. l sud-silver‘ . gown"

‘ pleasantly

a . t. an.

IILIBB. _ When hlarisnscnme into the library shortly before dinner was announced.

(Gontlnuetitrom Pa e “WIIN. nxau-rv rs m?

.Cii_ar1es nndl CraigwCuliam were chat. Ho: ﬁll! Iltlmatsdiy.‘ A rrlendly vhase of smoke encircled therm- and .chn'l.e~~"' busily engage t; n“. lag! up a_cocktail.

_. nriana paused a moment in the doorway, quite conscious of the charm- ~i_ng,picture she made in ‘her orchid- , against the back- fground. of dark draperies. -.u

-' CrﬂlmCullam perceived her instant- Jy, nnd leaped to his feet." ‘She came jorlvnrd, smiliugiy and gave him her hand in greeting. ller lovely face was ﬂushed and her dark eyes held a shin- ing light.

- Cullam bowed over her hand. He would have been less than n man if be had not. appreciated such radiant beauty.

"it was good of you to come. itir. fuiinul." she~snill graciously. "Charles has been looking forward to this oc- casion for some time." ’

In ber heart, she added that she. ._oo.< since that uleeting on the drive more than a week ago. had hoped. for

~Just such nu event.

“Culluufs feeling n bit dnwn tonight. so l promised hiul we'd do our heat to cheer. him up." explained Charles heartily.

Mariana glanced at shaker in his hand.

"You seem to be going nbourit in the most effective way." she murmured" sulilingly.

Culiam laughed and shook his head.

"My eﬂarts to explain to your hus- band that l rarely indulge are un-' availing. hire. Page."

She raised her brows in surprise. »

"You don't drinki flow quaint! lt isn't fashionable to be a tcetotaler these dsys."_ .

"Perhaps not." he agreed. "but ill

the cocktail

Teverythlug l do. I'm-wholesale. l

either drink a lot. or l don't drink at all. Ont of respect for my work. I choose the latter."

Weeks later. hlarlaua was to recall that half-laughing statement.

The evening proved unexpectedly de- lightful to Culiam. The dinner. served in the‘ stately dining roam. whose rench windows opened out on the moonlit terrace. was excellent. Ilia hostess. was charmingly sympathetic. She didn't; srs questions at him and hang ‘hreathlsssly on his replies. as lit-i. Amos Banter Dasring did. She refralnedl from‘ asking him all tha ob- viouo-t-hinga about the stage. popular and ludicrous illusions which it weari- ed him to crush tlmsafter time.

He found himself chatting easily and with her, after the fashion of an old and valued friend. Her quality of sympathetic understanding reminded him somehow of Doris. Doris had s. knack. of drawing. from him con- ﬁdence, little personal confessions, of his hopes and fears and ambitions. which he would not consciously have told to anyone lest he be thought egot- istical and boring.

There were other little characteris- tics about this young wifs of Charles which were faintly reminiscent of Doris. he thought—or was it only that Doris was so eternally enshrined in his heart that he saw her everywhere‘! Mrs. Page's trick of using her slim hands to emphasise s point. her brilli- ant“ unexpected smile that punctuated a droll sentence. were vaguely familiar.

Ha admitted to himself that Charles had n beautiful wife. but she might have been s Fiji lsiandcr. or a dusky bolls on the coast of Africa for Ill ll" meant to him as a woman. There was place in his heart for only-one divinit! and-it was occupied for ireelll 193"‘ over. this wns the wife of his good friend and. though er '61" '9" piquantly alluring and s e seemed molt ﬂattevingiy aware of him asaa attrac- tive_ young man. he was coalnietekv untouched. hlarillulr. lsrtusttlliibll- 9° an uauisguised admiration from _ new muajshtguanrcnodrtc Iltsi- “ll-rfllm‘ piq‘ "l by’ his polite reservo-

Cllnrica was summone“ to the long distance ‘phone inst as they were In- lshlhg» coffee in thh library. Milli!!!"

