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Show Giinig'er Ella "And It will be the best thing In the world for father," Interpolated Ulugei proudly. "And something we van well afford since It doesn't cost anything" "Eddy, believe me." added 'Mm Jenkins almost tearfully, "you shall have your reward foi the good yoo are doing." , "Well." he snld facetiously. "I hoi the reward happens to be the thing I want. . The worst thing about reward Is that they are usually Just what you want least." "What do yoo want especially T de-manded Ulnger, her thought flying to the future effluence attendant upon her home for the blind. "Something thai I dure say will dls agree with me If I evei get It," toe re plied, laughing. "But I want It" "Don't eat anything that will give you Indigestion," she continued. "I had It after the strawberry festival It's terrible. VEthel Hueston Illustrations by Irwin Myers Copjrrltht, T Bobba Mw.m dm. WNU Sirvlca sort of Jolly blm along fou , oa,e ibe right wing-t- wo little bedrooms and a bath. He shall rest nntll he Is sick of resting, tie sha n't marry bury, or preach. Me shall Just He around In the sun. ann lounge In the hammock, and eat and sleep and you can make him laugh." "But Eildy-t- he church I" "Oh, hong the church. Give 'em a vacation-- do 'era good The besl way to make some people appreciate theli religion Is to take it away from 'em for a while. But anyhow, If we cant go to such extremes, and I dure say your father would object, we can get a student preacher to fill I for a month or six weeks. Best thing all STORY FROM THE START In the usually quiet homt ot Rev. Mr. Tolllver of Red Thrueb, Iowa, bis motherless daughtere, Helen. Miriam and Ellen "Gin-gt- r Elia" are tmejr "rooming" 'heir slater Marjory for partici-pation n the "beauty pageant" that evening. With Eddy Jack, on, nroeperoue young farmer, her escort Marjory leaves for the anticipated triumph. Over-work bee affected Mr Tolllver! yea to the point of threatened bllndneee. Marjory wine tbe beauty prise, 150.00. She (Ives the money to her father to con-eu- lt Chicago specialists. Mr. Tol-- . liver leaves for Chicago with Miriam. Olnger meets Alexander Wurdock. Mr. Tolllver returne, tbe doctors giving biro little . hope. Ginger gets an Idea for 1 "Parsonage Home for the Blind" 7,, and solicit funde. She gets tulta at once. Helen Is married and leaves the pereonage. CHAPTER V 9 When Miriam went to Chicago with her father. Miss Jenkins moved across to the parsonage to remain with the two girls. Miss Jenkins was glad to do thin The girls felt It was for that she had followed them about through l aerlea of tnree charges, that now and then, In emergencies, she could Step largely Into the household and assist In Its management Still came discouraging reports from tbe city. Mr. Tolllver was "run down," on a blgb nervous tension, mentally strained. Orders were more peremptorily curt than ever. The doc-tors could not offer any possible hope for the ultimate recovery of his sight unless he followed their regime, which called for absolute rest an abundant of fresh air. good wholesome food, and complete mental freedom. Tbe girls at home, In conference with Miss Jenkins, considered this bitterly. "How can a man rest when he has to support a family, and keep pence In a whole church" wondered Mar-jory. Quietly then they made their plans for their fu l tier's return. Eddy prom ised to go that same day to Joplln Westbury, treasurer of the official board of tbe Methodist EptscopH church at Red Thrush, trustee, stew ard, and vice chairman, to ask for a month's vacation for Mr. Tolllver, to take effect the following Saturday This would allow a full month after his return for- - winding up affairs In the old church before the formal de.1 tcatlon of the new. When UMdy broached the subject to Joplln Westbury, that Inttuentlnl man acquiesced witb an alacrity which rather disconcerted than pleaen him He was prepared tor argument ex-postulations, complaints about ex lenses. Instead of tills Joplln West bury listened gravely, with his shre vd eyes reflectively narrowed, nnddlna his dead In tatit agreement. Indeed, there was something very much akin to ellef In his manner. Only one minor detail be wished altered. Mr. Tolllvei needed more tliaa a mere four weeks of rest, be must have eight weeks his vacation must continue until the formal dedica tion of the church. "We've got things well In bond, now. and what's left can wait nntll we've moved over. It a Utile rest will do him good, a big rest will do more. And that will bring us up nearly