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OUHUON CITY ENTERPRISE, .Fill DAY, DECEMBER 30, 1910. Milwaukee MILWAUKIE, Tim Commercial Club poatponoil tlx regular mooting Don. 23 until .Ian iwry U, nut, uu nooount or the hull . days, Tim Commercial Club In jimunrlim A folder of dosrrlptlvo iniitlor sottliiK forth llin facilities niiil mlvmiliiRo of Mllwnuklo, of It rtmldnnco Auction mill IhihIiiomm properties, which i lie moiuhor (iiiwt lo distribute to the public. In Jiinuiiry, Tin' Mvn Wlrn or Junior Alhlnllo ('lull lii'lil.n montlng lit tlm llhrnry Inst Thursday evening. Tho IximI iiomm men of Mlllinuldo woro lnvlltxl In iittniiil ho mooting mill several men wore present, niul polio In fnvor of tho movement lo provide. M gymnasium, An eiilorliiluniiint will bo given ourly III Jitiiimry lo raise fiimU In iirovliln millifliln n 1 1 pit in t u M for III" Rvinniialuiu. Mr, unit Mr. J. ('. Hlklu untor liilimit Mr. nnd Mrn. N. Orlr.oll mill fiitnlly, of Portland, Christum day. Mm. (irlrxnll In Mr. KlktrtH' slater. MIm Hunk, of Hun Krnnolsoo, lit visiting her parent near Mllwiiuklo. Tho (Irm)Ro will hold reunion New Year Kve nt their hall fur nil members. J. A. Kck wu In Oregon City Thurilny on biilno. Couiiiilmiin prod liliniiui mid fmn lly urn ioiidlng (tin holiday In East ern Oregon with Mr U'hman par n to, (loo WIsRliiRor win off duty Bovonil dn on account of tomnrli trouble liny Htryker, of MontoKunlo, Wash., spent Thursday Willi IiIh ller, Mr. Goo. WIsnliiRor, Kx-Mnyor Hhlndlor's Irlul mine off Wodnosdny Afternoon. The Wetxlttr building In kuIiik up wry fitt mill will add much to tliu Appcnrunt'o of Main street when com pleted, Christum wn rilirntiil by most every family - In Mllwnuklo, several different parties entertaining nt limnu mill other Ruing nway to vllt rela tive or friend. Our itodt ninntr In vory lumy closing up tlm yonr IiiihIiioh nnil sending In blH of flrliU roimrt. A Happy Now Year lo nil. Church Not. Cvntigcllonl church Rev. K. ttmli bnugh, pastor rliindiiy Hi'liool, 1 0: n. m., John (irimlii, superintendent Horvlro 11:30 a. ni. by Ilia pastor; V. I'. A. nt 7 p. in.; evening service m H o'clock. Teacher' training, Tue day evening; prayer mooting, Wed Ui'mlny evening; I'liolr practice, Tliun day evening. Dunclna Prty. Now Yonr' Kve the Krrol Quartette will give a oclal diinru In llio City Hull. If you nre suffering from bilious ness, mnitlpitlliin, liulllioRtlon, chrun Ir headache, Invest one rnt In A pout nl rtird, end to Cbninliorlnln Modi' cine Co., Don Moluoii, town, with your miiift nnil Riblroim plnlnly on thn buck, unil tnoy win for warn you a rron nam pin of Chnmlinrlnln'a Ktomncb and 1.1 vor Talilota. Hold by all donlora JENNINGS LODGE. I'lift (rront fontlval day of thn yonr hit J u nt piimnnl. Mnny fmnlly ro- myiiiiii worn (iriu with tim oxi-iimminit Klfn on tho minlvi-jTiiiry of our Mnvlnr'a blrlh. And tint only In tho AmnoH, but tho rhurclio of nil i!t nonilniitlonR woro bonutlfully dorornt- od mid aporlul nniMio rmnlorcd on thU (K'cuMlon. A niiinbor of tho cliurchoa rolotirntod on dlffnront ov onlncH, rIvIiir the ponplo tho prlvllok'o of ntlcnilliiR thn HorvlreN of nioro thun ono of tho rhurchoa. On Sunday ov. oiiIiir a Hhurt proumiu wna romlorod by tho pupllH of tbo Grace Chamd Hnndny arlmol, and a trout for the children win provided for by Ibo com mlttoo In cbnrKo. The arbool npoiiod tho proRrmn by nlimlnR "Joy to the World" followed by pruyor unit tho roadliiR of birth of ChrlHt from Matt. 3:1:10, by tho pimtor. Hocllntlona by Clydn JnneB, Hurry mid Mlldrvn HPid on, .Orn mid Chnrloa Hyan, Jtnnk Jonea, Newton Htriiln, Annln ltussell mid IIohhIo Koliorla mid DorU 1'iiln ton, liitorHporm'd by roiirh by the achool mid a duot by the MIhhv MiiIioI Hliulen and Helen 1'iilnton and A vory flno rondliiR by Mm. Jonea cloBod tbo ovonliiR'a proKram. Aftor onjoyliiR the fontlvllloa of Yulolldo mid I lm piiHHlnn of tlm old yonr bo nonr at hnnd wo pnuno for n brief moment to oe bow wonderfully kind Old Kuthor Time linn boon to we JonnlnRR Uxlue folk. The (irlin Iteiiper, Ieulh, Iiiih not vlallod any of our honioa and In a number llitlo prccloua hundlcR of Immnnlty have come to IiIohh the homo of sonin Rlx or olKhl fmnlllea. A little diuiKlitor arrived at Mr. Moore' mid n