Alabaster Lamps
By MARGARET TURNBULL
Coprrlfht, lit. y Vnrvirst TumunlL
WNU SsrYlos
m
iii.K.i. imnH la a story
of old lova nd ot nsw lova; as
old-tashtonI aa nomi-ira".
atrawbarrlaa on biscuit-dough
ahorlcaks; modern aa a low.
slrak sptstar balloon tlraa
kAhhrf.hlr drtvsr. Maraa-
.! Turnbull saye It wm written
with tha thouittit or anowina
w-s . r.ntil msn with ft
hard had, a aott hsart and a
yearning for th romance in ma
rin iindar cartatn circum
stances. Tha tala waa wrlttan
on a high hill aoove ma iis-
rlxir far ratnaved from tha
thcatar and moving plcturaa. It
waa drafted out under tha traaa
and during lone-, peaceful walks
down tha wood road. All about
lay the country Mlaa Turnbull
tovea, and there live aoma of the
flneat people In the world plain
American cltliene. For Instance,
there la C. M. Pnbbe, village gro
cer. Into whoae lite came aoma
genuine romance a romance In
which figured beautiful women,
adventurea. a myaterloua young
.,... .-..m h, hsltleflslda of
the World war, jnuatlng with
adversarial in tne mans m i .".
... !i!t to forelctt
VVWB -
shorrs. and a boat of other
thtnta which enabled Mr. C. M.
Pabhs, grocer, to .jraln a secret
desire to view existence "through
tha mtete of alaoaater tarnpa.
nnd played Tha Lady of Lyon,' My
mother "
'I didn't mean that" th young man
assured him hastily, as though fearing
obstetrical details. "I meant to ask
la there a 'Lady of Lyons" In react
Valley and la your called 'Pauline,'
toor
Mr. Dabbs healtnted. shook his head
thoughtfully, and said slowly! "I live
alone, with Aunt Lyddy to keep houst
for me.
Course. I've alwnvs thought It was
a hlnined alllv nlitv. All about a poor
boy marrying a lady under false pre
tenses. Good many years since I read
It, though, but as I remember, he made
good. I've often wondered If In real
life"
nut his coninanlon cared nothing
alum! iltartlastne Lvtton's old Play. "I
say, Claude Melnotte," he Interrupted,
ls your Pence Valley home lit by "ala
baster lamps' T"
rinmla Melnotte Dabbs hesitated.
lie was home again, after a week of
the Wholesale and Itetall Grocer's con
vention In New York. Ilehlnd that
calm exterior he was greatly excited.
CHAPTER I
Tha rrocerv store of C. M. Dabbs,
at tha crossroads. I'eace Valley, was
astir. This was "late-loslug" night.
l arked before the door were vehicles
. ait sires, sorts and description, from
ji.otor to old fctuhioned farm wagons
.n,i l.nr"ip. the natient dorses wan
lug, with drooping heads, while their
masters finished their Interminable
Marketing and equally Interminable
conversations.
ifnritetlnc took a long time In Peace
Valley. In the first place, on late-
iloslng night It was the custom to "go
tlown along the crossroads and do your
Storing' at Dnbb'." In the second
Dlace, hurry was a vulvar habit that
Lad not yet reached I'eace Valley
One was "in the way of knowing
.hot in biIoIiie In the village ana
the surrounding countryside by going
tn the crossroads store. The news-
rxtliprlna and distributing took time,
for Bo subject was rashly broached
or rapidly discussed. One has only
tn llston attentively to the apparent
ly monotonous discussions In country
stores to discover Hint, tliougn miter
itte and totally ignorant of grammar,
these anions have read deeply In the
tiook nf Human ature.
Two men alighted from a car Just
nntslile the grocery.
One of them, the proprietor of the
ahon. said : "l.eave the bags, .nea.
The boy'll bring them In."
He was a durk-halred. rather thick
apt man. He was not tall. His fine
fur. wns reddened like that of a sail'
or or fireman: round, full and clean
shaven. The hair at bis temples was
rravlm a little.
tt was his eves that made you look
twice at him. 'C M. Dabbs" eyes were
Mil A fifl HOT Italian sky, and as cold
as Ice, or as soft and deep as the
same sky. It all depended on Dow
tml.ha looked at TOIL
They were at their softest and deep
est now, as he looked at his compan
ion. He was s much younger man.
