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Georgie
By JOHN J. O'CONNOR.
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Copyright, IKK), by 0. H. SulcUile (
"I thluk I baa better take you to the
train," said Etliel coldly. "I do not
care to advertise to the whole fnniily
the fact that my affections wore be
stowed upon a man so utterly un
worthy of them."
"You will have to announce the
breaking of the engngeincnt sonio
time," suggested Castron, "but I guess
It's better this way. Wo'll-talk It over
on the way Into town. You have not
given me n chance to' defend myself
yet. It will be all right when I get n
fiance to talk to you quietly." -
Ethel smiled. That was precisely
what she wished to avoid. She would
take the dog cart and have the little
'VtiL MAMS IT ytVE," HB OFF1U1ED.
groom go along. Castron noticed the
smile and guessed her thoughts. When
the cart was brought around Uie bad;
seat was unoccupied.
"Jan:o3 sn'.d ho had ta send the bo
to town," was the explanation. "lie
will bo waiting for yon at the station."
Etliel frowned ftnd turned and wall:
ed to where her small brother was to
lng to coax the goldfish from the foun
tain basin with a bent pin and a bit or
bread. Ho looked up guiltily at lier ap
proach, but wns visibly rellov.d when
ha onw whn It was. .
"Don't yon rant to rale Into town
with Mr. Castron and mer- sne saia
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No need of looking further. We have an abundance for all
There is no such variety shown elsewhere in Medford -y
We Tender You an especial invitation to call at our store
and bring your parents with, you We have much to show you
TSope," no Bald decidedly.
"I'll give you that air gun If you
will," she bribed.
"It easts he warned. -
"fr kuow," she agreed. "Hurry, or
Mr. Castron will miss his train."
Georgie raced across the lawn and
climbed Into the back seat. "I'm go
ing, too," ho announced gleefully.
Frank Castron said something beueath
the cover of his mustache nnd scowled
as he helped Ethel Into her seat on the
box.
It was apparent that Ethel was de
termined not to afford him any oppor
tunity for a tete-a-tete. Ho thought
that he had frustrated her design when
he. had bribed the head coachman to
send the tiger to towu, but he had not
counted on Georgie., He settled him-,
self In his seat, and Ethel took up the
lines.
They covered the first halt mile In
silence. Thon he broke the quiet. "I
want to tell you," he began, "that that
locket wns"
"Georgie will hear," she whispered.
"Please spare me the annoyance of
having the wretched story spread all
over the house."
"But If only you would listen for a
moment," ho pleaded. "Let Georgie
drop off nnd walk back. He won't
mind." '
"I do," she said severely. "Do not
make me think any worse of you than
I do already."
"But If la all such a miserable mis
take," he nleaded, "and you have not
given me n chance for a single word
since it happened."
FoV answer Ethel turned to speak to
the boy, and Cnstron grlttod his teeth.
Just five minutes and the; whole .mis
erable mistake would be explained. If
he could not get this chance, there was
no hope. She would return bis letters
unread, Just os slip had sent back the
note he had written last night. A bit
of paper blowing across the road fright
ened the horses and demanded her at
tention. Castron leaned over the back
of the seat. f
"I'll give you a dollar to fall off and
go hack to the house," he offered. '
"Sis Is going to give mo two," he ex
plained. "I'll make It five," he offered.
Georgie was resolute. "I made a bar
gain," he declared. ' " 'Twouldnt be
fair."'
Castron faced the front again. Ev
erything seemed to be against him.
"I congratulate you upon yomfere
thought In bribing Georgie," bbald
bitterly. "You seem determlnojo 01
ilow me noopportunlty to'explaln".
"There Is no possible explanation,"
she said decidedly. "The least you
can' do Is to keep silent for the few
minutes longer that you are to be bur
dened with my company."
"Very well," he said shortly. "If you
are determined, I suppose there la n
use In trying to prove yon wrong."
She averted bar heed, and' taaj
bowled along through the 'leafy avenue
Castron, all uaameVrkroe of the tumnlt
in her mind, wherein pride and affec
tion waged war, sat In silent toger re
viewing the eventa of the pact twenty
fonTDoor V
Books, Toys, Dolls, Carts, Animals, Soldiers, Drums, Games,
Picture Books and countless things that Santa Claus brings
OUR TOY DEPARTMENT
Is filled with surprises for the little folks, , Never have we offered such an array of useful
and pleasing fancies for the little folks. Dolls for the girls, hobby horses for the boys and
thousands of the things they like best for all the children. Picture books, both comic and in
structive, spelling blocks for the little shaver and tool chests for his grown-up brothers.
