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, SYNOPSIS.
All !jnlnir, In a foollh nt of ntiRer at
t ncll-ilt'creil rebuke from her husband,
Offry, bfcnufo of hrr Intimacy with Alan
Wayne. lnrt to run off mth tho latter
to .Montreal. Clrrry had been equally fool
h In the Wolonco of hla rebuke, niul
Tvhllc nnlklng off In his rnirp, toes Allx
nttr a I'uilman enr occupied by Alan.
Dojpcrato lie nll. a few hours later, to
South Amerlrn. Installing hlmelf In Per
nnmbuio Allx, howotcr, nt the last
minute rcnlliea wlmt elio l .loins ami
jump off tho train B It I imlllnsr. out of
ire Ktntt 'n When flerrv ilnesti't return
he nemls for hl mother nnd JuilRe llealcy.
Tlio latter pearehea In vain, while Mrs
Ijinslnft mforta tho distraught Bin.
Tivo years before, Clerry and Allx were
mirrled In Hed Hill. Alan, also of Hed
Illlt, mlfilit have been Allx'a hmlmml If
ho had thoiiKht to tiroposo. Shortly after
(he rddln Alan's unelo, J. V. Wayne
banished the youns man Iwjuiko of hla
profile i y To the rreat surprise of nil,
Aim besan a new llfo ntld hecnrmj'n sue
cessf'il builder of bridges In Africa.
After i(hIiib a month In I'ernambileo,
Oerry sends a rable tn lili mother Milne
he Is dl and then leaves for IMranlns.
nt the month nf tho Knn Knini Inco HUer.
One mnrnlnK while sulmi'illiR ho meets
and ruptures n Rlrl who has laughed de
flan o nt him.
CHAPTEIt XT-(Contltiuctt).
THE Kirs wore say that night Buy with
the Joy of h.ippy people linpplly plan
ning. I" n, monlh, nay nt the moat, two
months. Gei ry could ho here. Spring
would have come. The Hill would be
decked out In full rcB&lla of leaf nnd blos
om. It would be In full commission to
meet him. They looked at Allx nnd Allx
secmrd to look nt herself. He would como
Into his own ns never before.
The .Inrtfie undertook the entiling, lie
cabled cierry nnd tne mess.-iBe nun ie
porled uiidell voted. Then he cnbled the
Amerli.in Consul. There followed n lone
gcrlo of nicMximes; first quirk nnd hope,
ful, then Ingoing hut not doubtful, then
a weailnu silence of weeks, ending with
the inevitable blow Geiry hud been
traced to the S.in Krnnclsco Hlver. The
envoy sent on his track by tho Judge's
orders had tea heil I'linnhns to llnd the
little town In apathetic wonder over the
dlsrovery of Qciry's canoe stianded thiee
miles down the river. The piuIAlo was
still in the canoe and n suit of pajamas.
Ko furthc r trace of Gerry had been
found. His body had not been recovered.
The people said It was not unusual. Hu
had undoubtedly been attacked by tiger
fish. In that case his bones would have
been stripped of lle.sh. It was Impossible
to lira (T the great river.
The Judge hid In his limit the linn ow
ing details. To Mrs. Lansing he told tho
central' fact. She was struck dumb with
grief nnd then alio thought of Allx. Al
most hastily they decided that It was not
a time to toll Allx nnd during long
months they put her off with false news
of tho search. They carried It fuithor
and furthur Into the wilds of tho subcon
tinent The country was so vast, there
was no telling when the messenger would
Anally com un 'th Gerry.
Allx bore the strain with wonderful
patlenre The truth was that her
thoughts weie not on Gerry. Something
grciter than Gerry was claiming ullJier
falth-.ill hoi strength of body and soul.
She did not talk. She was holding that
Una! communion with her Innuimost self
with which a woman dedicates her body
to pain nnd tmrrlllce. Allx was not afraid.
In those days tho sphlt of the lace
her race of pioneers shone fiom her
steady eves and even put courage In those
about her.
Only when the ordeal was over and mi
heir to the houso of Lansing had raised
his lusty voice in apparent rage at hav
ing been born to so small n kingdom did
tho fiail Alix of other days como back. As
the lay, p.ile and thin, but with tho glori
ous light of supreme achievement In her
ejes, Mrs Lansing went on her knees
beside the bed and sobbed, "Oh, Allx, I
love you no, 1 love you bo!"
