ll ,.,_ i Bellefonte, Pa., April 16, 1915. A COMBINATION AFFAIR. At 12 o'clock John Jennings laid down his pen, got down from his high stool, and went quietly toward the of: fice of Mr. Campion, the new manager. He knocked timidly at the door, “Come in!” shouted Campion. “Oh, it’s you, Jennings?” “Yes, sir,” stammered Jennings, looking at Campion with courage born of desperation. “Mr. Campion, I want to ask if the firm couldn’t let me have a little more than a hundred after this month. I've been here 20 years, sir, and it’s eight years since I had my last increase.” “You see, sir,” said Jennings, “my wife has been ordered away for two or three months and—and it’s pretty hard to keep things going on $25 week.” “S$ down, Jennings,” said Campion He found what he meant to say unac. countably difficult, and for that reason he began to bluster. “Jennings, I have been thinking about you for some time,” he said. “We can’t raise you. In fact, it was my intention to ask you to resign at the end of the month.” Jennings, struck dumb by the blow only looked appealingly at Campion. “You’ll have to go at the end of the month,” said Campion. “We'll give you a month’s salary ahead. And nc doubt you'll fall into another position very soon—one more suited to you That'll be all, Jennings.” Utterly crushed, Jennings crepi back to his stool. His mind whirled chaos seemed to have opened beneath his feet. To lose his position, after 20 years’ service, at forty-three! What could he do? It was the most terrible thing that had ever happened to him. He said nothing to his wife. Mary and he never discussed office affairs. . The days flew by. Jennings had ‘barely a week at the office where he had spent the better part of his work ing years. And as he sat on his stool thoughts came into his mind that he hag never known before. The safe in Campion’s office was an old one. On Saturday nights it con: tained never less than five or six thou sand dollars, which came in during the afternoon, after banking hours It would be the simplest matter tc slip the key of Campion’s office from its hook in the night watchman’s little office, open the safe with the old com: bination, and retire with his booty. The idea became an obsession and he resolved to put it into execution on the last Saturday of the month. Everything favored his plan. Cam pion had gone away info the country. At six o'clock Jennings went out among the other bookkeepers and clerks, but, as soon as the last had de: parted, he turned and made his way back, secreting himself in a corner of the stenographers’ room, where half: blind old Sykes would never see hin. Midnight arrived before he crept out toward the watchman's office. The key to Campion’s room hung by the door. Old Sykes would sit, dreaming of the past, behind a half-partition of wood, for hours at a time. In his stockinged feet Jennings crept up, ab stracted the key and fled. ~ He put on his boots again and crept _¢autiously toward Campion’s office. He --throught he heard a slight noise with: in, and hesitated, but it was not re: peated, and, cautiously turning the key in the door, Jennings entered. "A man in a black mask was kneeling in front of the safe, counting a pile of ‘bills. At the sight Jennings’ scheme of theft was all forgotten. He remem bered only his long service with the firm, his watch-dog trust and obedi ence. And this burglar was about to victimize them. With a shout Jennings leaped at the fellow, who, taken off his guard, staggered back under the other man’s impetus. . Then, seeing that Jennings was unarmed, he sprang at him in turn, wielding a formidable iron Jimmy, with which he must have pried open the window that gave on the in: terior yard. Jennings evaded the blow and caught the fellow’s arm. They wrestled to and fro, Jennings calling for help loudly. His strength was outclassed by“that of the other, for 20 years of “office work does not make for mus cularity. He knew that once he lost his hold on the burglar’s arm the “jimmy would descend. ~The burglar fought in silence, but in desperation, too. Jennings heard the quick tramp of old Sykes’ feet outside. He put forth all his strength to throw ‘the other to the floor. But he lost his &rasp and the jimmy, raised, descend ed with fearful force upon his skull. The last thing Jennings remembered was seeing Sykes at the door, a pistol | in his hand. The last thing he heard was the discharge of the weapon. . When he opened his eyes, to find himself in his bed at home, and his wife beside him, Jennings’ first thought was of the affray. “They got him?” he demanded feebly. A tall man rose from the other side of the bed. Jennings, to his amaze ment, discovered that it was Rothway, the president. “Yes, we got the scound el, thanks to vou, Jennings,” he said. “We're going to put you in his place.” “In prison?” gasped Jennings with sinking heart. “No, mo, my boy,” said Rothway, beaming. “In his office, of course. Didn't you know the man you caught was Campion?” (Copyright, by W. G. Chapman.) Long Snoush Already. A rather fussy man travcling from New York to Philadelphia had been much annoyed by his opposite com- panion, a tall, lanky fellow whose bony knees troubled him not a little. There was a stop of several minutes at Trenton and the tall traveler rose from his seat, and said with a yawn: “1 guess I'll get out and stretch my legs a bit.” “Good gracious!” ex- claimed the other, “don’t do that un- less you are prepared to pay double fare, or to take a compartment all to yourself.” Various Views of the Snow. The farmer calls the snow the poor man’s fertilizer. It keeps the ground warm and puts dollars—prospectively —in his vacant pockets. It is much esteemed by artists, who use almost every color except white when they set out to paint it. Their favorite tints for this purpose are pink, purple and a siaty blue. It seems to be the chief business of artists to inform us cour- teously but firmly, that our eyes are liars.