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mention n-uthcrs. They were looking
for US back tonight Why. Lord
knows any more'n why you're frol-
licking TO keep Us here I!ut for my
SELF Mr.. Mace, and all due thanks to
YOU, well, home goes Gouscy''
Like "A pin-setter IN IA bowling alley,
Mace carefully planted his bottles up
right on the floor.
"If you must. go!" he replied
blandly, Us he rose The three Of
us can manage Wen miss you.
Captain"
But Godbolt had not finished
You boys" he went on sternly,
come oil age recently, | understand.
All right, Mr.. Mace he's getting you
scwed up. Better stay"
SANITY" cried the young men In
rtbuke.
Better stay" GodbOlt. apparently
cool, went searching round tor a hell
met He stopped and VraCN,d his
FISTS together. stay, and dIsdIpuint
a woman who believes In ycl stay,
and forget an old sick man that fed
We. hUusrI Sc Off the sea. never asked
no question. but ShOd ye with what
you're standing IN"
lie found his helmet on a chair. The
two culprits uneasily watched him.
rnc.r icstiyity was ended. Thcy fell,
IN this long, stlll room, the conflict of
Two stubborn Wills
"Goodby, then" said Godbolt. I'm
going back to main island"
This farewell, being simple carried
the day. Tisdale rose; Wallace fol
lowSd; each mumbi"d something OF
regret ana lrdyc-takinE. and both
a""wardly awaited the next move.
Wyut
1t came from their host Oliver
Mace drew toward them, slowly. hl7
face Erayer than his tlaunu.s
$50, Mr GOdbolt." he drawlcd, and
there was venom IN his lOOk. ~ hen
Your hlgness finds "A place dun, no.
body else can stay there? What
whar--hc stImmered and Choked;
ms eyes grew smaller, and IN a shrIll
outCry ttfat seemed to vent years ~
hatred What damned lie has Frayy
been telling about me-
There, boys GUdbUlt spoke with
cool disgust. There, Judge for your
self That the knd o. language We
heard last night Pick your choice. ."
This quarrel had begun strangely
enough. 1t now came 10 stranger
end. Mr.. Mace, his arms cllspel
rgldly behind Nun, went pacing Ep
and down the room. auRrly at frs..
then more and more thuuEhtuuy,
with a football rciiri'nE TO dead
pause. lie had gone from red 10 pa.u
again. from not 10 cold; and when b,
spoke, 1t was hard 10 believe that a
Voice SO gentle could have assaulted
their ears, moment ago, like the
wicked scream Of a scl-gull
II never meant that" ne sand
quietly, chafluE ms lips as though d,
had taken bitter medicine. I'm
heartily ashamed Heartily What
"A misfortune IL ls, gentlemen. to in,
hc1t vile tcmpcr," He shook ms
head with a melancholy smile. AND
TO let IT go-of all times when / wa,
hoping you might think well Of me
An, dear chaps, you know my wors
failing nov; you can understand how
I've como to-he living Alone!"
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little man about as big as her thumb.
dressed In brown
"Oh." she cried. you are little elf
whom I have read about in my picture
book"
MIR Elf at your service" said the
little man, bowling politely. Now come
with me and we will have some fun"
and. nothing loath, Ellen followed
him.
on, what fun they had, All day
they jumped and danced and made
merry But toward evening the elf
left her and Ellen WAS left alone. She
walked and walked and walked and
suddenly saw, oh. horror! a large
yawning pit She shuddored, but 20
satisfy her curiosity she looked down
TO see what was inside. And then, OH
dear! she lost her balance and with a
scream OF terror toppled over Down.
down. down she went. and with a great
bang landed on the dining room
noor with a shrek she awoke and
rubbing her eyes, murmured, so 10
was only a dream" and as II was now
quite late she went 20 bed.
By ELIZABETH SAIL, aged twclvg
years New York CITY.
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the current Set from here, Mr. Mace
flood running?"
The jolly bachelor was rafting a
bottle among cakes OF artificial ice IN
bucket on the floor.
which way? over toward Fraye's
oeach-dear old Toms landing.
Why"
"Oh. nothing" said Godbolt. and
moved further down the room. That's
my trade-currents and winds and
general drlft OF orts"---
His voice trailed Off 10 suit the
words, a rumble OF sound from "A
corner. The other men allowed him
to go, and soon forgot him. Mr. Mace
was telling stories, nuently and well.
with "A kind OF grabbed humOr. At
sea- or on the Isle of Birds, there Was
no such nun as here. This was Bachc-
lors' Hall, built in attap, large and
dark and cool where the wine was
good and talk abounding. Time
passed.
Here, SANITY" A conviviai shout
went up 20 Francis! Captain, come
here "A moment"
The unsoCial wanderer stood near "A
window. reading, He laid his book
aside and came down the room in his
easy, rolling gait, unhurried.
Here's our problem, Captain"
Mace held in sinewy fingers wine
glass, and smiling, watched the bub-
DleS that crowded up its hollow stalk.
we've all agreed I'm happy to say
that Mango Islands a better place
than Frayes. For you 10 live in,
mean, while poor Toms IN. Delights
me TO have you think so" He nodded
kindly at his auditors. and continued,
smiling and doing over the words.
NOW, then, He's a touChy old ma
bob, Is Tom. How shall we word our
message to him, a nice little chit, pO-
lite and smooth, 50 as 10 hurt no feel
ings?"
Godbolt shot one hard look at his
friends.
"Afrnid l cant help You"
Another bottle can" Mr.. Mace got
nimbly out OF his chair, Compost
tion's dry thirsty performance.
Wait till / unlock the bin, for there's
no trusting these brown devils with
liquor"
Jingling a bunch Of keys, tho
speaker ambled across the room,
through n doorway, into some back
