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another of his three relatives their in
terchanged congratulations that he had
recovered his sanity.
"'The day is done and the dark
ness" began Mr.. Kinosling-and re-
cited that poem entire. He followed
it with 1.-THE Children's Hour" and,
after a pause at the close, to allow his
listeners time for a little reflection
upon his rendition, he passed his hand
again over his head and called in the
direction of the doorway:
Il believe l will take my hat now,
little gentleman"
Here it is" said Penrod, unexpect-
edly climbing over the porch railing in
the other direction. His mother and
father and Margaret had supposed him
to be standing in the hallway out of
Difference and because he thought it
tactful not to interrupt the recitations.
All of them remembered later that this
supposed thoughtfulness on his part
struck them as unnatural.
Very good, little gentleman said
Mr.. Kinosling, and being somewhat
chilled, placed the hat firmly upon his
head, pulling it down as far as it would
CO. 1t had a pleasant warmth which
he noticed at once. The next instant
he noticed something else, peculiar
sensation of the scalp-a sensation
which he was quite unable TO define.
He lifted his hand to take the hat off
and entered upon a strange expert
ence-his hat seemed to have decided
to remain where it was.
'Do you like Tennyson as much as
Longfellow, Mr.. Kinosling?" inquired
Margaret.
"I-ah-I cannot say" be returned
absently. "1-ah-each has his own
ugh!-havor and SAVIOR. each his-ah-
ah"-
Struck by a strangeness In his tone,
she peered at him curiously through
the dusk. His outlines were indis-
tinct, but she made out that his arms
were uplifted in a singular gesture.
He seemed to be wrenching at his
head
'"Is-is anything the matter?" she
asked aSxiously. "Mr. Kinosling. are
you illy'
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"Not at-ugh!-all," he replied, in the
ugh!''
! He dropped his hands from his hat
| and rose His manner was slightly agi
tated. Il fear l may have taken a
| trifling-ah-cold. l should-ah--per
haps be-ah-better at home. l will
ah-say good night"
At the steps he instinctively lifted
his hand to remove his hat, but did not
do so and. saying Good night" again
in frigid tone, departed with visible
stiffness from that house, to return no
more.
"Well, of ALL cried Mrs Schofield,
astounded. What was the matter?
He just went-like that" She made
a furried gesture. an heavens name,
Margaret, what did you say to him?"
''I!' exclaimed Margaret Indignantly
Nothing. He Just vent"
"Why, he didn't even take off his hat
when he said good nightr said Mrs.
Schofield.
Margaret. who had crossed to the
doorway, caught the ghost of whis-
per behind her, where stood Penrod.
you bet he didn't"
He knew not that he was overheard.
A frightful suspicion flashed through
Margaret's mind-suspicion that Kinos-
ling's hat would have to be either
boiled off or shaved Off With growing
horror she recalled Periods long alb
bence when he went to bring the hat.
"Penrod," she cried. "let me see your
hands,"
She had toiled at those hands herself
late that afternoon, nearly scalding her
own, but at last achieving a lily purity.
"Let me see your hands,
She seized them.
Again they were tarred!
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front porch and LED the way thitber rs
soon as possible.
! mo cigar, thank you" Mr.. Kinos-
ling, establishing himself in wicker
chair beside Margaret, waved away her
fathers proffer 81 do not smoke. |
have never tasted tobacco in any
form" Mrs. Schofeld was confirmed
in her opinion that this would be an
ideal son-in-law. Mr.. Schofield was
not so sure.
''No," said Mr.. Xinosling. mo to
bacco for me. No cigar, no pipe, no
cigarette, no cheroot. For me a book
"A volume of poems. perhaps. Verses.
rimes, lines metrical and cadenced-
those are my dissipation. Tennyson ny
Ipreference-'Maud or 'ldyls of the
King poetry Of the sound Victorian
days. There is none later. Or Long
