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Who Owns Boy's Troussrs7

To whom do boys trousers be-
long-to the boy himself or to his
father? This momentous question
was debated at a. London county
court, when a new trial Of an action
was asked for. While playing foot
ball in the street the boy concerned
ran against tin box outside q trades
mans shop, and tore his trousers
His father put in claim for the value
Of the trousers, and the registrar al.
lowed $1.25. The BRIDESMAIDS cour
sci argued that the boy had no right
to sue at all. as the trousers really
belonged to his father. he being an
infant. "Of course. the father could
not steal them" remarked the Judge
1T is clear they belong to the father, "
replied the counsel. Whether the
father could take them OF or not,
will not say" observed the Judge
"A father has prior right over his
sons trousers" repeated counsel. The
Judge refused the Application for 9
new trial. ~
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STRANGE Case.

Prof. C. ]. Dillon Of Manhattan tells
Of farmer who met a doctor on the
street. "Doc." said he, IF you're out
our way this week you nights we'll
come in and see m wife,
What ails herr" inquired the doc.
tor.
"Duno. After gettia' breakfast an
fixing the chiduren for school an
churning' an sloppin' the hogs an do
ing little washin'-they's only seven
in the family, y'know she plumb de.
clared she'd have to lay down before
.gettin' dinner! Says sh's tired out.
Kicks about gettin' a Sunday din.
ner!"
EYES," said the wise doctor, "I'l1
como out and see her. It's a strange
case."-Kansas City Star.
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actual use in the world. Yes. art and
music are very dear to me, but thanks
to your great goodness. know good
deal worth knowing of both. l am 60
ing to try to share those treasures, to
impart my knowledge to the world at
large"
Even II the crash had not come"
declared her father, ut would not
have meant much to me, for I am
gradually breaking down in health"
"Nonsense!" cheered his hopeful
daughter. "A month up among the
pines with Aunt Carrie will soon drive
away all such megrims. Papa, you
have taken care of me all my life
now am going to pay you back"
Lucia was as good as her word. She
did not realize that the removal Of
social restrictions, the absence Of
matrimonial letters, were elements in
the vast courage and ambition that
tical way.
Years previous Mr.. Forsythe had
given his widowed sister small home
at Wareharn and had secured per-
manent pension to her. This was now
their refuge. Lucia found 1t to be q
very humble home, indeed, but COM
Portable. clearly kept, and. what made
up for all other deficiencies, they were
welcomed with true, heartsome love.
Lucia had arranged in the city to do
some illustrating for two publications.
A music house. too, had agreed to
pay her something for arranging
songs, 80 she began her new life with
quite an encouraging income. Her
work did not take up all her time, and
she became Immensely interested In
the children OF the poor factory work.
ers Of the town.
Il declare. papa" she said, one day
about six months after their arrival in
Wareham, II believe I never knew
what real happiness was until now.
Think of it, this grand air and ex.
ercise have made you twenty years
younger, the bank Is willing to pay
you we'll for few hours Of your time
a. adviser, am earning nice little
sum, and oh! these dear little child.
ren.a Mr.. Page has selected those
who seem to have the musical and art
instinct. and Saturdays have four
different free classes. You should 80
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had been almost a runaway match,
except, that neither had anybody to
run from. He, was q. scene painter,
and had once been spoken of as com.
ing man in his profession. Lucia was
then just a stage.struck girl. She had
played the ingenue's part In one or
two productions creditably, and they
possessed two hundred dollars be.
tween them. On the strength OF this
they were married. t
It was an old; eighteenth century
cottage in which they had elected to
spend their honeymoon. Lucia would
remember every detail Of it as long al
she lived; the clematis over the door,
the patch of everblooming roses, the
perky sweet williams along the gray.
ely walk. And their happiness had
been intense for eleven days.
Then Lawrence went away. He left
no letter, offered no explanation. But
that he took his possessions with him,
Lucia would have feared he had met
with foul play. She came home from
an unsuccessful search for work to
find the house empty. After day
and a night of asQnized searching she
discovered that he was staying at the
house Of friend Of his. She went
there, fearless in her humility of love.
The man refused her admittance.
Lucia saw Lawrence at the window;
their eyes met and he turned away.
Then Lucia went home
It was long afterward that she
learned the cause of her husbands
abandonment. He had followed her to
the theater, with the intention OF
meeting her and taking her to lunch.
He had seen her in another mans
arms. The other man was old Colonel
Brett, a lifelong friend, of whom she
had not told Lawrence during theiz
three weeks engagement. Colonel
Brett had been her fathers comrads
in the war and her guardian for q
while; he had taken her fathers place
after his death. He had accompanied
his daughter to the theater when the
stage-struck girl insisted on seeking q
part and, meeting Lucia there, too
the old fellow had broken down and
cried.
Ten years had passed since then
She had heard little Of Lawrence. She
would never explain, and II he had
learned-but he could not have
learned, or pride would never havs
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SPEED IN HIGH ATTITUDES
An Aeronautical Theory That Is Borne
Out by the Migrations
OF Birds.

