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ma August and, 1912. B year’s experience and knowledge of the locality. counts for something. go talkers '1“! mo and get. the bone- t p t. fl.fl.MlLLER, Hanover If you have MONEY to invest or debts to COLLECT you should con- sult mo. 130 ion. Normanhy. near Hamp- den. Good buildings. a fine stock farm. Snmebod wnll match this bar- gain quickly, w y not you? Many other farms. of all sizes and kinds. for sale cheap. 100 Aaron near Bentinck P. 0. Fair buildings, good farm, very low price and easy terms. If you wish to SELL, BORROW or I SURE it will PAY you to no me. 100 Aom One mile South of \Villiamsford. Good buildings. good soil, spring creek. offered at, snap Owner in West and bound to sell. If you want it We Sell it, If you don’t wantit We buy it. Shoes at Low Prices g E. A. ROWE : :32‘631222: I. WW3 Repairing promptly attended to. So now don’ t miss getting your- se}f a pair of the latest in low shoes for midsummer wear, at the lowest possible price. And where is the place to get them? At the Big Shoe Store, near the bridge Don't fail when in town to call in and inspect our large stock of Foo'wear, as “e have a new stock of Fall Goods coming in. We are offer- in!r a full line of Ladies’, Men’s and Children’ s Oxfords and Pumps at very low prices _ +.v+.fl.++++ .v++++++-v g+++»$.+++++++. THOS. McGRATfl TE RMSâ€"CASH or EGGS. year old, which were passed an first-class building material. “I was cured of diarrhoea by one dose of Chamberlain’s Colic, Chol- era and Diarrhoea Remedy,” writes _M. E.._erhard‘t, Oriole. Pa. There is qothing better. For sale by all Tests show that bridge timbers which had been a quarter of a century in service were stronger than selected pieces of timber a oww“~m“- _. a . 0000‘9~IO"OOTOMOQNOO”CO Rugs, Oilcloths Window Shades Lace Curtains and all Household Furnishings New Stock just arrived and will be soid at the lowest living profit. Undertaking receives special attention FURNITURE EDWARD KRESS +.:+++++++++++++++ AND if”: Near the Bridge 9:2. N... dollars yble p: “But now?" “The foind o Cimma squad Tommi me all bodies, on ’en They'd owld G all the the fit! was to He wa: av him (one w dancln’ film W: Topeky . LL- ._1 was to start huntln’ fer ‘Black Bart.’ He was two days glttln’ on the trail av him; then he heard the. teller was (one away trapsing after a singin' or dancln’ gyurl called Christie Maclalre. :She was supposed to be airther at Topeky or Sheridan. A freighter told the owld man she was at Sheridan, 30' so he started there overland. hopin' tor head of! ‘Black Burt.’ O! reckon We could a mwld mor‘n that.” “What do you mean?” "Why shore, honey. what’s the HBO tryln’ ter «leave me? Didn’t Jack Keith, m his own lips. tell me 10 m Christie Mscluro?" - “But I'm not! I'm 110'. Mrs. Mu!" phy. I don't even kn'o‘w the woman. It is such a strange thing; Leann!”- “count for itâ€"both thou men mil- took 1"..9 for her. Andâ€"33¢ .I let 15.21.11. “That's what Oi’ve been tryin' ter -folnd out. First of! he went out to the Cimmaron Crossing, gyarded by a squad 0’ cavalry from the fort here. Tommy Caine wint along, an’ told me all about it. They dug up the bodies, but niver a. thing did they find on ’emâ€"not a paper, nor a dollar. They'd bin robbed all roight. The owld Gineral swore loike a wild man all the way back, Tommy said, an’ the first thing he did at Carson City “Shure, honey, it’s not so bad the way they tell it now,” she explained, consolingiy. “Nobody helaves now it was yer father that got kilt. It was two tellers what stole his outfit. clothes an' all, an' was drivin' of! wid ’om inter the: sand hills. Divil swan does know who kilt ’em. but there's some ugly stories travelin’ about. Some says Injuns; some says the posse run 'em down; 2111’ Black Bart an’ his dirthy outfit, they swear it was Keith. Oi’ve got me own notion. An- nyhow, there‘s 'bout three hundred dollars, some mules. an’ a lot 0’ vai- yble papers missin . Mrs. Murphy, hoping thus