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So, in the face of this catastrophe, where a less love must have been de stroyed utterly, Dick remained loyal. His passionate regard did not falter for a moment. It never even occurred to him that be might cast her off, might yield to his father‘s prayers, and abandon her. The father suffered with the son. He was a proud man. intensely gratified over the commanding position to which be had achieved in the commercial world. proud of his business integrity, of his standing in the community as a leader, proud of his social position, proud most of all of the son whom hbhe so loved. Now,. this hideous disaster threatened his pride at every turnâ€" worse, it threatened the one person in the world whom be really loved. Distraught by this violent interjecâ€" tion of torment into a life that hitherâ€" to had known no important suffering, Dick Gilder showed what mettle of man lay beneath his debonair appearâ€" ance. And that mettle was of a kind worth while. He did not for an inâ€" stant believe that she was guilty of the crime with which she had been origâ€" fnally charged and for which she had served a sentence in prison. For the rest, be could understand in some deâ€" gree how the venom of the wrong inâ€" flicted on her had poisoned her nature through the years, till she had worked out its evil through the scheme of which he was the innocent victim. He cared little for the fact that recently she had devoted herself to devious deâ€" vices for making money, to ingenious schemes for legal plunder. He realized that his son loved the womanâ€"nor could he wonder much at that. His keen eyes had perceived Mary Turner‘s graces of form, her loveliness of face. He had appre hended, too, in some measure at least, the fineness of ber mental fiber and the capacities of her beart. Deep withâ€" in him, denied any outlet, he knew bhere lurked a curious, subtle sympathy for the girl in her scheme of revenge aegainst himself. Dick had followed the others out of her presence at her command, emphaâ€" sized by her teaving him alone when he would have pleaded further with her. Since then be had striven to obâ€" tain another interview with his bride, but she had refused him. He was deâ€" nied admission to the apartment. Only the maid answered the ringing of the telephone, and his notes were seemingâ€" ly unbeeded. Gilder, in his library this night, was pacing impatiently to and fro, eagerly listening for the sound of his son‘s reâ€" turn to the bhouse. He was anxious for the coming of Dick, to whom he would make one more appeal. If that should failâ€"well, he must use the inâ€" fuences at his command to secure the forcible parting .of ‘the adventuress from his son. Finally the son entered the room and went at once to his father, who was standing waiting, facing the door. "I‘m awfully sorry I‘m so late, dad," be said simply. ‘"Where bave you been?‘ the father demanded gravely. But there was great affection in the flash of his gray eyes as he scanned the young man‘s face, and the touch of the hand that he prt on Dick‘s shoulder was very tm + _ "With that woman again?" "*No, father, not with her. She won‘t Aftermath of Tragedy. E Gilders, both father and son, endured much suffering ; throughout the night and day that followed the scene in Mary Turner‘s apartment, when she had made known the accomplishment of her revenge on the older man by hber ensnaring of the younger. "Naturally! She‘s got all she want ed from youâ€"my name!" "It‘s mine, too, you know, sir." woman‘s ills. If you want speâ€" clal advice write to Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. (confiâ€" dential)Lynn,Mass. Your letter will be opened, read and answered by a woâ€" man and held in strict confidence. The above are only two of the thouâ€" sands of grateful letters which are conâ€" stantly being received by the Pinkham Medicine Company of Lynn, Mass., which show clearly what great things Lydia E. Pinkham‘s Vegetable Comâ€" pound does for those who suffer from woman‘s ills. Belleville, N.S., Canada.