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uuu tum: 15 we excuse: I You are almost lucid." said Tjllizmii with a smile. ; I u- t_:_____u- , - - .. .. . --were not open at that houf. III vlvua :- . On the third day, -Tnlham went out to make an inspection of the ptoblemeticl Iiount Li. VH9 left before daybreak and; only hnlted at the city, gates because they i ifs 't;1it.:.i`lm1;esr `sunset and when he did he was immensely hungry, not - having, as -he said, eaten since he set forth, i save a couple ofduhious eggs which he cured at s village envmutb. , ' ' I `gin ..o:.:..l ma ..... .... 4.1.- ..:..1...} s um UIVBD U1 uuu UI ulwe. He read again the second Emperor's de~ scription. ' . g . luv`-w`_n.9n :` 9, g___ ___:_) |61|'_ ____ __-_l 1..., mu ~auuuuI:u` Wu an\on me ngnn `,`trac;:."' he said, and I am` more satised because a farmer in"the neighborhood tells me that "some men- have been over from Taipan quiteereoently exploring the moun-i tnin, ' l lillle It isn't a mountain really, he went A on, as .3 matter of fact I have a theory. that previous to the Emperor's `death, it had no existence gt all." He described the place. "It lay in the neck or dip of two hills and apparently had been filled up so that the top or the hill should offer an unbroken] skyline to the Yraveller in the `valley be-| nea`h. 5`7I'VI_,4_ 2, , I I J . II 0 U I i`! net: :1. i ` 1 There is no doubt at all in my mind, '! aid Tulhamwmphatically. that this is! the tomb. We have now to find the guarded entrance. You can see the slopel of the hills before they were "ea:-thed up!` quite distinctly and I think I have found] the ruins of. an old `emple half buried neari the crest of one of these." I l 11.. .......I .__..._ `L- _-___.1 rs, , 1 I yuvugu vuu uu_wgu' uuxuurreu. 5 ` In the morning when the new guard} mounted, they took ovjer the rifles of the` men who had been on duty on" the pre-` vioua day. I On flu: mu! .1... vI~-n.-... _.-_A ---L -- uunpuuu. ` That s it, he sand. He caused trees and grass to be planted so that it might appear a part of the mountain." H11... "1, I u 1 o u . . - J - BROWN BREAD SANDWICH BREAD A and a full lino `of runs. cums ANojr As1'mr Bakery and Saleshop -Cor. Elizabeth `and Small Sta. . ,..V ...., .....vuu u-caua guuu HC'dlVIaH. 5 , Ask your neighbor if Dodd s Kid- gney Pills are not the best remgdy ,' for sick kidneys. - I `way \IJ- Iulv unuvuo It is easy to see how neglecting ; them may be the cause of serious ill- `ness. Rheumatism, dropsy, urinary tijoubles, diabetes and heart disease `are some of the penalties that follow `neglecting the call of sick kidneys.` QAIIUIA `I-341-.-- -- ---- ' E - -.._- V- unval naunncya. "SoundukiVcViineys mean pure blood. [Pure blood means good health. | I An]: trnnw nn4-LL-.. :5 `l\_jjO 7,: I uunu vv suy vv Ill: vvuxn I . That Mr. Aubin s trouble came . from the kidneys is evidenced by::the }re1ief he got from Dodd s Kidney ]Pills. They are purely and simply a kidney remedy. They heal and strengthen the kidneys and put them in uhnnn 1-n ah.-oh. n 4|... .'_.._.-._.u:__ luvnylasvllcll vuc nAuuc_V/5 uuu pub LUSH] ,in shape to strain all the impurities [out of the blood. `IL - A V - - A I am `now -very well and my kid- ineys are without pain, Mr. Aubin i states. Since the time I started tak- iing Dodd s Kidney Pills I have not had any more pain and I have been .able to get to my work. I rm... `M- A.-L:..!.. ;._.-..1_1_ _,~, ;Mr. Aubin State: :I'hat They Have Made Him Well and That His ,* Kidneys Are Without Pain. * E St. Nicholas Station, Que.; Apr. I 23 (Specia1)---Gaudias Aubin, a well `known and respected resident here, `is a sureffiend of Dodd s Kidney, `Pills. He has-tried them and found ' them good. (`I ....... .....--- ---..-- -_-_1I 7..-1 --- ` ` ` Q A boy wins asked to name the four sens- `ons. Here's his answer :- ` Pepper, salt, mustard and vinegar.` "EAY5HECAN Quebec Ma" 93?. Morgue and Chapel .aon CONNECTION x, BARBIE. ONT: - - Phone 82 i Farmer: See here, young {elk-r, whht are I you doing up that tree? A Ian". Kim!