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s thursday novkubkr sbtll 1030 the acton free press pxdm xblfp jfrrr prrflfi ljnrt tury a wandering lace merchant waraatoetttb sanosterc fl ooajsl ja3ldpu ftt at tlw reoop- tion dmltirr thfl ormc of nrown otark jlf brown her job wi u imllo plewiantly at vwtoni vnd if jmimibto to nrwwor thofr question and supply tholr need the nou wrc tuwnuy almple they coruutad of tlw mokina or appointment with mr brown tlcnut mr clarlc or mr drown junior the quealloim were atmplo too having to do with the mow pronalc phuea of enmmerco iletwwn tlms joan itampeil the envelop oontklnlng bllu or put urtdrrm card inter tholr neat boxta or rend winir book which he had borrowed from ihe tondlnff library drown olarlt to brown wore lace mnr- ohanu they bought and old fine laces and cheap iae ajthntiffh the buslnou aound rather romantic the very word lace mistreat ronuinoe aomohow it wa not joan wtdom aaw ao much an a amiun of the kice to her mo was a routine matter or buyera com ins in and of bill botnn out one part of the hualneaa howevor aecmml romantic or i ahoutd aay on partner youmj mr drown the junior noglu horo of the book that joan naa ttpf iquaamiini nnnm b mlna he ffou over hero we ro loat tliere are a down laraer firm that can offer much more thnn wo ro rtble to offer joan hftkl if i were a girl in a book iniikind of a reception clerk id ffo to mr drown and nay ijbi me have a month a leave of absence and then id take my in vines and pack a bacx and etart for prance and id call on thu btublwirn frenchnmn and aoii him tin tdita of altfnlns a biff contract and then id return and be mode a member of the firm or wild thai wcretary with a twin- kit th iwr rye marry a member of the nrml joan caldor fliulwd hotly and made no answer but hf went bock to iter flralt ateatlot htr job more than evrr when young mr brown poxaed her ty late in the afternoon with a preoocu pled frown on hu brow and a set line to ilu mouth hr read ducouragomftnt the very next day a bruk young man with a bag came in and demanded in a voire with ttw ht intent hint of a foreign accent to mm mr brown joan wjirn whe himirdthrujolrt jhltfhwlthe nltrn n hpr rfw with flyruthrt-i- whnt thr name please nd pooahed selling thlngi ik very hard work n eatce pa joan mt thnt the ought to trll him thai it wan imponnlble vork miou jdayi but li atrad ahe murmured well maybe when you re ro teoltjon t acem hard the old a nt emaitlmll d at mr and his face lookrd at if the nun hud come out from ehlnd i dark cloud you u c loo too kind i lie wild meea ul at not id jrur nimabe ita joan oalder jnnn n rumored jnan it in j tw it name tin old man nld th mghlftilly althoutih uu i ad on n nimbi td nnd reprimanded b the junior partnei j an ca di r lelt mrnnndy noothrd she wan ulail nhu hiii ind n t v niid lu r p r ioititl anlinotiiy n um on is rl ftitm- leijt ft thla l ifcn in lur mind a m cntnlnguid him u a chiup huh h her from wimi fu pla bhr jnld on im pulxe if you havt n t had any lurk to 0 t maylm i run id bu umin thln fiorn you 1 hi lu k ftiirprlkiuuly the ld muti cliuckjj id jtxiiit lu uinnmu t 1 won d ii you n hit or imi if y u uoukl tun hi litted mlh flm li umi to hit knm h mil unupp d it i n li uoa iioutiihl with odd and i ikiji o tlututh 1 mm tlu lop lu dit v out n hut tollur oh hlu ixiilmid li u i ivi li 7h old man told hi i mi nui liain it ii oii uould t in to lu it il iv uld in im nj that drth von an uaiuin i m miro i cuudn t afford m li u collar joan