RURAL ENTERPRISE
me talk to you— Just once— let me tel'
you— le t me e x p la in — "
“ T h e re Is n 't a th in g In th e w o rld tc
te ll me, a th in g in th e w o rld to ex­
p la in .
I un d ersta n d you p e rfe c tly —
now. A n d I am n o t such a fo o l as to
th in k you d o n 't u n d ersta n d me us w e ll.
I know you d o ." A n d then she added
The Teat e l
b itte rly , “ W ith th e experience y o u ’ve
T im P re v ea
bad."
H is eyes c o n tra c te d s h a rp ly a t the
th e Vaine
c ru e lty o f h e r words. “ You d id n ’t need
to tu rn the k n ife , J e rry . T h e fir s t cu t
was sharp enough.”
C op yrigh t by the H obt,«-M errill Co.
W V l' S erv ice
A g a in (hey danced In silence.
" J e rry , 1 love you.
Doesn’t th a t
m ake any d iffe re n ce ? "
■Oh, hello, Duane. H o w do you lik e I Is n 't it?
A n d J e rro ld and I a lw a y s
CHAPTER IX— Continued
"N o.
I f you lo ve me— I t does not
Ihe M id d le West a t Its ve ry w icked
speak o f you us Duane— when we are m ake any d iffe re n c e ."
— I« —
S H E E X P L A IN S
est
?’’
a
lone."
J e rro ld c a re fu lly assisted Prudence
A fte r a long In te rv a l he aald. very
“ Oh very much, s ir, th a n k yo u ."
and J e rry Into the cu r and sat In the
Duane sm iled a lit t le ru e fu lly a t s o ftly : "J e rry , te ll me, w hen you are
Lnder the date of March 6 190*
M a b e l— You and H a ro ld seem Insep
co rn e r beside them , bo ld in g Je rry 's Duane clu n g to his hund lik e a man th a t, “ Y o u r husband Is w o n d e rfu l to w ith me— lik e th is — doesn't It m ake
Mrs. Maggie Durbin, 139 Riverside
arable.
d
ro
w
n
in
g
,
hut
J
e
rro
ld
passed
h
im
on,
Ave,, Little Rock, Arkansas, has
*
bund.
m e," he said.
" I never met anyone you th in k a lit t le b it— o f th a t n ig h t In
G e rtru d e — W e are to g e th e r a gre a l
this to say about her experience:
J e rro ld w ould have considered It an p e rfo rce , to Prudence.
lik e him before. He— he is Just tine.
deal ; you see, M abel, I ta k e a p e c u lia r
the
studio?
You
w
ere
so
sweet,
J
e
rry
.
'
''Y o u ’ve m et my w ife , I kn o w — "
I was troubled for five years with
n tfe c tu tio n to have a ch a u ffe u r d riv e
“ Yes, I>n't he? 1 kn e w you w o u ld You were th e lo v e lie s t th in g 1 ever
in te re s t In h im .
a chronic disease. I tried every­
"O h, yes, M rs. M arn ie r. H u t It seems lik e h im .’
M m about to w n , “ able-bodied and In
M a b e l— O h, you do?
saw.
1
s
h
a
ll
never
fo
rg
e
t
th
e
fe
e
lin
g
thing I heard of. but nothing did
m y r ig h t lu ln d fo r llie m ost p a rt,'’ us a ve ry long tim e. I t Is ve ry good to
Duane p a tie n tly hel)>ed h e r hack I had when you firs t looked up at m e—
G e rtru d e — Y'es.
I w as engaged to
me any good. Some doctors said
see yon a g a in ."
be alw ays said, b u t on ra re and sla te
In to th e rh y th m , and w hen th e y were the flum e-colored go w n — y o u r cloudy
my
trouble was catarrh of the
h im a t one tim e , and In love w ith him
Prudence lifte d her hand, lifte d both
«Micaslons lik e the present be had one
bowels,
others consumption of the
dan cin g sm oo th ly agafn, unable to re­ black h a ir— and, m ost o f a ll, th a t
a
t
an
o
th
e
r.
bowels. The medicine I took did
o f the b rya fro m Ihe fa c to ry ta ke them bunds, greeted »him w ith a w arm , sist h is g re a t desire to ta lk o f J e rry , brave, glut. b rig h tn e ss In y o u r eyes.
no good. A friend advised me to
o u t w h ile he sat w ith th e o th ers in alm ost fo o lish effusiveness, but she he s a id :
Oh, J e rry , I t was a w o n d e rfu l n ig h t—
E fficiency
try PE-RU-NA. I did. After tak­
th e tonneau o f the lim ousine, rig id ly could n o t postpone th e In e vitab le . He
“
She
is
so
b
e
a
u
tifu
l.
