HI, Co by STEWART KIDD COMPANY "1 THE WIDOW SYNOPSIS.—-Looking over Big Muskeg, a seemingly impassable swamp in the path of the Missa- tibi railroad, Joe Bostock, builder of the line, and Wilton Carruthers, chief of engineers, are considering the difficulties. A rifle shot instant- ly kills Bostock and breaks Car- ruthers’ arm. Carruthers tries to carry the body to a post of the Hudson's Bay company, where ME. Donald is the factor. McDonald's daughter, Molly, segs Carruthers struggling in the muskeg and drags him from the swamp, with his bur- den. Unaccountably, her father objects to her saving Carruthers. Weakened by his wound and exer- tions, Carruthers is disturbed by the appearance of Tom Bowyer, Bostock's business rival and per- sonal enemy. Bowyer insults Mol- ly, and Carruthers strikes him. Carruthers declares his love for Molly. She promises to be his wife. Carruthers has to reach the town of Clayton to attend a meeting at which Bostock's enemies plan to wrest control of the Missatibi from him. Molly goes with him, They are delayed by a storm. Attacked by his dogs, Carruthers’ life Is saved by Molly, who is forced to kill the animals. “The snow, the snow!" ‘They set out on foot for Clayton, reaching It with Car- ruthers in an almost dying condi tion. He is In time to foll Bostock's enemies and keep control of the line for Mrs Bostock. He finds enemies at work at Blg Muskeg. Bowyer persecutes Molly with at- tentions, CHAPTER VI fs Information. act on reaching shack was to write a letter to spector Quain, Informing him presence of Hackett and Tonguay at the camp, and him of Hquor-vending In the morn- ing he sent Andersen, Inside Wilton's first the telling activities, for who ant, “I t'ank cache—" Wilton “No, Andersen, you back to the cache” send me foreman began, his fist on his you the struck he the men there's around here, “By Jink, Mr. Carruthers, you yoost bet I will!" cried the Swede. “I done all I could to drive them two fallers away from here. one drink, thinking I'd get the away quietly, remember no getically, “If you see them around here again, or hear of them, you'll let me know at once,” said Wilton, “That's all, Ander- sen. I don’t expect tell the men I ten o'clock.” under control and see no more "” ra " nore, impossibilities. want to see them at who cook-honse, the laborers, lined side the They dirty, disheveled lot, still showing the traces of the last night's dissipation. were up men, we've met one ¬her already,” he sald. “I'm your new boss. You've something of my methods. I expect my workers to make good, and I expect to make good myself, And If any man brings liquor Into camp, or sets “By Jink, Mr. Carruthers, You Yoost Bet | Will!” Cried the Swede. his foot across the portage without my permission, I'll make him so that ‘his mother wouldn't recognize him. Those of you who are dissatisfied can take your pay and go” He went back to his shack. Digby. ‘who had stood thoughtfully beside him during this colloquy, came in after ‘him, | “There must be quite n considerable ‘amount of this sort of thing, Mr. Car ruthers?”’ he inquired, . “What do vou mean by ‘this sort ‘of thing’?" demanded Wilton sharply. “Making men so that thelr mothers won't know them,” answered the en- gineer. “It may be all right for those who like it, but It wasn't on my cur. riculum. In England, when a man misbehaves, we take out a summons against him.” “Where'd yon serve it?” “That is a problem,” admitted Dig- by. “I've thought over that, But— this sort of thing wasn't what I signed on for, That's all there is to it. If you'd told me what was expected of me, I might have signed with you or I might not. I'd have thought about it. I object to my rights being in- vaded. So I wish to offer my resigna- tion.” “All right,” said Wilton shortly. Then, feeling that the other had a sort of justice In his attitude: “It is rather tough to expect you to do police work,” he acknowledged. “But I don't think there will be any more of it." Digby looked at him in frank as- tonishment. “Why, I like it!" he sald. “lI had the time of my life last night. It's simply the principle of the thing. But I'm afraid I didn't quite make my position clear." “Not altogether,” answered Wilton. “However, I'm sending some special in with the sleigh.” Digby's defection for It would was a be necessary to However, Wilton to take no steps to that end immed} ately. He Inspected the camp, saw that a good job was being made of the cleaning up, and went to look at the edge of the five citchen, and stood at road near the ridge, about That afternoon he made his of the Muskeg. several places, bottomless, soundings in but peat seemed could he reach rock bottom, within a few feet of the shore. The underlying bed of peat everywhere. He went two or three miles up and down the stream without discovering any way of bridging the Muskeg. He was top busy now to see Moll more than an hour dally, but be al. The factor. who had learned to ex- at the same he } withdrew Once upstairs before or twice, when they enme face to face, he turned his head sullen anger. Meo hopeless a but As a prospective father-in-law, Donald seemed about ns ¥ Mo ng line was on its feet, the way. staring down at its sullen depths from