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at the nun nn Highest Musical Honor `..'(`-n l`z:;!-':' Cnusmll (`irrnxm:t:1::1-rs. Comp!-elion of his siu('.i:~:s tor U1:-' degree of Doctor of Music by Mr. Ernest MacMil1an, of Toronto, white interned in the notorious Ruhleben prison camp in Germany has been rewarded by_ the grant of the high honor by Oxford -University. Held captive since the outbreak of the war, this young University of Toronto man has displayed rune pluck and devotion to his art and reports are that he has made remarkable pro- gress as composer and conductor. `Hr 1\. Inr-Riiilnn cnn nf Rex Ahav- SITSDS Z15 L'UU1]_JUb'l' il.Ll\..l L'Ul1ull|.'l.Ul'. Dr. MacMillan, son of Rev. Ate);- ander MacMi11an, of Toronto, went to Paris for summer musical studies in 1914 after completing his third year in the course in Modern History. Attending the Wagner Festival at Bayreuth. Bavaria, that July, he re- mained to aid 2). friend who had fal- len ill. The War intervened and, af- ter a short confinement in Nurem- berg Castle, he was sent. to P\ll}1lC}JY1, where he remains with the civilian prisoners. In 1915 he was grazluated with rst-class honors as 21 Bttchelor of Arts by the Uni\'ersi!.y of 1`orontn, the news being forwardc-d to him. nI!1'i11H tho nngf fnnr \'(-\:n` nr`r`:\- L118 Il\\S Ul`lll`5' lUl'\\'Ll'UL`U LU 111111. During the past four years occu- sional reports have come through of his studies in Russian and of his generous activities in re1ieving'the depression of his coinmdes. But the word now comes from England lh-?.t in his squalid connement: he has = prepztred for, and passed, the 1'e::L1Iar ` exmnination papers which were sent out to him froni Oxford. During connement the doctor has, incident- .aI1y, prepared the orcliestral parts for musicians who possessed \`a1'iou_s ' instruments when interned. T\1 .- `l\lnn`.\l`:llnn hne hurl an nnncnal instruments Wnen interueu. Mr. MacMil1an has had an unusual ` career. At thirteen he was an Asso- 3 ciate of the Royal College of Organ- ! ists and that in 1910 he became a 1 Fellow, heading the list of nineteen t successful candidates out of 113, and winning the Cart Lafontaine prize as the candidate most distinguished in 3 the theatrical and practical branches. -"1 In 1907 he was medallist in Advanc- og ed Harmony in the University of -`,1 Edinburgh, while but thirteen years 9`. of ago. His latest honor is the high- hl est academic distinction in music -_-l_ that is given in the British Empire. yf While at 1ini\'e1-sit; he Was the Con- jgf Vocation Hull _o1`_g?_uist and choir cr_)_n_~ ,f`i ductor. \_I,_,,,-."`T-"' 7_N`.____-_~,;:c """' "" 49 `*---~._ STUDIED WHILE A frirnxnn. gr .4 _ ._.-.u- uuugg 9:~.a...~_,,._ ,;~ - .s`._! _ _. ` . one aimcum. th_at our sohhexs :11 ; -\,..\.... . TFrz1nce have in 1ez?1~`I.iDS (U E5393 ` French like the natives is` Llljlt C6`? ` loquial French has so many hu1."z()r- 0115 or slang synonyms for the per- ` fectly good words that might, be used, says the Outlook. A I-`rench-English (ctionarv with {L su_zgest':m of Dr, . .u,I_ .`..._. - . ,`, _:,_,,S p_.,_,_,..._ ` John6n's habit of in151-polunng the 1r:_x_ic_g_g1'ap11er's personality into his 'qIef111i{io`1i. hits off this idea under l 18 \\'_O_[Q centre: Belly, abdofnfn; I in the slink `of those who never call , thin::.s by their proper names, stom " ach." ' *' Vhr. c-nnn an r.aInnc1\n.-v 01 L116.` [)Ullll {H5011 Ulll.` UL Lllubl: ul- vented substitutes, standing, of course, for the good word soldat). Another difficulty that the Cana- dian soldier has in his struggle to pick up French is humorously illus- trated by the remark zittributed to :1 Tommy "over there": These people know how to spell their language, but they don't know how to pro- nounce it. Here's Vin, for example; do you know what they call that? Why, van. And when you've learn- ed how to spell cat in F1`ench-they spell it with an 11, chat-~they pro- nounce it sha!" \ illlll. The ` 7 list of 1 , words ior the] I ,m.....,\ - lease. A Real Patriot. In the vicinity of Winnipeg, a new scheme is being tried. One of the municipalities just on the edge of the city contains a large amount oi. ; land, which has never been brought the was under cultivation. Just before war part of this municipality ;_ purchased by a land company and re- ` sold in lots running from five acres to titty acres. It is beautiful virgin prairie