Isn’t
she?
She
you can't deny th a t— it was a beau
ing two bottles I found it was help­
“ E r . . , Peters— on p a ssing the
ere ct and a le rt and a lw a ys prepared looked tp y o n d her to Je rry .
t lf u l n ig h t— you c a n 't— "
ing me and continued. Am now
“ 0 — good e ve n in g." he said la m ely, seems lo v e lie r every tim e 1 see her.
s e rv a n ts ’ h a ll to d a y — I am u n d e r ths
f o r the w orst.
sound and well.”
“ Yes, she Is a b e a u tifu l g ir l. E v e ry ­
"D o n 't do t h a t ! " J e rry 's voice was
Im pression th a t I — e r— saw y o u — a l l -
J e rry laughed a t him . "S e ttle down, and his eyes were rive te d to the one gays so.
A letter from Mrs. Durbin, dated
very low, v e ry intense. "D o n ’t ! I am
ha
u
gh
ty
l
i
f
t
o
f
her
chin.
e
m
b
ra
c
in
g
one
o
f
th
e
m
a
id
s
."
fa th e r, se ttle dow n,” she urged, snug­
December 12, 1923, shows that, even
“ She a lw a y s seems so— w e ll poised— tr y in g — so h a rd — to le t th in g s go—
J
e
rry
sm
iled.
M
in
d
fu
l
o
f
th
e
eyes
“
Yes,
m
adam
—
w
h
a
t
tim
e
w
o
u
ld
th
a
t
after twenty-two years, she is in
g lin g her fingers closer In to Ills hand.
o f llie .fr ie n d ly , a lw a ys Interested home so so p h istica te d . She Is a lw a y s sure When you ta lk to me— lik e th a t— I ’ve
be, m adam ?"
the best of health: “I still recom­
" W e 'll die together, en fa m llle , th a t's
o f h e rse lf, never pertuim ed.
S ophis­ Just got to be in s u ltin g to you to—
tow
n,
she
lifte
d
a
slender.
Ice-cold
“ A b o u t th re e o’c lo c k ."
mend PE-RU-NA to my friends
one comfort.”
tica te d . th a t Is th e w o rd fo r It. T h a t keep—"
who need a good medicine and
"O h, yes, inadam . T h a t w o u ld have
J e rr y ’s fingers were lik e Ice.
Hut hund and dropped I t fo r a m om ent In
'
To
k
e
e
f
fro
m
lo
v
in
g
me,
J
e
rr
y
,”
he
everybody is pleased. I thank you
was
w
h
a
t
deceived
me
about
h
e
r
a
t
been E lle n , m adam ! " — Passing Show
th e re was n o thing o f drooping sadness his. She caught her bre a th at th e sud­
many times for what PE-RU-NA
finished, when her voice fa lte re d .
fir s t."
In her pose; ra th e r w ith a strain e d den co n tact. I f he re ta in e d It, I f lie
has done for me.”
J e rry lifte d h e r m is ty blue eyes un­
“
Yes,
she
looks
so
p
h
istica
te
d
,
but
drew
It
w
a
rm
ly
In
to
his,
caressed
It,
ale rtn e ss she rem ained s tiffly u p rig h t,
H A D U T IL IZ E D T H E F A T
There is nothing strange in this
der the shadow ing frin g e o f th e d a rk
experience of Mrs. Durbin. It has
her eyes b rillia n t, her slender chin as he had done In the stu d io th a t un­ re a lly she Is the most Innocent a nil lashes, looked at him , d ire c tly , v e ry
a
rtle
s
s
th
in
g
Im
aginable.
