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Il'18.S WILD. M1811` parcxus. | Mr and Mrs. Arthur Feltis and son of Brldgeburg and Mr. and Mrs. El-I met Feltls and family` of Barrie, spent! Ichristmas at Jas. Feltis`. 12'-anlr f`.n1n'rnan and enn 121:1-P, 1nffl UHTISDHIES ED JES. J."ll:lS'. ` Frank Coleman and son Bert leftl on Monday for Toronto where Bert.` will take the train for New York, where he will visit for some time. I 1\A'v- ovu-I 1\A'v-a `I .`l' Arnrri and fawn- wnere 118 W111 V151I: 101' 501118 l.11IXB. Mr. and Mrs. H. Arnold and fam- ily of Gilford, Mr. and Mrs. H. Davis . I when the waterway narrows I'm op- posite Mango Key. The moon's gone, but the stars give enough light. Of course I can do it, if you'll get the boat for me. I hate to be all muddy." She s right, Tim, said` Faunce. again. Stevens shrugged, then yielded. He fetched the boat, placing the oars carefully in Lucy's hands, and shoved her off. T Hnlnlr 1 Amp unn n `Inf. nf thank: ner on. I think I owe you a. lot of thanks, he whispered. You certainly saved my bacon." Vn11 nnyn rnn v1nf.hIno" aha rnnnd You owe me nothing, she replied. I owed whatever I did to you." How do you figure -that? he in- qulred. Because I believed you were engag- ed in a swindle. It seems that you were not. One should make payment for unjust thoughts. I've tried to pay. Thin timn than T m not A thief?" Ior unJusu Bnougnbs. IVE Lneu no pay. This time, then, I m not a thief?" he said. This time youre not, she said. Much obliged, he said dryiy. His body bent and the skiff went whirling out into the middle 01 the ` narrow stream; she bent to the oars. Tn:-Inn `I'.nnrni~ncr rlnannnrind tn thla narrow stream; sne nem; no me oars. Judge Learning descended to the lobby of El Verando and heard Lucy's impassioned statement of the case. The judge, no cracker, but a Southern gentleman, smiled sleepily at the pret- ty girl. Anv man that's wise enough to my gm. ' Any man that's wise enough pick you for a wife, Mrs. Stevens, is bound to get an even break in any- thing, because he s no fool. And he'll get a fair break with this court. You go home and get some sleep and I'll attend to the rest of the matter. Qhn nrnri +1-115+ hirn and :n Rh? attend to me rest or me matter." She could trust him, and so she went home wild `though she was to return to Seminole Creek and" learn how Tim-a.nd Fergus; Fergus was an afterthought-were getting on. (Continued next week) Ahoorblne utopo lameness owned a bou yin. ring bone. upllnt. cuxb. side on trouble:--and get: your hot ' Thin powerful antiseptic mg no bllutet or remove the hull And the can b_e worked during treatment. 82.50 -at druxxuu And genus! nu.-rchnnu. A Iookln on the horn sent free. 75 I I Vgnna luuu I-man Hlaln unt...` `Coleman spent Friday with in `Rm-rie, W. R. Cleinent and daughterl are spending the holidays in :0. ` THE BAR]!!! EXAMINER ' --* ` ' A ' MAY BECOME GOVERNOR.- [of t: : GENERAL or AUSTRALIA ' - l ; Recent portrait of His Excellency Field 13$ : [Marshal Sir William Riddell Birdwood, (the :uA.D.C. to His Majesty the King and lam E . Commander-in-Chief of the Army in l 10 p India, who is to retire from service in a TI 1' June 1930. It is reported that he will i mm succeed Lord `Stonehaven as Governor- . General of Australia: V 1 and family of Egbert and Mr. andi Mrs. Banting and family of Alliston `spent Christmas at John F1yrm s. I v The local school staff are spending` `spent Unrlsumas at 001111 rlyuu a. I The local school spending? gvacatlon at their homes: Miss A. Wil- son, Beeton; Miss M. E. Wice, Aur- ora; J. D. Kenny, Gananoque; F. Ad- nv sett, Rockwood; L. S. Hart, Lindsay. v` ' Miss Myrtle Rankin, Miss Violet Graham, Allan Hopper and Frank Baker, who have been attending busi- ness college in Barrie, are spending the holidays under the parental roof. him-1_..\JVi11is:m Arnold, in the Gen- the nouaays unuer we parcxlual ruul. Died---Wi11iam Arnold, in the Gen- eral Hospital, on Thursday, Dec. 26. 1929. Funeral from the residence of H. T. Rankin of town on Saturday,3 Dec. 28. Service was held at the house Interment at Wilson's Hill Cemetery. ` Qnhnnl hmnhm-= Pmmp fnr thp vnr-n- I muermenn an VV11bU11b niu ucuu:u:i_y. `. School teachers, home for the vacai- tion, are: `Miss Agnes Flynn of Belle! Ewart, Miss Olive Cooper of St. Cath- arines, Miss Evelyn Leadlay of Thorn- ; ton, Miss Gazy Kidd of Orillia, Miss L. Heaslip of istayner, Miss M. Ramsay of Egbert, Miss Mabel Carter` I of Erin. . a m.a_mn== Annip .1 (`iv-iffith of `For. ` A or min. Died--Miss Annie J. Griffith of Tor- E onto, late of Cookstown, on Dec. 24.. 