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Its luscious freshness & rich strength | make it finer than any Gunpowder, ~~ where. Ask for SALADA to-day. himself, br ~ turn them into slaves to do that part of ; the work which he cannot do because he stands rooted to the ground. ) ~% | The flower must depend upon the ES : 0S x f Two mothers, who lost gons in tlie great war, performed the | eeremony of Leicester's War Memorial Bc CHAPTER XXXVI.--(Cont'd.) [it was bound to make the others, all Kit arranged with Lilias that upon | grown-up men with beards and mous- ponent's hand, and Sy «he wanted" to" go, but" as- invariably | ing innocence. the day of the declaration 'of the re-|taches, very jealous. But Betty never | sult he would put up on a certain thought of that, and took Kit with her! high fir tree, which could be seen. every night when she went her walk. ! from the windows of Kirkoswald, a With her hand on Kit's shoulder, she black flag in token of defeat and a' coaxed, reproached, rallied, said dar- white if should be victorious. But ing things, and then looked modestly | he warned her that he had no expec- down after she had said them, slways | tations. He had indeed already made in case of need appealing to her pro- preliminary arrangements -to winter tector in the sweetest and most seduc- as "boy" at Cairnharrow. But all the tive way. same Ys he consoled her) he meant' "Is it no, Kit?» Dinna ye think sae, to keep his promise and be a great Kit?" man. And Kit always thought so. Then 'The pieusantest part of the day was worst of all she had a way of picking in the evening, when Betty Landsbor- up his hdnd and patting the back of ough always asked him to go out for it as they sat together, which was fit- a walk. Kit was now fifteen, tall ted to drive Frank Chisholm and and weil grown for his age. He had Archie Kinmont, but especially Rob had his ideas as to love and the Armour, to a dancing distraction. worthiness of girls considerably All three hitched in their seats as sharpened by a certain Vara Kavan-| if they had been sitting on whin nah (she does not come into this prickles, instead of good dry pine story) who had sojourned a while at |needles, and for half an hour &h Loch Spellanderie. intentions towards Kit were murder- eir Betty always asked him which way ous. But it was all Betty's surpris- {he had forwarded his report with all! gripped his late © the figures, which were there to speak for him. Mr. Ebenezer Fleming, W.| "Hoots, man," said Rob Grier, "it's ., Secretary of the United Galloway ia' richt, and as it should be. Associations, was standing behind the |kenned that it was a' up wi' me as table, with the Provost by his side to, soon as 1 heard ye gang ower your confer a certain flavor of official dig-| Latin version as fast as a horse could nity on the proceedings. These were trot." "i understood to be the only two who | By this time most of the people the tears rose in his eyes. aye} THE MODERNISTIC PAJAMA: knew the true state of the poll. This wore on their feet to depart, but the seems likely, for the Provost kept|secretary had more to say. Ha held wide of his wife, 'to whom he dared up his hand for silence. : not refuse to tel anything that he/wish to trouble you with the entire was known to know: {report but 'there 48 one thing with Mrs. Mac Walter of Loch Spelian-| Which 1 must. conclude." ; derie sat with her son.in the front 'There is one maice which comes row. Both wore their best clothes, Next to that of Christopher Kennedy "IL do- not Fashion has whispered it--and who could: resist such prettily: styled pa- jamas? Many women favor them as nightwear for pullman berth or steam- er"ogbin, Made in jumper 'fashion, with square-cut neck, short kimono Sleeves, lower edge of jacket and, ' --some way behind inc-«d, but so far y 8 and John had already adopted the se- 00 Wey BEVRLARLESCs 0 Commit. trousers trimmed in striking contrast. tee of the Associtions has resolved to. The small front view suggests an- give that candidate a Subsidiary bur-| other version of the same model, which sary of a smaller value. ¢ name the inexpe-ienced sewer will have no ot Sint candidate is Robert Grier of difficulty in copying. The diagram 2 It was now Kit's turn to shake his Gag hah ee riend.hearti:y by the hand.and these" oy sonnss % ails STE at 13 date demeanor and style of address which is most consistent with the po- sition of a First Bursar, Rob Grier. sat beside Kit, who was telling himself that he was not anx- ious, that he did not want to 'go to Edinburgh, and that he would be hap- That men may reckon the day's pass- O they hive silitered the sweet April > Caught, caught is the wild cuckoo ~~ That sang among the owers; They have . prisoned him in a dark ® Between