.lc R. » dates twisted. V f-AGE! TEN. . UGO-OOOO-PO- W111i Had when I first felt-well, ii-s though l had hurt you. But she 1111911 m, and I kissed her again, 111 g-uurgg, l began 1o run amund [own ‘v1.11; tier. I had to buy good clothes-to go with that set, so I burrowed iuuncy. And we just drifted along. The other iellinvs paid the bills foi- the ' lilo Chance §y iii-alum" 11111111111111 _.', ' having in n--I - 11' ~1 ‘THE APOLOGY m. n. 11 1y “m iea _\ l(l iui -- “Qff-“Q g9 n.‘ . . th-dfa" we!‘ lhcn that guy- I lot-get WT, 1h PM 311W” 101‘ S0 lf-Nlgilllllllé- 438.1111: illUllg 111 1-1-1111311111 911]‘ 9'3 ‘1‘-1'9P993ed, N3 411991-1011- office. lle “'11s |it'1-'.t_v efficient, lie A YllX- We were!" 91184114841 “111-ii knew just liow 111111-11 labor we acct]- tqf "WEB-i11. lvrk, were ire. 1111 1111 evwy 11111, 111111 11-111-1-1- the I ,.vi'as,.atlll standing. 111- rollicr lea ng against the tiiblc, mcn should work and liow 111 li.\' ltliiim so lll('\ woi-kcd ilictlcr. 110T 111111151113 10111911. 1111' 51|l<l1i111l1l|:1:t1]1- lots cliatigi- 1.011s to one-a 1111' clg rette Iield between his tinili-rs. 111“. mp“. 11".,- “TH. ;,,.1,1,.,. pup“;- | bxveiial ideas flashed through 1,"; “'11'1""1'3§,.“Ill“£‘i’f.i".i“°“"l . - l? e- 9 1411-51“ i1111~1~,111t 11--1 .1, 11-: 111i ‘ ll1- llley welellll? llld he lwllon 1111- pliyrililll ‘liallliill1cllilt lltlilii $131; l“ same {THY lle lllllll lllllllfi 3-1111» bu‘. ]11~ “Ila awf-nlly‘ \l\‘('i‘lll. i11-l lsmmlll-l e lllllg-illl l? ll-l llgltflV so S!)1'|‘_\"l1+' 1:111 n11- ziriotlii-rl ll" know llow “llld "5 “ml” "1 l1~ and :11 a b1-t11-r :::1]i1'_\'. You, 1w n himself and Iliyrai‘ 1,1“, M, I “w \ as he ttryingto soorhi- his \l\\'I\l_|HH,n1 ‘ cot ‘Is-ace when he asks-ii ill llllS‘ 11s‘, Mn“ h“ nlpmhnhvkl h“ “n; w“ lwlléther or nut “my “m” pnllkuillt" 111 1-1 \l-11-k1-111“11 I v-ivc him . , . .. r,‘ . . g" d? 111 _\'llll, by wav U] Miowinc‘ 1-1111] l1i- ~ -11-n:1i1-]. 1 . la l-t‘. r ‘ hat do you mean?" Ruth ask-thin: ll w,“ K,._,,,,.u,_ ‘ . , 1 1 1' . ' .1 _ _ ed- 1x,ullsvi‘ell“‘lxlYswpredri)vfi HSUHH H“ 1M1]! 11|1-.-]1t tw-nl 111m :1 roam you llll-‘lhlleg: flwellle‘ 1'“ j u“ ‘11111-111-1] 111-111111- 1n _\11u1 ]1.11i,-1-_ 1J;1l But t s, iigan, 1.11 11 i. l“, "MUM. l Mil“, h“ mum, “ma, poi-ted effect on the than. lnsti-aill“ “an .,.. ~ ' - ’ I -r.-“' " ‘ . ‘ll lfifmlng rellewd‘ Fm 5 ' l Riitli 1111-1111-11 111 :1 l‘lll‘tl that. l:i,\‘ HEW“ e0 l “ma! Wm“ ronm"..liilii1l~i .1111 .1141 l111n1|l1 o1 111.~1.~ lix; ' _ ‘, '. _ . g ii- 1111-. ‘ 1111 r -:1 it '1 .11] 111.- rr-tnarked, disgust U] himsc-lt 1]l_,,,“_l ‘ ‘ ‘ l _ v ' \\'1'!.i:11111:. hllillonefoulddt 111.111 fillin- in 11111‘ H" l “lwll Ill’ llhhlvlll-l‘ cu - - i A '- ivith .\lyra—" Ruth began 111111-11-11-1: JEALOUSY 111111 zigtiinst himsclr. K , "That's just it. I \\':i.-n'tf" _ ’l'1111- 1.11.111=,i1:e11t111 up su1]1]1'ul_y' 11111] 1111-11- lvllllllll (‘li-ipli-i‘ 11111 H, ,0 ma, Ruth $1111 111'; .. \\'.l;- .111. \'1-~1 ll1'll'\' lollllglng lklllllllsl m“ ‘hi: lllllhllilni Hillll u"]li- 11111111-1] 1-1111 “Rulll- you've got u’ he'll. m", 111p is 111- i11 llt\l\'ll"" l this, I don't care what will I111] Eli‘) up.‘ w! l,'lm“"_.. The Rirl settled llt)\\']l in __'“.ll_lt___'lli, Flu,‘ (“my “up chair, and waited. mmwn‘ " ‘l ‘ ‘ - l “You can say we weren't cilllll-l- , ed when I came lici'1~~]li:i-t's par] 11.1“ .\l l "111- sent tl11- t|11\-.-.-i--,' lluili ans- 1-r1-1l simply. your sweetness. B111. wr- \vi-1-1-. , _ _ y _ _ least I certainly considt-rcil nilsi-ltl 'lll""“ “fl- ll"lll"'- _ dlprllllll‘ “ll” llllllw” llll‘ l*"'l llllll no when I langled he“, “m! Wm,“ “lliiw 111.] 1 -t 1111-111 "' -“':1_v 11i~— sort, of lcttlng flit-m Slide. ' 1.1.~'.1- 1. et-iit 1111 nrdi-r in :1 .\ .i_v]ii- it's ll good t]tini_'~-" I went to work. H, wasmt getting much “m, U“, U,- < llutli l‘(‘llv \\"l!lll‘ 'l‘lii' girl \\'tiIIll"]l tn protest that mm 1 {fled m Sun, a, “up, 1 (JIIP-‘fll tliinkiiifl it ‘wash 1, but licli] 111-r peace. bout-shit my lunch in (‘lltlllll placcsd ~'“' 1111' 511-1111‘ H111» 1111 1111-1 iislllil-l ‘lint .\ll'l‘;'l iviis wrniii: when she m“, sgmenlmps “m, ‘Yukon, 1'01] 111-1- iiiitil slic 11-111-111-1] _1i11w Ining-itlinintlit slit-s iiiakc LIL‘ stop caring tn 11c on ht-ijby prctentliiig you wcre in love < lllt\\‘tl':i \'.\l‘.1\' w-lked Instead o1‘ riding to \v0i'l<.ll_"- I did all‘ sorts of thiii:_'>' 1111f‘ 1111"- F11 put. by pickles and (iuarters. I 11110111 H _ w m do i, I knew ‘m, ‘Yum. ,_,\-1n,;,1]:1\\-n11] 111i llttl. llcs the 1:11}- a hard “me Lheré Mom, in 11,41 11111- lcllinv ,\11u talki-il 111111111 1111- oih barn of '1 house trying i11 11111‘, '1 nigh] i11-- uni- t11:1t'.