Y
o
u
’d
be
fo
rg
o
tte
n
and
u
n
fo
rg
e
tta
b
le
n
ig
h
t,
she
been repeated thousands of times
tilte d to an u n w o n te d ly high degree.
fra n k ly , und answ ered s u rp r is in g ly :
s u rp rise d ."
by sufferers from catarrh and ca­
T h e y knew everyone a t Ihe clu b ­ knew she could n o t w ith s ta n d the
"Y
es.”
tarrhal diseases.
"Yes. I w as."
house, and iis th e y made th e ir w ay to tenderness o f Ids touch. Duane held
“
Oh,
J
e
rry
,”
lie
pleaded.
"Y
o
u
love
F o r sale everyw here in tablet
It
b
a
re
ly
a
second
lo
n
g
p
r
th
a
n
is
a
l­
“
G
irls
a
re
lik
e
th
a
t
now.
T
h
e
y
get
th e ta b le reserved fo r them In u fa r
me u lrea d y. You c a n 't p u t file o ff any
o r liquid form
c o rn e r they were obliged to stop by low e»l by a s tric t convention, und re ­ th a t H lr o f advanced m a tu r ity when longer, you— "
S e n d 4 c e n ts p o s ta g e to th e P E .
leased It slo w ly.
th e y lire no m ore than c h ild re n . T h e y
m any ch a irs fo r a la u g h in g w ord w ith
H
L
'-
N
A
C
O
M P A N Y , C o lu m b u s , O hio,
A slig h t, a lm o s t Im p e rc e p tib le m ove­
” W — w ill you s it ilo w n ? ” she o f­ ta lk o f th e m ost in tim a te and— secret
( o r b o o k le t o n c a t a r r h .
one and another. T hey saw Duane on
ment,
und
J
e
rry
wus
fre
e
o
f
his
urm
.
th in g s In th e m ost outspoken m an ­
th e m om ent o f th e ir entrance.
He fered generously, in g ra titu d e fo r his
She called s o ftly across to N e w ton
ner.
A nd th e y d o n 't re a lly kn o w
was at a ta i le w ith Irv in W eatherby relin qu ish m e n t.
M
a c k lin , s ta n d in g n e a r th e m :
T
he
way
he
dropped
In
to
a
c
h
a
ir
w lia t th e y nre ta lk in g a b o u t!
They
and Ills w ife and E d ith , the oldest o f
'Oh, New ion, we have been lo o k in g
p ick up a lo t o f s u p e rfic ia l expressions
Ills th re e daughters.
H a p p ily, th a t beside tie r gave somehow the I m p r o
everyw here fo r y o u ."
W hen he M id
ta b le was hot d ire c tly on the aisle slon o f a ship tossed In a sto rm y sea, fro m th e hooks th e y read, fro m plays,
Joined them she slipped her fin g e rs in
th e y passed thro u g h . T hey lifte d th e ir suddenly and s u rp ris in g ly fin d in g th a t fro m m ovies— th e y th in k It Is q u ite
She looked at D uane w ith
cle ve r Io repeat w h a t th e y h e a r— his arm
hands to J e rry as she w ent by, nod­ its anchor held.
Ice-cold eyes, and Slullcd, w ith Ice-
"(>h,
m
oth
e
r,
lo
o
k
!
"
said
J
e
rry
cle ve r and ju s t a b it shocking.
At
ding, luughing, and J e rry swept them
cold lip s. “ I t was a w o n d e rfu l dance,
a ll In a quick, b rig h t greeting, fo rm in g b rig h tly . "T h e re 's Judge H a r ris and h e a rt th e y a re Just as Innocent as we
W ill you te ll m oth e r
his new lit t le w ife fro m C a lifo rn ia ." w ere w hen we w ere young. B u t th e y M r. A lle rto n .
th e words, " I 'l l see you la te r," w ith
I am going w ith N e vlto n to fin d Ita e
She e xplained to D u a n e : "Ju d g e H a r­ sound—oh, so ve ry m uch w o rs e !
If
h e r lip s as she passed.
