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Show fif Jilly Old Uncle Josh. KyJ His Generosity Toward His EjL. Newly Married Niece. KkT ',- A R.alistic Remand UttM ia Which MmVL s , Tftkt a Ttrjr Ceaipkwaes Part. flHf Copyright by W.S, Guthrie. HflL "Miss 8unimcn Telly I I or SBSg dart I " But the ipeijeer took ft head- 4Hj9k , over baahfulnesa, only to hear a Nmf V 'Tea, Charley." r'wB&y, ''0n J fl'Plr to or Jo that is" IjMKg? Afaln a lapso into silonco, followed by traHK an.ancouraglng iMF! "Ys, Charley." iPr f "Oh, HI might only hops to er to WS& , Another failure in language. It was glf ., .ecmlmjly a hopeless case, and might HKk -v have been, only for a demur MM $,' "Charley, I hate said yes' twico, and if you mean it, I mean it too, and" jBHi ' And to this day the young; man will lfcflf; ; Insist that he popped the queition. Or . All this happened away "up stato," PW ' and it wasn't lone beforo there wan a T jjt wadding. Not much longer before there camu a letter from Polly ' Undo Joshua Turner, rich, generous and level headed, who wrote effusively to his delight at her exhibition of what lie called ' 'gift" and he propoeod that if tbo young people would locato at Lehi ho would tart them up in life, as a wedding gift, having explained that there was no 1 better port In the world where they Might launch their little matrimonial feSSij. cauoe. Of course they accepted and 'eBHt WM0 ,00n b,adIne the,r 'r'eda adieu. 3E " 'ew w8 ,ubequent to the above "wfr conversation, a travel-stained party sfcahtfl arrived in Lehl. Our frlesd,, Uncle SKy1',. Josh, was in charge, and hu led the jgMsjj, party straightway to Union Hotel S V&kiL '? "'" 80 to the Union." uM ktV'Cauto JtjMJMBJWWBPwJJwWWPWPItfi "that delightful WSSk ' intuition that -wakes a guest fool at flpfBtfSj noat comfortable, and in mighty good fiXM 1UCk' Tbe house ' one ' convenience ; Hflgf i apartments are coaily furnished' gutt and the cuisine ell that a superior cook IffH nd unlimited ordors on the market can sfiBS' ,mke ' l nave enesged rooms at the IBHJK Vnion.uatil your own bouse ia in read- gSflR 1nets, aJ if you don't agree that I've JUJOH' selected- mighty fino place, then I'm wgBr Prophet. fflr With these remarks Uncle Josh grac- 3r- lously presented to Charley the deed to W )- a cosy cottage. "After breakfast," continued the old L , man,"I am ready to buy your outfit. L i , To expedlto mattors I have ordered a B f carrisge from Wing, our enterprising m, 1 ,iTery "n." When the hansome ! carriage, with elaborate trnppingn and K$s prancing horaen, drew up in front of MmM the hotel, Polly declared it the "finest MK- turnout ajje had ever seen." "Yea K' 8ls-ee," replied Uncle Josh'tho three fjK 8a, 'Speed Safety' la Wing's coatof arms. WM. Ba; yong folks, when you want to take jBjH drive, either for business or pleasure, ! o to him for a rig overy time. Uis WKfo' wedding, party and funeral equipments Pfr'. ureuuiurpassed." It was in this stylish Hf'" turnout that the rounds of tho village HjsM "Having already provided a cage for BK the blrd," said Uncle Josh, "now the JBPitSaB first thing we'll look after will be the PSMMK urnlshings for.it," Horeupon Polly f 4bK energetically declared that she had I ' "iffWl ' berd mULh rtbout pples Co-op A'ffiE, Int. that shohsd decided to go there I m&$B Tn6 '""It was that thy were ushered 'i HBBS t0 eUC bewi,derinK display that the aVQHK B'rl WA" at firBt at a ,0" how t0 eIect- 1SHB But ahe toon yielded to the eedtic- SMB tlveleBa of a magnificent parlor suite, a yRH. ed room sot in oak, golden finish, that ItyftiSBS would do credit to old Mr. Klondyko k !MHB TthU al &dde(i Bn C"8V C ' cker for Uncle Joah, and didn't for- 'f JeB K" m08t conVennlent and ornamental i H WrU,nt dMk f0r "1I,,bby" Charlca, US hMinitcoiae to tho conclusion that the W PepP,MC-opinat.flgureawera below p , tho very whisper of competition. , l Let's aee I promised jou n gold j t M w'cn and adiaraond ring, too.didn'lll,', I tkdJIt JUM'ed ""do Josh of Polly, "and Abo ' H. udmunson Isthe placebo get gcod val- HT ua-especlally in diamonda, aa ho told - mo thfe olh,r dy 'ht ho had a largo Wb ' wptfy on band bought before the raise, c if which