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The (lays 01 my clerkship were 1' ended; my examination was over; I 1 was admitted; wrote myself Ne-.` hemiah Hubbs, Attorney, put up.` my new bright little sign, and in my native village began my professional! J career. No, I did not either; I am iunistakexi; I intended to pursue the honorable practice of the noble pro- fession to which I had dedicated my` talents and learning, in the place of my birth, but never was truer word penned than the time-honored pro- \'r_-rb, A prophet has no honor in`; his own country. l believe if I` had remained in the village of Green, Briar till my head was white, they:. would have thought of me as noth- ing but a boy, and would fear to: trust me. Even after my sign wasf put up nobody called me Mr. Hubb.<;`; I was still Ne" with old and young.- and Ne I would Have been to thi.-ii d:_ !".ul 1 i"_".ilall1`(l in Green Brian`. Cnly one ca.<.,: ('l2lln`.f:(l my alto-n-li, tion during the three months of my aigatient continuance in Green `Bl`lill": 'after being admitted to the bar, and 5' that was the case of an unjustly impounded pig feloniously abstract- ii ed, your honor, from the small but` secure spot which my client had: trustingly deposited him in, and; in-.1liciou. driven to the public en-i closure called a pound, for the vile} purpose, doubtless, of compelling my client, in his poverty and destitu-_ tion, to pay the enormous fee whichl has been demanded of him in order to extricate the animal from his un-l pleasant position, and restore him to. the bosom of his family!" i n .1, v ...._..L u.,. 1n`:l\i\`,f` 4`..m,| l i Page Seven SHORT STORY mu` re-zuix-1', fox` ran hu-at \\'iI..h :1 `\ 1 {hr :t})])x`o'.u'!| ;l'1` t fun` as the ;ft`IH.`n'l 11) I \\';1.< zx In-ril-ct | "Om 1- wa.< an rn'g:u1ic ` Cd heart I could not i mu`. 21` the . `mo '05 unn1isL2Lk:xbl_v, ml cu. 'l`11cm\\':,1.a W on, irrcgrular ac- ll` :11 main: I could not | _ . _ upprn:1ch- . `P ..l.. u....\.. , ..., 'Lr0ublv uln s.-uu,,.y uuL\\':n'd tlmru is i . ....-. ' ` I She ! said I to myseli, the boy: surely has Welch blood in his veins,} they always she e\`e1'ytl1ing. 1 1| l | The boy soon returned, saying, , l l 1 ]`the doctor wasn t at home, sir, but 1 left your name on the slate. I J In the couse of the afternoon, ans` _;I lay upon the soft with my handj `_lpre. upon my heart to still it~' "ll1`1`tf_"lll2l1' pulsations, there was a-` _:l.~`oft tap at my door. ..r~.....A :..n 1 ,...n,..1 ....o ....,x 4... YFULL may um nu; \|\)uA. _ Come in, I called out, and to; _`]_my . in came the neate. b1'i_9:hte. and most cheerful lookingl qlittl wo1n-.111 it had ever l)'een myi -lot to meet. l You sent for me, I believe, sir `. [ lshc . in a quick, brisk, pleasing; t way. I I HI 0.`: \',. ......,ln.... 1vr\~n 1110! Ink ... | Summoning the only imile servant: belonging to the establishment, I] told him to step and ask Dr. Todd to come and see me as soon as pos-, ism}:-. . . i i The boy grinned. What are you laughing lasked, is not VD)`. Todd Iphysician ? Uf\l.. ..,. . ~:.. )1 Lr\ ...-.~..-nu. nun ...\..`, ,..N..,.,,,,,_, see.-n1e(1 prosp(:r0u.< in my L-i1`cu1n.~:tanc-.