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tine. 4.+« .2 o4 y. C Framk W : ."Iâ€"dindetstand ‘bets ate already being placed. on .when Proâ€" fessor Eilingtcn will propose!" £** "That‘s quite ehough, Frank." thrisâ€" tine spoke glacially. She ‘ shook her head. "You‘re quite mfiie to ‘taik to tonight. /T‘m>sorry. merhm ‘we‘h both feel ibétter in the 'mommk Gm night!" "Christine!" he 'protested ’but she had gone. . 3 He turned moodily to the rafl and i a had left Mhdeird: ‘BDeâ€" hind ‘them. THe ship wWas firéb'lg on t0 Capetown. â€" [ <. > "I‘m an ass"’ he in.formed the sea "Why?" asked, a volte.= ./ Tt was Florence. The fairâ€"haired gir) looked 1lovelier ‘than ‘ever in a gofden evening gown. PROFESSOR ASKS A FAVOUR Urged on to wOound, he aaked: “And how is your romance "What do you mean?" asked Chris my reputation." "Your reputation?" "Yes. I heard one of these befeWweltâ€" ed cld hags remark to a cronÂ¥, ‘fly ‘dentr. she must have some very h friends.‘ As a matter of Hatt," m§ ed Florence cheerfully, o mxae t m‘yv-g self!" $ x Frank‘s heart warked % her. ‘Bne‘ was so jolly, so vivacionsâ€"nna tbm % pletely unspoilt. e s # ‘She saw him looking at it, and laughâ€" ed. § . uie *‘Florence," he said, "there ‘are ‘some: very snooty people on tmsbwt I move that we shexewith form mmfifin arid prooé to show ‘them Chat Hfe 4 something" worth iivmg ‘und aebout!" She looked at him shrefldty Mm% she divined that he had Beth. snm‘ca She suddeg{:w that atie â€"wanteg>to" comfcrt hi She., put out . + ¢ "Grand! with you all the m’fi ‘As the Athlone Tower forged her way steadily through sunny, calm seas, doiwn‘ the coast of Africaand ‘into the trapical zone, the partnership proceeded to ‘put $ A their im :into practice. : . They beércame â€" a.cknowledged leaders â€" ofâ€" gaietyâ€"Mi‘ewas nardly ‘a passengâ€" er who was not the ‘better ‘of th%fi‘“ campaign. They organized dances ana' games and competitions. | On a ‘cert sparkling mommg they had ged from "a friendly sparkling ‘mornil ged from "a 4 petition © in. the On a ‘cert. had jw splashin SWi "I mtst ‘change and ‘get ready for. rehearsals!" said Florente. ‘ He pulled a face. "Rehearsals again?". â€" "You. forget I‘m not on thigihoat solely for ipleastire!. Rehearsals have to go on just the samme. Besides, mwe‘ye promised to give a conâ€" cort betore weYeach Frank watched her go, us he did ‘so. ‘Thiy ‘ftiad ‘hecome great > mm- H it were not Tor ‘his ‘"dbsession‘ ‘abott‘ Dordthy what ‘else ‘could igh the girl ‘deerned ‘to Heve: and detaohofi matmer?â€"he fiflcht Vex‘y éaglly find rmmu Talling in love wtth the fairâ€"hatted givl. But His Won Frank "was no ‘psychologist, or 'm:f tnight hnavé uad ‘ great deal into Dorâ€". othy‘s Ehm ‘of manmér. ' He ‘droppidiinto h ‘deck chair, gnd! found himself next to Proféssor Ellingâ€" , ton. ‘The professor put ‘dowh is Hook. "Ah! HuRBo, Carter! Look here, I'Ixflb; m a Tavour: to ‘ask." ‘Me seemed mg diffaent. ""Ohristineâ€"that is, ydur amt; â€"nhas beéen ‘telling me whout this race of yours. Andâ€"well, T‘d m:noue m’ Frank stared; and at the same tnng his pulses quickened. "Splendid! Btt. â€"â€""* He Wesitated. ‘"I mrflmfi that Mr. Featherstone twill be mefime you at Capetown. And ‘that bbromy and heâ€"â€"â€"" ~OI" said Frank, What the devil did this mean? "Wel, mmwmum- lignted to arrange it for yeou, sir." ; "Yes, yes!"