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.. Vetal Beaulleu keeps nil Inn en the
'Metee-Canadlan border end! tatere to
" Sweatier. HI dauthter, Krenrellne.
derated In a eontrnt, rrtarna homo un
saeetedlr, rebele nralnit the nature of
Ma bittnras, refnvea te merrr the m
fiatld Rol, emnsiler. whom hrr father
fcae'clioarn for hrr, and Irntre heme pen.
alleat, determined to hrronie a trarher In
"Yankee irtiwil" fnrthrr north. Norman
Aldrich. a "Yankee" cnatonw officer,
sneeta Krancrllne at hrr honir. under
Unda hrr position and fnlta In lore with
kr. The two ertldentnlly mrrt an the
war t the "Yankee school" and hrronie
acarrd. The Acadian peaonta ilo not
tn the lnnil Uirj- lite on. Kransellne
Birlrra at time whrn thrr are brine
rlrtrd br wealthy "lVnkre" Ininbrr
dealer. Ixol Illaln. an attornrr. arrka
te ereiue the caontrjr people atnlnat the
Amerlran Gorrmmrnt and l antetonlied
fcr Father J.eclalr, who In turn 1 crltl
clird br the hlnhop. David llol errtrra
t Attetat. finds Ktanrellnr who refimr
to return to hrr home with hint, and he
ntera Into an airremrnt with Mala. The
Jmbllc school at Attrrat. built br the
"Yankrea." burns undrr auaplelone clr
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m -' were deeper. His voice quavered
when ho began to speaK. lie was
very wiry. They peered up at lilm
and wondered, because he looked so
old and 111 he whose face had always
heon so benign and cheery. lie talked
to them, as a father to his children,
With simple words from the heart.
"Do not bo led Into error," he en
treated them. "Remember that you
are citizens of the good Stato where
you live, though the rest of your fel
low citizens are far away over the
mountains to tho south. They will
understand pretty soon. There are
good men there good men make the
laws. They will not allow other good
men to be persecuted or wronged as
Boon as they understand. But If you
are not good, If you forget yourselves
and follow men who counsel riot and
rebellion, then tho men to the south
will not think that you aro good men.
Tou will "bo punished as bad men.
Tour children will suffer because their
fathers havo broken the laws. Very
soon you will be called on to vote.
Tou must not vote for a man who
aaks you to forget the country in
which you live. You will not vote for
Louis Blals, for ho advises wrong
things. You 'will vote for a good man
Who has done much In tho past and
who will do much good for you In
the future. Do not forget faithful
service. You can bo true to your re
ligion and can remember always that
you are Acadians. But let us strive
to be of ono tongue with our brothers
of the south. They gave us tho big
school in order that our boys and
girls might learn much and go out
Into tho world with useful trades so
that they may be Just as smart as the
Tankee boys and girls. Don't you
understand that our brothers to tho
south have been generous? They are
lifting us up they are not making
aaves."
His" voice grew firmer. His tones
rang through the church. He was
then defying all except his own con
science; he was obeying what ho be
lieved to be his duty. V
"I counsel you to se.nd your boys
and girls to tho school where they
can best be fitted for tho world. The
shell of the big school has been de
stroyed. But the soul of It is still
there, my children. Even though
there- is only God's sky abovo thoso
who teach and thoso who learn, tho
school Is still there! I bcllevo our
brothers will understand it wo are
loyal and obedient: and then tho
.school will again arise from its ashes
to bless us."
Much mora did tho good priest say
to his people, leaning over the desk,
pleading with them, trying to make
them raise their sullen eyes to his
and survey him in the old frank and
responsive way.
And all that which the priest said
Xouls Blals wrote down with hurrying
pencil, shielded by the pillar behind
,Wn!chiio sat.
Hp went away before tho benedlo-
pausing long enough at tho
urch door to order ono of the surly
en to bring tho others to the law
office. Thither he repaired with Rol.
