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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-06-12
Nellie S Ordeal
By GEORGE ELMER COBB
tcopyrisht. 1918. western Newspaper Union.

SubmiSSivcly.
Our duty to our country deserves
every sacrifice in our power" contin.
ucd the carnest-eyed patriot. "Wheat-
less, mcatlcSs, and all the other set
days of wise and prudent government
shall be strictly observed"
Il shall be only too glad to practice
all sclf-denial required" declared
Nellie.
"Furthcr than that" resumed Miss
Tnbitha Todd, "wc must cconomizc for
investment in Liberty bonds and war
stamps. You must devote all your
time 10 extra study, so YOU can surely
pass examination for Schooltca cher
next term. We must save on lights
and fuel. We can 20 20 bed earlier.
We must do without company"
"Oh, Auntie," demonstrated Nellie,
almost pitcously.
Yes indeed" insiSlcd Miss Todd.
Better spend your time in Knitting for
our heroes in camp, than entertaining
young men who have no serious intcn.
tionS. You understand me, NCllir?"
only too well Nellie thought Of the
pleasant evenings spent with cotcric
OF her young girl friends. and young
mon. too. and one in particular Marvin
Booth, who lived ten miles away
Miss Todd announced her new form
ul;, publicly. She had been as moth.
CT to Nellie, ANA the latter did not re-
bel al the severe restrictions which led
to lonely, tircSomc evenings. When
"Wednesday came Miss Todd went to
the door rs there came ring. She
bad sent Nellie upstairs She alone
faced The Shy-fnccd but ardent Marvin
Booth.
MY niece is assisting me in some
necessary knitting" she announced,
'and you must excuse her" and the
young man walked away with de-
jcctod look upon his face, and Nellie,
wat ching his departure, cried rs if her
dear little heart would break
Nimrod, the faithful canine protector
of the family came in for his share in
the food conservation program. Ev-
cry meatlcSS day Nimrud was given
bread scraps, cold porridgc ana milk
lie looked puzzled ut the absence Of
his accustomed bono. The second
mratlcSS day he seemed to do some
thinking. Nellie. gloomy ana diSpirit-
cd as she was. had to laugh outright
;S she SAW him save one bone, carry
1t to Il snug fence corner AMI proceed
to bury it, providing Il reserve for the
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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-06-12
To Cure a Cold in One Day.

Take LAXATIVE: i.NONO Cuinite. IT stops the
Cough aud leaC;lne and wCIhs az the Cold
Druggists refund money If il irnS to cure
4. W GROVES signature Cn each box. SOC
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-13
TO MY SWEETHEART SOLDIER
EUery Girl Has Sweetheart-So Every Girl Should Read
Wonderful MssiUes to "SomeWhere in France''

little grave! At night the soft
winds sigh, and over all, that holy
radiance forever shines. When my
baby went, l passed down once
more into the dark valley. 1t
seemed to be my prayer that l
might die, too-and clasping baby
in my arms, we might find you
in the battlefield, and be with you
in spirit evermore. But God
knew best. He made me to lie
down in green pastures. He led
me beside still waters. He restored
my soul! Soon l shall take up my
tasks again-your soldier wife
once more, your Little General"
Beloved your know how MY
mother loves me, you have expert
enced all your life the love Of
YOUR mother! have told you
how Frederick loves her child
knowing all this and summing it
I'D together, can you understand
how | loved my little son, my JUS
tin Edwards? There is something
nv father used to say in times OF
trouble. The words come back
to me now, as though his tender
voice was speaking to my heart.
May God bless to US the bearing
of this cross"
AS l look at the face of Christ
tonight, through streaming tears.
/ seem to see my baby in His
bosom, and the gentle eyes look
down, and 1 hear Him say, 81
will gather the lambs in my arms,
and carry them in my bosom.
Little lamb-so sweet, so precious,
given to me for so short a time,
maybe you are safer now, and
happier in those loving arms!
Good night, my dear dsar husband.
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My Own Husband