Ron to Mr. and Mr. OlniHtond, Mr. and Mr. Kir in ho, Mr. and Mra. Tozlor, Mr. nnd NATIONAL WOOL GROWERS CONVENTION and MIDWINTER SHEEP SHOW Portland, jOregon, January 4-7, i 9ii. For the above occasion, will be sold from all including branches by The Southern Pacific Company at One and One-Third Fare. Tickets on sale January 2nd. and 3rd, 1911, good for return until January 10, 1911. For further particulars, call on any S. P, Agent, or write to WM. McMURRAY, General Passenger Agent. and Northwestern Mr. I Wlliiox and to Mr. mid Mr. HiikIi Itoborta, A uuiiilior of now Iioiiho have Imiiti built of tlm more aiiliHtiiminl kind, llinoiiH litem I ho lioiiio of H. ('. I'lllll Ion, Knink Davy, 1, Hhnnoflold, Juiih Hi lain, lm Hurl, the Hmlib mid Klrm ro cottiiROR, On the oiihI vldo of tho now rur Hun Miikhth, llohllu mid Mure tilth luivo built IIM I.. hoimiR TliroiiKb llio iinllrliiK of fori of CIiiih. Itedmoiul an urch tin heiui lilai'ed oer JiiiiiiIiik avenue and noino of our piiblln Hplrllod iiinii have boon workliiK for a poRlofrieo, which wu wliihoil for before the lienllinliiK of lull. Our pulillo blKhwny Iiuk lioon Ki'avolod nnil ninny oilier Itnpruvo ineiilH have boon udded. Aiiioiik I In) newly married couple coiiiIiir to tlio IhIru to niiike tiiulr homo early In 1U10, onn wlnme wed iIIiik wan ono of tuiiuo note buioiik I'ortland mielely folk, wiin that of Mr, mid Mr. Vyvyuu Diuit and iilno Mr. mid Mr. (Ino, A, Hhiiver. Aiiioiix thoito wo in Ihm from our com iiiunlty I Mr. Itoy Kelly (MU Ar llnmi Hhavnrj whore Moutavllln I now her lioiiio. AinoiiK the many who have removed and taken up real donee olHowliero and ureatly mlod are the famlllu of Waller Ileikner, Kreil Terry, Allen llrown, Joe Kvana, Krnnk 1'rult, J. A Hoontin. Will lliil eriniin, A I Clark, All theao Indie nt one time or another wore promi nent worker In the Woman' Club of till place and while ho many have Kone from buioiik ua, the club work him boon at a HtumlMt III, but duriiiR i III. but duriiiR ibo year the Woman' Induatrlnl Club 1 book, fof a lm over nun hundred library bonldu a neat um In tho treanury. Wo have every roiiHim to t'U) Jtrntoful to Old Kalher Time for the bloliiK and advantaRo wt have bad in 1910. We all' feel If we want to enter Into A Rplrlt to he make 1911 more aucceimful than th tireeedlliR yonr. MIh Mildred Kiuho, of Salem, and MIh Nolllo Kruao, of OroRon City Kpent Monday eveninK at the homo of MIr Mabol Moro. AmoiiR IIioho onJoyliiK the hiwpl lallly of the I'. I), Nowell home dim Iur the Yuletlde worn Mr. and Mr. ICdwIn Newell, Mr. and Mr. M Inner, I'oury and tllenn Nowell, of I'ortland Mr. and Mr. (inorRcr Morae enter Inliiod their rel n liven on ClirUtma Hay, corora beltiR Inld for the 20 rola tlvc and tho additional ruori IioIur Mr. ChrlHilaiiiMin, of tjiOrandn, Ore- Rim, and Clyde Blmiuon, of the LodK Mr. ICnimonR entertained four of our youiiR iioopUi to a theatre part on Hal unlay afternoon, when Clyd SlmnioiiR, Arthur Itoberu, Helen ruin ton and Mabel Hladen went to the linker lo Ben "Chnrloy'a Aunt." Mr. and Mr. Knton and aon, Har old, called on tho J, I'. Htrnln family before dopnrtliiR for Iholr home I South Dakota. Other vlaltor at th Strain home woro Mr. Frank I'ral of Canby, Mini perrliiRer and (illliert Hmlih, of Cariia and Sue Kmllh OroKon City. of Mr mid Mra. Wilcox hnd a tholr riiorIr for the Yuletlde, Mr. and Mra, (Irani l-owls and family. Uiilnlor, Mr. mid Mra. Hidden and family of Hell wood, Mr. and Mra. Itlckotta and child ron, of I'ortland. Mr. and Mra. J. P. Plnlcy and MIbr Anna Klnloy, of Portland, pent Christ man with tholr Ron and brother, Mr W. tx rinloy and fmnlly. We wore pleaaed to roo Major and Mr. ClnrkRon on our atroota durln the wook.'comlnR out from Portland for a abort vlHlt with friend. Mr. Hoatliman, of Sonttlo, waa Riiot of (leo. Morae and waa vory favorably ImpruRRed with tbla part of Clackama county. Ho Rent for hla family havliiR purcUaaed the Mil lor home at Mnldrum and are already whore the Mlllor family exiect to locale but will bo greatly ml8ed by tholr frlondR. Clyde Nowoll nnd MIhr Kama NOW' ell have recently purchaned the Hoys property, which la the fliifHl location nt the 1-oiIko and aro makliiR aome decided tmprovomonta on It. Children dry FOR FLETCHER'S C