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THIS STAKTS THIS STOIlY
Keith Norton, tramp, makes him
aclf at home In the Solitary House.
Searching the house for homebody
who choked him while he slept he
finds n case ot jewels and hide1 them.
Next day he finds unconscious In the
woods a girl attacked bv some mys
terious creature mid tells the doctor
who attends her that she is his sis
ter. She has lost her minion, but
she knows intultivclv that he Is not
her brother Immediately after he
lias confessed to her, he icieives n
visit from n man named Wentworth
who offers him a thousaud dollars to
assist him In his plans, which he as
sumes Norton knows all about
Wentwortli is the name of the nnu
whose name and station Noiton is
Usurping. Norton takes die gill l
the village and finds lodgings for hoi
On his return lie finds the house m
cupied In a man drinking himself t
death with whiskv nud n woman
striving to keep the stuff fioni'him
He hears his name tailed in tin
broods, meets thin1 the man. "i nt
Worth, and is ntt.iekid bv a ham
creature who binds liun with mpe
AND HERE IT COM'IM hN
The Grave
TJE WONDERED vngueW
if tin
other elisappinrmiu's of whuh i
pie told had liappenid liki tins nnd he
felt the (ords Hitting like linn tne into
his wrists and auklis n he la v wail
ing for the cnll that some thing smiied
to tell hun was purpii-ei! ind met
Itable nnd not liktlv to 1m lung ililnml
A thought tame to linn of I'snie wait
ing in the village win re In hail left
her, 'waiting foi his titinii who would
never ionic again He fonim nimself
wondering what sn would think Would
she preserve herrtmst iu Iiit 01 would
doubts and suspicions giow hi im niiiul
till she came to believe that he h.ul ill
serted her' Would sin ever leain the
' truth? lie thought not he had an iiha
that whatevei was going to be done
would he well hidden
Even ns he lnv helpless iu In- bonds
he writhed to think how en-ilv he had
been duped, how ihiltllishh he h.ul
walked into the tiap laid foi hun It
had been easv enough to It.irn his name
--though appaientlv Keith had been
taken for his surname not foi his fit t
name and the mole w Inspiring it
through the trees in the dark had hieii
enough to line hun to the spot where
his unknown and hideous eueim lurked
in hilling waiting. Iiteinllv, to fill
upou hnn unawares Wh, he had
come as simply and easilv as to the
nursery thyme of "Dilh. dillv. dink,
come nnd be killed " Whv had no sus
picion occurred to him ' Whv had he
let his nerves be so easilv plavid on'
Why had he yielded so foolishlv to a
babyish awe and sense of wotulei thatj
a ten- ear-old child ought to have bieu
proof against? '
Madly, furiously, wildlv he writhed
and struggled ns he lav upou the
ground, striving to fiee himself fiom
the tightly drawn coids that held him
so securely. Hut his efforts weie use
Ipse nml ns lip etriifri-lp, tliprp I'.imp
Mo his cars n faint, new sound that
was like nothing he had evil heuid be
fore, but that he knew somehow was
a horrid and disgusting laughtei
"Who are you?" he said, loudh and
abruptly.
There was no auswei, but a beam ot
light shone upon him suddenlj, either must either be au euitr.v into nothing i
from an electric toreh or from a dark niss and who inn be so foolish ns to
lantern of which the slide had been f,ai nothingness'' or else the be gin
drawn back suddenly It showed luni I ning of a new life, nud why should out '
nnthino. fnr it. shone noon him from I fpnv lifp' i
behind, but he understood that his tap
lor was watching him, gloating ove- his I
helplessness, and it seemed to hun a
fearful thing that he had to lie there,
in thnt Bright beam of light while his I
enemy remained hidden iu the gloom
and darkness around ,
"V, bo are you .' lie saiu again
fl'l .. .t-.lln,. fldUIIII hill 111!
