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QYCVC, nQaV0l'lng. up J ` \Dere s. a revbrt out Vdere? sand the youth. ize revort." ` left the Dita anu nu: ..,... Det a good "un, said the youth,- baddrgssxpg the *_crowd. .`%he. s 2. bil- ker -she '13, comm dcyvn fete in -silks ;a;1 set_t}n_`s to `schv1:_:d1e_ pot,` .De'oj P.- .i -. __j.`:f;.~f. ' " . T . 1 ~ `4Ii`> ,G.I1|o do you vant_for eem? take anoder hard for ex- C-\.l\l 1? CV I 56-: v-.. out fer im, oin t nth. . O0 Den p y_ up M "nan. -1"*1l9)c.t`er _I.ry _H;* `.`.` through _and getgthe pabman. whxsr pcred Rnchar , breathlessly. , `411- _- .5... 1:... .....D 4-vriCI'\DA 1>`I;Q ` pcl cu I\l\nlIII VJ, III Vinson-\-sun; `N_o_--_-no,_stay by me? - sped his mistress,~c1utchmg Fluffy tighter. A _A_..' :___.t.._ 1.111 3Th 1-ea;hairedV assistant.thrust._ Ric lulatlcaa, vlu-\v---.---9 -"-J "`B""" . Yo|_1 don t go ~ a step furc},er till you give me`_ _back de dawg,` the man said;-sexzmg hold of her arm. , ,3 ___ -. "l"1-..`.~onu2d cuuaih-A an 3 blgluuhaus 5.... 6 opened the door. ichard put the cag od nervously aloof parrot now seemea A kurnnnr an reu:11alTCu' 'd3ll.IuI.- LII) uay._ g\g\, a,_rd asie. The crowd swelled an pressed tighter. Their faces bega `fo swim before the old lady s eyes. Rough efhands were pulling at her cloak, but she clutched Fluify tight- er still. _ ---- ma .1 ' `H! -`:..J an uv(\:hA Slfiillgcgy Lasuuu-u I-v Java `.7--. I I A tall yjot_1`ng- ngan in a1 long_ blgck lcoat, togwhich Richard was 'cl1n_g1ng \ desperately; strode into the rmddle of the fray. V -----e ...z_ 3 um..." :.. ., Cl. 31.011. V .What s a11._th,is? cried a voice strangely famxlxar to her ears. -~'---`--. ...-.. 1.. or `Inner K195`! OI luv: 11 ca; . `_fWha,t s all th.is-<-.--3 _Why, in_ a VOICC "of utter astomshment, A'unt`I Felicia!- What on earth areyou do-` Vingfhere? What is the fnatter? ` Felix! . ejaculated Miss , Ponti- greve, with relief and surprise. Help me to get away. `Our .cab is at the corner. . . ' I Take your hand A off this lady's arm at on_ce, _ `gaid the tall `young A _L .....\t` Bu} stood menacingly; \n\Il. nova your hargd 1ady s at once, sand _ the tall man, sternly. Hyman obeyed, but - '-I --1-`- ...-.Ago BLUUU u1CLla\.s5a;. . Sl1e s go_t a dawg of- mine under er cloak, vxch she must p y for. 3 A dog of yours ? A . It is my own dog, I-'1uVy, "who was stolgn lgst week. I found him here, sa1d h1s_aunt. - - - --A -----A ' I..6nannenr1 ll`-I C, G-IKL lllivri uuafbn V P y up _ze revogt zen! interposed the red-hatred assistant. _ -_--_-..... -..,1 Hack .I`'?-ett`e.r t'1-y and P1151` __---..n. .....A L.~......`-A 4.1.- `....1\.~m\n? whis- LHC ICu'uau\.u new-u....... I have given him a sovgreign an_d the parrot, returned Mxss Pont1- greve; pointing to the Boss. .-1. _ L _'- J 1.1. - `Dan. "'1 l"""""'u ~- ?`The pa.'rr`ot? echoed the Rev. Felix. - I willtell you everything as soon as we are in the cab. Oh, do go on! the poor lady urged. * sMake way at once, please, said the tall young clergyman to the crowd still hanging eagerly around them. No, one moment, turning to the angry man and his assistant. "You accuse this lady of taking a {dog which she declares is her own I(ptoperty- -What is your name? `tr! e 'I"l_-....... 3 -:\r\1:4zt1 blag S. Where's the cloth? Throw it : er. Anything to stop that desprit ( ise, cried Mr. Tipples. 