F orsythe, and th a t I s h a ll sta y w ith
Duane was amazed a t the studied ris is one o f th e c ity p illa rs , bus been th e tw in s had ta lk e d th e w ay g ir ls do
“ W lia t a ttra c tio n can you fin d In
th e g irls fo r a w h ile ? T h u n k you so
P R IC E S t.S O
n o w — w e ll, I should p ro b a b ly have
p e rfe c tio n o f her m anner, the abso­
th a t fa th e a d you go w ith , M au d ? ”
m uch.”
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spanked th e m .”
lu te ly Im personal frie n d lin e s s o f her
“
T
h
a
t
fa
th
e
a
d
has
m
ade
soap
Duane m ere ly bowed, said n o thing ,
II
O r - t r ia t < •« — I m p p I,- Fee. - ( • >
" I d o n 't th in k th e o th e rs are lik e
glance.
enough to net a m illio n , tny d ear.”
nnd tu rn e d aw ay.
J e rry , th o u g h — such an a ir o f a ssu r­
"E e t me get someone to s it w ith us,
K O E N IG M S O IC IN E C O .
“ N e w to n ," J e rry w hispered fa in tly ,
W 4 « N . W I L L » S T - C H IC A G O , IL L - ,
ance, and such a rtle s s Innocence I e-
J e rro ld suggested, us they reached
Hopeleaa C ru d ity
“ I feel sick. W ill you la k e me home?
neath
It,"
th e ir table. " I ’m a fra id we may seem
W e turn to v ita m in s so s tr o n g
M oth e r is h a v in g such a n ice tim e I
d u ll.
We should have made up
“ Oh, yes, Duane, m ost young g irls
N e w Id e a in N ig h t Club»
As a n u tr itio u s m ean s,
d o n 't w a n t to b o th e r her. W ill you
p a rty .”
T el In our se c r e t h e a r ts w e lo n g
nre lik e th a t In the beginning.
A nd
In th e la rg e c itie s w h e re th e y have
ta ke me home, and th e n come back
F or plain old pork and b ean s.
J e rry p u t a pleading hand on Ills
men never u n d ersta n d It. T h e y th in k
n ig h t clu b s,” w h ic h nre In re a lity
und te ll her la te r on?"
arm . “ No, fa th e r, p'ease. I'd so much
g ir ls re a lly kn o w and u n d e rsta n d th e
o n lj e x c lu s iv e o r se m l-e xclu sive cafes
ra th e r he— Just by ourselves.”
th in g s th e y ta lk ab o ut ao fre e ly . T h e y
D ev elo p m e n t
fo r d a n c in g nnd e n te rta in m e n t, a tin y
CHAPTER X
“ I don’t w uut him to th in k you— we
don 't a t a ll. A nd so q u ite In n o c e n tly
buhy g ra n d p ia n o hns been pluced on
T h e y w ere h a v in g one o f those lit t le
— 1 d o n 't w ant unyone to th in k — any
th e y lead th e m on and o n — "
v
sp a ts so com m on am ong m a rrie d cou­ ro lle rs and th e p la y e r ro lls It around
th in g ."
Jerry’s Plaything
“ A n d whose fu u lt, M rs. H a rm e r, In
th e floor, p la y in g p a rtic u la r pieces of
ples.
J e rro ld floundered fo r words. In Ills
th e end? I t was m ine, I kn o w , In our
In th e firs t week o f D ecem ber th e re
"A n d to t h in k ," s n iffe d th e w ife , m u s ic f o r th e guests as th e y m ay re­
p a rtis a n s h ip o f J e rry , he w ould have
case. H u t I was sure she was— p la y ­ was a heavy M id d le W est b liz z a rd , and
th a t w hen you m a rrie d me you used quest, T h e pia n o Is s m a ll enough to
no stran g e r, not Duane A lle rto n nor
he ro lle d In betw een th e tuhles and
in g th e game.
