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Show 7, PLAINT ABOUT PAINT. him a tremandou tw-3-' 4" ad fu air the I high tfc tlme.to complain 6 about paint their pai e :ag h'm ar T nt another iavadef , expected' (held to ii!a ptr the painter applies It. The when thi v came to the open men low. ' a h'y.v tt at knoeked both feiitv 'who puts up the money should but they broke into a quick trot a' the .pinhtHg into a corner, shirk the responsibility of choosnot aater tower and came toward the f - I'nup on 'o the library!" shoe the ing paint True, the painter Bi s who had ' got and Hat house as steady as veteran raiupa fd ir ought to know paint better than the ers mv j 'lied me down the hall to basher, the professional man or the r "I.ook- I'ke business this time ex waol he o,,en library door. The trouble Is, the house- merchant. S read out now claimed Larry ere now between two 8,, otrscr too often andjv deliberately bars the the first head that looms over the ha! sheriffs party had fought valiant, coaipetent and honest painter 'from ustrade gets a dose of hickory the of library, gQj tt) keep us out thsjob by accepting a bid which he The attacking party now divided, now that we were within, Stoddarg, ought to know would make an honest half ha! is between tls an the bit lge i,u shoulders held the door half closed job Impossible. of the and the remainder swinging around agamat the combined strength greure your bids on the basis of the hou-- e toward the front entrance men in the hal! This pause was for. jaflonal Lead Companys pure White an us it for gave Ah. look at that" jelled l.arry tunate. opportuaity bttd and pure Linseed Oil and see Its a battering ram thev have O to deal singly with the fellows vbc that you get these materials. man of peace have I vour Majestys were climbing In from the terrace one need be fooled by adulter- consent to t the elephant guns liaes had laid one of them low with s sled white lead. A blowpipe testing now disposed of anotbei soffit will be mailed to dub and anyone inter- murderous effort to jp had made who Morgan and the sheriff carried be vied In paint. I was him. with tween (hem a stick if t.m'ier from s'ick a knife Hito Address, National Lead Company, whhh the liranc hi s hil ben cut. Stoddard against the door, where th ffoodbrldge Building, New York City. weremen .shOiffVslowly galnlag and. w rh a th td rum to help they ran It up the sej s and ag.iust tie upon me BEAN TRICK OF THE PARROT. la-- t go i n the Jump when I 'say door w.tn a crash the' came booming hJa and at word the e:eat three," said Stoddard, and e h ,mg bai k Atd Just After Its Mistress Had Mads we sprang awav from the door and halls of the house Neat Bluff. j veiled with room the joy pun roared agi.n a the side of into men pitched forthe hou-- e and I rail to the library, as the sheriff and his Young Hankinson (making a call) whe-- e fumitu e ward and spi aw led upon the floor; Jon have had that Larrj till parrot a long time, band-tIn it a re we wi at again against ill the i,n windows save one then Kiss Laura. He stepied cult hand conflict to clear the room. which he held open Miss Laura Yes, we have had him Hold that position, air," ysfled-- pveral years. upon he teriaie am! emptnd a revol ates ver a' 'he men who were now uo-Young Hankinson Quite intelligent, Morgan had directed the . I'lg a.oiig the edge of the ravine he k he not? neah us One of them stopped and against me and was driven upbirttfej Miss Laura Very. Can Imitate before the great fireplace. Tht iiost anything dlsihaiged a ritle at us with delihei-ataim The hall snapped snow from sheriff. Morgan and Ferguson hemnedj Young Hankinson They have a fethe balustrade and screamed away me In If was evident that I was th niarkably clever parrot over at the hat mlessiy chief culprit, and they wished to elim- Casterllns. Miss Laura. It can imisuch he mutinate me from the contest. .Across the tate the sound of a kiss to perfection. "Bah, monkeys tered "I believe I've lilt that chap' room, Larry. Stoddard and Bate wer Is that among the accomplishments of One man had fallen and lav howling engaged In a lively rough and tumble our feathered friend here in the cor- in the ravine, his hand to his thigh, with the rest of the besiegers, and ner? while his comrades paused, demor Stoddard, seeing my plight, leaped th Miss Laura (indignantly) No. sir. overtuined table, broke past the trio! je doe8 not attempt an imitation of a alled "Serves you right, you blackguard sound he Is not accustomed to hear. muttered. Mr. Hankinson. Of that can assure Irry I pulled him In and w you The Parrot Wait, Geoige, dear, till r I take this bird out of the woo 3 the sheriff hily la advance of tl Mor?an 'ar aid ' -' CANDLES By MEREDITH Aallwf ! "THE "UIH CHHCE." DANEIUN." tic. Kpjrii'bt 7' NICHOLSON Ir r Irrj by CHAPTER XXIII. Continued. Try it again," I heard l.arry ad monish him. "try that once more. and The Sod, God beisdt' will never feci the delicate Imprint of nur web feet again '' He turned the man about and rushed him toward the hoti-ithe His still servlti; as a prod flight gave heart to the wai invalers Immediately behind him and