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i w. winks. Wyhatevvvzr crept on for forty “Now, then," Calendar proposed, "1 won't.” returned Calendar inflex- “Mr. Kirkwood asideâ€"peace be with lbly. FARM FOR SALE hi‘r‘nglet’s ,get down to cases." The dispute continued, but the listen- "â€"â€"-â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"â€".__~___. ot’s the row?” asked the captain, er had heard enough. Stealthiiy he . A . “The row, cap’n, is the Hallam fe- crept away to the P311. to stand grasp‘ h 1310:? iuidrlemprfifzed tam ale, “71101338 unexpectedly shown up ing it and staring across the water I b in y acres, ~Antwerp, we have reason to believe. With unseeing eS'es at the gay old- city more or ess, e g composed 0‘ the with.malicious intent and a private de- thnkling back with her thousand South Half 0‘ LOt Twenty (29) in tee-tire to add to the sayety of no. eyes or light. the Tenth and the West part of Lot tions." Over there, across the water in thoi “Wat’s the odds? She carn’t ’urt us iingy and disreputable Hotel duvvCom- l Twenty ('20 in the eleventh Conces- -; without lyin’ up trouble for ’erself." merce, Dorothy waited .in her. room, 31°“ 0‘ the Township 0f OPS- This “Mighty little consolation to us when ioubtless the prey of unnumbered land is o - . . . 0d cla , t wet-re working it out in jail.” nameless terrors. while aboard the g y loam am able for “Speak for yourself,” grunted Mul- brigantlne her fate was beingsdecided any kmd of grain, drained, and all distance of his quarry. The syllables of his surname ringing clearly in his ears and followed: by- stryker’s fleeting laugh brought him. ready surlily. ,igeii‘éfti fiy Louis Joseph Vance (Copyr 7 1‘ mental. or ‘ t of observation, now ther object of sns. “’5 ' . Mrs. Hallam was ‘ Ely m :5 " ”idem wfinzosffighing for some one to leave that establishment. med 3 reasonable inference to ' Well, then, so was Kirkwood ight 1908, by the Bobbs-Merrill Co.) _ father’s par if. he had a suspicion that Mulready’s attitude had made it seem advisable to Calendar either to . leave the girl behind in England or to - segregate her from his associates in f Antwerp. If not lodged in another * quarter of the city or left behind she was probably traveling on ahead to a destination which he could by no to a pause. He flushed hotly in thofi darkness. The captain was retailing: with relish some of his mosh success- ful witticisms at Kirkwood’s expense. Mulready laughed with him, if a. lit. tie uncertainly. pause that followed. “1 don't know,” he said with doubtr ing emphasis. “You say. you. landed: him without a penny in. his pocket“:L I don’t call that a good plan at. all. Of course he ain’t a factor, butâ€"well. it might 've been as well to give him his fare home. He might make trouble for us somehow. I don’t mind. telling you, cap’n, that yonfne an ass. Per- sonally I’m kind of sorry for the boy. Calendanis; chuckle was not audible. but he broke the. “f do,” returned Calendar easily. “We’re both in the shadow of jail, Mal, my boy, since you choose to take the reference as personal. Sing Sing. however, yawns for me alone. It’s go~ ing to keep on yawning, too, unless I , miss my guess. I love my native land most to death. but"â€" “Ow, blow that!” interrupted the captain irritably. “Let‘s 'ear about the ’Allam. Wot're you afryd of?" l “’Fraid she’ll set up a yell when she finds out we’re planting the loot. cap'n. She’s just that vindictive. You’d think she’d be satisfied with her- end of the stick, but you don't know. by a» council of three unspeakable acoundrcls. one of whom professing aimself her father, openly declared his ntention of using her to further his ;elfish and criminal ends. His first and natural thoughtâ€"to steal tway to her and induce her. to-accom- easy him back to Englandâ€"Kirkwood ierforce discarded. He could have wept over the realization. of- his un- gnalified impotency. He had'no money. , lot even cab fare from the. hotel to l :he railway stations. Something sub- : “ler, more crafty, had to be contrived :0 meet the emergency. And there was one way, one only. He could see tone other. Temporarily he must nake himself one of the company of cleared but about Eitteen (15) acres of pasturage, through which there is running water. Sit-sated three miles East of Lindsay, on good gravel road. There is a frame dwelling. kit- chen and woodshad. Large frame barn 45x75 feet with stone foundation and stabling for all.