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Show I GINGER-- j ELLA ; by Ethel Hueston j Illustrations by j ! Irwin Myers Jj II - . t evident But Hiram Buckworth, now ha was a minister, he most bsve some right plnclple within an appeal to him, perhaps Ginger regretted that she could not entirely sbsndon Marjory to her own misguided way. The borne for the blind was on Its way to firm establishment. It was true, but alas, so many dimes went into the purchase of a load t coal, a month's groceries, a delicate operation for tbe ' eyes. An appeal, then, to Hiram Buckworth. The next morulng before breakfast. Ginger, alert and watchful, saw blra walking down the flagstone path be-tween the row of Bowers, Inhaling great breaths of tbe fresh morning sir, bis entire manner and countenance reflecting a smug snd satisfied con-tentment wltb the world at large. She hurried down, and J lined him. "Mr. Buckworth," she began flrmly, "excuse me for butting In end It really Isn't a" thing against Marjory, you know, for she Is Just as nice as she seems to be" "I should say she 1st" "But I've known her e long time, and really, she Is a terrible flirt, though a: heart she doesn't mean a thing by It I dont know whether she has told you I mean Too see. It Is already arranged" "Ellen I You don't mean that Mar Jory that she Is engaged" The use of tbe word relieved her. She was finding it unaccountably bard to express herself In a wsy that would gain the desired result, without com-mitting herself to falsehood. "Well, yes, In a wsy. Not exactly engaged, you understand, but It Is all understood, If you know what I mean." "Yes, I do know what you mean." The bright ruddiness went suddenly even the coming of the postman, sritb sixteen letters for K ToUiver, made her really happy. Be Bshed two small packages from his bag and handed them to bee. "I see you're getting some more of those samples," Be added cLeerfully. "Those are for tbe twins." she an-swered. Hushing. "Personally, I am not Interested In beauty preparations." The day passed dally, a busy day, as Saturdays always are la parson-ages where arrangement are always leading up to the climatic Sabbath. Hiram Buckworth remained down town for luncheon. Marjory, e still, white Marjory, busted herself In e studied way about Its work of the house. And dinner tn the evening was sn Increasingly painful repetition of the morning jieal. ; When the dishes were done. Ginger repaired to the veranda. Miss Jenkins sat there, alone, solemnly rocking. "Where's Margter i ' "She went to bed. She has a bead-ache- ." "Oh, I see." Ginger went upstairs, and knocked gently at ber slater's door. "I'm In bed," called a muffled vole In answer. Ginger opened the door, and went In. "I Just wauted to see If I could do anything for your headache." She gave her sister a sharp look. "Tou've been crying." "1 think Tni getting bay fever," said Marjory. "My eyes sting. I'm going to sleep now." Ginger, at this dis-missal, turned toward the door. "And Ginger, don't you go and talk about It to Miss Jenkins or anybody. If I have a headache and hay fever tt'a nobody's business but my own. Not thai nnybody would care anyhow." Copyright tr Bobbe Merrill Oe. WNU Service CHAPTER VHContinued 14 They did not try to plan for the future, they simply contented them-selves with the knowledge that what-ever came to them must be good. They did oot look ahead to the wi-nterwithout a church, without a par-sonage, wltb a meager twenty-fiv- e dollars a month to provide food snd clothes and a roof over their heads. They merely accepted the present that was given them, and smiled st each other, and strove in every way pos-sible to Impress upon themselves the sublimity of their faith, the boun.1-lessnes- s of their possibilities In divine lova. As they went out to the car an-swering the call of Eddy Jackson's siren, they uet the postman com-ing tn. Ginger ran ahead of the others, and took the mall from bis band. "Three for father, one for Marjory mine, min- e- the rest Is for me." Ginger's watchfulness over Mar-jory and Hiram Buckworth Increased. She Intercepted every glance, endured the soft sullies with s glowering grim-nes-answered every light sally as though It were Intended for ber ears alone. One evening, soon after dinner, U '.rani Buckworth decided that be must withdraw to his room to prepare his sermon for the following Sunday, and Marjory thougnt she