n ‘Pie train wiiisged drterriliriiy andtgs git 3.1011: wii .y roug o l darkness. 'l‘iie si‘ int children clutch- , ing their liliic shite-uses were shop- ‘, \ lilomlecéon to the dingy train; then ierid , "ut on and finally Ru- ‘ . ' dciph. Tiie-re was the hiss of steam, the tinny cuilter of milk cans, the $110123 of the traiiimen. In the com were a few habitants a priest remain; his brcviiiry a half-dozen poi . reilii-iiiiig from leave. , "Wlice g-liiill we go tonight ,Uncio ) Rodi?" 1t ‘was the first dquestio: . oiliiei- of tie riiiulrcn ha. asse I silica ol-ziiv luwl that thev were leav- ir._, l‘ii libtert. ‘liicy were not at all eiuiltvd at tin.- prospcct of the ‘ 10L: er; they had already traveled __ . hi‘ i nil i for their years ‘Iliey ' were g-l-p zssed at saving good-bye ,» their little pluivnats. “Wo don't izeugong adwayd?‘ h s0 logeltyl at iii hurt an o. ‘orian sa ero would he snow an}; day now-—" "There- is the snow," said Meiéidél. hi" ' “inn to S\Vi.\.|l agains e $111.», r'i 1 and driving. ‘ '- said Roslllﬂ "And shall we

1n no; -r come soon to take us up to the mouziraiii? He said he owned , great loboggnii -lliat's a long sled -—aiid we could ride on it." ' . 9i "tomorrow we sliail see" promis- i Moridei "Tonight we shall go to o inn of our good friend Juloa ouion Jto tho Coq d'or."

"Oh, we shall see Funii 1nd agcinl“ Rosine sat u . "They will ‘ay for us. lr nﬁli nice. Are a nearly there?”

Tho vrhitc garment of tho first

.o the tnain reached, tho station. i Marlin and Rosina ran ahead of Kiel:- eldcr; out into tho street to el the cool caress of tho snow- r ruddy cheeks to mill pelt each other with tlieni ll “ szeriily cnilcd to order by Rliiioipn who loved the first ‘gilt of snow lust as much ss they d. He hfld been in Canada long Qzioiuii i ‘ lh"f. $110118}! the condemned by ai- iho has reached the mi there is never a lIlli who does not love w flakes fgllling slowly y sky and coverng the

' cs5 o.‘ vnrth. . lit it is lovelyi" said Merldel. ‘l looming up at the lights on the mouiruiin "I have never 590i) any- thing more bvnuilfili. Bu‘. it was lriodo for Winter it was made to

ﬂake-s ou thvi make snowbail"

wear fhc while gobs- tliis country. Hcw I Jiould like to see the trees gill rowel"! lVli-il snow 0n the hills at P i= l !"

gen than-i soon. Meri- ‘ lkr ‘he city; ng by sound- iino needless. N0 om: gave a cl Zantc at the queer quartet

‘ll lowly as an ﬂilQCi in spite .\' lrizflllt". the two bright- \, Rudolph. liil: trill and lo it and ‘Arie black . .. nﬁd "iirod

Uy snow covered the ciiy by tho mm

THE PRINCESS 0F GRATZEN '

' _ By Louis Arthur Cunningham, Author of "Of These Three Loves,” “Marionetieﬂ Etc.

‘r ¢

down tho stops which last, sh; p- mombemd she had desocouded with Roger Fabre. Whero was Roger now? Where were so many lovod ones. so snany things eloved? Where were tho snow; of yester-

your?

Warm was their wolcomo at tho Coq d'or. Tbs loyalty and friend- ship and great-heartedziess of Jules Gouion enveloped them all, shep- herded them to the cozy firs in tho parim‘ brought them coffee and cakes and wine.

"Stay with mo tonight!” Jules stepped back when Meridel told bin they would shelter with him until tomorrow. “Stay with mo always. I have this bis T101159 —Y111‘¢o ﬂoors. All warm. All furnished. My busi- ness is good here 1t is well here.”

