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billiard was moved to laughter. He
very well understood the old mans
lament. In Italy, if there is one thing
more than another that pleases tins
native is to make believe to himself
that he has got the better of a bargain
A shrewd purchase enlivens the whole
day; 1t is talked about, laughed over,
and becomes the history Of the day
that .Tcmass', or Pietro, or Paoli, NJ
whatever his name may be, has bested
tl-e merchant out of some twenty CEN
tesimi.
And the cook and the butler" con-
Guided Giovanni; 1--WE do not get OH
we'll"
.It is they are in mortal
fear of you. you brigsnd! Well, my
coat and cap"
billiard presently left the house aud
hailed a Fifth Avenue omnibus. He
looked with negative interest at the
advertisements, at the people in the
streets. at his .fellow-travelers. One of
these was hidden behind his morning
pa rer. Personals. Hillard squirmed q
little. The world never holds. very
much in the sober morning.
What a stupid piece of folly. The idea
Of his sending that personal inquiry to
the paper. Tomorrow he would see II
sandwiched in between samples OF
shop girl romance, objectionable in.
triguek, and divers search-warrantf.
re Gods, will the blonde who smiled
at gentleman In blue serge, elevated
Asain. Tuesday. meet same in park
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THE OVERSIGHT.

In the wake of the lonK-trained skirt
came the overskirt. We would have 1t
stay and who would have it depart?
Certainly 1t is a good arrangement,
with or without border effects, and 1t
is a very desirable change from the
plain skirt. One dress of this style was
made of a blush green satin, known
in the fashion world as "adriatique."
The deep, narrow yoke. pulled sleeves
n large picture hat made it a strfk-
ing afternoon calling gown. Silver
lace did much oward e~nlivening this
garment.
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to America before she leaves"
you think it's bad as bad as that
Look on me as a prophet Of evil
if you like. but truthful"
'Ill see that Kitty ges her ticket
Merrihew snapped the case of III
watch and drew his legs from undS
the table. Il lost a hundred last nigh1
too
after that 1 suppose nothing wor1
can happen" said Hillard cheerlls
You will play, for all my advice"
TITS better to give than receive. : =
that replied Merrihew philosophicalls
pany. I've always had a hankering z
beat it up at Monte Carlo. A La
throw, Ell? Win or lose, and quit.
might
and then again you mightn't. "a
the next time l go to Italy, / want 20
to go with ME. You're good compans
and for the pleasure of listening 1
your jokes I'll gladly foot the bills. "a
you may gamble your letter of cred!
to your hearts content. I must I
off. Who is riding the Sandford
black?"
Haven't noticed. What do you thin
of Kitty?'
Charming"
And the photo isn't a marker"
Possibly not.
Lord, if l could only hiberants n
three months. like a bear! My capiti
might then readjust itself, if left alor
that length of time. Jack. why ii
deuce haven't l a relation l never hear
of, who would politely die tomorro'
and leave me that beggarly Thousand
I'm not asking for much. The hardt
| chase it. the faster it runs ahead
Merrihew thwached his boots sound
with his crop. Some day I'm going 1
enter hat thousand in the Suburb
handicap. And won't there be a ki
ing?'
'In hat cas- I should owe two thor
sand instead of one. No, thank ~
Shall l see you at the club tonight: Z"
Perhaps. Good-by
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and disappeared into the fog, and there
was a reasonable doubt of her eve re-
turning from il. The Singer in the
Fog; thus he would write it down in
his book of memories and sensibly turn
the De ge. Once downtown he would
countermand his order, and that would
