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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (March 18, 1916)
all Ai.itit flfillii A Puff of Brilliant By Elsie Endicott iL f iOT6 Strategy tit m i ,' i m ' &n i tf L I Pt i I.-l t.s ). ! "i rv- j i i I in -i ; t i, d i the river bvat Wcr ,ib) swung slowly in lo t ho landing stage lit Pino Creek, Arlow hailed her skipper. "Got anything on lotilghl. Jeff?" ho yelled. "Don't kuow of anything," llorsloy told til tn. .lust thou Jacknon. the engi neer, came iii from below. ".Say." Arlow remarked, after i mo ment's thought, "think you could run some gold up to MiiIIowr7" "Rather a long trip by water," Jack sun observed. It's much shorter to take It by road," "Haven't I worked long enough for Ike Yenscn?" Arlow asked. "Didn't I send 400 ounces up by Tim Shocnan'a escort last summer and lose tho lot? Didn't Iko swoop down on the govern ment escort early In tho spring and help himself to tho whole dcrucd out fit, Including my 300 ouuecs? "He's ou tho warpath again. Held up tho Red River mall only yesterday and got a registered dispatch crammed with opal. Guess I've helped to keep Yenscn long enough. "I've got to get my gold to tho bank at Mullawa, and It's going by a new route. You fcllows'll have to tako It. Name your price." Rut neither Jackson nor Horslcy was particularly enthusiastic over that gold-carrying Idea. Onco In the past they bad fallen foul of Ike Yenscn, and they 'wore not anxious to repeat tho experience. They knew that Pine Creek wan full HE doorbell rang, and old Mrs. Mlutcr looked up with fresh expectation as sbo heard a light step In tho hall. She listened atten tively. "No, I can't enmc In, though I'd lino to. I'vn Just brought this for your grauumoiUcr from mine." A moment lutcr Daisy entered, her arms full of radiant pink azaleas. "From Mrs. Scaton, gran. Isn't it iiwrct?" Uld Mrs. Mlntcr sighed. "That'll tho fourth or that kind, isn't It?" sho ask ed, w llh a weary glance. "Vcs." The girl set tho pot on tho already crowded tabic. "You're huv Iiir a regular feast of flowers on your birthday, gran. Just think! Mcvon hyacinths, two ferns, three pots of daf fodils, two of tulips, roses and carna tions without end, and four pink aza leas! The house looks llko n florist's shop. Inn't It nlco that everybody re membered you with flowers?" Mr. i 'THAI.T.V." nit ft Mlm Hilda. "I can't bear to havo another mothers' visiting day with that mlto in tho kindergar ten." Her assistant fol lowed her eyes across the circle of children to where- the "pour mlto' was Investigating his neighbor's picture handkerchief, his I It t In face too white and bis smllo more subdued than was good to see. "Poor Iambi" Miss Alice agreed, "No father." either." Miss Hilda shook her head. "Doth went In that awful train wreck," sho ald. "Too bad one- of them wasn't spared." "I don't know," said Miss Alice, re garding the ring on her third finger; 'they'd probably rather go together." "Oh. ou'ro incorrigible," MIhb Hil da smiled. "I wish I thought I'd ever feel thatva about a man." She pat ted Allcc'a hand lovingly, and went 5"" fc-i-v.--- K''a tried patent medicine and pills, then called in Dr. Seavcr, and sailed by his compass; but Josh, thcro she lays, and nothing fccems to budgo her. I'e kept the war news from her; she don't need nothlnc to uptet her any more. I duiiuo," sighed Caleb Stone, "what next." "Well," said JoBhua Greene, taking his plpo from his lips, and drawing closely to his old friend who sat whit tling aimlessly. "You ain't loft aii.no lo caro for yourself, and that's one good thing ubout It; you've got her sis ter to help out, and a mighty smart ouo she is, too, clipper built Where Is ttbo? Auy chauco of her hearing .lIlflXUVUIBUBTfJl .lOMlltil cautious V r 1 i 1 " 1 I 1 i ; i i II of his agents