THEIR HONORED GUEST By ALVAH J. GARTH by W. G. Chapman.) deso- me, alone, occu- with a since there had pretty, orl rl girl, come Gis neat, sald. Do sald Rufus Deane, “A nest of comfort and true hearts For years he had lived he had lost the use of both his lower by his landlord, but living in the most to pay for board and keep each Sat lonely habitation a was Rhoda Merrill. you eated Mr, ought to! It (Copyright £C OT a friend in the world!” lately, at six o'clock in the morning. to cherish he added that same evening. pying a wretched attic room poor family in the slums. Long limbs. He had been confined to the one apartment, his wants attended to narrow way. Somehow he managed to scrape up the few dollars required urday night. Then that day out plainly dressed young “1 am Rhoda Leslie she ber the name?” “Merril rej eyes were not She brought her husband that evening, a stalwart who CONne - OULK spoke at as though were ming your home,” sal sweétly, “And wel spoke sir,” “We about come, thrice welcome, blunt, plain Ernest Leslie. realized how you could not get freely and have tried to make for you." Comfortable! The iden old invalid felt as If he had been lifted to a new sphere of perfect luxury. It was a large, roomy Bpartment, new papered. Two neatly curtalned win dows looked out upon a pretty wren here were soft, warm rugs on the floor, a fireplace, and as they brought up his evening meal all this attention and plenty reminded the old man of the days when he had wealth/at his ready mmand. “You are the best world !” said Rhoda, guest comfort and con was to be hls own special “I love Id man beecar good to you,” an i Er “You fices for fondly. “Oh, t com 1 vie bedri husband as the ¥ i tent in the 1 eft able the Oo SWereg are so willing others, Ernest we are young, and the pleasure of seeing this dear old ma comfortable will loss of a few luxuries.” “He must not know are,’ Rhods cannot his find out.” “No. let the fond drean that we are able to surround him with the comforts he so appreciates and en Joys.” Fond dream, Deane there came a period and comfort that made life tinuous round of satisfaction. Never were more ardent friends than the bright, happy couple who ministered to his wants so devotedly. as though they were really his children. He told them mysteriously more than once that “they should not lose by it,” but they pald no further heed to the remark than to feel that his grati tude well repaid them for thelr exer tions, Then came dark days. Ernest Les fie lost his position. It had come about through the firm employing him learning of his negotiations for a Mt tle store. These fell through be- cause he could not arrange for the payments required, One month, two months, passed by and Ernest found no work. Bravely, however, the devoted pair saw to It that thelr honored guest, the old man upstfirs, never suspected thelr real condition. They denled themselves every luxury. All they had to sup- n happy and compensate for the how poor we bs Know, to urged earnestly. leave room, you him have indeed! To Ru of one fus ease Con. IN IC now fine port themselves with Rhoda earned by and a baby was coming, The man hard the shoe of poverty until morning, and then quite ac- cldentally., Under the kind ministra- tions of Rhoda and her husband, good food sanitary surroundings, Mr, Deane had got so that he could move slowly about As he neared the open doorway that especial morn. ing he was amazed and then startled at a conversation going on below, Rhoda was pleading with the land- lord of the place for a respite of an- other week on rent payment, Her hard-hearted creditor twitted her with keeping a lazy burden, not even a relative, upstairs. Amid her tear- ful emotion Rhoda told of the love and duty they felt towards her for- mer benefactor, “The rent the street placable old “The some sewing, {00. how was pinching old never surmised one and the room. Into fma- out fomorrow, or you go!" roared the lord. scoundrel little Rhoda!” raved Deane, bled to & corner of open the top of his ifter fumbling brought into Then head He could he land Coarse my poor, and hob pulled trunk and, contents, the old its room, over view a this worn tin bled wel he stum stulrs, Rhoda box. to the with of the ar ie Trapper Left Record dor Rapid Shooting ders During the well nost 3 and an Inc described yonth Foster was kno shot, a trapper, He ls ‘ tall man, nearly six uilt, muscular, and able stand a of hard knocks, His dark and plercing, complexion sallow, and halr i He wore the habitual \ ’ or tow to great deal eves were rather brown. the hunter, shirt, trou i sandy i garb of buckskin Ing t sers of the and same thi 1 - $v: a thin-soled mdccasins fur eg He Paid the Check The el in a derly gentleman who restaurant ant near yesterday morning y lost his dig hen he test. in loud not hwater, ete. that t nity v He complained 1at the coffee was bad. tasted like dis fit waltress insisted the coffe the usual brand made mnner and that wrong with it. But ¥ gentle man pounded on the counter, picked and pald It and walked And then the beauteons who had sat n hin made a discovery. She found that the contalner used by the elderly didn’t contain sugar at all, That was what was the mat- the coffee.