be the end of it. At length he came
back to the entrance and surrendered
the mare. He was about to cross the
square, when he was hailed.
Hello, Jack. l say, Hillard!"
Hillard wheeled and saw Merrihew
He, too, was III riding brooches.
"Why, Dan, glad to see o Were
you in the park?'
Riverside. Beastly cold, too. Come
into the Plaza and join me in a cup OF
good coffee
Had breakfast long ago. boy"
"Oh, just one cup. I'm lonesome"
'"That's no inducement; but I'll join
YOU replied Hillard cheerfully.
The two entered the cafe. sat down
and Merrihew ordered Mocha.
"How are you behaving yourself these
days. asked Merrihew. He drank
more coffee and smoked more cigars
than were good for him. He was always
going to start in next week to reduce
the quantity.
my habits are always exemplary,
answered Hillard. But yours?"
Merrihew's face heightened. He
pulled the yellow hair u of his eyes
and gulped his coffee.
kitty Killigrew leaves in WE week.
for Europe"
And who the deuce is Kitty Kilt
grew demanded Hillard.
"What?" reproachfully. You haven't
heard of Kitty Killigrew in The Mod
orn Maid?' Where've you been? Pip
pin, Prettiest soubrette that's hit the
town in a dogs age"
II say. Dan. don't you ever tire Of
that sort? / can't recall when there
wasn't A Kitty Killigrew. What's the
attraction? - Hillard waved aside the
big black cigar. NO heavy. tobacco for
me liz the morning. What's the at
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up her mind to marry a fellow. What's
the matter with me, anyhow? I'm not
so badly set-up; l can whip any man in
the club at my weight; l can tell a
story well; and I'm not afraid of any
thing"
Not even of the future!' added
Hillard.
d. you really think it's my money!
pathetically.
We'll, seven thousand doesn't go far,
seventy. now, I'm not sure Kitty
wouldn't reconsider"
Merrihew ran his tongue along the
cigar wrapper which had loosened. He
had seven thousand a year, and every
January first saw him shouldering q
thousand odd dollars worth Of last
years debts. Somehow, no matter how
he %retrenched. he never could catch up.
It's hard to pay for a horse after one
has ridden it to death, and Merrihew
was always paying for dead horses,
He sighed.
whats she like?" asked Hillard,
with more sympathy han curiosity.
Merrihew drew out his watch and
opened the case. 1t was a pretty face;
more than that, it was a refined pretti-
ness. The eyes were merry. the brow
was intelligent, the nose INC chin We're
| good. Altogether. 1T was the face of {
merry. kindly little soul. one such as
| would he most likely to trap the wan
dering fancy of a young man like Mer-
rihew.
and she won't have YOU Hillard
repeated. this time with more curiosity
than sympathy.
"Oh, she's no fool, / suppose. Honest
Injun, Jack, it's SO bad that find my
self writing poetry on the backs Of
envelopes. And now she's going to
Europe!"
London"
"No. Some manager has the idea in
his head that there is money to he
made in Italy and Germany during the
spring and summer American comic
| opera In those countries; can you inn
agine it? He has an angel, and | sup
/ pose none is no object
This angel, then. has cut u a in-
time for his bank account. and heti
never get back to heaven. once he gets
tangled up in foreign red-tape. Every
large city in Italy and Germany has
practically its own opera troupe. In
full season it is grand opera, out OF
season it is conlie-epera, not the Ameri-
can kind; Martha. The Bohemian
| Girl The Mascotte.' The Grand
| nuchesse, and he like. And olt, my
boy. the hon,elieSt chorus you ever
dreamed Of seeing; but they can sing
It's only the bslierina who must have
looks and figure. Poor angel. Tel
| your Kitty to strike for a return ticket
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From Another Girls Fiance.

