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Alliston Wheat $2.00, -oats 800., hay $10.00-$12.00, potatoes hag $2.00-$2.50, butter 36-370., eggs 3i_36c., chicken 18-210. 1-.._..,.u-,..... nr.L..-mt Q0 nn`e) IR } uuuucu. ------ u., uaau V--. U1-UU\.'., pllnunxuu. nv-~. Bradf-0rd- Wheat $2.oo;s72'.15, oats 60c., butter 36_38c., eggs I300. 73 ,A1._; nr 02.. .-...,.,..,. kJvI.~J1L\./ - -\.-V. 35c.~,- chi `ker; k15_18(;.` 'rs_*_L._... \l.'kAnl Q` 0011., U_u1Uxu:u I 0- 1 uu. A B1=;eton-- Wheat $2.10, butter 35-38., eggs 300., chicken 18-23. The undersigned desires to inform his customers and the public generally that_ he has pur- chased the butchering business of Mr...Frank \Viseman and has moved to Mr. Wiseman s old stand, next the Ford Garage. Your patronage is solicited. ___._-gun-p-;1Q P1ar%Your Sinmtner Vaation Now Arrange to visit some of the following points-al1 beauty spots-close to nature. - MUSKOKA LAKES, ALGONQUIII PABK, asonamu BAY, LAKE or-' ans, TEHIAGAIIII, Kuw- -ARTI-IA LIKES. Full itiforrngtion and descrip- tive litrature may be secured on application to 0. E HORNING, _ D.i>.A., TORONTO, ONT. j J. E. BILLINGSI-EV, , "nu. !Depo\t Xg7e}1{ .tayner-But,ter 35-360., eggs - _I__-..1_..... 1: A0,. SATURDAY MARKET (.To be conltinued) i: j.`s:inu~AN NEAR-BY IIARKETS. NOTICE mi .' .` '. .' 's .nch . . . . . . . y, bunch . . 1a_c;t]_'. .' I . " . $2.75-$3.00 j .. ..25c. 35c . ..'75c . $5.00 .. .. ....5c. nch .. ...5c.N .. .. ....5c is .. .. ..15c.* J: pail . $1.50 pail 750 n .. $1.75 .. .. ..5o. .. Soc. .. .. .. 75c.` $12.0'O-$13.00 . .. `$8.00 . 40-430. .. .. 30c. b .. ..20c % . . . ..17c; .. 130 2'o"c. . . 35c. '\ arr no DA `gs fol- -:.___._.....__., JAMES PATERSON Licensed Auctioneer and ` Appraiser For County o'f Simcoe. Prepared ta` cggduct Szes at reasonable rams. Satisfaction guaranteed. ' 1 ' -AA I--..n-I.| no Elan-in -I91 _ . NIVUIIVU. Dyuvunn .,lessons"" for repertoire, English ;`atid_ItYalian;\ Studio at Mr..Ge.o. .l;fmkm_an"_s,' ngary 'St_.., . B01fI`i__0. Phone 85b; For terms, etc'., cal"l= v at'~s.tt1-die on Wednesdays. Voices tested free. Eu `L.T-c."- ,- .1 and tV9cal-- Lessons. In vocal work special attention is given to. Voice . Production. ` Studio in_King Block Rhone 421; =EIE _IIb9IrII TEACHER " OF " PIA-NO AND ';'_IIgE}RY_.__ Studio at 133 Collier 'i53'i' siulno 'ai Stxfeet. 'Phone 186. ALEXANDER GOWAI . -Successor to Lonnox. Oowan a II-own_ _ Barrister; `Solicitor for ' obtaining probate of wills, guardlgmship and administration, and General Solicitor,` Notary, Gonveyancer, etc. Offices: Hinds Block, No. 8 Dunlop Street. Money to loan. BOYS AND |lI.lRcH`|80N Barristers, Solicitors, Notary Public, Conveyancers,` Etc. Money to loan at lowest rates of inter- est. Offices: ` 13 Owen St. (in` the premises formerly occupied by the.Bank of Toronto). Branch Office, Elmvale, Ontario. W. n._-.. vn Mn n F. M7nrr-.hinnn_ Umce, mm` Boys, K.C., s'rewAn'r a srswnrir BARRISTERS, Solicitors, N0ta_I;ies Public and Conveyancers. Money to loan in any sums at lowest cur.- rent rates. 01310?` 13 Owen St.., 1~.....__.-.. n..4 Qamnnf I'8I).L I'al.b'5. Union: 10 uvvuu Bar-ri?e,_ Ont. D`. M. Stewart. 4uj-zj CHARLES W. PLAXTON BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, ETC... 606 Continental Life Building, southeast corner Bay and Rich- mond L Sts., Toronto. I"cl'({'-S. Dal-Ibluuuuu auuu \lrl&uvvu- 3'-1-20 Bayfleld St. Phone 191 `(Mfmers left at. A. F. A. Malcom- s_Q_sJ s `Of-`ee will receive prompt .