Until one single word brought it near, made it fill the whole horizon, one word leaping like a galvanic spark from point to point throughout India. "Let‘s seeâ€"it‘s August the 8th, isn‘t W?" Chrissie had just asked Wilson Hall when Struan striding through the room behind them, broke in with that wors of many implications as one drops a stone into a calm pool. ‘"‘Mobilization." "Ranny, what do you mean?" Chrisâ€" sle‘s _ writing pad slid to the ground, her pen followed, whilst Hall sat forâ€" ward,grave andâ€"intent.:~>~ *"We‘ve instructions to mobilizeâ€"all units of the Lahore and Meerut Diviâ€" sions. It looks as though we might be in it after all!l The order‘s just come through from Simla." "But surely it will be only for home defence, so to speak, as a precautionary measure; they‘d scarcely send the Inâ€" Simla scarcely stirred in the lethargy cf its summer hibernation, if such a contradiction in terms can be permiilted. It was something to talk about in the clubs at every Indian Station, the European War, but something remote, far away. "Worse luck!" once again the younger man chimed in pessimistically, and it was in those two expressions of opinion that the attitude of almost the whole of India was formulated. To the bu‘lk of the native population the news of the declaration of war by England mceant practically nothing at all, and to the Army in India, generally, very little more, except a vague regret at being cgut of the European row, on the part of moskt. "Nobody did apparently, till the exâ€" plosion cameâ€"of course, it‘s been pretty well known that Germany was spoiling for a row, and I suppose she thinks this is her chance. I say, don‘t look so bothered, my child. It isn‘t going to affect us out here, you know." "Rannyâ€"â€"" Chrissie slipped one hand through Struan‘s arm, huggedi it close against her breast defensively. "I simply can‘t realize itâ€"surely noâ€"one thought it would happen? That assasâ€" sinationâ€"I don‘t mean to ‘be horrid, but the ‘Times of India‘ and the ‘Pionâ€" eer‘ didn‘t seem to think it of any grsat importanceâ€"â€"" "Worse luck!" broke out young Jones again irrespressibly, sSAVE YOUR CREDIT!‘ Consolidate your bothersome debhts into one easy account. If your auto payments are too high we can reduce them for you, See us about your Financial Froblems. 9 Third Avenue MONARCH FINANC Give your floors lifelong beauty and protection with JOHNSON‘S ‘â€" _ CHAPTER XIX "MOBILTZATION HOUSEKHOLD by VIOLET M. METHLEY AUTO AND ‘"Wellâ€"yes. But you mustn‘t te‘ll anyone my thoughts, Chrissie, they‘re tremendously secret," he tried to laugh naturally. "Promise meâ€"not a word." ‘"*Of course I won‘t. Butâ€"whatâ€" where shall I go, Ranny, while you‘rec away ?" "Yes. I sce, and thank you for reâ€" minding me," Chrisse answered quietly. "I‘ll try not to disgrace Ranny." It was a resolution hard enough for any woman to keep during the distractâ€" ing days which followed, days of orders and counterâ€"orders and disorders. At first, wvhe Northâ€"West Frontier yumour persisted, then buzzed on the wires of innumerable telephone and telegraph messages came ancther, that the troops were intended for Egypt. But during these rumorolus days the routinz work of mobilization continued. . The equipment was there and was duly and punctually issued directly the sealei and secret orders were received. "Ranny . .." Her hands tightened on his tunic. ‘"You don‘t think it‘s Egyptâ€"you believ it‘s somewhere else you‘re going." es * He spoke reluctantl; answering the pleading in her eye more than the actual words. "Yos, do . . . but I mustn‘t say any â€" mor: dearest." "Somewhere â€" there‘sâ€"fighting? most insudible. "I suppose I‘m silly, but I can‘t grasp it yet," Chrissie said at last, rather piteously. "And I don‘t want to bother Ranny; he‘ll be so fearfully busy. But . . _. Mr. Hall, what will it meanâ€"whais shall we do, where shall we go?" ‘"Why, stay here for the present, I imagine, until at any rate the destinaâ€" tion of the troops is settled," Hall said comfortingly. "And if it is the Froxmâ€" tier, well, I expect you‘d still stay here." "It feels so strange, to think of being at war; I hadn‘t realized it beforeâ€"I suppose one doesn‘t realize things uniil they actually touch us. ‘‘*No, that‘s pretty general rule. But I think you‘ve got to remember one thing," Hall said. "You married Struvan knowing that he was a soldier and subâ€" ject to a soldier‘s discipline. You acâ€" cepted all that, even if you didn‘t think of it, when you said: ‘I will.‘ And so, as a soldier‘s wife . . . . ‘‘*Well ... " Chrissie gave a litkle shaken. laugh. ‘"It‘s better to . . . to know . for certain, isn‘t it?" "I think so, darlingâ€"yes, I‘m thankâ€" ful myself. One wants to be up and at it before the whole johb‘s been done by someone else." "And do you know where you‘re going?" Chrissie asked, her hands on shoulders, her eyes searching his face, anxiously. ‘"The destination is unknown," he told her. "Most still think it‘s Egypit." "Oh!" She gave a little sigh of reâ€" lief. ‘"‘"Well, there isn‘t any fighting there yet; thai.