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Show THE HELPER TIMES. HELPER. UTAH According to Papa Teacher Name the Seven Wonders of the world. Johnny I oon't know but one of them, and that was papa when he was a boy. yj John GreshamY Girl ercoiizedWax by CONCORDIA MERREL Keeps Skin Young Gt ptrticl and use ma directed. Fine of until all dflfeeui such as puuples, liwr pots, tan and freckle disappear. Skin ia than aoft and valvety. Your face looluywayouncar. Meroulixed Wax brings out the akidan beauty of your akin. T HrnnMN um one ounce Powdared Saxcltt lf dweuived ia pint witch Luel. At dru storm. WNTI Servlc. pl rnv Sectionally Speaking "So you're from the South, eh? What part?" "South Dakota." Capper's Weekly. Neal's Mother Has Right Idea CHAPTER IX Continued 15 "To think ot tier being stolen from me by you of all men!" be cried out on a curious, low note of A "You! convicted suffering. thief!" Lee looked at him with cold eyes. "It Is the thief's nature to steal," he said, immovably. Within a few "What In Heaven's name made you do It J" "Made me take her from you, do you mean?" "Yes. What fiendish plan was months there will be there In this marriage of yours?" "I knew that her father Idolized no more feverish, bilious, headachy, con- her. i knew you loved her," said Lee slowly, letting the words fall stipated, pale and clearly. "You two men bepuny children. That very tween you were the means of my sureprophecy would disgrace. One does not go to prisly come true If every on for three whole years, Ames, mother could see for and come out with one's heart overherself how quickly, easily, and harm- flowing with brotherly love for lessly the bowels of babies and chil- those who have sent one there." "We did not send you there !" andren are cleansed, regulated, given swered Ames hotly. "It was your tone and strength by a product which own conduct that sent you there. lias proved Its merit and reliability We could only see that justice was To do what is claimed for it to mildone." lions of mothers in over fifty years "I Implored you to believe me when I swore that I was Innocent, of steadily Increasing use. As mothers find out from using it Ames. I implored, desperately imhow children respond to the gentle plored, John Gresham to see me influence of California Fig Syrup by before It was too late to do anyfor me. And what did you growing stronger, sturdier and more thing do? How did you listen to the active daily they simply have to tell prayer of a desperate man? You other mothers about It. That's one of resolutely determined to disbelieve the reasons for its overwhelming me. And old Gresham went yachtA man's future hung upon sales of over four million bottles a ing you two. And you refused to heed." year. He stopped speaking abruptly A Western mother, Mrs. Keal M. Todd, 1701 West 27th St., Oklahoma and caught a breath. should I believe you, when City, Okla., says: "When my son, It "Why was so obvious that you were Neal, was three years old he began lying?" retorted Ames. "Why having constipation. I decided to should 1 believe you, when judge In and Jury agreed that you were lygive him California Fig Syrup and a few days he was all right and ing?" "Your support, and the support looked fine again. This pleased me so much that I have used Fig Syrup of Sir John, might have made all ever since for all his colds or little the difference to me. If you had not been so prejudiced against me, It always stops his you upset spells. might have cleared your mind makes trouble quick, strengthens him, of the obvious features of the case, him eat" and looked for the subtler ones. Always ask for California Fig Your evidence at my trial might Syrup by the full name and see that have been of a different complexthe carton bears the word "Califor ion." "I see. So it was to revenge yournia." Then you'll get the genuine. self upon us, upon Sir John and myself, that you have taken that The Picker away from us? To make our "Have you and your wife selected girl love for her a thing of torture to a n,ew car yet?" us? Skies above! What devil could '"No, she hasn't." have possessed you to work out your revenge upon her?" "The devil of injustice," answered Lee, his voice very low, and shaken with the effort he was mnking to keep himself in control. colds often "settle" head "The devil of loneliness. The devil COMMON and chest where they Of knowing that life of prison. may become dangerous. Don't take a is going by, outside those walls first sniffle on rub the chance at that keep you from sharing it. The Children's Musterole once every hour devil of . . . three years' . . . for five hours. hard. . . ." Children's Musterole is just good old out in a dirty "If I were known have so long, ia crime like caughtwas, I think Musterole, you I yours milder