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Just now a large number of the staff had left, and he was being urged to-repiace them temporarily with wonien. "No, Jephson," he was saying, and his mouth was set ina hard, firm line, "T cannot think of it. We can have no female Jabor here. It will mili- tate against the general efficiency of the rest of the staff." Harold Jephson, the under-manager, a man perhaps twenty years the oth- er's senior, shrugged his shoulders impatiently. He knew Steele's old- fashioned opinions on this subject, and was tired of hearing them. ~ "But, my daughter, Steele? Surely we can make an exception in her case. She is an intelligent girl, and I should like her to get a grip on the business, Let her start from the first. She would come as a typist, assistant secretary, say, to yourself." ; "Is she pretty?" the head "asked shortly. Jephson smiled. "She doesn't tale ofter-her father." Steele thought for a few moments, and then looked up, snapping his jaw like a steel trap. "T don't think we can manage it, Jephson," he said definitely. "If I want a typist we'll promote one of the office boys." : Jephson turned away. It was futile to argue. Steele was dead set against petticots of any description, That's why his private friends called him a fool. But the fool portion of Geoffrey Steele was not enclosed in an alto- gether inviolable barricade of stupid- ity. At times he obtained a glimpse of his real self that challenged the axioms of his immovable logic. He caught just such a glimpse im- mediately after the departure of his under-manager. He was conscious of the ease of his armchair and the luxury of his room. What business success he had hoped for was achiey- ed. He had climbed to the commercial pinnacle. But the longed-for prospect from this altitude proved disillusive. MOTHER ' SEIGEL'S SYRUP The-proof of Mother Seigel's Syrup is in the taking. That is why former sufferers, whose vitality was being sapped by Indigestion, say it is just er- cellent for stomach, liver and bowel troubles. Thanks to 'Mother Seigel's Syrup, they are now strong and well. IS EXCELLENT FOR If you are afflicted by Indi- gestion or otherdisorders of the stomach, liver and bowels take Mother Seigel's Syrup regularly for a-few-days; long enough to giveit a fair chance to make its beneficial influence felt. 'Then note the improvement in your appetite; your strength, your general condition. 3015 HEADACHES, BILIOUSHESS CONSTIPATION INDIGESTION. Ther .ooboiile of Syrup contains three limes as much as the 50¢ size, SS ee In his adherence to one path he had 'lost those which led to happiness. His mind went back a dozen years %!to a seaside boarding-house anda sweet face wrapped in a profusion of spun gold. = That was when he had stumbled on | the first path to happiness, and had passed it by, Under the gentle influ+ fence of holidays he had spoken his |love and found it mutual. But later jon, having exchanged the sweet air |and sunshine of the seaside for the smoke-ridden precincts of the town, the old ambition surged into his heart with renewed force. Before he thought of marriage he so he told her. "One thing at a time --and one thing well." That was his philosophy--a philosophy poor Mary failed entirely to grasp. He told her she must wait--content with his memory--till he had gained success. live happy ever after. But to Mary, a girl, and not knowing the character of the man, such an attitude was in- explicable, except on one basis. He could not love her as he should. She refused. And that was an end. Geoffrey Steele thought of all these things when Jephson left the room, and he was conscious of the bitterness in-the cup he had drained. As if ashamed of his weakness he snatched up the telephone and rung for his sec- retary. 