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HE CANADA STARCH CO. LIMITED ONTREAL, CARDINAL, BRANTFORD, FORT WILLIAM, Makers of Lily White" Corn Syrup, Benson's Corn Starch and * Sitver Gloss" Laundry Starch, We practise 2 it more than Es wepreachit. ! S-- (Copyright, 1316, by the MeClure Newspaper Syndicate). A swimmer who goes leisurely out toward midstream may not notice for some time how swift the current is. When he does it is possible that he may be carried eveh farther from | shore before his taut muscles are able | to bear him out of danger. A little | observation might have saved him | much exertion of more serious con- ' «| sequences , Some such conclusion as this came to me after I had meditated very seri- ously for a whole afternoon over my affairs. The snubbing which Eva and Amelia had given me had made me think. At first I was nonpulsed Then 1 became. angry. Afterward mortification seized me It did not dawn upon me at first why they should pass me by without recognition. But when I began to turn various thfngs over in my mind I realized that an explanation was not very difficult to arrive at The plain truth was that Eva and Amelia did not consider it proper for |a married woman to flirt. The situ {ation was aggravated by the fact {that the man with whom I. was flirt- |ing was the best "catch" in town. { There wasn't a girl of marriageable| jage in the entire burg who hadn't] | vainly hoped that "Billy might some | {day take a fancy to her. Some of] them had openly set thes caps for! many a\mother had at tempted to lure him into their webs All of these he had escaped or {avoided only to fall into my |" hes. ' | How disgusting such' a situation must have seemed to that score or | more of maidens ean readily be imag- | ned All of their earefully laid plans {and golden dreams had been smash- led or scattered by the entrance of a legally married woman who, with- out the aid of the Grim Reaper or the divorce court, conld not become eligible. No wonder they thought it improper for me to flirt with Billy, No wonder they snubbed me. But this was only one side of the situation. There was another which conld not he dismissed with sarcasm and the shrugging of shoulders. While it might be true that jealousy was back of the attitude of these girls toward me, I could not be blind to thé fact 'that their position was the conventional one. - The customs of society undoubtedly supported them. It was not considered the best form for a mafried woman to accept the attentions of a man other than her husband. Thus I was face to face with con- ventions, When this realization first came to me it startled me. Like the swim- mer, I had moved aimlessly ahead, with po thiought either of my sur- roundings or destination. Now that the swift current was upon me it was Decessary for me either to exert my- self and return to shore or fo be borne out upon the stream. " What if I did abandon myself to my desires? What would be my fate? Would Billy prove all-suffi- cient for the sacrifice? What would my future be? ' > I have no doubt that these ques- tions have come to many a woman situated as I was. In these days one has only to look to the right or to the left to find women whose hus- bands for one reason or anothet have left them. To almost all such wo- men a time like the one I faced must come. They are called upon to de- cide between a rigid adherence to the mandates of society and abandon- ment to their own inclinations. It is not necessary to pol out what may happen in the latter case. The 'streets are full of such women. I must do myself the justice to say that never forione moment did 1 con- sider any course except the proper one; once I was awake to the real situation. Providence has given me the power to discern between the right and the wrong paths, and thus far in my life I have not been per- mitted to wander from the narrow way. I knew instantly that the truth had dawned upon me, that I would give up Billy Bent, but at the same time I permitted myself certain dreams. ' To these I utterly aban- doneqd myself for a time. How happy I could be with him! I pictured my- self going through life with him--- he thé leader and I the companion and comforter. What a pleasant pic- ture it was. But it was to be deniéd me. It was plain that I must think no more | sonte self-control, | circumstances these same women ap- pear flames of passion. of -him- as a lover. -And-how would Ro am a a PO A 5 AY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1916. ° _ ORE he take it? My' heart sank within me when I thought of telling Hiri. He had been so ardent in his devotion; so irres- istible in his impetuosity that 1 felt he would be plunged into the depths of disappointment when I compelled him to say. farewell. But it must be done and done quickly. a Chance saw to it that" I did not have long to wait. While I was on the porch, lost in these refletions, Billy was coming 40 me. [1 looked up and saw him turn his roadster into our street and guide it skillfully to the curb. He did not wave his hand to me as usual, and although he moved with his accustomed nerv- ous energy, there was a cloud on™his face as he came up the walk. I knew as soon as | looked at him that somé- thing was radically