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The Road to Content Corners BY C. COURTENAY SAVAGE. It was still early in the morning of "It wa a foul! Don't you know that Dominion Day when Boyce Hewett turned his automobile from the main highway to the country road that led to Content Corners. The sun was hot you can't got nothing by playing a skin game? Play fair! ""Cheating shows !" The game went on. Hewett forgot and Boyce had taken off his coat and; business. His soft white shut was opened the soft collar of his shirt. He, crumpled and dirty. The crease was looked much younger than bia ! gone from his immaculate gray trou- thoughts, which were entirely of howisers. He did not even hesitate to cheaply he could buy and at what a slide in hopes of making a base. He large figure he might be able to sell.! was In the game and the game waa It was all very familiar country to j his. Hewett He was born on a farm a Presently a watch waa consulted, mile away from Content Corners, "Gee! I promised to be home at lived there until after his mother's twelve sharp," said one of the older death, when he went to the city where boys. "There's going to be big doings his rise in the business world was, in town this afternoon and I'm going almost spectacular. He was figuring, as he drove along, that while the Board of Directors had made him no outright offer, he believ- to be there." "Yeah! Say, it's hot! I'm all wet. "Let's go swimming let's!" A quarter of a mile away was a id" that they were "thinking of asking ' famous old swimming hole where the MEMORIAL CHAPEL FOR RIDLEY OLD BOYS "BE PREPARE!-," A OOOD SLOGAN FOR AUTOI8TS. The motorists who are (joinyr on tour that on long grades considerable this summer should ronsider the Boy breaking may be done by cutting off Scouts' motto: "Be Prepared." It is the ignition and allowing the car to a good idea to check up on items that i turn over the engine in high or inter- may be needed. Have a special cornur mediate gear. Keeping the car down in the garage or closet in the house to a rather low speed in this manner where various things can be collected, will also be found Uf aava burning up While the automobile of to-day is a the brake lining. pretty reliable vehicle, it should be It is of utmost Importance to keep remembered that a tour often takes the brake drums free from oil. When one to out-of-the-way places where the car is driven out Into 1he country Ridley College Memorial Chapel, the gift of Ridley Old Boys, dedicated j gervice 3tations are Bcarce and where the crown of the road tilt* the car on Sunday, June 17, at St. Catherines. The handsome structure forms a , the driver - is more dependent on his over, so that if there is too much oil striking add'tion to the college buildings and represents an outlay uf $125,000 ; own resource8 than usual, In case any- in the differential case it wili work entirely contributed by former Ridley College students. _^___ [thing S eB wrong with his machine. through the axle housing to the brake _. . .= The tourist who goes by auto fully drum on the right side. "You couldn't do that you would prepared for the emergencies which | BEWARB or , _ , jj glanced at Betty, sitting beside' - , ... . him to represent them in Content water was deep and clear, the thick him b Wou , d she gmile so sweet i y jf no t have done that if you had the may arise is not likely to have his va-l If ^ enjf)ne show8 a tendency to - Corners. Yesterday afternoon he had hedge of trees and bushes shut out ' ^ j chance!" c tlon "I 1 . ^ unhappy exper - knock when hi] , ^ wou , d ^ learned that the Directors had posi- the rest of the world and the stream did the - r ahare , n themaking( i wonder! Well I'm not going to encea. A little engin. trouble will weU ^ hftve ^ carbon removed be _ . of this nation." Boyce heard the do it. I'm going to do something else cause no consternation in his mind. f . tour It is di3agTeeabla again. "Now it is our time, instead. I see straight now. I'm gouiff Bud weather will not delay h pro- * B lively decided to build a branch of the was wide enough for a short race, railroad through to Content Corners;; "Sure! Come on won't take but a why he wa hurrying to 'few minutes come on." The young- nofc 8eem thgt we car do a to tell the folks how much their land gresg. In fact, there la nothing that many land options as pos-i er lads sped off, ihrieking with joy. ' d } hgre - n thu