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lo` rhino an make hay while the sun shines! ` one 0 them, an I was hungerin for :1 Harlem flat and the simple life!" _ Then what do you intend to do? asked! the deeper voice, none too sympathetically.! Why, I intend to" cotton to that bunch} out. mey was grafters, dearie, ev ry.last't D'ye get me? I ve got a cherub-faced old guy "from Saginaw, who's made a mil- lion out 0' Michigan lumber an never; learnt how to spend it. I m going to Kim: dergarten him into the trick 0' movin" through the white lights!` I m ,goin' to; mason-jar this sucked orange stuff an i freeze onto that old guy. .I m sick 0` bein', a din an` capper and livin' like a street cat! ` ' lll cat !' ISA I answer. an I see it close! Can t it? With thatsleepy-eyed` sloth _fr`m over the water doggin' us ev'ry step we take! .Oh, I see the Gov nor's finish.. Why, I can t slide into| a poolroom an lay a "bet without havin`; some one Iookin' over my sh ulder an'i countiri me change! An this s adovir bus- iness is sure givin me the Willies! Dog- gone it, I want somethin I can freeze onto. this time. I've always been -fooled. That.- _Count dub I married in Monte Carlo turn-i ed out to be a bank sneak. That Hinkle. man I loved like a father was nothing buti a mail-pouch thief lookin' for a capperj What s Ahead? That American `photographer who want-, ed me to hit the state-fair circuits withi him had cooked up a panel-game so's I; could go through a` haytosser's clothes while i` he took his photograph in a cow-boy rig-'ij out. They grafters, dearie, ry.last them. an I was I 9 nnnnu-in fnn u ua pcu nu outs gang! "`-* `Nothing can happen to this gang. Sadie, so -long as we stick together!" was the; answer. ' - ` _ 1 l6[`__h_ 21.0 Irv-.1 .- I u - I` Ain't a girl like me gotta look out icr! herself? Ain't I hep to wh`at s`goin' to happen to this gang.?""*~ `Nothinz can hanrmn tn 1-his anncr Q...4;n H11! 5. Dead sure! I beat it up to the seventh floor; then I walked down three. An'j when I meets a floor-skirt on the stairs Ii brush by with "a Chilcoot state that leaves her frozen to the marble!" Rink Jun Ln..- --`-- `-- 4 ucrv Irozen to me marble!'3 ` I `fBu!: why have you kept us waiting and! worrying so long?" asked the more soIemn' lyoxce. ' - g`f_fq` o . an A - I -unauucu we perm ana sngnuy nasal \'oic'e1 of the shover for the Lambert counreyfeit-' ers. Her inquiry was followed by aTchuck'e of satisfaction. A..- ...... ----- - Q. .. ....n _ m suu.s`I_uct1on. . 5 Are you sure you weren tjnot1ced? It` 1 O ' was Maura Lamberts voxce that sounded next. deeper and fuller-noted than the other; woman s. ' ` ' un__J A, ,u -r I A-- - ' uuu_L uculg UIUECU. llhen came the sound` of voices. thin `but clear, over -that connecting thrr--ad of cop-. per. And with the opening'worrL s, Kestner _knew it was Cherry Dreiser alias Sadie: i_Wimpel alias Puggy Mason who was sneak-I mg. ` How s that for stealin' a base?" de-i lmanded the pert and slightly nasal voicei Of the Shnvl` fnr flux T.m.~.l;....o ..n....L-.__1L A to place ;'ouI: -;r:ler _f;>_l"_:' Monument or? Memorial. ` Let us get it, lettered and ready for setti_ng early in- "II\ 4-Isuuocau vault: uusiue Illl. ' Kestner had not read, more than a quart- in his lap, and sat listening, with his head A a little one one side. Thinly, `but distinct- ly, along the thread of silk-covered copper . erof a column before he let the paper drop U which connected the receiver at his ear with the dictophone transmitter concealed behind the window-curtains in the room -below, came the sound of a piano. Kest- ner, as `he continued to listen, recognized the air. It was Rubinstein s*Barcarole, and it was being extremely well played. The piano-music continued, stopped, and` began again. Then still again it stopped! Kestner. as he dropped` his paper, caughti the distinct and unmistakable sound of a_ door being closed. ` l 'lllmn nunnn Man ........