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Dale laughed loudly.

Dale laughed loudly.
But l have not been on the re-
tired list for such a great while"
he protested.
Long enough for people to take
it for granted that Curtis will ac-
company me-" his wife answered
dryly.
Curtis is the best ofsfellows-
not half such a selfish wretch as l
am. You and he must forgive me,
Magdalen-bear with me just a lit
tie longer. When once I've got this
picture of my mind"
He faced round to the easel
again, and Magdalen's eyes fol-
lowed his.
at is beautiful" she said reluct-
antIy, a curious look of timidity on
her face. at is very lovely, but
you have never told me what it
means. The woman has such
strange look-I wonder what emo
ton could bring that expression
forth"
81 have not got the true express
sion yet-when it comes you won't
be in such a state of mystification
over the meaning of the picture.
Do you remember we went to the
play last week."
The first time we had been out
together for long enough-yes.
remember"
81 had seen the thing before"
Dale answered hastily. do you
remember the scene where the
woman is accused-wrongfully ac-
cused-of infidelity toward her hus-
band?"
eyes"
Magdalen turned sharply from
the picture.
Now / know what you mean
what you are trying to express
here" she said. why do you
paint such morbid things? Why
why should a woman's agony have
such a fascination for your"
81 didn't get the expression /
wanted" Dale went on, his eyes
riveted on the picture. at was all
too-well, too STACEY. came home
without being satisfied"
Magdalen looked at the pictur
again with singular shrinking.
81 should never want to see it
hung in a house of mine-the face
would Launt me-"
Dale laughed amusedly.
What a child you are in spite of
your having been married five
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hour to talk about pictures and
smoke q cigar.
The light fen full on the easel,
and Dale, drawn by consuming fas.
cination, paused to scrutinize his
picture once more. His brow
creased again in dissatisfaction.
and a shiver Of impotence went
over him. He took up the brush
aimlessly. This was not as #
should be. It was hardly the look
that would be wrung from a pure
souled woman wrongfully accused
Of inidelity toward her husband.
1t was not as Magdalen would look
II he we're to go to her at this
moment Of her return with an &C.
cusation respecting her relations
with Curtis on his lips. Heavens!
Could he not imagine the horror.
the agony, on her lovely face
il he
The brush fell from his culver.
ing fingers. He knew his moment
Of inspiration was come. Dare he
seize it? He would get the look he
wanted, but at what cost Magda-
len could not-would not-ever for
give the outrage on her purity!
Yes, she would! She had been
patient with him all along over this
picture, knowing how much il
meant to him, and she would en-,
dure even this last thing. With his
arms AROUND her, a moment after
ward, all would be welll
Dale was down the corridor be.
fore any afterthought could retard
his steps. Curtis had descended
the stairs and was leaving the house.
Magdalen, at her bedroom door,
stood waving him farewell. At
sight Of her husband she entered
her room, laying a handful Of with.
cred roses down before the mirror.
Four words came sharply from
Dale's hps-and he heard the cry
of one taken unawares. Magdalen
turned from the roses to face him;
saw one hand stretched accusingly
toward the hall door; the other
pointing to herself. With a cry Of
anguish she fell face foremost at
his feet.
Rupert! on FOrgive-iOrgiVe
mel"
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Don't come down; Curtis is
waiting at the end Of the corridor,
and you know he always takes good
care Of me. And be sure
not to worry yourself over the pic
ture."
Dale laughed at the parting sally;
then he went to the window and
watched his wife and her cousin
take their departure. Curtis Is
the best fellow" he muttered.
watching the tall man who helped
Magdalen into the carriage, "and,
by Jove, he's as Greek as he can be.
Mason told me yesterday that all
the women were in love with him,
and that he didn't seem to be much
moved by it-ungrateful dog"
The carriage rolled out of sight,
and Dale, suddenly aware Of a
feverish headache, stepped on to
the balcony. The evening air was
soft and cool-grateful to anyone
oppressed with nervous tension.
Dale had been living through a
strenuous time and was not yet
over with it. The pictured face in
the easel did not completely ex-
press his souls conception, and he
was growing mystifed with him
self because these last touches
were proving so difficult. As
rule, his hands cunning did not fail
him at the crucial moment.
Then he fell to thinking repent
antly Of Magdalen. Until tonight
he had not suspected her dissatis-
faction over his social shortcom-
ings. She had always appeared
happy in having Curtis as an escort,
and the fact had pacifled him; made
him feel he could Iegitimately give
more time to the work which
pressed him so hard.
When the roll of carriage wheels
sounded. Dale jumped up with an
exclamation. Sleep, or waking
dreams, had claimed him this long
while, and he shook himself back
to reality in a hurry.
Curtis and Magdalen had entered
the house and were passing up the
staircase together. Dale tumbled /,
into the dark studio and switched
on a light; then opened the door.
Curtis often came in for half an
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broke down. He came and took my
hands, drawing them up against his
heart so that l rose slowly to my
feet in front Of him.
do you know what it was like
to me to feel that / was handing
you over to justice? Even then l
loved you. Even then your beauty
and your eyes-oh, Janice, l can't
think of the agony of it all. Don't
make me go over it, don't make me
explain it in cold blood.
"In cold blood? There isn't a
drop Of cold blood in my body when
hold your hands. Are you going
to forgive me? Are you going to
let me begin again? May l have
my chance?"
1 laughed bitterly enough. "Your
chance to win the daughter of
Madame Treme?"
At that he gripped me in mis- arms
and kissed me till in the tumult of
my heart could not hear the music
of the mocking-bird.
my heart has always known you
for the lovely and holy thing you
are" he told me later. at knew
you in spite of my bewildered wits"
did it know me that night in
the arbor?" l asked him, shakily.
And he was silent. I had to forgive
him because he made no attempt to
defend himself. He sat there, mis-
cradle and silent, letting my hand
go, till gave it back to him of my
own free will, forgivingly.
And what more is there to tell?
Not long after the trial Mrs.
Brane left The Pines to marry DR..
HaVerstock, who, to my great sur
prise, had been her sutton all these
months. And as for Mary, she is
living with Paul and me, and is the
happiest of faithful nurses to our
child. Paul's and my daughter is
a little fairy, with demure gray eyes
and the blacklist hair that l have
ever seen.
And the treasure, the robe and
crown, which so bedazzled the
weak brains of Theodore Brane and
which drew madame across the
ocean to her death, they are again
in the crypt of the cathedral at
Moscow, where there stands, gilt |
tering once more between her
golden candiesticks, our Holy and
Beloved Lady of the Jewels.
THE END.
Copyright. 1919. by Katharine NewIin Burt. |
= Star Company. Great Britain
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years! / believe you would have
me paint buttercups and daisies,
and little girls in Greenaway
frocks and fat cherubs."
Magdalen was by the door, her
fingers on the handle.
Sometimes I wish you did not
paint anything" she said in a low
voice. at takes you away from me
so much. You grow worse month
by month"
Dale drew her into his arms i'm
petuously.
"Just be patient with me a little
longer, Magdalen," he pleaded, lift
ing her face till her stormy eyes
met the earnest expression Of his
own. my work has meant a ire
mendous lot to me lately, l own
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I've been wrapped up in this thing,
but it is almost finished now and it
is far and away the best piece Of
work I've ever accomplished. Mas
son is awfully enthusiastic over it
says it is going to put me In the
front rank. You-you don't know
what this picture is going to mean
to me, Magdalen."
He held her OF at arms length,
and she suddenly turned away from
the rapt expression in his eyes.
Dale thought it was a curious
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-08-03
The wrong and the right way
to care for your cuticle
Learn to keep it smooth Without ruiuOus CUTTING

