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Lime, Cement, A _ Culvert Pipe, Field Tile, A Lath Shingles I TAY1;-OR! ETORE Make no miqtakjel This is the GREAT ` Scott in the above hues. PROFIT to you. James .McCandless blll "' I` IOWI and Bully. v_-..,--v\. vu; vvl-J VVUl.\LDu (-)_Mnce more he" turned to the sheets in his hand,` but soon they were laid on the desk, and he sat with his forehead resting on his palm and his. deep gray- eyes looked wearily back through` the years. 7y_,_ H; 0,1! as c..... ....'l`HE LEAnING.... DOLLARS SAVED BY DEALING WITH All the Best quality and . guaranteed `.30 T0 Tan NEW lizal % :Ottl Anit tor the Octagon Bu- I" `III I\lI-ea III tilnuil III`! In-E53` ' 5 Roam: for oices. in Ross Block. No. 97. Diilalop Strot_. Fire proof vault :* lately occupied bv Dr.. Walla. Also two rooms with vaglt, lately occu Set! In Hood. Jacks 8; Fraser.` Barristcn:\`immua.ta ` _'_.,. . ' C I C. H. . W 1rHn'.PInnrpIlIyI_':m1t_~-< pa uvuuuvb l..Il.J\D_Do W was ve years, ago, but it seemed as if he had just awakened from :1 long dream. He had tried so hard to forget and until, today almost had convinced himself that he was suc- ceeding, but somehowtall the old hopes crowded into his heart, and he realized ' that they were mastering him in spite ' of himself. fl" LENNOX. An'1)A5H.2:3wAN 3; BROWN, NTF-_`;`f; ,g C`,-:;`_ }4o.5a Solicitors, Barrie. [rnelldvance [mice \J11lIa1U Bill'Heads (in pads) Statements (in pads) Letter Heads (in pads) Note Heads (in pads) Programmes Folders, Announcements Cards, Tags, Envelopes, etc. Posters, 1 coME AND GET oun RATES UIIB II I. (11113. OI C_0I.ll'!C 3 (H6 omcr I. "cnenuml": and there` are still others-SPICES of all kinds. cream of -tartar. etc. The best has to ye drugs in at a DRUG ' STOR . The druggist knowsmote about them tlnn other people. ` We a/: eug:t7.:aco"o:!n %urEga`.ton Come and ask `us VANILLA, for ice cream. for inshnce; Bumca T` wwnn. for cakes. - Ode in a drug. of course ; the other chemica ": and them` an-, nll nth;-I-n_SPICR_Q air` all . Imnuxms % anus swat qa DUNLOP-S`T. BARRIE. V { on-`races TO RENT on LEASE \ Rodmn for oices. in Ross Block, Mn. M, -nJ.'.|.. nsaaggnon. nppw to u. : Barncanuary x. `mot. V How vividly the little story brought It all back to hir_n-the two childish` playnmtes of long ago, the scrapes they fell into and out or together, the boy and girl who were schoolmates and ';~`11.'m3 each othe`r s sorrows and joys and were loyal comrades, then` the real- ization that this youthfultcompanion-A ship had developed into the passionate love of man and woman and the deep lmppiness this awakening had brought to both of them! How well he remem-_ . -bored his ardent wooing and `her sweet surrender! JOB... rmmuun Drugs and Chemicals In the Kitchen.- onvoungn lld S. u in 4th Con.-xoo. N. K 19 in nth Con.-xoo. Apply to I I:\T\?r\V A an A (V1! l`t\II v n4\.l- -san- W 54 4, (in xoth Con.-about log a. E. )4 4. in nth Con.- rooa. 5. in 7th Con.-- " we a. SUNNIDALE. 17. in 3rd Con. E.S. R.-2oo a. 4 TECUMSETH. . N )5 7 and S. 54 8 in 3rd Con.--zoo a. TO LET. INNISFIL. (Ir: 0 .11` INNISFVIL. N. )5 :9. in nth Con. Ivvanu-nu` A FARMS FOR SALE. L]Ehanane& Penstone nej Door West Barrie Hotel Every Description ":l.