nm y&c& i' "flJ! ftft ff f ft" I! i. 1 WMrtf GOODS By FANNIE HURST Wpw-AjtAafcvmttvtti ' SYNOPSIS , , Sadie Bnrnot, n wilc-girl in (lie tvliite Roods deportment. lives with her nnnt. Dee Dec Smile feoei for rtn ' autmnnbllc riile v.ttti .1prr. Keck, a j-lch Itirtu, whom Deo Dec c-onsMers Ittwnipuloin HI"" I Martini at Ills brutal command to hU rhiiiinVitr. but plpaicd nt bin askliiR lier to bo Iiw Kecond wife. When sbc rctuniH rtie find that Doe Pec hm cone blind. She promises neer to leoe her. Hie next dat .terry takes her to we Ms . houc and hi little daughter, lio v il afraid ot him. rilAPTHU VI (( A NJ) vhot'H this nest room here, ' A.lerpV Ain't It sweet and qtilet- looklnc! Spare room? Altl't It pretty w Hh t li e in llittle w h 1 t e l-iiriiun -iun. Htliill. .1 e r r ! Ynli miHlirt v (in iiiiiMn't." Shi' broke from hW "n brme, innfil slcin muddlliis lier in o v o inent "Is till (he tin- spare mom''" "It i. now. U used to bp Ibe old wotn nil's till 1 laid clow n on t"e molher in law j. u in o II II II Miuealed Wi, I ued to have n little mother in law in our mother in law wwiwmniwmii IIIMIM 'VMMWmi (c) Il Cierurd Water rNNin iit'nsr litiiDA tlinf line mmo Ileliee me, she makis that old devil ot journ look like a prize nnsel "I Ihis 'II be just the room fur Dee Dec, Jerrj. where he ran feel I If JiiornlnB sun and hear the Mrect ears over there when she Rets lone-nine. Shi ought to have the sunniest room, be Caufce it's ponielhiiiR she run feel with Out seeing- prior thing This will be n swell room for poor old blind Dee Dec won't It, .ferrj? Won't it. .Tern dear?" , "Cut the coined. I'caeln 'Iheres a neat free ward waiting for her iii't the other direction from the t it than teuton Heights. Tut the coined! Peachy." "Jerry. I I gotta have her with me T Xow that she slie'h in the dark She couldn't stand an institution. .tcrr. she she just louldii't " "Tliat'8 what they all mi, but the get over it 1 know a " ''She couldn't, .lorn She nm't had much in her life, but slie'b nlwnjs Iml a roof over her bend that wasn't char Jty, and phe nlwiivn snicl, .Terr,!, that the couldn't uer stand a -a liistitu tlon. She can lake mi othei room you sa. .lerr Mmlio there's u little one upstairs in the third ston we could fix up comf for her, but she's in the dnrlf now, .Tern, and she just cuuldn't stand an institution '" He patted her shoulder and drew her arm through his. "You lemme take care of that She . don't need to know nothing about it. iVe'ir" tell her we're sending her for a visit to the countrv for u while Aftei i the second da she'll be as snug as a bug in a rug Thc re good to im in those places, good as gold" "No. no. Jerry' No. no! I gotta have her with me! She raised me from a kid and and she couldn't stand U, Jerrv! I gotta have her, 1 gotti' I want her!" "Jerry, T " , "Come, Peachy, don't get me sore. Come, let's talk nbout tomorrow We gotta jet the license first and " ' "Jerrv. I Just a little ves is all I want Jerry dear just n little es, ' A frown gathered in a triple furrow on Ills brow. "Now, klddo, you got to cut that with me. and cut II quick. If there's two things t can't s(nnd Its nagging and pontine Cloonnn can tell you what pouting can drive me to. I'll beat It out of that girl of mine before she's through with me, and I won't stand It from no one else. Now tut it. l'cnrlii. that's a nice girl." lie paced the tarpotid space of floor between the dresser and bed, his tiicjutli sti'l on (he oblhine "Now cut