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l J (I " ' c ard rBy sm GILBERT PARKER. i CHAPTER III.-â€"(Cont’d.) immediately after, at a Sign from the Sub-factor, Cloud-in~the~Sky beâ€" nightless land pass and repass. and are I never still; where the magic need-lei points not toward the north but dark-l gan to transfer the burning wood'iy downward, downwardfiwhere thel fro‘“ one fire to the other um“ only sun never stretches warm hands to hot ashes were left where a great'him who dares confront the terrors; blaze had been. Over these ashes pine i 0‘ Eternalfinowi , if tWig’S and branches were spread, and The White Guard Sl€€D§- 4: We? them again blankets. The word, CHAPTER “- l was the“ given to turn in, and Jeff; No, Captain; legit-e me here and Hyde, Gaspe Toujoumi‘nnd Late Cars_i push on to the lllnmtou Mountain. hon ‘ “men lay down, in this comfortable ought 0 make it in two days. I in Just bed. Each wished to give way to theirl as so 6 here .as on the sleds and less‘ captain, but he woum not consem’ and trouble; a blind man no good. I ll; he and Cloud‘in_the_5kyl wrapped have a good res-t while you re goncfl. themselves in their blanket like mumâ€" and the“ Pe“l‘fl}ls my .eyes “'1.” Come" mies’ covering the“. heads completely'l out, ’i’ug‘ht. My foo. is nearly Well , and under the Arctic sky they slepbno“: , _ . i - {done in an austere and tenanfiessl lies, Jefl' Hyde was SllUWlllllld. This, world. They never know how loftilyithe glam 0f the Part)“ had Surferng sardonic nature can 'be who have notmost' _ . .seen that land where the mercury’ BUt Jaspm Hume 581d: , freezes in the tubes and there is light leave You alonev my Wan- The dogsl but mo warmth in the smile of the can carry You, as they V0 done for the. “I won’t l - last *en days.” repenting that it had foregone its power to save. the sun suddenly grew red and angry and spread out a shield, of blood along the bastions of the; West. The wind shrunk back and grdwl less imirderous.'and ere the last red? arrows shot up behind the lonely westâ€" ern wall of white, the three knew that the worst of the storm had passed and", that death had drawn back for a time.l What J‘aspar Hume thought we shall”. gather from his diary; for ere he! crawled in among the dogs and} stretched himself out beside Jacquesl he wrote‘ these words with aching; fingers: ‘ “January 10: Camp 39.~A bitter. day. We are facing three fears now:‘ the fate of those we left behind; his fate; and the going- back. We are, thirty miles from Manitou Mountain. If he is found, i should not fear at all: the return jouwcy; success gives hope. We. trust in God." | Another d111.r passes and at niirhtw‘ after 2. hut-d march. they comp five. miles from Manitou Mountain. And not a sign! lint Jaspm‘ Hume knows,! that there is a faint chance of Varre Liz-page being found at this mountain. {His iron frame has borne the hunk, iships of this journey well; his valmnt‘ and disturbances in labor, heart better. But this night on Uri-l accountable Weakness possesses himg lMind and body are on ibe verge ofi domestic (lemmlds have lawn ins“: CROP AND moi: commons THRO UGHOUT THE DOMENION ‘ Bank of Montreal Annual Meeting. Complete Reports Submitted on Conditions in the Various Provinces of the Dominion at Annual Meeting of the Bank of Montreal Will Be of Special Interest to Mercantile and Farming Communities, At the Annual Meeting of the Bank of Montreal ('mnpleto reports were :sulnnitted hy the Superintendents of the Bank. dealing with trade and farm- ing conditions in the various provinces of the. Dominion, These reports cover the particular operations carried out in the various sections of the country and on this account become of very special interest to tho mercantile and farming communities leslrous at keeping in tour-l: with tie important developments that are occurring throughout (‘unudzr Our Superin- tendent reports as follows: Ontario. Manufacturing in Ontario has been limited only by shortage of supplies Govern- ment credits for goods sold to Europe have stimulated manufacturing, and tent. sun." N-ot Sturt in the heart of Aus- tralia with the mercur bursting the fevered tubes, with be finger-nails breaking like brittle glass, with the ‘ Bu Jefl“ replied. “I’m as safe herel as marching, and safer. When the dogs ' are not carrying me, you can get on, faster; and that means everything to‘ helplessness and faintness. Jacques‘ New industries have been started. seems to understand that, and when} and a number of successful nuinufac- ho is unhitchcd from the team of dogged, turing concerns in the United States now dwindled to seven, he goes to his‘ have been making enquiries with the ink drying instantly on the pen. with the hair falling off and fading, would“ film could, have exchanged his lot for that of the White Guard. They are in o. frpzen endlessness that stretches .us; now. don't it?" i ‘ ‘ Jasper Hume met the eyes of Gaspe. ’lougouts. Heread them. Then he said to Jeff Hyde, "It shall be as ion. , . , , _ i wish. Late Carscallen, Cloud-in-the-l may to a “0116 Whele new! volce of Sky, and myself will push on to Mani-i n 1.