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diftsme t iw: c o ut i was wl t ie n oamson ~ the ‘h“‘i?:‘\.;.i‘t e AOth k34 learned â€" to ) wian| m sandwiches banging: tenacious: hss trelns hat. never . Abad ‘he measured ie grip the ‘boy had taken about is heart. ‘Their constant associaâ€" on during : weeks of "gypeyiug w * » had ‘built up 8 éhumehip theâ€"stremgth of which he adl not ‘realized until these daily eriods" of separation. Always the ‘_. ‘ had been to him the living ‘repâ€" Pesentation "of Celesta, and had. been ‘Joved, perhaps, on her aAc ‘eount,. but now he was laying :f;" ‘wâ€"élaims upon bis guardian‘s ‘heart in yight and title of his own. _‘ But into Reed‘s life had suddenly ;b-n 4 new object of affection. I ‘happened on the second day on the m that as the boy returned from ol he encountered on theâ€"road te it wound among the> poplar \".' is a very brown and very curly y is a bad dog," said Mrs.| ~Stake reprovingly. "A bad, harumâ€" "acarum dog. The way she goes galaâ€" vanting. over the countryâ€"I declare. it‘s: not respectable." ; ® on the floor, ~with chops iresting on her extended paws and eyes closed to the merest twinkle, ‘ the spanielâ€" gravely accepted her wrebuke. Her demeanor was that of ‘ oneâ€" who confessed.it all and was mot quite ashamed. 4 ‘â€" "If.you‘d been home like a good _ dog you‘d ha‘ met Reed yesterday," cg "mistress continued. "But no, «you . mus‘. be â€" away scourin‘g.the _meighborhood, an‘ in no good comâ€" \‘pany, at that, I‘ll be bound. Now ‘‘be off with youâ€"both o‘ you!" But ‘_as she ordered them off she was spreading a.. great breadâ€"andâ€"jam mylch, and neither: Reed nor was so foolish as to take her where it wound among the poplar P}‘ s a very brown and very curly a nd ,M VMCM-OM spaniel. Only :,'_.' ; moment did they regard each g' with misgiviags, and then the € "’ouncins upon Reed, licked him a lavish welcome. . Reed, to wotect his face, wrapped his arms abo: : the shaggy shoulders, and the n two went down in a wrestle to gether, rolling and tumbling about on â€" the 'm‘)l'hey formed friendâ€" @hip in that moment, and raced off ’Jg, house to proclaim their disâ€" Cov ) \ dmmediately . at her work.â€". l * _The rushâ€"of strange, mew work : Had sadly interrupted the bedâ€"time ‘ etorie! When supper was over and "gi‘g horses "done up" for the night ‘ Cal was ready to drag his weary can get out the way of thinking. ycnder, and Grit, for example; il was quite apparent they didn‘t fflhk‘ ‘Their minds trudged arouwnd Jn a deepgrooved circle, like a capâ€" tivd bear around a post; rarely ilgtblng to the top of the post for n observation; never excursioning the vast unknown that lay just y the circle. To them there ho unknown;â€" the world â€"lay p te within their deepâ€"grooved le; éomplete and fully compreâ€" ed. Everything was simple, for the most part, satisfactory, to Bbe contemplated with amiâ€" able acquiescence. No sleepy bear 1 his bones was more content in they; no scientist, searching and earth for truth, was Red Pepper End _â€"Rheamatic Pains w1 you" are suffering with mm in so you can hardly get und just try Red Pepper Rub and will have the . quickest relief 'V” wige. ‘Their contempt for (‘s university education was not By ROBERT STEAD m has : such concentrated otratingâ€" heat .as red peppers ant rellef. Just as soon as you ly Red Pepper Rub you feel the pling heat, In ‘three minutes it rms t.l_o sore spot through and ough. . Freesâ€"fheâ€" blood . circulaâ€" sr-,‘u the congestionâ€"and rhe@matisnm tortare is gone. wles: Red ‘Poppor Rub, made req peppers, dosts little at any ; store. Get a jar at once. Use "sore muscles,_ colds : in 8 . 00 in Almost Instant ‘reliet awaits Be sure to get the genunine, «he ~Hame Rowles on each io nman e en t e t t e t 90 0 vevememinfmimmticnnane assumed; it was genuine, and with, outâ€"â€"even the saving figvor of & ringe: of envy. ‘The sting of it was hot mitigated by it# obyious good must, save bis soul alive. The first thing was to resume the bedtime again ~Saturday evening..