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Show Opening the Chestnut Bur t Qiuse for Doubt rrtHEBl was aa all -.round gnod-fer-soU-, -a- lag man wha died, and at bla funeral tha minliter delirered a moat beautiful address, aalogtalng tha departed la the moat glow! eg r Baaaaor, praialng bin aplendid qualltlea aa a Ba type at sua, a good hue band aad kind parent. About tbla time the widow, who waa seated well ap la front, epohe ta her llttla daughter by her aide, aad aald I "My dear, ge look la the eeaa aad see af it la row , lather." What a Bride Should Know GWENDOLYN EZEUOIN waa a graduate gradu-ate at aa axclunra Bnlahlag school. Hat i well to -de paraats kad been algnaily aoa aaaful la always keeping a Cos) patent cook la tha kltcheai aad. coaaaqueatly. Owes-. Owes-. , aelya kad aerer learned ta prepare anything except fudge. . . Aa Oweadolra'a wadding day approached aka became paalchy at tha thought at la-siting la-siting hrr huebaad-lo-be ta ait dowa ta araakfaata, luncheon, aad dinner, of aaly , caady. , Aad thea It came ta pa a. that saa atght j while aka waa reading a we bub'. maga&Uie, "i. J 1 bar area ware attracted ta a moat alluring i; sdrertleemeat st caaaed traits. Oa the I V , J . seat page waa aa squally enticing adrer- L V; ' Usemeat of canoed rklckaa a la king. Hero, . , V j canned Bek. There, canned ham. Hera, - ' ' ) canned lobater. There, canard plum pad- v r . ding. Here, canned eyetera. Tkere, canned j ; , corned beef. Here, canned milk. Tkere, . caaaed vegetables. Here, canned aauaaga, , i : . r . , ' ' Tkere. canned soup la InHalts rariety. Hera " then there here page after page of tha " asset tempting deliredea; the moat nourish- I tag souna; tha moat subetantlal Bah, meet. aad fowl tha moat In teres ting demons all la ease. 1 And Gwendolyn hadn't gone ta a flalah. Ing school for nothing. Enrly tha seat morning aba drew ap be. fore one at tha great department etorea si tha metro poll, la her sport roadster. "What more could a maa aekJ" aka thought aa aha approached ana of the roasters, roas-ters, radiantly lorely after a algbt at peaceful, peace-ful, refrrehlng .lumber, and aeked the dork for a good, well built, aaay-ta-handle, 1833 model caa opener. What's Wrong Here? DRAW your pencil through the word that don't mahe sense. Pundr MncPhersoa, upon paying bla die-aer die-aer check, which amounted to ILBS, left a niche), a dime and a quarter sa the tray for the waiter. Pete Koatapulla, apoa meeting Joe Dem-mlnlanla, Dem-mlnlanla, atralghtway formed a partnership aad opened a circulating library, Bol Abrahamsoa, upon entering a theatre aad flndtng eerrnteea people ahead at klm at tka boioflce window, took kia place at the end of the Una. Budolph Bchwamh, apoa being offered a choice at pare rlba with sauerkraut at egga Benedictine, ordered the latter. Nicholas Wawaynlak, upon being larlted ta a big wedding, left kia platol at home. Gilbert Lewis BurUsghame-OlaadeaBliig, apoa registering at a Pittsburgh hotel, expressed ex-pressed a preference for a roam without a bath. . Dennta O'Bourke, upon earning aeroaa a freetfor-a!! fight, ducked dowa a coorenieat alley and kid until tka eidtement auhalded. Tony Giuseppe, upoa delirerlag forty -serra rotes la hia precinct, ref used a Job aa aa aealataat Inspector ai paring Inspectors. Inspec-tors. W. J. Bryaa, apoa rliltiag the aoa, epeat one hour and forty-three mlautea la treat at the monkey eagea. F. A. K. "Jaat what." Bamirea snapped belligerently, bellig-erently, "do yoa think I ami' The eld 8 poniard sat ap atralght, Hia faae hardened. He wee