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SOWING SEEDS IN DANNY
By NELLIE L. McCLUNG S
Author of "The Next of Kin," "Three Times and Out," etc.
CoptrioM, ltst, bv Pvblio Ledotr Co,
THIS STARTS TIIK STORY
Mrs. J. lturton Francis, a teaman
. with high ideals and more than Ihe
ordinary measure of ihe milk of
human kindness courting through her
veins, notices that her icashicoman,
Mrs. M'atton, is performing her
labors in a sluggish manner, inquires
about her health and about her numer
ous children, subjects her to some
uplifting talk on motherhood, sug
gtsts books for her husband to read,
and interests herself in the" welfare
of the family. She asks that litttc
Danny, a child of four, be sent to her
on a visit. Pearl, the eldest of the
family, a girl of tteelve, prepares
Danny for his visit, entertaining him
tcith stories of hfr oich creation in
tchich chocolate plays a part. When
all is ready she carries Danny to the
home of the "pink lady." He gets
his promised "ehockaluts" and other
goodies and is made happy by Camilla,
the maid. Via Doctor llarncr, clever,
but nrsrly all the time under the in
fluence of tchisky, is called out on a
.case. lie declares he trill not go,
and orders his daughter from the
room, but Mary packs his little
satchel tcith all that would be needed.
' rM0W p!ck ,llm "p nnd tnkc hlm'"
she said firmly to big John. He'll
be all right when he sees your little boy,
never mlnil what he nays now."
Big John seized tlw doctor nnd bore
him struggling and protesting to the
wagon.
The doctor made an effort to get out.
"Put him down in the bottom with
'""'-this under his hend"-rhandlng Uig
John a cushion "and put your feet oc
him," Mary commanded.
Big John did as she bid him, none
too gently, for he could still hear his
little boy's cries nnd see that cruel
jagged wound.
"Oh, don't hurt hlm." she cried
plteoiisly, nnd ran sobbing Into the
house. Upstairs, in whnt bad been her
mother's room, she pressed her face
ngainst her mother's klmoco that still
hung behind the door. "I am not crying
for you to como back, mother." she
sobbed bitterly, "I am just crying for
your little girl."
The doctor was asleep when John
reached his little shanty in the hills.
The child still lived, his Highland
mother hnvlng stopped the blood with
rude bandaging and ashes, n remedy
learned in her far-off Island home.
John shook the doctor roughly and
cursed him soundly in both English and
Onellc, without avail, but the child's
cry so full of pain and weakness roused
him with n start. In n minute Dr.
Frederick Bavncr was himself. He took
the Milld gently from his mother nnd
laid htm n the bed.
For two days the doctor stayed in
John's dirty little shanty, caring for
little Murdock as tenderly as a mother.
He cooked for the child, he sang to
him, ho carried him in his arms for
hours, and soothed him with, a hundred
quaint fancies. He superintended the
cleaning of the house and scolded John's
wife soundly on her shiftless woys; he
showed her how to bnko bread nnd
cook little dishes to tempt the child's
appetite, winning thereby her undying
gratitude. She understood but .little of
the scolding, but she saw his kindness
to her little boy, for kindnes is the same
in all languages.
On the third day, the little fellow's
fever went down, nnd, peeping over
the doctor's shoulder, he smiled nnd
chnttercd nnd nsked for his "daddy"
and his "mathnr."
Then Big John broke down utterly
and tried to speak his gratitude, but the
dogtor abruptly told him to quit his
blubbering nnd hitch up, for little Mur
dock would be chasing the hens again
in a week or two.
The doctor went faithfully every day
and dressed little Murdock's wound un
til it no longer needed his care, remain
ing perfectly sober meanwhile. Hope
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sprang up in Mary's heart for lovo,
bcllcvcth air things. , ,
At night when he went to bed nnd
sho carefully locked the doors nnd took
the keys to her room, she breathed n
sigh of relief. One more day won I
But alas for Mary's hopes I They
were built upon the slipping, sliding
sands of human desire. One night she
found him in' tho office of the hotel:
n red-faced, senseless, gibbering old
man, arguing theology with n brother
Scotchman, who was in the same condi
tion of mellow exhilaration.
Mnrrr'a xvhttn fnrp US HllO guided her
father through the door had an effect
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upon ine men wno nut mvu.iu n.v- ..
