The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

A Good Cold TIRE SETTER ‘ r' l tr- " n- nine rltmring prices. 3 Now is; the time to freshen up the interior of your home fur the long winter months. ('01:...0 and let us ShOW you how (-iwuply ynu can do it. Mactarlane Co. I)Y'ngj~'s and Bmtksellers 1'.i‘.i{. van Ofiivw Pu; "Mir Tickets Here. W No mm'e burning or scaring the rims. or lmring new holes, and best of :11 no more overdlslled wheels. No matter how many Ctrme, you will not be kept waiting. and every JOb positively guaranteed. I can set :1 tire in 20 minutes with this machine and d') a better job than any man can the old way. Just. firing along one wheel and watch me. set it with this machine, and you will never again have them let any other way. I also offer you the very best. work in all branches of General Blavksmith’ fag. ‘o'nggnn and Carriage Building and Ito-{mixing at very reasonable pflcea. I make a speclalty of Practical Honc- shoeing and always give it. careful suention. A spenial effort is made to please every (tlstulllér. and you are request.- ed to call and give me a trial. Yours for business. Wm. J. Lawrence COMPANY l. The Second Strongest Punlvflatual 9" Fire Insurance Company In Ontario” load 0m“. - Walkerton, Ont The only kind that cannot pos- sibly hurt your wheels and has Proved Satisfactory. - o o DURHAM [mom I“ kinds o! m- propa- ty and hoisted dwellingl at to- dneod cuh at». and under low- or premium not” tor 3 term at thu- or (our years than an be! uncured oluwhen Building- pro-I head with lightning rod: nnd their content- accepted nt lovetl Intel than ather- not IO protocted I Farmers’ Central Mutual Fire Insurance W. J. MCFADDEN. Ag’t. Dtmmm. ONTARIO PROPERTY INSURED NEAR- LY 09.000.000.00. In New Quarters Mar the 03mm“ St. Bridge u] Near the (influx: St. [flue l wiahOtu annou ce to the puhlw that H tun now settlml injlny new quarters. T. Morau’s old stand, near the Gara- fmxa St. bridge, where I am prepared to cater to their wants in :1] kinds of custom blacksmith- ing. All work guaran- teed first-clans. . D. MCGRATH ONTARIO To desert the lightâ€"that was im- possible personally. If given the least warning, he would spring towards the iron rail that curved by the side of the stairs LO the service-room, and take his chance. Otherwise he would go with the lamp. There was no other Talternative. The girls must leave him at once. , The laugh with which be greeted their appearance gave him time to scheme. Some natures would have found re- lief in prayer. Gladly would Constance and Enid have sunk on their knees and besought the Master of the Winds to spare them and those at sea. But Brand, believing that a catastrophe was imminent decided that in order to save the girls’ lives he must neio ther alarm them nor lose an unneces- sary instant. CHAPTER VI. THE MIDDLE WATCH It says a good deal for. Stephen Brand’s courage that he was able to laugh just then, but it is a fine thing for a man, in a moment of supremest danger. to be called on to comfort a weeping woman. The next minute might be their last â€"â€"of that he was fully conscious. Even before the girls reached his side he felt a curious lifting movement of the whole frame of the lantern. Steel and glass alike were yielding to the sus- tained violence of the wind-pressure. Well were they molded, by men whose conscience need harbor no reproach of dishonest craftsmanship; they were being tested now almost beyond en- durance. “I ought to scold you, but I won't,” he cried. “Are you plucky enough to descend to the kitchen and make three His request had the exact effect he calculated. For once, Constance was deceived, and looked her surprise. Enid. more volatile, smiled through her tears. So it was not quite as bad as they imagined, this gale. Their father could never be so matter-of- fact in the face of real peril to all of them. Cocoa! Fancy a man giving his thoughts to cocoa whilst they were expecting the lighthouse to be hurled into the English Channel. He turned again to manipulate the brass screws. “Now, do not stand there shivering,” he said, “but harden your hearts and go. Use the oil stove. By the time it is readyâ€"" “Shivering, indeed!" Constance, of the Viking