4 "Deuce take it,' he muttered, "I'm as happy as most." * * * x x Geoffrey Steele took the card from | the small boy in livery and examined the inscription with some perplexity. "Tell Mr. Jephson to come to me," he said grimly. The under-manager came, and Steele handed him the card. "Is that any relation of yours?" he asked. "Name's Mary Jephson." Jephson took the card and frown- ed: His face expressed half-wonder, half annoyance. "Any relation?" again. "My daughter, I believe," said the other. "I didn't know she was call- ing. I wonder what 4 "Shall I see her?" "Please yourself," said Jephson. "I have no idea of her business. Per- haps you'd prefer me to see her first!" "Not at all," said Steele. "Not at all, I'll see her myself." He nodded a dismissal to his under- manager, then turned to the messen- ger. ~ "Show the lady up," he said. Steele prompted --a person making unnecessary com- plaint. Steele had little patience and short shrift for such as these. He was delivering a hasty peroration into the mouthpiece as the door open- ed and his visitor entered the room. -Steele moderated his tone some- what but did not look up. When, after clanging down the re- ceiver he did so, he saw his visitor to be standing with face averted. She did not turn to him. : "Miss Jephson?" he said, glancing at the card before him. She returned, revealing a pretty face that was wonderfully pale; she was apparently laboring under con- siderable emotion. Steele was gripping the arms of his chair and looking up, incredulously. "You!" he said presently. She sank into a chair. "J did not know--I had no idea you --you-------" She stopped. There was an awkward silence. When Steele spoke again his voice was perfectly composed. : f "Then you are Harold Jephson's daughter, Mary?" he said. "Yes." > "But I thought your name was Giles?" "So it is, so far as the boarding- house was concerned. I took the room which had been booked by a girl- friend of that name. I never troubled to misinform them. But I had no idea you were here!" Steele looked at the girl intently. "Hasn't your father ever mentioned my name?" "Heaps of times. But I never for a moment associated it with you!" Steele was silent for a few mo- ments. "Did you want to see me, Miss Jephson?" he said then. ' She drew her chair nearer. "Yes," she said, in a very different tone. "My father has spoken to you about my wish to join the staff, I pre- sume?" "He has!" "And you strongly disapprove of employing any women whatever?" "T do!" "Then T thought that any faculties must achieve success--real success-- | Then they would marry and! of persuasion I possess might be ex-| ercised towards inducing you, to change your mind." "T never change my mind," Steele | said, smiling in spite of himself. _ | "Then I take it, you are quite "in- fallible!" There was a suspicion of mockery in her tone whieh wounded his conceit. é "J have told you my decision,' he said curtly. The girl threw a challenge frora her blue eyes. "Quite so," she said. "But I hayen't told you mine!" "Yours?" he said with raised eye- brows. "Yes," she affirmed have decided to come!" "Ts that so?" he said, with an at- tempt at sarcasm. "Perhaps you would like to begin right now!" She skilfully ignored his mockery. "Not right now," she replied. "I'll come on Monday for your confirma- tion of my engagement. I can bogin then!" | She got up from the chair and turned to go. | "Good-day, Mr. Steele!" she said, and passed through the doorway. | The emotions which at that moment fought for precedence in the breast, of the managing-director of the Im- perial Manufacturing were of the "best mixed" variety. | His first sense was--as would be ex- | pected of Geoffrey Steele--a business one. He felt very angry at this calm repudiation of his authority; a slip of a girl--his under-manager's daughter --had insolently ignored his place on | the globe. He reached on the impulse | to ring for Jephson and lecture him | severely for paternal shortcomings. But he checked himself. Another sense--the human quietly. "I one-- subjugation of all the others. There | was something original, admirable, | in the way this girl had Soe c hel so well. And her face, though not so] bewitchingly pretty as of yore, was | more dignified, more beautiful. It awakened memories very dear to the real man, 5a He found himself wishing that the second appointment she had fixed were not so far off as Monday next. | There came a knock on the door, | arid Jephson entered. | "What did she want, guv'nor?" he asked. "She would not tell me!" | Steele bent over a letter he | vising. | "About the matter you mention- j ed," he said curtly. "I'm thinking it | over." | x * * * * * | The following Monday, when a liv- eried messenger presented a _neatly- inscribed piece of pasteboard, Geof- frey Steele did not hesitate. "T will see her now," he said. Then he snatched up the 'phone. | ening to the fact that the old Lon- was catching his imagination to the| Why Soldiers Are Killed By Bursting him, and mocked the dignity he prized' y | serviceable by being too near a Ger- |/man shell when it exploded showed