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B.rtlOMT! MOMY!
, joy ledffor Ji IJorfQr ,.
ht. Hit, bv Kltanor ll. rorlcr nnd
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t?rffl(Mic)i o fotfffhion Mifflin Co All
THE RTORY THUS FAK
fenlfy Q. Fulton, multimillionaire mns-
nainv ai "jonn t mitn. in suiting
e to whom he has arranged to rip
sum or money, lie la in Miuerioii
how they will Vehae when they
IPTER VII (Continued)
MAGGIE seemed pleased, bhe
raAta that she was glad If she could
i f ftnv Vipln in lilm. nnd Rhn told him
ome whenever he liked She arranged
l.lBlble and the big box ot papers
, mue laDje in ine tumn, itu
t him to make hlmse'f aulte at home ,
lfth nhrmed fin nlnlnlv that she
1 Shwiarded him as quite one of the fam
ttr.'ithat Mr. Smith might be pardoned
. wr soon considering mmseir so
lYlt .was while at work In this corner
the came to learn so mucn or .miss
le's dally life, anci 01 ner mbuoit
thoufch many of these lsltors were I
trangers to mm, some 01 mem nt
rfOne day It was Mrs Hattle Blnisde'l.
JJtn a countenance even more norm
an usual sne was nreaimess nu
cited, and her ejes were worried. She
I going to give a luncneon. ne saiu
wanted Miss Maggie's silver spoons.
. her forks, and her hand-painted
fcar-And-erpamer. and Mothet Blals-
Bp4eU'B cutglass dish.
Ki W'Mr. Smith, supposing that Miss Mag-
HjFtmta havaftlF a a In he nt the llinrheon
KKvfSs' lust rejoicing within him that she
E'Vi In Vi-vo ilitu nlpnsant little olltlng
ivhen he heard Mrs Blalsdell telling
Hr to h nr tn pome at 11 to 1)0
Win the kitchen, and asking where could
ana get a mam to serve in me u.n.i -reom.
and what should she do with
J Benny. He'd have to be put som -
iTwhere, or else ne a oe sure iu u.i
everything.
C!jJr. smllll am noi near .uri .'-hc
U-MMan.,. tn all fVi1 fnr ihn hurrltd hei
I'&ixteKor to the kitchen at once tn look
K- the spoons, she said But Indirect
R,he Obtained a very conclusive rcpu , ii
She found Miss Maggie gone one dav
iwhen He came; ana uenny, who .! ...
ffcer place, told him all about It even to
fv 'the dandy frosted caKe Aunt .viagBie n.tu
. rnade for the companj to eai
' Another day It was Mrs Jane wais-
jt.it i. v. nftfrip Atrq .Tnne had a ttnu
vVfrown between her brows and .i dlr-
TI i.a bundle which she dropped uncere-
Kr monlously Into Miss Maggies lap
E., T'There. I'm dead beat out. and I've
k brought it to jou Youve jut got to
W-(Khelp me," she finished, sinking into a
'i.xchalr. . . .
P . "Why. of course. If I can But w nat is
B It? 'V Miss Maggie-s ueii nnstia t
(.already untying tneKnoi .
w "Its my om Diacn &im . .in.o
--nin? Ttui I thought the last time
feat couldn't ever be done again"
.&. mrm i innur h.it there s lots of good
R Jn It yet," Interposed Mr Jane decld
kSiiiii. ..! i' houaht n-vv velvet and
W& ntw lace, and some buttons and a new
ttl lining-. I thought I could do It alo-ie.
W?b5t I've reached a poini where I jus
ftttHave got to nave neip " v...- ..-
Jjover." ,, ,
IBi Tes. of course, but" an-s "lit;'c
r-' was lifting a naii-mneu n'-- ",,""
. ..,i.. .., rfirtn't vou co to hlora'
fgfifflie'd know er.actlv
KJ.. 'Mrs. Jane simeneu
S?A ,-mAaoo I ran't afford to go to
BSf: a ""is.s. i,"1 "if?
SifUe money l' should "be glad to do
teltVof course. But I haven t, una cinu
PJS, begins-at home. I think Bes Ides I
B0 go to ner lor iic '': . ...