- kinds of stock. Ap- ply to MOORE JACKSON, Solici- tors, Lindsay, Ont, or A. BLACK- WELL, 1 Notre Dame Street, West, Montreal.â€"â€"wt£. _______.______â€" FOR SALE'OR T0 RENTâ€"Part of ~ lot 21,, con. 7, Ops, just east of town, containing about 3} acres of 30165 than the lady. He deemed it nor enemies, fence himself upon them. ln Coat. fut quite conceivable that their objects Kraut, Ila} deal. 7 ‘ H e wgfim to beguile the time by grey» ' ' what she would do ifâ€" i ....... $10 rgffima be abandoned this line . no hesitation about intrusting them to and, catching his breath. his daughter’s care, and Mrs. Hallam He wasn’t a bad sent, as his kind runs, , the Hallam. That milk and water cits spring of hers is the apple of her eye. 1 for the r1. If there were and he was no tool, from. what little I , ooking gi saw of him. I- wonder what he wan t- and Freddie 3 going to collar the Whole 6 5 M11! Jewels lid] that gladstone gag ed” l shooting match or madam will kick Calendar won natura ave a ‘ n ' l y “Possibly,” Mulready chimed in . °".?€v$i,.m°°s' od ’lan ll -, . ' ' means 3‘1”" And “‘3' Hana!” was ngratiate himself into their good go d‘ we drained The” ‘5 0“ traces, gain their. confidence, then the mm a one . storey frame when opportunity ofi’ered betray them house, good stable, driving shed and ind the power to make them tolerate hen 0000- GOOd W611. i acre of 300d suavely, “you can explain what you iim. if not receive him as a fellow. the bearing orchard, g acre of new stray- V“, ....... Calendar laughs: m ' we’re shady customers, can we? The And Dorothy was waitzng. _ ‘ “Well, she’s queered us here. We tnowledge of them and their plans berry bed. Will also sell cheapl good ,3 Under. "‘ Waggon afraid to credit the “'0wa 501181“: nothing else. HOW wanted or him in t? fir? place. How can't do anything if my lady is going :hat they had unwittingly given him, cultivator, wagon. disk harrow ber- ‘1: 50C .... “that for once his anticipations the woman had found out that such (3:15;: 1,305” to rag im into this ' to camp on our trail and tell everybody us his. ry boxes crates stands etc e‘fifly‘ f s, ... . . under his very a was the case Kirkwood did not stop ...." L..... .. ' ' ' ’ being realized ; to reckon unless he explained it on thing necessary . for the cultivation 9Clx 1 ~ g o 0 ~ f met-ll . , the lighted doorway of the l the propomtion that she was a person . ole! in Commerce the figures of two l ”lid. ' ’Atthecntsei he had set after them ... intenttoaccostCalendar, but their ~.~ had been swift and his irresolute. '-hungllreouthe issue. dreading to ' ~. binned, unable to decide which - his better-course-to pursue the . .. or to wait and discover what r Hanamwasabout. In the en: » waited and had his disappointment a recompense. Mills. Hallam did nothing intelli‘ h Elisha driven over to the ho- I38 508 afl-a w"... I , .50, $2. let trademar- “tn we . were momentarily sketched as: 9‘" fl‘m’m ...... hurriedly forth, and of the a Is dileugtln 'f" one was short and stout and even 2 Soon. Sm 3W seemed to bear himself """" 1,, an accent of assertiveness, while [8 u, other was tall and heavy of shoul- by side they marched in step . the embankment to the head of Dress Ging. M gangway, descending without a good color- maelanding stage. Kirkwood, is, Resale: .-....