Ny Own Husband
During these weeks when our
mothers have written you for me,
have not permitted them to tell
you of our baby's death. 1t seemed
as if the sad message should be
mine to give, but, oh! heart Of
mine, how can l find words to tell
you! If by dying | could have laid
my baby in your arms, how gladly
wouldshaVe given up my life. Be-
loved, how can | comfort you-I,
who need comfort from the bot
tom of my soul. There are no
words with which to soften this
blow-no way in the world in
which / can make up to you for
the loss of your little son! Be-
loved, is it possible that l could
have loved him too dearly--longed
for him too much? Is it possible
that in this worldwide woe it was
not right for me to have such joy?
No, ! will not believe tn t! God
never permits us to suffer wanton-
ly. In His wise plan, there is al
ways loving reason. with CROP
ing, aching hearts, l seai,ch for it,
and finding it must be content. For
two weeks my little son lay upon
my breast! There is something
almost fateful in that thought
for two weeks | was your own,
in sweet companionshipt For two
weeks my little son lay upon my
breast! knew from tho very first
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-13
Puss in Boots Jr.
A PLEASING GOODNIGHT SERIES

he folded his great golden wings
close to his sides and began his
story.
Once upon Q time q young man
tried to ride up to the country 81
the Gods on my back, but the king
OF that starry land sent . great
horseny to sting me. and then re-
fused to ~ further. 80. remember.
little Puss Junior. never Try to urge
me to carry you into that far
country"
And then Pegasus went over to
. great rock and kicked II with his
golden heels. and. all OF . sud
den. . stream of water gushsd out
and he qpenched Ills thirst. and
after that he came back and stood
by Puss Junior. who was so sur
prised At what he had heard and
seen that he could say nothing
And after . little while. the
great winged horse said: Come
little pussy, climb on my back and
We will 20 for q ride through the
air" 80 on they went. as fast AZ
. comet and by and by they saw .
man Ehearing . ram whose neses
was Of gold 30 the winged horse
new down and Puss got on his back
and went up TO the man.
And just then he finished ana
took the beautiful golden fleece and
walked away. And when he came
to . grove Of trees nearby he puN
Il In . strong box and told the
dragon who lived In the grove to
keep watch over IL Now this dragon
never slept He never closed his
eyes. and 30 Of course he was .
wondarful Waterman And In the
next story I'll tell you how q ycuns
man named Captain Jason took tie
golden fleece away from that terra.
BILE dragon"
Copyright. 1913. DAVID c@a
To Bs Csatinus6
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-13
By David Cory.

ME day ~ Puss was travelling
along he cav . wonderful
~ horse With great wings On
either side Of his back. 30 Puss
stopped and called out Whoa
there, you big Bird Horse" And
them PeE-a-sua for that Wa his
NAM. came over 20 Puss and said
-what do you wish. little travel
lerr'
IL have never ridden on . winged
.,..d. Won't you take me en- your
backr'
Not unless you have . golden
Aridl..- said the beautiful winged
horsa. and he nAppsd his great
wings and paved the earth with his
golden hoofs.
Dear me-" thought Puss. and he
looked around to md the bride
Of gold, but of course It was ne
where In sight And then all Of .
sudden = lovely lady walked up and
handed Puss the golden bride
Here Il n. little eat" she said.
Put It on your horse and ride
away" So Puss aid as he was told.
and then mounting tho wonderful
animal. new away on his back
through the blue heavens and BY
and BY they came to the top Of 4
high mountain where Pegasus had
his stable.
"sIt down. little eat. and TIL tell
you \ story about myself" 30 Puss
sat down. and after the winged
horse had given him q saucer Of
milk ana had eaten . avsTt a sAtA
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-13
Titled English AUiatrir on Unique Errdnd
Countess of Droqheda VIII Her Aircraft Exhibition Here to
Raise Funds for Var Charities.

tated soldiers. paying particular at
tention to those Of the aviation SER
: vice, II = -
Her, INTEREST In aviation Is more
than. general. for she 10 q skilled
ayiatries herself and was one of the
ardent pupils OF Gfahar4e-whits.
from whom she .ccS her nrst les
sons In. flying. ~ - .-i 80.
Since that time she. IL credited
with flights across the Channel to
France and from ireland to England.
Lady Drogheda. is the wife Of the
tenth Earl OF Drogheda, whose
grand old Acastle Moore" IL one Of
the landmarks in County Louth.
where the Earl owns so.eoo acres.
The Countess Is fine golf player,
an expert horsewoman and the
mother of two children. Viscount
Moore and little Lady Patricia
Moore: She r. known as q beauty
and . charming hostesA -
At present her beautiful Irish
home In being used a. hospital
supply depot
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-13

arm, or on my breast-so still, so
sweet-opening now and then his
eyes of blue. Beloved, he was like
you! His brow was low and
broad, his soft hair curled! And
when his hour came, just like the
passing of a breath, he went back
to His Fathers house. They COW
cred his little body with violets,
and like the whitest one of all,
his little face lay among the flow
ers. Now he sleeps ACROSS the
way in the poppy field of God,
where the face of Christ looks
down upon him always in tender
low. The SUNLIGHT falls rnNr he
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-13

