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HEAD OFFICE. - TORONIO, ONT. Capital (Paid Up) - - - $8,000,000 "Rest - -. - ESTABLISHED 1867. BUSINESS WITH FARMERS In addition to handling Commercial Paper; this Bank makes a special business of Loans to Farmers, and the discount- ing of Farmers' Sales Notes at reasonable rates of interest. + Careful and prompt attention is also given to the collecting of Notes, eto. 3 "SAVINGS BANK DEPARTMENT, Specinl Attention is Directed to the Following Advantages offered by our Savings Bank: Deposits of One Dollar and upwards received and interest allowed at current _ rates. Interest is added to the deposit Twioe 2 in each year, at the end of May and The Doposi 7 : ositor is subject to mo delay ¥ wi Hi in tke withdrawal of the whole ©. or.any portion of the deposit. No Charge is made on withdrawing or depositing moneys. Port Perry Branch ' 'W. H. DUNSFORD, M D. ARCHER, M.D.C.M: Victoria A) ersity ; M, B: Toronto University, Member or the College of Physicians and ~ Burgeons, Ont.; Liceutiate of the Royal _ College of Surgeons, Edinburg; 'Licentiate Re College of Physicians, Edin- asulty of Physicians | vis' | ure Emporia Office hours--9 to 11 a. 2 to 5 pom., and evenings. I have taken partner, my brother, Dr R. Archer; M, D., C. M., Member of Col- of Physicians and Surgeons, Ont. rt Perry, June 9, 1897, or -- HL." PROCTER Ei k % DR, "CLEMENS ) M.D C.M. of Trinffy College University, Toronto, with Honor Certificate, Fellow of Trinity Medical College, Toronto. Mem. of Col. of Physicians and Surgeons, Ont., Licentiate of University of Stato of New York. OMoce and residence on Dr. Clemens' old site. Opposite Town all. = PORT PERRY. ; MNOTTIOH. DS J. H. SANGSTER, Physician, Sur x geon and Accoucheur, and Dr. W. A. ster, Dentist, may on and after 10-day, be found iu their new Surgical amd Dental Offfoes over the Post Office, where they will & ba found as heretofore, prepared to attend x heir respective professions iu all their ches, t Perry, Dec. 8, 1807. - DR. 8. J. MELLCW, PaYsICIAN, SURGEON, &C. 4 fee and Residence, Queen St., Port Pesry foe hours--§ to 10 a,m.; 1to3 p.m., and Evenings, 'Telephone day over the lines south, with the residence of G. L. Robson, V.S. Port Perry, Nov, 15, 1894. ARRIS, BA. LLB. ISTER, &c., oranto.' Yo 2,000,000 {if offie and house, open night connected | Savings. Bank Department, Deposits received 'at the highest current 8. Interest calculated and eredited to each depositor semi-annually. : H..G. HUTOHESON, Port Perry, June 26, 1897. Mavaoen. £100,000 STERLING (British Capital) To lend at 4, 4% and 6 per cent on good Mortgage security. Apply to DAVID J. ADAMS Banker and Broker, Port Perry, Ont. © MONEY TO LOAN. HE Subscriber fs pre; N T ANY AMOUNT Lexy AT 5 PER CENT. #3 Also on Village Property. AF" MORTGAGES BOUGHT. TY HUBERT L; EBBELS, = Bartister, Office next to Ontario Bary a ; s Office. PORT PERRY. All branclies of Dentistry, Crown and Bridge Work successfully practiced. Artifical Teeth on Gold, Silver, Aluminum or Rubler Plates. Fillings of Gold, Silver or Cement Painless extraction when required: = Prices to suit the times®3 WA SANGSTER, Jffice over the Post Office, Office Hours--9 to 12 a.m., 2to 6 p.m. Also open Saturday evenings. #7 Gold: Fillings, Bridge and Crow Work a Specialty, Vitalised Air. i Dr F. D. McGrattan (DENTIST) L.D.S. of Royal College o also DDS. of a a one: Cffice in the Allison Block over Allison's Drug Store. : Office hours--8 a.m. to 8.30 p.m. Port Perry, April 9, 1002. JOS. BAIRD ENSED AUCTIONEER for the I IL Jounty of Ontario. Sale Register at the Ops¥rvER Office Patronage solicited. Manchester, Jan. 19, 1899. a AUCTIONEER. HE und d tukes this opportuaity 2 of returning thanks for the very liberal patrcnage be has received as Auctioneer in (the past. The increased experience au extensive practice which I have had will be turned to advantage of patrons, and parties favoring me with their sales may rely on their interests being fully protected. = No to make it profitable es in my hands, Ton" athe THOS, SWAIN. Licensed Auctioneer, Valuator &c. Auctionoors.and. Valuators Tow bol Village TIMATE to the generil 8 Lusiness under' the d for sale dates he OBSERVER ort Perry, and make arrangements there, or APR Persouiliy or hy letter to either JOHN ABBOTT, Port Perry, or JAS. MeKITRICK, Greenbank. genius and spoke with scorn of bael- | elor apartments and furnished futs. § pale, glender countenance. reat him kindly. A family pet. | AM ide. 