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' it ' Ei.EVEN'l`Il ' EPlS0liF. ll the Clutch of the Iliver'l`l|ieves.

CHAPTER I.

ERE was 3 wllrl clanging of

bells on the yacht ililarlty as the sun pushed its scarlet rim up into the edge of da.\vn. At

the foot of the landing stairs beautiful June Warner, ber big. lustrous eyes widened in terror. had cast olf_tl.ie swift little motor tender. and the dark. handsome face of the black Ynudyked n|an,"pecriug _o\'er the deck rail. was distorted with rage. lie shouted agaiii his impatient wuiinunds to the utlicer ou the quartcrdi-clc

Sleepy sailors were on deck now

fumbling with the iliivlts ou each sidi- l"r0|n one swung ii little covered cutter and from the other ii long. narrow ruccr. 'Blythe sprang io assist the sailors io\vei'lng the racer.

On the dock as the sun pushed its

scarlet rim up into the edge of the dawn stood thc well known and justly famous private detective llill \\'olf, his short. thick body stiff with the chill of the long night. :ind by liiin stood an overcoat and cap. lliil \\'oif's round face and the visor of the cap werii

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turned toward the river. where iii mid- streuui streaked the speedy little mo- torboat i-`insli, which had been stolen from that dock while the overcoat and cap peacefully sluinbercd. ln the boat at the wheel sat n natty little figure with u chuui`i‘eur°s cap and a tiny mus- tache. Upon lils face was a beatilic smile. and his eyes spat-kleil and snap- ped with the exhlinratiou oi’ this divine moment. Behind him sat. stiff :is s ramrod. ii woimin witii high check bones and an expressioii of grinily pa- tient deter-initiation on her lips.

"\‘oila. Mile. .ilarii-!" cricd the little

cbaulfcur ns lic cut a long. graceful curve between two .slow iiioving barges. “Did l not say we would s\vlsh':"

!iiarle’s stiff lips uorkcil for a mo-

ment. so that she could eiiuuciale.

"\'oilai" she lioarscly uttered. "Voile,

l'Ienrl!”

For only a momcnt the wcli known

and justly famous private detective itil Wolf looked after the swiftly swlslilng, Iienri; then he turned and pounded up the dock. racing for the nearest tele- phone. First of iili he called thc Eagle Eye Detective :igeiicy and secured n re port from its wireless di-pzirtiiietit: then he roused out of slumber ii sharp faced. long nusi-il woman \\'itli high are-hed brows. who caught up her beti- side telephone with instant alertness in her heady eyes.

“Wcll. l not him!" came the hoars-

voicc of Iliil Wolf. “ilc's on board thc yacht Ililiirlty, und, say. with tlis girl!"

immediately ilouurin moved very

swiftly.

The sleepy cyctl steward stepped out

upon i.iie deck of the Hilarity with bla uniformed jacket buttoncd askcw.

"Beg your pardon, slr," lie said.

“Don’t lower the boats for xi moment."

“Wlmti" shouted Gilbert Blye. "The gasoline slr. lt did not arrivp

until an hour ago."

“And therc's no gasoline in these

trinits?" roared big T. i<`. Edivards. pushing forward.

“I\'o. sir." “You infernal idiot!" yelled Orin Cun

niniziiam.

"i.u\\-or those hunts!" shouted Gilbert

Bl_vc_ '°i\.'iililns, get downstairs. Yoi. can till those boats in the water." And he looked out across the waves. Thi. escaping beauty was rounding the point. '

in the pretty apartments which Ned

and .inns \\'iii~ner had tltted up to be their nest _\'e<l rosa from the couch where he Iiad fallen :ish-vp with th: miniature of .Tune in his iuinil and rec- ognizes] thc rnsplni: voicc of llonoria.

"Weil, wt-'ve located _vour darling!"

And there was a shrill cnci<lc_ “Siie’s on board the illliirlt_'.‘ witii my lilie- bnnd. .-\|itl the _vnwlii is r.ni-linrcil 0\it- side the ii:i_r_ (loud iuorniiig.”