.mere nu nun uu una.,... u.. ..
heard fresli sounds, soiinus tiiai "r
some time he could not identif.v IIls '
captor was certainly working hard, and 1
presently it dawned on Keith that he
was digging, digging very hard and fait
in the soft mold near bv He asked,
Vitmolf tiiiniislv ihnl- renson 01s ran-
tor could be digging at suih an hour in
such a place? Why or what '
and the answer came into his mind veiv
suddenly that what was being dug at
this time and place was a giave
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Me nail sun ocen struggling ore
quietly but very strenuously to free I
himself from his bonds that all his ef
forts seemed only to draw tighter, but
now he ceased all at once nnd lnv still
and he felt a cold sweat come upon his
body from his head to his feet
For he was afraid, desperatelv afraid,
with a sensuous and shrinking fear sue li
as a little child may know in piesenie of
vague but awful terrors
He tried to beat this terror down,
and he listened again 'I here was 110
doubt now, it was the sound of digging
that he heard, and he called out sharplj :
, "You ' you there "
No nuswer tame, 1101 was there an;
pause in the digging that went ou very
vigorously and quickly. He lay and lis
tened and from behind him the ray of
light still shone upon bun and puked)
Sim out so that he made the tenter of
a brilliant patch of light iu the midst
of that dark wood, and jet tould see
nothing himself save shadows around
and the stars shining ilimly overhead
At last the sound of the eliggiug
ceased, and he supposed that the work
vas' complete. His thoughts were be
ginning to wander a little, and he felt
somewhat dazed, aud still the thought
' worried blm whether the other ptople
who were said to have vanished iu this
' wood had been through the same ex
perience and died in the same way If
" o1 he thought, he was sorry for them
l Tlieie was 11 lolut 11k auu tne Mil
tA In, which he lay vanished Hiiddeul.v, so
,f that again all was very daik. He be
rl . ..r l 1...IVI!..- 1
w 5- rame uwure 01 uiun puiuiiuik uiiiiii
' a a though some one or something thnt
did not walk with ease wag coming
near. He hiaid a sucam, very loud
and 'terrible and shrill, and he did not
1 ' know who bad uttered that dicudful cry
'till tie felt au enormous hand, re
t$ tputsive anil hairy, press hard upon his
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"1 must' buck up; a t
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fellolv mightn't to be a coward."
The enormous hand that had pressed
'viion hit; mouth wan withdrawn aud be-
no to crone and feel nbout.'iini as- he
Vt jj-aud hcu lt lout-lied hi throat
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it lingeinl th.n. piessing softly and
almost lovuilv as though .vcarniug iu
sensuous longing to piess and irtishi
nml snueio until it lind driviu out all
life 'In Kutli it siemeil thnt the bit
teiuess of death was over muted, but
the hand withdiew again, and began
one e moie to feel him up and down,
pawing him ns a butihei before
slniightei mav feel the points of a
uewlj puiihaseel beast
"Well, vou know," Kutli said
aiguuieutntnelv . ' ou might a
well
get it ijui and be done with it "
He was not nfinid now , it was a
though fiom the veiv nwfuluiss of his
position he deiived a mtniii murage
As it is said thnt those suk to death
know no fear. s he. kuowmg that the
end was eeitaiu, found all his eiilni
tenoi quile gone nwav.
It sieined to him lertnin thit death
He Mt the ,mi ,mnds llmt ,,,, beui
, d , ou hlH b()(1 .
BCttle now un the lords that weie twined
.,,i iu n, ,i i,,ir ,i i, (i,m
begm to (lrag ,um roughly alous the
gTOunil He ,01ll( offer no ieslstanie.
and , tls lle nns pulP(i ai0Dg
fo) ,)me ,1)5,,. Who it was that
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ileP,i ,1111 s 10 rnn 1 not make out in t le 1
lPnst : lie ns avMire only of a dark and
croui lung form indistinctly visible in
thp IleIU ,nrkm.ss o the night; he
near,i 0i, n . grunting breathing,
Tcr i,cavv un( labored.
m , had becn lle(, a ,k
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tiny foi smiio flisrnnep there, nnn n
pause, and he was allowed to lie still. 1 speaker, who littered a sort of ihoking
Hut onlv for a moment, for first he wnsrv and in recoiling quickly, ns from
twisted round as though it were neies-1 hoiroi too great for hitn, caught his
sarv that he should lie iu one special foot in the spreading loots of the oak
misitum. and then he reeeiypil n vinlpnr and stumbled nnd fell.
nush , tlle slde aL( fcit IlIm.elf falI.
1DR . . . falllns . . but not ,erT far
0IlIj ,ome two or thr(,e feet though!
enough to bruise and bhake him badly. I
nu aDove stiu snone tne taint stars
half hidden bv drifting clouds nnd all, sorrow ly confined though he lay be
mound was the smell of damp, fleshly twien tlle nBmnv freshr dug
THE BEREAVED
I shall watih the hovs march I shall eheer as the pass
'I hough my heart o'er the ocean lies buried.
