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A SON OF_COURAGE BY ARCHIE P. McKISHNlE Copyrighted by Thomas Allen. Used Autos CHAPTER I. (Cont'd.) "All hunky," Billy whispered back. "Thtii come on." But Billy plucked at the speaker's sleeve. "Wait a minute, Fatty," h urged. "Anson's up there asleep, Q.I' he's goin' to have a wakin' night- mare in about four seconds. I jesl heard Ma goin' up." Silence, deep ar.d brooding, fell. | Then suddenly from the ioft came a long wail followed by a succession of shorter gasns and gulps, and above the swish of a iiickory rani-rod a wo- _ man's voic? exclaiming angrily. -, ~ : I "I'll teach vou to smoko on the sly, Anson got out of bed, his white i you younj; outlaw, you!" like listening-in secret, but surely, he lcg.4 gleaming in the yellow lamp- | "Now, let's get while the gettin's >KKAKEY SEM.S THKM; MJ cars of all types; nil curs sold sub- ject to dellyery up to f 10 miles, or twt run of sume distance If you wish. In a f / order as purchased, or purchjUM prlre refunded. | > KING mechanic of your own choice Mf to look them over, or ask us t take any car to city representative for Inspection. Very large stock always on hsvnd. Breakey'i Used Car Market 409 Youre B i*.t, ;HANTS BANK OFFICIALS EXPRESS TEMPERED OPTIMISM REGARDING BUSINESS SITUATION He compk'U-d his chores and went] reasoned, a boy had a right to know ]i, r ht as he tiptoed softly across to g0 od," whispered Billy; and the thres thoughtfully back up the flower-edged ' Just__wh a t__wa 8 __co_m.ng : to h.m.^And B,l!y's_cot_ and Jay^ down. _ ^ __ i me nuc.-^.(i^ r : . -, . cre P t off illf -o the shadows. nath to the" house "There's one good he knw what was coming to him, all B,|!y blew out the lamp and went Down through the night-enshroud- thinvr about Marv's crossness," he re- i right a caning fr..m the supple through the motions of undressing. [ c d woo( i a the boys mad- their way flpcted "it don't' last long. She'll be hickory ramrod maybe! .He removed one shoe, let it fall on ; noiselessly, Billy leading, Waiter Up in the roomy loft which he and the floor, waited an interval and let , Watland, nickname 1 Fatty en account! his step-brother, Anson, shared to- the- same shoe fall again. Then he ' was P l 't it back on. By and by he lay of his size, close behind him, and Maurice Kecler, Billy's sworn chum her old cheerful self flg'in by now." But Mrs. Wilson was not her old cheerful self. Far from it. Wilson gether. he lit the lamp. Anson realized this fact aa soon as he opened sleeping and Billy worr.lered just down and gave a long, weary sigh. , an d confident, bringing up the rear. door She raised stem eyes to what he would say when he woke up Then he held his breath and listened. Occasionally a soft-winged owl flut- ier husband as he entered in the morning and found his pants 1 Below his window sounded a whip- , t cre:l up from its kill, with a muffled "You <ee them'" she asked with 'gone. Their mother had demanded poorwilFs call. From the opposite - "who-who." Once a heavy object President and General Manager Review the Canadian Busi- ness Situation With Much Hope Financial Position of the Bank an Exceptionally Strong One Crop Outlook Encouraging. At the annual meeting of the Merchants Bank of Canada the various re> ports which were presented showed that this Institution occupies a command- Ing position In Canadian financial affairs. The addresses of the President Sir Montagu Allan, and the General Manager, Mr. U. C. Macarow, were conciBi statements of present day conditions and contained an optimistic survej of the future. The President's Address. (assets show a shrinkage of abouf Sir Montagu Allan in part said: "The general depression In business, felt to a greater or lesser degree in $7,000,000. or, roughly. 3% per cent, which, in view of all the surrounding circumstances, must be regarded as a \Vil m's. He's jC^t gone m w\* *. i I>UL m/w m nit wuiwi wet;* in; cct i _, , . - .. . , . , i - . I ordered him to throw 'em down to | going to get out of that window with! Soln hln f f . c!1 wlt . h . a th , u <' aamst . swi f t creek on a fallen tree, holding ; be patcho.1 ' AiwoiTs bed right up against it, ami the wall outside, and brushed against to its bank and making a detour into " Anson sleeping in the bed? Anson i , the ards. A cat mewed directly ( the woods to avaid passing close to a every country in the world, has affect- j satisfactory showing, the liquid pest. ed the business of the bank to some "n being well maintained the while. \V m no Mi"!, "Ye?, Mary?" "And do you sii this here object that I'm hofdin' up afore your dotin' father's eyes?" He came forward and took the ob- ject from her h:md "It also belongs to your dear, would be sure to hear the ladder when Walter Watland and Maurice Kee!er llcd raised it against the wall. He must get Anson up and out of that