fHE FTJLTOlt COUNTY NEWS, McCONNELLSBUBG, PA.
THE HEARTf.
A STORY OF THE GREAT NORTH WESF
Oy VINGIE E. ROE &efey
ILLUSTRATIONS 6y rftyCOlrsfcsk
SYNOPSIS.
G
fltfli of Rally'e lumber ramp f1lreta
rtif to tha cump. Walter Sundry
ntro4uc-a himself to John tMllv, fore
nan, aa "the LiilllnKnnrtli I. umber Co..
r itwM af It." Il makes acijijaltitniire
with Ui tn,p nnj the work he Iih.i ruin
from tkc LK to aunerlntend n n J nuiltu
iocnrful. It wrlna t.i hlx fmhrr that
aa !Wiii tn got a hundt ill of th we iltli
In tua unrii timber of the ruion. 1 1-
r'v Pvieta pcrmlHalnn to ride H a -k Unit,
la aa.fclle hor". Ii an eim-r-nry ha
rovea an th forernnn that In; do-a nut
ark Im-'Kmciit. Mint t.-ll Mm of tha
Vrca'-Wr. lie rtlpi-mer (hit Silctz heir
he Bti.a t tne Hilrtz ti.lv nf Indians and
poinirva what ter lurr.nne la. In the
ansa af a ten'l. r n-oment he ra'N her
"il.i Nirht Wlml In 11)0 I'ln, a" and k'n
rtnf Ordway. a in.-i.riulne writer
Irvm IVrw York, com- to Imiiv's t.) et
atrrWI for a runtime of tse liiml-r
Ilii'iip 1n of ihe Yell.iw I'lnea
V'u. witaia Famlry to k op o:T a trnrt of
'HmauM be rlHlnm till.- to and P indrv
minK na na bought ihe limt 1 1 - It
Jlamli aoia up a nWn on the Knt
li"lt mi.! wnrna trfpH'Tt off. f inlry
cn in an written P v !) of tit In to
n irart rtia rm-n pull r-jwn th riMii.
Vn'zy rrn"Kira Mien and I'oppv. S'.in
4ry a and lmnpd n'a mm fUht over ihe
dionulr trn.t. The I',4i.r t,,,, ih
'"'- SK'ry fln.U tli.it tl; de-d to t M ..
KFt Pt, it hna never b.-rn rernnh-d We
'"'wi o (let out r. Ik c.ntrnei first
Hxr atun ;y.a afterward.
CHAPTER XII.
a;. J
Cllmmcrins of the Great Game.
The work went forwurd swiftly
klang ihe Lev Una. Vy the end of t!:e
wetk the now cutting was In f;i!l
wins, the loriff saws sinelnc, the
uckws b.-onJaxts flaahin? among the
everlasting green, the whole Iniacud
DaM of detail working togr-ther.
"WSat do you think of our chances
ow, Jetn?- asked the owner.
"A-l. Hain't no reason hy we
won't win. Th" Dilllnsworth," said
John Tally whlmskaUy. "she' ben
furntobin' th' goodi ever sense I can
rwuoaiber."
"Tme. But she wu In pretty close
tra... for cash. Vou know she's
orth. Mantling timber, land, options
nd e-mipment. somethins like a mil
Jloa a BMrtred and fifty nine thousand
Sollara, at the Mm h price I paid of
fifty coru a thousand feet on the
at'.itaft. At anvthine l!ko hpr fn
rwiua tuej easily double It. And of
fourse you know she's mortgaged to
er nrck the Ea:;t Vvt and ail tho
uortivut Biumpase "
Taily shook his head. "I'm gettln"
eomWetely mussed up," he said
"Well the was. Her mortgages ag
freffatad a half million In three dif-ler-nt
places. About half of them I
raid. Tho rest fs hanging fire. Kra.er,
who should have been a mii-hty rich
aia.3, got cut with a quarter of a mil
lion flat. 1 don't understand hiin."
1 "Neither do I. but I'd atuke my head
on o'd roan F-az( r. Why I've v.orkei!
lor t,m ter. jsara! He bought lu lu
alghty-nine."
"Well, there's a lot of mystery tome
who.r atxjut. and as oon as I'm at
liberty I Intend unearthing things."
M.hh Ordway was working fever
Uhly tuese d.iys. Her rose h af cheeks
ere BvsheJ each rocn when she
tiiLia from tho little soi'th room, and
fcer e blue eyes were full of an In
acr c.xdtcment.
"Sl.i'il make good." Fandry told him
e'.f, "She's got the dreamer's look, the
jrldi, the Joy, the mirhty. arrogant
agr.tum. And Ehe'9 drunk on the at
Moi-pLere of tho wilderness, the lone
lilies, tho ser.se of world's -end."
