X > E L U O F T 4E D E 'N P A IW O N E T H EL HUESTON I L I U S T U A T E P BY (C opyright, by th» Hobt'» Mr. STARR’S HEART SINKS WHEN HE DISCOVERS JERROLD HARMER H D PRUDENCE EXCHANGING TENDER GLANCES AND SOFT WORDS Mr. Starr, widower. Methodist minister at Mount Mark. Ia„ has the charming daughters. Pru­ dence. the eldest, keeps house for him. Fairy is a college freshman. Carol nnd Lark, twins, are in high school. Constance Is the “ baby.” The activities o f the girls— Prudence's work. Fairy's school affairs, the youngsters' pranks— and the family perplexi­ ties, make the story. It is simply a recital of homely Incidents glorified by affection. The pre­ ceding installment described an accident which Prudence suf­ fered during an early-morning bi­ cycle ride and her rescue by a strange und fascinating young man. M e r r ill Company.) "1 brought my lavender ribbon for your . . i . w ., hair. Prudence. It will match the gown so nicely. Oh, you do look sweet, dearest. I pity Jerrold 1 limner, 1 can tell you that. Now I must hurry and finish my own dressing." Hut with her finit on the bottom stair, she paused. Her sister was cull­ ing after her. “ Send futher down here, es Moines to Mount Mark, half-way across the | state! lie did not look like u man j fleeing from Justice. Wlmt, then, was the explanation? "You must have found It rather n long walk,” ho began tentatively, his eyes on the young turn's face. “ Yes, 1 think tuy feet are u little blistered. I have walked farther than that many times, but I am out o f prac­ tice uow. Sometimes, however, walk­ ing Is a painful necessity." “ How long did It tuke you coming from Des Moines to Mount Mark?" In- a subdued and respect- J (julred , . Carol In . ! , , , ful voice, and curious, withal. .......... ,, From 1....... Des Moines," he gasped. "Good heavens! I did not walk from Des Moines I Did you—" He (uruod to Prudcuce questlouingly. "Did you think 1 walked clear from Des Moines ?" "Yes." And added hastily, "But I did not cure if you did. It did not make any difference how you came." For a moment lie wns puzzled. Then he burst out laughing. "1 am afraid we had too much to talk about this morning. 1 thought I had explutued my situation, but evidently I did not. 1 drove from Des Mollies iu the cur, and— ” "T h e automobile,” gnsped Carol, with a triumphant look ut Lark. “ Yes, Just so. 1 stopped at several places on business as I came through. I drove from Burlington this morning, but I got off the road. The car broke down on me, and 1 couldn't fix It— brqke an axle. So I had to walk in. That Is what 1 was seeing about to- duy, sending a man out for the cur and arranging about the repairs.” He smiled again. “ Wlmt iu the world did you think 1 would walk from Dea Moines for?" he asked Prudence, more inquisitive than grammatical. “ I did not thlqk anything about It until they nsked, and— I did not know about the cur. You did not meutlon It.” "No. 1 remember now. We were talking o f other things nil the time.” Hi1 turned frankly to Mr. Starr. “ Per­ haps you have heard of the Ilnruier Automobile company of Des Moines. My father wns Harvey Harmer. Two years ugo, when I was runulug around In Europe, he died. It was his desire that I should personally tuke charge of the business. So I hurried home. At twenty minutes to four, the par­ sonage fumily clustered excitedly in the sitting room, which the sunshine CHAPTER IX— Continued. flooded cheerily. They were waiting — 12 — for the hero o f Prudence's romance. He went upstairs to obey, with de­ "Oh, Larkle, will you run upstairs spair in his heart. But to the girls, and bring my luce handkerchief? there was nothing strange In this ex­ Would you keep these [»earls on. actness on the part of Prudence. Jer­ Fairy, or would you take them off?" rold Hnrmer was the hero of the ro­ “ 1 would keep them on, I’ rue. Y’ ou mance, and they must unite to do him do look so sweet, but your face is very honor. He was probably a prince in flushed. I am afraid you are feverish. disguise. Jerrold Harmer was a per­ Maybe we had better not let him see fectly thrilling name. It was really a Prue today, father.” shame that America allows no titles— “ Fairy 1” exclaimed Prudence. “ Lis­ Lord Jerrold did sound so noble, nnd ten, listen, g ir ls ! Look, Fairy, and see Lady Prudence was very effective, too. if that Is he! Yes, It is, I know— I lie and Prudence were married, and can tell by his walk.” Warm rich had a family of four children, named color dyed her face and throat, nnd for the various Starrs, before one hour she clusped her hands over her heart, had passed. wondering i f Connie beside her could “ I'll begin my book right away,” hear Its tumult. Lark was saying. She and Carol were “ I'll go to the door,” said Father in the dining room madly polishing Starr, and Prudence looked at him their Sunday shoes, what time they beseechingly. were not performing the marriage cer­ “ I— I am sure he Is all right, father. ! emony of their sister and the hero. I — you will be nice to him, won’t you?" “ Yes, do! But for goodness’ sake, Without answering, Mr. Starr left don't run her into a mule! Seems to the room. He could not trust his voice. ! •*V' me even Prudence could have done bet­ “ Listen, girls, I want to hear," whis­ ter than that.” “ I'll have his automobile break down pered Prudence. And she smiled as in the middle o f the road, and Pru­ she heard her father’s cordial voice. “ You are Mr. llarmer, aren’t you? dence can run into it. The carburetor came off, and of course the car I am Prudence’s father. Come right | In. The whole family Is assembled to wouldn't run an inch without it.” do you honor. The girls have already 1 “ Yes. that's good,” said Carol ap­ made you a prince In disguise. Come \ provingly. “ It must be a sixty-cylin­ back this way. Prudence is resting j der. eight horse power—er— tonneau 1 very nicely.” or something real big and costly.” "T w in s! You won’t be ready,” j When the two men stepped Into the | warned Prudence, and this dire possi- j sitting room. Prudence, fo r once, quite j bility sent them flying upstairs In a overlooked her father. She lifted her j eyes to Jerrold Ilarm er’s face, and panic. waited, breathless. Nor was he long ; While the girls, bubbling over with in finding her among the bevy o f girls. I excitement, were dressing for the great He walked at once to the bed. and I event, Mr. Starr went downstairs to ! J . C took her hand. sit with Prudence. Carol called to him i “ My little comrade of the road,” he on his way down, and he paused on ! ‘M y L ittle C o m r a d e of the Road.' said gayly, but with tenderness. “ Pm the staircase, looking up at her. “ Lark and 1 are going to use some afraid you are not feeling well enough and have had charge of the coinpuny since then. We are establishing sales o f Fairy’s powder, father,” she said. fo r callers today. "Oh, yes, i am,” protested Prudence ngencles here, nnd in Burlington, and “ We feel that we simply must on an several other towns. I came out for occasion like this. And for goodness’ with strange shyness. He turned to the other girls, nnd a little trip, and took advantage o f the sake, don’t mention it before him ! It doesn’t happen very often, you know, greeted them easily. He wns entirely opportunity to discuss the business That’s what but today we simply must Now, don’t self-possessed. “ Miss Starr told me so with our new men. you say anything about falling in the much about you that I know you all to brought ine to Mount Mark.” flour barrel, or turning pale all of a begin with.” He smiled at Fairy as For the first time In her life. Pru­ sadden, whatever else you do. W e’d he added, “ In fact, she predicted that dence distinctly triumphed over her I am to fall in love with you. And so. father. She flushed him the giancu of be so mortified, father.” Mr. Starr was concerned with very I should. If I hadn’t met a conqueror, nnd he nodded, under­ weightier matters, and went on down your sister first. standing^. He liked Jerrold Harmer, They all laughed at that, and then ns much as he could like any man who to Prudence with never so much as a reproving shake of the head for the i he wa,ke,J back and stood by Prudence stepped seriously Into the life o f Pru­ worldly-minded young twins. once more. “ Was It a bad sprain? dence. H e wns glad that things were “ Father,” began Prudence, her eyes Does it pain you very badly? You well. But— they