘ [ satro@Ritege ?" :to Aransac _ wie, .1 see. no â€" | Again the m: 1 EoaWiow spate ® c W to you."** *‘ ho 3 Fyt !" said Hartiet "You must . CoBduct . this .transdetion with me. w-w is ‘this. Mr.â€"Fitzgeorge?" _ _ .‘ «¥.eâ€"s !" faltered the shivering young & ,\&. "It‘sâ€"it‘s he." ° "U~ #Wery well." Miss Renwyck began ;w "PHien we‘needn‘t waste furâ€" i. time If you have the letters you "a ‘«I * ‘When the condition of the ((’?‘m-ufirmum $# health and activity of the liver, :"Ob,. Harriet, please‘" monned a Whrinking voice at her elbow, and Harâ€" ‘“ct. seeing the wisdom of the move, Wave in. i: *‘That is the billiard room," she anâ€" Iehrered, "but it also connects with the 1. Stand where you are, and when u_ bear me call you may follow ime. . , Imogené." i> This Tootn was lighter thin the liâ€" trary, tiavigg a large trausom window, through <which the sickly moonlight forced its way,â€"and possessed an aiddiâ€" Â¥iopal advantage to the girls by reaâ€" son of the billiard table, which could We kept between them and their visâ€" ®4t feo‘t tmy r{sk, you know. If your Fither came downâ€" those stairs sudâ€" Geuly.1 might have to shoot; that‘s all. X don‘t want to injure him, of course. boasliy #» °. *"All right," he ansy ”ttn’('my risk, ‘you ‘At Miss Renwyck‘s low call the man Saghed his lantern twice across the liâ€" brary, window and stepped\, into ‘ the billiard room, carefully closing the door behind him. i "Now," be began immediately, takâ€" fng a packet from his pocket, "we can get down to business. But before I take the moneyâ€"which Miss Chittendon 4s kindly going to lend ime for a monthb or two I want to make an exâ€" planation of my act." i "Sir," whispered Harriet, "I do not wonsider that at all necessary. You explained yourself in your letter, and mneither Miss Chittendon nor 1 desire to go further into your motives. Please be good enough to bring your extraorâ€" dinary business to an end." "But, my dear Miss Renwyck," the wisitor persisted, lowering his voice #o match her own, "you must admit tbat something is due me. 1 present yself in a very bad light before both 6 .you, and 1 want to clear myself beâ€" ore I gqg. Appearances are against e, 1 know, but"â€" " "What‘s that?"> detmanded Harriet, sharply startini at a slight noise which &t Arat abe fancied v~ in the ball. 8..**We can‘t talk in here, It‘s too the front of the stairs, and I don‘t g"?fo rin any unnecessary risks for you ladies or for myself. ‘hat room does that door lead to?" Me pointed to the left. while Harâ€" let,. following his shadowy gesture, "Mr.~Ritzgeorge.". she said, "I preâ€" it â€"to &ransact this matter where we ge,, 1 see no regson"â€" A’pln the man interrupted ber. . e Cithed ~his buliseye caretWiWliees and go." â€" 8. | [ ogt 0090 © ut ‘dursofily Tnspécted the ball out | ~Epardon ims," sald the bpecious Mr. i« appeared ~satisfied :and: sliQPPOEI moderick Witigeorge, with a gallant lauters..into is pocket. >‘ Phew, ~but‘T haven‘t guite fAnished yet. pT* gaid. the..yisitor as he canghtd ryight you to undbrstand my. position € mogene‘s bloodiess 1438, |plegrly, so thit you. may know I‘m _t'£ back on me, my def f“"fi y, though a. harsh aÂ¥ *thint‘ you ‘would, and 1â€"#W)} wornd outside is dogging my innocent lered if he werd up to some érafty it a minute," the man interrupt s neglected, biliousness to become chronic and m in t B B0 bÂ¥x, all don . The much abused ”flam plungâ€" ed into ; taile of his misforâ€" tnn-mw "i‘z' that netâ€" ther of tis auditors:at times could folâ€" low hib aven‘if they had. not been in a state bordering on collapse, a}â€" though Harriet, the cdofer of the two, ‘wondered ‘why the villain did not take the money. and go.