-- --i es $2.50 to $50.00. We Avoid Substitute:. Madein Canada. Pen illite vide Fou For Christm A Beautiful and Useful Gift call Sold at the Best Stores ; L. E. Waterman Company, Limited, Montreal Booklet on Request. The Darkest Hour; Or, The Hope That Still Lived. " << 4 gan soo: does make the bread and butter taste good !" T is when you spread it- out on bread or pancakes, fruit or porridge, that you notice most the sweetness and perfect purity of REDPATH Extra Granulated Sugar. Buy it in the 2 and 5-lb. Sealed Cartons, or in the 10, 20, 50 or 100-Ib. Cloth Bags, and you'll get the genuine Fela, , absolutely clean, just as it left the refinery. 83 CANADA SUGAR REFINING CO., LIMITED, +« MONTREAL. Catarrhal Fever Pink Eye, Shipping F INFLUENZA CHAPTER X1IV.- (Continued). "Tam happy to be able to renrind you ever, Epizootic _ ould it be an admirable attribute of f any one, Lord Yorxford," abe had saic ' wh 1 hould I financiér, aloud. quite calmly, and with an admir- And all diseasce vf the horse affecting his throat, speedily a ess that she shou be est na ably ferced emile. enred; colte and horses in exme stable kept from having Ig to it more 'ne vi at tee ool "I have been trying for weeks to fix upon | . them 'vy using Spohn's Distemper and Cough mpound, 3 to See Sone, 5a ee ee em-| tle person you resemble so much," the | "Caged"? in Case of Burs Testing a Big British Gun. doses often cures; one 6 guaranteed to cure one case ac ong jn business in a b earl proceeded, «till looking intentiy ut| / Sate for bs 'oud nies. baby colts, stallions, all ages and con ard otre e nce, "Tt @ a "woman, aup- tions. ost ful scientific com omnd. Any druggis! Tbe old nobleman enitedte: Teaponee. poke, ghough I never knew a woman whose Our illustration shows how bi ns are tested. The cage in the | p y 3 You would ha rdly go that, surely, after} name could mentioned in the eame centre is of heavy rails in layers, stop fragments flying in oo 03 the SPOHN MEDICAL CO., Coshen, Ind. U.S.A. you were my wif be rejoined reath with yours, ueer, isn't it? ; oD Mrs. Groukéndan' Jong ed. Bee a ean a. understand. it myself. ut the, Te farm nthe ba) = cot chant pr _ fragment a ----_--_--_-- ae ---- you are prepared to ehut ¥ eyes 0! semblance and it positively « i a vera ' eyyrery He mont of the drawbacks for the eake of se-| haunts me. | charges. In thevforeground Gs it the firing-butt for es testing- THE COLORS OF THE FLAG. Mm ne ouring she returned, half playfully "It is a rity that you cannot remember | ty fi } I sn by the dotted lin half bitterly. " ig reason, if for nO|the name and then at once dismiss the| Party ring with an electric wit he a Ses a What is ed blue in. in our flag, boys? other, y deserve be encouraged, But eubeegtrom your mind," she retorted a! -- Wo. F isis _ f the b d'exa I aw afraid that I cannot encourage you. | little sMarply | she waves 0 ound.e€s In (ne meantime, however, you will, no fter all, she said to herself, it was; fied he ceased the pacing of t tachieke a hich*Communicated with the other lArger | Where our vessels ride in their tame- | Penta ApETeS ee ~~ opportunity of earn: | ecarcely to be wantered at that ne could 4 aquare grit which ? hid ee aa wit\ar ds. Sa cared, ew thoue recognize her clearly and definitely.