\ MELISSA AND HER EXPERIENCE By A L IC E E. IV E S (C o p y rig h t by W G. C hap m an I J A , he was p u lle d up In tim e. Yon know w h a t he has made o f h im s e lf, th e peo­ p le a ll know , and moat o f them o ve r­ lo o k w hat happened when ha was n o th in g h u t a boy." " W e ll,” protested M iss Crane, m ust say I can’t. I w o u ld n ’t la y s tra w In his w ay. I'd help h im any w ay I could, b u t when It cornea to —' She paused here as though p o s itiv e ­ ly unable to c o n tem p la te th e a w fu l p o s s ib ility o f a n y th in g lik e f a m ilia r ity w ith such a person. “ B u t Just th in k I" cried the g lrL “ T h e y have given him th e p o s itio n o f firs t a ssistant am ong a ll the engineers in b u ild in g th e b ig b rid g e ! J u s t Im agine w h e t they th in k o f h im In New Y o rk when they do th a t I" • "Yes, th a t's fine. I w a n t to see him get along. B u t I don’t w a n t to see yon get to c a rin g euough fo r h im to — to spoil y o u r life ." W hy H e S ucceeded Hijnored p o litica lly and profession­ a lly. during his lifetim e. D r. R. V . Pierce, w h o s o picture appears h e re , made a success few have equalled. H is pur« h e r b a l remedies which hare stood the test lo r many years are s t i l l among the "best s e lle r s ." D r. Pierce’s G o ld e n Medical Discov­ ery is a stomach alterative which makes the blood richer. I t clears the skin, beautifies i t pimples and eruptions vanish quickly. T his D ia­ covery o f D r. Pierce’s puts you ls in fine condition. A ll dealers nave i t in i liq u id o r tablets. Send 10 cents fo r tr ia l pkg. o f tab­ lets to D r. Pierce, Buffalo, N . Y . and w rite fo r free advice. ISS M E L IS S A C R A N E had liv e d alone In th e red b ric k house In Locust afreet for over 15 years. IJ v In g alone aometlmea makes one sw eeter, mel low er, and m ore to le ra n t o f his fe llo w c re a tu re s ; b u t th a t la when he has bitched his "w agon to a s ta r," o r gone on the b e a u tifu l quest o f fin d in g his soul, and th a t w hich n a tu ra lly fo llo w s — the soul o f a ll m a n k in d .- M iss Me­ “ Spoil- my life ? " echoed th e g irl. lissa had not given much. tim e , to “ Yes. A o u can n e ve r te ll when a . e ith e r o f these pu rsu its. I f she had, t th is w ould be a n o th e r story. She had rang th a t's had a had h a b it once w ill been a decent, G od-fearing woman, ta k e ’t o It again. You can’t tr u s t him. Stop the throbbing and smarting liv in g s tr ic tly w ith in the le tte r o f Ute I'd ra th e r die th a n see anyone I cured at one« w ith a soothing touch of law. I f she had ever had a lo v e -a ffa ir fo r m a rry th a t s o rt o f m an ." E th e l's a ffe c tio n fo r her aun t, and It was e n tire ly unknow n to anyone In iM love fo r th is m an— fo r she knew B a rrin g to n . S till, a. good deal m ig h t have happened before then, as M elissa now It was love— w ere so n e a rly C rane was a ll o f t h ir t y when she c ru s h in g h e r In the w a rfa re th a t she do you suffer from » k came there. C e rta in It was th a t some­ could say no m ore, and she b ro u g h t th in g In her life ve ry lik e a tragedy the In te rv ie w to an end by m a k in g an had been caused by a ha b it, and hfld excuse to go to h e r room. Ir v in B anks liv e d w ith his sister, made M iss C rane s tro n g In her. dq n u n c ia tlo n o f e v il things. ' She was a who had been one o f th e p rin c ip a l fa c­ p ro m in e n t officer In the \V, C. T. C. to rs In he lp in g h im to rise to th e po­ ^ 0 1 1 VS Tar h u relieved hun­ dred« |ta«<>othing nine odor and som ething o f a fa c to r In In flu en c­ s itio n he now held. I t was w ith his r«h«v«s irritation . U«e exter­ nally and internally. A wonder­ in g the election w h ich resulted In the s is te r th a t E th e l had fir s t m et him . fu l relief fo r a>reneee end in­ She was a ttra c te d by the good-looking n a tio n going d ry. flammation, cold«, hronvhitia, coughing. Pure, harm!