Allx smiled. Slowly she reached one
hand over and placed It In Mrs. Lan
sing's. "You ale crying becauso you nro
a granny now," she said, softly, play
fully Then came the day when Allx :n
strong-attong enough. .Mrs. Lansing
ium ucr in a cuoxeil volco what thev
know and what every one hellovcd. Sho
cried softly in Allx's arms.
Tour mother!" said Alix, her lips
against the wet cheek. "How strong
jou've been! How you hid It from mo!
"hat a burden to carry in your henit
and smile. But listen, deur mummy. You
are all wrong. 1'crhup.i I would not have
known It if you had told ino-then-but
l know it now. (Jerry 3 not dead. Thoro
is no river than can drown Gerry."
"My dear," said .Mrs. Lansing, fright
ened, "you must not think that. Ifa al
ways the best swimmers that risk tho
most."
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f2i.lV.nr. ilhcl,r cofrro nnJ cBn Colling
nVnedWav''bol,l,y- "l knW " c,ln
i,'f,0?" snld the Judge.
Vn..E1r.7 ..l!'.os.e I'tople mention Ala
ore, If it TjrVr Co,"niwtorcl. "I won
Wno of Africa0'"'"0 nC-Tc" Fercont
-Vhcdng?eo;rncc'- -
men thai ,Un..he,n.ot- T1,cro Mo somo
b'f,rUT0l cl' inc,,!'8 WUh ""'
to takearninn" ,t,m,1 tho t,1,lBo dccId(!d
over Bunday.nb'Cf0r'1 t0 Ma,1, "ouse for
PIIAPTBIl XII.
Bhado of a bush, his knees gathered In
hl ..rms nnd hi, head bowed dow
Great riu vcrlnis !..!. .,'''.
sobs weie shaking ids 'strong 'Uy."Z
?rom m7" mV," "f0 1,ild wrenched him
hm hiih ",10"rl',8a of KHietatlons, tossed
hid hfLh. n J'1. 1rcI'l"d him, broken. He
f, . , n" ,,ecn onlj' " wcnklliiB, wait
i L . fn"nt, ,ho llrHt K-mptBtlon. It
sccme.l as f It could not be true. Tho
!.,. ?.'. ?inlj' "al ,l8,,, Tl,l mM Btl"
hung In tho nlr In wlrps. It was still
fon nil m"ln.ln-"' '"ornlng that ho had
foil id so glorious-tile morning In which
just to live had seemed enough. Hut It
was rue. Hotueen the moment when he
had plunge,! from tho snndsplt and tho
'h0oT1'!.LWl,lc" ,h0 n",'1 t,lc '"' l'd t"d on
the liter bank and laughed together to
see the canoe, worked ndrlft by the eddy,
swirl nut i,lt tho rvpr ,, n
had n.'iuiiofi t,, i..., t..n,., .. . .
,, : . ; '" '"" loumiuiK momeiit no
Had stood piimowil man In n primeval
world. With the drops of water fiom tho
no iinu incKttl ofT the bonds It had
taken centuries to forge. And now tho
storm woh p-ist, the elation over, and his
truant conscience tetutned to stand dis
mayed befoic thu devastation of so short
tl lapse.
The Rlil, dressed In a homespun roll on
tone belted nt the waist, ramo back down
a hair-hlilden path, shvly at Hist ami t n
with nwo to see hi n weeping. She tos. d
him a cotton Jumper nnd troiibeis and
incii urcw nacit nnd waited for him in
the path. He picked up the garments nnd
looked at them. They were such simple
clothes as hu had seen laborers wealing
He rose slowly to his feet, dressed and
followed the girl.
She led him along the pnth through the
brush and out Into a little valley made
up of abandoned rutin and rice bot
toms. In the centio was a slight eleva
tion, ton low to bo called a bill, ami on
it was an old plantation house, white
stucco once, now sadly weather-streaked,
Its tllea green-black with tho moss of
years.
.She pointed to the bouse and then to
herself and smiled. Ho understood tho
pantomime and nodded. When they
reached the house a withered and
wrinkled little wmpiin came out tn the
arched veranda to meet thnm She looked
Gerry over shrewdly and then held out
ner nniui. lie shook it listlessly They
walked through a long dividing hall. On
each slilo weie largo rooms, empty, save
one, where a big bed, a was' st.mil and
mi old bureau with mildewed glass were
grouped like an oasis in a desert. They
leached the kitchen. It was evidently the
living room of the houso. A hammock
cut off one eoinnr. Chairs were drawn up
to n rough, uncovered table. A stove was
built Into the masonry and a cavernous
oven gnpeil from tho massive wall.
