Ontario Community Newspapers

Barrie Examiner, 3 Aug 1922, p. 10

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Va aillll ill"! Tom: 1`, I `\ *z:'a ;`-fr"a:e . 7C`:-. L""" art or Bum, . " `fso I "t ted, In-A " 1111!! . .-. 0 . uEPR i:;fntor~AdulL At all Druggista.` Write reeE;.'eBook. Ila-iuB:=BcnlyCo..Ca.an Tomorrow Alrgght 1 NR '_I'abl at: stop sick headaches, 1 relieve bilious attacks, toneand * regulate the eliminative organs, make you feel ne. am. ounueu. ner race was pale. and her long lashes did not conceal a look of dumb entrcaty. , Glos~:-- he commenced. B0y." she wispered. we x`e built for chunis, and chums we ll _always b. But the old rompin days are over now, Boy. you mustnit take me--__vou mustnit hold me like that again We ain t boy and. girl 110 more. I I-II! L\1\-~`- ----I . ` ` ` `9 Betta: Than fin. For Liver m." j. zrcuvcu :1: mar uream came in quick gasps. I He reached out and caught her. and for `the first time in their young lives the girl, rttrugglerl in his arms. He let her go and` mod back. w0n_dering. She looked at him and smiled. Her face pale. and uher lone lHSl14>..-2 rlirl nn+ nnnnnul .. I,.,.1. /it .uIu.`L' . Boy turned away. Then he pausrd and `naked at the girl, _ ` Boy. she said wistfully. I wish we didn't have no school in this` place. I wish Sinipson would go away. Why? he askedquickly; "Slowly her eyes sank and her bosom heaved as her breath in quick ' out and nmmhr hm nnr` rm uul AUHAII5. I watched him cross th creek. and when he got across he rode toward the school- house. I uuv. uu. Lcl` OUC. Shelburne-Oats 45c,M butter 30-32c, eggs 22-23c. ~ 7 toward Totherside? asked Boy. his face! darkening. I .....o..L...J L:... ._A,_ .Lv 1 . . g;;nxarket-Butter 37. eggs 30c. Alliston--F all wheat $1.35, spring wheat $1.25. barley 60c, oats 50c.. rye 90c, peas $1.75, buckwheat 90c. potatoes $1.00, eggs 25c. bu:ter 30c V QL..lL......_ /\ A "' ` ` Ori1lia-Wheat. old $1.10. wheat, new $1.09. barley 50-55c. oats 50c. peas. $1.50, rye 75-80c. butter 35c, eggs 28c, potatoes 60-80c. - \*r_,, ,, I . -x .. -- V . " 3 " .601-nor Sophig and Mary Street: g Ysiandfaizthrers bf Shah, Doors, -Frames. fobring Ceiling, Moulding, Water Trough- ='E'anks, etc. -` `We carry inustock 3 large assortment of `Rough and Dressed Lumber. B. C; Shingles and Prepared Roofing`. . Wood Turning and Kiln Drying a Specialty. Dressing done 83011103 Y-` ' . ` I . nn;...lo .... ...:a-I. ......_ L..:I_I:__ 1 I ucaub .............-.-........ 5 : Beets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 Carrots . . . . . . . .` . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .V 5 ` Onions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5) V, Radishes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 , Lettuce ._ . . . . . . . . . . . . .1! . . . . . . 5c Head Lettuce . V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Turnips . . . . . . . . . 5 - Cucumbers ..... . . . . . ..* . . . . .. 3 Corn . . .` . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25) Black Currants . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Black Camps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 White Raspberries . . . . .v . . . . . . . 1 Tomatoes . ; . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21k ` Sweet peas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Yellow Transparents (small basket) Astrachans (small basket) . . . . .. Cooking Apples (large basket) .. . .' Vegetable Marrow . . . . . . . . 10 - 12553 . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . Spring Chickens Spring Ducks . . . . . . . . Raspberries . . . .` Gooseberries . . . . . . . . . . . Cherries 75c small Red Currants . . . . . . .. Rhubarb . . . . . . . .. New Potatoes` .. . - - . .. Green Peas, shelled .. Green Peas, unshelled`. Cabbage . . . . . . . . . .. [Beans ;.............-.