- breathlessly over the guard 0‘13“ The! hear their footfalls ringing ”r I mrnymmonthepianksotthel .... way, could even discern Cal- râ€"â€"â€" unlovely profile in dim relief : it Good" one of the waterszde lights, 3 , i hmgnized unmistakably Mule .. "-‘ 9"?“13’ ‘ voice. grumbling maroo- .; . u .‘. '4. of remarkable address. Alethea to confer again with Stryker -â€"that was, unless they proposed sall- ing on the brigantine, possibly at turn of tide that night. Panic gripped his soul and shook it, as a terrier shakes a rat, when be con- ceived this frightful proposition. In his confusion of mind he evolved s spontaneously an entirely new hypoth- esis-Dorothy had alread'y \been ’spir- ited aboard the vessel; Calendar and his confederates, delaying to join her from enigmch motives, were now aboard, and presently the word would be, Up anchor and away! Were they again to elude him? Not, he swore, if he had to swim for it. ‘And he had no wish to swim. The clothes he stood in, with what was left of his self respect. were all that he could call his own on that side of the North sea. Not a boatman on the Scheldt would so much as consider accepting three English pennies in ex~ change for boat hire. In brief, it be- gan to look as if he were either“ to swim or to steal a boat. Upon such slender threads of circum- stance depends our boasted moral health. In one fleeting minute Kirk- wood’s conception of the law of mine and thine, its foundations already in- sidiously undermined by a series of cumulative misfortunes, toppled crashâ€" ing to its fall and was not. He was wholly unconscious of the change. Beneath him, in a space be- tween the quays bridged by the gang- way, a number of rowboats, a putative score, lay moored for the night and gently rubbing against each other with the soundless lift and fall of the river. For all that Kirkwood could determine to the contrary, the lot lay at the mercy of the public. Nowhere about was he able to discern a watchman. Without a quiver of hesitation-mo- ments were invaluable, if what he feared were trueâ€"he strode to the gangway, passed down and with ab- solute nonchalance dropped into the It made no 2 matter one way or the other. He had ’ lost Mrs. Hallam, but Calendar and 5‘ Mulready he could put his finger on. ' They had undoubtedly gone off to the ly. “That was partly accident, partly . mtg): 030:1]:egngynthe hoard is, iisgiraotéonge glegpf: 01:11am 38;: hi: ; “Amsterdam,” Mulready chimed in. himself down as mg Frisco 1 g - I “I told you that in the beginning." ' g I “But ho '2" rr'ued Calendar “Th ured it out that he would be next door , W ,a a . . ,e to broke and getting desperate. ready 3%:11235 Itgla‘mlglilg. 131111: $311012; t to do anything to get home. and , ~ " - thought we might utilize him to smug- Wue ‘79 got to .1056 her first Of all. gle some of the stuff into the States. But WOt"I m 3’35“! 15 WOtS the Once before, if you'll rememberâ€"no. matter With " ’ 9 7 . that was before we gotf together. Mul- farTalse 91:31:22? ICSEeDC-onctgzénghiz read â€"I icked u a ellow couu - - manyon fhe StratKi’d. He was (30% my dutiful daughter is prejudiced. and out, jumped at the job. and we She’s been 80 100$ WithOUt proper pa- made a neat little wad on it." ’ ternal discipline,” Calendar laughed, “The more fool you to take outsid- “that she’s rather high spirited. Of ers into your confidence,” grumbled course I might overcome her objec- Mulready. tions, but the girls no fool. and every “Ow!" interrogated Calendar, mim- ounce of pressure I bring to bear just icking Stryker's accent inimitably. now only helps make her more restless “Well. you’ve got a heap to learn about l and suspicious." -. - “You leave her to me.” Mulready in- this game, Mul. About the first thing is ‘ , that you must trust old man Know-it- .erposed, With a brutal laugh. “Ill I all, which is me. I‘ve run more dia- guarantee to get her aboard 01"" monds into the States in one way ‘or ; “Drop a“; dDiCkv bfiaieudar fig??? another in my time