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RURAL ENTERPRISE
Prudence’s
hier
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MY FAVORITE
STORIES
By ETHEL HUESTON
d e ratio n . J e r r y w as g ra te fu l for
By IRVIN S. COBB
her m ental balance, h e r a rtis tic equlilb-
IN
YORK
rlum . B lctures w ere all very well, of «
i - s S#® ®
“5
rSU Service
(Osmtrickt,)
course, hut J e rry th an k e d heaven th a t
• T X O f * S ! F —PA R T
O S fB -A t
a
si e had been sp a re d a passion th a t
rr.e rrr
In th< »IttdUt a p » rt-
I surely be p ro d u c tiv e o f w eary, S p re a d in g th e F e a a t fo r the
had a real d inner In heaven knows found ith o d a '» Im m acu late to th e very w
nien t o f f a r t e r B lake. S e w Yorfc.
Stranger
dark-circled
eyes, tw itching, nervous
I
point
of
spotlessneas.
J e rry «O eraldm «/ M a n n e r. P ru
I when. Pm su re Pm hu n g ry ."
dence's d a u ffh le r. rr.ee'« Isuane A l
W hen Sam B ly th e w as a W ash in g wa» it a h ard job? P o o r gTease clog«
“Oh. how tidy you a re !* she cried. III# and tw istin g nervous fingers!
She drew a sm all m odish h a t snugly
le rto n , w e a lth y M ie r
H e a4m U *w
>' e said som ething of th a t sort to ton corresp o n d en t he went Into New th e p a ssa g e« . I t o x id iz e s, h ard en s, and
I about h e r ear», »wept a w ave o f dark fran k ly a in axed and bew ildered by th e
h e r Ln*wv-ft4ou«l7 and a/tm bkea him .
T heresa one night. It w aa a night E n g lan d to sound out public opinion (a ils t o lu b rica te.
I pow der a cro ss h e r face, touched her j speckles» o rd e rlin ess of IL
H l ¿1 ert>>n » * ’» a b it e x h ila ra te d ,
C r e a se t h a t d o e» n o t o x id iz e and
Kboda laughed. "Oh. I am a pe rfe c t s f i t n T h eresa, sta g g erin g aw ay from on one o r a n o th e r o f tt- ts e c rises
wu*
u n fo rtu n a te re s u lt*.
J e rry ,
ip» w ith a hit of rouge a n d M id «he
h ard en — G rea se th a t d o e s n o t cak e and
re a e a .ia a bui aasump* >oa o f f a r J-
waa ready. Aa th ey m ade th e ir way old m aid. 1 know It. ev ery o n e sa y s so. her easel, bad stum bled, fa llen half- which, p o litically speaking, a re for
J a rtty lea res th e p a rty a b ru p tly
c lo g ‘Jin p a ssa g e— G rea se th a t lubri
c arefu lly down th e d a rk and w inding | How T h ere sa can find her easel In th a t f t Soring to the floor. Mimi had pulled ever th re a te n in g th e lib e rtie s of th e ca tes p ro p erly — is MonaMotor G rease.
th e story turns to J e rry 's c h ild
her
up
on
th
e
couch,
given
h
e
r
a
cup
I
m
essy
p
lace
of
her«.
I
c
an
't
im
agine
A
m
erican
people.
I
fo
rg
et
now
Just
sta irs, Mimi'» silken voice d rifte d out
hood an d south a t t e r home in *>*•
S to p a t t h e MvnaMotof sig n and get
i f ><»*-*. O n ly child o f a w e a l’ t .r
| I could n 't w ork In such a chaos. I of the e te rn a l tea. a n d th en a»ke<
w hat p a r tic u la r c ris is it w as. but. a t
to them from behind a d o se d door.
H-nsMvtor G rea se fo r th e n e x t tune.
fa th e r, when she Is tw e n ty she
“Ob, you bad boy, I believe yo u 're nev er p re te n d to touch a b ru sh o r a Je rry to sit w ith h e r a w hile, to keep any ra te , for th e m om ent It w as of I t ’ll p a y y o u !
feels the call o f A rt and * * < • her
I pencil until e v ery th in g Is apple-pie per- | her from w orking. Mimi h e rse lf ha« deep concern to th e public a t larg e
try in g to m ake love to m e!"
M e n a M » t» r Q U Company
p a re n t* to let her go to N e w York
fo r stJd y
W ith aotne m i*< '> tn « s
T h eresa laughed. " I J ttle fool,* she fectl-n . Coffeqacup on th e table, h a ir an engagem ent, a n d w aa Ju st h u r r y in t and S a m 's Job w as to get a sla n t on Jan F ra n o ia c o . C a l
L o s A n g e le s , C a t
they * < re e to her going. In S e w
th e p re v a le n t se n tim e n t in c e rta in
said. "Com e In any tim e yon like, day pin on th e fl'eir, h a n d k erc h ie f on th e aw ay.
