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thing. " I h e s t a r te r w o n t work. W ill
you ta k e m e in quickly, p le a se ? "
D uane got out and stood beside a e r
“ Why, how do you do?” he said. " I
think I m et you once before— in B rook­
lyn."
"I don 't re ca ll It.”
"Good! L et'» b oth fo rg et It and
s ta r t a f r e s h ! I t w ill be so m uch b e t­
te r In th e end.”
••Will you h u rry , p lea se ? I h ave a
I uslness a p p o in tm e n t." She consulted
the plutinum und diam o n d w rist w atch
w ith a m ost pro fessio n al a le rtn e ss.
W N U S ervice
"Y ou’ve ch an g e d ,” he told her, not
heeding h e r w ords, his ey es on the
slen d er c o n to u s of h e r face. "Y ou a re
"I don 't know ,” sh e said gently. paler.
P e rh a p s you use less rouge
“W h at do you th in k ? ”
here th a n in th e c ity .”
So Je rro ld c a rrie d It dow n to th e
“ I« d o n 't use a n y on my c a r.” she
office and sen t for D uane. " I t 's n o r e said, and tu rn e d h e r hack upon him.
of m y business, o f c o u rse," he sn el.
D uane got o u t th e c h a in s and
"D o n 't th in k I cure how m uch .you fasten e d her c u r to his, hut w hen he
c o rre sp o n d w ith th e fam ily —a n d don't hud finished he cam e to h e r again.
blam e me— hut 1 do n 't know w h a t else
"Y ou're Just a s b e a u tifu l us e v er,”
to do w ith It. She g ave It to m e und he said softly.
sub! to bring It to you."
J e r r y did not tu rn h e r head.
H e passed th e h its o f p a p e r to
"I'm a fra id you will h a v e to sit In
D u an e h a stily a s though th ey tu r n e d your own e a r to s te e r It." he said re ­
his fingers.
D u a n e ex am in ed them g retfully.
''I ’m sorry, I'd so m uch
hopefully, saw th e u nbroken aeul of ra th e r h ave you rid e with me, b u t—"
th e envelope.
“I don 't m ind. I ’d r a lh e r .”
She
“She didn't read It, did sh e ? ” he slipped quickly Into h e r p lace beside
sa id dejectedly.
the wheel.
“ I don’t know , m aybe sh e did,” said
lie stood b eside th e cur, very close
J e r r y 's fa th e r. “ She took It u p sta irs, to It, lea n in g upon th e door. She did
and It w as q u ite a w hile be fo re she not m eet hla eyea.
cam e down. M aybe sh e re a d It w hile
“J e rry ," he said very softly, “ don 't
sh e w as up, a n d th en se a le d It, ag ain you th in k you’re tr e a tin g m e very
to fool you. 1 w o u ld n 't p u t It p a st badly?”
her."
She h e sita te d a m om ent. T h e a p ­
D u a n e laughed, and ex am in ed th e peal o f his voice w as a p o sitiv e pain
envelope m ore hopefully, hut th e aeul to her. but J e r r y hud liste n e d to th a t
b ore no fu ln t tr a c e of ta m p e rin g appeal before, to h e r so rro w . H e r
fingers.
tone w as low, h e r a c c en ts Incisively
"I know th ey say, N ev er sa y die, cold a s she a n s w e re d :
a n d try , try again, and all th a t n o n ­
“ Yes. W hy n o t? ”
se n se ,” J e rro ld w ent on gloom ily. “ B ut
He could not b u t sm ile a t th e d irec t
I don 't put m uch sto ck in It In th is concluslveneas o f h e r re to rt.
He
case. J e r r y ’s not a stu b b o rn girl, n a t ­ tu rn ed about and s ta r te d fo r th e tow
u ra lly . I f she m akes a m ista k e , she car ahead. Suddenly she lean ed fo r­
a lw a y s a d m its It and rig h ts ab o u t face. ward, ami i-ulled a f te r him.
I d o n ’t think sh e likes you If you'll
"M r. A llerton,” she said, a n d he
ex cu se m e fo r say in g so. A nd I don 't cam e back io her w ith hopeful e a g e r­
th in k —”
ness. ‘T vv ish you w ould go aw ay
"Y ou don’t need to.” said D uane again. I w us very foolish to send for
grim ly. "B u t sh e does like me. And you. I d id n 't re a liz e how it w ould
sh e b ro u g h t tne out here, a n d by th e be. I will pay y o u r w ay hack to New
E te rn a l, I ’ll stick if It ta k e s ten l u r k and give you m oney enough to—
y e arsI”
to ta k e c a re of you— until you get
"W ell, I th in k you’re w a stin g y our s ta rte d a g ain — "
tim e, my hoy, hut h av e It y o u r own
“ No, th an k s, M iss H a rm er, I am
w ay ." Je rro ld w as sy m p a th e tic . "I sta y in g right oil in D es M oines.” he
d o n 't u n d e rsta n d g irls m yself. P r u ­ said q u ietly, w ithout sm iling.
dence Isn't like th u t—you van ulvvays
“ I —I wish you w ould go,” sh e said
ta lk h e r dow n."
pleadingly. “ I t—It m akes m e very u n ­
happy— h av in g you h e re.”
D u an e had been In Des M oines one
H e shook his head. " I am so rry . 1
full b itte r m onth w ith o u t a w ord from have n nice position w ith y o u r fa th e r.
J e rry . And th en one m orning th e re I sh o u ld n 't th in k of leav in g .”
w as a telep h o n e cull In tin? m achine
J e r r y ’s chin lifte d defiantly.
"I
shop, and D uane knew it w as O ppor­ shall tell my f a th e r to d isc h a rg e you,”
tu n ity culling fo r him by th e m odern, she th re a te n e d .
"T h en w hen I com e begging to your
buck door, will y o u r m aid re fu se me
a c ru st of b read to stHy my h u n g e r? ”
he ask e d lightly.
“ If my f a th e r dism isses you and
offers you a tic k e t hom e, you will l e
glad enough to go.”
" I f y o u r f a th e r dism issed me and
g a v e m e u tic k e t to H eaven itself, J e r ­
ry. I w ould n o t ' go w ithout you. I
sh a ll n e v er leave D es M oines until 1
ta k e you w ith m e.”
“ I’ll go a w ay m y self th en ,” slip cried
fu rio u sly . "I d o n 't h ave to s ta y here—
to be In su lted — und h u m illu te d —
u n d —”
“ I sh all w a it u n til you com e back,
J e r r y .” he said soberly.
" I ’ll n e v e r com e h a c k I”
“ Oh, yes, you will com e b ack," he
said softly. “ As long us y o u r P r u ­
dence Is here, you will com e buck."
B r o u g h t U p o n a F arm
Prudence’s Daughter
By E T H E L
HUESTON
C o p y r ig h t b y th e B o b b a -M e r r lll C o.
Pott not all h e r Intense co n ce n tra tio n
In her w ork could account for the p a ­
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th e tic p a llo r of h e r face. In th e end.
J e rro ld looked u t P ru d e n c e for a s ­
Je rro ld felt th a t n o thing w ould come
sistan ce.
P ru d en ce
w us
p a tie n tly
of It. He said so to P ru d en ce, m any
counting tl‘® superfluous heart».
tim es. P ru d en ce said nothing.
A fte r all, w hat w as th e re to »ay?
She a sk e d If D uane w as tak in g an
W hy couldn’t »he? O bviously, sh e hud. In terest in th e business, If he w orked
Ami th a t w aa th e end of It.
bard, e arn e d his salary .
T h e next m orning Je rro ld called
"You het he e a rn s It, sta y in g In th e
D uune Into th e otflce.
sam e tow n w ith th a t d a u g h te r of
"Do ypu w ant a position?” he asked,
yours," J e rro ld said r e s e n tf u lly ; and
still hopeful for th e best.
added m ore m o d e ra te ly : "W ell, no, I
“Oh, absolutely. I cam e on p u rpose.”
c a n 't say th a t he w orks m uch—If any.
Je rro ld sighed. B ut he told him to
B ut he stick s around. And people
hang about, and p u t In th e tim e as
come in to look him over— a n d Inci­
best he could, to try not to get Iti
dentally get a view of th e c a r w hile
p eople's way, and If he accidentally
cam e a cro ss a n y th in g he could do, to th e y 're In. And the boys seem to like
feel p e rfe c tly fre e to do It. H e gave him."
Je rro ld had Indeed no ground fo r feel­
him c a rd s to th e best clubs, offered
him th e use of a c a r ut any tim e he ing th a t D uane, even as a prospective,
w ished It and told him to get us m uch som ew hat poorly prospective, son-in-
law, had any designs upon th e u ltim a te
fun out of life ns he could.
m anagem ent of th e H a rm e r M otor. In
“ How m uch sa la ry do you w a n t? ”
sp ite of his c o nscientious a tte n d a n c e
"H ow m uch can I g e t? ”
"W ell, I fancy I could get men q u ite In the show room , his effucem ent from
c ap ab le of doing w hat yo u 're going to th e uctlve business o f th e co n cern w as
do fo r fifteen dollars a week, und glad co m plete. B ut he developed a n Inor­
of th e c h an ce,” J e rro ld said, sm iling d in a te In te re st In th e rich, prosy little
faintly. "B ut It lends n sort of tone tu M iddle W estern city and ask e d e n d ­
th e estab lish m en t to have your clo th es less q u estio n s ab o u t It, q u e stio n s of
and y our a cc en t In o u r em ploy, so say In tim a te Im port, w hen he und J e rro ld
tw en ty five.
Anil you m ight lounge w ere having luncheon to g e th e r na they
gracefu lly about In th e show room us o ften did.
'T in try in g to acellm u te m yself to
m uch a s you c u n ; you a re su re to a t­
tr a c t a tte n tio n to th e house If not to the corn belt,” he sa id lightly, In ex ­
p lan a tio n of th is in te re s t In thin g s
th e m otor.”
D uane th an k e d him, and said he about tow n. B ut Je rro ld , w ho w as
would try to be w orthy of so m uch m aking him the su b je ct of an avhl a t­
tru st. H e said he had o th er clothes, ten tio n and study, knew It w as some­
fa r m ore co m inenbcreullng th an those thing d eeper th a n th a t.
"W hy, do you know ," D unne asked
he w as w earing, and th a t Ids e n tire
w ardrobe w as henceforth nt th e d is­ him one day. “you can pick up land
along the riv er, and n e a r th e r a il­
posal of Ihe H arm er Motor.
And tIteii he laid se rio u s a n d stu d ied roads, fo r a song, a b so lu tely for a
siege to the stubborn h e art of Je rry . song? B uilding s ite s th a t oug h t to be
E very m orning on Ihe stro k e o f ten. a w o rth —well, 1 suppose not q u ite th e ir
m essenger a p p e a re d a t th e door with w eight In gold— hut w orth a fo rtu n e
a box of flowers, violet, orchid and anyhow In ten to tw e n ty y e ars."
rose. J e r r y gave them to th e m aids,
Je rro ld said he supposed so, his
sent them to the neighbors, but finally. shrew d, a lw a y s kind eyes, llxed on
In u b u rst of resen tm en t at the p e r­ D uane's face.
siste n ce she was beginning to feel w as
"T hey h a v en ’t h a lf th e fa cto rie s,
m ore th an flesh and blood could bear, th e m a n u fa c tu rin g p la n ts, th ey oug h t
she w hirled the unopened box Into the to have here. T h e tow n could sup p o rt
stre et th e m om ent th e m essenger had a hu n d red tim es th e am ount of b u sin ess
dlsappca red.
It’s got. I t’s to w n s lik e th is w h e re a
T he next m orning w hen the bell big bu sin ess really pays, Isn 't If?
rang, sh e ran furiously down to re ­ W here p ro p e rty Is cheap, exp en ses
ceive the hated trib u te , hut (to p p ed low, fa cilitie s good?
Isn 't th a t th e
on the s ta ir s in som e am azem ent, even way they figure T'
In anger.
H er m o th e r wus opening
“I t's th e w ay my f a th e r figured
the box.
w hen he s ta r te d th e fa cto ry , 1 should
" M o th e r!"
Im agine."
"T hey a re fo r me.” P ru d e n c e tipped
“And besides. for a rich fa n n in g
th e box to show her nam e on th e tag. , s ta le like this, th ey h a v en ’t got hulf
to banish th a t springing d istru st in Ihe e le v ato r b u sin e ss th ey ought to
J e r r y 's m utinous eyes.
have.
H ave th ey ?
