aE 3 Prrrrssssssissnsssensad is Little Neighbor fab Ind iif i ir wonderinl, an the The latter, ways been since his removal to little bungalow on the edge of forest his thoughts had dwelt permanently ip the. clouds than the more mundane earth. A passionate lover of the beautiful, Duane had surrounded himself with | everything that goes to make Lite | materially, as well as spiritually, benutiful. Gifted himself | with the graces and charms of physical i were . ' - asceticism, bad nod al a part of the whole, but the more on he found himselly aloost against his will, shrinking fram that which wns less blessed, whether it be the ill kept side of a city street or the unlovely face of a human being, Dudne wus a great writer. The lov es | that bad come and gone had been in- | spiration to him and had left no scar, | A wurféit of the best musie, the great-| est paintings, the most beautiful of women had been his and he longed now only for the quiet, uninterrupted solitude of his bungalow. He so far | cherished solitide for concentra. | tion on his bobk children that he had engaged a servant who was both dead and dumb. There wis but one evesore Duane's surrodndings---the little ble-down shanty on the lot next own. It was the only habitation will in the author's visiop as he lay full length on his ; verandah, basking the sun of an April day. That shanty was uninhabited was the deeming feature of the situation Duane. had often ghuddered at bare possibilities attached to ifs oc cupancy. A slovenly housewife, hali dozen more slovenly children, constant echo of wrangling and erying were the things. pictured in the thes vivid imagination. his in tum his in tha re the a these nye Duane sank back in his hammock ex hausted by the mere contemplution of a neighbor to jar his contentment. Gradually the fact stole over him that the habitual silence was bein: rudely broken up. He sat up. A tumBledown waggon had rumbled up to the gate next door and its creaking box was piled a collection of hideous furniture, Duane shuddesed as if a wind bad passed over him. shanty was abaut to become n home ~a domicile for some fearful family of children and animets. In imaging tion Duane heard cats and - dogs and perhaps a cook cr two in the dawning of "day The hair. on -his leonine head fairly bristled as he jerked into a sitthng position to watch the unloading of a scanty, meagre supply of furniture And while ho looked his sensitive eves caught sicht, far up the road, of a woman with a birdeage in ong hand and a dilapidated svitonse in the other. Duane puffed setiovs'y a his hjg ealabash pipe. ¥ 1 over chilling The the picturesque | Itsy THE DAILY BRITSH WHIG, FRIDAY, MAY 17, 1912, : I ] A near enough for [piteous sttempt at home making > thout his Leing | his ona oGipl ted haven, with it observed he ssw 3 slip of & women | wealth of besuty, luxury apd com- in a drab gown setroed to have | fort. ) ; im snapzed form Diown stout Ser fours Fhe } . ; ry | Wh she drew thim to look nt her carmen 1 i | | f i | Vr pH] £43 Laster that the oq Porih saig oiiden day a bevy of litt wore ba when bue ¢ wails came tg her house and sent peals of childish laugh- ter floating over the high "pivot hedge Buasne's state of bordered on jealously The crowning grievance came when he discovered his great collie Rob slinking guiltily back home after a stolen with the neighbor He secretly suspected Tapner of hav ing taken many of his choice slips over the scanty garden next door, but Huane could hind no place for condem- nation, His new hook progressed beyond his éxpectations, There seemed to be more warmth and vital Jife in its pages than in his former works. Con- trary to his dark forebbudings, a neigh- bor, had not disturbed his train of thought. He had never spoken to the little drab colored woman, nor had he attempted to fathom the spirit of hap- piness that seemed to hover over her every hour. During. the heat of Duane was compelled hammock from the veranda to the summer house at the foot of the garden. Enjoying physical movement after his hours of writing, he carried the stepladder down to the vine-hung arhor in order to put the hammock screw into the high post. fa the garden next door, loss be side the private hedge, the little neighbor started back suddenly. A 16d crash smote Wer ears She looked gnickly in the direction whence the sound had come, then sped like | a fawn up along the private hedge to than fe he Bg Ete td with in fd ber vows oongled of the man whe had « firniture, H 8 mo loving ears strove shit out the tore, bit there wes a compelling something that clung tha #8 Duane had the peculiar feding that invisible fin. gers had swept over the harp strings of h's soul Iry GW Arriedd unmne ous mind to ey £5 be might little dominant chord of tife vibrated hoe did tried Hew to escape it, gu Visit the greater things throuch his being reajiie ix potency contentrit but in snd He on confused imaginings brain He attributed comfitire not to novel, ¢ his mind A jangle of crowded hig his mental dig to the woman in the drab gown, he had dreaded the advent of a neighbor, and now he was reaping the harvest of his fore Lodings. Duane was ir- ritated, but over his UFieve ance thae stole the of a kind neighbor, who had ones sept him a cup of hot o fee and Some homemade bread he arrived tg oecupy the houss next to her ie Hed distinctly the and mich needed Duane when fe from his always