-. I`) -4, 5-nnunaca LU Ue :1!) The prices:- Butte_r `l7|___ . . SATURDAY MARKET The market was not as lively as that of the preceding week. Butter and eggs were higher but the vegetables are be_coming cheaper and drop each week as the supply becomes greater; Yellow Transparents and Astrachans made their appearance and" mark the beginning of an apple crop which promises to be abundant this year. The nri:-pa-__ F Elsslealssls I!iIf!Wli-I!_IEl-Elf? E Elilllil 5 II!I!iI.`.li_I.-] . V u: . Gold In J..,`i;.,.f... `I I acute nffonlp at xv---` .. . ONlQT THE MARKETS. NEARBY MARKETS nn . A- -- The Double Track Route between MONTREAL . TORONTO . DETROIT R and CHICAGO . F`:4 ............ - 1 -- . . . . . . . .. we quart small. 3125 large basket . . . . . . . . . . .. 15c box .' . . . . . . . . . ..5c bunch .--..... we to 45c peck sl;clied . . . . . . . . .. 35c quart . unshelled` . . . . . . . .. 8c quart . . . . .. 10c to 15c each 5c quart . -5c bunch . . 5c bunch .. 5c bunch .. 5c bunch 5c bunch r . . .. 10c each . 5c bunch. . . . . . for 10: \ .. 25c dozen ts 35c quart .. 20c box ` rrries .. 15c box 41 IL, nu- tree. 0, Ohio. 40: vlb. I ..E`I3c dozen V . . . . . . 37c lb. M . . . . . . ` 35c lb. `15c to 17c box 15c quart 9.` `Gran Hanlznlr - a - - a EUR} 15c lb. JUL? UUA 2 lbs, - 25c 15c bungh cet) .. 30c '. . . ., 25c ' 25c 1n 1! - II; ' 27rrly JJIXH - MAUD E. CLAXTON, L.T.C.H. Teacher of Piano and Vocal Pupils prepared for Toronto Conservatory ` of Music examinations leading up to and including the -A.T.C.M. degree., Studio-King Block. Phone 424. u. nu. nuurew s rresbyterian Church. Gold medalist of Toronto Conservatory of Music and of the University of Toronto. `H3 Worsley St. Phone 683 EDMUND HARDY, Mus. Bac., F.T.C.M. Teacher of Piano, Organ, Vocal, and Musical Theory. Organist and Choirmastm of St. Andrew's Prpnhvfm-inn m...-..I- musical meory. Urgamst and Chain: Andrew's Presbyterian Church. medalist nf Tnrnnfn I`----- 250 FOR THE BEST IN `BAKERS BREAD HCUVIE-MADE BREAD BROWN BREAD SANDWICH BREAD and a full line of was, `CAKES and PASTRY" `Bakery and Salshop Cor. Elizabeth and Sma1l'Sts. UUA EDMUND rmnu HNU VIULIN IUI Special attention to younger ' nnvn out Ill-AID-- < DOROTHY J. SARJEANT, A.T.C.M. TEACHER OF PIANO Telephone 151, Barrie P. O. Box 88 49? uuu.ucunItD. b'UL1UIT( Oicesz 707-8 Kent I Toronto, Ont. C. W. Plaxton. G. Gc nuvu ov|.Vr.a`lI:R . Bandmaster. Barrie Citizens" in-Iv `Ion D....c..I.1 cu I ALEXANDER COWAN Barrister, Solicitor for obtaining ptobatg at `A wis, guardianship and administration, and General Solicitor, Notary, Conveyancer, eta. 0ice-Hinds Block, No. 8 Dunlap St. Money to loan TIL` U _ King Block I l uonveyam ;Money to loan at lov Oice--l3 Owen St., Building, Barrie. Br; W A nnm 1!" --` ._.__..__._.__.___._._._.... Morgue" and Chapel in CONNECTION DBIE Ann: -' L. J. SIMPSON, M.B. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Office and Residence--Collier St., con : Clapperton St., Barrie. Phone 27 un. rl1t.U A. K055 (Formerly of Drs. Ross & Ross. Barri! Late Surgeon Specialist with the ' Imperial Army. 4% years. General Surgery and Obstetrics especially. 0ice--15 Owen St.. Barrie. I Phone 710. P. O. Box 1075. _____...______.___. RADENHURST & -HAMMOND BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS, Masonic Tnmnh. n..:u:.... DRS. LITTLE &. LITTLE `Physicians and Surgeons, Barrie, Ont. Office and Reside,-nce--47 Maple Ave. Oice hours:- 1 to3 p.m., 7 to 9 p.m., or by appointment. { Phone 213 A. T. Little, M.D. W. C. Little, M.B. _______________________j PIANO AND VIOLIN TUITION enial QH-nnfinn on .m........... -L2I.l,,, ..._.. mun I ImI:.r\ LYUN `122 Bloor St. West. Toronto, will be It 91 Owen St., Barrie, every Saturday. Diseases of Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Consultation bours-l1 am. to 5 p.m. Barrie phone 2. Toronto, North 3326. _v - u u. muI'1|.al`IlbUN Barristers, Solicitors, Notary Public, Conveyancers, Etc. [oney lowmt rates of interest. )ice--l3 St.. in Mmm.:.. 