Y ork J e rry m ases her home w ith
Wi en J e r r y reliev ed h e rse lf o f her sta te s.
or night, y o g ’ll get a d o te o f th a t from m antel—-can't do a thing. I get th e
a M rs U e la a e y « M r n f h an ac
A m ong o th ers, he called upon th e
tress who. w ith T b e r-a a . a p a in ter,
MlmL She run» them In relays, like w illies rig h t aw ay. Look. Angel-face, opinion on a r t In g en eral, T h eresa
oceup *-s the bouse. J e rry takes an
looked a t h e r som berly, w ith h e r re tire d p o litical lea d er of New H am p
th e aix-day bicycle race. L ord knows ■ do you like th e p ictu re? "
im m ed ia te lik in g to Th eresa and
She tu rn e d th e e asel a bout fo r J e rry great, dark, w eary eyes.
shire. w ho lived In a sm all b u t com
w here ahe gets them —th e re don 't aeem
the two seern lik e ly to become fast
j to see th e p ic tu re over w hich she had I “D idn't you e v e r sit up all night fo rta b le co tta g e In a little tow n. T he
ao m any men to sn a re."
friends.
T h ere sa took h e r to a sm all, q u iet , sw eated h e r h e a rt's blood. J e r r y stood w orking over a th in g you could n 't get old g en tlem an fe lt a deep concern in
before IL aw ed, adm iring. A cu rio u s Just right?” she dem anded.
i the v ita l nu estlo n of th e hour, w h a t
basem ent room, w here th e y had a gen
“ Never," aald J e r r y com fortably.
ev er It w as. H e arg u ed End he ex
eroua. quiet. Italian dinner. T hey a te th in g It w as, a n a rro w hit o f city
CHAPTER III— Continued
3 pair« Genuine Bilk Boss *1 00 snd s few
"D idn’t you e v e r fo rg et to sto p for pounded. a n d h e produced docum ents
| in alienee. T h eresa w aa hungry, very stre et, show ing gray and grim y be
hours' work. W rit« for particular*.
tw een high g ra y and grim y w alls, w ith your d inner w hen you w ere especially in su p p o rt of his view s.
N oontim e
tired,
and
Je
rry
«
a
a
s
tirre
d
and
She set h e rself briskly to uA-yarklng
SU P E R IO R SILK H O SIE R Y CO.
Just tw o b its of flam ing color—an Inch lE’erested In som ething?"
a p p ro ac h ed a n d still be w as now here
b
re
ath
le
ss.
T
h
ere
w
ere
other«
In
th
e
h e r »mall b a t. folding thing» neatly
of blue sky betw een tw o grays, and a
SS HeUer S e
Neweyk, N. J.
"C ertainly not. I Just put th e brush n e a r th ro u g h w ith w hat he bad to
»w ay I d th e «n u ll draw er« of th e c h if dining room, m oatly glrta, sm a rtly
scarlet geranium show ing bravely in a down, snd have my din n er, and th en «ay.
So he in sisted th a t B lythe
fo n ier. T h e tw o photograph» In th e ir dressed, all thin, ail w eary-eyed, all
I sixth-story window.
Come hack to It a fte r w a r d —o r th e next should rem ain w ith him th ro u g h th e
C A SH r O K D E N T A L GOLD
handsom e fram e». P ru d e n c e and J e r sm oking
P la tin u m , S ilv e r, D ia m o n d s. M agn eto Points,
“I— I th in k It Is w onderful. Rhoda. m T iing—o r w henever I get around afte rn o o n .
“D
o
n
't
you
know
th
em
?"
J
e
m
P a le s T *eth , J e w e lr y
C ash by return m all
rold. »be placed conapicuoualy on the
H aving sam pled th e cuisine of th e
H O K E H A K. CO.. OTttEGO. M IC H .
"I thought every one knew I It m akes me feel—sorry, like crying, to It."
dre*»ing table. And then «he sudden asked.
i
Does—
It
som
ehow
m
ake
you
th
in
k
of
local
hotel
a
t
b
re
a
k
fa
st.
B
lythe
“B
ut
som
etim
es
you
can
’t
com
e
hack
ly took up th e p ic tu re of h e r tnotlier, every o n e else— In th e V illage.“
PETALUMA HATCHEIT
to IL" objected T h ere sa . "Y ou lose p rom ptly consented. T h e old g e n tle
"I
don’t
know
anybody,” said Iow a?"
a n d looked a t It Intently, que»tlonlngly.
Accredited by Sonoma
R hoda laughed gaily. " I t does not I the feeling w hen you atop— you c a n ’t m an e xcused h im self in o rd e r to in
County Parm Bureau
alm ost p a ssio n a te ly . S he «hook her T h ere sa “ I used to t»e ‘w ay up on th e
form his w ife th a t th e re w ould t e a
A nything h u t!*
White Leghorn chicks
come
hack."
W
est
aide.
I
cam
e
dow
n
h
e
re
to
please
b e ad a t last w ltb a b arp Im patience,
only. If you want good
"Yes. hut you n e v er m et my m other,
“You Just Im agine th a t,” sa id J e rry guest fo r th e m idday m eal and also
fall layers and broilers
a n d placed It o|»poalte th a t o f h e r f a MlmL B u t I like It."
to get som e Im p o rtan t p a p e rs h earing
that bring a good price
did
you?”
J
e
r
r
y
asked,
surprisingly,
pleasantly.
“
You
sh
o
u
ld
n
't
le
t
y
our
T h e d a y s th a t follow ed w ere happy,
th e r once more.
— raise chick a in the
on
th
e
su
b
je
c
t
u
n
d
e
r
discussion,
a
n
d
R
hoda
did
not
u
n
d
e
rstan
d
.
T
h
e
s e l f g e t so ex cited o ver things.
Yon
fall. W rite for FR E E 1926 Catalog.
“I d o n 't get you. P rudence.* th e i dream y, fa sc in a tin g d a y s fo r Je rry .
w
hich
w
ere
stow
ed
aw
ay,
he
said,
in
L
.
W
.
C
L
A
R
K
.
Bo«
15«
. P e ta lu m a . C a lif
I Ithoda telephoned to h e r tw ice, w ith p ictu re w as New York, plain a n d un w ear yourself all out fo r nothing. I
»aid.
varnished. a n d J e r r y w as lonely fo r can alw ays come hack to It w hen 1 a room u p sta irs. G oing out, he le ft
p
rofuse
and
tender
apologies
for
her
In her Intenae m om enta. J e r r y re
P rudence.
am ready."
A nd th en she added, th e p a rlo r door a ja r.
fe rre d to h e r m o th er alw ay s aa “ ITu , neglect, and said she waa com ing to
"Tt ey »av It really is good. T h an k fairly. “ Not, 1 m ust adm it, th a t any- ’ T h ro u g h th e opening B lythe h e ard
dence.” u«lng th e w ord not to m uch aa , see h e r rig h t aw ay. B ut sh e did not God IPs fin ish e d ! It’s a com petition
E czem a, P oison Ivy, B a rb e rs' Itch
thing of n in e Is a n y th in g lik e yours a voice, e vidently one belonging to
a nam e, b u t la th e r aa a a ta tetn en t of i come. J e r r y sp e n t a g re at deal o f tim e you know— a y e a r's scholarship, trav e l
B urns, H ives, S calp A ffections, Etc.
I w ith T h eresa, but T h ere sa w as alw ay s
or Bhoda s. F a r from It! B ut I am th e m is tre ss of th e household.
pr(D' iple. a code o f w orship. a creed of
MrKINNIES MEXICAN REMEDY
" S a m a n th a ," th e lady said, raisin g
lu E urope, ev ery th in g I I w onder If only a b eginner."
S in ce 1MR7. ^urpuMdn* a ll. Xu w a itin g , a c
religion. W hen th e aald, aa th e did 1 w orking, a lw ay s tire d to d istrac tio n . T h ere sa is try in g fo r it?
h e r to n e In ord er th a t sh e m ight be tio
H as she
n . p ro m p t, on rs. «-ertai*; a t a ll drug tin t a,
Mimi,
a
lth
o
u
g
h
she
con
tin
u
ed
aa
w
arm
"
T
h
a
t's
w
h
a
t
w
e
all
a
re
,"
said
aery often. “ I do not get you. P r u
h e a rd by th e cook In th e kitchen, S5c, nr addre«e
show n you h e r pictu res, J e r r y ? ”
T h eresa w earily. “ J u s t beginners. And
F . C. M f k lS N I E . P h a r m a c e u tic a l C hem ist.
dence." «he m eant only th a t Prudence ly affable and friendly a s a t first, had
"iny h u sb a n d h a s inv ited a gentlem an 640 K. t - o d b t.. lane A n g elce. S a m p le free.
"N
oth
in
g
—not
a
th
in
g
,"
said
Je
rry
.
I
R
1
>
we
f
h
a
n
be
a)I
o
n
r
Hve«.
u
n
til
we
w aa a dep th of philosophy »he could little tim e o r Inclination fo r p re tty
to
s
ta
y
fo
r
dinner.
T
a
k
e
th
o
se
tw
o
not fathom . It Irrita te d her. If P r u young stu d e n ts f a r t b e n ea th her roof. "She never a sk s m e so m uch a s to , dle and „ fte rw a rd . too. I fan cy ."
larg e p o ta to e s back dow n c e lla r and
P A R K E R ’S
look a t th e easel w hen she Is w orking.'
J e rry w as b eginning to feel a grow
dence had been a » -in tillatln g ly b ril I She slept until noon ev ery day. had
H A IR B A L S A M
brin g up th re e sm all ones."
“P
e
rh
a
p
s
she
th
in
k
s
you
a
r
e
n
't
In
c
allers
to
te
a
every
aftern
o
o
n
,
and
lizmuve» Dandruff Stop« Hair Kailin*
ing Im patience w ith both girls, th e ir
lia n t. In tellec tu a l w om an. J e r r y felt
Reatoraa C olor and
»lie w ould not h ave m inded h e r Ina i went out w ith som e one every nig h t In terested . Ask her. She w on't m ind Intensity, th e ir p a ssio n a te nervousness.
B eauty to G ra y and Faded H a ir
A
Thing
Not
to
Be
Explained
th
e
week.
«Or and |1 (0 at Druffrtata
si'-w h ig you. She h a s th re e o r fo u r th e ir a rd en t e agerness. She found It
bility to reach th e lnnerm oat rw e sse»
FTlarn I'hrm W b . Patchoru-.N Y
She I a u ttle tiresom e. T h ey w ere alw ay s
It is n a rra te d of tw o colored m en
J e rry m ade proper a rra n g e m e n ts fo r exquisite th in g s not finished.
o f h e r m other'» thought.
P ru d en ce
H
IN
D
E
R
C
O R N S BerooTM Corns. Cal
'
h
e
r
lessons,
and
w
as
e
nrolled
In
one
of
!
w
orks
on
a
dozen
at
once,
a
s
th
e
mood
going
abouL
looking
a
t
p
ictu
res,
each
th
a
t
th
ey
Aet
fo
rth
one
n
ig
h
t
to
bor
wa» no aucb thing. J e r r y knew It.
louses. etc., stops a ll pain, ensures comfort to the
feet, makes wa!kin<
<
ilkln< easy.
Ike by m ail or at I>mg-
A fter h e r unpacking, sw eetened and j th e b eginners' c la sses of G raves Me- s trik e s her. I can t do th a t—o n e th in g o th e r’s, o r som ebody else'«, a n d th en row a hog. N ot un til n e arly d a y lig h t gist*.
U iscox Cbemla a l Works. Palcbuffue N ï
a t a tim e fo r me— and I eat It. and a rg u in g d e sp e ra tely , fu r h o u rs a t a did th ey succeed In borrow ing one
re fre sh e d w ith a |ierfu m ed h a th in her Dowell. who, having previously a c
d rin k It. and b re a th e It. and sleep It, tim e, o v e r tones, and colors, and from th e pigpen of a p la n te r. H nv- j
tiny tub, alie ra n up th e d a rk sta irw ay quired a re p u ta tio n , w as now eking out
until It's over. T h a t's why I'm such a values. She found h e rse lf w ishing ing s la u g h te re d th e p rize they de
I
a
h
a
rd
ex
iste
n
ce
by
Instilling
th
e
rudl-
S aving a Life
to th e th ird floor, tu rn e d hack and
w reck."
1
m
ents
of
Ida
profession
Into
young
as-
th e re m ight com e a tim e. Ju st once, rid ed th a t it should be left in th e
M elba M iller, age th re e , o f Lett»,
tap p e d aoftly upon th e door.
W hile she w as p re p a rin g a d ain ty when th ey w ould s it down, d e lib e ra te cab in o f one o f them u n tl' th e fo l Ind., found a baby bird. She took It
“Oh. d— n I" ahe b eard , m u tte red ' piranta. J e rry a tte n d e d Ida classea
f with a nice re g u la rity and p rom pti su p p e r on h e r e le c tric grill, w ith ly. fo r tea, w ith o u t hovering, poised on low ing nig h t, w hen th e o th e r would Into th e house and saiiV "M other,
fiercely, from w ithin th e room
And
w hich she could really w ork culinary th e edge of th e c h air, read y fo r flight com e to claim his sh a re.
m ay I k e ep him a s a p e t? "
th en apologetically T here«» called. "1 tude, and p atien tly did h e r utm ost to
D u rin g th e day th e p re se n t cu sto
.
follow
Ida
Instru
ctio
n
s.
H
e
told
her
a t th e first fa v o ra b le m om ent.
W ith m o th e r's "consent, sh e c arried
•p ille d th e Ink I Com e In. Mia» Har-
J e r r y th an k e d God fo r m oderation dian. w hile im m ersing th e c arc ass In It a ro u n d a w hile, a n d said to h e r:
rner. I c a n ’t get up for a m inute. T he , kindly th a t she waa doing very well
w ith in cre asin g fe rv o r day by day. She a b a rre l of brin e to p re v en t it from "D o you th in k It will die?"
p lace la a raeaa. I've Just had a »crap ' Indeed, let h e r com e a n d go a s ahe
“I ex p ect so," m o th e r replied.
a tte n d e d h e r c la sse s w ith nice re g u la r spoiling, decided th a t he needed all
w ith MlmL and Pm a w reck.
She liked, a n d paid as little a tte n tio n to
her a s possible.
M elba ste p p e d out In th e y ard . She
ity ev ery m orning, w orked a t h e r easel th e m ea t for him self. A ccordingly
w an ted to clean up before you came,
he
rem
oved
It
to
a
su
ita
b
le
hiding
She bought an easel of th e m ost
re tu rn e d a m om ent la te r w ith o u t the
an h o u r o r tw o ev ery a fternoon, and
a n d 1 w ouldn't let her, a n d we are
re tu rn in g
home, bird.
i e la b o rate design and a rra n g e d It pret-
th en s h e m an ic u re d h e r nails, had a p lace and then,
b oth furio u s."
' ttly In h e r sm all studio, w here It q u ite
" W h e re ’s y o u r b ird ? ” a sk e d m other.
cup of tea and a to a s te d muffin and a w a ite d th e a rriv a l o f his p a r tn e r I d
There»« waa down on h e r kneea
th e e n te rp ris e of th e n ig h t before.
" I gave him to th e c aL ”
w ent out fo r a bus ride.
brisk ly m opping up th e Ink w ith a ( overshadow ed th e m odest, p lay th in g
A bout e ig h t o'clock th e second ne
“ W hy?"
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
freah towel. J e rry stood In th e door h its of f u rn itu re a lre ad y th ere. And
gro a rriv e d , c arry in g a n em pty sack
“I w as a f ra id It w ould die." sol
,
«he
p
a
in
te
d
a
little
every
afternoon,
S h e h a d been stu d y in g A rt In New o v e r his arm .
w a y , and looked about the roum w ltb
em nly a n sw e re d th e ch ild .—In d ia n a p
eMger girlish Interest. If h e r studio i pleasan tly , com fortably, com placently,
Y ork fo r o v e r six w eeks w hen R hoda
“ W h a r's de m eat, S am ?" be asked, olis News.
d o w n s ta irs a p p eared sm all to her. thia w ithout any of th e hectic excitem ent
sw ep t In on h e r la te one a fte rn o o n a s he e n te re d th e cabin,
one «he thought q u ite unendurahly so. which throbbed a bout her.
w ith th e happy an n o u n cem en t th a t
"In d a t b a rre l of brittle over yon- 1
E ven w ith all th a t, sh e seem ed to
G reek to H er
T h e re wa» no rug on th e floor, nor c u r
th ey w e re going to a p arty.
d e r behind de hack do'. J e s ' go over
An a m u sin g c o n v ersa tio n w as o ver
ta in at th e window. T h e conch w as a have a g re a t deal o f tim e a t h e r dis-
“C a r te r B lak e ’s studio, o v e r In a n d h e 'p you’se 'f to y ore sh eer."
h e a rd lu one o f th e b u sses a few days
tum bled ma»» of blanket» and w rinkled P<> sh I. I >n th e fifth day of h e r c alen
B rooklyn,” she explained gayly. “I
T h e c a lle r rolled up h is sleeves and
ago.
alieeta w ith a box o f p atn ta and half d a r desolation, she telep h o n ed to her
h a v e n ’t seen him In m onths. H e Just im m ersed his a rm s in th e brine.
I t w as M rs. A. w ho sp o k e : “A fter
a dozen m agazine« throw n U|am IL Aunt C onnie's residence In E nglew rod,
tele p h o n ed th a t he h a s signed a huge
“T a in ’t no m eat here," he said,
going o u t w ith th e th ir te e n o rp h a n s
T h e tea cu p waa on th e floor, Its con hoping to th rill th e household w ith th e
c o n tra c t w ith In te rn a tio n a l th is very a f te r a th orough search.
a n d th e tw in s y e ste rd a y , I fe lt th a t
te n ts uutaated. And th ere w as a big new s of h e r presence, and Joyously a n
m orning, and Is h av in g a w icked p a rty
“ I a in 't s'p rise d one b it,“ said Sara.
easel tu rn tai to c atch the heat lig h t tic ip atin g a m erry week-end In th e
to c e le b ra te IL And he Invited you, "K a ts Is g e ttin ' so bad 'ro u n d y e re I my d u ty w a s accom p lish ed ."
M rs. B., re m e m b e rin g th a t th e yes
T h eresa. Juat g e ttin g to h e r feet again, lovely su b u rb w ith a te n d e r a u n t, a
m ost p a rtic u la rly . H e ’s a d a rlin g thing, don 't know w hut I'm gw lne do. Dey
te rd a y sim ken o f w as T hanksgiving,
looked w ith ainuaed eyes upon J e r r y 's friendly uncle, and tw o ftollcsnm e
a n d you'll ad o re him .”
c a rrie s off e v er'th ln g . I 'sp e c ts dey
young cousins. She w as greeted w ith
fra n k ln»i>ectton.
J e r r y w as pro p erly th rilled , p roperly w as e a tln ' d a t po’k w 'en I heerd 'em s a i d : “ W ell, I should sa y y o u r duty
th
e
cold
inform
ation
th
a
t
th
e
e
n
tire
w as done. A t w h at o rp h a n s’ hom e
eager.
“Ito—do you—*
nib b lin ' to d ay w ’lle I w as lay ln ' down w ere you?"
fam ily had gone to E u ro p e on a hasty
" l 'h ." T h eresa nodded "Bleep here,
try
in
'
to
sleep.”
business trip , and th e m aid left In
M rs. A. ( r a th e r s u rp rise d )
re
w ork here, eat h e re —die here. too. 1
H is frien d stiffened suspiciously.
c h arg e of th e house did not know when
m ark e d : " I w a s a t no o rp h a n s ’ hom e.
Now th a t J e r r y h a s really got
fancy. H aven’t m ade my bed In heaven
"H ow com e dey could nibble a hole
I w a s a t m y ow n hom e p la y in g m ah-
they p lanned to retu rn . J e r r y felt
dow n to w ork, does she really
know s w hen M in i used to come In to
In de b a rre l, e a t all de po’k a n ' still Jongg. my d e a r.”—C hicago New«,
q u ite saddened and abused. S he w as
like
it?
And
w
h
at
next?
do It for me. and both ered me to
de b ritn e d o n 't ru n o u t?" he d e
sorry sh e had not sent w ord In a d
d eath , so I keep t i e door locked on her
tnauded.
vance of h e r com ing
She w as su re
M ardi G ra t C en ten a ry
now. If you h e a r h e r pounding to get
Sam took a deep b re ath .
Aunt C onnie would have w aited for W h ile Shs W as P re p a rin g a D ainty
(TO B B C O N T IN V B D .)
N ew O rle an s a lre a d y Is planning
In. and me Shouting for h e r to go aw ay
"D a t," he said, "is de m y stery ."
S upper on H e r E le c tric G r ill, She
her, w ould have postponed any kind
fo r th e c e n te n a ry of th e M ardi G ras.
a n d m ind her own business, don't lie
E xp lain e d the F ren zied System of
of a bu sin ess trip to E u ro p e for the
F ifty-F ifty
S ince 1827 th e M ardi G ras, a season
alarm ed. It's a freq u e n t occurrence.
A rt She W a t Obliged to P ursue.
The
Real
Point
of
the
Joke
stike of l>elng an oasis In th e desert
of fe stiv a l and m erry m a k in g th a t has
It w as pay day and th e bookkeeper
T h e place la a mesa. Ml«s lla rm e r. I
T
w
o
A
m
erican
p
e
rfo
rm
e
rs,
filling
fo r "B ru d e n ce 's baby."
w onders, sh e ex p lain ed th e frenzied sto o d In th e m a n a g e r's office to claim
becom e fam ous, has been an an n u al
am alm ost a sh am ed of It m yself."
vaudeville e n g ag e m e n ts In London,
Left e n tirely to h e r own resources, system o f A rt sh e w as obliged to e x tra pay for e x tra work.
event. T h e re v elry and e la b o ra te dis
She sw ept tnngaslne«. hooka anti i
took lodgings to g e th e r In a house on
she m anaged ns best she could, re a d pursue.
"M r. G rasp ," he »aid, toying n e rv a side s tr e e t back of C ovent garden. play d ra w th o u sa n d s o f v isito rs y e a r
p a in ts from a sm all stra ig h t c h air and
ing a g re at deal, riding solem nly about
"Y ou c a n 't m ake a living a t real Art ously w ith a piece of red tape, "du rin g
ly a n d th e 1927 o b se rv an c e will likely
shoved It hospitably to w a rd Je rry .
L ate n t n ig h t, follow ing th e first day
tow n on th e busses, visiting th e shops. u n til yo u 're old, and w ith ered , and j
th e la s t week I h ave been doing th e of th e ir Joint tenancy, th ey left th e o utdo all p re v io u s p rogram s.