he eella at the old prices" En tering the popular jewlery atore the old man gallantly acquitted himself of the promise and then directed Folly's attention at-tention to the superior stock of silverware silver-ware carried by the house. "There ia i o other such a house in town," mid the old man, "and I will guarantee the quality to be the very beat. Pick out your family clock while here," he added Abe Godnannsoa carrier a fiaatic.tnt IjMiPPaWnui'f.'IaWTOIjrtnrmTO" needoptical goods, this is the plaqe to com. He will test your oyca without extra chargo, and say, my boy, remember remem-ber that Abe Gudmunson is also an expert doctor on sick watcbea. "Haiti" commanded Undo Josh, aa the paity came In front of T. J. Wade-worths Wade-worths handsome drug store, "Walk right in " "Why Uncle, we're not sick and" "Guess I know that, but I sue pectitwont belong before this young man begins to take an Interest In matters mat-ters of paregoric and ""U-n-c I-ol" "We'll go In anyway, Tolly may find some toilet articles she wants." Sure enough, beforo leaving she was loaded down with combs, brushes, faco powders and ounces upon ouncea of fino Imported Import-ed perfumes. "Don't forgot," added Uncle Jort),"co come here with your psrscriptii.ns. as T. J. Wadsworth Is competent pharmacist and uses pure and reliable drugs. "Oh, say, Uncle," exclaimed Polly .heru can I go for ray dry goods? This dress Is hardly suitable, I must admit, "Woll my girl, if you want to aelect from one of the most popular establishment estab-lishment in tho city. I will direct you to Kirklmm it Pons who carry a stock of dress goode that for variety and real valuo ia aoldom seen outside tho larger metropolitan cities. Tlioy carry all the latest weaves in fashionable droas gooda and you are sum to bo guided right in your selections. You will find Kirklmm and Sons pleasant to deal with and their oaiployea polite and expert, whlfe the pricea cannot he duplicated." It did not take Polly long to tell a bargain when aho aaw one. Sho got n hand-1 some dress, with all necessary trimmings, trim-mings, and several othor articles oi "fantastlo disarray" so dear to the heart ol every woman. Whllo Uncle Josh waa pondering whoro to go next, Polly auddenly asked : "Uncle, wherocanl find tho leading mlllinary cstablitihment7" "jU8t i here." remarked Uncle Josh,"and wo will visit Mrs. II. Jacob who, by tho way, Ima on hand ono of the completesi flocks of milinery to bo found In tho city. You can gt what jou want there tho latest styles being hor motto. Mrs. II, Jacobs oxperienco guarantees that when ou have purchased of her you havo the thing according to fashion and a satisfaction that your work haa been dono by a competent artist. In a few minutea there never waa a happier girl than Polly for aho purchase 1 a perfect dream of a hat with nil the style nnd at half tho price generally found In a city store. "Now," cried the old gentleman; "now for a plcturo of thl crou d, In good old country fashion, we'll go to the pholojjraph galltry, and William Ashcr haa a good oue. Ilia pictures are wonderful in fidelity andflniah. I want one full-ilrod photo for my study nnd some email onea for my friends. Asher hastbeaoulof a true artist; nil his wo.k ia a labor of love, In wulch ho will not stop abort of perfection. Aa he ib famous for aucceasful enlarging, I want to give you a life size representation of 'youia truly,' with a fine frame to enclose en-close It." (Uncle Josh'a picture may bo Been at Aaher'a atudlo any time tho readers desiro to call.) En route to their home the party called at the Bannor ofllce. "You'll want the news every week," romarked Uncle Josh "and as tbla ia tho favorite lpcal paper here, I'll aubacrlbo." Upon summing up tbo wonderful events of the day Polly began to volubly volu-bly express thanks. "You havo bought tia everything," she exclamed. "Only one thing." replied Uncle Josh reflectively, "but I can remedy that' Tho People Co -op Inst, alwaya haw a nice lino of them and you can get one whenever you want It; I'll pay for' the best." "W-h-y," otclalmed Polly with 8reat surprise," Uncle, what can it bo?"w- 'Well, It's a baby carriage, and" But Tolly had fainted. |