'r....._I-. U. Phone 61. T4____________ PLAXTON &. PLAXTON BARRISTERS. SOLICITORS, M Oiceaz 7n7-n In--~ unuaxblo 1 Masonic --u%iI I`3CiI`i Phones:--V Office I63. Residence :53 ( R. F. BRUCE, M.D., C.M., L.M.C.C. Office and Residence-60 Ross St. Third door east of Royal Victoria Hospital. Telenhnnn 256. 30tfo _________________,j___ UUNALD ROSS, LL.B. BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, ETC. Masonic Temple Building, Barrio Money to loan. _______________, DR. H. T. ARNALL Associate Coroner County of Sim(_:_oe Office and Rssidence-Corner Toronto and Elizabeth Sts., opp. Centml Church. A Telephone 167. /W, , , CAPT. J. F. ROLLIT, L.D.S. I ' DENTIST ' Office: No. I Dunlop St., Barrio (over J. F. Craig's store) . hones: Oice 450, Res.-436. T . 1- DRS. W. AND W. R. RICHARDSON Graduates and members of Royal College of Dental Surgeons, Toronto. Office: Over Bank of Toronto, Barrie. Entrance on Owen St. Phones: Office 241, Res. 314. P.0.Box 133 W. Richardson, L.D.S., D.D.S. 7;yr W l?omI..l1l):.l......A..... I he MISS M. McARTHUR --.. ...;-\- n-4 A.44|l nAvAnL1LaI\ Puhlished every Thursday afternoon at that ` Poet Oice Square, Barrie. Subscriptioni ' Price--Canada and Great Britain $2.00.per year in advance (in arrears $2.50); United. States, $2.50 per year in. advance. Both old. and-` new addresses should be given when change of addrws is requested. CANCEL- LATIONS--We nd that most of our sub- scriber.-: prefer not to have their subscrip- tions interrupted in case they fail to remit. before expiration. While subscriptions will not be carried in arrears over an extended period, yet, unless we are notified to cancel, we assume the subscriber wishes the service continued. A Remittances should be made by registered letter, money order, or cheque payable at par in Barrie. BARRIS I`ER, SOLIOITOR, MONEY T0 LOAN R_nga Rlnnb `D---3~ FURS REMODELLED AND REPAIRED Are Well Supplied at- rru:.LraIUN, ONT. Office hours-12 to 2 and 7 to 9 p.131. & DUNCAN AF. McCUAlG. B.A. Successor to Crwwicke & Bell BARRISTER .QnI.TnY"nnn mum Thursday, August 3., 12022` me BARRlE`EX_AMlI\ ER_ . uuuurusuu, 14.11 D . ., U.U.D'. 7;y W. Randal ! Richardson, L.D.S., D.D-.S j-:. w. A. LEWIS, M.D., c.M. SURGERY AND GYNECOLOGY _.2v-ui __ _ _ . . . . . V . . u u Juuuscl I BOYD SYLVESTER Inafnr IIc.....!.. l'1:L:_-,, 9 __________._____ DONALD ROSS, DIQTDD ` any ~rn.~..._ :LcL. 11:11 [16 UXUZE 120 Bayeld St. on. .1. A. KEARNS PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON PHELPSTON, om. ice hnurs:.__`l`) tn 0 am: '7 4.- n _ OPEN DAY AND NIGHT ---.....-..- unu u 1. LVQUULUU c. s. DICKSON, B.A., M.B. 3 6]__ 5 {`!nll:m- Q6 1 DR. E. G. TURNBULL . I\` I/r_n:n vs - - mvlIr.Y IU LUAN Ross Block, Barrie - :_ DB. MORTIMER LYON A- G; 111 . -. LJJJLID, DULIUIVIVUKS; Temple Building, Barrie Money to Loan 5] ____'-----,-------:--- DR. FRD A. ROSS V n` h.... DI\~~ K 7` .nv unums, 110. 5 Money to loan .-._----_--:_-_---- LWUSIC LEGAL [Simcoe Marble Worksl MEDICAL DENTAL ;vic_:-v'v;Nt r`aJtes. St., in Masonic Templs Branch o'ice--Elmvalo. ..M_P- n (1 Nl......L=--- ce--Collier vc-o.rner of 275. - "J. A. Mz_zcLaren, Editor. w. 0. Walls, Manager. VII, Duh-, lVInD. 56 Collier St., Barrio. LLIIMJ, nu. Building v.. unllllf. I I IV!` children. The Shaw School: in Toronto never close in Summer. T}1ey"`are open. all Juiy un A'ugust. Don't wute the oliduv nenuon ~' man now Iolcatntype- writing, nhorvhand and bonkkeepini. Individual instruction in every course. `Band ~-uuuVu'L0. Murchison 51cro 18yrl7 I-yrli apply In by tho (- pat('h('.~'. l`Il~4I4lA.4h. It features stops mum and bronvl long night 81.00 at }'m.. free trial tn \\r|I|\ I IIII trndum im gn'1_ng 1-ff majority .......... AsTHMA., You don't m.- ment to prov }}1 .+ YOUR % READING NEEDS ?1l0I~ :{~e -' '_ Even. If they Ti;-e, Li-_(\ I \\ :1-nan:-It an '3"... RAE RELIEF jUl if_\` 1913. Tho Bria its dt*.