of the ridge, would feel it him to Often top in He possible One evening Wilton was sitting shack, utterly disconsolate, had sounded nearly every place without result, and even Molly had failed to cheer him. He saw no alternative before him except to re turn to Clayton and confess himself beaten. Andersen tapped at the door and Wilton rose up and, to his surprise, ad- mitted Lee Chambers. The engineer was roughly dressed He told Wilton from Cold had tramped In the present terminal point of the New “I thought maybe you would give me a job,” he said. "I've left Mr. for good. We had some He wanted me to make a and I would not do I'm through with him and his Wilton gave him a chalr and looked over coldly. He did not like Chambers, and he suspected that he him to him for his own purposes, Digby's disappearance had left him in a hole, but that hardly justified his taking on Lee Chambers, though he wis one of the ablest of his profession in Manitoba, “Well, Mr. Chambers,” he sald, “I'm carrying on my work here on the lines established by Mr. Bostock, Joe Bos. tock had two maximg. The first was: ‘Never lay off a man if you can help it. The second was: ‘Never take on a man who's left you.’ And to be quite frank-~I feel about the same way. You left the Missatibl, which had treated you well, and we have reason to be lieve you gave useful information to Mr. Bowyer.” “1 swear I didn't!” shouted Cham. bers, springing to his feet, “Pmove that, Mr. Carruthers!” “I ean't prove it,” Wilton admitted, “I am giving you my personal feeling about yourself, in confidence.” “Well, it's a mighty poor sort of con. fidence,” spluttered the engineer, “See here, Mr. Carruthers, I dida't come here to beg you for a job, I want one, and I can get one on any other line in Manitoba. But I want to even things out a little with Tom Bowyer first, He's played me a dirty trick, and I don't take things lying down. I know what your problem is. I know you can't cross Big Muskeg. Suppose 1 show you, eh? How'd you feel about it then?" Wilton's cool glance never wavered, “I'm willing to hear more on the sub- ject, Mr. Chambers,” he said, “Right! Before you'd even started to clear the bush I was up here sound. ing every yard of Big, Muskeg clear along both shores, And there's rock bottom within two miles of here, that Interest you, Mr, Carruthers?” ult sald Wilton frankly. “1f 1 show you—" “I need an assistant, and have the position as long as you want it.” Lee Chambers grinned, “That's good enough for me,” he sald. “I'll hold It right along. There won't be any other does,” you ean en Prettier Than Ever. road would have much use for me after bed in his se} started Wilton gave Chambers a The i I" shack. Olt next morning they ind the mt a mile north of the portage the river dwindled t« two t i to so 1skeg A little IE DeG wit} ith rotten slush: It } wad You'll get bottom here,” He swept his arm upws see, I've figure t out ii ridges are limestone. But tion's granite. You've notice course. The granite The limestone was bers, was there frst, forced up tion, It filled up the holes and hollows But Here's where the granite bed extends across muskeg. The mud filled up the cleft and spread across the foundation. But the foundation's there. Wilton got bottom after two or three attempts. As Chambers had said, here was the foundation for the perma- nent way--not the best conceivable, and one that would require consider. able ballasting, but undeniably the only route possible, The next day preparations were be- gun for cutting the new road from the camp. The weeks passed swiftly, With mid-April came the breaking up of the ice. The ground hardened, and the first team of horses struggled into camp, drawing Its freight. The end of April saw Kitty's house completed and the furniture installed, and the first day of May brought Kitty. She had telephoned Wilton to expect her, and she came in a rig, with a cart. load of trunks and packages behind. Within an hour she was ensconced snugly in the new cottage, with a camp cook detailed to look after her needs, In her widow's black she looked pret. tier than ever, and absurdly young even to he married. Wilton had supper with her, and all the while they sat together at the ta. ble his heart was almost too full for speech, He was dreaming of the future with Molly, a future in which Kitty shared. He pictured her happily mar. ried--for Joe would have wished that, and Wilton's loyalty to the dead man had nothing mawkish or sentimental in it, Kitty tapped him on the arm, and he looked up to see her face in a charm. ing smile, and mirth dancing in her blue eyes. “What are you thinking of, Wil?" she asked. “Kitty,” he sald, evading her ques. tion, *I think you ure the pluckiest woman In the world,” “Why, Wilton?" IOI “To come up here and put up with these hardships, just because of Joe” She blushed faintly and lowered her eyes, “It was you who let me cowe, WiLL” she sald, “But you wanted to come because Joe would have Mked it, Kitty, It's like you to hide your real feeling” She laughed and made a little face at him, But after supper she grew serious as he spoke of the work and his success, about which he had writ- ten her, Wilton asked her If she would walk over to the