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TEE DURHAM mom. a Q l T113 prayer for peace which the , ,Pope has published. and which ‘ will be recited. all over America, is - ‘as follows: ’ ‘ “Dismayed by the horrors of a t war which is bringing ruin to peo- ‘ THE POPE’S PEACE PRAYER l igolcs and nations, we turn, 0 Je- sus. to Thy loving heart as to our TIaSt "hOpe. 0 hope of Mercy, with 'tears we invoke Thee to end this ffearful scourge. 0 King of Peace, ‘ we humbly implore the peace for [which we long. From Thy sacred 'heart Thou didst shed forth over ‘the world divine charity, so that *discord might end and love alone ‘might reign among men. During lThv love on earth Thy heart beat ‘with tender compassion for the g sorrows of men: in this hour mad-e U) l terrible vgith bigningthhate, 1with -a ‘5" ° ° ,bloodshe , an wi slaug ter. ‘l. Llfibutoy Soapanlj 2 goncc more may Thy divine heart [and if“ pe CC 80. p . ‘ be moved. to pity. , - "j.“ perfect antiseptic act- ‘ “Pity the countless mothers 1n ICES. l 1."! mg together In perfect ; anguish. for the fate of their sons: If"? unity. Its rich, abun. i pity the numberless families now dant lather makes it 8 § bereaved of their fathers; pity mg ' - . Europe over which broods such ‘ ’ dehgnt to use' E havoc and. disaster. Do Thou in- ?t- , lspire rulers and, peoples with l ‘ Ecounsels of meekness, do Thou ’heal the discords that tear the l l ‘nation-s asunder; Thou who didst -\ R K iii“ ‘shetilThy preciglluilplooibthat they ‘ ,. - ' lmi t ivle as ro ers, ring men ONTARIO Pmt'Ctyourhcalthby waSh ’1! ‘together once more in loving har- ing your hands and face with 1““ “v ' A d h - :l' i [1101] o . 't 9” bath‘rg an a 'm ill“ I “Aynd as once before to the cry l .', pooing with it. The mild “ll, ‘ l antiseptic odor quickly van- “l. ‘of the Apostle Peter: Save us. 'â€" ishcc after ‘ iLord, we perish.’ Thzou dldst an- use. 'swer with words of mercy and la; ‘dizlst still the raging waves, so now .deign to hear our trustful anayer, and give back_to- the ”,world peace and tranquility. “And do thou, 0 most holy Virâ€" Grocer: lol l . . . ” “mm, as in other times of sore dis- .--'r ‘ ' ltrnss. be now our help, our proâ€" r“) ~73 453%? “' “ tection. and our safeguard. Amen.” “-5 ‘l' ll bit”! k L ., .- â€"â€" is l“ 91‘ NF 71 'N r C” . , . ll [LVN IHFR 0“ BA K Multiplying her words seldom Cla y "Ni till- l;l\\}(‘l‘b got about all of adds to Cl woman’s popularity. thz- estate Dill Edith got anyâ€" 1 , W «. tiling?" l Many a man who pretends tr- 371 3‘ (”‘55 ”with: was: she got one of the ”l I“ looking ,for work lOOkS the - mfg flirting way. 5W2Llillu’ s HEN! tan-Next l.;l.wrenli‘t-s Q ' C‘ T li fill ’3‘ i i ' , 4* » . »- “€386.31“ hall l S i capcsi 3, School ‘ x if. pooi’lllw l Wish to dispose of my l'll'! ii“: :iii) ‘l‘iw ll"f‘”"3 ”“8 . , t‘llll ol' thr- ill‘l'fit‘lll your, and il' llricm .0; (21m: and inflow (“Hill I “‘l‘lll’l‘*‘ll . will mow.- Y'm, 1””ng pub”. 11],.” U,”- stuck tvlll he sure to O 21ml zlnll t-lec- mow. \Vc :ll‘t} determined to get. rid of it, so we advise ‘9 s, r-H‘... i'ml' full \‘oll lll>:_‘:‘l.l')l'\'«ll11‘5‘i‘lfo I “vli‘lli'n ‘Piution ‘ . Tm.“ stock (finnsigts ()f Dry Howls: including, ilrlnl'leilets. [711‘ 151: Class blankets. \volillwn goods, men’s llmltél'weitl, ladies. mill“?- ate in Phy- ‘\\'(~‘:.Ll'..llll‘ll.\' pants and l‘th‘l‘IUh- glilâ€"‘rfllill‘l-‘V “1“”“15 ”m1 lmllt’s zillll gt'lli’ s «“A’PILU‘I‘S. .5: Science, ALL MUST BE SOLD Moving sale prices. There’s money in it Eggs and Butter taken as Cash. 5. SCOTT 317's l'n‘i- rt. Subjects; e. leflmpOSl-e ~‘ny, Ancient 9 nee l'ull and get our ill‘.‘ 'y’l'lll. .-\.\?. B. A. , curt. ‘icate Durham, )ntario ooonooooseoecooaceoeoo *mmmoosowmom rs _ ' ‘ , erand Trunk Railway 2 TlME-TABLE l FURNITURE ; ’l‘rnins leave Durham at 7.05 a.ln.,‘ 2; and 2%. i3 p.111. 'l‘rzlitls .trrlve at Durham at 11.20am). 