< bur-n work . 1 » . . . ends meet. and I used to go 111111-41, , m1 111s (lays when 1 got so '\\'l"I‘lf‘ll1“1111 ruii - " for fear you were hungry 1'11. You‘! "Yr-s, l11-'.~_t'-i<’ 111119.", _ M were pram‘. p0,“- ihgnf‘ ~ “Ar.- _\'tll| i11 love with linii. "l remember quite ivi-ll." "'lll"l7'l _ Sum quietly‘ }('ttl1lll2l.f to lll'l‘ chi-ck I 4101' Course 1 “.93, ,0 $9,. ,\1_11-;1 wcond 111111- you ir- 11511011 that sot She was your friend-mitt] I “'11s so '1‘ iiiicsiioti, llltl -, ,..,. .11"-. \'_<1-- lonesome Id 11111 1o 1.1.]. 1111i tiii . '1111:11 1 I anyone ivliose lat-c \ ever seen before would l1:iv1- dtf-t-III ‘ y _ weicome 1 never 11111-11 ‘,\1_vr:1 Illlll‘ll1l'i'l'lX0ll, 1111111-"111-11 again oiivc moi ' . .. . . ~ '- 1 --]‘:-1--'-'n-1 tlii- table. 111' start-d at lll in the old days at llfiltllr, 5111. llhti ,. -... . ltliinr :\ momcnt. Ruth stirred lltipllllPflllji, S11:- dldl "You said sum-thing ziboitt apo P01wunlv11119ur this Lin: 'l 1111 \v1-nt_n-.-.z11ig." “.1111 said. "You've a cn ‘1i-:11l\'d1-111-.~-1. li.11i't_v1111 11111111 ' 1 "She used to run :1.ft1--1' 111:. f . thought y0i1 knew 1t. blit- f\1]l 1.11] .,,1(1\\l]1_.‘ angry ‘lvfllil.’ I km dnw Ml inc up to take her 111 1111-1111 ‘-.11]1111 bi lici i i-i-i, W l! dance ‘when you graduali-i, l "ilk l-ut ivi‘. :.li1- knciv l “111111-1] l1) ad: 3-1111.‘ 1 "l 1]i1| 1-1.-.11:- t1 _ I "Yoti dldn"~—t'1l] tlic nitlit bi“ .\1-T1. 111.11 1111111 “'11s 1111-111111111-1], 111i tore" lit 11111-1-1-111111-11 1111-," ' , _ , , . “,1. "Ileixtitse M)" li-lfl "lllllllllll ‘l" I I promised to go with 1111f! l gllll,"""l1lii>' silly WNW she got an attack nt (UllnLll i11 i. t ii \\l1, L" ti" day before. for slic calli-i] up élflll-Ll-LIIIHY’ 1111- \' said something 111111111 KPlllllK ll"l;1111~:1n 11> .1 (if coin-so 1 :1~=l1t'<l',“11|, -,1 iou, I til-ways ivantet] 111. ]_i;1L-\-1-1;;,,,-_,. y “qnuwd 11) sec ‘any 111 the 1.11 .1 1,111,111.», 5-1111 1.111“ our crowd at honic bu‘. you. ".\“\".\Vay I got. to know _\I_vr:i l1i.-t-, in.‘ “H, ggjiig, 1111])’ ti-rlln ‘the cltv ‘She was ilifft-i-cnt, <1t'-\1v1';t “'11s. 111.--.ir van \\'l1l'l'1" F1111 (‘"111 ' ' Y.» 1- - 1111111‘. ' .- 1i . "is 110111" ~11] sorts 1 I thought she “uh. 111.1 111mm sen I111, s 11. “1 =1 1 J good um,“ 9n 1.1-1‘. You kiln-ivli1111-1-1--1tiig 1.lii1:u.<." . ' ' .- 1 -. v l1- $ii"$ ‘Myra, 1.1.1114 aitu 1.111 pi-l 4 l "Q i11-tr iin :1.'.t1-1'111111n with‘ wmlflglvl l ll lionit fiil] 111' (‘ab :ind site’ conic i y (‘ImbZ-‘s mannerisms and lfivli" lily. 311m W115 living 11ft 111-1- sainie way wlitli I-hnil, sunic Wl-‘llcnts 11111] 111111115 111111111134 l~ti11‘§l‘l'1' with even some of thc. - iii-iillll‘ ll"',l\\'11;1t. ilii-y gau- 111-r. llut _\-111i'i' 11g around its blunt we've picki-d \ll'~\c1-1111-.-,- I :11i1111.~:L 11-1] in lnvc, but since we.rnai'rled."' , l1111111'1 1-1-:11l_.'. l'»ii1 l 1111-"1-1 1 lie ground out 1111- 1:11ioiil<li'i"ll'"',l11:1-.1- end o] t-lielcigarelttc. 1:11‘ trout-1'11 l '- Illfill 111-1-‘111 1111:1111’ 1111'. on the tab e, am We - .. ii1111-1i-t11 11111111. | "But l 111011311! P5119 “"5 llllg llllltliat livlti: 11111111 111-r cousin 11:11] lei-cut 111111 ‘much more "11"" ‘ 111111», cttslilnlt-i, vne>~" to run after - -\\i1,~; .‘l\\1'l~l 1111 ynu “mm. P1111111;- 1111a 112111.111 imtk ‘ soft a lot. She bad such prirltlk’ ‘J-lullw-‘l 111 p111. :1 1111111 1n :1 §(‘I]ll-IIll'I1ll1l 11-1o111 nnt iflffflmfle girls :i't 1101111,- ivorc. _ m, “.,,,,,1,.,- 1 p,“ my M41111" Shelwas s0~so-" she could see just how My at e-agc 111.111 been. 1-]1-1'11‘i1'. "Ii kissed 1161' 01109. (T1111! “"1" :1n11 1:l1c felt when slic grow ncrvou i 1 315111512 f-BA-KINGS j THE 11111111111 why BEAVER FLOUR 111111.11; ,1 ~ such light, flaky pastry, and such excel- lev f, Bread, is-it is a blended Flour. BEAVER FLOUR is a combination of the world-famed Ontario Winter Wheat scientifi- ' cally blended with enough Wcstern llard ,- Wheat to give it strength-the resulting pro- duct is flour unsurpassed for high quality and ; richness of flavor. Try BEAVER FLOUR and note thc marked improvement in your bakings. ab» e..- Sold at your grocer’s. The T. H. TAYLOR CO. l - - Limited, _ v CHATHAM, ONT. :9 . ‘”“ piirtlcs- lllllll 1 \\'£|.<l so sick 111' not - his, lll" ll"'ullilllllllll psyclinlotgv ti-sis o1 s1i1n1-,andl , 1 IS ll§i 1955] \:11] I lllfllliflllll ~ r "aliriiii- want _\'ni1 more. g on this 111w building npcratinii 1-1 t-ning 11:21] didn't llutli stood tip, thi- cclni"1-111111-1111191- -1(1111|_ 1 “lllillllri lll'l'“':1s s11 jealous, Ruth!" _\1i11 come back|push licr r-li1iii' :|p111o-1i'/.1- - 1111113111 lliiili 11111111111 laiiulii-il outright iilpvgiy 111- 11:11] caught ‘,]1:iii' c.1111 pnllci] 111-r 119111] back so T1111?" s11:- £l5l\'i'11- "1I111-r facc “'11s turned up towards his. 11- ¢=li)l'_\'. You did11"~l'l']1~'_v Slltlfifl looking at r-ilfdl nthor 111-11 11 1-1-111 1111-1: :ifi'1i-i'f:111 i11~11111t w, wi1l1~1-._v1.