1 -It ceased as suddenly as it had be- 4 from beneath the cover _as though _ e bird took ..a delight in his scanda- us behaviour. _ They talk best, I believe, when vered up, said Miss Pontigreve, _ inging obstinately to a last hope. This one s no talking bird, said r. Tipples rmly, feeling that she ust be undeceived. Not a word 5 he said since you ve. had him, a am. He's nothink but a scream- ; it s a shameful imposition on a dy, as I ventured to remark be- re, and if we could lay our hands n that swindling rogue, it s my be- ef _we. shouldn t be far off from { III \Jy\vl DJ ' Soloman man sullenly, JLIGII DBIIVIIIJ , And that is your shop, Mr. Solo- mon Hyman. Very well. You and I will settle this matter later on. '.You will nd me at St. Mary s, Blackyard Lane. Now, please. Before Miss Ponigreve would have believed it possible she found `herself in the cab driving back to the station with the faithful Richard on the box, Fluffy safe in her lap, iand her nephew beside her. .1 4; AI-- I can t help thinking that the man I saw behind the door was the man who made me .buy the parrot," [she concluded. V .1 1______,`_A DHC CUu\.1uu\.u. ' That is quite within the boun_ds of possibility, said the Rev. Felix. And that you should have hap- - _..-.I 1... .,\.na sun. lxuu banana J v- pcned to come up!"" I had been at the hospital to see a poor dying_ child. It was that. sma,1,rt lad, Rxchard, who spotted` 1 I15 1]. auyuuc \.Uu|\.|. us, ..r.,---_,c _ you, as you call it, said the old ' `lady, with a proud glance at the tall 1 `form beside her. But, oh! my dear 1 boy, what a place What people! ` "tYou have seen one little glim- ` pse, said her nephew, with his hand on hers. And there is so much more-innitely worse. I have wanted you so much to see for your- self, for I knew that when you real- ~ised with the need is you would feel you could spare one to it. Miss Pontigreve stroked Fluy s tangled mop with tremulous ngers, ; and was silent awhile. I have lfeen - a foolish old woman, Felix, she [ said suddenly at last. (Too late for_ last week.) ' !Mrs. J. A. Key been the guest `of Iduring the past week. I- - __--u .. A: of Dalston has Mrs. J. Hewitt uunug Luc yuan. "av.-. Mrs. Baskerville of East 01-0 is `visiting her daughter, Mrs. V. S1es- i set. 3C1. ` `Mr. W. McMaster of Angus re- ~turned to his home on Saturday af- ter spending a week with his cou- sm, Mr. W. R. Best. 131-- -........ pol-nrnn hnme TUCU 511.11]. J-Il\v -av . . . . V, . e was littered with a variety of` pitiatory offerings reduced to inters of wood and bone. ` `As he gets more used to us, he 1 calm down; it is being with angers. no doubt, said the old y. Well, Polly! Pretty Polly! ut her approach seemed to goad bird to frenzy. `He swung ham- f wildly on his ring, and dashed ainst the bars, uttering a. series the most vociferous Ha1--1ee-- uOl\II ilvlro VV' l\o lawns: Mrs. E.` Blueman returned home this` Week after attending the fun- eral of her brother at Goodwood. Mrs. B. Barnhart visited her daughter, Mrs; Jas. Sutton, for a few days last week. , A sleighing party from Dalston visited. our rink last Thursday and spent an enjoyable evening. The ' ryoung people, as well as the older ones, are enjoying every Tuesday, -Thursday and Saturday night on AL` :A` HI D93. .|. II . the ace. V'to'be'perfect'in containe- on and to improve in tone with age,` instead of `weakening, an ordinary ins_t_x;nmentsdo. .- .- .~ , ,`_ AL- Kl_..A2- l`\..-.