Ned wiisti-il no timc. Robbie illetl\~

ering had :i .-tiiiicii lltlle boat. and lion ble was routed out oi' bed immediately. _vnwlilnn :intl wnnilr-rim: wli,v the world could in-vcr lic ilt pence. l'ln| hc wai- rcntl_\'. tliounli it tool: his alzitatcil wife. iris, at-vi-ii iiiiiiinus in uuiki- iiiin com prt»lii-iid that the |lIl:irlt_\- was ii boat She laid to sii|~pri-ss all her eliuilicnl emotluiis to do lt. iiut shc ri-lli~vcd licr Leif in-iii:-ii-init by lvlvplimiiiitr .lance nmtlii-r and riilhi-r at their bi-autlfu bonu- in li|'_\'|i|»ort

As tiiv _-mn |nuiln»ii its .~i-uriel rim up

into ||i|- url-_'v of tin- ilnwn and sttircff in plmim-ii siirpriae at tlin iii-autlfni girl who was spi-.~il'iiu liiivnril (In mnrsliv short- ii |..\v. i:rii_\- .~iI:in‘ wltli A |mrr||I||¢» imitor iltlarlltul to its Bti-‘l’lZ |=i;||||u-il ln and ov! iii tin- aillllhoas

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In the ski!! were three rwiii looking men and _a roughly dressed woman, who sat huddled in the bow. 'All four were silent, but their furtlve eyel roved constantly over every ves sei around which they crept. ln thi- bottom of the boat were a huge bundle ot celery and ii loosely piled tarpaullu

Suddenly the woman leaned forwoi-il

and touched the nearest man on the knee. He was a big, rawboned man with a bronzed face and a deep scai on his chin. The woman pointed, and the man turned hls evil eyes in thai direction. Surrounded by black coal barges was a shining houseboat with brass rails, mahogany cabin und ull the tlttlngs and appointments which extrfivngance could devise.

The man at the stern, a lean. \vlr_\

fellow with n booked nose and ii leur. jaw which ended in ii big kiioh on each cheek, slowed down the engine until it was nolselcss. Tlicy completely circled the two adjoining docks before they came back to the slip where coal barges lay; then the skit? gilded in beneath the overhang of the barges, and the big man with the scar on his chin knocked on the hull. No noise from within. The nian picked up a club and pounded. Na stirring.

There \\'us not a living creature in

sight except these four early morning birds of prey.

“Ali right, Babe," growled the man

with the scar on his chin.

The woman looked up at the house

boat as lf she were estimating for herself its plan, arrangement and all the mysteries which it might contain. She slowly rose and cast: aside her shawl. She had been beautiful once. She still bore traces of it. would have shown more traces had she not been unkempt and in fruwsy clothing.

“It's a wonder Jake wouldn't take :I

chance on the break-in once in awhile," she complained. “He's as iight on his feet as I am.”

"But I iiin't so quick in the head."

hastily complimented Jake.

"That`ll do!" growled the leader of

the lillffy. "Up with you, Babe.”

The woman shrugged her shoulders

and put lier roughly shed foot into the big tnan`s outstretched palm. He raised slowly and lifted the woman straight up so that sho could draw herself on board.

She disappeared. The three men sat

sheut

“Ali right, Ben." The woman‘s face

peered over the raiL "Sny, it’s a nes- selrode!"

The lean .Take stepped forward

lifvmptly and climbed up over the big lDHl1's hack. Perfectly contented now that he knew the silken hung house boat to be empty. The third man with little patches of half formed beard on his face toolr the rudder; then the huge Ben jumped up, caught the deck rail and drew himself upward.

For the iiuudredth time Ned put his

head out of the vviniloivi At last they were coming! He seized his coat and hat. hurried do\vn to the street and jumped into the mechanics seat of Bobble Blcthcring's roadster before it had come to a full stop; then they turned and whirled away toward the docks. Honorln Biye in her electric coupe was headed for that destination, too. and ou the yacht Gilbert Blye was superintending with impatient energy the loading of the gasoline tanks in the two small boats.

The thoughts of all these people

were bent upon the poor little runaway

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bride, who was at that moment skirt- ing the marshy shore and hunting a place, no matter how desolate, in which to hidc.

There was an inlet among the

marshes Sho ventured into it a short distance. but it led to nowhere, and she hurried out again to the open wa- ter. A small boat rounded the point. and for ti moment June‘s eyes dis- tendcd. involuntarily she crouched.

CHAPTER ll.

HE three river thieves in the ex- quisitely fumished houseboat worked with deft rapidity. it was the womau‘s swift, intui-

tive port to discover hiding places; the lean .‘lalre'n to discriminate in values: Big Ben's, with nippere and hammer

and screwdriver, to rip od bruework.

to open drswcn, to rand and tear and

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ipiimei- it need be. \viuiui an uit-real bly short space of time they bud the skin’ piled high with the richest and the bi-st which the bouseboat had cou- t.-iineil; then they spread the tiirpaulln over their plunder and disposed tliclr bunches oi' celery so tlial the green leaves protruded in u fringe from un» der thc edge of the tarpuulln; then the heavily laden skiif, with its four pas sengers and its lout. worined its wa_\‘ clunisily from amid the barges. look- ing like an innocent farmer bout.