LONDON IN THE DARK. Recent Order Has Increased Accidents 200 Per Cent. Socially and commercially the Lon- don of to-day bears little resemblance to the city of one year ago. Since the war began regulation has been piled upon regulation until the transforma- tion is well nigh complete, but the spreading of the various changes over a period of 14 months has fooled the public into believing that everything was "going on as usual." - It is only now that they are awak- don is no more and perhaps never will return. The proposed Parliamentary legislation with the object of eliminat- ing the "night clubs" will make the disillusionment complete. Barring the theatres, the last form of even- ing amusement will vanish with the clubs. The recent drastic lighting--or darkening--orders have had a_ far- reaching. effect. After sundown the city is plunged into almost total dark- ness. As the evening wears on, the few lights that have been permitted to do business on a small scale are extinguished or dimmed. Shopping hours have been cut down. Women hesitate about tarrying at the shops until after twilight. The jour- ney home, be it by 'bus, taxicab or private car, is fraught with danger and is nerve-wrecking. "Since the last wave of darkness swept over the town taxicab accidents have increas- ed 200 per cent., according to Bundy, of the Licensed Vehicle Work- |. ers' Union. ae eee FATAL CONCUSSIONS. of Shells. In a recent address to the Society of Civil Engineers of France, M. R. Arnoux explained why soldiers are killed by the mere bursting of high- explosive shells. A pocket aneroid barometer that had been made un- Your grocer DDD DISDISAN In 3 pourid Glass Jars has "Crown Brand" Syrup in these new glass jars--or will get it for you. And be sure and save these jars for preserving. "Crown Brand" is also sold in 2, 5, 10 and 20 pound tins, 75 THE CANADA STARCH CO., LIMITED, MONTREAL, LO Pe, Bi IEE SIRI ID DIDI DDD DIIE aa WARTS NG SOS (ei\s eS a NG ss AK SAK AR Farm Notes. Pay attention to the little details. Dead beets--those killed by weeds and lack of attention. that, at a distance of less than three placed a sudden barometric depression Now, such a depression corresponds to a driving velocity in the air of 276 Was re-| metres a second, and to a dynamic pressure of 10,360 kilograms a square metre. That sudden static depression of the surrounding atmosphere kills the men in the trenches, although it leaves them apparently uninjured. When the pressure of the air decreas- es too suddenly, the air and carbonic acid that the blood holds in solution are disengaged in the form of minute gaseous bubbles, and are driven by the heart into the small arteries. If metres, the explosion had caused in| the room where the instrument was, half starved ones. "im engaged for half an hour to! their diameter is greater than that of | everybody! he snapped. "Tell Mr. | the small arteries, they act, of course, | Jephson. as so many gaseous plugs, which in- Then Mary Jephson came into the! <tantaneously stop the circulation of room. The farm home can and should be made more attractive. One well fed hen is better than two Sunlight is a natural tonic for the | of at least 350 millimetres of mercury. | little pigs, and they revel in it. ! What the grain grower takes from the soil, the dairy cow in times re- stores, Actual experience is the only way in which success can be attained in | bee keeping. | Economical feeding requires supply- |ing the food nutrients in the right | proportion. To prevent rabbits gnawing the trees, mix fish oil or strong red pep- per with whitewash and apply. The two grains, Indian corn and Kaffir corn, are almost identical in chemical_comnosition, Nothing ever came so near turning December into June for dairy cattle and sheep as the silo. Nig ARMING There came a ring on the telephone | at, but Geoffrey Steele's privacy mained undisturbed for hour. nearly an summoned to the presence of his chief. He obeyed, little foreseeing the shock which subsequent explanations hardly alleviated. The girl smiled happily_up into his face as he entered the sanctum. pression which Jephson seen there before. will make you a good secretary." "Undoubtedly," Steele said. "But a better wife."