\ IJ .-slur-nu-u nonALb R088, LL.B. BARRISTER, i SOLICITOR, ETG., Bank ofToronto Building, Ba1*rie_ II'--;..._ A. IA...` Lnaun UL `J. Lu. uxxul Money to loan. OBESWIGKE & BELL. BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS FOR the Supreme Court of Jud=icatur&"' of Ontario, Proctors, Notaries-, Tlonveyancers, etc. Money to loan. Oices: In Ross Block, h ' tzn .._._.._ \\r A I Dull Office and Residence Corner of Toronto and Elizabeth Stxreeta, opposite Elizabeth St. Method-ist Church. Telephone 167. L.R.C.S., Edinburgh,_ F.C.P., Lon. don, Physician, Surgeon, etc. Of. ee and Residence, Dunlop St. Barrie. .Te-Iep-h-one 165. DB. E. G. TURNBUEL (MCGILL) (Successor to` Dr. R. S. Broad). Oice and Residence. corner Elizabth and Bradford G8- 1'3.-......'.. `l1`I..;..... JAE 1 1161 .L'J1.ll:G:1lU|J11 (X11131 `s.,. Barrie, Phone 105. sU1{(3i31 -X-R713" GYNECOLOGY, nnsnnnioilcy D}\nn:\ R4 KR r .n`l{n.Q ; 1E`i`ii. 31`1`63e`e`si.`:-?<`s":`5's:' St., Barrie. V on; nonnnzn won 122 Bloor `St. W., Toxjonto, will be at 91 Owen St., Barrie, evem Saturday. D-iseafses, Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat. Consultation hours 11 a.m. to 5 p.'m. and by appointment . Toronto Phono North 3326. Barrie Phone No. I. LI";-tgnsact 8.` General` Banking. .. ......-A LAWSON, WELGI-I 8: OOMPAIIY CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS, Crown Life Building, 59 Yonge Street, Toronto. Telephone Main 5874.---J. F. Lawson, H. J. Welch, G. H. Playle. THE BARBIE PLANING MILL THOS. ROGERS, PROP., Builder and. Contractor. Manufacturer of Sash, Doors, Frames and Blinds. All kinds of Dressed Lumber, Flooring, Ceiling and Moulding kept in stock. Dress- ing doneion short notice. Wood turning a specialty. Tanks made to order. The latest improved method for drying lumber. Fac- tory and Office, Cor. Sophia and Mary St-. Phone 163. P.O. Box 685. . Fall. \lllll)CD- Ill IJUD3 .lJI\J Barrie. W . A. J. Bell, K.C. $IIII$: -vs-u--1-- -- v---__ Barrie. G. W. J. Eastman, Prop.,, R. G, Manuel, Mgr. Dea1ers'inl Granite and Marble Monument! and Tablets. Only best material used and rst-class workmen em- ployed. Prices always right. Miss Deane" is the only one in Barrie and Allandale who handles corsets filled with Spirella hon- ing. It is unbreakable, non- rustable, exible, hygienic. sani- tary. Fit guaranteed. Maternity and nursing feature specials.- Brassieres, blouse forms, misses . and children's waists. ._At home Saturdays. 16 Charlotte St Barrie Phone C.BROWN 250 _ FOR THE _]3EST IN BAKERS? BREAD HOME-MADE BREAD` BROWN BREAD SANDWICH BREAD AND A FULL LINE OF PIES, OAKES AND PASTRY Bakery and Saleshopr Cor. Eiizabeth and Small Streets. |3. ELSIE NELSON ...m.~. -m:~~ nt"A.Nn SIMOOE MARBLE WORKS A. cry 1' 'l1,_ _,____ `PA..- pain. 1'. AlIA`Ll;. -154"`: .- a;tJt<,-,t1ti0n. AQGOUIITA nrrs wane, Ul1bi11 1U. vv. n M.P. D. c. Murchison: !.EIL Innrc-. ; the I'll t0 Hia- Clllinz very s furnuv Ung'u 0U1'4-V1`. lalfk In forts 101151)` ' ]`lla uf wh of His supp! Imm- on A1 SP,(_'.nl' tiun Built ! Over }l(1\`4 DU I`: am)! BARBIE BRANGH. It e\h para dian and "our P R(' Tha- tinn plar 1) f0()( 1191': the dllr AH kinds of Small repai1"iI`1g- Prompt Service. Touring Car for hire--Mut0rc.ycle for sale. ' 1'un1:6N's came: `Phone 484. 