Why go to such vehement trouble? The portrait was shaping well; it was good work, among his best; naturally it was important to him. 4 Hs was led thus, and gradually, to the morning of Austin Hart‘s death. Yes, he had been in the garden. Yes, he had threatened Hart. It was not a sane thing to do but he was angry. Yes, at the time he had meant it. The man had spoken disrespectfully of his wife, and he, Charles, did not choose to have that donse in his presence.. But he had not hit him. He had not laid a finger on him. Yes, of course he was sure. Did they think he wasn‘t capable of remembering if he‘d knocked a man down or left him standing? He hadn‘t touched Hart. He had run away so that he shouldn‘t touch him. They could beâ€" lieve it or not, as they chos>. It was all one to him. PUBLISHED BY sPECIAL ARRANGEMENXT on ner, siimpi} subject, and h had consented he had intertr frightful scen triguing behin Noâ€"indigna of truth in it. Mrs. Hart. He at all. Ht was the su to be work Yes, that three occa:s and argue tings to be But it was not all one. He looked at Thea as he said it, and knew that it was a lie., Her face was mute and still, unable quite to express faith in him, unable to acknowledge by any softening or kindness the unhappy, frowning glance he bent upon her, While she hid behind that pale mask Charles was a lost man. ‘ And indeed many thought so; Jane could see it in their covert exchanges of glance with glance, significant all. She pressed Jim‘s arm. ‘"*The doctor alone saw to that," said Jim very softly. "Yes, but Jimâ€"they‘ll find against Charles. I know they will. I can see it in their faces." "Jimâ€"they‘ll make it murder, won‘t they?" ‘"‘Don‘t be too sure," he urged, though he was beginning to be horridly sure himself. "It takes a lot of courâ€" age to do that. It‘s much simpler to pass the buck by bringing in a verdict with no names attached. Person or persons unknownâ€"I stake my hopes on it." "Yes, I know. But this is so obvious I mean, to them it must be. He admits he was there, and threatened him. Two people heard his voice upon the scene only seven or eight minutes before the murder was; discovered. And nobody saw him leave. Oh, Jim, if we weren‘t automatically on his sideâ€"if he was somebody quite different, somebody we didn‘t knowâ€"we should say, of course he did it." To this Jim did not say either yes or no. It would have been foolish to try and coax her into a feeling of security, for secure they certainly were not, but to admit the inevitability of defeat would have been worse folly. She clung to him with a cold little hand when the jury were left to consider their verdict. Looking down at her, he found her face \Langdon Langdon Ewiss Watchmaker Graduate of the Famous Horologhal Institute of Switzerland Phone 1365 Third Avenue MacBrien Bailey AUSTINX HART : Strange but devoted roseâ€"grower who evolves a grey bloom. THEA HART: His beautiful young wife of whom he is madly jealous and after whom the rose ». named. JIM FOLEY: Writer and Howerâ€"lover who discovers the Harts. Dr. MAURICE WAYLAXD: Austin Hart‘s doctor, a strange and dominating man. CHARLE® SIEVIER : A voung, temperamental but gifted artist JANE SIEVIER : His sister who helps him in his work. BARRISTERS and SOLICITORS #2‘% Third Avenue JAMES R. MacBRIENX FERANXNK H. BAILEY, L L.FP CHAPTER X Continued}), A VERDICT OF MURDER Bank of Commerce Building aid Charles, he had been on ns with Hart. HMHe‘d never done zg to the man, hardly knew him e‘d asked if he courld paint Mrs. after first setting eyes simply because she was a good and had a beautiful face. Hart sented, but at the third sitting interrupted them and made a 1| seene, acceusing them of inâ€" Barristers, Solicitors, Etc MASSEY BLOCK TIMMIN®, ONT. and Ssouth Porcupine Brev MRoses Barrister, Solicitor, Eitc him res] ROFESSIONAL CAR LC Timmins, Ont. by PETER BENEDICT ~â€"there wasn‘t a word i1@ad hardly spoken to a workman, and she which he happened and gradually, to istin Hart‘s death. n the garden. Yes, Hart. It was not a jack. 16 Empire Block ed on two or to see Hart »14â€"26 pinched and pale with the effort of reâ€" straint. She must not even whisper in Jim‘s ear, much less betray her despair by tears, now that Charles was back in his place beside her. But when the foreman of the jury rose at last to deliver the verdict, her breath came between her teeth in short gasps, and she felt for Jim‘s arm