ASTORIA OAK GROVE. Mra. Rice waa a dinner . honlcs Chrlatmna day In bonor of Mrs. Dr. Mttlcflcld nnd daiiRlitor, of I'ortland Mr. and Mra. John Outfield enter tained nt dinner Cbrlatniaa day, Mra. llackua, Mrn. M. T. Outfield and MIh3 Amanda Outfield. Mra. John Rlsley attended a rocep- llon given by Mra. Mncoy, of Port land, Tuesday, In honor of Mra. Utth- ron, of Tucomn, Wnah. Mra. Sharp, of Portland, was the Chrlatmna gueat of Mr. and Mra. Ylr rII Clnrk. round trip tickets points on its lines Clackamas l)r, and Mra, J. H, McArlhur nnior tallied It roliillvoa at a ClirlHimini dln ner Monday nflernoon nt. 3 o'clock at tholr beiiiillful home on ttullrond Ave nue. . Wnniloy McArlhur mid wlfo, of ItldKofleld, WuhIi., woro out of town ruohI durliiK the week. Mr. mid Mr. Hurt William and children apent Chrlmma day with Mr. Wllllnm'a alHior, Mra, W, 8. Duff- UiRton, of Portland. Mra. Delia Hwlnney, of Hlaloy, I Herloimly III In Hollwood with R Revere cuhi! of dlnboto. Mr. and Mr, Kd. MaNtoraon at leiulixl tho (Irand theatre In I'ortland CbrlHlma day, and when Mr. Mauler Ron wa atandliiR In linn purcluiRliiK ticket Rome pickpocket relieved blm of lift. Kvorot Hhork, of ICiikoiio, In apond Iiir tho holiday with bl parent, (loo. Bherk and fmnlly. Mr. and Mr. Doliaon, of Trotitdalo, wito ChrlHtma rui'hir of Mr. J. 11. ISvmiR. . IIIH Kpldell la a happy father. A fine on wn 'born to Mr. Hpldoll December 21. Mother and aon doing iilcoly, Dr. and Mra. McParlund will leave tlll) laat of the week for Um Angclea, ('ill. Prof. Ilntlor R-nt I ho holiday will, hla paronta nt Indopondonce, Oregon. Mr. Alice Harnett la acrloualy 111 with pnoiitnoiila Ml-. Marl., rslenn . .(...lent in in. modlciil colleen of Portland, apent the Imlldav with her mother. Mr. Clenn. I Aid.,... o of A. f). Unn, Ir able to be out briiIii after ten daya' kkneplblossomsfor orange blossoms. with I,a(!rlppo. Ariinir (irabam la able to tie up ana uiu "o P "u ca to be out af- been apMnted and will move City the fliat of around Home anil nope to t,e out ar- tor the Now Year. J. 0. Slant tin" boon Chief Deputy Sheriff hla family to OroKon City the new year when ho will aaaume hla office. Oacar V. D. Ilrniit and wife, of Ta- coma, Waah., a Ino llobort Coiik wore tbo ChriMtii ma gueat of Mr. and Mra. Ixnil llrnnt. V. 1. Pflffnor, of Bt. Paul, Minn.. hint rented the McRoberta house and aettled here for tho winter. J. O. Staalamnd family apent Chrlat mna wlih Mra. Stant'a duiiRhier, Mra. C. C. Murphy, at Montttvllln. Win. Wheeler, Mr. Wlioelor and MIh Helen Wheeler, of Portland, Mr. mid Mra. Chaa. Wortblngton and UiuIh Epllet wore ontertftlned at din ner Chrlatmna day by Mr. and Mra. a at i r.. -. nuni'ii. Mr. mid Mra. W. HqIi ient the holldaya with Mr. Holt'a mother at Yacolt, Wnah. U K. Armatrong and fimlly eltc tallied ten giumta at dinner Chrlatmaa day. Mra. Payne. Mra. Armatrong'a mother, came homo from Cberryvlllc to aneud the holiday. Mr.' C.uy Detiolla, of Chorryvlllo, la Hpcndlng the holldaya visiting rela tive and frlenda. T. It. Wortbl.igton'a family were all homo for Chrlatmaa. i rnmllv hv thn name of lmmler. from the Kant, ha rented the Von- derlea houao for tho winter,- Mra. Howard, teacher In the Jeffer- aon High School, and aon, apent the holldava with her parent, sir. ano Mra. W. It. Allen and alator, Mr, liar- ry imiiaiUMie Mr. B'ln mra. I na. nuinira wi-n to?. Mr; Hernmn -Wetiler. at Hill , rn l Mr and Mra. Wm. Kimaoy. of Court- noy nvenue, nolo a lamny reunuin Chrlatmaa day. Thirty-two children ii nil grandchildren wore present. Dr. Kolblg and wlfo are Rojouniing In California. . . . Mr. Chaa. Maam, of Portlaud apent Monday with Mra. J. H. Graham I ' 11.. - I Uliu iinmij. 