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“I am so tired "' Tho “um-like voice tlmt uttered thin parish exclamation [nuke through ihe fragrant stillness 0f the autumnal ex- quisite melody. and Nathaniel Holt. luoked up from his paper with a fruwg on his bronzed, handsome face. He Was tired, very tirul. after aday ofth lvbor on his mountain lands and had thrown himself into a great easy chair of his Inulhor'fl. on the e um: porch for a moment's rust; and he could not undvrstund how the spulker, null, supple gir|.with hands as white as milk, wlm passed lmrtime 1n comparative idleness, could be tired. For Elsie Marian was not one given in unusual exermm. and generally mmugcd to infinite the. gmul things of lllla would with as much euse in Was ymilllo or conuistnnt with her puni» mm as do emlom twice in the home ul'her mm ier'u HintonNzulumicl Hull’s nng mother, who simply adored the. hright young girl who had brnugln mushine ium lwr nil hum-0mm wlmse helpless orplmnagu covered many Hel‘i- ‘ oua faultH. A! thin Moment Elsie was seated on ‘5 garden swul. lulli' hidden by the (limping huughs ot’ a willow, labor-i nu 1y mtmng‘ting to twist tiny hunches u! «lngw-md berries and autumn lc-M'cs him it wremh, her dead gold hair fullâ€" almut a two sh fair :is any Iii) that ili'wli its spotless brow m the 01ml sky. and Mn \ inlei that. ever hlmsomod in the cool mm of "mallow grass he yuml tho w:ll -w min-:4» vats as blue M the mndeni (gm-s she lifted to Nathaniel Hull's u-mllvlml iii-('0. He, stood over her. his hands i'nltlml 0n his back. mnl his hmml lmmzed hrow flushed a Mile with mine sudden inward emotion. -:l<‘.1~a.ln," he. lmgnn, the hmwn cym that she dared nut nwel searching the face that dropped l‘a-nouth his game, “What, lma tired you “Nothing.” ~ on. ILTIWI. IDS-'1". mm. Nuthflhivl In)“, SM grass at his cousin's fm the Color come and above him. ‘ He was 1.4 mut. (hi5 sober. sclt'on 2H). for this yuung girl had Dcuu his idol for years. ‘ “I am notohnnged." ]‘jl\i9 trim] to steady her voice. "I am: Lhe 8mm: (w day that, l' have been evm'y day for )xaars. You know I am 20, mull mun-t try and he womanly." “Hus Louis Walton anything to (10 With We change, Elsie ‘9" ‘ ‘ Elsio‘s face blushed crimsong‘et she huglmd merrily, ‘ ' M INTECH (1924) associates 1025 Harsrievg Rd.. Unit ‘ lvondon. Ontario N6E 1P7 ELSIE, Holt, Sm 11mm on the amusin's fem, and: watched me and go in 1-110 f'uco He was terribly in emu mr. self contained mm) M mung uirl had been his FHIS ORIGINAL DOCUMENT IS IN VERY POOR CONDITION It. was hathmuel'a turn to blush 5 u farm now, which he did to perfectiml. FW' 1 and 1m answer he drew the dugwuod berm"; . out 01‘ her little hands, and held tlu F‘mml slender little fingers “1h!!! own): was at “No. Ynu aurer are not jealous, Nuthamcl 1’" vow-cw â€" - . . - _ . v . . . . “I am not jealuul. Elsie. You dol not seem mnteutad ot'lute; you are always timd; you never run up the mountain path to meet me, or take long rumbles in the woodland,m as to be near me, as you did. You see, I have grown so used to your tender, wateht'ul love, Elsie. it Wuuld helm-(1‘ to give it up. And I have thought you had grown tired of me. and ‘ had given your love to I.ewiu.\\'nlton, who seems a mum fitting matem” “A divorced umu. Nuthuniel!" Elsie’ ‘uriedfiit'tiug her eyes nliglnlymltlmlmh iher cheuka \wre' dyed .wil burning blushesqu lwrliw t1tumbledmen‘uubly "A diwrcud mun." rupcuted Nathâ€" zmiol, 100kng her full in the face. "Yes, Emu, there is dungernt'youfur. gomng me through him. for he is n more pnlished. mm'u fzm'inafing mu ; yet I'Z!~ie,d¢mr, he is us unstable us the windun nut (tulucnluted tn make any Wnlmm hu})py_." '1‘! I E FAR Mien 93x11“! m: REPORTER. Al-q "You must think me very imprcs~ Bible." broke out Elsie, whusc mnsci- elwc was nut as may as it might hum ibeen. “When I gave my promise 1n ‘bc your wife, 1 mon to keep it." Nathaniel Holt drew 11w ghhlcn head down to his brew-s! mnl hrcuthml 11 SW em prayer om; it; for Elsie wan n W”- § mam; with a beautiful women’s love of the wnrld‘s fol‘ius and mlnhuinn and he knew euouzh of Lewis 'Wnlton’s Icharuoter tn kamw the arguments he 3 Would the, and that he would not he tress at Christmas, and ‘Ce was very busy own- wedding. She lowd (‘ontn’n Im‘l' - V} “until. ‘1’“! to the 1...». Mr. and Mm. Tom Mulcahy lived on u farm They Were shrewd and thrifty and had the i'eputzztiouofhciug "close." Finally, Mrs. Mukuhy sickened and was uh: at to die. Findng herself