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3ni3D70RnMATryrmTT3TTNP;, ivnrFORDioHnoy, SATrmuv, novkmbkr 25, 1011. FA0T3 FTVW NOVEMIBD BY r-"wwwwwi'ii MMMMM- MMMMMfc-MM,MMM MMMMM.M,MM. Zmi '" -w"'. - BMCJMilwLtuijll'iJlf KiTI iHttl JTTii y?rTip".M . hboM jl8l-8k xV "Hlffifej SI Hi Hill IIIrL ' III! 1 raP diJ II Ha ISO LSI iU I N" I I, -t Ouilltiiicil from Hiilunliiy, Nov. 11 "Ho hit n-tlnlu' Hint, hiriinir "TIlH I'M wlllll Illt'H llCPII n iJoln," "Killing I inlHHtNl hem In' about It." "Iiu only mailed HiIh iiininlii'. Ho wi'iu in Holbein ,V I.oo'm unit I.uou mil iV Cull's mill Uodfmy'H, mill then I KtlMH llH IIIIIHt 't) (lt llllH'OimigUll. 'i'hoy wouldn't iioimi of tliuin givu IiIiii iiotliln. l.i'itHtwxj' that's ulml limy Willi llflHI' llO'll (MIIO OIK. Ill) didn't' Ifl'tf anybody n led cliiinco to Niiy liny, thing. I was III l.iMimiri! t Cull's, inn) lie ei) i uc In mnl iimUmiI for a Jub, lint Hid inlniiti) l.uii looked at lilrn ho turned tight round und slunk out without iiuiiltlii' lor l.i'ii to wiy i woid." Illmiii miioldtil In Iiii'b enjoy. Illllllt ll( till) IOtr04UCt. "IIo'h tlio ('inli)iiH(Ml 1'iltittr u uvur liuil la thlo town." "Wm," tiKn-oH Wntty; "I kuwh Iiu Iip." At 1I1U Jtiiaturu uoiiKw mi Inturriip- tlon, Tnivxy TminiT inluiiiH liotfuot. Kttliwr hit I tin bi'iui ruiiiilni; or IiIh lirtHitliliwMiuuw In dun to cxcltoiiinut. ju.f.irt tlii two iihii thu Imui'li lie imnnofl In iiKltntcil Klw, a newer of tniintiiiiloiiK tldliiKi, , "llidlol" ho imiiiIm. ".Now. you Trmoy Tiiiiiiit," Illrnm ciitn In Hlmriily, "you run Moiik mid don't In ii.iiiu.tIii' round. Hcmiui lllto n lwly iiowr can Kit a elinnco u nmt with ygu i-lillilrun allint a-liiittln' ln"- "Aw, hul tii." miy 'J'raci'y illnpnfc filoimtuly. "1 only wanted to tell you (ho IIOWM." Watty iiuavorx, ey" -Wall." mm thu 'What now, Trn !). "I'll lull vo told you, him Wntty. hut I wouldn't uftur viwt ho kii hi." "Hut wlmt'H tln iiewjt, Trncpyl" Tlwro U KiiKputifKi In thu Iteration. . "Woll. MimlirH V you. Watty" "You, Tmi'i'y Taniior, you run 'lout; mid Htnp your joklu'i" IntorruptN HI min with nuthorlty. "-I'uln'l no Joko, lt' iiowh I'm toll In' you. Sn-iiy, what d'ye thlult, Wat. tyr "Von. Trucy. yt? What li It, Itoy?" "Tlmt- NtM. - Y.irk--il.Mid." ,drnwlK 1'mt:'. "I a-uorkln' for Sntn Clra. Jmnt!" A ilminatlo intiRo ciimio. rlo ami Unit my ciMit. "Trui-iO" TmiiiiT," nhrlll Illrnm, "l) you a-tHllln' tlw truthY" "KVm my IihiuI and rroHH my hpart aud.von' hoiiiiMi Injun 1 kcuii hint un "that noon m a-wouimn' run ham oha. HAU," wmvm$?m?ii!tvz:3 ELECTRIC -?" 20 S. Grape . thuro Jimt now In tlio jtoro, Wntly, ti'tidln' tho ody founliilii." "Waal," hii.xm llliain, rUlnjr, "I don't bolliiva it Moid of It, hut If It'H truo wo Imttor ho cola' round to nee, Wutly, 'catiHo It ain't ii-koIu' to limt loin;. Iiu won't tiiy after hu llndu nut Hum ain't Kot no money to jmy hlw wiikcm with." C'lIAfTKU VII, THHItlC'K no liiiiMttloulntf tho fact that tuo w'olu of Kadvillo had driven Duncan to dunpor a Hun, On the morning of thu llfleentli day ho walcvnitl In liln room at .MInh (!artuutir'H and lay for a timo a lied HlarliiK vacantly at tho Kiiudlly pnpered cullltiK, not throtlKU IiixIiiiwh rouialiilnK on hU hack, hut through rheer liinrtlu "Why," lio ri'tlwlod aloud, "It