`i1;3'I.1_1.1<'3 gray eyes grew troubled as " he thought of the little rift? within the lute and the nal quarrel and parting brought about by a. woman's pride and a man s stubbornness. VI`! _. L I "P \'I LOWEST `When Firearms are necessary they must be reliable. You who: a an that will in the work. f you are shooting for sport or protection there must be no question of results. We .can supply you with the best Guns, Ries and Ammunition, also Smokeless Powder at ARE NEEDED EVERY DAY "window Cards, Dodgers, 01-15 ApvEaTs'E m BARBIE. VESPRA. %.i Bills, OF - uuuu uulhl Vuplplllllu He picked up the other and at` rst glanced over it somewhat carelessly, then. suddenly a few lines brought back his Wandering thoughts. turned the pages to look at the anthor s name. ' v HI -lit.-..- \YV..1.._-__ no 1 - % PRICES --aatalogues, (55; going home, she 'said `eke paused at the door. If Mrs,.'.White_ -should come in. would you gnind aska ing her to telephone me from here? It will be a pleasure, Miss King}? {When she had gone, he laidudown` his pen, put away his pape1;_s"in_a method- ical way. lighted a cigarand settled himself comfortably back in his chair. The rst story he took up was Reaon and Romance. It was short,` andhe read it through quickly. 5 ` ' TYrv\r\11' TIT.-.`II -_-. `I ~-A--~ , -.... .. .,...vuaa.- u-unsgo . _ . Umph! Well? yes, I suppose tI_1ere is genius in it, he mused. but it cer- tainly wauts cultivation? T1`- ..:..I_-.a ____ _- v -.... ..-~-......~u.n vysunvuo ' .I'{ve crossed, the room and tool_,_th MSS. from her hand; A few minutes later she closed her desk" and put on her hat. _ ` Well. there is one `thing ! would e ' to have you do when you can spray time. I have two stories here on which I should like to have your opinion." A You think they are good?" Yes, but I should like to, khovli whether your judgment agrees with mine. This `Reason and Ro'mance,? I` think, shows decided -genius, an'd= this, `For Auld Lang Syne. seems to me to- be rather a clever little story, but its it is written by a very dear- triendor mine perhaps I am_- partial. Will you give me your unbiased opinion? ` r 11.. nnnnn III` M... ..-_... -___s 4- .' .-' W':('5z1.1.;~Iwt);<`3-1-Z` '-`'ssistance?' I nth almost" `_ `through-" ' V ` u11v,.1I Llano-A `Ian g-_ `LLl_...? _;,_n'; " ~$;;i : -V i.`_I~x2~1171.<:s'11 o19.`exA[)'r'!?B:8, it; am it does seem fthat.I am accampllshing _ very little today." ~ 4:11...--Y kn fl naaxuiano-nnnQ' Y __.` _I...-'.;` Saturday afternoon. fund publishing house was almost. In one of the otces =9. man a_,nd;o, man were at work, the_ former` bpsyj mmng and the latter reading wearuy` through a slowly diminishing pile MSS. q ' _ ...-..u~un\ ('1-pl-mast` fI"Iuu- -'-'-_ I_._'C_._'_I ESE: woman sighed. The lmgn lqkled upather. . T b . '_ T i Tired, Miss King? ,. * 10 rn1...u. .1--- ..'-;_ _.__,,V ' ` ..' ; a moment `he heard the-*6mee-mby 0. and he could heat,-'Tthe .ta1nt )n..__, - r'ov%?.iaV3;v% ' Ainothor`llltillcntblnnute; / _ . % D6 devil jirlakm. ram-In lion. `quid ,_?{h1_o,;;h6'{4h'vt. nib In lJ.'uL'ICIl CI 911:1} IV 5 Ian all u wyuwuu not far from the postolce. _ yHow much? I asked. "I don't want to sell lt',"_= said the dealer; But I must-have A it. `"1 must have it myself." "What's 1t`,worth?"_ ;`.`Moreetban- you would care to give) , Five dollarsl". _!No,. an-!_ ~"I_t soldfor $2 A few years ago. ``Well.`' 1. won ; sell it, _at any. price! ; I"%lVgly lypg. 510;" _`f`I V`V.(``lle't`_ST 'lt."; 9 y only you.j?ta,ke 3100?. `.;`No,: sir! / oz.".