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_ "I‘ve known him for years," said Miss ia Fontaine. "I took him to the %oo when he was still in bis schoolâ€" «ays, Joan and ! are going to lunoh en his yacht this aftermnoon. Joan hasn‘t met him yet, though, She‘s thrilledâ€"aren‘t you, Joan?" "__Miss la Fontaine and the Honorable Mre, Dale taiked for a while, and when they began to speak of Piers Mannen, Joan‘s attention was drawn. Everyone was taiking about Plers Mannen. "The trouble is," said Mrs, Dale, "tat he is so young and attractive and so wealthy that women fall for him like ninepins! And he won‘t have anything to do with themâ€"not one!" Joan Denby, of humble origin, is Introduced as a social equal -t.'m- (.l::qn- La Pontaine, rawer I-u‘n‘:: Â¥gina is anxious for K: to marry well and intends to Introduce her to Piers CROWN BRAND CORN SYRUP RATE To terrc3 water and gargle. 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When you have a cold, remember the simple treatment pictured here . . . prescribed by doctors everywhere toâ€" day as the quick, safe way. By "They say . that u.hmn in Bouth about fAve He m:,-::u of .l/.m girls whose mammas are trying to marry them off to him, not to speak of all the other women who will come If he raises his little fAinger! My dear, can you wonder? But in South Amâ€" erica be met a famous dancer who would dave nothing, simply nothing to do with him. He was wild about Itâ€"you know. Hatry Vinev himasif story!" said Miss la Fontaine, "I know for a fact that it‘s true!" "What story is that?" asked Joan, and Xrs, Dale told them in an un dertone, while they watched the un conscious subject of it down below. Plers Hannen had paused to talk to Lord Edward before he went Into the hotel; he was quite close to Joan and her companions as they sat on the terrace, and as be stood be inâ€" wound the bath robe from his should ers and put it on; as be raised his arms to slip into it, his musclss gleamed under his skin in the sunâ€" swhine, Joan noticed a scar on bis left side slanting across his ribs, and Mrs. Dale said immediately: "Did you see that ?" "My dear .how can you believe that story!" said Miss la Fontaine. Because of Aspirin‘s quickâ€"disinte "Plers is ever such a dear," Miss in Fontaine defended him. "Even though he must always heve his own wayâ€" and gets it, too." "I wouldn‘t like to try to stop him!" Joan admitted drily, He was of medJumâ€" beight,. with very broad nhoulders and a fnely proportioned, muscular body, which was bronzed to the walst; his hair, which was cropped rather short, wet from the sea and curling slightly, was a dark reddish color, His eyer were bright blue and is Jaw was very ‘powerful, but Joan who had been exâ€" pecting to see a handsome man, said: "Why, be‘sâ€"" she had been going to say "brutal," but us that seemed raâ€" ther rude about a friend of o-omn.] she substituted the word: "ugly." *I don‘t know that I am, Georgie," said Joan mildly. Though she loved Georgina Ia Fontaine as she might have loved a dear elder sister, Joan bad an independent nature. Pjers Mannen was a very wealthy, much talked of young manâ€"and Joan was nothing, only Georgle‘s secretary, She was not overawed by the idea of Plers Mannenâ€"and she had no fancy for being one of Mre. Dale‘s ninepins, "There he is, now!" cried Mrs. Dale suddenly, and they all looked over the balustrade and saw Plers Hannen. He IM’.I(M.R_I‘!’II“."I.‘ and be was wearing only a pair of bathing shorts, while a gaudy bath robe was slung round his shoulder; he was walking alone and talking to Lord Edward Blagh, another of IIâ€"I la Fontaine‘s friends, know, Hatry Vincy himselt Glat@ Bay, N.S.â€"Dominion Coal “"“’«-Hu offcial anuary, an a #*pOrt of the company announced recently, This was the highest monâ€" NIH-IML the â€" surface since 1927, when 311,323 tons were mined in one month. a great tonlc. 1t will make you feel Ereraar e Ageate: iarole P" Ritchis & Co. Lid s "HWe‘s be there before we are, nevâ€" ertheless," said Lord Edward, and he muttered that it was absurd. "What is absurd?" asked Joan, (To be Continued.) "But Plers is still in the hotel somewhere, I‘m sure," said Miss la Pontaine, _ "We _ saw _ him only a minute or two ago, my dear Blagh." from . Just because more than .'.h-dhnn'by-’y: d-l-b-on-lcldb.