1 ft. l'""""" " ' .... ...h ...n linrtluilfl VlKlfOr I UOHOaV B r Aloiander and turn ly Bnen' ChrlHimaa In Portland with relatives rtoy Ulackoby and family returned home Tueadav from Tho Dalle wnerc they have been Hie mint io moiniiR on buslnoaa. Jim Knliler and Ouy Dellolla wore In Portland Wednesday on utiRineaa. Mr. II. le Pagot waa a Portland visitor Wednesday. Church Note. M, E. Church Sunday school, 10 n. in., Mra. McArthur. Biiperlntendont. Servlcea.il a. m. by Rev. C. A. Lewis. Sacred concert, g p. m., given by the choir. All Invited. Ijullea' Aid will reHiime tholr regu lar meetings after the holidays. Tho Cantata given Christmas Ev by the Sunday achool waa a grand Huccosa. Much credit is due Mrs. Clark, the Instructor, and Mrs. J. H. McArthur. Wedding Bells. Tho woddlng tf William Klwood (ilium in nnd Miss Gladys Neitl took pluco In tho bride's homo in Oiik Grove tit Concord Station. The cere mony was performed by tho Rev. Young, of tho Taylor Street Church, Portlaud. Only relatives of tho brldo and groom woro present. The gifts wore Humorous the noted ones were silver service from J. M. Noal, father of the bride, and a grand piano from would Acknowledge that It was con the groom.' Refreshments were served quered, but now it was as quiet and by Mrs. J. M. Noul. $100 Reward, $100. Th. rradpri of this IMMT will tw nlmml In Imi. Hut thrre I. at len.t Mm Urrnilnl dlN-nw timt ft-lcnt lui. broil ahl. to euro In all ita iiuum. .ml tlutt I. Cnlarrll. Hall . Oturrh mn U tlie only nmlllvo ruru nun niiunu i.i mo nitHiinu irau-miiy, iitl.rrn oi-liiR . fon.lllMtloiml 1lntm. tvquliv. ft rou.tltu llo:ul tnalmnit. Hull's lliurrh (Mn to takpn In- e-rimiiy, artiiiH airrrtrr uimhi tlii- umki riii, mumiui mirtHn ol tint lyalrm, Uun-by ilctroylnit the ini.Hllon ol III. iHmM. and trlvlnc II pntlrnt Iran. Hi by bullillni un the coiikiiiuiIoii and hmm- Ifitl natur. In diilnR II. work. Til. mnntor. bavc much faith In lla cuntlvn nowfra Hint th.v onr on. HnndrfHl Oollim tor any rnae tliat II falla to cur., ernn lor iwi or Iftillinoolnla. Addri-n. K. J. CHUNKY A CO., TbUHto, O. Bold by all Driii-iint.. TV. 'lalu Hull . Family rill, tor constlpailoa. SMITH IS FINED. Plead Guilty to Permitting Minors to Visit Pool Room. H. H. Smith, who operates a pool room on Main street, near Fifth, was urrestod Tuesday on the charge of permitting minors to frequent his place and play the gnme, which Is contrary to law. He plead guilty to the charge but said that the young mnn In question George Dlllman ad represented himself as of age. The case was tried before Recorder Dimlck, who assessed a fine of $10 gainst Smith, which was paid. He also sentenced Dlllman to a jail term of ten days, but suspended the sen tence during good behavior. The Re corder says the charge was made that Young Dlllman spent much of his time and all his money In Smith's place, and that the young man's friends wished something done In the mutter to break up the practice. 000 Among the By Clifford V. Gregory ' . :Ooo Read und there will unfold for you a romance from which you will learn how two plucky daugh. tore of the farm yearned for a col- lego education,- how their father gave them the ate of a wornout orchard to secure the money ncc- e..ary; how they grappled with the apple raising problem and Snyder, the sharper, who wag cor- nerlng the apple crop; how their ambition had much to do with , . . . the future of two young men, one rich and one poor: how the -,. nrrhnr,l influenced ill. I , i- il. ..j I it recliy or tnairecuy noi amy me lives of four young people, but cnitL.B WOrk. collci'e snort and I coci' moro as well, and how some of those concerned in this t,.m r,Jlnna l , . , t , t Paaded to exchange ap. CIIA1TKU 1. M-v h, daddy!" 1 Mr- '"'-n U,uVul4 1 J ,r'"" "' bnr" be mending lu preNiratlon for fllAlTEU I. Kprliig'B work lo nee hla two daughter (landing before blm. "Well?" he wild, with an Inquiring Binlle. We we want to go to college, aald Malicl. She wa the older of the two, a fair liulred girl of noveuteen Her alnler tllady wa a year younger, a abort, plump lime gin wltn unruly brown hair and an Irrepressible smile. Their father let the atrap be wa holding fall to the floor. "What for?" be nuked. "To lenru thing." aald Mubel. "We want to go to the agricultural college and take the domestic arlenee ciurae. . ,., , ,,, ,, ,. .,,, " fuu 'nl ,,,H lu" '"""v uu"ul " I alr l'11 Hru "i' "'" Bii' u,u went to worK agnin. "loure migiiiy good glrla." he aald. "and I want lo do I nil I can for you. but 1 don't aee where t, money to eend you to college 1b coming from." Mubel' 111, quivered. "Then can't can't wo go?" he aaknl. Her father' eye twinkled aa lie looked up. "I ll tell you what I'll do.' he aald. "I'll give you glrla the old apple orchard, am) you can use all the money you umke from it to go to col lego with." he old npplo orchard consisted of . u,.,e tlw timt ir. San d b d . out gevcr,, year before th the expectation of reaping i ...... ,-..... ... i i. rln nge. lint the locality waa uoi estn-,u,ij t-a niiuui-u w o,j- pie growing, weeim mm insecia piny- eo oavoe, nuu iuc mruiei iuon " to be anything but a paying proposl- tlon Mabel turned abniptly and left the Bhou. but Ulnd.vs wit down on a mill . ,,. ,,.,,,,. 