'sr , 'u rx "M Trfi" .-" V j w ' &t$r j. m " - v . " zlA' 3 rim-QAILY: NOVELETTE , Ne Wife for mi Sen "y HAZEt.OHAY WOOD Captain Barker's heavy flat d. seer.ded upon the red htableoteth with a hang that rattled the dlkhea. lniur.daratlen.Nedr' he aheuted, "Teu ln"t a'defylng of ma, be you?" 'Mii rtarker. Ien And lank tilt Ma father, rose and leaned across the table in jila earnestness. "Ne. father." ha aald eulstly. "hut . ft man of twenty-two In ii iv vituvn iiiv tt.WWMI'- own ex- nlr1V old (fiOUk if nuiidiii Jum. what have, you ngslnst Sally Gardner? Have you ever even seenneri "Sun her" tanned tha etder wan, "llew'd I ate her and her living in Ware hum? But t don't need see Helemon Gardner's daughter te knew aha'a hn nt wlf for my senr "nnnrt Lord, father. ' cried Ned In asperatlen. "old aardner'a dead. Leava film out of It t" Can't Da done, hey," came back hla DArent. " 'A girl's what her ancestors have made her. Sel .Gardner waa the meit lowdown, loud-meuthod old feel " Ned atarted toward the deOr, then turned. ,"Anyhow, ihla place la getting te be no home, at nil with' Mrs. Plnckus laid up hnlf the time with old nge and rheumatism, What we need la a younger woman areUnd!" "Mebbe. mebbe, but no daughter of Solemon Gardner'al" came Captain Mar ker's parting ohet through the deer. Outside, Ned plodded up and. down the tiny garden walk bordered with old. fashioned pinks and candytuft He was thinking deeply with furrowed brew. Hit father, a retired lebeterman,' had money. He hlinaelf had only a Jeb and pros pres pects. The prospects weren't at all Im medtate, for his father was apryly en the aunny aide of sfcr-ty. Hut It would never de te go' airxjn.it ma lauiers expresnea forcibly, profanely expressed wishes. Suddenly, recalling hla father's last vrerds, "Ne daughter of Helemon Gard ner," Ned chuokied. suppose, en the plea that their old housekeeper needed an as. slslant, he smuggled Sally Inte the house, A aa SJiill lueif1nii title l m Alt . HUfc b euii vaiuiisii uui amvu, cuty one of Mrs. PInckur numerous nlecea .,.. v , . trass; ' ' jWssssSMMMS feajajajsjlBBBBBBVKli ""'""' i ii i i i- r -1 ' " .1.....-..1 .': .. .... .. INCHES FROM The Gelden-Plated Rule ehe waa always talking about down from oauye wn melt-ln-your-meuth chocolate ..,. i t - 6ti.. ur7ud.. Aimnui jvfc euiij u viiuiieijra vjburtrsnru In terms of wattles and apple plea nnd expressed a nnd cakes, work lta charm en hle father. Nea reresaw it nil a regular moving Ir.ture of It. He and fiallv cnlnvlntr hlr joke. His father completely captivated. picture of It. He and Sally enjoying their ieke. His father completely cantlvated. Ultimate revelation. Paternal blessings ami lilssfs all around. And, after all, that was abOut the way It worked out at least, very nearly. First of all, Ned, after wme difficulty, wen ever Mrs, Plnckus. Then, high hearted and confident, he set out for -Wareham td tackle Sally. "Teu see, Sally," he Wound up, "It's no go any ether way. Fathor'e dead et against you." Sally, "he don't own you, does he?" "Ne," admitted Ned, "but I hate te cress nun, I'm an ne'a trot, ana: " "it you de, like as net he'd leave hla money te missions or aemetiung,'; supple mented the srlrl .practically. 