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thursday april i 10s1 the acton free press lp 3frpr flrpba ljnrt tnrjj tije swift by henry oajileton arry conway hln crippled tucked under his frail body leaned forward oajtorly to ber edward curtu words i hear old cad- well is ffolntf to sell uiflt paper mill und stated mlddlevllleft leading and only morchant as ho loft uio dnxfc which ierve as post ofiictaiid slarted walgh- ng sugar on the counter between tho overalls and the hardware 1 gucui thn conaolldatod must have bought aonu timber iioaror the mill if lt that river land its onoiurh to last cm a good many years it was on the tip of barry s tongue to ask for further information but ho re membered that chorlui harm sitting on the otjicr side of tho big wood atovn was as murh lntoreuted as lilfiuwlf that was at ono o clock of a uprinrf aftrnooii barry sat still determined to outstay the mail on tho other aide of tho sheet iron heating plant at four o clock curtis decided it wah time to break the ice of their chilly alienee it in doubtful if u country store had ever been quiet for so long a time ifuvi n t you two got anything to do lnoulntl curtu not that 1 object to your wear- lug out my chulro but well lm golntf to clone up in u couple of hourn any way burry conway grunted oharliu llunlt grunted llie waiting was bu- g inning to be ti dlous well un i wan jtaylntr curtljt went on blandly ignoring tho three hour that had t lapned in tho cmivematlnnnl interval old cad well in coming up hot a next barry on his nldo of tho itove prtxurd a flnger to 11 lips huron on tho other side ftlgnalled frantically ciirtitf however affected not to notice am i wiu saying old jullui i coining up hero next wednendny ho wrote to joneu tho foremuu to be ready to claso up the camp und jone i iiuyn that menus he a going to roll the land of ctfiirwj if they vu bought that pu co over on the rlvor thoy wouldn t iwid thin for a long time barry uld out of hlit rlmlr and limped to the front of the i toro will ho fculd from the door 1 11 be going now ooodby and ho went out to hln rlckoty onehortve wagon luitwoen the nliufu of which molly a tlord old iny mare drowncd over tlio hitching rail it had biwn silly to unit barry reflected ho might iui well huvo miked curtu hi the first placi imd nuvod throo hnum wult- lug a i it hupnt nod hurnr i hiut an even iiturt whllo the crippled hoy wan uutylwr molly a rope from the rail hume i atom pod lown the iitore step1 rlimbi d into his red roaditer utepped on un it tartor and roared away down th road hoisting hum elf into tho nprlng mat barry lllcked the rein i over molly it back and iitarted r lowly homeward it wiu five miles from mlddleville tho only settlement in handy creek townnhip to his home and barry had time to think rhroo mil os from mlddlrvllle barry pajud tho new frame ioumi occupied by charle barne i and jamui the japaiicio cook bariicj was the t nlgm i of sandy cret ft towiwhlp a man of lean than twentyfive yearn tall und athletic ho had come tht re the year bi fore with the aim mi need intention ot showing tho woodiuncn how to muko money vlrnt ho hud built the hou u then hu had hired men to cut tho tlmb r from tho two section t of laud he had bought rho experiment had ended nbruutly bnriila found as aiiyiuitivc could have told him that he could not market hit timber for tho only avail able htrtam was that running through the holding of tlm con nol ida ted paper company amtld tart her orjjarry crawled sandy c i b ul f him k tin north and to the nouth atretchrd thn foreiitn owned by tho consolidated pajwir company of which juiiub cadwell wu president bandy creek riui through all of tho four motions in this tract but touched neither tho two sections hold by barnes on the west