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my weddmg and why---" She had spoken eagerly, quilckly, but be- neath MoCarty's calm, incredulous gaze ahe wavered and her voice died away in her throat. ' ,l|\Y- ___I____ O9 IYL ,_,!,, I I nu-nut; -Lu xv. IOU u wwuae uw, Dub .W8| know bgtter than that. We know you uer uuuua C/Ull`VU.m'lVEly. v ' No, ma'am. That is, they ve pretty` well decided who the guilty party is, but they've not laid hands on him yet." McCarty ig- nored Dennis stare and went on earnestly. Since Mrs. Jarvis death some papers have come to light among her things which show there was something in her -life before ever ..she d -met and married her husband that shci never told, something that she d have gone to any length to keep secret." Mrs. Sawtelle dropped limply into a chair. This---t-his. is not possible!" she stam- M meted. I knew `her well and I cannot be- lieve it! But how did you hear of me? Why have you come? ""l`n ulnnrn `kn Gvnk vv|n,.n-van VA nu.-Ii PIIDUUCSZ IUU WCIC UUIJU. Ullete Wnell When the body of Mrs. Jarvis was dis- covered,"- McCarty supplemented quietly as she hesitated. We were, ma'am, and itis because of that we're here now." lkov . . . _.. __ Ilrww - V- ~.....v vvv nu Aavlu uvvvo "Have they found dut who did it?" Her voice was a mere whisper, and she clasped her hands oonvulsively. NA In-n,nn1 "'1-sot :n lInnu nn oumobu` ....JI I aua.|_un ua iucuulc `lillltlllg hue H885. A dusky-hued housemaid admitted them` with some suspicion and ushered them into; a dainty, chintz-hung sitting-room, where presently thereleame to them a -tall. slender; I young woman with gold-bronze hair and soft. brown eyes which gazed at them in gentle inquiry. V I own My-a Quunyfnlln VI. .....L L- ....... IIIUI A Yes. nia a.m. My name s McCarty and this is DennisRiordan. We ve come from New York to have a. little talk with you if you'll be so good." Now vnrlrll ulna Fnlfnu-n:-I nu.-I L..- ........ II n ma so guuu. I w York!" she faltered, and her eyes` darkened with apprehension. Oh, I--I' re1_nem~ber reading about you in the dis :10 .``Ne patches! You were both there when " '"'In'n 1'. -no kn:-Iv nf Mpg 'nhIv:n vvrnru .-ll- McCarty nudged him savagely and there was silence thereafter until they turned in between two tall gate-posts and up a" broad driveway -to a venerable Colonial house whose massive white pillars gleamed like shafts of marble `among the trees. A riIIel:v-l\nnrl "Ir\III:.nrno:r` n.-In-.204-..A oI..'....... guuuc xuqulry. ?IHa1n Mrs. Sawtelle. You wish to?see' me. ` . ' 6517_._ _"__!_A__ ll 7 In A . u 54:-LHAM Nunszkv co., TORONTO. `mo ACRES or NURSERY asmsp. ESTABLISHED 40 YEARS ' UUSUIVVCU; I .And this is November! Wi-ll you look ,at theth lawns, as green as the sod. in the 1 Old Country? She d have wanted to come l back to it all fast enough in the long, cold |-winters up North unless there had been E some memory she was trying to put behind her." T ` ' lt_r1_,,;__ , ,, I 1 I - I Ul ouuul FOUIE. I _' Accordingly, the following afternoon, af- lter g brief journey by rail, they reached their destination, and discreet inquiries on McCarty s part elicited the fact` that the Sawtellea-lived some three miles out on the road which bordered the lake. Further in- quiries accompanied by a display of North- `ern prodigality placed at his" disposal a I small, battered car with a ra ged negro~ driver,.and as they alternately p unged and crawled along the palm-fringed road Dennis observed: ' [ HA__J LLB, ' 17 I a circus Igumu ucau ur uuve: ; Don t go getting yourself worked up `about it till we know where we re at," Mc~ Carty counseled. We ve nothing yet. to` bank on, remember. If Messager knew any` thing, he'd not tell it, and we`ve got to ihave the straight dope on this." | 9 -Where'll you get it? Dennis,demand-1 `ed. Chartrand's `dead and if there was! anything that he didn t tell young Jarvis. when he married her, he d mt have hreath- _ ed it now. _ | HIIYL- :, 5. r -1- I - I cu u. now. ! Who is it, do you think. Denny, that young girls tell their secrets to? I I-Tnuy ahnnh-I T I,-nA...9 Y7..