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eastern mist. looked down upon a

“Well, Babe, you yi`:ed me, all right."

harborage busy with the pursuers of the little runaway brife. Henri and Marie were swishiug swiftly; Ned iinil Bobbie and Iris were leaving the dock in Bobbio's speedy litilc cruiser; Hono- ria Blye and the well known and just- ly famous private detective, lllll \\'oii'. were putting out into the river in the Eagle Eye Detective ageucy’s steam yawi, its stoveplpe stack rolling lilac-it smoke and clnders and hot sparks back over the already blackening pas- sengers; Gilbert Illye and the lieavy lidded Edwards were just leaving tho Hilarity in the keen little racer; Cun- ningham hnd been slow and below decks when they put olf, but he fol- low now in the cutter. The racer and the cutter speeded straight for the point around which June had disap- peared. Tommy Thomas waved a scarf after them and shouted absurd ia- structlons to them, but Mrs. Villard stood quietly by the rail, her eyes fixed somberly on that distant point.

Slowly .Tune raised from ber crouch-

ing position. The cling of the small boat which she had sighted seemed to he fainter rather than more distinct It was fading into the distance when she looked, and from its red stern she knew that it was not one of the Hilar- ity's boats. Once more she breathed a sigh of relief, but even as sho did so she heard n familiar sound--the siren whistle of the Hilarll;y's cutterl And it was neari

Franticaliy now she scanned the

shore. There was another inlet just ahead of her, and in desperation she steered into it. It was a narrow but distinct channel, winding about amid n tangle of shrubbery and marsh grass and stunted trees, with here and there it larger tree rising from a mound of solid earth. There were high banks presently and then a tiny island, ln the center of which was a decrepit hut. June was about to step ashore when she heard the low purring of a motor, The cutter! From the sudden shut-in- ncss of the sound it had entered the inlet; In terror June jumped hack into the boat. The hut seemed deserted. There was no smoke rising from the chimney and no one to protect her if she were found there alone. She was away in n flash. circling the island From the other side she saw that the channel led away into the marshes, probably to another inlet, and she had started to dart down this lonely water- way when suddenly she spied a rope trailing out into the water from under some bushes matted with marsh weeds. The whit- of the motor was rapidly ad- vancing. She could scarcely hope to escape unseen. Her wits sharpened by her peril. she steered with swift de- cision toward the overhanging bushes. They parted as her prow ran into them, and, bending low, she found her- self shot into entire concealment The whlr of the approaching motor grew loud. Quick ne a dash .Tune reached for the telltale rope which had be- trayed this hiding place and drew it under cover of the matted bushes.

Louder and louder grew the whir. It

was just upon her. With her heart beating so that her esre were tuii of the sound of it. J une peered out through her leafy screen. Orin Cunningham! He circled the island in his swift little cutter, his keen eyes searching every- where. He passed within ten feet of her. She held ber breath lest he might bear it. and once as his eyes tumed full in her direction and she thought ho had certainly detected hor hiding place she almost screamed.

He passed on. however, and, running

his light little boat ashore. stepped out and went up to the hut, the only pos- sible place of concealment on the ls- laad. .lune had a swift debate with herself. Should she leave her conceal- ment and, running her motor at its quietest speed, slip awaydovm that

other channel while Cunningham was in the huti That debate was settled in an instant. for up the other chsund cupped the swift little speed boot cu-

rytng Edwards and Gilbert Blyoi lovnturitiluly ramen.

3 iilye's dark. hlndlome face was with- out lts usual suave smile. and it wore ii look of concern us. making s quick landing. he hurried up to the hut. foi- lowcd by the plodding Edwards.

it seemed ages before they came

away, and they had apparently made it thorough search, for they even stooped down as they came outside to peer un- der thc stiltcd foundation amid the rubbish which had accumulated there, When they had gone away June re mained for a long time in her hiding place. but iinally she stepped from ber boat and crept from her concealment. Thirst, inspired by the fever of her ex- citement, had driven her forth in search of drlnkable water.