and that consequently he was kept constantly Informed of every ounce of gold that was on tho move. "Tell you what," Matt said, when he noticed their hesitation. "I'll give you $100 to make the trip." "You come with us." Horslcy stipu lated, and Arlow laughed. "I purposely hoisted out this scheme to keep my gold away from Ycnsen," ho explained, "and If I go with you some of bis spies arc certain to guess that something Is In the wind, and he'll be down on us before we've gone 10 miles. I waut you to make this trip on your own, while I rldo up to Mullo wa to bo ready to tako the stuff to tho bank In the morning. Is It a go?" Ilorslry and Jackson ultimately reckoned It was. for It would be the bcst-paylug trip they had vcr under taken. "Tako your tub up to elbow bend," Mat Instructed before he left. "Tho water's deep enough there to lot jou run up alongside tho bank." Thus it camo about that at 10 o'clock the Werrlbcc. with three weighty boxes on board, turned up stream In tho direction of Mutlewa and panted out Into the night. As soon as tho onglno was running smoothly Jackson came up from be low. "What's tho cargo worth?" ho naked, as ho went across to look at the boxes. "Can't say," the skipper told lum, "but n bit more than we'll over have." "Reckon If wc were like most folk In these parts," the engineer said, thoughtfully, "we'd make It ours right away." Lois Purdy's Peace "Very nice." Old Mrs. Minter slxued again. "Dearie, I wish I could have a window open a trifle. Seems like I'd relish a mouthful of fresh air. It begins to smell klndu slcklsh In here." "Why, gran! I thought It was dc llclously fragrant!" cried Daisy However, she opened tho window for n half moment, then went away, leav ing her grandmother alone. Wearily old Mrs. Minter looked about her. The room was full of flow ers, tho whole house was full of them, for that matter. On her seventy nlntb birthday she had received noth ing else. Sho had always liked flowers well enough. At weddings and funerals sho considered them lndlspoti3able, but on birthdays surely a very few should suffice. It was not as If she wore unaccustomed to flowers. There always was a vaseful In tho house Romowhcre. Why was It that her friends had sent nothing else to her today? Was It beciuiHo they felt that flowers wero the only gifts possible to her? Was it becauso they folf that tho use ful and the entertaining wrre honce forth needless and that there only re Hatton. across the light, pretty room lo tho cupboard. When sho came back, her hands full of gay-colored worsted and gray sowing rardB, she took up tho subject again. "Tho housekeeper must bo an idiot!" sho said, Impatiently. "Think of putting a child of Ronnie's age into black. It's wicked." "I wish she'd como on visiting day," said Miss Alice. "I'd like to sco her and talk to her; and I'd llko to have that pathetic baby see some one ho knows instead of watching the oth ers in that heart-breaking way." "Ilo seemed to kuow George'B moth er last time." said Miss Hilda. "Did ou notice?" Miss Hilda went to the piano. "They're restless today," sho said; "hotter have them skip." Through tho short afternoon she was busy on Ronnie's problem. Aside from his pathetic llttlo history bo was an extraordinarily lovable child. Hil da, bent on being Impartial, had found the task hard since Rounle had en tered the kindergarten. "I don't care." Hilda said finally. Now What Did Cure like her smartness, Caleb, but some times, 1 do think she's Jest a little mite too much so. She's different from iur wife, would go over her head forty times an hour, and do ou know -but whero is she? Any danger of her hearing?" "No, I told her she could have a day off. Lawsy, Josh! Mar 'a so all-fired capable." Captain Stone breathed llko n porpoise as it uuburdeocd of his se cret. "I