Utt , e vll i aK e' will bring and not to sell it to the can take the joy out of life as he pro- >e the farmers and small- i The older boys undecided, looked at ^ ut if we { lve our lives so that we re- first land shark who reads the an- ' - 1 1 " "" h " " town folk became aware of the for- ! Boyce, feeling instinctive deference to flect tfae true spirit of Cana( j a> then nouncement of the new road." tune that awaited them. Land in Con- ffuest. ' W(J Bha ,j bfl ^^ our ghare We can ' t ' "Let's tell Mother," Betty said sud- ought to be taken on The car should be gone ovor sys- tematically to be sure that all nuts are tight and properly supplied with an- ceeds calmly on his way. SPEED ELIMINATES JOY. we =uo.. i^... B 1 The speed hound knows nothing cotter pins or lock workers. All part* tent Corners was going to be valuable, 1 Tn e perspiration was rolling from M ^ f amou s but we can all be clean, 1 denly. She could not put her feelings , bout the pleasure of touring, and the should be carefully scrutinized to sea especially when it was known that his face and the back of his neck burn- upfight mftn and women , working for; into words Mother would under- j feUow who ig a i way9 worrying lest that there are no cracked or badly the sole purpose of the men who were *d where the hot sun had reached the the good of ^ commumty an d so for! stand everything. ; he may not arrive at a certain point at worn parts that are likely to give out to build the branch railroad, was to tender skm. He looked at the pool and th(j gQQd Q{ the whole country . We! "Yes, but first, dear.^ there is some- exact i y 8 certain time might better under the strain of touring. take advantage of the water power , S rm , ned -. , v ,_, __, __J can maintain that most enviable of, thing I must tell you," and he drew have stayed at home, If it is pleasure The compression of this engine the character of an honest her close to him. j he is seeking. Such a person spends should be tested and If found to b "Betty, the Board of Directors will so muc h time wa t c hing the clock on weak in any cylinder the valves should Anhoneatman! Boyce started men-; probably want me to represent the the dash that th beauties of nature be ground in. Spark plugs should ba as the words hit him. Mentally, railroad interests here at the Corners.; laid out for hira to 8e e are entirely lost made perfectly clean, magneto Inter- hit back. He waa honest! What; I'm going to try to be the type of man in the a huffle. To him the memory of ruptor points should be cleaned and from the hills and build several manu-i "Sure! Come on!" he said, and five facturing plants. - minutes later they all splashed into He had planned his campaign has- the cool water. man." tily but accurately, making mental There la no sensation on earth note of the places on which he wanted 1 uit * akin . to . throwing off the gar- options. The prime site of all was ments of civilization and drifting un- fae ged to do wag qu ite within i the speaker was talking about to-day the trip w)11 be i ar?e ly about so many adjusted to gauge, high tension dls-! the four or five acres of land where hampered through water. It is free- the ]aw wjthin the law yes but' a good, honest, hard working citi- imeals and 8O many bedg man who is starting out for a tributor cleaned out and battery test- The commutators of the gener- motor should be up if badly the two small rivers met. He wished dom cleanliness! Hewett lay on his j in _ ' fair? He thought of the base- 1 zen. I want them and you and the land did not belong to Betty. Of back, floating, his eyes to the heavens. bal , e of the morning and how | Mother to be proud of me. * *>v motor trip with a new car? which has 1 "tor and starting m. course, Mrs. Sawtell, Betty's mother, ; Presently he raced half a dozen fel- ^ boyg ye , led for fair playin g. The! we've n.ver really been engaged but, bgen trle(J out e h to be gure it ls examined and tuned had often said that the land was not; ^ the len ; h * th swimming-hole who , e woj . ld 8eemed to be thinking of Betty, you know-" j , n eondltlon nee(1 only know he has! scored, worth its taxes but Just the same, he and won. When he clambered up the it _ hurling it at him . "I know," she breathed softly, I; w)th him th- th{ most , ike , ^ fee i In addition to the usual tools the could not convince himself that it was bank toward his clothes, he was sing- when the exercise were over> he know!" and she might have said more needed for an eraerRency But if the! tourist should take at least one set of entirely* fair to take advantage of in e an unknown melody of content , ked silent i y home with Betty. ! If he had not kissed her. car hag befin , n 3ervi( . e for 8everal ' electric bulbs for the car, a couple of Mrs. Sawtel! and her daughter. j that originated in his heart | , <How would you 1;ke to be ric h?