—Detroit Free in the usual there was nothing the elderi check out in a huff young up his ear tieman but salt. ter with Press, Move Inspires Patriotism The first page of each of the 1.000). 000 volumes of school books published at the Kansas state printing plant this year will be devoted a pie ture of the American flag. The ples ture appeared In several editions of state texts last year, but it will be found In eyery book this year, Inser. tion of a full-page reproduction of the flag In colors was suggested to the state printer by the Americanization committee of the Kansas American Legion, to A Missed Opportunity The village bank had been forced close Its doors and Ike, although the town's champlon ne'er-do-well, was loudest In his denunciations, “Aw, to itor. “You couldn't have had more than fn couple of dollars in there” “Well,” retorted Ike, “If I'd known overdrawn, couldn't 17"—American Le glon Monthly, Notable Increase in Showy Fabrics Gold and Silver Incrusta- tions Stand Out in New , Paris Models. This Is an uneasy season for the es- tablished order, Simplicity, short time was considered evisable fundamental of every new group of fashions, has been rudely snubbed by the haute couture. FPro- fuse detalls, once shunned as ef- feminate for modern mesdames, are now being hailed as the salvation of fashions, And materials, which have Invariably been elaborate when the mode was simple and plain, when the mode was ornate have truculently de- clined to follow the habit of years— [nstead Bf becoming plainer, according custom, they have hed to the lavish lure of the new elegance, At all of writes a in the notable which a in- ngo an too to 100 succun the Parls autumn openings, Paris fashion New York Herald-Tribune, increase in sumptuous f i and this correspondent was manifest tained for for robes M. conditl daytime clothes as and wraps du solr, perhaps brie Soft Velvet Hats With Rippling Brims Ripple, ripple go the new brims with a lilt and a grace most becoming. And the crowns? High, higher, high. est! Lots of stitching, too, on these soft, crushable velvet types. 'Tis a fact some of the allover row.and.row effects are done so closely one can scarcely stick a pin between. The black velvet hats lead in popularity. Two of the newest models are shown in the picture. If it is color you are wanting, then choose from the fol. lowing fashionable tones and tints: Garnet, chanel red, jungle green, beige tenes and a number of lovely blues, also tawny browns, Enameled Shoe Trees Enameled trees that fill out the fore part of the seanter pumps and the light oxfords have arches that help maintain the natural lines. of French flowers they make most ge. ceptable and inexpensive gifts, Then, too, when used, they add a distinctive touch to an otherwise drab looking row of shoes on elther the closet shelf or the shoe stand. White Coats Are Chic Extremely smart are coats of heavy white knitted fabrics or of the nov elty woolens that are so stunning and different, Many have collars of clipped wool, while others are dis shoe i Chic New Sports Dress gem wid ade : This blue Pc use two-piece knit dress of navy and stone gray, with a leather of blue kid is very attractive for sports wear. The hat is of red velours, the back and trimmed moire ribbon band. are turned up in with smart The large features of brim and bh the fall gh crown mode. Dresses Feature Blouse and Bolero Treatments ©“ Waistline High i in a Front and Is Bloused at Back ne chez Doenll below again costumes are presented large variety. at at it. higher short pane is one side the length panels other, there which are bol the and oro tre emphasize there skirt that skirt will be orately embellished and the bodice plain; there lavish nmings as metallle embroideries, bodice are iz, the i are such trin ns bead fringes and velvet inerustations. Velvet, Indeed, is the outstanding fabric, and is followed In Importance by black crepesatin which 1s used both surfaces. Black Is the lead color, after which a wide an ing comes Popular for Fall Wear Imitation astrakhan of pressed vel. vet Is nearly as popular as astrakhan same but colors, is a plaited skirt of kasha in beige, model, made in i happens to be, tunic blouses whose straight edges form flat flounces over the plait. blouses are cut after Jenny's new de. sign, tight except Just over the elbow, where a little puff is Inserted. Finally, comes the tiny Jacket of Imitation astrakhan, caught at the throat with one button and allowed to flare perkily fust to the top of the hips. 5 | | » Western Newspaper Union. We selves are very apt to measure our. our aspiration instead of our erformance But, In truth, the conduct of our is the only proof of the sincerity of our hearta, ~jeorge Eliot. 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