V7HEN you use knife or scissors on
w your euticle, you cut into the living
w skin. If you look through magni-
Tying glass, you will see that this is So
that you have made tiny, jagged cuts in the
flesh itself. The skin, in its effort to heal
these ugly little places, grows up quickly,
unevenly, and forms thick, rough, ragged
cuticle.
HoaC to keep your cuticIe smooth
You can keep your cuticle so thin, smooth,
even, that it gives especial beauty to your
hand
Wrap bit of cotton around the end If an
orange stick (both come in the Cutex package0
DIP 1t into the Cutex bottle and work the stick
around the base Of the nail, gently pushing back
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on his face.

on his face.
"A weeks work, all for nothing, T"
he muttered, folding his arms and
looking intently at the picture be-
fore him. There seems some IA
tally about the expression of the
face. l can't convey my idea to
the canvas-it's humiliating, but it
seems to be true"
The thought seemed to sting him
to fresh action; he took an impul-
sive step forward, reached for his
palette and recommended work.
For fifteen minutes there was sill
ence in the studio; then a low tap
came at the door:
Come I'M"
The door was opened, and a
woman, young and lovely, stood ir-
resolute on the threshold. Dale put
down his palette with a sigh of re-
lief, throwing an arm around his
wife as she came forward. They
stood before the picture and the
woman's eyes swept it with some
curiosity.
81 waited until the light began to
fail; l wanted to say good-by to
you before 1 went" she said.
Dale looked down at her sumptu-
GUS dress, and detached a flower
from her corsage.
You are gowned for some festi-
val again" he said gaiIy. What is
it to-night?"
I'VE were to dine with the Nor
timers, you know, but Curtis is my
escort, as usual" She laughed for
a moment a little nervously. Il
have to manage your social yeas
and nays as best 1 can, Rupert.
People are beginning to understand
you have no time for frivolities. 1t
was little hard to explain at first,
but now they are beginning to whis-
per-"
"What?" asked Dale, with an
amused culver of his lips. What
we're you going to say, MagdaIen?"
They think you are a budding
-eccentric-a genius-or something
of that sort"
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The Red Lady--By Katharine Newlin Burt

