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"I‘m following a : good> houseâ€" keeper," she said,â€" with a _ swift glance about the little room, in which Cal had established an order and cleaniiness unimaginable in the regime of Mr. Mason. "I suppose you‘ve been doing hereâ€"what you did in Plainville. You know â€"the water trough, and the pig pen, and all that sort of thing?" ~ The girl was trembling under the tension of her restraint. As profesâ€" slonally as she made him! She wonâ€" dered how long that would lastâ€" how long she could make it lnt.\ For the resentment she had told herself she harbored was melting away in the glow of Cal‘s presence like a snowball in the sun. There must be a reason, a sufficient reaâ€" son, which he would tell her in good time. Had not his telegram promâ€" ised an explanation? In good timeâ€" Jackson, who had been examining the car after its long run, appeared in the doorway. His eyes took in the contents of the room; Cal and Minnie standing in the spot of clear ~Bpace in the centre of the floor; the bed, ‘with its little occupant, silent in a corner, Without -?ukin( he crossed over to the bed, running as Jf by some impulsive instinct, his lng?: through his hair as he went. It was his father‘s gesture, ~"You‘ll be all right, Minnic; 1 know you‘ll be all right You don‘t knbw what a loadâ€" I feel a6 though Reed were on theâ€"mend airehdy. Just take charge, and I willâ€"be your willing~ slave." G "And ‘Beach Boulevard?" he addâ€" ed, almost gaily, In spite of Reed‘s sickness, in spite of the sudden clond of Jackson Stake‘s presence, his heart insisted upon singing from very joy in her nearness. "Let‘s not talk about that," she intertupted, firmly. "I came because Reed was very sick. I wouldn‘t have come, otherwise." 3 ‘Yes, and Beach Boulevard," she repeated, ~disregarding the Hittle danger signals which, from someâ€" where in her consciousness, were flaring ‘warnings that this was not the course to which she had set herâ€" self. For the first time her lips had parted in a smile. "It‘s good to see you again, dear," Cal whispered. "It was splendid of you to.come. I was afraid, after what hcp' happenedâ€"after what I had doneâ€"" When the words were out she wondefted if they were quite true, but it was then too late to recall them. Cal was Suddenly sobered. "I understand," he said, but the fire was gone from his voice.. "It.â€"was tremendously good ‘of you ‘to comb, and I shall not presume upon your kindnéss. I shall treat you just as â€" professionally asâ€"as you make For a minute or. two ‘ he stood looking down in silence. “ "Is he pretty sick, Cal?" he asked. "Pretty sick." To smother thoughts that were running wild within her Minniec DOCTOR ADVISED â€"OPERATION FOR It by Taking She + Vege: Eoo "E Poidiant Efi-dlfuh{mblq.yr“- omponnt "and Lrook it ateadiiy ter ts malt Mine) Th -n‘fithho -Iznthn. hard confinement. !fid-otb Vegetable Compound did me a lot of un in ailn snd the doctor sald I Windsor, Ont. â€"*After the birth of The Smoking Flax MRS. PENN By ROBERT STEAD "Oh, that‘s all right," said Jackâ€" son, with a" laugh in which there was no joyousness. "I thrive on blame. ~Pile it on as thick as you like. When the world gets down on a man a little more doesn‘t matâ€" ter." > «4 A ward the car. â€"For a moment they ing. 5 Cal was the one to break the silâ€" ence. "You havé mé at a loss, Jackâ€" about your motives.. I~can‘t forget the ‘circumstances under which 1 left there. All this has come out of yourâ€"of what you. threatenédâ€"and I think I can fairly blame you for son," he said. â€" "It . was certainly certainly ‘very good of you to drivé from Plainville, but I ‘m puszled This. was hardly the tack which Cal had expected, and it made his moves no Clearer to him. Jackson was