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CHAPTER XIII Continued
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Hllllnrd's eyes blnzed; the nudaclty
of the suggestion wns obscured by the
possibility of honor that It contnlned.
"Yes I" he said thickly. "Yes! You
bet I could I"
"And you wouldn't be nfrald to keep
on working for me? That Is. If we got
this Sllverbow scheme nil laundered
olean beforo we started something
else?"
"Not If you "
"Then listen 1" .The broker's voice
was soft and homlletlcal. "You've
thought some linnl things about me.
Maybe you had some cause; I'm not
disputing that. But I guess you've for
gotten something. Something I told
you when we tlrst got together. I told
you If you got mo what I wanted I'd
liclp you get what you want. Well
you've done your best. I got to give
you credit. And maybe you've changed
some of my Ideas too. Maybe you've
sort of worked me around to believing
I haven't given you a square deal.
Well let the past bury Its dead. I've
got more than one string to my bow;
I'm sort of tired of the old line of
stuff; I'm thinking seriously of cut
ting It all out and going In for the safe
and sane. It Isn't so Juicy, but It's
safe. Am I right or am I wrong? All
the cards on the table I'm no fool.
HUIInrd and the bottom's falling out
of this promotion gnme. So If you
think you can blossom out Into n legit
imate salesman of high-grade bonds
of course there wouldn't be nearly as
much In It for you I've got more than
linlf a mind to give you the chance.
It's a risk, but I guess I owe It to you."
Ho slid his pudgy hand across the
table and smiled pacifically. "I've
taken a strong fancy to you. son let's
1)0 respectable together. What do you
say to that?"
In his feverish joy nilllard was will
ing to Ignore the obvious fact that the
broker's repentance wns considerably
overdue, and that It was founded on
expediency nnd not on principle. The
thought of working longer for Har
mon even If the securities he had to
sell In future were most conservative
filled him with nausea; but If that
were the only way to save the situ
ation how could HUIInrd decline? now
In his duty to himself, could he refuse
to work again for Harmon, If this were
the only means to1 save bis friends
their money already lost? He felt his
reins throbbing to his agitation.
"Is ... is that a bona fide of
fer?" he faltered. Harmon's hand
slapped the table for emphasis.
"Straight as a string. To tell the
truth you're sort of on my conscience.
You're with me? All right! Then as
far as I'm concerned the 'contract's
canceled hero and now. Got It with
you?"
"No, I"
The broker's face darkened. "Where
Is It?"
Hllllard was disinclined to tell how
and why he had Intrusted It to Cullen.
"It's safe," he said. He could hardly
contain himself; be looked nnd looked
at Harmon, trying faithfully to recon
cile the man and his appearance nnd
his principles, and he failed but here
was the great reality confronting
him nnd the millionth chance had
magically come true. It wns warped
honesty but It wns honesty no less.
Harmon licked his lips.
"Well, we'll clenn up the whole
transaction today and start with n new
deal. That's settled. Oh, don't carry
on like that, HUIInrd. Now about this
chap, Waring"
"Oh, you still want to see him, do
you?"
Harmon hesitated. "Sure I Give
him n little surprise, eh? If he's the
man who's been bombnrdlng us we'll
spike his guns first. What?" He
laughed noisily and HUIInrd was al
most too excited to dislike the laugh.
"Don't bother to telephone the Onon
daga; we'll Just walk over."
"But I thought you wanted to stny
away from there?" Hllllard was dis
playing many of the symptoms of In
toxication. "Oh, not when everything's going
along so smooth nnd nice I We enn
go up In your room nnd hnve Waring
up there and be Just as private ns
anywhere else."
Accordingly, nnd to the chagrin of
a hovering waiter, they quitted their
booth nnd went out to the open air.
They reached the Onondaga ; they ar
rived at the mezzanine floor; they
were snfe In Hllllnrd's npnrtment.
"Myl" snld Ilnrmnii Jocosely. "I
wish I could nfford to live like this I
But you've got n rich bncker. nnd I
haven't." He rubbed his hands In
great good nnture; his eyes were spar
kling nnd his fnt body wns n-qulver
with vanity. "Well, the first thing to
do . . . Where did you sny you
keep that contract of ours hidden?"