not more than twenty-seven, with
amooth brown hair. His clothes were
ail thnt clothes should be, and worn
lv one who thought about them be
fore he put them on, and then forgot
hnnt them. He was not the type usu
ally found In a country village and he
looked shout him with an Interest mat
"Peace Valley !M he said, softly. "It
i,.f,m niia it !" He glanced again at
the crossroads, one of which led steep
ly uphill, while the other wound about
. vallev until It disappeared behind
a tall wood. The grocery store was a
. great old stoue bouse, the front part
' i,ii.h hsd been transformed from
j.-.iiiria Next door, a long low
K u - -
building combined the business of
blacksmlthlng, wheelwrlghtlng and mo
n. roonlrlne. The old and the new
were mingled peacefully together. The
post office, the brightly lighted barber
thop and the cobbler's little hovel were
all grouped about the crossroads,
i "I didn't exaggerate, did IV asked
Vlol.l..
rrt.u t-ntins: man shook his head.
'I'eace Valley," be repeated. "1 didn't
believe there was such a place!" He
i.,iwiri at the sign over the door and
. turned lo the older man with a smile.
"G M. Dabbs, General Store," he
ronn ah md. "You told the truth about
that, too. But why C. M.T Come, what
ts it thnt distinguishes you from the
..i utwl flia of DnbbsesT Is It
T'tiai-les' or "Cvrus' Or "
The older man blushed. "C, M 1
II v alirn mvseif." he admitted.
'hnt If vou really want to know what
It stands for why, Claude Melnotte
Th.IiKs 'a mv name."
The young man laughed softly, re
swat tn. "Claude Melnotte,"
Mr Dniiiia smiled. "Do you blame
tne for sticking to C, M., or Mister?"
"I do not," his companion declared
emphatically. "Tell me"
a travel In a company, pretty good
n't., ton 1 liPlleve." Mr. Dabbs began
hurriedly, "with somebody celebrated
"Come In and Meet Aunt Lyddy.'
Somethlne In the young man's ques
tion faintly stirred his memory. Surely
there had been mention of "alabaster
Iannis" In that old clay. Vaguely feel
Ing that there was another answer, be
took nartlcular pains to be exact
We've got an electric light plant
for the store only, as you'll notice. In
the house we burn coal OIL They're
Rochester lamps.
Ha threw the door wide open and
beckoned to bis companion to enter,
saving
"Welcome home, Ned. Welcome to
Peace Valley and our store.
with their entrance conversation
stopped and all eyes turned toward
tr ttuhha and his coninanlon.
Ned saw what seemed an Immense
cavern, lit by crudely Installed electric
HcMe which shed a garish glow over
the huge stock of canned goods, flower
pots, cotton cloth, hams, bacon, tea.
coffee and other staples which const)
tute a general store.
'Hoiin. Sim." Mr. Dabbs began.
greeting the big-headed, pa'-fced
man hehlnd the counter wno was la
dling out sugar for a bewhlskered
farmer
Rut before he could Introduce Ned,
a clear, girlish voice Interrupted
'1 bee oardon. but could will any
one tell me the road to Clover Hot
lowT"
Tha noennanta of the store trans-
furrml their attention to the girl who.
unnoticed, had entered Just behind
Mr. Dabbs and bis companion.
She was a slender, vivid, dark girl.
One mlL'ht susnect. and find, red lights
In the brown balr almost hidden by
her close-nttlng hat, ana a nre id tne
hi na avea that looked out from under
long, dark lashes. Everything ubout
her spoke of money and care expend
ed upon every article of ber clothing.
Hha tirid ttint eunous air or responsi
bility and knowledge that Is so oddly
part of youth that ehe war has left us.
"I beg pardon," Ned began, but the
tri ri iooiti.il nnat him and at the capa
ble Dabbs, who had turned towara nor
and was pointing through the dark
doorway as he spoke
"Go straluht along up that road un
til you pass Ilrook farm, which you'll
know by the little covered bridge over
the brook. Cross the bridge, turn to
the right and keep on up the hill and
away from Peace Valley and you il oe
on the only road to Clover Hollow."
The elrl thanked him briefly, though
cordlullv. and went swiftly out. Ordi
narily the crowd would have discussed
her. her destination and her likelihood
of being a "stayer" or Just a visitor nt
Clover Hollow. Hut now there was
another stranger present, and they
turned their attention to rea,
Mr. Dnbbs Introduced hltu briefly
"My nephew. Ned Curter, come to
atnv awhile.
Then, as the store began to wake op
and get ready for speech, he turned
to Ned with a curt, "Come In and
meet Aunt Lyddy."
