iii-ii 1 D ERP Hui. K/LLER h fish, Crickets. At Eaton, eading drug, hardware. “o e stores, or write Derw lots Toronto d. m?‘ sbht of the child. He Mutt"! dew-n and stared solemnly- "Dgrk," observed in a tone o! grave forebodlnB- Why W115 he afraid of the dark? Had Noah 0!‘ Mary Blunt frightened him? n only she had not been unused W vo him to others! She had left because it was necessary to mm money for his needs. If he had been with the Onsihis. would he have been any better off? Didn't m, whole problem resolve itself ‘ this my? The one who could do the best Tony was the one with Summer Hostess ._by_ Lucy Poate Stebbins ~ onsrren xxvn s tel Leslie glanced at the (ogre. pe'?he YEW w” m m‘ lock.’ Shewuquicksndhsdtbeflltl 1e wrist o! s good "n!" - e child in her sans wold he!» to screen her from the 2Y6! 97 In an instant she lied re- for n h whom he oikht to live. This N‘ is no time to think of such ques- oonsideratlon for her Pllflil- 51" time," she told herself severely. would have w 80 51110118“ m‘ Pu’ Tony was a biddable child. He ease and "V1118 Mm i° h" m‘ seized her slim. stronB hands as anda. down many Bleep m!!!“ 01 5m directed, and instantly was wooden steps to the biwhi ma‘ with her in the breathless dark. she must clsrnber- up the bluff Th.“ hollow voices boomed. where the wild pee-l hi!!! "m" "gum u. ploy," protested ered and brown and the sake “n,” grass vraved like l. soft 811i! "11 youql wait s minute while cloud. I put stones in from of the door. It wasn't until e I" i!" n1 try to build s. fire. That will Isrdewny car that e realized b, tun-t fully haw little help it would be to her. With Tony on her 15D. she couldn't run the big machine into deep water off the end of the pier. No, and she wouldn't do it ll Tony weren't with her. Two ped out of life uties grew into sn thicket about their feet; she hsd never blamed them. but she would not follow their ex- ample. "You're in a tel-Eh 8P0!- Leelie, old thini." she told hef- seif heartily. "but remember; you can take iti“ ghc looked in the direction of Rocky Point much ss s solitary horseman luss snross the desert dreading to see the outrlders o! en enemy tribe. Yet the downs held not-hing which could threaten her peace. She remembered Eric's cave and it seemed to her that hiding there would be to trust herself in the very heart of nature. If!!! had not betrayed her to the Ors- inls-there she had been unjust- nor would be lead the hunt to his cave even if his loyalty did not compel his silence because he set such value on his boyiwvd! 111°85- "mn," agreed the docile Tony. But she was disappointed when he added, "Maybe." It was disappointing not to find matches. nor had she brought a flashlight. It occurred to her that they were singularly ill-equipped refuses. For the moment there was nothing to do but keep Tony quiet. Bvhe sst on the packing boa and held him in her arms. "I'm not having a good time," complained Tony. "I'll sing The Qrooked Man." 'While she went through the verses she thought with surprised horror of this sinister place to which she had brought her dari- bg. Ker excitement had drop- ped to gray uncertainty. It would. be impossible to stay long in the‘ damp cave without food, fire. and’ warm clothing. e plan must! be fixed upon and as yet shel could not think her way and Tony's out of that horrible dark-‘ “are thOiIQhL of Hunt's treach- ery stung like a blow on the ghifek. She Wméldlft have minded a so much Eric had betra - If mmtleish W" l "IMF-end ed her. rm liric kept saying tngtl there was Ovelflhln W PYWQ ,3‘ one's motive wasn't important, or‘ -he would not t immedie y y), of the cave. BY the time m m‘ membered it, she would have ee- . How? Somehow. calgjrfd this exalted condition oi mllld, when reason Dllyed X10 Pl"- she felt the strength w carry Tony to the world's end. If she hid to descend the cliffs face which had frightened. her into helplessness when Eric waswith her. she could have done it with the child in her arms. Fortuntely she need not at- tempt it. Without difficulty, she found the narrow path which cut obliquely down the bluff. She had m5 we," I e moment's dazed wonder over the Now she saw the childish ‘(my strength of ner amis and the of her flighz. “It is the Vance in! enormous nudmltwerr?! Whiceh 311e," ‘ had occurre o or e811 ' ood. If I had been able to re -l jected since she had locked Erika son’ I should have held my grouliu in her house. As the track dipped at Rocky Point and settled thei Shlirllly and She mew m“ She matter on the spot. was out of sight of the cottage. away I have she laughed breathlessly to think m; except to give my behavior of the Woman's amazement when in the past a darker air of gullz. she came up i116 bluff t0 51nd 911 I went into a. panic, made off with empty car standing silent before her door. "She'll think the earth has opened and swallowed us uP. thouigglrilt Leslie, “and she'll be part- 1. V. The path, if one could call by such a name the ihreadlike way, ezided