â€"‘"I doctored for ten years for female troubles and did not get well. I read in the paper about Lydia E. Pinkham‘s Vegetable Compound and decided to try it. Iwrite now to tell you that I am cured. You can publish my letter as a testimonial.‘‘ â€" Mrs. SUVRINE BABINE, Belleville, Nova Scotia, Canada. Another Woman Recovers. Auburn, N. Y.â€""I suffered from nervousness for ten years, and had such organic pains that sometimes I would lie in bed four days at a time, could not eat or sleep and did not want anyone to talk to me or bother me at all. Sometimes I would suffer for seven hours at a time. Different doctors did the best they could for me until four months ago I began giving Lydia E. Pinkham‘s Vegetable Compound a trial and now I am in good health.‘"‘â€"Mrs. WILLIAM H. GILL, No. 15 Pleasant Street, Auburn, New York. From Female Ilisâ€"Restored to Health by Lydia E. Pinkham‘s Vegetable Compound. WOMAN SUFFERED TEN YEARS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 1915 CHAPTER XH!. of Lynn, Mass., l EP\ ; what great things | 2l ; s Vegetable Comâ€" | e who suffer from f | 8. _ | s o 3 a W ‘ 4 & Al 3 a 3 Wearco i Oe h 5 P Al 1 yosee sion ol in to" i eveiea‘s Gilder was in despair. What arguâ€" ment could avail him? He cried out sharply in desperation. "Yes, dad," came the answer. "If 1 could avoid it 1 woulidn‘t hurt you for anything in the world. I‘m sorry, dad, awfully sorry"â€" He besitated, then his voice rang out clearly: "But I must fight this out by myselfâ€"fight it out in my own way. And I‘m going to do it!" y The butler entered. "A man to see yon, sir,‘" he said. The master took the card. "Very well," be said, "show him up." His glance met the wondering gaze of his son. "Do you realize what you‘re doing? Don‘t go to smmash, Dick, just at the beginning of your life. Oh, 1 beg you, boy, stop! Put this girl out of your thoughts and start fresh. You‘re all 1 bhave, my boy." "She‘s skipped!" he said triumphbâ€" antly. "It‘s Burke," he explained. "What on earth can bhe wantâ€"at this time of night?" Dick exclaimed. ~"You may as well get used to visits from the police." A momeunt later Inspector Burke enâ€" tered the room. Dick made a step forward. His eyes flashed, and there was anger in his voice as he replied: "I don‘t believe it." "She left this morning for Chicago," Burke said, lying with a manner that long ~babit rendered ~altogether conâ€" vincing. "l told you she‘d go." He turned to the father and spoke with an air of boastful good nature. "Now, all you have to do is to get this boy out of the scrape and you‘ll be all right." "I1 guess we can find a way to have the marriage annulled or whatever they do to marriages that don‘t take," said Burke. "That‘s what they will do to youtr wife," Gilder went on harshly, "to the woman who bears your name and mine. What are you going to do about it? y "If we only could!" The cry came with deepest earnestness from the lips of Gilder, but there was little hope in his voice. The brutal assurance of the man in thus ~referring to things that were sacred moved Dick to wrath. "Don‘t you interfere," he said. Nevertheless Burke held to the topic. "Interfere! â€" Huh!" he ejaculated, grinning broadly. "Why, that‘s what I‘m paid to do. Listen to me, son. The minute you begin mixing up with crooks you ain‘t in a position to give orders to any one. The crooks have got no rights in the eyes of the polic® Just remember that." "It will never happen. She will go straight, dad. ‘That I know. You would know it if you only knew her as Iâ€":do." The son was writhing under the words. The woman of whom these things were said was the woman whom he loved.. Yet every word had in it the piercing, horrible sting of truth. °® masks on their faces. Her picture, of course, is already in the rogues‘ gal lery, but they will take anotherâ€"yes, and the imprints of her fingers and the measurements of her body." "*They will stand her up