Mm. I* J- Foote gonial with Mary, she wns very sura Mary had enough stamina and good sense to make the best of It; nnd she was very sure, also, that If Mary would only make a little effort to be once In a while the Marie he had married, things might be a lot easier- for Mary, Of course. 1 laughed at that. I had to. And Mother laughed, too. But we the maid of honor, and at Inst Jenny understood. We both understood. I Til!-: FROG WEDDING Frog, the bride, appeared leaning on had never thought of It la-fore, but I the arm of her father, Mr. H. Frog, l ad been Marie when I married Jerry. INE THEE VALLEY, 1 must tell I loved lights and music nnd duming you. Is one of the nicest parts of who was so puffed up with pride that and gay crowds just exactly ns well aa I Frogvlile, nnd every frog that carex at the guests were afraid lie would burst he did. And It wasn't his fault that I all about where he lives trie* to find a his while vest. '“Mrs. Darning Nsadle did know how suddenly turned Into Mary when the home in that valley« Imby cam«1, nnd wanted him to stay When It became known In Pine Tree to arrange Jenny’s veil.” whispered at home before the fire every evening Valley thnt Miss Jennie Frog was to be Miss Cricket to Mis. Mouse. "I was with his dressing-gown and slippers. married there wns great excitement. ufruld she would be so old fashioned No wonder he was surprised. He Mrs. Field Mouse read the notice in thut she would simll Jenny's costume " Perfect Health Parson Beetle, with Ids black book hadn't married Mary he never knew the paper, the Pine Tree Jottings, und Good Looks Follow Good Health lu hand, waa waiting beneath the pine Mary at nil. But. do you know? I’d hurried to the phone. Fresno, Calif.—"It 1» over twenty tree for the wedding party, and two never thought of that before—until years ago since I first hoard of “Squeak, squeak! Give me Miss handsome young frogs held u big lily Mother said what she did. Why. prob- : Dr Meros'» Favorite I’roacrlptioa Cricket, please!” said Mrs. Mouse. pad parasol over them, so the ray» of ably Jerry was just ns much disap- ' nnd Golden Medic* Discovery. It When at lust Miss Cricket answered, the sun peeping through the tree pointed to find his Marie turned into a wits after motberwod and I was Mrs. Mouse said: brunches would not shine In their eyes. Mary as I— simply » wreck. My strength waa “1 have Just read In Pine Tree Jot­ “Don't begin yet,” suddenly bussed But Mother was talking again. all gone. I never left my room and tings that Jennie Frog la to be mar­ a big bee, (lying over the heads of She said that she thought Jerry waa i rarely left my bed for six months. ried to Billy Frog. lk> you suppose every one and behaving in a manner This was my cogdltlon when 1 a wonderful man. In some ways; that heard of Dr. I’lerce’s medicine«. we'll be Invited?” most impolite. "Here comes old Mrs. she never saw a man with such «•harm ■ For several months I almost lived “Of course we will I” replied Miss Snail, putting up the hill. She will nnd magnetism, or one who could so i on the Favorite Prescription and Cricket. “ We are all such old friends. udss the wedding If you don't wait." readily adapt himself to different per- the Golden Medical Discovery. I No one wanted to have old Mrs. sons and circumstances. And she said gradually gained In et.'ength nnd Snail ml»» anything, so the Ant boys she was very sure if Mary Could only spirits. To the healing nnd Billie Dove is a native of New York. rushed away lu their wagon to bring show a little more interest In pictures | strength-giving qualities of these (especially portraits), nnd learn to dis- After a abort career a* a model for her the rest of the way. remedies* I am sure I owe my life cuss lights and shadows nnd perspec­ some of the country’s greatest illus­ "That Is tiie first time I ever knew und present good health. It Is a pleasure for me to give this en­ tives. that nothing would be lost, and । trators she went on the stage. Recent­ that nosy Bee fellow to du anything dorsement and express my grati­ that something might be gained; that । ly she was engaged to appear at the sensible," bussed Miss Wasp, who nev­ tude for the good I have received " there was nothing, anyway, like a com- • head of distinguished casts in a special er failed tu use her shurp tongue. — Mre L J- Foote. 2615 Merced HL series of photoplays. She is but nine ­ munity of interest or of hobbles to “His mother should teach idui better Dr. Piareo’a Lupous remedies can bring two people together; nnd that It teen years old. Her eyes are large and manners." be procured of your neighborhood was safer, to say the least, when It ; expressive. She has light brown wavy The wedding gifts were numerous druggist In tablets or liquid, nnd was the w ife that shared the commu­ hair. and of many kinds, though, ns Miss you can have confidential medical -------- O-------- nity of Interest than when It was some | Wasp said, "Why anyone gave Jenny advice free by writing Dr. Pierce's other woman, though of course, she Invalids’ Hotel in Buffalo, N. Y. Frog a silk umbrella stie could not knew as