The Centre reporter. (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, May 18, 1922, Image 3

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    A
HAS FIRST WELL
DAY IN 6 YEARS
Huntington Citizen Could Neither
Sleep Nor Eat With Any Sat.
isfaction Before He
Got Tanlac.
“Before taking Tanlac 1 had not
seen a well day In six years” sald
Wd R. Peoples, 328 22nd St, Hunting-
ton, W. Va,
“It seemed lke I had lost m¥ health
for good. I could neither sleep nor
eat with satisfaction. I was badly
run down, nervous, had po appetite
and had to force down every mouthful
I ate. Even then my food soured. I
would fill up with gas until I had in-
tense pains In my stomach and chest.
Headache almost drove me mad, rhou-
matism in my arms, shoulder and hips
kept me in pain all the time, and I
had to force myself to work.
“Tanlac went right after my troubles,
On four bottles I gained ten pounds
and the rheumatism ang mach
trouble left me. My wife
given a statement about the good Tan-
lac did her, and I am glad to add my
endorsement of this wonderful medi-
cine.”
Tanlac is sold by all
A first-cl always
dicate a first-class
sto
gO0ON has
1 druggists
good
1 x t
ass price doesn't n-
i
hotel.
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ee
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Illustrate
CHAPTER XIII
a
No more unhappy girl lived in all of
than Polly Hopkins,
never-ending days dragged
one. When
When she crawled into
were morning! And
hours brought re-
Jerry, Pollyop spent
trying him,
two little walfs lved
» news spread through the Si-
City that Evelyn Robertson and
MacKenzie were golng
fashionable
twenty-four
time to soothe
And thus the
The wed i bright
with
hid herself In
Dewi tt park
tormented
day cawnes
ethe Jerry,
went into
hrubb
WI,
rv |
and watched with soul the
display of riches,
She saw Evelyn In all her
and resplend Marcus;
Mrs. Robertson, leaning on
arm of Robert Percival. Ho
tears blinded Pol-
fered and
gorgeous
heauty
lent also
v pale
his face was! Great
vaguely
bewllder
It wi a long, sa X which she
carried her heavy
lence. Week by week oh c
n her slender fingers the
ild come home.
Daddy Hopkins cot Oh,
how she wanted to steal into his arms,
Jerry must have him,
and many were the promises she made
to the child during the wild fall
the Storm country
he were always listening for footsteps
hut.
The-autumn rains had no more thar
get in before Marcus MacKenzie took
up again his persecutions of the squat-
ters. On his return from his wedding
Mrs. Robertson for the winter.
One day
with another request that he
Hopkins.
“It's wrong for his daughter to stay
alone with
protested Hobert earn
place
Mare,”
Evelyn looked up from her sewing
In her own happiness the thought that
had lapsed in her
went from his trou
husband's. Marc's
was dark and forbidding, and his full
of her duplicity.
“The huzzy
returned Marcus, gritting his
“I've a plan to put her
Why you stand by
always puzzled me,
a forlorn lot”
“Now,
Percival.”
tied Mac.
flung
contempt set on
and he
of
nce,
as if
throwing away something
» detested ’
“He'll he
does
his time”
when he
SOrVe
“and come
ack, his
husband
How
Keeping her on her
dttered an exclamation.
he seemed
of wrinkles across his
Anger distended his nus
the look he had fixed upon
tobe ort was full of © ompelling strength.
“You're both sickening,” she broke
out fretfully. “Perfectly sicke ning !"
“Now listen to me, Eve,” ejaculated
Robert. turning to her. “You know
very well that I'm interested in the
Hopkins family—"
She did not look at him until his
sentence was chopped off in confusion.
Then she threw him a peculiar glance.
“Oh, 1 know that well enough!” she
rejoined, dropping her eyes, “but what
makes me so impatient is that the sec.
ond you and Marc come within speak-
ing distance, you begin an argument
about them. Why can’t you both make
a resolution not to talk about those
people?”
Her cousin walked to the window
and stared out into the garden. A
nervous cough came from MacKenzie,
“I won't do it, Eve, * asserted Rob-
ert presently, flinging around. “Some
thing's got to be done for Polly Hop-
king, She's so young and unhappy!’