It, Pcniln, 1 snid, ami cut it uiilck." . .. . She stood pnlpltnting beside the win dow, her eves Hashing to his face and fastening there. "I 1 wiinnn go." "Where?" Her glance flashed past him out of the window and across the patch of re.ir lawn A street car bobbed across the cniinlrv . she followed It with lager eves. "I wanna go ' Tie advnnccd. conciliator! "An. now. I'cnchv , a row just the dav befor un nrn innrrieil. You don't want to start out making me train jou JiikI liki- von was a little kid. if .'ou was n tittle girl 1 iiuild heat vour little was out of von. but I wanna be on the lo!ol with vou nnd show jou how nice I can be. All the things I'm going to give jnu. all " "Quit, vou' I wanna ro 1 wnmia go'" "cm ean go to blnes for in part I m going to cet a steak inside of me hefoie we budge Quit vour fooling See, vou uearlv got me sore there Come, the tar won't be back for us uu til six Come. Pcneh!. come" She was pnt him anil panting down the stairs, out across the patch of real luwn and toward the bohbinc street em the stieamer of ribbon nt her . ,.,,. t, ,..', !iy J-J - , i i-2 1 J-. T A , .' Jf-2, throat filing backward over her nhoul der. In the barRaln basement of the Tl tnnlc Store the first dav of the sprinj? opening draRged to Its close. in a meadow beside a round pond a tree dripped apple blossoms, each so frnll a tiling that It fluttered out and away too light to anchor. In careless similitude (he bargain basement of the Tltnnlc Store resusci tated f i mil its storerooms and from spring openings long gone by dusty garlands of cotton Mn blossoms, fes tooning them between the great white supporting pillars of the basement and intertwining them. Over the white-Roods counter and over Sundaji as l( were, .i papier marhe pergola of green latticework nnd more cotton back Mav blossoms had sprung up as if the great god Wotan had bitl't It with a word. Cascades of summer linens, the apple giein and the butter jellovv, flowed from counters and im provlsed tables Sadie Ilamct's own mid-aisle bin had blossomed Into u sacriliiial sale of lawn lemuants, and ton.trd the i lose of the day her stock ia low, depleted Mn Melttr leaned out of his bower nnd now muted his vole" us if It eaine fioin an inner throat that oulj spoke when the heart hade it "Little one, them remnants went like hot lakes, didn't lliev V" "Hot enkts! Will, I guess. You'd hale thought there was a mill-end sale mi postage stamps." "And If vou don I look all tlicd out ' If jou just don't !" 'the reaeli tuns mviuiii in hei voice. "It's It's been awful me nwiiv from her all iluv like this Hiit'nii.v was, 1 got news foi lier when I go home tonight about hei live weeks' benefit mone.v Old Criggs was grand. He's going to send the inmniKtee to see In i uvwnvs thut's some good news for hir " "I just can t get her out of m.i mind, neither Seems like I I just can see her pom blind face all the time." "M me, loo ' "Thc,v sn the girls up in the ribbons been er.ving all da She was'no love- gaj&'&'E&'S'aasEa'Bis H $225.00 reerlcst iu de sign and bril liance A ait to gladden a n j u oman hi art ERE'S our advice to this man look ing for an investment certain to pay: buy diamonds! There is an unparalleled world-fad for stones of the Mitchell quality. In our Christmas assortment arc dia monds of brilliance and faultless setting. We are diamond experts: we guarantee their quality and predict their increase in value. A small iepoiit Opr Will mcrie v 1 4 l to any