bed! Billy placed the lamp on a chair , , , and reacL R over shook Anson's long, . His feet siruck the op boards. A cat mewed directly the window. Gently Billy rol- ' dilapidated "log cabin" which "In "the bed quilts into an oblong moonlight bore evidence of having scmWing a human form, then ( f a ii en into disuse. As they skirted , silently made his way out of the win- the heavy picket of pines, which even i extent, but we hope the low point of depression has been passed, and that there will soon be a change for the better. The coal strike iu England The trend of our Interest-bearing deposits for the same period has been steadily upward, an increase in thai department of about $7,000.000 being d'ow. gentle son," she grated, "leastwise I regular snore into fragments of little' 8 J<1< i^ r - * found it in one of his pants pockets." gasps. He shook harder and Anson' crouching i Wilson whistled rftfy. "You don't! sat up, sandy hair rumpled and pale'* * h ^ w y f s squattmg bes.de nay!" he managed to articulate. "Why, Mary, it's u pipe!" "Is it?" "Yi-s. a corn-cob pipe." he repeated weakly. "Is it re'lly?" she returned with bhie eyes blinking in the light. "What's 'amatter?" he asked sleep- ily. "Hush," cautioned Billy. "Ma's downstairs wide awake and she's aw- ful cross. What you been doin' to him. "All hunky?" a his ear. in the summer night's stillness sigh-j round of ; ed low and mournfully, the leader id he was ' halted suddenly and a low exclamation shadow of the wall, i fell from his lips. iil_ I _!_ I (To be continued.) voice whispered in j Keep Mlnard's Liniment In the house. arc-asm. "I wasn't sure. I thort^rile her, Ar.se?" mnybe it was a fish-Hne. or a jack-, Anson frowned and scratched his knife. Now what do you think of your head. "Did you tell her "bout my let- procious pun?" she demur.dcd. tin* the pigs get in the garden when Wilson shook his head. "It's a new I was tendin' gap this afternoon?" p?pc." he ventured to say, "ami,", he asked suspiciously, gniffing the bowl, "it ain't had nufhin'j "No, it ain't that. I guess maybe more deadly than dried mullen leaves she's worried more'n cross, an* she's In it so far. Ain't a great deal of scared too scared stiff. Well, who harm in a boy smokin' mullen leaves, wouldn't be with that awful thing iho-rely, Mary.' 1 ! prowlin' around ready to claw the in- "Oh, is that so? Haven't I heerod sides out'a people in their sleep?" you an' Cobin Keeler say, time and I Anson sat up suddenly. K'in, that that's how you both got! "What you talkin' 'bout. Bill? the pmoke habit? And look at you What thing? Who's it been clawin'? old rhimbneys now; the pipe's never Hurry up, tell me." wit';i your mouths." Billy glanced at the window, poor- "1*11 talk things over with Billy in ly protected by a cotton mosquito the niornin'," promised Wilson as he screen, and shivered, took the boot-jack from its peg. | "Nobody knows what it is," he "A pilo of good you talkin' '11 do," . whispered. "Some say it's a gorilla hr cried. "I'm goin' to talk things and others say it's a big lynx. 01' over with that boy with a hickory , Harry's the only one who saw it, an' ram-rod, jest aa soon as I feel he's ; he's so clawed and bit he can't de- proper asiwp; that's what I'm goin' scribe it to nobody." to tlo! Who's trainin' that boy, you ear me?" ihe demanded. "You. of course, Mary." "Great Scntt! Bill, you mean say it got oP Harry?'" BHy nodded. "Yep, last night. to A Community Canning Kitchen. Here is the story of a successful neighborhood canning kitchen. Pos- sibly there is need for one in your community this summer. It is eight a.m. Mrs. Burlingame has just received ten bushels of peas, a bushel of currants and some rasp- berries. Part of these were pur- chased by the Kitchen, others were brought in by farmers and housewives to be canned by the Kitchen. By ten o'clock, with the help of three or four school children who have come in early He 1 in order to earn credits for their account of the day's work. When the accounts of all different lots for the day have been completed, and the Kit- chen has been cleaned, the business is closed. This hour is supposed to be at six o'clock, but more often an un- usual amount of business requires] work until nine or ten o'clock, and! sometimes it is even necessary to open the Kitchen on the day following. which will no doubt result in the loss j shown, but this gain has been mor of a great deal of trade, and tho un- than offset by the decline in the total rest and discontent which seems to ordinary deposits. A year ago, how- prevail in nearly all the countries of ! ever, under the heading of demand de- Europe, give rise to serious financial I pceits, a sum of about $8,000.000 stood problems to be reckoned with, but no , to the credit of the Government in man In this country who is strong and i connection with Victory Loan