- -A.__.__J J V ' wuwpcnug auu ouzz1ng----- You ve said it! `Old Messager said his niece was Evelyn Beaudet s best friend. if you recollect; Fm thinking we'll pay a lit~ tle call tomorrow on Mrs. Peyton Sawtelle, | of South Point." l..--...l2._'_I-. AL- P n - `A. - ' wan a gumce. 1'na_nk you for `seeing me, sir. .1 -m sorry to have lir1thered?3zo'u,. but Mr. Jarvis could think of. no one else who , had known his wife so. long-, and so: well. ` You'll hear from him soon, no -doubt. Good-'-day; sir. , I ,`.`_Phew! whistled Dennis when the house, door had closed-~behindluhen1`:wi-th 3; digni-g fied thud. ._.The ,drin'1{s are on: you, all; right, foneven thoughoazuerglidna get thrown` out by the scruff of -the neck, we-"was told to 1'nak,e oiurselves scarcie if ever loolls could; do it! ' ' 1,r_'n-.,;_.L, If ` - - - l uu u_: McCarty's lips moved, but`no words came` and he walked_ as if: in. a trance-, staring straight ahead of him with eyes: that were round`with wonder. All ..:...l-.Ll `ti--- -..., "- ~ - -" ruuuu wuu wonder. I ' [ All right! , Keep-mum iffyon: want to! I Dennis_remarked saurly. `.`It's little you, got from the old ~Jne~.that'd make conver} -sation. Wh-ateven that murderedi dago wasi tdhr or her family you lL get no word 01 it from -the Ilikes of him. ` - 'l'J.. MIA .... -.--_.. ;L__~-,' I ~ `A- ll: uvm `LL18 ulKe5~ 01 111111;. ' _ line up 0Ul5S.id; He told us nuore- thana. word.-. if you'd 9. little of everyvh been listening far it." McCarty ound his? thing. The moul voice at last. Acconding can young Jarvis, hens are taliig it ,his wife was wentyasevem. That would cation with the `make her six-keen. 0:. seventeen when she; at their former -left the convent. Did you` get when thatgButber. too, solt was, Denny`? E-1e-ven. years ago nextifrom 45 in 48 c spring! l ducks and! geese , . And when t.hen?"' asked Dennis vacant-3 tables. selling for Ily. = { lpound. -Cabbage 1 Oh. noathingl Nothing at all exceptAcitrons_;_u(l onion :that `mass eleven. years ago come spring;bys, and! apples- ` that our friend; Hoyos got his, that s all!" foun(_.i ready purci MRO! AH!` Q}!!! li`LIl`- aha`: Can. 11 In--- l-3---- ` uuu our xmena. noyos got ms, that's all!"i . Macl. And she was sick for-a long time 'aftei'warefs! Over study, the old fellow` called ijz's". "' Dennis mind had started to! work. She wanted to take the veil and! then when her guardian wouldn t let _herl E do that, she shut herself away from every- =one!, Sixteen or seventeen is no babe in l arms; I wonder if that Hoyos was ever in. :New Orleans? He seems to have had al itaking way with women. but the back` nt" my hand to him for a thorough-going black- lguard dead or alive!" nm. + an m\n:..>.. ........,.-It ,,..,,LA I trnone main DOME. 0!! 101158 Dlu, LUKUHUI. J. Welch, C.A. G. D. Campbell, C.A . V . T. E. Lawless, C.A. , ' _ `W. .8. Hulbig, Production Engineer. T "Manager Cost and Eiciency Department _yuuu5 511;: mu uuclr secrets 130! .``How should I know? I ve steered clear of them, young or old!" Dennis asserted warmly. But I do remember home in the old days whenever Molly had a girl friend staying with her tl1ey d -be forever whispering and buzzing----" ` l Ynn vn smlrl an -nm M.m........ `...:.: L:.. umy uuquzuuwu; ngr gm wassxmplein the} U extreme, and if he wil1 let me.-know person- l ally the nature of this document which he has found I will,.be glad tmsatisfy him.,;1pon- it. ` ' . ' 7 I ll tell him, Mr. vMessaggar..