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Toe GAZETTE, OLDS, ALBERTA, , RTL PILLS FOR |HEADACHE, BILIOUSNESS CONSTIPATION, INDIGESTION, KIDNEYS,LIVER, ae NEVER FIRE FIRST = BY JAMES FRENCH DORRANCE » Ce-Author of ‘Get Your Man,” “Glory Rides the Range,” Ete. (Serial Rights Arranged Th F. D. Goodchild, Publishers, Toronto) (Con’inued) Once intc the main street, Seymour found a semblance of permanency in | the town. ‘The establishments of two | rival trading companies were built ot logs and surprisingly fronted. by show windows. ,The one hotel, in distinc- tion from’ Several bunk houses, had __two.siories, with a false front.atop the. second. Seymour noted also a res- taurant, a chop house, a pool hall, sev- eral “soft” drink emporiums—all of rough board construction. A shack of slabs, roofed with cedar shakes, crouched beside the hotel and supported the sign: OFFICE OF SHERIFF GOLD BRANCH ; OFFICE OF CORONER Evidently 1t was from the door ot this that Deputy Coroner Hardley had! seen the imposter set out on his fatal: Tide. Near this shatic stood the tempor- ary post office which divided a store room with the records of the mining * recorder. The’ First Bank of Gold occupied a tent with a wood floor. For the reassurance of customers and for the information of all, this tent wore ‘a banner on which was painted: “Our palatial permanent home is under on. | struction across the street.” Glan ing in that direction, the stranger’ ae a structure of. corrugated iron, await-. ing a.roof. Gold, at this season of the year, was a night town, so the streets had been practically: deserted as the small pro- cession entered. Isven though most of the population was at. work up the} creeks, there was something of an out- | pouring into King Street as ithe news of the shooting spread. Some fifty men and a scattering of women gathered to mill about the freight wagon soon after the oxen were halted before Hardley'’s shack. From, the vantage of his saddle seat, Sey- mour studied their faces as they. re- ceived the news, but caught no trace of any emotior that interested nie. All seemed genuinely shocked; non too deeply ‘moved. He heard maiy express regret over such a drastic blow atthe: law: If any rejoiced, they did 80 secretly. Deputy “Hardley consulted with et . portant citizens. identified for ‘Sey- mour by the one nearest his stirrup as the bank mznager, the camp doctor ‘and the principal realtor. Presently | the deputy shrilled an arinouncement | « that in his capacity of coroner he} would swear a jury and hold an in- quest at one o’clock in the uncom-! -- pleted bank building, The freight wagon, its somber bur- | den covered with tarpauiin, was drawn | to a position at the rear of the un- finished structure, which was open where workmen were. laying a heavy . flooring for a vault. The townsmen, their curiosity satisfied, began to dis- perse about their mundane affairs, In turning. Kaw to. be about his own, Seymour came face to face with Ruth Duperow, who evidently had just reached town and at.speed, for her; mount. was puffing. The color of ex- citement was high in the girl’s cheeks. But no hint that she’ ever had seen “him before cam) from the young wo- man who, within the hour, had been so solicitous of hls welfare as'to try to keep him from entering the. brush in search of the murderer. Her eyes did TIRED OUT ALL THE TIME Nerves Gave Little Rest Relieved. by Lydia E. Pink- ham’s Vegetable Compound : Harrowamith, Ontario. —‘“‘I took your medicine before my baby was born and it was a fet help to me asl was very rly until T started To tal eit. I just felt as though I was tired out all the time and would take weak, fainting spells. nerves would bother me until I could get little rest, da: friend to take Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vege- whey I only took a few 2d me wonderfully. I table Com bottles and it h would Shims it to any woman. I am.doing what I can to publish this - good medicine. 