ilone you. select Oi) p M Mitchell's Diamond Store I JS78 Established 37 South Eighth Street Only One iitore S'3l3ai2J2J3JaJSJiJ3J3Jc'2J3 LAD By ALBERT PAYSON TERHUNE An ideal book to send at Christmas time to all your friends, to a young boy or an old boy, to every one who loves a dog and a good story. $2.00 net. "'Lad' carries more keen interest and heart appeal than any other volume of the kind written within ten years." Evg. World, New York. "'Lad' wins jou the moment you are introduced." Christian Scienca Monitor. "The manner of its telling is delightful." Boston Evening Transcript. r"" ssr:;"' e. p. dutton & co. Gftl Fifth Are. New "ork When your teeth need treatment go to a dentist don't trust risky drugs or 'cure air dentifrices Use .Colgate's as - a cleanser, not as a medicine it is safe -free from risky drags, harsh grit and harmful chemicals Safe Sane Delicious & Colgate's is Recommended by (I tag ENCLOSED please find names of recent pa tients," writes a dentist. "I think they would appre ciate samples as they re marked on the pleasantness and effectiveness of your product at the time of cleaning. " x 77ij reform to m very usI and pJeaiinl work that Cotfato a Ribbon Dntat Crm coea when mixed with punuca for cfonln& by your dentist. mil Mnl, but llicy any gho wasn't bod url- ncrncatn." "(iod ktinns oho she vvnun't." "Tlmt's the vvnr with somn folks: thcy'rci linnl on top, but ovcrjbody knows linrtl-slicll crnbs have pot Bnect tr mint thnti fcnft." "Xobocly knnui tlint ulic vvns n rotiRli illninniid better tlinn mr. I Rot xorc at her pomotlinei, but I I know sbo vvni iilwavx there when 1 I needed her, nllrlRhty." (mf... .... 11. i .1.1 .t.t aMm I 11VW. 11VW, I11V1U gii, UU11 I. VtJ . You're nil worn out. "She she Una always there to stand by me In in a plnrh." "Honest, MIrb jnilli, you look ust like n pretty little Rhost. What jou need Is soma sprlnR nlr, plrlle, some sprlnc nlr for n tonle. Wouldn't I Just love to take you nil bv jour little self down the river tonlRht on onn of them new Coney boats, liere vc eould be! rlRht quiet. Say, wouldn't 1?" "Xo no!" r ....... thii i taA... -Wiu. dt..vi Can't you Ruesrt? I wannn get you nil by yourself nnd talk to jou right In our little cnr." . " 'Shh-h'hll You mustn't talk like that." "That's the only way I have of try ing to tell you bow' how I feci, Miss Hndlc dearie." " 'Shh-h-hl" "When I call you that it means well, jou know, denrle, jou know. That's vJ1 X wihsta tulle ytx. .todritfht. fli.h(a nlVl. ,HnU tl1. t bm ' .... .v, o.ii u jvi.. i.v.v Dei n.. "No, no, Air. Mcltzcrl I can't leavo her alone like that, I promised I would never leave her alone in the dark If It I eould help It." "Ain't I the dub? Sure you can't have her. We gottn stick by her now, Denrle. Ain't we? Ain't we?" A red seepage of blood surged across his face and under bis hnir. Itcncath Mk little hedge of mustache bis lips quivered as if at their onn daring. rf 'W wHm M.k to tor. All her senses sworn. imWtComkI b control tho fluttering of her hands. "Oh Mr. Meltier Maxl" "What you and poor old Dee De need is some of this spring air. Gee! wouldn't I love to take you and her down the river tonlulit on one of thejn new Coney boats? Oeel would I? Just you and and her." ' "Max oh, Max, dearie 1" (TIIR END) :MAtl. I'IIOM: UltlllMlH I'll. I, HI); STOltU OI'RNS DAILY 0 A. M. AND Cl.OSr.S 0 r. M. MAit, ft riioNE onuEns viLLisn- Give CUT GLASS One ut the iiinxl IrrHMiirfil point n to tin nf inol jcootl 