| Before Content Corners went to bedj monthg or mor(Ji he ought to give it a extra spark plugs, one or two extra If he married Betty well, thatl When they were dressed, he offered he asked suddenly. (that night, the news of the coming of | thorough mBpec tion before starting, tires carried on the rims, a couple of would be different. But was he going a ride home to any who lived down i don - t know," she considered, the railroad had spread. Men and wo-, Qne Q{ the tmngg hg ha8 to attend extra inner tubes and patches of to marry her? She was very beauti- [ toward the village. They climbed in -There are lots of things nicer than men brushed away the tears at t<j jg thg refilling of the gear caseg cement for tire troubles. Also include ful but a very simple little lady, after happily and begged him to "let her a i ot O f mo ney. It doesn't buy a real- thought of boys who had gone away| Both the trangmigaio,, and differential a fire extinguisher, tow rope, spool of all. He was going tq be so very rich,: out" % l y happy time nor health, nor" she to work and who would be coming, caseg snou i d be dra j ned O f O ji und ( annealed wire, a pair of side cutting so very successful, thst he wondered) As he drove over the bridge from hesitated. "I guess it's more apt to back. The young people swelled withj washed out care f u lly with kerosene, pliers and a roll of tape. If the stor- if he ought not to have a smart, up- j which was visible the point of land get one i nto trouble," she added. j the pride of opportunity. In their j A( . the game time the rs snoa i d be | age battery i.s depended upon entirely to-date city bride? He shrugged hia ! caused by the meeting of the two, "Well, anyway," h said, "I've come dreams they saw progress, comfort, exam j ne d closely to see if they are ln lfor Ignition a set of dry cells should shoulders, shifted his thoughts and be- small streams, he glanced quickly in j about business. The railroad has de- luxury, coming to them on rails of j gQod ,, hape Qne may find a tooth or 1 be carried so that in 'case of entire gan to wonder if the Cummings' field; its direction. He meant to look overj cided to bu jid a spur into Content steel. And everywhere the name of twQ clipped t h ou gh not broken enough failure of the storage battery ignition would be suitable for exploitation, that land very carefully, to be sure Corners. It's coming right up the' Boyce Hewett was mentioned with to make tne cond ition known by sound. and lj g ht s may be had for a short time The field was on a straight line with ^ was as good a site as he had imag- va iiey and they're going to tnake a! pride. It had been a great Dominion Th(J mater j a i may hnve been too hard even though the engine ha to be Day. in the first place, so the break may cranked by hand. the proposed railway and there were ine d. There was no time now, how- }j Us tli n g little towri of this place." two swift streams that joined the ' ever, for he had telephoned early that, -Really?" river at that point. When he made morning to Betty and told her of his! "Sure as you live. And that piece driving back to the city, looked out At any rate lt ghould be replaced, for the turn "beyond the Cummings' farm- ^"tended trip. She had made him of property where the two rivers across the dusk and smiled. He felt u ifj hkely to give troub i e at any Late that night. Boyce Hewett; not have been the ' fau]t of the drlvep .[ house, he drew his car to the side of promise to be their guest. He knew meet t h a t^-" he stopped. mentally, morally, as he had felt the road and jumped out. time. When cleaned, the cases should that all morning Mrs. Sawtell had A great revu l s i n of feeling swept; physically in the water of the swim- b re f,i] e a w i t h an ample amount of; _ t __ *__ A^_ l*j__ !___ ._ !