` A: _ , , . _ _ _ __I.. 1.1: I, `_yuu llullls up unit. W88! 4 Boy: "One of your apples fell down and `I'm trying to put it back again." l Dairy produce was offered. in large quant- {it-iesp atthe local market last Saturday. lAlIhough the pricw remained firm for the l first_two hours of the market they began to weaken, and eggsvhich were selling at _30 cents a dozen dropped to 27 and 28 [cents`a dozen. Butter was selling at 60 1 cents a pound at the opening of the market, but later dropped to 55 cents. Maple `syrup was being offered at $3.00 a gallon and 75 cents a quart.` The offering was mt large. A few dressed chickens were selling at 32 cents a pound. Although there was a good display of vegetables the prices re- lmained unchanged. Pork was selling at '16 cents a pound for fronts and. 18 cents { for hinds. Hay was being offered at 313.00 to $15.00 a ton. ' Butter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 55c lb. ,Eggs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 27-28c dozen [ChlCknS . . . . . ..' . . . . . . . . . . .......32Clb. [ Older fowl . . . . . . .; . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 25c lb. ' Ducks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 30c lb. .. Beets L. . .' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20c" Carrots . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 20-25c basket Onions . . . . . . . . . . . . ., . . . . . . . 25c basket _I Parsnips . . . . . . . . . . . . .` . . . . . . . . . 5c bunch 3 `Turnips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. V2 for 59' l Cabbages . . . ., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15c each { Potatoes . . . . . . . . . . . _. . . . . . . . . l5~20o-pcck g Wealthy apples . . . . . . . . . . .. 25c basket .; Tolman Sweets . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 35c basket, iRussets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 35c basket , Spy apples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 35c basket E Hay . . . . . . . . . . . . .. per ton $13.00-15.00 iMaple syrup . . . . .. 75c qt . . . . . . . $3.00 gal. a ..__-_-._._._j.__._.. -- I - Say, pa, said John. looking _up from his book, If a Chinaman speaks broken English, why doesn t an Englishman speak broken China?" Shop where yo\; re Invited to shop NOW DOHISWWORK! Relieves `Sh; gar- get, spider or infection `of the teat, also thrush in horses feet,` stuh, et_.c. Stops bleeding at once. Removes proud IIIIVCO IUCIIIII V CE l l.`IC esh, swell- -nnnfutured only by K DOUGLAS 8 00.. NAfANll._0It. THE FARMERS 1=m_1a;~1_u% [Simcoe % Mairble Works! in _____ _A_.__- 1 , .. THE MARKETS SATU R DAY MAR KET svurug -Iii-('1-:1-ey Pills v . . IUU I 25 ..5c bunch, 2 . .. .. . M . ton '\J\ :26 .9 _..I .;....32clb. 25clb. OH 0!. L_-I_-L VQCTORIAN ORDER OF NURSES x Barrie Branch Miss Lilian E. Neve. Nurse ~67 McDonald Street. Telephone 381. Application for the nurse s services may be 1gqde,_director through your doctor. 13: uuwrs. L. :1. S. Production Engineer. Manager Cost and Efficiency Department. I _ 7 . [ IKTI CIIKI runs kuofien AND nsnum-:1) Over HurIhurt e Shoe Store. Barrie. vnu wit! accountant! Phone Min 587-1. 59 Yonge SL2 Toronto. H. J. Welch. CA. G. D. Campbell. C. A. T. E. Lawless. C. A. mi E u..n.:- n....:.-_.:__ 13-,-,. , le Double 'r.-ac}: `Route- A T petweexx A MAUD E. CLAXTON, L.T.C.I. Teacher of Piano and Vocal Pupils prepared for Toronto Conmrvatory of Music examinations lending no to Ad includinx the A.T.C.Il. dense. St,udi>-King Block. Phone 424. EDMUNDTHARDV, Mus.Bac., I- .T.C.M. Teacher of Piano, Organ, Voal, and Musics! Theory. Organist and Choirmxter of St. Andrew s Presbvterian Church. Gold medalist "of Tomato Conservatory ol Mimic and of the Unitenity of Torquto. II3 Worslqy St.` "Phone 583 -- on. E. G. TURNBULL Graduate of McGill University, Montreal. Office and Residence---Corner Elizabeth and Bradford Sm ngnz. DI---u an: vulow uuu ncalucuce---b0I Del` Isuxabeth and Bradford Sts.. Barrie. Phone 105. O we hon:-e-9-I0 a.m._. 