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PAULCBRERETON, a {famous wealthy artist. At 48, as far as a man may, he un ‘stands woman. Certainly far meo â€" than FLI~®**Â¥ LIEUTENANT RONNY VE ‘ YONS, wuo is very much in love, SONIA, w o may not have been much Of an ;ctress but had other and rhap great.er qualities, D . MALY BARNWELL was not merely ‘@ good doctor, but a charming woâ€" . She was in love with Brereâ€" ton, and the woman in the picture which ~Paul â€"Brereton painted in Paris. Mary Barnwell was thirtyâ€"five. She was not pretty, but nowadays fifty per cent of what is known as "prettiness" is synthetic. Her intelligent humorous face was not easily described in so many wordsâ€"but there was sympathy id understanding in it. She lived in an old house in the town md had built up one of the best prac= tices in that part of the country. Usâ€" ually she struck rather an austere note "A married man might have a houseâ€" keeper, surely?" CHAPTER | MARRIED OR BACHELOR® Cheriton House, standing high above the loveliest view near London, had been empty for many months when Paul Brereton beught it. ~"About the same, Mr. Fossick. This place is too draughty. I shall be glad when you get her back to the L_odge." "The new tenant is a painterâ€"your wife tells me?" "And he seems a very nice gentleâ€" man, too. Brereton‘s his nameâ€"Paul Brereton. He‘s been living in the South of FPrance, from what he said to Nixoi:i, the houseâ€"agent. I should say the gentleman‘s a bachelor," he added. ‘What makes you think so?" "He‘s sending his housekeeper down here to get the place ready for him." "Wellâ€"â€"he looked a bachelor docâ€" tor. There was nothing harassed about him." a_ her clothes, but at a bridge party or dance Mary Barnwell was always careâ€" ful to give no indication of her proâ€" fession. Dr. Mary Barnwell heard of the sale Within a few hours of the agreement being signed. She had called at Cheriâ€" ton House to see the gardener‘s wife, who was a patient of hers, and found her full not only of her usual asthma but of the news. "Same ‘ere, Mum. The housekeeper "Al be here next week, and we shall get back to the Lodgso at once, I hope." The doctor smiled again as she let in the clutch. The doctor was an extremely good bridgze player, but people grew chary of asking her because she was so often called away in the middle of a game That evening she was playing with some friends of hers who lived in a ‘converted" cottage on the other side of the valley. Tim Heriot was the art master at Cheriton School, and his wife had been a medical student with Mary. : The four was completed by Colone!l Winningtonâ€"Merson, a gentleâ€" man who played bridge superlatively well, did nothing else whatever, and yet seemed very satisfied with the hand which Fata had aealt to him. They settled ~down into that abâ€" sorbed silence which falls on good playâ€" ers and very little was said until sandâ€" wiches were brought in at the end of the second rubber. â€"The gardener himself came in as the doctor was leaving. ‘How is she, Mum?" he asked as he touched his cap "By the way, Mary, have you heard the news?" Mrs. Heriot asked as she poured out the China tea, which was invariably the doctor‘s drink when she was at a bridge party. "Depends what it is," said Mary. "There was a way of getting that little slam," the Colonel said suddenly as one who returned from a great disâ€" tance away,. "No postâ€"mortems! "said Mrs. Hcriot sternly. "It‘s about Paul Brereton," she went on to the doctor. "Paul Brereton? I‘ve heard the name toâ€"dayâ€"yes. He‘s bought Cheriâ€" THURSDAY. 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"If he had been a film star or a radio comedian everyone would have known it, but since he is merely a great artist the cgasse is different." "He must be a very successful artist to afford a place like Cheriton House." said the Colonel as he sipped the whisky and soda which was his drink at a bridge party. "I saw a picture of his in the Salon last year," Tim Heriot went on. "It was a lovely thing and made one prould of being an Englishman." "What kind of a man is he? Heriot asked. ‘I mean, is he young or old? _ Marâ€" ried or single?" his wife pursued. "He is an artist, my dear. Surely that is sufficient?" "It certainly