"Is there any hurry about tlmr now?"
nilllard was fairly beside himself with
Joy.
..Well-" The sudden whirr of the
telephone buzzer seemed to rullle the
broker's nerves, for he started vio
lently. "Who's that?"
"Just n iiMHiM'itt. . " HUIInrd
took down the recover. "Yes? . . .
Oh, yes, hnve film . . . an; hold the
wire He beckoned hilariously to
Hnrmon tv-'V lon tn'rx now I
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You're ready to ec him, aren't you?"
The broker was suddenly plunged
Into uncertainty.
"Yes no I Nol"
"What's wrong?" HUIInrd wns vis
ited by an unwelcome chill; he tried
to analyze It and couldn't.
The big man was breathing with dif
ficulty. "I . . . you go down and
. . . no, that wouldn't do either. . . .
I want to see him alone. I want to
get him to call off his Investigator, so
when we begin a new cnmpnlgn we
won't hnve nny verified report ngnlnst
us on the old "
"No, sir I" Hilllnrd shook his hend
smilingly. "I'm the man who's bad to
stand the gaff so far; I'm going to be
In on any conferences. That's my
play I"
Harmon licked his lips again and
swallowed repeatedly.
"Well . . . It's ... If you let
me do the talking then . . . or . . ."
HUIInrd turned bnck to the trans
mitter. "Ask him to come right up," he snld.
He replnced the Instrument and looked
alarmedly at the broker. "You're not
well 1"
"Yes, I nm. . . . Now let's get nt
that contract I There's no sense talk
ing business until that's canceled, Is
there?",
As HUIInrd stnrcd nt him nn ley
wnve of suspicion swept him from
head to foot.
"What's your hurry? It's my fu
neral, Isn't It?"
"You nro anxious, though I Hnr
mon. I "
"No ... no hurry nt nil. Oaly
as long ns I'm hero . . . nnd the
game's played out . . . as a favor
to mo . . . let's cancel It. Where
Is It? I . . . Good God, son, don't
you want that thing out of the wny?
It's no good with nn alias on Itl I'll
put up the money I "
A shnrp rnp on the door stopped him
short. Hilllnrd turned the knob ; War
ing nnd Mr. Cullen burst In.
"Why, Mr. Cullen 1" he snld In as
tonishment. "They didn't tell me you
were here I Hello, Rufus."
"Hllllaral" Cullen's fnce was red
and excited. "Ob, I beg your pnrdon 1"
He hnd seen Hnrmon.
HUIInrd, tnken utterly by surprise,
begnn to phrnse the introductions; ho
hnd only Just begun when Hnrmon In
terrupted Harmon with a set jnw nnd
blnzlng checks. He wns standing by
the writing table, and one hand wns
resting heavily upon It. Ills manner
was curiously apprehensive, curiously
desperate.
"Ah I . . . Mr. Cullen . . .
most happy, I'm sure . . . and Mr.
Waring . . . delighted 1" nis voice
wns silken In Its throntlness. "Gentle
men, I have the honor to he presi
dent ... of the Sllverbow Mining
corporation . . ." He pnused; his
hnnds weaved nlmlessly. "Of Mon
tnnn. . . . Gentlemen. ... I
hear there's been some ndverso criti
cism of our property . . . you're
stockholders, I understand . . . not
used to criticism . . ." He flung his
head erect. "I offer you personally
. . . to relieve you ... of any
nnd all obligations . . . nnd pny
bnck penny for penny." Here his knees
shook nnd he swnyed nppreolnbly. Ho
was holding himself upright only by
tremendous, visible effort.
"The man's sick I" Cullen 'stepped
townrd him. Waring nnd Hllllard
were standing fascinated. The broker
warded off Cullen with both hnnds.
"No, I'm not slckl . . . Contract
calls for delivery of ninety-nine per
cent of cnpltnl stock ... on pay
ment of n hundred nnd twenty thou
snnd dollnrs . . oefore December
"Warlnn's Downstairs- Now."
first. . .
