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6 wwrc vtrv-?w cviTrctftv. crvti t V urtirrifiitM t loin Alan a?awm tv m . ra a asrv REVEUHONS OF A WIFE The Story of a Honeymoon A Wonderal Bomanc of Married Llf e Wonderfully Told by AJDELE GARRISON y- CHAPTER CCCLXXXVI WHAT DOES "'SHE LAUGHS BEST WHO LAUGHS LAST.' GRACE DRAPER." REALLY MEAN? There It no magic healing like that held in the hands of a little , child. It was providential for me thai a short time after Lillian took , me to the apartment which had been home to her for years, her Email daughter, Marion Morton, was re stored to her. ' The child's father had died sud- . denly. after all. and to Lillian fell LADIES Whn Irregular, or delayed use Trl mpn Pills. Sare and always dependa ble, Not sold at drug- stores. Do not experiment with others, save disap pointment Write for "Relief" and par ticulars. Its free. Address National Medical Institute. Milwaukee. Wis. the task of raring for and comfort ing the old mother of the man who had done his best to spoil Lillian's life. She had brought' the aged and feeble sufferer to the apartment established her in the bedroom which Lillian . had always kept for herself, and engaged a nurse to care for her. When I recalled Lil lian's story, remembered that her first husband's mother, without a jot of evidence to go upon, had be lieved her son's vile accusations against Lillian, my friend's forgive ness seemed almost divine to me. I am afraid I never could have, equalled it. When I said as much to Lillian she looked at me uncomprehending "Why. Madge!" sho said. "There was nothing else to do. Marion's grandmother is devoted to her. To separate them now would kill the old woman. ISesides, her income is so limited that she cannot have the proper care unless I do take her in." , "I thought yon said Mr. Morton Before Yon Buy a Tire SEE QUACK He will save you money and give yon quality 219 North Commercial Street Phone 66 had a legacy about the time of his second marriage." "He did, but most of it has been dissipated, I imagine, and what there is left is In possession of his second wife, a woman with no more red blood than a codfish. She would let his mother starve before she would exert herself to help her. or part with any money. No, there is nothing else to do. Madge. I'll just have to work a little harder, that's all, and that's good for me best reducing system there is. yon know." Madge Rouses Herself. The sheer indomitable courage of her taking up burdens in her mid dle age which should never be hers and assuming them with a smile and a jest upon her lips. I felt sudden ly ashamed of the weakness with which I had met my own problems. "Lillian!" I said abruptly, "you make me ashamed of myself. I'm going to stop grieving as much as! I can " I qualified, "and to ret to work. Tell me. how best can I helo you. I'm going back to my club! work next week I'm sure I shall b strong enough by then, but T shall have such loads of time out side." f- My friend came over to me Impet uously andi kissed me warmly. "You blessed child!" she said "I'm so glad if anything has aroused you. I'm going to accept your words in the spirit in which I am sure they are uttered. If you can share Mar ion with me for a while it will help me more than anything else. I have so many orders piled up I don't know' where to begin firsL Her grandmother is too ill to attend to her. and I don't want to leave her with any htred attendant, she has had too many of those already. ' "Don't say another word." I In terrupted. "There's nothing on earth I'd rather do just now than to take care of Marion." Thus began a long succession of peaceful days spent with Lillian's small daughter. She was a bewitch ing little creature of nine years, but so tiny that she appeared to be child of six. I had ; taught many children, but never had been asso ciated with a child at home. I grew sincerely attached to the little creat ure, and she in turn appeared Terr fond of me. Lillian told her to call me "Aunt Madge", and the sound of the title was most grateful to me. - . "It's a Mystery." - , , "Auntie Madge. Anntie Madge." f ' WORLD'S ECONOMY RECORDS SHOW THAT THRIFT IS NOTHING NEW WITH THE FRANKLIN CAR the FRANKLIN CAR has won eyery important official economy contest erer conducted. So long as different makes of cars continued to compete in official tests; the consistency of the FRANKLIN as a winner was a matter of common knowledge. FRANKLIN ECONOMY FRANKLIN users have found that the FRANKLIN CAR'S outstanding points of economy are in GASOLINE MILEAGE PER GALLON AVERAGE MILES PER'SET OF TIRES-ECON- OMY IN LUBRICATING OILS, and IN THE SMALL DEPRECIATION OF- CAR YALUE . . '. We would be pleased to Demonstrate the Franklin Car at any time and the same can be seen in our salesroom. We have just received a carload of Franklins and can make immediate delivery. 255 South Commercial Street Open Day and Night i. ' ' 4 V V . ' " - Kf " f t ; Hi '1 f --J' TANK-TYPE: TRACTOR 1- ) si t It is the emlKxliraent of compact power. -It' produces food but con sumes none of it. It never gets tired.' Unaffected by heat. It works all day and all night too if necessary.. MORE KINDS OF WORK, MORE: DAYS: IN THE YEAR It does quicker. letter, cheaper work and doen it twelve months in the year. Plowing is only the begirinin'g .of its work. It harrows, plants and reaps, binds, threshes and hauls, grades, saws, and fills silos, spreads manure, digs potatoes arid does practically all the other jobs formerly done by animal' and' stationary power. IDEAL FOR ORCHARD AND HILL WORK The. tank type construction of the Cletrac gives it advantage in v doing side hill work, or in climbing steep grades. We have just received a carload of these tractors and invite any '.