Ned followed without knowing that
he had left behind a seething mass of
curiosity. Dabbs knew IL That Claude
Dabbs had an unknown nepnew was
unthinkable, and unsupported by the
facts concerning the Dabbs family as
known In Peace Valley.
Jim i'aroum made one brave effort
toward nutting things on the proper
Peace Valley footing. As Mr. Dubbs
led Ned to the door, Jltn found his
voice :
"Didn't know you had a nevvy
Claude." he called out, "and don't ex
actly see how yon can, either, seeing
you're the only one of the hull Dubbs
family left."
"My second cousins boy from the
West. He's always called me uncle.
thoush. Instead of cousin, owing to
the difference In years. Come on,
Neil." and Dabbs owned the door.
Ned found himself In a queer, bnre
little room, almost filled by a big
table-topped desk of the vintage ot
1S00. aulte as large as a modern din
ing table, and a vast armchair that
looked even older, though both were
In an excellent state of repair. There
were no pictures on the wull, only
calendar.
"Mv office." Dabbs explained. "But
come on and meet Aunt Lyddy, one of
the best women God ever put breath
In, but likely to be flustered ir you
bring anybody on her euddeullke
He opened a door leading Into the
Interior of the house and ushered ."ea
Into the family dining room. Aunt
Lyddy snt at the tuble, a Ilocheeter
lamp In the center on an elaborately
embroidered centerpiece. The lamp
hail a white shade, but after the harsh
light of the shop, Ned wus grateful for
th softer glow. Aunt Lyddy was
nersonahle old lady, handsome despite
her slxty-fldd years, with a great pile
of the whitest balr Ned had ever seen.
si, looked un as Mr. Dabbs entered
and scrutinized Ned from over the
rims of her glasses.
"Well. Mister Dabbs. this Is a pretty
time to come Some I Been ajoylnf
around somewhere, as usual, I sup
pose." "Brought you something. Aunt Lyd
dy." Mr. Dabbs patted her on the
back and placed a small package In
her lap. "Just a little somctmng io
satisfy that awful craving you've got
for Jewelry." Then, before the de
lighted old woman could open the box
or speak, he continued, bis hand on
Ned's shoulder: "But I brought a big
ger present than that back with me.
Aunt Lyddy, this Is my sdopted
nephew, Ned Carter."
"H'm, adopted!" As she spoke. Aunt
Lyddy's eyes remained fixed on Ned.
"Yes, adopted. But remember, Aunt
Lyddy, he's Just nephew' to those gas
bags In the store waiting to be filled
and float round town with the news."
Aunt Lyddy nodded. "Well, yoo
showed light good taste In selecting a
nat.hew. Claude. He's a Dresentable-
looklng young fellow, I'll say that If
so be as he treats you as lair as you
treat hltn, he can stay here and wel-
Wind
"Thnnk you. Aunt Lyddy," and Ned
smiled his friendliest "I certainly
mean well!"
FAMOUS
MINING STRIKES
By THOMAS E. STEWARD
Tennessee)'! Famous Mineral
District
Al'MQVE Amorlcan mining re
gion Is that of Ducktown, Tenn..
whhh la of nsrtlculnr Interest In the
first place because It contains "cop
per, sulphur, Iron, slno and leaa, sil
ver aud gold, and In the second place
because the fumes from Us reduction
ftirnniitB liiivo heen used as a basis
. rfuv.ai.mlnff nni of the world's big
gest centers for the manufacture oi
sulohurlc nchl
rmn,.r wna the metal first mined in
th Un, -Blown district and a study of
the ares made for the government by
V II Rmmona. head ot tne aenarv
ment of ireoloirv at the University of
Mlnnesola, declares that some of Ihls
metal was extracted by the Indians
prior to the days of white settlement.
This would Indicate that the Duck-
town deios!t may have been worked
lotn'or than any other In Jiorin
America.
This district lies In an ancle of throe
states Tennessee. North Carolina and
Georgia, but the principal mines are
In Tennessee.
While nam first began their search
f,,r im.inli ni.ar Ducktown In the
MO's. and as usual, the first prostwot-
Ing was for gold, of which some was
found. It Is told that an early miner
named Weaver obtained a lease to
exploit a mine known as the Hlwa
and h!Mil 31.0k.) pounds of ore to
Boston fur smelting. As It proved.
this ore was extremely rich, running
23 per cent owr, but heo tne re
turns came back from the smelter
Weaver had dlPInrot. Oirnions
were suspended for a time and ne nan
lost what might have been a fortune.