ward penetralia OF the house. He was
hardly gone when GodbOlt, pounCing
ambideXterOuSly, whipped away the
glass from either friend stepped
lightly 20 the nearest window, and
hung a double Jet OF champagne
froth into the sunshine.
There" he Erunted Now come
70 your senses"
The two men at the table stared,
by no means amiably
Grateful? What's wrong, Sainty2"
Another voice echoed the question,
Yes, what's wrong. indeed?" Mace
had rC-entercd softly. He paused AZ
the door, a lank, gray figure carry
ing weight, two bottles in each hand
like some pedestrian John Glpin
my dear men! What on earth ~ all
this hubbub?"
Godbolt faced him, unabashed
IT'S a hard thing, sir, to speak out
in your house But here goes Mr.
Fraye treated Us handsome, not te
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Mace have sent a boat. His man
waiting"
-shaven. light hearted, spot
less from toe TO helmet. they set off
at last on their morning call. A foot
path took them down the dropping
banana glade To the beach, and as
they deployed there, each man smiled
10 see his fellow move so brisk and
soldier-like IN tho vainglory OF new
apparel.
The beach glared like an immense
bunker full OF salt. Where still green
water curved into IL, below, lay a
boat with little buatman doing
under a toadstool hat. At their hail,
he squirted tobacco juice over the
gunwale. straddled wearly out upon
the wet coral, and in "A sort Of cring-
ing apathy, let his three fares climb
past him into the slliff. with spidery
brown arms he showed of, and took
the oars As he rowed his naked
ribs. collarbone, and point Of scapula
strained out Elistening, like knuckles
in rubber glove; at every stroke his
knee-caps pointed through his cotton
trousers, To any question, no matter
what, he agreed unthinkingly with a
-"Bai Tuan"-hoarse and broken
winded, while his eyes followed his
moving hands.
"A Bug, this fellow" declared God =
bolt. Always chewing a fig o. to-
bacco, Bugis are That's no voice %
this island, ncIther-Apu mama, ye
corrugated runt""
"Satrap, Tunn," wheezed the rover.
and spat, like a man whose name
meant nothing in this world or the
next.
Good lads good lads" called some
one, as they disembarked among hop
ping sand-crabs. Il began 10 fear you
wouldn't come"
They looked up At the head OF a
binding foreshore Mr., Mace waved
his helmet abroad welcome 10
Mango Island! Not so grand as Tom
Fraye's place. but-well you wait,
my boys! Such as It is! A cold wei
come, you may say. 1t would make a
cat speak, though! oliver Mace keeps
his own ice machine!"
with these and other band shments.
ne urged his company through notified
palm shade, INTO a hot clearing and a
Rreat attap house that sprawled there
Indoors, a cool, dark room stretched
away like a sail-iott. After their first
plunge from sunlight TO blackness, the
callers found themselves grouped
about a rattan table. where -four
glasses Of champagne stood soething.
Here's fun!" Mace grcedily set the
example, Boys, I'm bachelor, too
Ageing, the calendar says but flll OF
pepper, Jolly bachelors all Here's u
you, my contemporaries"
Wallace and Tisdale raised their
glasses
Captain" Mace turned with an in
jured air, You're never II. To"
I'm up the pole" explained God
bolt, carelessly. Don't mind me. II,
wandered about the room, studyinl
the walls, on which hung many bar
haric trophies. Before these the sail
or pondered, like a man lost in a mus
cum; but when he spoke, IL was OF al
outdoor matter, quite beside tn.
point. Which way" he called. doe
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open TO its nelghbor and formed
a gallery OF cool spaces. with clean
white wa!lcloth, brown polished floor
and beds yelled cubically in mos
quito gauze, like so many tall boxes
OF m. st.
Godbolt fiung his cheroot into the
dark When his reply came il was
tcrvent, but indirect, After lights
out he was heard to stretch in a
Capuan luxury OF linen. Boys OH"
he yawned nightly THE sheets
mere smell O cedar closet, way they
use to at home!"
They woke 10 find the sun over the
Island, and their plantain thicket daz-
cling In broad pennonS apple green
and silver. The lagoon pieced every
gap with the same shining colors
Against this background there stood
In the verdnda a breakfast table all
complete, with red roses crownlng a
bowl and "A little glass tower in which
cofree steamed and bubbled fra
grantly. A tall man stood waiting
there-the brown punkah giant OF last
evening.
Good morning. slrs!" he greeted
them shyly, in mellow baritone.
MY master hope you have slept well.
My master send the kimono"-he held
up an armful OF colored vesture-"and
bathing sarong. Your clothes are be-
ing ironed. l will bring them after
breakfast. II you wish anything, sirs,
call out for Anak. Ny name is Anak." ="
Parting both hands n a magnificent
gesture from the forehead, he bowed
low, and strode away.
When they had bathed in the la
COON, and brought great appetite tc
breakfast, they found this Anak-
child by nature as by name-waitinp
tlmidly 70 serve them; and after
breakfast, as they lounged in COO
blue kimonos, he fetched not only
their own clothing fresh and smooth
with buttons polished-but also two
wicker trays, one heaped with canva,
pumps, the other with Goalundo piti
helmets, whittier and lighter thar
snow,
my master wish you try these.
murmured Anak, Offering the gifts
IF they not fit, my master say
plenty more in the go-down" II,
withdrew among shining plantains
and to another obeisance, added NOR,
shyly than ever: ''sirs. I think Mr.
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AnsUers to Questions.