come out, that they had awaited &C
cording to orders, and had heard
a long murmur of voices in the wall.
Then l betook myself to the other
opening and dropped on you from
above"
Here, all at once, his self-control
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Continued from Page 9.


her question, but she left me with
out a ray Of hope. / had made up
my mind that l would never marry
any one. And / was sure, with the
memory of PauIs cold questioning
looks in our recent interview, that
he would never come to me again.
But he did come.
We met in the sunny book room
where l had first led him so long
it seemed very long-ago. was
sitting in the window seat trying
hstlessly to read and listening
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change that came over her, but he
did not stop to analyze it; he was
grateful for the farewell kiss she
gave him. Her face showed soft
ened lines in the dim light, and
when she had passed through the
door she turned to give him a gay
little wave Of the hand.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-08-03

the dead cuticle Wash the hands in warm,
soapy water, pressing back the cuticle edge
when drying your hands. In this way, you keep
your cuticle in perfect condition with no break
ing or cutting of the skin
To Keep yOur hands lUeH grOOmed
all the time
With less time than you spend each week
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conspicuously attractive Once or twice week
give them a quick Cutex manicure. You will
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At any drug or department store you can get
Cutex. The Cuticle Remover comes in 35c and
Csc bottles Cutex Nail White is Csc Cutex
Nail Polish in cake, paste, powder, liquid or
stick form is Csc. Cutex Cuticle Comfort is
also 35c.
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WONDER If 1
shall ever get
just the right ex-
pression?"
Rupert D a lie
moved back i'm
patiently from
his easel, the
dis S atisfie d
frown deepening
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"Magdalen turned to
face him; saw one
hand stretched accus-
ingly toward the hall
door; the other point
ing accusingly to
herself"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-06-12
You Do More Work,

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The Strength Creating Power of GROVES
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More than thirty-five years ago, folks
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TASTELESS Chill TONIC when a
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Chemical Navigation.

A useful tropical Pacific guide to
navigation in chemical tests of the
sea water was found by DR.. 4. G.
Mayor on a recent Carnegie Institu-
tion voyage. In the prevailing wester-
ly drift, the water tends to alkalin:ty
but in easterly counter currents there
was a marked change to acidity, as
shown by the yellow color assumed
when a few drops of Thyme sulphone'
phtalein were added to little Of tbs
water, the alkaline color being green,
ish-blue AS these easterly currents
are often encountered in the neigh
borhood of low lying coral islands
such as Palmyra and the Phoenix an6
Union Groups, the acidity may warn
of danger at night in region of Ii,
light houses. The test may also in
dicate the passing from tropical wa
ters to a colder current, the latter be-
ing distinctly less alkaline.
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BOOSTING MINISTER'S PAY.
Methodists Facing Need of Adequate
Salary for Pastors.

A minimum salary for Methodist
ministers of from $1,000 to $1,000 a
year is the plan of the Methodist CEN
tenarv, according to Robert NJ.
Pierce, secretary of the life service
department of the centenary. Part OF
the s14G,000,O00 which is being
raised by the Methodist church VIII
be spent for this purpose.
The average salary for Methodist
ministers today is only $780," said
Mr.. Pierce. 1T is next to impossible
to support a family on that. IS it
any wonder that talented Methodist
young people become doctors and
lawyers and engineers instead?
"a good many persons still go on
the assumption that minister and
his family should starve. A man
shouldn't be in the ministry, they
reason, unless he is willing. to forego
all the material rewards of life. The
plain economic fact is that starvation
wages do rot pay. Not for any indl-
yidual workers benefit, but for the
interest Of the service, we intend to
do away with starvation wages in
the ministry and other branches OF
Christian work.
"The churches of America are just
now engaged in the greatest cam
paign in history. They need leaders.
In selecting those leaders and in
training them, the church must use
at least as much intelligence as does
a business corporation.
The Methodist Episcopal church re-
Gently discovered that it is running
out of ministers. Five per cent. OF
it's conference members die off yearly
and the church is taking in only l-3
per cent. to fill the gap. Men who
are not qualified by education and
training to join the conference are in
many cases filling the least paid and
most undesirable churches, the very
places where the highest talent in the
ministry is needed.
Student conferences are already be-
ing held throughout America, under
tho direction of the live service de-
partment, in order to recruit young
people for Christian service. Not in
Methodist colleges alone, but in the
State universities and normal schools
are the same activities being carried
on. In high schools. summer acade-
mics and institutes and even in the
army and navy, similar watch for
recruits is in progress.-Springfeld
Republican.
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HIGHEST HONORS
FOR BRAVE MEN
HEROIC PERFORMANCES OF SER
GEANT HALL REMEMBERED.
Father Will Get Medal
Fort Mill Soldier Who Died OF
Wounds Advanced Alone
Against Enemy.