the dawn and the dint" even: | rgd : ; Twelve sofigs must he sing, ing And the passing of spsing. w And slain the heart of May, 7 En |" To count them the hours. ; the hi ca oy A 0 turned up Miiough the wood in the direction of the bothies where dwelt! Bob Armour and the other three for- esters of the Crae Estate. pier at farm work anyway. rr "I wish I had a forehammer here and something to ding the sparks oot o'," said Rob Grier; "man, I canna keep my hands still. There's some- thing gangs 'kittle-kittle' in my loofs." Then they walked back as far as the end of the little loaning with Betty and her swain. They did not come| any further for fear of meeting the) | Elder. words came back to him with a rush. "I declare I am giadder than aboot my ain," he said, "but ye should hae had the best yin. The secretary read the other marks, concerning which the only notable Betty was a pretty girl, and it was Whereupon, taking leave of pleasant enough to walk beside her, them, Betty and Kit walked sedately especially when' she kept-her hand on up the dusky little path till they came your shoulder--the far shoulder, and to the well by the wayside. In another did not resent it if (for convenience moment they would be out of the of walking) your arm went round her shadow of the trees. Even as it was thing was that the nam: of John Mac Walter came last, Then he' added the very necessary rider, "If tha bursar ap the subsidiary successful candi- ate will aj me at my office In the remote corner, paler and more worn with anxiety than any of the candidates, the "Orra Man" was hidden away. -- waist; 1 They talked about the bursary and concerning going to college and about Greek. But Betty's eyes were always roaming to and fro, and sometimes she would answer at random. Which was strange, considering that Kit was ex-| aining so interesting a subject as e second aorist and when it should not be used. | "Oh, here's Frank Chisholm and Archie Kinmont, and--yes, I declare, | there's Rob!" she.would.. interrupt without the least compunction. "What do they want? . They are al- ways prowling where they ape~ no! wanted," said Kit, discontentedly. He was getting on fine, and Betty was a nice girl asses Betty patted him on the cheek and | curiSus how completely Betty lost her | Nevertheless, the Provost eyed him and hunted his" mind for a resem- | blance, which of course as soon as he tried to fix it as persistently 'eluded him. "I have seen that face before some- where," he said. And so he had. -He-had been: most of his life: on the committee which appointed the classical masters to the Academy of Cairn Edward. Then he called spon the secretary : | to read the report of 'the examiner. It was all done in inno-| ep : cence, of ere; for Betty could ty Mr onenor Ee be suspected « Jurpotely BIOUSHIE office. All that any soul then present bitter or enviou lings in "the (wanted to know was the name of the breasts of those who had never done Co stu candidate, and then get her any harm. _All the same 178s | way as quickly #s possible. But | Mr. Ebenezer Fleming was in no such The law has many delays, they were silhouetted "against the clearness of the western sky, and it occurred to Kit that the three might be looking after them with their el- bows on the 'topmost bar of the green gate. But ity was evident that Betty 'did not think so. "For she always stopped here, and turning to Kit she whisper- ed softly, "Ye can gie me a kiss if ye like, Kit!" And Kit did so, since no better might. be. interest in evening promenades so hur ply. at-99 St.-Andrew's Square (first floor, second door to the left), one of my clerks will pay them the moneys due to them, and they can forward to me, also at St. Andrew's Square, certifi- cates of attendance at the close of each session." aa % Then the secretary folded up his Papers in a glow at having got in a ittle advertisement of his own jm- portance and" plaéé of business in the most harmless and natural way. 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Enclose 20c in stamp or coin (coin preferred; wrap it_ carefully). for each number, and address your order to Pattern Dept, Wilson Publishing Co., 78 West -Ade- 'aide St., Torento. Patturns sent by leaned a little more on his arm. "Kit soon as she was sure that the three would have drawn apart, but Betty foresters had gone up to their bothies. | sald, very low, "Stay where ye are. | Kit thought it his duty, towards the y will think ye are feared." | close of these ten days of idleness and So Kit, blushing a little, but feeling, ! bliss, to remonstrate gently with Betty whieh is the reason why many law- yers are rich. = . Therefore he entered into a d comprehensive review, heedless of the uneasy mutberings of sufférers scat- return