form. slioula take what came to me as oil This famous blend of of mustart, my due. and not work off my spite camphor, menthol and other ingredients on an innocent girl, who knew abbrings relief naturally. Musterole gets solutely nothing about the affair action because it is a scientific"counrcr-irritan- t" "G d, I . . ." said Ames angrily. not just a salve it and stimulates blood circulation, can't think . . . can't see what can be done . . . How am I to tell Sir helps to draw out infection and pain. John?" Keep full strength Musterole on hand, "Allow me to relieve you of that for adults and the milder Children's "Allow Musterole for little tots. All druggists. painful duty," said Lee, me to tell Sir John . . ." CHILDREN'S He But Ames scarcely heard. was trying to think clearly; trying to get the appalling truth sorted out in his mind and to realize its full significance and horror. "Man alive, what exquisite refinement of cruelty made you think MILD of her?" he asked again. "Did you Civilization will save itself ; but it in some rotten way of your own, for her? Love her?" will depend on Its intellect, not on Its care Lee laughed suddenly; a short, emotions. Thut, we suppose, la be "One does not unamused sound. ing hardbolled. come from prison a sentimentalist, Ames. My thoughts were tuned to hate rather than to love . . ." you set your"So, self to make her love you. Coldbloodedly, you took her from me . . ." He broke off suddenly as a new thought struck him. "Where did the money come from, Warrington? Where did the money come from to enable you to cut the figure you have, since you came out of Remember that a great prison? deal of the money that you stole from that poor devil of a clerk was never found . . . Did you know where to put your hands on it when you were let out?" Lee's hands closed to fists. "I'm getting rather tired of this, Ames." he said, a quiet threat in the words. "There's a limit to my powers of endurance and you are For Trouble getting perilously near to It You - Arid had better go, I think . . . And let due iv ,NDIGST(OH me say that you can do exactly as 4T0MACH ACID you like, and In any way you like, MfIAC" about what you have learned today. . . . You cannot hurt me; nor alter my purpose." "You don't need to give me that permission, Warrington," answered In much the same way. "Do acid is the common cause Ames,think I'll rest until I have of indigestion. It results in pain and you found some way out of this appallBourncss about two nours auer eatfor that girl you have ing. The quick corrective is an alkali ing tragedy If you do, which neutralizes acid. The best treated so abominably? my tove corrective is Phillips' Milk of Mag- you very muchDounderrate you understand? nesia. It has remained standard with for her I love her as a man can only love physicians in the 50 years since its once . . . And I'll stop at nothing invention. . . Give my life for her If necesOne spoonful of Phillips MilK of caught op by agnosia neutralizes instantly many sary." He stopped, volume in acid. Harmless. the expression In Lee's face; and end tasteless, and yet its action is the menace of those fists of his, quick. You will never rely on crude that seemed suddenly to be ready mctnoQS, once you icaru now quickly to carry out the threut they sugthis method acts. lie sure to get gested. the genuine. "Keep away from her . . . do you The idcnl dentifrice for clean hear?'' Lee was saying In a voice Jccth and healthy gums is Phillips' of sheer, concentrnled fury. "Keep Dental Mapncsia, a superior tooth- away from her and keep ynur love from her. too. Keep It right out paste that safeguards against of her life. She doesn't want It . . . TLU is a warning, Ames . . . ... . Watch Children's colds pene-trat- es Acid stomach E; ... aRn that he was so near to loving her. Last night during the storm, how gentle and dear he had been. Very willing, too. to bold her rlose In his anus mid press his somber face caressingly to her gold hair. Surely he had loved her then? Surely It hud been love hut had made him uruible to bear the torments of jealousy that Jocelyu's lies had aroused; hud made him abandon and get pliins and engagements, into his powerful car and come post haste to her here, to learn the truth for himself? And yet. If it were love, he was utterly unwilling to own it What was left for her to do? Just to do as he had said, she supposed, and leave him. . . Should she? Now? Right away? And let him find her gone when he got back? The Idea held sway for a while, but somehow she couldn't bring herself to act upon it She knew It was hopeless and yet she must Just see bim agaiu before she went ; must iet him know she was going. . . . But he seemed In no hurry to get back to her. She waited tea till six and Still he dinner till