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"Average pnces were lows:'-- ;ButteI', lb. .. gEggs, doz. . .. .. `Chicken, dressed, lb. . Fowl, lb.-.. .. .. .. Goose, lb. .. .. .. Duck, per lb .. .. Beef, binds, lb. .. Beef, fores, lb. . Pork, hinds, lb . . Pork, fares .. .. .. . Potatoes, bag .. SE Turnips, bag .. .. .. .Beets, basket. .. . lOnions, basket .. LeLt,uce,`bnx _.. Cabbage, each .. . ,DI-ied Sage, hunch .. . Jsummer Savory, bunch Thyme, bunch . _ Horse Radish, bottle .. Clover Honey, '10-lb. pa ' Clover Honey, 5_lb. pail : Honey in comb, lb .. l`Buttermilk, qt. . . - Knitted socks, pair . . '. Knitted mitts, pair .. :Hay, ton .'.. .. .. $12 `Straw, ton .. .. .. .. VV00d, hard, 4_ft. load Wood, hard, 2-ft., loac` 7 .7 NEAR-BY MARKETS, March 8, `1_91;7` jA11iston--VVheat 1.70,` banley 1.15, peas 2.25, oat? 65, rye 1.25, buckwheat. 1.25. hay ton 10.00-. 12.00, butter 33-34., eggs 35-37,! potatoes hag 2.50_3.00, wool washed 42-45, wool unwashed 32-37. 1'\..:Il_'-' 11TL__1 A ll! L__`I-_. 3i~'ii1ia-\vheat 1.65, barley; 80. oats 65, peas 1.50-200, buckwheat 1.00-125, chickens, 15-18; butter? 40-41, eggs 42-45` potatoes 2.50-3.00, washed wool` 45-/+7, unwashed wool 33-36,? wood 6.00-800. V 1\_-.11--.._1 1111-'._1 A Hr-" I nn VVUULI U.l_llv-OJIU. Bradford-- Wheat 1.75 -1.80 barley 1.15-120, -oats 50, peas 2.00, buckwheat 1.15, rye 1.20, chickens 16-22, butter 35-36, eg. "s 38-40. Dnnlnn D11nn OK` 00 Anna pa,-.m uu--~rIr . `Beeton Butter 35-38, eggs 35. ' - C'l..__.. -_- `I\..l_L_._ 37. Il\ __..._ ,4,07 Wc'f{7i}- 1<-e{ l mi 5- 1 33,- _ 1urkZs 33-35. ` . 1`.!I,_Q_,-I_ Itrl, , , n A an 1 nun Oi)-Oi). E1rvale.-- Whea.t 1.60-1.70, rye 90-1.15, peas 2.00-2.25, oats .60_65, hunkvvheat 90-1.00, but- ter 35, eggs '40, dre;ssed' chicken `l7, pptatoes 3.00. Mina!-d s Liniment cures Burns. TRY THEM Place your surplus eafnings in our SavinAgs_De- T partment where they will earn interest . % at the rate` of 3/, per anuum . 13 _ manna BRANCH. L. l'-'-. cnoss. tllllapnasbr The next time you suffer with 1. __ .1- .I.- 8..'4II:In1-531515 I-uillnnc. lne next [115 yuu uu6: vvlun headache, in estion, bilious- ness or loss 0 appetite, try- " Ecii1iii`s Putts; '.St.aynm~--Bntt..er. 35;/10, eggs Q n nl'1;n1vn-no 4K 1 `I171... l\"7(\ SATURDIKY MARKET ` qt. .. . . . . ks, pan` ;.ts, .. . . $`l2.00-$ d.,.4 . . d 2 J :1:t..1.0a.d. .. -ft., load .. .42c-43c ' 370-380 .. .. 22c-I .160. C .. .. 200.: ..18-20c. . .. .. 160. .. 13c .. 230.] .. .. 190.1 $2.75-3.00: .. .. 650' .. 35c .. 75c? . 1003' .. 20cM .. ....5c. 1.. ...5c. . ....5c . .. ..15c. >a1l . $1.50 il 75c . . . . .._18c. . ..5o. .. 800. .. 75c. 2..00-$13.00 .. .. $8.00| nd $7.00 1d $8.00. {;.;;a.{. ~_.__*._._ VIIAMES PATERSON Licensed Auctioneer and Appraiser F01` County of Simcoe. Prepared to conduct, Sales at reasonable rates. Sat.isfact.i0n guaranteed. 1 4.5-. n-u___n-|.| ne a|.......'s and OWLADY8 JONES _ Tlio Welsh Soprano -TEACHER\OF VOICE PRODUC. lTION `AND SINGING. Special `lessons for repertbire, English and Italian. Studio at Mr. Geo. M0nkman s, Mary St., Barrie. _Phone 85b. For terms, etc., call at studio on Wednesdays. Voices tested free . , S- ` `I $333 I li to I II:nuIu- Piano and Vocal Lessons. `In vocal work special attention is ` given to Voice Production. Studio in King Block Phone\/:24 TEACHER OF PIANO AND T_H_~E_ORY. Studio at 133 Collier *,;;~:e::"1)h;I;;m:.' RhIil\nlIIv-II vwruwruu Successor to ' Lonnox, Gown 8: Brown _ Barrister, Solicitor for obtammg probate of wills, guardianship and administration, and General Solicitor, Notary, Conveyancer, etc. Oices: Hinds Block, No. 8 Dunlop Street. Money to loan. Barristers,` So.licitors, Notary Public, Conveyancers, Etc. Money to loan at lowest rates of inter- est. ' Ofces: 13 Owen St. (in the premises formerly occupied by the Bank of Toronto). Branch Office, Elmvale, Ontario. W. A. Boys, K.C., M.P. D. C.