+ {when I roused agai t has some feeling when in a arn after 1 oor ioy he gor out of 28 and into bed is a com- + That 'was exactly Akin was to rise, 'hat bad r temples b parched. , after all, it allowed my head to sink i Yes, gentle breeze L looked down transparency, "blue veins. about her being a nurse, cad there was no doubt about ry been ill. I moved my hand weakly the coverlid and twin- ed my § about those of the wo- awe," I said in a voice that tle better than a whisper. "Net Bow, she replied swiftly, "Wait il you are stronger." . "Very well," I told her, and clos- my eyes again. It must have been the next day n. 1 saw the nurse at the window, but I felt no curiosity. I recognized her without hesitation. I raised my hand and looked at it calmly. I knew I had been desperately ill; that I was in my room in the hotel and that by somie miracle I had been brought back to life, But there were many things which I did not know, and questions began coming to my mind and clgmoring for solution. The nurse discovered I was awake rd came swiftly to me, 'sit down," I told her, Instead of obeying she brought a glass in which there was a colorless liquid, spoonful of which she gave me to drink. f "sit down," I repeated. She drew her chair up to the bed- side and took my hand. : "What is the matter with me?" 1 asked her. "Have I been ill long?" She studied my face a moment as if considering how much she might safely tell me. Evidently she was somewhat satisfied with what she saw, for her lps curved and a little dimple came into her smooth cheek. "Two weeks," she replied briefly. "You have been very sick, but you are better now and will get well very soon." I closed my eyes to think. Two weeks! Il two weeks? Why, it is only yesterday that I was walking with Mr. Gordon. I remembered dis- tinctly. It was impossible! '"Are you sure?" I asked her. She smiled faintly. "Quite sure." It 'was some time before I could realize the truth, but at length I con- cluded that the nurse must be right. But if she was, where was Arthur? Why was he not at my side? 1 glanced uncertainly at my at- Jenannt. Should I ask her about m? : All througithe remainder of the day I pussgled my brain over: the possible whereabouts of Arthur. I was ill and he was not near me, Nor had I seen anything of Mariam {or Mr, Gordon, and not a word had "| been dropped about either of the three .by the nurse. Why was I alone? a" The question troubled me more and more a8 the day wore on. I de- termined'to ask my attendant for a solution of the mystery. But would it be necessary for me to ask her? Would not Arthur soon appear? Af- ter all it might be better to wait until the next day. ¥ This is what I finally decided to do, hoping that, meanwhile my hus- band would answer the question by coming to my bedside. But he did not. My sleep that night was brok- en, and I was either wholly con- scious or semiconscious throughout the hours of darkness. The nurse, who deemed to possess the patience of a feminine Job and the viligance of a , Jay on a couch at the foot of my , and at the least sound which came from my direc- tion was on the alert, . When the gray down showed be- yond the curtains of the room, she was awake, and after giving me a spoonful of tasteless medicne, tidied the room. By the time bregkfast was brought she had given me a sponge - bath, and I sank back breathless but comfortable on my bed. Still no word or sight of Arthur. What could be the mat- ter? I waited until what I thought was an auspicious moment, and when the nurse had come to my bedside, I caught her hand and detained her. "Tell me," 1 said, "where is my husband?" z She tried to appear as if she had not heard the question, and began straightening the coverings of the bed, talking meanwhile to me in an attempt at playfulness, "And I arranged these bed clothes only 4 few minutes ago!" she fuss- ed, 'ostentatiously. "Now you have them all skelter again. You are a restless patient, and I shall tell the doctor on you the moment he ar- rives. He will pdt you in a straight- Jacket: : She smiled down upon me and I could not help responding to her will. Sweetness and patience shone in her face, But I knew she was attempting to evade my question, and soon I returned to the matter. "I suppose I have had some infec- tious disease and they have not al- lowed him to come near me," I obs served. "Isn't that so?" The nurse turned on mé with moek sternness, z "Now, dook here," she chided. "What secrets are you /trying to di- vine? Don't you know that a doc- tor reserves the right to tell or not tell his patients what is the matter with them? And don't you know that a trained nurse +-- especially a well-trained nurse -- never tells any- thing unless the doctor orders her? Well, the doctor has ordered me not to tell you anything, and I won't." There was a tenderness in her voice which belied the harshness of her. words and instead of recoiling fr her I smiled." '"You-#teed not tell me, then, what is the matter with me," I told her. "All 1 want to know is where my husband is. This is a natural re: quest and I hope you will respond naturally to it." "Doctor's orders," she repeated doggedly. "I have no instructions to tell you anything. I was told to give you medicine and nourishment and to take your temperature, All these things I have done religiously. If there is any doubt about it all one has to do is to consult the chart. will speak for itself." g "You must admit, though," 1 ih- sisted, "that a wife naturally wishes to know where her husband it, par- ticularly if she has been seriously ill, as I appear to have been. Don't you consider that a seasonable re- quest?" "Reason