‘. ; L Had a watcher been concealed in derstood the motives of Mr. Roderick Fitegeorge, or Mr.: Jack Bibbs, for both names, among many others, chanced to appertain to the same atâ€" tractive ~gentleman. .No sooner had the door of the billiard room been tractive ;e-t.;el;-a:_ ;o_;oo;:vh;-a was restored. ' the door of the billisrd room been | °‘ I thisk the great fruit m closed _ when. another_ form rose |~ ‘Fruitaâ€"tives‘", for~ this we stealthily aBbove the Xllia::ry windoy_l PRHOF sn ic o) 2 ce css Bill, Ste noiselessl ide, c o u..l: ..m.n dmm{' ts hhm +13 $Tite XNTOINETTE BOU before Mr. Renwyck‘s safe. The w@i"‘ wasâ€" of meditm height and slender:; build, wearing aâ€"mask over the â€"upper portion. of\his face. But his chin and jaw appeared beneath the band ‘of‘ black, showing a pale, puttyâ€"like comâ€" plexion. â€" In his work upon the safe this secâ€" ound nocturnal visitor did not resort to force or vidlence. He was far too old a band to use such primitive means, mor did he wish to arouse the houseâ€" hold by any sudden noise. He pressâ€" éd a practiced ear against the iron safe door, then turned the dial slowâ€" ly with a feather touch till at last be was rewarded by a faint metallic elick as the delicate tumbler dropped into its slot. By the aid of his elecâ€" tric flash lamp he made a mental note of the number, indicating his starting point. Then be replaced his ear and reversed the dial as carefully es before. Agsin he heard the warnâ€" Ang cliek. . ~> "Left to sixty, right to thirtyâ€"five," he murmured to himself and bent to his work once more. 4* He tried four numbers, that being the usual combination of smaller safes, then confidently turned the dial to the right. He scored a blank. The work must now be done again, though not from the beginning, for three at least of the numbers were known to him. Twice more be tried and failed both times, but at the third attempt the dial locked and the outer door swung open when the nickel plated bandle was softly turned. â€" ‘The rest was simple. The burglar produced a bunch of skeleton keys and in less than two minutes bad forced the Jock of the inner door, which opened with a rasp of protest to the pilfetor. For a mowent the burglar listened to the low murmur of his confederate‘s volce in the adjoining rodin, smiled sardonically _ and _ slipped | stealthily through the open win‘~w. Outside he crept to a polat beneath the window of the billlard room, cried out in imitaâ€" tion of a vagrant cat, then, crouching, fied in the direction of the river, with the cases of the famous Renwyck diaâ€" monds tapping deliciously against his The young man hid heard the clock strike 8 and was still pursoing his train of tangled thought when it 0câ€" curred to him that perhaps if he read for half an hour his mind might beâ€" come composed enotugh for nng. He ‘The man with the puttyâ€"!Tke complexâ€" lou overhnuled the contents of the sife by the aid of his flash lamp, se lected such valuables as seemed to be the least bulky, but most important, und stored them in several capacious pockets. This done, he carefully closed and locked the inner doors of the rifled sufe, pressed upon the outér door, adâ€" justed the nickel Handle in its propet place and spun the dial of the com» bination lock. CHAPTER XVIIL PSTAIRS the music of Mr. Renwyck‘s sonorous slumbers still cozed through the chinks of his bedroom ‘door, while at the farther end of the ball anothetr ¢losed on the sleepless Mr. Richard Williama, remembgred a. partliy finished book which ‘he had left in the bilfiard room and started downktairs to get it . With a natural disinclination to disturb the housebholtd, he tipped very" chotiousty