1111,.,er,wi i . ftI1 . .. ..... .he ,ot r. - - c .Ilf ..- , t.i u- nilntr. Tl., l,,l lwn Imril frnl llio nlpht ' - - oeiore. unu iut- nMni- um ...ui-u with a Willie coating r iroai crjutais that ahene .and sparkled in tne sun ,'ht mcs pretty this morning anyway, she ald. "Can we really have it to do aa we please with?" ThafB what I said," her father an swored. "You'll have a hard time getting anything out of It, though." Well," Gladys replied determined ly, "we're going to get aouiethlng out of It. I believe we can mnke thut old orchard pay our way through college." Mr. Sanders smiled. "I boie so," be wild. ' "I'll help you all I can." I'm going over to renrson's this Afternoon." aald Gladys as they were seated at the dinner table that noon. Do you want to go along, Mabel?" 'What for?" asked Mabel. "To Bud out how he raises so ninny apples." lie's got better npple soil than we have," spoke up Mr. Sanders. Maybe that Isn't the only renson," persisted Gladys. "I want to talk with him anyway." Mr. Sanders had a three-year-old colt, which the girls hnd broken to drive thnt winter. They had had many n lively tussle with It before It docile as could be asked for and would follow the glrla around like a big dog. Gladys always Insisted that Mollie, as they called the coif, needed only a llttlo training to rival ,Lon Dillon. In deed, she had boasted of Mollle's speed qualities so much that MrsT Sunders could not bo Induced to ride behind her, and she 'held her breath every time the girls drove out of the ynrd with the colt. ' After the dinner dishes were washed and put nway the girls hitched Mollle to the old fashioned square box cutter nnd drove over to Penrsou's. Mr. Pearson was a somewhnt eccen tric old farmer. He spent most of his time pottering around In his orchard and gnrden, lenvlng his three boys to do the farm work. Tho neighbors LAND WANTED We have several clients who want to purchase property In Clack amas County. We have a client who wants about 15 acres of land In the vicin ity of Mt. Pleasant. Another who wants from two to five acres not too far from the car line. Another who wants to sell a Clackamas County ranch of 80 acres and will take property In or near Portland as part payment. Another who wants 15 to 30 acres on the Willamette River or on some stream like the Clackamas. We nre constantly having calls for good farms. Our Portland agents are calling for all sorts of Clackamas County farms. DO YOU WANT TO SELL? CROSS & HAMMOND ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Beaver Bulldlnq. Oregon City. ooO Apple Trees C T l Story of Farm Life Copyright, 1010, by American Preil Auodatiua eoO were forced to admit that he raided """ fr"". ljU' Wl'r Inclined to ' SV. cnre 8 r1,)lMK, uilt bvsd dellKhlcdly when the girl told blm their errand. ' "'' c"nrHe ' n ,nnke 11 1'"'"' bv " ; rKe." ! 'J'boreupon he entered Into a lengthy dlw moilon on apple growing, which 'If'' '',"!' """"'""' they llHtened with growing lntereL ,.what voll .... to do ,,.,., ..,.. ' Mr. reuraon. "I to orune vour treoa- cut nut fllHut fl third ut tht old llinWs ami l Dia atlttt linfa m flinnfA fi t'i.f - - V T ,.rr " .., ., -.. ,, ' .,i ..... I ouiicj . 'J'belr fwt made no nolae In the aoft now, and Jeff, who w j bu.slly aw- lug away, did not notice them nntll i hi father oke. e (nJ (U Ickly and almost fell out of the tree in his embarrassment at seeing the girl. He- was s tall, lank, awkward boy of eighteen, but when hi honest smile lighted up the freckle on hi usually solemn face hla ungalnline was forgotten. "Hello!" be said In rosiionse to the girls' greeting a he atarted to climb down from the tree. "Hold on." hla father said. "Mabel snd Gladys here want to learn bow to prune apple tree. They are going to ship a carload of apples from their fa tber's orchard next fall." And be chuckled a he pulled off bis