Yomg and of abundant health, abun
ect vitality, filled with the urge of
ambition, abetted by an unusual clev
nier.. MKs Ordway was Indeed In the
way cf great things ami she know It.
fc'.so ith her clear vision she was be
Chining to see something el:,e that
ad-U-d to the flush In her cheeks, some
Oiitic ai g'eat a.t her goal of tame, anil
aho fared it with her high courage and
tot:C JeDce.
" h; was Iho meanin.? to her of Wal
if.T S&nliy.
About this time fIio began to widen
her range of vision, to f.ee all over the
wild, green country, It seemed to her.
nd to catch glimmerings of things
Ct tert her to Sandry. fo full of vital
fresrirnce that she tin? as a charged
lr in her eagerness and her delight.
"Mr. anr)ry," she said one evening
as ttry stood together on the foot-log
nd watched the brown tidewater go
inn down toward the distant sea. "I'm
-o!ng to tell you something. I b
lltv Hampden Is crooked as hades
and I'm going after him"
"That's funny." said Sandry, "do
foil know, I've had the same notion 7"
fine stret'hed out her hand.
"Lot's go after blm together. What
flo you s:it ?"
"Well' Sandry took the bund, an
wquisite tiling, and held It lu Ins own
OKniio.il. warnilv. closely " am
CELEBRATE HAY OF LI3ERTY
Festivities of Swiss Cantons to Which
All Visitors to the Country Aro
Attr;i.ted.
August 1 Is the day when the liberty
6f the Swiss cnntnna is celebrated Al
Lencva one ot tlie luvorne tonus oi
celebration is lo tlirow colored iignta
en the great louiuain ot "Jet d eau
that rises out of me lake. Kvrry cmor
Of the rainbow plays over the loner
tug column oi wnne spray, washing it
ta Ibis Inning rainbow iltess At
Bight the water seems lo float In me
lr llkr a many-colored bHtiner. Tina
Jot d eau or J "I nt water is cktiol
dged to be tne ntgiiest fountain in
(he world, nt the p.ace where the
waters ot Lake lieneva narrow nio
(tie barber, ready to How Into Itie Idver
tthone, a small breakwater has beeir
kuilt. tlesule It a great waier main
wltn a norle il intheu in diameter
la suspended, with the end turned in
ucn a way as lo thro I tie water high
to the air. 'I his is done by wnat la
termed gravity pressure.' ami IB
thi toi-tuut suur'v trying to rise
pleased and flattered by your offer,
but I don't Just fancy your knowing
ttls Hampden man. He'a ha'a coarae
and bad. Miss Ordway.
Cut Isn't It worth a lltlln rlult?
V"hat big thing Is ever aceonipllshed
without some rlskT And think, Mr.
Sandry Isn't Hampden trying to ruin
the Dllllngworth company? In other
words, to ruin your
There was a tlngllrig, stippestlTO tlm
bro In her low voice, a subtle, flatter
Ing tono that thrilled the young owner
strangely.
"Mlrs Ordway," he said admiringly,
"as a mun'a friend you're simply
groat!"
"I may have to mnk frotjuent do
mauds on Mack Tolt," sho said fur
ther, "for I cannot navigate In your
deluged valleys. I'm a poor mariner."
"S s h h!" warnod Sandry. "you don't
want to speak about this climate that
way. Why, haven't you noticed that
the Oregon mist doesn't wet through:"
They laughed together after the
fashion of youth and health, though at
tho lar.t turn of worils he felt a vague
uncasinoa. He remembered SileU'
dark face between her braid3 und the
tears falling on her cheeks.
"I'oor little Klrl!" he si ld to him
self. And on Thursday of that week
another horso inailo iu appearance at
tho camp, a w iry, long limbed bay.
picked up ut Toledo.
"This Is for you, Miss Ordway." he
told tho novellfat, "so you may como
and go at will. No one will have him
when you wish to ride. You ran al
ways put your hand on a mount at a
moments notice. I'.iack Holt Is so
frequently gone when you might need
him."
So It came about that the young
woman from the East "went after
Hampden." and the sharp, crude man
of the hills was to he no matc h for
I h. r. Ry another wejk she could cot
fare forth uron the road to the Siictz.
ride into Toledo, where she waj a
I matter of wonder In hor beauty and
i .. ... ... ...
i.i. iu.ai i tnuui's, or wiKU trie least
canter on tho rargy b.ty but what
Hempden met her by tho merest
chance. She was a revelation to him.
In his crude way ho was soon at the
point where ho would have laid down
his world fur her littlo linger, and In
his locser.bered f.oel he swelled with
self approval beneath her notice.
What delicate Putt cry sho employed
only she herself knew. It v.as sutll
dent at least, for he unwound to her
his somewhat eventful and picturesque
life with the simplicity of a child.
