SATURDAY, MAY ig, igofl.
A MODERN
PRODIGAL
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Mra. 8jner wu hanclnc tin hr
unbonnrt m W ton ram Into tha
kltcbwi with tba milk.
"You'rt out callliif wrly, omthaf,"
b laoihM.
"I waatad to im Mr. Wilton bofort
ha left home," tb rfplM tatlvol.
"Hoo t tho tramp corns la to bmi
faatr Indira tin a tray halrsd man,
who stood br tho pump drying bli fae
on a ml cotton handkerchief.
"No; aald ha'd take It on tho porcb
at hit did hla supper."
"Moat of thtm ar not to modaat,
alfrpiiiK q tho barn ami eating on tba
porcb whon they could bar bad bod
and comu to tho tabk" Thara waa a
nrrr In bir torn, uniiaual to br kindly
nature. "Ami It lan't always aaft to
out llifin a tho barn," ahe added.
"Ut, bo simmus a pretty dcut old
fallow"- Her abort, discordant laugh
Interrupted bliu an luatant. John atar
ed, then went on, "He doeao't uae to
bacco, and be wanted to do aomethlng
for bla moala."
Mra. 8pucr aulffed and added to
the tray of fowl aba bad fixed a cup of
coffee, into which aha dropped two
lumpa of auger.
"Got to take It aa you fix It whether;
be like it or not, heyr John comment
oil. anilllitg.
The tramp seated himself on the edge
of the porch In front of tho opun door,
whence be glanced furtively and fre
quently at Mr. Hpeiicer In her placa
opposite him. Hhe ate little, wltlj an
absent, perturbed manuer, and return
d the glancea with a curlou exprea
alon In her tyrm.
John aud bla wife chatted rlvacloue
ly, rmlcnvortiig to dlaalpate the pain
ful thought It waa evident the tight
of the old tramp had arouaed In their
mother's mind. JJhe scarcely noticed
"I M10IIT HATH BtltH MA8BIKD THIS
KINUTE."
them .and presently, with little Sam
my In her arum, went out on to the
front porch.
"Too bad w took the old fellow In,"
John muttered. "Makee her think of"
LUzle nodded undorstandlnoiy.
Aa her aon came out on hla way to
the atoro Mra. Spencer put th boy
oown and took a roll of blllo from hor
1 bosom aud handod It to him, aaylng,
"Here la tha money for the Interest,
Johnny."
"Why, mother, who loaned It to you!
I couldn't borrow It!" Ilia eyea glow
ed with relief.
"I didn't borrow It I've Bold the
tombstone." Hhe put up a hand aa bt
would have apoken. "You know, Mr.
Wilsou wanted It when hla father died.
I aold It to him this morning for three
quartcra what It coat Just aa It atanda.
1 never ought to have put It up with no
certainty that he waa dead. It comes
good now, though, for the Interest,
what I got for It."
"Why, It'll put mo right on my feet!"
John cried. "Hot you oughtn't to have
done It, mother. You thought bo much
of father't atone,"
"I waa a fool about It when he
might be alive for all I knew," ahe
aald, with aelf contempt. "I made my-
aeir the laughingstock. What more
do you want?" ahe demanded auddanlv
of the tramp whd bad come around the
House and panned aa If to sneak.
"I-I thousrht I mlnht act a 1ob. You
aald you bad a grocery atoro," looking
i jonn. "I'd work for my keep till"
"ii lan't likely he'd want an old
tramp about," Mta. Spencer Interposed
brusquely.
"No, I suppose not," the old fellow
assented and scittled dejectedly down
the path.
Mrs. Spencer watchod him a few mo
ments, her face pnle and lips twitch
Ing; then sho commanded harshly:
"Samuel Spencer, come back here!
You knew If you got In once I couldn't
let you go off that way! I'm an old
fool, Johnny, I suppose, but I can't
bear to hare your father strangling
about the country like that, sleeping
AttlftvKAMI Bk 1 I Mil f I r r .IJ
u tt 14 vi va c vti u iifi at LI j UIU VUlHJf,
It lan't fair to you, son, but we'll have
to try to keep blrt."
"Father!" John and Llaale cried to-tether.
"I tried to expect It at Drat" lira
Spencer hurried on "but when I put
npTLi atone I really thought b wm
dead, It bad been so long. And I
might have married and been a big
amlatl" ahe flared at the tramp, who
tood In a downcast alienee, "I might
hare been married tbla minute. I could
bare been, What then?'
"If you'd been married aa-atn. liar
rlet-I didn't think you would, thougb-
iut ir you bad I'd never let you know
1 was alive, And I don't mean to bur
den you. There's lota of work In
yet," be quavered.
"You don't look It, and there wu
never any too much at your beat, but
of courao you've got to stay. I guest
be can do errand and mind the boy,
joiinny,"
John shook banda heartily with bla
onramiuar rather, whom be could not
remember, Introduced bis wife and ex
hibited the child named for bis sup
posed defunct grandfather.
"You've got to clean up and abave
and have that ahag of hair clipped.
Tbure'a some of your old duds upstairs,
decent ones," Mrs. Hpeucer laid down
the law, then turned to John again. "I
expect It'll raise a great racket, selling
uie tombstone aud all, and I couldn t
have aold It If I hadn't recognlxed him
last night, Johnny. Dear knows what
folks'll say." Hhe flushed scorn at th
prodigal, who drooped shamefacedly
hut with a twinkle In hla evea.
"I've got some things at the depot,"
be explained meekly when ahe stopped
"Things! I didn't know tramps car
rled liaifnaitf." she snorted.
"I'm not a professional tramp; only
In the way of running from Dan to
necrahehn. That was Blways my fall
Ing. you know, Harriet. But I'm get
ting"-
"You're getting too old ami worn out
to stand It. el mi vou llkelv wouldn't
have cotno home now." ahe interrupted
a little bitterly.
