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the acton free presg mo tib mwitiaai i a hp jffree ire00 hnrt tnru joy cometh in the morning alice dyatl rtjhsbll foamhb nlffht aoamod endleaa mary allen mftnir could nob aleep she turned and twiitad nndor the heavy blanket breathed to deeply the cold aromatic mountain air and stared into the darkness unul her eyes ached her body ached too from the arduous fourmile climb aha had taken that after noon to reach camp but it was not fatigue that kept her awake it was her unhappy mind beep below her in the canon was audible the llauld nmntftg ot the stream pfcr for in the distance its remoteness landing an eerie quality to the sound she heard the barking of a fox with a sighing breath the wind stirred the branches of a giant flr that spread over the cabin she tried to think or the tranquil beauty of the night the splen dor of the beauty of the starry heavens the towering majesty of the surrounding mountain peaks to draw in peace and relaxation no use i her sorrowful thoughts pursued their weary round mary alice was only twentytwo but it seemed to her that her life was ended lover mother home faith all had been taken trom her within the year what she asked herself in the darkness with tears had she to live for tomorrow perhaps it already was today easter would dawn in the little stone chapel perched high on the mountain side sacred service would be held and joyful voltes lifted in hymns of hope and praise but they would stir no refcpoiue in the girls numb heart heaven had been cruel mary alice owned oo ood ostensibly she had come to this re treat because she had heard of lta beauty and needed a weekend holiday she felt that she must get away from the emptt ness of her life try the efficacy of exer else and mountain air for a despairing heart if she had cherished a little bud of hope deep and unacknowledged that to the voice of nature she would hoar also the voice of ood it closed again i was crasy to come she told herself sleepless turning there is nothing for me here either the chapel 1a just a building why did anyone go to hercu lean labors to build it what does it stand for more than any other four walls a new sound broke the stllliiesfl of the night rigid she lay listening it grew more distinct came nearer the cabin half of logs and iwlf of canvas to which mary alice at her own request had bean assigned was at oil far end of the cump nearly a quarter of a mile from the main lodge situated well above the stream and tin rocky trail that ran a tortuous way along its edge mary alice had wanted to be quiet and apart she wus not afraid she wondered now if she were not too far away she sat up in bed clutching a blanket around her nhnuldera it had grown icj cold the hour must have been one or two with u n w ntnrt of terror mar alice sniffed a vt r faint smell of smokr the noise was made by a home und rider coming hurriedly down the canon of that she was no sure she could hear hoofs striking against the stones they passed she lay down again told herself that it meant nothing und tried to compose herself to sleep if there really had been the smell of smoke it seemed quite gone perhaps her lmoglna tton was only working overtime she was more than ever vividlj awoke how ever brighter mare lacerating images flashed on her mental screen stir thought of donald rem whom for so long she had tried to push from her heart because hi wus unworthy shi remembered the last time she had seen htm standing before her nhanird hcud bowed gray eyes she had believed so honest refusing to meet hers i did ti for you mar alice his multled voter had sold i wanted you to have c vt ry i thing because i loved vuu so i detest that love it ntuunes m she had flared the were u have own murrled n i month fnun that day the lltth allk i heui of white stuff ptltd in thr buskm hri itrfvni kiu liid rtwtutl on i d u tel in in i mpniiin wu jxin m ttu trmivk ui tu i nn tut hu1 i u i i t lug on liu in tut jl rw m n h how ftiui in h how s it t a lutri i- i through tti km dark ii v thr inl it hunilllutuii tht pun und thr ilr ii ol dotmkl dlanilmuil tin ititltuuoii in hl lathi r or hl 1 fukatuu und hi mux plained djmpjhunurt slu had chrcrrd and urt lakihrnwi ur alkx and hupcd her io tht milurlng txuct ttuit doimld s wrotik dted tmd brrn but tht mnlr slip of his nought it sa youth and that hi own true manhood would reassert itself thr girls txtlst rnu returning then tul mun alice hud kft ti the world hr mother had un takrn from lier b the swift hnplacuble hand of deatti with her had gmr light faith and courui mm alice slipped into black wter again she heard the dlutkr vt atones along the path hone and rider were returning from the direction or the lodge footsteps low volcss and a dim wavering illumination on the canvas walls of her cabin told mary alloe of the presence or nothar man oarrytng a lantern she listened until all sounds had disappear- ad tip to oanon than too tired to pusue longer over the mystery she dropped into sleep shortly before the first graying of the sky for a third time horse and rider passed feet following but mary alice did not hear the screeching or a jay and the loud scolding of an agitated squirrel woke her finally lb was easter morning she ran down the path to the lodge with a faint lifting of her spirits the world seemed bright and normal she wondered if she had dreamed au that had happened in the night she was late the long table under the pinehung rafters was already oiled with giftsts eating and chatting mary alice slipped shyly into a vacant place and breakfasted hurriedly speaking to no one as she was about to go out after everyone else the owner of the camp stopped