THE old, old story of the dassat-
isfied customer and the we'll
intentioned salesman is recited
TO me in a letter from H. +. Briefly,
here is the situation: When n. +.
went 20 work for a certain company
no found a firm which was antag-
onistic toward his line and his COM
pany because Of past alleged unsat-
isfactory dealings He oonciliated
this firm and finally secured an order
Upon delivery OF the order one OF the
items was declared unsatisfactory,
whereupon the customer refused to
have anything more TO do with II. r..
or with his company and cancelled
tho entire order. Now II. +. wants
10 know II there is any way TO regain
the good viii OF the disgruntled GUS
toner
II may be. II. F.. that you have
lost this one account for good. II
everybody bought and liked the goods
Of one concern only, there would be
only one GOnCtTn OI tdCN hlllu III Nut
world. But SINCE this account is
worth having, it Is worth fighting for
I say fighting" advisedly All busi-
ness is n fight. II everything always
went smoothly. there wouldn't be
much fun in business. 1t would get
deadly monotonous.
The cardinal rule which has built
up all big business is that the Gus
toner Is always right" II a GUS
toner kicks on a certain item and
declares It is not up to standard, hc
is RIGHT-cvcn II he Is wrong.
Applying this principle. you might
approach the dissatisfied Arm and
say: THE item you objected to was
not Up to your expectations. 1t IL
only human TO make mistakes anC
somebody made mistake. Whether
Il was because we did not understand
lust what you wanted or whether az
error was made in our factory makes
no essential difference. Personally
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IF it Is true in business that 'noth-
ing succeeds like success" il Is
even truer in courtsh!p that the
man with the good job wins the girl
vhere the man with the job still 20
get loses out
No matter how attractive the job
less lad may be, or how prosaic the
one with the pay envelope. the girl in
the case Is apt 70 see attraction wher-
ever the safe prospects are.
Tho reason for this NAV not even
be conscious on the part of the girl
she may honestly and fervently think
she Is more in love with the pros
porous chap than with the other
You know the saying: ITS as easy
10 love a man with money as one
without" Well, with the average
vdrl. IL Is easier. Remember that for
centuries women have been brought
I'M TO believe their best way OF earn
ing a living was to marry one. They
have come to confuse love with all
sorts Of other things - practical
things. or pleasant things. A girl is
often in love with love. when she
thinks she's in love with the man
II is the homage she loves, The nat
terry OF having some one care. The
attentions, the gifts and the com
pliments.
Likewise she thinks she loves the
man with the good position, whereas
II is the position she is in love with
She endows the man with virtues and
attractions he does not possess JUST
because he is a prosperous man ana
has the power success throws round
him.
This mower is not always imagined
either. The possession OF the JoD
actually strengthens the mans char
acter and personality,
To "A +. T." therefore, ! would
say, GO after a good job with might
and main" II you cannot land the
best position in the world, try TO land
the next best. But land something
Il is easier to get job FROM JOB
than from nothing
believe the girls admiration foI
YOU will pick up Immediately II il
does not take a careful inventory Of
yourself and find wherein you fal
short OF your rivals attractiveness
II by any mischance you do no
find work, il is more than ever neces
sary that you take an inventory o
Yourself. The returned soldier will
the overseas ch"vron should have lit
tie trouble II he can do some on,
thing well. II you cannot do an!
