rZelda Dameron-r'
By
MEREDITH NICHOLSON
CoprrliM, 1604, br Tha DelU-MrrlII Co.
CHAI'TNtt XI. (Continued.)
"I suppose," snld Ketdn, who was
thinking vory lianl, "that ono simply
)ma to have a niortKnKoi Just as though
It wcro measles or croup or scarlot to
ver."
"Oh, mortgages aren't at all serious
not necessarily fatal If you don't
tnko cold or oxposo yoursolf before It's
over."
"How docs ono contract a mort
eaRo?" said Zoldit,
"I ontiKht mlno at coIIpkc" said 01
Ivc. "Wo Mow our suhstanco on edu
cation. I Just found It out recently.
Mother has l.cen carrying the burden
of It all by herself. The subject Isn't
pleasant. Lot us talk of somothlng
clso."
"Where do you keep your mortgao?"
nsked Koldii, halNsorlously. "How doos
ono Hot at tho beast?"
"Ours seems to bo In n bank Just at
present," nnswerod Olive, evasively.
"That sounds formidable. Hut It's
too bad that you havo to move. liar
rlson street Is tho most charmlnic
otrcct In town. I can't think of you is
living anywhero clso except I nthls
pretty houso."
"You'll havo to, for mo movo nlmost
nt ouco, as they say In stories."
Zclda's father continued to pay a
sum ovcry month to her credit at tho
liank, and money matters wcro rarely
or never mentioned between them, Hho
lld not understand how anxious ho was
to avoid any clash with ltodnoy Mor
dant over tho tuanaKement of hur
property; and she did not apprecUto
tliu smallncss of tho sum ho Rave hor
compared with tho full amount hor
property should havo earned. Kcldi
was spoken of In Marlona as an liotr
, and It was tho Kcnentl belief that
itho would havo not only tho property
left her by her mother, but tho laruo
t'stntn whleh Hxrn Damcron had beon
accumulating throiwli many years.
There, too, wcro Mrs, Korrest nnd Hod
noy Morrlam, who wore t'lilMluss; both
were rich by local standards. ,
When, ono afternoon a week later,
filio decided to speak to her father
About Ollvu's perplexity, sho wont to
Ills oitlao In tho Dainuron lllok nnd
inadn no effort to conceal the font that
Alio had comn on business. Hor father
was poring over his accounts as slit
Mood suddenly on tho throsliold of tno
private room.
"Why, Zee, what brings you hero?"
lio nxelalmed.
"I mime on an errand," said Zolda. "1
ilon't think your housekeeping Is will
done," sho added, glancing about tlvi
room.
"It serves mo very well," said tho
i)ld man. "Iluslness Is only to bo co'i
isldnred as business."
"I have Just heard that Ollvo Mer
lrliun and hur mother aro In trouble
ttlint is, money trouble."
Jlo looked at her quickly, nnd search
ed her with his sharp eyes. Tho Mor
rlums hud been trading on Zelda's
friendship, ho docldcd, nnd ho smiled
to himself as ha settled back In his
chair, determined to thwart any qulx
otlo plan that Zelda might broad In
their behalf.
"1 linuglno that they have very lit
tle very little," ho said,
"I know nothing of their affairs) but
I have Just learned that they expect
to move, and when I asked Ollva wh,
elm said they owed n debt they couldn't
I my. Do you happen to know what
this debt IsT" shu usked.
"Wi I hold tho tuorlgaga. It's In
the Imnk fur oillellon,M
"Him didn't t1l m tliAt you held It.
Him said a hank Imd It. Tho money
wns borrowed to wy olive's way
through sohiMd. The debt la to you."
To me as trustee." he eerreeted.
"Is It, then, something of mine, fath
er T"
"Your surmise Is quite correal. I
hold, as trustee for you, several notes,
Klven by Mrs. Merrlam. They're now
In defuull and In thu tank for oolluo
tlou." "I'm sorry I didn't know that ear
lier, father. I wish you had told me.
I have been seeing u good deal of my
Cousin OlUe. I like her Immensely; I
liiivn bven to her house familiarly, and
ehn has been to sea me pretty often,
when she eould get uway from her
work. I didn't know, of course, that I
was oven remotely their creditor. Thu
situation Isn't oxaotly comfortable,
now that I know It."