offered to show her guest "l! Bllfllﬂll. and together they strolled across the moonlit terrace

nnd descended the

Bhvlltted her lovel taco

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hrosd marble steps where the Japanese lwroaaasadmo . , , . _ to the moonlight and drew in deep breaths of the perfumed air. Her companion was looking up at the silvery plaque, too. llll flood looks-tbs dark waving hair. the unfathomable eyes. the cieanwu; mouth with its humorous curve. ~the olive-tinted ﬁsh and‘ whole lithe strength’ of hirn-htrilled her. Here indeed was a worthy prince of dreams. come to life! Romance, starved and weary with waiting, lifted its head in her hcurt. “Isn't it curious how the moon fns-_ ‘lows us!" the said softly. “rm-on- dcr it it's because wecan look at- it

how far away. aolnennc we love can. l)? Willi? ll- I00. at the same moment." His eyes dropped to hers. llnulcntariiy. he had forgotten her presence. He had been thinking of Doris. wonderingif she. too, had1rais- ed her eyes to the moon and if she hall been thinking of Jervis-or of him. Mariana sensed his distraction. "Shall we go in?" she suggested.

1L TIA-TIME TETE-A-TETE

0n the [allowing Sunday. (‘rllig t‘ul~ laur dined with the Pages again. as had been prearranged. as was still deeply dsspoudeut. lloris had granted ililu but little of her time (luring ihc past week.‘ She had ilmchcd with him once and had tl-u after a rehearsal at mother time. but she seemed a bit ab- ltrncted as if she were thinking of 40lllPi|lhlﬂ else all the while that she uhutiell politely with him. p,

No one ls so sensitive as the lover. and (‘ullauu though he had never be- furc sum-red the throes of an absorb- lllg passion. was quite experienced ‘nough to know that a girl who is be- rinulng to care for a man. doesn't give him barely half her attention when she is alone with him.

Jerria seemed to be under foot a great deal. too. lie dropped in at re; henrsals frequently and looked on with .\ half-amused. half-cynical smile. His attitude toward Doris was maddeningly proprietary. Culiam thought. times he saw them driving down the Avenue Just as he was crossing to his theatre. and surmised that they were dining together. He saw Doris fre- quently with other men, too. but for some reason his Jealousy nnd resent- ment were directed more toward Jer» via than his other rivalr-perhaps be- cause the former was so formidahly ubiquitous.

One mid-week afternoon‘ he paid his dinner call on the Pa s. lt was suf- tlciently lsts for Charles to he at home. as be thought. but hejouad only llnriann. > .‘

She earns down to the drawing room. wearing a delectable tea gown of saffron-shaded chitfous which made n perfect foil for her shining dark hair and creamy flesh. She had never look- ed lnveiler. and she turned upon him the full battery of her arts.‘

When the tea was brought. she told the butler to excuse her to other cali- srs.

"They are likely to be n lot of silly girls who would gush over you and hure you to death." she explained prettily to Cullnm, "and they'd haunt my drawing rooln for weeks in the hopes of ﬁnding you here ngnin."

He laughed a hit ombsrrassclliy and accepted the cup she handed him.

"it's good of you to put up with mc this way» l dare say-i should have phoned."

"Oh. hut plcaswno!“ she protested. "You are quite privileged lo drop ill upon us at any time. l hnvo wanted an opportunity to tell you how much Charles and l enjoyed your charming little slipper." she ienncd back in her chair and sulllcll at him provocatively. "Du you know. you are an ilumensc surprise tome."

“llcaii,\"-—whyl" he naked with. rais- ed brows.

She wrinkled thoughtfully. -

“Well. mainly ‘Because you're so simple/nnd unadccted for one who has a nest ln be mysterious and tclnper» nnrcutal. Onc- aiways cxpeits stunt-rs to go into rages and have quecr m- lshes illlfl~il0 preposterous things."

“Bu! l'm not a singer." he protest- cll smilingiy. “i merely happen tn have a voice. Besides. you have the press agent's conception of what makes all artist."