isn‘t, Tim." "I can tell you, my dear," the doctor said. "He is a very nice gentleman." ‘How do you know, Mary?" Tim Heriot asked. "I have it on the authority of Fosâ€" sick, the gardener at Cheriton House. Moreover, if the possession of a houseâ€" keeper is sufficient evidence, he is not married." "Housekeeper? What‘s that got to do with it?" the Colonel asked. "I pass on the information that was given to me," Mary Barnwell said "But I‘m afraid he‘s ‘oldish‘â€"that was also Fossick‘s word." "Just that, Colonel," tha art said. * "I don‘t know. Very little is known about him. I was so interested in that picture that I tried to find out about him. He was living in the South of France at the time, and the picture was not for sale. What I did discover, however, was that his work is known wherever artists gather together." "I thought it sounded rather dullâ€" an oldish bachelor, apparently. It all seems wrong in that exquisite house. Ons feels the need there of a young gracious, and lovely woman." _â€""Why?" asked the Colonel earnestly. "Woman like that can never play a decent game of bridge." ‘*‘Colonel," protested both of the woâ€" men at once, and Tim Heriot grinned as the Colonel attempted to blunder his way out. The following week when Dr. Barnâ€" well next visited Mrs. PFossick she found the gardener and his wife back in the Lodge. Dr. Barnwell was getting into her car at the Lodge gate when she noticed the big car. It had turned off the main road into the narrow carriageâ€"way which led to the Lodge, and she waited for it to pass before she started her own car. It was a low, rakish sports model, and the man driving it glanced as her as he passed. He was fortyâ€" five or fifty, and was wearing a big, woolly, yellowish coat with a black felt hat. She knew it was Paul Brereton before Fossick‘s startled face confirmed her impression. "How d‘you mean?" the Colonel asked in the tone of a mair who really wantâ€" ed to know. ‘Why ‘afraid,‘ my dear?" asked Mrs Heriot with a smile. "That‘s ‘im!"" she said hurriedly. "I‘d best get along and see what‘s to do, doctor." ‘Has the new tenant arrived yet? she asked as she rose to go. "No doctor, Not Mr. Brereton. The housekeeper‘s here. Miss McKechnie, her name is. She‘s getting it all ready for him." "A Scotswoman, apparently?" ‘"Very," said the gardener. "And a strongâ€"minded one at that. Knows what she wants and doesn‘t mind askâ€" ing for it. The place has been kept in appleâ€"pie order, as you know, doctor But she‘s found things to complain about. There‘s a lot of furniture here The second gardener and the bhoy had both observed their master‘s arrival and were busily at work. The daffodils and crocuses which bordered the suave lawn satisfied even Fossick‘s ‘ critical eye as he made his way to the seed beds at the side of the house. He turned away and hurried, down the drive after his new master. He was very busy indeed a few minâ€" utes later when Mr. Brereton followed him. "Though I says it as shouldn‘t, sir, you‘ll go a long way to find a better. It‘s a summer garden really,~sir. The roses. are fine. The rose garden‘s through this way." â€"â€"expensive stuff, tooâ€"and, there‘s more to come from other places, I beâ€" lieve." "You‘re staying on, of course?" "So far. Miss McKechnie seemed to assume that I was." "When is Mr. Brereton coming?" "I can‘t say. There‘s a lot more furnitu®@» coming down from town toâ€"morrow and more from abroad next week. And a lot of valuable picâ€" tures. *Miss McKechnie has been with him for more than twenty years, she told me." Master and man walked round toâ€" gether and Fossick smiled inwardly at the almost unnatural industry exâ€" hibited ‘by his two colleagues as they "Can‘t say. Doesn‘t look like it, but I didn‘t ask her. She‘s not the kind of woman who welcomes questions." "Hallo, Fossick! than T said. The tractive." "That‘s why I bought the house," Ppaul Brereton said suddenly, indicating "It will be good to have somebody in old house again," the doctor siid as she turned to the door. "Isn‘t there a Mrs. Brereton?" she went on. nere sooner very atâ€" Mrs an immense cedar tree at the far end of the garden "There‘s not a finer one in the counâ€" try," Possick agreed. "It‘s sheer beauty quietly. â€""It does seem to stand out might say, sir," Possick