| guiling the long interval eince his re! ich she had iu: a en 7! . His Grace of |S siichester pricked up _ hi In the midst of the signal success of this; call, and rang the bell at th which mabe called her And the feet of oan -- ie olin cars, although his countenance rewained | evening * ace rant came to her with a note) stone-pillared portico of the very few | From the sun and smiles of the tora rueful. on a 6a | whose walls now sheltered the most Ya r fe 8 § | me ped vou choose to he besinene wah "Her ladyship is waiting in the library, we wonran in Lo t, wh h oi d app ee alt To the ice of ms south and north, BvE Ds c + | nid'am. | sleepy footman a fa nt. whom she had appointec a ; «if ay say tha 0 not see how such an} Mrs, Crookenden, with an apolo: to | tne way Posten m admitted, him With oe read through tem opportunity can come tova man of MY] the et ce Minister with whom hee wu | ting- roo: aspect did not eu s here now. He was ly- pests drea age and position.' . talking, opened the note and read ite | that he Tete the son of an off'cer, ORone the only « © ouc h thut the room pos The ppardian ships go forth. Che superb woman, in glittering | contents "hey were us follows | teed of any one even decently 'rea mes untensnce was shed in pa mayen of hy er web-work, proceeded able. a : ¥ some connexio h hi fl ° calmly to explain, while her blac ey "Dear Mra, Crookende . ' . he : add cin so freely What is the white on our flag, boys? | unilineh ingly confronted his faded blue ' in a great ditfie ulty, and have Ive beer hanging about in the nm the emall tablo that was with The honor of our lan come to you for help. For heaven a dake, | outside in this cursed s¢ are, ever since lbow; he breathed hard,! which burns In a sight like a bea- Fo ou've heard of my new company, of! give me a fe : minutes. I will not "detain | you sent the message tha a8 c muttered some incoher- con light . course? mean the-one connected with | you Jonger j at this hour," he said, a little resentf wo! w appeared to refer to the nt, an 1 Easier the Queensland gold mir We call it)" Yours in Fi treee, | Secrne that she note with - disgust at Crookenden Corner in La Plata And stands while the hills shall the a¢ Mine, Well, I am on ina Dare.' "| breathing' hard 'and 'quickly with tig } Hi stand ° the point of issuing my circulars, and B aR quic , ying satisfied hereelf that his condi-| "te 1 i ate: shall feel greatly honored if you will let The lips of the rie a woman twite hed odd. | tle hazel « eyes fixed on her face, oer 2 ha of uoay ai mind was exactly what Yes, poi than tame is our land' §| F the child has a me show my friendship r you by phie-| yy as aha c ead. Was there a faint sugges: | it aly a woman you are, h ori ghe* had plan and cale acinied. that bi ing your name at the head o list of tion of vindictive io in their twitching? ; with & sort of sulky RUSIASID s | a . ae "be, ane scntmnee t o keep her eyes And we fight wherever we be 1g, generous directors. And for this I should be able] -[r«@ working," she said ae thin herself; | don't look a bit the wore for ee kick-up upo: he Lomb rd Street of-| For the mothers and wives that pray; . to pay: you twenty jhowsand pou for 4] itn working Bard ang f fos have had oe & this even % that n reply to her for the lives light to study by. year-- ut least, for the firet year from ont seem any me fagged than if you there was . 5 "rie - the time of your accepting the position." cuspeee R-XxY. had been sleeping | an the tin whether of Of the brave hearts over the sea. The "Twenty thousand pounds! nd for 60 | "Never mind me okenden said » between him = ané little!" "Th e, old and experienced | Acs the door of the library opened, I sternly. 'Hy uve you ebay ont where that doctor and preach-/ What ig the red on the flag,- boy . though he wae plainly astonished at! Dare, who om pacing the roo imag eaten = n lives beginning to be talked of "TY y ie 4 » * puyme towards it a face as white : e eve 3 s the blood of our heroes sla n . the munificence of the payment for duties aa The miserable youth nodded. "CY n the good work h so light. cloak which he still held sightiye w rapped hav run him to sort took a lot of wae doing, az last year he had been talk-| On the burning sands, in the wild I ig ary there ee