~'tin_\ victory w. r A I A. An. A. .~olccl0l (*rnm(`nt taling ;n J. H:n`(l_\ I I In ' A 17;. ..,\A. ill- .'\ll}1( Thursdzl old Large and well assorted stock to choose from. We are nowgetting good shipments of imported granites at greatly reduc-' T ed prices. I ` sum BUSINESS - scHonL.IHIs summen Page Ten SCOTT S BOOKSTORE esubusia mo `y. . n o 5meun us w1th.,vour building .-__4._ __(i(- _TH9.: 390.585 ` te n."a:'?.'c.-'3. ---j I Q 6|: Barrie `Phone 32 Full information from any Grahd Trunk Ticket Agent or C.. E. Horn- tng, District Passenger Agt., Toronto. J. 2. smuncsuzv, mm An... - mm. on - - 1. avian 5 eyes. * We don't want any trouble With 001- `I one! Hallibut,", he said. We hegr that, IV uaul\Ul'5 I ' A deep line ppeared betwen Big Mc- Tavish s eyes. ' 'Wn Hnn'6- u.....L ---- I-- " ' "' ' ` whackers ? uuu unseen. I Oh. come now, McTavish," bl-ustered] Watson, you must be crazy. Why,eman. you will never, get another chance such as the one we offer__ you. Besides, you can't stay here very much longer, any-I way. Of course. you've heard what Col- onel Hallilbut intends to do with you Bush-J A _I_,_ I2,, pi ta-31 veiy. I All I know is, we're thankful to God for what we have now, said Big McTa.vish fervently. We don t feel like insultin . Him by tradin' what He's given us, sightl and unseen." uf_ ______ V , u. -. ,,__,, ..-.....uuu_. u_uu: yuu WUII E 0831, 7 - That's what I mean," nodded the big man. ' And you won't excange this blockiof tangled brush for one hundred acres of zood. cultivated land?" Mr. Watson leaned forward. Are you sure you realize what you are missing?" he asked im-_ presively. T . V A T |,,___, :_ __,_1__, .1 In - . -- ~- I may, 1110 LBVISH, Ina HA I ` mw :1 uuzen pneces. Wh'at!" he cried, do you mean say. Mc'I`avish, that you won t deal?" I ThRf.` what I rnnnn " ..,..I..I__I AL, I ll'~'9 lllluu I i Now. Mac." he said aably. 'we'll' I iusr lvve you Sign those papers. and -I ll I turn you over-this deed I hold here in , exchange for the one.you now have. Says; I I `-0 Smythe this morning: `Smythe. it's i a nice sort of glow a fellow feels after: doing a worthy act. anyway. Think what this will mean to the McTavishes.' And` do you know he was that soft-hearted he! couldn t answer. me, and stood there swallowing with {ears in hiseyes. I m thinkin' that we won t make any i, swap., said Big 1-McTavish quietly-. _Neith- er me nor Boy nor any of `us care to leave this big woods._ We've been here so long we've grown into it jsomehow. You see we're not hankerin to leave. 7..L-- I ' ' ' ' __ --`av uuunvnnll UU Vwatson sat up with he was lling fellito into a dozen pieces. Hwpmn" 5.. ....:...u xuur gm. ne asked quickly. "is she` -"N - - ` - hild? While his guest unburdened himself. Big your ow!` C . 4 . ._ McTavish steeped strong tea. and fried The W5 hm? looked up` astonhhnlenti Istrips of bacon. Gloss-had not yet returnedl`vr.]`tI:Iw.9nh 1'5 ace ` uh t h . . t N from the spring. .The savory smell of_ thei I -0` thf)u`"}:sv:;I;_e( qq guts (fvfnjus frying meat whetted Watson s appetite,i:ie",aS h g uhw ` Wh d and he needed no second invitation to set! ym 1I(n(1{;r.,,ent . er to us , y 0; up ;md eat hearty." He ate wolshly, his you as_ a, . . little eyes darting from his food tothe `.flvVat1`}nh"`a: geaclhllng fa`; his amp and face of McTavish, his heavy jaws working, 1.1 9' er ap` 0 ( ".0 `ear )8 Wes`- wnd the muscles of his throat contracting mm` At any rate he did not reply` i [with bomike elasticity, as he gulped down Fifteen minutes later he mounted the. `huge -mouthfuls of meat and 'bread_.- At last he pushed his.chair back from the table and wiped his mouth on the back of his hand. L|x1__,_ II `V ...l...wv\.u. timber. . I . 