10 BIG TIMBER By BERTRAND W. SINCLAIR CAPJRRTTFHT 1916. BJR LITTL*. INN 6 Co. (Continued.) "How-is it going to end, the fire?" Stella forced herself to ask. "Will, you and Jack be able to save any timber?" "If it should rain hard and if in thb meantime the boys keep it from jumping the fire trails we've cut I'll get by with most of mine," he said. "But Jack's done for. He won't have anything but his donkeys and gear, and part of a cedar limit on the T.vee which isn't paid for. He had practically everything tied up in that big block of timber around the point. Monohan made him spend money like water to hold his own. Jack's broke." Stella's head drooped. Benton reached out an ax calloused hand, all grimy and browned from the stress of fire fighting and covered her soft fingers that rested on his bed. "It's a pity everything's gone to pot like that, Stell," he said softly. "I'v grown a lot wiser in human •ways the last two years. You taught me a lot, and Jack u lot, and Linda the rest. 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It didn't tart ■ kit a> TUESDAY EVENING, Bringing Up Father Copyright, 1917, International News Service - t ' -*■ By IVLcIYLCMVIS OH: DEAR -1. SO T O ' * HE'S COME* TO GIVE NN OPERA ~ T,,., I [ , T 1 ! VHA"T MR O&ERFTA TWNKB I *. ANDLMTO BE IN IT WILL YOU ' OPERRA- HE B/MD • TOU 0 OR MV VOICE HE HEARC ME J HLTN *ND HIT* VELL ' I BETTER TAKE . /\ T U HEP AN* 1 PAPT^T? *1 can't," she whispered. "It wouldn't work. There's too many scars, too much that's hurd to for get." "Well, you know about that bet ter than I do," Benton said thought fully. "It all depends on how you feel." The poignant truth of that struck miserably' home to her. It was not a matter of reuson or logic, of her making any sacrifice for her con science's sake. It depended solely upon the existence of an emotion she could not definitely invoke. She was torn by so many not one of which she could be sure was the vital, the necessary one. Her heart did not cry out for Jack Fyfe except in a pitying tenderness, as she used to feel for Jack Junior when he bumped and bruised him self. She had felt that before and held it too weak a crutch to lean upon. The nurse came in with a cup of broth for Benton and Stella went away with a dumb ache in her breast, a leaden sinking of her spirits, and went out to sit on the porch steps. The minutes piled into hours and noon came when L<inda wakened. Stella forced herself to swallow a cup of tea, to eat food; then she left Linda sitting with her husband and went back to the porch steps again. As she sat there a man dressed in the blue shirt and mackinaw trousers and high, calked boots of tho logger turned in off the road, a burly woodsman that she recognized as one of Jack Fyfe's crew. "Well," said he, "if it ain't Mrs. | Jack. Say—ah"—• He broke off suddenly, a perplexed look on his face, an uneasiness, a hesitation in his manner. . "What is it, Barlow?" Stella asked kindly. "How is everything up the lake. It was common enough in her ex perience, that temporary embarrass men; of a logger before She knew them for men with boyisn souls, boyish instincts, rude simplic ities of heart. Long ugo she had revised those first superficial esti mates of them as gross, hulking brutes who worked hard and drank harder, coarsened and calloused by their occupation. They had their weaknesses, but their virtues of abiding loyalty, their reckless gen erosity, their simple directness, were great indeed. They took their lives in their hands on skid road and springboard that such as she might flourish. They did not understand that, but she did. "What is it. Barlow?" she re peated. "Have you just come down the lake?" "Yes'm," he answered. "Say, Jack' don't happen to be here, does he?"! "No; he hasn't been here," she told] him. The man's face fell. "What's wrong?" Stella de manded. She had a swift divination that something was wrong. "Oh, I dunno's anything's wrong particular," Barlow replied. "Only —well, Lefty he sent me down to see if Jack was at the Springs. We ain't seen him for a couple uh days." Her pulse quickened. "And he has n&t come down the lake?" "I guess not," the logger said. "Oh, I guess it's all right. Jack's pretty skookum in the woods. Onlyj Lefty got uneasy. It's desperate hot I and smoky up there." "How did you come down? Are you going back soon?" she asked ab ruptly. "I got the Waterbug," Barlow told I her. "I'm goin' right straight back." Stella looked out over the smoky lake and back at the logger again. A sudden resolution born of intoler- j able uncertainty, of a feeling that 1 she could only characterize as fear, sprang full fledged into her mind. "Wait for me," she said. "I'm go ing with you." (To be Continued) OLD SCHOOL TEACHER DIES Marietta. Pa., Oct. 23.—Miss Mar garet Whitecraft, aged 77, a former teacher in the publife schools of aL,n- I caster and York counties, died at the ! heme of her brother, at Winters. She is survived by three brothers and two sisters. ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED Marietta. Pa., Oct. 23.—Captain and Mrs. James Duffy announce the en gagement of their oldest daughter, ' Miss Mary Josephine Duffy, to Dr. l George H. Dattem, of Boston. Mass. | Dr. Lattem is a Harvard University 1 n an. The date of the wedding has j not been set. NO MORE FOOT MISERY ♦ ICE-MINT A NEW DISCOVERY STOPS SORENESS AND CORNS I'AI.LS OFF Just a touch or two with Ice-mint and your corns and foot troubles ate ended. It takes the soreness right out, then the corn or callous shrivels and lifts oft. No matter what you have tried or how many times you have been disap pointed here is a real help for you at last. You will never have to cut a corn again or bother with bungling tape or plasters. 