`Murchison. -:::-- Mnun I-:. cLAx'roN, L.T.c.|lI- 35:... _-.I II":-unal I nncnnc ` STEWART 8: ETEWART ,BA,RRISTERS, Solicitors, Notaries iPublic and Conveyancers. Money to loan in any sums at lowest cur- rent rates. Office 13 Owen St., Barrie, Ont. D. M. Stewart. 1'-nus-saay, March 15, 191.1. _: l.1l'l1lI.l.lkI.L.l_'JLlkJ, KJLIIIIKJLLKJILKJ L \lA.O .-the Supreme Court of Judicature [of Ontario, P1-octors, Notaries, ;`;C0nveyancers, etc. 1\Ioney to .1l0aI1. Oicesz In Ross Block, Barrie. \V. `A. J. Bell, K.C. 1'i:l.bBb. |Ud.l:lld.Ul:lUll guunu uuuuu .... A 120` Bayeld St. Phone 191 Orders left, at .A..F. A. Ma1com- son`_s Ofce: will receive prompt attention. ' ' cl-IAR7|:.ZES w. PLAXTON BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, ETC., 606 Continental Life Building, southeast corner Bay and Rich.- mond Sts., Toronto. DONALD ROSS, LL.B. .BARRlS'I`E.R, SULIUITOR, ETC., Bauk of Toronto Building, Barrie, `Money to loan. `, GRESWIGKE & BELL _?BARRlS'I`ERS, SOLICITORS FOR LL,` Cur n n n n \/u {n-1-.l r\' ru1rI;nny1|-In {Office and Residence Corner of iT0r0nt0 and Elizabeth Streets, opposite Elizabeth St. Methodist Church. Telephone 167. !L.R.c.s., Edinburgh, F.C.P.,-Lon- don, Physician, Surgeon, `etc. 01'. {Ice and Residence, Dunlop St... Barrie. Telephone 165. (MCGILL) (Successor to Dr. R. S. Broagi). Office and Residence corner Elizabeth and Bradford Sts., Barrie, Phone 105. W. A. LEWIS, M.D., O.M_ SURGERY AND GYNECOLOGY, ;especI'ally. Phone 61. 56 Collier iSt., Barrie. 122 Bloor St. W., Toronto, will be at 91_ Owen St., Barrie; every Saturday. Diseases, Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat. Consultation hours 11 am. to 5 pm. and by appointment. Toronto Pmm North 3326. Barrie Phone No. 8. has BARBIE PLANING MILL i.THOS. ROGERS, PROP., Builder and. Contractor. Manufacturer of Sash, Doors, Frames and Blinds. All kinds of Dressed Lumber, Flooring,.Ceiling and Moulding kept in stock. Dress- ing done on short notice. Wood turning a specialty. Tanks made to order. The latest improved method for drying lumber. Fac- ltory and Office, Cor. Sophia and {Mary St. Phone 163. P.O. Box 685. | SIIIIOOE MARBLE wonxs Barrie. G. W. J. Eastman, Prop., R. G. Manuel, Mgr. Dealers in `Granite and Marble Monuments and Tablets. Only best material [used and rst-class workmen em- ployed. Prices always right. I ml} Reading Needs1 Miss Doa`ne'i's the only one in Barrie nd Allandale who handles corsets lled with Spirella bon- ing. It is unbreakable, non- rustable, exible, hygienic, sani- tary. Fit guaranteed. Maternity and nursing feature specials. Brassieres, blouse forms, misses and children's waists. At home Saturdays. 16 Charlotte St Barrie _aqvs AND Iviuacmsou 'lY_A muss EL8~IE NELSON 1\v A \Tt\ ..