CAMCST WirfJP fmKHnSnSNEXnl p:. l J mmmmmwrnn "- r I " Stories of Adventures Love A -' 'h -g W'w ''$ f' j1 . HUM liWM IsMB r'i'ff'l II'iMWiI l"il'i"M Hi1 MB 'I BLJB .SmLJhL. m .-JsM-JaSi HflwMH BBBm wctSw'W RjKtO' NjjR mKHHi. ..! 'W3v5 Eiu Asffv K(nls4 SfrflWS rTflVP HPca gffllTcJEBffiss pi fflJB e?mB w BaEii mm rcflSK&l WwPs IIPflPEj wJ&U Ji "J 111 HI a !. IILOL Jgl! US SBPWb IWLJBlJmL-M MlSa I fSUffi ifffli WB Srig raE i i a 1J CASS rose ut 4 o'clock Hint morn Ing to milk. He liad licon rising nt 4 o'clock in Btmtnior unil G In wlntor for twenty yoaM to A ( .-, milk. Ho had not missed once. It was a gray day, " Ab lio wont out with tlio milk pall u dripping, sticky fog closed ubout lilm. Ho could sou no inoro than hair of IiIb flvo acres. Thoy wero tho best flvo acres In tlio world. Ho had felt that when ho bargained for I ho place, and tho belief had Btrongthencd toward conviction with each payment. Tho last had brought bin legal ownership up to 12,000. , Tboro was 91,000 more. Another ton years would boo that paid. Then they would liavo an easy old ago, That whb tho future. Job's fathor had nover owned land, nor his father's fathor, nor his wlfo's people. Thoy had bcon laborers. So thoy two bad been woudorfully prosperous. Tho fact kopt them glow ing and bappy and neighborly. In tholr old ago thoy would rent tho lower part of tho houso and llvo In tho throo small upper roomn. And thoy would continue to sell borrics from tholr bushos and vines and rulso chickens. But rooro than ull lo Job, wns thp (bought that his wlfo should tako in no mora washing. Ho had promised to , f -.w. ;w, :- ,-'- " .) I V i " i . VELh you mou show noro presenco of mind than women," emphatically imnort Harold Chadwlck. "I'll ucknowlcdgo that when it comen to Buffering aud bearing pain calmly, it woman has it ovor u man. but in tlmo or accident or cmorgency, nluo tlmcB out of ten, u woman loscn her head nnd boch all to pieces." "Not so, Harold," gayly contradlolcd his ulster, Lilian. "When you burned ouraolf bo badly lost week, didn't I show prcsouco of mind by hustling for tht) soda uud binding up your burnt" "Oh, well," laughed her brothor, "that didn't really rcqulro much pres etted of mind. Hut if something ncrl ouh or sudden should conio up requir ing a cool head whllo mamma wiih away I'll wager a box of chocolalea NB, two, throo, four, tlvc, alx and they urn nil rinnrt nn lifiill. if fitfully, too, mothor. I. ." I'm. euro I cou never leurn to do . v. sturched clothes no I nicely. Who taught ou, tor I know that you never hud to do those things i whon you woro u girl, nnd you must havo learned uftorward," exclaimed Frances n urn ham as ho folded tho laundry work which her mothor had just finished. "Oh, but I did havo to do Just thoso things when I was ti girl. My father and mother belonged to tho old school. Father thought that no matter what our flnunolu! ciioumstiiucea wore, all boyn uud girls imiHt bo taught to do nil ordinary work mi iih to be prepared (! ittt i :kj.. '.jJAfflM. .-; ,i v Jt tit irv 'ti'-46iitJiteJ!l. f II. dtar." I Blgh.eduud fiownud at mj re MecUon In tlio n tr ior And gooducsH Knob. 1 hud oory leaaou to fmwu uud High. Through no fuult of my own, I round tuysoir with throo per font I) adorable men dau Ellng, as it wcic. fiom my Huger-lips, each Bcemluglj Intent ou wlniitu,, mo ub his very own, uud poor mo u tender-hearted glil with likeu and dis likes i must chooso between Artlue, fut and forty, ttinuej likeable woiidu iiiuy goou-naiureu and vory torfiualo iu a uiuicriai wuv i Tjery M lmiBaiMIWIWIU'l"! ijiraTnnwoiaiT3 pT.BnTJi"-n.".Ti. 11 11 i i i I 11,1 in.. iIM I n ,lll I '! I"'l l'MM M lit Ml WHTjWiIIUrlliaTJTjIXInlWW-Jgl fwTi7rn"tTT-',-"'''' -"ft t rnr r- ...ifrir-.