At tho stove was nu old nogress, mak
ing coffee with slinky deliberation. On
the floor sat an old darky clad only from
his waist down In such trousers as Gerry
was wearing, except thut they wore soiled
and tattered.
Tip InM'A.t .... , - . ...
rteVrv X. i ., ' """ lnsiecl his eyes on
rlenUnen'1 """i flt""W't l "IS feCt, Dim
tor brn, ?' f ,Some l,J'Kono wlilto mas-
?r!rti Rih,t.a.Klpnm ",to hla wTy eys.
0 ,llls h-! I tho national gesture,
"iileii l , Pnrotit, slave to master.
ienl,fe r fl Mater blcsl"B-" Gerry had
nm '."'? 'nMn"? f the qunlnt cus
I, ,,?!' i . . b,IV8 ,hcc'" he nnswered In
badly Jumbled Portuguese. Tho girl nnd
the wrinkled little woman looked at him
surprised, and then smiled nt each other
ns women smile nt tho first steps of a
They made him sit down nt the tn
bio nnd placed before him crisp rusks of
maiidloc Hour and siramim, n ...i
splendid aroma triumphed over the sor
dldiioss of the scene nnd through the
nostrils reached tho palnto with antici
patory touch, it was sweetened with
dark, pungent syrup njid was Bervcd black
in n capacious bowl, as though ono could
not drink loo deeply of the ollxlr of llfo.
Ocrry ate ravenously and sipped the
corrco.nl first sparingly, then greedily,
llio old impress Iluttored nervously about
the stove, nursing Its luailequ.ito ilro of
charcoal. Her eyes wore big with wonder
at the capacity of tho while master. Tho
old negro had sunk back to his seat on
the floor. The two white women stood
and watched Gerry. The more he ate the
more they urged.
,torl'y ,sct ,Iown tho empty bowl with n
sign. Tho rusks had been ilnliniii. n.
ford the coffeo the tiamo of nootur dwln
dledto Impotency. Its elixir rioted In his
veins. At the sigh the girl hnd deftly
rolled a cigarette In a bit of corn husk,
scraped thin as paper. Now she slipped
It into Ida lingurs. Tho old negrcss picked
up a Ilvo coal nnd, passing It from slinky
hand to shaky hand, deposited it on his
plate. Gerry lit the ei.-iv..itn win, ,i,-
llist long contented whiff he smiled. Tho
some orougni stlngiiu,' recollection. With
u flown bo throw away the cigarette and
rose fiom tho tablo. "The bruto la fed
aim inugiis, no said aloud ntld
ironi mo room,
ful Mid detached, the girl graped his
arm with both hands nnd drew his atten
tion to her. Then she pave onn sweep of
her arm that embraced all the ruin of
houso and mill and fields. Sho pointed
to horself, Ho understood! theso things
were hers. Then she folded her hands
and with a gesture' of surrender laid
thrm on his.
It was eloquent. 'There was no mistak
ing her meaning. Gerry was touched. Ho
held Loth her clasped hands In one of
his nnd put his arm nround her shoul
ders, sho fixed her eyes on his face for
the answer Once more Gerry's eyes
wnndercd over all that ruin. After all,
ho thought, why not? Why not bury his
own rdln hero In company? But she read
no decision In his face though sho
watched It long What she saw was de
bate and for tho time It satisfied her.
Gerry all that afternoon wns very silent
nnd thoughtful silent because there was
no ono ho could tnlk to, thoughtful be
cause tho Idea the alrt had put Into his
hend wns tnking shape, nldcd by a long
chain of clrcumstiincffl. IIo looked back
over his covered trnll. If ho hnd been
some shrewd fugitive from Justice ho
eniild tin li.nvti idnnnorl It lifttnr 1TI
suCdan lllght without visiting his homo, '
nis rniiure to buy a ticket, tile Fti'iornn
tlon of the purser with Its assurance of
silence ns to his presence or destination, I
all that had been wiped out by his en-
blegram to his molher Hut then fate had
stepped ln again and once mure bloited
out tho trail. Ocrry pictured the finding
of tho canoe nnd pnddle with his pa
jamas miles nwny from tho spot where
he had left them. Supposing there weie
nnv search for him from home, and tbeie
was no reason to bellove thcro would be
since ho hod cabled reassurance to bis
mother. It would tomo up against a blank
Wall with tho tracing of tho canoe, the
paj.imns nnd the paddle. Thev formed a
cluo which could lead to but one conclu
sion. Ills molher would have undiistMnd hl
Ill3ht from tho disgrace (hat undoubtedly
had flaunted ltelf In eveiv one of his
familiar haunts. Secure In tho letreat of
ltcd Hill, sho had probably trul pictured
him fleeing; from the memory of Allx and
tho fall of the name of Lansing Then
there wns the cablegram to teassure her.