1llend that little book you sent meto any onei can help. You ean with the greatest of [pleasure use my name in regard to the Vegetable Compound if it will serve to help others.” —Mrs. HARVEY MILLIGAN,R. R. No.2, Harrowsmith, Ontario. | In a recent canvass of purchasers of Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Com- pound over 100,000 replies were received be 98 out = every F100 said they had been hel y its use. This medicine is for le by Pa druggists. il, not avold his; they simply did not}|lack of modesty. even his consigninig know him. Having admini:tered this: puzzling ‘cut direct, she focused on the gallant figure of Brewster who rode alongside her, his handsqme face alight with un- doubted admira‘ion. “What has happened?” heard her ask. “Your dashing sergeant-of-staff fas been murdered.” Brewster’s reply was fittingly low. The. girl’s eyes flashed angrily. “Terriblef I must say you don't seem greatly distressed; Mr. Brewster, and I’ll thank you not to connect me with the poor brave man'by saying my sergeant.” “You've been seeing so much of this Bart. person, Ruth, you hadn’t had any time for your old friends. Of course, I’m sorry for the way he’s been put out of the running, but——” Seymour {i “That ‘but’: docs you ‘small credit. ; Who do you suppose “Hardley hasn't decided yet.” Sey- ; Mour. caught the flicker of contempt in ‘| the freighter's eyes. “Better come ‘and have dinner with me at the hotel; a this isn’t our tragedy.” ht. Ber displeasure seemed increased, ,and she gathered hér reins. “ ‘wouldn't think of it,” she said-with de- | cision. “{ must carry the dreadful news to uncle.” | . Whirling her horse, she dashed away / Up the road oyer which she had so | lately come. “Some actress, but why?” murmur- ed Seymour. There were several why’s that the sergeant found it necessary to consid- er. Why had she cut*him at their second meeting? Why had. she feigned entire ignorance of what had happened? He could only hope that the same answer would serve for all— that she had acted: in the hope of be- ing more free to work out a solution of the mystery as to who -had killed Bart: It. was evident from Brewster’s-com- plaining attitude. that the imposter had paid Miss Duperow enough atten- | tion to. arouse the handsome freight- tee "s jealousy. And Brewster had mis- played his hand by allowing his feel- | ing to crop out at such a moment when he should have shown the murderer’s detection and punishment to be his chief interest. He now stood star- ing up the street after hef, looking ut- terly discomfited. Dismounting,. Seymour led Kaw acfoss the street and. joined Brewster, who snapped out of his mood upon be- , {ing addressed. The information the | sergeant sought was pleasantly given. The stranger undoubtedly could get 'a room, such as it.was, at the Bon- janza Hotel. Brewster himself lived jthere.”. The “eats” -weren’t much, | but he could take pot-luck at the res- {taurant. If his’room wasn’t airy enough, he could get ample ventilation \ by. poking his finger through the parti- { tions... He’d find the stables “around back.” There was-no telegraph office {—yet, and no radio.. Yes, the camp | was alittle slow in catching up with ;the times. The. next mail: would Bo {out in the morning. “Guess I’d better tell that suspicious deputy where I’m stopping.” Seymour | Temarked when duly -posted. Brewseer laughed - and shrugged his shoulders. “Don't mind Sam Hard- |ley, stranger. By now his mind is | Joping along some other line of sus- picion. Better come to’ the inquest, tianeh. With Hardley in the coron- ;er’s seat it will be better than vaude- | ville,” i. The sergeant did. attend the inquest {in the unroofed bank building, where the workmen had “laid off” for the That he did. not find it as “event.” amusing as Brewster’ .had . promised | was not entiicly due to the queer feel- jing that came with. every mentfon of ‘his name ‘as.that of the central figure. He writhed at the official flounderings of Hardley, who made on exhibition of (a jury which, under sensible direction, “would have proved competent. Seymour had heard sirange corop- this fat deputy sponsored was a prize winning oddity. Hardley read it aloud: “We, the jury in this murder case ; duly impaneled, do and now thereby jreport that Staff-Sergeant Russell | Seymour of the Royal Mounted Cana- idian Police, in the pursuit of duty in the proximity of Gold, B.C., did come to an untimely death to the regret of this afflicted law-abiding community. “We; the jury, ete. do find and hereby report further that the afore- said lamented Seymour was murdered by a rifle bullet fired by the mar who held up the B. C. -X. stage‘and killed Ben