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Show : : ROCKING CHAIR a A Memorial Day Story 2 THE OLD By OLIVIA B ASTON STSOHM a bench on her back porch Mrs. White very stiff, very uncompromising The vines, glory morning blown by the wind, played In checkered light and shade over the porch, over her tense, upright figure, topped with Its crown of silver hair, over the sunburnt faee of a young man who stood near twirl ing his hat The May sunbeams stole as far as the door where, just within the screen, a girl was seated, cracking nuts There waa a vacant rocking chair on the porch, suddenly It began to move In the wind, and reminded Mrs White of her manners which, In the excitement of the interview, she had forgotten. Take a chair, Henry." But the young man. In no mood for truce, Ignored the Invitation. "Then he you won't let me have Eleanor? N sat SOPHIA KUTLESEN? POO- R- HEALTH VERY RESTORED BY Catanh Years Had a Bad Couyh. Twenty-fiv- e Miss Sophia Kittlesen, Evaut-too- , Illinois, U. S. 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'f The cap was thrown to the floor, and he clasied his hands, big, weather beaten hands and leaned toward her "They tell you Im a rover, and can t settle down, but it aln t so. 111 only fight as long as the flag needs me, and then then home to you. I know they're trying to match you with that,oJd White because he's rich, aren't they Something tied (he womans tongue; she could not utter a sound. He rose "1 know you love me, 'Llndy, but you're afraid. I'm off off for good or bad. And when you hear of me dead, with a bullet In my body, you'll know whose fault It Is. YouYe s coward, false and chicken-hearted.- " He stood In front of her, pouring out the words In a storm. He was very red, his breath felt hot on her fore- - choice, did you say? At the sound of his voice the cracking of nuts in the kitchen ceased. Mrs White took up her shawl and ran her fingers through the fringe Dont be sarcastic, Henry. I mean what I say my choice. Eleanor has given me her word of honor that she will not marry without my consent there From within the wltchen came a sharp sound of a pan falling, it made the youth start nervously; the grandmother laughed: "That is what the men all say. They never seem to realise that the girl who has a sense of duty toward an old woman Is best worth winning Henry walked slowly to the porch steps, then turned You see, It's Just this way, Mrs. White; It isn't a question of whether Eleanor's worth winning, or loves me, or anything else All I know Is, that I love her, and am too crazy to think of anybody or anything but her. I suppose I ought to say Id quit, but he went to the other end of the porch from whence he could get a view of the girl seated within the girl 'whose eyes met his But I cant promise you; good-by- . And he addressed Mrs. although White, he looked beyond her through the doorway, backing slowly to the steps. Then be turned and walked off down the garden path, attended by a sentinel row of sunflowers. Eleanor went on with her work. Her Brand moh- - pulled at the fringe a few hiotn ante. then aba went to the door. Tou heard what Henry aaid? She asked. Eleanor nodded. The silence, and a tell-talredness in her cheeks and eyes, spoke volumes. "Have you got enough nuts for the cake filling?" the old lady-sg- ld after a pause. "Yes'm, theyre all done,? and Eleanor, gathering up her aprou full of shells In one hand, and the dlsb In the other, rose and went into the pantry, glad to escape conversation. Her grandmother returned to the porch. The chair rocked in the wind, but she heeded not its invitation, ta Saved From Being a Cripple for Life, Almost six or seven weeks ago I became paralyxed all at once with writes Mrs. Louis rheumatism, 913 Seventh street, Oakland, Cal It struck me In the back and extend ed from the hip of my right leg down to my foot. The attack was so severe that I could not move In bed and was afraid that I should be a cripple for life "Abqqt 12 years ago I received a sample bottle of your Liniment but never had occasion to use it, as I s been well, but somehave thing told me that.81oan's Liniment would help me, so I tried It. After the second application I could get up out of bed, and in three days could walk, and now feel well and entirely free from pain My friends were very much surprised st my rapid recovery and I was only too glad to tell them that Sloan's Liniment was the only medicine I used. Mc-Ke- alw-ay- Anything Almost. Mrs. Rucksher is a woman who seems to be willing to do almost anything for the sake of appearance. Yes but she draws the line- at wearing Inexpensive hats for the sake of making her husband's task easier when be has to face the assessor. TEA Moneyback means that the tea is good and well worth the money. Cant mean anything else. Your grocer rctnrna your money 4 yow don't like Schilling's Best . we pay him. The rise IS alTATk hl and In It with sincerity CfiannlQK. wJLqrt geat aim. - - AGO deep, and A FEW DROPS, TOO MAUI will produce the SLEEP FROM WHICH , THERE IS NO WAKING. Many are the children who have been killed or whose health has been ruined for life by paregoric laudanum and morphine, each of which Is a narcotic product of opium. Druggists are prohibited from railing eitherof