~'. iut alas ! are so often told poctically, no .~'wc(:t without its hitter, \vi1.hout its thorn; and Lroul to me in thv shunt of alisw .<,i and slow in its upprt first, 1011;: 1':-art.-:1 and >`Ll.<}H-4 at 1`.-ngth betraying it.<(-If .<: that l vould blind 1n_v. I` to the truth. ,...,.....u.. . Oh, yes, sir, he answered, I believe she is a very good physician, {but she ha nt never tended nobody ;here." I um ... . Y tention was arrested by a modest little sign upon an opposite b1ind~-! C. L. Todd, M.D. While tliinkin;r , ...L...:.,.. ,... ...a .. . ` 14. .... "IA 1.`. L V. .4. Lvuu, M.-. \\'h(:L`n(-1' or not it would b`- )~ ! 5 The survic<- in \Vz:. I i"` '.`nz1k(- trial of 22. physiciu...-. ski... .. on Sunday mur11in;.1'. win-n 13- ' . _ .~:x2d. twinge and utter decidecand Queen joined tl1ank.<: . for me; yes, I would send for Dr. Todd His ){ajesty s recovery, \vas`one of, ;1m{ know the worst at once Y the briefest functions of its kinul male servamiever known. It 1aste( 32 mim1t<.~.<.| - \v 1,, 4n .____._1 ..A.. .-. .... ...-. u\\o:\v , ....,. ( 1 "1 1 No, madam; you are labor-5 `ing under a mistake. 1 Ah! I beg pardon, said the)` ilittle woman, I found on my slateit `the name of Mr. Hubbs, numbergi fourteen, Mrs. Gray s boarding; `house, with a request that I would|` `call and see him. I` ,,.. . .. . .. is .4... unnu Q... ` ; Your slate, madam," l uxclainl-g ed, my astonishment inC1'l:i1SiI1;2,` cv<>r_\ ' n `moment, you are surely not 21 - .u Ill... .1 .1. in 4-,... `..\..u....w- I I . . xbut by the zur 01 your room I ]m,--! `lsumv you are much gzivun to sn1ok-1 I .\'<,-r\'0u. nc,-rv0u.<! th:1t'.< M1,; dcpuml upon it! Excuse me, sir,` I pleaded guilty. And how many L-.igar.< L1. smoko :1. day 1 1 could not tell you; counted; as soon Zl.\' I t}' pm,-Lty much : qnv H00. 1\\'1'u11g' from ! I p1'(_-su1m- . 'in_:: :11! the t 3 ...,.. ! ``'l'l1u1'.< it 1 hrrzxrt at all, b:u-v-r): (it`])1`l1` LIIU UUEUIII UL IIIB L(lIllA|_y . I By this I meant the client s fain-` il_\', the pig having none of his o\vn; it was a gure of speech undoubted-I ly, the family not inhabiting uni mfish cabin, but still it rounded off`: ie period, and sounded \\'t`ll to me, as l repeated over and again m_v`] mziidr.-n speecli pacing: up and down: tne Iioor of my little olliee. in this,` my first c2l.<<:, l wzis . so far; as to rescue the impoundn,-d unimuli and save my client from the pay-; ment of an unjust demand, but it. l)l`0ll;.',`l1L no . to my pocket,` neither, to my surprise, did it seem; to bring honor to my name. The; eloquence of my speech did not forml the theme, as I fondly hoped it; would, of paragraphs in the village! papers, or of tlisctission at the corn-`I ers of the . neither did iii ring to my oice the rush of clients, for which each day l vainly, nmdn: r-auly. lt was plain that ii .<`neuld never rise to distinction in` Green Brian`, and so I czunv to the] sudden determination to remove`, l I . .1 .. ...r. ..n,l ;..Hln1 q10h:l(fL`(); ?1.hin;:; it \ ;1lon'L In` F }))`omi. . I6` The next morning: 1 found myself mi \vu.tchim,: impatiently for the zn'rivul Q of my little doctor. She came, bright ,',u.n(l cheerful as the day before. I si What it perfect little sunliezun she, -'|wa.