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THIS STARTS THE STORY
Keith Norton, tramp, makes him
self rft homo nt the Solitary House
and there receives a visit from a girl.
She nsks for her sister and Insists
upon searching the house. She sees
v something on tho second floor which
causes her to faint, but will not tell
Keith what it was. Norton that
night Is awakened by somebody
choking him. He searches tho house
but finds nobody. In the boxroom
he finds n bor of jewels. Next dnj
he finds the girl unconscious in the
woods. He summons a doctor and
tells him that his "sister" has been
Injured by a fall. When the girl
recovers consciousness her memory
has gone. A nurse from the illage
attends her. The nurse's screams
waken Keith during the night, lie
finds her fainting on the floor. She
declares that she has seen the devil.
AND HERE IT CONTINUES
Esme's Questions
SHE crawled back to her bed and
would say no more, but lay blinking
and moaning as if in an extremity of
terror. Nor did she even attempt to
do anything for the patient of whom
she was supposed to be in charge and
whom she had o seriously upset. Esme
indeed wns trembling violently, and
seemed on the verge of fieh collapse
but Keith sat beside her. holding her
hand and trying to soothe hei . and
presently she grew uilineh.
Toward daybreak he fell into a
sound sleep, and Keith, who was tbor
nughly worn out, since tins was lus
second night with little lest, lay down i
on the floor across the threshold of
. the room, and almost at om e was over
taken by deep slumber.
When he awoke it was broad day.
Esme was still sleeping, but the nurse
had vanished. 'u the Kitchen table
downstairs was a bru f. ill vviittcn note
' to say she had gone and did not intend
to return, this, h(iiie being, in her
opinion, she wiote. no plate for a
Christian. A good dial disturbed bv
her desertion, Keith went back upstaiis
and found Esme now nwake.
"Is that you, Keith'' ' she said.
"Tes," he said, "it's mo-t nwfullv
awkward, the nurse has denied off "
"Because of ?"' Esme asked.
"Because she's a fool," giowled
Keith, "because of her nightmare last
night; her bad dream has staled hei
out of her silly mind."
"Was it a dream, rtn you flunk?"
Esme asked slowlv.
"Well, I didn't see anything," an
swered Keith, "and I don't think thcte
was anything to see, either."
But though he said this his tone
.lacked conviction, and lie felt that Esme
wns not satisfied.
She suggested that sh had better get
. up to help, but he persuaded her to lie
iftx st'"- Hc sot Jier.somc breakfast, man-
" agfng as best he could, and fortunately
it was not long before the doctor ap
peared and showed himself very nngry
and disturbed when he heard of the
nurse's desertion.
"I never heard of uih n thing; it's
the last case she'll ever get fiom me,"
he fumed. "Ilisgrai eful, absolutely
disgraceful."
He spent some time with Esnio. and
told Keith aftcrwaid that while she
was getting on very well physically her
mental state was still very puzzling and
somewhat disturbing.
The chief thing he impressed upon
Keith wns that she vas to be kept
quiet, as the effects of the shock she had
sustained still remained. Uest and
quiet were what she needed, and as
v soon as her bodily health was completely
re'-established it was to be hoped that
her memory would return.
He went away, promising to obtain
another nurse for them, but when he
came back late in the nfternoon he
brought only a young girl, from a cot
tage situated four or five miles away,
but also one of the dwellings nearest
to them. She was to give what help
he could for a few hours during the
day, but made it quite plain at once that
the would not spend the night there.
It was the best arrangement the doctor
had been able to make, for strange sto
ries were already in circulation, and no
one was at all anxious to have an thing
to do with the place or willing on any
terms whatever to be found anywhere
near it after dark.
"Pack of silly fools," growled the
doctor, who was in a very bad temper.
"I have been telling them what I think
of them, but's no good; they're as ob
stinate as donkejs. The only thing I
can advise you to do is to get a nurse
'' down from London. I could telegraph
for one, but even so I doubt if she could
get here tonight."
Keith hesitated on the score of ex
iieuse, for he did not quite see where
he was to get the money from to pay for
n nurse Tlwe final arrangement arrived
..' that the girl the doctor had
brought was to come every morning to
help and that she was to be allowed
to depart quite early so as to be able
.- ..c tr. her home well before dark.