to the fall conference, and If he Is well, why, good. And If not why, there's no barm done." A somewhat cryptic remark, but when Eddy Jackson asked for ex-planation, Joplln Westbury was non-- ( committal. "Oh, nothing nothing at all. But It's good to be prepared for any pos-sible emergencies botb In tbe church and out" Joplln ' Westbury was as good as his word. He bad the district super-intendent on the e tele phone by nine o'clock the next morn Ing. and upon statement ot their needs, was gratified by a piece ot rare good fortune. The superln tendenl bail at bis disposal a brilliant young mlnlBter, a graduate ot Drew Theological seminary, who had Just returned from a years special study In England, and was even now await ing the convening of the conference for his a Mlgnment 1 he practice In active ministry would be a very fine thing for hlii, and be could he s cured at a nominal figure. In the meuntluie, Mrs. Westbury had telephoned the members of the board, announcing special meeting to be held that evening, which was a mere mutter of routine to legalize for Joplln Westbury had already sent a telegram to Hirutn Buckworth, statins tbe details of tils proposition, and had received an ac ceptunce that very afternoon. Hirutn Buckworth promised to arrive In'lted Thrush on the afternoon train, on Saturday, ready to ofllclate on thp Sa htm th, and requested them to ar-range for his room and hoard in Red Thrush, with the parmnnge family. If possible. Joplln Westbury considered this a particularly lucky stroke, and reported his success to Bihiy Jackson with great gusto. Eddy hastened to an-nounce hi progress fo the girls at the parsonage. "You see, by boarding tills Buck worth chap, yoo can pay all of your expenses In the parsonage. Mr. Tol liver and Miriam arc company at I'ay Plrt. so that yon can save the whole two months' salary to pay for his treatments In "hlcni;o." - (TO BE CONTINUED) And In s Moment They Were Rolling Off to the Country. the way round. I'm a member my-self, and I'll go to oil Jop this very dny, and get things started. We'd better have it all fixed before your father comes back, foi be Just might have an objection or so. Now you be ready, to come out with him" "Miriam will have to go with fa-ther. Remember 1 have my own personal business to look after at home." "Oh, Is that the way of it? Well, Miriam then anybody. And the rest of you must come out and visit very often to keep blm from getting lone-some. I wonder we didn't think of this before Why. It Is Just tbe thing all tbe way around, it will tickle moth-er to have some one around for her to make a fuss over, and your father Tou see. Glnger.when he Is at iiouie, be can't rest Ha lives every minute five times over, once for himself, ind once for eacb of you girls. Oh, there are only three of you now. But there's Jenky. And when you want things he can't affor ., It simply makes him sick. And when tbe bills come in, and he hasn't the money Rest? How could any man rest I Get blm away from It that's the ticket" "Oh, Eddy!' Ginger was spellbound at the depth of his understanding "Isn't It too bud you haven't got a family of your own? Why you'd be perfectly wonderful witb children-l- ust like father."- So Eddy, with some reluctance, turned the car buck from the pleasant lanes, and went Into consultation witb Marjory and Miss Jenkins. "I asked Ginger to come out with her father," he sold frankly, "for she looks pale and tired, and I thought the change might do ber good. But she says Miriam. Ginger has affairs of her own whlcb require her continued presence In the city at leust. she snys so, though she did not take me into her confidence. At any rate, I shall moke arrangements for Mlrium and your father at I'ay Dirt" "And Ginger and the rest otus will come and visit." promised Mar lory, with a sly smile for the young man. Buf she added, with great serl ousness. "Eddy, I think you are a deat good boy. Tou are so sympathetic and so generous It simply Isn t fair. It leads us to expect too much of human nature." "Of coarse, later, on, I shall be able to take care of him," said Ginger, "but he seems to need taking care of now." Tbe girls were bo well used to Gin ger's largeness of expectations thai her remark called forth no discussion of ways and means. Besides, thoj were far too depressed for argument A growing torror preyed upon their thoughts permanent blindness a hor-ror whlcb they tried to kill by Ig noring. When Eddy Jackson called on (he ' telephone, It was a welcome diversion. "1 thought perhaps you would like to go alone with me In the