41929. Funeral from the residence of .her brother, W. R. T. Griffith, 21 Bay- . ; field Crescent. Fri., Dec. 26. Interment in St. Phi1lip s Cemetery, Weston: Many from town will remember Miss` :Griffith and mourn her loss. She was` a citizen of Cookstown a few years; ago O-n Simdav morning. Dec. 22. at. WA9.`.s-..vJ_.t'mI ago. - I On Sunday morning, 22, at `service in the United Church a special feature, The Christmas Story dram- atized by the Primary Dept. children? of the Sunday School most expressive- ~1y portraying the first christian service i of worship. Special music rendered by `the choir was appreciated. Mrs. W. J.z Broley deserves praise and also the 1 {ladies who assisted her. ' I I Christmas Carols _ On Sunday, Dec. 29, a service of Christmas carols were sung by the choir in St. John's Anglican Church. `After a good sermon the choir render- ` ed many carols, the congregation Join- : .ing in some. A special feature was al carol The Little Lord Jesus by Mas- | ters Gordon Dutton, Clifford Smith and Gordon Dawson. E .| I' nL.,g-4__-_ :w_.____4 nun-an v: v. avg; nan: u uvnnu Fine Christmas Concert A splendid Christmas concert was` held in the town hall on Friday, Dec.; 20, under the auspices of the United Church. Much credit is due Mrs. Wm. Dinwoody who directed all and also to the teachers 01' the various classes. Included in the programme were: A song by the cradle roll children very] ably rendered Merry Christmas"; by the beginners C class. Acrostic Je- sus"; by the primary boys (1) A Can Brigade (2) Jelly Fire Crackers; by the smaller children, A Moonbeam and Snowake Drill. A duet "Sun- beam Sally and Overall Jim" by Yvon- ne McMillan and Jackie Couse. The primary department part in the pro- gramme ended with chorus The Lit- tle Lord Jesus, Bells of Christmas" Miss Irene Shepherd's musical read- ing, The Night After Christmas", was splendid. A verv fittino nlnv in (me ant and |sp1enu1u. A very fitting play in one act and two scenes, Christmas Secrets was then enacted which ended the pro- gramme. The setting of the play is Aunt Mary's sitting room on Christ- mas eve. Therewas a. fine display of costumes and the choruses were ably rendered. DOG BY-LAW INVALID The famous Durham dog bylaw con- troversy has at last been settled, and the net result is that the bylaw has never existed and that hosts of Dur- ham's citizens who were ned` 9. few months ago for allowing their dogs to run at large, were unjustly treated. This is the result of an appeal entered 3117 A vi 1:: r....Am. nr TWnrhnIY1 whn .uua AD uuc rcauu, Lu. nu uypcui C1.|LbA\,u by A. W. H. Lauder of Durham, who received judgment when both Magis- trate Laidlaw and Constable Allen a- greed that judgment should be given for the appellant, together with the cost of the appeal. ! Llllfllu (CDO 130 Kill}-., MI. LVL\alVLlalL\AJ.l, IZ. First Principal, Ed. R. Lewis; H. Second Principal, L. O. Vair: G. Third 7Pr1ncipal. G. A. Cooper: S.E., T. J. Williams: S.N.. Wesley Webb; Treas., IEX. Camp. .1110. Merrick; Chaplain. aRev. J. S. Shdrtt: P.S., A. Hirlehey; ;S.S., Jas. Ford-; J.S., H. Rogers; 4th V., IGeo. Coles; 3rd V.. B Lcugheed; 2nd '|V., Smith Kain: lst V.. Jack Monk- man: D. of C.. Ex. Comp. A. Cowan; ; Tyler, C. Carley. 3 {L11 L|.D JCCI-LG. , ` I Thg following officers were elected for the year 1930: Imm. Past 1st Pr1n., C. McMu1kin; .1-1 7.-s:....;. 1-x._:.....x....1 13.: -n 'r....I.-- E I At the reguiar meeting of Signet Chapter N3. 3-} `ncld Dcelnber 10, in the Masonic Temple. the annual in- stallation of officers was carried out in the usual form by Rt. Ex. Comp. Alex. Comm: Rt. 15):. Crnp. Jas. Shrubsole-' and V. Ex. Comp. 0. D. Williams. SIGNET CHAPTER R.A.M. NOW SIXTY YEARS OLD LFame% I-Ior_se! : It is '.v-r.;"thy to mention that this Chapter has been in existence for 60 years and was rst aut'.mrized by char- ter at Orillia in the year 1869 at which ;time the late Ex. Comp. Robert Ram- say was the Excellent 1st Principal. `Shortly after that date, it was brought to Barrie and has since been held, to ;the appreciation of its members, who gcherish the existence of the Chapter [in its years. , g_n___:_-_. -53.