to quiet the apprehensions of her charge, set herself diligently at work to discover the facts. As her house was filled with transients, including occasional visitors from Garson City, and was also lounging headquarters for many of the officers from the near-by fort. she experienced no difficulty in pick- ing up all the floating rumors. Out of these, with lrish shrewdness, she soon managed to patch together a consist- ent fabric of fact. Hope Goes to Sheridan. The discovery of the locket which had fallen from about Keith’s neck made it impossible for Hope to remain quietly for long in the hotel at Fort Larned. The more carefully she thought over the story of that murder at the Cim- maron Crossing, and Keith’s tale of how he had discovered and buried the mutilated bodies, the more assured she became that that was where this locket came from, and that the slain freighter must have been her own ia- ther. She never once questioned the 'truth of Keith’s report; there was that about the man which would not per- mit of her doubting him. He had simply failed to mention what he reâ€" moved trom the bodies, supposing this would be of no special interest~ wanted so badly listening to his de- scending footsteps, half tempted to follow. Scott did not move, perhaps had already fallen drunkenly asleep ion his chair, and finally Keith crossed his own room and lay down. The din outside continued unabated, but the man’s intense wearlness overcame it all, and he fell asleep, his last con- scious thought a memory of Hope. He wont out into the hall and down the making stairs, the man ho “0h, hell. Bart, don’t lose your 1 nerve, He can’t do anything, because , we ’ve got the under holt. He’ 8 a fugi ' i tive; all we got to do is locate him, ‘ an’ have him flung back inter Jailâ€"i there’s murder an’ hose-stealing agin: 1 him}? I Howley seemed to be thinking i swiftly, while his companion took an- 5 other drinl ) “Well, pard, ain’t that so?” t “No, that trick won’t work, Scott. I We could do it easily enough if we 1 were down in Carson n here the boys; would help ill out. 'ihe trouble up. here in that ‘Wild l-‘ill’ Hickock is Marshal of Sheridan. and he and I" never did hitch. lie ides Keith was}: one of his deputies dov n at Dodge two! years agoâ€"you reme nber v hen Dutch Charlie’l place was cltaned ou Hickock and Keith did that job all alone, and ‘Wild Bill’ isn’t going bacf': on that kind of a pal, is he. I tell you we've got to tht this aflair alone, and on the quiet. Maybe the' fellow-don’t know much yet, but he’s sure on the trail, or the he wouldn’t n n t a have been in here talking to Willough- i g a l l ‘ by We’ ve got to get him Scott, some- how. Lord, man, theve 9's 3 clean mil- lion dollarqwaiting for us in this deal,.' t' and I’m ready to fight for it But i’mpf‘ damned sleepy, and Im going to” *9! You locate Keith tomorrow, and then S when you' re sober, w'ell figure out how we can get to him best: i’ve got' to set Christie right. Good- night, l i: 8111.” KEITH OF THE BORDER “I don’t see what you see to laugh at. This Keith isn't an easy man to play with, let me tell yéu. He may have got on to our game." mmn' mire when ye rode 111. he Just nat’rly pumped the gal, m’ now he’s Up here trailin’ you. Blame it all, it makes me laugh.” “Bu-t if it wasn’t father, where is he Contidued from page 6. CHAPTER XX. m mmm mom: Weariod and hamlet, Hope turned away from this outside drool-ines- to contemplate more closely her neigh- bors on board. but found them scarce- ly 9.9!: interestlnl. Several WQFQ nne,a hour t ing v tOUTdf I the long, slow. exasperating journey, mentally guessing at their various oc- cupations. it was an exceedingly tedi- ous, monotonous trip, the train slacs- ening up. and jerking forward, appar- ently without slightest reason; then occasionally achieving a full stop. while men. always under guard, went ahead to fix up some hit of damaged track, across which the engineer dared not advance. At each bridge spanning the numerous