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Claud Malnott Dabba, r
turning from Nw York to his
arocary ator In Paae Vallay,
I'., brlnss with him a atransar,
Nad Carter, whom ha Introducas
to hla houaakarpvr. Aunt Lyditv,
M a chanea acquaintance. Nd
talli that ha hat brokrn with hli
folks bacausa of their parlnatlo
laanlnit. Visiting In Clovar Hoi
low, th two man almoit run
over dog belonging to a Klrl
whom Nad racognlrrs. Latar
Nad dallvara a grocery order, and
In hla aheence tha girl. Dorothy
Balden, telle Dabba that Nad
nama la Ranuelejr and that ha
Is tha aon of tha famoua banker.
Neat mornlnic Nad. starting to
work at a delivery boy, takaa
an order marked "Johnaton" to
tha "White House," whara ha
tnaata Mary Johnaton. She talla
him tha servants hav left, leaving-
har alona with her mothar.
Ned promlaea to get new aery
ant. Meeting Dorothy, who la
hla former nancee, Ned evades
explaining hla preaenca In Peace
Valley. Ha arranges with Kttla
Pulslfer to begin work with tha
Johnstons, but aha Is unable to
atart at onca. Ned returns to
tell Mary about hiring Kttla, and
In explaining thla matter to the
mother la astonished at her emo
tion when Dabba' nama Is men
tioned. Tha cook arrlvea. and
Mary and Ned start to town for
groceries.
CHAPTER IV Continued
She found her mother asleep and
rejoiced at the sight, because mother
looked a dear asleep, and because she
needed sleep. Mary pinned a note on
the pillow to explain the presence of
Airs. Pulslfer and ber own departure
for the village.
Then, secretly amused with country
life and Its responsibilities, Mary se
renely pulled n a Jolly little hat, the
brim lined with blue to match her
eyes, thrust her purse In the pocket of
her blue coat and ran softly down the
gtalrs and out Into the irarden.
"We've our own car, you know, Mr.
Carter," she said, as she tucked her
shopping list In her pocket "The
chauffeur left when the others did,
but of course the car la ours, and I
can drive It."
!ed replied that It would take time
to (ret her car out, while his was
ready, unaware that she loathed
driving and had meant to go In his
car from the first That she did not
take the front seat, with him, was a
blow to Ned. He had quite counted
on tills, hut Mary had not forgotten
the morning.
Revolving In her mind seveml
things she would do and say to him
If he reverted to this morning's man
ner, she forgot them all when Ned. In
a casual manner, remarked that the
country about them reminded him of
the Mame valley. At once Mary saw
Mm In new light If he was one
of them, one of ours from over there,
be had the key to her liking and re
spect It was then that Dorothy Selden, a
little piqued because she had no one
to play with for the time being, saw
them. Dorothy recognized Mary. She
bad stopped at the Mannheim place,
yesterday, and been Introduced. Of
course Miss Johnston might have
known Ned, In the old days, but iHir
othy did not think so. Moreover, Miss
Johnston was riding In the rear of
the cur, like a passenger. What a
splendid Idea ! If the grocer hired out
bis car, iN.rothy would engage It She
would pretend her own had broken
down, and rag Ned to her heart's con
tent This thonght put her In such ex
cellent humor that she determined to
call on Mrs. Johnston while the daugh
ter was not at home.
Mary had been gone about five min
utes when Mrs. Johnston awoke and
read the note. She yawned, rose, put
on a most becoming house gown and
went down to the library, where she
tared at the telephone flxedly. She
placed her hand on the receiver, drew
back, pulled a letter out of the desk
drawer and read It. frowning.
It was a short, businesslike letter,
Mating that the directors of a certain
company had derided to pass over the
half-yearly dividend on the preferred
and coimioii stock, owing to adverse
financial conditions. It seemed all
very simple and plausible as they
worded it, hut It puckered the beauti
ful Mrs. Johnston s brows',
j She drew the telephone nearer and
called a New York number. It was
tho bunk president who answered
' Iler pleusuutly worded sentence was
as pleasantly but decidedly answered.
