OEVEN
No.
7
the
boss."
D.IAL9'
Mystery
By
Agatha
Christie
have
you?"
Bundle
threw
him
a
glance
of
dignified
reproach.
"Well,"
said
Jimmy,
"I'm
not
yet
like
the
Red
''Queen.
I
can't
believe
six
impossible
things
before
breakfast."
"It's
after
breakfast,''
said
Bundle.
"Or
even
after
breakfast.
We've
got
a
perfectly
good
hypothesis
which
fits
the
case
and
you
won't
have
It
at
any
price,
simply
because,
like
the
old
riddle,
you
want
to
make
things
more
difficult."
"I'm
sorry,"
said
Bundle,
"but
I
cling
passionately
to
a
mysterious
No.
7
being
a
member
of
the
house
party.
"What
does
Bill
think?"
"Bill,"
aajd
Bundle
coldly.
"Is
impossible."
"Oh!"
said
Jimmy.
"I
suppose
you've
told
him
about
the
Countess?
He
ought
to
be
warned.
Heaven
knows
what
he'il
go
blabbing
about
otherwise."
"He
won't
hear
a
word
against
her."
said
Bundle.
"He's
oh,
sim
ply
idiotic.
I.
wish
you'd
drive
it
home
to
him
about
that
mole."
"You
forget
I
wasn't
in
the
cupboard,"
said
Jimmy.
"And
any
way,
I'd
rather
not
argue
with
Bill
about
his
lady
friend's
mole.
But
surely
he
can't
be
such
'an
ass
as
not
to
see
that
everything
fits
in?"
Forelgn
Adventuresses
"Hb's
every
kind
of
ass,"
said
Bundle
bitterly.
"You
made
the
greatest
mistake,
Jimmy,
In
ever
telling
him
at
all."
"I'm
sorry,"
said
Jimmy.
"I
did
not
see
It
at
the
time
but
I
do
now.
I
was
a
fool,
but
dash
It
all,
old
B1U
"
"You
know
what
foreign
adventuresses
are."
said
Bundle.
"How
they
get
hold
of
one."
"As
a
matter
of
fact,
I
don't,"
said
Jimmy.
"One
has
never
tried
to
get
hold
of
me."
And
he
sighed.
For
a
moment
or
two
there
was
silence.
Jimmy
was
turning
things
over
In
his
mind.
The
more
he
thought
about
them,
the
more
un
satisfactory
they
seemed,
"You
say
that
Battle
wants
the
Countess
let
alone,"
he
said
at
last.
"Yes."
"The
Idea
being
that
through
Bundle
nodded.
Jimmy
frowned
deeply
as
he
tried
to
see
where
this
led.
Clearly
Battle
had
some
very
definite
idea
in
his
mind.
leave
us?"
1
Well,
father
seems,
to
have
got
"I
say,
Bundle,"
said
Jimmy
an-,
the
up
rather
badly,
I
think
xiously,
"you
haven't
been
reading
I'd
belter
go
home
and
hold
his
too-
much
sensational
literature,
'
hand.
Bundle
"at
Court"
"This
little
hand
will
Indeed
be
comforting,"
said
George,
taklns
it
and
pressing
it
playfully.
.
"My
dear
Eileen,
I
understand
your
reasons
and
I
honor
you
for
them.
In
these
days
of
changed
and
unsettled
conditions
"
"He's
off,"
thought
Bundle
"des.
perately.
"when
family
life
Is
at
a
pre
miumall
the
old
standards
falling!
It
becomes
our
class
to
set
an
example
to
show
that
we,
at
least,
are
unaffected
by
modern
conditions.
They
call
us
the
Die
Hards
I
am
proud
of
the
tenn
I
repeat
I
am
proud
of
the
term!
There
are
things
that
should
dte
hard
dignity,
beauty,
modesty,
the
sanctity
of
family-life,
filial
re3-pect-who
dies
If
these
shall
live?
As
I
was
saying,
my
dear
EQeen!
HOME
NO.
4
ESTABLISHED
Drilling
Tools
to
Bet
Moved
From
New
Alberta
Prodqcer
I
envy
you
the
privileges
of
jourJ,
lWi.1K.A,lc,
i
youth.
Youth!
What
a
won
thine!
What
a
wonderful'
And
we
do
not
appreciate
til
we
grow
to
er
maturer
years.
I
confess,
my
dear
child,
that
I
have
in
the
past
been
disappointed
by
your
levity.
