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pres vase. Budete behat k uofa
du, a jen ably Sc vsechno dobre
pro vas vymeT4lo vypocitalo."
"Jeste Sc to nestavi!" odse-
kla Sehnalka stavela hrnce
ra plotnu. Ne, nehne Sc ia ba-
ba +! Jiste ma "a lubem Chun-
daru!
"Taky vam vitr utrhl kus
kobky" mad lomenici, jestli
Jste 81 vsimla -" upozornova-
la Rimbabka.
Sehnalka neodpovidala. Spa
fla otruby a mocnymi udery
'sekaku'' drtila ocezene bram-
bory.
"A jeste neco, kmotra!" ma
| jodnou Sc osmelila baba. "No,
'ozmyslela jste Sc p" tia a
hodne nesmele Sc ptala.
Sehna!ka opre,a "sekak" O
kamna a ostre sc zadivala ma
Rimbabku. "a co jsem 81 mela
rozmyslet?"
Baba okolickovaia: "No, pre-
&c, kmotra, jsme tom uz mlu-
Willy -"
20 cem?" zkratka a pichla-
We dorazela Sehnalka.
"Co pax, kmotra, takhle zI-
stanets do smrti? Vzdyt by
vam nemel kdo ami v posledni
hodine poslouzit -"
Sehnalka vybuchla: "A to
rlyslite, Rimbabko, re by mne
mel snad Chundera poslou-
zit?"
"No, no." krotila diplomati-
cky baba, "snad nekdo jiny,
snad treba Chundera - Pan
bGh sam to rozhodne ="
"Tak to, Rimbabko, nechte
Panubohu a neplette Sc do to-
hot" uz hnevive kazala Sc.
hnalka.
"Vzdyt ten Chundera neni
zly clovek =" zkouSela jeSt6
jednou baba zprostredkovatel.
ka.
"Tak 81 no RimbabkO vemte
sama ably vam V posledni hodi
ne poslouzil! !" - odSekla velmi
rozhodne.
"Je to pomysl je to pomysl!' y
brebtala rozpacite babka. "Ja
to pro vas dobre myslim ="
ia pro vas takyl" Zas tax
ostre vyjela Sehnalka a pfisne
dodavala: "a uz jsem rekla
vicekrat mi sem tim opilym
Chunderou nelezte! Jadno slo-
vo jako padesat!'
"Neni vami kmotra, kale-
no pojednani -, mrzela sc
il mbabka.
"Neni!" razne znela odpo-
ved'."
"Tak zas pujdu -, hlasila
skleslym hlasem baba, "ale je
20 skoda, povldam, je to sko-
Ga ="
Il nani!" utesovala Sehnal-
ka babku. "Vzdyt ieste Chun-
deru odbydete! a pojd'te, dam
vam trochu krupek," vybizela
"Zaplat Panbuh, ale vase
svoleni bylo by mi milejsi -
zasteskla.
Sehnalka sla do komory q
pl'inesla vrchovatou misku kru.
pek. Valmi 81 oddechla, kdyz
Kimbabka kulhala po zaspi. He
mem bezela k vratkum, duklad'
re zavrela a jeste je podeprela
sochorem. l domovn! dvere da'
Ia ma pet.ici.
Je to hruza! CO 81 to svet Ia
'Sehnalku vzpomnel? Co pax JIG
III jeGlnou vdovou? co pax by
nestala "a neco lepsiho, nez Je
Chundera?
Marianne sc hnevala.
Jak nerada mrzute odbyls
81 hospodarstvl, vytahla z trol
! hv hrnak ,,Opram. MALTA O(
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deji Sc mu vyhne. Ami mrtvym
media pokoje! A takovy nerejda
ted il, Sehnalku, uvadi do lid
skych hub a beztoho Sc uz pow
da, re by Sc neopovazil, kdyby
sama nechtela. z kuze by zlosti
vyletela!
Cvakla petlice a We dverich
Sc objevi!a pf,ihrbla Rimbabka.
