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Show ANOTHER SERIAL By Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound been a great sufferer from organic troubles anda severe female weakness. The doctor said I would have to go to the hospital for an operation, but 1 could not bear to think of it. 1 decided to try Lydia Iinkham's Vegli etable Compound and Sanative wash and was entirely cured after three months use of them." Mrs. 8. A. Williams, R. F. D. No. 14, Box Gardiner, Me. No woman Bhould submit to a surgi--ca-l operation, which may mean death, until she lias given Lyilia Vegetable Compound, made exclusivefrom roots and herbs, a fair trial. ly This famous medicine for women has for thirty years proved to be the most valuable tonic and renewer of the female organism, Women resid-an- d town in ing in almost every city the United States Dear willing testU rtue erf inytothi E. lnnkhams Tege table Compound. It cures female ills, and creates radi-ant; buoyant female health, If y are ill, for your own sake as well those yon love, give it a trial. Mrs. Pinkliam, at Lynn, Mas., Invites all sick women to write tier for advice. Her advice is frees and always helpful. IT IS. She John Henry! 1 wonder how you can sit there and look me in the face. He So .do I, my love; but its surprising what a recklessly brave man can do! 1THEI T IS generally ajrrcml (hat the great and growing reluetance toward matrimony whieh is shown by the young men of chiefly is due to the increased cost of living and the much to-da- higher degree of style whieh everybody who ia anybody is to keep up. It ia only among the laboring classes, where the wife practically is that men feel that they really can afford to marry uj)on an income which 50 years ago their fathers would have regarded as more than ample. Also it is a fact whic-l- i is less in evidence that many men dread the expense of courtship almost, if not quite, as much young as that of matrimony, and this is one answer to the question: Why dont tlie men propose? There are some women who make their lovers veritable purse slaves. Often, let it be hoped, this is done in thoughtlessness, but many girls, to use a homely but expressive phrase, sponge upon their lovers. They never are satisfied unless the poor men keep them liberally supplied with candy and flowers, frequently take them to theaters or concerts, and make them handsome presents whenever an occasion sueli as Christmas, birthday, St. Valentine's, or any other pretext offers a good excuse. And if, as often indeed, usually is the ease, the man has to earn his own living, these outlays seriously affect his pocket. It iB a lamentable fact that there are some women, not to say many, who, as a matter of course, accept devotion of their lovers as manifested in spending money on them which, if they reflected for an instant, they must know either is saved by denying themselves necessaries, or what ia worse borrowed without prospect of speedy repayment. However, it must be admitted that it by no means always is the young womans fault. Often her lover gives her no chance of acting sensibly. The amount of ingenuity which some men evince in order to conceal the real state of an empty purse truly is marvelous. The girl who asks that a man shall sacrifice his prospects for her pleasure and to gratify her vanity is the kind of girl who should be left alone. expi-cte- Why I short distance. 10-ho- ur rt 10-ho- ur Journal BANKER'S NERVE by Coffee and Restored Postum. by A banker needs perfect control of the nerves, and a clear, quick, accurate brain. A prominent banker of Chattanooga tells how he keeps himself In condition: Up to 17 years of age I was not allowed to drink coffee, but as soon as I got out in the world I began to use It and grew very fond of it For some years I noticed no bad effects from Its use, but In time It began to affect me My hands trembled, the unfavorably. muscles of my face twitched, my mental processes seemed slow and in other ways my system got out of order. These conditions grew so bad at last that I bad to give up coffee altogether. My attention having been drawn to Fostum, I began Its use on tearing off the coffee, and It gives me pleasure to testify to its value. I find It a delirious beverage; like It Just as well as I did coffee, and during the years that I hare used Postum I have been free from the distressing symptoms that accompanied the use of coffee. The nervousness has entirely disappeared, and I am as steady of hand as a boy of 25, though I am more than 92 years old. I owe all this to Postum. Read the little There's a Reason. book. The Road to Wellville," In pkgs. Grocers sell. A Krrr reed Or efcow