l.U 1Jd.lllUUl.'Lo _ ' ' [He knew then that his enemy was` still there; and it was fair to assume he was not asleep. That.enemY.. in fact, was as prepared for emergency! as was his put-suer. He stood as ready: for silent retreat or advance as did Kestner himself. ' I 7|-\4\v\ nil 4-l.n..._l..& ...L...._._.a -_.lLI_.LI_- V-1'X1; istol Duel" Michigan Supreme Court "ordered that a; proposed constitutional amend- ment to compe1.a1l -children of school age to attend public schools be sub- mitted to the,__voters at the November election. ~ g a.-uI.I.CL uuux . . . . . . . . .`. Butter Beans . . . . . . . .. Apples, Spies. small b: I.-Apples. ordinary, larg< `Apples, ordinary, smal Maple Syrup. . . . . . . . .. Fresh Onions. bunch Radishes, bunch . . . . . Rhubarb. bunch . . . . .` 2 Potatoes . . . . . . . . . . . .. I Lettuce, bunch . . . . . . Horseradish . . . . . . . . . . Flowers . . . . . . . . .. 15c _ Tomato plants, box . ' Hay .; aw... Quotations were: Fowl, dressed . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eggs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pork, fronts and hi ds .. Butter_ ._ . . . . . . . . . lcream, 1/3 pints and pints Buttermilk .\. . . . i l`D..L-.. T\--4- -- uvunwrsl IvIr\lll\I-I I -Green stuff wa.s more prominent on ,the market last Saturday than at any previous time this season. Rhubarb was particularly plentiful and found ready sale at ten and fifteen cents a bunch. There was also a large quan- tity of onions but lettuce and rajdislies .were not so evident. A number of well developed tomato and petunia plants were offered for sale at 20 cents a basket. Eggs were very plentiful and sold for 20 and 22 cents a dozen and butter was 38 cents, a d cline of two cents from last week s pr ca. A small quantity of fowl. apples, cream, `pork, seed potatoes and young pigs com- pleted the bill of fare. The attendance - was somewhat largerthan for some weeks. . V l\._-L_L_--,, , Ll JUN Wllld LU `UC IlCHI.ULl'y lull. IILIU UIHIU lget :3 J .B.L.e Cascade and Bah'Imernally. I end `for booklet, 'Ilhe Wllrat, `t`he Why, the.W=ay of Internal Bs;hing. It is free, and you will learn many facts about your- self and the way to `be well all the ~time.. `Wu-i't'e or -Booklet 't1o-day. Address, Tyr- !rell s Hygienic Institute, 163 College St., I Toronto. . ' "lTL:_ L_..Ll-; _,,, I I. - n 1 It is -a surprising fact to note the number of persons w`hro `persist in taking drugs of various kinds for .constipa'ion and go on, year alter year, gradually [becoming worse all the time. VA The system -is continually becoming poi- soned, ndt only with the poisonous waste which anecumul-ates in the '-intestines", but the drugs hemseives vbeeome absorbed, un- I til the system `becomes weakened, resistance If-A rliancmsr is Idgen_ndrl_ he `blood becomes ' the drugs memsenves Iououmu nu.-w......., .... V 100 disease-is lessened, lhe `chain and poisoned, you `therefore `become liable -to any disease that is prevalent. ` You `take cold easily, digestion becomes : troublesome, lheart `becomes weakened, `rheumatism `or neu-_ri-tis sets in, `then sleep-' Jess nights, and kidneys become affected. ` In other words, you shorten your life -and. -, lose the pleasure of real health and the joy` of living. Internal"bat-hing with the J .B.L. Oascaklei` }has restored tihousanids to perfect health. ` It completely remloves -constipation, keeps ! the system clean so that Itihe blood circulates! : through a `healthy colon. Soon the bloodi lb_ecomes vpuirified :mg:ain-and you feel just. ghke -a different peron. '1`-hat elastic stepl 3900!! returns, :an4d you feel tihet you have . isomething yet to live for. 17,, 1 -1. _ :4. 