Dear Margery Doom:
| have a girl friend who is engaged.
Her hance seems to love her, but the
other night / met him, and during the
talk he asked me to go to the theatre
with him some time on the quiet. I said
I'd let him know. / do not intend to
go. Do you think / should tell the girl?
IN DOUBT.
Perhaps he was trying to find out if
your friendship for her was really
sincere. You should have positively de-
clined his invitation. Tell him why you
cannot go, and intimate thai If such a
thing occurs again you will feel 1t your
duty to tell her. But do not tell this
time. He may have received a lesson.
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NEWS FOR SHOPPERS

Cotton voiles in dainty checked and
striped designs on White grounds are
shown at L. S. Plaut & Co.'S. They are
excellent for making one-piece dresses.
The newest ruchings are of white
chiffon with a couple of tiny gold
threads outlining the edge. They are
displayed at Hahne & Co.'S.
Pretty poke bonnets of fancy straw,
trimmed with bachelor buttons or other
old-fashioned flowers and knots of
pink and blue ribbon, are worn by the
small girl. They will be found at l..
B~amberger & Co.'S.
Women's fine stockings, of Isle or
mercer1zed cotton, will be found in all
the seasons colors at the w. v. Snyder
Company's.
A black horsehair hat, shown at Liss-
ner's, has a large round crown and a
double-edged brim. Clusters of red and
yellow cherries and crimson velvet rib
bons form the trimming.
Heavy rough pongee, durable a. well
as stylish, may be obtained at the
Goerke Company's. 1t is just tho thing
for making long knockabout coats.
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traction?"
Merrihew touched off a match. APP
piled it to the black cigar. took the
cigar from his teeth and inspected the
glowing end critically. He never failed
to go through this absurd p%antomime;
he would miss a train rather than
omit it.
1.-THE truth is, Jack, I'm a jackass
half the time. I can't get away from
the glamour of the footlights. I'm no
Johnny; you know that. No hanging
round stage-entrances n buying wine
and diamonds. / might be reckless
enough to buy a bunch of roses. when
I'm not broke. But [ like 'em, the
bright ones. They keep a fellow
amused. Most of EN- speak good Eng
lish and come from better families than
yon would suppose. Just good fellow
ship, you know; maybe a rabbit and Il
bottle of beer after the performance.
or a little quarter limit at the apart.
ment, singing and good stories. What
you've in mind is the chorus-lady. Not
for mine!'
Hillard laughed. recalling his CONVEX
sation with the policeman.
go on he said: get it all out OF
your system. now that you're started
And hen 1t tickles a fellows vanity
to be seen with them at the restau-
rants. That's the way it begins, You
know. I'll be perfectly frank with you.
If it wasn't for what the other fellows
say. most of the chorus-ladies would
go hungry. And the girls that you and
/ know hin I'm a devil of a fellow.
wicked but interesting. and all that
Hillard's laughter broke forth again,
and he leaned back. Merrihew would
always be rs. ne would always be
youthful.
And this Kitty Killigrew? believe
I've seen posters of her in the win
dows. now that you speak of it,
well. Jack. I'VE got it bad this trip,
| offered to marry her last night"
"whati'
Truth. And what do o think?
Dropped me very neatly two thousand
feet. but softly. And 1 was serious,
, too
1T seems to me that your Kitty Is
not half bad. What would you have
done had she accepted you|'
Married her within t~wenty-fouf
hours?"
Come, Don, be sensible. You are
not such an ass as all that
Yes, l am modify. Il told you
that l was a jaokass half the time; this
is the half"
But she Won't havc you?'
mot for for love or money
Are you sure about the money!
asked Hillard shrewdly.
Seven hundred or seven thousand, it
wouldn't matter to Kitty if she made
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or so early riders besides himself, and
in and u the winding path they
passed aud repassed, walking, trotting,
cantering. Only one party attracted
him; a riding master and a trio of
brokers who were verging on embon-
point, and were desperate and looked
1t. They stood in a fair way of losing
several pounds that morning. A good
rider always smiles at the sight of a
poor one. when a little re~trospection
should make him rather plying. Hill
lard went on. The park was not love
"; the trees were barren, the grass
yellow and sodden, and here and there
We're grimy cakes of unmelted snow.
"She is so innocent, so Youthful"
He found himself humming the re-
frain over and over. She had ung II
with abandon, tenderness, lightness.
For one glimpse of her face! He took
the rise and dip which followed. Per-
haps a hundred yards ahead a solitary
woman cantered easily along. Hillsrd
had not seen her before He spurred
forward, only family curious. She
proved to be a total stranger. There
was nothing familiar to his eve in hei
figure, which was charming. She rode
we'll. AS he drew nearer he saw that
she wore a heavy gray veil. And this
veil hid everything but the single flash
of a pair of eyes the color of which de-
fed him. Then he looked at her
mount. Ha! there was only one rangy
black with a white throat; from the
Sanford stables, he was positive. But
the Sandfords We're at this moment in
Cairo. so it signifed nothing. There is
always some one ready to exercise
your horses. If they happen to be
snowy ones. He looked again at the
rider; the fash of the eyes was not re-
peated; so his interest vanished, and
he urged the mare into a sharp run.
Twice in the course of the rIdc he
passed her. but her head never turned.
He knew 1t did not because he turned
to see.
go he went Jack to his tentative ro-
nance. She had passed his window
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Object, matrimony." Hillard fidgeted.
Young man known as Adonis would
adore stout elderly lady, Independently
situated. Object, matrimony.' Pish
"Girlie. Can't keep appointment to-
night. Willie" T'ush! "A French
widow of eighteen, unencumbered.'
and so forth and so on. Rot, bally rot;
and here he was on the way to join
them! "Wili the lady who sang from
Madame Angot communicate with
gentleman who leaned out of the win
dow? j. II. Burgomaster Club" Posi-
lively asinine! The man opposite
folded the paper and stuffed it into his
pocket, and it's disappearance relieved
Hillard somewhat.
There was scarce one chance in a
thousand of the mysterious singers
seeing the inquiry, not one in ten thou
sand of her answering it. And the
folly of giving his club address. That
would look very dignifed in yonder
agony column. And then he bright
ened. He could withdraw it; and he
would do so the very first thing when
he vent downtown to the office. cob
ject, matrimonyi'' If the woman saw
it she would only laugh. 1t was all d
ueCenl WOTtdH couiu 10. anu tcitdihis
the woman of the past nights adven-
ture was of high degree, educated; and
doubtless the spirit which had prompted
the song was as lei plicable to her this
morning as it had been to him last nighF.
He had lost none of the desire to meet
her, but reason made it plain to him
that a meeting could not possibly be
arranged through any personal column
in the newspaper. He would cancel the
thing.
He dropped from the omnibus at the
park entrance, where he found his
FESTIVE mare. He a her a lump of
sugar and climbed into the saddle. He
directed the groom to return for the
horse at ten o'clock, then headed for
the bride path, 1t was heavy. hut the
air ~as 80 keen and bracing that
neither the man nor the horss worried
about the going. There were . dozen
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Sorry for the Other Girl.
Dear Margery Doom