They rode and talked, traversing the
lonely ways, piercing the n;i.;t. thread
In? trails where Hampden had to ride
close at he.- pi, to keep the wet foil
ae out of her face, u.nd she saw the
hum,; in iijm iu me poir.i
oi wo :u.-y w ii'.eij rj(.d ii.;r bouI w ith
noting laughter.
"I'll get it I'll get it!" she told her
self, and there was no place It the unl
verse so Interesting as th's rain
Eoake country, this laud of mysierl
ous operations.
"What are the.se little, deserted
huts?" she asked bim one day when
tiiey had climbed high on a wooden
ridge nnd coma upon a tiny cabin, win
dowh fs and roofed with shukia. "I've
feen several of them."
"jlomesteaJer's cabin," he answered
"Ah nnd whores the homestead?
For goodness" sake, did any man over
intend a woman to live hero?"
"Well." he said reluctantly, "you stx
that Is. no. They don't often come
here to live. This here s a snap."
"Ah yi3" there was a note of
vague puzzlement In I'oppy a golden
voire "and what Is that?"
"Why, a feller comes up an' takes
a clim proves tip on It, you know
pets his patent an' then sells out.
Itellnquisl.es his right to tho buyer"
"Oh end this Is only a temporary
arrangement." She waved a hand
around at the dreary clearing among
the hsser growth. "Tho man who
built this didn't intend to stay at the
beginning. And who was smart enough
enough to buy him otT when he got
tired of staying, I wonder?"
"I did," said Hampden promptly,
flushing at the Imputation of brains.
"Easy." said Miss Ordway to her
self. Aloud pho said wonderingly:
"Well, what do you know shout
that! I fancy you made a pieity pile
or will out of such a deal. Mr. Hamp
dm? Just think of the perfect oceans
and oceutis of pretty clothes even a
dozen Oi these great trees would buv;
l'snlcn-1 tbink lu clothes because I
love tll"m."
TIip deferenen of that "pardon" did
as hwM as the gnat storage reservoir
where it ims lis source, In tna bins
eust of (Jeneva.
Tourists nnd townsfolk wilk out on
Hie breiiknier lo stand beside me
fountain nnj wonder at Its nudity
roar and its great column of watr.
When the wind takes tne top ol ilia
lountain the spra is sc attered In some
new direi-ti.in. so that a vtsii to ine
fountain, perhaps in a small boat may
mean a wetting. The water lulls into
tii3 una with a steady
sound.
pattering
Two Brblta.
Mrs. Nowma-o, wish you could
see Mrs. VUnkiers baby, its perfect
ly lovely, such a delicate nine crea
lure aa It is1 It a a pe-iect Utile
rherutt with the loveliest eyfs, the
sweetest little niou'n, the cunmngest
little nose, and eyes of heavenly blue
It looks as if It Just dropped from
heaven and every tiny feature had
Oeen fashioned ty the angels.
Mr Newma la It ti n'ce aa -ur
OihV
Mrs Newma -Mercy! no. not halt
.Vow Vors Weekly.
for Ha'mpdon and the subtle Implica
tion pubhed the advantage.
His fuce was flushed and he sat
straight on his hoi so. his kha'.il-and-blue-fianne.l
clad figure making a not
ungraceful picture against the back
ground of vivid green. He whipped at
his laced boots, wet from the ferns,
and presently spoke out of a full heart.
"Yes," ho said carolessly, "It does tako
brains. A man tins got to think to
mako money an' It takes money to
buy tho things of this life pretty
clothes, a woman's clothes. Miss Ord
way. He suddenly leaned over and laid
his rough hand over hers on the pom
mel "Every tree would buy a doxen
trunks full an'. 1 own millions of
trees."
Hor heart was pounding and the
sparkle was dancing In her eyes.
"Millions? Why, that must cover
a great dual of land! Millions ot
trees?"
"Vos billions," promised Hampden
rashly. He rose In ,hla saddlo and
looked through a natural opening In
tho forobt down over the dropping
ridges.
"Why, look! All that all that, as
far as you can seo, to that other
ridge and over beyond It and down
Into tho othor valley Is mine. I'm a
rich man. Mlsa Ordway, an" I got It
Just by this"
Ho tapped his forehead significantly
and smiled.
"Truly I do admlro you," lied I'oppy
with tho naivete of sixteen. "Drains
brains why, they are nine tenths of
the battla of success and a man with
out them Is beaten at the beginning "
"Partner," she whispered to Sandry
as she passed him thnt night In tho
outing room, "I've been working.
Where can we talk a little by our
selves?"
Sundry, looking at her swiftly, saw
the excitement In her eyes, and took
(ire Instantly.
"Alone? . Why let's Fee. Are you
afraid to come out to the forked stick
by the road?"