her he was a toll gaunt brownfaced man with the gentle far- seeing look of one who lives in the open he loved the mountains and had dream ed of bringing their message of peace to others the little stone chapel was the embodiment of his dream sleep well miss paring he asked genially mary alice thought there was something more than appeared in his question she de termined to bo frank not so very she answered soberly anything disturb you well yes she suddenly smiled i mary alice was charming when she f mi ted i heard all sorts of noises and once very late i thought i smelled smoke i suppose i was mistaken he hesitated then smiled too you have a good nose just a whiff did blow down the canon here x wouldn t want you to be uneasy about it there waa a fire six miles up a small one a cabin was burned when an oil lamp ex i ploded the rangers station is not far away the ranger got there in tlme to keep it from spreading he is young but the best ranger we ve had in years the are wasn t all of it the old lady who lived there was distraught shea had a lot of trouble lost her only caughter lust year and she clung to her home tried to throw herself into the flamed wouldn t budge after the fire was nut the boy did all he could to quiet her und finally come for me i m nn old friend of hers and persuaded her to let us bring her here shcs in my rubin now asleep i hope i in telling ou this miss faring to account for w hat you heard h the night it isn t bliitmllj known in camp thank you mr mason said morp altct grovcl i appreciate your obn fidencl ail inclination lo smile had banished poor unhappy homeless old lad she thought as she turned awaj thly d better have let her die i hope you are coming to our mom tng service in the chapel mr mason culled after her but the girl hurried her steps without answering oo- to an eiusttr siivici ntvir never ugtiin slu bcrumbleo up the precipitous path it tiding out of the canon und pust the chupel averting htr eyes from the sight of the cross thut gleamed pure golden ukulnsi the ui finitely clear und beautiful k ttie rough tone walls hewn from l lie nick of the mountain rase on a small spur jutting from the path and overlook lug not onlj the little settlement of tents und cabins by the stream but the great gorge itself lnu which the canon wld tned und the water plunged with a loud roar of a falls over a steep rock preel pice mary alice did not pause to look but climbed an und m the only thought ui x non-u- hi r mind was that no cagei low rllmbt d b her side no beloved motltt i wulted for her to come home soim lit u come home to i was not that the mthl of everj human be lug thr lrl hutu herself on thr sun warmed grass of u gn ntlt siojm und burled tier fuoc st ipat ull s4i1s of tlmt it ml iihhl u her thul hours hud juuuted ttu sun wus in ur the meridian whin th tuowlj reditu i did tin trull h r 1 1 juitt n httil vt r u hujk 1 ni si ii nds tssutd rr mi ihr an in but flu tow diupusoi f the lulls mur allei puuaid b out ol the auxrow deep embrasured wlndowb wl in thr walla ol umt md glanced inside tin pluln tmiurd miila wt rt well tilled an iiirneot fuerd mun wus speaking from tlu i ulptt hut wits wnuthed with eonab und wild flowers ttu girls guse lingered our ttu motionless absorbed listener what ht id thrni whut gave their facei tlmt ailflfas look ol peuce abruptly her heart plunged in her brvast thr young mun in khaki mountain tog sitting b uu- window on the farther side liad his fuct half turned from her but she could not mutake uioae nrml set shoulders thut sleek fair hcud that sensitive cutw of jaw dimuldt brown sturdy serious her hungry eyes devoured him devoured uw signs of well being strength sell rtvpect as she looked she saw him give the faintest start bend forward and stare out of the window which on thai aide commanded an unobstructed view of the head of the falls and the upper rim of the gouge only for an instant did he maintain his intent posture then swiftly quietly she saw him slip out of his seat and into the aisle another moment and he emerged from the chapel mary alice ran forward donl don she called chokingly he threw her one look the fierce ii tentness on his face did not break he might have been unaware or her identity dont stop me i he cried with a few long strides he began to slide down over the edge of the trail mary alice gnd at him in horror don what are you doing you cant get down that way i he was already a score of feet below sliding carefully holding on to project ing roots and rocks grimly he gestured across the chasm tjookl there where the falls go over ive got to reach her quick i mary alloe looked and saw a gray- glnghamed figure with silvery hair stream ing over her shoulders crpuohed on the edge of the chasm gazing down into the whirling pool of water fifty feet below ita the old lady the ranger saved last night she going io throw herself in flashed instantly to mary alices brain aioncing back at donald now safely halfway down the girl caught the gleam of sun on the silver star on the lapel or his jacket why donald was the ranger here in the forest and the mountains ho was building up a new life how careful how sure he was but how reckless and how swift she dls cerned now that which he meant to do once down in the oanon he would meet the well worn path through the gorge mr mason hod built there a short steep way of ascent to the head of the falls strong rungs of a fitted ladder alternat ing with steps cut out of the face of the preclple donald was down now he ran a short distance along the path then took the first rungs of the ascent in a mighty leap and was up like a cat mary alice however had not stopped to watch the last rapid stage of