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IL L U S T R A T E D BY
• W .C . Ï A N N t
(Copyright,
by tb* Bubbs-MorrUl Company.)
A PAINFUL ACCIDENT BRINGS TRUE ROMANCE TO THE
PARSONAGE GIRLS— MAYBE REAL LOVE
Mr. Starr, widower Methodist minister, Is assigned to the con­
gregation at Mount Mark, la. He has five charming daughters. Pru­
dence. the eldest, keeps house for him. Fairy is a college freshman.
Carol and Lark, twins, are In high school. Constance is the ••baby.”
The activities of the Starr girl*— Prudence's work. Fairy's school a f­
fairs, the pranks of the youngsters— and the family perplexities
make the story; it is simply a recital of glorified homely incidents.
The preceding installment described the capture of a notorious burglar
in the parsonage and the reward promised the girls.
C H APT E R V II— Continued.
her destination—an Irritating accident.
But us she walks that block she may
Mr. Starr on Thursday morning had meet an old-time friend, and a stranger.
tat en the early enstbound train to And that stranger— ah, you cun never
Burlington. He attended the evunge- j convince the girl that her stepping
listie services at the tabernacle In the from the ear too soon was not ordered
afternoon and evening, and then went , when the foundations of the world
to bed at the hotel. He slept late the were lalif.
nest morning.
When he finally ap- | After all. It was very simple. Across
peared the clerk came ut once from _ the street from the parsonage lived a
behind the desk to speak to him. Two girl named Mattie Moore— a common,
or three other guests, who had been unlovely, unexciting girl, who taught
n country school five miles out from
lounging about, drew near.
“W e’ve Just been rending about your town, and rode to and from tier school,
girls, sir,” said the clerk respectfully. morning and evening, on a bicycle.
One evening, early In June, when the
"It's a pretty nervy little bunch! You
world was fair to look utwm. It was
must be proud of them!”
foreordained that Prudence should be
“My girls!” ejaculated Mr. Starr.
“Haven't you seen the morning pa­ turning In at the parsonage gate Just
per? You're Mr. Starr, the Methodist as Mattie Moore whirled up, op|M>site,
minister at Mount Mark, aren't you?" on her dusty wheel. Prudence stopped
“1 a m ! But what has happened to to Interchange polite Inanities with her
my girls? Is anything wrong? Give neighbor, and Mattie, wheeling the bi­
cycle lightly beside her, came across
me the paper!"
Five minutes later Mr. Starr and his the street and stood beneath the par­
suitcase were in a taxicab speeding sonage maples with Prudence. They
toward Union station, and within eight talked of the weather, of the coming
minutes lie was en route for Mount summer, of Mattie's school, rejoicing
Mark— white in the face, shaky in the that one more week would bring free­
knees, but tremendously proud In dom from books for Mattie and the
younger parsonage girls.
spirit.
Arriving at Mount Mark, he was in- 1 Then said Prudence: “Isn't It great
stantly surrounded by an exclamatory | fun to ride a bicycle? I love It. Some­
crowd of station loungers. The name time will you let me ride your wheel?"
“Why. certainly. You may ride now
of Prudence was upon every tongue,
If you like.”
and her futher heard It with satisfac­
“No,” salt! Prudence slowly, “1 used
tion. In the parsonage he found at
to ride, but am afraid It would not do
least two-thirds of the Ladies’ Aid so­
now.
Some of the members might
ciety, the trustees and the Sunday-
school superintendent, along with a
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miscellaneous assortment of ordinary
—
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members, mixed up with Presbyterians.
Baptists and a few unclassified outsid­
ers. And Prudence was the center of
attraction.
She was telling the “whole story,”
for perhaps the fifteenth time that
morning, but she broke off when her
futher hurried in and flung her arms
about him.
"Oh, papa," she cried,
“they mustn't praise me.
I had no
idea there was a burglar in the house
when I ran down the stairs, and 1 hon­
estly can’t see that much credit is
due me."
But Mount Mark did not take It so
calmly.