'McTz_1vish stood on t_he_edge of the clear- weary gray horse and without so _much as a word of adieu rode away through the j Depot Agent Phone` J. D. BILLING` In \\.vuuI/IAIUGLL uuui LRIBII VVUEIU Aha. I thought you would, McTavish. Says I to Smythe this morning: `Smythe, it doesn't seem to me that this is a very good piece of busines judgment on our part; but, says I, `Smythe, we must con- sider others rather than ourselves in this matter. McTavish now, says I, `he has a couple of youngsters growing up, and they should secure an education such as the Clearview school can give them; and if that s the case. we can't _blind our eyes to our duty_ as christian `men. Smythe is a good christian man and just that soft- hcarted that it's no wonder my words af-` fected him`. Hesays: `Mr, Watson. money is not everything. Go forth on an `errand of. mercy z:nd.offer Mr. McTnvish of Bush- whackers . Place one bright and fertile lhundrerl acres of loam in Clearview in ex- change for his bit of wilderness. --Hi.s very words. McTavish. `in ordergto break the good news gently, and now I am before you to perform an act which. believe me, gives me as much ,pleasure. in a sense. as it does you. I have all the necessary papers. and although the journey has been a trying one. I will not comnlain. nigger as guide as far. as the Triple Elms. Seems like, between loneliness and runs- quitoes. l'm justnbout fagged out. since; mosquitoes." `IYLEI, I - So-I wrote you briefly I I have been ve hours in the `saddle and have endured a cowardly` They - I i l ll l `l I h E l 3 I are a l--I mean they are a hanged nuis- ll 25c-40 pills 0c-90 pills (Continued from `Last Week) .. 7 LI,., It "1 Assist Nature _ back to normal action Tak e -v-~- V- .vuv\. a jerk. and the pipe fell to the Hnnr nnrl I-u-nlma L a. Jcux. mm 1708 pipe] the oor and broke] Nd ` ' 0 to I uvnn lr plan` 9'" , _ _----- When Nature requires assistance, she will not be slow in conveying to you - a_n_ intimation of the fact. _ Decline of -energy, jnabilityto sleep well, head- ache, biliousness, constipationya gen- eral sluggishness of mind and body and ` any sign of.'digestive unrest should impel .you"to seek the aid of a reliable medicine Without delay. There is no better--no surer-no safer-than this proven remedy.` _..-w- \rI*I%fI\I\J Ezexcelied Dining Car Service (`Sleeping cars on Night Trains and Earlor 'Cars on principal Day Trains. CHAPTER VII 1, `Where the Brook and River Meet g Big McTavish walked slowly back to the house. In the doorway stood Gloss f` awaiting him. V f Is he gone?" she asked. 1 Yes, Glossie. he's gone. 3' McTavish picked up the ax which was leaning against the ash-block and turned toward the bush. * ' l You might just keep your eyes on ` 1 the soap-fire, Gloss. I m goin' down to ' the awake to cut some sassafras for the ;lyearlin's --they seem ailin . While I'm I down there I might -as well mark some ` -basswood saplin's that'll make good sap- troughs. Promised myself last sugar-ma.k- ing that I d have new troughs before an- other syrup-:boilin . V \ I The potatow must beiabout ready to dig "~ said the girl, -`lYes, Boy`s over to.Paisley s after a fork, and when he gerti back gve re goin' to start in on `em. ere's t is satisfac- tion about raisin taters." he laughed, l-the squirrels and crows don t molest `the crop any like they do the corn. It 1 I we u-an cnua besxde mm. 3 3 Wll, Davie. he sazd kmdly. hadn ti iiyou best run home now. lad? ` You re} I 7 r l 1 all wet with dew." ; TL 1`A__ _____,_,` I ' ' ` ' ` Ian. I. IUIUW. `The boy gazed about him with wide and expressive eyes. Then once more he` waved his arms like an ascending eagle. gave" a wild call of victory and defiance. and. bending. sped swiftly away and was lost in the heavy shadow. I ' , r ...... .. v\l vuu vvunvc pdui UIKDIIHHTKCG lthe first blaze of the long trail. You mean the man on the white horse. Davie? asked McTavish, smiling. TYes, lad. I know." rm_- 1.--. I - - -- Iuu Wct Wlbll HEW. I {I The boy waved his arms above his` ` head and imitated an eagle s scream. Then 1' fh pointed to the white patch thatlmarked !