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"Viurn. iiiu timt niiiii'iimi over sulo
Illllt. I WlllllluT if It'H HO."
"I'm Niiri r It,"
"Willi.- Hnlil Nut. chuckling, "I'll
.WVIIo tlmt in my chum. llit'll"
"Oh, I fiui liitl," (IihIiiiiii Iniorrupted.
"Xtivr, WHI, you , I've henn it
ftlluro hi liimliutHd. Ho fur an Hint
iUH'm. I've limtii n fiilluro In everythlng
nil in)- life."
Duncan ntmed for it iiiuiiiimt, (linn
offered bin IiiiikI. "For luck," hn ex
plained, mooting (iniliiiiu'n piiuled
tHitu n hln IiiiikI wan taken.
Wondering, (Iridium shook liln bond,
mill Kinillnilo inmtii hit old voice trout
ulnliH, Kit put ii IiiiikI over Uuiicnn'n,
iwitliltr It untitly.
"I vaitt you In know, my Iwy, Hint I
npiirnelMlii." ilia voice broke. "It'u
ullfthty Mud of j on u buy the nlmp-
vory Mud"
,"NitliliiK of the sort, ll'n Juki tio-
Cntltit I've Kill KHHIt tllinlllltHH iitilllty."
Dimoiin ImiikIhxI quietly mill moved
nwny. "We'll wiini lo climn up " lilt."
wilil hn. "(jot n broom? I'll rnlno the
a MguAiMt. tirx'CMT iun, Hii'.niir.
illint n lilt wlillo you'ru out blmhIIiik
l Iiii I uln."
oull ilml oiu In ilici'llur, I kumhi,
Inu-jmir i-loiliM"-
"Oli. Ilhil'u nil rlKliL WIuto'h thu
pmimmz '.1-1
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We desire to thank our
to merit their continued
"i.iiiliiiiii'iitli," (Iridium I oli t liliu hImi
il. mliliiy (liiwu ii Imilcri'd lint ft out
ii lionli huliitul tin coiiutiT
"I liiiuw. I tit C liow il I ki HiiircV"
"11; I lip NfffiM. Vim k HiroiiBli tlinl
iIimii lluri' Into tlio hull The Hd'i'i uiv
under tlio MUiIrn in our rooum. I ih.
iilnni' the atom, you mi."
"vh (JiMHlhy, Mr. (indium."
"(Iiinilliy, my loy."
Imiikmhi wiitchnl tln old man iii')'c
lnly out of nIkIU. Ilii'ii. with ti kioiiii
mil down nieitio coiuiiiT to ilnuk II
IH IT "It U'llllllln'l ho me If I tltilll I
llllllll Ii MICMH Of HllllUH HDIIIfllOW." t
(old lilniNi'ir hllli'fl.v. "Now you liivc
liiiiii. ii lid wi'iil mill itniiit II, Mr l'r
IIIIIU lllllllt'f. Villi Nllltlll II NUfll
iliiuii'i of Ki'tllni: n vviij with tlio ki1
vtliiti you Ink ii u wiicuIimk Job In n
wt Ilii'ii country dm:; More wllh u
truilo worth iiiniiiloiiliiir mid iioihln;'
(o iliuw It with Jut Iidciiiiki t liit t old
ililtTfr'M tln only Iiiiiiimii IikIiik you'vi
nIhiiihI In HiIn hurt:.
"WondiT hut 1 lurry would uny It
In hi'iiid iiliout Hint n'ondi'rful nil
iiinh nlilllty tliliiu. Mm t whin lit I tin
dcr I'rtti wo io to lirluc IhimIiichh to lid
tnitii Joint?-'
lie rnl;i'd tiU HiirrouuillncH with
dlMoiiriiKi'd kIiuico.
"(ih." ho Kidd thoughtfully. "It'a tin-limit"
I'lvo tiiltitiiPN Inti-r lion Sporry found
liliu In Hit Mine imiltlon. IiIm ln-nd lioiu
In pcriiloxi'il rovprle. HMrry hml Iho.
iriuulluu fur Uti'iliuin & Jnmw.. ;
vhiiliiili ilriiK lioiixi) lit r.liulni. iim.
