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practitioner, is summoned to at tond COKA WESTCLIFTE, with wliom he is in love. He liiids her apparently dead, bu’b tells her brother, KAWUON WESTCLIEEE, that he cannot certify her death. Ihirney is summoned to London to per­


OK. GIIillKUT lUJltNEY, a rising young


sweet almost loving smile she gave liim in the lat ter days just before lier illness as she sat a t her harp a t AloiToii Alaiior. J t was only a mat ter of seconds, and then


tlie secret door in the panelling ‘ dosed quickly, and she was gone. Uut that one smile which told him i t was


one night, and, entering, he sihi down and falls asleep, to he awakened by hearing Cora singing. 'J'he tclophono boll rings in Cora’s room, wliich Ilnrney finds to be empty, and tlie bntler answers it. Burney is told th a t


empty. Wostclilfe disappears and a war rant for his ar rest is issued. Burney finds the door of the Manor open


iinmI)or from him for twenty-five pounds, and a promise of another twenty-five if it is correct. Burney discovers th a t the mimhcr is th a t


form jin operation, and leaves J)lt. Si\IA(./lj- WUOH in at tendance on Cora. Upon re­ turning, Burney hiids th a t she had been buried. 'J'lie vault is opened and the collin is found


his own Cora, and that amid all this life she led that she still loved him. compensated Gilbert for all his troubles ana sorrows. J t seemed to tell him th a t .some day, with her woman’s wit, when she was free to do so, she would find some way out of her difli- cnlties and come to him. Wliat were those difficulties? lie asked


IlKNDEUvSON, the footman, has hoard Cora’s voice on the telephone and follows him to l.ondon, where lie obtains the telephone


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of a night club. He sees Cora there, hut she takes no notice of him. .She is dining with liOIM) HEIiMOBE, a despicable man, and he cannot understand it. Ihirney returns to the night, club next


by Cora’s smile, and he went towards the door of the “ JlirecUon ” as if walking upon air. That smile was the only bright spot in bis sorrow, and be believed she gave it to him to cheer him and to give liim


witli the life Cora was leading? Still, Gilbert was cheered bepond measure


strength. But he went to find 1 leiulorsqn, and ho


was not disappointed - he found him on duty very near the same spot upon which he had met him before. He took a five pound note from his case


evening but Cora is not there. Harwood, (Jilliert’s friend, and Gilbert go


and handed it to Hemlcr.son without a word. 'i’his mat ter being concluded, he passed


to another night club, to find Cora there dancing with a handsome guardsman. Mar- wood promises to ar range a dinner party with Cora, thinking th a t she is merely a croupier, unknown to Burney.


CHATTEl l XV,


Hedborongh; there was an outbreak of in­ fluenza, with all its following conscipicnccs, gripping the half-fed iiopnlation of hard workers, in consonance with its foreign name. Gilbert worked early and late, studying


AVork was hard for doctors th a t winter in


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every case, for three weeks, and his work was \so constant th a t the events of his visit to Harwood if not dying away were sleeping. l int often he awoke in the night and


was the cause of this ut ter cliangc in her life, and what had become of Kawdon West- clifle, her brother? The whole thing was a most profound mystery to Gilbertj and often ho fell asleep


three weeks, a telegram arrived just after he had finished lunch. J t was very brief: “ The lady will be on duty to-niglit,*’ i t


said. That was all. Gilbert looked a t his watch; i t was then


half-past two. He had several important pat ients to see,


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but that could ho all done before (J-IO, when the fast t rain left J^edborough for London. Ho would leave bis nearest neighbour, a


trying* to unravel it. Ihib when he had hecen homo just over


thought of Cora; ho wondered if on tliat particular night she was waltzing with iNlelro.se, the big guardsman. Had she forgoUeii him altogether AVhat


to another subject. “ You want to earn money, Henderson,”


want to make hay while the sun shines and to got married. ‘J’vo got my eye on a little public now, sir, not far from Jtedborougli.” Gilbert langbed; they appeared to be very


much in the same boat. “ Well, Henderson,” he answered, “ J am


willing to help you on your way to that ‘ public ’ as far as I can, but on the other liand 1 want you to do something for me.” Hcnder.soii shifted uneasily. “ I Jiopo i t ’s nothing too hard, sir ,” he