__._._ t'\ Reliable salesman` to act as agent in Simcoe County. PAY WEEKLY Outt free, exclusive territory and money making specialties. Our agencies are the best in the bus`iness, for we sell the highest grade of stock at most reasonable prices and guaran- tee deliveries in flrst..c1ass condition. Nursery stock is selling well this year and good money can be made in this dis- trict. For particulars write Sales Manager. Au-:)Annn cgwnu Children Cry FOR rmcnzws cAsToR|A.g DR. MORTIMER LYQN DR. E. G. TUR|\lBU|:L DR. H. T. ARNALL 'i5Ei:Kin"IibnsEnv oo. 'ronon1'o. on-r. Transact a General Banking -___.!....-.-n DR. W. A. ROSS `WANTED NOW `LEGAL IVIEDIGAI; exp:-znr moron mapnms ~ V All kinds of small repairing; Prompt Selrvyice. Touring Car for hir.'e---M0t_m*cycleA for sale. fuhr6u's GARAGE Phone 484.. 15 clapperton st. %Fir;& Life Insurance Agnt % A number of Valuable Farn;s.aiId Properties for Saie on the most'reap"pf9 able terms. L BANK OF TORONTO B UILDING` . . . BARRIE ` `J, Represents -insurance Co_mpani ee. of undoubted Financial Standing `Gaol `Ul LI: and - 8110`... I 1 `ALL VSTEAMSHIP LINES. \ You;-.. passage booked" to or from? all parts of the. world. . -- an . ggnnnunn`; A. ~F:I;:lKlKl;360N" ._.-_o -'-n-nnninuup Inna: Ann '-_-`U u w uuv ---- -__ `fl-IE` .lN8U!3 ANOE,'I;A'l'l`.;IIvl'> % sranmsou _AGE`l'. T noynuhtlnn - ohnamn Northom _'p__.p_,,5g T|.|iaI~o,. I\Il'l'IO- Pliono A4411 Ron! Estate and Money to Lqqn 3- G-:$m;i1|L& 00- u N n`E"i'"FK"k E R s `BARRIE, Morgue and Chapel` -4 4.. L L150]-I-Q!-I Business. `Yr\`An n W,_ D. _I\[Ii_n_n`ikin (Successor to me Late Meaford Webb) Full line of all the latest Caskets kept in stock, in- cluding Grave Vaults and. Oak Shells. ' ope_n Day. & Night Phone; 431 _ Licensed Embalmer ? Proprietor THE BARBIE UNDERTAKING PABLORS w.n.nemy, Funeral mm-.pr Jas. ArnolAdA - _':DA |uAJuIIIn(uInl|l\ (ll BAyERs I-:scabus'hgu 1319; .`5c6tt s :A. E. A. rIALcoIiIsou l1A._.... Are vWe1l Supplied Open Day and Nlghtw I $1--u--- V` Established I800 in connection Bookstore ._.;u_. Phone 82 When the inspector had gone'i Glare Monk turned to` Lorion. t You must be tired, my boy, he said. Go home and get to 1 bed. 1 shall want you to be at t the oice early in the morning. I We have very important things to settle. All ` this is _very up- setting, but we mustn t-let it in-l terfere with our work. I need lnot tell you, John, that none` `or the atrocious things are true and that I shall be vindicated in` !the end. And, my dear boy,I `ld0n t think I blame you for a; :1nomentl He laid his. hand at'- |feet'ionately` on the young man s` shoulder. I didn t give my eu- emies credit for being quite so eleve1'--that s all. lknow well! enough `that you would guard! anything of mine as if it were your own-and `even better." Anvlhino~ nf n1~in1.l"'I)id that nau-. A L Here are your books. Don't forget them .a second time, Mr. 3 Lorion," put in Theodora, point- ing to a couple of oioial looking volumes and five or'six thin,| .;paper-covered pamphlets that] *3 stood on an oak table by the: :side of the hat-stand. A.....:... T.~...n-rs vnnlrnll 9` `WAY . Uw11--uuu uvcu ucuuox. ` `*Anythi11g' of mine!" 'Did that apply to his beautiful wife, L0- rion wondered, with `an access of hatred against her. He was guarding her, and he felt the, meanest traitor on earth. I u'rn..' -1 '51.... ninn of` nine ` llltidlltibb L7I."a.1uu1. uu. wus unl- Be' at -the oice - at` nine, pleae, John, Monk went" on. We shall have .a hard day s work. They had all moved out thrkopugh the `library mm the hall- Business. Notes cashed or collected at the most favorable `rates. We cash Cheques drawn on any- Igkaxtk in Canada or the United UllL\\JVU hall; JBTT iSl(1e 