Wo'd thing ! Of course. If jou don t
ITOh but I do." plunged In Miss Mag
Ei. hnrrlndlv. i Come out into tin
WpkUchen where we'll have more room
mTSr. nlininimwl. irathering the bundle Into
fcSjher arms and springing to her Ject
ji'Tve got some "'"" '?":,
Ijw yards anu jarua. k" . :--tffeSo
cheap." recounted Mrs Jane rising
-wtth alacrity. "But I'm afraid It won t
rrk for this, and I don't Know as u
riiThe kitchen door slammed Jj'Yfpl:'
iiand Mr. Smith heard no more Half an
"hour later, however, he saw Mrs Jane
n -i'l" S-lr. T .M. .. n.- Th fmn was gone
'&& her face and the" droop from the
MSrSers of her inomh. IUr step w as
alert and connuem. . - -- -
uJ25Le- . , it n Misi Flora Mi--s
F-Flori-fl thlii little face looked more
S. thin ever, and her eves more
anxious, Mr. Smith thought l.v en ...r
K'ESetCng. was bo wan he wished she had
llVt, . !(-. A t A ll
IvShe at down then by the window ana
iivvb, iripii ,u ki .v. . .
l$WUi to chat iin "f-fe-J """
kATry soon ju. loinaw ...-.-
LJ"Ho. Maggie, i .""'"", , -i-i-.,
. ri. .. i T Jf 1nAU' TPfl I IV.
rbat I am going w """,, t" s; i
KSness is so turrlble dull! Uh, I
iJ31 - .r,riiih tn mv my rent, hard-
RT.n i sav nothln" of my feed "
U'Mlaa Maggie frowned.
fv. im... tknnsht inn i tiaiiic ion -
battle having some new dresses and
Efceaile. too?" , , , .. .
mSvTes. oh, es: they are having three
wcK.'lrJn. x5,, v,ir dnn't come to me
Ifany more. They've, gone to that French
ieLnmS, that makes the Peunocks' things
yo know, with the queer name Ana
i$rurse: U's .all right, and ou cant
' alame em, nv in u n.c "."",:
may ao now. ,-ii.w. v-.--. -,---- - -
s-ter date :
JSwi counts"
i-ter date as she is. Ana jusc
c -, i .Aiinie
"Non8ense ! Up to date. Indeed
J.ff?nVlrZ. lanihPrt merrllv. but M
Tjaj"Jnon"'"'' . ! 'V r ' -..ii., l,..t Mr
BV, Smith, copying dates at the table, de
S&fcllSed a note In the laugh that was not
rMlM Magge lausneu ."-". ""-
Sfj-iiiMrrment) "You're up to date enough
V ftMMrte. I've got just mp jou iur uu.
tiar.me. l'v
'.inn. Come
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f-..vM' rnma nllt lntO II1P KllCIlCU.
She
"m "already almost at the door.
'WW 'already
Why. Maggie, you haven't either"'
tner. Miss Flora sprang joyfully to
feet.) "You never had me make jou
Again vne ieiici.cn uu" ........
3 Mr. Smith was left to finish
.i.Ht,nnA fnr himself
But Mr. Smith was not finishing sen-
A. rseuner la" . li
,. tho nvmnathv which It might
aupposed to be showing, after so
a taie as juss rwra i.au ,t ,
on the contrary. Mr. Smith, with
B actual elation of countenance, was
Seribbllng on the edge of his notebook
rr".. ,koi -ortnlnlv he had never found
In'the Blalsdell records before him:
c1m Mnv, mnrp thpn a hundred
'"Itfcousand dollars And may I be there to
v fee It !"
'-. Half an hour later, as on the pre-
day, Mr, amun saw a nieiauiui
d woman hurrying down the little
in fhp utreet. But the woman to-
,was carrylnp a bundle and It was
.... hunjl. that th, unmnn th'
before had brought
it nnt nluxvfl. ns Mr Smith soon
, toarned, weie Miss Maggie's visitors
Vvtncsi BtDiuto wi'ij ", ,...
eca. young Fred Blalsdell came some
tteea, and poured Into Miss Maggie's
ajrHirathetlo ears the story' of Gussie
jMnnock's really remarkable personality,
er at vrhat he was going to do when he
, x'VMt to college ana anerwuru.