If th e m iddle­
“Since w hen Is fa th e r sp devoted?”
m en have to get fifty p e r cen t of th e
T h e clock stru ck te n —a c u rio u s co­ fa rm Income, th e least th ey can do la
incidence. And then, a s P rudence took to tu rn th e b u sin e ss over Io hom e
the flow ers from th e box, a soft c lu ste r m iddlem en ami keep th e p rofits In the
of yellow roses and lilies of the valley, s ta te . S h o u ld n 't you say so?"
J e rry saw th e c ard — D uane A llerton.
" It seeem s ho m ore th a n re a so n ­
H e r eyes Hashed, d a rk e n e d w ith rage.
able."
She th ru st out angry hands, and cau g h t | “T h e re 's a pile of m oney h e re for
th e d e lic ate flowers roughly, to te a r
any one th u t goes a f te r It, Isn't th e re ? "
them from her m o th er's arm .
Pru-
“ W h at's th e m a tte r w ith you? Are
iletice gently but w ith g re at firm ness
you try in g to sell m e th e M iddle
re ta in e d her hold.
W est?"
" J e r r y ! T h e y 're m ine."
"No, I Ju st w ant to find out If I mn
T h e so ft voice w as so fte r th a n ever
sold on It m yself," D u an e e xplained,
before. J e r r y 's h an d s clung m utinous
ly for a m om ent and th en dropped laughing. "I h a v e n 't got a w hole lot
of c a p ita l left, you know, a f te r my
w eakly Io her shies.
foolish tilers In th e la st th re e years. I
“ M other, please,” she w hispered
"I—I c a n ’t sta n d them In th e house." w ant to he su re w hat I'm doing be­
And then, w ith a pitiful a tte m p t to fo re 1 go In again. B ut It seem s to
laugh aw ay her display of em otion, she me th a t th is tow n W ell, It's a s though
said w ith a sorry sm ile, "1—1 m ust be It w ere asleep. Som ebody's going to
ste p In h e re a n d pick up a few line
developing nerves."
P ru d en ce looked Into h e r eyes, r e ­ sp o ts fo r fa cto rie s, a few choice c o r­
lented quickly. "I'll send them down n e rs lo r g ra in e le v ato rs, a n d th en a f te r
to C arol. K atie can la k e them to the a w hile sit back und ta k e hla ex ercise
clipping coupons. And It seem s to me
m all at once. Ju lia a d o res flowers'*
T h e next m orning, nt ten o'clock. 1 w as Just born for n coupon-clipper."
“ I wish you luck, nty to y . I en n 't
J e rry stood at the window listen in g fo r
th e expected, unw elcom e ring at her th in k of a p le a s a n te r indoor sp o rt.”
And so w hile D uane w us s itis fle d
door
It did not come. T en th irty
eleven and no (lowers. T h ere w as to leave th e H a rm e r M otor com pany
sail suspicion In h e r eyes us she to J e r r o ld 's m an ip u latio n . J e rro ld w as
glanced now and then, furtively, nt her satisfied th a t It should be so, for be
m o th er W ould her very own w ork In knew the young m an w as keeping a
w ary eye on th in g s In gen eral, and
league a g ain st her?
J e rry had no slig h te st doubt o f the th a t when th e n p ia irtu n ity cam e for
honor and th e u p rig h tn e ss of h e r stu b ­ him to c u t loose for him self, th is tim e
a t lea st he w ould he s u re of his
born stuttd. It w as really a tlnal dee
p e ra te stru g g le In d efen se of h e r most ground, l i e told I'ru d e n e e about It.
" T h a t's nice," she said, w arm In her
sacred, girlish principle of pu rity , th a t
Inherent niceties» of tho u g h t, reserv e approval. " I t's Just like fa m ilie s —they
<f person, th a t ta rn is h e s at best, so do so m uch lie tte r in s e p a ra te housea."
"You can h a rd ly call hint p a rt of
ju lc k ly J e rry had tllrted, had frlvoled
joyously from beau to beau, had th e fam ily," p ro te ste d Je rro ld . “T he
auglied at ten u ttiv e, tru a n tln g care sse s w ay th a t girl n ets It's In su ltin g I”
D uane w ro te to Je rry . She did not
In sh eer light h e a rte d n e ss of s p irit—
th a t w as w hen Ihe real J e rry hud tro u b le to re tu rn th e le tte r by post,
slipped by untouched. But w ith th at she m erely to re th e envelope a cro ss
te n d e r I leal e n sh rin ed In the rom antic a couple of tim es, unopened, a n d hand
glam our of her g u a rd ed youth, »he eil It to h e r fa th e r.