~ The professor spoke . ume tesmy. "That wmbe ‘guite all nowâ€"I‘ve another Tavour toâ€"ask. <When: the sace. is ffrerâ€"will you goin our little expedition. to the mmma tine," neiadded hastily, "I hope you like it. â€"It has cost ‘me Hing in love with| the boat dooked. But his dbsession,| . Fie had always thought that the peo- ned as WO“Q‘ ‘@s‘lâ€"ple who waved ‘to passengers on incomâ€"‘ ‘| ag ships maude sitigular hsses ‘of themâ€" yenologist, ‘or 'm:’ ‘selves. Most girls, of ‘course, fed as eat deal into Dorâ€"] they were on trashy rove storiés, would: ‘of marnmer. l.expect their fighices there at least deck chalr, anda‘) two hnours beéfore ‘the time, especially ) ‘Proféssor such a lengthy separation. . They ut ‘dowh hNis Hook. f would imagine their heros rising sleapâ€", Took here, T have‘| at the track of dawn and rushing [é seemed M ‘forth into the wind and the train to scah ‘thait ts, ydur athit]‘the horizon . . . e ‘whout tiis rate| Rupert‘s lip curled Thank goodness TA liketb‘aee 'ftf'- Mmy indulged in rione ‘of that sort spmmtm He Jeaned batk in his armâ€"chair in @‘lithe lounge of his hotel, picked up the: e Mfl Ue mizeting. ) pook he was reading, and resuiied where ind ‘that bvromy He ‘had teft of. In twerityfive minâ€" _umwuaxyhe%ummmmonami' ‘ maway of the Athlone 'mwerâ€"dead ‘"Ourter," ‘he sald, "I Hike you. As ian to manâ€"that‘s The trouble! Shne Ash‘t in the least affected by ‘the radioâ€" ‘giam.~ Instend of ’ralsing ‘Cain, she says Fdfddfme ahe umdaerstands. TIn fact,‘ ifinâ€" ighes ‘the professor wrathitully, "Instead ‘of raiding a miman bethg for a ‘daughâ€" ler. T‘ve got an: unemotional rabot!" °_ ‘mrre ‘arid ‘stalMced away. Frank sat whete ie was, lotit his heart was bitter. m ‘a" Hement Professor ‘Eliington‘s .mnouncement of his aristic change of Slans hadâ€"he admitted itâ€"given him hope. It meant at least another fortnight cf Dorothy‘s ‘éompany, when Ae had thought Capetown would mean ine parting of ‘the whys. ifolly. t tisd Been ‘revelation to her. Cnristirle was ‘chjoving Herself. Andâ€" Cartar and Elcrence Shaw were fll’e vihgâ€"leaders ‘of the ‘metriment. «damea anptily ‘to hersew that ‘she was jealotus ‘of the fatrâ€"haifed girl. Â¥row ‘cotfd â€"she ibe? e mea'nt vidthing to her. will be too much work to do. And that he lonciws.â€"Dorothy RMyill understand." ~ it ‘wotk within Her. . "These few ‘days, she had watched mm ewjoy ‘themselyves, no longer Aisanintilly, Inut Wwistfully. ‘They were tb cloviously having a good time. She ‘had Hever knowh her father to be so ~She must not ‘allow the disappointâ€" ment which she now admitted she felt ‘over Rupert‘s behaviour to get mixed ‘wp with any false emotion ‘about Frank Oarter ; Nor must: She be unfair to Rupert. He was merely acting as he had always acted. His work, his â€"scientic research, ‘Ccame first. In the past she had admirâ€" ‘ed him for it. It was *not he who had changed but ishe. Nevertheleéss she had sohooled her-‘ :self too well in the analysis of her cwn emiotions â€" as Rupert himself had‘ taught her to do!â€"not to be a.wa.re.