After that the president evidently
(ought (or further conversation with
Mrs. Johnston, who murmured that of
course they would love to see him, any
Friday to Monday. If he would tele
phone, hla train would be met
When vl.e rang off, Mrs. Johnston
aprung to her feet und begun wulklng
up und down, thinking.
Dorothy came up the driveway.
With her hand on the bell, Miss Sel
den paused. What, exactly, was she
going to do In this house? Dorothy
decided thut it would depend on Mrs.
Johnston.
There was something about a first
glimpse of Mrs. Johnston that took
one's breath away, She looked like a
goddtMg come to eurth, hut on second
look, she aiulled, she was very human
Indeed. Dorothy wus nt first a little
dnr.sled and nwed. When Mrs. Johns
ton saw It was a girl, and probably
someone who wanted to make friends
With Mary, she became so friendly
that Dorothy followed her Into the
Margaret Turnbull
Copyrtaht, III, by Versaret Turnbull
WNU ferric
"The Name Ha Goes Under Hare Was
Not His Nama In New York."
library, completely under the woman's
spell
"So sorry. Miss Selden," the smooth
voice was saying, "that my daughter
Is out, and out buying groceries, too.
I've telephoned for servants, and the
agency promises them down here to
morrow, but now we're quite on our
own. Isn't It a nuisance?"
"Come home with me," urged Doro
thy Impulsively. "Mrs. Mannheim will
be delighted to put you up until you
get help."
"That's wonderfully sweet of yon,
but I've no Intention of making my
entrance on the scene In the role, of a
food pest. Mary and I get along splen
didly by ourselves, and today we have
Mrs. Mrs. I'ulsifer with us.
"Oh t You have one of them In the
bouse !"
"Them?" questioned Mrs. Johnston.
"The Peace Valleyers. Oh, they're
noted for their honesty. Wouldn't
touch a thing. Rut mentully we find
them so unresponsive."
"Dear me! They seem nice, well
meaning, honest people. My daughter
Is enthusiastic about them. Kinds
them wonderfully kind and helpful
especially the grocer."
If Dorothy Selden had not been
thinking so hard about the Impression
she was making on Mrs. Johnston, she
might have noticed that the sleepy
brown eyes were keen. Mrs. Johnston
Intended to find out something when
she put the apparently Innocent ques
tion : "Is there more than one grocer
here?"
Dorothy took this as the direct lead
ing of providence. Here was an open
lug to the subject nearest her heart
"There's only one. A man called
Dabbs. He's quite all right I think,
In his plnce as a grocer:"
Again, If Dorothy had been alert
she might have seen an odd flicker of
the eyelids, a little quirk at the end of
the pleasant mouth which asked gent
ly: "Then what Is It Miss Selden.
that la objectionable about him?
There'a something, I'm sure."
"Ills nephew.- Itorothy's nilnd was
made up. She would block Ned's gatiw
In this house.
Mrs. Johnston was relieved. Her
laxy eyea bored through IXirothy'a
silly young girl armor. "The nephew!
Iiut where does he come In?"
"Well." hesitated Dorothy. Then an
Inspiration came to her. She would
not tell Mrs. Johnston who Ned was.
That would be playing Ned's giime.
Any ambitious mother would try to
rapture the son, In favor or out of
Loren ltangeley. "vell, as a matter
of fact, I know something the rest of
the community does not The name he
goes under here wus not his name In
New York. He Is well, under a
cloud. 1 don't wunt to do the poor
fellow harm, you know, but only to
warn you."
"Awfully kind of you, I'm sure,"
murmured the astute Mrs. Johnston.
"And now that you've done your rather
disagreeable duty, trll me all about
my pleasant neighbors, who's who, and
Just whut this 'community' stands for."
Dorothy Immediately forgot every
thing and launched Into an animated
and whole-souled description of the
"community," Its alms and aspirations.