I'm, sort of gits on to you, Caleb I've seen It right along." "But what should I do without her? Sounds ungrateful somehow, Sho sets, in Susan's place, pours my coffee, and makes It good, too. There atn't a sin gle thing I need that I don't hav?, but Just Susan on baud, and I've tried ev erything" "Yea, that's so, but jeat one thing - bout.!' s, I'dVbrow 'cm Horslcy laughed. Pine Creek as a community bad but slight respect for any of tho command incnlB, and least of all for the tenth. In that town of cxccsslvo greed tho men who could bo trusted were few. Rumor had It that Horslcy and Jack son were tho only honest men over seen In the place; and because of this reputation they were always referred to bb "The Saints." The popular be lief wan that they could do no wrong. The fact was that they had never been really subjected to temptation. Tho Wcrrlbco was maintaining p. speed approaching six miles, an hour, when something went wrong with tho engine. Jackson went below to try and coax It back into Its regular stroke, but was unsuccessful. Tho grinding and pounding wero deafening, nnd the skipper, who had contemplated snatching a. few hours' sleep, was compelled to abandon his intention. Soon his thoughts turned to the freight; and then a struuc now feeling gradually crept over him. "I wonder if that gold's safe there," he muttered, unconsciously. "Seems safe enough." a gruff volco mado answer from the stern. Horsley's form grow suddenly tense, and his great hands gripped the wheel bard. Slowly be turned his head, to find himself looking into tho glistening barrels of two revolvers. The man that hold them was sit ting calmly on tho stern rail, and llorsloy noticed there was a pocullar stoop about IiIb shoulders. Tho moon was nt tho stranger's back, and con sequently his beartlcd face was not plainly visible. mained to her simple oye pleasures? It was as if they said to her: "You are too old for the vanities nud tho utilities, of life. Out your eyesight is still fairly good. You can enjoy a bright pink rose or a gorgeous oranga slashed tulip. Tho more lively the color tho greater will bo your enjoy ment. Therefore we are sending the gayest posies we can And and tho strongost scented ones, too." Poor old Mrs. Minter! Every dash of color, every wave of odor reminded ber that she was passing on. Sho had ulways hated perfumes, she had al ways avoided bright colors. Her life, had been a thing of delicate tints and faintly lasting fragrance. She was modest and quiet to the core, nud these flouutlug colors annoyed her. Sho closed her eyes. She would have liked to have stopped breathing, fler very soul sickened. Sbo almost wish ed sho had never lived to see this birthday. Sovonty-nino! And nil that was loft to her In the regard of her friends was flowers! Such flowers! Suddenly the room began to swim. Tho (lowers began to chase round and round her In circles of blurred color- Two Rings and "I'm going to send n note home with Ronnie that will look Just like the others. Somo one cau surely come." Alice looked dubious, but Hilda picked up the pen and wrote determ inedly. "Ronnlo." sho called across tho circle, "Come here, dear." He came and stood obediently while she pinned the note on his blouse. Then he put his small hand on her knee nnd said, regretfully, "Uut I haven't any mother, you know, Miss Hilda." Hilda put her fingers against his cheeks, softly. "That's all right, lad die." sho said. "Give It to the person you live with." "I just wrote. 