PRUDENCE
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P a r s Q ntage
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less dear hands.
Kite knew that his an occasional groan, following In his
smile lifted h«*r Into a delirium of do* wake.
It was a delightful location, ns
llght. Prudence never thought of that.
She Just II v « h I In the sw«>et ecstatic they hud said. The board fitted nice
dream o f the summer, and wus well ly on the two limbs, and J«*rry fastened
It with the rusty nulls. The twins were
and richly content.
Th i WiirlJ't l ir tn lt ll
So the vneutlou passini ami Indian j Jubilant ami loud In their praises of
l .t ln iu t l K tm iJy.
Ills skill and courage.
summer came.
Dackaoho,
"Oh. Jerry I" exelnlme«! Carol, with
It was Saturday «wenlag. The «-nrly
R h e u m a t is m ,
supper lit the parsonage was over, the <|e«*p satisfaction. "It'» such a blessing j
Lum bago,
twins hmt washed the ilislics. and still io discover something really nice uhout
—A n y L ou ai
the daylight lingered. Pruilen«*e ami , y«m after all these monlhsl"
P a in .
J«>rry sat side by side, and closely, on
“ Now, we’ll Just— ’*
Intitl on
the front porch, talking In whisper«.
II “ i'ii
“ llush I" I i I sh .-.I Lark. “ Hi re comes
A
u cu a rs .
Fairy had gone for a stroll with the Connie. Hold your hreutli, Jerry, and
still faithful Rabbi«*. Connie and the don’t hUilge."
twins had evid«<ntly vanished. All—
ngly.
“ Isn’t she In on this?" he whispered.
“ Would you have promised. If she not quite that I Carol and Lark came He could hear Connie making weird
sw iftly around the corner of the par-
had asked it?”
noises as she came around the house
e * * T » A 0 I MAS* Mb. US AST OH
sonage.
“ I supjiose 1 would.” lie Hushed a
from the front. Site was learning lo
“ Hood evening.” said Lark politely,
Will rcilia «■ liifl.um-il. Strained,
little. ” 1 know 1 was pretty hard hit,
whistle, ami tin* effect was ghastly In j
S w ollen Tendons, l.iguments,
aud it was such a new experience that ami Prudence sat up abruptly. The tin* extreme. Connie’s mouth had uot
or Muscles. St ot>» I he lameness and
1 would have promised anything she tw ins never wasted politeness I They been designt*«! for whistling.
iain Irom s Splint, Side llone <«r
wanted
something.
usked. But 1 like smoking.”
“ Sill She’s lh«- hand of «lark browed J
t » one Spavin. No blolrr, ao hair
“ Do you mind If wo take Jerry
“ Never mind the smoking. I only
gone and b o r ic ran be u*c«l. >.! a
aroutul by the woodslmd f«>r a few uilu- gypsies trying to steal my lovely wife."
asked that question out of curiosity. utes, Prue?”
bottle at drnggiili or «lelivered. De
“ I’m the lovely w ife," lnterrupte«l j
scriba your «4M (or ipo ial irutnir-
Tell me about your relations with
Carol,
complacently.
Prudence spiff«*«! suspiciously* "What
tiono i«n*l interfiling lume Hook J M Free.
your mother when site was living.”
“ But Connie do«-» not knew about it.
are you going to «lo to him?" she d«*-
,
ABSORBINE, JR«« *br antiieptir lininient lor
“ She Inis been «lead four years.” manded.
Site Is so religious site wont ho tiny nian^„u" redite«« Strain«-«!, T o r n l.lga-
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Jerrold sjaike with some emotion. “ We
in r n t a . S w o l l r n d a n d i . V a i n a •« M u a < la « i
"W e won’t hurt him," grinned Carol of lite villain parts.
l * (! n t a . S o r * « , ('l e a r a . A lt a y a p a ln
h>a
were great chums, though her health Impishly.
