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toub4day uth ibm the acton free press pjlom bbvmh lji 3fp pbb dhriaimab tnrg the soul of tree by hodges mathes htiois hu oftloo window on tho twcntyeeond floor blake mul tl attorney and counsellor iused down at tho slushy pavements far below tho fllliur clerk tho stenog rapher and tho office boy had gone home but tho young iftwycr lingered at the close of the dull december day pre sently turning bock from the window ho bctnui to jook over troy full of papers on his desk tho day hod brought its usual throng of clients and the accustomed routine business had picked up rapidly in the past few months since scries of par ticularly brutal gang outrages hod finally stirred tho big midwestern city to action even the apathetic department of justice bad been prodded into ticcurlng con victions and mo ting out stiff prison sentences for number of higherupa ho had long belioved themselves im mune from the processes of law in consequence then of tho rising re form wave group of hitherto rather cbacuro attorneys including bioko mul ihn hod quickly built up lucrative practice tliat wollmistabllahcd and self respecting law arms would not handle furnishing defense counsel for as un principled act of crooks and thugs as over wit in tho shadow of tho prison and uie gallows today had been like most other days ceaseless round of interviews and con ferences examinations of venal lying witnessed and every shady trick in the uhystcrs bag it had taken bioko mull ins three years to become hardened to tho sordid business and oven yet ho had occasional returns of loathing and qualms of conscience tho atmosphere of great citys underworld was not his native air bo hod been born and rear ed in tho remote fastnesses of tho south ern mountains in the very heart of tho bluo unokas jlu rise from lowly mountain boy to tho financial succors of prosperous city lawyer hod been one of the everyday romances of american lire in the gathering dusk he turned his swivel chair and again gaaed out of tho window at tho dirty walls grim cynical oinlle touched his lips he was thinking of how easy it had been ho know that back at homo in tho moun tains ho was referred to prldefully as that smart boy of davo mulllns jest growed up right here in lost cove an now lies big lawyer out yonder guess ive done pretty well ho muueci lialf aloud but somehow id bo sorry to have tho homo folks know juul how moko tho money thats putting 3udle and tin younger children through ichooi wiles candy counter offers our special christmas mixed creams bon bons chocolates and jellies an assortment you will bo pleased lo havd on your christmas tables at only per lb special lollipop mixture fruit flavor favorite with the kiddies lb l9o special cut hock ciu fruit flavor far christmas buying at per lb lac candy cae feyoai lo to lqo smiles chuckles chocolates tlie kama good reliable quality all dress ed up for christmas giving in 14 lb lb lb and lb packaged at per lb duc canada lry glnfef ale in chrkumul cartons spocul ee creairt lirickj tot christmas at our tobacco counter teh tray ufhu towoo cljart and ciariterf in vaney christina kudkarr harold wiles miix sthkki acton ontario christmas gift suggestions tffl toiletries vor men and women in yurdleys three secrets prom 35c to 1000 parkers fountain pens nnd sets ivom 00 to 12 50 beautifully boxed christmas stationery 25c to 200 tooled leather writing corcs 75c to 00 christmas cards nicer than ever before see our 25c bom for extra value ladies nnd gentlemens dressing cases in chronium emuncl and rrench iory prom 50 up razors all kinds tf eelip dbc schick injeclo 00 rolls 05 schick electric 1g 50 jjx cull in tor demonstration jjc cutex sen military selb bibles hymn books dolls chirdrenb bookb tree ornamehfs etc 4g let us help you make selection gjjt in the dark woods far up tho jilopcs of lilt bald tile light earlywinter snow had dluppcurcd except under tho shady ledge and in tho dctp glens wlivro tho uuti ponelrdted only for tho thort mld duj hours school ut uio lott covu academy according to local custom hud closed ut tiuinksgivliig lo open again in late january allowing tho mountain families to employ tlw intervening weeks in gathering forest evergreens for the holi day markul hundreds of families du