throdgh the hail, d6%n thefight of billiard room, which, like the Hbrary, was separated from the lower hall by heayy curtains, . These he, was about to draw aside when his outstretched hand was suddenly ‘Arrested by the afoot. the letâ€" "It‘s morey I‘m in need of," the volce was sayin‘g, "and that‘s: why 1 took the risk of coming here alone in the middle of the night." Richard‘s band slid Instinctively to his hip before he remembered the abâ€" surdity of fashionable clothes. Clearâ€" ly there was some one in the room who had no business there. Yet to whom was he talking? If a member of ‘the housebold, why this secrecy? He must investigate, of course. But first he had better arm himseif, as he did not know who or how many he might have to deal with. .. . His mind once made up, the Texan removed his sftppers, crept softly up the ‘stairs to bis room, then down again, pausing ounce more outside the hilllard room, but this time listening deliberately. "Mr. Fitzgeorge," a womag‘s volce was saying, ‘"my patience is exhaustâ€" ‘:w loxu,; mgs in ed. Why all this taik? Your scheme is blackmailâ€"uothing else. Cive me the. letters, t:l.ke your pay and ; 0." With a stab of pain the Texan recogâ€" nlzed the voice as Miss Renwyck‘s, and It came ‘with a double pang at the thought that she was meeting some unknown rascal in the dead of nightâ€"that she was buying letters from him. all hope ofever recovering my health. had it for years‘and all the medicines 1 took did wot do me any good. I read something about ‘Fruit«â€" %ives‘ being good for all Stomach ‘Troubles and Disorders of Digestion "What letters?" his heart questioned jealously. He longed to rush in and kill the miscreant in his tracks, yet wisdom beld his mad design in abeyâ€" arnce for the present. He peeped through the beavy portieres and spie two female figures on one side of th« billiard table, while that of a mar «> on the other side, ~with his bu. .. . ward the library door, but wi.L bis face half turned toward the spot where the Texan waited. _ telieved me when I ‘had abandoned ~ "I am writing to tell you that J owe -ruz-"‘r-“_m-_t“'}!?"?d! "Very well," whispered the man again. "I guess you are playing fair, all ?lgqt:f: He topk. a package from hfs Inner pocket. "Here are your letâ€" ters, Have you got the money ?" Dyspepsiz "Yes," said Harriet softly; "I have. But wait I must see that the letters are &ll here. Imogene, look over them as qutecklyâ€"as you can. I am afraid to turn on the. light, . but, pe%po Mr. Fitzgeorge will w‘h’gfiou to tend us his fanteru."t sds 0| With a thrill of pleasure the Texan caugbt this last rewark. The letters, then, were not Harriet‘s, after all, and she, brave girl, had dared to face this scoundrel in order to shield a friend. He could wing the fellow as he stood. But no. That would alarm the house and undo everything which this splenâ€" did woman h@d striven to hide. He could wait, and if the fellow offered no nffromt he would let him. go rather than . mortify Mss Renwyck by ‘Bis own @ppearande on the #cene. â€" When the man was safely gone the Texin "could ‘fhen slip quietly ‘to his room, «hi‘ these two coumgeous girls would never know that a sentine} had stood -(t}fl ontslde..the door. * ‘ .. Miss Imogene opeped each letter to tudke certain that it was there, counted the ple and looked up timidly. "Well, say," chuckled the| visitor quletly, "you‘ve got your nerve with you, all right! I‘m sorry I didn‘t meet you before." Again be laughed nelseâ€" lessly, produced his bullseye and threw a blaze of light on the pile of letters which be Inid upon the table. "Look ‘em over, Imogene, my dear," he conâ€" tinged, with unblushing familiarity. "That‘s every