Dear Margery Doom:
/ am a girl OF 10 and owe a young
man of "a, who gave up another girl for
me. He says he loves me only, but.
Miss Doom, l cannot be happy, thinking
about that other girl. De you think /
should tell him to go back to her?
MISERABLE,
II he loves you and you a r for him
you would only Make matters worse by
sending him back to her, though your
wish was very generous. | advise you
to make the most of your happiness.
Probably the other girl is not as heart
broken as you imagine.
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What Shall She Do?
Dear Margery Doom,

Dear Margery Doom:
A young man used to call on me n
was always very nice. He even spoke
of being engaged. But I have not seen
him in two months. Now. 7 have an
invitation to a family reception, n
have one for him, toe. Shall l send 1t?
I do not want him to think I am run
ming after him.
A CONSTANT READER.
Ask some n else to send the .invi-
tation, If you think he ought to receive
It. There is no reason why you should
send a message of any sort.
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Dear Margery Doom:

l am II, and a mar of 80, who is in
our Office, always walks home with me.
though l try to get out of his way, as l
heard he was married. He always asks
If l care for him. l do, but would not
let him know it. Is it wrong to let him
walk home with me? He gives me
candy ana fruits. PUZZLED.
Tell him that you know he Is married
and do not desire his attentions. and
make it clear that o are in earnest.
You have no right to accept his gifts.
Keep away from him entirely.
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THE MENU RECIPES.
Rice Griddle Cakes.

Soak over night n quart of cold
boiled rice in five gills of milk. The next
morning add one quart of milk and
stir in nearly as much flour, and W
weil-beaten eggs. Bake on a soap
stone griddle. Fine bread crumbs
mixed with the rice improve the cakes.
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He Wants to Call Again.

MY Dear Miss Doom:
7 called On a girl recently and spent
a pleasant evening. When 1 left she
said nothing about seeing me again. 7
did not, because ! did not know what
to do. / am very anxious to see her
again. Please tell me what to do.
ANXIOUS.
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* NEWS or WOMEN FOR WOMEN AND THE HOME Il
' s:.,' = n 0DWlgEz..''1'.' s s .,''

enjoyed yourself so much hat evening
that you are anxious for permission to
call again. l think she expected you to
say something that night.
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Wash and boil in their Jackets as
many potatoes as are required. When
Gone. drain n remove skins; wash
and season with salt, pepper, a little
cream and a dash Of cinnamon. Make
in c~one-shape and fry a golden brown.
Serve hot. -
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Copyright, 1908.
The Bobbs-M Merrill Company.


ynOpsts.
billiard, a wealthy NeW York bachelor and
cIubnnan, who had been >born in Italy. 10
startled during a foggy night in January by a
voice of a woman in the street passing his
window. She was singing an Italian operate
aris with happy abandon, Hillard drawn
srainst his better sense of the proprieties, tries
in vain to find her, combining his inquiries to the
nearest policeman and TO his valet. Giovanni,
an interesting figure with a history in his native
land.
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AUNT MATTY'S MENU

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Bananas
Oatmeal with cream.
Rice griddle cakes Maple syrup
Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Lamb chops Sweet potato croquettes
Spinach Graham bread
Sliced tomatoes with mayonaise
Custard Cocoa
DINNER.
Onion soup
Beefsteak Lyonnaise potatoes
Dreamed celery roots
Lettuce with French dressing
Cottage pudding Coffee
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TRUTHFUL ANSWER.

cro g.. cont,nuea Tomorro~.,
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-11-20
THE ATWOOD co.'s GROVE.
A Fine Example Of Fruit Success In
Florida.