soil, and adjoins the farm of the Manitoba. Agricultural College. The real estate man who had the most to do with the sale of this pro- , perty conceived the happy idea that it would be easily cultivated by the Agricultural College staff if a lease could be obtained, and he set himself to the task of securing the consent of the 200 odd owners of the property. The area involved is 700 acres. In less than a month's time he had the consent of all the owners, who ap- pointed him their agent to make the The land is leased to the Agricultural College for a term of three years. absolutely free, and the college has to turn into the Red Cross fund of Manitoba every dollar of the net prot derived from the crops of this land. l 1 llI|'l ll] Hnhltr .7 `in : I billluust a us. via Canada's net debt at the end of June amounted to $840,973,167 an I increase during June of $12,179,397. l Revenue on consolidated fund ac- count during June amounted to $23,- 469,304, as compared with $21,828,- 580 in June last year. war mrmnndifnre for June. 1918. 580 in June last year. War expenditure for June, 1918, on capital account was $14,291,523, as compared with $9,250,611 in June last year. In this regard, however, it is pointed out that the totals are merely those of accounts which have actually passed through the books during the period- um. um r-cf fhrap months of the books during tne perxou- For the first three months of the scal year ending June 30 the rev- enue totalled $67,070,724, as com- pared with $88,322,589 for the same nprind last vear. - pareu wuu qpuo,-3 period last year. I` uuuu Ulu D u: uo While ploughing at Little Bras d Or, Cape Breton, a few days ago, Henry King turned up an old cutluss that must have been buried more than two centuries, another relic of the days of French possession under Gen. Boulartlerie. u Lula.) u. u-......_,. ``I suppose the young men do not regard Miss B'.u`r0wclift' as so hand- some now that homfalher has lost. his \.\r\r\1n1' '7 money." Well, they don't think she has such :1 {me figure as she once had. war has seen an . i:-:tonisl1ing these variations from normal , invented by the lively fancy poilu (itself one of these in- I z:nhv:*ifn1p: s:innrlinLh of Found O_1d Sword. ,,u-,_...1_:_.... ..a. YH-0 H K` nu Nu1.~'v A Loss of Canada's Debt. . _,,. .1-u_L -4. 4 OHL` UL LIIUSL 111- , . 1nmn1-nnclv illum- Bczulty. ' _..__._. . . -_ - - -.-.._.. _. canons`: Change of time, effective July 2nd. 1913. n I\?'n-n nr\71-rn-r1- Sum1:1_v--5.`25 3.121., 8.55 p.m. Mond:1y 7.45 11,111., 12.18 12.40 p.1u., 2.30 p.m., 4.55 11.111. 'T`vIr\:r]n\'::-\ `)5 n In 7 J5 A-...'1U 17.111", -2.0" 1.1.111. `TAIL 11.111. Tu(*sda_\'-5.`2a' 3.111., 7.45 12.18 p.u1., 22.30 p.1n., 4.55 13,111., 11 IY1 llolllu \'\'edno:~1ln_\'-;').`_ 5 z1.m., 7.45 5 12.18 p.m., 1. .0 _p.n1., 4.03 11.111. l`h11rsdu_v-;).'_ :) u.m., 1.4:) 5 12.18 1.\.1x1., 2.30 p.1n.. 4.55 p.111., p.111. . 17`1';.ie1\'__:' 0:` -1 In 7 I ILLU- 17`1'iC!a)'---5.`3:') :1.m., 7.4- 12.1S p.1n.. 2..'v$I'! p.m.. ~1.:):) p Sut11rdn_\`~-5.`.Z."> z1.m.. 7.4 12118 p.m., 12.40 p.m.. p.1n. f'4('\`I'\TI1 `ATf\`I)"I1`C U(n1 North Bay, 1.25 a.m. and 11.15 :1.111.; to (`rra\'enhu1'st, 8 p.111. 'I`.m.`J.n-__'T`n \Vnv'f`1 ]2n\ 1 .-\.1m- l1(`.~llilIl.'(l. llvl` t"n-. in.~:tinct.i lmul blwn to t'l_v trmn the luxurious. flat unul hil<- In-r.~'t-ll": .~'ln- hurl felt. sn :\ as it` .~'l1(- lnznlrt-:1ll_\'l)ecu :_"uilty of tlot-(-plimi. .\'m\` that . `was calm . t-mtltl SH` lllltt'_".~' tnmrv. (-l(-:u'l_\` nntl look intn th<- tuttin.-. Just as .'~`l1L` haul no ]!:t. so tltcru st):-nml no t'nttn'(- for her. But \_v'i\'un "rtittw .~'ht- might lllzllit` (mu. Antl Lady Czmllt-_y ('()lll(l llulp ltCt'. Ilur lnride l'L'l,)l*lll'(l at lI:l\'ll1`._"Y'0 accept even her hrvznl t'1`01n the \\ U111illl \\'lm_. an `l1t>l1l' :r_~'n. she l)(,`ll(`\'('(l to be her paid ('()Itt]).`ll1l()lt. But Lu live, ':1t<-hing lu-r. \\':t.~ t'l`:1tllt1t_" hm` tlm11`."l1t.~,'. Don't t'_u1'_"t:t wv \\'L'1`L` trim-inls, ("la-an`. I know what you are thinking and t'culin-_". It is lt1t\\'u1`ll1_\' 0t _\'t_u-- it's t`\'L'I1 sxtolybislil 'l'li(-1'c-xn>\v I Wzllll _\'ut1 t. lt-2m- l-\'(-1"\'tl1i11g_" to me, even my 1I1'L`('l()ll$ t-mtsin, Sir John. I pruxnise you, neither of us will see llllll 21`.-'uin. Liston, this is wlmt 1 \I I ,II I, ... 1,. p.1u. 'I`11(*. .\'01't.h Bay, 1.25 z1.1n.:1ml 11.15.; to .Gl':1\'enlmrst. 