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nuuucu ucl cy. ' The woman named Mauro, who `had `been I supporting herself withtone hand on the` end of the table, turned and faced Lambert.` Are yon going to kill him?" It was sboken so quietly that Kestner could scarcely hear it. -But the last of the color had gone from the woman s face, and her eyes, as she spoke,` took on an animal- like translucence. Mn +1.- ----L~r n - uuuuwlllzlugo 1: would and could be ac- cepted as his own. Not one person in a thousand would even stop to question its authenticity. Thn mnmco. .......-.I 11-, ' - aouuctu, and turned on the light. An undeniable tingle crept up and down: Kestner's backbone as he read the words! on the screen. It was, to the eye, his own` handwriting. It would and could be ac-I cepted his nwn Mm M... -......_ =- ~ Yes." she said atlast, with her head -a little on one side as she studied the sheet in front of her. Then we ll Put it on the slide and see_ how it looks, answered Lambert. He, tookthe sheet from her, adjusted it in the lantern, and turned the light. undeniable nch: ...-....+ .... .....n .x.-- crceu CD110. ' ' J. "Then write this: `I have made a mess. of . things, and I am tired of life. I m~ sorry, but this seems the only way out. Then add this signature. No, wait a min- me. Add this: "The finder will please not- ifythe American Embassy where the secre- tary, I. trust, will cable the Treasury De- partment at Washington. Have you got that?" A ' n uncvcr 0611811 The woman at the table ` for a second or two. she -A "ffln An I--- -=-'- `" ' _handwriting `of that signature, and. I wait! It done right. Are'you ready? ` I 5 `T m ram-In ................I At, _, it rigizt. Ar7e:):;1`;-z`1;i:V,',?: -N - I m ready. answered the woman. She spoke in the flat and lifeless tones of` a co- erced child. Hr`-v]____ ___:;, .I- iv 1 And you do the same. h to move nninbl he woman. alied But `I ,--.. v-v--_y cu::.'}.'(`-U DUWIXTII ut the more resolute-eyed.wo- itated. She seemed to {have to Lambert s romises. The P 'er. wan nnt m o --M-' *- [1/w`; : v; E953 Refreshes Tired Eyes 1 `rice Murine Co..Chicnm.lm-Ev.n....n....1 .. J\l\- uu |..u7 .suu1e. but '1 h move quick! called Cherry stepped toward It mnrn rp,anln+n,m....J ...- . 1 I. was . . . . . . . if;-ngsvarxng eyes wxthout a mo- Cabbage . . _ . _ _ _ . h I h. .H . Beans, white course,_ may ep gn a tn e,, Summer savory wur busmess. Theres one tool . , . , Parsle . . . . . . . . game. And 1t a too big a game sage _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ ' Somebodv has tn afnn 4.....- f { ..., muuug at am, a,most `irst; Then her eyes fell, as in that silent duel of wills, speak, hesitated, and re- Then Shh hn-no.3 :-1-~---`-- A Clever Sciheme 11.? o _. . I at- hxm, Bar nuna Call -- , r..vuu-.0. 1.116 . m a mood to move quick! "V V vnvUI\II 415110 3 calied enrnn 'D..1. .1 i s went on writing we 'e!!iu:;-.Mi'| it-and 5 av... L:_.. H! For 4 ,l__ ASTHMA. v---- c--CIUIJII II $CuIU Restores normal breathing, stops mucus gatherings in the bronchial tubes, gives long nights of . quiet - sleep; contains no habit-forming drug. $1.00 at your druggists. Send 4c in stamps for a generous sample Templetons, 142 King West, Toronto ASTHM "0 5|IIII|nII--llo S|lrayinu-Io Snu -'IlQ. eunnnlann - I`-_-..I- - ucU,l.5 Carrots. . .'.. ........ . . Celery . . . . . . . . . . \ Onions . . . . . . . . . . Cauliflower . . . . . . Potatoes, 4per bag . Astels, per bunch Butter . . . . . . . . . . Apples, Tolman Sw Ducks, per lb. . . . Pork, per lb. . . . . . Pears, box . . . . . . . ,_ _ .......uvuu nuns usu..UU pl: 3' Quotations were :- fl 5 . V ; Eggs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' Chickens . . . . . . . . . . . . Potatoes . . . . ` I n..LL..__ U053 - - . - o . q 0 o " Red and Green Peppers Liamb . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . . ` Apples, Northern Spies . Apples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apples, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Parsnips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Onions, dry, small . . . . . . Hore radish . . . . . . . . `. . . . Buttermilk . . . . . . . . . . '. . Young Pigs . . . . . . . . . . . . Turnipsp.... . . . . . . . . . .. R4`-sofa - E * ' U N nis""1i'i`"Ai s iuxuut: mu or corn I80, brought 25 cents. Apples in small quantities were 9. little higher, Spies selling for as much as 70 cents for 1; large basket. There were some llocally grown pears on display and these `were going at from 30 to 40 cents a small box. Pork Wu a cent lower for front quart- ers, the price ranging from. 13 to 16 cents. Potatoes were $1.00 per bag. Onnfnfinnn ......... . w-.-tuu-UIII lIII`IIII\&I J Eggs have apparently- not yet reached .;the top notch price this season, as a fur- ther advance of two cents was made on the local market on Saturday. 'I'he choicest reggs were quoted at 72 cents per dozen. I Chickens were there in abundance and the gprice was such as to offer an inducement` :to `many buyers. Some birds were quoted as low as 20 cents per pound, while others, crate fed or corn fed, brought 25 EADDIES in small nnnnfifine um-n 5 Huh. munulu *"lIIl_ 0|.Il il]IIl[|"` III Just Swallow a capsule . '1`o'1z}{a}i 's'-5v2eas' '. . . . . . nan IL Defies Rust! There's one big point about "Toronto" Stable Equip- ment which makes me spec- ially proud to sell it. It's the fact that the galvaniz- ing thoroughly covers and completely coats both the inside and the outside of the steel tubing with pure zinc V spelter. This "hot" process makes ii: absolutely rust- defying and proof against strong stable acids for the maximum period. ' Thisiis a mighty valuable feature. Let me explain some of the many others. Or get some of the inter- esting Toronto Literature. OIUAIIO WIND lnaml A Pun? r RON O J. H. Mc`CAW. Barrie, Ont. 0- 9- .$mAitI[8?I3i1T . . . . . . . 23-350 lb. . . . . . $6.00 bbl. .. 25c small bakset 50-70c large basket . . . . . . '. . 5c bunch . . . . . . o au'uUI) Jill . . . . . . . . . . 5c qt. . . . . $3.00 each \ . . . . . . . 5c each lch, 30-40c basket . . . . . .. 5c bunch .. 2 or3 for 25c` 70c small basket- 5-25c . . . . . . . . . . . $1.00 . . . . . . . . . . .. 10c .4-) ,1-.-- u- LUU . . . 42-45c lb. per bbl. $6.00 . . . . . .. 25-30c . . . . . 13-16c ..... .. 3_o.40c 65-72c dozen .. 20-25c lb. .. 25-30c pk. .. 5-15c head` . . . . . 20c qt. 5-10\c' bunch -.-.vunr\II UHIJLK OF I Barrie Branch Miss Nellie M. Laycock, R.N., V86 Worsley St. Telephor Office hours 2`to 3 p.m. daily. P Application for the nurse's servi made direct or through your dc , 41- - \/ \/ K TAILORESS Suits, Topcoats, Dresses, 2 Adelaide St., Allandale. Tel ._____._,____.__r Manager Cnsf. gm: 1w:..:-__'_- n rI`.l'\\.aY HUADLEY Organist and Choir Leader Collier St. Methodist Church Teacher of Piano, Organ, Voic and '. Plmm. ooonr HOT WATERHEATING PLUMBING {TRY Terms reasonable. _}_____, '1 . Manager Cost _________ I I 77"`- EXPERIENCED DRESSMAKER pen for daily engagements or sewing at home ` MISS WILDE, 72 Small St. EDMUND HARDY, Mus. Bac`. Teacher of Piano, Organ, Vocal; Theory, Organist and Choir: St. Andrew s Presbyterian Gold medalist of Toronto Cons Music and of the University 0 [I3 Worsley St. - ...,m.s yn:pare(1 I01` Toronto Cons of.Mus1c exammatlons leadmg and including the A.T.C.M. de [Studio--King Block. P.' } mnuu L. ULAKIUN, L.T.C.M. Teacher of Piano and Vocal Pupils prepared for Toronto Conservatory ex_aminptions leading up to ' L. J. SIMPSON, M.B. . T PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Office and Residence--Co1lier St., corner 1 | Clapperton St., Barrie. Phone 275 ! DR. FRED A. ROSS (Formerly of Drs. Ross & Ross, Barrie.) Late Surgeon Specialist with the Imperial Army, 41/; years. General Surgery and~0bstetrics especially. Office--140 Dunlop, St., Barrie. Phone 710. P.O. Box 1078 _;.