2.. pl... n1.vr\:nII_ P. c. LLOYD Funeral _ Direcibr and ` Embalmer cram DAY AND'NlG!-I1` ; 47 Elisabeth St. P110110 218 ,..............5 _,.... ....V ..... ..... I_ Now tlhis is not fiction, it -is the exper- Iience of t`housan`ds who have pulled them- selves out of -the drug and medicine rm: and` used theirtown c'omrmonsenee.e The J.B.L. Oascwde is the aperfectedo inventionorf Dr. Ohas. A. 'I`yr-rell of New York, for Intern-. |a'l Ba-t-h'ing. His Ittheary is: Keep the bloodl ,pure and you will- be well-. A jeweler of iOoIbalt wrote -us the other day saying: "`Before getting the J.B.L. Cascade our ldbctofs bills were over $200.00 each year, "and since receiving -tihe Cascade two years lago have not `had a doctor -in the `house/. 'W(3 Ell use it." V . . If you want to the healthy wall the time (ml: in R (la;-riorln and 12:2}-Ila` T-nfnrnunu ' LUI III This mhbooklet may be obtained also -at Crossland s Drug Store. (Advt.) L'~`LS'{3_\'{4 lM3!1.`L'z.L`L.k'1~'t&!1.`L).L ' mt-5'11 I % W 1&3; THE MARKETS SATURDAY MARKET ... ..L__cc __ Dcilll a... . . . - . . -can basket large basket small basket Qur-nu " ' 300 pt. bunch, 2` for 250 x . . . . . . . . . . . .. 20c, . . . . . . . . . . . . . $16.00 .T . . . . . . .. each $3.00 rxcl. 0 - ovl: $2.75 gal. WELC_H,- CAMPBELL &. LAWLESS Chartered Accountants Phone Main 5874. 59 Yonge St., Toronto H. J-. Welch. C.A. G. D. Campbell, C.A. W. S. I-Iulbig, Production Engineer T. E. Lawless, C.A. Managr` Cost and Efficiency" Dept. ~ L. R. ORD I CIVIL ENGINEER Ontario and Dominion Land Surveyor 133 Blake St., Barrie. Phone 628. _tc_o `piece -;'ou; -c;n;ler _f-';i'i`e 7;: Monument or Memorial. Let u_s get it lettered and on/\.nr`ur `(X04 /\n`Iv vI\II\Il`|ll'\l` \JI'iIJ=-I" Barrie Branch Miss Nellie M. Laycock, R.N.. C.P.H.N. 86 Worsley St. Telephone 751W Office hours 2 to 3 p.m. daily. 7 - Phone 1025J Application for nurse's services may be made direct or through your doctor. '.l.`A1hUB.ESS Suits, Topcoats. Dresses. Etc.. Etc. 2 Adelaide St., Allandale. Phone 1053.W ,T{__:_ WELCH.- . Chartered Ant-Ann nfanlra ,%______...__._. VICTORIAN ORDER OF NURSES Ban-in Bram-,ln o, B. M. SYLVESTER Bandmaster Barrie Citizens Band Formerly Director of music Christie St. Hospital under D.S.C.R., bandmaster of 134th O.S. Bn.. bandmaster of 75th Toronto Scottish Regt. Teacher of Music 120 Bayfield St. ._________._.__.__._-_-7 - PERCY HOADLEY Organist and Choir Leader Collier St. Methodist Church Teacher of Piano, Organ, Voice Theory. V Terms reasons Phone 283W. 461,43 Clapperton U. K. R Eyes Examine } Graduatf Ca AII__ __________..___._...__._.__. I A on. FRED A. ROSS - ' Formerly of Drs.`Ross & Ross. Barrie Late Surgeon Specialist with the Imperial Army, 41/_, years. General -Surgery and Obstetrics especially. Ofee-140 Dunlop St., Barrie. Phone 710. P.O. Box 1078 | :- L. J. SIMPSON, M.B PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Office and Residence-Collier St.. cor- ner Clapperton St..: Barrie. Phone 276 _.________.