- ITISITIIIIICHIS U00 - ~ Where the Mmmome Piano is not represented, _wq ship dirgct. and guar- '.an'te_o pate delivery to your .q1arest.qtgtion, in Vany xite Ion` .2 descriptive and ' Ii'o'oj1t 1ot- pI1e8_` .- -s.'..L."A`` 1.. 'n`g_`..nn.' A EDGAR. ucnp yUI.I.u:5 4 L`__ A... URSDAY, JAN. ,oth,'19o8;` `felif tof Quicf ease fr'_ g;;,e:',.wo .rsifc9uzh-q cold--and SAFE nick? * 331:; Cures \ TIN ., . . t s_1'_1 under s guarlntw COIlh8 .~ -_ A--;..- ....m.. ...A rmldhs n- 11 , Ij _ o ll'lI(Il` I: guano;-nvv `J"'.--N." Eouitcolds and cough: & Colds quicker than any other , edicine-_-or your money back. yeari _f success commend Shiloh`: Cure. 25c.. pa; Q1 . .JoHN-Aso. 50 Bayflold $1., Barrie. WHOLESALE 5 RETAIL 3Amm_A_s_,_ and all Kinds of Fresh Fruit ALSO FRESH CANDIES TOBACCO tgxd CIGARS. -new mun STORE- V5 55`- '`'----g"- -v----. --..--_. ______,~ _ dian Gem " never grows ton or narrow, is free from side shoots. and in of ans}: _ quality. M II on preier, we ml! send a_ age ofour Santa Rosa y or_ Canada's: Pride tomato inateadoi the - Write to-day and name you: choices. J: Hunter seed Co, Ltd.,l.nndoI,` Ont. zj [Give ea Tvial Order, St. George s Baking Powder It keeps it: strength-the last `spoonful is as good as the rs . In Your Spare Time at Home. ; 01' Take a Personal Course at School. To enable all to learn. we teach on cash or insuu. ment plan. We also teach a personal class a: school once a month--class commencinz last Tuezday at each month. These lessons teach how to _cut, t and put together any garment. from the plame st shirt wars: suit to the most elaborate dress. The Whole larmly can learn from one course. We have taught over 7.000 dressmakers and guarantee to the $500 to anyone who cannot learn between the ages :2! 14. years. Beware of frnitations. as we employ no one outsrde the school. This is the only experienced Dress_Guttir.g School in Canada. and excelled by none In any other country. Write at once fr r can lsculars. as we have cut our rate one-third for a. .5": mn, Address 1. . And it give: such a ne avour to the bekmg, once people use it, they want it every time." Write us for our new Cook-Book. National Drug & Chemist Go. of Cnnads, Limited, Montreal. k !i':.uIa.r. as we nave nu. short tame. Address q, ` SHOT! HIDE. nuuxuaa 5 SAFDERS DRESS CUTTING SCHOOL - -----r--.I n..a rnnuln. 9511111513`; was--'_ 31 Erie snmc. StnIl;r;l. ona.. cmu. WANTS D AT oNcE--We have decided to instruct and employ a number of smart. youn ladies to teach our course in Dressmak- ing, ving one teacher for the six nearest towns where they live-age 20 to 35. Those who have worked at dressmaking. or like drawing preferred. Please do not apply unless you devote your whole time. Address- I. THE SCHOOL. zLUBBING mrrns. Northern Advance and Daily Mail. .. [Northern Advance and Weekly Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . '. . . Northern Advance and World Northern Advance and News _-_n__2j_ '- `D___... UL HUI ayy a v u V .. bird tpe vocif: it vvuovu wvyvw --..._ N o: t-Kern `and. ;Northern VAdvance outside of Barrie Northern Advance and Farm- er s Advocate . . . . . . . . . . .. Northern Advance and Weekly . Sun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Northern Advance and Family Herald and Weekly Star (Montreal)_ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Northern. Advance and Toron- to Saturday Night . . . . . . . . Northern Advance and Orange Sentinel ._ . . . . . .. -' Ti: A delicious drink and a sustaining food. Fragrant, nutritious and economical. This excelient Cocoa maintains the system in robust health, and enables it to resist winter ; extreme cold. "' :22; T T T Sold by Grocers and Store in $417. and -lb Tins. I (Tho 1a;e`for' last week.) ` `A party of young folks gathered atfthe home of Mn, E. Booth, Tues- `dgy evening. . .u_- 1: rant... nairl our burn a III, C vcuua . `Mrs. _E. Carley paid; our burg a `sI1o:`1*.v:sit'la;.st_-vvcclzc. > _ ' A; Bpdth rjeturncd home Sat- ~. for qjvei. =H reports " cinch! .dn~'-u , at ., . I I . . . s. z "`l1m-e'sIM`binuIIe You cannot ossibly have a bettx_ coa than 41-14 Ini. He was burdened ll Llluv u. cf we shotlldrit be off from ; Richard gave vent to a melancholy 5 by a sense 1 f guilty responsibility for the loss f the pet whom the whole house- old mourned. The spinster's face quivered slight- Go and ask in the kitchen for nother chicken bone, she said, alking over to the replace where. he poor little empty basket stood;-' I will double the reward if we hear othing by to-marrow, she` added. Well, we must hope for good --DEALER IN-- _5i!`A'NG_Ez` rOt learn dressmaking as lnoruuxu. Lcrges it if you work in shops for ` pl. wool -~A-_ u:..:.- -4 nu!-A f. r hm. A uomurr Lhous. 25 So opcneu Luc uuua. Richard cage down, `and aloof. However, : seemed restored to 0d humour and bobbed and ortled gaily. The bottom of the ge littered variety of aoitiatorv _ to. 75 A LITTLE cons A LONG Do you sppneillo the ooumyiol: ` Do you know tint it nlkuflpb '- ier-enoblesyou tout: f` V _ h ;?","'-'[ improve: i` you and In I `Q -_l A.-. town and 011. In- LWork of Armoffs -------__. liss Po%1t_ig_gey*_em'is Parrot Solid Extract of Boof}? on . o .1 SEEDS FREE To introduce our 1\;ew Sivede Tutnip. 91 " c"`di` Gem, we will" gve to every inquire: for our New 1008' c , ' of these needs absolute}! 33- 7 333333;; "wa;"aist:_ict near Guelph shnpped 19 '3 of these tum pa to ._ e Unxted States lastiasellollo . C3?` never grows Ion; 0! narrow. 1'93 331 L % -1. -_a.- --A In A` ensnnc-Inn nnn`Iih1- Contimtevd from Page 81-", news, replied Mr. Tipples in a des- pondent voice. It s clear enough to me. Fluy wasn't a dog to wan- der. He was took, picked up by that scamp. I can see the whole` thing with my eyes shut. Richard returned with the bone,_ and a note, which Miss Pontigreve opened and read: Malabar Lodge, Western Avenue,` Qpnf QRH1. vyvuwu uaou- own--a - - Avenue, Sept, 28th. Colonl Curry presents his com- pliments to Miss Pontigrcve, and begs to state that his life has been rendered absolutely intolerabl-e for the past three days by the squa-lling of the parrot she has introduced in- to her household. Unless the nui- i sauce subsides, he will be forced to put the matter into the hands of his solicitors. `Miss Pontigreve sat down in per- plexed silence, which was speedily broken by a I-Ia1-lee-100! in the bird's most enthusiastic manner, ac- who had been poking the bone" und- er the cover and retired `with anoth- er wounded finger. Any answer, ma am inquired 1Mr. Tipples, who divined the con- tents of the communication with considerable accuracy. Take the cage into the morning- room, and shut the door and win- dows, said Miss Pontigreve, and tell Richard- to call at Dr. Bedford s on his way to church, and ask him to come to-ntiorrow morning. in 9 _ n u _ _ ` \companied by a yell from Richard, ` | I `Li The man told you he imitated` trains and boys-two of the noisiest things in the world, said Dr. Bed- lford. Really, my dear lady- They_were in the morning-room, where the bird, exhilarated by change of air and scene, had given them a spirited greeting. Dr. Bedford stood in front of the cage, eyeing him with a professional air. Well, Polly, and how are we to quiet you Is it a1 case of sever- ing the vocal cord? "Don t talk vivsection, said Miss Pontigreve sharply. '3 I-2--.! 