3.50 p.m. and S p.m.; National, 11.05 p.n1. \\'n:1nn:.1u\'.._'Pn \vnt'f`1 ]',\\ , 11.111. \\'v X01111 Bay, 1.25 51.111. 111111 11.15 :1.111.: to G1'.'1\'enhurst 8 11.111. - '1`lun-:r1n\'.__Tn Nn1`1 11 1}1\'. 0 1'1 111 'fl1111`sdn}'~T(1 North Bay, 1.25 11.111. and H.113 11,111.; to G1`:1\'0111111rst 3.50 p.111. and S 1>.1u.; Natim1a1, 11.05 n vn p.m. F1'id:1_\'-~T0 N<)1`f1x Bay, 1.25 and 11.15 :1.111.,; to Gmvenhurst, 8 ]).m. ruA..-,1.... nu \',,rH. Rm 1 95 11.10 to ur:1\'cunuran., o p.1u. -S:1tur North Bzly, 1.25 um. and 11.15 :1.m.; to H\1nts\'ilIe. 3.51) 1>.m.: to GI`u\'(~nh111'. 8 p.m.; National, 11.05 p.m. HAMILTON-COLLINGWOOD, MEAFORD 1 \ p.uJ. _,..-wt`->|D""' B'.'a'i'1`io to }\[ez1f0r(1 and --].0..'3() n.n1.. 7.30 pm. Mv211`n1'd mul 1 ox1eta11g -8.00 11.111. Moaford mu} Pelxet-a11;: (1a'1<$--;".(m 1-..._ .-\l}:1udu1o to l o'n":I:1;r: 3 land (short 1inu)-].`2.`l,5 1; B:~.I'1'io to Midlunzl (shoz 7.31 ) pjm. '\f.-Hunt] nnfl "Pa-nnfnn--' L1 (L1 dale. LiLud.au \4AI-Iuur ... ._..__._- T Tonto and in1 ermcdiate points. . ....4.30 p.m.. 8.30 p.m., 7.15 a.m. North Bay and inte1'me(1ia.te point-s. . . .]0.40 3.111. and 8.30 p.m. Hamilton to Mcnford, north . . . . .. 10 30 mm. I :1)" 11.111. l.Lid1a.nd and Po d:1Ie--2.25 pm. (Tuesday, Thursda; Midlimd and P6` --.5O p.m. Barrie Passem_;e1-: 3,1. uuux den 1-. {ll For Midlanrl AHnn(b.`lc, clos Allundalc . . . . A1'mnd:11e and 11. zL.ll?.UlLH HU .... ......... Ponetang. Rural Mails. Midhurst and Grenfel 1` Ba.rrie P.O. as soon as t n1oruing mail is sorted. TTHlm1n1n 1-nnfn 1(|l\'e: Sma1l~I-loss Eccles-Park Francis--Eli'/.abeth B rock--Bradf01'd P>a1d\vin--Lown line Essa road--.\Iain \\'iHia.m-Bm'ton Ave Cumbcrl and--R eid B 1'z1d1"o1'd--\"i ctoria Toronto--E1izabeth Pm".'.--Hi:h B:1_veld--\Vc1lington Owen--G1-ove We1lington-`-Pee1 Mu1ca.3ter-Penetn.ng Penetang--Duokworth Nelson---Blake B1ake-Rodney Blake--Dnnkworth Blako--Bo1-uy Collie:---Mnloaster tlzumlmn to meawru, uunu . . 10.30 am. Hamilton and Meuford, south 715 am. ` CHEAP Prepaid Advts (Daily (~ce1It_S11nduy) To Hzuuilton--T.~l:3 :1.m., 4.55 13.111. From I*Iu1ni1tou-10.~15 am. and 8 will pay for an advertisement in The Advance. Many recent instances could be given of Advertisers whose wants have been readily supplied in this way. l1l'}'l.'l'lUK.l'.ll:Ll)D, l)|lH|L':lH uuu St'.\tmn(mts pri-`ntc- at The Advrmna o1'Ti<-o. with 11e:1t.n0s,s and desw_m1cn. -Sp1e11did (losimls in Douall Bros. C\\.'ll lll.\ l'LLl I\l\|.7 nun V y .- `.. , see \\`01I1:u1 wlmt ll` \\ pimnose (l0in`_-'. We shall leave L0n- The (ion to-mu1'1'ow 01- next n)`: for 1-ul_\'.~`ll sonie time l`\'(- been tryin<: to get Du work at one or the mi1it:11'_\' hospi- in`: to tals, and I belie\'e_ I've succeeded. H No um nu1'sins__r appeals to you, why : am exi not you do the smue ! 1 will :u'r:1n'ge qnestiq for your t1'ainin_\_", and perhaps, late: the 111: _m, we mig_v'ht -both be sent wbroad and somewhere to the front where \\*om- insI1'u: en are urgently needed, women who Sn cam nurse, and are nut ulfraitl work, real work, 1 mezui. It's .._ ling; to he siltin'__r down at `home ing nothing: but knit socks and scribe to charities isn`t it?" Alice looked at Lady live with know _::lmvin__-' e_\'e.<. "Are you serious? I. on he -can see that you are!" was i I ..1.. l.`.... o....I- \l'.r... in \un- -Iran: .\ A: normng mm) 15 sornou. Hillsdale route leaves at 12.00 .AAA&&&L3l8KK` RAILWAY TIME TABLE LT7.TTYjRITE:\DS, Billhends and r- y...:`.\4n/I at '1`lm Advmxna `L._L,.\.... L. Mails Close at Barrie P.O. Street Letter Collections ' ESIEIG SOUTH " eSi$e"$&'61iii Fifteen Words }v.m. Thursday and a l I-`em-1m1s_~; CI-IAPTER XK1I-C0ntinuod P(`I10tZ1l];" IXYH. 'T'1111rr:r1::.V and J Ten Gents for lug... V_, .` _ o';1'(3? :T{r _f1_13.~1>l 131.1. 12.1.11 __ . , (short line) ' nssortlncnt and new Carpet Squares at gers ch :n1y:e lmnyze at Allan 1.30 1.35 1.40 1.50 2.00 2.05 2.10 2.15 2.30 .4 )/1.`. 7.20 6.20 7.40 6.40 7.45 6.45 7.50 6.50 7.55 6.55 8.10 2.30 7.10 8.25 2.45 7.25 3.30 2.50 7.30 S510 3.00 7.45 8.50 3.10 8.50 ` 8.55 3.15 8.55 9.05 3.25 9.05 9.10 3.30 9.10 9.15 3.35 9.15 9.20 3.40 9.20 9.25 3.45 9.25 9.30 4.00 9.30 9.30 4.00 9.30 So routes leave the Toronto Saturday) to Barrie -(`u SUP llII|| _\ uu c L.'1(1_\' l.\'L' Ilmk and kix (-41 hm`. HI I. . ol... to Barrie I LL , ' 7.30 - 10.30 . 4.30 . .7.00 to Allan- to Allan- Penotang .,1 M J, - id- from {LID-9 (1.111-y il.LL|.