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TIH8 STARTS TIIK STORY
3o Oary, a young ranchinnn, cm
ployed nt the Top Hill rnnch ot u
Mr. KIngdon In 'n western stntc.
V takes a business trip to Chicago
There he meets nt n ihiucc n young
Rlrl who calls herself "Martn." They
'fall In love with eath other, but
Marta refuses to tnarrj him. She
confesses hen-elf to be n thief ami
suddenly disappears after leaving
"note for him that she Is going to tr.v
to "make good." Jo returns to the
rnnch where he is met bv another
employe named Kurt Walters to
whom he confides his cxpcriem.es
white awn Kurt adobes . him
against any further thought of the
girl, but Jo is confident she will
again come to him. Kurt, who is
acting sheriff of the counts . learns
from Itender. the jailer, that a joung
womnn from OliUago hat been ar
rested for stealing nml Is In the jail.
Her name is Martn Sills. Kurt ob
tains Marta's release from Bendet
and starts to take her in an automo
bile up the trnll to the Klngdnn
ranch. He tells her he is taking hei
to the best womnn In the world,
where she mn linrn to be honest
The gasoline glcs out and thc find
themselves twentj miles from the
ranch with night coming on. Marta
tells Kurt that her ical name 11
Fenelopo.
AMI HUKE IT I'ONTIMUS
Tlin ghl followed him.
"I didn't 'Steal that om
mother's name, you know. Kurt," -he
said in an odd, (ontidlng 01cc. 'They
gave it to me. jou see, and inn be it
will help that I've never been called bj
it.- They used to mil me l'en or renin
a bad penny. 1 suppose J 011 think."
'Your name." he said frigidl . "or nt
least the one Bender knows ou bv
the one ou went bj in t'hieugo. is
-Martn Sills."
She made an nitieulate ound sug
gestive ot dlmu.
"That is one of m.v names, slip nil
mittcd. "1 had forgotten I Rave that
one to Hemler."
He made no comment.
'Vnii said." she continui d pleading
ly, "that there was no ctue for 111c
and girls like me. -uajuc . ""
.find, one It sou knew what are up
orainst. Kver.v one knocks instead of
boosts, and tells us how low-down we
ar. Jusc ns u """; ""- , is it. men' Ami what might voiu-
up to an ugl -looking girl, and she, 1I1Ii,i limm lie?"
.were nsked how am one who looked ..(m rmi ,n( ni, Ml Wnltci-.' " '
"like that could ex put to be different. il0 lepyu.,i driving for digml and lial- 1
Suppose I sliould tell ou I'd been tollm? j,19tntlj m laIllc s ti,p nf
leformatories and places where I had tempt.
liarncd that I must plnv the stupid act ..,,), ,mi f ,,., ywn, j.,j (o Ioth
as I did with Hemic: so as to be kepi ,K f tli0 kind to the lust nal fnend '
m 1 1- .... Tlinnn iu nn tllOPPV . T . I 11
er . !( ... aw ti rr IIONI
irom ueinB M-iii up. jtt-"- - " .-
,. ,u ' .. i. vi,ni nnv ffllmiises
lor ii--- ,;... t
of intelligence. ou see. '1 Ins time
thought I was u goner for life until.
yotl pried mc loose. All ooors seeineii i
dosed, but ou opene. the .window No ,
..no was ever renll kind to me before
except a Salvation Arm woman and
fcome one else.
"What was the name of that some
one else? ' lie interrupted.
She hesitated, and for the first time!
eecmed confused.
"Was it," he demanded, Joe
viary: nui, -,i-.,ik iiiiiii. .-no iiiiin c oieam
"Oh!" she gasped. 'Jhen uuufcly , that as he gazul lie lenutted sentence
recovering, she tontinued: 'lourejaud told himself that she was but a
quite a detective for nn acting one If stiav little kitten lo-t in the wide plains
you were the real thing, .vou d be a of life, and s.orel.v in need of patient
regular Sherlock tloimes aim mahe a
Clean sweep oi crooks
"Answer my question."
"It doesn't seem necessary to tell
you anything; 0ii know to much. I
seem to know that name. Was he at a
dance in Chicago let mc see. Hurri
fane. Hall?" she asked ser"uel.v. "Is
this- his part of the coimtr.v , and shall
I t-ev him?
"It wns his part of the couutiv. on
cannot sec him.
A wistful note crept into her voice
as she said :
"I should like to see him just ouie,
but I suppose ou won't tell me where
he is. I don't dare let on to ou how
grateful 1 really feel to ou, because
I might lose my nerve and I've just
got to hang on to that. It's my only
asset in trade. We have to use !ots of
bluff.