would go upstairs and manicure ber nails. But Ginger was not to be distracted by mere plana for the future. She ssw them both upstairs, saw the door of her father's room closed behind Hiram Buckworth's rigid back, saw Miriam ensconced or the foot of ber bed wltb flies, orangewood sticks and buffers. Then she went to tbe studio wltb a sigh of relief. There she settled down to a complete balancing of her ac-counts. She counted the dimes In the doll's trunk. She made careful entries in her huge ledger. Her waste basket she found full to overflowing of discarded letters, little white angels, which had accompanied the contributions to the borne. Ginger was systematic and orderly. These angels were to be burned. So with waste basket In one band, lantern In the other, she made her way carefully over the narrow beams, and down the wabbly ladder. She noted, comfortably, that tbe two doors remained closed as she had left them, and a pleasantly soothing stillness pervaded tbe bouse. Softly, happily, wltb waste basket and lan-tern, she slipped around the curve "I won't talk about it Go to sleep now, Margie, I'll be very quiet not to disturb you," And Ginger closed the door softly behind her. CHAPTER VIII Sunday, ordinarily such a pleasure-abl- y hurried day In the parsonage, was no less than a dreary ordeal. Marjory appeared very late for her breakfast She need not have ap-peared at all, for she ate nothing. "Headache all gone?" Inquired Ginger. "M'm." Hiram, instead of walking compan-lonabl- y to church with the girls, ex-cused himself and went on in advance, explaining that he wished to aee some-body about something. Marjory dreamed absent-mindedl- y during tbe service, while Ginger, on the con-trary, listened attentively tc every word, reporting confidentially to her sister, later on, that she didn't think so much of the sermon. In the afternoon, Eddy Jackson came In tbe car to take them to Pay Dirt and although Hiram tried to be ex-cused from the party there vras no evading Eddy's friendly insistence. But while there was great gaiety at Pay Dirt the arrival of the car from the parsonage btougbt a audden alump In their blgb spirits. Alexander Murdock was there, and Glnger'a wrath, long slumbering, vented itself upon his unoffendlag head. Why should be spend all ot bla spare time at Pay Dirt I What bad a mere can grocer to do with the conduct of ag-riculture And why. If mere friend-ship for Eddy attracted him thither, did be so openly Ignore bis friend la his ardent attentiveness to MlrlamJ And why, for that matter, should tbe She Stopped Anhast, Electrified, Spelt, bound. out of Hiram IMickworth's face. "1 understand entirely too well. Tou are a good sport for tipping me off. I see," And then he went quickly Indoors, and said nothing else. Tbe appeal to Hiram Buckworth had Indeed reaped results alter a fashion, but Ginger did not feel very well pleased. Hiram Buckworth, although anything but a romantic figure, waa a nice chap. And the shocked took on hi face, the rrnnffA. hurt, atrfekpn Inrth-- hnif Miriam, be suddenly thus gay and shlnlngT "What's the matter with everybody anyhow)" demanded Eddy crossly. "That's some groucb ot a preacher, If you ask me. Margie's clear at the bottom the dumps, worst thing In the world for her complexion. And even you,' Ginger, you're no cheerier than a broken crutch." "Well. I bave a lot of trouble," said Ginger dully. The one bright moment In the after-noon for Ginger was when Alexander announced that he was leaving tbe next day for the farther West "Walking?" she Inquired coldly. "Ob, no. Business has been quite good. 1 shall be able to ride quite a little distance before I connect up with another Orange and Black." "Sort of a can tour." "Something of the sort, yes." But If the parsonage group had little to contribute to tbe day's enjoyment It was more tban compensated by the glad hilarity of tbe others. Mr. Tol-liv- er laughed like a boy at the bald and ribald Jokea of tbe can grocer. Miss Jenkins and Mrs. Jackson ex-changed giggling reminiscences ot their own tuntrammeled youth. Mi-riam and Alexander were ringleaders In the day's recreation, doing all sorts of absurd young things. ' (TO BB CONTINUED) - couched her heart. He had looked sorry. Ginger did oot enjoy seeing people look sorry, not even disgusting pretenders who pawed and held hand. Breakfast, usually such a gay and cheery meal, proved ao awkward