“Young and pretty, you mean, Bobs,”
laughed Marcus disagreeably. “Why
don’t you marry the trollop and put
an end to your philanthropy? Ben.
pett’s dead ; so he can't interfere with
you!”
Percival's fists doubled as fleeing
eyes
that network
Throwing her work into a basket at
Mrs. MacKenzie arose,
“Marcus,” she snapped, “you're per-
disgusting! Now here 1 speak
my mind! 1 don't ever intend to sit
in the same room with you two unless
keep your conversation off the
She marched to the
head held high; and
after her,
“Come back
dered. “How
to me?"
It was the
door, her lovely
Marcus strode
here, Evelyn,” he or-
dare you talk like that
Marcus
; and
had
time
that
first
} to her just way
dark eyes sit a sudden
mgh her, ried
upon him, At the sigh of her
rage
BQuar
fois ole war
DRURY
took a
¥
and a gleam
place.
ar heart?”
There!
darling
matter, de
minute |
1, Eve
"
wn a
vi ry we
to he brutal,
She knew he did not
and gave him none; she
bed hysterically against
“Neither did I, Evelyn”
a low volce
his arm
sald Rob-
He side In.
her forgiveness. he
head and impulsively
went to his counsin’
“Never mind now, Bob" she
“Please go away like a good
After Percival's departure,
into
with her on his knee,
now,
he drew
down
“There
sweetheart!” he
her head to his
her. “Don't cry
and
and kissed
more |”
“It m nervous, Marc
sitting
akes me sO
she explained,
“Come wack Here, Evelyn” He Or.
dered. “How Dare You Talk Like
That to Me?”
hear quarrels bet you and Rob-
ert. And—and—I don’t feel very well”
MacKenzie studied her keenly.
“Then I'll get a doctor today,”
exclaimed, much concerned,
A flush covered the girl's face,
she hid it against his coat,
“I don't need a doctor, darling,”
whispered, “but 1 do want care
quiet. That's all!"
A strange unknown
through the man.
“Look at me, beloved,” he begged,
quivering. He forced his wife's face
up to his and sedrched deep into the
blue eyes. “Eve, my love, my own
darling !" was all he could say.
Then Evelyn rested in supreme hap-
piness against her husband's breast
for a long time,
» - - . * . .
ween
and
she
and
thrill shot
One cold blustering morning a little
while hefore Thanksgiving. Evelyn
MacKenzie came down to breakfast
alone, 8he was very pale, and her
the reins upon his violent™temper. Hi
had arrived home at a late how
chafing and irritable,
Awaking his wife from a sound
sleep, he demanded to kaow
were cognizant of the fact that Rob.
ert was trying to obtaln a pardon for
Hopkins, Several representative citi
zens, among whom were two distin-
guished lawyers, had approached him
on the subject,
“And that isn’t all,” he fumed, *I
started something else today, and he's
trying to block me.”
He jerked at his collar so violently
that the stiff linen tore with a whin-
ing sound,
“D-n that thing," he exploded and
threw the ruined on the
floor, “I won't stand any more inter-
ference,
“If you don’t want to bring Bob to
terms,” he went on, “I will! That's
my word! I've held my peace as long
as I can!—Good God, now, don't start
to cry!”
But in spite of his imperious com-
mand, Evelyn had wept long after her
husband's heavy breathing told
that he was asleep.
Next morning, walking Into the din-
ing room wearily, she found her
sin, Robert, standing near the
his hands in his pockets. She
straight to his side,
breathed,
The young man turned upon
caught the hand she laid on his
“You've got to help me now, Eve”
without other response
“It's all very well
take a 1!
neckwear
con
window,
. 3ob,"” ghe
he began,
greeting,
this
is brutal
“1
I'm
tile
tostily
to you, dear”
a concillatory
learned in the past
the
resistance
yell,
have me breakfast™
ous reply. “Sit down
“
“I've ha breakfast”
have
you
d my
waited to
Marc, before
a word
LOW 1
the land
would relleve—"
again, eh? came In
“My dear R«
his imgers
and
price all
That
atters
on.
