RURAL
PRUDENCE’S
D A U G H TE R
E N T E R P R IS E
By ETHEL
HUESTON
a
makes your food do you
more good.
C w p y r ig b t b y «ha B o b b « - M « r r ! ll C o .
W . N .
V .
B lR V I C i
“ I t Isn’t re a lly the w o rk ,” she ex
d on’t you be upset about It, M iss H a r dream , h e r great, shadow y eyes fa s t |
mer, nobody’s bla m ing you.
H ut if ened alm ost h y p n o tic a lly upon th e plained, leaning buck against the hnn-
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i iste r o f a c irc u la r sta irca se w h ich had
lie should happen to die, you see, y o u 'll w h ite face on the p illo w .
She was la te a n il made haste to s lip
H e opened his eyes and a w a rm cost her tw o hundred d o lla rs more
have to te s tify at the Inquest und i t ’ll
In to a fresh dress, b rilh tiin g her h a ir,
brigh tn e ss flashed in to them when he than her figures had allow ed. " I t Is
lie up to tlie state to proseeute.”
pow d e rin g her cream y skin w ith her
He sm iled— Just lik e play, w ith som ething to show
J e rry was a stony, graven Image, saw J e rry beside him .
usual gentle care. She was very q u ie t
und J e rro ld h u rrie d ly got tlie officer th a t w h im sica l, te n de r sm ile whose fo r it besides. T w o th in g s to show fo r
<lurlng din n e r, and Prudence's eyes
o u t o f the room and away, and then gay e ffro n te ry hail charm ed und s tirre d I t — a sweet lit t le place fo r someone to
rested upon tie r o fte n w ith troubled,
liv e and set an exam ple to th e neigh
came l ack and stood beside J e rry on her fro m the first.
iin o h tru s lv e sym pathy. A nd a fte r d in
She
“ J e rr y ," he said, and the te n de r borhood, In the firs t place.”
tlie o th e r side fro m Prudence, tw o stal
ner, w h ile her fa th e r read the evening
w a rt b u lw a rk s o f love und p ity . J e rry voice was weak, “ yo u ’ve got to a d m it paused Im pressively.
paper, and w h ile Prudence worked
It was tre a tin g me p re tty b a d ly."
"A n d In the second place,” Duane
looked up at them und sm iled.
w ith an absurd h it o f luce th a t was
He looked up n t her, not s m ilin g encouraged her, reaching a lm ost as by
"
M
o
ltie
r
,"
she
said,
"
I
love
h
im
—
becoming u h a n d ke rch ie f to corre
now. A nd J e rry stood over him , tie r habit fo r her eager expressive young
I loved Idin u ll the tim e ."
spond w ith J e rry '» newest gown, she
bands, bis eyes fe a s tin g upon tlie ra d i
"Yes, I know, sweetness.” Prudence eyes m e ltin g in to his, ago nizin gly In
s a l in a great c h a ir under a shaded
.Suddenly she w ilte d .
T ea rs ance o f h e r beauty.
was brooding tenderness its e lf. "G et tense.
lam p, a m agazine upon her lap. and
the car, J e rro ld and ask K a tie to b rin g rushed In to her eyes, the proud lit t le
"A nd In the second place, th e bank
sta re d across It to the d e lica te p a t
ch in
drooped und quivered.
She account o f F a iry G e ra ld in e H a r m e r !"
o u r eoats."
te rn o f the o rie n ta l rug. J e rry was
" H e —he kissed me, and he was— tu rn e d , u crushed and broken figure
"D o you kn o w w h a t Is going to
considering bow tq su rre n d e r the
d ru n k , m other. I th o u g h t he f e lt — Just to w a rd her m other, even In th a t h o u r sound the sweetest th in g In th e w o rld
broken toy.
as I d id — and he was o n ly — d ru n k. I o f its re n u n c ia tio n th e te n de r dream o f one o f these days?” he asked very
The sudden rin g in g o f the doorbell
d o n 't even know I f he rem em bers— her yo u th d yin g hard w ith in her, and
caused her to s ta rt vio le n tly , a lthough
crie d d e s p a irin g ly :
th a t he kissed me.”
she laughed im m e d ia te ly nt the ab
“ I c u n 't help I t ! M aybe It Is a d if
K a tie came In w ith th e ir eonls, anil
s u rd ity o f her nervous tension. And
ut a sign fro m Prudence went o u t Ht fe re n t k in d — the fe e lin g is Just th e
when K a tie came Into th e room und
once, leaving her alone w ith her sam e."
said In an awed vo ice :
She dropped on her knees beside the
daughter.