oc-casion. Hiram Buckworth seemed every Inch a minister, unsmiling, grave, and stiffly format He talked exclusively to Miss Jenkins, and not very entertainingly. He did oot look at Marjory, who had come In a little late wltb her usual bright morning radiance. But her radiance waa of short duration, paling swiftly to startled, wide-eye-d wondering. She had oo appetite, toyed Idly wltb ber fork, and kept her eyes upon bis face, curiously, as though her eyes were aeeklng something, asking questions. But always they found nothing, re-ceived no answer. Immediately after breakfast he excused himself, and went quickly out of tbe room. Ginger was very cocomfortable In-deed. She tried to tell herself that she was merely Imagining that these things were so that It was a mere chance thai HI ram bad not looked at Marjory, that Marjory could not eat her breakfast. But she was uncom-fortable Not even a trip to the studio, and a painstaking count of her doll's trunk of dimes sufficed to pnt her in a cheerful frame of mind. Not of the circular staircase and stopped. She stopped aghast, electrified, spell-bound, for beneath ber, before ber very eyes, there lay revealed a scene whose unutterable disgustlngness was beyond ber power of description. Tbe wide living room was lighted, dimly lighted, by one small corner reading iarrp, and In the shadowy, Ginger saw two figures her sister, Marjory, and Hiram Buckworth whom she bad left be-hind their separate closed doors not twenty minutes previous. By what strange Intultlveness each had dis-covered, behind those birring doors, that the other was descending to the common meeting ground of tbe living room below. Ginger never knew nor even which had made tbe Initial move. But one fact was evident there tbey were. One of Hiram's arms was about her sister's shoulders, and his free hand was fondling very gently, very caress-ingly, tbe soft gold of her hair. Mar-jory herself, plainly not to be out-distanced In madness, was raising ber soft white fingers to bis cheek, his lips, bis eyes. Ginger's Irrepressible gasp startled them. Ihey looked up at her, gravely. They did oot move. "Excuse me." Ginger's voice was cold and subdued, very smalt, "I thought you were in different places-do-ing other things. She turned short around npoo the stairs, and went up to tbe attic. In the studio she sat herself down, heav-ily, and fell to deep consideration. She saw clearly that tbe situation was critical. Marjory was hopeless. ' She bad ogled the grocery clerk. Sb bad almost held bands with Tub Andrews and .the ukulele. She even practiced ber blandishments on Eddy Tackson, who bad the fortitude to withstand her wiles. And now she was flagrant-ly necking the young minister. Ginger writhed In helpless fury. The Even a grocery clerk may aspire to ownership, a bank Janitor may progress slowly upward. But once a preacher, always a preacher. Plainly, then, responsibility rested upon none other than Ginger, and Ginger squared her shoulders to re-ceive it Marjory was lacking in strength of character so much was TO r( MakesLife Sweeter Children's stomachs sour, and need an anti-aci- Keep their systems sweet with Phillips Milk of Magnesia I When tongas or breath tells of add condition correct It with a spoonful of Phillips. Most men and women hare been comforted by tills universal sweetener more mothers should its aid for their children. It Is a pleasant thing to take, yet neutralizes more acid than the harsher thing too often employed for the purpose. No household should be without It. 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Then follow the doctor's orders and live, as countless pressure victims have done, to a ripe old age I In any event, don't get overexcited about this "blood pressure" business. A rational observance of the rules of health Is the basis of prevention. And it goes without saying that normal blood pressure Is the best pressure. That Leisure Time ONE or the results of this wonder, machine age Is leisure. Nev-er before baa there been so much of It as there Is In tbe United States today. However, to hundreds of thou-sands of people It Is comparatively a new toy. And new toys, ss Is well known, are not slways properly han-dled or understood. The person who allows his spare time to slap back at him In terms of III health or a devitalized physical condition would perhaps be better off If the day's Job utilized more of