he asked, “ don’t yon?” “ That J do, si r ,” the valet answered. “ I


himself; and he could not even give a guess a t the answer, yet lie knew i t must somehow be connected with her Iirother, and yet Westdiffe had disajipeared ns if the eartli had swallowed him. \Vhat possible connexion could that liavc


don’t grudge a shilling of it, and Cora’s sinilo tonight was beyond all price. But what will she think of my coming to the supper par ty? Will .she be pleased or will i t annoy h e r? ” He looked a t his watch; i t was only half­


lixed upon a man who had won a thousand pounds on efich of the three last successive deals, wh'.Mi he felt a hand loucli Jiis ^nrm and a large eye-glass protruded itself over his shoulder. “ WJiat’s this?” tlic familiar voice of


past one. He liad an hour to while away before supper. He sauntered into the Jhiccarat room and watched u few big coups.


Jlis eyes were


MAKING GOOD CITIZENS. With the object of arousing more interest


Harwood remarked; “ J didn’t send for you. There’s nothin’ doin’.”


“ T thought 1 would take a night off and


Gilbert laughed. “ As I now belong to the Club,” he said.


have a look round. Harwood seemed mnch upset; he took out his eye-glass, blew on it, wiped it, and re­


placed it. “ Of course,” he said, “ if you think I ’m


not comluctiii’ the case properly, let me know. I’ve devoted all my evenin’s since yon left to it, and I think I have made


much amused, “ I’m most gralelul to von for what yon have done. Jn what tlireetion do yon consider th a t jirogress has been


made?” Harwood explained with some importance.


he said, “ and .1 don’t give Melrose a ehaneo.


iip willi i t .” “ Have yon said anything yet about tho


little dinner na r t? ” Gilbert asked.


Jlarwod shook his head. “ We never speak,” he answered. “ When


1 at tempt to say' anytiiiiig to her she threatens to inform the maiiagemoni.” “ Tlien J sujipose yon and Melrose sit one one each side of this lady witlumt adtlress-


ing a word to her?” “ Yes, th a t ’s i t ,” was the reply; “ that


is to sav when we gel the chance, they keep things so close here th a t one never knows wlien Miss Ksterville------’’ “ Aliss who ” asked Gilbert. “ Miss 15stervil!c—th a t ’s your gir l’s


name,” JIarwood replied. “ But th a t i t not her name------” Gilbert


blurted out. Jlo was .sorry for i t the next moment.


yon to do will get you fired,” Gilbert uiiswered; “ a t any rate, if yon are care­ ful. lint you caiin’ot expect to earn money


answered; “ they’re very par t icular here and 1 don’t want to get fired.” “ J don’t think what I am going to ask


cliffc is,” Gilbert continued, rionderson shook his head. “ 1 am afraid J cannot help you, sir,” ho


said. “ i know nothing.” “ Then how did yon come to bo employed


without taking some risks.” Henderson nodded, and stood Hsteniiig. “ 1 want you to find out where Air. AVest-


wood; “ i t may he Brown, Jones, or Hohiii- son, lint a t anv rate she is obviously a lady, and a very refined girl a t that . Some ol things th a t go on here and elsewhere must he tor ture to her. 1 wonder whatever


“ I never supposed i t was,” replied Ha r ­


some progress.” “ My dear Harwood,” replied Gilbert,


in iho local (}irl Guide movement in the town and district, a meeting was held in tho Alayor’s I ’arlour on Friday evening, and addres.ses were given by llio llononrahle llachael Kay-iShuttlewoiTli, of Gawthorpe iial l , and Aliss 'L’ilkiiigton, Commissioner for Soutli-West irtincashiro, and ibe Alayor (.Alderman Whiicsitle) pre.sided over a good atlendunce. Tlio Aluyor said ho was pleased to liavo


“ j follow her about wherever she goes,” I think he is get t ing about led-


that opportunity of meeting iho ladies wiio had been responsible fur the organisation of the Girl Guides movement in the town and <listrict, and ho liopeil that the effort they were making would result in a nio.si successful future. He could a.ssurc tlu-m t l iat the inhabitants of the town liad a very friendly feeling toward the Girl (Juiih’.<. Beoplo were realising that the girls were not only very much interested, hut that ilicy were receiving a great amount of heiidii fiom tho association. Jiike tlio Boy Scouts, they were being instructed in the duties cif citizenship. 'I’heir moral and pliysical wel­ fare was being developed in a highly s:il- isfactory manner, and he would like to say liow very much he appreciated tlie w:iy in whicli the guides had sni>ported him on the occasion of liis oliicial visits to the I ’arish Church. Their inipros.<ive turn out had always added very much lo the pictuicMpie- ness of tlie procession.