$200 '_-_num I6 -juulunfh nu r'riI1nh.l'n mam: vvu - Y--` JUIJ IJIILW Vavvo, `nor It ; worthuav t.1'1:1;:h-to_me~as in"a`i`1y'one.v 3,1 qeed` gt in` my;bI1_sln es,s. ` IjImve,;my opinion` ot "a `niercuant who .haa"t.hings` td deli and won't sell:-New` , _., --- ua\rVV sou V1.5 a.IA\Iul\LVI(l.J- ` A week later a` Womanknelt by a ;tiny cot andstroked a baby's golden ` curls- Bert. ` Bert! she whispered. . - God bless you,.dear, and make you as I happy as you deserve. - Something `j glistened onthe baby's cheek, Could It ` are queer. * have been_a`tear'? Perhaps she prayed for her boy aha .perhaps-- Yes, women V Refined to, sell` a. Book. Some of these secondhand booksell- ers or sellers. of secondhan books are as independent as a fool tanner on a 1 two acre patch of ground. `Desiring to Iecure__`a certain book long out of print. I tracked aim copy to of lalr.l_nfa" street ...L D... C-Anon J-Ina i\naIv\mi\A' ""':I'nur v- v-:'-- ----- --v- av uv -' - ` v-:-v-w-v- I ne.eand. having mixed it with a blaci; sauce aytored with sh, she then lifts it to her mouth and crams it down i with the aid of her chopsticks.` T-hue "nd`s_her dinner. 3,; ~ " ' ~ _ , Eating In Japan. i _ Overeating is not a sin which on can lay at the door of the dainty l-it- 1 tle almond eyed ower or Japan, She. begins the day; by eating when she wakes "a `couple or little green plums pickled in vinegar and rolled in sugar. This almost traditional breakfast of Japan is completedby a `cup of tea. The dinner, which is brought in on a red lacquer tray, is the drollest affair. - The viands are in tiny cups `with cov- ers,-and among them are such dainties as a hashed sparrow, a stuffed prawn.` in salt sweetmeat. seaweed with sauce and a sugared chill-. After these dishes. which are mere frills, the suhstang tial part or the meal is begun. A wood- en bowl bound with `copper isbrought ` f in lled to the brim with rice plainly ; ; boiled in water. -From this the ower of Japan lls her bowl, a capacious : __- .-...1 I.-_:_.. ...s_.-..1 as ._`.n.I. - I..I--I- Y -"\"'r .'.' "!;"'.'3,!'4~ " WV!-*"3rtJ %~.she a:*1d;`a:;d=1:er:v`1oe `W33 3-unoit, tum] 1.3 " -T `g 1".` `*3--`T ;-H9` W30 01- . Bimtile. .tr1en ` *seredh 1n'2`, to 11" " * note th on+r~h.'e..hf3.a.Pfe3. .9 . uu I_IOIll, I.Vl I-|W lulu: D8811 . . _ note th`e,e!eet.'his' greeting .had_._9n her, an bnt;ne{congt1nued:`_ f 1 -` " no "`When:did you `come east `I ? " `- ' *`Slx;`Inonths ago. Bntxtell me about you,rsel_t._.- Are, ` you living fin . New : YOl,`k3?'{ A. 7 "home is stilljn Omaha, and"! am going back , tomorrow. I, have been ,he_re glad to, get back. (LY- -:I- - A- - _-Oh, no! `I am only vlsvitlngvhere. My thnee whole weeks, gm: 1 shall beta L 3-. u-y. .33 yo ; -I-. have been dreaming, he said to himself an -hour later as he rose. with a shiver, and brushed his hand quickiy ' across his eyes. I have been dream- ing, and this is the awakening. She. calledher baby Bert. I 'wonder- Ah. well. women are queer! But there. `was a look of Weary longing in -the gray .eyes_us he mingled` with the" h'ur.-s rying crowds on Broadway. ' A I1?l\t\`9 In`-Ann _v ............