"T a k e It dow n and give It to him.
w ould brook no trilling.
tthe w orked w ith p a ssio n a te Intensity, will you?"
"Now, J e r r y , h a v e a h e a rt," o b jec t­
heading over the sk e tch e s fo r her
houses a n d h e r colum ns of figure« fa r ed th e b ad g ere d fa th e r. "W hy do you
fa r Into th e night. She did not sleep Insist on d ra gging m e Into th is th in g :
well, she hud no a p p etite , a n d unusual W hy, It will m ak e Idin (eel tike a
d ark c irc le s outlin ed th e lovely m isty fool to h ave m e paaa It a c ro ss to him.
w ith th e com p lim en ts o f th e house,
»yea.
o n h e r first a tte m p t nt renovation, and so fo rth . Mutl It 1 S ta m p s a re
th e old house on S e v e n te en th stre e t cheap enough I"
"D a u g h te rs a re ’ a n u isa n ce , a l e r all,
opiMiallc ih e p ark , a f te r w eeks of work
and w orry and p a ssio n a te devotion, she a r e n 't they, fa th e r? ” she agreed, and
c le are d hut a p a ltry th re e hu n d red w ent out a t once lx» h e r little c a r
dollars, fo r all th e fa b u lo u s to w ering Inspect th e c o tta g e on w hich sh e wus
of h e r hopes. J e r r y lau g h ed a t th at, engaged.
Je rro ld , th u s le ft w ith th e sc ra p s of
tam ely.
"I don't c a re ! See how m uch fun th e fu tile co rresp o n d en ce. tu rn e d to
I've h a d And look w hat a lot o f th in g s I'ru d en ee.
“ W hat ahull I do?" he a sk e d help
1 le a rn e d ! I'll m ake It up on th e next
icsaly.
M e, you’ll tee!"
CHAPTER VI— Continued
I
MERE INTRODUCTION
Old M an (fie rc e ly )— Y ou've ste p p ed
rig h t on my c o n i.
M an (Jo y fu lly ) - T h e n you h av e a
c o m , sir? 1 th o u g h t so from th e ap ­
p e a ra n c e o f y o u r hoot, b u t w a sn 't
q u ite c e rta in , so I su b je c te d y o u r foot
to a slig h t p re ssu re , for w hich I hum ­
bly beg y o u r p a rd o n , a n d feel su re
you will g ra n t It w hen I tell you th a t
you can sa v e y o u rse lf from all fu tu re
su ffe rin g by p u rc h a s in g a box of my
w o n d e rfu l c o r n - p la s te r s !
A s a young uian D r. P ierce pr»e-
tlced m ed icin e In a r u ra l d istric t und
w as know a f a i
a n d wide ( Of
h la g re at aucceag
In
alleviu.iag
d is e a s e
11«
e a rly moved to
B uffalo and put
u p In ready-to-
u se form , hi»
G olden Medical
D iscovery, t h «
w ell-know n ton-
le fo r th e blood,
w hich la an ex.
tr a c t o f n a tiv e roots. T hia "DUcoV.
e ry ” o f D r. P ie rc e ’s c le a rs away
pim ples
and
an n o y in g
eruption«,
te n d s to_ keep th e com plexion fresh
und d e a r . I t c o rre c ts th e disordered
co n d itio n s In a sick stom ach, aids di­
gestion, u e ts a s a to n ic a n d enriches
th e blood. Vlin Is su re to follow it»
use. A ll d eu lers. T a b le ts o r liquid.
Robust Mother of Five
Healthy, Happy Chil­
dren Keeps Fit with
Beecham’s Pills
"When I feel a dizzy headache
coming on, 1 take one or two
Beecham'a Pills.
“ I am 33 — a healthy, robu«
mother with five happy children,
thanks to Beecham’s. I do all my
own housework, besides sewing,
washing. Ironing and caring for
the children."
Mrs. ALBERT ORMEROD
GEORGE WAS WISE
Fall River, Mass
For FREE SA M PLE-w rite
B. F. Allen C o., 4 17 Canal Street. New York
Buy from your J r u ||i,l in 1« and s e e holes
For conjtipation, hiliournru, sick head­
aches, ana other digestive ailments take
B e e c h a m ’s P i l l s
"G eo rg e Isn 't engaged. Is he?"