-1l, both a Tim 110m- Cingcti, 31,11 . 11111] Llii- iir-‘ll _\-11i1 wirc in 11111-1 1111\v 1:111:11 \l1c nscd to 1111-1- l~‘11')lllll(',ll \\'l1,v 11111‘) 1 w: .:-.1 11111111; 111.1111;- 1111111-111 tiic 1111] days ivlu-u they spent hands Iiiirfi-‘iftd itgaiiist hcr checks. v."r1_vinu. 1111i;- ]1:i.p~py cvcnings by [hg fire inl "Yull “'1-1'1- 110111;: ‘1.]i1- ri-zi] llll]l'-"~l Hump,» m,- 1; sick fittlii-i‘ and :1 111.111, par- filllll .~. 1111-1111111; .11i'.i_\l11- I 1ll1l-11111ri-1. in s111n1- .~=i-:1-l1ic:11-1-1 , 1 , . \ou <11|glit to s1-1,-,t1o1n l1]Ill 111-dutiful,- And l W115 101TP1Y1~ sol came iif-Wllllll t]1i1ij_>< ,-:1ili|1'.£ around» i-vi-igvtliitig ll1- sturci] :11. 111-r for :1 11101111-111” “Never Inilud, 1 kllfiw-ll 1111111 "llld- llJllll was trying l‘) 111-1'11 i11-r dig- “llllllll? nity. Ilut 1111- :1ir i11 1111-. room “as S11:- was iri-tting nci-vtiiis. 111111111 111:1 1 111111111 1111s pies. Itching Was Terrible. i 1 "Had been troubled all my life l with acne on my face. My forehead l ' was a mass of pimple]. _Tbey were bard, large and l red, and the itching was most terrible. My face was disfigured. I sent for a free sample of Cuticura Soap and Ointment and after using them go! instant relief. I bought more, and after using two cakes of Cuticura Soap and three boxes of Cuticui-a Oint- ment I was healed." (Signed) Mrs. G. S. Miller, Box 14, Marshall, Wash., Jan. 9, 1922. l Us: Cuticura for every-day toilet purposes. Bathe with Soap. soothe with Ointment, dust with Talcum. 1°1L'i'.'3'Z§§‘1l.'15I1'1l llrilvll.‘ frllllfiiill-‘lfifixlllill win-re. Fnupilbc, 11:11:11.1»: 2011111 m. ruit-umzsc. Culicuru Soap lhlvel without mug. or friclitciici] t... s111- 11-111111] lose ‘1-111111111111 1111- situation. i “ 1111 1 was in love with you all I 1111- time." 111- said suddenly: “I nev- 1-1- lnliuot M111. tlitiugh l tclt mighty ,11111-11111|'c1-1:1.l1l1- about the \v1i_v I 111-t- 11-1]. .»\n1] when .\Iyt'a said 3-1111 were 1111111112 i11 live with slum-tine e-lse ..~'111- 111-\-'-1~ nn-ntinni-il mimcs. s11:- ‘1111-11-11111-1] F1111 didn't ivant her in y who it \v:1.-<—-\v1-l1, I got fin-lous- l; ji-alous. I ivziiitr-il to conic lionic 1:11-11 punch his lit-ad- tlii-n I rt-nii-nr llii-ri-il I was engaged to :i.'iothei' ji-li-l and 11:11] just 1:5 good :11: jiltr-il 111-ii. Alli] when you t-iiiin- tn the jiity, you l‘9lili'lllbl‘l‘—-~lt)l' that visit?" Iluth nnildcil. , "'l‘l1--ii I lint-xi’ I lovcd ,\'.-.n, and 111111 .\l,vr:i. lliit alter you ii-ft ~wcll, Hllf" has :1 “':1y of not niiilting Illl‘ -1~:1r1-. S11:- taki-s things so easily lwith :in.tl11-r niaii. 'l‘11:it only made The night I ,1111111 _\'Oll to a s1io\v-»- do you rcmcni- 31111‘ slit- told 1111- soinetliing like Hard, Large and Red Pim- lbegm l And .111.- klssed her again. And again. Then she knew where she was. lAnd with a sudden rush of clear understanding she remembered she had on the white negllgee and that her hair was hanging. Her cheeks were scarlet when she looked uip. "Tim, please! You mustn't-J‘ she I-Ie said something In answer, but she did not hear it. He wok both her hands and pulled her ov- ‘ er to the couch. and sat down by her. He. held both hands In one of his, and he suddenly threw back his head to toss his hair from his forehead. It was ll gesture that used to flus- 01111116 Ruth to watch, it was u con- querors gesture. She walled now, ltnoyving that ivitli his free hand he would smooth buck . the hair. Aiid he did. And all the old tender- ness came back to her. "Ruth dear-J know. I'll go in a minute. '1 SlI0llldI1'l<—<blI\ I can't help it!" lIc was cLilt-d, exalted, by his lit- tle triumph. Ills cycs were shlniii-g his whole lace had an animation if. ‘ lacked ibetbi-e-Jfliu was once more the bright, energetic bay she liitd adored-Ana was the T-Im of the old days. . It threw its inn-ll uver her, the fascination 01' waitcliing this sud- den IFEIIISYOFIIIIIUOII. A few mom- ents before she had looked at lilui lip-personally, criticising his bent shoulders and drooping Item]! A1111 he kissed her again, seeing something of this in lit-r eyes. I-‘nr 11111- long- moment he held licr against liiin. For one long tnomcnt Ruth forgot i-vcrj-"lliitig In 1.]i1- (rat'- css. ' ‘ ']‘]i1-1i llic plioni- rang. ‘its snililcii buzzing inudc them both start: i1 brnkc- the spi-ll. Ruth spranlg tip, hcr face ivliite, one hand :it her heart. "Never 1111111], snuiconc calling. Don't look so armed. Shall I 1.11.1- ivi-i"? T1111 asked, much calrucr than, she “'11s. Slii- shook her ll0ll1l., "lYlio can it be?" She picked up the rcccivr-r. Her "hello" yvas so \\'(-‘lll( that she had to repeat 1t tliri-e times before she was Iicard. 