THAT
WINNING
NUMBER
(® by D. J. Walsh.)
OU could tell by the important
air with which the old man shut
the gate behind him that he was
not merely going out for a walk
but with an object,
He had been Intrusted with a com-
mission—to buy something for the
boy. And It was actuaily Coronna
who was sending him,
During the six weeks that Abner
Foster had been living at his son’s
house, by repeated snubs his daugh-
ter-in-law had indicated that she had
poor opinion of “Father Foster's”
abilities, But the sale of children's
stockings at Donaldson's, advertised
in her last night's paper, was to be
between nine and eleven only; in the
midst of her rush to get her breakfast
dishes washed and an early start the
kitchen sink had sprung a leak, Such
a mess! And no telling when the
plumber would come.
“I'll show her I ain't in my dotage
yet,” grinned Father Foster to him-
self as he entered the store,
And never did small stockings un-
dergo such scrutiny as the four pairs
selected by the old man who perched
on the first vacated stool
perched on the tip of his nose.
“Your dollar purchase entitles you
to a ticket in our prize pony contest,”
the clerk announced as she made oul
her sales check. “The drawing's to
be in six weeks. Please fill out this
card with your name, address and
pumber of ticket for our record.”
Even Coronna’s
find no fault with the stock
ly exhibited on his return,
“1 forgot to the
“but you'll find a silve
room shelf”
gold specs
sharp eyes could
ings proud
give you money,”
she sald,
tar on the dining
“I don’t want money,”
ther Foster. “Them
present from me to the boy.”
“Noth
ronna.
bie a
you've
wear,’
oe
stocking
1g of the k
ind,” declare«
“Some time you can buy
if :
call
toy
no
hem. stockings
reiterated the old man
For had reasoned it
Coronna paid for the
would have give
ticket,
“And
ner Foster,
from his grandpop and nobody
For fact that
were i
are
he
to
nothing doing!
“Bobby's pony is to come
countless
did
man's
the
circulation
upon the old
that he held the winning nur
His fi
spring
in
dent
rst intention
intents was (oo wait
he pony on
prise 3ut the drawin
for six
Bobbie
coaxed
sist tellin the
for
secret
store
of
and ne
him,
Just
yhody else,”
nee,
And
were
from
that
five
ust
two
never
that they did not
together
at
they
minutes
talk
afternoons a
hand
before
pony, while
least three week
went downtown,
stand enraptured
window,
For
effigy
HK
in
Donaldson's
life-
wood and
the window was a
pony out of
colored chocolate
size
in
of a cut
in
with splotches of dazzling white,
pony with arching neck and tail
spirited animal at full gallop.
“Father's perked up
commented Bob Foster
with a relieved sigh.
about him at first.
have lost his grip.”
“Your father's
Coronna,
“And being turned off at the mills
because of his age was a hard blow”
Job continued, “It wasn't easy,
sither, for him to pull up stakes and
come out here to live with us”
“He ought to be thankful he had a
good home to come to."
“I know, But it's kind of lonesome
for the old man.” His face lighted
up. “He and Bobble seem to have
takeg a shine to each other, though"
“Yes, since the Simpson children
moved away and Bobble has nobody
to play with.”
3ut the next morning a furniture
van backed up at the house opposite
where the Simpsons had lived, and
that afternoon Bobbie Informed his
grandfather that a new little boy had
come to live on the block.
“Just my size, He's sitting out on
his steps now. I'm going straight
over to make his acquaintance.”
The old man's heart fell with a
thud. When the Simpson children
lived opposite he had seen Bobbie
only at meal time, After the con.
stant companionship of the last weeks
how he would miss the child!
But in a few minutes Bobble was
back; his face blank with disappoint-
ment. The new boy was no goad, he
cold-bloodedly reported, He was a
eripple boy on crutches, And he
couldn't run, or play ball, or climb
fences, or anything.
Abner Foster's heart leaped up
again, Bobbie was his once more,
And only three weeks now until the
drawing for the pony!