‘s one comfort." "No." LEONIE REAPPEARS Something in his tone made her look up at him again. One morning Struan came homs to the bungalow with news. ‘"Well, it‘s settled," he iold Chrissic. "We start from Bombay and Karachi, the whole Force, on August 27th." n fAive‘ days .:; .1" "In five days." "*No, you‘re probably right, I‘m afraid," Struan acknowledged Hall 8 douche of cold water with a rueful nod. the bare fact that we‘re to mobilize, at once. But thas gives us plenty to do for the moment." He was gone with a clattering, purâ€" poseful stride, and Chrissie and Hall were alone again, but with the warm peace of the afternoon lying shabtered between them by that rough blow. dian Army against Germany with th most perfect fighting machine in th world?" "The idea seems rather to be Fronticr, although nothing‘s known yet, except Nowhere at presen somewhere wi Her voice was Timmins If it should ere She was gone without another word, the Arab‘s delicate hoofs seeming .}scarcel_v to touch the ground as they galloped away between the acaclas, down the road into Pathapore. "She reminds me of that bit in the Bibleâ€"‘Revelations,‘ isn‘t it?" Struan stared after the departing figure, "That one of the Four Ridersâ€"Death on the Pale Horse . . ." "It‘s really very good of you, Leonie," Chrissie murmured, after a short pause during which Struan said nothing. "If if ... there should be anything â€" . . I ghnan‘t forget . .. .‘ s‘Well, T‘ll be off," said Leonie. "Is Wilson Hell still with you? Give him my love. And . . . remember what I‘ve said." "How Machiavellian you‘ve become! Well, I feel duly snubbed. But there‘s something I want to say, seriously, even with the chance of being told again to mind my own business. If it‘s a case of the Frontâ€"or the Frontierâ€" and if there‘s anything 1 can do for Chrissieâ€" let me know. Afta all, I may be in a position to helpâ€"money and a big house are useful sometimes." Leonie flushed, perhaps at the little sting of contempt in Struan‘s words. But she recovered herself and laughed. "The long and the short of it is that I‘m not to be told anything," she said. "Not even what every servant knows." ‘You already know, apparently, more than we do ourselves," Struan told her lightly. "You‘ve given us a lot of most thrilling informationâ€"even if it should happen to be erroneous." "I hope he will; he‘s a dependaole chap, not the sort to lose his head in an emergency. Neither are you; I‘m not in the least afraid to leave you, sweetheart, onlyâ€"wellâ€"just a tiny bit sorry, you know!" "You‘ll miss me?" "Miss you? Ah! Chrissieeâ€"â€"my own darling, if I began trying to tell you how I‘ll miss you, it wou!d only upset both of us. So you‘ll hunve to take it for granted, as well as a lot of other things which won‘t bear talking aboutâ€"now. They‘ll have to wait until this is all over and we‘ve time for another honeyâ€" moon, a real one. Because our first was a very scamped affair, wasn‘t it, my child? I feel that something betâ€" ter is really owing to youâ€"Kashmir, for instance!" "Lovely!" Chrissie‘s attention was distracted from the affairs of the moâ€" ment, as Struan had hoped. She smilâ€" ed up at him again. "I‘ve always felt a trifle defrauded where honeymoons are concerned. Well, we shall have to be very busy with your packing now that we know, andâ€"why, Ranny, I do believeâ€"yesâ€"look, it‘s Leonie!" About horse and horsewoman alike there was something theatrical, for the beast was a snowâ€"white Arab stallion, whose arched neck, distended nostrils and flowing mane and tail were picturâ€" esque in the most exact sense of the word. ‘I didn‘t mean to stop, until I saw you there," Leonie said. "I was going down to the Chib for newsâ€"one hears so many 1umouxb And then, seeing you ... It‘s said Khat itroops from this country are ordered to the Front Is that true? Are Indian troops really leaving India . . . at once?" "Weâ€"we don‘t ie m Chrissie ders "And that the Divisions are intended for France." "Bazaar gup. You should know even better than I what it‘s worth." With thudding of hoofs in the thick dust of the road, a rider had drawn up at the gate, sat there, clean cut against the intense greenness of a lowâ€"growing acaclia trtée. And the rider, too, was in white from head to foot, from the crown of her topi to the buckskin shoes, under snowy jodhpur breeches to match the long riding coat. Even her gauntlet gloves were white, and her face pale as ivory in its strained and eager lines. leaving India . . . at once?" "Weâ€"we don‘t 2 P 8 Chrissie broke off, glancing at Struan, and he answered in a casual