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CHAPTER X

On the Tive 8iass IT tbs Door
The cabin contained N large and Z
small o In the wall between
thsm there was . doorway closed by
m ordinary batten door with q weed
en- latch and no lock. Ciosed IL served
TO hide the occupant Of enc rooEs
from thu view OF the other. Otherwise
It was but u feeble protection. Even
had 1t possessed q lock, y vigorous
man could have burst 1t through In q
moment.
These thoughts did not come Yery
clsarly to Enid Maitland. Few
thoughts OF any kind cams to her.
Where shs lay she could sce plainly
tho dancing light OF the glorious fire.
She was warrn, the deity wrapped
bandase. the healing lotion upon her
foot, had greatly relieved the pain In
that wounded member. The bed was
hard but comfortable, much moro no
than the sleeping bags to which OF
late she had been accustomed.
Few women had gone through such
experiences, mental and physical. as
had hefallen her within the last few
hours and lived to tell the story. Had
II mot been for the exhaustive strains
Of body and spirit to which she had
been subjected, her mental faculties
would have been ON ths alert Snd the
gErangeness OF her unique position
would have made her SO nervous that
she could mot have slept.
For thc TINA being. however, tine
physical demands upon her entity
were paramount; she was dry. she
waB warm, she was fed. she was free
from anxiety and she wss absolutely
u~nutterabiy weary. Her thoughts
were vague. fnchoafs, unconceatrated.
The IRE wavered before her syea. abe
closed them In a few moments and
9s9 not SSS1 them.
Without q thought, without q cars,
she fell asleep. Her rcpose al com
rists. mot q dream " disturbed the
profound slunber iato which aha
sank. Pretty picture shs made: her
head thrown backward. her golden
hair roughly dried and quickly plat.
ed In long hraias. ons CT which Tell
sacng the pillow whiis tho other
c--.s1 .o-.a..y =zSsaa ssss nvea. EzsT
sacs I'm thu naEuxa1 light wauid have
locked paliid from what she had gcns
through. but TIE Ore EAST red gioym
upon IL; She Hsful light fsck@re&
across her ~eossstenanee and seFae.
uuzss dssD shadows Harelfsvea 40
eensuaksA che paAsaass born ct her
susss3agN.
There 10 BE laghS that plays 80
naany sracks Vita The imagination. OF
tAas We atixaalafes The fsnsy as shs
Hight og an op@a Gre. IN sss sudden
onkbuSek# 81 sometimes BssEas TO add
Egks sssseAss to ths sleeping and eAs
dead. HAD ghsrs hs@a eng era % zss
sAas gssL sha wsnls h@vs made q dr.
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Daddy Bedtime
~ The Little Brown
" Essckess sra 1h<iF
Nssaaas:ie

-
crfrsst under this hearth bothered lack. Hs was ~ss-rui tAas
Wish that old cricket would keep quieis" he exclaimed feRuHy
as he raised himself IN his elbow to speak to Evelyn.
"rhS-S -as u S. Eslss- began DADDY. wlaa d lanls i ne saxsHs
lived. Always there was plenty to eat TOR those crIckets for the children wAo
crowded around the Are brought their pieces OF gingerbread sad pound cake
AT night whensth children wen to bed each little cricket weuid s up
his vMe.
"And by and BY when the fame In the open fireplace had died down ana
nothing but the red embeEs al left the little brownies would come ont and
dance snerrhy IA the bearthstone 60 the creecreeng of the crckcs' Hddha. or
so the children dreamed. And just before the gray dawn would break the cmL
aren thought that each little brownie sang this magic son while thu ericksts
@Ths brownies blessing un ths housed
Here maj not iurk The rat or mousse
For where the ercket MINISTRIES stay
"a Sad hkk keeps swT far away
"But the children rev ID and went out itot e world And fr years
the old house was empty. Then a old man can back and after II bad been
cleaned and put In order lived In 1T all by himself except for a couple of
servants.
And when he rat by the fire where he had sat a boy he ws very lonely
He couldn't think what st WIS. but for all his orders there was something
wanting In the house that ne mad oraerea fixed up just as it hd been when IL
was a boy
"one evening RS the old man listened and listened 1t cams to him what hs
was lnising-the crckets' music. N
$50 he sen for bis housekeeper and he said.
land the heusekseper aaid. Land sakeass sir. j put snur around and drove
em all ous
when you drive away crtckets you are driving away the good luck rom
the house Just make some gingerbread and send that little grandson OF yours
ia here to help me eat It, and the crfckets will come back all right
"And they did. and I'm sre tbs little grandson thought they IA brought
him good ink. for he was very fond of gingerbread indeed"
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HEART AND
HOWE RAIKS
A School of Love.