|the Vim vnnr... LL- _.-_ - ,...u... m. any run: ne am not reply. T 3 the; .' - 'McTa;vish the edge ingphis long arms folded, and watched lhis visitor di.,appear. Turning. he found` `the daft child beside him. Well nnn:n L- 5-3,! I ' II Lu . - luuunutu across at mg Me'1'avish. . I That girl. he asked quickly. is she own child? | TL- L1... _---'-- ' ` ` " uaun n-ma-puruxg something under his breath ; This is Mr. Watson, Gloss. said Big,` McTavish. ` V T ` - Good morning. sir, saluted `the girl.` [ I didn't know that we had a visitor. I see funcle. has got your breakfast, but surely you Il enjov a glass of fresh buttermilk? I 11 fetch it. She slipped from the room; andvwatson 1. 5 `looked across at Big MeTavish. i I ""l`hm- air! kn ....1...,I ._..:_1_|_, u- v V 'he has his eyes on our timber. When .he| _ comes after it he ll nd us here. As for , you. Mr. Watson. I wouldn t take your sand farm as gift, thankin' you just the r same." ' III VVI` BARRIE, ONT. Kllllu Why in hell have you been letting me vlwastemy breath on you `for the last hour?`-' snarled Watson, his face purple. McTavish stood up. `That ll do now. he warned. ' There's iGloss comin up the path. and swearin is somethin she has never heard in this ihouse, and before I ll have her hear you- usin' cuss-words I ll cram this down your l throat. and don t you forget it." Heelifted a hairy fist, then sat down: land resumed his smoking. Gloss entered the room..singing blithely. Her shapely arms were bare to the elbows.l Her big gray eyes. dancing with life and, ! health. swept the room and res`ed wonder- ` ingly on Wzitson. He in turn gazed at thel igirl. and an ashy whiteness swept out the_5 lmotled color of his cheeks. He drew? ' back whispering something under his breath ` i This ii Nil` Wnfcnn mnnn ---1! 'n3~- ` I cnuu 1 HI` I IIYYI null a,_nuu Willie I. In `ht mark .THE BARRIE EXAMINER w ucu ul awful . ' H117 ,; uxcau . V He winked mysteriously. and [Gloss laueheed. Then her face grew grave. That man Watson was over_ here this. nmrnin , Boy. she said. You know what he wanted and you know how he d get `t. Well. I guess uncle and him had words, I was hidin in a bunch of willows at the spring when he was goin back. and when he passed me he was swearin awful. 5: :1 51106 at mm." ' Well.." smiled the boy, I guess we needn't go after that feller. and you need- n t worry about one little silver-gray. Just you wait a while and you ll know what ,I mean." 11'- -1 - uc umcxs are too cross for pets. Boy, said the girl suddenly. "I meant to tell you "before--old Injun `Noah w-as .te_llin me yesterday 'that there s a big zray fox who `makes his home on the Point. Noah says he s _the biggest silver-gray he ever saw. Says h: s as big as a timber- wolf. But he is 'so cunning nobody can get a shot at him." TXTJI `" -_-:L ` .1 1 ;._ nu :1 pct. are you. boy`."T Well, I don't know as I m carin much either one way or t'other." he answered slowly. Tommy was a cute little beggar. but he wash: really black`. He was a gray squirrel. Grays are gentler and make better pets than blacks. Tom Peeler one time had a black for .21 pet, and used him mighty goodifor two years. But oneday that black -pretended he wanted -Tom to play with him and tickle him as he was used to doing, and it gave him a bad bite. No. the blacks are too for "`Bov." said than nit-l amI.I....I.. cw ._---L ,3 It! uuc 5... wuu was watcmng him said: I' You ain't carin' much to see the blacks killed ever since thetime you had Tommy for a pet. are you. Boy? W911 T rInn'l- bnnm. nn T - --~- - ` umuucu It as clean Kill. . Big McTavish. without so much as -a word. took the gun inside. Boy held the animals up by their bushy tails and the girl who was watching him said: I You Kin ? om-in` mun}. 