1iourlirf litre ure no me rrnl linrRntrinl $6.50 Punch Bowls, $4.98 Tuo pleoe Combi nation cutting i:iKlit-lncli size $1.50 Marmalade or Jam Jars, 98c DtHijileil with iwlored tiand unit floral Kpru. Nlrkel - plated lid and spoon. Mail Order, Filled HA TS TRIMMED FREE OF CHARGE Phone Order. Filled Market Eighth ONE YELLOW TRADING STAMP WITH EVERY 10c PURCHASE ALL DAY Filbert Seventh 2.95 $4 Orange Bowls, $1.98 Four - fooled )ll-lnch Combl ' nation pattern. $4 Bowls, $2.98 omulnntlon uittluu IJlRlit-lncli size. I It Ilrntlirra THIRD l'LOOlt To Make a Quick Finish of Your Christmas Shopping Turn to This Store Abounding in GIFTS If gift buying is telling on your purse, come here where even a little money reaches a long, long way. Tin ouch the provisions we have made no one need fall short, in sending gifts that express real re gard, for this is tho stoic of opportunity, of service, of genuine all-around helpfulness. A multitude of suggestions follow. A 1'1K AND FA8IHONAllT.n OIVTI $5 to $7 Brushed Wool )$ Scarfs" Purchase Extra ordinary! Major ity less than half price 1 Some have pockets line! belts. Wanted shades. o """' or phone orders. Main Arcade - " " " " $1 to i.:u Boudoir Caps, !9c to 98c $1.50 Vcnise Lace Collars, 98c $2 Vcnise Lace Sets, $1.49 ms I Av?VlIVA 1 Hi, vflp Scarfs & Capes, $7.49 to $22.98 Peal plutth, vera molo and Imitation baby lamb. First floor. South Luxurious F.URS of Guaranteed Quality Marked Greatly Under Present Value! Sec oui splendid stocks abounding in coats of newest mode, sets to add elegunce to the costume and separate pieces that charmingly set off tho suit or coat, TrftP' 'iW I $150 Pearl Wolf Set, $110 $293 Pointed Fox Set, $250 T-iivnrlniik Inriro nnimiil scarf and ball muff. $195 Black Fox Set, $165 4. 1 .. .... 1. . !.. 1 1 ... Large animal scarf and ball muff, $265 Taupe Fox Set, $225 Beautiful large animal scarf and muff. $155 Taupe Wolf Set, $135 ' $49.75 Taupe Wolf Scarfs. .$39.75 $65 Taupe Wolf Scarfs. .. .$52.50 r .1 $185 Japanese Kolinsky) $1 CC Stoles ' X vo $293 Eastern Mink Stoles. . .$245 $285 Natural Skunk Stoles.. $245 $67.50 Black Wolf Scarfs. .$59.75 155 $210 French Seal Coat Largo cape collar and cuffs. $225 French Seal Coat, $195 Shawl collar and cuffs of nutria. $250 French Seal Coat, $225 Shawl collar and cuffs of natural squirrel. $235 Natural Muskrat Coat, $195 Four-stripe border and large roll col lar. Mt nrotlierii SECON'P FLOOR Smart Gloves & Handkerchiefs Unusually Attractive Offerings That Should Speed Gift Choosing Women's $2.50 & $3 Gloves, $1.98 One clasp. Tan, gray and brown cape. Women's $3.50 Kid Gloves, 2-clasp, $2.98 Black, white and brown. Children's $2.50 $0 Ono clasp. Tan and gray cape. Lined. Children's Gauntlets, $1.25 Scout and cowboy. Lined . Men's 39c Handkerchiefs, 29c Lltien Generous Blze Men's 39c Handkerchiefs, 25c Attractive corded border; block Initial ... M II ,. .. .. , H Women's $1.SU & lT .Zi i 7K r.lir i 1 Twn nlnMn. Double Kllk and nuec?e- llned silk. Gray, brown and boaver. I i .i i ..f Boys' 25c Handkerchiefs, 19c Cambric with colored borders. Cambric Handkcvchtcfs, 98 $1.50 Half Dozen Kinds Men's Block initial and quarter-inch hem. Women's Colored borders and initials. ' Women's $1.50 Gloves, $1.25 Chamois suede In white, cray, beaver and mode Embroidered backs. Slip over styles. $1.49 Misses' & Boys' Duplex Gloves . White, gray and mode. Men's Mocha Gloves, $5 One, clasp. Gray with self-color or black backs Men's $1.50 Gloves, 98c Gray cloth. Ono clasp, atrap wrist. Lined I.lt llros. 