car," he offered, "and tell me all your secrets, and ask my advice about Investing thla fortune of yours." Eddy Jackson bad been her only confidant concerning her boped-fo- r fortune. Ginger promptly accepted the Invl tatlon, delicately passing over the blot as to her confidence, "Now you are not iuvited. Murjory," she said firmly, when Marjory offered to Join them. "I want to talk business with Eddy Jackson, and you know what chance I have to talk business when you and your complexion are around." Fearful that she sight of the car would drive her slstet to more open desire, she was waiting at the curb when Eddy drove up. And In a mo-ment they wero rolling off to tbe country. "You see, It Is a long time since you bought those bonds," be snld, "and I thought you might need help in clip-ping tbe coupons." "If you are trying to be funny," she said. "1 don't mind telling you that my business Is off to a very good start Unfortunately, the first returns are not large ones. And righ' now Is when I want It most" She sighed s little. "What's the matter? Bad news from your father? What do the doctors ay?" - "Jnst what they have been saying for Ave months. He Is worn out, nervous and weak. His eyes can't get well until the rest of hire ts stronger. A nervous shock may make blm blind forever. Oh, Eddy. I'm going to give him everything he needs time to play, the best things in the world to eat and fresh air, and moun - tains, and seashorea everything, after while. Bui be needs It nowl" "How sthiD do you expect to be able 1 to do these things?" Ginger figured, painfully, counting fpn her angers, her Hps moving. "Well I'm afraid 1 couldn't do very much not so very much for maybe six months. Maybe longer. I don't ex actly know. And be may be entirely blind by then." Tbey drove for a while In silence. "Ginger, your Inspiration Is catch-ing. hove a good Idea myself. A quiet atmosphere, fresh air, good coun try food, pure milk. Well, wbut's tbe matter with Pay Dirt?" Ginger did not understand. "Why, send him cut to Pay Din for a rest He wont have any salt air, but he'll have complete quiet and a rest He won't have any mountain breer.es, but be'll have unadulterated Iowa. He won't have any French menus but plenty of fresb eggs and good milk, and chicken three times e day if be wants It And It won't cost mm a cent You can come along, to read to blm. and walk with him, and BELL BUSINESS "1 cant do thing with Parker, said the manager. "I've had him In three departments, and ha dozes all day long "I'm him at the pyjunia counter,' suggested the proprietor, "and fasten card on him with those words: "'Our pyjamas are of sueb superior Quality that even the mun who sells them cannot keep awake,' "Tlt-BIt- t Clay Pipa Joke? The owner of a cheap watch brought It Into the Jeweler'a shop to see what could be done for It "The mistake I made, of course," he admitted, "was In dropping It" "Well, I don't suppose you could help that," the jeweler remarked. "The mistake you made was picking It up." London Opinion. STEPPING STONES . llll "Why are yon ao anxious to have Arthur give yon presents of dia-monds? "They're atepplng stones to mar-riage, my dear." , Numerous Enemies He who haa a thousand frlenda. Hae not a friend to spare, And he who haa one enemy Will meet him everywhere. Forming Career "Ton tnke a now flat every yearf "Tea," answered Mr. Meckton, "1 had thought of persuading Henrietta to go Into the movies." "Why not?" "Her natural eloquence Is such I thought she'd better wait for the latest developments and take her chances with the talkles'Wnshlngton Star. Warning; Doctor Pearson (after bringing him to) How did you happen to take that poison, Bastus? Didn't you read the sign on the bottle? It said "poison." Bastus Yessah, but ah didn't be-lieve it Doctor Pearson Why not? Rastus Cause right underneath it was a sign what said "Lye." AFTER A REST "Jones ought to be looking well after nefng locked up at the police station." "Why?" "Shouldn't a man look well after ar-rest?" ! The Wifely Viewe 'My dear, you apend (oo much." Said pa, wno found life tough; My dear," said ma, "you're wrong You Juat don't make enough!" Timea Have Changed Jones It was Toe, wasn't It who wrote that stuff about a world of x and harmony were foretold by those golden wedding bells? . Smith Yeah, but all they foretell now is a lot of business for the di-vorce lowyexs. - Home, Sweet Horn Guest Great Scot I Who's that cou-ple above you making so much racket with their family scrap? Flat Dweller Oh. that's the couple who were quietly married last week Ao Office