_ .I._---`L `- ----- ,Vl hy, I have been married for three years. If you ever come to Omaha you ' will come andlsee us, won't-you-? Har- ry would be glad to renew old associ_a- tions, and I want you to see my little boy. We call him-- The sweet {voice trembled and hesitated ever so slightly, andthen she went on with a brave lit- tle smile, We call hlms-Bert! The last .word was said almost in la ,whlsper. nn 'i11cn+' pan l\O\t\ l..._L.....I. L-.. I:;;1_' .wUL'u was ._aulu 8.1111051; >111 _8.v-WDlS]J1',V and `just for one Instant her little .gloved hand rested ,on his, and he no- ticed that her lips trembled. He looked earnestly into the blue eyes. T ..1...n' 'a...-. 4.- ...-~..._ _-_-i um - -- - vv----u-an-J uuuv nus; USMC C.y'CDu I shall try to `come some time. he said gently as he held her hand for a moment at parting. `fGoodby! Go! bless and keep you, llttle'W,omanl Theold name slipped from his lips almost un- awares. ` - MSv1{e"mi1edA and7went out into the` gathering dusk. I1`? I._`___ I_-,, -u . .. - --- ,_ Without ~ `held out boisgxegjig lled his very sou1_ % "Baum 7 __.-o . -v\r\ob in! n - Aha then he showed of what he was made. _``Yes, he answered quietly, but I did no ; know you _werema,r- rled. ` I~Iarry'! be interrupted. V` his face` paling. ' - . 4 tr . _ _ _ -_ .' . . . ... r:<:s'; my hi1sband._ You remember Harry Rogers?" '4 ' `__;: J.'I__,A I- 55`5i`qti`w V` ,m,' `;.'~ min | ' . vuun on vvluu Ill "-7-V'S"i1;t do you ofzit?" she asked" as carelessly as she could. Harry `makes fun of my writing and~ says it ! is?- , Of me?"w she questioiledzln a sur- ` prised tone. _` , _ *. ; ``..Yes; I have been reading your story, ` .and"- He came closer to her, and hls_ gray eyes. _ searched hers in silence.` How well sherememhered that look- ,the same look that in the old days had seemed to read her very oul! His eyes told her now, as they did then. all that he would say, much that was other- wise inexpressible, and her face tlughed crimson. He had been reading he story into which she had _put. so much or the long ago--their" long ago. What had it told l1im_? ' ----v . vvuau III: New LICK 5U_ K1113` Do you know. he continued desper- ately, I have been thlnkingoot you all afternoon?" ' n ' ltl\ A - no IJll\-Bo ---``I`s_7`l';e perfectly lndlerel|7:t?*'A `}-he_ asked himself. V How can she `be so matter,-or fact after all that has passed between us '2" ` Once he had held her in his arms, kissed her toreheadxxand her lips, and ` how he did not dare to even touch her hand. Could he let her go: like this? 0011.. cu... I-..-__n 1.. .._A V _ They must meet again`. but how and where? It`was` the deaf. an dljdumb_iAh ` Sueyv who sjpolge gat this-`moment `and. *.s,uxgestd .te"?-lthixtfr-' ?"1`he. ~thei5!ter-`- . :98? 11" V V 1.81 j 31% :;0!51St.;%f*?he 1139* 9 s vsmrt i .ru;thie orhzdgfaja gatnergdi ha, e S oice, and the light was `om "He 10 .. Has Miss K1118 gongr L s dis; '1 ,< oked up -and `W at -.-~ '- *- 3;` in hfa there in the d001'W`."7 _.,9_~;~` white` dress and blue `I4 Iweet. girlish `ace ju:t.a:d.;butL.0*.!'9`?' : Serious perhaplthan 0. .; Wise unchantzei - A He Jumped *0 his ':q~%tliO?IfW ward, but his back W " " " and she did not have his face. . ` I V :. .5 :2 *1. . 90w voice. ' and.- the` 5 His devotions over. what more nat-, ;ural than thatihe, too, should `repair 5 to the balcony to look down upon the ? crowd? What more naturalthan that ;' theV,llttle,Ah Leen should drop her fan Eat `that precise moment? She really } dldnot mean to` do it, but she was so startled bylthe appearance of the one 2 upon whom she had showered her al- mond blossoms. He was -not like any *;one she had ever. seen. He wa so ' strong and handsome `and young, not 3 1n-tl1_1e.leas_t like the,vl.clons,[old Gum lphlng. the hlghblnder to whom" her ;:l.'ath'er had promised her in marriage I TA. _..' -7- AI..