nearly nine. So dinner was a didn't come. that lonely meal that evening, seemed to be threatening to choke her with each mouthful. Then the thought struck her that be did not Intend to come back. No, that could not very well be, because he had taken none of his things. Oh, well, whether be came back or not she would go tomorrow morning; first thing. Back to her father, confessing that failure she had told Jim she would not confess. She went to her room and began gathering her belongings, ready for packing In the morning. Pack- T (Copyright.) on ounce ofl kin "Mothers It had been utterly unavailing. ..Well, she had better do as be had said, and go. And yet she was sure Keep awHj lrom tier . . He was moving slowly nearer to Ames as he spoke, slowly and menacingly. For a moment It looked as If he were going to drive one of those mighty fists of his Into Ames' face. But Ames did not move. He was perfectly game, and his love for Lucy was the biggest thing he knew. "I am not afraid of you, Warrington," he said coolly. "1 just loathe and despise you with all my strength. And If my love for Lucy can ever serve ber, you may be I may quite sure that it will aj well tellin you that I shall do my power to induce everything her to leave you." "She will not leave me." "We shall see." They stood for a moment, eyes challenging eyes. But Lee carried bis threat no further. He recogulzed courage when he saw it. In dead silence, Ames put on his hat and left And In dead silence, Lee stood looking after him. He was roused only when Lucy came from her room and laid a band on bis arm. Then he spun round to face her; caught her shoulders in a grasp that was painful ; looked down Into her face deeply, searehingly, and then as abruptly flung away from her and paced up and down the room. "Did you hear what he had to say to me?" he asked after a time. "Some of it," she replied. "I couldn't help hearing, Jim. It made me realize what you had against He you at the time," she added. turned away again and resumed his pacing ; then, "Love me still, Lucy?" he asked on a rough, unsentimental note. "Do you think that what he thinks of you has changed me?" she answered, meeting his eyes squarely. "He's going to try to make you leave me," he added. "He won't succeed." He was silent a long time; standing turned from her staring out through the open window. Then; "I want him to succeed," he said, brusquely. She looked at him for a moment before speaking. "You want me to leave you?" she asked at last. "Yes." The words came from between closed teeth. She looked at him a moment longer. Then came toward him and laid a hand on bis sleeve. Turning him so that he was forced to face her, she said quiet- ... ly: "Are you as much afraid of me as all that, Jim?" "I'm not afraid of you," he denied, sharply. "I'm just . , . hampered . . . with you here . . . that's all." "Afraid as all that?" she said again, very softly. He flung her from him. "For mercy's sake leave me alone , . ." he cried out "Own up, Jim. Fight In the open," she said. "What if you are afraid of me? Isn't your hate strong enough to withstand your . . . fear? Isn't your longing for revenge big enough to fight down your longing for . . , me?" The last words were very softly said, and very deliberately. Lucy's blue eyes looked up into his moody, somber ones, with an expression that held him dumb before' her. But after a timeless moment he turned away with a curious action as if he wrenched himself out of some spell she had the power to cast upon him, and without looking at her said : "1 have no longing for you, Lucy. And I am not afraid of you. It Just worries me to have you around . . . Fidgets me; gets on I want you to go my nerves . . ." He had started steadily and coldly enough, but his words shook rather toward the end of his speech. "Very well." she said, quietly. "But It's a pity to lie to me, Jim." She hesitated a moment, then went Into her room and shut the door. He had asked her to go . . . And her pleading arguments had not altered him . . . Very well, she would go. Perhaps, after all, it would be best. This tension could not last much longer; she could not endure It. Love, It seemed, had no sort of power ngalnst hate . . . She stood by her bed thinking very ... bitterly. She could hear his restless pacing In the other room. Then pera knock fect stillness. Then upon her door and his voice: "Let me In, Lucy." She thought a moment, a very great bitterness In her heart, then ... answered steadily: "No." He did not speak again. The next thing she henrd was the sound of the door Into the corridor being opened and slammed again. She started forward, with an Impulse to call him back again; but he wag gone. And after all what was the use? What was the use? She went back to her bed, sat down on It, looking out rather hopelessly before her. Then felt tears upon her cheeks, and burying her face Into her pillows, she cried as if her heart were broken. . . . CHAPTER X Lee Confesses His Love. censed presently, and HLK tears rose, bathed her face and spent some time before the mirror, doing everything she knew to efface the blotchy effect of them. Life seemed very dark and hopeless. She felt Unit she had done everything, tried everything. 