“The Baron Rudi," said Meridei, studiously avoi ing Rudol h’;

lowing gaze, ‘ mot ittlo reverses and it no will so to work."

"What matter! Ho is still tho Baron do Morpin."

“Do you need a partner, Jules?" asked Rudolph miserably. “I havo somo money to invest.‘

“Psmierl Jules Goujon o partner with tho Baron Rudi de Mor-” "Just Rudolph Morpin now, Jules. I can cook. I am an excellent wait- er." He ed. "I have a. superb taste in food and Wines -u you know.’ ‘

"rhea you will hol mo. Wo shall make ttio Coq d'or amous hero as it was famous in Gratzen. We shall have hero p little country of our own -— we who are too old to be- come anything different. The littlo ones they will grow up to ba Can- ns. They will go to school and play with this other childmn. Wo shall bo well. You will permit ms to drink a toast to our well-being. to our happiness to our land and lo Canada that has sheltered us?" “Yesi" said Merldei.

"Yes!" said Rudi.

And solemnly tho wast was drunk. E111 and Magda played for them and sang the folksong; they loved. Tliev all Joined in the singing -Juless great bass, Rudloplrs baritone, the sweet contraito of Mericlel, the s0- prano voices of the little ones; and many passing in the street slgped to listen and to marvel

“What is all this?” askod one. “It is lovely music. but I dc not know the language."

"Oh" said the cop on tho corner, "a bunch of those people from some little country in Europe that Adolf swallowed up."

"Well they seem happy enough s- bout it” said another. "More power to them."

Aye happy enough, but in the hea;ts of even the very youngest ones was an ache too deep for tears, o lost. wondering sensat on, a ghost of fear, that made thlm clasp hands that made them thankful for the warmth of the room, the goodly fire, the stout stone ivrills and the sky where no death lurked.

Long after the children had gone wearily to bed Meridel, Princess of

l

poor exi

. . Why should o liitui a thou.

t. vxrtan half llilfli lriiicl- < mﬂcht never again

‘ hnd lost!

' u all on a street

- rod» mirmly to the,‘ l z Wll near the docks where . » Juli ~ (lvujor. iirirl setilcd, Where f‘ , the golden PCck perched himself de- a tin“. _ a fir’? ilie door and looked as }~ if ‘he 1111'“

at riiiy moment glvo tinnl rlick-a-driocilc-do Iil(' ccIcll-n rock!” P01 v1 ii i Fri. when the ‘lght if-iill) and the bright- : up fr: m the taproom -, hone upon t ‘ . .l the same one ; o liud l Ciraizvn aleridel? How (lid ilE m: it hero?" _ _ one. I think," ymiled Nlciuici . “But its brother oriiaps (‘liinia my cal YOU 2r: one o! my chllrvn. l. .. mother.

l l fear f em but a gliilrl in m’. ._y things. Perhaps it is not too l. .e to grow up." "oh niwor, norm" grow up!" She d his minis tlieY___,\V_9ﬂii

“Yo.

wnvllellnsrl-td v

running half-back Premier or Msini~l in anv election and leader of the Farmers‘ Party Primo r his .Provinco.

A Bit of History.

the end of the Great against the old parties swept across

fire. Not a Politician. Sixty-six farm members uii or the

Gratzen, {he Baron Rudi de Morpin

and Jules Goujon of the Coq d'Oi‘, sat before the fire and talked - other days or fell silent and gazed into the glowing coals in the hearth only to see there the lost dreams and dear inagqs the vision; oi’ things deemed solid as the hills that a breath had swept away ,

"We have peace and rest and we‘ have God." said Me.idel softly. “We have so much to be thankful for.

We have found a friend in you, Jules." "Highness!" I "No more Jules." She smiled,

stretched her aims. "I am Meridol do Morpin riow. I begin a new life, and I am glad. I breathe a. differ- ent air and it is like wine. Strang that in death there should be rc~ SUP1ECM€11.'