~" > i Saturday evening, just after sup per, Hamilton Stake waylaid â€" Oal,| He had as yet had scarcely any comâ€" versation with Hamilton, for no particular reagon except that they worked in different fields and « not come much in contact. Such ‘lmpreuion as â€"he had had had been favorable, so when Hamilton strollâ€" ed with overâ€"acted casualness into the granary where Cal was spread> ing blankets after their day‘s airing he wéelcomed him heartily. _ "‘Lo, Ham; come along. What do you think of my ‘diggins? Some boudoir, eh*" "Pretty nifty," Hamilton agreed, a bashful smil@ playing across his clean, fair face. "Never would ‘a‘ thought you could make this old dogâ€"house look. like home, but * it | does." Cal sensed a note in the boy‘s | voice quite different from anything in Gander‘s or Grit‘s. There was appreciation in it; something, . perâ€" haps, not far removed from admiraâ€" tion, in it. "A lite touch of art, you know," said Cal, oftâ€"handedly, "makes all the difference betweenâ€"between ‘an animal and a mas." â€"~ Ham did not answer, but subjectâ€" ed the tire with the blowâ€"out to an unnecessarily _ exhaustive inspecâ€" tion. Presently: & "I was wondering if you‘d mind helping me out a bit toâ€"night.‘ "Yure. If I can. What is it?" "I was wondering if you‘d mind feeding up for me. Gander‘s, gone to town with Dad‘s car, and I Ant‘s like asking Grit." Cal glanced at him qui noted that tl}e ruddy do> appeared from the upper the curly ‘hair was part as its turbulent nature > mit; that the neck of a was neatly drawn. togett Arew &aud glorious ife and n place with a diamond it genuine, would have t about a thousand dollar. Cal‘s own lips parted in a boy‘s parted in response, were friends "Sure, T‘ll feed up," said Ca.. you might give my regards to Miss Elsie." "You‘re wise," .the boy grinned. "And you‘re white," he added, and was gone. Something very much like a lump came in Cal‘s throat as he thought of that short but allâ€" comprehensive tribute. As he ‘was feeding the horses Jackson Stake came into the stable and regarded him silently for a As he ‘was Jackson Stake and regarded minute. "You doin mented. *‘Dp fér put not! be at Dou "Â¥ou doin‘ up Ham‘s " he comâ€" mented. *‘Don‘ let that young gafâ€" f6r put nothin‘ over on you. He‘d be at Double Es mornin‘, noon, an‘ night if some one would do his work at home. I sort o‘~suspec‘ he‘s gonna marry the whole family one o‘ these days. Couldn‘t possibly have it that bad over one Or two." Cal felt that this was hardly a pratter for his discussion. "Ham‘s all right," he ventured. "Good. clean boy. You should be proud of him." Jackson Stake‘s straight figure seemed to straighten more where he stood between the stalls. "Dang it, I am proud of him," he declared. "We all get our bumps an‘ I‘ve got mine, but % reckon on Ham as one o‘ my compensations. An‘ Elsie‘s all right, too. Good as gold; I‘m not kickin‘ if you ain‘t." It struck Cal that his employer‘s process of thought was capable of cutting some sharp corner. And he wondered _ what particular bump Jackson Stake had in mind. Minnic? Perhaps. Then: _ 2 , "Would you ‘object to a small camp fire in the ‘yard, beside the granary, these night?" o "Camp fire What for? You ain‘t cold, care ye? There‘s an old stoveâ€"â€"â€"~ "Noâ€"no. Not cold. It‘s just 11 sort of notion. When we were trayâ€" eling togoether Roeed and I used to build & camp fire every night, and we thought it would be nice to have one here, If you don‘t mind. I‘d go vutout and ¢ut extra wood for It=" "It the kid wants a tire he can. have it," said Jackson @Stake, deâ€" ¢lsively. "Dangdest thing, the way that‘ boy twists Susie ‘round, his finger! Only be sure to put it ont â€"clean ‘out." "Thanks," said Cal. T The sun was atihost down when Cal had finisked with his work, but the news of a camp fire and a atory " u“vw””mm‘"“" mmmnm'wfl”?‘l‘}"'m + .Rub this soothing, penetrating Ol} magic, â€" reliet : comes. "Ht. . Jacobs Ojt" is a harmless backache, . lumâ€" bagzo and scintica remedy ~which never disappoints and doesn‘t burn Straighten up! ~Quit .complaining! Stop those torturous "stitches." In .-o-atmvmhr-‘twnl ommn'ul-u.â€"â€"â€"» won‘t hurt of be stiff or lame. Don‘t suffert. Get® aâ€" small trial bottle_of old honest *Bt. Jacobs Oi" from ing . relief, â€" * sent Reed and 4 with delight. They bare spot a short distance from the granary, and carried out the Ford cushions . so that they . could sit about it in comfort. Although there was fuel for the taking at the woodâ€" pile they preferred. to gather dry branches among the poplars; it made the fire more realistic, and when the flames were cracking and the ruddy glow flickering on the granary wall they ‘were again genâ€" Itlemn adventurers unafraid. Reed gathered up his feet, with his arms about his ankles, and the red firelight painting his face. "All right, Daddy X," he said. "Let ‘er go." "the gopher used to bark like & dog. 