"Panbuh dobre predpoled-
MI" zasladle pozdravovala a
honem Sc omlouvala: "To ia ne
k obedu, kmotra, to ia jen tax
na skok. Mate, kmotra, Skvor-
covy husy We skode. Abyste 81
je tedy sla vyhnat."
Sehnalka ,jak Rimbabku u
videla, hodne Sc zaskaredila,
ale ty husy il vyrazily zbrah.
Pomalu vstavala a studene u
krajova!a: "Vitam vas deku-
lju = je to trapeni Sc sakulen-
skou druh Ell! w jsem je rano
vyhanela, ale Skvorcka jake
by svedomi nemela."
"V nejlepsim zite je mate,
kmotra Kakraholtsky to zplou
hail! Abych vam tn u plotny
postala, ne?" nabizela Sc!
81, sbehnu tam a hned jsem
zpatky," cedila Sehnalka ne
pfijemnym hlasem.
Gale jaka pax rec zdrzova
nil" repetila honem Rimbabka.
"Jen, kmotra bette, ia tn pobu
du. Je jich cely houf = -nez to
vyzenete, vyhaslo by v plot
me-"
Sehnalka poopravila 81 satek
ma hlave, prevazala pevneji "a
teru a nerada ale svolovala !:
'Hned jsem zas tady -"
"Nekdo by mohl vlezt do SEX
n:ce," horlive vykladala Rim
habka, "chodi takovych div
nych lidi - ami ae nenadejes
a zlodejstvo je provedeno. ia
ko nedavno tamhle u Zkru-
|b1 :"
TO uz Rimbabka vykladala
pro sebe a jak Sc k oknu ohle-
dla, videla Sehnalku hnat Sc S
prutem k Zitu u leslka.
Pohodlne uvelebila sc ma Pa
rizku u plotny a ami il nenapa-
clio hledet 81 vareni. Meia pl-
lnou hlavu velkeho zameru a
kluboee premySlela jak by vse
Lejlepe provedla ably Sehnalku
nepoplasila.
Jak ma Zarobni uslySela kro
ky, vytrhla Sc premysleni a
IhCnem cpala rOSti do kamen.
Sehnalka pribehla uricena,
brunatna. Oci il zlosti jen kmi-
tally. "Je to lidska n3svedomi-
tost! Rok Sc clovek ma policku
Gre a poti, a ted, kdyz uz je to
zapodobale, splundruje to CHI
nerad!" vztekala Sc. "NO, de-
kuju vam kmotra, re jste 81
vsimla - snad by to byly vse-
CHINO splouhaiy ="
"Je to ma samotnou zenskou
yelke zanaprazdneni,' usuzo-
vala Opatrne Rimbabka, "aDy-
iste Sc kmotra, zrovna roztrhala
--- vsude miti oGl - vsude do
kouknout -"
81, co pax to-" zakysle rekla
lSehnalka. "VSechno Sc zastane
a poridi, jen kdyby CHI lide
n,e.i uznani a neSkodili."
"Prosim vas, kmotra, ii to
rave vedi, re jste sama, u ne
v;ta starosti, kde vam hlava sto
j a akorat ma to hresi!"
Sehnalka jakoby tusila, kan
fimbabciny reci .smeruJl. Ia
skebila Sc, zkuslia hrnci
,rambory a dyz do dvou DO tri
ruz mckee vkluzl, zlobila sc v
duchu, ze prece Jen tn Rimbab
ku cert prinesl. Ocedila BRAN
Lorxy do Skppkl, = pran1VSl O la
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PkECE Sc VDALA.
Napsal J. Jahoda.

maria, je to opovazlivost! Je
to dotera doterna!
W asi po desate vzkazala,
ably dal pokoj, ably nepokousel,
re je vse marne, ze by spis do
rybnika skocila, nez uvazat 81
ma kirk takoveho partyku opiie-
no! Ale Chudera posle 81 Ease
pro slovo!
Vsechno il zlosti z rukou pa
Galo. Bodejt, zkusila malo s ne
boztikem Sehnalem! Pred sva-
thou dolizal jak medovy, ma ko
lena pred nj padal, rozplyval
Sc jako cukrlatko, ale sotva by
Ii spolu dive, tri leta. uz rozva-
zoval. A naposled ,yvadel ja-
ko povzteklenec! Panecku, Sc
hnalka mela zkusenosti a nele-
ze 81 jen tax hned do noveho
trapeni!