"Besides, someway you make me feel
contrary. Maybe I am the lightning
and you the thunder."
'Why did you leave Chicago? lie
asked abruptly. "Bender said that was
where you drifted from. I want the
real reason the absolute truth "
It was very dark now, hut she could
feel his eyes, ns piercing as senreh
Hghts. demanding the truth. ,
"The gate was open nnd I just walked
out, or maybe I stole nut. I didn't
follow Jo, because he didn't say where
he lived just the hill country. I'll tell
you the real reason thieves don't ai
rways lie I had been sick nnd the doc
tor said air like this for mine, nnd so
I followed this trail. I picked it up
Jiere and I'd have been nil right if I
hadn't run up ngaiust that lightning-
chaser of a Bender. I guess folks nre
liMtirr out this wav than thev are in the
cities. More time to bunt crooks,
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..,. "
"No." he denied. "It isn't that. It's
because
ense we have a benutiful. clean coun-
try, and we are going to
IIITkm nn lilnfu nn tlin 1nmlennn "
she interrupted. "I suppose Bender
catches them and you reform them. Is
that the system? Well, no one can be
good till they are comfortable. I'm
not very strong yet, and I'm not used
to being out untethered like this. I'm
cold and sleepy. If you don't object,
I'll crawl Into your old wagon if I
can find It In the dark."
ghe caught a note of contrition in a
muffled exclamation.
" "Walt!" v
r( She heard him walk on to the car and
," ' wimabpck. Then she felt a coat wrap-
i"1' ped snugly about her.
i He gulaea uer to we ciumps ui rcco
and spread a rorc on cue gruuuu.
"Sit down here," he said peremp-
A,! terlly. . , '
She gave a little smile of victory
-' .: . .. t. ,...1 .. : n..i,i ,.
wblcn, " n uu D" "1 ""- -
i 'strangled all bis new-born compassion.
. iwh didn't you tell me your story
. .i - nln?" ha demanded.
S ''-, 'When you are out in the world
in " . . l..nw ' ehf. Rflfrt rhp(1v.
she said sagely,
i) 'And (fvery one is taking n shot at you,
i " aiis'taye ta put out a bluff of bravado,
t" tSJL-i ,,- norcunlnq shoots out his
Me, J"" "".
tSKu.rr
ifc gat another murmur of -.jio-
i T"poB'k feet too- bad about It, Kind
"' JEHPI VM "- mvvw. Hvu.
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Top Hill
I lit used to (.ill
xpeit dnd(,ci whin Mm an n t niuil'
1o lighting 111 the open
Siiddi nl into the blink purple s,
shot forth a moon mid star-.
"Milk, s the white lights nt a iil
look like til 11 1 (lilts, ill. Knit"'" -he
conimeiited.
scrcupj
He made nn ivpuu-i , anil -lie wa-
uwnre cf his sili nt dintp
prmnl
u'lmt's m.itti 1
,.M, ,. ,,
Walters."
Kuif' '
icplied fngidh . ' i
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1 p ni'i' naii. n i .ani, I nm ull in.
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" '"'' "' "00, wiiiie jou
vaUb for . gasoline.- to .,.. along."
She stretrhed her-.lf out and , 1-,,I
)R,r ,.vtJi , somisillmbol. slfl Mas
dnun.ilv .,,,-cious f lim, .,,11 sl.,,,,,,1
,,flll nlor i101.j,cn(1 8h(1 nill(I(. faint
nulrnillr of 10nt,.llt and ik know ledgment
and knew no mole Her sleeping sense
didn't till lw i that a tall sheriff came
and looked down upon hi r small, pile.
moonlit fnie fiom vvlndi sleep, the gieat
cllmlnntor. liad lobbed everything
earthj and left it the faie of nn inno-
guinniiee to a home hiaitli
She was light, he (onfes-ed. "I I
(lid make her feel cntiiny. It seems
to be u charaitci.stie of mine. Mavbo , lm . and continued on his wn.v
her true little self is the one ,To saw "I'oine on. Pen'" i ailed the sheriff
and she can be made wiutliv of him She suppressed a smile as s,lic fol
"'" I lowed
' ou i ailed me bv in fii-t name,'
AUl 'be tir-t faint edges ot liht
' outluifd the inmiiig dn.v, she sit.
i bolt upright and stared about her. As
'far as eve could see was the tortun
his
tinil lending up srulptuied hills that i
were the prcfiue to the mother inoun- ,
tains of the West
Mlie wonder-stare in her eyes grad-I
null j disappeared as memory nvvakened I
Down beyond the trees in n little val
ley the sheriff wa,s attending to a fire he
had built.