} y. I ‘ . ‘ ii‘aheiii‘pi‘ifii‘lfe°iii§§§i?oi§ tilt; to“ Mo‘emtmn- YOU and Gave Tomi .Jours Will remain here." undiscovered country, to ‘that unn, . - l touched north whose fields (of \Vhlte;G516:TawfiggosuEElndinegeéturner?town]? l ggetgjglyegjggzed by the hem fives; ‘ saidp“Yes J was... mid? of 3333551 n s; on WOSe I‘ll‘ ’ hfirthstgne ,w fire is a l w ere t e eec‘mc phantoins of alwere added: and the simple menagei % lwas complete. Not quite. Jaspar Hume‘ ilooked round. There was not a tree! {in sight. ‘He stooped and cut away' :a pole that was used for strengthenâ€" ‘ : ing the runners of the sleds; fastened 1 :it firmly in the ground, and tied to itl 1a red Woolen scarf, which he had usedl ,for tightening; his white blanketsi 'round him. Then he said. “Be sure? Qoud keep that flying, men.” i ,' Jefi" Hyde’s face was turned toward) gtlie no‘rth. The blind man’s ins-tinctl ju'as coming to him. For off white ed~l ‘, dying; drifts were rising over long hil-l :iocks of snow. is both re. freshiug and r _ invigorating, f, l Ready in a min. ateâ€"the minute When J efi‘ turned: lrouud again his face was slightly', troubled. It grew more troubled. thenl V it brightened up again. and he said to‘ iJaspar Hume, “Captain, would you‘ lleave that book with me till you come lbackâ€"th-at about infirmities, dangers, zand necessities? I knew a rivernhoss 1 who used to carry an old spellingâ€"book {round with him for luck. It had be- lionged to a schoolmaster, who tookl him in and did for him when hi‘slfather‘ ahd mother went into Kingdom Come, 'you want it. lyours, Captain, would bring luck to‘ {this part of the White Guard. that, , bein’ out at the heels like has to stay} behind}? ' Jaspar Hume had borne the suffer- ings of his life with courage; he had led this terrible tramp with no tremor‘ at his heart for himself; he was seek- ing to perform a perilous act without any, inward shrinking; but Jeff’s re- quest was the greatest trial of this’ momentous period in his life. This Whole Family Insurance. The Order furnishes insurance to its members at Ontario Government Stand- It seems‘to me as if that book 01‘) master and leaps upon his breast. lt‘ was as if some instinct of sympathy, of preseience, was pas-sing between the; man‘ and the dog. Jaspur Hume bentl his head down to Jacques for an inâ€"', stant and rubbed his side kindly; then he said, with. a tired aceeut, “It's; all right, dog; it’s all right!" Jaspar Hume did not sleep well at1 first that night, but at length oblivion, name. He waked to feel Jacques tug-‘ ging at his blankets. It was noon.l Late Carscallm and Cloud-in~theâ€"Sl«ty were [still sleepingâ€"~inanimate bundlegl among the dog's. In an hour they were on their way again. and toward sun-i set they had reached the foot of Mani- tou Mountain. Abruptly from the plain rose this mighty mound, blue and white upon a black base. A few straggling pines grew near its foot. defying latitude, as the mountain itself defied the calculations of geographers: and geologists. A halt was called. Late Carscallen and Cloucl-in~theâ€"Sky looked at the chief. His eyes were scanning the mountain closely. Sud-I denly he paused. Five hudnred feet up there is a great round hole in the solid rcck, and from this hole there' comes a feeble smoke! Jaspar Hume’s; hand points where his eyes are fixed. The other two See. Cloud-imthe‘Sky‘ gives a wild whoop, such a whoop asl only an Indian can give, and from the mountain there comes a moment after a faint replica of the sound. It is not- an echo, for there appears at the} mouth of the cave an Indian, who sees. them and makes feeble signs for them to come. t the cave. As Jaspar Hume enters,. Cloud-inâ€"the-QRy and the stalwart but emaciated Indian who had beckoned to them speak to each other .in the Chi- nook language, the jargon common to all lndians of the west. Jaspar Hume saw a form reclining on a great bundle of pine branches and he knew, what Ros-e Lepage had prayed had come to pass. By the flickering lightrof a handful of fire he saw Varre Lepageâ€"rather what was left of‘ himâ€"a shadow of energy. ‘a' In a few moments they are 7' and rates. ‘ Sick and Funeral Benefits are also given if desired. ' The Juvenile Department furnishes the best possible insurance benefits to the children of our adult members. . The Order has already paid over 3680.