In all probability there had been no
sealed, but oven If thcro were, it must
In the end come up against this new
obliteration of the trail! The met re
curred again nnd again In his thoughts,
ln the terrible hour after the scene of
Allx's surrender to Alan he hnd longed to
hide from tho world, fiom his mother and
fiom himself Some genius had heard
his wish. The old Geny Lansing had
been torn nway In a ohm lot of tire. Pas
sion had swirled tin flame about him nnd
left ruin ashes.
CONTINUED TOMORROW.
stiode
The irirl and 11. r llin
wrinkled woman looked at each other In
uiviii.iy. incy seemeil to sens-o the un
intelligible words. The old darky crawled
across tho Hour ami possessed himself of
tho clgaietto.
Gerry went to scat himself on the steps
of the veranda. Ileforo him stretched tho
fallow valley, beyond it glenmcd tho
black line of the rushing river. To tho
right were the ruins of a sugar mill and
stables. To the left the debris that onco
had been slaves' (putters. The Melds still
boro the. hummocks, In rough alignment,
that told the story of past years fruitful
In enne. All was waste, all was ruin.
Tho gill slipped to a seat besldo him.
She rolled a fresh cigarette and then shyly
lulil n small brown hand on his arm. Ger
ry looked at her. Her big brown vi
woro soi row ful and pleading. Kho held
out the clgaretto with a llttlo shrug that
dcpiecated tho smallnei,s nf the ottering.
Geny felt u twinge of lemorse. He
patted tho hand that lay on his arm,
smiled, nil took tho cluaictte. The irirl'u
faco lit up. Site called and again the I When tho nuestlon of snlary Is intro
ivgiess brought lire. This time Geny duccd, there Is still a tendency to expect
smoked gravely. Tho girl sat on bcsddu t,lp "' to work for less than a man hi
him. Hoi hand lay In his. - I tho same position, but that, too, Is pass
So they sat until the sun passed the I "" lnto ol,llvlon'
zonlin anil, slipping over tho eaves, fell
Woman in Her Place
"A woman's place Is whciever she Ills,"
said a man who could well afford In be
generous nnd Just. "This talk about
woman's place, sphere, ltniitatloin and so
on, Is nil piffle."
If a woman can keep a set of books
better than a man who Is doing It none
too well, why should prejudice nnd null
quated ldens of sex stand between the
job and tho woman?
Women have proved to the satisfaction
of nil broad-minded and nlert persons
that sex has nothing to do with ability.
Wo have women in lines that weie onco
supposed to ho so eutltcly masculluu that
It was a tevclatlon when the woman
succeeded.
PURE FOOD AS NECESSARY
AS FRESH AIR, EXPERT SAYS
Education of the Child Is One of the Prime
Requisites in a Campaign to Get Cleaner
and Better "Eats" for the City
""X7'5IEN the public learns to demand pure food, It wilt get It," remarked Miss
yy Luetic IJlacss, who directs the work of a pure food department, nnd, there
fore, Is keenly Interested In her work for lis corrective measures aa well as
from a mere business standpoint. Miss Illness didn't lose a minute while Riving her
views upon the subject of the purchaso and use of absolutely pure foods, but con
tinued to direct those In her charge.
She Is of the opinion that It In only a
question of time, h vory short time, too,
when every reputable store In the coun
try will offer only guninntecd foods not
alone the purity of food ns It comes to
the dealer, but the protection ngnlnst
contamination until It -caches tho con
sumer "Living up to tho law's demands Is
very well, but a concern that really
Btrlves for tho desired end should set
Its own standard, nnd never nllow an
ounce of food to fall below that point
of purity.
"Educntlng children to the necessity of
avoiding doubtful foods and making
them understand that not everything
that pleases the palate Is good for tho
health, will soon create a demand for
food tlint contnlns nutrition nnd Is not a
detriment."
Miss Illness Is carncsly absorbed In
tho subject of pure food and docs not
hesitate to assert that shops selling un
guaranteed foods should not be allowed
to do business.
