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-__- _ _-__ __ _ _-_-____g _____ Corhcr Sophia and Mary Street: lnmifacturers of Sash, Dbor, Frames, ifilooriug Ceiling, Moulding, Water Trough- "1`anks;' etc. / . "We carry in stock is _large assortment of Rough and Dressed Lumber, B. C. Shingles and -Prepared Roofing. Wood Turning and `Kiln Drying a Specialty. Dressing done nrompy. nnnnlf nu uirifh unnr kniltnn Ul IITI U\FlIllJHlII\'l.I3n . I I must. say this .for you. Winnie Bart- lett, you don t` think you re the whole shoot.in'.ma.tch." said a stout, red-faced creature. who would have been more at home on -a farm than in a New-York ware-A house. but it gets my goat when you hand the mustartlto Fowle in `that way. If he_ made goo-goo`e_ves at me, I d play, too." I wish little Carlotta. was a blue-eyeclr golden-haired queen, sighed another, a. rsqum Ne:ipolitan with the complexion of a Moor. She s give Fowle a chance to dig into his pocketboolg. believe me." Thu 1-nn-i'n'I ,1\I'\"n:nr\"In`I` -uynn u Fhnfll ' UlI"l{`:' CIT, ZIII Wllllll 1 any SUCH: He left her, however. and busied him-' self elsewhere. (Apparently. -he was even forgiving enough to call Miss Sugg out of`- the `room and detain,.her all t-hevrest _;of 1 the morning. _( 7:v\::rnll u-nu nu-nnx--.6`-n -vn":n;l -my annua- LKIC .IlIUl lllllso _ Winifred was promptly rallietl by snjmeg of her companions. I Y rnnaf ant! "L:o `nun vnn W:nn:n 'Rm~.#-. Hlgv V\UlI\|Il5 uuulb. V `,`_Nonsense.' laughed Fowle. | chnrgp here, an what I say goes." 11.. Int} Low knnvnivnh ant` kIic:nA H] FACTS Run FANCIES. .-n t\l\ _. __---_,. (To "Be Continued) LEI?! m I . I . Medicai-{re ' {shot men `subject to arppe diitis, though .den cases occur 'nong women. Lgican bg! - guarded agains by pevening ` jniecon. `The testinl nuisep i,- Adler.` i-kn, acts on B6 and 1 ' . removing all to deo-)tiI'Ig_ -ma might cause infec on. it bring m mam, ou ne_ver though wagm -yo\n- sy 9 ich may hav hgeer poisoning , : bntha. Adler-ifk: ii EXCELI T for 1 as onithe stomacfmi Cmsland, ggist nqeit all briS_k Being in I , . , V, lgntlays, this vgs to be; 0 pected. `At t `ht. however, ere were? 3- few purchase`sWho b0U83*"` fowl and! ` the New Y8 s dinner.` ese and ducks jo"yed the - he day's sales Qnly one; n';. . 0Tn3)-7y vege:. i hi /15 t they I - ` I ` j"fI t`I""`. \l~"" ll '_l`he market or -.1 ` turdliys D4, 31- Wf~'l_ A number of `valable farms Md Town Properties for Sale on the most `reasonable terms. ` I 12335 .Ch'ick I h.L-I.. 11 US . . . . . . . . . . . ' - ~ -- Bllutter beans La-ge niona ...."..... {Tu nips . . . . . . am at means j ` Par:nig.- . . . . . . ._ . . . . . . . ;Sag; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - - - - - - a his :rl;VIN1a V l `I .3, J_ov ` 03:19 ti-rLe my _.untxe I .R`1r ';fflA`4nn- 1IR`l7.n ND` A No` he w a be! I ` ",'m'.tne1r tuxs. `When I mu go "An inimitable. i jove. The mode a Scribbler of non _ might better env `touch, and, rare 5 of wnrd-music. s glexstood by th*, mock -my aerate H8Ve~ it Epiaced tlra Fall and your plot will `min.V' ood shape in Spring. }1`4'V'y _iF1v.ment in our N 1......'... .. nab ).J..1-. ....1......: .. reduced to "r""'=' ; :4 large s*,0Ck clear` th-ifs Fall 1 can see l"fWhat I Sin1k?0e M 1-ble; Works - 20 pWI-ZN 1., 3AR_gu1-: A fw ors notch of Post Office. 3 c I.-"`"`-'u`r--IAN, mop. I v.ut u-u-Ac my _.uuuc v :M_v l}ttle'c)L$i'S.l]I1 Net. T33 Gra Idpzfa \f`,'"1- 3 .b..N0:" Gem gler sh0i..., , . ` ` I - Sfwe Kent out $63 See `glaxxlbs. 'Becau&=e the_\' were sf `but`of bed; . Alhd whehx she W-l'i"3d )5 V11 one s wool It turned an h1;xm]i1I'=yr with its'h_ead. . I.` if Sh: bone an_r`l buwledre any girl-- I n|V:l3a1d she W88 Eff; of me. A. . ___L,*4n .1... ...