__, _ 1 l_ it- _ i _ **. . The field was a large one. He climb- been bus y ln the Icitchen just as his; through him. He saw! ming-hole that afternoon clean. new lubricanti but not ^ much . If looked about and started on of exploration. In the far corner of the field a j{Toup of boys were playing baseball. it may have been his business inter- other things, jests that led him in their direction or Betty was in the rather spacious i Til- lit Ml WaD a Ul! ;'.'. UIlc. I1C CHIIIU- , 1*1 1 fl iwft. I - . , J **! """ "vw wv ' ed the rather dilapidated stone wall, own mot her would have been. Twelve, "Betty," he said softly. "Betty, I've Honor-that was the height he had oversupplied it will work ont and scat . tour was the universal noon meal hour for! a con f e ssion to make. When I came gained, the honor for which Can- ter QVer th(J car an<J probably ^ t on Content Corners and he wanted to be he re this morning, I was going to do' adians died. Then, too, there was' the bfake drums> caus j ng them to slip. j Betty-and Betty was Love! Honor; The cran!t casc of the engine shou i d on time. He was hungry for what a very rot ten thing." would come out of the kitchen and She looked up quickly, startled, and Love! what more could any man be drained and c i eaned out with kero- "You f" j want? lt had beL '" a & reat Confed- gene an(] fregh oi , ghou , d ^ t in "Yes. ;i I'm sorry. I must tell you. eration Day. /perhaps it was a sudden assertion of garden of the well-kept cottage, a' Before any of you people knew of the ||lis own youth. He was only twenty- pretty picture in her soft white dress.', new road to Content Corners, I was ( tlx, hardly out of the boy class him- Sne greeted him cordially, with a j going to get lonjr options on all the i self Certainly one would never have wistful shyness that made him sud- best land and then sell it to the rail- ' imairlned him to be a man of schem- denly guilty that he should have stay- road. I I planned to make a lot of nuts so far has found that 145 differ- V _ _i _ i i !-_ !_ij i T : ~U~,.i an t frvrwl rT*nft n ofa n n (1 nfherwla** lido. HI* Services Needed. Wlffle (listlessly) "T!m mend* If the oiling system is working prop- everything." erly, it is best to let it alone except Hubby-"! wish you d bunt him up to see that it is well filled with the and et hlm to * to work on thes cocks!" Useful Peanut. proper quality of lubricant while on An Alabama experimenter with pea- ' t j le road Stamp. Ripplan$Rhi)ro *VttMMDt\ / Ing business methods. He was of fair ed away so long and his letters been j easy money. By more or less cheat- , ent food products and otherwise use- height, with a broad forehead and so few. Mrs. Sawtell offered him the 'ing my friends." i ful articles can be derived frcm them. clear, clean eyes. I frank affection that Betty had been As' he walked toward the boys there too shy to give him. She had always was a shout and his attention was di- liked Boyce. She had no misgivings in rected to a ball, swiftly rolling along h* r heart that some day he and Betty the ground near him. He picked up would marry. the ball and hurled it back. Once he Af ter dinner they all went to the had been a good player but now the village green, where there was to be ball fell short. To excuse his poor singing and speeches. The speaker throw, he walked closer to the players. f the da y was the local political lead- They were country boys of from fif- <'. a rather forceful talker. Boyce teen to twenty and they were playing listened half-heartedly. Within him, "sides." . ; a battle waa raging. This was such "Hello, Boyce!" one of the older n bi * chance to make money ; but was boys greeted him. "Want a game?", it square? A shout from the ball He shrugged his shoulders, unde- K ame wemed to echo to him Play cided. The game went on. It was / QI ' r ' mostly a case of throw and hit, not "Working for their fellow men," the the fancy game of the high-priced ball speaker's phrase stuck in Boyce's park but rather the excitement of the mind. Well, after all, he would be back lot Gradually the tingle of It doing a lot of good to the peopla of crept into Hewett's blood. He barrow- the town. However, he could not free ed a fielder's mitt and went to a base himself of the forceful thought that to enter the game. It was fun. I wWIe he was going to benefit them all. For an hour Boyco Hewett played h would, at the same time, be tak- ball. When he fanned the air and in f advantage o* them. He wlahed struck out, they laughed and so did * had "ever corr 3 to Content Cor- he. When he hit with such force that i n ers! The call