` M'c.Ca1:ty rose and signaled to the; absorbed- Dennis with a glance. Tha_n'k for seeing ,I,'Hl SOITV 130 have Hr`A'J1Av-nriIun'n Fud- that she met Mr. JaA1-vis.' But. as I hold: you,'I have absolutely no information such an it nnnmusx I-an Aaacma m....-..L 1:-.. AL- yuu, J. uuvc numnuhuly HO IIHOIDIHHOH SUCH `as it appears he desires. Except for the unusual and most unfortunate circumstanc- es I should not Have discussed.` the lady: at all with you. I know nothing concerning her with which her husbandtis not; already fully acquainted; her life wasesimplein the- . extreme. and if hewil`: Int m. 5...`... ............ . V _ 1 v -an-nun an-||\l\ll`u `Many women` will profit by the follow- .ng statement of one of their sex: I was afraid to eat on account of stomach trouble. I? Even rice did not agree. After taking Adler-.i-ka I can eat anything." Adler-i-ka acts on BOTH upper and lower bowel, removingrfoul matter which -poison- ' ed stomach. EXCELLENT for gas on the stomach or sour stomach. Guards against appendicitis. It brings out poisonous mat- .ter you..never thought _was in your system. Wm`; Crossland. druggist." . 'GlRL S STATEN'lEN`T. nuc uc was UUGUL An ixjrepressible gufgle emanated from Dennis throat, -but McCarty remained seem- , ingly unmoved. hm! 1... ........ 1... 1...; .L.,,,s .- mgzy uuunuveu. V ' ' Dead he may -be, but there s another knqw her story. Anouher who has black- Imarled her out of thousands in the past lyear and who nally killed her-----" I;;.lJul;|.'U|. lUU,' SUI!) I0! [8813 WCCK 8,`. ES . I ,9`' ` 1| ti from IX) cents a pound. Chickens, `ducks and!_geese were -to be seen, omsmne -; sellxng 28, 30 and 25 qenhs _per .ppund. -('}`:abba_ge, carrot`, "beets, turnips, tAc1t2ronsVv:_a_p1(l omons appear to be old stand- gibys, of different vvanieetes also I purchasers. Dressed! pork also 3 put lmzm appearance. 1! mL, ~ 1 cyca uusueu. I 4 If I knew, do you think that I would betray her condence? she said. If there were any secret which she did not tell her husband `do you think I would speak now? She is dead and whatever she may have locked in `her hear'b must die with her."- 55\1'_; :1 :1. L41 I LAWSON. WELCH &. CAMPBELL Chartered Accountants Stage Main 5874. 59 Yonge St., Torontc `ll7..I-L I`, A I`. n Dunn-nhnu f`. A HUT. Nt if it helps her murderer to go free!` McCarty s tone W33 suddenly stern. "'[-1'91-_.._ynr(-Ip_r5lr' Mr: Qunyfnlln .....-.......1 Mcuany none was suddenly "Her---murderr! Mrs. Sawtelle gasped You don t mean--it cannot be! She told me` Pe .was dead! , I l pLuu5cu, mucus 5 It DIE OI an Old (nary--" ` A diary! Mrs. Sawtelle clutched the : arms `of her chair. I thought it was de- strayed! _ McCarty concealed a. start of triumph. i Only partly, ma -am. There s enough 'of it left to tell Mr. Jarvis that his wife had lived a lie with him these ve years; that she d hid from him something, that he d a right to know. Mrs. Sawtelle, who was the other mandand what was he to her?_" V cu, . u A . - - - - RCA 1 She fose to her feet slowly and the brown eyes ashed. T: `I 1......" 4.. -.-.- ut:"L n - v uauvm guluupu aucu 25 _V0l`l Inlmfe. `WHO sent you to me? Mr Jarvis himself. The papers that he found mentioned your name. McCarty fab- ricated boldly. He asked. us. to come to you quie ly, rather than do anything that would b g you into notoriety, ma's.m. A What are these papers? I Well." McCarty hesitated -and then plunged, there sVa bit of an old diary-" A diarv! Mm Rn-uinsm. ..I..+..I..,.: 5.- '|UU- Alliston---Fall wheat 95c. spring wheat 85c. oats 37c, barle'y 45-55c, rye 75c, peas $1.50-1.60, buckwheat 55c, potatoes $1.00, eggs 470, butter 30-32c. A- -_ .._ l_ug- _..V, .._Y.-- V-4v-vu Beet.on--Fall when-t 95-81.05, oats 45- 50c. peas $1.50-1.65, barley 51c. rye 75c, buckwheat 60c, butter 30-35c, eggs 65c, potatoes $1.00. t`|.