one you ever wrote me." "That‘s all 1 got," waid the burglar shortly. "You never wrote but twelve." "Bat 1 ox protested the trembling Itmogene, o? know I dlg..no;â€"oâ€" 1 tean. Mr. Fitezgeorge. Â¥ QrM ?:;m make him give me the other _ ‘"Â¥Yes, 1 Will." Witd Hatriet fArmiy. P ‘tTo be ‘continadd) ~"Theyâ€"théy are not all here," she fultered. "Iâ€"I wrote fourteen, and heteâ€"ire only tweive." ; Rrnic.,Ottei who shmaâ€"been it with typhoid fevér> s Whle sto: ::bd ©#béut again. _ Tt Will Besoms> dayy pefors dealers or sent postpaid by m)-uq-a..u-'p-l. U luy off . the‘ 0. R}/@main M:fllil;fi‘" ,ahu::r c.: wmorning tg ; held: of . wheat 4 vord of . the faroi of ;'.?:{33 r:mw- near Cenâ€" mu m?"& treville.‘ . The oample of wheat is ©h@! t;o was well kno best seen in this section of the COUD:| porey. ~ Phe Fur try so some "bf the experte said,. : q Thirsday last in WILL BUILD COTTAGEâ€"AT Lak®| > CHILD 1 / William Driever,. Jr., is ~going 40 build a fine summer cottage at Pusâ€" linch lake. The presont ‘cottage h6 is living in is only a temporary one. The cottage will be located at McCorâ€" mack‘s Point. ‘This part of thisâ€"samâ€" mer resort is getting to be quité & pl:ce for summer homes. HOME FROM OTTAWA ‘ Karl "K:â€" Homuth, M.P.P., of South Waterigo returned on Thurs, morning from Otfawa. . s : Mrs. Alex. Wylie, of Toronto, is the: gnest of her sigters, Mrs. Bowman; Mrs, Sturdy, Missg Nettie Roesgen and her,, brother William Roesgen, and other relatives in town. | ~_MEDICAL OFFICER HOME } Dr. Scott Hogg returned Wednesday from a business trip to Oklahoma., While in the south the doctor was Tight royally entertained. He was well treated by the Americans and speaks very highly of the way they used him. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Fach and eon,| Reuben, have returned from Los anâ€" geles, after a three months‘ visit wlthg] their daughter, Mrs. Iredate (nee zIiss, Rose Fach), and report having hndl a very enjoyable time. | Mr. A. G. Newlands has added anâ€" other truck to his,eervice and is now in a position to handle movings, picâ€" mics .and general trucking. in ‘a most efficient. MANRB@Rs «> 48 65 } s Misaâ€" Bertha Victoria Fach, of De« troit, Mich., spent a few days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Fach. George Pattinsor and Miss Pat{ln- son have gone on trip to England. Prior icther leaving a number of Miss Pattinâ€".~‘s friends.tendered her a picâ€" nic at §.>or Park, Galt. William .vers. of Buffalo, visited his brother, Louis Evers here this week. a Mr. and Mrs. George Hastings, of Toronto, were visiting friends in town over the weekâ€"emd. . The death occurred recently at her home in Jowa of Mrs. Christopher O# berg who was a daughter of the late Bishop Hagey. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Miller were givâ€" en a reception the other evening at the home of the former‘s parents, M.. and Mrs. Chas. Miller, on their return from their honeymoon. AT THE MARKET. Epgs sold at 38 to 40c on Saturday Butter was 35 cents. Raspberries sold at 25 cents a box. The farmers were: all _ smiles _ Saturday _ over _ Frfâ€" day‘s rain. Jt will mean thonsands of dollars to the farmers in this district. Many are busy cutting wheat. lt $ t tul . She is, in: i "Her hoime is Map PS 1 3 more quic for m‘giuv.?fi Ht multiy i a Sationâ€"to Slation call," ~Moréover, we j qut EL ns menttepercrmane FINE WHEAT, LE A+ gat red at the homeâ€"of Mr..and Mrs Schwarts,. _~ C 3 K8 of the «fl‘i%» ot is |â€" Brother,. Peter Schilts, at Morriston. | j He was well known by many in Hesâ€" peler. ‘The funeral took plate on / Thursday last in Morriston. ; . .