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heart. Litble Peter, gllancimg up at her. ceased to sotb, because mum-mie was nu-n3`l`no The rst Mno.cca,s.sin Dance of the season is being held in Stroud Rlimk on Wednesday, Jan. 10, under the mmspices of the Strorud Curling Chub. Special music provirded by Uhe Bar- rie Band. Lunch served. Ticketsi olng to have those ueaar nunmuu. Very (well. You'll be Iblttexy Av-vvu nnn (16117. t`h'8.'S 31:1!" I 9?! VI c_H1t5'RAcToRs 1 1'71..- T3......1- mam \al ll1\\.lI 1`: us: 4- V - -- Pronounced Kiro-Prak-Tor -~-.__ - _..---nun: 11$ 1 Makes Your Skin Like Velvet _ Has a. marvellous effect on:-ougxh`. \_ skin. one or two application will ` remgove the roughness, and by I13 occasional use the skin anquh-ea the -. ' smoothness and somtmeaa of o. babw's_. Glyeedonia. is not sticky, and gloves` may ~be worn a. few moments alften using it. Price 15c and 250.- ughtful after shaving. A---_ _____------mu I"`*-._ careful Watch DRUGGIST. All} kinds and styles to fit your binder. 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It-40 LAW FORMS what it doel! am only too leased for you / testimonial. -Mrs. EMILY ` McGee Street, Winnipeg, M: -..'.__s:.. 1.1 n:..1.L.......v.= D.-N YOU EAT CANDY {WHY NOT Mcuee DL1'L:t:L, vv uuupcg, nu ljvdia E. Pinkham s Pri*l ` B0'.)l( u on Ailments l Women will be sent you request. Write to the Lydia I Medicine Co., Cobourg, Ont. 0 1 contains valuable informati BRYSON S P It s Pure and Whole -45` some. We make it I every day. jgga: MKMAN IDAIJIDIE I Page Three` t Lydia E. r'mIuuIn'I Vegetable Cou- V pound he done for ` me. I was a nervous wreekendljuuthnd hotoreemyeelfoodo my work. Even the .; eoundot own tlrnn nln nn We carry a large stock of all kinds of Legal Forms. IXDIOOIIIII nuns: ocrumltthoydil \Imvt ntnwsvhan I gnaw-can-u ` BARBIE. ONT. JOB PRINTING? When you Want it and the Way you Want it. The Advance Office Phone 53 *,S'n~:RLlNG BANIE nu CANADA Dunlap St. should be . The young rwldlorw who was monk.- ing at `the rtable in the wvimdorw elf a. hodugdng house sitting room looked down with a. tender sme at -the little boy who clrumched at her slants. He held my 3 damaged toy. nun... 11-`-.. .1... .....-- `l\YII1 rnmnn-n- agv nun. tn .. _--..,,-_ -._,. May Peter buy new one, mum- mtie? Go out to shops notw?" ... ,.q___w_ 1.... 1.--: ...-.2 Aha BlIl`_ Illlll U10 own. ~LU uuuya nun" . She shook her head, and the sad- ness in her eyes deepened. ..`v, _1_.-.. .1t.._.......x,.r,. ,_,,_g m uuan Lu. us. V,yuu u....,.....,.. No, dear. M-urmIm1e s got mo pemmies. Bmt she'll mend the bunny. Qhn lhnnf mmr him and the UWI0 bunny." She Ibent orver him and ` fair heads were close motgether. The child, intent -on the Mark of the deft `wh-rte ngers, held his brewth in suspense as a. [piece or! twisted wire was bent into shape and the mechani- cal b.unny rmade whxole. uw, u___ ...... 1...... ,4... .61-un 1-solar-H1- czu u.uu.u.,v 'l.l.|"a\.lI: wvunuc. LH8 then ran back mo `the hearth- mg to play, and hue. mnonher, with a. rraint sigh of weariness, applied hersel-t to the won}: in trron-t of her. She was drawing designs tor chil- dren's clothes and the thin artistic hands worked ski1rfu1 1y. 1-. nun nnrnnr nf -f-he fl)(]0I11`Y- hands worked sxurruuy. In one corner of -the :poon1y- furnished mom a. `air-haired ha.