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an brine-III. i! 3l)Kent Street. yuuZiQIITI Charlottetown . Qty Bel Droiesohn for girh and boys This. dour Reader, is the story Write fill’ Fluid!"- of a certain young man I once z ‘ B I T I I s knew. I-ic W85, without a doubt, uﬁgnlnl-‘ssmc 53°05 the most insignificant young man Th.“ l have ever met, or cver ex ct Ullltﬂl to meet; perhaps his one dist e- MONCION, N. I. “on w“ hi; complete lack at mni- —--—-— wici- in both his personality and ___-_-,-———————-—— lppoariincc, From the top of h" be awful! gruesome. 00mins. light yvllow hair to the bottom oi Laura dad-mgr liis shabby lirmvn shoes. he was Uncdnsdods d; m]; dialogue con- zolorloss and insipidi To support serum; hi; chgfggbgf, or lack o! it, himself and his tired, dark-eyed d“; insipid hero hid iust been re- iittle wife, this weak young man mud permission t0 see his wile ‘(opt the books for the firm of because she was in s deep and smith, Smith 6r Smith, Coal Re- much-nggdgd sleep. The" wu l tailers. In spite of his hearty dis- him“ “n, ﬂaunt} hi; mouth ll he like of office routine, and in spite snuggled down stat; Skeet. Whit ill his firm conviction that he was good did 1g; dd on; i4; be a father cruelly over-worked and under- 11 d, stiff, cross person in I starch- Faid, the young man made no ef- ed uniform guarded the door and orr. to better or change his con- “mud m; i» »--— --~ 01".; own ditioii. Day after day he sat at his family" llltldy drsk, adding up debit and credit entries. writing statements, “out long habit, tile young mm making balances, nnd day after kept his face averted from the rlay his list of grievances against brightly lighted shop windows on ma \\‘<1l‘lfi ln general, and against stats street, so that his Llonginz. smith. smith ‘u smith, Ooal Re- ‘y; could not see the s. LZFPW longer and ionger- diwhps of merchlnd I go Our vminz man was in a rut so dress", warm furs, fr y Xeo o citcply mat. it set-mod nothing candy, brilliantly jacketed books, roiilrl cvrr shaku liiln out of it. d1] 5on5 of iuxuylg; to mdke M11- 'l‘h<-ii ("lilltl iiir- day ivlicn he stood 11g happy, if he had the money to farm". 1"”, white-clad figure, buy and bill’ 8nd buy. The more n1 v- ~ ~-Hi- rlccv si t of all the desirsbles never vi fa led to rouse l Iran-t din in the h

riis 1w... ., . glowed feverishly through his thick glss- ses into the bright blue orbs of the llttlc rod-haired nurse, who smiled back at lilni, an under- hing meal: round to the

standing but absent-minded litt bgqk alley, wait until the police- sinilc as her busy mind flitted off mm had passed on his round, to the thousand and one duties h“... awaiting her attention in the over- With a shudder the young man crowded, lmdEr-Stﬂffod hospital shook his blond head and turned wnrds. hi; thoughts to what awaited him

“Tu-lns?" rcpeutvd lilo young at’, the flat. lie saw the inussy Illiill in an lured tone, then again, living room, the Open bedroom "Twinsl. A dazed expression dgqr revealing s hemp 01 sheet! clouded his eyes and he proceeded twisted crasily on the unmade ed, W "m" F1" away. crumbling to the kitchen with its five-day‘ ac- the floor in an untidy heap with gumulatlon o! dirty dishes, o a rattle faintly reminiscent of that less confusion everywhere. How made when the butcher drops s on earth did Millie manage to bog of bonus on the ﬂoor. thing so clean?

This was the climax to more He saw himself supping on than four long hours which the cornu- oi the tobis, on s young man had spent perched bread, a pickle, a glass of water, nervously on the edge of a chair; last wedge o! pie sent over he had scorned the dog-cared kind old Mm. Snyder. magazines on the table, preferring suddenly he was faced with an instcnd to feast on his finger nails immense dread of going home. and twist his bony hands together Home was not home unless Millie until prominent knuckles cracked w" than, It was s dreary, ominously. desolate, lonely prison. A voice

The little nurse looked at him inside him yelled. "Rim! Run! with Pity its she picked P Not home! Anywhere else but miraculously unbroken there! Hurry! Here comes the