In tho darkness Miss Ordway
laughed a littlo, low rlppla of mirth,
soft and subtle.
"A tryst!" sho said, In that small,
Intimate whisper that suggested Infi
nite mystery. "Are wo out of earshot
here?"
"Yes," said Sandry, lowering his
voice to hers.
"Do you happen to know where Fra
zer got nil the holdings of the Dll
llngvtonh? How he got them?"
"Why, no," said Sundry wonderingly,
"I suppose ho bought them, as any
company would do."
"Yes. Fo far so food. You know
that all this land r ns government land
that there are still claims lying far
back la the mountains ripen to tiling.
But all this line timber close In all
that has a chance of being got at has
been taken and have you noticed that
all of It. or nearly all, belongs to ci
ther one or the other of theao two
lumber companies?"
"Py George!" said Sandry, "I hadn't
thought of that!"
"And have you noticed that none of
these claims seem to have been taken
In good faith? That none of the (Hers
h.-uo complied In spirit with tho home
stead law? I have scoured these hiils
gr.
mm
'
' "'C'iyi' ' ' fi
a?'J
"Tha Man Who Built This Didn't In
tend to Stay."
for seven miles every way except
west and at every filing there Is the
barest hold of tenure a wlndowless
shack Just enough to nail the law by
its letter. Nowhere have 1 seen a
cleared field, nor one sign of tillage.
Mr. Sandry, I believe wo have stum
Hod upon a huge government swindle,
a case of land fraud gigantic iu its pro
portions." Sandry was aghast. "Why. what do
you mean? Miss Ordway, do you mean
that the companies are crooked?"
"Not so fast. 1 believe Hampden
Is crooked, and that possibly Frazer
was. For the latter It Is too Into
and not In our sohemo to nail him
Put Hampden we'll hang high as Ha
man and that before he can filch the
Kant Pelt with Its Ftor ot on'tn"
TOOK SPLINTER FROM HEART
Extraordinary Operation That French
Surgeons Are Reportrd to Have
Successfully Carried Out.
An operation unique In tho annals
of surgery, the extraction of a fraa
raont of hand grenado from the heart,
waa described retentl" at the Paris
Academy of Medicine by Professor
Armamgaud of Hordeaux.
The patient, a young Parisian ser
geant of rather delicate constitution,
who was present at the sepsion, was
wounded at St. Hubert. In the Ar
gonne. on October 1. A splinter one
half inch square and oneelghih Inch
thick lodged In the heart, where it
remained tour and a half months. On
February 17 Dr Maurice Benussenal.
chief of the ambulance In (he Hue
Jacques Dulud. Neullly, undertook t
extract It.
Once the heart was laid open tha
difficulties began The fragment was
very awkward to catch, and slipped
from Ihe forceps sevetal times hetore
It cotild be extracted, but the hea.t
r
in:
1
3 V 1
r ill
She waa leaning very near aa ahe
whispered this, and In the burst of
mental light which followed hor words
Sandry put his hands ou her shoul
ders. "You are positively wondorful!" he
breathed, "the most wonderful woman
In the whole world. How on earth did
you And these things out?"
"Hampden," said Poppy with a shrug
of her shoulders undor Sandry's bands;
"he'a furnishing data with a ven
geance," "Put why! For tho love of heaven,
why arc you doing all this? I can't
Just understand."
With a little, aoft motion, charming
In the airy acceptance of Its own dar
ing, the woman of tho world put up
her hand and laid It with a caross over
tho one on her shouldor.
Her face, tilted upward In the dark
ness, shone like a flower and ho could
Just barely see the curving line In her
lips, dark against Its light.'
In the mist and the chill the subtle
perfume, that always seemed to strike
ono's senses only after she had passed,
suddenly thickened and Sandry beheld
on tho Instant lights and flowers, gay
gowns and evening dress of men the
thousand Intlmato things and sounds
of homo flashed before him.
L'nder the touch of her vtdvet palm
his own grip tightened and Poppy Ord
way. quick to foci her first real en
trance Into his Inner consciousness,
pushed tho sudden advantage.
"Why?" she said softly, "why? For
you. l)o you think I, who am trained
In investigation" sho halted with a
littlo catch of voice nnd breath "who
have to dig Into every promising situ
ation because of my work could sit
by nnd seo that man down you without
plunging Into tho breach? Indeed no
And we'll win, my friend we'll win."
With an Inimitable gesture, at once
daring and hesitant, she lifted his
hand from her shoulder, brushing It.
as If unconsciously, across her cheek.
held It a moment and turned away
toward the camp.
CHAPTER XIII.
The Red Bar on the Water.
A day later Mlus Ordway packed an
expensive bag of real alligator and
made ready for a departure.