______-_.:-- / MAUD E. CLAXTON, L.T.C.M. Teacher of Piano and Vocal Pupils prepared for Toronto Conserva- tory of Music examinations leading |up to and including" A.T.C.M. degree. Studio-King Block. Phone 424 ____________________j Hom:rr-Ia-d;, Ivvill-:,`C:eam, Baker's or W130]: Wheat EDMUND HARDY Mus. Bac., F.T.C.M. Teacher: of Piano, Organ, Vocal. and Musical Theory. Organist and Choirmaster of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church. Gold medalist Toronto Conservatory of _Music and Universitv of 'l`m~nn*n un. vv. v. aunwauuw Graduate of Toronto University Phone 61 0ffice-58 Collier St. Hours: 8-9 a.m., 12.30-2 and 6.30-8 p.m. Office hours: 1 to 3 p.m., 7 to 9 p.m., or by.appointment. Phone 213. A. T. Little, M.D. W. C. Little,vM.B'. urn. l_VIUHlllVll:r( LYON 122 Bloor St. West. Toronto, will be at 91 Owen St., Barrie, 1st Saturday of each month. ' Diseases of Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Consultation hours-11 a.m. to 5 -p.m. Barrie, phone 2. Toronto. North 3326 ____________________j_ DR. E. G._TURNBULL Graduate McGill University. Montreal Office` and Residetfce--Cor. Elizabeth and: Bradford Sts.. Barrie. Phone 105. Office hours: 9-10 a.m., 1-3 p.m.. 7-8 pm: .________ DR. H. T. ARNALL Associate Coroner County o_Sim_coe Office and Residence--Corner Toronto and Elizabeth Sts.. opp. Central Church -' Telephone 167 DRS. LITTLE & LITTLE Physicians and Surgeons, Barrie, Ont. Office and Residence--47 Maple Ave. Office hours: 9 bY.anDointment. Phnnn 21:2 uulu meuaust Toronto Conservatory Music University of Toronto. 113` Worsley St. Phone 683 __________________._j___ IJI'\o UEHIV Il\Il'll`Ol\Il` . (Graduate Nurse) CHIROPRACTOR, 32 Frances St. Nervous disorders and women's and children's diseases a specialty. 7 Phone 1003J. I3\I I 0 ll IIl\JI`|\Jl_lIO\.II` Bvzu-ri'sters, Solicitors, Notary Public, ' Conveyancers, Etc. Money to loan at lowest rates of in- terest. Office-13 Owen St., in Mason- .ic "Temple Building, Barrie. Branch ` Office-Elmvale. - ' W. A. Boys, K.C., MI . 13.?` '|\'I'1n-r-hienn T D T)n.... Loon? FOR THEIABEL. `on BOTTOM or-' LOAF. A Good Assortment of Calla. Pie: `and Putty .3! Bakery. `IQQ. EI!_-L-LI. Qn...--n. :1. EU` l Di. 0. nxvfchison. I l I - ALEXANDER cowA N Barrister, Solicitor for obtaining pro- gbate of wills, guardianship and ad- ministration. General Solicitor, No- tm'v_ C()nvP\/nnnnr mo . uxuuau auuu. \1l:H|::l'iU DUHCIEOF, 1V 0- I tary. Conveyancer, etc. Office--Hinds Block, 8 Dunlop St., iT Barrie. MONEY TO LOAN. O PLAXTON &. PLAXTON BARRISTERS. SOLICITORS. ETC. Offices: 707-8 Kent Building Toronto, Ont. iC. W. Plaxton. G. Gordon Plaxton IJl1. Dunno up DUHIVD , 60 Elizabet St. Opposife Palmer's New Garage . Nervous and Chronic Disorders Phone 406 or call at office for information on any disease. :. .Dn.n.ru.o1. mu. aU141L.;1j1'U.H., lJ.|.`U - E MONEY TO LOAN. Ross Block, Barri BJSEAIRED Over I-Iur1burt s Shoe Store, Barrie ,,, DR. W. A. LEWIS Surgery and Diseases of Women Associate Coroner County of Simcoe ---and-- nn ul \l Inuluc-rnuu RADENHURST & HAMMOND BARRISTERS SOLICITORS, ETC. Masonic Temple`4Bui1ding, Barrie MONEY TO LOAN -MISS M. MCARTI-IUR FTTRQ `l2`m`IUrnT\1:vr 1- var. . -... When Yu Ad; for . Loaf of I'\I\I\II IQIIIN DUNCAN F. McCUAlG, B.A. Successor to Creswicke & Bell BAR.RISTER. SOLICITOR, ETC.- [ONEY I`() T.0AN. Pnau Rlnnlz `Ran-vi . DONALD ROSS, LL.B. BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, ETC. Masonic Temple Building, Barrie MONEY TO LOAN ulasseo Fitted Canadian Ophthalmic llege, Toronto. St., Barrie. Phone 143 MISS_l3_._ AGOSNE%Y __.,., -.-. .v.v4 xxx 1. LILJI.` 'FURS REMQDELLED AND REPAIRED rer I-TI'lr`Ihnrf a Q1-snn as--- H-.--.2 DR. JEAN JOHNSTON ID...--uoluabg hl..--..