1-3 .11)., 7-8 pm. L. Jysmrsou, M.B. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Office and Residence--4Collier St., corner 0! Clappermn St.. Barrie. Phone 275. _____________________.______ on. uionrmza LYON 122 Bloor St. West. Toronto.` will be as 91 Owen SL. Barrie. every Saturday. Diseases of Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat. . Consultation hours-ll a.m. to 5 tum. Barrie, phone.2, Toronto. North 3326. | UUIC Phone 710. on. FRED A. ROSS . (Formerly of Drs. Row J: Ross, Barrie.) Late Surgeon Specialist with the Imperial Army. 4! years. K General Surgery and Obstetrics especially. - 0`ice--l5 Owen St Barrie. Phone 710, n `3--- "9 -.-u- vuuuuu LIIILB Physicians and Surgeons, Barrie Ont. 0'ioe_ and Resident-4.-47 Maple Ave. Oice hours:- 1 to 3 p.m.. 7 to 9 p.m., or by appointment. Phone 213. A. T. Little, ILD. W. C. Lime M.B. j . un. n. L. lVl'. Graduate of Toronto University Phone 61 0'ice--58 Collier Sc. Hnllrn-K.0nn\ 1ozmo..... coho -_ unnagrxkans uun In In HHIIHLL Associate Coroner County of Simcoe Office and ResEdence--Corner Toronto and Elizabeth Sts., opp. Central Church. , T Telephone 167 nuuuc U1 Ul'IlO`-`DH UOUICT 5`. Hours: 8-9 a.m.. 12.30-2 p.m., 6.308 p.m. C. W, Plaxton.' Ulllul IIIUIIIIJUIB UI IUUJII UUITGU UI - Dental Surgeons, 'I oronto._ Oire: Over Bank of Toronto. Barrie. ~ . Entrance on Owen SI. . Phones: Oico 24!. "Res. 314, P.0.eBox 133 `II I)!-L.....!...._ I I` Q I` l\ BOYS G. HURCHISOII Barristers, Solicitors-Noury Public Conveyancelta, Etc. Money to loan at lowest rate of interest. Oice-13 Owen St., in `Masonic Temple Building; Barrie. Branch Oioe--Elmvale. `W. A. Boys, K.C., M.P. D. C. Murchison. nuncam F; McOUA|G, BQA. Successor to Creswicke dz Bell BARRISTER, SOLICITOR. ETC. MONEY T0 LOAN Ross Block. Baryie. c=.i{.I.}e;'Lu'.i'I.I.n;i.;.;'I.:"7nZi'E3I?e}'ac minl n!-Ann:-I Tnrnnn Phones: Oico Res. .314, I-`.0.Box W. Richardson. L.D.S.. D.D.S. W. Randall Richardson. L.l).S.',xl).D.S.' [Bax-rister, Solicitor for obtaiining `probate of wills. guardianship and administration. and General Snlicitor. Notary. Cnnveyancot. etc. Uff1ce-H.lm1b Block, S Dunlap St... Barn : MONEY T0 LOAN EH99 CUIIIIC C 9IJI"- .78 Dunlop neat Over R9eve_'s Jewelry Store; NERVOUS Amy CHRONIC DISORDERS .pao}m:.. omi I63, Residan':e 353 _=a:I===--~------- -- -------7----~~--- _. vvw -any-a \IonnUI.rAv- -auuvavnasznv El?l.IN_E 408 or call at oice}or inhmnarion on any disease. PIANO AND VIOLIN TUITION Special attention to ymmger ehiIdren. BOYD SYLVESTER Bsndmmter Barrie Gtitens` Band. __ I20 Bsye-Id St. oonfnv J. sanaum. A.'r.c.u. TEACHER OF PIANO Telephone 151, Barrie p n n..- no . MISS E. GOSNEY TAILORESS Suits, Toncoats. Dresses. Etc.. Etc. 2 Adelaide Street, Allnndale. LAWSON, WELCH & CAIPBELL Chartered Accountant: nun \l.'::.. 39'?! :n \P__.__ GA - W` ans; WC Kin w. ;;}:eu;aom DR. W. LEWIS Surgery and Diseases of Women Associate Coroner County of Sim!-oe _m.,l RADENHURT/&. HAMMOND BARRISTERS, soucrroas. ETC. Moonn:n "'n-unln `J.-.11.... D..__2- PLAXTON & PLAXTON BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS. ETC. Oices: 707-8 Kent Building Toronto, Ont. W pIovOnn {Z flu.-Jan D`.-In DONALD R985. LL.Bz.(Y BARRISTER. SOLICITOR. ETC. II -gnu.-.'\'.. "I`.......I.. l)..H..l2.... Y)___2_ G. G. _Sm%m19&. cu. lJI1l|.lI..lDJ.lIJI\p' ouuxuxxun. PAID. Masonic Temple Building. Barrie unmrv rrn IDAM :nu.n;on.nuo, OUl41\J1.lUI\~3. Jhlb. Masonic Temple Building. Barrie MnMl?.V Tn lnAM M. McArthur flllllvlxruv I on-. . _-_ __._ DRS. LITTLE G. LITTLE ...A_. ._J C ALEXANDER cowAy oh. H. T. ARWNZALL L- I` _ _ . _ __ lllb LCIIIPIC XJUIIUILIS. MONEY TO LOAN nus; Lculplc uuuuul M ON EY TO LOAE --um1~--- DR. R. E. IVES .4.-. .J 'l\.._-_;_ 12,- Well Supplied at--T MEDICAL DENTAL TMUSIC G. Gnrdon Plaxtou. VI LJLUIIC. i'=. 0. Box 1075. Nu a digest f more p and we inv, etc IOU!` pa md low food-nm 1-_v.~:!exn sch. A _again.