_l .t -..!A~ A` ' ' ' uniightod oigafand linked to an even mum. moroae-looking burglar with a brow like a me! And Wilsnach 'knoiw[ that for the third time theyhad failed. wIIr1I l&lI vI\IV Kestner waited until the chambermaid had nished putting his newly acquired room to "rights. `He waited still another moment` or two until he heard the click of her pas-key in a room farther down the hall. Then _he lockeck the door with its safety latch, opened his suitcase and from it lifted out a coil of insulated wire, a dry- cell little `bigger that a-cigarette case and a telephonic helmet made up of a band of spring steel with two small watch case re- ceivers attached to its ends. Then he went to the window, opened it, and from an awning hook on the outside wound the looze ends of the two insulated wires. Thong kn Ann... 5.. l\IIl\- 1.1.- _:n 1, ..- enagiot the two insulated wires. These he drew in over the sill", shutting the window down on them and carefully connecting them with the ends of wire which he had taken from his suitcase. Hav- ing drawn down the window ~b1ind.=._. he switched on the electric lights, swung an armchair about so that his back would be to the electrolier and placed on the table beside him and. a pile of morning papers and a copy of The Isle of Penguins. `_ Stealing a Base V He next adjusted the helmet to head, fitting the microphones over his ears. He seated himself in his chair, with one knee . crooked leisurely over the leather-covered arm. Thereupon he took out a cigar. light- ed it, and -lay back in his chair calmly and contentedly perusing one of the morning papers which he had picked up from the table beside him. ' i rz..-...-_ 1...: ...x , I I): And then what?" CHAPTER XIV ' e`(;.`Crean1 1/3gp"I1fS and p 5""d -Whi in cream *h" 'Butt`Igr)mik ..- -Beans. white ........... .` 3 Se`~`."} : Cabbage . . . . . .A . . . . . . 98' .An lTurnips' . . . . . . . . . . .. ``5 I;Beets. basket . . . . . . .. at la"" |Carrots, basket . . . . .. Onions, small bzmket Onions, large bzisket . Celery, bunch .. ; . .. 3 Apples, Spies, large ba Apples, ordinary, largl Apples, ordinary. smal 4 Tolman Sweets, small *3 Lima beans . . . . . . . .. tAh9i!Socks and stockings _. _. _ -0 . iting and l 'e solemn ' : ion goin' vvsvg vv LLVIAIJUJL BICOHHENDED bS0l.D iunilon an it: can soon umnt uuu1`A'rED 3? `URL \ Lst7N.w1Nn.DUsI acmmans g5c3gggI_:_s:_>_:9_cg91.o av llnlmclsts Lolrncnu. u u vuvaaalvlrsllliu DEER BROWN BREAD SANDWICH BREAD and a full line of P188, CAKES AND PASTRY UR,!!W5< EYES . IRRITATED - `CHM nmun ntram Evy.` I .; auuug 11 UIISCIISC You d get over havin heart failure 'ge\"ry time you `hear a bell ring! Hully .lgee, woman,` don t_you_know that shovin' the queer is felony in this country an good -gfor fifteen years with hard labor? `D you iexpect me to keep me beauty an have a ,thing like that to brood over? Vwearin ! An `if I was in `your looks, I'd sure tie a tin can to that nutty parent. 0' yours! I d get a smooth talker an go into suburban real estate or open a swell little b'u'cket-shop down in the `Wall street district. . U Cherry, you re talking nonsense. and !you know it!" !V0lCe. . `,`No, I ain t. An I mean it. It don't take me a year to crack wise to a fightin `chance. You re. a boob to stick to anu {who hasn't a show in the runnin`. He's in bad, an` you know it. An that guinney %:g;frell% :,l?s bughouse as i . hang the Indian sign on you." (To Be Continued) ~ It's too, your place, with! 1 reproved the fuller-toned: the Gov'nor his- 1 ipin; I wanta rest. I m dead sick r ,nee'dle-pumpers an"hop-nuts an crooks an {dips and con guys. An - I m dead sick 0 1 the Gov xior an his day-dream about mak- away with it! It- can t be done, dearie. It can t! An take a little tip from Sadie, ! an beat it while. the goin s good! g And what could I, gain by that?";w_as, Ethe quiet-tuned and }ml:_:..A;.....,..s :_---=--- tin eighty million 0 counterfeit an gettin , mm wnar could 1, gam by that?";was! ithe quiet-tuned and half-indignant inquiry `of the other woman. T "l`..l1_Z_. -, \Y . a guuu uccu every day, '1iommy'."' I I Tommy-`.