breed, would let him see that he had no monOply of the family motto: “Au- deo." She, too, could dare. nice cups of cocoa? Just think what it cost him to speak in this banterlng way, careless of words. though bach additional sylla- ble might mean death to all three. “Bad. night,” he shouted cheerfully. and he cheated her q'uick intelligence 3 second time. He looked over his shohlder and' caught his daughter glancing at him from the well of the stairs. They were gone. Perchance it was his last sight of them in this life. Three times the stalwart frame-work created. Once it moved so percep- tibly that the curtain rings jingied. Then he remembered the words of Isaiah: a shadow from the best. when the blast of the terrible one. in u e storm against the well." “Down you go, Enid," she cried. “He shall have his cocoa, poor man." “For thou hast been n strength to the poor. a strength to the needy in his distress. a refuge from the storm, We have a good brick house for sale, not the one We \live in. If You want to quit paying rent, and have a home of your own, call and make enquiries. This in an excellent home. At the price, it will not remain long unsold. Louis TL} C‘ Scrofula disfigures and causes life-long misery. Children become strong and lively when given small doses of Scott’s Emulsion every day. The starved body is fed; the swollen glands healed, and the tainted blood vitalized. Good food, fresh air and Scott’s Emulsion con- quer scrofula and many other blood diseases. Send 10c, name of paper and this 1d. for our beautiful Savings Bank and Child's Sketch- 8001:. Each bank contains u Good Luck Penny. SCOTT O 30m 120 Wollhgm 36.. Want. Toad-[Ont opyfl FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS ht Pillar Light )XcLeod 9H Allen. Suddenly, the bright flame of the lamp lessened. The use that was his second nature caused him to raise the wicks and admit more draught. Even 1" whilst his deft fingers arranged the complex burner, his ear caught a change in the external din. The shriek of the wind dropped to a thun- . derous growl. This was a gale, not. a tempest. God be praised, the crisis had passed! , “Forgive me. dad,” she murmured. “but I thought, and I still think, that we were and are in a position of the utmost peril. I can’t help knowing that it is high-water about two o’clock. , It is now only a quarter to one. The lworst is not over. Do you think I cannot read your dear face! 'Dad! it there in danger, don’t send us away again." I Tears were streaming down her white cheeks. Enid holding the tray . in speechless bewilderment during I this outburst from her proud and self- , reliant sister. set it down on the writ- l ins-desk with a crash. _ ‘4- n The blast of the terrible ones! What a vivid pen-picture of the awe- some forces of nature. How long would this tornado continue? Al- ready it must have strewed its path with havoc at sea and on land. His physical senses were elevated to the supernatural. He seemed to acquire abnormal powers of sight and hear- ing. He could see the trees bending before the wrathful wind, hear the crashing tiles and brickwork as houses were demolished and people hurled to death. But there was no ecstasy of 80111. no mental altitude. In quick re action came the fanciful memory of the hardy old salt who cheered his Shipmates during a terrific gale with the trite remark: - What a curious jumble of emotions jestled in his brain. A step from the sublime to the ridiculous! Not even a stop. They were inextricably inter- woven, the woof and the warp of things. He recalled the odd ‘expres- sion of an officer who had passed un- scathed through the Inferno of Spion Kop. “I pity the poor folk ashore on a night like this.” “I had no sense of fear,” said be. “but my teeth began to ache.” Brand, 11 student, even of himself, discovered that his dominant sensa- tion was one of curiosity. “If it has to be," said his nervous system, “let it come quickly.” He felt like a man lying on the operating table waiting for the chloroform. The hurricane had lasted thirty-five minutes. A similar tornado sufficed to wreck one-half of the City of St. Louis. This one, as he learnt after- wards, swept around the south of he- land, created a tidal