4f|UPID wears 81 exceedingy sorrowfui expression these days what
III with n modern young womans lack of eminent, IN the divorce
III court records. he feels that the outlook for Hnes is exceedingly
~ bad. And now that Schools of Love are about to ae institulsd. it Is
haas wonder he gloomuy contemphtes retirement
~ For The School OF Love is the latest remedy proposed to halt h. run
on thu divorce court. 1t is thought that by teaching owe scientifically. or
perhaps. to state it more correctly, by teaching scienllnc love-. Ken will no
longer need special train service.
But something Is to be said for those who advocate this nw addition
o VIII deny and low that divorce is o easy. they rus all the more
-heediessiy. If these could be brought TO look at the matter more seriously.
o probe it in its heights and depths. probably there would be fewer
unhappy marriages shipwrecked homes. \
And this Is what those who advocate schools If love propose to O.
Says mi who is urging them:
People of today do not know how to love. From the age Of seven.
n chill loves But nt being trained. he loves crudel. The time to
choose a life partner comes. This is an important scientific task, II the
child. grown up. Ia taught how to select the mate, the selection will be so
good, hat nothing In the world could break the bond
The trouble with all the public discussions IL divorce IL, nst that
marriage is neglected a q thing TO be talked Of and studied until the
tragedy OF divorce appears To neglect to discuss marriage OF Its beau.t-
ful and Affirmative side iH like Investigating the breaking OF the dam IL
Austin. Pa. Instead of examining it six months before. Nothing
the wreckage due to the neglected question OF marriage. sntirsgy
separate from divorce.
expressionstha the choice vas right. or has bes made right by learning TO
as heg oes n
TO love to love will make u exercise the heart. Just al to love to play
exercises the body. AT present, many divorces are right They ara
tragedies that must be accepted, because the virginia. lesson OF love war
never learned. But mos divorces are wrong. because " . ave wilfuly
closed u eyes TO the deep Christian message of love
After marriage, the lesson must q A furnace needs Goa II the
fire is to burn Marriage needs to go on loving. learning love more and
more. If 1t ia to be prevented from ending in divorce. The churchs altar
merely marks the step from the primary grade into the university. Sacrt-
ne, Kindness paaencer-these are I'll parts Of the sam thing. and these
alone under the sway of the master love. car prevent failure ever
divorce These are all parts of love. but we seem % have forgotten them
when applied to marriage"
Since a true marriage is SO happy Il thing 1t doe seem wnrfh whr.
to drop n cynical or light attitude or mind toward 1t, and q about study
ing how W % can make sure W q are making the true marriage And IL
there Is any way to study the matter seriously. and % try to keep sober
In step with dancing emotion. Cupid need not feel aggrhved but
rather look hopefully forward to an increasing and more rosperou
business.
T.Lx~ /7-L
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NURSE TELLS OF
CURES BY CUI|CURA
Soap and 0intmentin Past 20 Years.
Always Recommends Them.