-r.-rf-rL. "ir-Tnrr-iiBvrrariii -T.Z?! 'h-ruas--'- "Hg2,3,aj care for her when they woro murrlcd and had done so as well nB ho could. Hut tho washing had come in, some how. With tho last payment they Bhotild stop. He would nil no his hand with tho flrHt emphatic command of his life. Tlio determination had kept u little twlnklo of anticipation in Job's eyes for yearn. This morning tho Btlcky fog was so thick that ho almost touched the flldo of his red cow beforo ho knew she was speeding toward tlio front lot with wild bounds, so thick, even, that his foot struck a small animal In the path without knowing it was there. Tho knowlcdgo canio instantly, how ever, and tho Identity a I bo. It u'lllcd Job's breath and made him chokn uud suoczo. Hut a greater horror pob st'BBTid htm and ho ran to tho front, only to feel nit her than uco tho fright ened cow inuko u clean Jump into tho road. Somehow Job throw himself over tho fenco without looking for tho guto. Then camo a dcafculng rush and roar, followed by a sickening thud. Job thought only of tho cow. Villi u tremendous bound ho flung himself forward. His fcot slid along a board, one hand clutched tho odgo of some thing, a strong grip fastoncd upon his shoulder and huulcd him ovor into the rush nnd rour, He felt himself being swept on through space. "I'f-hcul" ho heard a volco choke. "What you got there? Throw It out. qulckl" Losing that you wouldn't bo there with tho God1."-.ttr ?,&& "No.doubtour uclf-clintiollrd Harold would, though," quietly observed hltf fi'tlior who had cumu up unobsorved and had overheard his tion'n lust re mark. This slightly sarcustlo fling of Mr. Chadwlck's brounht forth uppro clattvo grins from Clarence nnd Llliun, but Harold -flushed with"ftnhoyuncd ' ho had no idea hltt fathor was within hearing. "Or courno 1 don't waul anything bad to happen," said Lilian as hor fa ther walked uwny, "but I hopo I'll havo a chance to got that box of choc olates." Knowing his slstur'a weak ness for the uweotB, Harold grinned nggravatlngly. That night whllo the family was quietly reading, Hut old, who was scan ning a powapapor, middculy burst forth in triumphant tones, "There, His, what did 1 toll you7 Here's uu account for wlmtever lifo might bring turlli. My Bister, jour Aunt Ruth, und 1 al ways took tutiiH lit uolng fathcr'B Bhlrts cvory week. Ho would novor send auy work to u laundry, as ho dis liked to huvo clothing washed In u general washing. He had it laundress, too, who did tlio family work: but our individual clothing and hoiiio plutu ironing und atwayu fathers shlrtu wo girls did." "And yet grandpa kept sorvantB who did everything?" "Yes; thoro wero sorvunts, but my mother wub a model housekeeper, not a niisty-ncut woman, but orderly and economical, and sho ovoisuw every bit of work In hor home. Kvorythlng went llko clockwork. I remember that wo hud tho samo set of servants for ears June, the cook; Blise, the ehnnibermald, and black Nancy, tho laundress, and tho two men about tho to capture tho lieu it ot any girl, uud llch beyond tho dreams ot uailco Or 1)111). Vie had not boon cij kind to Hilly, ho being unit her hand borne uor licit and he imd 110 ail' (Sttul trco to lean up ugulu.it clthet. Still, father uud mother liked Hilly, hut 1 I checked my disquieting thoughts ItiiBtllj. Wiiy dwell on tho unploumnt pudlcumont? Mother wub giving a reception uud 1 knew uho was await ing me ho I hutrledly flnlbhed hi) ivuitouvrcB before