tone. "Well, it all depends what you mean by the Front. It may be merely the Frontier, you know." "I heard there were embarkation orâ€" ‘One hears so time, it is better them." "You‘ll have to trust me to show a little common sense about what you can‘t do. That‘s all right, dear man; I won‘t let you down," she was smiling now. "And I daresay Mr. Hall will be staying on here a bit longer, and look after lus." The reinedâ€"in horse fidgeted and turned its head impatiently, and Chrisâ€" sie went quickly down the path followed by Struan at a reluctant distance. turn out that we‘re really bound for Egypt, very likely you‘ll be able to join me: there. If otherwiseâ€"â€"*" "Yes?" ‘"Possibly in that case it would be best for you to go to England eventuslâ€" ly. They‘ll certainly be sending home the wives and familes, but it will need a little patience, dear. Of course, I shall make all the arrangements posâ€" sible before I go, butâ€"â€"" many things, in warâ€" not to believe half of Copyrighted THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TIMMINS, ONTARIO "She didn‘t come to say that," Struan said, and added, slowly: "I rather wish I knew what she did come for." (‘To be Continued) "Ranny, what a horrible idea!" sie shivered. ‘‘And, after all, spoke very kindly. It was nice to think that I might need heip That is a sensible, constructive proâ€" gramme as far as it goes, but we suzâ€" gest to the Honorable Minister that what is needed most is the repeat of His five points are as follows: (1) continued promotion of B.C. mining in Eastern Canada and United States; (2) construction of new mining roads, rather than improvement of existing roads, thus giving access to possible new producers; (3) changes in the Mineral Act to bring it ‘up to date, but only after all interested parties nave been consulted; (4) continued training of young miners and prospectors who must be placed in the field if new mines are to be found, and (5) serious conâ€" sideration of suggestions to grubs‘ake older prospectors during the winters to assist then in continuing their work. He has presented a fiveâ€"point proâ€" gramme for consideration of the mining industry and if it meets with general approval will, we assume, father the necessary legislation before the next session of the Provincial Legislature. To whom does the warm spot in the bed belong on a cold nightâ€"the wife who first climbed between the icy sheets or the husband who comes hoins later and demands the coveted plaze as lord of the household? Superior Judge Van Nostrand has the perplexing problem to decide in the divorce suit of Mrs. Anna Weisinger, of Buchanan St., and Jack Weisinger. The testiâ€" mony was that the police were called to the Weisinger home to quiet a war that started when Weisinger ordered his wife to move over and she insisted on remaining in the spot she had warmed up. Colorado: The Colorado Springs Inâ€" dependent issues a statistical report on petting conditions in the Gerat Open Spaces: California: Divorce news from San Francisco : Some Interesting Tales from The American Mercury Alabama: The alert Shelby Democrat reports that rarity, the good loserâ€"a man ignominiously defeated when he ran for sheriff: He got 55 votes cut of a total of 3,500, and the next day he walked down Main Street with two guns hanging from his belt. "You were not elected and you have no right to carry guns," fellowâ€"citizens told him. Intellectual government in Los Anâ€" geles is progressing as shown by the Associated Press: For two hours the city council arguâ€" ed the question of whether dogs can read, then delayed action on the subâ€" ject because no expert opinion could be found. The argument was over a proposed ordinance requiring dozs, chickens, *cats, turkeys, canaries, and donkeys to be silent in the city between 10 jp.m. and 6 a.m. Councilman Byror. Brainard precipitated the argument with the que. yion: "Can dogs read? How will they know when they showd not tbark?" A story is being told of a tourist wno at nightfall found himself lost in the Garden of the Gods and finally reâ€" sorted to firing a glun he was carrying, in the hope that the sound might bring aid,. Imagine his surprise, folâ€" lowing the report of the gun, to be able to count the headlishts of 159 autoâ€" molhiles, just turned on. (From Globe and Mail) Apropos of an article in this column calling attention to the decline of prosâ€" pecting in Canada during the season now closing, it is interesting to note that Ontario and Quebec are not the only provinces where activity is at 2 low ebb. The press of British Columbia has recently become vocal upon the subject and one man at least has been fired with desire to accomplish somethingâ€" the Han. W. J. Asselstine, Minister of Mines, a practical miner, well advised of the difficulties controntinzg the proâ€" moter and with a long and fine record of metallurgical achievement. "Listen, folks," he replied, "a man with no more friends than ‘ve sn in this county needs to carry guns." Need Individualism for Most in Mining "My husband developed a wretched form of gastric acidity," she writes. ‘"‘"‘Méals were a misery to him. He often could not sleep for heartburn. Busiâ€" ness kept him from home a great deal, but when he did get a spell at home, I gave him Kruschen Salts. I was amazâ€" ed at the results, That weary look left his face, and his indigestion gradually disappeared,. It is a treat to hear him say, ‘IT‘m hungry.