Tabor, driver thereof and sub- this court, murders, “We, the jury, etc., do find and here- by report stil further, that Deputy Coroner Samuel Hardley, Esq., reach- ed the scene of the tragedy with com- mendable promrlitude. We direct of Gold and run to earth the perpetra- tor of these dastardly crimes; and, furthermore, we expréss our. con- fidence that he will leave no stone un- turned to justity his reputation as a fearless officer with the encomiums of a successful capture dead or alive.” Hardiey's shrill voice was softened by the huskiness of proudful emotion as he finished the reading. From his seat on an empty packing box in the front row of spectators, Phil Brewster ‘uttered a fervent “A-men!” then, catching the eye of Seymour who stood along the wall, he winked sar- donically. “Needless to soy, fellow citizens of Gold,” Hardley shbrilled on after hav- ing cleared his throat, “your officer appreciates the confidence of which this jury of his peers has so fitly de- livered itself. He will leave no stone unturned to bring to a-rope’s end the foui fiend guilty of sending to perdi- tion these two men, one a brave offi- cer of the law and the other'a worthy driver of the B. C. X. mules. - He would respectfully suggest that before you leave this temporary temple of justice, so kindly loaned for the ccca- sion by the public-spirited manager of the First Bank of Gold, each and every one of you look for the last time on one who gave his life that this should be a riore decent and law-lov- ing mining cam For this iast " suggestion, Seymour could forgive Hardley’s astonishing ers’. verdicts before, but that. which | him to draw: such. posse as he finds; necessary from amongst the citizens. { | fect of the last ‘preceding inquest of: switchboard. both being foul and fatal! to “perdition” the two casualties. . Al- though the fat deputy could not have imagined it, he had done the. sergeant a pronounced favor. Seymour lost ro time in gaining a position from which he could watch the reaction on every face that looked upon Bart’ His aitention was caught by a little woman 9%f pleasing counten- ance, in a-drab dress and ‘the be- flowered hat of an outsider, whom he had noticed casuia ly during the hear- ing. . Now that the line had thinned to. nothing and even the deputy had left his guard-of-honor post, the lHttle woman came forward —haltingly - and bent over the-rude catafalque. Sey- mour could. nct ‘see -her face for the moment as ft was shadowed by her hat brim, but. he heard a stifled. sob. For an instant, she-tottered and séem- ed so Hkely to fall that he took a quick step toward her. His aid, howéver, proved unnecessary. - With a shud- der,.she recovered herself.and hurried away, dabbirg at her eyes With a bit of cambric. : As the only individual who had shown the least-personal emotion, the policeman’s interest followed her. So ‘did his steps. -. Outside, he felt for- tunate: when. he.fel_tn—withan—ae- quaintance. of the morning, Cato, the driver of oxen. : “Who is the litle woman in gray?” he asked casually. “She’s a widdy, but not Icoking for a second,” Cato’s face was more twist- ed than usual by its sarcastic grin. “And I'm not seeking a first,” Sey- mour set him straight. “I asked be- cause she seemed more affected than the other women by Hardley’s tribute line.” The-old ox drt /er seemed reassured. “She’s. just. a big-hearted Jane, owner and cook of the Home Restaurant down the street yonder. The sergeant boarded with. her before he bloomed out in the royal uniform. I boarded there too, until she turned me down. I'm just wondering—was it him in the offing that made her cold towards me? Course, he -wou.dn't look at her, not serious; him being a staff-sergeant in secret.. But women nurse wild hopes —'specially widdies. Maybe I’d have a chance now he’s: been plugged into the discard.” : Sef¥mour glanced: at nim In amaze- ment; that he,- with his caricature of a face, could spe’k of women nursing wild hopes. Evidently’ Cato read his thoughts. “You needn t look so doubtful, strang- er.” | \He flared with resentment. “Ox driving brings mighty smart wages up here, and I got a claim.on Hoodoo Creek that may rake me one. of them mill’onaires when I get round to work- ing of it next winter. Women can read behind the mask-——'specially wid- dies.” Anxious to be off