'é him a pillow." atter of Family Pride F. SMITH, General Carter Her name fs irrelevant and immate- rial Her daughter was fair positively, fat negatively and at least twenty years on the right side of forty. Bhe pre sided with admirable tact over the long en he burst into heartless laugh- The athletic figure of Dangler shook with ill suppressed fury. He said something between his teeth which "Prisoner, have you anything to say why the sentence of @Geath should not be passed upon you?" "A few words, my lord. I am thirty | years of age." | elther of Mabuchi's shoulders. | not to note the dearth of delight in comrades since long time!" "Yes," sald Kido, and the laugh was ! gone from the eyes which had sparkled on his old friends, "we metyn Paris." "And are ravished to meet in Amer- ica!" cried the count with a band on ngain, "but it was not him to shoot me." ue "We understand," sald his : "It's all right, and the gods have mo horse sense today than usual. take these papers from his pockets and Gannon and Powers looked at each | destroy them and report the men other in amazement. It was impossible | stances--sad accidents prominent --you know." Takes pleasure in returning thanks "Well?" "Your elder brother is a physician." "This is impertinent and irrelevant. reads like this: | wii) 1-1 Sizal" | Kido's face. "On this hét afternoon, when I had | "And he's really dead?" $ » "Sure dead," said Powers. "But try equipped to do public. Railway Depot a Specialty. site the Methodist Parsonage. F. Port Perry, Aug. 1gor1. OOUNTY OF ONTARIO. 1902. Ju ember 4. Jan. 6, 4, September 4, October Novem! 1903. ary 9, February 5, March 5, April 3, May 7. June to the public for the esteemed pat ronage bestowed on him since com- mencing the business of Carting and would state that he is fully CARTING AS IT SHOULD BE at the very shortest notice and at! prices that cannot fail to please the | Carting to and from the Residence--Brick House, oppo- SMITH. Sittings of the Division Courts 1. WHITBY--Olerk, D. C. Macdonell, Whitby--Janu- ary 8, February 4, March 4, April%, May 6, June, r4, Deo: OSHAWA--Clerk, D. O. Macdonell, Whitby--Janu- table in the dining room, dispensing the culinary triumphs of her mother. Her name was Kathleen. Dangler, who held a post in the M. R. and A. freight offices and went in for athletics, was in love with Kathleen and invested in a tandem on the fn: stallment plan. Seward, floorwalker in the silk department of "The Fair," had a similar cardiac affliction and showered the object of his affection with the latest editions from the book department, purchased at the custom- ary discount allowed clerks at "The Fair." The situation was rapidly becoming tense, and betting on the outcome among the remainder and less inter- ested quota of boarders was about even when Jim appeared on the scene. He arrived in the dining room one night, dozing in Dangler's arms. "Miss Kathleen," remarked the atn- letic young man in his most confident tone, "I know you won't turn this poor doggie out to graze on concrete and asphalt. I came up with him wander- 'ing disconsolately in the freightyards. 1, She of the settlement work actually smiled on him as though he had voiced hier sentiments. "Who gets this reward?" inquired "It may sound so, my lord, but it means life or death to me. I under- stand that you take a great pride In the phenomenal success of your broth- < dec " nothing to do, 1 remembered our last to look decently regretful, Kid. game at pokair, geritlemen, and 1 sald: | 'Ha! I shall goand have my r-revanche from the youthful giants, Messrs. Can- | The Abbot of Fools. 