where the detectives will walk past ber with Dick threw out his bhands in a gesâ€" ture of supreme denial. But the faâ€" ther went on remorselessly. "Don‘t talk to me about ber innoâ€" cence. There‘s only one course open to you, my boy.. You must give this girl up. If you don‘t what are you going to do the day your wife is thrown into a patrol wagon and carâ€" ried to police hbeadquarters, for it‘s sure to happen? The cleverest of peoâ€" ple make mistakes, and some day she‘li make one." "I‘m not sure that I want to get out of it, father." "You want to stay married to this jail bird!" § "I‘m very fond of her." "Now that you know ?". "Now that I know," Dick said disâ€" tinctly. *"Don‘t you see, father? Why, she is justified in a wayâ€"in her own mind anyhow, I mean. She was innoâ€" cent when she was sent to prison." Gilder looked at his son with a strange, new respect. "Dick,." he criedâ€""boy, you are all 1 have in the world. ‘You will have to free yourself from this woman some how. You owe me that much." "1 owe something to her, too, dad." "What can you owe ber? She trickâ€" ed you into the marriage. Why, legaiâ€" ly it‘s not even that.. There‘s been nothing more tbhan a wedding cere mony. We must get you out of the serape." But Dick was not listening. Bk owe something to her, too, dad." "Nowhere yet. But just about the time he‘s starting for the west IP‘ll have her down at bheadquarters. Dem:â€" arest will have her indicted before noon. She‘ll go to trial in the afterâ€" noon, and tomorrow night she‘ll be sleeping up the river. .That‘s where she is going." "Well, perhaps I can‘t, but 1 will!" Suddenly bis face grew bard. His heavy jaw shot forward aggressively as he spoke. "Think I‘m going to let that girl make a joke of the police department? Why, I‘m hbere to get her, to stop her anyhow. Her gang is going to break into your bhouse tonight." "Not exactly," Inspector Burke con:â€" fessed, "but ber pals are coming to try to pull off something right bere. Sbe wouldn‘t come, not if 1 know hber. She‘s touo clever for that. Why, if she knew what Garson was planning to do, she‘d stop him." The inspector paused suddenly. For a long minute his face was seamed with thought Then hbhe smote his thigh with a blow strong enough to kill an ox. His face was radiant. "I‘ve got.ber!" he cried. He went to the desk where the telephone was and took up the receiver. ‘"Headquarters?" heâ€"called. "Inspecâ€" tor Burke speaking. Who‘s in my ofâ€" fice? I want him quick." He swmiled as ‘he listened, and he spoke again to Gilder. "It‘s Smith, the best man 1 have. That‘s luck, if you ask me." Then again bhe spoke into the mouthâ€" piece of the telephone. "What good will all that do?" Gilder demanded impatiently. It was not until the door was closed after Dick that Burke spoke. "He‘ll go to Chicago in the morning you think, don‘t you?‘ he asked. "Best thing that could hbave hap pened! You see, bhe won‘t find het there." "Oh, Ed, send some one up to that Turner woman. You have the address. Just see that she is tipped off that Joe Garson and some pals are going to break into Ed@ward Gilder‘s bouse toâ€" night. Get some stool pigeon to hand bher the information. You‘d better get to work quick. Understand?" The inspector hung up the receiver and faced hbhis bhost with a contented smile. "She‘ll come to stop ‘em. â€" When we get the rest of the gang we‘ll grab her too. Just call your man for a minute, will you, Mr. Gilder?" *"You give me your word, inspector," Dick said, "that you won‘t notify the police in Chicago until I‘ve been there twentyâ€"four bours?" _ ‘‘Where did she go then?" Gilder queried, wholly at a loss. & "Give me 3100 Spring," be said. As bhe waited for the connection he smiled widely on the astonished Gilder. Gilder pressed the electric button on his desk. At the same moment, through the octagonal window, came a blinding flash of light that rested for seconds, then vanished. Burke was startled by the mysterious radiance. "What‘s that?" he demanded sharply. "It‘s the flashlight from the Metroâ€" politan tower," (Gilder explained. "It swings around this way about every fifteen minutes The servant forgotb to draw the curtains." The inspector smiled acquiescence. "Seems reasonable," he admitted., **No, no, Dick!" the father cried. ‘"You shall not go! You shall not go!" The inspector shot a word of warnâ€" ing to Gilder in an aside that Dick could not bear. "Keep right." *"‘Then I‘ll go.