distinctly personal meng ry when the to sutnmer, own move his re timely refreshment. for a moment thinking, himself half reluctantis the bammock. A few moments later his deal and dumb servant was the garden 16 the shanty next door with a tray upon which a plate of sandwiches and fresh were daintly lay drew Fossing pot of tea, a a cluster of roses arranged, "AH women prefer muttered the author as he once mor sank into his. hammock, He looked tea, 1 suppose," up at Tanner, who had brought back a note from the little neighbor. the spot where an opening permitied | "Thank you, very much," it read her body to squeeze through. She | £1 was longing for a cup of tea and|"Went swiftly toward the summer house v fire is not lighted as yet." and looked in. Duane returned then to thoughts of | When Duane 3 his book, feeling that he had perform. | there was a steady pounding beneath ed his part. something infinitely soft upon which Later in the afternoon his reveries | his head rested. He did not open his of wonderful music and ethereal wo- [eves immediately lest men were . rudely broken. His little, | teptment that was his. Has he drabreolored neighbor had burst into tered another land? Was angel song. Duane shivered The tones, |visitant stroking his éyes with rose fpontaneous and joyous, were hali- petals? These were the questions that tone flat. After hia first involuntary wafted over Duane's mind before the shrinking from discordant sound, | tempted the illusion by opening his I'uane fell to wondering: how any one Ves. could sing in a shanty which had "The little neighbor sighed in relief neither beauty nor comfort to adorn "Your temple struck the stone cop i. . ping," she said. "She must be happy," he niutiered, and was not conscious that halt sigh aécompanied his thought Later in the week, when he-saw her working with a broken trowel in the meager soil bedide the porch and hum: ming discordantly over her efforts te produce at least the semblancé of a garden, Duane tensed a fooling akin to awe that happiness existed whers beauty and played no part. He glanced fram his little neighbor's . TWO CHAR MING BLOUSES. (1) Of spotied corise and white foulard and guipune. insertion, (2) Of buff taf fetas trimmed and black and purple passementrie or lace. lawn with trimmed regained consciousness purple and was holding her thin ry fo laughed whimsically into his arms Apparently smile daw she understoc d in her eye one else in the at his | of there away from eve worldi He own predicament, while the + and the he lose the con slow en- ------ women him charm an Tamworth Tidings, Tamworth, May 15 Dr. Napanee, was in town on William Dawson left on night for Winnipeg. bi | Maggie Way, Peterboro, is 5 her parents. James { building new street June 3rd. | William his mation trailed TTR their laughed hgurea he thor only them mag wit and it Yat through beauty and ton, day nd day slim drab the great and bey suddenly mockingly ide him. looked future RG to a made and wonderful. Re : 10U HP I'he little neighbor glanced up at hous All stores will Murney Bell 'of visiting friends on CASTORIA For Infants and Children, The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the A or . Signature of 2 TLZone Duane could only look up in won- derment nt the big drab colored eyes above him. They seemed fathomless and Duane strove to dispel feeling of surrender that possessed him. While he looked a faint tinge of color swept into, the cheeks that were neither rose pink nor yet softly white. In reality Duane drew up 'into a sitting positiov, but in his thoughts he had taken the drab figure close a is a | fence 'on the north side, and grounds all cleaned up, wil the place one of the finest | grounds in the wountry, Some people d they can borrow. luxur wit wl, | 5. velvet, Strat Mon- Mc M mn- ise visiting Anderson is Water lode Fe on rt here. t The barns have all been moved from | the: school grounds and a new wire he make play- on't steal as long as Barr's; Miss Mary Rayner at } BABY FELL OX STOVE. 2:am-By) neakhiay a Cus, vi Bak oasiderabile for wilth' excellent results, but the most wonderful cure in mv ex- perience happened recently when my lited {two years oid) fell from his chair on the read hot: heater ! Une side of his {ace and his eat were just frizeled. 1 dressed the burns liberally with Zam-Buk every day, and within two weeks the burns were heal ed, 1 afraid my boy would be disfigured permanently, but the skin has grown beautifully, and there is no scar left. 1 Zam Buk to my friends, and would advise everybody to keep a box handy Zam-Buk as good for cuts, bruises, poisoned wounds, scratohes, uloers, eczema, piles, festering sores, barbed wire scratches, eote., and all skin injuries and - disea Ste. box Druggisis and stores everywhere, or u Line bruises, ote, e boy "as recom metud always is just wes, post free for price from Zam-Buk Co., Toronto. Refuse harmiul substitutes and imitations. Have you tried Zam- Buk Soap! 25c. tablet. Best for baby's tender skin IMMIGRATION FROM U.S, -- Figures Showing Arrivals at ent Manitoba Ports, Wignipeg, May 16, ~Imwigration from the United States through Mani ports of entry has been very duridg the months of March and April, according 10 figures sup- plied by Joseph Tennant, provincial government immigration agent. In March a total of 2,457 men, wo- men aud children arrived with effects valued at S$8399830. For the same month