"While tho smuggler smoked his
Hgar and lolled luxuriously in the
un, Blals wrought with penon a
sheet of broad, fair, legal paper; and
the rough men, who came one by one,
v stood at tho sides of the room wait-
"listen," directed- tho attorney, at
last. "You men, listen!"
Ho read from the paper the priest's
fe. Words, and they nodded affirmatively
as he read. Then, at his command,
the men signed the paper, one after
the other.
'Standing in a row they raised their
-tight hands, and ho asked them to
bake oath that the paper they had
Signed contained tho words of Father
Leclalr as spoken that day from tho
"palplt of Attegat parish. Blals at
tested tho oath as a notary, and the
seen departed.
i, Blals affixed the stamp to the en-
Viej5e with a vicious blow of his fist.
,.,CI hate to fight a priest but a
ii'hskat must not get in my way after
frjffc has had fair warning," he do-
.pared.
Theres no question in your mina.
1)rn, about what the bishop will do
-sHtea he gots that report!' inquired
."JjTattOT Leclalr will bo snapped out
Stills parlsh'MJiUlck as tho machln-
can work. Hfk on the Inside of
thing. The bishop has already
ned htm. I ftaw to it mat me
had full Information about his
stand on this school matter.
a1-touchy point at headquarters
CM' the legislature turnea uoira
appropriations, for tho parochial
Rot, I'm a bad man to tacKie.
Uter men don't keep out
wmy 111 show 'ess a few- tricks
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pockets and strodo about tho room, the
tails of his frock-coat "winging" be
hind him. "Damn that Aldrich!" ho
blurted.
"Wo seem to agrco almighty well in
our partnership to date, Louis," ob
served Rol, malevolently. "And we'ro
certainly doing business together. A
schoolhouso and a priest and a cus
toms sneak were between mo and th
girl I propose to marry. Tho first
two seem to bo out of tho way to
somo extent. Oct busy In regard to
tho last ono Just as soon as you can
and call on me for help."
"A girl!" sneered Blals. "I sup
posed you had moro of a motive In
this proposition, Dave. You always
havo been a llttlo too strong on the
girl question."
Rol scowled.
"You want to take into account who
tho girl Is. Let mo tell you, Louis,
that Evangellno Beaulleu is worth
moro as a p'rlzo than all tho picayune
political jobs you can draw down for
yourself.
"Did you ever know what It was
to want a girl so much that your heart
ached every time you thought of her
and you couldn't sleep for thinking
of her and longing for her? Did you
ever watit a girl so much that when
you saw her you felt ns tHough bloqd
was rtinnlng out of your eyes? If you
haven't felt that way, don't talk to
me."
"I know better than to loso my head
In any such fashion."
"By tho gods, If you have never lost
your head that way you don't know
what living Is, you ice-water lawyer!
I never have found a girl before that
I couldn't have. Now, there Isn't
another girl in the world I want except
this one. And you talk to me of not
having enough of a motive! Louis,
tho motive that puts the spur to me
In this thing Is tho motive that has
tipped kingdoms ujjslde down. The
rumor has gone up and down this
border that Aldrich has cut mo out.
I'd go out now and hunt him up and
drop him if I had a way planned to
get me out of the scrape. If you're
tho right kind of a friend and lawyer
you'll tell me a way."
"Don't whip a willing horse, Rol.
The thing Is moving right If we don't
rush It. Give me time."
"But you are giving him time He
Is courting her. They told me he was
at tho fire with her."
"Oh, como outdoors and tako a walk.
i can argue wrni almost any ono
except a man in love. You'll get her
vhen the tlmo comes right," said the
..iwyer, starting for tho door.
"I'll get her even if tho priest has
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to bo a gun one barrel for her and
ono for me," said tho love-crazed man.
"I'll tako her In my arms and mako a
honeymoon trip to hell. That's tho
way I feel, Blals. And don't try any
of your funny Jokes on a man with
my disposition."
Tho buckboardi were rolling away.
