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SYNOPSIS CHAPTERS I to IIIâ€"Peter Hastings.!ét a young mining engineey, attrisuting | a his business ruin to the unscru'palous!a] rivalry of Adam Vidal, breaks into the , p house occupied, since Vidal‘s death, by ; s his daughter Judith and a few s°râ€" vants. It is his intention to recoup himâ€" self, in some measure. by stealing her emeralds, Whilst on the point of openâ€" ing the safe, h> hears a scream, and racing in the direction. of ‘the sound, sees Judith struggling in the arms |of a man. Peter knocks him out and. at Judith‘s urgent request, ties and gags him. He learns that th»> man, Paul Lanyon, who was her father‘s secretary, is endeavouring to blackmail her into marrying him. He had been trying to kiss her when she scréam<d. Brushing aside Peter‘s attempts to explain his presence there, Judith asks him to help b her to r:cover certain‘ of her father‘s| letters that Lanyon is using to blackâ€" mail hor. Peter agrees, and with the aid of Lanyon‘s keys, they secure them from his flat. Afterwards,. Petr rg»| leases him, and as he leaves the house he warns Judith that Peter is an esâ€"| caped convict suspected of murd<r. \ CHAPTERS IV and .Vâ€"Judith, far from taking notice of Lanyon‘s warn-" ing, offers Peter the position of land' agent on her estate in Hérefordshiré. Peter, convinced at length that the ofâ€" fer is not actuated solely by gratitude, . accepts. They motor together: to: heri country home at Cranham, and a few ‘ days later when Peter is visiting | quarry on the estate he sees a man | interfering with a charge of explosivej to be used the next gay in blasting onerations. Peter has just realized that! h A wâ€"* n s *« PA +m EO «o o.‘ ut | to be used the next day in Da@SsUIDS he added with sort Of desperalIiOIll. operations. Peter has just realized that| jyyqith held him at arms length. his life is to be attempted when the| "r pnow it," she said with a touch man, whose name is Morson, AttackS / of pitterness. "And I love you the betâ€" him and he loses consciousness. °_ |tep because you tell me. If only you CHAPTERS VI and VIIâ€"Morson ‘ knew how many men have pretended lights the fuse and hurties away, CETâ€" |to love meâ€"some because of my looks, tain that in the ensuing explosion Peter | but most because of my money. And will be blown to pieces. But his plans now the one man whom I love cares go wWrong, no explosion Occurs and |for neither. Can‘t you Ccare little, when he returns to investigate, Peter, Peter?" who in the meantime has regained | _ a surge of pity weakened Peter. consciousness and put out the burnâ€" | "what I like best about you is yout‘ ing fuse, overpowers him. Morson CODâ€" | and your kindness, Judith. I fesses then that Lanyon has paid MM |poyer met a girl I admirsd more." to murder Peter and. in trying to CSâ€"| ‘"anqg yet you won‘t marry me, capeâ€"for Peter has every intention ‘0f [ petep2" handing him over to the policcâ€"f@lls| _ peter made a last effort. over a cliff and is killed. In the garden "Judith, I‘m penniless. I‘m. simply a few evenings later, Judith has JUSt your paid servant. What would you! hinted to Peter that she would be Willâ€" | frjonds say?" ing to marry him, when a shot is firsd "Friends!" Judith‘s voice was bitts: and she collapses. * _ {|again. "I have no friends, and not CHAPTER VIIIâ€"NEWS FROM THE. NORTH | wWith a shout of rage Peter leaped from the seat ang charged straight for the hidden gunman. The man fired a second time but Peter‘s rush must have rattled him or perhaps the moonâ€" light was deceptive. Then he bolted. Peter heard the soft thump of rubberâ€" solsd shoes as their owner raced away into the thickets, but he never caught ; a glimpse of the man. The sound died | away in the distance and Peter, reaâ€" lizing that pursuit was useless, ran back to Judith. "Did you ste him?" The voice gave Peter an extraordinary shock. He had fully believed that Judith was dead. CANADIAN.,GENER ATL a little gold cigarette Case. iL Wwas ait-nat, Akt > > WÂ¥ :.; YV /A _ â€" Chik £Kk _ * .. WE OXE ~> #0m flattened wreck. "It was in my bag," ts.houlci never have yielded. Presently she went on, "and I had the bag over lJudith lifted her head from his shoulâ€" my arm. The bullet struck the case ‘ der. right in the middle and banged it "It‘s fate," she said. ‘"From the moâ€" against my side, I must have got a, ment I first saw you in Singapore lovely bruise," she added with a smile.\ Peter, I knew you were my man." She "vou‘re wonderful!" Peter exclaimed., paused a moment, then laughed. "Peter He had never admired her more. The} we are behaving most. disgracefully warmth in his voie mads her glow. We ought to be in the house, telephonâ€" stretched out ber arms to him and|ing for the polics." |Peter took her hands in his. She drew| Peter shrugged. him towards her. | â€""The man‘s miles away by now, Ju "I‘m not wonderful at All, Peter,"| dith. Thai; bullet was meant for me | ‘she said very softly. "Just a very lonely | not you." 'lgirl with only on> friend in the world| "I know. I wonder if it was Lanyo: and I don‘t think he cares for me very ‘ himself." [ ts ‘ much. i __"Not likely. Lanyon would have mad hut She smiled at him. H anxiety seemeq to please "I was lucky," she said a a little gold cigarette cast i ‘"And yet you won‘t marry me, I Peter?" s | Peter made a last effort. | "Judith, I‘m penniless. I‘m sxmply{ your paid servant. What would your . !fiiends say?" "Friends!" Judith‘s voicse was bitter again. "I have no friends, and not a! relation nearer than a second | If that‘s your only argument, I don‘t | |think much of it Peter. And if you "think you would be dependent on me“ You‘re \, CA Ew C 4 4 AA\ â€" â€" VAAA VAJ + ‘ "No,. I suppose not." Judith‘s voice It was no good. He did not love Juâ€" was very gentle. "Very well, Peter. 1| dith, and in the very soul of him knew have said more than any woman ought | he never would love her. Like, admireâ€" to say, and, andâ€"" Suddenly she covâ€"|yes; but loveâ€"no. And although Peter ered her face with her hands, and never studied the ethics of such sob shook her. ‘a case he knew, dsep down, that it was It was too much for any man. Peter|all wrong. Without putting it in SsC dropp?@q to his knees, and his arm went| many words, he was aware that he had round her. ithe capacity for falling in love. Supâ€" e + P En N T3 a mA BLECTRIC . COQO.,., Linite Don‘t, Judith! Don A l6 MADE IN CANADA ared at her{really mean it?" "Of course, I mean it," said Peter stoutly. "If you think it‘s good surely I ought to be content. I‘m a very His evidont ‘lucky man.‘" She clung to him and he e her. kissed her. Yet all the time some smalf 1 and held up \voice within seemed to be warning him ase. It was ai't-hat, he was wrong, and that he ; in my bag."| should never have yielded. Presently the bag over |Judit.h lifted her head from his shoulâ€" ruck the case ‘deor. gasped. "No the bullet | fish beast, and IT‘ll do anything Y ick without | like to make you happy." sitting up| Judith gave a little happy Ctry. worse. He‘! "You mean that, Peter? Oh, do y ery. of It was no good. He did dith, and in the very soul he never would love her. I yes; but loveâ€"no. And had never studied the e aid. "From the mo you in Singapore were my man." Sh then laughed. "Pete: most disgracefully the house, telephon * THE PORCUPINE eal powde:! and endec warm conâ€" "pluck an( Avoid Embarrassment of Don‘t be em ing your false vyou eat, talk,. sprinkles a lit! plates. This 1 der gives a wC and security. or C any drug store mur of applause in the court, and Peter. who could nevaer control his boyhood habit of blushing, grew very red. The verdict was "death by misâ€" adventure." and Peter slipped away from the reporters, who were anxious to inteview him, and drove back with Judith to Cranham. Next day the pavers were full of the story. Judith openly exulted in the tributes to Peter. but Peter hated the publicity, and was amazed ang annoyed at the number of strangers who wrots to congratulate him on ridding the world of a scovndrel. He refused to be ennsidered as an invalid any longer tributes to Peter, but PELET iidaLEU publicity, and was amazed ang annoyed at the number of strangers who wrots to congratulate him on ridding the world of a scovndrel. He refused to be considered as an invalid any longer and threw himself into the work at the quarry. His post on Thursday was bigger than that of Wedensday, and Judith coming down to breakfast found him. scowling at the pile of letters. "Pens and ink ought to be rationed,." he growled. "I‘ve a good mind to chuck the whole lot into the wasteâ€"paper basket, unopened. "I woudn‘t do that," said Judith. "Some of them might be from friends or relations." "I‘ve hardly any more relations than you, Judith. One uncle whom I‘ve never seen since I was a small boy and, as for friends, the only one I really care about, Bill Norman, is still in the Malay. At lsast I suppose he is.