a vear ago, while the total number of arvivals was greater by 29, the value their effects was only £723,330. During the month of April the total arrivals were 3,880), and they brought with them effects to the value of $692,371. For the same month a year ago the total number of arrivals was 1.477, and the value of their of fects R452,930. While the greater portion of the new settlers are taking up land in Alberta and Saskatchewan, this province is receiving attention than pre Differ toba heav) of more in VIiOUus vears At Clarenddin Station. Clarendon Station, May 15. Joseph Fysick,*who had his foot hurt by the handear, is still confined to the house. {reorge Rayner has returned from Par ham, where he has engaged with the C.P.R. company. Mrs. Stafiord, visit: ing her parents, Mr. and Mrs, Joseph Fysick,' Sr., returned to Kingston ves terday. Isanc Kirkham and Archibald Campbell visited the Limestone City recently. Thomas and Peter Kirkham made a visit to Perth this week. Mr and Mrs. "John Barr at William { here ite E TELEPRONT GOSStP. hea ¢ i t " 63 tn ed t want to ealt 10 rash tlie ke ambulance toohild to the hospital." "Um using this line," the woman replied. "Please don't interrupt." "But, madam," protested the man on the other branch of the party line. "there's a little girl here with her leg torn off. 1 want to get an ambul- ance. Pleases Jet me have the wire," "Um talking now. Get off the line." The man attempted to find snother telephone, but that occupied so many minutes that the child was placed in the truck which had run over her and taken to the Provident hospital, Nora and Julia Crowley, nine and ten vears old, respectively, were roll- er skating on the sidewalk when a heavy truck rolled down the street. Approaching the corner, the driver saw that he was running into a head. on collision with a passenger automo- bile. He gwerved his big machine up on the sidewalk, One of the heavy wheels passed aver Nora and her leit leg was torn from her body. ai Ab A Unique Party, Some time ago the wife of an assistant state officer gave a party to a lot of old maids of her town. She asked each one to bring a photo of the man who had tried to woo and wed her and had been Jilted by her. Each of the old maids brought a photo and they were all pictures of the same man =the host's husband --~Kansas City Journal. . High Death Rate in the Spri -- ng At the 'very time of year when sll nature is awakening to new life hu man beings are overcome by lassitude and distaste for physical activity, and the death rate mounts higher than at any other time during the year. What can be the. cause? Jt seems ta be due (0 the mode of life during the months, By living cooped up in overheated, ill-ventilat- ed rooms, the lungs are deprived of the life-giving oxygen, the blood be comes loaded with impurities which are not eliminated from the system as they should be by the liver and kidneys These filtering organs are torpid, nood Dr. sluggish and ingotive, and Chase's Kidney-Liver Pills 10 restore them {o health and activity, There is no way by which the blood ban be purified except by the eliminati pros cess carried on by the liver and kid: ' col finter neys. Hence the effectiveness of Dr. er home | Chase's Kidnev-Liver Pills as A mMéans of purifying. the blood, Pa ed LE It » Sale Four trainloads (4) of delicious "Sunkist" ranges from 5,000 Prize Orange Groves have just been shipped. One of these giant R29 9. 7. A trains, with its load of golden fruit, is for the families of this city and surrounding territory. The California Fruit Growers ship in great quantities &§ when the fruit ripens, and they have chosen this city "as a "Sale Point." A big, rousing sale, lasting a week, will be held right here in this city! Perfect Oranges Ripened on the Tree Learn the difference in flavor be- Just ask for genuine "Sunkist," tween these tree-ripened orangesand the perfect oranges with the valuable the others Jou have bought in the » wrappers. past. Each*"Sunkist" is a sweet, juicy, seedless navel. Each is tree-ripened, sound and picked with a gloved hand! t. Special Prices ~ at Your Dealer's Beginning Monday Give your family a delicious and healthful treat and provide your table ~ with valuable and exquisite Rogers' Silverware. Sce further particulars at right,' Each comes in a valuable wrappermark- ed "Sunkist." ~ Trademark Regisiered ornia Fruit Growers' Exchange, a 105 Ki Corner Church Street "Sunkist" Silver Premiums Get This Orange Spoon At right is shown new "Sunkist" Orange Spoon, actual size. Genuine Rogers and of the latest style. Sent you on receipt of 12 "Sunkist" wrappers and 12c to help pay charges, packing, ete. For each additional spoon send 12 "Sun- kist" wrappers and 12¢. Read carefully direc- tions at right. Send for full descrip. tion, number of wrappers and amount of cash nec. essary fo secure each arficle. Street, East Toron Tree-Ripened "Sunkist" Oranges--Special Prices! Choose From These Fourteen This Fruit Kuife Yours Made of special tempered steel heav- ily silver-plated, same high quality as the other "Sunkist" Pre- miums. Sent on re- ceipt of 24 "Sunkist" wrappers and 20c. For each additional truit knife send 24 *' Sunkist" wrappers and 20¢c, Read This Carefully On all remittances up to 20 cents please send cash; on amounts above note, money order, ex' "press order or bank drift. Make money order or lemon wrappers, send i + to, Ont.