For the lines closely knit in parade will, alas'
To my vision seem haltiug and seined.
I shall eheer as they pass both the quick ami the wiaith
And to both thus some comfort be giving
For the spirits of those who hnve died for the faith
Will be inarching nloug with the living
GUIF ALEXANDER.
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.inswii, hut a beam of light shone upon him suddenlv
duguitli thai pn-sod him eloselv and'of it nnd rnn. ran wildl.v. Mindly,
nunovvlv on miv snle. madlv, drunk with terror nud exhaus
He ii.il icd as m a rlnh of over-ltion. on ami on through the sheltering
win lining noiror that while it iiink
while
anil sentient he had been thrust into the
giave lure diu foi him
And even ns he understood he heard
n low bestial ehuikling on the firm
giounil ahove. nnd the fust spadeful of
thing eaith inme down fipoii him wheie
he lav. nnd some of the mold was damp
anil i old upon Ins i heek nnd some of it
llstd with gn it weight upon his ihest.
1 Him above he heard n voiic eall: besides the darkness favored bun, and
"Where an- uni ' Wheie aie vou' at hist he tame somehow to the out
IJuve von fiuislied ' Is it done-" -kirts of the woods.
ivenii Knew the voi.e for thnt of the
""'" "h" hail talkul with him under him that the power of the fiendish thing
"lf g'eat oak Appnreiitlv he was come, fiom whuh he had escaped was always
')uu '" ''"' if the task he had dele-(greatest in the wood, beneath the trees.
gnu. io ins instnni.ent was over jet. I
' Is it done'' Is it done? Curse
this darkuiss," the voice repeated. I
"Have vou done it' ' And down Into
the giave wheie Keith lay bound and I
helpless a light fhshed for an instant I
us mi i-itiine ion ii was swituieu on
' t onee le Joue it, then?
ion ve timslicl it
"IPI, amp "' answer a sort of iu-
nrinuiate ana grunting mumble like no
human language Keith knew, but that
uiiprart'ti 10 convev a negative.
"What do vou mean?" flie new-
comer asked, his
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voue high and un
vou domft
even "VV hit ni
you aie, men t vou?
mean he s alive in theic
do
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It seemed thnt this time the iuaiticu
late and giunted lesponse conveyed an
affirmative, and this avowal that their
victim still lived, though thrust into
his grave, appealed too much for the
lt w ag t,, , t, ,
1M,wrtle horror ahm, (lp soud o he
stumble and fall acted somehow as n
stimulus to Keith, to urge him to fresli
and yet more tremendous effort
iLciT I UulE& NmF I "''htl IICWH'S MIL.AN? . ( HES OOR j i WHAT W.LL ,HE I VOulRE DRINK') 1"
A Mystery Story '
By E. R. PUNSHON
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earth pressing him on each side, hound
as he was hand and foot by tight drawn
cords, ho wrenched himself by an ef
fort almost mipcrhuman into a sitting
position, and tore afresh at the bonds
with which ho was fastened and that
his fall and the rough handling he had
ieeelvel while being dragged over the
ground had n little loosened.
They stretched. gave way a little
farther, so mightily did he struggle,
and with one great and final effort he
tore free one bruised nnd bleeding hand
He had n little penknife in his waistcoat
pocket. He got it out nnd opened It
with ills teeth, n'nd swiftly, swiftly,
cut thioneh the other hnniU flint sMll
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ui-iii mm, uuu u sioou iipngni nnu
free In the grave.