--4..- ._.-..- ..I-_L..A 5 ELIMINATION OF THE SMALL SCHOOL According to the statistical reports of the Department of Education, there `have been from 900 to 1000 rural sschools in the Province of Ontario for lu._ 1...`. :::L..... .......... I-`I-".6 `hurl 1-war! LU pupils cauu. 3 These schools are considered to be neither economical nor efficient. It is `impossible for the child to receive such training as will fit him to co-op- lerate with others, and play his part ;in life, when in early years he receiv- `es his training in isolation. There can be little if any competition in the ?class rooms, on the school grounds or in other activities whereby the child- iren learn to work together. It must be {very disheartening for the teacher to attempt to interest one or two pupils in a class. She has to put more enth- usiasm into her work to make up for the lack of competition. The teaching process becomes a mere routine of im- , parting information. Pupils may be*,. 3 able to pass the entrance examination I 3 3at an early age. but we must remem- . ber that the mere passing of cxamina~ tions is not education. 1 A convention of school trustees ol the county of Carleton was recently ;held in the city of Ottawa, whore thin matter was gone into very thoroughly. `Inspector R. C. Rose called attention? [to a number of schools having an =average attendance of from 2 to 7 `pupils. It was singular that mst or 1 these schools had no local trustee levy. some of them had a balance in the bank of over $1400. They drew the - _Township and Provincial Grants. The- Ischool boards declined to take ad- .vantage of the school regulations by `,which the few pupils in one school` may be transported to the adjzining` school. It was pcinted out to them [by the inspector that they wu`d re- ?ceive the Township Grant and the .Provincial Grant if necessary, to pay y for the transportation. It was consid- I. ered that a few hundred dollars would` ,9 )1 {cover the transportation. and they `would not therefore require all of these grants. Cnhnnl knnrr-In hacifnfa +n nlncn fhntv` 1 1 3 : 5 s 5 5 5 a 5 I 5 I 5 i 5 i ! I I I i l i l ESUHUUIS 111 but: rxuvuugc UL \lllUa4LAU nu. !the last: fifteen years that had had `an average attendance of from 1 to 110 pupils each. 3 mhm-n er-hnnla nrp nnncirinrpd tn `h.=.| UAAUDC 51 an L4). School boards hesitate to close their schools, even temporarily. for fear it would result in depreciation of the, =value of the farm property. It might; [also be difficult, they say, to re-open these schools. They c:nsider it a. step} |in the centralization of educational` `control. run. :..11......:.._ ......-1..L:.-.... .....- .........nA ` UULIULUL. The following resolution was passed by this convention: Whereas there are many small schools in the Province of Ontario that are neither economi- cal nor efficient; whereas the school regulations provide for the transpor- I tation of pupils from one small school to another; therefore be it resolved that it be made compulsory upon school boards, where there are four or less pupils in average attendance to close the school temporarily and trans- port the pupils to an adjoining school. unless they can satisfy the Public School Inspector that it would be im- practicable. '1"Inh- Oh:-nnm fhn hut-rlnn nnnn fhn jJ1'tl.Ub1Ub.U1U. This throws the burden upon the school board. The schools would, ac- cording to this resolution, automati- cally close unless they can give good reason for keeping open. It will be, interesting to know what rural trust- tees think of this resolution. WANTS JUDICIAL PROBE Oriliia Packet and Times--The far- cical investigation into the charges made by the Mayor against the Chief of Police will not satisfy public opin- ion. A star chamber tribunal. in which the same man is at once accuser. pro- secuting attorney and judge. from which the press and public are exclud- ed, and before which no witnesses can be required to give sworn testimony, would have carried no weight no mat- ter what its verdict might be. But when this is followed` by a report drawn up in absence of the chairman of the committee-a report which does