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Alabaster
Lamps
By
Margaret TurnbuD
Coprrlahl, llll. br Marrt TvrnbulL
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8T0RY FROM THE START
Claud Mrlnott Pabb re
turns from New Tork to hit
general grocery In Pear Valley,
Pa. With him cornea Ned Car
ter, a stranger, whom Dobba In
troduce to "Aunt lorddy," hla
old houeekeeper, an a nephew.
I-ater Dabba adnma to Aunt
Ljrddjr that Carter la a chanc
acquaintance, veteran of the
World war, whom he had met
In New York and taken a lik
ing to. Carter telle that he ha
broken with hla family and hla
fiancee becau of their ultra
pactflo leanings. With Dabba
Ned vleite Clover Hollow. They
almost run over a dog belong
ing to a (Irl whom Carter ap
parently recognliea. Ned de
ll vera a grocery order, and In
hi abeenc the girl, Dorothy
8eldrn, ear that ah know
Ned' last nam to be Rangeley,
and that he I the famou bank
er' aon.
CHAPTER II-Continued
By the look In the girl's eyes, he
knew that he had said the tight thing.
She apparently forgot Dabbs' exist
ence as the stood there turning the
situation over In her mind.
"Quarreled with papa and down
bere leading the simple life with a
poor relation," the mused. "What
situation 'for the high and mighty
Ned I I congratulate you, Mr. Dubbs.
It U evident that Ned has seen the
light and come over to us."
"Tsr I don't think I understand."
"Joined the workers, the Intelligent
sia, the Bolsherlkl of America."
"Not If I know Ned !"
Miss Selden looked at him, as one
looks at the poor of understanding.
Plainly she felt that any really up-to-date
Information would be lost upon
Iahbs. She searched her mind for
some expression used In the dark
ages before the war.
"Don't you understand," she began
condescendingly, "I'm what Is called
radical. What you would probably
call a Socialist"
Ialbs said nothing.
Disconcerted, Dorothy, unused to
planting seed In ground totally uncul
tivated, began again : "A radical la
well a radical Is one who believes all
men should be equal "
"They are not," Dabbs Interrupted,
"and they can't be. Men aren't born
equal, no matter what the Declara
tion says. Nor If you start them equal,
do they stay so. Girl, the very best
one can do Is to try and give every
body an equal chance, and then watch
the holes they land In."
"The world belongs to the workers,"
tnrthy began loftily.
"Sure. What's your trade?" Dabbs
demanded.
Dorothy hesitated and was lost
"I she began.
Dabbs looked at her sympathetical
ly. "I guess you're living on that "un
earned Increment' the rest of the
Clover ilollowers live on and despise
so. And I guess you're got more of
it than some of the others," be added,
taking In comprehensively, but not of
fensively, her expensive playing at-be-Ing-useful
garments. "Well, I'm
grocer," and he shouldered his box
and turned away. "If youll excuse
me. Miss Selden, 111 move along. The
grocery business Is aorta exacting In
its demands, snd Til be going on down
the road to the stonemason's. Mind
telling my boy, Ned, to pick me up'
there when he passes?"
CHAPTER III
Xed, Jenny and the wagon were
tnndlng In the driveway of the
Ureen's former residence. The sign
on the gate posts Indicated that this
place whs called "The While House."
Ned found It a charming place. The
old stone house was a reul bit of pre
Revolullonnry Pennsylvania. The
original outbuildings hud been torn
down, but enough of the old stone barn
hnd been retulned to mnke a practical,
yet picturesque, garage.
Altogether a wonderful old place, In
which everything that was old was
used. There was nothing new, made
to look like an obvious afterthought
All were blended Into an harmonious
whole, ugreeuble to the eye, and testi
fying to the skill of the architect
As he jumped dowu from the wagon
eat Ned thought perplexedly that he
bad forgotten to ask the name of the
people who lived here. How would he
know which box to take out? This
dllllculty was solved for him by the
fact, discovered Immediately he ex
mined the contents of the wugon, thut
all remaining packages bore the name
"Johnston." This was evidently not
the usual house-to-house delivery, but
a special trip, mainly to the Johnston
house.