cap and rubbed hi head. "I believe you're Just making fun of us," declared Gladys. "I don't see why we can't raise Just as good apples as you do." Mr. Pearson slaped his bat back on bis head and drew hi face down "MABII. AND OLADTS njtRS WAST TO LKftKN HOW TO I'UL'NK Afl'LK TIIKKS." solemnly. "I'm not making fun," be Assured them. "Let me' take the saw. Jetf." And be proceeded to give them A losaou lu practical pruning. "Do you see how It's done?" be ask ed us he tlulshed the tree and smeared some white lead on the larger wounds. Dou't try to leave eg8 long enough to bang your Bunbonncts on. but cut the limbs off close." "We're ever bo much obliged," said Mabel. "We'd better be going home, hadn't we?" she added, turning to Gladys. 'Come In and get warm first," said Mr. Pearson. "Jeff 'II bring yonr horse around in a few moments." Jeffs few moments was uearly bnlf an hour, and it was almost dark when he drove Mollle up to the door. 'Here's a few books you may be In terested In," Mr. Pearson said as they started to leave. "Most of the folks around here don't think much of book farming, but Just as like as not they may be mistaken." He chuckled to himself as he closed the door. "Ain't there something I can do to help you with your apple trees?" ask ed Jeff as he handed the lines to Gladys. "I ain't very busy now. nnd I thought maybe" 'Oh, thank you! Rut I guess we'll get - along all right." said Gladys. "Goodby!" "Just ns" If we wanted a big, awk ward boy bothering around." she said to Mabel as they turned Into the main road. Jeff's good If he Is awkward," Ma bel answered. "I don't like pretty boys." "I don't like any kind of boys," said Gladya. "Apple trees are so much more Interesting." Mrs. Sanders met the girls with n white face as they turned Into the yard. Your father Is hurt awfully!" she cried. "lie cut his foot while he was chopping wood, nud I can't seem to stop the bleeding." Sho caught her breath with n frightened sob. Did you phone for the doctor?" ask ed Mabel as she sprang to the ground. "Something's the matter with the line," her mother answered. "I can't get any one." Cindy gnthered up the reins And quickly turned Mollle around. "You can't drive that colt to town In the dark:" cried her mother. "You go with her, M nbel." "I'm not afraid, uiommle," spoke op Gladys. "You need Mabel more than I do. Come on, Mollie!" It wa six- mile to Ilrlghton, the nearest place where die could get a doctor, mid Gladys well knew that there wa no tlmo to lone. If the bleeding didn't atop She leaned for ward and spoke coaxlngly to Mollle. The little mure seemed to realize that something wn wrong and swung Into s stride that made Gladys' heart awell with pride. The feneeiost ped by In a long Jumbled procession. Juxt risible In the dim, ghostly snow light. Gladys kept ber eye fixed on Hie strip of white road abend. Just over the end of It the north star shone brightly. Gladys rcmenilicred the old story about Hie star that bud led the wise men ami whimsically wondered If this star was not there to lead her. On and on they iped. Mollle never varying from thai long, steady stride that covered the ground so quickly snd easily. One, two, three. four miles, and still the little mare showed no sign of slackening her pace. There wa no wind nothing but stars and snow and that long, never ending stretch of white road. It wa glorious, this night ride, or would have been If It were not so grimly necessary. "Can't you go Just a little faster. Molilc?' Cindy whispered. Mollle gave a leap forward. It al most seemed a If they were flying, so little noise did the mare's swift hoof beau make on the snowy road. Suddenly she gave a leap sideways. There was a crash a one of the run ners struck a stone that some one had carelessly lost from hi load that after noon, and Gladys dived headlong into the soft snow st the roadside. CHAPTER II. G LADY3 picked herself up and shook the snow out of her eyes. The soft snow had broken her fall and kept her from getting hurt. She looked around for Mollle and saw her standing in a drift up to ber knee a little ways down the road, with nothing left of the cutter but the thills. . In a moment Gladys had waded through the snow to the mare and was loosening the thill straps. As soon as the thills