not review the evidence, and gives no substantial reasons for the recom- Dnuagoou-ooo ncuuzoo Anna-uavAnI A Iurcnn . uId_'IXCI}~`CII`C &x-unndlnnurohrouu-Xyj 8-/o ._-' NHNUTE, 3uLI us . I'LL. BE R\G-H1 (=IA<.l< `_ Imendation that the Chief be dismissed . -the motives behind the whole pro- ceeding become so patent that the Mayor was unable to carry through his evident Wish to conclude his dif- ferences With the Chief of Police by getting rid of him before the new Council comes into office. But in our opinion the matter cannot properly be ' allowed to end there. Now that the 1ImlmnmlslmlmlmlmlanmiiislmnmnmumImumg lb: V V`-"UV1gvru- r . Curved Blades E |IEIEIEISIEIEI5l$l$IEI$l5IEl$I$lli BURL D I. 1111.`. \.:11\ av:-my vv. u. ... ---.. ..-..- ._ _ _-- -_, The undersigned associated mines vn'll sell coal by the car law} to Ontario people anywhere. You can order for yourself and your neigblicii-s. If you cannot use a carload make up a club. Four families will get eight tons each. ten families would get three to four tons each. Wire your orders and God will reach you in ten days. WE WILL SELL F.0.B. AT ANY TOWN IN 0.\"l`ARl0 NEWCASTLE LUMP COAL . . $11.00 per tot` SUPERBA LUMP COAL (from Saunders Ridge) $11.50 per ton NEWCASTLE STOVE NUT .. .. . .. . S 9.75 per ton SUPERBA STOVE COAL 2 ins. by 3 ins. .. . . $10.50 per ton This direct from the mine method of selling is made necessary by circum-` stances and temporary rates. These are the highest grade domestic coals from Alberta. They burn freely and clean. If you want slow re use the dampers. Newcastle coal will not go out when draft is withdrawn. Send us the name of your bank, and you look up the financial rating of our mines in R. O, Dun s or ask your banker to do so. NEWCASTLE COAL COMPANY, LTD. MAPLE LEAF MINERALS, LTD. SUPERBA COAL COMPANY; LTD. ALBERTA BLOCK COAL CO., LTD. m-mxznA_c.'n.1=*. IR. MINING CO.. LTD. IIKIVV l\I\lL4 COAL 'BY THE CAR LOAD com: A`T"rHE MINE PRICE -_;-._.: _...:.....- ".411 ..,.n ...-...I my #1113 nor 1m1d in nnmrlo UUAh L5UlV1fAlV 1, LLLLJ. nuuu1vL'n uuuv;; \4\r . . H V ..., ._..~ . NEWCASTLE JR. MINING CO., Send orders direct to the mines or to the 51-21) NORTHWESTERN FUEL SUPPLY CO.. LTD., Drumheller, Alberta Tim Ehoest Thing in the Wnrid , No, not a gnat s eyelash nor a rn'9squitn s whisker - P '3LIC MEMORY. You may have been in business for fifty years and the people know about ii` But they forget-new customers are being born every minute and they grow up an-J have to be told. Unless you keep telling them by Advert}? ing what you have to oer them, the fat- low who has only been in business fty weeks. and who advertises intelligently wi1E prove to you the truth of it. You. Must Tell Them To Se Them ci6ssLAnn*s nnue STORE A NOTE TO MERCHANTS :.H<.>W. T0 ,.':3.T.LT.: I\l\I'\ subject has been opened up. and pub lic curiosity and misgiving aroused. there is only one thing to do: to hold an investigation before the County Judge in which the whole subject of the relations between the Ma_\or and Chief of Police will be fully and pub licly probed and passed upon. Buy Advertised Things. EALTHY babiea-the finest crop of all. Cod- liveroilmakesthem strong, utraightnnd |turdy.Giveitthe::n ALI- -a-Ir O-an!-nnvnc U!-Icahn : ---vo--.- thiaeasy, tutyway. Easily digested and retained. Start now. ennui] `unsung: onnuhu SYNOPSIS WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE A1: I party in Palm Beach given by Mr. cooper Clary, Leeson. an attor- -n- cnnnba Tmanv 1-nu-knong mwn H Read the Clasitled Ads. 789! III ulnuuuuvvv uInmerBnn:lI!nolC`B|& -hunt!-'~uu.fu&,0n. I-I hate for Stevens. A few minutes later he startles her by saying he doesn't want her, and never W111. -r ......n.-. (`(155 7111-11 arl in a hnrsf. oft want net, and never wm. . I Leeson sees Lucy and in a burst o ' confidence tells her of a plot against` haw hnchan (`.m-tnin interests are condence tells ner 01 a plan agauuau her husband Certain interests are to break down the bridges on his proper- ty and! make it worthless. She goes to` l"eunce s place, where her husband, and Faunce are rtogether, and tells of ` the plot. Preparations are made for a . fight. . ` ! I NOW\' GO ON WITH THE STORY ' _. -1.