`Yes_. sir. Ygsterday, I visited. imy aunt in the country. and she was g1ad.| ' Today; I came back home, and she_was glad again." . KIND BOY ` Affable Visitor--`We]1. and do_ you do i a good deed every day, 'I'.o mmy?" I Tommv--Yp_e, gir v..+....,:.... 1' -.:-:s-J om-.Ar WUKK . I Doctor s Wife: I see in the paper where -a ma_n was killed for three dollars." ! D0c_tor (absently): What a small fee! The fellow who did the work must have a 13 n uuuxati, were promment. ~.Quotat1'ons `were:-- ,Chickens, dressed. crate fed ' Chickens, dressed . . . . . . `Chickens, milk fed .. . . . . . .. 1 Fowl, dresed . . . . . .- . . . . . i.FIggs, pullets . . . . . . . . . . . . .. :F.-ggs . . . . . . . .' . . . . . . . . . . . .. {Beef, fronts-and hinds ,Pork. fronts and binds .. . .. `Butter. . . . . . ..;..... . . . . .. .`Cream pints . -Whinning m'Dnn1 I u . u - wnvr-II lIll'|l'II\C- ~Saturday's market was not very well at- tended by either venders or purchasers. The country roads are not in good shape and unless farmers had considerable pro- 'duce -to sell they were not likely`to come in. ;Variety was lacking in the produce offered, {practically nothing outside staple lines be- ing on sale. There was a fair offering of chickens and fowl and butter and eggs, of course, were prominent. \ Qnnfqfinna m....... uuy, 111811., WINGS! ' V For the last few years" I have been an sufferer " from indigestion, nervous debility, insomnia, and allied `troubles. My health became so bad that I despaired of living through the winter. Loss of appetite and sleep were making my condition unbearable. I purchased a J.'B.L.` Cascade, and; though only using it for a short time, have obtained remarkable results. My appetite has re- turned. and I am now enjoying the most refreshing sleep that I have had'for years. I regard it as a,Godsen'd.' - If nnnnln .\.J.. L_____ __L _. 1 . I VI '-I BARRIE, ONT. 1 u:5zu`u 16 88 3,_U0(lS8nl1." If people only knew what InternaIjBa'th- ing is_doing for thousands of othersffewer Pills and Laxatives would be taken and [very much less suffering from constipation and the accompanying stomach and nervous troubles resulting from it. y If you are robbed by constipationbf the sound sleep and good appetite-so essential to health and vigor. vnu ahnnm Mo `nan .. .4... uuuuu cmep anu gooa appetite-so essential to vigor, you should not lose a day in availing yourself of the simple home treatments which hundreds testify have meant for theme new lease of life. i ' The J.'B.L. Cascade is_ the only perfect appliance for Internal` Bathing. It is shown .and explained at Crossland s Drug Store. Write to them for free". booklet, Why Man of Today`i`s.Only 50 Per Cent. -Effi- cient"--or write to Tyrrell's Hygienic Insti- tute, l63 College Street, Toronto.--(Advt.) "C. 'Vbigt, Que.-xa I-I.otel, `Rapid City, Mam, writes: P No More_ Sleeplus > Nihts --Finds Health in _lntei'na.l DALI}. uuucu . . . . . 0 I01` IUC, basket s . . . . large basket small basket u small basket .. lha SATU RDAY MAR KET uaug um: 1110.181] Sig] Be Continued) wuuluu 0 Talking `Nonsense if _ I ..-L A ' ` ` T mf IN... I ....- 1.. L - . . . u u a . .. %Now1s% THE_ 1'_I1i1Ia ......... U`.l.0C D 2 for 5c, 3 for . . . . . . . 90c to 10c each . . . . . . 70c . . . . .. 50c . . . . .. 30c . . . . . .' . 30c `ll\ ac qt 1 0cV qr: 5-15c head 9 1-__ 1n- . . . 24-26c V. . . 23-24c 24c lb. 20-22c lb. . . . . .. 45c V 45c doz. .- 9-12c lb. 12-14c lb. .. 43c `lb. 1 2' on- -.-`r.:\; IU. . 15`-30c uc au 10c 30c T IJUU 30c :n.. s.e._sn1itn%A_&.coT ruuv 40c -_-PA Very reuonde Alaoaelling F RASEII. G AND DMORATING-- prices. Work guanntedc paints and .,.... mm uelue M. Laycoell 86 Worsley St.~ ' Office hours 210 3 pm.