~oMINo - this country on
'runtqus srrand. the Countess
~ of DroEhsds hopes to do as
much TO populariIs interest In avi-
alton here as she has done in Eng.
land
Only recently she furnished the
means Of attracting tens OF thou
sands OF visitors BY holding an air.
craft exhibition in London And It
was tho great success demonstrated
by this. exhibition that gave its
titled sponsor the idea that Ameri-
cans would be As deeply interested
in such a display A. their English
cousina
So. II all goes we'll. Lady Dro-
Eheda will be able to duplicate here
her success, In England All told.
she has collected $4,000 for her
war charities.
Since the beginning OF the war.
when the Zeppelins bombed London
Lady Drogheda has been working
hard TO aid wounded and incapaci-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-13
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

he could not stay-bone Of my
bone, and flesh of my fiesh-yet
l felt he was not mine. His little
face had the wise sweet look the
angels wear. and his eyes opened
with wondrous blue upon a world
he did not understand. l knew he
was not mine! For just little
span of time, God gave him to me!
Never was a baby like him. So
the doctor said! So wise, so sweet,
so divipely fair-my little son, my
Justin Edwards. He never cried
not from the moment he was
born. He lay in the hollow of my
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-13
Poor Mans
Barley Pudding.
I,7o6 Total CaIorieS,
I75 Protein Galleries.

-Four cupfuls milk, y cupful
barley. Ia cupful honey. u tea
spoonful salt, y tsaspoonful DIN
namon. / tablespoonful fat
Wash barley. mix Ingredients, and
pour into buttsred pudding dish:
bake three hours In very slow oven.
stirring three times during hrst
hour of baking TO prevent barley
from settling. The barley may
first be covered with the milk and
allowed to stand one hour or longer
to partially soften. II this IL dsAa
LAS Askiss may be PsauirsG
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-13
All Star Recipes
REPRINTED FROM GOOD HOUSEKEEPING Mac
Alabama Biscuit.
1890 Total Galleries.
I3s Protein Galleries.

Two and ons-quartsr cupfuls
bread -four. Ia teaspoonful soda.
teaspoonful salt y cupful sour
milk. u tsGspoonful baking powder
IN tsblsspoonfuls shortening.
Sift nour. soda salt and baking.
powder together. put IN shortening
and add milk. handling as little as
possible. Roll out lightly on Toured
board to Is inch thickness. out.
brush tops with melted butter and
fold over as for Parker House rolls.
Place in q pan % they do not touch,
and make iD = auick oven nftssn
mlnutsA
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-13
The Wolves of New York
A STORY OF LOVE AND MYSTERY
Frustrated By Murder of Her Maid,
Esther Determines to Reveal
Her Troubles to Hooking
Synopsis Of Preceding Chapters

