* Eas SCH IN B EI ecember Opporti un ‘ity Sale Every Ladies’, Misses’ and Children’s Coat in our store tobe sold at Greatly ~ Reduced Prices ~ 7 Regular $75.00 Cloats, on ‘sale at ......... $55.00 Regular $50.00 Coats on ‘gale WE cceevse ed $38.50 Regular $45.00 Coats, on sale at ......... $34.00 Regular $35.00 Coats on sale at ........- $24.75 Regular $30.00 Coats on Sale at ........- $22.00 Regular $25.00 Coats on sale at ......... $18.00 L. Regular $20.00 Coats on sale at ........- $14.95 : * Regular $15.00 Coats on sale at ......... $11.00 Regular $12.00 Coats on sale at ......... . $8.75 Regular $10.00 Coats on sale at .......... $7.48 F 25 Ladies' and Misses' Coats; in tweeds and _ velours, __ Plain and fur trimmed $10.98. Sizes 6 to 12 years. Children's Coats, good aey tweeds and well lined. $5.00 Ladies’ and Misses’ Dresses 75 Ladies’ and Misses’ Silk, Silk Crepe and Flannel Dresses to be cleared at re- duced prices. Ladies’ and Misses" Silk & Silk Crepe Dresses on Sale $10.00, $25.00 Ladies’ and Misses’ Flannel Dresses on sale at ' $5.00 to $15.00 Te Davia eta eee A aL elas tuyaNt) Fur oats Of Quality and Style PORTO TO TIT TE TER " We carry a complete and extensive range of Fur Coats and will guarantee every Coat we sell to give pauichaset complete. satisfaction. udson Seal “wn or trim $300 to $350 na Electric Seal $125 to $185 ~-MuskFat Coats $135 to $200 Coats, Ve Met favtet/atre a &s fy u SUL DOD UL Le ee ee SOR) Boy’s Suits from. Suits with two pair_of pants News from Our Men's and Boys’ Wear Dep't Clearing Lot of 40 Men’s and Young Men's Tweed and Worsted Suits Regular $25 to $35, on sale Young Men’s double breasted and English' model $15.00 0.00 $5.00 to $12.00 1 S PIC TP EROTIC TEN TERE IPL TO TOL TE TE Te HIRT SPECIAL; 200]Men’s UNDERWEAR: Men's all wool, heavy ribbed, reg. $1.95 HOSE: Men’s Cashmere, all wool, Black, Tan and Grey, pr. Men's Heavy Cottonade Pants and Overalls -ine Shirts, all sizes, Overcoats, dark colors, CTP FER TOM TERS ee IM OR Se IE TEL IR ea Tp FR JE TE OVERCOATS 10 Men’s and Young Men's. Men's Navy Bine, {French} ; Blue and Gray Coats, $20 BOY’S OVERCOATS with belt, clearing $15.00 | to $35.00. $5.00 to $15.00 ciya\ tren /e\ ne lTa\n res cy | Christmas Gifts for Exery Member of the oe 1 Big Display of Dolls, Toys, Books and Games for the Children ; 5 » SILK SCARFS HOSIERY PURSES MEN'S BATH ROBES . : Handkerchiefs Knitted (and fancy, sitk. plan “rad heonad Toate in the new oblong shape. and _smibking Jackets i : 2000 on sale LUNCHEON SETS “$1.00 to Op? Bete. mk led q « aa eee Mane ae GIVE TOWELS BATH ROBES . a Aa ee : 10c 15¢ 25¢ $5.00 teeta ae cra oe — ee Fiterdown and wilk. gh 00 toto EI se PARASOLS bo. : Extra fine quality | the now, shape Fe na HRT GN si Seassite asiew | in White or Colors. “$5.00 to $10.00 _ blue, yellow, mauve "The at epécial prices. ee have ase a . ie ee eae sr | voted Ellen, and 2, Gladys, were, she felt, 6uperfiuous, The cottage was not really big en- In. fact Bally ha ad not see door, they would pose yo her go away from As she mositaced for that moment, “No, not to gay foreign, she w ton sayin her deep, carrying ‘Solees as-| n’t, Gladys, and wonderful Interest- ed.” “Lor'!"" said Gladys, am as Sally knocked, ARORS was a oud * from Ellen. iv Mrs. Preston's mother was so glad to considered that she had earn C) comfortable feeling with which ine lencountered Monday morning came downstairs; had break- fast, waited for the post; read a dull letter from Cousin Bliza’s solicitor; picked up The Times, and there was the Yombetrel} staring her- in the face from the Agony Column. Sally. stared back, and felt her. heart pound against her side. \ day's advertisement, the sham advertisement, had elicited a prompt reply. There was no mistaking it. “F.L. to Sally: Don't worry. Mes- wick road orn -thirty today. Ab- solute discretio Sally icmned | up and looked at the clock. It was anaey half past ten. Her eyes went ack to the paper. ‘Seh”’ / see her that Sally did not regret| that having clung to the path of duty. ne \below its natural siteh. She began to senger will meet you Chark- Strud-| quite the Geen English am I far Sona you tell me, rk?’’ came forward. Her boredom was gone, She looked hard at the woman, and saw very lit- tle—a black felt hat crammed low over the eyés, a nondescript tweed the ‘coat whose collar hid the chin, and fold upon fold or navy blue motor veil, pens in leather gauntlets. gata uP to the car the