Qk>ve insurance Iffe Earl (§j|S Copyright, 19K by tr- Bobba-Merrill Co. (Continued.) "We've had a bit t>f excitement— tvbat."* said Allan. "If you're ever 1J I.ondon you're to be niy guest. Old leorjre has some sort of Ivrth for me over there." "Xot a berth. Allan." objected George, pressing the button for the elevator. "You're not gains to sleep. A job. Might as well begin to t*lk the Chicago 'an.sr.iage now. Mr. Minot. I. too. want to thank you." They stepped into the elevator. The floor slammed; the oar begun to de scend. Minot stood gazing through tlie Iron scroll work until the blood head of the helpless Lord Harrowby moved finally ont of sight. Then he rernrned to his room and the time tables, w .ik-h *eemed such dull, unhappy reading. Jack Paddoe apj>eared to Invite Ml hot to take dinner with him. TT!s bags, he remarked, were all packed, and he was booked for the 7 o'clock trin. "LMd I say her father was In the plumbing business;" he inquired. "My error. Dick. He owns a newspaper out in Grand Itapids. Offered me a job any time I wanted it. Great joke then; pretty serious now. for I'm going OUT to apply. The other day I had a chilL It occurred to me maybe she'd gone and married the young man with the pale purple necktie who passes the plate in the Methodist church. So 1 beat it to the te'.egraph counter, and"— "She's heart whole and fancy free' - " "O. K. in both respects. So It's me for Grand Rapids." "Good boy!" sJiid Minot. _ I knew this game down here didn't satisfy .you. May I be the first to wish yon joyr "Ton? With a face like a defeated candidate'- I say, cheer up! She'll stretch out eager arsis in yonr direc tion yet.** "I don't believe it. Jack." "Well, while t tie re's life there's still considerable hope lying loose about the landscape. Tb* t's why I don't urge you to take the train with me." An hour later Mr. Paddock spoke further cheering words in his friend's ear and departed for the north. And In that city of moonlight and romance Minot was left practically alone. "* He took a little farewell walk through that quaint old town, then re tired to his room to read anothet chapter in the time table. At 4:20 ir the morning, he noted, a small loca train would leave for Jacksonville. H( decided he would take it. With IK parlor cars, no sleepers, he would not lx likely to encounter upon it any of th€ startled wedding party bound north. He rushed through the gate just as it was being closed and caught s dreary little train in the very act ol pulling out. Gloomy oil lamps sought vainly to lesst-n ilAi ieur aspect of its two coaches. Panting, he entered tht* .-ear coach and threw himself and his bag Into a seat. Five seconds later he glanced across the aisle and discovered in the oppo Rite scat Miss Cynthia Meyrlck. Accom psnied by a very sleepy eyed family. "The deril!" said Minot to himself He knew that she would see In this utter accident nothing save a deltber ate act of following. What use to pro test his innocence? He considered moving to anothei seat. But such a theatric act coulc only increase the embarrassment. A 1 ready his presence had been noted- Aunt Mary had given him a glare Spencer Meyrlck a scowl, the girl a cloudy vague "Where have I seen tills person before?" glance In passing. Spencer Meyrlck went forward to the smoker. Aunt Mary, weary of life, slid gently down to slumber. Her un lovely snore filled the dim car. How different this from the first ride together: The faint piak of the sky grew brighter. • Some sense In looking out now. Mi not saw a shack that seemed familiar, then another. Nest a station, bearing on Its sad shlngie the cheery name of Sunbeam. And close to the station, gloomy In the dawn, a desiccated chauffeur beside an aged automobile. Minot turned quickly aud caught Cynthia Meyrick hi the act of peering over his shoulder. She had seen the chauffeur too. CHAPTER XX. "One last ride together.'' mHE train had stopped a mo ment. but was under way again. In those brown eyes Minot saw something wistful, something hurt, saw things that moved him to put everything to a sudden test. He leaped to his feet and pulled madly at the bell cord. "What—what have you done?" Star tied. she stared at him. "I've stopped the train. I'm going '.o ride to Jacksonville as I rode to San Marco ages ago. I'm not going alone." "Indeed:"' "Quick. The conductor will lie here In a minute. Here's a card and pencil. Write a note for Aunt Mary. Say: you'll meet them in Jacksonville. Hur ry. please"' "Mr. Minot r* with great dignity. "One last ride together, one Ia rhance for m* to—to set things rig* If I can." "If you can." Use Telegraph Want Ads !; THURSDAY EVENING, "If—l admit It. Won't you give me the chance? 