‘"‘ Dick smiled rather wanly at his father. "You know, dad, I‘m sorry, but I‘ve got to do what J think is the right thing." Gilder stood motionless for a moâ€" ment. "But," be said wonderingly, "you can‘t do that." "What?"‘ ~Gilder demanded. "You mean she‘s coming here as a thief?" "You‘re on." Burke replied genially. "They won‘t get a whisper out of me until the time is up." The face of the young man took on a totally different expression. He went close to the inspector and spoke with intense seriousness,. "Burke," he Said pleadingly, "give me a chance. IPl leave for Chicago in the morning. Give me twentyâ€"four hours start before you begin hounding her." "Certainly," Gilder answered. "But L don‘t like it." "I‘m no mind reader," be said. "But she‘l! probably stop at the Blackstone â€"that is, until the Chicago police are tipped off that she is in town." thoughts were again wholly with ths woman he loved, who, as the inspector fAeclared, bad fled from him. "Where‘s she gone in Chicago?" Burke answered in his usual gruff fashion, but with a note of kindliness that was not without its effect on Dick. 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Wanted to exchange 3 good houses and lots, Hamilton, $15,000 for 2o acres ~near Grimsby. No encumâ€" brance. Ask The Independent for particulars. § If you are thinking of _ bu this season, look me up. Estimates of plans furnished Phone 97 rinsg 100 acres, only $1,250, $700 cash, bal 6 per cent. Box 39 Address REAL ESTATE Altogether, along the Canadian Northern lines in the prairie proâ€" vinces the increase may be averaged at forty per cent. The figures give ~a total acreage plowed last fall of 6,181,8376 acres, This is an increase of 1,766,108 acres over the preceding year. Figured at 21.38% bushels to the acreâ€"the flat average of the yield in western provinces ‘in 1914 for wheat, oats and «barleyâ€"the grain yield from fallâ€"plowed lands along the Canadian Northern in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta would be 182,157,818.¢p bushels. On the yield basis of last year the increased acre age would produce 37,759,389.04 bush ACREAGE INCREASED Within the next few weeks the farmers in Canada will be engaged upon the work of seeding the greatâ€" est. acreage which has ever been given over to the production of grain in the history of the Dominion. While statistics portraying the actual increase in area will qot be given until the federal authoritiese at Otta wa compile in the late spring the reports from their correspondents on work done, the findings of investi gations which have already been com pleted point clearly to the concluâ€" sion that the additions throughout he Western provinces, at least, will be very considerable in extent. Offiâ€" cials of the Canadian Northern â€" reâ€" cently finished a survey of fall plow ing along the lines of the company in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alâ€" berta. The figures which were sent in, of course deal with the â€" C.N.R. only, but they may be taken as â€" an indication of the manner in which the farmers west of the Great Lakes have responded to the call for a greater production of foodstuffs in Canada. Five hundred and thirtyâ€" nine agents contributed to the reâ€" port in order that _ it would â€" be thoroughly representative of the terâ€" ritory served. No Loss In War Time sSCOTT & SANGSTEER Place Your Order _â€".