"I'm sorry that tho matter should
liave risen; but there Is no reason why
they should transfer their burdens to
your shoulders. Zee."
"I hope you understand that the
havo never mentioned this subject or
hinted that they owed you or me. I
only know that they feel they must
leave the house. I fancy they uro be
ing pushed by the bunk to pay the
money"
The bank has, of course, no alter
native In tho matter. It's their busi
ness to collect."
"Hut If tho owner of tho note doesn't
want to push thu people who made the
debt "
"It Is very bad business to carry
overdue paper. New notes havo to l.u
Hi von In such oases."
It wus clear to Zeld.i tliat hor father
Imd no sympathy with her liking fur
the Merrlams or her wish to hulp them
In their dltlluulty. Hho was suro that
aha could manage In some way to stop
the pressure that was being brought to
Inwr on thorn, and she hoped to do It
through her father without going to
hor uncle, who would, sho knew, glvo
tier any money sho might ask, After he
hud made a row about It. Hut It 4ea
vd her to carry the matter through
with her father,
"What Is tho amount, father?"
Two thousand dollars with Inter
est; with accumulated Interest."
Zelda smiled In rellof. Bho could
comprehend two thousalnd dollars.
"And how much Is tho house worth?"
fAbout live thousand, possibly. Hut
there Is no market for such property
Just at present. Tho trend of real ci
tato Is all In another direction."
"I want to carry this loan, If It has
to be carried, personally. I want you
tp make It over to me. and then take
It out of my allowance, or charge It to
mo In the trusteeship. I suppose 1
might buy It of you that would bo
moro businesslike; but I haven't moro
than two hundred dollars. Maybe you'd
cell It to mo for that, father, as a spo
clal favor?"
"It Is to guard you against Just such
philanthropy that I am your trustee.
You know nothing of these things,
Bee."
"Out my own aunt and cousin!"
Ho bent his head slightly; but he
was afraid to refuse to grant Zslda's
wlili; but perhaps In permitting hor
to help hor unfortunate relatives bo
Would gain the favor of Heavta.
"I will draw tho notes from tho bank
and let the matter rest for tho present,
Zee, If you very much wish It."
"If that will savo thorn further trou
ble, that will do."
"I shall give tho bank notice In a day
or two," said Damoron, reluctantly. Ho
wlshod that Zolda would go. Ho did
not at all like tho Idea of having her
visit him In his om.ee, and to-day he
was engrossed with important compu
tations. Ho wished to bo rid of hor,
but sho rose so suddenly that he was
startled.
"Why, father, I couldn't think of
troubling you with a thing of this sort
when you're doing It as a favor to mel
What bank Is It? Tho ono whora I
koop my account? Oh, I know thorn
over thoro. I'm going down that way
anyhow, and I'll tell thoin you don't
want thoso notes collootod. Thank you
ever so much."
"No, no; I'll havo to soo about It per
sonally. You mustn't Intorforo In ths
matter at all!" ho almost shouted at
hor. Hut sho had no Idoa of trusting
him, and she walked -straight toward
the door, at which sho turned.
"It's nplcndld of you to lot me do It.
And please don't bo lato for dinner
again to-night. It's a now trick of
yours, and Tolly doesn't llko It at alt.
Oood-by."
Zelda went directly to the bank and
sought Hurton, tho cashlor, whom she
had not sovoral times at parties. Ho
gave her a seat by his desk near tho
front window. Ho was suro that sho
had como to solicit for a charity, and
sho was so handsomu that ho ratlmr
enjoyed his peril.
"I havo como from my ratner to
speak about n business matter. Ho It
vory sorry that ho can't como him-
solf. Thoro aro soma notes bore for
collection, given by Mrs. Thomas Mer
rlam to my father Ho thought, or i
moan, thoy woro to havo beon collect
ed, but It was all a mistake about
them, Ho wished mo to say mat noth
ing was to bo dono."
"Kxouso me ono moment, Miss Dam
on." Ho went to tho note-teller's cage and
brought tho notes, which wuro pinned
to tho mortgage,
"Your father wishes nothing dono In
tho mutter?" ho asked, laying the slips
of paper before 'oldii.
