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Show Down here la the depth of the hold, alone, with everything he had know a about to be left behind, his heart bod it suddenly grown tender and sore. might be years before he would see ed Old-Fashionthe gentle old face again, and at the thought his fingers reached fo. the letter and drew it out softly an-- tenderly. But it was already dark In the hold and he could not see. For a moment he stroked it remorsefully, then he pushed the case No clever, lirllliant thinker, she,. aside and groped his way out among V III college record lirwl derive: the boxes and bales, lie would seek Rh has not known hi- i:ith of fline. the hatchway or some place where The worl.1 heard her ib She wa'kn In old, there was light enough to read the ways. The valleys of the yesterday m. letter. He must find out what the old i! mother had to say; and he would reHome Is her kingdom, hive is dower turn he would and do everything Shs seeks no other wtoid of power To make home swrrt, tiring heaven near, that he had promised.. He would go s& To win a smile mnl wipe a tear. back to the little farm and take care And do her duly day liy day of the mother in her old age. He In her own iiiet place and way. could make a living there, aud that Around her childish In arts are twined, was more than he was sure of In a As round some saint enshrined. city. And fiillowleg hers' Hie rnldih feet For an hour there had been the Aie led to Ideals ine Hnd sweet, final sounds of departure overhead, And And all 'purity and good In her diilnest ninihi'i'hiHid but he had not noticed this. As he went forward, however, he was conShe lie. ps her fallh iineliadowe.l sill! scious of a peculiar sensation of ris!od nili k Dm wm'ld in and Men In her creeil are Inave and ir m ing and falling, which told him that And wuaie 1 pure as pearls of the ship was under way. And II. e fur her i.i h.gh .ii.il i I, The hatchway was not closed, but liy walk and glad rii.l a', or s;.aun i. even there it would have been too This sad old dark but for a light somewhere above, a lirighter Ail fur Hie of her which sent a dull shaft into the hold. V. Her HlliiWS ry Sirdie a In tliis he opened the letter and read: Alnl hr iris .ire ha ji:u.r where sin.Dear Sammy; Tm down with the A gi nl'i rh1 r i eil To wh:si. r h i v thank H il fur rheumatics, an- the doctor says t will be a long time fore I'm out. Tne iiahors are good, but they can't leave their own work an do mine. I'm O O O O 'feared, Sammy, if you don't come, the farm will have to be sold. 'Tain't the early pari of the day Ms aiteuti.in wuth much, but I onn't look out for it At Last Moment. was occupied by tin sounds of pas- any more. But don't feel had, dear hoy, if you cant come. Its only sengers coming on board and of I've rheumatics got and the last consignments of 15V I'llAXK II SWEET. "Ever your loving mother." ina at r,ipyrlghl. I'S liy 11,1 ;j Si.iij Ial). Co) freight being slowed away. The young man choked; there was Tills day had linislii'd lln1 loading of length, listening moiioamuus, an unmistakable sob. In a moment tho vessel fur the ami even his own them-hiseviliant be bad clumbeml up the trip aern.--s hatchway. A ocean, mid now, as the sun was sink- though they were, grow wearisome. few were near passengers standing ing behind the sliiaauls of l.e ship to Ho was not accustomed to being alone the rail or ofno but about; lounging 1 or to self communion. Hiring the past the west, the stevedores filed in front were ficers lu was It sight. nearly of the officer who was checking off few years, when not asleep, ho had dark. and paying fur the hours they had generally been with boon companions Slipping hack to the stern of tho on a street corner, or with them he worked. which was almost deserted, the vessel, As they received their money tho had been in some mischief. Ho tried man glanced about wearily. young to his Interest in tho sounds The stevedores passed across to tho wharf keep up were a mile away and wharves or stopped fur a few minutes' con- on deek, and think