___________________ Over i on. MORTIMER LYON `I22 Bloor St. West, Toronto, will be at 91 Owen St., Barrie, lst Saturday each month. Diseases of Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat. Consultation hours-11 a.m.l to 5 p.m. Barrie, "phone 2. Toronto, North 3326- ` DRS. LITTLE & LITTLE Physicians.and Surgeons, Barrie, Ont. Office and Residence--47 Maple Ave. Office hours: 1 to 3 p.m., 7 to 9 p.m., or by appointment. Phone 213. A. T. Little, M.D. W. C. Little. .VI.B , Ian. 11. V. uUrll1lUN Graduate of Toronto Umversity Phone 61 Office-58 Collier St. Hours: 8-9 a.m., 12.30-2 p.m., 6.30-8 p.m. _:___:_ , , _._..-.4 AJAJ W. BELL, Iss1_1__er (Qnnnnng..- 4- 1' ` vn. I1. In HHIIHLI. Associate Coroner County of Simcoe Office and Residence---Corner Toronto an Elizabeth Sts., opp. Central Church, Telephone 167 T ,Signcoe Marble Works; ,- -_. ...._,..uun, n..LV., U.P.H.N. Telephone 751W. 5 cation nurse s services may be your doctor. 13tfo Phone 10251 DUYIJ SYLVESTER Bandmaster Barrie Citizens Band. 120 Bayfield St. .---_--.__-_:} Miss M. McArthui' S REMODELLED A'NB_ REPAIRED Dver Hurlbqrt s Ehoe Store, Barrie. j uuuucoaun LU uxcavvlunts Oi. D6 ~BARRIS'I`ER, SOLICITOR, Eu`C, MONEY TO LOAN Ross Block, Barrie. _`__ C. Plaxton.l . r\I-I'.I\r\IIU.I'I VUVVHN Barrister, Solicitor for obtaining probate of wills, guardianship and administration, and General Solicitor, Notary, Conveyancer, e:_ , Office-Hinds Block, 8 Dunlop St., Barrie. MONEY TO LOAN BOYS &. MURCHISON :--'-`*-~n Barristers, Solicitors, Notary Public Conveyancers,' Etc. Money to loan at lowest rates of interest 0ffice---13 Owen St., in Masonic Temple; Building, Barrie. Branch 0ffice---E1mva1e W. A. 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Masonic Temple Building, Barrie Mnwmv 'rn rnuu avn, VVLLUH & Chartered Accountants `pin Van... 5`- ul.-LCIIIZIOH ITO younger C BOYD SYLVESTE R master RQrr;n mu--- J uuuwxssuuo--we' Ulla was most .0! our e subscribers prefer not to have their subscrip- tions intequptedin 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. REMITPANCES should be made by registered letter, money order,.or cheque payable at par in Barrie. I. v -nu. uuuvrui In Ivupvvrull, D.l-\, Successor to Creswicke & Bell lA.RDI'm7D .QnI.II`T'I`nD Dmn opcoaft;,_lv);':sJsues, Etc., AEtc. it., Telephone.l053W _ DUNCAN F. McCUAlG, .A. D..lI Q11:-I-neanr tn T`:-naurinbn .2. `HibPRAcT1c` u1ua'm'ms, b'ULlUl'1`URS, E1 Offices: 707-8 Kent Building Toronto, Ont. plnvfnn ('1 fin-A ... D T PERCY HOADLEY Efinif and ("I-...1__ Y, -zu1u-- DR. W. V. JOHNSTON In-lnnfn AC "P.-....-...L.. YT._3-__._ ARCHITECTS ALEXANDER COWA Q..l1..a.... C..- ..L.L-:_.:._ ._ V `Published every Thumday afternoon. at "the Post Office Square, Barrie. Subscription 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 addreases,ahould bevxrleln when change of address` is - 0ELLATIONS--We find that most of our nlukmu-Inca numbun and. 4.. Ln..- A.I..... .....l.--_:_ .4. uawwab`, U.A and Efficiency bepanment ___._____________.. ) DR. H. T. ARNALL `A (`I ____ ,_ [V , _ _ _ 4 __ -1` 4 - . -.-., vAAuuLD|r UH urcn .r;o, Organ, Theory Phone 283W ble. 46% Clapperton St. nu LCAJIPIU uuuulug, 12 MONEY TO LOAN MEDICAL IAU LULIIVLU uuuuulg, I MONEY T0 LOA MUSIC -_ ..-... uuuAl1UlUr UK s Church Conservatory of Le of.Toronto. Phone 683 _________}_ LE=GAIL- w. J._liiC.HARDS , nuuau wan, r.I.U.M. rgan, and Musical Choirmaster of `rpghvtm-:a.. l`L----`- Xrioldr El:-4 &. CAMPBELL lsnnnfnno. Yorige St., Toronto. D. Campbell, C.A. Llction Rn0;nnnr -u. u.u1. L0 0 p In . 33:26. ,? OF NURSE nch < rs. Bad, F.T.C.M. Vnnnl. onrl \1l ..-:.._| V-. C.P.H.N. me... 7:1 1:1 1 VHS: G. Gordon Plaxton __:_-.