During the next decade, long before
the great western and Michigan cop
per mines were known. Ducktown was
a frontier center of mining excitement
and speculation. In 103 nearly 2.-
nno.mio tons of mjrjter were produced
In Its mines, mostly by small compa
nies owned in the North or In London.
The Iron, nreclous metals, slue and
lend of the Ducktown ares have been
of chief Intenst to gi'ob'glsts, having
existed In quantities so small that
tittle has ever been ereovered. Tor
the most imrt the precious metal con
tent has been so low thnt It would not
have paid to extract It by refining.
It was the existence of a great
amount of sulphur In the Ducktown
dree that led to the mammoth devel-
onment there of sulphuric acid manu
facture. In the smelting of copper
from these ores, the sulphur was re
moved. Conditions were found to lie
Ideal for sulphuric acid manufacture
and mammoth plants were built.
The linportsnce of this substance Is
ens often overlooked by the layman.
It Is a fortunate circumstance of
the Ducktown deposits that the tann
ine areas of the states surrounding It
sre deficient In the very fertilisers It
csn produce, thus providing a nearby
market for Its products.
Who Is this brsnd new rela
tion, and why hasn't Aunt Lyd
dy heard of him before.
ANSWERED:
three vital questions you have asked
about used car allowances
1 "What is my present car worth?"
A nswer: Your used car hai only one funJi
nicnul basil of value: that li what the dealer
who accepts it in trade can get fur it in the
used car market,
"Why should dealers in different
makes of cars offer me allowances
that differ materially?"
Answer: Your used car has seemingly dif
ferent values because competitive dealers are
bidding to sell you new car.
"Is it true that the largest allow
ance offered means the best deal
for me?"
A nswer! The largest allowance Is not rteces
aarily the hot deal fur you. Sometime it it)
tomctimct it it nut. An exemive allowance
may mean that you are paying an excessive
price for the new car in comparison with in
real value.
First judge the merits of the new cor In comparison
wilh it price, including1 all delivery and finunco
charge. Thtn weitfh any difference in allowance ,
offered on your used car. Hcmcmbcr that after all
you are making a punhase, not a sale.
GENERAL
MOTORS
"A car for every purse and purpose"
CHEVROLET . PONTIAC OLDSMOIIILB . OAKLAND
BCICK LaSALLB . CADILLAC
CMC TRUCKS . YI LLOW CADS AND COACHES
miCWAIRE-Tk hUmk Riffifntf
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
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Medieval-Day Boxes Became Dower Chests
Large wardrobe chests of medieval
days, sometimes called portman
teaux, were the forerunners or tne
dower chests of Inter periods. There
were no trunks, such as are In use to
day, and the big boxes were an im
portant part of the Impedimenta car
ried by the nobles of the Middle ages
on their visits to neighboring castles,
sayl Edward Wenhnm, writing In the
International Btudlo. usuuny iney
mn da of onk. but sometimes
chestnut was employed. Some of them
we covered w th leather, upon
which the coat of arms and other
heraldic signs were emblunoncd. In
limn thov hecome dower chests, usual
ly coiitiilnlng the store of household
linen that the brldo took to tier nus-
bnnd. Passing from mother to daugh
ter, they becume heirlooms or great
sentimental vulue. The chest up.
pealed to all countries of Europe and
was brought to America by the first
settlers, and bridal chests were among
the first pieces of early Colonial rural
ture constructed.
Player-Piano RolU
Where It used to take weeks to
make the 65-note roll for a player
nlann It now takes but a very few
minutes for a good player to make ths
modern plnyer-plnno roll. On this
roll only the theme Is played by hund.
Tha nrrhestrs and lnzi notes are In
serted by a mechanical process. Ths
paper on whlcn these roils are mHoe
Is" 83 1-3 per cent rope or fiber. The
ni.rfnrnted miner roll wns Invented In
1H87 and the perforated music si we I
appeared as fltirty ns 1842, when a
Frenchman patented It In Ituiic
Klondike Cold Rush
ni n msa dlarovrred In the al-
vJ luvlal sand deposits along th
border line between Amerlcun Aiasaa
and the Canadian Klondike aa long
ago as 1HH7. For some years after
that the number of miners at wora in
placer mines of that district gradual
ly Increased, but tt wai nt until
l4rtM9 that the richest Klondike
strikes were made, to be followed ny
ilia mad rush of Americans, t ana-
dlans and foreigners that brought to
mind the prevloue historic rush Into
California.
Tha difficulties of getting Into Inte
rior Alasks, where the gold lay. were
(Mtnanitnita. vet more than 80,000
miners made this extremely arduous
Journey In a psriJ of four years.