<! I could not help growing `better under her cure and the in- }: lluencv of her cheering presence, `and yet I managed to contrive some` -` uchv or pain every day, as an excuse iv` for the continuance of her visits. ei At length I found that my heart, d which had long been quiet and ap- parently free from disease, began to r- llnttt-r z_ind pulpitzito again, but l ob-l I served it was only when I heard the 1.: little \\`omun .s` tap at my door. or` )- felt her soft ngers on my wrist. t- in short, as she had driven the dis- I l l I} I pr01ni.<(-d, . as n lamb. `_ In the first plzxcv, Lhun, throw `:1wa_v all your (:i},::u'.~' and tobu<:c0,| lzmd promi.<<: to buy no m0r I WM) 11 sigzh grin-n to my 5014- can-( . I said I would do as shr.-! (lirw('t(-,d. I 1 `as to diet, ,-xmcis<-, early hours, otc.; . , i .\lun_\' nmro dn'<-(:1i0n.< silt: ;:a\'t- mu 1 .l <:rhap.~' . saw, too, that chr-L-rful compzmiomhip was 0111- thin): I need- ed, and so . remain:-d :1 while. talking with gruat glue and spirit about inatt(:r.< and Lhin;r.< in ;,:(-mrral. and p1'0n1i. to call and .<-(- mg the next morning, sin: left. I had not felt so WU in a ;:r0at while; indeed, I had ll0L 3.-;ivun m_\ heart a thought since Lhn little wo-` man c-ntcrud the room. ` mi` Iuko u_uu |4\.ll .vv\A, . ..~..\..' ; thrmv one: took another, u. wpvml upon it`1l mukv 3 '1! drive you f m_\: : I will Lake all ` wluctzlnt umfv.<.~'i()I1 W21 'l`HURSDAY, JULY 11, 1920. .;,u. -u thv tinn- . and r-zul- 1.... you crazy if .\'u\\' will my zulvicv or n A..l., l........ n0Lhin;: _ .4 __,. up .;.vuLI.|A_y . your mouth : -, uh! Chmv 111;: but Imthim: I ,. lutv smok- a good do you 3 .`,HULll\I IACVUL Ll-`L v \| . . I y . . . V _ . V .. ._,1 I UN remove, from that pl,~z1. spot and settle` in some gzrcat city \\'h(-1'(- nobo knew or had ever heard of nu-;[ whc1'u, above :11], T.h('1`(` \\'u.< not 2.1` soul to cull mn `'.\'u-.'` ` su :s. ..6' {`,....u, l'l1mw- I \\'u.< mon- . u . u ` . I never iz Ul` \\` I2unb.';1iLL1., I I, f T}. tobacco, 1 plain ""-'-H show cun- I my 0 .~'}1r.-` i, the L 10- c but \ .~ i l UL puuuuuua cu. Lu ux, nun.u ..... .. I `by-elections will be held on July :20. be little enthusiasm manifested by either party. In Frontenac the seat of the late Dr. Edwards, Dr. Wm. Spankle, Conser\'ati\`<.-, has been 7nominated, and the Liberals have de- cided not to contest the riding. In Lanark the vacancy caused by the death _of Hon. Dr. Preston, Conser- `vative, two Conservatives are in the iield, and the Liberals letting: them I .|It appears, however, that there will i E, ` fight it out, while in Prescott, where L. M. Auger, Liberzil, resignexl, two I :l.,.`...| . ..... . tin. &1..l.l 41111] 011,. ("nu |\4V\.l. `Nearly 40 royal persons were p1:.