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# *# Y guIm, its notlion find it? It‘s dark as dir "Ben Cottle can do i Don‘t waste a minute. A is too heavy to last. . boys not to shoot. One the wholt show away." ed no longer. He passed to Clear out. "But our horses are won‘t last long. Th« down." "Yes, if we takt for the gorge. T they‘ll look for us. "By gum. it‘s a a shrap shot whirled past. was darker th sudden, a gre splashed upon stant the very emptied upon Like a flash "Here‘s our to cle It was intolerable to lie there, waitâ€" ing for death, and Jim racked his brain" for any way out, but could not find â€"one.â€" By â€"this=time he had given up all hope of Dave Condon coming to the rescue, and certainly there was no one else who could do so. His thoughts kept going back to Joan, and he blamed himself bitterly for not having written full details to Bill Beverley. He knew Bill well enough to be sure that, if callâ€" ed on, he would move heaven and earth to save Joan from Farne. A bullet that spattered earth in his face brought him out of his black thoughts. He raised his rifle and took a srap shot at a dim shadow that whirled past. It struck him that it was darker than ever. Then, all of a sudden, a great drop of warm rain splashed upon his cheek and next inâ€" stant the very cisterns of Heaven were emptied upon them. Like a flash Jim turned to Ward. "Here‘s our chance. Pass the word Round and round went the Kettle Drum killers, pelting bullets upon the men penned in the centre of the circle. There were few return shots for Ward had passed the word for all to lie flat and take what shelter they could find. So far as Jim knew, no more had been hit since the first volley, but by this time all the horses were down. The screams of one that had been wounded echoed terribly through the night until Carson crawled near enough to put a merciful bullet through its head. Cross and ( Joan woul hands and her go; not to help he wince, "It will cut both ways," Jim declared. "It won‘t. They‘re three to one. I know what I‘m saying, son." Jim could find no answer. Ward was right, they were trapped and it seemed certain that not one of them would live to see another sunrise. Farne had his chance and would make the most of it. Once he had wiped out Ward‘s lot., he could concentrate against the Painted Cross and destroy it. This meant that Joan would fall again into Farne‘s hands and this time he would never let 1811 "Trappec said bitterl Meéex boy, ] and fixed 1 like any of past wi Farne‘s fashion thougnhn a his head. vors flun; shelter th return fire the dark widely as msmmsxwmmmmsssssss\s“ssxtmw CHAPTER XXVII | Ben Cottle crept up. | to Ward Haskell‘s place. Opposite, in RINGED BY FIRE "Yes, reckon I can find it," he saidi the face of the bluff he saw the mouth But for the rocks among which they| "It‘s a good notion, Ward. If we can| of more than one cave. The sensible hadâ€"tied their horses and where the‘ fetch the ranch house afore they know | course seemed to be to take refuge in men were still standing, that voliey| what we‘re up to we‘ll be on top." ‘OHP of these and lie there until he hnorst hadâ€"tied men were would ha wholefl6t Bessssssss sssssssssss s s s s C s s s s s s3 s s s s s . s s s s o o oo io o i ioi 4p4 288848544 4* ht aliy US ii S°L OUuLl, Alive." "It‘s not that bad," Jim answered. We have some cover and they have to Ome pretty close to see us." PC MONDAY, JANUARY 318741 1938 Second Time West 16 ‘~ moo d hi hr Th close to se on‘ll be ut can do it. Tell him. ninute. As you say, this 0 last. And warn the oot. One shot will give Â¥ away." Ward hesitatâ€" He passed the word and wiped out Ward‘s lot, he rate against the Painted troy it. This meant that fall again into Farne‘s s time he would never let ould there be anyone left The thought made Jim fo rs of e jack rabbits," Ward They must have got the d what we was doing, is ambush. Don‘t look men spaced out as attackers, but some for two horses razsed saddles. The rest of ted galloping, Indian ‘le round the stones. e up That‘ W a ves down in what find and opened a chancy shooting in nen spaced out as Haske dead 1 the he open. Make the last place But can we 11 inished the s party. As xn and five This rain l ride us from It was steep, but there were plenty of hand holds and in a short time he was safe on top. He looked round but there was no one in sight, nor could he hear anything except the river rushing past. He wondered greatly what had happenâ€" ed to Ward and his men. If they had reached the Kettle Drum there ought to be sounds of firing; if they had failâ€" ed the odds were that everyone of them was dead. For the life of him Jim could not decide what to do. It was no use dreaming of finding his way to the Painted Cross. The distance was at least 10 miles and in his present state he