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Northern Advance, 12 Mar 1903, p. 7

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' The captain was a Slolly mam `any. _ mic, with a ne blue eye and a_,p1eg1aa_n__t , ', . ~ N. ,__u.....` wnnnrlvn rnnnnnr Ira` afnn .When you want to buy a hnwzlul 5 `$1*oV1'9+ OR = RANGE V -I ll `El TQICS (`||l'_'\)WI'| .`9iIl\li'I| llo may st. nmie;;, +"9N%E T9 '-"- |;Stvres Q Ranges: nu}? Lin: for heating or cooking examine onr stock." .'We can-iy the {urgent and..bets |ineI of stoves" in "town. "We will be pleased 4:5 |h_'ow than to.yon if you purchase. or-"not. A good dil- count o" -or cash. Every ptovo guaranteed by the molten. i .. Aluoafulllinel .* . L'~`1_-`able imd Hangiiozg La/mps k I 3 3-"-3*`, . . , _ ,_., _ 7 $181 (cg rtes S9r_3(!ur;2>wn:sa1xsaanmn. -t s. 1- 5 f. ~.- 'v ' . p a .. ii; K E` J08... Irnmnmz T It you would not mind trying to put -` up with me and my Polly-4 eagerly. began the captain. . o IsvPoi1y your wife? she queried. Oh, no; she s the parrot." The woman hesitated. . I have always lived in the coun- try, she answered, but _my brother ; died, and I thought I could do better ` in the city. I haven't money enough to go back-in fact, I_haven t any at all. The captain looked at her and speed- lly grasped the facts of the case, _ 4415-- ---.....A. ...I.!I ..a........I. LA `-515 common In, COME AND GET OUR RATES Posters, One. way and round trip Tourists Tickets are on sale, Juli. civic; choioeof routes and stop over priulcges at princapal points. EXCELLENT SERVICE. Bill Heads (in pads) ` Statements (in pads) Letter Heads (in pads`) Note Heads (in pads) , Programmes ` V Folders, ` - .. Announcements Cards, Tags, Envelopes, etc. `Including New oduulna the famous Hot spngs of A:-ktaiuu. ' lmendvance Office ---v--u----v - qy---- v --v-u Prompt connectionmfut time. luxuriouny appoint- ed Palflor and Sleeping Can. high "a |acarte.`Ierved in the Dining and Cat`: C are not surpassed in the best Hotels. . ' icknu.Fo|dnn`udall infatuation on applica- t_aont:9Axeats. J. F. SMITH, Staton Agent. J.D.llcDONAI.D.Dintrict Puaengu Agc.'l`onnto. [cmxnn muux r-1-`Ices TO RENT` on u:As|-: n oonnfotoflicemin Rou Block. No. ;."Du'nlop S F` It: Intel ' .b Dr. $3: u`1'a`53m." with ...:e,"":.c'.5'$" ' -.a by Head. Jack: 3 Frank Bar-ristan: in te` '%"..."..`E..%....;", .`.'.f"..`. .'.L.' .T ` ..a.* |'rH: ADVAl,lC E.`f J Y I. m most old`;1'<:u'g l1.;<; ta- nnnu J\4\.n U:-014 PI 1 . ther, he said kindly, although he was .r. not, and you must come right `along and straighten up that house for Polly and me. First we will get some break- .\ fast. ` [Drugs and. Chemicals| -= One in I drug. of course ; the other 3 chemiu|": and than are still othcn--SPlC8S of All kinds. cnun of tartar, etc. ' Thoheit ueecosafamgaagaca mwa STOR .- Th: in in known more about chenthnothor . W7 ` a " Com am In the Kitchen. innumws Imus sIon| .When wgnt tp b uy hrlovhu 11:0. :1 $33. - xurio. luuuv 1. I901. nAnmgviA/RE s*roni:' "9 Every Description w1N'ri:ii iiifsotrrs ' Annu- An hour later the aptain unlocked. the house door. Polly, much excited at the advent of .a woman. swung and screamed in her cage: ` Captain, ship ahoyl Captain, ship _L-_._ cAL1FoRN1:xIco. FLORIDA V and the "CAROLINAS" "W {ndow Cards, Dodgers, `I13 ARR Nmmnn nvnmr DAY 171 DOOR wins`-r.-or BARBIE HOTEL _ on nung.or.s:r. gngnxx. ` BARBIE. .