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Apply to ffiy C. P. R. Agent for full particu a or Write M. C: urphy, District Passenger Agent. oronto.. ,.;,;;._ Attention is directed to the remarkable low round trip fares in connection with Homeseekers’ Excursions to western Canada via Canadian Pacific Railway. Tickets are on sale each Tuesday until October 26, and are good to return within two months from date of sale. BOMESEEKERS’ SPECIAL TRAIN LEAVES TORONTO 10.45 RM. EACH TUESDAY. For the accommodation of homeseekers and general tourist traffic to western Canada. train carrying tourist sleepers and 'colonist cars will leave Tor- onto 10 45p .m. each Tuesday un- til further notice. running through to Winnipeg. .l‘HOS. ALLAN. Principal and Pro vincial Model School Teacher lst Class Certificate. Intending Students should enter at the beginning of the term if possible. Board can be obtained at reasonable rates. Durham 1s a healthy and at- tractive town. making it a most desir- able place for residence. The record of the School in past years isa flattering one. The trustees are progressive educationally and spare no gains to see that teachers and pupils ave every advantage for the pro- per presentation and acquistion of knowledge. FEES : $1 per month in advance REV. W. ll. HARTLEY, J. F. GRANT, Chairman. Secretary The school is thoroughlv equipped in teaching ability, in chemical and elec- trical supplies and fittings. etc., for full Junior Leaving aud Matriculation work. Durham High School 23. THE FIRST STEP LIEU. W. J. ELLIOTT. P1in... 734 Yonge St. Yonge and Charles streets, Toronto 3133 a well.earned reputation for super- ior business and shorthand education and for assisting students to choice positions. Commence now. Catalogue LAUE CURTAINS 2.5 yds. long 40 ins. Wide 506 pair 2‘;- yds. long 42 ins. wide 75¢ pair Syds. long 4? ins. wide $1.00 p tir 3 yds. long ~17 ins. wide $1.50 pair All curtainsbnve the new finish- ' ed top. 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Harness Oil, BIG4 YOUR BOY ELLIOTT ’1‘ he Harnessm aka “Then one day this notion came to me. I planned it all out and got Hank to help. (I’d have asked you. dear J oe, if you'd been there.) Come now. Joe. You must see how good a pupil I was to you and how much I remembered of your tracking, which I‘used to both er you to teach me.” " “1 arranged the broken rod. and Hank and his brother outfiedjme to the canoe. ihen the! mm .the “I must tell you all or you won’t un- derstand what I did or why I did it My father mined Walter, because that would anyhow put at! our marriage Then when the Schelperg alfalr came on and he gave me no rest I could n01 stand it any longer. You see. he is so clever he would pay all my bills, no matter how heavy, but he never let me have more than $5 in my pocket. so that I was helpless. I could nevex see Walter, nor could I hear from him. and all the time Schelperg was given the run of the house.” November was audibly sympathetic. and so was I. “You maybe heard of old Mr. Schel- perg of the combine?” she began. “M3 rather wanted to force me to mart: him. Why. he’s fifty by the look oi him, and I’d much rather drown my- self than marry him.” “There’ a younger and better looking boys around. I surmise. Miss Virgin n33" returned November meaningly. Virginia flushed a lovely red. “'Why, Joe. it’s no use blinding you, for you regembgr Walter Calvey, don't you?” ness,” said Joe with apparent sim- plicity. “Sure! 80 m mm.’ 'trhat's' good. But I heard he was out or his busi- “I’ve tracked her down fair and squa re. and I’ve got to see her." “I tell you she isn’t here.” “Let me in to make sure for my- self.” “It a man comes to my door with a threat I’ll meet him with my rifle in my hand. So you’ re warned” came from the cabin. “Thank you. Miss Virglnny. I will,” said Joe. “All right. then. I’ll start back to report to Mr. Planx.” On the words the door opened and a vivid. appealing face looked out. “Come in. dear J 0e." said a honeyed voice. “You’ve given yourself away, haven’t you. Miss Virginny '2” It was well on toward 10 o’clock that night before we reached Harper‘s cab- in on Otter brook. At first we knocked and knocked in vain. but at length a gruff voice demanded angrily what we wanted. “Tell Miss Virginny Planx that No- vember Joe would like a word or two with her.” “Are you drunk,” shouted the man. “or only crazy '2” We entered. A. lamp and the fire lit up the interior of. a poor trapper’s cab- in and lit up also the tall, slim form or Miss Virginia Planx. She wore a buckskin hunting shirt belted in to her waist. and her glorious hair hung down her back in a thick and heavy plait. She held out her hand to Joe with one of the sweetest smiles I have ever seen or dreamed of. “You’re not going to give me away. dear Joe. are you '2” said she. Virginia Planx' looked him in the eyes, then she laughed. “I see that I haven’t, but can