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keepsindefini several cans of finds them unprepared. Crown B Che ZA 5 it 16 sesond in holm. ford at every meal and | , many thrifty hops Brand at a time. t they always have a supply on hand. How pleased they are to find t ; calling for cooking, baking or candy-making THE CANADA STARCH CO., LIMITED, rand Syrup Great' Sweetener" Ee It is economical. Th SYNOPSIS: The story, written in 1916, begins with Lady Anselman's luncheon-part; at the Ritz Hotel, London. Among the lests are Lord Romsey, a Cabinet inister; Surgeon-Major T son, Chief In tor of Field Hospitals; his fiancee, Geraldine Conyers; her. bro- r, 8 naval lieutenant, and his fiancée Olive Moreton; Captain Ronald Granet, nephew of the , home with a wounded arm. Liéut. Conyers receives commission on a "mystery" ship and' Major Thomson decodes & secrét message from the battlefield. Lord Romsey receives a visitor and the conversation reveals the Cabinet Min- fster's secret dealings with Germany. Thomson calls at Granet's apartments to over whether. he knows any- about Lord Romséy's visitor. Granet denies any knowledge of the so-called American chaplain, CHAPTER VIL "I wonder why you don't like Cap- tain Granet?" Geraldine asked her fiance, as they stood in the drawing- room waiting for' dihner. "Not like him?" Thomson repeated. "Have ] Zeally given you that im- pression, ine?" The girl nodded. "Perhaps I ought not to say that, though," she confessed "You are never particularly enthusiastic about people, are you?" One of his very rare smiles trans- figured Ble, fare. He leaned a little towards . "Not about many people, Gerald- ine," he whispered. She made a charming little grim. ace but a moment afterwards she was serious again, i "But really," she continued, "to me : ; animated Captain Granet seems just the type | 1 her eyes almost at once, and as looked down at her plate. There wags |. of young Englishrhan who is going to save the country. He is a keen sol- diier, clever, modest, and a wonderful sportsman. I can't think what there is about him for any one to dislike." Major Thomson ganced across the room. In a way, he and the man whom he felt instinctively was in some sense of the word his rival, even though an undeclared one, were of exactly ve who all seemed to be hanging upon his conversation. He was full of spir- #ts and humor, debonair, with all the obvious claims to Populgzity. Thom- son, on the other Falthongh Sood - looking, evén distingui in. way, was almost too slim and pale. His face was more: the facerof a scholar than of one interestéd in or anxious to shine in the social side of if His manners and his speech } wi "| plied. e Kingdom of The Blind (Copyrighted) in an ordinary way, see a great deal of fighting until thé whole show is over, orama' whet -an is actually taking place, but there is nothing very inspiring in the modern battle- field when the living have passed away from it." 3 Geraldine shivered for a moment. "Really, 1 almost wish that you were a soldier, too," she declared. "Your work seems to me so horribly gruesome. Come along, you know you are going to take me in to din- ner. ink of something nice to say. I really want to be ? "I will make a suggestion, then," he remarked as they took their places. "I don't know whether you will find it amusing, though. Why, shouldn't we do like so many of our friends, and get married?" : She stared at him for a moment. Then she laughed heartily. "H " she exclaimed, "I can see th: you! You've ized t this is your chance appeals to me," he per- sisted. "It may be," he added, dr ping his voice a little, "because you are looking. particularly charming this evening, or it may be" She Jooked at him curiously. - "Go on, 'please," she mirmured. "Or it may be" he , "a man's desire to be absolutely sure-of the thing he wants more any- thing else in the world." There was a moment's silence. As though by some furious Jstinet which ey both shared, they glanced across the table to where Granet had he- come the centre of a little babble of conversation. Geraldine a a shade of uneasiness in her manner. "You sound very serious, Hugh," she observed . "That is rather a failing of mine, isn't it?" he replied. "At any rate, I am very in"earnest." There was another brief silence, doring which. G was address- ed by her neighbor on the other side. who was watching her closely, fancied that she accepted al- most eagerly the opportunity of version, It. not until. almost over t 'she abando conversation into which she™ h Shavn, dies with s 25 Va y suggestion," onison Teming , "remains unanswered." . he Jools "dowm at' Plate, . « 't think you are really i Am 1 us : pe 3 tf his ever ® real sip "but, Soaneliow I believe that. I. wonld rothet wait, his host's. miral Sir Seymour Conyers, was a ou gentleman with "| apparent] with oan Presently Ralph re- low them. speak bo you," |. the little bridge-| all| opeared and joined di- was 2 Geraldine's father, Ad-| Svar yihing, a little ond of conver- The ick in oilskins-on the salute i --Enemy's submarine, 'sir, on the bow, sir' ¥ .. 