`> N45 -\ \ Lnbiizfflsl m or CAMDA -TO THE- `a... Sale Bills, OF Luna, RAILWAY SYSTEM `ifweek went by, andthe burly cap-A tain stood trimming his grapevine: cl when he sawa-woman of rather gen-- erous proportions coming _in at the front gate, followed by a boy carrying a large valise. He knew that this must 1 be his sister Melinda from California," { who could not attend her sister's ll.'u- ; neral on account of illness. `His spirits 7 sank lower and lower as he climbed the back steps. The new housekeeper had proved quiet, clean and very indus- trious. Polly was never happy unless" she was in sight. In short,- his sorrow. for the death of Sister Therese was now softened because of no lack of. creature comforts. .v `av -vnu. I'I;`the littufe sitang room Polly began` angrily screaming. One or the first acts or the newcomer was to throw a heavy Wrapvover the cage. Vn..!II ...._-._L\_..`_. |--_n --.I. - _.-l-L -"'-V; 'VA|A`l vvu` I-I-Cb Iollalul You l1 smother her. said a < quiet % voice. "I'll take her out on the po1jch."L NIIVLA ...... -.....-- -___-|_-._.nn' _...A.I. ._ "" V" A In Q4-IBIS EVA UIIU VII Elli? llV`&IDO "W50 &1'efyou. anyhow?" quoth an irate female voice. Where's the cap`-_ n3vs Q7! --w. -x tain? Tiiiex-e I am, said that lndlvldual Weakly . appearing at the door. I-we. didn't expect you.- Melinda." T T o ........ ...-L v ____._ __ _--.. -`- I 0B0, VVILII M gun: IIn_II\- van uuu `Il.,lQL"`su.~ it rather` reserved manntgr." ._H' toorl? at the` door or a neat` cottage ne mom-ij ing in spring with rather a dlsqonsolatg ; -~-- . \..n.:\.\.Ir JUIJ. Ill-CIIIJUQO - _ I suppose not. I came as soon as i could. Therese left me all her things. you see. -- -aw: ! V `(the captain lboked ab0\_1t mm V'h' amazed. V What things? V ` -. '_; Why, the housekeeping thiII89- `W % `won't want to keep h'- Y 9?: board." V H 71-`*':).: I: won't board." "D:-otestyed *9?! Captain. Polly andme are comtorta-. ble right here." an.-. ,, . -- -- - "-- "" bub uCl'Co "But you cannot live this way." beaten the California sister. You yvm be stolen- from and imposed upon Therese wrote me that if she -ever had *0 80 to come right on and break up '01` you. so I've come."` . g ' ~ "`}u3 nn-L_ 5,, , , _ __1,,'__ _'q_ 5 " Wm mu 1' ve come." t The Captain gazed at hei?.o`weati9uck.r:1 aaclnated at her` during. What I was thi. even of his own blood, Who would so ruthlessly destroy -Ill. `his comforts? The captain {began 11'0"} realize. "A can-55 -..L 4- 1.. `L4 nmn ~- VVIA realize. 9...; c VP --non and "Go and. put oril?;'oxir"ot1ier govgvn; If 1 you've got ,one,"._he: salihoarsely. and it you are willing tomarry meewe ll' go down to the `courthouse andaget it done`. She Vcanlt gerotlnd that, can- ghe? V I have never use truly com- tortable before.` You woxgft retuae In ``_No, sir. _ . _. Two hours? later, Mrs... Melinda, after a long, `reef!-ul nap, appeared on the5 back porch.` The captam__ and Tjllys. were st.mdlng side by slde"ih~` the `gar-- _I-'... ' -'01:, _ _! Inllko hat. . '-The cliifill` A 15 15189 county` ".l`ll_b*u_1d out down `The par- rot laughed a little slyly and sand soft- y: .. ~ . _ % 4 { C" man an `)p\n-V A -1-. W; TIC W C "1 hope so, Pony? T _ you _know,w 1`||l!. that .o .'In,'i.t 1 _, beam the 1 2 Yes, sir. ` V . ' ,. And that I've g6t*;*uo1umnoneyo*=tu? V get on with comtortaply tqqked_ away, "where no one can 'get1t`P ' -" ,- ` `Ye8sjs!t'. IsuPP9N:`!0~" " oi" A` 1-" ` Thgn- why shou1dno t.1i.keep house 91 long 113-! want to? You must stand by ?-me. I really want you! L " " ` El-.A!.. 4......` 5.. nkugnn -4.. II `I 3- _l.. " if-""S_h';e sure to abuse me -It 1gq,\%g+1g,'% `The captain stod` up and breatiia anvil. Iv about ivulq. Vsegva1;m;aveJ`a `t.ax~a`A'iis*e:'w:` ' V I.....,J ` Eieiif """""" `"7 "" ""7 '" 7" "" What are . you _ doing, 'Phtleths? ` I - supposed dinner would be ready." " l(?L -..lII I.- I..-....'. 1-..