'l‘h1-n hcr face, If possible, grew sti“l whitcr. “Wait a moment," she said in‘.o tlic phone. "It's Alyra," she Tint. "Yes, hello,“ she said again intn the phnnc. What‘? N0, I wasn't whispered _ to -‘1l1:1t, and i wanted to ask you it all ilare. Then we ,-.-nt tn your lmarding house, and ‘stood i11 tlic little vestibule ivliiie I l1i111.-clam] 1111- 110111“ tor you-win ynu kissed youw] l: started. she tried to bai-k. but it was 111-my 11.1111 she could not ninve it. ’l'lii- girl "Ynii arc i11 I11vi- with him!" 'l‘itii. 8111- trir-il to risc to ge-t away. and L’ .-l11- fuiinil liersi-lf suddenly‘ in tlic t? malt}: arms. I1ist.inctivr-ly' she fought to get l-1a»\v:1_v, only to have his arms conic 1-;mnr1- lightly around i11-r. lPlll-lllflll \Yf‘ll". 1l]l'0l];',lI ]11-r. angui- 11, 1':11 11111 11111111.; yet." lle Wii-‘ilihnt 111- bllhlllll dare- tn touch licia, Ili- 12111111- 111111111111] that she could not fight freed asleep. My voiceioh, there's noth~ int; wrong with it. ‘What-us Tim ,l\1-1'e‘.'" l Wide, frlii-htcned blue eyes t1ii'n- 11-1] inwards tlii- man. Ile shook his ‘hi-ad violently. 1 ma- CHARLQTTETOWN GUARDIAN could sec over all the roofs of the nearer buildings, far down w the tip o1‘ the island where the great mass of skyscrapers were, and on cacti side the moving 1151115 o1 limits going i111» 11nd down the two rivers. _ It w rgorgeous view which she never tired o1‘, but tonight she 1111) not take it In as she stood and start-d from back over the events of the last hall‘ hour. , Vl-‘liat mad idea was in Tim's 1111111]? A111] what madness in hers, that she should lei. lilrm kiss her? Tim “'11s married. That meant he “'11s absolutely the {IOHSBSBlOII of the other woman, and that there was not the slightest excuse for ev. en the most casual caress. And 11c had kissed her-several times. I1 was true she had fought against lt~butl once, just_ once, she hiid _Yl£'l]lll(l. Down in her mind she knew that fight-lug 111d her no good, it only made him hold her 11101-1.- closely, but even tihat did not cxcusc her to herself. , She stilhstzii-ed nut the window, full of 1511211110. -Shc had yielded to one kiss»- fr-eling all the time that she was back in her old homc, and that she and Tini were engaged again. And _v1-t. ‘1'11. 11.11] been married some _\'1-11I‘2~‘, 111111 she had wronged Myra by giving i11-tn that one caress. N11: cvi-n the knowledge that Myra 11:11] ivrotigi-d lie-1- years before made Ilutli excuse herself’ now. "Madam:- ls still up?” . She ju-iiipi-il at the sound, and turned 111 sec .\iarle standing In the doorway between her little boiiilnii- and the living room. “l i-aptii-il. but tlicre was ~no ans- wi-r. Tli1- curtains -kill the sound," Marie said zipologetitiiilly. "How 11111.; have you been here?" Another. fczir came 10 her heart. tlic guilty 1'1-:11' of being overheard ~ and misunderstood! "Only one instant, madame. I am off duty Saturdays. I only nnw cnnte in. I thought inadanies suit needed p1'1-.-:sing-~ " - "Never mind ll," Ruth answered. 31:11-11.- 1-1111111 i-iiter the boiidoir frnni the door on the other corridor. Ituili remembered. She wondered ii-lictlii-r 1111- little French girl was ' or whether she "N0," she said, obeying his ges-tlvlliilt! 111B ""1111 turc. "\\'l1at? No, he hasn't livays “w-nt out Saturda.\'S—Yes. I'll dike to s00 you tomorrow. Come for 11cm I'll cal] up flabby too. if you givani." 5111-. was geiiin; control 111 ' “I23 a little sleepy. Goodnight." I-Ivcryr ' - She put the phone back on its table and turned tn face the man. "You madc- mc tell a lie," $11“ -.~:iid furiously. “You made me ]]e-— 111111 111-i" llPlHl was tlii- tlizinulit cl‘ the -,,,, lniglit i11 1111- vestibule when he had 1-11 111-1- 111-fore, :1111l of hcr niiu] -111 his kl.»- 11111- :i1-i1i \\ i111 s. around lit-r, in some licr 111111111-frlg1111-111-11, Sitdtlcnly ']'i1ii lztuglioil il,l:-.-r ll\ in: room zit 111-mo. llj "1-91 111i‘ L111." s11:- Slllll ivnckly, A LIE i-l 1r11:111i1-.1- 1111 "l-“l 11"! 1401" 11111.11 rcpeatcd L‘ again. c “ .1!" 111- wl1i>zpc1'1-1]. “Kiss me!" 1 '1'lii' girl struggled 1111:1111. Ilut 111-r iiinsth-li-uuizli-s 1111],.‘ 111111111 111m hold 110]‘ isi-ly. She 1'1-It his lips conic 111-rs and sli1- 11-11-11 to hlllg 11.1’ biii-y-iiit‘; 111-r 1:11:1- n 111st 11i-: -]11111l/.]1.