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Is not known, for just at this juncture a high-pitched voice came to hr from the garden gate. "Get hcid o>f him, Missus Keeler an' wring his black neck." Mrs. Keeler, who heard th voice without catching Mr*. Wilson's words, Btruggled up. Croaker promptly sail- l ed over to Maurice for protection. The I boy broke the string attached to the note from Billy and reaching behind him secured from a plate a scrap of t'he dinner he bad left uneaten. "Here Croaker," he whispered, "grab it quick. Now, back you go where things Candles that burn for a September The Baby's Birthday. are safe," and he tossed the bird into the air. Croaker flew to a tree-top and proceeded to enjoy the reward of; service well rendered!. birthday, Wreathed round with asters and with goldcnrod, Maurice glanced at the message, A yu T upward in your radiant A SON OKOURAGE BY ARCHIE P. McKISHNIE Copyrighted by Thomas Allen. then his face fell. "Oh blame it all!" he mattered, "another of Bill's sign letters; look* like a fence that's been struck by lightnin'." The several long perpendicular lines were possibly intended to represent the forest, but what was meant by the dying, Carry my prayer to God. Tell Him she is so small and so re- bellious, Tell Him her words are music on her lips, rectly beneath them Maurice did not know. Also there was a crudely drawn circle and, inside it, a small I square. Maybe this was supposed to represent a hollow stump with a squirrel-trap in it, thought the per- plexed Maurice. With a sigh of dis- , crosses _di- 1 Te ii Him i j ove her in her waywa rd Synopsis of Preceding Chanters. Billj Wilson, who lives with his father ;nd stepmother and her son Ansor., is thc leader among the boys of Scotia, a lioneer settlement neai Lake Erie. Cobin Keeler, one of the trustees, tells the new teacher, Mr. Johnston, about his predecessor. Prank Stanhops, ,'ho was blindsd while trying to savu horses from a burning stable. A will made by a wealthy hermit, Scroggie, in Stan- hope's favor, could not be found, i namesake and ,, ,, , , . gust he turnedi the paper over. Then yourself and myself who can do what gj ^ gj^s^ Written there 1OW> . in Billy's cramped hand were these She looked up quickly. "And may wordg ^ char P acters . Ke to sifer kode woods robers me and old marie beried lute come at onse Maurice stared. So that was it! looked up quickly. I ask who that is?" "Certainly; it's youn^? Billy Wilson. You know the lad who is always roaming the woods." "Yes," she said softly. "I know him perhaps better than most folks do. I am not surprised that he can! handle tht'se dogs, Mr. Hinter." possession tore i robbed. Harry O'Dule finds _ . Billy and old Harry had found the He glanced at her closely, struck KO(M i g sto len from thc Twin Oaks ,- the odd nota In hor voi """store. There were doin's big doin's, and Billy wanted him in on 'em. He must get to know him better." f i ' "V^ " You ma -V succeed," she replied, the stolen goods m old Sorogpie s ,, but ,. f ^, H " cabin, known M the haunted houre. k , , " . t , hj Hinter, mtddfo-aged and well-to-do, I _. p ii goes wooing Erie Landon, loyal sweet- heart of Stanhope, and daughter of the invalid lighthouse keeper. CHAPTER XIII. (Crrt'd.l Hinter held out his hand. "Well, good nigh!. Miss Erie," he said. "I'll foe up ac.iin soon, with some books for you." "But you mustn't go without having a cup of tea ur.;l a bite to eat. 1 ' she protested. "Please sit down and I'll have it ready in a minute." well." She bent and gave the dogs a fare- well pat; then moved like the spirit of the moonlight to the house. "Good night," she called softly from the doixrway. "Good night," he echoed. leaned over to secure a view of his mother and Mrs. Wilson. Mrs. Keel- >;er had removed her wet apron and was now seated on the bench beside her neighbor, listening 1 to the latest gossip. "That Jim Scroggie, the heir, has conic back, an' he's rented the Stanley house," Mrs. Wilson, was saying. "They say he's goin' to cut down fche beauty Down to her finger tips. Ask Him to keep her brave and true and lovely, Vivid and