Special to
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Seventh Street
A4 Chrhtftries Edith had given him a
teefcet taetMng her picture.' Yoster
tajr h had. opened the case and bad
Ccsod thanla another picture and a
leak of aajc that in no way suggested
Before he could explain she had runtf
tsrto 1S heosc, and no amount of en-.
Beefy toem Induce her to listen to his
nmTlinn.
9vt two miles no one spoke. Georgie
MM uneasily on the back seat
Inn aw to time, while the horse's
fcfn 'bajatmg on the smooth road
eanafn r Castron to count the lost j
At last, la desperation, he felt in his
pocket. There waa a bill he bad Blip
pad hate his change pocket to nvold
the trouble of taking out his pocket
book In the station. Gently he with
drew the bill and for an Instant held
It braend.-Bls back; then, certain that
Georgie had seen It, he released his
hold and let It flutter to the road.
Quickly the boy Blipped off the tall
toard and scrambled In the duBt
Castron turned to Ethel.-
"We are almost In town," he Bald.
"I Insist upon being given the right to
explain."
Hushl" she warned. "Ueorgie win
hear."
"Not unless he has exceptional eara,"
he smlledr "Georgie la about half a
mile back."
Ethel half turned la her seat to con
vince herself, then turned to him
again. -. -
I suppose you bought mm otr," sne
said scornfully. "You told me yon
were aware of his price. I suppose l
shall have to listen since I cannot
drive and stop up my ears too."
"I'll drive," he volunteered, "If you
want to stop up your ears."
"What Is It you wish to say?" she
demanded, ignoring hla generous offer.
"Juat this," he said eagerly, "xnat
Is not my locket at all."
"As though I did not recognize itr
she scoffed.
It fooled me," he argued. "You see,
I haven't looked Inside since I've been
up hero because I've had the original
of the picture to look at. I never no
ticed thnt I picked up Frank Comp
ton's locket by mistake. You were so
proud of the uniqueness of the locket
that I hated to tell you that my room
mate had one Just like it. From the
similarity of the engraving I fancy It
came from tho same Btore.
When I nicked up the chain I got
Frank's and never found it out until
yon opened It. That girl In thlB locket
Is Prank's fiancee."
For a moment the horses trotted
along in silence broken only by their
hoof beats! thon she turned to him
with moist eyes. .
"What can you think of me?" she
cried penitently.
"That you are tho dearest little wo
man In the world," he aald promptly.
Her hand stole Into, hla.
"I'll never be so foolish again," she
aald. "I'm so glad yon persisted,
dear."
"Me, too," he agreed. ,
A couple of days later Castron was
tKe Boys and Girls:
D BOOK
smiling over a se'rawly letter (hat had
act come. It read:
Dear Fred Hero's yer tS. It ain't fair
to take It, because I didn't drop off that
(vagon because of the five, but because I
pm-nt you to bo my brothor-ln-law some
3ay. I heiml what sis said. I gooss she
wanted "mo to, too, becauso -she gave me
:ho c-un nmt cried over me. It's funny to
have a girl cry over you. Did you ever
have one cry over you? Come up soon.
Tor brother-in-law to bo, GEORGIE.
Castron smiled rcmlniscently,' recall
ing tho last ride to town.
Wclrrhed Upon HI" Father.
When Mr. Flnnerty returned after a
day's outing with Michael, the only
son, his face was long and doleful and
quickly drew Inquiries from the mother.
"I mlsthrust Micky is not long tor
this world," said Mr. Flunerty, with a
deep sigh. "I mlsthrust there's a spell
over him already, and he'Hnot bo long.;
wld us."
"Arrah, what are you talkln' about?"
demanded his wife -as she removed
Borne light brown sticky decorations
from the countenance of the sleepy
Michael. "He's one o' the long, thin
kind, but he's got his good health and
a fine pnlr o' loongs In him."
Mr. Flnnerty shook his bead with
stubborn conviction.
"Ypu can say what plazes you," he
remarked sepulchrally, "but I've got
this to tell you, woman: On the plat
form o' the station there was a large,
big scales, an' I Btepped on, holdin'
Micky by the hand. They tipped an'
balanced at wan hundred slventy-two
pounds. Thin I lifted Micky up an'
hlld him in the air all free of the plat
form, mind ye and, woman, thim
scales nlver dthropped a pound. There
was only n bit of u trlmblo, I'd hardly
the strlngth In mo legs to walk home.",
. A Glennt of Hope.