\ ---ana- DR. W. V. JOHNSTON u-nfo n "l`ny-nnlvn TY-.:..n.. gbvs &. MURCH7liSON drawn: Qnlinifnvsa Y\YnI>n.-yr T DR. MORTIMER LYON nr Rt Tlfaaf Vvnm-....+n ...:n HOT WATERHEATING PLUMBlNG . TRY +OPTICAL MEDICAL TAILOREiSSv mnn fa hnnnnna MUSIC , urgzul, volce and reasonable. Clapperton St. tun negt. l'rI-I}. ' Glasses Fitted nhfhnlvnin JJL . L` J. R. Boys. OPEN DAY AND NIGHT Batr MONTR EAL TO RON`r] `We are please Liability, For Barrett Rc mark of quality hrdwood oors :1 ing. Home owns- `a Barrett Roof is mind. These to nor rust-ncvcr r And with a B3 house you'll nd you ll nd you proved the appea the resale value ( Nothihg m; stantial roofs t look of prosperit Roofs tl-1 the valu Two styles of Barre Mineral-Surfaccd YOU_R READING mans Makit AUT( fusl us RI you used I soap--for boiling. or washing m l\h\\\ n. GTI Thursday] NO Rt XTE w. J. RICHARDS scows - BOOK sroma FIRE INSURANCE 7 Owen St, MASONIO TEMPLE BUILDING W. BELL: Issuer IO .......... J... A -.. ..I.l \ nu run-y u nun:-y V'i t%' Elizabeth Street gnome gso "gig wgu s;Ippliedut~ Agent for - McClary s Furnaces ' 52 Elizabethlst. I. G. MAN UEL, III. ,_- EDI -i---- , _v- v.` Iisvuooeasor to_.!. Arnold) w. n} munncm Funeral Difcwior `and Licensed V Elnbnluur _ Motor and Horse Equipment Cor. Mary gnd Iiiubgth Sim. Built ' I::c;1{.I;.:I_1s'o's ..BRE-55 Phone 952W J. A. MacLaren, Editor. `W. C. Walls, Manager. u nv-u-no` ' P112110 277 vuu uu< - ----.' l"hone` 721. MGR. 2111 U'ullHl(.. - ` But he had little time _to give it -thought. His-tas was still. to reach the telephone. . e remembered that ha hurl Inn} Hmn tvhnn Hmn mighf ha DIUXWLEIUIIS DBERII HJIUW. He found himself in a` small fire- pvoofed chamber, as bald as a tomb and quite as dark. He could even touch the metal roof. and set in.its centre found one electric-light bulb. But this he could not use, much as he wanted to. For the emptiness of that little iron-clad room was a. puzzle to him. Then he realized that it must have,been `equipped as alstvong box. atreasure vault. for holding valuables ,in transit. ` Rut ho had HI-Ha Hrnn I-n rrivn if LIIU l.UlU[JllUllUo QIIU l'UlllUlIIlJUl'Ul.l Lllbl-lull he had lost time, when time might be Auto Licgnsesl UHIIK l.UL'.'ULllBl'. - . But he conquered the lock. in time. Then, with equa;lly>studious precau- tion. he slowly slipped inside and clos- ed the door after him. Then the ex-I plomtions began anew. T-In fmmd himself in 9.` small fire-I I118 wuwn {H111 Ills Giant.`-uuau. The `new task would have to` be noiseless. and to render it so meant much nursing of naked metal. un- counted cautious movements of the fi_ngers. slow and tentative pryings and turnings `of delicately insinuated steel flang'es,i careful withdrawals and stowing away of unneeded metallic ob- jects which must never be allowed to clink together. `Rut Inn nnnnnnn-Ari fhn `Inn `In fimn uet.e1`IIuuuu1y, uuuuuauusiy. ' He kept on until his extended fingers came in contact with the sheet-iron covering of a side-wall until helhad groped his way to what seemed the` door he wanted.` Then came the hard- est part of his night's work. For that door was locked. he found. as he let his ngers caress the huge knob and turn it with incalculable slowness so that no click of the latch might betray his movements... And to open `it meant much delicate work with. the spider and the five skelemns" which he al- ways carriedgthe same as he carried his watch and his cigar-case. 7|`!