two fel Iowa, urged and led by Morgan, charged our line at a smart pate "Bolt for the front door" I called - to and Stoddard am! I closed la after him to guard his retreat. "They re not shooting," called Sc flard. "You may he sure they've had their orders to capture the house with aa little row aw possible We were now nearing the edge of the wodd, with the open meadow and water tower at our backs, while l.arry was making good time toward the house. Let's not wait for them here," ahouted Stoddard. Morgan was advancing with a club In his hand, making directly for me, twe men at hU heels, and the rest veering off toward the wall of St Agatha's. "Watch the house, I yelled to the chaplain; and then, on the edge of the wood Morgan came at me furiously, swinging his club over his head, and In S moment we were fencing away at a merry rate We both had revolvers snapped to our waists, but 1 had no Intention of drawing mine At m.v right uhless In extremity. Btoddard was busy keeping off Morgan's personal guard, who seemed reluctant to close with the clergyman. I have been. In niy dav, something of a fencer, and my knowledge of the folia stood me in good stead now. With a tremendous thwack I knocked Morgans club flying over the snow, and, as we grappled. Bates yelled from the bouse. I quickly found that Mor-gaa- e wounded arm was still tender. Ho flinched at the first grapple, and hi anger got the better of his judgment , We kicked op the snow at a great rate ae we feinted and dragged each vrtber about He caught hold of 1 - ' t ZZLDA i I pu-le- d 1 e 1 room.--Talle- BOY KEPT SCRATCHING. Eczema Lasted 7 Years Face Was All Raw Skin Specialists Failed, But Cuticura Effected Cure. When my little boy was six old an eruption broke out on his "ace. I took him to a doctor, but his face kept on getting worse until It got so bad that no one could look at him. His whole face was one crust and He must have been very painful. scratched day and night until his face wag raw. Then I took him to all the best specialists In skin diseases but they could not do much for him. The eczema got on his arms and legsand we could not get a nights sleep In months, I got a set of Cuticura Remedies and he felt relieved the first time I used them. I gave the Cuticura Remedies a good trial and gradually the eczema healed all tip. He Is now seven years old and I think the trouble will never return. Mrs. John G. Klumpp, 80 Niagara St., Newark, N. great wrench nearly dragged me from my feet but I pinioned hie ariue and bent him backward, then, by a trick Larry had taught me, flung him upon - J., tla side. Meanwhile Bate continued V call lustily from the house. Dome on at any cost," shouted Stoddard, putting himself between me nd the men who were (lying to Morgan'! aid. "Shoot you fools, shoot!" howled Morgan, and as we started across the open meadow and ran toward the bouse a shotgun roared back of ua and buckshot snipped and rattled on the ' atone of the water tower. "Theres the sheriff" called Stoddard behind me. The officer and his deputy ran Into tha park from the gate of St. Agatha' while the rest of Morgan's party were akirtlng the wall to Join them. "Stop or I'U shoot. yelled Morgan, and I felt Stoddard pause In his gigantic stride to throw himself between me and the pursuere. Sprint for It hot, he called very coolly, ae though he were coaching me In a contest of the most amiable sort Imaginable. "Get away from those guns, I panted, angered by the very generosity of bla defense. "Feint for the front door and then run for the terrace ar.d the library door," he commanded as t, crossed the little ravine bridge "Theyve got us headed off. Twice the guns boomed behind us, and twice I saw shot cut Into the anow about me "Im all right." called Stoddard, re assurlngly, still at my back "They re not a bit anxious to kill me " I was at the top oL my speed now. but the clergyman kept close at my heels. I was blowing hard, but he made equal time with perfect ease. "Now for the sheriff here we go! cried Stoddard beside me when we were close to the fringe of trees that shielded the entrance. Then off we veered suddenly to the left, close upon the terrace, where one of the French Windows was thrown open and Ijirry and Bates stepped out, urging us on with lusty cries. They caught us by the arms and Bragged ns over where the balustrade was lowest and we crowded through the door and slammed It. As Bates snapped the bolts Morgan's party discharged their combined artillery and withdrew across the ravine toward the lake. " ' Oct 17 and 22, 1907." A Kansas Girl's Advice. A Lincoln county girl writes this advice to the Kansas City Star: Why do young men do so much loafing? Go I am but a to work. Push ahead! By a Trick Larry Had Taught Me I Threw Him. cabinet against the door and returned the broken outer doors, saw the face He had come te eee of Pickering to the hall. Meanwhile the blows at the front that his orders were obeyed, anl J redoor continued with Increasing violence. Stoddard still stood where I had left him. Bates was not In sight, but the barking of a revolver above showed that he had returned to the window to wreak