pay- healthy can afford to be a pessimist I ments. This amount, which, of crurse, for any length of time. The known was of a purely temporary nature, waa Caring For Your Feet. How do your feet feel? Young, strong, and ready for all the hard work you put upon them? Or are, and undeveloped resources are suf- ficient to ensure future prosperity. New Issue of Stock. "As mentioned In last year's report a further issue of J2, 100,000 of new stock was made, making the paid-up capital of the bank $10,500,000, and by the transfer of the premium on the new stock to the rest account, the rest now stands at $9,450,000. "The shareholders of the bank now number 2.997, aa against 2,622 in 1920. being an increase of .375 during the year." Current loans and discounts stand at $109,183,000, as against $113,198,000 last year. It will be seen, therefore, that this bank continues to extend Us ample share of assistance to the In- dustries of the country. General Manager is Optimistic. Following the president's concise yet comprehensive review of the situa- tion, as reflected in the year's state- ments, said Mr. Macarow. there is little left for me to add beyond, per- haps, a word or two by way of ampli- fication. It will be observed that In compari- son with last year's figures our total the-mouth look can be traced straight "It don't seem right to wake boys up just to give "em a whalir.', Mary,' 1 he protested. "My Ma used to wake me up sometimes, but never to whale me. I'd rather renieml>er "Shut up! I tell you, I'm goin' to "How did it get in. Bill? Doe* any- body know?" "Well, there was u tree standin' shelled. The telephone bell rings: "Mrs. to painful, neglected feet. Don't wear Burlinsame? This is Mrs. Smith. 1 1 tight shoes or short stockings, and , jest outside his winder same as that am sending you two dozen pints of i( ) on ' t forget that your feet need just tree stands outside this one. It raspberries to-day to be made into a | as manv baths as you have time to olirrhiid that tree am' jumped through! jam.' your feet are dry or mosquito nettin plumb onta ol mpthrnii of trninin' boys, Mary " her husband hastened to pay. "You're doin' your beft by Billy, I know that right well. And Billy is rather tough stick of first-growth timber to wh'ttle smooth and straight, I know that, ti:o. But the gn.-irliest hickory nuikc-3 the best axe-handle, so maybe he'll make a good man some day, with your help." "Hun.ph! well that bein' BO, I'm goin* to help him see the error of bis huge, misshapen cusc ""' Mr? ' Smith, I must start the the pward; weird currants to drip right away, (lood- est; shadows like monsters prowled on Bounds floated up and died on the still bye." air. As she leaves the telephone, Mrs. "Bill," Ansr.n's voice was shaking, Kilby enters the Kitchen, don't feel like sleepin' longside this| ..ii ow do voll do> Mrs Kilby? You winder. That awful thing might come shimiin' sU-ep ou'tln"t'he"s'he'd"w"ith 'Moir'nn'' u&e th . at f tove over thcre - . You nin' up that tree an' gulp me up. ! L goin' down and ask Mn if I can't somp brought in half u pt'k of peas to do yourself? Well, just UK- pups use this eighteen quart aluminum ket- Billy promptly fcented a new dang- tie and this wash-boiler. How much cr to his plans. "If I was you I do we charge for gas? Five cents an wouldn't do that. Anse," he advised, hour for each burner used. Any time "Well, I'm godn 1 to do it." Anson sat you WHIlt me to he i p you abo ;, t t h e canning let me know, and I shall be ways this n-ight if ever I did," she pro'miod grimly. Something Kke n muffled chuckle came from behind the stairway door, but the good woman, intent on her) ""Where the dickens are my pants ?". , grievance, did not henr it. Wilson ho whispered. "See anythin' of ' ! 8 lad to s P are " few honril, howe-ver, and let the boot-jack Bill? 1 ' fall to the floor with a clatter. He "Anse," Billy's voice was gympa- P OMt0 picktxl it up and carriod it over to it accustomed peg on the wall, whistling Boftly the tune which he had whistled to Hilly in the old romping, astrlde- neck days: Oh, you'd bettor be up, and. away, lad. You had hotter be up and away! There is danger here in the glade, lad, It^H a heap of trouble you ve made, lad- Bo you'd better be up and away! Over beside the table, Mrs. Wilson watched him from sombre eyes. "That's right," riie sighed. "Whis- tle! It shown all you canv That boy could do anythin' he wanted to do an' you wouMn t aay a woid ; no, not a word!" Wilon did not answer. He waa Mflt<>nlng for t'he vtairs to croak, tell Ing him that Billy had left his eaves- dropping for the security of the loft. Billy hwl heard and understood. When his daxl sent him one. of t/hoso "up and away" ilgnals h never jnetion*d its significance. He didn't ISSUE No. 25 '21. Mrs. Burlinuame goes to the tele- phone: "318W. Hello, Mrs. Carpen- thetic. "I see I have to teU you ' ter? My assistant, Mrs. Dow, won't be [ cverythin'. Ma, she's goin' to give ' here until afternoon to-day and Mrs.' you tho oanin' of your young life, Smith and Farmer Kendricks are jest us BOOH us she thinks we're proper bringing in a lot more stuff: I wish asloop.' "Canin 1 ? Me? Whntfer?" "Why, ueeiii.s she was up lookiin' fer somethln' a little while you would come over to help me. The Kitchen can give you forty cents an hour. Do come and bring your lunch an' she thought maybe they needed ptitc.hin', so she took 'em down with her." "Well, what of it?" "Oh, nuthin', only she happened to ago. She saw your pants lay-In' there! with V 011 - ' wil1 expect you at one . i- .A _.! , i. j j o'clock.' 