` Application for the nuts: made direct or through ___________,i nuns. Topcoats. Drag '2 Adelaide St., Allandale. :-` w-unrm:.LL & LAWLESS hasrtered Accountants 74. 59 Yonge St., 'l`o}onto. G. D_. Campbell, (}.A. I4`.na:nnnII r:nuY HUADLEY Organist and Choir Leader `Collier St. Methodist Church Teacher of Piano, Organ, Voice and Theory N` M Phonea283W 1 xeacner 0: Piano, Organ, Voi Phone, 283W I Terms reasonable. 46%; ___________, [ uNn1'2'ii'i"A'"i' MAUD E. CLAXTON, L.T.C.M. . 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 EDMUND HARDY, Mus. Bac., F.T.C.M. Teacher of Piano, Organ, Vocal, and Musical Theory, Organist and Choirmaster of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Chufch Gold medalist of Toronto Conservatory 0! Music and of the University of Toronto.. I H3 Worsley St. I - Phone 683 ___________, DR. E. G. TURVNBULL Graduate of McGill Univerity, Montreal. Ofce and Residence--Corner Elizabeth and Bradford Sts.- Bari-in, DI-nun 1n= uunux: nuu 1V8Sl(1el1Ce`-`UOI'I] Sts., Barrie. Office hours--9-10 a.m., 1-.` - 1'. 12:. Lawless, C.A. 0 Manager Cost and Efficiency Department V I un. rI1LU A. R055 1 (Formerly of Drs. Ross & Ross, Barrio.) Late Surgeon Specialist with the ' V Imperial Army, 4% years. `General Surgery and Obstetrics especially. Office--140 Dunlop St., Barrie. Phone 710. P.O. Box 1078 ____.________.___________j j L. J. SIMPSON, M.B. 4 PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON |Office and Residence-Collier St., com I Clapperton S15., Barrie. Phone 275 DR. MORTIMER LYON 122 Bloor St. West, Toronto, will be at 91 Owen St., Barrie,` lst Saturday each month. I `Diseases of Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat. Consultation hours-ll am. to 5 p.m. Barriegphone 2. Toronto, North 3320 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., at by appointment. Phone 213. A. T. Little, M.D. W. C. Little, M.B. . urauuace or Loronto Umversxty Phone 61 Office--`58 Collier 81:. Hours: 849 a.m., 12.30-2 p.m., 6.30-8 p.m. ` Are Supplied 'at_-- I , EXPERIENCED DRESSMAKER Open for daily engagements or aewix \ ` DR. H. T. ARNALL . Associate Coroner County of Simcoe` Office and Residence--Corner Toronto ahd Elizabeth Sts., opp. Central Church. ` Telephone 167 Uuuuunaur mu unsawwue W Den . BAvR`RIS'I`-ER, SOLICITOR, ETC. MONEY TO LOAN Ross'Block, C. W. Plaxton.. IWI-El\I'\IlIIEI'\ VUVIHIV Barrister, Solicitor for obtaining probate of ' wills, guardianship and administration, and General Solicitor, Notary, Conveyancer, etc. 0ffice--Hind.s Block, 8 Dunlop St., Barrio. Mnnmv mn IDAM BOYS & MURCHISON Barristers, Solicitors, Notary Public Conveyancers, Etc. Money to loan `ht lowest rates of interest. Office--13 `Owen St., in Masonic Templo Building, `Barrie. Branch Office-Elmvalo. W. A. Boys, K-.C., M.P. D. C. Murchison. l ~ I 12 12...... _'l'l-IIURSDAY. FEBRUARY 14, 1924, 4 DRS. BURNS & BURNS ' 60 Elizabeth St. ` Opposite Palmefs New Garage NERVOUS AND CHRONIC DISORDERS DI-lIlI' AIIR A. null .6 .-.M':.... 8.... :..t`.....47..A.:.._ 3"`! U&"\I` 'UYlII`YI9I` \\llIllUClU HINDU} GHIROPRACTOR, [32 Frances St. Nervous disorders and women's and chil- dren's diseases a specialty. Phone 1003.}. ----::o ' R. J. EDWARDS G. EDWARDS I8 Toronto St., Toronto. R. J. Edwards. G. R. Edwazda, B.A.8o. : HOT WATER HE.A'l'lNG ' PLUMBING TRY .I.u:u;I. V uup nu u unawuu Lu u.I.Du.n.u.Iu:ID PHONE 406 or call at office for infomfation DR. JEAN JOHNSTON (Graduate Nurse) (`.1-`l'.I"I2l\I7DA.l".'l`{\D 2`) I7`.-annm. Qt - WELCHE CAMPBELL &. hlftfed Accnnnig no. _ NIICTORIA: ORDER OF nrria D----F - __- \J\/\ TAILORESS Suits. Topcoats. Drmes, Adelaide st__ An....a.n- ---- __ ,__.l..r... nun \ PIANO AND VIOLIN TUITION Special attention to younger children BOYD SYLVESTER Bandmaster Barrie Citizens Band. 120. Bayfield St. ___ _.__.._.______._..__._.