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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-06-08

he speak again and then he said with
a CLINT in his eye that was almost a
smile, 81 guess them's the first orchids
that ever travelled to ma'ket under a
diamond hitch"
Here was an opening but 1t came
too late. Gerry did not try to follow
it up. Once more in the saddle Kemp
seemed to acquire a sudden new ease
Of body and mind. He hung by one
knee and stirrup and leaned over
toward Gerry. stranger" he said,
'I'm much obliged to We. It's long
way I'm the Alamo to Moo Yawk, but
the hull country's under one fence
He waved his hand and was gone af-
ter his pack train, lifting his mule with
his goose-necked spurs into protest
ing canter. Two weeks after his pass
ing, as evening was settling on Fa-
zenda Flores, the echo Of mules
mincing steps on the bridge made Ger
ry look up from his work.
"Howdy," said Kemp and paused on
that to measure his welcome. He was
satisfied and urged his tired mule on
towards the house. Gerry walked be-
side him and learned that the ship
ment of orchids had just caught the
steamer at the coast. Kemp unsaddled
his mule and tossed the harness and
slicker upon the yeranda. AS Gerry
was closing the gap into the pasture
Kemp came up and stood beside him.
He cast knowing eye over the fat
stock you done good job for Lie
ber," he remarked.
Gerry nodded little sadly. Yes, Z
he said, "the contracts filed. Lieber's
sending for the stock day after tomor-
row."
AS they sat on the veranda that
night smoking endless cigarettes,
Kemp turned to his host. Dye mind
If stay over day with you? Truth
is, want to hep drive that stock up
to Lieber's. I want to hep whistle q
bunch o. steers along once more and
smell the dust an the leakin' udders,
an shouldn't wonder II ! let out q
yell or 80. corralin' 'em at the other
end
Gerry nodded Understandings.
"Why did ron leave itT' he ventured
and then regretted and murmured,
sNsver mind
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SYNOPSIS.

Alan Wayne is sent away from Red Hill.
mis- home, by his uncle. j. Y, as q moral
failure. Glenn drinks Alan's health on his
birthday Judge Healey defends Alan In
his business with his employers. Alan and
lAlIx. Gerry's wife, meet at sea. homeward
bound, and start Irritation. AT home.
Gerry. as he thinks. sees Alix and Alan
clipping. drops everything. and goes to
Pernambuco. Alix leaves Alan on the
train and goes home. Gerry leaves Per-
nambuco and goes to Piranhas, On q
canoe trip he meets q native girl. The
Judge fails to trace Gerry. A baby Is born
20 Alix. The native girl takes Gerry to
the ruined plantation she Is mistress of.
Gerry marrfes her. At Maple house Col
aingeford tells how he met Alan-"Ten
Per Cent Wayne''-building a bridge in
Africa Collingeford meets Alix and her
baby and gives her announcement about
Gerry. Alan comes back to town but does
not go home. He makes several calls
an the city. Gerry begins to improve Mar
garita's plantation and builds an irrigat-
Ing ditch. In Africa Alan reads Clem's
letters and dreams Of home. Gerry pas
lures Leber's cattle during the drought
"a baby comes to Margarita- Collingeford
meets Alix in the city and finds her
changed. Alan meets Alix.
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No False Teeth.

Many words of housewifely wisdom
had her mother impaired to the fair
young bride on all subjects from man
aging husbands to tacklfng tramps.
And some of them were now being
put to the test.
He was a particularly dirty-loOking
specimen, but he had told the tale
with the pathos of an expert. The
youthful house mistress felt touched,
but determined to follow her mothers
precepts.
Now. my son." she said when he
had finished, 81 will give you some
thing to eat If you will take that
chopper
"Oh, mum, I shan't need it." the
tramp treasured her. my teeth are
all right. Pittsburgh Chronicle
Telegraph.
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CHAPTER XVIII-continued.