It was that very evening that Bob-
ble complained of his throat. By
morning he was very sick. When the
doctor came thelr worst fears were
confirmed, It was diphtheria in the
most virulent form; hopeless from the
first,
brow
Fis,
A
A
considerable.”
to his wife
“I was worried
He seemed to
an old
man,” said
Bobbie's death drew the father and
mother closer together—and left out
{poor old Abner Foster more than
ever, It was not intentional, Simply |
‘that it did not seem possible to the
heart-broken parents that anyone else
could enter into their grief’s holy-of- |
holies,
Lonesome and forlorn, Father Fos- |
ter sat on the bungalow steps one |
Saturday afternoon. |
His son came at noon Saturdays |
and he and Coronna had gone to the |
cemetery with flowers,
“I weuldn't have went with ‘em If
they'd asked me,” mused the
man, “but thelr not askin’ hurt.”
The letter carrier came in at the |
gate and handed him a letter, When i
he tore open the envelope and began |
to read the Inclosed typewritten |
sheet the old man gave smothered |
cry,
He had forgotten all about it, The |
drawing at Donaldson's had taken |
place the day before. And this was |
thelr announcement that his
old |
i
ticket |
pore the winning number, i
The sheet of paper dropped unheed- |
ed at Father Foster's feet, and bury- |
ing his face in his hands he sobbed |
aloud. i
“Did you fall and hurt yourself?
asked an anxious voice at his elbow.
“I'!n so sorry.”
With a start the old man lifted his |
head and looked dazed at the little
cripple on crutches from across the
way standing solicitously before him,
“1 fall so often myself I know how
bad you feel,” sald the child with
eager sympathy. “Or did something |
hit you?’ The voice that had
gentle suddenly finmed, “Those
mean boys up the street are always |
throwing things when they know a fel:
low run after ‘em—and hit
heen
80
can't
back.”
“Yes, hit gaid the
old mu fifting a hand to his hLeart
“But it wasn't intended and | feel bet
jer
Wanly
something me”
in
now."
Abner
ples pale,
smiling at } hild
Foster noticed the Hl
inchedd. face
First Bridal Shower
Gift of Kind
Hearts
origin of the bridal shower, one
customs that
ITN,
story SOPs
+ in old Holland §
wart to a miller
om the 1m
md heard the story
They
tier over.
ther i
ther ang
Too bad the
her
erist Toe
got One
would lose
it It?
didn’t bh money, but
cach one thought of a gift he or she
that the miller
and the beautiful girl could marry and
have their own
have mu
could contribute so
home. They came
the girl in gay procession, one with
an Dutch vase, one with plates
for the kitchen shelves, one with lin
ens made on the hand loom at home, |
one with a shiny new pot. They
showered her with their gifts and
gave her a finer dowry than her father |
ever could. Many brides-to-be should
pe grateful to the little Dutch malden |
whose shower set such a happy |
precedent.
Closely related to the shower Is the
wedding present, the survival of feu- |
dal times, when tenants were bound to |
“render ald” at the knighting of the |
lord's eldest son and at the marriage |
of his eldest daughter,
old
Test Longer Rails
Experiments with ralls of greater |
length than those now in use by the i
Japanese railways are to be conducted
by that country. Because of a large i
number of accidents, attributed to |
poor rail joints and the fact that al. |
most one-half of the maintenance cost i
of the government rallways Is spent |
in repairing, Inspecting and bonding |
rall Joints, the government is con- |
sidering a change to a longer length
rail,
An order for three and one-half
miles of rails 18 meters in length
recently has been placed in France
by the department of rallways and
experiments will be conducted on a
rond built of these ralls,
His Business.
In a certain case one of the coun-
gel tried to serve his client by throw.
ing suspicion on a witness.
The first question was: “Tou admit
you were at defendant's house every
evening during this period?
“Yes, sir”
“State whether you and he were
interested In any special transaction,
business or otherwise”
“you, sir, we were"
“Ah!” exclaimed the counsel; “then
you will be good enough to tell us
the nature of the business in which
you were jointly Interested.”
“1 was courting his doughter”
————
Two-Piece Sports
Dress for Summer
Youthful Frocks Now in
Limelight.
The vogue that introduced a coal
for every dress in the ensemble mode
frocks
nn
of the
the summer
to many
make
sports
ex
In general, the youth-giving novel
ties that exert so wide an appeal are
found incorperated into the group of
summer clothes labeled sports. As a
for occasions other than active sports,
and particularly In the summer time
make their appearance at all times ex.
cept for strictly formal occasions
ly adhered to in sports models, but it
generally possesses smart detours
achieving this straight effect,
sports ensemble is extremely
tant. Often several and
The
colors
ensemble [dea.