___. DR. W. A. LEWIS Surgery and Diseases of Women Associate Coroner County of Simcoe --and- DR. W. V. JOHNSTON `Graduate of Toronto University Lone nffinn_`5R (Tallinn S RADENHURST &. HAMMOND BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS, ETC. Masonic Temple Building, Barrie. MONEY T0 LOAN : .PLAXTON &. PLAXTON BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS, EYPC. m;nA' Vanf Rnihl:-... mskmca DONALD ROSS, LL.B. ` BARRIST-ER, SOLICITOR, ETC. `Masonic Temple Building, Barrie MONEY T0 LOAN CHIROPRACTIC DUNCAN F. McCUAlG, B.A. Successor to Creswicke & Bell lA.'D-D`I Q'l`.l:\D Ql\`[1l'11`lV'\.`D `BVIV1 u.|,uma1.'ul.vD, DUULULLUIMD, 11 Offices: 707-8 Kent Building Toronto, Ont. plnvfnn fl IIAIAAH D ARC!-I'lTEC`i`S / ._. . -w clullbll e M. aycook. R;N., C.P.H.N. Iey Telephone 751W. 3 2.to p.m. daily. Phone 10251 nurse's services may be t through mm llnnfnu 124- .: DR. FRED A. R088 11: A` Dr; `D...-- 9- `D--~ ALEXANDER COWAN Q..l3..L.._ 1'..- ..L4...2..1.._ _ Phon6s:-Offico I63, .nsiac`353 T PERCY HOADLEY zanist om: nL,.:_ 1- , MEDICAL uv UHUEK OF Barrio Branch _ T_g`nuuJp 13 IUD IJIUUB, O IJUIIIUP I MONEY T0 LOAN use nurses aemees be your doctor. Wife MUSIC `LEGAL n.x.u., nxu. . 11. J. R. Boys. - .--.ovmr\I'\I'.l`| i'e_n- onto aewm' I at home ` LDE,~72 Small St. vun us: uunuucul ...- una , Phone 105 , ' l~3 p.m., 7-8 p.m. """ - msomc mm. M Un.n" mo W. BELL, Issuer (uocehaot to J. Arnold ,2z53w \ ' Clgpperton St. asses, 1a`tc., Etc. Yo. Telephone l053W ________. y VIII! G. Gordon Plaxtol \I4It\AJ.l\.IL` er corner ol 275 NURSES L J. Ul'UllE0.- S aid only Jealed park: _-.--du5tproof uulll umwr all gasses zm you ne\or I Helps any on minutes. \\' Elmvule by \ The Barrie LExa.`r%niner If your to lens are safe pure fl`!!! they are 5 in Lux. I\JAll.lIe - as nnxed us against any only on low `Rrvnu .. So, Glycerl Si"}Ne {:1}! S mu-ml 2.. Oven`! 7 I` nu over thr BVGTIS It on with often bri cases to brassy c children s so much grown"-u, bruises, S . longeil -[HU4 H[`n`H(`l' "nu ...\ 20 Owen St'., Barrie T ~ 6. W. J. EASTMAN, PROP. rewi w. J. RICHARDS L YOUR READING NEEDS THOS. ROGERS % OPEN DAY AND NIGHT j V Agent for McC1ary s Furnaces 52 Elizabeth St. ` A 250 ron was 31:51` IN Bantams mum). HOMEMADE new nnnutu an-9 A - O scorrs BOOKSTORE 7 Owen St. -2- 1.1- V Phone 952W V e and Chapel I CONNECTION _ e:u5mho}-is;` nj::nA-- v -u an: n ovunmcv Phone 277 :1-vita` ghone 7%-.1. MANUEL. 7....-vc A. AMaoLaren, Editor. W. 0. Walls, Manager. Autg. Licgnses I MGR. ' Phone 82 uu cuuluullluetl. She turned to the dressing table, the man` with the revolver stepping after her, with his head. thrust forward like the head of a fighting cock, following every mov`e she ma e.` , Kestner could wait no longer. He had suffered too much through the interference of others; and time, he knew, was terribly precious. \ .`Fl l. with-Janna In-\n:l;. L3- rE--L,A- ' ..._ -----giro precious. ` . . `His rubbers made his [footsteps noiseless as he `glided into the room. Wheq he sprang > an 1. in guiu to glli I116 Imlll." She struggled to. achieve an appearance of calmness. Butsher hand was shaking as she looked at the watchhanging by its slender chain from her neck. `` Unless you get that haul in five minutes there will be other -people in this house!" ' Thd yuan - Ilnannnnn 4... 41..-; u___-. ' vulcl` -pcupw In {Ills 1101188!" The man ; response to that threat was both quick and decisive. . Gi me that timepiece!" T She hesitated, with her eyes meeting his. He swung out a `hand, caughtthe watch, and with a quick` jerk broke the chain from her neck. K1--. AL- :...,L H - ` -- - LIUl IIUUIK 9 Now the junk out o'- them drawers!" he commanded; QR; 6...--.) s- AL- .1, 0 - -- >- wrrur nu net voice Dy mls tlme. "W at do I want?" repeated the man with the revolver. First.t'ing I want some 0' the money that's rottin' round this house.