tho glass. Aa I passed father's den. tho smell of a flagrant cigar reached me. Poor dad. I thought htf cujoja thoso ioclat Jo in eh ubout uA well us 1 do, 1 Btuiped tit boftl), iutudlug to burpiiso hint wim 8 BMnnatliVtlo l hi She Ldvecl "Can't, now," unothor volco uuswor ed. "It's a man dropped down fiom ti tree or somewhere. Hut wo haven't a second to spare, had we don't want a dead man to call attention to us Just now. Wo'ro a llttlo lato as It Is. and wo'vo only tWonty minutes to make It up In. Wo want to be there exactly on time. When wo caso up we'll pitch tho fellow out. But don't ho stink H Job tiled to rise, but couldn't. Ho was dizzy. Ho had never bcon in an automobile beforo and ho know ho wno going straight to destruction. His cow was dead, but ho had tho milk pall nnd ho clutched it tightly. After thirty minutes, with u howl of protest tho muchlno suddonly slopped. They wore- under trees, In a wood. "Now "pitch It out," wheezed a chok ing yolco. "Quick, so I can got my breath." A watchful hand -fell upon .tob'n shoulder, a determined foot and leg crowded him from behind. Hut at that moment something plunged In on tlio other side of tho car, and an angry volco blazed out,: "Sovcn minutes laic, when every tnlnuto counts! OIvo me room, and got away from hero quicker than you ovor covered a distance before. And, phew, got a skunk In hero?" "Did you get it?" "Did you got It?" tlio two men in tho car questioned hoarsely. of mi accident that proves tho truth of what J wub suylng this morning. Lin ten: 'Mother loses houd when hor !i-ycar-old 'child gets clothes afire.' It tells how alto lost all control of hor net and rushed, screaming, into tho street, leaving tho poor child to her rate. Wasn't that awful? Now If tho fathor or brother had boon thoro " Hureld mover flnjstigd ii'.h sentence for'hTlinppoucd to look up jtittt thou uud gluncn ut hlu mother, who wan mulling in a way that made hint feol uncomfortable. Ho had a feeling that4 uhe was thinking of thut day she faint ed away when she uud Harold wero alone. Ho was bo scared und flUBtra.1 od that ho didn't havo the wit to try to ruvlvo his mother by dashing cold wntor on hor face, but rushed down to tho woods whoro hlu fathor wad at work, nhrleklng, "Papa, como up to tho house, quick, mamma's dead!" When tho Ktnrtlrd man, hot aud punting, reached the house, ho found etubies but my mother herself wub a very busy woman und uho enjoyed her llfo so much. There, dear, theau aro all packed, und uow ho will lime tea. I havo your favorlto sponge rollB." "You dear llttlo marmce, and with all you havo to do. Novor mind. In a few wocks I Bhall bo through school, nnd thou I can help ull of tho tlmt- and Irani to do thoso shirts, too," shu add ed. "U'b mostly lingerie and waists; thco happen to bo tho only shirts that I havo uecn done out of u laundry for curs. I think that they must belong to homu vory old-fashioned gentleman like my own fathor," with a barely per cepllblo tremor lu her voice, "ob ull men hao tholr work dono at tho laun dry nowadays," "Mother, dear," spoko up Frances Impulsively, "please tell mo ubout my V "Hello, Kitty, como in." ho called S'Ob.and hesitatingly I obojed. "Whoro'B dad?' I uBked, looking ubout tho room. . "(iono to lctlll the humidor," Hill) replied, "wo'vo smoked it dry." Ho bent over me, smiling. A few whis pered words aud my heart leaped una Jumped bo outragoously I Just hnd to hold it back. "Hcall)," 1 excluimed "Honor bright." "Oh, oh," 1 laughed und tried to hide my face Presently , we heard fat Iter's Mcp. and I scurried out tho nearest door I