J e rry stood up, and her
“ I t ’s a policem an, und be w ants to
m oth e r p u t the greut f u r cloak about bed, th e pain In her face, the shadow
see M iss H a rm e r," J e rry was only
her shoulders very gently. J e rry d id In her eyes, y ie ld in g to a Joyous ra d i
amused— cu rio u s b u t not concerned.
ance as she pressed her Ups against
not know th a t she was tre m b lin g .
“ You’ve been speeding, miss, and
"Y o u w o u ld n 't fe e l— nice about It, his shoulder.
you pay y o u r own lines,” said Je rro ld .
m oth e r— to know It was o n ly th a t
“ B rin g him In, K a tie ."
when you thought It was— som ething
CHAPTER XII
"S p e e d ing ! Good heavens, I craw led
else."
a t a s n a il's pace," she denied lig h tly .
“ No, sweetness, I sh o u ld n 't lik e It."
A n d udded slo w ly, “ most o f the tim e ,"
Of Dream* Come True
J e rro ld honked s h rilly lo them fro m
as she rem em bered the bu rst o f speed
J e rry ’s su rre n d e r was as com plete
th e cu r outside the door, and w ith her
w ith w hich she le ft Locust street.
hand In Prudence's, J e rry h e rse lf led ns her resistance had been. R e gard
W ith th e usuul easy d u b bine ss o f
the way. As they drove s w iftly along less o f th e a d m o n itio n s o f the nurse
tlie sm all tow n and th e M id d le West,
and the re s tric tio n s o f the h o s p ltu l;
to w a rd the ho sp ital, no w o rd was
J e rro ld asked th e officer, whom he had
regardless o f the presence o f her fa th e r
spoken.
seen and knew by name, tu s it down,
J e rry snt erect nnd m otionless, Rtnr- and m other, who trie d s tu d io u s ly to
and offered him a cigar.
Ing upon the »now w hich th e lig h ts o f keep th e ir eyes aw ay fro m her, she
“ T h is Is my d a u gh te r,” he said pleas
hung o ve r Dunne, on her knees beside
the c ity sp rin k le d w ith s c in tilla tin g
a n tly , In d ic a tin g J e rry In the g reut
the w h ite bed, kissed him , caressed his
gems.
c h a ir. “ You w anted to see her?”
face, w eeping b itte rly . I t was D uane
W hen Je rro ld , a fte r firs t h elping
h im self, w ith his usual facetious, k in d
“ Yes, I f you don’t m in d ," the officer
Prudence out. te llin g her to he ca re fu l,
ly courtesy, who Inte rve n e d once In a
began. "T h e re was an accident dow n
to m ind the Ice, not to fu ll, w ent hack
w h ile to stem th e tid e o f h e r tu m u ltu
to w n toduy, und I f the chap dies M iss
to assist J e rry, he said, a lit t le a w k
ous em otions.
lla r n te r may be needed as a witness.
w a rd ly, hut determ ined th a t she m ust
W h e th e r he dies o r not, he may b rin g
’Now, J e rry ," he said, ta k in g advan
have Ids view o f th in g s a t la s t:
tage o f a s lig h t subdual o f h e r tears,
s u it, und th e n — "
“ J e rry , a ll men are fools sometimes.
y o u 'll have to m a rry me.
Y ou’ve
"W h y , I d id n 't see any a ccid e n t,"
You sh o u ld n 't expect too much o f any kissed me and encouraged me and
pro te ste d J e rry
In some su rp rise .
o f us, you kn o w — n o t a ll the tim e, at made love to me before w itnesses."