} CHILD LAaID To Rest ~*The funeral of Veria Ireae Armitage | ‘tookplace â€"on" Thursday. Services| were congucted by Rev. Frank Leigh| ‘at the residence of the child‘s grand | 'n‘lrem, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Schwants, Brewster street. ‘The funeral "was private,\ _ NJIGHT WaToHman ‘sEriousLy | _ BURNED. T Charles ‘Stahl, epgineer ‘and ‘night watciman at the Stamped Ename!â€" !'vuté Co., at Hespeler was badly burnâ€" â€"ed on Thursday while engaged at his lv‘vork. His injuries ‘are considered serâ€" fous. It is expetted that he jwill re cover. fRau. Mo o) Je§e GET AnoTHER cut in wacks: ‘The Chronicle ‘was iAformed Saturâ€" day â€" that the ‘employes "of ‘the R. Il"orbes Co. Wha‘Bad auother cut of 12¢% in their wages, They accepted \ the cut. This firm is quite busy on | the cloth end of their business but are qguiet in the knitting departments. They are installing some 40 to 50 new looms in fact some of these haye beer | placed. & ‘FIRST WHEAT CUT IN PINEBUSHy i "J. Bartles was the first farmer to cut" ‘his wheat in Pinebush so the wrilar: was informed today, The yield in that district is very good. ] Mrs. Robert Lothiam will spend her holidays in Grand Bend. ENTERS ACTION AGAINST TOWN C. G. Robertson of Preston, acting for James McTavish, has entered ac ] tion against the town of Hespeler in the recent accidental death of his son, who died as a result of injuries received while pln?lug in â€" Central Park. It will be remembered that the young man was with another young man in the park and was bur on the big German gun. 4. 3 BANK INSPECTOR IN TOWN C. E. Stevens, inspector of the Merâ€" chants Bank, is in town. He is from Toronto and is here on his regula» anpual visit. BACK FROM RETREAT Rev. Father Meyer returned home this morning from the retreat at St. Jerome‘s College at Kitchener. There were 50 priests at the ret“reat this Miss C. Dillon of Toronto, is vieftâ€" ing her cousin Mis Ellen Dillon, for a few weeks. < year RETURNS WEST + George Northcott of High _ Bluff, Manitoba, returned home this mornâ€" ing. He stated he had a very pleas mnnt visit in Hespeler. He has been away for 12 years. fi'mni a ‘large stock, $20,000, and this wat ‘dnly Partly civered by insurance. Mr. Mrg. J. B. Weber, danghter m Ryah and daughter, ; ors ‘to Kitebener â€" Friday â€"_ur-.'wh:m davghter of Dayâ€" is guest of her brother, ~â€"â€" somewnat setter Charlie â€"Stahl, who was so badly scalded Thursday at the Stemped Enâ€" on Friday from the retreat ‘at St. .. Mr: ‘aid Mrd. George Gregor, | of M‘e TJ' ‘Prairie, is the ‘flel( of Nr. cand â€" MÂ¥K. William ‘Little at Pusâ€" Hnch, They hive not been here for carious . condition. |. Herbert Mooreâ€" house who wast also burned is getting along as well as can be expected. They: were pulling enamel out of the smelter when there was an explouion.J badly "scaiding both .of â€"them:. . Mr. Stahl received the worst injuries. He was horribly biurned in the head, back and feet. 5 Dr, Stater stated to the JOHN GiBSON IN TOWN John Gibson, who is one of the guards at the ‘prison farm at Guelph, is visiting his‘parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gibson, Silver Heights. He will be here tpl: a week. & LIQUOR CASE. Mayor Pana‘pnker‘ And Magistrate ’C. M. Schultz heldâ€" court today on & liquor case. A man from Preston got a bottle of beer at Guelph some weeks ago and was taking it to his home in Preston. Chief, Wilson took the bottle iout of the car and had it tested. It was over 8 per cent. The quéstion arises whether the man was taking it from one legal place to anothér or not. C. G. Robâ€" ertson of Preston is acting for the deâ€" fendant and Crown, Attorney S. H. Bowlby of Kitchener is prosecuting. ROADS BLOGKED WITH