«««. O ld H annah, who had gone fa lth - yonug man w ith the high, firm c a r­ , H A L L A BÜCKEL. New York | fu lly fo r years, once a year, to -“ cleat» ria ge , o f the head, th e s tra ig h t gaze up” fo r M iss Crane, p ro b a b ly , knew, and the wholesom e sm ile, and she was 1 more about th a t la d y's a ffa irs than ■further held by his a b ility to say Men G et F o r est H an ger J o b ; 1125 >200 mo. anyone else In B u rrln g to u . O d d ly som ething w o rth w h ile , and sa ying It a n d h o m e fu r n ish e d , p erm a n en t, e x p er ien ce u n n ec essa r y ; h un t, Huh. trap , etc. NOKTOM, I enough, M iss C rane was even a t tim es, ra th e r w e ll. She had met h im In his 365 M cM ann B ld g . D en ver, Colo. co n fid en tia l w ith her s e rv ito r, p,erh.aps own- home by In v ita tio n o f Ills, sister, ¡fpd had asked him to cn ll. I t wns because she fo u n d she was lik e h e r­ C h in ese L a n g u a g e a fte r, his second v is it, a t both o f w hich self, close-m outhed. T he Chinese w r itin g is n o t reckoned, W hen oid H annah was set to open M iss C ra ne had p re te n d e d Illness as as Is ours, fro m an a lp h a b e t T h e re up and clean a long disused hedrootb, ah excuse fo r not appearing, th a t the are a p p ro x im a te ly 5,000 c h a ra c te rs In la d y had- elven h e r e m p h a tic reasons her c u rio s ity got the b e tte r o f her. the Chinese lunguage. fo r not w is h in g h im to c a ll again. “ G oing to have com pany?" she ven­ G round between the m ills to n e s o f tured. “ N o ," answered M iss Crane. “ I t ’s a h e r "d iv id e d d u ty ,” E th e l sought the c h ild ." A t the wom an's astonished counsel o f M a ry Banks. A u n t M elissa has been to me a sec­ look she a d d e d : “ I guess she m ust be more tlig u tw elve. I d id n 't th in k to ond m other. I love her very d e a rly. ask. Oh, d e a r I I don’t know how I ’m H o w can I go dead against her wishes. roa — I m ust ask h im not to c u ll a g a in ," INDIGESTION^ ever going to sta n d I t ; but I ’ll get her 1 3 CCNTS E th e l said. o ff to some good b o a rd in g school Just And do you th in k Ir v in w ill let It as q u ick as I can.” 6 B ella ns "H a v e you ndopted her?" s t ill f u r ­ go a t th a t? " crie d his sister. "M a yb e Hot water ou d o n 't know w h a t th is means to th e r ventured H annah. su re Relief Sure h im ." "A d o p te d h e r? " snorted M iss Crane, E th e l's h e u rt gave a b ig th ro b . She ns though asked I f she had com m itted b u rg la ry . "N o t a t a ll. She's the knew w h a t I t m eant to her. In the ch ild o f a goBd-for-nothlng h a lf-b ro th ­ m eeting o f th e ir eyes, the s is te r knew. W ill you ask y o u r u u u t to come e r o f m ine. H e r m oth e r died about 25 and th a t was to send fo r her. I d on't say you c a n 't te ll him n o t to c a ll, and W r ig h t1» In d ia n V eg eta b le m ila c o n ta in kn o w any m ore about ta k in g care o f you'd he lik e ly to see him In o th e r oni> \ » a c ta b le in gred ien t*, w h ich aet g t n t ly a c h ild th a n — than n o th in g ." sighed places anyw ay. I f she w-uuts to shut us a le n ir la x u tlv e . by H tim ulation— not Irrl o ff n il co m m u n ica tio n between you ta lie n . 