Both one and two-plece modes pre
chic, but almost always
possess a plaited skirt, box plaits he
fing most often used. The blouse
movement,
or round. Geometric lines are the ba
horizontal, diagonal, curved, diamond
shaped or zigzagged lines
through tucks, pipings,
braid and cut.
& role in the sports mode may accom
Showing an Open Jacket Scalloped at
the Edges.
pany a frock in exact fabric and color
Jean Arthur, motion-picture actress,
has selected a smart sports outfit
which introduces the new jacket treat
ment. It ig an open jacket
scalloped at the edges and is in a
lovely shade of blue, while the frock
itself is of white. An artist's bow of
dotted silk is worn at the neck, and
also forms a colorful handkerchief In
the jacket pocket.
Buttons to Ornament
On some of the short sports jackets
a few buttons are used as an orna-
mental detail or, In those cut in the
ing far down in front, In the matter
of trimming other ways are employed
by the different designers, French and
American, particularly in these lighter
versions of sports dress. Nothing is
really elaborate, of course, but a touch
of something that adds decorative de-
tall is shown in many of the hetter
gports costumes, On some are shown
a bit of needlework, embroidery, cross-
stitch, or cloth patterns appliqued.
The peasant embroidery and crochet
edgings are particularly good, and
besides these are braid, ribbon In
bands and motifs and leather, On a
swagger sports sults from Martial et
Armand snakeskin is added as a nar
row border all around the belted
Jacket and on the pockets, collars and
cuffs,
Velvet Evening Coats
Velvet evening coats at the Paris
fashion centers are either in black
or in the light shades such as pale
green, pink and blue, and are worn
over matching frocks of chiffon or
crepe. Deep blue seems to be coming
into favor, and the lining of lame or
broche counts Is either silk velvet or
panne. The lame and broche coats ap-
pear in greater number than the vel
vet
Wish to Look Slender
ge
Flattering to many,
to those who wish to look siender, is
the long surplice line of this dress,
says the Woman's Home Companion.
Continuing below the skirt edge it
gives an impression of greater height
and at the same time furnishes the
skirt with the broken 80
this season. There are many
but especially
hemline
it may be matching,
in color,
Interest in the back centers on the
yoke. The se2t.in belt gives a
ly in place. Any of the sheer fabrics
in this dress, es
Floral Prints for Wear
at the Bathing Beaches
Hand -hlocked rinted iam
and taffeta
vored
linen, pt rad
fire ment
materials in
The array
afored |
en suit
and whit
cluster of «
3
:
colored block
bright hues in yoke
taffeta
inserted
wteD offect
“$e si rit oo
The prin
floral type of des are newer
fe theme One of th
simple of =ilhougette
and long cravat
French
color tie
flowered intro
of
Crepe
the finely tucked
with
duces vesteg
of black
in
in
color, outlined lines
The floral
the indorsement
allover effect, notably =a
with notched revers and flared skirt
section, and in the application
of cretonne motifs on plain-color sults
of green taffeta, has cretonne
further
decoration appearing In bandings of
which describe a swastika
motif. and outline a square neckline
The plain suits are noted frequently
to include sections of other colors as
trimming usually geometrical in char.
acter. Particularly effective Is one of
black satin etofle, with a deeply
pointed border of white taffeta above
a gray taffeta hem, The vogue for
black and white receives further in.
darsement in the case of a white taf.
feta suit, with panels and pipings of
black satin. The extremely abbrevi
ated length is observed in a model of
scarlet satin, a mere coatee, which ls
worn over a white jersey.
A wide sariety of crepe de chine
sults is vividly flluminated with Rus.
alan decatine work in scattered fig
ures or florals, Practically all sults
may be had with matching caps, bags,
capes and other accessories to com:
plete the effective beach ensemble
stressed here. .
Capes and coats of wool jersey are
also being featured and here, agaln,
floral motifs are often applied as
trimming. In some Instances batik
prints are employed. Another group
of coats is developed of coated silks,
such as pongee, crepe de chine or
ghantung and in blocked linen,
Beige Important for Spring
Delicate tones of beige, from a tint
almost a deep Ivory to a warm tan,
are much in vogue In spring fashions.
evident
but
coat style
theme is again
of cretonne,
also
Ce AAS
Gay Vests
The new tailored blue sults sport
gay vests of Russian cross work In
vivid colors worked on oyster linen.