. . . I'm
satisfaction
for the full
. You've paid sixty-two
hero . . . case of dls
, . . to write checks
amount paid down to date
. . . I re
lnm you . . ."
i ('alien all but yelled
a mite of exultation which
al to Hllllard.
.iii get n notary
e sat down limply, "My
Milliard for God's Huko,
"Release
It, and with
wns electric
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get mo my . . . check-book 1" All
nt once he seemed to collapse; his
head hung low, nnd his breathing be
came stertorous. His cheeks puffed
queerly.
Hllllard sprang to him. "Rufus!
Call tlio office l Get the house doc
tor r
Cullen hnd raced to the bathroom
for a glass of water; ho raced back
again, spilling half of It. Hllllard was
chafing the broker's wrists. The threo
men strained at the unwieldy, unresist
ing bulk; while leaden fear clutched at
their hearts.
The fiouso physician bustled In to
find tho broker lying on tho bed In n
profound coma; his reflexes had gono
from him ; ho couldn't bo roused. Thero
was no need of a stethoscope.
"Order nn Ico bag," snld tho man of
medicine sharply. Ho himself was rat
tling nmong his vlnls for tho calomel.
Rufus was nt tho telephone.
"Anything I can do?" asked Hllllard
earnestly. Ills suspicions had crys
tallzed; and he was bitterly awaro
that tho broker had planned not Jus
tice, but some new brand of perfidy;
nevertheless, tho man was unquestion
ably In danger and revengo could
wnlt.
"Nothing Just glvo me plenty of
room."
As tne threo stood watching pain
fully, Cullen put out his hand to HU
IInrd, nnd spoko under his brenth.
"Henry when did ho come?"
"Only Just now. An hour ngo."
"Hadn't ho told you? Or hadn't
you heard?"
'Tleard what?"
Cullen motioned to Wnrlng.
"Give It to him, Rufus . . . Oh,
I see; I see "
The law student, without n word,
produced a yellow blnnk nnd thrust
It nt nilllnrd. no Unshed a glance of
Indescribable contempt nt tho supine
broker; his eyes hnd lost somo pf
their nnxlety. '
"Oh, tho big crook I" ho enld boy
ishly. "The big crook I"
"Sh-h-h! Rufus!" Still, HUIInrd, at
henrt, ngreed with him to tho letter.
Tho boy stood closo to tho
mnsquernder.
"I'm sorry, nilllnrd ... It camo
nt four tills nfternoon . . . we'd
been hunting for you ever slnco . . ."
HUIInrd wnsn't Interested.
"I'll wait until"
Cullen signed to him peremptorily.
"Rend It, I tell you I . . . It'll glvo
you n slnnt on him I"
HUIInrd peered over tho foot of tho
bed ; Hnrmon wns still lying Inert. Tho
physician nodded sldewlsc.
"Nothing for you to do," ho snld
grimly; nnd HUIInrd, only partly aware
of what ho was doing, gave heed to
the yellow blank.
The fourth telegram of tho day wns
from Butte, Mont, addressed to Wnr
lng. "Arrived here Inst night after delay
In Chicago. This morning's papers con
tain Information ns follows: Tho
fnulted vein on XLNO property ad
joining Sllverbow claim number one
hns been located about twenty feet
from Sllverbow boundary. Indications
nro ore body running at lenst eighty
per cent average nnd some plnces high
as twenty. Also somo zinc nnd silver
and traces of mnnganese. This evi
dently extends well Into Sllverbow,
where the greatest values are undoubt
edly lying, nnd Judging from records
of old XLNO vein It's a tremendously
big strike.' Understand XLNO own
ers offering Inrge sum, enld to bo well
over hnlf-mllllon, for a controlling In
terest. I strongly advlso all of you to
get aboard for ns much as nilllard
will let go. Am sending this from of
fice of Cooley, Benjamin & Russell,
who will not send sepnrato report un
less you want It. Thl3 Is wonderful
news and mlno Is Buro winner, even If
only a fraction as largo ns reported.