~:ll:.. 1171.--; l-I..n O1 in __L._. 1,, \ l.IuIlII/116$ OI. .UU. Orillia-Wheat (old) 81.10, wheat (new)! $1.00, barley. 45c, oats 42c, peas $1.40, rye $1.50, butter 380, eggs 55c, potatoes $1.00- l.25. } 3 l --...- ..........., u-nu -vuv vuu unuu VlcID"j" You are mistaken!" She spoke with studied hauteur but her lips were trembling. I have no knowledge of any secret in Mrs. Jarvis girlhood such as you intimate. `Who . , . ' M. -Inn:-:3 I..:.......I: vm.- __._,.. n . - .rqJIpLca . . . . . ..........0l1I Potatoes". . . . . . . Cabbage 5 Carrots Prepared horseradish .. 20c .Citrons................'... Vegetable marrow . . , . . . . Large oniong/.............. `Pickling onions . . . . .. L('3`?uli_ower . . . . . rnones:':ES I-637 'ni'u'u;ce A353 E 1 ULIIIPB o o - c a I `I n Beets . . . . . . . . . . ' Squash . . . . . . . . . Celery . . . . . . . . .. Pumpkins . . . . . . iMarrowfat beans l75o. ` Shelburne--Fall wheat 80-85c. `spring wheat 80-85c, barley. 30-45c, peias $1.25- l.50. oats 27-35c, ryeT70c. buckwheat 45- 55c, butter 30-35c, eggs 45-50c, potatoes AIII_4..... .I'.`_II _,,I,, A n- .- -..u-A-,- u-nr~uIv\|_.I Wvheher it was that Jack Frost was tom; severe or thatothe: roads were in bad 00119. diction. the fact remains that -last Saturday's: imarket was quite: small. Not a few of.`tha' `tables inside the building were `practically! iempty, and there: was A decided falling off in the number:- at` vehicles which usually everything and not much nffanzr ?thing.. moulting season is on and! the their customary annual va- result that eggs reanained line outside-. There was, so to speak, ` ;at price, 70 cents a dbzen..- gButter. sold` for last weeks: prices, ifrom pound. ifilllf and! mnncn mnrn -fn knlannn A-1 (IIsC\'nl\ r _- --..,-u vvrr uuuuu new. i `The prices were` as -follows :~- : Butter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430, :4 9 . [Eggs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chic-km . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..._.. . .. Geese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . D_ucks . . . . . . . . . . . [Dressed pork . . . . . . . . . .... 14c t` nkrnnfnu - 9'5 `* at were in `her condence and only you can tell us what happened that spring of nine- Fteen-seven, and who the man was----" 517 I ` a ` V --- - . ; IEEIHEIEEIEBIE MEI!-3I'liI5iI !-Ii . T . u: _. v_..----pg -nun:-uusv, CEIL- Manf doctors, prescribe them, most dru_ggista.s!! them. Wnte for free trxal - to, Tlizxnpleton, Toronto. Local Agents for Barrie: Wm. Grassland` Allandale. A. E. Pattrson. [Read the advts.-- It -pays. I ' E 5.51.55.55.55 . .!l!.E.! SATURDAY MAR K ET `I [L A A1`, nave-Jv\NJ ftllllllll, that in Canada there are morn asun ` Life of Canada Sold than all ' Doors;-4J:A- A---- than all` ether Rheumatic Remedies combined for Rheu- matism, Neuritis, Nenralgia, Sciatica, Lumbagn, etc. Ila-u- .I....a..... , " E vet? ybod y knows that in Pang.-I, 4-5.-.... ...... .. . Tmp1'eton s Rlgeumatic. Capstgles THE MARKETS (To be ;:onti;1ed) NEAR-BY MARKETS - . . . . . . -. tn; w cut; cauul . . . . . ` . . . 25c basket` sh and 25c bottle 5c t.o20c each . .. 5c to 10c each . . . . . . . . . . .. 50c basket . . . . . . . .. 15c quart . . . . . . .. 5c to 30 each 2 for 5c and 50 each . ,5. 5c bunch, 30: basket ' . . . . . .. we to 50 each . . . . . . . .. 5c to 10 head . . . . . .. 5c to 20 each on- _...__L uu U1 nu mu (1l8I'y--'- Sawtelle T +Ln.....l..L :; __-..-_' J- $0.. .yI Phone I42 to 48 lb. .....,.....70c doz. 28 lb. 25c -lb. "......30c lb. .'.-....~l4c to 16c lb 315:: to 60c basket. . . . . .. $1.25 bag| Kn fn Om. non-J1. ..... 1.. Ua.5| 5c to 20c each! 05.. L....I__:_ I 1 EU`) CUULI 30c quart `H Waliie} iii "i~a'ai.L, "'6II;a;,"'{rl$1',";:i Musical Theory; Organistoand Ghoirmastar of St. Andrew s Presbyterian Church. Gold 2 medalist of Toronto Conservatory of Music and of the University. ll_3 Worsloy 3?. MAUD E. OLAXTON, L.T.C.M. 