jxided on galockiny they called it for their winter cash money it was but hilto and half from dave mullms log house on tumbling fork to the galax beds on uio bleep ridge rear tho top of liig ihild save when the hiiov jay liull foot deep on tlic higher slopes uio whole family includ ing mother and tho two comely glrta kudlo and sophia would hurry through tho early breakfast and with baskets balls of twine and the old sled drawn by tho gray mare jenny would iot out at sunup on thu winding trail to tlio big woods it was chilly work in middecember in tho lush fern bedti under uio dripping cliffs tho iiiow would lie lor day un broken jlcrotho gulasrleavcsrrow six biches wide and thu green andrussct coloring was richest tho galackcrs btul to hick tho led crystals from uio crisp leaves on top of uio snow and dig deep into tlw frosty earth below to avoid breaking uio long stems sudio mulling nineteen and as pretty uj picture was tho champion galac kcr of uio family her nlmblo flugfcrs had tho trick of pulling the largest and shiniest leaves wiui scarcely ever broken stem her judgment in sorting and grading the dnyvi pull was quick ana accurate in almost no umo uio ahipnlnff crates would be filled with tidy bundles each with hundred num ber ones twos or tlirees ready icr tho truck that daily piled hotween ihc picking grounds and the shipping paint at the county seat every time hit gets nigh christmas keep thinkin of blake declared sudio with sigh as the finished her grading one cwnlnff so do sudic replied tho mouier shore wlsht wed git another letter from him we haint heard nlnst uie middle of august reckon hes glttln coned plumb off from lost cove looks sort that wn agreed dave sometimes im afenred blake has got educated an bltuied uiat he ferglt lln his people an the place whar he uu horned and raised hope he aint lettln his feet go astray in the uay jf wickedness an clwlment said the mother uistfully iilj lost letter back in the summer ind he uas takhi lot of cases icr them racketeers dont rlchtly know jest fljvi uhnt they air but ie got feelln they aint no highclass sort oi folia to run ulth but mouier argued sudle ue know blake aint the kind to git lulssed up no mcanne them had been typewritten balance sheet with antlemlied list of foes and commission since the first of the month not bad he chuckled three hundred better than the corresponding month last year and this only the twentieth not half toad ill say suddenly the door of the office was pushed open and frumpy woman look ed timidly within another bums wife wanting mo to get her husband out of jujl was mulllns inward comment far uncc however ho wait wrong pleaue mocstcr tho woman wheed led in queer foreign accent buy eotno do chrcvstmas greens only one dollu do bbkct vereo beauty ay arrt mulllns glanced at uio oldfasliluiiiid ulcker basket in which uio assorted greenery as packed it had the familiar holiday spirit dessert tniirku of tin southern mountaineers primitive handicraft ill tako this bosket lio mild handing tho woman dollar ifu set uie basket on stand hear thu window wluro the last rays of uio day light fell upon thu glistening galax leuws it must havo bum that bit of luster that suddenly brought him bolt upright with iaglr cuslosity why li exrlalmed aloud that never grew in any humcryl tliat came from uio hills of tennessee sitting uicm in tho falling darkness lmake mulllnj sophisticated attomoy for uio underworld full into unwonted reverie tiijto would bo snow in uie unakaa by now ho reflected it would not be like uils gray snow that lay on uio roofs and uio streets of the city back homo in the mountains the tmow would ho dazzling white under the dark nrs until uio last flake tdiould bo alchemized into an immaculate crystal droplet by soft magla df uio southern sun isiro as snow uie words meant something down there sousing himself ho rooo and put on his overcoat to go to tho bachelor apart menai that ho called home he hod looped to pick ut bundlw of ynlav leaves uiat liad fallen to uio floor when his cyo caught uio end of slip of paper hello whats this ho unrolled uio jp and hold it under uio desk lamp backed by sudio mulllns lost covo tennessee his face went ashy white and blake mulllns iat down limply in hki chair might have kv galax ever grew like that anywhere