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commissioner, emphasised the nceil for mure interest in tho movement on the par t of adults, and extended a welcome t(> AIi>s I’ilkington. If the nioveiiieiit achieved no­ thing else it had hi-mighl joy into very ,<ad and shadowed lives hy emiiracing in its ranks Mind, deaf, and ci’ippled childien. Aliss Pilkington said some pe.ipio askoil


Alr.s. Parker, of Browsholme Hall, district


brought her to this life.” Gilbert wondered too, with all the won­


derment in his iialurc. It must have been some very strong motive which had induced her to give up the (|uiet country life, which


she loved, for------this! Ihit be said iiotliing to Harwood. The lat ter tapped him on the shi r t trout. “ J ’vo got a secret, samethin’ interest in’


convinced the man could toll more if he eliose; be felt i t was simply a mat ter of how much money he was offered. But ho did not pre.ss the point. ‘ Inside that door,” contiiuied Gilbert,


hero?” Gilbert asked ciuickly. The man stood upon his dignity. “ That ’s my business,” he answered. Gilbert stood looking a t him and felt


to tell you,” he confided, and then seemed to recollect something. “ I^ook hero, Gil­ ber t ,” he .said, “ wo are neglectin’ busiiie.ss; come and have some iced fizz.” J'hey went otf to the bar and took two stoolsbefore i t while the “ sniaTi b o t t le ”


was being opened. “ Listen to me,” said Harwood. “ I’ve got a grand move on to-night in your


mat ter .” “ W'hat is th a t ? ” asked Gilbert. “ Helmore’s giviu’ one of bis supper


indicating the door of the “ Direction,” “ is, T believe, a private dining room. Can you obtain me access to i t ? ” “ Yon can go anywhere here,” was the


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he had (Iresseil before leaving home and dined on the tram. He went st raight to his club until i t was


Gilbert did not go to bis friend Harwood;


time to go to the Green Park Club, and .spent a I’cstless liour there trying to read


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tji(* evening papers. It was twelve o’clock a t last, and ho look


beating like a young girl’s as he entered tiie vestibule of the fashionalile resort and gave up liis coat to a footman. Then he lost no time in going st raight to the big room where the llouieUe tables were. Me .searched Hie first one, Imt saw no sign of Cora ; lie weiit lo the next and tiiere beheld a sight whicli almost moved him to langhtor. At tlie end of one of the tahltvs, rake in


-’Iub. His hear t was


Henderson replied, “ will cost yon Iwonly pounds besides the supper and wine.’' “ Lord Hclmore’s supper i iarty!” ex-


there?” “ To join Lord Helmoro’s supper par ty,”


elainieil Gilbert. ” I never heard of i t .” “ His liordship has a .supper par ty every


night ,” lloiulorson replied, “ for the good of the Club, and it is a privilege to moot the lady croupiers, for which some gentlemen pay as much as fifty pounds.” “ AVill Miss Cora he there?” Gilbert asked


of Itodborougn, i t inire liim with it on his way to Cora.


will ho tlioro,” ho answered. CHABTJOIt XVJJ.


answer, “ if \oii iiay enough.” “ How miicli shall J have to pay to got in


parties lo-iiiglit,” proceeded Harwood while Gilbert began to smile, “ and I ’ve secured a ticket for it. Miss Ksterville is sure to be there with the other girls who’have been on duty. You can wait outside and i ’ll tell you all about it when I come out .” “ But ,” replied Gilbert, trying to keep


his countenance, “ J am coming inside, too.” Harwood’s lace expre.ssed ilio utmost


astonishment. Once more he took out his eye-glass, blew upon it, and wiped it, and put It hack again, i l is mouth opened as if to speak, but a t that moment the bar tender pressed a glass of foaming cham­ pagne into his hand. No words came from his mouth, whicli re­


mained open, as he gripped tlie cliampagne; he look a hearty draught instead of speak- ing.