"Why there's no Mr.. Wayne and
MIS-. Wayne-only ]. VS."
"And you don't know, Alan?" asked
the judge. "Well, I'll tell you. Mr..
Wayne and Mrs. Wayne-they were
IAlan's father and his young wife.
Their life was a hot fame that sud-
denly smothered itself in the clouds
of its own smoke. The memory of the
clouds passed with them but the flame
the fame burns on In the hearts or
all who knew them. 1t will burn on.
That's why j. Y. is ]. Y. and that's
why 1t Will always be j. Y. and Mrs.
j. Y. to the HILL"
Alan said good-by in hurried low
voice and started for the door but the
judge called to him: Just moment,
Alan, I'm coming with you.'
The judge found Alan waiting for
him on the steps as he hurried out.
N'What are you doing for the rest OF
the afternoon?' he asked.
"Im sailing for South America II
there's a connection"
The judge looked up surprised. i
didn't know you had anything urgent
on" They walked on in silence for
some minutes, then the judge said.
hesitatingly, "Alan, you're rushed, OF
course, but If you could-if you can
do one thing and put it down to my
account. Just drop in and see j. Z.
for q minute. Somehow | feel that
YOU can't see J. Y. the way he really
lis. But If you knew him, Alan, the
way / do, you'd know It's an honor
FOR any man to shake hands with j. Z.
Wayne. He has rare thing-an un-
tainted hand. There Is tale on
'change to the effect that firm was
saved from a smash because j. Y.
walked up to it's head and shook
hands with him on the floor"
81 don't know" said Alan, "that J.
~. wants to shake hands with me-" He
spoke almost Questioningly.
81 don't know that he wants to, Ell
ther. my boy. But I do know this.
He's a busy man, but there's never
a day that he's too rushed to think or
you"
Alan stopped and held out his hand.
81 am much obliged to you" he said.
FTm sorry / didn't think OF 1t myself
I'm off to his Office now, as soon as
i've telephoned Swithson."
7. Y, received his nephew with out
stretched hand. His rugged face was
lit no with the rare smile that came
TO it seldom, for it was the far-fung
ripple-the visible expression of deep
commotion.
81 Just dropped in, SIR said Alan,
ssto say good-by. I'm off again to
south America. Africa seems to be
taking a year off,"
They sat and looked at each other
for a moment and then ]. I. arose
and held out his hand again. If that's
the case" he said, IL won't keep you.
Good-by and good luck"
"Good-by, SIR" said Alan.
Az he reached the door j. Y. spoke
again. "Alan," he said, I'm glad you
dropped in.'
"I am too, SIR" said Alan.
He was just leaving the sedate old
office building, sandwiched In between
modern towers of Babel, when cab
drew up at the curb. The door opened
and a girl stepped out. She suddenly
stood still. Alan's eyes were drawn to
her and found hers fixed on him, He
drew a quivering breath. Glenn stood
before him. She saw his hesitation
and Q cloud came over the light in her
face. Her moist lips trembled. Their
hands met.
"Alanw she said and he answered,
~Clemw
And 20 they stood, his eyes fixed In
hers that were blue and deep. he felt
10 pesl sinking, sinking into those
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Lieber, accompanied by two herders,
came early for his stock. He greeted
Kemp warmly. Going my way?' he
asked.
81 ben loafin' around here with that
in mind" drawled Kemp. 'I'u take a
hand if you'll allow me mount"
"You can take your pick" said Lie
Der, "that Is, after Mr.. Lansing has
had his"
The three of them walked into the
pasture. Lieber looked at the stock
with kindling eyes. He turned to Ger
~ and held out his hand. SHAKE" he
said, and Gerry did. what do you
say to the first five of the horses out
and the last ten of the cattle for your
share?'
Gerry flushed. "Tbat's more than
fair" he said. "You know the best
of the horses will lead the bunch and
the latest Of the cattle will lag be-
hind. You see, they're all strong
now"
"That's just it." said Lieber.
Kemp had gone off to round up his
mule. He came up from the river
driving it before him. At every jump
he caught the mule a flick with his
rope and the mule kicked and squealed
but came on with long, stiff-legged
strides. "Hi'yiw yelled Kemp and
snatched off his hat to beat his mount
while he kept the rope-end pickering
over the mule.
Gerry and Lieber laughed. Kemp
was like mummy come to sudden
life. do you know what?" said Ger
~, II think I'll come along with you"
He led the iron-gray out by his fore
lock and old Bonifacio hurried to help
bride and saddle him. Lieber mount
ed his stallion and turned the horses
as they came out. Kemp suddenly
sobered down to business. When Lie
Der had thrown back the last ten Of
the cattle, Kemp came out and closed
the gap behind him.
II think I'll go ahead with the
horses" said Lieber.
you go and take yo' men with you,"
said Kemp. 81 could drive this fat
bunch from here to Kansas with nary
hand to spell me-"
Gerry had expected a surprise OF
some sort when at last he arrived at
Lieber's but the things he saw there,
stranger than anything he could have
imagined, left him calm and unmoved
as though some prescience had pre-.
pared him. The house was built on the
usual solid lines Of plantation head
quarters. Great, rough-hewn beams
towering rafters, built to carry the
heavy tiles and to bear their burden
for generations; unceiled, vast rooms
with calcimined walls; all these were
not outside Gerry's experience in the
new land. The strangeness came with
the rugs and the linen, the etchings
and the furniture, and last and most
significant, the shelves and shelves of
books and the tables piled with maya
zines in three languages. Everything
bore the stamp of quality, everything
had the distinction of choice.
Gerry did not let his curiosity carry
him beyond a rapid glance around the
great living-room where they found
Lieber, bathed and freshly dressed.
experimenting the making Of ice in
the latest ingenious contrivance for
the pampering OF the pioneer. "Ice
water In the desert" thought Gerry
and the phrase seemed to him mors
than words--it seemed TO paint Lie
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from female weakness. You may pub
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CoNLEY, BIG st. Clair ST., Frankfort, KY.
No woman suffering from any form Of
female troubles should lose hope until
she has given Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound fair trial.
This famous remedy, the medicinal
ingredients Of which are derived from
native roots and herbs, has for forty
years proved to be a most valuable tonic
and invigorator Of the female organism.
All women are invited to write
to the Lydia IL. Pinkham Medf-
cine Co., Lynn, Mass, for special
advice,-it will be confidential.
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Recipe or Pattern?