Mrs. Johnston listened beautifully.
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Straight Back Proof of General Fitness
a rrtt irood Idea of a man's physi
cal fltnesa enn be got from the way In
which be holds Iilinseir.
If hla bark Is straight, with his
.hotiiitura well hark. It la a hundred
chances to one that he Is aa fit aa he
can be. In the same way, a person
who makes It rule always to carry
himself erect is going to neip very cou
slderubly to preserve good heulth.
The spinal column Is one or tne ae
i,tif,tr fnrtnra of health. When It Is
straight, as It should be, all the curti
lages between each section or tne spine
are In their natural state and retain
their elasticity and suppleness.
Immediately a mun lets himself get
round-shouldered, some of the cnrtl
luges are compressed. They remain
In Ihls unnatural state, with the result
that the spinal cord becomes pinched,
as also do the numerous liervu pass
Throughout the remainder of the call
she appeared to Interested In every
thing Dorothy hud to say that It
would have been dltllcult for Dorothy
to believe tha question uppermost In
Mrs, Johnston's mind was:
"Why does tit) little blouda cat tnko
all thla trouble to run dowu a grocer's
boy?"
CHAPTER V
Clnnde Dabbs could trace his Amer
ican blood to some time before the
Revolution. Ills forbears, the Dur
ham, the Parks, the KUlotts and the
Dabbs, had probably called them
selves English when they were not
Scots and that fact accounted for
much. Claude himself wits essentially
and uncompromisingly American, and
his shop had that distinction.
While It was scrupulously clean, and
the cleanliness was. In true American
fashion, accepted and taken for grant
ed, there was also what Hon Johnaton
styled "a sweet disorder" about the
place, which accentuated the charm
of It to the oldest customers aud to
C. M. Dabbs, himself.
Mary Johnston felt the charm as
she entered the shop and was Intro
duced by Ned to Ita owner. While her
order was being put up, Mary went
to the post office, promising Ned to
return In time to be taken home with
the order, Ned stood wutchlng her for
a moment, unconscious that Claude
was observing him with Interest
When Ned turned and came Into
the shop, Claude was apparently ab
orbed In the order book and Ned
went hla rather uncertain way about
trying to assemble the White bouse
order without help.
Ned, whistling softly to himself,
thought thut this was Indeed Peace
Valley. The drive down had been
perfect Since he had told Mary
everything about himself except a
few essentials like his real name, who
his father was and how he had met
"Incle Claude" It might well teem
so to him.
Then he caught sight of Mary
Johnston coming bark from the post
office. He busied himself In getting
the order box on the rear sent of the
car, so that Mary would occupy the
aeut at hla side.
Claude glanced nt the girl and won
dered of whom she faintly reminded
him.
The ear started toward Clover Hol
low. Claude stared after It and not
until It was well out of eight did he
wake up and heed the plaintive wall
of Sim.
"What's the matter now, 8lmr
Dabbs asked.
"You've let Ned off without ths
Mannheim order, and the other Clover
Hollow atuff," replied Sim, dejectedly.
"I kep' atrylng to tell yon."
"Don't worry. Throw It Into the
Ford and I'll tend to It soon as I come
bark from the barlier's." and Claude
took hla way down to Ike Newman's.
Ike was shaving the customers In
regular order, and with no more than
the nsual disregard of modern "uni
tary precautions. Claude always
shaved himself, and did not patronise
Ike, save as regnrds tobacco and
cigars; but visited him often enough
to be neighborly and to hear whatever
gossip his own customers had missed.
Presently, Just aa Claude had hoped,
the talk drifted around to "them
(lover Hollowera." It was, Jut as
Claude well knew, an Inexhaustible
aubject Dick llanna had been up at
the Munnhelma, working on the com
munity garden, and he bad some coun
try witticisms to offer at Dorothy
Seidell's expense. To Claude's aston
ishment however, though Dick had
been working there all week, be bad
evidently heard nothing about Ned's
real name.