of tho fun ahead were outlines; but he did not shadowy versation with each oilier, or with of him, rather than of the past. But inlnil for he was a strong swimthat, uouie of the sailors who chanced to bo mer and a bold one. What he feared near. One of them dropped unnoticed was the frustration of a plan which through a hatchway and slipped hack had suddenly formed In his mind. Into the hold, where the freight had No one was watifhlng him, however, been stowed. Then he made his way and presently grasping a rope, he among the hoses and hales until he swung himself over the side and from came to a narrow space which had the end of the rope he dropped into evidently been left by design, for it the water. wan long enough for a man to stretch Two hours later he drew himself at full length In It and contained waon one of the wharves, nearly exup ter aud crackers enough to keep off hausted, but with a look on his face starvation forf)a week or ten days. that had not been there for years. After the young stevedore had crowd"Now for home," he said aloud; ed into it, he drew a case in front of straight for home.'1 Then he disapthe opening to prevent discovery by peared In the shadow of the great a possible prowler or inspector of the warehouses. , df An Woman $ w THETI1 WENT WRONG BUT . e. The woman - w is? H? s r? i m? i pl-- ej m? : I'.ti-e- llle-sill- l; - l lu-r- 0 o o Its hag-gag- e bei-ain- lu-- , r I p e freight. Then lie made himself as comfortable as he could in the narrow space and chuckled at the prospect of reaching the other side without cost. He thought exultantly of what he would do when he got there, and of the other strange lauds In would visit before returning home. There was no sense in people spending money to travel when a little shrewdness and a bold face would answer just as well. He had $$ In his pocket, the sum paid him ondeck u half hour before, but that wis as much as he usually bad ahead hes days. He had given up work, except In case of necessity; and even the i would not have leei Drew himself up onto one of wharves. he could not; It all kept surging over him, again and again, and when he would thrust it away, it returned only more strongly and persistently. Yet he was not leaving much, after all, he told himself, grimly; he had not had a home for three years; ho had no position, no friends, no prospects; even the boon companions would scarcely Of all inquire after or regret him. the world there was only just one who believed In and trusted him, and he had not sien her for three years. There had been months when lie had not even thought of her or of the little rooky farm which he had left because it was too slow. She had never doubted him for a moment, or censed to think of the time when he was to provide lovingly for her old age. M'lu n some of his worst escapades had been reported she ha-- sndhvl vbtfuV.y, tint hopefully. slo "SHiiimy'r o' will do l Him a:t' u.'- 's au'iu s'i::-- unei!-;- : :1 Him : V : o i :i 1 i.u: ". ; ;u... i : b. :'-- ' i i.. ; .o ..-- the of tho ; - v..; ! . 1 I'or lug in v-tr- leaned Bound T a he I I. ! !' a w.l'!' ' , '.v:: vi!. ' )' : h. ' . r. r..: ...he 'ite- I y - 1 ; ea: ! i shell, ; he.i I ,.,iu a t!l- : MS to I":;!'! :! VI-du-in- : M g 1 foiv, i i ; m- V ! a: ib'i . ; ,l'. . : . I i. "Why, tan fir!. i. "1 cs, .;; ; ' i a:. iio-.- !"eS ' i ' .o vl-to- an o! ! liier-i.'.iii'e tin iiil r,!." sahl 1 il;' we didn't Imi'.er ; I at. 'I l.i i Ah, a;-!. 1'0V." Oh. you dnirt look Needs a Little Alteration." . l.t ;!!! heavy ;.e'i t!i- y are r; Tl.in with a sen l:jrht for v.-- ( be- - j j - I.-- Fim-iiiM- of . sex t . wiMi i we-',- the , any-(Ini:- ,; was too ji'g all OViT r- j di!fc n .r wan '!ia,!ii. tluy j .! ,.i 3 I ors l lftory of the .1 : ! - i i i : .v- l lil.e ' ' : no a iliiTi-rm- ,:e; that isn't the straiglitest kind illg liOlije. c- to : y i . a !. ; - a : ! pm o.v ' I ; ; , : t ! i' .'