1...."-Inna `lanai-tilv, I'0I1llgl'CVC DIlG|y|_y- uHer old friend laughed heartily. Well, what am I to suggest? Some- thmg W1 have to be done for the `sake of the neighbors. ' --~~--J- - _...vn`Ln A; sa.KC U1 LDC utlsuuun 9. He turned towards a number of letters scattered on the table. Miss Pontigreve took up one, written on scented paper, wnth a heavy gnlt monogram. `I7...-baa-o`1 Ajypfjp lllUuU51 aux. I Inverness, Western Avenue, I Sept. 28th. Mrs. Waterford-Smythe e_nc1'0ses a medical certicate showing that she is laid up with a severe attack of nervous iprostration from the fearful screeching of your bird. She does not want to make unpleasant- . ness, but it must be "put `a stop to immediately. Waterford-Smythe, indeed! ex- .claimed the old lady inging down the -missive. Did you ever hear such impertinence? They were !Smiths till they made their fortune out of waterproofs and rnackin- toshesl And I believe the bird will quiet down when he grows more , accustomed to us--he did not shriek . once while the man was with him. 1 wish you could help me to find - poor Fluffy." an ._I-_ '1`:a\t\`1:g, gnu, ..gaid U. LLUVVUVVI :- a bait. -Shall I call at the police- station, and give notice that you will increase it? Very well. Perhaps they might take Polly. at the Zoo. Why not inquire? Let me know if ` I can do anything. ' ~~-- - aI:tvO`Il|i `Ar Q poor .1` luuy . I take Tipples view, .said Dr'- Bedfprd. However, the reward is bgut. -Sh.ll_I -.1-- LL..L ..n 111: 1 can uu auysunug. His going was a signal for a fresh outburst on the part of the bird, in the midst of which Mr. Tip- ples appeared. -His face wore a hopeful look which had been strange to it of late, He bore a salver, on a which was a plate containing a small ` quantity of green stuff. urn- ,I_ -__-- ..I... n Innarr` 01191 TIRTS` quallil VI El `woo Irvvuu ' Cook says she's. heard that pars- ley is poison to em, rna am,~ be A said, dropping his voice to a my- sterioqs whisper. It might bewar- th trymg. - - ~-:--A-L 4\O`v. 211- '_But experiment ,only- falsied an- - `other theory. Polly s cage` was strewn with morsels of the classic herb, and the many fatal doses he assimilated only acted as a tonic as far asrhis voicqiwas. concerned. Af- ter lnnch he was banished to an up: stairs room to see what solitary `connement would do, but his - pro- tests . ew so uproarious that Rich.- A-A '~....: wmma took turns at. keep`- `|1p!'O3rIUua lllt J.\A\-Ir -~~~. , agd and Emma took turns at. keep- heads. Cn!eIdAndru'.itchin.IoaIvu1-eases ing.,him company by ten-minute . ` shafts, ' Oontdnl no 011! 0? SW58! inlfliento ' hentlrelynnllkounyotherhuirpreparso Miss Pontigreve spent the .after- . L L - - A - -T . _ tioteveroirerodtornsle. ttalaopn m a fruitless want to the Zoo A I II N C I D H Jhqgieal `Gardens, and, thence `went to . .um..u.n_ "t.euDogs?sHome', where there was ` V ". . - ' nbvtface. of Fluy. A full domestic _ nthA`VB'k'u`.'d"'n'ui,cy'|` conclave was ,_;held -meanyvhile _ in ` " ' t Mr. Tipples pantry, gt _whach {Rich- ard, during one o`f_ has ten T manntes ;fO, timidly` made a_ _sugge`I}t:on. ` __whiehT seemed so promtsmg to, `Mr. t` V, .;Tipp_|e`s-.thatt'xh_e resolved` toffconr _ , . munieste-itk'.tg4,>his.