Klnd-hearted fellows they were, and
they felt sorry for the poor little moth
erless girl, sorry for 'old Doc, too.
flnn nttnr nnnther they Went llOmC.
feeling just a little ashamed.
The bartender, a new one from ncross
tho line, n dapper chap with diamonds,
was indignant. "I'll give that old man
a strnlght pointer," he said, "that his
girl has to stay out of here.
"This Is no place for women, any
way" which is true, God "knows.
Five years went by nnd Mary Barner
lived on in the lonely house nnd did
nil tlmt humnn nnvtor could do to Stay
her father's evil course. But the years
told heavily upon Hlm. ne nnu innue
some fatal mistakes in his prescribing.
.....I i nrtiM iml limn romnelled to
get in another doctor, though a great
many of those who nnu Known mm
his best days still clung to the old
man" in spue oi m """"'""1 1 ill
could not forget how he had fought with
death for them nnd for the r children.
Of nil his former skill mil nine re
mained now except his wonderful pres
ence in the sick-room.
tin could still inspire the greatest con
fidence nnd hope. Stll at his coming n
sick mon's fears fell away from him.
nnd In their stead came hope and goort
cheer. This was the .old man's good
gift that even his years oi sinning cmiiu
nor wholly destroy. Owl bad marked
him for n grcnt physician.
The Pink Lady
WHEN Mrs. Fronds Jcclded to play
the Lady Bountiful to the 'Watson
family, she not only ministered to their
physical necessity, but she conscien
tiously set nbout to do them good, if
they would be done good to. Mrs.
Francis's heart was kind, when you
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crusted oven with theories nnd rcTlcc
tions nnd nbstrnct truths that not very,
many people know that she haA one.
When llttlo Danny's arms were
thrown around her neck, nnd he called
her his deaf sweet, pink Indy her
pseudo-intellectuality broke, down be
fore n power which had lain dormant.
Sho had always talked a great deal
of tho joys of mother-love. Not many
of tho mothers knew ns much of tho
proper care of nn Infant during the
period of dentition as she.
Sho hud read papers at mothers'
meetings, nnd wim ns full of health
talks as n school physiology.
But it was the touch of Danny's soft
cheek and clinging arms that brought
to her the rapture that Is so sweet it
hurts, nnd she realized that sho had
missed the sweetest thing in life. ,A
tiny flame of real lovo began to glim
mer in her heart and feebly shed Us
beams among the debris of cold theories
nnd sccond-hnnd sensations that had
filled it hitherto.
Sho worried Danny with her atten
tions, although he tried hard to put up
with them. She wos the lady of his
dreams, for Pearl's imoglnntlon had
I'lumeu ncr wun an xnc virtues nnu
graces.
Hers wns a Btrangely inconsistent
character, spiritually minded, but self
ish ! loving humanity when it is spoiled
with a capital, but knowing nothing of
the indlvldllnl. Tim flmvnr nf l.nllnnoa
in her heart was llko the haughty orchid
uini Diooms in tne hothouse, untouched
by wind or cold, heniltiful tn linhnlil lint
comforting no one with Its beauty.
Pearl Watson was like the rugged
little anemone, the wind flower that lifts
Its head from the chcprlraii nrnlrln Kn
kind hand softens the heat or the cold,
nor tempers the wind, nnd yet the verv
winds that blow upon it and the hot
sun that beats upon It bring to it n
grace, n hardiness, n fragrance of good
cheer, that claddens the honrtn nt nil
who pass that way.
Mrs. Francis found herself strnnirlr
nttrncted to Pearl. Pearl, tho house
keeper,. the homemnker, a child with n
woman's responsibility, annealed tn
Mrs. Francis. She thought about IVnrl
very often.
Noticing one dav that Pearl was thin
and pale, she decided at once that Bho
needed a health talk. Pearl sat like n
graven imago whilo Mrs. Francis con
scientiously tried to stir up in her the
seeds of right living.
"Oh. ma!" Pearl snld to her mother
that night, when the children hod gone
to bed, nnd they were sewing by. the
"re. "Oh, mat she told me more today
about mo insldes than I would caro to
remember. Mind yc, ma, there's n
Sthrinir down vor linrk no blrser'n n
knittin' needle, nnd if yo ever broke It
ye'.tl snuff out before yo knowed what yo
was doin', and there's a tin pan in ycr
car that if yc got a dingo in it, It
wouln't be worth a dhirty postage
stamp for hcarln wld, and yc mustn't
skip, ma, for it will disturb ycr Latin
parts, nnd to mustn't cat seeds, or ve'll
get the thing that pa had what Is it
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Her mother told her
"Yes, appendicitis, that's what she
said. I never knowed there were so
many places Inside a person to go
wrong, did yc, ma? I just thought wc
had liver and lights nnd few things like
that."