-by, about three months old, slept in its cradle. On the unanntelrpiece stood a photograph of a. tall young man in khaki, with a handsome gay face and laughing blue eyes like those alt the little son who played so -`happily with his mended toy, and as the widow worked she -glanced now and then from 0119 to the other with dimming eyes. rmmn there came the whir of Then there came motor car wheels down the street. As the girl glanced out out the win- dow her gentle nfmce grew strangely hard and (bit-ter and her hands grim- ped each other `tightly. `Int was obvious that she was nervdng her- self to race -a. situation that would inevrbalbly be zpaiunml. A Faw -mnmnnta later the landlady announceu a. v1.:su.u1. She was a tall woman of about sixty, dressed with every evidence 0! luxury and good taste. Her face -had bewut-y. Iundeniajbly, but it was mar- red by an empresson so cold and re- mote `a.s t.o.be a.1umost 01-bidydinvg, and her piercing eyes scanned the poor room with keen disgust. mun u-.n.nnnr winw satnod `HID. and. inevrbalbly be zpaiunrm. A few moments later the landlady knocked at the (10.0: of the room and announced a. visitor. mm urn: :2 +2.11 woman V. Hf`: Sterling Bank is. follow- 111_m0aS1}1 0 `i':.1me p1.n-;o_r it steadily in- sentml pomts. `-fzhroughl go mgeurlestl egrncll. V` ~;mgaiere aryxs e We (mm ~ ; surest and safest method of playing them to 5g for later years. with keen (1'l;SgllSt. l The young widow stood `utp, and the little boy, frightened and shy, ran Ito her for protection. It's all right, Peter darling! She smiled drown at `him reaJssur*iIm - ly. Won't you sit `down, rmother?" |'1hn n-lsdar wam-an seated herself in Won t sit `down, rmmuer: . Dhe ender W-otman seated the one armchair that the room boaasted, hookiinsg askance wt its din.g'y urphzolsatery. X17911? she said. and her 110108 urphzolsatery. Well? she said, was cold and strained. I suppose you can guess why I nve come?" "Nn " Her daughter shook her why ruve come: * . "No." Her daughter head. She was very quiet, but the boy held last in her a'nmJs Iflrt, with childish wonder and fear, how {fast her heart was `beating. ``I don't think I can guess. T-nnr Dnrvn: asrn-in glanced l"0Iln`d Ltd | `the 1 n1- room. I've Dome to take you and my grandsons out of this-this---" She did not say more, but her nar- rowed lips were eloq-uent oi! disgust, and the girl's pale -face ushed _a little. mm-u an-nalnr wm were zolnlz to "This squalor you were going :say! A fa-int smile qutvered ov her lips. Banter be honest, um ther!" "Wen, it is squalor! And I w be honest!" A little feeling ha crept into her voice. "I know y- `thmk I've (behaved badly to you. ......Io .hn`Im that 1.! n_ grh-1 marl: [behaved D*a.a1Iy L0 you. 1 - ca.n't helm that. M a girl marries her mother's cha.uffevur-oh, yes, 1 ` know -he called hirmmelm a. `gentleman- cha.u1'feur'! What dleremte dlxd that .ma:ke?--Iwh'at can she expect? And I'd hoped you vnoruld -mnmry so ` well! But now he's dead it : an- other matter!" she broke off and gave her daughter a. -keen glance. "How do you expect to live, may :1 nab?" Her Choice IJUW 411:," Merchant Tailoi U5 Because ask?" ``I m `going to do mshinn mg. I shall manwge quiste I've been normdsed work on vt the newspapers. ' ' ` ` D nnh ' '.