Charleston, June A congress
sional medal of honor-the highest
award of any that an American SOL
dier can win-has been received at
the Southeastern department head
quarters to be presented to the father
of sergt. Thomas Lee Hall of Com
pany G, 11Sth infantry The medal
was awarded posthumously, the he
roic South Carolinian having been
mortally wounded in action. Sergeant
Hall was from Fort Mill, S. c., at
which place his father, William l..
Hall. resides. The medal will be pre-
sented by the commanding officer OF
the Southeastern department. Brig
adler General Clarence H. Mcneil is
at present commander of the depart
ment, pending the arrival of Lieuten-
ant General Bullard. AS General NC
Neil, who commands the South Allan
tic coast artillery district, is to be
succeeded by Brigadier General John
d. Barnett, it is not known yet just
who will present the precious token
that commentaries one of the most
heroic deeds recorded in the history
OF American arms.
Few distinguished deeds in the re-
cent war equaled the courageous &C
ton of Sergeant Hall, whose act OF
heroism, according to the official cita-
ton, was calmly calculated. 1t was
not a feat performed on the spur of
q moment, but a deliberate deed of
daring, done in the full consciousness
of the risk assumed. Sergeant Hall
was a member of the famous 11Sth
regiment of the 30th division, a regi-
ment which has won six of the 70
congressional medals of hon nor award
ed during the war. The following is
the official record of his act:
"For conspicuous gallantry and in
ITGQlQ1ly dUOSS dAO UOS ShO VIZ NS-AA
of duty in action with the enemy near
Montbrehain, France, October 3,
1918. Having overcome two machine
gun nests under his skilful leader
ship, Sergeant Halls platoon was
stopped 500 yards from its final OBJ
jective by machine gun fire of par
ticular intensity. Ordering his men
to take cover in sunken road, ne
advanced alone on the enemy ma
chine gun post and killed five mem
bers of the crew with his bayonet and
thereby made possible the further ad-
vance Of the line. While attacking
another machine gun nest later in the
day the gallant soldier was mortally
wounded"
1t is not known as yet just when
the medal will be presented to the
soldiers father, nor where it will be
presented. General Mcneil is now
corresponding with Mr.. Hall to ar
range these two matters.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-06-12
John NrOWn's Son.

The death by suicide of Salmon P.
Brown, youngest son of John Brown,
is a melancholy ending of a life that
was many times risked in the border
raids in which the father and broth
cts took part in bleeding Kansas
days." Salmon Brown was S3 years
old. He had been confined to his bed
at his home in Portland, Ore., two
years and took his life last week with
a revolver which he had carried
through the War Between the States,
in which he served as lieutenant
Springfield Republican.
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NOT An ISOLATED CASE
Many Similar Cases in Bamberg and
Vicinity.

Vicinity.
This Bamberg woman's story given
here is not an isolated case by any
means; week after week, year after
year, our neighbors are telling SIM
liar good news.
Mrs. c. E. Simmons, New Bridge
St., Bamberg, says: Several years
ago my kidneys were in poor, weak
and unhealthy condition for long
time. I suffered awfuny. My back
hurt me 80 badly that I would some
times have to press my hands upon
It to ease the pain. The action OF
my kidneys wasn't right and my
hands and ankles often swelled.
always felt tired out, depressed and
miserable and aIched all over my
body. This is the way I was suf-
fering when I started using Doan'a
Kidney Pials. got them from Mack
Drug Store and they brought me re-
lief from the start. In a short while
they rid me Of all this trouble. Every
time I hear anyone complain OF then
kidneys now I advise them to use
Doan's Kidney Pills"
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pins - the same that
Mrs. Simmons had Foster Milburn
70, Mfgrs. Buffalo. N. 7,