happy, gay as she is now; Ask Him to let no shadow touch her beauty, No sorrow mar her brow. All the sweet saints that came for her baptizing, Tell them I pray them to be always near; Ask them to keep her little feet from stumbling, Her gallant heart from fear. Candles that burn for a September birthday, Set round with asters and with goldenrod, As you go upward in your radiant dying, Carry my prayer to God. Aline Kilmer. A PartnerhMip. I think the "money" question has big woods an' sell the timber. I guess | and does cause more dissatisfaction He shook his head. "Not to-night,, ing, glowing eye. Then, with a eigh, Five minutes later he was riding ! np intends stayin' right on, 'cause he and trouble between man and wife strip^ of ^ sand between i brought his housekeeper an' his two | than any one thing. In my girlhood I learned with many a heartache how unreasonable some men are. My father allowed my mother the butter and egg money after the feed she the lighthouse ami- the pines, the; children, a boy and a girl, with him." Great Danes close behind. When he] "i s he tol'able well-to-do?" Mrs. reathed the timlier he reined in to look back over his shoulder at the tall white tower with its evcr-sweep- Keeler asked. "Why yes. I understand he's rich as porcupine stew," said Mrs. Wilson. .1 i ' wwvtirv Dbw* i , i . ni i .->, T i icw/ ti< i e> TI i What he wants to come here fer, was P ald fo , r - From thl9 su , m . v t J T* I * "'h'M TTUOl I IV WI1 U LU VIII S 1*TI , | thanks. 1 ou re tired, and I ve a long he rode forward ami passed into the stirrin' up trouble is beyond all i was supposed to provide food, furnish me Next tim I come darkness of the trees. H alf way down knowin' They met up with my man,! the house, clothe herself and four ' rice before wt-'ll have . , , ave tea,' he promised as he the trail he dismounted and, after Tom, on the road yesterday an' they | children, buy schoolbooks, and send t,, shake hands with Landon. hitching his horse to a tree and com- stopped him. Scroggie told him any i the children to school. p i/n i _ Pil i '< 1 1 i f t f* tt~ 1 1 n Vdi i I >. 1 1 T i_ . ___ * ____ i I > I \ heard him telling a friend, wife say's it's all right, that settles it." If more men would make partners of their wives, as they promised in the beginning, there would be more happiness and fewer heartaches. Some men say their wives can't manage. No wonder they never have any- thing to manage with. B. S. Suggestions From Other Women. When you discover that your bed- spreads are becoming thin and sleazy at the ends, you may make them al- most as good as new by making use of the following method: Take a strong piece of muslin about twelve inches or more in width and as long as your spread is wide. Ar- range this strip or facing on the wrong side of the spread on that part which is worn. Fold under raw edges of the facing and sew to position. Treat both ends the same way. It is only a few moments' work and fully repays one for the little extra expense and time involved. A spread thus reinforced will put off the evil day a year or more before it will be neces- sary to diminish a ten-dollar bill to buy a new one. Mrs. R. S. Make a bag of cretonne or some suitable material the width of the right-hand end of the sewing machine. The length may be as liked, say about 15 inches. Hem both top ends, and just tack one of Within the Law Canadian Cream of Malt Extract I made from Pure Malted liarley and tha very liCKt Hop*. , If iiHfil a directed, will make- a finer home brew that you can make with an/ other material*, or any brew that you can buy In bottles or kegs. You do not m.-.k.- an Imitation or substitute with Cream of Walt Extract, but a better beer than you ever tasted. Pure and epurkllng, with a rich creamy foam.; Thlx home brew has a snap and lasting, flavor that makes It the favorite and, healthful beverage for the whole family.. The Mun, the Wife and the Children 1 all enjoy It. 'You brew It at home. Is la most Interesting work, and very easy:' no special kegs or tuba are needed. Ill you make this brew as per our dlreo' tlons, you will have a fine brew. . 