Irllrrl from llmr to time. Tki (I fall af hamo re vroalBe, true, Sat rest. nn the box? two, ao's you could be together alwiz. ns blz-iies- By ELLA MIDDLETON TYBOUT Illustrations tUiDliUkiMitk By Ray Walter a J kUp)NIMwUU.J SYN0PSI8. Three Kirin Kllxiibclh, Gabrielis and Ilia Blise turfed for I'miudu in . thi-On board ntniini-then-Summer wore fright em-- by ail apparently st ranter, who, fliuliiiK a bag , In one of In took enjoyim-n- t a photo of the trio. The young women met u Sin. tirulium. iinxhumly swatting her himlmmi, who liml it mania for nulling. They were tnlroilureil to Lord Wilfrid and I July Kill! It. A rut tags was rented. Two men by the railed. They proved to he John Rlake and Cordon llrnnett. one a friend of Elliuheths f hi her. A wisp of yellow hair from Mr. Gralium' poeket fell into th hands of Kline. Sirs. Grahsm's liulr was black. Fearing for the Kufi-tof some Roms, Iuidy Kdith left them In m safe at the cottage. Sir. Gordon was properly Introduced, explained Ills aelions on board ship. Kline, ulono. explored the rellHr, overhearing a conversation there between Slnry Anne and a man. 11a proved to be her sun. charged was with murder. At a supper, whli-lheld nn the rnrka, Kllzahclh ratlu-- r mysa seiin-teriously lost her ring, l by tlie entlra party. Gahrielle a stormy seen between Ijtdy Kdltli and I gird Wilfrid, jealousy being flu; riiiinn. Mary Anne brought back Kllxaheth'a ring. Glise went sailing with tionlun Bennett. He tried to persuade her to return the Jewels left In the girl's ear by Lady Kdith. At midnight Kline saw two men one of them Gordon Bennett an entrance into attempting to fores their lioaihniiae. fthe admitted In herself hlin and behived aha had nearly that lieved herself used as a tool. Mrs. Graham, sick, told Ellas of her liuabnnd's love for another woman. Gordon Hen-ne- tt and Hlnke returned with Mr. Grabody. He had been murdered. A large majority of the girls and young ham's Kdith I gird Wilfrid grew sulky. to Kline that Hlnhe and Hen-ne- tt women who are inmates of the evil resorts confided were thieves. Ijidy Kdith led her to they were trying to break In. Thea in Chicago arc country horn and bred. In where awakened late at night by girls were In noise the cottage. They found Blake a recent investigation of conditions in the and Bennett awaiting Lady Kdith, who, told the girls, was Nell Biintns, a red light district the searcher found that they notorious crook, and Igird Wilfrid, a muggier, wanted for murder. Tliey rein a majority of cases the girls came from fused to believe. Blake proved to be a One government officer. good homes in rural neighborhoods. Editorial Amenities. The fault lies partially with tlie parents hack in the rural homes, Editor Junkin of the Sterling Bulletin has red hair. Editor Cretcher of who raised their children without giving them a proper view of life in its the Sedgwick Pantagraph has no half various phases. at all. Mac, asked Junkin, how did you lose your hair?" The complaint of I. Frances in regard It was red and I pulled it out, to the labor law for women is not growled Cretcher. Everybodys. so strange. Tlie comparison of girls in A One-PaMelodrama. shops with those working in department But you cant have a big scene with only one person In It stores is perhaps correct, but the people After Sure I can, said the star. who interested themselves in and who were a struggle with myself 1 throw myself active in passing the bill in the over the bridge. Louisville Courier A luke last legislature worked hard to include department stores, too, but found the opposition too strong to overcome and rather than have the bill defeated compromised on this point. It may also he true that this law will cause inconvenience to some people who nre ready or who are compelled to sacrifice their health and welfare for a little consideration, but laws are made for the betterment of the majority of the people and this is certainly a benefit: to most working people, and as long as it is a law on tin statute books of Illinois it will gradually produce better conditions for all working classes in all shops. Every reform movement meets opposition from various sources and for different reasons and this measure is no exception, but the world moves onward just the same. Do all mothers know where their daughters spend their leisure time? I am of girls from 15 to 18 rears. Some mothers do not. know that their young daughters blockade the si reels with un- principled young boys, it is true when the girl comes from work she must no! stay indoors. She must .have recreation and pleasure. It is very projH-- for her to ldong to a respectable club of girls, wb-- iv she can