I speak before this gentleman?” Joe hastened to vouch for my discre tion, while Hank Harper nursed his rifle and glowered from the back. ground. where also one could discern the dark face of the half breed squaw. But Miss Virginia showed her complete command of the situation. “Coffee for these two, please. Mrs Harper." she cried, and while we were drinking it she told us her story. “I started in on the stores round- about this country. and with luck I stepped into the big store at Layette and asked it any one had been buying truck of that kind. They told me Hank Harper. I asked just what. They said a hairbrush, a comb. a couple of tooth- brushes and some other gear. That was enough for me. They weren’t for Mrs. Hank, who’s a halfhreed woman and don't always remember to clean herself o’ Saturdays." “I see.» said I. _ “The things were bought yesterday. so it all fits in, and there’s no more left to find out but why Miss Virginny act- ed the way she has. and that we’ll know before tomorrow.” “You’re right smart at it. man V1» “The truth is." continued Harris. “we bankers cannot afford to have our cus tomers’ minds unsettled. There are. as you know, Joe, numbers or small depositors. especially in the rural dis triets. who would bescared out of their seven senses if 'they knew that this in ternal Cecil James Atterson had made 03' a .th a hundred thousand dollars T hey’d never trust us again.” “A hundred ,thousand dollars is 3 wonderful lot or money.” agreed Joe. “Our reserve is over twenty millions two hundred times a hundred thou sand.” replied Harris grandlloguently “Have you eve;- seen Atterson 2" CHAPTER X. The Hundred Thousand Dollar Robbery “ WANT the whole affair kept an official and secret." said Harris, I the bank manager. November Joe nodded. He was seated on the extreme edge of a chair in the manager’s private office. looking curiously out of place in that prim. richly furnished room. py woman. and Hank Harper is doing well on a nice 200 acre farm for which he pays no rent. And in the end Miss Virginia tri- umphed. She received her ransom in full, and it is to he doubted if Mr. Pianx ever had an idea of the trick played on him. And I’m inclined to think Mr. Walter Cnivey is stiii in the dark, too, as to the identity of hi: anonymous friend. But two things are certain-Mrs. Virginia Cnlvey is a imp “I didn't say I (lid. 1 was asking for information." said Joe submissive 1y. “But you haven't got the money yet." “Come in, dear Joe." said a honeyed voice. “If you menu that. he knows any. thing about it... you‘ re absolutely wrong!" excinimeii Virginia passion- ately. “If he knew, de you think he'd ever take the money? It's going to be sent to him without any name or ciew as to where it comes frem. Waiter is as straight a man as yourself. Novem. her Joe!” she added prmuiiy. “You know him and yet you suspected him!” “So Mr. Calvey is in this too?” said .109 in 9 mwor vnion. November explained and added the story of his dismissal by Planx. “Well. it’s lucky you were there. any. how. or we’d have had poor Hank shot. That fixed me in my determina- tion to get the money. I want it 1'01 Walter. I want to make up to him to: all that my father has made him lose.” “But you did right throughâ€"till you come to Black lake.” Joe assured her. “But you did not recognize me then?’ she cried. "And l'd put on a pair 0! Hank’s moccasins to make big tracks!” other side or the lake. arm 1 paumec up near to the rock by the waterfall to put the police or whoever should be sent after me of! my trail. I’m real hurt I didn‘t decelve you. Joe.” “No! But I’ll get It In time." TEE DURHAM CHRONICLE. Hobson plunged his hand into Atter son’s pockets and searched him tho:~ oughly. but found nothing. “They are not on him!” he cried. “Try his pack.” From the pack November produced a square bottle of whisky. some bread; salt. a slab of muttonâ€"that was all. 5W.here have :01: hidden the stud?” “Theft of $100,000 from the Grand banks. May as well hand. them ave) and put me to no more trouble.” We crept upon him. As we did at Robson leaped forward and, snapping his handcuffs on the man’s wrists cried: “Cecil Atterson. I’ve got you!" “By the way. I‘d like to hear exactly what I’m charged with.” said Atterson We moved on quietly and saw am not fifty yards ahead of us a man was walking excitedly up and down. His head was sunk upon his chest in an at titude or the utmost despair. He waved his hands. and on the still ah there came to us the sound of his mo notonous muttering. “When first we happened on then about four hours back, while you was lightin’ your pipe," replied Joe. “the: come out of the bush, and when Wt reached near Cartier’s place they went back into the bush again. Then 2 mile beyond Cartier’s out or the busl they come on to the road again. Wha' can that circumventin’ mean? Fellel who made the tracks don’t want to be seen. No. 8 boots, city made, nails 11 