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Show THE SPANISH FORK PRESS, SPANISH FORK, UTAH could separate him 'from oils newfound happiness. "Tea," said the stt anger, 'that la the little fellow. He got away from me while I was giving him a walk. The mistress would be wild If I lost him. I'll have to teach him a lesson." He reached the dog. "No. nol" cried Bill. "We found him and took hliu In. lies ours I" Why, BUI," said Snsle, yon mustn't speak that way I" The man laughed. 1 dont wonder you want him he's a cats little tyke. But I must take him back home. I'm to drive the family to a party tonight and I'm late now. But BUI relinquished hie hold of the dog not a whit. "You can't have him I Sacrificed for a Thanksgiving Day Feast Hee miner Aa the big man In a driver's livery took a step forward hie glance fell on a framed photograph. For an Instant he blinked very fast. . Then be scrutinized the picture more closely. His exOradyt worn pock- - formal speech lapsed IfIntothatnatural aint the etbook you would pression. "By gorry have seen only a splttln' Image of me oldest brother r bill and Tim. Tim Grady, or Tm a liar I" BUI and Smite stood spellbound. a few stray coplittle dog made a snuffling sound The pers.' This, reprhis nose. with esented three Just et this moment who should months careful The Gradys come puffing In the door bat Mrs. saving for Christmas. were poor and there were seven of Grady herself, her arma laden with them. Fa Grady was killed In an acci- packages, her face rosy with the cold, Mother screamed Bill end Susie but lie dot's not seem to reullze that he la about dent three years ago, since when Ma Heavy, heuvy" sure hung over this old gobbler' Grady and Susie and R1U bad worked at once, mother I llere'e a man who to be decapitated and made Into the chief dish of a Thmikisgivlng day dinner. hard to keep the family together. But lost a little dog" Mrs. Grady set her bundles on a all the hardship In the world could not dampen the spirits of that fighting chair and came in. The very breath of clean outdoors came with her. . family. Mra. Grady," said the man, "could Susie Grndy was a plucky fifteen, and got small Jobs of looking after your name be Norah Finnegan? Mrs. Grady amlled. "It could and the neighbors' babies, or coming In as a mother's helper. Bill Grady was It Is I" "Well," said the man, and a queer, twelve. He picked up odd quarters In nil sorts of clever ways. Ma Grady, shy look passed over his face, "maybe that rosy, smiling, battling woman, you wont be welcoming me but Im hud her big arms in the suds from Im TIme youngest brother, .Tom. 1 'ran away from home when I was sixmorning nntil night She did the teen. I've been pretty near all over washings of half the town. And so Christmas Eve came. And Ma Grady stepped down to where the stores were and expended her two dollurs nnd a few coppers on gifts for her family. Inf the meantime Susie and F.I1I were busy about a Christmas tree. Bill had bought It at a great reduction because It was so ngly. Susie paused In draping a bit of tinsel on a branch. Don't you hear a crying?" she aRked. Haven't gut time to listen to the wind," growled Hill, who was feeling too Important to be bothered with trifles. Susie went on with her work. Then "But I do hear something, sure as the world !" she Insisted. Bill A cargo ol coal lur pitch, uumufucturcd In Chicago at the plant of the F. J. l,ewls company, wan loaded on grunted and stood off to squint op the Norwegian freighter Iteln for shipment to Dunkirk, France. Officials of the company declared that to their his eyes at some cotton he had Just e products loaded from the makers dock for srranged like snow. knowledge the shipment Is the first full cargo of strictly Chlcugo-niad"Could Your Name Be Nora Finnes direct voyage. It's a scratching sound and a gan?" He Asked. Im going to see. whine. Susie the country. Just came to work for Into the hall. She opened the kin. Platt In October slipped HEIRESS right here In VALENTINO door. There, shivering on the sill, was this town. I lost track of my family the coldest, littlest dog she had ever but I did hear about Tims denth. I seen in her life. It had long, silken was In California then. I'm awful ears and the biggest brown eyes Imag- ashamed" ) inable. The