one thing well, but have desire Ia
then choose the work YOU would lik
best TO do and go systematicall.
after il. Remember that pcrsonallt,
s the most valuable thing jo
seeker can possess, Look neat, be a
well-dressed as possible, STAN
straight and speak distinctly. Tai
up. BE afraid OF nobody, Impres
The boss that you are enthusiast
and willing. Bear in mind that in
tpIigence is as valuable as expert
omce.
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j. H; You will have a lot OF COM
petition, but IL your line is good and
the prices right there is no reason
why you should not make 1t go. The
firm you mention is reliable and they
make a good product. 1t Is mostly a
matter OF bringing good product to
the attention of prospective Gus
toners and overcoming competition
in the same line. In other words. IL Is
a matter Of selling your personality
and your conviction about the worth
of your goods
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LA glared through uhe windows
and Chlnks in the plated
walls. Mace did not even return; and
" hen at last footstep broke the todt-
um OF waiting, IL was only the scufflc
ur bare solps A morose, elderly ma
tive in cotton jacket and blue kit,
entered from the hack OF the room,
md crossing il without a word sourly
bcckoncd the three men to follow
They nlcd after him through IN"
front ycranIn, the torrid clearing IN,
palm belt; until with a nod Of scant
courtesy their guide halted, slid aside,
and dcscrtlnF, let them pass on
toward the CLEAN OF the lagoon.
"rhcrr, SANITY" cried Tisdal",
"Tht' ought to sham" you"
The sailor pointed easterly across
the lagoon, toward those low woods
wherS, some three miles on. Frayc's
jetty showed black nick ia the
curv,ng water.
"Elood running be replied slowly.
the current sets over there Mace
told mc-you heard him. Well, you
saw Frayc's beach, when We FIRST
come, Yesterday a.. one Hitter o.
champagne Corks Who pulled them
corks? Mace did; Mace does--and
th,y drift over day In, day out
Thick as grasshoppcrs IN the fan
they are. | wouldn't PIN no flith %
words, polite ana smooth YOU un-
dcrstdnd, when man does SO much
elbow work. Would you?"
lie turned on them, earnestly tol
COrroboration.
Go ahead" they urged. "What
else7"
He laughed
CTo BE Continued Monday
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CURED, Mlth naSh or IN
credulity.
'Mr Mace"
He came?" Anger shook her-a
visible tremor OF the body. He came
and asked?"
They wondered at her vchemence.
her paleness, above all at the re-
straint which kept her from saying
more.
I'VE promised" Godbolt stammer-
ed, to go see him in the morning.
Please We weren't TO tell
your grandfather"
Katherine viewed him coldly.
"Ah? Then 60" she agreed, with
bitter uncOncern. eco by all means"
She started walking toward the
house, but halted somewhere under
the trees. After u long pause, she
came hurrying back toward the light
This time there was color in her
cheeks, warmth in her eyes.
Forgive me-" she begged; AMI the
sight OF her, so pretty and so con-
trite, moved the men strangely. 81
did not mean 70 be rude. And do,
please, make your visit tomorrow
morning, for 1t may help you to un-
derstand."
She slipped away quickly, as II
ashamed. They saw her cross the
veranda and enter lighted doorway.
Not long afterward, thew heard her
| singing in the house. The song was
not for them; only a private matter.
with breaks and delays while the
/ singer busily came and went between
rooms. II was something about a
| dove and the Grail.
Her own dove cote was fast asleep:
60 was the grove; but the three men
| stayed as she had left them. astonish-
| Cd, forgetting the presence OF to-
hncco, and staring at the desolate
! candles.
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THE NEEDLE AND THE PIN.