unprincipled, he knew, and perâ€" baps dangerous; ~whether the man had also his human side Cal had not so far discovered. He recalled that Minnie had ‘once said someâ€" thing about Jackson feeling that all the world was at war with him. Certainly he, Cal, had been at war with Jackson; for years before they bad met in the flesh that state of war had existed. He had declared war on Jackson by the bedside of his sister Celesta; the wild beast within him had sprung ~up and cried, "When I meet this man I will tear hiny limb fromh limBs." . . . . And now â€"hestood, regarding him acrosé the dusty fender of the car, and in some way failed to realize that this was in very fact the man. It seemed as though in some vicariâ€" ous experience he had â€" already settled the score .with Jackson Stake. It seemed as though, in‘ sort of world of the mind and, perâ€" haps, of the spirit, he had exacted retribution. The fact was, his hatred oi the man had dissolved. He was amazed and somewhat annoyed at this phenomenon, but it was so. He did not hate this man. who stood within arm‘s reach across the fonâ€" der. He despised him, but he did not hate. things, Jackson," she commanded. "Can I change heret" k ‘It‘s. the only place â€"we. have," said Cal "One room, and all outâ€" side." He went with Jackson, and when they had handed Minnie her suitcase the two men. strolled toâ€" "I don‘t want to ‘pile it on,‘" he said at length. "I want to be fair. But I must know why you are here. I was ready to kill you a few weeks &go; kill you, you understand? It seemed the only way out. That was why I ran away from Plainville{ I didn‘t run @&way from youâ€"don‘t imagine itâ€"I ran away ‘from myâ€" self." Hé" was astonished that he should so uncover his heart to this, man mfi’u despised, but the words ed forth, and as they flowed they brought relief. Whatever the cAuse or the process, it was plain that he had goné through some kind of transformation. His attitude toâ€" ward Jackson had changed. Even his contémpt began to have a rmeasâ€" ure of compassion in it. Perhaps it was Roed‘s sickness; he could find no.. other explanation than > that Reod‘s sickness must have estab lished some subtle bondâ€"some psyâ€" thological «bond,â€" perhaps, between "I didn‘t run away from you, Jack» son," he repeated, as though it were of particular. importance that . he W establish that fact. "Don‘t get anyâ€" wrong idea about t?l. I tan away from myself." Jackson angwered with his mirthâ€" less laugh. "It can‘t be done," he said.. "I‘ve been trying i for ten years, and 1 know." ‘There was anothpr gap of allente whichk Cal bridged at length, impa: tiontly. "Well, what‘s the anawor, Jackson â€" Why are you here, and is it to be peace or wart? Jackson "toyed with the steoring wheol, and gave the horh & little roâ€" assuring . toot, ‘before . he â€" apoke. "That‘s to say," he began. "Bo muth_ Adpenndh 90 ciroipmientes n-mg‘qmum At waen‘t so much to get money out ‘ . The thrust in the darkâ€"struck Cal deeper than he would have cared to admit, but at thatâ€"moment their discussion was cut short by Minnia‘s ‘appearing at the dbor.. She~ had changed to a neat house dress of some inexpensive .luf which, al ’thongh not a nurse‘s uniform, gave her a kind ‘of professional note. The amart simplicit$ | of. herâ€" costume <struck ~ Cal as tremendously . doâ€" | mestic and home}. For the moment {Jackson was out of his mind as he | turned to introduce her to his seanty housekeeping equipment. + ‘"I think I‘m the only . one. that :un make these dishes go ‘round, Minnie," he explained. ‘"It takes a tit of educationâ€"" 4 ; the money 1 qu-'u_-ucpm it sgemed a good pla first." I‘m sorry, you th inz me, though. That made so much unpleas *Then, Minnie wanted to come, on Reed‘s account.