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SYNOPSIS.

james Wilson or Jimmy as he is called
ny his friends. was rotund and look
tsd shorter than he really was. His
taInbition In life was to be taken seriously,
1bui people steadily refused to do so, his
1e1f is considered "A huge joke, except TO
Shfmsef. IL he asked people TO dinner ey-
ltxryonc expected a frolic. Jimmy marries
fhslla Knowles. they live together a year
fAnd nre divorced. Jimny's friends ar
ffange TO celebrate the first anniversary
20 his divorce. The party Is In full swing
ysoen Jimmy receives a telegram from his
Aunt Selma. who will arrive I'm four hours
10 VISIT him and his wife. He neglects TO
tseli her Of his divorce. Jimmy takes Kit
unto his confidence. He suggests that Kit
play the hostess for one night, be Mrs.
WILSON pro tenn. Aunt Selma arrives and
me deception works out as planned.
INNS Jap servant Is taken ILL., Bella,
SStmmy,s divorced wife. enters the house
and asks Kit who is being taken away I'm
iihe ambulance7 Belle insists It Is Jim.
EhH tells her Jim is we'll and is in the
fhouse. HARRISON steps out on the porch
1land discovers a man lacking a card on
Ehe door. He demands an explanation.
bison sees the word Smallpox printed
strn t.. lie tells him the guests cannot
Ilsnve the house until the quarantine is
,Xhftcd. After the lifting of the quarantine
sterveral letters are found I'm the mail box
lsndeiyered, one is addressed to Henry
tiacweIlyn. Iquique. Chile, which was
fsuteiy OF their Incarceration. also OF his
x~.rfnfuation for Mrs. Wilson. Aunt Selma
Is taken Ill with Ia grippe, Betty acts as
fEurse. HARRISON finds Kit sulking on the
,fToof She tells him that jim has been
creating her outrageously. Kit starts
{aownstairs, when suddenly she is grasped
rfip the arms of a mar who kisses her sew
sfsvui times. She believes that HARRISON
sfnf II and is Inundated. Aunt Selma tells
Slmny that her cameo breastpin and
ls.hsr articles OF tewelry have been stolen.
s{sns accuses Betty OF the theft. Jimmy
EeIls Aunt Selma all about the strange
happenings, but she persists In suspecting
tbefty. OF the theft OF her %valuables.
tharbison demands an explanation from
IkIt as TO her conduct towards him, she
f!vifs him OF the incident on the roof, he
Noes not DENY nor confirm her accusation.
aunt Selma Is awakened during the
nnlgnt: she finds Jim making love TO
tBeiIa; she demands an explanation
rom Jim Bella reveals the whole
DOT TO Aunt Selma. She f~orgives both
OF them. but calls Kit a Jezebel. She
.ehs Jim to reveal the true situation to
Eaarbison. Jimmy is taken III: Bella tells
nne guests that spots have broken out
20 MS body. They are convinced that
I'm mas the dreaded disease. Bella tells
me guests that Jim is delirious. she
said he saw a man crawl out from under
M bed. He said the house was haunted.
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FOR THE GIRL WHO CAMPS
Some Things That Will Add to the
Pleasure Of the Summer
Outing.

Take along a good supply of stories
to tell. Around the campfire at night
a good story teller is an acquisition.
Not only is a supply of jokes good;
but weird stories, ghost stories, animal
stories will all be listened to with
avidity. Not all evenings will be spent
around the campfire, but some will.
and the good talker will add much
to the evenings pleasure.
The girl who can make a good
fudge or any other kind of good candy
is usually voted a brick on a camping
trip. If you are not expert, practice
a hit beforehand; and remember that
in camp you won't have all the con-
veniences for candy-making that you
have at home.
A hot water bottle, 'ready-made mus.
tard plasters, ~arniCa, remedies for
scratches and bruises and blistered
feet and mosquito bites-this doesn't
sound like a hilarious time, but there'll
be a good time just the same-all
such things are liable to be in de
mand.
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lily, but I tell them of my good friend,
your Vegetable Compound, and that
there will be no backache and bearing
down pains for them if they will take
it as l have. l am scarcely ever with
out it in the house.
IL will say also that I think there is
nc better medicine to be found for
young girls to build them up and make
them strong and well. My eldest
daughter has taken Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound for pain
full periods and irregularity, and it has
always helped her.
Il am always ready and willing to
speak a good word for the Lydia E.
Pinkham's Remedies. l tell every one
1 meet that L owe my health and hap
piness to these wonderful medicines"
Mrs. JIG. JOHNSON, ScottYille, Mich,
RID. g..
Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotics or harm
iul drugs, and to-day holds the record
for the largest number Of actual cures
Of female diseases.
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USE FOR THE FIG BASKET
Berries Served In One Of the Littis
Affairs Seem to Taste
Frcsher.