1st Floor, North & South Glowing Gold : Silver : Gems j Almost all bought long ago, at prices much lower than now. Share the savings. I Fashionable Wrist Watches . . $20 to mnfnnnnal Aiic1.irt, Lniinrn tniirwl nTlfl nVllntlf i vininps TOinpst Amnrirnn Tnakps. includintr Elcrin. Waltham and Illinois; also numerous imported movements. Every one fully guar-ianteed. j Convertible bracelets or ribbon wrhst bands $65 "fioHd Gold Cuff Links. S2.98 to $8.98 - - T uunii t)pii or boii cuii Biyitr. $8 Sterling Silver Bar Pins, $5.98 With rhlnestones In tlll- ijree mountings; somo gallery set. Safety l itches $8 to $30 La Vallieres, $6.98 to $25 Solid gold , some set ulth diamonds or colored stones. Quadruple-Plated Ware Bright Finish tir Co Sin Tea belli, f2l. $23. SO and S25 S'J to I5 llrrml Trujn, V7.no to $11.50 f!) Co mft Itoll TrujB, 57.0 to .a (0 In $15 Flower Vn.fi, Sn.OS to $12.(18. (112 Fruit llonla, $0.08 Gok lln,cd French Pearl Necklace, $4.95 to $15 An Importer's surplus htock. , nerv pearl has been carefully selected nnd perfectly matched. Graduated nnd eenly strung 15, 1C and IS Inchei lone $7.50 Silver-Plated Mesh Bags, $5.98 Heverslble mesh. Extra, he.iy, six-Inch frame; French pray finish I.lt Ilrotliem First Tloor South Fine Hosiery and Warm Underwear Every one of these items in our vast htocks shows u decided saving! Woraen's $3.25 to $6 Silk Stockings, $2.89 to $5.49 All silk or with mercer- ued lisle tops. Dainty luce patterns, embroid ered or open French clocks and drop-stitch ef fects. Black, white, ox blood, bronze and navy. i WW Misses' Union Suits, $1.49 I'lccce lined, cotton ribbed. Women's Vests & Pants, $2.25 White fiat part wool. 1.11 llrotlierM First Floor, South Women's Vests & Pants, $1.98 & $2.25 Part wool ribbed. Sea sonable weight. Unshrinkable. .,.... Women's Stockings, 85c Fashioned. Mercerized lisle. Black or white. Women's $2 Silk Stockings," $1.75 Fashioned leg. Black, white and colors. Women's Silk Stockings, $2.25 & $2.50 Full fashioned. Black, white and brown. Sizes 8 and 9. 65 MjUk iiw $wWi III B j ( ok. i. r-rn t ii m vor- H ' A General Glearaway of Women's & Misses' Apparel You Will Be Doubly Pleased First With the Rich Qualities and Handsome Styles Then With the Great Economy Misses' Handsome $ . $75 COATS f Fur trimmed or tailored in the smartest of styles and the most fashionable of shades. Some have plaited back, raglan sleeves, nov-vl elty pockets, narrow belt and beautiful opossum collar. Figured silk lining. Pictured. 59.75 $49.75 Misses' $55 Tailored Suits'" 9 An CA Of velour de laine, silvertone, serge and Oxford mixtures. There are ripple styles and high waist-line effects with convertible self collars'. Beautiful silk linings. Sketched. Women's $65 Fur-Trimmed & Tailored Coats. . Broadcloth, silvertone, tricotinc, velour de laine and plain and check velour. In ripple, straight line and belted models. The jaunty tailored types are charming, and those enriched with seal collars are delight fully wintry. Navy, reindeer, brown, Poilu and rose taupe Sketched. Women's $77.50 Coats, $65 Swagger styles of seal plush. lieep border, cuffs and shawl collar of kit coney. At the same prices we also feature smart coats of tinseltono trimmed with handsome collar of 3ylCf raccoon, seal or nutria fur. Pictured. I.lt Ilrothers SHCOND FLOOR wIIh, ' Jiff a T 'W 4 V I In j LS497-5 Special 'Purchase! Remarkable Lot! 1& Men s $15 Raincoats Shoe and Slipper for Gift A Stock That Permit of Economy a Well a Adequate Expression of the Yuletide Spirit of Giving! MAM JKSm III I BWWMm The Best Git You Possibly Could Btiy for Husband Brother Father Son Smait double-breasted model in a rich tan color. Belt all around, plaited back, outside bellows pockets "and convertible collar. Guaranteed double texture. Absolutely rain proof. Every seam cemented and taped. 