372 P e a r l S t., N. Y. A dv. Miss Crane. and M r. Ir v in Banks, the o n ly w ay Is "W e ll, th e re ," reassured H nnnnh, “ I T o w h a t deep g u lfs a sin g le d e v ia ­ d o ; and I f you w a n t any help— I f she to come and la y th e case before his tio n fro m tiie tra c k o f hum an d u tie s t gets c ro u p o r som ething you Just send s is te r." E th e l looked dubious, h u t prom ised leads.— B yron. fo r me q u ic k ." I t was ra th e r a p a th e tic lit t le figure to be firm , aud the tw o co n sp ira to rs In b la ck Ih n t landed at the door o f parted. M iss C rane s to u tly protested she the red b ric k house. When the appeal In the la rg e bro w n eyes greeted M iss w ould do n o th in g o f the k in d , b u t as C rane she d id som ething q u ite unex- re la tio n s rem ained decidedly strained, liected Io h e rs e lf; she put her arm s she concluded it was th e o n ly way to around th e c h ild and kissed her. M iss conclude peace. T he day site had appointed to ca ll Stop them quickly— all their dangers and C rane concluded she wasn’t p re tty , discomforts. End t he fever and headache. Force b u t she had “ the m a k in g s " o f good on M iss B unks was cold and b lu s te r­ the poisons out. Hills break colds in 14 hours. ing, und snow began to fa ll h e a v ily looks. They tone the whole system. The prompt, E th e l was not q u ite the untam ed w h ile she was on the way. She had liable results have led millions to employ thea)| b a rb a ria n M iss C rane had expected, to w a lk n e a rly a J iile , and she a r­ Don’t rely on lesser helps, don’t delay. riv e d nt th e B anks cottage, c h ille d , though she had her quota o f fa u lts , Be Sure Price30k and co m m itte d some o f the usual w et and bedraggled. M a ry B anks c h ild is h m isdem eanors. B u t she stic- met her w ith 's u c h cheery c o rd ia lity , | ceeded In p e n e tra tin g the ra th e r hard and took o ff her w et w raps to d ry her c ru s t o f M elissa’s he a rt to th e e xte nt feet, nnd ta lk in g p le a s a n tly a ll the j o f not being packed o ff to a h o arding tim e th a t her c a lle r fo u nd It d iffic u lt Cct Red B cb w ith p o rtra * school, and was suffered to co n tin ue to m ake an opening fo r h e r errand. A t last she got up courage to begin. her e ducation on the home ground. "M is s Banks, I am — " B a n ish P im p le s I l was a sore tr ln l to the e lder wom­ "J u s t a m inute. M iss C ra n e , L e t By Using an when th e g ir l she had learned to love as her own seem p I to care me get you som ething w a rm I" M iss C ra ne pro te ste d she d id not fo r the com pany o f Ir v in Banks. E th e l was now nineteen. She had been need a n y th in g , b u t suddenly M iss Soap to Cleanse graduated fro m the high school, and B unks regarded her w ith deep a la rm . O in tm e n t to H e a l I T r y o u r n e w S h a r in g S tic k . * ‘Oh I " she crie d, "h o w b a d ly you lo o k I had been s tu d y in g at an a rt academy, and was once m ore hack In R a rrin g - W hy, you are h a v in g a c h ill! T h e re ton. She was b rig h t, capable, nnd la so much pneum onia n b o u tl I shall -w-vz . w ith a c h a ra c te r th a t was developing get you som ething a t once.” ei^ev and M iss C ra ne a d m itte d she was s till both k in d lin e s s and force. T h e deep sense o f o b lig a tio n she had fe lt fo r cold, and a llo w e d h e r to have her ¿More ¿Delicious her a u n t had gro w n In to love, and she way. ¿Desserts " I t ’ s Just a lit t le h o t lem onade," she was w illin g to m ake alm ost any s a