01 L113 nub-auauu. I Again Lorion marvelled at her- ;cleve_rness,- at her grasp of de- Etail. This had been her story,` and she had prepared for it. She ;must have taken the books from nthe library shelves and placed them there. Heaven alone knew i:;when-probahly-while he was in ,the garden with her husband. He wanted feverishly to know ;what she had done with the pa- Qpers; but there was no chance of getting a word with her. now. Gro0d-n.ight, qJohn, ' , said Monk. . ._ Good - night, Mr. Lorion, echoed Lady Monk. l I did or- der the car for you again. ` x1n..-1.. 1..,. I-rxrslr nn {ho hnnlzq 031' L113 U'd.l' .lU1' )_ Ul.l asalu. While he took up the books. he was able to ignore her out- stretched hand without meaning rude. A moment- later the door closed behind him, and Monk was calling .the butler to lock up. i rnknnannn Man]: 1`nHn\x7nd hm`. JOHN Am), General Mumger H. v.1=. JONES. Am. Gen'l. Mme Theodora M-onk followed her QWIIS 63.111115`-1,116 IJULIUI bu nuun uyu .husband back into his private |r-oom`. Mn-.. 1.'.......4`..ll-'. nnan} and Hand ` LIIIIU. , Darling! `He put his arm round her `waist. He` was not lquite so tall as she, and she bent her head slightly . to re- lceive his kiss. Go to bed, sweetheart, he added, with- ten- der .eoneern. And don t let this worry you. Promise me `that. I have a little workto do still, but I ll come up and say good-night to you presently. ` Sleep well, my beautiful. darling. `Ah, The- odora. I don t say -much, it's not my way-but nothing counts to, me as much as you. I want to `tell you that. to, remind you of it--particular1y tonight. .. She managed so that she did _4_t_.,_A.have to endure his kiss a- I . uI m fearfully upset and dead tired, Glare," she said, rather plaintively. I m "so glad you ve come back.A I don t know why, {b_ut I felt. particularly lost this ;t1me. ` ut\-._1:;.....|n 11.. nu} kin nunrn Lnrougn 1Iu.u uer uUuuuu;. She approached the_ Empire" writing table with a tigress . nimble stealth. Now she was a - lone at last. -. Now `she could de- stroy those documents that she had risked so much to get. She "would burn them`. She had * made up: her mind to do that. Ashes were safe, and, although she had no `fire, she could col-. lect them in apiece of paper .and take; them out the next morning and scatter them far and wide. And the little key she ism - ~ ~. , - , Iggigp. few; seconds she was_ 1n :~h`er-I own ro`om's.- She went mute the `bed-room rst, and. then through into her houdoir. Q1-an annnnnnhnri fhn ***** Accounts collected. Sterling Exchange bought or sold. _ Special attention will be given to the accommodation of farmers in this locality. 7 Money to Loan on Mortgages. Agency Sun Life Assurance {Company of Canada. Ofiice -Hours? 10 to 4. T. BEECROFT, Manager. \ BY Coralie Stanton and Heath Hosken .cou1d hufy, Or, new `still, she? could throw it_ into th`e river, and ,it would be. covered by the tide` on which the great, ships went out, bound for the ends of the earth. A- -1... nub k`nn 'Hnn nn fhn tne eartn. A As she put- her -hand on the big blotter of tortoiseshelle and gold. she thought she heard a sound. Swift as an arrow she "was at the door; she had it open she was listening. ` She dared not. lock it because G1are_had said he was coming to bid her 'good-night. He might comeat any moment. She hadno time V to lose`. rnI.......... ......