said. "I remember that Mr. Heriotâ€"he‘s the drawing master at the school, sirâ€" went in orf the deep end about the old cedar. There must be something in it for artistic gentlemen," "It‘s like a Japanese print. I‘m goâ€" ing ito like this, Fossick." "I hope so, sir, T assure you." "Have you been here long?" ; "I came here as a boy of fourteen. That‘s thirtyâ€"five years ago." "I shouldn‘t think you‘d get tired of a place like this." , "There are so few satisfying things in life, Fossick, and that is one of them." Fossick glanced at his employer ana said: "Get bored, you mean, sir? Dr. Barnwell told my missus that boredom was the greatest modern disease." "That the local doctor?" "It‘s a lady, sitr." "So far I have always got bored with places. I‘ve spent the last twelve months in the south of FPrance. The hard brilliant sunshine got on my nerves I wanted this soft greer®" "You‘re staying here now, sir?" "I think so. Miss McKechnie will look after me until she finds maids and so on. Thanks very much for showing me round. I take it that the gardeners will stay on?" "We all want to, sir." ‘"That‘s excellent. I‘m going down the lane to look around the town." Miss McKechnie came out to Possick shortly after Brereton had sauntered off . "It‘s just like him," she complained with a helpless gesture. "Not a word to me! He said he would not be here until Saturday. It means getting dinâ€" ner for him toâ€"night, and it‘s early closing in the town. It was a more human, slightly tered Miss McKechnie. Fossick was helpful, and in his quiet way achieved equality with the dour Scotswoman. He knew Cheriton, and in spite of the law of the land, offered to cycle into the town and iriterview the local dealer in fish and game. â€" (To be Continued) One of the leading articles in The Advance twenty years ago in the news line was an account of a boy falling 45 feet from the top of a brick buildâ€" ing to the ground below and living to tell the tale. As a matter of fact the lad made a good recovery and eventuâ€" ally was as well as ever. In addition to regaining his health and strength he had the experience to tell about afterâ€" wards. The Advance gave the followâ€" ing account of the matter:â€"*"On Sunâ€" day afternoon little Mike Downey, the tenâ€"yearâ€"old son of Mr. and Mrs. M. Downey, Rochester, fell from the roof of the threeâ€"storey Reed Block to the ground "below, a distance of some 45 feet. He landed feet first into some snow at th@ rear of the building. At present he is resting quite easily in his home here and is well on the way to complete recovery after his remarkable narrow escape from death or permanâ€" ent injury. Both his legs were broken, one sustaining a double fracture, but this appears to be the extent of his injuries, aApart from bruises on his back and sides. There are no internal injuries and no injury of any permanâ€" ent kind will result from his experiâ€" ence. The boy with some other lads about his own age, was playing at the rear of the Reed Block on Sunday afternoon. By the use of a plank found nearby he was able to get on the fire escape and in boyish mischief mounted up to the roof. There he ran around for a minute or two amusing himself calling his companions and threatening them with snowballs. (Apâ€" parently in the act of throwing a snowâ€" ball, he realized the height at which he was standing, and evidently losing his balance in a moment of dizziness following the glance downwards, he pitched head first to the ground. On the way he turned over, striking finâ€" ally feet first. A couple of his boy friends with commendable presence of mind picked up the injured boy and literally ran with him to Dr. Moore‘s office. There first aid was given by Dr. Brisco, and later Xâ€"rays were takâ€" en to learn the extent of the injuries. The lad was taken to his home later. At first there was a general fear that his terrible fall would result in death or leave the lad a cripple for life. It seemed impossible that such a fall could occur without very serious inâ€" juries, and there was naturally fear that there would be important internal injuries. â€" The boy‘s back was badly bruised and blackened and accordingly injuries to the spine were feared. But, fortunately the fall was proven to be without the serious consequences