"E ve ryo n e was d riv in g c a re fu lly be
le a st."
J e rry laughed te a rfu lly . “ A ll rig h t,
cause o f the Ice.
I came th ro u g h
J e rry nodded her hend try in g to I w ill,” she said tre m u lo u s ly , yet g la d
to w n , b u t I d id n 't even see u fla t tir e ."
sm ile her a p p re cia tio n o f his e ffo rt ly. " A n il Just as soon as you lik e ) Now and Then, Not Often, Jerry
T he officer looked In Ills note-book.
to hel|*.
Talked to Duane of A rt.
T o m o rro w , I f you say so."
"M a n run over. A fe llo w named G rll-
"T h e re are a lo t o f fin e th in g s about
Prudence and J e rro ld tu rn e d to s o ftly , v e ry soberly, d ra w in g h e r to
ton drove the cu r th a t d id the dam age;
h im ,” he w ent on d e term in e dly. " I — them then anxio u sly, und Duane's eyes
w e've got him locked up, w a itin g to
him . H e w hispered th e rest. “ J e rry
He A lle rto n .”
see i f the mun dies. Now he says he 1 had him sta y up nt the house w ith searched th e ir p le a d in g faces.
me
w
h
ile
you
were
In
M
ou
n
t
M
a
rk
."
d rew J e rry closer in his arm .
saw you rig h t beside him , a tittle
J e rry flushed deeply, and h e r b r il
" I kn o w It, fa th e r.”
" T h is Prudence o f yo u rs to ld me,” lia n t eyes gave h im a d a z z lin g glance
In fro n t. lie says he has seen you
J e rro ld shook Ids hend, vaguely he said, w ith u te n d e r sm ile to apolo beneath th e c lo u d y lashes.
o fte n, know s you, know s yo u r car,
puzzled. H ow women got on to th in g s gize f o r h is use o f th a t sacred name,
and— "
"Com e q u ic k ly , and see th e rest o f
“ Oh, I assure you I saw n o th in g ," the way they d id th e re was no kn o w "she to ld me th a t I f th a t firs t w arm the house," she begged.
ing.
H
e
hud
covered
a
ll
his
tra
c
k
s
J e rry denied q u ie tly .
w a ke n in g up stops s h o rt on b e tte r ac
"H e swears th e chap stood beside so e n re fu lly .
quaintance, It Is n o th in g .
B u t I f It
T h e re w ere o th e r brooding, harassed,
"T h a t Is w h y I looked a t you th a t goes on nnd on It Is love a t fir s t sight.
y o u r car, his fo o t on the run n in g
m id d le w e ste rn fa th e rs who fo re sa w
n
ig
h
t
u
t
the
s
ta
tio
n
,"
she
said
In
a
hoard, tu lk ln g to you, nnd th a t you
L e t's w a it a little , J e rry , and give ours III re s u lts fo r th e e n tire p ra irie land
sta rte d o ff in a great ru s ti— "
a chance to go on and on. J u s t u In J e rr y ’s Joyous rom ance.
I t was
lit t l e ! "
J e rry d id not move, d id not speak,
Ir v in W e a th e rty who voiced th is fe a r
snt as one tu rn e d to Ice.
Prudence’s slender fig u re , w h ich had to J e rro ld .
stiffened In to an xio u s r ig id ity at J e r
Prudence got up q u ic k ly , crossed to
" I'm su rp ris e d yo u 'd p e rm it such a
h e r chair, s ittin g down lig h tly upon
r y 's Im p u ls iv e o ffe r, re la xe d s o ftly , th in g ," he said p la in tiv e ly .
“ Y o u ’re
th e greut arm o f It, her Orin, so ft lin
and te a rs o f g ra te fu l pleasure came s e ttin g a bad exam ple fo r a ll th e g irls
to her eyes.
gers lyin g against J e rry 's frozen hand.
In to w n . You o u g ht to ta lk to J e rry ."
