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and the writing .. thf no.fg 1Js .irOom the same person." The French corporal nodded gravely as Hall unfolded the shenms torn from the pockstâ€"book, and "If these cloth>s with the note are found, they will bring them to you, I hope. I leave them, because I am wearing. something undernearth more su‘ved to my purpose, some hing which I brought from India and fetched from my steamerâ€"trunks in Paris. You are the only person in France who would have recognized them, those clothes of mine, and remembered the Maharajah‘s ball at Khotalghar. I cciald not Lell you chat purpose of mir>; ‘it would have soundéed too fantistic . . . mad, perhaps. I do not think I could have carried it out if I had pust it into words. mnave soundéd 1 perhaps. I do n carried it out if ] Whether it fails certainly boodby said, Wilson, au to mest you ag "But these we ant this note a "Ant .*.; ; > t"" 2 th> noteâ€"book, handkerchief 6f zgiven to her thi I know to who U P "HfAll â€"} hear you D( Cleans Dirty Hands Hall 1 1pes a long o coul Where were thes In a trench at V uaumont." Verdun?" Yes. You know up perpl T donr‘t I CHAPTER XXVIII MADEMOISELLE â€"NAP°OLEOX®" OorC mne Thursday, November 24th Beginning In man in}a 1 Ine Ooverails 0 cap and helmet An exciting new serial with a Scuth African setting. THE RIDDLE OF THE RIDERLESS HORSE Read the opening chapters and you will be watching for the following instalments. The Advance Monsigur . .. 1ivy namé_=â€"wWil of wh this la nom t dly rossed to you." first sight Hall knew e pencsilâ€"case, a silk ‘hich he himself had last Chrit+‘mas. "Yes, alo) A Thrilling New Serial Story 9T th? messengetr, with a corporal‘s found?" he askec ‘dunâ€"â€"behind For 1C ing for you, Mr. jurs. A French i message; says by VIOLET M. METHLEY ids him, spread % L ~HMall 100Kkâ€" rhnaps as I should somewner ced up alt saze for me." ier picked up old so plainly ches to those 1e hospital. y from the n3 away to the Amoriâ€" ned from a s is almost ae pockets pace. In enger, a fizhting under YOu like he ~You woere in is yours>lf, Corporal?" "Yes. I was at Douaumont from the first day of the a‘vack, until the worst was over and we were relicovcd. Alâ€" thougzh tne fizhting may still be torâ€" rib‘eâ€"and doubtless it willâ€"they will not pass, mionsieur." "Fut â€" (he person who wore those clothes?" Hall kept his voice steady 37y an efiors. ‘"We krow nothing of himâ€"nothing at all. The clothes wore there and your address, as you s6e, written on the nive, Monsieur; that is why I have brought it. Nothing rise and no body was found I am sorry I "Saw who?" The pause was so lon: that Hall félt impelled to speak, but even so the Frenchman did not conâ€" tinue for a moment, remaining staring before him with an almost rapt look on his face. "He caught at my armâ€"he whisp>râ€" ed: ‘Lock!‘ And then ... T saw him too, monsieur! He was standing in the ed: ‘Lock!‘ And then ... T saw him too, monsieur! He was standing in the trench, quit> close vto us. . . He wore a trench coat and a little ‘black hat . .. Jus‘ as one knows he did. And he was locoking at us; and he was smiling . ... and he spoke. It was the Emperor; it was Napoleon himself. I swear it. Bernard would swear it coo, if he wiore alive." Again a pause; the corporal "Francois Bernard was besids me, a friend of mine: it was he who saw him been, Monsieur? But noâ€"you canâ€" leant f 10t! No cne could who was not there,|to a w n that hell." "Yes ‘"You wore in it yours>lf, Corporal?" |and h "Yes. I was at Douaumont from the | câ€"ar TS ncot doubt that it was indeed the spirit f the Empzsror which returned?" Hall forced himself to speak though his voice seemed strangled in Ims throat. th¢mâ€"iupon whem, 1 tTEell youâ€"â€" them back, figshtirs them wi bayonsts, with cur fistsâ€"ah! if 3y sesn them turn and runâ€"if y r6ard them szregam. For they c 10thing against