- one interested to come in and inspect theiii. W..H. PATTERSON GO: DISTRIBUTORS .121 South Commercial. Street . si ; ,-: : - ,- - , ... , . SALEM, OREGON the sweet, childish voice-rang the changes on my name so often that I grew to associate icy name with the lore I felt fjr the child. This made it all the hard-sr for - me to bear when the child's hand all unwitting ly brought me the hardest blow fate ad yet dealt me. , It was her chief delight to an swer the postman's ring and bring me the mail each day. On this par ticular afternoon I had been espec ially busy, and thus less miserable than usual. I heard the postman's ring, and then the voice of Marion: "Auntie Maflje; Il's a letter for you this time." I began to tremble for some unac countable reason. It wa an though the shadow of th letter the child was bringing had alreedy begun to fall on m A rh ran tn ma nf ' held out the letter I saw that It was potmarfced-San Francisco. Ru the handwiitlng was not Dicky's. i ornea it. ana rrom it feu single sheet of notepapcr inscribed: "She who taught bet ctaolnshr 'She laughs best who laughs last.' "Grace Draper." The very words I had heard her utter in the horrible dream which bad come to me after my accident. The rest of the visions of that night bad been fulfilled. I had found my inner, uicicy naa ned (from me. for what reason I knew not. In the last dream glimpse I had caught of him, Grace Draper's arm had been ardnnd his neck, and they were go ing away together, while the words I had Just read floated back to me In her mocking tones. ' I had awakened from the dream to find Dicky's loving claspk and words. But there was no awaken ing possible this time. It was stark terrible reality. I looked at the thin? until It seemed to me that the characters were alive and writhed upon the pa per. I shndderingly put the papr away from me and leaned back in my chair and shut my eyes. Then Marion's little arms were around my neck, her warm, moist kisses upon my cheek, her fright ened voice In my ears: "Oh, Auntie Madge." she said What was in the naughty letter that hurt you so? Nasty old thing! I'm going to tear it up." ".No. no. Marion!" I answered. "I must let your mother see it first Call her. dear, won't you, please?" When Lillian came in I mutely fhowed her the note. She studied it carefully, frowning as she did so- "Pleasant creature!" she- com mented at last. "Hut I shouldn't put too much dependence upon this. Madge. She may be with him. of course. But you ought to know that truth is a mer detail with Grace Draper. She would Just as soon have sent this to you If she had not seen him for weeks, and know no more of his address than"you." ! "nn V t I. a o Francisco." I said faintly. Lillian laughed shortly. "Mr dear, little innocent!" she said. "It would he the easiest thing in the World for . her to send this envelope enclosed to some friend in San Fran cisco who would mail it for her." "I never thought of that." I said flushing, "nut. oh. Lillian. W he did not go away with her what pos sible explanation is there of his leaving like this?" "Yes. I know, dear." she returned. "It's a mystery, and one in the solv ing of which I seem perfectly help less. 1 do wish someone would drop from the sky to aid us." (To be continued) "Tlielma" indlvldaai Chocolates A Salem product niad by The Gray Belle distributed by Georg C WateT for sale eaverywbere. Se AUSSIE FINDS AMERICANS 0: K. People of United States De clared Conrteoni and Not Money-Mad LONDON. Spt. i. "The typical American is no more a boisterous multi-millionaire with coarse man ners and only money ideals than the typical Kngltsnman is the glacial, monocled. high society specimen who calls everything 'rippin' and ulti mately marrie a chorus girl. This wa the comment of H. Y. Broddon. recently trade commUtion er for Australia at Washington, at a luncheon given Mm la . London by Australian and -other officials. "Ther home life In the States is charming." said Mr. Braddon. "and their conversation is directed to sabr Jects of Interest to me stranger -1 the moat covrteonsly considerate way. Ther hare no special admiration for wealth as sach, but only for wealth as wisely and generously ased. FISHINg TIME FISHING TACKLE BODS SPOONS BASKETS - , LINES REELS. FLIES BUT HOOKS' EVERYTHJKO FOR THE AHGLER MAUSER EROS c Qui f" w e;ceusa accuse Those American sohliers who Vave leen in France have, perhaps, heard the alove pronotmccil in the patois, or every day linpo of the streets, as "key sexusc, sackuse." It is an old French adage, himself accuses himself." Its full, clear meaning is: "He who excuses V If a person stes on another's pet corn he excuses himself; Ue admits his jruilt, and in doing so is understood to practically ask forgiveness for do ing wrong. It alno applies to other fornix of wrong doing, and a person with a guilty conscience will often make excuses before leing accused, thereby accusing himself. Now, wc wouldn't like to make the application of the phrase too pointed, we have frequently, when reading the automobile pages of newspapers, seen space devoted to telling motorists: "don't" do this, and "donV do that, and "don't" do a score of other things, all appertaining to the battery system of an automobile, and we wonder if the French saying would mean that the writer of those "dont's" was accusing the battery system of leing subject to many faults, and why he didn't boldly say: "use an EXIDK BATTERY be- cause the only dou V needed for that sturdy Battery is 'don't worry. " Starter Service R. D. BARTON- 171 South Commercial Battery Service ft r: f.