maii. AE SE SR SI Heritage. was planned to be a notable event in his life. One of the signs of his ap- proaching manhood was that his moth- er gave him the necessary money, and won't last." with the old ones." Because they have stolen the wild - cuckoo: « To tell. the time of day. And wearily sings Yhe wild cuckoo, Wearily sings he no¥w, Because hig heart would 'Cease from _singing od . And his throat knows not how... _~Jan Struther. Minard's Liniment for Burns. ; winds and insects to carry his eggs to other plant so that the two eggs oan increase and multiply. . Pollen, so = these eggs are called, not real oges, b but just exactly the same as eggs, male | =! and female. ; "|'both sexes. Some few plants bear Man, great as he thinks himself, eould not devise a better scheme = the flowers have invented through mil- lions of generations. a (J The flower has made itself beautiful £0 attractand hold'the eye of the bee; who 'has learmed that these pretty things hive the sweets which are the" chief thi in his life. "These sweets are furnished by the flower which is clever enough to grow the nectar deep inside where the blossom narrows {down from the absurdly wide entrance. This is not accidental, it ds cleverly thought out. _ . A To get the nectar the Insect must shove and push himself, . and even squeeze his own head and body into a space that is so small as to be uncom- fortaBle, This ls the Big Idea of the flower, which has scattered its eggs all around the entrance so that the insect cannot'steal the nectar without getting eggs all over himself. These eggs he | carries. to the mrext blossom, where some are sure to be scraped off 'and left as he gets a new load.from the + j@écond blossom, and so on from flower to flower, leaving the male eggs here . They Won't Last. "Bankers say thes new dollar bills "I found that was just the ~~ trouble es well he might, strangely flattered and elated, kept his place beside the wicked and igning Mistress Eliza- . beth Landsborough. © meantime, or restin Then. Betty, that-arch traitress and tormenting gadfly, would sit down~on | #& cut tree, either quite at the end or Jose against a branch so that the | k of the position was guarded. | This done she would pull Kit- down! on the other side, leaving Rob and, bis mates to find accommadation where would, This they did, either on| dry pine needles or with their backs against the trees themselves. After this they all looked at Betty Landsborough and - Betty talked to| them, playing with Kit's crisp curls; a dimpled chin | _ on his shoulder and looking over it at Armour. Kit would have preferred that these' amenities had been accorded him in| private. But Betty differed, and Kit always made the best of things. The' rec young men sometimes glowered | t Ed as if they could dave Ehoked, him, but apparently that only made Betty fonder of him than ever. ~ It was curious how innocent and thou, | { ghtless Betty was. For of course ing Landsborough. "I dinna think they like it, Betty!" Betty smiled an innocent smile, and said, tenderly, "But, Kit, what does that maitter, to ns if we lke it?" | Whereupon Kit intimated that in fact it did not matter. "Weel," said Betty, with an air of finality, "I am no dry-nursin' Rob Armour and the ither two that I ken 0. Gergen; they are auld eneuch and ugly eneuch to look after themselves." All the same Kit wished that Betty was not quite so innocent, and a little | more inclined to think of the feelings of others. Could he have listened to the con- versation of the three foresters as they went up the wood to their bache- lor quarters, with the cue owls mew- and there like cats in the dark green gloom, he would have ob- tained light on several things "that were yet dark to Mim.. For the words of the young men weére mysterious. "She's a licht-headed, deceitfu' haverel Jed Rob ATos, bitterly. "But -sha's -bonny, suggested Frank Chisholm. Ey Rob groaned as he admitted it. "I'l wager she disna care a preen for him. He's but a laddie onyway. Betty may be deceitfu', but she's no daft)" It was poor comfort, but the best that Archie Ki inist -@ mind diseased. + it or no mean it;-T ken this, i 3 na whee te bad tne commonly ; PA ig "Aweel," said Rob, with his hand on the latch of the bothie door, meat hae nae 'mair to do with Betty Landas- borough frae this day forth. Na, I have dune wi' her!" richt, Rob" said Frank conso.dingly; "there's Dlents will be glad to tak' the contrack tans , wit a draws 06s ; 401 Tore Was a Tiolse of Tet, a THE: GREAT DAY. examination " of the eX d [ceitfu' | the vicinity with a he was to go to the drug store all by himself and order his~first ice cream soda: > > tered through the hall, He went over the history of county organizations, {thelz Toshio pust, thelr agnifivnt