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thcb8dav hay it mm the acton free press ojljf 3xts p0a 8lnrj tnrg tiie graduated powder puff by nan todd up barbara called w p eusenb bhcldon m ju wall do- u alow pake urn ed roland ory the young brother the strl smiled aa with deliberate slowness ilu climbed into tlie launch where kusene and roland sat impatient ly waiting or her scarcely had hof feet touched the boat berore it nwuntf out frwn the wharf with no bciiuh mouun were late growled cuffone trabt bite bcltcr early ul the morning you know the launch by this time wan woll out tnto tiie lake the quiet watrr and hills echoed to the noise of ils powerful engine it wait a beautiful summer morning oh bmt everything lovely exclaimed the gtrl neither boy answered for irno wail busy with the rebellious anglngi of the launch while the other wok tinkering with an old lulling rod don t you fellows want me to go because if yoii dont 1 wuuldn t be afraid to jump from hero and swim aaliont i like blucgreoii deep water vou jump from here i mocked eiimno blioldon looking up from u bulky sput tering engine to the dainty girl ulttlntf in the bow of the boat dint a joku it isnt yelled roland ohn who used to hush llolund cautioned hli hliti r well the boy mumblt d aomothlng under hbt bristh of coo rn i wimt you to go or t wouldnt have askul you cut hi kugt no thank you immediately llurhara bigan to nowdt r her nose if the mi if appointed eimlnoer had botn more oiuj rvont he would havti arcn that sho wan also ulyly witu lung lib awkward handling of the liiunrh fin had told hrr ho wiu past tmuiter in launcii running kathcr fun to run an engine un t it nhe onked anally flare it ten t going ito good to day iui it usually dojii jllmwlng oft x gucu 7hu lt soma boat though fatuut on the lake you know a girl couldn t run it roland danced quickly at hbt pretty nutof aa i be wiui not looking at lilm lie sold you ought to have wen itol ah nhootl eugene wan oblivious of their rcinarku for lie continued in the sumo lrrltutcd voice rho glrb around hero think they nr the cleverest ever the vay they drive tlielr dads motor boabt a girl just couldn t run this one they run boabi ju t ai large for instance that rotte foster and tnggy fcjreeii and im glad youre not liko them add ed eugene but the roll wiapped barbara if for a second the older boys curiosity wad aroused as to the unall brother unfinished sentences lie soon forgot 1 in the sputtering engine re had to acknowledge to himself of course that he was not so clever as he thought hi was to day of all times for the- engine to sputter and bark i an hour later and the launch reach ed fvwter ucifcli near tho spot where black river famous for it trout tumbled through deep underbrush and ovor old green logs eugene sniffed as he pulled the bo dory a the biff ikuiich and held it ax barbara and roland climbed into it ho had- an uneasy feeling that ho did not know this dainty girl who claimed no distinction like tho others of the beach and hotels in oil phase of outdoor sports in tho last hour however she luul mentioned casually motors aeroplanes golf and most intelligently too he had been awkward with tho launch and he knew ho did not understand 1u engine as he had bragged twt ho did still she had only smiled and powdered her nose whin tho other girls would have told him ever lastingly wlut to do and yetahe oh what fine woods exclaimed barbara as the dory drew nearer and nearer the shore my uncles going to buy them tlw deals on now declared kugtno a gloat ing note in lib voice he will some time own them all around this lake there was a startled hurt expression in the girls eyes what does ho want them for oh to cut down for lumber ho will moke a lot of money from it though ho doesnt need it oh bab let me help yofc hardly had the dory grated on tho sandy beach when barbara jumped gracefully ashore followed by a sputter ing roland pretty good for a girl called eugene thank you answered barbara turn ing to her mumbling excited brother ahe whispered hoi you when you going to show them graduate from one of them powder puffs to somebody interrupted the young brother savagely you know roland x dont want to talk about what x can do until x con really do it just bragging doesnt get you anywhere fend you know it but that lent the important thing how roll wfcatl j the girl grabbed her angry brothers ares and walked farther up the beach stugaia was dragging the dory ashore hal rm not going fishing with you boys where are you going listen he it earning hho whisper ed something in the boys car i ufe you anyhow h thinks you cant fish that uncle of his mokes me urod don t you let them havo them you hush roll eugene stood within n few paces i gljrfts i wont go with you boys barbara said graciously 1 thought you d like to try to catch a trout punk how you could tell the other girls try to cauh a trout repeated roland why in canada she roll rho boy subnufad with many growls und mumbles quens x won t go though you doiit mind i know ilu nuumjuluxjt will be uilk i should not like to