-1'. M111 this lot‘ 1h:- nioniciit satisfied l1i111. Slit- fi-lt his hand 1-1-1-‘1 111i 111-r 1 111-ad, 1111-11 1:111 down to 111-r sl111ul~ 111-r, 11111] so rest tli1-1-11a1i instimt. "You must lc] 1111.- 511," 5111' [ilcatl- l. .\1i1] fci-liiig; his arms loosen, she pulled aw ,1, I211] i! only to bn caught siidilcnly- :1_.:iii1. A111] 'I'i1ii kissed 111-r 111-111-1-11 slit; could turn away 111-r 111cc. It. “'11s not 1111- PHVPOl ziffi-ctlnnali- caress slit- liai] seen- bi-forir, ivliuti ']‘in1 c.in11- linmi- to grcct Myra. It was tlio lint. impulsive caress of 1111- 1111] 1l:i,vs~t11c days when shc and ’l‘lin were 111111-11 in lnvn~nvheii notli- ing in tlic world muttci-cd bcynnd tlilat -\v11cn llllilll, through all the hard work 11111] discoiiifni-t of thc 1l:1y, 11:11] this cvcning visit t11 look fniwward to, and Tim's love 1n strniigtlicn 111-r ivhen shc was dis- counter-1t. I-‘ni- a nioiiicnt she. forgot \Vll(‘l"_‘ she wiis. It sci-med only 11s tlinugli 'I‘ini had ru-n tip tn the bit! house n11 .\I:iin Stri-ct to read a llttln, tn sninkc ~11 cigarette and tiilk, to put his hand nvcr hers as it lay nn the arm nf the chair, to tel] her senti- nicntal little things as they stood by tlic fire l.n say good nltzht. She should bc mble to hear Mrs. Bold- 1112'?! footsteps on hcr way up the stnlrS-Jltt-re was always one iii-iii‘ 111111 crcakcd under even that light little lady's tread. And Tim kissed tier again. llut his kiss wnii different. I1. was i11or1- impulsive, too impulsive. Or “'11s that 1t? She tried tn get away though slir- still li-nd the feeling that shi- ivas at home, and ignorant, and 1111-01] with the great task of carn- lng n llVlll§_,___§_l___8_ItVlIlig a alcaperiite financial situation, and that this man and his love wern the only swoct things 1n a life n1’ hard and discouraging work, and a- fight. for education, (. -1 hanging thi- little .“'liy didn't you go "I'm going," 111- said miserably. [“l'm SUIT)‘. I apologize-what's all I 151-11111 -t11 111i. Ilut ]'ni going to icic- ‘pl111111-,vou .\Ionda_v." - INTERLUDE 102 AN Chapter tl10 lot-k clicltcd as it lull into place. Ruth “'11s alone. Slic fll'(l[illiflll l.n llio conch, lit-i‘ staring at the door. Slii- vzas only conscious o1‘ 11 tremendous silence and thc beating of lie-r own hearn ‘flit-n slii- wtnnlcrcd wlii-tlici‘ it was late, so she got _11p :i111] went 111 tho window. FFUIII tin-re site i-uulil sec over 1111- buildings in the gri-itt chick isi lllitdison Square Tow- cr, its facc. nut llni-d in light against the dark 24k)‘. l1 was only lialf past llttlwlllf? 1111111011 illUKllII stiiitiiling 1t.-i she look- 1-1] out (ivcr-tlii- city. S11 the whole second half of his visit had taken inucli less than half an hour! Slic could not believe this, and starcd at the clock face :1 tin to make snrc. ']'11cn she stood looking from tlic window-the city niadu :in illtiiiiinzrli-il map below her.‘ 1-‘1-11111 lll‘I‘ high window shc i ANTS Tl] llELP llTHEll WllMEN Grateful for Health Re- stored by Lydia E. Pink. ham’sVegetableCompound _'l‘orontn, Ont.-—“l took Lydia E. P1nl<ham's Vegetable Compound for backache and for weak and dreary feelings caused by my conditionSome- times I felt so bad that I couldn't do‘ my housework. My neighbor told me of your medicine and read about it; in the "Toronto Telegram’ and thought I would take it. l got very good results. It built: me up and have told several friends whatit has done for me. You may use this testi- monial as it may be of help to some one who has suffered as l have.” —Mrs. J. LEE, 25 HBIVlG Avenue, Toronto 011g, _Mrs. liee is willing to write to an girl or woman suffering from spell becnl lit-re. Iliit I thought you salt] hi- al». lier voice. "My voice better? \\'1-ll.l: " 11:11. "You have been cryln-g~ had been in the next room‘ and liiid uvcrhcurd. _ llut tlic ‘girlK-rface 811W ll" llllll l," “nymmg 1,1,1, 60111-911, 11g Rntlpstrongcst point," (Iaby answered. ]l]]‘I](‘(l from the window and came lli) ilii- ccntrc of the room. "ll-tit you are ill!" she exclaim- ' "N11. d just fee] tired. ‘I'm K0111]?- lto 111-d." ; "l will bring you some hot mllk-~ {that will help yvcu sleet)?’ And 31111-1» went aura)‘. Ruth turn- Ted nut. tlic lights and went tn died. {But 111ic1- 111111'1- shc cnuldfiiot sleep. ;Sli1- stared 111111 llll? dark while her ilicad grow 1111111-1- 11nd liottci- :iiid a_ lviolcnt pain bi-iziin nvcr 111-r fore- head. ' Not PYL-I] 1111- glass of lint milk lMarie brought 1n soothe-d her. Atlter lthe maid -li:i1] gouc, she still l:iy awake, t1-_vin_-.-. 