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rh no bo tty th; ck of: [I ti iig,.ilili,jllrlillliilij humbly. "What brings you out this time " night I"' asked Mr. Logan. "Well," said the man, "i've walked from London. Me wife's m and in 'orscpital " IUnnestown, and TI couldn't atrord the tailwny fare, to I not out to walk. For days I've been It n. and this last day I meat to do it. Then the dark "sd min an: on, and I found myself in this part of tU country. and I wandered round lost till I saw ttsi, light, to I up" he"; -uV'rriJii'veATilG poor time," said Mr. Logan sretrotheti.ullt. " . A, The man. eagerly ate tlie food the kindly old woman set before him. "This is A comfortable little plan, ain't it?” he laid, Wing his TI under wistfully round our the n of his cocoa guy. /'tllen.. m’ not; of Tea-Pots Daily Used in Millions "Viiit Triai,vau it. noun, who hated to think of his wife becoming conceited in thqldwn‘ge: _ . A Its Intrinsic goodness in Tea Quality f wk? it the most Econdinica1 in Use - - " nupposo Td better be turning out ha tbe 'es: aid the traveller to "may. low {It did yer say it h h EMT” MRS. LOGAN LAUGHS LAST nk the ll LUKE WILLIAMS traveller wore no I an oily the mm 1 Mr, no if a hot tl wrebh bold. "I know you've got some money] here," said the man. “I heard them} talking about it down the pub before‘ I came an' played this lost traveller‘ stunt. I intended to do it graceful, only that wife of yours has er cars cocked all the time, so now I might as well tell yer I'm going to have it, fair means or foul. Now where in it?" He advanced threatenizgly. "We haven't got my!" ed the poor terrified Mrs. 1.0332" ' L A M you. .-.....-- -__ _ WW "I know you have. “gal heard you, when I was listenin' are l','ll got into bed. aayin' nobody amid it. Out with it quick or somebody’s going to get done in," he ended brut- ally. M W “Hush, you fool!" commanded her husband. "And for Raven's sake let me go." "No," cried " wife. "Bill mur- der_you. Oh,. my whey yrutel', ucr yuu. vu, "a "u-.- .'- w--. The marauder game closer. Bo nia- ed his hands tat'tgit “we the hampered 11qu h “Quick! Out with it. NW but your screams, 'anirniiirriiirtn-uhs “th if lo? daft £311.." a“. '"""r'l'u"air'"irT"iai-%7uqr thet loose floor board. in the. “‘31- iirai"iaGiriGiGku W Ir. The - darted to the place in“ T won, ,oo--=.' Lat no to!" and Mr, "if: in-----" be”; the wom_nn R m ain't the biggest fool on Lichzml Logan!" bean Jane. ent she and her has nd were bedroom. "Asking a tramp- mg fellow to sleep here and {Atria knows we keep money an end it was agreed he shank! night on a made-up bed in the kitchen fire. ll go straight " and sleep '. Good night, and God bles_s he ran pondered. "I'm afraid ', find it a dark night like I twisty way, and you would y get but. Janet, could we not fellow a shake-down for he me go." shouted Mr. Logan ite. who was clinging tightly "I'il see to this ungrateful But she did not loose her H " rtt-uatomarttte M the Janet!" exela1med her 's a poor workin' man." snapped Janet. "His tuft as a lady's. I no- Ines ' sleep?" asked Mr We've only got or "/ii,'Gaid the wand- couple tramped up- M n distinct squeak as door-knob was being Quietly Mr. Logan matches by the bed- we. His wife guve I rk tigure of a man, 2" grotesque ,hadoyps, y Hie refining stared y. "ff you want: to early, "I'm after that 1 up on the couch "an. "We can a a night like this, poor wife in has Mr. Log-n. "pital at Hanna: the a the door. Mr. to a candle. The round. here?" quavered o spying out of cal mistake n be," a ferret," con- 1 no honest h as he does." the money he think of look- Mrs Logan n't listening? t." Bu 'rom his loudly i: 'O' aprigh "" am. t hear Th repl ied " hmugh on e If the '5'" spare, Art-‘ And never refuse her) The minute to use 1'm.EThat's always so ready some burden thel to bear. loose board and brought up a large} ou-fashioned cash-box of heavy wood bound with iron, with I slot in the top to drop the money in. It was locked. "Where's the key Y' taped the man. "We threw it awuy years ago," ‘moaned Mrs. Logan. "Oh, go now."' ( The man shook the heavy box, and "here way a sound of Ihihing coin: Don't we. y uncut perfect mun ‘Uae "Diamond Dyel," guaranteed to l [he a new, rich, tadeless color to my ', fabric, whether it be wool, silk, linen. ‘cozton or mixed goods, - drones. i Nausea. stockings, skirts, children's and rustling paper. "Stay there till morning," he com- manded. "If vou come after me I'll brain you." With the box rattling under his arm he went quickly down the stairs. Richard Logan, “mast speechless, was still held tightly by his wife who seemed to have doubled her strength in her frenzy to keep him from at- tneking the man who could have handled him uneasily tie l Pius, llnuuwu nun nu y.