going to tell the truth aa ka, a wise and worthy aad honorable honor-able msa, aaw the truth. "leu, with your ecarred face aad your worse ecarred morale, yoa are aot Bt to be a Bamirea I" be cried. "Do yoa aot aaa, FraadscsT They were alwaya ariatocrata. Tea are a rata, leu are a thing at teav pest, wharf, underworld, opium aea, drink all at that and more. 1 read yoa easily, Francisco, la same war yoa could ba regenerated, but In tha assat Important wars you could aot. Whea yoa came la 1 waa reminded st a ladroa I aaw ta a carcal but yeaterday. ' Tbla Barcelona hoy he la different. dif-ferent. Ha will live, to become aa koaor to the aeme Bamirea. Tea aerer caa. Will yoa aot lea re matter, aa they are? Do yoa aot ass that thia change cannot ba brought about happily j" Francisco rose. Hia countenance wag twilled aad llrid aow. "I will take aay Tha lithe flgure of a Visayaa womaa aho carried a basket apoa her head appeared before him, baring coma from the bouse, end young Bamirea blurted: "How la the Beaor Don Eatebaa thia arming. mujerT" " 'Bta bieal They are happy there, aeaor," aha droned, "el nee their magnificent magnifi-cent aoa haa returned frem orer the greet world. Erery Barren t had presente; we wiah they bad another te return I It waa a time of rejoicing, argaro. The good doa ta entirely well aow. I am told that he will lire twenty more years greets, a Dice!" SHE weat ea. Frandacs Bamiraa watched Ughta aprlng up In the great house on. after another. Thea came arar tha purple tropical duah the dulcet but aad aetea af "La Paloma," bla mother', farorlta air; 1-e kaew It waa aha at the piano,, nnd for a moment be aaw dimly. Until the eoft darkneea kad fallen thickly thick-ly ha etood there aad lietened, aad thea he crept like a thief toward tha houee. Up ta a window ha weat aolaalaaaly, aad sVa r'es-eaay.ewiA?X waa etronger area thaa It had been on the algbt before. For long hour. h. loitered about the wharf, while worde of tba elder Benor Banquebel'e haunted hia ears : "Von. ' with your scarred face end worse ecarred moral., yoa are aot Bt to be a Ramirea!" He .wore English oath, and thought at tha knife he carried hidden la bla belt, Tha tide rose, dancing and eunlit and blue, and with It came tha Barcelona boy, eplck-.nd-.pan, Inking. . Franriaea Ramirea watched him with a hate-811ed gate. Once he angered the hilt of hia knife. But kia hand trembled and fell away from hia belt. He mo red toward the Barcelona boy. "Bueaas," he eat, I rudely. The well-dmaed youth turned quickly. A ahadow of -warning Bickered In hia darh ryes, but Fraacleco refused te see It. "Huenaa dlaa," rery quietly. Tba utter calmness at the Barcelona boy took halt the wind from Francisco', aalla. old Don Eateban aad hia .lately, amlllng wife. - The lady beckoned .lightly. The Barcelona Barce-lona boy hastened to her. "Shall yoa ge with ua, earirslmoT" came her r el ret soke, 1 end hrr eyee ware filled with the light of fleer worship. "Willingly, dear mother," answered tha Barcelona boy. Tha three walked slowly away, going down tha ahinlng beach. The real Fraaclece Ramirea followed for a doren atepa, and heard the arnora murmur, which waa aot at all meant for hia ear.: "We feared for you, hijo mlo, there in tha company of that atorm-beatra rat or tM aaaa. Raid i'raurlaco Ramirea brarelp ta Banquebel Ban-quebel tha elder', two day. afterward, la Manila: "Not rren the paaaaga ta America, roe) underat.nd. Aa(tor tha t bouse ad pesos pl t I hare yet' the Bamiraa blood wlthia aV me, thoa old babul 1" ' T a laserlBBS. tats, so PaUte limn fmsaanp i . - |