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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-02-01
.TIBERIO.

cuando rara vez tenia que dirigir al
guna carta : alguien, pues habia es-
taLo en- IL escuela, aprovechando muy
bien ell tempo que en- ella permane-
clio.
Cecilia hubiera escrito 4 Su marido
para informarle del cambio sobreve-
nido en- su existencia; pero ignoraba
d6nde pudiera hallarSe el buque que
tripulaba, Y decide esperar q que
vo.viese. pues en- TODD case, va sabria
por las vecinas, que Sc habia muda-
do Y ia cncontraria en- Ia plaza de
.Aubagnc.
La condensation de Ia carta enyia-
da Il Angel. no Sc hiZo esperar.
Silvano Senas Ia habia recibido
bastantc anteS de la vuelta del Sc
nor SpGraudien, y contcnto de saber
que cl nino estaba en- perfecta salud,
unto a la carta Ia suma de quinien-
tos frances, importc dc cinco meses
de ~salario.
En- su respuesta, Silvano recomen-
daba las mayores precauciones, para
que no puediera ser ~descubierto {!
peQueno. Tambien hablaba lie To-
maso Greco, quien una vez en- Bone
V bajo aquel nombre de Jose Napo;i.
estaria al abrigo de las pesquisas
de Ia policia.
Silvano podia contar con la ad-
hesi6n de aquella mujer. FL nino.
estaria bien cuidajc bajo 81 custo-
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-02-01

Amigos tGmpOcO tenia, i exception
de Bcrgmann. ' este era mas bicn
In camarada que IN ~verdadero ami
90. Apavte de este. I Quien no que
ria dirigivse. priaero por ser anti
p&:ico ! Cermana y despuGs. POI no
juzgar!o bastante abaegad2 ' elo-
c.ente: no teria a Made.
En- SUI antique regimiento solo ha-
ola. para q, indiferentes 0 indivi-
duos que le detestaban.
En- ., clemento civil, tampoco CO.
mocha = nadie.
PeaSo IN momento en- ia sonora
Mollarey, pero rechazo en- seguida a
quelIa idea. pueS calcU!6, con funda-
mcnto, que aquclla sonora debia -
tar profundamcnte indignada contra q
Una inspiration acudio enronces Z
Il mentc de LerouX.
PenSo en- (, Presidente del tribun&!
ante quien Sc veria el pleito de di-
vorcio.
Ia mission de este magistrate, mo
era n de intentarlo TODD para IA re
c~onciliaciGn de les esposos, por gro
YES que fueran u diSentimientos?
Seguramente que nadie mejor que
e, podria defender 81 causa y OBJ
tener 81 perd6n, pies Ia misma Ger
mana seria dominada por IA autori-
dad de aquel, cuyas e~xhortaciones 4
premi2ntes no pCdria dejar de aten-
der.
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Oil Fields
Of Mexico
Companies Unidas de las Zonas
Petrohferas de Mexico, S. A.
Capital Au.orizaJo $25OOO,OOo ORC MExlcANo