- .... ov\rIv V-v v-v -_-_ __ Faunce dived into his cabin; he re- turned carrying 9. double-barreled shotgun. And now Lucy noted a. bulge in her husband's hip pocket; 9. de- lightful anticipatory shudder ran up and down her spine. This promised exclitfment. Well, she'd' always thrived on . 9 Over his shoulder, dog-trotting to-. ward the waterway, Stevens called back to his two followers: ___ ___'-1._1.1_. 1.1....1-...1 LL- -r\nAB Ulih IIU um uwU'Lu.uuwCLa. They've pfobably blocked the roads leading down to the development, and we'd never get through the guard. uvc ..... -...A..h 1Iv\ ha unnvo vnny'hru:+ 1. UOODEI Uxary, uccuuu, nu -nu. ` nay. meets Lucy Harkneu. known ; Devil-May-Care because 0! her adven- ' hum. eventful me. In 3 game in A which partners for the evening are ~ chosen. Lucy is won by `run Stevens. who has a great reputation as 5 Inc- audul heart-breaker. Lesson 1: I hit Salons. Tim Stevens te11sLuey1:heyore going aboard his boat, -the Minerva. and the accede: in order not to be A qultter". Asked 11 she is son-ythat he won her company, Lucy says she in not sad that evidently Fate has ar- nnged it. Tim thereupon tells her to op looking regretfully after Leeeon. nI._-...l at .... .1 $u\n O1-In `Allan!-vn WELL ucvcn 51:0 UALAUu5LA uuu guuuu If we sneak up -in your rowboat. Fergus, old kid, `we'll beat em to the punch. Whn.t, thought Lunv. had insnlred. punch." What, thought Lucy, had inspired, or caused, or aroused this apparent in- timacy between Tim and: Fergus? Was it money, the surest bond of all? Did Fergus accept Tim because he hoped to be made wealthy? But that didn't seem like Fergus - 'l"ime opnend rnwinrr Ahead nnuld he 11KB Ir'ergus Tim ceased rowing. Ahead could be heard the confused murmur of many voices. "l"hnu rz: An #11:: fire`? `knit-Ian 1l111`_ voxces. They re on the first bridge," whis- pered Tim. Then we're too late. she zroaned. perea `um. Then we're too late, she groaned. She heard an inarticulate ejacula- tion from her husband. Then: ....-...-.__,._. ___ ._____....u e. __- _ 1-1- ULVLI LL Una Lay; AA|AU|lDl'AA\.l- gsaugna Thought you wanted to see a. fair fight, Lucy. Well, be patient. He lean- ed toward Faunce, yet in the calm night she heard his words. If 1 can keen one bridge standing. nlgnr. SHE nearcm 111$ WUFQS. If I can keep one bridge standing, I'm all right, Ihe said. So--we 1l throw em off this first one. All set? Aw-right!" ` `F-Tn mm his nars into the Water. and AW-rlgnL!" He dug his oars into the water, and the skiff shot around a bend; it was beneath a bridge before 1the men on it realized what was in their midst. Ste- vens stood up; his big hands gripped la bridge timber and he had climbed, like any huge cat. upon the bridge it- self. she heard his great booming voice. uummmn friends! Didn't expect. voice. I Welcome, friends! Didn't expect` you or you'd have had a better recep- tion. But, surprised as we are, we'll; do the best we can. Do you prefer to- be pushed cuff this bridge or thrown off? We aim to please. rm. clriff mm drifted under the jlp UIl\llllAd- .ug.---_-_, _ _ . . _ _ _ -- Aboard Stevens boat, the Minerva, Stevens tens Lucy of his love. when the replies with contempt for him, he grows violently angry and she becomes Afraid of him. He says he will never let her go from the Minerva until she accepts him. To escape him, she leaps into the water from her cabin win- dow, swimming a short distance under u-n6au off? We aim to please." The skiff had drifted under the bridge, and now 'Faunce was standing rm. crinninz at the timbers above. She Image, am: now 'r'a.unce was Buuuuxus up, gripping at the timbers ` would not be left alone; rising, she stepped the length of the `non, and placed her fingers upon the -pianking of the bridge. she `was standing by her husband` just as a voice cried: Knock him over; he s all alone." Oh, I wouldn t say that," com- mented '.F`a.unce. E-Iis shot-gun was slung across one arm. - `P1-nm the shore of the stream an-. 3111113 SCIOSS 0118 arm. | From the shore of the stream an- other voice called: 'FhrAA nf thnm W911. there BIB omer voice caueu: Three of them. Well, there are twenty of us- "l`Ianr-1ike. her husband moved. twenty or us--" Tiger-like, her husband There `was a stifled cry, a choking pro- test, something whirled through the air, and a. splash from the stream. ur\..I.. ..:....4-...... vunuv `hi: an-naf. nu, Dun a aynanna amvnn Iran`: wvnwunnnnu Only nineteen now, his great goitche boomed. Who's next for the: a ." ' Thorn mm-A fnnr man nnnn the bath." There were four men upon the bridge, but as he moved closer, they shrank back. ulnif a nninn+.n" print`! 