I
see
now
it
was
but
the
careless
and
charming
levity
of
a
child.
I
perceive
now
the
ser
lous
and
earnest
beauty
of
bu
mmu.
iuu
win
tiuuw
uic,
to
help
you
with
your
readings'
I
"Oh,
thank
you,"
said
Bundla
''
r
'
faintly.
"And
you
must
never
be
afraid
of
me
again.
I
was
shocked
when
Lady
Caterham
told
me
that
you
stood
in
awe
of
me.
I
can
assure
you
that
I
am
a
very
humdrum
sort
of
person."
The
spectacle
of
George
being
modest
struck
Bundle
spellbound
George
continued.
"Never
by
shy
with
me,
dear
child.
And
do
not
be
afraid
of
boring
me.
It
will
be
a
great
delight
to
me
to
if
I
may
say
so
form
your
budding
mind.
I
will
be
your
political
mentor.
We
have
never
needed
young
women
ot
talent
and
charm
In
the
party
more
than
we
need
them
today.
You
may
well
be
destined
to
follow
In
the
footsteps
of
your
aunt,
lAdy
Caterham."
(To
Be
Continued.)
her
he
will
get
at
somebneelsV?.,i'Mog
an$
family
of
Dof
reen,
who
have
been
visiting
"here
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I
Canadian
Is
No
Match
For
Big
Italian
Boxer
CHICAGO,
Feb.
1.
Primo
Can-
era,
Italian
giant,
knocked
out
Elzear
Rioux,
French-Canadian
heavyweight,
in
the
first
round
of
a
bout
here
last
night
after
flooring
the
Canadian
six
times.
Embarassin"
Moments
WfMf
o
,
.
I
m
JZ70MSy
50ME.
VAN
PAL
WS
J
,
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At
St)
rVDfcMr
TTAT
IF
Kaien
Chapter
Dance
Enjoyable
Kaien
Chapter,
Royal
Arch
Masons,
held
Its
annual
dance
last
night
In
the
I.OD.E.
Hall.
There
were
about
eighty
perons
in
attendance
and
the
affair
was
most
enjoyable.
From
9
p-m;
until
2
a
jn.,.
dancing
was
enjoyed
to
the
strains
of
melodious
musk
played
by
AV
Small's
Orchestra.
Robert
Blance
was
master
f
of
ceremonies
arid
John
.
Dyb
havn
presided
at
the
door.
At
midnight
delicious
refreshments
were
served.
During
the
supper
hour,
vocal
solos
by
D.
B.
Finn
were
enjoyed.
Al
Small
acting
as
accompanist.
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DATL7
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Mr
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Copyright
by
Public
Ledger
'
INSTALMENT
XJiVIH
"What
about
No.
,7
No.
7,
who
never
appears,
but
lives
in
the
background.
The
Countess
and
Bauer?
No,
it's
not
so
simple;
as
that.
Bauer
was
here
last
night,
yes.
But
be
was
only
here
In
case
things
went
wrong
as
they
ha,ve
done.
His
part
is
the
part
of
scapegoat;
to
draw
all
attention
from
town
early
this
morning,
didn't
he!"
he
said.
"Yes."
"O'Rourke'
with,
him?"
"Yes,
I
think
so."
"You
don't
think
no,
that's
imposslbJerV
,
:
"Whstf?"
Ihat
0'Rouik.cari.beJuulxed
'up
in
this
in
any
wajr?"
"It's
possible,'
saTa"
"Bundle
'thoughtfully.
"He's
got
what
one
calls
a
very
vivid
personality.
No.
it
wouldn't
surprise
me
If
ph,
ta
tell
the
truth,
nothing
would
surprise
me!
In
fact,
there's
onty
oris
person
I'm
really
sure
isn't
No.
7.
"Who's
that?"
"Superintendent
Battle."
"Oh!
I
thought
you
were
going
to
say
George
Lomax."
"Ssh,
here
he
comes."
Oeorge
was,
Indeed,
bearing
down
upon
them
in
an
unmistakable
manner.
Jimmy
made
an
excuse
and
slipped
away.
George
sat
down
by
Bundle.
"My
dear
Eileen,
must
you
really
for'
the
past
ten
days
with
Mr.
and
Mrs.
D.
E.
Murphy,
Fifth
Avenue
West,
left
by
this
morning's
train
on
their
return
to
the
interior,
being
"Sir
Stanley
Dlgby
went
up.
to
accompanied
by
Mrs.