I never dream ed o f fo r tw o days th e c ity cowered under
to c a ll me a ‘lit t le d e a r .'”
any other, have a chance to suspect
a n y th in g else. T h e w a y she looked, s tin g in g w in d s nnd c u ttin g sleet. A fte r
'P e rh a p s I d id ," h u b b y g rim ly re ­ Its tones n re e m in e n tly s a tis fa c to ry , It
h e r o f any loneliness o r su b je ct to any
th a t came a s till, b itin g cold, th a t
th e w uy she ta lk e d — ”
p lie d , ’b u t since th e n yo u 'v e developed Is said.
s lig h t.
In to a b ig expense."
“ W hy, Duane, I'v e heard those girls, w a rm e d g ra d u a lly to a b la n k e tin g
J e rry sm iled g ra te fu lly fo r his con
J e rry and h e r frie n d s , say th in g s to s n o w fa ll. A n d on th e fifth day when
cern us she slipped p re ttily In to her
each o th e r, discuss th in g s, th a t hon­ the s tre e ts w ere packed to a s lic k b u t
Build Up Your Health With
B ad S ta rt
ch a ir. She shook her head.
e stly I should n o t dream o ' saying to so lid to tto m , J e rry , unuhle to endure
D R . P IE R C E ’S
“ I lo ve you w ith m y w h o le h e a rt,"
"Y o u c e rta in ly an- a sweet old thing,
one o f m y s is te rs — even to J e rro ld ! th e b ro o d in g loneliness o f h e r th o ug h ts
a v e rre d th e young man.
fa th e r. H ut I am not tr y in g to Im press
T h e y d o n ’t kn o w w h a t th e y ’re ta lk in g any longer, g o t o u t th e ro a d s te r und
“ No, you d o n 't,’ said th e g irl.
him . I don’t cure to m ake him Jealous.
about, I te ll you. T h e y th in k It's sm art w e n t fo r a c a re fu l ice-cold rid e be­
“ H uh?"
1 don’t w a n t to tr y any c h llills h b lu ff
to appear s o p h is tic a te d und blase— tw een fie ld s o f d a zzlin g w hiteness,
“ One does n o t lo ve w ith M s h e a rt,
In g
I Just feel lik e ha vin g you and
and u t h e a rt th e y are c h ild re n . Oh, along roa d w a ys flunked w ith snow-
b u t w ith his b ra in ."
m other. Ko w hy b o the r? "
bowed
trees.
a fte r a w h ile th e y le a rn — but they
“ W e ll, do you m ean to im p ly th a t 1
If You
F o r a t least the thousandth tim e In
I t was la te In th e a fte rn o o n when
h a ve n 't ye t. Is n 't It too bad th a t men
h ave none?”
M s lif e J e rro ld to ld h im s e lf p ro u d ly
she tu rn e d hack. As she drove th ro u g h
d o n 't u n d e rsta n d th e m — as th e ir m oth
Would
th a t J e rry was a lit t le b rick.
She
ers do?"
to w n , a t the c o rn e r o f S ix th and L o ­
Avoid
H
o
neaty
looked about the g reat room w ith her
W hen th e y re tu rn e d to J e rro ld and cu st s tre e ts she w as held up by th e
usual a ir o f frie n d ly Interest, nodded
M rs. H o y le — You have a car, of
J e rry , w ho w ere w a itin g fo r them. tru ffle officer, s ta n d in g fo re m o st o f the
“Jerry! You Beautiful Thing."
COUGHS,
to her frie n d s here und there, chatted
cars a w a itin g his signal. J e rr y w a it­ course?
Prudence said b r ig h t ly :
a lit t le w ith those n e a r her, and d is­ fo r centuries, It seems. A n d a fe w
M
rs.
D
o
y
le
—
Yes.
ed.
as
alw
ays,
w
ith
a
le
rt
eyes
on
th
e
“ N ow , you see, J e rry , I d id very
COLDS,
cussed th e gowns, com plexions and weeks ago he amazed everybody by w e ll, a fte r a l l ! I was o n ly o u t o f step o ffice r's hand, h e r fo o t poised f o r a
M rs. H o yle — W h a t m ake Is It?