4- ...... aL- 1-|--` uua uuus, i guess, mougn it s no easy shot She fired, and the squirrel dropped from the limb. A-nother whine from Joe pro- claimed it a clean kill. 12:... M..'r....:-1. --.:iLH cuucr. seconuea the rather. All right, just one shot more. then. hit or rnis," laughed Gloss. See that chan's two ears `and part of his head stiekin up above the knot? I ll take him. this time, I guess, though it shot I fired. and the snnirrnl rlnnnnml I-am Mu: U111: wwn clumsy nngers. I thought maybe two would be enpugh. said the girl. Sheivtook the rifle once again and glanced at Boy. IJLIU DU Boy. m. auxuu (H-IUH . Neither _vou or me could doiany better. Boy." he said he-sitatingly by way of ad- mission. - "The ore on the left next." motionerl }the girl, and the rifle spoke once more. I Missed, gasped the man, Can t; al- w.='..ys make a bull's-eye. Glossie. Missed nuth'in , cried Boy ; there he come: now. . A "I"L.. -----' ' `L t uuuugu we urancnes. As Bill Paisley would say. `that s re- markable sI1ootin . chuckled McTavish. That distance well over eighty yards, ielse, I don t know distance. Nearer a hundred..I should judge, fcontended Boy. She s got -all the rest gof the McTavishes beat. dad. ! ' 'l`ny nnni-I-nu. IV]--- - ` ` " 501 me Mc'1'avishes beat. }'Try another. Gloss, suggested M .Tavish.- placing the cap on the nipple `the rifle with clumsy fingers. i "I thnmrht nmuhn em.-. .... ..I.J L... -..-..-,L I I t 1 S T E14:14n.uzo;n:1-:u:u:u:o:v1oq I O % mom: c. BROWN` 9:n `LUlll\';.` llUW- ` The second sqmrrel spun about on the, limb a couple of times. then went crashing lthrough the branches An 12:11 I)-:...l.._. ,,,-,,II L` ` Nigher eighty. asserted Boy. Too ffar. Gloss; you'll Il1iS x` sure. if A gleam of mischief" shone in the gray leye sighting along the brown barrel. Then the rifle cracked. and a black ball (le-I itached itself from the hickory and went .swinging down to earth in tiny circles. The dog gave a low whine and `came bounding foz_`ward_. the squirrel in his mouth land allowed Boy to take it from him. j Right between the eyes. said Boy gproudly. - ' Big IMcTa\'ish reloaded the rifle and ghzynded it back to Gloss. His face "wrin- kled with a grin of mingled surprise and iadnliration. _ * Z l 3 snu_:u. , Eguzuppcu um` race Wlt.nlS sleeve. , ``Whew!" hevwhistled, but it s turn- . ed out a fine day after all. Never know~ , ed Injunsummer to hang on so long. Hope it keeps up, dad, and we'll get the , corn all husked yet before trappin time ; Suppose we have a -bee and dance at night. same as we did at the wood-bee? Declute is goin to have a loggin -bee soon." Hello, Gloss," he called. catching sight of the girl, how's ma this mornin ? Better. and hungry for squirrel. she ,answered, her eyes on the tried blacks. She ran into the house and returned with a rifle. She handed Big McTa\'vish lthe powder-horn and, bracing her feet. cocked the gun. How far? she asked.qthrowi_ng it to {her shoulder with a practiced hand. ` Sixty yards, anyway," answered Big . lMcTavish. ' : Q Nigher `far. n1is's i A _,_g_N , . .. ,.. . suuc UCLUIC 1 W113 up. Joe. the se`ter_. broke from the thicket and loped across the cornfield. All summer he had acted as custodian of the field, V and even now the squirrels stood in mortal terror of him_. and the crows cursed him in guttural croaks from the tops of tall` trees beyond the danger-line. A: the squirrels, took to a lone hickory in the center of the field, Boy McTavish came quickly around the corner of the hou.'<:-'. AHe stood the clumsy ha.nd-made fork he carried up against the lean-to, `and gmopped` his face with .his sleeve. Wh.am!" L......1..:..n...I HL..4 ::7 _ .... -., uu a..u,u:.uuuvn UWLI [Jl'UpCl'ly. Oh. look, uncle, cried the girl, there s some black squirrels crossingthel Vcorn-stub-ble ,now-,--five ` of them. I do believe aunty would relish a bit of stewed squirrel. I meant to tell Boy to shoot one or'two for her this mornin , but he was` gone before I was up. Jnp Hm m'+...- knnlrn :._-.