aawped you may hnti it for what d i u hiiy in thu coiiin t ihln diim a id thi thin dlire hnll fmin thii dav i e itij i e e of pocket an j nn amlli d hi qui til ninl anx h ly tjld i ap ak that rluhl mj i null i lao ranirgftft 1 1 rrr itrp eyevrotbctott cl uni nnult of the hllndlnii l khnlt nih of mnrv thun 10 oiiii hiitlnli i in tin u irld war n i huln vltor itliu i liy ihm captain li h tin vlnot nhnun in t p in ihi moment joan anoke brcthly oh ahe mild you don t men that yixi are the one tlie old man drew lilnuelf ip to hlu full height which wan not very tall yea lie aald evidently i am that one joann tyea wera ncaln nilivl with team happy tenniu now yniino mr nrown rut throuah that moment of pllenrr hin you like mum oalder wo much h kftidl jnihtoue tlu tut of im take wr outlo dlnni r eh moimleur ouprty we ii lpt the contract arn r we have had food for you look both tired and hunury it will be the first occaalon inrldentally hla fvn uild volumea svi n thutifth liin uine was rojiual that mum oalder and i havi over lnel lo ip uier joan ald heltantly nut i m not ii ally drouod for a party the old kreiirhman churkled 1 ahnll uuve y hi laci to wear hi nald lart will muui thi ditwt mini inj and nion how you aay it featlve x hav ever thlnir in my 1ms i we chuoklesl fthftln nil uie vay rmm ci1lara atieh aa i sold you to bridal vellal iiohht h nic k n w anil nuxl atory roiiih the rpnnda in tin unlumi titatea a drunk propiwd up aaalnat the hnr ahmtted hitler la n lutraoa nrekv a ind tu nrby knocked thi uiojui out of tin drunk n hand ilu drunk poured hlmxelf auollver 4 rtnlr nnd nnnounrtwl d trriiilnidly i nl ill kiy hitler is ft horai a nerk i hi byntunder aockid him and thin tlnu the drunk round hlmaelf on thi rtooi i u litokiyl up and indlunnntly nnki d siv uluiv am i in clermany no hut wnn llu r ply ynw re lu kintiiekv nnd wo have a lot of rpct for hom lu r allthatt cmklnkh wohjh tkijcouam lo kratmuu ishlne hmllh author nf the manual of rvlltlel beonoitvy uiuluiaiulfatli m carolina raleaum who itecamn tlw luidf of lhidvart v linii irmw tin honor offlrat lufipoatuu nnd intnuhu inir the won telegram accord i im lo the oanadlan kauoua ivhuraplui ti l doulitrul if mvmuih roreaaw llu ninny wan to whirl leleurama are iinu put in biminrn cornalmindi nre tha ii majoi iihia of ttu leleruii may liavt hiuhtkid tin in wl vt k u him ivttt for h lal puiuifnn titer have len an many mam that it u unllktl lu could have a u nnd uovi i lili an drvelohml in laui li id an ihklin or what wna to tome what in the lht tbliui to do in inn i y nothina rilhihi or uniut d jamltlon i in a puhm d un uun tlw uirnn r u ad am iiik in ht fnrr of an artillery hni turn 1 h vl nr pictured wat iijiiki in llu laxt nionthi r the uorlrt war 11k invi ntoi who in ii w sir kuhaid cmiih ivi ip iului fr qimmh moihir mary ih makliih impr m nienu on th di mi i for hi in thf k iroiwati wui twvtiiy mlnuttn liiker younu kit nniwncnmc- to ihi dimiiiilihr ruliitip rrrnrnt iuii ovou u jm th bank of montreal imalillshcil 1h17 i4 presentation in easily iiiicititainlibh jorm oj the banks ankualsiaxement 31st october 19 19 makuib of a4polntmcnu and the mip- pjylntf of neeiu lie waa oharmlntf and oft able invariably penality ut chut with joan on hla way ih and out of the of fice jit noticed thuma about her too you re woarlna y hair in new faahw mlas oauior ho would aay ita awfully attractive or fluoh a pretty frock i u looka for all the world a if it came alraliiht from parla young mr ilrown knew what he wnn 