~ 8.55 uuu I\m.\\-u urn. I know ' that _\'rm dean` ,\\`lwn tho mmm I thank U041 from Ilu heart. [or thv s1r:m:_-`(- us tog`:-11:01` in >11 511': I think \\'n"\'v hnlh ` and our plauw in H1` l:\.~:t I1-\\' (ln_'\`.< h:|\'- h bu-:111. I llul not L . , .!.. um. uvrn than t u I'.`|`ul v\ In t'r.um1 1 1 { o%i1$Lm WI\o` VVa No%t% lll'l'. ."th:11 _\'rm'l| be `big,' 1 mmm-nl` comes. 011, nl Ihv hullmn ml my hv l`:1tc that threw ' - W , . I2. .|.1 11 >1) sI1`zu1_"o :1 l u.~`l1i(m. as munnl u\11`.<(-lws '1` the \\`t-rlal. Tllvsc. ~` In-uu 3|) 11 lmmx` what you xln. \\'hr-lhL'1' yn-.1 wouhl John or nu1--you need [Tow can I. 51.1; III\` will U11`) .-\lic(- in her nrxus By ARTHUR APPLIN .~\mo, 1 mu live is my 11 must play my -"f" inst as vou ` *. I u\\'t` _\'0u ` m-or rc-1>:1y, ` `H .Ih( nun tuuv l`:I.<`nin11. not sp0ak-I knuw all that is your 5`-.e:11't." n (Y),.;. _\UllL' I"L`illL- | But supposing I had promised to `1n:11'1'y him. I I.-uL- Wru `11'l`l(7'U'{H] I r1nn t _' ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` "'"""`""_ I Alice rose and co1n1nenccd't0 ID-old -` up the pretty clothes she had taken] off, and to tidy the room. The real 1` Lady Alice, \\'2ll(`h('(1 her ('u1'i0usly;1 in `her L-_\'u< there was n1i.\'o with the, ` pity, the light of _ie:11011sly. She hn not (-.\':1 when slne said that she would 2`1:1(11_\' chnnL'e plan-es with ho-.-1', ':i\'iu:' wealth fur boa11t_\'. I` 11x7 n n- I r- I ,,,-, , ,,, l _lllilI'l'_\' Lllll}. l La(l_\- Eve sll1`1lg'g'CLl. I don't know what I shonlrl have Clone. I `loved you too muoli to have let you `in-.1rr_v him. But we won't worry about him now; 1`cal`1u(-n want all ioul` lllOUj_:'lll':' and all our .lo\'(-: the men who are Jfigliting for us. To- .11m1'1'ow we will get 1'1-:ul_\' Io l'i~__;,'l`.t rnr them; you won t ll`-cl too proud lto share all l possms umler those m.mli!im1.~,, will _\'ou'." Slie smiled. ,1l' won't be Mr _\'uux' l)L-`xlefir, you `we: it will lw for l`ill`..','lHl1(l and n 4 ll 1,, .1. ,~v . | I Y L . "lI(`Kl1' I am . we are 10: hn. to sue you nmx`, I am 1L`:l\`iX1'__" town Lur u_l IIIIH7 "'11 liitlo while. but I'll soml you my m1tl1'os7' law.-X` on. . With 1'L",*:\1'1l to '_\'nur o:'i1-1- of 1ll21I'1`i2l'.'.`(', will you ' In .-nil tor iv}ll`('(` muntlls, and it," at the :- t. 't-ml ul lL::I` 1r01'i0n1 you still \\`2mt Lo m:1r1'\' mt: I will hot.-olnc _\'4.>m' \\'ilfc-- .. 1 LL \\ Ull I. II\.' I"L `\\l\|L ll\,ll\L 17.11-.-'l:u1( F1':11u-(--1'u1' all our b1'ol}1cI`.~'.' V ` . 1 A1100 trled I0 .~`1)L'il1\, bu \'ni(-0 was t-hokt-:1 \\`il'h 1o2n'.<. vwll I I .1, l.`...\'. . . . . o.... "Vl\.'U \\(l.3 \II\lK\\-x IIIIII Efillml L:ul_v I'I'.'(*'.< L-_\'(-.<, .('I:l.~'[)L'(l (mo ;mo1lIL-1' liul until-" illlll-`_n 'l. 1'vs(-ull_\' :1 . `the door. L:1l_\' ul:u1<~(-rl :11 HH- ']lL'1(lI Sir Jolu I (`I 3,, A1,. UH. HUU1, uu|l_\ J1`-1' \'|V\.'I|\[[ n. -vuu f L-zml 11w s01'\`zmt John .\'1u\'i11-.:L-1'." . .` 1110 mm . mm .\.nce.' He has pmh:1})l_\' (-unlc 1'01` lxis an-Q >:\\'c1'--he \\':n11.< tn p(-1`s11:1d0 _\'()u to} fix lhv tl:1_\'. .\ln_\' 1 -_"i\'L- him his} )u~ ` LJuII\ L4\\ um in-l_\'. All he wan L2lI1_\' (7zm1l-_\` will `own le1'111s." i Hittinu-' clown 2 ;s(-ri|)hlud at 11010. `ll)-:11` ._ln||x1, 1 I an. _'n1-\-\- \\ Hill! as >Hx,u1 {lb _\uu unu. "Ymws $iIl('t`!'(`l}', `*l=j\-c Ali:-0 (`:11-dlt-_\'." \"1n,-_ 1'(`zl4_[ the I-_-I11-1' in .\1ivL". I fl'u11m1 it up 'a`11 :~a}e(l ii-I ._ | ll lov. .<-mu quxtc I .-xii . J "11 ?" she . I .'\ll'.< ':`.i1' in low and \\*:u'-- we .\'(`(*Ul to he in the lhirk both." L:1 live lml-_:l1n,- Uh, `km-x-1 H10 ]1'mnis- 1`\'L- n1z1<'lo; when he svus me. my Ivar, he'll IZ.....,L...1 41...; l.,.`l1 Lula H` _.-,, _......_ ....`.... .,_..... -" | You wun`t think of lem'in me now will _vou`? S110 said 1n'(-sm1tly,' whvn .\lix-:- haul put-k('-('. e\'er_\'tl1ing (-a1'et'u1l_v :1w:1_\`. I (l1\'L, ,,. 1 l1,.._ ,.__ I J... lLl(". l{in;ix1__v' the hell she told the ser- vnnt to 5?-`i\'o thu note to Sir Juhu i'1`ln-n_o1w(-x1i11-7_-' the wn1'l1'obc and `|>111li11`_"* 1-'o1'wn1'(l the :11`:-.<.~'-}m.~:1u-1 she hm-kom-(1 to Alice. ..lT...l..'+ .~..n l\..n..u- IlL'AI nl'Y f"n\|1 m-t'KOI1U(1 [U .-uwu. ".lT:ulu't you better tnlw nlllf I`.:u.~.v nlcl 1'nI_".~'. and let us })v pm-k all n\'('l' :12-':1i11U' f`IT.\D'|"|`ls \'\'lH ]>:1('K illl U\l'1` uj.;;uua I C'LL\PTl`IH XXIU I Sir John opt-Iled the letter \\'h'u;h Ih(- . lmmleul him and )'v:ul it hc1'n1'(- utn-1x1p1i11_r to :0. .