usâ€"agains< him Smperor was there; it was ino ‘The vouns soldier leant back moves me . . . ? Ah! One can see that. You will be glad, too, to think ‘hat your friend was perhaps there, fighting for France, with us, with him, the Emperor." C1 ab The sixâ€"centâ€"bushel Cuty on foreign wheat entering the British market is removed, putting US. and Canadian wheat on equal footing. United Kinzdom has miade seasonâ€" al reduction in <che raw apple duty. Canadian apples will continue to enjoy a substartial preference. Entry is providsd into the United Kingdom market of thos> kinds of lumâ€" ber of which th> U.S. is an important supplier on terms as favourable as chose on which Conadian lumber is admitted Highlights in New Threeâ€" Nation Plan on which Conadian into the U.S. mark There ars 202 cuota lumber, the tariff on Douglas fir and western hemlock is abolished, lumber is exempted from requirem>nts iskea Hall sprang to his feet; stood in the tenis door with his face turned away, raised to the sky, svruggling to regain zsontrol before he attempted to speak again, trying to remember that is was what she would have wished, this end. And there in the dark blue of the frostâ€"clear heavens shone a single great star, like a silver lamp before the Altar. Hall found his voice. "Vive lEmpereur," he said softly, and in his heart added: "And her too . . . Mademoiselle Napoleon." The End. tariff affoct:d4 Canadian exp ard valued s« duced by the Cara presented in the lis Reduction is mads seed and table st the level prevailing Maximum reduct US. dutvÂ¥ an heavy Canada, United States and Britain in Trade Agreeâ€" ments. ConfurmalC mum reducti of marking, and more favourable ment is accorded red cedar shingl There ar> 447 items in the Canadian tariff affected, with duty on 238 sems reduced and 146 "bound" at the preâ€" "They did not attack there again or some hours; when they did we vere rtady for them. And now, s I ay, vhey will not pass!" "And did you seeâ€"him again?" Hall ng, wiping AlS nors quigtly. "They ‘aid I he s here Highligh rading p reaties sis SpiI Au hne p orward, hi hisper. he was there; i was ung soldier leant back, pantâ€" ng his fortehead. He went on zhts cf the new threeâ€"nation positicn as affexved by the signsd in Washinston Friday Canada and the United Riates _ Unitsd Kingdom jrnd the ant e . ... that it was indéecgd of the Emperor which was 1y i‘hem, fichti1 OU Hundre covering 83 p ke, monsicu was not lou vou, Monsisut nac lan fisheries 1s 1 of U.S. concessio in tariff on bc ck potatoes bel ince 1921. stt the grey agvils he slope. Amongst tell youâ€"driving them with our tsâ€"ah! if you had runâ€"if you had For they could do nd" at the preâ€" mports from the j Vi w him Copyrighted ind nmad l€ All OorvV fish pro but who b A1 both elow not Imâ€" 41 it K 3N of Convener of Gown Commltteoâ€"-Mrs K. Cambridge. Convener of Entertainment Comm‘iâ€" teeâ€"Mr. Wilson Thompson. During the meeting Mr. Treneer, church organist, was in the chair, and | following the meeting, a social evening | was held, and refroashments were seryâ€" \ed by Gladys Langman assisted by [ Elsie Clatworthy and Helen Smith, the National Anthem sung and the Guide Prayver repeated. Inspection was taken by Jean Cowan assisted by Mrs. Morâ€" ris, after which Patrol Corners were held for a short time. A game of trafâ€" fic lights was instructed by Jean Mercy Flight in the North, Despite Peril n Thf SAga Gf NOrthern Unlari0o‘s mercy flights was here yestorâ€" day when Pilot Phil Sauve, of Aus¢in Airways, completed two perilous trips over iceâ€"encrusted lakes to bring out to Gogama a sick miner from Lake Opseâ€" pesway, thirty miles west of here in Osway Township. j On both #frips it was necessary to break channels in the lakss before the poiÂ¥:.oonâ€"equipped Pairchild ifreighter could land and take off. Receiving word that Fred Cusson an employee of Hollinger Gold Mines, had