1 thought you would be game. 1 dare you"' For a second they gaied into each other's eyes. The train had come to a stop, aud Aunt Mary stirred fretfully iu her sleep. With sudden decision Cyuthia Meyrick wrote on the card and dropped it on her slumbering rela tive. "I know I'll be sorry—but"— she gasped. "Hurry! This way! The conductor's coming there'" A moment later they stood together on the platform of the Sunbeam sta tion. while the brief little train dlsap peared indignantly iu the distance. "You shouldn't have made me do that:" cried the girl in dismay. "I'm al\ ays doing things on the spur of the moment—things I regret afterward." "I know. You explained that to me once. But you can also do things on the spur of the moment that you're glad about all your life. Oh—good morning. Barney Oldfield." "Good morning." replied the rustic chauffeur with gleeful recognition. "Where's it to this time, mister?" J "Jacksonville. And no hurry at all." Minot held open the door, nnd the girl stepped into the car. "The gentleman is quite mistaken." she said to the chauffeur. "There is a very great hurry." "Ages of time until luncheon," re plied Minot blithely, also getting in. "If you were thinking of announcing— something—then." "I shall have nothing to announce, I'm sure. But I must be In Jackson ville before that train. Father will be furious." "Trust me. lady," snid the chauffeur, grinding again at his hooded musio box. "I've been doing stunts with this car since I saw you last. Been over a hundred miles from Sunbeam. Begins to look as though Florida wasn't going to be big enough, after all." He leaped to the wheel, and again that ancient automobile carried Cyn thia Meyrick and the representative of Boyd's out of the town of Sunbeam. But the exit was not a laughing one. The girl's eyes were serious, cold, and with real concern in his voice Minot ■ spoke: "Won't you forgive me—can't you? I was only trying to be faithful to the man who sent me down here—faithful through everything, as I should be faithful to you if you gave mo* the chance. Is it too late. Cynthia"— "There was a time," said the girl, her eyes wide, "when it was not too late. Have you forgotten? That night on the balcony when I threw myself at your feet and you turned away—do you think that was a happy moment for me?" "Was it happy for me. for that mat ter?" "Oh. I was humiliated, ashamed. . -rbe'i ww silly rescue of my gown, your advice to tue -\; rsnrry Hsrrow by"— "Would you have had me throw over the men who trusted me"— "I—l don't know. I only know that can't forgive what has happened in a minute"— "What was that last?"' "Nothing." "You said in a minute."' "Your ears are deceiving you.'' "Cynthia, you're not going to punish me because I was faithful? Don't you suppose I tried to get some one in my place?" "Did you?" "The day I first rode on this car with you. And then 1 stopped try Ing"— "Why?" "Because I realized that If some one came in my place I'd have to go away and never see you again, and I couldn't do that. I had to be near you. dear cirl—don't worry, he can't hear, the motor's too noisy—l had to be where I could see that little curl making a question mark around your ear. where I could hear your voice. I had to be near you even if to do It I must break my heart by marrying you to another man. I loved you. I love you now"— A terrific crash interrupted. Dole fully the chauffeur descended from the ar to make an examination. Dolefully he announced the result. "Busted right off." he remarked. "Say, I'm sorry. I'll have to walk back to the garage at Sunbeam, and— and I'm afraid you'll have to jest sit | here until I come back." "Cynthia," Minot cried, "I worship you! Won't you"— The girl gave a strange little cry. "I wanted to be cross with you