—Exchange, Airtight Rubber Cork. A stopper for bottles that is espe- cially valuable for travelers consists of a solid rubber cork that goes down into the neck of the bottle, and a cir- cular collar of soft rubber rising from the top of the cork. When the cork is driven home this collar is turned down over and outside the neck, which it makes water-tight and air- tight. The solid cork and the flexible collar are all in one piece. Workman’s Asset. A workman owes it to himself and his family to take care of himself. His labor is his only asset in business. When injured, he is for the time being a bankrupt. If killed, his family may be left destitute and his children de- prived of an education and forced to seek employment before their matur- ity. This philosophy is found in a bul- letin of the Chicago bureau of safety. Why Paper Affords Warmth, The value of paper as a protector from cold is due, of course, to its being such a poor conductor of heat, a qual- ity which increases rapidly as layer is added to layer. The best kind, for this purpose, is fortunately that which is most abundant—the one kind that can be had for the asking, or even for the taking. : Judge Wouldn’t Stand for It. An ignorant justice of the peace in Florida was called on to decide a case. Counsel for both sides made their long and eloquent speeches after all the facts had been elicited from the wit- nesses. “Prisonah discha’ged,” said the magistrate. “The hull accusation is done been based on a dinged tech- nicality.” Good Reason to Be Pleased. Jones—“What a puffball Burlson’s got to be since he bought that farm upstate! Why, every day the grinning nut comes to the office wearing a raw potato for a watch charm.” Smith —*“Yes; he explained about that po- tato to me. It was his share of last year’s crop.”—Magazine of Fun. To Wash Windows. To wash windows quickly: Take a chamois skin, dipped in warm water, to wash windows. Then wring the same chamois skin dry as possible, and after wiping the window again you will have a finely polished glass, without the use of numerous cloths to do the work. Incentive to Better Work, Emerson sayh: “Every day is a doomsday.” If we realized this, we would take each day and try its worth as it came to us. Then we would do better work tomorrow.— Maltbie D. Babcock. New Use for Matches. ‘When the finger is stained with ink and you have no sand soap in the house, just take a match, moisten it slightly and rub over the discolored parts. The stains will soon disap- pear. How Insects Regulate Speed. Motion pictures of insects in flight show that they regulate their speed by changing the inclination of their wings rather than by altering the rapidity of their motion. New York Led in Economy. Although New York lies entirely outside of the coal-producing area, it was the first state in which were built by-product ovens, which save the gas, tar, and ammonia. To Get All Juice From the Lemon. If you will try holding the lemons in hot water a few minutes before cut- ting, for making lemonade, they will yield double the juice they would oth- erwise. Afternoon Farmer. An afternoon farmer is an English expression for one who puts off his work until the last. moment. Formation of Character. No great characters are formed in this world without suffering and self- denial.—Matthew Henry. Your Opportunity. i Persons suffering from chronic forms of disease are invited to consult Dr, | Pierce, by letter, free of charge. Dr. | Pierce of the Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical | Institute, Buffaio, N. 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When Run Down SARSAPARILLA, HOOD’S THE RELIABLE TONIC MEDICINE, BUILDS UP. The reason why you feel so tired all the time at this season is that your blood is impure and impoverished. It lacks vitality. It is not the rich red blood that gives life to the whole body, perfects digestion and enables all the organs to perform their functions as they should. Get Hood's Sarsaparilla from any drug- gist. It will make you feel better, look better, eat and sleep better. It is the old reliable tried and true all-the-year-round blood purifier and enricher, tonic and ap- petizer. It revitalizes the blood, and is especially useful in building up the de- bilitated and run-down. Hood's Sarsaparilla is helping thousands at this time of year. Let it help you. Get a bottle today and begin taking it at once. Be sure to get Hood's. Nothing else acts likeit. 60-16,-18 CASTORIA. CASTORIA. i TTT ee Terre rrr reer ee { i eT rr Ter rT TT oak PER CENT. | : getable Preparation forAs- INI: similating the Food and Regula: UINl:| ting the Stomachs of RAINS CRS) 10 gill: | ness and Rest.Contains neither | Opium Morphine nor Mineral : |NOT NARCOTIC. | ri ilolte Lill fot pit | i I! fi HH o ; i perfect Remedy Erin pail fiom: Sour Stomach Diarmia Worms Convulsions. Feverish ‘| ness and LOSS OF SLEEP. | rr ——— 4 4 1 TacSimile Signature of rag rie CENTAUR COMPANY, NEW YORK. i ) ; At6 months old i 35 Doses -35 ENTS Exact Copy of Wrapper. Th \GASTORIA Bil Mothers Know That GASTORIA For Infants and Children. A —— Genuine Castoria In Use ~ For Over Thirty Years THE CENTAUR COMPANY, NEW YORK CITY. ES ——— Farm Impiements, Etc. Prepared to supply the Hydrated Lime Coal, Wood, Wall Bellefonte, The oldest house and Largest Dealers in the county in of every kind, for every use, and well prepared for drilling. 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Shirt Waists. * All the late styles in shirt waists in plain and figured Voile, Crepes, silks in the washable stripes, and plain indias, also Crepe de Chines and Messalines in all the new Spring shades and black and white. Corsets. Bon Ton and Royal Worcester Corsets. All the new models in Worcester Corsets for $1,00 to $3.00. Bon Tons from $3.00 to $5.00. Laces and Embroideries. New Laces and new Embroideries in Organdy and Swiss. Always the finest and largest assortment. Prices the lowest. New Silks. All the new shades in Chiffon Taffetas, Faille Francie, Poplins, Crepe de Chine, Crepe Meteors and Shantung. A large variety of T'ub Shirtings. New Woolen Fabrics. Beach Cloths in Sand and Putty shades, Shuddahs, Wool Crepes, in Belgian Blues, Russian Green, White and Black. 1 Neck Wear. Our Spring display of new Neckwear is the largest. Everything that is new in Collars, Collar and Cuff Sets, Vestees, Velvet Finished Frilling, very stylish. Lyon & Co. .... Bellefonte
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