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i J 33] A i Shop In The Morning If You Want I .._._._.-- l === TEE 5 \ NEW BARGAIN ITEMS PUT ON THE TABLES EACH NIGHT FOR his thin, gnarled hands outstretch and an oath on his lips. Sinclair steadied himself and his fist shot out sharply landing heavily on the noin* ~f the man's jaw. Wit ed | Thus it was that FEkITitiy cutie lf bt teler ft atti i lid 2 sig en Though during there was practically nothi a. Je felt that, being nl h t just as pass ime in Bs po ox as idle about in Re clubs where everything was equally dul by wy seated himself in his swivel chair in front of his desk and toyed contemplatively with a small photograph, his thoughts fluctu- ating with the uncertainty of a stock { market report. The portrait at which he gazed was that of a young woman about twenty- | five years of age with pleasantly sym- metrical o bout and a goodnatured expression about her eyes. He had found it waiting for him together with a letter when he had arrived at his of- fice, but it was the letter rather than | the photograph that interested him. It was from Julia Slade and the young man's thoughts instantly travellerd | : | back to the little Yorkshire Inn where NILEHREECFTERALELL Bargains RITHM THE NEXT MORNING SELLING FBR Bhai g THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY LOCATED ON THE SECOND FLOOR Bargains for Thursday. Come and Save. Turkish Bath Towels, Pair ...... 49c Fancy Cups and and Saucers ........ Ladies' Handkerchiefs .. Ladies' FERRET Pillow Cases, Pair .... .... v7 55¢ Girls' Sweaters Artificial Flowers .... ........ Chamoisette Gloves, Pair ..... De ne OTC Women's Brushed Wool $3.95 il i RII Shop at the ARCADE The Busy Bargain Store SIMCOE ST. NORTH Sweaters seen Sess sesresartarrrrans £5 i he had first met her, just over a week | ago. | Her letter to him was quite formal. | It told him that she was enclosing a photograph of the erstwhile cham- | bermaid who, since her infatuation ' for Montague Morrell, had not re- turned to her duties. She did men- |! tion, however, that she was sorry to |, hear he had left Brindley so suddenly as she would have liked to have heard whether he had any further news re- garding the mystery out at the Manor, but that she could only think that lj something important must have hap- ened. p Merrivale laid the letter on the desk with a smile. One thing was quite certain. He must leave the field clear with Helen Overington for Morton Sincleir, though he told himself that of finding, if possible, some solution to the mystery that still perplexed the dramatic disappearance of Helen, down if there was anything he could "do to help. But, all the same, his heart had gone out to Julia, He felt i that, at last he had found someone | who meant a great deal to him, and | though the girl's own views on the subject were, as yet, quite unknown, once more to Brindley with the lavowed object of putting his love "to the test, { It was while his thoughts were per- |on hoped before very long to go up ambulating hither and thither that he heard the outer door of his office open none too quietly, The next mo- ment, without any premilinary warn. ing Sinclair burst into the room ex- citedly, ' on a small table over by the wall, "I've solved the mystery!" leaped from his chair, ross the floor and er Curzon Street. told me all I wanted to know. breath away, where I think she is, then the fel- But I don't think he has. almost tried to murder me when he ddenly b Pe d of a lucid moment. To me, that looks as if he told me the truth." "Well?" Merrivale was just as eager | as Sinclair but he did not betray it. "From what this fellow told me,' fof =| Hs ou : SA Solvay Coke : sey Premium Coal Best Produced in America General Motors Wood All Fuel Orders weighed on City Scales if desirec DIXON'S x J Fe ------------ isistg| ™ % Telephone~-- 262 Fousz {direct liens to Cent: al 3' ~ the part he hal promised to play--that them--must proceed, and now, with he felt that he could not let Sinclair "I've got great news," exclaimed Sinclair, breathlessly, tossing his hat "You've what?" Merrivale nearly "Listen!' Sinclair pulled a chair ac- sat down, Last night I met a man in a tavern off low- I got him in a con- dition when a map will often say rath- er more than is good for him, and he The yong lawyer's-eyes sparkled. He had never credited Morton Sin- clair with rapidity of action, and what he had just told him, almost took his "Did he tel you where Helen was?" "Not in so many words, but I've just dashed back from the neighbor- hood of Battersea, and if she's not NERVOUSNESS ! dangerous. Don't let them go. Begin today to take-- Alles' MERMIMF Sold by Jury & Lovell, Oshawa, Ont. continued Sinclair in a 'calmer voice, is Montague Morrell's real name Danson. His father, Joseph Danson, was at one time friendly with Silas Overington. In fact, they