'All right. I'll, be your hln. Plnckus' Nancy Drewn la that the name? I'd n.n llnf limiNetiMn for you as slave for my sister and her kids." New an fnr no Sally's making geed T7iin ru euauraiu parent wan concerned, attis sencme naa no nawn. uy the nge nge eld route, far mero ancient than the neman reade, Sally, discovered the way te the captaln'n heart and' progressed royalty along, it with a proeeeslotl of marvelous feed things te eat- In ether ways, tee, she outdid herself In her fliTerts te pieaee until Nta, watchinir her. had alternately qualms) of consclcnce ann spasms or arena. Fer even as Sally's eteck rose with the captain, It sank with her betrothed. Buckwheat cakes, precisely browned, did net compensate for a mussed, bou doir cap at the breakfast table. Nimble tlnsers at rnRtime, which entertained his fatVr tremendously, annoyed him nfter the first hour. In fact, Ned had reached a point whero he was looking frantically about for a means of escape. It arrived very unexpectedly en the wme evening that a straight, slim slip (if a plrl en the doorstep In a ahubby raliicoat,"tequ6 that had seen'many days, with a worn bag at her 'side, rang the Barkers' bell. "I'm Mrs. Plnckus'1 nlecer 'Nancy Brown down Maine, you k'new' .she sMllcd half shyly, and Ned. who had wuntered'te the deer had an odd feellnir (it he wanted tcr. nut both, arms; about ... , . . Pledge Less Phene Talk uetc ib a neamine in th paper. Talk et consideration tot ethers t Thefe'i a let In that headline. Council of Jewish women sat, Thejr considered the question t Hew te improve telephone service." Nobody get up and raved i ''Ain't thejiervlce aemep'n awful?" "These dperatere nte the limit 1" "Why, I tried five times " "The 'busya' I get, my dear! , I've counted them! Downs dally I" "And, 'Ne answer. I hate these I" "It's no use te complain 1 The girl's gel you at her mercy ! "Quality of her mercy Is strained!" And se en .and en. Same old tale of wee. Deubtlesa every word la true. I've said them all myself; Trouble Is, they don't help. Don't get you anywhere. Ought te, but don't. Net under present conditions. These Jewish women are refreshing. Anyway, they're constructive. They're going te de something. Or rather the ether way abeut: They're going net te de something. And that's talk I Seme abnegation that ! Fer we da love te talk. As ena of the talking sex, X knew. Think of all it involves ! Cutting short the gossip i "Did you bear ahe'g 7" "I called you te find out " And no marketing by phene 1 They'll go back te war days. Carry it basket te market. Or revive the knitting -bag. And brine stuff home themselves. Won't the grocer blesa thera? Illuminated mottoes ever desks: "Don't phone. Write." Seme heroism, I'll say. Hate letter-writing myself. And what of these tired operators? lhe whele overworked sisterhood? They of the frattled nerves? (Making them impossible at times.) They'll rise and call them bleated. The whole program Is se vast. It makes my head dlasy. Don't believe I could ever de it. Might try, though, for one day. Mercy! I forget these chops 1 Must phone the butcher right away. Isn't it odd? The phone habit is an iron chain. It takea a super-woman te break it. Twe Minutes of Optimism By HERMAN J. STICH that hS- half Bhyly, hw and drawi-her lnf'-'BS?'