Stie arose, cramped and unrcfreslied,
and hastened toward the welcome blaze
"nood morning. Anv gasoline et?"
"N'n ; not an automobile pas-ed dur
ing the night."
How do you know? Didn't vou
sleep?'
'N"o."
"Guarding Our car and me? "o"'
she ndded quicklj. "That wasn't the
reason. I hod all the robes and vour
cont. Tou had to sta awake to keep
warm." .
He smiled slightly and spoke in the
hushed oice that seems in keeping
with the dawn.
"I've beeii used to night watches
tending sheep and cattle on the plains
I What's the difference whether it's night
or day so long ns jou sleep somewhere
in the twenty-four-hour zone?"
"I never was up ahead of the sun.
before." she said with a little shiver,
as she came close to the fire.
' --I nm neatinir over the couee that
was left. That will make jou feel bet-
1 ter "
"' suppoe Mere isn t nny water
hereabouts to wash in. You know
they teach us to be sauitar inthc re
formatones.
DOROTHY DARNIT"Pigs Is Pigs!
HELLO DOROTHY V L O )SJ( A WHAT BE "1 OUST S IWELL HOW1 FJr-JoHT I (MOWS YOUR ( O
I .sfcr-J IJ UJ lunn I t uatPmiw ). adp -ruevv , 0 fA7l pimp U ) famii v? Uub '
' .," L-J'g vt.?nl sa I d).f f . . 11 . CHAS. HCHAUUS.
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me Pen. 01 I'l'imj a bad peiiii. I suppose jou think"
lie poiutul tn 11 jai "I am weniinj all I hnve," she
1 nlwin- ianj some in tin i u. said ilnintieh. with an attempt at a
Help jour-elf ' , giggle.
"Arctie nhlutious never appeal to suddi u recollection came to him.
me," -he said whu -he hnd ued the rioin under the scut he brought forth
cold water fieelj and Returned to the i u lien. graj sweater. -fire
"I found another lcft-o-cr in the I "i folgot I ,,l this with mc. Put
shape of a sandnuh minus the polk, j, ( .. ,
o we tan each hne a slice of ton-t , ,, , ,
with 01..' .offrc " ' H n, "''i; on- " ,avf . ake
She put .. piece of bna.I on a forked ulr '!' h - nn'1 loat ,,. Kct laf ,,
st,,k and held it out to the blae He,. ''"J "t rimmed her boft, shabby
,h.l the Kimc with the other half ot --" hat. wind, she had worn we I
, , , .... ,, , , c , down over her eves een win e she slept,
the -n ml with llien the paitook of a , , . .. , , ,,
. : - . her hair, tionlimr bronze nnd pnlilen
mi tmn litil ,, ,u miw, hi nnLhiLl
I.nok "' he Mild present! in an
awed vime
'I lie -1111 vvn -(Milling a gliuious
-can blight of gold mil the highist lull- i
Inn I
Swell. 1-11 t if'" she commented
1 hcinlv
11.. .1 ,. .,r ..,!....,;.. ,.... un.i n..,
. " ' " ' "'. ""' l-'"vo ""-"" ""' :
fmthei miimicnts on nature b Him.
fm f,t u-ed to sleeping out," -he.
I ,;,,. ns he cn.efullv inked over the
r,mnlIs nf t-lp hr .., ,t (1,Iu-t kp(,m
, 1P,, .. Thnnk .vou for making'
mp u)1,lfortllbl(li M;. Walteis." i
, S'he -poke gentlv . altogether hei ,
'manner was so much moie Mibducd this
moining that he felt the wime wave f
Ipitv he hnd felt when Bender hnd h.-t
mentioned her ense to him.
"I am sorrj," he -aid. "that vou
liad to stn out here all night. It was
m- fault; but ou will nave a mole
,,i'i fortnblc resting place tonight."
A sound washeaid; n modern, wel i
ionic sound, breaking in dlstiactlnglyi
c i the primeval sileiue. Kurt liastined
to (he road and saw the encouraging
p.elude ot dubt. The passing touilst
,n, him the lemii-ite sunnlv nf nnsn
si e couldn't resist liiinnding him
I didn't know juur last oue
he I
nsponded quickl and icscntfullv Js
he lielped her Into the tar
Let me think. I've hud -n mam
nlia-e- .uppose I make out a lit and
let jou take jour choice. Mo-t of my
pal- call mc The llnef.
I'he look of jestcrdnj came ba(k to
his ijcK ut her flippant tone and words.