=t druggfsl lV,_',,, IF sj ' Order your :mOn`u`m t _ set early in :.tt_;ej swing. well assorted',T7 and prices "`$:-u`?` now and have it 4ra,cly t6 " Our stock" 'aLjmported : and domestic granite is- nght. : -<< no NOT DELAY 20.0wen St., Barrie G. w.'_ J. aasuuu. 9309. Phone 277 8. c. MANUEL. MGR. Phone 721 ` % YOUR { LREMNTG NEEDS quu. _ ` Consult us With your building Tlllflli I\l\JnI-tuna`: ma 11-;_'nas'r IN amen-s nnuq uouawuaz am-an 3333!`! 333 I 1 j OPEN DAY AND NIGHT 'i*iip:sL"i6," scoffs . sooxsronu-: MONTREAL TORONTO DETROIT and CHICAGO Emblishodi nu; Ban-10 ' UV: `promptly. if Your Excellency will afford` i protection to two insignificant animals who, iby the fortune of the gods, are .very pre- cious to the Daughter of Heaven. -the Dow- 'ager-Empreas. So much ifovs the Daughter of Heaven regard us," he continue-d.:that though we are as the dirt under her feet, `every moon there will come a courier from I l ekin_ to your glorious community to seek information as -to our welfare, and If--' Yet we"will stay," 'answered'Talham _ i,lm was apologetic--"if we are so base and ` horrible that we cannot. find health in so fsalubrious a spot, the courier,will return l:to the Daughter of Heaven with news of - our misfortune." 5 E It was threat for threat. and Talham car- !ried the heavier guns. His pasport was |;in order_; and he was commended by the , highest in the land, and at the end ran the i - uvu-vv nus; value VI. as EIIVU. ' For this reason. Canada drugg'ists introduced Vicks' Vapokub. the vap- orizing salve for all. cold troubles. llast winter by giving away dozens of {jars to responsible families. and `N- iary jar sold was` on a 30-day trial. I In II`-Anita inann -A 8- 3...; -..- -1 - us. vv IVIIVIIU IV They used to treat colds externally with tallow. goose grease `and cam- phor. Recently, internal dosing has _been the habit and people naturally {doubt the value of a salve. Eh... a.L.'_ ..- - ,. . .. Miss Margaret Hooley of 96 Ches- iley Ave., London, Ont.. says: I am [pleased to say Vicks VapoRub has done `me a lot of good; as I am sub- ject to colds in winter. I also found it a great relief to my throat when I `had toqsilitis. Alsomy mother nds it good for headaches. I would not `bemvfithout `it. `- ESOMETHING NEW !Onfurio Lady Adopts New { Vaporizing Salve, Vick: A I 1 my `en: '9! 5 61? lllllll HIUPIICU min. 'To take tea," he said, is a sign that the interview isnished, and I have much to ask our friend before the tea-drinking stage arrives." - g hung 4|... 1. ..... ....LI_ _;_-,:-_ -- autgu uruvw. , . Does. the honourable stranger intend staying in our perfectly beastly little vil-. lage for any time?" asked the Mandarin. Talham bowed. ~ ' , ` Though we are. unworthy to walk through "the beautiful `streets of this most diyine "city." he said, we wish` your noble citizens to.toleiiate our dieagreealle presence for the space of a moon." - - The Mandarin eyed him coldly.- `.`At_ this season of -the year.-" he said sig- l nificimtly. my mean and despicable city is liveny unhealthy for the honourable foreign- en: ' rnuuu Lucu` apuere. . i The servants brought tea--little cups, and! lplaced them handy. Tillizini, to whom a| cup of tea would have been very refreshing] at that moment, almost mechanically stret-' `chad out his hand to take one. -when Tal- ham stopped him. ""13. Onlrg` nn " L- ....:.I u:. - _:__ AL-- - -..Bvvp Q J. 1-:. $lil:;l;JGSLEY Depot Age,-.-nt . Phone 63 zuquwu sum I.-nu two an0ul(l~I0llOW mm. . They passed through the big. cold en- trance hall into the Throne-room of the Yemen; As they entered, a man, sitting M in solitary state at one end of the ifoom, fanning himself mechanically. rose and shuf- fled'forw_ard, stopping within a few paces of his visitors to give the customary Chin- ese knw-tow. A ` VIVL- -l_I Il-.__I,,:,, led and trettul-expression. . Why do you come to this city?" he` -asked with asperity. `.