were unfastened she leaped to Mollie' back snd headed her again toward town and the doctor. Mollie was much better ns a driver than as a rider, and Gladys found rid ing her without a saddle bird. Joltins work. But she set ber teeth and held grimly to the little mare's mane, urg Ing ber to a still faster gait. She was almost to the town now and could see the light in the doctor's big bouse on the corner. In another mo ment she was at the door. Giving Mollie' reins a twist around the post, she ran up the steps and rang the doorbell. The doctor's wife opened the door. "The doctor?" she said in reply to Gladys' breathless question. "I'm sor ry, but be started to Keusett just about ten minutes ago." Gladys started back as if she had been struck. The doctor's wife sprang forward and caught her. "Why. my girl." she cried, "you're all tired out. Come in and get warm." Gladys shook her bead. "I I must catch the doctor' she gasped. "Has j be a saddle 1 can take?" The doctor's wife, quickly realizing that this was no ordinary call, pointed toward the barn and hurried Into the bouse after the lantern. It was but a moment's work to throw off the harness and replace it with the sad die. Gladys hesitated an Instant and then reached for the doctor's riding whip. She was so stiff that she could hardly swing into the saddle, but she smiled bravely back at the good doc tor's wife. as she turned away Into the darkness. Keusett was directly west, and her own home was straight south. If she could catch the doctor soon enough be might still be able to get there in time. But what chance did a weary colt ridden by a still wearier girl have of overtaking a fresh team of bron chos? Uladys leaned forward and spoke caressingly to Mollle. The little mare sprang nimbly forward, but Gladys felt rather than saw that she was uot running as easily as at first Minute after minute passed and still the mare held piucklly to her pace. At last after what seemed hours of bard riding Gladys beard the tinkle of sleigh- bells ahead. She knew the time had come for the linnl spurt She raised her whip to strike the struggling mare. but threw It in the snow instead. "Mollle!" she cried, lenniug forward. Go, Mollle. go just for a few mo ments more! Mollle gave a snort that was almost a groau and struck a slightly faster pace. Louder and louder sounded the bells, and soon Gladys could see the sleigh as a black speck ahead. Then she culled with all her might. and the sound of the bells stopied abruptly. In a moment Bhe was be side the doctor's cutter and lu a few gasping sentences told her story. "Ride up to the Greys' and have them put that colt In the barn' and give her n good rubbing down," the doctor ordered. "She's done a great night's work tonight. And tell Mrs. Grey to give you some hot coffee and put you to bed!" lie shouted the last words back over his shoulder as be turned quickly around und commenced his part of the race with life nud death. That climb up the hill to the Greys' seemed harder to both Mollie and Gladys than all the rest together. Mr. Grey lifted the exhausted girl from the saddle and led the steaming mare away to the barn, while his wife put Gladys In the big chair back of the stove and set the old granite coffeepot on to boll. At borne Mrs. Sunders nnd Mubel watched und waited anxiously. Mr. Sanders moaned und tossed lu a fever ish delirium. The towel which they bad twisted tightly around his leg had failed to stop the bleeding entirely, and the faces of the silent watchers grew white with fear us they saw the blood slowly oozing from the tightened buudagi-ti. The patient grew weaker and more ielirious as the hours passed. Mra. Sanders ran to the window every min- Bte or so to peer out Into the darkness. "Ho ought to be coming!" she cried tyntcrlrnlly. "Oh, what If anything baa happened to Cindy a?" Mabel tried to comfort her, but with little success. At last they beard tbo Jingle of alelghhellB, and almost be fore they bad time to look the big doctor himself wa at the door. "I wonder If you can put my team In." he said to .Miilxi a be threw off hla coat and stepped over to where the Injured man lay. Mabel ran to put away the bronchos and then came baek and stood holding ber mother's hnnd while the doctor worked. Nomehottv his masterful pre ence wn reassuring, and they breathed freer In the confidence thnt their re spect for bis skill Inspired. 