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." 'Crown Brand' -Corn Sypup >:: POUR IT ON PORRIDGE Y^U can't imajjine how delicious a dish of O^it- •â- â€¢ meal Porridge becomes when it is sweetened with "Cro^m Brand" Com Syrup. Have it for breakfast to-morrow â€" watch the kiddies eves sparkle with the first spoonful â€" see how they come for 'more' â€" Much cheaper than cream and sugar â€" better for the I chilUreti, too. Spread the lircad with "Crown Brand"â€" serve it on Paiicakcsand Ilotliiscuits.on Jilanc JIange and Bakftd Apples â€" use it for Candy-Making. DfARDSBUl (PtSISS I Vlh^ ^Kl"'^T ''">P""'"hIte Com Synip.more delicate in lliivcrtlmn •Crown Brima". You may prtfer It I ASK YOUR QROCER-IN 2, 6, 10 4 20 L*. TINS. THE CANADA STARCH CO. LIMITED Makura of the Kumous HihvardsbiirK Brands. Works-Curdiiiulâ€" BrantfurUâ€" Fort William. Head Oflice - - - Moiitoail 1 » The Green Seal By CHARLES EDMONDS WALK Author of "The Silver Blade," "The Paternoster Ruby," "The Time Lock," etc. CHAPTER II.â€" (Cont'd). She was deeply moved; despite her The bitter anguish that lay behind 'aim balance, I could see that. Then these word.s was more than her all at once her eyes yere misty; but strong nature could control. ^^hc smiled bravely â€" with quivering . "Miss Fox â€" stop!" I cried, aghastâ€" ''PS- i Bternly enough to silence her now, "No, I am not going to cry," she too. assured me, and laughed. After that Who could have dreamed of such f^e tension was gone. "But I am go- an ending? The revelation, coming '"(? to say this: one's pride enables at the very instant when every re- ""^ *" endure much, but kindness, aponsive fibre of my being was yield- when unexpected, gets quickly behind ing more and more" to the charm of »"<! under one's defences. Kindness her personality, was staggering, '^an hurt as well as mistrust and ab- Whut 1 had been prepared for, if not horrence, when you are not looking expecting, was at wurst a recital of for 't. and I am not used to kind- indignities offered by previouA em- ness." Then, in a businesslike way, ployers, by way of clumsy warning to she abruptly announced: "I can start me, notwithstanding such an utter- '» work right away." j ance from her was too preposterous .A^d *o 't was settled. Was I quix- to think of it. It implied a lowering otic, or rash? Perhaps; but I trust of the character I had conceived of as '^« sequel to justify my determina- ' being hers that simply was impossible. ' ''on. | She was not the type of girl that any "There!" I said lightly. "1 knew man could take liberties with. -Vo" were a sensible girl. Stub will But this, to meâ€" a stranger! How show you where to put your things, terribly her sensibilities must have 'f. there's anything else you want, you been torn and outraged! How high will find him a mine of information." the courage that had enabled her to At the door she paused and thrilled conquer pride and speak at all! ""^ with a look. I can find no words I am not ashamed to say 1 was so to describe the soft sweetnesr. of her lihaken that it required some moments voice, to pull myself together. "How can I ever thank you!" she "Miss P'ox," I warmly protested at said, last, "why did you torture yourself "You can't," said I, curtly, to hide with this confidence? It was so un- * sudden feeling of timidity. "Come called for, so unnecessary! t)i)ack in ten minutesâ€" please." "Now you listen to me. I'm not I trying to employ what you are pleas- i' CHAPTER III. ed to call your antecedents, but you. i I suppose it is not to be wondered Good gracious, what sort of employ- at that the extraordinary events of ers have you had! To see you and that day should have unfitted me for talk with you five minutes, as I have, applying myself to anything else, 18 the only testimonial any man with and as I was a pretty busy man at a modicum of brains or discernment this time I could ill afford to have my \ would ask for. Don't interrupt!"â€" for settled routine .so broken in upon, she seemed about to break in. But, try as I might, it was impossible "It IS a terrible burden for you to to keep my attention fixed upon tho ' have to liear, there is no glossing over matters which should have been en- Ihat fact. God knows you have my gaging it; my mind was too full of the deepest sympathy. I never was so diamond and of Miss Fox and her stirred in my life. But if there's any surprising disclosure. Until to-day , one thing plain, it is that you have my life had been quiet and well-order- 1 risen above a handicap that would , ed, and here I was suddenly brought ' have dragged another character less | face to face with a situationâ€" two of fine and resolute to certain destruc- them, if the diamond may bo con-' tion. My (lear Miss fox, you are not sidered as affording oneâ€" so unusual' to blame. If my friendship counts for that I was wholly unprepared and at anything, you have it." U loss to cope with either. Conse- 1 I paused to recover myself again, Kiuently I tried to devote myself only and then went on in a tone more mat- ter-of-fact: "ll you want the opening, it