"Tho cn-oporntlon of commerce nnd
Government Is a step In tho right direc
tion nnd only stores that conform nnd
assist to bring about this result can hope
to survive, becntlao physicians, nurses
nnd nil seilous-mlndeil Individuals nro
keen for this movement.
"In our every day life there nro manv
things we can omit, b t t-s wo MUST
havo food, why not Insist upon It being
pure, wholesome, elenn nnd palatable'
"All this can bo dono by starting the child
light The home is the placo where food
purity should ho taught, then the schools
r'fin Itnln nml on nti iittlll flin Imt.., iih.I
girls become responsible heads of homes whero tho food question Is all Important.
"It is coming Just as suvrlv as many other rcloims that have a running start, nnd
n wise inirehntil exceeds the law limits of purity.
"Selling impnro food is a penal offense, still it Is true that a great amount of unfit
food Is Rold In Philadelphia and other cities."
Now altogether for pur food and get It! Is Miss Ulaess's idea. Not only be
cause she is of the opinion that because of tho Immutnblo law of supply anil de
mand which not only contiols quantities nnd prices hut tho most Important feature
quality.
a mm:iMszm3.. nt
LUCILE IJLAESS
"WON'T WEAR OUT"
CURL; NEW KELP TO
MILADY'S COIFFURE
Imported Process Comes High,
But Wave Is Guar
anteed to Last
Six Months
CALLED 'FRISURE FORCEE'
like lire on their bare feet. Gerry stood
up, pointed to himself and then down the
liver tn the town. The glil shook her
head. She made him understand thut hu
was cut off fiom the town by an Im
passable ulLuttiiy lo the great river that
ho would havo to make n long detour In
land. Then she swept her hand from the
sun to the hoil.ou to show him that the
day was too far gone for the Journey.
lie was nut much concerned. An apathy
t-elfil him at tin; thought of going back
lie felt as though shamo had left some
visible scar on his countenance that men
miibt see and lead. As he stood, thought-
Mnny labor-saving devices cro horn of
the thought of women. Surely It Is the
woman who piomotes them, especially
those appliances that make home work
easy.
Woman's place? There is no specitlc
renhn. Shu belongs whole she makes
good. In fact. It is notkeably correct
that women mo physically superior to
men If one might Judge fiom the sitting
men nnd standing women In tho cars each
moinlns nnd evening.
There, Mr. Mnn who believes In "woman
In her place," perhaps thut will hold you
tor a while.
FARMER SMITH'S
RAINBOW CLUB
HINTS AI50UT THE IIAllt
FOR STYLISH AND RICH
Strnifiht haired women can now
have a curl which stays in six
months.
Rain, fop; even bathing in the
surf will not remove the curl.
Curling irons, paper curlers, kid
curlers can all be relegated to the
waste basket. The amount of curl
must be regulated by tho thickness
of tho pocketbook, for the process
is expensive.
It also depends on Milady's
pntienco and courage, for it is a
long, tedious and hot process.
Milady has. At least hcio Is one placo
whero the girl with tho straying locks Is
envied by her sister with the luxuriant
ropes of hair.
Whole fi'inlllcs of Philadelphia's social
ellto are becoming curly-headed us a re
sult of thla new process, accoidlng to In
formation given at tho beauty parlors. In
some cases as many as IB women from one
family. Including mother-In-laws, grand
mothers, daughters and tholr sisters-in-law
have come In for tho frlsuro forces.
"And they just go crazy ubout them
selves when they see their hair all curled,"
said a beauty hnlr doctor today, talking
about tho process. "They stand and gazo
entranced; they cun hardly beliuvo their
own ocs."
TAYLOR'S COMET COMING
GOOD-NIGHT TALKS
Children What is the difference between enough, all and
too
Will you answer
What he wants
it Isn't that he can swim," said Allx.
Her eyes turned slowly till they rested
on her son. Her bosom swelled at the
memory of thu travall-tho terrible tra
van that she had bome, not for tho child
alone, nor for Uerry alone, tun for them
Dotn "Swimming hna nothing to do with
bomehow I know that Gerry is all
HBlit. somewhere on this little world,
only, dear." and hero her voice faltered
Btid her eyes bhono wllh team, "this lit
tle world seems mighty big when hearts
are far apart."
Allx elnm tn liAI. knM-f a .... ..