Ma!em, re rozcilenim byla
by zapomnela ma zatop. Tahlo
ma jedenactou, Boze, a ona NE
ma vrele vody ma spareni o.
trub! ''Sivka" tenhle tyden bu-
de miti telatko a neda-li Sc k
''vymnani" splace dojacka.
Jak plamen suchych sne-
itch zabublal a zahucel, Sch
nalka podrazdene hodila Sc do
celia. Vzdyt je ptotna prazdna,
jedineho hrnce nepristavila! Je
uz naprosto pop!etena tim
Chunderovym uhanenim!
Honem MALTA z putynky vo-
dy do kamnovce, postavf la hr-
nee bramboru a do hlinene
trouby dala prihrat hrnek 90
CRU" cd rama.
Posadila Sc ma parizek k plo
the a jak rosti dohorelo, prikla
dala otypecky pfemys,ela.
Bodejt, bodejt! Tohle by sc
Chunderovi hodilo! Je tn pre-
ce chalupa, cista jako sklo, pek
ne zrizena, stodulka pod taska-
mi, sedm korcG poll = a to on,
Chundera, taky asi pocita, re
"a vdovstvi lecktery gros dala
stranou. A deti sc Sehnalem ne
mela, vymeniku take neni. A
tady ten sad "a chalupou! Sa-
me rozmladle stepy nejsepsich
sort - on, neboztik Sehnal,
mel We stromovi naramnou "a
libu.
To Sc vi, re Chundera nemy-
sli snad ma nj Sc Sehnalem by
Ii patnact let, ted uz sedmy
rok je vdovou. Pro mladl a kra
su by sem Chundera nevzkazo-
val, ale majetek no laka, poe
tare opileho!
Sedm let mela Sehnalka cd
Gruzbovani pokoj. Pravda, po
Sehnalove smrti prisla asi diva
krat Rlmbabka, co tax ty swat
by sani dohromady, nadhazo-
va. ,ze by tn mel byti brzy no
spodaI, ably chalupa nehynula,
ale Sehnalka il odbyia razne.
Mac hospodafk, kdyz posled-
Mich letech Sehnalova zlvobyri
ona beztono vSechnO obstara-
vala a zaridlla, protoze Sehnal
S fajfclckou jen hospode W.
sedaval, rozumy roZkladal, ne
bo strejcum pri kartach kybi-
coval?
A aby tax naramne chteia
majetek chrainoIit, to taky ne!
Deti tn mini q ora, zaplaI Pam
buh, ma bytl cd echo DO smrti
ziva.
Az ted, asi tri meslce ma ne
pokoj tim Chunderou! Nej-
vice il trapilo, ze prave takovy
Chundera 81 najednou vzpo-
mnel a media Sc odbyt. Chunde
IA! Jezismarja npjhorsi muz-
sky We vesnicl! Go Jen pfi mem
jcho nebozka zkusila! Vzdyt
ty dive deti sotva sSpu praci uzi
IL CL,pJor 10 k1ixy dom II
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ouAoAuJC oO-
chor, odstrkuje hacek - a uz
81 jde, dotera doterna, DO "a
|spi! -
Sehnalka skrC.la sc honem,
ably j oknem nezahlidl!
A uz Sc rufian rufianska, do
dveri dobyva = tluce - klikou
sramoti, a hle, taky neco pora-
de povida.
V SehnaIce varila Sc krav.
Ma mu otevfit a vynadat? Ne
DO pro lidske reci rade.ji inject,
jakoby donna nebyla? Ano, tax
to udela! Rekla by mu beztoho
ineco nekaleho a on v opici mo-
hi by Sc il ma majetku pomstit.
Chundera j, mazany a jjistoji-
ste by Sc mstil.
Chundera dlouho Sc dobyval.