-. .L- ALIA uauc Iuc suuuu or it. its noise drowns the song of the birds and its smoke hides the blue of the sky between the trees. What right had he to put that mill- there, uncle? Well, he `owns a strip of bush on Tot- herside," explained McTavish. It comes right up to Lee Creek. So you see the mill is on Ha1libut s own property." m. IM1, ....-1- N ` .1 auu auuvncu up, ueciarea the girl; "and! it does seem so good that we re gettin" such a nice piece of land cleared. Granny was tellin' me what that man who just left wanted you to do, and_ I had to laugh when I thought how he could be so foolish as to think we d be willin to leave Bush- whackers Place. `Why, Granny, says I.` `what do we want of a farm in Clear- view when we ve got one ri-ght here? i l The big man's face lit up. V You're sure good medicine. Gloss," he said. `-`Yes, we are gettin` quite a nice plot of ground cleared. and I look for quife a nice yield this year, both in corn andtaters. Trappin don t seemto promise much for this winter, though. The noise and clatter of Hallibut s mill seems to be drivin the mink and rats across the bay. r'.nn t um vnuln. L:.... 4-1-- `L. _.:n ---.-.- vnnw uuun auu L503 ZSUFUUS Due Day. Can t we make him take the mill away from Lee Creek? asked the girl. I hate the sound of it. Its noise drowns thn snmr nf elm vlr.-An ......I u- .....--1-- L:-In (1095 868111 We can t keep them out of the cqrn. though. . `-'1} lnnlra CI...` -2 _ _ . _ . . ..7-.- "__. vU`I`{1. Luuugn. V It looks fme,.,since you ve gqt it cut and shocked up, declared the gxtl; and seem so onnrl that mm ;-.. ....1-+:.. .! 6- G-,miL&0o- Mc- [lsTan acute attack of `Nee; Catarrh. lh hose subject to frequent colds in the` ead" will nd that the use of HALIJS EATARRH MEDICINE will build up the I-IALL S CAT'ARRI-I MEDICINE is taken internally and acts through the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the Sys- tem. thus reducing the inammation and restoring normal conditions. All Druggists. Circulars free. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo. nu nun uuu. - i f A wee hedge-sparrow, dru-nk with the` lmazy Indian summer sunshine. perched '_ itself on a branch above his -head and pour- ed out the simple little song that -he had I always _loved above all other songs of wood-birds, because it was always the first song in new spring; the last in dreary v fall, The little singer was about to leave the wood wherein he had nested and enjoy- ed 21 seasons happiness. He was about to fly far south, and was trilling a pro- mise to Boy` to come back again another springtime. Andy Boy listened to the simple song and wondered at the glad- ness in it. Nothing of the deep unrest of his soul was. there.--onIy the gladness of a heart brimful of God s deep joy. Boy I sat down on a log and watched the bird. ' (To be Continued) 9 turn`. an: UIICJICUU is an Nasal C011 ham-I" uylll 51...: u.-. -. V Suddenly he flung the squirrels fronrhim. and. bending forward; gazed with hard? eyes toward the white schoolhouse clinging to the hill. , If he thinks harm` to her, then God curse him, he breathed, and'heIp me to kill him. A _____ 1 I 'uc WIBIIUE DlIIlpSOI) fromf 1 clin 511': L- AV I I u- Acpccucuo He walked to the spring repeating the words over and over--`no more.--Boy and gxrl no more! From Tothersitle came the clang of the school bell. ' 551 ;___ 1 . - uuuulll ucu . I wonder what she meant. I wonder why she wished that school-I wonder why -`he wishes Simpson glldrlnnhy Inn nun. Ll-- -~--5--~ ` " ' ' .-.._,. mu: wmptzntu. were Dlllllf I01` He bent and picked up the squirrels. When he stood up again she`ha gone. `We ain t boy and girl no more, he re mated. . V . l T-In II'n'lrnp] L- 4.1.- ' ' ` Sum ausmsss- n . V ` ._._' .hm . . fec scum nus ' . - lgvh open . "1 aha W0, . ' ' W P. Molntoah. Chief Principal ' BU$INfS55CH00lS Ne` hm v TORONTO

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