"Don't!" he said harsh). "This
moi nmg I had forgotten what you
were "
"I wish I could," she snid for
lorul. "Wt won't talk about it any
i lore. Pla I am pink puliet until
wc get to this 'first lad of the laud'
up ut Top II111. Oh, but motoiiiig in
the dawn is shiver ! I loithe early
I morning when jou get up to it. If jou
ktnv up for it, it s different
He looked down ut her quickly.
Iii the crisp morning uii, her little
figure was slinking as if wifli a chill.
Hei face was very white, and there
was a bluish look about her mouth.
He stopped tho ear suddmlv
Sho smiled faintl at his look of con
cern. i'n, oil ui.t .!. ..n:.i .AA..
.. 11, i,i, i.,,..,, rue um u-iianui-
ingly. n spark of raillerj again show
ing in her ejes before tliej closed, and
she fell limp!- against him.
When she had lecovercd the con
sciousness she had lost but momentarilj
he was vigorously rubbing her hnnds.
"How warm and strong our hands
feel," she said with a little sigh of
' content. "I never did nnthlng so out
of date before. I couldn t help it.
"You are nearl frozen," he sai(I
brusquelj
clothes?"
Whj don't you wear more' majbe 1 wouiu nit one 01 jour pa
tients." Indianapolis News,
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' By BELLE K, MANIATES
Author of "An.nrllly of Clothes-Line
Alley," "Mildew .Manse," etc.
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lights, fell nhout her fine and shoulders
111 -eniKiirls
lie lielped h(i into the sweater.
"It's sure -niig nnd warm," she suid
approvmgh, ns lier head came out of
the opening "I won't need ni (oat."
I .... ....... n .u ,,,,Ill in itf nf
sniff. Innkiiiir di-rlninfiillv nt 4lm il.t.. t
. ". . . ",v ,IM"'
( neap garment "Throw it awnv." I
"With nleasure " she renllo.i oii 1
..u,-h , n "inter saS ot r!'
p(11,ancc " '
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VhTdi o l'Mc aswS J
plexedly P
"Nothing oiiginal. Just some words'
1 st-t I mean, borrowed "
She fastened back her hair and ni-ked
up her hat. ,
"Don't put that on!" he exclaimed
making another search under the hCntl
and bringing forth n soft cap. She set
i inuiuiiy on ncr curls.
"How do )0u feel now ? Well enough
to lide on?"
'"i"f. I am feeling 'fair and warmer'
c"r-v minute."
""p" '"-' r started, she lelnpsed
', BlIem'c- ail(" sunshine was Hooding
....- .i m,,s aim mellowing the
tool, clean air. fp nml down, ns fur as
the e.ve could follow, which was very
far in this land of great distance, the
trail sought the big dominant hills that
broke the sk.v line before them. The
outlook was lestful, hopeful, fortifjing.
"How aie jou all right?" lie asked
Pfesentlv
, leriedly all l
iVIit t., ,
I . "" .. .v - kiuuu lip
ii,'i-.iu uu mese uigu spots."
vv ait until we reach the hills mound
our ranch," he boasted. Then ho laughed
short!. "I say 'our.' I'm onlv the
foreman."
"What are you going to tell her
about me?" she asked curiousl, nftcr
another silence.
(CONTINUED TOMORROW)
Co-operation
This Indianapolis physician boasts
thnt ho would rather do surgical work
than cat. Hv.cn the children -in the
neighborhood know of this as is proved
by the following story:
Hecently some of the neighboring boj s
tverc plnying bail iu front of his office.
Suddenly the boll went wild and crashed
through one of the physician's plate
glass windows. 'Of course, the doctor
was furious nnd he expressed his fccl-
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V0 to thc wce fellow "ho lmd thrown
it. 'Haven't I told you fellows that
this would happen some day?" he de
manded. The little boy nodded his head. "Then
what have jou to say for yourself?"
was the next thrust.
The little fellow gulped, swallowed
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DAILY NOVELETTE
, OLDSHOES
lly Florence HlrRilngham
W,M
' New uniform, buttonhole bou
quet, and a shoe shine I"
KiisiRn Hobs Alert straightened up
and faced his questioner nonchalantly.
"And no place to go, 1 suppose you
intended to add." f
A chorused shout from the listening
sailors interrupted him.
With a slam of the door the subject
of their jests disappeared from sight.
"lie's a great one," chortled curly
headed Dick. "He 9 a clear, sheer
woman-hater." '
"lie must be cured of that," came
from Sunny Jim, puffing calmly away
in the corner. "He never had n mother
nor sisters to initiate him into the
womanly ways. I guess ho needs a
gentle hn?iug."
"He sure does," assented .Tacit Hor
nn igorously.