` Then I want"------ He broke off with a raucous and mirthless cackgle of a laugh. - . `There's no money here. Her Hand Shakes A-No money?" he mocked. Not a cent t: play th' ponies wit , day after day, `I s pose? Honey~bird, I. got me ti-p straight, an I'm goin` to git haul." sh hquyglg,-I n g,.kI.nu. an n------------- 7 7 V V 0 _.____ Corner Sophia and Maryvsitreots Manufacturers of Sash, '-Doors, Frames, Flooring. Ceiling, Moulding, Water Troughs, Tanks, etc; We carry in stock a large as-; aortment of Rough and Dressed Lumber. B. C. Shingles and Prepared Roofing. Wood Turning and Kiln Drying a Specialty. Dress- ing done promptly. ` _ CONSULT US wrrn YOUR BUILDING- mar uuauul. _' No wonder tvh' guinney fell f r yuh." he `said with a contemplative bark of a laugh. What do you want?" she asked, pure terror in her voice by this time. broke cachkole Immh, | VUIVUF Ill "15 Hand. 1 Fan back there, quick!" barked the iliouse-breaker, accentuating the command `with an oath. Then he stood, squint-eyed. in front of her, staring-at the white column of her throat. at the torn front of her drawing-gown, at the quick rise and fall of `her bosom. - ' u\`_ __,___.I.,. .ll - I 1; -I - In - (I VUIUV Ul LCIIUI Git into that corner!" Kestnar could hear him cry out. The cry [brought Kest- tner back to the doorway, with his own re- lvolver in his (hand. I nu 1.....I- `LL--- _..:,I_-!! I -1 - -- u. aluunyaru uu:u1'. wuuuub as -auuuu. The rat-Vbrowed victor dropped on one i knee beside him. A second later he had? possession of the revolver. With "an equal- ly'quick movement. or two he had taken what money there was in the unconscious man's pockets. Then he turned the van- quished man over, pushing him towards the head of the stairs. One final shove; as the inert figure balanced there, sent Mor- ello rolling down the wide stairway. A mo- ,ment later the conqueror had darted back. into the room. V A v_:_. Q: m ____ ,, ' I ' I110: The screen of rose and gold went down in .the.struggle; a chair was overturned. In- lstinctively Movello gave way before that 'ahower of blows. The two had fought their way to the doorway before Kestuer realized the necessity of slipping. back into the dark-I ness. Then came another blow, at the base, ,of the skull,` and Morello went down like `a. stockyard steer. without at sound. I Tho I0nf-kInIlvoll u;nnuu Aannnau-l l\~\ l\U\Q .V Well directed as Keatnefa blow was, the Neapolitan did not "go down. He stagger- ed, threw his arms up and swung about. He was groping for his revolver-when the sec- `ond blow came. Then the man with the! hilly, conlprehendingthe movement, clinch-l ed and fought with th_% fury of a_whu.rf-' lrat. I ml... -...L-.... ,..t __..- .._..I _..1.1 ._.___L _|_._._ :_ } to ten and `of :-ongthon .:|'I'0m::aono ff digestion `nd on III rovo o 0 stop slot h'OldI0pl'iII, nu&": Bil: iouo ool-not constipation. Iigpx no llromntly. nlnnnnv- (Continued From .L`ast Week) Thenezxis !?!4.!!iI2g-.Mi%" nu-u-y our `qovov-mg-A any as! `an\oIvIuavuQ~ uuvnunlnvuiu W9 like our clients to discuss their business prob- lems wxth us. u T 11191 Ulllc A Voice of Term uuuuuuuuwvuuwnu -u -c n u nvouuovnu The Bank of Toronto, with it widespread banking connections, and its policy of encouraging sound develop- ment of Canadian business, is equipped to render service that is thorough in its practical. usefulness. II - 131-- _.... -I-..A.'_ L- 12---.-- ;L-3.. I___,.!,._-_ ,. ,1 Creaii `at Eur B/nk is decided not only by the deserving. qualications of the applicant--but upon knowledge of general conditions in "the business world -at home and abroad, to which each _ transaction` has its relation. . ' `BAH Kf f`IQR9NTO x Capital $5,000,000 ' BARBIE `"t'he;;,::.;';;. A large stock of all kinds of granite and marble to` choose from. LOWEST PRICES. Simcoe Marble Works wt ifii `Incorporated 1855 BRANCHES unpanen: T ' "F'r th love 0' Mike, get a move on! she called impatiently back. ' F [And when Wilsnech arrived, twelve minutes let- er, 4he found Kestner sitting on. the bed- mmn -:na.