And as for the Methodist
church— well, the Presbyterian people
used to say there was “no living with
those Methodists, since the girls caught
a burglar in the parsonage.” O f course
it was important, from the Methodist
point of view.
Pictures of the par­
sonage and the church were in all the
papers for miles around, and at their
very next meeting the trustees decided
to get the piano the Sunday school had
been needing for the last hundred
y ears!
When the five hundred dollars ar­
rived from Chicago, Prudence felt that
personally she had no real right to the
money. “We must divide it,” she In­
sisted, "for I didn't earn it a bit more
than any of the others.
But it Is
perfectly glorious to have five hundred
dollars, isn't It? Did you ever have
five hundred dollars before? Just take
it, father, and use it for whatever we
need. It's family money."
Neither the younger girls nor their
father would consent to tills.
But
when Prudence pleaded with them ear­
nestly, they decided to divide It.
“I will deposit two hundred und fifty
dollars for the four younger ones,” be
said, “and that will leave you as
much.”
So It was settled, and Prudence was
a happy girl when she saw It safely
out away in the bank.
N
C H A P T E R VIII.
Romance Comes.
Sometimes, Methodists, or Presbyte­
rians, or heretics— whatever we rnay
be— we are Irresistibly impelled to the
conclusion that things were simply
bound to happen! However slight the
cause— still that cause was predestined
from the beginning of time.
A girl
may by the sheerest accident step
from the street ear a block ahead of
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UWMskteP
she rode swiftly along the country
In answer, lie pulled ofT Ills coat, nud
roads, guided only by her own caprice. arranged It carefully by the side of the
She knew It was growing late, "hut road oil the grass. Then Jerking open
Fairy'll get breakfast," she thought, the hag tn> had carried, h i took out a
comfortably.
few towels, niul three soft shirts.
Finally she turned la a by road lead­ Hastily rolling them together for a till
ing between two rich hickory groves. low, In* added It to Iho ht‘d pro tein
Dismounting at the top *'1 a long hill, riii'ii tie lurni'd again to Prudence.
she gazed anxiously around her. No
" I ’ll carry you over here, uml fix
one was In sight. The nearest house you us coinfortiddy ns I cun. Then I’b
was two miles behind, and the road go to the m'a rest house und get n
was long ami smooth and Inviting, wagon to take you home,"
and the hill was steep.
Prudence
Prudence was not shy. and realizing
yearned for u good, soul stirring const, that Ills plan was the wise one, she
with her feet high oil the framework mude no objections when he cum« to
of the wh“el, and the pedals flying help her across the road. "I think I
around beneath her skirls. It seemed can walk If you lift me up."
safe. The only living thing In sight
But the first movement sent such a
was a sober-eyed, serious mule peace­ twinge of pain through the wounded
fully grazing near the bottom of the ankle that she clutched him frantically
hill.
and burst Into tears. “ It hurts,” she
Prudence iaughiMl gleefully, like a cried, "don’t touch me."
child. She never laughed again in ex­
Without speaking, he lifted her a*
actly that way.
“Here goes I" she gently us lie could and curried tier to
cried, und, leaping nimbly Into the the place he had prepared for her
saddle, she pedaled swiftly a few “ Will you he warm cuougti?” lie asked
times, and then lifted her feet to the after he had stood looking awkwardly
coveted position.
The pedal* Mew down upon the sobbing girl us long
around beneath her. and the wind us he could endure It.
whistled about her In u most exhila­
"Yes.” nodded Prudence, gulping
rating way.
down the big sob rising In her throat
But as she neared the bottom the
" I ’ll run. This confounded cross-cui
pinch! mule suddenly stalked Into the Is so out of the wuy dint no one will
middle of the road. Prudence screamed, puss here for hours. I suppose. Now
Jerked the handlebar to the right, to lie us i'o"i.‘ortably as you can, and do
the left, and then, with u sickening not worry. I’m going to run,”
thud, she struck the mule head first,
OfT be started, but Prudence, left
and bounce«' on down to the ground. alone.
was
suddenly
frightened
with a little cry of pain. The bicycle
"Please, oh, please,” she culled ufter
crashed beside her. and the mule.
him. and when tie came buck she hurled
slightly startled, liHike«) amend nt her
her fuce In shame, deep In the Hiten
with «*ars nilse< 1 In silent «(uestlonlng.
towel.