-no `naur fault nrnnl hnvn in HA 118 llttu nUtu`u'uI. auuu uuaua. . Perhaps. after all, it was little past mid-night. and inhis torturing" anx- iety he had transiatediminutes into hours, just as during that stealthy advance toward the pier-end he had accepted his travels as something which seemed to have no beginning and no end. But he kept on, doggedly. determinedljr. unceasingly. I-In 1.-nnf nn until his: nlltnhdt-I fingers OI sauety. He began his journey again, aston- ished by the apparent lengthof the pier. wondering how wrong he might also be in his reckoning .of time. ar- guing with himself that an hour or two; of mental agony might easily Drolong itself into what seemed a whole night. V He had heardiof such cases. Don!-some uffan all if Ina Hffln nnnf -_-_, \\/vnnvnonncvvo o.. v... --w.-- When Kestner came to the empty| piano-crate heefelt like a swimmer who had reached an island ofodeliverance. That gave him something on which to. base 9.-newreckoning of his positions It brought him assurance, as the yoicel of an old friend might. and permitted him to breathe more freely.` So far ,all -had bier: well. And every foot that `he cov red meant a further guarantee of safety. LL; Ixnrrnn I-sin innvnnv nsrnin. ESTON- '\ . Cuticumsoap is ideal for children becnuae it is so pure and cleansing, and no soothing when the skin is hot. irritated or ruby. Cutlcura T11- cum also in excellpnt for children. nup2\ luh rm by Ian; Addreu Canadian Depot: ",0ImoIn. 2. 0. 30: I61 . lonttul." r-ice` $0: 264:. Olntmentznnds . Tnlemnah. `:1 an! Inn: Shnilnu Stick. CUTICURA |F6rCli:dr:n sBaths| Hf`rJdbr`1ea"5{i1{f' A large stock of all kinds of granite and marble to choose from. ' LOWEST PRICES.- Simcoel Marble Works 20 Owen St., Bagrie G. w. J. EASTMAN,` PROP.` - H EL___ _ OWN -- 71:31 1 Tjjij Iuueva vainssrueaa oounrrion aaouem-`on av THE Pnzsenoa or! woman I _ qua naerons THE CHILD TO nonum. HEALTl:l_._ ' 7 NO NARc6'rIcs - PLEASANT A"`susAn 11151 C:-1Jitla-I 5,300,000 5BANKwTOROHI9 ~ BRANCHESD _ `BARBIE __ ALLANDALE V ELMVALE """M11_1.E_:__ s_ 145112 :15` 1 ` W25 ldol Tucuml v aenvinc Stick. G- G-]_5MlTHJ& C0- .....,, \4vuy\.4 u. -uvuuu ubwunau Jun 111). There came -a faltering and som- what puzzled "Hello?" in response to ishis whisper. T v T-TAHnrl " yr-nnnnfn 1-kn nv\'nI1vnu-Cusp: 'Watl IV]. In Kestner slowly lifted the receiver from its hook, placed it to his ear, and with his lips almost touching the dia- phragm of the transmitter whispered his number to Central. From that little tented corner of blackness he was able to-call for Wilsnach and help. ' Fer Central had heard and given him `his connection. ' . TX7'lIuu-unnlalli I-|1\ -..L.1....-._A.1 .!_.4_ LI ' 115 UUIIIIUULIUIL Wi1snach!" he whispered into tlie tiny_ca.ve ofmetal against his lip. Thnnn nnrnn n (`nil-n........ .-.....1 ..._.._- |.l.`tlllElllILLUl' SLILXIU. ' v` He, first lifted" this stand until it wag directly in front of him. close to his face. ' Then he slowly drew the heavy pilot cloth coat up over his body until it covered both the transmitter and his head. He draped it cautiously about him, as a. camera-mah covers hi instrument. making sure no vent -was left. ' Tznaonnu -1.-....1.. I:a4....a 4.1.- _.--_:__-A. Kestner posessed himself of that overcoat. Then he lowered himself to the'floor, sinking first on one knee and then on the other, slowly. so there should he no shadow of a concussion- sound or bone-creak. Then he leaned forward. with his finger tips on the floor boards. letting his body descend inch by inch until his face was close to the wharf planks andthis outstretch- ed hands were within touch of the transmitter stand. ` 11 Plug} Iinmt Md. ..4.....: .....4.u .2. I ...., .