2.30 our... and 5. l5 p.m. ‘ EVERY DAY EXCEPT SUNDAY ‘ l l 1 Bugs, Oilcloths ts. Window Shades g H. '1‘. Del . C. E. Homing, - Lace Curtains 2 ., U. l’. Agent, D.P. Agent, Montreal. .l. TOWNHR. Depot Agent ‘ and alljflousehold Furnishings l TINS‘MITHING Mr. MCKress has opened a shop at the rear of the furniture show room and is prepared to do all kinds of tinsnlithing. ; \V, CALDER, 'l‘own Agent} "~‘?:-t;tl'V Canadian Pacific Railway”; Time Table Trains. will arrive and depart as fol- ‘ luvs. until urther notice:â€" ++¢+¢o¢¢+ o 'H SCHOOL 0 courses in O tht‘. work 0 ans or to 0 Day or 0 l particu- O o 0.1. ‘1')”.7 " est. Write 9 oil 1:17 ” ident, 3 Q ... ‘ onto. 9 0 #99009999 attention . . . 55 Undertaking receives spemal Z .i. V ll. A. Lv. Toronto l.'n. .\r. 5.1!? LV. Toronto N. 9.13 11.5.3 -\r. Saugeen J. “ I). 7‘! ..\c 50 2’3 Priceville 7 (ilen “ 7. Bic-\Villiams“ 7 ' .3 ’ “ Durham “ 7 ' .l7 “ Allan Park Hanover ' . Maple Hill “ 8.43 3.“ “'alkerton ” ’ p van Agent 1 ~â€"-,.-â€"_ Opens 2nd ' now, ow in» dl'iCt‘s. , . , . 3; law {'1 j, .15 l i n , lll ill't’ for the purpose of buy- C. Smith 8: Sonslmg horses as above lulouesr PRICES PAlD‘ M. SEGAL ismall y and CHAPTER Ill. _ On the Stroke of the Hour. . A perpetual mien of impasslv'lty :which effectively repulsed advances br familial-mes on the part of the btrangers and persons whom he dis- liked, was perhaps Rudolph Van Vech- ten's most noticeable physical char- acteristic; for an impasslve face, and, the ease of manner which customarily? becompanies it, is due to one of two ‘things: Either a set of empathetic emotions that are sadly atrOphied, or also an acquired self-control so habit- lual that every genuine feeling is per- lfectly masked. In either case habit is lnot long in asserting itself. And it has been shown that Mr. Rudolph Van {Vechten was capable of being startled and astonished. 0n the present occasion, therefore, 1. . .n n . 9 91.: \fi- .323. “‘i ”n gl ‘55:; . _ ‘ At That Instant the Clock in the Hall Began Striking Ten. he did not long permit his amazement to flaunt itself. Quite soon he was the same imperturbed individual whose presence had surprised the club at- tendant a few minutes previously. It occurred to him by and by that while he had missed witnessig the stranger’s entrance into the H use of Mystery, it did not necessarily follow that he must fail to see him when he emerged. Sooner or later the man. must depart. Van Vechten was eminently well qualified to wait, since all his energies, and such ambition as he possessed. were directed toward that most labori- ous of all tasks, “killing time;” despite which, backed by a considerable fer- tility of invention, most of the min- utes of each passing day flitted by, leaving him more bored than ever. So he resolved to keep his station at the windowâ€"all day if necessaryâ€"and sat- isfy his curiosity respecting the man’s general appearance. ? The first twenty minutes or so were‘ alleviated by a lively anticipation that the door would open almost any mo-- ment, and the man come forth; but nothing of the kind happened. The house remained as still as it had been, for months. Not a blind was raised; ', no sign of life was manifest. Then the watcher began to grow. restless. As the minutes ticked off: and nothing occurred, he glanced at; his watch with increasing frequency? Presently he rose and went over to a‘; push-button, upon which he pressed; with unnecessary violence, afterwards hastening back to the window under a3 sudden apprehension that the man? might take advantage of his brief lib-i attentiveness to vanishâ€"as the fellow’ had caught him napping before. A cocktail was presently set besidef him upon a tabouret; he gulped it; down, then lighted a cigarette which; he began to smoke feverishly. But he! tossed it away after a puff or two; he: ' had smoked too much the night be-f tongue. ' Another glance at his watch; near, lyanhour had he waited. for films;- now ten minutestoten. Would the; fellow never appear? .. And then Van Vechten’s attention, ‘was all at once diverted. He had or-l _ dared and consumed a second cock-'2 tall, and was attempting a fresh cigar- ette, when he paused. the blazing match suspended in mid-air. ~ I /7‘ ylllllllll ‘ /.1, I which was only imperfectly outlined '. upon the redocurtained fanlight. Then, that he was searching for the number,. abruptly all signs of hesitation van-. lshed from his bearing; he went 