111 think over every thin]: Tint bad salt]. llow had i-l liapiicnci] llllll. 11c lint] (picked licr up so suddenly and ‘kissed her’!- Then she Tiflllcllllilifkltl the Inter- ru-ptlon when he saw Iiaii-gley Wil- liams‘ card on the 111111111 and accus- ed her 111‘ 111-lug 1n lnvc with htni. Why shouldn't slic be? What flglltlllilll Tim to demand whether she xvi-s. in love with another 1man? Hadift Tim gone awn)‘. practically deltcrled hcr when she was feeling the yvorsrt, “ilien thi- struggle was hardeiitwto marry 1i pretty little empty-headed girl who flirted with iii-m? She never knew 'I‘i11i was jctiloini ._n.ot in all the years she had known him. That “'11s 1i hateful quality- Ihit of coursc in 1111- old days slie never 11111 tinyitlllng i11 arouse his jealousy. Then another uliought came into tier mind out of the confusion 0f Ideas she was s-truwltlliitl W111i‘- Suppnse Tlin “'11s in love W111i licr! Iliid he said rim-tin, but he liiid acted as though he were. Cflftiiinly he would not dare tn have kissed her without even that as an cr- cusc! Suppose Tl-ni was In Iovc—she was in love toot Thiit was much worse than be- fore. For it. made the struggle twlcc as hard-ii hundred times as hard. she thought suddenly. For Tim, she knew, was not thc sort to struggle against anything hard. Tim would yield to every lflljtllltif-fillld what could she do‘! W-lint should she. do now? STRUGGLE Chapter 103 Al] flhrougb the dark hours Ruth went inver and over the problem. As Galby had said, the fact that. one was married might not Prevent 1m‘ other from being In love. Tim was married, and fight. as she would, troubles, and answer any questions the may like to uk. omen suffering from female trou- 016B causingbackache, irre laritlea, pains, benrin -down fee n a andl weakness shou d take Lydia .Pink-' ham’: Vegetable Compound. Not: only is the worth of this splendid med- iiicine shown by such cases an this, but for nearly fifty years letters like this have been received from thou- uanda of women. You might be interested in readin Mrs. Pin ham’: Private Text-Boo upon the "Allmeptao Women." You can at on] 1 , fliydig E. crlllliyanlefi ulna g: lflllfgr- 1b. 1 - ' ' w, I . V. l she knew that all this time she had still cared for lilm. But all along she was sure he cared for Myra, and not. for her. At least she hrid t'he satisfaction of knowing Tim was hatiDY~even though she naturally felt he would have Iieen happier with her. And nntw it seamed to [her that '1‘1m was In love with her-e1ther he 11nd never gotten over the old affection, or else it ‘had come to life again when he mw her. {And what. should aha do now? [or this was infinitely worse than before. Yet she gl-oried a little in the fact that he dig] love hcr. It tioubled her conscience. but l1 could not help but. soothe a certain feminine feeling that Ruth had deep Inside her. It was not vanity»- she was incapable ot‘ being vain; ft was uierely that an affection return- ed in kind 1a always a happiness. But it. brought up so many prob- lems! Fpially she went to sleep, deciding to phone the always sym- pathetic Gaby and talk it all over with her. _ Giibfs first remark, after Ruth had given her the whole story next day. was: "Well, I thought that might thap D841!" . "Yiou did!" Ruth exclaimed 111 the greatest astontah-mcnt. “Why-T‘ "Because you had that effect. on him the other time you were here when he was engaged to Myra." "How did you know lie kissed me then?" Ruth looked very much puzzled, t'or that impulsive good bye in the doorway of the cheap little boarding house had been look- ed up In her breast ever since. Galby laughed, leaning back on the couch, and looking at Ruth with kindly amusement. "What u. dear innocent baby yor are In spite of your large salary and your model fiic-tory town,” slic H811. "I didn't know nibout that Riith-ie—yoii never told. 1111i I did know that 'he started to fall 1n love with ynu all over again. And he was only engaged to Myra then. "Now, when he's married, the struggle to be faithful, even in hi2 thoughts. would be much strongei because Tim ls really the best man in the world ll] his intentions, and vrould have no idea of harming fliyrii. But you are so much pret tier than you WOTi¥—-_\'U11 have ev- erything '1n your favor now. "Don't you see?" she went on "when you came here lit-fore, you were tired, unli-aripy, over-worked worried and psor and shabby 'I‘h:it's a cimiblnalion tn make any one u1iintei-est1ng—-tn a man o1 Tim's type. Now you conic back- you've gut it wliolc siiltc of room:- '!n one of thefincst hotels, you weai lovely cl-nthcs and fix your Iiali- so as to look your best, you have a poise you lacked before, you have money, success, the pitpcrs talk about you, the Coopers have taken you up——_i'nu've everything to make Tim fall in love." "It “'11s curious that Myra should have phoned juist—well, just whet‘ Tlin kissed me," Ruth said, looking niedltiitively at hci‘ guest. "Gaby. do you stipposc she knows?" "No, n1‘ course not. She's too SllTt‘ of Tim and her own charms. \\':i1i lflve yeursAthLii she'll see SlK 'is1i't as fascinating its she thinks—’ - "I wish she “':isn't coming," Rutih ‘said neiwousl)‘. "It's curious shz ‘should have phoned to nsk wliefhci _lic liiid bccn here. It wasn't vory—" _ "Well, tact was never -.'