on the trail of his hunch, the sergeant: was not sorry when they came to the Brewster ware- house and Cate left to inquire about his next load of freight for. the creeks. Russell Seymour felt suddenly hungry —for home cooking. (To b? continued) Self-Operating’ Railway Ingenious Electrical. Devices Used In Operating Line At Wembley A “never stop’ automatically oper- ated railway is in operation at Wem- bley. | There are one and a half miles of single track and three-quarters of a mile of double track. -The speed var- ies from two to three miles an hour at the-stations, !o twenty-four. miles an hour in the open. ‘J is an entire- ly automatic system; without drivers, conductors, signals or brakes. Each ear is fitted beneath with rollers en- gaging a continu: us spiral below the track. _ The spiral propels the: car in the same manner in which an ordin- ary nut travels along a screw. The space between the loops of this. spiral is decreased for a short distance’ on both sides of a station. As a result, the cars slow down and close up stead- ily when approaching a station, creep through in conia-t, and, leaving, open out again aud a:celerate. with equal smoothness. Ata station passengers merely Walk in or out, the cars being open on the platform side and provid-. ed with posts and grip handles to as- sist in mounting and dismounting. The whole of the railway,is controlled from a central station by an automatic This comprises ingen- ious eiectrical devices operated by the pressing. of buttons. . Boots For Vegetarians Have. Conscientious Against Leather On Humanitarian Grounds Boots for vegetarians! That's the latest problem. confronting English shopkeepers who find themselves pest- ered by women—and some men—who, objecting ‘to leather because it comes from animals, demand shoes made from substitutes. During the war 14 different sub- stitutes for leather were evolved, but only two, it. is understood, have sur- vived... From these two. substitutes “boots for vegetarians” are: now being made and placed on the market. They cost between five and six dol- lars a pair, and, despite the shoe- makers’ familiar insistance to the contrary, are declared to be as good as leather, though their soles are somewhat stiffer, with somewhat less “give,” There is no. market for them, ex- cept among. those who have consclen- tious objections against leather on humanitarian grounds.~ But that mar- ket is no inconsiderable one, accord- ing to a shopkeeper who has begun to cater to it. Bricks were in use considerably more than a thoisand years ago, Objections} PILLs" the Dinero ¥ the Stomach SSeS SSS Britain’s Changing Shores England's “Average Yearly Loss. By Coast Erosion Is One Square Mile While England is losing miore land by coast erosion than she is gaining through the receding of. the ocean, Scotland ‘is adding to her territory. in the process, according to. an official of the British Geological Survey. The largest belt of coast ‘erosion in England stretches from Whitby, York- shire, to Lyme Regis, Dorset, and the worst localities are around Cromer and the North and South Forelands. Erosion. has also ‘taken place on }some-parts of the west-coast;-for along the north shore of the Bristol Chan- nel there used to be a great forest, which is now under the sea. At Ten- by:parts of the tree stumps can still be seen at low tide. In the 12th ceniury, history relates tthet-there-was-a great flood in- Wales, and land which is now at the bottom of the sea in Cardigan Bay was lost at that time. Of recent years Scotland. las been steadily gaining land in the Solway Firth, and Gretna is built on land de- livered up by the sea in the course ot yéars. : “The process of Nature cannot be stopped, but only held up in one place | at the expense of-another,” a geolog- ist said... “If.in one particular spot the progress is ba:red by breakwaters, the’sea-will eat up the amount.it has been thwarted of-at the nearest con- venient spot.” : The atmosphere is just as deadly a foe for soft cliffs as is water. By looking at a cliffs angle lo the séa it is. possible to see whether | air or water is the worst enemy. ‘Should the cliff lean backwards from the sea, then the atmosphére is eat- ing it away quicker than the water. On the other hand, should it overhang the sea, water is aon the ‘work of destruction. The