Shouldering the box containing the
trundles, he wulked to the kitchen door
and knocked In his best grocery hoy
maimer. There was 110 iepon.o. lie
knocked again and waited.
"Oh Grocer 1" came lu a strong,
youug contralto vole somewhere
above his head.
Ned shifted the box a little to en
able him to look upward.
From the rear hall window a girl
leaned out Ned wondered why he
should think of extreme youth and
fairy tales ; then remembered the Illus
trations for "llapuniel, Rapunsel, let
down your hair." The girl had been
brushing her hair, and It hung about
her In dusky masses. The brush was
still In her hand.
"Will you please put the box on the
bench Just outside the door? I'll be
down as soon as I can open the door.
When we arrived last night we found
the servants had left because It was
too lonely."
Ned put down his box and sat wait
ing on the steps. He was weary from
his unwonted early rising. He leaned
hla head against the pillar of the
kitchen porch and closed hla eyes.
This was a queer adventure yet It
promised, at least for a time, to be
diverting; and that was all one could
really ask of anything In this life. If
It grew humdrum and commonplace,
or Dorothy became a nuisance, he
would move on. He thought of his
newly acquired uncle. There, at least
he had made no mistake. Whatever
Claude Dubbs was or was not he
was a man, and he was honest Ned
admitted more than that. C. M. Dabbs
had charm.
"Poor fellow. How tired you must
be!" Ned turned as the words came
from behind him.
"Nonsense," Ned said, finding him
self blushing. "I'm not tired in the
least. Miss "
"Johnston, snd I hope you've
brought everything I ordered."
Ned began carrying In the order.
He did not hurry too much about his
task. It was pleasant to watch In
the clean, white, cool wltchen, this
girl who was not like the other girls
be knew. She had something they did
"Oh, Groer!" Came In a Strong,
Young Contralto Voloe Somewhere
Above His Head.
not have; or was It that he had never
seen any of the other girls In Just
such an environment? Miss Johnston
was smiling at him now across the
white enameled table, on which they
had spread and counted the groceries.
"I don't really know where the po
tatoes' are kept," she said, "so put
them In that big basket In the corner.
Ton see, I don't know where every
thing belongs, yet"
'Why not leave them where they
are," advised Ned. "The new cook
will probably want to put them some
where else anyway."
"Oh I think not Mr.-Mr.-er-Dabbs."
"But I'm not Mr. Dabbs. I'm his
nephew. My name's Carter, Ned Car
ter." Miss Johnston smiled, then frowned
a little, a horseshoe shaped frown
that drew her delicate black brows
together.
"Try not to make so much noise
with the potatoes, Mr. Carter. I don't
want my mother disturbed."
Ned, who had been pouring the po
tatoes Into the basket as might a
small boy, and rather enjoying the
noise, colored and stopped this dem
onstration of his muscular power. In
stead of pouring them out as though
they were canned peas, he lowered
the bag discreetly and allowed the po
tatoes to escape as potatoes should.
'"Much better," Miss Johnston ad
mitted, and Ned found her charming
as she stood there with slightly puck
ered brow. He forgot to object to
Little of Wild Life
Very few of the animals best known
In our countryside are British In
origin. Indeed, with the possible ex
ception of the fox, the badger, the
otter, the hare, and the red deer,
there are today few, If any, survivors
of animals native to this country.
The rabbit for example, was not
known here In early Christian days.
It Is believed to have originated In
Spain; very old .coins hnve been
found In that country Imprinted with
the figure of a rabbit Hats are quite
foreign to these shores, though they
are now too firmly established here.
The Kngllsh black rat cumo from the
Continent eight centuries ago.