-r''!"W And, presently, the thrce'ef themat waiting for the return of the captain, ilie had announced his Intention of tak ing Bally out te the lobster pets, A con siderable time they waited, during Which ."ed nnd Nancy became , better ar qualnted' and Ned, who knew hlmed , bound te another, compared mlseran Nancy's delicate blue-eyed beauty with Sally's blowsy -that was his word comeliness. Hew right hla father had betn about Sally 1 Coincident with that particular thought, In came the captain and en his arrn a very gay Sally, qulte gorgeously "gtittn up." ''Helle, everybody:" eald the captain Hew te Get What Yeu Want THERE is just one way et getting anything worth-while in this world, and that Is no secret. , It is work unceaalng work, intelligent work a'nd aubjected te the crucible of tlme. Yeu may be specially gifted. Teu may have all manner of native and great abilities. Hut the most your gifts will de for you will be te make your path a little, mere smooth, your progress a little mere rapid, tha pace a little easier te fellow. Yeu may even at the very outset achieve some measure of success; but if you run true te the experience of the, race, it will be but a flash, and the greet grind will still loom large ahead. Ne matter who you are, where you arc or what you are, you must de the work. And the sooner you de thi work the sooner you will get what you want'. Yeu cannot buy success except in the coin of labor. Yeu cannot shorten the route" te success except eii take the, long read. Yeu cannot. succeed quickly except. you build slowly and surely. Don't think you can ship the drudgery. Don't think you can shirk. Don't think you can sear te the heights en' the magic wings of some lightning "mem ory," "Conversationalist" or ether spread-eagled "course." It can't be done, Your work Is oemething you must de yourself. Ne one can work for you or think for you any mere than any one can eat for you, It is entirely your own effort that, will bring you what you want, and when you have It it will be all the sweeter for having been hardly wen. If you plan te make geed, don't waste time looking far abort cuts. Only aviators can fly te success the rest of ua must climb. The only success that lasts is the success that Is built en thought and rweat. It is the only success that lasts because, it la net built en chance.. Don't be in tee much of a hurry Youth is seldom Bcrved first. It uaually waits en maturity. If you succeed mere quickly than most f ua, don't develop a conceit bump. It you don't succeed as quickly as ye'u think you ought, don't drop te the dumps. Success spella failure for some people, and failure spells suceeaa for ethers. 1 Don't make tee many disparalng comparisons between yourself and these 'who -have arrived. ' v Tn.. tam vrhn worth hla salt was once, a novice and atarted out where teu are 'starting out new. Every successful man who is entirely frank will tell you he ewes his station ...i n(;. isrrA intalllvent work. Yeu can de the same. j iA'rAeiiustoiJe:-8cheoirwbre you .can learn te succeed; that ia the echoel 01 experience, nuer nuu iuuum... Frem that school you will never be graduated. Yet, paradoxically, from it you muat be graduated before you are qualified for better, bigger things. evlally, a sort of nervousneso lending in artificial gaiety te his manner and inttslng him te overlook Nancy, who waa an Inconspicuous Uttle poreen any way, "flally here and I " he cleared hla threat, "are r married!" "Married I" cried Ned, Jumping te hla feet and loeklnir like a man who' has been left ll.OOO.nOO. 