60-3 terminedly up the steps and rang the: bell. At that very instant the clock in the? hall began striking ten. First of all, Van Vechten was struck: l by this coincidence. Even before ln-g . ventorying the man’s semblance, he, l asked himself how many had preceded; can take it or leave it.” him; how many were yet to come. And; how did they time their arrival so: about the second fellow’s admittance; Van Vechten recalled; not particularly on the man’s part, but suggested rath-‘ or by the narrow crack which the apenf door at first disclosed, making one. think that the chain had not been re: leased until after a parley. And then: the aperture had widened only enough. for the visitor to squeeze his bulk through, whereupon, the door had, retained merely a sense of absolute" darkness beyond the threshold; not the slightest glimpse had he caught of servant or attendant. The door might have been tended by invisible hands. Again he asked himself: Would the incident be repeated in another hour? I honwithklndlinginterest. ; ~ nooni' I don’t think! ' Vechten Opposed the one indunctionâ€"§ promptly banged shut. Van Vechten; ‘ T' Walt." SO Tom grumbled and growledi l November 30, 1916. ” used in mm ' t. “You! on: ABERDEEN. at bed this smo‘ot my? Sud-v. W1; The last meeting of the Red. 39 hurried ‘30 “3 W3 side ““1 or: Cross society of this section was mined him m. held at Mrs John L ’ ’ . . . ~ ynn 8. On ac- “3093 ‘ doctor 3°" You d baths. 11! count of unfavorable weather. you’re not able I’ll go fetch old Ponlel . .. only elevlen members were present but as absentees, in most cases, “Draw up a chair." was the WW sent fee, $3.35 were realized. The --“no. not that stuffy one; it makes. next meeting will be held at Mrs. me Danni-rem ”0 1001! at “â€"010 W11“ Clark’s on Saturday, December 2. now rocker” ‘ . .All members are requested. to be Tom did preclsdy as he was direct: present. ed. “Well?” be granted, eyeing Van, . . . . m .... . ...... .. .. «a» crisis: r -m, , mandated. Butlnamomanthel 1 ecoo-on 1‘1 yexen- - . ing December 15. By all reports M: I hlsr 8883 W to m h". from the literary committee the ; program: promises to be excep- va W the M . - Mrs: Colonel Weir of Port Credit at the home of her ' . Dan. McLean. be last Egre- _ ‘ Mr..John McDonald. has purchas- clock’s 3mm the hour a chap willi ed. Mr. Wm. Large’s farm. The lat- ter has moved, with his family, admitted u 3 to Durham. “What do you meanrâ€"blmtly.‘ Misses Mae Grierson and. Mar- ”Been garet McLean, who recently un- ~ tipped off to anything about our‘ derwent operations Toronto, . are both quite improved. . Our teacher, Miss McGarrlty. “9 other, however, 311001! his N- spent the week-end, with Dornoch ' i‘l‘he bet‘s a fair one," he said. And friends. Sterling Lamb, Jack Smith and. Hugh McDonald have taken posi- 1- tions in the Durham furniture fac- hc repeated it. “You are always so “on, r11 take you fast enough,” semi l fl 3 ““9 haste w ‘3’“; “u" W1 ermWwe as good as anybody’s. But sit here an ,1, I haven't block»; 4» lasted yet.” . "You pamper that gross appetite of; ours. We’ll breakfast together. Therol be something to talk about. win-l ever wins; for, truly, something is} happening across the way at last.” Tom was immediately all eager in-i ,quiry, but to his importunitles Vanl rto no purpose, and was in and out of oeeeereewewwwee his chair a. dozen times during the“, period of waiting, though he made it a" f; ipoint to settle himself there some min; or Lutes before the hour of noon. He sat; : glowering darkly at his friend and ut-i . tering sarcastic remarks which the ‘ latter apparently did not hear. ; However, the alert watchfulness thatl Q o“ O O O > c l l I l . C l l The wait between ten and eleven ,1 O CIOCk dragged With most exasperatâ€" ability was infectious, and as the preg-t ing slowness; but the self-appointed. nant moment drew use d : Watcher’s interest was at such high 'Tom himself fell to 1:1. 