"No," sho answered, siowiy, oying
tho notes curiously, "I suppose I may
us woll take thoin with inn to savo my
father the trotiblo of coming for them."
"That's a It o Irregular. I sup
pose," said tho young man, doubtfully,
hut ho laughod.
"I autinosn It Is," said Kolda, "but
father was vory anxious that pothlng
should be done, so I'll Just tako th.mi
along. Your bank Is so big that some
ono might forget a Utile thing llko
this."
The young man hesitated and was
lost. Zelda' crumpled tho papers be
tween her gloved fingers and closed nir
Hit upon them.
"There's eomotmng eiso i navo in
tended speaking to you about." aim
said, dismissing the notes carelessly.
"You haven't had any nice nuw money
In your bank for a long time, Mr. nur
ton. And old bills are perfectly horri
ble. I shouldn't think peoplo would
stand It theau old, worn-out bills,
Huppose a now bank should start up
with a lot of now monoy you wouldn't
last u day."
Tho oashlor laughed; Miss Dameron
had a reputation for saying amusing
and unexpected things.
"I'll nsk the teller to Keep ft iresn
supply for you. Wo don't want to lose
your account. Miss Dameron."
Thank you, so much. And If fath
er should como In, please lull him I
have tho note. 1 might miss him. you
know."
Zelda locked tho inortgago and notes
In her own desk, with no Intention of
giving them to her father, unless ho
should demand them.
OHAl'THU XII.
Jack Ilalcomb, walking through an
alley that ran parallel with Jefferson
street, marked the unmistakable figure
or Ham Dameron ahead or him. This
alley was Milled Ituby street for no rea
son that any ono know. It was lined
with the rear doors of Jefferson street
shops on ono side and those of Jobbing
houses on tho other, nnd, as It was
narrow, Its tnitllo was usually con
gested. A few saloons wuro squeezed
Into corners here and thoro nnd In one
large room opening directly on the al
ley a deutur In margins maintained an
olllbe.
"I bet a dollar you're going for a
drink," Italoomb remarked, under hie
breath; but the old man passed a sa
loon and went on. He seemed to be In
haste, and lUleomb stepped Into tho
middle of thu alley and watched him.
until he readied the broker's ollloe.
which ho entered without looking
around,
Ilalcomb whistled. "Worso thin
drink," ho rollectud, and went up to his
own olllci).
ltaltHHiib's mind seethed with schemes
these days, Ho sought to give an air
of seriousness to his business by car
rying In the dally press an ndvertlso
incut whlah read, "J. Arthur Halcomb,
Investment llroker," and he Inscribed
tho samo legend on his stationery. The
solid business men of Marlona regard
ed him a little warily; but he had oar
rled through sovoral enterprises with
considerable dash, and, as ho cultivat
ed tho reporters, tils name frequently
appeared In tho newspapers. Tho
building of Interurban trolley lines was
bringing the surrounding towns moro
and more Into touch with the capital.
Tho country banker and tho small cap
italist wore now much seen In tho
streets of Marlona. They woro learn
ing tho lingo of metropolitan busi
ness; many of them had found It con
venient to enroll themselves as non
resident members of tho Commercial
Club, nnd Jack Halcomb'a oilleo proved
a pleasant rendezvous. Hero they
could use his stenographers, nnd tho
long-dlstanco telephone, was theirs to
command. Tho luniks and trust com
IMiilos were u trltlo largo for these
Interurban capitalists; but Jack Hal
comb accommodated himself to great
and small. Prosperous farmers, who
were rinding It pleasant to run Into tho
capital, now that the street car passed
their door, learned much from Hal
comb, who had tho rosy Imagination
and sublime zeal that thoy lacked. Hal
comb had organized tho Pat oka Land
and Improvement Company to glvo tho
Intorurbanltes a chance to taste tho
awtets of largo enterprises.
Halcomb found a group of men
waiting for htm In his otllco and he
sent them Into his prlvato room whllo
he dlcUtid In a loud tone to oas of
his stcnograpners. It was a lattor U a
fnmnua Wnll utroot liAnklntr house and
I referred In largo flgnros to a cortaln or
! tinmrtnln tmml ilinl which, from tho
terms of tho loiter, tho "ew York
house and Halcomb wen carrying on
togothcr. It was, to be sure, a letter
that never would encumber tho malls,
but this mado no difference to Halcomb,
who gave It what ho called tho true
commercial literary finish.