'v "And te you knew It's SallyT"- In quired Mrs. Plnckus. "Oh. certainly quite se." said the captain, "she tela -me all about It. Daughter of my old cr friend, Sel Gardner!" Cautiously, the captain looked at his son out or one corner or ma eye. But Ned didn't observe It Ha was busy in troducing Naney te hle atepmether. Next eraplU nertlttt "Steven's Drl In Jan" TpX1 '"' '' " "" pyiiBBlwtmwt'' '''''' ASCO ASCO ASCO 1 MjEPf llA:re ASCO ASCO MsUsUuSsXjUsjJHH ' i r i 0 A 5 1 C 0 rA S' c 0 ' A Zi 0 A S C 0 A ,S' c e, A s c 0 rA ,S c I Meat Prices Cut Almest in Half! N LINE with our big sensational sacrifice sale of mere than eight anJ a half million dollars' worth of groceries, we are making big reductions in all our 176 "Asce" Sanitnrv Meat Markets, rjemnarn the nricea eriven below with the prices prevailing during the past year and you will see that we are new selling meats for about a third less than what they were selling for during the past year. Always leaders in any movement tending te benefit our patrons, we have been steadily forcing down and keeping down the price of meats until today it is an admitted fact among housekeepers wherover our "Asce" Meat Markets arc located that any woman who buys meats clBcwhsre is foolishly throwing money away the money she could save by taking advantage of the economies we offer. Ham and Cabbage Week R?uiareer Skin-Back Hams ib 32c A ! ft c e Small lean, sugar-cured and smoked te a nicety. K DANISH CABBAGE ib Ham and Cabbage; a dinner enjoyed by every one new is your oppe rtu Today's Prica City Dressed Perk oetopa8 lb. 37c . .:- . .. ....j lb. 42c lb. 29c lb. 28c lb. 35c Perk Chops or Roast oe Little Pig Roasting Hams. Legs Mutten , Lein Mutten Chops Rib Mutten Chops lb. 28c Rack Mutten Chops .... . - lb. 22c Shoulders Mutten lb. 16c Stewing Mutten . . . lb. 8c Rump or Round Steak... ..T.. lb. 35c Thick End Rib Roast Ib. 28c Lean Salt Perk lb. 25c Regular or Skin Back Hams. . lb. 32c c unity. Price Prevailing Darin? tha Year lb. 52c lb. 60c lb. 46c lb. 38c lb. 48c lb. 40c lb. 30c lb. 25c lb. 15c Ib. 65c lb. 40c lb. 42c lb. 48c i ASCO ' 1 y e i hi m i e e ASCO ASCO s sa sat aai m sfaiOi'iisajuSsi' H 'V' f ''' m ASCO ASCO slii sin A ss 0, r " ' ASCO .steQi.ptj.sa. p m m 0 Ai S g La s e A S C1 04 Xi S4 C O A S c 01 A 1 ailii ASCO ASCO stAsMsftHsaAMthMaV ''H'?' '"' 'i'rW LASCO A s s A S c e ASCO, ASCO ASCO '.ASCO A S C 10 ASCO A5CO 1 llgWOyiMIASCO ASCO ASCO Vfie tV m .&i ASCO ASCO ASCO A50O Si iifc IS. SSi 1 A Sale of Groceries Suck as Was Never Before Attempted in This Country or Any Other! Mere Than Eight Millien Five Hundred Thousand Dellars9 ($8,500,000.00) Werth of Strictly High-Grade Fresh Groceries The entire stock of our four mammoth warehouses together with the stocks in all our retail stores, will be placed en sale this morning at a big reduction, many items irrespective of cost. NOW IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO FILL UP YOUR PANTRY SHELVES FOR THE WINTER. Pioneers leaders always in every movement that will help te ease the table expense of our customers we are taking the "bull by the horns' in this instance, in an effort te speedily bring about pre-war living conditions. BIG REDUCTION ALSO IN PRICE OF VICTOR BREAD In addition te this unheard of sale of groceries, we are cutting the price of Victer Bread thus placing the entire production of our three big bakeries with a weekly capacity of mere than two million leaves as a further daily asset in cutting your table costs. Read en, and en, and en don't miss an item better still, visit our nearest store te your home and prove te your own satisfaction the genuineness of this mammoth Sale. Best Granulated SUGAR lb r W'iiFifirfrpifiwr'e Gees the Price of Victor'Uewn te Stay Down 'own lisp Victer Bread The Same I Big I I Unmatchable I Leaf cut OC te e Without any rcaervatiena whatever, soy te you. Victer