-...., 7., V, "No, Richard," she pleaded. "Ut him go now. Let him go." They heard the sound of the oute.r door urging“ "The money. gasped the ma be dead." --- _ nun IIIIIWUu When, after bathing her face, he saw she was returning to conscious- ness, he went downstairs and fastened the door. The robber was a long way ofrlry then.. I , " IA u W uc-u. "No, not." she tried to any soothing- ly. Her grip on him relaxed. She had hinted: _ ... . _ M, L "He won't come back," said Mrs. Logan. “Hem go to a safe place where he can prise open the box. It's turright, Bighagdf: . C m L bl He moaned. "All right!” he whis- pered hrokenly. "Our savings'. Oh, Lord! All gem, everything gone. What."' He paused aghast. His wife's face wore a faint smile. "He'll not find anything in that box but tin (Jo-op. checks and pieces of tissue paper, Richard," she said slow- ly. "I got that nervous a week ago with the burglaries round Hanna:- town that I opened the box myself, with an old key which fitted it, and took all the gold and notes out. But I thought you'd be vexed, so I put that rubbish in the box again and locked it, and tried to persuade you to agree before I told you I'd actually done it. All the money, £285 129., is in the bank now, Richard." "The greatest blessing a man can have is a wife what's gust a bit clever- er than hinuseW' and Mr. Logan down at the "Silver Sickle" next day. "And I thanks my lucky stars, boys, as that's the way I'm fixed." (The End.) HER FADED, SHABBY APPAREL DYED NEW "Diamond Dyes" Freshen Up Old, Discarded Garments. l Keep Minard'o Linlment in the house. coats. teath everything'. The ligation Book with each pack- age tells how to diamond din "or any color. 0b, wha To mow bpare-- That comes trom the clime ot old plenty ot time, With never a worry or care? We'd better beware of A Paris rag Ind bone dealer, who bought 100 tom of waterproof coats at the sale of American war stores, made a profit on their resale of $32,- 000. This sum he invested in further purchases, which on being sold have A - . . - ,A,,,A_ A. -u-.& spare. The wee little, tree little minute to $200 OOO, Realized gay match any material, have an!» you "Diamond Dye" Color Card. nob but 5-w- i'eatiers, grannies. c'overitrgr- BOB LONG GLOVES The Spare Minute. will out“! any och: also a! Glove on tho who! have by m - by It“ work. - In. 'Fe-" M BOB LONG BRANDS "M mus-unbia- m 'ig,5is.triiri', 'i.?.?,?,???,';; tte'attttttod,l'f, t mu! m ml your um: iod Launc&c...u-Iu luau-mum g-ras-ur--- -- I" you“? will scott do with the minute spare-- little, stray limo minute to Ea. " Cont to cast, a, "an... v.. - ..-.- ___V _ for him a fortune of about ic" "Ki ar" isavrntriii" man. "We might as well the minute to What this land needs in more (no men, More strong. old, stalwart types like those That faced the warfare ot the (hy- When thorn: came ottener than the man. What this land needs is more re. straint On growing luxury and its six), On growth of fortunes foul with taint, And more pure manhood from within. What this land needs is more old-time Clean piety whose gentle care Was that the day should start with thought Ot God as men knelt down in prayer, Old family prayers, old human guides, That strengthen hearts throughout the day, From wrong. dlshonor and besides, Help other lives to find the way. What this land needs is not the itch For social honors, gilt and glare, But more strong arms to dig the ditch And more clean hearts to lift in prayer. What this land needs is Christian worth, With courage in the market place To act with old-time honesty, Hadn't Busted Yet. A