`Where do you come; from? How many miles have you travelled` by road? and so through the whole gamut of questions which are conventionally asked hythose in authority,` of those whocomel within `their sphere. . Tho mu-unnfn kvvnunlsb Mu. HALL. ......... _._.Il (PB? l\UV\'l.U\\'. ' L The old Mandarin was stout.-{and ordin-, arily jovial, but now his face wore a troub- led and fretful-expression. ` Wh\v HA unn nnlnn n. Main ..:c....9" L..l _CVlUtll'y. I "You will `go at once to His Excellency, and say in Mandarin of the'Empire,` "and a bearer of -the Imperial Banner, desires. an immediate audience in the name of the Daughfer of Heaven, the Dowager Em- l nm.:n,' paves. _ ` - ' The man bowed low, and went back to the Yamen. ` ' , He returned almost immediately with the request that the two shouldwfollow him. ` Thou haunt)!` `L-&au:-ls LL Ll- -..I.I _.. ]i$&$$&%%%$$ii&&$$$*%%*%E| IDBUU lllllillllo ' Talham Koddpd. He turned again to the secretary. - "van will 'nn 1:} Anna 4;. `Jig IZ`-..-II....--. I . Night was falling .when they elattexedvu the broad jt-regular street, littered wit garbage, and penned `through the hifigount F city gates of Hon Sin. K ' - ; 'l`he(;.n_I;n had eeuied, and the city was ;. lled with people who looked ouriouely at To the foreign~d_e`vila,""whom no cos ; time could disguise; no demonstration was ; made. however, as the two men and their C 50011 xode upto the Yemen and disnpount- wyyvucuvu Lav liivuluvl Ill 5 IV" uuuluvoa You will go at once to`His Excellency, Lio-le was indisposed, and regretted that he was unable to see the honourable visitors. ` Talham' turned to Tillizini, and said `in E13ilish--`:_';l`hat- is pretty ominous. If old in-le won t'.see us, it is because he is afraid l of our_ friend Soo." - ' ` NI - .4. _..-_..........- L`__L __ _L-__|_I _.L` `,2, on In um` uuauu Duo. 2' .. ;,.,,,`.`Is it necessary that we should see him?" asked Tillizini. ' 'lV..IL..... 3.44-.) 11- .___._-.| _---., . g: I - 1 Full infdrmation from any -Grand, T1-ymk Ticket Agent orAC. E. Horn-? "Eng. District Passenger.Agt., Toronto _. cmurran xvm.' T T%ei'.ie :16 more fcheerleas the wax _.;han a Chinese. landscape; on either sidu" the flat blackvlend stretched drearily to OLA AOIIIICAI` `V ' u1e_ uuuwu auul. V . Now..end again they would pass n half ruined temple -or a collection of equalid `huts; tootiny ii seemed to beer the long name -which custom had given to them-. IV!,l; ,,_ I,II!_._. _ A ,, I ,, -uvlv IV? vndv ouvvovlnvlv uvluio The Mqnderin s a'es'utant who interviewed him in the eourtysrd of `the Yemen at` Tel- h:un's request for an interview, had dis- appeared. He returned in a few -minutes U-.- ___2II _, ,4 __.,, 4 .vt- in n `Ill. Irllv IIIF DIX?` |the_ stunted hills: \Y-_ -_.I -_--_ u'.l`l:;re`wa_a in'evitablo delay. um- |1___n-_:_`_!_ _--_:_.___4 _,.L_ 2 F01: Tbsmlsi uuvc II"!-Hills`!-0 war. -_ With that. he allowed Talham to 'n`3tux-ng to his work of putting the inn into a com` ditibn of,dofence. , .qI_n_,___ |_,__| _'__`.-,n . uwluu uI,ul'l!!lI0Q. U `Talhnm had posted.two aentrien at the gate. and people wt-.re~only allowed in two at a time. ' VI|L`_A Al_,__- I II I n n - - A 00 ll NIIIU. . That. there should be a big crowd before the foreigners` ouarters--a crowd of cur- ' ioua, peering. tip~toeing. interested celes- cialn, goes without saying, for the Chinese learn tremendouslx. curious. mvlr lll\In) and n-.2- .I.- -na___ -1 .1,` IIIIKV I`llllUl' lllllll. i `Ye-l." the big man went on, "because.-` I have this affection for you, I am terrified lent trouble come upon your nobility. through"soIue mischance to my miserable carcaae. . - The Mandarin was silent. V4 ,1 The reference 1.0 a governomhip. thef dmuna of his life. set him thinking. Pre-E aantly he amid mildly-' "! hm-A nillmrl mm. ..-.... n_--II---_. ` Unexceiled _Dining Car Sefvice I Sleeping` Cars on Night Trainsiandi Parlor Cars on Principal Day Trains? amuuy nu auuu mu(uy--' "I`hn\'o milked with your Excellency.` and my duty is .finished.- p'a! You have nothingjo fear." . ' - With thu L. ..II........a m..n.