fearâ€" ed. The lad is suffering from a fracâ€" ture of each leg, the one being broken in two places. This, however, seems to be the full extent of his injuries. He is not injured in the spine and there are no internal injuries. The broken legs have been attended to and he is now making progress to complete reâ€" covery, In the course of a few weeks he will be as well as ever again. Just as The Advance goes to press, it is learned that Mike will be taken to "Toronto tomorrow (Thursday) for speâ€" clal medical care at the hospital there. His father and Miss Mary Downey will T wenty Years Ago From the Porcupine Advance Fyles COPYRIGHT Brereton said K486 4. THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TIMMIN3, ONTARTO flusâ€" yYOu acémpany the boy to the city, his sister to remain with him until he is sufficiently recovered to return to Commenting on the growth of the | gold mining industry, The Advance on April 5th, 1922, said:~â€"â€""The growth of the gold mining industry of Ontario during the past ten years is remarkâ€" able. In speaking of Ontario‘s gold mining industry it is well to bear in mind that this industry is centred in the town camps Of Porcupine and Kirkland Lake; with Porcupine far in the lead as a producer. In 1912 oOnâ€" tario‘s gold output totalled 96,523 cunces In 191%, this had grown to 219,601 ounces: 1814 it was 258,264 ounces; 1915, 406,.577 ounces; 1916, 492481 ounces: 1917 and 1918 showed slight decreases from 1916 the figures being 423,261 and 411,976 respectively. In 1919 and 1920 the figures climbed past‘ the 1916 record. 505,739 ounces being produced in 1919 and 564,959 ounces in 1919.. The year 1921 eclipsed all reâ€" cords showing a total production of 709,509 ounces. Even the latter imâ€" posing figure, however is only the beâ€" ginning, ds it were of the real record gold nroduction bf the North Land. From present indications the producâ€" tion this year wlll greatly exceed last year." it was expected that West Dome and Dome Lake® would also resume, while there was considerable activity in conâ€" nection with the Goldale. A number of new properties were also rousing interest. Twenty years ago The Advance on its front page featured the story of the renewed activity evident in the Porcupine camp in 1922. The V. N. T. and Crown had been reâ€"opened, and At Haileybury twenty years ago three men from Schumacher, of Russian oriâ€" gin, were sentenced to five years in prison and Mr. Justice Logie recomâ€" mended their deportation at the end of their terms as he considered them not at all desirable citizens. They were charged in connection with what the judge called the brutal killing of one of the fellow countrymen of the accused. "Are you a thoroughbred? It has been well said that the cart horse goes until he can‘t go another inch> and then gives up; that the thoroughbred goes until she can‘t go another inch . and then goes the other inch."â€" Exchange. "No! it can‘t get up through the concrete."â€"Huntingdon Gleaner. "Why haven‘t you any hair on your head?" "Grass doesn‘t grow on a busy street." Joe: *‘ Where did you get that black eye?" Moe: "I went to a dance and was struck by the beauty of the place." â€"St. Mary‘s Journalâ€"Argus. BUSINESS 31 Wilson Avenue CLEAN FUEL â€" CLEAN SERVICE 28 First Avenue OFFICE: 141 Main Ave., Timmins PHONE 583 10 Pine St,. S. Wre_cker and Garage NEW AND USED PARTS FOR ALL MAKES OF CARS 18 Mattagami Boulevard Phone 1351â€"W Ask for coupons redeemable on Bread and Pastry. Try our Famous Doâ€"Nuts and French Pastry Mike Mirkovich General Building Contractor Coal and Wood Dealer National Bakery Timmins and District business establishments enjoy a good patronage from the residents of this community because through the years they have earned the confidence of the public and are coâ€"operating to retain it. Y ou are invited to inspect the values offered by the firms listed below. COAL AND WOOD DEALERS The Home of Better Bread PASTRY AND CAKES OUR SPECIALTY J. Van Rassel Pigeon Auto Schumacher Bakery SAVE MONEY Bread 8¢ Loaf A Coal Dealer Schumacher Phone 658 M Phone 1060 ‘-v ap !M have Number of New Cars . ... c Still Available to _ |"%,.... Purchasers Here | Canadiar Still Possible to Buy New Cars, With Tires, Etc. A few days ago a local automobile