Ls -V .Tim ninlKdell drifted In nu te fre-
tiy Hunaay aiiernoons, muugn .i
Btly all he came for was to smoke
read in one of the big comfortable
f. Mr, amiin nimseu nau mucn
the way of strolling down to Miss
lea almost every sunaay aner uin-
One Saturday afternoon Mr, Frank
iwiaripii rnttlpd un tn the door In his
! Meoery wagon. His face was very red.
Qkittm -ma muuon-cnop wnisnero t.o
mnamg siraigiu out at eaen biuc.
P ' ' ! W 1 1 ..... A.1 It. lll . llttAflV
'f.,MU .VJ".""!. .."UV'iA
uapeea. , wii 11. a v" "'c " ...
ecieaning anu uuiug up wunnni-,,
nnur thin mornlnc. cxDresslv against
wishes, to save hiring a man, she
I tout down tne parlor carpei iiereeu.
T . ,.. .. A., nK ho, harl nnd
BUH WHO t " wt.. ..-
tn ha arot for the boarder, and
Uturday baking yet to be done.
Sjmua AlBgfiie CUI119 mm iivif mm"
Mk Maggie could answer.
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"I lan'l help it, u.il Majtgic.
want anv supper anvw.iv and could
tnev not live on crackers ana milk lor
tne coming fevi aajs:
But Miss Maggie laughed and said
"Nonsense '" And In an lm redibly short
time she vas ready to drive hack In
the grocerj wagon loiter, when he
went home. Mi Mnith found her then
presiding over one of the best suppers
he had eatui since his arrival In Hil-
lerton bhe came everv da after that
iwi
for a wick, for Mis Jane leinalned ,
' tlat on her hack' -etn dts, with a
doctor in dulls attendance, supplemi nted
bv a trained nure pereinptonlv ut dried
bv that same doctor from the nearest
city
Miss Maggie, with the assistance of
Melllcent, attended to the housework
But In spite of the excellence of the
cuisine, meal time was a most unhappj
period to everybody concerned, owing
to the sarcastic comments of Mr Fr ink
Blalsdell as to how much his wife had
'saved' by not having a man to put
down that caipet.
Mellicent had little time now to go
walking tir auto riding with Cnrl 1'in
nock Her dally life was, indeed, more
pleasure-starved thin ever all of which
was not lost on Mr hmlth Mr bmlth
and Melllcent wire fast fi lends nuw
Given J. man with a smpathetlc under
standing on one side and a girl hungry
for that same svmpathv and understand
ing, and it could hardlv be otherwise
From Melllcent's own lips Mr Smith
knew now ju.t how hungry a joung
girl can be foi fun and furbelows
Of course I've got my board and
clothes, and I ought to be thankful for
them, bhd stormed hotlv to him one
dav ' And I am thankful for them
But sometimes It semi-, as If I d actually
be willing to go hungrv for incil and
nctato ir for nnei mat unci 1 cuu d
buy a rive-pound box of candy and
eat it up all at once If I wanted to
But nuw, why r uw l cant even tieat
a friend to an Icc-cieiin soda without
seeing mother s shocked, reproachful
eyes over the rim of the glass''
It was not easv then (nor many times
subsequently ) for Mr bmlth to keep
from asking Melllcent the utterly ab
surd question of hoi many flvi -pound
boxes ot candy she supposed $100,000
would buy But he did keep from It
by heroic belf-sacrlflce and the comfort
ing recollection tint she would know
some da j. If she cared to take the
trouble to leckon It up
In Melllcent's love affair with young
Pennock Mi Smith was enormously In
terested Not that he regarded It ad
really serious but because it appeared
to bring Into Melllcent's life something
of the youth and gaycty to which he
thought she was entitled He was al
most las concerned as was Miss Maggie
therefore, when one afternoon, soon after
Mrs Jane Blaisdell's complete recovery
from her 'caipet tax' (as Frank Blals
dell termed his wife's recent Illness),
Melllcent rushed bito the Duff living
room with rose-reu cheeks and blazing
eyes, and an explosive
"Aunt Maggie, Aunt Maggie, can't
you get mother tu let me go away
somewhere anywhere, right off?