15 clapper -ton St. JVUXI Q9. -4-:--- Firevi Life lnsurane Agent A number of Va.1uable Farms and Town Propertie_s for Sale on the most reason abie terms. T BANK} on TORJONTOBUILDLIVVTG . BARRIE _, _IVIl'I_$_& _IjI` % : -: ; nus maumuo: Fun In V s1v:auaonr_;gq;u1. ` - `- L-J3.~_ i'3 _` '-;`. .2;LI'l-_ 3...; U8. \LlI\I\'\Q-rvvvu ____..___V_... , __ ` \. a nd `3 .. _ ` W ' _ a. - ALL STEAMSHIP LINES. . . Your passage booked to or?-`frogn % all parts 01. the woz-1411.: - ..... .-...-. nan-hail `III. `* `I"'l-IF4'_`7"A,4iAfl8Ill'.illl I'1:'E 1: no if; ._-uunninn-A-II Ill.-T ' jepresents *1ns{{;a-:1ET*.?d}$ixi aniiu or undoulgted Financi_aJ __ St;1ding_ 3.-{A %-G-.n1!1h.n0o- Real Estate and Money to Loan- shb ` . pcpuuts collected. _ ' z9rl`in_g Exchange bought or `U N 0"i'?'"'1`";X'k E Rs Annie, om. llIE\I_`l u _., I :~.: V '-"0.'1iiI'IuIAi Ion-than-Ir Morgue and Chapel -4 __ -ZXPER'|' MOTOR REPAIRS U U U T w u-w`u--__ Licnsed Embalrxtii-`.[Z' H .1 Proprietor > _ 11-u: BARBIE A, u.N.D,ER`_I'-A'K_|NG PARLORS -:-__/ .... (successor to Ute Late Meaford Wbb) Fun line `of all the latest Caskets kept in stock,` in.- cluding Grave Vaults and Oak Shells. . Open Day Nlight H . Fhone - w.n.uemy, Funwel-al olmaouu Tag. Arn61d _-_ _f2- u--I|un|v|lIAAlI` Established 1879. .`fcott s Are Well Supplied A. E; A. u|t\Lcq!Is'_6nj Llullawuu y. -. V Bu"siI.1`ess. - - ` g V " cashed or collected at the m g`l:'*.1`av0I-able rates. - . = ~`Vve cash Cheques drawn on any .-in: Canada or the United 9 D- .Mi9n_ikin% Open Day and Night SAVE YOUR I `"-C-Cb 4?? Established I 869 .--up-n in connection Bookstore _ .......at_.._ Phone 82 '.As her aunt l1"a(l always` told her, she was able to leave the girl absolutely nothing, her income- 7-'-__. ...._...........`I, Innnn Hnjvivp IIUIJIIIIJE, I161. .ll.l.\J\.IIIA\; having apparently been der'ved'j from an annuity. The rema' der of the lease. of the house that they had lived in, in one of the `pleasant residential " tree-lined roads away from the din and bustle of the city, wasdisposed of by Mrs. Brand's legal advise-rs. The furniturewas sold, and the -proceeds handed over to Vanes- sa. Added to `the amount of her small aving's- -for her aunt had" never taken a penny of her earn- ` ings for her board and lo_dgin:;r--g-. } Vanessa found -herself in posses- -`-)\C"` lawn hnnrhinri .|Ju'y.|.n St vs `j3B.. . '1'-.n.nI sion of pounds. FIWI` n\v| puuuus. _ Then her stepbrother, Septi- I mus, came forwaml and offered ( her a home. She had seen very ll little of him since his return E from Italy to Blacl Mrs. E Brand hadldisapproved of the l curio shop, calling it `flum1'uery ' and Grange Row was arvery long way from Wendip Road, where ' the aunt. and niece lived. As - Septinius had left Jngland when I Vanessa was still an infant,` the ' black-b'rowed. sulky-looking man, was quite a stranger to her; i Still, she `felt very lonely after Mrs. Brand s death, and she wanted to save her small capital; and if she accepted her step- `hrother s ofl_'er, she would have time to look about quietly for work; so she went and installed herself and her few belongings ; in a funny` little room, with a sloping` ceiling" and a couple of quaint, ramshackle windows, ov- er the eurio shop in Grange Row.` __I AL.......'4`n-n n vnt.i`|fh or tut: uurlu DIlU|__! 