eI have seen the cuticura Remedies used
with best results during the past twenty
years. In my worb as q nurse, many skin
disease cases came under my obser vatiou,
and In every instance, / always recommended
the Cuticura Remedies as they always. W.
entire satisfaction One case In particular
was that Of a lady friend OF mine who, when
. child, was afflicted with eczema which COW
cred her face and hands entirely, breaking
out at intervals with severer torture. She
could not go to school as the Disagreement
ooked terrible. l told her to get at once .
set Of the Cnticura Remedies. After the use
OF only one set she was perfectly we'll
IA grown lady friend was afflicted with
a. rheum In one OF her thumbs, and she
was cured by the Cnticure Remedies. stu
another lady had dry salt rheum In both
they used % be So painful she could scarcely
wet her hands until she began to use tha
Cuticura Remedies which cured her. i have
also seen them cure children OF ringworm:
The chiiEren's faces would be all circles and
rings around the cheeks. ard the neck. and
after treatment with the Cuticura Soap
and Ointment they were completely cured.
Ny husband had rheumatism on bis arm
and / used the CiIticIra Ointment. It mads
his arm as limbe and nice. whereas IL was
quite stiff before ! began to apply the
Ointment.
which was very painful, as the side OF tho
nail was edging rfsnt down In the side of my
toe; ! cut the nail ont OF the cavity I made,
and OF courBe applied the CutfcuTa OntTcns
to the part affected. 1t soothed + and in
less than ten nights 1t was all healed through
constant use OF the ointment. Ten days
ago. I had my left hand and wrist burned
with boiling lard, and Clticura Ointment
has Completely cured them. ! have just
recommended the Cuticura Remedies to an
other friend, and she Is recovering nicely. / will
gladly furnish fse names OF the people referred
to above II anybody doubts what snv;"
{Signed) Mrs. Margaret Hederson. n High
land Ave., Maiden, Mass, Oct. /, 1910.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold through
cut the world. Send to Potter Drug * Chem.
Corp, Dent. oB, Boston, for q liberal sample
efeach, post-free. with 33-p. book on the skin.
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| The Chalice
| ofCourage
GoopyrigAk isii, by " O. CAApnaal
tcontinusd.)

NO" said the girl apprsheusiveiy.
I dare not be left alone here; be-
sides I know how dangerous 1t would
be for you to try to descend tho canon
in this rain; you have risked enough
ter me. you must VISIT until the morn
ing; ! shall feel better then"
but think OF the anxiety of your
friends"
I can't help it, was the nervous
reply. II am afraid to be left alons
here at night"
Her voice trembled; he was fearful
she would have 4 breakdown.
Very we'll" he said soothingly, II
viii not leave you till the morning"
Where Will you sstay?"
I'm make q shakedown for myself
In the store ROOM. he answered. Il
shalI be right within call at any time"
1t Lad grown dark outside by this
time and the two In the log hut could
barely see each other.
Il think I shall light the fire." con-
tinued the man, ut will be sort Of
company for you and It gets cold up
bere nights at this season. I shouldn't
wonder II this rain turned into snow.
Besides, 81 WI dry your clothes for
ynu-"
Then he went over to the fireplace.
struck n match, touched 1t TO the
kindling under the huge logs already
prepared, and In a moment y cheerful
blaze was roaring up through the
chimney. Then he picked up from the
floor where she had cast them IN a
heap her bedraggled garments. He
Strengthened them out as best he
could. hung them over the backs OF
chairs and the table, which he drew
as near to the fire az was safe. Hav-
ing completed this unwonted task he
turned to the woman who had watch
ed him curiously and nervously the
while.
sIs there anything moro that I can
do for your.
Nothing. You have been as kind
snd ss gentle Al you vera strong and
brave"
He threw his hand cut with q dspre-
eating gesture.
Are yoa quite cornfortxble7"
ssYes.s
And -FOUR footfs'
+EesmE very much bsttsr."
Good might. than. Z VITA cali ycu
In the rr~nr~i~w"
Good night. said the giri xrate-
fully. 'asA God hisss you fpg u tsus
and noble mRu.s
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DRESSINGS AND eAHNlsHEs.