"Oh-o-o-o-o!" cried the Needle.
What Is the natter" asked Pin
nearby.
70 III folks would only be more care
full" complained the Needle. Just
now some one stepped on me and near.
~ crushed me" "Oh, WELL" said the.
Pin. 1T serves you right for being so
hne!" Indeed" replied the Needle, IT
am by far the finer OF the two. I.
am OF more use too" argued the
Needle, but Just at that moment
crunch! crunch! crunchl and the
needle was split in two
"lla, ha," laughed tho Pin, IT am ID
live the longer!"
by MARY GREENWALT, aged ten
years OssininF. n. Y.
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WHEN THE SIXTY NINTH RE-
TURNS.

TURNS.
Banners will he flying
on avenue and street,
People will go flying
The victorious lads 10 meet
Mothers wives and swecthearts
WIN all weep with JOY,
While they are preparing
For the return OF their boys
Long and loud will be the cheers
A. these lads march up Broadway
Then will fall the tears
OF mothers old and gray
Not tears OF sorrow, tears OF JOY
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Cousin Eleanor's Klub kolumn

Thanking God each for her boy.
These brave fellows who drove back
the Teuton
Never faltered but kept them al
ways on the run.
by KATHLEEN GOSS. aged thirs
teen. New York CITY. 4.
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THE LITTLE BROOK.

See the little brook
As II swiftly flows
Tumbling DER the stones
A on its way 1t goes.
II never stops TO rest
But silently goes its way
Flows on through all the night,
Flows on through all the day
The sweet birds sing above IL
High up In the trees.
The pretty flowers on it's banks
Rustic In the breeze.
The little children come
To the meadow 10 play
And near this little winding brook
Enjoy a merry day.
by JULIENNE WARSHAw. aRed
eleven, Albany, y. Y.
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"A Story of Love, Romance and
Adventure in the Unknown
South Sea Islands.
tCopyrisht. 1919 By Duffield a CO..
SYNOPSIS w PHkCkDINO CHAPTERS

CopUbh y 20
i On s lat h IA AA@ WaIu lIasI
81
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IN the tn ne an waning cal hu
. o a is he
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had the best OF intentions, but
somebody's foot slipped. l want to
take back the unsatisfactory item
and credit you with it's purchase
price" CTake It back even II you
have to pay for 1t yourself You will
benefit eventually THE other items
were satisfactory and there is no
reason why you should not keep
them.
Il know you are not friendly with
my company. Your trouble with them
was before l went to work for them.
II YOU know anything against them.
tell me. My own reputation can only
be as good as my company'B / don't
want to work for a company which
does not conduct business absolutely
on the square believe my firm DOES
conduct business this way; IL you
have evidence to the contrary, tell me,
for my own personal benefit, as man
TO man"
A little talk along these lines ought
to clear matters up. You are show
ing yourself willing and anxious to he
square. You are talking as a square
and honest man, instead OF as a repre-
sentative OF any company. II you ask
the firm bluntly 10 tell you what is
the matter with your company, they
will open up. When they do, you can,
in nine hundred and ninety-nine cases
out Of a thousand, nail the lie. Your
company is probably all right: they
couldn't stay in business very long
IL they weren't
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How to Be a Better
Sales man
and Earn Bigger Pay
By Roy Griffith

Nhe Evening WORLDS salesman,ha
% CrAs New hKvnins
IN nv GThs -Ansper Glad aid satesmen IN
e" 'esmo"'htp problems R published using only the
covespondentP initials " "
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CHAPTER XI.

TVHE bedrooms to which the
Chinaman guided them were
il in a bungalow hid by a small
forest OF its own--a heavy
,star of broad banana SheavaA
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cluster of broad banana sheaveS.
Each room, Lighted by candles. stood
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CHAPTER \.

(Continued)
Tv HE girls face altered.
"A white mun?' she IN
quired, with Hash OF in
vredulity.
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The Spiritual Force of a Job.
By Betty Vincent

the landing OF girl as TO the land
ing OF job!
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-06-10
ALL TIRED OUT
Hundreds More in Ashland in the
Same Plight

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Tired all the time
Weary and worn out night ana
day;
Back aches; head aches;
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You should help them at their
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Let one who knows tell you how,
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and they helped me wonderfully.
They regulated the action of my kid
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have never failed to help me-"
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doans Kidney Pills-the same
that Mrs. Galbraith had. Foster
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adv.