1 Closing Surplus Slocks : Men's & Boys' Clothing All of this season's garments remaining in tho hands of nearly half a score prominent manufacturers. Save as much as $10 to $15 on schedule prices. Men's Ulsters & Ulstcrettes, $38.50 Single or double breasted. Belted. Young Men's Fine Suits, $21.50 Single-breasted fancy cheviots. style in Men's Dress Overcoats, $26.75 Black and Oxford gray; quarter lined. Men's Ulsterettes, $31.50 Some young men's mod' els included, belted. ..-.-....----.--------------- J Boys' Overcoats, $8.50 to $18 j Various materials and chinchilla. Vh I la years, 1 Boys' Fine Suits, $8.75 to $25 Many with two pairs of trousers. Somo corduroys. Sizes S to 18. Women's )$Q QQ Shoes j -'- The acme of good style and shoemak Tan" calf, gunmetal, brown and black kid and patent coiisKin ' Women's Slippers 249 $3 and $3.50 Values. Juliets and E. Z. styles. In old rose, blue, pink, lavender, purple, maroon and gray. Leather and padded soles und heels. Men's Fine Shoes. . . Best tan, glazed kid. soles and heels. $p,.98 black and Hand-welted solid lcathei Women's Spats, $2.49 to $3.49 Best grade. Newest styles. Young Women's $0.49 Dark tan cordo. High-cut lace btyle. Military heels. Sizes 2V4 to 8. Dolgevllle Felt Slipper Women's Juliets, $1.98 and 2.49 Wqmen's E. Z. Slippers, v$1.98 and $2.29 Men's E. Z. Slippers, $1.59 to $2.29 Women's Shoes, $3.95 Good leather. Welted soles and leather heels. Men's Shoes, $7.95 Tan calf lace and button styles or patent colt button models with buckskin top. Men's $3-to $7 Slip pers, $2.79 to $5.49 Romeo, Opera and Ever ette styles in black and tan kidskin. $2 .25 Children's $3 Shoes Button in patent coltskin and kidskin. Sizes G to 8. Children's Juliets Sizes D to 8, $1.29 ' -y Sizes 8 to 11, $1.49 I.lt Brother FJr.t VIcMjr, North s Boys' Knee Panto, $1.98 Knickerbockers or bloomers. Sizes 0 to 10 Boys' Black Rubber Coats, $4.50 Button to neck. All seams cementea, LIT 1IHOTIIKKS Boys' Junior Suits, $4.98 to $13.75 Norfolk, Middy and Oliver Twist styles. Boys' Mackinawa, $3.50 to $15 Sizes 7 to 18 years. Second Floor, 7th St. Vllt Our ! New Ke.taumnt Bert ( CrwUi)iui at Iw.i Frit S.ventb JTtoe et Our w VuUdUc, 1th Uarkt St MEN'S SILK NECKWEAR, $2.49, $2.98; $3.98 Only the very finest makes represented; from highest grade domestic to the most exquisite foreign silks. Rich brocades, moire, fancy satins, etc. All carefully hand finished. $10 Silk Shirts, $8.49 Heavy tub and broadcloth silks; somo with Intermingled self-satin and col ored stripes. Soft qulTs, .. I III ilH US HI null m i 'Willi ml ! ii ti - - ! $8 Reefer Scarfs, $6.98 Pure silk in popular two-tone accordion weaves, Pretty borders und hand-tied silk 1 f rinse. $5 Neglige Shirts, $3.98 Pino striped madras. Soft cuffs. M. .M .i.ll. $1.25 Slumber Slippers, 75c All-wool eiderdown in gray and khaki. 75c Suspenders, 59c Striped lisle webbing. Brass trimming. Leather ends. '( j.n jirvtn.r oceoiiu rioor, iijj fctirei UX HKOTKKKH ? T " '' ,C M ;a o LI j . j "' ': ;'. - S. '.(. Bft jui I. . ), . -J