Then he ambled slowly across the road,
“I’m afraid," she whispered, crying
and deliberately continued Ids grazing.
again. "I do not wish to ho left alone
Prudence tried to rul*« herself, but
here.
A snake might come, or n
| i M u r v f lu »« » m »-* »..».1 « . ! • « |
she felt sharp pain. She heard some­
• l u l l Cur m
trump."
one leaping over the fence near her.
lie sat down beside her. "YouTr
and wondered, without moving her
nervous. I'll stuy with you until you
head. If it could be a tramp bent on
feel better. Someone muy come this
highway robbery. The n«-xt instant n
man was h'uoing over her. “It's riot wuy, hut It Isn't likely. I cut through
tramp,” she thought, before he hud the hickory grove to save a mile. That's
how I huppciii'd to Mud you."
Hr
time to s|ieak.
smiled
a
little,
and
Prudence,
remem
Are you hurt?" he cried. "Y'ou |>oor
berlng the nature of her accident
child!"
Then, being Prudence, she
T>* World'■ G r.a l.if
Prudence smiled pltirklly. "My ankle flushed.
Cllfflil Ktrt'Jy.
is hurt a little, but I am not a child." laughed.
“
It
was
my
own
fault.
I
had
no
busi
The young man. In great relief,
Rheumatism,
laugh«*! aloud, anil Prudence Joined ness to go coasting down like that. Bui
Lam e Back,
the mule was so stationary. It never
him rather faintly.
— Any Local
occurred
to
me
ttint
he
contemplated
“I’m nfrnhl I cannot walk." she said.
Pain.
“I believe I’ve broken my ankle, maybe moving for the next century at least,
Imltl «s
my whole leg, f«>r all I know.
It— lie was a bitter disappointment.” Sin
Héinng
looked
down
the
roadside
where
tin
hurts— pretty badly I"
l AL LCOi KS,
"L ie down like this." he snld. helping mule was contentedly grazing, with
her to n more comfortable position, "do never so much as a sympathetic glance
not move. May * examine your foot?" ut his victim.
“ I’m afraid your bicycle Is rather END STO M AC H T R O U B L E .
She shook her bend, hut lie removed
G ASES OR D Y S P E P S IA
badly
done up.”
the shoe regnrdless of her hendnhnke.
You need
never worry
about results in
baking if you use
KC
It has been a stand­
by for a quarter of
a century. Guaran­
teed under all
pure food laws.
.Ounce* for
Allcock
PLASTE!
“ I believe It l* sprained. I am sure
the bone Is not broken. But how In
the world will you g«-t home? How far
is It to Mount Mark? Is that where
you live?"
“Y’es" — considering — "yes. I live
there, and It must be four inlles, any­
how. What shull I do?"
FINED FOR WEARING BEARDS
History Tells of Englieh Judge's Or­
der for Compulsory Shaving of
Barristers in His Court.
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4 ft
4 !
Nowhere was ihere more prejudice
against heard* than nt the Inns court
of centuries ago. The black books of
Lincoln's inn of the sixteenth ceidury
are full of references to offenders who
were “fyned double coinens durrynge
such tyme us they shul have uiiy
berde.”
This proving Ineffective, a
batch of bearded barristers was In ISM
“hanysshed front ye llow se," und
shortly afterward a Judge’s order was
obtained for the compulsory shaving
of some of the members. The Inner
Temple benchers were not quite so se­
vere. for a fine of 20 shillings was the
sole penalty Imposed In 1555 “for
wearying heard) s of more thun three
weekes growl lie.”
The war against
bearded barristers continued at the
In is of Court until the seventeenth
century.
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Long after this the prejudice ngalnst
the unshaved barrister remained. The
late Vice Chancellor Bacon carried Ids
dislike so far that he refused to listen
to bearded or mustached counsel, pre­
"Sometime W ill You Let Me Ride Your tending that he could not hear them.