As for the night Keith and Esme were
to manage as best they could, the doc
tor declaring, however, that he did not
suppose Esme would require any at
tention. .
Keith busied himself during the rest
of the day making two heavy wooden
bars to fit into the slots he placed with-
In Esme's room on each side of the
.i- fhiit she could not only lock
' herself In but could also barricade the
door with a security nothing short of a
battering "" ouU affect.
"I don't know what was the matter
last night, he said, "and whether that
woman really saw something or whether
U was just n bad dream she had, but
r i we will make sure that no one can open
c this door without your knowing."
y He made up o bed for himself, too,
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ou the landing just outside her door. He
did not occupv it, however, but re
mained on watch nearly all the night,
crouching in n i orner bv tho landing
cupboard and ready to spring nt once on
any intruder who should venture to
come prowling there.
But he heard and snw nothing, save
for the patteiing of henvv iiiin thnt
fell during the night on the glass of
the closed skylight, and toward dawn
he lay down on the bed nnd slept for
an hour or two.
The doctor came fail 1 v enilv ngitin,
and professed himself well satisfied with
his patient's (ondition nnd progress,
and during the morning their new hand
maid arrived mid staved till afternoon.
For the rest of the day Keith and
Esme vveie alone. Once she began to
question him l.ither ilosel.v, but he
was able to plead the doctor's ardent
that she wus not to excite herself, and
she was too tired nnd feeling too wenU
to persist. During the night he again
remained on huard while she slept se
em ely behind her barred and loked
door, nnd in the morning she snid she
had slept well and soundly. Her rest
had evidently done her n good deal
of good, for she was looking much bet
ter and appeared stronger in every way,
but Keith s lack of sleep was begin
ning to tell on him nnd showed itself
in his worn expression and bloodshot
eyes. During the afternoon of this
day he fell sound asleep on a (hair on
which he sat down for a moment and
only nwoke when it was beginning to
grow dark to find Esme, fully dressed,
sitting opposite to him.
"Poor boy," she said, seeing him
open his eyes, "you must have been
quite worn out."
"Have I been asleep 5" he asked,
rubbing his eyes. "I didn't know.
What made jou got up? The doctor
said "
"I got tired of,, lving up there." she
interrupted, "and he didn't positively
say I wasn't to. Besides, I thought
perhaps something had happened ; it
was all so quiet nnd you didn't an
swer when I culled."
He felt very vexed and annoj'ed with
himself, but had to admit that he was
much better for his rest. She con
tinued to question him and mnnaged
to make him admit that he had re
mained on watch the greater part of
each night.
"You see," he explained, "if there
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and ill things h,ippcn."
is nny one comes prowling about hore
at night, I want to know who it is."
"But if jou make nil the doors and
windows fast no one could get in,
could thej?" she said.
"They vveie nil fast." he nusweiod
moodily, "that night the nurse said
she saw sonio one open the door and
look nt her."
"Well, sho couldn't have ronlly,"
declared Emiic, and went on to ask
Keith questions about herself he found
it verv difficult, impossible rathor, to
answer. Ho had to make what ex
cuses to satisfy her, nnd he snw her
looking nt him lather oddly once or
t w i c
She was still onk nnd getting up
had tnod her a good deal, so that he
iwns nble piesenth to persuade hereto
go Imik to bod However, it had done
hei'ino hnim. for in the morning she
seemed in m h better and stronger, and
tho doctor appeared very pleased with
her progiess when he arrived. She was
so well, he snid, that he decided not to
(all the next daj, as he was very busy,
and this house wns in so lonely nnd out
of the vvav spot that it took up a lot of
Ins time to get there. lip told Keith
that she lmil made a remarkablj good
ieeovor., and thnt so far as he could
see she would soon be all right again.
But there wns still no sign of any im
provement in her memory.
"Trv nil jou (an to stimulate it,"
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'Tis quality ; 'tis sterling worth ;
'TIs where true freedom tnkes its
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Where true democracy has birth.