than you ever quietly, an 3° 9. easy W a - bottle for five minutes, can’t you?" . I; 211(31):: oEufngiir‘ehelfiPdhti. fr§:;O:: atggg . ewe“, then,” Stryker resumed. ap- should apply as soon as Posable to He swung round and without at- empting to muflle his footfalls strode award the companionway. He must intend he had just come aboard. Subconsciously he had been aware luring his time of pondering that the voices in the cabin had been steadily raining in volume, rising louder and [rink blurred accents dominating the mderstood that Mulready in the mad- less of his inflamed brain was forc- ng the issue, while Calendar sought vainly to calm and soothe him. The American arrived at the head of he companionway at a critical junc- ure. As he moved to descend some ow, cool toned retort of Calendar’s (To be Continued) -â€"â€"â€".â€"+.__‘._ Farm Help All farmers wishing farm help -â€"1OO acres in 3rd Con. of good house and of the sparklers on my mere say-so from old Morganthau, up on Finsbury pavement. He does a steady business hoodwinking the customs for the ben- efit of his American clientsâ€"and him- self. And I‘d ’ve made a neat little profit besides, something to fall back on if this fell through. I don’t mind having two strings to my bow.” “Yes.” argued Mulready, “but sup- made the graft too hot for you and parently concurring in Calendar‘s atti- MORGAN JOHNS â€"‘â€" Lindsay. You came to take lessons from me in z “1119. “WY donit one’odisyou ”felt“: ____..,_..___._.._ - ~ the gentle art of living easy.” stud, go off qu at an pose o FARMS FOR SALE “Oh, cut that, cawn’t you?” i a, proper fence an, come ’back to di- ; “Delighted, dear boy. One of th ”13". I ““399 WY “132’: ‘ first principles, next to profiting by the ' lNatur 3115;; 0“ WW1?" tb fguCkéfid $500 admirable example I set you, is to C3 endar. ew poop 9 es es e Ops make the fellows in your own line “”0 0f us understand the depth of af- ’ trust you. Now if this boy had taken fection existing between Dick. here, barns. on with me I could have got a bunch and me. We just can’t bear to get out of sight of each other. We’re sure in- _100 acres all cleared in separableâ€"since night before last. $500 Janetville Odd, isn’t it?” ' $6500~100 acres, frame house. “You drop it!” snarled Mulready in accents so ugly that the listener was startled. “Enough’s enough, and”- “There, there, Dick! All right. I’ll behave.” Calendar soothed him. “We’ll forget and say no more about it.” “Well, see you don’t.” â€"100 acres, close to town first-class buildings. )thers. There was a quarrel afoot. acres hardwood bush. Now is soon as he gave it heed Kirkwood barn 50x65 on stone wall with first- pose this Kirkwood had taken on with you and then peached.” “That’s another secret. You’ve got to know your man, be able to size him up. I called on this chap for that very purpose, but I saw at a glance he wasn’t our man. He smelled a nigger in the wood pile and most politely told me to go to the devil. But if he had come in he’d have died before be “But ’as either of you a plan?" per- and growing of strawberries, also a. mare and colt. 'Apply on the premis- or address J AS. MAHER. P. 0. box 292. Lindsay, Ont. â€"wtf. ARM FOR SALEâ€"Lot 15, con. 2, «' Fenelon, containing 935 acres, let more loud, Mulready’s ominous, more 01' 1°55. adjoining 9-113 village Cf Islay. 90 acres cleared and about 4} frame class stabling complete, cement floor. Log house, well finished inside, partly plastered and partly boarded. School post omen and blacksmith shop with- in a few rods of farm, 6 miles frorr Cambray station. Grass Hill and Cameron grain markets. The proper- ty of JOHN R. COWISON. For fur- ther particulars apply to Elias Bowes Real Estate Agent, Lindsayâ€"Will. ARM FOR SALEâ€"50 acres bang S. W. i of lot. 9, con. 8, Ops. There are on the premises good farm buildings 41121 a never tailing spring: land is firstâ€"class. This property will be sold on reasonable terms. Apply GEO. MARTIN, Fenelon Falls, Out. ARM FUR SALEâ€"100 acres, east ~ half lot 16, con. 9, Ops, all cleared. good frame house and frame barn with stone stabling. 