- .._-li._ _-A._-___I' AI:_.A; A I ' :55 v V: -vw w-v -----w Afte;'ui1'4-agring net mi i;tor y.1ie` men`-~ tauy registered a" vow. that I116 shoul: ..I 1ever wed the `highblnder. .. ~ , 51111-4. ...__..A.~ ..`_`.~.A..-..._l4.A I..._L _.. .S; Ah Suey might have been dear, dumb and blind for ought e` could notice to the contrary. Like e well trained little maid 'she was. sheiaw .andhea'rd nothing. The two oonversed `as `readily ' as it_.they had -known` each "other for- " ever. and _'f,o1,"._a time Ah lgeen forgot` 'that,.she was. promised to old Gum Ghing. .._S_he meantno harm. `She was" only ,._'a young thing and -human, and she had -aiaender, lnhocent heart `Which ' had F never before been touched. But tonight.` she . knew_ .-_as; -she looked T into ftne ey '0! we man that lire. would ney_e'r.a'8'.aln-be'the.saz_ne. 2 n , -=n`n`;.v.._`..L-_..n_...-71.... _`..`-.1-. ..n._"_..' ` 1: ....;4'..': 4 -v.___-_ -.--- :-v`-:-~- --_ ___ ---.--ouogvu It..was alo quite natural that Ah . Gong. should pickup the perfumed tan and `return it to the fair unknown with t a `light pressure of the hand and a t"hi'1l1l-ug glance from his dark; eyes. 1|. :1.-.'._'....a...1.a.' 1.....- 1..--.. .1..-n .1--..;a_ V v... .....--.u Iwrwwlpnnna nAu|.\.aAJo WA'n_d, listening,` she heard and saw with the eyes of her soul, and then- he came, and with his coming life was changed. _ ` First, as the maid reportedyithrough the chinks of the carved woodworl:,,he burned. hisincense sticks and little red ' papers before thekgreat joss, his silken robes clinging gracefully to, his lithe form -the while, and then he placed his New Year s card, a long slip of red` pa- per with his name in Chinese letters, on the carved table. ` v--.. evvun `\IIuly we `Ulla!-J o ` No, no. 7Yo`u4 are beautiful; more `your heart speaks-listen! beautiful than the almond ower! Your eyes are stars, your mouth a rose, _ A'_.3 I.!._4_,_.9- - - wry`. --u.:;`a., savvy "l&_l1m(3ro~r1gflooked again, and.the more he lookedthe more was be convinced that his soul was inlgreatperil and that it was absolutely imperative that- ` he. should at once repair to the gloss- _house and supplicate` the gods. He suddenly remembered that he had been very 'lax~ in `that "respect lately and with a boldness` quite remarkable" for one who cared nothing for these_ things be mounted the stairway and-well- _hearts are hearts the weary World. * over. There -comes a time to every one when the sound` ofgone voiceand the glance from" two eyes have the power to thrill our heartstrings and make one forget everything exceqt the intoxication of being loved. That time had, come for the aristocratic little` Chinese maiden, and through nofault of hers. 'It was fate--that' was all. ___9: ;' '_. -v--yo u -an A. u on-Ila-U 11 us: 51.150 She sai.t1' {(5 the. maid: Ah, Suey, look! You think bimeby he Come? My hair-'-is it pretty? My lips--are they red? What makes me feel` so strange? _Will the good joss 1_)e~ang1'y? RT.-\ `-545 ft? A . . _ .__ |_-___L2n__'I. -.--7 ..