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MOTHER! LOOK At
CH|LD'S TONGUE
II cross, feyerish, constipated,
give california Syrup
Of Figs"

A laxative today saves a sick child
tomorrow. Children simply will not
take the time from play to empty their
bowels. which become clogged up with
waste. liver gets sluggish: stomach
sour.
Look at the tongue. mother! II coat.
ed. or your child Is l%istless, cross. few.
erish. breath bad. restless. doesn't eat
heartily. full OF cold or has sore throat
or any other c%hildren's ailment, give q
t~easpoorful OF California Syrup of
Figs" then don't worry. because II is
perfectly harmless, and in a few hours
all this constipation poison, soul bile
and ~fermenting waste will gently
move out OF the bowels, and you have
a well, playful child again. A thor.
ough Inside cleansing Is oftimes all
that Is necessary. IL should be the
first treatment given In any sickness.
Beware OF counterfeit ng syrups.
ASK at the store for a 60-cent bottle of
California Syrup OF Figs" which has
full directions for babies, children OF
all ages and for grown.ups plainly
printed oil the bottle, Adv.
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doesn't a father. who's always talking
about religion. and singing about Il,
and praying about it--why doesn't that
father draw his daughter to his breast
. close. close to his heart-that's
the only home she ask for-tha,'s the
home she has a right TO. yes a right.
! don't care how far she's wandered"
"Fran!" cried Abbott, In great dis.
tress. Don't cry. little one!" He
had no intelligent word, but his arm
was full OF meaning as Il slipped about
her. "Who has been unkind to You
Nonpareil'" She let her head sink
upon his shoulder. as she sobbed
without restraint. what shams have
pierced your pure heart? Am the
cause OF any OF these telrs2 Ain II"
Yes" Fran answered, between her
sobs. you're the cause OF all my
happy tears" She nestled there with
a movement Of perfect trust; he drew
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Aid would give chicken pie dinners
downtown. and Mrs. Gregory would
be a red button or n blue button, and
she would have her pie; but she was
always third-in her home, or at
church, she was the third. II was her
husband and his secretary that under.
stood the Lord. Somehow she seemed
TO disturb conditions, merely by being
present
Fran, you do o realize tina; your
words-they intimate"
she disturbed conditions. Abbott
She was like q turned.up ligh, a, n
seance. Mr.. Gregory was appall, d be.
cause his wife quit attending church
Grace sympathized In his sorrow IL
made him feel toward Grace Noir-
but I'm up against n stone wall, Alb.
bolt. ] haven't the word to describe
his feeling, maybe there isn't any.
Fran N~onpareil! Such wisdom
terrihes me such suspicions!"
In this moment OF hesitancy between
conviction and rejection, Abbott felt
oddly out Of harmony with his little
friend. She realized the effect she
must necessarily be producing. yet
she must continue; she had counted
the cost and the danger. II she did
not convince him. his thought OF her
could neve. be the same.
Abbott, you may think am talk.
ing from Jealousy. and that I tried 10
get rid OF Grace Nolr 30 | could better
my condition at her expense. DON'T
know how TO make you see that my
story Is true. II tells itself. Oughtn't
that TO prove II? Mrs. Gregory has
the doves nature: she'd let the enemy
have the spells rather than come TO
blows. She let's him take his choice
here Is she. yonder's the secretary.
He isn't worthy OF her II he chooses
G~race--but his hesitation has proved
him unworthy, anyhow. The old lady
her mother-is n fighter: she'd haye
driven out the secretary long ago. Bu,
Mrs. Gregory's idea seems to be-'Ir
he can want her. after I've gwen him
myself, I'll not make a movement TO
interfere"
Abbott played de~licately with the
mere musk or THIS astounding ~revela.
ION: Have you talked with old Mrs.
Hbout-about it?"
shes too proud-wouldnt admit II.
But I've shyly limited however
it's not the sort OF story you could
pour through the funnel OF an ear.
trumpet without getting wheat mixed
with chat. Shed Observation-Disclosures
u ighbors would get II frst-anyway
she wouldn't make a move because her
daughter won't. It's you and l., Alb.
bot. against Grace and Mr.. Gregory"
He murmurcd, looking away, You
mo for granted. Fran"
Yes" Fran's reply was almost a
whisper. a sudden terror OF what he
might think of her. smote her heart.
SUI she repeated bravely. "Yes!'
lie turned. and she saw In his ewes
I confdihg trust that seemed TO
hedge her soul about. And You can
always take me for granted, Fran: and
Is n long time"
Not too long for you and me-" said
looking at him b~reathlcssly.
i may have felt" he said. for some
line, In a vague way, what you have
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told me. or course II IL evident that
he prefers Miss Noir's society. Hut I
have always ~thought-or hoped-or
wanted to feel. that II was only the
common tie OF religion"
IT was not the truth that you
clung TO. Abbott. but appearances. As
for me, let truth kill rather than live