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T:3(tp. tV (Hh rulifx '4it&1?(ffijii a baby bear, which was found wanWild Life Just Outside about after Its helplessly Gay Capital of Italy dering mother had made a wild attack on Kome center has been a Although savagely almost of civilization for 2,500 years, It still And his voice was queer and harsh lies Just a few hours' train ride from us he said: one of the most rugged and wildest "1 think It's always been true. districts on earth, the province ct 1 think . . . Always been real. Abruzzl. I've always loved you, Lucy. AnyBears and wolves are still to be way, you've always tormented me; maddened me; It's been sheer tor- found wandering through the forests ture to be near you. Torture to of this mountainous section, and be within arm's reach of you. . . . shepherds are accustomed to encounTo long for you so. . . ." ters with them. Now it has been de "Always, Jim?" She twisted her cided to stock the national park of face upwards as she asked the Abruzzl with some of these animals "Even that night . . . question. that night of our wedding day. . . . before, if ever, they become comWhen you told me that you hated pletely extinct. Within a few weeks me?" the director has had presented to "Oh, I don't know I" he cried. him a chamois, which was rescued "There is no precise moment or from a river into which It had hour, or day for these things. They Jumped to escape from a wolf, and just happen. Take you unaware. Steal upon you to destroy your again, 'III roughly; ... a flock of sheep. Shepherds are Joining enthusiastically In the work of collecting fauna, find now, Instead of shooting every wild animal, they hastily call the director of the park for help In capturing it Adventurer! Extolled expression, "England wai made by adventurers, not by its government" Is attributed to Gen. Charles Gordon, better known ai Chinese Gordon, who was killed in the defense of Khartum. The The lawyer's best friend is the man who makes his own will. ... To weaken your resolupeace. tions. . . . Perhaps hate Is love, when It Is like that. . . . Burning. . . . Torturing. . . . Don't question, Lucy. . . . Take my love. . . . Give nie yours. . Forget everything that has been. . . . Bury the past. . . . Let the future go hang'. . . .' Look at me. . . r Give me your Hps. . . . Ah, darling, if you knew how I have longed for you. . . .Longed to take you in my arms. . . . Longed to kiss your lips. It's purgatory to want anything as I have wanted you,". He was punctuating his words with kisses that fell on her hair, on her cheeks and Hps and throat . . . , . , , w "Jim . . . Jim . . . she faftereri out breathlessly, amazed, aimost afraid, of the wildness of his passion. 4 "Lucy, I'm mad tonight, I think! . . . Mad with longing for you. . . . Mad with the sweetness and the beauty of yon. . . . Do you know how lovely you are? Do you know what mngic there Is In your eyes? And on youk' lips. . . .? And they are mine now, aren't they, Lucy? aren't they now?" "I am all yours, Jim. .".'You luiow that . . I always have been, ever since the first day I saw you. . . . Jim, you know that, don't you? There's never been anyone else for me. . . .' "Ames?" The question shot out from between his lips and hers, as he moved the fraction of an inch from a kiss. "Never, do you doubt it? I liked him . . . was fond of him as I might be of a brother. . . . But I never have loved any man but you. . . ." "He says that he Is going to make you leave me. . , . He can't can he?" "Only one person can make me leave you, Jim ; you, yourself, . , ." "Then you'll never leave me now, Lucy. I'll never let you out of my sight again ! Do you know what it is to long for anything as I have been longing for you? I don't beI don't believe lieve you do anyone could. . . "Jim," she answered, lifting ber lips to his, "I love you, too. . . . Don't you think that I must know something about it? I've loved you all the time you have been saying All the that you hated me. time I thought you were In love with Jocelyn. . . Don't you think that perhaps I know something of what the longing of love can be? Yrou have at least always known that I love you . . . while I have hud to think that you hated me. . . ." that off her lips with his own. "Ah. don't!" he cried. "Girl, it's been such hell. . . . But you haven't tlionglit