~ Masonic Temvlt Building--_ Barrio. '"I es rkek IN Ill haw wh"n she 00.) to our farm u-u.smu 2511': was at ) 01 me. J F Him 5', knee. 3 e; nits all 1e 8. world will say: te-tinklv;-ihas passed," by nistjnxf sneer at me as. ensi val g nsense, -but they! my d `I883, my delicate still, Hellenic quality little mwn and less un- t`. unsnh led'c1-itios `whn 1 "lug {IlIVll auu R763` 111!" 2 unsch led cntxcs who vo1ce_._.~i,V Jove. I m puncmus. ENT YOU 0 ERECT RING krndm-: fJ_._BRQWN men an '9 I QT . . . . . . . , _ `ZUU EU.` um 14 1b.; . 50c t'70c basketi . . . . . . `$1.25 bagi 5c) 25c each! 20c t125c hnskea nn_ L __I__4 holiti I-ians may _I'cs. af er all. is `wt-itin . , `be st .aling golf might 5 - _ -Ilalir`. 5; raudma said. ,. `r all `about. ' I vvv wauu uuancq .....30c basket: 20c qt. - 7;` basket ` and 5c each .V,.t0 25c each fl. 20c quart . 20c basket_ Scrhead! 5c head; x I lm: .-brought. | If fas. Arnold FIRE AND [LIFE _ INSURANCE AGENT Teacher of Piano and We I -`Pupils prepared for Toronto Consirvatory ' of Music examinations leading 11 to and including the A.T.(`..M. de r e. ,_Studio_-'-King Block. Phone 4 . MAUD E. CLAXCON, |...T.(;{M. VI 0 -av. nuurcw gs rrcsuywrlan unurcn. Gold medalist of Toronto Conservato f Music apd of the University of Toronto. ll3 Worsle`. St. Phone 663 :I;;ahhe; h-f"'I"i ah:),m()-rgan, .\ 7ocz;l,' and Musical Theory. Organist and Choirmaster of St. Andrew s Presbyt'erian Church. (Enid rnnossnf A` Tl\bAn`A lV.._--__.-L--- `zomuno HARDY, Mus. sac.) I-'.T.c.u. "l'......L.... .: 1):--- n__,_, C. W. Plaxton: - ---uu-r\:III'|l&lI VIIVWFIII Barrister, Solicitor for obtaining probate of wills, guardianship and administrafion. and General Solicitor`, Notary, Gonveyancer. etc. 0lfice--Hinds Block, No. 8 Dunlop St. Mnnnv tn lnnn ' CRESWICKE & BELL BARRISTERS Solicitors for the Supreme Court of Judicat- ure of Ontario, Proctors, Nntaries, Convey- ` ancers, etc. . Money to loan. i Oll in Rnld Rlnnlr `luv-I-`A Blrrie Community Nurs Association I Miss M. L. Nodwell. nurse - EOffice: 17 Owen St. Hours: 1.30~2.30 p.m. Visits must be arranged for through doctors. u34tfc John H.-'Wilson. Sec.-Tress. BOYS &. YMVURCHISON ~ Barristers, Solicitors, Notary Public, ' Conveyancers, Etc. . Money to loan at.1owest rates of interest. Office--l3 Owen St., in Masonic Templa Building, Barrie. Branch oice--El4nvale. W. A. Boys, K.C.,M.P. D. C. Murchison I Rem Estate and Money to Loan Jlld IJllI\I\II Lil-I Il'lILVlI\ `Publishedevery Thursday afternoon at the |Post Oice Square, Barrie. Subscription Price--Canada and Great Britain $2.00 per year in advance (in arrears $2.50) ; United idstatcs, $2.50 per your in advance. Both old 13!! . new addresses should b given when [ch ge of address is requested. CANCEL- l0NS\fIe nd that. most of our sub- let: ers prqfer not to have their subscrip- tln infnrnwlfn En noon than fun on pa-nib be lno ""n I Thursday, January 5, 1922. Y ' IJILLVLICI. ` Office: OverXReeve s Jewelry Store. ' 76 Dunlop St., Barrie. I Phoiaes: Office 450, Res. 436. 1-yr Associate Coroner County of Simcoe lOffice and Residen_c&-Comer Toronto ahd ! Elizabeth Sts.. opp. Central Church. % < Telephone 167. .4- I -..wv-' uyonau vault, I--IVIIVIIH W0-ff'ice and Residence--60 Ros St. ` Third door east of Royal Victoria Hospital. Telephone 256. ` 30tfe Graduate of Trinity University, Toronto: also Edinburgh and Glasgow. _ Zspecialty--Diseases of Stomach gOffic'e-Corner Bayeid and Worsley Sta. I I -Office open until` 8 p.m. daily. - ru1oAu1A1V ALVU auwunuw Office and Residence--Collier St., corner 0? Clapperton St.. Barrie. Phone 275. K ---u -u \I- IuIII1IJUL|- `Graduate of McGill University. Montreal. Office, and Residence--Corner Elizabeth & Bradford Sts., Barrie. Phone 105. Office hours---9-10 a.m., 1-3 p.m., 7-8 p.m. 