Plenso show this messnge to nilllnrd.
Slg. J. J. ARMSTRONG."
Hllllard sat down In tho nearest
chair. Tho lump In his throat was
choking him; tho moment was so big
that his feelings were primitive; his
expression of them were very simple.
He only smiled; the meaningless, vacu
ous smile of an Infant. That smllo em
braced tho entire universe; It was In
dicative of a happiness so limitless, so
perfect, that it wns almost foolish. So
Hnrmon, knowing from his own sources
of tho sudden strike, hnd rushed to
Syracuse to pose as n man of honor 1
So Harmon had wanted to meet War
ing nnd find If Wnrlng hnd yet henrd
tho news, nnd, If ho hadn't, stop tho In
vestigation by apparent frankness nnd
rendy restitution. So Harmon had
been eager to destroy tho contract, to
promise Hilllnrd nnythlng nnd every
thing, to repay tho money thnt was
subscribed alrendy and then, ns solo
owner, to tnko an enormous profit for
himself.
No ono In tho wholo world nnd
least of all, Waring nnd Cullen could
hnvo remotely fnthomed tho thoughts
thnt were eddying In Hllllnrd's bruin.
They were not for his own aggran
dizement ; th?y were for the Cullens
and ljurwts nnd for tho others who
nerd never know tho acid of dlslllu
HloiiTtuMif. They were for tho ldenls
he had struggled townrd; they wero
for the friends who hnd stood by him.
And thero was one very especial and
very manly thought for Jack Arm
strong, wh hnd been no courageous tn
his defeat, and so neutral In his be
havior afterward, and who now hnd
sent tho generous news winging east
ward, with Uio request thnt Hllllard
should learn nt onco of his vindica
tion. And as Hllllard snt there, smiling
out Into tho silent room, and strug
gling to visualize tho extent of fortuno
which had so abruptly smitten him,
thero was n dry murmur from tho bed
where Harmon lay, nnd n resulting si
lenco so pregnant with meaning that
tho smllo faded, nnd Hllllard wns on
his feet, open-eyed with tho present
horror brought bnck to him.
Tho physician was rising slowly from
cramped knees.
"It's nil over," ho said; pnused, nnd
added : "Apoplcry."
Tho only man In nil America who
could hnve testified to Ullllard's simu
lation had ceased to breathe.
CHAPTER XIV.
As Dr. Durant, having nlrendy given
counsel this morning to seven pntlcnts,
appeared at tho door of tho ante-room
to signal to tho eight, ho was pal
pably astonished nt tho presence of
the young man who sat next to tho
door. Tho Doctor wns very human;
the Doctor was very ndaptnblo; but for
thirty yenrs ho had managed to keep
the social and professional phases of
his life entirely apart, nnd at the very
first glanco ho was aware thnt, HU
IInrd hndn't como to consult with him
professionally. Nevertheless, ho raised
his finger In tho usual sign; Hllllard
followed him to tho Inner room.
It wns Hllllnrd's Introduction to the
Doctor's morning mnnner; nnd even
In his own exalted spirit, ho yielded
slightly to tho restraint In tho at-
Thero Waaa Dry Murmur From tho
Bed.
moRpherc. The Doctor was blnnd, smil
ing, approachable, and yet not nt nil
tho snmo mnn ns ho appeared nt tho
house on Jnmcs street, no seemed dc
tnehed from tho hnmperlng littleness
of n household ; thero wns no nlr of ln
tentlonnl repose nbout him. HUIInrd,
In spite of the Importance of his mis
sion, felt npologctlc; ho felt as though
ho wero unwittingly robbing sclenco
of Its most vnlunblo asset, which Is
time.
"I know this Isn't exactly the proper
thing to do," ho said, "but I'm lenvlng
town In nn hour or so ... I thought
you might snaro mo flvo minutes, Doc
tor, even If It Is a little Irregular. Can
you?"
"What seems to bo tho trouble?"
Tho Doctor's tono wns a mild Invltn
tlon to squnndcr nothing on prelimi
naries. "Mr. Cullen nnd I nro running down
to New York todny . . . You've seen
tho morning pnpers, haven't you?"