Ho loft tl.o stenographers to them
selves with tho solemn Injunction that
ho was not to bo disturbed; then ho
entored his nrlvato oilleo briskly and
was soon talking breathlessly to half
a dozen auditors. Ho stood wltn a pno
of architect's skotchca before him, dls
closing to his associates of tho Tatoka
Land and Improvement Company his
schemo for nn Ideal Hat Ho smoothed
tho blue prints on tho tablo carefully
as he said!
"You gentlcmon will ndmlt that thero
aro plonty of apartment houses down
town. KVery old cornor Is getting one.
Every lono widow In tho community
takes her Ilfo Insuranco monoy and
blows It Into a flat and thinks It safer
than government bonds. Hut I vo got
an Idea worth two of tho best of thorn.
I wish we could copyright It, It's so
irontl."
Ho let a dreamy look como Into Ms
oyes whllo tho grave Incorporators of
tho Pntoga Land and improvement
Company listened. V had dropped
tho "wo" In a casual way, but It had
reached tho right spot In tho breasts
of tho Intorurbanltes.
"It's up to us to do something now;
nnd It has struck mo that a ton-story
Hat, with ovory comfort and luxury
provided, located nway from the heat
and dirt of tho city, but accessible by
car line. Is tho thing we'ro looking ror.
Inslcnd of gazing out on smoku-staoks
our tenants will look down on treej:
tldM It antinil uood to VOU?"
"Hut where aro you going to get alt
this?" nsked Van Clovo. his attorney,
who frequently acted as Interlocutor
at such mcutlngs.
"That's not so easy. You've got to
net on tho best strcot and on a goj'I
car line, nn you've got to go north,
lti.mi.mber. there's a park system go
ing out that way right up tho creek.
A park system and a tiouievaru woum
bo worth millions to us. Thero art
. . .. .11.1. a. a. I
only two or tnroo sues pubbidiv mu
Dm best nf all s the corner wnoro
High street crosses Itlpplo Creek. It
loows awful good to mo anywher
along there. Twenty minutes from
Jefferson street, gentlemen; nil the
comforts of tho city; nil the Joys of tlm
Biniiitry. Now this Is our schemo nnd
wo don't want a lot of llttlu real eslati
fnfcira nrosslnir nur trail. If I may u
a bit conlldontlnl and philosophical, I'll
warn you against three classes or men
iiliimtiors. real estate agents and
preachers In plug hats and shining al
paca coats who handle a lino of Arl
xonn mining stock on tho sldo."
(To be ronllnupd.l
CANADA'S ANTI-STUIKE LAW.
Provisions of nn Art Tlint U Hull
Praellent nnd I'opiilnr.
Prlendlv sutitcmnnti of labor dU-
niitvs invoivlna S7.000 workmuii nnd
Affecting n saving In wages Mono of
moro limn 3,C0O,O0O nro evidence Hint
tho Canadian Industrial-disputes net
works. Tho net provides, snys Leslie
Weekly, that It shnll bo Illegal for em
ninvita of a nubllo utility or n mlno
to strike or for the employers to or
der n lockout until thu Istuo Involved
shall havo been Investigated by ti
board, on each of which the disputant
bodies slinll have ft representative nnd
which shall lie bended by nn Impartial
third. Should the board fall to effect
nn amicable suttiomeni u ni ouco
makes n public report, In which the
Issues nro nmdo known In plain lnn
kubko. After tbnt thoy may strlko II
they wish, In thoso stubborn ca,ie
where nn agreement is dimcuit to
reach, nubllo opinion la relied upon to
compel nn equitable) settlement. In
this respect the Canadian law differs
from tho compulsory nruitrntion oi
New Zealand, whoro tho tlmllng or
ilm nrhltura nro enforceable at law.