eagerly. “ All the lad- croupiers off duty to-night


GilheiT repealed the man’s words: “ All the laily croupiers oil’ duty will be


there?” he said. “ There won’t be many of them missing,


valet rei>lied, “ ami see his l.ordsliip’s Alailre d’ Hotel.’’ 'I'his per.sonage proved to he a very polite


pounds?” (Jilbert asked. •* You hail bet ter come with me, sir .” the


the valet replied; “ Imril Helmoro’s suppers are known all over J^ondon.” “ And to whom am 1 to pay the twenty


think I liavc not been eoiidnetiu’ this case XU’operly------” “ My dear old ehap,*’ responded Gilbert,


happeueil to get hold of one of the olticials here, and he got me a ticket for Lord llelmore’s supper party to-night. That ’s how it happened.” “ Of eourse,’ answered Harwood, “ it you


iJilhert explained. “ You .see, old chap,” he proceeded, “ I


the question “ Wliat was there to .<how for tho amount of time spent hy the movement in the training of the gir ls?” J’lie fact tluit there were, over .300.(HK) guides in Britain alono showed that the movemenl. ha<l at least provided interest, :iml tliere were thou­ sands more who would join them if they could only find a leader. Ilowi-ver admir- ahlo jv scheme wa.s brought forward, if llie children themselves did not take an interest in it, i t was useless. .A mimher of oHicial inspectresses of conditions in big town.s luul been struck by tlio inlerosi displayed hy Giiiilcs in house work. Wherever there was a girl c.xcejitionally keen on house duties .slie was siiri^ to he a guide. 'I’hat was just one of tho things which *• guiding ” did for the girls, allliougli it was mu. the object of tho movement to iirodiiee a lot of dome.-'tic servants. There was a glamour ami ro- manco in the <luties of guidLs whicli cer­ tainly appeale<l to every liealthy girl.


It


was constantly being announced hy magis­ trates, judges and police court otlicial.^ tlmt it was almost uiikiiowii for memliers of that movement, to ajipear in the dock, 'riiat. was not hecaiiso the girls were drawn from the middle classes, lor there were many com- pa.iiie.s in the ICast. End of l.omloii. meiiihers of whom were, nmloiihledly the |iroduci of the criminal classes, and in spile of iliMr heredity ami onviroiimoiit lliosi* girls were living a straight, life ami hocomiiig goml citizens. There was a simply s|)h'iulid work being done hy the organisation for defective children. Crippled chihlreii who could mu h'avc tlieir beds were made meiiihers. ami i t wa.s. amazing ilie interest that penetrated into their dull lives as a n ‘sult.


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the cliango brought about in girls who liad joined the guides was even more appareut than ill our own country. In this country, girl.s who wont to giiidi* classcvs had not to 1)0 taught the sjiirit of loyalty :nid enm- r.odosliip, for that was part, of their iidnr- ilaiice.


hand, sat (.‘ora, beautifully dressed and loulving very lovely, lint with a soincwliat severe cxjiression upon her fa<*e. On her r ight sat Ca))(ain iMelroso, ovidont-


ly in a bad lem)ter, staking larg<* sums aiul frowning even when lie won. On Cora’s left sat Harwood, 1 ig :ind


burly witli his largo aggressive i..e-g!ass liniiiy wedged in his left eye. He was oh- vimisly carrying mil his sell-iniposeil iiri.mise to GiriimT, to watcli his interests with Lora. Short brief remarks were exchanged, occa­ sionally across (,’ora. 'I’lio men knew each other well, but liere maintained a digniiied


,'i single word, heyojid tiiose strictly rciiuired by tile game. Both men availed themselves o’f the privilege of get t ing her to place their stakes, a privilege enjoyed liy every other player in lier vicinity. When they won, their winnings wore carefully raked to­ gether and jiassed to them in the oiTliodox fasiiioii. ill silence. Gilbert .stood hniking at the novel scene,


reserve. With ncillier of Ihcni did Cora exchange


wood. Eor nearly an hour ho watched thorn; llien


a movement took place; Cora was relieved by another woman crouiner.