Vf . i 'i! tnat Mrs' l'inliiff became In
jected, but tho Judgo held out against
nem' My heart Is with you," he said,
"i the end of montha, "but my head
von t turn. A naked man even In South
America would havo caused lemark.
wny shouldn't he have come hack for
ms clothes, for his money? After nil,
ne wnsn't u fugitive from Justice. Me
as a man wandering over the earth In
pursuit of n mere whim, and a whim
doesn't last forever."
Allx Interrupted him. "Judge, I have
never been angry with you. We all owe
you too much. Hut if you ever say 'was'
J.M' Gerry again-" Sho stopped and
on her Up,- but her eyes spoke for her.
''M' 'lonr girl,1- said the Judgo, and
only his color showed that he was hurt,
ion t be ancrv with me ti aimii i,n o
, 1?, s,ay. I've only been trying to save
you from years of weary walling. If
you nave the courage to wait for sorrow,
1 shall wait too."
Allx kissed him. "There'sho said. "I'm
sorry I was rough."
"Vou! rough!" laughed the Judge. Then
tie mpd up- "rm forgetting my du
ties, i have a guest of my very own
him""01 Maple H0"8" and I must so to
A few weeks before, the Hon. Percy
l-OUingefOrd hnd lnnkerf lln lh Turlire It
ns us much a pleasure to tho youns
- man as a duty he owed to his father.
wnose friend the Judge had been for
wany years.
Colllngeford was no stranger to Amer
'cu, but he knew far mora about dodg
'nS arroyos n jsjew Moxlco on a cow
Pony tha j,e did Bjj0l4t dodging the open
wenches and debits of Fifth avenuo on
the trail of a tea purty. He wag an
fcngliBhman, a younser son with enough
nOnev tn mil ltlt al.A ,!,. .ardlttnneA
class, and he was possessed of far more
ntelllgenve than lie hud been born with,
or. from hit youth up. be had sought
put experience In many places. He came
"f k from the Klondike with more money
ww he needed for Ills passage, but only
ew kindred spirits knew that he had
nade t hammering the piano In Tho
fallen Star of Hope. He hud the Eug
IWh gentleman's common crd: Hide
straight, shoot stiaight, tub often and
talk the King's KnglJsh. That cred ful
"Ud. nothlrTg else seemed to worry him.
He was dining with the Judge at the
club one night when the name of Wayne
"-Alar. Uay,le Uoated ovr occasionally
iron a neighboring table. Later us they
Deal-
much.
Suppose I ask' you "how much health do you want?"
"enough," "all" or "too much"?
Your editor thinks you want ALL the health there is,
to talk to you about today is TOO MUCH.
There is nothing in the wide world which makes you sick, tired, worried
or annoyed except too much of something.
The reason some children, not all, get sick is because their parents think
TOO MUCH about them. Let's see suppose you are sitting in tho trolley
car and some one opposite you bTAKKH at you. It is bound to make you I
uncomfortable, and yet sometimes parents, especially mothers, think about
their dear little tootsie ootsies all day long, not realizing that THOUGHTS
ARE THINGS. Kind thoughts are fairies and bad thoughts are worse
than submnrinos, bombs or shrapnel.
Be careful about "too much" of anything.
What would you think of a family living in one room? They would soon
wear out the carpet, wall paper and floor. Your mind is a beautiful house.
In it aro many rooms. One for study, one for music, we may say, one for
play and so on. When you study too much you wear out your study room.
Remember ALL, ENOUGH AND TOO MUCH.
FARMER SMITH,
Children's Editor, the Evening Ledgeii.
Our Posloffice Box
Here is a little poet, Anna Marie
Dell'Olivastro, of Pennsgrove, N. J.
She won a dollar prize for one of her
wee verses and started a bank ac
count all her very own. Anna Marie
has a famous birthday, she was born
on the Fourth of
.T u 1 y . She has
lived five years in
Italy and some time
she Is going to
write us a letter
and tell us all
about her home in
Matilda Impera
tore, South 8th
st., sent us a very
nice puzzle nnd
m 1
Mr. and Mrs. Cat
By FARMER SMITH.
"Good morning, my dear," said Mr.
Cat one morning to Mrs, Cat. "Have
you any news for me this morning?"
"Indeed, I havo a great surprise for
you," said Mrs, Cat, and she showed
Mr. Cat three of the fuzziest, cutest,
cunningest little kittens that you ever
saw.
"Well, I do declare," said the sur
prised Mr, Cat, "They remind mo
very much of myself, only they aro
much smaller, Do any of them really
look liko me?" he said, stretching his
back as if he were trying to make it
hit the cejling, and waving his tail to
and fro in the breeze.