Secret The New Stenog I don't see how I'm going to bold this Job. I'm sure I can't spell the long technical words In the boss' dictation. The Old-Tim- Sh I Spell 'era by ear. The boss doesn't know how to spell 'em himself. Newly Engaged She Henry, I have something I must confess to you; my teeth are false. He My dear, I know that. She But I haven't paid for them yet - At Civilixatloa Goes On "Crimson Gulch used to see some thrilling stage conch holdups." "We still have our holdups," sighed Cactus Joe, "but what we're bothered about now is a little thing like a lift In street car fares." Washington Star. The Formula A famous merchant was asked about his success and about bis contented help. He snld: "The secret Is: treat . your money and your employees just alike. Keep them busy, or they lose Interest." When !& are upset j jjyi Baby ffli tltd aSlmenti seem m?!uS twice a serious at night A sua-- U den cry may mean colic. Or s jtij", "" sudden attack of diarrhea a con- - ' li hSiffSM p dition it is always important to y check quickly. How would you ' , meet this emergency tonight? tion always on hand. But dotit Have you a bottle of Castoria keep it just for emergencies let ready? There is nothing that can it be an everyday aid. Its gentle take the place of this harmless influence will ease and soothe the but effective remedy for children; infant who cannot sleep. Its mi d nothing that acts quite the same, regulation will help an older child or has quite the same comforting whose tongue is coated because oi effect on them. lujrRih bowels. All druggists ; For the protection of your wee have Castoria ; the genuine bears one for your own peace of mind Chas. H. Fletcher's signature on keep this old, reliable prepara-- the wrapper. The Mark of Genuine i : ASPrKIN Is like an old friend, tried and BATES There can never be a satisfactory sub-stitute for either one. Bayer Aspirin la genuine. it is the accepted antidote for pain. Ita relief may v 1 always be relied on, whether used for the occa-ion-al headache, to head-of-f cold, or for the more ; serious aches and pains from neuralgia, neuritis, , rheumatism or other ailments. It's easy to Identify Bayer Aspirin by the Bayer Cross on every tablet, by the name Bayer on the box and ! the word "genuine" always printed in red. f Aeplrla !e the trade mert e ArA Bam Maaufaetore tt Mx- - f ja 1 MaUaelikatar ( BaUeyUcaeld . When a White Collar Man Goes Army,, P5P ' .. ; Perhaps he doesn't ,t vlearn a few things! yl " AzK envy man who "only ' DON'T ' work a typewriter." I- - ''t1'"' ' So we were told by Mr. Solon S. s'fTJ''lt ' Bloom of 8503 Woodbrook Avenue, ' " rt:i' ' Baltimore, Md., whose health began " - to give way because his work gave 1 liim no bodily exercise. PI decided to get away to amilitary " training camp," Bays Mr. Bloom, fatothe Brmy, n you are like most mmking the rough and tumble r youoo will 6nd that erfth the army would do me good Nujol mftk8 the metme9 W for ft month. I asked the doctor y fa & (fjeL what to do about my condition. , . Tve seen men, I've known men, he ' Remember Nujol Is not a medl-ai- d. I know what they eat, drink, cine, for it contains no drugs of and how they live. I know cathartics, any kind. It is simply bodily lubrica-physic- s, and all the waya men try tion that everybody needs, to keep themselves regular and the you can get a bottle of Nujol at only two that go together well are sjjy good drug store, in a sealed pack-men and NujoL Nujol soothes and ag6j for the price of a couple of good . heals the membranes and expels zan, TJ you will etart today and bodily poisons normally, naturally, try lt for weeka you will agree easily, ao that you are regular as that Nujol is the easy normal way clock-work.- '!! to keep well and make a success out That was what Mr. Bloom learned of your life. You wffl be astonished when he left his typewriter and went at the results! I Waist Overalls for Men and Youths s ' - j f"iL" : , lliiitfAMiniillillli " ,i,ih,.it,i iin Biliirn Bib Overalls for Men and Boys : little Journeys in;; Americana - if i By LESTER B. COLBY ? , Consulting th Great Turtle mediums, fortune CI.AHIVOYANTS. fakers played opon the credulity of the Indians In the early days of America much as they do today npon the more credu-lous whites. Their physicians and surgeon, too, were apt to give their medicines and perform their opera-tions to the beating of rattles and tomtoms.' Sometime they surround-ed themselves with mnth myatlclsm. Alexander Henry, who was a cap-tive of the Chlppewaa In 1703 and 1704, at that time a cannibal tribe, and