`_.v... up-V yvya. wuuu$Au6 \gJ.VVV \aI_o The narrow. streets were lined with almond blossoms and lilies, and in front of every dqor and on all the pic- turesque_ balconies, "swayed by? the breeze, glowed the great, ' round` lan- terns, and_1n every. doorway were the plittleabowls of burning incense and the red papers to scare_ away the devil. Far up in the latticed windows burned large red candles and from these same windows peeped happy faces. r A1. n-...... 1-_u_-.: ___x.. ._..-n LL. "MW The fair. o`ne, Ah Leen, had been burning her incense before `the. good Joss_ and had bowed her pretty head, glistening with jewels, so many times upon the rugs and waved her sandal-. wood sticks" so dutifully. And while doing this it had seemed to her maiden heart that it must be `lovely to be good, as good as joss would like one to be, and after` her devotions she had stepped out upon the long balcony overlooking the streets in order to gaze upon the ever changing crowd. mt... ............. .`..L..__J... _-_- u---s Wu- re. ` 4-... sun: li_1U.V Was Mtg. W-D1 Was it fate? W39 "5 ch ' knows? , .....uu vb vuzupqv lilies h and elmond--hlossoms, and 11:: young heart `thrilled with something that went straight to the heart of the I fairione, the one who dared. -_ . With all the coquetry of her sex; she smiled upon him in a sweet, shy way. notto `be resisted by one or the tem- perament _of Ab Gong. Who could _wonder that in: the sweetlntoxication of that glnnug._he,,forgot_that he had. a wife? A5 _wig. Who. was old and ugly and l'ikera7 piece of parchment, not a sweet. dlmpled, perfumed-' thing like this! -_ .-v -u-vvvg an-DIIVVGI UL BBC U111` mpreoent almond blossom. Was it a T woman who had dared ?.VIn that glance. upward his whole soul went out to the owner of thenweet, piduant face as it leaned far out over a mass of Chineqe lilies and aim .-ma m............. ...._a m . -`- u was ov I-IJJII lulalc source of -s;16 wy shower of the om- n\InuA~-_L -1... _r__ J I I av uuil` 8. V musical laugh, and the world ,naa~ just begun ,for".t_1i'e young tGon,g .` - It was the `weelrot the Chinese New "Year. thetlme when teverye heart C es- tial beats joy,__and _the`heart of `e handsome young` Ghinaman `beat with more than the usual allotment ot Joy as he glanced. upward to "nd the QAIIQQAA 4` LL. --- -- ` . l)'q;qhiut7.ot, Wnoda . ' v f In some. tests` made ~ with small, iwsgnares A or yvarigjusn-. wo_od"s` buried Lone V I7hic.h:.1n,the ground _the$tollowIng re- \ Fll.lt8 W81` obtained: B1rch`and apenp} de'enydr1n three years. 7wl_Ilqw and- horse" chestnut in. tonr -.years,` m_apl_e. `and ;1-`ed beech; in V9.1'7e.9.1'8.~`e1m,' `gilt, nn':;rnbneg`m? ` and A xi-xplanztin sev;9n;g:9tir~:, <>nk+;8eot!1?nr I I 2?`? '`9!` ___v . .._v vvanvsnsoi Itglasted only a moment. The tapers ; were relighted, and before the trem- 3 bling Ah Leen could realize whafhad f happened she felt her tender little g body seized in the rough grasp of some b one and felt his` hot breath on her 2 pretty face. With a scream of horror '5 she looked into the yellow face, and ' then all hope died within her, for it was Gum Chlng,- the highbinder; Forc- lng her upon_ her tiny feet while Ah 4 Suey was made prisoner by one or his L accomplices, he brought her out into the temple, saying: 6617...-` ....1._- _-._- I _._A- I~A ---- --r- ` -vv-- w--g wt--gs: `IIIDIJVIOIIQI I Stop, stop!" broke In _her_,1)_'as'tc>,i-. - "You -wud-never due for a meenlster."~: . 1 .A "`An'. what-for no?" asked shejharp-_ :w"`Becai1ae, Janet. you coino qvier _u_'oon.