<- ent. There were 1,700 seats rc- served for representative people in "an walks of life. The nave of the abbey was thrown open to the pub- lic without; ticket. run , 4.1.. .. \ ....L. IIU VV` ILIIULIU LILACL. There was no sermon, the Arch; `bishop of Canterbury and the Dean of Westminster holding that all present were deeply conscious of the purpose of the service. `E`n11nu~nn +1-xn rm-n-3+ 1~nll nf` ll)-nn1< pLl1p_UD\`: U; Luc acLvn.s.. | Following the great roll of drums ithe dean, with all standing, cried '1God Save the King. God save the ; realm. God give us thankful hearts." ;These words were followed by 1 [fanfare of trumpets. The opening lhymn was sung as the King and }Queen were being conducted to their iplaces near the high altar, as the choirs sang the late Sir Cecil lsprings-Rice's "I Vow to Thee, My ;Country. This \\'a.< the l{in;:'.< 3special wish. I A- :4 ...-.. ..- .. 4". ```` ..',.,. KING GAVE THANKS IN } E WESTMINSTER ABBEY_ -,-`.-_ I As it was not a state service Ethere was no note of pagezmtry be- lyond that afforded by the eccles- yiastical vestments. I E, EFIVE FEDERAL BY-ELECTIONS | TO BE HELD ON JULY 29th'[ ) lI1(`l'\` 1 \\u.~ mun: LlL\,\.n.`,1.un, u..\.` soon hzul the upporiunity of form-` ing a very ad\'a11tzu,-;c0u.< partnt-1'. l)u. il1L'l`':l.~'(:(l; n1on<.-y In-gun lei romv in, . LL1 Iirst, but ufu-1' :1` 1imv mun pIL-nti1'u1l_V, and all L11illf.','n' ,.`.,...- In nuv nn1\\':H'Ii , xi .zn`rie Boy Scouts to the number 101' twenty left on .\lomlay for the ,1-annual two weeks camp life at! ,l,'1`hun(_l_er Bay, on the Georgian Bay, - near Pcnetang. Scoutmastc-1` Geo. *lHLl.ll0\\'21_\' is in Cl1il1`. I0, with Bill vC1'os. zlssistiiig. Tuesday, July ilfith, will be \'isito1'.< (lay, when the .1. work will be exemplied to all lwlio \\'i. to visit the camp. Visitors rizm: ulsu \\'elcomml on Sunrlzxys, but Gill]!-l`v will l)<- no scout work on that = (luv. v i T nu... ..- ;,.- ll . . .......\_.. .....\, K . ~1;<-ould not l0n_L:vr blind m_\'.<:-If 'gf:1ct. and \\'hL-I1 . 0110 (lay 1( _-ftlmt I \\`z1.< now 0' the sick Ii: -gout of hm` lmnds, I d(-LL-1'n1im~ H. . not so :-n. 3:14 I So I told hm` that ' 2'i\'ren vzlso to my hr-art .~'puL'L, she must. not 1:- \ "maul (lunu so in 2umLhu1', `bu w01's:- 011' than 1 \\'us I 5 him: The ve vacancies in the House f Commons are to be lled when ...u . .. 71 :\I\I nu-1 uunn .-u All u..uu.\., `VI he ihnn I \\'z1.< In-hm-. Th`. 311111.: .sun1un i\)()kn'-11 pvrph-x4-I. I'hvn I . my L`Zl.<(`, and n-x-` pluim-xi my . zi .<<-cons! mm. .~'howin;_: hm` Lln- (ii.~`i!`t'.<.~'('ti .<\:1t:- )1 `my hm-nrt and . nlonr: voulcl unr- ; it. Thu 1'm'ni--i` tli. . had i*-- I mo\`:-:1 hy :1n ()(`L'.'l.~'if)ll1i \'i.~'it, 1h- {:11- 1:-r (-(mill only hw cur:-(1 h_\' hm-i` pro1ni. to i-omn and Lnkv up hm-2 :li)l)(il` with nw, as 1` ])i1_\'. Shv nmlvr.~'1oml nn- now, and hy Lin- wny . [J1'I'.~'.~`t-(i her hand on hm-21 own litth: llu1.t,-ring: ht-an you would; hu\'o- thought the 'Li|;.{i()ll.\`; and I verily think it \\':1.~' So now w<- urv tlt:t-rniinc-d to run mu-h otln-r, and next we urc about tr | apply to 21 <-Iu1':_VIn:u1 who is to forn` tlisuzm: \\`zi.< con bu-t\\'--(-n us 1\ life p:1i't1wi'.~"nip, 21.- I:i\vyvr nnd ph_v; ut one thing troubles me, 01 which I had not thought till now .Unin.nrruptod rest for Mother. For a H v fn h-.u~.. n|n- .-5.--IL i Tl-r\r(`.'s pears in the household gum-dc hv Q`.-uxtnrin. Peaceful sleep for Baby. few -Imps of pure (`.:1st,orirL will quiet any in-Lful infant. Or put Hm littlo one back to sh-1-n when t.herv s an upset, (lur- ing the night. `.