dealer called up The Advance to point out that he had some brand new cars for sale, and that the idea held by many that no new cars were available was completely in error. No new cars are to be made, but those in stock thrcughout the country will be avail« able. It was pointed out to the local man that the motor companies should use advertising space to make facts like these known. There are too many concerns who are making the difficulâ€" ties incident to the war an excuse to refrain from advertising. Instead of this attitude the proper stand at presâ€" ent is for the business concerns to se? to it that the public are kept informed of such facts as those about cars. This plan has been followed in Britain with the best of results. To return to the fact that new cars are available, however, The Advance this week received the following desâ€" patch from Toronto along the same line :â€" Toronto, April 8: So long as they are for essential transportation purposes, Canadian motorists can still buy brand new carsâ€"yes, with four new tires on themâ€"and get a gasoline ration book, So declared Howard B. Moore, generâ€" al manager of the Federation of Autoâ€" mobile Dealer Associations of Canada, in a statement, following receipt of reâ€" ports from widespread sections of the country, â€" indicating that erroneous statements had gained momentum to the effect that all new cars had been "frozen" and that purchases of noew vehicles had been banned. "The facts are," said Mr. Moore, "that the motor vehicle controller has placed some 4,000 cars into what is termed an "official pool," and none of these cars can be sold by dealers withâ€" out permission from the Motor Vehiâ€" cle Controller. Those cars are being held in stock for later release, on orâ€" ders from the Controller, and only then to those engaged in health and fire fighting services, maintenance of police service and such essential purposes. But outside the "official pool" are thouâ€" sands of other cars, manufactured beâ€" fore the stopping of car production, which have only recently been deliverâ€" ed to showâ€"rooms. ‘These cars are for sale, without restrictions. U.S. Government regulations "freezâ€" ing"‘ cars in United States are believed Lynch Appliance and Furniture Co. 39 Third Avenue Phone 1870 Exclusive dealers for Westinghouse True Temperature Controlled Reâ€" frigerators, Electric Ranges, Radios, Washers, Vacuum Cleaners, Etc. 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Vercival Phone 2930 Phone 2930 Phone 1675 Phone 668 to have resulted in misinterpretation \of the Canadian situation, Mr. Moore \â€" _ Car dealers of: Canada, from the commencement of transportation probâ€" lems, have been coâ€"operating closely with the Motor Vehicle Controller, and have assured him that precautidns will be taken to see that cars are sold only | for "essential" transportation purposes. There are suffcient new cars on the Canadian market today to supply the "necessary" requirements of purchasers for many months, it was learned.. The cars are spread out in fair proportion in all parts of tlre Dominion, making them available in all areas. Motorists shoukl not be stampeded into taking their cars off the road, declared Mr. Moors. ‘"The wise motor=â€" ist will first of all completely eliminate pleasure driving. He will use his car only for essential business. 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So, if you want to buy a brand new car, for essential transportation, . of trade in your present car for a better used car, there‘s nothing to prevent you. Mr. Moore, in concluding his reâ€" marks, strongly endorsed the motor vehicle policy laid down by the federal government, and pledged the coâ€"operâ€" ation of car dealers across Canada. 35 Kimberley Ave. Phone 298 270 @pruce St S. TIPâ€"TOP TAILORS and wW. K. JOHNSTON 21% First Avenue Phone 106% Schumacher Phone 350 F,. D. DWYER S L. BOUCHARD (prop.) 123 Wilson Ave. Pho New Heated Warehouse SEPARATE ROOM SYÂ¥STEM Phones 510 1733 HAND IT To THIS NE Empire Market United Movers 24 MOUR SERVICE All Careful and Experienced Drivers Leo‘s Transfer MEAT MARKET Dwyer‘s Taxi Bus Line International Tailors Tâ€"BONE â€" ROUND or SIRLOTIN Steaks or Roasts 27¢ Ib. Agents for FPOR SALE ORDER NOW PAGE PFIVE sSchumacher FPhone 3834