except on the bf bold he fingered uie slip of paper tenderly dear little sisterl she cent her big brother christmas grecung ill who this very minute he reached for the telephone hesi tated and pushed it away then ho picked up railway timetable instead going to spend christmas clean uhlte christmas downin tho hills with the folks andiriever come back to this town im going to stay out of uie muck of it and help to make it clean place clean enough for lost cove folks to live in so help me god are you in search 6f dessert that is fairly bursung with uio chrlstmaj spirit dessert which you can produce for supper between christmas and new years well hero you arel plum pudding to ocrvo cold plum pudding whoso fruitflavored gelaun base lends it grateful touch of lightness to ap petites somewhat surfeited with tho heavier traditional faro served on december 25th de luxe blum buddino package jvmon or cherry flavored tie la tin dash of salt aspooii cinnamon teaspoon clovri pint warm water cup finely cut rukliw cup llnely cut cooked prunes cup finely cut citron tup finely cut nut mcuts cup corn flakes combine gelatin salt and spices uurm water and illr until gvlallu fe solved chill when iriiuhtly thlckned fold hi combined fruits nuts and com hake imrn into mold chill until firm unmold servi with foamy iaiico or wlul whlpicd cream flavored iui nutmeg sccvea 10 add dls cakes baked goods whotlicr you arc going to do your own christmas baking or you savo yourself all this work and fuss youll find our store ready to meet your requirements christmas cakes and christ mas baking urc our specialty fresh and complete stocks for tho chrivtmas baking will be found on our grocery shelves we have good stotfe of chriatmah candieh at various prices edwards co bakers acton ontario to one and all meiiliy christmas needless comfokt encounteus sleepwalker 58 bfi if motorist driving alonir th liverpool road warrington in tho early marningy saw man cjadonly in shirt nlklng in tho middle of uio road lie stopped hl motor car and fomvduiat the fnan was asleep the elccpunlkcr could not lv auakencd nnd ou he going in tho direction of the canal the motorist urned him around in uie opposite dir ection nnd then hurried to and pohci an the motorist met police constable ulfet and dnne him back to tlu scene thuy found that the man had hilked ome dltance and hud llnally coi ipid in the road he uos taken to hospital sullering from cxpaiure when he re cocrcd he iild that follouing acycllig rccldon week berotv he had several but sure ulh ttc times found him elf wandering on the artrbrown thunas th0r0kleen herbs alte jkjbt the uigiit amount of rough eood needed to give perfect bowel elimination llelnu composel of nonhabit formlnd sundrktl icuriis thuv assiiit naturl in ntl cuunlnir hie iwluiiui out of the llltis unoa ami rttorlhl hubby bovnl to tooitmal activity thlt up 111 three uj smull 2ic reuulur slu 50a isimlly shte 2n tlmcji nuulur si 00 sent pcutpuld write tor ite simple thuna vm qukkn st west toronto ontario canawvs olulst amu iaiuijm kttauusuhl kltillmamhys slntt 1hh8 cculd hear from him again here it mlrhf nigh chrlitmaa an not scratch of pen from him well eudle reckon jo ort to have urit him mabu the time to end him letter yit but mau dont remember his later got burnt up in the itoe an ue aint got hti uddre thnto too bud nmivicrcd the mother gloomily folic nrtnt to git lost irom ech other thalaway looks like around chrkitmos time he uld git to thinkin about thcie ol mciintains an ret down an write tomc th in vwiyhourttugfliifiudjdav die fhiliihed her grudlng und ilx big ulcker hampera stood ready for tho truck in the morning maw she said as shu uineyed the completed tusk aint it fuiny hour city folks uiut never euur mountain in their llvi hi pay good money for httlahunchea or atulf like thatl city folks has quaro notions ob ured one of uie younger boys sagely ive notlcod em come in hero un spend loje woelc trampin an vvrastlin ihout lookin at the sun gain down an iavln over hit like hit was uie flnt unie hit ever did go down anyhow sudle went on often sot and wonder jest uhero thce baskots go to an what folks say an think when they buy em before she uvnt to bed sudle cut sheet of letter paper into narrow strips on each of which by the light of the smoky oil lamp she