nor tho ono section which birry conway and liht sister mildred had inherited upon tho death of their father at a ronult nelutor barnes nor the con ways could float tljclr og tutwn tho stream to the rlvef it was growing dil tk in tho woodi wlien barry reached tho llttlo cu arintr in which lujt father coming to tho north ten years ago from chicago hud built thoir low itoiue a light could bo uen through the window and nmoko roso lasily from tho generous chimney worn the- open door coma tho soft voice of si is sister singing yoohoo ho called ax ho turned in yoohoo came tho girls answer and she ran out to meet him and to help him put the horse in tho n table you are lato she said i had supper ready an hour ago never mind barry consoled her 1v great news for you the papor company is going to sell its land then wo can get to the creek if ww can buy the company s hold ings well try cadwell li coming wodnesday ekxyi does barnes know about it barry nodded ills sisters face fell and the joyous look in her eyes faded suddenly he u probably gut it wo haven t tho money to i ompcto with him there s uw flvo thousand from fathers iruuironco mlldrod shook her head nadly oh i know what you re thinking harry wrnt on you r thinking tliat my idnoh and ideals of lumbering will be a handicap rhoy re my ldoabt too sold mil- dnd i i an t bear to think of all tlu j iipltndld forest lilt down mid the land left barren oharllo barns probably will offer twite ait nun i for a down payment and tie will bo willing to out enough timber tho unit year or two to pay th f rent we 11 havir to onto to that too if wo wunt to o mh to with him no 1 d rutin r wo d omi the thanee than fuierltlce that boildti uio ruuo li not always to the nwift barry grinned i km w you d lay that but lu thin ciuu tin re it moro than oiu rocr if wo uro to get tlm land we ii have to men t cadwell in kingston wlun ha urrlvuii by tialu and get an option v ry w 11 uuld mildred quietly well do that pirluina old molly is not wi font oi ii nlxty honieikiwur motor but iiliotl have to do hi r lw it dawn on liicwliiy found them driv ing w it on the road toward mlddln- vllle where thoy would ntrlku the road to kingdom whin the two panned thoro wiu no iijgn of life around the homo if churlei burnet mid barry watt en- eouragi d jlorm i ate too nlow jiald barry gruffly ihr day wan uneventful noon found the brotln r and 1 t r twenty mllis from home by night thoy wiio only fifteen mile i from klngnton still they would have to get an early iiturt if thoy woio to moot tho nlm thirty tialn iho f inner with whom they tayed wiui iui curly rl ier though imd by mm- rlito tiny were two mllei on tho road at olght oeloclt they were on a hilltop tuven mlli i from the city and could fie the church i ti pl i und tho roofn of name of thn bulldlngit jui t ai they wi ro hearing the outskirts of tho city mi hour later barne i red rouduer cimc up be- nlde tin in and stopped well i rco you got here i aid barne i but llttlo good it will do you i intend to buy that land see you latir in a momuit hi won goiil old molly ploddi d on through the du ty gravil and a half mllo fnrtlu r on tiny caught up with burnwi the r d ro id u r win parked ut tho road ilcle and biriui uiu repairing a tire aood luck to you but it doi n t mutter really i had my offer in a month ago and i doubt if you can bitter jt win n the train cume to a itop barry wlt hil unit to greet the iiuldy gray mil taelnd old liuulieiman who alliihttd und looked around foi u uib m ty i ee you for a niomint aiked burry what ii thh what i thli i um barry conway ilili h my i lull r mlldnd you knew our father i think ure hi got tituck on that land hi bought and uou you want moie ont nerve though the manufacturer i fico lolttmd into a mue what i