"And I've got it. fellows, nnd no
iritiiism coming. Doesn't he have to
take the boatload of us up to Lady
liountiful's party tomorrow nightj. He
nlwevs manages somehow to escape fes
tivities bj sneaking out to smoke nnd
vintih the moon. This time we'll make
the generous hostess gc him n lady
to load him into supper."
The follow lug night fcl,l clfnr and
alm. The row to the mainland from
the island was accomplished in a few
minutes Itobs Alert sat in calm, sat
isfied contemplation. He kept n blissful
silcme as ho piloted his little crew
up to the portals of the massive white
house from which came light, music, and
the sound of joyous festivities. Sud
denly he paused in panic
iuu ivunwH go in, nc tugcil
earnestlj. "I'll wait out here for you.
,.-.. -.I, - .
J here ought to be borne one to watch
the bont anyhow."
A doyen o!ccs in damoroUs uproar
bellowed for him to come. There seemed
nothing for him to do but yield to
the heavy hand of fnte.
Of a sudden he found himself in a
chattering, bustling throng of light
gowned women, every one of whom
seemed to Ills confused senses to be ad
dressing him individually. He heard
apologies, far-off, haz, offered for the
absence of sonic one some widow. Then
they told him with great relief and
joy that this nbsentcc had kindly sent
her niece as substitute.
There was confusion, much conversa
tion and introductions, after which ho
found himself wnlking in to supper with
a young lady's hand placed shyly on
his arm. lie squirmed inwardly nnd
rebelled outward!. Kvcry dish nt the
table he left untouched.
Of a sudden a terrible thought seized I can't get my wife to crnwriundernenth
him. jo fill some weirdly plncc,d grense cups;
"I suppose you'll be wanting to so, I do it with much grumbling and
dance?" he questioned snagely. I feeling very much like a martyr.
"Oh, dear," sighed the young lady, And, there nre lots of people like mc.
appalled, "I do hope I won't have to. i "Take our car to a garage then," you
I don't go so very well only in thejsnv. Of course, but how few garage
wnltz. But I'll try if you really want men really know cars nnd particulnrly
mc to
Her tone of evident distress caused
him to look at her quickly.
"If I want to! I thought that was
all girls did dance and cat candy."
His companion eyed him with open
Ccd wonder.
"-My goodness." she gasped, "Xo
wonder auntie got impatient with me
and sent me out to get used to the
joung folks. She knows all about par
ties, but I'm nfraid jou find me stupid
nnd uninteresting. I'm sorry ou were
disappointed since she couldn't come.
I never hardly dance and I don't eat
cnudj all the time, only when I get
it, but I do love fudge."
The Indignant listener snorted in dis
gust. "Pudge! If that doesn't sound just
like a girl. Pudge, and ice cream soda,
aud foolish frocks costiug a pile of
moue.v." 1
"Whj 110," consternation appeared in
the small face before him. "I made
this dress myself. I think it's vcrv
pieti
I rctt . el . I should say jes," hel,ob tilis 0uld be better than delivering
eiKouraged gently. "I like to see girls ad at 4 . ,. r making a bare exist
'" Vn,, 'nDn '!:,, . rv:0 ,.. ..,., Uce Belling some specialty irom house
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-.. u.. uu. ittiaj, out; bum
piettilv, smiling ngain. "Indeed. I'm
very glad you like my dress. Auntie
said I looked very nice tonight. All but
my shoes nnd they're quite shabby aud
old."
"Old," exclaimed Bobs in astonish
ment. "Why, that's nothing. Don't
ou know there's an old shoe for
every ."
He stopped, floundering miserably,
flushing in etubnrrnssment. His little
friend didn't seem to notice. Instead,
her lips beamed with smiles.
"That's just what my aunt always
sas. There's an old shoe for every
glass slipper, and oftentimes the old
shoes find just as plensnnt paths in
life."
The man breathed In relief.
"Your nunt's a bright woman after
nil," he said devoutly. "She knows
something."
That night a weary crew waited
down on the beach for a somewhat
tardy commander. The sleepy sailors
were too tired to tease, nil but the
curious jack Horner.
"How did you find jour Jill?" he
queried experimentally. "Did jou tulk
uuoui me moon together?"
"No," came the calm reply, "We
talked about old shoes mnsMr. T l,tt.
they figure cry importantly in life's
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DREAMLAND ABVENTURES--1
"THE
(Prfffft, Dllli and Rollo, Vie moti
hcv, rescue from a ioKcr Penelope,
a girl who Jia ici?rr played nor
had anu inn, aitd give' her an hour
of freedom.)
Tho Laughing Evploslon
"WJIAT a queer beast I Is It a lion
'" or a tiger?" exclaimed Penelope,
tl"Rlrl from ,llc tow", when she saw
I alky Sam on the other side of the
rippling river.