1:. third voice. thing crooked!" cneu lune snenn. Was I hinting? Didn`t mean to. Let me state it again. I accuse you of being bribed. You're a nasty fat crook, `and it you don't take your men on my ` property I'll kill a few of_ you. Do you get me?" The humor had died from his voice: it was menacing, ugly, fraught with deadly intenrt. Look here, Stevens. This is Clem Clary speaking." The copper magnate stood upon the bank, close to where the man hurled into the stream had clammered soggily ashore. Well, speak," said Stevens. 1 The law's with usgstevens, said Clary. Better give in, or we'll rush vnu," Wait a minute" cried a. third voice. I'm the sheriff of this county, and I, came here` to see that law and order` is observed.~I_I`hese people expected trou- ` ble and called on -me for aid. These men are all my dep'ties and I orderi you to cease resisting their lawful; occupation and consider yourself un- Ider arrest. I Nfn rmn r-nnld nnf. it more beauti- snranx Da.CK. 1 der arrest." | No one could put it more beauti- fully," laughed Stevens. Gebting 8. nice fat bribe, sherifrf?" T\n1-1'1: -mm hint at me dnimr anv- ter. Lucy reaches land and meets Dr. Fergus Faunce on an island. He takes care ox her and takes her home. Ev- eryone is worried about her, and when she meets Stevens he is frantic, regret- lul and still ardent in protestations or `Inn; 11108 IE1 ; nrme, snermn" Don't you hint at me doing any- thing crooked! cried mhe sheriff. Was 1? hinting`? Didn't mean you." Btevens answer was not made in words but in actions. He leaped for- ward; his big tfist thudded on the jaw of one of the men on the bridge. The man went down, rolled over, and fell into the water. The skirmish ended there. The other three fled. Stevens pursued to the end of the bridge. with (Fauna at -his elbow, he ad- to the end or me `nudge. With (Fauna elbow, dressed Clary. - I m armed; so is Dr. Faunce. If one man puts his foot on this bridge urn!" nhnnf. tn Idll. Got it?" - man puns ms mu 011 um. luaugc I we'll shoot to kill. Got it?" You're under arrest." bawled the. sheriff. - . Stevens laughed. "All r1ght;-come take me. - . The sherfff moved toward the ~ bridge. but stopped ten feet away. I Go on, Maddox." cried Clary. Go- - IUJHS .Shel , nn ' center OI tne tunic. vvuu game. I r` Resisting arrest, breach or the - peace- . ` Stevens cut short the sheriff's cries. , I haven't resisted arrest, Maddox. `In fact, I've invited you to come over .here a:-;d arrest me. But you're such 9. shy little crook-" his voice sudden- yly broke in rage: Maddox you're -yellow! Your parents ran away from the Confederate Army and came down ' -to the Florida. swamps and spawned 1 like the vermin they were. You'd lynch 2 a niaanr mhnn. vnu re a. hundred to 1 l E I. iing to let him blu you out of it? urlnn r\v\1Iv not! fun find out B. In.a,I: '1ng U0 ICU nun IJn.uu. JULA umu U. -.. The only way to find out if a man's blurring is to call him, said Stevens. vsweetly. My chips are right in th llcenter 01' the table. Who calls?" nu-u_-:..u..... an-na+ I-u-Ant-h Of the the vermin they were. x0u'u lyncu a nigger when you're a one. but one bandit laughs at a thou- sand like you. You shoot in the back and never face to face. You want to A arrest me. Well, here I am. He paused and turned to Lucy. Sorry; promised you a real fight, `but it /takes two to make one." You'll regret this, Stevens, said Clary. `Not half so much as you're regret-- ting it right now," retorted Stevens. But you're not going to pull down this bridge this night, old man. No: any other night. You may buy a sher- iff or a marshal, but a judge is some- thing else again, old top. And say, . I m getting tired of all this. The land you're on is my property. just as this i bridge is. Get- off it" Dani: ovemlav vour hand .Stevens", bridge is. Get-on 1t" Dont overplay your ,Stevens", advised Clary. No? Much obliged for the advice. But when I gamble I bet all I have. Now I'm betting that there isn't a. man in your gang that has the real sand of a rat. Fergus, 1et s clean `em out. Shoot the first man that hesitates". ,. 