Synopsis Of Preceding ChapterS
Esther vasseu Il induced to marry for
large sum OF money. An she knows o.
her husband Is that be u convict ano
place In q ruined church. On her return
she andE her sister and uncle murdered,
the latter leaving her sole heir to large
fortune. He disinheritSd his nephew Guy
Hooking.
Twesdiedee, Guys gambler-friend. e
murdered In his box At q u1Asquerade ball:
On the sane night Esther discovers that
Guy IL married and the strange woman
who Gttsnded her marriage ceremony F"
Esther Sea to Relm Court, the estate
left By her uncle. She mSets MIS- BOT
radals and her son. young Lord Bora
dale. They Immediately fan In love ,,
Guy continues TO follow his old IRE.
His s'friends'' frame up on Guy ana get
him % aign q mysterious paper mortgAg-
ing TIE estate which Is TO be his m case
Of Esthsr's death Esther IL marked Tor
death
An attsmpt n made On Der life as she
and BoEradals at on her verandA, put
luckily BorTadale q At hand and ne
KNOCKS the assassin out but II badly In
ESther Eoss to New York to see II either
the lawyer or Lillian VIII help her clear
IN the mystery. She meets Lillian al IL
o'clock At night IN the old ruined church.
Lillian sppears In trance, She leeos
Esther into the B0rTadAls tomb and leaves
her TO die. Esther searches in vain Tor
some escape. she stumbles into recess
IN the wall and discovers the Lody oil her
mysterious husband
The following morning she Is released
by Lillian who is unable 70 explain her
action In enticing Esther into the vault
Esther tells her OF all that has happened
and when she concludes she IL told by
LIlltan that she q not yet free TO marry
and warns bar Of the danger.
Esther returns to Helm Court Omit
ting the details Of her experience she
teIisl Harold that she VA become MS
wife
Mary, Esther's, maid. goes to New York
vearfnE EsthsPS clothes- She Is mis-
taken for the latter and Is wayiaid ana
killed. She wires Esther asking her TO
come see her before she dies Estner
returns to New York arriving just be-
fore The girl dies
Read Right On in Today's
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-13
By Virginia Terhune Van
de Water.
CHAPTER xxx.

SnHT En- NNbN-
cspzrisht. 1913. Star Company.
"HE second act Of the play was
over. II was an amusing farce
and four Of the party in the
right stage box had laughed heart
ily.
Cynthia had forced herself to
smile when she saw that . smile
was expected Of her. But she felt
out Of her element IN this piacs ana
amid such gay surroundings let.
a. she knew well. sns had to make
the break somstims. and this sven-
ing she had taken the longest step
she had yet attempted on the road
planned for her By her relatives
Gerald Stewart too. seemed lees
responsive 10 the sp-rit OF the oe-
casion than might nave been sx-
psetsd. when the curtain went
down after the second act Dora
rallied him for his soismnity.
why don't you taught" she de-
mandsd- Don't you think the play
II funnyT"
He smiled down into her upliftsd
syea Il think it's very amusing
he replied. Didn't laugh suf-
ncientlyr'
NO. and neither aid Cynthia"
she accused. did you. cynr-,
Cynthia was talking to her uncle
ana turned at the sound Of her
name.
did I do whatr- she euerisd-
well. you 'didn'tr DoAr sx-
claimed. $50 what's the sbed of
asl.ngr'
she was silent for . 5homsnt
locking musingly from Gerald to
Cynthia Then she spoke. suddenly.
-cyn. ala you thank Sithsr Of the
boys for your nowsrs-I mean. for
the lovely pink roses you got the
night Of your aooidsntr-
The question produced . marked
effect on several, members Of the
group.
Cynthia. flushed crimson, Mra
LIvinEstons glanced significantly At
Gerald Stewart. while Gerald him
self looked from Dora 90 Cynthia
and back again Milton appeared to
b. suddenly absorbed In reading his
programme
DID ysu. cynT~ Dora repeated
why-no.- Cynthia said. con-
fussdly. 'You knov-with . little
lauEh-T was not sure whs sent
the flowers. There was ne card
with them, you knew.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-13
The Four of Hearts
A SERIAL OF YOUTH AND LOVE
Milton Tries to Console Cynthia
During the Progress of
the Play.