--London Answers. omens ee DISHES FAVORED BY RULERS. "T Could Eat Codlings Twice a Day," Said Czar of Russia. Czar Nicholas of Russia is fond of fish of any kind. He is especially par- tial t6 dried codfish seasoned with oil, pepper and garlic. Even better the Czar likes kabeljan, codlings prepared in oil. He once remarked to the late President Faure of France: "T could eat coddings twice a day." _ The King of Italy and King Alfon- so of Spain have a weakness for sweet things, such as whipped cream, chocolate and tarts. The favorite dishes of the Queen of Holland are English roast beef and mutton. In many cases the national dish is a favorite of the king or emperor of the particular country. King Victor Em- manuel of Italy declares his great liking for polenta, the Indian meal porridge, which he eats as regularly as the poorest peasant. He also likes |roast chicken giblets with calves' | brains and aftichokes. | Vienna schnitzel is a favorite dish of the Emperor of Austria. The em- peror is also fond of calves' tongue in red wine. The Czar of Russia, however, does not care for caviar, the prepared sturgeon roe, which is the daily dish of the Russian peasantry. Instead, he is unusually fond of certain Russian vegetable soups called borscht and tschi. The late Pope is said to have lived on a very simple diet, as simple as that of the poorest tradesman. In the morning he drank a cup of coffee, at noon he took a little soup and meat. His favorite food was the Italian national dish, polenta. Fae ee Re It sometimes happens that after a man gets his price the law steps in 5 What actually transpired in| the blood; and death occurs before | their conversation one can only guess | the return of the atmospheric pres-| than dairying--for the man who likes | < re-| sure to normal enables the blood to poultry better than he does cows. |e them again. High-explosive shells kill through a smaller radius |tion no living being can escape. | ae | Monstrous Names. !. The longest name ever inflicted on | an English child must surely be that | says the London Chronicle: Anna Gertrude Hypatia Inez Jane Kate Louise Maude Nora--I will cease the infliction until it comes to Zenobia! The Rey. Ralph Lyonel Tollemache Tollemache was another person with a eraze for long mames. He baptized his eldest son Lyulph Yderallo Odin Nestor Egbert Lyonel Toedmag Hugh well Nevil Dysart. Plantaganet. An Irishman has said, "In oulden |! times they hanged thieves on crosses; | now, begorra, the Kaiser crosses on thieves." hangs German War Dog : Now a Prisoner | Erehenwyse Saxon Esa Orme Crom- | Poultry keeping is more pfofitable Having the pigs farrowed as near | Don't forget to gather in road dust | or sifted coal ashes, so that the hens | will have something to' wallow in this winter. | The story of the farm is written in | the sweat of the farmer's brow, and "T have engaged Mary," Geoffrey| of an unfortunate born at Derby in| punctuated with tears of sorrow and Steele said, and his face held an ex-_| 1882, on whom her parents bestowed a | tears of joy. had never} name for every letter of the alphabet, | Do not slight the milking, but get the last drop. There is no quicker way "Thanks! Iam glad," he said. "She| Bertha Cecilia Diana Emily Fanny | to decrease the flow of milk than to leave a little each time. While still-young, but full grown, the chicken is best suited for food. As |it grows old, the flesh loses its flavor j and increases in toughness. | Some farmers think it a waste of time to groom work horses in order to make them look sleek and shiny and would rather leave them in their natural state. As long as there are points in the farming business that are unsettled, and as long as the man behind the | farm wishes to make progress, there will be something for the farm papers to do. Is the ram kept from the ewes in the day time or does he run with them all of the time. Better keep them apart, allowing him with them a few hours daily. Result: Better lambs and more of them. The farmer or any other person that has the room, who fails to keep a flock of hens, is making a mistake. Besides the "home consumption" part are excellent products for the market | and are always in demand. Millet seed is not only an excellent | This is the picture cf a sad and for- Jorn prisoner in the French camp. and makes him give it back. . Lied He's a German "war dog," poultry food, but, being very small,: there is nothing better to scatter in' the litter as an inducement for the fowls to get the exercise they require, | Throw a handful in deep litter in the morning and it will keep the fowls busy and active all day. It is really a crime the way some! farmers