`... II -ALq.n-nu` L`-A w\n`U`U\rIUv\a `noun `:5 VI vi`-- we ovunvu It will be before long, returned the captain cheerfully. You see, sister, we have been out; on a little business . that will lessen your w:ork.and;wom;y., over me a great deal. Tilly here has taken `such good care o_t&Polly.-and.m`e 4. that we've beenout and got? martied'.- `' We're all iixecl now, and you are wel- j come to Sis The:-ese's clothes and small j truck; Melinda. The rest at the things ' S always were mine, and we'll need them housekqeping, Tilly and Polly (and me. Well,-*1? llypand how. do you like it, old ' y -:1;-12' o ix ` ~ 44:11.1. .1... ..;.;.;..a...o Que... .. 1..-mm Fenella watched her aunt with wide, unfaltering eyes. She was much too' angry to be the leat bit` `afraid. De`-V liberately, in cold blood, Miss De Va` j - ` had opened a ` letter addressed :10 e- nelia and stood reading it as though it were her own. The reading made her; eyes snap. When she came to the sig- nature, she` stamped `hard and-made to i ing the offending sheet into the tire. A .~:n..'_..n.. ........ 4.4.. ....c,.`1. 4-.-... 1.....'. t`. TI #0 miss sis Therese, - he sa!d"`re-'- gretfully. and her dy!1=8..89 u9_?sp9ct:.,. ed-like has upset all my ideaspt liteif j -- L__....,..1 nna .m.'..a .inn.o.S`.Il`m" ..o p!.`A"3 `7'nx;$_ ahoy,- captain: Ship dnoyx" `ccckled Polly gleefully. . I-lllls IJIV` `Ill-\Jll\uIIll Duuvv naavv Irnv r._- *Fe'nella was too quick for -her. file caught` the letter, crumpled It between` V locked hands, then confronted Miss.De Vonx with a race as aet~:.as,l;er own.-- I have w`anted'not to hate "you. Aunt Pam, she said. ` The:-6 are justqvthet two or us left. But-rbntvyou make"me do it. I did not think my -father's :sla- ` ter could be so dishonorable col ,-,_ A,__..__1 `'5 A... _A`A.'I.- ` LCL VVUIII UV UV wnuuvaasgoupynv-> Iiss De Vim: gasped. It onepotlotyhe . i roses blooming on `the terrace outside the windows had spoken reprootv or her, she would have been scarcely: more . amazed. 'Fenell:i in all theve` yesrs since she came`to Vauxiour. had shdwn` `herself a pattern of silent; 'shy=ob_edi- --_-- 1:11.- _..-...A. 1... lnatnnblu Alumni- IJCLBVIL 0% lluluvl-sun Va wanna-cu, no % ence. She must. ,be , instant-3} `* mined. - 4 . --_. .` . t 1 Go to your roomat once! - she said * icily. _ Stay there until John Jermain - comes. _I_ shall tell him the whole truth. After that, it he still wishes to marry you. you will leave my `house `as his wife or else as penniless is you are ungrateful." . _ L nl ..1....n .. tutu:-iv", `lnnnlln acid his-1|. |.|l..l`l'Bl.vI. Uh I shall so now!" Fenena.said.iturn-, ing towel-d.the. outer door. was De ` Vaux barred her way. saying with a- bitter smile: Wait. Read `your letter. Between the lines you will and out that youttrue love,` Mr. Allen'Lee, `does not want you unless you bring him the hope of my money?" n......u-9- `tIIl|il\l'|I1"|-I'll hirnnd nd. B0]!!! 0!; my suuucy. Feneila s luminous pallor turned sud- denly ashen, but her head was high as she answered, You would hardly have tried to burn a letter which said" that. . But instead or pressing to the hall door she turned and went up the stair- . .way. i V In an hour_ she came down,` a slim, black wraith, clothed in the faded mourning she had worn whenshe came to Vauxiour. A small bag, pitifully rusty. more pititully abbyof angled from her hand; I am taking away nothing but what belongs to,` me. Bear witness to that, Aunt Pamff she said duliy, pausing a few :steps o't_f Miss De Vaux. ,Iou were right. `I was ungrateful. I ' understand now. }'ou-_- you-wanted to save methe. the _-.4 shame of it,"_ she went on,` `.`.but must 5 go awaygjust the same; I canno g ` ' not marry"-e " .