11} u-.u..a., ...... She stayed therefor a month ' doing` nothing',- and found time hang very heavily on her hands. She was not a lazy girl by dispos- ition. and her work with the au- thor had been interesting to a degree. The householdat G-range How was a curious one. It con- sisted of Septimus himself and an old Italian named Beppo Bag- lioni, who was ev-idently `employ- ed as a kind of assistant, al- though, as l1e\spoke no word of English, Vanessa could not see ' what use he could be `in the shop. L"--I -..L 1\f\l\f\ 4}-unvvn Wllilb USU HG ULVUIU u onau ..._...,r. But she had not been there many days before! she discovered that the shop played every small part in her ste_phroth`er s life. He |dvid not seem to trouble in the least about. selling` his cracked and broken and generally dis- reputable stock. Both he and Beppo spent almost t.he whole 1ive-long day in. an Outhouse built at the hack in the small . sqggre yard. ' ......|.:......... ...-11.-..l {ho nlnrta Trig squawu y'cu'u. V , Septimus caled the place "his workshop. It was always kept` locked, and he carried the key of it about in -his- pocket. Some-' times, when he went out, he 10cked..Beppo in it. V--Evidently, Vanessa` thought, it `was the place where he kept rare and precious articles that he `did not display inhis window. cu._ 4-..--....a 51.- mnnninnv nf u'mp1'a._y Ill. 111:! vvu-uuu. She found the monotony of - `her life aimost insupportable. There was no housekeeping to be done, for Septimus and Beppo `had a peculiar taste i-n fo_od, and `all the meals were --sent in from _ a.,A foreign eatin'g-house{;:f_whre they understood the preparation .o'*fi: Italian d.i'shes. Vanessa her- _ hselif liked them well e-noug-h, but this style of living deprived her- of the only. oc'cup"ation she: m'ig"h_t >11-eye had. - - ' .- ___. ..... ........-I. H n`-lb cam in nave nan. . V ~"-I must\get work, she said to -'S'eptim`us' about. a m_o_nt.h after her installation. I: have re'ar- - .- na_11g'ed my-room until .IA_a.in tired Ofite : You . wo.n t, A1eft,4me ;1iidy `-te` v pari`o1!, I ha`v'eJ'.absd1ute'ly- noth- 5521 1Uuuu -nu: auu 111 yuuuu..- about two hundred` BY Coralie Stanton and Heath Hosken` in, so,_Iu.. , 7S%ecial attehtion will be given ' 3 is locality. "p ney_ to Loan on Mortgages. Agency Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada. 77(1'rce.Hours 10 to 4. to `e .acoxnrr1odation `of farmers ' ' T. BEEGROFT,- Manager. ing 30;` I Stiail digg \of_.bo1'e- dom. I never see_ yQu_."`={H`aven knows `what you do all day!-I "`*'n'-.-._.1."....;.4-.*. 41.... ..... "1 Ida gnmc LILVWB VVll-U IJU I_ll \nI.n" u `in th_e_,~`_ d'e_monstrative~*' mhnelf " " Sptiinziys- threw out his . aims pquir_gd in Itafy. _~ ._ ' ._,... ......l ...|,._..._ ,,-1,, ` V,`-"1 Lbuqlav IIU,`_:1Jl.!L}ll ou. Ll... Allin: '."M9"~`dear" gii, W11 -bat you w'a.n_t.',? _ `he asked` in` his,_-gr;umbl- -:in`Lg,'_,,su,lky -voice. ,You? ;.`;.11ave ~f)~l*nty':t'oea-t; all your time is `*ou?r_;-own; " You Vhaye no J.g`1`1.mp... _'tio`n,`_ ;o'r"y_ou` _ `could help `in the shop." ` u-n.-L ......'1;..-x.-luanunn nnmbc` infn ` ' H ' / I . . '. ~ ` . But Vnobodyever comes into the shop. How you live `gasses my comprehension, she crled. - '11`-A van-Ir` Anti n llly UUlupl'Ul1Uua1U11, any Va. Auuo ~..ThQ next day He iniuated her into the mystery of the outhpuse, tellingfher that `perhaps she .might `learrij to help "Bep"pQ "and himself in thpir work. ` " V - 4-- _-..._ 1.....