"You always had a good heart liar
tiet," be Bald grntefully. "I would go
that last time, but I thought I waa In
for a good thing In mining out there,
and when everything failed- let. I
know, everything always seemed to
fall with me," he Interjected In answer
to a look on her face, "when every
thing fulled I was ashamed even to
write, ami I kept going from one thing
to another, thinking I'd do better, till
the Drat I knew I was getting old and
gray and reallxed that I'd left yon to
tug along and ralae Johnny alone. I'd
never come back only
"Onlv vou couldn't doanvlhlnr la"
ahe put In again, unable Immediately
to rorgive the long desertion.
"And to think of your slaving and
putting up a tombstone for me and giv
ing the little ehaver my name! I've
treated yon dog mean, Harriet," hla
voice trailed, shakily. Into alienee.
"Well, what'a done'a done," ahe aald.
regarding him more kindly. "I don't
know aa we can help the way we're
made, and I dou t auppoae It's always
been may for you any more than for
UB. We'll make the beat of It, won't
we, Johnny? Your father can Job
about enough for his keep.
"Yes. that's so, father." John laid
his baud on the old man's shoulder
"We'll hooii lw Joirirlna: alone: aa if
youd never been away."
"Illcaa your hearts, so you will take
lu the poor old good for nothing
tramp. The bent shoulders straight
ened, he siir.mir nimbly un the stena
aelarnl Mrs. Spencer and kissed her
soundly In spile of her shocked resist
ance. then gripped John's baud. "You
didn't let me IIiiIhIi about coming back,
Harriet. I got over being a failure. I
went up to the Klondike and cnught up
with the luck I'd always been chsalntr
nnd-atul Johnny, boy, you can buy out
uie wnoio little town If you want to,
and Mra. Spencer, ma'am, let's boirln
over again with the wedding trip we
missea tnn first time."
THE WELL GROWED WOMAN
New Mni rr Maklaar tfce Heir aa
CamslMla reeMr,
If the gods at your birth did not be
tow the fairy gift of beautiful ball
uiey were chary with their cbarma
There la no reason, though, for despair.
Tula lack of generosity simply meant
added effort on your nart to make no
for their oversight. Dull hair la ab
horred of Dam Fashion, whoso man
date la for ablnina. scented lacks. It
requires lots of time and patleac to
accomplish mis. but tba trick can be
done. First wash the hair aa often aa
yon deem It necessary. Whether It b
every two weens or three depends upon
the ollluess of the hair. But be sura
to select sunshiny day, at success de
pends upon the tresses being thorough
ly sunned and dried. Soan lellv and
plonty of water will clean the balr per
recuy. umae nine times. A little)
borax In the last water Is very good.
Dry the hair until every bit of mots.
ture la out of It Let the air blow on
It If possible: If not direct the maid to
use vigorously a palm leaf fan. Avoid
tno "steamer' if you would have yout
balr ahlne. After the hair la washed
don't put tongs on It for twenty-four
hours; otherwise It will take away the
gloss which bss been such a labor of
love to acquire. To keep the balr In
good condition shampoo It twice a week
ly scattering a tableanoonful of (In eh
powdered cornmeal through It and
nrusning wn a sort brush until tb
meal Is entirely out of the balr.
Perfuming the balr Is a fad of tin
moment but before scenting It be sura
that the locks are perfectly clean. Tti
perfume It pour lu the band six drops
or on of jnamine. pass tho tnib lirht
ly over your pnlrn. then brush the halt
until every ktrund has been itoue over
This will give the hair a delicious odor,
Car of iUm tomvlrilua.
The woman who wishes to keen her
complexion soft and smooth will wash
her face with u clcanslns; cream be
fore retiring. Hub In with the tips of
tho fingers.
There are very few foreheads, even
among the youngest women, which do
uot snow some slight trace of wrln
klcs. I Mist will Invariably collect in
these little Irtdglng places, no matter
how shallow they may be. Good
creams, properly anoHed. will remove
every trace of dlrt-tracea so fine In
deed that the eye ordinarily does not
perceive them.
What la true of the forehead la eaual
ly truo of tho corners of the eve. mouth
or nostrils, wbere wrinkles or black
bends arc prone to creep In almost u
awarea.
After tb entire face baa been cov
ered with cleansing cream allow It to
remain on ror about two minutes be
fore removing This Is accomDllahed
wltb a sort towel or piece of gauae. If
used during tho day a good face dow
dor may be applied after the cream
At night, before retiring, no Dowder
should be used after the cream.
A Novell v ror lb Table.
Fancy table gongs for calling the
maid from tin kitchen have altogether
superseded tno plain forms of striking
How the Air U PurlBoil.
Motion, media ulcul and molecular,
ue great law of the universe, la a nm
ural method for the purification of the
nimospnere. Its power as a purifier of
me air la anown mechanically In tho
flow of rivers and in tho ocean cur
rents. Molcculurly It serves the same
purpose in the form of heat, light and
electricity. When not lu motion air
stagnates as water does and becomes
offensive and bad. because It Is ensilv
Impregnated with flue animal and veg-J
era Die dust as well as noxious eases
Certain physical conditions are a1wv
necessary for the contluual movement
or me air. We know that the diurnal
motion of hind and sea air brings the
wnrm days and cool nights as well aa
toe rain and wind. In the tronlcnl ra
glons as the sun rises the heat of the
day Increases, aud tho breeze seta In
rroni uie sea to tho lund. Aa tho auu
goes down the heat diminishes, and at
aunset the temperatures of sea and
land are equal. At night again the
breexo la from land to sea until morn
ing, when the temperature may bo-
come equal ana ue sea breeze return
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