- ' - 3 s ~ Stop, 1 foolish jfchild! 1`_her"e . no taiirot .n i'arriage--unti| you.ecno9sq.#f . was Do, Vauxj snide mitt!!!-~.. eUW!!!i o her -crust or imperious -p1:'lde.she:i.love,d= Feneila nearly. f.`.`Listen`!1;>:P,.lZ_, . `ff `i jI':little*.pititul.'John-`J,_" _' 1` i_ ; '-`tqj; * mason. ' .*ne..V;!:`,19. ,, `.!inIh9?:1i3>\!!:` ,,,h1s.;ststher-: : I nus; Now .:vou,.,kno:o;!zh` !;*I`I_!-,; ' nun 2` i w.!it:sw&- ts9m,;ny:o1wsm!;,. 3 rkir u|'QX:."f:f` 3. 4 4 -1 It away from my'0Wu_u1uuq. _ . , ._ ._ .Le_t him,31a.ve `it:-uni,n:r:nm _ ~'! Fenella sald`~iJ1"o`nd1y.* _ W _ M!s8 Do Vaux.wmngv"he:-hqn`l&; n .4. ed-like nus upset uu guy nugqp V;)_:. )u;_c.T|; >_ He turned and t;11z3d.'l`uttilIy'i at tlia comfortable sitting room.fnow in the utmost disorder. `On the `top `of `the.--" sewing maclline box pnr'a{1edj. IL ne, gray and red pqrrot that seemed to en-. joy the situ:1tlon._ . is T Hello, captain!" she `cried. -Ship. v v-. ---:-3-I.-V --- -vu'. !\v --~~_.._`` . acknoiwIenge1t." 4% : A Jenna `.:.h., . T " .1 Em. eer % x " ave t""<>`ii "} fZ_? `*8iin`ii`"`%lW!!!"*3laif*ii!i>It-WI't!i""All Lee. nn.g1.IAhgvg begn ready to murd!;* l11m'thls ltist`aix w`ee'1_:_s.'V 1` Va; so sui-9. he ha_c1tbew~uehegi' our wry I-9- ._---n.-_\ I-.u-_-n_s_ -..... ..-_-..-..a.`l ,' Bwvsnyv ennui _ Q own `up W!-' _ ,:;s;1_. on,.yq_a_.;; ,I-;1ov;, ;}T).ll:~.t:)'.')v-\JVell"- .+f.",:,-e=;; VA 111011;" ' . `fl will stay. 'nnd_ gladly. on one .-plume IQ! Jermain `said, away. Fenelln drew back a step; - WI`!-mt `I mnv ho mv nnnf'h nnmnnu .it 1:? i1,'ot"th'ht;" Fenena intennptwkj f , j . ' ,4 A; 9 A 3? ) ` `-`T`<`i`iij ' ""3`io but 'FeuollaVj`stopped her by an nrative xcstuxs.` ; j iv . ?` ruin .......- _'-.. -..`_ 'A- L- _.l-I. _.i.'.I-.- w vq Iwrqtr wguu -----_'_ , w. _- `._\i,..3 . u . ,F.Qne11.n's .arm}e&:ern ` .~_ . .a.: -\?.,':m.%d.x>sxHt`,:.t ;,h:29. gqysarpgr 11ps,., .sayi N; _tR*mp`_ _t_el1_,mg1. Fenella". `he on ,[4t`i:L<`k n`ovi-;~-:1`;h'ht!"\itb. Our girl was -yvitchd. John, .'hat1s_the-,true2w " 's_nse; to',_sav herself-would:j not 3: of it secret mujlage. L _S,he'had,fou`f"_`_' mm` but; 8h'e'!s go1ng i1i'vny `becaus}`=i 1} ' have been cruel.` Tell her she-` m ` sty. " ` ` - ` ` -u-iv 1.-..-~.;. _l_I.A. - a...n vs.-- .. `a_s` he. spoke `She _ahrun_k `1 -on ; h. .-add? made :18` if to `speak. - Imus torjit. ` _ Biit, vshj ma . the 'trex_1gth; wvug I \ i';'~'* .. u. 2 J1 "have.`ne right to. tell `her any ; 1 -,tblag,"'? Jermain -said. =po.llng;throu} " `all his healthy tan. Then to Eeneyg; ' .;_he~said: -But you-.ne.ed_ notigo, ' _ \ to--escape me. Ihull never `force -_IA A_ _--- I I--- _--- L`- ._...IIII % hdxipy In yo_nr< ?i5\vIi"}1`yif'-jibe. "`W!i*;`i0iY?**i%`*'fi*`1ef*h1msg Iv - menu yqn-.a_ii;\ `rich 1 j" s clearly. "'1 have -`ngt, bgen -up blind you thought; Mr. Jermain does really care for me... He loves. 8us'q :-; _ -I_.. _'_-I_' ..- 3`. II f"""1"`li'at I ma; be In; aunt's 3 ion, not her heiress." she said. ' -youJwiilvlet~heradoptyou- - She stopped. faltering the least ? ilerinaiii fl-_"gv_1i ed blackly, but suddenly "his face cl`ea`red'as it by magic. I iieve that is the best, way_out.c he said, tvith aslight signicant gesture to Miss ` ` -`W-5: `.~:~' De Vaux. outward` difference. `Inwardly Fenella "V R A The new order of things made , .ehafedf3>igr slight and subtle'changes.` Materially she had no cause for plaint. " Her salary was a little than her quarterly allowance had begnf:'. Her duties were less than she had vol? untarily taken on herself in the day. She had greater absolute free-`` dom; but she missed something. an-.. n- :7....-. .... 1-..-.. 