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J "Human nature is a funny thing," said Helen to Louise, who had \ dropped in to have a quiet chat. "Why, what are you thinking of ! dear?" Louise queried. "Oh, something that happened this morning over at the library!" "Do you still belong to your li brary?" "Yes, and I am glad I do. I have read more books on the war and on things I am Interested in than I ever would have If I hadn't been connect ed with It." "Weill what about the incident you had in mind?" "Oh. yes! Well, you remember Miss Walsh, that awfully attractive girl who has charge there?" "I certainly do." "Can you Imagine anyone trying to hurt that girl In any way'?' Louise dropped her work, now thoroughly interested. "Why, no, Helen, 1 should say not." Dealing With a Tiller "Well, when I got in there she was in the midst of the most embar-; rassing situation. I couldn't help hearing the entire thing, because there was no privacy about it. I! wandered about for a time lookingl at books, but I couldn't help hearing everything, the place is so tiny. "It seenis that one of the subserib-i ers was arguing with Miss Walsh about a certain book that had been taken out. I stole a look at her, and | she was a flambouyant-looklng crea ture-—lip rouge, and a veil with a heavy mesh. "Miss Walsh said, 'I don't like toj contradict you, b*it I saw you take the book.' " 'Why, didn't you call after me?' the woman asked. 'I must havi taken It absent-mindedly, if I took it at all, but I'm absolutely positive I didn't take it.' "Miss Walsh kept getting redder, but she resolutely held to her, ground. " 'Oh, yes you did,' she insisted. 'I had w.iited on vnu, and then you stopped at the shelf and took a book from it an:l walked out.' "Goodness!" gasped Louise, Inter rupting here. "I don't see how the girl dared to do it." Filed For Success "Well, Miss Walsh is like that. Louise. She knew she was right and she simply dotes on that library. Vou mark my words, she'll make her way-tin this world. She's exactly the kind of a girl needed in the busi ness world." "Well, go o>v" Louise said quickly. "Oh, yes! Well, the woman looked just as unconcerned. There she was, seated behind the counter, one hand on her hip, in the most nonchalant way, and an innocent look on her fare a- th""eh she was trying to puzzle the thing out." Daily Dot Puzzle 38. 3o ' * * T\ so 4 . 4 **. •; 'V 49 < 5 .33 VI ' 1 46 35 ' • • 4 . * 2o ' ' t . 47 A 55 '*• *7 %. :; 4 S' \ V .12 SS , 54 j) ~B>v V' What did Willie see at the zoo? Draw from one to two and ao on to the. end. "Well, Miss Walsh could have been mistaken." "But that's just where you're I wrong. Miss Walsh couldn't have : been mistaken. If she hadn't Deen .sure she wouldn't have dreamed of | accusing the woman. But you know ' how easy it would be to take a book and walk off with it, and then either keep it or else slip it back. It would simply mean reading one of the new books for nothing. But can you im agine any one small enough, to do such a thing? Why, the charge Is only IB cents u book, and why should a person belong who isn't able to pay that?" "How did It come out?" "Well, Miss Walsh mentioned a few names of books. 'I have several marked down,' she said. 'I couldn't see what it was, but it might have been any of these. How about 'Lucky Hours?' " " 'Oh, it couldn't have been that book,' the woman said quickly. '1 read that long ago.' " " 'Virtually admitting that it might have been some book?' ' interposed Louise. A Ilea I Thorough bred "Exactly, but making it so uncom fortable for poor Miss Walsh that I wanted to shake the woman myself. Miss Walsh was responsible for the book and she was going to stick to her guns no matter what happened; I could see that. Finally, when the woman was cornered, she said rudely: " 'Well, of course, there's no need of making any more trouble about it. I can pay for the book, although it's rather an expensive mistake on your part, and I hope it won't occur often.' " "Blaming Miss Walsh and pre tending that it was all her fault?" "Yes, and Miss Walsh never said a word; she simply took the money and thanked the woman for it. She certainly is a thoroughbred." "I wonder if anything like that happens often." "Oh, I don't think so. Most of the people who belong are only too glad of the privileges the membership of fers them. But of course one does bump up against people like that oc casionally." To lie Continued. / Advice to the Lovelorn (By Beatrice Fairfax) DON'T BK EVIL-MINDED Dear Miss Fairfax: What is your opinion of the young man in this case? I am a y<sung lady, twenty-four, and have as my dearest friend the sister of the young man I am writing abotit. I have known this young lady for about fif teen years, and her brother for the same length of time, -and have al ways felt towards him as I do to wards my own brother. Some time ago he told his sister that he felt as though I were his sister Instead of a frtend of his sister. A short time ago I visited my friend, and while there her brother invited me to go out with him and Magnesia Baths For Indigestion Doctor Hi ooinmendu Them In Place . of Druff>, Pepsin, Soda or Artificial