The dark lantern flashed through the
Oat. Then came the gleam of a re
volver. .
"Hands upl" hissed the head of the
family. , "You are a burglar?" .
"Y-yes," gasped tho Intruder as he
faced the cold steel.
"What have you stolen?"
"Your wife's pug dog."
"H'ml Er If that's all, yon may
weak out, quietly."
"And yo'ur'mothor-ln-law's parrot."
"You don't sayl Well, here Is some
loose change."
"And your daughter's phonograph."
"Good I Here's some more loose
change." ,
"Also your son's punching bag."
"What? Great Scott, man, come out
to flic Ice chest! There certainly will
be somo peace In this flat from now
on."
Ifnpplneali.
If you cannot bo hnppy In one way,
be In another, nnd this facility of dis
position wants but little aid from tfhl-W
loeophy, for health and good humor,
are almost the whole affair. Many
run about after felicity, like an absent
minded man hunting for his bat while
It Is In his hand or on his bead,
any day during the next three weeks,
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A RAZOR'S fiDGE.
RennltM Thnt Come From Stropping
and Long: Ue.
Very thin Is tho edge of a razor blade.
Its thickness has been estimated at
about one half' millionth of an Inch.
A writer says of this wonderfully thin
bit of steel, when seen under a power
ful microscope: "Tho extreme edge of
the section Is distinctly bent to one'
side. Thtg, Is nearly always seen In
razor edges'. Tho actual bend repre
sents the effect of the last stroke on
the strop which this blade has received.
Now, this bending of the metal quite
near the edge, minute as It Is, has some
very Important practical consequences.
If the razor he used In such a way
that the bend is toward the skin there
will be a tendency for the edge Itself
to burrow downward Into the skin, In
stead of sliding easily over tho surface
and merely cutting nwny the project
ing hnlrs. If, on the other hand, the
blade be applied to the face In such a
way that the bend of the edge Is away
from the skin the edgo will slide much
more smoothly, with less tendency to
cut or scratch tne skin, wune it win
act upon the hairs In a slightly upward
direction and thus tend to pull them
tight while cutting. The direction of
the bend of the edge 'can bo regulated
by the InBt few strokes on the Btrop.
"This minute amount of bending un
dergone by tho metal near tho edge of
a razor blade has another practical re
Bult. We all know that a piece of wire
which will quite easily stand being
bent double will be broken. if it be bent
backward and forward many times.
What really takes place is that tho
metal, which was strong and ductile
to begin with, Is gradually mado hard
and brittle and then dually breaks off.
Now, the metal near the edge of a
razor is being subjected to very similar
treatment. Every turn on tho strop
reverses the direction of the bend near
the edge, and, although the amount of
bending Is too slight ever to bring
about actual brcakago of such an
elastic metal as hardened Btcel, It Is
yet sufficient to bring about a change
In the metal which renders It less
clastic and able to stand tho strain.
This 1b why a razor which hnB been
used long ceases to cut well or to hold
n good edge.
"Now It has been discovered that
steel wlik't) has lost Its p'ropcr elaBtic
qualities by such a process of 'fatigue,'
as It is eallcd, Is capablo of recovering
Its good qualities under favorable cir
cumstances. It will recover In this
way If left at rest, though this Is a
comparatively slow process, which ex
plains the fnct that a tool which has
become useless through continued use
will be as good ns ever after.a prolong
ed rest; But recovery will tnko place
much more rapidly If the steel bo
warmcd,so thnt a few minutes' expo
sure to the temperature of boiling wa
ter will bring about recovery to an ex
tent thnt would have required several
days' rest at the ordlnnry tempera
tures, nils fact explains the advantage
to be derived from the familiar prac
tice of 'steaming' a razor before use."
STORE !
Medford, Oregon
IDEAS OF HEAVEN.
Tho ltotmms believed In the Elyslau
fields of the Greeks.
The Haitians locate heaven In one of
the beautiful valleys of their Island;
Tho Assyrians believe heaven Is in
the bowels of the earth or fur away In
the east.
Some natives of the south Pacific
think heaven a place whore they will
be will to.
The Greek belief, according to Socra
tes, was that the pious went to heaven,
like prisoners set I'reej. to dwell in un
clouded peace.
According to the ancleut astrono
mers, heaven was seven or eight solid
spheres, with n planet for the center of
each. Somo even ran tho number up tc
seventy.