-.:1.:...'....-I- H- IHIHSUI1 111 1:115:11 vvuxn. . At -first she was bewildered; it was all` Greek to her; -but_'grad- T-ually she realized. thattlge "out- house. was nothing but.` a. work-_ shop most. superbly and com- pletely fitted up for` the manu- facture of fake _antigues" `of `every sort. and kind. ' ' - 111-u._1 ._'|.;;_ ...\.u nn :1 ~v\naI1`} {If `eV6I'y SOI'I. uuu ruuu. What she saw as a result of` her introduction into her step-, brother s : workshop pVro've-._d`. at` r.st, _to ._Yan$sa n1ere1y""high1y `i'nt,,eresting_and most .1nc ompre_ She would sit fqr hours` and watch Septimus and _o1d`Beppo at work. She began `to under- stand why they neglectied the shop and cared nothingfor cus-' tomers. What went on in the Quthouse was work of the most engrossing nature. ` ; r\_. ..'.-.1. airln '\17n1In Gfkd iH_I; `(:`.llg1'Ua51u5 llauulu. . On one side `were stacked in- . numerable old pieces of-zfurni- ( ture, mostly` quite valueless arid . `broken stuff, a great `deal -_of it 1 I I I mere pieces of ant,i(1ue_`.-fwood. ; Then there was an `enormous table on which were variouslarge boxes without lids. These_ were full of pieces of rare woods and shavings used for .veneer and inlay, also chips of_ ivory and mother-of-pea.rl. Another smallg er table anked it, whie was en- tirely covered by a thin` piece of wood used as a painler's palette, and dotted all over with da-bs-of various colored paints. .In one ' corner a small furnace was er- ected, from which many an `en- . amel of the sixteenlh century had . been turnecl cut. _'l.`he.fart.hcst 1 end of the room was taken up by -70 ...,.,...ll ,...l`nn in \I7`1;DH' `of :03: end 01 me I'U(HIl was hiuuzu up u_ :1 series of small safes, in wl1ic_h'[ "reposed certain wr_v precious drawings and plans, and also. packets of baroque pearls and} Vserni_precinus stones, bars of gold and silver, and va.ri0us 1109-5 essities for. the jeweller s pzirt of the queer establishnlent. _ - ,nn..-. ,......-..-Jln oi:-ln.n {H9} nn_1 buU' quutu U-vu,u.u.o.....u..... l The opposite side.-to that oc_l cupiedhy "tho mmmtain of old: .1'uI`niture was allotted to old Bev-'. T\nnr\:`t\ hig -lul'lllLll4l'l'7 \`Vt1-3 (l:IlIJlrU\;_ll uv u-u pyl- po for his studio. Despite his. {ailing eyesight the old man was_ still the Innst. cunning fak(=.r] -".': \\ -\t\r'\I\'{I uvlnn hnrll Slrlll um Iuupi. 01.` early Italian panels who he ever lived`. How many of his masterpieces adorned private collections and the lesser galleru ies he would not himself have liked to say. There were no lim- its of his ingenuity, and all styles were alike to him. He e(vuld`tur'n out with equal suc- cesvs.a stiff German Master of the Death of the Virgin, an ar- chaic Byzantine Duccio; oi` Mar- bullllllla lul`\lI eeheritone d'A_rezz0-, a pensive, `in.tellect11al,T-early Flm.'entine Ma.