'j-j 23:4 P m;sult us with vour building ! V: g Phone 6]. (Formerly of Drs. Ross & Ross. Barrie) --Late Surgeon Specilist with the " ~. I -z Imperial Army, 4-; years. General Surgery and Obstetrics especiaIIy._ 0ffice,~-l5 Owen St}, Barrie. Phnnn 7m 0 n --4 ` Ullll i Phone 710. DR. MORTIMER LYRONR 7 F122 Bloor St. West. Toronto, will be at 7 91 Owen St., Barrie, every Saturday. Diseases of Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Consultation ho'urs--ll am. to 5 pm. Barrie phone 2. Toronto, North 3326. DOROTHY J. SARJEANT, A.T1C.M. `If-EACHEROF PIANO *,Telephone 151. `Barrie ` `I3 (`I `D... 00 nf_r_H'E_ BARBI'E_l.EX_/.\MlNE_R__ rnr.:.r-nun, UNI. Office hours-12 to 2 and 7 to 9 p.m. ._____________:.________.._. Office ar;c`i- l`{esidence-47 Maple Ave. . Phone 213. 31t RADEfJT1URsT &.. HAMMOND BARRISTERS. SOLICITORS. ETC. Maonic Temple Building. Barrie Money to Loan , 51 \- PLAXTON &. PLAXTON BARRISTERS. SOLICITORS, ETC. Offices: 707.8 Kent Building Toronto, Ont. W plnvfnn (3 r`---3-- `A--` FOR THE BEST IN . BAKERS BREAD V HOME-MADE BREAD BROWN BREAD SANDWICH mu.-:A R. F. BRUCE, M.D., C.M., L.M.C.C.` nut..- .....l h-_,!,l nn I-\ l FIB ]llICl IIUII DU I-IIIVU IILIUIF auU3Cl'lP' interrupted in case _they fail to remit f re expiration. While subscriptions will u be carried in arrears over an extended ~ od, yet, unless we are notied to cancel, 2 assume the subscriber wishes the service inued. Remittanses should be made by. g tered letter, money order, or cheque L Me at par in Barrie. ` J. A. MacLaren, Editor. W. C. Walls, Manager. DONALD Ross. L.L.B. BARRISTER, SOLICITOR. ETC. Masonic Temple,TBuilding, `._arrie ` Money to loan. ` `iv CAPT. J. F. ROLLIT, L.D.S. DENTIST (\N:..... r\..__v`n,____L t__,,L,,, ch m;,;t.;;'a;.;;`;.e;;;,e;;' .,;'a;;.;;i':;;.:;;. nf Dental Qnrmanna `Tn:-nnfn S. W. AND W. R. RICHARDSON UGIUB D1111 IJIUIIIUUIB Ul xwyul \.K llC5' of Dental Surgeons, `Toronto. ` ce: Over Bank of Toronto, Barrie. Entrance on Owen St. es: Office 24l,'Res. 314. P.0.Box 133 'chardson, L.D.S., D.D.S. 74: Y? _ . Randall Richardson, L.D.S., D.D.S. E . w. A. LEWIS , M.o., C.M. SURGERY AND GYNECOLOGY ` -and- C. S. DICKSON, B.A., M.B. um I KR Fnllinn Qt D... a, run. Money CO Offices in Ross Block, Barrie V W. A. J. Bell. K.C. PHYI'('3'1;;f~z '1-\-N'I5_.S`I'J'I'{'(;E0N PHELPSTON, om. inn hnvn-e._`I`) On 0 an.-I 7 cm n .. 'i`i4$-}!i!$} L. J. SIMPSON, M.B. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON and Rm:rl..m... n..n:..- cc --_, MEDICAL ALEXANDER CEWAN DR. E. G. TURNBULL r In nu DR. VICTOR A. HART A. T. LITTLE, M.D. A-v II DR. H. T. ARNALTL" DR. FRED A. ROSS DR. J. A. YKYEARNS nnuno . -. . --- .____ _._ J9 uluun, L10. 0 Money to loan j scows BOOKSTORE} DENTAL MUSIC :1, Burn, who. 56 Collier St.. Ban-ia.. `Jul- G. Gordon Plaxton. nu, umrns. P. O. Box 1075. m51tfc 1-yrlY 1\C 31'crc `a "Six ' YOUR% ` t RE.ADlNG_NEEDS Jainvnr yr |\rll lltl-lrnla and 3 full lihe of MONmBu.V ToRomio,/ ..... am; any Grand 3. E. Horn- gt., Toronto. Sb Barrie 2- Srvice ` Trains and my '1`raina. 361`-0;: Above all did she `suffer from the girls! she met in the warehouse. Some were coarse, nearly`every one was frivolous. e Their talk, their thinly-veiled allusions to. `of their emotions.. a. night life in which she `bore no part, puz- zled and disturbed her. True, the wild, revels of which they boasted did not sound? either marvelous or attractive when anal-I ,3/zed. A couple ofhours at _the movies, a frolic in a dance hall, a quarrelabout some youth-ful gallant, violent fluctuations froml at-m~laced -friendship tovsparkling-`eyed hat- red and back to tears and kisses--- -thcsei joys and cankers formed the limited gamut I.1__ J1 A.L,L lIY!