"Hee-haw I Hee-haw!" brayed Ilalky
Sam.
"(Jracious! Hear its fierce roar! It
wants to eat us up," cried Penelope
n great fright. She ran to the tope
ladder and was halfway up the
stone wall when Hilly stopped her.
'That's only ltalky Sam, the army
mule," he laughed. "He has come at
my mil to carry you over the river."
Ilalky Sam galloped across the
(dream nnd Peggy patted his nosi and
fed him grass to show Penelope how
tame he was.
"Climb on his back," said Billy,
but Penelope drew nway.
"Do you think It would be perfectly
prim nnd proper?" she asked.
"L'p with you," was lillly's only
answer, and ho gave her n boost that
landed her astride of Ilalky Sam.
Peggy, Hilly and Hollo, the monkey,
climbed up behind her nnd nway went
Ilalky Ham through the wntcr. He
didn't stop when he got to tho other
side, but went on nnd on toward Bird
land. "How do you like riding?" chuckled
Peggy to Penelope.
"I dnn't know. srasnerl Pnnntnnr.
: . .". -, .i-w
"Jt makes me feel sliivcry and tickly
and jiggly. And not n bit prim and
proper.
Hnlky Sam galloped into the nlav-
ground of Blrdlnnd, and there were the
birds having an early autumn picnic
frolic. With them were Balky Sam's
THE BUSINESS DOCTOR
By HAROLD WHITEHEAD
Author of "The Business Career of Peter Flint" and
Solver of Business Problems"
A Good Job Going Begging
CJOJIH people are in the seventh heaven
KJof
dcliglft when tinkering with their
nutomobile. Others wonder if autoing
is worth while when they, dust off the
hood.
I belong to the latter class aud dodge
doing nuy work on the enr whenever
nml wherever nosslblc. Try as I will
jour make. And how they do grease up
the seats, smudge the windshield and
oh, jou know.
Here's the idea I'm leading up to.
If I knew- of n joung mnn who knew
my make of car (and I'd wnnt the ngents
who sold mc the car to erlfy it) I
would gladly pay so much a month to
have' that joung man come to my ga
rage twice a month to look over the
car.
He would attend to grease cups, look
over the engine, clean the car, tighten
nuts, look over nnd fix tires nnd geu
erallj keep the car in running order. I'm
sure that car owners using such a serv
ice would savys money in the end and
have n car alwajs in running order.
A joung mtn who made a canvass of.
car owners in his neighborhood would,
I feel sure, quickly secure enough busi
ness nt snj IjT.fJO n month and supplies
to give him a comfortable living. Twenty
cars would cam him $150 a month and
the profits from any needed supplies.
Tor a oung fellow with n mechanical
...... f mtn.l nml n Ifhlnir tn fin n trnml
II.III.1.IL ,11 tut ...... n . - d".-
to hOuse.
It offers possibilities for growing, too.
When he can train some oue to do the
vvorkl he can extend his territory.
Think it over, some of you young
fellows. v.
Stolen from "Thc Go'ssnrd Corsctiere
nnd Merchandiser" published by the H.
W. Gossard Company, Inc., Chicago,
111. : '
The advertisement has four funda
mental properties:
First. It must be true.
Second. It must have back of it
authoritj .
Third. It must have news value or
interest.
Fourth. It must influence prospec
tive buyers favorablj. ,
Any advertisement checked by these
four requirements and found lacking in
none cannot fail to succeed.
Stolen frbm "Hexall Ad -Vantages,"
published by thc United Drug Company,
Boston :
"He never saw Monte Cnrlo. He
doesn't know tho difference between
youlette, and fantan. For ought we
know to the contrary, he is a good
church member in whose opinion all
gambling is accursed
"Nevertheless, the druzeist we write of
(ncvcr mlnd his name) is as reckless
la gambler as ever was gathered up in
Copyright. 1010. bs the Dell Syndicate, Inc.
.' .
GIRL IN THE TOWER" - k.i
MSJ
Peggy patted his nose and fed him
I grass
chums, Billy Goat and Johnny Bull,
the bulldog.
"Welcome, Prince Billy nnd Prln
cess Peggy," shrieked the birds.
"Hurrnh," shouted Peggy and Billy.
"Now we'll hac n lot of fun," And
they started right in to play tag nnd
hidc-nnd-go-ccek with the birds nnd
animals because they wanted to give
Penelope ns much play nnd fun ns they
could in her short hour of freedom.
But Penelope, ns they quicklj
lenrned, didn't know how to play. She
looked ntt them with puzzled eyes as
if she couldn't understand what they
were about. Having been shut up In
n tower nil her life by her perfectly
prim nnd proper Aunt Prue she had
never had a good time herself nor
seen any one else glad Hnd joyous.