F, fellow will rest me in tired hour
Yes, for me book-a volume in the
hand, held lightly between the fingers"
Mr.. Kinosling looked pleasantly at
his fingers as he spoke, waving his
hand in curving gesture which
brought it into the light of Il window
family illumined from the interior of
The house. Then he passed those grace
full fingers over his hair and turned to-
ward Penrod, who was perched upon
The railing in a dark corner
1.-THE evening is touched with slight
coolness," said Mr.. kinosling. "Per-
haps l may request the little gentle
ham
"B'gr-r-ruff'' coughed Mr.. Schofeld.
you'd better change your mind about
h cigar"
mo, thank you. i was about to
request the lit
do try one" Margaret urged. "1m
sure papa's are nice ones. Do try
mo, l thank you. l remarked n
slight GOODNESS in the air, and my hat
Is in the hallway. I was about to re-
quest
'1'll get it for you," said Penrod
suddenly.
IF you will be so good" said Mr..
Kinosling. st is a black bowler hat,
little gentleman, and placed upon ta-
BILE In the hall"
81 know where it is" Penrod enter |
ed the door, and a feeling of relief, mu-
tually experienced, carried from one to |
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cleansing q WheelbarroW load of old
medicine bottles with hydrant water
and ashes. Likewise, the partners were
disheartened by their failure to dis
pose of crop of greens" although
they had uprooted specimens of that
decorative and unappreciated flower,
the dandelion, with such persistence
and energy that the Schofields and
Williams lawns looked curiously hag-
gard for the rest of that summer.
The fit passed, business languished
became extinct. The dog days had
set in.
One August afternoon was so hot
that even boys sought indoor shade. In
| the dimneSs of the vacant carriage
house of the stable lounged Masters
Penrod Schofield, Samuel Williams,
Maurice Levy, George Bassett and
Herman. They sat still and talked.
1t is a hot day, in rare truth, when
boys devote themselves principally to
conversation. and this day was that
hot.
Their elders should beware such days.
Peril hovers near when the fierceness
of weather forces inaction and boys
in groups are quiet. The more closely
volcanoes, western rivers, nitroglycerin
and boys are pent, the deadlier is their
action at the point of outbreak. Thus,
parents and guardians should look for
outrages of the most singular violence
and of the most peculiar nature during
the combining weather of February and
August
The thing which befell upon this
broiling afternoon began to brew and
stew peacefully enough. All was in
hocence and languor; no one could have
foretold the eruption.
They were upon their great theme:
when 1 get to be a man, Being hu-
man, though boys, they considered
their present estate too commonplace
to be dwelt upon. So, when the old
men gather, they say: "When was a
boy" 1t really is the land of now
adays that we never discover.
when I'm a man." said Sam Will
liams, I'm goin' to hire me a couple
of colored walters to swing me in a
hammock and keep pourin' ice water
on me all day out o. those waterin'
cans they sprinkle flowers from. I'll
hire you for one of 'em, Herman"
no; you ain goin' to-" said Herman
promptly. You ain no flowuh. But
new min nat, anyway. Ain nobody
goin' hiah me whens I'm a man. Coin
be my own boss. I'm go be railroad |
manr'
you mean like a superintendent, or |
sumpthing like that, and sell ticketsY
asked Penrod.
"Sup'in-nv' min nat! Sell ticket? |
No subj Co be a po'tuh! My uncle
a po'tuh right now. Solid COLE buttons
oh, OH
Generals get a lot more buttons
than porters," said Penrod. Gen
erals
"Po'tuhs make the bes' livin'," Her
man interrupted. my uncle spen' mo-
N any white man mis- town"
We'll, l rather be a general" said
Penrod, cor a senator, or sumpthing
like that"
Senators live in washington, Maui
rice Levy contributed the information.
Il been there. Washington amt so
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CHAPTER XIX.
The Quiet Afternoon.