‘ ‘gnid ‘frankly to face the fact, that ‘us *R.upert’s image grew more distasteful ‘to her, Frank Carter‘s grew brighter. â€" Unfortunately the ‘ability to tead thoughts i resarved for the fow, if for any, and Frank knew nothing of Dorâ€" othy 5 mward turmoil. Otherwise he would certainly not have commritted his gravest blunder to date. WE MEET RUPERT â€" Rupert Featherstone glanced at his â€" He was not an illâ€"leoking young man. In fact ‘hg ;was rather handsome A ani whin were fitm. mtmml Of the glasses very dark blue eyes were transquil, conveying a sense ct confid-@ + THere was halfâ€"anâ€"hour to go before "I say! Andâ€"does Professor Ellington turned swiftly in ‘to be. Naw forces were . He was stunned. \_ "Whatâ€"ho!" said the (FHon. Reginald, ‘this ‘being his Iinvariable form Of â€"greet» "Then a lodK cf amazement passâ€" ‘sgd over his large red fade. â€" Large ‘and broadâ€"shouldered, its nanie‘ was the Hon. Reginiald Wells, â€"and ‘its: awner had, as he put it, "trotted from Kenya to see ‘the Grand ‘Prx." Like attracts inlike. Rupert ‘and ‘he ‘become rather friendly. : "But hold on!" The other showed, growing bewilderment. ‘"‘Won‘t your girl, ‘Je looking out for you? Won‘t she exâ€"; pect a frantic handwave and all tha% sort of thing? Won‘t sht be frightfully: annoyed? T," said ‘Reginald feelingly, "have‘(lbeen married for ‘five yearsâ€"and jolly nice, tco.. (But if T were to roll up to ‘the ship just ‘on ‘time, not ‘early, not late, T‘can imagine that there would e lotks coming my Awvay! ‘Espectially: if T added that I‘d wanted ‘to finish ‘the‘ ‘chapnter where the butler slugs the hero‘ ‘and Treveals that he is the C?reen Terror!" Rupert sighed. ‘He had had to make ‘these ex:planatwn; Mefore.. d ‘¥ou mistnderstand ‘the iposition," he "‘¥ou misunderstand ‘the iposition," ‘he said patiently. ‘"Dorothy ‘and I ‘shnare ‘the <ame ideas. We have fio ‘time for romantic nonsenseâ€"illusionsâ€"of that sort. Dorcthy knows that I shall be 'there Why should I rush down to the coks an hour in advance ‘or even ten minutes in advance? <~The thing is absurd." Reginald sighed. ‘You‘re a queer fich," ‘he ‘commented. ‘However, you: know your own affairs best, I suppose! But you can‘t possibly stop herea min«=: wte Jonger, or you will bbe late. ~T‘H. run you down, if you like. I‘d like to: have ‘a glimpse ¢f these racing chaps, anywayâ€"particularly Frank Carter." â€". FLORENCE BECOMES MORE 4IMPORTANT ' "The Britith ‘ace," said Rupert atb- sently. . "Thanks very much, Wells, T accept your offer with pleasure." Methodically he marked his place in his book, secured his hat, and tranâ€" quilly followed the now visibly fretting Reginald out of the hotel to the latter‘s iRtpert imight fiét have ~bowled so: tranqum,y through the wide, sunehine- filled streets ‘of Capettcwn, under the lee of Table Mountain, if he could Had a glimpse,into the â€"mifids of ‘some; of the passengers aboard the Athlone. Tower, at that moment drawing aldhg ‘side a ‘quay. \ Things had come to a head on the night of the coficert given by the revue . ‘u)uzpup,y,;. > â€" It was, perhaps, too much to ask of a young man‘thrcwn into the constant <ompany ‘0f ‘a pretiy and vivacious Â¥itl, and seeliing ‘désperately to forget an: other girl, that he should remain obliviâ€" ous to his fair companion‘s charms. For a gréat.