ge ch toe a -- ner: "se : whe ris ment she Joo | rouble, b oe Gaus it. eo venta ed of by reason of the infamous rime waste lands, | ™ tached to this sort of thing," he objecte © invatic at eno Ww: . ¥ tt he wae suppceed to have committe : When I come to tfir NW num- ae ls very ou," she = mur- ut pean 0 9 6 as po ig mae cour But Mra. Crookend nh not believed in And the froth of the purple main; | lamp Saves eye " ave ' red, us-ehe A moe an th tbet the wo-| Here's what he calls his address, ecraw ¢ incle tat | And - cries to God from the crimson : . ber of men have got into trouble, and been | mu 3-e Jon a bit of paper. The place d n't 100 his ere = had accordingly laid her I k mide notorious y accepting director-| man whom ehe hoped would befriend pee | if an letters that fone sent thei plans to e | strain. t 1S ero- shi eu of good position, too, ine] 6 yet unnamed difficulty. "And | ve f & t Those ian Sead acoerede: ana" the crest of the waves out- . : ng peers. wi on an evening earan this .. iy 'could |B ie Ewe "Ferdy !" ahe alled his be sotted atten. 'folle sene light atits best The handsome woman opposite him a 6. © the other day as re n now voice that was as r u J Laughed @ low, ailv very laugh, whose ripple| be a h iper in any time of tro g, aia cen a og h was nd rich, "Ferdy, there ia| That he send us men to fight again ai clear, mellow, had witehery i so in yay tkouble , have come corner. He calls that his ved, an oint upon which I desir s our fathers fought of old. "Surely my pres position, social as} "That # : ; be informed. And you are going to ; and unflickering. xaabanteciahetekias noses omer any pio nes rk th ay er mo this. question: | wer: stand by the fear. old. flag, boys, Ey 'one ef my. undertakings carries th "You can Melp m a ; S Brine ? "What is the m' Whatever be sald o 8; The RAYO does not nO risk. mer of course, if you 'have ter of money,' the distressed visitor u ty I ask yoa? You are to tell nie « eee the shots come ast, as we Ic Kev ont you 5 ee Teepect t = pacing rece ey Sr have ey fee a : tft and e whole truth. Do you mi neg ce the bias smoke or smell. It is ee to © business. are plenty v : ne n tand?' by f in positions hardly 2 oly 1 loan of five thousand pounds. i strain," sho iim hen, calmly and| 'The little broker appeared to be slowly And the fos be te ent easy to light, easy to who are pl hate. to 'ask for it, but T have no" "other if | we nfully surveying she he, .; awaking from the femietupor in which! Though our only his Bs 'be th the thrust" clean, and easy t : ; em a -- suc nativ } have wy feet npee hag O but | She had acer rom hig a and 'the ally 5 it whe had me a tH0 or t ~ minut of the sword, ? y to re- ave juct offered » you. are not draw i © alrea i paper wit og of w earlier; awa and still curiously i preeent] the! very frequently, and € conspicuously | epoken scrawled upon it, a ae looking | help] a the F odd look. in his opening And a bullet in heart or brain. wick. The RA YO al. | large sume on my own private for F again "the chile he continu- eyea-Dluinty betray What matters one gone if the flag' costs little, but ou The Duke's vo : N 8 and ro rag ge ha Se I ee ¢ I have another job for you," (To be PF eonttnned, ) floats on, , y ts. Crookenden, how | remon-trate with me. fo are ou to set about it at once." e main ©) anything?' -- can only | make any sat er ee on my own pr "Phe young 'fellow standing before her - And Britain be lord of the main. tate a get a better i t what vou have vate fortune. . mat ie why ave come iu winee u litt , Naw ofa : a) ae am " me ' mm An Seip 7 , ' bled bot | That Gt 'of job?" he are after ai, © New Recruit. - * P * any Price ell, perhap we wi)l talk of tha "hoal¢ never ave rou DEE abou. moment yin nugain? asked 6 f " ar PS SY 'or 20tnN\ ' A "~ ugain another time If vou do as I ir dat fre. Crookenden assur her Witt jen Y. ® He wes 6 Dew recruit, and ~ hon AUSTRIA PL NISH ED. Made in Canada 1 may poesibly change my nd about | one of ia ols n sm ie whieh only too . no use you talking rubbish like first day of -- ri = mustere q slim H marrying you," «he eaid with one of -- her ten czertcd their malign influence up thet to me," she anid, still with that quiet. w a bateh of ot e- "nna F i , *n--In- fascinating aniules, none smiles which }on women as strongly a6 upon mer 1' nees of tone which told of. relentlessness. up along ing ' ra "A ay . Tien 254 Gt OME Mende formed so lurge a of her stock-in-| will give you a cheque for the five thous} «py, got a uew job for, you, and you must eruits to dril tte ntion, ' vasion of Cholera and Dysentery. 'rade in this fine bus sinees of ---- and rounds at once € shat Roane Jong start omen it at or thundered the sergeant. ""Shoul- " , ic a ' o Oo we way rom my guesis n o-mMarrow " a . , ' heming i h . c ried : hog wel ah ve the ore nnd conhae' i mie tothe 4 rtain nobleman among my tip der arms! Right about turn!' The When Austria so arrogantly made hen you may ut y me down ¥ 1e is in "want ot a secretary," she went dircetor of anything you please," the aged will you notre Saree f + the trustful %°% on rriedly and clea arly. "you whole lot of men had- performed| her demands upon Servia, late in | wearer of the duca wherry leaves hother emile drew forth ¢ ee must Surbish yourself up and a for = ' ; . H 7 | cried as rashly and desperately as any | affirmative answer. "Yes i] come.| the post. You will get 10 because Tahau | their drill satisfactorily with the | July, the world agree her as a youth might bave don c that moment sen a a oe friend." |! chr : Dare recommend you. And when you have sce exception of one, who had not moy-| great Power mrocete ly eed footman thr open .the door of th nd then the mother o ? c ine Ware: it, you w 1ave to keep me well inform , w er nation. ne Was | nom and nnnouieee the firet guest. In-| drew a tong, deep sigh of relie ; acieéraine everythir > hat ad a muscle. The sergeant was mad | to coerce a ia a h bilit | stantly the woman of finance becam tisat le stors whe gaid'in a that house ow Ko rage, and going up to the new| confident, of course, er abuity ROYALITE OIL is best for all Pa 2 2 »!)} oles of unutterable pain, °a terrible " A si , 13" best tor ues verged in the hosteex et even ag she ihe voice un i But this busi is only wo ork for a 1it, caught him by the neck and | to compel Servia to her way of} = emued in response to the newe Ta' ee ry. God knows it was not my fault ead," the unhappy boy protested desper- reer! Ps 4 . oa" . ¢ * 'tive of th 3 hts THE IMPERIAL OIL cO., Limited Pel otusies over the many beauties of this in- | The sin and disgrace for there are fear ately. shook him, asking if he was deaf. thinking, ee thes o re rights =| comparable drawing-roo she tye ful sin and bitter disgrace connected with "Forgery is aleo the work of a ead." "No sir." came the answer. 'Then of the case She thought she could =} umphing inwardly over t fuet tha | it- t niy imtentional making.) yrs) Crookenden meaningly replied to ' , . . t the u by which she ob- =| had secured the lofty and uneullied ny ame | | Goodness erate too, tha Le nar -- it! him. why the dickens Rewragl 4 you a be ne coup t Be bi a j= of the Duke of Silchester to assist her in| ted a deliberate rey in iny lite. But 8 The face of the wretebed _ he looked 1 "! tained possession o sia an =a r , iz promoting the most entomal ucleme which | the blame will be upon! yarely more flushe paintal when I shouted rig' about turn? " : mite a ioe gana tiles. JIMA MLAS AE A DST ehe had yet undertaken ry ould ever be known, OW, crimson, and