“Squa
Ma the
plac ed on
chalr
Keazie
his
#8, Proce ded,
watch
family and in
but you know there is
as & man minding his own busi
own your
house,
thing
fess
A deep flush
hrow,
“1 am minding my
he shot back, “If it's your will to per.
who's dead
ine to help her if I can
ou're trying to
rose to Percival's
own business’
almost
over is abominable
In rough impatience
down, Evelyn dropping
opposite him
“From
you had a more intimate
humanity, Robert”
broadly “Is that
Into Evelyn's
Marcus sat
your interest
reason
he sneered
ity”
pale face
color, and she sh
if she had received a blow,
iy the flush receded,
As quick-
leaving her
forward to the table
“You're perfectly right, Marc”
confessed almost inaudibly. “I
Polly Hopking—I-—]-"
MacKenzie interrupted him by
his handsome face suf-
Robert came
cleared her out”
tter in the fam-
time I
“A squa
ily-—a thief—a liar"
Mre., MacKenzie
foot and began to cory.
“1 can't stand
"hen it's
he answered,
her
struggled to
pered, “I simply can’t, Mare "he way
both quarrel
nerves
you over thdse people
gets on
Marcus
gain”
All the concentrated
gathered in the past few
forth in a vicious snap.
“Then tell your precious
his nose out affairs, my
my
you wouldn't ever
rage he
weeks burst
keep of my
ing to them. I don't wish to sell that
and both of you might just as
well understand it now as later.”
He sald it with such forceful deter.
mination that Evelyn threw an en-
treating glance at Robert, Uttering a
sharp exclamation, he turned swiftly
and went out,
The next few hours he spent In
Ithaca, trying to turn aside the blow
that threatened to fall upon Polly
Hopkins. But so great was MacKen-
gie's influence that Percival's own
friends shook their heads when he ap.
proached them, »
Utterly cast down by the futility of
his morning's work on behalf of the
squatter girl, Robert Percival wended
his way to the Silent City. He could
not let the relentless law burst in
Pollyop unprepared. Through
the settlement he hurried to the Hop.
kins shanty and paused before it,
There «till above the door was the
winted sign,
“If your heart's loving and kind
come right In; if it ain't scoot off,”
Ah, arely he did love her in spite
of what she had done. As a traveler
in a dry and thirsty land longs for
fresh water, so he desired Polly Hop-
king. Vain had been his efforts to
tear her Image from his heart, Often
he had been tempted to marry her
and take her out of her dreadful clr-
cumstances, but each time the desire
came to him, the vision of the dying
farmer killed it,
Broodingly his eyes swept the nar-
row lake and the eastern, rearing hills,
He remembered how he and Polly
Hopkins had sat together on the rag-
ged rocks, watching the clouds sweep
over the sky above, like flocks of birds
across wonder-blue water,
With a groan he threw off these
memories, and striding forward,
rapped on the hut door,
Polly Hopkins opened it, looked at
him, bent her head but spoke no word,
“I want to talk to you, child’
the excuse he gave; and still
silent,
Above the Door Was the
Printed Sign, “If Your Heart's Lov-
Ain't Scoot Of.”
ghe moved backward and allowed him
the
Now that he Robert felt
as If he could force his tongue to
say the things she must hear. He was
oppressed by his utter falflure to keep
promise made that day before
Greatest Mother In the World,”
and knew not how to explain It
“Polly,” he had
because she was so tired, so
began to sob Dbit-
The sight of him after all these
her
impetud
room.
was there,
not
the
commenced, when
helpless,
terly.
days quite overcame
he ed
‘Please don't
Her tears only
that scourged
ity to his passion ;
“Don't interject usly.
. do that”
d to the remorse
gave
but, like 8 wall of
burned his jealousy
adde
him and new vital-
of Oscar Beanett,
“1 want to help
Pollyop
“You can't
3 daddy back,” she
“Jerry'il die—"
This gave a slight opening,
ert grasped at it eagerly.