well ns I knew that Jerry : think, when Jenny did m>t mind the THE RIGHT THING never would— She didn't finish her j wuter and, tn fact, would rather be A Lad/ of Distinction, at the Jennie Leaning on Her Father’s Arm. wet than not.” sentence, and because she didn't finish la recognised by the delicate fascinat­ It, it made me think all the more. And then cam« that wonderful sup­ RIGHT TIME and I Just heard that It will take place per when every one ate nil they want­ ing Influence of the perfume she uses. Then, In a minute, she was talking A bath with Cuticura Soap and bol under the pine tree and Parson Beetle again. By MARY MARSHALL DUFFEB ed and a little more. "But we had to water to thoroughly cleanse the pore», will marry them. ” She was speaking of Eunice. She do something," said Mlns Wu»p. talk- “Well. 1 do hoi* my Invitation comes Ing It over the next day with some of followed by a dusting with Cuth-urs said once more that because of her, soon,” said Mrs. Mouse, “for 1 must her friends, "for when thnt frog quar­ Talcum Powder usually mean» a clear, SARCASM she knew tnat she need never fear any have a now dress, and I will have to sweet, healthy skin.—Adv. serious trouble between Jerry nnd me, tet began to sing you could not hear a for, after all. It's the child that always TJE MET her at a dance, and when ask Grandma Kat to stay with the word anyone suld, so we Just hud to she found out that he held some children, and If you hear any more pays for the mother's mistakes and j eat.” important position in the training about it do let me know! Good-by." short-sightedness. Just as it is the sol- j After supper there was a dance until HERDS TESTED DURING JUNE schools of the telephone company, The guests were being seated by the the sun had gone out of sight over the she started in to ask him why it uus ushers, the young Frogs, who were all hill and one bright star peeped out of Of a Total of 250.88« Examined 8,810 that some of the operators were so dressed In their best green suits and Reacted, Disclosing S‘/s Per Csnt the sky, and everybody voted It the Impertinent and stupid. “I should white waistcoats and, of course, each Tuberculous Cattle. nicest wedding they had ever attended think you would insist on their being had on white gloves and a white flow­ and said that Jenny Frog was the pret- more attentive. I was kept waiting er on his coat, and handsomer ushers Cattle officially tested during June. tlest bride. almost five minutes the other day on ft would have been hard to find. 1022, for tuberculosis numbered 230,- "They always say that ubout the my own telephone, und when the girl Sir. Jar Fly began tuning up nnd RM, according to a summary Issued did come with her pert 'Number, soon the orchestra burst forth with bride,” snapped Miss Wasp as she by the bureau of animal Industry, flew away. please,' I Just said: ‘Well, If you have the wedding march ami two lovely “Poor Miss Wasp,” said gentle Mrs. United States Department of Agricul­ finished the chapter of that book you yellow butterflies flew lightly over the Caterpillar. “I was afraid we did not ture. This figure exceeds the normal are so much Interested in. I'll tell you.’ bank by the pond nnd begun to sprinkle amount of tuberculin testing by sev­ I think she got the point,” continued tiny flowers for the bride to walk on. treat her kindly enough or she would eral thousand. <>f nil the cattle tested, never make such stinging remarks." the society butterfly, “for she didn't 8,810 reacted, thus disclosing about Then came pretty little Sally Flog. <© by McClur» N»«»pap«r Syndic«!» ) say a tlihig, and I got the number in 3>4 per cent of tuberculous cattle. a second.” The removal of such animals from WAWAY.Y.Y.Wi'W^^ herds otherwise beulthy Is gradually The young telephone man had heard virtually that same thing several bringing about better health among times before, and when the dance, farm live stock, safer ndlk supplies, which was an Informal early affair, and many economic benefits. The pop­ was over, he asked the young girl's ularity of tuberculoids eradication Is escort if they would let him take evidenced by the length of the list of Walt« I^Lbiaws them in his motor to the nearest night herds waiting to be tested. At the exchange. He thought the young girl end of June there were applications might be interested to see the oper­ on file for the testing of K'/JIW herds, ators reading their books and chat­ containing more thun half a million ROUGH PATHWAYS ting over their candy. cattle. If you have ever seen a telephone “Those travel farthest who don’t know exchange with rows and rows of girls, where they ara solns ” DELIA SKIM CREAM MORE CLOSELY each'one working just about as steml- 'pERHAPS so. Also perhaps they ily and calmly as girls could pos­ TAELTA is a mime of curiously con- find rough pathways and frequent­ Keeps Better During H«t*W either sibly work, you know what they saw. fileting history. There are sev­ ly find little when they reach the end snd Makes Better Butter—Keep “Of course,” commented the tele­ eral origins from which she might of their uncharlered