)cnri tlmn I rnn rciiioiulior lll
frlintlnlilp for Skiii (irnhnin. rouimci
til ilurliin tin.' iIiijh whi'ii Crnhiuu'
wnti tlio driii; more of Itml villi. Iiu
mirvlvi.il thu iloeuy of tlu hindnon
IIo'h u (junrv, doceiit iiiiiu. Sparry, und
linn wnntod tunny mi hour trying to
ix'rmmdt Hnm lit pny a llttlu tnoro nt
tPtitlon lo tlio hUSlllPM
"Anytldnit I enn do for your chirp
ed IJiincHii chvrfully, druppliiK off tlio
counter iih Hporry oiituritl.
"Noo," ntniuiilly. "I JiiNt wniitnl to
(. old Kttui Ih hi tipxtnlrnV"
"Su, Mr. (inilmiii'H not lit nt priw
cut." Duncan told 111 tn civilly.
Nporry wrlnUliil IiIh lirown over till"
proltloin. "i'ltu worblnj; huruV ho
nnlioil,
"Von, lr."
"Well. I'll Ih Imnciiir
"Let n hopo not." until nunrnn
ptMnnntly. Mo wulti-il u inoniutlt. ,n
lltlk IrrlintiMl. "Hun lhuri'i notlilnu
I enn ilit for your
"No-o." mild Sprry nlowly. mniB
clltiK to compi-chimd. "Tlmntt you Jiihi
thu Hiimo."
"Not nt nil." Dunniii tunu-il nwny
"Vou mo" Hporr purniioil, "I don't
huy from driiR iiton.i; I noil to cut."
Diiiii'Hii furiil iiliout wllh new Inter
ot In the tiinti. "Vis?" ho nuld on
coitniKlnitly.
"My cnnl." voltinieoroii Sporry, flh
In tlio tllp of pustuhiHinl tro i n III"
witlntcont iMtckot. Ho drnppm! IiU
Hiimplo ctiM- ittHildo tin Mtovo und
pluiupiil down In the chitlr, to tlio porll
of Iih i'Mhioiico. "I don't in:il;U thin
town vory ofton," ho purmiiHl while
Dtininu mud led hln cnnl. "Kothurn &
!. nrc tin only people I noil to hero,
hut I nior iiiIh.i n elinuce to chin
nwhllo with old Kiim. So. Having hulf
mi hour lieforo tnilu tlino, I tliouuht
I'd drop In."
"Mr. 0 nihil in doesn't order from
iiir liimxu iiinuV"
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"t.tr UH llol'U MOT, ' HAIl Itt'.rAX.
"JJoonu't order from nnylntdy. doe
lnr
"1 don't know. I've Jtut vuu lion
IU''II bu turry lo I into tllled you
tliouis'h MoV jiim ntoppid out (o win
.our liiiuxo-l (.ntlier from HioYhoI Hint
ll'n In Klmiiti: he inentloiu'd Hi.it tuwu
not the linn iinino for miiiii lriiw"
"Vou duu'i meuii It r Smit im
"UtlMt'M MlriH'k llllll III! Of M Mlllllloll)
He mIii'i put hi nuy now MiH'k fur ion
)euri. rookoii."
"WoJl. you tto," Dlinrnii csplnlncd
iirtfully. "I' i (Htniuiiiloil Id in In a
to try' to iiiiiMi tr.iiiethlHi: out of th
iiliftiirNN hero. We're-' "aolti" to !
Hluil Mi'OMii, of courhii. In u miml! wa
nt llrjit." -i
Sporry wmtuiyl n diltliiH lytid. "I
illimio." he isiiitlilereil "SainN u tiler
old duffer. Inn ho nlu't col no tiuuioM
neitne und nexer hml. Vou inn ee fur
oureir how Iio'n let ever filing run to
need here. Sot hern .V ls took nil hlx
irndo yenrn iiko."
