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PRUDENCE vo true; Par s Qnta.gr CCiji unlit, by Km llolilm . Merrill C'um imiiy ) CHAPTEIt X Continued. 13 "Mum you prepare incut for bread ing luil f mi limir In fun1 euoklng, or when?" demanded Pnlry. from the din I iik' Kiiuii iliior. "Wliiit? uii! rificcii mlnutcN be fore. Iinii'i forget in Milt mill pepper tin1 cniniliH. Knlry," hup kiiiuu time your fill Iter will let mill u couple of Hid otln-ri mini' in im .liiincK with mi in (In- our. u uuiilil enjoy it fiiw day there. I Kimw. llvu witii my mult, n dear, niiiilii'rly llllli- nlil miiiiI. Sin' will adore u. Prudence, mill you will like her. too. Would your father let you upend ii week? We can enlly drive back iiml fin III In til" enr." "Miotic ho will, hut who will l;eoi tin- purKonugc whllo I inn away?" "I'litry, to he mire. She mtmt hu n good fnlry once In 11 while. Wo cull tnUit the tulnx with us, Connie, too, ir )ou like, iiml l'nlry will only have to iiuither your father." "I'lUtleiire, hhnll wo Imve ten or cof fee" TIiIh was I .uric from the clour wny. "l'nlry wants to know." "What? Oh! Which do you want. Jerry" "Whleh due your father prefer?" "lie doomi'l drlnl; either except for hreiikfaM." "I generally drlnl! coffee, hut I do not euro much for It, ho do nut both er -" "Coffee. Lark." "Did you ever Imvci n lover, Pru dence? A renl lover, I luenn." "No, I never did." Tin awfully chut of Unit. I'll" "Prudence, do you unit lutlf mill; and half water for creamed tomato soup, or all milk?" "What? Oh 1 All mlllc. Connie, and tell Knlry not to unit It until It Ik en tirely done, or It may curdle." "What In the world would they ever do without you, Prudence? You are the until of tho parsonage, aren't you?" "No, I mn Junl the cook and tho chtiinhermald," hho answered, laugh Inc. "Mut don't you hoo how hard It will ho for mo to go away?" "Hut It isn't fair I Vacation Is com ing now, and Knlry ought to take n turn. What will they do when you gut married?" "I have always nalil I would not gut married." "Hut don't you want to got married, hoiiio tlmu?" "Oh, that Isn't It. I Juwt can't be caiiKo I must tako care of thu parson age, and rnluo tho girls. 1 can't." "Hut you will," ho whispered, and his hand touched hers for just a sec ond. Prudenco did not answer. Sho lifted her eyes to IiIh face, and caught In her lireuth onco more. A little Inter ho said, "Do you mind If I go upstairs mid tall; to your father a few minutes? Mayhc Pd hotter." "Hut do not slay very low,'." sho urged, and sho wondered why the brightness and sunshluo vanished from tho room wnen he went out. "First door to tho right," sho called after hlin. Sir. Starr arose to greet til tn . nnd welcomed him to his comhlnatlon study and hedroom with great friendliness. Hut Jcrrold went straight to tho point. "Mr. Slurr, It's very kind of you to receive a perfect strainer as you have inc. Hut I understand that with n girl lll;o Prudence, you will want to hu careful. I can glvu you tho names of several prominent men In Dc.s Moines, Christians, who know mo well, and can tell you all about me." "It Isn't necessary. Wo are parson iikc people, and are accustomed to re ccIvIiik men and women as worthy of our trust, until wo llnd I hem different. Wo are glad to count you among our friends." "Thank you, hut you see, Mr. Starr, this Is it little different. Koine day, Prudenco and I will want to ho mar ried, und you will wish to bo sure about mo." "Does Prudenco know about that?" "No," with a smile, "wo haven't got tlmt far yet. Hut I am suro sho feels It. Shu hasn't well, you know what I moiiii. Hho has been asleop, but I bcllovo alio la waking up now." t- &?nB. etihqel iv ftH "Yes, I think mi. Do you mind If I ask you n fuw cjuentloim?" "No, Indeed. Anything you like." "Well, II ml, are you a Christian?" "Not tho kind you are, Mr. Hlarr. I ko to church, and I bellovo tho Hlble, though 1 seldom read It. Hut I'll get busy now, If you llko. 1 know Pru denco would iniilco mo do that." And bo mulled again, "Do you drink?" "I did u Utile, hut I promised Pru dence this morning I would epilt It. ,1 smoke, loo, Prudenco knows It. but sho did not make mo promise to cpilt that?" Ills voice was raised, Inuulr ingly. "Would you have promised, If who had asked It?" "I Miippose I would." lie flushed n little. "I know I was pretty hurd lilt, and It was such a new experience that I would have promised anything shu asked, Hut I like smoking." "Never mind the smoking. I only asked that question out of curiosity. Tell mo about your relations with your mother when hho was living." ".She has been dead four years." Jcrrold spoke with muiio emotion. "Wo were great chums, though her health was always poor. When I was In sehool, I pcnt all my vacations at homo to he with her. And 1 never went abroad until after her death be cause slut did not like thu Idea of my going so far from her." '.lerrold. my boy, I. do not want to seem too severe, but tell iue. has there been anything In your life, about women that could come out and hurt Prudenco Inter on?" Jcrrold hesitated. "Mr. Starr, I havo been young, and headstrong, and Im pulsive. 