‘ Of course ‘she couldn‘t stay with you here alone. You had_thought of that?" . ._"Minnie‘s not a nurse, and she‘s not . here professionally, ~Doâ€".you think she came for what you‘ll pay her?" Jackson laughed sardonically. "For what you‘ll pay.herâ€"youâ€"who couldn‘t spare the price of a railway ticket to keep out of this imess? No, Minnie didn‘t come here for a fee. She left a better job than you can ofter her. She tried to tell me she was coming on Reed‘s account. I know better. That‘s the reasonâ€" one of the reasonsâ€"I‘m here." "So yoi have become a champion of women‘s.virtue," he said, bitterly. "I can only regret that you were less gallant when it was my sister that was concerned." \ ~"Not the way T proposed to do it," mwnflw.m* ® a‘t . given over your ; plans, mine. That‘ll keep. â€" Nowâ€"why are you here?" "A mumber of ressons,. Does it dbcur to you that I may be concernâ€" ed about the boy‘s iliness*" â€"_ "I can‘t say I had. ‘Your sister is here in the capacity of a nurse, proâ€" fession@lly. Nothing wrong about that." L "No, T confess" it doesn‘t. Your concern about his welfare. so far does not lend itself to any sugges Cal‘s anger, was rising again un der â€" Jackson‘s â€" cool affrontery, but mixed with the anger was a curions happiness over this testimony conâ€" cerning â€" Minnie‘s motives. It. was good to have herâ€" come as. Reed‘s nurse, but it betterâ€"~Still, the hyâ€" pqcrisy of this man nauseated him. Jackson rolled a cigarette with much deliberation. "That‘s a comâ€" mon fault among men," he obseryâ€" ed. "Youw may have noticed it. You may even have experienced it." ~~ "A D.D.," ‘she interrupted, and imâ€" mediately . stiffened again. . Why must something within her be so absurdly ‘facetious while she> was trying to impress this man with a sense of her disfavor? C "Yes, a D.D.," he agreed, shameâ€" ]qj_s’iy unimpressed.. "It helps. So F shall continue the kitchen duties. You will need all your time fos Reed." y Was he sceking an excuse to be with her in the house? "Ob, I think I can manage both," ghe said. "I‘m sure I can. Besides,, how about the | e .z win wAAA T + T L/ Get Dr. Williams‘~ Pink Pills at your druggist‘s or write ‘The © Dr. Williams‘ Medicine Co., Brockvilie, Ont., and the pills will be sent post paid at 50â€" cents a box. > Nebqe anya ,.&:_) Ni ns miel vemaget through the use of this medicine Mre. Herbert Nagle, Ludiow, NB, well for some time aud was graduâ€" ally growing: weaker. I would hh{ dizzy spells and often fafat. 1 was subject â€" to severe headaches : and found it hard to do my. work. I took doctor‘s medicine :for some u-o,{‘ butâ€"it did me no good, and I was still growing weaker. In this condiâ€" tion I beganâ€" the uge of â€"Dr. Wilâ€" Hams‘ â€"Pink Pills and in a -hort" time foundâ€"they were <helping~ mhg. 1. continued the use of the. pills for a while longer, and found that the trouble that had bothered me was gone and I was once more a well m;mr There must be workâ€"haying or somethingâ€"to do, isn‘t therd?‘ ‘There‘s a bit more haying," he admitted. "I had forgotten: about â€"it. I think these last days I have forâ€" gotten everything, except Reedâ€"and "Of course you‘ve been worried about Reed," she parried. _"Now, do you know what I‘ve been wonderâ€" ing? How we‘re to manage ‘at nights." * It was a problem in house ‘planâ€" ning,, and theyâ€" settled it together. Reed, of course,: must be undisturb ed. They would make down a bed on the floor for Minnie, and Cal »would sleep in the old Ford drawn up near the window, where he would be available quickly in case. of emerâ€" gency. Jackson must be intrusted to. the hospitality of the stables, / As the evening wore on it occurrâ€" ed to Cal that Minnie must be tired after her long journey. He himself, although he had not slept since Reed had taken