For those who do not like oil salad
dressings, the following viii prove a
satisfactory one t.
Cook together two tablespoonfuls OF
butter and three of -four: when smooth
add q cup of sweet cream. Let 1t boil,
stirring all the time. After cooking
nve minutes remove and add q half
cup OF SOL cream, the Juice of half
q lemon and a little salt, and sugar to
taste. Allow 1t to become perfectly
cold: pour the mixture over sliced APP
pies or bananas and set on Ice for an
hour before serving.
Mayonnaise Tartsrs--This is simply
the addition of chopped olives, pickles,
parsley, carers and onions TO the may
onnaise. Use a fourth OF a cup In all
with one cup OF dressing
Never mix mayonnaise with meat or
fsh until ready to serve.
Mayonnaisa may be colored with lob
ster coral. II with pounded spinach
or parsley.
Mayonnalse DrcssTng--Mix together
a half teaspoon Of salt and a teaspoon.
of powedereds sugar. a dash Of cayenne
and add to the beaten yoIk of an egg.
Drop in a little olive oil. keeping the
bowl standtng In ice; add a table,
spoonful each of lemon Juice and vine
gar. alternating with the oil a few
drops of each until a half cup of OIL
Is used. then add a little more q tea
spoonful at a time. until a cupful OF
oil has been used A half cup of
whipped cream added to the mayor
naiss improves It and makes II go
further. This IL the dressing par OK
c~ellence.
Garnishes.-Edible garnishes are the
only ones that should be SLOWED, the
custom Of tying up food with ribbon
Is entirely undesirable. Millinery fs
not in place on the dining table.
The skins Of fruits may be used as
receptacles for salads and cooked
beets. and boats of cucumhers are not
opposed to good tasts.
A medly of lettuce. parsley, celery
and capers or a variety Of colors and
shades cannot be considered artistic.
The red Of heets and the red of to-
matoes do not harmonize. and the gar
nish Of 3 dish should not 1ssraet from
the main substance. Erains and inge-
nnity are the best recipes TOR the use
OF E~Mrnishes.
Lzkk< N~,<s.xN.
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GIRLS DRESS, 7271.
'---- BY MAY MANToN -
In ordering these pstterrx h~ surs
20 mention the name
~"Msy Manton."

AAf\As S<L1.
WITH OR WITHOUT SEPARATE cU1MpI
dress that can be worn either With or witt
cut a gainpe Ii available at all seasons. Thi
one IL made In that way and has an additions
advantage OF being both sraart and simple, Tn
trimming portions are arranged in a quite indi
vidual and unusual manner yet they involve M
difficulties. The shoulder edges of the sleeve
are oveTizppcd, and overiapped edges arc essen
TALLY new. In the Illustration the dress Is mad,
Of a HIGHT weight wool material but 1t will be founx
Just as desirable for the washable ones. The guimps
being quite separate can be OF any pEcferred- ma
teriai.
The dress CONSISTS OF blouse and skirt portions
The blouse IL made with separate fronts and back,
that ARE cut In one with the sleeves and Joined
over the shoulders. the trimming portions being
arranged under them. The front Is trimmed
In harmony and the blouse Il joined to q belt.
The skirt Is straight and plated and the closing
II made at the back The separate guImpe 10 .
simple ons, fitted by means OF darts at the front.
1t - faced with aii-over iacs to form the yoke and
includes two-piece sleeves. the lower portions
Of which arc made OF lace.
For the e5yesr size will be required 81 ysrds
of maseftsi ~. IN yards 30, IN yaFds ~ inches
~ide with u yard ~ for the trimming portion.
1 yard - and Is ysrd 81 aiI-eyes lace Is Inches
Vida for the zutnpe.
The pattern, No. TzT1. n cut IA sizes fer giris
sfe. ., and 10 years OF agn, and will be mailed
20 any address by the Fashion p-spaTtmenk u
ass t%D&4. - ssssipk u esa esass.
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L<zxN ~-,<..eN-.