"C ig a re tte ? "
It w as th e clim ax of h e r loneliness h av en 't any te e th ," she declared. “1
w ork of th e pay-roll clerk, w ho has t h e a te r In com pany au d . having had
“ No, th an k s."
w hen «he w ent to th e m ovies, alone. don't c a re how good you a re, you can't '
Jap a n A eria l S ig h tteein g
a b ite a n d a drin k a t a chophouse
T h e re sa lit one for h e rse lf nervously, F inally, <>n a happy th o u g h t suggested m ake a d ecent living I Gee, you're been III."
M ajor M atsu n ag a. w ho m ade an
to ssin g tlie bu rn ed m atch <m th e floor by a tim ely a d v ertisem e n t, sh e ren ted lucky. Je rry , th a t you’re not obliged to - "W ell," re to rte d Mr. G rasp, "w h a t se t o u t a fo o t fo r th e new diggings.
O ne of th e p a ir u n d erto o k to show a e ria l trip to view th e fa m o u s c h erry
In a c o rn er and tugging at th e c ig a a «mall piano and paid a fa b u lo u s sum e a rn your b re ad and b u tte r. You can I of i t r
th e w ay. T h e tro u b le w as, though, blossom s o f Ja p a n . Is o rg a n iz in g an
“
W
hy,
th
is
being
pay
day,
sir.”
said
r e tte w ith a d eep b re a th , alm oat gulp to have It m ined to th e studio, w here p u rsu e A rt fo r Its own sake, and that'!- ,
th a t fo r th e life of him he could n 't a ir tr ip a sso ciatio n o f 190 m em bers,
th
e
bookkeeper.
"I
th
o
u
g
h
t
It
m
ig
h
t
he
ing She pulled off her aniork,
sh e gave It p ra ctic a lly h e r e n tire floor all th e fun th e re Is In It. O therw ise
recall th e n am e o f th e s tre e t w here w hich will h ave a balloon fo r trip s to
"E x cu se me a m inute, and I'll wnah «pace, shoving the ea«el Ignom lnlous- It's Just grind, grind, grind, like dig I rig h t to m ention It."
th e ho u se stood n o r th e n u m b er of v a rio u s p lac es o f note.
my liamlx " As she w ashed, a n d then ly Into th e background.
gtng ditches, o r m ining coal, o r scrub j "Q u ite rig h t,” suld th e m anager,
th e h ouse Itself. F o r n e a rly an hour
“l.e
t
m
e
see,
y
our
s
a
la
ry
is
$-ki
and
b ru sh e d hack tier d a rk tousled hair,
blng
floors.
W
ell,
anyhow
.
I'm
one
of
'
J e rry w as fond of m usic. She player!
th ey w an d ered th ro u g h d eserted by
which »he did not ta k e tim e to comb, th e piano extrem ely w ell, and sang th e g rinders. H a v en 't a cent but what ! th e pay-roll c le rk 's Is J'JO.”
w ays seeking th e ir d e stin a tio n . F in
hut only fa sten e d secu rely w ith nddl
also w ith real feeling and m uch aweet- I earn. So I peg along w-Jth U lustra ! "Yes, sir," replied th e bookkee|ier.
ally th ey happened upon a stre e t
riottal pins, and sc rap e d the p a in t from Ucas. She w aa beginning to w onder If linns, ad v ertisin g , anyth in g I can get , beam ing e x p ec ta n tly .
And
"T h en ," com puted
th e m anager, w hich w ore a fa m ilia r look.
tier s k irt, she ra n briakly on In th e lierhnps sh e should not h av e chosen on th e side And when I lutve enough
'w o rk in g h a lf th e w eek for y o u rse lf s u re enough, h a lf w ay down th e
quick Jerky fashion th a t Je rry found m usic In p re fe re n ce to p a in tin g a s a to pay th e ren t In advance a few
block stood th e house w here they
so fascln.itlng
career. T h e re seem ed to l»e so m uch w eeks. I Jum p Into som ething tike ' e n title s you to $.t> am i h a lf th e week
w ere q u a rte red .
for
th
e
pay-roll
clerk
e
n
title
s
you
to
"I don't usually work like thia. I'm d ru d g ery about a rt, a th in g she had thia, head over lieela, try in g to a ttic I
W ith glad crie s of re lie f th e tire d
<10,
H
ere
It
la
"
a few leaves to iny w re a th of laure
• eying to get It finished w ant It for not be fo re rem otely suspected.