wave which did great damage to the Scilly Isles and the headlands of the south coast, yet spent itself somewhere in the North Sea. Dwellers in inland cities were amazed and incredulous when the newspapers spoke of its extraordinary violence. A truth is harder to swal. low than a lie, all the time. Up cluttered Enid with the steam- ing beverage; Constance, the lantern- bearer, providing the rear-guard. “I do believe it is blowing worse than ever,” said Enid, striving desper- ately to be unconcerned. In reality, the angry wind was no longer abEe to behead the waves. With a rising t_ide v-- v and the gale assisting there \vdfiid soon be a sea worthy of Turner in his maddest mood. “Good gracious, dad,’ cried Con- stance, “how pale you are. And your forehead is wet. What have you been doing ?” Brand hastily mopped his face with a handkerchief. “During some of the heavy gusts,” he explained, “I was compelled to stand on the trimming stage. Andâ€"â€" the micrometer valve required ad- justment." A A , She eyed him narrowly. The mar- gin of suspicion was wider; asked. He approached and kissed her ear. “Since when did my little girl be- gin to doubt me?" 113 salquulgt-ly‘. Her eyes filled. Even the hint of a reproach from him was intolerable. For the life of her she could no longer control the flood of terror which well- ed up beyond resprnint. _ To urge any further effort to sleep was folly. They must remain with him end he contorted. *V 7‘05 dear,” she walled. “I don't want any cocoa if we’re gug-gug-gotng to be diowned.” Certainly it Stephen Brand had im- agined, two minutes earlier, that he was about to laugh long and loudly. in a genuine surrender to an uncon- trollable spasm of mirth. he would have feared lest his wits were leaving him. Yet he laughed now until his vision was blurred. And the wonder tul relief of it! What a tonic. after the ordeal he had endured! It chanced. just then, that an eman- cipated waves embraced the granite column, hit the cornice, and deluged the lantern. its disintegrating mass striking the glass with force enough to break'any ordinary window. The astounded girls could not refuse the evidence of eyes and ears. Here was the frantic sea leaping to a height of one hundred and forty feet and more, yet their father was treating the in- cident as the merriest joke of many a month. Feeling somewhat ashamed of them- selves, though smiling very wistfully, they obeyed him. He sipped his coc ,a with real nonchalance. Another wave turned a somersault over the lantern. Brand’s only anxiety was to blow at the steaming liquid and cool it suffi- ciently. Yet was he watching them and ham- mering out the right course to adopt. He alone understood that, to the no- vice, the amazing ordeal from which the lighthouse had successfully emerged was as naught compared with the thunderous blows of the waves, the astounding neverberations of the hollow pillar, the continuous deluge of spray striking the lantern, which the inturlated sea would inflict on them. No better cure for their hysteria could be contrived. Brand was obvi~ ously not acting. The hearty pulsa- tions of laughter had restored his ruddy color. Evidently they were alarmed about nothing. “Here, Enid, drink your parting cup.” he cried at last. “Have no fear. It is only the dochan doris before many another feast.” “There fa nothing else wrong?" she THE DURHAM CHRONICLE terrible ones! ’ re 0! the awe- . How long continue? Ai- ewed its path on land. His levated to the 18d to acquire ght and hear- trees bending Lnd, hear the work as houses eople hurled to no ecstasy of q . In quick re- ul memory of o cheered his rifle gale with i ashore on a le of emotions step from the us! Not even (tricably inter- the warp 0! 1e odd ‘expres- clad passed un- ferno of Spion fear,” said he, achefi’ Being reasonable girls, of line spirit under conditions less benumbing. it was better that they should grasp the facts accurately. They would be timid, of course. just as people are timid during their first attempt to walk ’twixt rock and cataract at the Fall! of Niagara, but they would have confi- dence in their guide and endure the surrounding pandemonium. “Here’s to you, Enid. Still we live.” he cried, and drained his cup. “1 sup-pup-pese so,” she stammered. ‘6"! pctiel‘ ' Constance. s:_.p up your cocoa,” said “Now I am quits with you for this afternoon.’ “iii tell you what," went on Brand, . Ccnildenliaily. “in that locker you ‘wiil :‘mti a couple of stout pilot-coats. i"'.l 1.: .71} Du. As 1 cannot persuade you to liaxeme you must sit down, and it is crud in here. Moreover, for (.m lil'tll tune. in twenty-one years I " ‘i: smoke on duty. hi i have earned a Little l'fi.;i's(l{i01’1 oi the law.” mat of the corner of his eye he saw :.at Constance, if not Enid, had not muse-d the subtle hint in his words. But she was quite normal again. She gave no sign; helped her sister into the heavy reefer, and made herself comfortable in turn. “Please attend, bot of you," he growled, with mock se erity. “I am going to tell you something that will console you." His voice was drowned by some part of the Atlantic whirling over the lantern. .~ “This kind of thing does not go on all the time.” he continued. “Other- wise we should have five hours of spasmodic conversation. As soon as the tide rises sufficiently to gain an uninterrupted run across the reef we will have at least two hours of com- parative quiet. About four o’clock there will be a second edition for an hour or so. I suppose that any sug- gestion of bedâ€"" :Will be scouted," 6101M!!!“l Enid. “Neither of you will ever regret to- night’s experienceâ€"when it is nicely over,” he said. “You are like a couple of recruits in their first battle.” “I am sureâ€"” began Enid. A huge wave, containing several hundred tons of water, smote the light- house, and cavorted over their heads. The house that was founded upon a rock fell not, but it shook through all its ironobound tiers, and the empty cups danced on their saucers. “That fellowâ€"arrivedâ€"in the nick of timeâ€"to emphasize my remarks,” said Brand, lighting his pipe. “This is your baptism of tire, if I may strain a metaphor. But you are far better situated than the soldier. He gets scared out of his wits by big guns which are comparatively harmless, and .when he has been well pounded for an hour or so, he advances quite blithely to meet the almost silent hail of dangerous bullets. So, you see, in his case, ignorance is bliss." “Are we in bliss?" demanded Con- stance. Not another word could Enid utter. She was paralyzed. “You have been. The lighthouse has outfaced a hurricane such as has not visited England before in my life- time. It is over. The wind has drop- ped to a No. 10 gale, and we have not lost even a bit of skin to my know- ledge. Now the cannonade is begin- ning. Certainly, we may have the glass broken, by a rare accident, but no worse fate can befall us.’ Constance leaned forward, with hands on knees. Her large eyes look- ed into his. “I am sorry you should think that." was the reply. “'1 selected each phrase with singular care. Never be misled by the apparent ease of a speaker. The best impromptu is pre pared beforehand.” “You dear old humbug.” she cried. Now the quiet deadliness ot the scene which followed the reappear- ance of Enid and herself from their bed-room was manifest to her. Enid, too, was looking from one to the other in eager striving to grasp the essentials of an episode rapidly group- ing its details into sequence. Brand knew that it he parried his daughters’ questioning they would be on their knees by his side forthwith, and he wished to avoid any further excite- ment. w .‘ â€"wv‘-' VVVVVV 586‘ “HI“. “A nice- pair of beauties you will In the morning," He grumbled ‘artfully. Not even Constance was proof against this new burthen of woe. She glanced around. A heavy thud was followed by a de- luge without. They heard the water pouring off the_ gallery. “This time dad, you are not choos- ing your words, she said. “You say that," she cried. “knowing that the nearest lo airing-glass is yards away. He pointed with his pipe. “In the second drawer of the deslt you will find a heliograph It is only a t0{:_but will justify me.” -flv- v-w. “5‘1qu “C- tects whiéh'a orotty woman mourns when divorced from her dressing- taolo, Constance called him “Here is “Have you lug?" “No,” he answered.. Bend tween the two of them he pointer of the auriscope b0 southwest, though