might hate 1t. than by msre effort o
-.s, -c- cca'1 ce-ss &c breathe tt-
air. The shock that you might feel
ths sudden surprise, Ia only family sug-
Esstive OF the emotions In the breast
at this nnan.
Dnos long age the kensiest and ten
dsrest Oh voices called from the dark
to the light. thu blind. And Il Is given
10 modern science and TO modern skin
sometines to emulate that godlike
achievement. Perhaps the surprise,
the Rmazement. the bewilderment, of
him who having been blind doth now
see, IL rye can imagine it not having
been tn the Ease ourselves, viii be a bet
ter guide 10 the understanding of this
mans emotion when this woman came
suddenly into his lonely orbit. His
eyes were opened although he would
not know 1t. He fought dowa his new
consciousness and would have none OF
Il. Yet IL was there. He loved hsrt
With what joy did salkirk welcome
tho savage sharer of his golitudei Sup
pose she had been a PIMA OF his own
race; had she been old. withered. hid
eous, he must have loved her on the
instant, much more II she were young
and beautiful The thing was tnes-
liable. Such passions are born. God
forbid that we should deny II. In the
busy haunts OF men where women are
as plenty as hlackberriss. to use FsE
STATS smile, and where a man may
sometimes choose between a hundred.
or q Thousand. such loves are born. tor
ever.
A voice In the night, q face In the
street, q whispered word, the touch
of . hand. the answering throb OF an
other heart-and behold two walk to-
gether where before each walked
alone. Sometimes the man or the wom-
IA who IL born again of love knows 1t
not, refuses TO admit It, refuses to
recognize IL. Some birth pain must
awaken the CONSEQUENCES of the new
life.
II those things are true and possi-
bic under every day conditions and
to ordinary men and women. how
much more TO this solitary. he had
seen this woman, whits breasted like
the foam, rising as the ancient god
dress from the Paphian sea. Over that
recollection, as he was 8 gentleman
and q Christian, he would fain draw a
curtain, before It erect q wall He
must not dwell upon that fact, he
would not linger owe that moment.
Yet ha rorid nof forget IL
TIA Tse OoHiiius1.S
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f|UPID wears 81 exceedingly sorrowfui expression these days. WIN
IL with the modern young womans lack of sent4men and IN dfyort
III court records. he feels that the outlook for business is excesdlnel
- bad. And now that Schools of Love are about to lie tnnftutsd 1T
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that deal out despair.
It Is an established
fact that Lydia u.
Pinkharn's Vegeta-
BILE Compound has re-
stored health 10 thou
sands of such suffer-
Ing women. Why
dom youtryi II you
naAday1ah a Ynnd;eina7
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ANS Lsnpos mas1 ssssnpsay INA
swssx.
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HoUGH Greek and Latin be a
A iady's boast,
They're little valued by her loving
mate;
The | Of tongue that husbands relish
most,
II modern, boiled. and served upon a
plate. -Saxs.
The Washington times., 1912-08-30
COL. LOUNSBERRY
AYERS ERR|NG SON
IS irresponsible
Land Office Clerk Leaves
For West To See I'm
prisoned Boy.

Col. c. A. Lounsberry, a clerk in the
General Land Office, living at 7e New
York avenue northeast, is at the bed
side of his son. Wells Lounsberry, who
is in a Topeka, Kas., hospital. Wells
Lounsberry was shot In a Missouri
Pacific train following his attempt to
rob the mail car.
MY son was formerly mail clerk"
said Colonel Lounsberry before leaving
for the West. "and was injured num-
ber of years ago in a train wreck near
watab MINI. He received a severe
blow on the head and his scalp was cut
open. i am certain that my son was
temporarily deranged when he commit
ed the act for which he is under ar
rest" ,
Lounsberry is charged with having
held up the mail clerks, grabbing a
packet OF registered mail and fleeing
from the mail car down the yards He
jumped into a sleeping car at the rear
of the train and climbed into berth,
according TO dispatches from Topeka.
The porter saw him enter the sleeper
and pointed out the berth in which he
was hiding.
Officers entered the car and after a
short struggle in which Lounsberry was
shot above the heart by q bullet from
his own gun, overpowered him and car
ried him or to a hospital under arrest
The Washington times., 1912-08-30
MISS LUCY MARTIN
WILL Be SPONSOR
FOR NEW COLLIER
Senator's Daughter To Chris
ten The Proteus AT
Newport News.

