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Before the latt thundering repotr of agony came tfi men. Two top and fired wild plunged out of â€" flung a shotgun fired again. The imomsnt of him t "Rush Coulton and sa the roc! lyin the Now all that Jim could do was to lie as flat as possible. He knew that it was only a matter of moments before the raider would realize what had hapâ€" pened, then the end was certain. Again there was a quivering in the wiry branches of a desert shrub. The felâ€" low was cregping up. Nat was still shooting, but his shots were less freâ€" quent. He must, Jim knew, be losing a lot of blood, and, plucky as he was, it was not likely he could hold out much longer. The bush shook again, and the red firelight showed the crown of a hat. Jim knew that the fellow was trying the old trick of raising his hat on a stick. Probably he believed that he had finished Jim, but wished to make sure. Behind Jim the firing ceased alto- gether. Either Nat had collapsed or he had used his last cartridgeâ€"most likeâ€" ly the former. The idea came to Jim of making a dash back to Nat and getâ€" ting his gun. It was almost certain death, but anything was better than lying where he was and waiting for arm Jim‘ Nat‘s ents â€" his pi with dozen there keenl 12a V NJ hC pl * * 44 4b 44 4; 4C 44 4 o THURSDAY, JANUARY 13th, 1938 T A I Tickets destined Quebec and $te., Anne de Beaupre not good on Semi streamilined Trains 350 and 352 to Quebec and 349 and 351 from Quebec bui good on all other trains between Montreal and Quebec. Jim Pembroke, Renfrew, Arnprior, Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec and Ste. Anne de Beaupre, Que. via North Bay and Canadian Pacific Railway PAS Tickets Good in Coaches Only ONE CENT A MILE BARGAIN EXCURSION bu Second Time West Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway The Nipissing Central Raitway Company Fickets will not be honored on Trains 49 and 530 "The Northland . N. 0. and N. C. R. REGULAR STATIONS ere he was and waiting for that must surely end is life. em!â€" They‘re finished!" came voitce. Jim turned his head three men running towards where Nat lay. At the same he Kettle Drum man in front ised his pistol. the latter could pull trigger a report rcared out. Screams came from the three running wo toppled, the third swung d wildly. A square figure ho back a bit, Jim, and try and efore they spot you. T‘ll hold ers off in front." good advice, and Jim took it. crawled on his belly like a reach a clump Oof bushes a es behindad the rock, but he got ame from the three r vo toppled, the third wildly. A square ut of the bush above 10tzun to his should«d nto 1t 1iad go ro valid to return, leaving destination point not later than 1, from Windsor St. Staiion. Montreal, 10:15 pm., Sunday, Jan. comnecting at North Bay with our Train 1, at 12:45 pm. Monâ€" l7ith. EXCEPT passengers.from Iroqucis Falls and points Porquis MUST leave not latar than CP Train 7 from Montreal, Sunday, January 16th to connect at North Bay with our Train ay. January 17th. 86 1 Dush move s who u srot and es. De ‘0 men swing to the left nong the rocks and bushes He sent couple of swift led to stop thnem. His or there was nothing to id Nat from the rear. In wound Nat hnad his wits ush move and plugged a it. A yell told him that got hemse. Next instart wrenched from his hand that numbed his whole ond man, firing at the n lucky enough to hit 1t ears of on day W em," shouted Buc} the cnes as set our t the stuffing out of Ba is1 above. He s shoulder and man went down age and under 12, when accompanied by Guardian Half Fare, rture Time and Further Information Apply to Locoal Agent. ockets will be valid on Trains 2 or 46 and their conâ€" January 13th. Passengers who use our Train 2 will ivy with CP Train 2, Leaving 8.20 pm.. same date. Train 46 will arrange their own transfcr to North ke CP Train 8, l:saving at 1:00 a.m., Friday, Jan. 14th. light of the ike accurate To make it tackers wero alnld ran d hummed a rock and men came FROM "It wasn‘t your fault, son. The trouble was bound to come. And thanks to you we‘ve won the first round. The loss of those five men is going to cripple Farne quite a bit." stop them. Mistake they made was firing them ricks, That gave us a chance to get our guns. Still it‘s odds they‘d have had us if you and Nat hadn‘t come alorg when you did. They was working up to fire theâ€"house." Jim‘s face was pinched. The death of Rrill and Stanton had hit him hard. Dave realized what he was feeling, andg laid a kindly hand on his shoulder. "Killed