Ctutlde breathed more freely, much
relieved yet wondered how long Miss
Selden would keep this to herself. He
decided that he would not speak to
Ned until It became necessary, or
Miss Selden made It public property.
Having learned what he came for,
Cluude was preparing to go when he
heard the name "Johnston," spoken
by some one In the group nearest the
door.
Mary's suspicions regarding
Ned are as nothing compared to
what Dabbs suspicions are going
to be about Mrs. Johnston.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
ing from tha spinal cord to the body.
The effect of this perpetual pinching
la to deaden the nerves, and this In
time sets up general III health.
Fell for Three Storiet
"Now It's Jlst like I was a-tellln'
ye," said a grlxzled old Irishman to
group of workmen. "Oncet when my
giing wua belpln' put up a skyscraper,
I fell fer three stories an' It didn't
hurt me nory a bit."
Here the atranger who had paused
to listen remonstrated.
"Hut how could a person fall for
three stories and not be hurt?" he
sternly Inquired.
"Well," replied tha veteran, a twin
kle creeping Into his eye, "you've al
ready fallen for one, an' I guess fallln'
fer two more won't hurt ye." livery
body's Mngnxlna.
Educate Children to
Help Keep City Clean
A communication to tha New York
llerald-Trlbuna from a tritvvlur coil
tains food for thought He suys ;
"Last week 1 spent a couple of days
at bhettnygun, Wis. I noticed purtlcU'
lurly that the streets and purks lu this
llltle city were clean. There were no
paper, boxes, cans or rubbish lying
around the streets.
"1 had occasion to be at a dinner
with the city attorney and remarked
to hliu that I had to compliment their
street-cleuuiug department J that I
hadn't seen city so cleau aa Sheboy
gnu for some time. He replied that
they dldu't have anything remarkable
lu the way of a street-cleaning de
partment, but that for several years
now they bud started lu their schools
to educate their children not to throw
paper aud other articles on the street,
mid to be proud of their homes and
streets.
"Apparently thla educating la the
schools was brought home all through
the city, as the next day I paid par
tlculnr attention and noticed that tha
yards and everything around the city
were clean and orderly.
"Recently I read In a New York
paper where a Judge fined aome people
for throwing papers lu the parks. I
think It would he a good Idea If tin
general policy of Sheboygan, WlsM In
structing children In the schools, were
adopted In New York. I notice the
parks along Riverside drive and also
Central park, especially on a Monday
morning, are a rcgulur disgrace, the
way everything la thrown around."
Care Will Make Back
Yard Attractive Spot
A aordld back yard may be made
the most beautiful spot about the
premises, and regardlesa of Ita she.
Asbblna may be screened with shrub
bery or trellis supporting vines, un
attractive feneee repaired or replaced,
grasa given encouragement flowers
planted and cared for, tree trimmed
or removed, gurage painted, gate
made decorative Instead of creaking
nuisance, seats Installed and the
whole picture refurbished. It la not
difficult for the small place and la
worth all It may cost In the case ot
larger grounds.
It la difficult to understand energy
that will devote attention to front
lawn so the bom may he made attrac
tive to the casual visitor and to the
passerby and that at the same time
remains supine and permit the bark
yard to become a clutter of ashes,
tin cans, rejected miscellany of the
home, and bare of grasa or shrub. The
back yard la the city man' oue op
portunlty to enjoy, of his very own.
the beneficences of nature. St. Louis
Globe-Democrat
Exterior WalU
Common brick make excellent ei
terlor walls. Sound and beautiful con
struction results If they are handled
wisely. However, the Architects'
Small House Service bureau doe not
approve a auggested use of black mor
tar, a thla gives a quality of formal
It to the mortar joints which the
blocks do not have. Employ a white
or cream colored mortar. Have your
contractor lay up several panels with
different thicknesses of mortar bed
and with different colors, also vary
the coursing; choose between them.
