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An A.1 all all flni If day r} g Life." etc. CHAPTER VI.â€"(Cont’d.) “That’s something like," said many of Alice’s friends; “Alice will make a snlendid minister’s wife.” But when at length Mr. Skellton pro- posed to Alice, she had no difficulty in answering him. He could offer her a far better position than Tom dreamed of; the work she would have to do as - a. minister’s wife, too, would be thorâ€" oughly in accord with her tastes and desires. But Alice cared nothing for Mr. Skelton. Her heart was sad when she saw how pale he looked at her refusal, but she had no hesitation. The problem which faced her now, however, was not so easy to settle. Young Harry Briarfield was not a comparative stranger like Mr. Skel-' ton; she had known him all her life, they had been brought up together in .the same town, they had gone to Sun-‘ day School together, they had sung duets together at concerts, and al-' though she had never looked at Harry‘ in the light of a lover she had always been fond of him. Harry was in a good position too; his father was a manufacturer in a fairly large way, ai.d he had just been admitted as a partner into the busi- ness. . He was twentyâ€"four years of, - age now, was highly respected} throughout the town, and was looked’ upon as one who in a few years would hold his head high among commerciaLL men. During the last few weeks Harry had come often to Mr. Lister’s house, ostensibly to talk about business, but really to see Alice. Mr. and Mrs. Lister had nudged each other and smiled at Harry’s fre- quent visits. “I knew our Alice would do the right thing," aid Mr. Lister to hisI wife; “for a time she went silly about that Pollard boy, but she threw him over of-her own accord. Harry’s a nice lad, and he’s making a tidy bit of brass, while George Briarfield has about made his pile. In tWo or three years Harry will have the business en- tirely in his own hands, and then there will not be a better chance in Brun- MAiiuFAcruiénishvésSiém . 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You must have seen for a long time how fond I am of you, and perhaps you have wondered why I haven’t spoken. I wanted to badly enough, but I waited until father took me into partnership. You see," he went on, “at the beginâ€" ning of the war things were going bad with us; there was a boom in the cot- the war broke out there was a regular slump, and we thought we were going to be ruined. Now, however, things are going very well again. We have got some war contracts, and we are making money.” Alice’s heart beat wildly, although “I Wonder you have not joined the “Not if I know it,” replied Harry. “Why not?" asked Alice quickly. “I of men of every “No, thank you,” replied Harry, “I know one chap who He joined at the beginning of ford for her.” Mrs. Lister sighed. He said the life was terrible; he des- cribed to me how he had to wash up George Lister heaved a sigh of re- lief. “Ay. well," he said, “it’s perhaps a good thing not to say yes at once. Hold him back two or three days and it will make him all the more eager. When a man comes to me to buy cloth I never shows as ’ow I am’ eager to sell. But of ourse you will take him?" “I don’t know,” replied Alice. “Don't know! Why don't you know? You like him, don’t you?" “I don‘t know, father,”~ she replied, and then she rushed out ‘of the room. “What’s the meaning of this, lass?" said George Lister to his wife. “Has she told you anything?" “Not a word," said Mrs. Lister. (To be continued.) ._._ BOMBING A HOSPITAL A Nurse Killed and Doctor Wounded By a German Shell. “1 was attached to an advanced casualty clearing station when I got hit." The Speaker was a wounded R.A.l\I.C. corporal. “It wasn't a Ger- man shell either, but a bomb. A frag- ment of it got me in the chest. And there are a few more like me, for the beggars are aiming specially at hos- pital and clearing stations now. I s'pose they think they‘ll put the wind up our chaps by killing off doctorsl and nurses, and wounded men, and that. Why, that's the very thing to make our chaps a whole lot keener on strafing them! “No, it’s not only over here that night raids by aeroplanes are taking place. We are getting them over in France, too, behind the lines. They come over in the dark, drop a bomb or two wherever they think they have 21' chance of hitting something, and clear off as quickly as they came. Of course our guns got on to them, and every night we are getting them down. But we always have to keep our tin hats ready to slip on at a mo- ment’s notice. “I was in the casualty station itself when I got wounded. We had