them?" he asked harshily. Dave nodded. "Riddled them. Young Burney got away and brought the news. They followed dhim and, knowing we‘d be short handed, I reckon they thought they‘d rush the place afore we could this raic?" "I wouldn‘t wonder. You see he made sure of getting you and Nat and he did get two of our boys. He had fellows laying for you on both rsoads. and Jazk Brill and Tom Stanton rods right into the other lot."" Jim‘s eyes went hard. "And you did a better with your old szatter gun," .Jim told him. "There was a fellow drawing a bead on m> when you let loose." "I can‘t handle them pistols nohow," Trant told him. "But I done a bit ‘o rabbit shooting when I were a nipper " He looked up. "Here come some of the chaps. Now we‘ll be all right.‘ Two of the Painted Cross Boys camc running. They picked up Nat and carâ€" ried him in. Jim and Trant followed. Dave Condon met Jim at the door. "I‘m mighty glad to see you alive." were his first words. "I made sure them hounds had got you. Come rigat in." He drew Jim into the big hallâ€" sitting room and poured him a bad‘!v reeded drink. "Grub‘s ready," he added. "Whil> 1ou eat you can tell me what happenâ€" ed. Sam will look after Nat." Jim found himself ravenous and, while he put away stewed beef and vegetables, gave Dave a full account of the whole business. "You got five of ‘em up the Pass,‘ said Dave. "Gee, but that‘s good news! And turning them horses tfoose just about saved us. Looks like we‘ve given Farne a nasty knock." Jim laughed. "I certainly gave him one with toe of my boot when I fell out of loft. Is that what started him at Jim. "You did a good turned them horses loose. "And you did a better Ecatter gun,"‘~.Jim â€"told "This way!" Jim shouted to Trant. ‘"Nat‘s hurt." Nat, Jim found, had fainted, and, «mall wonder, for there was a regular pool of blood wher he had been lying. "The dirty dogs!" growled Trant, as he started tying up Nat‘s leg witn his handkerchief. "Looks like tney got you, too," he added, as he noticed the Lklcodâ€"stained handkerchief round Jim‘s head. "Nothing to signify," Jim told him "Can we get Nat back to the house? "There ain‘t no one to stop us far as I krow. Them as ain‘t dead is runâ€" ning after their horses." He looked up at Jim. "You did a good job when you No Baggage Checked by the the thnat CiaAnCcy I€il DaCK S.cp). â€" Udave spoke. "No need ‘to get heated up, Grant. of Course, Joan didn‘t give you away. What likely happered is that Bignal ¢r someone saw you going out and her soming in and put two and two toâ€" gsether" â€" The hot colour fadedad from "Did you see or hear anything of Miss Chandler before you left?" Cliancy hesitated. "If T tell you do I get I won‘t be sent back to asked. 2comiIing in Al gether." T Jim‘s cheeks. "But that . He turned to "I‘ll promise you that much," Dave said. Clancov‘s face showed his relief. "Fifteen, I reckon." "Was the raid planned beforehand? "I don‘t rezkon so. Lopez come ou to the ranch just afore dark and tol us to get our guns and come with him. "Did you all come together?" "No. Five was sent round by Las Chance Pass. Lopez reckoned as tw men from here might be going roun that way." Jim cut in. "HMow did he know that?" "I ain‘t sure, but I heard Bolan sa as they got word through Miss Chand "Youll get your grub if you talk," Dave told him. "What‘s your name?" "Clancy," the man answered. "I know him now," Mart put in. "Fatlips Clantcy they call him. He‘s wanted for a rustling job in Arizona. He was one of Parson Jake‘s crowd." "We know where to send him, then," said Dave, drily. Clancy‘s ‘hick cheeks went white; there was terror in his yellow eyes. f "I ain‘t going back there," he vowed. Dave‘s eyes hardened. "Then ycu‘ll talk," he said harshly. "How long have you been with Farne?" "Three or four weeks." "HMHow many men has he got?" "There was twentyâ€"two sleeping in the bunkhouse." "And how many came here last nigh The sun was blazing in througn the bunkhouse windows when he woke and everyone else was up and out. A bit stiff but otherwise fresh enough, Jim got up, sluiced himself with cold watâ€" er, dressed and went across to the house Everything was quiet and peaceful and, but for the blash ashes of the three ricks and some bulletâ€"smashed winâ€" dows, there was no sign of the bat‘le of the previous night. Sam met him. ‘"You all right, Glant?" "Fine," said Jim. "How‘s Nat?" "Him sleep like a coon in a log. Bleakfast leady." "And I‘m ready for breakfast," Jim assured him. Dave came in just as Jim finished his meal and told him that he had been down to