doubted if he could walk one. It would be equally impossible to return Jim took some minutes to absorb these details for he was still in a very dazed condition and his senses were functicning sluggishly. It occurred to him that it was time he moved, for the water was coming up fast and would very soon cover the stone on which he lay. He tried to rise only to fall back with a groan. The stab of pain which shot through his head was sheer agony. He rested a few moments, breathing deeply, then made a second attempt and this time struggled to his feet. He was so giddy he had to cling to a twisted root projecting from the bank. The giddiness passed by degrees and Jim put a hand to the back of his head. His hair was matted with blood and his head so sore he could hardly bear to touch it. A â€"manless fit than Jim Chernocke would have been unable to help himself, but Jim was tough as leather and presently felt equal to the task of climbirng the bank. | ed past, roaring sullenly. The creek was rising rapidly, swollen by the storm. light to see his surroundings. As he had suspected, he had fallen over the creéeek bank. He lay on a mass of rocks and earth which made a little proâ€" montory at the bottom of the bank. His feet were in the water which swirlâ€" When Jim‘s senses came back the rain had ceased, the moon was up and though he lay in shadow there was expected to plunge into swift water; instead he crashed upon hard ground. His head struck rock, sparks flashed before his eyes and after that he knew mno more. got *4 .““ W feales #*, # w# # # w# wth # His hear througzh oC KS * 8 #4# *# #. .. # _ # w# # ’. #* #% ## #4 # # *# #_ $ *# * $ Farne‘s men, the battle n half won. But a single tray them and that would There was no wind, the ectly straight, drumming d with a steady roar of ) we‘ll be on top." he rest followed. 1: slipped away from th . Jim walked last o by his way to the distance was a! his present state In 0fi N2 ZFOURGS her nusband has been compelling her for the last six months to wear a gas mask in bed The husband was twice gassed in the Great War, and the wife states he is obsessed with the danger of being gassed again in a raid. he must ! where. Th had been i was no hi started ou This was : found him bales of h: horse ; he was the qui travelli ened. ing, an were fall, an His re!l lasso 1 He wa bridle, houst tha ping founc insid! light,. in unp had â€": seeme ranch pened the sl lockin house what room. > Lh ably be lo a rope in He reacl the sheds arlong more 1t the la: ground and in and th othe had m( especialil and wa:s ment Jir tion to g what his head had ment. Drun findi motlu! suUuspen He mu d to a ste;: oming back 0 wWwalk. â€" P nothi 16 A T nmne Irom wIinC 30), im C ling 11 op Jim CI LL n e shadow at the back of out trouble and stood house. Not a sound r from the large bunkâ€" and again he wondered ie of the S. Bar S. men. stly to think that they finished. Yet since it at they were not in the i1at else could have hapâ€" bent pieased to ind a serviceable. Now, , he could catch a Darrying his spoil, when, through a sound of horses stopped and listâ€" i horses were comâ€" coming down the t certain that they men, and Jim felt own his spine. it of the question, the question was loft here as there| e at Loomis; there of any sort. He ed another door. _and entering, he ‘eed room. Wired agked against the ide sacks of oats zed in behind the m ers had arrived, eining in their to the ground. s that none of could hear was of hardâ€"ridden dark. His watch ‘he height of the nearly two hours rainâ€"storm broke 11 the excitement men had gone to as so the chances is head had dullâ€" his strength was und himself able rounded a curve ith him. It was A Prague woâ€" ecking divorce _ husband has * the last six in pow he growled, n. Then he acks behind lost his pistol | at this: moâ€" ‘ in no condi-‘ nsideration to The blow on! tense anxiety,| vers of judgâ€"| like an hour z; the rest of rrow in this the question. happened to made up his ze and see if m the Kettle re all against id Farne, my horse I‘ve had a imp behind see all the Opposite, in x the mouth The sensible e refuge in re until he a the next om ed Buck 1i‘t been all ends muld get Â¥ mattetr Thos quiver o was wWas a than shneitet 10 minâ€" 1€ more ts n mm en en im esmm ui mss s ce n l | c | He observed that, notwithstanding drought in the West, Canada had enâ€" JjJoyed two prosperous years in 1936 and 1937, due principally to rapidly exâ€" panding foreign trade. Aid from the federal government and the east had made the west realize, as perhaps neve before, that it was part of a nation, not standing alone. "A strong, happy, solvent west must be built if Canada is to be one great nation. Fortunately there are excellent indications that the turn in the tide has come and that 1938 will be a better year