continued ou my wuy iown tttuiru. Uobert was u iltlng me ut the foot. Ula ar ot possession wau repel- One "Of course," snapped the now turn- I ho pall was held ourerully. with er. "Do I ovor fall? U'b In this bag. out thought of Its contents. O ico he Now move J" "card upproachlng footsteps, bin uo- What was piobably tho bag dropped fore thoy got near enough for ' ln- Into the car with a clinking sound. Ing tholr owner "tiered a n oxe an Tho hand nnd leg did their work of tlon of disgust aud dodged to tho oth- JBbWBsbb ! V. "'SET "w. 1 ' saagpss MAIHA. hurling Job viciously Into tho road, or sldo of tho road muttorlug lo hlm- Tho car snorted and rushed off. 'Job self. wub loft alouo with his pall. His IcgB "Must think I'm a wild boast or bu- wcre numb. Ho stepped up nnd down thing," Job grumbled to himself, "or for. nearly flvo minutes, and then inebbo n skunk." Hlartcd toward home. -- . Whun ut last ho reached homo tho '' w i". his wife sitting at. tho kitchen table, peeling potatoes. '(Harold inwardly cnllcd his puronta "brlckfl" for not giv ing him away). Ono morning a few days after tho convolution at tho opening of thin story, Mr. und Mrs. Clmdwlok started uway-with.farm produce to mako their weekly trlgjo. tly. yUlafo.-lrjtf "finish mowing that Hvc-ncro lot," ho said to Harold beforo leaving. "You Clnronco, may do tmy hand mowing thut negdn to bo done" - Lilian, busy ut work in tho kitchen, uoon heard tho noisy clock-click of the mowing muchluo in the field back of the house. Au hour lator, as sho was sliding a tin of cookies In the oven, Harold, white-faced uud trembling, burst Into tho kitchen. "Clarence's cut him aw fully with tho scythe," ho gasped, "und ho'a bleeding to deatlii" Almost before ho hud finlnlieil apmik- giaudfathcr. You always apeak uu If jou loved him, and yet jou sny so lit tle that I havo never liked to usk. is he ullve, und If bo why do wo ucor nee him?" "He 1b ullve, dear, und I do nut sup pose that ho cures to see me; at least I huo always felt that way. It hap pened thla way: Ho had business i rouble with u friend of his who was dishonest, and father always thought that his (.on Itobcrt must bo llko him and not to bo trusted; bo ho forbade me to boo him, nnd with tho usual re sult thut I married htm. Hut I have neer regretted it ono llttlo minute, and your dear father left uu well pro vided for if his paitnor had been hon est, so my lawyer Bald, but thoy could piove nothing. And after yourfathor's deuth I tried wrjtlng for tho n..igr, zinoB nnd that failed. I wub too tired to glvo my Imagination full scope, I 1Hjf the sickly little mustache thurlie fon dled bo continuall). "Kobett," Bald peevishly, "I detest mustaches. You miiht bhavo yours rlgltt off." itobett paled alurmiugly uud I liaHtcued to reassure him. "Oh, not Just now, but tomorrow " His hand Btolo to his face sort or reebly, "You mean for me lo sacrifice " "Yes," I interrupted crisply, "unu ir )ou really loved mo as jou say yon do jou wouldn't hesitate u moment. So theie." "But Klttj, my dear girl, bo reason able." "Very well, then," 1 retorted, "woro Just rrloudu horeufter. Tliurn'.i Liin,, Murtlu over ihoio alaue. so Just Head d 1 1 1 y ;'t , , lug, Lilian hud bolted from tho Iiouho and wub upoedlng for tho scene of ac cident. As sho ran, sho snatched off her apron und toro a strip from It. When sho reached the place, Clarence was lying unconscious on tho ground with tho blood spurting In bright, red Jets from an ugly wound In his leg whluh ho had bared. "An artery!" ejuculatod Lilian, hor face blanching. "Oh, hn'll bleed to death!" walled