7 The abbot of fools, who was als¢ known in different parts as the archi including} to | affection, and that dread disease Patent leath: button ; the all leat July 5, September 5, October , November 5, Dec ember's, Jan. 1, 190. ub Sa 2 BROUGHAM Clerk M. Glesrop, Greenwood Jaor ary ay 9, September 9, Nov. | i a TB, Septemberth Rov 3. PORT PERRY Clerk, J. W. Burnham, Port fos) --January 14, March 7, May 13, July 9, September | 12, Noveinber 11, Jan, 9, 1903. ee Re Rd 26, November 21, Jaw. 16, 19.3. i "4 dr ep 25, November 20, Jan. 16, 1603. 6 BEAY - Qlerk, Geo. F. Bruce, B _ guwnuary I I'll wager he's somebody's pet. He's so slick and well fed. His owner will probably turn up In the 'Lost and Found' column tomorrow." Miss Kathleen promptly relieved Dan- gler of his burden and petted the im- This plainly annoyed Seward, and as mer his rival glared unreasonably at his unoffending soup plate. &. 0 " a! ? nd al horred Sunday newspapers who dis covered the ad. In the Evening Herald LOST.--A pug dog, answering to th name of Jim; fat and slightly asthmatie; finder treat him kind as he Is an old | family pet; liberal rewar Marsden, 1701 Green streét. Telephone -A* x Located in Our New Premises | As she finished reading seventeen §.1.CawkeraSon and the pug, now comfortably en- sconced on the rufle of Kathleen's ISH TO ANNOUNCE that that they are now comfort. gown, uncurled = himself, chops suggestively and wheezed asth- | | ably ensconsed in their new pre | mises in the -- Clerk, PB May 27, September 23, By order, J. E. FAREWELL, * Clerk of the Peace. Dated at Whitby, Nov. 23rd, 1001 Seward and remarked: "I tell you what, Miss Kathleen--I'll telephone old Marsden right after din. ner, and when he comes after the pup you claim the rewa rd. Marsden's rich, and It ought to be worth a couple pounds of candy anyhow." Half an hour later Dangler returned from the telephone booth in triumph. Most of the boarders were elther in the parlor or chatting in the dim entry. "Say, folks, maybe you think the old gentleman wasn't tickled! Said he couldn't come down tonight and wouldn't trust one of the servauts, so would we keep Jim till tomorrow morn. fng. He'll surely be here by 10. And, by the way, Miss Kathleen, he says the pup's getting old, and if he doesn't have a pillow to sleep on he'll--he'll snore. And be can't eat meat unless t's cut very fine." Kathleen, with visions of candy dancing before her pretty eyes, ear ried Jim off to the kitchen and person- ally prepared a delectable supper for the weary canine, after which the an tidote for snoring was speedily pro. duced. That was Saturday night It was remarkable how prompt the boa all were for Sunday morning breaks fast. Seward, who seldom appeared | until noon, was first at the table, calm, | cool and pale, in a satin quilted smok- fng jacket. Miss Ainsley, the lady re porter, who worked until a heatbenish | hour each Saturday night, was next. In fact, every one seemed on tiptoe Purdy Block where the Public will always fin an ample supply of CHOICE, FRESH MEATS at prices that cannot fail to please. A full supply of Meats of the very best grades, and cut' in dimensions to please the most fastidious. . All orders will receive prompt attention. S. T. CAWKER & SON. March 5, 1go2. "MISS HARRISON Dress and Mantle Maker ISHES to inform the ladies that she has moved to her fine ooms in the Allison Block where she is prepared to execute all orders in Dress and Mantle Making in a manner unsurpassed for Correctness of Style and Charming Effect. 