'Could you possibly como to tho kindergarten on our ii.lt Ing day, Wednesday afternoon? Ron nlo seems so lonesome,'" sho told Miss Allco as they wero getting ready for home. "Don't you think that's oil right?" "I only pray sho'll come." said Alice, dotoutly. Wednesday noon the big boys, boys out of the w ludow,'' The pipe was laid aside, Joshua scratched his head, and with an air of finality, exclaimed: "It may bo rank heresy, Caleb, but It strikes me, It's a case of too much Mary. A sort.pf overdose, and Susan needs something so offset It, a kind of antidote the doctors call It, It looks to mo like this: your wife has got used to having everything binoothcd out for ber, and sho don't sco any need of pulling herself out." "But what cau I do? Mary sets as If she was here to stay." "Of course, It's an easy berth, nnd the money you pay looks good. Now, Caleb, I think you've got to change your course, and dou't you put It off," warned Joshua, "Chauge?" repeated Caleb. "I've been afraid I'd havo a permaneut ono." "No scch a thing! Cheer up, Caleb," (itamieil LJo8liua. "Ii n see l It aa it "I've got tho drop on you," he went on, "and I want Arlow's gold. When Iko Ycnsen wautsa thing ho usually gets it. My boat's towing alongside; bo, while your mate's below, Just low er those three boxes over. Mako a move." The muzzles of the two rcvolvors began to describe tiny circles, nnd Horslcy camo to realize that it would not bo safe to disregard such a com niand. Ho lashed tho wheel, and, pull ing off tho tarpaulin that covered tho three boxes, began to fasten a rope to one of them. Ho had the first box ready to lower when the cnglneor chanced to come slowly nnd nolsolcssly up tho ladder from tho Btokchold. What ho saw caused him to duck down into tho darkness again in an instant; but not before be had had ample tlmo to tako in tho full significance of that motion less figure sitting on the stern rail. Ho bad not forgotten Ike Ycnsen. From the englno room Jackson got tho rlflo he always kept close at hand. Then, having carefully recllmbed tho ladder, he took hurried aim at Ycn scn'a chest and pulled the trigger. A cry of anguish followed the report as the man threw up his arms and fell back Into the river. Jackson sprang out across the deck and cut away tho boat. It swung found In the current, and the man strug gling In tho water astern grabbed tho gunwale. After a desperate effort he succeeded In pulling himself in over the bow. "Did you hit hlm7" llorsloy queried after a moment of silence. "Don't insult me!" Jackson snapped. Offerin pluk, yellow, scarlet. Sho madd a sound and somebody came running. Tho next thing sho knew she was up stairs lying in her bed. Hor son had carried her there. He was standing bcsldo her. She smiled up at him. "I'm nil right, doctor." Sho had al ways called him doctor since he er.rn cd his medical diploma. "I'm not sick," sho went on, Joking. "I Just took a notion to lie abed. Haven't I got a right to lie abed on my birth day?" "He laughed. "You certaiuly have, dear. I guess you're all right now. You've had a little too much excite ment and" "Flowers. Dick, don't you let 'em bring one of those red. pink, yellow things Into this room. Thoy go to my bend." J to patted her hand. "Just as you say, dear," hn promised. Old Mrs. Minter lay comfortably in her airy room, with Its faintly gray wulls und solid, lustrous mahogany furniture. Hor birthday was drawing to a close and she was not sorry. She believed that she never wanted to see another flower. How could people he from the higher grades, brought in the chairs that were to hold beaming mothers. They ranged In a stark row around the walls, and Miss Hilda, looking at them, shuddered. "I detest this visiting day busi ness," sho said to Alice. "Dozens of foud relations, all wondering why you don't pay more attention to Johnnie; and the more commonplace the chllij is the longer they'll talk to you after ward." Miss Alice, setting small red chairs in a circle on tho floor, laughed sympathetically. The first children began to strangle in, cleaner of face nnd apron than usual, and after getting satisfactory recognition