as a sham. II Grace Noir stays. the
worst is going to happen. she may
not know how far she's going. He
nay not suspect he's doing wrong.
People can make anything they want
seem right In their own eyes. But I've
found out that w~ickedness isn't sta,
%tionary, It's got a sort OF perpetual
motion. II We don't drive Grace away.
the crash will come
"Fran-how you must love Mrs.
Gregory"
she breaks my heart"
Dear faithful Fran! What can we
dol say We. Fran. observe"
"Oh, you Abbott Ashton just
what ! thought you! No. no. you
mustn't Interrupt. I'll manage Grace
Noir. " you'll manage Bob Clinton"
Where does Bob Clinton come in -
Grace Is trying to open a dcor 10
he a come In. ! mean a secret In
Mr.. Gregory's past. She suspects tina,
there's a secret in his past, and she
INTENDS 10 send Bob TO Springfield
where Mr.. Gregory left that secret.
Bob will bring II TO Littleburg. He'll
hand 1t over to Grace, and then sheli
have Mr.. Gregory In her power
thereW be no getting her hands on
him. after that"
surely you don't mean tina, Mr..
Gregory did wrong when he was
young. and that Miss Noir pee
it?"
Bob will bring home the secret
and II will kill Mrs. Gregory Abbott
and Grace will 20 off with HIM
know how it'll end"
What Ia this secret"
You are never to know. Abbott
Very well-so be II. But | don't
believe Mr.. Gregory ever did very
wrong-he is too good a man"
isn't he daily breaking his wife's
heart retorted Fran with a curl OF
the lip. Il call that murder"
but still!-But | cant think he
realizes IT,"
Then" said Fran satirically, well
Just call II manslaughter. When
think OF his wife's meek patient face
you recall that look In her
eyes OF the wounded deer-and the
thousands OF times you've seen those
NO together, at church. on the street
IN the library-everywhere i
seeing only each other. ieaning closer.
smiling decper-as II doing good
meant getting close-Oh. Abbott, you
what ! mean-don't you. don't
"fes!" cried Abbott sharply. Fran.
YOU are right. | have been-all OF ia
have been-clinging to appearances.
Yes. ! know what you mean"
You'll keep Bob Clinton from tell
.ng that secret, won't you? He's &c 70
.onight, on the long journey-tonight.
after the board meeting tn lake him
.hree or four days. Then he'll come
e"
But he'll never tell .he secret" Alb
'ott declared. His mouth closed An
" a spring
GRO RE CONTINUED
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'ourSe sue engaged o IN her pecul
lar style OF inquisltorial conversation? ?
We vent down the street together.
NOW. prisoner nj the bar. relate al
that was said while going down I'll,
street together.
Most charming, but unjust Judge
not n word that ! can remember. 20 II
couldn't have been OF any interest
ala tell her that since she-yes. | re
member now-since she was TO be oui
or town all day. ] would wait until to-
morrow to bring her Il book she want
ed TO borrow"
oh! And she wanted to know who
told you she would be out OF town
all day, didn't she?"
Abbott reflected deeply, then snid
with triumph. Yes, she did. She asked
me how ] knew she was going TO the
city with Bob Clinton. And | merely
said that II was the understanding
they were TO select the church music
Not another word was said on the sub.
ject."
THAT was enough. Mighty neat. As
soon as she saw you we're trying 10
avoid n direct answer, she knew I'd
told you. That gave her a clew to my
leaving the choir practice before the
rest OF them. She guessed something
important was up Well. Abbott. you
are certainly an infant In her hands,
but ! guess you can't help IT,"
Seli'pride was touched, and ~ re.
taliated; Fran, | hate to think OF
your being willing to take her posi-.
ton behind her back"
She crimsoned
You'd know how | feel about Il"
he went on. III you understood her
better. ] know her duty drives her
TO act In opposition to you, and I'm
sorry for II. But her religious ideals"
Abbott. be honest and answers
there anything In it-this talk of do.
Ing Gods will? Can people love God
and he'e n another? JUST hatr
shams." she went on becoming more
excited. II don't care what fine names
you give them-whether It's marriage
or education. or culture. or religion. n
there's no heart In II. it's n sham, and
] hate II. ! hate a lie. hut a thou.
times more. do | hate IA life that
Is n lle."
Fran. you don't know what you are
saying"
YES ! do know what I'm saying. Is
religion going 10 church? That's all |
see In II. | want to believe there's
something else. I've honestly searched.
for ! wanted TO be comfor,ed. tell
you. ] need IL. But | can't FIND any
comfort In mortar and ~stained.glass
windows. want something that
makes a man true 10 his wife, and
makes n family live together in bles.
harmony, something that's good
the streets and In the stores, some.
hing that makes people ever treat n
Ihow'girl well. II there's anything In
{. why doesn't father"
She snatched away her hand tim,
'he might cover her face, for she mad
burst into passionate weeping. Why
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"'TWOULD Be
SWEET TO DIE"
Thought This Lady, While Under.
going frightful Experience,
Here Told First Time.