his time. And yet many people do Just exactly that They are victims of their leisure. Take for example, the young men who spend their Saturday afternoons and all their evenings In the smoke-lade- n pool or card room. Consider the women who play bridge continual-ly day after day. Think of the thou-sands who habitually waste their pre-cious leisure In s misguided expression of alcoholic sociability. Or If you please, keep In mind that tremendous armv of neonle who. with tha radio turned on or s book In hand, regularly glue themselves to a chair during their leisure hours, All these people appear to forget that health Justifies some consideration during the time that consideration can be given to It The sensible person who has a real desire to enjoy life to tts fullest ex-tent, as well ss to persist In that en-joyment for as long a time as possible, will give serious consideration to reg-ular outdoor exercise, plenty of fresh air and sufficient sleep during the hours that these things are possible. Enjoy leisure, of course, but put It regularly to work for you also. Tou will find It the most powerful builder tor physical fitness. Joy and happiness in the world that Is, if yon give It a chance. &, 1131. W eater n Newepeper Union.) f WHY 1 WE BEHAVE LIKE HUMAN BEINGS Br CCORCE DORSEY, Pk. 0, IX. IX " tt iii t The Black Death THE Black Death of 134S--U a quarter of Europe, killed 25,000.000 people, and drove Boc-caccio outside the walla of Flor-ence, where he whlled away the time writing the Decameron. In India, the pest bacillus cost 6,000,000 Uvea In ten years. Almost all plague bacteria are carried by animals, and are transmit-ted to man by fleas, lice, mosquitoes, or other parasites. A flea on a dying rat seeks a fresh victim, carrying the rat's plague germs with It Any man will do. Tbe flea empties Its alimentary canal, then bites; the bite Irritates the skin, the man scratches It thereby opening his first line of defense to the enemy I The germs left behind by tbe flea can sow get Into tbe blood. In the new host they begin to multiply. Another flea may carry this tainted blood to another human victim. ' More Instructive la tbe propagation of malaria, or ague. When science found out where tbe mosquito gets malaria and why tbe astounding clock-like regularity of tbe paroxysms which wrack the bones with chills and burn the body of tbe victim wltb fever, a long stride was made In making this world safe for human beings. Malaria Is caused by three (possibly tour) varieties of Plasmodia of the unicellular Sporozoa. Sporozoa repro-duce by spores, bence tbe name. Or-- dlnarily one cell or one bacterium di-vides and becomes two. In reproduc-tion by spores, one divides Into many tiny spores, each spore grow to life size, and again divides Into spores. Each kind of Plasmodium has It own time rate of reproduction. The ague paroxysm coincides with the repro-ductive cycle. Once any one of the three varieties of malaria germs has entered the blood stream, It propogates Itself by spores and without sex, asexually. Tbe existence of Its progeny Is dependent simply on the supply ot red blood cor-puscles. But bow does It get Into the blood in tbe first place? Enter tbe Anopbeles mosquito of which there are several varieties. The mosquito bites a human victim, discharging saliva and a few thou-sand thread-lik- e spores. In man's blood they can take care of them-selves. Tbey enter an asexual cycle. They soon become Incredibly numer- - ous. Assume that tbe mosquito left only 1,000 spores; by the tenth day they have become 100.000,000; two days later, 1.000,000,000. When 150,000,-00- 0 blood corpuscles have been Invad-ed, fever begins. . The germs of trench and typhus fevers are carried by "cooties." Ty-phus fever alone killed 120,000 Serb-ians during the war all Inoculated by lice. When control measures were inaugurated the fever disappeared. But true control cannot come to stay until the facts of propagation are known. In 1915 there were 2,500 cases of malaria In, an Arkansas town; within three years there were 73; re-duction of 07 per cent ' Formerly, yellow fever lived In the tropics and now and then visited our southern ports, with great loss of life. It Is almost forgotten now. Con-trolled by controlling its mosquito mrrler. But many kinds of germs need no lower animal agency to help complete their vicious life cycle; mere human social relations