would excuse him, he on the lace coverlet, “ do you think It look tired. I am afraid It was an Im­ must look after his Sunday’s sermons. would be all right for me to wear that position for rne to come this after­ A little later the twins nnd Connie silk dressing gown of mother’s? I noon.” grew restless, nnd finally Connie blurt­ “ Oh, don’t worry about that,” put In ed out, “ Suy, Prue, don’t you think need something over my nightgown, and my old flannel kimono Is so ugly. Connie anxiously. “ She wnnted you we've upheld the parsonage long You know, mother said I was to have to come. She's been getting us ready enough? I want to get some fresh It, and—I ’m twenty now. Do you think for you ever since the doctor left. I air.” The twins would never have it would be all right? But If you do think It was kind o f silly for me to been guilty o f such social Indiscretion wear my blue Just for one caller.” not want me to wear It— ’’ as this, hut Jhey gladly availed them­ “ I do want you to,” was the prompt The twins glared at her, realizing selves o f Connie’s “ break,” and fol­ reply. “ Yes. it Is quite time you were that she was discrediting the parson- lowed her out-of-doors. Then Fairy wearing it. I ’ll get It out of the trunk nge, but Jerrold Harmer luughed, and got up, laughing. “ I have done my myself, and send Fairy down to help Prudence Joined him. share, too. I think we’ll leave the you.” Then as he turned toward the “ It is quite true,” she admitted parsonage In your hands now, Prue. door, he asked carelessly, “ Is he very frankly. “ The mule and I disgraced I want to write to Aunt Grace. I’ll be good-looking, Prudence?” the parsonage this morning, and 1 Just at the head o f the stairs, and If And Prudence, with a crimson face, wanted the rest of you to redeem It Prudence wunts me, ^iu will call, answered quickly, “ Oh, I really didn’t this afternoon.” She looked at him won’t yon, Mr. Harmer? And won't notice, father.” Inquiringly. “Then you had another you stay for dinner with us? I ’m sure He went on upstairs then, and pres­ coat?” to disgrace the parsonage again, for ently Fairy came down with the dainty “ No, I didn't. 1 saw this one In a I am no cook, but you can get along ■Ilk gown trimmed with fine soft lace. window this morning, and couldn't re- for once, surely. We spend more time m t laughing when the food Is bud. and laughter Is very healthful. You will stay, won’t you?" Jerrold Harmer looked very eager, and yet he looked somewhat doubtfully at Prudence. Her eyes were eloquent with entreaties. Flnully he lunghed, DIM) said, ‘d should certainly like to stay, but you see 1 want to cotue back tomorrow. Now, will I dare to come back tomorrow If I stay for dinner to­ night? Wouldn’t Connie say that was disgracing the pa nonage?” Fairy laughed delightedly. ”Thnt Is very good,” she said. "Then you will stay. I ’ll try to tlx It up with Connie to save the reputation of the house." No, they did not quote poetry, they did not discuss the psychological In­ tricacies of spontaneous attraction, they did not say anything deep, or wise, or learned. But they smiled nt each other, with pleased Investigating eyes, lli^ [>ut Ills hand on the cover­ let, Just near enough to touch the lace on the sleeve of her silk dressing gown. And together they found paradise In the shnhhy sitting room of the old Methodist parsonage thnt afternoon. O o you believe In long e n g a g e ­ m e n t s between lo v e r s ? A r e n 't e n g a g e d co u p le s able to become well en o ug h a c q u a in t e d a fter six m o n t h s to m a r r y and m a k e a s m u c h o f a su c c e s s o f the p a r t n e r ­ s h ip a s if they h a d w aited two o r three y e a r s ? (TO UK CONTI N U KO.) COPPER IS ALASKA’S STAPLE S h i p m e n t s of M e t a l to U n ite d S t a t e s N o w R u n F a r A head of Canned S a lm o n a n d Qold. Sales made tiv Alaska to the United States In the fiscal year 1010 aggre­ gated nearly $50,1X10,000, according to a report on the Imports faun A l a s k a for that period, Just Issued l»y the bu­ reau of foreign und domestic com­ merce o f the department of commerce. No longer do ku I iiioii ami gold occupy the first plucea among Alaska's export