__T_ I 250 FOR THE BEST` IN -naxnaws BREAD` HOMEMADE BREAD RDQIIIM B33 Al . `_ _`__,,_,, ,.... In -E V -G (1 c nygnms ' epe or information 4 ULUULLU ' r information yo and Vof Many T Have 0n BOTH upper zmrl In matter` you never tlmnu .tem. Exce1lent'fnr oh. `w. J. Much so-called . chronic appL`n(liCiti.~. '1'. lieved by Siillpl.-3 glyrorix etc., as mixed in .-`.1111-ri act only on lower bum moves all gasses and p Wm. Crosslantl. Druggi V McGuire. ' - -IURSDAY, DECEMj Morgue and Clpl IN cqnm-:c1'IoN_ IililIHilliillllllIlllllllllllllillllililllliil hana your 1 with {E ._._1:HE. ESTABLIVSJ4 Paid-up capital ' ;\ca~.. v .. Tdtal Assets mun .R"3.:-*.'?.W3 NEEDS We So simy lives ------:-I-----1--:--1- 0PEN'DAY AND NIGHT - Call andsee ou(r-d_is-p-1ay". of monuments before _ purchasing. Our stock of imported and domestic. granite is well assorted, and prices right. G. W. J. EAS'l'MAN,vPROP. Phone 277 R. c. MANUEL, MGR.` Phone- 721 \{\J-II 4IJ\JJuI-ll. THc_>-_s[i)cERs' Agent for 1 h . McClary s Furnaces 52 Elizabeth St. Phone 952w . % The Barrie Examiner Pge Ton 20 Owgn St., Barrie scoffs sooxsroma 190 Now DELAY Establisi1o;1"l 8B;` 51:1-A-- :1. A. M'a'cLaren, Editof. W. C. Walla, Manager. _ Phone 82 ....- .. ....uv. sauu. ;zc5L-1151'- Lambert. going back to the drawing- tItable,- suddenly turned and crossed to the {open s_afe. His search there seemed a brief lone. e But his face paled as.he turned and [stood erect again. He was still beside the [safe when the girl called Cherry stepped {back into the robm. She was followed by `the woman Lambert had spoken of as lMaura, the woman whom Kestner had 4 ,'Watched as she sat at the little round table I of the Cafe de la Paix. V ` 1 I(nuI'nnI-,4: 3-..._L ..---'1 - "' a\(q I l;al0 1. I750` Dyes Write Co..Chicaso.forEve Cu'eBoolc - wvvvititi an assay!) UL HIIIULIII IEDGIIIOUBDBS. I The newcomer, however , scarcely looked at Kestner. "The sight of a man tied and ' truseed and gagged there seemed in no wise to disturb her. Her eyes went close to the ~ u: M18 uale ae la ralx. ` Kestner s intent gaze `was fixed on this woman's face as she stepped into the room. More than ever he was struck by its sense of reserve, ofspiritual isolation, and more than ever he was impressed by its 4 youthful yet austere beauty. He was] struck, too, by a newer note, by somethingij that seemed almost a touch of fragilit'y.yAnd about the softer lines of the mouth he de- tected a trace of latent rebelliousnea. ' A nnvnnnwnnn L ---- -- ' A 1 xu uulguu. - V ' ! Morello, tiled of standing,` sank into a chair, facing the prisoner. In his hand, however, the Neapolitan still held the re- volver, and never for ahmoment did his ` gaze wander from Kest-ner. A I T,._.L___L ' k The girl slipped out through the studio door and closed it after her. Kestner sat there and watched Lambert wheel a pro- jecting-lantern out into the middle of the studio and direct the lens toward the screen of white cotton at the farther end `of the` V room. He saw the sheet of paper inserted in the lens, heard the snap of a switch, and ; black across the white screen beheld his ` own signature, magnified many times, mag- I nified until each letter was at_.least a foot in height. I Mnvnllh 4:1...) -1.` _L---J!~ ` ' ' ' ....... uvvb mu: uaavuug-uuulu _uga1n. Tell Maura to come here," he said, ' with a quick motion toward the girl in the ~ _ner s pocket. T tip-tilted hat. He was studying a sheet of writing which had been taken from Kest- W'here'll I get her?. asked the girl. Downstairs in Bennoit s. Promptly, 3 please!" rm... ..:_v ..1:.._-.v -44 -v - 1n aeep thought as she did so. As she `placed the fruits of her search upon the drawing-table to the left the older man, stepped over and examined the little collection. He looked up quickly as he came to the neatly folded bank-note. So you -wanted only one?" he said, and ., the grim lines about his mouth hardened a little as he stared at Kestner. Then he * bent over the drawing-table Aagain. ` Wm: Mm... .. --_.