Frenchman, wearing a gorgeous chain. Jlo explained tiie situation to Gilbert. “ His Lordship, in order to make the Club popular, lioUls supper part ies two or three times a week, to provide an oppoftuiiity of cultivating that intimacy between tlio ollicials of tlie Club and its patrons, wliicli is forbidden at the tables.” Gilbert gathered instinctively th a t the


tinued the Alarire, “ there can ho no irregularities.” (iilherfc had some doubts about this, hut


niore’s party to-night ,” suggested IJarwoml, looking very crest-fallen, for he iiad evident­ ly been looking forward to it. “ You don’t want me mcssiii’ about.” “ Look here,” responded Gilbert, “ if you


taking his hand, you have been of the utmost service to me, and I don’t know what ,1 should have done without you.” “ I’erhaps I hail hotter not come to JJel-


dont ’ come, J, shall not go. 'r i iat’s cer tain.” Harwood looked more cheerful, but was


still dubious. “ Perhajis J had better come to look af ter


“ OlliciaLs of the Chib ” were the latly croupiers, and he nodded. “ Under the eye of his lordship,” con­


said nothing. “ in order to provide that llio supper


Aleirose,” he said presently, “ he’s sure to he there on the oilier side of AUns Kster- ville.” “ Then you have booked your sL'at next


do that , and Alelrose always doi's the same.” “ Ami yet yon get no forrmler?” (Jilbert suggested. “ Not a ni t,’’ answered Harwood; “ she


parlies shall be select,” proceeded tlio ollieial with some importance, “ his lordsliip rciiiiires that :i card shall ho filled up giving full particulars of the genl leman’s social jiosilion. L will go and obtain one, sir, if you will be so kind as to wai t .” With a bow the Alailre ilisappcarcd. i icmlersoii, wlio was standing by, came


and then passed heliim! some spectators in order that he might not he seen by Har ­


wanls tlio “ Hircelion,” and Gilbert fol­ lowed her as closely as be dared. She walked in a leisurely way and spoke to no one; but i t seemodTiy her action th a t she knew she was followed. She reached a panelled passage which Gilbert remembered to imvc .seen before, for i t was there that ho liad had liis conversation with Ilomlerson,


n’eiglihours rose a t the same time, and it was very evident by the alleiitioii paid them by tlic ‘atteiidaiils" that they were in Uieir pay and reserved their seals for lliem. Cora passed along through the rooms lo-


the valet. Cora slopped suddenly and her hand went


looking a t each other for perhaps ‘only a few seconds, and then she smiled, just the old


open, and, entering, she turned, framed in the doorway, and looked a t him as if she know ho had been following her. (?nite alone in the corridor, the two stood


up ami touched the ]mnclling; then occurred an incident which Gilbert thought he would remernbor all liis lifc^ At her touch a door in the panelling flew


Iloth her


sir ,” ho said, “ then it doesn’t mat ler what you put on the card; all ho wants is the money.” Gilbert was not surprised a t tliis announce­


forward. “ You will have to give him twenty pounds,


he asked. The valet was dubious. “ A


ment ; i t was what lie expected. “ And what is your corner, Jloiulcrson?”


’ou can give me another liver, sir, if


yon like,” he suggested. Gilbert gave him the five pound note he


asked for, and slipped four more, neatly folded into a little nad, into the jialm of ills own r ight liana ready to give the Alaitre when he roliirncd. lie .soon came hack with the card, and


to her already?” (Silhort asked. “ Sure,” answered Harwood, “ I always


mind at once. It was this: slio had out Melro.se. and Harwood too, bei-aiise .she knew Harwood was a friend of his and a friend of Alelrose too. Slio evidently wished to avoid any pos.sihility of meeting him. AVhat would slie .say when she saw him to-night? But the tfioiight of th a t smile reassured


him* oven if she were cool to him ho knew in his hear t Mint she eared for him, and th a t was sunicient.