the last : which they had any knowledgi ad from the Opposite direction He picked up a little trur sembling the horn of a motor! “I use this for’tests,” be e;-. its tiny vibrator quickly bl‘Ol needleo round towards his hand “It is improbable in the big He quitted them again. The girls. having, nothing better to do, watched the dial to see it any change occurred. He heard them use the small trumpet :hre‘e times. Then Enid sang out: He Joined in th‘é‘fii‘éh The needle was pointing north in obedience to the sound-waves created in the room. Suddenly, it swung round nearly halt :he circunuerenoe, of the dlnl. -. ~-- ~---- J“'-'"“J mV° They ran together, and found ' the little circular mirror. The next wave passed unheeded. Smiling, he went up to the lamp. Even yet there was hope they might go to bed when the respite came. After much talk of disordered hair. wan cheeks, rings round the eyes, cracked lips, and other outrageous de- I-..L_ ...-I_l ,n its tiny vibrator quickly brought the needle round towards his hand. “It is improbable in the highest de- gree that any steamer is near enough :0 affect the auriscope," he said. “0n 1 night like this they give the coast a wide berth." “Oh, do come. unfitâ€"£553 baék to :hg_ so_ut_hwgqt rggularly.“ confirmed (in ' page 7. a queer heard a «1.. Bending Lbem he saw 3CODe bore the last siren knowledge sou e trumpet re. motorcar. he explained. n8." she steamer sound said. boob the due iMatthews Latimer Headquarters for All Kinds of Bakery Goods and Confectionery ALL KINDSOF FRUIT m SEASON We have just added to our list a. full line of Cooked Me Home in and try them. Lunches served at all hours. CASH PAID FOR BUTTER AND E005 BURNETT COOPE BURNETT COOPE +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 'l‘flE CHRONICLE, 25c till Jan. lst, I911 Keep Cool For Groceries of all kinds. Provisions, Fruit Confectionery, Crockery, Glassware. etc, also FRESH AND HOT FROM THE PAN The City Bakery fleadquarters for all Bakery Goods E. A. ROWE. f' Garafmxa Street For Four Feed Seed Fresh Groceries. New Fruit and Nuts Choice Confectionery Pure Spices and Vinegars No. I Family and Pure Manitoba Flours Fine Salt. Farmers Produce Wanted And have no fan of being poisoned have juéqinstalled the most . And' will furnish ICE CREAM. 1( SODAS. SUNDAES. URANGEADE. and all other cooling beverages. ICE CREAM. ICE CREAM convecnongn AND fiROCER.... Durham )em a WWW mlr 30"!” or Lemonade rd in; red NS In. lulfly t" chm)“ within the " yull Wlllt I»; 01' SH"? ",3 ‘ Ci“. lowest prices. we nave u raildrene’ F all and Winter I you want the latest in ӣ08 Cushicn Soled Shoes, vici Lid. pat. ”‘8' Belinda P‘tcut Colt. gnud year wc Me- Dun Cd! Button sum. flrxihl» ac 'h'l Fine Box Calf. blucher cut. .0 uni ya “'0 Fine Velour Calf. bluclwr mu. 35 '0d Ian'- Leather Lined Box (3m and mu.” m Lsdieo’ and Gents° Shoes at $1.25. SI g '0' can buy l'nderwmar Inw- - .“ money vithm'. ~ 9. Vat. in Rolled and Hultnl. l ’ Underwear. \‘vsu :unl .11 ' Vests and Urawerm \\ hit.» .11 ' Over-lined l'ndul-Wrar . . ._ ’cl'l Underwear. all six... The Big ShoeStore ban-«art and mm- ...“ l.“ .1, snmvly Imulu 1.! {claw' NEW (‘UA'I‘S 1-; L girl. of 8 In 15‘ yaw», 21 : we find Ilia-1y Ll'ilnm “M RiVel'" (301115 fur 1h. 1 with red. .). {Ada-f N CO‘id comfm'I: llw vdues are unvxc-el And winter: \w hsu both fine and he So? the Phi!) CIShl‘llPl‘? HUM’. 3” P13“! “Llama" HUN‘. ludi Ribbed CRShnlel'e “099. e Worsted Hose. all sima. c Ken's Bushman. \Vnrst u BUTTER AND This is the place to g Austral iar. \V he“ fitting M white. 8W.“ "1‘“ I5 now is the tinw mu] nu; do your preparations. large stocks of all kinds n1 Our goods an not ham hum >1 Ill'ltock bought at light 111 1w 1; .11 ’BEADY-MAlHi (‘1.11'HHM: PLANNEL (11111115 AND 1.1..1 PLANNELm'I‘m. A1. -\ 1‘ 11.4 Ctll and get “II“ m cm ‘et any [913109 L’ S. SCOTT CoId Weat And that Stove was don 0“. but come and iuepm- Everything to muk llve in at STERNALI Wang's ow Stand “Nurse! You Prep TERMS: EGG THOS. (N Hose, all sizes. 4 (0 10‘ Hose, Mics” full fnshiol re Home. Sims 4 to 10 M. all sites, diflerent woigl P. \Vorsted and \Voul H have just I'm" | heavy. 800d Shoes fur t ha ulpagm EGG C allc ft U - cut, good y! eived a I3() 8111 h