staples, having given way to the ex­ port of copper, uhU-h In the present fiscal year had u total value of $20,- 4S.S.000, compared with $5,182,000 to 1015, und $fl.S7b,000 In 1914. Gangway Launching for Boats. The hazardous method of lowering lifeboats Into rough water alongside ships In disasters has Inspired many inventors to perfect life-saving appa­ ratus thnt would he reully safe. Among the scores of such Inventions thnt have been submitted to the patent office Is a long net gangway which pro­ jects from the side o f the vessel u|K»n the surface o f the water, being sup­ ported at the lower end by large nlr tanks. Tlie poles which support the gangway are hinged to the ship's side, and when not In use are carried In long pockets below the rail of the first open deck. The chief advantage of this gang­ way-life saver Is that the lifeboats never approach near enough to the ship's side to be crushed by waves. The boat Is held close to the gangway liy means of gaff hooks. T e n M i lli o n D o l l a r s fo r Irriga tio n . The greatest storage dam In the world was formally dedicated at the conclusion of tin* sessions of the Na­ tional Irrigation Congress which met I at El Paso, Tex., In October. It blocks a canyon of the l(lo Grande 120 miles north o f FI Paso, stores nil the flood and normal flow of a river which drains 80,000 square miles, forms a lake 45 miles long with an average depth of 05 feet and a shore line of 200 miles, and submerges more than 42,000 acres. It cost $10,000,000. And the water stored will Irrigate 185.000 acres and develop 35,000 horsepower. F o l ly in G rieving. One class of feelings can he extin­ guished only by the creation of anoth­ er; one sentiment banished only by Inviting the antagonism of another; one Interest supplanted only by the stronger occupancy o f another. Ho long as this Is unpercelvcd the over- grieving heart will seek In vnln to discipline Itself. Thinking of Its sor­ row ns too much. Instead of Its sense o f duty ns too little. It fails to meet pointedly Its own remedy.— Jumer Murtlneau. I n c re a s e S i l k Pro duction. In German silk culture experiments, feeding with leaves o f n species of comfrey is expected to produce four or five crops of cocoons n yenr Instead of the one from mulberry leaves. Consul C. A. Dnmm, however, forecasts the failure o f the attempt to create a silk Industry for wnr Invalids nnd cripples, on account of difficulties of spinning nnd a cost o f the product likely to ex­ ceed thnt o f the Imported raw silk. Daily Thought. A cheerful temper. Joined with Inno­ cence, will mnke beauty attractive^ knowledge delightful nnd wit good-na­ tured. It will lighten sickness, pov­ erty and nfflictlon; convert Ignorance Into an amiable simplicity, and render deformity itself agreeable.— Addison. EAT LESS MEAT IF Take a jjltiHM of Salts to flush Kidneys if bladder bothers you. Fating meat regularly eventually produces kidney trouble In some form or another, says a well known author­ ity. because the uric add In meat ex­ cites the kblttcys, they become over­ worked; get sluggish; clog up aud cause all aorta of distress, particularly backache ami misery In the kidney re­ gion; rheumatic twinges, severe head aches, add stomach, constipation, tor­ pid liver, sleeplessness, bladder and urinary Irritation. The moment your hack hurts or kid­ neys aren't acting right, or If bladder bothers you. get nbout four ounces of Jnd Salts from any good pharmacy; take a tablcspoonful In a glass of wa ter before breakfast for a few days and your kidneys will then act fine. This famous salts Is made from the acid of grapes and lemon Juice, com­ bined with llthla, and lias been used for generations to flush clogged kid­ neys and stimulate them to normal activity; also to neutralize the adds In the urine so It no longer Irritates, thus ending bladder disorders. Jad Halts cannot Injure anyone; makes a delightful effervescent llthla- water drink which millions of men ami women take now and then to keep the kidneys and urinary organs clean, thus avoiding serious kidney disease. I F Y O U R C H I L D 19 C R O 8. F E V E R IS H , C O N S T IP A T E D Look Mother! 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