iIooh not Hceiii ronMoiinhlo, hut I'm nctually looldui; forward to tho dellrloim iIImhI- patlou of church uoxt HunUiiyl "Mo? . "If IColloctr could only rco mo howl I iiiint liavo duiio KOiiidthliK,' to dixserve thin In my mhopciit lift;. "Wonder If iiothlni; over happemi hero, I'll kIvo u wljole lot, If I had It, for u wood rouMhiK tiro on Main Htrcot tliu Hlk'olow IIoiiho for choke. "And Ifrf cot mo to tho point of droolhn; to myiiolf, llko thoiio fellown you ruad about who u'et lout la the dcnert, "Couio! Oct out of this! And, my toy, riiuiemher to 'count that day lott wliodo low (UwctHHlliiK huii eei notli Ink' accomplUliitl, uotliliiK done.' "I'rotialily mliUotcd, at that." Kuddeuly ho roMi and drenneil. Ho wan Into at the hrenUfnut nnd nllent and rc.ierved throuKhout that meal. 1'oor MIhh Carpenter thought til in dboiatlHfled and Iiuiik round hit clialr, iiirrlnir with n Kollcltudo that almmt itmddonnl him. Ah noon a pom bIIiIii ho mado liln eNca(K) from the house. The walk Iih IndtilKitl In thnt morn Ititr tok him In n wldo clrclo-noiith on thu roud to tho Cap, then cant- Ilia IIUAI) WAH IIOWEI), ward, eroHHliii; tho railroad ami tho rher, north tliroiiRli a hiuIIIih; ngrl. cultural reKlon, cam to the FImIh. lie mm trud.iui; up Main Htrcet toward Center Hhortly after 11. lleeoKiilllon of Looimrd t Call's faiulllnr Hlmp front tired him with n Hplrlt of adventure and enturprlHe. Ho MionptMl vliort IhouchtfulLv ruiihuiif b'- These imported lamps are the very newest on the market and are different from anything ever shown here. They make an ideal gift. Look these over, it will be a treat to vou. . s , , ' - i sj m - L ' " , v mn1 mlmlacno tio wrong way, )im vlnloii glued to tho (iinhiprnsxliily can did window dinplayx. "It'd ho an awful thing for mo to do, "Think of yourself, man, Jumping I'ouutorH In and out among all thoso -tlioHn tlilugH llko a lunatic monkey performing on a Monday inornliig'ii rlotlKxlliiu!" Ho thoiiKlit deeply nnd nlghcd. "It nlu't moral. "Hut It'M oiio of (Iiq rulow; It must ho douo, Harry mild a ribbon dork wan n fioclnl oipuil, "Come, now! No rnoro nhcnnnlgnnl Ilraco up! Ho a iininl "A man? TIiiii'h tho wholo trouble. I am it man. I've got no butjinu In a place llko that." lio turned and moved nway slowly. Hut tho Idea had him by the IiccIh, Ho Ntruggled ngalnxt a growing reso lution to return. Then enlightenment ritmo to III in Kuddeuly. Ho pmiRoil ngnlu, grappling with thin ninnzlng rovolatlon of nolf. "CJroat fkott! Harry waa right, darn him! Ho Hiild thlH place would recoil Mtruct mo from thu Imdde out. nnd vlco verna, and, by Jluka, It hum I actual Jy want to work! "Can you beat thnt mo?" Ho KWttng back to Leonard & Call'it, mentally reviewing bin luntnietloni. "I't'a hco. I an to wait at leait n tiioiitli to let tho Hhopkeepern got oc cuxtomed to tho night of me. H-m-m. Harry certainly lmH a cuto way of ex protoilug bin thought. Hut It can't be he!wd. I can't wait. If I do I'll throw up tho Job. "I'm to walk In and tmy pelitely: 'I'm looking for employ uienL If at nny time you Hhoiild hare an oeulug hero that you can, offer mo 1 tdiiill endeavor to b1v MtlNfactlon. Hool day.' "Hilt bcVurcful not to pros IL Juat nay it and got right out." With thu air of n man who knows IiIh own mind he