the cellar to see the prisoner. "He‘s plumb tame this morning. I reckon he‘ll do most anything to earn his breakfast." "Will he talk," Jim asked. . ‘"He‘ll talk right enough. Mart‘s bringing him up." A minute later Mart came in with the prisoner. A night in the dark chill of the cellar without food or tobacco. had taken all the starch out of the felâ€" low, and, as Dave had said, he was quite tame. He looked hungrily at the laden table and sniffed the rich scent of the fried bacon. ‘"It‘s morning, already," Jim said as he glanced at the clock, the hands of which showed ten past three. He went out to the bunkhouse, got to bed at once and, in spite of is anxieties, slept soundlyv. Grant. morning "Farnes too busy saving his own tu worry about you," Mart told l\jim. ‘"We got seven of your crowd already and you‘ll be the eighth if you don‘t mind your step. Get on!" He drove him out of the room, ana presently they heard the trap of the cellar fall with a crash. Sam Loy came in. ‘"Nat all right," he remarked. "Now I see your head, Grant." There and then he took off the handkerchief which Nat had tied over Jim‘s head, and set to work to cleanse and dress the ragged cut on Jim‘s forehead. He finished the job as neatly as any docâ€" tor, stood bazsk and looked at Jim. "You turn me loose if you krow what‘s good for you," the fellow threatâ€" ened. "Farne will have your scalp®s for this.‘" your grub. He shouted f been in help went out. I back driving Sam‘s righ You all tired out. You go right to 132 m‘s face flamed. lair!" he exclaimed, so fiercely ancy fell back a step. â€"Dave| aid planned beforehand?" ckon so. Lopsz come out just afore dark and tolc guns and come with him." 11 come together?" was sent round by Last Lopez reckoned as tw»o re might be gomsg said Dave. "Turn in, fix things up in the your word as Arizona?‘ he "I didn‘t see her, but I heard Farn>: tell Bignal he was going to marry her on Friday, and Bignal was to kees»n her shut up till then." Horror dawn»d in Jim‘s eyes. "And toâ€"day is Thursday," he said. (To be Continued) THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TIMMINS, ONTARIO l JUST A CLERK by H. J. McLeanâ€"(A Canadian Poet) Lord, I am but a little clerk, That secratches with a pen; I rise and eat and toil and sleep, Just as all other men. _ _H. J. MacLean asks the lord for "a breath of lifeâ€"Once for a little while" in the poem "Just a Cléerk." A plain title, a plain thought, but what a world of understanding! _ _ Have you ever felt that you wantzd to do somthing different from the part you play in everyday life? Haye your thoughts strayed to far hidden places where you alone may go. and to futur> or past times that lare not for you? Have you dreamed of being a hero or heroine, or perhaps a dashing knight in the days of old, or some great man whose name will go down in history? ’If you haven‘t then you must be conâ€" tent with whatever you are now. Never admit this to a soulâ€"eyen ycour own. Once a person becom‘es content to live with what he has, his aims and high hopes vanish, and when there is no hope there is no lifeâ€"while there is hope, there is life. How many pople have dreamed of doing something that they have probably neyver accomplished, but while they dreamed they strived on, and were higher up and nearer to their goal. And numerous others have reacheq that goal. Aeroplane Trip from Rouyn to Edmonton, Alberta Starting his long hop from Rouyn to Edmonton on Tuesday in General Airâ€" ways Norseman, Kelly Edmison was tirwrned back hy bad weather near the new Transâ€"Canada airport at Kapusâ€" kasing. He returned to the South Porecuâ€" pine airport and remained there Tuesâ€" day night. Heleft on Wednesday. It is expected that toâ€"day the Norseman will be well on the third lap of the journey to Edmonton. Pilot Edqamison will make flights to the Northwest Terriâ€" tories. Grant me, before I pass beyond Once for a little while. To drop the guise of the little | And show the man at heart. Oh. Lord, some pray to The2» fo Some for a woman‘s smille; But all I ask is a breath of lif One chance to play a part, And scoon or late its horrid hand, That never yvields or stays, Will hurl me from my land of drean Back to the beaten ways. I see myself a gracious youth, In purple and bright steel; The golden spurs of knightly worth Are plistening on eech heel. _â€"If You Like Books I ride into a world of dreams, And with my pennoned lance I pierce the mystic veil that hi The land of high romancse. Buit as But sometimes when t mist Ploats in the seented Strangse