lately that I hated you. . . .? You have known that I loved you? Haven't you? Isn't that what you meant yesterday? Isn't that what you tried to make me confess? Well, you've done It You have got it from me. Beaten me. I'm done. . . . Can't hold out I told you against you any longer. I was only a man, Lucy. Nothing more; nothing less. And you have known what it means, have you? You have known the torment of It too? Then you know what It Is to me now to hold you In my arms. To kiss your Hps. To know that at last you are mine. Mine. All the sweetness of you. All the beauty. . . ." He pushed her away suddenly, nntil she was at arms' length from him. and looked her up and down with hungry eyes. "You're some sort of miracle, aren't you, Lucy?" he added shakily. "Can anything so lovely be real?' She laughed, rather tremulously; Immensely happy at his admiration, and drew herself away from him further yet, until his clinging hands left her free, and she stood r a slight distance, looking at him with exquisite eyes, a smile on her lips. "You're rather nice to look nt yourself." she said, softly "Hasn't anyone ever told you about It There was a touch of shy humor In her voice, and, as he came toward her she bucked awny. lie half teasing ; half, really sh,y slnrted after her. hnnds out stretched, eyes lit 8 ft ... 1111 8 Although you may be many miles away, you can bring to the fireside of friends the pleasure of knowing that you have remembered them. An appropriate selection of cards will carry a cheerful message to every one of them your answer to the Christmas Roll Call. Perform this pleasant duty today by selecting ". "Jim " She Faltered Out. Jim lng some of them now; feeling her heart unhappy wretchedly aching as It never had ached before. She was engaged In this way, when suddenly she heard him return. She straightened up and stood rigidly still at the sound of his steps. He came straight to he'door and opened it without preliminaries of any sort, shut It behind him and leaned back against It. She was startled at sight of his face, for she had never seen hiin look just as he was looking now. "What are you doing?" he demanded, his voice strained and queer. "Packing," she answered, "I'm going." "To leave me?" "Yes. You told me to." Their eyes met In a look that held. Suddenly he came toward her; caught her arms, looked down Into her face with burning eyes and - said: . "You're not. Do you understand? And don't ever shut me out again; as you did tills afternoon. Don't. . . . D'you hear?" The words were shaking from his lips as if the emotions that prompted him were threatening to rend him. "You've beaten me, Lucy. I was lying to you when I said that I didn't long for you . . . I'm mad with longing for you. . . . You've worked your woman-powe- r on me I love you . . . and beaten me Love you." The repetition came with an emphasis that made the words sound curiously desperate, as If It were Indeed a surrender of all his strength. . . . "Jim? Is this true?" she asked, and her heart was knocking hard In her breast. He laughed, "True?" oddly. "True? When I'm so mad for you that I can't think of anything else? . . . When your face conies between me and everything I try to do? When I'm giddy . . . drunk with the nearness of you. . . . True?" He laughed again In the same way and the strength of his hands around her arms was so great that It was painful. Suddenly he pulled Do . . "Love you? her close. I love you. . . .?" he cried in a low, broken voice, "I'll show you how I love you. . . . I'll show you how true it is. . , ," His arms went wholly round her and he crushed her up to him, so that she could scarcely breathe. Then she found his face close upon hers, and his kisses on her hair, on her cheeks, on hei throat ... ... "Jim ... . . . Jim . . ." she faltered out. . . . "Love you? Do I love you . . .1" Words fell from his Hps In a torrent of passion, and then went to silence as his lips closed down upon hers. A timeless moment passed, while she Blood there crushed In his n rnis ; unable to move; almost nn able to breathe for the passionate strength of him. She wns lost In the ccsliisy of his kisses; lost In the heaven of his love; her heart ... ... ... ... ... (TO US CONTINUED.) Give Wings to Cheerfulness ,8 s 8 e CHRISTMAS CARDS YOUR LOCAL DEALERS Atoms Take Journeys atoms of J. G. von of Freihas been Investigating their properties. Lead atoms are constantly in motion, even In solid metal, he believes. In an alloy of lead and gold, at a temperature half again as high as that of boiling water, the atoms wander through a space of a hundredth of a Atoms, even the heavy lead, are wanderers. Prof. Ilevesy of the University burg In Breisgau, Gerranny, CARRY THEM cubic inch In a day. 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