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1 the magic billiard ball by edmund smith mipdlbton in the lull of an august afternoon i instinct is strong within me at laman tuloc sat within the shaded times i am consumed with a perfect nurses the toronto hospital for incur ables in affiliation with bellavus and allied hospitals new york city offera a thr years course of- train ing to young women having the re quired education and desirous of be coming nurses this hospital has adopted the eighthour system the pupus receive uniforms of the school a monthly allowance and travelling expenses to and from new york for further information apply to the superintendent shaman new serial next week a young canadian author whose remarkable facility with the pen promises her a brilliant future in the realm of fiction is miss pearl foley of toronto whose story the gift cf the gods will begin in our next issue this tale of exciting ad venture and romance opens in as soon as the leaves are out in full repeating as soon as the rain or dew has washed off the lead and nicotine with the varieties we have named you will have little trouble with mil dew or black spot after every mnal doorway of his little shop contem- j fever to excel at games involving begin one was the picture of 1u prna an tna in at-krsttt- platively smoking from time to timo c and skill i cunning and calculation the and is told m a aeucate platively a thin brown hand slowly stroked ms long gray beard while his dark mel ancholy eyes looked far away into the distance why do you tell this to met de- other the jst type of a gentleman and masterly fashion watch manded the old man player brave generous skilled eager- r il rnantr nv you shau see answered arden 5 fray it was like night match- j tor penmg chapter next meeting his glance fairly being aga the day the powers of week presently a shadow darkened the wealthy the gamblers love of gain darkness arrayed against the powers i orway as a welldressed stranger i does no appeal tome instead i have of light doorway as a welldressed stranger i d0 not appeal tome insteaa i nave of ii c the wonderful ball with halted uncertainly and gazed curious- 1 devoted myself to games of skill n the surprise of his ferreteyed which he had played and won snap- jy within the old merchant rose playing as an amateur with men of opponent arden playing with the ped asunder and parted into two courteously and with a wave of nisi my own class after making a fad of sacre ball won the bank the balls pieces as it fell apart arden saw hand extended u silent invitation to j one game after another i have set- spotted and the game began the an appearance like a delicate pink enter seeing that the stranger still tied upon billiards to which i have de- gtyie of p wa3 f balk flame leave the ball pass through the hesitated shaman said in a tone do- voted myself heart and soul for two j- one shot in without effort by air toward the wonderful eyes then void of eagerness would the gentle- ould the gentle- years graceful easy play arden rolled off over the head of shaman tulocs man care to step in it is notnecesj just then a soft rustlo of silk m the run iut run his bau wns a j beautiful daughter and away ul of the 8hop sudde trembling lutel unjcr contro an the audience a minute later arden was holding old of swaying curtains and a quickly wflg him to a mar following his her by the hands and gazing at close sary to buy an air of distinction in the mans bearing scarcely expected in breath bespoke a listener in witn f applause but range into those wondrous orbs tuloc such surroundings excited the strang- those regions shaman tuloc never do what he wou arden could not hastened to the table and clasped the ers interest and with an appreciative turned his head although ho heard s off his opponent he answered j precious fragments of ivory to his thank you if you dont mind ho arden was too absorbed in his story run with run and invariably finished breast entered v i to notice one look at those curtains the merchant noted the young would have disclosed a pair of peer- mans eyes as they swept over his j eyes that shono like midnight wares with haltobservant gaze and go on said the merchant calmly saw that his face wore the unsatis- 1 stroking his beard there is fied expression of one who seeks i something to tell something greatly desired no lover could have been more de- it is not merchandise the gentle- voted to his mistress than i to my a point or two in the lead arden however never lost confi dence for a moment in his ball or the outcome of the game as the players yet approached the goal the 300 mark al most abreast but the dark man still in the lead the excitement grew in tense with only eight to go the lat man seeks today said shaman with favorite game i wooed her early and ter ran s ana missed on his 299th kindly interest continuing to search late playing my way up through the the others face with his farseeing j ranks at the club until last spring i orbs i defeated the strongest men and was are you a fortuneteller asked hailed club champion but alas my the stranger eagerly i joy was shortlived not in the ordinary sense my son j your hand lost its cunning sug- answered the aged merchant solemn- j gested shaman tuloc iy but much of the wisdom of the not so a more subtle hand east is mine and i have known the than mine entered the lists explain- hearts of many men ed arden with a touch of bitterness in if you help me burst impulsive- 1 his tone while my laurels were yet ly from the others lips you may a stranger joined the club a name your own price ti s man with sallow skin and i am listening my son respond- 1 coa hair which parted over a ed shaman with dignity apparently j narr contracted forehead his unmoved by these glittering promises back beady eyes w set close to- my name is philip arden began gether over a hooked nose and shot a hateful scowl showed on his face but changed instantly to a tri umphant smile as he saw that arden who stood at 295 was