"1 d o n 't th in k so. l i e sa id he wa>
Dobody’s fool.”
Safety First
D o c to r (b a n d a g in g th e urtn of n beg
g a r w ho h a s been ru n o v e r)— I t ’s a
w o n d er you d o n ’t use soap a n d w ater
now a n d then.
B e g g a r—I h a v e th o u g h t of It, a ir, bnt
th e re 's so m an y k in d s o f so ap about
now, a n d I t's so h a rd to tell w hich Is
a n d w hich Is not In ju rio u s to th e skin,
th a t I d o n ’t lik e to ta k e any risk s I
Knew A ll About Them
Old S a ilo r— Yes, m um , tb u t's a
m an-o'-w ar.
L ad y — How In te re s tin g ! And w h at
is th a t little one Ju s t In fro n t?
“Dh. t h a t's Ju s t a tu g .”
“Oh, yes, of c o u rse, tug-of-w ar, I’ve !
h e a rd o f th e m .”— B ucknell B elle Hop.
Quick
Safe
Relief
CORNS
fn one m in u te —or le«»—th e p a in end«. Dr.
Scholl's Z in o -p a d ia th e safe, sure, healing
tre a tm e n t for corns A t d ru g and shoe stures.
D £ S ch olls
Z in o -p a d s
P u t o n e c o ' t h e /s a in i t gone
FOR OVER
2 0 0 YEARS
haarlem oil has been a world­
wide remedy for kidney, liver and
bladder disorders, rheumatism,
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Good Fall
LAYERS
m ec h an ic al c o n triv an c e , a s It seem s
sh e o ften calls. T h e hoy tu rn e d from
th e tele p h o n e a n d called out to th e
nm n In c h a rg e o f th e re p a ir sh o p :
"S en d a tow c a r fo r M iss H arm er.
She I roke dow n out on E lev en th , o th ­
e r sid e of th e p a rk . S h e 's In a h u rry ."
B efore th e m an In vliarge could
m ak e a m ove o r give a n o rd e r. D uane
w as on Ids feet.
"H o ld up th a t cull a m in u te," he
sa id w ith Im pressive a u th o rity In his
tone. " I ’ve got to sp e a k to Mr. H a r ­
m er. I'll he rig h t back."
H e b ro k e Into th e sa c re d precin ct
o f th e p re s id e n t's otflce w ith o u t cere­
m ony.
“L isten , Mr. H a rm e r," he began
w ith boyish e ag e rn e ss.
" H e r e ar
b ro k e dow n—J e r r y 's —a n d she phoned
fo r a tow . May I go a f te r h er?"
Je rro ld looked a t him. laughed a
little , shook hla head. "S u re you may.
Anil God help y o u !"
»
• • • • • •
J e r r y sa t p a tie n tly behind th e w heel
of h e r han d so m e little ro a d ste r, be
n e a th th e g ro aning b ra n c h e s of a greal
m apte, a sk e leto n in th e la te fall, amt
v a ile d fo r th e tow- ear. H er thoughi-
vvere fa r from th e qulei Iow a stre el
S he w as aw ay. In B rooklyn. In a lit
tie sm oke-clouded stu d io , fu r up, loo'<
Ing out o v e r E a st riv er to th e b r a '"
lig h ts of New York. She re tu rn e d •»
th e tim e and th e p lac e w ith a vtolei
stHrt w hen th e tow c a r In a cloud o f
du st sw ep t up a b re a st o f her. e n d
stoptw d w ith a c ru n ch in g a n d grin d ng
of b ra k es. She ste p p e d out b risk ly ,
vv Ith her usual cordial sm ile for one
of h e r f a th e r's em ployees,
“I can't Imagine what's the n in lier,"
"It
«be began b rightly.
th an —" T h e sm ile froze
face w hen she m et D unne
eye«» h e r voice becam e a
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Her Affliction
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L ittle M illie had achieved g re a t sne-
cess a t tier school, a n d w as being
m oved to a h ig h e r grade. N eedless to
say. h e r p a re n ts w ere pleased w ith
h e r a n d a n x io u s to h e a r how she
w ould get pu In th e new class.
W hen she re tu rn e d hom e a t Inneh
tim e th e first q u e stio n h e r m other
ask e d w as th is :
"W ell, d a rlin g .'' sh e said, “how did
you like y our new te a c h e r? ”
“ S he seem s very nice." replied Mil
lie. “ h u t I c a n 't u n d e rsta n d all she
sa y s.”