‘ It seems too good to be true."â€"(Mrs.) KME. The numerous salts in Kruschen help to promote a natural flow of the digesâ€" tive and other vital juices of the bodyvy. Soon after you start on Kruschen, you will find that you are able to enjoy your food without distressing afterâ€"effects. And as you persevere with the "little daily dose", you will see that Kruschen brings glorious relief. What a worry he must have been to his wife! No food agreed with him. Acid indigestion made him posiâ€" tively wretched. In this letttér, his wile tells how he got welcome relief:â€" Heartburn Kept Him Awake Afraid to Eat Square Meal Chrisâ€" Leonie of her destructive laws and reâ€" gulations that now render the prosâ€" pector and promoter poweriess to aid in bringing prosperity to themseives and to their Province. What, may we ask, is the sense in [training young men to become prosâ€" pectors when older men remain as abject lessons, battered and whipp=ed after years of search, largely because the Province itself has made it difficult, i not impossible, for them to gain a living in return for those efforts. It seems that if you are going to have dealings with a hospital it is best to be indigent before you start. You are likely to become indigent after you pay the bill anyway and if you are indigent before you are admitted you travel on a pass. Look them overâ€"Germany, Italy, and Japan are the great "haveâ€"nots" toâ€" day. (By Thomas Richard Henry) ‘Troubles never set on the British Empire. If it isn‘t Franco and Spain, Musâ€" solini and Ethiopia, Hitler and Czechâ€" land, it is sure to be Japan and Hongâ€" kong or the Arabs in Bethlehemâ€"not even to mention Mahatma Gandhi. One almost feels that there is too much of the British scattered far afield. They seem to be determined to rect!â€" {y the matterâ€"and this determination is at the root of all the trouble. The Inâ€"Between Man Toronto hospitals groan about the deficits caused by looking after indiâ€" gent patients. It is also interesting to note that the troubleâ€"makers are those countries that possess restricted geozraphical areas and natural resources. The former take the best of all this without feeling the cost and the latter gets medical services without costâ€"to themselves. We would like to see medical treatâ€" ment socialized in some way so that ordinary people would â€"get as good teatment for themselves as they proâ€" vide for the downâ€"andâ€"outers. A Territorial Speaks "Appended hereto is the chorus of the ditty you were quoting in your Monday column. I can‘t recall the name of the tune, but I know how to lhum it." Send out the armyâ€"and navy, Send clut the rank and file, Send out the gallant Territorials, They‘ll face danger with a smile. send out my mother, my sister and my brother, "In future lay off the Territorials; they‘re a good outfit, rank with ou: mitilia, and you weren‘t even in the militia but bome ragâ€"tall gang from Canada. The cost of things like doctors, nurses and hospitals does not matter much to the very rich or the very poor. It is the little solvent people who carry the load. sometimes do without medical attention that they should have, because it costs so much â€"and little Mary needs another pair of shoes. None of the suggestions of the Honâ€" orable Minister is calculated to restore individualism and the spirit of adâ€" venture that spur men on. Without those qualities, all other efforts will fall flat. Troubles, Territorials, Tomfoolery, Thanks, Etce. New roads, a perfeéect Mineral Act, Government publicity in eastern cenâ€" tres, grubstaking of old prospectors, are all good ideasâ€"provided only there is sufficient incentive to the individual under the profit system to roam thce mountains and valleys in search of new mines. If in escrow, what incentive remains? It is not an easy life unds: the best of conditions and as men beâ€" come older they seek surcease from physical discomforts. But the little solvent people help pay for the medical treatment of indigents who make more carefree use of the doctors and hospitals than the people who pay their bills. Since medicine is socialized to this extent, we would like to see the jou completed. DIRECTORY Timmins, Schumacher and South Por¢upine sections of the new