`nrr-ntJ:, rInn't trv to do VVith()1It 200*] But; thing 01 _which not now_l;` that it is m-c<-. to have our earrl: ' ('l1l. ,'l`2\\'(`(l. I\Iarried people a1'e usual ' ,1) Mr. and 311's. So-anl~So_, on: ; Mr. such a one and lady, bfit will` anyone please to be so kind as tc , tell me how 1 and my little wife arr z`to be (lesi_Lrnate(l. Will it be Mr. and Dr. Hubbs, or Mr. and Mrs }-lubbs, MD." or as the ladies arc , going ahead so fast in tll-':S(* (lays ol - women's rights, will I sink into stili ) lesser insignicance, and shall we -lbe Dr. Todd and gentleman, 01 3 must I drop the name of Hubbs al- r'togethr:r and become a 'I`ndr.l, too Tl . Somebody please tell me how to :- have those cards engraved! I out Of my ha-ML, that little wo- F' }:.:'i \\'n1ku! into it. 1 Y\`.~' `. I \\`u.< without doubt it \'iL'- tim of (ii.<<-zxsr of the heart, not Int-1;Lph01'iculI) , (1:-ur fox` nn:\'(-r had that or;:zu1 quickn,-1' pul. at ufi mortal woman; so 1':L1`u.~' 1 sex wu.< conct-rm.-(I, pt-rfc-ctn stoivz hut that thz~n- O)",{:llliC` di.<<':1. about my not` doubt,z1mi it` never Inptoms; " ` ` ` ' V ..l...L.ln 4 . v wakt-.< up and tindsi h;1. t bvon a. told nu L` ` list`, and d(-LL-rmim-d that . I out of The Northern Advance should ` LONDON FIRST TO FILE OLD AGE PENSION FORMS` I Twelve zxpplications from London,` Ont., provided the rst batch of old age pension (locumu.-nt to .u'1'i\'e- at lthe Parliament Buil(liI1J,'s. 'l`}m_\ xvere rc-ceivcd Thursday by Hon. Dr. David Jamieson, chuirznan of tho Provincial Pensions Board, for final approval, having: been approved by` `the local board at; London beforoi `being sent to Toronto. No payment: l under the act will be made before` fall, ho\\'e\'er. run -1 i ! |u.u., Inuvv \. - x... While it is estimated that 20,000 lpeoplc will b<- oli;.:`il)le for ])(`I`|.~`l0l].~`. a much greater number will applyl .and Dr. Jzunir-son has had 100,000 zmplication forms printed, of which 30,000 wm'n l:1: \\'f`('l{ sent out 1`nI_ various local l)QLll'(l.\' zilready up-` pointed. Tm-onto is among the many municipalities which hz1\'<- not `lyot soloctr-(l tlmir bozml. 'l`l1<- up- lplication 1`orm.< are four 1)ug:o.=} ifoolscap lvngxtli, and t.ly 1'(`..~`t.'mlIl(*` `imrmw tux l'0x'nis. [ 'l`ez1cln-r-\Vhz1L is fderful thing" mun n\'(:l' Little Girl---".~\ Iivin -v ,n n 1.. ily." [mg zne mgun. ]`n.rent,s, don't try to good i old (7.'Ls`wri:L! lt. isn`t fair to the baby, ` and it nmkos things hard for you. You I !can`t give Baby medicine rm-.unt for grown-ups-or shouldn`t.! Cnstoria is the solution. It is always safe. It al- ways does the work. And although it acts as swiftly as an opiate or n. nar~ eotic, it contains neither. Ca.stm~ir1 is purely vegetable. Give it whvnawr t.herc s constipation, colic, diarrhea. `No less than ve million l!lO i("."l mothers have come to depend on Czzs toria, for twenty-ve million lmt,t.l<~.< were bought last. year! Get. yours to- day; don't. wait for some night. whnn it`- . needed, and the drugstore is closed! J ` not} doubx. and ever . disc1o.~'r-d the1nsul\'(:.< utn11isL2Lk:Lbly,`i they did so in my 'l`hL-re \\'a.s{ uttering, palpitution, ac-` tion. and at l<-n;:th pain; \\`ul'k; Iifv had lost its '/.