Linn. w. Va.-"There IN no doubt
but that my life was saved by the use
OF Cardui. the woman's tonic" SAYS
Mrs. Abbie Shackleford. OF this town.
Before using Cardui. ! was very bad
on-would have nervous and shaking
spells through my entire body, terri.
Die sick headaches, and would find
myself gasping for breath. | often
thought during those trying times
That II would be sweet 20 die.
took many different medicines and
treatments. but they did me no good.
got weaker and weaker every day.
Finally, decided to try Cardui and
got " bottles. | was certainly great.
" surprised TO note the quick change
for the better. after taking only one
third Of the first bottle. The shaky
spells and sick headache have entirely
disappeared. Can now walk one mile
to church and back, and not feel
tired.
Cardui also proved n blessing to my
Oldest daughter. Everyone thought
she had appendicitis, on account OF q
bad pain In her side. but Cardui
brought her back TO good health.
viii never be without Cardui In
the house"
Cardui will surely do for you. what
IL has done for so many thousands Of
other II will help you.
Get n bottle nt the drug store, today.
N. !. W,t, TO- Ladiea' Advisory Dept, chatta.
nooga Medicine Co.. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Tor
Sbsciai InsiSuerons. and 64-page book, Home Treat.
ment Tor Women" sent In plain wrapper. 90
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SYNOPSIS.

iran arrives Mt Hamilton Gregosy's
nome In littleburg. but nnds him absent
conducting the choir AZ n cminp meeting.
laughs during 'n ,hn IN sen5cn OF h'm =;
Leeve. Abbot Ashton. superintendent OF
sshoo,s. escorts Fran from the tent. lie
deeply Interested qrs%Ty in chaT,, w Wolff ! ana man a
piIsr OF the church. Ashton becomes
H.eh,Iy Interested in Fra and while taxi
ing leave OF her. holds her hand and Ia
seen by s%apphira Clinton. sister OF Rob
fIt clinton, chairman OF the school honrd.
rrt,,nhn tells Gregory. she wants a home
sec,etary takes a violent dislike 90 Fran
and advises her 10 go away at once.
ansn hints at n twenty-year-old secret,
ana Gregory In agitation asks Grace to
aeaye the room. Fran relates the story
OF how Gregory married "A young girl at
~sprlngheld while attending college. and
that marriage. Gregory had married his
present wife three years before the death
q, Fran's mother. F"7r takes n liking TO
Mrs Gregory. Gregory explains that
Fran Is the daughter Of u very dear friend
Who IL dead. Fran agrees to the story
MIS-. Gregory insists. on her making her
nome with them and takes her to her
arms. Fran declares the secretary must
80 Grace. begins nagging tactics In nm
Snort to drive Fran from the Gregory
nome; Abbott, while taking a walk alone
~ midnight. finds Fran on a bridge tell
ms. her fortune by cards. She tells Alb.
pott thst she y the famous lion tanner,
and sought n home. Grace tells OF see
Ing Fran come home after midnight with
q man. Sh" guesses part OF the story
ana surprises the rest from Abbott, She
decides. TO ask Bob Clinton 10 20 TO
springneld to investigate Fran's story
Fran enlists Abbott In her battle AGAINST
Grace. Fran offers her services To- Greg.
DRY ms secretary during the Temporary
absence OF Grace. The latter. hearing ~
fran's purpose, returns and interrupts n
touching scene between father and
daughter. Fran goes fishing viii Mrs.
ircgory's brother. Abbott. whose roten.
Won as superintendent. In TO he decided
mat day. finds her sitting alone In a
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Legal Opinion.