_l',._.l __._I,I __.. L4 l _`V\'ClC IULILI Gall 5UB}tl.l'lUB uuuuuvcu. Look!" said one,_ they v'e `gotten tiiat l boat!!! ` . I , I H17 V 9. I . H .,I I .. I ' .1 I M95159 'e!ie._Mi"| wqvu. .VuIB5l.1. - But she went early to bed, and the beams of the morning sun dr_ew,her' forth as a lin- net from its nest. Unless the weather was absolutely prohibitive she took the walk every. day. for she revelled in the ever- chnnging tints of the trees, the music of the songbirds. and the gambols of "the squirrels in the park, while the broad high- way of the river, leading to and from she hardly knew what enchanted lands, `brought vague r dreams of some `delightful iuturej where d-aily toil would notclaim. her andi she might be as those other girls 'of,thei outer world to whom existence seemed such } a joyous thing. . _ / Winifrnrd urn: nnf runnnnfnnn-int` nvilnl-: Kan ll Juyuua uuu|5. Winifred was not" discontended with her lot-- the ichof of youth and good health flowed,too strongly in her veins. Bin: atn times she was bewildered -by a sense of aloofness from the rest of humanity. Al II 1-: I N no , 'U\7UIJ5 ' ` . You 'can"t be sure," "doubted zinothen! ` gough his -manner showed thatxe wan-ted nly to be convinced. . `l'\7..n `Limb .. u\r\':n:n I.u...-L ...-I I..- `n}g`4 \`lI|y IN] UC UUlIVIIIUCll~ D'-ye think a. police launch ud be fool+ in` around with a tow at this time 0 day, if it wa-an`.t something special?" persisted; Wh?::xvea with .-the easy swing of one to whom walking-was,` a pleasure. Without hurry or apparent effort `her even, rapid strides brought her along at a pace of fully . four miles an hour. And an hour was exactly .the time Winifred Bartlett needed if she would carry out her daily program, vvhich,'vvhen conditions permitted, involved a four-mile detour by way of Riverside Drive and Seventy-Second Street to the Ninth Avenue L". This morning she had actually ten minutes in hand, and promised herself an added treat in_ making little pauses at her favorite viewpoints on the Hudson. . - m- _-__ `La- .L-..._9._` 1.-.__-.I___ n1:_::__4 mlfudmlglaiu this xhour s freedom Winifredl had to .pnaotise some harmlessxduplicity, as shall be seen. "She was obliged to rise long before the -rest ofher fellow-workers in the bookbinding Lfactory of Messrs. Brown, Son _ & Brown, an establishment located in -the least `inviting part of Green- wioh Village. ' `D ...+ .4... ..m..+ .....l.. on !.-...A ......l -1.... 1.......... uu_v nun ,VV\l|J`l\l aunvv Iva I Her mind run on this -problem more[ strongly than dsual that morning Still` pondering it, she rli-terged for a 'moment at the oldiq'.`J` and Sailors` Monument. and ` stood on all!) stone terrace which comniands such, :1 magnificent view of the silvery Hudsou,`with" the green heights of the New 1 Jersey` shore directly opposite, and --the Palisades rearing their lofty crests away` l to the north. I , I , .1 1 nl vu Ullfi uulvun -V Suddenly she -beca-me aware that a small! group of` men had gathered there. and; were displaying a lively interest in two; motor bouts 0'11 the river. Something out; of the c_o'm1nOn had- stirred them; voices` _were loud andegestures animated. \ I,IsI\`r',` m.:..I ....'.. A-`I-.`.*... ..'.. .`...u..... Lknt" -. (Contined ftorn: inst week) 3 TV "CHAPTER III Winifred Bartlett Hears Something` Eaily next morning 9. girl attired in `a. neat but inexpensive costume entered Cen- tral Park by the One Hundred` -and Second Street gate, and walked swiftly by a wind- in; path t6 the exit on the west side at One Huxndred Street. GL- .._--.-.I _._!A.`I. A.`I_- __..