TREES. Herman Kregg sthted to the Teleâ€" graph this morning that something should be done to clean up the roads ‘lepdlng into Woodlawn Park. Trees have been left in the pathways and iit i almost impossible to get into the park with a rig, or automobile. Goop FIELD OF WHEAT l The wheat field owned by | Jesaio Bechtel, near Respeler, is all cut and :in stook ready to be taken into the barn. It is one of the finest wheat :nelds in Waterloo County. Many farâ€" mers expressed the opinion that this \field would win first prize for the best lgrown wheat in this locality. A son was born a few Gays ago to Mr. and Mrs. August Moeller, of Toâ€" ronto. "Augie" was so pleased it was a‘boy and was such an admirer of the late Rev. J. D. Morrow that he named his son and hbeir after the m{nister. Both were Sormer mnlde{ts of Hespelâ€" er. The boy‘s yame is John D. Morrow Moeller. : Bloxam‘s daughter, Nellie Swales, to NMr. "Floyd Rdmunds Snetsinger, the marriage to take place early in Aug Mr. and Mra. Fred Bloxam, Stratford Ont., announce the engagement of Mrs ust this gineâ€"any size for BY % fifim ‘Schm Elmira ‘friends Mode Hode in Cangda and C Harvey J. Sims, L. L. & Bray, ‘B. A.,. Barristers, Office ~upstairs> Rconomical King St. West, Kitchener, Notary, Conveyanser, e'ie.‘,jif‘é er St. East, Kitchener. Phone 190. (Successor to. Conrad Bitzer. .Barrister Solicitor, Notary : Pu otc. Mo:oy\__&p‘ loan, B?m spo Officeâ€"Pequegnat Bloc iext u.m't.,r?gaom 8t., fi'fi’m ELECTROTHERAPEUTIST ‘ * _ Removed to 5 Hoim Apartments, Young St. \M Phones. Office 1323J H. 1323w D. .$. BOWLBY,.B.As b.B. .. . . Barrister, â€" Solicitor,, Nopg Pu 5 and Conmnw. Office Bank Bullding.‘ TelopHOrde No. $ Kitchener, ‘Ont. 0 <« 45. ##4000 _ .0 DR. J. J. WALTERS, 67 ‘Queen 8t 8, Graduate Chicago .College of Denâ€" tal Surgeons and Royal College of Dental Surgeens of Toronto. Dental Office in new Molsons Bank Build ng, Waterloo. Dentistry practiced im all its branches. ; us J. A. HILLIARD Dentist, LD.S., Royal College Der tal Surgeons, D. D. S., Toronto Unt versity. All branches> of* dentistry practised. Office over Lagg Treacy Store, Kitchener, Ont. Many a parent has grieved at a seeming delinquency in ‘the gonduct of his or her child. There is no inherent senise‘ of right and wrong in a child‘s wminit* Parents should bear this in mfnd, tnd, followâ€" ing the suggastion of > D â€" Birch, teach their ehfdren »notâ€"‘&nly that stealing and lying are wromg"but also that they cannot "get away‘Wwith it." Those persons may: get comfort from Dr. T. B. Birch, of. Wittenberg College. noua% le says ste@ing and‘lying about the thefts, are natural straifs in the children. t 8 4x). It is low down. It has \E Graft take a realload. _ It is frogm gears shd all complicated purte. fore Gilson Silo Fillers were soid, nada. Tt Fear thao ahy other make" JC e anteed to be the lightest runsing. Dlowerâ€" cutter made. y Be independeritâ€"gét a Ciileon SD6 Filler and L jfoul en olo with JupF oum coging :"-'p.:‘r mâ€"qt"bu ant tinse, whem I3. G. McINTOSH, BARRISTER has mumgnpncnce, restricted %0 _ office and general. consuitations,.0f . â€" fice hours 24 p.m.,. 7â€"8 p.4. and by . appointment, phone 414, .wBth C "The Wonderfal Oitson" stands Whpreme. 8. â€" _ Specialtyâ€" King St. East DR. $. ECKEL, L.D.§, p.D.8. DENTAL °* DR. F. 6. HUGHES Dentist . . Oddfellows Block, Waterlo6 THE CGILSON SPREADER 1| DR. A. HOLM, D. C. CHIROPRACTOR A. L. BITZER, B.. A. Diseases of MEDICAL :; INSTINCT SIM8 .& BRAY: wl it w uhy valdy prcu® DOMINANT t &u ITY AND SERVICET the Ear, Throat HETP* A, E. A, t i iwrad Bitzer.)© * ~. um.rhT, German spok@@. 3 ff“i?iz_cfifi‘ uee s Bax bi 5. 22 A f otasy ‘Pu Dirxl‘cgi tm?hm i