THE REIGN OF KING LEO ——— By DENNIS H. STOVALL his wrote {® by Short Story Pub, Co.) €C ING, be a good boy till 1 the club for a smoke and a game of pool.” Markley furry neck, and closed the door of its box. Then he’ donned his coat and Markley was a timber cruiser, and his business carried him frequently ing one of his cruises into the pri- meval he came upon an old panther obliged to shoot the old one. He dropped the cub into a canvas bag, brought down to the Pass. The young panther grew and waxed bottle, first by the pint, and soon by the quart. He ranged at will through nothing pleased him better than to lle stretched at full length on one end letters at the other, He was early given the name of venience. At the end of a year King was a full-grown panther, powerful as and as playful and doclle as a kitten. tut he had an unpleasant habit of to Murkley's office. It usually el in ting the visitor return, Am going down to stroked the panther on the thick, hat and left the office. into the Coast Mountain forests. Dur- aud cub, For his own safety he was which he swung to his saddle and fat. He took his warmed milk from a Markley's suite of office rooms, and of the table, while master King Leo,” or just “King” for con any mountain Non of the Coast range, pouncing playfully upon every niously on the carpet. While it result sen # King's method of there were many who ob jected, Hence, to prevent a complete par Markley was finally ged to chain King during the day, iim out on the flat building til ni; bring and romp and roll about It was great sport for Markley. tlvsis of business, root of ar him in, the y otild floor rooms Tom registered, that was the office of vhose hobby was high-bred goats—with hed all way from mountains to Oregon. On that King was locked in his box, while his goats— pedig ITOOR the reac the hizh-priced, fancy goat peacefully just across the hall, Fetterly | buyer for his ramento valle ont down was to be shipped iad found a in the Sa ng the animal ght, he gave the express: door, for Fett ne of those who pinyed poo nan the office the the de efore ten o'clock rrived, istant gr 144 zr aown ’ iil and f ly for roped a lock wh i 's key, and s dragged a it was set on hed and and tipped the undred and eighty pounds, that man re scales entered on heam the heaviest gon one need at the eyer irkers,” as he gla “No wonder we got tired, other replied. “1 the wagon round hianmed goat ling ealf” “It's a don’t have to the Mike,” the would have brought if I had known the was as big as a year- good thing Tom Fetterly puy the charges.” said expressman, as he stock the big red tag of the express company on the hox. Just then there came a rumble from within. and two feet of tail protruded through an opening. The expressman gasped. “Mike, did that?” one exclaimed. “Two feet of tail! Six inches is enough for an¥ gont. 1 believe have a cow here ™ re He veeayed Yon see we to make amination but wa an ex al Inside, 8 detorred from his partner: granny! Don't s'pose 1 know a faney goat's tall when [ esp it? Goats made nows with tafle lonz enongh to whip off files” When Preston, the express messen- received the box, read the ship. nnd essayed to com- ply with the request to give “an ample feed of hay two hours before deliv- ery.” he sald unprintable things. “A thing like this ought to go In a cattle car.” he declared. “I hit my bunk in half an hour, and I won't turn out at four in the morning to feed no blamed billy goat! You lunch now, Billy, or not at all!” Pulling a big wisp of hay from a bale, he thrust It through an opening In the box. “Here, Billy, wake up!” At the fourth jab of Preston's stick, n roar came from the box, which trembled as If a small tornado were raging within. The messenger made five long backward steps and suffered five varieties of fear In as many sec. onds, Then came a second and much louder roar, a crash of splintered wood, nnd the box flew apart like an eggshell when the hatched chick steps out, There, In the full light of the ear, his great head held aloft, his long tail swishing uneasily, his wide jaws #part. and his sleek sides heaving with his quick breath, stood King Leo. Yor the first time he felt the tingle of the hot blood of combat. The theill that urged his fathers to battle and to death lenped through his veins, snd Fing wns the monarch that for ages 1 of the uni hy a “Cow, yonr You are days opr ET, ping directions, had ruled supreme among the wild things of the mountain ‘crags through which he, the last of a long line of monarchs, was now being sped on an express train, Preston quickly sought refuge be- hind a stack of apple boxes, piled nearly to the ceiling at the rear end of the car. At the other end, just over his bunk, were his rifle and re volver; but the panther stood between, It was clearly evident to the mes. senger that something was going to happen. The panther would undoubt- edly put an end to him, the oldest and—he had hoped-—the most faithful messenger in the Great Western's em- ploy. It looked to Preston as a pretty rough termination for an honorable career, King eyed the messeng rer susplcious- ly, as If inclined to believe him re- sponsible for the while miserable blunder. He stalked down the ear, lifted himself to his haunches and sniffed the apple boxes. When he crouched as If to leap, Preston drew his knife, determined to die hard. But King suddenly changed his mind, and, turning, strode majestically toward the other end. The messenger gave a long sigh of rellef. When the panther reached the far ther end of the car, the train came to an abrupt stop, with all brakes set. At the same Instant there was a loud pounding on the side door of the ex- the shouts of deep-voiced men, and a rattle of pistol shots, “Open up here!” commanded a volee at the door, loth the messenger and the panther were silent to the com- mand. “Open up, and be quick about it, or we'll dynamite the car!