. : ! ! . , ; ; A Straight Tip On Blues, cause I was going on a little journey and wanted to wear it in the cars. X tried to convey the impression that I was going to throw it away when I reached the other end of the trip. You know how one acts when buying anything cheap. But I wanted to wear It to the Suburban. It came home the day before the race. And I thought I'd wear it in the afternoon, just to get the first newness out of it. I was going to dinner in the evening and had to get some gloves, so I went downtown for them. And here's where the tragedy begins, I was sgfely on the way horns when it began to rain one of thoss sudden, awful downpours. I was drenched before I could get in a door-waor a cab or a car or anything. When I got home this gown was like this, only much worse, and, oh, so wet! It clung to me like a flag around a mast in a rainstorm. But the worst of it all was I had changed color. My neck and shoulders and arms were blue. And it wouldnt wash off. Nothing would touch It "The dinner was out of the question, so I called them up on the telephone. It was at tho Baskinrldges, and I got Ned Bassinridge on the 'phone and I explained as best I could. He said he knew a fellow who bought a white flannel yachting Bult once and got caught in the rain and had to go home In a cab. I said I wouldnt have minded that, but changing color was another thing. Then, you know, how men are. He said: Just put on a heavy veil and come over anyhow. They were picking winners for the Suburban. "You don't understand how bad it is, I said. 'It may be poisonous. And missing the dinner and all has given me the blues besides. Then he suddenly ejaculated something, and I thought he'd had an electric shock. 1 asked what was the matter. - 1 . ?. i ' lie: e. a.': ;;i needle-pointe- i i : ' !ai;il in in . .. die a: 1 w civ biii-- ,! MacGrouchy! Yes; they always have queer names like that. Just the same as you find Pinkie Chinn and Birdie Glue on programs. Well, I told them I wanted the gown sent home the next day, be-- If venr-i-i o-'- i Mae-Grouchy-!" of a tip,' said lie, and lie began to tell the others what had happened. Then he told me of tho horse Blues that was to run at Bay. lie said thorn was a lip out on him. "And Hint's a'ioiit ail," said the washolout girl, wearily; "we all went tho next day ami I wore t hr- gown for was very populuck, nrd four ei!jr. lar geiiig dowt:. They "abl I was a marcot. I!'it it was so com- - i '.t "i a fjj ' a a io;i " ! i:'eni it'. k' o' to - ' : - i r,!!!.; to t'.e - r r, nil, 1 ilm :n ! h-- , . it dis-la- spi-a- This man scrapes before you and call out a young woman, 6 feet high with a 48 bust measure, who passes you on to another Juno. By this time they have you landed in the basket You feel positively ashamed to have come In for such a cheap gown. Frequently all they have to do Is to bring out a $50 or a $100 gown at this stage and you order it. If you have the money, you mean?" And sometimes when you dont have it. You find the gowns are made up without any silk lining. That, of course, reduces their value, but the goo! boy o' l r. '.jiii' - mu-- ; p.v'n. .!!-- :. i ami iiow :n : I.i 'I! . : mce-qu- ncar-whlsker- s. i;.-'.- - e.. Man's ll.i'i h;i a r vb. .' i.i I' e r,r. 'i- i i i. can.-- Southwestern Either Vegetation Armed or Armored. Writing lu The Century of the Southwest (Arizona and New Mexico particularly), Ray Stannard Baker has this to say of the plants of the desert spaces: "In the green hills one loves to lie on the grass, to brush against the trees, to pick a twig here and there and taste the tart sap, but the desert allows no such familiarity. Everything that lives within its confines Is either armed or armored. Every cactus stalk Is covered with a myriad of spikes and hooks as sharp as needles, that warn one to keep his distance. Thread not on the cactus with your heavy shoes even, for the barbed spines will often pierce thick leather; every rider of the plains 1m had the experience of picking cactus spines from liis hare flesh. The tree, which Is a near relative to the honey locust, is covered with thorns, so that you trespass at your peril; the cat's claw strikes at you as you pass, tearing your clothing and lacerating your