Tho pboplo were scattering to thetfi.
homes. They wero not shouting to
each other oi their wont had been in
times past. They who roilo nnd they
who walked went their ways somber
ly. N'o ono had helpful or hopeful
suggestion for tho other. Out of the
conference before tlio church had como
doubts, hesitation, more fears. Tho
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'They wouldn't drive yon away now," said the sullen smuggler
tllIk lnslde the church troubled them
instead of convincing them. Their
good priest, who had been so wise in
their interest in the past, who had
helped the poor people to beat their
burdens, now faltered advice to them
to turn the other cheek, to obey cruel
mandates.
Blals, walking by the side of the
road, waved his hand to this one and
that. He shouted brusque advlco that
they hold tight, cheer up, remember
that Acadians should stand together
for Acadians! The men nodded
mournful assent. They did not un
derstand very -well, but hero seemed
to bo one who was full of courage In
their behalf, who did not falter ad
vice to be meek, who was bold and
ussertlvo; and they felt that they
needed a leader who was bold.
So they nodded to him and some
smiled.
At ono place in tho street tho rough
men had collected other men In a
good-sized group, and this group
cheered Lawyer Blals when he passed.
"The campaign is well under way,
and tho good Father Leclalr will not
1)0 here to boom the goat-whiskered
Clifford," Blals Informed his compan
ion, with satisfaction. "I dropped a
letter into the postoflice Just now as I
came past and if I'm any Judge of
how things will move, the time-fuse
will operate In about three days. And
that's plenty far ahead of tho legisla
tive convention. Cheer up, Dave!"
"We can team love and politics In a
tandem hitch and so long as we man
age to get there I'll make lovo the
wheel horse for your sake, If you Insist
on It. There are slicker ways of cut
ting Aldrich out of this thing than by
a club or a gun. You smugglers havo
too much rough-and-tumble about you.
Leave it to me."
Far ahead of them Fere Leclalr
trudged dowff the dusty road toward
the little stone holfse. Ho was bowed.
His face was care-worn. Ills worn
cassock flapped about his legs, and he
Author o "King Spruce," "The Ram-
rodders," "The Sklpptr and th
Skipped," etc.
was a pathetic figure of a little shep
herd of a flock for whom he had sac
rificed nil and who did not under
stand the sacrifice. a
CHAPTER XIII
llovs Vetal lltaulieu Made Ills Will
TAVE HOI rode down tho border to
Beaulleu's Place; and a scowl was
on his face, and surly resolve was in
his heart.
Ho carried news to Vetal Beaulleu.
He told tho publican that tho big
school In Attegat had been burned
to the ground. Ho hinted darkly that
this was tho first blow in a fight in
which tho hateful Yankees would learn
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something of the spirit on the border.
He drank deeply of Vetal's white rum,
and then ho was freer in his disclos
ures and threats; thcro were to bo
some grand happenings in the north,
he declared. In Attegat parish would
tho storm-center be.
"And where Is your girl, where is
Evangeline, where Is my promised
wife In all this? She 13 in with the
gang that's against us. You havo let
her run away and laugh at you."
Vetal met rago with surly protest.
"I did not let her run away. It
was to teach her a lesson! You said
It would bo good to teach her a lesson.
You said It when she left. It was tho
advice of a fool, Dave Rol. I went
to bring her back, and I was one man
against the whole settlement of Bols
do Rancourt. Don't you blame me!
They took the word of the Yankee
customs sneak and the word of the
fiddler against me her father. They
drove me away." ,
"Thoy wouldn't drive you away
now," stated tho sullen smuggler.
'They have found out about the Yan
kees since then. They would not
stand up fora girl who has deserted
her own people and is helping tho Yan
kees to steal our boys and girls."
Ho went on savagely: "A fine sight
It Is nowadays to seo tho girl of Vetal
Beaulleu sitting under a tree teaching
Acadian girls to bo Yankees. They
point her out and grin and say: That
Is the daughter of the rich Vetal
Beaulleu of Monarda,' Yes, sitting
under a tree since tho big school has
been burned, walking in tho field with
out a roof over her head, helping tho
Yankees to keep on in their dirty
work."