If John Q. Alden looks with scorn
On what his countrymen hold dear
Ho surely is, though native born,
An alien sojourning here.
If John (loinsky loves the thing
Old Glory means to every man.
Though once the subject of n king,
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If parlor Bolshevists defame
The government 'gainst which
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he said. "Make tiatural references to
tho past; any little clue may give her
the lost thread. But don't worry her
about it or let hcr'worry herself with
trying to remember; let It come until
rally, with as little conscious effort as
possible."
Keith promised to do the best he
could, but at the snmc time, as he
knew absolutely nothing about her past
life, lie did not sec how ho was to make
natural passing references to it during
conversation, as the doctor recom
mended. Tho next day, as it happened, their
handmaid failed them also, so they were
alone nil day nnd had to manngc as
best they could. Esme, who got up dur
ing the morning, seemed to think this
ext client fun, and to Keith the "Itu-
ntion would have boon poifeit bejond
all di earns hnil only his mind been just
a little more nt ensc.
The following morning the missing
handmaid's fnther nnived to ilaim her
wages nnd to say she wns not coming
nnj more. It seemed she hail had n
flight on the way home; she had seen
or heard something or somebodv
I exactly what, was anything but clear.
But anyhow she had been badly fught
oiud nnd she wns not coming ngnin.
"And if I mnj ninke so hold ns to
speak," milled her wnrthv fnther with
a glance nt Esme. "what I snv is ns
this place nin't fit for no one, nnd you
and the lndv would be better somewheic
else; it's an ill plnie this nnd ill things
happen."
lie wns obviouslj nnd so thoioughlyi
in earnest that his woids had an odd
impiessivencss of their own and pro
diuod an effei t both on Keith and Esme.
And indeed Keith would have been vcij
glnd to leave the place and go clsewheic
had he onlj had tho veiy least idea in
the vvoild whore else to go to.
After the old man had taken his de
partuie Esme seemed veiy quiet nnd
thoughtful. She went into the drawing
room nud, sitting down nt the piano.
plajcd a few notes. It was the first
time she had done sin h a thing, nnd
Keith heaid hei nnd tame into the
room. She stopped nt om e and turned
toward him.
"Is it not strange," she said, "that I
can play the piano nud yet cannot le-
membcr bow or where I learned.'
"Yes," nnswered Keith, "but jou
know jou must not woiry jourself. The
doctor nlwajs snjs that the more you
worr.v jourself and fiet about it, the
longer your memory will be coming
back."
"How can one help worrying?" she
answered impadentlj. "R'r Billy-of
him to say I oughtn't to. Suppose he
is wrong nnd it never does come back
at all?"
"Oh, but it will." he assured her
eagerly ; ''there can be no doubt of that;
of course it will."
"Keith," she said, "what did that
man mean by saying that ill things
happen here?"
"Oh, that was all rubbish," he an
swered quickly. t
"Keith," she said again, "I think
It was an ill thing like that made me
lose my memory."
"My dear child," he piolcsted, "you
know you only make it much worse by
talking about it and worrying."
"How can T help when jou won't
tell me nnythlng?" she said.
"It is better for it to come back
naturally," he answered evasivelv.
"You musn'l worry, that's the main
point."
"How can I help," she exclaimed
again, very passionately, "when I don't
know who I am, or why I am here, or
why jou say jou are my brother when I
know very well that you nre not?"
(CONTINUED TOMORROW)
T
DAILY NOVELETTE
THE BLUE UMBRELLA
By Lhzle M. Tcnbody
A TEAR slowly coursed its way down
Eileen's smooth, round cheek nnd
splnshcd upon the sewing machine as
her Aunt Polly's voice shrilled mo
notonously on nnd on.
With n sudden change of mood, the
girl stopped the motion of the machine
nnd faced about.
'"Tis blue umbrella nil day long and
I dream of it nt'nlght," She cried out
Impatiently. "I hntcd to carry the
faded old thing any way and now there
has been so much trouble about it I'll
never carry it again, even if you find
it."
"If Annette returned the umbrella,
where is It?" she asked with nn air of
triumph.