Stella called on her newly married
friend Bella and found her attired in
a businesslike overall, while her arms
were full of fashion papers and cook
cry books.
"Hallop she exclaimed. What are
you going to maker"
Some cakes replied the young
wife proudly.
But why have you got out those
fashion papers as well as the cookery
books?"
You see," confessed Bella, rather
shamefacedly, I'm a bit of novice
at cooking. Tell me, do you make
cakes from recipe or pattern ?"-
Philadelphia Public Ledger.
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But Kemp was not offended. Nav"
he said, II hain't killed my man-not
lately--nor anything like that, / left
it," he went on reminiscentIy, because
couldn't hep 1t. / got to dreamin'
nights Of purple cities"
Purple what?" exclaimed Gerry.
Kemp took cigarette from his
mouth and almost smiled Never did
hear Of The Purple City, reckonY
Gerry shook his head. Kemp drew
a weIl-worn wallet from the capacious
inner pocket Of his vest and took out
ragged clipping. One could read in
the glaring moonlight and Gerry
glanced through the printed lines.
Then he read them through again.
THE PURPLE CITY.
AS sat munching mangoes,
On the purple city's walls,
heard the catfish calling.
To the crawfish in the craw1s.
saw the paper sunbeams,
Sprouting from the painted sun:
saw the sun was sullen,
For the day had but begun.
OF dusty desert sky-road.
Ten thousand miles and more,
Stretched out before the morning,
And the sun sat In the door.
] He sweated seas Of sunshine,
AS he started up the sky,
And he drowned the purple city,
In tear-drop from his eye.
No more shall purple pansies
Look up at purple pinks,
Nor purple roses rival,
The cheeks OF purple mink.
Alas! for purple city,
And its purple-peopled halls!
Alas for me and mangoes,
On the purple city'S walls!
Gerry looked upon his guest with
new wonder as he handed back the
clipping. Kemp put 1t away carefully,
rolled a fresh cigarette, and blew a
thick puff Of smoke out into the moon
light. Cant say It's po'try and I
can't say 1T amt. All 1 know is 1t
roped me. I know that writer Teller
never munched no mangoes, cause
mangoes don't MUNICH. know he new
er sat on no wall an heerd catfish call
in cause catfish don't call. But he
seen it all, stranger, jest the way he
writ it down an ben dreamin' purple
cities ever sence read his screed."
"Did you start right out to look for
them?" asked Gerry gravely.
Nav" said Kemp, II didn't have
nothin' to go on. But one day drum
mer Teller tibet I was stagin' across
the White mountains give me a plant
magazine, and it had an article on
commercial orchids with pictures in
colors. They was mostly kinder
publish an l reckon it was that what
got me started. 1t was the foreman
pointin' out my mount to me an /
didn't lose no time. I drapped my rope
ON him an I've been rfdin' him ever
sence.''
@FOund any purple cities?"
"Not rightly. / seen 'em-more'n
once. But guess purple cities Is al
ways yon side the mountain. You
can't jest ride up an put your brand
on 'em. They're born mavericks and
they die mavericks. An say, good
luck to 'em." Kemp rose, tossed away
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do my own work,
had to hire it done.
i heard SO much
shout Lydia E. Pink
hams vegeta ble
Compound that I
tried it. / took three
bottles and I found
it, to be all you
ciaim.' Now I feel a.
well as everI did and
am able to do all my
0wy1 wnrk again 4
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help FOR
WORKING WOMEN
Some Have to Keep ON Until
They Almost Drop. How
Mrs. Conley Got Help.