'Qnt was long before the first Old Timer came to the prairies, and the gophers had only themselves to bark at, and sometimes & coyote or a fox. The coyote and â€"tlie fox, and their big hawk that Iflwmell hung overhead, were their enemies, and when they were near Father Gopher stayed close to the hole he had dug in the soft, warm earth, and made Mrs. Gopher and the baby gophers keep out of sight until danâ€" ger was OVeLâ€" Sometimes Father Gopher would stand straight as a stick on the little mound of earth â€" the door of his home and pretend t to see the great hawk poising rerhead. Then with a sudden voop the hawk would come at him ith the speed of an express" train, it Father Gopher had not been ~Igep, ahd just as the cruel talons ire about toâ€"close on him he iJd â€"dart .under _cover, chw I Tatghing. And Mother uld scold him for his rashness, .4 ask him to think what would come of the children if anything wuld bappen him, but I think she s proud of her brave husband just same, and it made her heart w in her littlé breast to think how daring he was, and how he ‘could make sport of their great enomy, the hawk. P "Once "upon a time," Cal "It was the same v‘th the coyoté and the fox; they thought themâ€" selves very clever indeed, but Father Gopher was more than a match for them. When they would hide from him behind the clump of willows he would bark, like they did, but if they stole nearer he would slip into â€"his burrow and through the thin brown £rass his small beady eyes would watch their every movement. It was a clever fox or coyote that could get the better of Father Gopher. "But‘ he had two enemies that were worthy to be feared, and, curâ€" iously enough, they were called Fatâ€" ty and Skinny. One was Fatty the Badger, who, with his great flat back filling all the space in the buffalo path in which he loved to travel, seemed harmless enough. But Fatty had more than a big back; he had wonderful long claws on his short little legs, and not another animal on the plains could make the earth fly like he could when he started to dig. It was a bad day for any gopher when Fatty. Eadger took it into his thick little headto dig him out, There was only one thing to do, and that was to move house at once, and as every wise gopher has a back door ‘as well as a frout door, and sometimes little private passages to his neighâ€" bors‘ homes as well, Fatty Badger seldom had more than exercise for his trouble. But it is a sad thing to see a home destroyed, and Mothâ€" er Gopher and the children were always in tears when they heard yhe great claws rasping in the carth above them. "'n:. worst enemy of, all. was Skinny Weasel, for he was long and thin, and a terrible fighter, and could come right down. the hole, and he never knocked at the door lke a gentleman, but rushed right in, and Father Gopfer could only make the best fight he could in the would escape ‘hy the . back . door while he was selling his life dearly at the front one." y 4 "That is terrible," said Roed: hope that his "St. (To be Continued.) g the poplars; it | Of | more realistic, and| T s were cracking and | == ; flickering on the|y~~ ey ‘were again genâ€" rers unafraid. d up his feet, with his ankles, and the Wonders:of ‘Radio â€", may:. they never ~cease! ~ Almost ~@very day ment of startling interest to <the Above ‘is .pictured Mr. Bernays Johnson, noted: radio engineer . and inyentor, giving & demonstration . of one of his latest Creatfons. It is tha. wireless Jamp deviceâ€" or "death vav‘ as it is knownâ€"in the hands of the young lady at the This instrument is sa December, 1900 25 years ago, or now 1925 Wishing the numerous readers of the Waterloo Chronicle the Compliâ€" ments of the Season. *The weather was fine; had a few falls of snow, but the wheeling was good nearly all the month. Peéople were plowing on the $th, The cold/ est day was the 14th, 10 below serd. Winter began on the 22nd. Mr. John D. Moore was appointed regidtrar: Mr. John Motz was ap: pointed sheriff. 