'We shape and mold ever of material until the finished garment resembles a work of art. Remember our claims, and see how carefully we vindicate them. Our charges are consistent with the value given. Port Perry, March 27, 1902. TO CONSUMPTIVES. The undersigned having been restored to health by a simple chs Jo after suffering for several with a very severe lung reward were never mentioned during the breakfast hour. It was singular, too, how {he board: ers, who usually spent Sunday morn. ing In their rooms, lingered In the par lor. Seward, holding the morning pa: per at a most peculiar angle, held the point of vantage In the bay window. Consum The little woman who went in for set is anxious to make known to his fel- tlement work clasped ber prayer book low sufferers the means of cure. To those who desire it, he will send (free of charge) a8 ¥ of the i used, which they wi w sure cure for Consumption, Catarrh, Bronohitis and all throat and lung He opes all sufferers will try his remedy, as it is iovalu- able. Those desiring the prescription, which will cost them yatitingy prove a blessing, will please address, ~ Rey. EDWARD A. WILSON, , v Brooklyn, New York. church. Dangler got no further in his preparations for bis usual morning spin awheel than to don his snowy white sweater with glowing erimson bands. Conversation languished. ay, and exclaimed: "Here be comes!" The moment was tense with excite ment. The bell pealed shrilly, and "Kathleen cried nervously: "Oh, dear! Who's going to talk to him? I ean't!" Dangler looked uncomfortable, Then te caught the eye of the lady reporter. He suiled in reef. "You'll do it. won't you, Miss Ains- leg? You reporters have all kinds of nerve. You'll know just how to tackle. the old gentleman." A ia adapted for short ish shape--han Box. camel | : for wea rch---hand turn flexible soles Tt affords a view of | to be place 38 clse. Every | passive animal as only a woman can | Dangler rushed off to prepare for din- | slaimed Jim!" | licked 1 Daugler shot a triumphant look at | culiar and unexpected standpoint. The with curiosity, though Jim and the | nervously and wondered if "lie" would | come before time for bier to start for | Suddenly Seward dropped the paper | | Miss Ainsley in a cuttingly clear voice. gq Kathleen glanced from the flushed face "I do, but what possible bearing can of Dangler to the severe countenance 4p.¢ have upon your case?' of ber mother. The landlady looked "Simply this: Your brothef, the doc- as though she had just burned a batch "tor, examined me a year ago and pre of lemon pies. The situation Was gj. uld live at least twen- saved by the sudden appearance of oc. It would certainly un- Bun vn Dangler's belated laun- dermine bis reputation as a scientist Ea toa, sald Miss Ansley | should I die before that time."'- with a cordial smile, "you can have the | ----4M8M8m™------------ wildést sort of time on this" She slipped the coins in Buttons' unresist- | ing hand. "And no one else seems to care particularly about it." | If the incident had been closed at this instant, it would have been bet- ter, but three evenings later the entire household was on the qui vive over d mysterious package which had arrived by special messenger during.the after- noon. It was addressed in a large, flowing hand, "To the young man who found Jim." The conclusion was ob- vious. The owner of Jim had realized his base ingratitude and had repented to the tune of a handsome remem- Lrance. Dangler was distressingly late, and many of the boarders were toying with their coffee when be arrived. The de- mand that he open the package was unanimous. Blushingly he consented. The strings were snipped, the paper i WY fell, back and before the astonished colds of all kinds. We "th g first said thic ciwtyr yeaaee a- ie "§ ago; we've been saying it able to that federal officeholder ' down as a dog catcher. ever since. fhe boarders individually and col- lectively stood willing to wager that Seward had perpetrated this unfeeling joke. But the gphinxlike countenance { above the Immaculate cream colored | four-in-hand was neither paler nor , more flushed than usual. PEERS TIS RC pray | A Cough NEMEC LIT PAE "1 have made a most thorough 2 trial of Ayer's Cherry Pectorzl and am prepared to say that for all dis- eases of the lungs it never disap- points." J. Early Finley, Ironton, O. Ayer's Cherry Pectoral won't cure rheumatism; we never said it would. It won't cure dyspepsia; we never claimed it. But it will cure coughs and Three sizes: 2bc., enough for an ordinary old; 50c.. Just