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Show v rxxxxxxfxxxxx H H N Where Men Were Scarce By MONA COWLES N XXX6XSXX4XSXSXXXSXX L 1121, by MoClur Ntwaptpar Syxclieal. Jane Burchard Is college had vowed that shs would sever leach. She had teen encouraged by the aucceaa that came to sums of the girl a who had from Iteynoida college In war day a But the men were hack from the war and wartime atreae of business was over. The aituatlon became apparent to Jane Burchard when, a week 'after her graduation from Bey Holds, ahe dlacorered the beet job that ahe could And through the aid of agenclea and newapaper want adver tleementa waa that of a learner In a candy factory at $12 a week or a job Belling rlbbona la a department atore graduated at !) $15-- So Jane decided to teach. But ahe knew her frlenda and clasamatea would not forget the derlalve remarks ahe had eipt eased fcnent the teaching profession. "I kqpw why you dont want to teach," her young brother bad explained. "Ton think teachers never meet sty men, get to be old maids and never worry. Youre afraid you won't get a husband" Jane Burchard was annoyed. "Precious little use I have for men," she snapped. "And Just to show you. I'm going to start In teaching next autumn." But Jane didn't want to face the Inquiring faces of her friends after she had begun her career as a teacher so sha chose to select from the positions offered to her that of teacher In a district school In a remote end of the state. It helped a little to feel that $he war filling a Job that no one else wanted A special appeal had been madf for teachers for these remote districts where several tchoola had actually been closed down because no one could be Induced to take the positions. Moreover ahe wanted to show that Impudent brother of hers that men didnt count In her career. Human beings of sll descriptions were scarce In the rocky region around Berwick district school, but men young men were singularly unfrequent. "Youll be perfectly safe to live alone In the little cottage that goes with your Job," the county superintendent of schools had told her. "There Isn't a man In the district, not even a tramp. Oh, there's the minister and the doctor and a dozen old farm-.er- s and old Stebblns that runs the store, but they arent likely to annoy you." So Jane Burchard wns installed as district school teacher In Berwick township, pleased In knowing that, though her salary was not large, she did not ave-tv spend twy of It for shelter and would be able to save more than with" twice the salary In the city. For two or three months all went well, It was not until after the Christmas holidays that Jane became disturbed la her little cottage near the school. One day Jane took pains to dismiss her pupils sll on time and overlooked the fact that several of the older n had deserved to "stay In." Back In her cottage ahe donned heavy walking boots and neat, though certainly not very Jaunty walking togs. Then she started out In her search. As she walked through the country roads and lanes that afternoon she enumerated to herself the occupantsrof the various farmhouses and cottages ahe passed. She waa looking for something, and It waa quite apparent that none of the houses she passed contained It. So she walked In the region on the outskirts of her district, where there waa an occasional house with which she was not familiar. Finally ahe drew up beside a small but recently renovated g . A man of uncertain age, but surely not aged, waa sitting out in the cold winter annahlne on the front steps of his diminutive home. He was smoking In solitude. Apparently Jane had found what ahe had been seeking. . "Excuse me, stranger," she said, "but I wonder if you will help me. I'm the district school teacher, and Ive been out looking for well, the d truth Is, Ive been looking for an man. They are all rather old or feeble up by the .school. I wonder If you would do me a service." The rather unkempt young man rose with an alacrity and good manner that rather surprised Jane. "By all means Fd do anything In the world you asked me." "Well, I'll tell you." Jane said, a Utile embarrassed at the obvious urbanity of the younger man. "I live alone In the cottage. Lately some one has been pro's ling around It seems to be a man, and I hear him every evening Just about the time Fro getting tea, and then as I sit by the table getting ready the next day's lessons. I dont want any of the neighbors to know Im timid. Besides, 1 ora quite as well