\l.i'i‘a'i -p]:i_vi1ig idly with some tiissels or -:i sash. "Ilnwever, we'll see ivlicii .slie comes. She should be here"! | “But what shall I do?" Ruth ask- ed. "You Iiaven't helped nic. l be élieve you're glad Tim i-ii-ctiiz-i to bt ‘in love with inc." 1 Gaiby laiiglic-il again. ' "I know it's ivi-ong, but I 11m," she said. “You spent so many years feeling mlseraible because of him now let lll‘III spend a tew years fccl- Take half a of s l . -1-§’37-'-‘i’-1'51"‘.‘.?.'L‘l§:'.lt";": -; ‘"1’ 1M0 I rich ludu. Pu,"- ' l!“ °.l°‘.h” ""1 °I>Brate i]: machine. Later, rinse 1h clothes and you will find g1, e beautifully clean and an em white. °w7 Th bl d‘ - nutean: 2111:0111): l-liclsfnlllml‘ n the secret 0f its clunllllt power-also of its eoonoslry‘ Sunlight-flu pure“ [a 1MP in Canada. LEVER snowman Tomnms FIMITED undry ll rrl , A Wllllllll 1s - y 111111-111 111111,. Absorblne Jr. enables you to shut l the door quickly. inns-t serious and charming cxpi-ess- ion. Bu]. Ruth. who caugli. licr pro- file 1201111] sec liow slic 11:11] Lit-impel] licr eyelids n little, hiding 1111- liiiiglitci- 111 them, _ ‘More in lore than cvcr!" Myra [ answered coniplaccntly, ltl()l(ll'l._‘_'. not .it (iznhy, but 111-r ilrcss. "How do you do it 1'" (Iaiby was all interest. "Now I (30IISl(l0I‘ inysc-lt‘ good lnokiiig, and l draw $150 ii. week because :1 couple of managers think so tun. but I i11-yer keep any- onels‘ affection. 'l‘lic,v fall out of love so fast." "You don't know linw 11o manage them," .\I_vrzi iinsyvered, wltli all the vast cundcscension that only a -ltI'<lI'- ricd ivoman ls capii-Iilc of. “You mustn't 11-1 111cm sec ton niucli of you. Now T1111 zilwzivs 1111s Satur- day cvcuiugs tn lii1iis1-l1‘--] ncvcr gn out with him. A1111 I have Sunday afternoons, Ilc 200s out and I take care 111' the baby, and Sunday's I go nut and lic stain in to lnnk a-fter things." The skin is Nature's own protect‘; against germs. When it is braid broken or ciit, that protection is w} drawn. Thi- dnor is open. As quiQ as possible .\':i1i1rc closes 1t by lorniq what we call a scab and renders comparatively sale against lnlectuin. ‘Ilut this scab sometimes talresda an form and until it has lullym th - wound, even until the ‘and liu thoroughly healed again yoiiiiiiptliii- nisli tlic rcquirci] rotcction iiiiiitll- A few drops of bsorblne ]r._\at\1n water will give you an_r~_inli§9P,1l°‘llll that; will ki I all possibility of nifcctimi and help tiaturc to hcal the wou11d.__li W91] a5 {wing a very powcrlulgcrintcidt, Absnrblnc _]r. will draw out tlic inflam- lng sorry bccnusc of ynu. Yc-s, I lliope he is 1n lnvc with ynn--]t [would do him good!" a "But he's married!" "I know, but .\Iyra doesn't par» tlcularly deserve ]iini—oi' anyone nice." "But-At niakca it wni-sc. He'll conic around again. I can't help it. Ile kissed mo once, Iiow can I stop him if he tries to again‘! I can re fusc to see him, but he'll come any- way." "Oh, that part! Well, the only 2111111.» to 1111 111 ‘to get away- Can't you finish up your business and g0 home itgain‘! I know, he'll make Iitniself a nuisance." ‘*1 can't go back yet. Not for a week or two." Ruth answered. "You should see the list of things I've yct to do and tihc people I have llf) see. The Committee sends me new work every dB-Y- T118315? "W" thinking of putting nio in charge of a. temporary New York office!" “Well, flit-n you'll just have ‘to tight 1t out," Gaby answered. ‘l l1 buck you, mid you're ii- ttl-lifiky Ilgltter." But Ruth iloiitbtcd her strcnttlll wlicn her heart was inv0lv911- THE TEA PARTY Cliaptre I04 ;ll1_vr:i Ctllllv in soon after Gaby sipnke. 1111111 ordcretl ten, and went over to the big clialr near 11in tea table, while Myra curled herself up in one corncr of the couch. She was lookiiigvvery- pretty, cv- cn t-ltougli she was growing just 1i little too stout for real beauty. llur checks, always a lovely pliik, were glowing from the cnld air OIIUlOQTBZ tier blonde hair was waved btvck under :i little grey Iiat that gave expression to her pleasant, shallow eyes. “Yas, I mndc 1t myself," she salt], when Gaby remarked on the hat. "I'm getting so clever! 