Connie entile around the corner ot l i l l r a 0 U§
I * - t i l * af •»* a ’ e f i o »
l(*M>k
K v M c i . . #*• f » # « .
was always poor.
When 1 was in
"Maybe he’« afraid to come," said tin* parsonage, out Ilio buck walk bo* W. F. IU U N Ü , P D F . , t a i T t 'i ’ pl# S t .. SpilngJiald, M j u .
si-hool. 1 spent all my vacations at
Lurk, "fo r th«*re ure two of us, un«l
home to bo with her. And 1 never we are mighty men of valor."
went abroad until after her «loath be
"Th at’s ull right.” Prudence nn-
Q o r Q Q
cause she did not Uke the idea o f my swered d«*f«*uslv«*ly. “ I’d sooner fnce a
gt>ing so far from her.”
tribe o f wild ludluns any «lay than you
"Jem dil, my lK*y, 1 «lo not wnnt to tw ins wheu you are mischief-bent.”
seem too severe, but— tell me. has
"Oh. we just want to use him a few
there been anything in your life, about minutes,”
said
Carol
impudently.
women that could come out and hurt "L pon our honor, ns Christian gentl«*-
Prudence later «>n?”
uien. we promise not to hurt n hair of
1
1 3
Jerrold hesitated. "Mr. Starr, I have ids head."
Imeii young, and headstrong, and Itn-
“ Oh. come along, and cut out Iti«*
pulsive. 1 huve done some things I comedy." Jerry broke In. laughing,
wish now 1 hadn’t. Hut 1 believe there
Thou the twins led hltu to the wood-
is nothing that 1 could not explain to shed. Close beside the sited grew u
Prudence so she would understand."
tall and luxuriant maple.
"A ll right. If you are the man, God
“ Do yon see tills boaril?" began
bless you. And. do you mind i f 1 Just bark, exhibiting with some pride a
sugg« t that you go a little slow with solhl board ibout two feet In length.
Prudence?
Remember that she has "W ell, we found this over by the Av
been sound asleep, unti' this morning. ery barn.
W e've fourni n |H*rf«*ctly
I do not want her awakened too rude gorgeous place up In the ol«l tree where
ly."
we can make n sent. We thought you
“Neither do I." said Jerrold quickly, couhl nuil this on to the limbs— there
"Shall I go down now? The girls have tire two right near each other, evident
Invited me to stay for supper, and ly put there on purpose f«>r us. See
Prudence says I am to come back to what dundy big nulls we huve!”
It’« (Grandmother’s Recipe
morrow, too. Is that all right? Re
” 1- mm the A very’s wooilshed, I sujt-
Hring Hack Color and
member, I'll be going home on Mon pose.” he suggesteil, smiling.
Lustre to Hair.
day !”
“ Oh. they are quite rusty. We fottml
"It is all right, certainly. Spend as them In the scrap heap. W e're very
You can turn gray, failed hslr beau
much time here as you like. You will good friends with the Averys, very
tifully dark and lustroua almost over
night If you'll get a KOcent bottle of
either get worse, or get cured, uud— good. lndo«*d,” she continued hastily.
"W y eth ’s Sago and Sulphur Com
which ever it is. you've got to huve a “ They allow us to rummage tirouud ut
pound" at any drug store. Millions of
chance. I Uke you. JerroliL
Pru w ill— in the bam.”
Pottl«-s of this old famous Sage Tea
dence Judges by instinct, but it does
Side
by
Side
Talking
in
Whispers.
“ And see this rope.” cried Carol.
Recipe, Improved by the addition of
not often fail her.”