â€" I haven‘t heard from him for more than a year." "He migzht be home by this time angd have written to you." said Juâ€" dith. "Anyhow, I wouldn‘t, fear the letters unread." "Well, TI‘ll helped you." you going to scrambled c By James W. Barton, M.D., Toronto ||‘ Itchingâ€"Pruritis 1 It has been truly said that "all the|! world itches, but for different reasons in diffcrent persons." Thus the very : cleanest and the very dirtiest individâ€" uals itch; those who perspire too much || or not enough. itch; those who are big i saters and those who ars small eaters,| itch.. Itching. or pruritis as it is called by physicians, when it exists for a,ny! length of time has usually been referred| ‘o the skin spssialist. However itchâ€"| ing can be a symptom of so many allâ€" ments that it is really the work of the| family physician according to an artic‘e| by Lord Horder in the British Lancet. He mentions among other causes of | itching such ailments as diabetes.| jaundice, leukemia (great increase in the white corpuscles in the blood) and (waste products left in the | »lood that should have been removed‘ y the kidneys). . Oone of the commonest causes of tching is gout. That food and other substances to which individuals are sensitive Can sause itching is very clearly shown in thoss cases where hives (urticaria) ind eczema appear after eating foods r coming in contact with certain subâ€" stances. FALSE TEETH MA utCt *ALLS "Thus,. itching, like other symptoms hat may be thought to belong to a ertain department of medicine (the ertain department of medicine (the kin> shoud be investigated by the genâ€" ral practitionerâ€"the family physician." ' (Registered in accordance with the ye embarrassed again by havâ€", slse teeth slip or drop when talk. laugh or sneeze. Just a little FASTEETH on your‘ This new, extremely fine powâ€" ; a wonderful sense of comfort rity. No gummy gooey taste g._ Get FASTEETH today at opyright act) Dropping or Sllppfing not TO BE CONTINUED) on Thursday was bigger f Wedensday, and Judith n to breakfast found him he pile of letters. ink ought to be rationed," unread." I leave the rest till I‘ve ‘ he declared. "What are o have?" He helped her to ADVANCE, TIMMINS, ONTARIO UA of ind poured out his of itching." Iments of the nervous ing as a symptom. hen is that itching to any skin condition he above mentioned of Pouts Eh at Bodp Some "Ghost Towns" of Northern Ontario Writing in "Grab Samples" in ‘The Northern Miner, W. J. Gorman refers to some of the "ghost iowns‘ cf the North. It may be noted that there are comparatively few "ghost towns" in ‘the North compared to other mining areas. However, here is what "Grab Samples" says on the matlter:â€" ‘ "Northern Ontario has only beon settled for forty years and already it | ‘has its "ghost towns." People think of lmimng operations when abandoned or semiâ€"moribund communitics are menâ€" tioned but actually the mining industry has been reviving villages, notably Larâ€" der Lake and Golden City. It is in the farming areas in the Clay Belt that one now finds onceâ€"thriving settleâ€" ments falling into decay. half was had wayv aces Once Hives of Indusâ€" try Before Railway Comâ€" pleted Now Quiet Places. bâ€"cause everyone needed help to move their chattels to their farming locaâ€" tions. to erect buildings, to drive teams, dig foundations, handle freight. Carâ€" penters were at a premium, hnorsts were scarce, even food, clothing and accomâ€" modation were not plentiful. "Surveying a line one would run. across a now farm, freshly carved out of the wilderness, with its new log house and small barn. The owner might be away but one could readily glimpse the makings of a pioneer scttlement. Rude roads following the waterways; rough bridges over creeks; piles of fireâ€" wood stacked in the little clearances, slash ready for the firing; an odd cow cr horse picketed in an opening in the bush; waggons, tools, impl:ements stackâ€" ‘ed on a dock; piles of bqled hay for a country that had not yet begun to grow its fodder; grain in bagb sawmills risâ€" ing; skidways of pulpwood. Above all the spirit of the people who had left worn out farms in the OLLa\\a Valley, | with revived hopes. "Today it is different. Retracing