‘ old. Aq.'d.nl.h'tlul. Tlay viewrous and you may ‘p uog" lnbvy:d. D:n:.‘.hv.-y years do. ?-A-"fi,-n-.m'. ask Joan to marry him, Joan was equally sure that !f he did so she would refuse, He was a small, baid, young man, with an elderly manner; he came now, to sugest that they should deâ€" part in his car at once for the harâ€" bor and Hannen‘s yacht, The Corsair, or they would be late for luncheon aboard her, \ l:r.'.:.z:'.'::.*..".:,.."g old. A.‘,'.n- all, isn‘t a maiter w in .:‘ :l- d, :.Ah. Ta lsw ',:" ‘ack. n:."'fl ho ‘may To do. Tak: Wineie‘s riguindy EAdward Blagh, He obviously admirâ€" @d Joan very much, and Miss ia Fonâ€" taine said that she was sure he would It was Miss la Pontaine‘s hope that Joau would marry well into the soâ€" clety to which Miss la Fontaine had introduced her; she was always en« couraging Joan to favor this or that young man of wealth and good.famâ€" Hly, who became attracted to her. But Joan always refused to be coaxâ€" ed, and Miss la Fontaine was always amiable and gave way to her, Joan wanted to make ber way in the world; she had been a pensioner in a wealthy house for long enough, aweet and "kind though her Mnl‘ Georgina bad always been to her. She stayed with Georgia because she was fond of her, and Georgle was a dear, But she had no intention of marryâ€" :.z-n'lo:m“lulflo lor purpose being . eternally benefacted by him, The newest of all Miss la Fonâ€" taine‘s candidates for the post of OLD PEOPLE FEEL YOUNG *pze only knows what be wants", saig Miss la Fontaine, "And does what he can to get it. But he‘s the sou} Of honor, Joan, even though he was rather wild at one time." But Joan was rather disappointed. Bhe bad looked forward to the lunâ€" cheon on Hannen‘s yacht that day; and now since she found Piers Hanâ€" men #0 repulsive, she did not think she would enjoy it very much, But there was still a certain amount of: curioslty and amusement in meeting him, for it was as though she had know bim all her life, though she had never seen him before. It persccution, because," of â€" course, . that dancer wasn‘tâ€"well, there had been other men besides Plers. At one time she actually stabbed him, and that is the scar! But that‘s the only sort of woman who interests him â€"one who will fight him of with a knife!" §| "It‘s an absurd story!" protested Miss la Fontaine, though not very ! convineingly, *4 don‘t like him," said Joan. "I don‘t like bis face, It‘s so frightful ly pfutal," Plers Hannen glanced up at the terr=ce as he passed; he saw Miss is Fontaine and waved gaily, with a smile which relleved the grim pugâ€" macl{y of his face; his eyes, very bright blue, lingered for a moment on Joan and then he passed Into the hotel. Joan, watching Plersâ€"Hannen as he turned away to go into the hotel, said in a volcoe of mincere disgust. "What a horrible man!" "Nonsense," said Miss la Fontaine, "He‘s a dear," "Don‘t you belfeve It?" said the plump <Mrs. Daie,â€" challengingly. "I admit that it is possible, knowâ€" Ing. Plers as 1 do," said Miss la Ponâ€" taine with a smile. told me, and he was there in Monte Video with Plers at the time! 8o it must be true. Anybow, he persecutâ€" ed her in the most astoniching fash» lon,â€"so 1 hearâ€"that is, if one can call afortable ~and exaltâ€" I:'l:c-:'n. had ‘turned up at villa, in Cannes, a day or two TONS COAL MINED IX JANUARY Operate on the that your hard times are mfl“ but your own. When you are discouraged, unâ€" certain about the future, it is dangerously easy to m. to wear a spotted coat and # collar, to stoop insterd of stund erect, to look gloomy instead of cheerful. All this is against you. See that your perâ€" sonal mppearance ig not & "give away," us Fo If you cannot afferd a new suit, you can keep the &id one .cleaned and pressed. If you have not the cash for new shoes, polish the old ones until you can see your face in them. If you have to economize, do not let it be on laundry bills _ Nobody‘s The explanation Ing@nious, but it requires unrlh verificaâ€" tion, How that is possible at a time when the very nature of the cosmic rays is still the subjéct of much disâ€" cussion, it is difficult to see. When we know what the cosmic rays really are the mystery may be soived. jJor problems of ‘;Â¥8ical science, An English stwent, H. J. Walke, comes forward with an explanation that m.