(To be continued.) Atr.s. A. Jones, 15, AVhnlloy Boad, Clitli-


almost immediately returned. ’smiling. Gil­ ber t surmised he had only l)ccn round the corner. “ ()nitc satisfactory, sir ,” ho announced,


Gilbert went through the farce of I’dling it up, handing i t back to him with the twenty pounds umlcrnoath it. Once more the Alailre disappeared and


as he turned away, “ th a t I am independent of my profession, and indeed have more money th a t T can use: otherwise those little e.xpcnscs would he eml)arrassihg; as i t is, I


with a piece of pink "cardboard in his hand. “ Here is your t icket ; the supper will com- moiico a t half-past two and the entrance is l)v this door.” He indicated what Gilbert already knew to bo the principal entrance to tho “ Direction.” “ I t is a good thing,” mut tered Gilbert


croe, is oiithnsiastic for Bilax. After being subject to biliousness and indigestion, she proved tho value of tho little white pills. Now .she again enjoys her food, thanks to this liver tonic, for ‘‘ my appetite was im­ proved, tho digestive system was toned up and rogiihiicd, and I was able to enjoy a meal wi thout fear of tho aftor-clfocts,” she says. ATrs. Jones’ lioalth is jiroof th a t “ Bilax for Bile will br ing tho Smile.” I'^ov bilious attacks, indigostiou and costivonoss, there is nothing so good as Bilax. Lit t le doses, little cost—50 sugar-coated Bilax (formerly Doan’s Dinner J’ills)—Is. 3d. per bottle.


the Mount, what ’s the use of pulling wool about Genesis?—“ Houston Post-Dispateli.”


I f Cliristians can i agree on th'e Sermon on


won’t speak to either of us now. Not since th a t night a t the ‘ Magnolia.’ Sho.iised to ho good friends with .Melrose. .Inst friends —nothing more. .-Viid Alelroso is a gentle­ man to his linger tips: he doesn’t know what he has iloiie to olfeiid lier. He,.told mo jill aliout it. As for me, beyond tlie merest civility, she won’t look a t me.” Blit tho reason hashed across Gilherl's


wa.s very ninch lacking, ami had to he tanght through tlio girl guide movement. J.t was a world-wide movement, ami at the recent AVnrUl Camp licld in the Now Forest, i t was ronijirkablo tho way in which girh of all nationalities hecame friends. On the scont.s ami guides of to-day the future of ihc world depended. ’I'he girl guides were oni' groat family the world over, ami it w:is one of tht' great factors that was working in tin* interests of national peace. ’I'licy welcomed criticism and suggestions from mitsidi* peo­ ple, for i t was only in this way they were able to realise tluur limitations. Since iis inception a few ye:irs ago. tin* movement had increased hy leaps ami lioiimF, and had lived down the riilicido which at first greeted it. In ('oiuJnsion, Aliss Biikington gave a. word of advice to the “ giiiders” or mistresses of tlie ctunpanies, dwi'lliiig on tin* good work in whii'h iiiey wen* ongagcii. and urging them to realise their great n'spotis- ihilitics. Sim passed on to them a motto of a company she knew. “ Do vour best, and rejoice with those that do better.*’


In foreign countries this spirit Leaders Piseded. Tim Honourable Aliss Kay-SIiiiltlewtu’tli.


who received a great ovation, said tliat one was amazed in looking hack over the last five or ten years, a t tlie progress of tlto mov<*ment.


'ro-tiay, tho a.ssocialiou held


great promise, and one of the questions wiiicli they were eontsaiillv asked was, wiiat were they doing to liring about world peace? Cliildreii wore growing up wlio knew nolhiiig about the late war am! its horrors, and she helieveil th a t they should he told in order tl^:it they would realise the futility ot need­ less hloodshod. so that tliey wouM strive for peace wlieii the lime <‘anie for them lo take par t in the administralioii of flu* gov­ ernment of this country. If they could only keep increasing Ihoir numhers at the pre­ sent rate, ami keep constantly helore then the ideals of the movement, it was going to help them to achieve their oiiject. Ahinc people called the girl guides and hoy scouts the. “ Junior League of Nations.”