1 talking about when ho aald a drew iooxmi uh ii it hud ooma atruluht rruni puiik lor hi went to france mci a yoai on a laoebiiylnu oxcuralon he won well at quaintod with french ahoiw und the ntyu that uity produced joun could 1101 hi ip leluir planrd with hi utttntlon now lug a bin did that hoi frotlu hud u hutill ol tomlnu from aomi barffaln jiaauhcnl 1 wbih i had 11 iliiuui to m htm ouuldi llu ofriot nhi uld lu rru ii hu quit wondtrful jlut ht d mvi wuni ui know im aotlully mv job ih ho tinliuimirtunl that he probably think i in u futlh imrnou without u brain in my hi ad will doubtlihh li 11111 rutili i ir 1 umnl id b dolnit homethlnu wort while innuiul of thin ah 1 nmtu r of la l tlu jul t n c plh 1 ilirk did mini dull and mil i t n mil tu h hii bad hud more wnil ktid iihh llnu foi rtadliu it would imv imd uliir i 11 llu lkh hlu 1 otti 1 im twilii t alii is and ipn itft u- 1 nd tli lt mat pultliit of midh lu ti mi and miidlto tail ol hllu uni ol tlu ad m ntiit iih hoi i 1 hi had to di willi ihi ill v u hii hint uuk wh wiuil tin la ullv lion 1 trim tlu uvt rhitngini i 0111 t ol 1 in iriiiatii vh did n nun t iibh 11 iniiitnith thlnuh in 4hi1j11 ii nuti 11 i h an 1 v ho miuti iw 1 tonal mwiilln and lived tin 1 ian u j wl at 1 11 11 m hai 1 l nil 1 h t m limit mi lutkrd t nt ht 01 11 1 liinrtu 1 n 1 oiupanl in w tu u an mi n uu to mi itniwti hmioi i in miuhliii doinu inuliim woik 1 lu s 1 1 1 tm v lalighid hood huiuoudlj on m 111 1 11 it adliu la v t aitaih hlu mild what h llu ht in tht tlnu eapxih joan told hit it h about 11 gill wli niurilui a metlnal mtvd man aht haul wlu ws tin in ml uondiit il girll dit u ut nlniilt lnutded iuii an encampnunt of inwtlu native ihi acem ot the hook ih laid in south africa and curried n bug or mcdinm instead of a nm riu tlutfh oul hoil mui hi miu m- and ttu uhl tnwlmnd uiut u tng tuld p 1 inn lu wa on probation and it miu lu r wa of uolng to llb aid whuv niu ittuhett tin 1 nampniiut ilu wiu juat in time to uxhlnt htm hi uu enwnrnuj optrutlon on tlu chttfhhou tlu nccniiir of thr m nim brow 1 laughed and bit into an tatni al ookx thluth ti nided with rauim you ouuht to pjick up a bag ol lint and rue into the tnnm incumpnuut nnd e ir ou can we lliown cluk jl brim n alw auld it looks a it tlu old firm li 1 nihil in need f tin 1 nn 1 ita a french name the young man laughed easily probably you oouldn t pronounce it if i bold you and the matter about which i want to mr brown la both important und personal uhuully joun liulatcd on details but thlh duy wiu different hnr convermi turn with the junior brown a aecruaiy wiu mill ton frnnli in her mind being filled with jlctlon ideaa uh orbiimed thut tlu long nrm of coincident wiw wnrklnu tv rllme and that- th brialc yourig man wuh tin i mad of llw kit luctoi y thai wiu aiming u h iu uti anguuih to ilrown clark a br wn 1 miuiut l lit him u l awu nlu thougtit un nlu hm 1 ud him into ilu n ionl impr 1 twlvi ol tlu prlvau ton ft 1 iiui roonih and lihphoihl to tlu junior psirlnrr that hr hud a dlallnuulahei i alii r stlf wan ho thrilled thnt ithr wiui un aid l work 1 n ad durtnu tin i11u rval in wliu h llu man wan t loin led ullh mr blown win 11 llu door of thi con ft 1 in 1 n 0111 opt ntd and thai genlltniaii kiiroitid uu httwntri r through tlu- inop i tlon room and lo tlu tu valor ntui uld tmrdlv coiitnlu tu riu ii win n yotiiut mi brown tunnel latk al nr from thi t u mitt 1 nlu m t hi gii7i with llu li m t 1 p 1 laii il a 1 hlld 1 1 unhid him it ihr said 1 tt t h uld