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You will household draperies or the most deli- find it a great time and labor saver, Icate fabrics will be speedily returned you stable with my horse By tho way, urxm "the ' lake ' shore'. Quickly he' erous!" cried Mrs." Keeler. B you last time we were scraped togi-thor a pile of drift wood.l "Tom said hsM think it over _.. , to feel pretty He applied a match to it an:l as fire let him know. I gi'ess he was pretty I found there were many other <ll\ about it. ^VouM you mm step- leaped up stoud frowning across the short with Scrojrgic, knowin' as he homes conducted in the same manner, "..riu^ a W w;:U>r. Tb;n, as an answering light doos that the woods an' land rightly and I was so disgusted that I almost "They are very " ' * as you can throw all small scraps into it when you are sewing. Then they are not on the floor. E. W. A great many people have admired the sturdy little suits of heavy blue denim which my little two and three- year-old boys wear on the farm for everyday. Some say, ''But I didn't know you could buy suits for such small boys!" You can't. I could not even purchase a pattern for them,! but I found it an easy matter to adapt a one-piece pajama pattern to the FortunaU-ly, we were very healthy, purpose. The pajama pattern will, so she did not need to pay any doc-' tor bills. If she ran short of funds to their original freshness. When you think of cleaning or dyeing think of PARKER'S. Parker's Dye Works Limited Cleaners and Dyers 791 Yonge St. Toronto. and asked my father for more, shei ; , n - was thoroughly cross-questioned. inK on' them?" hi rare?* me.' proaihed the li>o. "You won't forget to come back) again soon, Hinter?" called the sick; man. "It doea me a sight of good to ee you ar. ! gtt the news from the - Setth men t .' ' ' return soon " Hintrr CHAPTER XIV. Old Harry Turns a Trick. Maurice KirVr, wan, hollow-eyed 1 , , wa.i sfate.l on a luul broke their engagement?" come to an agreement, as his home "Ye's, everylxwly who knows 'cm life had been very much like mine, both an' loves 'em both has heard that. Our plan has been a great success. But what else could they do? He's 1 and after more than twenty years of not able to sup-pert a wife the little; marrie.l life we think it the only way, especially for farmers. We keep a mgnr." I ...... "" " = ... iin/nn;. , , , , . .. . : :. i t k v and sold, anil all the money taken in n^i isA^SS.^Vy^"^ 1 ' 1 ' ^'s^bH'&m^ ' Kencra ! fun VT wh ! ch Ml W Ml If .TT^ry whiteness as ' C(1 * ' -,, ^ f; ''' * " Mrs. Keeler gulped and reached for! we both draw. I keep all the books. Hinter and Km- went out into the ^" w ^ rt 2^ t ^JSte^bo*5 >" !r P n < 1>ut recoKceting that she and understand our business perfect- night. Eastward the long pine , ,,,.,, ,,. , n i ol i M '"y Point swept a dark line Every Peckage of Brock's Bird Seed Con- tains a Cake of Brock' Bird Treat If you do net own a eofy of Brock's Book on Birds, don't rr: : this chance to tct one. . atrainst the v ri:^ , himself His dnvs had been nn( ' nun ^ ' l U P tfl ( 'T V - ""u'" 1 *''' her eyes ly, as we always talk everything over, t ir, fllted with remorse 'that he had on h( ' r slct ' v< '- "Cobin says that young: We bought a farm and had debts been born to give people trouble man U J'* 1 ul)out ''fartbroke, she said. to pay and all kinds of family ex-; Somewhere among the hidden ponds "V * - ."X"'; v i~t" -"'c , -f L w ^ r - mallurds and grey ducks were quack- nmi rc < hls m hts lnm even than mg contentedly as they fed. A swamp thp , (lavs - 5"* 01 " n *f?* B ' ha<i *t coon raised his almost human cry as rohbe.l hm, of slm.ri.er. OH Scroggie'.s * " t^'^,,,^^ ? : we are out of debt, have a good home,' he crept the sandy shores in search ^osthad viMted him almost nightly.; wlt Tries p ensegi DU t we always had the money ready to meet the obligations. Now of ~--r- - - --.r .-..v,.~, ~. ^.v... , ~ . th( , teacher was the finest specimen a fine bunch of Victory bonds, besides the frogs whose tanging note.* L?^-.".^-^ .."