Keeping Tab on Madame
We remember the time when the
mistress axked the cook what was her
day out. Now the cook asks the mis
tress what Is her duy In. Tom Mus
soii In Collier's.
the school-teacher maimer with which
she said It "Now, If you'll put the
gasoline In the shed at the side of
the porch, why that will be all, Tell
your uncle that, with the servants
gone, I'll have to telephone him
later about the chickens we ordered.
I'm afraid we shan't want them."
Ned understood he was being dis
missed, and picked up his empty po
tato sack. As he crossed the room
he had a sudden Inspiration.
"Miss Johnston, If there's anything
Uncle can do before your new serv
ants come, why, let us know. Cnele
might be able to got some one In Pence
Valley to coma for a day and help
you out."
"Oh. do ask him I It would help
Immensely."
Ned went out, determined that It
should be done, and Mary decided
that country people were really tho
suit of the earth. She also decided
that this young man was decidedly too
good-looking, with an air Impossible
to deny. How had he come by It In
a country general store?
While she wondered, and put the
groceries away, Dorothy Selden, who
could hare told her all about the air
and how It was acquired, waited at
the gate for the returning "grocer's
boy."
He drove toward her whistling. In
face and figure he was all that a
lady might love, but his expression
was far from being either pleasant
or Inviting. He stopped whistling
when he saw Dorothy waiting alone,
and a heavy frown came to hla brow.
Dorothy swung herself Into his
path. Ned endeavored to keep on his
way, but the girl was determined.
Ned halted Jenny and waited.
"So, you've changed your mind?"
"No," Ned answered promptly, and
then In true country fushlon proceed
ed to answer one question by asking
another. "Where's t'nele Claude?"
The girl Ignored It, leaning on the
wagon. Insolently. "You didn't get
across to fight," she Jeered.
"No. Did you and father work to
gether to prevent It? I've often won
dered." "You've quarreled with your charm
ing but capitalistic father, and are
down here working for your living."
Ned's mouth twisted Into a reluc
tant smile. "Is that all you got after
pumping C. M. Dubbs T"
"And yon call yourself 'Carter',"
the girl finished ominously.
"Itlght Don't give me away."
The girl nodded. "What am I to
understand from that but that you've
seen the error of your ways and de
cided to Join us."
"L'sr
"Why this pretense?" Miss Selden
asked airily. "I assure you there's no
need. I don't mind your following
me down here. This la a refuge, a
haven where people like ourselves
may And freedom of speech, of
thought of action "
Ned looked at her. "And costume?"
he added.
Dorothy laughed, secure In the fact
that whatever he thought of It It was
becoming. It was going to be Inter
esting, having Ned around. He must
have cared more than she thought to
have followed so soon. How had he
known? But she kept these things to
herself and continued her pose. "I'm
a worker, too, Ned. Mrs. Mannheim
I came down here to stay with her, ss
you evidently discovered has a com
munity garden, and I, well I do my
small share toward making It a suc
cess." "Don't let me detain you," hinted
Ned, lifting Jenny's reins, fearful that
If he stayed longer he would spoil her
delightful theory of pursuit by the
discarded lover.
But lkrothy still held to the wagon
snd he could not go. "You remember
Mrs. Mannheim T she asked.
Ned nodded. "Oh, yes, I remember
her well, but I'm not anxious to renew
the acquaintance under the circum
stances. I hardly think she'd care to
have 'the grocer's boy' calling."
"Oh, I don't think she'd mind. If I
explain. Of course. It hasn't beeu
done. Among our own social set dis
tinctions simply do not exist but we
haven't Included the village, yet."
"I'm sure that would never do. And
now, please, where Is Uncle Claude?"
"At the stonemason's, across the
bridge," Dorothy Informed him, and
for a moment relaxed her hold on the
side of the wagon and stooped to re
cover Peter's leash.
A banker's son a grocer's boy I
What will we be hearing next
bout Nd Carter Rangeley?