h iiik i hi miiid in 1 vi 1 h iv 11 hit i is ithlnt all ilihl 1 1 1111 st in nit 11 il ttu tli in wat h id it imitulili lull hi i hi imiiim n i 1 im kt liu nil ounk lu atkil t rov h whal li v 111 tm 111 to luk mui to kit 1 ii tin tint li link ti u iii tvt tu ip isldl r r a cntui 1 t hall h 111 uu 1 wrong 111 it tliup uu is hud t lost 1 us i nim of nit il oil in h m w 1 l rut 1 1 i ui 1 itiitil ti 11 mi iii wit i ii i lll iii l tlu v nut 11 an w 1 tlu 1 1 1 manuf 1 tun li tin 1 1 utisi us aboul 111 till 1 iii u 11 it 1 1111 li ii ul wl us h i m and und hla uk 1 1 and u 1 utlllt ss h w in slum it li st imik al jllllllh 1 xidui u lion u ou ti in u b abl tt puk ut a pixldli 1 in 11 w iuts caldi i hr nald as l u us l kt 1 w tin man uht owiu gin j an pn tt w ideat nu 111 nit 1 m t uldu plti tms u in 1 ka h ivts til witt 0m ilihl t ilu 1w 1 don i undtrstand what you sht auld bluukj tilt tun tlnnhtl hi 1 1 a im ut tlu i n 1 ik tor u lhiiiu uifu t t mi s aw u and itrlntb llki b to ntu tlu 11 don l wiudi tlnu oi peddh rn 1 vtr and pleuu 11 r oui ht ud ii unit art am mnit intptutant isitoih ai d dint lit 11 miul utt pam wiur drk w uh out an tippointnu ut m fath 1 and mi cutik and iuklii utt going to b blih for tilt itst til ht ivrtenu n t id wi dun 1 wani to tm dlkiurbttl joan wus unplrtrl t rushed falu murmird all rignt u drowj 1 1 tw mnn tarcful tlu moment tin itiitu r pur ner had gone out llu iret tlon room aht could etl the 1 ou tia j liukllng down her checis stw brushed tin in uwu hattb and prayed in her h urt that no more cajlera would come her prayer uu apparent iuwerd tor the rwtl of the daj waa alngtilarl without event not until nrarlj cloamg mm did ttte clang open to emit a btwiidtred old man who clutched u hlmblis bug in his hand hi came clow to jmn dimk und said i 11111 m horry to bother vou nnu ul buislihl tin tiumlih inun hi r mt i lu tirwi und i huw citnu ilr nniwtt wji lup ovttim tl tookns itom a pkth tra of 1 1 tint s l pa an ht nuui thut llu ttin ts in a bud w i llu n s uh om ih t that wll siu us and uiai u tontiui ui i bttn mint to land mr -autctf- young mi bgjwn vjnnif tuail ive gn in t ov r jv quliktm it ut tin mt umud it hu tuts thu daj nunu wus abnwd hut iumiii the hut you aiv- appointment i luk v cull i hit till 11 hut buitr l in culdtr looked t thr llttu id n with hot angtr in lur ee ilother ppddli r she thought und iimtriut u ae git tt will gut 1 thi attle rbltu lo u nrw kind of luci ue that h bound tobi erj pttpular one llu put on hie murkit tlu hitut in the mvuchmnn who liwuued the tjp o lace mr controu the foclur where it la modi ami he keeps putting off hi dfceluon about ua b auliw that ive mual wait until he ha a cluuic to come over to thi country and contact the different flrou well the wntan alghl if alu o et truply the old man hook liu hrad in deniwl no he told her but i am sure be will be glad tin afraid ahr aald tntly that mr brown uj too oreiipld to leeunybne but if vou re tlrd whj don t you u down and reat y tlu old man unk grateiuuj uiurb chair even body m tliaei city he aid u so franuc i tuive been jostled room rrom wl ere he hlo id ht coi id i h pm d 111 in itl ee u girl s pretty head bent hon- to in tt nr riu old irntnn oxer 11 hng i l tuiiiod diwn im norry i wa m itbrupi u whii i ft kind n ngo mun cnlder hi hutrted but hta d l m voln r ilt r d nnd hlopud iih thr tw 1 h tlu ii 1 hnidh wtr nlwd tt m nlwui llu lm i ntpl 1 d llu ill fnnr gnn nrhi r 1 r tu ir iitu id u 1 it 1 1111 lie l a i it ait hn i tlm in her