gain education and pleasure. There an many good ways where every young -- 'rl cm dispose of her spare moments. But i mother who must know the wherethe it -is the best teacher of tlie child. heeau.n imabouts of her daughter, Yes, the best friend and teacher in tlie world is the mother. r - r tlu-in- i wllio-ani-i- CHAPTER At last It came. A stealthy step, a subdued rustle of skirts, a whispered word of caution, and we were aware that some one had entered the dining room and stood so near the sheltering portiere that It moved slightly. We could bear a low voice command some one to go to the foot of the stairs and listen for movements above. Then alienee again, and a whisper from Mary Anne that everything was quiet A faint light appeared through the opening of the portiere, and, parting it still further, we saw two figures: One a man, on his knees at the door of the safe, while the other, a woman, held the lantern. Her back whs toward us, but we knew only one person with that wealth of golden hair, slim, graceful figure, and thuse dazzling white shoulders enhanced by the low-cu- t black gown. Elizabeths fingers rinsed tightly on my arm, and I knew she, too. had recognized Lady Edith Campbell. The man bungled at the lock, and she spoke sharply to him, her voice He muttered hard and stinging. something, .but she did not answer, for the door of the safe swung open, disclosing the box she had placed there In Its wrappings of soft white paper. EBgerly she bent to get it, but as she took It in her bands s whistle blew shrilly, hasty steps approached and the room suddenly seemed full of people and lights. The man sprang to his feet with an oath, hut his arms were seized by two men in uniform, who in terms more forceful than polite admonished him to keep quiet and make no trouble. And the woman Lady Kdith? She stood erect, with head flung hack and blazing eyes. A scarlet sjxit flamed In her cheeks, glowing brilliantly at first, then fading to marble whiteness as she looked at the array against her. For a moment she said nothing; then, turning to Mr. Blake, she spoke In an even, mechanical voice. I congratulate you upon the success of your coup. He came nearer and held out his hand authoritatively. "I will relieve you of that box, he said. I will not give It to you. I should regret to use force with s woman. But we could bear no more, and with one accord pushed aside the cur lain and entered the room. It isn't true! cried Elizabeth, rush Ing to her side. Say It isn't true, and w! will believe you. "Even now, in the face of everythin? would you believe me?" "Yea," I said; we would Indeed. I: is your word against theirs why should we not believe you? Only say it is not true. The box Is youra, bu why did you get It this way? Yoi. had only to tell us you wanted It. You hear?" she said, standing fkli nd erect, her eyes on a level witl Mr. Blake's as she looked at him. gnorlng his outstretched hand. "My word against yours, and they bellcvi me me!" s - SMUGGLE v Many Were In the Same Boat. According to the Saturday Evening was from a little settlement beyond the Post, this la a story heard with much Canadian border. Another came from glee by congress during the last days of the Roosevelt administration: town in the backwoods of Maine. Anlittle During the recent cold spell in other had but recently left a prosperous Washington, a man, shivering and K of a door knocked the at farm home on tlie Minnesota prairie, and ragged, street house and said to the lady: still another was from a good home in the "Please, madam, give me something to eat I am suffering severely from sunny southland. xposure. And thus it went. From Wisconsin, Michigan and the rural disYou must be more specific, the of almost every state in the nation had come these girls and young Are you a member of tricts lady replied. women, from tlie farms and the country towns. the senate or of the house 7 And what is the reason that so many unfortunates come from the Not Asking Much. It is because they are born and brought up in their country The president, explained one of country? e Plunk-vlllhomes without the secretaries, cant stop at any knowledge of the life of the big cities and its tempon his swing around the circle. tations. The result is that these girls leave their homes in tlie country In fact, my good man, we are sched- and come to the city in search of work entirely unprepared for tlie battle uled to go through Plunkvllle at 60 forced will to make against the evil of the big city. be miles an hour. they Couldnt you throw out one of his In a majority of cases the young women found positions and started old hats?" asked the leader of the com- to work with every