The statement that flying machine
with normal speed of 40 miles an
hour would travel at q height OF s
miles at $50 miles an hour-made by
DR.. Graham Bell, is supported by an
ornithologist. Doctor Bells view.
which depended on prolonged course
Of scientific inquiries, was that the
speed Of an aeroplane increased in
more or less definite ratio az the
height from the earth increased. The
thinner the air the faster the aircraft
That birds use this quality of the
air now seems probable. Some of the
migrants arriving in England have
been observed to dive down from an
incalculable height, as has often been
observed in Heligoland. That the
weak flyers should cross the North
Sea in one dash has seemed an in.
soluble mystery, because it has neces.
STATED the theory that they are en-.
dowed at that moment with sudden
access of power. May 1t not be that
then only they find themselves in the
thinner higher air? Swifts, which are
tne most RAPID myers or all, Tor the
most part fly higher than other birds.
Cranes havs been seen to cross the
suns disk at an estimated height OF
bA miles, and others have passed over
clear the highest mountain ranges.
The verdict of one Of the best stu.
dents Of migration is that without
ascending to considerable altitude
the migration Of many birds would be
simply impossible" That very poor
flyer, the corn-crake, has travelled the
seemingly impossible distance Of 5000
miles.
It is true that many birds have been
observed to fly low during migration.
Swallows especially have been seen
migrating at low elevation, and even
to cover 100 miles an hour.-Londop
Mail.
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N aimed History.

Quebec is taking its place az
summer resort for American tourists"
Charles M. Schwab said the other
day.
Some Of our tourists show in Que
bee q remarkable ignorance Of his
tory: but. then, the natives In tour
lists presence show remarkable ig-
norance Of history, too.
II overheard one morning dialogue
between q native and q tourist before
the Wolfe monument.
whats this hsre?' the tourist
said.
THAT said the native, is where
q great hero fell
"'Fell, eh?' said the tourist. Did it
hurt him?
"'Hurt him?' said the native. with
Disguised look. Why, it killed
hint"
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MUCH GOOD IN HEARTY LAUGH
4 Promotes tho Circulation Of Btood
In tho Carotid Arteries and Con-
tracts tho Muscles.

A British scientist who has been
making q study Of laughter has pre-
pared a list OF things that happen
laughter. On each sue Of the throat,
he explains, there is an artery call
ed the carotid. At the level Of. the
larynx this divides; zone branch, which
carries blood to the brain, is called
tho INTERNAL" the other, which per.
forms the duty Of distributing blood
to the face, is called the external"
These two branches are Joined by the
ophthalmic artery at about the -evel
of the eyes, forming between the eyes
o sort of canal.
All this In turn brings the tears of
laughter and makes literal the ex-
clamation, HE laughed until he
cried" 1t is this communication that
is the cause of the close connection
between the brain and the tear glands
and really acts the same In grief aa
in laughter, there being but little diff
ference in the physical results be
tween Joy and sorrow.
In reality laughter Is not an easy
thing. 1t results in a great. although
involuntary. effort-an effort as great
as though one were lifting great
,weight-and in both cases the muscles
Of both the throat and stomach con-
tract
Now. when laughter IL very hearty.
when it is actually excessive, the
| whole body Is convIlsed. and this
means that every muscle is contract
ed. Here is where people double up"
with laughter. Whether 1t is laugh
ter or crying, the same thing hap
pens, If it is an excessive emotion
that Is, the blood co1gests the tear
glands. and these glands overflow,
| forcing out the tears.
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sunersa the continuance Of this hid.
eous tragedy. .-