At a little distnnce he could just dis
tinguish in the gloom n dark shadowy
mass composed, he thought, of the man
lie had heard stumble nnd ot the other
man or beast, or whatever it was. help
ing Jilm to ins feet
Even as he looked
this form separated from (lie other, nnd
turned nnd began to shamble back to-
Iward the grave, and Keith leaped out
uuikncss that fell around him like a
i loak of piotution, on nnd ou without
'pause 01 stav, on through bush nnd uu-
dergrowth, bv stream nnd tree, heeel-
lnK uotlnug, nwaie ot nothing save
oul llls one "llJ impulse to flee,
At tnst he was pursued, he thought,
foi he' heard sounds behind. J'ut they
died away piisentlv, for be inn with
I the wild spied ot uttirniost fear, and
He felt safer then, for it seemed to
A llttc fnrt!lcr l,e ran, ami then iu
a fold of the ground, ou a low bank
near a little bush, be fell and lay still,
scarce able to persuade himself he still
lived nnd had escaped whole from the
horror of the wood
(CONTINUED TOMORROW)
Both Good Givers
"One day," said Representative Dut
ton, of Bingham, Me , to the cotnmit
tee on ways and bridges the other day,
when he was explaining to them how
narrow the road wns in certain parts
of Caratunk plantation "one day tlicre
wns an old fellow driving into market
with a load of stuff. As he came along
to one of those nanow places an auto
mobile came up. His horse was fright
ened, slued, and over the side wentl
the rig, falling a distance of about fif
teen feet.
"It scratched the horse up consider
ably, smashed the wagon, made an
omelet of the eggs and rujned the
pumpkins and other stuff. It made a
great mixup. A
' The old fellow stood ruefully gaz
ing nt the wreik after he had extruated
himself from the mess.
"Being in n hurry, as most of those
chaps are, and anxious to be on his
way, the automobilist said: 'I'm in a
hurry, aud while I'd like to wait, I
can't, so it you'll fell mo how much
vou want me to give you, I'll pay and!
be on mj way.
"The old fellow looked nt him about
a minute, and then he extltfimed : 'How
much had you ought to give me? Mis
ter, if you'll just tell me bow'n hell I'm
a going to get that hoss back in the
road- I'll give you .$5 !' " Lewiston
Evening Journal.
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DAILY NOVELETTE-
PIGGY'S FIRST AID
By RERTIIA RICE
TK SUHR to write."
-' "Good-by, old hayseed, good-
by
The above farewells were chorused
simultaneously from three "hello" girls'
who were grouped on the plntform nt
Noith Station to give a send oft to their
friend, Glndys Tarnum, who was leav
ing for a fortnight's vacation cm a
Maine farm.
"Good-bv; get your chocs, leadv,"
she called from the car window ns the
trnin pulled out ot tho trflik yard.
Settling herself comfortably for nn
all-dnv ride, Miss Fnrnum recalled
amusedly the bet mntlc wllhNicr friends.
Upon learning that the ft lends whom she
was to visit had n sou living at home,
the girls had prophesied flint Ghelys
would fall in love nnd "take to Hie
,si,m,J.c W.e'"
'No farmer for mine. 'Che simple
life foi me in little old Uoston. said
Glndvs.
I'pon which the bet had been taken.
A five-pound box of chocolates from
the three girls ngalnst n supper at some
popular tafe from Glndys.
The train ni rived on time. As Miss
Fnrnum nliglitcel she almost ran into a
stnlwajt joung man who was standing
i lose to the car steps.- Holding out his
hand, he smiling said, "Guess you're
the gill mother sent me to meet."
"t guess vou're Hen," said Gladys
with a responsive smile
"Hight-o. How innt.li baggage have
you?"
"Only a suitcase "
"We iu take that In the car. Wait
a seiond and I'll fetch it around "
As they turned into the eliivcwny,
Gladys exclaimed, "Oh, what a dear
place!" whiih seelhcd to please lien
immensely.
A wnim welcome greeted Gladys from
Mr. nnd Mrs. Ilrewster.
"Supper is waiting. Come right in
now nnd set up. Gracious. Hcnrv. isn't
Gladys the hoin image of her mother?"
snid .Mis. Htcnster to her husband.
" 'Cept she nin't quite ns good look
in'." bait I'm 1p Henry, with n huge
wink. "Time she gets n coat o' tan
on hei face she'll be all light."
At an early hour for Gladys Mrs.
Brewster conducted her niece to her
room, whuh had home-braided rugs on
the floor, n star patihvvork quilt on
the bed. and dormer windows. Gladys
went into raptures.
"I'm glad you like the loom, dear "
said Mrs. lliewster. "Now, good-night
aud sleep as late as ou want."
"I'm going to be up nt C o'clock,"
lnshlv deilmed the farmeiettc.