heart of Mrs. Grady was a large "Why, you poor little beastle!" one. She forgot as easily as she for Susie gathered him up In her arms. gave. And It took her only a few minA grateful pink tongue lapped her utes to make this big youngest brother A cold little body pressed of her husband very much at home. face. You waa always hla favorite," she against her warm neck. She hurried back to the Christmas tree. said, and he used to worry about yon Look! Look what I've found I a lot Are ye married?" Bill cams over to examine the dog. "No," confessed Tom Grady, "not L Cute little feller, aint he?" he con- And by the livin' son! of St Patrick, ceded. "Guess he's one o' them new- Ill lend a shoulder In this house! fangled kind: a Chinese Pekingese. Ye've had a bard time, Norah, and Wonder why he came to ouf door?" youve done a fine Job by the kids. ; The children stood patting the near Itll' be grand to come here my ntgbts treasure. And the wee dog made tiny off. I was feelln terrible lonesome snortlngs of pleasure, wriggling and this Christmas I have most of the squirming with delight The Christday tomorrow and you bet I'll hike It mas tree was forgotten. over here as fast aa 1 can. Will ye Don't get him to barking or It will Invite me? wake up the other kids!" warned Susie slipped a shy hand Into her Susie. BUI new uncle's big fist moved For hnlf an hour the two children nearer, his eyes round with bewilderplayed with the small stranger. BUI ment He still held the little dog and 8us!e had never seen such a tight in his arms "Can yon bring the dog to visit too?" he asked. I don't know about that, but I do know thut 1 can buy another dog Just heir-ess" Mrs. Theresa Werner, surprise like him for a lad Ive Just found of Rudolph Valentino, whose j a boy by the name of Bill." legacy of a third of the late film star's j The Gradys had a merry Christ maa estate may, It la said, become the cen-- 1 the merriest Christmas for years ter of n sensational attempt to break Tom romped with the children like Big the will, Is pictured nhove as she ara boy. And barking away with utl his In In home I.0 her rived Angeles from exuberant might wee a brown and Italy to protect her Interests In the white dog with large eyes and a plume estate. It Is estimated thut Mrs. Wera tall "To Bill with a Merry of ner will get close to a million dollurs. from his Uncle Tom" hsd Christmas under the will, If It Is allowed to been on the tag that came with the Tin lust of not inude the ts his 0. before Cannon, portrait Joseph long stand. new puppy, death at his home In Danville, 111. Bedad, a fine day I" sighed Mrs NEW OREGON SENATOR Grady. "Tla maybe I can give up dozen washln'a or so and tend to ma family. That Tom la a whale of a tad for helpin" Fay day still comes every month to Ift llil. Waatara Nmptptr Unlea.1 KiO.OOO old soldiers nnd retired civil The Two Children Playod With the sendee employees. The checks are 8mall Stranger. sent out under the direction of Kltner K. Miller, disbursing officer of the penfriendly little creature. They began CHRISTMAS HOLLY sion burenu, shown here with one of to think of him ai their own . . . ja as a Christ nine gift come especially Jj the multiple signing iimchlnes. r ,0Ur for them. i $ Christmas holly, two of X A load rapping on the door. A rapX . ... which are not In reality a . ping as of n cane knocked smartly ... e'-,.V true holly. First, native Amerlrun fjj ,4 r, the panels. against ! Mercy!" said Susie, "who's that?" iff holly, grown along the eastern and southern Atluntlc const from And she Itew to answer It. Have you seen?" asked a man's JjJ Cape Cod to Texas for about 50 Jt J) voice, m deep, businesslike voice, a iu to WO miles Inland. Second. Eu- Jk ropeun holly (more glossy and small dog ulout here? larger leafed), grown In Oregon jlj "Why" stammered Husle, why for Christ maa decoration. Third, t California x holly; this Is not a from A sharp little hark the other S is.' j s5. true holly. California holly Is )? T '" " room, v ' "Ah," enld the stranger, "I Hrcelve d known ns tojjon or Christina ' !T ' Hi .e. berry. The lenvc are, nearer t .J1;. Hint you have. Allow me to enter and fi like the mountain laurel, mid retrieve my property." " ' ' , J-V Before Susie could any a word the (j the plant Is grown along the