intention of making names for themselves. They mittee, hopefully. Washington Hen took tlie first misstep and from that point to the underworld is but a Id. Broken 1 Thank you. Surely It U a simple mat- fur you thought you couldn't live ter for you to satisfy this man. Let apart, you suid. So 'e was to leave 'is ua open it and prove him w .mg once wife fur giaid and all and go abroad, for all, and then neither you nor 1 and you was to join 'im there, fust Jellin' tho police in Montreal know liow need ever sea ill in again." She uuwrapped the first htyer of they could git Willy git lm fur somethin' Y done because you told 'im lo. paper, then paused uncertainly. Tell me they are youra, she said But you wanted to close up the 'ere fust, you said, and git the In a queer, choked voiceyour mother's earls and I will believe you. emeralds safely landed, bo's you would he sure of the money they'd Only look at me and tell me so. Tlie great brown eyes looked into bring. And Willy wasn't to git a cent, Gabrlelle's clear huzel ones steadily fur you needed It yerself. hut ' for a minute perhaps, then faltered; thought Y had 'em, fur you give lin a he long lashes drooped upon her box Jest like It one uighl. and started cheek, and she turned aside, speech- 'lin and Mr. Graham off fur the other shore. You never thought, though, a thief. less Gahrielle, with a sigh which was al- when you two was talkin' in the boatmost a sob, handed the box to Mr. house jest before they sailed, that me Blake, lie bowed gravely, removed and Willy was in the passageway the cover, and Mrs. Bundy's famous listenin to you. We Yard Jest 'ow emeralds glittered in their bed of jew- Mr. Graham was to land 'im with the elers rotion. Aa long as 1 live 1 shall empty box, and sat) away immediate, hate emeralds, for they can but re- leavin' 'lin caught hard and fast. call that rnoBt painful scene, bringing Well you knowed 'e would never peach S vividly before me the averted face, on you. She paused and awallowed convuland bent golden head, of our once i JURED I hire Kdith, may STORY WOMAN Gardiner, Maine. "1 should regret to use force," ho re- two ulone, and my boy here left behind, ratin' Is Yurt out with love and peated. "Thd box, if you ideas." Stop!" said Gubriulle quickly. jealousy. And you made a plan, you sively. loved friend. So Willy went out In the boat alone "Surely," said Gordon liennelt, "there is no use In prolonging this with Mr. Graham, and with Is Yart lilac k wi' rage and imssion. And 'e scene. None whatever, agreed Mr. Blake, si ruck the man meanln to stun 'im. making a sign to the officers who held per'aps. Hut 'e killed lm 'e killed the man 1 even now think of as laird im. And I say now, and God In Yaven knows Im right, that this womWilfrid. I arrest you," said the officer, "for an murdered 'Arry Graham, not my not my boy." Imy the murder of Harry Graham." Officer," said Mr. Blake's quiet Something flashed in the light, and we heard a sharp click, accompanied voice, remove the prisoners." The officers now approached the by a suppressed scream front Mary woman and held the handcuffs toward Anne. Not that!" she cried. "Oh, good her, but she shrank away against the Ijord! not that! Don't put the and-- c wall. Not that!" she cried, with the first uffs on 1m. Dont note of appeal her voice had conBe quiet," her son said. tained. Not that! I will go quietly. you see the game Is up? She did not heed hlin, but stood be- Not that." "Then go, Mr. Blake said sternly, fore the officers with raised hand and a certain dignity of carriage which and remember resistance Is useless. commanded attention In sflite of her There are other men outside, and tha government boat is at the slip. Go." gingham apron and round red face. of Bhe turned once and looked at us, murder site the said; Aye," Mr. Graham. 'E done it e si nick the as she walked between the two officers e to the front door, and paused uncerblow but why? Ask the woman lm, 'er with the soft 'ands and tainly. Good-by,she said very gently. the yellow 'air. Ask 'er why he done It. Ain't Bhe Is wife? Ain't 'e lived "You would have believed me, and 1 and breathed and worked fur 'er ever thank you. I I am glad to havs sence the evil day he fust seen 'er known you. Fleose forget me, and the day 'e come to me and told nte e good-by- . was agoing to take up a trade and Tho truln of her black gown swept live honest and respectable? Wot did the floor as she crossed the hall, but she do fur 'lm? She smiled on 'ltn she did not look back again; wi and she coaxed Ini, with 'er sweet heard the door close, and steps cross voice and pretty ways; she said she the veranda, and then Mr. Blake re couldnt live wlout lm, and more, too. plnced the cover on the glitterlni And she told 'lm 'ow rich she was, emeralds and again wrapped them In soft white paper. And this," he said to Gabrielis, "explains our presence In your cellai I hope you are convinced I the truth. spoke Hut Gahrielle was on the couch, hei face hidden In the cushions, her dig nity a thing of the past. Go away, ahe said In a smothered voice go away, and never, never, let me see your face again." What have we done? he Inquired turning to his friend with a puzzled " air. My Word Against Yours, and They Believe Me. 