-u.... .....y -.. u--v uuwnnnu. bud Ul.l.lUUWllU. I There his busy fingers again took up their exploration work, as he circled the -room and stopped meditatively when he came to an overcoat hanging on a hook beside a. paper-littered cab- inet-top. It was a heavy overcoat, apparently of pilot-cloth. and it was lined with 1` bbitskin worn at the edg- es, and rent n the seams. i I uu: uxuuc uuul`. _ He came to that door, at last, and let a" finger light as thistle-down caress and explore the knob. Then he per- mitted his entire hand slowly toen- compass it, slowly turn it, and with steady but guarded pressure determine whether or `not `it was locked. -To his Joy he found it was not. He swung the door inward,iinch by -inch. He was `breathing only with the upper. area of his lungs as he wait- ed, to make sure there would be no squeaklor whine of rusty hinges. It waswith equal precaution and slow- ness that he closed the door again. Then he felt his way inward, circling about until he came to the edge of the desk, and exploring it with question- -ing fingers. T-To fnnrn-"I flan !I1I\f\_r|I\1.rt\uru-I 4nI`n.-.kn.-..-. `Ills LIIIEUFS. He found the cloth-covered telephone wires and traced them up to the trans- mitter stand, With the most scrup- ulous care he took up that transmitter and lifted it to the floor. Then he sil- enced the call bell with his pocket handkerchief, tying it about the clap- per to make all sound impossible. Then he stood in thought for a moment or two, before groping his Iway.-back to the officewall. ' mum... hi- 1...-.. aa.....-..n. -.....:... .-,.~.- ..__ I lprecious. He stood studying the mat- ter out._ Then he concluded the pier- office must be somewhere close beside this. treasure room. So he emerged _again into the more open space of the . high-arched pier-shed, listening and Istaring through the blackness to make [sure the light was not coming to put an end to all his plan. A Silent Blackness But the velvet)? blackness was still unbroken. and again he had to exercise the greatest care as he groped on along the wall. feeling and padding about for the office door. ` 11.; now. 4-,. 41.1`; .3-.. -4. 1....` ....,a oacus Jud CHAPET. .15 W UIHIJUJ Hello! 'ninn ' nnu II at: rcpucu, are 63? saving YOURS, a D! _ } Of eourse, yen would tell him to SAVE! ' And if he replied, Are win: nuna VQITPQ -could you say."yes? If not--for the same `reasons that you would give_ your son--start your savmgs account now tn our nearest branch. -w-hat wo;11d you ad vise? _ v Think of the future! Resem-.s`TTV$7,ooo,ooo "rrepeated the anuswerinvg 170 :7-3 uusues tau. _ ` ' . Miss Catherine Johnson. daughter of one of the wealt1;iest~ families of Horn- el1,L N.Y., was married to John Fa1zoi,- :1 lahnrmx whnm aha I-ma +......1..+ 4...I _u%N~D%"I3:'ii'"'r'}\'i_<*_'1;R eu, m.x., was married to John Falzoi,-I a laborer, whom she had taught to] read and write. Odie Workman, -17. fell 55 feet from a. buildingunder construction at Find- lay, 0.. and is expected to live. Gnnrg Rnllnv whn umu msn+._-.....-.: .UL xuu uvu small cnucu'en. . Sgt. Dan. Ahearn, knowneas the t'allest- police `officer in` the world, has been retired on pension from the Hartford, Conn.. force. He is 6 feet 71/; inches tall. ` Minn (`.n`H-\AI-inn Tniina-t\n Ann.