"Yen, 1 kunw. Thnt'H why he ijooUh
uie." nald Hunrnti bnizetily. In hit
uoul hu reinurkwl. "Oh, I.onlS" In n
tone of nwo. Ills coloHKnl liiipiulencu
dnxed evun hliunclf. "I5ut iloa't you
think hu eould cot tmrk nouie of Uie
trado If the ntqro wnn ntockctl up?"
"No iloulit nhout Hint nt nil." Spcrry
averred; "he'd Kt the blsRust part of
It."
"Von think sot"
"Sure of It. Voti nee, everybody
round here lkes Hnm. nnd Sotliom it
Uv Imvc iilwuyH been outsiders. They
would tiwhiK to Hits hliop In n iiilnute
luit on ueeotijit of (hut. Knot l. I
iMiHtod n lot of tnlk on our tlnn n
eniiple or yuum ft'o trying to mnko our
pitiple jtlvo him mm cntlli. hut they
louldu't Kit lu Ho owed thesu n bill
thou tlmt wns no old It hml grown
whisker"
"And ntlll owpn It. I presunivT"
"You bet la ntlll owe lu Always
will. It's no small that It nlu't worth
while sulni; for"
"L)ol: here. Mr. Sporry. how much Is
thin bill with Hit whiskers?"
"About SW, I think." mild the travel
Injr iiinn. fumhlliiK for hN wallet. "I'm
Bnpponed to nk for payment every
time 1 Htrll.e town, you know, so I
nlwiiVH huvo It with me, but I hnveu't
tnany friends for their liberal patronage
confidence and patronage in our new and
rnnvm.,
hml the lienrt lo nny n word to Ham
for a (toil Ioiik time. Hero It In."
Duneiiit ntudled ciirefully tile memo
randum? 'To MiJHe, in per bill ren
dered, H7iC." "I wonder" he mur
mured. "Kb?" nnld Hnerry.
"I wnn wondering. Buppone yon were
to tell your people that lliere'n it young
fellow hero whou like to Klve thin
ntoro n boom. Hay he wnntu n llttlu
eredlt U'cnuse bqonuMe .Mr. Orahnm
won't let hlin put In Mny ennh"
"Xitt n bit of UNO," Kperry negatlrcil.
"I would iiiyoelf, but Hie houne no."
"Hut BupiKtse 1 pny till bill"
"l'ny It? You renlly mean Hint?"
"(erfnlnly I mean It." Iuncn pro
dticid the wnd of bllU which ICellous
lind furnlnhed hliu the night before
hln depnrturo from New York. TIhm
far ho lind broken only one or the $.".00
gold certillcntort, nnd of that one he
hml tho greater pnrt left. LlrlriK 1
nuythlng but expenuivi! In Itndrllle.
"I'm beginning to uiMlerntnnd tlmt I
wan cut ouf for nn nctor,'' he told him
nclf im ho tliuinbed the roll with a
nerlout air nnd mi nantiined ludHTer
eiiee, which pcrmlttitl Sperry to oatl
timtu Itn nu pretty nicuralely.
"Thnt'H ijulto a Hlacl: of chlt you're
cm rylng." Hperry obKervwl.
I'uncun'n linnd airily wnfied the re
mnrk Into the limbo of Hie negligible
"A trlllo ii mere trltle." lie nnld ennu
ally. "I don't KeiierHlly curry mu h
each about uie. Hafen't for IHe
yonrn," he lidded irrujiritwllily. He ex
(rnrtod a fifty dollar cert Idea to from
tho nlienf mid haiiditl It oyer. "1 il
tiike u receipt, but you needn't inentlou
thlt to Mr. ynilmiu Jtmt iww."
"No. eertnltily not." Spcrry scrawled
hit nlguntiiru to tho bill.
"And about that line of credit?"
"Well, with this wld I guess you
could hnve what you nwdeil In inoder-
ntlon. Of courne"
"My uatuo Is Duncan Nathaniel j
UiiucHn."