Murphy.
CAlUJCRY",
Feb.
f.
Home
No.
4
well
is
now
established
as
a
producer
and
the
drilling
tools
will
be
removed
at
once.
As
soon
as
pos
sible,
a
statement
will
be
made
concerning
gas
low,
J.
H.
McLeod,
Im-periol
Oil
production
manager,
stated
today.
STQCK
QUOTATIONS
(Courtv
of
8.
D.
Jonnsion
Co.
Ltd.)
Close
Saturday,
Feb.
1
Mines'
B.
C.
Silver,
1.05,
nil.
Bayview,
nil.
Big
Missouri,
80,
85.
Cork-Province,
4,
5.
Cotton
Belt,
18,
25.
Duthie
M.ines,
nil,
47.
George
Copper.
355,
4.00.
Georgie
River,
13
V4,
14.
Goleonda,
77.
80.
Grandview,
ioy4,
11.
Independence,
4,
5.
Indian
Mines,
3,
4.
Int.
Coal
&
Coke,
30,
32,
.
Lucky
Jim,
4,
5.
Mohawk,
l2,
2.
Morton
Woolsey,
8,
8&.
Marmot
River
Gold,
nil,
15.
Marmot
Metals,
nil
2.
Nat.
Sll.
G.
S.,
6Vi,
6.
Nqble
Five.
19,
20.
Oregon
Copper,
U,
UVi-Pend
Oreille
(Cm.).
350,
3.65.
Porter-Idaho,
25,
nil.
Reeves-Macdonald,
1.15,
1.18.
Rufus-Argenta,
7,
8.
Ruth-Hope,
13,
15.
"Slocan
Rambler,
2,
4.
Snowflake,
16,
17.
Sunloch,
80,
1.15.
Topley-RIchfleld,
4,
5.
Woodbine,
nil,
3.
Bluebird,
nil,
5.
Oils
.A.
P.
Consolidated,
250,
254.
I'Xlmnnt
rvtio'r
tA
1
00
1
on
-
wamiuiib
vsiia
uw.,
..uu,
.rv.
iJJevenish
Pet.
Ltd.,
18,
nil.
rfrJjyan
pete,
6,
7.
.
Home
Oil,
10.80,
10.90.
Mayland
Oil,
1.90,
nil.
McLeod,
350,
355.
Hargal,
Ul.
1.35.
Freehold,
65,
70.
Sterling
Pacific.
57,
60.
1(
Norton,
85,
nil.
niMirr
fFRENCE.
Or
ATTORNEY-!
GENERALS
OF
VARIOUS
PROVINCES
PLANNED
AS
BROKERAGE
HOUSES
CEASE
BUSINESS.
,
I
(continued
frum
page
1)
taken
possession
of
the
companies'
securities,
documents
and
records.
Offices
of
the
company
in
Reglna
and
Saskatoon
have
also
been
raided
by
the
police.
Later
WINNIPEG,
Feb.
1.
The
authorities
of
the
provinces
of
Manitoba,
Saskatchewan
and
Alberta
have
announced
their
decision
to
see
that
no
ill
comes
to
the
west
through
a
possible
dumping
of
wheat
by
brokerage
firms
which,
are
pressed
for
margin
money.
The
general
situation
in
this
re
spect
.'seems
'to
be
relieved,
by
the
decision
of
Attorney-General"
Price
of
Ontario
to
allow
four
of
the
five
companies
involved
in
conspiracy
Stoble,
Forlong
Si
Matthews,
who
have
made
assignments,
remain
closed.
A
total
of
125
employees
of
these
latter
firms
In
the
West
have
been
dismissed
by
the
liquidator.
Heart
and
Nerves
Caused
Her
To
Have
Cold
Hands
and
Feet
,
Mr?.
Joseph
F'i?,
Rd
N.B.,
wrie:
"Several
years
ago
I
was
troubled
with
my
fceart
and
nervea
and
as
so
bad,
at
tirpes,
my
hands
and
fet
wpuld
become
numb
and
cold.
''I
happened
to
ace
advertised
and
stnrtpd
taking
them
at
once,
J
continued
for
some
Tittle
time,
and
Fines
then
I
have
had
no
return
of
my
troubjp.
"
.
"
PjrjceiOq.
a
box
at
aQ
druggists
and
dealeri,
or
mailed
direct
on
receipt
of
price
by
The
T.