were boys Overingt: . Then young on, as he was, went off to Canada, and Danson heard nothing of him for nearly ten years. During this time, Danson had been plodding away as a back:hcoper in a Cheapside mer- chant's office, with just sufficient pay to marry, bring up a family, and put a little away for the proverbial rainy day. How he managed to do this on what he would receive as a book- keeper, I don't pretend to know, though a closer investigation of the family history might reveal some- thing interesting, However, Over- returns from Canada a weal- thy man in the prime of life, One day the two old friends meet, quite by chance in the Strand, and, I sup- e, exchange notes over a glass. son learns that Overington now controls several important companies and is rapidly an the way to becom- ing something of a power in the world of finance, That, I think ends part one of the drama. "Part two--and I am telling you this with my own interpretation which I place on the man's story-- opens with Joseph Danson turning the matter of his old friend's success carefully over in his mind. Overing- ton, no doubt, had told him how easy money was to be made through investments, how the companies which he controlled were paying high dividends and how the shares were rapidly rising in the market. Dan- son, therefore, being a man of ava- ricious nature and imagining that Overington could, if approached, put him on to a "good thing," gets his savings together with the object of making a sound investment. Over- ington is naturally only too pleased, for the sake of old times, to invest Danson's money for him in one of his newly-acquired companies which is beginning to make phenomenal headway. For a time everything goes well, The market price of the shares soar, and the company--connected with nitrates in South America--be- gins to pay high dividends, Danson's investment of something like two thousand pounds shows a handsome profit, and he decides to relinquish his employment of book-keeper, a comparatively rich man, "But the gambling fever had bitten deeply into the man's soul. He gets Overington to sell out his holding and, imagining himself now an ex- perienced investor, tells Overington he wishes to re-invest the money in another company paying even high- er dividends, Overington warns him that he will not find a better invest- ment, but Danson, suspicious that Overington is concealing something from him and that he does know of another company doing infinitely better than the nitrates concern, de- cides to act on his own account, "Now you know as well as I do that London is absolutely teeming with shady brokers only too glad to get hold of the greenhorn with plenty of ready money to invest. Well, that is just what happened to Danson. He got in tow with a fellow named Frankenstein who mentioned a new- ly-formed company with vast rubber plantations in the valley of the Ama- zon in urgent need of capital to ex- ploit a product for which the world at large was eagerly clamouring, Frankenstein seems to have been a thoroughly cute rogue, for, by way of conviction, he hinted that the fam- our financier, Silas Overington, was shortly to acquire the small private company on bchalf of one of the world's biggest rubber syndicates, low's been pulling a long tale on me. | You can imagine the scene in the Why he broker's office for yourself, There was Danson, convinced beyond all doubt that this was the enterprise Overington had so persistently en- deavoured to keep dark, and Frank- | enstein glibly hinting that when the { absorbtion did take place the value of the shares would rise a hundred fold and Danson would emerge from the deal a wealthy man, "Mind you, the man I met in the tavern had not all these details. He merely supplied me with a skeleton story and since then I have set about filling in the blanks, I have been able to do this throuch the kindness »f Overington's head clerk, who has heen with him. for something like wenty years, When I mentioned a- ot the man Danson, he turned up is late employer's records of the ransactions and supplicd me with the jaterial which enabled me to make i full blooded narrative from the tender framework, Well, Danson aarted with his money, and six months later had the mortification of 'nowing that the company had mis- srably failed and +hat,instead of be- 'ng a wealthy man, he was, indeed pauper, "Which brings me to what I call 't three, Frankenstein is sorry that ich a thing should have happened -- »ry sorry indeed--but mentions, by ay of plausible explanation, that rerington, realising that the com- ny is likely to become a serious nace to other companies in the "ber trade, sets to work to starve out of exist by the simple pro- :ss of incorrect reports concerning e company's bona-fides, with the 'esult that investors decline to have anything to fo with it. The ew company struggles on a flew