pulled open tho wire Kereen door and ntr do In. Two inltiutoR later ho emerged, breathing hard, but with tho glitter of determination In bin eye. "I wouldn't 'vo believed I could get away with if. Horo goes for tho next protnlnlng ojwntng." Ho bended for Sotltern & Leo's drug store. "Wonder what that follow would have said If I'd hail tho nerve to wait and Iliteu." In the drug storo ho experienced lens dlflloulty- In milking bis speech nnd exit. Ho Mattered himself thnt ho ac complished both gracefully, eveu Im pressively, And Indeed you may be lieve ho left a gaping audience behind htm. So likewise nt Godfrey's notion nnd stationery shop. ".Vow, this nftenioon," he muspd, "I'll wlml up tho Job. Hy night every ono In town will know I want work." It wns 1! o'clock or thereabouts, I gather, when, shaping his courne to ward Itndvllle's commercial center. Duncan hHltnted on tho corner of Hccoh street, cocking an Incredulous eye up nt tho weather worn sign which lias for years ndorned tho sldo of Tut hill's grocery-n hnnd Indicating x wily: TIII8 WAY TO OUAIIAM'a DHUO STOrtE. "Two druggists in Itadvlilo!" ho uiUHcd. "Is It possible? Then It's Harry's mistake If tho hcIioiiio falls. Hz ssi'l UUi wiw n ono Iiorso couutrv JUST RECEIVED A a: a. elynn riTrn, war rm oirtt ir it Ma i n tnnv log metropolis! TWo! Hern, I'm KK to have a look." , Ho turned up -"' and prexuntiy lilscovercd tho object of JjIh ijiiest, n two story building of "frsimi," Kullt less of the ardent csress of n jwlnt brush since timo out of jnlud. On the ground Iloor tho wlnilows wero Md up of many anwll iwri. h, kjt ernl of which liml l'' fWr inemlod. Through them the Interior gllmmen-d darkly. In tho foreground stood n broken bottle, shaped llko n mortuary urn and hnlf full of Iuk liquid. Ho. side It reposetl n broken parking box In which bleary camphor bulls nestUd between torn sheets of fsdwl blao pa- jor Of thcao n ullwt cotnpnclon In misery stood on tho far side of tho window, a towering isgola-llko cage of wire in which (trapped, doubtless, by means of sotno mtcrlous bait known only to alchemist! Uiree worn but brutal looking sikhiwi wrc apjsir ontly slumbering In exhaustion. Hack of tlieso n dusty plaster cast of n male flguro lightly draiwl s!id to rej resent the survival of the fittest ovgi nomo strange nud deadly patent raedl- "well, z Dnciantl us baid, tusn-a cine. Tho recesiol door bore an In scription in gold letters, tarnished nud half ebliterated: AM OKAIIAM nua.s a ciikm o ls "nBcnnrrioN CAnEfLT c -pounded 'VLooks llko the Tery plnco for one of my acknowledged nbllltlcs," said Duucan. He turned tho knob and en tered, ndvnuclng to Uio middle of the dliiK' room. A slight grating nolo behind him brought Duucan roaud with n start At n workbench ueir tho window TABLE pa IiODIS ! VANGS PIMM THE HUQT .4 -VirBWrOHEStilrf SMITH COPYRIGHT. lP'U. XJY VVjttCIWIA, SMITH ANu LOUIS JOiiLPII VANCD t wiJni) niilia insfi Aarood oagguy in un old crash coat and trousers. Ills bond was bowed over something clamped in a rise, at which ho was tinkering busily with a file. Ho did not look up, but as his caller moved Inquired ntnlably, "Well?" "Good morning," stammered Dun can "or I should say afternoon." "Ho you should," Ham admitted, still fussing with his work. "Anything