'l‘ini says he wouldn't have believed it." She laughed, n Iltttle pleased, sell‘- consclous laugh. "1 wouldn't al-ther," Gaby remark- ed with slightly veiled sarcasm. "You couldn't darn stockings 1n the old (lay-ii. You sent them home tn your mother 1:1 do. "Poor mama! Well, lier (laughter is no longer n burden, shc has a great big man to take care a1 her now." Gaby turned away auddenly-— this was too much for her always- ready sense of humor. She fumbled with her 11111111. pretending iii-e iii-d turned to atlliliil 11- “How 1o Tim?" Gatby asked, mak- ing conversation. "As much in love ever?" - “Emmi looked protqannely at Gaby "llnw aivfuli" (laby said, fnrget- “union and hing instant mild, __ ting llic role sin- was playing. “l Abwrbine jr. ls antiseptic, gcrmicid know I should ncvcr \v:int 111' g0] and linimcnt in one container-hand when I had t0. .\1l)'l‘il, do you have ‘to to keep always i11 tlic house; "W1 1:0 out Sinidays? That would be 111s carry around if you travcl “ one day I ivantot] tn stav 1101m- uii- ‘L95 “l llllll llllllllllfll" 111-r such :1 system." “That's hccaiisie‘ you're tliglity and IIPIWTIIIK," Myra ansivi-rrii, 111-r cn111p|:icciicy unsliiikeii. "I believe 01mm m he, sump-my 111111 ,\1_vran1t 1n being.brnatl-niiniled. I never ask 14mg,"- hud such a rpt-ty 111111-11 where '1 111i goes, and he never flS-l-{S-wnal short. and it WZLS~_\'t‘s', i1 Ill ivlicre I go." pudgy, and the liincy shoes she ltd (“lb-ll l"‘ll“"l Sllllllellly "l milli- purchaaet] showed up all 118119 Ilut llulh was iint capable nf tak- (3H,, 1111»! ii1|i this remark. She kncw what Gui”, leaned back. 1M- 11mm hwby “llllllell ll“ l-ll “Y1 b"! sllhfinient halt‘ showing Ull her face. simply cou]d1i'l. Fnrllltlfl-lfllY- iMllrle-l "I-f you'll cumc and have tcii wit] arrived with the tray, so she had an "my she suguesmd, --|-|1 51111111 yolt- t-xcusc lo1' staying quiet by pouring at] nlv new wings, "1'\'1- been ecf, theft-ii. lUIIOIIIlZIIIg latelv :ind I've said‘! This created ii (llverslon. AIM,“ $50,, qmén l W55; mm my 531m" declared she wins starving, and took wflqlgqlng 111.11 111 $2011 a wcek next thri-c sandwiches. Slu- tiirned tol,,,,,‘n.n,_~ Ruth. her mind on something else. as" you wen, o," 111111 "That's a ducky dress," 1111c re- moumm, “Gums worn, (,1 (when? llllllkl-‘(l- 11111114! 11110 tho second 1111111 laughed H-nienibcrlng 111' i-iiinilwicii. "It's 1111110 crepe, isn't it? amid?“ econolrglQg 4,1111 cqtiallv silt], Do show mo your grand clnthnsfli] den éxuqlvmgaucgs U; 11113111110 1101', Wall‘ l" 01111)’ flnnic oil‘ tliein." n,“ l "C011?-ml1ic,"(}n.by'1'1-i1i1irk1-11,1i11. '..(',n,y 595,11" Gaby uniiwereil- tellmlmld w “M” “l” "llllvllr-‘lllllon “Besides they were liaritiillllklllll in 111-r own hands. Millie-ac new do," H“, 5e you'll qqmu 1,11 sea me ‘hon Sklml "l" "My l0 llllllle- O1 on YOUFUSFTIIIGQYB nut. At least, 1101 coin-ac tlicy do show tlic ankle and Wm“, Rm], 11111; 1111s fiiscliiatllll 59'1"’- 01 111i‘ 101$, ibut 11‘ nnc has a 1111119111‘ room! My placc is stismiill- sllm ‘lmklemu I'm econnmlzlng on rent. Iliit aft" She cxtcnds-d a slender font 111 a Bu“, 0e5_" ‘11111111’ 811111191‘. The short full skirt w] 5m;- w gee Ruth for :1 Slleclll n1‘ the period was very 1beconiing 11, n 8e “Myra renlurkfl, Suddenly. 111-r. She hiid beautiful i\]]l(ll',S—~ll0l' fulfill]: '11 amused eXDT-l-“islil-‘l ‘lllllnlll anklcs rather titan 1101' voice held d t ya," 111116111 look 1111111 iialfll 111'!‘ 101i, she was fond n1‘ remarking. 5181,15’): ' l ‘ Jlyra extcnilcd a foot, too—-un- .11 came to any she n1-1-1 11111111111 if In‘! ha" lasl consclouslll llllllllllll“ (lllllly- s0 lied to mc over the ‘P1111111’ 1111111 1W1 ii comparison suddenly n1 m» presented foi- hcr to look at. It g l (To be Continued] ____' Eczema Covered Arms . 111' This Healthyflhllil Sprucodnln, Oat, 1111-1000- "V/hcn my little non _Wll 15"‘ month: old he broke out m_ I01" °.. rolling did liim inch (Owl- F ,- Y ' In! we were xewl r0111" ‘ 111,11 anthem-l"! - tnmoftllnhuubloainfl: Dut 111111 you-it tier-wi- li-Kl 68'1"” ed a sudden impish mood._8he turtl- 0d around to Myra. Pfeifillll"! ‘Ml 1.--. o. p an...» ‘ a1,- - '.".1 his client and arm. We Ill m‘ could to liul thou krriblc 401953 , l ventured on a ho: of 0111mm and kept 111i uni-l 11- d“ 1 11.1.1, 111.1111; <11 111. we» "4 finally lie wu collellkl! . , yunoflllidllblliad?” ' BID] iii". ' DR-QQHASES (HUT-KENT l. Monuaihntjilllvlflqnovllnnnabnmaulooslnl» 1W.