The little round baskets in which
figs are so often sold are worth saving.
In most households they are thrown
away as soon as the figs are eaten;
often the figs are removed by a serv-
ant m the basket Immediately
thrown away without anyone noticing
how pretty it is.
4 girl who likes TO have things
served in original ways can make use
Of these little baskets if she will take
the trouble to save them. They are
quite fiat and much the same shape
as a saucer, and berries served in one
of these little baskets really seem to
taste fresheS. Especially does one get
the effect of newly picked berries IL
the basket is first lined with leaves
and the berries laid on the leaves. II
il is possible 10 get the leaves of the
particular berry that is used it will
give the best effect, but If they are
not in reach other green leaves will
do very well.
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be turned out by home sewers. On a
satin shape of gun metal gray a vivid
blue ribbon was massed so as to hide
b entire crown n shape a vast
bow at the back. Black and white
effects in the satin and silk hats are
also much seen and surely nothing
could be smarter than this combina-
ton, even though IL involves a black
and white effect TO a certain extent
all through the get-up.
Our illustration shows a kimonc
waist and princess skirt. the We de-
tails showing admirably together in
a pretty gray yelling and MORE silk
In a matching color. With these ma
terials white porcelain beads are used
EFFECTIVELY.
The bodice begins with a closely ft-
ting kimono waist OF the MORE, fin
isned at the neck with a round yoke
OF the yelling. beaded over. Two
crossed bib pieces of the yelling cover
the lower part OF the bodice back and
front. these running up to the yoke
band In sharp beaded points. Straight
bands OF the beaded yelling form the
cuffs and the narrow folded belt is OF
the MORE.
aa he deep foot band OF the gath.
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cred skirt a novel touch is given
through the shaping of the upper line.
the former st]raightness of such bands
being considered now a little unbe,
coming to any but the slimmest and
most youthful figures. This model az
it stands is undesirable for anything
but a very dressy frOck. but such ma
terials as mOusseline and Organdy
may be used for it with some varis-
ton OF the style of trimming. Vei'-
ing. chiffon and cashmere, or a thin
silk with some pretty wool are other
adaptable materials.
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BORDURES IN VOGUE
SHOPS ARE SHOWING A6UND-
ANCE OF THESE MATERIALS.
VeiIInas, Chiffons and Cotton Textures
Respond Most Beautifully to Or
ramentaI Bands-Pretty Kimo-
no Waist With Princess Skirt.