is yours -as soon as you are ready to be- gin. When will you be at liberty?" to the most pressing concerns, and these were disposed of mechanically,' and I fear perfunctorily, while my j thoughts were busy adjusting them- selves to the new s<atc of affairs. | Ten minutes gave me time to select and assort the letters demanding im- ! mediate attention, and when Miss Fox reentered my private room the replies were dictated in an absent- minded fashion that would have pro-' duced some queer results had she per- \ mitted my lapses to slip by. Contem- plation of the glinting lights in her brown hair completely shattered one train of thought. i My preoccupation was discompos-' ing her, I all at once noticed, for na- aive your .hiidren a rhuiic.. to stay at Rurally enough she divined at least aj honiM and enjoy tlieniHrlveH. Buy a con- ' part of its cause and ascribed to her- Pleasant Winter Evenings Vfrilhlo home tablo and tliey will sppiid self the entire blame for all my per-' t^^': ^.tTU'"Z lll.ii'iVdH'"-'""""' |turbations. To relieve her I attempt- ; ' ed to make light of the matter. I thought young ladies delighted in In your kitchen. ThU tnlile would look nice •Ittlng room, dining room or We l>ulld lliem 3x6, and 3i x 7. *Cun l)e Dupplled with either round or â- â€¢quare legH, and would make a v«ry val- uable adultton to your honia life, and Woold certainly be a vrcut pICHHUre and baneflt to youinelf ana frl^nde. Vrlto for prices and catalogue to SAMUEL MAY & CO., 102-104 Adelaide St. West, Toronto. PRESIDENT SUSPENDER NONE so EASY MiKdI irsi CANAi'A being disturbing factors," I said ban teringly. I She colored and did not look at me for a moment; then the gray eyes met mine reproachfully. I hastily added: "I only wanted to tell you that something else happened to-day to upset me before you came, so don't take your share too much at heart.", She rewarded me with a glance that made my pulses leap strangely; for,' not to conceal any part of the truth, her expressive eyes and the rare, brave spirit that shone through them wore quite the most disturbing factors ' of all. I As she rose to go, with her note- book and pencil in hand, I said: { "Please toll Stub that I'm not to be bothered till I ring." i Once more alone, I again brought out the two ivory boxe8--the ring with Its death-dealing jade set, the diamond and the wrapping of the sec- ond box, and set about an earnest, methodical attempt to get behind the mystery. â-  The idea never occurred to me that the gem might have been only an im- itation, its rich splendor but a showy sham to jape and gibe at my excite- ment. An artificial stone may be so seemingly real as to require the cus- tomary tests to confirm the doubt awakened by its artificiality; but when you are confronted by the genu- ine article, as incomparably pure and flawless as the one that lay upon my blotting-pad, the doubt does not arise at all. Like a magnetic personality, such a diamond is instinct with vital- ity; it possesses an individuality of its own that infallibly impresses the be- holder, requiring no expert eye to de- termine at once that it is the real thing. Accordingly, therefore, in spite of my limited knowledge of precious stones, I was not only certain that here in my possession was a perfect blue-white diamond, but also, con- sidering its size and beauty, one of the dozen or so really worth-while dia- monds in the whole world. Think of that for a moment! And when I further considered the extraordinary way in which it had come to me, «nd the circumstance that I should have it at all, it is little won- der that I was overcome with amaze- ment and mystificati<jp. Now it is possible for an event to be so unwonted, to be so strange and unusual in itself and so unexpected, that these very attributes over- shadow and conceal everything else respecting it. Just such happenings as these it was which our simpler- minded forebears, who were not given to seeking far for causes, ascribed, to a supernatural origin; and at that moment I must confess to having felt much the same way, though after a while reason began to search for an explanation more human. The result, if anything, was even yet more baf- fling. In the first place, there was nothing whatever in my past associatioas that hinted in the remotest manner at any- body who would be likely to send me a diamond â€" not to mention the almost incalculable value of this one. This conclusion was reached with one quali- fying reservation: there seemed a distant possibility that some client had entrusted the gem to me for tem- porary safe keeping; but I viewed this suggestion skeptically, anything but convinced, for who would send such an extraordinary gem through the mail ? While I knew more or less intim- ately a number of persons who might have afforded such a costly trinket, it was not at all likely that any one of them owned it: if so, the circumstance would have been pretty generally known. Then, once again, who in liis right mind would thus take such i^ hazard- ous chance with a fortune 7 The par- cel had not been registered; it