be all eau n up ulowly slit ixtfiui to powdi r hnr nsko all right just as you say 1 in sorry though what will you do until wu gut butk oh go up to the loiters do you know thou uncle nayu they are tho limit light as tliu bark on their old truji ihryrn driving a hard bargain with him i uuul no i dont know hum but im iuru id like to eugi no and roland watchi d barbara until iiho has pjs d out of sl win u llity jiturttt towardr the wot k river the oldi r boy was thinking uerloiuily and the younger onewon mumbling um thlnrf uliout a graduutid imwdur pblf fugi ne icallkel that this nowromer ut uandy ut itch was u delightful myi ti ry though it hud imn rlrruluttd up und down tlit b in h that she was not fond of out door iiporu of miy kii d sho hod not contradlrted tho report for barbara orey had come to the northern michigan resort in mmr hi tilth until nhe was able to show hnr frlentlii wh it she could do hs had maintained a silence much to her yt ungor brother ji chagrin utill every body liked her i heir pan nts were dead and tlio two barbara and roland wi re llvmg with their grandmotlu r in detroit who had nnted for tho numnif r a picnannt cottage not far from the shel don big one poor rugme submerged uith hit uncle it wealth and ideas his pannts dead alto wiu more or ills as roland expruurd it a braggy nice simp wo don t care if your tihu r dltln i conio today do wo i never saw u girl who new how to ciuit a line insisted 1- ugi ne oh bib alio a moments institu tion oh have you heard about my brother lony hlii real names anthony he wa1 un aco during the war signed up with tho 1vench hug a real guy all the time roland was ulllng about lib brother eugene wan thinking of barbara and certain rumors that roland had started of a big camp in canada that the oreys luul once owned a sudden loss of property tho death of thtlr people in the midst of tho boys narrative and eugenes pondering they reached black river barbara was forgolun for tho trout were leaping in the sunshine meantime the girl had nearly reached tho leister house situated not far from tho lake in tho seclusion of tho pro tecting urees sho saw row iostor crying softly to horseir and wringing her hands as the girls back was towards the newcomer jrtoio was uneonsriouu or the otr approach until barbara spokt oh please whats tho matter cant x help you rose turned suddenly oh you rich people from sandy beach you you what barbaras cheeks were scarlet but her eyi were calm you know what i moan i can tell that you know by your eyes and voice oh please dont say itt pleaded barbara drawing hear the trembling girl pieru i know what you mean and j m sorry too once some mon made my father sell ablg wood lot he wan sick and so was my mother tony had gone to war and it was all so unfair tho way they did and so hate gav the slim girl standing before her a long searching look and whtiper- rd i believe you iheu let mo help you but what can we do two glrb galnrt sir bheldon and ills crowd tell hie what s happened you see granddads sorry ho said hed sell tin woods ho did it so i could go to tho university this fall but i wont go at tho exjw tne of tlio woods nor would i declared barbara but whats to be done you tea mr sheldon as soon as lie gained grand- duds halfhearted consent this morning started for town to see mr harris at tho bank wlio has a small interest as sort of protection to granddad people from sandy beach and other landings have been after him to sell they know he wants tho monoy for my education of course sir harris will sign up if ho hear tho particulars from mr qhildon who talk like syrup will he sign tho papers wltliout ses- ing your grandfather mr harris wo here hut night it was about decided for he know how anxious granddad is for me to have an education x wasnt home and when i came this morning x changed every thing mease dont thmk my grand fathers man who doesnt keep hu word because hedoes but hes old and these men are all trying to take advant age of his condition because they want i the woods kins as fine as his biggest pin tree my grandfather is and i do ywmhtow tliat kellogg a corn flakes have a special package tliaui liflvrriit from all other a waxt1 1 ii liihule hug perfected and patentee iy kellogg a wax ii 1 1 hug tliut in actually skaiko ngninht odor moiyturc uudc01ilamhinitou that bring kelloggt corn flake h ovkn- kit i si i and flavoupkutkct to your table jiiht another reanon why it pays to hpecify tho name kellogg when buying corn flakeh one of the xnoht economical and convenient of foods delicious with milk or cream for breakfast extra welcome for lunch with fruits or honey fine for childrens hiippers or u lute snack easy to digest always ready to serve no trouble no work with a wonder flavor that cant be equaled look for- the redaudgreen package at your grocerh 1ft means genuine kellogg n tho orvmocorn flakes the worlds most popular readytoeut cereal 1 corn flakes top off at on voulwetekn mtn yki in the lake of the woods district in one of the most charm- ink beauty spots be twecn toronto and the prairies