J e rry trie d to. sm ile a t her, to n isi
J e rry drooped co n te n te d ly against
J e rro ld d id n o t understand.
reassurance. T he a tte m p t w ru ng her
Ills arm , croo n in g her happiness. A
"W h y , th e y ’l l a ll be s e ttin g o ff to
m other's heart.
curious, c a lc u la tin g lo o k took the N ew Y o rk to s tu d y A r t , " he protested.
The officer, unn otle ln g , had c o n tin
place o f th e te n de r b rillia n c e o f her "T h e to w n 's f u ll o f It.
E v e ry place
eyes.
ued Ids n a rru tlv e . "S ta rte d o ff very
you go th e y ta lk o f n o th in g e ls e —A rt,
fa st, w ith a great Jerk, and swung the
‘‘U nless fa th e r espe cia lly needs you A r t, A r t — and th e y 're a ll d a b bing at
fe llo w back so be slipped on tlie Ice.
a t th e fa c to ry ,” she said, c a re fu lly dishes and d ra w in g fig u re s on ta b le
A n d G rllto n was rig h t behind you nnd
w o rd in g h e r d e lica te tho ug h ts, "y o u clo th s and s p rig g in g flo w e rs on good
ran over him before he knew lie had
can be n g re a t help to me In my b u ild m irro rs . T h e place 1 r a liv e w ith It."
fa lle n , l i f course. I f the fe llo w was
ing. A nd I know enough about It now
"T h a t's q u e e r," said J e rry 's fa th e r.
b o th e rin g you. M iss H a rtn e r—" he sug
so th a t we cun easily m ake a good liv " I c a n 't say I e ve r noticed we had
gested, w ith the so licito u s Interest o f
in g fo r — both o f us.”
A n e xq u isite such a passion f o r A r t am ong us.”
an officer in a sm a ll c ity w here her
flush suffused her face.
"W e ll, I reckon they fig u re to do as
fa th e r was a uiun o f power.
Dunne and J e rro ld exchanged elec J e rry did. She d id n 't b rin g home any
"H e was not te th e rin g m y daughter,
tric a l, q u e s tio n in g glances. A fte r all, A r t to speak of, b u t she seems p re tty
1 assure yo u ," Prudence In te rru p te d
J e rry was s t ill v e ry g re a tly - In the w e ll s a tisfie d w ith w h a t she d id bring.
so ftly .
"T h e young man Is a great
d n rk about m any things. J e rro ld , w ith An’d It's ca tc h in g . H a rm e r, It's ca tch
frie n d o f ours, a very p a rtic u la r frie n d .
Ills tin fa llin g g enerosity, stepped In to in g .”
N o th in g lie could do w o u ld annoy my
the breach.
N ow and then, n o t o fte n , J e rry
d a u gh te r in any w a y."
" A good Idea, J e rr y ," he said. “ I ta lk e d to Duane o f A rt. " J u s t once
J e rro ld came q u ic k ly to h e r assist
can’t say I consider Duane p a rtic u la r in a w h ile ," she said s o ftly , as they
ance, enlightened by Prudence's de
ly horn u n d er a m echanical star. You sat to g e th e r In th e e a rly evening, and
fense, Ids less a g ile im a g in a tio n hav
shall have him . A t a g re a t sacrifice looked o u t on th e w ide la w n w ith the
in g fo llo w e d th rough tlie s itu a tio n
on my p a rt, o f course." H ut I can only s p rin g in g grass o f the e a rly s p rin g
m ore slow ly.
te ll you In fa irn e ss th a t y o u r young tim e, and the g re a t m aples Just b u rs t
"M y d a u gh te r d rives fa st, as you
man w ill not he fin a n c ia lly dependent in g In to bud. “ Just once in a w hile.
p ro b a b ly know, but she Is a good
on you and y o u r houses.