near!) the and, she expressed a. desire to put things in order before that event. occurred, and old Tum prepered to “3- Lou. .I-‘J‘Tomfl said Mrs. Mulcahy, "there's Mm. Smith, up at the crossing, she owes ma $1.80 for butter; see that ye get it?" u _ I ,3. AL] 'wv “Sinsible to the lasmny dear; sinsible to the last," said Tom. “1 ll get it." “Then there's Mrs. Jones, up at the creek; she owes me $1.50 for “chick- ens. ‘ ‘ Leap You Troubles- I He was u nice- youngn‘mn‘mith cane. high hat and patent leather boots. He. strolled lmsurely down Fuurth avenue. tput‘fing daintin upon a cigarette, ‘nml ‘ovcasionnl‘ly, twirling the \‘axed ends }of his moustache. He wua mmth ihy a stout woman with a florid com- éplexinn. ' “Topr the mm‘nm' to ye. Mlstu‘ Cluu'lcy," said $4110. ‘ “(‘mud morning. Mrs. Mcfluumuss, amid the nice young man. I ." .n 1 "Me darlmt boy, would yo-~ and i I ‘ she bestcmed a bowitching smile upon him. on. ‘. "Ah ! logk at that, now, for a mind; she forgets nothing." “And Mrs. Brown, In the villngmshe owes me $2.30 for milk." “D‘ve hear that? Smsible tntlw last; xiusible to the last ! Go on. my dour." “UV. 1’" “And Mrs. Roberta. at the ton-gate, I (\\\'(l her â€" w» " "Ah ! poor am ! 'pom' dear !" broke in old 'l‘om hastily; Hhow her mind does he wandering 1 Surewe’ve allowed her to talk too much entirely, so we He dodged out of her roach. rccolleotxon that it was leap year upon him. and he mms‘crud : 7 ‘ ‘ ll 1 ‘ ‘1 L -, . “ Madamâ€"«areallyrâ€"«l can‘t-4.1 :1qu wry dorry if 1 cause you paiumbnt my': ali'ections have already been hostumx] upon another wand madameâ€"«I czm't -»I can't ‘nmrry you." ‘ Sh» gazed at him m astonislnnmzt, and then said, indigunntly; “Who Mud % ye to marry me ‘3 The idea of thelikes of me, a poor 101m \viildy, \vx'd‘four chil- dron to support hy washin', nxin' you)! marry mt", I was only gniu' t0 ax ye for ‘ that dollar fur waan’." ‘ He siqu‘-(l,¢m'e her a dollar, and walked sadly away. Valiulthat Look Alike- If the trunk mzmui'ucturcrs do not quit making so many tliouSmids of m]- ises oxzwtly alike son‘mbody is going to get into some awful trouble ubnut ii some time, and some trunk iimlwr wiil 1m sued {3 r damages enough to build n ' The other - day an omnibus full of": his last crust» wml pnssvngers drove up town from Union g buried in a cheap 1 station. Side by side sat a, commercial we who knew him traveler, nanxchVilliam Macab, and sich credit as mom A 1 1d mnd~ The rusde Phbne: (519) 686~l970 After Hours: 697â€"0390 On the top uf m flask, half full at cards, and one or knows the name nf “Madm‘n, he s‘: The \‘ulisw is yours smul nan ~-â€"â€"~-â€" !" I’rnt tlw lady } trM‘ch-H' 1m smilo. Jim“ painter (low: a fuminin ll: the‘Bnrret I valisu in Mm. long. Brother Gardner’s funeral Oration- “(h-1117021, ' said Brother Gardner i‘ ‘ a hule Voh‘e as the mectmg (Spouen "tile Chwr nvmwia-‘(l 1w [Shudder lamb Smith in uh» hail fur (11:7 his five )"al am meant to night. Three days agtv. 315' mus" lm ,knowutn mon' ofyou, }.v passvd {mm nirth mm)“. ‘ n‘ are dis h am fur on his \s'zlytt;\\'zt1‘(§ls de unknoqu ‘ land. I dozm‘ .s'pow‘ he war known tn 50()p('(,\}~dc. Folks on the next bloc! may not lmow m‘his death. In lifelu ’ ‘ was lmuc‘st. industrious, cheerful an Vldnd. When he knew dat death mus ,wmo: he had no fears- It was like :3 ‘enmn parkin' up his: effects un’ makiu‘ eruiy i‘ur’n long journey. D» wow} 2 mm t miss him in tht-‘least. It am lilo 2 n {3min nf sand bein‘ picked up from d. 2 (ECSPI'L mu' whirled mmy by do wind. ‘ “War he ready ? Jist us ready 118% he had oxpwted it' fur y‘m‘s. His alflu'istinnity was in his ‘heartvaml not I in his show; Inebbor. hwird him ml} in meetiu‘, but he left no debt behind him. 1 nr-hher luuw of his gwiw g :u'mxm‘mn' groanin' ‘oher do Wickednc» 2 01' do world, but he was ready to sheer 5 his last crust Wit-11 “nag-bur. He wax" "1 buried in :1 cheap m", but in‘pm‘ hearts Dctmit a husk) Vuim “(16 Oliver (we Smith in (“5 I am vacant to Christmmty in his RIM-w in mootiu‘, him. 1 no! 'aléVtthi of ewoigvthing lay a. big 11qu full ot'whisky, a deck m and one or two things nobmb d«,~-â€"~:~ !' ho Indy 3' ~10: km] Jim’s); in ho lady had fainted; and (In t ‘lm 1:411 his VHHhU with n quitl Burl}- in tho al’tvrnoml a. Sig. down tum: rewived a note i' no, hum} making him to come 1‘ ‘ct hum.“ to mark a leather Mm k h :tui's a foot and u huh l’t"( leap int, but in our hoarm him best ml] gin him money cannot. buy.” mid, “you are right :4. I owe you n thou