able to protect myself as any of the men down there. Fancy old Doctor Warren or Farson Jones trying to stand up against a tramp. SoFrebeen looking around trjing to find a well, a regular man. I thought maybe youd come down one or two evenings and when the prowler appears youd fn out with me and scare him off. Fin a little afraid to do It alone." ' John Dawson, the young man thus addressed. Insisted on homing that very, evening, and then he Introduced Jane showed her good faith by asking Mm "to return with her then. It ao&lj b nearly tea time when they -k- chll-dre- ' two-roo- MARKS TIRE PATCH IS FIRST AID TREATMENT ONLY bo-for- M N returned ana tne prowler usuaiiy came HELP TO as soon as her lamps were lighted. Both Jane and John Dawson were 111 at ease as the meal began, but e IPEHTIFY AUTOS Jane bad poured her guests second cup of tea and had persuaded blue to take a second helping of the light omelet she bad made for their repast all their embarrassment seemed to have Locking Devices Are Good Provanished as If by magic. "It la funny,1 tection Against Depredations Jane was thinking, "when one hasnt . of Meddlesome Boys. seen or talked to a young man for cot-ta- able-bodie- man-size- d h!m-self- v, months bow easy conversation seems to come. And John waa thinking, "I thought Fd feel embarrassed and shy when I first had a chance to look Into the eyee and hear the voice of a young and pretty woman again but I waa never less shy in my life." Meantime they forgot the object of Johns visit. It waa not until John said something about going home like a sure enough caller that Jane thought of !L "I forgot all about the prowler,1 she laughed. "He might have come and gone while we were talking." John laughed heartily and suggested that they try the experiment again tha next evening, only "of course not for supper." And Jane said tea would have to be Included aa It was tea time that the prowler always came. So It waa agreed and after John had gone down the road Jane reproached herself that, while she bad told John Dawson all about her own work and her own anxieties, ahe had not succeeded In getting him fo tell how It waa that he waa living out here on the Inhospitable rocky aol! of Berwick township. Next night they listened attentively for the prowler, but no sounds were heard. After a half hour of vigilance. Jane took up the subject In mind. The explanation was simple enough. After two years In France, Dawson explained simply, he had come back to this country, and then at the end of a few months' effort to get his grip bark on the affairs of tha business concern that had left a place open for him there came the collapse that made him and hla doctor reaUze that hla wartime experience demanded a complete change and rest lt fitted In with hla mood to go as far away from humankind as he conveniently could without taking a long and fatiguing Journey. Ience hla retirement to a cabin In Uerwlck township. When he bad explained all this to Jne be rose to go. But we havent heard the prowler. He must have seen you come and been frightened away" John Dawson laughed. "The prowler couldnt come when I am here because. Jane Burchard, I was that prowler. I didn't dream that you beard roe or that annoyed you. But aa I waa getting my grip back on things I grew Infernally lonely I wanted to see and talk to a woman. Bo I used to come around lere and watch you when you lighted the lamps. I knew youd forgive me If you knew how It helped just to get a glimpse of a human being when I wasn't quite sure I bad my nerve back again." If Jane bad shown resentment apfl a ark of understanding, that might have been the end of It all. But Instead she put a bahd out to John that showed an Infinity of comprehension. John Dawson took the hand in hla and looked deep Inter Jane's frank eyes. I cant, keep it from you any longer, Jane," he said. "I'm ready to go back and buck up against the world again and I want to take you with me." And when Jane came back to town at the end of the achool terra one of her old frlenda commented that sha must have exaggerated things a little. She said there weren't any men la Berwick, but ahe managed to find one." MUCH METAL IN HUMAN BODY Bleed Contains Iren and Copper, and Scientist Have Found Areenle In th Liver. Many curious substances pre found In tb human body, and It has been discovered that, among other things, it contains a large quantity of metals of various kinds. Some years ago a famous chemist announced that be bad found Iodine