When lending the umbrella to An
nette, Eileen had whispered: "Return
it as soon ns possible, dearie, Aunt Pol
Iv values it for the sake of bygone as
sociations." And careless little An
nette, their neighbor, had promised with
a sweet little giggle to return it within
twenty-four hours.
Ever since that time she had stoutly
maintained that she brought back the
umbiella the night of Eileen's candy
party, and that she had set it in the
corner of the little entry nt the foot of
the stnirway.
That was three months ago, and Stacy
and Annette had ceased to visit tlfc
Wnverlys ; for Aunt Polly, although
I constantly forgetting things of greater
importance, always remembered to ask
ench time she saw them if the umbrel
la had been found yet, nnd fair-minded
Eileen could not blame them for re
maining nwnj, although she missed
them tcrriblj.
When spiing came the mj story was
as far from being solved as ever.
i Then, one particularly bright and
warm morning, Aunt Polly told Eileen
that it would be a fine time to put
things to right in the attic, nnd Eileen
j gnthered pails, brooms, brushes nnd
soap, and sang at her work. She jerked
up the cover of the large box in which
they kept the extra nodding and, notic
ing that several comforters had been
(aielcsslj- placed in the box, pulled
them out to smoothly refold them.
1 Her blown ejos widened in surprise
' ns something went crashing to the floor,
and with n little scream of joj she
soi7od the old blue umbrella and bugged
it (losolj. No one could Tomplnin of
lack of color in Eileen's cheeks now ns,
i hitching tightlv the umbrella, sho lan
1 swiftly down tho stairs to the sitting
loom, vvliete her aunt rocked slowlj
buck and forth by the window.
"See what I found in the bedding
box," she shouted jojously and Aunt
Pollv's face tinned slowly to an nshj
ginj, while it in turn expiessed sur
piise. pleasure nnd yes chngrin.
"Win. Eileen! You have found the
umbrella," she died faintlj. "Yes,"
Eileen nnsweiod eagerly, nnd hutiicdly
throwing on her hat nnd coat inn nl
niost the entire waj to tho Plumb bouse.
Little Annette's .face registered only
pure joj as she seized the umbrella anil
began two-stepping around the room
with it.
"But. Eileen, whore did you find it?"
she asked, breathlessly. And then,
again, with n slight wrinkling of her
foielicnd. "Who could have placed it
in the box, I wonder?'' wns all thnt
Eileen said.
It happened that Stacy came home
the next day for a shoit visit and after
Eileen had told her story be lemained
silent for n moment.
"Eileen:" ho cried at last, "don
you i (-member that we cleared out the
lower bedioom the night of the cand.v
pnrtj to make room for plajing games?
And don't jou remember thnt ns I
reached the entij 1 struck the pile of
quilts 1 wns cmrjing ngninst the mil
lit the foot of the stairwaj? I dropped
sonic of them and hail to stoop to pick
them up ngnm.
"I huiried and I must have first
knoikcd down tho umbrella anil then I
must have picked it up among the
quilts."
"I nm so glad : That must be the
true explanation," cried Eileen, beaming
with plcasuie. "I didn't know I
thought perhaps Aunt Polly " She
paused, her fin e flushing, and he said
uicfiilly :
"What an awkward bungler I nm.
T suppose any one else would have heard
the umbrella fall and all the trouble
would have been pi evented."
Then with n cheerful grin he re
marked: ''Your Aunt Polly'll say 'I
told you so! Just plumb careless
ness.' "
But Aunt Pollj received the explana
tion very quietly nud not nt all as she
was expected to. Afterward Eileen
found her crying softly.
"Forgive me, Eily," she sobbed.
"Oh, I hnve been so hateful. I re
member now that I placed the umbrella
among the folds of the comforters, in
tending to take it upstairs myself, nnd
then I forgot nil about it. And, Eily,
I thought perhaps jou knew where it
was and wouldn't tell me. We'll
g-g-give the umbrella to the junkman,"
she said, still sobbing.
"Don't cry, dear," Eileen said softly,
as she gathered the little trembling old
woman into her joung, strong arms.
"I, too, havo been at fault and we'll
keep the umbrella to remind me that it
is now my turn to be kind, patient,
loving and unselfish, even ns you were
to rac all through the jenrs when there
was no one else to care for me."