“ Isn't It a dandy?”
nenth tin* maple. Then «tie gnve a other Ingredients, aro sold annually,
Prudence heard him running down i “ A h! The Avery barn must be Inex-
gl«*«-ful scream. Right before her lay a saya a well known druggist here, be
the stairs boyishly, and when he came hnustlble in Its resources.'
hcnutlfu! heavy t o j k *. Connie had been cause it darkens the hair so naturally
in, before she could speak, he whis
How suspicious you are, Jerry." j yearning for 11 good rope to make a and evenly that no one can tell It has
been applied.
pered, "Shut your eyes tight. Prudence. | mourned Lark. W e thought when you
1 swing. Here It lay, at her very f«*«*t,
Those whose hair is turning gray
And do not scold me, for I can’t help ha«l the board nailed on, you might
plainly a gift o f tin* gods. Sin* did not or becoming faded have a surprise
it.” Then he put his hands over hers. rope it to the limbs above. Do you sup-
j wait to see where the oilier end o f the awaiting them, hecauso after one or
and kissed her on the Ups. They were 1 jtose you can do that. Jerry?"
rope was. Sin* Just graldieil what she two applications the gray hair van
both breathless after that. Prudence
"W ell, let's begin. Now, observe! I saw before her, nn«l started violently ishes and your locks become luxuriant
at last was aroused from her slumber. loop this end of tiie rojK* lightly about
I Dnck around the bouse with It. yelling: ly dark and beautiful.
This Is the ago o f youth. Gray-
my— er— middle. The other end will “ Prudence! Look at my ro|H*!”
C H APTE R XI
hnlrcd. unattractive folks aren’t want-
dongle on the ground to lie drawn up
Prudence rushed around tin; parson-
at will. I bestow the goo«l hut rusty age. The twins shrieked wildly, as e«l around, so get busy with Wyeth's
Huge and Sulphur Compound tonight
She Orders Her Life.
nails In this pocket, and the hammer I there was a terrific tug und heave of and you'll ho «iellghtcd with your dark,
That was the beginning of Pru here. Then with the ailmlruble bourd
. tlie limb beside them, und then—a handsome hair and your youthful ap-
dence s golden summer. She was not ! lieneath my nrtn, I mount— "
«•rushing o f brunches and leaves. Jerry p«*arance within a few days.
given to self-analysis. She hadn’ t the
And Jerry smile«! ns he heard the was gone!
This preparation la a toilet requisite
time. She took things ns they came. faithful twins, with much grunting and
and Is not intended for the cure, miti
(TO H>: C O N T IN U E D .»
gation or prevention of disease.
"Yes, 1 think so. Do you inlud If 1
ask you n few questions?"
"No. Indeed. Anything you like."
“ Well, first, are you a Christian?”
“ Not the kind you are, Mr. Starr. I
go to church, and 1 believe the Bible,
though 1 seldom read It. But I'll get
busy now. If you like. 1 know Pru
dence would umke tne do that." And
he smiled again.
“ Do you drink?”
“ 1 did a little, but I promised Pru
dence this morning 1 would quit It. 1
smoke, too. Prudence knows It, but
she did not make me promise to quit
that?” ills voice was raised. Inquir-
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C H APTE R X— Continued.
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"Must you prepare meat for bread-
ins half an hour before c«H>klng. or
when?” demanded Fairy, from the din
ing room door.
"What?—O h !—Fifteen minutes be
fore. Don’t forget to salt and pepper
the crumbs. Fairy."
“ Perhaps some time your father will
let you and a couple o f the others
come to Des Moines with me in the car.
You would enjoy a few days there. I
know. 1 live with my aunt, a dear,
motherly little old soul. She will adore
you. Prudence, and you will like her.
too. Would your father let you spend
a week? We can easily drive back
and forth in the car.”
"Maybe he will, but who will keep
the parsonage while 1 am away?”
“ Fairy, to be sure. She must be a
good fairy once in a while. We can
take the twins with us, Connie, too,
if yon like, and Fairy will only have to
mother your father."
“ Prudence, shall we have tea or cof
fee?” This was Lark from the door
way. “ Fairy wants to know.”
“ What?—O h!— Which do you want.
Jerry?”
"Which does your father prefer?"
“ lie doesn t drink either except for
breakfast.”