are permitting the escape into gullies and creeks of so much manure. The records show that con-+ stant cultivation depletes the fertil- ity of the soil, and the farmer who allows this valuable soil builder to escape is the one whose farm soon be- | comes barren. Preserve the manure. | When to Cut Alfalfa. i For all classes of animals except.) horses, alfalfa should be cut for hay when the new shoots or stems begin to appear at the: crown. These are easily sgen just as they come up! among the old stems at about the be-| : one time as possible greatly simpli-| At the end of that time, Harold) than shrapnel, but they are more fies the work of feeding and caring Jephson, the under-manager, was deadly, for within their radius of ac-| for them. ihe ginning of blossoming time. Cutting learlier than this is not desirable or profitable, since the yield will be ;smaller and the hay will be more dif- ficult to cure. It should not be al- lowed to get much beyond this stage 'for two reasons: (1) Although a | somewhat heavier first cutting of hay can be secured by allowing it to stand longer than the time recommended the hay is neither as palatable, nor as nutritious. (2) Leaving the first crop lafter it is at the proper stage to cut delays and' reduces the second crop, since the new shoots coming from the | ecrown are cut off with the first crop. | When alfalfa is to be fed to horses, "it may be allowed to grow slightly jlonger than when it is fed to cattle, !but it should never be left until the } second crop is injured in cutting the | first crop. ok ees yer | Consumption is most common be- {tween the.ages of 25 and 30. wep Christmas Appeal The Hospital for Sick Children COLLEGE ST., TORONTO. Dear Mr. Hditor:-- Thanks for your kindness in allow Ing me the privilege of appealing at this Christmas time on behalf of the Hospital for Silk Children, Toronto. In the 40 years of the Hospital's ex- isteuce there have been treated within its walls 26,108 children as in-patients; 231,768 as oulspatients; a grand total of 257,876 in and out-patients. The Hospital for Sick Children gives a province-wide service, for little patients from every section of On- tario have sought its aid. Last year 499 patients were admitted from 232 places outside the city of Toronto. In 1914 there were 394 from 210 places. Of the 2,888 in-patients last year 1,771 were medical cases and 1,067 surgical. In the orthopedic department of the 2,838 in-patients, 264 were treated for deformities, 21 Pott's dis- ease of the 'spine, 10 lateral curvature of the spine, 10 bow-legs, 57 club-feet, 17 dislocations of hip, 42 tubercular disease of knee, hip, ankle, wrist and elbow; 76 infantile paralysis, 8 wry neck, and 21 miscellaneous. Our battle is never-ending--is one that will continue while the world lasts, for it is the fight between the armies of life and death, to save the child life, the sick little ones, sons and daughters not only of our soldier men, but of the fathers and mothers still in ,this homeland province. The Hospital is beating back dis- ease and death, the enemies that as- sail the lives of little children as the British Empire is beating back Ger- many, Austria and Turkey, the ene- mies that assail the life of liberty. So we appeal to the generous people of Ontario not to forget those so near and dear to us, who lie in the beds and of the programme, chickens and eges | cots of this great charity. Will the people at large, as of old, respond to our call? Will they remem- ber that every year is a war year for the Hospital, every day a day of battle, and that the Hospital needs money, not for its own sake, but for the chil- dren's sake? The Hospital nas waged its war fot forty> years. The people of Toronto and Ontario haye been its friend, and this year of all years it requires help. Surely you will give to a charity that cares for every sick child in Ontario, for only as your money reaches the Hospital can the MHospital's mercy reach the children. Every dollar is a link of kindness in, the chain of mercy that joins the money in your pocket to the miseries of some child's life, some mother's heart. Remember that Christmas calls you te open the purse of your kindness to, the Hospital that the Hospital may, open the heart of its help to the; children. Will you send a dollar, or more if. you can, to Douglas Davidson, Secra, tary-Treasurer, or ' J. ROSS ROBERTSON, ~ Chairman of the Board of Trustees,; Toroute. 4