"Al"! lllflﬂ." Mariana went on. not lseeding his correction. “I confidently expected to find your apartment tllil-d with photographs of llcautlfni giris~ In runny nf illclu must olfcr lhclr por- traits to you!" '

(fnllam flung laughed aloud. "lleaiiy. llrs. Page. you're tremend- ously ﬂattering. but away from the truth. its‘ evident _vnu‘re n llcvlttcc of popular fiction-and thc nervspaprrs. As a matter of incl. l possess Just one feminine photograph-my number's." Mariana was a little dashed.

her pretty fort-head

back his hcnd and

"Don't you care for women?" Mari- ann continued the subject despite his evident preference to change it. "Very much." he answered promptly. “(Fan any man he blind to an appre- clsiinsrof beauty? Especially when you are in the world?" At nny other time llarlaaa would have accepted this as it was intended ——an idle expression of gallantry. But now she wanted to consider lt an in< voluntary tribute to her charm: “You have never married?" countered. "l qlu beginning to bcllevr what c ntlssmbefore ‘are have believed - zi margiagqg no: for the actor. it's an o drag hetlthrdugh >Ql‘.rm if she travels than"; hhr tghntlm.‘ she hiss tie’ pint up t seo orts; _ sessft tukl 'v'i%l|ltn_—" he grn

w“ e faintest trace o an amused

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Mill imow that somewhereruownstter :

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Hllicrest Park. Toronto, the home of PrestD-Lite Storage is one of the busiest spots in Can- ada. The entire capacity of the, plant is required to keep up with

Night and day shifts have been elli- pioyed since the beginning of the year. This pressure of business has made necessary an addition to the buildings and equipment. Tile pre- sent plant. consisting of twin build

the production of stolage batteries. _

a Prest-li-Lils uiiliing w Plant

two stories high, was conlpieted l

IiatteriespJuLv. i920, and is the lsrgesuilnz-qloripv or‘ tcry plant in tile British 'Em1)'..Q.1bii8S -Tbe new addition will increase tile than

‘Dealers in Canada selling PrestO --

ﬂoor space to 185-000 square teet- Tlle Prest-O-Lite plant L; era daylight coustructlouﬂlile wei- fare 0t employees is alupiy provided for by a splendid cafeteria. where meals are served at cost; park and tennis courts: and a corn- pleteiy-equipped surgery.

of mod Lite owners.

are clan-lard equipment on the rnn-

Canadiau-buiit automw aml trucks. There are more 1100 Service Stations and‘ to 0M1

Storage Batteries

1>a11~Riocky' Point’ Ferry,’

Time Table

He lost.

No woman is allowed within the doors of the Cercle Houseman. Wnnlcn wait near the lift for the men to come down nnd take them to dinner. Oftoxl they wait till midnight-and after.

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ILOOKB 01" TODAY. .___.

_ hlantel. wall and iionr clocks are the accepted clocks of today. The cheap imitations of ornate French and Em» pirc clocks. the onyx pillars, the lnnr- blc cases. the brnnse horses and ll-hrs. thc nymphs nnd virgins. are sccu uv ulnvc in hnmcs of good taste. ‘rile Dresden-china clock casca. the lilsslun l-lu-ks. citilr-r for mantel or wail. v nu more: and in their place we . c rnluo to ur-ccpt those luallogany clocks of simplicity which have hecn prnvcu in be adaptable and beautiful.

0f course. not every one will want l mahogany clock. and in this ovcnt thu case should be lacquered in some color. such as black. Chinese red. old blue or (‘hiuesc yellow. and decorated in black and gold. Or the case might be painted and decorated in a manner. suited to the room. When a rnnm is furnished in walnut. the mahogany clock case may be done in such a brown mahogany that there will be little difference in the woods. But in a room furnished in walnut, no clock- csse finish could bs more suitable than lacquer. which was so favored during the Queen Anne walnut period.