suffice. The very man-ner of our living Is sometimes a fac-tor in the presence of germs and In our susceptibility to their ravages. As Jordan says, tuberculosis Is primal lly and chiefly a disease of men living In bouses and of cattle kept In sta-bles. A tubercular patient may expec-torate up to 8,000.000,000 tubercle ba-cilli In one day ; tbe dried sputum In a cool, dark comer may contain viru-lent germs for eight months. A few drops of urine may contoin up to 500,000,000 typhoid bacilli. The typhoid bacillus, for example, before death overtakes Its host, passes into the body of another victim, car-ried by milk, water, food, finger, filth, flies. If It passes the acid stom-ach of the new host. It has a clear field ahead until it reaches the lymph-node-s of Payer In tbe small Intestine. Whether It kill and so dies wltb Its host, or Is killed by tbe leukocytes In the blood. It has already multiplied Into an army and has already sent some of Its forces out to find new vic-tims. The germs of dysentery, chol-era, etc., of the alimentary canal, bave similar cycles.' But tbey must all be carried; they no more "pass" from one victim to another without a carrier than a letter crosses tbe sea without a carrier. Many disease-producin- g germs which make tbelr homes In our nose, throat, or lungs (germs of tubercu-losis, diphtheria, pneumonia, scarlet fever, influenza, measles, whooping-coug- h, pneumonic plague, etc.), may be carried by the air Itself, and generally are sneezed or coughed out to be waft-ed about until they find new1 hosts. The conquest of germ disease has only Just begun. But the start of that conquest might have been delayed un-til the sweet without the discovery of the germs themselves under the microscope. ( by George Doraev.) Fhrenologist u 'Way Off" in Guess About Bump The youthful golf star, Bobby Jones, after the disastrous tournament at I'ebble Beach, paid a visit to Mon. tcrey and Just for the fun of It dropped Into the studio of an Indian phrenologist, accompanied by a friend. The friend tells It "In the first place, the Indian phre-nologist wasn't an Indian at all, but at that, he had a good line. He felt ' nil the bumps on Bobby's head and told him a lot of things that were more or less true. Finally he came to one pronounced bump and droned: "This large, bump at the base of the occipital bone plain-ly denotes that you have a deep affec-tion for children.' "'I don't know about that 1 snorted Bobb) . 'A caddie gave me that bump by falling to call fore' when he drove from the practice tee the other day.' " Los Angeles Times. South Africa Fights Jackal South African farmers are mobilis-ing for a big battle against the wily and destructive Jackal, the agricultur-ists' greatest pest says the Washing-ton Star. The object Is to drive the Jackals into the Mapuassl mountains and to let thousands of dogs have tbe time of their lives. Commandos are being organized as at the time of the Anglo-Boe- r war and a force of 12,000 farmers will be under the charge of an ' Anglo-Boe- r war veteran. Commandant Tom Bourman. Hr Prospects "Some of these nurses marry well." "Maybe so," said the beginner, "but they tell me I'll have to nurse Indigent patient for two years." Louisville Courier-Journ- V Hard Going Fowler Wright, the novelist is a ' ;' . great reformer, and a publisher said of htm tbe other day: "Young Wright would reform every- - thing. He'd abolish birth control and newspapers and booze and goodness " know what He told me one night at tbe Savoy a story about a girl be knew who bad Just got married. Of course he doesn't think much of mar-riage. ' "Questioning her about her bus-- "- - band, for she didn't look very happy, Wright said: " 'Maybe your husband would be better tempered If he were more ath-letic. Does be ever take hard exer-ciser' "'Well,' said the young bride, 'last month he was out 80 nights running.' " Elder Had "Kept Books" on Thrifty Worshiper In many Scottish churches It still Is the custom to take up the collec-tion by means of a ladle which la poked along the seat, tuord Aberdeen tells a story of a man who bad on one occasion accidentally dropped a half-crow- n .sixty cents) instead of the Intended penny, Into the receptacle. This worried him very much and tbe following Sabbath when tbe ladle was passed before blm he pretended not to see It, and put nothing In. Tbe officiating elder, who knew ot the previous mishap, quickly sized up the situation and did not further obtrude the ladle. On the following Sabbath the same thing occurred, and after a while the elder practically Ignored that member of the congregation, but lie bad kept note of the date. On the thirteenth Sunday after the half-crow- n had been given, he held the ladle in front of the contributor, and whis-pered, "Tour time Is up now, Ueordle." Montreal Family Herald. M I I I I I It I M I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I II I I I I M I I I I I I I I I I I I t I Cultivate Serenity to Fight Mental Fatigue Learn to rest the mind by leaving the mind alone. 