again, and did not withdraw when he closed As for Charles himself, he straightâ€" ened up slowly in his chair, and put up a hand to smooth at his ruffled hair and disarranged collar. His face was dazed and sullen. He turned and looked at her when she touched him, and the shadcw of a smile touched his lips:. He said, none too coherently: "Not nice for you, old girl. But it isn‘t finâ€" ished yet, you know." And to Jim earnâ€" estly, over his head: "Geit her away out of this, Foley, Much betterâ€"only worry her. She‘s got to go on with the work, you seeâ€"car‘t have her worried more than necessary." Jane understood that. She held him tightly by the sleeve. Ch, no! Oh, Charles, not nowâ€"not straight away, like thisâ€"you‘re coming with us, of course!" "Noâ€"T don‘t think so. What‘s the use Jane? You heard the verdict yourâ€" self. Go home, my childâ€"please, I want you to go. Make her go Jim." Jim swung her away, .lightly and firmly, in his arm. She went without complaint, but with tears gathering thick in her eyes; so that, though she turned her head at the most unhappy moment, she never saw Charles arrestâ€" ed. The sting of that came later, dulled by anticipation and filmed over by an outburst of tears. CHAPTER XI CHARLES IN DESPAIR "I didn‘t do it," said Charles. His voice was low and very stubborn. He sat slumped against the stone wall of his cell his face in shadow, but the glow of his eyves still fierce and hollow and hot like the heart of a fire. He would say little, but this one thing he had said over and over again, as if he himself needed reassurance. : "I didn‘t do it. They can‘t prove I did, because I didn‘t." "But, my dear chap," said Jim, "they may imagine they‘ve proved it. That would be just as deadly." "If they hang me, they hang me. I can‘t help it. I‘ve told the truth; noâ€" body can confirm it, and there‘s nothâ€" ing I can do about it." "You can enlarge upon what you have said. You can justify your attitude by P.O0. Box 1591 Arch.Gillies,B.A.Sc.,0.L.S, Registered Architect Ontario Land Surveyor Building Plans / Estimate 23 Fourth Ave. Pho P. H. LAPORTE, C.C. A. 10 Balsam St. North, Timmins, Ont. Acconntin_g Auditing Systems Installed Income Tax Returns Filed Phones 270â€"22%8â€"2%86 P.O. Box 147 (). E. Kristensen CHIROPRACTOR RADIONICS ANALYSIS xXâ€"RAY â€" _ â€" _ SHORTWAVE CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT 60 ThHIRD AVENUE Phone 640 Consultation is Free Bank of Commerce Building PHONE 607 Estimates, Etc. Phone 362 Tirnamins, Ont. COPYRIGHT telling the court exactly what sort of man Hart was, how he behaved to you and Thea that day he interrupted the altting. You can enlist sympathy Charles. It‘s your right. And it makes the world of difference, believe me." "What, by snivelling about being misjudged, and going into detail about the names he called his wife and me? No thanks! I‘d rather hang decently." "I know exactly how you feel about it." said Jim patiently, "But you can‘t throw your life away just because a girl trusts the evidence of her ears and reason and thinks you committed a very understandable murder." Charles turned his face away upon the declaration, for it was not quite the truth. His sense of living was very strong and very bitter. Charles cursed him and was instantly and bovishly sorry. "Oh don‘t take any notice of me. I can‘t help being spleenâ€" ish,. TIâ€"it‘s the truth. That is what galls me. But T1 can‘t sqeal for symâ€" pathy, Jim, it just isn‘t in me. Not at her expense. It would be like stripping her in front of the court, as well as myself. Now, please, Jim, quit troubâ€" ling about it. There‘s nothing you can do. It‘s decent of yvou to try, but there‘s really nothing. If I can feel that you‘re just looking after Jane, I shall be easier in my mind. Poor kid, I never made much of a job of it. "You can serve her best by fighting this case tooth and nail. I know it‘s a business yvou‘re not good at, I know it goes against the grain, but you‘ve got to play the gallery, Charles. You‘ve got to let the public in on it. It isn‘t fair to vourself or us to give up.And it isn‘t fair to Théa. Do you seriously think she would be sorry to be conâ€" vinced of your innocence?" "I don‘t know. T can‘t think." He sat‘ forward suddenly, asd his hallow eyes were eager, "How is she, Jim? Is she very cut up? You know, I always had a sneaking feeling that she loved him very much in spite of everything." Life