4-..lln.a' am; HUB], uuu aux: uuaacu BUI.u\:|.uu15. .. Miss De Vaux no longer talked to her or the future.` Now and again she said of such or such a plan, iJo,h,n_ will keep it up. And once she went` so; far as to, add `.tlia_ in the event of Fenel_la s marriage 3 ater" ve yearsf satisfactory service she would give lieri `a wedding'ontiit and {atnodest it cogjjrlg tortable-r dowry. '"I+`urti'1er, she made`? not the least objection * to potential "lovers. ~ Itt,h'ey' asked her",leuve to, her niece, -_s_he said invariably` ` Eenella was}:-tre'e to choose for herself. ' .l`hu`i*s _a _year-.:pn8sed. Fenella was. nding out `thinks--things bitter to be - borne. ` She had thrown away happi- ness because, torsooth, she fancied it -was to be thrustx-upon her. Jermain . was as. liind `as. ver, dis hivalrously courteous,-but nothing mo . or course 1.. _. I._...... .........-I `Ono. In-nu A0 nnnnnn _\.3VJllI Ipcljll,` III-It Qlvulnqlua nauvnvu `wan `av---ow he no longer cared for her; of course, too, he would marry as soon as he tound a lucky _woman_ exactly to _his mind. Until that _.happned Fenella meant to stay. Atterward-- she stopped there, blind and trembling. T (sun :4. ....... In... .. .1;-din d>|nnna+ nrhnn addressing the pfiilcipal kicker. trav- eling ualeiinan from Mll'waukee,`t_hat > %the1fe"s onlyjone manzon ea;-th-whq un- . deratandlthe teaket'tle`t;1i1t wensei In - `: place ot 8_ real '_l'>goin_oth`re on this une. , . und'hisn&~I!| I3!ll.ff3Ii,ryqr. m)1kn,owoV { her from th `tfuck'i1p;""He flies her is ' pat'vhe1'*Q A;:ab'LTthete..Tana:sue%uet- , t1u*=downto her paceuikb an sold ram- %%y%TL1eM near V E ,.l1l3`_,t!ns1-'.AOh0..q. vet . 'l.!',.1?.y'0!! -~ .a\_`nl1 "::;.`live- x;1:t{e;_"l~sv," said he; 1 IIHUJ 6 . uwis1,_ there was, Polly, re_torted_ the. captain, but there s none in sight. I'll go down town and advertise` for ti? housekeeper to clean up this .p1aqe.. , ,, um.:.. nhnv chin nhnv!" n'm-dnmmi DIJIIJIICIA DIIVLU, `wanna Inllvu 0Q\r---a---- * sun it was like a knife thrust wian i `Miss De Vaux said: Fenella, John ` is to marry shortly, so on many ac- counts I think it wisgto get another companion. He has chosen well. As he is to live with `me after he marries, it is" almost certain he would not like to have you keep the place. at .....a....4..n..I 1' sun!-on" Ifnnolln "right nor left, her eyes still unseeingp`; Half way to the gate she ran plump l.V uuvi: .yvu_ act: yaw ylupuuu "I understand`? I will go,"_' Fenellal said through still: lips, then, waitiniz I for no answer, stumbled blindly-away. i In the briefest time she was. walking ` down the avenue, looking neither to 3 into Jermaln's. arms. ; 1`hey closed about her in -most possessive fashion as he said, with his lips on her hair, i answering her incoherent murmurs: "01:: course, Aunt Pam. needs ,-another `companion. You are going to ,be_ my precious wife." '_ ' V = _ conductor `-of the Electric Fluh, I app1l_`ed`* in kindly dc- 1-man to the bapaenger train` onthc Goose river bru_1dh'i$t a'c'crt`aln great `western railway, wu_ called upon one morning to ln behalf or his \ engineer, and hlnapolqgy;, 1.rox_n.encl_to j e d, lncludlxig ilowdowns, ` as the Vnaylugln, . _gg.not cxltlrcly. de- V i0idl91l%nt9rtillhofeuturewl' T r A .. r. .. y,, ,. .. V. A 4., ,, 4.'_A1_L.. 1.. II '_-l: lg- `tciIeh - J ` `i ;2t.d.jree6g'niz1v.t1ie; ftlgt1i>.that'o`a.taet e " ` ?;Hewfas mp1'i6&_3: of` lovepor -`I } wjhatever it is. lnd:`'f`:br,lh iiiie` 1 ` ~. 95:. ltitteni - I'd'*'he'ver' ~liu1Vf'3-ihelti-v&l`,.it"of ~ him. for of `all the mean things I ever ; heai*d,an`*one"say a1iout'Wom`el(l no la` `, ~ Iex and about marriage_ap on in'st1iftu'-, ` , 22' tI 0n(1i.1 i;l. '!.13 f- . nim ,; ugxd`any:.;sattn_c;mv:th idiptsfivllo l- e- : i .