‘;.‘imh m.‘ Me suggests the stare may F8 diating not simply light, heat and electromagnet‘c energy in a sulcidal conversion of their mass, but that they are riddin; themselves of actual matter in the form of fons or incomâ€" plete atoms, some of which are resâ€" ponsible for the mani/estations of cosâ€" mic rays. But the new sthoo! of astroâ€"physiâ€" clsts contends that the actual age of the universo must be a bunired times greater. It takes tha; ion> for lh{ stars to radiate mass away by the annihilation their mass and Jts conversion 1hto lenersy. How can the universe be neor than . the atars of which composed? The discrepancy of the maâ€" The outer Bubulse are rushing away at the rate of 1(94 -ll:c second. Assuming (.s. we have here optical evidence that the n:' verse is expanding like a soap bul ble, in accordance with the latest fa» shion in nh:o:,-uu it is easy to calculate _the process began and how long ago the great act of creation begam. ‘The answer proves to be tem thousand million years, Its Inconsistencies \re Still A Mystery To Scicntists approach the weigh; of the home, But in relation to .<ber influences its weight is heavy. If from the time that he starts to school he spends an hour and 1 half weekly in church, at the thstre, at the athletic stadium, reaiing the daily press, or listening to te radio, the young Canadian of t«@ay will have to live to the age of # years in or der to spend as mucs time with any one of these as he spends in For almost ten ye>s of his life. the Canadian child 0/ today goes to school. If his naetua) sttendance in months is considered counting ten months as m school war, he receiv= es eight and a half yars of schoolâ€" !'gl.orsbltllllunulnnhu‘ population of appearing the classroom as pupil teacher. There sbut twice many school :s there farmers. and as ; as there men in all other occations c Puzzling Universe As a Issus No. 8â€"‘35 as there are ations . com» the | sre .planning to produce â€" not less tins on dnelineettnare ow any other concern re world that is -uw'l- the manuâ€" facture of bieycles. I The days of romance are not yet mr.lllnn,.-fll..‘“ gling establishment founded as a -.udl'm‘-'hclhb-‘ pression period may yet become a -udnllluuh\-lnhlh'. Consider the case of two brothers belonging to Birmingham, England, lnhhlflldnfldhwhm mallest possible manufacture of :kvdnud who . rented . a Mr-l roomed hous» in that city at a cost of six shillings a week where taey This is the romance of the Herâ€" cules Cycle Company, which will spend 250,000 pounds on newspaper advertising next year and which is today ncknowledged to be in .the foréfront of the international eycle trade. Who can tell if some of the -.'.u“' l-m.‘ ':' past years country by eutâ€"ofâ€"work individuais who were determined to preserve their indeâ€" pendence w.;l not eventually â€" reach the same standing!â€"Brockvile Re eorderâ€"Times, ed, and today their work covers 13 meres and they give employment to 8,000 workpeople. During the past year, the firm has manufactured 600,000 bicycles and next year, they At that time the brothers thought old ametiers. «lt 8 in producing and selling twenty bicycles a week. After a year‘s hard work, however, they found that they had saved enough money to extend their humble "facâ€" MAmm “lMc‘v:s war with their activities, they persever BROWN LABEL â€" 33¢.% 16. Much From Little Yellow Label News! Salada Tea DON‘T RISK BAKING FAILURES . . . ,flvw has a bliend AH leaders in their class at MAGIC Baking Powder for sure results! _ _ on vinreperrmemimamaniie ° «i 1b ure to give much needed employ ment to hundreds of men in 1914â€"15. Since that time hundreds of miles of concrete romds have been built, stretching from Windsor to Mon treal and from Sarnia to points leadâ€" Ing to all urban centres of Ontario. With highways civilization advances. It was so in the old land. The io: mans were the first great roudr:akâ€" ers. They built so well and solidly that many oi their roads are still in H\-‘nmwn;.lmfi “"‘M‘mfi mind back to those farâ€"off days when the legionaries of Caesar laid down the primary conditions of civilizationâ€" roads to travel by. Not by the sword but by the spade did those carty conquerors make their finest en.l quest.