gentleman recently on a-visit to London had been, commissioned to buy a blouse at. a. bargain sale which his wife was unable to attend. The task was a novel one, but he finally got the attention of a saleswoman. “I want to buy a blouse for a lady," he said. "What bust?" she asked. He glanced around with nervous ap- prehenston. Minard's Llnlment used by Physiclans. And look God always in the tace Bulk Carlots TORONTO sALT WORK8 C. J. CLIFF . TORONTO What This Land Needs. why-er-l didn't hear anything." COARSE SALT L A N D SALT / l? " ‘f "I ’ {f/: ")ii:) 'tSri':"',", 41:;; . "ts Hang: ouumu me more, Kw." , ( gig 'i))is, “’BRANDRAM-fizubsngo' "iirg."; l' 1C (t k:\ (h,'lri,' HM':::D:AN“#A:-:::Lw:t‘°~~Imrw’o v-Ci,"'"' ONTARIO ARCHIVE TORONTO more old-time Now that lined troops occupy Con- gttuttinop1ss, keen anticipation prevails in British snuquorun circles at the prospect of the discovery of priceless manuscripts. lays a. despatch. t When it is recalled that the gifts which Louis XIV. sent to the Stilton: at Constantinople remain, done up as they were sent. it is hoped that manu- scripts of immense value to history will be found. i This hope is supported by the fact Pat in the seventeenth century, Am- ibassadors to the Sultan constantly re- tturned with Greek manuscripts of Priceless worth. The allied troops now in the Turkish Capital are the that Christian soldiers to be quarter- ed there since the tltteenth century. It coma: in all colors, and gives a tough, durable "seasoning," besides contributing largely to the artistic effect of your home. Hope to 35a 010%" household draperies, linen and delicate fahr cs can be cleaned and made to look as fresh and bright as when first bought. - It make- no difference when you live; parcels can In sent in by mail or oxpreu. The same care 3nd law tion in [has the work is though you lived m town, w. will In planed to advise you on any 'tis-tion recordIng Cleaning or Dyeing. WRITE US. Oléaning and Dyeing Brighton up the qrtaHoe and hum» of your homo. nil "we. of Wintor’o dullnuo with Parker's Dyewgrks [ma 'eh 933.23“ £53 AS,! 'tilriiilittiAtf's ls Proper]; Done st Parker’s Safeguard Your Roof iiiivGiiiiiC Now is Paint time ASK YOUR DEALER w...-:--'"'" a ie. "SN., g e - jN 38 aver); V (P _ tet/ti “The right Paint to Paint right." PAINT Ci-r-ri-ara-ia-f the surface and - A“ 42:91!" 99% i Giin ‘ imm- Toronto oftice 20 m”. All my bangles ot gold, All my baubles of red, Are as nothing at all To me, now he is dead'. But it's here. round my wrist. The one jewel I wear, His Identity disk 7 That was found “over were." ~Mnrnnt Clarke Rune“ Inwst Y?ur Money aacreit mam-"e" Buy Thrift Stamps tryi% DEBENTUREI Interest payable halt you His Identity Disk. 23 it}. " Weet be ORIGINAL HOME SAID TO BE PATAGONIA. Tallest People in the World mm Average Nearly Sin Feet in Stature. The mum had ot Brohdinsnu new to have been Patagonia When the lemon: voyager Magellan, on his trip around the world, dimmer. ed that region m 1620, he new in the and: at the seashore the prints ot human feet .0 huge an to “mush him Hence the name he gave to the 4mm trr-im-," meaning a his and clumsy toot. _ 7..“ 1‘. Inn-nus; “n... Atierwnrd he came acrom saint! ot the natives. whom he described as giants. This In true enough; for the Patagonian aborigines are the tallest people in the world today, the men averaging nearly six feet in gimme. while individuals exce'ding my: height by tour to all incheu an m; Subsequent Voyager-s kid come at these gums and them back to Europe, wher were exhibited as freaks rare The Pausenhu natives Tehuelches. They are "horse people," like the l, live in tents made of ski framework ot poles. Thet In effect portable nous seven! rooms. They wear meet curious boom made by shipping the hide from a horseh- leu and ”will: up the ends, with an boots removed. An instrument of we chat-e used by them is as peculiar u these people as the boomerang to Aur trallen lenses. It In the "bolas." a none of hide to which are attaches' tram two to tour round balls ot btone When thrown. it winds about the leg, md body of the quarry in and] tas Mon u to render the latter halplcs: lt- employment demands much