"Foi the land's sake. Gladys, what
vou got on? Where's vnnr ..is-iv i
Mrs. Ilrcwstcr ns Gladys appeared next
uiwriiiug-,
anv"Jskirt!"mT b,0,"er ""' II ,,asn,t
door"'""' y" Can'1 We"r t,mt ris out-
"But it's to work In. T "
A shadow in the elooiway caused both
e;roViU'.,rn nml mcet thc uink,i
,u;;ie7hisTnoirr.becn t,,ere' B?M
wI,'IrDV,0Uel1 ,0 hfar D1 to we.
isv ,' :"' "r I"'1'" thinks
it
- ...uiicsi. 1VIIV. fl
ork outdoors wear iimf'orm '" D '
.MIST rirvllt -mr .-.
who
S ',oethi:si:anvefine,I-dIJen nnd h
The da j s that ensued weie full f
ThiT ,nmI n """rndeship thi Vin
eluded he family and wo.king force
Of all farm vaiicties. small animals
were the most interesting, and Z
cinhztng in these, Gladys dec areeMn
favor of pigs. One day Mr. Brewster
found one of them developing rh
and he teasingly told her she had
"loved it too hard."
''Poor little piggv." she said, taking
it into her lap "What shall we do
for him, uncle?"
wuTd:" .B,ve Mm nn oii bnth-
"Sure, where is the oil?"
"In the store loom. Take a soft rag
and give him n light rub."
Finding lur equipment Gladys re-
n"? to Bne p'Bey a first nid in oil
The task was not easy by reasqn of
piggy s strenuous objection, nnd work
proceeded slowlv. When the treatment
was finished both physician nnd patient
were sticky subjects and Gladys went
to the house to remove the evidences
Changing into a blue linen diess and
looking very sweet, she went out on
the piazza to rest until supper time.
Hearing boisterous laughter coming
from the direction of the piggery she
went around to the backyard from
which the view was unobstructed
Standing among the laughing men was
Mr. Brewster, who called, "Come up
here, Gladys."
As she neaied the gioup she Inquired.
"What's the futv?"
"What did you put on that pig?"
pointing to n very stiff, shiny pig, that
looked as though it had just arrived
Irom n ,taxiuermist.
"Why1, just what you ordered oil."
Again the men roaied.
"Oil nothing," grinned Mr. Brewster.
"You tarred him well with Tarnish."
Another howl from the men nnd
Gladys, too humiliated to stand her
ground, fled in tears to the gnrden,
taking lefuge under a lilac tree. Drop
ping on the bench beneath, a hearty.
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DREAM LAND AD VENTURES-ByDaSi
(Vtggy and liiUy, invited Io Cin
derella's ball, aie diaicn there by
Oplimhtio Ostrich. They find thnt
the oichcslia has been shut tin by
lied Heat d. J
THE GLa"ss" SLIPPER
"Q. CINDERELLA, nre jou going
v to let Red Beard come to vour
ball?'! (lrn"!',l Sleeping Beauty, open
ing wide her drowsy eyes.
"Indeed, I'm not. I'll nsk King
Cole to lend me his fiddlcis thrcei"
promptly nnsweied Cinderella, and
forthwith she dispntched a courier to
telephone to King Cole.
In n minute the' cornier came bntk
and his long fate told that he lind
failed in his mission.
"King Cole snjs his fiddlers thicc
novo the influenm mid Reel Beatd bus
locked 'em up," he reported.
vtiiniii! -A cymbal had sailed thrnueli
Hie window and dropped on the flo
J'o its h'nndle was tied n snrniwt h
oor.
ote
J which Cinderella lend nloml :
tiddlers tlnee me plajing for me.
Hid me to jour hall and jou can have
them nil. Youi loviug fiicnd, Keel
Heard."
"I'll not invite him. I'm not going
to have my paity spoiled." declared
Cinderella, slumping hci foot.
"Let him come. Mv hushinil will
cut off his head on sight nnd then we
can go on with our ilance," jnwned
Sleeping Ileautv, while hei piincilv
husband drew his glittciitig sword and
looked veiy lieue.
"That's not mv iden of n good time,"
replied Cinderella. "Can't some of jou
slug n melody to which the icst of
us inn dame"' Then we will not need
nn orchestra "
Hut when'the guests tried theii voices
thej squeaked nnel vvhee7ed and shrilled
so discordantly that Cinderella clapped
her litinds over her ears. It seems as
if ever one had caught n had cold.