Bordered materials are to have an
immense vogue this summer, and they
are already seen in abundance in the
shops. The veilings, chiflons and cot
ton textures respond most beautifully
TO these highly ornamental bands, for
such goods, while needing some trim.
ming or other, are hard to be suited
with garnitures. The bands now
woven at one side or both of the goods
suggest striped satin ribbons, Spanish
laces and the odd arabesQues Of In
dian decorations, and some Of the Dor
derings show a riot Of the richest col
or. Again. threads OF black or a heavy
black band will be run along the most
delicate tints, these giving the ma
terials a very FrenChy look,
Along with these handsome new
things there are counters and coun.
ters of thin textiles all of which have
been greatly reduced, as they belong
TO the winter supplies mo do not
show the latest touches. Neverthe-
less. these bargain goods are most de
sirable. as II is an easy enough matter
" supply Nut tIltCl Vi a Dduu Vi IlD-
bon. satin or velvet, and in point of
weight and cOlOring they do not in the
least suggest cold weather materials.
or course the between-season gown
calls for a new hat, and even with
the winter one headgear must be
lightened now to seem in accordance
with prevailing tastes. So here are
spring hats with us. and such spring
hats-high crowned. of course, bril-
liant straws and trimmed always with
some dashing fancy plume or other
that goes up to enormous heights.
Those who prefer satin or silk hats
also find them everywhere, and as it
is quite the thing to make these of
one color and trim them with an
other IT is possible TO use up many
bits of home material If the hats can
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Green leaves form the foundation
of this pretty bair wreath for a
brides couture, between which the or
ange blossoms are daintily arranged.
The second illustration, showing a
pretty lace cap OF semi Dutch persua-
sion is fashioned on fine silk-Covered
wire, lined with chiffon; a string or
large pearl beads is drawn loosely
round. ending in a large cabuChon of
pearl heads. which fastens the grace
full plume at left side, the stem OF
which is also ornamented with gradu-
ated pearl beads.
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don't want you to do anything.
only-when did you see Harrison
last?"
III you mean last" I retorted, TN
afraid I haven't seen the last of hin
yet" Then saw hat he was really
worried. Betty was leading him tc
the roof" / added. why? Is he
missing?"
HE isn't anywhere in the house
Dial and | have been over every inch
of It," Max had come up, in a dress
ing gown, and was watching me in.
solently.
Il think we have e the last OF
him." he said. I'm sorry, Kit, to nip
the little a in the bud. The
fellow was crazy about yOu-there's
no doubt of il. But I've been watch
ing him from the beginning, and |
think I'm upheld. Whether he went
down the water-spout, or across a
board to the next house."
Il dislike him intensely" I said
angrily, but you would not dare to
say that TO his face. He could stran-
gle you with one hand"
Max laughed disagreeably.
well | only hope he is gone" he
threw at me over his shoulder, Il
wouldn't want to be responsible to
your father II he had stayed" | was
speeShless with wrath.
They went away then, and / could
hear them going over the house. At
one o'clock Jim went up to bed, the
last, and Mr.. HARRISON had not been
found. / did not see how they could
go TO bed at all. II he had escaped,
then Max was right and the whole
thing was heart.breaking. And If he
had not, then he might be lying
| got up and dressed.
The early part of the night had
been cloudy, but when ] got to the
roof It was clear starlight. The wind
blew through the electric wires strung
GRO and set them singing. The oC-
casional bleat of a belated automobile
on the drive below came up to me
And there in the starlight, went
the whole s~erio-comedy, and /
loathed my part in #. He had been
perfectly right to be angry with me
and with all of us. And | had been
a hypocrite and a Pharisee, and had
God that / was not as
other people, when the fact was that
| was worse than the worst. And
although it wasn't digniied to think
Of him going down the drain pipe
still-no one could blame him for
wanting to get away from us, and he
was quite muscular enough to do it.
| was In the depths Of self-abase-
when | heard a sound behind
me-. 1t was a long breath, quite audi
BILE, that ended in a groan. l gripped
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HEART RIGHT.
When He Quit Coffee.

Life Insurance Companies will not
insure a man suffering from heart
trouble.
The reason is obvious.
This is a serious matter to the hus-
band or father who is solicitous for
the future of his dear ones. Often
the heart trouble is caused by an I'M
expected thing and can be corrected If
taken In time and properly treated. A
man in Colorado writes:
Il was a great coffee drinker for
many years, and was not aware Of the
injurious effects of the habit till I
became a practical invalid. suffering
from heart trouble, indigestion and
nervousness to an extent that made
me wretchedly miserable myself and
a nuisance to those who witnessed my
sufferings.
Il continued to drink coffee, how
ever, not ~suspecting that 1t was the
cause of my ill-health, till on applying
for life insurance l was rejected on ac-
count OF the trouble with my heart.
Then l became alarmed. | found that
ieaVlng on coffee helped me quickly, so
| quit 1t altogether and having been
attracted by the advertisements of
Postum l began it's use.
The change in my condition was re-
markable. All my ailments vanished.
MY digestion was completely restored.
my nervousness disappeared, and,
o important of all, my heart stead
led down and became normal, and on a
second examination | was accepted by
the Life Insurance Co. Quitting coffee
and using Postum worked the change"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich.
There's a reason and IL Is ex.
planned In the little book, "The Road
to MELVILLE" In pkgs.
Ever read the above letterf A new
one appears from time 20 time. e
are Eenuine, true, and full Of human
interest.
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a New Sensation.