Harold who wub close behind his Bis ter. "What Bhal wo do7" "Stop jour nolso and give me jour Jack-knlfo," sharpMy ordered his sister, blio worked cooly, yet with lightning movements, cutting uway tho clothing from tho Injured boy'a leg. "Got mo a 8mall stick," wub her noxt command to tho thoroughly scared aud helpless Harold. With the strip of apron she tnudo a binding nbovo tho wound. tylng,tho cuds of tho Btrlug to gueua, becuuBO I used to huvo articles accepted when I was u girl nnd had no need of tho monoy; so i turned my hand to the only work that I wub Biiro of u living from. Wo havo jou pretty nearly thiough school, so It Isn't u'.i u failure; but I foci 10 sorry that you cnunot enter u normal school or col lego thlu rail, 1 huvo been hoping ugalust hopo that something might turn up," lu a rather hopeless touo. "And bo Bomothlng may yet I huven't given up at all." "Llttlo Pollyanna." said Mrs. nurn hum fondly. "And now I must sprinkle these for morning, and jou must carry theso to Mrs. Hutchinu as sho dollvers nil orders tonight." "And your fussy old man will get his shirts, too." Aud laughingly Frances took tho box and started. Tho next morning lu a distant part iWiu.. . MWijIv.-? ' 1 !,. v s I turned uwuy with a sigh of relief only to run straight Into uig. biuncs Archie. At tho slg'it ut his huge bulk my blood ran hot and cold. And his eyes held tho Btrangost expression, Ho took my arm uud led mo to a secluded corner. Wo Bcatcd,oursolves and I no ticed Archlo Boomed greatly ugituted. Ho touched my hand gently. I drew away. Ho loaued towards mo Kooa nutuccdly aud I pulled still further awuj. "Do jou bollevo in love, Kitty?" he usked earnestly. I became disgust ed A fat man talking about love. W hy, It seemed sacrilegious," Archie continued; "I mean love at first bight. All evening thoro has been but ono faco before me" I squealed und w-nCv , iuuirei mer a 1 sua up fog was Btlll thick, and ho hud to fumble for the guto latch. Tho noise brought a "J-o-bl 1b that jou? Where you beenasleep? The cow needs PhewJ Do careful 1 There's u skunk round tho yard somowltore." Job stumbled up tho path and care fully sot tho milk pall upon tho Htop. "Might throw mo out sotno clothes, M'rla," he suggested deprccatlugly. "Mcbbc I'd bottor bury these." "Walt n minute." Job waited until u bundle was thrust out cautloiiBly. thou look it tound to the garden. Whan he entered tho kitchon Maria was bending over the pall with bulging oyos. "L-look, Job," sho gasped. Tho bag Just filled tho pall nnd she had untied the string. What Job looked upon was a glittering muss of coins, mixed with rolls of paper mon ey. "Almighty boegwuxl" lid whisp ered. It was an uwcsotno thing for Job to swear, but Marin did not oven uotlce. "I I'll go au' see n lawyer right off " Job mumbled. " 'Twon't do to go ag'ln no law." "Yo'll milk tlmt cow fust," dcolurcd Maria. "It's consldor'bto over time." "Ain't oho dead?" "No, she's out to tho burn lowln' to be mllltcd right now. I found her in tho road with one of her sides scratch ed. Must V Jumped the foncn or WJ "p ' ... , gether. Tho nervy girl then insorted tho stick into tho band und kept twist ing It tighter und tighter, uutil tho blood ceased flowing. "nun over to Mrl Smith's quick, and usk thorn to telophono for the doctor und papa und mamma" sho command ed. "I'll otny horo with Clurcnco un til you bring liolp. Hustlo now)" Ab Harold "hustled" uwuy, he thought of his sonsolesa tulk about womeu losing their heads in tlmo of emergency, nnd realized with n feel ing of shame that tho very thing of which ho had accused