Miss Lucy Day Martin, the fifteen
year-old daughter of Senator and Mrs.
Thomas Staples Martin. of Virginia, will
christen the United States collier, Pro-
teus, which will hit the waves OF the
Atlantic at Newport News, Va,
September IA.
When the ship slides down the chute,
Miss Martin will break bottle of
champagne over Its bow. There will be
present prominent State officials of
Virginia and numerous officers of the
United States Navy.
Living within the shadow OF the
University of Virginia. at Charlottes-
vile. Miss Martin, although only fifteen
years of age, has imbibed the spirit of
that institution. She Is an ardent lover
of outdoor sports and an interested par
tisan at all of the athletic games held
at the stadium.
An enthusiastic and accomplished
horsewoman, she enjoys nothing more
than long horseback rides through the
beautiful Albermarle county. Her blue
ribbon ponies, ridden and driven by
their youthful owner, have carried off
the prizes year after year In the various
shows in which they have been entered.
In addi tion to her enthusiasm about
outdoor sports she naturally takes a
keen interest in politics, bbth State and
national.
During the session OF Congress. Miss
Martin spends much or her time In the
city with her father.
The Washington times., 1912-08-30
WILLIAM B. STOKES,
GOVERNMENT CLERK,
DIES OF APOPLEN
Stricken At Railway Junction
And Passes Away At G.
U. Hospital.

While standing near the junction of
the Glen Echo Car Company, at George
town, Wednesday, William B. Stokes, a
lifelong resident of Washington and a
highly esteemed clerk in the War De-
partment for thirty-five years, suffered
a stroke of appoplexy. He was hurried
to Georgetown University Hospital. but
the most careful medical attention fail
ed, and he died this morning at 4
o'clock.
Funeral services will be held tomor-
row afternoon at o'clock from the
chapel of Joseph GawIers Sons, 1730
Pennsylvania avenue northwest. II will
probably be Masonic funeral, as Mr..
Stokes was past grand master of Hiram
Lodge, No. 10. Burial will probably be
In Rock Creek Cemetery, but this has
not been positively decided.
Mr.. Stokes was born in this city sixty
six years ago, and has lived here all
his life. During his connection with the
War Department he had made himself
popular with his associates, and was
one OF the most highly esteemed clerks
in the department.
He is survived by his widow. Mrs Ida
II. Stokes, and two daughters, Misses
Lena and Ruby Stokes. Several broth
ers and sisters also survive him.
The Washington times., 1912-08-30
ADVISES ALL WOMEN
AGAINST POLITICS
Mrs. John A. Logan Says Her Sex
Should Not Take Part
In Campaigns.

Keep out of politics." is the ad-
vice given her sex by Mrs. John A.
Logan, who is spending the summer
at Eagle Lodge, 2523 Thirteenth street
northwest. She thinks women should
be discouraged in all attempts at po-
litical activity. and thinks the Post
office Department will not permit Miss
Mabel Boardman to put into effect her
endless chain campaign contribution
plan for President Taft.
II believe that the home is strictly
woman's sphere" said Mrs. Logan.
1T is plenty large enough for her II
she discharges there all the duties that
she should. I think that the participa-
tion of GONE prominent women In pol
itics Is highly amusing. l am con-
WINGED that the public will pay but
little attention to them, and that their
influence will hardly be felt, IL at ALL
II recall the efforts Of women to aid
in President McKinley's campaign. A
number of prominent Washington
women called on Mark Mamma, man
ager of the campaign. After the po-
litical warfare was over Mr.. Hanna
told me himself he was convinced that
the. women had not succeeded in pro-
curing for the party a single vote, but
had rather lost some by It," .....