even bore no return address; there wa,s no- thing whatever pointing to the send- er's identity, for the cancelling mark was so blurred as to be a mere smudge. I was so puzzled and confused and so filled with wonder that I could scarcely force my wits to a rational consideration of the mystery; but in the end I settled upon two points as affording possible clues, namely: the two ivory boxes, considered together, in some unaccountable way associated the diamond with my ring of death; and the address on the parcel had been cut from one of my professional cards and pasted upon the wrapping. Both items were decidedly unsatis- factory. The circumstance of the two ivory boxes being counterparts of each other might denote the most ordinary coincidence, bearing a corre- sponding lack of significance. Los An- geles teems with shops where the un- wary tourist is inveigled into buying all sorts of useless Chinese and Jap- anese gimcracks, and for all I knew to the contrary the boxes might be the cheapest of trinkets, turned out wholesale from a common mould. I am informed that most similar articles of virtu are produced in this way. As for my card, almost anybody might have obtained one, and the fragment u.sed for an address promis- ed nothing whatever â€" the card simply had been trimmed to fit evenly one side of the package. One other suggestion did occur to me. There was nothing in the re- mainder of my mail to account for the diamond, and it was possible that a letter of advice would follow; but this I would have to wait for. I began putting away the different articles in a desk-drawer. â€" the wrap- ping with my card, the ring in its box â€" when a sudden disturbing thought made me pause. What present disposition should I make of the gem? It was much too valuable to entrust to my private safe, and the banks were closed. Thus had the afternoon flown. The idea gave me a moment of ap- prehensive reflection: was anyboay aware that I had the stone? At least one person â€" the sender â€" must be ex- tremely anxious to know whether or not it had come safely to my hands. But was anybody else â€" anybody who shouldn't beâ€" animated by a similar anxiety? I was filled with misgivings. Then abruptly a plan came to me: I would conceal the diamond and place the empty boxâ€" or, better yet, the box containing the ring â€" in the safe. Accordingly, I tore some sheets of tissue-paper from an old letter copy- ing-book, and wrapped the glittering gem into a compact package, which for the time being I slipped into my pocket. It gave me a queer feeling. It seem- ed as if nothing might hide its bril- liancy from the eye; no amount of wrappings, nor my pocket, nor yet the steel walls of the biggest vault could intercept its sparkle and glow. And this marvel, aa if by magic, had come to me! Since the dawn of time only a hand- ful or so of diamonds have accumulat- ed so choice that they may be said to represent the very acme of mate- rial worth, the ultimate possibility of human valuation; these alone bear in- nately the attributes of kingly grand- eur and are the most fitting of all things else mundane to stamp and de- corate the high station of royalty. Cull over in your mind the few cele- brated gems that bear this distinc- tion, then imagine me carrying one of of the noblo parure, as carelessly as if it had been a pebble, in my coat pocket! Great Ctesar! Wasn't it enough to fire the blood and set fancy to rioting, to turn the head of the most sedate and sober-minded? Yea, verily! These attributes, however, are pe- culiarly of the earth earthy. "The spiritual significance of diamonds, alas, is at best negative. They are the archetypes of all that is cruel and unfeeling. Their brilliancey is the brilliancy of ice; of Sirius shining in the remotest zero of space. They are one with the dark sisterhood, Hate and Jealousy. They are the fons et origo of covetousness, blood-lust and tragedy.- Again I took from the drawer v/bere I had placed it the box containing the ring, and, moved by an impulse 1 1 shall not try to account for, raised the { lid for a final glimpse at the innocent- looking instrument of death. And I received another shock of surprise. For a moment I stared at the set in i bewilderment. Next, with a startled cry, I dropped the thing back into the box. I The ideograph has already been de Pristine Purity I. II The standard wc have set ourselves demeuids that SALADA II B31 shedl always contain only the finest, freshest young leaves. • • • Black, Mixed euid Greea seats before he finally accepted the invitation to stand for East Fife. Although in public life somewhat scribed as cut into the jade: now, un-jcold and austere, Mr. Asquith in pri- less my bemused senses were tricking vate life is the most genial of men. me, the undecipherable symbol stood out in relief! Truly Mr. Unruh had classified it â€" it was a thing of the devil. I concluded that I was in no frame of mind to give the perplexing mat- ter any further consideration that day. I swore in vexation, impatiently clapped down the cover and threw , Like Mrs. Asquith, whom