-. an ann~nr1- H.n-n nnr-_ LU l_U5t3. There was no sound; hgc-r ner- ves had deceived her. If rit were anything, it was-probably tho butler shooting the heavy bolts of the front door. on... ..I....;'u.... An.-m :s'Inn`\'r and OI `tne II'OIlL uuur. She shut the door silently, and went back to accomplish her purpose. _ She `opened the blotter and slid her hand into the pocket where she had hurriedly placed the blue envelope and the little gilt keywhile her husband was chasing the imaginary thief. nniv 1'\1'I`l!" ~I*'nrirn cnas_1ng .LuU 1u1u5u1a1'_y 1111161. A cry burst from her lips. She `smothered .it with the palm o.f her hand. Her. ngers tore like, claws at the watered si1k- of the` pocket; but it was no good. Itlwas empty. The blue en- velope and the little gilt key were no longer there. CHAPTER III. I The 3. I. n. c. 1` Lorion _met. Monk the next morning at ve minutes to mine on the steps of the palatial Pole; Street oices. Blackport c-om-` menced the day early. Some of; the clerks had already arrived,; and gaped at the sight of their` chief, whom they believed to he -.. 1... L.:....1. nnno l\/I-annhcmqnn chief, whom they neueveu LU me on the high seas; Macpherson executed a pas seul in the count- ing-house, and slapped the near- est man-heartily on the back.` H1 1.`......... Inn :-I nnunn an ha . 6SL.Il11l'llU'd.1'l,11_y uu mu: uuuu. I knew he'd never go, he cried. He is the man It-ook him `for. He`s going to face the music and stay at home. 1 An: A n . . . ....4 nynh {ha nhiof in- CAI>|1'%ALPAIDUP.$15,000,000 T Rasexve FUND. . $13,500,000 *.knee-hole music auu may at Lorion went with the chief in- to his private room, It was, like most of the other important rooms in the building, `panelled in mahogany, Turkey carpeted, furnished with an enormous writing table, '3 and ll\Jl1l\Jo ]so1ne.deep-seated leather - r.ov_ zered arm_chairs. It had in ad- Edition a huge`gree'n- painted safe, i r l 1 f-or;est. I I. ate. an imposing series of bookcas- es, and ta number of maps on the walls. The largest. map of the Lobanzo Protector- It was the most complete and wonderful map .in`existenc'e, everyrvillage being marked on it, every track ` through the great 1- in `hip. i-nlnr-naf and f\I1VT\ 1-m'e:5L. . _ _ Monk, ]Il h1s own 1'nte1`est and Lhat of his innumerable com, ,panies and nancial groups`, was a`:... 4.... Innnbon ehinn\vnDP, frn- l ly. {panics uuu uuauuicu giuuyo, iin turn banker, shipow.ner,. tra- der, hotel keeper, merchant ad- venturer. His manifold ven- tures extended from eottono to confectionery,` and from ruhher vv um and palm oil to claret and eig- arettes. But over it all was Lo- `banzo. _ Monk and Lobanzo. Monk was Lobanzo---Lobanzo was Monk. The. develop- ment of the Lohanzo was Monk sdream, his life work.aI\t lhad`paid him well. It had made ;him a millionaire, a K.C.M.G., `and would in all human probab- .ility make him a peer of the realm; and no man would de- serve that honor more thorough- but he also made Empire. rnl... Tr\`nnu\nI\ Dnnlnn{nvu:ufa \11!)Q Glare Monk made millions, of men who had won Dub uc ulau uiauc.1uu:yiio. The Lobanzo Protectorate was ` to all intents and purposes, a company which had been accord. , ed a charter by the British Gov- ernment for the purpose of ex- ploiting the inexhaustible pos- sibilities of a large tract country in West Africa. On the board of directors of the com- pany :were some of the best I i 1 of 5 known names in England, names ` Empire builders. and chief` among them-was Glare Monk. He admittedly took the lead. in this colossal enterprise. He was aipattern of Anglo-Sax- on eicincy; he had a ruling mind--.