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, K, At all Druulstu. or direct on receipt of pricc. 50:. and 51m. Th: lsrda bottle cont: much an the smaller. A. 1. WHITE 5 Co. Lmnzn. Craig Street Wen N “It wasn’t a low voice,” interrupt- ed Mrs.‘ @ankg sharply. » u“. . “WelliIVE-oâ€"l-fiag’It-"fia; 'what you were , sgylng, and then when you went out- Evflr and I asked you whether you were! THREE VITAL QUESTIONS Are you !ul| of energy. vital force. and general ood health ? Do you know that (cod digestion the fuundsrion of good health; Pains and on- CHAPTER XIV.â€"Cont’d). “Well, I don’t know much abput it," said the housekeeper, lookmg round appealingly. “I heard you speakng to somebody at the door in a low voxce.” I AFTER MEALS TAKE 2 and 5-Ib Cartons 10 and 2041) Bags "The AH~Purpose Sugar” That’s it 9 Clean and Sealed Paet Only ; Blackâ€"Mixed-Natural Green E m 8015 Its purity and “fine” granulation give it the highly sweeten- ing power. It dis- solves instantly in your teacup or on your breakfast cereal. The B The best sugar for the sugar béwl is Or. The Adventures of Captain Fraser nerve for immediate overseas I WANTED ma TEE Pay $1.10 Minimum per $20.00 per Month Sepan Experienced men from 38 to gigs gnawed for service of mice. 50:. and SH”. Them-1e hauls contains three time: as WHITE 8: Co. LIMITED, Craig Street Welt, Montreal. ride’s Name ; paration And that asto‘nished hail-12%;; with a helpless shake of the head, gave it up. Her reh caused Mrs tle pain. taken, up “If it ’adn’t been for me tipping ’im the wink, so as to let him know what line ’9 was to go on when I came down, where should I ’ave be’en?” he derpandqd of Captain Nibletts. A good Samaritan picked up the smelling-salts and held them to the victim's nose, while her scandalised relatives discussed the situation in hurried whispers. The brother~in- law eyed her with bewildered disap- proval, and in the disjointed accents peculiar to surprise was heard to make use of the words “friskiness” and “(:31- h‘vanting” and “old enough to know better.” 5-- .. “V... 11v; “tall, cum wuu """ 1’ a stateliness which her brother-inâ€" law thought somewhat misplaced, took her daughter's arm, and slowly left the room, her departure being the signal for a general break-up. By twos and threes the company drifted slowly up the road in her wake. while Captain Barber, going in the other direction, accompanied Captain Nib- lett's party as far as the schooner, in order that he might have the opport- unity of saying a few well-chosen words to Mr. Green on the subject of pzegipitancy. Her relatives’ remarks, however, caused Mrs. Banks comparativer litâ€" tle pain. Her attention was fully taken, up by the housekeeper, in whosé satisfied smile she saw a per- fect recognition of the reasons for her action of the previous evening. She gotuup from Abe; chair, and with “If this man said Captain Barber was ill at Mapleden, why didn’t you tell me?” continued Mrs. Church, in a mildly aggrieved voice. “I think if anybody ought to have known, it should have been me.” “It’s all a fuss about nothing,” said Mr. Green, brazenly. “She stayed out a bit too late, and then wanted to put_ it all on to me.” presnfou in siomach and chest nfter eating. wiih constipation. headache dizziness. are our: sign of Indigenion. MotherSeigcl'. Syrup. the (real herbal remedy and tonic, will cure ypu‘ “Yes,” said Mics: Church, with a fine show of reluctance. _ There was a dead Silence, during which they all heard the smelling- salts drop. AI'IA Ll, -. ~ l . h “Are you sure she said she was go- ing home?" said Mrs. Banks's broth- er-inâ€"Iaw, in an awful voice, as the old lad; sank back in her chair. you ‘1 The “I “Free from Dust mg home you said ‘yes.’ munt â€" Free Kit, Allowance. Blue Posts,” Chelsea, is an old CHAPTER XV AN D BANESH STDMASH TROUBLES To Captain Fred Flower none of these things appealed. He had visit» ed the cellar certainlyâ€"~in search of subterranean exits; he had sat in the tapâ€"roomâ€"â€"close to the open window; but his rabid desire to get away from the lace and never see it again could not have been surpassed by the most bitter teetotaler that ever breathed. His greatest trouble was with Por- son, whose limpet-like qualities were a source of never-failing concern to the unfortunate mariner. Did he ascend V35 EO‘lto the drawing-room and gaze yearn- bmt ingly from the windowe at the breed} the 01d stream of Father Thames and the craft dro ping down on the ebb-tide to the sea, {incle Person. sallow face and unclean of collar, was there to talk 0 i mun t 1‘ iafine‘ during . beery romance of the ocean. Did he iellmg~ retire to the small yard at the rear of the premises and gaze fl‘dm the back ldoor at the gassing life of a Chelsea I: Sl ta m: LL ping, taking up the cudgels for the sycechless and glaring victim of these pleasantries, “but there’s no mystery about you; uncle; everybody knows him. He doesn’t disappear just as he is going to get married, and be brought back in a cab months after- wards. He isn’t full of secrets he mustn’t tell people who ought to