™ Preston understood. The. train in the hands of highwaymen. robbers were after the express money, no doubt, aware of the big shipment of gold in the safe. It upon him that the panther wus in the plot. It was an Ingenious scheme to get him off his guard. “Open the door!” the wolce third Then followed murmur of preparation, the match on the ear the senrrying of heavy feet. In a moment a terrific erash, lintered timber and contusion of express and bundles, dnd the dense burned powder, and more terrible than of the dynamite Press, was The dawned com- time, an low there was the flying of 8 broken iron. a packages smoke of Louder the osion was roar of King. Wounded and bruised, he raged and end of up down from the car. Preston was madly tricate himself from beneath the pile of apple boxes A ragged hole was blown in the ear, command money box or wo of “Toss come In came: the we'll out after ft!” A messenger's sworn duty wt the treasure In The } i to pro. him. jacket ried and The knowl in dan ! fear of the panther from He squir £ trusted to ronze hadge on Preston's proof that he had been tr found wanting ge that the express safe was r drove al mind med the messengers henesth and ded through the litter of packag the heap of boxes bundles to front end of the he passed King, ¥ too intent upon HH he hole notice Preston and through the across the ear and Bill,” said a voles, appeared King leaped with both paws at the was a howl of pain, dropped heavily from crouched to one ied face struck There man King loudly, Preston the barrel window, intruder, and the the hole, side, roaring found his through rifle and stuck the {ron-barred Two men were standing near the train, popping their revolvers promiscuously te Jeep curious heads ingide car windows, The messenger leveled his rifle and fired three shots, Again King roared as he furiously awaited the second appearance of the masked face, But it did not appear. The recep- tion given the one man who was rash enough to attempt an entrance was not desired by any of his comrades. Confused by the roar of the unknown and the rifle fire from the window, the robbers retreated in haste down the embankment, carrying the wounded man between them. Mount ing their horses, the entire band dashed away, with a wild clatter of hoofs, down the canyon. The messenger clambered out the window and closed the bars behind him, just as the conductor eame rush- ing forward excitdily, “You did nobly, Preston” sald the train chie admiringly. “The company owes you another bronze tag.” “They don't owe It to me--hear that?" the messenger replied as King emiited an angry roar. “My Gd, what is It?" the conduc- tor gasped. “It's a lion,” sald the messenger, “He's as big as an elephant and has fn voice like the bass end of a cal llope—put "Im on board the train for a goat. "It was he that stood off the gang. Get back In the ear? Not me. I think I'll take the rear pullman” At Redding the conductor recelved a message from Markley: “My pet panthex was put aboard tonight's Overland by mistake,” the message sald. “Hold till I arrive” “Please hurry,” the conductor wired in return, “we need the car” Good Start Betty came running into the house in a state of great excitement, monster nouneed at the top of her shrill volee, “Why, Betty,” cried her mother, “what did he do that for?” “Well—I'm not sure—but 1 think I have the stronger will" ~— Legion Weekly. ABOUT By F. A. WALKER THE FRATERNITY OF GRIEF By DOUGLAS MALLOCH THE SUBTLE SPIDER IDDEN in some dark corner, perhaps right before your eves the splder spins his silken web In which to entangle and destroy his un- wary vietim, Whether you believe it or not, you are watched every hour of your earth- ly existence by some sort of vicious spider planning to entrap you. If you are less watchful than he, if you do not take account of your words and actions and make a men- tal note of the trifling web-like things which are happening all about you, the spider will eventually outwit you, And when once you become en- meshed In his Invisible web a great sense of fear will descend upon you with the weight and swiftness of a raging deluge, of whose existence you did not before believe to be possible, Falling Into the spider's web 'ls one of the deplorable misfortunes human kind, Everybody In life, the rosy-cheeked schoolgirl to or her “"What’s in a Name?” By MILDRED MARSHALL Facts about your name; its history; moaning; whence it was "derived: stil - nificance; your lucky day, lucky jewel MELINDA HOUGH not eneally listed In English nomenclature and regard- ed rather as a product of the South in this country, Melinda has In reality un interesting history dating back to balind lore. In that remote era, she was undoubtedly Mel and first appeared as the name of the Don Gay! captive by the feats the Spanish senda eros who was Moors, on the that were rep puppet shows in Don Quixote an unfor- lively interest Melisendn Princess carried the uneasy of Jerusalem to the House of It was a most natural step to overabundance of sylia- the name to our euphonious Melinda. For reason it caught the fancy of the South and Its popu larity there is still unquestioned The opal is Me! is the most wife of tuken which took Another was Mel crown Anjou. eliminate the and contract present-day isendn who bles 1 sersiirable inexpucaiie inda's talisman’c mysterious and of all gems and is be upon its from lieved to bestow charm which comes reqtlessneas it will prove gninst sorrow, day and 1 her (2 by Wheeler Syndic and ever<changing moods, for Incky nu mature parents, 1s lable to become