Fax neco oskliveho zabrucel a
prestal. Bylo ssyset kroky ma
zaspi a tn Sehnalka opatrne Wy
h'edla. Sci opravdu pryc - ale
hred Sc zas pfikrcila, protoze
Sc neodbytne ohlizal.
Co Sc to dnas ma nj sype? We
Vlastnim staveni aby Sc zavira-
Ia a ukryvala! A je potreba pri
kodit kravam - ma jeste napa
ljet = musi hnuj vykydat --
Podivala Sc okna. Zap1at
PanbIh Chundera klati Sc ma
horu, to asi zapadnla v hospode
- domu on sotva jde! Kamen
il spadl Sc srdce.
Hned Sc dala do prace. Ne,
tohle musi pfestat.,. Musi vzka-
/
Eat pro pfatelskeho do Lhoty,
ably s Chunderou opravdocky
promluvil, ably m6la pokoj!
Pri praci porade nahlas hu-
tovala. Jak ma clovek par gro
su a nema zastani, kazdy oble-
"a 81 dovoli a dotira Sc!
Jak byla hotova, vysla chli
va a naramne Sc zarazila. Ma
zaspy staly dive deti.
V prvni chvili jich nepozna
Ia. Az kdyz prisla blize, pozna
la deti Chunderovy!
Chtela Sc jaksi rozkIiknout,
ale v tom 81 deti povslmla. Snad
jakziva nevidela deti tax vyhu
blych a zanedbanych!
Nemluvila, jen 81 je prohii-
zela, chlapci bylo asi osm rokll,
Idevceti snad Sest roku. Oba zlu
| ii. spinavi, hubeni. Hoch mel
kratke kalhoty, ODE kolena le-
zla z ridke cajkoviny, kosili ne
rnel. Ubohy kabatek, vlastne
nekolik caru, chud6 pokryval
kostnate telicko, pine bleslch
pupencu.
Ma devcatku byly ien hadry.
V sukynce sama dira, jupicka
mela odtrezne rukavky a odkry
vsla naha, hubena prsicka. Pla
We vlasky asi nebyly dlouho u
cesany; byly spekle, asi vslm
n>radem prolezie.
Sehnalka trnula. Rekla: Go
ltu deti, chcete?
Hoch zaseptal: "A5yste nam
teta, da'a neco jist - Modre
hochovy oci tkvely ma nj pro-
sebne dobracky. Devce Sc pri
tom bez ostychu drbalo V hla-
We. -
"Co pax jste neobedvali?'
rtala Sc.
"Ne," pfiznaval hasik, "tata
nechtel varit. Vcera jsme taky
nevaril;," oznamcVal.
Sehnalce OylO podlvne. Neco
il dusilo V prsou.
"Kdybyst9, leta, nam dala as
pom trochu brambor, a kdyby-
ste Pepce nejaky satek ma kirk
:" dozadoval Sc hoch.
"Poslal vas lata?' vyptavala
Sc primo Sehnalka.
"Poslal!' rekl uprlmne CHA
pee.
Ry'a y rOZpacich. Co lie II dc
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have been working for social Justice
TO women. brushing away one fool
ish prejudice after another. At
times It seemed as hopeless as
brushing up the sand on the sea
shore
GrudginEIy women were given
education. ErudgingIy they were
allowed to work, Erudgingly the
law began to recognize them As
people. Then along came the great
war and overnight showed them
into the place they had been mRneu-
wiring to secure for over half . cen
fury.
NO LONGER SULKILY ENDURED.
Women are no longer suIkily en-
dured in Industry. They are well
coined, besought. told that It is
their patriotic duty to I'LL the gaps
left vacant BY the hghterA We
hear no more of that welI-born
stencil: -Women's place is home"
Even the most reactionzry Of men
whose chief claim to distinction Is
that they have not changed their
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USE INSTEAD
OF MEAT
COTTAGE CHEESE

Allow thick sour milk to stand
undisturbed IN a shallow pan on tho
back OF the stove. or with very low
heat. where It will become luke
warm. 1t will then slowly separate.