"Perhaps 1 inn find nn onhestin,"
BRUNO DUKE, Solver of Business Problems
By HAROLD WHITEHEAD, Author of "The Business Career of Peter Flint," etc.
Copyright
THE PROBLEM OF THE OUTSIDE
COMPETITION
Jealous) Again Intel feres With
Business
TVrERRI WEATHER JACKSON was
"! positively worried at the suness of
the popular price sale. He put it this
way: "Of course, we've had a big sale
nnd made some monej, but et I won
der what the Crescent people will sny.
You sec ei those society people nte
good customers. Thev er buv n
whole lot of stuff from me. Of eouise,
I'm worried nt having lost so much
of their business to Enstcilj's, but
do you think tlicv will be mad at me
for selling those flu -dimmed chesses?
They might think I did it for spite be
cause thev cr well, you see what I
meau, dou't vou, Mi. Flint?"
"I see, all right, Mr. Jackson, but
I don't think jou' need worn. They
me more likely to feel vexed with East
erly's for offering something thnt every -body
lias within two weeks."
Jackson felt better when old Doc Per
11am breezed into the store. Doitor
Pcrrinm is n specialist I don't know
what on but, of course, being n spe
cialist, he does whnt he good old
fashioni'd doctor does, and ihniges
twenty times ns much. Howcvei, link
ing money, he lives in the Crescent, and
his wife is so well known that her name
was atvvuys mentioned "among those
present" nt soiial functions.
Well, Doc breezed 111 nnd Vlnppcd
Jackson on the bn.ck and said, "Jack
son, old thnp, I didn't think you had it
in jou. That was surely n clever piece
of business on your part. Mrs. Pcr
riam is positively quivering with in
dignation nt Easterly's for daring to
foist past season's styles on her. She
bought some gowns nt Easterly's, and
uovv won't wenr 'em. Gave 'em both
nwny to the help " The doctor just had
to stop to laugh. "Some of the women
nre holding nn indignation meeting and
woe betide Easterly's when they come
next fnll !"
"Oh, dcnr me, Doctor!" Jackson
cry relieved taut nerves and sore feel
ings. While enjoying her damp siesta she
was masterfdlly enfolded in n pair of
strong arms and Ben's voice whispered,
"There girlie, don't cry. The whole
batch of pigs nin't worth a tear."
"I'll never face those men again,"
sobbed Gladys. "I'm goin' back tomor
row," and sobbed harder after her ulti
matum. Hen tightened his clasp as he said,
"You ain't goin'Jinik. I'm goin'o keep
jou. Oh, Glady, 1 love you so, won't
jou stay?"
"And take care of pigs?" coyly ques
tioned the farmerette.
"Take care of me. I've caied ever
since the fust day jou came. Wo-won't
jou? Ca-can't jou?" stammered Ben.
Gladys turned her face to answer, but
speech was denied her, for Ben com
mandeered lier lips to other use.
The next day n post card went Hub
ward. It biielly stated:
"The bet's on me. Taken a life share
in a piggery." GLAD.
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He Came Bade.
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"CINDERELLA'S BALL"
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i-1 out His potket he drew a ilainty
glass slipper
suggested Peggy, to whom n happy
thought had come. She rnn to the
window nnd cried out loudly: "Mv
birds! My birds! Come, T need you !"
Instantly the answer came. 1'rom
the edge of the forest flocked canaries,
warblers, redely woodpecker and a host
of other; from the fields mine mendow
laiks, pigeons nnd thrushes; from the
orchards flew orioles, bob-o-litiks nnd
lobins; fiom the liver lushed blue
heron, sand-hill crane, bittern and
kingfisher. In n minute she wns sur
loundul by dozens of feathered song
sters, t
"Whnt do v'ou desire, Princess Peg
g ?" they twittiicd.
"Cinderella is giving n ball and her
initskinns me pi Nunc, of Red Beard.
We need nn oiehcstra."
"We'll be the orchestra," chorused
the birds, and foithwith they began to
slug with nil their might.
"IIui rah foi Pi tut ess Peggy," cried
snid, n bit Uustcicd. "I hope thev don't
blame me. You see I had the dresses
ufleied aud and: "
"Don't jou woiry, Jackson, old
chnp," he nssured him; "the women
seem to think jou dcseive 1 1 edit for
showing Eastcily's up. A 'mighty clever
move on jour pint, I must say. although
it cost me nbout three hundred dollars
so far, and I suppose I'll have to part
with a few more dollars now for new
duels. Still, it's woith it tef see the
excitement it lins stirred up. The fel
lows nt the Nvpoo Club were howling
nbout it last night. Well, good luck to
you I just diopped in because I
thought vott'd like to know," And he
departed, shaking his head, and still
laughing.