'ow easy she made 'er money Hikin' whatever she laid 'er 'ends on, nl smuggling Jools and slch acrost the lr:pYr to 'er frlpnds in the states. Wot did t.he marry 'lm fur? She didn't lovo him " The man made a sudden motion, but the officer laid a restraining hand upon his arm, and Mary Anne continued, pouring out the words in s steady stream which admitted of no interruption. She wanted somebody to do 'er dirty work, thats why she married 'im, and tired enough of 'lm Bhe got. fur all the gold key she gave lm an' the cuff button which I thought I'd die when I seen it in yer 'ands, Miss .'.Use. Was there a stormy night she didn't send lm out on the ocean wl' a boat-loafur the other side, csrln' not a hit whether 'e ever come hack or not? Did she rare fur anything but 'erself? "Don't I know 'ow fur years, ever sence she fust seen 'lm, she's madp ;hat pore dead mnn work fur 'er? An honest man 'e was, too. at fust, with n wife and child, but wot did she care? 'K was crazy shout 'er. and once 1 heard 'lm say 'e'd fuller 'er to purga lory and wuss, and 'e left Is wife and child whenever she called lm, which die did wl a lock o' 'air and some 'mil verse. She liked Im, too liked is fine Agger and 'andsome fare, and vl'.cn he rome r round she 'ad smile-rito spare, with nothing left fur .Yilly lint Mack lixiks and sharp words. Jh. 1 know! "Will some one stop the woman?" aid Mr. lllake helplessly; but Mary nne had more to say, and went close n her daughter-in-law- , addressing hei llrectly. "When you sent fur 'lm this sum nor." she slid, "and 'e come as usual, .rm didn't like it because he brought is wire pore, pale, homely little hing so you was extra sweet to 'In: Ichts when you met In the bnat-ousand ha sailed you out on the sea. you and d e Elizabeth now had the floor, and thi mantle of dignity descended upon her I think, she remarked frigidly, wc need not trouble you to slay any longer. We are quite accustomed tc being alone we prefer to be alone. Gordon Bennett turned helplessly tc me, but It was now my turn to Im haughty and linsppeased. Even undei the circumstances, I could not let tin others distance me. I da not think there is anythin more to say, Mr. Bennett," I returned I quite agree with m) loftily. friends." It seems,' he remarked, turning tc Mr. Blake, as though we might ai well go home. When (hey reached the door, how ever, he returned and atood before me hat in hand, and a very determined aspect about the chin. I want to tell you, he said, tha! I found the scarf-pion the slip. II was a sleeve button dropped by tha man you call Lord Wilfrid, and the clue Mr. Blake was looking for. I had promised him not to admit to any one where 1 got it therefore I lied as you know. He had It set as a pin and wished to try the effect on tha woman. You know how she gave her self away when ahe saw it. for yoi also were watching her. The gold key Is the badge of thin partlculsi hand of smugglers, and they all west Your servant It In various ways. Mary Anne, was more sinned againsi than sinning, and will be allowed to gl free. I know yon would wish this." He paused suggestively. I made m reply. I think that Is all, he con eluded, except to say that if I cai at nny lime be of acrvlre to you, or If for any reason, you want to see me 1 hope you will let me know. Fntl i hen I shall be careful not to Intrude. The hall door slammed with somi emphasis, r.r.d again we listened t Then steps crossing the veranda. simultaneously and without restraint we hemn to cry. while Mary Ann in the kitchen sobbed heavily. This did us all good, and when si last we opened the windows and looked out, the ocean spark'cd sad .littered in the morning sun and th v. hole world smiled at us just as I had so orten done before. At the j oint of the ir'and a smull dark object moved swirtly along: wi recognized the government bout, and vatclied It with swimming eyes tins 'renib'ing lips until it made the tun and disappeared. Gahrielle pointed to the foam In ill wake with u hand that shook slightly. Edith," she said, There goes .uid we looked out over the emp.l) ci an in silence. ITU Bli CON TIN I'Ll).) i |