question had placed her eousiA
spared her the necessity OF reply.
The flowers were sent to Gym
she said in . decided manner. $50
I had no business to ask what
ala. II 10 her own business and
none Of nina. or anyonss elsa vhe
they came from"
whom thsy came from. Dora
dear" her mother corrected.
well. whom they came from
thenf They were sent to her. net
to us."
Cynthia spoke . little trsmu-
Iously. II am grateful to the per-
son who seat them she said WITH
the shadow Of smila They we're
levsly rosss"
A eocpis Of men. friends Of DorA'4
recognizing the LivinEstons party,
entered the box a. this juncturs,
and further comment was inpossi-
BILE. When the men had been intro
ducsd TO cynthla. had ehAttsd .
few minutes and taken their de-
parfure, the curtain rose on the
third act Of the comedy. and Gym
thIa leaned back with sigh Of re-
lief. The strain would soon Be
over.
But when the play vas ended.
Gerald steward made . proposal
to which the others agreed prompt
ly. Il was that they all repair 70
the Aston for something to eat be-
fore going home Cynthia inward
ly shrinking from the ordeal. was
learning her lesson to well 70 SPEAK
. dissenting word
As the party crossed the side
walk to get into the car. she found
herself nilotsd through the crowd
By Milten Van SRun- His hand
held her elbow. Right IN trent,
Gerald Stewart was moving aleno
slowly with DerA
Milton Is Sympathetic.
DO you mind going 10 tn A.
tor, c~athia- Milton asked In Q
Low tone, IF I had had any d.
how hard Il would be for you this
evening would never have sug.
Esstsd the party
A sense Of computation and 80
appreciation Of her seeming b.
gratitude seized, the girl
1T was lovely % you = gst ~
the arEirr' she exclaimed please
don't talk like that. Milton. I An
enjoying II, really a. ~
TIE mass Of people pressing for
ward toward automobIlss ana cAbs
sursed against them and they were
forced to pause for . second
Little fibbsrFs Milton murmure6
~You know that this evening has
net been unaIloysd pleasure fog
you. Do you suppose have not
watched your
Then don't watch msr' she
pleaded. softly. PLEASE don't-foP
you may read my face vrongiy.-
Il would not cause you discom-
fort for the world" he assured her.
That IL true. Cynthia. Do You be-
lisvs ItT'
She nodded. You do not cause
me discomfort" she answered.
And you were not distressed By
the flowers were your he urged
Il mean. you do not vish the roses
had not been ssntf.
II do not wish Just that" she said.
But do wish that I had been sure
Just who sent them. for then could
before this haVe--
His sudden pressure on her arm
warned her to say 70 more Look
ing mp she sau tai Mrs.. Living
stone had moved within sAF-shet
and was listening for the rsmainedP
OF her sentence.
To Ne Continued.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-13
An Awkward Situation.

Mrs. Livingstone laughsd-an ar
titici.l sound that vas not nirtA-
full
''dirls nowadays are 20 WILL
fully dunr' she exclaimed Gym
thia knows perfectly we'll vhs seat
those roses"
cynthia caught her breath and
Milton EIanSsd up, quickly.
we'll he Intercepted who
ala send them. Mrs. Livingstonsf-
The r,atron smiled knowingly.
You viii have to ask Cynthia she
parted
Dora, suddenly oontrits at the
position IN which her impulsivs
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-13
This Day Il, History.

THIS Is the anniversary Of the declaration OF ban BY
the sovereigns Of Europe in 1915, against Napoleon
This action preceded the Battle Of Waterloo by three
months and marked the beginning of the end Of Bona
parties domination In continental politics.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-13
ADvICETOTHE
LOVELORN
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX
You Were Generous.

-
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX: i.
am nineteen and friendly
with q man three years my senior.
On his birthday i gave him with
the knowledge Of my parents) .
present Did / do wrong in CIV
ing him this little gift. q pair OF
gold cuff buttons? n A.
DON'T worry about your own gen
erosity In the matter Of .
Birthday gift A boy Of One feel
ings cannot help appreeiating the
fact that yeu gave without cslcuIat-
ing whether you were in his debt or
not. What you did was free from
any msrcsnary spirit and surely
cannot be considered forward or bold
in the light OF the question you
were asked and the honest answer
you made. / have an idea that the
young man 10 rather seriously in
terested In you but that he agrees
with your own sensible attitude and
recognizes the wisdom Of letting
time prove the seriousness OF the
attachment between you. Just 90
on as you have done before There
is no need for self consciousness or
regret
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-13
Mars Now 60 900, 900 Miles Away.

MARS is in opposition to the sum- or In Its best phase
M for observation from the earth II is not however,
what astronomers call favorable opposition, because
occurs when Mars in the most distant part of its orbit
at midnight. It is about 6O,OOoOOO miles away.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-13

Grimstead Is a Scoundrel.
ct beg your pardon, Esther" Guy
laughed awkwardly. I'm forgetting
my company manners. meant all
the bad characters. Well, I'm con-
WINGED that there's one OF these
friends of yours who will talk il
Swan puts the screws on. and then
Il won't be necessary for him to go
to AdderIey or do anything OF that
sort"
which one do you mean?"
Continued Tomorrow
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