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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.