small streams. trainmen ex:.mined the structure be- fore ventur":g fopvard, and at each stop the \earie passengers grew more impatLent and sarcastic, a per- iect stream or fluent profanity being' waited bacx whenever the door be- tween the two sections chanced to be} left ajar. l ; I didn't are whé mo'lnnn Haney sup- ; posed me to be; but I intended to hue ! told Mr. Ken! he wu muuken. I O I don't know why I didn't. only I sup- The only equipment operating into Sheridan was a construction train. with an old battered passenger coach coupled to the rear. A squad oi" heavily armed infantry rode along, as protection against possible Indian' raiders, but there was no crowd . aboard on this special trip, as allg construction work had teen suspended . on the line indefinitely, and most of: the travel, thereiore, had changed to the eastward. The coacLused had; a partition run through it, and, as} soon as the busy trainmen discovered: ladies on board, they unceremoniousiyl drove the more bibulous passenger-3,: protesting. into the iorward compart-gI ment. '1 his left Hope in comparativeg peace, her remaining neighbors quiet.’ taciturn mtn, whom she looked at! through the iolds of her veil during “0h, thtt is what I wanted to do. but I was not sure it would be best How an I set. there trom here?" “Ye'd have ter take the stage beck pal ‘0 TODGRY; loikely they'd‘ be‘ runnm’ ’ thrains out from there on the new du road. It’ll be alsy fer me ter reind fit: out from some av the lads down bo- ml low.” ve: Hope was already upon her feet. her puzzled face brightening. “It's not sthrong 01 am on advisin',‘ she said, shortly, “but if it was me Ol'd be for folndln' out what all this mix-up was about. There’s somethln‘ molghty quare in it. It‘s my notion that Hawley’s got hold av thlm papers av yer father’s. The owld gint thinks ‘0, too, 311' that’s why he's so hot either catchln’ him. May the divil admolre the av 0! know where this Maclalre gyurl comes in, but 01’“ bet the black dlvll has get her marked Ter some part In the play. What would 01 do? Be zoory, Ol'd so to Sherlden, an' folnd the Glneral, an' till him all I knew. Maybe he could piece it together, end’ guess what Hewley was up ter.” “Oh, no; Fred and I were the only children; but what shall I do? What ought I to do?" The Irish mouth of Kate Murphy not firmly. her blue eyes burning. “It was share some divilment," she asserted, stout‘iy. "He’ll be up tc. some trick wid the poor gyurl; 0! know the 1011993 av him. Shure, the two -av yez must look as' much aloike as two payd in a pod. Loikely now. It's a twin sister ye've got?" Hope smiled, although her eyeb were misty. must have induced me to so to an), Place in the desert believing me to be the other woman. Yet he said noth in: 0‘ any purpose; indeed, he found no opportunity." Mrs. Murphy shook her head dis- PSV‘K‘DK'Y posed he finally undystood. But 1 want you to benevo, Mrs. Murphyâ€" ! am Hepe Waite, nnd not Christie Mac!a‘.'re.” “It’s little the loss to ye not ter be her. an’ Ol‘m thinkln' loikely Jack Keith will ‘re molghty well plased tel know the truth. What's ‘Black Bart so ayger ter git hold av this Maclaln gyurl fer?" "I do not in the least know. He if}: “In a way, yesâ€"I’m the contract surgeonâ€"hm] to dig a have! out of a tutor-tank render back yondexhâ€"f‘el- .1017 1101.196 as though I was killing thatâ€"the [ruCpi‘N ).. ain't UL}: thus for his 1);:l;;h--;..I.. I reckon, yo) won’t have no «gious Lroub‘tv-oa: u boys movtl)‘ firms :1 good woman when the: ac cribâ€"which Isn’t ()‘t'n -â€"-anyhow, they're .Luzle to be dean. enough ac: 101-5“ vs I vouch to: you.” “But you know notm'gg of me." “Don’t need toâ€"your ace in enough ~11! cot ydu the room all right.” She hesitated, than “Iced: “Arc youâ€"are. you connect“ with the Mlmd ?" “Oh, I t}; mind the 1 Miss," he returned uneasily. "'x‘m~vg§Sarnia...... -.... may be such a place in Sheridan, buzf3€af0rthm~ I have new: found it. Old Moth“.;Sbelburne...... - , H :j'I‘ara...... Shattuck hens roomers, but “‘aiTaViltock...... . won‘t have a wcman in the house. “Teeswater.... reckon you’il have to try it at meiThamelvilleju hotelâ€"I'll get you in there if I have‘Thedfox-d ,,,,,,,,, to mesmerii-e the cieriiwyou'U find ltiTillsonburg ...... I bit. noisy fimugh." [Ipronto ......... Don't Be Nervousâ€"I'll See You N122; the Ho1el Alf Right.” dlotor cart» thmiyh nodted at Mr." and passed on. Pine t oztht u: must be soup 0 11.. of 11:1 mad. ald ventured to Lax-p; the 1'<1(.Itge:i a: lame with a (:2‘: ‘Lu : N0 hrs C â€"â€"\\0r.