for a discriminating his "side" scored three runs, they | decision was not e isy to meet, looked at him with pride and his heart A cross ftre of emotions went on In swelled. When there was a dispute his mmd - On moment he berated as to whether a ball had fallen fair, himself for a sentimental idiot, the or foul, he was called upon as deciding next the call of his blood, honest, Judge. It was quite plainly a foulj country Wood, came to him and, echo- and this in spite of the fact that his i"K down the years, were the tenets decision was against his team. of statesmanship that had made this "Yeah, see!" one of the boys called, great national holiday a possibility. HAVING A JOB "My task, It Is baleful." you plaintively eob; you ought to be grateful that you have a Job. You ought to be thankful; when payday arrives you'll have a tin bank full of X's and fives. "The wood I am sawing Is too touh to burn; th wage I am drawing is half what 1 earn; the ax and the wedges my shoulders have lamed; no wonder man hedges when labor Is named. I'd like to cease splitting and sawing the logs; I'd cut out my knitting aud play with the dogs," I bear you complaining, you're weary ot toll, of striving and straining and digging the soil. But when you deliver the honeot old sweat, you ride In your flivver, and you're out of debt. Your wife has a mantel, a 1M that Is new, on payday your auut'll be wearing one, too. Your kids are all flossy In worsted aad s'llk, your brindled cow, Bossy, Is furnishing milk. Your home is a htiven where you may repose-; why croak like a raven aud catalogue woes? Just lose the employment that wor- ries your heart, and all the enjoyment of lite will depart. You ought to be grinning since you have a Job; heave smiles that are winning and cut out the sob. my g()n . FILL THE GREASE CUP. Of course, the grease cups should be Consider its real worth ; filled and all points which are lubri- Though modest It can make Its way cated by oil from a squirt can shoaid xo anv place on earth. be taken care of. All the wheel bear- 1 ing should be examined to determine Just bear the p 0sta ge stamp In mind; their condition and to sec that they 'Twill hlp you turn the trick: are properly lubricated. If very dirty, y OUi to0j can w j n to anv go,^ they should be cleaned url fresh . K you w m on iy B tjck. grease applied. It is well to carry an extra gallon of engine oil in the car. also a small can of grease. Sometimes an accident Edgar Daniel Kramer. -*- Enormous Siberia. In Siberia Is comprised one-ninth of I occurs which causes a loss of the main all the land surface of the globe. j supply of oil, making it impossible United States, Great Britain and all i to drive even a mile without an extra Europe, except Russia, could bo put ! supply. Likewise, if the gasoline tank into Siboria, with a big corner to i is not provided with an emergency spare. j tank or chamber, an extra gallon of * ! gas should be carried. Convenient! Rooks Llve to be 700 ' 1 emergency tanks for this purpose may', ClasBlcal writers tell us of raven* be secured at any necessary store. ; which lived for 240 years. But eveo Both seta of brakes should be care-| tbeae birds may be said ti> Iuivj*die4 fully examined to see that the lining young when compared with th TOO- is not worn too thin and that the dif- year-old rooks which Pliny mentions ferent pins and clevises of the brake in his writings-. linkage are not worn so as to be weak and likely to give way in touring' under extraordinary pressure. Often in tourinjj one comes upon unexpected grades, some of them miles long, and the tourist phould be prepared for prolonged and extraordinary service on the part of his brnkes. Where prolonged service is required it should be possible to use the two sets of brakes alternately. In this connection it is well to keep in mind Buoyant Stuff. "He talks and talks, works -how does ha "Hot air." but nevei IN RABBITBORO WtLL, THIS IS A NICRTinE.TO Bt, coniNci HOME. ,DAO DUMBUNNY WHAT HAVE YOU COT ID SAY FOR, YOUR.SE.LF ? ' WHY - VOO 3E.E , I STARTED HONE E.ARLY, AN' I MET CHARLIE. COTTONTAIL . AN' HE. SAID HIS WIFE WAS AWFUL NERVOUS 'CAUoL A FOX HAD BE-E.N PROWL! N' A- ROUNP THE. HOU5E. ALL DAY, AN', HE. ASKE-P ME TO COrAE. OVG.R AN t>TAy TILL HEft FATHE.R ARRIVE t> AN' THEN VMHEN HER FATHER ARRlVEP I CAnEL ftlCJHT HOME- ! I HOPE. THAT EXPLANATION IS SATISFACTORY .' 71 IT IS MORE. THAN SATIS FACTORY .' IT is I