1.-.: .......: ..c ......-.... Anwdnann o u 555} DA love. Duuuu nu: JLLDV Luau uuwu .u.u.w..~.. Lucy had read of men dominating a: mob, frightening them, but this was no mob that Stevens and Fergus over` awed. These were obviously hired bul- lies, and among them was an officer of the law. Yet as Tim and Fergus ad- vanced upon them the superior num- bers retreated. Even old Clary, who stood ground until the last, suddenly turned and ran. What had promised great excitement, even tragedy, de- generated lnto farce, into burlesque. And vet it had" not been Tim's fault. generated mm Iarce, mm Dunesque. And yet it had` not been Tim s The way he had ItOSSd a man into the water, knocked another off the bridge -And Fergus had shown gallantry. K :\ I T E These were two magnificent men, no |` matter what else might be said about t one of them. As fighting animals- ` They returned to the bridge. ` "This midnight stuff is my justifica- tion," Stevens was saying. But when 1 they come back in daylight. With a. proper warrant for my arrest, I shan t have the excuse that I didn't believn ` Maddox was the sheriff. Fergus, we I must have an injunction by morning. 1 Now, Judge Learning is in Palm 1 Beach. He has Jurisdiction over this a territory. He's at El Verano Hotel. Wake him out of bed, get him to issue % an injunction against Clary, against the sheriff, against the town officials, against everybody, ordering them to restrain from destroying these bridges. We've saved the others, you'll notice. They're afraid we mean business and will start shooting. Come back here. Round up a few people to make it look better. They might buck an injunc- tion, you know. He whistled gustily. . "Slip into the skiff; you'll have to wade or sw for it; see it down there, against the ank? Row back to Mango Key, hop into your car, and make your get-away. Of course they may be laying for you on the way, but show them the old shot-gun. We 1l hope you make it." Why couldn't I go, leaving you two to handle them if they decide to try. again. if they summon up courage enough, suggested Lucy. Stevens frowned. ' - `"'l"hnv n1nn f. mch 11.: `hut thev might stevens rrownea. ` "They won't rush us, but they might -try a surpr1se-b1ock the way for a Icar, and when you stopped jump you. '1 dont like the idea. of my wife in the Ihands of that gang. Mr mm-v wnuldn t let them actu- hands or tnam gang." Mr. Clary wouldn t let them actu- ally harm me, said Lucy. He s a wicked old man, but, after all, I m a friend of his w1fe-" hn' wlal-If. "N1-n um We-rmis. "I menu or ms Wue-" She's right, Tim, said Fergus. "1 ought to stay here with you. How is she going to find her way back to Mango Key?" objected Ste- VAYI Q ways; In: avnabnav a---:4. -v`----_ ..-- vens. I can row a. -boat," said Lucy, "and when I reach the mouth of the creek I simply turn north, to the left, and Mrs. M. E. McFadden is visiting in Bert. Uoleman spcuu ::uua.y wxug friends in Barrie. Ross Banting spent Christmas with friends in Toronto John King spent Christmas with friends in Toronto. . David Coleman and Wm. Baker have installed new radios. | `Nfnrrnun `R1-n1pv nf `Rurford 09.1196 nn I LOVE. Leeson informs Lucy that Stevens must raise a quarter of a. m1111on dol- lars or go to ja11-"at ve o'clock." Lucy goes to her bank and raises the >x< coorvinf _ .i.| amwmmmmamam instaueu new racuos. . Norman Broley of Burford called on his parents at Christmas. _ Miss Marv Inzham is snendimz a ms parents at uxxrxsuuxus. Miss Mary Ingham spending a couple of weeks in Barrie. namernn Loblaw sbent Christmas coup1e OX Weexs 1n nurnc. Cameron Loblaw spent Christmas with his parents in Toronto. Mrs, E, Baker and daughter Nor- mm ms parents In luruuw. Mrs. E. Baker and daughter Nor- ine are visiting in stayner. Mrs: Jsuz, Donnell and son Hm-b.. Mrs. Jas. Donnell and son Herb. spent a few days in Toronto. me are vlsmng In buayner. I FM rs. Lennox at Toronto is visitlmz` spent a Iew (`lays in '.l.'UIUll.I:U. Mrs. Lennox of Toronto visiting her.xda.ughter, Mrs M. Sherman Ewart Kidd of Kingston spent a few days of last week with A. I-I. Kidd. lls... Iliun Ilnllnhnn nf 'I'\I\I-nnfn as-`ant uugu vs can-I vvvvnn nu... - --. ._..u. Miss Eva McMahon of Ebronto spent] Christmas under the parental root. 1.111.