Sperry made n memorandum of It on
the back of nn envelope. "Any for
mer bunlnetn connections?'
"None that I care to npoak about."
Duncan confested glumly.
NKrry's face lengthened. "No ref
erences V"
It took thought nnd after thought
courage, but Duncan bit upon the no- ,
lutlon at length. "Dp you know L. J
Ilartlett & Co., tho lirokerer
"Do I know J. I'lerpont Morgan?"
"Then Hint's nil right Tell your
people to Inquire of Harry ICellofr?.
the Junior partner. IIo knows nil
nbont me."
Noting the name. SJperry put away
the envelope. "That's enough. If he
nays you're jill right you can have
anything yon want." Ho consulted
lilt watch. "Il-mtn! Train to catch.
Hut lei's see. What do you need
here?"
Duncan reviewed the empty shelves.
Ilia fnco glowing "Pills." lie Bind,
with n laugh "all kinds of pills ami ,
everything for a ngulnrV aure enough
drtig store. Mr. Sporry, everything
Rothern Si Leo carry and a lot of at- j
tractive things they don't small lots. !
you know, until see what wo can '
sell." I
"I see. Yon lenve It to mo. I proba-!
bly know whnt you need better than
you do. I'll make out n list this after
noon and mail it tonight with Instrtic-1
Ilium to ship It nt tho earliest possible
.....,o.,t-
mouient"
East Main Street, Daniel's Qld Stand, On
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wviiKiuiii, iv.v, iiy vviriLMJ 1 1, sjirrii
"HpionriKi!" iJiinraii toia rum. "ou
do Hint nnd don't worry about our
making good. I'm goInK to put nil my
time mid energy Into thin- proposition
and"-
"Thon you'll make onl all right"
8prry nwitreil him. "AH anytxxly'n
Kt to l" I" '"k at yiti to w yoti'it? a
good IjiinlnoM man." IIo retvrftl
Duneau'a preaniire and plcktti up hit
aample caa. "S'long." said he awl
loft briskly, leaving Duncan speech
loan. As If to namire himself of hln sanity
he put n hand to his brow nrul stroked
It cautiously. "Hohvuiib," he wild and
nought the support of tlio counter,
"tluit'n twice today I've been told that
In tho namo ptoc"
"It's fuuny." ho imM. half dazl. "I
never could have pullinl tlmt off for
mvnclf."
CnAPTBIt IK.
ItnsHNTr.r Duncan moved nnd
came out of hln abstraction.
"I'd hotter got that broom." ho .
sniu slowly. Tlie place cer
tainly needn wine expert manicuring
before we get that new stock In."
lie swept the floor, thrilled with tho '
dentation of ncr uiiiplMnnont
Two shadows moved slowly athwart
the windows. Straighten'ug up. he look
ed, gaped nnd lied for tiio back of,
tho store, "lleavons" he whispered.
aghast to reeognlze Jotle Iicl.wt.:
mid Angle Tuthlll. of wtioni ubliiultoun
shadows lu his way ho had beou con
selous so frequently within the mst
soveral days. "I thought 1 must huve
made nu Impression. Don't tell me
they're coming in!"
Ilnttliijl !. f.jumtnM i. t mihaI .l
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triously Into his coat "Ihey are," he
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ANJ 1.U1& .10I...-U VANT"
said, with a sinking heart, "and I'ir
bet a dollnr my face In dirty!"
His bow wna a very pasaablo Imita
tion of th real thing, le (tnttereil him
self, am) Iharo's no manner of doubt
bat that It flattered Hie two prettiest
and moet forward young women in
HndvllJe of that day.
"May I have the honor of wnltlng on
you. Indies r iw impilreil with nil tho
suavity of nn nccoMpllalid wilosmnn.
Jonle ami Angle sidled togethor, gig
gling mid simpering, quite overcome
"TTS," axoie cuniTD ix, tts so wAnir."
j by his mnnncr. A muflled "now do
i do?" from Angle nnd a half strangled
echo of tho saluatlon from the other
were barely articulate. But hearing
tuein, be bowed again, separately to
each. y
"Good afternoon," he said and wait
ed In an Inquiring pose.