right for bronchitis, hoarse. ness, hard colds, etc.; 81, most economical for chronic cases and to keep on hand. J. C. AYER 00., Lowell, Mass. | Sympathy unuttered, but neverthe- less strong, was felt for thq unfortu- nate Dangler. But, after all, perhaps it was mis placed. Women, especially in affairs of the heart, THE #&# & | ATTACHE | view events from a pe | By P. Y. BLACK | landlady announced Kathlee n's engage- a | | ment to Dangler two Sundays later at | dinner. The champague which fol- jowed the announcement was general- ly supposed to be the outward and vis- ible sign of the exuberant happiness of Dangler, and no one marred the occa- sion by unfeeling reminiscences. _ Copyright, 1901, by P. Y. Black | Cannon and Powers rose and howled with joy when their striker brought in the card, most official card--*Mr. Kido Mabuchi, the Japanese Legation, Washington, D. C." In the big school in Massachusetts where Mabuchl as a | boy had studied the mysteries of Amer- 1 | a Baring Fcet at Worship. The India Hindous and Mussulmans alike wear both sandals and shoes (slippers) and the latter boots also. The sandal (the word Is Persian) was | evidently the original covering for the feet, over all southern and eastern Asia, while the shoe was probably In- troduced into India by the Persians, Afghans and Mo(n)gols, together with the "tip tilted" (Hittite and Etruscan) boot, Both are usually made In India of leather, but never of pigskin, and, | whilethe shoes are always colored red { or ydllow, the boots are generally brightly particolored, both among the upper | classes being also richly em- broldeted In gold and silver and varie gat <ilk thread and with bangles, bugles and seed pearls after the man- ner "the ancient Persian boots rep- resented on Greek vases. Butler however rare and costly elab- rato % the invariable rule Is to re | move them after entering a private house Just when stepping ov to the rpet on which the visitor t. They must be cast off. oot or shoe first, before the 'enters a temple or mosque, I regarded as an absolute in to attempt to enter either --London Athenseum. een le Herself Understood, | young and innocent looking pnd shy, and the half dozen 'the passengers on a Chien. the other day caught ng at her more than wishing they had such ~ Presently another girl got two exchanged exclama- se. Two minutes later was saying loud enough over the ear: dge, but your new hat fcan civilization, with Cannon and Powers as his chief instructors, he | had struggled through a course of foot- ball. He now required all the power of muscular resistance thus gained to withstand the onslaught of these friends of his school days. "You monsters! You dragons of | America!" he cried, falling backward | into the only armchair the youngsters' | bare quarters possessed. "Has West Point, then, not reformed you?" "Shut up, you lovely little brute, and | come to my bosom again! Ain't he | sweet, Powers? Observe his little tan | tootsicums. The dude has been built | in London and Paris. Kido, oh, Kido, | is this a grateful return for all the fe- publican simplicity you imbibed 4&t Halton?" Prey sat down, one on either side of | Mabuchi. Their tall, bony, wire woven | frames far overtopped that of the | graceful oriental. "Well, tell me, then," sald Mabuchi, | smiling. | "Tell you? It's you who've got to do the telling, Igido!" they cried together. | "We've nothing to tell," Cannon added. | "When you left for the war, we got | through West Point somehow and are existing among cowboys and Indians on these broad, unlovely plains. It was good of you to come to see us, as we could not come to Washington, but you always were a decent little specl- men of foreign bric-a-brac. Now tell us about yourself." : "It is not much to tell. When my country went to war with Cbina, 1 was ordered howe. you know. Then I served with the army, and the honor- able general spoke well of me In dispatches and I was promoted. The wir ended, and my government sent me to travel. 