the narcotics named to children at all, or to anybody without labelling them poison. The definition of H narcotic is! A medicine which relieves paint and produces sleep, but which in poisonous dosesprod uces stupor, coma, convul sions and death. The taste and smell ofmedicines containing opium are disguised and sold under the names of u Drops, M Cordials, u Soothing Syrups, etc. You should not permit any medicine to be given to your children without you or your physician know of what it is composed. GASTORIA DOES NOT CONTAIN NARCOTICS, if it bears the signature of Chas, H. Fletcher. Letters from Prominent Physicians addressed to Chas. H. Fletcher. Dr. J. of W. Dlnsdale, BdvlM A perfect Remedy for Comfy lion . Sour StomadLDtarrtoa be plnk-lldde- your Castoflla and ALWAYS Signature tf IfccSimlc SfyaHK NEW Y0VK. IT"" true The words came In choppy, disjoint, ed sentences, then they suddenly ceased. The chair began to rock again sedately ihto Uma. a 4 wMn,uw er took up tW thrcd where j( had been abruptly cut off took It up in n thin, cold voice. He was n man with a Bible in his hand, and had gone. Joe, her soldier-lover-, Miss Melinda, the newcomer was saying: "I deemed It proper you should acquaint yourself with the marriage service beforehand. Your family and myself have decided on n church wedding; I know you prefer n home ceremony, but we have decided otherwise. You are young and these matters may safely be left to older heads. He took her hand in his own palm, whl$i was cold, and with a formal gtod!by he, too, disappeared. But the chair kept on its rocking more violently this time, and In It sat an old nurse, holding a peevish baby tight against her breast. Sh wss saying: "I tell you, Mrs. White, it's a good thing you didn't marry that Just see how soldier, Joe Cooper. nice youre fixed now. Here you havs a good, reliable husband some older, to be sure, but you gals all need tight reins. I was young and giddy once, myself. And think If you'd a married that soldier; You'd a ben a widow woman now, for theyre decoratin' his grave this minute It is Decoration day, you know. They do say as Joe Cooper had promised his mother not to go back that last time, and then all of a suddent be up and went a Inte affair, they say. Killed? 'Course he was first thing Grandmother White sat up very stiff and opened her eyes. Eleanor came rushing on to the 'y porch. Granny, dear, what's the mat ter? Did the gun frighten youTrt was only the salute. The parade has start ed. You must be uncomfortable on Wont Let that bench, come, sit here, and shi Eleanor?" led her to the flocking chair vacant sing Instead her old position on the now, but still swinging swinging No, no, not there, not In that chair bench. There she sat alone for a quarter of an hour or so until Eleanor, Eleanor. Grandmother White rse and went passing on her 'way out to water the verbenas, stopped to say: Grandma, to the edge of the porch from whom she could see the line of men wit? you look drowsy; take this pillow and she slipped a cushion behind the flags waving here and there bet w pot old woman's back. the trees. Then as she started' down the When the last soldier had filed out steps: Im going to the gate to watch of sight and while the drnm was stll for the parade, shp said, you know sounding in her ears, the old ladv this It Decoration day, and the old said: "Yes, yes. It was a bad dream soldiers-ar- e to march to the ceme- Eleanor, child. but did you say ther waa enough nut filling for a big tery. There was a twinge In the elderly cmker conscience at sight of the young face "Yes, grandma." the girl replied with Its drawn cheeks and --heavy, trying not to show surprise at the Ir eyes, but she only said: relevant question. Thank you, but I must not sleep; Then weH invite thst young Henry want to see the soldiers, too," and the over for dinner." - ' girl passed out into tfci garden. Elesnor grew pink As the bunch of After n few minutes, something net bleeding-heart- s st her belt "But, the chair to rocking again, but this Grmnny, yow said time it was not moved by the wind Never mind what I said. Ron over It was occupied by n tall, strapping to his mother's and tell him to corns man who twirled n hat in bis hands here; tend him to me." Bhe looked closer no, it wen n cap,-- a As Eleanor flew out the' back way, t blue cap and the man was In unf bareheaded eager, her grandmother (Orm. called after her: "Tell hlm hell find Hs- - ws - big sad broed shouldered, aie ou th porch la the old rocking sa4 blunt In speech and manner as be chair!" I us says: 111., CBean ASTORIA the of GENUINE f Worms oitvulskms Jewrisk ness and Loss OF Slot. Eleanor Flew Out the Back Way. head aa he bent over her. "But I love you, Llndy, and when I come back again when the war ia over be true Chicago, its css la all families where there are children." Dr. Alexander E. Mlntie, of Cleveland, Ohio, says: "I have frequently prescribed your Castor la and have found it a reliable and pleasant remedy for children." Dr. J. 8. Alexander, of Omaha, Neb, says; "A medicine so valuable end beneficial for children as your Castor ia is, deserves the highest praise. I find it In use everywhere." Dr. J. A. McClellan, of Buffalo, N. 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