`_matte J` `:Mii_ss Ponw ` t an- 0-I-|n1\>QIr pnV 4.00 532 $37 VlM.r.: Tipples tddk the ' decanters back to --the sideboard, dgted a little, and 1"eturned:'t_o the table. AL... 1.-.. no} {Anni- little, and returned to the Mann. 1' The lad .ma'ari1, has air. ideer, "he observe . The old lady looked up. . About `getting rid of the bird, he continued. ` x a Yes, she said, - The lad s `early ome was down by the docks, the butler went on, "and he- says he knows shops that ; buy parrots and sech from `the sail- ors. Why not send the hard there to be dis osed of for what he would fetch? ou would not mind ij it was less than you gave for -him, ma am ? J: 11:..- - `DA:-Minn-.'.-3 No, said Miss Pontigre -ca, .th.oughtfully. You and Richard Kllllght go and try, -perhaps. . e_ Mr. Tipples gave a deprecating cough. a I .Well-'-under the circumstances, ma?am, I~ really shouldn't like` leav- ing the ouse. It might not be plea- sant _for you, 'ma arn, with these complaints and injunctions coming in, and I would suggest that cook should go. with Richard. She s will- -ing, `and the lad knows the way well, he says. A` " '5 - -`-3 ~~~~ -A nnnciripfl-`fl the -"'1vIisi -Pontigreve considered the .prop_osal. V ' .| - No, she said suddenly, .I will go With` Richard myself to-rnorrow morning. 'Send'him to me. . Iv The cab stopped at the corner of a narrow street, blocked with meat and vegetable stalls, around which surged a throng of dirty, foreign- looking people. - -4 VA.\..... -Fe-run 11;: plaC Uy LIIC UIIVVI, It s down ere, ma am, he said ;at the cab door. Cabby says he *can t drive no further. Shall I go and you wait? It's a rough place. At sight of the numerous faces peering in on either side, a nervous` qualm passed over the old lady, sit- ting erect in her `black silk mantle, but she braced . herself to the ad - venture with characteristic` deter- ,.,_L..-.. lvunaa-5 rvvr-vr Richard jumped down place by the driver, `J~--_.. 3...... nnn nr|4| VCIILUIV V` mination. ul saxd. The cage, neatly shrouded in brown paper, was lifted from the roof of the cab with the `driver s assistance, the bird, who seemed to approve of motion, contenting him- self with a few bass chuckles. They "walked down the street, followed by a curious throng, who made free comments upon Miss Pontigreve s appearance'and the neat livery of her attendant. They stopped at length before a dingy shop with a glazed front,` over which was the in- scription, -S. Hyman, Liye Stock Mei- chant, Dealer in Foreign Cur- nos. -A-AL _--2a.L an nu- IBM IUS. A collarless youth, with an un- pleasant s_quint, who was smoking `Land lounging in the doorway, stared sharply as they entered. It was a dark, ill-smelling place, full of cages and hutches containing parrots, canaries, dogs, cats, rabbits, and a lively family of monkeys. There was a stack of empty cages in one corner, and on the other side a litter of _dusty _objects, evidently the _-....... Annnuun-nnn1-_ CUHLHIIIIIIS ya: I vvu, J monkeys. 