eous tragedy.
1.-THE curtains up, Miss Clay" an
nounoed the colored woman who %.
sisted with the wardrobes. Miss Clay
put the final touches to her makeup;
and Joined the little group In the
wings. It was . repertoire piece, one
of those that are put on by the best,
companies ct times. either during the
dull season or for some special oausei
such az to nj up N unexpected gap
In the schedule. There had been only!
two rehearsals. for the company had:
played this often before. and the
scenery had been completed only that
morning. the properties being lost,
somewhere in tie-up in the middle
west. ..
Lucie walked On the stage. She
heard the appliance Of the audience as
an accustomed thing. she glanced In.
differently into the packed masses and
bowed; and then she saw Lawrence's
face. and he might have been her sole
auditor. for everybody else was but q
blur in the darkened auditorium.
She had never seen him since they
parted. Now he sat In the third row
of the parquet, watching her. He was
hardly changed, but somehow the look
on his face told her that his soul was
hers, and that across the intervening
years their spirits would leap together
If only pride permitted. She turned.
And then, for the first time in her ex-
perience, Lucia Clay forgot her lines.
For on the canvas background was
the little cottage of her memories,
There was the clematis over the door,
there were the everblooming roses and
the sweet williams. And then Lucia
was back in fairyland with her lover
again. A.
How she stumbled through her part
she never knew. Once or twice
waking out of q sort of dream, she saw
the other members of the company re
garding her with wonder. But when
the curtain fell the last thing she saw
was Lawrence's eyes looking into he,
own, and the old spell was on her, and
she hurried to her dressing room
avoiding the anxious questions of hel
friends. She knew that an influence
stronger than either of them had ia
ken possession Of them and had hum
bled their pride and enunciated thu
ancient law that marriage should las
as long as they two should live.
She found him at the stage door
and because there was nothing to b.
said she took him by the arm and LEI
him back upon the darkened stage
And there, by the feeble glimmer o
the gas jets in the wings, they stoo'
together before the little cottage an,
their VOWS were plighted.
"Mr. Prescott, have some news 70
you," said Miss Clay that evening. "
am going to leave the stage"
"You, Miss Clay! Why-why, yo1
can't mean 1T, you who have won
national reputation. We have looke'
forward to still greater triumphs 70
you"
but that doesn't mean anything t
me now" answered Miss Clay. smiling
"You sect am engaged to be, mai
Red" WE NO 'o-'a' 2'18
Copyright, 1918. by W. q. chapman.)
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NA|RL|G|G OF TINE
It Brings Many Strange coiacI-
dences to the Life Of
True Man.
BY WALTER JAMES DELANEY.

/ BY WALTER JAMES DELANEY.
Coward How that word rankled
within the soul Of Ralph Warden, and
what difference Its utterance had,
made IN his lifel Looking back six
months, It seemed to him Us though
that word had been the start of all his
troubles, the evil star of his destiny.
.f He had lived at Junta, frontier
town and a military post, since boys
hood. Just as he came of age his
mother had died. Through her brief
period Of illness it had been the
friendly visits and kind ministrations
Of Ethel Lynd that had made her &c.
rene and peaceful. Ralph had grown
to, love the beautiful daughter of Col
onel Lynd. He had faucied that she
somewhat encouraged him, when a
rude circumstance had brought down
into ruins all his fair air castles Of
hope.
He recalled the day when Miss
Lynd. her girl cousin. Lieutenant Van
derloot and three visiting school
friends Of Ethel were strolling near
the river, when q homeless drunkard
known about the district as Pauper
Joe. reeled across their path. He
CHANGED to joggle against Ralph. In
his maudlin fury called him name
that was always wiped out with blood
In that primitive section. and struck
him.
For . moment the fire Of resent.
ment and indignation sprang to the
eyes of Ralph. Then, clinching his
fists, holding his breath, his face grew
ashen as he stood rigid as statue
He fancied he noted q look of CON
tempt'cross the face Of Miss Lynd. He
heard word spoken,
Coward"
Then the group passed on. but moi
until Lieutenant ,Vanderloot had
stepped forward, Wanting his chival
rous strength in some sheer at Ralph
and with cruel blow sent the pool
wrech. Pauper Joe, to the ground.
It might have been oversensitive
ness. but Ralph faucied that Ethel and
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though, for / am now engaged to q
girl who owns threo ranches, and
when my term Of service ia opt, am
going to settle down to an easy life."
The whirlisig OF time brought about
another strange happening>-Tauper
Joe. no longer q drinker, the fond, fer
vent friend Of the man who had been
kind to him, was a!so stationed at
Fort Danger.
The plaes had been truly named.
Situated on the edge OF an almost
impossible desert. the nearest fort
two hundred miles distant, It was iso.
lated among Indians who had the
habit OF Q periodical blood-thirsty out
break.
Another strange coincidence in the
whirltgig Of time was the fact that
Ethel Lynd was now ut Fort Blain.
where her father was making q gov.
ornamental inspection.
It was late of a blazing hot summer
afternoon. when as che sat in a
breezy corner of the fort scanning the
broad plain with field glass. Ethel
made out horseman in the distance,
going at tearing speed. She informed
the officer in charge. Twenty minutes
later there dashed into the fort a
reeking horse. In the saddle was a
man, tattered, sun-blistered, with a
gaping bullet wound in one arm, and
prepped up in front of him another
man, seemingly dying. .........
The rider was Ralph Warden, his
helpless burden Pauper Joe. The
horse reeled and fell to it's knees. The
rider. toppled in q dead faint into the
arms of two soldiers. They lifted
Pauper Joe gently to the ground.
water, for the love of heaven!" he
pleaded. Then, when the cooling
draught had passed his fevered lips:
Care for him, the sergeant-the hero!
! must tell the story quick, for I'm
done for" - 49,.
What a story it was! Fort Danger
surrounded by Indians, cut of from
civilization, with only a weeks sup
plies. was hemmed in. Most of the
soldiers, desperate, mad for fight, had
got at the liquor stores. They would
fight like demons. but when the food
gave out they we're doomed.
Ralph Warden. Pauper Joe and two
others had made the only attempt pos
sible for relief-a dash across the arit
desert. One man had gone mac
from thirst and had died in hit
tracks. Another. fancying he saw
water at the bottom Of a ravine, hat
plunged headlong to death in his de
lirium. Indians had attacked them
Ralph had shielded Joe, grabbed hin
up to his saddle at the risk of his life
and
"He was my only friend-a hero, thu
sole survivor" breathed Joe, HEAVIER
Heaven bless him!" and died.
Fort Danger was relieved and saved
It was Ethel who nursed Ralph bacl
to life. It was Ethel who contritelJ
told how she had wronged him, and
later how she regretted losing him
and now, when his eager lips ques
toned her, she told; too how oh,
loved him. .-.
+; Copyright. 1918. by W. &. chapman.)
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
FOUND HER IDEAL
Loss of Fortune and Social
Standing Brought Love and
Happiness.
By GEORGE ELMER COBB.


Daniel Forsythe considered himself
one Of the most fortunate men In the
world when he became q partner with
Roger Bell. He was getting old, his
new business cares would be light,
and Bail was q money maker. Besides
that. young Denx1l Bell and Lucia
Forsyfhe we're engaged.
It was true that young Bell was by
no means the man the old business
veteran would generally have select
ed for 4 sonin-lav. The scion of the
Bells was idle. without ambition,
tickle and spendthrift. As to Lucia,
she had failed to find one ideal among
the fashionable young men with whom
she was brought in contact in the so
cial swim. She had arrived at mar
taEeable age, however. and the princi-
PAD anxiety of her father was to see
her settle down." as he expressed it.
She sighed tritle, and then In her
! great love for her father she decided
to make sacrifice of herself.
Then, rudely, unexpectedly. came
the darkest day in the life of old Dan.
| Tel Forsythe. With a crash the great
house of Bell. Forsythe & Co. went
down in ruin. All of the Forsythe for.
tune was involved. The Bells, how.
ever, were notorious for having ever
an anchor to windward." When the
creditors were settled with the Bells
new as high as ever. Mrs. Bell had 9
fortune of her own, and on that the
family could drift along very pleas
antly. The first thing shallow, mean
spirited Denzil Bell did was to break
the engagement with Lucia. She had
/ expected 1t, and was devoutly glad
that 1t had come about.
1--WE are paupers!" mourneds hel
father. "And now the engagement ID
broken. It brushes me to think Of
you, Lucia. I had so counted on YOU
trip abroad to finish up your art anG
music. Now"
"Now, dear papa" cried Lucia, al
most joyously. Il am free to have m,
own way, to really live. to be of some
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Progress Paid For in Human Life