"A cat lits on my back fence every
night and he yowls and yowls aud
yowls. Now, | don't want to have
any trouble with neighbor Jones. bu,
this thing has gone far enough, and
! want you TO tell me what to do"
The young lawyer looked as solemn
as an old sick owl. and said not a
word.
u have a right 70 shoot the cat.
haven't II"
Il would hardly say that" replied
young Coke Blackstone. The cat
does not belong to you, as I under.
stand IT,"
No. but the fence does"
Then concluded the light OF law.
u think It safe to say you have a per.
fect right to tear down the fence
New York Press.
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CHAPTER xv.--contlnued.

She slipped her hand into his.
Didn't ] have n mother7 Oh, these
mothers! And who can make mother.
wishes come true? Well! And you
Just studied with all your might; and
you'll keep on and on. till you're g.
gu OF my reach. OF course. Which
would have suited your mother. too"
She withdrew her hand.
MY mother would have loved you. 4"
ne declared. for he did not understand
so well as Fran. about mothers liking
Tor strange young ladies' who train
Hons.
Mine would you" Fran asserted.
with more reason.
Abbott. conscious Of n dreadful cmp.
tiness. took Fran's hand again. I'm
never be out OF your reach. Fran
She did not seek TO draw away. but
said. with dark meaning. Remember
the bridge at midnight"
Il remember how you looked. with
che moonlight silyering your f~Rce--you
were jus, beautiful that night. little
Nonpareil."
MY chin is 80 sharp" she muir.
INJURED.
Yes" he said. softly feeling the
warm little fingers. one by one. as n
70 make sure all were there. That's
the way | like i~t-sharp."
And I'm 80 ridiculously thin"
You're nothing like so thin as
when you frat came TO Littleburg."
he declared. "l'ye noticed how YOU
m ra--hgV Va hnnn-l n,nu,
"Ftlling out?" cried Fran gleerully.
"Oh. yes. and I'm so glad you know.
because since I've been wearing long
dresses. I've been afraid you'd never
sind II out. and would always be think.
ing OF me as you saw me at The be.
ginning. But ! am-yes-Glling out"
And your little feet. Fran"
Yes. ] always had a small foot.
But let's get of OF this subject"
Not until | say something abou.
your smile-oh. Fran. that smile"
"The subject, now" remarked Fran.
naturally returns to Grace Nolr."
please. Franz"
"Pll tell you why you hurt my feel.
sngs. Abbott. You've disappointed me
twice. oh. II ! were n man, Id show
any meek.faced little ~hypocrite II she
could prize secrets out OF me. Just
because II wears dresses and lone hair
you think II an angel"
Meaning Miss Grace. I presumed"
remarked Abbott dryly. But what In
the secret. this timer"
Didn't ! trust you with the secret
that ] meant to apply for tho position
of secretary as soon as Grace Nolr
was out OF tina way7 And | was lust
about to win the fight when here she
~came-hadn't been to the city al all.
because you told her what | meant TO
do-handed her the secret, like q child
giving up something II doesn't want"
"You are very unjust. did not tell
her your plan. don't know how she
found II out"
From you: nobody else knew IT,"
"She did not learn II from me"
And that's what gets me!-you
tell her everything. and don't even
know you tell. Just hypnotized! An.
my questions: the morning after \
] told you what ! meant to do-stand. ,
ing there at the fence by the gate
confding In you. telling you every. \
thing-i say the next morning, didn't 4
you tell Grace Nolr all about it?" '
Certainly not" \
Abbott tried To remember, then said q
casually. II believe we did meet on
the street that morning" q
yes" said Fran ironically, II be.
lieve you did meet somewhere OF a
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Uncompllmentarv