a lit tle longer," she said almost tearfully. "But I can't. I wonder why I can't? I cried all night at the thought of nev er seeing you again. I wonder why I cried? I guess it's because for the first time I'm really in love:" "Cynthia"' "Oh. Dick, don't let me change my mind again—ever—ever!" "Only over my dead body!" With one accord they turned and looked at that quaint southern chauf feur plodding along through the dust and the sunshine. It did not seem to either of them that there was any dan ger of his looking back. And happily he didn't. THE END I Use Telegraph Want Ads I a big, roomy rfftf jen A cedar chest ri . _ „ f Turkish \ I _! Will Please "Her" fclectric or Gas Lamp J | ROCKER t1?0S (!(>( a I He " miedß,ad I jf: covered in the best imitation Merc's a GENUINE Southern Made of non-tarnishing [| | ' Cat 'l j 1 * I '] %N °. nt Red Cedar Chest, moth-proof and metal, isi large size and has I . 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I Tired Ten Wagons, at *DO.UD I—[ ' & 1j " TOOL CHESTS \ _ MUSICAL DOLLS \ | W Bovs of aU agres want sets of tool,* Here's | till T1 § (Slj The Kiddies go "wild" when they see W jg: a new shipment that arrived late and we've I MJW- Am JULa/ • these pretty, furry coated, music-giving play I priced then, extra low for quick QO 28-30-32 SO. SECOND ST. ' C | &• selling—Priced complete as low as thev are going fast at O^C _J Ihe Largest Assortment of Toys in Harrisburg L VON BISSING MAKES REPLY Defends Deportations of Bel gians; They Deny Idleness Havre, Dec. 21. The 'reply of, General Von Bissing, German gover nor general in the occupied portion of Belgium, to the protests of Belgian senators and deputies now living in Brussels against the deportation of Belgians, has been received by the Belgian government, and says, in part: "In reply to your letter of Novem ber 9 asking me to renounce the sending of workers to Germany, 1 would explain to you why I am not able to yield to your request. Since the beginning of the war a large part of the Belgian laborers have aband- j oned work. One reason was the stop page of numerous industrial under takings for lack of material caused by the isolation created by the enemy. Another is the refusal to work. The long continuance of this situation be- ! gan to be felt by evil effects, and as administrator of the occupied territory I had a duty, conformable to inter-' national law ,to take adequate meas- ] urts. Idle Workmen Taken by Force "Idle workmen who would not ac cept the work offered them were taken by force to Germany. They also re ceived wages, but less than was given those who enrolled themselves as free, laborers. I hope that it will not be; necessary to apply these measures ex- j cept in exceptional cases. A large part of the simple people have in them sane business, and It is by tens of thousands that Belgian workers have gone already into Germany, where they were placed upon the same footing as German workers. They have earned wages higher than ; those which they have ever received, in Belgium, supporting themselves and their families, while their companions; live In misery in Belgium *" TET.EGPAPH Claim British Food Control Measure Absolutely Futile London, Dec. 21. According to j ; some of the newspapers, three days' ex- I perience of the first food control meas ure, which regulates the number and , nature of courses served In hotels and restaurants, has been sufficient to prove It futile. They say that not only has it failed to check consump tion, but that in many instances it lias increased it. It Is claimed that there is no super vision and that many customers, find ing that they can indulge in several servings of the same dish without hav ing more than one course counted against them, have availed themselves freely of this loophole. Moreover, there is nothing to prevent any one from taking a succession of meals in different places. The papers urge food tickets or a tax on hotels and restaurant bills as In Paris. ' MODERN SCIENCE FINDS A NEW METHOD llow Xcrve Insulation Stops Inflammation and Tonsilitis, Colds, Croup, Eczema, I*lles and Skin Diseases Yield to Remarkable New Discovery. The nerves of your body are like electric wires. They carry the nerye energy (neuro-electriclty) which is generated in the brain, to all the cells and tissues. The nerve sheaths are insulated to re sist a current of about 4-1000 of a volt as has been proven with the aid of Lord Kelvin's galvanometer, an Instrument so sensitive and ac curate that for the first time It is now possible to measure tho strength of nerve currents. It has been found that wherever acute Inflammation occurs the In sulation of the nerves is broken down, making It difficult, and often Impossible, for nature to heal the surrounding cells. Germs cannot i live in healthy tissue) it is only I through damaged cells that they CHURCH OFFICERS CHOSEX Lykens. Pa., Deo. 21. At a busi ! ness meeting of the Transfiguration j Baptist church the following officers ! were elected: Church clerk, W. H. ' Daniels; financial secretary, H. R. I Bltterman; treasurer, Mrs. A. H. Soul | liard; trustees, David Romberger, Norman Daniels, Cyrus Parfet and H. |R. Bitterman; organist, Vergie En ! ders. Deafness Cannoi Be Cured by local applications, as tUey cannot reach tb diseased portion of the cur. There Is only one 1 *ay to cure deafness, aud ti:ut Is by constitution* •1 remedies. Deafness Is caused by an inflamed condition of tht* mucins lining of the Eustachian Tube. When tLla tube is luflamfd you have a rumbling sound or Imperfect hearing, and ivhen It is entirely closed Deafness is the result, and unless the inflammation can be taken out and this tube restored to its normal condition, bear ing *iil be destroyed forever; nine cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh, which is nothing but an condition of th* mucous surfaces. TVe will give Due llandrcil Dollar® for any case of Deafness rau!**d by catarrh) that cannot be enred by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for circu lars, free. F. J. CJIEXEY & CO., Toledo. O. , Sold by Druggists, 75c. ' Take Hall's family Pills for constipation thrive and spread. Obviously therefore, the right way to suc cessfully treat inflammatory dis ease is to quickly repair the dam aged Insulation and enable nature to restore the diseased tissue to a healthy condition. lon-o-lex Un guent does this. lon-o-lex Unguent Is not a drug, i It does not contain opiates or nar cotics. Its action is entirely me chanical. Applied externally, it penetrates the tissue and sur ' rounds the Injured nerve sheaths with an Insulating bath. Then the Inflammation subsides and nature oulckly repairs the nerve lesion—• you are well. Don't suffer another minute Just go to Kennedy's Medi cine Btore and get a largo Jar of lon-o-lex Unguent, It costs little, use as directed and If you cannot say that It Is the greatest means j ever devised for conquering In flammation wherever it exists, your money will be cheerfully returned without a question. DECEMBER 21, 1916. Sr^V Most everyone's going to COLUMBIA—to AIKEN to AUGUSTA- to ASHEVILLE-LAND of the SKY \ everything there for pleasure and health! Climate \ beyond compare! Splendid hotels and great sport! \ Superb through train, the A UGUSTA SPECIAL, Draw- 1 ing Room, Dining and Sleeping Car Service, daily Lt. New York - - - 1:08 p.m. P.R.R. 5 other high-class limited trains daily he ** W. Phila. - - - 3:20 p.m. " tween New York, Washington and the Soalli ** Baltimore - • • 6:28 p.m. M and Southwest, Texas and California, eia m * Washinrtoa • • 7:00 p.m. So. Ry. A g si f - Southern Railway/ Write for booklet, g. B . BURGESS. Dtv. Pou. Apt. M | The New Life and Disability Contract j; Many Life Insurance Companys have put disability clauses !j ;! in their policies, providing waiver of premium and in some j | !; instances, allowing optional settlements. The ~Penn Mutual ;! ' 11 however, has made one more progressive step, by adding a !' |! clause which, first waives the premium ; second, pays 10 per j | ! j cent, of the face of the policy as an annuity, in monthly instal- i! i|; ments; third, pays the full face of the policy to the beneficiary !! !at death of insured, regardless of the length of time the insured j; was disabled. It is worth while investigating. Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company E. R. ECKENRODE, General Agent. | 604 KUNKEL BLDG. 7
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