(The net complete novelette
Lucky Stone.")
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DREAM LAND AD VENTURES-ByDadti
(PcnOUi watching a movie thotr,
ccs Tied Hcaid chasing Hilly Bel
gium and the llronze Qcnie, and finda
hcrtelf tuddcnly drawn into the pic
ture.) RED HEARD GETS A RUMP
pEGGY certainly was astonished
Only n moment before she had been ,
6afcly seated in the movie theatre
watching the show and now all of n
sudden the picture had become real ancj
there she was on Bronze Genie's shoul
ders in wild flight before Red Beard.
"Remember Red Beard's powerful
magic," warned Billy, who was racing
on ahead astride of Balky Sam. "Cross
your fingers so his spells will not work."
Peggy nnd the Genie promptly
obeyed. They didn't wnnt to be turned
into stone statues, as had happened to
the Genie when he hnd defied Red
Beard in Peggy's defense.
Coming dtfwn hill in his seventy-foot
boots, Red Beard gained speed, taking
such powerful leaps that instead of
coveiing seventy feet nt n stride, lie
was soon going eighty. At that rate he
quickly overhauled the fugitives, for he
flew fifteen times faster than the swift
est man could run.
"Clnnk-vvhiz! Clank-whfrz! Clnnk
whizz!" they could hear his seventy
foot boots hitting the ground sharply,
then sending him springing high into
the air. Whirr! Whirr! went his
scimitar, as he slashed menacingly bnck
and forth. Nearer, nearer, nearer,. then,
whoosh 1 Peggy felt the scimitar flash
past her ea'r ns Red Benrd leaped with
in striking distnnce.
"It's all over with us," thought
BRUNO DUKE Solver of Business Problei
By HAROLD WHITEHEAD, Author of "The Business
THE PROBLEM OI1 THE OUTSIDE
COMPETITION
Getting a Line on Easterly
MERRIWEATHER JACKSON in
vited me to his home for Suiulnj
and Mrs. .Tiukson tiieil her best to make
me enjoy mjself.
As a mntter of fnct, she made me feel
uncomfortable, for she had so obviously
gone out of her waj to prepare a big
spread.
the Meiiiwenthers have n boy about
twelve, and be let the cut out of the
bag dining dinner when he snid to me:
"I wished vou liveddiero. Mr. Flint."
"Whj?" I nskod stnilling.
"So wo loultl cat like this all tho
time. Ain't it swell;"
nd wo thioo "giown-ups" laughed
nnd pretended not to notice it.
Every tunc Mis. Jackson caught my
eye she trentod nie to one of those star
tling grins of hois. Some of thorn weie
so Midden nnd thnt her stole teeth (lick
ed with u ioik.
I II never foiget those teeth. Thev
quiveiod nnd clicked every time she
opened her mouth, and when she ate jou
could henr a 'quenk, squeiik nt cveiv
bite.
Novel theless, I had a good meal, nnd
they vveie so kind and eacei to make me
comfortable that 1 felt a little ashamed
nt mentally Inughiug nt them.
As we lose fiom the tnble Mrs. Mcr
riweather said. "If jou two men will
excuse nie I'll wnsh the dishes. Al
fred's going to help me. aren't vou. Al
fred dear?"
"Alfred dear" ungiat iously snid, "I
gotla."
"Meirj," she nildiessed her hus
band, "jou'll hud the 1 1 gin's in n glass
in the living loom, ou two men hnve
a good smoke. Never mind the curtnius
for once. And don't talk shop now,
although 1 know it's hard for men not
to talk business. 1 do hope, Mr. Flint,"
she turned to mo with that inevitable
grin, "that jou and that wonderful Mr.
Bruno Duke will be able to help ray
man. He's deserving of success. He
and I have gone tlnoiigh a lot together,
and now." she stiaihtoned up abrupt
ly, "now I must wash the dishes. Come,
Alfied, dear."
Jackson lit n cig.u with such evident
hesitation thnt I guessed he wns not al
lowed to smoke in his own house. In a
few moments, however, we weie both
comfortablj smoking and talking of
general things,.which after a time drift
ed to business.