"I think they all look like you,"
said Mrs. Cat proudly,
"I don't know about that," said Mr,
Cat, "because they have all got their
eyes shut. Why, what peculiar kit
tens you have, anyhow. Is that the
best kind you can 'present me with,
kittens with their eyes shut? No one
ever accused me of having my eyes
shut. I always keep them wide open."
"Oh, yes," said Mrs, Cat, "it pays
you to keep your eyes open all the
time. Besides, there are so many
beautiful things you can see if you
have your eyes open, In about nine
days you will see these kittens all
have beautiful eyes just like your
self." "Now you are flattering me," said
Mr. Cat, and ho stretched himself still
taller.
Just then Mrs. Cat got up, and tho
three kittens all tumbled up into a
little round ball, looking like ono kit
ten when fast asleep.
"By the way," said Mrs. Cat, "I
think it is about time you went out
and got me a nice large mouse to pay
for tho nice things I have just said
about you,"
"All right, all right," said Mr. Cat,
"but I think I had better keep my
eyes shut so as to look like those
kittens.'"
"Stop teasing," said Mrs. Cat. "You
remember when you were young you
nau your eyes closed, too."
"I don't remember," said Mr. Cat.
"That is why I have some young
kittens for you, to remind you that
you were young once yourself,"
Farmer Smith, Children's Editor,
Evening Ledger, Philadelphia.
I wish to become a member of
your Rainbow Club and agree to
DO A LITTLE KINDNESS EACH
AND EVERY DAY SPREAD A
LITTLE SUNSHINE ALL ALONG
THE WAY. .
Name ...,,,,,, ,,,,,,,.,,,,
Address ....,,,,,,,,,,
Age f...,,,.,,,,
School J attend ,,,,,
A. M. Dell'Olivastro
I'entifsrove, N J.
as soon as we've worked it out we're
going to put it in the club news and
see if you are as smart as we were.
Matilda had a dream about the club,
but that's a secret between Matilda
and the "sandman." So ask the
"sandman." Matilda won't tell.
Rodman Geisler, -Havcrford avenue,
carried a very heavy basket for a
lady and then told her all about the
Rainbow Club. That's the way, Rod
man. George Tanguny, Arch street, has
been sick. We missed his cheery little
notes and wondered what the matter
was. He writes, "When I could not
read tho club news myself, I always
had some one read it to me." You see,
he did not forget us and wo did not
forget him. Welcome back to the
Postoffice, George.
John Dawson, Plum street, Brides
burg, Pa., Is going to be kind to his
home folks, to his schoolmates and to
his neighbors. We would like to hear
of John's adventures in "Kindland."
Minnie Brownstein, South 4th street,
has promised us some stories all her
own. We shall be on the lookout.
Minnie, so don't forget. Speaking of
stories, little authors, may I ask you
to please make them short, I have
been unable to publish several very
good stories just because they were
too long. So remember, SHORT
etoriea I
Whether to havo curly or straight hair
now Is simply a' question of dollais and
cents also sense.
No woman netd havo straight hair un
less sho wants It. because a new process
frlsuro fnrcee has arrived In this coun
tiy in spite of the win. N'oiv milady can
havo a oil 1 1 put ln her hair which will
stay for six whole months, In spite of rain
or snow, heat or cold, shampooing or even
surf bathing. The pmce.sa originated in
Kngland, hut hns been perfected by Amer
icans slnco tho war bc'an.
The method Is a secret one. known only
to a lew ultra fashionable hnliilreshln
experts, who do the wolk behind closed
iloors and keep their expensive electric
apparatus (vvhlih winks the miracles)
locked when tlioy aro out of the parlors
lliemselves.
To procure tho curl milady must go
through many processes, which take
many bonis nnd much money. She Is nl
most hidden In sheets and other appaiel
while tho hair expert applies electi leal
processes which change tho structure of
her hair and make It wavy and curly In
stead of straight.
The. principle of tho frlsuro forcee Is
that It changes each Individual hair
from a round hair to a Hat one. accord
ing to tho explanation of ono hair
dresser. Sho says that all curly hair Is
flat, like wood shaving, and that Is why
It curls. All straight hair Is round, like
a lead pencil. To make the hnlr havo
a perpetual curl, sho sns. each Indi
vidual hair must become Hat. Krlsuro
forcee, founded on this basis, makes the
hair curly by llattonins; out each hair
ami malting; it like a Htiavlng, forcing
It to curl.