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IIOMEVR-WA TDDOMT Are Well Supplied at- xv.~~ rm- spirit nhimn` 1 0 bra and uuunm UH ` In 50 fer-t breed. 1'01 tjcally now Aplii L -31} The ?.2o1r.:;r~:L "STEAK ENGK VVIVIXII LII`: C(_\'l0h and in the Guii banks on v _. Fill` mom: c. BROWN 250 FOR"l'HE BEST IN V _ ' BAKERS BREAD . ;HOMEMADE BREAD BROWN` BREAD SANDWICH BREAD and `I full line of . - PIES, CAKES AND PASTRY In boxes. 25c.. 50c. BEE Send The Bv r;. V.lVIl'4I'\' V` I1 I TonoNTq . up .. nirag stipziti: stimulz benet` jgr dige5 Becchan dence 31 ness, he: PEAF 8.1}. SlIIiI&.Bn. `_`7Page Teri El . Consult us with vour building " iinkery and Saleahop: Got. Elizabeth and Small 8trooto_ ' FIRE AND LIFE S. INSURANCE AGENT Rea! E_stato and Money in Loan D. J. *REB(Ul !fVN nun; if RI.`-[-5 ll-.`.`. Corner` Sophita azndz Mas; Exact; : U-nm.ufactul'ers of Sash, Doors, Frames, Wlkwxring Ceiling, Moulding, Water Trough: 'l'2osi:s, etc. ' Wk. `carry in stock a large assortment of and,Dressed Lumber, B. C.,Shingles and Prepared Roofing. Wood Turning and `t_'!. .i1n Drying a Specialty. Dressing done = `QM`0m ptly YOUR _ READING NEEDS Catiadifs (reatest % _Life_ Insurancgco. Morgue and Chapel ._ IN CONNECTION Your Family % Y6iir~Busine8s Your` Future open DAY AND NIGHT [AT"9..3- 595.585 SCO'l'T ~S BOOKSTORE W-WANT ED Established I889 District am 1he.@t:i9 '2!i!g._9'i"l - H Phone 82 lllll .lIlIU DIIVUIVE The' aged negro -butler who replied to their rihg bobbed his woolly white head ob- sequiously. 'as "he took the note McCarty produced, but seemed dubious as to his -master's reception of them. However, he ushered them into a huge, dim drawing- room, where massively carved furniture was arranged stily against the wall and the pendants of -the antiquated crystal chau-i delier tinkled to the vibration of the ex- Roundsman's -heavy tread. .nnnnia nnnfn lvgimunlf a-I-nun-In -:u\ 51... navy. .li\lJD9l`l_r,' easy: ' uucn:--H0, uon E drag! There!" _ ' The gtepe drew nearer and a gaunt, bow- ed 'old gure, crowned by a shock of snow hair, appeered in the doorway leaning up- on the old but!_er s arx_n. " ' II . -...-...I .....LL ..... ...I-- L._'._LL _____L UH IIHU VIU IIIIIIIUF B uuu. . . Ho peered with curiously bright, search- ling eyes at his visitors as they rose, but did not speak until the servant had depos- ._ited him carefully in a chair and withdrawn. - Mr. McCarty?" A He loold from one to another of them; and the ex-Roundsman bowed. "In this note which you have L brought to me from Mr. Oliver Jarvis,- of New York, he requests me to give you any information at my` disposal. I presume. he means concerning his wife, `of whose tragic death we have all heard -here, but I am` at a loss to understand` why he should` - have sent you to tire. nuuuuauuulu -neuyy arena. -Dennis seated himself gingerly `in the nearest chair and looked about him with professional interest. ' "l\.m..lA .....J,.. .. ..........J 1:... L......I" 1.- VVIIIBIII, uuw, HUlllUUUuy Slow, 53 uling steps stairs, accompanied by 1 heavy csne, and a thin, u claimed: A Easy; Ro`bert,- easy! HI-no` l'Junn: I" prvmsuuuzu. IXIDBIBBD. V `'1`would make a. grand re-trap!" he remarked. With the floors all oily and that gallery around the ball out there to act as 2. ue, if you d give it two seconds start and a lick of wind, 'twould go up like tinder." H1 - 2. _ ch. _,_9,, '1,,',_ p, . - .- uuuer. . . . Is it 9. fire we re here for, or informa- tion? Idemanded McC.rty satcastzically. W-hist, now, somebody's izoming." Qlnn} nllirnna nl-nna annnrlm-3 nnnn Han gxuuau wuzu apecunauve eyes. Look at the shades all down," Dennis commented. 