know.” lcoyly. . i Flower, who was in the same pre- ‘dicament, patted her head tenderly, as being easier than replying. “And I must 8121137," said IMrs. rl‘ip- in , regarding t e pair, “ 'm up ain Eyoxian, and I speak my mind, that if it was me I should Want to know more about him first.” “I'm quite satisfied, mar,” said Miss Tipping, without raising her head. “There’s your relations to be satâ€" isfied, Matilda,” said Uncle Porson, in an important voice. Miss Tipping raised her head and favored the interrupter with a baleful stare, whereupon Mr. Porson, stretch- ing his neck feebly, glanced at Mrs. Tipping for support. “Our relations needn’t come to see us,” said his niece at length. “He’s marrying me, not my relations.” “He's making me his uncle, at any rate,” Said Mr. Porson, with a sudden access of dignity. “You don’t mind, Fred, do you?” asked Miss Tipping,~anxiously. “I’d put up with more than that for your sake,” said Flower. “I needn’t tell people.” “That's all very fine,” said Mrs. Tipâ€" pingutaking up the cudgels for the Miss Ti’pp'ing‘, who was _sittingihié$:t tn the skipper, looked at hlm languish- ingly, and put her head on his should- “Next Tuesaay,” said Mrs. Tipping to her stepâ€"daughter, as they sat in the much-decorated drawingâ€"room one afternoon, “you’ll be Mrs. Robinson.” And amid all this the fiction was maintained of preserving him from his lawless foes and his own incon- venient; devotion to duty. A struggle for escape was not to be thought of, as the full measure of his deceitful- ness would transpire in the event of failure, and the wedding drew nearer day by day, while his active brain was still casting about in vain for any means of escape. mt r it “reed I zzing‘ M The second week of his stay was drawing to a close before be fully realised the horror of his position. His foot, which had been giving him considerable trouble, was getting much better, though it was by no means well enough to giveihim a chance in a foot- by-street. Uncle’ Person was look- ing over his shoulder, pointing- out milkmen with histories, and cabmen with a past. 7 time public-house pleasantly situated by the river, with an extensive connecâ€" tion amongst entlemen’s servants, ’busmen, and ot er skilled judges of good beer, the subtle and delicate per- fume of which liquor pervades the place from cellar to garret, and has more than once taken the police on duty to the back door, under the im- pression that something wanted look- ing into. _ To some men imprisonment in such a place would have been little short of ecstasy. In the heat of summer’they would have sat in the cool cellar amid barrels of honest beer; in winter, they would have led the conversation cesin seated around the tap-room fire. For‘ exercise, profitable employment at the beer-engine in the bar; for intellectual ‘ exercise, the study of practical chem- istry in the cellar. lSE fume place more duty press ing 11 _I can hardly believe it,” she said, know quite enough about Fred,” Miss Tipping, tenderly; “when I your opmion, mar, I’ll ask you he jeV ower Tipping" the entrz Mrs ncle 1- undel mg to Rep g's reply was rance of a y a secret in my 1ife,”l 'orson, whose head was .this unaccustomed Tipping with foilr em to th (1, Fred, do you? 1g, â€" anxiously . th more than tha interrupt- >ung man bride g man :‘ooches brides- chosen aapless Flower changed the subject, and turning to Miss Tipping began to speak in a low voice. of their new home. Miss Tipping wanted a sort of: Eden with bar improvements, and it was rather difficult to find. They had discussed the matter beâ€" fore, and the wil skipper had almost qllliarrelled with his bride/elect over t e part of the country in which they were to live, Miss Ti pin holding out for the east coast, w ile lower hotly championed the south. Mrs. Tipping, with some emphasis, had suggested leaving it until after the honeymoon, but a poetic advertisement of an inn in Essex catching her daughter’s eye, it was decided that instant inspection should be made. French scientists haVe demonstrated that the vapors Qf iodine and bromine pass through thin gIass,,even at ordi- nary temperature. CreWF-Exactly. That’s what makes me so anxious. r Dreweâ€"Oh, she’ll be all right. She’ll take shelter in some shop. Where the Danger Lay. Creweâ€"Good heavens, how it rains! I feel awfully anxious about my wife. She’s gone out without an umbrella. That the Company has been abl to make such striking- gains in th amount of traffic handled over it lines will undoubtedly be morn readily appreciated when it is re membered that it was only operate: as a transcontinental system dur ing' the last seven of the twelv: months of the fiscal year, and whey it is recalled that last Winter thl weather conditions in the Westerr Provinces, and more particularly iy dis’likefi'n’ thehi." ' sééifié 16353 "tie; m_ust have cost a lot of money, that’s a11:I suppoge I may make a remark ?’f “I thought you liked them,” said the indignant Flower. “I like them well enough,” said Mrs. 