Esta C9mraaia, Iabenio ccumpl.Io con toIos los requisites quo
Jas ieyes Del Estaco de Texas. inpGnen ! las corToraeioneS eNtFanJe-
ras. obtuvo permso del IcbierNo lie dHRo E5'aGo para poaer '"'
GER iegalmente zuS accmnes.
La Oil Fields corporation Of Me%co fae forrnada ror IA 'u?"'
Ge las sGs cclnpaIas pctrolc:4s sigmcltes: tompanla. .et:oNra
Guanajuatcnse, S. y ConpaN5a Fetrorra M!:SH"Fe5' >; A., 'oI HPl
lila Peroiera La GeLla Eel !"EGco, s. y. Tie TuN?am Standard q!
20 s A ire Great Western Ul Co. 5. \. y The Christmas OIL Co.
Todas elias aportaron 81, caprales ConstitutivoS y los mportantes
Iocs III poseian en- las dicreute& zCnas petroifer@s. eXpioradaS J
rcconociGas como suprcnas. Cuenta con 434o acres dc teIreNo para
h exploitation del petrUleo, estando repartdos como Sleue:
PANIICO: aa csta riquisiaa zona tene Ia compania ONCE LO-
7TS de tor,eno cue estan situados ccrca de famosos pozos de otraS
rTo oTias nue. cst.n produciendo grandes cantrdades de petrCleo, en-
.rr oTcs les mas notables son: La Corona. Los Choes, Chijoies, The
Nexican oil Company y La Iona, cuya production 'ar!ae n;Ee -0L0V
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Era una carta de Greco. FL her
mano de Cecilia habia c~scrito, desde
Barcelona; Ia carta llevaba sello es.
panOl.
Tomaso contaba 4 su hesmana, e
medic de que Sc habia Waldo para
despistar a Ia policia.
En- Cette habiasc puesto de a,
cUterdo con Pietro, el marido de 4,
quella, quien halo medic dc alistar..o
Il bordC dc la Sueranza, Ionde el
servia, con Ia cual lego a BARGE
Iona, quedindose ALI bajo pretexto
de que no lie convenia ell sueldo que
lie habian aSignado Y que no navega-
ba mas con el.
Anadia Tomaso, que va veria ell
medic de procurarse un pasaporte a
su nucvo nombre de Jose Napoli, pa
ia pasar en- seguida a Argelia, en-
dno de los vapores que hacen e. ser
vicio entire Barcelona y Mostaganem,
desde donde marcharia d~irectamente
a Bone.
Finalmente, indicaba a su hermana
lie e~scribiera al cabo de ounce dias
0 tres semanas, Z lista de Correos
de Bone, diciendole como habia de
dirigirla las cartas para que escapa-
sen q toda vigilancla.
Aquella carta tranquilizo por
completo 4 Cecilia sobre Ia suerte de
SUI :lermano, pues vic que este no
corria ninguu peligro, a menos que
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cometiera alguna fmprudencia.

cOfnctleTa aiSulI hH"hpTuueItcia.
e. pequelo Roberto marchaba a
las mil maravil!as. Ell Gambia dc
nutricion que habia sufrido al Pa
sar bruscamente de Ia nodriza al BIZ
boron, no lie hiZo sufrir 10 mas mini
mo. La gcnovesa Y 81 hija, sobre to-
do, Sc habian e~ntregadc por complete
al cuidado de aquel, no solo por con-
siderable como Ia causa de la felici-
dad que les habia ~alcanzado, sino
porque era tan Undo, tan hermoso,
que lie profesaban IN verdadero ca
rino.
81 su padre pudiera verlo,-de-
clan con frecuencia.
Y e~nganadas por ell criminal intri-
gante, compadecian 4 aquel hombre
que era torturado en- ST. amor, aquel
padre que no podia yer 4 ST. hijo.
Silvano Senas tenia va d2dGs or
denes al encargado de la exploitation
florestal del senor ~Speraudien en- Be-
ne, para que desde su llegada fuera
ocupado Jose Napoli, cuyo e.ogio ha-
cia, afirmando que seria de gran
uti,idad para Ia vigilancia de aquG-
la, Y fijando el mismo su sueldo, en-
cieato veinte frances mensuales.
Ell viaje del hermano de Cecilia
Sc verified sin ninguna dificultad.
Provisto de un pasaporte a su nue.
20 nombre, que un empleado del
Consulate de Barcelona lie procure,
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ANDEMONlUM