~ 9 !15d`h. in 'Dt t .' lgild... _' 5 _ women` iv e all false" as ._ha'd`e;I i1n`(]:" pa foolish as_._harnyard_. towls.,; He ,{VjV,1iI. 9`: 1 nnarriedtq his-ldklllous Ao1a'.en`m:ei; he, 1 ..was. and he never_ wanted -an`3r;t_l1i1'_i;g,_.` bettex-,in, this world. 50! co_t1r`se,t_v._e};nar- ` 'rietl_. tellows knew when;.h`e_ fs9g'mted_ E. . that sort of stun` that hed been:_m.. .4 - appointed in some iove_an'air a'nd._,that `*1 he didn't really mean; all he thought" "I w'_ ~ he meant. but none of us was` eve:-;h'blo'~ . to: pump him out. "So we just laughed `1 V at him and~told7-him that__soone;s' .01` 1 3 later"he"d meet something` in pettieoats .1 that would Jerk him over the lin'and...-,: 1 into the -i'6und_house_ as 3 mogul 1`erks ;`:.\ ; a sick switch_'4e_ngin'e. It} made *hi_m;`:;e;'~i : snort to tell him that. but it s=prec ._ _ely=`~ . 5 i`*` a what `happened. [It `.1-level: saw a ;_`.a_n : ~ whofdv lost the last; vestigelot his 1';ow- : - er `of, resistance. it was -him last night. i ;~ A He `was coal in_-the "scoop ofthe _tlre- L .- man. nothing else. \ us-u--._. .-u.a u. |............ou ....I...,1 nu`, n1_ ":.0f h i'm`_seif into.fa' make believe woman java.-. - -- Well; as near as I` eanemake out . from what--I_hw'as told at Whippleville { yesterday by a. chap `Who lives next ` doo;".to'Bi_ll s`bride's talks up at Correy . Center itwas mostly I_3ill s__fau'lt that goingaivay in a hurt. and; turning hater. `Thegirl liked him an right. but ' she waslike most gin-ls-she didn't like , to seem tooeasy, _ Bill might ha_ve.un- 1 ` derstood her if he hadn t1 been so lack: & ing in ordinary-what do you c_all it?_-A- perspicuity. He sized up a woman just as he did an engine. `He expected de- nite- results. When he pulled the throt- tle. he"expected' her to go. and when ; he` didn't get s`p`li`c'e'dlong_ ago instead ` I ' l he put on the air he expected her to stop; `and when she didn't do these things he got -mad. Furthermore, he gave the girl to understand plain enong_h_ . thathe was dead gone on her, and that , was another, mistake. He's fair. square, and aboveboard. Bill L is. and he has mighty little - patience with any .one who tries to take, advantage .0: . him. He : no sh to be played on a string. he` says. - ` V ' ` ` 131.: AL... -an-can coon"; an Innni`-nvv MD`. ' Hague Now. there never was a healthy gu-1," "I suppose. who"'wonldn t play with a chap after she was sure she had _him . necked; It's the nature of `em. And ~ this girl did things Just to make Bill. mad. She irted with other fellows. . and she had little spells of false agony.` .when she made him think he'd done- ` something she didn't like and -wouldn t tell him what it was. and she twitted him on his looks, which aren't specially handsome. and altogether she carried on in a way to drive an honest man to desperation, although most men in Bill's ` place would have brought her up with a round turn. And at last. one night tour years ago. Bill reachedthe limit, and for about an hour he read the riot ' act to her; He waslike a life or death 3 special on a new track-simply shut his .1- eyes and made her run. Then when he'd got through he slammed his hat over his eyes and bolted. never looking at the girl. I'll bet $6 she was holding : outher hands to him and trying to get ' x l '. as K- her talk -pipe to work.--. A woman can tell usually V when she's gone too far. and almost always she'll come down from her perch peaceably enough. it; she : given the right of a chance. _ .nn___oL _. s__-|. A. t\.._.._. t1;_A..._ man, n_ptnxng.e;se.'.'