GRIPPE-
c o iffu re s o f the o th e r women w ith her m a rry in g a aeventoen-year-old g ir l on a tim e o r tw o , w u s n 't I, D u a — M r. sh a rp pressure on th e gas th r o ttle to
M rs. D o yle — T h e same as th e o thers
m other. She even made a brave p re ­ the ('o u st. N a tu ra lly he Is o u r c h ie f
A lle rto n ? A n d we ta lk e d a ll th e tim e, m ake th e q u ic k get-aw ay on w h ic h she on th e tro lle y lin e .
tense o f e a tin g her d in n e r as It was su b je ct o f gossip. She Is p re tty , Isn 't nnd you kn o w u s u a lly I c a n 't ta lk p rid e d herself, w hen th e tid e o f the
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placed before her. H ut w hen once In she? Perhaps people w ill th in k she w hen I'm dHnctng. 1 th in k I m ay learn tra ffic was tu rn e d .
in active practice 60 years age.
Shopping
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a w h ile her fingers touched her fa th e r's Is o n ly Idj) d a u g h te r."
" J e r r y ! You b e a u tifu l t h in g ! "
a fte r a ll— In tim e ."
’ I t s so h a rd to fin d w h a t you w a n t
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hand, t l . j Icy c h ill o f them cu t him
T h e h a lf-te n d e r, h a lf-m o c k in g voice
Duane professed a trem endous In ­
w hen y o u ’re sh o p p in g ."
O th e rs fa m e up, Joined the lit t le
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lik e a flush.
te re st In th e w ild m a rria g e o f the old group, c h a tte d a w h ile and d rifte d on. was d ire c tly beside her. J e rry caught
" I s n 't It, th o ug h ? E s p e c ln lly , I f you
A t firs t. In Ids lo y a lty to her, ks Judge, und the fo u r o f them discussed W hen th e m usic began ag a in D u a n ; her bre a th . She d id not tu rn h e r head, don’t kn o w w h a t you w a n t."
d id n o t w a ve r h e r In te n t gaze upon th e
w ould not even lo o k across to the It down to th e m in u te s t d e ta il, u n til tu rn e d to J e rry .
T h e M a a te r M in d
d e ta in in g officer.
She knew w ith o u t
W e a th e rly ta b le a fte r th a t firs t greet
Ihe subject sunk o f Its ow n w e ig h t und
Peck— W h e re a re you golug, my
“ W — w ill you dance?"
lo o k in g th a t he was close to th e car,
Ing ss they entered Ihe room.
H ut died away.
dear?
M ONSTER
“ Yes,” she answ ered b rie fly .
le a n in g to w a rd her, M s c h in g rim ly
fin a lly , when he realized th a t J e rry
T h e re was an a w k w a rd In te rv a l.
M rs. P e ck— W h e re I please.
W hen th e y hud moved aw ay, J e rro ld
set, his eyes u n s m ilin g .
J e rry knew
had h e rs e lf p e rfe c tly In hand and
" W ill you dance, M rs. H a rn ie r? " tu rn e d to Prudence.
P eck— H u t w hen w ill you be back?
she could endure no more.
needed no a n xie ty o f his, he tu rn e d
P rudence stood up at once,
" I ’d
M rs. P eck— W hen I choose.
"S h e can say w h a t she likes, and
In th a t m om ent she received th e s ig ­
th a t way.
Duane's eyes, sm oldering, love to ," she declared, q u ite us I f she
P eck— A h, y e s ! O f c o u rs e ! B u t not
you m ay b elieve i t I f you w a n t to.
nal.
She flu n g th e c a r in to gear, |
somber, were fixed upon her lovely m eant IL
a m om ent la t e r ; I fo rb id I t ! — BostoD
H u t J e rry w a n te d to dance w ith him . pressed h a rd upon the th ro ttle , and {
T ra n s c rip t.
p ro file , the cloudy blackneaa o f her
Then J e rry laughed.
She touched
H a lf a dozen boys came up and asked
th e "B a b y ” sp ru n g fo rw a rd lik e a ca ta ­
d a rk h a ir, ih e cream y w hiteness o f her her hand to Duane's arm . “ L e t me
h e r to dance, and she m ade excuses
p u lt, J e rry heard h w a rn in g w h is tle ,
t l n m l n z S k in D ls e n s r s
th ro a t and the sh o u ld er h a lf tu rn e d w a rn you 1 M o th e r cannot dance. She
e ve ry tim e. She was Just w a itin g fo r
q u ick ly reliev ed and h ea led by Cole's
fro m the o ffice r to reprove her f o r her
fro m hint.
a lik e ly to do p e rfe c tly te rrib le th in g s h im to come b a ck.”