'Twould be just your luck, . Mac, if he'd died on you! From wh5t tha i Willie-boy at the bank said---` ` nn';nn nn! Mnnnrtv inu-nunfnrl Gmnlur Iacu, 1. u. atuuu ureub. | The business section of the city once passed, St. Charles Avenue revealed itself as a thoroughfare of stately homes, and before one of the most imposing of these they allighted and then paused, scanning the I house with speculative eyes. , ` lnnlr 4:} {Jun alunrlnn an Annvn " TIA-u-Jul W _.The Double Track Route ,?` If`. 3,. u ; between m MONTREAL `Lu, ,` TORONTO A DETROIT W and CHICAGO I wue-`pay an yne mm: stylus-- V Come on! McCarty mterrupted rmly. `Noyv `remember we re sent here by Mr. Jarvis, and don t act as if you d come to lift .the silver!" VIVL... ........l _-__- L..L'___ __L_ __,,L'_I yuruub 15 mu: :1 ury-uocx EH8!` HIM tram. If we do get -the gate," McCarty prom- ised, I'll stand treat. \ "IVI... L..-:.;.... ......4...... -2 LL- _:L__ -__- some resentment,` but not being a mind-" HCJSII Ult net. `Th1ck I may be." Dennis conceded 1n eader. it s not clear to me why a. pal of the old man would know a secret -that was kept from the girl's own `husband. Have it your own Way. but when we pick our- selves up after being chucked out, it'll be me that heads the next expedition, and that -to a place where you can get one of the zzes -that -put this burg _on the map. - My throat is like a dry-dock after that train. ' I T; In rdn an! ll-us (info Ilnl'Vn.-Lu nu-.. iuuuuxug uu null. . . He was a crony of Pierre Chartrand, and Chartrand was the guardian of Evelyn Beaudet as was, Oliver Jarvis wife," Mc- Carty responded. Is it beginning to get through your `thick -head? Chartrand was `the only one belonging to her and he s dead. but his most intimate friend is our next bwt bet." Hr-n|_g_|_ y ______ L_ H I\,_,, ' I 1 - cu uy ms companion. l Look hre, Mac, you ve not`told me a word of what we're after!" the latter com-I plained. Who is this Justin Messager, and what for are we trailing `a feeble old man that'll likely have us thrown out for iiitruding on him?".. H. 1n:-an .. .......... ..c D:..._.. m.....-..-.a mg uxue eyes. I You've a director at this bank namedl Justin Messager. -I'd likelto know where I can nd him, please, announced the heav- ier of the two strangers. The languid teller stared. Mr. Meseager never comes to the bank and rarely to a meeting, he replied coldly. Is there anything we can do for you?" No, it's him I've -not to see. Where did La vuun: uuyuuulg we can uu 10!` you: No, -got you say he lived?" . . ' T unit", flu: Gonna nnnnmna-I IE yUl1 any 118 IIVCUI I didn't say!" -the teller snapped. `?Mr. Messager is very `feeble and does not permit himself to be annoyed. What is the na`-ture of your busines with him?" - " '1'-hat s his look-out! The blue eves Ul yuul |JUBl.llU$ VVII/Ll lllllll ``That eyes narrowed and glinted grey. We ve been sent from New York tosee him and if you want to make a secret of` his_whereabouts, I suppose there .s a. directory or -two in this town! Come along, Denny!" .0h, from New York?" The teller's manner underwent a change. Mr. Messa- ger lives out on St. Charles Avenue; I ll write the address for you. The first vice-' -president is here, if you would care to see him instead." ` ' - ! ml... ..s........-.. 4,4-., , c 1 `s - -I uuu mawuu. { . ' The stranger declined, and receiving the` proffered slip of papgr, he depart_ed, fol_Low- ed by his companion. I Lard: LE1`-n Mun 1vnn,un nnL.L.