then --_/ ite again, Please, sir, I'm left-handed oF td -) aor few gees - ta gues sts al taelent ever oe f hat d white as the softly massed laee that trim. ~ ow she is stricken to -- point litera ¥y trooped in; men of ran and in- | le clencnec he . ile ands med her yellow gown. - . ow ) 3 fluence, mon of distinction in almout ever | hat Well, tell me wits one thing, then," dhe The Clergyman--"Your husband | of exhaustion. A ----. ndent, at " Steaans eureer in the world, a: ones pose Jared bhoarsely to implo ore he : - gays he alwavs feels so refreshed af- Rome sends a yy "h descri rhe campaign. 1ere are no aah very presence within a house se t high | keep on being your ae and "yin - a " 2 s t eC 4] ssion, 8} mpathy or social on the house's oveupie In they ! ° P ddish iricke for ay 7iPE | ter one of my sermons. Mrs. Pews| of the disaster bt i -- di of ' 'patriotic Tt : ved is on the ul eame; with among, them one royal | me a bit sou ay, as ds rewartt Cs (absently)--"'Yes, a good sleep does | her Vienna is literally a grea 108- | enthusiasm.' 1¢ emp person in they all enme, fluttering only the chance of that that keeps me g fresh one, you know !"' pital. Barracks, school houses,|ragged edge. of catastrophe. Its eagerly round this woman who was known There ia a innce, isn't there?" _ | reires '- , re ffi he muse n issoluti 'ould be the natural in the City an aron Crookenden, anc dark, handsome woma Thaakies, offices, the mu: om a disso ution wot i; ike follich' mathe thet dan ae maar PeaeL a gaa ine possi 'bly, Junk Belfast has suffered severely dn! the rotunda of the famous Prater] outcome of its latest and most dis'- @ fool.s « « that er re » 0 rhe . : " candle. a Haat ipne halt meaneed halt} account of the war, and many of the; Park are all in use for the care of} astrous military gene ryment bust tt Mine of vow to buy and not to} and the perl ; ul. Then she signed to her miser-| hig establishments had to put their| the wounded. Cholera and dysen- j eee i yah soldier sii < > owner! were the pe "4g y Kiave t r Ane 2 Went . 7 ' * = } Nip. .P chy is > . Gf thie nainee of tuxar He Biovrge dahl nats : Sarah et 'ave to gu. And he went withogth oO otmen on short time. The pros-|tery, the former in mild but the] / Willie--Paw, why is an n after din the arnouncement that dinner wag serv C oakenden had eeraes Tae ut is away When he had gone. 'roakenden #pect, however, is now much better,}latter in fatal form, have invaded] ner speech called a toast t aw et ithe hand that grasp i among he ose from her seat, and Fontes 1 = a: . we ins ter " Hd " 0. se s jiy ary, In | Into the dining-room the splendid party | lowing frills of laco ay or thai cr me Seon Bae teat, end font ca on thet more especially in the engineering|/the city. The public is beginning} Because it is usual ie: ' then poured, Large lamented her evening clos k . .. then she crossed the floor io the oor | trade. to understand the failure of the] son. guest tw "It ie a oa of blackmail, is it? the what it would be after | 'Money Queen asked. - - = = = - gueste who hac For solo reply Lady Dare nodded. - recepgion should | God blese you," she sobbed wildly Under the el * are a true friend might have b on coved from some scene Little did she imagine that the in an ancient al eustle, or from some | generosity of the millionaire woman whom inagined banner given in some imagined | 6ehe had left standing in the orig ary | Buy British-made Roofing--Not Foreign ade fai ryls and. {but an enmity; and that by ste ke Of all these people who now sat around | ing her help ahs had plac ed in her hand her tabla, the great majority were knows! a weapon wherewit to de the sooner : nee ed ugh n through, partly: and Pgh ay s acgd ae dlow fr venge _, = through her own imissions, but