'l‘jnging? solemnly; ‘jthere’s nothing to The exact grain traffic amounted to 131378.809 bx compared with 58,575,520 in 1915, or an increase of 289, equivalent to an incl-e: much as 125.31 per cent. one whoflingshis money awayis alâ€" most as bad. These ’ere brooches are very pretty, and they do him credit, but I can’t say but what some- thifig cheaper Wouldn’t ’ave done as '1’ an increase in total operating revenue of $9,564,168, or 36.91 per cent. over the previous year. That the compa‘ny’s lines handled over 131,000,000 bushels of grain is roof positive that the railway has geen located in the best grain g'rggving- areas of the West. b. Toronto, rétéi‘éry 9th. The phenomenal gains that the Canadian Northern Railway reports I for its year as a transcontinental line makes the statement one of the most important that has ever been issued by any railway in Canada. It is even doubtful whether the tremendous increases in business handled have ever been duplicated by any system in the world. There are many features to the report that make it of special import to every Canadian, owing to the in- terest the country has in the build- ing up of this important transcon- tinental line and the attractive terâ€" ritory that has been developed through the completion of the sys- tem. The feature of the report that is likely to be especially grati- fying is that which shOWS the proâ€" minent part the Canadian Northern, with its transcontinental system, has been able to play in handling such a large proportion of the grain requirements of the Mother Coun- try. I we“ uuyurwnt centres as val ver in the West, and Montre the East. Company’s Earning Power The development that is sure most favorabl received by ei body who is f0 lowing the grow the larger Canadian railways comefromthe fact that the Cans Northern Railway has come w hailing distance of earning its ‘ fixed charges, the deficit for year being brought down to than a quarter of a million dol a reduction from the previous of almost $1,400,000. As wast expected, a great proportion of increased revenues come from large crop gathered in the Cane. West in the fall of 1915, but 5 that time there has been a mat increase in the general fre traffic handled over the lines, during the first four months of current fiscal year gross earn have continued to show large creases over the corresponding iods of the year now unlei‘ rev Dav-Lana +1..“ ~A-A. -L431,3 New System in the Past Year Carrried Approxh Busheis of Wheat, an Increase of 125 Per C Year. Company's New Mileage on Pacific ( Ontario Makes Astonishing Showing Right ment of Operation. Company’s Lines Most Fa Phenomenal Strides Made By Canadian Northern Railway System in First Year As Transcontinet From our Own Cor (To be cgntinued) Increase of 73,405 to an increase of a per cent. many has been ab year, and when last Winter the in the Western a particularly in were the most rail :rmina 'respondent. lsuchfimgortgpt centres as V: km‘nanv on. “Aâ€" of 73 ,40‘ 1c ham bushels 20 busl". in points of favoring traf‘f The lines o mortnern an already in vantage in the econom tion, particularly in 0 two commodities ofi'erin voiuma, viz.: lumber ar The main line ’of th Northern Railway fron‘ Vancouver is sui erior grossing the continent ,, ,_-., 7....5 An agreement of gre ance in the developme System’s freight and traffic was made with t Steamship Co. In futtu‘ ard Line and the Ca.er em Railway will be, in fa transportation unit betm and Canada. The possession of such grades as those on the Some of the interestin of the Board of Directors indicating the position 0 and the progress it has elude the following : earnings showed a gain 0‘ of the same month in the year. As the grain crop much lighter, this evide dicates that the growth in fic in other commodities 1 than offset the lighter gm ment of the year now bein; ed on. ment in this connection is that it is in the month of October that the heaviest grain movement occurs, and yet in October, 1916, the 27053 have continued to sho creases over the corresl iods of the year now um Perhaps the most strik: Company’s Earning Power. The development that is sure to be most favorably received by everyâ€" body who is to lowing the growth of the larger Canadian railways will comefrom the fact that the Canadian Northern Railway has come within hailing distance of earning its total fixed charges, the deficit for the year being brought down to less than a quarter of a million dollars, a reduction from the previous year of almost $1,400,000. As was to be expected, a great proportion of the increased revenues come from the large crop gathered in the Canadian West in the fall of 1915, but since that time there has been a marked increase in the general freight traffic handled over the lines, and during the first four months of the current fiscal year gross earnings have continued to show large in- creases over the corresponding perâ€" iods of the year now urrler review; nes fort} 00 inha aZETeR ity of lb] the dy im onom: in cs publicly anti gu arm-need not blended. the of the ntal he trafâ€" Is more review ingle amou- real 11: port rt as floss 3t the )rt- the ird the Han ince ked