â€" Now Our horse shoeing departâ€" ment was never in better shape to attend to your wants. We can stop those horses from interfering immediately, if you just let us have a chance at him. You will be wanting a new fruit dray next spring? _ Then why not come and give us your order now, and thus be sure of getting your dray on time. Don‘t put off till the last moment. A. B. TUFFORD FARMS FOR SALE MISS A. BURXNS, Phone 71 Mountain St. Repairiag.of all kinds done See Your Friend Smithville, Lincoln County, Ont Beamsville wWwM,. D. WALKER, Grassies. GRIMSEBY, ONT 91 TL CS DNA GNOIT building miles mile Chicken Croquettesâ€"1 cup â€" bread crumbs,; 2 â€"well beaten eggs, 3 cups chopped cooked chicken, salt and pepper to taste. To the cold cooked chicken add salt, pepper, bread crumbs and beaten egz. If necessary, moisten with milk or chicken gravy. Shape into cones or balls, dip in bread crumbs, beaten egg and then crumbs. Fry until brown in hot fat. How to use cold Turkey or Chickâ€" enâ€"%‘ cup stale bread crumbs, 4 1b. cooked turkey or chicken, 4 cup chopped cooked â€" ham, 1 teaspoon chopped onion, 1 teaspoon chopped parsley, 2 eggs, %4 cup stock or water, salt and pepper to taste, few browned bread crumbs, little dripâ€" ping, tomato or brown sauce. Grease plain mold or pudding basin, sprinâ€" kle inside over with browned bread crumbs, turning out all that will not stick. Fry onion in little dripping then add to chopped turkey,~ wiia ham, parsley, bread crumbs, seasor ings, water and eggs ~well beau~... Pour into prepared mold, cover top with greased paper and bake in mod erate oven threeâ€"yuarters of an houtr. Turn out on hot dish and pour round tomato or trrown sauce. The largest acreage â€" for any one station was reported from Star City, in the black loam district in Northâ€" ern Saskatchewan. It was given as 110,000 and the increagse â€" Over last year as 40 per cent. Naisberry, close to Star City, reported 75,0000 acres. Melfort, nearby on the same line, claimed. an incheasee of 100 per cent. Rosthern reported an increase _ of 300 per cent, over last year. Duck Lake‘s 50,000 acres is an increase of 75 per cent. To the north, Hafford, on the mew line connecting the cities of Prince Albert and North Battleâ€" ford, reported â€"72,000 acres an area 95 per cent. greater than in 1913. To the south, in Saskatchewan, Delisle, on the Saswatoonâ€"Calgary line, reâ€" ported 88,000 acres, which is an inâ€" crease of 30 per cent, Marshall, on the main line toward the Alberta boundaty returned 50,000 acres. In Alberta, the town of Hanna reported 40,000 acres, an increase of 20 per cent. Steller.in the central portion of the provice, gave 30,000 an increase of 20 per cent. Craigmyle, close °to each. In.the former the increase is given at 1400 per cent., while at the latter place there was no fall plowâ€" ing done in 1918. Even in the older settled parts of the West, there are gratifying â€" inâ€" creases, At Morris, in Manitoba, the acreage is given at 30,000 and the increase 35 per cent. At Gladstone, there are 20,000 acres, which repreâ€" sent a 25 per cent increase. At Spirâ€" ling in the Carman subdivision, the agent reports 40,000 whkich is an inâ€" crease of 15 per cent. At Dunrea in the â€" Hartney District ‘the figures jump to 70,000 which represents an increase of 70 per cent. Kipling reâ€" ports 75,000 an increase â€"of 80 per cent. Asg these are the conspicuous returns only, it i»; apparent that Can ada is doing her allotted part of the task which is at present confronting the Empire. 2 beaten eggs, 1 cup milk, 4 teaâ€" spoon soda, salt and pepper to taste, flour. Mix the ingredients well toâ€" gether with flour to make ‘@a batter that can be dropped â€" from a spoon. Drop by tablespoonsful into hot fat and fry a delicate brown. Serve hot. Calgary, reported â€" 40,000 acres and Delia, the next station 47,000 which is an increase of 200 per cent. Two towns on the same line, closer to the Saskatchewan Albéerta lineâ€"Cer eal and Chinookâ€"report 15,000 acres each. In1.the former the increase is given at 1400 per cent., while at the latter place there was no fall plowâ€" ing done in 1912 HINTS AND HELPS FOR LADIES Ham Frittersâ€"2 cups fresh bread crumbs, 2 cups chopped boiled ham, els. But 1914 was an off â€"yearâ€" for grain production in the west, and that average will probably be exceed a‘‘ in 1915. for any one n Star City, ‘t in Northâ€" s given as over last Veal Loaf with Porkâ€"1 cup fresh or dried bread crumbs, 2 lbs. chopâ€" ped lean veal, 1 lb. chopped fat salt pork, 1 tablespoon salt, i4 teaspoon pepper, 1. teaspoon onion juice, . 