"I'm going to Salem, partner." she
said. "If Hampden geta anxious
enough to Inquire openly, tell him I'm
after clothes."
She smiled to herself, thinking of
those millions of trees. For Its own
sako, the pursuit of Hampden was be
ginning to enthrall her professional
Instinct, but there was a flicker of
rasslon under her lashes, a sleepy look
of anticipation, as sho glanced sldo
wlse at Sandry on tho step beside
her.
"I may be away a wee!; maybe a
month. I'll drop you a Una occa
sionally." A yearning eer.so of loss nnd lonell
ness gripped Sundry as he took her
hand at parting, lending lo his clasp
an unwonted tightness, and to his
voice a sense of hnskiness. She was
homo and the things thereof, this
woman who was an orchid among the
pines, nnd with her going went somn
th'ng he had scurcely realized, yet
which he would sorely miss.
The camp seemed more than nstinlly
dreary In the days thnt followed. The
fog ribbons twined and twisted con
tinually along tho hills, the pines
brought their marching ranks closer
In upon tho shrinking valley, and San
dry was taken with an acute attack of
tho blues.
"S'letz." ho said abruptly as he met
tho girl ono roon nt tho pump, "will
you rido with mo tomorrow? It's Sun-
(1:iy an" B
e can take a lunch. What
She did not meet his eyes, her own
somber ones glancing down the slough.
"Yes," tho said quietly.
They were up betimes tho following
morning. Ma Dully cooked an early
breakfast and Sandry snt down for the
hrst time with the girl nt table. Con
versation languished until a gontlo
tread sounded on the floor and Ihe
Preacher came In, his delicate face
aglow from tho touch of icy wator.
John Dally, too, lumbered lu at tho
samo moment.
"Sleep well, father?" he asked.
"As always, jn. Tho hovering of
God's hand Is like tha sound of many
wings hushing nh, so hushing. Isn't
It so, ah uh I have forgot"
Tho pathetic, childlike eyes searched
Sandry's face In straining Inquiry.
"What Is it I would remember?" be
asked plaintively.
"Nothing, father. It Is all well."
Eiletz had pushed back tho bench for
him. Now sho laid her slim hand lov
ingly upon his and looked iu his face
a smile curving up the Hps abovo the
broken sign. As the two bunds lay
upon the oilcloth Sandry noticed Ihem
one white and fine veined nnd shape
ly, with tho slender, pointed fingers of
a dreamer the other olive and shape
ly and with tho same slim pointed Qn
gers.
"Alike." ho mused, "how very much
alike. Why. they are counterparts!"
As ho led Illack Dolt to the hammer
blot-ii for Kllelj! to mount ho heaid
I anntcbes of aoiig from tr. bunk house.
continued to beat all the time. Al
though complications were feared,
everything went well, and the nur
geant could be considered cured u
month alter. Members of the acad
emy were able to seo for themselves
thnt the heart was now acting nor
mally, and that a cure bad been es
tablished beyond all doubt.
No Chance for Him.
A man on trial lor burst stealing
When it came time tor the lawyers
on boltt !dcs to tell tbe Judge wnxl
instructions they wunted bun to give
ihe lury In addition to the pi. una
covered In his own charge, the aitor
ney for the defense said
"I respectfully suk your honor in
charge ihe Jury Ilia! It la a lunda
mental principle ol law in mis conn
try thai II is better lor UH guilty uieii
to eacape than tor one innocent man
to be found guilty."
"Yea. that la truo." said the India,
reflectively, "and I so instruct me
Jurv; J'it I will sdd thai it m ma
opinion of ihe court thai toa as
guillv men have already escaped."
Harner a MauazLna.
Collins was outside, stretching a timr
deorhtde against tho planks.
Tho ownor turned In his saddle and
looked back at tho camp his enmp
as they trottod away down tha green
valley. It lay snuggled tight agalnsl
the pine-clad hills, a primitive force lo
a primitive country, and he thrilled tc
Ita suggestion. As they passed the
lower rollway ho stopped and sup
veyed the brown slough, a solid flooi
of logs as far as be could soo, even un
til It lost Itself between Us low, tula
edged banks.
At a natural clearing they reined In
to breatho the horses, and Sandry
turned to the girl.
"S'ktz," ho said, "toll ma bow It It
that you have lived all your life sc
near the ocean and have never seen It,
when you havo wanted to so much?"
The raro smile lighted hor face and
sho turned to him.
"I was afraid," sho said.
"What? Afraid! Afraid of what?"
"Of how It might look In truth. 1
know how It looks In my own pictures
It It might not look tho same."
For a moment the man waa Bllent
Sandry Sat Down for the- First Tims
With the Girl at the Table.
before tho subtle fineness of tha
thought, amazed to lind It In this aim
plo child of tho logging country.