Little Jean had visited one of the
large summer amusement parks for
the first time, and with the courage
possessed only by those girls whose
playmates are boys and girls older
than themselves, she had not hest
tated when invited to take a ride on
II of the "thril!ers" that abound in
such places.
To her mother, on her return from
the park, she confded the emotions
she had experienced as she swept
round the curves of the figure eight"
with her elder brothers.
Mamma she said, when I went
round those awful turns so fast | felt
just as if | had freckles on my
stomach!"-Youth's Companion.
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CHAPTER XXI. (continued.)

Aunt Selma put her clothes In a tub
VA the laundry and proceeded to dress
'sAem like a vegetable. She threw in
q handful OF salt, some kerosene oil
and a little ammonia. The result was
sfllainous. but after she tasted it-or
ssnuffed it-she said It needed a bar
~a soap cut up to give 1t strengthen
Anvor-and l went into the store-room
5or II.
The laundry soap was In a box. I
look In a silver fork, for | hated to
couch the stuff, and jabbed a bar sue.
ressfully In the semi-darkness. Then
] carried 1t back to the laundry and
cropped 1t on the table. Aunt Selma
booked at the fork with disgust. then
We both looked at the soap. One side
~ 1t was covered with round holes
shat curved around on each other like
. coiled snake.
] ran back to the store-room. and
ahere. a little bit sticky and smelling
terribly of rosin. lay Anne's pearl
aecklace!
was so excited that | seized Aunt
Selma by the hands and danced her
Al over the place. Then | left her.
trying to find her hairpins on the floor.
and an up to tell the others. I met
Betty In the hall. and waved the
pearls at her. But she did not notice
them.
rs Mr.. HARRISON down there?" she
ske br~eathlessly. Il left him on the
q and went down to my room for
my scarf, and when | went back he
had disappeared. He-he doesn't
seem to be in the house" She tried
70 laugh. but her voice was shaky.
II couldn't have got down without
Sassing me. anyhow" she supplement-.
ed. Il suppose I'm silly. but so many
queer things have happened, Kit"
I wouldn't worry, Betty" | soothed
Asr. He is big enough to take care
Of himself. And with the best inten-
lions in the world, you can't nave him
all the time. you know
She was too much startled to be in.
xignant. She followed me into the
library. where the sight of the pearls
produced a tremendous excitement.
and then every one had to go down
70 the store-room. and see where the
necklace had been hidden, and Max
examined all the bars Of o for
thumb prints.
Mr.. HARRISON did not appear. Max
commented on the fact caustically
wut Dial hushed him up.
l was almost ready for bed when
Jim tapped at my door. had been
very cool to him since the night In
che library when l was publicly staked
md martyred. and he was almost
Bringing when ! opened the door.
what 10 1t now?" | asked cruelty.
-Izss Bella tired Of II already. or has
somebody else . rash?"
Don't be . shrew. KIT" he said. Il
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CHAPTER XXI.
Il Was Deiirium.

I was sure he was dead. He did
not move. and when l caught his
hands and called him frantically, he
did not hear me. And SO, with the
horror over me, ! half fell down the
stairs and reused Jim in the studio.
They all came with lights and blan.
kets, and they carried him into the
tent and put him on the couch and
tried to put whisky In his mouth. But
he could not swallow. And the ST.
lence became more and more ominous
until finally Anne got hysterical and
cried. HE is dead! dead" and col
lapsed on the roof.
But he was not. Just as the lights
In the tent began to have red rings
around them and Jim's voice came
from away across the river. some
body said, There, he swallowed
that" and soon after, he opened his
eye He muttered something that
sounded like "Andean pinnacle" and
lapse6 into Inconsistencies again.
But he was not dead! lie was not
dead!
When the doctor came they made a
stretcher out Of n OF Jim's six-foot
c-anvases-it had a picture on it. and
Jim was angry enough the mex day
and took him down to the studio. We
made 1t as much like a sick room as
we could. and we tried to make him
comfortable. Blu he lay without open.
ing his eyes. and at dawn the doctor
brought a c%onsultant and a trained
nurse.
The nurse was an extensively cap
able person. She put us all out. and
scolded Anne for lighting Japanese in
cense in the room.
The ~consuitant came. stayed an
hour, and left. Aunt Selma, who
proved herself a trump In that trying
time, waylaid him In the hall. and he
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Thackeray's Kindness of Heart.