-nrm t p1mmt'u011!1'Y - newspapers." - `Po`oh"-contamIptuouxlvy that -m-eanxs at the most a. couple of hundred a year! II suppose that man ` didn t leave you a. anenmy?" Please don't speak of my hus- I -.......a 'H.1.rn f'|1nif|" ".l`l9H.'S6 UULI L Bycwn us. nu, ....... band like that!" The girl `tried to speak steadily, but her voi:ce broke. Something :-xlmost like pity d'imImed `the stem eyes of the `older woman. Nmv Innk here. don't let us have [LLU-K. L `U311 Lady Pu ha rnnm of the `O.l.ue1' wumau. Now Look here, any unplezxsanhness, Hilda! This is what I caune here `to say. When your hwsband was alive I simply couldn t. nbrin-g In-yvselil` to have `any- thing to do \witl1.yuu; but all that's chun~ged now. I want you and the children to come Iand live with me." Hr.-r dzuxghteur said nothing, hull. she sat down, linfted the little boy rm in her knee, and her face was hiddvn for :1 moment in his curls. \Vhen they are older they shall go to 1-Jmn, Lady P111-ves went on, with 21 zsllzuvp decisiveness Ithut made her (l:m;.:l1i.er`s lips curve in a smile of Sfld reminescence. Well did she - . ..... ._. ...I n\\ a nu n1` L l 5 her d:u1glii.e)"s ups Ullrvt: 111 u. mmw re-memlber this determined una.nne'r and the fear with which it had in- spired her through childhood and girllm-od! They are my only grand- children and nioihinlg will be too :.:nud for Lhmn. "Peter shall go into the Army and Jimmy the Navy." She sinilod 10wzL1'ds the c1':u.lle in the (-m'nm'. You see, I h:Lve.1m1de all my plans! Hm child's A hnvn {(010011 head 1 A (MMPLETE STORY plans! 1 Above the child s golden Tilda faced her, quiet-eyed, 11:51.0- 1.-in fl llkl U. lute. urv ILHU. I m very so1'1'_v, mother, but cnn t think of it." "What. do you mean? Lady Ijurves spoke abruptly utter rrmazement. I mean what I say! VVh':1n | was zL1i\'e ,vnu`d hzwe 1mi1),.;;. CH1? ' -(;? CAN1;DAV zan guess." Purves age.-in glanced )1`. A-Irtxvvir rnyldnn:-A nf The Northern Advance m 0 1.1101`, 11) ut 3 W911- Lvtwo pd! we any- L11 .241. \\I\ n I will had - vvnnl anyw- well. with us. You wou1dn'~t even come ` and` see me when the.v:h`ildren were .o....... and vnnl Iznntw mm I nearly n.nd- see wnen tne.-Imuuren wan: born, and you knew that I nearly died when J izmumde came. Is it l.ike- - ~13; that now my J1u|sba.nd's killed I .m going to take helup tram you 1'} ' ll Sold by Wm. Crossland. In Allandale by A. `Patterson. 1 Don t be mbsxu-rd!" Lmdvy Purves lnrterruspted shlrllly. You can't think what you're The idea. at nu-ining your children`-s lives-for a. ridiculous notion, a bit of `awo- nu.-n-.-n_hg_nsnnn:u 1n-id;-A1 oanut c1erKIs' ~uve:s Iwuuu. Lucy xtwvc ` school. My gnandsons bank clerks! She laughed shortly. D0n :t let's have any more of these mad ideas! When will you come to -me?" . H'iLdIa. put the little boy from her knee and whispered in his ear-- ``Go and play in the (bedroom, ..1....1;.-m- H . \J Ud darling. 1'-Tn nlh J.'.lU U1Ut 111 look : rvmnn hie Iiau. VV himd th` quietly- It o.-1 quiet1y-- It s no use, mother. I've made up my mind. If Jim were a1i.ve-" "But he's not! That's what you seem to forget." - The bru`ta.].i'Uy of the words brought a. faint rush to the girl's .tace, -but she went on co:mposedt1y~- If he were alixve yo cut us dead. as you've done all these years. Just `because hes dead, you think I -1..