portage to see Molly, “Tonight? she asked doubtfully, “Not if you're tired, Kitty." “I thought you might be content to git here and chat.” “1 should be, Kitty, But I told her I was coming. And I said I had a sur- prise for her, Can't you Imagine how pleased she'll be to see you?” WiLL” she answered. And they strolled down side by and made thelr way to the trading. store. They went In and, at the sound downstalrs, stopped short at the tom and stared at She put her hand with a sudden to gesture of fear, ised sald matter, you,” Wilton, “What's dear? Did we startle you?" Molly shook her head and quickly forward, swallowing something was choking her. The wom. Then Wi were en kissed each other. that both watching All through the lively lowed he conscious that. He put of his mind with an effort, for he did not like subtleties of feeling that he could him. chat was of the Idea out not understand there was a chilliness under Presently Kitty sald she was tired must zet be Molly promised Wilton and Kitty hardly spoke When turned on he left her at to him and asked way home, abruptly: “Will, you (TPRIM yMiolly are still love with “Of course 1 am, swered, “Then I am glad, for your sake and hers,” answered Kitt and quickly into the house, Wilton walked back ittle puzzled show Kitty the pr { lowing n riley or KE morning ; gress of the work on but hey $s : : * in ty he found her in the mi ier unpacking, and she put it I the afternoon Wilton laughe her and went to his kept him wi lock, when they started of the work. g till thr cupled the narrow-gage that had In the ballast scereech of ste the pit, from which im was beard from great, the of the with ¢ feast, and, turni the face of an cut the scrun ogre's 2 its plunder Into gorged t rucks alongside Kitty shuddered and ‘It's lke nster, WilL' ward the musk wd sudden) Her conyy grasp upon his arm “No, no, Wii don't isively, hurriedly. “I want of it.” They the line followed Construction upon over the bottom, like water. finding level Soundings neath the surface. Wilton and Lee Chambers had there. fore begun the construction of trestie. work. Teams hauled bundles of logs, bound with a chain, to the scene of operations. The uprights for the lower the horizontal members and diagonals were nailed up, completing a crazy, shaking structure just strong enough to take a pair of metals at the top. As they reached the edge of this structure the whistle blew. The work. men knocked off and came slowly past them toward the camp. Wilton and Kitty stood alone at the edge of the embankment, where the flimsy struc ture of the trestle began, Kitty looked at Wilton breathleasly. “It's wonderful, Will!" she said. “It makes me feel s0 out of place and use less.” pe Wiiton looked at her in surprise, “Why, how can you feel that way, Kit- ty?" he nsked reproachfully,. “You have been loyal to the core to Joe!” “Don’t say that!’ she cried flercely, and, turning swiftly from him, began to make her passage across the tem- porary sleepers. Twelve feet beneath them the sluggish stream forced its narrow channel through the muskeg. Wiiton called to Kitty. “You'd better come back,” he shout. ed. “It isn't very secure, and you might lose your footing.” essnnsii si “Ye go too far, Mr. Bowyer!” he quavered, “Ye canna insult my girl in my own house!” (TO BE CONTINUED.) The wages of chorus girls in Aus tralia have been fixed at $20 a week, ‘ (@, 1932, by Western Newspaper Union.) Dates are readily digested and when eaten with nuts to furnish nitrogen and fat, the combination is an almost perfect food. Bhe alone is mistress of her art who has nothing left to throw away. GOOD THINGS TO “PUT UP” to recipes, ing have well slight- which It Is pleasant recommended try some without those long the used in fam like sO it 1s t fly cook book. Plum Catsup.—~Take pint one-hal of peck one half the w ir less 10 il poonful colander con. together sistency, Apple and Pepper Sauce~—Cut un- ipe, tart apples layers with =i one-half dozen apples; and dozen 3 to peppers one over sprinkle one-half musiin « one teaspoons of crushed nasturtium cloves, mace, peppercorns cupful of pour seed, one Then seal. Chili Sauce. ~Boll ings, together five cup- twenty-four large ripe tou nut through the ment inder. Cook bottle Green somewhat wen add a lit of cayenne or steak. Canning Young Beets—Wash i two ind of stem ey or % ana hes each 1 Keon wm from PEE ty kin and place In Cook until 13) 1 win i pia fnrs poonfuls of sugar to each galt. and seal, for an ho The best things are nearest breath in your nostriis light in your eyes, flowers at your duties at your hand, the pa of God just before you Then do not the stars, but do life's plain, work as it comes certain that and the sweetest things of life grasp at omimon dally duties dally bread are Lord Houghton SEASONABLE GOOD THINGS is low occasionally, ¢ the chicken up of water, cover tightly and steam for a ittle fat and a tablespoonful time time; intil brown. tender and cooking. Stuffed Steak.—Grind a minutes, of water to genson The Juley with well cook will slow chicken be this pound of with one egg. Prepare a bread stuff. ing as for poultry, grease gem pans, put in a layer of the meat, then of the dressing and lastly a layer of the ment. Bake and turn out on small plates and garnish with parsiey. Currant Ple.