5 miles from town of Lindsay; the Hooey property. Terms easy: wants to sell at once. For further particulars ap- ply to ELIAS BOWES. Real Estate Agent, Lindsay.â€"wtl. â€" -__.-. - 10R SALEâ€"66 2-3 acres in Mari- posa, one mile from Little Bri- $850 _1 mile from Lindsay; a tain. 56 acres cleared. balance hard- ' brick house and barns. i wood bush. Frame house and frame ; barn with stone wall. Few apple trees slsted Stryker. “i have,” replied Mulready, “and it’s the simplest and best. if you could only make this long lost parent here MONEY T0 LOAN ON MORTGAGES ' good well and never failing spring. see it.” ALL BUSINESS STRICTLY CON-I Well fenced. Mail box at door and “Wot is it '3” FIDENTIAL AND CHARG- ltelephoue in house. For further par- ES LOW . ticulars apply to Elias Bowes, Real As I do all my own writing. {Estate Agent. Lindsay.»w4. Mulready seemed to ignore Calendar and address himself to the captain. He articulated with some difficulty, nearest boat. stepping from one to an- : britfl‘ succeeded in obtaining , than. ‘h the girl. But she did nothiu , app}y . s°"t- For a time the fine 8 .. as it had be re re. tine’s after rail with both hands, one other until he had gained the outer- . most. To his joy he found a pair of ‘oars stowed beneath the thwarts. l l CHAPTER XX. F Kirkwood had paused to moralize Upon the discovery, he would have laid it all at the door of his lucky star and would have been wrong. .We who have never stooped to petty larceny know that the oars had been placed there at the direction of his evil genius bent upon facilitating his descent into the avernus of crime. Unhitching the painter, he set one ‘oar against the gunwale of the boat and with a powerful thrust sent his own (let us so call it for convenience) stern first out upon the river, then sat him composedly down, fitted the oars to their locks and began to pull straight across stream, trusting to the current to carry him down to the Alethea. He , had already marked down that vessel’s riding light and that not without a glow of gratitude to see it still aloft l l 'e .. t the . . ... Was, then embankment. I bank, proof that it had not moved. ; thick with passmn. ‘ . . , temptuousl . “Sit down! ’ gig. waited for the two , gfiigceafiprettily and, Shipping the , 3' Dyou hear? brought the little boat in under the brigantine’s counter with scarce a jar. l I An element of surprise he held essen~ ’ tial to the success of his plan, what- ever that might turn out to be. just the right moment, Standing up, he caught the brigan- onaer of her yen. 1mm. by Stryker's ins tructlous. l gait-chin!” oagtiphonal to the cap; drag her 11108de came in. He was dining close by. I leave the place with her they’d have spotted me for sure. My compliments to you, Dick Mulready.” scraped harshly on the cabin deck. Apparently Mulready had leaped to his feet in a rage. That’s all over and done with. We un- . derstand each other now, and you - won’t try any more monkey shines. . It’s a square deal and a square divide ; so far’s I’m concerned. If we stick to. gether therele be profit enough for all; good blackmailing connection. If I concerned. Sit down, Mul, and :have another slug of the captain’s bum squealed. I know the breed. There’s honor among gentlemen that knocks the honor of thieves higher’n a kite, the old saw to the contraryâ€"nothing doing. You understand me, I’m sure, Mulready," he concluded, with enven- omed sweetness. “I don’t see yet how Kirkwood got anything to do with Dorothy.” “Miss Calendar to you, Mr. Mul- ready!" snapped Calendar. “There, there, now! Don’t get excited. It was when the Hallam passed me word that a man from the Yard was waiting on the altar steps for me that Kirkwood slurriug his words to the point