one‘s steps the early visitor finds a cleared country, with its rocks ridging out of a hard soil; dilapidated buildings, mean looking fields, an air of desertion and hopelsssness. The Clay Belt in some places played mean tricks on the pioneers. Disastrous fires have swept the region, travelling mystsriously over a practically treeless terrain to nullify the effort of years. And the pull of gold has drawn the younger men for the high wages, the town life, the spirit of achievement." Wrong Name Used by Error in Obituary on Monday In referring last issue to the untimely death of Mrs. Stanley Barker, of the Ccniaurum, The Advance erroneously used the surname ‘"Miller." er was formerly Miss Ther of North Bay. A resident of the Coniaurum for the past three years, she was a highly reâ€" spected member of the community and her death came as a shock to all those whoe knew her. She had contracted blood poison from a small cut in hir finger and died within two days of beâ€" coming ill. Renfrew Mercury:â€"A few leaders of organized labour unions are anxi0us that the F:deral government should provide some millions of dollars to build new houses in the slum areas Of cities. The argument is that such spending would provide work and wages. It might be better if the govâ€" ernment took those farilies which are poorly housed and paid the rent for them in the houses and apartments lying idle through lack of tenants. It would at least save the squandering of ‘huge sums of public funds in a scheme which would solve nothing and would fasten on to the country another "standing army‘" of civil servants that ‘tcould never be discharged. Pembroke Standardâ€"Domestic quarâ€" rels among the meek and lowly are not of very much interest, but when they occur among those high up the details are eagerly read. However, doâ€" mestic quarrels among the meek and lowly are rare, for they cannot afford to Buy whiskey., and the wife is not afraid of getting every bone in her body broken sOLUTIOX ON HOUSING Mrs. Barkâ€" esa Miller, y Larâ€" in the t that settleâ€" ally made the pieces, as instanCt?d in Chippendale, Shoraton, Hickok, Morris etc. Chippendale l The fame of Chippendale has come j down througlhe the centuries largely| through his chairs, but by no means for them alone for his list of kinds is a long one. Some of his pieces bear thke j further descriptive name Oof Cbinese.[ <xpressive of the influence of the art of that great country from which returnâ€" ing merchant vessels were bringing Lo' England treasures in many arts. ‘ Countrics and Cities i From this it will be seen that furniâ€"; ture and furnishings have names ofi countries and cities, such as Japane"e* lanterns, Spanish furniture and Italmn furniture and hangings. | Personal Namets _ The names of famous persons who used ceritain styles, especially in furniâ€" ture. are responsible for their names. There is the Washington Desk, the Bureau de Roi, or King‘s desk of Louws XV. the Governor Winthrop desk, Marâ€" THE INVIGORATING DRINK OF REAL BEEF FLAVOUR EU * A chair after â€" ue a~" ts es y $ rNITURE AND FURNISHINGS AND THE LURE OF NAMES THEY ACQUIRE Lydia Le Baton Walker Doherty Roadhouse Uo. Toronto 293 Bay iStree Wds Chippondale has the dignity and grace of his d made in Salem in the early nineteenth century Direct private wires for fast and acecurâ€" ate quotations and executions in all A Local Phones 1200 and 1 Charlie Hall â€"Manage »â€"mbers Toronto Stock Exchange STOCK BROKERS Unlisted Stocks Commision Mining Stocks Industrial and Public Utility Stocks Bonds tha Washington chairs and sewing table, the Miles Standish chair, Monk‘s seats, etc. Then there are n of articles give to tables, ~davéenport chairs tables hangzing shelves. Bewilderment One of the fascinations of furniture and furnishings lies in their wide varicâ€" ty and their distinguishing names. But also, in these very things, there is reaâ€" son for bewilderment. There is ons thing each homemaker can do, and that is to become acquaintâ€" ed with the furniture and furnishings she has in her house. By learning what they are, she will also become familiar with scores of other types, and have a whole new field of interest open up for her. basis only Timmins 19 Pine St. North Names from Usos re are names which the uses give to them such as end ¥éenport â€" tables, ~ cccasional 1â€" tables, scatter: rugs and Acquaintanc Mgns 144