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MASONIC TEMPLE BUILDING BARRIE He tactfully avoided any ment 6.6. Smith & Co, ttle wave of her hand from the window | Established 1800 Jot the eal He himself left the Park at UNDERTAKERS the same tine, stridled along Piceadilly as Open Day and Night (Continied from last week! far av Sackville Street and let hiruself into his rvonis, His servant came forward to Jmeet him from the inuer room, and tok |hie cap and «tick "Any telephone mesuges, Jarvis!" Nothing, sir" Granet moved towards the eay-chair On the way be stopped. The door of one of the enpboards in the sidebosrd was half open. He frowned "Haven't Ttnld you Morgue and Chapel In connection Jarvis, that I wish those cupboarls kept locked? asked ---- Ja bude curtly BARKIE, ONT 5 The mun was staring towards the arid in sony 1 "Tam ver surpriw sin he said. hat 1 looked it Last 1 person to test the electric light." Left alone in the roots at all?" "The electric light man was here for a few minutes. sir The master und servant glaners nervous "Is anything miming. sir?" he usked "Yes!" Grunet reptied the gentleman who called y xehanged quick last "evening -- Surgeon Major Thommon 2" "Yeu, air "You haven't seen him since? He has n't_been here?" Grane! stuod. for a im thinking The servunt remained motionless. The a1 lence in the room was ominous: 40, alo was the strange Inok of disquietude in the |" are laugheit at fwo men's faces "Jarvis." his master said at Last. "re member this Tam not The latter wae looking pale att how unustal sch' an "Did you notice | marked ling fault 1! {sce unwittingly twitched, he clenched his fists. A name almost framed itself upon his lips, the name of the man whom he had grown to hate. CHAPTER IX Considering the crowded state of the waiting-room and the number of highly important people who were there for the same purpose, Surgeon-Major Thomson seemed to have remarkably little difficulty |i procuring the interview he desired. He was conducted by boy scout into a room on the second' floor of the War Office. |within a few minutes of his arrival. A tall jgtey-baired man in the uniform of a get eral looked up and nodded with an air of intimacy us soon as the door had been {closed "Sir di Thomson, We've been ex you Any news?" e come to you. for that, sir." the "d, nerul sighed, "Lane afraid you will be disappointe!,"" fhe sunt "T received your report and T went to a certain official myself save hin Jin his own house before "breakfast thus fre Thad reports of these other sien occupying re ole positions in the cy ueainst whore and serious there Thouson's eatin hue nurmesred They've done ther best ti rnin at Brituin by erbium every sort of ta Honal service urine the ten years They feed and pamper they who are eating away the foutulations of th 'eountry, and, How, when we pur a clear race ty them, when we show thent men whom we knew te they Laugh at our there ne erat their dinaers someht The General raed his eyebrows He knew Thomsen well enough tu he aware ehullion of feeling fon Nis Ite part wae fo bat worked up. Major," The and ate tot enough to my Tobnil? the there ied, army ve it from the humiliation +he have blark-evater parasites land yet even now we haven [You und L who contra the secret service of the army. denounce certain men, upon na alight evidence. either, and encouraged, # free hyn x xpies, of thos ring ty milhons of money of brave men. fas still + jblurant idhats whoae blun the c ~ jtunly behev ght." | know you are always ¢ ul. But from ority te rest aur reports mach N Cc E {wide and looked inside. {tonight be tore vigilant than ever. There wate paper : ; careless enough, then [is a new hand in the game. He may aor oT and 19 say Toseree with you ] N $ u R A RnOgaiL. He. auawedl fabrede | aumnert wus yet but he will, Vou undertand. 'Th General Hleelarea All Kirds Placed in he small array of bottles andl Jarvis' ' . hy fee the we shot ; sroutul riectly, sit wh westion. this depending RELIABLE COMPANIES wed mi here? man withdrew nupelesily Once the ewil powers Twa nf my ease WE WRITE sir prompt re Granet walked to the window -- He shu ne rant me ee Steers 1 wen for a few minutes at th nT xt tnt at at owe Farm Risks at the Old Rates the cupboard slowly nf nothing. Grav 1 be well wilvased 10 get just ttle VOUR AUTOMOBILE INSURED eothe wintow for a miment sere guthering twrether in hie! mur rviden » jeune ates tbe es To Cover Everywhere his hands k frond He was travelling along the roa ul meastile hittin retorted ¥ | hoon here this mortine ated horas and at the futher end of oie Reterlye UN di beat Ju: lp al he inquired H He saw hitneelf What m he ran meres A. F. A. MALCOMSON |". inaurat he Bncuidee Mia taretlegh in Uy honda the gee eet The Insurance Man, Barrie. 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VICKERS BARRIE DISTRICT Tet he would have learnt our new achene [for keening th Frew submoirines The General frowned T Who's been talking?" he demanded | "No-one who as tn he blamed." Thott son i i. ton? Here's 4 fellow Service man. a snl her, bso mentioned for bri Wy gor the Vietorin Cross. comes here with the bale of a brillant esespe from the Ger: Mans, wounded, 4 young man of goon fianuly and connections, and . God honvens! The most the work might jus drop a hint te that sort af tan Whit a bier nugh » dozen thr new Even our General." 