Without this compulsory feature, bow
nvnr. ilm Canadian method works ad
mirably, for In seventy-four of tho
elgbty fane thus far, or 95 per cent,
tho workliiBiiien woro agreeable to ac
cepting thu findings or the board and
did not strike nftorwnrd, though at
perfect liberty to do bo. At present
tho act applies only to Industries In
tho nature of public utilities rail
ways, telegraphs, telephones, mines,
etc. but so popular bns It become
with both labor and capital that It U
now proposed to extend It to other
Industries.
How long shall wo havo to wait be
fore our own country grapples tho
strlko evil and ndopts somo such
method of dealing with It? Under a
law similar to the Canadian net the
great Philadelphia strlko would have
been practically" Impossible After
eight wenry weoks of riot nnd blood
shed It was nt last fulled off, leaving
tho traction company nnd tho striker
Just whoro they wore beforo It began,
Instead of having settled any real Is
sue between tho two. Hut the strlko
did accomplish cortaln dctlnlto things.
It served to embitter tho feelings of
each class toward thu other, It put
n great city nnd Ita environs to need
less Inconvenience, It fomented a gen
eral spirit of lawlessness, It resulted
lu Injuries to hundreds of people and
death to scores, In addition to this
the traction strikers lost In wages
$160,000, tho sympathetic strikers In
tho textile nnd other trades 12.200.000.
tho Itapld Transit Company 12,000.000
and other employers and business men
generally 112.000,000 a pretty costly
experlonro In both human lives and In
money. Could wo ask for a more con
vincing plea for nn anti-strike law
than tho record which this eight
weeks' strlko presents?
Uiimitwrrrd Yet,
"How much Is a klsa worth?" Ah,
well; nh, mel
Though tearful uows, I must break
It;
It makes all tho difference In the
world, you soo,
Whether it's slven or whether you
take it. Boston Herald.
Coudeuacd.
"Do you uso condensed tullk at your
house?"
"I guess so. We order n quart a day,
nnd tho mllkoian squeezes It Into a
can that holds about a pint." Cleve
land Leader.
UellcMe.
"Light weight, Is he?"
"Well, it he ever steps on a match
ho'll bo blown to atom." Kanias City
Journal
a
Cousin Daisy's
Advice
By HONORE SISSON
a
Aloynln had always bollovcd that
Aries was tho most Importnnt placo
In tho world, bechuso It was tho only
placo sho had over known anything
about. Sho had-beon born thoro, and
had llvod thero ovory ono of hor twen
ty-ulx years of hor unovontful llfo.
Hor mother felt Just ns sho did. Hor
mother was a widow a timid retiring
llttlo soul, who constantly hid herself
In hor home. Sho hnd mado a fow
friends and acquaintances, with whom
she was not very Intlmnto, but thoy
sufficed hor. Sho went to church regu
larly, nnd sat vory humbly In an un
observed cornor. And Aloysla sat
with her.
Tho girl reflected her mother's alti
tude toward tho world In gonoral. Sho
trembled If sho so much ns touched el
bows with Aries great onos. Bome
tlmoa ns sho sat downcast, apparently
attentive to tho preacher's ovory word,
sho was In reality obsorvlng tho poo
plo about her. Thoro was Mrs. Forbes
In hor stylish rustling black, who
camo lato nnd walked up tho nlslo as
If she owned the whole church edifice;
nnd thero was Miss Corbln, vory
hnughty and vory corroctly gowned,
who hnd gono to school with Aloysla,
nnd hnd nlnco forgotten her very oxts
tonco; there was old Mrs. ninckonoy
nnd Anna Morrlsy nnd Miss Hush, tho
popular milliner, who ndvertlsod her
wares by wearing n now hat ovory
Sunday alt theso woro Aries best per
sons, to bo behold with nwo by such
ns Aloysla and her mothor, who woro
distinctly Insignificant and unworthy
of notlco, who wont nowhero nnd woro
clothos fashioned badly from thoso
which wero passod on to thorn by a
cortaln Invisible, cousin Daisy. In
their simplicity, attributed great
wealth, becnuso sho was ablo to linro
a new hat and gown each season, Re
sides sending thoin hor cnitoff clothes
cousin Daisy, whoso husband was a
lawyer In Now York did not notice
i hem. nut their poor little claim upon
thorn. Hut their little claim upon her
was their one pride and pretension.