-Jul cm- .. J. I-:.' BlLL;NGSiY. - -epot Agent Phone "61: Barrie I'lUllI,`I|Il IJIU |'I3l On a bright, balmy afternoon in late No- vember the Planters Bank of New Orleans was about to close itsldoors for the day when two men, obviously strangers, enter- ed and approached e paying tellerls win- dow. One was tall 9. d lantern jawed and moved with the lithe ease which told of per- feet muscular training; the other heavy set but not bulky, with a stubby. reddish mus- tache on the long upper lip and keen smil- ing blue eyes. `lvnuuliyn n ll:IInn`nn n` GL3;-u Lnmlr an-n...I %w$$$$&%$$$$%$w&%*$%*m***g K`. \ Dy xsaucn ustrauucr . &&&%&$%*%w%$*$&*w$&%%*$$&&Q V L\L A La .5 \/'1./L L L I. \w'a.\ .\JL LLVLQ. 1.454- .'Nationa`l` Drug &` Cf1em_ica1 _Co. `of Canada Limited, Toronto. :_Onta'1'i`.4> 428"" (Ctlmtinued from last wek) An. ; ---_ `nun The Twenty-Six Clue A LAME BACK cHAPT1-:_n xx From Out the Past _LL L..l....-. -11---._.___. P TRYTHEMFREE J . WRIT 1:3 TQ:DA.Y F93 _S\MPLE- Read This, If You Have Sllnexcelled Dining Cr `Service ` Sleeping cars on Night Trains and Parlor Cars on principal Day Trains. Mrs. Roper, _ of.Brook1in, Ont. writes:-- My husband tried Gi1'1,Pi11;s. a year ago, after having had` a lame back for months. = The first dose. relieved him `alnd before taking two; boxes `he was mgde entirely we11. V `Gin Pills can relieve you; too! . 5 vuuuug. D sounded -upon the the stumping of a ,' quexulous voice ex- - Ouch!--No,AdoxA.1't` By Isabel Ostrander >X<>X<>X<>X< .,,.-~ .- voavvhtlnle uuvu vvvnu uavu vuuvo She was not. shut away. She mefely` preferred 'her quiet -home and devoted her self to her guardian. After a year or two she began going about more, and frequently visited -my niece ateher `home on Lake_,Pont- char-train. Indeed, it was at South Point -v-uu. \II uvvu---vuv nun: uv nvuuun .That s not for me to say, sir," McCar- ty replied rmly. You'll `hear-all about it from Mr. Jarvis as soon as he can pull himself ' together, I ve no doubt. I was just sent hereto nd out what I could of Mrs. Jarvis prior to her marriage. Did she stay shut away like that from everybody all -the four or ve years before she met .Mr.- Jarvis? _ Tho wann Lem`!-nlnr` ad-H` Iontuuncutl;-`tn L5.- ycnun UUIUIU aux : uusu ~1u.r.` aarvm: The old man hesitated, still regarding his visitor xedly. At last he spoke, but slow5 ly,.as if choosing each word with care. ' `On! In ...... .....~ -..o n-J-av ov|ov\Ay Irnnv uuuvuuv Let me see. Bless me! It is ten years now; no, eleven next spring. She had al- ways been e frail delica-te child and broke down from over study. I remember that she was ill for a long time. He moved impatiently in his chair. But what is there in all this that can interest Mr. Jar- vis now`? What was the nature, of the lletter or document which he found?" AL... .5 V ....u. -4...... ...-.ayr...u-uuu tab vnlv vvuvvuvo She s been married to Mr. Jarvis for five years," McCarty, observed. How -long `be- fore that did she leave. the convent?" Liv _ "`TFuIl information from an); Grand `Trunk Ticket Agent or C. E. Horn- isng, District Passenger Agt., Toronto. 5n:w up : The old gentleman `crossd his hands onl the top of his gold-headed cane and straight- ened himself in his chair. GI... ....... .. ........ ....:..; ..;...I:-.__ _:_| ___u CHUU lIIllIC7II Ill ul5'(.'ull'. ` She was a very quiet, studious girl and cared little for society. After "she left the Convent of the Blessed Name, where she was educated, she wished to join the order, but Mr. Chartrand opposed that. and shel submitted to his wishes, although she took1 Very li-ttle -part in the social life around her, shutting herself up with her books andl owers and music. When my niecelioretta was.married to Peyton Sewtelle, she would not even attend the wedding , although they I had been inseparable at the convent." I I 550, 9 I ' I . In v u n Iulcw mus: 1 Mr. Chartrand was a. -bachelor, wasn t I he?" McCarty persisted. Can you tell me who thevxoupg lady s friends were as she grew up. L I TEA nnnblnnvsnn nuI\a:u\I' LL: `Ln-min ADI w---- - * At All Dnuktn , Proprietary: couzmm a co. mmiud. ~ Norwigh. Eng. .. gcanndhn Oman 0`! Pot-thud BL. Tommi. 