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.irhnttsalve.
Ie-aves no sca rs. No m ed i­
reckless speed, h u t she d id not pause I
>n the floor. F a th e r am i I have been
cin e ch est co m p lete w ith o u t It. 30c ami
J e rro ld could not w ith h o ld a frie n d
Prudence sm ile d a t M s s tu p id ity and
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tv, sym p a th e tic sm ile, and Duane re ­ ca ch in g her to dance fo r tw e n ty said no thing .
S. E u clid Ave., O ak P ark . III.— Adv.
Iron-set muscles up th e b e a u tifu l, g lis ­
ears, und she can't do It yet I She's
sponded w ith a g ra te fu l, u n sm ilin g
J e rry and Duane bad danced th e fu ll te n in g avenue, and w h irle d in to th e j
on ly try in g to lie p o lite to you."
nod.
le n g th o f th e room w ith o u t u w ord
S u bm arine Cablea
garage behind th e house. J e rry had 1
"Oh, J e rry ," pro te ste d Prudence, betw een them .
“ A n y fo o l could see w h a t's In his
T h e su b m a rin e cables th a t su pply
reached
the
end
o
f
her
resistance.
As
l
lu shing. “ Som etim es I atu sure I get
m in d ," J e rro ld I bought. "T h e whole
“ J e rr y ," he said at la st, ve ry s o ftly . in her c h ild is h days she had stru g g le d i
Penang, S tra its S e ttle m en ts, w ith c u r­
along q u ite n ic e ly ."
to w n w ill he buzzing w ith It now .”
'T realize, o f course, th a t you w ore
re n t fro m th e new p o w e r s ta tio n at
w ith th e broken toy u n til convinced :
I am n o t a b it n la rm e d ," Duane th is gown m o s tly In defiance, hut I
W hen th e y went In to th e b a llro o m
l ’ra l, a re the longest e ve r m anufac­
o f her lin p o tc iic y , so now she realized
th e o rch e stra was playing.
T he y assured her. A nd then to J e rry , very hope It was Just a lit t le h it f o r rem em ­
tu re d In one le n g th , each being fo u r
the in e ffective n e ss o f h e r s tru g g le !
fo u nd a pleasant place fo r Prudence p le a d in g ly, "P le a se w a it."
b ra n ce to o ,"
and o n e -h a lf m ile s long.
W id e — I have to do a ll m y w o rk
against th e love o f th is man.
She
to s it, und J e rry danced w ith her
" M r A lle rto n , please—"
Prudence hail a lit t le d iffic u lty g e t­
s in g le -h a n d e d !
w o u ld leave it to Prudence and Je r
fa th e r. T hen she danced w ith young tin g th e step a t firs t, “ la —Is It a j
"D u a n e ,"
he
In te rru p te d .
“ You
H u b b le — H a ve you h u rt oue o f y o u r
Fold.
D o cto r Morse, und (lie n w ith Newton w a ltz ? " she asked a p o lo g e tica lly. " I i ca lle d me Duane In New Y ork th a t
hands, dear?
( T o ns c o n t in v u d >
M a cklin , each tim e re tu rn in g to her never can te ll th e s illy th in g s a p a rt." ! n ig h t."
place beside her m other. I t was a fte r
H e laughed at her confusion. " H 's '
She lifte d a sle n d e r shoulder, ahaa I
M eerachaum P i pea
th e th ird dance, when Duane had p e r­ a fo x tro t. N ever m ind. W e 'll get on ( tloned th e use o f th e name e n tire ly . " I i
H e lp fu l I
M eerschaum Is the name given to
fo rm e d Ida d u ty us guest to Ills hostess lln e ly, I know . J u s t w a lk. W hy, y o u r | Would not fo r th e w o rld h u m ilia te you
L iv es o f grea t men a ll rem ind a s
-lie o f th e s ilic a te s o f m agnesium . It
" e sh ou ld a ll be g rea t a lio
and to E d ith and hud sat o u t a s tu p id d a u g h te r was very u n ju s t to y o u —you be fore o th e r people.