left an impos sible shot ardens ball lay tight against the cushions in one corner the red ball in the same position in the far corner on the report submitted at the 26th the same side and his opponents ball annual general meeting of sharehold- against the cushion along the rail half ers 0 bovril limited to london eng- way between the other two balls ast monqlt mos sattsfact- later that night as he stood beside the beautiful esther in her fathers shop arden asked why did the ivory ball snap and the pink soul flee away because my son another love had come into yourbeart and then as shaman tuloc looked on the young people he raised his hands and said solemnly the god of heaven bless you my children the end e bovril limited reports good business in 1922 it indeed looks to be an impossible shot but arden with unruffled confi dence played a masse whose like had never been seen on that or any other table his ball with a beautiful curve spun to the ball half way down the young man in quick excited tones h thin lips were shaded by a scanty the rail continued its iourneyin the and v w mustache theysay that thosej marvelously accurate fashion to my lot had been different withmyj wea eyes could look into the red ball and counted of course own way tomake should doubtless the shining depths of any jewel and the house fairly thundered its ap- have become- a gambler as the gam- j rightly prize its wth enough for piause the result of the shot was to me that he could play billiards like ai the three balls lined up along fiend his long slender hands con- j the centre of the table a second trolled the balls like a magician he brilliant masse counted 297 and the defeated me once twice thrice each i remaining three shots were clicked off time worse than before in a word in rapid succession ignominiously let me vanquish him i as arden made the last shot which help me to defeat him cried arden i meant victory for him he felt his eyes moved to the depth of his being and drawn irresistibly across the table to i will give you what you like the tier of seats opposite his gaze shaman tuloc smoked a while in rested on a pair of eyes shining with i silence then rose from his seat and- a- radiancy he had never seen before drewslhcaskttfonrsecret re- as he felt himself yielding to their patents that briny the largest return are those properly proteoted you can write with confldonco to our firm for free report as to patentability send for xlst of ideas and literature correspondence invited tecs ramsay 00 patent attorneys 073 bank st 0tw out east or west eddys best insist on having eddys ettincfaloti riihouramaii tt7hen the maid v v walksoutglooni etalks in you can postpone your house- cleaning your wash- ing and ironing you can send out but your dishes you cant dodge unless you have awalker electric dishwasher to do your slaving work for you with the walker you may wash rinse ster ilize and dry an entire days dishes in less than ten little minutes i saves hands saves hours saves dishes- saves moneyand it doesnt getout of order too good to be true taa ttkht j dishwasher hurley s machine co limited 66 tempemnoe st toronto cess in the rear of the shop the box was of fragrant sandalwood wrapped with cords and sealed in many places carefully removing these he disclosed a small bundle of numerous layers of fine silk concealing some object with in very reverently the old man un wrapped the silken folds until there lay uncovered in his palm a small cylinder of ivory of wondrous quality and without spot or blemish my son you behold a portion of the tusk of the sacred elephant of siam the most sacred of the holy herd he went into the silence at the age of two hundred years and this relic possesses a mighty power listen to the words on the scroll i will in terpret as shaman tuloc spoke he lifted from the casket an oriental scroll f reverently held it toward the light to the pure and single of heart he read in a low voice i will grant his wish i will give any price fulfill any conditions exclaimed arden in a choking voice his whole form trembl ing look what do you see the old man suddenly demanded holding the ivory above his head only the ivory nothing more the young man answered look again cried shaman tuloc eagerly look at the centre what do you see now i see a delicate pink light shining through the ivory answered arden excitedly it seems to move and tremble like a rose swaying in the breeze it is the soul of the sacred tusks cried tuloc triumphantly the spirit the life therein lies the power what am i to do tell me de manded the young man bring from your club the finest ball you have my hands shall fa shion its mate in size and appearance from the sacred tusk i will intrust the task to no other in a weeks time you shall have a ball endowed with the living spirit of victory that same evening arden brought from the club the desired model and thenext day shaman tuloc began his selfimposed task as he wrought his labor of love patiently silently with reverential skill the slender graceful form of his only daughter glided often through the parted curtains and hung over lier fathers shoulder with moist power and stared toward them strange thing happened with a sud- ory a net profit was shown of 305709 out of which after payment of regu lar dividends on preferred stocks a dividend ot 9 on the defeired shares free ot income tax was voted sir george lawson johnston is chairman the earl of enroll vice- chairman and mr douglas walker managing director sir cornthwaite rason a former premier of western australia has recently accepted the position of secretary bovril exports in 1922 exceeded those ot 1921 by 22 and 1923 shows every indication of still further growth the increasing amount devoted to various forms o advertising was one ot the noteworthy features ot the statement and one to which perhaps much ot the increased success ot opera tions was due diamonds and roses diamonds and houses do not reach the acme of perfection until in the proper setting we cannot