I've a half mind to tell you what
] think OF you!" snorted Mr.. Blob
bins.
"umph!" replied Mr.. Swatley. Half
a mind Is what you were born
with"
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Her Grief.

He-Why don't you give me a
dance before midnight
Young Widow-Well. you see q,
1880 tonight II will be q year since
my husbands death. must honor
his memory properly. and not dance
until after the year u up
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trayer and his wife. Recognizing the
provocation she had received. she was
LETT unpublished Another girl simil.
arly betrayed committed suicide.
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Accommodating.

Drink to me only with thine eyes"
AN right; here's looking at you'll
Baltimore American.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-09-25
The Bridal 1rousseau.

The old idea of providing brides
with a score or more of gowns, wraps
and hats has quite gone by Even the
fashionable trousseau of today con-
tains no more than dozen gowns, if
as many. Styles change so fast that
by fall the gowns for the June wed
ding, necessarily made some weeks be-
fore the ceremony, begin to look odd.
Some authority has declared that the
best dressed woman in Paris buys no
more than three new toilets each year,
but the opinion may be ventured that
she is altering her last years supply
most of the time. The vast assert
ments Of lingerie have also dwindled.
Nobody provides such multitudinous
wedding outfit nowadays as used to be
equired.-Leslie's.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-09-25
inventor Of the Alrbrake.

Who really invented the airbrake?
Certainly the automatic airbrake, the
one that has proved practicable and of
permanent value in modern railroad
ing, was the product of the late George
Westinghouse ingenuity. His patent
for the automatic brake was taken out
in 1872, superseding the non-automatic
or straight" Westinghouse airbrake
patented in 1869, and later the West
inghouse vacuum brake was invented.
But, as in the case of most other in
ventions, there are several claimants
for originality in this field. Thus,
Nine. M. Drouanet, daughter of M.
Debruges of Paris, claims the distinc-
ton of priority for her father. The
New York Times has letter from
State Senator William P. Fiero of
White Plains containing patent office
declaration by his grandfather, Henry
Miller, of new and useful improve
ment in the application of steam and
compressed air to the purpose of OPP
Grating railroad brakes" recorded jan
uary 2, 1855. Mr.. Miller was doubt
less a pioneer in the progress of air
brake invention.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-09-25
WILL BE EXPENDED WISELY
Statement Showing How the Proceeds
Of Sale of Red Cross Seals
Are to Be Spent.

For the benefit of the numerous or
CARNATIONS who helped to sell near
ly forty-five million Red Cross seals
last year and for the general public,
the American Red Cross and the Ma
tional Association for the Study and
Prevention of tuberculosis have
framed definition of anti-tuberculo-
sis work showing how the proceeds
from these holiday stickers are to be
used. The definition limits the expen-
diture of money only for the year
ending April 80, 1915.
The definition was framed at a re.
cent meeting of the National Associa-
ton for the Study and Prevention of
tuberculosis and states that the term
"anti-tuberculosis work" as it relates
to the expenditure of Red Cross seal
money shall include the following ac-
tivities:
l. The construction of hospitals or
sanatoria for the care of the tubercu-
lous.
2. The maintenance of the tubercu-
lous.
3. The provision of day or night
camps for the Tuberculosis; the provi
sion and maintenance of dispensaries
visiting nurses, open air schools, fresh
air classes, or preventoria for the care
or treatment of tuberculous cases OF
for the prevention of the spread of tn
berculosis.
4. The maintenance of educational
or legislative activities which have fol
their object the prevention of infection
with tuberculosis.