a good many German casualties in at the time, and all hands were busy attend- ing to them, when the German aero- planes came over and started bomb- ing us. One bomb burst right in the operating theatre. Here’s the bit of, it I got.” He drew a round piece of casing nearly two inches long out of the little bag in which the wounded keep their treasures and exhibited it with pride. “The first surgeon was operating on Worth Protecting A good article is worthy of a good package. A rich, strong, delicious tea like Red Rose is worth putting into a scaled fresh and good. A cheap, common tea is hardly worth taking care of and is usually sold in bulk. Red Rose is always sold in the sealed ‘2 package which keeps . - it good. self were in attendance, and we that bomb all to ourselves. lthe nurse and wounded the doctor.1 But I badly, for when I came to he was busy( dressing my wound. .‘finished the German prisoner also. “Nice thing to happen in a hos- pital, wasn’t it? But the Boche is; jlike that. He’d think it sport to bombi la kindergarten. I don't know; it ‘seems the Germans are built thati way. They’re all alike, by what I’ve seen of ’em.”' got, 0 o A Few Don’t For Hunters. Don’t pass a loaded gun for inspec- 1tion to a brother hunter, or anyone for that matter. Don’t leave a loaded gun around the house or camp or anywhere else. Don’tâ€"whether it is loaded or not â€"lay hold of a gun by the muzzle and pull it toward you, from a canoe or a .wagon. Don’t climb over a fence with a loaded gun in your hands. Don’t think you can do shooting with a dirty gun. Don’t “walk up” on any wounded game without having a cartridge in the chamber of your rifle, ready for any surprise. ‘ Don’t by any chance set the woods . afire. accurate â€"__.‘._ 9 Keep seed corn away from rats and mice. ra German prisoner. A nurse and my- 1 "Measure thy life by loss instead of gain; It killed Not by the wine drunk, but the wine poured forth; don't think he was hurt very , For. love's strength standeth in love’s sacrifice, The bomb had . And whoso suffers most hath most to give.” â€"Harriet Eleanor King. Ge‘. ready for the War Loan. . tfificw‘fefl‘fiâ€"‘fzaié‘i. . I: 4 hem PARKER Anything in the nature of the cleaning and dyeing of fabrics can be entrusted to Parker's Dye Works with the full assur- ance of prompt, efficient, and economical service. Make a. parcel of goods you wish reno- vated, attach written in- structions to each piece, and send to us by parcels post, or express. We pay carriage one way. Or, if you prefer, send for the booklet first. Be sure to address your ' H parcel clearly to receiv- 435.11, ‘ / mg dept. PARKER’S DYE WORKS LIMITED 791 YONGE STREET TORONTO A2 “I don’t think our Alice has for- gotten Tom Pollard, though," she re- plied. “Nonsense,” replied her husband, “what is the good of her thinking? about Tom? I thought he would have‘ done well at one time, and if he hadn’t, taken up with that Polly Powell lotl he might have got on; but he did, and, then he went for a soldier. What isj the good of our Alice thinking about him? Even if the war were to finish‘ next week and Tom were to come back, it would take him years, even if he had luck, to make five pound a week, while Harry’s making a thou- sand a year if he's making a penny.” “Ay, I know,” replied Mrs. Lister, “but you can never judge a lass’s heart. You know how it was wi’ us, George; at the very time you asked me to be your wife you were only, making thirty-three shillings a week, and William Pott was making hun-, dreds a year. He was a far better, dishes, and scrub the floors of his bar- racks, and how he had to be pals with a lot of chaps who didn’t know the decencies of life. Besides, think of me on a shilling a day!" ‘Still, if your country needs you?” suggested Alice. “I am doing more important work at home,” replied Harry; “they could not do without me at the mill. It’s all very well for boys like Tom Polard, who used to be so fond of you, but for people like me it's different.” There was a silence for a few min- utes, and then Harry went on again: “Alice, you know how fond I am of youâ€"in fact, I have loved you all my life. You will marry me, won‘t you?” Harry was very disappointed, and not a little surprised, t at Alice did not answer in the affirmative right away; but he had conceded with fairly goo grace when she had asked for a few days to think about it. V “It is all right," said Harry to him- iself as he left the house that night,‘ “I am sure she means yes. And she's ‘a fine lass, the finest in Brunford.” That was why Alice sat alone that night thinking. 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