been stricken with pneumonia, Pilot Sauve flilew Dr. B. R. Susman, of Goâ€" gama, to Lake Opsepesway. Mine employees had opened up a passage on the lake, and after the> plane had circled over the property to inform the men that help had arrived, Dr. Susman was landed at Mining Corporation camp. Although seven miles from the mine it was th> nearest point at which the plane could safely land. In som tween U balangonA Canada. The United States reduced the duty on a variety of British cutlery itsms and English welted shoes and receivea conc2ssions on ladies‘ shoes. Sauve returned to Gozama for addi:ional supplies, and on the raturn trip saw four men struggling throuzh the bush with the sick miner. He landâ€" ed a second tim> in the narrow chanâ€" nel, picked up Cusson and rushed him to Gogama. The plane had a narrow escape at Gogama as the lake had alâ€" ready partially frozen over, and the pontsons threatensd to buckle as they bit their way through the ice crust. The miner was sent by train to Sudâ€" bury for hospital creatment. Officers Elected By United Church Choir US. under the 447 items was about $280,0090,000 or about 58 per cent. of the On Friday »vening after choir pracâ€" ‘ite, the United Church Choir held a mesiing to elect the executive for the snsuins year as follows:â€" Presidentâ€"Mrs. P. H. Carson. Vicoâ€"presidentâ€"Mrs. W. W. Tanner. Secretaryâ€"treasurer â€" Miss Edith Richardson. Assistantâ€"secretaryâ€"Mrs. L. Worthâ€" The Guides of the 51« 1.0.D.E. Company held their regular wsekl}y meeting Wednesday, November 16th. Horseshce was formed, the flag raisâ€" ed by Gladys Langman assisted by Elsie Clatworthy and Helen Smith, the Librarianâ€"Mr. L. Worthington. Convener of Social Committeeâ€"Mrs. W. Jardine. Convener of Membership Committee â€"MtTs. T. Gay. Cowan. Campfi bazaar v l Convener of Sick and Visiting Comâ€" nmitteeâ€"Mrs. Wm. Roberts., (GIRL ;UIDES a by Do Your Christmas Shopping Farly 11 ima, Nov. 198.â€"Another chaptsr 2 â€"saga of â€"Northetrn Ontario‘s o PÂ¥ whet ghnts was writcsen here yest2râ€" n Pilot Phil Sauve, of completed two perilous trips ncrusted lakes to bring out to a sick miner from Lake Opseâ€" thirty miles west of here in it then assembled and HI1C 1d i States and Brit: concessions made and on n 1t eting ~Mr. Treneer, as in the chair, and ing, a social evening ashments were servâ€" stockings, and reâ€" ductions, amountâ€" in some cases, on cotton, flax, hemp and leather yvtery. tariff rev agreemen 1€ n W by t n Other toans in the North have reâ€" cently reported a number of Mexican bills in circu‘lation. These tills are gSeolutely worthless, but in sizs, colâ€" curing and general apptarance Sbear very decided nsemolance to the Canâ€" adian $5 bill. In ccher towns they have easily passed for the $5 bills. Timmins morchants and others would do weill to wiich all money, and in case any Mexican money makes its appesaranc»e to promptly nciify the poâ€" lice. It is rot likely that those disniâ€" buting this worthless moneéy will give Timmins the goâ€"by, so it would be well for all to keosp a closs watch on Mrs. F. Smith Dead at South Porcupine Scouth Porcupins, Nov. 20.â€"=â€"Special to The Advance)â€"The death occurred on Saturday evening at the home of er brccho>r, Mr. Frank Williams, of Rae Avso., of Mrs. Fred Smith, who has been ill for some time. She was a paâ€" i¢ént in the South Porcupine General hospital for some weeks, and it was thought sh> was revrovering, but death thought she> was rerovering, but death came as a shock to her The funeral is to take place on Tuesâ€" day, November 22, from Hunkin‘s Fuâ€" neral Parlors to the Anglican Church where Archdeacon Woodall will conâ€" duct a service. Mrs. Smith is survived locally by her husband and her brother, Mr. Frank R. Williams. A daughter and two sons reside at Dorion, Ont., and her father, two sisters and a brother live in Fort William. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are comparativeâ€" ly newcomers to cthe camp and resid> on Bruc> Ave. Watch Out for Worthless Mexican Bills Hereabouts Bornâ€"On Nov. 17 Mann, in South P hospitalâ€"a daughter A concert in aid of the Portiupine Branch of the Canadian Legion is to be held in the Mascioli théatre next Sunday night, Nov. 27, by the Gold Belt Band, with Mr. Walsh conductâ€" ing. Other News of South Porâ€" cupine and the Dome. Guides cof the South Porcupine troop are going to be lucky. Their Captain Miss D. Wilkins is arranging for a bus to take them all out on Wednesday :‘o see this famous picture, instead of regular Guiide meeting. Colon:sl Scobell has been bereaved by the death of his brotherâ€"inâ€"law, Mr. Arch. Geikie, of Fort William. Mrs. Geikis was an engineer, and was one of those who surveyed the C.P.R. line ‘hrough the Rockiss. The Young Men‘s Club held a meetâ€" imz on FPriday night in their club house. This band of young citizens is to be complimented on their iniviative and endeavor, in being able now o reâ€" port after months of work that their building is paid for and that they have sufficient funds in hand for payment for work remaining co be doneg and for wiring the club house. John Jackson and Mike Kostynyk were appointed auditors for the books of the club. A zommittee was also appointed to diâ€" rect work on the outdoor skating rink they are building. This rink is primâ€" arily for their own use but is open for sther groups also. A dance commitâ€" tee will look after an event coming off soonâ€"a jitterbug contest. An athleâ€" tit group will play basketball at the high school on open night (Tuesday) and athletiic group has built a shack out in the bush as a skiâ€"hiking rendezvous. We understand that the club is protecting their property by calling for tenders for insurance. Next meeiling will be on Nov. 27, at 2 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Huot and Lillian revurned on Friday from Val d‘Or, where they witnessed the wedding of their only son, Joseph Edward, to Mary Ellen Smith, of Toronto, at the Româ€" an Catholic Church in that town. The Reyv. Father Mougot officiated. The wedding took place on Tuesday, the bride wearing a gown of the new duâ€" bonnet winge shads with accessories to match, the gown being of silk brocade. She wore a small hat and veil, and a corsage of talisman roses. Her ant at the wedding. After the cereâ€" mony a wedding Gbreakfast and reâ€" ception was held in the dininz room of the hotel at Val d‘Or. The young couple, to whom we offer the heartiest of good wishes for married bliss, will reside in Val dOr. The firs municipal political meetâ€" ing was held on Saturday night in the Finn hall, when an audience with Ukrainians and Finns predominating listened to a musical programme, featâ€" uring juvenile orchestrasâ€"the Ukrainâ€" ian mandolin and guitar orchestra of South Porcupine and the Croatian Juvenile orchesura from Schumacher. Mr. Mike Kostynyk acted as chairman at a wellâ€"conducted meeting and playâ€" ed also with Mr. V. Aquino in a musical number. Mr. Emil Heino in a spzech signified his intention of running in the forthcoming municipal campaign, and Reeve Evans, who received a burst of applause when he appeared on the »latform gave out some stacements reâ€" garding his attitude toward the townâ€" ship, the tax question and the mines, and a statemers. regarding the wages of the town workmen, all well received by the audience. The bridegroom was supported by Mr. Jack Day, the bride, being given away by Mr. August Bisand. Mrs. J. Smith, mother of the bride, was presâ€" bridesmaid, Miss Lillian Huot, wore an ansemble of henna shade with accesâ€" sories to match and talisman roses. Toronto Telegram: The oldâ€"timers thanked a kind Providence for material ‘hings. Moderns just yell ‘gimme." 