‘deal ‘of ‘considerable ‘imâ€" portance had ccecurred since the receipt of Rupert‘s radiogram. * ‘"Now don‘t be a perfect ass!" Chrisâ€". tine pleaded, much more like a loving: sister than an aunt. "You ‘saw ow she received that radiogram from kher: ‘precious fiance postponing their weddâ€" ing wintil after the professor‘s ‘expediâ€" tion to the Drakernsburg. Stony. Icily calm. Too proud, of course, to show‘ any emotion. But if that radiogram hasn‘t finally ‘convinced her that she and Rupert ‘@are no more soulâ€"mates than I and â€"one of these frozen je‘mesgl we had for dinner are soulâ€"mates, ![’ll eat my hat and yours, too!" ~Frank Mk4 m pipe. He was in a sullen â€"mood. . "You‘ve got it the wrong! way. round, my. Aunt," he gold her. ""The fact that she took that radiogram o calmly ‘owly shows that she und Rupert are ‘goulâ€"mates,. She wasn‘t in‘ ‘the least concerned. _ Weddings are: mflmg things im comparison with the ‘of Sciende! ‘and Dr. vogel or some ‘other bird has w»roved: that romance is just an illusion of the Jiver! make a perfect pair," he Frank had ‘given ‘up kKope of winning‘ Dorothy. He refused ‘to listen to his aunt‘s reasoning. Jiver! They‘! make perfect pair," he| don after showing in the Dominions," mwm »uewd. “mmmym:mor sgracd. m of Hmnoe moare and more mommmmrwdm was no She had apretty,_ show. She wore a simple biack gown, manotionu mtmm Awhfihshmaw;ber!filriflmmdmi ‘‘HMullo!" s the ship been ‘delayâ€" Copyright While it â€"may not ‘be justified ‘by facts â€"while those charged with conduct ‘of; Canada‘s part in this war may be doing: their level everything that is possibleâ€"nevertheless there is a feelifig that. our â€"efforts are not total, more or‘ less penfunptcryâ€"-â€"too much ation, too much caution, too much re« inression, too little of . the buming enthusiagsm that makes for victory <and which must originate ‘and be fanned «in hlgh palce Has enminiab!on ofâ€"mar=, tial music, glamorous uniforms, public parades affected us? Surely patriotism goesâ€".deeperâ€" than that! : +. In the first days of the war last dall ‘men everyswhareâ€"«young, middleâ€"aged; and oldâ€"offered their services to tht Guvernment â€"as of one purpose. Nothing happened. â€" Weeks passed and then‘came: curt, if courteous, stereotyped : replies, thanking the recipients, but advising ‘them there was ncthing moment they. could do to Ielp the work along; they would be motified + ‘anytming turnâ€" ed up. And that was thtâ€"-eight month.s ago! The youngor, the more ‘gdventiirous and> physiChlly "ht <clamored for ‘ghlistâ€" ment, ‘the ‘cavalier treatment with: which "their ‘patridtism was greeted: dampened their ardor, too. Ofily a tew | days ago a lot of these: young fellows| were told there ‘was no ‘Blace for theim in ‘the ‘airâ€"training schoolsâ€"‘the lists were fall; Thousands wait the ‘call, ‘and: yet ‘over there in Norway, France, land, ‘Belgitim, LuXémboutg ‘and ‘the North ‘Sea planes are ‘being shot down ‘by the hundred. Never ‘has tHere been | such ‘demand ‘for ‘pilots, who ‘must pe! young, "keen ‘Of ‘steady «f ‘Herve, fearlessâ€"afraid of nothing ‘on land ‘Or in the sky. ; : Whst‘s the nmiatter? Those of us who know wridt war means, who would do: if we ‘tould, ‘have a Tight to ‘ask. We know ‘the ‘nideousness ‘of it all, a beâ€" Toved Empite ‘at ‘grips with Anti<Ohrist ‘and ‘bestial Ts it :Hiot possgifle thit â€" unsppreciative â€" treatment ‘of Dominionâ€"wide, spontaneous patriotisin, ‘offered freely and without regard to service or pay, has Killed ‘the glow ‘of ‘enthisiasrh ‘Whiolutely nédessary to w‘m. wars, ‘(or ‘at ‘least ‘dimmed it? R If ‘that be ‘so," why mot give eEvery ‘ma-h’ who ‘offérs nis servides ‘sotme kind ‘of work, gsome blace in ‘the mosaic pattetn that must ‘be welded ‘mito ‘one gregt mational Uffort? «Make part of it, no matter how small his role may be, â€"df «condemnihng: him ‘to Tubifity!: â€" Why. not, <too, release, at least for. dtiration df ‘the conflict, the spirit of mitlative that Has been so ‘desâ€" troyed ‘ by wvittating buregucracy? men free, including those who now â€"hold ‘a restraining influence over others and'| ‘at great ‘experise ‘toâ€" .prospectors ‘atid @rompters who bantibt, join the ranks to go forth into the bush: and find more mines, as they did years, abo before this counitry ‘Aammed ‘the rising ‘gpirit of enthusiasm and iplonecrâ€": ism for. things Canadian that must be: oursâ€"if maximum help is to be hewn; from a vast and promisihg inineral em- If democracy is worth ‘fiehfiing for, let‘s practice i4t! * Men, planes, guné, bombs, supplies are just Iibeen rejected iby ‘a ‘girl is far more Hkely to imagthe himself in ‘love with the fiext wgirl he moéets than a ‘man who: is completely heartâ€"whole. For the reâ€"; jected suitor has a wound which he wants to have hitaled as qhiokly ‘#s posâ€"| sibleâ€"arnd a fresh face may help to bIOt out the memory ‘the old. â€" Dorothy Watched ‘the ‘pair of them from the ivory tower irito whicn she ‘had withdraivn, amd i{fought a losing battle mwith herself. She was trying to, tell herself emphatically that she Was }-nbt in love ®Frank "Carter ‘wnd therdlore Hiot fealotis of Fioreérice Shaw . ‘ On the night of the â€"concert Frank â€"sat lin the agudience tininng with pleasant, anticipation. ‘They had all heard pert she «was; but might they were to hear her sing. The ghow was un excenetit Une. It soon becaitne dlear that Wir. Krox ‘Oliver had got ‘together a great <eal of ma ta’lentunderhlspatemalm One uin m The front rfow tm'bed‘to shHow comes Datk to Lonâ€" The charge "on whilch th@ tria will proceed‘ 4s ~dfie~of Conspiracy defraud theâ€"public, sharehelders,, note« holders and creditors cf the ‘bankrupt comopuny of ) s In "five charges having received: and eonvertad +o their, ciwn use, money and securities worth $1,40417. "The ‘fout ‘officers are ac» cuded ‘of ‘navihig made‘false entries with having omitted. to .make entries. Anderson faces two additional chatges. of forgety. : : | s § In ordéring trial to proceed ‘"on the: congpirucy ‘chafge ‘alone, «Mr.‘Jastice‘ Lazure granted.a motion for severance ‘6f the counts. . en s # Rouyn, May*15â€"The Finnish GFrogwp! ‘¢f the Rouynâ€"Noranda «Branch of the Canadian Red ‘Cross Society is conâ€" tinuling "ts good work for its stricken. fetlow tourltrymein, ‘and ° is ‘Serlding; ‘elothing, blankets and other necessities, to Finland. A yvery: large consigmnent ‘tot these commodities was shipped ‘to ‘Montreal, Tor ‘transfer to Finlknd, tMS: ‘week. The sum of five hundred. dollars which had been raised locally, was also sent. 1 ‘Whe crowh, the judge ‘said, had proâ€" ‘ceeded duite legally in joifting the: counts but ‘he felt.it would be. better for the accused if there were a sever-! ance ‘of ‘the charges. NORANDA .FINNS HELMNG . .. coUnTR*Â¥mMEXN ovmsms MARSHALL . ECCLESTONE LTD, _ ~Showroomsâ€"7 Thirdâ€" Avenue. 