trail. Skim Milk on Farm. phone man.” each girl has to say have sprung. In England, she ap­ But there is some soundness to this ‘number, please’ about 1,600 times a pears most frequently ns a con­ philosophy opined by Kir Oliver Crom­ If It’s to keep best during the warm day. We try to teach them to say venient contraction for the dignity of well. Too many complain of the 9 superstition; that the Ideas Just simply T>^te.for Fourth and third. Portland. persist. (2 by th» Wh««l»r S/ndlcst», In«.) Billie Dove P OtvrrlcMk, B« mm » H t ert«* CHAPTER IX—Continued. Then she spoke of me, of my child hood, and her voice began to quiver. You can see things so much more clearly when you stand off at a dis­ tance like this, you know, than you can when you are close to them! She broke down and cried when she spoke of the divorce, and of the influ­ ence it had u[H>n me, and of the false idea of marriage it gave me. She said it was the worst kind of thing for me— the sort of life 1 had to live. She said 1 grew pert and precocious and worldly- wise, and full of servants’ talk and Ideas. She even spoke of that night at the little cafe table when I gloried In the sparkle and spangles and told her that now we were seeing life—real life. And of how shocked she was, and of how she saw then what this thing was doing to me. But it was too late. She told more, much more, about the later years, and the reconciliation; then, some way. she brought things around to Jerry and me. Her face flushed up then, and she didn’t meet my eyes. She looked down at her sew­ ing. She was very busy turning a hem just so. She said there had been a time. ' once, when she had worried a little about Jerry and me. for fear we would —separate. She said that she believed I that, for her, that would have been the | very blackest moment of her life; for । it would be her fault, all her fault. I tried to break in here, and say, "No, no,” and that it wasn’t her fault; : but she shook her head and wouldn’t listen, and she lifted her hand, and I had to keep still and let her go on talk­ ing. She was looking straight into my eyes then, and there was such a deep, deep hurt in them that I just had to I listen. She said again that it would be her i fault; that if I had done that she would have known that it was all be­ cause of the example she herself had ■ set me of childish willfulness and self- 1 ish seeking of personal happiness at ' the expense of everything and every­ body else. And she said that that would have been the last straw to , break her heart. But she declared that she was sure now that she need not worry. Such a ( thing would never be. I guess I gasped a little at this. Any- ' how, I know I tried to break in and I tell her that we were going to sepa- ! rate, and that that was exactly what I had come into the room in the first place to say. But again she kept right on talking, and I was silenced before I had even begun. She said how she knew it could never be—on account of Eunice. That I would never subject my little girl to the sort of wretchedly divided life that I had to live when I was a child. (As she spoke I was suddenly back In the cobwebby attic with little Mary’s diary, and I thought—what if it were Eunice—writing that!) She said I was the most devoted mother she had ever known; that I was too devoted, she feared sometimes, for I made Eunice all my world, to the exclusion of Jerry and everything and everybody else. But that she was very sure, because I was so devoted, and loved Eunice so dearly, that I would never deprive her of a father's love and care. I shivered a little, and looked quick­ ly into Mother’s face. But she was not looking at me. I was thinking of how Jerry had kissed and kissed Eunice a month ago, when we came away, as If he just couldn’t let her go. Jerry is fond of Eunice, now that she’s old enough to know something, and Eunice adores her father. I knew that part was going to be hard. And now to have Mother put it like that— I began to talk then of Jerry. I Just felt that I’d got to say something. That Mother must listen. That she didn’t understand. I told her how Jerry loved lights and music and dancing, and crowds bowing down and worship­ ing him all the time. And she said yes, she remembered; that he’d been that way when I married him. She spoke so sort of queerly that again I glanced at her; but she still was looking down at the hem she was turning. I went on then to explain that I didn’t like such things; that I be­ lieved that there were deeper and higher things, and things more worth while. And she said yes, she was glad, and that that was going to be my sav­ ing grace; for, of course, I realized that there couldn't be anything deeper or higher or more worth while than keeping the home together, nnd put­ ting up with annoyances, for the ulti­ mate good of all, especially of Eunice. She went right on then quickly, be­ fore I could say anything. She said that, of course, I understood that I was still Mary and Marie, even if Jerry did call me Mollie; and If Marie had married a man that wasn’t always con- The Friendly Tilth B Red Cross BALL BLUE I