1110B. itemilnx t0 the dw dishes chasing you! EimLRunl” spoke softly

Almost instun mules. clad in the grey uniform of d Cross workers,

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Grinning broadly at tn , Th r Cross classes cnthtisiasm, a and 151133‘; mo}? holossd the door q . Suddenlyms rgsailsrliacs

n oro ' 1 pdthl o sgoom. "l" “Ylldﬁ- < » Iilmwss ‘l-lal, T“ ‘alilibther person. his doom and the were inviting him to sit Sléehﬂglid 51B"; at s. table with u: ‘rgrdo chlelckelzg Y1 t‘ PT "Y1 S‘ cloth. What was a wn qu Indeed, in their.‘ sitcitemerit over $02,’; 511:1‘? ﬁnméiitm" m. “mo. , . - - -_ _ m ' I d d “Dvéwl d5," Refill"! tgsgisolg- the Six hour's and moor dﬂnln RUGGED FORD VEHICLES, built strong and tough In the harvest ﬁeld it is lust ase cient, epen -, go a es qu e ou t emsel- later, three very tips young men a - l d '1 h ves in their efforts m revive the m; a isil u hi stair w- ' n have borne the brunt able and economical of fue an oi as on t e_ Drostrate parent Bo maiihy damn imsfgurniilrtl flat. Oen thestlnt by Canadian workmc ’

- ' ' ' t a 5§°t351’n§'°§§»ti?l"l?diﬁimomehiiflilﬁiiéiﬁ. sgraawlgd £1195» Ziﬁdiiiilf . oi many hard-fought battles. That amazing battleﬁeld.‘ Today itiplays a prominen p rt ‘mwmg “M” "e" “’!.‘§h‘{’f;"§gr‘§s,f fjgidpiﬂ‘, ‘$35! piece of engineering-the Ford V-8 Engine in producing the nation s food and transport-

“EIQQEDL? gliffﬁlgg; down -- is today supplying a goodly share of the ingeit to market. hem’ m‘ “m” m “"3 l“ i‘ o sscntial in wa in modern‘ . . . iszeriliizzii mitt‘ ti."~az="si' pistt.*tel.t"trrs horsrepowg s c g g _ "‘"‘°“‘" " ‘s "°'"8 m“ ‘° P°‘;"°' “" m’ - m“ °°"“°‘°“" m5‘ w“ are’ truck, a universal carrier, or an artillery tractor young . “m” The Ford V-8 Engine drags guns into forward on the war front, or the truck engaged in Bhidth thlding, .. - - . doc: w?‘ opeeigdosncrazk Si?“ m‘. positions. It hustles troops from one part of essential transport here in Canada, the Ford s _ . . - - ' ,, the front to another. It lugs up ammunition, V-8 Engine is a power plant that is depend

. » hes ' food, motor fuel; transports refugees and able and trouble-free. On the battleﬁeld or the ‘What n. singular young man?" exclaimed the buxom lady as she

' ‘i: has ower to s are. ﬂown the rejected 81m asi- ‘Th u Prisoners of war. harvest ﬁeld 1 p P water. "Hie reminds ms of a. story

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ybones Orow “or sggnnfgtiilngi- lfﬁtuaﬁ," h” “Bu” wnhnted, se things happened five

"Sarah darling," the The "You years ago, dear reader. Now FORD v' a

- it ~ ' V ' . eally, skip over time until we com: ‘t; “N” ""c“,"' “R5 1 . you have atrocious one day last week. yogi) nzucks, mam

memory for Mme!- But you're The scene was the concert hsll - i, I

‘Wm’ "K91- he i! like poor Icha- ‘of a service Men's Canteen on ‘mumns “Us ' ' ‘

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Zfllesvme wit he State Street audience was on} and his ivristsndanglc znrestlessly awaiting the appearance e cu n! his sleeves. the guest star of the evening.