'em, rubber heels. Come on." I will not attempt to describe an: Journey hour by hour nor tell how November held to the trail, following it over areas of hard ground and rock noticing a scratch here and a broker tWig there. The next morning Novem ber wakened us at daylight, and one: more we hastened forward. For some time we followed Atter son’s footsteps and then found that they left the road. ed to the ground-“them’s Atterson’: tracks,” be said. “Leastways. it’s 1 black fox to a lynx pelt they are his.” “But you’ve never seen him. Whm reason have you?” demanded Hobson “Red river, because if it really wa: Atterson the farmer saw I guess he’l have gone up there. None of then trappers there now in July month, S( he can steal a canoe easy. Besides. 2 man who fears pursuit always likes tq get into a country he knows, and 3m heard Mr. Harris say how Attersox had fished Red river two vacations Besides”-â€"here Joe stopped and point “Where are you heading for?” Bob son had asked Joe. I laughed “Look here. November I think I’d like to make this bargaiz for you. I’ll sell your services to Mr Harris here for $5 a day if you fai’ and 10 per cent of the sum you recov er it you succeed. Well. Harris, is it on or off?" I asked. “Oh. on. I suppose. confound you!’ said Harris. Twenty hours later Joe. :1 polio: trooper named Hobson and I wen deep in the woods. We had hardl; paused to interview the farmer a: Roberville and then had passed 01 down the old deserted roads until a: last we entered the forest. or, as it i: locally called. the “bush." your $100.000 again. Mr. Harris.” “H’m!” coughed Mr. Harris. “M3 directors won’t want to pay you $2 a day for nothing." “Two dollars a day?” said Joe in his gentle voice. “I shouldn’t ’a’ thoughl the two hundred times a hundred thou. sand dollars could stand a strain like that?’ And if that really was be they saw Stonebam ways he’s had time to get thirty miles of bush between us and him. and he can go right on till he’s on the Labrador. I doubt you’ll see “What’s the postmark?” asked Joe. “Rimouski. Sunday. 9:30 a. m." “It looks like Atterson’s the thief," remarked Joe. “I'm inclined that was because Atterson had that letter post- ed by a conâ€"conâ€"what's the word?” “Confederate?" “You've got it. He was seen here in town on Sunday at 10:30. and he couldn’t have posted no letter in Ri mouski in time for the 9:30 a. m. or Sunday unless he’d gone there on the 7 o’clock express on Saturday evening Yes. Atterson’s the thief, all right And if that really was be they saw Stoneham ways he’s had time to get thirty miles of bush between us and him. and he can no right on till he’s Dear Harrisâ€"I hereby resign my spleno did and lucrative position in the Grand Banks of Canada. It is a. dog's dirty lite Anyway it is so for a man of spirit. You can give the week's screw that's owing to me to buy milk and bath buns for tht next meeting of directors. Yours truly. C. J. ATTERSON. At this point a clerk knocked at the door and. entering. brought In some letters. Harris stiffened as he noticed the writing on one of them. He cut it open. and when the clerk was gone out he read aloud: “I communicated at once with the police. and they started to make in- quiries. The constable at Roberville replied that a man answering to the description of Atterson was seen by a farmer walking along the Stoneham road and heading north on Sunday morning early." ‘42 thought you might have. He al- ways spends his vacations in the woods. fishing usually. The last two years he'has fished Red river. This is what happened. On Saturday I told him to go down to the strong room tc fetch up a fresh batch of dollar and five dollar bills, as we were short. It happened that in the same safe there was a number of bearer securities. ,At- terson soon brought me the notes I ”had sent him for with the keys. That was shout noon on Saturday. We closed at' 1 o‘clock. Yesterday, Monday. Atter- son did not turn up. At first I thought nothing 01' it. but when it came to afternoon and he had neither appeared nor sent any reason for his absence I began to smell a rat, I went down tc the strong room and found that over $100,000 in notes and bearer securities were missing. Continued on page 7. A. two days’ campaign at Camp- bellford- to raise $10,000 for the Canadian Red Cross Society, was successful beyond expectations. A considerable amount over the sum aimed at was raised. Campbellford is a town of about 3,000 popula- tion, 30 miles from 'Peterboro and the same distance from Belleville. 06666000000006600006600060 6606006606 006066060060 00006. O§§§§+§§+§§§§§§§+§§§§§+§§+' 009009000900009909006999909 - oiâ€" : moraaaen's Uld btand - Durham 3 + + $+$§+%++*$+++%+$+%+é%$$é+ééé+é¢+++é%*%%%*é+%++%+¢+%+ H°+W+°PW+ +¢+++$+°§++N+4~Â¥+ 4"? 2m: ‘3":- Glass Tumblers 6 for :50 Glass Nappies 6 for 250 Glass Berry Bowls 150 each China. 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