7 vel ng his vies even that amongst the desk and brought out at bast sheet of notepaper which he fully. "Just road this, Thomson." Thomson rose and looked shoulder. The letter was a of a few lines only, and lage in the North of Fr My dear Brice. This is special request to you. Arrange it any way Captain G {Keep him at home. Mind. T am not. say ing a word against hin ax a soldier. -- He has done some splendid work on more than one o¢easion, but this T do not wish to see him again with any of the forces under my command = Ever yours, "Did*you show this to our "friend?" Thomson' inquired "I gave' him a digest of its contents." the General replied. "He smiled in a supercilious manner and said T had better do_ss T was asked." Thomson said nothing for a moment.! His face wax very set and he had the air of 8 man desperately but quietly angry "Ass matter of fact." General Brice continued, glancing at the clock on. hia desk. "'Granet is in my anteroom at the | Present moment. T expect. He asked for | an interview this afternoon."" 1 "Have him in, if you don't mind." other suggested, desk over there. some calculations with reference to the | number of hospital beds for each trans. | port, I want to hear him talk to you," The General nodded and touched a bell "You can show Captain Granet in." he told the boy scout who answered i Thomson took his place in the far corner of the room and bent over a sheaf of pap-! ers. Presently Granet was ushered in. He was lenning a little less upon his stick and he had taken his arm from the ent. He saluted the Gen. | y and glanced across the ! room towards where Thomson was at work If he recognized him, however, he made | the General naire | ig on?" | was the brisk re. how are you g "Wonderfully, sir, ply. "I have seen my own doctor this | morning end he thinks T might come up , before the Board on Saturday." howl Water in he re - imperobybility of his vague su: Channel comanunieatinn | you please but don't send me | net out again in any expacity. | notwithstanding { | Sim RR 4 THE MARKETS i Ss SATURDAY MARKET Potutues were perhaps the most talked jof feature of the Saturday morning mar. ket, Owing to «0 much dry weather the offering was not large--neither were the |potatoes. 50 cents a peck and $2.75 a bag were general quotations. Apples in all [stages of unripeness were bought freely. They started at 50 cents x basket. Eggs are 48 cents 2 dozen and butter 60 cents per lb, Householders did not show a very great [desire to pay these prices. Some blackber ries were 24 cents u box. Corn at 20 1 dozen was bought up quickly. Beets showed kool growth, about four good sized ones wold at 5 cents Tomatoes and cucumbers are coming on quickly Fees. per dozen Buster Po peck ket, 40-50 Uressed, ty 30 400 Cream, quart + 60.806 | Milk, quart 10¢ "Lettuce bunch i Tomatins, jr basket Onions, basket Onions, green, bunch Rhs Currants Cu h bunch Sage, one cees Horse Ravlish root, bunch»... Horse Radish, half pint bottle Hay NEAR-BY MARKETS (August 14 tivale Wheat $205-82.12, rye 0c "1 peur $1.00 to $1 He. butter 0c. eggs fic 206, ilrossedl chicke reset #2400 Orillia. Whest $2.08-82.13. barley 96e S100, ante 90.956. 125-8140. pew S158 Uressed ehickwn le epee 42 45c. new po- tees ha ton, $30. ne | wt does thut mean?" 4 back again, sir." Grane el replied eagerly. he General stoked bie grey moustache 'and looked seurchingly xt the young. off cer He was sanding full in the light of y of auffishine which came streaming fh the hich. uncurtuined windows Although he was still a litte hagesrd, soryes were bright, his lijs parted in an whole expression tal Brice. studying felt compelled to admit the him closely {That's all very well reminded hi ly. fit for active service come" some time to young mon's fuow fell "Eun sure they must be wanting me back. str," he said h i {or fellow |your Brigadier only. yesterd: He has heen obliged to fill up your place and T {don't think he hax room for any one on his staff "" ~ Grauet looked a little hurt pointed out Vhat a billet at home for a cht You've seen a bit of the rough af the war, know 'i sooner go out and dig trenches!" | Thomson had risen slowly from. his nhiwe und. with a sheet of fonlseap in hie hind, closely covered with writing, eros. fed the rr shout finding tine, Ret tuken prisoner again, "he remarked drily, moment's rather tense z man's lips had come 'e 1 did not recognize you, Major Thom. he said calmly. "Have you found Ww billet My old one is sufficiently absorbing present." the other replied, ay Jeulutions on the Genei ive estimate tow 8. the number af beds we could way in the cubie feet you offer us The General glanced at the paper and nodded. "Don' go, Thomson." he said. "T'll nm about this Ister on. Well, (Captain Granet." he added. "you'd bet ter Teave things in my bands. I'll do the vbest T can for you. "T shall be very disappointed if T don't ket out to the Front aguin soon, sir." the | * the General touching the bell. repeated, Granet was shown out and the door was 'closed, General Brice turned towards his companion "Thomson," he said, "frankly. T can't believe it. "However, we'll find him a billet where he can't possibly do any mischief." "If you found him a billet jshould 'like to ser him." Surgeon-Major Thomson observed bitte he would never do any more mischief in this world! Any dispatches for the Front. sir?" General Brice raised his eyebrows. "Are vou off again?" he asked. "Tam where T General Briee nodded though' fully. "Perhaps you are right." he assented, "Yes, T shall have a few reports. You'd better Iet them know at the Admiralty. and what time yon want to go over." Surgeon-Major Thomson shook hands wih the General and turned towards the door, "When T come back," he said. "I hope T'l be able to convince even you. sir." (To Be Continued.) POOLE & PEARCE THE BARRIE DAIRY The Home of Pure Milk ff Service, Cleanliness and OCT. Ww. Plaxte: 1 | Phove Main 5874, Thursday, August 21, 1919 MAUDE E. CLAXTON, L-T.C.M. PIANO AND VOCAL LESSONS. In vocal work special attention is given to Voice Production, Pupils prepared for AT.CM. degree in beth pismo and vocal; also elementary exams. of Toronto Conser, vatory of music or University exams. Studio: King Block. Phone 424. W. H. THRESHER Organist and Choirmaster of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church. 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