__ __.Z_.. .2 -_- uwsou. WELCH .1 CAMPBELL chartered Accountants Aiifhoae Main 5874._ 59 Yonge St., Toronto V I Walsh F. A f`. n` nnmnknll l`..A `IJI IIIIUII CIIIUUIUIIDQ ~ ` For all that. Winifred could not helpl asking herself with `ever-increasing insistence why she alone, among a crude, noisy sister-I hood of` a hundred young women of her _own -age, should -be with them yet not of -them. She realized -that her education fit- tedv her for a. higher place in the army of] New York workers than a bookbindefsl bench. She could soon `have -acquired pm- I ficiency as astenographer. Pleasant, well-| paid situations abounded in` the stores and] wholesale houses. There was even some 'alluring profession called `the stage. where a girl might actually earn a living by sing~ ing and dancing. -and Winifred could cer- V tainly sing and was -certain she could dance A if taught. /' ' T W'l\daf rnlnnr -frinlr NF #06:: than la-nl. ll IIU lllll . Whawt queer /-trick rdf fate, then, hall! ,brought;her`to Brown, Son & Brown's in the spring of that year," and` kept her`: there? She could not tell. _She_could not{ even guess why she'd-welt`so- far up-town, while every other girl in the establishment .had a home either in .or near Greenwich Village. r.r..:...L,. 1:0,. .....- .. ..:.r.n.. u......1. .......... vuxuge. . I-Ieigho. Life -was a riddle. Surely; some day "she would solve it. ' ' Y,T_.. ...Z_J .____ _._ L12- ,_...I I,,,. , ,_X jBeautg_HiI1.Tt fqr Women .A-~.V'Au_thor oiv The Wjingvsmiof the M9;-ning The -Billaltr of.` Light, etc. For clear V 1sj2in% . . `.'qd 3 {briey The Barllgl Mystery llien food is only iinperfectly digested, it gives rise `to fe1'mentation, clogs the A. bowels, and 1'enders the blood impure. This results in dull eyes, muddy skin, lglotches, pimples` and other disguring *It.narks. B`eecha,n;1 s-Pills act immediately on `the stomach, livers and bowels; regg- jlatethem ;ind_kee`p them in `a vigdrous co 1idi,tion. They are/`mild_, harmless and ' dependable. They are -compounded of remedies. of vegetable origin having ~fgreat`medicina1_sjalue. V . ' ' Louis TRACY `CHUNG Hllllll (DONE. 031 IULIBC Dlu, IUIUIIHI `H. J. Welch, C.A.` G. D`. Campbell, C.A. T. E. Lawless. .C.A. ' ' W._ 8. Hulbig, Prodxiction Engineer. -. , ,1 1-.ur2-2___ -, 1-u____;_._.. ;_3f_ IIUITVJ `G `UUIIIJ UH IJIU Illlcu _ She did not even know -that she would be ten minutes late until she saw a clock at Fourteenth Street. Then she raced to the `door of a -big. many-storied. building. A timekeeper shook his head` at her, but. punctual as a -rule, on wet mornings she was invariably" the first to arrive, so the watch-' I dog compromised on the give-and-take prin~ ciple. When she emerged from the elevator; at the ninth floor `her cheeks were still Isuffused withcolor. her eyes were alight. i her lips parted under the`spe'll of excitement , and haste. In a. word,` she looked positive- { ly bewitching. ' \ 'r...,. ........1.t'.....:,:....u.. 4....l- n..:- ..:...;. ..c `WIIUI IIIIXIEIIXS UIJ IIUI 113$. lulu UUU-Us "You re late again, Rartleu." snapped ,M.iss Agatha Sugg, af-fovewonzan, whose initials suggested an obvious. nicktmfve an1on' the set of flippant girls she ruled with` a severity that was also ungracio-us. ,``I'll not speak to you any more on the E.niz_xt'ter. Next time yo_u l! fined. See?" vuc vs]: . omed the men. Winifred found that` people on top of motor-omnibusesg scurry- ing down`-town were also watching the two craft. oppoeite the end cs: Eighty-Sixth Street, such a crowd -assembled as though .by magic that she could not see over the railings. She could not imagine why people should be so worked up -by [the mere finding of,. an empty -boat. She heard allusions to names, Ibut they evoked no echo in her mind. At last. approaching a girl among the sightseers, she put a timidquestion: Ur! _ _ . . _ .. 4.`_n ___ __,L_L 2,, u n-9 .--_ ..-c-............., nu-. r\nv in man. \1\l\4U|ll\l.|Iu Can you tell me rwhat is the matter?" she said. V, ' - ' Hn1I,,_9 - 1- 1 .1 1 . H ' .. 1 Oh. no.` It's murder right cough. the papers are full of. it. I was walkin here at nine o clock with 9. fellow. It might ha` been dime under me very`nose. What - d'ye know about that ?" - % It's very sad. repeated Winifred. Such edreadful thingsseem to -be almost impos-I !siblei under this blue sky and iii brighti `sunshine. Even the river does not -lookl crue . -' I I o .