- Lw n - uuu ux um RUUKBLS. ' ' The girl, with asmall frown of intent- ness, bent over the heavy oak fauteuil and went through Kestner s pockets, one at a time. The man calledthe Governor stood in deep thought she did AS AHA `nlnruul I-LA ....h... -1 L--- - ` Shop where you're inted to shop. uncut nu near 1181'. Tony," he sudden! said with a crisp, and incisive authority, `take that gun from! Cherry. Now hand me that `automatic. Keep that man covered. .If anything hap-. pens, plug him where he sits. If anyone tries to get in here, plug him first-him first, remember. Cherry, you frisk him!_ I want everything, everything, mind you, out of his pockets. TBA Dir` .\I7:"}I n 5-an 2---..- -1` 3- uuxc ul. 1: gun-away} The man called the `Governor did seem to hear her.` 'l`nn.. 7 1.... .....I.I`__I_. ,,-I --I suuuu U1` UWU. It was the girl in the tLip-tilted hat who; spoke first. `WIT!-mt`: I... ......u..... ...:u_ _:__:_,9 :- spun: nrsc. v ' I What's the matter. with givin him a. crack on the coco? she gravely volunteer- ed. Put im to sleep until we re dead. sure of a get-away,? V . Thu man nnnnnl H-un`l'1 ...... A- -31-` --L uaun u: out: uupuve sneacl. It was then that the man designated as the Governor stepped quietly back and `clos- ed the door which he had left partly open. Then he stood in silent thought for a mo- mtint or` two. ' ' L ' ....._ LL- _!._l 5,, .1, .- .-u. 1 1 . - Tighter!" commanded Lamhert. The band, now against the slightly parted teeth, was tightened and securely knotted at the back of the captive sehead. T1. was fknn that H... ....... .:....:-....L-.I -- To-Day Capital : $s,ooo,ooo Reserves} $7,000,000 `July 3 Incorporated "1 DEE. URINE fen Vovn EYES 'D..1:..--1. Sound Development A ,'.l`welve years before .Conederation . Opned-for Business 'BANlfT0R0NT0 isss BRANCHES ALLANDALE ELMVALB not uuu ya}l,CJ. . across the maul-npl - several seconds. The trotibled` violet-blue eyes moved from the screen to the man in the fauteuil and then back to the screen again. Pd like to know what thiq means, she finally declared. -A Lambert stepped quickly across the room. I [For a man of this years and a career such `as higlthatl gaunt old counterfeiter retained 1 ' a start ing degree of vitality. 1 I u.Yousn find that mu. m.:..1- -- -- 9. ,. .. vu -.nvu-ulln DELHI} Bizowzv BREAD . SANDWICH, BREAD ,/ and a full lino' of M PIES, CAKES `AND PASTRY Bakery and Saleshop . Cor. Elizabeth and Sfmall` Sta. Taketit from me, she said with sudden conviction, the free hand wins!" Lambert turned to the woman who had done the writing. `Your "tracing is. stiff to.-day. t What s the matter? 1 1'11"` ,__'___L!,, V " ` We oer to business men and farmers and to all who carry a deposit account or who need bank- ing accommodation, the .facilities and expetience gathered in our 67 years of banking operations, to- gether with at courteous, eicient service by a capable sta'. _ ,,,.-..--_, uni uv uau uuuti. Something Wrong Ifwas the girl called Cherry who 4 first. Takeit sai_d vy_i_th st nnnvinm. H--- 1'-~- . u. uwu sue nent over her task. , Lambert took the paper from her when she had finished. -This time he placed the three signatures in the lens and threw them on the screen, one above the other. Kestner. studying the three, could. not 'be `sure which was `his own and which were the imitations. The other occupants of the 1 room, he noticed, were studying the letters quite as intently as he had done. I Q_____AI,' By men of foresight and vision who laid its foundations on con- aervative lines and started the 1 building of its ample teserves. uauu writing. This quiet-mannered woman with the violet blue eyes and the misleading deli- cacy of Dresden china was one of the most accomplished forgets who ever handled a pen. ,That.much Kestnercould see at a dpglance. And at a second glanceit came a home to him that this same woman, in e the right hands, could indeed develop into an actual peril to society. , Try tracing it, Lambert was saying i 3 to her. - f She took the Kestner signature and cross- . ed to the small table, the top of which con- - sisted of plate glass.