ia the Beit Bread and the Bigjreat Value baked today. It ia the equal of the beat home-made ever baked in your own kitchen. We bake it and we knew -whereof we speak. There ia net another leaf with which te compare it. Buy one and prove what we say. Victer Raisin Bread leaf 1 2C Check full of luscious raisins. Buy a leaf this afternoon fresh from the even 15c Asce Cake, cot te pig 12c Fresh from eur own evens daily. Three kinds Geld, White and Chocolate covered with a delicious icing; a real treat. for breakfast tomorrow. l'l ! lllSAl'lfllrSAA ..'. ' .t.i.t..H. .!. . .A ,.)1V,jJjjj-JJUJYAJJAAX (Dm! DaiIa.i 4-kA .. mr. II n a. n 1 v tnn .. crc. rallf. n . aiJ Best Rolled QatS 5' Makes a nourishing and appsttzlnc dlsfc for these ceel mornings. ttwCernMeal"4c Milted from tka very flhtst quality yellow com and white niatta grown. Nene better te be bad at any price. " Sweet, Tender fi sugar Lern can 11 Treat tha folks te corn fritters Instead of melt. irnnnt ehsnee and Tery economies!. pie &&? Milk can 12& Fill up your pantry shelres at this bargain price I Wholesome and economics!. W Salmen SUT The choicest pink .salmon picked. Delicious made Inte croquettes with ear best head rice, served plain or as a salid. , Best Pure LARD 25 Absolutely the best epenkttle rendered lard. Excellent for all frying or baking. Nene batter te be had anywhere at any price. Tike full advantage of this opportunity! "Asce" Brand Rolled Oats 10' Only the best white eats grerm are selected by us te put up 'In our tarv Mirtana under the "Asce" label. -A dish of nourishing, oatmeal A bedy-bulldar, par- anltarr cartons under the "Asce" label. X dish of nourishing, oatmeal inese nppy" mornings nuns in. .uay ou nsai. tlcularly for children. SB" SARDINES 19c Big tisty flsh enough in ssch can for a family of flret Similar In ilee te Imported herring. ..Try a can of these delicious sardines and you'll come back for mere. Choice TOlIlEtOeS mium cn 9C a canb von atfe Red-r!pe tomatoes put up In sanitary containers that retain that "Just picked" flavor Dargain. prices) Bleck your pantry shelves for the winter at these iSAiiiiiniM'iArtiiai fijiuVijnjjljVLiAAAAirijV-Si-'VirV-i 11 r i ' iA i" i-iiiiSiaii-iiiiii'iii . . '-. iAi1i'iin'ii'i.il.ft.fi. t!Z Beans 121A Illg "meuty" beans from the sunshine land of the est. Very nutritious. A splendid body-builder. " Soup Beans '8C Many folks have bean soup one night a week instead cf meat. It certainly sstlsflet hungir very economically. lure Jellies 13c Made from ripe wholesome fruits and berries. A very special price. Take advantage of this bargain. seeded Raisins pe28c What about the rice pudding or raisin pie you've been intending te raake7 Herc'a your opportunity. Fancy Alg-roc He sue) Ac 33c sizeOftc uacenvnwviJcutte v cut te uu Put the proper "finish" cut te te a meal. Big cut In price. ''' i ' ft.ft.ruLf1 Big. Meaty, Selected Ftfifi Every egg that leaves our Stores is backed up by our ironclad money-back guarantee. J LH LH m ;eninc with our bier sensational sale, we arc cuttiner deen into the nrice of these eertra. saaasssjsjjj -pp -sjs rsgj -641 "Asce" Ne-Waste Sliced BACON pkg 22c Special for a Limited Time Only. Trimmed of all waste and sliced en our own machine!. The sweetest bacon cured. A fitting companion te our "Selected Eggs." tern "Asce" DRIED BEEF pug 15c Very tender. Sliced thin en our own machines and packed in dust-proof car . An appetizing sandwich filler. S&ePoiatees 75c , pk. (7K lbs.), 21cj Pk. ( .). He The