you want?" Duncan swallowed bard and master ed his confusion. "Would it bo possJ. bio for mo to speak to tho proprietor a moment?" "1 should Jodge It would. Go right along." Ham filed vigorously. "Might I ask aro you Mr. Graham?' "Yes, sir; that's me." The tiling continued stridently. "I I'm looking for employment;'' said Duncan hastily. "If" "Kuiployuiontr Graham dropped his tools with a clatter and faced round. Kor a mo ment his eyes twinkled and a wintry smile lightened his line old features. "Well, 1 declarer' ho said, rising. "You must bo tbo stranger tbo wholo town's been talking about" "If nt nny time," Duncnn pursued hastily, "you should have nn opening hero that you can offer mo 1 shall en deavor to giro satisfaction. Good day, sir." And he made for thu door. "Hli. Just a minute," said Graham. "Aro you In a hurry?' Duncau paused, smiling nervously. "Oh. no only 1 mustn't press It yon know Just say It and get right 1 mean I don't waut to take up your valuable time, sir." Graham chuckled. "Guess the folks haven't been talking much to .you about mc," ho suggested. "You seem to havo n higher opinion of tho value of my timo than anybody elso la llad rllle." "Yes, but thnt Is to say" "Hut if you're really looking for n Job I'd llko to giro you one drat rate." Duncan started toward him in breathless haste. "You you'd llko tol You don't mean It!" "Yes." Graham nodded, smiling with enjoyment of his little Joke, It was harmless. Ho didn't for a moment be lieve that Duucan really needed em ployment and. on the other band, it tickled him Immensely to think that any one should apply to him for work. "Well," said Duucan. staring, "you aro tbo first man I ever met that felt that way about It" Sam's amusement dwindled. "The trouble Is." ho confessed "tho trouble Is, my boy, my business Is so small I don't need any help. Thcro Isn't much of anything to do here." That's Just the sort of placo I'd like," said Duncnn Impulsively. Then he laughed a little uneasily. "I mean I'm willing to tako nny position, no matter how Insignificant I mean it Jionostly." "This might suit you. then" "I wish you'd let me try It, sir." "But you don't understand." Gra hnm was serious enough now. There wasn't any Joko In what he had to say. "To tell you the truth. I can't afford It When your pay was due I'm afraid I shouldn't baro any money to giro you." i Duncan dismissed this paltry con NEW LINE OF Investigate Our sideration with ft princely gesture, "a don't mind that part" ho Insisted. "Mr. Graham, If you'll teach mo tho drug business I'll work for you for nothing." Ilo said It earnestly, for ho meant It Just n bit mora seriously than ho him self realized nt tho moment and I'm glad to think it was because Sam's serene nnd gentle, guileless naturo bad appealed to tho young man. "Between you and mc." ho hurried on, "It's this way I'ro boon here for two weeks with nothing to do hut look at a book, nnd It's got mo crazy enough to want to work." As for 8am. ns soon no ho recovered he shook his head In thoughtful dep recation. "Well, I swnnT ho said. "I giieaa you must And It pretty slow down here. But," brightening, "if you feel that way about It I'd hotter tako you over to Sothern & Leo's. Thoy'd bo glad to get you nt tho price." "And in a week