1 was everywhere--Lon- don, St. Petersburg, Berlin, Vienna and Parls" "How I should have liked to do Paris with you! There's a Freneh count, an 3 4 ex-officer, here stopping with the colo- f ] n Juror. nel. 1 suppose you met heaps of them > in Paris? He's studying America too. Count -- Count -- what's his name --- Count" -- "Count Diceandbass!" cried the strik- er, opening the door of the. young ot your letter tellin' officers' sitting room to usher in an ster an' do dooty ' elderly, wax mustached Frenchman. te you these fue Powers and Cannon advanced to greet you'll have ihe new visitor. Kido Mabuchi rose it ain't so slowly, his yellow brown face turning «Ey. ik ot 10 hod Ns ne Sa gpa aot) the. ike it?" 'echoed the coy and "Why, my old 'gov' en bones for this hat, d been drawn as & in term of court: non and Powalr.' May 1? For Mabuchi at baccarat, ecarte and the games of Paris. | know, but pokair'-- "1 pray--excuse me," sald Mabuchi gravely. "1 no longer play cards." 1! Since Paris?' cried d'Elsen- with a shooting glance. Since I"aris," Kido assented calmly. "Pshaw, Kido," cried Cannon, "you'll simply have to play poker in Washing. | ton. Count, thing cooling. is full yet!" "I don't touch anything," sald Ma- buchi gravely. "Since I'aris?" again the Frenchman asked and mocked. "Since Paris," sald MabuchL "Ah, 1 see, you want not to play po kair. You have much to talk. Au revoir, my American giants. We shall meet at the colonel"s. Mabuchi, shall we meet?' "We shall meet," sald Kido, rising and bowing with grave orlental cere let me offer you some- Kido--why your glass | bishop or bishop of fools, the, f | misrule, the lord of misrule, 5 ter of unrenson and L'Abbe de was the person who used to &uperjns' | tend tue saturnalia, which were com+ won in different parts of Europe from the fifth to the sixteenth century. They feast of fools was an imitation of. the* heathen saturnalia and, like this, was celebrated in December; hence the const fusion of ideas which has arisen im mixing this feast with the ordinary Christmas revels. The chief celebra# tion of the feast of fools fell upon In nocent's day, but the whole reveld lasted from Christmas to the lust day of Epiphany. The young people gen« erally elected a leader, who went by* one of the names g@oted, and he was consecrated with many grotesque and ridiculous ceremonies. 2 England, Scotland, France and G many all practiced these wild saturnas« lia, and it was with great difficultyr | ly way, as if--as if he owned you? a you out agnind! ore CGIONPTE broad | and which he now put in his pocket. | have had anc | distinctly if you want to examine close | that they were finally abolished. The' abbot was not responsible for any frick | or practical joke played on the rest of. the community by his orders, dnd the" victims had simply to "grin and bear | i" In the temple (law headquarters, London) the office of the lord of miss, rule seems to have been a coveted oneys for we read that it was only given t§ rorng men of good fi 0 Does Your - Back Ache ? mony. The school chums stared on Kido. "What the devil happened to you in Paris?' Cannon cried again. "Why did that Frenchman grin in that meas Speak, you little lump of bronze. What mischief did you have the nerve to get into without Powers and me to haul veranda that night Count d'Eisenbas spoke In French briefly and coldly to the little Japanese. "1 cornered you here on purpose," he said. "1 have given you a year, and you are not ready. Well, tomorrow you must make good your promise or I shall hand these notes in my breast pocket to your chief." Kido Mabuchi went-home to his bunk, hastily fitted up in Cannon's | rooin, but slept not at all. In the morning when his chums came fn from stables and early company drills they found the attache sealing letters on which he had been very busy 4 | It It aches and pains, Is stiff and sore; so that you can hardly get round to' do your work, or If you're so bad | you've had to go to bed, just take | y Dr. Pitcher's Je was vers awe vey deel] Ea lca ole Kidney 'stors of oriental blood | and oriental faith; it