mONlO"
Rip-Rip puoii2o IN artleUlo' i U"'
colUmnas, commemorative de ia mu"
te del filibuster9 Benjamin WHICH,
iEs natural! Tara tai Aquiles' tai
Homero.
Los CONSTITUENCIES a~proo"F0n' Gu
una de las clausuiaS oe .i'",o 20
de n nueTa Carta, IA expulsion oe 'oS
extranjeros que Sc mezcIen en- Ia poll
.""S'"'o ">'"'" s
pic!
s.. COMO me" 81 o'Pdl"o" "as'[" -
dos los cue eSIu'''ro" Z" ,''
ds!a son @ente &"'m'h"OF' ~Pot Gro
.S'''' q" - n.nos
/ "r'. que - ~ q,
"'''''''o.' a
c"rTp- "'rt'"4'' ,,
l'.F"e ""S C~.aGa,
es''>'''O" -
49,,
mo Ioomos.
..Sa.i5, vcs,er,;na de la tardc en- Ell
o.r..;,rrorre"
y rneno d;cen l. no hay genie
10 ~ta1an.o entre los carrancistas!
:. :. -
p.nin um % dico = Ohreg6n a.
ba, opedado definirivamente termi-
..l.. 1os or,os 10 dafensa. que DO
mcn ., Dis,r;to Federal = cubicrto de
FREQ. todavia cxisten zapatistas?
:. :. :. -
l;so,rso mira 81 alcoho-
,isuo q, constituents Cayetano
' H.'",,3o t;io.
.rI aI.oho1;suo uos condpce "
,n;.a. d ord;+orio>
~ .on,o.
NJ a,nrbo,;smo conJuce...."
,.
f. o!Pol"0o NN''
l"% MAJ 'i"I.o lilo ID ono No
HH'"s s' onhrioao
my "H"' H'''' a;oa q
40 III IN" SOFA veg ) HD1 "
ounce de los l''ht"'!'eS
tiva contra eI a!coho''sNio' "P'
ayer.....
II orator Tue i'a'ha"o 81 "'"'' ;
Slse"uo Por a!EuhoS "'u"NoH'
="
Una traSe, cue Mas paTece ue
No!t2lre que de IiueIueio' S"''' u
los la2Io" &c este F''"'"'e "ei WIS
f:;oEeAte'
Nnea''2 P"'''"'-eA' "
tone cu"H"o sc "t'E"t q ~
ale con n mp" "t' "'''A!'o "o''"
Sho
Pcro hay que Yer que lruchuelo
10 Sc mordl" Ia cngua''''
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Fl diputaIO Slncrez, a hab!ar de
!" s"P'eS'"" w
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Era Ia ~Salvacion,
e. presidente no podria negarsc 4
esta mission conciliadora, que es I'm
deber para e..
Gracias Z clio, c! divorcio no ten
dria lugar, Seria abandonado el
pleito Y va!dria 4 Leroux 81 reha-
bilitacion ante sus jefes. Y ell mi
SCRABBLE sonreia con algeria criminal.
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Enormes gananclas
alcarzadas en- Com
panias Petroliferas

La Mexico Petroleum Company
obtuvo ell aio pr6Nimo pasado.
utilidad liquida &c nos MlLLONES
SETECIENTOS SETENTA Y UN
MIL DOSCIENTOS NEINTE PESOS,
Plata MeXicaEa.
$4,000 en- acciones de Ia "Winches-
ter Oil Company" Sc vendieron, + me-
ses despues de ser cOmpradas, en-
~SJ3.UUU.OU Jrn.
$4,000 de Ia 'Wincmilier Oil Co.
se yenIicrca cit G25, 10000 orc.
S25C.0G de Ia New York Co." han
pagldG MIL PESOS mcIsuales de d.
vidtla0.
Las acciones de Ia ~"iiuasteca Pc
troleum Co" c~otizadas ell Tampic" j
20 c%entavcs. valicron al POGO tempo
tresci1ntaS pesos. -.
Los a~nier;ores Gatos, los publ!ca-
no par;. quc Sc yea hasta doade eS
possible lleyar. cTando sc tIeHe Ia
sucrte de hacer n bdena inversion
en- nerocioS petroleros. Sc arrlesga
yocc y SC pueda Cbtener mucno.
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Y 10000 barr!les Gisrlos.
Tuxpam: en- tsta riQlisima
iona posee la ccnpaii!a NUE.
We LOTES &c terreno rode2-
dos de pozcs de enormc proGac
cion. siendo ell mas notable y de
fans mundial, el llamado &C.
RIO AZUL con IN rendimiento
diario de 2Gl,O00 barriles, cxis-
tie.do otros muy lmportaTtes
tamhiG;u: Potrcro del Llama. Ger
vantcs, Alazan Y Alamo dc TuN-
pam, cue producer de 3O,vuc Z
7O,G01 barriles diariamnnte.
TABASCO: Ell Gsta iona cue
rs 10 continuation de las artl-
climates de TuXpam y doAde
otras companies va han hecho
eyploraciones con GXito. IA com
paIia tiene UN LOTG dc ie-
rrcnC.
Ia compania tieae el 7ropo-
sito de d~esarrollar sus ncgocIos
en- el mas breve tempo y con
Ia mayor nficacia, para 10 cuai
ha resuelto que al inieiarse los
trabajos, SC tengar todOs los
elcrlentos necesarios para, sin
interruption alguna, llevar 4
cfecto II rerforac;6n simulta-
nea de UIEZ pesos, en- las re-
giones de PANUlC y TUN-
PAM, Veracruz, RepGbllca Ne
Xicana.
Las Oficiaas Generates de Ia
Compania radicar ell IA Ciudad
10 Ncviro y 7. RoDIi;jl,cl Me
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-19
Monday, March 10, 1917.