-t pla ce tcl. in on 61 ‘L-~-~ 0 9x0: 146.. ;;~-â€"I Haas- been the e . Vef thxee month.~~â€"-g\.: friends thew likely?" “1 rant; Anew," she acknowledu d douquZIy. “I think so, but I shall have to 1112:: game place in which '0 stay tonight Can you tell me of tCJK! -â€"some renewable hotel. or boarding; house?" The man wheeled about, until no could lock at her more clearly. "No ?( TS in on 61 ..' begn ttc : friends the She slcc frankiy to dan? man friend, and both were sleeptr'g. How hnggnrd and ghastly the worn» an’s powdered face looked, with the light just above it. and all semblance of joy gone. It was as though a mask had been taken 011’. Out in the dark- ness the engine whistled sharply and then came to a bumping stop at some desert station. Through the black window a few lanterns could be seen flickering about, and there arose the sound of gruff voices speaking. The sleepers inside. aroused ty the sharp stop, rolled over and swore. seeking easier postures. Then the front door opened. and slammed shut, and a new passenger entered. He came down the aisle. glancing carelessly at the upturned feces. and finally sank into the seat directly opposite Hope. He was a breed shouldered man, his coat buttoned to the throat. with strong face showing clearly beneath the broad het brim end lighted up wit}: 3 pair of shrewd, kindly eyes. The c....- eyes r'viui “Well. 1". word: ('0 .1} not at all Ought to 1‘ if eve rym. She had veil in on? and the m: vcice, took “Cou'd you tall 111 bc be‘ore ve teach as smell merchants. nioomheepers. nnd frontier rill-rel. They would marched up and down the narrow aisle. but her veil. and averted face. prevented even the boldest from Speaking. Once she addressed th conductor, and the men who was 11'5- uring turned and looked back at he r. evidently attracted by the soft note of her voice. But he made no effort at advances, returning immediately to his pad, oblivious to all else It was growing dark. the outside world. now consisting of level piair‘st fading into darkness, with a few me i stars burning overhead. Trainmen lit the few smoking oil lamps screwei against the sides of the cal“. and :13 occupants became little more than dim shadows. All by this tinw \u-r-e fatigued into silence. and se Vera] were asleep, finding such small mnn‘ort as was possible on the cramped spate. Hope glanced toward the ht‘it‘lt-l‘l‘“ noisy group at the rearmthe girl mar- est her rested with unconscious howl pillowed upon the shouldrr 6“. mr He latzg; “That's a pretty hard commwsiozx. 0.. n1; pa .1. â€"- “wt," 1. you so much. 1 nonwwalkertonmm ...... mun-30% 12. . c ,y _ »:Wallaceburx...... ......Sept. 24, 1‘012“:_(\r‘kl’1‘;°mb‘°‘ 'Wallacetown...... ...Sept. 26, . ‘ Waterford...... ...... ...............0ct. '12 {NM to “men f°',Watford...... ...... ...... .........0ct. 3. mu; ) ain't out [hLZG‘Wenggfleyunu _,,... ...,..,.,8fipt, 10, ', u. hâ€"fiwt. I reckon. ,-.m:Wiarton...... ...... ......,.,8ept, 24 no anxious U‘oubm-“lf‘u [was a good Woman Wingham...... mm mm ...8e t. ‘26,, Winchelter...... .................. at. 3. o 8' eak n:c-:e c (- mi g at sound 0 his Lit. his scan \\ 1 me how 10? .e"l 1.0.9 the 11".»..z. in an tour. hm ( uh". r:;;4t. Live in find- cad, uncertain m: w rift n [DBL it wtil unawa (central canada) Sept. 5â€" Owen Sound... Sept. 10,11, Paris. ...Sept. 26, 1 1P3rkh111 ”80:11:24. 1 iPetrolea... ...Sept. 19,1 Port Carling ”Sept. 1 {Ripleyw ......Sept. 24, 1 1Rockwood... .. ...00t 3, 18311113... .. .. .... ..Aux. 28, 1 'Seaforth... .. 