wrote her name and nudrei she tucked tlw slips uway each in the inlddle of huueh of galux leave it uiui an unibuul expreylon of senti nient on the part of the mountain girl litd il she had been in the stoicism tl hill folk and she was half asham ed of the art of ueakiieji and loneliness iilk uoiild not hae had the rst of the family see her do it tor anything in the uorld lir full half hour uluke uillliu had uit ut his duk he hud murly nulshud soi ting the papers in tbt truy one of iad after going to bed imimjssmle cant posmbly staj in thl companj aller uk uiy the manager has treated liir solemnly declared the tragedian whats he done now demanded the tqubrettc taken my name oif the salary list lutortocljuiumumnicr tho cinder in your eye thu tiny pebble hi your shoe these are tho things that wear you out you can do big days work with less nerve strain uian results from rasping collar or an illnttlug pair of shoes few people luck ooprago for the great crlsci of life but big proportion of them whimper over petty annoyanctij some of thtia trilling vexations are unnecessary there in no eicciiso for coua with sawtoothed cdgc or shoes thai arc loo qghti ittls your busineis te keep free as far as pojilble from these distracting discom forts that make it difficult for you to do your work best tomo discomforts will remain with all your foresight all your effort you cannot oltogeuicr avoid unit which is painful and vexatious if you have not frittered away your nervous energy battling annoyolices due to your own car clearness and neglect however you will have strength for the reel christmas flowers expressive and inexpensive guts ttlnneu all besseut only children uiink they would like to live on candy and ico cream for experience soon rcln jou right on tliat point too much nweet destroys the nppetlte for it some of you imagine you would enjoy thu life lived by the few uhoso sole oc cupituon is to amuse themrelves who have money enough to gratify every him and live to do so the chances are ou never have met peron of this class but if you had you would qiuckly change jour opinion of all restless discontented people pleasure seekers take thu lead living on sweets not only means that you get tired of your menu it ako means that you acquire bad ciuc of indigestion do not pity yourrolf if days work intervenes betueen au and an anticipat ed pleasure do not pity joursulf bc camx thj chritmas holidays are sand lclied in between two busy terms of eliooj tho pleasures of life get their ilavor fron contact ulth toll and nobody is more to be pitied than uie fellow who lcuue he dots not have to uork in older to import hlmrelf tries to live on sueeuncats internal parasites in the shape of worms in the stomach and bowei of children sap their vitality and retard phvical development they keep uie child in constant rtate of unrest nnd if not atlvnded to endanger life tlie clnld can be spared much suffering and the mother much anxiety by the best worm remedy that can be got millers worm powders which are sure death tu worms inmiy mmpc cut flowers cyclamen ferns poiseltias begonias christmas cherries vaues and flower baskets artificial christmas wreaths ah sizes and prices agents rait cuekoks mike cloveb honey woodhall musselle phone 31tc new reduced prices make the 193g ford v8 the most economical car standard coupe 770 kj standard tudor 785 s5 standard fordor 865 ft tudor deluxe with trunk 875 fordor deluxe with trunk 952 deluxe roaster rumble sear 832 deluxe coupe 827 tlifjia ivlceu include 193g 1icenie all 1axej ltiid kwuvcrnl in acton the new finance plan makes it easy lo own ford v8 we hae complete line of car heaters defrosters ktf rear mirrors and clock combined and other motor accessories that make ideal christmas gifts fj dunlop fort tires and tubes norton motors watch the fords go 11 phone g9 acton ont tgtgg jiibt as in former years you will find our store stocked to overflowing with suitable gifts for christmas our store has been enlarged and we have taken the extra space to display our quality mereliamlise to the best advantage come in and set our large stoek of tilings that are appreciated before you buy your christmas gifts something for everyone watch our windows for gift suggestions rachlin phone 145 next to car rolls lai tctctstetsigtetsieieuete