` ta_e the axiplication I v----, u nag`-i l&lhIIOIJ6JO F f`Wl;at s`th;_: ye day, air? Due ie in? tend anything personal? L Ilbgg .L_.. I)! I._.`-I_- 1.. I. -A _- _I;_;. i .' He repented. with emphasis: t [ `:`It_.ls better to "dwell in the corner or `?t1'1_e`hm`1Asetop than wlth_' a brawling wo- man and in fa wide house., t ' J ant red up` instantly. 'unn...'u.. 4.I....a. .. ..`.... -n..a I'\-.` ._- 3.. ' -"`('3'< 31-1;::;1;v`zf1. wi a text; tlienf qu0th- _-_ 3' ._v .-..v- And then {she `bye!-1-;2`it.1.1`; Kfi and `handsome one, the one whose warm lips had so lately clung to here, lying 1 dead in the` shadow of the Jose; nun. yuuuvx vux; uqg o Dear me, .mee'n1strs mak mtickle ` adae about their hard work. But what's twa bits 0 sermons in the week tae_ mak -up? I,c ud dae it muse ." ` CI`f7A_I ?__-A. II .__j_I ; ___I, 0.; Wouldn't Do F0!` a Minister. A carping old Scotchwoman said to her pastor one day: ` u1\.._.. ...- _.--._n._;..-._.. ._;-_I_t- ._-,i -11. q _\.uu spun. at uuuncn o 77i7ve:i.' .Janet."~ said. the m1nl_stei'. ` let's hear ye. Ilf`l-._.-- ___I 3!! _ A_,_A ;|, , on _ --v U-I-n-`luv. nu-Ja-45 Y_ou mine now. I never let you go! You go no more to m eet Ah Gong! Ana 4.1.-.. ..'.|.... |...1.-1.1 ;.|_- n.____ -_a --_' `var-II `ow wusaau puny aAJ\.\l.|b:l\ac Jul-VS - Just then sudden darkness fell `on the place. They could not understand. They were afraid. ' I'A_ I_._;_.1 ,, --- ,- ._...; .... L: ``I cannot forge" he. 8815- T"! must see her again and win her_f01 81Ven939- She can not have forgottgn the old, days, or she would not have written this. __v --...-.- ..-vu urn.-.` uvno = "I will see her tomorrow night. Per- - haps we can escape! 4 ` - i Meanwhile Ah Leen was happy. . ` Again fell the night. Ah Leen was first at the rendezvous, and the dutiful Ah I Suey was eagerly watching through the chinks of the carved wood. ""`H-eeomes-! He comes! He is fairer -than the sun! See! He kneelsbefore the josslv He burns the incense! He_.--. 7-- _.4_ LI- _ -. I Y--_I'v>so.nI\v\l>l:lCl`BIIlI-III. ql`3o ' " ~ .;.,.-Next. day` she was happy -in the` i `thought that she was to see him again. ; Was ever a" day so long? ,The` maid ,. dressed her hair more gorgeously than f she had ever done before and. covered it with jeweled ornaments. The pretty lips were dyed a vivid red, the cheeks were tinted `and the .eyes bl_ackened. The long nger nails were manicured , most carefully, and when at last she` was ready aqmore beautiful picture cannot be imagined. a 3 win 1......u.. 1.....A.2._- -e - H-1`]'reth'e;had parted they had `agreed "to meet again the next night at the josshouse. When the young Ah Gong stepped out into the pure air, he felt something pushed forcibly into his hand. A horrible fear stole upon him. _He glanced quickly in every_ direction, but could seeno one who looked as if he had done this thing. The Celestials - toddled along justethe same, the almond blossoms still retained their fragrance and yet-this man-had just received his death warrant. On the little slip,of red; paper in his trembling hand he read: You shall die like a dog; the reason. Ah Leen. A ' ` . . - -_`___ --... To die,~ he groaned. When she Iovesme! I` must see her! Perhaps we can escape it we hasten! . - A11 7 Leen had gone home another way. He could not warn her. _.'f{~1;<.)qwi;1; that the- highbiders always kept their vows. all hope died within him.