held even more promise than the successful completion of the Ashton Paul murals, Charles was in no doubt as to the walue of that promise, and by no means complacent in its loss. He said in a voice curiously young and hesitant. "I don‘t want you to think I‘m not grateful Jim. But I don‘t see what good I can do myself by playing for sympaâ€" thy. I don‘t want to get off because my counsel‘s raised a sentimental doubt. I want to be proved innocent. I want her to know I didn‘t touch him." "I know," said Jim heavily. His time was up and nothing accomplished. If only Charles would try to think back clearly, to remember if he had really seen anyone on that wild flight of his to the woods. Perhaps he had honestly tried, and could remember nothing. "SHE CAN‘T HELP BEING BEAUTIFUL" There was no more to be done here. Jim took his leave in no happy frame of mind. He found Jane just leaving the church with her satchel under her arm. E€he had worked faithfully, but misgerâ€" ably, and without inspiration through the day. Her eyes were hollow and darkâ€"ringed. She had a smear of green paint on her cheek, and a cobweb in her brown hair. The smile with which she greeted him was wan and brief. They walked side by side, saying nothing, for some time. Then she looked up at him with eyes which struggled to hide an eagerness foreâ€" doomed to disappointment. She was beâ€" coming used to having her hopes exâ€" tinguished time after time. "Well, has he thought of anything vet? "He isn‘t helpful, is he?" said Jane, smudging at the smear of green on her cheek. "No‘". Jim shook his head. "It‘s no use, Jane. Our help isn‘t to come from there, that‘s definite." "But we‘ve tried and triedâ€"besides, if anvone could tell, they would. People like us here. Charles is difficult, I know, but ‘he wins friends. Anyone in Ashton Paul who could help him would jump to do it."" She added bitterly : "No one cares about Hart being dead, vou knowâ€"not even Thea.‘" "No one cares about Ha:t you knowâ€"not even Thea "You‘re wrong there," s gently. "She‘s terribly s: It hasn‘t occurred to her can afford to be glad for } can afford to be glad for her own sake." ; child Jane was ashamed. She felt for his| won‘t t arm with a small insinuating hand, for ; tion. T the touch of somebody who understood ; But T her troubles was comfort to her just | harmle then. They walked between the neat him ro stone cottages of the single rambling one! street towards the triangular green, he | She curbing his strides to hers; and they | and ta were very quiet together, 4 likes it Presently said Jane in a said Jim quité orcy for him r yvet that she THE PORCUPTINE ADVANCE, TIMMINS, ONTARIO Feet should be regularly exercisec through calesthenics, not by walking only) to keep strong and flexible anc comfortable. One of the best exercise: to do at the end of the day is this Place a medium sized bath towel or on are the women who reques that I write more columns about foo care. They are having new . trouble with their feet since they are forced t use them more. the floor. Place toes of both fe« edge of it. Keeping your heels « filoor, strive to pull the towel i: inch under your foot., Relax and vour feet, For Immediate Relief The good old epsom salt bath is the best for quick relief for tired and burnâ€" ing feet. Take a basin of quite hot waterâ€" and a cupful of epsom salt (which you buy in the 5â€"pound packâ€" age at anyv drugstore for a few cents). After your feet have soaked a couple of minutes take one at a time and rub them with handsfull of the saltâ€"letâ€" ting the salt drop into the water. Soak for a few more moments and then plunge the feet into much cooler water. Dry and massage well with a foot cream or lotion. Some women prefer to remove excess lotion with a good colâ€" ogne and then sprinkle the feet with a cooling foot powder. About Foot Ssupports I have been told that very few people neeéed cumbersome arch supporters; or especially styled shoes. Supporters are more or less like crutchesâ€"if you use them constantly the fcot muscles will not be exercisesd and they will become stubborn and lame. Small metatarsal arch pads are the exception for they do ease the pain and as they should not be more than oneâ€"fourth of an inch thick, they are not crippling. They should be placed just in back of the ball of the foot. But do continue to exercise and massage your feet so in | time vou will be able to get