Manavista, Fla, Oct. 14-The AT.
wood Co. here has one of the larg.
est grapefruit groves in the world,
and 1t is noted for the quality of
fruit produced. There are $50 acres
in grapefruit and Manager Arthur II.
Brown estimates the crop at $4,000
boxes. The grove shows up magnih-
Gently as one drives through the long
avenues Of symmetrical trees loaded
with perfect, luscious fruit. This farm
is an example of modern fruit culture
and is but an illustration OF what
may be expected Of Florida land un.
der careful management.
II is figured that the fruit from
this farm will net 81 per box on the
average, with a total income OF s1Bv,
600. II is skillfully handled and pack
ed and properly graded-the secret OF
success.--New York Packer.
How does growing grapefruit In
Florida compare with farming In the
north and west? Pretty fine $50 acre
farm, isn't II, that would produce
$50 900 in the north from one crop.
Some grapefruit grown about here, II
anybody should ask you about II, as
the following letter from one OF the
largest receivers of Florida fruits in
New York will testify;
San Mateo Fruit Co.,
San Mateo, Fla.
Gentemen:
We wired you last night sales on
your grapefruit and trust same prov
ed entirely satisfactory. They brought
the top OF the market-in fact, they
established the high prices We quote.
This is, we consider. very compliment
tary to you, and wish to send con-
gratulations upon your success in put
ting out such an excellent quality and
pack Of fruit.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-11-20
Some Districts Are Not Giving
Convicts Tickets Home.
GOVERNOR TO INVESTIGATE
The Law Provides That Discharged
Prisoners Be Given transportation
TO Their Homes.

..Tallahassee, Fla.-The attention OF
the governor has been invited to the
TACT that the boards OF county com.
missioners Of several counties refuse
to allow county prisoners the amount
provided for the prisoners in chapter
1868, Laws OF Florida, which is as
follows:
at shall be the duty OF ell boards
OF county commissioners hiring out
convicts to work, to make provision
for each convict so leased or hired
out, TO receive, upon being discharg-
cd, transportation back to the place
from which he was sentenced, or its
equivalent in money for such purpose,
In addition TO the sum Of three dol.
lars, when his sentence Is for a peri.
cd Of less than four months, and for
all prisoners whose term of sentence
shall be more than four months, the
sum OF five dollars, the same to be
paid out of the hire derived from
the lease of said convicts." %
This is certainly a humane law. II
appears as IL the public sentiment
Of county should see that such pro
vision is enforced without the neces-
sity Of the governor taking extraordi'
nary measures TO enforce the same
The state allows It's prisoners at
the rate Of two months of in year on
account Of good behavior. Some coun.
ties allow this to their prisoners and
some do not. The result Is that pris-
oners from those counties who do not
receive this incentive to good beha.
vior and who work side by side with
prisoners from those counties who do
receive this benefit due to good be.
havior, naturally become dissatisfied.
There is no law compelling county
commissioners to allow this benefit
on account of good behavior. 1t seems
as II those interested in the welfare
Of the prisoners would create pub
lie sentiment which would cause the
county commissioners to allow this
on account Of such good be-
havior.
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Forced Into Exile.

William Upchurch OF Glen Oak,
Okla. was an exile from home, Noun.
tain afr, he thought, would cure a
trightful lung-racking cough that had
deiied all remedies for two years. Az.
ter six months he returned, death
logging his steps. Then began
to use DR.. Kings New Discovery" ne
writes, land after taking six bottles
am as well as ever" II saves
thousands yearly from desperate lung
diseases. Infallible for coughs and
colds, It dispels hoarseness and sore
throat. Cures grip, bronchitis. hem.
orrhages, asthma, Group, whooping
cough. soc and s1.OO, trial bottle free.
Guaranteed by S. w. Rowley. II