-... A. -_V- JIIIB l'UWlIu . . Lao-ae." said Talham earnestly, andehe employed; his full knowledge of Mandarin Chinese to further hik eloquence, though I am but as the mud under the wheels of your cart, though I am not fitted even to nroetrate myiaelf in your presence, yet the Daughterof Heaven thinks so well of me that it would not please me if I caused the great and beautiful lady any sorrow by my death. Moreover." he added. my love and esteem l'or'_vou, who are known from one end of the Empire to the other as a just and wise ruler, and one marked out for special promotioii-. to the Governorship of Shu Shnng~--" e ' A llttln olncnn nnnun inc- AL- Il_._.l_-2_9 nu wuu Dllllll A little gleam came into the Mandarin's eye at this broad hint. though he might have known that Talham could lie as well as am other man. . `Y(`l. bi! nln WEI! All Manning: -nuu eaw ula unwuung X1081}. ' News has come to ma" said the Man- darin 'without preliminary, that your hon- ourable self and your honourable friend an engaged in making alterations to the outer wall of the King-Li. "Now such conduct." he wagged liis finger at Talham, is _ against my faith. I cannot save-face if it -is lmwn that my protection is so unworthy to the honourab!e foreigners that they must fortify themselves, against the citizens of `this town." ` ` ur__,,n mu... - -- Ill lrI7N G13- some news of this must. have come to'the Mandarin, for he sent a hurried message {demanding Talhan1's presence. I 7 fa" nxnn I-nnln nub nlnnn 4.. 51... \f......._ guauug up rut-He mucn neegeu vennlzmon. [ _ The walls were tluclr. and an inspecnonv of the outer wall which surrounded the" courtyard was satisfactory. The -place could withhold 3. siege given view" improvements.` and these. improvements Talham set himself out to make without, further delay. i H8 sent into th tnmn `nu urn:-lrvnon nu-up` uuu u-u ulnnc wuuuub, tunnel` away. He sent into the town for workmen. and as soon as_ the day broke. he had them 9 knocking out bricks from the wall at rggular _ integrals. Qnuo now: nf Hula n\nnL Ln..- .......- ;- ..L_ : ucuuuluulg uunum 8 presence. The tall man rode out alone to the Yamen and saw his unwilling host. ' ' l NDIIM hue nnmn fn mm" --3-I 6`-- `I-- ulruu no vupuulty. i I They made the little room --it we; no`; `more than a stable from their point of view ' --as comfortable as possible. spreading a , carpet. unpacked from" one of the mules. and fixing `up a`little much needed ventilation." l uynun nvnua OKLJ. ......I ._ !-----L-~- as was ma UOIllp8l0!l. If It would take a hundred and forty. i was tlge gool reply, when Tillizini cast doubt i upon rte capacxty. ' u 'l`lum mmi- u... mu- ........_v :. ._-__ -.-e T'I ?!ani.sF|! 1 cu: uuvcuer III was par; 01 me world. a L 'l`alhau1 a eyes surveyed the crowd as the horses made their way slowly. through the street leading to the western end of the city. He was looking for a familiar face, i and presently he found it. Over the heads of the throng he saw a_man standing quietly with his back to the entrance of a fruit shop. Talhamytiltedy his chin ever so slightly. and the man though seemingly unobservant , [of his action, repeated the action. 1 Rn `can an nnrul mun- ..l l.:.. ...-.. -....__ 2.. ` ul uc our m-uuquurlers OI me expedition. It was a one-roofeddwelling set in the middle of a yard and surroundcd -by a high ` `wall. The building proper was divided into _ :hvo p'arts_. -the smaller of which, Talhani ldirected to be cleaned out. (for it'was in-T decribably fil`h_v) -and prepared for the lodging of vhimself and his friend. . 5 "A Innvudnrl than ..&L-.. L- 1.1.- _.___L-Z._ -1" um cauuua. . f 3 It seemed to -Tillizini hardly large enough ito accdmmddate forty men, but then Til-5 llizini_was not so well acquainted with the_ habits and customs of the Chinese soldier-y. as was his companion. '1'. uynnl Oolrn o |nnn.I.....J .. ....-I .._:.