In the thyroid gland, and this led scientist to believe that other equally unexpected element may find their way Into the human organs through soiut exceptional circumstances. They discovered that there was Iron nd In some cases copper In the blood and that copper and other heavy metals occurred In considerable quantities In the liver. Some scientist? have reported that they have found even arsenic In small quantities. Bromine Is found In the nerves and muscles of some animals, as well a? men, but there Is never more than one part In a hundred thousand. Although bromine and Iodine are very similar In their chemical behavior, they are not found In the same part of the body. Tit-Bit- FEW CARS ARE WELL LOCKED Professional Thief Dlecarda Licence Plates, Changes Car and Engine Number and Obliterates Every Mark. Reckless Driving Over Glass, Into Curbs and Holes and Against Recks la Largely Responsible for Lose of Mileage. wlr FiTv,,e1 MadeHertWenWonSr Carter I -LeCo" DAY go le eerte Compound and wStt'issa wars any one whole youngs -. US's? chickens i You may since my troubles are past -- Mra?Y Galloway, Carters Creek, Moat women find plenty to If you find it hard do. to keep up. if are nervous and irritable, wiWutimV tion sad out of sorts generally; Vegetable Compoun(f a fair trilli. VICTIMS RESCUED Kidney, liver, bladder and uric Troubles are most dangerous cause of their insidious attacks? Heed the first warning they give that they need attention by taking GOLD MEDAL The worlde Standard remedy for there disorders will often ward off these di- -i sosse and strengthen the body egtintt' further attacks. Three sizes, all droggita.1 Leek Ior lh eeeie Cold Medel ee mry W CURES COLDS IN A, DAY A Automobile Equipped With Fender. arcuated front member disposed In substantially horizontal planes and spaml ... pnrallelly - from each rollers being mounted to revolve between the arcuated members, a wheel mounted to revolvt In a horizontal plane associated with the frame go as to project ahead of the rollers In proximity to said wheel, and means for adjustably securing the frame. In many cars looseness of the englns bolts, those which hold the engine In place, may cause misalignment of ths power plant, and serious trouble will be the result. If upon examination the crankshaft or connecting rod bearings sre found to be worn a little more on the ends than In the middle It may be taken as a sure sign that the crankshaft la not quite true. il. ! 'A 1 1 CwliKMhM, ltalhac, 10cMW, for eclif sll dlssppesr Send direction. A. Uensrd. Box 467. Wsjrn. Mich MoCIni, nd flies When Chief Scout Executive West stepped off the train at Cincinnati a while ago he received the salute of more than a hundred uniformed scouts. Richard Neff, president of th local council, presented Mr. Waat with th gold key to th local scout group bearing tha words, "Cincinnati Bo) Scout," "Many visitors have received th key to our city," said Mr. Neff. "You are tha first to receive the key te our. most sacred poteeteion, the hearts of our boys." Pickpockets in Hard Luck. A social worker reports that Ne York pickpockets who ued to slip finger Into a vest pocket and get i watch, now get only a scratch from i pin used to hold the watchless chak In place. Cuticura for Pimply Faces To remove pimples and blackheeds smear them with Cuticura O'ntment Wash off In five minutes with Cntl cunt Soap and hot yater. Once cletr fn keep your skin clear by using them Into fall Dont dally toilet purposes. clude Cuticura Talcum. Advertisement Jud Tunkins. Jud Tunkins says he wLdie THE BOY SCOUT WAY could put as much patient enduranrf Into some of his later undertaking A woman from Anaconda, Mont, showed as s boy when he was learn lost a valuable eappblre ring while he 6rtioke f pipe. on a camping trip last summer. To Ing to her surprise, a brisk and businesslike young boy scout appeared at her door, Inquiring If she bad lost a ring 'and politely requested a description thereWhen satisfied that he had found the real owuer, the scout produced the ring. Delighted at getting back her treasured possession, the woman asked the boy to call at her husbands office and get a reward for hl pains. It was then that she got her second surprise. for the scout Just grinned and shook his head We scouts dont look for rewards foe doing little things like that" and he slipped away, not even leaving hts name. wufssu ' Seep 25c, OiataMot 2S tad 50c, TtlcaaSc. -- less than $35,000,000. ' Clear Babys Sldn With Cuticura