\.nd after he haul 1'<-ml it he still li11;`L-I1-:1: he \\':1.< tmlmu-(1 tn :51-11:1 hack :1 nu-:~:s:1gc that he must .<(,-r- L:ul_\' .`\1im-: Inn '11? him the 1 lhul .\1h-L- hj.u`x :1 >`ll`(IIl`.: will 0|" ht-1' own uml \\'m1h| I`vl'us(-. wmlhl have (lone so. He. .`Ihou`_-"ht of uh-mznnlin-.: an intL-1'\`icw `with .\'u1's(- I~]\`-. hm he km-w he was . I `.."0(,>:1 1)1'n-mlllm llilll nnl [>1'0\'c111cd) l I V _ . T ! not [>0p11l:u' \\'x1h 111211 uh-1'1 111110. 1:ul_\`. . ' ..\' nnl iH"" ha, I 4 .... |lI|l'.`ll I. mom 1 , \l 3 `zmul IKHI Ymnr 111i. is 1101 ill?" he u.~'l<('d. In.~'1im-\i\'<-l_\` he 1':-ll winc- thin`.-' svus \\ l'0l1'_"Z lw cmlld nut unLlv.1' 5121111! the 101101` lw had just 1'L-u.d- It <-m1l:1i1u_u1 -.1 alefinitc p1'n1ni.<<- Lo n1:n'r_\_=~ lni1n-in three months` time. He \\ ns nut" the man to wait three mun1hs for :m_\'1hin_-' that muhl he ohtnim-I in threw thn-0 hu111's-- 01` three minu1(=.<. And he wauxtuxl Lzuly ;\1i('v \`0r_\' b:`ldl_\'. vm.., ..,, 1.,. ....u- nr hm-, 1110 more I!H'et` lmuuu-.~. gxuu ..., ........._ The mere he su\\' of her. the he thought about her, the more lie wzmteml her. H1'i_-'in:1ll_\' he haul only expeetecl In m:\1'1'_\' her n1one_\'-:Lud Home Abbey. It was \`iIul that he . have 1n0m-.\'--:m quickly. But now he was 1'eull_\' in love. He, wanted Alive. the l'le. x I:1(l_\'.'~'l1111 was quite 111-11. you know 11? she iulc-11113 11-av- town to-111111'row'?" he asked. 110 11111110 his 110w-11u1`11 love 1111` Alice .1111 1-x(-1150 1'01` his 111111 111:1m1e1`s in q1l(`S1i(111iI1 11 . To his relie 11111141 100111111 s111'priscd. said 111111 31111 111111 1'ucoi\'e11 no i11s11'111-1111115 (111 1110 111111101`. Sir Joh11 111111 to he . 1111.1 tuko his 11e11:1rt11rL-. As 110 \\':11k- '- -11 :1r*1'ns:~' 1111- sq11:11'L- 110 read the let- ter 1'01` 1111- third time. He had won .-\'1i<-11, that was co1't:1i11, at any rate. ('\'(`I1 if he 11:111 to wait for 1101`. He . (11111 $110 \\'m11 11c-\'e1' 2'0 111101; 111-1' wn1*11; 11101'(`o\`(-1', the 111'n111ise in \v1'iti11~:. .-\ 1-11111111-t! 111- 10111011 it up (_-:11'e- l`111l_\' 111111 111111-1-11 ii iii his pur-ket- lmnk. S110 \\'011h1 111-11111-.1 to him, one 111' the ]11'1-11i1-st \\`n111o11 in 1101111011. .\11:1 111111111 .\1>`.11-_\' wo11111 111-111111: Lu 111111. '1'h1~ >111 1112111 111111 111-L!`11-1-11-11 the .~11m>1i11u' 01' 1.-1111 _\'(~:11'.~". Si; 11111111 11111-i411-41 1h:11 111` (`(111111 :1l`l`n1't1 0 $111-11:1 :1 1111111111 111` I11u11.~':11111 11m111d9 111 1w- 11:1` :111o111ur 111m1s~:111 in1111112311:11:1-.\1>111-11111-L-1 11.-1111 -11i111211'l1-]`m1:I1 .1~11-~11'i1~ 1ig11t. (`:1\'\-l`1~ ; 1-ontent. ` \\'UllliUJ~ \\':\.~' (-xlx':m1':li11:u'_\'. ` . :l>'SlX1'0(l him that her] lad_\'; \\'as quite well. | -~n.. vnn L-nn\\' H` uh intends H|m1!~`:llH cl.-alt---~hi and so JIUXVUJ : \VL- won't st21_\' hc-re, we will go` away tn<.:o1|1(`1'." ;\1i(-0 would hzlvu. int(*rrn]-tt-ll but }`.\'(.- held up her` hand, and I-nntinuml: ()rij_'inu1l_\.', m_\= inn-nlirm \\':\.~"t: mnlu ::1'1'm`1'__;`u-- :m(-nts with my lnw}'c1's to lnuk :H".ur ' )'the Ahrbt-_v estate for mo, .~:=_~(- that, o\'e1'_vthin'_-' \\'z1.~'. in 01'd(~r and all my7 tenants were Im.1p_\', and Hm-n in re- `turn to the (-ox1\'vnt'. I r-:m't do that _,.,,, 91 ~ nodnlmi. llv lnusl know the.- shv \\'l1is1:c1'L-ml. live smiled :1 trillu \`imlict.- `All mulls tn kmnv is lhuti Tzmllt-_\' malrry him nu his .. J .~(`l`b luv, Iu_\ ||\'al|, nu u un-._ 1.~:lml than hL~`ll bull. ll ho well. the 1u:\1'x'i;1`_-`c settle shall lIl>`l>fl upon will .~:u\'e .~:.e1`\'um knuclwd, at Jivu nlvmml ii. Slu- 1....-.\ 11.1. uIn'\`:I\|t llll l\'Lll-`. .LL`1||-` _\'(-.<, too. They li2`h1l_\' in llxeir` the l)Ul'`illl '.Kl|_'|l. ` VII A. L` \'L' but be- n- I... 1 vv I. b.u1 U \\ NH lU\A ii mortc `t he ` mu_\'-:md \ 1 ,5 .l_l.. lhuu \`(llCLl(|l`\ (l H (l) - ``\\'}1_\' not? lm1'('. til! ,, u _(1L_J:'a' 1 'nL_y . lie look} i_(-nllnvist. Tm jlnkos in u ilenee oi. the ifrom (-\ er_\' and from ov 1.-\1n011{_' tho :' o:111u`ht are ""3"" -tailed brook her " VHe founu h1mseIf b1ii1(.1ir.1g`e `in the air as he walked down Bromp ton Road. He passed a florist `s and nhh.n-;nu' nI'r`n1-all `I hnnnh n"' T11 I:Uu Ltuuu. LLU paaacu it LIULIBI. a cunt entering` ordered :1 bunch of La France roses to be sent to his i'u`tu1'u bride: he wrote :1 little note on his (`ax-cl to 5:0 with the roses, en- closing it in an envelope : You Ilmvo made me the llzlppiest `Inan in the worl(l.