reason the east coast sanrens most is. that it consists largely of chalk and -clay +oil, while. the west coast is mainly hard rock. England’s average yearly loss of area is given by one authority as a square mile. —~ Clever Sheep’ Dogs Remarkable Performance Was Given in Gompetition In Wales trials there were remarkable perform- ances by competing dogs-irom all over the Kingdom, and live, alert animals they were, with rather ‘wistful little faces. One of the most wobdertis ‘trials was when two d.gs were used by one shepherd to guide ‘sheep along the. de- only to the shepherds. . Each dog had to recognize and act upon the whistle meant by the shepherd for hini alone. One dog was sent up on the right side of the hill and the other on the left. The dogs were instructed solely by the shepherds’ arm signals or uy whistles in varying keys. “Jock, at ihe sound of a certain note, would work -in a little; two sharp whistles and Lad would cease bearing circular. movement of the shepherd’s arms and Jock skulked around to the back of the sheep, while Lad, at the sound of a stacceto- note” froze in his tracks. Lad never-acted on whistles meant for Jock, nor Jock on thoge intended for his partner. The dogs would fly like arrows after the frantic sheep; or at the sound of a low coo-ee whistle would sneak: cautiously behind ‘them at a nail’s pace. When the dogs were not at work they were full of play, but on one whistle from the shepherd all antics ceased and they were as serious and intent as the shepherd himself. i Trade With Jamaica In the slimp which the fruit trade of- Jamaica 4s experiencing; a direct fruit trade with Canada is being ad- vocated as a remedy for the country’s economic, ills, Canada being regarded as the most promising of possible new markets. HAM'S | At the. Vale of Llangollen sheep dog | 4- Vious crest of a hill that was known! to the right, and go straight ahead. A} French Have Scheme To Detect Criminals Dust. On Clothing Of Suspects ts Carefully Examined Microscopic examination of the dirt and dust upon the elothing of suspects is a néw schem? of the French Hole 2 to catch criminals, After crosé-examination the sus- pects are stripped of their. clothing, whose superficial dust is first examin- ed lUnder-a strong microscope. A vacuum cleaner is next applied to draw out other dirt into a pan. es In someé instances a more thorough process, in which heating figures, is used to separate all particles of for- eign matter. From the dirt thus 8e- cured the detectives determine wheth- er the suspect has been telling the truth. One murderer tried to pri ove an alibi by saying that he had slept in an-open field the night of the crime. — “Micro- -scopie—examination—ef—his—elothing showed that he had slept in a quarry. " An unsuspected carpenter was con- nected with «a murder’ by means - of sawdust found on a piece of overall which the victim had torn from his as- saflant and which was found: at in scene.of the crime. ~ The chief value of the new plan has been’ in breaking down the bravado of criminals. when shown that their first stories were lies. ou --Boterpilee - Bay Scout Sold Old Bottles to Raise Money to Attend Empire Jamboree A Boy Scout adopted a “strange de- vice” to collect sufficientcash to get overseas for the Empire jamboree. He had been investing and trading for months in old boitles and newspapers, in order to builé up the necessary capital, £66, required for the trip. This shows a real spirit of enterprise, and a triumph of pluck over. what]. must have been: a natutal apathy. Every South African lad should learn something from this brave example ahd realize that nothing is impossible. The boy in question knew that he had to get. £60. . He struggled and strove for months, but was far off his goal. Yet, when the public learned the his- tory of his big fight against odds, with all its picturesque details, some: per- sons (unknown), saw to it that the »\sallant figtt of the scout. should not It would be difficult]: go-unrewarded.. to visualize a better’ example of: the value of aeterayt aation. 7 Johannesburg Times. oo--- --0 LITTLE HELPS FOR THIS WEEK" ° <== © Casting all your came upon Him; for He careth for you.—l. Peter y. 7. . if you fear, Cast aM your care on God; that an- chor holds.