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Is British in Origin
Both the fallow and roe deer come
to us from abroad, the first from Nor
way, the second from Asia, The
pheasant found Its way her In ltoiiian
times. The partridge, on the other
hand, Is perhaps the most British of
all our gums birds. Loudon Tit-Bits.
Manachutettt Flag
The librarian of the Massachusetts
Historical society says: "I do not
And a record of the adoption of any
provincial flag by Massachusetts, but
I do find a resolve passed by Massa
chusetts on April 21), 1770, among sev
eral resolves relating to the encour
agement of seamen to enlist In the
Colony sea service: 'Itesolved, That
the uniform of the officers bo green
and white and that they furnish them
selves accordingly, and the colors be
a white flag with a green pine tree
and an Inscription, Appeal to
j Heaven.' "
GINOIIAM, most versatile of fab
rics, hog come Into popular use
for Interiors as well as for the ward
robe. With the present peasant mode
In Interiors now sweeping the coun
try, decorators are turning mora and
mora to gingham. Some art even
using It as a wall covering In place of
paper with great success. It Is shel
lacked and can be kept clean with soap
snd water.
From the dresser drape to the table
cloth and napkins there Is scarcely
SOME USES
iny Interior decoration that lends It
self to fabric that cannot be made
from gingham. The dresser drape In
the sketch may be mode from any of
the many beautiful colorful designs,
and trimmed with plain gingham. The
plains come In colors to match the
predominating shade In the design. It
will require about seven yards with
three yards for trim.
The "laiy pod,"- as It Is called,
sketched Just under the dresser. Is for
the beach, yachting, lawn or picnic,
where one may like to take a siesta In
the open. It Is simply made from two
strips of gingham of the width re
quired. All ginghams come In 32-Inch
widths.
To make the tablecloth wilt require
one yard and a quarter of the designed
gingham and three-fourths of a yard
of the plain for a fire-Inch border,
The cloth will be about forty-one
Inches when finished. Karh napkin
requires one-fourth of a yard of de
signed material and an eighth of a
yard of the plain.
The lamp shades are made from
parchment with designed gingham
oasted on with rubber cement Bub-
HATS OF THE
Jer cement Is better than glue, as It
la not so apt to come through, and
will permit the gingham to peel off
easily In case of a mistake. The light
shining through the parchment and
gingham Is beautifully softened and
very effective. For a large lamp
hade of about sixteen Inches In depth
It will require two and a quarter yards
of gingham and a yard and a quarter
of parchment The strip of parch
ment and glnghnm when ready to plait
Is four and a half yards long.
The slip cover for the winged chair
Is a more dllllcult proposition. Still
there ore nny number of women who
make their own slip covers without
the aid of, an upholsterer. It Is simply
a mutter of fitting the chair. Boma
women pin paper to Ilia chair and
then cover a pattern for the gingham.
For the chair shown, which Is a fair
lied wing chair, It required nine
yards of gingham.
From skull cap to brlini of tre
mendous width 'tis the latest ca
price of the millinery mode. Broad
brims and short skirts, never I so'
snld some of our fushlnulats at aoma
time or other In the past In present
duy modes, behold the theory die-
FOR C1NCHAM
proved t Smart women of fashion are
at this moment looking their smartest
In short-Jacketed, short-skirted tall
leurs topped with plain-banded straw
hats of enormous dimensions. That's
the Interesting part of these big
brimmed hats (some quite floppy)
they are not confined to dressy modes.
Itather do they compete with entranc
ing aothln-you-cansee-throughthem
picture types. For that matter many
of the large tailor banded black bats
are themselves transparent but these
are not as frequent aa are the very
elegant mllana, with their velvet bows
and bands.
Modlshly banded, with either gros
graln er velvet ribbon, this Is the regu
lation trim adopted by fashion for
huge straw hats, such as the one pic
tured to the left In this group. If II
Isn't a mllnn which milady wears then
It's a leghorn wide of brim or very
likely one of the new palllsssln
straws. leghorns which measure up
to the mode's requirements as to width
of brim are either an naturelle, or else
dyed black or Some lovely psstel
shsde. Black velvet ribbon bands are
the rule fur natural or black leghorns,
DRESSY TYFE
but 1f the leghorn be colorful, 111 tail
ored trim Is either perfect match
or a perfect contrast The. same ap
plies to the lovely large crln cnpellncs,
so favored with sheer frocks.