Dishwashlng Device

A small rubber hose connected with the water faucet over the kitchen sink makes s convenient dishwashing de- vice. '

touched hisriana's lovely mouth. “it's plain to he seen that you're not

. inlove." m ssin-“sns read a personal

moaning into his sudden‘ linsh. (To be Continued)

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the mountains and the cars can t . mother for one hundred spec: sr ' _ g cs on the Banif- ' ‘ Automobile Road.

Fourteen ye ara sgo. the country wasn't surveyed. Even today you ass scores of unnamed peaks. And nil about, within range of your kodnk, there's blggsmr-sh

Wlndermere and unc ‘m ed

Four Bungalow Camps on this Road -—Storm Mountain with a superlative view-Vermilion River Crouing. in the heart of the game country-Sin- clair Ho: S tings beyond the iron Oates-an Lake Wlnciermerc in s ioveill lotus-land, with the of the snglng Glaciers for an astound- ing aide-trip. . . . . .

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lags, 80 teet wide. 400 feet long and -Prest0~l.lte Storage Batteries (Qnmglaullf June 1st. the Btoassss “ will run between Oink lottetown and‘ Booby Point during tha n“, w,“ Summer months, as followsl DAILY (Iixsopt Sunday) Lv. Charlottetown Lv. Rocky Pill. v v Mr. Mulligan was lying upon his 7.10 n. m. 0.00 a. m. _ death bed. Mrs. Mulligan was seated RM s. m. 9M s. I. , at his side. giving what small consoi- 9-3. l- "1- "l" l- lls . stiou she could offer in the circum- "3' " -‘ u" 5 n‘ t stances. 9' n‘ " :2 I “Sure, and lllke," said she. “ls there m" g: =1 "3. =1 -_ ' inuything I cud do fer yes before yuh 4;. m -_ l‘ m ._ i lave us?" 0J0 p. n. 1.00 p. n. ; PARIS. June 2T.—'1‘he highest stakes "Margaret. me darilnt." said he. gusrpag In the world are being lost and won “l "ll"! l Billrll ti“? 000i‘ 0i Pmllllll’ Lv. Charlottetown .I.v. leaky Idﬁ at a modest establishment n. n quiet pol-k. l beiave i cud eat a bit of it." 0.0a s. n. 10.00 a. n. , Plhllll street. - The establishment is "I'm sorry. Mike." will she. “but I l!" r- II- 1-" r-l- 9,.‘ known hy the name of Carole Hnuag- can't cut into that pork roast: we're I- l- IJI I- I- . ulnnn. saviu‘ it fer the wake." u’. :1 : '6'." = ' lt is the millionaires‘ g‘ t‘ g clui ~ “'.Q.g.gn“._ ' m i The 20,000 franc limit. which obtains — in all casinos has been abolished . .._. _ - , .- there. lt is possible for a man to ding _ his whole fortune on the tahie and risk "' it on the turn aha card. Every night men.»many of them famous and most of them fabulously rich. sit round the tables st the Cercle l-laussasauu with mother-of-penrl counters before them. each counter representing b0.000fruncs (in (‘nnndinn money over $3.000.) The highest value note in France- the l.000 franc note-—is simply a Jest _ in this club. ' Not long ago there sat one night ~round~ the tables an English knight. a lﬁlban millionaire. an. American mll~ iionnire. three French kings of indus~ try. and an Egyptian prince. For- tunes were flung away on the wings of chance. < Night fell over Paris. and the men to whom money menus nothing still played wearily on. The fame of the w Cercle lfausstnanu has spread in every ‘ casino and gambling place in the world. Every man who has at some time played for high stakes can be '\ found sooner or later within its rather faded cream and gold walls. One night a young man stood wntch~ ing the play. and with a laugh naked n friend to lend him a twenty-ﬁve franc note. equal to about a dollar. lie played. and in three days‘ time he was risking $1.500 at every deal. lle decided to wait n little longer, nnd when he had made 3100.000 to clear BANFP-LAH wmn out. and never look at- s gambling table again. He mado his money and GOD made the Rockies. Man . risked it in u moment of insane greed. made the can. And now both t '

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