__.:n .._.....u. 7- --v nu Jul` or he found Kestlior 'sifi:i}1g on xfozm window-sill, moroaely chewing on an ' announcedthe` girl as sh `linked his free I.:l0`5S In on 08?" g Then what can we do with this nxan? -asked the woman with the revolver. Her - eyes met Kestner s; then she looked away. 66 eep `em covered an I'll fix that," e ran over to where Kestner stood, caught eleeveand uickly -snapped a pair of his own handcu fs over his wrists. She did the same with Only, before she that soiled and skinny wrist, band th locked arms. - This left the incongruous pair linked together, arm in arm. Then the girl time. * him by the coat-' ran to the stainhead for a. second .1 the smalle; rrlzlanlbesidezimd. r appe te utcu on- 8P she suddenly 3 rough Kestnefs 4 1 `I ,. MY --- w--v -_-I05 zuu U PEPE!` 811' "175 guys overcoat? An` ain t he sendin me up here to give you th tip before th' line closes in us?" T ` up;`___ ___1_..; ..,J - L` t auv went on wun nex-`search. Then she stepped, listening. She, ran across the room and out into the hall, lean- ing overthe banister for a moment or two. Her joculaf-ity Ihad departed when she re- turned to the room. Lady, we've gotta beat it when the Sflilkl good! That's the Governor's` aig~ n , . ` - . .., Are you sure." asked the other_ woman. Sure? Ain t` he `just gathered up [Tony an the bag full 0 paper an this` overcoetf An`lein_ he_sendi_n_ 7me ~ Iln Imus 4.. .....- _-.- -. uurglur w 86-IEO D18 ICGI, 7 Pipe the cop!" exclaimed Cherry _as she lifted the two pair of polished metal handcuffs from Kest\ner's pocket. Then she glanced disdainfully at, the rat-browed burglar whom the other woman had back- ed up beside Kestner. An who's th highbrow?" she nonchalant-ly inquired as she went on with hex-`search. ` an ulna a6An.......! I:_;-_:_ an um newcomer was same Wimpel. . Hully gee,`. was her slightly breathless cry as _her gaze s}ve`pt {ho room, ,t'l1,i.s sure lo()'1%`l1l:!llr('1l?Ysont1z(:lt tll(:(l?nm1::l;: tlfV:ol\'er " commanded Maura Lambert, and then get` what this other man has taken!" Sure,answered the girl. She stepped V overrto Kestner. and proceeded to frisk".' him. 'llhe other woman commanded the burglar to get-to his feet. splint fin: AAI\',' ..-.;I_:_-,I II` gnmnuun nzcxpxcsu Kestner did not answer her, for at that nfoxnent still another figure stepped into the-room. It was the figure of a young `woman in a sodden.-plumed-hat and a dz;ip- ping cravenette -coat. And it took only a glance at that pert young face to see that the newcomer Sadie Winipel. Hullv see." ursm `I-mu .h..I.n.. l.......sLl_-- eln-}"1i.;.-aiy slternoon stthe Poet Office Square. Berrie. ' Buhecri tinn- mas and Greet Britain .00 yes: in advance (in sri-eeu'O2_.50): ted Stews, 82.50. per; year in advance.` Ioth old and new addresses ehould be mu when change of eddreslie requested. - 'cnu.moNs--w. find am most of our Ihbscribers prefer not to have their Iubscrip- tlone interrupted in case they fail to remit before expiration. While subscriptions will not he carried in arrears over an extended period, yet, unless we are notified to cancel, we snume tha subscriber wishes the service V continued. REMITTANOES should he made .. by registered letter,` money order, or cheque payable at par in Barrie. I A I. v -u- muua H1 net very calmnem. V Stand up!" she repeated with the re- volver covering him. Kestnerslowly and reluctantly rose to his feet. As the other man made an effort to raise himself the woman stepped back quickly. Don`t move. she called out to this other man, her voice now breaking shrill with tension, or I ll kill you!" Then she turned back to estner; Vnu lunm n ......'..I...._H--_L- - '- uncn sne turned D8 You have` 3 Where is it? 7}, ; lulll 0 Stand up, Maura Lamberliwas com- manding him as he stopped to wipe the sweat fromahis eyes. -"Her face disturbed him. Never before had he seen it wear a look so steely. 