along withâ€" out even these. A New Foot Stick | There is a creamy white foot stickt which looks like an oversized lipsiiick, which contributes to foot comfort durâ€" ing the day if it is applied in the mornâ€" ; ing before putting on hose and shoes.! It contains an activeâ€"ozone which is‘ soothing and refreshing, and shoull be | smoothed all over the foot and between the toes. It does not injure yvour hose and it does keep your feet feelingl mighty nice all day. Of course, there are several other marvelous aids on your cosmetic counterâ€"ask the salesgirl to show them to you so you may have a choice. (Released by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.) Gliobe and Mail:â€"An interesting and significant contrast: Field Marshall Goering travels in his own armored car equipped with batteries of antiâ€"aircraft guns. Prime Minis‘ier Churchill, with the crowd pressing about him, delivers an address from the steps of Bradford Town Hall. "I like her really. It‘s just thatâ€"oh, if she hadn‘t been the person she is, this couldn‘t have happened. Not any of itâ€" right from the beginning. He wouldn‘t hnave noticed her. He wouldn‘t have wanted to paint herâ€"â€"â€"‘ "If Helen of Greece had had a face like the back of a cab, Troy wouldn‘t have burned. Poor Thea Vanhomrigh! She can‘t help being beautiful." "No, T know. And I can‘t help being worried over Charles. ‘But those few days when she came to the studioâ€"Oh, Jim,. I‘m not really such an unfair beast. I loved her. I couldn‘t help it. She was so sweet." father‘s They w child : But T don‘t harmless as a | him round here I’ Beauty and You h PATHH TA A W sA 3 T IWav LC won‘‘l nave the cniidâ€" really, he‘s twent have him cared for in These people get blam [ don‘t blame them Feet Tired? to then s preltty obvioI drayman â€" on t have the cl o Be Continued by PATRICIA LINDSAY nd bvious jall we childâ€"he isn‘t wentyvâ€"oneâ€"the blamed fo them. HW e know Hughie one know 5e A By Relief This Way that Naturs meant WC SI0OUIU dil have considerable fat in and on the body. The amount may vary from 15 to 30 mounds according to our build. This fat is actually needed by the body for various purpoges such as (a) regâ€" ulating: temperature so that too much heat will not be lost suddenly by the body, (b) holding the various abdomâ€" inal organs up in their proper places, (c) serving as a cushion for the large and small nerves of the body which without this protection would suffer from pressure or injury Oof various kinds, (d) filling and rounding out the shape of the body so that we would nmot look like a hatrack, ex"arecmw or other unsightly object. This necessary or useful fat is found on everybedy,â€"large and small, thin and fatâ€"and because it is always needâ€" ed remains always about the same exâ€" cept under extreme starvation. Because it is always found in thess certain spotsâ€"under skin, around abdominal muscles, in the buttocksâ€"it is called stationary or "fixed" fat. Another imâ€" portant use Nature finds for fat is storing some fat in and on our bsoedies because it has twice as much heéat or fuel value as either of the other two types of foodâ€"proteins and starches. However, in our present day civilization where meals contain all the different kinds of foods needed by the body, there is not the need for this storage fat, and because there is no need for storage fat it is a liability not an asâ€" It is, then, because fat is such a rich food or fuel that physicians and others, trying to reduce the weight in overweight individuals, try +o make use of the "storage" fat in and on the body. Generally speaking meats are not reduced, starches are reduced 25 per cent and fat foods; 50 or more per cent, the energy needs and the special fat neéds being supplied from the "storâ€" age" fat of the body. The liquids are likely reduced by at least 50 per cent as storage fat absorbs and holds water set alm( no‘ neeéeded‘? When ma Why d accumula ability Man w A â€" giant â€" creamâ€"stick â€" containing active ozone is refreshing _ for tired feet. _ Apply it mornings, after â€" vour shower. till is, covered wWit op of his head to ! Phese musizcles are neant to be active 16 Eating Your Way To Health ‘: x Do you know which foods contain .’