1 Just as the jelly is being poured into tumblers, in comes Mrs. Blank: "Good-morning, Mrs. Burlingame. I want to place my order with you for my fall canning. You see, I am go- ing away for the summer and will not be able to do a single bit myself." "Very well, here's our price-list by the single jar and by the dozen. Let mo show you some of the work we fitvd a j that's al iipe in one of the pockets, "Jerusalem I" AnsonTi teeth chatter- ed. "Well, I'm goin' down anyway. I don't mind a hidm', but I'm derned If I'm goin'' to lay here and get clawed up by no gorilla." It A __ . 1! . 1 . _. M t "Anso, lisleji," Hilly put n detaining n re doing this morning, just that you ham! on his brother's shoulder. "You I may Rct an i(lea as to the kiml and don t need to do . in it, an' you kin slep in mine. That gorilla, or whatever ft is, can't hurt me, cauae I've got that rabbit-foot chnnii that Tom Dwlge give me. I'll lie it round my neck." Annon reflecttvl, shuddering us a lonig low wail came from th forest. "That's the boy*," Billy told him- self. "I've gotta move fast. 1 ' Aloud he urged: "Come on, Anse. (!et out an' pile into my bed. I ain't wared to sleop in yours, not n bit. Besides,'' he ndnled, "it'll save you a from Ma." it, I'd like to know?" "Why uxig way. Mn'll c n 1 Up here !n the dark, come croeji- wihen she thinks, we're asleep an,' she'll come straight to this your bed. She'll turn down the clothes nn' give me a slasnh or two, thinkin' it's you. I'll let her baste me some then I'll sneak to her. She'll be so surprised she'll fin-get all about whalin" you She's that way, you know. Like as not tthe'll laugh to think she hasted me an' sihe'll be good-natured. You needn't worry any about a licking Anse." "Wfll, I'll ta'kf u chance, Bill." quality you may expect. All the fruit is carefully hand-picked and sorted, then washed thoroughly. We use only the best quality of fruit." Thus it goes all day long visitors coming in, telephone calls asking how to do certain processes in canning, persons coming in to order goods or to sell their surplus produce to the Kitchen, and three or four different canning operations all going at the same time. About two or three times each day, the manager comes in to see if Mrs. Burlingame needs any more help, to see if the supply of vegetables and fruits is sufficient, and to nelp in any way he can, Aibout'ftve or six o'clock, or if the work is espe- cially rushed, about eight or nine o'clock, Mrs. Burlingame gives him an ly, it will make you better look : n;r. The alternate foot bath act.i a? a' general tonic for the nerves and other tissues. The way you take it is this: Place the feet in hot water for twoj minutes, then plunge them into coldj water. Keep them there thirty s.'i 1 - cr.i's. Repeat this a number of times,! u'.whys starting with the hot water m.d finishing with the cold plur.gc. To tone up your feet, try nn alcoholi ruo. Toilet vinegar is also e\<vnent to use if it's difficult to get the alco- ' hoi. This hardens the feet, and rests them, too. Then there is a bath oil which has a wonderfully soothing ef- fect :f rubbed wei! into the feet after the daily bath. Tins oil is not oniyl soothing, but also strengthening, and has the refreshing odor of balsam ' pine about it. Tired feet like powder. | An unscented talcum is good to use, and there are powders for this pur- pose which relieve perspiration and also act as a deodorant. If you are on your feet a j[reat deal, there nre creams that will take out the aches and soothe the tired nerves. A cream rub, at least once a week, will be found most beneficial If you need arch supporters, don't; wear them one day and forget them the next. If they are made of the right material and fit your feet per- fectly, they should be worn all the time. Don't forget that in caring for your feet you are taking a big step toward looking your best. until they cover the whole surface! with a tough, adherent, felt-like menv- 1 brane. Sometimes the attack begins slowly.! and both the local inflammation and | the general symptoms take several days fully to develop. 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