"And why now?" ho asked curiously.
"Why do you go now?"
"You go," said Slletz as simply as
Kolawmio would speak In his govern
ment cabin at tho reservation to the
north.
"You're a great dreanior, S'letz,"
said Sandry.
She nodded.
The horses, bavins taken their re
quired rest, ttarted forward of thclt
own will after the manner of hill-bred
horses, and silence prevailed, save for
the swish and slip of tho Iron-shod
hoofs. It took nn hour to 'reiich the
crest of the range.
Slletz. lind fnl'en a-drenmlng, sway
Ing unconsciously to every motion ol
Black Poll, ono hand swinging out
ward as encouragement to tho dog
whoso anxious eyes wero ralsod from
time to time toward It.
They traveled steadily, and present
ly tho long roll of tho Biirf began tc
sound Insidiously through tho thick
ets of vino maplo. to war with tho high
song of Ihe dominant pines.
Ho!" said Slletz at last, softly,
"hear It! Hear it! Hear it singing with
a thousand tongues! Ho! Ho!"
Sandry looked swiftly back, on odj
excitement taking him at tho notn in
her voice nn alien noto, beyond his
understanding. Sho had reined up
and uns sitting erect, her head up
high, her lips fallen part, hor eyes biv
ginning to glow with a hidden tiro. 1 1
knew that somowhero in tho recesses
of her nature a great tldo of emotion
was banking In, full flow.
They did not strike Ynqulna bay, tut
tho trail led straight west from Dally a
and he knew they would como out ou
tho grout cliffs below tho lighthouse
on Capo Foulwee.ther. Hero the land
reared Itself as one who shields him
self, palms outward-against tho in
elstcnt thunder of tho sea. They
mounted the lifting rise of the cllfla,
and stood at tho rdgo of a thin fringe
ot stunted lira where Sandry tied tha
horses. Siictz had Bllpped down al
once. And he noticed that alio wai
trembling in every limb.
She plunged ahead strongly and
Sandry followed, his eyes on hor faca
lest he lose one expression, ono small
scene of tho unfolding of this Dower
soul. Without warning. It burst upon
her around a hummock tho great,
heaving ocean under a dull sky and
it was gray ns her own mist Indeed,
wide and mysterious nnd forever mov
ing tn Its place, fringed with the roll
ing surf that broko wliilo upon III
sands a hundred feet below.
"Gray!" she cried shrilly, "I know It!
A floor under tho feet of God!"
To the left a steep path, cut by steps
In the sandy earth, led Its peitloua
way down to the beach. Turning
swiftly sho dropped Into it between
Its walls and began leaping down.
"S'letz!" cried Sandry shurply, "be
careful!
cro lire rnvTivtiKo."
Dog Helps Man tvlaka Living.
A dog named liover. owned by a
gentleman in Carpc mcria. Cul., baa
been luught to turn the wheel that
luniislies the power lor bis musters
scissors grinding machine. Itovvr geia
ou the wheel of Ins own accord an l
merrily Heads, treads, while Ins nias
ter sharpens scissors and knives. The
dog seems lo think It a game devised
lor bis special; amusement, and when
business Is slack be will run to the
wheei and bark reproachfully al bis
musier u-itll the good man feei
obliged to attach the rope winch turns
the wheel. Hover never seems so
happy uh when business Is brisk, and
he can send his largo wheel around
and around lor a whole moitnng. lie
will then sleep lor hair an hour after
he has had bla dinner, and be ready
tor work again with ma master in toe
afternoon. The American Hoy.
No. No.
"Doctor Wiley aaid a man can be a
food 1 o per as well ss a Uriuk toper
M) vim believe It?"
"Not at our boarding houaa be
er "
a ' Aran
DRIVING AWAY7.M0NS
;C . 1
ANCIENT CEREMONY'j-CENTLY
HELD IN JAI1'
V
Superstition Dying Slowji tha Em
pire of tha Mikado HJeen an
Annual Custom forVelva
Hundred Yaajj
Corumonles were I19 rccontl)
throughout the Japanest tnpire In
household, shrine and ton' to drive
way the demons ot 111-; ine. Tha
date corrcsponda to the I Chinese
New Year, marking the tAtlon from
winter to spring undur th.lclent cal
endar. Tradition long observlln Japan
holds the demons of 111 , may be
kept away during the yeiy pelting
thorn with bard beans ant banging
outsldo the door a brairof holly
bock and the head of a li ng. The
1.1 ea la that the herring, rose odor
Is distasteful to the dennrwlll keep
the evil ono from enterlnio housu,
and that If ho succeeds in terlng he
will bo blinded by the bs. Kach
mombcr of tbe bousehohtukos as
many beans U3 ho bus ars, and
throws them In all dlrcclls aud In
all the rooms of ills heist
It was about 1,200 yei.rago, dur
ing tho rclgu of the Erapir Monbu,
that the first ceremony olemon re
moving was held In Japi.nAdoptlng
the rite from China, tho iperor In
corporated It with the objcif stamp
ing out an epidemic xt .ruged
throughout the laud.