ideals of the movement fo.stcred tho spirit of unselfisliness and fellow.ship. A\ hen Sir Bohert Badon-Powcll originated tho boy scouts, Iho idojl was so appealing lluit girls clamoured for a similar movomoiit. and al ter a great many dlflicnlties, the Girl Guides’ Association was formed. There wa.s ami always had been, jl lack of oltlcr people will­ ing to take office. The whole of the organ­ isation was conducted a t London. Each county was divided into sections, and at the liond of those sections was a county commissioner. The county commissioner was helped by a number af district commis- sioner.s, who in turn had assistant district commissioners to aid them. The guides themselves were divided into three sections. Brownies were aged eicht to eleven. Thoir training was fairy-like, and the promise Hioy gave was: “ A brownie gives in to older pcojile, hut slio never gives in to her­ self.” Tlic whole of their work resembled


Jhe GIRL GUIDES.


Objects of Movement Outlined to Clitheroe, Audience.


CHEAP PREPAIDS. (ON LAST PAGE.)


Tho followiui; olass of Aclvc.niH.m,.„i,


iiamoly, bituafons V-M-nm w V houkos to hot. Anioios I . , ; ; .


I'or bale, oto. (pnvato sale, miK-', trade or regular l,usi„ess sales


Mords. lustTt.on. Insertions. 18 ••• 1 «


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Three 36 ...


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“ Apply ‘ .Idverliser tiad Time..' Oll.r. - moans that the name and tnhhe.ss . advertiser mtiy l,o ol,ta,iie,l at ! Advertiser and Time.s " Oiliovs, „r ho sent l,y post on leipnM. aeconip;,,,,,,!


by a stamped and addro.s.sod eavelL. „ post card.


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“ AVrite (Box NuniinT or initiulbt that replies to tlio mlvortiMh-im-iu hhm' i . imu.e hy letter only. a(Mre.s.*;e(l m .C


box iiumher or initials, cn tin “ •'•’ertiser and 'I'iinc' ” Oiiici-,


BUSINESS SALES. Sah'.s apperLaining to regular


aro accepted for in.sertion m tlu* firiviK. Sales column at the following raifs-.-


Oiio Thre<» IS ... 2 t) ... 5 0 ... ‘51'^


AVords. InsL 'ion. liisioriiun.s. iL.-eriinu ••• i-’ U ... -I U . . 7 n” i, „


24 .. 3 U ... 0 (I ... 11 u SO ... 3 t) ... 7 u ... i;i I, 30 ... 4 0 ... ^


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13 Jnsortioiis ilouhh* me pria* of mx. B i im is , DK.Vm.S.


ACKNOWJ.EUG.MKXT.S. IX .\iK.MOItl.tM, AIAUUIACI-: XUTICKS, Ef:.


prepaid, aro accepted ai 2,ti radi; if liookul. 4/- each; Jn 'eimiriam Xoiaub (prviiaiih. ‘2/- plus G(l. for each lour lim-.s of vir.'O. nr le.ss than four lino.-: if ho»*k«-<l. i) plu> 1 . for each four lines of v.-um* -u- Ugs; .Marnaot'j, il jirepaid. 3/G; it hookinl.


a fairy tah*. When ilu-y I'fac iu-d ih.* a^,. ,f twelve they were traii.-funued imo gn;!:-, and later luctune ratigiTb, TIm


Births, Deatlis ami Acknoulcilinoni.N, ;f '


* -


prutni.setl “ to he Inval in God :iml t!,. King, to help other |joo|.lc ai al! liiiuG. aih! to obey ihi^ guide law."


In addiiiou t..


that the ranger proiiiisod i > try aii'l u;;;- llie guide law into llie wulor World ani! ir.- a.s g«m<l cilizens. Iltindivd- of liioii-.iiiT .: girls all over iht* world, o'. o\-r> j.....li.;,* nationaliiy had given iha* promibr. ,:;.l there wer«> thoii-sand- oiil\ vraiiinj lir .i leader before they joined iln* rant.'. guide company had a .^v>ii'in oi s. ll-gi,v.ri,- meni. .All theii' aciiotN wero go\.ri!,,i a ( ’mirii of llommr. comiM-' t! uf ivpu-. ut,;. lives of the girls theni-oUv-. Tid- lata.::: the girls citizenship; how to oniiduM Dw- ne.ss matter.-, and how to nin iio'.'i ii j- ii; the proper wa.v, whi<li ua- .1 V'i\ ii't;.;! thing having regard to iho taei ilia: wiTe heeoiiiiiig >o proiniiient pHiiti'.li;,-. Ali.-s Kay-.Shuuleworth ai'po.i'ed u. ;,H \0.. spei'ialised in any > n l . i i . inii;,. :,.;v.,iii and hi'lp tlie girl-, who gaii.e.l the cullivation of their iiileiit-. In