them, ho had been a llty of. Tho nolghbors hastily '-unstiuctcd n rudo stretcher on wMch tho still un conscious Claronco was pluccd aud carried to tho house. When tho doctor urrlvcd 1G m:iiufc8 curlier than the anxious parcnl3, ho found his patient conscious, nnd a very palo but solf-poasosscd young ludy sit- il eiTi 1 irmwfrivr'wu Lr of the city an old gentlemun sat tcis uroly eotlng his breakfast in a splen didly appointed dining room, when u servant entered, bearing his morning's mail and tho laundry work. II. Law unco Chase, although worth hundiedfl of thousands nnd In no wuy a mean man. would Inslat-upon Inspecting all outside work aud paying tho bills him self. "A man should uot havo so much uor so many businesses that ho ran not personally suporvlso each," be was wont to remark. "Fine work, fine work," ho oxcliJni cd upon examining, "and from n strange laundress, too. I will call nnd bottle this little bill and see It sho can send my work to tho beach for the next few weeks." And ho hurrlod down to tho waiting motor. "A motor at tho door, mamma; I'll t By Eiios. Emory iiiaBtfPW "What's the matter, a mouse?" , "No-nothltiB," I replied, .idotically Ho cleared his throat and 1 groaned Jo resignation au I desperately begau building a barricade between us with my roses. Suddenly, he reached for ward and parted the tollage beforo us. "Look," he exclaimed excitedly, polut ing through the space thus made, ' see that beautiful woman there in the red dress. Ob, whut a perfect creature." "Yes, yes," I fairly screamed, "that s my Aunt Helen. Just on from Wash ington, and her dress isn't red, Its coral. She's tho loveliest, dearest- -oh, come on." and recklessly I pulled blm across tho floor to Aunt Helen, almost butuplng their heads together lu my eagerness, Surely they wero msdo for brnalir,! i... . Vboiee I J "!. tlmtuoy.Jo8S?!fo wusli out the mi 7' "tuff rubbln'ag-, L It for milk." K,nilatfi After tfir ,lli, ffiUySSffli Jod advertised threes f one. Then he Jft' lawyer. "Ain't .,.!" t "ouueed anxlomlr w jou, the law)tr ," quickly. "Orif.w. It pionor to make thtef Now I'll ,it, i..LE,trfl count the pailful of,' my fee. That'll be : l? no took anciacthilt hit Ha had ever drcamwlctu" ... .iiwHiu iiaci oepaba tlinlr faren Imtn tki .... so much wealth In twM tlilevca and Impawn. ttnl Hint Iaa!. . i. . tab pajlncfortheflrutmi held till till hnA vliki..i ncss and said, no more cs1 Biiuum ever pan (Hrpfflk None ever did. Ai rM!d ai'pcur in Maria i torttftls llttfinnrnH frnm Ia k..J. WblchlatbowarofaoH W! rifl !L iimt tttff. hv hU alrfu "'" "' " """ W "Knew Juit what to w,4 ai'iiroved the doctor, u it i tho wound, "Ke'dhititMl in flvomlnutnlftMijtaii not kept a cool mi ut . 'first aid to the Injurd" r.lllnn pluni'iui ftilflfl w hnso face wat a rslittft i tint, nnil tinrrln Hi tTJH Isltly and mace a nwUoJ i something Into hUmottlW dcrstood und relumed truW Tlmt cvenlm Hiroil om the vliiejooamimwi turned, he iUIM w.nm nuA Hnrrnrd thfM I IVUIM - T- - 'jt boxes of chocolate tato lap, saying m mm '" on me. 81s. MiletekJ tulk about women ph etc. For nerve, grim ...... n... olnrmlor lliltr nuns, i" -"' .',,., cake and the ehocoltw go." exclaimed mt.'j ginllerosBWiwyw-" icturnlng. flatlronnndateppedt bo confronleu ' ,i.in herer "Father, oh .WJ.JJ, and with brtM" " Into his arnw. ,, A perfect imw " from the U'cbcSf .... mv own Vw. .tut haven't even nP A?jLhheUUlM- ft -jjjjepa-J' . ....r0f1 audtwu-tedtb $31 tiecrystalo'pro rtWaM .-..tii in open uw" . v&n L("X!t.ViM w '"V.0.iT!; u... cm an : tUcl1' ..BllWl "Come." "air i. Hind tbeJ'S V. tfW . . Tner "