"Was it not always so?" said it:

baron . (To Be Continued)

Hon. John Bracken Farmer’s Spokesman‘

(Tho following sketch of Hon. John Bracken, newly elected leader of the Progressive Conservative - Party, appeared in the Globe and Mail before the meeting of the Winnipeg convention. The objective light it throws ooi Canada's “Man of the hour" is interesting.)

the last few days of July of 1922 three farmer-members of the Manitoba Legislature visited the president of the Manitoba cul-l turai College. '1‘.‘1e professor-fauna. shook his head. The men went away. They came back. The pro-‘ Maser-farmer again said no. The third time he consented. ‘Phat is bow John Bracken. former. brilliant

tobo. for twenty years. underrated the voice of the Home wheat farmer. became and; sdcvtod

Hero is what had happened. War the prairies like s. consumin

banner of Goo newly formed Pro-

tons. Whcnh

At revolt John Bracken kopt on his evsm way.

His early words are still impor-

o was chosen to lead

gremive Pam swept into Ottawa. the farmers in '22. no said this: “I

in Manitoba the Pro

vincial election know nothing much about politics.

brought the farmers into office. And wilt. l know I don't like. If you And there they were with a. slim men will support ms. stand by mo

majority, and no leader and no when I made mistake

s, and if you

Premier. John Bracken had not run think I can servo you and tho Prov- in that election. m. had no more ince. I will Join you and see what

interest than that o! citizen in elections. He was busy as head of the Manitoba. Agricultural College. Had been for two years. And before that had been proitsvr of field husbandry at tho University of Saskatchewan for 10 years. i looking for a leader, and therefore a Premier, they picked on a man] who had never belonged to any political association. had never had any palrty or election experience.

Tho wise fellows in the Opposi- tion liad a great time. This farmer would be a pilshover. How co ho govern a Province without the guilo and experience in skulduggery that a politlcan must have?

Well, John Bracken fooled them. And he didn't do it by any card tricks or by taming corners fast. He set out to lzive the soundcsl. ad- ministration that Maniicbc had over had. His interest in the farmer never flagged His crusading for rc- form remained with him. Always the ossive, always koepins the little fo ow before his mind's eye. he won election nfler election. In ‘:27. in '32, in '86 and in '41. While Prov- ince sim- Province lost Premiers. whiio the Fuller-iii picture chanced.‘

any other I can do."

Sﬁﬂiapped Lips Relieved

Painful Roughness Prevented Rough, ohsypod lips an MIMI"! W"

and unsightly-tho cracked -‘

onﬂy infoctod by diagonal some. 0d rolls! tho quick, Inn II! with Lypoyll [u wonderful omoliiost action Instantly soothes tho wounded mlmbrnnos and losis than splint gonna and lmpurltill- ll soften tho painful, onckod ourfsooo, hops thou pliable, hutonl natural hod- lng. Tho ﬁn! ' dvos ‘ ’ ‘ Mild-ll’! quietly ngsln normal moorl- oon. Got Lypsyl s! your own today. Us: ll regularly to soothe and proton you lips. Gold ovorywiioro In handy stick ions.

LYPSYL "M"

llwtsﬁlo WMIQ Id Mon and WoIoO

THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUAEDIAN

Forenoon's The

Time To Shop

The store is quieter, you can see more . . . in less time . . . you can be waited on much more promptly, there's an atmosphere of leisure in which you can make sure and un- hurried choices.

And then again forenoon shopping makes it easy to send your parcel by the three o'clock delivery. p

Try Forenoon Shopping.

"SHINE BY NIGHT”

_C.--Wear a twinkling dress for holiday party going. Dresses liko these, twinkling with sequins, sparkling with jot to make you shine like a star for "him". Be sure to visit the Ready to Wear department and see these “glitter dresses”. Sizes are 11 to 20. Prices are 910.95 to $29.50

D.—-Two piece wool dresses in pastel wool, .Aqua, Gold Red, Green, Blue, and Black. These are dresses that are good this year, probably next year and farther! Tho fabrics are really superior types and the styles are utterly approved by fashion. The sizes are 14 to 20. Very popular

rices . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. $10.95, $12.95, $14.95, $16.95