they'd think they were overpaying me," Duncan argued. "No; I'vo been there. Why not try me on here?" "Well. I'm Just n little bit afraid you wouldn't learn much, my boy. I don't do business enough to giro you a good Idea of it" t Duncnn brushed this impatiently aside. "How much business aro you doing hero now?" "Some days" Graham reckoned It on his fingers "I take In a dollar or two and somo days nothing. There's my sody fountain," he said, with a Jerk of a thumb toward It "got that fixed up a little wnllo ago. and it's' bringing In a little not much. You we, I need more sirups. I've only got vanllly now." "Soda water!" Duncan Jumped at tho Idea. "Hold onl All tho girls round hero drink soda, don't they?" "Oh, res," said Graham abstractedly. CHAPTER YHT. THD thought infused new life into the younger man's wan ing purpose. "Mr. Graham, I wish you'd let me come in here for awhile. I don't coxa about wages." Graham lifted his shoulders resign edly. "Well, my boy. It don't seem right but If yon really want to work here for nothing I'll be glad to have you, and If things look up with me I'll be glad to pay you." Abruptly ho found his bond grasped and pumped gratefully. "That's mighty good of you, Mr. Gmbam. When can I start?" "Why. whenever you like." In a twinkling Duncan's hat and gloves were off. "I'd llko to now," he said. "Where can wo get more sirups?" "Unfortunately I'll havo to buy them." "How much?" Duncan's hand was In his pocket in on Instant "Oh. no; you mustn't do that" Sam backed away In alarm. "I couldn't al low It my boy. It's good of you. but" "Hither,' Nnt told himself, Tm asleep or somo one's refusing to take money from me." Ho grinned cheer fully. "Ob. thafs all right" te con tended aloud. "I'll drnw It down as soon as wo begin to sell soda." He selected a bill from his slender store. "Will 55 be enough?" "Ob. yes. but It wouldn't bo right for me to" But bv thl time Duncan was press- ' " ' ' LAMPS "4m ' "v Line of Fixtures Before . tng thb JNOORCttHor - TriU, J5 DE KNOtJOn?" he Insisted. "How can va build, up trade without sirup?' "But-but" "And how can I learn tho business without trade? Ho closed Graham's unwilling Angers over tho money nnd skipped away. Sighing. Graham gave over tbo un equal argument. "Well, If you're sat isfied, my boy. But I'll havo to write to EI miry for It" "Telegraph." "Telegraph!" Graham laughed. "That would kill Low Parker, 1 guess." "Who's hu?' "Telegraph operator and ticket,, ageut" " 1 "Well, ho won't bo missed much. Tel egraph and tell 'em to send tho goods a O. D. Please. Mr. Graham. Wo want to get things moving here, you know. We're got to build up tho busi ness. We'll put out some signs and and, well, we'll get tho people In tho habit of coming hero somehow. You'll see." I . no raked the poverty stricken shelves with a calculating eye, all his energy fired by enthusiasm at the prospect of doing something. Graham watched him with kindling liking and admira tion. His old lips quivered a llttlo be--jre ho voiced his thaashi. xou you Kiiow, my boy. you've gev: splendid business ability," he asserted? with whole souled convJctlpn. Duncan almost reeled. "What?" ho cried. "I was Just saying you havo wonder ful bualnas sti- (To bo Continued.) HifWIfllJ ,r t Purchasing UBtt(J J y