is something to | be able to say when the hour has come: | "Is it, then, time? Good. Justa min- | ute, and I shall be ready," to finish the | ] bi t | cigarette calmly, to nod to friends al a e Se smiling adieu and then to perform the | + harakirli decently and with regard to The new Scientific remedy, pres other people's sensibilities. pared by the eminent Kidney Speciale The hour before sundown fs admira- | tst, Dr. Zina Pltcher. These Tablets ble for target shooting. The four went | cure promptly and permanently the down to the range late in the after-| yo.e¢ kinds of bad backs and all noon. The count had been bragging a | s of kidney trouble. little of his skill with a rifle, and Can- | forms of y non and Powers had coaxed the Jap- | price B00 fii g i drggisin oe hd anese into making a match with him. ' * D'Eisenbas mocked at that. He seemed to have a great contewpt for the at- tache. "Malis -- Mabuchi?" he laughed. "I shall beat him at the r-range, as I beat What are the A Kiss and a Bite. s volume, "The Kiss and Its, » Dr. Christopher Nyrop of thet ty of Copenhagen relates that | pnd in Thomas Saveland: brought an action sgalnst Miss Caro- line Newton, who had bitten a plece out of his nose for his having tried sr by way of a joke. The de- it was acquitted, and the judge aid it down that "when a man kisses a woman against her will she is fully, entitled to bite his. nose: if pleases." 2 = "And eat it up, if she has a fancy that way," added a jocular barrister half aloud. Kido's eyes involuntarily flashed on the Frenchman's breast pockets, and | the count grinned In a way which Can non and Powers resented, but could not understand. | Powers and D'Elsenbas were to | mark for Kido, and Cannon and Ma- buchi for D'Eisenbas. M1t is very simple," said Cannon for {lie count's benefit. "While you mark, Count d'Bisenbas, bullseye, four, three whatever the shot is, the targets re volve, and Powers will paste the hole on the lower one. Remember, be care- | ful to wiggle waggle the danger flag | 3 ¥ils Bluff Quickly Called. 2: "1 want you to understand," he sald; "that I'm the master in this house." 1y." "All right," she replied. "Go out and Then Kido saw the gates open before | tell the cook that we're going to have him and was content. This matter of j company all next week." : suicide might be very simply arranged. | Then he put on his hat and went} Powers would be in the pit with him, | AWAY, making sarcastic remarks about stooping down with his pasters at the | people who were afraid to say their lowered target. The count was a fair | souls were their own, shot at least. At 300 yards he could pardly miss. What so simple as to leap up in the nick of time and receive the bullet? It was not the harakiri, | to be sure, but in matters of suicide one should accommodate oneself to place and other circumstances. D'Eisenbas won the toss and elected to have Kido shoot first. He and Pow- ers went to the buft to mark. Kido began to shoot at 800 yards mechan- jcally, and, behold, the gates closed! Fate laughs at schemes. The plan of | Spm Kido was shattered. D'Eisenbas, Wanted Stationery. wrathtul at the Japs good shots, for- | Queer Party--Got any b getting where he was, forgetting the Salesman--No; this is a danger signal, leaped up with an oath Don't keep "em. to challenge & bullseye and fell back "Excuse me, but I notice again in the pit, shot through his plot- aveather reports that the b ting brain. sometimes stationary." Kido rushed into Cannon's arms with - strange, mad eyes. "It is the gods!" he screeched. "It was no murder. I meant it the other "way because I could not perform hara- kirl on myself in your honorable Look, then, look!" ood 5 Cannon clutched the letter Kido had ~~ Coal was for written ip the morning. In it the at- a Learning. Elizabeth, a little Boston hl, seven. Quite an old girl now is. beth. "You do not mind me as well ag you did when you were two years obxorved her grandmother, "You see, I didn't know ton, and so of course 1 al what any one told me to," Elizabeth. »