- p A 1 " " "_ " ' " " "` """""" y i At Seventy-Second Street W Winifred bought a xiewspapex`. which ehe read instead of the. tiny volu-me of Browning's poems carried in her hand-bag. Sh_e~-always coni- ' trived to"have a book or periodical for the {train journeys, since m_en had a way of icatching her eye when she glanced around` thoughtlessly. and such incidentewere an- noying. She soon learned the main de- tails~`of The Yacht Mystery." *The` ac- count of Ronald Tower's dramatic end was eu-betantially accurate. It _ contained. of course, no allusion to Senator Meik-lejohn',< . esing.ula~r. "connection with the afiair, bur. =Clancy had taken care that a disturbing, l paragraph should appear with the rest of u I lurid `write-u-p. - i .q:u:nfnw Iunnmnu-a nun "nun-nn.6 :~\ n`-`Lin-`J. n iunu wntc-up. I u Sinister rumors are "current in clubland" that others beside the thugs in the boat are |implicated in the tragedy. Indeed. it is Iwhispered that a man high in the political world can, if he chooses. throw light on what is, at this writing. an inexplicable crime. a c1:.ime which would be incredible [if it hml not` actually taken place. , ll . I`! . I a `A: l read Winifred.` These warrant the -belief x the first speaker} Can t yr see it's empty? There s a _cop pointin now to the clubhouse. V ` ~ H(1__J 1'-.. ,,__, H _ J ` I .1 I n . `ma}g E)-o;t";x'nd_lV3:ft:1o;i'=.Vx_1;:`3" BEER;-Qene """"""" . . . ' Kn they re .head1_n `that way," came the cry. nm.........: 41... .....;.. ix7:_::__.: :...._.n .1. _; C muu. ~ 7' 'I`hey ve -found the boat, _ came the ready, answer. . fYes, but what boat? Why any boat-? .Haven t you read about the muider last |'night. Mr. Van AI-Iofen, w-ho owns that I yacht `there, the `San Sowsy, had a party of friends on board, an one of ,'em was dragged'into the river an drowned. Nice! goin s on. San Sawsy-- it's a good name for the whole bunch, `I gues_s. 7 I'I~r2`._-9 ,1 |- -- KIILI` luugueu. _ _ ,1 _ ' r What 9. temble thing! she sand Per- hups it was only an accident; and sad en`ot'1,gh at that if some poor man lost his` life. ` A ` A urn. ,,, 7.! I - u. u .. l . I _ She \vpx1t.on, having no time for further dawdling. Her informant glanced after her curiously, for LWinifred's chqa-p cloth-I 1 ing and worn shoes were -oddly at var- iance with her voice and manner". s Ry O9W'lK.IlHlg. V 1 Two peopllfeviclently took this view of her as she advanced` into .he workroom after hanging up her hat and cogt. ' I -`v,... ..,. Int.` ......;.. n....n....` _............: \7lISUuU|EUo Good; for yqu," pronounced the doubt- ful one. The pointing cop had clinched the argument ` ` WA-` o'1..... .... 1......I:..*-4.1.-` .....-.H --___ mvcr'i;.'1rr}$cTc'1i1~.-n<':? 1;n;r's'{nd why" the girl laughed. T ,?WI...+ .. +......:m.. +1-.:....l .4... ....:.u D..- " " """ "" """"`p' """' l""""" | The reporter did; not know, and Clancy did not tell him, just what this innuendo me-ant. ' The detective was anxious that Sonatm` Meiklvejohn should realize the folly of refusing all infor-n`.ation\_to the .a.uth6r- `ies. unclethis thinly veiled threat of pub- lhcity was one way of bringing `him to his senses. `1Ir:_.',r, ,l I, I , I 9 - . 1 I ( rues: . `Winifred had never before come into fouch. so to speak, with any deed of crim- inal violence. She was so -absorbed in the story of the junketing at a. fashionable club. with its astounding sequel `in a locality `familiar to her eyes. that she hardly no- ticedjtdelay on the line. 1 :1.-.. AM ....+ ,....... 1......" ...x.... -1... .......u nun $I 51% `win: PhonesL:- Efice I63, ResidAe:ce 353 THE B'ARRlE fEXAMINEi{ -the Bntty fafmj.--x.l1=.