*}:', , ha ' ry c f Ohristly example he'd ever seen." ja generous amount of other stock* forks,! boo.rned fn>m the lx>^land. " giants ainiel with red-hot Man and girl paused for a little JJ** 1 bound him to time on the strip of white sand to " rp to "f { L * Vhat u?<> to struggle drink in the beauty of the night and or cl ~y alou(l for "^'P" Even Billy, his the sounds of its wild life. Then Hin- <1( y> r P :it chum, had sat and laughed tor steppe.l to the stable and opened witn a11 tlle m"" 1 " 8 of his eight heads the door. "Come boys," he command- at ?" paln- Bourse be hn:l awak-| " and thc two great dogs came bound- r led to ! ? lrn tlu ' S( ' wor *' lmt <lr i'ms; Mrs. Wilson cleared her throat. ! and bonds. We have < joint hank ac- say that Mr. Hinter visits count, and my name *n a cheque has ;ousc i regular every week. I ne ver been questioned. My husband has great confidence in! y business ability, and never makes ; i investment without dscussing it) rose and smoothed her skirt. "Well I wouldn't go as to J;ay I know why, but I You will ncver feel "blue" in a home where a bright, little canary sings his cheery song. Your bird will sing if he is healthy. , Proper feed will increase his vigor and improve his voice. Success with birds depends on getting the rigjit kinds of seeds and in proper proportions. Brock s Bird Seed is a perfect bird food. Brock's makes birds sing; bird fanciers have used it for 25 years. Brock s Book on Birds contains 228 pages, 40 illustrations, explains food, diseases, and treatments. Regular price, 25 cents. As proper feeding and care of birds are vital to success, we want every ouner of a canary to have a copy of this boolc and so make \this special offer Kill out the coupon, enclosing ten cents and we will send you a copy of Brock's Book on Birds also two full- sited cakesof Brock's Bird Treat Free. NICHOLSON & BROCK 8? Market Street TORONTO, ONT. FREE tnr> Ni.h.,1... 89 M . T.ot.. Oil. SAMPLE COUPON Dw Sirt: t'liaie find nclostd 10 cents for Brock's Bird H" k. Also \i<.- ,r send me ::;.!: too full iittJ cakti f Brock's But Trtat as c/crij. Namt . Prof.. "Gently now, they streU'h ma? P&WH, deep-sot face. Slie UiC-hea'l "Surety frociou Hinter they are," he answered. "But my friends are their fru-nds, you see. Th<-rc IB only one other pcvsor besides <-atch th<> wood-brecse and smrfl the Keeler looked at her sagely.; "" woul<1 cared a tang fur him any Vila > ui, nobody i , more, not hon ' 0> rt ' illly the ovcn> When I IIY 1IIU1C, IIUU \ \ \ f \ I TT ! .,.., t i> , i . i looked for my bread-pans blest a one HIS v/mk hands | ' ge at hi* throat ' P " ' ' . ""' _' Know t-nat. iiui> nas ' . Dyed Her Draperies _j . F_,l_J ana B raaea clutched at the bandage ul , ,> m.u.n .as though to tear it off and hurl it luK^d em off smiiewheres to use as i from him. His head sank weakly "*% , T-.U'- . lr<ls a " d ll/ - nnis / back against the wall, anil UK- te-irs <>- thinks I, II 11 jest run over an ask c:i!v to his eyes. i ^' ri! ' K ec ''' r fer thc loan of hem." Suddenly those eyes opened wide. I (To be coretinued.) Was he dreaming again or did he hear! the low cronk of a crow? He twisted his head. There at his feet sat Croak- er. The crow's beady eyes were fas- tened on him. Suspended from its] "Diamond Dyes" add years of wear neck was a cord and attached to the tn worn , f ;l( ] O( ] s i<| r ts, waists, coats. MOW* " PICCe W Wrappinf? ! stockings, sweaters, coverings, hang- Maurice's white face slowly expend- 1 "' B8 V ' < lra P erlc , s ' ^erythlng. Every rd in a grin. He glanced in the di- ' > )IU ' ka K fi B^Ii directions so simple rocUcn of his mother, then hcl'd out llliy woni:m c "" l )llt l - uw - ricn . fadeless his hand to the crow with a 1 'Tome Croaker, ol' fellc'i'." But Croakir shook his 1 lacked away, emitting a stri. utterances. .(I and of un- "(>,i)ie Croaker," pleaded Maurice agtiin. But the crow was obdurate. It is barely possible that he failed to colors Into her worn garments or draperies even if she has ncver <yed before. Just buy Diamond Dyes no othor kind then your material will come out riKht,. because Diamond Dyes are guaranteed not to streak, spot, fade, cr run. 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