.si<)ii. she [iropoM'd a vole oi i: an!.' f" Mu- Piildngion. and .Mr-. Ktii::-\\ liian-i'n. as-ibtant di-triet eommi-.-i.'-DT, ,,cMipi..; tin* mol ion w hieli wa- eand'-d uiia: in,' A vote of tliank- lo ilie Ma\oi- tor [ u-i!- iiig. hroughi the meeting to a rlo-''.


COUNTYANDTllKIfOAliS


Suggestion That Mitton Highway Be Taken Over.


HOBSON’S CHOICE LATER? -An imliealion of the uu* a.i"i;-


Lama-hi re County I ouiieii '.vi:h ri -p"i road.- Wa- ei\(*n at a nn emi;: oi I I:;l.'U»' Bural Di-triet Comieit i*u .vloiiiia:. tiie Surveyor (Air. \\ . G. Booth) ineuii ii' l a propo.sal that lour and a hall iiii;- - •• higliuay between Whalle.v .'-laiion and a l'"*'' Ijeyoud* Iliir-L (ireeii -iimihi ie laioii •••- ■ am! maintained hy the Coan:;. au:!:"i';';.. Till' Siirveuu' lolil


Coiiiily .'-nrveyor had a-ivod liu.i


the Couneil on the maiior. » la - t. wer«* alrinidv iiiaiiiiiiined hy ihetoui,:;. ^


ihe length m qiie-noii >ia' ( . - IL


( oun 'il Would go inio ilie t o...... yn ■ - ^ liigiiway into iiiain I'qod <. onili: i":e eerlaii i |ir»'portion ot uia! eNp-1. '


pre-eiit. ilie rural eonneil paid uit,' of tlu* imiilileiiame eo>t. the i-'in.;irui-.: -'• • i.'oniiiig in i‘<iual propunioii- Men. no't '.ii:.- t'oumnl and ilie .Mmi-’ ry oi Ir. i'i"' fore laking over .-mh a 10.id.


' _ jllloeated to lb‘*


surveNor -aid lhai at pre.^eiii n.'- ;,|,o:il‘ i'd pel' eein. main r..a.: 1 ondil


temleiiey u a - lor al! eia'-iin-i under ihe eoplrql_ "! tlieeiiiM}


wlm then pa'd 75 per


maintaining them, the .'nni'M port eoini thnting grant - oi l'o p' pre.-eni. the tailing oyer m ( ui was opliomil hul lie ua - 'a! i - '"o the rural eoiineii agiee.i ilie, tiialiy iiave no elioiee hi t le 'rii'e CiiairnuMi


i lnnk it would he Iloi'-ou > yti. . : ' . The Surveyor: \e-.- nli im;::. Air. Hopwood : I la.ie 1: ma. ■ •


)' wouhl lie n*iim i‘d. dhe Surve>or; ie>. me e ue


oil lhal roa.l, 1 111- ( ' “‘' j ’ :: , prohtihh’ l-teri) and I'luinnei i.'


lion.


The C'hainuaii: i t )' en'-G'** ccnl ralisaliiia.


Air. ilopwood : ChiHC


, . .


in llieory.


I t was ilei-uliid to ad. i-1 Cmiia-il ani-v.'imi ‘a


iho liflhl ot liillor iiiloiia.iti' ii. . ,


• , . , ’ni : f ^ 1-,^ ^ j


the iini-rovenieiit ot itie i-i.m e C u a l a d n v y . a l l ha;v


Ill pre-eiit the road 1- m oiuie ■ .1 ,.


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hot fianncl § C i^


horse, darling,” taid <p'. pared to go out.


Tvo put yoiii- answered the Iinsliand, vho «.


rate gaml.lor, “ very well. yon got?”


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wis an dal


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