-.. up-..u_.. .. `l`\....L..I f\..I1-_- vnuaavuuuu uanuvo any ,....\....-.u. .u.. Milton Marllng of Dental Gol1;ge,! Eoronto, spent Christmas at his home i ere. `ntiacnn 1a`!`|nnnnI- and Dntnin `Hnnnm-1 nere. 1 Misses Eleanor and Patricia. Hopper; are visiting their brother in Totten-i ham sum. Lucy goes to Stevens to help him, but he refuses to take money from a. woman to whom he is not married. So Lucy marries this man that she hates, and promptly runs away from him. going to her staunph friend Dr. Fer- gus Faunce to tell what she has done. nu.-..._.._ ....a-.. nut. 1.-. unt-n`!I nf `I'.un-I11 X18111. W. J. Finlay and Miss M. Spence: spent Christmas with friends in Ham- I'M-An IIEOII. ~ I Misses Dorothy Pugsley and Lila: Vcunnlngham spent Saturday last in Barrie. `Dav `II D lilo;-nnnf ant-I rlnnnhfnvv 'J..'O1'0I1l:U. Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Dunning and daughter of Toronto spent the holiday in town. 1\II'r= (`Jane `|\Tn'I1ac n? Wnccnrfnn -Ia) IVCV. V` Esther a: Toronto. UI'v- on 111 UOWI1. Mrs. Chas. Nelles of Fesserton is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Frank Coleman. Misses Mary} Jenkins and Eleanor: I-Ioppeif of Hamilton are visiting Mrs. D. Hopper. [ Gnnrap `Rnkpr nf rnn9'P,vi1`Ip snpnfn U. hopper. [ George Baker of Orangeville spent." the holidays with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Baker. , `Mfv an.-I `Mfr: `|\/|"r-`lWnnr)Tr1 nf 'T"hnv-n- lVLl'S. Wm. D3581`. Mr. and Mrs. McDonald of Thom- Iton are visiting their daughter, Mrs. 3 `Harry Watson. | Misses Ka.f.h]een and Elizabeth Ra.- narry wuosun. | Misses Kathleen and Elizabeth Ba- ker of Newmarket spent Christmas_ with their parents here. Mr and Mr: T-`fnrrv Wn.tsnn and WIDII M181! [.)'d.ft!I1l;S 11811:. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Watson and; family spent Chriswnas with the lat-i `ter s parents in Thornton. Miss Cnrrinp `Harrison nf We]1es`lpv E8l"S parenbs In .l.IlU1`Il|:UI1. Miss Corrine Harrison of Wellesley Hospital, Toronto, is visiting her mo- ther, Mrs. Wm. Dinwoody. = Mr: (".vrn< Rrnith and enn nrvs nf pun: Auuuvu vv vyaa u....... ...--.. -..._ _.__--, Stevens sets outs in search of Lucy. Meanwhile, Dr. Faunce and Lucy launch a new boat. A hurricane wrecks them on their first? trip. Lucy is saved, and finds herself aboard the Minerva, wondering what happened to Dr. Faunce. 1"\.. x- ..L.nn.-A 9-ha "lU| lnn1~1m. D1181] W113. W111. fuuwuuuy. ' Mrs. Cyrus S;n;th and son Orval of Toronto are vis1t1ng.the former s par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Cooper. A1`|nn `Raid T-Tn.rvnv and `mwm-r~I EIILS, .LV.l.1'. uuu LVJJ5. W111. L/UULJCJS. Allan Reid, Harvey and Elwarcl Spindloe and Howie Forbes, all of Toronto, spent Christmas in town. Frank Axrnpw nf Cnllinrrwnnd and }lOI'UIlbU, Sptflll; uu1.`15uua.5 111 LUWH. Frank Agnew of Collingwood and Miss Marjorie Agnew of Toronto spent Christmas with their parents here. A cn'hnn l v-nnnHnr~r 'hn'|r1 An 'T`hIn-=r1on:. nere. ` A school meeting held on Thursday? of this week nominated Theo. McMil- lan as new trustee in Wm. Dinwoody s position. Mr. and Mrs. Fraser and familv posluun. Mr. and Mrs. Fraser and family of Barrie spent Christmas with the 1latter s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robt. |Mar11ng. hr and Mr: Jnhn Duff and son` ' J.V.l'd.1`11I1g. _ Dr. and Mrs. John Duff and son` John and Dr. Jamieson Duff, all of `Toronto, spent the holiday with Mrs.< 3 Geo. Duff. T\lI'v or-.r1 'f\I|'v*I: T D ("nnff'c on:-1 enn: UBO. uuu. . Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Coutts and son; Jackie have returned to Temperance- vi11e after spendinga few days at Robt. Dutton s. 5 llfiecnc llfarv and TUTIH-{n1 1\ rI1\:finn RUDD. Llllbl/U115. ? Misses Mary and Muriel McMillan. Miss Muriel McAfee and Kenneth Kidd of Toronto University are norm; for the holidays. S Alr.h.'mcrh thp wpathpr was mi1d `last i .lU[' bill`? uUuua._ya. Although the weather was mild last week and the ice melted quite a bit. gskating was held in the curling rink ion Saturday last. i 'Mls. Wilma Qtnddnrf. `l\/farinn `UH Dauuruay 121.50. ` ' `Misses Wilma Stoddart, Marion_ Webb, Margaret Glass and Marjorie Dunning, all of Toronto, spent Christ- mas with their parents. Mr and Mr: Arthur 1~"n1f.i= and snn