spirits whisper and visions cross my glades, Adventuring on my A ghost is ever at my The ghost of every The only colours Are drabs, and Yet on the whole To tread the b Fourth wife of the late John Gilbert, Virginia Bruce, Hollywood screen favourite, has become the wife of J. Walter Ruben. a film director. Their romance began some months ago when both started working on the same picture. This photo shows them after their marriage recently. I pass through Galahand (By A. when the midâ€"Sprit in my life duns, and gray I am content aten wavs. Virginia Bruce Weds Again wWwayV batck day. night, in my eat sight. hid trade recession in the United States .. all of which means an admission that the Rceaosevelt administration has a long way to go to ensure uninterrupted prosperity. noltl Decaus but that th more rapid require mor "Living L that. According bit, one of PrC all but two of tC po‘llc@éiman or son ters. "Chemically drunk." In these days when there is so much complaint about the drunken motor car driver, and a consequent amouni of discussion as to when a man is conâ€" sidered legally drunk, the following article from The New York Times should be of interest:â€" "When the drunken driver, the jhighâ€" way‘s worst menace, is waved to once side by the uniformed officer on a moâ€" tor cycle in a traffic accident, the same argument follows from the Acâ€" lantic to the Pacific. Heaven is called upon to witness that not a drop has been touched in weeks. To which the usual retort is "Tell it to the judge." "But not in the State of Indiana, or, for that matter, in Berkeley, Cal., or Arlington, Texas. What the judg»e hears in these enlightened communiâ€" tiesâ€"enlightensd by Dr. R. N. Marger professor of biochemistry and toxicoloâ€" gy in the Indiana University School of Medicineâ€"is a chemical argument. * *Hisâ€" blococd. contained 1.5 parts of alcthol per thousand," testifies the policeman or someone from headquarâ€" ters. ‘"Chemically speakirg, he was Newâ€"Fangled Tests for the Tipsy Driver AI North Bay Nugget:â€"Big interests ar spected of being responzsible for th« XASs Alcoh nerve usand With weigh some There is : t. Accordir 24L lceohol ‘e is usually no defence after ccording to Dr. Preston M. Nesâ€" r of Prcofessor Harger‘s puplls, two of 64 drivers who proved hemically and physically drunk guilty after having been arâ€" ind tested during the first six of the present year in Arlingâ€" ich lies on the fourâ€"lane highâ€" ‘tween Daillas and Fort Worth 1€ lead caln tes to test for unk simply blows up a From this his breath purplish solution. d a drunk to the apâ€" n you make him blow oon? Professor Harger can. Everybody must thers are placed on the ibe and held under the the feather‘s move, cipal authorit | machines now | usually called machines," an to come under I devices, [ Try The Advanece Want Advertisement anc also the sugg were "cotru youth.‘" _ It will rescind : the licensing chines, usua A iIVeIY Dailis ter. Some m Timmins decic machin held th Just prior to his e frey had been enga the Quebec Provin ditch blasting opera ton, near Montreal are being used to c miles of swamp lan ing area. Last week city counci idea of givi tion of slo chines were Appointed to succeed Mr. Godfrey as head of the Technical Departmeni is A. E. Dyment. A graduate of the University of Toronto, Mr. Dymens has been connected with the Technizal Department since 1931 and for the last five years had been located at Haileyâ€" bury, Ontario, where, working under the supervision of Mr. Godfrey, he has lcoked after technical phases of minâ€" ing and construction work throughout Northern Ontario and Quebec. Mr. Dyment will make his new hceadquartâ€" ers at the head office of the eccompany in Montreal. Changes in Staff of Canadian Explosives As a result of the retirement on bonâ€" sion, January 1, of E. Godfrey, a numâ€" ter of staff changes have become cfâ€" fective in the Technical Department cf the Explosives Division of Canaâ€" dian Industries Limited, it was anâ€" cunced recently. IGWINng Cconvitction in th charge preferred against hi: nectiocr with the death of his be heard before the Court at Osgoode Hall. William C. conducted the defencse for the trial before Mr. Justic Greene and a Temiskami: jury two months ago, has g« city to be rsady to proveed argument of the appsal v court resumes sittirgs during sent week. Mr. Inch, with : be associated Hon. W. A. Go: said before leavingz he did no which day the appeal would but he believed it would com this week. Dolan is under s« hang on January 25, and he in the death