“1 ca talk about him,
terrupted. “Now please don’t
Don't! Sit down a min
aced her in a chair going Ww
as his hand touched her, “You say the
child is ill, Poliyop?” he
paused as Polly nodded her head
“Yep, he's sick all right,”
wiping her eyes
perhaps If he
ace
you.” he stammered.
shook her head.
ir 1" 1 + " rod
do nothin’ uniess you geL
whispered.
and Rob-
* he In
cry any
ute.”
me to
hite
went on, but
she
re-
went
“Then
somewhere, to a pl
AWay
where he'd
have good food and care until
At his words the girl suddenly grew
rigidly erect, but the us trembling
of her lips made the man avert
piteo
young
nis eyes,
+
on he
grub
huski-
“Squatter bables grow
squatters give em.” she replied
need is bread an’
ted and swallowed
“An' lots
allin® Wee
an’ love,” she hesita
hard before
That's
wants his daddy!”
she continued:
what's
Jerry. He
“But. Polly I” Robert tried to check
the flow of her words, |
but she ran on:
“He'd die sure in a strange place.
Nope !
There was such an air of finality In
her inflection and appearance that
groaned within himself
nervously paced the length of
tell her. How could he place another
purden upon the already bowed young
ghoulders?
Then the matter was taken out of
his hands, The roll of carriage wheels,
an unusual sound in the settlement,
came distinctly to their ears and
caused the girl to throw him a
startled, questioning glance. Before
he could give her the least warning,
the door flung open, and MacKenzie,
followed by three nien, came into the
shanty.
Marens had not expected to find his
wife's cousin there after the scene of
that morning. A sneer tugged at the
corners of his mouth, Then, remem:
bering that he represented thé county,
a slow smile curled his lips,
(10 BE CONTINUED)
Home Philosophy.
It's the right thing to look around
you and admire the world God made,
but when it's good working weather
you're not expected to admire it all
dey long~Atianta Constitution,
Odd Numbers Masculine,
According to all ancient lore, the
odd numbers are masculine, the even
feminine. The odd numbers were in
pearly every case the Iucky ones--a
notable and general exception belag
the fatal number thirteen,
Proof to the Contrary. ’
044d thing about yawning; the foc
tors say it 18 caused by a deficlen~y in
the supply of air to the lungs- ard yet
a fellow usually does his best yawning
when somebody is pumping “bat air”
into him.—Boston Transcript,
One's deals,
Humanity never rises sbove Its
What ought to be is always
gbove and beyond wiat ls. Unless
however, we have before us the vision
better, we can never
| rise above what we are —Exchange.
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Plato's Tribute to Music,
Plato wrote: Music is a moral law,
It gives a soul to the whole universe,
wings to the mind, flight to the
in igination. a charm to sadness, #8
galety life to everyiing It is the
essence harmony, and
just and
invisible
ng, passion-
leads
besutif
but neverthel
ate and eternal
Birds as Weather Prophets.
At birds are good
weather prop The green wood-
pecker is kn ' y some parts of this
country sa we “rain bird” because
Inughing
pour
gained
Cause
least some
his
precedes a down-
ggain, has
orm cock,” be-
d and rein.
thrush
Musicians.
writer
Famous
A London
the fact that
posers begin with B
Beetl Bliss i
ers, | Borodine
lennett i Bantock, Bizet,
Bishop, Brunneau, Boccherinl, Balak}
reff. Boyce, Busonl, Byrd and Bull
A Sudden
A kind-hearted mo
old woman
fered to give
first ride In ar
fst put on spe
hear her exclaim
wind up
Transcript,
First Sleeping.Car Berth,
In 1853 Zenas Cobb
sleeping-car berth and sold
tion to George M. Pullman
Mr. Pullman perfected the
and Mr. Cobb afterward manufactured
car-spring seats, supplying the entire
Pullinan service,
Two Sorts of Cuntagion,
Diseases are not the only
that are contagious. Kindness
tagious; manly Integrity is conta
glous: all the positive virtues with
real red blood In thelr veins, are con
tuglous.—Henry VanDyke,
An Ee! Mystery.
How the baby eels which push up
the river from thelr birthplace in the
depths of the ocean circumvent the
falls of the Rhine and even Niagara
falls 1s a puzzle science has so far
been unable to solve.
True Greatness.
He only is great who has the habits
of greatness; who, after performing
what none In ten thousand couia ac
complish, passes on like Samson, and
ells neither father nor mother of IL"
wdavater,
liom to
Com-
stes Bach,
Bern-
Balfe,
calls attent
the names of many
He ne
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invented =a
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