There was a cask of water lu the hut. brackish and stnle, but it was water. and she drank of it from a rusty old tin cup which hung to it. She had just set down the cup when her quick ears detected a low, steady bum. She step- ped to the door, ready to make a dash for ber boat. but as she set her foot upon the threshold she saw the dark gray prow of u skit protruding its point around the bend of the lower channel! She darted back out of sight and. looking through a crack in the board wail. saw in the skit! three rough looking mlm and a rough looking woman. The skitf rode l0\v in the Wil- ter, and from under its tarpuuliu haunt. ed a fringe of celery leaves.

June laughed in relief. It was good

to see human beings who were not in pursuit of her, who would befriend and protect her. and she had almost run down to meet. them when suddenly loud, angry voices csme from the frail little craft. There was a bitter quarrel, in which the woman took o shrill part, and as the host landed the-woman jumped out and stooped swiftly. The man with the scraggiy mustache and the scattered tufts of beard on his face jumped ashore, cursing. The woman raised up swiftly and, with a shriek like a cat, jumped for the msn with a long knife glittering in her hand. The knife flashed down, and the man stag- gered back. The gleaming blade WGS raised again, but before it could de- scend tlie huge. rawboucd man. who had jumped from the boat. caught the womun’s arm.

June saw no more. She run wildly around the time nut. looking vainly for some place of concealment. Arusty stove. a rickety table, some rule bench- es, two straw pallets-that was all. There was no other room, not even s cupboard. ln' the ceiling June‘a fran- tically roving eyes found a tralldoor. one of its boards loose. On the wood- en wall beneath it was a series of cross sticks, and without hesitation June ran up this rude ladder, shoved the tmpdoor aside and scrambled into the attic.

There werb voices below. The quar-

rel, whntever it had been about, had evidently been settled, for the woman was laughing, and so was the big, raw- boned man. June peered down through a crack in the ceiling hoarils. These two and the lean fellow with the hook nose were loaded with nil they could carry. The big man with the scar on his cliln dropped his heavy bags on the floor with a clutter. and

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rolled out of one of them. The woman carried silks and line linens i.n her bundles, and the lean little fellow was loaded with silverware. As they de- posited their burdenl on the iioor the other man came in and sal: heavily on a bench. “W€ll. Babe. you sliced me, all right," he grinned, and, throwing ol! his coat, he loosened his shirt at the neck and bored his left shoulder. There wan an ugly wound near his armpit, and it was bleeding profusely. -Tune Cllllroed her hand over her mouth to prevent a hysterical outcry. while her senses swam. She ws; see- ing phases ot life that nbc little dream- ed existed. The woman made I laughing reply and after the people exhibited dlihr- entv articles of jewelry, clothing. etc.. they started cooking s meal. The men were at the table an ln- credibly short time. They gulped their food. and thai. tired and sleepy. they lay down on straw pallets for a few minutes of honest rest. While the cold sad starved little runaway bride in the attic looked down with rsvenoue eyes ni what they had left. The odor of the lot coffee made her feel faint. Only terror kept hor on the slit. 1, , 'ras impoi-me aim; to :im ai in predicament was to devils some mode of elclpe. but the opportunity so do

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HE women below was actin: strangely an sho cleared awsy the remains of the breakfast

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Uwe to time she passed near her hus- Ulwd. bending over slightly, and dually she etotllied beside him and listened to his breathing. but she shook her head and went away. Big Ben was quite plainly tnlt asleep, sprawled in com- plete relaxation, while lean Jake was snoring with great energy. The wo~ man stooped sad touched her hus- ba.ad's shoulder. Be moved slightly, and she went back to her dishes. The next timeshe came he did not even twitch at the touch, and with deft tin- gem she reached into his vest pocket and extracted n_ little chamols bag.

So that was how one woman solved

her money problem, and her burning eyes told with what bitterness she had resorted to this bold step. Of more value than her husband, even in his low profession, she was still his supine inferior in the rights of possession.

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What she had was a gift from him, nad, as June had heard him put it him- self. he gave her what was good for her.

The womoni She was coming up the

iadderl The fugitive hidden in the arf tic was stunned by this unexpected ac- tion.

Nearer and nearer came the woman's

head. and nearer and nearer to the edge of the trapdoor extended June'| strong young handsl

"Babel" Flub stirred uneasily. The woman was down the ladder like

n cut.

“What7" No answer. The man was still sound

asleep. The woman stood over him for awhile to make sure of this and started for the ladder again Halfway across the room she hesitated, turned, walked swiftly to the end of the hut and hid the little chamols bag beneath a loose stone behind the stove.