H e had Fro s o rry I proved such a fa ilu re . I
d riv e r nnd a c a re fu l one. She d id not
enough le ft out o f th e w reckage to w ish I w ere re a lly a p a in te r— Just
kn o w there had been an accident. I f
tid e him over, and he th in k s o f going once. U'l lik e to p a in t m y Io w a — Its
she Is In any way to M aine, you may "Jerry,” He Said, "You’ve Got to Ad Into Io w a rea l estate on his own ac gre a t b ig maples. Its ugly, s tiff houses,
mit It Was Treating Me Pretty count.
rest assured we shall not sh irk our
Y o u r In te re sts w ill d o ve ta il th e m ud In Its stree ts and tlie bla n ke t
Badly.”
re s p o n s ib ility .”
very n e a tly along th a t line, w on 't o f smoke fro n t Its s o ft co a l— I'd paint
" O f course, o f co u rse ; I Just w anted
It a ll, hut I'd ninke It rose and gold,
th e y? "
subdued lit t le voice. "T o see I f yon
to see I f she w o u ld buck up G rllto n s
J e rro ld flushed w ith pleasure over and everyone's dream s come tru e .”
bail a n y th in g against h im ."
[T H E E N D ]
s to ry —”
"N o t a th in g ." he declared, " n o t a th e w a rm th o f a d m ira tio n fo r his e f
J e rry nodded her head.
fo
rt
tliu
t
he
met
in
th
e
eyes
o
f
Duane
th in g In the w orld. I lik e h im ."
"O h, yes,” J e rro ld went on q u ickly.
M e a s u r in g S le e p
and o f Prudence,
who whispered
“ 1 know It," w hispered J e rry ,
" T h e tiinn you m ention. M r A lle rto n ,
p ro u d ly th a t she c o u ld n 't have done it
Persons d iffe r very g re a tly In th e ir
I believe, d id speak to Iter beside the
b e tte r herself. H ut J e rry tu rn e d great, mode o f slum ber.
Some awaken at
CHAPTER XI
ca r, nnd nty daughter, In a great h u rry
qu e stion in g eyes upon Duane.
th e s lig h te s t’ noise, w h ile o th ers are
to get home, s ta rte d o ff ve ry fast She
“ T hen you w ere n o t— co m p le te ly — i o n ly aroused w ith d iffic u lty .
These
d id not know he had fa lle n . She is
How Jerry Loved
ruined, ns th e papers said?"
difference» have been c a re fu lly classi
n a tu ra lly very m uch upset over the
Even h o sfiita l rules and re g u la tio n s
"Not —c o m p le te ly ."
fied by scientists.
When scientists
w h o le th in g . She Is s im p ly h o rrifie d , give way to reason and rom ance In
"T h e n w h y d id you come here?"
s|>eak o f how " fa s t* a person sleeps
as you see
Can t you w a it u n til to
lim e s o f b itte r stress, and It took J e r
Duane laughed, held her to him
th e y m ean how deep Is his sleep. Not
m o rro w , to g ive h e r a chance to— to ro ld no more th a n three m in ute s to kissed her hair.
o n ly 1» It possible to measure sleep,
reco ve r— "
have a ll th e red tat*e o f St. Joseph's
"T h e n a fte r a ll you re a lly d id - a b u t th e re are d iffe re n t means o f do
A nd lit t le — " she began eagerly, u n a l le to in g so. Due m ethod Is by dropping
"O h, nty dear s ir, w e’re not bla m ing < rooked about Ills lit t le fin g e r
M ias H a rtn e r. It was th is fe llo w G r ll then th e y were taken, ve ry q u ic k ly , voice th e hope th a t was alm ost a a steel b a ll. T h e b all is dropped at
to n d id It. A nd o f course the o th e r very q u ie tly , to a lit t le w h ite room p ra y e r w ith in her heart
Increasing distances— fo u r, six. eight
"O h. J e rry , a very g re a t d e a l." he ten, tw e lv e Inches, and so on— u n til
cha|»— w h a t’s bis name —lie consulted w here Dunne lay nnd w a ited fo r J e rry .