all have diamonds but there are very few of us but can have the proper setting for our homes in fact a house is not a home complete until it has the proper setting be it perennial or annual flower gardens shrubbery or roses or a combination of all these it matters not if only there be the setting if it were generally known the ease with which roses could be produced we would become a nation of rose growers there are types of hardy roses adaptable to the most rigorous climate that will give a wealth of beautiful bloom throughout the warm months many are deterred from growing this wonderful flower because of the supposed exacting conditions re quired true roses reach perfection in clay soil require a sunny spot pro tected from strong winds and there are numerous bugs that like them so well they cannot resist eating them but on the other hand by using care in the selection of varieties adapted to needs of your particular locality creating soil conditions and f urnish- sand it will produce an abundance of roses if properly handled if you have heavy clay that hardens and packs during the drier months in the early spring spade in well rotted manure the deeper the better and mix thor oughly if fine sand devoid of humus use the same method with the addi tion of plenty of fresh cow dung when the work is done cover bed ah inch thick with hydrated lime rak ing it well into the soil if soil is in the least dry at planting time puddle the young plants that is add water and soil alternately until the consist ency of thick mud finishing the op eration by hilling the young plant with dry dirt later if any of your charges have a tendency to stand still or some are inclined to make poor growth a tablespoon of bono meal worked in around the plant will give them a new lease of life and promote growth repeat this about once a month for all chewing and sucking insects we spray with a solution composed of a heaping tablespoon of arsenate of lead and onethird of a teaspoon of black leaf no 40 to a quart of water if mildew appears we sprinkle dry sulphur on the bushes while the dew is ing wind breaks anyone can grow the eatl mo 1 black spot r05ea j bothers we spray with potassium sul- here we grow the hybrid ever- phi on ounee to three gallons of blooming teas and hybrid perpetuals i water fi an ord iuart grown on their own roots not budded i sp the fi spray being applied and are very seldom troubled with disease our soil is a light clay loam just ordinary good garden soil and we have a succession of bloom from june until killing frosts our ciri cular beds of teas are on the north side of the house far enough away escalloped meat threefourths cup rice one and half cup tomato juice 1 cup bread crumbs 8 tablespoons fat 3 tablespoons flour 1 cup meat chopped or ground salt and pepper cook rice until tender in plenty of boiling salted water pre pare tomato sauce of the tomato juice flour fat salt and pepper in the same manner as white sauce the stock could be used in place of the tomato fill a baking dish with alternate lay- ers of rice or macaroni and chop ped or ground meat pour tomato sauce or gravy over each layer cover with buttered crumbs and bake until crumbs are brown mlnardi liniment for coughs colds sftai driven to drink top off each meal with a bit of sweet in the form of yvrigleys it satisfies the sweet tooth and aids digestion pleasure and benefit combined no tlmo little mary came into the house be draggled and weeping my goodness cried her mother- what a sight you are i how did lt happen im sorry mamma but i fell into a puddle what with your new dress on vyyes i didnt have time to change it the darkest shadows of life ar those a man makes when he stands in hi3 own flight iv it feels good to feel clean the stains of toil cannot hold out against the big creamy lather of life buoy the pure palm and cocoanut oils flush out the pores and bathe the skin with health and safety the health odour vanishes quickly after use l lever brothers limited toronto lb6x m the buildings to get the morning more than i ijj t u i eyes and heaving bosom wore man b t fc d d f th h t f j i once a rosy blush suffused her modest i j cheek as she recalled the youngl j strangers- face and trembling voice we bult a lattice work fence to the then she murmured a silenf prayer north and west of these beds in the for her fathers task and- for the j form of the letter l planting alter- young mans victory j nately white spirea and crimson on the eighth day the ball was rambler climbing roses the wall of i nnisnea ana 10 me instructed eye vines ana tne thick growth of th i seemed to throb visibly with sentient spirea have been sufficient protection mug t y white and glistenine th jftfrtf theactthat ihltposttioii i finished and to the instructed eye j vines and the thick growth of the seemed to throb visibly with sentient i life as it lay vybjt skttthon sah shamanft- th tuloc committing the box to him i p f joining buildings let no other hand than thine use this the hybrid perpetuals or bosh sacred ball let no other interest dij ros are to the south of the house in vide your heart then victory will rows without any protection excepting attend the report that arden was to play his conqueror again filled the club house an indefinable feeling was in the air that this game would possess unusual features that it was a strife for mastery to an unusual degree the two men presented a remark able contrast as they stood in evening dress at the end of the table ready to that of the house yet they thrive grow and bloom every season un fortunately our front yard is too shady to permit of growing any flowers now to get back to soil conditions jf your soil be heavy clay or light mlnards liniment for cornt and want i ly tiv a financial courtship a little booklet which tells in an in teresting way so simple in its language that a schoolgirl could understand it all about investments of all kinds bonds mort gages and stocks even 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