5....Sept. 10 1 Shelburne... ....Sept 24, 1 $T3...r3 .. ..Oct. 1, [Taviltock ..................... msegt. 16 1 fTeelwater... .. ..... .. «.1. Thamelville: ......... Sept. "30, Oct. 1. 1T11¢dford..... ... ....Oct 1 Mr. W. S. Gunsalus, a farmer living near Fleming, Pa., my: be as used Chamberlain's Colic. holera and Diarrhoea Remedy in his family for fourteen years. end that he he: found it to be In ex- Icellent remedy, enq‘ ages pleuure ---‘_.___ Ar in recommending it. For an dale“. Winchester...... ..................Sept, 3, 4 Windsor...... ............Sept.1o-14 Woodstock...“ ................8.pt 18-30 Wyoming...... ........Sept. 27, 28 Zurich....-. ...... ...... ...Sept. 18. 1’ Toronto. ... ... ...Augiingt-vs‘é'pt -II_-_L___ relxu'...0.. ... ...Sept. 26, 27 Florence...... ...0ct 3, 1 Fleeherton.... .. :Sept. 26 27 Fort Erie... .. . ....0ct 1, 2 Fmdwich ......... 1......Oct 5 Foxest... . .Sept. 23, 24 0311... ...Sept. 20, 21 Hanover ....Sept 20 Han0..w "Oct 8, 9 Hepwort11. SeBt 18,19 Holstein... ct. 1,2 Highgate: ...Oct 11,12 Ingersoll... Se t.17, 16 Jarvis ......... ct. 1,2 K1nmount......:Sept.16 17 K1rkton...... . 26 27 Lakeside...... ...Se t. 27 Lambeth ........................ ct. 1 Leam1ngton... ...Oct 2, 3, 4 London (Western F3111 . -.Sept 6â€"14 Lion’I Head... ...Sept. 26, 27 Meatord... . .:.Sept 26, 27 Merlin......m .. .... Sept. 26, 27 Midland... . pt. 26, 27 Millbrook .0ct. 3, 4 M11verton.... Sept. 26 27 Mount ForeIt.: ....Sept 17.18 New Hamburg}; Sept 12,13 Norwich” ..S.ept 17, 16 Niagara F111“: .Sept. 25, 26 Onondaga... Sept. 30 Oct. 1 Otterville... ...0ct. 4, 6 Ottawa (Central CInIdI) Sept. 5-16 E91 gnaw..."- DURHAMZ. Cayuga Chatsworth; . Chatham... Se Chesley... . . Camber... . Colborne . ...... Delaware....m... . Dorchelter...... Drayton ...... Dresden..........:"......... Drumbo...... ..... The very wet spell for the past week or two does not make tie best of harvest weather. Quite a few have started cutting oats in this part. and cutting will be gen- eral Ly the middle of the week. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hunt. of Vickers. spent Sunday with the latter's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Lindsay. Misses Annie and Eva Atkinson spent part of Saturday and Sun- day with their uncle, Mr. and Mrs. John Weir, of Boothville. Alvinston...... Amherltburg..::. Ancaster...... Atwood"... .ZIIIIZII Beamsville...... .. Blenheim...... Mrs. Thos. Milligan, of Hutton Hill. spent over Sunday with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. H. Lawrence, Mr. John Snell, of town, abh’ filled the position of superintend- ent of the Sunday school here on Sunday last. in the absence of A meeting of the ratepayers of 8. S. No. 9, will be held in the school house on Friday. A good attendance is requested. Miss Jean Weir. of Boothvilie visiting with friends in this p this \teek. “M ary is engaged.” “Only since yesterday. when she arrived at the seashore. But that doesn't make any difference. since she's only going to know him for two weeks, anyhow." Miss Run. of Egremont. spent over Sunday with Miss Nina Mc- Padden. Min Hazel Dennett. of ER"- mont. visited with Miss Clan Ritchie, Sunday. Miss Lizzie Weir is viflt‘ng with friends at Shelhurne this week. Min Magnet Henderson. of Louise, accompanied by Ilia Net- tae McLaughlin. of Chaney. spent Thursday and Friday with Mill Victoria Aljoe JUST IN SUMMER. THE FALL FAIRS ..."...m ... ...Oct 17. .. .......Sept. 24, 25, RIVER DALE. .mmt2L . m...Sept. 19, um. ..Sqn. . ...Sept. 24, .flfigfi 213;. 2'3. 2. ..222..Sept.1o.a ...Oct 1, 2 :£t.usu .... ...... .. ct. 8. 4 ..Sept. 30. Oct. 1. 2 .1.::: 7:11:30...“ 1. 2 ...UCI.. 1, Z ept. 26. 27 .. ...Sept. 24, 25 ..............S_e.pt 24, 26 .0 0”. ..Sept. 2372; ...Sept. 24, 25 ......oct. 16, u ...Oct. 3, 4 .........Oct. 1,. 2 ...Oct 1 Oct.10,11 ...... Oct. ......... Oct; ...Oct_. 1, ...Oct ““1119 is this out ll 25 27 25 27 12 27 18 27 13 25 18 l6