Jackson thrust his hands Into his
pockets, stntched ou tiptoes and said
to me, "f thought it would woik out
like that!"
I felt We had plain sailing ahead ot
us, but you nevci know what's going
to upset a plau.
We had hired the ballroom at the
Hoi ton House. Mcssis. Meyer &
Stout, who were making those exclusive
dresses for Jnckson, had promised to
send three snlcswomen who were skilled
dressninkers to help out and nt my sug
gestion had hired six experienced man
nikins. "Be sure to get good lookers," they
weie told nnd they promised us that we
would be quite satisfied when we saw
them
We were nnd the day before the invi
tation display of exclusive woman's
creations us we called it, they arrived
with the three snlcswomen.
I They all trooped dyer to the store and
up to Jackson s oraee. 'J. hey nrnved
about five minutes to one. Immediately
afterward Mis. Jackson enme in. She
A NUMBER
Iu some parts of Holland the farmers
have taken n hint from nature and as a
resulthave their own gas plants. On
the drained mnrshy land-below the sea
level natural gas is plentiful and plants
have been installed to put it to prac
tical use. The installation comprises n
well, into which water from the soil
filters, with a gas generator therein,
this extracting the gaseous properties
from the water and conducting them to
a reservoir containing a supply for the
house. The gas thus obtained provides
nil the wants for cooking, heating nnd
lighting in thoJiouse or any other part
of the farm. After the plant is once
instnlled, which can be done at a smnll
expense, the cost is nothing, nnd the
qunlity of the gas is said to be par
ticularly goon.
Owing to the acute shortage ot tung
sten for making high-speed steel one of
the developments ot the war was the
manufacture and successful use of nn
nlloy for this purpose, which is without
tungsten. This steel, high in chrome
nnd cobalt, is now being used for the
fabrication of dies and tools, being of
fered ns n substitute for both carbon
and tungsten high-speed tooT steel. The
pig metal brought from England is pelt
ed at a Cleveland plant in n crucible
and cast in molds in the form desired.
The patternmakers make the same al-
By Chas. McManus
Cinderella's princely husband, nnd slj
tne guests cheered with a will nud 'at
once began to dance, hut hero focw
trouble nrose. While the music Jlvfta
very pretty, every bird was Binglngt'tj)
please himself nnd the result wns that
no two of Jho dancers danced loUhej
same tune. In a minute they were njl
mixeel tin. " S
"Stop!" erled Peggy to the birds!
"You'll hnve to sing together. I'll bent
time lor you,"
Peggy waved a little stick like n band
leader's baton, and 'soon she hud I hei
birds singing in hnrnionv, anil producg
iiik mis joiiirsi. imaginnDic nance mtlstc.
It wns made n bit jazzy by Bittern's
deep booming notes, Sand-hill Crnnc'K;
creaking. Kingfisher's rnttly cowbell
voice, and Reddy Woodpecker's drum,;
tiling on n hollow log, but Cinderella's
guests seemed to like jazi: music, frul
they dnnicel with vim nnd rest.
"I'll lend the onhestra," volunteered
Blue Heron, much to Peggy's relieffor
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hit luts weie juiriy inning 10 uanefv
Beating time with Peggy's 8tick'WITif
his bill, nnel with his tufted crest, he
quickly speeded up the birds to their
very best effqits. ' j
Billy came' forward to take Pcggv
ii ins punncr. out suuaeniy sue lonuu
herself whisked nwny from him, ami
there she wns gliding through n fasci
nating wnltz in the arms of n hand
some piince. It was Cinderella's lius
band. He had chogen her for his
partner ahead of all the other beautiful
heroines.
"You dance like n nymph," whisper
cd the prince. "If I hadn't seen Cin
derella first, I might have chosen you.