—Alfred. Tennyson. And so when we are lost in the great maze of life, and wander through: the streets of this world feeling that the familiar path is gone, when we see no landmark of duty, no inspiring light of attractive work, and know not where we are, then, if our trust in’ God does not fail us, we learn lessons we should not otherwise gain. . We learn self- direction or humiljty; we learn to cast our care on Him who cares for us; we lJearn to be grateful for every kindness that others can do us, and to respect all forms of life, and call no man com- mon.—James Freeman Clarke. _ Opportunities In the West: “If the scions of rapidly decaying families of England. of high social position and general education would but come to the Canadian west to set- tle, it would do an immense amount of good, both to themselves and to this country,” said the Rt. Ion. Lord Bledisloe, Chairman of the Rotham- stead Experimental Station at Har- pendale, England—while on a tour of Western Canada. A species of -acacia found in the Sudan is konwn locally as the whist- ling tree: The extremely hollow shdot-sheaths produce a sound‘as Ioud as is obtainable from a ‘very sweéet- toned flute. ; The King anc Queen of England have presented the. British Museum with a ‘pair of ivory leopards. They frequently confess |}- Say “ ‘Bayer Aspirin” INSIST! Unless you seé the “Bayer Cross” on tablets: you are not getting. the genuine Bayer Aspirin. proved: safe by millions and prescribed by phiy- Sicians for 24 years. Handy. “Bayer” boxes of 12 tablets Also bottles of 24 and 100—Druggists Aspirin 9. the trade mark (registered in Canada) of Bayer Manufectare ° of Mono- Meeticacidester of Salicylicacia If a World Sappad Whiting Gradually Slowing Down Reading -a paper before the British Astronomical Society Dr. A. ©. D. Crommelin said that the rotation. of the earth on its axis. Was . gradually slowing dowa. the situation,” Dr. Crommelin said to an_ interviewer. “The slowing-up process has been going on for centur- fes, and nothing. sensational has. come out of it. If it did stop things might become . uncomfortable. The. sun would shine on one side only,. while the other side would be wrapped in frozen darkness; ami the moon. might vanish. If the earth’s motion slowed to’-one_ rotation a year,” he added, “each day would be. one year long, as they are thought to be on the planet ‘Mercury, - It will take a few hundred million years before the earth’s mo- tion, at its present rate, is retarded to a point where it entails actual discome fort.” NOTHING TOEQUAL: . BABY’S OWN TABLETS Mrs. George Lefebvre, St. Tesi, Que., writes: “Ico not think there is any other medicine to equal Baby’s Own Tablets for little ones. I. haye nothing else.” ‘What Mrs. Lefebvre They have found by trial that the Tablets always do just what is clafm- ed for them. The Tablets are a mild but thorough laxative which regulate and thus banish indigestion, constipa- tion, colds, colic, etc. They. are. sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr, ‘Williame: Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. Made the Figtel Business — United. States declares that prohibi- ness, has actually made it. that more money was hotels in the United States in the past four years .thkn in the preceding twenty-seven.—O‘tawa Journal. He says New Wheat Grading High New wheat ts. now pouring in Winnipeg, particularly. from ‘Manitoba points. The shipments already re- son. Oats and barley are also grad- ing high. cellent milling quality. Each of te seven women members of parHament in Holland belong to a different political party. BGINPILLS KIDNEYS Deranged Kidneys may in time lead to serious iliness,: If you detect. any - symptom take Gin’ Pills. They will’ relieve you. uM, 3 @ BRIE Ge hese he { a /FOR YOUR OWN SAKEN ae MIXED FARMING) ) scl SS — fy ee A a fat ™B ECONOMY suy : (Arson Pacnaces (5¢ & 204) mea a Seng fi oe Accept ‘only 2 SOO saver Bayer package | which contains proven directions = Rotation—of the Earth On-Its Axis-te———— “No one need hesoiie siaimas over © used them for my baby and would use’ says thousands of other mothers say. - the. bowels and sweeten. the stomach One of the leading hotel men of the tion, instead of killing the hotel busi- - invested in: ceived indicate a high grade this sea-- The new wheat is of exe
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