p a ir h u rrie d to IL H e re a fresh d if
an exhibition. I th in k It's ra ttie r good
T heu, one aftern o o n , q u ite w ithout w hile I h ave a little h a ir to w ear I
ficulty arose. T hey had no latch
B ell - ans
A m erican C olony
T h e devil of tt ta th a t I h a le t o dig w arning. Ithoda l.a F ay e ra n In. caught on." She gave h e r brisk bobbed
keys. C om ing aw ay th a t a ftern o o n
Hot
water
along fo r a m eal tic k e t—w hile I'm h e r In both a rm s am i klaaed h e r a a defiant to ss a s sh e s|s>ke
A m erican Sam oa, com prising the n e ith e r had th o u g h t to ask th e tr lan d
Sure Relief
A fte r
th e ir
supper,
d ellrloush | islam ls of T u tlla. A unuu a n d others,
try in g to tu rn out som ething decent at doxen tim es w ith ferv en t p ro te s ta tio n s
lady fa r a key. H ow ever, th e second
ttie «ame tim e. H eaven know s I eat of delight ut seeing her. B hoda w as cooked, ch arm in g ly served, they wen j has an a re a o f AT.9 sq u a re m ile s; n>.an figured he could pick th e lock.
little enough It sho u ld n 't lie hard to pale, w ith feverish Simla o f crlm sou uptow n to a th e a te r, anti a f te r a »an : |M>pulatl»n of 8.324. Including 2tM H e w orked a t It vainly for a n o th e r
wlcli and hot c hocolate a t a corn,
A m ericans. T h e
c ap ita l
la
Pago h a lf h o u r w hile his com pauton fidg
e nrn th e kind of a living I usually live burning In h e r cheeks.
2 5 < AND 7 5 4 PACKAGES EVERYWHERE
I io y»n like Ita lia n cooking? O r
Pago on th e islan d of T u tlla . T bia eted about.
"Com e, get yo n r h a t,” she said d rug store, re tu rn e d hom e, luxurious)v
F inally In d isgust and
like
th
e
p
lu
to
c
ra
t
she
in
sisted
J
e
r
t
t re n ch ? T h ere a re a dozen nice little brightly. “ I have finished th e picture.
tow n is th e m ost v a lu ab le h a rb o r in d esp n l” he gave It up as a had Job, bathe your eyes
**T TbitttipsoB«
w as. In a tax icab .
th e S outh Pacific. It w as ceded In and th e tw o of them w ent to a hotel,
places w ithin a block o r tw o Ob. and D evervau x sa y s If Is very good."
iiME u.7
C’or
» or
J e rry felt m uch b etter. F or th e fir.
1872 by th e n a tiv e king to th e U nited
fel^.
th e re 's a wild little R ussian tdace—
W hile she talked, she rum m aged
w here they spent th e re m a in d e r of U« hur.r.Ywy » Y
would you p re fe r th a t? "
S ta te s aa a naval and coaling station,
tim e, she w as q u ite pleased w ith li
c are le ssly th ro u g h th e h o se s slid draw
th e night.
“Oh, any place a t all. I shall love era of J e r r y 's d re m lu g tab le, fishing self. She w as glad ahe did not 1» ,e k m erlcan Sam oa is 4.100 mile« from
Now com es th e point of the sto ry :
out g lm e a a n d h a ts a n d veils, hurry in g Art w ith killing seriousness, a s T he San Francisco. T h e native« a r e Chri»- T h e m an w ho could not rem em ber the
iny o f them , all of them for th a t m at
By U sing
tluna
a
n
d
a
re
re
g
ard
e
d
sa
th
e
hlgheat
Je
rry
,
and
alm
ost
at
om-e
they
w
ere
resa
and
Ithoda
did.
W
hy.
th
o
se
girl«
ter— w herever yon wish to go. Pm
nam e of th e stre e t, n o r the num ber
'•'ally ash am ed to tak p you aw ay from running d o w n sta irs to g eth er, laughing, sa t nit. m any tim es, night a f te r night, ty p e of th e P olynesian race. All of of th e ¡souse w as B arton th e Memory-
hand in hand. J e r r y 's drooping sp irits un til tw o and th re e o'clock In the the Ir.afi o f th e Islan d s la privately
lo u r w ork. I know you a re only atop
W lxard.
T h e m an who could not
' Soap to Cleanse
m orning, palm in g pa ssio n a te ly aw o as o WBML T h e chief product la coco m a s te r the lock waa B o u d ial the
w ere so a rin g to the sky once m ore
ping to p lease m e."
_ \ • O intm ent to H ea l
In strik in g c o n tra st to th e confusing though th e ir very lives depended a It. n u ts F ru its a re also grow n, but not
"O h, I d a re say It's a very good
U anucuff King.
i hl ng
C ouie to th in k of IL haven't u n tid in e ss of There«»'» studio. Je rry T h ere w as no a«use in such m adu .tins
C o p y r ig h t by th e B o b b s -M e r rlU Co.
W henyov greased
your car~
MonaMotor
Oil« & Greases
Silk Stockings
Good Fall
LAYERS
ITCHING SKIN
Sure Relief
FOR INDIGESTION
_
, 6
B ell - ans
Banish Pim ples
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