"If you have seen her there why
did you not bring her away, if you
are so bold and so proud becauso she
has been promised to you?" asked
Beaulleu,
"That's a Job for a father to under
take. I have come down hero to give
you your chance to undertake It,"
cried Roi. "So come along with me
and get your daughter. She must
come away. If you go up there and
mako her come there will be no scan
dal. I will help you. If you don't
como I'll do It alono, Vetal, scandal or
no scandal, for I'm going to havo her
and havo her now. I'm going to havo
her oven if I lead fifty men across tho
lino and fight a pitched battle to get
her. By the gods, I would have
brought her away long ago if it had
not been for an old priest but that
old priest will bo taken caro of mighty
soon!"
Ho strodo about the big room,' clap
ing his gloved hands, Inciting the
gloomy father to action.
He rang changes upon tho spectacle
presented by tho daughter of tho rich
Vetal Beaulleu, sitting under tho open
sky, disgracing herself in tho eyes of
tho people by making Yankees out
of Acadian children. Vetal had list
ened with some alarm to Rol's predic
tions of bitter troublo In tho north.
But what mado his eyes sparkle at
last with determination was this in
sistent harping on Evangeline's humil
iation of herself for tho sake of their
enemies.
In tho end Vetal Beaulleu smote
his fists together and roared his in
tention to assert his authority. From
tho broad door ho shouted orders to
his stablo to have his horses put to
his buckboatd.
"Ba gar," ho declared. "I went that
first tlmo alono with my llttlo horse
to find my girl and bring her to her
home. For I was ashamed. It was
bad if the folks of this border should
know sho had run away. I was going
to be tho very kind father to her. Yes,
I went nlono so that sho could not bo
ashamed. But now I shall mako tho
loud nolso. I Khali not caro who
knows that Vetal Beaulleu Is going to
bring homo his daughter, no matter
how many Yankees stand in the way.
Sho shall como to my house and be
an Acadian girl who must obey her
father and marry tho man to -whom
she has been promised."
Dave Rol, flushed and swaggering,
encouraged this new and noisy deter
mination. Beaulleu banged tho windows down
and barred them with the shutters. Ho
double-locked the big door. Ho thrust
tho keys deep in his trousers pockets
along with Jingling coins and crum
pled bills. He patted a huge pistol,
and hid It on his hip.
When tho two sturdy llttlo horsea
wcro harnessed he took his placo in
stato on tho rear seat of the wagon
and ordered his man to drlvo on to
tho north country.
Rol cantered ahead. As ho rodo he
wondered how ho had allowed a mere
girl to defy him so long, to make a
fool of him, for ho knew that the
border people had already begun to
gossip about tho manner in which
Vetal Beaulleu's girl had thrown ov'er
tho rich Davo Rol to take up with a
mere Yankee who rodo tho border for
tho customs servlco of his country.
But in this new exaltation of resolu
tion Davo Rol did not forget the pru
denco that those who knew him well
called cowardice. Ho rodo north by
tho routo on the Canadian side. He
hurried on, but kept looking behind
to assure himself that Vetal Beaulleu
was at his heels. Thoso same, persons
who know Rol well might havo said,
had they known of his Journey south
to secure the services of the father,
that Rol was not actuated solely by his
deslro to avoid a scandal they would
not havo allowed this compliment to
his sense of the proprieties where a
girl was concerned; it would have
seemed more probable that ho needed
Vetal Beaulleu for a task which ho
did not dare to undertake himself.
They came to Felix Cyr's tavern for
(he night. .
Cyr'a'ls a half-way haltlng-placo for
all travelers in that section. It squats
flatly on a high, domed hill, and a
solitary Lombardy poplar tree thrusts
Itself high above the eaves at one cor
ner of the houses and the tree Is of
a bald head surmounted by a cap with
a feather In It,
Many persons loafed in the yard.
A manrwho had eight hounds clustered
about his legs argued with Felix Cyr
at the door of the house, appealed for
admission, and vmet profane refusal.