“ How Is th a t? ” asked her m other.
"D oes sh e ta lk too q u ietly ?"
"<>h, no. m um m y," re tu rn e d Millie
'b u t ''—w ith Ihe a ir of one who know s
—“ I th in k sh e 's got a p re d ic am e n t In
h e r speech."
Beat Everything in Sight
H ere Is a gom, »no about a little
lad w ho w as given Ills first w atch the
o th e r day ns a gift on Ids n in th b irth ­
day. Ills a u n t tells th e story.
"A lthough he seem ed p leased." she
sa id , "w hen he first opened th e hox
Ids e n th u sia sm w as q u ite re stra in e d
B ut he dash ed Into th e house on his
r e tu rn from school th a t day, and ex
claim ed Ju b ilan tly
" 'M y . hut I've got a dandy w a tc h !'
" 'I'm glad y ou like It,’ »aid his
m other, duly pleased »t his p lea su re
" 'Yes.' I e said. 'It s h alf an hour
ahead of J I iii ’ i w a tch , and It s a w ho'e
h o u r a h ea d of th e clock In th e drug
- to r e ! Gee. it beat» them a l l ! ' ’’—St
Paul D ispatch.
Monk Man of Learning
W lfle— Y ou’re ta k in g a big ch an ce
of being held u p by not com ing homo
uniII a f te r m idnight.
H u b b y —1 su p p o se I am —a so rt of
tw elv e to one chan ce, so to speak.
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IM S
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Why Court in Dark
Dickey’s O L D R E L IA B L E Eye Water
That lo v e is b lin d 'w h o can denyT
And so perm it me to rem ark
That d o u b tless ia the reason w hy
W e do our c o u r tin g in the dark.
re lie v e s aun and Triad-burned ey«R
D oesn't hurt. G en u in e In Red KoldluR
l l o i . 25c a t a ll d ru ^ R lsts or by malt
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Probably
/or
l ie sa u n te re d into u ruilro n d off,»
vlth m uch se lf-a ss u ra n c e and a n a ir of
fa m ilia rity , th re w dow n Ids b u sin e ss
card and In q u ire d :
“ W ho's th e m ain squeeze aro u n d
nere'.'”
"W ell,” suld th e good-looking slenog.
"th e y 'd all ta k e m e for It If I'd let
’em."
Out of Bounds
"H ello, th e re ," hailed Ihe m otorist.
"I'm lost.”
"H aw , haw . th asg a good one," g u f­
faw ed th e nativ e. "T o th in k one of
you city fe lle rs w ould get lost here
In C ro ss T im b e rs."— A m erican Legion
W eekly.
He Knew Better
T h e son of a law y e r a t M orhlhan
caine to P a ris for his studies. A sked
how he liked It. he s a id :
"T h e s tre e ts a re go d a n g e ro u s a t
night I”
“ W hy d o n 't you c a r r y a rev o lv er?"
" W h a t!
And h av e it sto le n ? ”—
S ans Gene, P a ris.
T h e ep ith e t **£dmlrnhle D octor” was
bestow ed U|»»n lin g e r Bacon (12H -
Diplomacy
1 2 1 0 . an E nglish m onk of th e F ran
clscan o rder, lie w as w ithout doqht
“ So I ^ u d d le r h a s given up smok­
th e g re a te st p hilosopher of his time. in g
Hi» g reat w ork, th e O pus M ajus, w as
"Yes. o n th e advice o f his doctor,
w ritte n about 1385. a n d .first p rin te d In nt th e re q u e st of his wife, and by
173.1.
It tr e a ts o f nearly all the cnm tnand o f Ida m other-in-law
- I te r
sciences. He w as accused of p ra ctic ­ lin S chm utzlge W aache.
ing hlack m ag ic ; a n d In I'JTS a council '
o f th e F ra n c isca n s. Jealous of his su
Caught
p e rlo rlty . condem ned his w ritings and
"I have been a rre s te d Ihr d riv in g too
com m itted Idm to prison In P a ris
a lo w ly !"
w here he rem ained fo r ten r e a r s He
“T oo fast, you m e a n !"
filed at O xford about 12&2.— Xanaw.
"No. too alowly. | sto le , h - c a r 5 u ,
City Tim es.
r
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