Aloysla was conscious Hint son
dressed badly and tho peoplo looked
down on her for doing so, Hho and
hor mother owned their tiny houso
and hnd n bit of money In the bank.
Hut thoy wero never nsked out or had
any company. They road continually
hooks from the public library, nnd
thero was nn old piano upon which
Aloysla had learned to play. She sang
u llttlo too, old fashioned songs, which
wero suited to her light untrained
voice. Hut what sho and her mothor
really did was to make lace and they
did this that they might live. They
did exquisite work at absurdly low
prices.
If Aloysla bad but known, her life
was sunless enough. As It was, she
mado tho best of It, and turned to
her music and her books for her di
version. Sometimes as she played or,
rend, vague, sweet dreams haunted
her. For she lind not como to twenty
x years without finding that sho had
a heart nnd a hero.
Her hero was Dick Churchill, nig.
blonde, good heartod, good-humored.
Dick who liked everybody and whom
iverybody liked, but who was as far
beyoud her roach as the farthest star
duo always saw him nt church and oc
casionally during the week, but he
never saw her. Thoro wero too many
pretty, woll dressed girls within close
ran go of his vision. Yet somehow ho
did not tarry. It was snld that he
was waiting to get money enough to
build a house beforo taking a wife.
The girls smiled at him In vain and
Dick smllod back, nwaro of their wiles
and knowing very well that whenever
ho got ready he could take his pick
of the lot. Aloysla know that too, but
so long as ho was unattached It was
sufficient delight for hor to admire
tho poise of his bead and the clear
brown of his cheek and the fine line of
his chin as he sat sldewlse to her In
church.
Dut Dick never know. Nor would
be have cared It he had, After all she
was Just a pale little young thing of a
girl who wore abominable black hats
that might have dono for old Mrs.
Jessup, who was 70 years old and do-
pendent for the charity of the church.
Thus Aloysla lived, and It seemed
likely sho was to llvo thus for tho rest
of her remaining years, when sudden
ly her mother was stricken with a
sharp llttlo pain In her left side and
within an hour was dead.
Aloysta's first thought was of her
Cousin Daisy, Tho stress of necessity
lent her boldness. She had a telegram
sont telling Daisy what had happened
and asking her to come. Then sho
watted iu the blackness of awful grief
and uncertainty. Next day Cousin
Datsy came. She was a big, florid wo
man, full of energy and worldly wis
doo. NVK I .Int. . .n A fnw rna Aa I
IVU utu USUI w w. -
she raid, tor the sight of Aloysla's
stricken face touched her heart, how
ever deeply It was burled under folds
of silk aad lie "You know I'd oewa.
- ' ' '
ivcjtrerfvxemit.
I Hald to my husband: 'Ed. that child
needs mo and I'm goiiig.' And I came.
Now, you leave everything to mo."
Aloysla was only too glnd. Sho die
not quostlon Cousin Daisy's Judgmotv
. and ability, nnd, when after tho tuner-
al, cousin Daisy asked tho girl to ac
company ber home, Aloysla wont.
1 Now York was a rovolatlon to Aloy
sin. For the flr3t few days sho lived
In n whirl of swiftly changing im
prosslons nnd startling discoveries.
She was terrified, dlstrnctod, nstonlsh'
ed, nt what sho saw. Tho change
from quite Aries had come so sud
donly that It was as if sho had boon
swept from ono world to another. Yet
It was a good thing for hor. It dullod
her sorrow and kept hor from think
Ins. CouBln Daisy was disposed to bo
very kind to hor in much tho same
wny that sho would havo beon kind to
a half-dozan, half-starved kittens
which she had rescued from tho stroot
For tho moment Aloysla Intorested
hor
"Now, you know," sho said, "you
enn't go out until you havo some
clothes. Thoso you havo might do for
Aries, but you must romombor you nro
In Now York now."
Aloysla hnd somo monoy and sho
gave It to Daisy to spond for her.
"No black on you, my doar," said
thnt lady, "Why you'vo boon wear
ing mourning nil your llfo; It is time
you had a change. I woar block be
cause I'm stout and highly colored and
It's becoming to mo, and you'vo worn
it becnuso I sont It to you and you
hnd to, Ulaek Is tho worst thing you
could put on. What you want is red
rich, dark rod, nnd plenty of It"
8o Cousin Dairy bought hor a long
red cont with n big fur collar, and n
big rod hat nnd a veil, and n red dross.