in a confused rubble of rocks plied up by winter storms Tony was half strangling her and it was difficult to see past his curly head and plant her feet securely; on stones slippery with greenish moss. "Lovely ride!" he said. bringing out the words a. syllable to a jolt. She had no breath to answer. Her first visit to the cave had been at low tide and even then the beach was only a few feet wide. Now it had al- most disappeared and the water lapped close to the dark hole which was the entrance. She set Tony's little feet upon a rock. He squeal- ed and lifted first one and then the other It was the first time she had notl:ed that he was just as he had stolen from his crib, bareiootcd and in his pajamas. "Tony, lamb. I'm taking you to s swell place." He nodded approval. "A swell place. Yes, Auntie Ina." She showed him the cave mouth. He looked doubtfully up at her. “Dark " "Of course it's dark. That's why it's fun. darling. Wrlggle in, Mr. Eel. I'll follow." His big eyes widened and then narrowed as ii’ drawn up by a puckcring string. He shook his head dismnlly. A melancholy howl “'35 on its ivay". If it should rise above the beating of the waves. Erika would discover them. “Auntie Les ivill go first," she said hastily. But she did not like to leave him out there even for I moment. What lf he should run off in e panic before she could get out again? She crawled in backwardso that she _nee_dn't lose counted. Whenanyone held that‘ philosophy of life, you expecten crooked dealings. was. or rather so incorruptible. If he false. bow could she ever trust i anyone? Presenti sh f d ' kind of explanatlgln fof- his"! a havior. He had never approveai of her conduct. His sympathiggf were with the Orsinis. She had re-j fused to employ him as her lawyer so that he did not owe her even; Mrs. and hid him ill a musty cave. If I were a criminal. l siloliid have done‘ all these things. I've gained nothing since there is no possible way in which I can escape from the island with Tony. go back to the cottage. is still there, we'll ride Point. If I must give him up. why should I torment the Orsinis a moment longer?" Then she knew that she mean: to give up Tony. If the Orslnis proved that they would do bei- ter for the child than she could‘. do herself, they should have him.‘ For a long time she had becv dreading the monicnt when sliL must reach this decision. that she had arrived at it a wonderful relief. If Tony not fallen asleep she would have started at once I Better so; the last time she hcid him thu= i0 Rocky i laxed little body was so suvret to‘ . This bit of humanity was all she had left of Father. Moth- er, Presto, Elsie; and she mus: give him up. Perhaps when he was e. man and went to college he would remember that he had an Aunt. Leslie and pay lier little visits. She would be quite old then, not for from forty. There was a clash of pebbles striking against one another. cave mouth enlarged and bright- ened into an irregular circlc pale gold. A solid 1111.25 blocked the entrance. Who was coming? Eric or Hunileigh? Friend or enemy? Whoever it was had not forgotten. as she had done, to bring a torch. The light played for an instant on the sleeping child but was at once discreetly ' (To Be Continued) Meet Ginnie Riven v in the Inthraliivlg Lace Mary - - - WILD BIRD By ELIZABETH Viiiiiflii Here is the story of engaging Ginnie Riven who thought it would be fun to grow up until die fell in love with Kit Stone, Master oi’ Wandereiay. Suddenly there were painful realities to face: The burden of the crimes of her beloved bro- ther; treaeiuery of the “other” woman; fears; and doubts of her iuuebamfs love. Could she possibly win out against such odds? Reed this stirring serial, starting NEXT WEDNESDAY In TIE GUARDIAN Eiglfilfiifii iii flil ELE mwmralgayfimel l [n1 e means one used; only results 1 But l-luntleigll: . seemed. so honest.’ be~ l 5 the consideration of a lawyer tori _ she thought, "the wild Vance; I By running; J accomplished moth-l _ the Hardawvay caroquarrclecl with; Sanderson, kidnapped T0ny| q I think 1'11, If the car,‘ , but new] ' she felt; ' had? . for it might well bu’ I'- against. her breast. The warm, re-‘i I _lslir.nfi CHARLOFTTETOWN cunnmhiv f? Monday was agreat ‘and decisive victory for the Progressive Conservative Party. M8156 11° mktake about that. Although the Liberals may try to mini- mize these crushing defeats, one fact stands out clearly and bluntly: the blow which struck the Lib- eral candidates, in the 3rd District of King’s and in Ontario, was aimed at Mr. King and his party. The Jones Government and the King Government have been smartly put in their place. i THE rmsr ROUND HAS and now i MEN and WOMEN of the ISLAND‘ EEN WON you must FINISH the 10B 011 MOndal" “err? vote PROGRESSIVE BONSERVATIVE“ Make Sure 0i a Brighter Future {or Canada By Electing in MEN behind BRACKEN MCLURE, MZICLEAN, MCPHEE illld STRONG Ls“ Fen A ¢HANGE msenrm 11TH? rnmcf mwsnfs coueenwvrrvr sssoorsrrou.‘