- donna, or the str-ange(, sensuous, `semi-0I'*ient.al loveliness of a Simous Martini, or a Matteo da Siena. . Aan,1 dl l l l Dflld. At first, Vanessa` loved_ to watch him work. `That was before she understood. It was so wonder- ful to `see a panel of a triptych, cut from a fairly old piece of wood, grow antique and primi- tive under his wizened old ngers It was so marvellous to see the picture drawn in with sure skill, or photographed from a com- posite series of"existing forms, to watch it painted in in colors, mixed with a. secret dexterity that gave them` all the mellow, faded richness of pigments-of the Mid- dle Ages, to` see the gilt. applied cunningly tocoronals and orna- mental backgrounds, and then; sized down to its proper dulledl appearance. It was even more] extraordinary to see the` little"; i round worm holes manipulated, _ and to watch the ` paint being . scratched oil`, and the twentieth- century dirt. being smeared over , -these .forgotte-n masterpieces `of the `earliest history of Italian art. - "Septimus had nothing to do with the early Italian panels, al-- though he was immensely proud of his associate s skill, and-.i_\ he --rec'ommended,Vanessa to'go and `study the few examples of Ital- `ian primitives in the F\ar-1-er Art Gallery in the `Blackport Muse- __. -_.-n 1..-1-11 Minn mhnfhnr nld bvauery in mm `.l )l'(1Ur\pInn u.u.,.,- `um , and to 't/all him whether old Beppo s creations could not worthily .00Thpa,re with them. ) It `was then that the girl had` her tjst doubts of the legitimacy of her stepbI'0ther s business. . n1-u__1. ....'.. .-.nc11:-`n"l {all {ham 9`... OI Ilelf 5bUp.lJl.Uu.u31 n .....,....,..-. .` . But you couldn't tell them a- part!" she said to Septimus, when she came back from that excursion, I `don t mean the exact subjects, but the whole style. everything, the color--- the old lookr There s one vei`y"muc_h like that one Beppo is doing `now-.-the Madonna `and Child, `with all the li'ttle4cher_ubs hold-j ...,, -....._.......-_. ._-- marvellous!" . .. L . _ Well-, we don t want anybedy, tc) `tell them apart, my dear` gir`l ," laughed Septimus, showing his big white teeth, ' witli the two pointed ones at thefside`; like" a o;_log s._ I must` tell `Beppo what you"say_. He will `take it as a great comp'1iment." ' - _ i Septimu_s_ -'ow1_1 forte was furn- iture. It was 'inc6'I1ecti.o`newith his 'skill that Vanessa s- eyes were nally opened to the mean\-* ing of all that untiring industry ., , "that. went on in the workshop; ,-___-_._....... --vnnn nan Lvlllll: vv_\JLf.u'unx nu. u--v .. -.___V_, ,_ His` performance were per- haps even'more marvellous than ma Beppo's.' Outfof odd pieces of.Wo,od-`he made chairs and tab- les of lovely design; out of what looked like a mass of rubbish she L:_-I...'--L Ln.-aunt`-|A11 IUUISUU lint: ta. Iuqaa LII. :.uu;_u.u. uuu had; seen him /put together the framework` of a cabinet that grew day by day into a thing of -A beauty under his deft hands. Like old Beppo, he worked with . amazing rapidity, and evidently all styles were equal-ly familiar to him.` _ - 5 The girl knew nothing of sim- `ilar establishments in and a- round Siena, thatfair city with her black and white duomo andl lnersoaring tower, which lives in` - L,_-' -9 ...n 41..-: .:a ~cArrmLPAmA up;T$I"5.ooo}oobL.' A I3;soofb%f 11211` lfBl;cl.lu1au1uU1u.:: 111. uuu u Siena, with and :her`soaring in history as` the type" of all that. is 1l1Xl1._I`iO11S and effete, and in its cirbumscribed art story as the type of all that id sensuous, Soft and strange. It was in such a Mince that. both Septimus and VBepp0 had been trained. \Vhen she [questioned herself `afterxvards she was bound to contfess that she had been foolish ennuarh to imagine that her step- hrother and nld .Beppn ` made a.mazing.t_.hings for the love of making them. i ~,The day of her awakening: o. thrnn xvenks after she; - had been admitted to the wnrk-' shnp. C`ll..,. n...