Sho was putting away the last of tlie

' dishes when suddenly she stopped. turned, and a slow smile spread upon her lips. Her eyes burned with a som- ber iire. She went ovcr to Big Ben and deftly secured a long, slender cigarette holder. She crossed swiftly to her husband and inserted the holder ln- his top vest pocket, so that iw shining tip protruded. The water cask stood by Big Ben's head. With a gleam in her eye the woman went over, tllled the rusty tin cup and de- liberately poured a fourth of its con- tents over Big Ben's face.

“Excuse me," she laughed as he

Jumped up and with the some motion jerked a. revolver from his pocket.

He grinned at her sheepishly as he

saw the sparkle of mischief in her eye. and he wiped his face with his sleeve.

"You done it o’ purpose," he speculat-

ed, chuckling.

“Think so?" she dimpled. Big Ben's eyes brightened.

“I believe you'i-e after that shawl." “Flub'd sell it.” And she glanced

across ni: the sleeping msn with vin- dlctive hatred.

“Take it." urged Big Ben, “and if

Flub 'sells it tell me." Be picked up the shawl and clumeily threw it around the womnn's shoulders. She looked down ai: the shawl and toyed with its long, delicate fringe. She took it ou slowly and gave it back to the msn.

"Nothing doing," she sadly decided:

her husband and walked away. Then was a softening in Big Ben's eyes ss she walked away, and then he, boo, glanced at the sleeping Flub. He stroll- ed to the door and came bsclr. Sudden- ly he stopped. The gleam of something yellow had caught his gale. He walked close and bent low. He pulled the cig- arette holder out far enough to identify it and pushed it beck; then he gave the sleeper s kick.

“Get up, you thief!" he costed. _ Flub sprang up, dazed. ._

“What’s that?" “I laid get up. you thlefi” roared Big Ben as lean Jake abruptly stopped snoring and jumped up. He was halt- vway to the ladder before he-realised that this was not s raid. and June. di- vlning his ininndon, rose swiftly uid put her hands on the loole elapbosrdl of the roof. Ben jerked tim cigsrotto

:glam from Fiulre pocket. “You stole

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Flub seemed duod by the accusation, but suddenly he let out s yelL He- cbsnleslly ho had rsldhod in hh vest pocket, ss was his habit when the chamols bug wus there, sndhld discov- ered his loss. “ily diamond!" be yslhd. "it’s

gucci” tails into hoc curses whim an be loo [Nitp- liowly comprehension some to him. “You framed mol” in suddenly lieut-

then she |lowLy turned and looked at p

ltupcflctiomf waiting for |

Boll. dllmoadi l-N” you planted this cigarette bolder 0° you conld"-- ' "¥on'|-o s lisrl” beilowed B18 50°

and sprang for his accuser. A mare gioimm in alum inns. md he slashed lsvsgeiy st bil onrulhing opponent. With s roar of H89 B33 Ben caught the deccendlnt WH"- wrested the weapon from it and Dllllll' cd it to the hilt in ll‘lub'l breast. V There was s piercing shriek from the lttlc and It tearing of bolrtll- Thi woman. quick of mind u sho wal Of may, wan the nm to comnrehwil what that might: mean. Bbe IDB" f° the ladder, but ss she went sho out I backward glsuce at the lifeless msn on the floor. There wise 11° S5045” in her, only cold trlump "lt's a girli- Shah on the roof!" 121590 the woman as she gained the l\tl1l¢» Lean Jake was the llrst out of the door. and Big Ben just after him. They rounded the corner of the hu! just in time to see June Illmll ‘Nm the roof and dart for her boat. ll: Wll the woman who cauiht her. , “Let me got” implored June. “I won'i: telll" Those last three words would Bell her tate in the mind of any murderous thief. Big Ben had caught her roughl! by the arm, and now he looked ln- quirlugly at the others.

"Drown her," advised Lean Jake. who was more full of fear than I thief should be. “She knows too much." 'All three of them looked st the ws- ter. It spread far into the msrshel. and it held its secrets well and long. Without e, work Big Ben swung June up in his arms and started with her oo the waters edge, while she uttbltd shriek upon shriek.