"Why, Melllcent' Away- And just
tomorrow the Peunocks' dance? '
'But that's It that s why I want to
go," Hashed Mellicent ' I don t want
to be nt the dance and I don t want
to be in town and not at the dance"
Mr Smith, at tils table In the corner
glanced nervously toward the door, then
bnnt assiduously over his work as be
ing less conspicuous than the flight he
had been tempted for a moment to
essay But even this was not to be,
for the next moment to his surprise, the
rii I annealed directly to him
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I've jut got to be awav"
'Mr Smith, please won't jou take
m somewnere tomorrow ''
' Mclltctnt ' ' i:en Miss Macclo was
shocked now. and rhowed it
"I can t help It. Aunt Maggie I've
ju"-t got to be awaj ' ' Melllcent s voice
was tr.ig'c
"But. ni) dear to ak a gentleman '
reproved Miss Maggie She came to
an indeterminate pause Mr Smith had
ciosseu tne room anu uroppeu into a
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l"'" "V.a' "'.V.'.1,
hee liere little girl, suppose you tell
us just what Is behind all this," he
Itg in gently
.Melllcent shook her head stubbornly.
' I can t It's too silly Please let
It go that I want to be away. That's
all '
"Melllcent, we can't do that." Miss
Maggie's voice was quietly firm "We
cmt do anything, until you tell us
whit It is"
There was a brief piuse Melllcent's
eves. Htill mutinous sought first the
klndlv questioning face of the man,
then the no less kindly but rather grave
fice of the woman Then In a little
bre-ithless burst It came
"It's Just something they're all siy
ing Mrs I'ennoclc slid about me "
What was if Two little red spots
had come Into M'ss Maggie's cheeks
' . es. ivhtt was if' Mr Smith was
looking actuallv belligerent
"It was just tint that they weren't
going to let Ctrl Pennock go with
me any more anywher. or come to
see me, because I I didn't belong to
their set "
Their set' ' exploded Mr Smith
Miss Maggie said nothing, hut the
red spots deepened
' es It's just that we aren t rich
liKo tliem
enough
I haven t got-money
That vou haven t got-
-got Oh ye
gods' loi no apparent reason w hat-
I ever nr 11111111 inrew duck 111s neiu
suddenlv and liuched Almost instantly
however he sobered he had ciuglit the
expression of the two faces opposite
I beg your pardon" he apologized
promntlv "It was onlv tint to me
I there waj something very funny about
inai
But, Melllcent, are you sure? I
don t believe she ever said It," doubted
Miss Maggie
"He hasn t been near me for a
week N'ot that I care'" Melllcent
turned with flashing eves "I don t
care a hit not a bit about that '"
'Of course you don't! It's not worth
even thinking of either What does It
matter If she did say It, dear' Forget
t"
But I cant bear to have them all
talk and notice," choked Melllcent
'And we were together buch a let be
fore, and now I tell jou I can't go to
tint dance tomorrow night '"
'And you shan t, If you don t waul
to ' Mi Smith assured her. ' Right
here and now I invite vou and vour
Aunt Maggie u drive with me tomor
ro v to Hubbardvllle There are some
lecords there that I want to look up
Well get dinner at the hotel It villi
t iko all day, and we shan t be home till
late In the evening You 11 gol"
Oil, Mr Smith, jou you dear' Of
course we'll go' I'll go straight new
and telephone to somebody everybody
that I shan't be there : that I'm going
to be out of town"' She sprang Joy
ously to her feet but Miss Maggie held
out a restraining hand
"Just a minute, dear You don't care
you said you didn't care that Carl
Pennock doesn't come to see you any
more '"
Indeed I don't"'
'Then you wouldn t want others to
think you did, would you?"
Of course not'" The red dyed Mel
llcent's forehead
You have bald tha you'd go to this
of Habit Did It
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THE DiLY NOVELETTE
An Engagement for Life
fly Mildred L. Dtftidson
"Wim
II l.ai
HlITti: shall 'i go tonight? ' Bar-
)aru Law ton asked her mother.
"I don't see that you have to go any
where." her mother replied "Why can
not you stay nt home and be nice to
Frank for one rilght " ,
I Just cannot bear tint fellow, and
win he has to come when I have told
htm twIiM th it I would never ninrry
him. Is more than 1 ciu understand. I
have avoided him every Sundnv night
for two months and yet he comes I
won't stand him, and I'll tell him so,
so theie'" nnd Baihaia slammed the
door nnd left the loom
"I can't understand Baibara" slid
Mrs 1. iwton, turning to her husband.