'Dhete was somethihg om- 1110118 1n her very calmna . ~ gfnnri nnl" aka _...\....L__l ___:u, .1 ' I The `woman repeated the command, morei sharply, but still the fihht went on. When `it was over and Kestner stooped,` panting, with one [knee on -the other man's chest, that other man showed a sadly battered face, and a much subdued spirit. On the whole, Kestner grirly remembered, it had been an evening of uncommonly active pug- ilism. I WCIIU UUWII. The woman swung about wit a sound, half gasp and half scream, at t e struggle .so close to her. That struggle was still Igoing on as she suddenly ran _forward, `stooped down and wrenched the firearm from the clutch of the overtaxed burglar. Then she baoked away, conscious that she ; wss mistress of the situation. A Sharp Call Kestner heard.her.sharp call of commandi to him. But he ignored it, for his fighting blood was up and his rat-browed ad\'ersafry had betrayed a` desire to close hisiteeth on Kestner's thumb. vm... .........--_ _-_--.- 7- .-7 u uuwwawcup U1 bwu outstretched arms.- That impact, from a quarter so une.\;-A. pected, not ohly`sent the man staggering` `forward, but struck {he poised right arm ,with the revolver. sharply forward. the [sudden finger` pressure on the trigger ex- lploding the chamber as they fell. -But Kestner.'s grip on the other man was well placed and thatorher man s arms were I pinioned close _t-o his side as the two of them went down. | "I"L.. ............ ------r ` for thevman with the revolver it was with a dowwsweep of two outstretched arms, That ivnnanf I-'nn'~u n .-.......s . _ ~ _ . . _ A .. Reserves $7,ooo',ooo D kestner Helples Li .....a. ..__.--- ` , s u. xuu yuu: .ck Kestner; revolver, " she `said. ma muuua '1_;xAuuu':I_z 66 V spring on me with we wrist irons! An once they get your finger-prints down at headquarters, what chanct has a _ girl got? You can slide across the pond, an black-snake round the Loov an take in early mass at the Madeleine. But I .' can't get away with that foreign stuff. First place, I git bailed up on the languidgc. Then I get so homesick I could fall on,the neck of ev ry Cook's tourist that buys American white wear at. the Gallerie _La- fayette! An' I m canned for Monte Carlo, after that badger coup with old`1`{o\'ikoff,!'l Then what. do you intend to do? a ' Me? Why, I`m goin to 'sour on this crime stuff an reform. Do what I've been te1lin' you-,-have a nice old Uncle Updyke an` an electric runabout an start studyin for the stage. No, dearie, this ain t no te- pentance act I'm puttin' over. = But I've got the winter to think of. An I'm tired 0' being chased across the map by ev_ ry low-brow alooth vho owns a nickel lodge- l 1 I guess. .Why, I gotta do it, to savemel ne k! I ve been sufferin from chro icl co d feet ever since this gink Kastner land- 'ed on us! I ain t got the nerveto break a plugged nickel for a postage stamp witl1~ out gettin"a chill wonderin who's gain to sp1"i`I;g on me with the wrist irons! A--- 41...... ....a. -....._ c__-_h - uuuiy crazy about me. He's got dropsy,] _ an a face like a Dutch cheese. but he's! just famishin' for a female who ll be half-' way decent to` him an tote him aroun to the Broadway shows an help him with his pinochle on rainy nights! A girl's always- got. a better chance with an old guy like; that. They kind o` git grateful. So I'm` goin to kick in when the kickin's easyl. Cherry, you can't` do a thing like thisll I- couldn t believe it of you!" The` other -girl laughed. Wait until yousee_1_ne.steam down the White Lane dolled up like . a Longacre Squab! That'll be\better'n gettin' chased off the map by a bunch o federal flatties, I .Why, I do it, saveme nnnlrl `run knnn anffav-in In-.. -1---\3-l Aulbitious Plans I'm thinkin some of-starrin , if things come my way. An that old `geezergis cer- tainly crazy about He s dropsy, an 8 face like A nnfnlu nlmnan I-ms L..`-4 fltiakery and Saleshop G01`. Elizabeth and Small Stu.