T h e re was a nurse In the room , h u t w hlspered.
th e n o te book— " A lle r to n he may not
th e sleeper becomes conscious o f the
s t a sign from th e one who b ro u g h t
d ie anyhow , a n d - "
sound and awakens.
in th is wav
J e rry fe lt she could not possibly s c ie n tists can find out how "deep”
them , she went out. q u ic k ly , sm ilin g
J e rry w inced p itifu lly ,
D uane la y know a g re a te r happiness than she WHS his Sleep
Another m ethial Is to
" T e ll tie- " P rudence hesitated to hack over her shoulder.
ask. fe a rin g the effect ti|s>n J e rry , who very s t ill on the w h ile bed. H is eyes fe lt In show ing Dunne h e r houses a touch th e sleeper w ith an e le ctric
clu n g to her hand. " H e Is h u r t— how were closed. T he o llie tan o f his skin few weeks la te r when he was out o f « Ire . n o tin g the In te nsity o f th e cur
th e h o sp ital nnd q u ite h im s e lf a ja ln
was Iv o ry w h ite
rent used.
se rio u s ly 1”
Prudence and J e rro ld stood t sck. U nder his In te re st, his a d m ira tio n , h l*
"O h , you c a n 't te ll yet
T he y've got
W ith Indelible Ink. character writes
h im up at St. Joseph’s T h e re may be s o ftly , nnd J e rry w alked b e fore them unt'ounded p rid e In her actsn >IMh-
In te rn a l In ju rie s , ca n 't te ll yet. Now, in to th e room , m oving as uue In a men), she glow ed w ith a g liq ^ h - lIg h t ai** •utogruph oti a man's countenance
CHAPTER X— Continued
WRIGIEYS
a
'G A TH ER YE ROSEBUDS— '
T h e yo u n g sch o o lm istre ss asked I f
nny hoy could b rin g h e r a bunch o f
flow ers next m orn in g , and m et w ith a
ready response fro m Jacob.
"T h a n k
you,
Ja co b ,"
she
sold.
"H a v e you a nice garden?”
"N o , please, m iss, b u t I goes rou n d
w ith th e m o rn in g m ilk ." was t[ie fra n k
rep ly.
N o te h o w it relieves
th a t stuffy feeling
after hearty eating.
Sweetens th e
breath, removes 4
f o o d p a rtic le s
fro m the teeth,
gives n ew vigor
to tire d nerves.
Cornea to you
fresh, clean and
full-ffavored.
Method
“ W h a t m akes you keep on asking
me I f th e ra z o r h u rts ” asked th e m an
w ho was being shaved. " I ’ve s a id ‘yes'
th re e tim es und I t hasn’t made a n y d if
fe re n ce ."
“ N o ," answ ered th e b a rb e r, “ I was
m e re ly tr y in g m y razo rs o u t to see
w h ich o f them w u n ts h o n in g .” — W ash
in g to n S tar.
Scratch for a Living
A n o v e lis t, w h o was In need o f
m oney to pay h is re n t, c a lle d on a
frie n d one m o rn in g to b o rro w th *
a m ount. As he le f t he s a id :
“ Je n kin s, o ld man, th e diffe re n ce
between a n o v e lis t and a hen Is th a t
th e y both scratch f o r a liv in g , and the
hen gets hers.”
CLEANING
TH E
CLEANER
Flapjacks and syrup—how
they spread sunshine in
hearts [and stom achs]
these nippy days I Tempt'
ing! Tender! Easytomakei
Easy to digest!
©
“Albert ttandi for Better Breakfasts?
L ob A n ffe le s ’N e w e a t
M rs. P rye— You d on’t seem to have
a vacuum cleaner, M rs. W a yb u ck?
M rs. W .— W h a t, them th in g s !
I
h e a rd M rs. B ro w n te ll som ebody th e y
gH ther so m uch d ir t you have to clean
them o u t e ve ry day.
The W orld’» Hop
Laugh I
The m an w h o ta k e s In se r io u s m ood
E ach se rio u s th o u g h t th a t m ay Intrude
In m ind Is ev er tem p est to ssed ;
And he w ho ca n n o t la u g h Is lo st.
Farm Drug Practice
Main Street
bet. 6th & 7th
7 0 0 ROOMS
300
$l*>
200
$2<»
2 O O : ^ h$ 2 « _
GOOD
GARAGE
____
F A C IL IT IE S
n ir a i n — One o f th e pigs la sick, so 1
g ive 'em a ll some sugar.