` She reached in under this glass and turned a switch. The mo- ` ment she did so a.powerful electric light 1 showed itself directly below the table top. I On this top she placed the paper, covered by a second sheet. Then she tested a num- ber-of pens, and having found one to her 0 purpose, carried on a similar test with re- 0 `gard to her ink. Then/for a silent moment or two she bent her task. P `This: timn l-In ..:.......u n__ .... - For the purpose providin Veoundanking for the growing business 6f the farmer, miller and under of those early days. _- .........u uu uuc uguuliglilll. ~ Even Kestner, accustomed as he was to , the cleverest of forgeries, was plainly startl- ' ed as he saw that name projected on the cotton screen. It disturbed him in a man- ner which he would have found hard to describe. For even `in its magnified form, where any deviation from the original would be doubly and trebly accentuated, it stood out a practically perfect facsimile of his own handwriting. i ` nuuinl-,rnn......_-.l --- "' ' vvauo no ngl). .. The woman took paper and ink and 'from a row of pens selected a particular `point. She stared for a few seconds at the signature, and then bent over her task. Q1; .33.! --J ----`- V ` ' ' ' ' _-=,--........, ....u uucu ucuu uver uer EBSK. She did not speak as she handed the slip of paper to Lambert. He took it, too, in silence, switching off his lantern, withdraw- iing Kestner s signature and adjusting the newly written imitation in its place. Then he swtched on the light`. again. Eyvpn Ynhtnnn .......--L--- ` . _ vaauuuuu. ` J Lambert waved a` hand towards the sig- nature -thrown on the screen by the pro- jecting lantern. Try that, freehand, he said. Then do it over again on the tracing desk. I I want it right." Thu urnmnn Loud. ._'----- -~` ' ` ` auu apoxe. What is in?" she asked, in a clear and ready voice thatmade Kestner think of a _cla1-ionet. ` I __L__,_ V I u` face of Lambrt and remained there while she spoke. I *`Wl.u+ :. :.-2" -L- -4--.` - spoke .- __.....-. .. anus. am: expression on his face was extremely disturbing to the man in the high-backed chair. So you work alone, Mister _ `So you. work alone, Monsieur Kest-ner! he said with a cold mockery of a smile. So you work -alone, Monsieur Kestner!" he said with a cold smile of mockery. "You come after us single handedlv I admire your courage. sir, but I deplore your lack of judgment ! With his left hand, as he spoke, he deftly." cut the gag which held apart Kestnefs ach- ing jaws. With his right hand at the same instant, he reached down into hisipocket and brought forth the girl's sombre-looking hammerless Colt. With an equally `quick movement the cut the cord holding Kes,t- . ner's right wrist so firmly down to the arm of the chair. a (To be Continued.) e . \.a"` The moment she was gone Lan1bert s manner changed. He moved with a celerity _ surprzsing in one of his years. *1 1 l 9 I . which . door, ljatened for t `Now, Tony, quxck-get the note A s- into that bag of yours. And the plates. We must have every piate, remember!" He -was Llmself busy gozng through the draw- ers of one of the work-tables as he `talked. "Never mind the ozhe: stuff--that will take time. And there's ` been _too much time wasted here. already." V _ . . Lambert snapped shut the club bag into a he had been cramming different th.'ngs cauizhtt up rom the rummage-i .1 drawers. Then h a moment, to Kestner s slde. extremely 3.. LL- 1.2.1 I ` mamedsilent. Then she tumed ___ .. .;,....n, ucamuea, and