17, to Mr. and Mrs. Porcupine â€" General being scencored The campaiin for "National Fitness," eponsorsd by the Ontari>a Secondary School Teachers Fedsration, has touchâ€" ed upon many importars fastors in the macter of the national hsalth and wollâ€" being, but none more imvsortant than the matter of care of the eyes reforred o in th» following articls. It is to be hoped the‘s this article will be widely read and considered:â€" THE CARE OF THE EYES (By Onse Whose Sight Was Lost Through Carelassness of Others) If all that read this article could have the opportunity of calking with some of those who have their sight, the impression that they would receive would make them "eye conscious" for the reost of cheir lives, If they could also have the cpportunity of conversing with men and woman whose lives have been ruined because of defeciive vision in their childhood and youth, this stern lesson would imprint indelibly on their minds the need for unrelerting care. There are countless cases of individuals in our Dominionâ€"people who ars misâ€" fits of society harboring illwill and spite against their parenits and their school teachers because their visual deâ€" fect caused them to be> considered menvally incayable in their earlier years. In most instances these indiâ€" viduals woere m>ntally normal but the ramifications of the oye defects wore not known in their childhood and as a result coday they ars unâ€" happy. His teachers and instructors are familiar with th> value of eyesight and the care that be taken of is. Regardless of how much care cthers are willing to take of your eyesight, you and you alone, must assum>» the responsibility for your cown eyes. The principal rule in the care of the eyes is "consciousness of their value". If you ars aware at all times that your eyes are the most delicate organs in your body and must be protected beâ€" cause they canncs be replaced, you have then taken the major steps in eye protection. You will have your eyis examined at least once a year and if glasses are prescribed, they should alâ€" ways be chescked with the original preâ€" scrircion and changed whenever stipâ€" ulated by your doctor. If one is exâ€" periencing severe headaches possibly the eyes are ‘c‘he cause of the discomâ€" fort. When reading always be sure thas the lightâ€"raysâ€"either natural or anâ€" ificialâ€"are not reflected directly in your face. If as a pupil in school you "The Gambler‘s Wife" is a sad cale in postry from R. B. Holmes‘ scrapbook. Every time ons opens this scrapbook, the thought comes to mind of just how many varied thoughts can be contained in the treasured pages of an old book, as one page may show humor and grief, doligh© and sadness, respect and disâ€" gust, envy and thankfulness, all writâ€" ten in such a way that they will nc be forgotten. Special Need for Care and Thought for the Eyes Another in the Series of "National Fitness" Articles, Sponâ€" sored by the Ontario Secondary School Teachers‘ Federâ€" ation. V of Eyesight Cannot be Overâ€"Emphasized. THE GAMBLER‘S WIFE Dark is the night! how dark! no lisht! no fire Cold on che hearth the last faing sparks expire! Shivering, she watches by the> cradle side For him who pledged her loveâ€"last vear a bride gone! Tick, tick! how on. Why should he was kind, And I believe how blind! Rest thee, my babeâ€"rest on! ‘tis hunâ€" ger‘s cry! Sleep, for there is no food, the fount is ary. Famine and cold their wearying work have done My hears must break! and thou!l â€"the clock strikes one Hark!‘tis his footsteps! noâ€"‘tis past Hush!