Milburn
Co.,
Limited,
Toronto.
Ont
GYMNASIUM
IS
STARTED
Equipment
Assembled
in
Mclntyre
Hall,
and
Is
Being
Used
Now
rby
Yonnf
aicn
and
Women
What
It
is
hoped
may
prove
the
nucleus
of
a
permanent
gymnasium
In
this
city
has
been
established
in
the
old
Mclntyre
Hall
with
Miss
Laura
Frlzzell,
Alex
Mitchell
and
Douglas
Frlzzell
as
moving
spirits.
Equipment
to
the
value
of
some
$1500
used
In
various
gymnasium
undertakings
of
the
past
in
this
city
has,
been
gathered
together
and
erected
for
use.
This
includes
horizontal
and
parallel
bars,
travelling
rings,
trapeze
sets,
Indian
clubs,
dumbbells,
mats,
etc.
Girls
classes
In
calisthenics
and
phyhslcal
training
are
held
three
times
a
week,
while
instruction
to
boys
is
given
once
a
week.
There
are
thirty
girls
and
eighteen
boys
enrolled.
Postponed
Games
Have
Been
Played
Few
More
Billiard
League
Matches
Were
Run
Off
Last
Evening:
Two-
more
postponed
Billiard!
League
games
were
played
last
night.
In
the
Grotto-Elks
fixture
from
Tuesday
night,
C.
P.
Balagno
won
for
the
Lodge
Men
360
to
326
over
James
Andrews.
J.
Hlllman
(Grot
to)
vs.
W.
E.
Wllllscroft
(Elks)
remains
to
be
played.
W.
J.
Nelson
(Grotto)
lost
to
Col.
S.
p.
McMordle
(Canadian
Legion)
216
to
250
In
a
game
postponed
from
Thursday
night.
Games
remaining
to
be
played
In
this
fixture
are:
J.
Hlllman
vs.
G.
P.
Tinker
and
M.
M.
McLachlan
vs.
J.
W.
Scott.
SECOND
ROUND
!
f
Eng,I,h
-Comed'ans
L,ke
Canad,
SCOTTISH
CUP
'Important
Games
Were
Played
Today
in
Old
Country
-
GLASGOW;
-
-Feb.
-l.Seeotrd
round
Scottish
Cup
results
today
Dundee
United
0,
Partick
Thistles
3.
Motherwell
3,
Clyde
0.
Alrdieonlans
8,
Miurayfleld
A
n-nteurs
3.-
1
Albion
Rovers
2,
Beith
1.
Value
of
Leithen
2,
Kings
Park
7
Forfar
Athletics
0,,
St.
Mlrrens
0.
Hamilton
Acads
4,
Kilmarnock
5.
Leith
Athletics
2,
Clachnadud-dln
0.
Celtic
5,
Arbroth
0.
St.
Bernards
0,
Hearts
0.
Montrose
3,
Inverness
Citadel
1.
Aberdeen
5,
Nithedale
i.
Dundee
4.
St.
Johntsone
1.
Ayr
United
1.
Hibernians
3.
Glasgow
Rangers
2,
Cowdenbeath
2.
Falkirk
1.
Queen
of
South
1.
OLD
COUNTRY
FOOTBALL
English
league
First
Division
Birmingham
1.
Blackburn
Rovers
2,
Bolton
Wanderers
nil;
Arsenal
nil.
Burnley
nil;
Leeds'
United
3.
Derby
County
4;
Manchester-City
2.
Everton
1;
Portsmouth
1.
drimshy
Town
3;
Liverpool
2.
Huddersfield
Town
2;
Newcastle
United
nil.
Leicester
City
4;
MWdlesoorotigh
1.
Manchester
United
4:
Westham
'
United
3.
-
Sheffield
Wednesday
;
Sheffield
United
1.
Sunderland
4;
Aston
villa
i.
Second
Division
Bradford
5;
Blackpool
nil.
Bristol
City
2;
Stoke
City
6.
Cardiff
City
nil;
Bradford
City
Mlllwall
2;
QJdham
Athletics
1.
Notts
County
4:
Hull
City
1.
Preston
NWrtherfd
1
;
Wolverhampton
Wanderers
"tr
Reading
3;
Charlton
Athletic
1.
Southampton
2;
Nottingham
Forest
0.
,
.