1 . of dusty objects, 1 foreign curio department. ` A door at the back of the shop stood ajar. A tattered curtain was half-drawn across the upper glass panels. Two or three gures could be seen beyond. Richard sat down the heavy cage with relief. The youth who had entered after them xed his crook- ed gaze on them both. Votcher vant? he said in a thick voice with a strong Ghetto accent. .:We wish to dispose of a parrot, said Miss P_ont1greve, holding her black silk skirt. clear o the oor. - Boss! f bawled the youth, with- : out relaxing his stare. _...I LL. cuannnc-:13- C8 TOIS were so uulay-- Taint a parrit, he interrupted hshortly; ``it s `a bare-eyed cockatoo. Screecheth orful, _and thet s` vy you do not wantto kip eem. _ . `.`He gets on better. with gentlemen than wxth females, put in _Rich_a.rd, . ' '. . V to its natural color. ? wm at-cihir hlllnchnir uusaswzrowonboldl SW9! 0u'!udund!uIl .1tchln,'ooa1pd1oeasea. Byltduothfn hnlrumwaluxnantly. oil) rea.sy'lnz-_adlentu.` Jul]: think Iw1Il come, too, se` Tiii: Nd1rr11ERw ADVA nan oven},- -Pontigreve consider_ed -\-II'\A- tune 1;`fP(" {V0111 'Pontigr:ve, ly. _ _You _ -_L-.... VGA 5aun_~o--- the attered curtam as from his FIE [iuu Iggat WIFE] lusnm 's IFS`! world. I owe all day I at knew her she inspiration, and the greatest helpnnto gnu `RC4 30 _ _ fountain the love and admxratlon of her husband, toinsire him to make` the most of him- lf 3 ould he a. woman's constant study.` If a woman finds that her ene `es are` aing, that she gets easily ' , dark sh owsapear under her _'.ey$, she has backache, sadaches, bearing-down pains, nervousness, irregula.ritie_s or the blues, she should start at once to buxld up her system by a. tonic with specic powers, such asL - (ha E. Pinkham s Ve table Compoun 7 Following we puh by request I U13 3.`). IXHKUKXH B 7!? cuaunv \/vauyvuuu. Following publish letter from a young wife: Dear Mn. Pinkham: Ever since :11 child was born I'have.s}1f~ fared, as I hope ew women ever have, wxth inammation - female weakness, bea.riex;$ down pains, ackacbe and wretched h I aches. It affected my stomach so I could note o my meals.and halfmy time wan spent 11 - "Lydia E. Pinkham'a Vegetable Compottgrftg ` made me a well woman, and I feel so gra that I am glad to write and tell you of my . Inns-uunruu 1-l0nVP.f'V_ brought me 3 glad to write ana teu you 01 my ; marvelous recovery. It brou ht ealth. } new life and vitality.--Mrs. e Ainsley. 811 South 10th Street, Tacoma, Wash. ` "" `L '7.` `l 1:_1.1.....~.I- `7nanfA1'|`| 611 scum mm street, .I.uu.uun, u nou- . What Lydia E. Pinkham`a Vegetable Compound did for Mrs. Ainsley it will do for evry sick and ailing woman. I! you have symptoms you don t un- :.u-...o....1 an-HA to Mrs. Pinkhun, Iccnng uu.uux_y uwyn ...... _. ; Does e, ole sport? said the5 youth, with a coarse laugh,in which the man join_ed. Then he turned to the `cage again. 4417 cu -whoa} `AF ,A1Y'|? feeling un.duly depreciated. -1 - ........b3 ses." ith this reassuring forecast Mr. V I 1 les departed. He 'found mistress at the drawing-room ow. The cage _was on the mid- of the lawn, with the disconso- 1 Richard in attendance. thought _that green might "be hing, said Miss Pontigi-eve. t perhaps he had better bring bird in, and-- alr--lee--.-looo-oo! broke the moon stillness. me passers-by stopped to look ' the gate. ring in the cage at once, Rich- " called his mistress. he boy picked it up gingerly from bottom, holding his head back far as possible, and staggered t the window, oine cheerful screeches marked passage through the house, and, h a signicant grunt, `Mr. Tip- ~ ~-~--mi rm rinnr unuv v-v _.