(-st. 'l":1--1 fear of sudden death xvus 1-vcr \\'i`.`1: mu. lcould enjoy nothing. Ifl ` ' .I' . 4.. l......,. n.. ..nV}`nd\.` Children Cry For ; Highway afgty Committee Have your headlights tested frequently, or test them yourself. Be sure they do not glare. To drive at night with glaring headlights is to endanger your life and the lives of others. With only one headlight, you are also a night-time menace on the highway. Always carry spare bulbs. The law demands that your lights shall always be in proper condition. You are liable to a ne if they are out of focus or __ -; L_____ not burning. ; the most won- :1' nmdv 1"` 'in;: for :1 mm- That Blind Leonhard Sepella, hero of the famous race to Nome, is congratulated on winning the Seventh Eastern International Dog Sled Derby at Quebec. He covered 123 miles in eleven hours, six and a half minutes with his sturdy team of Siberian huskies. D01! sled derbv rm-nrdq vrnra In-nL-on and hour nnoc aafulxliclma.-I Iear 01 suuuun Lluuun ..u.. .._ . . . . .. l could If I hzul 2lll}'l.l]ll13.I 10 l<-av:-, or anybody; to lf.-aw` it to, I would l1:u'(,- mzul<' my will, for I \vu.< quite sure now that l . either drop sonw (lay lifeless in the strvet. or that tlw morning would soon comv wlu-n tlw powocr to risv from my l)(:(l would: have left me. . . , U` x l I I l ..... l.n....,Hnar hnl WIEII [HS SC11l'(1y 1303.11 ) 01 blK)CI'12lIl IIUSKICS. Dog sled derby records were broken and new ones established during the three days of the race. Dupuis, who nished second, made a world s record when he completed the rst lap of 41 miles in 3 hours, 22 minutes, 42 seconds. Of the nine who nished the three laps, only two took as long as the first Derby winner at Quebec in 1923, demons- trating that hardier and speedier dogs have been developed for sled work since then. . .n: mm. ---up---umxu You can barely hear it! Guaranteed by CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.. Limited GENERAL ELECTRIC Refrigerator HEN ynu see :1 General Electric Refrigerator your first com~ mcnt is apt to be "\Why it's so quiet-you can barely hear it." Its unique construction has established a new standard for quiet operation. The General Electric Refrigerator is so automatic it never needs to be oiled. Among its 250,000 users not one has spent a dollar for service or repairs. Come to our showrooms and let us explain the advantages of the General Electric all-steel cabinets that will not warp, and the tem- perature control which governs the speed of freezing ice cubes or frozen desserts. `You may purchase any model an deferred payments, if you desire. A 55.15293 Nome He_ro, Derby Winner UBBY 39.05- uqwq - ........ -5 -.-._. ____. j__. rj -BAYFIECD s'r., BARRIE- Easy Term: Arranged nuvo mu me. 1 I n-,muin- at my lmurdim: h()L'.:"" and found no comfort in a11ythin}_f` but my cigar, and my dread disease` Lm-xv \\`()r.~`.(: and worse. As yet I had con.~:u1ted no physician, partly. i think. from the apprehension of hav- ing my fears confirmed, but as sat at my window one day, smoking as vigzorously as ever, gazing ab- stractedly across the street, my at-