‘tis the dice box, yes, he‘s there he‘s there For this, for this he leaves me in desâ€" pair‘! Leaves love, leaves his wife, his child, for what! The wanton‘s smileâ€"the villainâ€" and the sot. Yet T‘ll not curse him; noâ€"‘%is all in vain, again; "Tis long to waitâ€"Sbut sure he‘ll come And I could starve and bless him buw for you. My child â€"his childâ€"Ooh, fietnd! the Leskew‘s Cabinetâ€"Upholstering Shop If You Like Books (BRy A. H.) NEW LARGE PREMISESâ€"63 WILSON AVE. Furniture Made to Order, Furniturs twould lastâ€"how mad! lsave me thus; he onse wearily the time crawls ss," are having difficulty in seeing the ary ;black-‘aoard. do not to mention châ€"|this to your teacher who will aonly be the|toos pleased to tchange your seat and 11â€" |thus avoid eye strain. Reading withâ€" 1an |out sufficiers light is false economy red | which will cause irropairable damage e and cost much more than extra light«â€" lely | ing which is necessary for the safety of your eyesight. Too often pqople gdevelop th> bad habit of rubbing stheir eyes t 'w.‘.h their dirty fingers, pubMlic towels ) land soiled handkerchiefs. Lack of uld | saniiary care is apt to cause infection ‘ith | which will rob you of part of your ¢ht, | vision. 3ivel Another important step in the> presâ€" for ‘ervation of one‘s eyesight is (he proâ€" uld |tection of vourself from those with ing | whom vyvou come in contact. Thse files | of their eyes in ordinary school showers and lockerâ€"rooms because of the snapâ€" ping of towels. Others have {s¢en inâ€" jured by sharp _ instrumentsâ€"knives, scissors, etc.â€"and still more have been struck by arrows and lead pellets from air riflés in the hands of some unâ€" ‘Lhinking child. In all these inscances there was no intent to damage or harm â€"a méere accident. These accideints have not only injured the ey>s but have often warped the lives of che in« dividuals injured. These misfortuneées can be avoided if you are willing to protect yourself at all l No one would intentionally lose his |sight and yet stavistics gathered by the of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind are filled wi‘th cases of injurics leading to either par‘ial or total impairment of vision through acâ€" cidents caused by others. The careâ€" less, unthinking individual is so inâ€" clined to foolish "horseplay" that he endangers those with whom he comes in contact. Boys and girls in schools and men and women in offices have los. their sight because Oof the harmless projection of paper clips, a piece of orange preel or tinfoil on an clastic band. Many have lost the sight of one Beauty by Restored to Its Original clock strikes two. Hark! how the signboard creaks, the blast howls by: Moanâ€"moan! A dirge swells through the cloudy sky; Ha! ‘tis his knookâ€"he comesâ€"he comes once moreâ€" "Tis but the lattice flaps, thy hope is o‘er. Craftsmen. No one would intentionally loss his sight and yet stavistics gathered by the Canadian National Institute for the Blind for the pass twonty years show that approximately 50% of the blind pecple in Canada need never have blind had the proper care and srotertion measures been used. This means tha 4,500 Canadians are needâ€" lossly living in a world of darkness. Why lose your sight? Exercise exâ€" treme caution, protect your sight and your eyes will protect you! See Our New Drapery Samples Can he desert me shus? Hs knows I stay Night after night, in loneliness and pray For his returnâ€"and yet ho sees no tear No, no! It be, he will k> here. Nestle more closely, dear one, to my heart Thou‘rt coldâ€" thou‘rt freezing! but we will not part. Husband, I die! Fathr, is not he. Oh, heaven, protect my child! the clock strikes three. They‘re gone, they‘rse gone; the glimâ€" mering light hath fled, Th wife and child are numbered with the dead; On the cold hearth outstretched in solemn rest The child lies frozen to its mother‘s breast! The gambler came at lastâ€"but all was o‘erâ€" Dcad silence reigned around â€" h* groaned, the clock struck four! Florist 18 Pine Street North We Deliver Anywhere Women appreciate the sentiment and beauty that flowers convey, You, as aA sender, will appreâ€" ciate their economy. Remember your satâ€" isfaction is more imâ€" portant â€" than o ur profit. "‘That Satisfy" Phone Old â€" World PAE THREZE Timmins