he married in 1894, his first wife having died three years previously, the Premier seeks relaxation in golf. He has two daughters â€" the elder of whom. Miss Violet Asquith, has just become en- gaged to Mr. Maurice Bonham-Carter, Mr. Asquith'a private secretary â€" and LORD BRASSEY. the box into a compartment of my j five sons, four of whom are serving safe. I swung the heavy door to, their country in the great war. gave the dial a twirl, and then stood rigid with alarm. At that instant an exclamation of' terror from Miss Fox in the outer room brought me up with a start. I hastened but to discover her seated at the typewriter, white-faced, appa- rently petrified with horror at some- thing she beheld in the afternoon pa- per. Judging by Stub's attitude and stupefied expression, he had only just handed it to her Full her staring gaze from the sheet, she .slowly and automatically rose up. I hurried over to her. "What is it?" I demanded â€" excited- ly, I afterwards realized. "What has happened, Miss Fox?" For a space she seemed not to have heard ; but before I could speak again, she turned to me a face drawn with suffering. She did not try to speak; she simply turned the paper so that I could see. And I took in almost at a glance the glaring headlines: "Steve Willets in Wild Break for Liberty." "Notorious Bandit Heads Successful Plot to Escape San Quen- tin." "Eludes Guards; TrainWrocker and Four Other Desperate Convicts at Large." (To be continued.) At BO, HobbKng on Two «ticha, pf Fiery Energy. That wonderful old man, Lord Bras- sey, who is now in his 80th year, has gone to the Dardanelles in his famous Without removing ! yacht Sunbeam, to assist in Red Cross work. His venture is all the more remarkable because the veteran peer He ASQUITH'S ABILITY. Offered Sixteen Seats Before Stood for East Fife. At the City of London School Pre- mier Asquith is best remembered as a quiet, studious boy who did not care for games, but preferred to spend his dinner hour reading the Times. It was the master of Balliol who re- marked, "Asquith will get oi], he is so direct." And after a brilliant fl'reer at that college, Mr. Asquith was call- ed to the bar in 1876, and became a Q.C. in 1890. Four years previously he had entered Parliament as M.P. for East Fife, Scotland, which he has always represented since. It is a fact not generally known, by the way, that both Mr. Joseph Chamberlain and Mr. Gladstone were so impressed by Mr. Asquith's abili- ties that he was offered 16 different Lord Brassey. is feeling the infirmities of years, and can only walk slowly with the aid of two sticks. But he is full of enthusi- asm for the mission he has under- taken, which will add a new and glori- ous chapter to the history of the Sun- beam, the old-fashioned three-masted yacht in which he has sailed the seven seas, and which is known in almost every quarter of the globe. PLANS TO STOP WAR BY SWISS.1 Proposal to Put German Royal Fami-. lies in Front Trenches. The London Chronicle's Zurich cor- respondent cables that a prize of 500j francs $100) has been offered for the! best proposal for arriving at terms oft peace, by a Swiss newspaper. It has! drawn from its readers a number oft original suggestions. One is that all! members of feigning German houses, should be put into the front line in' the trenches, accompanied by all de-, puties of the Prussian Diet, directors of Krupp'g, and members of the Pan- Germanist Association. In the trenches on the other side should be -poX the members of the French Caroelots du Roi and editors of French nationalist papers. The orlgi-'* nator of this suggestion declares that the first volley fired, after all these, gentlemen had been placed in position, would insure speedy and satisfactory! peace. A French-speaking Swiss woman proposed that Swiss wives and moth- ers should band themselves together, under their Federal flag, and call to their side women from all the belli- gerent countries. The whole army then would march along the front, from the Vosges to Arras, and would interview the generals of the three great armies, demanding the restora- tion of husbands and sons now serv- ing in the ranks. Forty-five competitors favor the formation of an army of neutrals, which shall force the combatants to listen to reason. To overcome the diffidence of each belligerent to make the first proposal • it is suggested by one competitor that each belligerent should submit pro- posals in a sealed envelope. When all have submitted their proposals, the envelopes will be opened simultan- eously. To prevent the outbreak of a simi- lar war in the future one competitor recommends total prohibition of sports, alcohol, betting and gambling, and all other excitements tending to encourage a bellicose state of mind. Another competitor recommends that all Governments should send all their subjects abroad at public ex- pense in order that they may broaden their minds by travel among foreign peoples. + Madge â€" "You shouldn't say he's a confirmed bachelor unless you know." 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