"It looks very interesting," she snld
with n snd Bigh, "even though Aunt
Prue might not think it perfectly, prim
nnd proper."
Peggy and Billy were disappointed
when she did not join in tho fun. They
were afrnld her rescue from tho tower
had been too late. There didn't seem
'Bruno Duke;
a police dragnet. Here's the evidence:
This drugmst owned stock and fixtures
worth over $10,000, on whifh he car
ried only $4000 worth of insurance. Of
course tho store burned down, aiid as
less thnn $1000 worth of goods nnd fix
tures were saved, the druggist lost $10,
000 in excess of his insurance.
"Nor is that all ho lost. lor this was
an old established store, so that, besides
the $10,000 loss, that fire swept into
oblivion the conscientious effort, pa
tient toil and self-denial of many long
jears."
Stolen from "Harrison's Magazine,"
published by the Harrison Supply Com
pany, Boston : -
"Thc spirit of tho modern commer-
cinlist is economy rather than fight."
Headers'
1
Questions Answered
Mr. Whitehead icill
aiuiccr in thU
column questions on marketing, luting,
selling, advertising letter-writing, busi
ness education, and on matters pertain
ing to the choice of a location. All ques
tions will be answered in the order of
tcccipt. A'o anonymous correspondence
can be acknowledged. Header's ini
tials only will be published, ft will take
fiom four to fifteen dags for a reply to
appear.
What would be the effect In a town if
all the Ktoren were to close at 5 o clocK
every nliht In the week and all day Satur
day; Vvould there be lees goods sold or
would) the public crowd their shopping Into
fewer hours? 11. s. 11.
My belief is that for a time there
would be a falling off in sales, but In
n few months' time the stores would do
thc snmc volume of business in thc
shorter hours ns formerly they did in
the longer ones.
How much money ought I to pay my sales
men? WILILIAllt 13.
All they nre worth. Personally, I
am opposed to the idea that a salesman
PIPY THE MATINEE GIRL!
SHE HAS NO PLACE TO GO
Strike of Actors Just Ruins Afternoons Soda Fountains and
Candy Counters Miss Her Trade
Pity the hiatinee girl ! '
Many of her Wednesday and Satur
day nfternoon creations will remain in
the closet for th'e present.
It's nil due to the actoxs' strike. """
On 'JVednesday and Saturday after
noons during the theatrical season
Clicsthbt street was a sight for the ej'e
of an artist. Kvcry type of feminine
beauty meUed into joyous, picturesque
throngs. The matinee was the attrac
tion, Tho fair ones came from the best
residential sections, from society's cen
ter and the fashionable suburbs. They
all had their matinee heroes and hero
ines, too, whom they worshiped quietly
and got a lot ot fun out of it.
The feminine army will be missed 'not
only by tho theatres, but also by the
natty dispensers of rainbow- tinted
drinks at the soda fountains. The pro
prietor of the smart rfnndy shops will
also miss the girls until the strike Is
I over.
By Cha8. McManus
M
rriiiJ iltbriiliiiii inhttm1" " "tWti -"
i t J
HuDaddu
to be a bit of piny spirit left In ;her.
"If we could only males her laugh
just once, maybe that would start the
funny bubbles dancing Insldo ot her,"
whispered Peggy to Billy. Billy passed
(he whisper ou to the animals and birds,
anj l & minute every one was cutting
up tho most comical antics they could
think of to make Penelope laugh. Billy
Goat, Johnny Bull, and tho monkey
walked on their front legs; tea birds
sang and danced and said pieces: snd
Billy stood on his bead on Balky Sam's
back, but Penelope never even smiled.
But while Billy waa still upside
down on Balky Sam's back, there came
a startling happening that changed
everything. Hollo, the monkey, still
walking on his front legs,. cot in the
path of a busy bee sailing toward Its
hive.
Bingt Tho bee stung Rollo. OUek!
The monkey, thinking the dog bkd
nipped him, pinched Johnny Bull's tall.
Crunch ! Johnny Bull's teeth snapped at
Billy Goat. Bang I The startled gost
butted Into Balky Ssm. Whoof J Balky
Sam leaped upward In startled surorlse.
And whizz! Billy Belgium flew head S!
over nccis off Balky Sam'a back, ker-'
Isplush Into a black mudhole. j
I "ITn. hn l,f l T. .l-,..l .
laugh when a strango sound catiBtd her
to look at Penelope. The girl from the
tower was coughing and spluttering and
choking all at once. Sharp little explo
sions came from her throat. Some
thing seemed to be trying to break out,
nnd in u moment It enme liko the rat
tle of a ropldfire gun: "Ha, ha, hat
He, he, he! Ha, ha, ha! He, he!"