-..I..a..... .;n Dy a. 10W and halt-moaningcry of Oh. my God!" ' Then came the sound of a. body falling and threshing for a. mo-_ ment against the flooring. _ Then the silence was unbroken. (To be Continued) lay, u.. tguu 13 expected to uve. George Bailey, who was sentenced at Columbus. 0., to from three to 15 yearstor stealing chickens, was pard-' oned by the State governor on account of his five small children Qt:-f `hon Alu-m.... I........._ ._ 41.- Ulla He heard the click of metal against` metal, close before him in the dark- ness, but he did not take time to rea- son out its meaning. He raised his automatic and fired again, stlll aiming 1ow.; calculating the source ahd central point of that one guiding sound. Then he sfnnnnd nhnrf nnnninm Le- puuu. ux. um;L one gulumg sound. Then he stopped short. dropping his hand to his side, for a. quick gasp of pain had come to his ears. followqd by low and half-moaningcry Oh. mv God!" Then mama` fhn nnnrn-I no a gun` uu an t`-Ill[JLy-(J2lI'U.`l(1f-l'e`Cna.l'nDeI`. He ran forward at the sound. know- ing:.that his enemy's ammunition was exhausted. It meant that his moment for closing in on that enemy had arriv- ed. u1'uu1u.- uuuxu HUL ue La!` away. Yet he shot deliberately, always aim- ing low. with nothing to guide him but that ever-shifting ruby'flame jet at`- rowing for the moment out of the blackness. Then, as he strained for- ward, he heard the sound he had been hoping for. the telltale snap of a trig- ger on an empty.cartrid;:`e-chamber. "9 F911 fnrxvsn- 91' flat: un'nr-:11 Iran`-xv, g- .. uuu. guy: He began to fire. falling back and dodging from quarter j_;_o quarter as he shot; That feverish movement exhil- arated him. He found a vast relief in action meelyeas action. [To be able to do something was now a.de1iver- `ance. And he knew that the end of the drama. could not be far away. Vat HA Qhnf nlihnrnfdlv nlnrnvu chm- Ts 7.7..-vaauj BAR-E. 081'. J Phqnoll. . Then a greater l.lIu.|. 1'ulllllllL'.' H.LL'`LCK._ wonder .- possessed he found himself wheeling him, for ' half about and groping in the airwith! his hands like a skater struggling to recover his balance. He felt a sting of pain somewhere below the waist. He could not tell where, beyond the fact that the sting had merged into a feeling not unlike a burn and was on! the left side. Then. with a sense of! shock.` he realized what it meant. Kestner knew that he was shot. What surprised him was the discov- ery that a wound could be receivedi and yet cause so littletpaiu. He re- membered. however. that loss of blood often enough implied loss of conscious- ness. And he could not afford to take chances. Yes. he was bleeding. some- where along the hip-bone. He could feel it. His trouser-leg was wet and Warm. It might be more serious than he imagined.` And `hehad to be sure of his case. V`Vhatever,happened, Lam- bert was not to get away. So, quietly and deliberately Kestner reached, down for his revolver. I-I 1153- Kestner was still untouched by any thought of personal fear. What he felt was more relief at sudden sound and movement. It still puzzled him a, little that this sound could be so tu- multuous and the movement so fren- zied. He even wondered, `for a mo- ment. if he were not being confronted by more than one enemy. if Lambert's - confederates had not joined him in that running attack. ` 'I"|-nan .1: n-wool-an `nu-u-`Ann nnnnnnnnpll IJUEILIUII i|.1LBl' H.L'll .Lld.Sll. Kestner crouched there. watchin:.'7: th0se.flu.shes, all but deafened by the` echoing tumult after so `many hours "of silence. He wanted Lambert, and. he wanted him at any cost. ,That was the one vague over-tone, to all con- sciousness. Yet his first definite thought was as [to the absurdity of` standing there passive. The second lucid impression to enter his mind was a. self-warning about seefdng shelter. ()11nv-fave ram: tnn (nun 1-`rm fininm u. sea-warnmg about seexmg snener. Quarters were too c`lose for firing` such as that with bullets ricochetting and whistling about him and the smell of-1 powder smoke stinging in his nos- tr ls. 'I'47nnl-An `Iran #311 uu.`L.\.-..L..,I I__. '.....- I IIJIIILLCU IlCl'\'Un`o He seemed to know what was com- ing. He saw the quick stab of flame at the same moment_that the high- roofed building` reve1'beru~ted with the thunder of the revolver shot. Lambert was using his gun.` He was forcing the issue by suddenly raking the sil- ence about him. And he was keeping. on the move as he fired", charging from side to side, craftily changing his position after each flash. Tfnefnnr nv-nnr-had fhovn uvgfnhinr .l.\C5LllUl` IIIHLSEIL. I Then all thought stopped. with`the- quickness of a lightning flash, His nextmovement was unvolitioncd and spasmodic. It .wa.s a movement of] sharp recoil. Had his~ outstretched fingers suddenly .touched a redh0t- `plate ofcmetal he could not have mov-I ed more quickly, Thnf nntinn nn Tfnch-any-`u nr,n~- kn- `cu nuunz: uun;1uy._ That action, on I{estne1"s art,--~b.e- came one of uncouth acrob ics. _It sent him leaping andv side-stepping` backwards. in a series of jerks as quick and uncoaordinated as the leaps] of a beheaded pullet. Then he stood~ for a second, silent, poised `and motion- less, bayoneted with a_ tingle of hor- ripilated nerves. - T-Tn annn -\nr`l fn Lvnnuv uvhnl urns nnrvu, I 111111: II-II l\l\lI\a Kestner. as he emerged from that unlighted pier office into the cavernous gloom of'the equally unlighted Ware- 7 house. knew there was no time to be wasted. He felt the need for prom t action. Yet he was still undecided s to what line `this action_ should follow and as to what form it could take. T1 . .11.___. , ---_.. _._ .v n........ --4.-qa no uvunu yunva . He allowedtno impatienc ofomlnd, however, to interfere with is earlier] demand for caution. He groped his `blind way back along the warehouse, as stealthily and as silently as he had first advanced from its depths. Then his advance came to a stop. Suddenly one of the tentacles drew? back. as natural in its reaction as the" recoil of an insect's feeler, for it had come in Contact with something un-: expected,` something une-xplained.{ Kestner, chilling a little through his; moist body at the discovery, slowly lowered himself and explored the un- known object.- 'I"hn\-A m..m.n.. .-.. 1.:- ;...n. 1.... o......,~.l l\.llU\Vll UU_HL`(.'l.` _ . There, directly in his path. he found a. pair of shoes. He, examined them, thoughtfully, uppers and sole, as an blind man might. And he knew they3 -were not his own. Close beside` them.` a. moment later, he founda discarded; coat. He felt it over, carefully, slipping; a.- silentfinger into its pockets. burying? his nose in its folds, and sniffing at it? as a hound might. Even before he held`. it up and made sure of its dimensions,` of its length of body and widthgof shoulder. `he knewthe `coat belonged to Lambert. 1.1.. Irusntiv +Im..'u... 1-=- -------- ----- [Now IS THE_ T_uvn=.j