DlfnUnta "Only those in constant touch with sufferers from indigestion and dvs pepsia can fully realise the harm done by the Improper use of artificial <ll - or drugs like pepsin or soda pills and tablets in the treatment of stomach trouble." declares a well known physician. In fully nine cases out of ten di gestive trouble is caused by an excess of hydrochloric acid in the stomach which sours and ferments the food' creating gas on the stomach and often causing Intense pain or burning The forcing of food from stomach to intestines with artificial digestents in such a case Is almost criminal follv as serious Intestinal indigestion mav very easily follow. Instead the ach should be given a magnesia bath to clean out the acids, sweeten the food contents, soothe and allay inflam mation and irritation of the stomach walls and thus permit the normal healthy digestion of the food You can give your acid inflamed stomach no finer treatment than a magnesia bath. It is simple, easy and pleasant to take, cannot injure the stomach and Is not at all expensive Just get a small bottle of Blsurated xUagnesia (either tablets or powder) from your druggist, put a teaspoonfui of the powder or two tablets In a glass of water and drink it at every meal for a few days and your stomach will act and feel fine. It must be under stood that I do not advise the use of such forms of magnesia as citrates acetates, sulphates, milks or lumn magnesia. One of these might do more harm than good. I believe that nothing but pure hlsnrated magneatn should be used to neutralize an acid stomach. This form Is not difficult to obtain. The best druggists have it and In the bisurated tablet or powder form It will instantly neutralize stom ach acidity and Insure painless, natural digestion for even chronic sufferers from stomach trouble. For sale at G. A. Gorgas'. —Adver- tisement. I accepted, feeling quite safe to go with him. , While we were out he tried to put his arm around me, but I would not allow it. I was so sur prised at his action that 1 did not know what to say, but just removed his arm. Do you think his action proper, considering our friendship? 1 dearly love his sister, but don't know whether I ought to say any thing to her about this, as it has made me feel so bad that I could cry every time I think of it. I do not know what I will do if ever he ir< at home when X visit his sister. He never said anything to me to war rant his actions and therefore I do not know what to make of it. I l don't think I have ever given him reason to believe that I would allow anything of the sort. I feel so I "blue" since this has happened. WORRIEp. Your letter brings out a point I want to emphasize, viz., the differ ence between propriety and prudery —the distinction between dignity and straltlaced hypocrisy. Surely any girl with common sense ought to recognize that a boy she has known for fifteen years and has known to be a gentleman for all those years— a boy who has himself said that he I In every letter fo your ' boy with tbe land forces or the fleet, send him a few bars or a package of WRIGLEYS I The times when it's hard to set are the times they IB prize it. . I They want the lasting re- I freshment, the cool, sweet / \| " comfort of this handy OCTOBER 23, 1917, feels as if she were his sister—may • put his arm around her to express the very affection and comradeship of which she has spoken. How can you be so evil-minded as to find in sult or impropriety in that simple action? If your own mental atti tude is simple and fine and sweet a situation like this need have no more of suggestiveness of evil in it than if It were Ills sister who had slipped her arm around you. Too many girls nowadays have a desire to read harm into simple situations—to interpret in terms of emotion and sex actions which ure only based on affection and human Interest. GO TO NIGHT SCHOOL Dear Miss Fairfax: I am 16 years, and now only I want to seek an education. I come to you, of all the writers of the paper. Can you. Miss Fairfax, advise me where to go? I do not wish to go to high school becauso I did not graduate from public school. 1 was stupid and my only great hope was: to be rid of it. Now I work every! day and don't get homs until 7i o'clock. I love to go to night school, J but the thought of facing it is more than I can bear. I have no sister,' and very few girl friends, because I never go out. I think I could go to boarding school, and perhaps that would lie my one delight. I have spent ray long and dreary Sundays in church and in Sunday school, helping little children, for many years. Now, dear Miss Fairfax, you shall solve niy problems. lam lonely, but learning I truly want. CONSTANT READEIt. My dear child, what you need, above all other things, is the discip-' line of making yourself do the very thing you say you can't do. The reason you left school in your youth was because you hadn't the grit to go on in spite of handicaps, and to force yourself to get an education even though that meant a little humiliation and trouble. Now take your own self firmly by the hand, lead yourself to the Y. W. C. A. or the Y. W. H. A.—whichever one fits in with your religion—and there en roll in some classes. I have the ut most sympathy with you dear, and I know that you will be a much hap pier girl when you have gone sin cerely and honestly about mending the sad gap in your neglected educa tion.
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