I wonder if your foot would fit my
glnss slipper." From his pocket he
drew a dainty glnss slipper, nil set with
diamonds nnd other precious gems.
f"7'omoiroi( will be told how lied '
Heard comes to the ball.)
gave me one of her wonderful grins
nnd then the grin stuik on her facets
she saw the six tall, graceful and re
mmkably good-looking manikins. Her
mouth still stretched, her store teeth
ditheying as if to express her horror
she gazed fiist at the girls, then at
Jackson (who looked as guilty as if he'd
been caught kissing them), and then at
me.
Her mouth snapped to an angry line.'
and she said with deadly calm a lalnul
harel to maintain for her fingers were-1
drumming on her arms, "Merry, who1!
aie tnese Indies? '
'Oh, yes my dem ot course these
ladies Mr. Thnt was good enough iTn
ha to cr arrnngc for them to that Hjl
iney are manikins, my dear see."
"We must have them if we are to
make (he invitation display a real big
success, 1 veniureu. j.
llumpli we never line! them before
and clon t need them now. Merrv. It's !
1 o'clock we'll talk this over while jottvl
pritnv rnllr lnnnli " ...I
He Cave me n elpnnnirint- Innb no kal
cscoited her out of the oflien. 1
TODAY'S BUSINESS QUESTION
What aie "lSy-Laics"f
Answer will appear tomoitoic.
ANSWER TO YESTERDAY'S
BUSINESS QUESTION
A "Hull" is stock exchange slang
fnr a broker or ilculci who believes
that the talue of stocks will rise and
speculates for a use; "goes long''
on a stock.
Jn this space Mr. Whitehead will
ansucr readers' business questions on
uuying, selling, advertising and employ
ment.
OF THINGS
lZMJZ '''''" f ?mI
." " "c w01- 1001s nre futtilshed
in nn nnnealed form in ii,. ..-. .
who machines them to accurate dimen-SI
-, nnu niter .Hardening they are
ready for use. The nllov W i,.tn '
into blanking, drawing and foiming dies,"!
not and cold trimmers fnn fn- v.M
milling cutters, counter sinks,, slotting-!
SaVVS nml tlPnrl.n .-11. ( IUIU11,I
..e' appaiung number of suicides insl
bt. Petersburg has created a new oc- I
cupation for the workless. Many J
watchers nsspmlila ., . i . ,.si-
mi.. ...
hnnks of the evn and the" canals on
the lookout for attempted suicides.'jw,
cniU rescue the "hero" receives S2.501
fiom the prefecture of police. In one
n c-co. uue man mauc $7.00 in this way.-,
It always unmans a woman wheil
mic uuiuins 11 decree ot divorce.
A man's hide is too poor for utilit
when it won't hold nn opinion.
Mim. oc our troubles aiise froms
trying to uphold tho blundeis vveV
make. New York Globe nnd Commcr-d
cm I Arieprrteot ,il
Ir. Jones rang the bell nt the ucwS
doctors house. Usually he yveut toj
his old family doctor, but this new manl
happened to live nearer and it wns n
urgent cull. The doctor's wife answered
the nne. "Ynu wli. e i. .1... S
t Oil 1 . . '" "' "S inc UUClft
tor?" she said. "Couldn't 011 lomef
lumoirovv moinlng7" "Why?" said'
Jones, ''isn't- ilia ft...eAH ti ...1
yes, he's in," said the lady wistfully
but you're his first patient, nnd IcU
like you to come ns n surprise for him,
tomorrow. You see, it's his birthday "J
Speaking of words, it is related that ai
innK ovemeard an Australian captaliTil
noli Ilia fnu.. 1 I a - tfl
v.. .ii tumpuuy -a nno lot of graft -t
eis," and later rcmaikcd to one of the"!
Australians. "Gen! un fll.. ,. 1.1". n.r
. ... .u.uno i,mmu i
like to have our captalu tall us a lot
of graffeis, but-1 suppose yours wn$
only klddi;i'. Some spicier, anyway Vii
"What's that?" bellowed tho Austra-i
imn. -1 say 110s some spicier," iH
peated the Yank. Beforo the angry;
Austialian COUlll linemen nnnn 11. -.. ..!.
A friend intervened and straighteneef
iiuiHcrs out oy explaining that In AU';
nrtilnun tv.ii.ln,A. .. li . . , j
"i1""' ii'w graucr is'
worncr, n uusticr, while n "spicier
a crook, n jailbird.
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A safe toy gun for chlhlren lliaf
V
ecu invented shoots a. wire rlnt."
mil n snlu thnt. it i-pliin.o'. w'
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