"I think Frank Paige Is a veiv fine fel
low ; lie has a good imsltion and I know
he loves Baibara nnd could make her
vuv happy If she would only let him
Mil has undo un her mind not to like
him and nothing will change her"
As .Mrs Law ton had Intimated. Frank
Paige hud been calling on Baibara
Law ton for more than n yeai and had al
readv asked i.er to marry him, but she
refused hliu told Frank tliat she did
not cue foi him, hut s'le t'd her
mother tint he was too slow foi her.
He did nut care fat nuvles, dances or
dlnnei puties and Hal li.ua told her-
rnlf til it e'li i-inlllj-1 (in ul Ik llllllllt ( till
'a in in li would not give hei plentv
of those things
So th it n ght Baibara went oser to
visit be! i hum, Doia flare To Uora
she confided all her troubles with re
gal ds to 1'iank Aftei a while, Dora
I exclaimed
j 'Oh, I hive just the dandiest plan for
vou to git rid of Frank Paige, Birbara."
I Barli la listened eagerly to her plan
I "ou must lead him on and let him
I think tint if he proposes again vou will
Iniuiy him Then when he does propose
vou must sne 'ves' Take ills ling and
just iinigne the excitement of being
ingaged You can have a gland time
with p. itiis and announc"cments and
then aftei n while decide that vou made
t mlsttke and break the engagement
Wouldn t tint be fun? And you are
alnavs looking for excitement '
Birha 1 wrs a lltt'e doubtful us to
the success of this plan, but in she really
did not ciie ut all for Frank she hail
no thought for the harm she would
do him, and so consented to the plan
For sevenl weeks Barbara staved at
home on .sundnv night nnd entertained
I lank quite nicelv Of course, treat
im nt ol tint kind soon led Fiank to
isk Barbara to leconslder her answer,
and when he asked her rgaln, she very
M1V iv said "es
As the weeks went by Barbira found
It harder and huder to make up hei
mim in lei! Fr.inlt that it was all a
joke Not that she Intended to tell him
the plin, hut she would just sav that
she had made a mist ike, but the longer
It was put off the harder It became.
Matters went on for a considerable
length of time, until one Sunday Frank
did not come to i ill Barbara was sur
mised to find herself nt the front win
dow looking fin Fiank She tried to
te'l herself that she was merely cross
because she had stayed home to enter
tain him iind he hid not come, hut that
explanation did not seem to satisfy
The next inoinlng came a note from
Frank saying that he had been very
busv the night before and begged Bai
bara to excuse him for not calling He
asked If he might come over the next
night to say good-by, as he was going
away on a trip
Tuesday night came, and.wlth It came
Trank Baibaia went to the door to
let him in ; but the Frank who stood
at the door was not the Frank she had
known He was diessed in the uniform
of i soldier Barbara gasped and said
nnMilnp- Kr.inl( pxulalned that ho had
enlisted and was to bo sent the next
dav to Texas to train
As Barbara stood listening to him,
she knew that sno must tell him the
truth before he went ' Frank," she said,
'when I became engaged to jou, I did it
just for fun
For fun," Frank cried In amaze
man. nml fipsn.ir. his mind already PiC'
turing the days and nights of lone'lness
with no letters from Barbara to cheer
him up
es for fun,", said Barbara "ou
know I love excitement, and I thought
that it would be sport " And Barbara
dropped her voice "I have changed mv
mind 1 was only going to be engaged
f,., n fpve' uppks. hut "
on Thursday morning Frank left for
" at the station woVe ,,ot onlv a
-, but tile gin wno Kissea mm
diamond, but a plain gold band on her
third linger
Monday's Complete Xoiclctte
n.YItBAllA'S AXSWKIt"
nnrtv. haven t lou' That Is. VOU aC
cented the invitation didn't vou, and
nonnlK know that vou did. don't they?
Whj-, ves, of course' But tint was
before Mrs Pennock said what she
did "
Of course But Just what do jou
think these people are going to say to
morrow night, when you aren't here?