“W(MWQWWWWM HL Nature meant thal considerable fat i1 ‘The amount may By James W . Barton, M.D aln quantl in the / s [efel: Storage Fat any of us forget at times is re meant that we should all iderable fat in and on the amount may vary from 15 nds according to our build. actually needed by the body s purpoges such as (a) regâ€" mperature so that too much not be lost suddenly by the holding the various abdomâ€" is up in their proper places, g as a cushion for the large nerves of the body which his protection would suffer m n was created he was, and red with muscles from the ead to the soles of his feet. ‘les are "active‘" tissues or e active, and if used for 1ring for food, play, they which heat uses up or melts fat. Man was meant to eat Nature permit this great of excess fat when it is also to eat a further to supply energy for n work or play. What e and small, thin e it is always needâ€" arabout the same exâ€" starvation. Because 11 bft _ _ Pours | Ehat Boup food and play, they| s up or melts | meant to eat| 5a ~ dainiy«:to| 1C workin processe: found | Kirkland Lake Council Cuts Number of Meetings pa Kirkland Lake W orkers Urge "Payâ€"asâ€"Youâ€"Go" Plan In view of the resolution sent here by the Mcose Jaw City Council and enâ€" dorsed by the Timmins Town Council at Monday‘s regular meeting, the folâ€" lowing reference to the attitude of the Workmen‘s Councils at Kirkland Lake i; of special interest. Timmins Council heartily agreed with the Moose ~Jaw resolution, asking the Dominion Govâ€" ernment to adopt a "payâ€"asâ€"youâ€"go" policy in regard to income tax collecâ€" tions. A similar attitude is taken by the Workmen‘s Councils at Kirkland Lake. The Northern News last week had the followingâ€" "By resolution a smecial committee of the Kirkland Workmens Council, set up jmething to oppose in every suggesâ€" ion brought forward by the new reeve, ind the meetings of the Teck township council accordingly promise to be interâ€" sting and lively. proteins, minerals, istarches, or fat? Do you know just what and how much you should eat daily? Send today for this useful booklet by Dr. Barton enâ€" titled "Fating Your Way To Health." It answers the above questions and inâ€" cludes a calorie chart and sample menus. Send your request to the Bell Library, P.O. 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Fogg, Limited YARD CHUMACHER PHONXE 725 t the first things done by this at Kirkland Lake was to number of meetings of council ir to two month in this Lumber, Cement, Building Material, Coal and Coke, Mine and Mill Supplies Pennsylvania Anthracite Purity Egg Steam Coal By Product Coke (Est. 1912) INSURANCE â€"REAL ESTATE 1EAD OFFICE YARD BRANCH OFFICE TIMMINS KIRKLAND LAKE PHONE 117 PHONE 393 At the meeting of the committee it was stressed that it was of primary im=â€" portance to keep the working people of Canada debt free, particularly during warâ€"time and more particularly in the afterâ€"war yvears when much industrial adjustment might seriously affect the earning. and paying power of the indiâ€" vidual worker, and the paymen ‘It works out this way,‘ said O. E. Reese, Chairman of the Central Comâ€" mittee. ‘Every Canadian workman is actuaily six months in arrears of inâ€" come tax. He is in debt to government over that period in relation to income tax. In other words payments do not become due until the account is, actual«â€" ly, six months fn arrears. Tt means the worker, as long as his wage standard stays up, may be able to meet the payâ€" ments, but should he suffer any reâ€" verses during the ensuing : year he would be forced to pay the income tax for the preceding period out of reduced revenue." would be far bi to pay it curâ€" rently out of a six dollar a day pay. as might happen once the war is over," commented a member Of the committee. It was pointed out, also, that should a man die the amount of income tax would be deductable from his estate and might create a hardship on his dependâ€" ents. Accidents, illness>s might also affect the worker‘s earning capacity yet he would be expected to meet the inâ€" come tax charges when they became due or sustain penalties." ela nIC THURSDAY. JANUARY 218T. 1913 Anonymous:â€"It was one of those itonic friendshipsâ€"play for him and ie for her. Marne Stoker Payâ€"asâ€"youâ€"go e far better to pay it curâ€" uml plan of mecting nments, urged upon govâ€" imediate necessity of lar plan in Canada. States Beardsl*y Ruml, ; Board, suggested the may as you go policy" in mne tax payments In s advocated the wiping income tax assessmen‘s stion of a new current 21 Pine Street North