=t his 1i :, e was go- `ingf home" to sgnd /Christm` V "'th` 'hiss'f._Vn_;-A g;:_{gin"cr<"`` " -:at:},`|"the VL4 (main -' -`ulna wnen ..wm.v uouoner, Jr., mo resmea on I aux: calucu 51; IIAIIVIILIE ilUUQ\B wag cubld-I to the p-keep Ofwher home. At any rate ` ibis fact was dinned into her ears constant- ly, and formed a. ready argument against I my change of employment. I,I&\ DIIIIFII Quinn , ulna a-L..........`...I' llllll HIS pU`Ul`\Cl.U\Nll}. UVIICVU [H6- The youthful philosopher won a chorus of approyal. All the girls liked Winifred. ' Tl1e_V'evc_-3n tacitly {admitted that she he- lqnged (0 a different order. and seldom 6.4..-':cm.-I {nun T4`nuIo`c nlrnrinma uzlniirnfinn ,- Lw'marre4d high. color .fled `before this dire th-rent Even the `fey doll'ars a" week she earned by binding books was essential on `Jun u'.n_`l;n.n -r'J..l-.43. Lain... AL ....-. ....L..l Iorce Tlgnt mm 15. vun.-.u.1uug us news. R. F; Dale of Harriston, Ir municipal m3_l,itics,for 25 years, was elelted wave for the thirteenth `time. and by'-aoclamation. The labor outlook in Great Britain is spid to be slightly improved,` ~ -2` sad drofw"ning accidentnccurrred.' :Dec. '23, in the Severn River A1231-_ Goldwater. `when .Wm.5 Golloher, `Jr;,' afhb rsidezl on 41... D...-$5.. 9...... I. -ma kin H A 112:: a an ,ia wu-lac vuau uul uuc. ! Though-he had poured oil ,_on the troubled ~ waters, his air was not ajltogther reassuring. Winifred went to her bench in a. flurry of trepidation. She dreaded the vixenisii Miss Sugg less than the too complaisant man-A` agar. Somehow,` she fancied that he would: soon speak to her again; when, a few min- utes later, he `drew near. andeshe felt rath- `er than saw that he was-staring at her; boldly, sire flushed to the nape of her grace- ful neck. A ` Yet he put a quite orthodox question. "Did I get your story right when you; I came in? he said. I think you\told! `bliss Sugg that the hanbor police had_ pick- |ed up the motoi`-iboat in that yacht case. Gr. 1 L......A " e..:..I nr:..:c....,J ct... ....,.. ` mmuants. . > _ . The thickness of a soap bubble 1s four- millionths of -an inch.. 7I1L- _I_'_.L._._L 1.. ...\4 .. .-In.nnnO;n nvrnal ;n ~'Are Well Supplied at- Amca as In Asia. Com-mon yarrow is sometimes substituted for hops in ` brewing. Wm. J. Ferris of Melancbhon ind a com- nanionh_ad a `peculiar experience while out fox hunting the other day. Their hound. after chasing a fox for some distance. got onto a fresh deer scent, following the ani- mal into.Roy Stew-art s orchard. The deer zmpa-rently, watching the dog. zngde an ex- citul eort to get away and jumned over a brush heaplnear 9a fence. Evidently it. did not observe the fence. fo" it -ran full force right into it. -breaking " .s neck. D II nnln nl" I-Tn:-rioafnn, `A munniojngl Ill Uillsc UL Cl1lPlUyIuUubn I'm sorry, Mis Sugg, she stammered. I didn t think I had lost any time. In-T deed, I started put earlier than usual. Rubbish!" snip-ted Miss Sugg. What-' `re Mgivin` ~me ?- t s a fine day. . Cf__ '7 ,-f,I I`IT3,,EfA. J 4! ' II ALI l nuuuwly 1 swppeu `u _wuue on mverslueg _ rive to watch the police bringing in thp boat from which Towei" was `mun-'-`-' pulled into the river last night." p;\7nr::Hn.nv;1rn" nnnnunnrl. OLA C.......... puucu uuau vylc uvcn may ulguln ' ` Riverside Drive!_ snapped the forewo-v man. Your nddressin East One Hundred and Twelfth Street, ain i: it? ' What were you doing on Riverside Drive? ` `I- walk that way everymorning unless :` it is raining. ` ~ 2 Miss Sugg looked incredulous, but felt that" she was`tra.veling outside her own territory. A....l-nun " ..I-.4 :un:t'l 4l....a .. -........ -a:..:_ lIUlI'lIlUly 0 ' I 7 I u Anyhow, , SP8 sa1d,_ `-`hat s your aau-._ not mme, an It s no excuse for bein late." "(IL 'n.-nun nnnuv " nt.