4 ugh his, © u mi playing bridge? The Mulline going on, and mother does miss some other gu ung for the moment was nowhere to be he assented, "but I want to have a word with Ralph first." "The Almaty thi is teil im, if you like, when he comes up." rang up prom ised, "I won't keep him a minute." The little party settled down at their game--Lady Conyers, Sir Charles Hankins,--a celebrated yer, --another man and . Ger- aldine, with Olive Moreton and Cap- tain Grenet, found a sofa in a remote corner of the room and the trio talking nonsense "Hugh wants to Geraldine told him. Ralph glaticed at tablé and made a grimace. ey can wait," he 'declared, as he passed his arm through Olive's, "This is my last night on shore for heaven knows how long and I a Cn TB e * % 4 cock' handed them to me out of his ed. n the couch, talking in low voices. ne Thomson, when he was dummy, crossed the room and ap- proached them, Their conversation ing up, "that you ited to Him. bat he and Olive have somewhere. By-the-bye, Hu went on curiously, "you me that you'd called et this evening." "Well, it wasn't a matter of vital i it?" "he answered, lL in any case, arose e off " she n't ' tell seen. : "I'll play, with pleasure, Geraldine," "He's at the telephone," she said. | about some- 'growing ow talking to them. I'll "If you'll do that," Thomson - law-| suddenly. suspended. : "I told Ralph," Geraldine said, look- be on Captain Gran-| with You can easily make it longe 3 ing inset bands of white organdie, and '| lector noted for his ability to extract »| thing! would be done. ~| sailed away on another voy :| he asked. ip i "Well," said the collector, "I haven't | collected the wholé of it; but I did e id 1 The. best work of money to a neighbor, The latter, after the loan was & year or two old.| made no effort to pay it. Now the captain began to look upon the debt as a bad one indeed. On one or on, however, upon his return: from a voyage, he heard of-a debt col- money from such delinquents: Ac- 'Cordingly, the captain called upon this 'collector 'and advised h cumstances. - : Nie "It," said the skipper, "you can col- lect that débt, I'll give you half of it." The collector' promised - that the The captain I age, and; on his return, sought out the collector' again," "Any success.with that bill? 'collect my half. He hasn't paid me a cent since. I keep after him, but 1s |" Just as yon ald. when. you gave; ¥ the = bill--he hasn't any Aonsciense -_ ¥ about it" 2 "i Scarcely Gomforting. | At a meeting of a Bible ints tact in the selection of story was a reminiscence of this fi 'whien & man ca at some people need | with doubt and dismay Jou im of the c¢ir-| an officer told a story to illustrate the | guidance le 'reading. This | | are smit- ok Yob think there's no chance or you, Why the'beét books haven't been writ- FR ¥ ten, "The best race Hasn't Been run; The best song hasn't been sung, The best house hasn't been planned, "| The highest peak hasn't been climbed yet, ; The mightiest rivers aren't spanned; - | Don't worry and fret, faint-learted, | For the best jobs havent been started, hasn't been done. frat £ A gushing maiden paused of the forest and burbled: ." 'Oh, dear professor, what would th noble oak say if it could talk?" = The professor took a look af the tree, 'Then he replied: "It would say: 'I am an elm.' " pe Minard's Liniment for. Burns, eta Japanese soldiers' have - increased two inches in height on an average since meat' was included in their ra- tions. "What do you res i to her?" as) ed tg in wal a tie first: hapter of the Book of brbs, and when I had finished the || book she died!" ff 'The best score hasn't been. made yet, The best tune hasp't been played yet,' \ Cheer up, for the world is' young." The best verse hasn't been rhymed yet; professor of botany was taking & Bat So class of on a woodland walk and: nase ing to niake Hstén to his iden fons of the trees.: One: IAT