"Yes." The Doctor nodded. "And
Cullen telephoned me last night. Wns
Mr. . . . whnt wns his nnmo: Hnr
mon? . . . was lie a closo friend of
yours, Hllllard?"
"No; Just a business associate . . .
I didn't know him very well personal
ly soclnlly, I should sny. But It
chnnges somo of my plnns . . . Mr.
Cullen and I havo to go to Now York
for n few days and after that wo'ro
going out to Montnnn together."
The Doctor tapped his desk thought
fully. "On account of this?"
"Partly, and pnrtly not Tho wholo
perspective's changed; wo'vo got to
get to work. Now, the last tlmo I saw
you . . . why, that was only yester
day I" ne broko off, laughing nt him
self. "It seems so much longer than
thnt J Why, you said then that if I
ever needed any ono of several dif
ferent things, ' Including .seventy-flvo
hundred dollars, to como to you. And
you spoko ns though you really meant
It, Doctor ... So I'vo comol"
Tho Doctor regarded him steadily
for a moment and resumed tapping
tho glass pad on his desk with n medl
tatlvo forefinger.
"You've reconsidered, havo you?"
"Not thnt so much but wo' hnd
fresh Information. Jack Armstrong's
out there, Indirectly representing Mr.
Cullen, nnd we've heard from our own
lnwyers besides. So on tho whole, I'm
willing to lot you In If you'ro willing
to come, In splto of what I Buld at
lunch yesterday.
Tho Doctor hesitated.
"Not that I doubt yon at nil," ho
said, "but when Cullen telephoned mo
last night, ho said that you and
he hnd raised all tho money you need
ed In half nn hour after you went
out to look for It. You see, I havo
somo channels of Information myself I
So I cun't holp wondering why you
need this now." Nevertheless, ho was
hunting for his check-book.
"Wo don't need It I simply Insisted
on keeping a place open for you, on
tho chnnco that you hndn't changed
your mind."
"You'ro fully satisfied It's tho right
thing for me to do?"
"Yes, Doctor, 1 nm."
The Doctor held his pen poised tn
tho nlr. "I'm net sure I'm rcnlly en
titled to It Doesn't It really belong
to somo ono who wns on tho spot last'
night?"
Hllllnrd's eyes twinkled.
"You'ro fond of tnlklng nbout mo
tives, Doctor. . . . You'd hnvo lot mo
hnvo thnt money yesterday, wouldn't
you?"
"Didn't I offer It to you?"
"Yes, sir; you did. But wns It bc
cnuso you thought you'd mnko n big
profit, or wns It Just to help mo?"
"Why"
"You see," said Hilllnrd cheerily,
"If you'ro going to havo theso merco
nnry motives, you'vo got to let mo
hnvo some, too. I'vo let friendship
Interfere with business twice In two
days. And you'ro not tho only ono I
held a place open for Rufus nnd
Jnck aro In It, too. It wns my privilege
to mnko that condition and I did."
Tho Doctor scribbled rapidly.
"Then I'll keep my promise . . . But
would you mind telling mo what It Is
I'm buying?"
"Here's your receipt, Doctor." Hil
llnrd Inld n slip of pnper on tho desk;
took up the check, nnd scrutinized It
carefully. "Whnt you'vo bought," ho
snld, "Is n twentieth Interest In a new
syndicate formed Inst night. We'll as
sume tho stock control In New York,
when wo got there, by paying somo
more cash (nnd wo'vo got more than
we need already) and after thnt, wo
mny possibly sell out, or we muy go
ahead nnd develop tho mlno ourselves.
I don't know yet which; Hint's what
Mr. Cullen and I are going West to de
cide. But you'll be protected anyhow;
I'll see to that. And If you'ro In nny
hurry to get your money bnck "
"How soon do you think It'll bo?"
Hilllnrd hiughcd outright; a laugh
of utter happiness. "Right now, If you
sny so."
The Doctor puzzled.
"You don't make It clear," ho said.