Here IL o letter from woman who
had TO work, but was too weak and suf-
fered too much to continue. How she
regained health -
Frankfort, KY suffered so much
with female weakness that could not
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-06-08

For sprains make thorough appli-
cation of Hanford's Balsam, well rub
bed in. ADV.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-06-08

It's as hard for a young woman to
lose millionaire as it is for strong
man to lose an heiress.
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Some men are born liars, and the
rest speak the truth occasionally.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-06-08
A HINT TO WISE WOMEN.

Don't suffer torture when all femala
troubles will vanish in thin air after using
"Femenina." Price soc and SI.oo.-Adv.
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Do you know the home long,
Ing that comes to a fellow
stranded halfway round the
earth from his own dooryard7
Gerry and Jake, two forsaken
Americans, meet in these cir
cumstances In the heart of
South America and exchange
dream-talk.
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Attractive easy selling specialties sure money
even for inexperienced workers. Free sample and
catalogue Domestic Supplies Co. Huntngton,W,VA
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IN what manner will Lleber
and Kemp affect Lansins's life
with Marparlta In this hidden
corner 81 the wordS
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BY GEORGE ACNEW CHAMBERLAIN

Copyright by the Century Company
Evening star., 1916-03-02

ignorance of members of the Legislative
assembly as to political affairs applied
even to those who had been abroad
They showed that they were not quail
fed to administer a government.
ITO illustrate: ] was not so long ago
Admiral Tsai. The Chinese assembly
had then been in session six months,
and at the time of my visit. after they
had been in session all that time. they
were still discussing what rules they
should adopt to control And govern
their own body.
Then. again: The revenue was i'll
sufficient to meet the ordinary expenses
of the government because only five
provinces were contributing. The for
Sht kai. and for that reason were will
ing to loan money to China to go on
with. Yuan Shi kai borrowed it, but
only against the protest of the as
sembly. That, l think, illustrates how
impractical the assembly was. They
sary to be raised, and were unwilling
to have Yuan Shi Kai do So.
DR.. 14oomis was asked as to the de-
tails of the reports cabled to this coun-
try that japan has been endeavoring
to prevent Yuan Shi kai ascending the
throne. lie replied:
The representatives of Japan say
they advised against the assumption
of the throne by Yuan Shi kai; but it
IS fact that he was asked to take it
by vote of the Chinese people.
WAS it real vote. doctor-the sort
of vote that we regard a vote ir
the United States"" he was asked. He
said:
at was a vote as far as it was prac.
ticable to get such a thing there. You
can't have universal suffrage. especially
in China. very small percentage
voted. but it was representative vote
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now been indefinitely postponed.
YUAN Shi kai never desired the
! throne" DIR. Loomis said. IF he had
desired it. with the use of the army he
had drilled and equipped he could have
, Overthrown the old government long
| ago. The fact that he went peacefully
into exile and remained there until the
people called him back shows that he
is moderate man. man of peace. and
then it cannot he forgotten that it was
he who called Or. Goodnow to China to
| frame Il constitution for that country"
DR.. LooElis added that the belief that
the best interests OF China VIII be
served if Yuan Shi l\ai becomes en-
peror was entertained also by the late
w. W. RockhilI. vino was American
minister in China. and is the belief en-
tertained by Judge Whitley. formerly of
the United States court in China. and
others who have been in position to
judge.
Evening star., 1916-03-02

in all the provinces"
DIR. Loomis went on to say that dur
ing the sessions OF the assembly there
arose a question between Russia and
China as to Outer Mongolia. Yuan Shi
Kai negotiated with Russia. he said
and came to an understanding under
which China's rights in Outer Mongolia
should be recognized.
But the assembly" DIR. Loomis de-
clared. would not ratify the agree
ment. The making OF such things was
for them. they said, and the result was
Russia went ahead and tool. charge
in Outer Mongolia without respect to
the interests there of China.
Recalling that the Chinese assembly
was dissolved by Yuan Shi kai after
eight months. DR.. Loomis said that tina I
became a necessary step. He recalled.
too, that Yuan was to have been inau-
gurated as emperor the past month,
Evening star., 1916-03-02
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: aggravates nasal catarrh, and the
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: such Objectionable matter could
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subsidies is wrong because it slowly
Injuries the Innings of the nasal
passages and clogs them up.
To correct catarrh, cleanse the
nostrils with warm water and salt,
insert vaseline on retiring. and take
, a spoonful of SCOTS Emulsion
after meals. SCOTS acts through
the blood to feed the tissues, and
contains soothing glycerine to heal
the sensitive membranes. 1t is
pleasant TO take. No alcohol.
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