A shot and then another answered .iune‘s piercing shrieks. and down 010 channel from the inlet swiftly sped the little cutter, with Orin Cunningham at the wheel, revolver in hand. "Hands upi" yelled a strong voice. and another shot startled the slr of the marshes. Gilbert Blyei He stood W in his racer, and over the wheel bent heavy Edwards. his eyes narrowed and his thick lips firmly set. Big Bea had dropped June nt the first shot and had reached for his re- volver. Lean Jake had dropped list on the ground behind s bowlder, but before Big Ben could return the lim of the oncoming boats from the Hllarlq he was confused by a shot from an- other quarter, and through the reeds of the marsh there pushed a narrow steel gray motorboat, in which stood a tall. man with a soft hat and o. loosely knotted cravat. A stranger! And he was nearer' to the helpless June than her pursue:-I from the Hilarityi She ran toward him like a deer, and as his drive drew close inshore June sprang into the boat. “Hurryl” she cried. "Please hun-yr' The man, evidently an artist, from

the canvases and folding easel in his bout. followed her terrliied gaze as she glanced back, ber terror divided be- tween the murderers on the island and the men in the boats. The artist lower- ed June to a seat beside him, and, with ti word to the driver, they darted away toward the channel. A shot whlzzed over their heads as they started, and shot after shot resounded from the up- per channel. The man with the white mustache

paid no attention to Big Ben as he steered his swift little cutter around the island and struck into the lower channel after the artist and the beauti- ful young girl who had escaped from the attic. Nor did the man with tho

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black Vnudyke waste any time upon the astouislied thieves as his boat, too, wliizzed around the curve. Lean Jake Hind UP from behind his bowldcr se the boat shot by, and the three -Babe, Big Hen and Jake-looked at ¢g¢|| other in licwildermcnt. Another boat came swliiliing down past the island, it was driven by a blazing eyed pm, eimuseiir with ii tiny miieuiehe. ana in was shouting at the top of his voice. Behind him sat stiiiiy s woman vnu; high cheek bones and a wiiderueeg of gums. and she, too, was shouting;

"Vuiloi Voilal Voilai" -Another boat! in it vi- md u woman. the driver ne;qg:,°g,:n¢3 llttleman with deep concern upon mg bi-sw. the wgtmiin hysterical and ui. hi er man tli his ng; eiiiiciiec ° “°° °'”

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Many people do not realize that the

Skin is one oi' the three great elimine. tors of waste matter from the body. Aa a matter of fact, the Skin ridl the system of more Urea (or waste matter) than the Kidneyi. When there is Kidney Trouble, Pain In The Beck and Acrid Urine, it may not be the fault of the kidneys at sll, but bedue to faulty Skin Action, or Constipation of the bowels. -

“Fruit-s-tives” cures wsk, lore,

aching Kiduelys, not only because it strengthens t eoe organs but alcobe- cause “Fruit-s-tives" opens the bowels, eweetens the stomach and ltlmuhten the action of the skin.

"Fruit-e-tives" is sold by all dealers

st 5oc_ s box, 6 for $2.50 trial size,

25c. or will besexgzlfaostpsid on receipt of price by F MMVI Limited, Ottnwl.

Thin People

Can Increase Weight

_ Thin nieii and women.who would like to increase their weight wltli 10 or 15 pounds of healthy “stay there" fat should try eating a little Sargol with their meals for a wlilie and note results. Here is it good test worth try- ing. First weigh yourself and measure yaurself. Then take Sargol-one tab- let with every meal-for two weeks. 'i‘hen weigh and measure again. It lsn‘t a question of how you look or feel or what your friends say and think. The scales and the tape mea- sure will tell their own story, and most any thin man or woman can easily add from tive to eight pounds in the ilrst fourteen days by following this simple direction. And best of all, the new flesh stays put.

Sargol does not of itself make lat,

but mixing with your food, it turns the fats sugars and sturclies of what you have eaten, into rich. ripe fat produc- ing nourishment for the tissues and biooil-“prepares it in an easllyy as- similated aourislimeiit now passes from your body as waste. But Sargol stops the waste and does it quickly and makes the fat producing contents of the very same meals you are eating now develop pounds and pounds of healthy flesh between your skin and bones. Sargol is safe pleasant, eitlcl- ent and inexpensive.

Druggists sell it in large boxes -

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gntie of weight increase or money ac .

PATENT SOLICITOR

WM. S. BABCOCK

Lawyer (U. S.) and Registered Ps- tent Attorney, 15 years experience in Canada and U. S. Inventions promptly patented. Trade Marks and Designs registered; infringement and validity searches. Evidence collected in patent suits. Reports prepared for counsel.

Expert witness In patent luits Pat-

ents obtained ln all countries 99 Bt James Street Montreal. Write for in- formation 9335.5-'1Mtf. ‘

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