your oifer hi aiki it moro kindly burry heiltutod what h it wojth he uiked fifty thou and napped ciulwi ll i lint moro than twi nty doljiutt an acre i klw it u i worth it anyuay ivo hi en offend that much a hlghir bid would tiiko it biniei nuked barry yos did he till yoir well not ex i jnutjnuv fa ered barry wo cun t oifer moro than that 1 iffv thnnnnd h nnld lmaiiilhuil no if he ii offered that then il no u a in our talking any moro all right but i vo got to gi t to mlddlevllh ilavo you a car no wo wo drovo a homo down hero you what cadwell i tared in nmno nu nt wo vo got to talk more about thin i did ju t tho name sort of thing when i wni a lad oiiuj you 11 do you tuo 71m older man crowdi d into the tiprliny in at with them and tin y drove to ule hotel arriving juut ai charli i barne i droit up well i got that tire fixed called the ottu f and tlun iipei d cop caughc mo but i m hero am i in time cadwell grunted como on hi all of you we 11 talk olu thing ovoc when tho llttlp group wili iieated ip a parlor he uiked lii fifty thou j and your limit barneit burner nodded 1 hen hdldthij manufacturer it a just a matter of terms i have ten thousiuid in cash ald barnes confidently and 111 pay the rest in two years huws that jio turned trluituhantly to barry wo wo can t do anything uko that said tho other boy feeling that already he had last we jiave only flvo thousand cash and wo d wafit fifteen yearn to pay tho balance cadwell looked puzzled pltumi years ho repeated will it take yoti that long to toko the timber off barry looked at hu sister and she nodded wo won t tako tho timber off he replied but it will take that long tsffini ast make your walls friendly wrhi empire wallpaperf empire wallpapers are different bo luf r m4l uclulv1 for empire wallpapeks limited from lijgni r in th ftihion cntc of th wuld uid colorad by r own ilff of porti tkoy bold smart and artistic od cv no norm ikan in ordinary bind th empirr sloclon of wllpaprt for 1931 u motf compronil from 10 cant to 1 00 par roll phono or writs to hava emplra sampla hown in your homo bo idaal placa to lalncl wallpapar sold byi j huison t huno 110 youi ktrrcd anion canada lnrrjost wnllpapor rlouta toronto montreal winnipeg our hiihiiichh irt p rowing through giving our cusmnrh cmulyt ur fiiinlity in tho iowchi to the liiglu ht pricrri tiro iicr our hig fivm i lie gooilymir huilt irorchh tir- tlin ooodyc ur pntlifiinlt r the goodyoiir auwcntlu r high ivhhurc tir the goolyar allweiithcr itulloou aiul the good yen r heavy duty we can give immediate leliv ry on your nife or well put them tight on your wheel without extra charge ami dont foig t that now ih the tune to imyi for tire inittu have iicv r hcen lower h a coxe acton ontario n ii iiioni or if new goadyottr tuht ht iery nmv caglntf hatever 6iir color scheme wttlpamur jthe famous flat flnlih for wolu ind celling forms the nt oat tlollithtftil background for your 4reaittirea the soft lltthtdlffumlnit effect it produces and its sft shell bloom give a new beauty to your rooms xt is so easy to apply and lias such coverhift power tlmtltlemost economical in mnte- r island labour in addition it is permanent washable are reel stint and nonabsorbent to moisture it can be applied successfully on a wide variety of surfaces auch as smooth and rough plaster wallboards etc and permits of textured effects vwttlt your hacoraior ut jm1r tm lit mmiiy umi ak jtlm or 4 had cmrj m writs 10 um mr4ci walpamur mprojuct the crown diamond paint co limited toronto montreal ulus walpamur preduets are bou bn w o talbot acton jmoug stmt itnlsh for tmlt mnd celling aaad to cut- nnoutth to day tho forty five thousand dollars balance jtcforehutioii aakod tho lumber man ntudylnit harry wllli hln keun eyon yfn and what wtu yotir