Tho leghorn lint first In this group
maintains a tailored aspect, although
It has been Intricately worked Willi
velvet The hat below Introduces a
pastel-colored silk facing. At the top
to the right In this collection of de
lectable summer millinery, is one of
those sheer transparent affairs, which
lends Itself so consistently to the
dressy midsummer costume, A tulle
flange adds to the width mid grace of
tho brim. JUMA BOTTOM LIC Y.
, IMt, by Wutera Newspaper Ualoa.1
GIRLHOOD TO
MOTHERHOOD
Iowa Woman Found Lydia E 1
Pinkham'a Vegetable) Com j
pound Alwaya Helpful
Tinton, Iowa "Whon I was sevwn
teen years old I had to stay at
X I home from school.
1 finally had to quit
school, I was sa
weak, I suffered for
about two ysars be-
for i took Lydia
U. Plukhsm's Voge
table Compound,
then I Picked ua
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and read It I bo
Ran taking thstnedl
alue. Now I am a
housekeeper with
sua -ulldreu, and I have taken It
before each one Was born. I can
not tell you all the good I bare re
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know what the Vegetable Compound
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Many girls In the fourth generation
are learning through their own per
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pound. Mothers who took It when theft
were young are glad to recouiiuiod
to their daughters.
For ovr half a century, womea have'
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Along Clatsie Linei
The Washington memorial, near
Alexandria, ., it modeled after the
ancient towers which were used aa
beacons to guldo mariners Into har
bor, as exempt tiled In those of
llhodi'S. The building will constat of
four colonnaded stories of diminishing
perimeters, lnerlng from the base
through successive stages to the ob
servation tower provided it the top.
Fake Photo Made Trouble
If you are a girl In Germany, an
swering a matrimonial advertisement,
you must send your own photograph
to your prospective fiance; otherwise,
as an unwise Berlin frauleln discov
ered to her coat, a damage suit can
be brought, and won, by the disap
pointed swain.
Tide Will Turn
Mother Did you put your nickel In
the Sunday school collection?
Tommy -JJo, I lost It.
Motiier-Ilut this Is ths third week
In succession you've lost It
Tommy I know, but that other
kld'l luck rant last forever. Tit Bite.
OK Boy!
flrsndma Lentil, whose disappoint-
mcnt was keen when she heard that
her daughter's baby was a girl, has
Just learned that her Informant was
mistaken, and Is very much buoyed up
over ths news. Farm and Fireside.
At Once
Hewitt I mnrrled In haute,
Jewett And repented?
Hewitt When the officiating clerirv.
man held out bis hand for tha wed
ding fee.
Hopefulne$$ "'
Height of hopefulness! Amateur
gardener telling bis neighbors thst he
plumed a peck ot potatoes and la go
ing to get two bushels from them.
iiaitliniire Hun,
Why Not?
Those F.sklmoe that are visiting the
United States may miss their whale
blubber, but why cau't they live on
the fiit of the land? Farm and Fire
side, The Pettimiit
"Well, school will soon be over,
ftolwrt"
"Naw, we Just get a few months'
recess."
Met Hie Match
"He's fast, Isn't he?"
"Not so very. Susan caught him,"
Sydney Bulletin.
Five counties In Colorado, Bnca,
Hinsdale, Jackson, Moffut and lllo
llkinco, have no telegraphic facilities.
Bonus !r tulnm I an nMwpll olnt.
ftin!. Ilt-nr fh tn,llrnili.n hala bv pn
Iratins lh ltinm,4 r surfsix, Ad.
When you say a man Is erratic yoo
mean ho Is hard to got along with.
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