sick, felt little weariness. He was drawing on his reserves, but that was whatâ€" reâ€" serves were for. * "Better go to bed, Minnie," he suggested. "You need a good sleep, and I‘ll sit.up with Reed‘ tonight. The girl protested, but, fearing that refusal might be misconstrued, I@ he‘s trohblesome T‘ll wake ‘you." she let him have his way.. While she made â€"her preparations Cal exâ€" plained the arrangements to Jackâ€" son. "You ean sleep in the Ford tonight if* you like," he said, "but a?!emrds I can‘t offer you anyâ€" thing â€" better than a stall in the stable. It will be warm, and there‘s plenty of clean hay, but it‘s not a good point.from whichâ€"from which to chaperone us." Jackson‘s dark face twisted in, its enigmatical. smile. . "I‘ll take a chance," ht said. > is and exhausted after slight (To be Continued.) * Copyright. iÂ¥ \_./ ~A Natural Mistory Note.. . : mmwuun‘u # Â¥nake betore."" , "Oh, munimy,"* he cried, "guick, come and lookt: There‘s aâ€"tail: wagâ€" zing without ‘any ‘dog." . "My .husband . is ..yery _ absentâ€" winded â€"at times," said Mrs, Blank to her caller. "One evening recentâ€" ly T said to him as I was glancing over <the newspaper: ‘I,mee . that there are ovér a thousand cases o('muhlhwu'hdfifl denly woke out of his Te and inquired: ‘How many in a case? " : ‘Nobody semeed to take â€"much no» tice of Green at the office dinner, and he Wis beginning to feel someâ€" what bored â€"when he was called up on to make a speech: Green stood up and glanced round the walls of the dining hall, noting with kéen relish the works of art that adorned them. ‘Then he began his speech by paying aâ€"compliment to the women of ‘the staff. a Pointing to the wonderful paintâ€" ings with outstretched arm, he reâ€" marked: . ay x Gentlemen, what need is there of mll these painted beanties when he have so many with us at the table?" a MANITOBA FARMER â€" . *, HARVESTS FIRST WHEAT * Wheatâ€"cutting is under way °in Manitoba. ~On July 27 binders were running in the fields of Ruby wheat of the. farm of S. Paisley, near Ros: sendale, Man. The stand is describ ec as a fine crop of wellâ€"filled grain. Other tirmors‘;’ih.l'onghout the dis trict_ are making preparations for harvdcf!ng and: cutting of. the chief crop of Western Canada, which will be in full swing in‘ the near foture. Grandmother kept her hair beautiâ€" fully darkened, glossy and attracâ€" tive with a brew of Sage Tea and. Salphur. Whenever her hair took on that dull, faded or streaked apâ€" pearance, this simple mixture was applied with wonderful effect. By asking. at any drug store for ‘"Wyeth‘s Sage and Sulphur Comâ€" pound," you will get a large bottle of this oldâ€"time recipe, improved by the addition of. other ingredients, all‘ready to use, at very little cost. ‘This simple mixture can be dependâ€" ed upon to restore natural color and beauty to the hair. A. wellâ€"known downtown druggist says everybody uses ‘Wyeth‘s Sage and Sulphur Compound now because it darkéns so naturally and evenly that nobody can tell it has been apâ€" pliedâ€"it‘s so easy to use, too. â€"You simply dampen a comb or soft brush and draw it through your hair, tak» ing one strand at a time.‘ By mornâ€" ing the gray hair disappears; after another application or two, it is reâ€" stored to its natural color and looks glossy, soft and beautiful. â€" Have Dark Hair . And Look Young Don‘t stay gray. ~Nobody can tell M_\gn you darken gray, faded hair ‘ with Sage Tea and Sulphur.. $3 2 // 41 Ssd e Sn Officers and Directors ~~_ _ L._W. Shuh .....;....... President W. G. Weiche! .... .. Viceâ€"President J.~ Howard Simpsont A. Bauer Jos. Stquffer P. E. Shantz ARTHUR FOSTER .;~... Manager B, E. BECHTEL and N W. R. BRICKER ....... Inspectors C. A. 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