Lastly enmo shoes nnd gloves that
wero small enough, but thoso had to
como out of Cousin Daisy's monoy, for
Aloysla's was qulto gono,
"And to think you'vo boon wonrlng
my shoes, with foot llko that,' Daisy
said, laughing. Sho dressed Aloysln
up very much as sho would havo
dressed a doll nnd admired tho effect
sho hnd produced. "And now," sho
concludod, "you wnnt to do your hair
over a rat, nnd uvo powdor on your
noso, and a llttlo n very llttlo rougo
on your chooks to rollovo tholr pallor.
"Itougo Isn't wicked," sho nddod firm
ly, ns Aloysla oponod wido hor oyos.
"Neither Is powdor or anything clso
thnt holps naturo out a llttlo with a
woman's looks."
Hut In splto of alf Cousin Daisy's
klndnoss nnd all tho bowlldorlng
charm of her now clothes, Aloysla be
gan aftor a tlnio to got vory homo
sick. Sho endured tho fooling as long
ns sho could in sllonco and than sho
rpoko.
"I want to go homo," sho said.
Cousin Daisy hnd bocomo a little
tired of Aloysla as a dlvorslon. Warm
weathor was coming on nnd tho flat
was small. Ilesldos sho consldorod
thnt sho had dono her wbolo duty by
Aloystn.
"Woll," sho said, "you can go of
courso, my dear, but what aro you
going to do when you got thoro?"
"I shall go on making laoo, I sup
pose," Aloysln said sighing.
"And got old and blind beforo your
time, and lose any chance of marry
ing you might havo horo? Now sea
bore, Aloysla, said Cousin Daisy Ira
prosslvoly, "If I woro you I'd rent that
house nnd tako a room somewhere
and board. Don't you know enough to
sell things over a counter, my dear?"
"I don't know," faltered Aloysla.
"Then we'll see," said Dalsjr. Tin
going home with you."
In two days Cousin Daisy had ac
complished all thnt sho had set hop
elf to accomplish. Sho had tho house
rented nnd Aloysla established In a
nlco family. Moreover, sho had se
cured for Aloysla a placo In ono of
the stores as saleswoman.
"Now," sho said to tho girl, "thero'n
six dollars a week for you from tho
store, nnd two from the house, and
you're only paying out four. You'll
get along I guess."
Aloysla had no time to bo lonely aft
er Daisy departed, for her time was
fully occupied with her new Interests.
Sho got through her first day at the
store creditably. Sho was beginning
to have confidence In herself, New
York and Cousin Daisy bad done won
dera for her. When sho looked In the
glass she hardly knew the stylish
young woman she saw there,
At the dinner table tho first night
at her boarding placo sho looked up,
startled, to see Dick Churchill sitting
down opposite her. Presently the land
lady Introduced them.
"We're a small family here," she
said comfortable, and we've got to
get along.
Dick looked across at Aloysla and
for the first time In his life he really
saw her. He smiled and she smiled
back. They wero friends at once.
A week later he had moved to a
place beside hers, where they could
talk In lower tones, That summer be
began to build n house, with a veranda
and balcony and many windows.
And that fall by the time tho first
leaves were falling all Aries know that
the house was being built for Aloysla,
Dick bad at last mado his choice of a
girl.
Criticizes Women's Clothes.
Dr. Ualg Ferguson In a lecture at
the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary the
other day had some severe things to
say about tho clothing of the adult
woman. It was hampered by 'aahlon
and superstition and nothing could be
a greater tribute to tho strong nerves
and powerful muscles of women than
the fact that their health bad survived
for centuries their habits of clothing.
A woman's clothing was the despair of
the hygteiiist. Children and girls were
moro sensibly clad, but when girls
grew up they were often clothed In a
way which made them unable to walk,
run or breathe. Weighty skirts, low
necked gowns, "pneumonia blouses,"
tho modern hat, the big-heeled shoo
with its pointed toe, were all con
demned. Dut then women will have It
so, and so it will remain. Westmin
ster Gazette
The Rubber Plantation Fakir,
One of our consuls In Mexico esti
mates that whllo American share
holders In rubber plantation schemes
in that country have Invested not lees
thaa 110.000,000. a twentieth of that
sum would represent tho money oca
ployed la actual rubber tres plasU&g
ord cultivate
and
BELLS
SUMMER QIRL HAD VISIONS.