very best potatoes grown. Big, dry and mealy. New is the time te lay in your winter's supply. Best Yellow Glebe Onions, ,b 2jC .. ...it ,- ..s.....t.e.....a-se Bno;Fleur80c 5-Ib Bap;, 35c The finest family and pastry flour. Makes the finest bread, cakes, pies, biscuits, muffins, etc., that ever came out of an even. It will pay you te lay in a liberal supply at these low prices. et,tittii,i High-Grade Canned Fruits Fancy Calif. Apricots can 25c Calif. Sliced Peaches can 28c Extra Fancy Cherries can 28c Fancy Calif. Peaches big can 40c Extra Fancy Peaches big can 45c Hawaiian Sliced Pineapple, .can 19c-29c Del Mente Pears can 50c Del Mente Cherries can 50c - i i , ! BIG BROOM SPECIAL Fer Thia Week Only Deep Cut in Prices Our 45c Breem . . cut te 39c Our 60c Breem cut te 54c Our 70c Breem cut te 64c New for a clean sweep take full advantage of this special m.iv unu einrH up. '. SOUR KROUT Jjfcn 20c Delirious sour kreut all ready for the tabic. All you need de Is heat and serve. Who doesn't enjoy a dish of perk and sour krnut for a chance? Itl.i.t.i,l.t I ,.! LHLC Apple Butter Only wholesome apples and sugar that's pure In every respect and has a dsllclens flave ii i hi i i in i. Bigcan20( paiate. Tnn children ust love It I i.i l ,,! ! ! ,ii... all. Ahaalutelv flavor that tickles the ! fntrvw'ywvTf A PersonalNete toPreducers Mr. Packer, Grewer, Cqnner, Miller, Pro Pre ducert et feed atuffs generally, here it your opportunity te unload your merchandise. Here it your chance te convert it into caih. Make aacrificen? Why certainlyl That it just what all must de, and de it cheerfully te help bring about normal conditions. Communicate with us at once our im mense chain, spreading out all ever four States, offers you an exceptional outlet, and that for cash. AMERICAN STORES CO. yjyL ""O'--! - lit ' 0 .!! . A Bird's-eye View of Just a Few Items in This Gigantic a Nutshell Sale in Pr)rM Best White Potatoes, V bu.. 75c Fancy Stringless Beana, can 15c Beat Pure Lard, lb 25c Fancy Sardines, big can 15e Asserted Fruit Jams. jar... 18e Pur Catsup, big bottle 15c Pure Salad Oil, bottle 22c "Asce" Sliced Bacen, pkg... 22c Rich Creamy Cheese, lb 33c Best Lima Beana. lb 12i',c "Asce" Blend Coffee, lb 29c Best Boiled Oats', lb 5c Snowdrift Shortening, can.. 25e Cheicit Tomatoes, big can... 12','jc Teday'a Last Tear's Prlce 1 18c 32c 17c 21c 17c 37r 25c 37e 16c 42c 7c 30c 16c ' ' ,,. Soaps Prices Are Lewer SeLs Naptha Soup cake 7:c els White Seajp cake 7c P. & Q. Naptha Seap cake 7c Yeung's Borax Seap cake 8c Yeung's lierax Seap Mb cake 14c Lenex Seap cnkc 5c Lifebuey Seap Cake 8c Snow Bey Powder pkg 4 ijC &.Aifafa.tfwh,AM&. ii2 lv . . 'm it ' 1 ie' 'f hi 1 ASCO ASCO ASCO - - - " -- ' ir - tn lALv. xX. .;fl36ti'tf.rvteT.fl.- u .,,faaifcfrfa.vK,w ....,,.Ail Right from the Plantation "Asce'' nisnd Is our own blend of high-grade coffees from enee puniatiqns or me worn tllnite tha "mM.II.m.n'" nrel able it eel! it at slightly mere than half lta real value able te eliminate Because we era refits entirely, we are "Ascer Blend Coffee 1 29 the EK8T eoffee c-l ANT priee. "Asce" Blend Teas ib 45c Fire different blende te suit any palate and" every one real dollar value. " H" if m ASCO California "Sunsweet" Prunes r 95c lb Other Sizes cut te 17c and 23c lb W tmvsj Just receiTed another ehlpment of these dellcieua iun-carerf and th0n;.".!!fd B"'" fcf "hd8 of California, enabling m te cenuSui these special prices. 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