'm m Can Cause or Aggrevate \ Altmehts 1t â€"is â€"hard to understand wmlm individual. has, a skin atiment which lusts ‘for wetks or ‘months and anothier maiviauam) ‘enting the same food, and. deing the samework fhah n"> slflfl S?""P' toms whatever, . . It 4s ‘known ‘that cemtn wssmes taken ty mobhth or fraom the awir canâ€" Cause â€" But® these Ts Pn h s NE â€" 8 tS bns h cce l stan“es do .not. cause nivis ‘or ‘6tmer skin Irritations in ‘everybody. ‘"‘There! be about the make-\m of â€"theseâ€" affiicted ones Chat ls dil’rent’ frocm others.., ; ... s¢¢ For years it has tpem *thown fihti hervousness, ‘emotional ydistufbanoes, ‘dan> cause . ‘disturbarices of heart,, stoâ€" «mach,. and . intestines. ‘That nervousâ€" ness, emptional upsets, chn â€" ‘batee ‘skin diStulbances "Hiad now ibécome an ac« Cepted fuct.. "Thos the social:and, ecoonâ€", omic changesâ€"during the past ‘ten years, has.caused an increase in ‘certain types dr ‘skin ‘disease. A careful ‘study <of phtients shows that the overactive and at times show. abâ€" normal emotional readtions Thwas Tatourable ‘change ‘of scene, or ‘change d4fil employimenht, bring. ~about h r"cm‘e" in aâ€"skinâ€" a}lment, fhat has deâ€" fied treatment .Aor months. ~‘On ‘the ‘sther Hand, a ‘chahge ‘of ‘scene or m« ipléytheht that Brings 'greater responâ€" sibilities, or Gistuhibs the individual‘s emotions, may. bring on ‘skin ~aitfments ‘or ‘nygravate ‘the symptoms ‘of n ‘exâ€" ‘skin ‘fiftthent. â€"~Dr. Sâ€"William iBecker, M.D., in an .editorial "The Newer permiatology," th ‘pigest of Treatment, says that treatâ€" ‘hent ‘diretted toward the einderlying mervous instabllity ‘@nd exhaustion has considerably more ‘successful than "the usual used heretofore. you‘d pay Sor ‘elsewhere, It inchades feattites You ‘cun‘t buy anywhere cise, such as recoilâ€"mounted ‘Kneeâ€"Action, pressureâ€" sealed cooling, and coil sg{rihgs_ that never meed lubricating, conmbined with torqueâ€" ‘don‘t you look inite how f‘eag' it is to ‘buy? Why not get the net figures, delivered ‘price including equipment? Work out the perâ€"week cost, count in the lower, longâ€"haul mainterfance of a car that‘s built to take it for years and years, ‘Ochers ure finding it easy to step ‘up ‘to Buick â€" and ‘if they can ‘do ‘it, so can you! fAind dbove @ll is the simpte fact that this is a Daick, precistoaâ€"built to Buick qgaaltty s, different i J”"'A [ + *4 hown that sturbancoces, neart, . sto-, t nervodsâ€" datee ‘skin _., mnwfin 23 € 5 3 hnatme of this paper. Tney * : (NJ., 101) Bating Yqur Way io Health., (No. 192) Why, Worry. About Your flear * , e \â€" <No. 100) Nekrosis. â€" * ‘. . : * :(No::104) The Common :Co * 105), Overweight, an »Unaq- IWeight ; <(iNe. 16b) ‘Atlergh ‘or Mflm wo varibus Substantes." (No..107) , Sequrge > (gonorrm afid syphilis) * "(NS: 106 ‘Hdw ‘!s ’?’our fitoua m sure? â€" . _ (No. 109). Chronic Rheumatlsm u;d Arthritis. (No. 110) Oancér: "Its Symptonis ‘wid â€"~ Regular Tourist Buredu . Geraldton, May . 18â€"A . Geraldtan tourist bureau has been cmtnifibd. with Tepresontatives from the Haspâ€" (Registered in . accordance Coypright Act).. We Oe Oe P h . ‘\Orfte ‘of the "bttreufi*s mmmu tb préss for thie mwmmmw Geraldton ‘highway to the Lonklac ¢f the transâ€"Canada project. ‘The bt ‘legig: Hopes ‘to ‘attract thany Nouriits‘ mo The Geraldton > mmmm s councoil. â€"Ross Kelly is the. nm qreâ€" sident of this new orgamimtion lor iA