wrong, but | said nothing at that time There was the usual warmth in his greeting, abthough I tried to exercise A woman eannot always coldly regulate her manner in the presence of the man who has won her heart. Some women appear as cool as iceburgs, but this is not for the men of their choice. Under other lie But all thought of self was immedi- | ately overshadowed by concern, for Billy's mamner soon became almost distant. I was compelled to ask him if anything had gone wrong. "Everything has gone wrong!" he | burst out. "Why the County Commit- tee, upon which I had depended for solid support, has turned against med They are backing Shepard. Only yes- terday I could have sworn that I had | "I thought they had promised their |- support," 1 told him in asfonishment. | So they had, the last one of them, | "I canvassed the entire committee, | and every man on it promised to be | my friend." | Suppose an out-of-town customer who sees a chance to make a quick sale, calls you on the telephone to arrange shipment of the goods. . And suppose your line is busy, and through the delay, he loses the sale! < The result will be dissatisfaction andpossibly loss of further patronage; and the returns from this one order 'might have covered twice over your year's ,outlay for adequate tele- * phone equipment! x + - With a Private Branch Exchange service in you¥ business it is just a span from your private office, Mr. Manager, to: your most remote customer. Without such equipment, the resultant delays may make it too far for you to connect with * his "hurry-up" order! . : For quick communication between departments in your store or factory and for keeping all branches of your business in immediate touch with near-by or far-away customers, the Private Branch Exchange System is the thing! It need not cost more than your business justifies. & The Bell Telephone Co. of Canada. Ask our Contract Department for information. "It is inconcIvable! WHat eXPII- | | rm an nad A AAA AA AEA AAA AAA A AA AA ei ation have they?" Jilly fidgéted in his chair. "Oh, I know what ex¢ but it is no excuse at ploded. that unles 1 do something 1 shall be defeated." "Do something?' what?" "Break with you. they advise." "How ridiculous!" 1 exclaimed. "What influenc€, one way or the other, could poor little I have 'on the situation?" "But they declare we are being talked about everywhere," said Billy, impatiently. "That voters, are ask- ing themselves if I am the right sort of man to represent them; if, in short, there won't be some sort of scandal sooner or later involving me?" ; "And me----7?"" "Billy looked at me for a moment and nodded his head. "That's what they are saying." Suddenly my face flamed and my head whirled. 1 was on my feet, "And you came here to tell me this?" I cried. "Why did you come? Did you expect sympathy 'from mé or was it a renunciation you wanted?" "Neither, Roxane; declared Billy. "I did not really intend to tell you anything, but it came out before I knew it. Forgive me; I was worried, This election will mean 80 much to me. I cannot afford to lose." : . "Even if you have to give me up?" "Billy was silent. "I understand," I said steadily, "ahd you are right. I am not worth the sacrifice. No, do not interrupt me. It may comfort you somewhat to knew that there would have been|' a remunciation on my part had you not forestalled me. Now there is all the more reason for it. We will for-|, get the past few. weeks and take up our lives where they were when we met yonder in the wood. You will forget that you ever met a married woman who could so far disregard the conventions 'of civilized life. I shall forget that I ever met a man who placed an office before the wo- man he professed to love. Bach of us has learned a lesson. It is a bitter one, but it may do us both good." "But, Roxane," he began. "Go." I told him. "Let us part this Sax. without further recrimination. 0!" - He rose without another word. As I watched him I realized how greatly I had been mistaken in think- ing him a strong man. In the em- ergency it was I who took the leader- ship and he who was obeying. . "(To be continued) I asked. "Do That's what | Utensils--Double boiler, two mea- suring cups, teaspoon, LH dha: : iL | | A ) | \ a they give, "he ex- "They declare it'is improper for you and me to be together as | we are. They are saying that nothing , ) good can come if it; that gossip is sweeping all over the district, and 1 { [ Wan = 7 4 Wels, a To little hearts and big ones, too -- the Wrigley Spearmen are calling, calling, every day: : oe Their message is one of good cheer about this refreshing, beneficial goody that costs so little but means so much to comfort and contentment. ~ Send for the S en's Mother Goose book for young and old, illustrated in colors. 2 Address Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co., Ltd., Wrigley Bldg., Toronto x \ I 30th, next year to pay. . The Wellington Mutual Fire In- dates the holder of aay Si 3 of Guelph recelv- On property may pay the ed tl & priest in Buffalo a pas id add the afhount to the mort- cel contain; $1,630, restitution' W. W. Cory, hiniuter Jade fol 'who confessed to Te ; iy ir remai mystery. oN million dollars 7 -- ha a my paid of fourteen mil-. whe yes over which we 19