great er skill than does that ot the Tastsc tor an manned person in casting z may easily kill his horse or even h‘m jolt. Gum: o! mucous Btopes. The ancestors of the Tehuelchr today seem to have uuvcmstully medicated an extraordinary an which ia doubtless new extinct. w" a giant sloth. related to tho tt merium. and was about twice tlw of In Ott, measuring ten feet 1 mom. to tip ot tall. So clumsy danish was this "mm; beast" science has called it}. that one n ttaatly imagine a whole My mum ROAMED THE nm in leading it to the water of e um by atreem and getting " back in its stable. The word “liable" is need minced- ly, Inasmuch as the old-time Paw gonians seem to have kept, the .11.. Lures in stone-walled pens. Renmim ot some ot these pens are ionnd u day, and excavations inside ot them have revealed great stores of hay. lt. gether with bones of griffin berc's, quantities of their droppingr, hunt”. hence, and bonea ot an extinct snecivs of horse and an extinct cat that Wits lager than the biggest Bengal tiger Also were found pieces of grim-n bent hide, one fragment three feet long having been divested of hair ap. parently by a scraper. Some of the bones bore marks ot tire, suggetiinx that the animals were kept and slaughtered tor meat. It is even put Bible that they yielded a supply ct milk. Bones ot small individuals dug up are thought to indicate perhaps that the creatures were bred in my (kit): Not very many centuries as.) thee were on this continent three spoon-i». of giant sloths. One of them. the megtstherium, ranged as tar north 3? Virginia. Another. the 'anytodon," ranged through South America north. ward to Oregon. Third was the grit- nu-henet. which wan exclusively South American. It was covered with long yellowish hair. and, like its eongen are, ted on gram and the toliage ot use. More ancient” there lived in Pata- gonia a slant bird which appears to have been the most remarkable towl ever known. It Mood eight teet high on sharp-clawed feet, had a neck as thick as (but at A horse, nnd could not fly, its winn being very small. It was a cursor“! (running) bird ot prey, a monster at the hen»: (anally. In fact it was by In the biggest bird ot prey that ever lived, und probably attack ad with luccess lugealzed animals its bad wns bigger than that of a horse. and its huge beak slurp an an lee-pick Add mauve limbs. tad you have a description ot thin tormldnble Nether ed cmnlurew-the that of it! kind In the Land of Giants. "New. boys." aid the schoolmaster. "3 want you to but In mind thet the word 'etan' at the 0nd of A word means 'the mace ot.' Thai we have Mum”. Man-the plus of the Afghans; alto Hindt"tan--the place et the Hindu. Ctttt anyone give me another cr Maple?” Nobody appeared vary “no“ to do 00. um! little Johan}. Emu, the gay of hit. mother and the terror of we can. can trrotrd1y:-- "Veg, Mr, I an. Umbrolhsun the pine tcr umbrella." The only quail" swirn ii the camel. A New Word meat. It II even pes- yielded I supp}; of small individuals dug to indicate perhaps as were bred in my the Sioux ot skins , These ter ot momma-l t skins with I These Lents an house». havlm; where u are ca nomads me m'.g rouum at m 'ittlatumation of 6. M q h avers! tom, - - Ill d m fon- d can. Witch - tom M n “wow 0 - it any h mutaken for dl “u. tad . seven cummlnc f, ace" ”verity that in cm on h tho MM. form of acute toad " no ton-ll: 5:. rod and "on: d the and». is atudded with an . What At the beginning the b not. or In. fovor, the throat an. and the pit“ fed- n‘rk m h MIN out trf all propel the mat and” of the disc-u but last. only two or three d. u it h“. the tannin" mm ”idea. But although the r: Ht very weds. In. strength, u I of I week from cl " " ing nature by reason food. Ibund iee e\ had r burn.) Rodi: only t the pr needs the cm nure. to an} mm: 'tti . lit “I. in the whole with a few i' pod soil or much. The hml be kept moi-t. that decay In coed, but not lo we: as to au- Me from the heap. 'lhe .rp.‘ I" week. or several martin. h; to the - of the year , "In. of my oonsidermbl in "ue, - of tmprov - all - loan- Ind e “u! for vegetable and cum Compost: as a s Humus nnd Nit " " rhe Inland Tondh. Buy Thrift tttae ‘NO