wo- man souk k "Ts it Miss. Meredith?” And, Sally nodded, “I am glad you have ; it was short ae but es-| Wanted you, and no else.” “Well, I'm here,” ead Sally. ‘May I ask whom I am speaking to?” The voice puzzled ‘ually. It was ew. rather muffled, perhaps by the 1, and singularly. lacking in vi- brain, She received the impression t it was being used a good! dea) feel at once excited and el an child in her—and there was a grea deal of i child in Sally—thrilled to the secrecy, the lonely meetin. but something that stood for intelli. gence and experience, wae repelled and rae much on the alert, With her a god behind her, lean ing on her stout ash stick, she stood avout a yard from the car, and ask- “Have you a message for me?” “But certainly,” said the woman. She had no age 2 — but each time she spoke, “rr was not “r.”’ Her words were pronounced, they did not ust slide one into the other “Will you give me the message ” - Len “T mustn't sto t is a message from your uncle. Everything ama to be shaking a little, but she steadied herself, and] read the message again. It was from) . That meant Fritzi was alive. d that he was a- . Bill didn't believe it. Now’ he to belleve it. Would he? faintest little shiver of i into Sally's excited mind; like a little draught Cage heme into an overheated room. If Bill were here what would he say? He might s Sally frowned, but her mind as clearing—he might say, if one ad- vertisement was bogus, why not the other He might say that. Sally crumpled up be paper, and let it oar onto the floo if Bill were here, = ‘would prob- ably say any number of stuffy, prud- fentthings; but he wasn’t here, and she was certainly going to walk along the Strudwick road, and meet the messenger who might have news of Fritzi. She ran upstairs for her hat and der, and wondered vaguely why Cally was in the garden goseipping. She went on down the roa The person with whom Mrs. Cal- lender was conversing was Mr. James Preston, who combined the duties of village postman with those of obed- ient husban to Mrs.- Callender’s turned at the moment be coming downstairs thus missing “Whilst she was considering who on y¥| moment, | No; y have not seen m; it would not be’safe. Above all things it is neceséary that we should not be con- | nected, but he has sent me a mes- | 83 fe. Even that was a risk, but he ee ld not bear to think that you were grieving, and béaldes there was ‘the case.’ P What case?” Sally's tone was | cool and detached, but the hands that n the crook of the walking stick ssed it hard. red lacquer case,"’ gaid the woman. “You ow; he told you; he showed you how to open it, an in oo letter— Ag in his letter? aid he was teaving it in the bookshelf, but after al Yes?’’ For the life of her Sally could not keep the word steady. Oh, he took it with him; you must have guessed that,’ said the woman coolly, “didn't you? “Perhaps. What about {t?" sald Sally The woman looked back along the empty ‘stetch of road before she an- swered. Then she leaned a little far- ther over the side of the car. “He took it, but of course couldn't keep it; it wasn't safe. He passed it to. me,” and now she spoke y. ‘Now he wishes that paper sent through the post—that is the safest of all— address Which he has given me.” Sally reranined silent for. her eyes fixed on the blue motor veil, Behind it there were eyes that wonld not show themeel- ves, lips which she could see*moving, but whose expression was withheld js tes tober rom coe profits. are $1,162, Price re an figures eer in the day, shou t the Sta pill at $95, $88. Has 00850 a t a woe po? "ale advance, ending nerease of 5 dos 000. over the of a year ag ro These arotite, added to fe Dok mount carried holst last give the Bank a sum of $2,201, 3712 92. After paying Tease dividends at the rate of 12 ‘am and a bon 1% -to its shareholders and after making the usual contribu- o the Guarantee and Officers $60,000. more than was available . ely purpose last year. statement shows liquid assets at wee $75,829.76, an improyement a8 yh $8,000,000 within the year, ile Cash on Hand and kindred as- a stand at $26,338,271.38. The Bank's liqui seets are over 61% of its total Mabilities to the public. oughout very satisfactory one and point to gradually improving busi- ness conditions generally in Canada. bh] 2 is2. In last year’s statement as $9,- 554 526, Will Start: Grading Cream Next April SO ANNOUCES DIRECTOR OF DAIRYING FOR PROVINCE— WILL PAY PREMIUM FOR SPECIAL AnD : Riper CLASSES. General cream m grading is to be es- tablished - Ontario next April, an- nounces George H. Barr, weg ng oe dairying for the pe vince. For first year, at least, grading will oe done at the cresmaries by the cream- erymen themiseiVes>Dtring Me pas govern nment in- te ap have been "busy instructing n in the grades proposed redmeryme ahd methods of testing. The grades to be established are special, first, second, and “offgrade.” At least one cent per pound more is to be paid for special than for first, and three cents per pound more for first than for second, according to the present proposal, Offgrade cream is to be rejected, and some suggest that it should be colored with some harmless dye in order to prevent its being offered to a second creamery after rejection. No action has yet been taken on this point, however, “If the law ie evaded, prompt warns Mr. prosecution will follow,’ . ; Looked Bad ich respected citizen had left tare ‘umbrellas to .be repaired. Law he had luncheon in a restaurant, and as he was departing, absent-mindedly took an umbrella ifrom a hook 1 next to his hat. “ ’ said a woman at the next table. He apologized and went ont. When he, was going home that evening in a street car with his three repaired sage aroun the woman he had 6een n the restaurant got in. Glancing at him and his umbrelias, she rema ark- ed pleasantiy “I gee you ‘have had a good day.’ trom her. She spoke at last in simple, puzzled tones por until well upon his home- . He was a little, rosy man, o letter and forgotten the telegram. He and Mrs. Callender laughed to- gether for geome time before shé thougkt of going to see where Sally ustice, however, it not contain bad news. “‘Someth bout an a&ppoinment,” = explained, “nothing to signify, 60 , Bat perhaps you'd better wat give it to "er, papas i PH if Pa are mak- , 1 don't say asl diveldn’ t be glad of ane.” But Sally was well away Sova the road, and Bill tage’s t “On no pte ve appointment,” wage ea of {ts p' raed A nse waniea ‘bil wong the silent Testing of exhilaration, of escape, egret her steps. * there int four-crossway near Preston's gene shé i at right too’ the contents of the telegram, having} ‘‘Her : half too long.” had said about Cally. And the other: “Not to say foreign she wasn "trand wonderful Hannah Preston—about-——? She remembered Ellen had elegram, “Ssh “Well, if he wants it opened, he =, can opts it The clumsy, grey tweed coat did not quite conceal a very slight shrug of the shouklers “He has not got the case. How can he open it? He has passed it to me, and his message is this: the paper. Then I am Bou” As it were through opposite doors, there came into Sally's mind two ap- parently unconnected senténces. One: " tongue’s about a yard. &bnd That was what Bill interested.” of those careful said, 1en she ie mr’”’ id there be any risk?” you doubt that “‘Kycome from ‘Tell Sally| h she is to open the case and give you was| scarf, irew a aite over poke. Her voice sound-|that the woman wae lying. ed a little strange to herself, a little/ did not. come from Fritz! at all;.6o higher and louder than it needed to/she stuck-her chin in the air lieve me, if you wish to help your uncle there ia need for hurr Sally stopped a sg on her stick, and stood up str “If there is anything that my un- cle wishes me to do, I will do. it— when I have his written authorisa- tion. And now must be getting ome.”" ere was a little electric pause before the woman-said: “Can yo rstand? I tell you there is danger, T tell. you there is need for haste; and you talk.to me. of a writ- ten authorisation."’ “['m sorry,’ said Sally, “hut [ can't do pant aire without it,” e smiled again, adjusted. her her houlder, and. began ,to walk: briskly 6 in the direction of Chark. Her heart and be. walked away, and with a soft purring “You. have a written message from) noise the and car came after her was no one erfere, no one to af — » Se w alongside. stop her, btit she hurried as though eather-gauntleted hand tapped “You do not care,” said somedne might try. ican tly. an, “how much you injure him rt the; ‘I tell you, even a ‘our uncle? You will t move & message by word ot mouth, it is a risk—and you Laat to help when ye asks for neiv? an ‘Sally was her ment, of eet ane will not help. t? m to gay t “dally turned her face towards ths moment. Her brows w over scornfal eyes.. Ber “a: our - be ade a - 0 isn’t @. tool,! pees egg ager a little nod ehe = bank .on bh: