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KISS and who slapped your face for 1t
Well, she's my wife's sister-in-law.'
"Don't!" exclaimed Tom Blake. III
isn't true. And"
And pursued Wanda, would your
sister call on me at my boarding
house? Would she ask me to come
and see herr"
Would she?" cried Tom, clustering
to drown twinge Of reasonable
doubt. "You bet she would! You don't
| know Grace. She's all right. As white
as they make them. If she knew
loved any girl at all-no matter who
she'd be the very first to put her arms
around her and-and-"
| Then" said Wanda gently, don't
tell her; and keep your ideal"
obi" he scoffed, nettled.. "you
| Think"
II think" she finished, 1--WE belong
in the twentieth century and not in a
Laura Jean Libbey novel. / like you.
You're all right-except what hap
pened to you. But I'm rot in your
class. / had an education. A real
one. A pretty good school and all that
before father died. But it's hard
cash that scores every time over edu-
cation. All education can do for a girl
today is to make her sick to get out
Of the class her bank account puts her
in. That's why I'm here and why I've
got to talk and act like this It makes
it easier. It's sort of armor. Things
don't hurt so much"
Don't say such things They hurt.
Isn't there any more congenial work
that you could take up? With your
education, you could"
Il could starve in a dozen daintily
genteel ways. I started my profession
al life as stenographer. But I soon
found It was pleasanter to work for a
corporation. You see, corporation
doesn't try to kiss you or want to take
you out to lunch. Don't look disguised
please. I'm right in not marrying
you. I've got as much pride in my
own way, guess, as you have Maybe
more"
Pride doesn't come on in this scene
a. ol4' A0 pAOLCotC0 1OOh uGIG,
Wanda, I hate to repeat myself SO
often and to make a specialist of my
self on single subject. But you've
got to marry me. | love you. Just
say yes and save us both whole lot
of trouble. Pleased"
She shook her head until the metal
band that held the receiver to her ear
threw off a dozen silvery reflections
from the dusk of her hair.
Then" he demanded, give me one
good sane reason for saying mo-"
ooh, haven't given you enough rea-
sons?"
Punk reasons, every one of 'em. A
good reason, said"
There is one great reason" she
said slowly. Zone that I haven't told
you"
"You mean you don't care for me?"
Il didn't say SO. We needn't go into
that But I"
BUZZ!
With little sigh she Earned to the
transmitter.
YES" she droned. Eyes. Mr.. Stand
ish Is stopping here. No. don't think
he's come back from the capitol yet.
No. I'm sure he hasn't. Shall I tell
him to call you up when he comes in?
No? Arr"
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HAS NEW CURE FOR OBESITY
English Physician Has Formulated
Theory Which Seems to Be
Founded on Fact.

Dr.. Galisch, an English physician,
in recommending new treatment for
obesity, states a new fact. His treat
ment is dietary as follows: In the
morn ing the patient takes a cup of
tea. with huttered bread, and II he Is
too hungry to wait for luncheon he
takes 81 egg, with a small piece OF
bread and butter, at 10 o'clock.
AT / o'clock the meal consists OF
meat, vegetables, salad and a COM
pote. In the afternoon he takes COT
fee, with little biscuit or white bread
with butter. In the evening he gets
simply small piece Of bread and but
ter.
At the first breakfast and the mid
day meal the amount taken must be
sufficient for the patient to leave the
table completely satisfied. For the
first two or three days the patient
feels very hungry in the evening, but
this quickly passes of. and he soon
gets into the habit of eating more at
the first two meals, this excess OF
alimentation being counteracted by
the exercise and work done during
the afternoon.
The whole idea of the treatment is
chat It Is the food taken In the even
ing and followed by the repose of
night which particularly contributes
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THE DOCTORS GIFT
Food Worth Its Weight in Gold.

We usually expect the doctor to put
US on some kind of penance and give
Us bitter medicines.
A. Penn. doctor brought patient
something entirely different and the
results are truly interesting.
1.-TWO years ago." writes this pa
tent, Il was a frequent victim of acute
indigestion and biliousness, being al
lowed to eat very few things. One day
our family doctor brought me a small
package, saying he had found some
thing for me to eat.
HE said it was a food called Grape
Nuts and even as it's golden color
might suggest it was worth it's weight
in gold. | was sick and tired, trying
one thing after another to no avail, but
consented to try this new food.
well! 1t surpassed my doctors
fondest anticipation and every day
since then | have blessed the good
doctor and the inventor of Grape.
Nuts.
81 noticed Improvement at once and
in a months time my former spells OF
indigestion had disappeared. In two
months | felt like a new man. My
mind was much clearer and keener,
my body took on the vitality of youth.
and this condition has continued"
There's a Reason" Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read
1.-THE Road to MELVILLE" in pkgs.
Ever read the above Ietterf new
ore appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full OF human
interest.
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weaker stupider insurgents around
him, till he has formed an obstacle the
machine can't override. He's done
more. He's reused the whole people.
And the people are watching their rep
resentatives SO closely, at last, that a
lot of crooks have to play fair or lose
their jobs. Oh, I'm following Standish's
work! When he clashed horns with
Jim Blake over this Mullins railroad
bill 1t did me good all over. For when
| Standish defeats the 4llins bill he'll
break the backbone of Jim Blake's po-
litical power. Yes, and he'll smash
Jim Blake's plan to put Governor Rob.
ertson in the speakers chair. He'll
keep Robertson out. And he'll sit
there himself. And when he does
his gayel blows will beat the Jugger-
naut car into scrap-iron."
"Wanda!" protested Tom, amazed at
her TRADE. Haven't we better things
to talk than politics? I'll tell dad
| about your father and see II he
| won't"
| mo! You mustn't You must prom
ise not to tell him who am. PromiseT
ooh, promise, If you like. But l
can't bear to have you go on hating
dad. He's the kindest, dearest old
chap alive. Maybe he didn't know
Does the organization do anything
Jim Blake doesn't know and dictator"
| Mister Thomas Blake!" PACED a
liveried boy, at the far end of the cor.
ridor. Mister Thomas BIake!"
Tom caught sight of telegram on
the tray the lad carried. But before
he could signal the boy himself, the
latter had gone out Of sight.
Hes carried it to the bar with all
the unerring instinct of a homing
dove!" grumbled Tom. And he'll
bawl Mister Thomas Blake!' in that
disreputable place for a solid hour ii
I don't go and choke him Off"
Wanda watched her sutton hurry
away in search of his quarry, and her
dark eyes took on a tenderer light
than ever he had seen in them. Then
at sound Of chance word behind her
she became all at once her alert bust
nesslike self again. She glanced into
little mirror that swung obliquely
from the top Of the switchboard. In
this bit OF glass, without turning, she
could command a full view Of The
amen corner few feet to the rear Il
the switchboard rail.
Three men had seated themselves
there. One she recognized as the Hon
Tim Neligan; and a second as the
Hon. Silas Gregg, 1eggy and tow
headed representative from Kansas
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you're mistaken. But I'm afraid you're
not. I know they do those things-as
you said-'for the good of the party!'
Oh" he broke out fiercely, "it's that
sort of game can't understand. l can
never understand. I know them ALL
And personally they're white men, ten
der-hearted, clean, honorable. But pro-
fessionally- Why, for instance
there's my brother-in-law. Mark Rob
ertson. He and Grace have been mar.
ried over three years now, and his
love for her is still sort of alteration
He's the perfect lover-husband. But
as a lawyer he won the name of being
bloodhound. And, as politician
well, he's like the rest. They'll all re.
sort to the dirtiest trickery, the rot.
tenest sort Of corruption. can't make
it out. But why should dads political
deal affect you and me? I'm not to
blame if"
"And I'm not blaming you But I've
been brought up to hate Jim Blake and
his crowd and to pray for chance to
get back at them. know that isn't
meek and womanly way to talk. But
it's the way feel. IL loved my IA
ther SO! My square, honest, white IA
Their. And they killed him. All, there's
something coming to that crowd! To
Blake and all Of them! And it's com
ing from me. Some day may be able
to deliver the goods! IL oughn't to
talk so to you," she caught herself up.
half alphabetically. "I'm afraid I hurt
you. Perhaps you didn't fully know
why in blazes did it have to be
your father, of all men, that they
chose to-"
1T didn't He was just one Of hun
dreds that the party machine smashed.
He used to say the machine was like
the Juggernaut car, crushing every
thing that dared stand in its path. Jim
Blake guides that car. And he guides
it over the bodies. of better men. He
and his crowd prosper. But some
things coming to them, just the
same"
But"
"The machine has tried to run over
the wrong man at last. And it's joints
and wheels are rafting with fear.
Standish became an insurgent. But he
had the cleverness and the strength
not to be crushed. And he has rallied
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Shadow of the Past.

She laid her face against her moth.
er's breast and sobbed
MY poor child, what is it?" the old.
er lady asked. HAS Reginald been
cruel to you?"
mo, mamma" the bride replied, ut
is not that. 1t is all on account of a
terrible discovery. I"
"Ah!" the fond moth ar exclaimed
then he did not tell you all before ii
was too late! oh. my poor child! Oh,
the monster! There is a dark page
in his life! All, how can man be so
base! How"
HE found the photograph of me sit.
ting in wash bowl" the stricken one
Interrupted, that you had taken for a
baby food advertisement"
Then they sat there, dumb with
grief
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Eleven Years for FIve-cent Theft.


Convicted of stealing a flve-cen
bottle of soft drink and given clever
years in the Fulton County reforma
tory as punishment, the supreme cour
decided that Ollie Taylor, now thiy
teen years old, must serve out hi
time.
Appeal was made to the court thai
the time given the boy was out Of all
proportion to the offense, but tha
court decided that while the nature
of the offense should be considered
by the trial judge the length of thu
term imposed would not invalidate tho
sentence. Taylor has already served
three years. He will be twenty-ont
when he comes out.-Atlanta Dispatch
to Philadelphia Record.
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CHAPTER li.-continued.

CHAP ER li.-Contlnued.
'Tn sorry" she said. Il didn't
2now it meant SO much to you"
do you suppose l enjoy perching
up on this rail like a google-eyed Poll
parrot and squeaking Wanda, will
you marry me?' and getting a lemon
each time instead of a cracker"
To turn the talk away from it's old
Mend, she broke in, almost at random:
F'You don't realize the power of a
phOne girls job. No outsider does.
People from a thousand different
points cali up people at thousand
other points. Every pair of people
thinks they are talking unheard by the
world at large and that just they two
can hear each other. Each of those
thousands thinks that. But the tele-
phone girl hears them all. l read in
an old book once about a demon
named Asmodeus who used to fit
about by night and lift the roofs OF Of
houses to see what people were doing
II he were living now he could save a
lot of time and work and bother by
getting Job at central. We"
Buzz!
"Hlo!" droned Wanda. mo. Mr.
Blake hasn't come in yet. Any mes
sage? A'ri'"
Yes" she went on in her own
voice; what the telephone girl doesn't
bear isn't worth the hearing"
"The whole world under your two
little, little hands," he said softly,
seachlng for one Of them as he spoke.
But the buzzer rushed to the rescue
OF it's high priestess with a sudden
noisy purr.
Mrs. Robertson? droned Wanda
10 the transmitter. Nom. Mrs. Rob.
ertson is not at the Keswick. Did you
wish to be connected with Governor
Robertsons suite? Nom. | don't know
whether she's expected in Washington
soon or not Arr"
Friend of your sisters" she ex-
planned, turning from the transmitter.
"She said Mrs. Robertson wrote her
she was coming down from New York
some day this week"
Grace spends more time on the
trains during the session than she
does at home" laughed the youth.
"She wanted to close the New York
house and come down here to stay all
winter. But Mark won't let her. But,
Wanda, you've simply got to listen to
me-" he went on with q return OF his
boyish impulsiveness. 81 love you.
And L"
"Mr. Blake!" she protested, half
laughing, half distressed, /"
"Mr Blake!" he echoed ruefully.
How long since I've been Mr.. Blake,
10 you? Haven't begged you to call
me Tom?' l always call you Wanda
Why can't you call me-"
i am a telephone operator" she
said with mischievous occurrences,
"and you are Mr. Thomas Blake, promi-
Nent on the district attorneys staff,
only son Of the great Jim Blake, and
brother to woman the Sunday papers
call society queen"
+ Lord" he growled, ARE you trying
20 ring social standing in on meat
SA3s stage Of the gamer"
"If you care to put it that way" she
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Best Bark for Tanning Leather,

Quebracho bark, one of the chief En-
ports Of the Argentine, will taI
leather at least three times as fax
as the bark Of the oak Or the hemlook
and in less than ten years fortunss
have been made by specializing Il
quebracho lands. Nearly a milliel
tons of the wood or the dry extrao
are sent to this country and Eur0ps
annually. The growth of the tree /
Of the slowest, and 1t Is estimates
that a thousand years IL rsuss3sea a
reach maturity.
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No Chance for a Substitute.

A middle-aged, prosperous-loek king
man entered furniture store the
other day and said he wanted to look
at some feather beds.
Good gracious" said the clerk who
was waiting on him, eve haven't any
feather beds in stock. Nobody uses
them any more. Can't l sell you a
nice hair mattress?"
Nope. Got to have a feather bed.
My wife wants it to sit on during
thunderstorms. The one she's been
using is all worn out"
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his private lifes got Saint Peter and
Anthony Comstock lashed to the mast
art that his politics are SO pure they'd
mako Abraham Lincoln feel like q
ward heeler. He's no man. He's a
bloodlesu saint. don't believe he
ever so much as squeezed a woman's
hand in hts life or swigged anything
stronger than sarsaparilla. How are
we going to ges tAe hooks into . fell
low like that?"
"I don't know howl" f1ared Van
Dyke. But it's Jim Blake's business
to know. He was supposed to be run.
ming the house and holding our men
together. What's Jim been doing to
let things get away from him like
this?"
"Ah, can it," snarled Neligan, al
once up in arms in defense OF his
adored leader. Throw the blame all
over the shop If you've got to. Rub II
into our hair. But don't spill any of II
on Jim Blake. Tell me this, before
you hand out any more kindly criti
cisms: Did Jim ever lose trick that
any mortal man could have takeni
Did he? Isn't he the best house lead
er the organization ever had? Hasn't
he put you people into the way OF
grabbing millions?"
Cool off, Neligan,' laughed Van
Dyke. "Why, good lord, Tim. think
as much of Jim Blake as you do. He's
splendid upright man and"
HE is not!" fiercely contradicted
Neligan. "He's~a CRATER. And every
body knows 1t. But, by the powers
he's the very best CRATER In the bust
ness. And, what's more. he's my
friend. And"
"And the best way to show we agree
on at least one thing" said Van Dyke
rising and laying hand on each OF
his companions shoulder, SIS to ad
journ to the bar and see what effect
three or four cocktails will have on the
department of the interior. Come
along. We can leave word to be sent
for when Jim comes in"
Having thus Gained the storm n
the one possible fashion, he led the
following amicably enough. AS theJ
way toward the bar. the two Others
passed the switchboard Wanda Kelly'i
voice was droEing:
"Hlo. No. Mr.. Standish isn't IL
yet. Yes ART"
rr0 nr SoHJrrNrrYUSn>
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Exploded Theory,

'"There is an article in one of the
magazines which gives some interest.
ing figures concerning popular songs
and their writer's. 1t seems that the
author of "A Hot Time in the Old
Town Tonight has received royalties
amounting to over 100000"
"And yet some of the preachers are
trying to make Us believe this is get.
ting to be a better world!"
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Their Best Use.

Here" said the reporter who hat
an ambition to become a special writ
er, "is an article that l have prepared
on What Shall We Do With Our ex
Presidents
"Oh!" the city editor answered az
he glanced at the copy. I'm afraid
you've wasted a lot of time on the
thing. This article is column and a
half long, at least. The subject can
be covered in two words"
"How?"
Interview them"
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WFlfV VULGApITY
CEASES

a man who had wisdom and culture,
Who could fathom the splendors of art,
Whose soul was the soul of a poet,
Who could play true gentleman's
part,
Who had wit and who laughed at the
manners
That the Grass and the vulgar display,
With smile of derision, sat watching
A parvenu eating, one day.
The man who had millions, who never
Found out that his manners were bad,
Who loudly and vulgarly boosted
OF the big wads of money he had.
Used his knife to scoop up his potatoes
And chewed like a pig at trough,
While the man with the learning and
culture
Looked on from his corner to scott
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Forty Years in StyIe.

City Cousin-But, Cousin Eben, you
can't go to the party in those clothes.
Your grandfather wore those at least
40 years ago.
Country Cousin-Thats all right.
You don't suppose there'll be anybody
at the party who saw him in them,
do you?
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Had No Use for 1t,

A little girl came down to dessert
at dinner party and sat next to her
mother This lady was much occupied
in talking to her neighbors and omit
ted to give the child anything to eat.
After some time the little girl, unable
to bear it any longer, with sobs ris-
ing in her throat, held up her plate
and said "Does anybody want a clean
plate?"
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am"
What rot"
"Yes? Yet notice you didn't come
across to speak to me until Governor
Robertson had gone away. And you
never have thought to introduce him
TO me when you and he have passed
here together. He has been governor
Of New York. He may some day be
president Would It make any sort Of
hit with him to have his brother-in-law
marry telephone girl that half his
political friends have always been try
ing to jolly? Would he care to say to
CIR. Michigan, for instance: Remember
ehaa Mttle hello girl you wanted to
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Another Case
Foley Kidney pills Succeed

because they are good honest med
icine that cannot help but heal kid
neyand bladder ailments and urinary
Irregularities, if they are once taken
into the system. Try them now
for positive and permanent help.
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Ola oSCA years, anu
was thin, weak and
nervous. When I
would lie down it
would seem as if 1
was G DING RICH {
down out of sight
into some dark hole,
and the window cur
tains had faces that
would peek out at
me, and when / was
out Of doors it would
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4Ays 6een a. eAeA allssfeS threats. five
years-no, SIX. Ever since Robertson
ran for governor and Standish dug up
that smelly franchise deal against
him. Robertson's had 1t In for him
ever since"
Just when I'm all loaded up to the
guards with perfectly good stock that
will go to pieces like card house
when the bill fails!" walled Gregg.
"Cut out the whine!" ordered Nell
gan. "You aren't the only man who's
bought stock that Standish will turn
into waste paper. Oh, that man Stand
ish! He's got the country running
after him like flock OF hens after the
farmer at feeding-time. They think
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still a horse show wouldn't have
cut any figure in Adam and Ewes
time"
why not?"
''The people had no clothes to OK
hihat."
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SYNOPSIS.

Congressman Standish and the Woman,
believing themselves in love. spend q
kkial week as man and wife in a hotel
In northern New York under assumed
hames. The Woman awakens to the fact
that she does not love Standish and calls
their engagement off. Standsh protests
endying devotion. Wanda Kelly, tele-
phone girl at the Hotel Keswick. Wash s
1ngton. is loved by Tom Blake, son of the
political boss of the house. He proposes
marriage and is refused
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Worth keepinu, ANYHOW.

Worth Keeping, Anyhow.
You have some remarkable paint
ings.'
Yes" replied Mrs. Comrox, "the art
dealer said they were old masters, but
to my eye some of them look as good
as new"
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Love holds the stars in space,
Love keeps the glad sun shining;
Love makes the world go round, and
gives
The cloud it's silver lining.
Love is a willing slave,
And an exacting master; 4
Love is a magnet, too, but love
Is not porous plaster.
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Mrs. Winsow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces inhamma-
sor allays pain, cures wind collie ,25c bottle.Asy
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But Bedmakine Done at Home.

Out beuIHdKiTy DUN0 at TIUHFc'
He-Young Mrs. Newlywed just told
me that she finds housekeeping
mere picnic.
She-No wonder! She has all her
cooking sent in and all her laundry
sent out.--Boston Transcript.
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w. N. u, Minneapolis, No. 37--1913.

Many man puts his foot in it when
ne attempts to stand on his dignity.
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in it with that of the leading citizen in
village.