` - - I571`. .13. I! I, , _ V - ` F > .,3-"_.=..1t.'l.i. `:,:-And, Ii:;a:,a ;V _%notA.~`remh1ber until -he had` left ` l_1er ' `_`_aAtA he..did not think to tell ber_ he was i married. 3 T ` V "Xh; Leen was completely mystified, `but she hadyno fear` of anything except separation from "this wonderful being. At last theyyslipped into one of the small compatrtments on either sideof the opium scented passageway, and there, chaperoned by the little maid, ' they enjoyed several hours of uninter- rupted bliss I 11..- ;_c___--n,_,u I u.. . _` - ----v -gov ovvhu , ` They could look down on "theistage. The 5 tomtoms were clanglng noisily and the shrill notes of the string'edin- struments rose high in unison with the sharp falsettos of the men `who were impersonating women. The air was heavy with the ever present odor of opium, but Ah Leen hardly knew what was going on about her. She had told him that she would remain only long enough to be seen at'the theater, so soon the two _girls slipped out` unno-' ticed in the crowd and met Ah Gong in a little dressing` room back of the, stage. Passing on, down some narrow, steps, they found themselves winding through tortuous underground corri- dors. `a . pa-uvu uv nuuzgsucu. > _ _ 5 With loudly heating hearts_ the two girls wended their way to the large theater. Pushing through` the mass of Celestlals -who were literally packed Into every available niche of the place, they ascended with hundreds of other women and children to the balcony next the roof. - - ' There came to pim agreat longing to hear her voice, to feel her hand, soft ~ and cool, on his forehead, as she used. t 1? it long ago when he was tired] or dlscouraged and came to`-her for ` Sympathy. T - . v ` the was roused from his 1"everie';_by 9 entrance of the otce boy bearing Ilcard, , _ * Lady for M1ss"King, sit! - v , . Bring her 131 here," he said. *.w11:hdi1i7' l81f1nc1ng`at`the cardewhich the`.b0y" aid on his desk. He took it torgranteda that the 1303 was Mrs. White. ` Wan 36- ..L_l\ . 45 :3- ._ n\\D " She and .1ir maid i`e1s`uriy took gm. ' . departure from the p'l1.1tc'e, _' with a guilty lo0kV'atTthe"fjoMs.s"`as they pas sed,- and _to`ddl`ed" along; through the uarrow. blossom lined 'streets to their home. She Slept that night with "her lips on the dainty sandalwood fun he had touched,` and no premonition of evil disturbed her slumbers. Mm A... ..x... .41-- L--~ -` -23 Dunlop Street, Barriej 27 IV ` All `goods thoroughly reliable] Vinfquality and style.` H Everything here" to make buy- ing a. PLEASURE AND Harness Shop Office--91 Dunlap Street, Barrie .:Si:E3"s-m$wr}'sood-.: ,_.Vmn' blosoodn, Plants nn1lnnIIn_ . . ` . 1ri.6I x1"s-1? AND,`SDsMRN. T I"q:lophonom:;;;.'x_,5k.: V V n55l.)|:AdV|:op-St.`.4B:tr|9 fcuvr 1ri.own'ns-nou.. Carnations, Violets. '00:. fresh "- ,Bouueu-Btto- hob," '. Hand`. 'Fun`alnl Token .3. nniv-"rIadbnn.v - `n... .. -vv.. |.|,u Luv uuuuvx 5 uauxc. 3 Lilian Watson! he said thoughtful- A 15'. Well. this is :1 coincidence!_ He read a few pages further. It is surely more than agcoincidence, because no one but Bessie could have` written this. no matter what the signa- ture. Why, I remember this scene as if it were yesterday. We Were only children then, to be sure, but therearen things one never forge_ts,.' and she'ha's remembered our very Words. nnnn I*`V'|I\`t1\ `l....xJ.-_....-.1 ;- AI '1