''Then I will. Mr. Embree, down nt
the Trust nnd Deposit company, was
one of tho men who wanted to get In
with us, nnd couldn't. Ho wns Just
too Into. But when I told him what I
was saving out for you, ho authorized
me to make you nn offer. I'm acting
ns his agent, that Is, and I've got
a check hero, nnd If you want to en
dorse thnt receipt over to him, you enn
hnve this." He presented tho banker's
check; tho Doctor stnred; It wns pny
ablo to himself, signed' by Entbreo,
nnd written for fifteen thousand dol
lnrs. "Why, nilllnrd!" ho snld, blnnkly.
"Is thnt good business? For Embree?
Whnt's behind this?"
HUIInrd fairly beamed his delight
"Well, If you wnnt my ndvlco, don't
tnke itl I told him I'd have to explain
It to you, nnd he ngreed." He sal
stralghter, prldcfully. "Jack Arm
strong sent another wire this morning
and the XLNC crbwd, who own tho
property next to ours, know that I've
hnd this contract for nil tho Sllverbow
stock, nnd thcy'vo mnde us a lint
proposition of" ho cnught his brenth
"four hundred thousand dollars
for tho contract I And your twentieth
sharo would bo worth twenty thousand
dollars If wo took Itl But wo'ro not
going to because It's worth still more,
and we know It. Lots more twice as
much so "
The Doctor's expression altered
slightly; his chin sank a llttlo, and ho
sighed, nlmost In regret
"That hardly seems fair," ho wild
slowly. "Thnt hardly seems fair." Ho
smiled fitfully, nnd sighed again. "For
years and years," ho said, "ever slnco
I first began to practice, I've been
working and wnltlng nnd hoping to
reach tho point where I could give up
ofllco work nnd do somo research, . . ,
And here, In a few minutes, you dan
gle a two yenrs' Income In front of mo
for no services of mlno nt nil . . .
for no labor on my part . . . not, ns
I'd hoped, the result of service, but "
"I own n qunrter of tho mlno my
self," snld HUIInrd, with cqunl grav
ity. 'tAnd I'm not thinking how I got
It, Doctor; I'm thinking how much
good I enn do with it . . . enn't you
look nt It thnt wny, too?"
Tho Doctor nodded presently.
(TO IJE CONTINUED.)
Plots and Scots.
In his Dlctlonnry of Phrase nnd
Fnble, the lenrncd Rev. Dr. E. Coin
hnm Brewer, writes upon Plcts and
Scots: "Plct is not tho Latin plctl
(painted people). As Plcts nnd Scots
nro always mentioned together, thero
Is no reason why ono name should bu
Latin and tho other Gaelic. Scot Is
tho Gnellc 'sgod ( a dweller In woods
nnd forests), nnd Plct Is tho Gaelic
plct-Ist (freebooters), tho two being
equivalent to foresters and free
booters." Proof That Quality Counts.
Blschoff, tho great Ruslnu scientist
nnd nnturnllst, onco said "women aro
Inferior to men because, their brains
nro smnller nnd lighter." But when
thnt mnn died his brain was weighed
and found to bo lighter tliun tho nvcr
ngo woman's. So It Is not weight or
size or box, hut quality, that makes
superiority, as tho presumptuous Bla
choff proves. Exchange.
Flr6t Missionaries to Islands.
Ono hundred years ago two "ion
wero sent from Torrlngton, Conn, lo
ho tho first missionaries to the Hnwall
nn Islands, then known as tho Sand
wich Islands. The event was com
memorated at Torrlugtou.
"PLENTY NEXT DOOR"
Record Harvest Predicted for
Canada.
After having mado n careful sur
voy of tho wheat producing nrca of
tho United States, experts whoso busi
ness It Is to keep the people Informed
on tho ncrcngo sown to foodstuffs
stnto thnt this yenr thero will bo a
falling oft In tho whent production In
the States, duo to a considerably less
area cultlvntcd. Tho opinion of theso
experts Is that tho decrease will bo.
several hundred million bushels of
whent "less than In previous yenrs,
which according to past experience
will bo senrccly sufficient to meet ths)
requirements of tho demands of ttio
people of this country.