Felix Cyr had hated all dogs for many
years. In the old days, when Felix
was a smuggler, he owned a fighting
bulldog, and onco upon a time he
rushed across tho boundary to rescue
his pet fronvthe Jaws of a dog which
had come into that tcctlon at the
heels of a stranger. The stranger was
a United States deputy marshal i
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disguise, and ho had a warrant for
tho arrest of Cyr, and had brought
along an able fighting dog in order
to cajolo the smuggler upon Yankee
territory.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
To Keep Home Happy
The tramp touched his hat and walked
along beside the horseman. '
"You wouldn't think It. sir," he said,
"but I once had a happy home."
'Then." said the rider, '"why didn't
you do something to keep It happy?"
"I did, Blr," said the tramp; "I left
It." Tlt-Blts.
DREAMLAND AD VENTURES-ByDaddy
"THE FOUR GOOD DEEDS"
(After Peopy en!ence Balky Bam,
ttUly Ooat, Johnny Bull and Judge
Owl each (o perform a good deed, they
come back and report that they have
failed became they have not done the
big thing they tet out to do.) "
CHAPTER, VI
The Black Hoofers Are Surprised
"yOU foolish, foolish creatures I"
X cried Feggy, stretching out both
nrms toward Balky Sam, Johnny Bull,
Billy Ooat, and Judge Owl, while tears
brimmed her eyes. "You went out to
do good deeds, and now you tell me won
derful stories, yet report that you havo
failed. Foolish, foolish creatures 1"
Balky Sam shuffled his feet. Billy
Ooat rubbed his whiskers with his fore
foot. Judge Owl ruffled his feathers
nervously. Johnny Bull snuffled and
showed his teeth.
"Don't cry, Princess Peggy. I know
we hno disappointed you, but we will
do better tomorrow," mumbled Balky
Sam, his usual Jaunty, saucy manner
g.vlng way to a strange humbleness.
"Disappointed me! You limcn't dis
appointed me! I think you are splen
did I" cried Teggy. . "What do you say,
Billy Belgium?"
"Hurrfth, hurrah! For tho four he
roes!" cried Billy. And as quick as he
said It ho was In trouble. Johnny Bull
grabbed his leg. Judge Owl landed on
his shoulder and seized his car. Billy
Boat reared up, threatening -to butt
him In tho stomach, whllo Balky Sam
drew up his kickers menacingly from
behind.
"Don't you daro laugh at us," the
four brayed, growled, bleated and
hooted, all at tho same time.
"I'm not laughing I'm crying." gur
gled Billy hysterically. And he was al-
BRUNO
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FUJtNlTUlti:
CHAPTER XI
Oreremphasla of Trlflra
TTOW do your salesmen mlsrepre-
JLX sent your fumlture7" Duke
echoed Hazelbrook's question. "They do
It through enthusiasm and laying so
much stress on trifles as to give them
undue Importance.
"I'll give you an example of what I
saw; A woman askeil to ceo a small,
round dining room table. The salesman
showed her a cheap oak affair, Just the
kind of thing that every store lias. He
explained to her that It would never
warp or crack. Ho mentioned that the
extension attachment was of real
stamped steel and so much better than
the ordinary cast Iron ones, because the
stamped steel could not break llko tho
Iron ones do. Then ho elaborated on
tho castors and asked .her to clve the
table a push so that she could see how
easy It was to move.
"Now everything he said was per
fectly true, but that poor, Illiterate
woman thought It was much better than
ordinary furniture. Ho had overem
phasized trifles. Surely you can seo that
It was unconscious misrepresentation."
"Yes," I broke In excitedly, "that
table was for a Mrs. Enwrlght, wasn't
It? It was returned, too. I remember
It well."
Hazelbrook looked at me and at
Bruno Duko thoughtfully. Ho nodded
his head slowly and gravely and said:
"I fear you are right. Of course, I
see It clearly now. What a fool I've
been I Had tho trouble right under my
nose all tho tlmo and never realized It"
Then ho brightened up and added, "I
did say tho salesmenwere at fault,
didn't I?"