Pheasant Trims Hats
The small new hats of felt fit close
to the head and are trimmed with flat
fuvtasles of gay pheasant fontherae
i
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DADDY'S
EVENING
FAIRY TALE
Mary Graham Foner
COPYRIGHT OY WEITERE NEWIIAAR Lory
DOLLY’S BIRTHDAY
tant event, may think
birthday
more lmpor-
Perhaps you
your
far
it Is, to you.
jut to
and to
family her birth-
day Is most
portant, too—each
one almost
important
the last,
It was
Dolly
than
chilly
ol-
this
woenther Li
Ivy's biriluday
year, so the cele
held
of the
It
been a long
time the old had taken
part in a birthday celebration.
Many other fireplaces had birthday
celebrations taking place by them, but
not at Dolly's house, for here, almost
always, it was warm weather for ev.
eryone's birthday.
So the old fireplace rejoiced that It
was to have a birthday celebration
right its bright, burning
logs of wood,
It almost
bration was
by the
old
had
fireside
side
Christmas Time.
fireplace,
since
by cheery
seemed as though the old
tgelf should celebrate a
» old fireplace was very
Dolly,
: members
much
of the
»r than
flowers ang
Kee hes made
re place smiled. too, as i
and warmly out upon
hile the birthday
was going and
were being read
opened the fireplace sang a little birth
day song to Dolly and this was it:
celebration
on while the poems
and the presents
I'm the fireplace old and true,
I'm very very fond of you
Dolly, dear, 1 think you know It,
For you come by me and sit,
And you like to linger by me
And in my flames the fairies see
And read my
yours;
Dolly, dear,
$
thoughts while I resd
if love you!
I'm the fireplace old and true.
I'm very, very fond of you
f wish you many
happy returns
As the fire within
me burns,
Telling you of my
warm heart,
your joy, tak-
ing my part,
80 1 sing to you
my greelings,
Dolly, dear, I love
you!
in
I'm the fireplace
old and true,
I'm very, very fond
of you:
I wish you happi-
ness so great
On this very
mous date;
1 wish you lots Queen of the Day.
and lots of fun,
Beginning with the rising sun.
Oh, many happy returns of the day!
Dolly, dear, 1 love you!
SOMETHING TO GUESS
fa-
Why is a flea like a long winter?
It makes a backward spring.
. * »
What is the difference between the
sidewalk and an electric car? Five
cents,
. & =
Why are your eyes like friends sep
arated by distant climes? They cor
respond, but never meet,
*. = »
If by chance a man falls from the
top of St. Paul's, what does he fall
against? Against his inclination,
- . »
What is the difference hotween a
locomotive and a hound? One Is
sepined to run aad the other runs a
train,
1S A HEALTHIER
STRONGER GIRL
Because She Took Lydia E. Pink-
ham’s Vegetable
The fertile valleys of Oregon help to
supply the tables of America. This is
. . ™l possiblethrough the
magic of the hums
ble tin can,
In one of the can
ning establish.
fments, Julia
Ҥ8chmidL was em-
ployed. It was com-
‘fplicated work be-
‘fcause she did seal-
ing and other parts
of the work. It was
3 strenuous work and
| . she was not a strong
girl. Often she forced herself to work
when she was hardly able to sit at her
machine, At times she would have to
stay at home for she was so weak she
could hardly walk. For five years she
was in this weakened condition.
She tried various medicines. At last,
a friend of hers spoke of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and
she gave it a trial.
“Everyone says | am a healthier and
stronger girl,” she writes. “Il am rec-
ommeading the Vegetable Compound to
all my friends who tell me how they
suffer and I am willing to answer let-
ters from women asking about it"
Julia Schmidt's address is 113 Willow
St., Silverton, Oregon.
Girls who work in factories know
just how Miss Schmidt felt. Perhaps
taking the Vegetable Compound,
For speedy and effective action Dr. Peery's
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Bible Is Being Read More
The old hiding place isn't deper
able any 1 wive
Log Ange
of a Bible, found a &
CORNS
L/
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In one minute pain from corns is ended.
Dr. Scholl's Zino-pads do this safely
removing the cause-—pressing and
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Dz Scholls
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Put one on ~~ pain is gonel
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makes the skin beautiful for only ¥l
Fi YORK LET. Ask your dealer or oe Br
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Iie — emesis - a
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for Worms or Tapeworm dnd the druggist
will get it for you. 372 Pearl 8t, N, XY. Adv,
It's pretty hard to be good-natured
and dishonest at the same time.
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