151 buildings or improvement; went up in Berlin during the year,‘ 1t a cost of about $150,600. 4 ‘The New Mennonites had their annual 8. S. Convention at Bethel Church near New Dundee. Siarted a singing school at thse East EKnd Mennonite Church. The Altar: . filll Myra Moyer and Mr. John L. Holts. 5 Mlu Emma Shoemaker and Mr. Charles _ Massel+. . «> These were spared to celebrate the,.25th Anpiversariofâ€"their wedâ€" To oat L 0 ing day. Both couples were married by Rev. Mr. Williamson. â€"Congratuâ€" lations. Miss Anna Cober Detwiler, but both have passed on to few years ago. Th by Rev. 8. Goudie. The Grave: Mrs. Andrew Beechy, ‘Kossuth, (mee Rose Henerly), 41 years. Mr. Samuel Hallman, Wilmot, 74 years. : _ Mr. George Seiler,â€" Berlin, 90 years. Mr. Abram S. Clemens, who died while on a business trip to the North West. The body was brought to Breslau for burial. Was in his 41st year. ‘The papers for December, 1900, *e£ say 123,000 people die annually in the U. $&«â€"from consumption. 5 ‘ â€" Great storms are reported in Britain, especially in the English Channel, and also in the U. 8., whereby some lost their lives. s ‘The Knechtel furniture factory at Hanover was burnt down} also some other buildings, causing a loss of about $180,000. A fire at the Karn piano factory at Woodstock. It is thought it was started by a bomb being thrown in at a window. Considerable thieving of cattle, sheep and poultry is being done near London, Ont. A reward. is offered for the news leading to the thieves. * Monthly Bm!éet of Old News From Peter Shupe‘s Diary er and Mr. Jonas th of this. couple to their reward a The were married said to have Berlin, 90 U. 8.,.) noth . * !cons ory nti ing :lsf.»l pelli a loss, time ‘ who factory . Mrs such miraculous power that, in the M-Wâ€"â€"u brought light to that ordinary @lectric bulb reposing "in the lap of Miss Belle Kirkland, seated on the tahle in the center. The current, it is reported. passed through the body of Miss Kirkland. _ ; * Just what connection with radio work this n&y device may â€" have, our reporter. failed â€" to . explain. However, it is very likely we‘ll hear more about it before long. Some . Chicago merchants caused Beans to be cornered." The price jumped from $1.84 to $2.20 a bushel in a few days. y Theâ€"_Pacific Cable is about to be laid, covering ~altogether . about 9,000 miles. The contract was given _ Woodstock is about to become a city. _. *.: â€"% ( 000. ‘The horses and mules which Gt. Britain is buying in the U. S. for South Africa are said to cost $360. per head by the time they. reach Cape Town. * +. 200 Christians were kiled by the Turks in Turkey. â€" Woodstock took over the electric lighting plant at & cost of $14,000. 4,2$31 Chinese came to Canada durlng?fle-mand each paidâ€" their entrance fee of $50.00. & 48,130,300 attended the Paris ex hibition. ; PEDDLERS OFFER STRAWâ€" BERRIES AT RECORD 3 . _ PRICE . OF. $4 â€"A.QUART "Nice juicy strawberries; only $4 a quart." So cried street peddlers at Philadelphia last week and the Mar ket Bureau declared the price the highest on record for the berries. GUARD THE BABY AGAINST COLDS By Keeping Baby‘s Own Tabâ€" jlets in the House at All * Times. ~ To guard the baby against colds rothing can equal Baby‘s Own Tabâ€" lets. The Tablets are a mild laxa tive that will keep the little one‘s stomach and bowels working reguâ€" larly. It is a recognized fact that where the stomach and bowels are in good order that colds will not exist; that the health of the little one. will be good and that he will thrive and be happy. ‘Thousands of mothers have beâ€" come convinced through the actu®! use of the Tablets that there is nothing to equalâ€"them in banishing. constipation and indigestion; break . ing up colds and simple fevers; exâ€" pelling worms and making teething time easy. Among the thousands who praise Baby‘s Own Tablets is Mrs. Alex J. Perry, Atlantic, N.S., who says:â€""I always keep Baby‘s Own Tablets in the house as I know of no other medicine for little ones to equal them." Canadians at a price of £1,795, Baby‘s Own Tablets are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams‘ Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. 5.2 A+. 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