` :01 BA 11r:n]:tnY in llllp. She` sat in her wicker chair in the early, afternoon, with. a smnnth deal heard on a chair. in _ frqmt of her and a piece -of erim- 1 son damask on her lap. Thei` material was quite new, of a superb qu:illt._v, `hut lately froml` the looms of a textile factory in Rmne, where :1 specialty was 5 made of the exact reprmluetion of old designs. It had been well ` seused in a deeec.tien' of water ` containing` soda and another se- `c1'e.tingre(lien.t which had both Ihleached and dirkedit. Now, lVanessa was engzaged in rubbing u1m_n certain portions of` its sur- gfaee a cloth steeped in some p_re__ paration thatg1`aduall_v tool; 21-ll way. its rich silrface. leaving` threadbare patches that. evenrite. iithe most scrutinizing eye, looked -l-as if they were the result of. two % or three centuries of wear. It {was intended for the covering df la enueh that, together withea | couple of arm-chairs and a large Sisquare steel, was, when c0mple_t- % ed, to. elaim.tn have supported the - form of Qatherine Sforza, that 3 frail person of wonderful 10ve_-_ - liuess and hlaekest fame. T ' F Sc'pt.in'1'us was bending over a -piece `of won; 01' the most deli- cat.e.-description, his large light eyes half closed, his thick" pale. lips drawn away from his,te'eth l .. A-.:...1. kf\ hnrl ll-uni rlonnlnr] fhn Iups urawu away nu IIJIV uuu... -a trick he had that(ien0l,'(3<`i the Vulmosl. concentration. He was iulaying a small ebony drawer fora cabinet with minute frag- mentfs of ivory in an amazingly intricate design. _._.A4~,......A n:|,,,.,.,, l1ll.l'IU'd.bU ucmgu. There was a profound silence in the workshop, owing to Sept- imus p1'e0ccupa}tion. which did not permit of his usual uni_1ter- rupted ow of language. H11... 1-..`;-I nlnwxnn nf lho Qhnnl 1'U[JLUl_l l|`UW U1 l(LllS\.I(LD\.II The loud clang of the shop` bell made him start with an im- patient exclamation. It was very ,seldom that customers, few in numbers at any time, disturbed them in the afternoon. - 4-- -_.L..A :5 :n "Tan l:LlL'-lll 111 lnllti a.1bUI.11uuu.. Go and see what, it is, Van- essa," he said to h`1s stepsister; `fl can t be bothered now. If I put this..down, I m.don,e for the day." _ ' . 1'7-._.......-... ...nn& nu} nf fhn \x7nY'1(_ uuy. Vanessa went out of the work- shop shutting the door carefully {behind her, and ran across the `few steps of the yard, through `the small back parlor and living ` lroom, into the gloomy, hadly- ` lighted shop. It was a customer, and of a different type from the kinds that Vanessa had seen before- This was neither a, souvenir..- hunting `American nor the type of cheap tripper that sometimes "strayed into the neighborhood. He was a tall Englishman, well but carelessly dressed; He had clear..cut features, a well_trim_ med brown moustache and short beard,` and very `pleasant brown eyes. Altogether he had a dis- tinguished look. V _ As Vanessa came into the shop 'e,_ was looking around him, I eering into - the _dim recesses ' wherethere was a break among the stacked up ma es of rub- . bish. When he saw er he took , o` hisphat. J LlCTT,_;`.I __..-- 4-ulnrsrrv U11 u1D_uuu. I Would you show me that Chinese plate in `the window? he said in a cultured voice. That one witlrthe corner chip- , 11.