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Show THE HELPER TRIES. HEI.PElt. t'TAII THE PADDED ATHLETE By EDWARD E. BARKER (Copyright AR by W. O. CHI El Chapman ) Kit Q US ON had thrust upon liim, avoid It, and it F not spoiled lilm. He wus a fellow, rather awkward la his shape, hut bulky and strung. When he graduated from Kedferu academy he had Just made a hit. It was in a football game. At a critical juncture he was the human key to a human wedgv, where by sheer bodily built he blocked the finesse of the rival team and won a famous game. "A natural born athlete," the newspapers put it. "A big, fat, conceited chump" lils enemies declared. The school trainer saw easy money In view and earned a fee putting Archie through a course of nuncio building. Everywhere Archie played the athlete card strong. With lis newspaper publicity and quite some money he faced a two months' vacation lie determined to enjoy. When he went to Haven Springs he fooii nmde it known who ho was. He "was stuck on his shuie," as the saying goes. He set at work to toe down various sinuosities of his iigure by artificially building tip contiguous fair-lookin- fifty-doll- tieshy territory. One day a a old friend, Dob Travers, run across him. They had been close chums at school. "I say, Archie," observed Bob, "I see all you have to do Is to strut up and down the promenade to win all kinds of admiring opinions from the ladies." "Is that so?" said Archie, drawing himself up to his full height "Sure thing, I want you to show yourself with me for ubout a week. Disengaged?" "Oh, yes," answered Archie, "I'm Just putting on the vacation before I start into business. Governor going to stake rae and all that." "Well, you can help me out, Archie, and I want you to do it. The facts are these: I dote on a girl living hi Wadham. She's a great friend of my cotisln. I eort of shone about her until a new fellow came upon the" scene. His name Is Jones Dick Jones. lie's a fellow half your size quiet, meek, I call It. Pretty smart, though, for he Just graduated from a big college." "You want him do you?" asked Archie. "That's It. I want him scared away. You can do it." "As how. now, for instance?" "Well, hang around with me. Work up to a quarrel with him see?" "And crush him, eh?" smiled Archie, with a confident glance at the bulging muscles of his right arm. "I'm agreeable." So It was that Dick Jones and Nina Swift, enjoying a mutually harmonium companionship, had their plearant lives intruded upon by the two new arrivals. Archie Ferguson showed up In Wad-hain his host possible trim. He vf.ire a sporty costume and tight clothing purposely. This enabled a full off of his great shoulders, his t.oMe chest, his bulging arm muscles! The habitues of the hotel where he and Travers stopped were duly dazzled by his overpowering appearance. Archie thought It clever to scare underlings. He knocked down a waiter who spilled some water on him. He chased down and castigated a poor peddler who fell against him on a slippery sidewalk. In fact Archie enjoyed building up ii dubious reputation as a modern Hercules, and boastlngty indicating t Travers "that he was anxious to meet a foeman worthy of his steel." Travers Introduced him to his cousin, then to Miss Swift, and this brought lit m In contact with Dick. They met together each day. Ada treated Travers as n friend and was courteous to Archie. Young Jones was every Inch a gentleman, but he did i.o't warm up to either Travers or his friend. There were strained relations tinder the surface and Dick began to under rtnnd them. Once when Archie was Koinewhat incapacitated he was. openly instilling to Dick, but the latter refused to be provoked, realizing his condition. "I don't seem able to work that fellow .Jones up to any sense of manly spirit," observed Archie one day to Travers. "I don't like that steady look in his eyes and he don't look a oo ward, but why don't he come to the side-tracke- test?" "Afraid of getting mussed up, I supHe's got pose." replied Travers. nvrve, though, for he won't flinch from his position. He's after Ada and lie's no mean rival." It was the second ufternoon after that when Travers came to the hotel with a gloomy, vicious-lookinface. "Say, Archie," he spoke wrathfully, "I can't ftand this much longer!" "Stand what?" Inquired Archie. "Jones. He's with Ada most of the time. She treat- me friendly enough, but seems to avoid being with me alone. I'm nfrald that fellow will ger ahead of mi, pop the que-tloand then my cik'j will be all dough." "You want me to act, 1 suppos-e?intimated Archie. "1 v : niit that fellow driven out of the f.cid.". "Or laid up for h spell, so you enn have yww chance of courting that pretty girl-- leered Archie. "All r!,!i!, leave li to me." Just tht rU-li-t ovwtunlty be da- n, g sired arrived for Archie. It was two mornings later. He anil Travers were walidng along the street when Archie descried lteauty, a pet dog belonging to Ada, coming d:wn the street iu ad vance of Dick, who held the little animal as u great favorite. "It's my chance," whispered Archie to Travers, and as Heauty neared him be pretended to trip over the dog. He rahed his foot mid gave l!eauty a kick that sent It to the curb. Then the poor little animal limped away lu pitiable pain. "You brutal coward!" burst forth