"Why, that I I " The color
drained from her face and lefl il white
'They wouldn't expect me to go after
that Insult "
Then they'll underhand that jou
care, won't they?'
' Whj I I They I can t She
turned sharply and walked to the win
dow For a long minute sbo stood, her
hack toward the two watching hr
Then, with equal abruptness she turnd
and came bick Her checks were very
pink now-, her eyes very bright she
carried her head with a proud l'ttle
""I think, Mr. Smith, that I wen't go
with you tomorrow after all," she said
steadllv "I've decided to go to that
d&ncp "
The next moment the door shut crisply
behind her.
(TO BE CONTINUED MONDAY)
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Guilty But Inanc: A Nutshell Novel
Mr. Justice Sneczum's Court was
crowded to Its utmost and a bit over,
and the excitement was so Intense that
jou cculd have heard an acid drop.
Hominy M'Gee was on trial for his
life. He was accused of having killed,
murdered nnd slain one Beowulf Ditch
water, the stamp collector, also of felo
niously wandering abroad nnd the em
bezzling of seven dozen dog kennels
with fraudulent Intent thcieof. The case
vias black. against him after fifty-two
witnesses had gone Into the box and
each had told a different story.
However, he was ably defended by
Mr J. C. Hambone, K C, who, In an
Impassioned speech to the Jury, raised
the novel plea In defense of the craven
vi retch who stood In the dock nerve uslv
tying and untying his bootlaces and
twiddling his left ear.
"Vour Lordship," cried the great K C ,
"it is true the circumstances In this
case to which the gentlemen of the Jury
have given a patient hearing for forty
davM and nights are overwhelming
against my client It cannot lie denied
that each of tho various acts? cited
against hint Is true, and that the late I
Beowulf Dltchwater did die by his hand,'
hut I vvc-uld plead In extenuation of the
various crimes committed that my client
Is mad, crazj-, loony, or, In legal phrase
ology, balmy on the crumpet "
"H'm'" commented the Judge severe
ly, "are you really going to prove that
tho accused Is really potty, as you al
lege? '
"Yes, my Loul," said the learned
counsel "The prisoner has for jears
shown signs of acute balmlness In the
first place ho has for a long time
eschewed ordinary meat and drink, sub
sisting entirely instead on sea water,
red ink and monkey nuts. '
"Pooh ! pooh '" said the Judge, "a
mere eccentricity, that is all. What
else? '
"For j ears my client has spent each
evening on the roof fishing for elephants
with a toothpick "
Oh, pshaw ptush" exclaimed the
Judge vexedly, "most ot us have strange
hobbles "
Well, my Lord," the great K. C. con
tinued, "my client believes that ho Is
the Emperor of China, sits on tho hob
every evening, being under the Impres
sion that he Is a kettle, and walks down
the street on his hands uttering the cry
of the peewit,"
"There's nothing in that !" said the
Judge drily.
"And I would add," went on counsel,
"that the prisoner once wrote a musical
comedy with a plot, an entirely new
joke and "
"Enough, enough," cried the Judge,
"there is no need to trouble the jury.
Prisoner is clearly Insane. I order his
release forthwith, at once " Ideas
-DREAMLAND ADVENTURES"
By DADDY
OLD KING CROW
A complete neto adre.ifuro each xcetk, tcginning Monday and ending Saturday-
CHAPTER VI
77ie Black Captive
Peggy, aiding the Oitfs, Xight
Hanks and M'hip-J'oot -Wills in a
night attach on the C)ows, is cap
titled ulth the otheis by Old King
Ciow, icputid to be an ogic and
magician. Judge Ou.1 matclici his
magic agatiut that of King Cion)
44T
squawked
Old King Ciow
"You are held by my magic," exulted
Judge Owl.
A great cloud of red smoke rolled
from the forest, causing Pcggv to cough
and gasp Hei thoughts turned InstJlit
ly to the Birds held captive in the dun
geon under the spell of King Crow.
'The prlsoneis will be burned up; we
must get them out." she shouted
King Crow was In a frenzy of fear,
as he saw the crimson glow apparently
growing greater
"Let, me go! I don't want to get
burned !" he screeched
"You'll stay right here until every
captive Is freed from your spell and
jour dungeon," decreed Judge Owl
King Crow was too desperately anx
ious to Hive Ills own hide to hesitate
about giving up the Birds upon whom
he had expeetcd to feast.