Even now, ulHmugh there nre plenty
Wheel?”
of bearded barristers anil K. C.’s, few
see me. and— well, I am very grown­ have attained eminence.
The most
up, you know. O f course,” she added brillinnt exception was perhaps the
hastily, “It Is different with you. You late Judah 1’ldlip Benjamin, “silver-
ride for business, hut It would be noth­ tongued Benjamin,” who. despite Ids
ing but a frolic with me. I want to go mustache and
American
“goatee,”
early In the morning, when the world earned the princely Income of $35,UU0
Is fast asleep. Let me take It tomor­ a year.— London Chronicle.
row morning, will you?”
“Yes, of course you may,” was the
Oil From Various Sources.
hearty answer. “ You rnny stay out ns
During the last year, In Germany,
long as you like. I always sleep late
about 0(52,250 pounds of oil were ob­
on Saturdays.”
tained from sunflower seeds, and this
So Prudence delightedly tripped up year promises a rich crop of poppy
the parsonage board walk, wheeling
seed. Attention has also been drawn
the bicycle by her side. She hid It
to the high percentage o f oil con­
carefully It. the woodshed, for the
tained In cherry anil plum stones,
twins were rash and venturesome. But
which nre usually thrown away. Ac­
after she had gone to bed. she con­
cording to the statistics of 1000 there
fided her plan to Fairy.
were 22,000,000 cherry and 70,1X10,000
"I'm going at six o’clock, and, Fairy,
plum trees In Germnny.
Lnrge quan­
if I am a little late, you’ll get break­
tities of fruit stories were collected by
fast for papa and the girls, like u dear,
school children lust yeur, but great
won’t you?”
quantities were thrown awny or de­
Fairy promised. And early the next
stroyed owing to the difficulty of ex­
morning Prudence. Ir. red sweater
tracting the oil from them.
Jucket and cap, set out upon her secret
ride. It was a magnificent morning,
In 20 generations every person has
and Prudence snug I'm pure delight ua i bml 131.070 direct ancesiors.
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BAKING
POWDER
Do you believe that Prudenes
could be made to believe there
was such a thing as love at first
sight7
iTU UK CONTINUED.)
England’s Great Arsenal.
Though the vast arsennl of Wool­
wich is ut our doors, few of us who
sleep In London have any real sense of
Its colossal presence. Its Immense Mg
nlflennce, the tremendous force It
stands fur. Its origin dates hack to
other wars, but when the present war
began Its workers were only 1 -1.0*Nj In
all. without a woman In the number.
Now there ure 17,US) women und
50.IMN) men.
That Is not all. Notwithstanding Its
fierce reality Woolwich Is a symbol
rather than a geographical expression.
To that center of the Thames, 3'A
miles by 2'/^, with its numberless
workshops. Its endless avenues ami Its
120 miles of Internal railway, there
radiate the activities of scores of as­
sociate factories round about, so that
,’10.000 workers more, eldelly women
(07.000 In all), are feeding this almost
fathomless reservoir.
Woolwich Is a great mechanical
octopus with nrms that reach over,
across and nround London ami the
country about It.— l-ondon Times.
New Mirror Is Magnifier.
A mirror which magnifies nt any dis­
tance without distorting the lines or
the focus of the object reflected lias
been perfected by an Erie (P a .) manu­
facturer. The mirror Is particularly
adapted to Hie needs of mechanics In
looking underneath or In back of ob­
jects, but Is also n practical household
article. As It reflects a white llghl. It
Is said to recommend Itself particular­
ly to the examination of Internal or un­
derneath mechurdcnl purls which nre
difficult to readjust unless taken to the
light for examination.
Hence, It Is
also claimed to he Invaluable for ex­
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eyes.
On Parnassus.
“What’s the matter with Hercules?"
“Eh?”
"W hy did he b.ff the little mnn?”
“ He didn’t like his line of tnlk.
Seems the little mnn Is an efficiency
expcrL
He told Hercules he went
through a lot of useless motions In per­
forming those twelve labors.”— Louis­
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Male and female slnves wero sold
publicly In the fairs of England dur­
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