E-Superb lines in Rayon Crepe, luscious colour accents in tho

‘Today. with his narno most bromi- | ncntiy mentioned as a possible con- servative national loader. much of still applies. Ho knows politics now. but refines to worry about party labels. In tho Parliamentary Guido ho doesn't 1m. his adherence to any part . Ho‘ is l o who moots issues as they oomo, with

an unimportant factor.

the foam o!

is of Ontario birth and of , Scottish and Irish ancos . Ont, n u want

that stetom

the unusual person in nub

gut always ro lcient in Athletics. This honorary president R..O.A.F.-Bombers football Winni EH8 He was born st Eilisviilo, the County o! Leeds. Or if v0 itgiigso oxwt no 1n bgm on

of

m. half '01 tho w torn rel-gig m» PIPPIE AND “CAP” BTUBBB

JUST LOOKIE ALL 1w scrap MY LAND! Mo; ‘SEES-H DON'T -- ' ‘MA SAYS WU so Mvs cmurcrsod no 1mm A I unto TIER ‘I-LECT Whi/‘IFH Hi8 MOTHER m‘ v$$l¢ﬁi°31ic as :CNIA%EAN' um. usww HIM- - . . on WI"

sleeve facing. Kick pleat inserts and pocket pipings. Pegtops are featured in these dresses and the colour combinations are Green with Light Green, Brown with Aqua, Black with Red. Sizes 11 to 42. Prices . . . . . . . . . . .. $5.95, $0.95, $7.95, $8.95

15. Concession 1. in Leeds County. At Becky's bay he went to public school. Al. Brockviilo no weal. to blah school. He mceivod his Bache- ior of tho Science of Agriculture degree at tho Agricultural College at Guelph. There ho was th tain of the coiiego football team and not only a to runninn half but Kris: o ipnuiik "wokmd N318“ us o Dos unto work in tho University owlllinols. Authorita‘ on F: dry fann- intorootod in farm Prob- n Bmchon remains tho 1n the Canadian Itwuhowhoin Monbo- es

lied with ‘the Hon. James Gardiner 11in. w , nc is ha with him. Wlietlirril§ 1411115101‘ 01 Mricultuse in MI.’ gar ti‘? o’ “M2; plgoeirslis iiitcresizgdy will “Pew a yo“: t, and won for tho a strong DGiIGV-sl‘ in the Britishldeai on ‘now progressive the lflfi". That is om of tho thins; Uommouwolith of Nations and has. o! tho Conservative Pai-tv srolml that few other public men have in addition, a. deep personal ilntor- the convention adopts 1L5 Tm, one. ost in tho outcome of the In: twol tious. lilo:- Jomi Bracken is-iiv- U... At 50 John Bracken is an erout, of his sons an on active sci-vice. forested in iookina bMk- F“ k,‘;.,',; Compact 11mm. who curls a first- sons in the Army. that the mam: o: events inibl-r. m» elm lame. Thoro a n lm)‘ four sons. ono is a iloulen- cumin» reI0rﬂ1=-3° "l"! "’““f” Ho worn abourhim. H0 is knell. V o. int with ms R.O.N.V-R.. 0n the them bhtOUIhOlIl his cnmcikway onhis toes both naontallv and nhysi- Pacific Ooast. ‘mat is J. Brucr has no intention or backlnlr co-lly. (do is considered tho most Bracken. Another ION is Flyina Of- mini reform now. d as SML gogmuivo figure among all tho ﬂoor William Gordon , with, This msstcrfui nisn. har y’ for; in Canada. the Royal Air Pores in Ceylon u s . with s Blnco tho war broko on the world m l John Brsckon has been an sll-otitor

. In in . gr. Bracken tin slvon no hint man who hasn't lmd aﬁgsgyo on tho wsr. I-Iis locislaturo baled his tho oonlerva- is not sskind for any le a resolution endorsing tho Canadian

maosdoinmip H? has done an ex- any srtv unless it looks 11'1"‘! w o- nt ' no fa. His Prov- betieglgrlgl. ‘By Edwin’

West

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