When the curd Is distinct from the
whey drain out the whey through
cheesecloth- The only warning nee
essary 10 not to allow It to become
hot. This toughens the curd-
Cottage cheese in itself is an Ap-
petizing and nutritious dish. 1t may
be served with sweet or sour cream.
and little sugar. or chives. chopped
onion. caraway seed, or chopped nuts
may be mixed with It, or 1t may be
served according to the following
recipes:
Pour over cottage cheese any fruit
preserves. such as strawberries. nEs
or cherries. Serve with bread or
crackers II preferred, cottage cheese
balls may be served separately and
eaten with the preserves A very
attractive dish may be made by
dropping a bit Of jelly into q nest
OF the cottage cheese.
Marbles may be made by rolling
moist cheese into balls about one
inch in diameter and then tossing
them about with a fork in a saucer
Of chopped nuts. so that the nuts
cover the cheese. Serve on lettuce
with mayonnaise or French dress
ing.
BAKED OATMEAL WITH CHEESE
Cooked oatmeal 4 cups; grated
cheese, l cup. salt and pepper: soft
bread crumbs. x cup; fat l tea
spoon.
Put into a creased baking dish
layer OF leftover oRtmsaL then
a sprInklinE of grated cheese. pep
per and salt. another layer of oat-
meal, then cheese and seasonings.
and continue until dish is full. Melt
the fat and mix with this the bread
crumbs. Sprinkle over tho top OF
the dish. Bake in n moderate oven
until the crumbs are golden brown,
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The Passing of the Fool By Fa Bsfs6l's
''The War Has Speeded Up the Evolution of
WOn,en," Declares the Famous Writer.
By Beatrice
Fairfax

minds in nfty years. have quit say
ing that
One does not hear II any longer
in Congress. not even IN the SEN
ate. And having been brought up
on II, I am conscious of a strange
sense OF loss. It IL almost a. II the
parrot had died.
The war has speeded up evolution
for women. Tremendously. In the
flashing OF a sword great power bAs
come to them and they are tax e
It in q clear-eyed responsible way
that IL highly ER flying.
Political equality is practically
won, no one doubts it-not even the
Senator who announced a day or
two ago that he knew what the
women wanted better than they
did"
Such utterances. like the monkey
dinner. the violet wig and tank wad-
ing. belong to the buffoonery Of
yesterday. To-day science recoE-
mixes them under the head Of: In
tsriority cOmpensations-
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LITTLE
Boobies PA
By William F. Kirk

r GUESS 1 will step out & win
that War Song Prize witch Is
being offered. sed Pa last mite.
DoAnt do anything rash. sed Ma.
You mite overwork yureseif. witch
wud be un-son-stitushunal to one
OF yure con-sti-tushun. Ma sed.
Thnre is not much danger OF my
working too hard. sed Pa. I will
simply reed you this song witch I.
have already rote, or maybe will
only reed you part of It
Part of It win prubly be enun,
Sed Ma Wen you are reddy, you
may IRE.
So Pa red this song to Us:
o War Is hard & War IL run
& Sherman sedd that War is TuI
But Sherman never thot It wrong
To rite a patriotick song.
, II riteIng songs about the fray
Il ronE. there amt much right today.
Chorus:
Dash onward thru them shot q
shell
Eeven II you amt feeling we'll
Dash on & swat the German foe
4 do not slip & stub yure toe!
So paste a Prushun in tho eye
4 keap Old Glory In the sky!
That is a nOabel song. sed Ma
The Bentyment Is Iuvly. You have
the hart OF poet Gsd Ma, & the
nerve Of Tiger.
am lad you rseIIIe my nerve.
sed Pa
Yes indeed, ssd Ma It talks . lot
OF nerve to spring a song like that
one witch You have Jest red to Bob
bic & me. sed Ma
Wen this song has the musick
pu, - i,. De- ~. / IuIHA 1 VIII nave
Mister CarusO maik \ record Of It.
II will be a record Wich will go
laundering down all them ages. sed
Pa
No dout, no dout, sed Ma think
II Is vary noabel OF you TO give
Mister Caruso q chanst to sing yurs
crate song. sed Ma A lot OF men
wud insist on singing 1t themselves.