in western Carada. I believe that eastern Canâ€" ada knows that much of its success is due to development of the west and that it is prepared to coâ€"operate in assisting the west to find methods of rendering less onerous the fluctuation of western economic life." ‘ Briefs before the Rowell Commission had a wide national outlook, indicatâ€" irg that Canadians took a serious view THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TTMMINS, OoNTARIO V. R. Smith, general manager, stated that the increase of business in force was 10%, greater than the increase for 1936. Premium income stood at the highest figure in Confederation Life | *"*Those who are demanding that the Dominion should assume increased or new responsibility with increased exâ€" | penditures would do well to ponder the fact that the public and guaranteed \ debt of the Dominion has increased | 50% in the last 10 years and stands at ' 4‘> billions of dollarsâ€"a staggering : total for a young and sparsely populatâ€" ed country. In the last 25 years our per capita debt has increased 500 and our population only 50%. Canada is a young country, and while it may continue to mortgage the future, it cannot do so indefinitely." of the national problems involved, he eccmmented. The Commission should receive the support of every Canadian to the end that its recommtendations may lead to legislation which will enâ€" able Canadians to realize the Ideals of the Fathers of Confederation. "It is not to be expected that taxaâ€" tion will be reduced immediately, but rather that first attention will be directed to reduction of the national debt. It is to be hoped that no new burdens will be incurred until old burâ€" dens are eliminated or materially reâ€" duced. that the Dominion will scon be payâ€" ing its way. As dominion and provincial securiâ€" ties make up 30% of assets, Confederâ€" ation Life has a vital interest in govâ€" ernmental firances, the president asâ€" serted. With increased internal busiâ€" ness, lower relief costs, rising revenues and lessened inter;st charges of $16,â€" 000,000 due to refunding operations by the federal finance department, Mr. Macdonald looked forward to possibility of a balanced budget and the hope In five years, investments in preâ€" ferred and common stocks have inâ€" creased from $3,300,000 to $5,350,000, from 3.59% to 4.34% of the assets. Mr. Macdonald stated this investment in stocks is most modest, under Canadian law Confederation Life could carry 15% of the ledger assets in stocks, or $18,000,000. Bonds and debentures comprise 63.29% of assets. Five years ago this group comprised less than 50%. Inâ€" vestment in bonds has increased over $30,000,000. Government and muniâ€" cipal bonds account for 53 %, corporaâ€" tion bonds amounting to 10%. The Association holds $22,000,000 in securities payable in more than one currency, thus being able to advantage of the exchange market with certainty of profitâ€"a desirable position. "Good mortgages are difficult to obâ€" tain. . This difficulty will remain in Canada so long as legislature continue mcratorium legislation and impair their security by ranking ahead of the return to the mortgagee charges for services properly payable by the mortâ€" gagor," said the prseident, explaining. why mortgage investments have fallâ€" en from 15.6% to 12.3% of the assets. "Our mortgage investments have been| "Our mortgage sound." "Interest rates will not always reâ€" main at their present low levels, and when they rise, the securitiee having longâ€"term maturities will show heavy capital depreciation," he predicted, exâ€" plaining that Confederation Life was meeting this problem by shortening the maturities of its portfolio by purâ€" chases and ex changes of shorter term securities. .Oneâ€"third of all Confederâ€" ation Life bonds will mature in 10 years and twoâ€"thirds in 15 years, he stated. R, 8. Waldie, viceâ€"president, was chairman and delivered President C. S. Macdonald‘s address in the absence of the latter through illness. Mr. Macâ€" donald pointed out the substantial inâ€" crease in every phase of operation, not only in 1937, but over the last decade. In the last 10 years, business in force total income 154% ; payments to policyâ€" holders, 221% ; dividends to policyholdâ€" ers, 154 and surplus, 134%%. Commenting on present low interest rates for longâ€"term loans, Mr. Macâ€" donald warned that investment in such securities would present uncomfortable problems in the future. Assets were $120,700,00, an increase of The Association conâ€" tinued its conservative practice of carrying them into the balance sheet at their book values, which are $2,500,â€" 000 less than their actual market values as ascertained by the federal insurance department. New assurances totalled $48.443.831. an increase of almost $1,000,000 over 1936. Total assurances at the end of 1937 were $411,141,4598, an increase of $12,641,886 for the vear. Strong Position of Confederation Life Toronto, Jan. 31.