"Poorhorﬁ . hf t tt i - THE aiiiiisii ruiriiti mm,“ JSJIQQQJQ“ hi" "i". lARGEST PRODUCERS OF MILITARYMVEHICLESJJN” “Sarah darling," ___ tel’ in theﬂymiddie. "Whht . ._ B . a per ec gruesome man sit- ' “" " " - ‘ """'_'" '“ ' will . 1 , _ _ ith n, Th prolonged burst oflp- interesting report from the ses- I i» Y

Really, you ‘flﬁﬁniﬁhﬁoﬁfg°g“1§§,’,,,‘§§}“§,“§ an“ plaausg whigch greeted him testl- sions attended. Correspondence TTIPPY AND ‘ CAP STUBBS ~ think of the mo“, grupgomc things, as [at as mm‘ rd new“, due up fled to his popularity. then an ex- was read by the secretary. and it

| ' P But no ivondcr hc fainted when Pear in Public!“ Dectsnt hush fell on the audience. was unanimously agreed that the OHiVEQ MANY TIME$ "' WHYh/EQTERDAYHFORE CM Obi/Boys!’ " FA he hoard sin-h Qty-fully atmdous an you had h“ £10m,“ you“ Suddenly from the front row a hull committee be i i a .

re-elected. U51’ YOU CAME’! ‘BXLKED v lngwl? wim is he, angel‘) Do you dare anything!" rejoin” Bu", gasping voice was heard to say, Some time was spent in planning ‘ ow "

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i. "‘“,“”'“,“”.°“" F“ “Jim Mir an direction of t e sink. shin ma. I°“Y°°“"TI mil? ‘il“"t'ii" our gélriicriileiigsimslaetiglneldaiiity tiaiitn Ex“ é€m§iEé£BéRG-&'D LOW"TDW5RD TH s.g‘€akg/i_ Szilidt bariyénetlgze’ uiligst oqliilat man is OI.‘ . Chase, {he big yogi: mggﬂlflxiéelasetlﬁhe had mun‘ Meeting cloud with the Nada“; you EVEQ 9Q THAT? ‘I aovsi POND,AN ... . ' lmbition. N’: m"staarsel’i‘eg‘alih'llivilgl You surely don't gginfmbhgn nrsbpelgrge QQZQZQ}; Anthem‘ __ ___

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sicond The town is xlghyisilsagzlq, Inreizéi inspsperlthat a“ “gilgzleaaﬁﬂifi may at the DONDON __(Qp)__ 5',5t,k_u°m

m” m ho a f n 831mm? pa?" piano at whom he Based whils he 0n the display of D1866-

im d, p§° “Yb "ll If“ °' sling? You guessed itl Millie! in Britain have b. 111x05. e

an" 1° s T" h! y‘ ‘it’; “'1” In a large house not many ban now is llmifmi to those uhlch

. come along. darling. gbulgngoresluiilmings n! n)?!“ bloqks away. two psiainaed little ranfbel seerbf" rﬂcrstcod from

must rims), gtudying the“ M m“ moment M“ u figures sot close to the radio list- IOW- IYHG ai-

perfcctiy gruesome sketches ni- dimm

nlng with close attention. A tall _ *—- _ V“ Flliﬂfim save us. That exam will pad ledtvaillwsligli? it“: in’ éltijlmgnigoltiloln entered w ' A M’ ' ‘any I ’ » :—"-__~—:_._~.-. _. -—~.-=»»—__—=__.—___.——-——— ———~ —~ “ca: b” uniﬁed‘ Lakes and riifr are more miner- 4 .' I , 1 l 1 .

‘a: lac murmured, pointing to the tWi-‘lﬂn 1n tiny 0th" "That's Daddy in there, Nursie." ‘ "

FERRY SERVICE "_______ImL' m l TILLiE THE TOliliijfAiilliiiroliirrin"

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Blonlns May 1st the Nova s ih-Prhl uni-s Island ne ‘ HiM Ferry Service will operate liar: round 1:91 p; d", Bole. Mrs. é I

w,“ I W 0d I I d Wm L thehsick cgmmittles sent twe gym. l leave 0 s an s Pl y car s an one eonva es- 7,» ,_m_ favi-qlrlbml cent card. Mrs. i". Burke, repre-

“-°° "~"'- i“ i" M'- s" v '- M o" v -» $135‘ ill’ .?.°}A‘;2‘n§°"5l‘2ii°i’§°h§i& LUNCHES SERVED grliythe school grounds on closing NORTHUMHERI 41v» FERRIES LIMITED "ed "i"! "11"" 3“ "W" “m- unnioTTsrowN’ RIM.’ ' gesiuluscarf, 6 turtle neck sweaters,

ncronm AND NOVEMBER scii some WILL as AN- T“ "°““’°’ "Pmled “ M’ NOUNCED LATER stantial balance in the funds. Mrs.

Cool: and Mrs. Newson, delegates to the annual convention, gave sn

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