9.3.11. Buldigt mmm. ' .We1I, sir, he thought you, being Mull Chartrandls friend, wouldvlikely know more: gran anyoiie elge ahglii Mrs. Jarvis, Mc--i arty exp aine . is is my assistant, Mr. Riordan. You ve heard, of course.` that Mrs. Jarvis was murdered; strangled to death in 9. private museum belonging to an old friend of her husband? | ` Mr`. Messager nodded. - _ ' A frightful affair! She was a lovely- cliild, a. charming young girl; I watched her grow to womanhood under my old friend's care." He checked `himself -suddenly, and added: Have they found the assassin ? Nrnf Irnf air kn} #1-in r\I\`:nt)_nwn-`nu.-Ir:nn.` I i ucc Lwluuy at but: name OI H18 marriage. Well, sir, in going over his wife s old letters and private papers, he came upon` something which madehim anxious for fur- ther information, ` McCarty remarked truthfully enough. H-a;d neither of her parents any relatives living at all? I Nana rllzn lnnv-an Lnr nnnflu.-us Ilvna nI\ |plIlUlll5 any IUHIMVGS uvmg up an: None. Like herself, her mother was an `orphan from childhood, and her father. Felix Beaudet, lost his parents in a railroad disaster a. few months after his marriage, `just before Evelyn was born." The quer-I vnlnun nhin u-nit:n-n.l~Arl- Ralf. Mr Innul zzuucu: nave oney Iounu me assassin! [ Not yet, sir, but the po1iceare'w_urking1 | on it and Mr. Jarvis has -hired a celebratedi private detective, the greatest in the cunn- try, to investigate the crime for him. We'vrel here on a different matter entirely." Me-: Carty paused." -Could you tell me. sir.i what you know of Mrs. Jarvis family?" ` Ska `hut! nnnn " Mr Mncaonnr I-nan.-nun? in you KHUW U1 HIPS. JHTVIS Ianuly ' She `had none, Mr. Messager respond- ed, his bright old eyes xedeshrewdly on the ` q1wstioner s face. Her parents both died} before `she was six and in her fatbu-`s will? Pierre Chartrand was named her sole guard- ian and the executor of the estate. Bit. why have you come __to me? What sort of information does Mr. Jarvis seek; and why? 1 He knew all that I can tell you of the Beau- ' 99 det family at the time of the marriage. Wall air in oninar nvnr hi: uy`H'n'a nl.-I llB|/ UUIUIU l.`JVCl ll W65 UUIII. .l`l.'a qUCI"| J :,1_lou_s -vo1c'3 reiterated: .But Mr. Jarvis rnnnv I-L:..I A nli&b1e,"e`nergetic sales agent. for Barri "' dd County to sell our well kxiown FRUIT," Ind ORNAMENTAL EES, etc. GOOD pay, EXCLUSIVE tex-Ari _r_y and free equip- ~_5l_l|Jup _. V0108 knew this I 5511.. (IL - _.. After Illness 0 gain new trength 5nd to A g_et Zvyell quickly you need ' `V gun: ucw aurengin 8!!!! W get well uickly 8 food with vita izing,blood-mak- ins elements. Take Wincarnis. `I823: THE BARRIE EXAMINER '81;sf ucvc ua uuw uuw ulu you 11831 0! H165] To -learn the truth, m-a ua.m. You and she were girls together at the Convent of the Blessed Name. You know why she left so suddenly, and why she was sick for so -long and then shut herself up like a nun and wouldn't even g6 to your wedding, though you were closer to her than a. sis- ter_____-.9! wr . Oh, stop! Stop!. She put her hands over her ears as `though to shut out the sound of his voice. I do not know what you arevbalking -about! We were friends, yes, but it was jusfafgixlhood companion- ~ ship. She left` the convent because of ill-. ness and was a semi-invalid for 3 long time. That is why she did not appear at wedding and wh -'---" Qlnn her` annltnn nanny-`Iv nuuunlpluv kn} `nu lvl.ll'UlIUn ";`No. ma.'am.' His voice was deprecat- ingly respectful, -but there was a note ' of nality in it. ``You ll excuse me, but we lrnnw hfff than f-`In , IRI\.l\RI) Irn I. "600 Acres of Nursery Stock "5011: agency is valuable, for we grow. the "even we sell, and deliver only high grade `dock. Write now for terms. ' `