- book had not left his breast, save when . healJ 0f nervelQ'SS b‘ones- His eyes be 5193“, for twenty years. To give it were shut, but as JasparHume. With up was like throwing open the doors i a ‘luwer 0f memory and Symimthy at of his nature to such weaknesses that L his heart, Stood for a“ insmnfi and assan and can My most men at somellooked at the man whom he had cher-l time or other In their lives. » Jefi' Hyde felt, if he could not see, the hesitation of his chief. His rough'; but; kind instincts told him something was wrong in his request, and he hast- ened to add, “Beg your pardon, sir, it Grand Councillor Grand .Recorder 3“” “0 matter; I oughtn’t to have? Wagngafixélfililéer chlthe‘l}. dMg. ‘ it’skedb you forlit. But it’s just like me; ~ ,3 A e - X-i ve ~een a main on the le of the HAMILTON ' ONTARIO White Guard this whole iti‘amg.” l 000.00 in Sick and. Funeral Benefits, and nearly Seven Millions of Dollars in In~ surance. 600 Councils in Canada. If there is not one in your locality here should be. For full information rite ,to any of the following Officers: J. L. Davidson. W. F. Montague. ed before 'Jefl‘ Hyde had said half-ad 3 dozen words, and Jasper Hume put the,’ book in hishands with the words, “No,'i Jefl" Hyde/take it. It will bring luck" to the White Guard. Put It Where I .. have carried it, and keep it safe until ,3; I come bac .”' You want him good and healthy. You want him big and strong. Then ggve him a pure wool jersey. Made y his friend, Bob Long. Let him ramp with all hls vigor He's the best boy in the land. And he‘ll always be bright and smiling. II he wears a Bob Long Brand. mBob Long. ibosom. but hearing , a guttural “Ugh’” behind him he turned round defiantly.i .,~.-,... s -.~ “ill ll was satisfied. _ ,lllliumilll and'Gaspe Toujours remaining, and Jaspar Hume and his two follOWers gomg on toward Manitou Mountain. There seemed little probability that 5 Varre Lepage would be found. In their‘ ad covered wide areas of country, diâ€" ihours of travel, but. not a sign had‘ {any mark of human presence. I j Jaspar Hume ieddying drifts of the northfand he ed huntsman's mind. He knew that lthat the greatest difficulty of the jour-‘ , uey was to be encountered. Yet. some-' how. the fear that possessed him whenlthe'book was taken from his breast: thud left him, and he reaped in his acti [of self-sacrifice a larger courage andl irarer strength than that which had i heretofore stayed him on this cheer» lless journey. l That night they saw Munitou Mounâ€" ltain. cold, colossal. harshly calm; and ljointly with that sight there arose o ishrieking, biting, fearful north wind. (It blew upon them in cruel menace of conquest, in piercing inclememy. It ‘struck a freezing terror to their hurt: and grew in violent attack until, as if BOYS' PURE WOOL WORSTED JERSEYS own from "Coast to Cami."~ son HARD wan. contour AND SMART APPEARANCE RGLONG&CO.L1urrm TORONTO - . CANADA Look for the Label ;.;\' gand stooped and lifted up the sick The moment of hesitation hind pass- 5 mall's head and “30k “‘3 hand» Jeff Hyde placed the. book in hisi The Indian touched his arm and said,’ :- “Goodl Strong~baek boob-good.” Jefl’i , At this point they parted, Jet? Hyde‘ , ; rogrcs-sgastward and northward they, f viding and meeting again after stated. ; ibeen seen; neither cairn nor staff. nor' - had noticed Jeff 5 ' lHyde's face when it was turned to the‘ ' E understood What was in the experienc-s , ‘ lsevere weather was before them, and» ‘ ished as a friend and found an enemy,; the pale lips of Var-re Lepage moved and g weak voice said, “Whoâ€"is there 3'” “A friend.” “A friend! Come near me friend!" Jaspnr Home made a motion to Late . _ Carscailen, who was heating some liquid at the fire, and he came near (To be continued.) Mm‘h‘z: :2" .1. .‘ :m'z‘wr"fii Bovnu.l The great ey food”that makes other foods more nourishing. l § 5 l l Body-buildin‘ ~ ower of ovril z-ken / . , Bovri] taken is,” Indzpcndanl l I'rntifm ¢.X‘£‘.r.'rnvr.;5 cnn‘lunloelg: proud [hair-1 Bacybmfi 'n' Power of Bonril L1 Inn"! 10 lo 20 I - I (ha cmoun. of Henri] .‘afin. All grades. Write for priest. TORONTO SALT WORKS a. J. OLIFP - - TORONTO intention of locating in Ontario. Ontario formers haw: been steadily bettering their position in recent years, installing modern equipment and improving their modes of living. The. past year has been one of fair crops and high prices. A wet. spring was followed by on exceptionuliy dry summer, and grain crops. with the ex- ception of, [all wheat, fell below the average. ltoot crops were good; corn and tomatoes were a record yield: the season was poor for all fruit except grapes. Cheese, prox‘luction showed a falling off. There is a shortage of hogs; sheep raising is on the increase. The cattle situation is somewhat un- settled. owing to the limited amount of feed available for carrying through the winter. ‘ The production of lumber has been seriously reduced owing to shortage of labor. 