-.Tol1n. (I_.,.-LI.:,,,. AA~ .., Ll... Illtlll Ill llI\' \}lL\l-jt'\.'lIIls So1notl1in: more than sont1'nu-nt dic-tatod this. He felt that he was |(-1in(~'hin: the contract. - \'.... ._... ...... -1... .\ .v:.: 4-.` l'lllll llIlI`_L llll.` CUl|L|(I\'l- Next mo1*ning_-* `he paid :1 visit to `.\I1'. Barnum and his own solicitors, tohl them the {_"0m1 news and ar- 1':m`_~1-d 1'01` :1 d1':|1't of the n1:11`ri:1ge sott1e111ent to be p1'o1>zn'ud at nncc. There was only one fly in the <>int1m>ut:~-Alice had not told him who result` of her inf0r\'io\\' \\`it'l1 the su1' But he 11-It sure that she L'lK|ClIIL`lI|. lU III" lIlL'l ll'kll tll llAl\.\al 'oint1n0ut:--Alice who in rox'\'iew ll1l(`11(l(:(l ;,-'oinj_" under an o1w1'ation that her 1m-mm'_\' mi-.-'l11 he 1`c.~:tm'ed'- The operatiun miu`ht be l:1llf_('l'011S all o]eruti0n;< xvon-, uml il:' .~`h0 suc- (`1ll11l)( (l. . . She was \'o1'_\' l)euntil`ul and it `1'(-ally h_u1't' him lo pi<-'u11`e all Illa?- J I,....1f... .. .....,.4...l In [HUS .\`I:1.\`in1_-'m- :'n:Iw(~d his 111o11s1:u`-he: l'i(-1'r-cl_\'. It xvns not likc-l_\`--:1 girl at :1 camvt-nt. Yut (-on\'L-nts haul tlxeir 1'0111:\11(`L`.'~`--L`:])(?('i:l1ly on `tho Con- ,lim-nt. She 1111'.-`ht L`\'(`I] h:1\'(- ent(-1'e iintn some (-1:1m1o. nmI'1'iuu`o! 1-In _h"u-(1 to 1:1u;'h 111030 t ho112'hts :1\\'a}t' M111 l1(-would not help l'(\c1in-'__' it. Iwcxultl he I'zu' 1n1'ct`v1':1blc tn mm`1'_v mm h(`i1'o.~'s who had (~0n\`en'u-ntly [Intel In.-1' 11`.(`mn]'_\' than hv ul'l'i:1n<`~ed 'tn ant-who mi<'_-"ht 1-or::\i11 it-:1ml zwilh it. new 1ho11(;'l11.<, 11u_\` h-sires], ':m._1:1spi1';11inx1s. ' * ` . I .-\1`n1_ . round him--'u`. ,,I A` , .1 A'1,.:.. . U- \\'h_\' n..1?" I 'E\'(-, shnok ht-1' head. I don t quite know \\'11_\'. I feel I `ant to -1i\'L-. I want to see the w01'ld. I` want to 14)\'(' and be lovet. She stood up, :1u(_1 throw bnr.-k her headi rand looked into A1i(-(- s eyes. I'm still yn\111<:. I'm not 11`.-'l_\'. I lmvai 1)1':\ins. I want to use them. I want `to be useful. Smn(-how loft tlw (-(mvont 2111 my ideas Imvo. been ]`(`\'Hll'(tiOIli.w'(`d. I no longer`. want to hide n\\':1_v w.` 1-. ..u :.u-n H10: dllIl't h('L`\'9~ 3` A :1 1 .~:in(_~v I've. _ lHl1(r[ illHlillU.'llE. And found 11iII1'=(:1. uvolldorinc \\'hutl1(-1' the l'1_\'in'_-' mun. !.l:1nu~.~' ]`:il.\'(011, had 001110 int}; :_1.ll(": `H11: :11_ .< Vl`u1'l'll_(`1' Lu`-vi-.dx ....- 4 ..\~'1nnl T}1(*1`- Wu; ,01LnL-1'lnu~.' fit,"-'i"".""q :m_l I'ish_\"' about 111011.` U'N"011` \'(-ntimxrxl l I'iL-ml:~"'!1i1>'. hv :li:,lil W." 1':-ll>\\`, zm_\'wz1_\'. \\'i1h :m_\' sort ml` 1uv1< l'I:1. would .~`um1 bv 0r :1h1'n:u.1 In dc- his })i1." And lh<- mms :1-.::1i11st' his ever mmin: ban-I<~-:1li\'o- were .<]m1'I. It \vn:~' :1l). In 11- _it':1l<)us of :1 mun in thu Ail` Sx-1'\'i<-c. 011 tho \\"h(>1('. Sl:1\'i11'_-`cl ii,-It .~:1Lis4- " I I .._. ., I` 4 l..\ 1`-(\I\\A\\`\ Inn `ll (1 lllllll III III\ Anll n \lVlI\. 011 the S1:1\`ix1'_rm' l'iL--l nml >`l1l'(- ml lho \\'(ml:m he \\':mtml. So he ullnwenl l 01'1'_\'_-olgllt. lmu1'.< lu pzlss lwl`o1'(- he called again at l'l':1n.< .\I:1nsio'n<: wlnon ho (lid call he ln'm1: .:l the u11::'zv_*(-1m-11t ring with him: :1 l:11'*.:0 li:m\(m:l sol in a r-lu:s~1o1' 0l' 1'nhi-rs. He (`0l1l(l al'F_o1`d In he L-xtr:1\'z1'_":1nt. The 1uil `\\'mn:m who :111.'~7\\'(~1'o(l `the hell wzls 2. i.~tr:l11'_~cr to him. She inl'o1'med '.`4t:1\'in;`c1` that` L;\:l_\- .4\li(-v hurl leit London the pm-\'im1s (lay; she. umlorstnod the flat was to lot. She ;lil not knuw wh(-1'0 hm` lmL\':<,l1ip ihurl -:nm- mul no :1 hml been I r. l The Algonquin Park of Ontario is 21 4_"1'<-at 1'(`s01`_\'(` ot' ii:-zn-ly tour thou- .<:1ml square miles. lt` is on the very l'l(l}__"(' oi` the 1':ime lli;:lil:1nl.~`. of ()ut:1I'io." lt altitude uhove sou` level u\'ei':1_u-.~; 1,700 t`<-et, while some ot the hikes in the l ui'k are `_ ,tH)U feet above the st-:1. lt s touie nir i ilte1'.< lll1'Ol1`_"ll millions otf zieres ot pines and hal. :ui spriu-e. The t'1'e1 hush, th1'ou_rh which I'():l(l> and tr:iil.< are eou. being` ex- 'teu the tree-t'1`in-_-`ell lulu-s, lis-i `tl11`l)('(l only by . buss or; {trout or the swish oi" the pu `the hr-mit_v of it all combine to place the visitor umler the spell of this \vomle1't'ul n:1tuI':Ll The park iuukes uu (`S1I(`('l:lll_\' .