Voters Of the village OF Bennington
should remember the village meeting
and election tomorrow According to
precedent the business of the meet.
ing viii be transacted at one o'clock
and there are lot Of issues which
ought to be considered carefully. The
village is almost out of debt. but not
much progress has been made in
other directions and the demand is
coming up pretty strong for improve.
ment in the street department, the
fire DEPARTMENT and in the water and
sewer department If new houses are
to be built as so much needed, the
village must be ready TO extend water
pipes and sewers and also make some
provision for sidewalks and lights.
If Bennington is to advance Mt all we
must do something about streets.
Few of our streets are better than
they were ten years ago and some
are worse. The Banner believes that
before we can have a real system OF
street Improvement the surface water
should be provided for either by en-
larging the present sewers or adding
new ones to carry surface water.
Many streets are so situated that if
resurfaced they are often badly dam.
aged by surface water within a few
days because proper drainage is not
provided. The village fire department,
is behind other towns of this size
and has a right TO ask for motor driy-
On apparatus. There Isn't any Oh
lection probably. but some difference
Of epinien how to go about H. IL
these yanious needs are TO be proyid
cd for it is going to take money 10
ray tho Bills ana immadlately tie
question comes whether to pay as We |
so along or run into debt. in the op
inion Of The Banner VIC had best "a,
cur bills as We go along I'll comics
aard at the time, Bat 1t means they |
giil nave to be paid only once while
soing into debt means raging he 5ilsl
twice or more. The Old railroad debt.
II the town Of Bennington which is |
being refunded this year ought to
serve this town as horrible example
y how not to do business This old
isbt has already cost the town OF
Bennington over $350000 in Interest
I'D liiisatian and the principal is
.ot vet paid. In other words the
iabt of going into debt has cost Ben
lington more than third OF a mil
len dollars which might have been
aed for the good Of the town if our
Predecessors here had been willing to
az their Bills as they went along.
10 ought to learn from their blunder
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-19
HOURS OF LABOR.
Herd Work With No Time Limitations
the Road to Success.

the Road to Success.
1t seems to bc established on purely
physiological grounds that eight hours
Of hard work each day is about an the
average PERSONS systcm viii stand aud
maintain its normal efficiency This
conclusion has been reached after ex.
haustive ana protrac;ed scientific in.
vestlgation Without any regard what
socyer for legislative aspects and based
upon The measurements OF nervous aud
muscular exhaustion produced by
work.
This eight hour Limitation rule, IL
should he remembered. applies to the
average person But apparently no
persan has over risen above mediocrity
whose physical condition restricted
him to such a limited period OF work
as Que hour our of every three. 1T is
noteworthy fact" says a writer IN
Science "taat With The wo,l1's lead
crs tn Industry ia finance. IN profess
sional lie. the duration OF the daily
task IS wholly secondary TO It's accom-
plishment. They are limited by no
eig1t hour, ten hour Or twelve hour
considerations. This indicates why
such men become leaders Laborers
may learn valuable lesson from this
fact.
THE greedy employer who saps the
energies OF those who are the medium
By which ne gains his wealth is 70 be
condemned no more than Is the slack.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-19
knew L.eoal Traino.

a suhurhaulte Who has hemocsf
near tie railway was COMPLAINING % :.
FREUD about having some Of bis birds
Killed Us posing trains.
You should hang time table w IN
the henhoase, and then they could look
when the trains were booked to come
past, said the friend
Time table be hangedw said the
owner. They know well enough when
the ordinary trains VIII pass. When
I've had one killed it has always been
by special "-Chicago News.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-19
B. Careful With Pork.