Hut you m usi I s a m in e ra l o f w h ite , cream y color,
I f w e on ly bad behind us
dance w ith old M r. W ea th erb y, th a t dance fa m o u sly I A nd a ll m y fears help me. T h e y know I m et you It ’ m d receives Ils name fro m Its a p p ea r­
6 B ell - ans
W h at It waa th a t m ade them go.
New Y ork th e y are w a tc h in g us io | ance and the p o s itio n In w h ich it Is
be excused h im s e lf w ith s tu m b lin g were groundless.
H ot w a te r
Prudence was In a desperate qunn ¡ g e tte r.
M ake It easy fo r me, won
w ords, and w ith stu b bo rn de term ln a
som etim es found, suggesting th a t It
S u r e R e lief
H o p e fu l
tlo n , w ith tre p id a tio n In Ills h eart he d a ry. She so w anted to he pleasant you? Stay aw ay fro m me. T a lk t< was p e trifie d foam fro m th e sea. It
T e lle r — S orry, m adam , h u t I c a n 't
D irtied his steps to w a rd J e rry.
to th e p o o r lo y , hut when she ta lke d o th e rs — "
is o b ls in e d fro m va rio u s places, but
cash th is check unless you get »„m e
" J e rry , how con you ask me to s,
T hey saw him com ing.
J e rro ld 's she a lw a ys lost th e step. She danced
the best q u a lity comes fro m Asia M i­
responsible person to lu d o rse It fo r
pleasant sm ile froze upon Ills features, co n scie n tiou sly h a lfw a y around the anyone else when you are here?"
nor.
Illc h de|H>slta o f It exist at a
Jon.
"O h , please d o n 't !"
and he toyed n e ivo u a ly w ith th e nar- room , b efore ahe spoke.
place called S epeldje. about tw e n ty
Mrs N 'ew ed—O h. w on't you do th a t
25« and 75« Pkgs.Sotd Everywhere
“ 1 am so glad to see you again. M r.
jowr ch a in at Isis watch.
Prudence
T he y danced fo r a w h ile In sllen> e
m ites fro m F s kich e M r.
It Is soft
please? You look responsible enough
h e ld her breath. O n ly J e rry kept up A lle rto n .
1 -I w ish th in g s w ere a
" J e rr y I Waa It a lit t le fo r remem
w hen dug. hut becomes h a rd when dry
fo r . >e.
Ite r lig h t, b rig h t c lta ite r, a lth o ug h her lit t le d iffe re n t. I know we should be I ran ce ? "
Most o f it Is sent to Vienna, n r was
very good frie n d » — I f we had a
"M r. A lle rto n , I ask you to hplp before the w ar, w here II was made
lin g e rs shook
tk is n e co ntinued dog
me. I am tr y in g so hard to let th in g s in to tobacco pipes, m any o f them
ge ffy *ns>wr< bar. his eyes upon the chance."
A rg u m en t fo r D ivorce
O f I m p u r i t i e s W it h
atviK*/ blarknaa» o f her hair.
"W o u ld you m ind— I auppnae you go o ff n ice ly -so no one w ill su s p -r t
h ig h ly a rtis tic .
S im ila r pipes are
" W h e t m a k e s you say your husbaad
a n y th in g
D o n 't m ake It h a rd e r fo r made In London snd P arts T he pipes
J e rro ld afsiSis q u ic k ly as he drew w ould ra th e r not ca ll me D uane," he
!• d«»ni Inhering?"
me than It la already."
•s e r, h o ld in g o xt his hand. I lls voice said h o p e fu lly yet d iffid e n tly .
"Y o u r honor, he w ants me to b a it
ire cut in to shape and a fte rw a rd ool
"Hut, Jerry, If you would oaiy let ¡shed.
gas very f i l m Aly
“ I'd love to.
It Is a nice name.
my own book when Ashing."
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