MA ERHAPS middle aged people
- might discern natures real in
III tentions in the matter of pain
if they would examine a boys
punishments and sorrows, for he pro-
longs neither beyond their actual dura-
ton. With boy, trouble must be of
homeric dimensions to last overnight.
To him, every next day is really new
day. Thus, Penrod woke, next morn
ming, with neither the unspared rod,
nor Mr. Kinosling in his mind. Tar,
itself, so far as his consideration of it
went, might have been an undiscovered
substance. His mood was cheerful and
mercantile; some process having work
ed mysteriously within him. during the
night, to the result that his first wax
ing thought was of profits connected
with the sale of old iron-or perhaps
a ragman had passed the house, just
before he woke.
By 10 o'clock he had formed a part
nership with the indeed amiable Sam,
and the firm of Schofield & Williams
plunged headlong into commerce.
Heavy dealings in rags, paper, old iron
and lead gave the firm a balance of
% cents on the evening of the third
day, but venture is glassware, follow
ing. proved disappointing on account of
the skepticism of all the druggists in
that part of town, even after seven
laborious hours had been spent in
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TAO be Continued.)
Uncle Sam viii Test Your Watch.

Send your watch to the bureau Of
standards at Washington, and an ex.
pert will test it and give a certificate
showing its accuracy exactly. A fee
of so cents to IS is required. =, A bull
letin has been issued by the govern.
ment showing Just how to take care
of your watch.
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Beyond Him.

Miss weetthing-"When We ure
married we must have no secrets from
each other. You must tell me every
thing" Mr.. aphedde-"But-er
really, l don't know everything. =
Puck
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THE FOLLY

There are q score of laughs In ev-
cry act ut the Folly the first hail ~
the week where Christie kennedy
and Faulkner. three members uf the
now dlshnnded American NcwshuyS'
Quartrttc are topping one NJ the most
laughahlc variety bills NJ the year
Their singing is better than on their
former visits 10 this city and their
comedy bright fresh and suappy Al
every performance SUNDAY hundreds
applaudcd and they repeatedly re-
spundcd Co insistcut eucotes Qulgg
and Nlckerson created almost Hs
much fun with their comedy and mu-
steal number which they hill az The
Aristocrat ana the Coon Ellis and
Ellsworth had a novel act containing
some dancing u hlt of singing. some
aCrohatics and preponderanCe or
comedy The picture program OF eight
reela has j Warren Kerrigan In Tho
Road 10 Paradise last of the o.
Rourkc series and Billie Ritchie and
his L-kn comedians In two-reel
scream, sin on the Sabbath"
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THE MET.

A delightful feature picture Al tho
Met In three parts continuing Mon
day, Tuesday and wednesday Is Her
Mothers Daughter" presenting the
well known film star Dorothy Gish
Added TO this Is Lonesome Luke In
"Ragtime Snapshots" aud Anna Little
In "Broadcloth ana Ruckskin," tho
former a slapstlck comedy. the latter
western drama Also THE Dm-
mond from the SKY" completing u
program " eight new reels of varied
interest The Fnvnrite Sextet con-
tinues ns an extra feature. AT Bay "
advertised for the first OF this week
at the Met, was delayed In transit and
will he shown later Thursday Meal
of the Navy" "Wallingford' and
other features Sunday, ElinOr
Glyns Three Weeks"
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THE EMPRESS

Nance O'Nell the celebrated emo
tlona actress whose nrt has won in
ternntlonal fame and who IL rated
as one of the greatest actresses on the
stage will be shown Tuesday and
Wednesday at the Empress theuter In
u photoplay rebuke OF modern So
ciety, "A Womnn's Past" II appears
from advance notices relative 10 thia
play that the rdouhle standard" or
morris is bitterly attacked In Visual
lEatlon NJ real events and that II IL A
remarkably strong argument against
that condition of society which con
dones wrong In man and condemns
II In a woman, "A Woman's Past"
doubtless will be one of the most ,i.
tai presentations NJ the season To-
day the Empress Ia exhibiting The
Bu1ard's Shadow" frontier mill.
tnry play with Harold Lockwood and
May Allison In tho principal charan.
ters.
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HOTELCLERKSMEET
"'rrtrrS from all Over State TO he
Here December 20 as Guests Of 10.
cal Men, May Form Association

invitations to every hotel clerk In
tue state TO come to Oklahoma city
ON December 20 M guest Of the 10.
'a grrotrrs. aud to endeavor TO form
more comprehensive state assocla
ll"o of hotel clerks have been issued
nl the local hnndshakers.
At present there Is an organization
known as the Oklahoma Hotel Clerks
"'sor'nuou. with Il membership of 90,
operating under u charter from the ma
uonnl organization known as the
"rr'"fs NJ America. but In the last
leN' "r $50 interest In II has tagged.
ana % {, the intent VI the local clerks
To arouse the present members 10 ac.
uNlN and also 10 induce those who
nave mot dome so to become affiliated
with il
Thomas cullen. head clerk Of the
Hotel kngkOde, ls secretary and
treasurer NJ the association. lie de.
clRrcs that about 100 clerks from all
sections of the state viii he here on
the date SET for the meeting
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THE LYRIC