“ I generally drink coffee, but I do
not care much for it, so do not both
er— ”
“ Coffee. Lark.”
“ Did you ever have a lover, Pru
dence? A real Jover, I mean.”
“ No, I never did.”
“ I'm awfully glad o f that. I ’ll— ”
“ Prudence, do you use half milk and
half water fo r creamed tomato soup,
or all milk?”
“ What?—Oh!— Ail milk, Connie, and
tell Fairy not to salt It until it is en
tirely done, or it may curdle.”
“ What In the world would they ever
do without you, Prudence? You are
the soul of the parsonage, aren’t you?”
“ No, I am Just the cook and the
chambermaid,” she answered, laugh
ing. “ But don’t you see how hard it
w ill be for me to go away?”
“ But it isn’t fair 1 Vacation is com
ing now, and Fairy ought to take a
turn. What will they do when you get
married?”
"I have always said I would not get
married.”
"But don’t you want to get married,
some time?”
“ Oh, that isn’t it. I just can’t be
cause I must take care of the parson
age, and raise the girls. I can’t.”
"But you will,” he whispered, and
his hand touched here for just a sec
ond. Prudence did not answer. She
lifted her eyes to his face, and caught
in iier breath once more.
A little later he said, “ Do you mind
if I go upstairs and talk to your father
n few minutes? Maybe I ’d better.”
“ But do not stay very long,” she
urged, and she wondered why the
brightness and sunshine vanished from
the room wnen he went out. “ First
door to the right,” she called after
him.
Mr. Starr arose to greet him, and
welcomed him to his combination study
and bedroom with great friendliness.
But Jerrold went straight to the point.
"Mr. Starr, It’s very kind of you to
receive a perfect stranger as you have
me. But I understand that with a girl
like Prudence, you will want to be
careful. I can give you the names of
several prominent men In Des Moines.
Christians, who know me well, and
“ Do You Drink?”
can tell you all about me.”
“ It Isn’t necessary. W e are parson She could not bear the thought o f shar
age people, and are accustomed to re ing with the parsonage family even the
ceiving men and women as worthy of least ardent and most prosulc o f Jer-
our trust, until we find them different rold’s letters.
Hut she never asked
W e are glad to count you among our herself the reason.
The days when
friends.”
Jerry came were tremulously hnppy
“ Thank you, but—you see, Mr. Starr, ones for her— she wns nil aqulver when
this Is a little different Some day, she heard him swinging briskly up the
Prudence and I will want to be mar ramshackle parsonage walk, and her
ried, and you will wish to be sure breath was suffocatingly hot. But she
about me.”
took it as a matter o f course.
She
“ Does Prudence know about that?” knew that Jerry’s voice was the sweet
“ No,” with a smile, “ we haven’t got est voice in the world. She knew that
that far y e t But I am sure she feels his eyes were the softest and brightest
i t She hasn’t—well, you know what and the most tender. She knew that
I mean. She has been asleep, bat I his hands had n thrilling touch quite
believe she Is waking up now.”
different from the touch o f ordinary.
E v e ry Niqhf
For Constipation
Headdd e.Iv di estion.ctc
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JO K E SO M EH O W MISSED FIR E
Incident That Illustrates the Danger of
Plagiarism When One’s Memory
May Cause False Step.
A parly o f men were discussing at
the dinner table the relative merits of
their favorite heroes. They were wax
ing warm over the subject, when one
man appealed to ills host to agree with
him in saying Napol«K>n was the great
est man o f the ng«*.
“ Why, yes,” was Hie reply. “ Napo
leon was a very great man, but this,”
holding up the nutmeg grater which
he had use«] In mixing the punch bowl,
“ Is a grater.”
A would-be wit who was one of the
party thought he would like to repro
duce the Joke as his own, so he care
fully arranged a dinner at which none
o f the men present at the former one
should appear. A table napkin wns
held by him, under which n grater was
concealed, and the conversation skill
fully led up to the desired topic. W ell
ington was the hero o f the evening,
the host keeping discreetly out of the
discussion. Presently a tnan observed,
“ We have not heard your opinion,
Brown.”