1t is not safe TO est any forii a. por,.
IN the raw state, Including drie or
smoked sapsascs and ham. All PORK
used as food should tc cooi,ei thor-
oughly, as otherwise rhhnloss is like.
" 10 result Cooking Kills ihe minute
organisms which cause this deadly dis
ease aud makes thcm harmless when
subject 20 Il temperature 81 I'D de-
srees Fahrenheit or higher 10 he
safe, cook pork wen, until Il has lost
its red color through ali portions. Ex.
change.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-19
Nerve rest

Life Insurance. Try it. There is
more in it than you think. 6Sth year.
National Life ms. Co.. of VT (Mu-
tual) Earle S. Kinsley, General
Agent, Mead Building, Rutland, Vt
ADV.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-19
Average Of Wind.

Some builders OF windmills estimate
that wind sixteen miles an hour may
be expected for eight hours per day on
the average for every day in the year.
This does not mean that such a wind
can be relied upon every day in the
year. but TINT the average wind ali the
an hour for eight hours every day.
london Standard.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-19

The Mother Oh. dcarl Fighting
again. Charlie? such a terrible black
eye! IL only you'd follow the lead Of
the minister's little boy Tho Hope
full did try 10 follow his lend. but he
led again with his left and that's how
he bili'ed me. Puck
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-19
f4ow's Thiae

We offer One Hundred Doiiars
Reward Tor any case of CatarrS
that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure.
+. J. CHENEY & co, Toledo, .
We the undersigned. have known r
Cheney Cor the last Is yenrs. aud believe
him perfectly honorable in nj business
transactions ard financially cEi 20 carr,
ont any OBLIGATIONS made bY his iirn.
NATIONAL BANK OF CONiMDRCE,
YOiedo, {
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally
lct,ng directly upon tie blood ana Tnp
'ous surfaces ~ the system. pcstsmonial
sent free. Price IS cents Ter bottle. SOL
by all Druggists.
Take Eialr5 Family Piia COR constipation
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-19
Absurd.

My husband has the quecrest ideas
nf economy.
"ludeelr
Wig he actually seems 70 have m
idea that could save money by stay
NJ away from bargain sales.'-New
York American
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-03-22

Repeatedly in the interval which had
elapsed since she had hidden him good
by the latter had told himself that she
would not write but the repetition had
been unconyincing. He knew that now
Barbara did not write again, and in
this at least the man who loved her
anticipated her correctly. The letters.
however which Garrett Devereau re-
ceived each day from Miriam-bulky.
extra postage epiStleS-brought OFTEN
news of her. And these fragments
Garry, knowing without being told for
whom they were meant, duly deliver
ed to Steve, in weekly or fortnightly
inStallmentS, whenever the latter's du-
ties brought him to Morrison, for Gar
~ and Fat Joe, who had been trans
ferred to the lower end Of the work.
along with the bulk Of the up river
force. had noticed that difference too.
Miriam says for me to keep my feet
dry this cold weather." he'd tell the
other man laughingly. land Barbara
sends her regards to all of us and
hopes that we are making sIHndid
Roadway" Or again: "Barbara'S look
ing little pale, Miriam writes. She
says 's-er-trying to do altogether
too much for her endurance"
Whatever the bit of news was Garry
passed it Oh religiouSly little guiltily
sometimes. because of his own great
happiness Once he had failed signally
to read behind his friends moody ST
lences. His surmise concerning the
reason for Steve's changed bearing
was not so wide Of the mark this time.
Often within himself Garry's wrath
seethed hot, but he was no longer as
ready as he had once been with verbal,
cynical criticism. Only to Fat Joe
did he dare pour out his soul with that
vivid incisiveness which always held
Joe spellbound.
Hes eating his heart out over her, -
he'd explode, cover a girl who is prov
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-03-22
ONE MATCH FOR THREE
CIGARETTES, DEATH SIGN