THE six water Lllles' now appear
ing i'm the gorgeous aquatic exposition
at tho Lyric theater mighG have been
called Water Nymphs Maids o.
the Mist" or q dozen such fantastic
titles. hut II 80 happens that each
younr woman IL u perfect specimen
OF feminine physical contour and tho
name water Lille" conveyed the idea
on beauty as well as described the
nature OF tho Rct-therefore the
name.
"The Six Water Lilles' are pre-
sented at tho Lyric just M they were
featured for long continuous run
AZ the New York Hippodrome A
tank which, when erected and filled
with water, weighs more than 80
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tons is carried II liz Of wood very
much like tho water supply tank one
might see by the railroad tracks. II
is cmbankcd In the foreground with
steps and scenery having the appear
hncc ot rose shrubbcry and the audi
plunge in the garden ot some mystic
palace. Thousands yesterday np-
pluudod This feature and II viii
doubtless continue 10 pack the thea
ter
Two other vaudeville acts are cIcy-
erly staged and ON the screen today
is the tour-nrt Edison mclodramu
Tho Truth About Helen" with threO
real film stars iu the cast
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Ell Reno Happenings

The Patrons club NJ Central school
held uu interesting meeting Friday af
tcruouu, several topics " worth were
discussed hy well known residents.
Nlr-. 4. -. Cromcr Is the very efficient
president " the club
Mr. aud Mrs. Godfrey Sm.k'cford
are uumr from southern trip
The Crcstomnthean club continued
10, Bible study at the Carnegie Ii
holy tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. II. X. Kicker spent the week
In Tulsa with her sister Mrs. j. s.
Warren. Mn. Kicker was the week
end guest there.
H. n. Ashbrook Is In New York aud
other eastern cities on business,
Mrs. u. II. Ashbrook hU, been visit
Ing In Nebraska.
Cnpt Pratt and family are motor.
Ing tu Los Angeles, where they viii
reside. They stopped at H. Slll with
Capt and Mrs. starhird curoutc Miss
Frances Tlnsmau Is accompanying
them 10 Amarillo
j. II. Estes has been appointed IL
member OF the Oklahoma safety First
council which will convene In okla.
homu city, Dee. 7th.
Rev. Il, J. Phipps offlrltcd Nov.
10Th at the marriage NJ nr William
lvN Of san Francisco aud Mis-, l.ruua
l,.ter Of Los Angeles.
Miss Helen Gerrer a member VI the
Musical Art Institute trio gave con.
cert at Clinton Tuesday evening.
Mrs. NJ D. Libby entertained the
Wednesday Bridge club this week.
Gertrude Heymm entertained the
Camp Fire Girls Monday afternoon.
Mrs william Walter aud Mrs X.
u. Cobb gave n charming bridge and
trail party Friday afternoon. Red
carnations/and potted plants made the
room attractive. Mines. T. T.. Duffy.
\. G. Bradley and Bailey yinson as.
sisted. Mrs. +. II. Myers NJ Enid was
an out Of town guest
Sol Fread fell Through the freight
elevator at the Ronrhukc Hardware
building Thursday morning aud re-.
ceived painful injuries. although M
bones were broken lie was taken
home IN the ambulance
The N. Smith aud Western will
open passenger train service Il
Guthrie Dec q.
The pretty Rhodes residence wa,
attractive with holly aud Christina,
bells Friday afternoon when Mrs. r
l.. Rhodes and Mrs r.. \. lichman en-
tcrtnlned about eighty friends Mt hridg,
and trail. Mrs. G. = Nelson NJ Okla
homa city was the honor guest Mines
IInl Townsend, W g. smith =. Z
Duffy and $, r. prttcc assisted. An
thenIc bronze vases We're given Mrs
4. e.. Morrison aud Mrs John l.
Funk a. score fayors
ne Amlty club gave plonsan
lance Wednesday evening.
Mrs y L. Richardson of Union 1,
home from n trip to Colifornin.
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SERIOUS PROBLEM

A rather serious problem Confront'
the editor when prominent adviser
sends IN on original poem by his bright
little l2.ycarold granddaughter, with
the sugge, ton that II would look vel
on the editorial page Ohio STATE
Journal.
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Deep seated coughs that resist ordi-
nary remedies require both external
and internal treatment II YOU buy a
dollar bottle of BALIARD'S HORE-
HOUND SYRUP YOU gct the two rem
cdles You need FOR the price of one.
There Is llERRICKS RED PEP.
PER POROUS PLASTER for the
chest. free with each bottle. Sold by
WestfRll Drug Co
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\ Quinine That Won't Make you
Nervous

lUl'IllNE Is trademark name
Nh'.h d"sIguates the first, original and
',''' reliable Tasteless Syrup u Out.
u'u' An improved Outline. pleasant 10
take does not nauSeate nor cause ner
''o'nrs- Children take II and never
Ai'o" II is QulnIne. Especially ndapt.
'd l' adults who cannot take ordinary
VNh'u' Try It next time you need Qul.
nine Tor ANY purpose. Ask for 2.ounco
1,..II.lhN. package The name FEBRII1
Nl l' blown In the bottle % cents
hlLLlAlspS & POCKET Bill
LlAkhS-I LEE UI7CEINq
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THE BLASE SHOP