chiefly which had long since been planned fa sa ri i" rate ¢ rf ire family, 3 to ext lag ge Hing Par: he toa ry taiely | a her ig nd bra an footmat uF In these strenuous days do not send your money to ag, countries--circulate it AT HOME, where your crops are sold, and large force of secret spies j ndon. A! came to the library door just as his mi here your money will come back to you and your family. Our "Redcliffe Corrugated Iron {s British through and through---mined, few years more of this sort of thing, and | tress was ting the room to ge back gmelted, rolled, galvanized and corrugated within the Empire. We could use foreign-made Keystone sheets if we wished, but we red Bg the hotiog at tat eet Se, Ronald i asking to vee you Drefer to buy within the Empire, and gd should you. Our thirty-year reputation for square dealing {s behind-every one of the famous Mercilese han ma'am," he announced. "Redcliffe" British-made Galvanized Sheets 1 whieh you will get if you buy from us. And our prices are as low or lower than sheets "I hope you'll be able to spa | "Tell him I cannot eee him now, but 1 sane in the United States. e twenty minutes of your time to- morrow | pleat see him at half-paet one in the morn- } arg as ma a said to her in| 5 6 -- . , 7 he Grawing-room la am coming | do mean to-night, am? i 3 to Lombard Street to see you." servant inquired, in = ent pneervainty. | Our Prices fl o-day Are 8 The -- y, ueen eo eremous as- as mistress . he | ft = Bs sent. She always cover ner pitileesne "Yea, couree, con . a rp = with a sheath of velvety : oa. he | norrow morning--whic hever you socks ta! ER 9 ' 60 100 f ORDER knew that this was th t way to get on call it." she explained in a tone at a auge-- Py per square ee 8 the by ay n the case of the woman | imp cf = ell akaet Ronald. he must! who had just spoken to dex, she knew very | come at that hour withou i | the tang ith her Was Want ates was poteibly surprised, bu: he NOW 26 iH -$3 80 100 f t NOW wel 8 ed. ' The marchior tronble-- ; Fas toe woll trajr ned 3 servant to gllox | ' au @-- * er , $s uare ee : trouble which «he Pelleved fi ne but het-| thie fact to be mantte HB ac nowiedg = self gould } oseibly know of--and no doubt ed me order in a properiy pete tful man. | Snot a aie would a ie or a loan of a few thoug-/ ner, and departed forthw xecuty Freight prepaid to apy statfon in Old Ontario. Terms: "tt wae the anger. Special artine to shar ty bette mye atsadisen eaige: ds in order to ut person's | it, . 5 te., to fit our sheets hey se money and get a vas ette i. - tr t cart oe her miedoings! *And that Mr cneated thor tain sot | ep Rgelitre" Corragated rol todascab mer apectat out ices. Very special reduced prices are also being quoted for * eae Sas and "Redelitte" Bek 4 zoIte orm-o Der: "er, too he comment to a 0 er- 4 "" ry "Redcliffe" é "y . . whe + ii Femind -mo of, vant a oe minutes Ja "You wouldn t! (Rock or Brick-face patterns) and "Metallic" Steel Ceiling and Wall Pintes--beautiful poe durable. Correspondence invite ae ee Gerntaii Mre. aeakene den," "the" Earl of Yoxford| think 60, would you, by his goings on?" | dj mak eaid to her twice in the course of. -that t 'ertainly true that the gent "| We will gladly help you with your barn plane, Let us hear from you about your requirements. e og be oe a erenin - 4 eax ee the gt Se ol in oueetion bold cg Ret t+ staunch, time-proog imperial-looking woman ha e ir. ie I Or el Senco Bi ac asiat ices The METALLIC ROOFING Coa., Ltd., rvs3072%, Toronto haunted ak - ang es r pallid] on every one elee riER = om af Le | Le | King and Dufferin Sts., ' face, x or ha P li a egree ted. © Was . t . 7° sImont ant ch he ; y theeke 5 a Sune pentlocsati, as hie appearance shows bee | lactic e 'hen st the tneenvenient hour speci ~ tad