Tho Egyptians thouglit heaven to be
on ninny islands at the foot of the
Milky way. Those worthy spent the
time harvesting beans and In feasting,
singing and placing.
Etitiaette.
"Etiquette" Is a French word which
originally meant a label Indicating the
price or quality, tho English "ticket,"
and In old French wns usually special
ized to mean a soldier's billet. The
phrase "that's the ticket" shows the
change to the present meaning of man
ners according to code. Burke solemn
ly explnlned fhat "etiquette had Its
original application to those ceremon
ies and formal observances practiced
at courts. Tho term came afterward
to signify certain formal methodB used
lu the transactions between sovereign
stales."
A Wldoir'H Donhle Grief.
A clergyman who recently called
upon a young widow to condole with
her upon tho loss of her husbnnd
placed considerable omphaslaupon the
proposition that- tho separation was
merely temporal and painted' In vlvld
colors the happiness of friends reunit
ed after death. When be stopped for
breath tho sorrowing one heaved a
deep sigh and quietly remarked, "Well.
I suppose his first wife has 'got him
again then." Saturday Review.
Proved It.
BJonos Why tho grouch? Psraith
My wlfo called mo a fool. BJonca
Cheer up. It may not be true, rsmltb
But It Is. She proved It. Wont and
dug up n bunch of my old love letters
and road 'cm to mol Clevelaaa Laa
er. :
Letter..
Answer a letter tho day It Is received
nnd you will experience a sense of
duty well done. Delay It, and after too
long a tlmo has elapsed shame will put
n stop to Its acknowledgment alto
gether.
"While Europe has 107 pooplo. to tht
square mile, Asia has but flfty-elght
Africa eleven nnd Australia one and
half.
IN THE WHEEL-HOUSE.. ,
It ! There Thnt All the Parses ft an
Great VcHacl' Are Directed.
On entering tho wheelhouse' ef an
oeeuu liner a landsman likely to bo
awed by the group of Instruments and
masses of complicated machinery on
every hand. Your eye will first be
caught by' the wheol or wheels, for of
ten there aro two or moro of thorn, oe -
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first of these Is au lusignlucant let
lng affair perhaps a foot or so In dl
eter. which seems out of all nrop
to the work It must accomplish.
rectly In front of It standB the elf
compass, while back of It arc massed
many complicated wheels and levers
which transform tho slightest motion,
of the wheel Into tho great force whiata
guides tbo ship.
All the great steamers are steered'
nowadays by the aid of steam or olec--trlclty.
In the old days halt a dozen ,
men at times would struggle with the -wheel
In high seas, and sailors have
been killed by tho rapid revolving of
the projecting Bpoke bandies. . The
modern steering gear makes It possl-.
ble to guide these great ships with tho
sllgbtest pressure. The rudder, weigh
ing many tons, Ib perhaps 600 feat
astern, yet with a touch of the polish
ed wheel the great 700 foot ship will'
swing from side to Bide with aloost
the delicacy of a compnss needle. The
wheel that the steersman . operates
merely governs the - Btecrlng - engine,
which, In turn, moves the great rod
der. .
The most astonishing thing -about'
the bridge 1b to find tho wheeluhttse
with all Its curtains tightly drawl as
often happens, nnd .the man ntjthe
helm steering the bent without see
ing ahead at all. At night or oven by ' '
day If tho light of the binnacle Is .con
fusing tho wheethquso ta often com
pletely shut In. The man at tho wheol.
It Is explained, docs not need to look
ahead. Tho lookout high up In tbo
"crow's nest" and tho officer 'on walch
on the bridge will keep him Ipfojtaod
if any object Is sighted. The-du of
the man at Hip wheel Is to koep-thc
ship on her course, Throughout bis
watch of four hours he must keep -hlo
eyes on the compass and nowhero else.
On one side of tho wheelhouse are
posted tho sailing directions, vdcli
give the wheelsman explicit onlcrs.
Tho course to-be followed for thpdny
Is placed In n neat little rack called
the compass control. It suggosp&iha
rack'ln church nt tho.Bldo of thoSml
(ilt which announces tho number ot
the )iymns and psnlms for the -service.
Tlie compass control wll'nn
nounco, for Instance, N, 7, 8, YL or
some such formula. The wlioctefnuu
glances nt this as he takes his watch,,
at tho wheel and holds tho great 'sMp
exactly on this courso until ho Is re
lieved. Francis Arnold Collins in 8t .
Nicholas. -
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