â€"Exchange. the first permanent highway was built and it spanned the fortyâ€"mile stretch between Hamilton and To ronto, It was built as a relief meas CHAPPED HANDS? NOT It APPLY HINDS See how quickly it soothes ] Mampag C grsis As Streetsyille 2 decrease, 193 cltisens havirg moved onut. Other montelpalitios ie shown Incremse, wit‘t the cxceptilon of the villages of Bolton «nd Streetsville, Bolten has lo* 32 «itizens and Brampton,â€"The past seven yoars has browght an increase of 2,923 perâ€" suus in (he population of Pes!, as cording to the Agures of David W1 son, Couaty Clerk, Toronto Townâ€"hip, The new schoolhouse itself began to settle when a con}â€"vein under it was ignited. _ The fire had to be dipped out by veteran â€" m‘sers +~ save the structure. with..mn. Insrsame .of ovee Recently _ Washington _ assigned engineers to report on the feasiâ€" bility of putting 500 men to work on the projec,. In. recent weeks, new . outbreaks have occurred in territery hitherto considered exempt, The menace now reaches out over an area of #ix square miles, and is fast nearing the main street of New Straitaville. Repeated futile attempts have been made in the last half century to control the fire. At one time the course of » creek was diverted into the opening of a rassageway, and the water poured vainly into the tumnels. _ Cement walls have been sunk Into the earth, but without suocess, All known crevices have been sealed and steam forced into the great labyrinths, One day the blaze broke throuch into a small working min® on the New Straitsville highway. foreing the miners to flee for theif Jives, This condition discourages efforts to tap the rich mine 10 twe‘ye.foot strata of coul. _ The great Horkin~ fields, which produre & tenth of the nation‘s coa! supply, aure in the fire‘s path, and due for destruction unless the flames are nnt ent or checked. A hage erack extend« a‘l t\> way across a mileâ€"long hill near the town. Those brave enouch to apâ€" proach the crater‘s erde can . sse the conflagration raglog in . its depths. _ Onee a horse fell into the chasm and was instantly consumed. At the edge of the community, .'I:i b.;.'. throuch a eistern . over night, owner next morning found‘ the cistern }:l'l of flame, rad the foundation of his home sinking :(: the pits. Th® house was torn m. Directly in front of the school~ house on the New . Strai‘sville Shawnce State highway the read sank five feet. A nearby prodr=i~= ollâ€"well was hemmed in by cloud« of amoke from the fire 50 feet onderâ€" ground. _ At night the glow illuminates the hillsides. _ In rainy weather, or heavy fog. fumes foat under closed doors, Smoke or gas is ever pres ent in theâ€"surrounding homes, Just behind the new $80,000 high school building, a dozen houses were a>anâ€" doned two years ago when their foundations sank {rto the pits of the inferno. » The : + territory is networke! with caveins and apparently be â€" h-thhl: from which :kh gas es many cases, have overâ€" come persons in the vicinity. The many airâ€"channels in the burning hills helped fan the blaze. Today valuable forests in the vicinâ€" Ity of the town have been killed or stunted by the heat, smoke, and fumes which seep up through the great er in the .earth opened by the ! * heat beneath. ie en t ARmpett #d by violence, One night after the. strike had been in progress for six months, a group of miners seized loaded mineâ€" ears on m tipple at New Straitsville, poured several barrels of cil on them, and ignited it. The blazing carriers were run in to the bowels of the mine, a mile under the bill. In less than 24 hours the whole entry was ablaze. Withâ€" in a week the fire had spread out of control. The start of the fire dates back t ioi ie n m ory. the ‘elghties Ohio‘s first chap ::l:lhlmhd Mine :..:: was . organized Straitsville with a 100 per cent. membership. In 1884, wage reductions precip!â€" tated a great strike in the Hocking Further reductions ndllul-rnul.‘mwm. has destro * more than $50,000,000 worth of con!, and has devastated parts of the countryside above it. At the moment legal compuce..:ns -'-l'hlrhmtb‘:-hu expenditure of $500,000 iy PWA to smother the blaze. o 72 reenliy 1 peny ".:"T:‘:l.dh-‘.bm- un=vzround fire which bas ~sen HALF CENTURY OF FinE STL BURNS3 Rope was v=lw=4 recently t>~* Peel Population Up (The Liter :y Digest) mevkie baw