of in- distinctuess at times. “Simple enough,” he propounded sol- emnly. “We've got the gladstone bag here. Miss Dolly’s at the hotel. That’s her papa’s bright notion. He thinks she's to be trusted. Now, then, what’s the matter with weighing anchor and slipping quietly out to sea?” . “Leavln' the dootiful darter?” “Cert’n’y. She's only a drag any- way. Better ofl’ without her. 91 KENT-8T. - - - PHONE 88 _â€"â€" _ FOR SALE C market prices”â€" “You forget. Dick,” Calendar put it, “that there's a thousand in it for each of us if she's kept out of England for six weeks. A thousand’s five thou- Cambray, Ont.â€"w3. m ! 1“OR SALE-Seven rcomed brick. i went over and worked on his feelings . until he agreed to take Dorothy off my hands. If I had attempted to use five thousand in my business.” White. 27 Victoria-ave. “\Vhy can't you be content with wrathfully. ~ ' “Because I'm a seventh son of a sev. enth son. I can see an inch or two be- yond my nose. If Dorothy ever finds her way back to England she'll spoil There.came the noise of chair legs be had at Primeau’s Grocery. per 12. First-class stockâ€"dfieod. “I’ve told you”-â€" he began in a voice I and in PmPel' luXtapositiou to the river i one of the finest fields of legitimate . 1 k M t A , to believe that He . “Oh, sit down!” Calendar cut in con. graft I ever ”(Iked my lips to IGOR tlt. pnze b ac inOI'CaS, per se _ am, having taken all that pulled a good oar, reckoned his t ting, 750. G. H. CALVERT SON, Academy Block, Lindsayâ€"dwtf. The trouble with you, Mul, is you're too high toned. You want to play the swell mobsman from post to finish. A quick touch and a clean getaway for , od 'ec- yourS. NOW, that’s a” Fightâ€"that has $ CASH W111 buy a go 0 its good points~but you don’t want to end hand typewriter. Call underestimate the advantages of a The Post.-â€"dwtf. ( OUSE TO RENT OR FOR SALE â€"One and a half storey ‘ frame . house on St. Peter-st, 4 doors can keep Dorothy quiet long enough I look to the Hallam and precious Fred- die to be a great comfort to me in my old age." ' ready, “go to the hotel, get your brat or $600 will buy inoo down' and this!” ~ O’Reilly.-â€"dzwtf. '6 F. H. KIDD f half lot 16, con. 9, acres, nearly all cleared and well sit- uated. One mile from school, one and a half miles from Rea-bore. Good clay land, bank barn RICK FOR SALEâ€"About 6000 and frame house. Reasonable rent for bricks for inside work, at the this season, if not sold. Then Methodise parsonage,_Cambray, will in. ROBERTSON, or A. MARSHALL we can wait our time and get highest be sold cheacp. Apply to W. B. FEIR, :Lindsay.â€"w3. .ARM FOR SALE OR TO RENTâ€" ‘ In the Township of Ops. east containing 100 church and Apply to ESIRABLE FARM PROPERTY FOR SALE BY TENDER â€"-The house with 1 acre of land; hard undersigned will receive tenders up sand in the land I hail from. I can and 80ft water. Apply to Mrs. A- 5to May 15th next far that desirable Linisav Eproperty two miles directly east of {the Village of Sunderland and being whatyou‘ve got?” demanded Mulready DUCK EGGS FOR SETTING â€" l N; lot 18, Con. 5 and the N.E.} of Pekinvand Rouen Duck Eggs to [Lot 18, Con. 6, in the Township of 60c Brock. For terms and particulars ap- ply to T. H. GLENDINNING, Sund- --â€"â€"â€"-â€"â€""â€"â€"-â€"--â€"-â€"-â€" erland, Ont., Executor of the Estate .GGS FOR HATCI-IING -â€" From lot the late Robert Oliver.â€"vr5. Live Stock Insurance I am agent for the General Li . I Stock Insurance Co. of Montreal, and can take risks on all kinds of at live animals. Dr. Broad, ofiice 46 Peelâ€"st. WANTED / “Then, for heaven’ 8 sake,” cried Mulâ€" north of Bertie-st. Rent $5 per month TANTEDâ€"For the balance of the - year, a teaCher (certificated) for by the scruff of her pretty neck and balance $6.00 monthly till paid. Ap- Ursa School, Salary $300 perennum. Let’s get out of ply to C. Peacock, Toronto, or J. Apply to STEP-HEN gums, Sec.- Treas., Ursaâ€"d3w1.