_ ~ 2 _ ' How did it happen?" asked the Mn- waukee man. `glancing, again at his watch and settling resignedly Lintoals ah(;!n Viv. -. ` sum. He didn't go. backto Correy Center after that until_ about two weeks ago. He wouldn't have gone then only that his motherwas sick and wanted to see himgheforevshe reached; the end of her run. 80' he got a ten days` lay off and set his teeth together. as if he .was go in: into a den of lions or _a baby show. itself. out of the fort; but this fact was unknown to usual: strangers.) Captain Bebee came aboard, with a `long. face, and in reply to his wife's query he ex-, plained what. had taken place ashore. The matter was talked over for` an hour, and it was nally "decided that the captain should go ashore again and try to buy Don Castro 6!! fora smaller `u: on. u-3-.` -vv-- V- duiged in no further bluls, it was hop- ed. that the dictator s heart might be softened into accepting about ._.It was about 4 o'clock in the afternoon when he was pulled ashore again, and two hours `later word was sent `to us by Don Castro that Captain Bebee was in jail on the very serious charge . of trying, to bribe the very highest ocial of the_co'unt:-y. In _other w_ords. as we tool; it, h,e.h&,1 not mad at being offered his n.1.ice:nnd ml torclna the question: I When, _ aunt Jane, had. got the new, situation .stra.lght-:ln".he1`v 1.111953 ; `she promensded up and _down.with` her. -lipsipuekeredup. ~'.l.`he crewknew that a row was ` coming`and1stoogl _hy%.:_;1'or- s1'>II.nterI.* At the._en ubout.:st9n`c th;then,..t.89!eIs s_A,;`s-.istoneamdea * * p If he pleaded poverty and in-' I 1 J I-IV Il.L\IIICIu IIJV BU II In: The-crew ns called aft; and Aunt -Jane detailed hr plan`. As a result; _ they.litte7d_.tfze. anchor and mailed 0I.1.t.0l' the !I%l>r~;9bntj9n{hent.At%!29tor%J . mm W193! in I334; `93 ` - `.:, 3?: ?`Look, here. Samuel Davis" .8mlth1;I." are" you a manor a_Vs.ca`r.ecI,ow?"V anon ...4.-_.-I I... _-.*.` la. ....'..` Jnlnn amnion Bu: yuu Cl luau UL` VB_\.'al_c\;Avvv - I'll stand by yo many? plan you've $ Vot,"'rep1ledthe;mate.~ ~ ~ `fAndVabout the [rest 9!"em ? ? v `,"1`hey n.toll_r`me to 1 man." - +. nn.- . ._.._ ...-_. ..n-a= -05. . nun`. .,-Ann-at `E .V.`(.' .-,.,, h L no reiwrtd ta by A :hd1I'!?I'Z}*?*"i4:h!l1f that "183-t - .t.h.e. crew Vmgkevt ham` if `Ff hi`!itli_"4lfl{9i.Iter cut gun ` tour guns on h ` gxdgfiggn gelit gshore and brought on "nt cannon; Tlfehe . nite" ' pped"`o? ffiir`"'ba`1`k. palnteil Vhck and rudely mounted; and,.though' &I0'PIi`WI'& bunglefrs at the busi- ss. they save the Jane Bebee a man- di-wnr lboktogqzake you thrill. View- . ill-`from 4;` qisgajpge 9.1, h_al1',a ml1e,`:the . ..Q_`uakerA gm: ijlpkgqg * pcndy _` to `spout. ljmg andfsgiijk ixngiroun shot as` big ,ai' `beer l :_e8s.`;a"'nd 'A_uxit: Jane rubbed V lir handsgapafsmilea and said: : furo nu. Ih'\n!"I:hinr`.i\dt hnn nngonn fqgruuu -ugu '_llll_:liI5.|\.l 3-I _ I *`..~'.`_I_f Hgt Don.-Castrq ` ;,W: *5 .; ME; *1:s**L1=*n=' ~.!="c8 tlien-I'll. V er`" yhnother blu'e calico dress in 4` for A gi 1 -A ier a_fe-and :1 third 9. goncertina, ". d `tolg, om?-tor: they ba_nd.. , it ogt ggougln garments to rig up a : dbzen~,. Qm;:mi es, and mgke them fast to is ~m; .~ .,`\- . . .. Ane`*.ofvt_ e crewihd_a~ and-ans t o;9icheg,;ana"to'castle tny` `(e linlwirks;%hei'e}li`Ixii!?i{there. and they . igt sail on their return torthe port. . ' ight up the harbor sailed the Jane ; bee-j_an' hour mar sunrise, but she { lgarelyig-.:broads[_(1e tolthe town and 1-; acht down 1i'erore_a boat puned. eT1oIe.wit'h"a-ag of truce 4 ying,` -In; that boat pat Captain Bebee. I Golan h'n" Hbd not at Iihorfv with mnnv Si `"559 2".` . III. UUCC W5 \J(|}Il.