Sed Ma
But not me. not me, sed Pa
VILE I rselI1e that my voice il
rich & strong. sed Pa am willing
to give everybody a chAnst sed
Pa. Live & let live. that is my
speed, Bed Pa
You are a CRATE old burd, sed
Ma When l welded, sed Ma I
welded = wizard.
am glad you reelize that. sed
Pa. A lot OF wites doant reelize
how we'll OF thay are. So you like
them words? sed Pa.
Them words, sed Ma, will be here,
long after we are all passed away.
sed Ma doant know Jest ware
thay will be. but thAy will be here.
Here Is a twenty dollar Wilyum.
Sed Pa, TO show that know 4 good
wife wen / see one. sed Pa
Do you want to hear these noabel
words Agenn. sed Pa.
Sum other time, sed Ma, them
words will keep, / guess. Nothing
eud spoil them words. sSd IA.
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Household Suggestions

starchy vegetables should be put
an TO cook in 4 sufficiently large
amount OF boiling water to cover
them. Boil gently and keep kettle
covered
The time required for cooking
vegetables depends on the kind, size
and age. of the vegetable. You must
use your judgment in deciding when
they are done, bu! = timetable may
help you
TIMETABLE FOR COOKING FRESH
VEGETABLES IN WATER.
Asparagus. Is to 20 minutes
ReanA Lima Cgreen). x to 1 hour.
H.sns, string. to hours. Beta
aid 70 { hours Beets. young. Y
81 hour. Cabbage. 20 TO 30 min
,,,.. Carrots, 80 to 60 minuteA
C,uIiflousr. 70 to 30 minutes Corn.
-rssn 10 TO Is minutes. Onions. 20
20 so minutes. Parsnips. 20 to IS
minutes. Peas, green, 20 20 30 min
uteA Potatoes, 90 TO 20 minutes.
spinach. Is TO 30 minutes Squash.
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PUSS in Boots, T.
In Entertaining Good Night Series for
Young and DID,

end, over which the water ran in
a clear stream into a purling
brook. Away he glided through the
running water, frightening the
minnows and miller's thumbs lying
among the stone in the shallow
places and startling the crawfishes
and little fresh water Holsters hid
den under the hollow banks.
Faster and faster he swan. like
a courier with important dis
patches. down the clear stream,
with the luscious meadow-sweet
and the large blue geranium bloom
ing all about its banks. and the
wild rose on its bushes.
Nor did he pause until with a
loud splash he dove over the
waterfall safely into the lake and
rose TO the surface close to the
palace of the, Waterfall Fairy,
Queen OF the Lake.
And now we must wait for the
next story to hear what happened
after that.
y Copyright. 1918, David CoryJ
TO be continued)
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By DAVID CORY.


n row, as soon as the wicked
M King had wounded the
/ ' Door brave prince, he said:
Little game-cock, you must
grow larger spurs before you tao
kIe an old rooster like me. But
since you remind me OF one,
rooster you shall be-" and in
another five hundred short sec
onds the little prince was changed
into a game-cock.
"Out into the courtyard" cried
the king. "a castle is no chicken
hohse!" and the next minute the
little prince found himself lying
under the big pine tree
Have pity" cried the little
princess, lis there no pity for
little orphan princessT'
Enough" answered the King,
with a stamp OF his foot. ''Go 10
your room, else you may find your
self also changed into a bird, or a
tree. or q pretty butterfly" So
the unhappy little princess went
up the stairs. crying bitterly. to
her little chamber.
closing the door. she leaned out
% tse window and sobbed as If
her heart would break. For a mo-
msnt she did NIT notice that The
topmost branch d the pin tree was
close 20 the castle wall. In fact. she
would not have noticed IL for some
time probably. as her face was
buried in h>r hands. But the branch
brushed against her fingers, and as
she Withdrew her hands from her
lace she heard the giants voice.
but very low, speaking to her.
do not despair. for Puss says he
feels sure his little friend. the
Blue Bird. will find a way u help
Us alI!"'
So the unhappy little Princess
went to bed. for there was nothing
else to do.