1 havo clono some things 1 wish now I hadn't. Hut I believe there Is nothing that 1 could not explain to Prudence so she would understand." "All right. If you are the man, Cod bless you. And, do you mind If I Just suggest that you go a little slow with Prudence? Iteuiember that she has been hound asleep, until this morning. 1 do not want her awakened too rude ly." "Neither do I," wild Jcrrold quickly. "Shall I go down now? The girls have Invited me to stay for Kiippr, and Prudenco says 1 am to come back to morrow, too. Is that all right? Ito meuiher, I'll be going homo on Mon day I" "It is all right, certainly. Spend as much time here as you like. You will either get worse, or get cured, and which ever It Is, you've got to havo n chance. 1 llko you, Jcrrold. Pru dence Judges by Instinct, but It does not often fall her." Prudence heard him running down tho stairs boyishly, and when hu came In, before bhu could speak, ho whis pered, "Shut your eyes tight. Prudence. And do not scold me, for 1 can't help It." Then he put his hands over hers, and kissed her on the lips. They woro both breathless after that. Prudenco at last was aroused from her slumber. CHAPTER XI. She Orders Her Life. That was tho beginning of Pru dence's golden summer. She was not given to self-analysis. She hadn't the time. She took things as they came. "Do You Drlnk7" Sho could not bear tho thought of shar ing with tho parsonage family even tho least ardent nnd most prosaic of Jer rold's letters. Hut she nuver asked herself tho reason. Tho dnys when Jerry camo wero tremulously happy ones for her she was all nqulver when sho heard him swinging briskly up Uio ramshackle parsoiingo walk, nnd her breath was suffocatingly hot. Hut oho took It us n matter of course. Sho know that Jerry's volco was tho sweot est volco In thu world. Sho know tlmt his eyes wero tho softest nud brightest and tho most tender. Sho kuow that his hands had a thrilling touch qulto different from tho touch of ordinary, less dear bunds. Hho know that his Miillo lifted her Into a delirium of de light. Prudenco never thought of that. Hho Just lived In Uio sweet ecstatic dream of (ho summer, and was well and richly content. Ko tho vacation pus.sed and Indian summer crime. It was Saturday evening. Tho early supper at tho parsonage wan over, tho twins had washed tho dishes, ami still tho daylight lingered. Prudence and Jerry sat side by side, and closely, on the front porch, talking In whispers. Kiilry had gone for a stroll with thu sllll faithful I Kibble. Connie nnd tho twins had evidently vanished. Ah not cpilto Unit I Carol and Lark enrno swiftly around tho corner of the par sonage. "Uood evening," mild Ltirk politely, and Prudence sat up abruptly. Thu twins never wasted politeness 1 They wanted something. "Do you mind If wo take Jerry around by thu woodshed for a few min utes, Prue?" Prudence sniffed suspiciously. "What tiro you going to do to hlui?" sbo de manded. "We won't hurt him," grinned Carol Impishly. "Maybe he's afraid to come," wild Lark, "for there are two of us, und wo are mighty men of valor." "That's all right." Prudenco nn swercd defensively. "I'd sooner faco a tribe of wild Indians any day than you twins when you are mischief -bent." "Oh, we Just want to use him a few minutes," Mild Carol Impatiently. "Upon our honor, as Christian gentle men, wo promise not to hurt a hair of his head." "Oh, come along, and cut out the comedy," Jerry broke III, laughing. Then (lie twins led him to the wood sheil. Close beside tho shed grew a tall and luxuriant innplc. "Do you see tills hoard?" began Lark, exhibiting with some pride n solid board about two feet In length. "Well, wo found this over by thu Av ery barn. We've found a perfectly gorgeous place up In the old tree whore wo can make a heat. We thought you could nail this on to the limbs there are two right near ench other, evident ly put there on purpose for us. See what dandy big nails wo have!" "From the Avery's woodshed, I sup pose," lie suggested, smiling. "Oh, they are cpjlte rusty. Wo found them In the scrap heap. We're very good friends with tho Averys, very good, Indeed," she continued hastily. "They allow us to nimmagu uruund at will In thu barn." "And hoc this rope," cried Carol. "Isn't It a dandy?" "All 1 Thu Avery bnrn must be Inex haustible In lt resources." "How suspicious you are, Jerry," mourned Ijirk. "Wo thought when you had the board nailed on, you might rope It to the limbs above. Do you sup pose you can do that, Jerry?" "Well, let's begin. Now, observe I I loop this end of tho ropo lightly about my