SI—Sugar! What for?
H lrn m — M edicine, o f course. H a v e n 't
ya heard o f su g a r-cu re d hams?
The Next Best
She— D o you mean to In s in u a te th a t
I am a lia r?
H e — No, I w o u ld n ’t be so rude, b u t
you have every q u a lific a tio n to be a
w e a th e r p ro p h e t I
Y o u r h e e ls
’ s ta y neat and
r n i i i . fj~ L n fjl
COfWJOrTQDIO
JJSKIDE
fTO P U FTS
Wonderful But—
O ld L a d y
( to young s tru g g lin g
la w y e r ) — A n d d on’t you th in k la w is
a w o n d e rfu l p ro fession?
Y o ung L a w y e r— Yes, m adam , b u t a
d a m p o o r o ccu p atio n .— T exas H anger.
■ K P Z V IH X A N
Untttd Statt« RuMxr Company
Boschee’s Syrup
HAS BEEN
Doing Well
“ W h y are you going a ro u n d the
c o u n try b u y in g up these o ld crazy
q u ilts ? ”
“ I'm m a k in g a good th in g o f It, m y
boy. s e llin g them as cu b ist ta p e s try .”
NO SHOW AT ALL
"D o n 't you th in k I f I w e n t to a
m edium I m ig h t o b ta in help fro m the
s p irits ? ”
Don t th in k yo u ’d have u ghost o f
a show ."
The Greatest Human Need
T h is w o r ld Is n o t In n e r d o f b r a in s __
1» c o u ld afford to lo s e s o m e
I f th o s e w h o h a v e th e m to o k so m e
p a in s
N o w a n d a g a in t o u s« som a.
Horror»
“No, I to ld you I don't care fo r
any coffee. T h a t was the cause o f |
my fa th e r’s d e a th ."
“Coffee killing anyone, how come?" I
“ F ive hundred pounds fe ll
head."— C o lg a ti B a n te r.
GET
THEM ON
M EW S H O E f
on his
Killing Coughs
for 5 9 Years
the beate.
Carry a bottle la year
car and always keep It in
and 90c at ALL DRUGGISTS.
Elderly Wive» Preferred
Judge T . G. A lle n , w h o has been
p ro b a te Judge o f Chase co u n ty fo r the
last seven years, d u rin g w h ic h tim e hp
has Issued licenses fo r and m a rrie d
hu n dre d s o f couples, has observed n
lie c u lla r fa c t w ith refe re n ce to M exl
can couples w h o come to h is c o u rt fo r
m a trim o n ia l purposes, says the Topeka
C a p ita l. H e has fo u n d th a t In th e m a
jo r it y o f rases M exican b ride g ro o m *
b rin g to th e m a rria g e a lta r b ride s who
are o ld e r In years th a n th e grooms
them selves. T h a t t r a it Is n o t notice
able In any o th e r n a tio n a lity , th e Judge
finds, as In th e b ig m a jo r ity o f coses
the b ride g ro o m s a re o ld e r th a n the
brides. J u s t w h y th e M exicnns should
p re fe r a w ife o ld e r Is n o t q u ite clear,
a t least to th is m a trim o n ia l c o u rt.
Hawaiian ¡»land» Growing
A c c o rd in g to s c ie n tis ts , th e H a w a i
ian Isla n d s s re g ra d u a lly p u sh in g tip
o u t o f th e ocean, and w ith in a gen
e ra tio n m ay fo rm a t e r r it o r y as la rg e
as Japan.
¿JouNeed^i
k ¿JiicTonic'
HOSTETTER’S
CELEBRATFD
STOMACH BITTERS
The Real Trouble
H u b — I wish, m y dear, you w o u ld n 't '
fin ish nty «emences fo r me.
W ife — You talk so slow, dear
H u h —T hat lsn t It— you listen toe
fast.
oJtiulld yoiAjip
* . N. U . San Francisco, No. 44--192Ì