l lure k i hud nn i 1 i hit you wtu lu thin tuuntrv moiiuwurdupuywlutn did vtu lu it hiitl aittl i s takt 1 tt 1111 thn hud a hiv 1 v r hhull r lak 1 it 1 rm y u lu 1 am cd ilk 1 d htim uhl h s ii hi w is r h w 1 r 1 m11 s s inl takes vrr as llrad of salvation rniv uahili1ils uamuius io i 111 ivlilli rm 1 1 1 i 1 nous if lit ii111u in c iriul iltnn 11 jri 1 i bills iniyibk iii jull i ull ii i ul ii ii 1 atitpiiniis mil litters of crtilit ouimuihllng il 1 i lilim 11 i ul 1 1 ill i u 1 1 ii 11 1 ii 1 oilur 1 labilities to llu puhlu 1 i j 1 j 4 1 k lotil i minimis to llu piihlu t hmi jl 1 1 aim 1 1 us 10 1111 smmuoi oiks ipit il surplus mil i intilsiiltti profits mil kisirns fur diwduuls il i 1 i ii i 1 il lunl i i i i i il f iii i 1 i r loi ll i llllllltlis t i imwiivi 1 21 707 1 iii 17 is 7 7 911 210 to t 7 sj lim so 77 k5 if ho si 12 vh 107 ho rksouik is o nerttl o itw i cirpt nu r lornu r otunniutmi nt r if uu suhatuui ann in cu1uu11 and nt w f uiulland uim rtfihed l ctunmlsm 111 s of tlu an whin hi animd nt tlu william ifevifft- ft inorial irilnin c iii t hi 1 1 nd n t laki o r his iltln u tu ad f tin arnn in u ss 1 1 t 11 1 il pmu m hm bin hi liurtrd l thr kiiii o mt 1 1 tfu fort oi9ti i ttthtltin iht htttil bin 11i1 in us iiiiia uul vftiiuy nn dttm wuh ii ink nf in il 1 u of intl httus 1111 tlut minks mmut n deposit unh oilur ii inks j 1 1 1 ivtrnmmi nut ilur ituiuk uul dtht nttirts n i a t i 1 i i i t 11 slhrs i 1 a i i ill i miis iiiusulc nf until t i ltk i t i i refrr f ii k m utt i i hi 1 j mi 1 1 ill loins in mull i jimllljajll iirmrr 2 767 95 ioiai ol qihkn avaltawi risoiircrs 742h hr7 h2 in h 2 l nil i iibililu lo ibr public i o ms 10 pros inn il mil munmp il c6virnnilns hh iikiiiij sihool distruts 36 712 hihjh ollnr loans 220 mh 91 i 41 i it juj ii tit i it loinilllunl i j l i i h ml prt mius 29 211 762 91 77 w 497 os 1 of 517171 25s 170 1 si hh 19 1 12 i7t 17 ll ih i u j 573h22 19 ii j r mtej ih lit njmtl oj holding i i j i ij ol ihtit iitibjmti ait tu i j i i ll llj i i j jrj n iht t 1 1 j si 00 i hi rn ii iut fitni il i jiiil tmttj jm mhitlim jpptui unjti iii htajmi hcji i si lie and mnrtgagu on real tstatl sold bv the bank ii ji t i u i it an j m pioitii i j rj i m i lit hji ui t nail j ul- a oodhu of the atr duf tvpe carrm udmlre x t d all ir is d f u k mdiu which wu penunau aijvnrdtl lo senlmnlwlj uni wl i i ri iiii t tlon of hla ciduuntxi n fljlns orxiutloiu affalnit thr riirm q wllleu wms member of ji btmibliut ctww which wa a inckett b tie man pane w th the ulot killed wtlleu teale oveuthr rrntrols anf nsd tile bor and lu ere safclv the king preaenl d him l h ih- medal pemonalty a f ustomcrs i tahility under acceptances and i ctlcrs of rtdlt kf t i iii ut ol in i mti it a itiil i ulltn ol i ij i j i i rtltj i ill titu 1 3900o0 1 07t7l7 21 791 256 m otlur asscrs not iniludtd tn tlu i ongoing making pinal asstts of 2 751962 1 025 50h t67 holj i i i i il lul ol h 5112 921 91 7iui un e siett n lucli iiltr ijihililit in ihe public oj 71 ot5 i5 hf ihoi ii mil ioss af ol m i il il im i i 1 a n 4 1 1 jl h lit i l il i 1 i ii 1 1 1 c hi i id 1 i i 4 ht it ji i ii ni n i m 1 1 i jt 1 nl h ji 1 s il i t i i ii i i 1 i 1 t lulrl lcl kk t i i i ii p s 1 lil o 1 kef oh i i fssjirj hi i n k oki mmom 1tiij jackson dodd- 1 c vt siisvrv ftbf slreugb of a bank is- diltrmtntd by its hislorv ill policy s ils mdtugemiul and lb rxttul oj its rnouras for 122 years lb il bdfvfe- af montreal has bten in ihe forefront of canadian finance jj s 1