Thls-thls is Mr. Duncan, isn't it?"
inquired Josle. controlling herself.
"Yes, aud you are Miss Lockwood, IT
I'm not mlstuken."
ltenowed giggles prefaced her "Oh,
how did you know?"
"Could any one remain two weeks in
Rndville and not hear of Miss Lock
wood?" The shot told famously. "How nlco
of you! Mr. Duncan. 1 want you to
meet my frieud Miss Tuthiii."
"1'vu had tho honor of admiring Miss
Tuthlll from a distance," Duncan as
sured the younger woman. And "She'll
burn up!" he feared secretly, watching
the conflagration of blushes that sbo
displayed. "Just thluk of getting
away with n Hue of mush like that!
Harry was right after alL Thla Is a
couutry town, till right"
"Aud and nro you working here.
Mr. Duncan?" Josio pursued.
"!': OTDuoscd to be. I'm ntrald I
vAaJijl
ft vtJ wl s W
WjHJ' j hi aft
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PENING
Jhmt
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in the past and hope
commodious quarters.
don't know tho business very well nt
yet"
"Oh, that's nwf'ly nice," Anglo
thought.
IIo thanked her humbly.
"Wo didn't oxpect to seo yon Iicr'o,"
Josle niwiired him. "Wo Just thought
we'd llko nomo soda."
"SodaT' ho parroted, horrified. IIo
cast a glance nsknnce nt the tawdry
fountain. "Lofn see, how d'you work; '
tho Infernal thing?" ho naked himself,
utterly bewildered. v
"Yes," Angle chimed In, "It's - bo ?
warm this afternoon wo"
"I've got to put it through some-"
how," ho thought savagely, and nloud,
"Yes, certainly." ho nnld nnd smiled
winningly. "Will you bo pleased' tit
step thlt way?"
Out of the corners of his eyes ho
detected the amused look Hint punned
between the girls. "Oh. very well J"
he said beneath bin breath. "You may
liiugb, but you nnked for soda, mid '
soda you shall have, my dimm .. yune
dlo of it" He nut hlmnelf behind ...
I Hie counter with nn nlr of groat deter- f
' ruination nnd leaned upon It Willi ft
. both hands outspread until he readied ;
f that this was the pose of n grocery '
man. "What'll you hnve?" he ile-
i maudetl genially. "Kr that ia-I '-
mean, would you prefer vanilla or
ah soda?" .
A chant nntlphoual answered hint: ,t
"I hate vanilla." ,
"Anil so do L"
(To bo Continued.)
Itnnklnn for Health.
WHAT'S THE REASON ,
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Many Medford I'eoplo in Poor Healilt
Without Knowing the CnuteJ
Thoro arc scores of pcoplo who
drag out a miserable oxistenco with
out realizing the cause of their Buf
fering. Day after day thoy .nro,
racked with backache aud headache;
suffer from nervousness, dizziness,
weakness, languor and depression.
Likely tho kidneys liavo fallen be
hind in their work of filtering thct
blood and that is the rpot of tho
trouble. Look to your kidneys, as
sist them in their work give thoni
the help they need. You can uso no
bettor remedy than Doan's Klnoy
i'jns onuorseu ny over ono uuuureii
thousand peoplo. and by your nojgh
bora In Medford. '
W. P. Gould, 113 W. Jackson St.,
Medford, Orogon, says: "I used
Doan's KIdnoy Pills, procured at
Haskius' drug store, and am pleased,,
to say that they havo given mo inoro,
roliof than any other kldnoy niodU'
cino I havo over taken. Other mout
hers of my family havo also iinea."
Doan's Kiduoy Pills and tho results
have been so satisfactory, that dp
not hesitato oiiq moment in giving
this stitemont." ,
For sale by all dealers. Prlco 5(,
cents. Foster-Mllburn Co., Hiiffaloj
Now York, solo agents for tho United
States. . '
Remomhor tho
and take no other.
name Doan's f
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