In Canndn, however, tho situation
Is different Reliable reports on tho
crop situation throughout Western
Canada nro such as to create tho most
substantial optimism. Never befora
were tho prospects so encouraging for
n bumper harvest It Is predicted
Hint tho yield this year will be oven
greater than tn 10115, the year of tho
record hnrvest In Canndn, when tho
totnl production wns 303,542,000
bushels. Not only Is the whent looking
excellent, but tho snmc Is true of onts,
bnrley nnd flax, of which n grcntly
Increased ncrengo hns been sown In
tho grent grain producing provinces of
Canada.
The rains that have fallen recently
have come at tho right tlmo to stimu
late growth and thero Is now consider
able moisture In the ground. With
tho world generally fnclng a shortage
of wheat and n continued heavy do
nmnd for It, tho prlco Is likely to bo
maintained nt the present high flguro.
In ninny districts corn hns been moro
extensively planted than In previous
years nnd It Is looking rcmnrkahly
well. Many settlers from the United
Stntcs who camo to Western Canada
nnd bought Improved farms In tho
early spring havo every prospect of
n crop yield that will glvo them a re
turn sufficiently large, after pnylng
nil current expenses, to pny off n largo
part of their capltnl Investment.
Livestock Is In excellent condition
everywhere, the rnlns hnvlng Induced
u goad growth of grass. Advertise
ment. Letting the Widow Down Easy.
Brown nlways did possess n soft
henrt. This Is how ho wroto;
"Denr Mrs. Harrison Your, husband
ennnot como homo todny becnuso his
bathing suit wns wnshed nwny.
"P. S. Your husband wns Inside if
London Tlt-Blts.
SWAMP-ROOT FOR
KIDNEY AILMENTS
There ii only one medicine that really
itands out pre-eminent a s medicine for
curable ailments of tho kidneys, liver and
bladder.
Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root stands the
highest for the reason that it hoi proven
to be just tlm remedy needed In thousands
upon thousands of distressing cases,
Bwnmp-Root makes friends quickly be
cause its mild and immediate e fleet is soon
realized in most cases. It is a gentle,
healing vegetables compound.
Start treatment at once. Sold at all
drug stores in bottles of two sizes, medi
um and large.
However, if you wish first to test this
Erent preparation send ten cents to Dr.
Kilmer &. Co., Uinghamton, N. Y., for a
lample bottle. When Writing be suro and
mention this pnper. Adv.
Hla Altered Tastes.
"Do you rcininber tho old fishing
holo of your boyhood dnys?"
"I certainly do, And If I could
equip It with it sofa nnd nn electric
fan, and hnvo a buffet right handy I'd
rnthar like to pass an nfternoon bnck
nmong the old familiar sceues." lio
ton Transcript.
ASPIRIN
Name "Bayer" on Genuine
"Bayer Tablets of Aspirin" Is genu
Ino Aspirin proved safe by millions
and prescribed by physicians for over
twenty years. Accept only an unbroken
"Bayer package" which contains proper
directions to relluve Headache, Tooth
ache, Euruchc, Neuralgia, Rheumatism,
Colds and Pain, Hniuly tin boxes of 12
tablets cost few cents. Druggists nlso
sell Inrger "Bayer packages." Aspirin
Is trade mark Bayer Manufacture Mon
oaeetlcacldester of Salleyllcacld. Adv.
The Spirits Were Cuttln' Up.
An aged chief of the Sautenu trlbo
lay In his tepee, tho cold sweat of
death on his foYcheud. Ills glassy,
eyes gazed Into vacancy, and recog
nized not nny of the walling womeu
Heathy. Then, suddenly, tho grim,
wnr-Kcnrred ftwc lit up with nn cnger
Joy, nnd he cried ; "I nee Vm."
"See what?" queried ono.
"Seo 'em spirits," replied tho djlng
chief.
"Whnt tiny dnln'?"
"Drinking ten and Jigging."
Tenant Perphxltles.
First Snnll "Why don't you come)
out of your shell?" Second SuMl-'Tw
afraid someone clsu will go In It"
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