who hovered on the brim oi the broth pot for a year. In hie memoirs relates how he witnessed an Indlnn medium's consultation of the Great Turtle. Couriers had arrived at Snutt Bte. Marie with word that the war between the English and Indians was over! that the English bad come with a mighty army and that the Indians must make pence at onc or de" stroyed. The Indians could not wholly trust the couriers. to they decided to Invoke the Great Turtle to lenrn the real facta. The Great Turtle, they said, knew all and never told them Ilea. In prep-aration for the Invocation a large house was butlt Inside this a teepee j about ten feet high and four feet In diameter was built It had a wooden I framework and was covered with skins. The entire village sat down around this teepee to witness the j ' events. Finally the priest or medicine man appeared. He stripped practically naked and crawled Into the tent Henry describes the action that re-sulted as follows: "His head was scarcely within side when the edifice, massy as It vas, be-gan to shake; numerous voices were heard, some yelling, some barking as dogs, some howling like wolves, and In the horrible concert were mingled screams and sobs, as of despair, anguish and the sharpest pain. Artic-ulate speech was also uttered, as If from human lips, but In a tongue un-known to any of the audience. "After some time these confused and frightful noises were succeeded by a perfect silence ; end now a voice, not heard before, seemed to manifest the arrival of a new character In the tent This was a low and feeble voice, resembling the cry of a young puppy. "The sound was no sooner dis-tinguished than all the Indiana clapped their hands for Joy. exclaim-ing that this was the Chief Spirit, the Turtle, the spirit that nevtr lied! Other voices which they had discrimi-nated from time to time, they had previously hissed, as recognizing them to belong to evil and lying spirit which deceive mankind. "New sounds came from the tent During the space of half an hour a succession of songs were heard In which a diversity of voices met the ear. From his first entrance, till these songs were finished, we heard nothing of the proper voice of the priest ; but now be addressed the multitude, de-claring the presence of the Great Turtle and the spirit's readiness to answer such questions as should be proposed. "The questions came from the chief of the village, who was silent till after he had put a large quantity of tobac-co Into the tent. Introducing It at the aperture. This was a sacrifice offered to the spirit j for spirits are supposed by the Indians to be as fond of tobacco as themselves. "The tobacco accepted, he desired the priest to Inquire whether or not the English were preparing to make war upon the Indians; and whether there were or not at Fort Niagara a large number of English troops. "These questions having been put by the priest the tent Instnntly shook ; and for some seconds after. It con-tinued to rock so violently that I ex-pected to see it leveled to the ground. All this was a prelude, as I supposed, to the answer to be given; but a ter-rific cry announced, with sufficient In-telligibility, tbe departure of the Turtle." "A quarter of an hour passed," Henry relates, "and the spirit of the Turtle returned. It began an Impas-sioned speech which none In the au-dience could understand. When that was done the priest, who pretended to understand It gave his 'Interpretation.' "The spirit snld that In It absence it had crossed Lake Huron, gone to Niagara, to Montreal and other places and had Investigated what was going on along the St Lawrence river. Questioned as to what would happen If tbe Indians made the Journey to the English port, the Turtle said : " Sir William Johnson will fill your canoes with presents, with blankets, kettles, guns, gunpowder and shot and large barrels of rum, such as the stoutest of the Indians will not be able to lift; and every man will re-turn safely to his family.' "Whereat the peace party was or-ganised and a hundred Indians all eager to Join It cried : 'I will go, too! I will go, toot'" , (a im. Leater B. Colby.) One Had More Stripes Hie American flag has not elwaya nad IS stripes. A stripe was added for eacb new state until 1818. when It was decided to go back to the original 13 stripes and place an additional star for each new state In the blue corner, says the Mentor Magaalne. , Locates Sunken Treaeure H. P. Douglas, an English naval off-icer, baa, by means of a contrlvnnce know i as the sonic depth Under, de-vised a way to oeate sunken treae ore. The