plan harm liirnci hi iltuud why ho nald to cut thn tlmbor iuki rll 1l i flffuro i riui talcii niouith olt to pay you in two yar hie urlk7l- old tmpnr maiiu f acturar htudled thn thilo younif people intently ilnully hi wild ut harry did you evor hi ur what my vli wh ar on ri fortsta- tlon i harry nhook hi i hind vry will tht j iiaid c idwi 11 at nnt i liiouuht yon wini trylntf ui trade on my ix t hobby but now 1 mu you rn in i arm it if you 11 room ovi r to the bank with nit wo ii olnii th i duul haniii uat to lib fix t hi confusion hut but h rputtind no but iilkmt it iald cadwell mt ly you rn on of tho jwoplt who um out to nnilii iniiiny in a hurry no mutt r who you hurt i ho rati ouolnd ml it in d iolunuly 1l iiol ulwayi to thti uwlft tbe many turpi tll uotll in tho homo und ntublit tburn in is i torx i of u hh fr or lhoiuiu lu lectrir oil vst it for tuu brul t i burn i icald tho iuiun of rlu uriiutl m and j i lath n iion throat and ht it hor i i firo habit vi ry lark- ly to ulmllir allim uji und ml ihuw an uiriiit inanklntl und arc uuully ami n- iiblu to thn hiullnit lnllutnct of thli llnu old rt on dy whldh hiu m idn thou- fiund i of firm frli iui durlnif tho piuit ilfty ymiii hoihfhs ioll stahtinfi 1 auk y il ant s i ho hotbijl i hould b locutld in a ninny ixpnitin picfi rably on uio touth nldo of a build in if lu h horn ntiuiuro li tho mot i ut ifurtory htatlnic mutcr- lil i hlit hi lift lu a pllo for uvo diiys wlit n it li rsl over t vi iily itlaytr at a tlmt nlmklnff it out will and tramp- inu it ihli ii ontlmicd until thu dl dr id holkljt in ruiched itiually two f 1 1 u and i ho plli ii mitdt two f 1 1 1 wldi r and louie r thilti thu frami i h t friinio 1j placed on tho inmiirl and banki d on thu nkk i tin fiuim ii uiually miidti to imp poit i i i liiti 1 fitt by i f c t in j lt or to fairy 111 litthui of 10 inch by u inrh kliui i ho irami li u yully of rinh pi fink 13 liwlu i hlith at tht mlc and i inohi i at tho front lhr- iilnping end pit ci an uplkt d to tflu l and tliroo era i pbrt i of a inch lly t inch lumbi r an tipllad fiom buck to fiont ilvui with thi top of tho plunk to carry tho jiiu lie if hau au to bo xual two inchri of clndf i i urn in tinlly plncltl ovtr thp mnnun to tit tho lint i on ihn f lihei uro j ot on and nf u r a few dayi of rathi r vloltnt luutlifi will tako placi wiilh tlu btd ihotild bo vcntilnti d to allow the boili to t enpt wlun tho tuiipiratuio of tlm bid fall to about 110 diurlljj it can bo u ltd foi riodinff or for the holdlnir of ilati if flati aro not u ld ioll to tin cl pth of 4 to inehci ii u td llu hotbtd can bo uiud to bitter udvantaftt with flau and k ji oil li nu rtul 1 ho flat cam bt taken innldo to bo tiau plant ld an may bo iihlftnl to cold frami i oji dcilrld and tlu ir plact taken by otlur plmu rcqulr- jntf more hi it the mo t convinlmt flat li 13 lncluii by 32 inchi i and 3 inchc i dctp ihf liid pltcci aro of inch lumber 13 inchl i lonrr tmd two aldl and four bottom pi re i au of inch lumber 23 lnchff lonjr anil 1 inrhi i wldi tf pioperly caiid for the o llati will la t tor many yi arn caieful uitchlnk durlnir brlnht duyi l lilccaiy a tho lpuco in tho ltotbod linmall and tin t irtpp nttiro may quick ly run up and can t injury to tho plant ample v ntlliillon by i hovlnjr the i anhri back a few lnche i 1 1 nrcwi ary with the luittom luut a low tempmaturo on top li not a db jidvontnitt althouiih cold wlncli blowlujr on tho t m dllnif may ciiu injury dinlno vt ry fraity nlihu a blanki t or old carpi t iihould bo placi d ovei tho friinil ihli li rnuly ninn- lary howevir tho w ate unn i hould bo carefully demo kupliiff tho toil molit oind not wot ixciii moliiture and lilh trmpi raturo fiivorthi di vi 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