-. V`. reginient should ,be i effectively eq11ipped.W,?5k" Said the Others Why the Ming Em [ vuU.vu_v. um unu never uepenuecl upon me """"" ," """ "` " `"""""' 3 escor`. he `knew that they would fly at the But Why 8h0id he NW8 been brought first hint of danger. - . -. so far away from the Capital? aiced Til~i But the_v were armed with modern weap- mini- ons, and since it was necessary for his pur-` Tiii is 8 qU95ti0n Which We have never pose that the various members of his old satisfactorily settled. You might as well ; what easier way of bringing arms into this iierors wanted huge stone elephants to indi- territory. that`: in the hands of Imperial C8"? the W8! to their tomb! There is no` troops? T reason for anything in China. except that! He had thisain h`s mind when they ii Y0 Se 8 thing i0r Which There is ab- roached the little caravanserai whichiwas Wiuieiy 0 eX0U~"l`-.- Y0 ma) be Siiiiefi to be the headquarters of the expedition. ; that that is ii? 9-""3i I To . .. , . - .. .. .. .. ...... _--r-.: _|..__n:, - Hv-.. ....- ..I_____. u._,:a '7 -u m-..- - -- -uuslns un 1g11A1acl'l lulu HIS lrlenu. f I He, handed the other to the captain of , `the escort. ` `A _7__> _ 1 ` "V". o o 1 - n u - 'u| uaa auuuu, rcpcuwu me, action. 1 _ So far so good. some of his men were in the city. He had never depended upon the ` Rllf fhnv nun-A on-nnnnl with -.\...l..... ......... I | '.`.`trenibl aid 'ob6`y'-`A of nn `exalted-Prince of the Royal House. u can uuuounwle an-angers will swept the hospitality oi my miserable pigsty," he said aulleply, for a fewdaye at. least, I will ensure them aafetyfrom the disorderly characters who populate my unsavoury towli." rr_._____|__j _,,. p .n - .- IUWIM Hereached out for the cup, and the two menlollowed suit, for they were dismissed. ` They made their way to the house whi- ther Talham. had.:alreadydir\ected his mule- teers. The two men rode back through the bazaar by themselves. There was nothing in the attitude of the people to suggest that they had organisedopposition to fear. The scowls and half muttered implications which greeted them was the usual lot of the West- ern traveller in that part of the world. Tnlhnmln mm: mu-unmml H... ..........I .. 8|... CHAPTER XIX. . The"Tomh Located * The Manda:-in`s face was a study. tween fear of the` consequence, `the sure re- prisal which would come to him from the Government if his visitors were harmed." and the fear of the gneater andmore im-I mediate danger from a cause known to the visiton, but very accufaig guessed, he "was in a very Eainful quandary. If they Tmnnm-n In IO:-nnan-n mill ...2....a i " ' ` """"_.v - ' - - --| . Corner Sophia and Mary Street: Manufacturers of Sash, Doors, Frames, Flooring. Ceiling, Moutding. Water Troughs, Tanks, etc. We carry in stock a large azmrtment of Rough. and Dressed Lumber. B. C. Shingles Vand Prepared Roofing. Wood Turning and Kiln _Dr_ving a Specialty. Drmsing done! promptly. ` (!mm.h n.~ nyilk nun... l...:l.|`y.._ ;.=wa;."; my `;:..:;z"q'.;;.;a:.,:'"*:' If the honour le strangers will swept he pigsfy," ah` nnllnnlco Can. an 0....` .I--... -5 -_-L I V uuul Iuc rccuug grew against me lntl'u(l`l S." B Talham suspected the Mandarin of foster ing this feeling. Twice when he had called Eat the Yemen, His Excellency had been in-; 3 3 disposed, and only his memshang was` Evisible. On the occasion of the second visit! ` (he had called in on his way back from one; i of his trips of exploration) is hostile crowd: surrounded his "horse, and somebody from} the outskirts of the crowd had thrown a? stone which narrowly missed his face. I Tnnfnnflv flan kin Inns: 1...! A......-J L2- . 0 I yuvvcuun sup Ul nu! UIPIDT5 Talham reached the comuound. and the gates closed behind hiui; then he turned his rtentinn -to his cantive._ w:.:.. .1... _._._ H L, - J - -- gruuuc vvuncu narrowly mlasen ms lace. I Instantly the big man had turned his; uhogse, scatte_ring thepeople left and right.