Dick, his blood on tire at the act. "What's that?" demanded Archie, advancing upon him with scowling brows and set teeth. Now Archie had never engaged in n real fist battle outside of the gymnasium. He had, however, got to think himself an prize tighter. He envied Dick because lie was u gentle-- f man; ho was glad of the present circumstance because Miss Swift had always treated him distantly, In her clear, womanly way tracing the coarseness and artificiality beneath the surface. Dick stood his ground. Archie swung toward him as if afraid his prey would escape him. He swooped, as it might be, confident in the superiority of weight to science. A lit tle later he learned that the quiet, un- - i pretentious Dick had been first oar of a champion college crew, and the best man in general gymnasium practice. "I'll make you swallow your words!" gritted out Archie, trying to appear terrible. "One blow and hah !" The breath was nearly squeezed out of his body. He had aimed a cruel blow at his adversary. It was dexterously evaded. His foe had clinched with him. A rapid manipulation of "J'u Jitsu" tactics baffled, him, made him a mere child in the hands of an expert. He was flung back, his bead struck the pavement and he lay there Insensible. A crowd soon gathered. One person brought some water, a second drew away the clothing of the unconscious braggart. "Hollo!" exclaimed tills latter, as his probing band met a bunch - of massed cloth across the shoulders. "Padded and his arm muscles, too! Say, here's u fraud, for you!" The padded athlete sneaked out of town that night Travers followed suit the next day. It was as well, for when Dick tenderly carried poor, crippled Beauty back to Its mistress, there were tears, gratitude, and, In that sentimental moment, he told his love, Utah "It teem aa ,v I had always been bother,1 Ogdc-n- OUR COMIC SECTION functional c mi 3! m&m tWE FAST AS VVB 67f 1 another v..., after 'that if-- "Afw ,T f during Pectant period In my Umbi i Dr. Plerce'g jw taking to-b- W -- LOTS W BROOKUvT, Contract hi.l.irg lOKK. UwiH-ro- . particulars. GEO. K. JANTZKR bush Avpnue, Brooklyn, Ktw York WANTEI T '; Af.FNTS WANTED to sell Free. Samples. Wriio HVBLEss VK(j 88 St. Harks Place, New York Cl'y FRt-M.'XM. noMF.S AM) FARMS IOIt Mr. It you lwlr A HUM'S wrh 7 LAKri Wniv UNION. Johnstown, l'lorli--i I.'toraturc. We OWN tlie Fre WEI.FARS 8 4 tickle, sorethroat, huskinesa and similar t li I roat roubles quickly re lieved with IP m Si JJ frTyJ, (Copyright. 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This famous suits'-imade from the arid of grapes an-lemon Juice, combined with lithin, find lias been used for years to help clean and stimulate clojrgcd kidneys; nls" to neutralize the acids in the systeir ? bo they nre no longer a fource of thus often relieving WmldtTj weakness. Jiid S; lts Is lnexpepslve, cannot Inninkes a delightful effervescent; jure-; lithia-wate- r drink, which everyone should take now and then to help keep' their kidneys clean and active. Try"' this; also keep tip the vater drinking, and r.o doubt you will wonder what became of your kidney trouble and backache. urn-nou- VS7 u.'rr?4 a ' tut .di;. POFucken sesame a eu? . BUT l wax i "" .- X- ? GET A vog Amp I VOW EUVY a TW7v -- I EXPECT IP I luwerarrEP riwgcjoja aup was fuow PAST A PRdUT SHOP IU TUE ROYAL EQUIPAGE AMD A WHIFF OF THE OQCZ. OF PRIMTfclij WK MET MV WOSTFtllS, "TMEVP HAVE. TO MOVi AAASWATE AUO IS TOUftlWC THS WORU im MIS YACHT UJMpj HE WAUib'To GO ASHORE, HE SETS' IUTO HtS CAR., TW PLAWK. 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' The Cruel Critic old-lim- " p, che and pains r rxi L mm JUST RUN A SET f r rwNtxf , fast ri m Degan Mititrinv c : .A J1 . j rierce'g o Mai Events in the Lives of Little D a William Lyon Phelps, the critic, said In u lecture In Baltimore:-- , "Criticism should be Just, but It shouldn't be cruel. "An art critic visited a painter's studio the other day and the painter showed film a number of sketches. "'Why do you do these things?" thej critic asked. "'Oh, well, they kept the pot said the painter, rather apologetically. "'Ah, I see; you light the lire with them, do you?" said the critic." The disturbances i The Cambodian dance is tin established art that goes back several centuries. It never lias changed as far as the technic, the style and the dress is concerned. The imperial Cambodian dancers are entirely a separate Institution from all other organizations in or elesewhere. The ballet Is under the direct supervision of the ruling monarch. Great care is taken in the training of a ballerina. Not only is she under the constant vigil of the dance Instructor, but also her food, her sleep and her recreation nre so regulated that eventually she can be controlled like nn automaton. Tlie Cambodian ballet is exclusively for the entertainment of the king and his court. On rare occasions a Cambodian ballet has been seen outside Homelimos. the palace. occidental travelers specially favored by the king have been permitted to witness the dance in his courtyard. Mentor Magazine. boil-lug- . m Cambodian Danes Only for Kind's Pleasure Indo-Cliln- to vVcrr,P Speaks I r(tmw f ol:;ff77-4-x- T a Wm rim 6 Bellans Hot water Sure Relief s FOR ikfDjGEST20?i 5$ and 75c W. N. U Sa' Fk5.So!d Everywhere Lake 132 C:ty, No. 10 |