surrounded by cool forests aud clear lakes it olfcru the finest of outdoor bporth and recreations coupled with the luxurious comforttt of a modern metropolitan hotel stop off at minakl on your way west or htay for the whole sum mer great fithiuknporty golf- tctmiti swimming motor boat- int picnic cruises and a very enjoyable social life in and about the bungalow lodge full uifamuitlan from lh tuanit agt of canadian national jtuiluwty iamaiiiam r m niri l ai lets teloplumo insisted ilarbara her llpji trembling the wirei are down from tlie storm of two nights ago liio men am workltlg on uuiin mr slieldoh left by auto half jlhoui lminehl rented totr n fuirter njid our rar has n flat tiro m i know what w ii do cried ilarbara ooulil we beat mr tliilldon to town if wo had a fiut lmmch if it wti fiu t iiioiigh tirybe thi ni it a di tour in um road liy the lake i know a iiort cut ftoiiin on i know whitro tile launrh ii if ltd any kind of tui ngln 1 11 win at thit xin juilon of hir oni- tnuilou u ttu i llurbiira tuldixl i know you re thinking llku all tile rd unit im jiihi tk sujy iiowder pulf but oh wul cotne on i i ha two tmltid glrbi a fnw mliiutiu inutr limb d into tho big ttlu mon luunrb if lioui hud iiuntlontd lit r ruiulw nkill at handling a liiiuh nlm no longer doutitt d huta wili no balky uiglni no itwkard turning of a twn iltiv whorl lhtr riui hud lx gun doth glrb looki d hack ut trio fortut nrowding tu cloao to thn hhortt u1 if bidding thini hurry a half hour ntuu ul llw glrbi hud token u nhort ut to th nortli of ulg icngliiii f iland lhuy hud to go- through u trvithorou ehuiux i but luvno wn i famlllnr with it heciuuio nho hod ulwuyn liv d in tlie old houiu by tho luko in thu ril li of tlm boat and th nolie of tho engine tint girli talked it i mtd ai though they luul lh n frit nil i alwuyii wiu n tliu two roachi d the town idiom standing around thu dink wutched thorn with much curlofllty ai they iihrrled un uio narrow pliuik walk novi r utopoliitf until tiny hid r ached the hunk a bl car swung down the du ity main street hut it wili too lute luuo hod ruaciuid the bank i r i nit ilioiigh iiho had only tltut u miy a few word thoy wore mf- hclrnt to jitop thu duil tho old lltr wooili wi ru iiavi d im glad i lulnd mr ihirrli wplng iii i jihlny fort lu ud i did not want to klvo my ton nit but klcva wili ho int on hi lplng you ltoir und oln iilon took udvantiitto of hlii iilrkni n nnd tllthi t play jjiiare with lift i he two girl i and tio banki r umllml ut ono anotlu r iiay glrln conn up to tho houl and have tliuner with iu it ii nearly tlim for the ftrjit tervlng an important hiuiint u 1 al li alwayu cioicd thli way i iio glrh ueci ptiid wlien thno liour i lutir tliu big launch uiilhorcd appoilte thu iv iter dockiv tin family were there to meet them ihoir txpre ulon i wt rt varli d tlarhara laugh ed a1 rh law them you re a great one i growlt d iugine am i retorted durbnra powdering her minbiirnt naif now you quit that mortcd itolimtl vou vo ul lowed tlilin wliat you can do do it dim t bo alwayn powdering gradu ute llio other i have hud a great time wondi ring about you it i lucn fun for all of ui t xcept him tho boy pointed at kugcnu una been mudder than a hornet i i haven t olthrrl vou have too i d bo loo a torront or praincn followed regarding tlio nlim linrbura who for day had been bottled up in tho boy u huirt and that lin t all uddetl jlotui bho stootl with her armit locked in her grand- fathers trembling one oho naved our wootlil you mean my uncle a lost out kxactly rnplietl itcte uoland not butlaflod with tho two concluded on pago six no premium but quality has ever be give with salad salada frost the gardeas acton flour and feed mills mucks lxk this week llltan in t cwt iiiioitm xx r owt 31uead rijctull nr wt 1113 iii iz eo d h lindsay prop la pathfinder tread coodyeap w k lliiuk n lol of thin tiro the puthfimlcr lytuitl gtkmlycur wu luiow nil tlint it loc to lend itn cjuba ity milfh tliouhimdtt of kuilefl tlio ireiul meant tuifoly tlio cuircugm long kiiilmiu mid tho mime fjtmlity tliut ito other tiro of il kind can equal wo wimt you to boo it come in nnd price your efce youll 1ms ukpriged h a coxe acton ontario thllllonk 88 vt a tow pathfinder tuhe for tins inuurahcn whatever will i do cvtb ritt oi amy- 4 station to tldliou ilt btgirt tit 7 pm night rtlt hrl l h 90 pin jmi git 0 long hlttc9 lb mutmbtr- jlou 1oml it ipctils up ih rtlc4 jimmy hui beta uiiiu tor a couple of days but sljc tlitlnt think it waii strlous till this afternoon hid culled tlie doctor hospital tomorrow just u minor operation but it couldnt wait wh never would slip do she must be with jimmy but litre was he baby too if mother were only there hut a latter couldnt reach nothcr till late tomorrow i hen she thoueht of the telephone in two minute she was speaking to her mother yes sho could catch the evening jrain would be there at k in the morning what a relief now she could go about her prepara- tions for the morrow tlw telephone nad made everything easy and the cost of the call had beco icsj than a dollar