- Ammo Hm n=l.h31'mIf'll1 way you L uc wvn: u....... ,.._._ smell onget the -shavmatul way you abehamed and go and live with you. As 1:! I would! Can I forget the letters you wrote just azter owr ma.rriage-the things you said of him? Her voice began to falter. ``I don't want to seem hand, but some things are very ditcult no thor- give. I can't take helrp from you-- 5U LUV mmr! Vvlvu nu perceive an Ari h A YOURS 11 . mm JOEL Lbs uuuucw, nut and beautirtul. ' E Bunnies-weal one.s-cfor my very own?" he said breath-leeely. ' Yes, dear! And a. little mony to I dm-ve. Hasdn'rt you better go and get the why ready, nude?" 3 The gin} went over to the cradle, vv ...... . but instead -0! limting the sleeping child she merely bent. and pressed a. gentle kiss Iotn. its fair head. She drorpvped a tear there too, but when she -raised her face it was quite calm . Bunnies, m'u-mmie! And pony! cried 1-Lttle ?e-ter jwyrtrully. "vmnntt txhat. be Elovely?" said h cried I-Ltue rater J0'yu.\uu_y` W':on -1: Elovely? grandmother, bending to 111331 ushed, emclterd lJ:t.tJ1e face. :1 +1-rinlr vnu'd better go, mothe emciterd lirttile mice. I think you'd go, mother 1 said Hilda. in a. zmn voice. What (110 you mean?" ? "I'm not going with you! It i would be much better for us both if you would go away Ifnotm here." `But--ibut The ehder Iw1o- man was zfast losing her rtemiper. You must be mad, child! You don t realize What you're doing! Think of the `ha,rdshirp.s for the whil- .1...... m'- vnn w,rm 1. think oh. your- '11 the `ha,r(1smrp`s 101' mu: unu- dren, rilf you Won't think `selfl The deli`oa,te Ibmby-----" "l`mamu.h1i`n white-fzLced, the young, self! The de11oa.Le1owuy----- I 'I`re111b1i.ng, w11ite-fa;ced, young mother commuter} her. VV 'Ll'ULI. L116 the little Hay, , ,, mg." _ I r dberyed, with a. puzzled resent- \n1r af um nnmmze lady who had Blberyed, resent- )ok at the strange lady 2 his beloved m-uumvmie look so When the door had clsosed be- )-..-. HH1n arnrn Hilda aid I coon Pklnrmgg NAVY cm` CIGARE `TE 19 far 127 cents 3 door nan cnoseu ue- gure Hilda. said \ wish me to do as . I feel that he's with me. Go, please, before I say things I shall be sorry lf01`! This is arwtul tor us both. No good will come lot it. I will never, never touch `a penny of yours! Oh, it's not priade! It s so.mehh e1se---1'oy-a.l'ty to him, love for him! I know he would I'm doing. I know he wouldn't have -our chidren indebted to you. Though he's dead, I'm not afraid to `face the future. Niorw. I beg you, mother, gzo!" 'Iihe boy, -his "eyes dazzled by a vision of bunnies -and rpsonies, ran to her and cluutiohed her hand. \Mummie, we're going with -her, aren't we? Shall I get my hat and baiby s coat? She says "there's a whole hvutnh of them!" He pranced aib-on-t in excitement, 1 dmagzging at her -h-and. urr..I.. ....,.n.. .. Ann 'lbH>1n n1-1-Jml" .Ll.l.B . t-he UJNI.3|5Lu5 um uvx `ncuuu "He's such 9. fine llttle chaxp!" His grand-xmotvhet surveyed the hand- some boy with pride. Just like that p`ortra'1t of his gra.nad.'fa.ther that vhanotu in. the stludv at home. And p`ortra'1L or me gramwratner Luau `hangs in the stwdy at I've got everything planned out for him. Eton and Oxlond! The