(llll LDCIJWCQ `/._>. . . }. eggat uberty with many f` net; Afdicnns in jail.w1tl_1 mm nu gologies, `an ~ if ttii;-re~ Had been n ou1k1..1;.=;-a%hee!:;libsrnted- 1 ` .L .. ., `'` }?I``Jn'n'`.`I' '` n!" '(`5:`1;}t n Bebee es. `the mg cleared..;1h"j:ator and. the wooqen *' inns were t35te1a19u-:evrbodrd. -"s0u-"we. t might-y `smart Woman. `but I can't | 1i:stVunde1ts;.";}_1d_ft. How .in the name _lked and1_hthre_a.tenec_1 end mustered `ind bIufe`d.=-shut-` _ ' ft,` But a woman never b1u`s," she in- tenrupted as she signed to the band to knock off Yankee Doodle and for a aud to" hnnlhdown the apping ags of Tivar. N,o. Jabez Bebee. when :1 W0- man starts out to do anything. she does :1_t, even` if she has to walk `over all the `onion beds In the garden. And now I guess 'you'd bettr wash your face and `pn1b'your hair and get ready for din- :1`f Gdshbii fdid youget the idea? I 1 `Ex-Warden Colony: thnt the County of Essex will oxpend'$23 000, granted by the Ontario Government. for the impr ova ment. of the county roads. . V - 3 .;'JnmeI Harris, employed in the G.'l`.R.- air shops at London, while working with Vturned as he locked the door:_ A . 1l0llS(.`Ke(.`pL`1' LU clean up qua .|_J_|uI.;g:.., Ship ahoy, ship a_hoy!" acrefamed the p.zY'I`0t, and again thee-(captain rep ``I wisl1_there was, Polly. ' 7 After he had put an advertisement in several newspapers the captain walked slowly along Atlie streets V to-. 'ward the markets. His eye caught. sight or a large blue and` white sign. servants Supplied." - nu ....;. .1.` dhisuv `\l\iIIY| `n\II I-Inn I-A '{Jo}a'I::in"I;f'i.3. "I11}.a.;;Q{}:"u9ea. up in now in thin hospitsl. w an (in non. A Q - Bbv. J. 8. Scott. putor of St. Andrew : Pgelbvterign `chm-ch, Brantford. has been given` a purse and 3 month : leav_o of ab- qhlnco to recuperate in California. 9.1- [I91 g-.5 -`Rev. P._L C. Harlriypaator ofethe Ron Memorial ch,uich,Port Huron, haa tender- ed his resignation. having accepted a call from the Congregational church at Guelph. Aormisdu, 3 Liberal, wu elected by uplauution for Mukinonge, Que., to till the vacancy in the Commons caused by the elevation: of Mr. Leg:-is to the 3| Santa. V TRY- J.McBand|ess ...Fon...% ;Blankets, Robes and ,3 Bell`s ` vIIe_ hhs t"he la1?gesI : and best % assorted stock in town and `ainnotinces a `special sale for the next two weeks at greatly reduced prices. His stock of Ham`esfs always satisfactory and prices right as usual. nae. ammo: `IwIc:.*'l c 'r '1. vague..- 00:. `Bouducu-Button-.. Faun] Ti I'II;K|Il'|Illl'$'Uo runuuua nvuuu-nu vIc3'1A'3['I':_"s-L;:xeg.n'dca.p and Tourist: DC]. VBIILD kiufynlvwu ' It will not do any harm td stop in there. quoth the captain. A _. As he stepped into the entry-he` saw` a woman hesitenting in front of him. The czuitain declared `ever afterward that when she turned about youvcould' have knocked me down with a tenth- er, She was not a girl. but a woman approaching middle age und'with ~n_ pale and gentle face. 5 uc4......n n-11) mn'nm 1' nm h-vino in I ta 4` ~-, g $EED_:__TORE .0%am%Itloi' at cost` iwill yhurrinh in Jwof hia.comjInnie on the but tum: arid Igue__s't_'I-ates. All at clans com- pania; `ri|1la}mc;untn,9f_!qnIapI.id '. _ cuN;}zLvAc3NrL FOR ` . '1 1116 Sun Life Insurance Uompanxyr l~e9=N_T- 99*- .A(fxBN l_`. you . . . the Perth lutiizil Insuznca 00.: *,.11! W8'm nrummva 00- E IRIIU auu 55\.1A\.Av_ sass. Sense me. ma am-. I am trying to nd me a housekeeper." ' The woman looked intently at him. I am. trying to nd a place where -I` can do something. she said wearlly; ,,,,___I.S _..'L ._.!_.I 5..-.8.-4.. LA 'uuuL<

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