~:t1'ou'.' appeal to the tisliermzm and gemioeist. There are more than L500 the park, and the excel- sport (lt':u\':~' :mgler:: `from (-very part of the Dominion every State in the Union. speeiul varieties to he the __<:enuiue square- gtlletl trout: the gzuney black " :.l)z1ss of the small-mouthe(l variety. 1'z1n`.:inu: from hall :1 pound to four i]vO1lIl(lS. and the hlaek-spotted sul- lmon, or its near relative, the grey l` . trout. at rm... ..,.......\..-..m`l..+:.~.n in Hm nnvkl Inu-I 11*. :'bass or. ` . I 1` 9 ipoum n. ' . 1 The an 15 such `trout. accommodation in the park `is hat the most varied tastes man be pleased. There are hotels. in(-ludingr the well-known High- land Inn, for those who want to bu in the wilderness, yet enjoy all the comforts of good service and sou-in} companionship. There are 102 r-nhin cannps, Nominiznn Camp and _C`:m1p )Iir1r10:~`in_", comfortably ."u\.'- inishod and ideal for flnily parties. '1`!-A ~-n~|- .~ .-mcilv nnnnvun hv ;11lSl1(`.`(l and 101011.] 101' 1uun1_v piuuua. ~ The park is easily accessible by the Grand Trunk Rnilmly from 2111 parts of Canada. It is two llundred n1i'1-s north of Toronto and one. lmmlrcd and sixty-ninv miles west of` Ottawa. For ro: ht the Hi2'h1:n1d ]`nn, Nonninirrnn Czunp and P111111 .\[iunosin-.1` apply to Miss ..TL-on Lin .\l':1nn}_-"or, .v\l-_-'m1quin Park .K`1:uli:-n. (mt;u'io. For more detailed in1'm-mntiml, nm1.<. 1'm11'es,etr=., write. In -1- r-all on (`. E. Horning, Union .1t.'u1io11, 'I`o1'ont0.. ALGONQUIN PARK li!l_l_`lI |'>l'il V\'|| In`: ulvr. -\.~. ..u.., ` _\'0n'\'<- n ]>]{H`(` \\':1itinu` for -`N .`_\:nn. and 1n-nplo who wnni _\'m1." 1`! 3-Nu! nuw," Exjo 4;I'i(`t_1 \'r)h0u10nt1_\,:. ,9 I r-ouMn:t 2? hm-k lhx-rci now. not-;`h yet. :11 any :':I!<-. \\'11_\'. H1(-_\' wmx1ln t " bvlitwo 1:11}. And I'm nnt fit to be, 1ni. oi` TTnlnu .-\blw_\ . Ynu .<:1'= znt you r`.`m't knmv who ym1 n!'c. W911. I know Wha`. I am! I've: 'no ]'ms`r: the comm-nt us: like :1 j:1'z1\`e. I'm as lmwly n:< _\'u11. Don 1' de.sv1`t< me, Alice. ' ` F110 hold out In-1' arms, HM-re \\'m'e 1:,-.-n'.< in hm` c-_\'(-S. Alive : at` her in surprise. I don't tlndc-1'. .::r-n1_._-._v,. ..,.u.:..,.. 4-,. ....,'!m-:4-rmA i (To ho r-ontimlerl) -% ` `. .~`It'1`10u.Q . `J an p,I. '0': . 4904 ` 'au.'` 5/.` a,; 1,1, o,o. 1,44 4/ 1/ In an '04: 4,4. , "1 ,4; '14! ,fhe > 1 Bad` . <~ , o 9 o o 9 u a 0 0 J `J '38` L, *`.'0.0:00:N:u:u:oo:o<:oo:ao:u:u::oo:u:u: .00., HEN I joined the army I was lled with an over- whelming curiosity as to what war was like, also` a few impulses which might be put; down as patriotic-there was a tight: going on and I stumbled on to some] excuse for getting into it. VTV._II ;__.. ......:....:n.. :.. ......._.. LL-.. \..x\,uu\. ;-.u b\|,\,Aub uu,v u.. Well, iny curiosity is more than` satised. The wonderlust has alli been stamped out of my system, and` my patriotic impulses are entirely: without revgorks. 'I ve been in thei i ght and have been rather ba.(1ly!. hurt, but not beaten, for I want to` get back into it. rnI_ . _1__,,. is ..s :__1_ : c__._.... by-. uu.\,u .... .\1 u,. : n The desire to go back is a funny} things. Ask any of the boys here if` they want to go back to France, andl both h'.mds will go up in hor1'or-f I No, no! As for volunteering, furl be it from the1n-a man would be crazy to go back." `Yet the week I` landed here (at base for convales-E cents) several czisuzxlties who were: taken or: a draft, to be replaced byf men who had not been over, put up` an awful howl. One day a call was`. made for twenty-two casua1ties"; who would be wiling to go back;; over a l1un volunteered, and those who were picked were accused` of having some sort of pull. Than nn nrrlpr name: that nn mnre U1 navlug SULIIB 5Ul'L UL }_JLll1. I Then an order came that no more castlalties were to go back for while, and the order was freely quot-1 or] nu tho nninaf rnannnr in 1\'hi{`]1 V`.'I11l(3, (1110 [He 0I'(l(3I` "115 11'ee1y qUUL-` ed as the unjust manner in which! the army is run." 1 A Innn if he has vn1nnf=arn in U18 army 15 FUD." A man, if he has volunteered to go bLCk,Wi11 deny it most indignantly. ` even when confronted with able proofs. I wonder why it is? I; don't think anybody can explain it.; The boys are fed up, there is no. doubt about that. The mud, the Wet,j the cold, monotonous food, shell rei and all that sort 01' thing, are enough. to brealgaiiy ;1_1_a_11`s_l_1r.