-bold, feaigless, and just. . As was only natural, the Loban- A zo Company paid enormous div, idends, and Glare Monk made a big` fortune. ` e 1 But in the southeast corner of the monstrous map of the , Lobanzo Protectorate hanging . on the walls of GlareeMonk s . A. C. paid 85. office, was a little shaded -place called British Iruhwe Rubber Co. Concession. The Lobanzo , Com- pany paid 25 per cent.; the B. I. It had long been a very sore problem at the Blackport board meetings. It now looked very much like he- [ coming a national question. Thn`DTI)n unonol ha hnnn fame as . The .cha1rman ~ UUIIILIIE uuuuuai qucauxuu. it The B.I.R.C. scandal had been brewing for several years, The campaign had grown steadily. It started with the isolated stories of missionaries and travellers of the inhuman treatment shown to -the natives by their European employers. Ignorance of the country and conditions of life in the heart of darkest Africa, combined ;with sentimentality and redulity, fanned the spark into ame. " The B.I.R.C. soon became the plague spot of Afri- ca, a scandal crying for redress, . the scapegoat. of every trading concession on the Gontinent._ It was the case of giving a\ dog a bad? name. `_~. The B.I.R.C. con- jurd up visions of mutilated i niggers; it was syn'onomous L with .,.torture and outrage. 7111.- 1.3..-. 4......` .-.`kn--\ nu-unn-nn1 nal: Examine: Ann %y%sTaL|L1';`m"nAvi'IIonnIua Wll:ll..LUl'Lu1'U uuu Uul.l'a.5U. .. The time came when general- ities` became .-1 narrowed to per- sorialities. The-real human- ._itarians, .as well as` the senti- mentalists, demandedV to know who` was responsible. The. ans swer was `soon forthcoming-. _ . I"hAI."nh'in1 zo was British. The W81` VVHS S0011 .lU1'l,uuUuu1g,5'. .The`L'ob an2o was British. The iBr'itish Government must inter-ft fere. It was responsible. But the Lobanzowas Monk. Monk;v must be held responsible. _It'v was useless for Monk and hlsie supporters to point out that thelg Blackport millionaire was theii Lobanzo Company, and that the; B.I;R_.C. had` nothing whatevergl to.,.do with him or he with it; useless /to point to the admir- able.-working of the .Lobanzo.e Company, which was free from it the smallest suspicion; to call'l evidence a.s to Sir Glare Monk s 1 attitude with reference to the: qu stion. He was chiefly iden-:1 .tifi'e with- the humane treat-`.1 ment of the natives. He had.: : built sanitary villages, schools,;` s and hospitals for them; he hadh restricted the` inuence of nat-`w ive overseers, and insisted on shorter working hours. The apostle of the campaign, `against Glare Monk wos Va1en-' tine Drake. Drake was a natur- alized American, who had been in the Consular Service of the` United States, as well as a-mis-3 sionary and an intrepid travell-= er; and he was the acknowledge"i mouth-piece of. the party that g,was growing in numbers and 3-earnestness all over Europe, the party that clamored for the _ suppression,- of the fearful sys- y tern under which commerce was carried on in the B.I.R.C. ter- ritory of the Lobanzo. n This ~rnonvnHn11ulv nf|nt'1110.fiVD: sm EDMUND WALKER. ' c.v.o.. u.p., D,C.L. Pregidem |1'.lLU1'y U1 LUU .LJUUa.l..ll4Uo in This marvellously productive l territory, about the size of Eng- 1 land ami Scotland, was the seat : of the whole mischief.