1 When we think, let os make a de-cision and carry It out. If we decide Incorrectly It can be reconsidered la-ter. 6. When we are very tired, let as oot permit a temporary or extreme emotional reaction to drive ns into an act that will have permanent results. Mentnl fatigue cuts down efficiency and spoils happiness. American life with its bigb-powe- r speed for both work and play produce an unusual amount of mental tntlgue. To aid In the cultivation of more serene habits. Dr. II. Smith, writing In llygela Magazine, makes the follow-ing sugestlons : L Wben we work, let us keep our interest in it snd make It pleasurable 2. When we play, let os enter Into It for all It Is worth without regard for anything else. 3. Wben we refit and sleep, let a turn tbe mind and body loose to them, selves and let them do what thei will. Hotel Porfoctioa , The Viscountess Astor, when about to sail for her London home, said to a New fork reporter: "New York Is very modern, up to date and down to the minute. This Is delightful, but It's hard on the nerves. "A man from the Middle West walked Into a New York hotel and said to the clerk cautiously : " 'la this hotel down to tbe minute, ber "Down to the minuter loo - bet she's down to the minute,' said the clerk. 'We furnish sleeping powder with every bedroom.' "Detroit Free Press. Penny a Old Cola It Is curious, but true, that that moftt common coin, tbe penny, hi the most ancient of our coinage, and is the only one left which waa known to our Anglo-Saxo- ancestors. They called It "poenlg," which has been corrupted Into "penny." Dogs' Jumping Power Dogs can usually clear a fence 4M feet bfgh. However, when tbey Jump up to 7 or 8 feet they usually catch at the top of tbe fence and pull them-selves over. Real Devotion Father Donuld, I am only punish-ing you because I love yon. Donald Well, daddy, I wish I was big enough to return your love. Few boast of their humble origin If they are still at the bottom of the ladder. Landlubbers Who Write of the Sea versed and the anchor Is raised from the bottom and brought op to the bows of a ship. It lo weighed. Ton do not heave or lift or raise, you weigh anchor. From "Sea-Lore,- " by Stanley Roger. "Nautical language la ao frequently mishandled by tbe titndsman author that a sailor cannot read bla books without a feeling of i.ausea. Conrad. In "Tbe Mirror of tbe Sea," takes this very natural Ignorance so much to heart that he passes caustic com ment upon those people who commit the lulilierly crime of saying "casl the anchor " Nor Is he without Jastl Mention. An anchor Is a tolerably hefty trinket, and It would require a quite mythical power of muscle to lift, say, a ship's bower anchor and "cast" It overboard. You may cast a boat adrift, or you may. In tact, cast adrift anything that is lasted: but the phrase must remain intact. Tbe anchor la "let go" when, shackled to It chain. It Is allowed to drop to the bottom or the harbor, tin the other band, when the process la re-- Royal Vanity England's Queen Elizabeth left 3,000 different dresses In ber wardrobe when she died; and during many years of the latter part of her life would not suffer a looking-glas- s In ber presence lest she notice the ravages of time on her face. Mothere, Don't Yell The woman who has the common sense to talk of her children's misde-meanors in low, controlled tones, has Just twice the chance of making them come to the desired end. American Magazine. Co Ashore Only to Breed Albatrosses are seldom seen In the North Atlantic, They frequent nearly all other seas, but are never seen ashore except on the Islands of the Antarctic ocean, where they breed. Sb Scientists are at odds about the age of the earth, which Is aptly referred to In the feminine gender. Louisville i'inrilr-.lnirn:i- l |