Soap and Talcum REMS It la estimate that automobile tourists entering Quebec In 1921 spent no I k pm Wrtr ifaswdei mM Dnms4 n4 Wi bwO nudy, Mr. Niff's partnut a4 utaiiwe W. H HILL co. DrTRorr Fragmentary' SIda Elevation of an ciin1 of. iifc ft; 1.306 wP X I! EAGLES FOR 1921. A John Franklin Cox The report of the National Court J.JTtbe Portland, Ore. "I of Honor of the Boy Scouts of Amer- get around to attend my . ica for 1921, shows that 1.30G first farm and knowing that I fbis to relieve ami class scouts became Eagles, the highest thing In store a Into "thoufM . drug rank In scouting. There were only asked the druggist what jj 629 new Eagle scouts In 1920 and 4CS would be best for y In 1919. 1K11 records show 2.CC7 new Immediately recommended Life scouts and 208 Star scouts. Golden Medical Discovery bottle and commenced ,aKI"5 th It helped me right way' NATIONAL COUNCIL TO MEET apPeUt second bottle I felt fine, my The twelfth annual meeting of th ;a gev was greatly Improved apu national council of the Boy Scouts of strength right along. I America will take place In Chicago ent. eight years of age y r t9 March 29 and 30. At this meeting-scou- t around as well as many I owe a go feel that end r,1ccvleaders from every state In th & Golden Dr. Pierce's Union and representing the w blest cry." John Franklin tot range of profession, bankers, business Yamhill St. herh men. teachers, Go at once to Jmr "y preachers, etc, will as sar seml.le to henr the repons of the and Pt the past drug store year's pngres and make plans for tb in tablets or liquid and y1 future dec elopmcnt of the movement. prised at the way you! Colin II. Uving,xton No. of Wushmgtoa W. N. Ui'8.1t Lk City, Will preside, ,,-f- '' -- h irauaiwirtatlon s uue in ui. .y plentiful that It has been found cheaper of gasoline. In fact, bO per cent of the by alcohol. Note the price signs; they This Is a scene fiui a fuel station I aad accept ee imiutioe M i-- took Lydi Pmkham'sVepeuC t ALL OF CUBA RUN ON ALCOHOL fit p I h a Creek, Tenn.-- 7. waa almost an age are am to h home nearby." Weaker. "A lady locked her front door and ItA blowout patch doe not unite when she came home, she had found, a In tire. self with the rubber stock left the key Inside. I went through tha It remain separate, and, during window and opened the door for the warping that takes place while the her." tire la In motion, chafes against the "It waa raining the other day and I ragged edge of the cut In the casing. saw1 a, horse standing la the road. In time the hole reache uch proporwas a horse blanket In the There not If tions that It becomes difficult so I put It on the horse." wagon, . Impossible to repair. laconic statement, all from this And When a tread cut la responsible for one no name attached : small boy, the blowout, the result is usually a In "Carried for neighbor. .kindling ordiclean-cu- t hole. Severe brulaea Fixed pair of skates for little boy. Wber hole. ragged narily produce Carried suitcase to depot for lady'. Let the fabric Is raveled or torn apart, a boy have some money. Went to fabric separation is often the cause. town for a man. Looked-- after a sick e standard-makoffered' tire The bis mother worked. Got while boy the motorist today will not blow out some medicine from drug store for In their prime If they are treated with sick boy." Into curbs. care. Driving over glass, Quick work on the part of a troop Into road hole and against rocka la of boy acouts in forming a bucket line usually responsible for loss of proper saved the home of Robert probably have to mileage. The safeat way la of Indianapolis., Eighteen Patterson a tires by Inspected regularly your all members of Troop 48, were tire man. He can eradicate the cause scout, In a church neardhe Pattermeeting too 1st l of future trouble before It is son home, when somebody reported the fire. A bucket brigade was formed and SAFETY AUTOMOBILE FENDER several boys, each . climbing on the shoulder of another, made a,, human Frame Present Arcuated Front M am- ladder until the top boy could reach ber Disposed In Substantially and throw to the ground a number of Horizontal Planes. burning shingles. When the fire company arrived the fire was out The Scientific American In Illustrating and describing an automoblla fenSCOUT KEY TO BOYS HEARTS der, the invention of B. Kempler, 1007 Y N. Bronx, street, says: Simpson The Invention relates to a fender comprising rigid frame presenting low-power- r SCOUTS DO 'EM EVERY Bay - , ltef CoaacU f lh (ittloul of Amartco Bcotk as-soo- to Set Radium Flashes. Radium Is one of the strangest of Wages That Folly Earns Want and sorrow ftre the wesres tha mid they arc folly earns for gencrallv raid. Sibubec'.. scorns (CviAmoA by It Isnt easy to get a scout to narrate hla good turns, but be doea em for all that. Here are a few little Items with big significance reported Trying to make a blowout patch from Knoxville, Tenn.: a Is do the Job of a permanent repair A man Inquired of me where a cerThe Urea. tire to patch ruin good way treatment to meet' emer- tain number was. He could neither la a first-aiafter the blowout read nor write, so I took him to" the gencies, but as possible it should be removed and house he was looking for." "Came across a boy who had turned a permanent repair made. Unless this hla ankle and could net wak. I weak ooe la done, the casing will bare him up and carried him to hla picked lagrow'jog constantly pot that How substances. It Is a metal, white like Iron or aluminum, but so rare that only a few people have ever looked upon It In Its uncombtned state. It is peculiar because It Is always decomposing or disrupting Itself. You esn see the helium particles from radium. Take a being shoT-ou- t rtuliollte" watch dial Intd an absolutely dark room and look at It with a lens. The letters will appear to be spangles of dancing jwVnts of thee points is tha of light. flash of a little exploson as an atom Is loosened and tears Its a ay through the salts of the. compound. kii d It Is believed that at least one automobile out of every dozen manufactured and sold is stolen. How many stolen machines are ever recovered by Heir rightful owner la another question. Good locking devices or thief signals are not to be despised. They are a aure protection against depredations by meddlesome boys, and will cause the automobile thief so much trouble that be will look for a car that 1 easier to tske away. Where several cars are parked this will hot be hard to find. Comparatively few cars are left well locked, and many stand without being locked at all. Owners sometimes forget to take the switch-ke- y with them, leaving It In the switch lock. Work of Professional. Should a professional automobile thief get your car, be will take good care that you will not recognize It should you see It again. You know It now chiefly by Its license plates, car and engine numbers, and a few cratches, dents and slight peculiarities. Ho discards the license plates, changea the engine and car number and obliterate every mark by which you might Identify your car. Caution la hla middle name. He likes to tear down several cars of the same make and reassemble them so that no two of their principal parts will be found In any one car together. lie has looked everything oves with great care to see whether your Initials are hidden under a washer, or whether there are holes anywhere conLest you Identify some cealed. scratch or dent he may use new fenders and repaint the car. Way to 8acur Car, If you could make a decisive Identification of a body, frame, engine, genr case, rear axle bousing or front axle, you would tand tha best kind of chance to take that car away from a crowd of claimants, even If your markings could be found on but one of these parts, Ilow near can we come to a system of Invisible markings, unlikely of chance duplication, and readily by the owner or someone authorized by hlroT There (ls safety In nutpbers. Several markings on each part make It less likely that all cun be obliterated. Not of Secret Marks. Take, for an example, .he following memorandum of a secret mark: "714 In. horizontally to the left of center of the right engine suspension bolt, scrape off the paint and find a drilled hole filled with lead." If you have several such marks, carefully recorded, on different parts of the frame, your Identification will become, more positive, as It la highly Improbable that two or more of these marks would be accidentally duplicated by some other person. Many other methods of marking the car will suggest themselves to the Inventive owner. It must be remembered, however, that secret Identification marks are worthless unless they are careful! and exactly recorded and I record of them preserved. Henry K, Thayer In Popular 8elence Monthly. prick-punc- Permanent Repair Should Follow Soon as Possile. 1 hai-'V- - huouoI, t..e fort.iodeii nmd l to fill one s tank, with alcolMn moror-drice- n vehlclesvf tell ;be stery. In Uacana. Cuba. fw ar 7t' 1- 1 |