-Although w {actually situated in the Lobanzo` `Protectorate, it. was -not under - {the control of the Lobanzoa, ;(`.mnpany, having been leased to `at private isyndicate longbefore the_ greater company came into existence. The British Iruhwe Rubber Company was ostensibly an En-- glish enterprise, with registered oflices in London, but the mov- ing spirit of it had been a oer- tain Walmer Digby, an English-` man domiciled in Amsterdam,` and-carrying on the business of"; a West African trader in that! , city. The other shareholdersi were more or less obscure; people, who wanted large divi- , dends, and did not pzirticularly 1 care how they were earned. _..i 1., -.,.. L...4'r.-... Han Tn |J`(J.l`U IIUW 1,IIr:_y VVULC Ucuuuu. ' . IL was not .long before the Lo-, hanzo Company disco\`ered that} a canker existed in their midst,| a veritable plague spot. The! enormous productivencss of the` B.I.R.C. has exploited with fren- Izied zeal at the expense -of the! native population. Its indus-1 tries were rubber, palm oil`,-, ivory, and a certain tree bark of: medicinal qualities that was1 known as arborine. It was principally in connection with the rubber industry thatterrible `stories were circulated abouti the means that were employedi to get the utmost limit of ser- vice out of the natives. .--..... ...-.I `1'Qr\`;l n(|1:`t) run It was not until quite re- l centlythat Glare ,Monk and the, Vll,`-U Uul: U1 L115 uabxvco. ` Lobanzo Company \?v'ere called upon by the shareholders` and 4 the outside public to makeany defence. The answeI` to the` eharges.0 Drake and his fel- lewing h been consistent. We have nothzng to do with the B.I.R.C., wait what Monk said in effect. We are as an-l Xieus as the most; ardent sup-| porter of the Aboriginal Defence` .League to clear the matter up- We do our best to carry on a` legitimate trade. We disown [the B.l.R.C._. and everybody and everything connected with it. Then came the first shot of the Drake campaign. It took the form of a paper-covered h1*0chu1_'e--in a dead black cov- er, with lettering in red, sug- l gestive of writing in blood: ' The 13ampl1_l.evt_`\_7s;as signed by Valentine Drake and it boldly charged Glare Monk with being "the biggest h-older in the B.I.R: C_. It printed certain letters purporting to have been written by Sir Glare Monk to the gener- al manager of the B.I.R.C., a certain Henri Van Ost, unques- tionably identifying him with the B.I.R.C., and with the sup- pression of certain facts con- nected with a peculiarly had .......- -1.` _.L1_..-..__ ..-._1:- - _ -______ lJL\)ll(JaLIl`y lLl\J.llh.l1`Y.lI.I8 811111 VVIUII nected a case of whipping native women by of`ficia ls in that company. R/I'nn.It a anuvrrnvn in` 4114s `HI-snl JJJ Ll|llL.'l(J4lD Ill. lJI.I.(]vI.l \/Kllllpflll-yo onk s answer to` this libel- lous charge was that the docu- ments were forgeries, and he al- so gave an unqualied reitera- tion of his original defence that he had no interest of any kind whatsoever in the B.I.R.C. Drake s. brochure aroused a. veritable `whirlwind of" impas- sioned controversy. The coun- try was agitated. Reviews, mag- azines, journals were full of it. Drake had applied the match of fanaticism to the tinder. A bonre raged. rnhn Ina} anon`, nvnn `I-`A v\;\!1l|` uuu.u.L U 1. aacu. 