Tho recent modern coleltlon waa
llko this: Toward ovciij house
wives bocomn busy prepar; for the
celebration; beans are cfkling In
kettles and feasts aro piared for
the family god and tho fanr. Mean
while) tho husbands clean e thrlno,
light tho sacred lights an burn in
censo. while awaiting the ;ans and
tho feast
Parched beans are offeredi a wood
en box to the family god, ni the faul
ty clap their hands and rcvently bow
before the shrine. Then b master
carrying the box of beans, sits round
his house, followed by bis ildren to
polt out the demons of . fortune.
Whon be throws beans towd the di
rection of tho god of good rtune he
cries out: "Come In, forte!" and
when he pelts toward tho oer direc
tion ho shouts: "Go out, emons!"
Children gather tho scatter beans
and vlo with ouch other In J lng who
gets most.
There la a superstition igardlng
tho word "bean" which ma explain
why It plays such a part lnho cere
mony. Tho Japauco for 'can" Is
"mnmo" and "mamo" means health."
"Therefore tho bean is tho iblera of
. a t n
British Income Tax
Seventy-four years ago a act of
parliament was passed whic Is still
very vigorous and "doing it bit" in
tho wnr, the London Chronic states.
It was tho famous Income b. act of
1812, brought In by Peel to iako up
tho Iobs of revenue caused I his re
form of tho tariff, ond most Hts pro
visions havo been rclmposed I ch year
ever since. It w,us intent! to bo
only a temporary measure, !ut both
Peel nnd Lord Russoll renew1! It, and
Gladatono passed a contlnuil act in
l5;i, which extended the liiime tax
to Ireland, It having applied previous
ly to Great Prftain only.
Our Incomo tax Is, howcv, older
than Pool, for It was first tuposed.
In 1799 to raise funds for tl- carry
ing on of tho war with Fror-o, and
continued year by year until pilC, tlm
year after Waterloo. For !fo next
quarter of a century (happ' days)!
there was no income tax, bt slnco
1812 Us yield has steadily grfn, and
It now forms a permanent prd of tho
fljcal system. Jn 1709 at 2i in tho
round sterling It produced 809,000;
In 1914 at la Sd it producf 69,
000,000. Tho highest rote bet Wen 1812
and 19U was Is 3d, in 1902 'for tho
Uoer war); tho IowveI rate.
d, wt
reached In 1S74.
Community Forum.
Discussing tho advantages1; nt the
community forum as tho cmlllment
ot fundamental ideals of Arwrican
government, Dr. P. p. Clnxton.l'nitcd
States commissioner of ed, cation,
Buys: )
"No government will ever V safer
or wiser than tho popular saitlment
of the masses of the people. Tne one
guaranty that this sentiment till not
bo wrong Is tho systematic piivlslon
of the means of organized puf.lc dis
cussion. Democracy Is tho edU'atlnn
al form ot government. Other forms
of control may bo more cillclmt, but
government through public discission
moans more in tho advancement of
tho race."
Real Harbinger cf Spring.
The groundhog is accepted bj many
aa giving the first clue to when spring
may be expected. Others wait for tho
robin, but all will concede that among
the real harbingers of spring Is the
small boy plnying "keeps." Wacn the
genuine vernal spirit Is in tht air It
unerringly is manifested by Young
America who instinctively turns to
marbles. The fever Is not on him long.
but It Is never-falling and always coin'
cldent with the break-up of winter.
Divided Prayers.
It was Just before Christmas and
Tommy waa praying for Santa Clans
to bring him a long list ot things ha
wanted. Finally mother said: "I am
afraid you are asking for too much at
one tlmo." The next night ho ended
his prayer with tho usual list, then
added: "And plea-i bring mo r big
dog and cart; I will pray for the bar
noss tomorrow."
Labor Saved.
If mother baa several email boya
this plan Is a good time saver. When
making trousora In sort loop! of round
white cord such as Is usod in corsets.
Instead ot working buttonholes lu
waistbands, and leave the facing wide
enough to turn back; Insert tbe loops
and stitch down with the extra width.
This serves for buttonholos and takoi
mu;h less time.
Get the Habit of
Drinking Hot Water
Before Breakfast
8aya we can't look or feel right
' with the ayatem full
of poisons.
Millions of folks bathe Interaally
now Instead ot loading their system
with drugs. "What's an InBlde bath?"
you aay. Well, it la guaranteed to per
form miracles It you could believe
these hot water enthusiasts.