1 tablespoon lemon juice, parsley or watercress. Put bread crumbs into a basin, add veal, pork and seasonings. Pack in buttered bread pan, and bake one and oneâ€"half hours in hot cven, basting with aâ€"little melted butter and kot w@ter. Prick frequent ly while baking, so. that the fat salt pork may be absorbed by the veal. Cool, remove from pan and cut ‘ in thin slices. Garnish with parsley or watercress. â€" Sausage Stuffing.â€"1‘% ~cups dried bread crumbs, 1% 1bs. sausage meat, salt and pepper to taste, 1 teaspoon powdered sage, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, hot water to moisten. Mix inâ€" gredients thoroughly, using enough hot water to moisten the whole, This is an excellent stuffing for either roast fowl or veal. : French Stufffing.â€"% loaf bread, 1 lb. French chestnuts, I qat. ‘slhced onions, 1 egg, salt, pepper and parsâ€" ley to taste, 4 cup butter. Soak the bread and cook chestnuts, then peel and cut them in pieces. Stew onions in butter, then add and chestnuts. C4 well beaten, and the stuffing is suitable eight pounds. W. M. Stewart Drug Co., Grimaby, Ont. To Prepate Crumbs for Stuffingâ€" Take either fresh crumbs and dry them out in a hot oven or leftâ€"over stale bread and put through a chopâ€" per or roll with a rolling pin. The advantage of drying out fresh bread for stuffing is that it does not inâ€" crease in bulk as much fore, keeps the article in better shape. Scalloped â€" Vealâ€"L : cup bread crumbs, 2 cups cold chopped veal, 1 c@p milk, 1 beaten egg, butter, salt and pepper to taste. Fill a buttered baking dish with alternate layers of chopped cold cooked veal and bread crumbs, seasoning well â€"with salt, pepper and dots of butter. Continue until dish is filled, baving the last layer of crumbs. Moisten with a mix ture of milk and beaten egg.â€" Bake oneâ€"half hour. â€" Breaded Veal Cutletsâ€"Fresh _ or dried bread crumbs, leg of veal, % beaten egg ,salt and pepper to taste. Use slices of veal cut from leg. Wipe remove skin and bone, then cut in pieces for serving. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Dip in bread crumbs, beaten â€" egg and again in â€" bread crumbs. Fry slowly, until well brown ed, in lard or dripping. § Many women think their complexions are clean when their skin still contains dust and grime in all its pores. ‘To demonstrate your need of some other cleanser besidyes soap and water, make a test of Nyal‘s Face Cream. . Get a 25¢ or 50c jar and their Free Booklet enâ€" titled " Your Complexion" tellinfg how to apply it with profper methods of masâ€" sage. Wash your face thoroughly and then apply the Cream. â€"After properly working it in wipe your face with a clean soft white cloth and see how soiled the cloth is with the accumulations of grime that have sunk into the pores. How refreshed, soft, clean and delicately fragrant your complexion now is. How free from irritation. 4 Nyal‘s Face Cream is greaseless, oxygenated and refreshing, leaving no shine. Nyal‘s Face Cream Soap is a delightful preliminary cleanser. _ 118a All Nyal preparations are lgustly famâ€" otus and none more so than Nyal‘s Face Cream whick «o mhesitatingly recomâ€" mend. Call câ€" ielephone us for your copy of this book which contains most valuable information. £ Stnuts, I qat. ‘slced ilt, pepper and parsâ€" cup butter. Soak the id â€" drained bread Cool and add egg he seasonings. This e for. a ~turkey: of iing pin. ~Ihe ut fresh bread does not inâ€" h and, théreâ€" to be stuffed cnhopâ€" The bread inâ€" thereâ€"