Sitio rospects. le recoun e founda- | ona of the United Galloway Socie: Of Ouse, Tring Ba DIEXONE Jeers. ties of, which Jo had os honor, 2nd. cream cones for him, but with the ad- | presidents and secretaries. He went vent of his fifth year he entered the | over the bequests which had been set | realm of sodas, Smilingly he trudged aside for the purposes of this bursary. | to the corner and entered the store. He furnished lists of past bursars and{ He seated himself at a table and |the honors they had obtained--omit- meekly asked for a chocolate ice cream ting ihe Shira last, Bi had just 8% soda. Quickly his order was filled, and Severn ye OF SOF gory: the tempting, foaming glass with its pee rm fn Th, lt i whi Tl sou ves peed eons plete aes ao a eb After he had finished, be looked former state of = strained attention around quickly before dashing a tear {among his audience. | from his eye. 'Then he picked up the "But on the present occasion," he straw and approached the. cashier. said in a clear voice, "the successful, "Lady," he choked, "I bent the little candidate is--" : : i sucker; what is it worth?" * He paused, and then deliberately. wk My mother's great-grandmother A lass from Devon came; ~ Her little body is dust so long I've night forgotten her name. Her wistful legend only Has stood the Wrack of years, How always at the summer's flood Her laughter broke to tears; She'd blunder with her baking, Her stitches run uneven; She'd droop above her churn and sigh, "Ah me, it's June in Devon!" It made a family. byword Long after she was dead; "As fine as June in Devonshire," Her children's children sald. Across the world I journeyed One year, as summer came, |= began to take another cast back. 'But perhaps I had better read Arst what Doctor Mac Lagan, says about the papers in general----" _ _ But here he had overreached him- self. His companion on the platform - was on his feet. : 3 "Tell the laddies," said the more humane Provost, who was not a law- yer; "gin ye dinna, I'll tell them mysel', and pit them oot o' pain." | And found beyond refuting ~~ - ~ | What burned the biscuits in ry a mo t as would like to rebel, but the Pro- lean forward with a sly on his lip, and' the lawyer knew that he would be as good as his word. It would be a lesaan to him in the future to keep all truly important matters to himself. { "{'he successful candidate on this Secasion "here he cleared. his rately as a final irritati Is | Christopher: , who has obtaiti- ed a total of 766 marks!" Falla "The gabble The words, "Oh, the de- 1" were heard from of Mrs, Mac Walter, And loud clatter of iron-shod clogs fhe *GrrasMan® trampled out of the of voices. i va : And stumbled on her little heart Who had forgotten her name. What made that crooked seam, LA fact beyond dispute is that the setfing . sun must have a feeling. rg re E : and female eggs there. I Ome of the most interesting things in fbea lite is to watch bees work their way into the narrow freasury where | the nectar is kept. It is not an. easy [labor for thé bee. Stand near flowers where bees are busy and watch thé operation closely. . You oan see the bee alight on the blossom and 'take a look inside to'see whether he js too late or just cn time. If no other insect hag been there first, he pokes his head out of sight while he sips the nectar. ' 'You can see him struggle a. he pushes his body into the' narrow. part. en be backs out he sometimes stops for a few seconds to .. pat on his hips the waxy stuff the flow- er has provided for just such a pur- pose. Ss = Fr. tly, and ally while the. first coms are being made in the hives the bees gather large quantities of this MONDS 1860 DUNDAS §T, W., TORONTO VANCOUVER M( BT. JOHN, 'Write Stmonds Canada Saw Co, * Limited, 1550 Dundas St. West, ~ Toronto, Ontario, for prices Pp : * And spoiled the mellow cream. . ; 2 £ XA O little great-grandmother, ~~ The dream that bound your brow. touched my own unwi ~ Simonds Special Circular Cord. Wood 8: wavy material. They pat it on their "I hips until the hips are so large as to be very Tauch out of proportion. 'Watch the bees working among the flowers; use a large magnifying glass, and you will see a moving picture that will surprise you. . But those gaudy birds? The story is soon told, They disguise theniselves 80 that while they are hunting the in- sects among the flowers they are al- bmost indintinguishable because they = look like flowers and fit the scenery. - : -- pf -- ~~ A Shortened Life. A man travelling in Maine met a middle-aged farmer who said his fath- er, ninety years old, was still on the farm where he was born; ars. old, eh?" "Kit sat fixed and cold, thinking EL a hand as in 5 view Fog ghng 'Man, said, hae dune well." I'll hae to: foréhammer" (here i a