Progress Paid For In Human Life. |
"The value of human life isn't sup.
posed to be figured In cold dollars, I
said builder, "but people don't gen.
orally know that in every big build.
ing erected in New York the price Of
human life is consideration figured
In the estimate.
I'm . building of 30 many stories
and OF a certain sort Of construction
the contractors figure that ) few
workmen will be killed and there will
have to be settlement with the fami.
lies. Maybe no architests or contract.
ors would admit that this is true, but
It's fact nevertheless" New York
Sun,
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her friends purposely hurried on. He
fingered. The same influence that
had held his hand back from resent.
ing an insult, now drove him to the
exercise of further humanity. 1t
was he who lifted the stranded wreck
to his feet. led him to lodging house.
and left enough money with its propri.
etor to care for his pensioner till he
recovered from the effects of drink
and injury.
Two days later Ethel left Junta, and
Ralph had not met her in the mean.
time. Ethel was going on a long visit
to a distant point where her father
was making his annual round of the
military posts. :.
II kept my PROMISE" said Ralph to
himself staunchly, as he. thought OF
the blight that had come over his fair
love dreams. II have lost Ethel, the
story of that blow has got around
town, and some think me mean spir.
tied craven; but / promised mother.
and have kept my world"
It was on her death bed that Mrs.
Warden had drawn her son to the
sacred pledge regarding two things
drink and fighting. Her own father
had been a victim to the wine cup.
Ralph's dead father had suffered
; death in hot border. fight brought
about by a mere trifling remark. Mrs.
= Warden had died with a satisfied
smile, when her loyal son had prom.
'tsed never to raise his hand against
another in temper or hate.
And the whirling Of time had gone
on. Ralph had drifted to another
town. He was not very successful in
getting work. One day a sudden reso.
luton came into his mind; he would
Join the regular army. Thus it was
that one year after this last sight OF
the only woman he had ever loved, he
was a sergeant at Fort Danger, un.
) ider the orders of the man he had con.
.. fsidered q rival-a rival no longer,
however.
4 II wronged you once. Warden" ad.
mitted the lieutenant voluntarily the
lday Ralph came to the fort. Il
Thought you a poltroon, and said so.
Later it leaked out to all Of US about
your sacred promise to your mother.
! respect you for 1t. think that dis
ooveTy made pretty Miss Lynd edgs
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SAME old SPELL
It Came Over the Girl at the
Proper Time as It A.
- ways has.
By J. v. aYMons.


Lucia. assr. / havs some news for
you." said little Miss Brstt, taking her
by both hands in her dressing room in
the Imperial thsstsr. II am going to
leave tho stage"
"You. my dearl Why-why Prescott
told me- himself that he means to give
you the star part In Under Two
Flags next month. You can't mean It.
you who have won fame almost in q
night"
But that doesn't mean anything to
me now" answered the girl. smiling,
you see." she added In = lower voice.
II am engaged to be married"
Lucia Clay kissed her warmly and
chatted for quite five minutes, which
was a big slice out Of busy woman's
life. Then she watched her 60 down
the draushty corridor and sank back
into her chair and wept bitterly.
People would, have been astonished
II they could have seen Lucia crying,
She was one Of the big discoveries OF
the past two years. But she had
worked hard for her success. Ten
years Of barren poverty and unpro,
ductive labor lay behind her. Cold al
Ice, they called her. Even in stage.
land, that prolific center Of gossip, her
name had never been associated with
that of any man. And yet she had
Temperament. she was superb in emo
ttonal parts. She seemed to have
lived through and lived down some
thing, SO that the fires now glowed
where formerly they had blazed, and
under an exterior that was faultlessly
serene.
There must have been big expert
ences in Miss Clay's life." said an ole
critic to his friend once.
There had been. the biggest of al
experiences, because the most univer
sal. She had been married and bel
honeymoon had lasted eleven days.
They had been days of delirioul
happiness both for herself and for tn.
young painter, Lawrence Murdoch. l
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Road to hapnineaa.

Happy the man who in early life
SEXES a worthy thought to which, IN
the routine of daily toll, he may add
examples in point. qualifications in
due measure. ana at last discern law
as 1t Lights up . weller Of detail.