Pcnclopo was laughing laughing
wildly, uproariously, furiously.
"Stop her," shouted Billy from the
mudhole. "Stop her or she'll bunt
herself to pieces!"
(Tomorrow iclll le told the efeett
of Pcnclopc'i laugh.) ,
should havo only so much monev for
Instance, that the retail salesman should
havo only $23 a week. I nm a strong
believer in some form of profit-sharing.
A fixed limit on all earnings automat
ically puts a limit on tho amount of
work given to the employer.
Would you mind telllni us how Bruno Duke
a,?f. ".kwel1 known? When hfi rl be.
Ban all the readers wera already prepared
S,t ?,' ,:aPbl mn he was In his line.
. .. R following and with a most unlqua rep
utation. Now. It takes years and yeara of hard
work to achieve results of thfs klndi I sup
pose any doctor, lawyer or minister, any
architect nr artist, and not only a .business-trouble
expert, would grtatly profit bv
anv explanation sou would beklna enousn
to furnish, n
Vou will no doubt agree with ma that all
these lines of service cannot be advertised in
elreel ; ears or in papers. Ilka ordinary mr
chandlne Of course, they tell me that i
real genlue cannot be held back, and all
thnt. Hut how annul an nrdlnarv mnrlal.
whj Is equipped only with a certain amount
of knowledge, whose purpose Is always clean
and who In not afraid of hard work or con.
centratlon? He may not have the ambition
Duke exactly, and yet he too. Is entitled
to a certain right to become more or leas
a success In his 1'ne. Or Is' It only bv. ac
cident that Mr. Duke waa "discovered"?
N. W. A.
Now, you nre asking me to let you
into secrets. However, I don't mind
doing it. Bruno Duke did not become
famous overnight. He spent several
j cars in working in different business
houses, getting a breadth of experience.
He studied hard 'and extensively. He
learned to distinguish between' principles
nnd prncticcs ; then he saved up a little
money, opened an office and circularized
nnd carefully selected a Hat of names.
Business was very, very slow to begin
with, but some few small concerns used
him, and because ho was thoroughly
prepared he made good,' He never men
tioned the name of one 'ellenf to an
other; neither would he discuss any
business of nny client. Slowly people
began to realize thnt he nbt only knew
his business, but he wns absolutely safe.
Larger concerns began to use him until
he landed where he is today. Nothing
wonderful, you sec. Just n plain Btory
of steadily climbing to success..
(CONTINUED TOMORROW)'
n ,tai Alnn Intn n linlfiila m rliaifAjtjiaj ntf We
It is true that there are lots, of
good movies, but the real matinee girl
wants her heroes bforc her In reality
thnt she may analyze their peculiar
talents.
Then, too, the girl of the matinee i
yearning to hear the latest numbers
from the Broadway shows that she may
stock up for the piano and the phono
graphs. 1
Yes, there's a void In her Hf
see there is nothing to dress for on '
Wednesday and Saturdav nft.mn.
Many Interesting details of her life afd
missing. , 5
There are no tickets to phontvabout.
no gowns to rave over. Wednesday and
Saturday are flat Indeed.
For the sake of the poor little M. G.,
therefore, let us hope that the actors
and the managers will get together and
thresh the whole thing out quickly.
Unless something definite Is done It Is
just possible that some of the maUnea
girls of Phllly will appoint a cZp?o!
mlse committee and go over and unravel
the trouble themselves. , wei
"eras luck to them.
8ecrets Betrayed In Sleep
"It Is much more usuaLfor people to
rear than to sing hymns in eh.i.
sleep," says Dr. E. Ooplana n a ,etUr
10 me iirittsh Sledlcal Journal. Doctor
Coplans has been a patient In a aUi
tnry hospital.
"The percentage of talkers. Is aston
ishing; 60 per cent of the men la rry
ward Indulged in it. The maximum
period is from 12 to 2 a. m. Often a
sentence is begun clearly, but trails oS
In a blur. One pa'tlenr, a by no means
pious Scotsman, startled ma at 1:20 by"
singing in &. stentorian Totca. AnM.
WltbMe. The melody and woi ds war X
perfect. ' K
''One speaker will start another going .
in da adjacent bed. Your sleep talker
will answer a question, and there Is no 1
doubt that people give away secrets." ' '
A Peace Deal "Stlnaer"
The fellow who really got stung la '
this peace deal was She one who
thought that the end of tho War would '
bring lower prices. Indtanapolt News,
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