'Come forth at once" he squawked
to them
Up from the dungeon fluttered Biownie
Owl and his fellow -prisoners They
were ri tired thev could scarcely wig
gle, jei each, as he came forth, maae
a feeble attempt to dance. Theli strug
gles were pitiable Peggy could read
II v understand how other victims of
cruel Old King Crow had danced at his
command until they perished of exhaus
tion And that would have been her
fate If Judge Owl had not come to the
rescue with his magic.
King Crow-, with one worried eve
upon the red blaze, set about undoing
his spell
Caw-ket . iawket-y. caw,
I free you all from my law
Caw-ket-y. caw-ket-. caw
The captives, released from the
charm, fell over, almost fainting from
weariness But Brownie Owl was still
game
"I declare war!" ho gapped
"And I surrender. Let me go quick,"
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Making It Easy for Him
A very shy joung farmer was court
ing a serious minded joung woman who
was not averse to him or to manlage,
but she found herself after a long period
of silent courtship no nearer the goal
than ever; the joung man could not
summon up courage to speak
One night, as thev sat together In
dead silence, ot couise In her father's
pallor, sho decided that the hour and
the man had come,
"George," she said In her most seri
ous tones, "George, lf you lovo mo and
don't like to say so, jou may squeeze
mj' hand." Pearson's Weeklj-.
"Come forth at once"!" he squawked
squuwkcd King Crow as the red glare
burst out afresh.
"Yes, yes; let's hurry!" uiged Peggy
Judge Owl turned and gave hei u sly
wink, raising his goggles so she could
see ll. What could he mean by It?
'There's no rush, paitlcularly for King
Crow," he hooted
"Let me go, I'll be good," begged King
Crow-.
"You bet vou'll be good, and so will
jour whole flock of Crows' I sentenco
vou to snend the remalndei of your mis
erable life in prison under penalty of
instant ueatu u your noci, uo not ne
come food protectors Instead of food
destroyers:
The Pasalns Show.
on mitout tic Oder?
insepaiable!
What She "Exhibited"
Tho famous lady It. A. was seriously
III nervo trouble, the doctor said, and
advised a nurse. But the old servant,
who had been In the family for years,
Insisted on taking on the duties. She
boied tho doctor by enlarging on the
clicumstanccs responsible for the at.
tael. When the doctor could get a word
In, ho asked:
"Has your mistress exhibited any
signs of hysteria lately?"
'Oh, no, sir!" was tho unexpected
reply. "She's never done any of them
They was all water-colors, all of 'cm,
and real beauties, too!" Answers
'I'll do anj thing If you'll only save
me from this Hie," promised King Crow.
"Then so be It," decreed Judge Owl.
Oh Willy. Willy, turn the Are low.
We're coins to lock up wicked King Crow.
Instantly the red glow vanished and
Ihero wasn't the sign of a fire In tnu
vioods
Peggy was astonished Was Judge
Owl ically such n nnrvelous mn-rlci-ini
ai sne wonnereti a Claris llgure stepped
UP and King Clow dlsannenred. At,
electric flashlight blazed out. Its rav
showed that tho ogre had been made a
prisoner tu a tlglitlv covered bird cage.
Behind the flashlight was Billy Belgium
"Oh. BIllV. oh BliiV. vou mav fell now-"
hooted Judge Owl.
hn-.i-n : warned BlIIv. pointing to
the cage. "King Crow and his flock
must always think It magic Then they
will not dare break their promise to be
good."
"But the fire?" questioned Peggy In a
whisper.
"Red fire"
"And the star?''
"A sparkler!"
"And all the rest? '
"Old fireworks Ben and Bill Dalton
laid away and forgot long before they
went to war," explained Billy Belgium
"It was sure some magical exhibi
tion," chuckled Judge Owl "Billy Bel
glum was mighty clever to think of it
when we heard of Brownie Owl's war.
It showed that old faker King Crow
for what he really Is a fraud, using
pretended magic to lead his people into
mischief."
"Ho will lead them right after this,
or I'll use a magic ax to cut oft his
head," declared Billy Belgium.