'There," he said at last, straighten ing up. "He'll be all right now as soon a the fever goes down. We'll have blm on hi feet again I i u week. It wasn't a moment too nooii. i hough," be added. "1 want to tell you Mr. Sander, that you have a daughter to be proud of. She snved ber father's life tonight." And he pro ceeded to tell the story of a much of that lonely night ride a be knew. When Gladys came down to break fast the next morning an unwonted pallor on her cheek was the only visi ble effect of ber hard night ride. She stopped In surprise a she entered the dining room door. A tall, handsome youth, with the self assured smile of one who ha supreme confidence In his own ability to do and say the right thing at the right time, enme forward with a low bow. "Harold Dn Val!" cried Gladys. "What are you doing out here?" Harold held out his hnnd with a smile. "1 might ask yon the same question, only I happen to know al ready." he replied. "You're s brave girl, Gladys." "You haven't answered my question yet." persisted Gladys, the color heightening In her cheeks. "Oh. that's easy. Didn't yon know Mr. Gray was my uncle? I've been sick, and the folks sent me out ber to recuperate." The announcement of breakfast cut short further conversation. After the meal was finished Harold insisted on bitching np nnd taking Gladys home. "I thonght you were sick," she said. "I can ride Mollle Just as well as not." "I'm not sick enough to let the girl wbo nsed to work most of my prob lems for me ride eight miles on horse back." he replied as be put on bis overcoat and started for the barn. "What have you been doing since you left high school?" asked Gladyi when they were on their way. Harold winced a little at the tone of her question. "Ob. nothing mnch," he answered. "Father wants me to go to college, but I dou't like to study well enough." "What are yon going to do?" Cladys went on. "Yon surely don't mean to go on doing nothing all your life." "Why not?" Inquired Harold as he tilted bis hat a little to one side. "I'm having a pretty good time as It Is." "Is that all the ambition yon have Just to have a good time?" A dis appointed surprise shone in Gladys honest brown eyes. "Oh. come now." Harold answered lightly. "This hi getting too serious. Let's talk about something else your self, for Instance." "There isn't anything to say on that subject, only oh. I wonder how dad- MB. SANDEK8 CALLED HEB HIS BRAVZ GIRL dy is. If Jou don't stop talking and drive faster I shall have to get out and ride Mollle." Thus admonished. Harold gave the horse a sharp slap with the reins and during the remainder of the ride de voted bis attention entirely to his driv ing. Gladys found ber father lying prop ped up lu bed, conscious, but very weak from loss of blood. He clasped her baud tightly and called her his brave girl, and she blushed and said she hadn't done anything, but for all that they seemed to understand ono another better from that time on than they had ever done before. Mr. Sanders was able to be around with the aid of a crutch In a few days, but It was a long time before his foot was entirely well. The weather turned cold for several weeks after this, but when it did final ly warm up the girls started out to prune their apple trees. They hnd only one saw, and that was far from sharp, but they took turns sawing and piling brush. It was bard work. but they kept resolutely at It nnd made good progress. One day Gladys was working alone down near the road when Jeff Tearson drove up to the fence. Hello. Gladys!" he called, a little diffidently, as be Jumped to the ground and tied his horse to a post. "Don't you want some help?" Oh, I'm getting along very nicely," replied Gladys, sawing away vigor ously. Jeff came over and stood beneath the tree where she was at work. Isn't that pretty bard work?" be asked. "Well, a little," she confessed. "But we ve trimmed twenty-five already, and there's only ten more to do." Let me do that while you rest," persisted Jeff, seizing a limb and pull ing himself up Into the tree. Well, since you want to so badly, I suppose I'll hnve to let you," Gladys (Continued on page 8.)