has nothing to do with nurses," she retorted. "The doc- tor does the thinking and we merely follow directions." Her manner was so kind that the sting of her refusal was taken away, AAA AAA AA AAA AA AAA Coutuining th. nated varitive E07 harping we cvread past of » mosl #8 ordinary. person Moremay bound bn NET WEIGHT FOURTEEN OZS. of NU Rar Charen Cooned Dy py ECONOMY of GRAPE-WUTS for \ torn desired. Well Built "Is Built to Endure For building sturdy endurance into the human system -- for a long, comfortable life--proper food is of utmost importance. rape-Nuts It' for mie to ask my attendant, T borders of the Dominion 80 after the war began, the establi greater energy and determination has shown that the war, has afforded new reasons Speaking broadly, the America themselves in Canada duming th. have been actuated by one or'b Either they have had an-eye on the the explanation in the majority of Allfed countries. continent, with its wealth of raw m commissioners of vafous Canadia American branch establishment to Canada within the next few many hundreds of millions. American concerns which beginning of 1915, is an impo @anadian market and of Canadian large business and for carrying on, bling- process, but practically the One of the first Amd&rican dts effec' upon trade ances, was dng on for some years, of the article and the situation has given a tremendous 'been undertaken, those o) 'Chalmers Motor Company & Company at Ogi Ontario. largement of of American brands of cars of an immense plant in Hamilton, facilities). same city. Guelph, Ontario. is »* Chesterville, Ontario. Paciti¢ Railway, is the main motive t. - Cotton Mills, Shen e. (4) Blast Furnaces, Steel Co. of Capada, Hamil. ton, Ont. HE process of the establishment of branches of American Industrial coficerns within the of Canada been going on for a good many years--ever since it. became apparent that no political party was likely to modify very seriously the "protective" character of the country's fiscal policy. It might reasonably have been expected that the shock of war would put a stop, temporarily at least, to this process of peaceful penetration; but the op- posite has been the case. Even since the recov. ery of capital from its paralysis, eight months or has shment of Am- erican branches in Canada has becn going on with or than before, and' mvestigation instead of difcouraging such adventure, to justify ft. n firms which have established past twelve or fifteen months h of two main considerations. Canadian domestic market, and have regarded the present as a favorable opportumity for a cam- paign in it because of their own abnormal cash reserves, and the exceptional prosperity and 'activity of the Dominion; or (this is cases) they have had an eye not only to the Canadian market but also to the vast territory ot the Entente Allies, and are convinced that in ments which will follow the conclusion of peace, no neutral coun- try will receive "most-favored-nation" the fiscal arrange- treatment from any of the Canada, combining the economic advantages of the American aterial and of skilled lahor, With the market advantages of a member of the belligerent Entente, is the natural basis of operations for sn figns upon European markets.. This, according to the industrial American concern with de- n cities, and of the Canadian in inducing most of the recent s in Canada, and is likely to bring years industrial capital running to have established plants in Canada since the (heen small compared with those of Ontario, sing evidence of the attractive power of the |which is much more favourable in Quebec, is It should be added to some extent. export possibilities. that all of the establishments are substantial plants, built for meeting a| bec, not merely a sales agency or an assem: | stockings, and other articles. production from the | entire process of purchased raw material to the finished article. products to meet with an avowed policy of fiscal discouragement in Free Trade England, as a result of the war and The establishment of branches of American automobile concerns in Canada has already been go- owing to the great growth in Canadian consumption popularity of American brands. the automobile, impetus to the movement. One of the biggest industrial undertakings of the year was that of the The famous packing house of Proctor & Gamble Company, the proprietors of Ivory Soap and of sundry other soap and cottonseed oil products, who have commenced the erection Libbey, McNeill & Libby has established itself in Hamilton, Ontario (which city, it will be noted, is a favorite with American industries owing to its combination of cheap power and good labor supply with the Best of shipping The Flint Varnish & Color Company has put up a branch fac tory at Toronto, Ontario; and the Link Belt Company is locating in the Sherer & Gillett, makers of store counters, are establishing at The Maple Leaf Condensing Company, a Detroit concern, Ontario. Tha. sumber of concerns establishing in 'the Province of Quebec bas But the European Existing plants have been vastly enlarged, and three new and important plants have the Maxwell Motors at Windsor, Onta-io, the Walkerville, Ontario, and the Chevrolet Motor This is exclusive of the acquisition and en- nadian-owned plants by American firms for the manufacture t the present labor situation, Bikey to correct that temdency An important asset to the industries of h is that of Kayser & Company, the famous manufacturers of silk The Aetna Explosive Company, at mondville, Quebec, has been improperly regarded as a war industry; it is 80 for the time being, but its immense plant has been #0 as to be applicable to the mandfacture of dyes when the explosive off. A rumor, which appears to have good foundation, though not officially, confirmed, asserts that one of the great American chemical and concerns has made .all preparations for the establishment of 'a plant for the production of nitrates from atmospheric nitrogen at one of the hitherto undeveloped- powers of Quebec Province. Several American concerns already ng in Canada have found t their existing plants are not equal to the demands which they antici ie The Dominion Sugar Company, which is largely financed by American ugar-refining capital, is adding a big plant at Chatham, Ontario, to its ex- isting buildings at Wallaceburg in the same province. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is removing {rom small premises at Bowmanville, On taria, to an immense property which it has bought at New Toromto, Ontario. These examples, all of them being enterprises undertaken long after Canada's participation in the war and her financial sacrifices for that cause were known and allowed for, are convincing evidence that the progressive manufacturers of the United States have perfect confidence in Canada as a field for industrial investment. As most of them are looking for an export trade, it would appear that they are satisfied that production costs in Canada will not be materially altered after the war, either as regards labor supply, cost of living, or burdens of taxation. Mr. Graham W. Curtis, In- dustrial Agent of the Canadian Pacific Railway, stated recently that he had found American business men greatly impressed by the showing of financia? American confidence in, and comprehension of, Canada, was greater than strength made by the Dominion since the war, and that undoubtediy at any other previous date. * . mn a although it merely whetted my desire for information. I had mo idea sick people were treated in any such man- ner. I thought they were given any- thing they wanted and petted and spoiled for fear they would become worse. The tactics adopted by my attendant were altogether new to me, yet I knew so little about treatment of the sick that I could only accept what had happened as part of the doctor's prescription, just as I took the medicine and nourishment. Be- sides, the talking I had done had weakened me and I was reaching the point where I must end my part of the conversation, ¥ accordingly closed my eyés and allowed the mys- tery to remain a mystery for the time being at least, But the next day when I woke af- ter a refreshing sleep, I determined i not to be put off any longer, By this time I had decided that I was] not very ill, after all, for, during the two days I had been conscious, a physician had not put in his appear- ance, and, nowadays, unless there is a physician or two hoveripg about, one can not be very ill, nurse had spoken repeatedly of the doctor whose orders she was carrying out, and I had taken, it for granted that there was a doctor, but I had seen none, This was' another question "Why, of course the doctor has been here," she replied, 'when 'the question. was put to her, "You were sound asleep that you did no! see or e------------. to do with affection. hear him, scription he left for you. have it filled." She went to the telephone to sum- mon a bellboy. ° When she came came back she pulled a chair to my bedside and settled herself comfort- ably. "Furthermore, he told me to an- swer any 'questions you might ask, so fire away." (To be Continued) See here is a new pre- L aw ALEXANDRIA BAY Line Has Been Sold for Junk, Trolly a kr Alexandria Bay, N. Y., Aug, 14.-- A special meeting of the Board of Trade was held at the Bank building with about twenty-five representative business men of the village present. The purpose was to discuss ways and means by which the trolly road may be kept running. The road has recently been sold to Hdrowitz Bros., of Syracuse, for $20,050, for s¢rap and junk. The 16th of August\is the date set when the road will legaily be turned over. Thie/Board of trade would like to have fhe road retain as it is, and be rin as in the past. Mr. Hero- witz" and his attorneys were pres- ent, and explained in detail as '0 what he expected to do with the road, as soon as he can get control. The shallow brained have the most - hit Vegetable HE finest vegetable oils are imported for Ivory Soap. The greatest care is used in its manu- facture. Everything is done to keep every cake of Ivory Soap up to the highest standard. Its makers have succeeded in doing | this for thirty-seven years. This record should recommend it to you. ' IVORY SOAP ; J Procter & Gamble Factories in Hamilton, Canada > i ! SCENTS (=) 994% PURE IY pLoaTS ie ! Meets every requirement. "Low Cast of Living" Wem] Materials--Three cups milk, 4 ta- blespoons sugar, 3 tablespoons corn- starch, 3 teaspoon salt, 1 egg, -1 - Utensils--Double boiler, ing cups, tablespoon, teaspoon, egg- » four custard cups or OUR STOCK THAT WE WERE EXPECT- ; ING HAS ARRIVED . It has delicious, satisfying flavor, and is ich in the true nourish- ing elements of whole wheat and malted hate. --including their vital dn 'content which is lacking in much of the food ood nowadays. granules; easy to a wonderful Menu for Tuesday | Sammene ebt e « or it of Cholee Creal ant with ed Eggs ont Iieep Biscuits LUNCHEON OR SUPPER 4 , | And we are now prepared to show intendin ing chasers a fine selection of Scotch Granite food is in the form of crisp, nut-like 'Monuments to ¢hoose from.: % Sata ang ready to eat with cream or good milk durance and comfort. "There's a Reason" Made in Conada--By C iim » IN g 3 Hd His = Cereal Co., Ltd, Windsor, Ont: 5 8 +