~—Take one cupful of crushed ripe currants, one cupful of sugar, two egg yolks, a pinch of salt two tablespoonfuls of flour and one of cold water. Cook until smooth and thick. Cool apd fill a baked shell, Cover with a meringue made of the two egg whites with three tablespoon fuls of powdered sugar; dot with half a dozen marshmallows and brown lightly in the oven If currants erushed and put up fresh with sugar are used, one and one-half cupfuls of the fruit will be sufficient for a ple. Tomatoes d' Uxelles—Stuff toma. toes with any desired filling and bake until tender. Cover with buttered erumbs and place them under the gas flame to become a golden brown. Apple and Blackberry Jelly~To each peck of red astrakan apples add three pints of blackberries. Cook the berries and apples with as little wa- ter as possible. Drain, but do not squeeze, Use two-thirds as much sugar as juice and cook until it jells; first cooking the juice for ten minutes before adding the sugar. If carefully made it will be a beautiful red. The appled should be cored, but not pared. Cold Slaw.-—Shred a head of cab. bage very fine, then pour over the following bolling hot: one-half cupful of vinegar, a tablespoonful of butter. Remove from the heat, add a beaten egg and three tablespoonfuls of sweet cream. Season with salt and mustard, pepper and sugar. Pour over the cab- bage bolling hot. CROPS ALL GOO Western Canada Farmers Jubi- lant Over Prospects. Harvest In Southwestern Manitoba Expected to Come Close to Bumper Yield of 1915. Those who have friends In Western Canada will be anxious to learn of the conditions there, and will be in- terested In knowing that generally the crop prospect Is very favorable. Cut. eral, sults and it is anticipated that the re- which will appear when thrash- factory. With the widely conditions that have prevailed in the of the prov- it would be impossi fore. cast with any degree of accuracy as to The Manitoba and the weather sos vr lrie VArving sections prairie He to how the crop Is made, its own, outlook With the exception of an area south and of Brandon, grain crops in continue to glve promises the best in fact for reports the Cana- west ended July 22. Recent rains and favor- able temperatures have Improved con- wonderfully. Manitoba will will nearly Southwestern which reap a equal the Farmers In district are very optimistic. The rye crop is exceptionally good; many yield upwards of 30 bushels The are remarkably weeds, grasshopper acre, fields of and the the province has been No dam- to the wheat crop oats crop will aver southwestern for the past three almost has been by rust, and portion of YOurs, entirely obliterated. done the are large exceller there Crops are the p In Saskatchewan the In places where for the bette material chan In ese places unusual ing season kept the what was Was that yoisture While light In ne places, this orth : kept sufficient strength n owing crops to ensure a growing of a good quality of gral arises in the mid-cen 8 of the provi: The southern Ce, the prov- ally favored, yield of all ts Fr portions of Saskatchewan are those “he crops of all or ten days later than Conditions in Alberta are sald to be southern Alberta, plenti give This especially In showers in time to paying yields, il se orthern on of It of Edmonton, gture, a district, where there As a result, yields of wheat, oats the which district considerable falling The grain, though, Pasturage is poor vt af fall short of that revious od On the whole, the prairie provinces have a crop will will prove satisfactory and remuner- ative. A number of farmers put in com this year, and from present appear gnces there is a lkelihood of an gbundant yield for fodder and ensi. lage, while a good deal of it will fully mature. A number of silos were erected this season. While grain grow- ing is losing none of its Interest, it fs highly pleasing to note the number of farmers who are adding dairying to the grain growing Industry —Adver tisement, A Cheap Guy. Winnifred—That fresh geek who Just came in here from the poolroom makes me tired. Gwendolin—Whatsa matter? “When I waited on him this morn- ing he handed me a little round green thing offa one of the pool cues—" “Well—" “And then when I says, ‘What's the big idea? he says, ‘Why, girlie, that's a tip. "Youngstown Telegram, Cuticura for Sore Hands, Soak hands on retiring in the hot suds of Cuticura Soap, dry and rub in Cuo- ticura Ointment, Remove surplus Ointment with tissue paper. This is only one of the things Cuticura will do if Soap, Ointment and Talcum are used for all toilet purposes. Advertisement, Air Disarmament Completed, Since January, 192), the allied com- mission of aeronautical control has destroyed 14.800 airplanes, and the work of disarming Germany in the air is ended, Of the 20500 motors handled, some have been turned over to the aliles, but the greater num ber have been broken up. Same folks think castor ofl should oliox dose of Vi ifuge. Not reg no } r. Peary's. It's a “Dead Shot” for nd Tapeworm. One doss cleans them out. tn Joes not, refund Hr money, § Pearl Street, York tisement.
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