Some excellent result have been ob
tained by common brick without gage
Hues. inly experienced brick masons
should be employed for such work
Care of Home Plants
A Inrge proportion of seed la fertile,
Plant In a deep sod, mixed with about
50 per cent sand. Provide good drain
age In the pola In which the seed are
first planted. Level the surface of
the soil carefully and distribute the
seed evenly. Cover with thin layer
ot soli. Keep the temperature warm
and uniform, 70 degree being a good
temperature. When wanning use a
gentle spruy In order not to disturb
l!i seed. Transplant after three or
four cluster of spine appeur.
City Development
The growing aentlment for orderly
development In hundreds of cities of
the country, as well aa In Individual
states, Is bused on the realization thut
through thla method alone can prop
erty value be maintained and the
comfort, convenience aud general wel
fare of the public promoted.
Important Inveitment
Many find the buying of a home the
largest Investment they ever make.
A purchase made wisely may be the
stepping atone to advancement and
happiness, while a mistake may cause
dlHcourugeinent and a loss of all oue'
suvlng.
Omaha Leads Onwership
Of American cities Omaha I first lu
horn ownership. More than 55 per
cent of Omaha families live In homes
of their own. Hera Is a record every
city may aspire to.
Landmarks Attract
If your town bus an old landmark,
make the most of It Every dollar
milled by the Interested tourist "inukc
lust a little bit more."
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"Aren't I" or "Ain't "
flcorgo Iternnrd Siiaw Is quoted as
being out to put an end to the "damn
able affectation" of prcscnt-day ling-ll-.li
writers who see an evidence of
culture In using "aren't I" Instend of
"am I mt." "Aren't," says the writer
quoted, Is plural and "I" Is singular.
You would not say "Are I not right,"
would you? Then why use the plural
form In tho contraction. The homely
form "ain't" Is imtrh mote nearly cor
rect, being derived directly from
"uinii't," tho contraction of "um not."
A New Way to
Make Jelliet
Without 6tlnlng Fingers Without
Long Hour of Boiling Without
Depending Upon Barrlas or
Fruit Being In Season.
One of the most Interesting and yet
one of tho simplest new products In
the food field la called minute Jelly.
It la pure fruit or berry Juice already
boiled down and concentrated. To
this concent rutrd Juice, fruit pectin
In the right amount ha been edited.
The ectln Is that part of fruit which
makes Jelly "Jell." It Is us pure and
wholesome as the fruit Juice.
To make the Jelly take the little
bottle of concentrated Juice, jmur In
sauce pan. add water and sugar nc
cording to directions on the bottle and
holl a few minute. Then pour Into
Jelly glasses and when It has become
cold you have the most delirious pure
fruit Jelly you ever tasted.
A few bolt Irs kept on hand. Selected
according to your taste for Jellies, and
you run make up a few glasses Just
as you want It. One small bottle makes
two glasse of Jelly. If j-nq wish to
try two bottles send u twenty-fly")
cents and we will give you your choice
of grape, mint, pineapple, orange,
raspberry, etriiwliorry or blackberry.
Or four bottles nil different for fifty
tents. Address Department T, Gen
eral Parking Corp., Crauford, New
Jersey. Adv. ,
Yes, He Was Mortified
A holdup Mopped A. M. l it, Spring
field, III., late a recent night, and or
dered lil in to "stick 'em up." Lit has
only one arm but put thflt up and
rhlded the bandit. "Alu't yU shamed
to rob a one armed man?" asked fit.
"I never was so mortllled In my life,"
the thug answered, "hut business Is
business." CupiH-r's Weekly.
The Modern Hotel
A new hotel In Huffalo Is completely
electrified from the radio station on
trie roof to the pumps In the subbuso
ment. About 2,100 miles of wire are
Installed In the walls to serve ZUWi
outlets for lamps, appliances, motors
and the like.
Fashion a Small Matter
Fashion In among Die Inst Inlliienres
under which a human being who re
aped himself or who comprehend
the great end of life would desire to
be placed. William Kllery ('banning.
The father of one baby I usually
rwlco as happy us the father of (win
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