directory will go to press in the near future. Please arrange for any additions or changes at once. Northern Telephone NEW TELEPHONE Company Limited But there are a few ministers in this school of fish. We are going to keep it for our own personal appreciationâ€"at the office, of course. The reverend gentleman asks for cerâ€" tain information on certain stocks and bonds. There is really no cause for alarm. From somewhat extended experience in stock trading we are convinced that nothing we can tell him will result in the laying up of treasures on earth to the detriment of his calling. Whenever a reverend gentleman goss into the stock market, it is usually only a very short time before he will be able to go back to devoting all his time to laying up treasures in heavenâ€"and being a poorer but a wiser man. It is rather interesting to note in this "getâ€"richâ€"quick" age, that doctors and dentists lead all the rest when it comes to providing sucker crops. In the first place we think the photoâ€" grapher had something else in mind rather than brightness along economic or political lines when he made his selection. * So we are not going to print this picture. Suggestion "One of the Jones (Boys‘ suggests lowering the sun visor on your car while motoring along the lighted portion of the Middle Road. We will try this on our next trip. It may make driving easier but won‘t help much in the cost of maintaining the lights. We like the stakes with reflectors along the shoulder of the road better than anything else we have seen, and they must cost very little as compared to electric lights. We are not going to run the picture of these four girls who represent the new scheme. In the second place we think the piucâ€" ture of these four coâ€"eds might detract the interest of our readers from the merits of the scheme itself. Treasures on Earth We have a letter signed by a gentleâ€" man who begins his name with "Rey.‘" We would like to see these indicators at regular intervals along the shouliâ€" ders Oof all highways on the straight sections as well â€"as on the curves. Charity Begins at Home? The millions going from England for Czech refugees make fine reading. These millions bound for Czechland make far more inspiring story than would a description of the dole, the poverty, the despair and the hopelessâ€" ness of life in the Black areas of Engâ€" land itself. * Inspired by the $30 every Thursday scheme, the University of boys and girls have started a campaign for "$50 every Friday for folks under "Noteâ€"If you want that interpreted, too, it means the first tbattery raised by the Shropshires, Territorial Forces, of Royal Horse Artillery. Now don‘t get that gummed up, too." G. W., Territorial, may be right but we think this is an entirely different dittv from "He puts poor mother in the dust bin, to stand on sentry guard." $50 on Fish Day The Gentleman on the Picture Dos« sent us a photograph of four coâ€"eds of the University of Galifornia. Battery, ist Linec, Shropshire, TF RH.A. Blairmore Enterprise;..Planting trees is regarded as a recognized way of atâ€" tracting rainfall. Another good plan is to wash the car. Signed: G. W.,. Late Ind Lt., ist is delicious Huntingdon Gleaner: A court contest over a will in Natick, Mass., reveals that ‘"Marshall W. Hoyt," who died last spring, was in reality a woman, Georâ€" gianna W. Wilson, who had been masâ€" querading as a man for ten years. At least. her relatives, seeking her estate, have so declared. The will left everyâ€" thing to Mrs. Hoyt, a widow with three children, who had married "Mr. Hoyt". Relatives. insist. that. there..could.be. no legal marriage between two women, and property could not pass from one to the other. Keep outhouses saniâ€" tary with Gillett‘s Lye Destroys contents ... banishes odors NCLEAN outhouses are a peril to your family‘s health! Keep your outhouse clean and sanitary by using Gillett‘s Pure Flake Lyve reguâ€" larly. Just sprinkle half a tin of Gillett‘s over contents once a week. Used full strength, it quickly destroys contents . . . banishes odors as it cleans. *Gillett‘s Lye makes dozens of messy â€" household tasks easy. Frees clogged drains . . . cleans ugly yellow stains from toilet bowls . . . whisks dirt and grease from pots and pans. Will not harm enamel or plumbing. Keep Gillett‘s Lye always handy. Buy a tin from your grocer toâ€" day. PKEEB BUOUOQUKLE!T â€"Gillett‘s Iwme Booklet gires dorens of ways to makachores and housework easier, Write to: Standard Brands Ltd., Frase. Ave. Liberty St., "nronto, Ont. THIS hideous CREATURE Never dissolve lye in hot water. The action of the lye Itself heats the water. ' brings pain andg misery Cysts of Endameba histoly=â€" tica (a cause of amoebic dy«â€" sentery‘), Just one of the thousands of dangerous orâ€" ganisms that lurk in uncliean outhouses, MADE IN CANADA PAGE 801