of their existence went In to the cloak-room. The chairs on the circle, filled up. " 'Thumbs and fingers say good aft ernoon,'" Miss Hilda prompted, and Miss Alice went to the piano. One self-conscious parent after an other slipped Into the room and scur ried into a scat. Rounle from his place beside Miss Hilda looked up wistfully at each newcomer. Over his Sue? ts. Susau don't need salts, pills or waterbags, but jest her will braced up. Mary's off for the day! Now's your time. See if you can't rouse Susan. Go In, ami say 'Well, Sue, we've got thln,gs our way, today, and I'm going to celebrate.' Don't ask hor a thing, but say 'I want to help )ou to set up today.' Then If it strikes her right, call me in and I'll there, she's cough ing now." Caleb crossed the threshold into the bedroom with heavy feet and a heavier heart, Hn was at his wits' end. Six months of Susan's Inertia had had their effect; and ho felt nB If he had lost his steering gear and was drift ing, "Well. Ma. Josh Is having a game with mc.-fd he has offered to muko you, glass of Icmouade. Then K -e going to hoist you Into raw yogont into Horslcy, who was holding on to tho rail for support, was trembling vio lently. , , "Guess jou'd better turn In for a while." tho engineer advised. Then ho kicked tho tarpaulin over tho gold and turned toward tho wheel. The skipper stood for tome tlmo looking absently out to where tho boat showed a. mere speck in the dis tance. Then, without a word to his matc. ho wnlkcd Into tho tluy cabin. N Jackson leaned against tho wheol. with tho ilvcr stretching far ahead llko a great ribbon of glistening sil ver. Try ns ho would to avoid them, thoughts of the gold kept coming into his mind. Soon ho found it impossi ble to think of anything else. "Fifteen thousand dollars!" he mut tered to himself. "Fifteen thousand dollars!" Then he began to conjure up alrango visions of what thnt sum would buy, nnd as a natural consoquenco was soon .well on the way toward breaking the Tenth Commandment. Eventually he lashed tho wheel and went across to look at tho boxes. Ho bandied them almost lovingly nnd carefully tested their weight. "You beauties!" he said, half aloud, the light of Insatiable greed leaping suddenly into his eyes. The lust of gold had him In Its grip. "Fifteen thousand dollars!" ho was muttering, Insanely, when a pair of strong; arms pulled him away from the boxes. "What're you doing? a hoarse voice demanded. Jackson faced Horslcy, but tho skip per's eyes fell before the other's gaze. so lacking in perspicacity? Two things she wanted and had fool ishly hoped to receive ou her birthday. Therein lay the disappointment; sho had not received them. It was child ish, perhaps, to want them; It must be, for they were nothing old ladles aro supposed to need. One word from her and she would have them. Daisy and Mildred, even her atntcly daughter-in-law, would go to the nearest depart ment store to grant this foolish wish of hers. Rut sho did not wnnt It grant ed so. She did not want to ask for it; sho wanted somebody to porcclvn it. And nobody had! A tear started down her check. "I'm a foolish old woman." she said. "What do I want of a Japanese silk kimono? I'm ashamed of myself for desiring such n thing. As for a box of chocolates, It would only mako me III. Dear, dear, what notions old folks do get. No, my friends know better what is good for mo than I do myself." A Japanrso silk kimono and a box of chocolates! She who had a fulness of riches was mlserabln for want of those two foolish things. It wau al most as bad as crying fur the moon. a Heart bead Miss Hilda looked at Alice. Tho row of chairs was well filled up when the door opened again. A man stood In the doorway, and after n quick survey of the busy klndorgarten ho came quietly In and sat down. Ron nlo