"But 1 still don't understand why he
couldn't fly when you touched oft the
red flie."
Blllv Belgium and Judge Owl looked
at each other and laughed
' bticky lly paper fastened to the floor
of the bird cage," whispered Billy,
"I vi nnt to go home, I'm tired of war,"
walled Biownie Owl
At the word "home." Peggy felt a
great jolt, and theie she was, back on
hei own lawn, with the stars blinking
down at her,
"Oh, Willy, oh, Willy, turn the Are
low," she laughed to herself as she ran
Into the house .
(.Ycj-f neck tclll be told an ex-
traotdlnary adVentuic ichich Peggy
i itas uui a uunu o rcai inaians)
Song of Songs
There's a song that falls like theearly
breeze
Where the white mists shroud the
meadow,
And a, song that croons to the friendly
trees
In the twilight's silver shadow;
There's a song of storm and a song of
shine
And It's each to Its tune and meter
But the song that lives In this heart of
mine
Is a better song and sweeter.
There's a song that comes'wlth the day's
good wage
And a song to light its earning;
There are songs that fall like the calm
of age.
And a song of youthful yearning;
There's a song that lilts when the day
dreams go
And the glad jears turn to many;
But the blithest song Is a song I know
And I love It more than any.
There's a song tint springs from the
heart of things
With the wondious others round It
And I hear It still as it sings and slugs,
And I know that I have found It!
But the song that's best In the winging
gloam
When the rest trail client after,
Is the thrill and lilt of a welcome home.
Of love and a baby's laughter.
Charles C. Jones, In the People's Home
Journal.
The Perfect Retribution
William Henry George Hrastus
Michael Joseph Ezra Clark
Alexander Thcophrastus
Edgar Hohenzollern, hark !
You who've made this world a Hades,
Who've believed In Strafety First,
Raised partlc'lar ('scuse us, ladles)
Sheol at Its brjmstone worst.
You who do not give a crumb for
Mercy, truth and all that rot
When you've passed to that uncomfor
Tably calorific spot.
Which we have above referred to.
And you're frying on a grid.
And jour jowls are clearly heard to
Penetrate Gehenna's lid,
Though your torments be augmenting
To the nty-nth degree f
May old N'lck stay unrcpentlngl
May he chuckle thus "Tee-heel"
And while flames eternal flicker
Round you, may bis impish crew
Every seven minutes snicker,
"IS IT HOT ENOUGH FOR YOU?"
Nate Salisbury in the Chicago Eve
ning Post.
The nTr.incfnrnintinn
The house was brick tvr stone or wood M
It matters not at all.
The furniture was ,bad or good:
Tho rooms were large or small.7 t tj ,v
us noors were painted, scrubbed or
stained ;
Its spaces cramped or free;
But spite of all that It contained.
'Twas? as empty as could be.
Then They arrived; a happy pair.
With laughter In their eyes.
They stocked It up with joy and care
In fashion fond and wise
A few mistakes ; a little skill ;
Somo things in praise or blame;
And when with these' Love worked his
will
The House a Home became.
Grif Alexander.
She Gave Them A'
The gowans dlnna smell sae sweet,
Nor lav'rock sing sae fine.
Sin' Malcolm went away tae meet
Thae deev lis o' the Rhine
It almost brak' my achln' halrt,
Tae watch him gang awa".
An' jet the lad must do his palrt.
An" for his country fa'.
Whan Willie cam' frae Dundee toon,
It gar't my een tae greet ;
A' dressed was he In khaki broon.
Bran-span frae head tae feet.
A gran" braw, sonsle balm was he,
Soe fu' o' mirth an' fun;
He went tae France tae bleed an' dee
For him the fecht Is won.
Fun-loving Rab was next tae gang
He donned his falther'a plaid
They sent him home It washa lang
His kilties dyed with red.
He focht Ills best for stricken France,
An' for our aln fireside;
He louped the top in wild advance.
An' for oor country died.
An' noo the only bairn that's left.
We shall not palrt. ava;
My pulr auld halrt would be bereft
Should Jamie gang awa'.
An' yet they shall not abk In vain,
Although my halrt will break,
An' tears fa" doon like simmer rain,
Tak htm for Scotland's sake.
R. H, Langford In Kansas City Jour
nal. ,
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