- 1-.. -4` 8|;-.n4 niln {X}: ,_ "'.l'Ila.I, 0113 Wlbl.|~I.rl.lU ugJL1.u.L us-.xy-`_ ped, on the top of thatpile. Oh,- thank you." - , She stooped over. a barricade - of_f1"amed pictures, mostly cheap- and thus help Canadgi to in the I % % L F` .prins.aAften ds`e.,rA;.VVz1.nd..'s.ucAh_- 4 1ike;.;efnd pickd. out--the`.-p~1ate? and handd it $to,hi;_n.- .- T . V _AS~ s_.oon as he took it; he smil- o - A-van A53 `S0911-`S he took `it he smil- ` ed and turned it over. _/L /`Fin so.` serry,- he said pleas; ` ` -antlyi ' I was misled through `] the`-jv}.rind0w as I was passing. /It 3 thq_ugnt[_i't` was 'Nankin',fbu.t i.t s t onlyjgan ordinary i.mi_t_ation, made in'Stafford."f . ' Pi`e`ent1y_ ~ Sep-timus 1 came? in. He-5,h_.ad come out of'.the;w0rksho'p beea'u;-ese she";had_.been's_1_1eh` a_l,_e1ztg.. : time*,.f'and',` "standing in` _the`b`ack . par1or"or a moment, `had heard something of the stranger's 0011- I veration; A . - V Immediately heandlthe would ? be .e1'1_s-tomer.` fell to talking the ` , jargon -that `was ,GI"6ek( to Vanes- , sa, [She went into the par1or,`hut , hovered ` there," {hardly knowing ; why. V 5.. Septimusieame hurrying past _ her, went, as she knew, into the , _workshop and came back carry- , ing a` chair, which he deposited 9 ` om the oor of the shop, Vanessa heard the stranger give a sharp _ exclamation. " ` ,,_Al___.. r\Awv AVnIT1;Y\O ; B)LU1a.111u,l,1Uu. 7I`o`gether they examined it, . Septimus pointed out its perfec- : tions and its state of preserva; 1 tion. It was a very elaborately carved specimen of the Jacobean period, bearing the arms of the Dukes- of Devonshire. Vanessa, with growing wonder, heard her sIe'ph_rother,say that he had come across it q i1ite by accident, and that it had formed part of a lot of things sold when one of the big houses in Quee11 s.Parade was demolished a ew weeks ago. There was very little change in Saturday s market. _from that of a week ago, either in `prices or `quantity. A good deal of grain |was on hand- The'market for sure, no matter how large. . P0; Lathes in many cases were quoted at $3.00, but this price was said to he -only a`feo,ler`. and the sale price $2.75 in most, cases. may 'Pf\` hutt.or and eggs always sams" g Average p-mces were l0ws:--. ` . |EutT,t,e.r,1b.. .. .. . .I.__......-. Flags. dozen 3. . . . I)1'esse(1 chicken, per lb. 3Beef, binds, lb. . . . . . ` Beef, fores, lb. Dressed Pork, lb. .. .. . . . | Beef. Heart. . . 'r\.L._L.....,..- L...-... aid `Potatoes; hag .. .. $2.75- Parsnips, basket .. . . . . . Beets, basket .. .. .. .. . Onions, basket .. Apples, Spy, hbl. . . .. . Dried Sage, bunch Summer-Savory, . Thyme, bunch . . . . . . Horse Radish, bottle . . . .Clover Honey, 10-lb'; Clover Honey, 5-.lb. . . . Maple Syrup, gallon .. . . Buttermilk. qt. . . . . . . . . |Knitt`ed socks, pair . . .. . Knitted~mitts, pair . . . . . Hay, ton .. .. .. $12.00--3 Straw, ton . . V. f; . . . Orillia-Wheat $2.00 - $2.02, oats 70-72c., hay per ton $10.0 -$12.00, butter 38-43c., eggs 28- 300., `potatoes bag` $2.50`-$3.00. n-n:......----A..1 un.,..-.4 Q`) 41': uUu.,_1Juuuuuuc 1.11.1.6 i Collingwood '--`Wheat. $2.-15 - $2.25,-:oats 7.2-74c., potatoes bag $3.25, butter 40-420., eggs 30c. -1 113.1... 1111...; mm nn nnln mrmnsi A r 3z, rgfni `ON SAVINGS'DEPOSITS OF ~$1 :A'__1"ANY` % BRANCH or x \ " % T -` \- 'I.." F. cRO8, yghaggr adnmz ammcn. %