"Have you heard yet," 1 asked,
"when Easterly's are going to open for
the spring showing?"
"Er yes; Mike Owens tipped me off
today that they open on Wednesday,
April 10, and close Friday, April 10.
They've hiied the ballroom at the Ilbr
tou House for the week, as usual. Mon
day and Tuesday thej get ready and
Saturday they pack up."
"That's just about a month from to
daytoday's the 20th."
"Yes, Mr. Flint or if we are to put
on our opening at the same time w"e 11
have to get busy, and I've some re
markable styles, too. Real nobby, ex
clusive designs." His enthusiasni died
as rapidly ns it was born. "But It
won't do nny good. These women will
buy from Easterly l whatever they of
fer." . ,
"What's going to be fashionable this
year, Mr. Jackson?"
"It looks like fur again. All the
Copyright, 1011), by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.
"RED BEARD'S BOOTS"
mil ts (V$T atnUc
Billy jabbed the point of his sword
Into the Turk's fat leg
Peggy, and the Bionre Genie swung
nrounil fiercely to meet the expected
attack. But Red Beard wnsn't there
to attack. He couldn't stop himself
and his seventy-foot boots cariled him
eighty feet nwny nt one stride. It look
n dozen steps for him to slow up nnd by
that time he nasi several blocks nway.
Back he enme as fast as ever, but now
the Genie, Peggy nnd Billy were right
in the middle of one of his strides, nnd
he flew hnrmlessly over their bends.
Again Red Bonrd turned nrnuiiil, his
springy boots sending him leaping bnck,
ijnd once more Iit- went fnr over their
heads.
"Ho, ho, ho!" laughed the Genie.'
"Come down and cntih us."
"Yah, wait until I stop' these plaguey
boots, and I'll get you quickly enough,"
grunted Red Beard, while his piggj' eyes
darted fiery glnnccs nt them.
Back and foith flew Red Beard, ap
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clothes are to be trimmed with fur
same as last year."
"I see. Now weie those exclusive
designs of yours fur tiiinmcd?"
"Not nil of them er not moie than
half of them. You see, I never believe
in running too close to fashion. I like
to get something extreme."
"I vuppose jou have no idea what
Eastcrlj's will inn?"
He show his head. "Won't get the
least idea until they arrive."
"You could if you wont to their New
York store, I suppose."
"No. not unless some woman went
for me."
"Could you send one of your gills
who is really clever on design nud who
hns n good eje for style, color nnd such
like?"
"f com so I could," he hositalfd, "but
er I don't know as, that would help.
My makeis wouldn't c'opv their designs.
Thej wnnt to sell their own creations."
"We don't want to get jour makers
to jopy thcin. That's the Inst thing we
want to do."
He looked blank and gasped, "Then
or whj why what's the idea?"
TODAY'S BUSINESS QUESTION
What m a liondsmant
Anmer tall appear tomonow.
ANSWER TO YESTERDAY'S
BUSINESS QUESTION
I "llomled. Waiehouse" M a
hmlding owned hy prisons appimcd
ll the Bcctclaiii of the Ticasuig
and uho haic ghen bonds or guar
antee or the stiitt ohscnance of the
letenuc laics. Thcsi houses aic nicd
for staling Unpolled miidtandisc
until the duties aic paid oi the goods
ic-shipped uithout entiy.
In this space Mr. Whitehead wilt
ansHci t cadets' husincss questions on
buymg, selling, ndici tisina and employ-
Business Questions Answered
i,L,h"T,' cmn- "U for r little hptD
which I need try much at preent and hive
wWil """A? so.,t for "We i intn?
imi J Vu0eh"nf "'"hanil Is a Boot! man
anti an much of a YanKeo i him imrh
our fathom telnu American soUflir, He hiB
obou?TionCev ,0,ay "l"nthly. which meSSa
!Zm5 Tkl"1?" 1-lbertJ Honda to ray
monthly Thin leaves him nnl a few Sol.
lara lo upend for needed articles
th0w.'i ., .'2 my Bl.d9 ot thB "rv. Mora
ink .hLa.mS'ith!' aB."J ent lo nr for a
K shade firm. I began at 18 per week.