1919 has been an eXcellent marketing year, with heavy sales to Grezi‘t Britain and the United States, and a steady domestic demand for all clusres of lumber. Prices have been unusually high, [there is no accumulaâ€" tion of stocks on hand, and notwithâ€" standing the scarcity of labm- and in- creased costs of operating. ti: year has been a successful one. Pulp and paper have. been in large and increas- ing demand. with soaring prices for i n l the latter. Mining production during the year has been curtailed. The demand for nickel fell off after the Armistice; appear good strikes lessened the si‘ver output. _.~_.-.~_.-.._..- ._ Befogged. The morning was cold and foggyi when old Farmer Giles and ‘his mar. started out to drive a bullock into the market. The farmer, being uncom- monly stout, left the work to his em- ployee. . : After tramping about eight miles in silence. hardly able to see each other for the fog, the man was startled to hear a voice just in front of him ex- claim: “We‘re getting along in good style, aren’t we, Bill 1'" “Lordy!” cried the formhand. “Be that you, maister? Whoy, Ah bin a- droivin' ye for the last hour!” And the bullock had vanished in the fog, while Bill herded his bulky mas- ter to market. I â€"._‘â€"â€" ulnard‘a Ilnlment Cures Colds. Sco- Botli these situalions are improving and larger production has taken place at the gold mines. Both \"hnicanlcrs and retailers re.- pm't it "41.1," in sell goods. Credits tire sharifliwii and bad debts negligible. l‘m'rwr expenditures were generally made iv,- municipalities this year in an effort to overtake works postponed liznt us; the wzu‘. l'hf'iitilikn‘l shows a general increase, will. :. ‘0; ‘ lacy to drift to urban and nmnufauturing centres. ' There has bcen o con‘inued extenâ€" “inn in hydroelectric power during the 1 yo ii", and works at Nipigou and Ciiilillevm, (is well as at other places less inmmlant. will within the next two years add very largely to the available power for manufacturing and other ' {.0st throughout. Ontario. Generally speaking, the year has linen one of great activity throughout tho Province. , Prairie Provinces. During port of the past season ex~ \ensivo areas in Saskatchewan and Al~ bet-ta experienced, in common with the. North-Western States, severe drought and loss of crops, but owing to good yields; in other areas and to high prices. the value of grains raised ex- Ceeded that of the your 1915, when the largest crops in the history of the ll'est was produced. Failure of pasture and hay in cer- tain districts caused anxiety to ranch Qi'S. and vrlftle autumn ruins brought relief, the scarcity and high price oi feed for winter use forced the sale of some unfinished cattle at prices ad- versely attacked by worse conditions in the United States. The West on the wlI‘Ole has had a prosperous your. exceptions being the. districts in which crops were lost through drought. British Columbia. Grain crops were of’ected by drought and wexo below the average. Fruit and vegetables have been good crops with prices ruling high. More attention is being given to agriculture, and farmers and growers generally have had a profitable season. Wholesale trade has been good and retail trade active. The populttiou has increased. and further immigration is expected dur- ing the coming year. Conditions throughout the province on the whole are better than they ha'-‘e been for some years, and prospects for continued business activity into the new year. Her Father Knew. Little Nelly told little Anita what i she terms a. “little fibi” ' Anita: “A til) is the same as a story, and a story is the same as :1 lie." Nelly: “Nun‘s not.“ . Anita: "Yes, it is, because my father said so, and my father is a. professor at the university." _ Nelly: "1 don’t care if he is. My father is an editor, and he knows more about lying than your father.” Minard‘s Linnaent Cure- Dumber». The Difference. Farming's agriculture to the folks that tell us how, But :igrictiltur'e’s farming to us who guide the plow. . -32?" W «1. Add; cican-burnin g: Tl...) Iloyniitc .133 a :1 A “'1' For the oil has Royalite is the quick, economical .A. You can't buy better Royalite, so why pay For sale by Us to oil heating aui .13 sic-:1 by v t‘leosure I Imperial .isfsrtion of QC. cuoiitics ‘ ‘vre of v A Ming: conveniences. o.- cook-stove Imperial :cc of abundant clean, . And .‘or the oil 1:: i'o supexitr q. the x . L‘LCEii‘l, coal oil than Impuizl l f .1»- , at.” primas? :lcr: everywhere