The name "Klondike" came from
tha nrlnelnal river of this famous
gold bearing area, but It was not alone
as a wealth producer, fiver an area
of something tike 8n0 square miles
every creek, brook and river was a
source 'if treasure and the sands of
every stream were carefully panned
by the gold-hungry adventurers.
During the brief three and a half
months of the Arctic summer It was
a Simula matter to wash the gravel
along the Alusknn streams, bnt when
winter set In the miners found tnetr
nrnhiem one of extreme dlnlculty.
Food was scarce, camp were almost
unbearably uncomfortable, and, worst
of all, the sand and gravel was all
frorea so bard that a pick mnde little
Impression. I'ndor these difficulties
the miners finally adopted th metnoo
hiiiiiilns huiie fire on th sand at
night. Awakening In th morning,
they were able to shovel out th sand
s a ilonth of a foot or o. This they
loaded up In a tockplle to be washed
when warm weather returned ano
lhawed out tha froten mas of gold
bearing sands.
Alaskan gold production reached a
maximum of $22,000,000 In 10O0, but
had declined by 1000 to a little more
than quarter of that sum. The pop
ulation of Dawson City, the principal
Klondike camp, dwindled from 10,000
to 11,000 nd then gradually sank stIU
lower. Canadian estimates have
placed the total gold extraction on
both the Canadian and Amorlcan
sides of the Klondike border at ap
proximately floo.iKKi.ono In th entlr
pn-lod between 1SHT and 1000,
lift, HIT, Waslsrn Nswspaiisr Union.
Mutual Fear Din'tpattd
When Jam IL Hchnell, Hunnels.
Iowa, read the description of the body
of a murderwl man found near Mason
City he felt sure that It waa his broth
er Phil, and hurried there to Identify
the body. At the morgue James ran
Into Phil, who had also read about
tha dead man and waa positive that
It wna his brother Jim. They gred
that It was a lucky mistake and went
back home happier than they came.
lUchange.
Hit Finith
Music Pupil I Hi you think I ever
will become a finished product!
Professor Yea, If the man next door
gets hold of you.
The expression "cool as s cucumber
Is based on the fuct that the vegetable
I usually on degree lower than the
surrounding etmoephere.
roxofi'on Bringt Back Horett
Tavathm la milting the lowly horse
hack Into style In Imduti. replacing
H. automobile. Hi firm has ll more
horses than before the war. and Is still
displacing mechanical Vehicles wltn
horses whenever there Is an opportu
nity. With cure, a horse doing ordi
nary work should Inst 15 years. They
have been found more economical.
Motor on Mail Routet
Of the M,.'ll rural mall routes In
the fnlted Hlntes, Ofl pet Cent have
bwn motorized. The combined length
of th route Is l,:i.U7S mile and
the total mileage travereed during
th last nscnl year wa 877,045.703.
Too Frtsh
riistnmer Have you stuffed olives!
Young Grocer Jo, mu'nm, but . I
have filled dates.
"Butch" Bedbug,
burglar, starts
bis night's work
Millions of othert era
ttarting, too! De ready
for them! -
MAKE NO MISTAKE I There'
only one scay to exterminate bed
bogs. That's with a HquhL Pont
waste time shooting spray at
them. No spray can possibly reach
their youDg aud eggs.
Bedbugs are In the woodwork,
along the baae-boarils nottnth
bed clothes, aa yon may have
thought. Don't waste time using
powder. Bedbugs don't eat. They
suck. That's why only a liquid can
exterminate them,
Peterman's Discovery Is the
right liquid. It soaks down Into
their nests. It will exterminate all
bedbugs, all their young and eggs
la any house In 40 hours,
Jfere Is the right Insectiria'e or
each iiumctt
rrrxuMAfi's nisr.oviBY,Uf m
MlastM SadkSf s.
n.YOSAN, lyrar kills I Us aa
aialte.
nmCBMAN't ROACH FOOD ssMnak
salsa SMkraasSsa,
PrntRMAN' ANT roOD ask
rTTESMAN'S MOTH root! aralasla
aaslaM assOu.
hisrmasS Aa ft right
iMMrtfrfcls so la
so. Oa sal wAsrsssr
iruf ara utUL
You must have a apedfie lnseo
tlcide for each Insect. No single
insertielde will exterminate them
al). We have had nearly BO years'
experience. We hoots that Is true.
ilUmanh
aoorihBAs.,N.y.c
'ruullue,' came to the county seat