cell at the. jail weeks. The body of his wi Dolan, was found in the cell; former home here last Aug the woman ‘had been missi five months. Appeal to Come up This Week at Toronto. Frank Dolan Appeal of Death Sentence Haileybury, Jan. 10. Advance)â€"Another : Lake murder case wil week in Toronto, wh Frank Dolan, resident River community lyin of death in the distr lowing conviction charge preferred aga. necticor with the deat Changes Division. Will all members of Branch 88, Canadian Legion, B.E.S L, residing in Timmins please leave their Street Address with the stewards in the Club Rooms or send them to the Secretary, Rox 1059, Timmins with as lHittle delay as possible, Important Notice theéese are e headir Announces Staff in â€" Explosives rgman s G. W 1 from has b ne. jall 1 his during the preâ€" with whom will mical Represen aileybury, Re as Local Sale Paker, who na Ncranda, wlil m transferres assist in sale t {Xugust issing 1i in conâ€" wife, will f Appeals Inch, who Dolan at ha aen of maâ€" ppeal of Montreal sentonce here folâ€" ‘ muniâ€" nds of e those or *‘pin N of thei 11 Ainslie Assizes to thse h the OW 1 hea1 eig ht geona 1t AlSs m Pembroke, Renfrew, Arnâ€" prior, Quebec and Slo Anne de Beaupre and return GoInG Thursday, Jan. 13th For information as to ratts train serâ€" vices, limits, etc., apply to Ticket Agents T. N. 0. Ky. and Nipissing Cenutral Ry At annual meeting of Ccchrane Board of Trade last week Allan D. W. Cuthbert was unanimously elected preâ€" sident of the board for 1938. He is diâ€" vision engineer of the CN.R. He has served both on the town council and the hospital board at Cochrane. L. R. Anderson was elected vicoâ€"president, with «an executive committee of ten, C.. L. Gagnon, F. Graff, D. J. Wallace, C. 8. Giles, C. Thorning, M. E. David, M. Dpbin, R. R. Mitchell, J. J. Murâ€" phy, H. E. McGill, Expression was given at the meeting in regard to the deep loss sustained by the board, the town and the North in the recent death of Arthur S. Stevens. has head office in Indiana, and it is alleged both firms hi’@ "been barred from the mails. For "the defence, it was argued that the companies were mutual benefit associations and that accused were not agents, but were sellâ€" ing memberships and did not need licenses, while McPherson termed himâ€" self a crusader, W. C. Inch represented Thomas, but McPherson conducted his own defence. Haileybury, Jan. 1¢.â€"(Special to The Advance).â€"Appearing biefore Magisâ€" trate Atkinson here on Friday afterâ€" ncon on charges of selling insurance withcrt a license, Michael Thomas, of Cclbalt, and Joseph McPherson, of Ncrth Cobalt, were convicted and senâ€" tenced to pay fines of $100 and costs apiece, or serve 60 days in jail. Thomâ€" as paid, but the other defendant went down. It had been alleged by the Crown that accused had been selling irsurance in American companies conâ€" trary to Ontario laws, and three witâ€" nesses against McPhersc and two against Thomas weére produced in court. The companies were Lincoln National Aid Association, of Illinois, in the cass of McPherson, ard the Cosâ€" mopclitan Benffit Association with reâ€" gard to Thomas. The latter company A short time later, Dorothy was naughty again, and ther> followed the inevitable punishment. Later the child asked her mother; "Mother, are you sorry you had to punish me?" Her mother answered. "Yes, I am very sorry." ‘ ‘"Well, mothsr," said the youngster, "do you know what being sorry means?" PRESIDENT OF COCHRANE BOARD OF TRADE FOR 1938 child. "Well." asked the mother, "do you know what being sorry means? It means you won‘t do it any more." (From Sudbury Star) The story is told of a little Sudbury girl who had been naughty, and mother had to punish her. Afterward, talking it over with the child, her mother said: "Dorothy, are you sorry for acting naughty.?2" License Necessary for Those Selling Insurance sudbury Boy Learned the Meaning of "Being Sorry" ow There will be ten good prizes awardeod the winners at the whist drive in the Hollinger Recreation hall on Thursday, evining, Jan. 13th, at 8.30 p.m., under the auspices of the Cornish Social Club. Refreshments will be served after the cards. WHIST DRIVE JANUARY 13 BY THE CORNISH SOCIAL CLUB W, D. FPORRESTER, sec‘yâ€"Treas Canadian Pacific Canadian Pacific Electrical Appliance Co. OTT A W A MONTRE A L SEE THE Westinghouse Nothing More to Pay Until April it "The Home of Westinghouse" Refrigerator $10 mother, I am," answered the DUAL AUTOMATKH Bilance Spread Over Two Years 39 Third Avenue DOWN (or your old fce box)