Guands! Think ozf it! How proud we shall be or! "him!" nod aha mndn am. mmreml ho herl shall De 50!! IHJIIH" Had she made an ampean be her` daughter's tenderness, had `begged of her to forgive the cruel past. to come and cowmifo-rt her in her old age, she might have -uttered a. dif- ferent answer, but there was no petition -for forgiveness, mo uaxpvpeal to anything but worlydly amfbitlon, an.d_ of that the girl had one. It's quite im1)ossi'b1e. I wish you would realize that, motxher," she said wearlly. 'IThen I say again you must be mad!" HA". xr/HI 9+ .111 sznmwv n-.1` the WM! mad!" "Are you at all sorry or the way you treated Jinn? Would you. if he were here now, forget the past and kn" nu fn Pnnanf if? nere BOW, I-Urgel. LHU yuan. beg us to forget it? I wound do nothing of the kind! The man was qruite`imIpIoss'1 b1e! was the reply, made with Kscomful em- pshasils. But wh-a:t s the good ont-" A-l:1` the good in the world! I knew before I asked you, but I gave you one more ehlanzce. Now I know that we can never see eweh other again. Please go now! You're mp- settlng the chlifl-d, and I don't think auau I can Ibear any more." She caressed the rpuzzled hau- ; teamful child tenderly. ``Don t cry, there's a. [brave boy!" she whispered. _ ' `Lady Purvea had drawn her veitl over her face. Her eyes were tlled wihh the fbitterness of defeat, but ` she held her head haxughtily erect. uvnn nn1__:\lTnFRA -fh-arn 3. I001 IO COUNTER CHECK BOOKS, .,.;._ . -'. ~_~ ,4 ` ` ...`.___ .v.--'--<`u...m.m.o..x.:.-..u`s...-..-.. -`I.-..a-ma. ........_.maL'u';.':n4 - ' ` -~..:.....s....4.m.u...u" ~u\-uxu-n she held ner neau I1'aJuguLLu_y uum. You oIo1-rworse -than a condemn these poor childrnen to a 14.0.` no! urrnhnhnri uznrdlild noverttv! Bl1't life of wretched 'S0l'.di!d poverty! perhaps we're being hasty. I'll give you a. -weak or so to think it over, and `condemn these cnuurnen w as L'1'011Uuuuuu .lXJ..l. U"L Aux: .5. v WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S GHEONIG AND NERVOUS DISEASES ` Write or phone for information and free literature 78 DUNLOP STREET Over Reeve s Jewelry Store. ` Phone 406. UV :IIhIa-l\a- pu- * and No! Don't come here again! I hate saying this, mother, but you nonce me no." A wmnua inkl only lbs th ho." A ptaause, mokeu only my the wh1rm~pe1`.in-g of little Peter, who rean- ized in his Ibalbylvsh brain that amne- thing was serbou-sly amiss. Besides. It seemed as though he were not going have those `dean bunnies. Varv rwell. {bitterly "Very (Well. I-0\l'l`l D8 lULI.I.u|u,y sorry one day. t'h'aat's . m1e door tmmged. -'I\he little boy began 00 cry diam-a1`ly. A few mo- tnents later there was rt:he sound out the b`ig car purri-mg 9.-1'ong the dincgy uh-not street. - I--I wanted .them bunnies! Boblbed Peter. "Oh, murmnnle, I did want them 50!" She Iganhered him into her arms. "I kmorw, darling; but I'll buy you some one day." "I wanted them now!" he wlailed. Abovve his curly head, bowed in ovenwxhel-mtlnzg dhildish grief, she lsoolked utp at the photograph on the manrtelpiece, and it seemed that those gay kin-d eyes approved of whwt she had done, for as she looked t happiness and peace crept into her 1 r.m.1.. Dnfnr, alnnncinnz un UUHDUU U\ smiling. We can supply them in any style or quantity. LEDGER SHEETS