` He had ieh the face of the thrower, and! reaching down he caught him by the lcollar-'T of his jacket. and galloped with him at rum speed through the streets, his prisoner 91-! tornatel);-running and stumbling in the `powerful grip of his chptor. ` Tnhhnm ran:-land OLA on-n.u......A ....l xl., IIUIII Inc. The situation outside the gates was even! more serious. A rumor had broken through} the bazaar that the foreigners had come to! mark out the land for a railway. ? g ID nonnln in thin nu-nuiv-ma um-4 Gn..3.A-.. uuun uul. uu: muu 101" II runway. _ The people In this provxnce were fanatics on the question of fire-horses." and every! hour the feeling gfew against the intrud `-0! ' Tnlhnm numvinnfnyl u- ll m..l....2.. `C l-u.L-- -a~(a`t\tU wn l`|n\.4 VIAVII1 IVQA` UILI III-'.\l\"cI(ll| Soopwould be very active just now; his tispies would long since have carried news of the arrival of the "foreign devils." i It needed no spy, as it happened. for the V Mandarin himself, with a keen desire to` 3 save-face" all round. had sent a private lcourier with many apologies _to his powerful - rival, `and Soo's agents were active. ' I flu D _,l wuu u auluc. I He himself was enjoying the trip Aim-] mensely; he found the relaxation which hei [needed so badly`. There was no telephoue.. _ nobody brought him t-angels of mys`ery to" 5 unravel. He was living amidst _actualities.i f: amongst primitive forces in- a land where; Q murder ' was a commonplace. every day , `incident; and-where the murderers seldom- .: troubled to h`de their tracks. He recog~ ' nised that there was considerable danger to f himself and to his companion if the real - object of the visit was ever discovered. 0 o I I l n CIC Icluyllalo V Tell them they may leave.-" said Tal- ham cheerfully, and they will get no arms! from me."_ I (fn__ _3AA.9, , . I I .1 . ; vvul uuvc yuu ueuleu on me ICED`. { Later, he was to receive priv`ate advicet from one of those same strangers, that the; men had had a meeting and {were discus-` sing the advisability of leaving the com-` pound in a body. 1 l"l... o1.-....t L....l- .l-1':_:; ,L___- .1 `x -A WU tunic Ill; llIl}I'IUUI' WDIEUUK IVIUG, oiopuma. neumuneu should be/55,13 by registered `litter. mo_n_ey on`-der, brachdque -puyilyle at put in Bums; J. A. IOULIIOB, Editor. ' W; Q. -Willa, puuuu mu :1 uvuy. _ ] This threat took definite shape the`11ext' morning. when the officer came" yet again in some fear ' ..,m___ ____.. . .. . .. .1 ...l m auunc war. These pigs," he said humbly. will: leave Your Excellency unless their arms] are returned." cu-n_n .LI__.._ .L,_ . n .. - . l Ly. . I C-aptain." said Tnlham patiently; ifi you come to me again with such stories, I will have youbeaten on the fe_et-. ( I.unIn kn non- Ln 2--...- .....---L- --L3A~- cu. uua uum wu-u a Iresn gnevance. I My men." he said boldly. do not like; these strangers sleeping in the same room` jwith them. for they come from another province. and. are members\of another 50-! - I9 cxety. _ ; _mugu at menu. - Q i You may tell your men to go to the? devil." said Talham without finesse. ........ nu-u a.uuuuuu vvnuluur uucscn But an hour later the officer had return- ed. this time with a fresh grievance. Mv tnnn " I... ....:A k..1.n.. HA- ...a nu. liave petitioned me, asking that Your _laugh at them. uw guuru. . - . My insignicant men. said theofficer, Noble Beneficence will restore to them their? arms becatwe t.he_v feel afraid and ashamed; also, since the common people of the bazaar} o IKVA ________ `_ ________ ___,_ ., , . .I _-._-, .....- yvvu u-..vu-u vvunv sun-Ivc. I - The first indication of trouble that Tal~l ham had seen, took the shape of a jagged} stone which was thrown at him as he passed . through the bazaar on an afternoon on his return from,one of his expeditions. . i `That A\!Al'I;n(! `In :l\IIl1l' ORA aA'J:4'-.. ...JI.... incyuug uuul,-UIIC U1 ms expeumons. : That evenm_g be found the soldiers sullen. ; 31:17] he avers mtervnewed by the officer of` e guar . II Z....2_..::-..... __A_ 19 ,.2,I .1 oo- curuu no I vluugv eu- mute. ~ -U ,` I Lain natised` wb are\on the righ ? *I nnrl `I am Inn:-A nn:n`:n" mom-: gt Bxbwu