gavo a happy gasp and put his hand on Hilda's knee. "Thcro'a my uncle," he said, his small faco beam ing. Miss Hilda, almost as happy as he, smiled down at him. The session over, Hilda and Allco were surrounded by a crowd of Inquir ing mothers. From the corner of her eye Hilda saw that Ronnie's undo was staying, and was glad. "I Just want to talk to him about five minutes." sho whispered to Alice, "and sco If I cau't make things brlghtor for Ronnie." She had her wIbIi, for after tho last mother had gone Ronnie's undo camo toward her. "I'm Ronnlo's uncle, as I suppose you heard," ho said, smiling. "Mr. Hatton. I was glad to get jour note. I didn't realize. I know Ronnlo wasn't much llko me nt his age, but I thought that perhaps It was from living in the 5K3; the sun. You ucver saw a prettier day." "Whore's Mary?" "She has gone, you know, and Josh and I arc going to bo nurses today. Josh is a first-class nurse, he has had lots of practice." An apology of a smile broke over Susan's pale face, at these words. "Three wives. Ma." Caleb whispered "Two too mauy for me." "You may come to It," groaned Susan. "Not a bit of it! Sue, I've got an Idea. "Von and I are going to steer our own craft. Jest as we have done fo- flf. ty years." ;;What about Mary?" moaned Susan, 1 vc got a plan for Mary, too, She's off now, and 1 sort of enjoy bclUK Captain again." fc , Steps were heard annroachinr- an the rlluklur nt ! ). i-.-.r.-.j ,.- - .. ... .cujiiimnw Within the cabin Horslcy had been at tempting to reckon up tho value of tho gold, nud now the mimo thought flashed simultaneously Into both minds. Tho skipper voiced it first. "Who pays us for being honest?" he asked. "Give It up," tho other hiibwciciI. "That's what I think wo ought to do with tho honesty proposition. Hon csty may bo tho best policy when you've got nothlug cIbc on tap; but In these parts it seems to be Just unadul terated lunacy. What's your opinion?" "What about throwing tho boxes overboard and picking them up a pa In on tho down trip?" Jackson nuggestod getting right to the point at tho first attempt. "What about the honesty policy." "Isu't our present stato or chronic poverty a wholo argument nnd a half against It?" Without further discussion they both turned toward tho gold, and Pino Creek had claimed them for its own. With a length of ropo thry tied the Jhrce boxes securely together ami at tached an empty oil drum to serve as a buoy. Thon they pushed the whole thing overboard and stood tliero watching the drum that markod tho spot bob bing up and down In tho Worrlboe's wake. Wbon It was no longer vlslblo Horslcy turned to his mate. "Tho dovil's claimed us, Jackie," was all ho said. Arlow was waiting for them when they swung Into tho Mullowa Land ing stage. "Ret a dollar you've seen Ike Yin- Mildred looked In at the door. "Gran!" she whispered. "Oh. I thought you were aslcop. There's an other present come a box by express -Just a little box. Rut it looks In teresting and I thought maybo you'd llko to open It yourself. If you do, I'll bring It up." "Does -docs it look ns If It contain ed flowers?" faltered Mrs. Minter. "Oh, no! It's different frofn a flow er bor." "Hrlng It up." said Mrs. Mlntcr. Mildred flew down and flew hack with the box. She brought the scis sors and then sho went away tactfully and left Mrs. Minter lo enjoy undoing her own gift. Mrs. Mluter sat up In bed and studied the outside of tho box. "From Aries! I don't know a soul In Aries ex cept Lois Purdy. And she wouldn't send mo anything. Why, we've scarce ly spoken In twenty years! No. Lois wouldn't send mo anything, I wonder who has?" Old Mrs. Mlntcr puzzled over tho outside of the parcel delightfully. And then she opened It. Inside the wrap pers was n white box. She lifted the rsrv 5S t By Annette Angert city." Miss Hilda shook