slowly about and walked quietly out of the room. _His Manner Changes she Now Tnnu .......a. -4 -' , want: you now to quick The woman st the door. `But resoj man still hesitated. seel her doubts as pr latter. however, was not in endure equivocations. I said I wanted you to m was the sharp and sudden cry. She stood there, staring at challenging at `first; though worsted c She started to hesitat xnamed silent. tu ahnnf and m..n-...1 _._e,.u . , , _ - V _ -vVu--c--3 QIOIII Corner Sophia and Mary Streets Manufacturers of Sash, IDbqr.s, Frames, Flooring, Ceiling, Moulding, Water Troughs, Tanks, etc. We carry in stock a large gs- aortxnet or Rough and Dressed Lumber, B. C. Shingles and -Prepared Roofing. Wood Turning and Kiln Drying a Specialty. Dress- ing done promptly. . CONSULT US WIT-H YOUR BUILDING . Iii-Asa. 3- , given out my one and receive 5`~A`ll right, suddenly acqu man. Go and get your ` --z.md remember we've got. t( He nodded toward the Cherry. do. want you both quic '1' n urns..- ._II, I Av _ ..... _ _, .... ..,. u_v Luau time we can be---`be wherever you say. ' Lambert and Morello did not openly and patently exchange glances; but the watching Kestner knewthat a silent message had been given out by and received by the other. acquiesced the older things together to travel light! _He the wnm... ..nn-A 9, \. Dangerous Knowledge 8 `If this man knows what you hint he 1 knows, we can't stay in Paris. J Naturally not." But whatever he knows, or whoever he ; Is, he can t be acting alone. ' :`I failto see his friends at the moment. have got him there, and he'll be safe there for at least several hours!" i How about us? Those few hours are all we need. We can leave him as he is. By that time Lambert and Mm-.11.. .1:.: _-L - `"But there must.be others, others who I it; - .-u-.-nus nmcmng. | `A`Tony'. of course, help him trifle,', but that's our There s tool a many in this gam . it's game` - to drop now. Somebody has to step down! r and out. T But you can't do this?" she still pro- tested." ' Lambert turned on her. 7 _ Can you suggest somethingfbetter-?" was his quick and half-mocking demand. She looked from Kestner to Lambert, and then back at the man so securely tied down 3 to the huge oak fauteuil; Yes," she replied. Well, mocked `Lambert. Out with 1 it." _ _-_-_... .......e... uicre was no doubt3 B of his domination in that little circle. It's neceaary, and that s enough. You; have done your part, now, Tony and I will. do ours. e ` But you can t kill a man in cold blood -you can't! she cried, her voice shaking: ' with a vibrate of horror. I've already told you," retorted Lam- 5 bert, quite untouched by her outburst. ll ' that he s going to do the thing himself !" ii Himself? Mr. Kestner's going to hold his own 4 gun and pull his own trigger \_vith his own 1 act, he s even going to hold that gun ins his mouth, pointing upward and back# 1 . . H He met her staring without ( mont s flinching. ; TOh\f. nf l|(\IIvI'.-an ......-. L I 1 - --- ..u.u4uo A Cry of Despair Well, I m making a stab at . stab at saving your neck at the` san R Hohr whnfla `kn _,_,_,l -2 ,n .1` , , ___ ...........5 a ounu 5|: H/`-3llU `stab saving same time! Oh, what's the good of all this! cried the` white-faced woman, with a gesture of; both protest and repudiation. For the sec~ ond time'Kestner saw the lines about Lam- bert s mouth harde'n. There was doubt of`his l LT ,, 1 .1 -1 ` ` f, nann--- ._. - unc LIHDSIUCCHCG. On "the contrary, was Lambert s calm retort. he is going to kill himself. Why?" demanded the woman. ` _'Because, as he himself says, he s tired of living. He confesses that in this paper he's leaving behind. And` he s proved it by invading our home the way he did. Homes have to be protected. And I in- tend tc`i`, protect mine. You re not `protecting it," she -con- tended. ` ` N .l.UU m up! CARRIE, ONT.