>ar_t. The great-`E est ambition of any Canadian '1`omm__yi __tg get a nice little "Blighty--one. `o_f tlrsg } .li_1_{e g _sn1all piece of: 'hrt'i`1f)'fie1 in the foot or in the knee, 4 nice .W0u11s1_, l.9a;;. .,L_13..1` I ?L..$D.'?; sho'11l(ler 3: c>11e`(51( thosetia dc)}. t. hurt much and takes a I'd'1i',` time` to heal. Think of it!-t\vo or three: months sleeping in a soft bed with a` pretty nurse to bring you all sorts of` good things--lots of good eats. A_ _ 1_ookr~,zl :i_ipOil as {Q JJLICQ \\ A jiclq a 1"11i`{`:l`f E-at*s"*e:'\"e1`_\r __of tff lcingl` that most people hay ; only on Tliziniiifsziijing, Cli:'lsL1}lS, 0. New Year's. Therl, after that, ten! days` pass; ten days of unadultered; liberty with plenty of money. Ten? days of associating with white peo-` ple" once more and living as a hu-3 man being once again; then, perhaps, if one is lucky, a nice Bombproof"7 at the base or in the pay or records, otce. That s the highest ambitioni of the man in the front line, that is, if you believe what he says. wan hp ranli7.9s this ambition-a.i undeni- i ` II you DGIICVE \\'Il'dL HU says. Well, he realizes this ambition-a., nice Blighty, or perhaps it was a. bad! one--but anyway he marle it and` lived. There was the nice soft bed.` pyjamas and sheets. The grub---j well, it wasn't so bad--ttnyway, he} wasn't hungry. There was the little`. nurs%-Gee, she was a peach!": Then the ten days` pass, then backl to the base for a bou1bp1'oof--and: along comes a chap that was his pall down in the Somme 01' up in front: of Vimy or at Passchendaele. He made Blighty in the June 3rd scrap,` you know. I I`hnv ght it :11] over again. Re-1 "1 1) l lUl(lUl'.`liUl.U. Tl1e1'0'.< nut|1in to 11nde1`: o.\'r--pf that I want _\`uu zuul lnvo _\'ou.. I701".-'i\`b nu` 1'01` what I've done and let us 2'!) nu li\'inu' just as we have, on-r .~:in<-0 that 41:15` _\`m1 Woke 1111' and rmunl ym11`. mistress at I-Tnhu: .-U)bv_\'. ' ' j u\- ,, `r , ._I 1..H .1.. 41.... 1"..- Know. . They ght it all over again. Re-| member that night we were bringing up rations and got lost and wandered 1 into Hei11zio s front line?" -Inn+ 1-nnv Hf`.-:1 I'll never fnrzof.` into r1e111z1o's Iront 11118! i Bet your life! I'll never forgot; it. What became of old Shorty Fos-' ter? He was along that night. Un'b pun that-ax__D`nf thran sh-ines; tel"! he was 3.10115. Llliu. 1115111. 1 He's still there--got three stripes ; now, the same old Shorty, though.i Remember the night we went up to Hersin -- wasn't that a lark of a] time? And so on tl11'ougl1 night af- _ ter night. narmn mm: the dull routine at the ter night. ] Before long the dull ` base begins to pal]. Shining brass: and doing parades doesn't conform` ';to his ideas of what should be. He} : begins to think or those long trips in 5. nninf nm-t of the line. where he. I | to think or those long trips Lu a quiet part of the line, he didn't shave for twenty days; he re- members that over there is :1 cer- tain olcer who, instead of waving commands of Form fours; right, quick march! says, Let's go!" He remembers another olcer whom he knows as Windy" instead of Sir." He does not forget that shellre that puts the fear of God into the bravest man; but that doesn t happen every day. The uppermost thought is of that good fellowship and freedom from petty discipline that exists over there." There is also a. thrill about a big scrap that no man yet has been able to describe. Yet the mis- ery, the cold, the mud, the wet, and the shellre are all there; but the man whose blood was red enough to .. m.+ 1-horn nf My own free will-- blood red enougn LU - go out there of his own tree that man, away down in his heart, wants to go back and yet he will deny it to the last minute. Is it false mod- esty, or what? The man who has been out there The man who knows the big chance he is taking with his life. He knows the exact proportion of chance he has -- it is one in ve or being wounded, and one in ten of being killed. Often it is a rotten death. He knows also that the longer he has been out there, the poorer his chances of get- ting back. But luck is a funny thing. Accord- ing to all logic, all common sense and the ordinary idea of things, he is absolutely crazy to go back, unless forced to go. He is afraid some will say that he is "bat.-tle ma( ," yet give him the chance, and back into it he goes. 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