What's the matter thcre2 Can't
YOU please that lady IN n dog hlanket7'
IL can please her all right an.
swered the clerk "but she wants the
dog to indicate his preference. aud he's
one Of these blese pups that doesn't
seem to care FOR anything Judge.
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noticed II large Red Cross flag ON the
top Of the mountain A boat was sell,
ashore aud, the situation having beel,
explained, other boats were brought
ond the entire party of refugees was
taken uff The needs of these poor
p,ple are now being taken care of uy
the Armeuiaus aud English Of Cairo
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To Curc n Cold In One Day

Take LAXATIVE BRoMO QUININE
Tablets Druggists refund money II
II rails m cure p. W. GROVES SIG
nature Is on each box. 25c.
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At the Theatres
THE OVERHOLSER

Jean Webster. author ot DADDY
L.ong.Legs," which Henry Miller VIII
present AT the Oyrrholstr on Dec. Z"
and o. with a matinee Wednesday
ia keen student ut human nature
as her stories prove The character
types which are so delightful part
of her books, are generally TAKEN
straight from NE. she has spent
much time In birmingham, Mass,
inv hamlet I'm the Bprthires, fiye
miles from "A railroad She lived IN
an old house owned by Miss Beulah
cannon the prototype uf Mrs
srmplc" In DADDY Long Legs"
# wns once staying there with a
number OF friends" says Miss Web
stcr. "and Beulah's chief aim was 10
d bakc cake and pies with which TO
regale her guests Her disgust was
great when she found that the men
or the party cared chiefly for meat
said Miss Beulah II seems Ike there
mint any use fixiu things tasty Tor
men folks: the only thing thatll sat
/ isry EN- would be whole beef crit
I tur druv right into the dlnin' room
THE feelings OF several people werc
hurt have found, because they felt
took liberties with their names. |
| took the name Of one old gentleman
| from tombstone to the discom
flture OF his family The husband
/ of the widow Dowd In one OF my
storics was much disgruntlcd because
/ his wife was called a widow
.Tho country telephones never
] 4 -
| see Miss Bculah dash tO the instru-
mcnt whenever It rang She knew
nil the rings of her ncighbor's phones
and thus kept In touch with the VII
lage activities,
Laughter In the human expression
for keen enjoyment and CohAn and
Harris believe In providing hs much
Of this henlthful exercise NJ possible,
hence their latest offering. 1T Pays
In Advertise" which IL said 10 be one
of the most laughable plays over writ
ten. and when is announced for pre-
septotlon at the OverhOlser Sunday
and Monday nights and Sunday matt.
nee. December ~ and 10,
"It Paws to Advertise" IN q farce
hv Rol Cooper Megyue and Walter
Hackett. In way, II presents II par
adox-youll either absorb ideas for
expanding your business or be sC
amused that you'll forget the very
existence OF your office, In fact II
is ms, the sort OF plAy that appeals
for the reason that lts huoynncl
strikes an optimistic note that cannot
other than furnish an incentive. that
10 botb helpful and healthy.
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Do Your Christmas
Shopping Nowl
DEFENDERS MIGHTY MERCHANDISE MOVEMENT


are
In
such yall0I n-r,lMnLe a reductions
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WHAT A BIG BARGAIN SALE THIS IS

5000 buys Suits that are actually
worth 5000 Choice, up to.date
smnrtly tailored winter suits-all the
new materials, complrl rnngc OF sizes
for women reduction price 600. 90
$500 buys Suits worth $500,
shown In nn unusual variety of stun
ming STYLES, the pick Of the season $
high grade suits fur women broad.
cloths srrgcs. tw'dc-, gahrrdl1es, etc
Reduction price ..,.,..,...,.., $500
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one ~ the most useful
articles of furniture In the
home; keeps the business
affairs NJ the household
condensed, and where YOU
can attend 10 YOUR corre-
spOndence with some salts
faction $3.50, $3.50, SO,
Sl5, S2j, S27jO.