"You did, but I disagreed. The sys
tem was wrong; the men merely fol
lowed your Instructions to glvo minute
descriptions of tho furniture."
"You got mo cornered again, Mr.
Duke," Hazelbrook admitted. ",What I
must do Is to to make display less
elaborate and not to give so many facts
about tho furniture. That's about the
size of -It?"
'That Is correct," Duke said-, and then
explained that Instead of using such
expensive linen and silverware on din
ing rocm tables he should use the qual.
y that Is usually used by purchasers of
such quality furniture. He should not
put such beautiful ascs on sideboards
nor such handsome lamps on cheap liv
ing room tables. All through the store
he should arrange, display under such
conditions that the furniture will look
A POOK GOSSIP
The linotype moves rapidly with
mechanism free
Responsive to the operator's
fingers tried and, true;
And what you tell the linotype the
linotype tells me;
And what I tell tho linotype the
llnotypo tells you.
Now If the linotype but lived I
think It would fall
To uso imagination as it dressed
the living word;
To add a lino to what I said before
you heard the tale; -To
odd a lino to what you said
before the tale I heard.
The linotype has limitations, lack
of brains, In fine.
As a gossip it's a flivver, for It
never hits the pipe.
It sticks disgustingly to facts
whene'er it types a line
And its morals are unbending as
a solid line o' type.
GRIF ALEXANDER.
Conyrlirht. t01, or Tubllo
"I think you are splendid l" cried
Peggy
most crying, for big tears were In his
eyes. "
"You foolish, foolish creatures 1" ex
claimed Peggy again. Then she spoko
ranldly.
"Judge Owl saved a little girl's life
by killing the mice that were destroying
tho corn that was to pay the hospital
bill. What do you think of that Balky
Sam, Billy Goat, and Johnny Bull?"
"It was noble I" they answered In one
voice.
"Billy Goat rescued the pupils and
teacher from a bully, nnd punished that
bully until he reformed. What dtf you
think of that Balky Sam, Johnny Bull
and Judge Owl?"
"It was fine!" they shouted.
"Johnny Bull brought back the way
ward cow that would otherwise havo
perjshed, and thus gave food to starv
ing cnuuren. wnm uo you uunK oi
DUKE
about as good as It will when In tho
home.
"You understand, Mr. Hazelbrook," he
went on, speaking In that deep voice of
his, "that this will mako It a little more
difficult to sell furniture. You may
even loso an occasional sale, bu when
the furnlturo Is sold It will bo properly
sold nnd therefore will be more likely
to stay sold."
I had been a silent and Interested
listener to Duke's analysis, and when
ho stopped I felt a pang of dlsappolnt
men that my work In tho shipping de
partment had npparentjy been of so llt
tlo value. I kept quiet about It, wisely,
as It afterward transpired.
Duko puffed contentedly at his hookah
and Hazelbrook relit the cigar he had
allowed to go out.
"Thank you, Mr. Duke," he finally
said. "I appreclato the logic of your
advice and I'll certainly follow It. There
Is only one other thing I want to know.
What did you ask me about Emmet?
Why when the trouble Is with the sales
men mention "him?"
He glanced suspiciously at me as he
spoke' and evidently suspected me of
being the cause of the comment and ho
wasn't far 'wrcng at that
"I mentioned Emmet because It Is In
his department that tho greatest mis
chief Is working. I fear that, while
absolutely loyal to you, he needs execu
tive help."
"Emmet the real cause of my return
ed problem? Good heavens how?"
TODAY'S nUSINESS QUESTION
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Answer will appear tomorrow.
ANSWEIt TO YESTERDAY'S BUSI
NESS QUESTION
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In this space Mr. Whitehead will an
swer readers' business questions on buy
ing, selling, advertising and employment.
Business Questions Answered -
I realize that in the matter of granting
credit there are no definite rules to ki h
that each Individual caae must bo considered
on !( own merits. At tho same time the
THE DAILY NOVELETTE
A CHANGE OF BLOOD
By Alice Roberts
A YEAR of the great war had changed
Walter Chambers now Lieutenant
Walter Chambers from a blue-blood to
a red-blood. Incidentally, It also changed
the whole course of his life. This was
due, not to the mero gassing ho suf
fered nt Foret Nolr, but to a deep,
subtle transformation of his soul. He
had seen life and death. He had become
a man.
Yes, Chambers had red blood In his
veins now. And tho difficulty ho met
most often since his return to his oU
llfo was In realizing that the old blue
blood of his stay-at-home friends had
not changed Its color In the least
Of courso they were all very kind.
They sUffered a brief recital of a talo of
his adventures and then nsked him If
he had lienrd of the slump In the steel
market Jnck Rogers, his oldest friend,
patted him gently on the back and
asked for Information about tho style
of evening dress In Paris. Then old
Baker had offered him his former posi
tion at the bnnk. Of course he refused
Ho could not think of It now. And,
besides there was that offer of Beard.
Ho was telling Katherlne about it
how. Katherlne had always been re
garded as his. There had been no en
gagement but engagements are mero
conventions. I need not tell you that
Katherlne boasted of the size nnd num
ber of blue corpuscles in her blood.
"And so," he was saying, "this offer
of Beard looks pretty good to me. I
could never work Indoors again. The
gas, a-ou know, touched a couple of
tubes 'In one of my lungs, so that "
"You never told me that, Walter."
She seemed alarmed. -
"Oh. It's nothing at all," ho assured
her "But I've grown so used to being
out of doors that I could never bear to
go back to the bank and dlctnte those
hlathly exciting letters 'Yours of the
tedser Co. J?f HAYWARD
that Balky Sam, Billy Ooat, and Judge
Owl?"
' "It was -brava and generous I" they
cried,
"Balky Sam gars up his tlma and his
ambition to give Joy to sorrow-stricken
children. What do you think of that
Judge Owl, Billy Ooat and Johnny
Bull?"
"It was splendid 1" they shouted.
'There, you see, y.ou havlrdone your
good deeds even though they were not
Just what you set out to do,H declared
Peggy. "You have served your sen
tences and won honor in doing It I
lovo you ovory ono."
The four Black Hoofers looked at
each other In astonishment. They
couldn't believe their ears. Then when
they realized that what each had done
out of tho goodness of his heart was
really as worthy a deed as though It
had been moro spectacularly herolo,
their faces lighted up, their chests
swelled out, and tholr disappointed
gloom gave way to proud happiness.
" Hce Haw, I'm going back to Jolly up
that orphan asylum every day," brayed
Balky Sam.
"I'm going to seo that Bert the Bully
becomes Bert the nrav." Mnt nin
Goat.
"I'm going to keep an eye on Nan
tho cow and look after tho family she
feeds," barked Johnny Bull. $
"I'm going to .guard every corncrlb'aa
In the country," hooted Judge Owl. '
There's more fun In doing good than
dolng harm," declared Peggy, and with
this wise saying, sho bade the Black
Hoofers and Billy Belgium Kood-nliht.
for she was so sleepy sho couldn't keep
her eyes open.
, (Next will be told the story of the
wild Flower Ouecn,
Solver of Business Problems
By HAROLD WHITEHEAD
Author of "The Bu,tn, Career of Ptter FIM." (.
how iilih fh"1- A raUn doesn't "how ,
et thefa m,,?1"' "'" "" 'd. and
5SSaS;
draw tho inil "'" "ld know where to
klnrtiv iJ ! L w.ould tnan you very
. a. vr. s.
A good credit man does not iust
Faun1 rife,f,ot0raDu? -SB?a0dstree
rating, ir tho rat ng Is Rent In bv a
a esman, the salesman will undoubtedly
?omllMnrnCPnfrLot .,h0 "PPearonw or the
condition of tho store or business.