Instrument, by sending out Bound waves and recording the elnpsed time before the echo return calcu-lates the distance between Itself and the reflecting surface on the ocean floor. Fattldioue Burglar Winchester, Va, haa a burglar who Insists on having only new money. Some of the smaller paper currency and several old notes were displayed In a Jeweler's window. Tbe robber of discriminating taste heaved a pad-ded brick through the window and helped himself to the new, leaving the old and also some attractive sil-verware. ! Juit So "Disappointed In love, she says next time she will marry for money." "Even that has been known to yield poor dividends." , Squelched . Haughty Customer My . - ., Waitress He's Just gone out with another lady, miss. ' ' 'HH1 1 1 1 it 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 m 1 1 1 m 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 n m 1 1 i'i. i Food Vainly Set Out to Kill Rats still untouched, but on this occasion it was covered with a piece of old sacking whlcb was lying In s corner of the premises. Next night tbe rl took their departure. Recently a school tench- - er in a Lewis (Hebrides) public school told the following rot story: "Last spring a rurally of rats Invaded hi barn. To get rid of the undesirable visitors, be got a supply of a rar poi-son and spread It one night on the floor of the outhouse, thereafter lock-ing the door to prevent any of his do meetic animals entering and eating the food. Next morning, he found, to bis amazement, the uutouched food, cov-ered over with a layer of chaff which was lying In a heap near at hand. He asked his wife If she had been to the barn, but was answered in the nega-tive. However, on the following night be first removed the heap of chart and put down the poisoned food a before. On the following morning h was further mystified to Bud the food Quite s Feed Time, . the Newsmagazine, reports that at a recent advertising conven- - Hon In Berlin "250 calves, 35,000 crabs, 4,000 bottles of wine were consumed by 2,500 diners." Newapaper Training Hardup I say, old man, will you Indorse a note for me? ' Editor My dear chap, my profes-sional training forbids me having any-- thing to do with paper written on both sides. Unless you bear with the faults ot a friend, you betray your own. Syrus, . What a dreadful burry we are la when the sidewalk Is crowded. Little boys who throw stones grow up and become critics. Jackpot A vessel frequently used for the cooking of greens. Owe "Dailiea" to War The Civil war revolutionized the hnblts of the people, writes Warren F. Spalding In the Boston Transcript. All their movements, mental and pbys-Ical- , were quickened. Having had the news of the wur day by day. they never returned to the old ways. The daily newspaper was the child of the Civil war. People became accus-tomed to having news every day. They found that other things were Interest-ing, and they must have the news about everything every day; the daily newspaper bad become Indispensable. Th Very Ideal Lady Newsdealer Say. you have been looking over those newspapers for a half hour. Go on and buy one. Gent What I Do you think I have thne to read newspapers? Buen Hu-mor, Madrid. Airplane Plays Poor Second to the Birds a good pursuit plane gave "finesse" Inferior to 6. The "finesse" of a awal-lo-was found to be at least 19. A group of French scientists hsve proved to their own complete aati faction that wonderful as alrplares may be. they still come a long second to bird fiiglits. A single swallow Is 1 three times as swift and economical I a flyer as the very best pursuit plune 1 In the French army. Three scientists 1 liuguennrd, MaRnnn add . Sulnte 1 Lnmie, have used a new "machine gun" motion picture camera with a double objective to evolve a method for testlnn the "finesse" on real air planes in actual Sight and on bird? In flie air The camera gives simultaneously on the some srip of film clear Images of a Kidding nurk on tbe ground six feet from Its trs and of en airplane fl.vinu nwny. well as a clear Image of a mun pin ed IN) feet away Ts Ing It, the enlists discovered thai Explaining Light Light ts Mdlunt energy. Modern scientists say there are many line of evidence showing that liht Is simply electrical waves. The waves whlcb are called Hsh! because they happen to affect our yes are not esnentlally different from the longer and the shorter ones which we make use of in other ways. Old Standby Pan ing Science brings out a new serum to core rheumatism, thereby threatening to take away our best weather fore-caster. St I'aul Newa |