skin. Even the agaves and the yuccas, the green foliage of which looks soft enough in the are armed with leaves each of which is a double-edgesword with a point. The leaves of tli-Aprciidlug bunches of hear grass, which rovers a thousand desert hills, often are so sii:T. and d "an' doesn't nr:e::t t PLANTS. SELF-PROTECTE- washed-ou- t at her friend in the fresh looking tan linen (rock who had railed to see her. "Vnat are you looking so blue about?" asked the tan linen girl. The washed-ou- t woman eyed her sharply. Tben she flushed. I suppose you mean my gown?" she replied. No doubt you are surprised to see me wearing such a raggy looking thing but Im doing it as a punishment!" The tan linen girl looked the washy gown over. "Are your sins as bad as that?" she Baid. "I can hardly believe it. No womanly woman should ever bet on a horse race!" announced she who was being punished. "Oh, I don't know!" said the tan linen girl. "1 won a hat aud a dozen gloveB and two pounds of bon buns on the Suburban." "Oh, pouf! I don't mean bets like that You never bavc to pay if you lose. I mean real money. I never knew you were that sort of a girl!" said the tan linen one. "No, I am not; that's the trouble. I dont know anything about it. But there are worse things. It all began with this gown this liinp, spotty looking thing you see me wearing. This is one of those alluring creations that you see in shop windows on a beautiful blonde wax lady with red finger nails. "Just fancy, said the tan linen girl. "You wouldn't notice the gown at all except that yon see it from the street car. You wouldn't see It except that it has a big staring price mark on the wax ladys chest or hanging from her elbow like a theater bag. This holds you anil although you may have the natural, inborn antipathy for purchasing goods that are marked in windows, it fascinates you like a Japanese crystal. "In reality it is a regularly cooked-utrap for catching feminine lobsters, and there is always a lot more lobster to a feminine one than the other kind. You stand staring at the gown and dollars. say to yourself: Twenty-fivGoodness. That's how some women manage to dress so cheaply. Now I should go to Chargem's and pay forty-fiv- e for one no better.' You dont really think of getting the gown, but you yield to the temptation of going in a shop that you've never been in before. You are met inside the door by an imposing specimen of masculinity, who smiles and bows with a certain magnificent unbending of dignity and then almost carries you to the elevator. When you are projected on the floor designated you are met by another man. He usually looks as though he'd seen better dayB and bas that straggly sort of whiskers that you might call ri i''. t.e with gow'ii looked sadly polka-do- t has-ueve- 1. 1 mean?" Why, 'Get out quick. Well you are slow!" She said: 'Don't you fancy those other gowns in black and white? They cost a little more, but they are quite I bought one myself this cheek! morning. No, thankB, I said. Then she sent for the fitter. He made a few passes around you know how they do and said, That'll be $G, Miss twenty-thre- e i r for her place, for kind-hearte- ? I lo-- too she gave me a funny little look, lifted here Woman Whose New Gown Dyed Her this." eyebrows Just a little bit like Before the Race Tells of a "Hunch And didnt you understand? That That Was Misleading Story of a means twenty-threT ragedy. "Twenty-threeAnd what does Jtl' 1 IT LOOKED LIKE A ENOUGH GOOD THING. seiis a coat In the play, and tell you that all It reeds is a little alteration. This Is just what Happened to me. SURE I will say that the Juno girl seemed Jaraicii . w ore ari'Ui.d yo'i tall mirror iiiei back Ju- -t la- - oj V.a l. it 1 1 t iii-- wav in Mill lv'f.-n- v n evcla'ised the "Why. m iv how to het! lO'i Vi i ,i ; i , triumph-ar.ti- ui?" "Wt-li- girl: "wl.v. ".Mi. "I Ut 1 In . I. Ill ' A down in the always Ini nil 'j-- s when lie York Kui.. y. wen I : a; i I..- wa.hi-lou- t v r to InsL s me in u:d I, o' liin a girl, i H-- f'eW i!,.- ! - hi lull .I. op, J New ' |