St V,2ev?!; Bone besond 'hit. nor have
5, Ali? '.her women who started with
me. And, strange to say, the rrtce of
rever.e!"" "" down lnale"
m.0,Vhn "ho 1""e b"n wl,h lhe Arm for
more than te ears aay that they do not
nay aa much for work now as they did
several ears nco. .Now here is where I
want advice 1 have enough friends to give
me some orders twhich will help, and oven
give me more flian I am getting in my
present position, but I have no Idea where
to go for goods at wholesale prices Some
times I only need a few yards of .certain
kind ot goods, and, of course, I hope there
will be times when I shall need much more,
and dolls' heads, etc , which I was obliged
to get nt a department store Can vn, niv.
me the address of some store where I can
get my goods and frames at wholesale
prlcesT I would like very much lo do a
little business on my own accouut Do you
think a little ad" in the dally lapera would
bring me work or should I to out with
cards and samples and try in this way?
I could even afford to sell wholesale to
ciuos anu noieis proviaing i could buy
wholesale.
I have not been In good health, for 1
have been under the knife twite for cancer,
but I must makcVa living and am ambitious
Can jou help me? (Mrs ) S Q P.
I think it disgraceful that "the firm
jou work for squeeze jou down to such
Bu CHAS. McMANUS
parently unable to stop, but present!
l'eggy noticed thnt each step back bnj
forth was becoming shorter. At nrl
his strides over their heads were clglA
feet long, then seventy-five, then sevl
enty, then sixty-five. So6n Red Bead
would have them so shortened that 11
would be nble to reach them with hi
gleaming scimitar.
Billy, seeing this, jumped frol
Balky Sam's back and ran to whci
Red Beard's next stride would lanil
Back came Red Benrd, raising his scln
itnr to cut Billy in two.
But Billy didn't intend to hi cut
two. Ho dodged down low and ill
instant Red Benrd a heel crunched in
to the earth Billy jabbed the point
his sword into the Turk's fat leg. -,
"Oy-ec-ow-ow!" squcnled Red Bcari
The smnrtlng surprise caused hifni
i shove out linrcl with his leg, tho rcsui
being that the springs of his severity
foot boots sent him bounding a
nearly ninety feet.
J"'l W, ,1111 HUB 11UW J1IUU till Utl 1,
l?n.l TIn.l .. . -....I ll ,.-
hi: iiiiiiiuu in- uitu III M'tlC'll uunuuo
Ills sinnrtincr lop. l.nt his snrlnirv
sent him flying back toward Billy. j.f
more Billy was waiting for lilm.flil
once more the sharp point of Bft't.
swoid was jabbed into the Turk s b
:.... i i.i t .1 .-.! . i cist
iuK tun. jini ileum iric-ci iu jutki;
leg aside and the lcsult was thatK.
missed his footing. Wham! he latV
nil lliu Uliln ..Ilrtn, lita (nl 1.A.1 'L.
" ' .-....., ft..,ub ...3 AUV UVVIJ 1
awful jar.
"tin. lin lin V riniiwl 1,A flnnta I
he laughed too soon, for just then til
wns a shout from far away nnd, look!
up, they snw Red Beards band
hoisoiiuii charging toward them at
speed,
(In the next 'installment tofll
told how Itcd Heard gets lassoed a
takes a hnider Jail.)
Career of Peter Flint," clcS
a sman wage, why vou women. 1
there I don't know when there is pi
ot better-paid wotk to be hnd.
Tell all these women to apply ai
United States Eniplojnient Se
Bureau tin their off time ot coil
and see if they can't get wotk thata
at least pay n living wage.
If jou will write to the editor)
diy goods journnls they will, I'm
tell jou where jou can buy supplied
wholesale, the silks, dolls' bends, frnl
and nil the different kinds of tiling
need right down to silk thtcuda
needles.
I would suggest that you begin
soliciting business pcisonallj' null
jour friends nnd then get jour fria
lo give your tinnie to their fiieudsn
whom jou may call.