Wt. '.' s.a concern of any size. It will
I it u-fb0, known to, the credit nSgE
ir It Isnt, ho may nsk for references
He may put an Inquiry through any of
be credit associations. Ho will con.Wer
ho relation that the ln"e,tmenf In his
"no of goods should take to the whole
the,SreeS3ltn?,m,ttherCbJr R6t - '- o?
"nFran'nS8rmeardoraeru8s Sy3
Th '?,00d8 man haB 50,000 capital!
th ?'lmnnJwouW thcn "ason thui
the a erase dry goods store this
nowTh1Carry 25'0,00 worth of stock-
now, this man carries three other makes
of hose than mine, and it would 1 perhaps t
YouSaundenraV1,t",BfhlS elt to UoJo!
iou understand, of course, that these .
nfereTy,f,rues,ttve0,rerea M
basis you speak about, as It depends so
much Up0n each buancgg an,,cpnna"on
dltlons under whlchjhe goods lit sold! '
J ffla oh'r'aucTtlon MSffwf
wm5 pl.,5V,';nt 'ou w"e allowed 'to '
hlgscoT'trSfn. yU fln"hed your
i.nH?uhlcl bo unw'e to think of law
n?inf0UTfhaVe ",ecure1 that or Its equiv
alent. If you've got moral couraKe
enough, and that Is possible, I would IS
back and finish hia-h ohAT' wou'. B
oinlLin ine ot ,Jhe law schools in tho
about it they havo t0 ?
s!y n'.h .re.?'.red' In answer would
coU7dhdoe"are Iots of othcr "'" you I
across dtnebpond3.UtnBdeawdanTsaSnW,tth m
Katherlne?"" "l yoU come wlth J.
terTvharm? In Dakota? Why, Wal-
know fJZ naerrT.Ve,n,h?rao1?'.ta .YU
blamed her"' AndKveth l?'oulk not nv
Sffi ?orn'S7Cf?K "M
Katherlne. a,ncren' he was from
$& tfanV1 CU,d " M
"Wh,fr'Hh' Katherlne?"
What do you mean? You , -
mi iiiai you could do. Why. Jack
t.iM ...- ." "- --.. .mere are manv
says-
!&"' B. ' .'
A
erliie?" neVer loveA me" dld 3. Katby
"I don't thlpk so, Walter."
Two weeks later tho engagement of
Katherlne Leonard to John Rogers T was
S5ES22? i!Ly circles, 'short!?
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afterward. Chambers swung off a train
htrimiJe B.,atJon ln tho hea?t of tn2
farm lands of the Dakotas.
h.rT2P . m and
neara s welcome was warm and
rvrt. Tte a1tlnoPhre of theTcoun
7u w2., 1brac'ne and energetlo and i
'rile- This was a man's country.
Thev drnvo awlrilu .,. .u- ... '
iVV ;.:.. ""i"w me coun-
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They drove swiftly over tho Vmh- ;
snow-covered plain. Chambers threw
bck his shoulders and breathed deep
ly for the sheer Joy of It Life wis
worth living there. Just as they ap
proached the great farmhouse, after
the long drive, Beard stopped his chat
ter to eayi '
"Beiember Nance Blchardson?"
"Do I remember her? Will I ever for
get her I Why, she did more for our
boys at Thierry than
Nk nut they were at t
Jut thoy were at tho door now, and
of a sudden there nppeared. as it seemed
to Chambers, a vision.
r Sn A MaKAvai n Irlalan
"Welcome home, gentlemen 1" It was
Nance herself. ' .
"Wh what? Say, Beard, 'is Nance
your youti "
"Yes, old man, she is my sister. ;
vl uiscimrgeu. UKo ourselves. Had an as-
rsumed name over there. Certain army )
regulations, you know. They wouldn't ft
1lt.-m' 'ter bo over, so sho merely,
shifted names." , ,
Ann unamuers smuea liappiiy nn,
n4
nijvi4 luiniiiu iiev it uujr. tie Knew s
was welcome Indeed. He knew None?
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