or middle. The other end will dangle on Uio ground to bo drawn up at will. I bestow the good but rusty nulls In this pocket, and the hammer here. Then with the admirable board beneath my iirin, 1 mount" And Jerry smiled as ho heard the faithful twins, with much grunting and JOKE SOMEHOW MISSED FIRE Incident That illustrates the Danger of Plagiarism When One's Memory May Cause False Step. A parly of men were discussing at the dinner table the relative merits of their favorite heroes. They were wax ing wiirni over the subject, when one mini appealed to his host to agreo with him In haying Napoleon was tho great est man of tho age. "Why, yes," was the reply. "Napo leon was a very great man, but this," holding up the nutmeg grater which lie hud used In mixing the punch bowl, "Is a grater." A would-ho wit who was ono of tho party thought he would llko to repro duce tho Joko as his own, so ho care fully arranged a dinner at which none of tho men present at tho former one should appear. A table napkin was hold by him, under which a grater was concealed, and tho conversation skill fully led up to the desired topic. Well ington was tho hero of tho evening, tho host keeping discreetly out of tho discussion. Presently a man observed, "Wo havo not heard your opinion, Hrown." Thu host Immediately seized his op portunity, and producing tho llttlo In strument, said gravely, "Wellington was Indeed a great man, but this Is a nutmeg grater." And then ho wondered why nobody laughed and nil looked tit him curi ously. Influences the Drain. Every organ In the body exerts In soniu way an Inlluenco upon tho brain. Thoso whoso lives tiro along tho sys tematic, plodding way tho great crowd of us lmvo no excuso for "tern poramentnl tits." If wo tako euro ot our health every organ does Its duty, nud bruin and nervous system do not becomo temporarily poisoned. nn occasional groan, following In his wnkc. It was n delightful location, n they bad Paid. Tho hoard fitted nice ly on tho two limbs, and Jerry fastened It with tho rusty nails. Tho twins were Jubilant and loud In their praises of his skill and courage. "Oil, Jerry 1" exclaimed Carol, with deep satisfaction, "U'k nucli n blessing to discover something really nice about you after nil these months!" "Now, wo'll Just" ."Hush I" hissed Lark. "Here comes Connie. Hold your breath, Jerry, and don't budge." "Isn't she In on this?" ho whispered. Ho could hear Connie making weird noises as she catno around thu house from the fronL Shu was learning to whistle, and the cIToct was ghastly In tho extreme. Connie's mouth hud not been designed for whistling. "Hh I She's the band of dark-browed gypsies trying to steal my lovely wife." "Pin the lovely wife," Interrupted LCaroI, complacently. "Hut Counlo does not know about 1L She Is ho religious she won't be uny of thu villain parts." Connie en mo around the comer ot tho parsonage, out tho back walk he Side by Side Talking in Whispers. nen tli the maple. Then she gave a gleeful scream. Itlght before her lny a beautiful heavy rope. Connie had been yearning for n good rope to make a swing. Here It lay, ut her very feet, plainly n gift of the gods. She did not wait to see where the other end of tho ropo was. She Just grabbed what she saw before her. nnd started violently back nround the houso with It. yelling: "Prudence! Look nt my rope!" Prudence rushed around tho parson age. Tho twins shrieked wildly, ns there wns n terrific tug and heave of the limb beside them, nud then a crashing of branches and leaves. Jerry was gone I (TO HE CONTINUED.) Use for Horsechestnuts. The soapy nature of the kernel of the horsechestnut 1ms led Investigators to search for a way to use it In remov ing dirt and grease from textile goods. According to Los Mntlercs Grasses, several methods of extracting this soapy substance have been potented, and, moreover, profitable uses havo been found for other constituents of the horsechestnut. The shell is rich In tannin, and is used In preparing an ex tract for tanning leather. The kernel contains about six uud six-tenths per 1 cent of a pale yellow oil similar to nl 1 niond oil. After tho oil bus been ex j t meted, tho residue, treated with di lute alcohol, yields an extract contain ing about lf per cent of escullc ncid, a saponaceous substance that lias ex cellent lathering and cleansing proper tics. Tho material left after the oil and soap have been removed can bo made Into u white starch. When treat ed with cold wate to remove the bit ter principle, it is suitable for food. St. Anthony Needed a Dath. At a recent meeting of tho confer ence of sanitary Inspectors J. Towy Thomas, chief sanitary Inspector for the Uhonddti Valley, said that though writings on health wero among tho oldest In tho world, sanitation forsotuo generations niado blow progress. Tho tllthy habits of tho hermits of tho Mid dle Ages and