Now the little Blue Bir1, after
losing the magic ring, as I told
you Two OF luISt SAOI4cS dBDs Pc GAl-
ed herself disconsolately on a bush
which grew close to the edge OF
the moonlit water. and wondered
what was best to do. Suddenly, the
Speckled Trout rose to the surface.
and seeing how respondent the
pretty Bl1e Bird was. asked her
what was the matter.
"Ah mel" she sighed. Il have
lost a Magic Gold Ring" At this
the Speckled Trout Tapped his sill
very tail gleefully, and answered,
Worry no more. pretty Blue Bird.
for have it safely tucked away
inside OF me-"
IF that be the case, Sir Trout"
joSously chirped the happy bird,
swim at your greatest speed and
deliver the ring to her majesty,
the Waterfall Fairy, Queen Of the
Lake! Tell her that Puss Junior is
in great danger and needs her
aid"
That will ] gladly do" answer
ed the Speckled Trout, and without
more delay he swan down the
mOat tOdarw the dam at the farther
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70 to so minutes. TurnipA 20 to IS
minutes
Meat for salads, should be cut
with scissors instead Of = knife
Ink stains may BE- removed from
silver and plated goods by using =
paste OF chloride OF lime and water,
which must be well rubbed In
Locks and hinges and the casters
on chairs and sofas should be oiled
once a year to prevent rustinE and
to make them work easily.
When scrubbing linoleum or the
kitchen boards. add a little pRrafTin
70 the water. II takes out dirt and
grease. and gives linoleum = beauti-
full gloss without the trouble OF
polishing.
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A Philosopher.

"wIl you give me a crust of
bread an q cup OF water. m'm?"
Certainly I'll hK you up a nice
lunch. BYtS why didn't you ask
for something substAntiaI?' I'm a
student OF human nature. MN. It's
very seldom / strikes anybody
what's mean enough to give me just
. crust an . cup " VAtsrI-
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CHAPTER CIVIL
Esther's FearH-

Il must see you, Lillian; win yOa
come to me at once? My husband
is away and not likely to return for
some days: even II he does so he
is not sufficiently himself to Oh
ject to your presence. You prom
Used me that you would not fan
me. Well. I want you now. PLEASE
wire me your reply and mention
train by which you will travel"
A Peculiar Coincidence.
Such was the hurriedly written
note which Lillian found awaiting
her the next morning She knew.
in spite OF the absence OF signature.
that IL was from Esther. and she
wondered at the coincidepce which
had brought her a letter from tho
friend OF whom she had been
thinking all night.
ITO Be Continued TomorroWl
ToopyrIEht ~ ". l. HAEsGl
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Getting On.

Visitor: How Is your youngest
daughter getting on with her
music?" He: "Splendidlyi Her
teacher says she plays Mozart In a
way that Mozart himself would
never dream ofl7
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ADVICE TOTHE'
LOVELORN
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX
When the Man.Is Younger.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
Some time ago became
friends with a boy OF twenty. He
IL q fns boy. good character. fns
disposition and holds q splendid
position. our friendship grew to
n love AFFAIR. What l want to
ask you IL. Could-I be happy with
Z nlall -FOUR years my junior? Ny
peopIe and friends all tell me to
give him up What shall I dof
Nv conscience troubles me. for he
has always treated me royalty.
BERTHA
THERE have been numerous happy
marriages in which the man was
eight or even ten year, younger
than his wife. But in those cases
they were generally both mature
p.ople-man and woman. You at
tventy-four are likely to be ma
ture-a woman, Hlmost-and at
twenty your sweetheart can hardly
be more than = boy. I don't want
to advise in such . way as to cause
either of you unhappinesA On gem
eraI principles I would say the boy
was too young to marry any one.
But perhaps just your few years
seniority would be a good balance
wheel You want to think It out
carefully. considering not only your
happiness, but his Do you feel
that as his wife you could help him
reach a splendid. fine manhood
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This Day in Our History.

THIS the anniversary of the first of the ballot in
America in 1923, when it was empAyed to choose
pastor in Salem John Wilson had the honor of being
thus the first elected in the New World under sys
tenn now in use among all free peoples