Tho old saying' about henutv belnu
only skin deep goes deeper this time.
It depends on the depth of tho pocket
book how much curl ono can have. Curl
In tho front hair alone takes four hours
and costs between Jlii and ?20. And
thon It lasts six months, or until now
hair makes Its appearance. Then tho
process has to be repeated.
When ono has her entire head curled
tho price depends on the umount of hair
Phenomenon Will Be Visible Here in
Middle of February
A strange visitor will drop Into this
neighborhood about tho mlddlo of next
month, and arter a brilliant career will
piob.ibly disappear. It Is Tayloi's Comet,
which Is running Haley's Comet a close
race in the art of eccentricity.
Today It is making Its passage around
the sun. It can bo seen with tho tele
scope in tho northwestern skies, hut will
not be In a position to he seen heie with
tho naked eye until tho middle of Feb
ruary, nccoidlng to Dr. Eric Doollttle,
piofessor of astronomy at the University
oi i-ennsyivanin.
"The orbit of the comet Is a very short
one, ictiiilrliiK only live years to make
Its Jouiney to and from the sun," said
Doctor Doollttle. "Tho oiblt Is elliptical.
Tho fact that It takes only live years to
complete lis orbit makes It one of the
most unusual and interesting comets on
record. When we do see It here It will
appear to be a hazy cloud, and wilt not
ho hilght. In this respect It is like Haley's
Comet, which started with great bril
liancy, but became hazy as Its oiblt narrowed."
HALlAHAiYS
Wss
Parcel Post
Do You Know This?
1. What Is the largest city in the
world ? (Five credits.)
2. Correct this sentence, Henry has
broke his Hnlfe, (Five credits.)
3. How many continents are there?
(Five credits.)
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Overcoats $3 up
Balmarobns .... $3 up
Trousers $1 up
Fur-Lined Overcoats, $10 up
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$5 Bronze Boots
$5 Bohemian Boots
$5 Tan Boots
$5 Storm Boots
$5 Gun-Metal Boots
$5 Patent Leathers
$5 Combinations
Wo say "5.00" because this is the
average price, though many of the
boots offered were formerly ?G.OO to
?8.50.
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919-21 Market Street
Open Saturday Evenings
4028-30 Lancaster Ave.
5604-06 Germantown Ave.
60th & Chestnut Sts.
2746-48 Germantown Ave.
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BOY SCOUfS ESTABLISH
EMPLOYMENT BUREAU
Seek to Obtain Jobs for Lftds
Pledged to Uphold Organ
ization's Good Name
An employment bureau hna been estab
lished by tho Philadelphia Boy Scout for
the purpose of i procuring positions for
manly Inds who aro dependent ftnd need
Jobs, whether they bo Just after fcchool
positions or permanent positions. Th bu
renu has gained much prominence In the
Scout work of tho city, and extensive
plana have been made for the future.
Instructions have been given the Scout
to remember that he Is to uphold the good
name of the organization before his em.
ployer, nnd ho must havo a letter from
his Scoutmaster stating his status as a
Scout.
Firms and professional men often find It
necessary to employ boys at different sea
sons of tho year, and Ute Scout Move
ment In Philadelphia considers it a dis
tinct favor nnd benefit when the Phila
delphia hendriunrters are asked to supply
Scouts for responsible positions.
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CORSETS
Choose from these
three groups, each
with its own special
features and service.
Sold Everywhere
First is the new EGO-
SHAPE group, Nos. 318,
319 and 321
i
$300
318 Short, stocky..
319 Medium height
321 Tall nnd large
Three distinct models,
(or three distinct types
a fit for YOU without
delay or alterations.
Then there is the fa
mous trio with the semi
clastic Nemo Lasdcurve
Back, worn by literally
millions of women
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lull tigurc ol medium
height
326 For o similar fig
ure, but heavier in
thelups.
324-For tho tall.
stately full figure
high bust and back
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The third group is for
women who don't like
outside straps, but neetl
Nemo support, and who
prefer a corset "a little
lighter." Made with the
"Invisible" Nemo Self
Reducing Straps, con
cealed by corset-skirt
344-For full figure of
medium height.,, T
345 For the taller full
figure ,r,
$300
Be a Wise Woman
Study these various
models at your dealer?,
Be sure to get the model
designed for yqur figure,
Then enjoy the comfort,
style and economy which
only a Nemo can give you.
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