â€"The strongest balâ€" ance sheet of the postâ€"war period was prosented last week at the 66th annual meeting of the Confederation Life Asâ€" Sociation, culminating a year of conâ€" tinued steady growth. Increase of Nearly a Million in New Insurance. Colonel J. F. Michie, viceâ€"president, said the objectives of the sales force had been exceeded. Carada, Newâ€" foundland, Cuba, Shina, the West Inâ€" Difficulty fourd by individuals in making satisfactory investments had led to increased public demand for imâ€" mediate annuity contracts. Confederâ€" ation Life annuity business has inâ€" creased nearly 10 times since 1930. Pointing out that the Association has had a contributory staff savings and benefit fund for the salaried cleriâ€" cal staff, Mr. Smith announced that the plan will this year be broadened to set up a pension fund for managers. Long an advocate of clearer annual statements, Mr. Smith said the direcâ€" tors had continued the form of stateâ€" ment introduced last year, which nad received favourable comment from press and policyholders. The latter valued the company‘s efforts to give them complete information so they: could judge for themselves the com-i pany‘s progress, he stated. | In eight years Group pensiors have increased 500% and net reserves are now almost $1,000,000â€"thirty times as great as at the erd of 1929. Group sickness and accident insurance has increased 20 times sihce 1930 and the number of lives insured has grown from 400 to more than 10,000 in seven years. He explained that Group inâ€" surance is "Wholesale insurance at wholesale rates," and predicted its conâ€" tinued rapid expansion in the field of industry. "Social securtiy is a matter of acute interest to all intelligent employees. Many thoughtful employers have reâ€" cognized a moral obligation on their part and have taken active steps to assist their employees and to coâ€"operâ€" ate with them in achieving the maxiâ€" mum security possible within the finâ€" ancial resourcees of both employer and employee." sciousness of responsibility for em ployees‘ old age. This concern was re flected in the striking growth of Con federation Life group pensions, he ob served. Discussing modern insurance trends, notably "social security," Mr. Smith found among employers a growing conâ€" Dusiness was on plans: in 1937, 1 new business wa shall be able maximum loa interest to re possible, so t obtain anothe; He noted a marked movemen participating type of insurant 1933â€"4â€"5, more than three fifths surrender value than in 1936 a Rate of termin: 1930 and, as a in force, the | loans amount tC assets, the lowe history, $16,865,000. Total income from all sources, $22,573,292, was the greatâ€" est for any past vyear. Improvement in world conditions was reflected in a marked decrease in cash surrender values, which were 11%, less than in 1936 and 48% less than 1933. Rate of termination was the best since 1930 and, as a percentage of business in force, the best since 1928. Policy loans amount to but 11.69% of the total assets, the lowest point in 30 vears. says: _ ‘"Plymouth has a great engine. It runs so much smoother, and has great powerâ€"mighty useful around farm country. It steers much easier, and starts quickerâ€" particularly these cold mornings. Plymouth operates so easily and at such low cost I‘m boosting Plymouth to all my friends." SEE E 1938 PLYMOUTH Miss Mary Wheeler, Kingston, Ontario, says: "I‘ve had new Plymouths each year since 1934 and each one was good, but better than the earlier one. They have all been economiâ€" cal cars. I find the 1938 Plymouth gives me nearly 25 miles a gallon on trips. 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Most people who appreciate poetry, and like to hear its music and listen to its thought, are wont to cut out a page here and a page there in a magazine or paper when they find a poem they like. There are several people in town awho have collections of poems, many of the poems being such as are not so well known. One young lady who has a scrapbook of poems, said to me one day, "Why haven‘t you ever quoted the poem "Old Jane," in your column?" Imagine having to admit that a poem someone treasures, is one that you have never heard! ‘That was the case. Unâ€" fortunately the speaker did not reâ€" member the author of the poem, so it seemed rather a difficult task to find. it. And, now, (it must be luck), the! poem turns up in an old schoolâ€"book l Prince EKdward Island showed excellert; gains in business in force. Manitoba. New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic registered good gains in new business. C. D. 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