'I_`he last spark was the novel which sold 50,000 on the day of, ppublication--.The White` Man. Its anonymous author had so lthinlv disguised his fictional villain that everyone who read the powerful and sensational in- dictment through the vehicle of popular otion, saw in the red- handed torturer and insanely in- human`devil_man called Slay- er Bunkum," the honored maker of the Lobanzo and the head of the Blackport -commercial house Q1111`! Tliflti `kn nno;l>':nn tin `Han LIIU JJIGUAPUI I; lJl )llllllULlJlCll l.l(}Ll-HQ Such was -the position on this July'mor-ning when Monk came into his private office with LG!`- ion, and found a pile of corres- pondence that one of his clerks was already classifying in order to refer it to Lorion. . - T r\~n~:r\-I-1 In -P4 11-:13 n111'n-4' I`If:'I n pTHE TRUTH ABOUT GLARE MONK . bl} ..l`(7l.l'A1 .llJ DU LJUL llJl.l- Lorion left his chief with a secretary and went `to his own of 9. In half anhour he re- tur ed, with all the \minor de- tails disposed of, ready to un`- Adertake the serious business of` IILIIJ 7 . Eggs were considerably lower HE L0'.in price at. Lhe_l0c-al ma1'l~:et unit thaLSatut'daV morn'ing--37c and 38c'_C lidSt'v`3.S "compared W111: `>150, a week`; Th0!ag'o; Sc>n`1eboxes of fresh lr:t..-5 5 thejtuce at. '1 ()0 xw,-1'0 a new u m'ing.`,_ N-`H-!I 11'tl+-.1` was also a lime lower,`- " th6`;42c-/:30 per lb. for choice qual- LdU- ity. Potatpes remained a_bout';` 011-.the sauna as last, week. Some Pk -Ofipens 0f-fowl were on sale. Thegt wasimeat, and hay markefwas large.a| . --uvnn A _ `.__ . I T the day. nfrunlv ,Lne aay. . l Mon]; had already finished! ;With the correspondence. He- `was alone; a little man at his! ;enormous !desk,. with a calm` '.grey, and nervous hands nger- ?-ing a pile of papers and hooks. _ ' "I"1-an onnI1r\rr|n`Q'" ho 311.11. as- Elng a. [.3118 U1 paper: auu uuuno. !- J; `fThe scoundrelsl" he said, 213;] Lorion entered the room. _ I Who? V Why, Drake _and his creatur- ' `es. Look there! He threw a gecircular across the table. "Monk e 'the Murderer, stared out of'the' yellow cover :iI_1 letters of crim- .son.' They ve sent this to me zthis morning. N-o--wait a mo- lment, he added, as Lorion was {about to take it up`. I want to ;talk to yourrst. I ve got a heap iof things to settle. You see, I ;didn t go to Moba, after all. You . were surprised to see me last inight? vnnu chir] Tnrinn -H, was Il.lgI'lL.' I . ! Very, said LOI`lOIl. -It was the last thing I expected. But you aren t sorry. On the" contrary, I m glad- ;"m0re' glad than I can tell yo1_1. -Perhaps you understand. Thls Iibusiness affects all of us. .517... T 1l..:...1. T An nnrlcn-I '[)uS1[lBSS 'c1llUUL5 an U1 U3. ' Yes, I think .I .d0 1H1de1`-, ;stand, said Monk _in h1s qu1ck, -incisive manner. I uA_._..1 --.I....1. .....,-. I-In-. nnnonn nf '1I1UISlVB llla.lll1U1'. And what was thereason of your return? asked Lorion with natural curiosity. Monk frowned. , We wo_n t bother about that, John, he said. It was`, I need hardly say, a very good and suf- nient. reason. Don't ask me any questions just now. You {will know everything in,time. "I\\r\17,lV rnnnnnn and cnoonh lWlH Kglnw +5ve1'yuu115 l.ll.'u11uU. M0nk s manner and speech were distinctly apologetic. He ezave the impression that he! _felt that he owed his secretary` an ex'.r_)l;1na!.i0n, which in a man of M0nk s character, W s a most pnusual attitude. Monk was not _ 41-- 1...L_:A -1` zuv-\r\`(\r1I;r1;1'\l'I` n Illllubual an-u,uuu. LVL\,7IlLL`vv1.wu U in the habit of apologizin or making explanations. (To be continued) [E1A-RI{ET ITEMS ]` EACH DOLLAR SPENT % % joN NON-ESSENTIALS THE. EMPIRE S GREAT CAUSE.