The host Immediately seized his op
portunity, nn«l producing the little In
strument, said gravely, “ Wellington
wns indeed a great man, but this is a
nutmeg grater.”
And then he wondered why nobody
laughed and all looked at him curi
ously.
Use for Horsechestnuts.
The Unwitten La w.
Tin* soupy nature of the kernel of
H ew itt— When I was In Kentucky I
the horsechi*stnut has l«*«l Investigators was arrested for violation of the liquor
to sennit for a way to use It !ti remov law.
Jewett— How was that?
ing dirt anil grease from textile goods.
H ew ett— I declined to take a drink.
According to l.«*s Mutleres Grasses,
— Exchange.
several methods o f extracting this
soapy substance have bo«*n patented,
anil, moreover, profitable uses huve
been found for other constituents o f
the horsechcstnut. The shell is rich In
tannin, 11 ml Is used in preparing an ex
tract for tanning leather. Th e kernel
contains about six and six-tenths per
cent o f n pale yellow oil similar to al
mond oil. A fter the oil has been ex-
tracted, tho residue, treated with «1
1- j Woman Thought She Would
lute alcohol, yhlds an extract contain
Die. Cured by Lydia E.
ing about lf> p«-r cent of esculic a«1d,
Pinkham’« Vegetable
u Huponnceous substance that has ex
cellent laihcring und cleansing -proper
Compound.
ties. Tiie material left after the oil
and soup have been removed can he
made Into a white starch. When treat
Ogdensburg, W is.— “ I suffered from
ed with cohl water to remove the hit /«•male troubh J which caused piercing
pnins like a knife
ter principle. It is suitable for food.
PAINS SHARP
AND STABBING
St. Anthony Needed a Bath.
At a recent meeting of the confer
ence o f sanitary Inspectors J. Towy
Thomas, chief sanitary Inspector for
the Rhondda Valley, said that though
writings on health were among the
oldest In thi* world, sanitation for some
generations made slow progress. The
filthy habits of the hermits o f the Mid
dle Ages and o f tho early Chrlstlnn
saints were»practiced by the monks
or more recent eras. Indeed St. Je
rome praised the««* habits o f the her
mits, und especially commended nn
Egyptian who combed Ills hair only on
Easter Sunday and never washed hla
clothes.
St. Anthony never washed
his feet, and Thomas n-Bcckctt, when
slain, had undergarments In such a
condition that one shuddered at the
description.— London Times.
Influences the Brain.
Every organ In the body exerts In
some way an Influence upon the brnln.
Those whose lives are along the sys
tematic, plodding way — the great
crowd o f us— have no excuse for “ tem
peramental fits." If we take care of
Mexico City Is 7,415 feet above sea
our health every organ does Its duty,
Its death rute has been no
and bruin nml nervous system do not level.
toriously high.
become temporarily poisoned.
through my back
and rid». I finally
lost nil my strength
0 I had to go to
bed. Tho d o c t o r
advised nil oper
ation but 1 would
not listen to it. I
thought of what I
Inn! t cud aliout Lydia
E. I’inkham’s Vege
table Compound an«!
tried it. Tho first
bottle brought grent
relief and six bottles havo entirely
cured me. All women who have female
trouble of any kind should try Lydia E.
Pinkham’s Vegetnnlo Compoun«!.” —
Mrs. E t t a D o w o n , Ogdensburg, Wis.
l ’hysicinns undoubtedly did their best,
battled with this case steadily and could
do no more, but o f ten tho most scientific
treatment is surna*s<*d by the medicinal
properties o f the good old fashioned
roots and herbs contained in Lydia E.
Pink ham’s Vegetable Compound.
If any complication exists it tiia
1 y * to
write
1 Lv(] ia E. Pinkham Mi-dicine
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