vengeance on his enemies. Stoddard shook his head In deprecation. "They fired first we cant do less than get back at them, I said, between the blows of the battering ram. A panel of the great oaken door now splintered, but In their fear that wp might se the broken panel ae a loophole. they ecampered out Into range of Bates revolver. In return we heard a rain of small shot on the upper windows, and a few seconds later Larry shouted that the flanking party was again at the terrace. ThH movement evidently heartened the sheriff, for, under a fire from Bates, his men charged again and the lug rrashed Into the door, shaking It free from the upper hinges Thq lower fastenings were wrenched loose an instant later, and the men came tumbling Into the hall the sheriff, Morgan and foutetllers 1 had never seen before. Simultaneously the flanking party began smashing the small panes of the library windows. We cOuld hear the glass crack and tinkle above the confusion at the door. la the hall he was certalnly a lucky man who held to hla weapon a moment after the door tumbled In. I blazed at the sheriff with my revol ver. but he stumbled and half fell at the threshold, wo that the ball passed over him, and he promptly gripped me by the legs and had me prone and half dazed by the Tap of my head on the floor. suppose I was two or three minutes at least getting my wits. 1 was flrst conscious of Bates grappling with the sheriff, who sat upon me. and as they struggled with each other I CHAPTER XXIV. got the full benefit of their combined, The Fight In the Library. swerving, tossing weight. Morgan and It was nearly 11 oclock when the at- Larry were trying for a chance at each tacking party returned after a parley other with revolvers, while Morgan on the Ice behind the boat house. The backed the Irishman slowly toward four of ns wereSn the terrace rea ly the library. 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When they get a dollar they go to a dance and go home a dollar out 1 advise all girls to cut clear of loafing boys. Stand by the boy who works, and never put your arm through the handle of a jug. member yet my satisfaction, u, hemmed in by the men he had hired to A Hard Loser. kill me or drive me out, I felt, First Cheap Sport I saw McGann rather than saw, the cowardly horror cornin oht of the poolroom lookin like depleted Upon his face. a hard loser Then the trio pressed upon me. As Second Cheap Sport He lost all he I threw down my club and drew my had. revolver, some one across the room First Cheap Sport How much? fired several shots, whose mar Second Cheap Sport The price of through the room seemed to arrest the hla morning's Illustrated fight for an instant, and then, while Sunday Magazine. Stoddard stood at my side swinging his chair defensively, the great chanImportant to Mothers. delier. loosened or broken by tig Examine carefully every bottle ot shots, fell with a mighty crash of its CASTORIA a safe and sure remedy for see that it crystal pendants. The sheriff, leaping Infanta and children, and from' Stoddard's chair, was bears the away struck on the head and borne dowa hy Signatu? of the heavy glass Use For Over JIO Years. We were all getting our second wlad In Kind You Have Always Bought The for a renewal of the fight, with Mar of the command onerm in gan 0j9 Aristocratic Disease. or two of his men, who had gone down "FrOnT phat 01 hears these society In were now the struggle, early crawwomen sa-aPat, the Imparted I thirtirT ling back for revenge most the to cook, they coachman, Bridget, have raised my hand and pointed it do be dyln off at th receptions! Bates for wheeled like Pickering, "An phat Is ut kills 'em?" Inquired flash and before I realized what hapthe curious cook. pened he had dragged the executor Into "A disease they calls ennui. " Ilthe room. j lustrated' Sunday Magazine. "You 'scoundrel you In grate ! howled the servant. FOOT-EASE- . The blood on his face and bare chest In a pinch. Use ItALLENS cures painful, smartA powder. and the hatred In his eyes made him a nervous feet and Ingrowing nails. hideous object; but In that lull of the ing, the greatest comfort discovery of storm while we waited, watching for Itl the age. Makes new Bhoes easy. A an advantage, I heard, somewhere la j Certain cure for sweating feet. Sold the wall, that same sound of footsteps by all Druggists, 25c. Accept no subthat 1 had remarked before, l.arry stitute. Trial package. FREE. A. 8. Olmsted. Le Roy, N. Y. and. Stoddard heard It; Bates heard It, and his eyes fixed upon Pickering with a glare of malicious delight. It Is no disgrace to be mistaken; "There comes our old friend, the It U a crime to be a hypocrite. That of is the ala against light the worst ghost. yelled Larry. 1L (TO BE CONTINUED) John Oliver Hobbs. Out of the Vls'on. In the olden times L Is said that It was possible for a man to render This woman says that slek women should not fall to try Lydia E. Pinkhams VegetaJbl Compound us she did. CHIC 80, ILL. "ANAKISIS Trthaas HMg., Vsw Yoaa, KJtSlS electrotypes! Jn greet variety irr the low set prim by a. . kkuxkw kswPAFtaca..ia. .. WIDOWS""11'" N EW pensions LAW MlM I - |