ao and then--throttled by lack of capital, fades out of existence. (To be continued) HE MIGHT TRY IT (Hamilton Spectator) The merve of a Pembroke man who reached through the barred window of the government shop in that town and extracted a case of Scotch, a bottle at a time, is such that he will likely take the empties back for a refund, a | ee en mpm re 00% EASTERN ONTARIO NEWS | EE T---- IN ADJOURNED The inquest into the death of Conductor Ernest Betubleu of Montreal of the Canadian Nationa! Railways, who was taken 11 at Napanee and Belleville, has been postponed until Thursday evening. It is believed a heart attack caused death. He was 63 years of age. DIED NEAR BELLEVILLE Mrs. Maggie Bowers, wife of J. B. Bowers, Third Concession of Ameliasburg, died at her home. The deceased was born in Sophiasbarg. a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. David Tripp. All her life she had been a resdient of Prince Edward County. She is survived by her husband; five sons, Herman of Pie ton, Thomas Howard of Oruna, Roy of Prince Edward County, Her- bert of Glenora, and Everety Bow- ers of Prince Edward. There are also two daughters surviving. Gladys May and Marie Bowers, both of Picton. The burial took place at Salem Cemetery. OFFICERS INSTALLED The officers for Corinthian Ma- sonic Lodge were installed yester. day at Barrie by R. W. Bro. Alex- ander Cowan, this being the twen- ty-eighth year he has performed this duty in his mother lodge. The new officers are: 'W. M. Gordon Reeve; I.P.M., H. H. Robertson; S. W., Harry Milne; J. W. Ferris Goodfellow; S. D. Gordon Long- man; J. D., Dalton White; io. o. Monkman; J. 8. Otto Williams; I. G., William A, Twiss; Tyler, John Hobley, Secretary, A. H. Felt; Trea- surer, H. A. Sims; Organist, Ed- mund Hardy; Chaplain, Rev. C, R. Spencer, JUDGE McGLADE IS DEAD at Cobourg late last night. ince. street, Toronto. NEEDED CHRISTMAS CHEER without their Christmas cheer, Port Bolbourne rum runners bat- tled with over a mile of ice in a successful attempt to get a $50,- 000 liquor cargo out of the local harbor here early Sunday morn- ing, it was learned today. DECLINES CALL Rev, Mr. McLean ,Milford, New Jersey, has declined the call to St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Plc. ton, after preparations for his in duction were made, The members of the Church Board will hold a meeting January 3rd regarding the matter, GUN PROVES DANGEROUS A Kingston lad who received a toy gun is in trouble. He fired it off outside and it smashed glass in a neighbor's house, passed through a book, struck a tin can on a ta Judge James E. McGlage ua He was well known throughout the Prov. He was a brother-in-law of William J, Bradley of 536 Huron That Buffalonians might not be CALLS MARITIME PASTOR The Presbytery of Glengarry held a special meeting in St. John's Church, Cornwall, yesterday after- noon to consider a call to Rev. Dr. Hugh Munroe, pastor of St. John's, from the congregation of Westmin. ster Presbyterian Church, New Glasgow, N. 8. The Moderator of the Presbytery, Rev. Angus Mclver of Dunvegan, presided. On the call being placed in the hands of Dr. Munroe, he said that while he was reluctant to leave Cornwall, he felt it his duty to ac- cept the call, and announced that he was prepared to do so. The pul- pit of St. John's Church will be declared vacant on Jan. 22. Rev. Dr. P. A. McLeod of Maxville was appointed interim Moderator. PAPER CHANGES HANDS After 31 years as editor of The Prescott Journal, George Mason has disposed of that paper to Wil- fred Chateau, formerly of the staff of The Morrisburg Leader, and for the past two years manager of The Oakville Record. The Prescott Journal will appear under the new management at the beginning of the year. VETERAN RAILWAY OFFICIALS RETIRE Winnipeg, Dec. 24.--The retire- ment of T. G. Armstrong, veteran master car builder, Western lines Canadian Pacific Railway, and T W. Lowe, for many years genera. boiler inspector, effective January 1, was announced here by W. M. Neal, general manager of the com: pany"s western lines. These two officials served an aggregate of 6% years with the Canadian Pacific eas AAS Sasa s ass sss s sss fl dd eas afASASSAS alsa ss as ads TTTTTTTTTTTeT TTTTTeT PPP TTTTTETTETTTETTTYY YY STORAGE SPACE FOR RENT f About 12,000 ft. of good dry, storage space, conveniently locat- J# ed, with Canadian National siding, for rent either in whole or in part. Low rental CHARLES M. MUNDY ¢/0 Mundv Printing Company, Limited Telephone 35 or 312 2 tion. Railway, years and Mr, Armstrong 25. They will be succeeded by W. G. Stena- Robert Pearson, as general bouer inspector, general air brake inspector, suc ceeding Mr. Stenason in that posi Mr. Lowe serving 43 50 Pairs Men's Oxfords. Black and Brown. $3.95 as master car builder, and Reg. $5.50, for .. Soon Sins A. 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