1
Swansea
Town
0;
Barnsley
2.
Tottenham
Hot
Spurs
3;
Chelsea
3.
'
Westbromvrteh
VHblSn
5;
Bury
1.
Scottish
LswFrrsl-Divlsion
Morton
2;
Queenj
ffirk
4.
Second
Division
Armadale
2;
Alloa
3.
Brechin
1;
Boness
2.
Dumbarton
6;
Ernst
Fife
3.
Dumfermline
Athletic
3;
.Third
Lanark
5.
nalth
Rovers
6;
Stenhousemulr
2.
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the'
Birmingham
Pantomime
Company,
photographed
at
M
.ntreal
n
to
their
departure
for
Euroi
in
the
Cuaaraer
Krythia
irom
Hift
Their
succeaaful
appurances
before
large
Canadian
nullum-,
dUr;i
extensive
tour
or
the
uominion
nave
raaae
toem
enthugiatir
ovej
Cix
ana
Canadians
snse
oi
Humour.
WALTER
SMITH
LEAVING
HERE
ropular
.Member
of
C.
N.
R.
City
Ticket
'
Office
Staff
to
Locafe
Southern
California
I
Waiter
Smith,
for
seven
and
a
half
years
a
popular
member
of
the
staff
of
the
Canadian
National
city
tieket
office
here,
has
submitted
his
resignation
from
the
railway
service,
effective
at
the
end
of
this
month,
and
will,
be.
leaving
for
Southern
California,
where
he
plans
on
locating.
Departure
of
Mr.
Smith
from
Prince
Rupert
will
be
regretted
by
many
friends,
for,
during
his
stay
here,
he
has
become
very
well
known
and
deservedly
esteemed.
Mr.
Smith's
successor
here
has
not
yet
been
named.
TORONTO
STOCKS
(OourtMT
of
8.
D.
Mliiurton
Co.
LM.
)
Close
Saturday,
Feb.
1
Amulet,
1.70,
1.74.
Dome.
8.00,
&M.
Falconbrldge,
4.90.
5.00.
Bollinger,
5.20,
SJfe.
Howie.
1.12,
1.14.
Hudson
Bay,
12.30,
lltf.
Int.
NteJceL
36.00,
nil.
Imp.
Oil'
36.80,
36.00.
Mining
Corp.;
2.60,
2.70.
Mclntyre,
16.75,
17.00.
Noranda,
40.60,
41
DO.
Niptasing,
1.66,
1.70.
Sherritt-Gotdon,
3.99,
3.00.
Sudbury
Basin,
4.75,
4.80.
Teck
Hughes,
5.90,
5.95.
Ventures,
2.55,
2.60.
Wright
Hargraves,
IM
U0.
Tregdwell
Yukon.
.7i,
7.60.
Mrs.
James
A.
Brown
arrived
In
i
the
city
today
from
Port
Baslnalon.
accompanying
.Mrs.
Smith,
vrhe
has
!
rAnbrnoN
of
addim:ss
if
OUT
division
is
im
,
DRHTED
IN
U.C
(Continued
t'rnm
t.uv
hh)
tlen
was
one
or
the
rnsu
fronting
the.
ati:r.irn.sti
-non.
premier
said.
He
xnns.se!
t
ildenee
that
the
fi'm-
and
Pacific
Great
Ku
!r:;
uons
would
be
udv
.i..
i
zti
My
by
the
new
xre:
the
P.
O.
E.
line.
Dr
T-lmiMoK
bouse
that,
even
i:i
tn?
ev
failure
to
dispose
f
the
ii
either
of
the
two
bir
rai.Ajj.
'ems
of
Canada
tmv
-s
f
hope
of
an
early
salt
to
une
o!
:
groups
in
Oreat
Bui
i.n
and
United
States
whirl)
were
i.f
interest
in
the
road
Fisheries
Dies
At
Inspect
innau
v.
E.
G.
Taylor
Wa
Tm
Preabjfterian
MinUter
Alberni
NAKAIMO,
Feb.
l
Her
1
Taylor,
formerly
Presbyierunt
i
v.
vfi
a
severe
attack
of
andi
--w.w
h
k
ik
a
a
lnfluenja
1
1
a
a
uti
imm.
uiiu
i
will
be
treated
In
the
Prince
Rupert
uenerai
Hospital.
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at
Alberni.
and
n:
recent
r
fisheries
Inspector
(
r
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lat
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years
of
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