LOndon.-With every month of the
great war new superStitiOns are con-
tinually finding origin among the rank
and file of the British soldiery. These
superstitions are speedily introduced
into civil life and London is rapidly
becoming one of the most superstitiOus
cities in the world.
The chaps from the trenches say that
the lighting Of three cigarettes with
one match means the speedy death OF
one, if not all three of the group, and
they will cite you q hundred and one
instances to prove their contention.
They will tell you of an instance last
fall near st. Eloi A group of men
was billeted in q house far back from
the battle line. There had not been q
shot or shell dropped in the villages
for several weeks.
A new recruit, just over from
'Blighty," as they call England or
home, had passed a box Of cigarettes
among his new found friends. He
struck match and before any in the
group had realized it three cigarettes
had been lighted. When it suddenly
dawned on the group what had occur
red there was deep silence.
"Too bad. old chap" finally remark
ed Tommy to the newcomer, "but it
means lights out for you, if not the
three Of u.s.
The offender tried to laugh his fears
away, but he couldn't. Two hours
later the first shell in weeks struck
the billet, and when the Tommies had
extricated themselves from the ruin
they found that all but the newcomer
from "Blighty" were safe. The lighter
Of the three cigarettes with the one
match had been instantly killed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-03-22

his coat, though the watcher was too
far away to see that. But he knew
that Big Louie had been crying, knew
that Shayne had smiled. 1t was the
second time that Shayne had smiled
that evening-his second bad mistake.
Long after they had disappeared into
the north toward the Reserve COM
pany's camps Steve wondered that it
had not cost him his life.
Miss Sarah's note which had been al
most a week on the way was very
primly correct, but the inevitable post
script which underran it sounded a
more intimate note.
1--WE are not excessively formal as q
rule, Stephen" she wrote, $50 a din
ner jacket will be adequate. AS am
expecting two other guests besides
your friends, Mr.. Morgan and Garrett
Devereau. l must ask you to let no
business matters interfere with your
promptness."
Steve dared not let himself wonder
who those other guests would prove to
be. Miriam Burrell, he knew, had al
ready written Garry that this was tR
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-03-22

quite a few charming brides walk to
the altar and wondered if that wasn't
their sentiment too"
She chose to be suddenly vexed with
him.
81 do not like such humor, and Of
course you are Joking. | have heard
Garrett Devereau talk in just such a
strain too often to be amused by it,
And if you mean
eff l meant it | was crying the baby
stated the man coldly, and Miss Sarah
knew that he was rebuking himself.
II could care for such a girl-yes. But
l doubt if would marry a woman who
had even the smallest doubt. There
are too many sharp places to be
smoothed over without CHANGING that
tragedy of discomfort, IS merely habit
that's to blame again, that's all. He
cast about for parallel. "One does
not miss sugar so very much from a
meal until he knows he can't have it.
And then--well. Miss Sarah, | have
many times talked peevishly, for a
had"
1--WE are talking of women. What
about salt?" she inquired quickly.
"That is very Indispensable too
but
"Of the two which do you always
take care shall not be missing from
your pack whenever you turn into the
woods"
Il see where you are heading, but
Il do not like dissemblance. Stephen"
she warned You know without the
salt Of love the sugar of life can grow
sickeningly cloying."
He did not win his argument, but
defeat gave him far more happiness
than could have come from victory
Leaving her that night, he closed his
hand over her delicate fingers in a
clasp which left her smiling in wonder
after he had gone She watched horse
and rider disappear into the whitenes>
of the new winter till both were lest
to her sight.
BLESS the boy she murmured then
Bless the boy" And to Caleb. her
brother, vlen he came stamping in:
Il surely must take hand with these
children. They have been left to thoi'
own devices long enough"
Caleb HAD recovered his good natuTed
view Of the whole affair: he was given
to grinning those days at her dutter-
ings. On more than one occasion he
told her none too hatteringly that she
made him think of an oficiOus hen
with a brood which a high rate of