She Was Thlnklna of Matrimony,
While He Could Imagine Noth
ing but Mosquitoes.
It was not leap yonr, but sho hna
visions of becoming n summer brldo
and sho was not backward by any
moans.
"Qoorge," sho whlsporcd, nestling
closor on tho moss-grown log, "this Is
lummor."
"What of ltr naked Ocorgo, some
what mystified.
"Woll, or what docs summor bring
thnt boglns with nn M?"
Now, sho was thinking of matri
mony, but Goorgo wno not Ho sat In
puzzled sllcnco for a long whllo and
thon his face brightened.
"Oh, I know what summer brings
that begins with nn M." '
Ah, at last! Hor heart throbbod
with expectancy.
"I know you would catch on, dear.
Now, what Is It summor brings that
begins with an M?"
"Why, mosquitoes! Ha, linl"
And tho look sho gavo him would
havo frozon radium.
Always Praises.
Oyer Thnt follow Merrlam romlndi
mo of a tombstono.
Mycr Decauso ho Is dead sot in his
ways, oh?
Oyor No; bocnuso ho always has
n good word for a man when bo's
Iowa.
The Scapegoat
Limpy Hill I hnd to split up twice
as much wood ns usual aforo th' old
lady would gtmmo a hand-out
Illlnky Dob What's th' cnuso of It
Llmpy?
I.lmpy Th' Increased cost of llvln,
I s'poao.
A Man of Sense.
Mrs. Nnggs My hunband Is a mat,
of sense, anyway.
Mrs. Wnggs Oh, Is ho?
Mrs. Naggs Yes, Kvory tlmo I
lot him havo his own wny ho socs
aftorward bow ho could havo Im
proved upon It .
Domestic
Hubby Wo must bo economical
Wife Why?
Hubby If I should dlo I wouldn't
bo able to leave you much.
Wlfic -That's right. Whereas, whllo
you'ro alive you loavo mo most of thi
time.
HE KNEW HER.
Hlx Wo are In lovo with tho same
girl.
Nix How shall we end the mntter?
Hlx Suppose you propose to ber.
A Sense of Superiority.
"How many tlmos havo you been at
rested?" asked the court
"A good many," replied Plodding
Peto, "but only for small offenses, I
never git pinched for vlolatln' do
speed laws or fallln' to blow a born,"
The Sagavllle Sage.
"What is the secret of happiness?"
asked tho young person.
"The secret of happiness," replied
the sage of Sagovlllo, "consists of be
ing perfectly satisfied with what you
haven't got!"
Picked Her Part
"What? My fatuer proposed to
you? Goo whiz I What did you say,
dearr
"I said I'd be a daughtss to him."
Can They Display the Clivers?
At a clusa dinner fifteen graduates
ot a woman's college exhibited en
gagement rings, thus proving that a
higher education is no bar against a
quick start toward the matrimonial
goat
Dry Cleaned Them.
"Why is your grandpa's face banc
aged?" asks the lady next door.
"He was sleeping in bis big chair,"
explains the little girl, "and Willie
turned the noszla ot the vacuum
cleaner against his whiskers,"
At the Opera,
Usher Ladles, the audience wishes
you to keep still during the perform
ance. Ladles Heavens! Is it possible
thaat the audience hasn't heard this
old opera before?
A Come-Back.
"Hello, old man!"
"Pardon me, sir; I doa't know you.
You have the advantage ot me."
"Not at all. I know you. The dis
advantage Is sJl sals.
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-m experienced Man.
"How do you conquer your ele
phant when he goes on a rampage?4
I askod tho menagerie proprietor.
"We avail ourselves of an expo
rioncod baggago man," ho replied.
"An experienced baggago man?" 1
repeated with wondermont
"Yes," ho explained pntlently, al
though it waa evident that ho was
nettled by my stupidity, "wo got a
man who knows how to smash
trunks."
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