`,, Vell, vat Or vill you take change? _ M __:. Clld - -Oh, no, said Miss Pontigreve, hastily, but I shall be glad to come Ito terms, she added. What do` KCI LAID, only no you offer for him?; r-Inc .3, -_--I......-. you UIICI LU: nun. The pair exchanged another wink; then the man said: 9 - -1: 7-4-... hna. lllcll. lllc Illull DIDI\L 0 U You vish to be rid of eem Dot is vot it is. You can leave eem ere fen a quid. A quid? --4 A- _..-. -. 1-r\1vn'n:tY'1 as \`v--\-- a He means you to pay a sovereign i for him to take the bird, ma am, explained Richard in a rapid aside. Let s try somewhere else. I know 1 another shop. You von t choke im orf no; cheaper, said the youth. E s a screecher. Nobody von t buy a `A bare-eyed cockatoo if they know it. -He was sold. to me for two guiiieas, said the old lady. She broke o with a"sudden start, and stared, as though fascinated, at the door in the background. A young woman, with a head bristling with curlers, was looking out, and behind her stood a man, half screened by the curtain. ' I ave my beezniss. Vil you leave eem or take eem avay? saidl : the -man in the shop. a` '-- - -'--n --:.u 11:... `INC -IIl'd..l.l In LIIC cuvy. ``I _will 1eaye_ him,_ said Miss` `Pcxnt1greve,_t1ecxs1ve1y,. takmg a. pound from here pure and handing it over. Come, Richard. ~~ L`- , J:..A-L:.-urn Lome, -menaru. a With a final glance in the direction of the torn curtain, she turned to t go, stumbling and almost treading t on a little black object` whiai had : bounded out from somewhere, and `was tugging the border of her skirt, 1 and jumping about her feet, with , ecstatic little snaps and barks. Miss Pontigreve stopped down with a cry of amazement. ' f Fluy! . . .Dirty, uncombed, and collarless as the squint-eyed youth, it was uy himself. His mistress picked him `up with trembling hands. This is the dog I have lost. How- ever came he here?_ Dot s a nice Von, said the man. - roughly. A valuable schpamel vort ve` quid. . ..__. .a....n -.....+..i Mags nve quid. . It is my own _dog, repeated Miss ;Pontigreve, claspmg the recovered treasure tightly under her cloak. _-`Oh-,. come, ma am, come! cried Richard, excitedly. e - _They had the advantage of being :close to the doorway, and were _qmckly outside, followed, however, by the man and the youth. The young woman with the curlers also came running out, and a_ crowd gath- ered as if by magic. I . 7 Hand back that dawg! demand- ed :the man threatenmgly. >It IS vort `ve quid. r V ~ - -_--.. 4;... which ' wgg V01 ! EVE qyuu. It is my` own (193, wlgich wa_s stolen from me, sad Muss Poun- endeavoringf to press on. A -m---a- .. ......A.+. nut fer im. said Mr. Tipples, that the 1 ant what took in the missus : tales of good homes and emi- ` g station-masters--though I i understand anybody going to I nd of the world to get-away ' that feathered d.emon--is the n we should look for if we -; to find the dog. I m a man scrvation. and I can put two wo together. al--- 1ee--loo!-- Hal--l`ee--loo! ' ` leec-loooo! e shrieks were even more pier- than before. The cook and maid put their ngers in their A bell rang sharply. hat s for Richard to bring the indoors, said Mr. Tipples, ris- I dessay he s in want of a pencil or a nger to chaw up. `neighbourhood must be think- we've gone mad. There was laints yesterday. To-morrow- may be on the lookout for sum- ....n