en- tangled, for the spider is no respecter of youth or age. A bewitching smile, eye, a musical volee, tenance, an uncontrollable greed for wealth, may, in some way or another, prove to be the flowing thread of the terrible web flung out by a passing breeze to entrap you, “Now," says the spider, as he spins another thread to make your captivity more certain, “now I am in position to continue our discussion.” Up to this moment you have suc ceeded In eluding him, And In your fancied likely as not you derided him, so mocking you, the discussion, But the manhood In you is going to outwit him, You are going to wean from his subtle power, by warning world from your housetop to beware of his siiken web which has through a glance of the an beaming coun- security, nas have taunted and now he is bent quite ready to resume him out with tears have and festered eyes pol. and dled. (@ by MeClure Newspaper Syndicate OU have had grief—but so have 1: I, too, have watched the clos ing tomb, My house has had the empty room. My heart the ache, Our loved ones dle, But, oh, the company they meet Upon that far, celestial street, Where throngs of angels intertwine— My beloved and yours, your loved and mine, I have had grief—but so have you; And, In my hour of deepest loss, I do not see the single cross Thank God, I see the other two, Yes, my own loss has gain I feel the brotherhood of palin, kneeling here beside my own, I know the loss that you have known. this much We bave In all our grieving Must not be selfish And gently let Upon but so have all all our grief Pluck petal fall where our grief one some spot someone leaps For whom some other woman weeps, some man will mourn to- day: We have had grief- ba by McClure New w t #0 have they, 81 aper Byndicate) Well-Merited Success. 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IRVING KING HALLOWEEN all sorts of magic “projects” or for the practice of rites, expecially of those love divinations and charms see them evolved visible from thin air Ghosts and spirits walk aboot and wierd things are said to happen on Halloween. In some places boys mount pump- kins on poles and, draped in a sheet carry them about simulating ghosts, All this is but a perpetuation of The young lady across the way says that even If it should turn out 'o be true that the Germans have fearned how to make synthetic gold and they manufacture it In such large quantities that it wouldn't be worth anything any more we'd still have paper money, which Is more convenient ARFWAY, ® by MoCluge Newspaver Syadioats.) the which our unnumbered dead an- rated oon. turies ago. on some date when the spirits of the are supposed to return to their earthiy habitations, Ours 5 a petuntion of the old Celtic was celebrated on the New Year's day— November 1 In the hopes of supplanting an old custom by a Christian obsery. Pope Gregory 1V in S35 All Saints for No — TA CRAFT substitution not working as well as was feast of All Souls was ber 1 placed 2 instituted, Alrealy Te cupled, Was rather the example of our custom grew up from the abbot of Clugny, throughout Christendom, it is said never to have thg church it- Odilo, This custom of mass for “all the self, dead who sleep In idea to wean the people from of Halloween. (GE) by McClure Newspaper Syndicates) lle dark on the hillside, Sunshine lies warm on the shore, And the clover blooms no more; Gone are the blossoms of May, Their robe Is a purple leaf: And the corn stands ripe in his sheaf, For sumnier is Siding away COMMON FOODS LL liquids from pens, carrots, tur nip, kohi-rabli or in fact any of the flavor vegetables that are not too strong should be saved and served with the vegetable as sauce. Chilled it may be used very effectively as a drink, given to a child who needs the mineral salts. Delicious Cake Filling. Beat two eggs until stiff, add one half cupful of sugar and the pulp and Juice of a large tart apple grated. Beat untll firm enough to spread; cover the top of the cake wilh the filling, For company occasions serve the good old pumpkin ple with whipped cream Into which a little good.fia- vored grated cheese has been added. Cranberry lee. To two cupfuls of cranberry puree (cooked fruit put through a sieve) add two cupfuls of sugar and three cup fuls of water. Pour Into an freezer and freeze as usual, Serve In sherbet cups with the meat Soliras. Custard 1 Nut Pie, Prepare a custard ple as usial, us ing a pint of milk and two large eggs, Just as it of minced black walnut meats Bake us usual. The nuts will make delicious brown crust all over the top. Coconut Soup. Grate the meat of one fresh coco nut. Cook a tablespoonful of butter with a tablespoonful each of flour and curry powder. Add a quart of milk and water, a pint each and the coco. nut; simmer for a few minutes, add salt and serve. Some like a cupful of peas added just before serving, Spinach a la Sousa Cook a peck of spinach In the wa. ter that clings to the leaves after washing. When tender, drain and chop, Add two beaten egge and one yolk and two tablespoonfuls of par. mesan cheese; mix and season with a teaspoonful of salt, one-half teaspoon. ful of pepper, two tablespooufuls of butter and a grating of nutmeg. Cook for five minutes, stirring carefully un- til the mixture Is well thickened. Re fove from the fire and add the beaten white of an egg. Mold with a table spoon into egg shapes and fry In a little bacon fat. Arrange on a serv. ing dir’. and pour around fomato, bechamel or any other preferred snnoce, Nerie Magma CE 1026, Werinrn Newspaper Lion) Dueling Ban Protested For hundreds a Heidelbere unis DEMAND “BAYER” ASPIRIN Aspirin Marked With “Bayer Has Been Proved Safe by Mi Cross” Warming! 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