Then, when jou huvc nil the
jou pcisonully can do you should el
hire some one to do the work wlillol
go after more business or else do
woik jourself and hire sonio otic 'fol
commission to go and get nioic vvl
for you.
uoocl hick to you In your pi
Dght!
I am coming to ou for advice Wlljfl
frankly give ino lour opinion on this mall
My husband Is an expert In his line (1
estate mortgages, trust funds, etc.).
is fortv-four and has been In hla prefl
Dositlon oer twenty -nve years. He star
at about S400 a year, and now .gets II
mat si'ouu. ice is tne soui ot nonor.
Erlentlnni milck. enereetlc. unselfish
frenermiR (n a. fault. et wheneer therel
an olllce created or a vacancy to no iubj
higher up they either bring In some one ircl
ojtslde or put someone wno came iowbl
mm in tne nigner position, ne is ureun
discouraged, and It has taken the hi
..li.li. n,t. nt VtlMl 4
He has been .ered other positions
,nn ivhn linnw )ilu uturllni? Worth. bUt t
il.tn.a p.fllsDil (in II, la r-OITInAnV lfl SOTtl
a rmtf-inn in iuit,. hiki iib uao uuiiu c u ,.
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thine In hla rower to further its uccfl
, i.au n hla nu.n 1nN. financial IV-- I
IllO II v llincn u moa w -
work muit be satisfactory or he would tl
bave been aavancea. iie na iiu Vu,.u.i
habits or manners and wnen lie Mif
executive ahlllt, because he . has. been I
leader along religious and otner lines
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iSOW. Wliai WUUIU Ul UU .iw... --
o ..n,,H nrnW.nl?
I shall anMously watch tor M" "J
and trust jou will forgive such a Isnjrt
l.llo from A rOND VV1FJB
The nrmnicnt slncelity of J our let'
causes me to break a rule never to a
swer nnon.vmous correspondence, ana
,,., l,n uniloratonil that this Ulllst I
be used as making a precedent.
No, I think that the trouble w
,.,. i,ai,nn.l ! that he Is too ea
He lets other people impose upon bl
There is n tj pc of person who is a goi
enthusiastic worker, but who lacks BJ
ficient initiative to do anytning
fercnt to what he is told to do,
who lacks aggressiveness even to
ahead for bigger jobs.
When a good position is open it
he that vour husband is one of those
who merely sajs, "Don't you th
I ought to have a chance ut that jol,
and when told, "Well, we rcjcjonslj
ing the matter," leaves it at tnat.j
Usually when a man has been
a concern ns long as your husband
he Is n little afraid of losing his
and hesitates to boldly ask for what
his rights, in case his boss might
"If you don't like what you have
can get out."
I should say that your husband
been with his present concern too l
and were I in your place I .would tr:
supplj- n spur to aggressive ambit'
and urge him to look aroupd for anot.
job and take his courage in his li
and be determined to make good 1
He probably is afraid that It he ti
on a new job he may not make
and will lose the job and then
nothing nt nil. But if be has the ri
stuff In him he ought to have conlidei
In himself enough to nut it to the ti
If lie is really a good man he shai
ass. tor wnnt he wants nnd let his ii
know very plainly that unless thev lis
n future for him lie will be lookij
numim lur sometuing else. "
I must warn jou, however, that yi
problem is a very difficult one,
wucu a jimu nus -siajccl put," as
were, for twenty. the jears. it J
n job to rcgalvanize his abilities 1:
nciivitics. I
Expert Advice ?
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Jim young man sidled Iuto tho Je?
ellr'li ,Un ...1(1. n r..u,f ,..,. .. . Jr
wv. .,, .,,, mime mr. no uffn
eci tne jeweler a ring with the at
iiemi Btuicmeuc that lie wished
uiurKcu --vviin some names.
"What names do vou wli.'
quired tho jeweler In 'a Bympath'
tone, t.
"From Henry to Clara," the jo"
man blusliiugly whispered. 5
Thn laivnln. 1..I..J t ., '
...... j. ...... iTOnci jrom me
to the young mnn and said in n fat
manner : "Tnke my advice. Toumr
nnd have It engraved simply, 'H
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