3.11%? pitch that he left his third cocktail un- : . . ‘33 m3 : tasted. As the hour approached, he darted quick glances along the street in an- ticipation of a new arrival. And sure: enough, at a minute or two before the hour, here came a third muscular, reso- lute-looking young man, not over-fas- tidiously attired, who was scanning the house numbers as intently as his two predecessors had done. ay behind Van Vechten’s impertm'b-j has decided th at the Children, big and little, must not be forgotten Christmas 1916, so he has sent his usual supâ€" ply to The Big 4, “San- ta Claus Headquarters” consisting of with traffic of any sort, even on work-3 days. On Sundays it was practicallyl deserted all day longâ€"especially mid-‘- summer Sundays. There was no word from Van Vech-. {ten until he quietly announced: “Here he comes.” , Tom Phinney craned forward. Eel. beheld a stalwart, well scoop young; TOYS OF ALL KINDS is: at.“assassin...“ is: I... . an. em or t8 d g th b, 11 the opposite walk. Hescrudnlned mm: Paint Books Paints Toy Soldiers 8 eps an rang e e ° ; intently, Blocks Purses Van Vechten scarcely breathed, so: intently was he following the proceed-2 .Exgepllzling that it was 3° nicely ings across the street. As before, the; time ' t ere was nothing dramatic- door was Opened perhaps an inch, a3, gdiilgleidthienm:niisisiliifilfiii flailingâ€"8:14: brief c0110 11 atentl ensued thenl q y p y ’ withstanding which he was sensible of the gap widened barely enough for the‘ d' t' t th '11 h f d young man to squeeze through. And' a 15 inc r1 W en, a 8W secon S ‘ later, the young man mounted the also as before, the door was slammed . steps of Number 1313, rang the bell, without Van Vechten obtaini the‘ “8 ‘ and after the now familiar preliminary least glimpse of whatever mysteriesi might lie beyond ' measures on the part of the unseen By now he was taking account ofl door-tender, was admitted. . And all the while the clock in the time only With reference to Number‘ club hall was chiming the hour of . He was in such a state of mind; , that he forgot that he was tired and? noon. . , ' sleepy, or that he ever had been bored; Continued next week. Other club membersâ€"the few unfon‘ tunates anchored to the cityâ€"were be; ginning to drop in, but Van Vechten} was too intent to give any of them; particular notice until Tom Phinneyi arrived. 2 It was impossible to ignore Tom, Phlnney. Not that Van Vechten want-i , didn’tâ€"as a rule.‘ Their friendship antedated their col-3 loge days; which was odd enough if: one cared to sum up the diaerenoes, between their two characters. Tomi rPhinney, never celebrated for his wit“ was once inspired to eplgram by an? appreciation of these tempermentall 'dlssimilarities, and as his utterance is; not without pith it is worth quoting. i He confided to his right-hand neigh-l bar at a certain formal dinner: “Rud-i dy not only belongs to a half of the; world that’s not wise to how the other: half lives, but it’s the half that doesn’t; care a rap and would be tired to deathi if you tried to tell it.” With a lazy lifting of one slendsrl hand, Van Vechten arrested Phinney’sl, noisy progress across the lounging-I room. As soon as Tom comprehended: who was hailing him, his good-bus .mored expression died away with com-l FancyCups Saucers Handkerchiefs China Sugar and Cream Sets, Etc. SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY Shop early and miss the crowd MM+++++++++++++++++++++esweet-Meere-Meeeewwwe .2 IR i: w m 3:» Z 93 no. “r ereeeereeeeerreeeeeeeeeer He saw another and quite different i ' stranger approaching along the oppo-§ ' site walk. He knew instinctively that: : this could not be the first man, but his; : manner capied that worthy’s so pro-2 clsely that Van Vechten was ' taining his unprofitable vigil.‘ He lighted his cigarette, match away, and waited. hesitantly, just as the other had ’,dono.= and also seemed to be devoting his atrl tention to the house numbers. , i Toronto - lie paused. before the house across. This second individual waswalklns: 3‘ con-l trained to watch him instead of main-j j irreeeeeeeeeereeeeeeeeee~ers+++++++++++++++++++++++r 0 ti“? WHAT EVERYONE +++M++++Ne+++++:+++++++ ; . w c y], . ,0 -. l 3 v. I: I ‘ . l , 4 .' ' $19; ltr, I .. .M. . \ V i - , 1 ‘ 3:3:ghhwfircnwa 5e - ‘ .~ .; a . . _ ' R,» {.5‘4' #13. '.' g;j};v . [4 u _ - - ‘, v :. ,.