her head. "He's kept in too much," sho said. "o have n housekeeper, haven'l you" I think perhaps If she wouldn't dress hi m in bluck nud would let him play outdoors moro ho'd be happier. He shouldn't bo helped to grieve," she said, earnestly; "ho should bo kept from It." "A bachelor and an old maid aren't much good at bringing up n child, at that," said Mi Hatton "a very old. old maid. It's an awful responsibility. Miss Durko Is really too old to bo of much use. .Would you might I-" he said, and stopped short. "Might you como talk to me about him?" said Hilda gently. Sho put hcr liund on Runulfl'a head. "Of course, you might, bomo evening. Starting children happily Is our business." Sho gave him her ud dross In her quiet volco nnd Ronnie's lawyer uncle went, rather dazed from his first mother's visiting day. , So Ronnlo'a undo went to Mias Hil da to learn how to bring his small By Will Seaton m -,. sounded most refreshing. Joshua gave Caleb a reassuring slap ou tho bIioiiI der and whispered, "Call me, and I'll be on deck." "I'll fetch your bed-shoes, and that dressing-gown with posies on It. Mar) fixed jour hair. It's a3 curly us ecr. Pretty hair, Sue," "You must wrap ino up, Caleb. Did Mary say I could sit up?" his wlfo asked, "Ma. you couldn't git a chill if jou should set out all day," the Captain an swered, evading her question. "Josn, lend a hand, will you?" The steamer chair was wheeled up on the piazza that overlpoked the sea. Tho Captalu mid Joshua lifted Susan from her myriad wraps and when the precise angle was found whore tho light would not be too strong, Caleb said: Iflgw fetch thelenjQBde. Josh, ood SOt1!' lie Jcllrrf . tiny wharf,0 "?c J, '.,"imM " waning card." ""a JneS8'., " sot hime a ilio road from P ba, ounded .ffflj , "Jy "hot bin m k '" Ills boat wii , ,VS hastened in .ih.,kt Arluw "laughed to, w. P0Il set your tin,? nave a drink." "E, "Km." A.i """name St&SH 'oon. "I'm Koing ftl tills tllano f..V hrtJ "Imply crawled iifj'W mv hrimM. . T ""tt!sJ - , ...wv lUl m nail, a, ! last nlaht. I i. ..rfl Hogan's aaloo 7ffl me one Itfgfi know. L m.i!I i1.I "Then, whiu '",l wav d i; .,l"Km s'-kiKS . ancr :icanitntMMT ft"'1, to ?3 rv;;r,; :;"" "ail :: ,Y" ,uu rojj h they'd tapped mtxaSt Anyhow, thev .. '? out of that wuh-up " "There lio'tiuch'jlrai, tr.ii ii l.l. j..... "" ... 'oucrncacon'jj.'k By Eno$. Emory coor Lnderntuh m tcrv in the ihnnrn.i. uuderncath (hat-TiH uiorcr Dreamed en Hal tor it wisaklmoDoofa gray ns m1t. lth wkluV over It nmlrl nl 4i blossoms. Tucked Itlalji a long oat box of cbm'a sldo tho box of chocolitsu It read: "When UoperwHuttl ly-nine tney outDttoMto than lou and I tmttai time. So I'm etmlbtjni; rcring. .no nomincm; to love sonicthlnf pttitjl side of her body and km for the Inside. Mruttnli1 vanished lonr iro. lutnl done so well by me tall crunch nougatud lit And I take it for iniliJJ same with you. lourW cmv. LOU I Old Mrs. Minter Ul that all the family narjM was tho matter. Anil ho her blrlhdu i pleasantly tlianitMkpl ... ...ii. u.iik nepnew up uvv"i "rr. j elded lcws ontt(wJ inein raimi t";,;l.j . - .l... mnA lt Hlfelrl Mil II It uvai, ?rr,...g hk "i ieeiaiiit"''rj he said. tCDUtIvely.ft"1 ..I..- t.,,1 Iri nMtCiJ61 it .. l.t f a ii'hflr)L R OM.C 1.H..I V--Y -yd try marca 'V. V-mI were iouuu... . - IIC lllllgnru o- - . ..,. i II, nil. tOW" IHB uivau.. -"-.,, A., lie was ocgiiiu"' - ...i.ii nl mlirhltf, o"Mno.r,ninf,!5 camo in o i . """s over to me iu " lB A3 Alice looked upjja slic coniiuu"- pi going to nvo.v'-.uM keep It up- """Ti'iil away, """'" new ring. jet nornniini' ,,!! an she i1,lV,rnitir; Takes Josh to turn . Caleb 0"rt ' f sometlilnj iti" n, o ilruuelll . i Whatever thecal. seemed to V'.'ium.fy into mi- "';- i,.itrL at tne i'" ' , beacje- When-at Iburl rz ..Sliat cured ',tl And SA not answer. . T.<lJ