There are vast uumbexa of meat and
women who, immediately upon arising
in the morning, drink glaaa ot real
hot wator with a teaspoon ful ot lime
stone phosphate In it. This la a very
excellent health measure. It la in
tended to flush the stomach, livar, kid
noys and the thirty feet of intestines
of the previous day'a waste, sour bile
and Indigestible material loft over lo
the body which, if not ollmlnated every
day, become food for the millions of
bacteria which Infest the bowola, tht
quick result Is poisons and toxins
which aro thon absorbed Into the
blood causing headache, billoua at
tacks, foul breath, bad taBte, colds,
stomach trouble, kidney misery, sleep
lessness, Impure blood and all aorta
of ailments.
People who feel good one day and
badly the next, but who simply caa
not got feeling right are urged to ob
tain a quarter pound ot limestone
phosphate from any druggist or store
keeper. This will cost very little but
la suflleiont to make anyone real
crank on tho subject of intornal sani
tation. Just as soap and hot wator aet oa
tha skin, cleansing, sweetening and
freshening, so limestone phosphate
and hot water act on the stomach,
liver, kidneys and bowels. It is vast
ly more Important to bathe on the In
side than on the outsldo, because the
akin pores do not absorb impurities In
to the blood, while the bowel porea do,
Adr. '
Some men don't knyw enough to
stop boring a ft or they strike oil
Dr. Tierce's Tellfta are let far liver,
bowel and stomach. One little Pellet fm
a Uxativo three fur a cathartic Aav.
Vaudeville Novelty.
"She sings in a glass tank."
"Ah, a diving diva." Louisville Cou
rier-Journal.
They Sure Do.
Oh, yes, the professor Is a very
learned mun. His specialty la Interna
tional law. His thesis on that subject
won him his doctor's doEroc."
"Well, goodness knows tho Interna
tional laws need a lot of doctoring."
Dressed Wife aa Widow.
Realizing that be was dying. Karl
Kellanm, three days before his death,
asked his wife to buy a black mourn
ing dress and veil so that he could sea
bor as she would appear at tbe fu
neral. To satisfy him, Mrs. Kellami
dressed In mourning and stood at his
bedside. Kellams had been sick of tu
berculosis for some months. He re
cently returnod from Phoenix, Arlx.,
whoro he bad gone In the hope that
the chango In climate would benefit
him. Philadelphia Record.
Free Concert.
"Hello!" said a voice at the other
end of tho phone. "Is that the night
clerk?"
"Yes," replied that functionary,
"What ctfn I do for you?"
"I want you to send someboay up
and make that man In the next room
stop snoring. Ifan't sleep a wink."
"What room are you In?" asked tba
clerk.
"No. 6!1. It's the man in No. tl woo
la doing tho Biiorlng."
"But my dear air," Bald the clerk,
"do you realise that tho man la No.
51 Is Slgnor Squnllerinl, the famous
tenor, and 'that we are not charging
you a cent extra for the privilege ot
hearing him?"
GOOD REPORT
Doctor Proved Value of Postum.
aaanaaiaB
Physicians know that good food and
drink, properly selected, are ot the ut
most Importance, not only for tha ra
lief ot disease but to maintain bealti
even whon one la well.
.A doctor writes, "I count It pleas
ure to aay good word for Postua
with which I have been enabled ta r
Hove so many sufferers, and which I
count, with ita valued companion
Grape-Nuts, one of the daily blessingi
"Coffee waa banished from my owl
table some time ago and Postum uee
regularly In its place." (Coffee Is la
Jurlous to many persons, because U
contains the subtle, poisonous drug,
caffeine.)
"I frequently find It necessary to uv
atruct patients when they take Po
turn for the first time to be quite surf
that It la properly made according ta
directions, then It baa a cloar, seal
brown color and rich, snappy tasta
as well as health giving qualities-
The above letter, received over tea
fears ago, is fully confirmed by a re
sent letter from tho doctor, in wulc
he aays;
"It Is a pleasure to render a gooi
report covering a product ot which I
am so euth'uslu3tlo a friend.
"I am using In my home your Po
turn Cereal In both Us forms. AD&
what Is morvI am having it used K
tbe families ot several patients l
which there are children, and all tnlti
In endorsing tbe One qualities of P"
admirable product"
Namo given by Postum Co., Battli
Creek, Mich.
Postum cornea In two forma:
Postum Cereal the original for
must be well boiled. ISo and W
pkgs.
Instant Postum a, solub'e powder
dissolves quickly In cup of hot
'.er, and, with croam and sugar, ma
a delicious beverage Instantly. 3
and 500 ttna.
Doth forma are equally dollcloua aw
cost about the same per cup.
There'a a Reason" for Tostum.
old by Grocv'