c ri­ M ake them a t home w ith ail th e ease fice ra th e r than b rin g so rro w In to the snld, han ding th e ta ll tu m b le r to her and aasurance o f a profeaaional chef. life o f the lo n e ly wom an. M iss Crane guest. M iss Crane, a lre a d y alarm ed about had le g a lly adopted E thel, nnd she her co n d itio n , took a lo n g d r a ft o f bore her name. I t wns som ething o f a shock to th e the m ix tu re . S uddenly she set It g irl when her au n t made know n to dow n w ith a frig h te n e d look at the her th e aversion she fe lt to w a rd Irv in o th e r wom an. “ T h e re 's som ething In Banks, and her stron g desire th a t «he It I " she cried. B ea u tifu lly illustrated book« should not a llo w the acquaintance to “ Oh, on ly the least b tt. I f you had k t in eolora.contaming rw ipeg go any fu rth e r. o f fam ous ch ef* and caterers, a d o c to r here he'd m ake you ta k e IL •nay l>e had fo r the asking. "B u t w hy, a u n ty ? " she urged. Y o u 'll have pneum onia I f you d o n 't I" Sent fre e by the makers o f H i p - O - L i t e , th e delicious, " W h a t have you against h im ?" M iss C rane now th o ro u g h ly f r ig h t ­ ready-to-uae M a r s h m a llo w "D o n 't you kn o w w hat there Is ened. sw a llo w e d the w hole o f IL It f ’vm «. A i k your grocer fo r H ip - 9 - L it e and w rite today against h im ? " crie d M iss Crane. was re a lly a ve ry lib e ra l allo w a n ce o f fo r the recipe booklet to “ W e ll— w h a t? " a s tim u la n t and not being used to such "W h y . th a t hoy took to carousing things, she was stain conversing g lib ly . I T h e H lo -O -L ite C o ., D e o t A, 2 0 0 M a rk e t S t , SL Louis when he w asn't more than eighteen and fe e lin g ve ry much at. home w ith ! lie got In w ith a had set. and helped her hostess. M ary showed her b ro th rob a sto re o ve r in Redcllffe, and got er's p ic tu re , and regaled h e r w ith his i W onderful achievem ents M iss C rane ! sent up fo r a y e a r." “ Yes. I kn o w about th a t." said q u ite fo rg e t w h a t she had come fo r. I E thel q u ie tly . and In v ite d them both to c a ll. M ary H e r aunt regarded her w ith speech­ telephoned fo r a conveyance, and sent j less nm azem ent When she fin a lly her guest ho tie happy. found her h reath to speak, she s a id : E thel received the unexpected news I "Y o n knew th a t? And yet you ask w ith astonishntenL b ig th e next In­ me w h a t th e re Is a rn tn s t M m ?" stant became a w are t hikt M iss C rane “ Yes, I knew I t — he to ld me But had been ha vin g too (niS h . T h e nexl th a t was seven years ago He has day a ve ry m iserable, re p e n ta n t worn- 1 never carouse,! s ' tcb . It was a te r an met her at b re a k fa s t “ I'v e got to j 1 PRICE $150 XT YOUR DRUG STOW rlh le lesson T hey got hint In attch resign fro m W C. T. IL , " she said tn r f; e n o o k h ! e o n d ll'o n th a t n ig h t he scarcely knew • 'I'll never he able to look any o f them ! KOENIG MEtyCINE GO. > w hat he was do in g He watched o u t­ In th e face again. I guess I needn't ! » 0 * 9 N.WELLS ST.CJllCeS0.ILL side, hnt he never entered the store have been q u ite ao h a rd on I n i n It was a ll r ig id he ahoold he punished Banka. I h a v e n 't a n y th in g more ^a He feels th a t wav, and saya he Is glad say «gainst h it com ing '* W . N. U.. San Francisco, No. 2 -H 2 7 . RURNSandSCALDS R e s in o l 5THMA? A Sure Relief - J DELL-ANS FOR INDIGESTION fe v e r Grippe Co S top them today Colds CASCAR1 ^QUININE M ICKIE, T H E PR IN TE R 'S D E TIL O H , MtCKtt*. 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