"Don't worry, nlannah," her mother
said, soothltiglv. ns she cut out the
other lee of Jimmy's nnnts. "The Lord
made us right, I guess, and he won't
ici nnytning happen to us.
But Pearl was not yet satisfied.
"But oh, ma," sho said, as she hastily
worked n buttonhole. "You don't know
nbout the dlsenses thnt are goln'
'round. Mind vr. there's tuberoses in
the cows even, nnd them thnt sly nbout
u, nnu more s diseases in tne mint as
big ns a chew o' gum and us not seeln'
them. Every drop of it wc use should
be scalded well, and oh, ma, I wonder
any one of us is alive, for we're not
half clean I The poison pours out ot
tho skin night and day, carbolic acid,
she said, and every last won o' us
should havo a sponge bath at night
that's just to slop ycrself oil up and
down with n rng, and an ollver in the
mornin'. Ma, what's an ollver, d'ye
think?"
"Ask Camilla." Mrs. Watson said,
somewhat alarmed at these hygienic
problems. "Camilla is grand nt ex
plaining Mrs. Francis's ounro wars."
Penrrs brown eyes were full of
worry.
(CONTINUED MONDAY)
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Camels are sold tverywhere in scientifically sealed package
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carton. We strongly recommend this
carton for the home or odice supply or when you travel.
R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO., Winston-Salem, N. C
HOLD-UP VICTIM SHOT
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Alleged Highwayman, a Soldier,
Caught After Chase
"Giro me your overcoat before I
count ,thrcc or I'll shoot you," was
the demand of n bnndlt who held up
John Chamaislan, 218 North Cnmac
street, at Camac And nacc streets last
night. '
'0ne, two, three," the hold-up artist
counted without a perceptible pnusc bc
tween numbers. Chamaislan was too
surprised to take off his coat. The
man shot three times, one bullet strik
ing his ylctlm In the abdomen, one
In the left shoulder and one In the
In the Hahuemanu Hospital, diUon
Utiuy 1,rw.n twenty-eight ycar. Al,
n soldier of Onmn Mli.-"oW.
Ington, was nrrested nfter n Hm.- h.
tnU to the Kleventl. rS,i mvi2
streets stntlon accused of the Minni?!"
Ho.wnMield-ln $1500 ball for n':
later by Magistrate Orells.
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iEMCER
What the Mercer Buyer Gets
for his investment
A car of medium weight
A car of relatively low operating cost
A sturdy car A powerful car A dependable car -A
car of delightful riding qualities
A car whose adjustments are extraordinarily simple and
whose vyorking parts are unusually accessible whose
repair bills are therefore surprisingly light.
A rarely good looking car
A car built not merely to sell but to serve
A Hare's Motors product and therefore an all
around car. .s
SAMUEL EARLEY MOTOR CO.
675 North Broad Street
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48 of the first 50
Pierce -Arrow
trucks are still running after 8 years
This is one of the reasons why Pierce-Arrows are
so seldom in .the second-hand market and are
snapped up at good prices when offered for resale.
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No. 31
has been operated
for 8 years by the
Kaier Brewing Company of Maha
noy City, Pa.
In daily deliveries it has exceeded
1,000 miles a month. With excep
tionally hilly country to travel, no
hill has .yet' taxed its abilities.
Its economy has been marked,
its dependability certain. It has
been singularly free from mechan
ical difficulties and there is every
reason to believe it has many years
of service ahead of it. Already it
has outlasted several trucks of other
and later make.
Pay enough to buy a durable
truck. Eventually its first
cost is divided by the actual
number of days the truck
runs. A short-lived truck
is a liability.
WHY PIERCE-ARROW ?
1. Delivers morei work' in a given time.
2. Loses less time on the job and off the job.
3. Costs less to operate and less to maintain.
4. Lasts longer, depreciates less and commands
a higher resale price at all times.
Foss-Hughes Company
21st and Market Streets, Philadelphia, Pa.
Write for Book The First Fifty
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