of tho early Christian saints wero practiced by tho monks or more recent eras. Indeed St. Je rome praised these habits of tho her mits, and especially commended nn Egyptian who combed his hair only on Eustor Sunday and never wished his clothes. St. Anthony never wnshed his feet, nnd Thomas n-Heckott, when slain, had undergarments In such a condition that ono shuddered nt tho description. Londou Times. Mexico City Is 7,415 feet nbovo sea love). Its death rato has been no toriously high. ADAMSON IAW IS CONSTITUTIONAL Washintgon, D. C. The eight-hour standard for railroad wages, provided in the Adamson law, was held consti tutional Monday by tho Supreme court. The Supreme court's decision, hold ing the entire Adamson act constitu tional, was announced by Chief Justice White. In announcing the opinion, the Chief justice reviewed the negotiations lead ing to enactment of the law. He did not read from a prepared opinion, giv ing it apparently from memory. He told of the President's efforts to avert the Btrikc last September. "He suggested arbitration. The employes accepted and the employes refused," said the Chief justice. "He then suggested a basic cight-hour-day standard. The employers rejected that and the employes accepted." How the President went to congress was then recited. "Congress passed the law that is be fore ua and the carriers refused to re cognize it," he recited. He' said the agreement to expedite the case was "very laudable." In the early course of the opinion the Chief justice said that the law was both an eight-hour day act and also a wage-fixing statute. He said it "strips the parties of power of con tract" as to wages. He said the eight-hour provision was the para mount feature. As to whether the law fixes the hours of labor or fixes wages, the Chief justice said it did both. He said the right to fix hours of labor by congress was out of the cases unqestioned. Wilson Sees Way Clear in Strike Decision to Urge Arbitration Law Washington, D. C President Wil son, it is learned on good authority Wednesday, will strongly urge upon congress, in special session, the en actment of a complusory arbitration act, basing his demand on the decision of the Supreme court in the Adamson case, which foretells that such a law will be held constitutional. The President, according to those who have seen him since the decision, will be more vigorous in his demand than in the past two sessions, and will use the full power of the administra tion in favor of a law similar to that of Canada. One feature which the President probably will insist upon will make it. unlawful for employes of interstate railroads to strike pending the arbitration of differences. It is also learned from authentic sources that the leaders of the Amer ican Federaton of Labor are deeply alarmed over the ruling of the Su preme court as to compulsory arbitra tion, and fear that if this principle is rigidly applied by congress labor un ions will be deprived of an important and hitherto effective weapon. Ex-Czar of Russia May Quit Native Land for Switzerland Petrograd, via London The former Dowager Empress Marie Feodorovna who was at Kiev, went to meet her son, former Emperor Nicholas, as he was retuiT.ing after his abdication. She had long resented the influence over Nicholas wielded by the Empress Alexandra, Gregory Rasputin, the mystic monk, and Mademoiselle Gru bava, lady-in-waiting to the Empress and Alexandra's best friend, who had introduced Rasputin to the Empress. Marie Feodorovna saw Alexandra only when court functions required. Since early in January she had been at Kiev and had refused to come to tho capital. Her meeting with Nicholas was said to have been affecting. The object of her visit to him was to advise with him as to her future residence. It is reported that she in tends to go to Denmark, her native country. It is expected that Nicholas Roman off, as the former Emperor is now known, will eventually go to Switzer land or France, his stay in the Crimea being temporary. Most of tho mem bers of his suite havo acknowledge the new government. Four Die From Greens. Boise, Idaho Claude Richards, aged 22, member of the Richards family, of Carey, poisoned last week bv eatlnf canned greens, died Wednesday. He is tho fourth victim to succumb, his mother wnd two sisters having died Sunday and Monday. Tho father, Samuel P. Richards, is very low, but his physician now entertains hono for his recovery. A hired man, who also ate some of the poisoned herbs, is con siderably improved and will recover. Slayer of Judge is Killed. Birmingham, Ala. David D. Over ton, tho ex-county court clerk under death sentence for tho murder of Judgo W. T. Lawler, was shot to death m a Uirmlngham suburb Wednesday night by a sheriff's posse sent out to capture him and six other prisoners who hd escaped from tho county jail early in the day.