Thackeray was the gentlest satir-
list that ever lived. AS editor of the
Cornhill he could hardly bring him
self to reject a MS. for fear of hurting
his would-be contributors. The story
of his actually paying for contribu-
tions that he never printed, in order
to conceal the fact that he had reject
ed them, may be true or false. We do
not remember exactly how the evil
dcnce points. But even If it be a
story, such stories are not told Of men
made of the stern stuff of the Thack.
cray commonly misknown.
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the parapet and listened, while my
heart pounded, and in a minute 1t
came again.
| was terribly frightened. Them
don't know how l did 1t, but | was
across the roof, kneeling beside the
tent. where 1t stood against the chin,
ney. And there, lying prone among
the flower-pots, and almost entirely
hidden. lay the man we had been look.
ing for.
His head was toward me, and |
reached out shakingly and touched his
face. 1t vas cold. and my hand. when
| drew 1t back, was covered with
blood.
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New Watches.

Every year watches become more
beautiful and more to be compared
with the exquisite ones of the eigh.
teenth century. Enameling is an art
which has been revived with great
success, and now the most beautiful
shades and blendings of color can be
produced.
Among many old wonderfully made
watches reproduced this season is a
French one. very thin. Its undulating
edge outlined with gold leaf. The
back Of the watch, and almost the
entire face. is covered with rich black
enamel. on which r painted tiny,
but very natural. roses, convolvuii.
and daisies with their foliage
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Why He Quit,

Haven't l the privilege Of making
suggestions to the man fixing the
law0?' she asked, with tears in her
voice
why, certainly" he assured her.
We'll, just because | made q sug-
gestion to him he threw all his tools
in the wheelbarrow in an angry man
ner ard went away without saying a
word"
Why, what had you said to make
him act like that"
Il just asked him to plant a few
nice Gan6eliOns in the lawn"
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Y ege bic Com
pound and Sanative
Wash have done me.
! live on a farm and
have worked very
hard. / am forty
five years old, and
am the mother Of
thirteen children.
Many people think
it strange that l am
not broken dow
with hard work and
1hp rn of INV fam
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OWES
HER
HEALTH
To Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Scottville, Mich.-"I want to tell
YOU how much good lydia i. Pinkham's
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-27
City Items in I erse Form
Metropolitan News of Interest
to All Readers
City RUDE Shows Foolish Curiosity

day to watch q man sitting on the
head Of q fallen horse or to stare IN"
to a hardware store window where
some demonstration is busily engaged
whiting on stick Of cordwood with
razor.
He will send the shoestring vender
on his way before he has got his FOOT
fairly inside the threshold of the office
door, but will stop upon the street a!
any time to listen to the remarks OF
another vender, who is wildly Demon
strating a patent collar button.
He is amused as child with ne"
toy when he can come across q DroH
en-down ice wagon or watch man
laying gold letters upon store win
dow.
He will turn himself inside out to
get glimpse of picture carried un'
der the arm of some citizen, which
picture he would never glance at were
it hung in some prominent place.
Many q visitor to city has been
badly stung by the simple tastes or
the natives in the matter OF something
exciting. A stranger coming up one
of the main thoroughfares a: seeing
a crowd of a couple of hundred peo-
pie, naturally looks for some sort OF
catastrophe, and after working his
way to the center Of the crowd to see
them gazing at some new-fangled mo-
tor cycle, or watching a laborer as
cending from a manhole. is naturally
chagrined.
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Doctors Want a National Leprosaria

treatment In New York and vicinityj
Many Of these patients, it is said.
make occasional visits to the shopping
district, to banks. or to hospitals, rid
ing openly in trains, street cars and
ferry boats. =:
Six physicians from different parts
of the United States and the American
colonial possessions discussed leprosy
at the meeting, and all agreed that in
New York city there Is no likelihood
of Infection. They declare in favor of
a national leprosaria. with stations In
Florida and San Francisco, urging in
favor of such an institution that It
was impracticable for the states to
take action on account of the small
number of cases in each state and it
was unfair from q national standpoint
to allow one state to drive It's lepers
across the border into other states.
There are now on record. it was as
serted, 27S cases III the United States,
176 of them being men and 1Oa
women. Five seaboard states contain
almost all of the recorded cases, New
York, South Carolina, Florida, Cali
fornia and Massachusetts leading in
the order named.
DR.. Charles w. Duval Of Tulane
university, New Orleans, described his:
experiments in segregating the bacillf,
of the disease and his final success in,
propagating the germs outside of the
human body.