-............l .. ......._9_ u\_.w uuuc, nu ll 3 nu czsuust: l.Ul' Uclll. late. "Oh, ' come now," intervened a .man s voice. this young lady is "not so far be- hind time as to cause such a. row. She" can pull out a bit and make up for it." } Mina `Quinn ny`-unnlnrl mu-an-'kl..ll.. 6..-. 43...! I van _I_1u:_A us 5 IJIU auu. Auunc up l.Ul' IL. ` Miss Sugg wheeled w-ra.t.hfully to ndi Mr. Fowlegmanager on that floor, gazingi at Winifred with-marked approval. Fowle, a. shifty-eyed man `pf thirty, compactly build: and sovmewhat of a dandy, seldom gave heed to any bf the girls employed -by Brown, Son & Brown. His benevblent attitude to- ward Winifred was a. new departure. VnI|nir Inn-`xii . nruanzu-I 4-I-an `nunvuvlnuusnn Wlllll VV l.lllll'Ull VVZIE 21- HUW U.UpuI`I/UTE. Young lady!" gasped the forewoman. She was in such a temper.that other words failed`. Mir, ,1 , - 9. 1| 1! -.1 u cu up mu: u1uI.uA"UU'rIL Ill bun! yucuv (mac. ` . - . . . I In charge of a wire-stitchingmachine, and; was resolved not to give Fowle any pretext for r-rolongixig the :conversation. \Who told you?- The in nager s tone grew at trie less cordial. = e was not accustomed to being held at arm s length by any young woman in the establishment whom he condescend- ed to notice. i 661 _),II.. _I_._M I_.,__._ .:.-J 1IY:,,!t,__Ii So I heard." said Winifred. She was her deft fingers were busy. Moreover, she 3. The Double Track Route ` between ` " CKI IJU IIULIUCI ' I really don't kno\v.""1d Winifred? hogan placing her arrayof work in sorted; piles. Indeed, I spoke carelessly. No one` told me. I sa'w a commotion on Riverside Drive. andkheard a man arguing with others that a boat then being towed by a. police launch must -be the -missing one." l n.....|..u ...L:4 A: ......,..m..,.-~i...,a .`.,;,.,...a IVOIZCC launcn `IUUSC -De Due nllsslng One. `*'i Fowle's whiff of 2umoyance"ha.d passed. b3_"5 He. had ,'-tmxperl to the concluytion that su('._h, "1_l1_-t?i_" an extremely pretty girl would surelyiown N", " 21 sweetheart who escorted her to and from __5h_` work each day. He did not suspect that .`m " every junior clerk downstairs had in turn -'""'. offeretl his services in this regard. but with .S"b `much lack of success that. each would-beidmght . . . . touch. vuitor deemed Winifred conceited. ` ` on - 1 1- 1 1 1, , .1 , , H 1 " -1 un, W01` IQUEI`-ll H! `a l|lllCICIIl- ulucl. u-nu |?\.|\IuALn eased her. Fowle's obvious admiration. however, `imposed too severe a strain. and then` tongues ran freely. I nn rs A .' ,,,.Ix Affica'ha$ approxiTmatV;ely 150.000,000 in habitatits. ' ' , ;I_t_L,,-__,_ -t .: ..-..... .t\quL\`\`l` :5. `Auto. 1mu1ontns or mcn.. The` elphavxt is not a domestic ammal In Africa in Asia. I"-..._..._ -.............. :5 ..n.m.nHunnu mt]-xcfihufnal B- ' -" """ ' " " V` -`-r `-`.J I Yes," said Winifred timidly, but un f rtunately I stopped a while on Riverside; niiyn fr: uyofnlu I411: nnlgnn K-.:-).:...... ._ LL- lallnllc Yes, she isu t an old one. snlitkcrlg Fowle. That's all right. Miss Bi1rtlett,; `get on with your work. Miss Sugg s bark :is worse than her bite." ' I rnL,,,.,I_ 1., I, ,1 ,, n -u .1 . in u` ullUl' `IUUUICCI VV IIUIIVCQI UUIIUUIDUU. I wish I-had Sheen there. he said. Do V0" "" nine Snle Way? . H`y_ N _ 1 7 nun. - ' . [ Winifred was aware that the other girls` were watching her furtively and exchang-V; ing meaning looks. ' i You "take the Third Avenue L.'I sup- pm?" persisted Fowle. Then Winifred `faced him squarely. 3 For some reason her ` rem-.~rer got the better of her. n :- .. 1..,....... ....1.. M- tr,....I..'-" .4... ...:.I IUIIHICIV EU! lUC`UCl1l-Cl (ll IICI. . It is a house rule. Mr. Fowleg" she said. "`th`:1r- the girls are forbidden to talk dur- ing. working hoursf ` `mI\'\DQ'\L`lI '. IQIIIILKIA I?I'III7llI pmas,'ET\E'}K5"?XsTRY Bakery and Saleshop Co_;r.- Elizabeth and Small Sts. `