his course she was already taking the longer safer way running down the path from the chapel when she at last came up to them donald was drawing the bent little figure back out of the sight of the water to the shelter of a great mossgrown rock he was talking to her soothingly mary alice caught the tenderness in his voice the expression on that worn be wild ered old face then pierced her heart so forlorn so woeful and so weary i you d better a let me do it she was saying to the young mans protests i ve no home any longer no place to go nobody lo look after nobody to look arter that was what was hurting her the darling you could look ufter me said mar altec venturing near and laying a loving hand ui her shoulder a look flashed beiween her eyes and donalds her ht art begun stng madly thi faded blue etw murthed hers ourc onl sajln thut you cant mean it but i do answered mary alice gent 1 mj moth r died and my home is to emptj i need some oni just like iou the old woman edged out of donalds protecting hold her shoulders straight ened she put up both hands and brushed back her gray locks her eyes never left the girl s face i thank you kindly ma am she said with a pathetic and beautiful dignity i i speech failed her the three of them stood in a close group that was to be close forever through every channel between love and understanding flowed suddenly from the chapel above ineffably sweet floated down the strains of the batter hymn christ is klsenl oh listeny cried mary alice light shining on her face spoiling it ajlx v the fortuneteller couldnt see a sweet heart in the offing but it was desirable to keep a customer hal said she her eyes on the crystal 1 see a tall man hes going to propose to you dark fluttered the excited client yes said the fortuneteller dark it win have to be a dad giveaway the traveller asked the pullman porter what was his average tip a dollar replied the porter the gentleman handed him a dollar and as the porter pocketed the bill he added thank you son but you is the first gentleman to come up to the aver age its an advantage the worm is always regarded as a rather miserable creature a naturalist tells us but actually it has no need of pity at all for one thing it can always make both ends meet smile at fuel bills yes you can actually smile at fuel bills when you use old companys anthracite for no other anthracite can give you so much heat per dollar because no other an thracite is so compact so concentrated jt iflkta zonnuc inquire now ahout modern anthracite burning equipment j b mackenzie son foal and coke lumber builder supplies contractors the solid fuel for solid comfort celery 2 del kit us a nlee size stalks 1c spinach 2 crisp und green o thb for 1c tomatoes 2 1 19c omon setb 3 m 19c oranges ntu navels sweet 17 medium large ipec dtiz 1 i v p01atofs ciood vunk ooktrs pk 10c cabbage ntv grtcn firm hcaon ptr tr 4c radishes cucumbers carrots etel at special pncts carrolls limited good shoes tor young and old cerracujr nttod a d rachun acton recoftd canadian t- hinvkak production surpassing all previous records can adas mineral production during 10st reached a valud of mm703 mo oompared with 361010 373 hi 10m a gain of 04 879000 or m per cent new high output levels were established for golb copper nickel lead sine the platinum metals and selenium tellurium asbestos salt sulphur nephellne syenite sodium sul phate natural gas and crude petroleum gold led the mineral parade in 1037 with a production or 4 005 873 flne ounces valued at 143314101 oompared with 3 748 028 flne ounoes worth 131303431 in 1030 ontario accounted for 03 per cent of last years output and was fol lowed by quebec with 17 0 per cent british columbia with 13 3 per cent and manitoba and saskatchewan with 0 8 per cent several gold mines came into production during the year and develop ment work and mill construction are being pushed ahead rapidly on other properties in the gadearlng areas of the dominion it is interesting to note that between 16 and 30 per cent of the 1037 gold production was contributed by mines which are primarily base metal producers copper production totalling 531 041 878 pounds valued at 00 040 734 was a record representing an increase of 36 per cent in quantity and 75 per cent in value nickel production valued at 50 507 170 was 33 per cent higher than in 1038 while lead and sine at 21013 404 and is 157 804 respectlvclyy were higher than evtr before silver production totalled 2 683 032 fine ouncca valued at 10 180 371 a gain of 23 7 per cent in quantlt and 23 per cent in value the output of platinum metals nas worth 9d33 7p compared ulth 7 803 806 in 1036 coal production blood at 15 775 433 ton compared tth 15 229 182 output of crude petroleum at 2 078 268 barreu was double that of 1936 while natural gas production was 29 509 198 000 cubic feet a gain of 5 3 per cent the production of non metallic mln i nils other than fuels had a value of 22 482 620 in 1037 an increase of 34 per otnl asbestos production totalled 410 026 tons compared with 301 287 while the output of gypsum amounted to 1 042 329 tons an increase of 25 per cent salt totalled 450 027 tons against 301 316 tons in 1936 other important industrial minerals included feldspar nephellne syenlu graphite mica maimesltlc dolo mite sodium sulphate iron oxides lithium minerals talc and eoapstone rock wool sulphur quartz dlatomlte and muca brick reflevtlnti the improvement in the con structlon industry the production of structural ma u rials such as brick lime cement and stone had a value of 34 401 66d compared with 25 770 741 in 1030 fomfi ey u6a aav waaffcd amhuaaxyt 1m ull bef or- 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