K C i.lV ' ; '.V ' , . . ... VrS' big nm had pushed hy her and was ij! roust of California and In the In the room where the Christum tree ju foothills, Fourth, Oregon holly, fj fj iv Oregon grape; Ora lenf Is stood. elinllnr to the true holly, hut It ff jr Bill had the dog tight In his arms Eternal Change Mutt Mean Defilement d, not a holly. It Is lira nnttve Jr was un on the There expression boy's ft No truth so sublime hut It tnsy be Never throw mud. You may miss Frederick Stelmer, Republican, who burberry. y face of dogged determination, lie was elected to the United States sen-- t your murk ; hut you must have dirty trivial tomorrow In the light of new 3 looked as in World the though nothing . .v t&zd&rj-r- .v,v& humla. Joseph Turker, thoughts. Liucnrau, frotu Oregon. IEY did not have very much money. In fact, they had very Uttte. If you had peered Into Ma two-dolla- r lu-n- Full Cargo of Chicago Products Sails for Europe Uncle Joe , eh" u.vx a 1; . 1 '.I. WESTERN GIRL Found Cannery Work Too f firing The fertile valleys of Oregon help to the tables of America. This la possiblethrough the maglo of the humble tin can. In one of the canning establish- ments, Schmidt ployed. -- t rj com- Not all the hope grown In the fields Of Kent go to' the British brewers, for It Is eald that the dyers take moat of the hops grown In all England. The harvesting of ,the crop la uncertain business, for picking cannot(i begin nntil the hops are ripe and they soon spoil. The pods must go to the oasts, or drying kilns, as soon aa they are picked, and If the pickers are too energetic there la. waste. Watch Elimination! I ' ' ' Good lUalth Dtpendt Upon Good Elimination, RETENTION of isbodily callad a "toxic condition.' This often gives rise to a dull, languid fl- Ing and, aometimM, toxic bock- -' aches and headaches. That the kidneys are not functioning properly te often shown by burn-- ing or scanty passage of secre tions. Thousands have learned to assist their kidneys by drinking plenty of pare water and the occasional nae of a stimulant diuretic 50,000 users give Doant signed endorsement. Atk your rxeifhbort A TVPC pills O 60c f Stimulant Diuntie to the Kidney a Co , KSg. Chemist, Buffalo, N.T. oeter-Ullbar- Chinese Army 1, 6 C 7,000 , Of the worlds soldiers scarcely SO per cent are In Europe, China I said to have 1,007,000 men In military training. Heart disease, which causes 0 many deaths after forty years of age, la often traced to Illnesses In childhood. A Great Help to Weak Women I Billingi, Mont "Some few years ago had a nervous breakdown brought on thru inward weakness and My nerves went iD to pieces and it was impossible for me to sleep. I got so all rundown and weak that I just had to give an end was in bed when I started taking Dr. over-wor- k. Piercei Favorite Prescription b 0 1 after taking a few bottles ef this medicine I got well and strong. It relieved me of all inward trouble, put my nerves in good condition. strengthened every organ in my body and made me feet like a new woman." Mrs. Jennie King, 3923 22nd Ave, South. Liquid or tablets. All dealers. Takes teaspoonfulof "Vaseline Jelly. Stops the tickle. Soothes irritation. Helpa nature heat Tasteless, odorless. Willnotupaetyou. Cheeebrough Mfg. Company State Sc. ,0 Nw York -- . It wae Kentish Hop Crop 1 j- c Jolla em- waa plicated work she did Beating and other parts of the work. It was strenuous work and she was not a strong girl. Often she forced herself to work when she was hardly able to Bit at her machine. At times she would have to stay at home for she was so weak the could hardly walk. For five years abo waa In this weakened condition. She tried various medicines. At a friend of here spoke of Lydialast, K. Plnkhame Vegetable Compound and he gave It a trial. Everyone says I am a healthier and stronger girl," she writes I am the Vegetable Compound to all my friends who tell me how they suffer and 1 am willing to answer letters from women asking ahont It Julia Schmidts address U 662 North Front 8L, Salem, Oregon. Girls who work In factories know just how Miss Schmidt felt Perhaps they, too, will find better health by taking the Vegetable Compound. -- ;oi 1 upply Cannon Dies Old Soldiers Know His Signature , EXPERIENCE OF Baby Loves A Bath With Cuticuravft Soap j |