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The twins were celebrating the first
afternoon after school by taking long
nap. Peter, who had new respect
for the twins since they were really
big enough to go to school asked to
take some Of his own money and go
to the store and get them candy.
He came back with a big sack null
and without touching it himself sat
down to wait for the twins to wake.
But the twins were worn out with the
excitement OF their day at school and
slept on.
Peter paced from the nursery to the
girls bedroom till mamma begged
him to take some Of the candy him
self and go play. But Peter wouldn't
do it. He was going to give that can.
dy to the girls himself, He settled
down in the big chair to wait with the
candy in his lap, He went to sleep
and dreamed that he had his toy pis-
toll in school and was pointing 1t al
the teacher, 1t went of with an aw.
| full bang and Peter sprang to his feet
scattering candy everywhere.
The awful bang was terrible clay
of thunder and 1t brought the twins
flying from their beds and screaming
for mamma,
"Here's you some candy, girls
Thank goodness you're awake at last
Helen Carpenter Moore
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4 know what none O the rest Of

II know what none Of the rest Of
them know-what yon didn't even sse
tit to let your father know-that your
disappearance Is due to revulsion over
what you thought you had found out
about Chester AHing"
The girl rose from her chair. ~
shall ask you to leave" she began.
Presently" interrupted Billy. "Bu:
Chet Alling happens to have been my
best friend on earth and have a dls
ty 10 perform toward him."
AS a newspaper reporter" There
was an icy sarcasm in the girls tone.
Newspapers be blowed, AS a mau
and as a friend. Listen Alling's
father, as you know, was legal advis'
or Of the American peace conferse7'
He had possession Of certain knoWl-
edge on the treaty, documentary stuff;
III would have been OF untold value 10
a political clique in Washington. II
was known that the one person who
could steal that information was CheS'
ter, They knew he was beyond ap-
proach.
So they plotted to compromise hin
with that Baroness Coigney, with :
or four Of her clique Of crooked adj
venturers as witnesses. Then they
peddled the news to you. through two
hands secretly. Also they let Ches'
tier know that II he would get the doc
uments for them they would sweal
that the whole business was a rotten
die-as 1t was. OF course Chester re-
fused and then you beat 1t without
giving him a chance to talk"
The girl had gone white. But why
didn't somebody-how do / know vol
are not the liar? You are a newspa'
/ per man, are you not? Why didn't
! you print this story-why didn't any
body?"
Because 1t couldn't be proved-le'
gally. They could outsWear Alllne
five or six to one. And besides, The
newspapers don't know 1t. Haven
you any faith at all? Do you know
that Chester Alling has done nothin!
for three months but hunt for you
while you have been eating your hear
out and running your health In this
mad escapade Of the sulks?"
"What-what shall / do?"
"Stay here for one day and let ut
wire to Chef. Will you do that%
Eyes; OBJ, oh yes! 1t has been aw'
full! Awful"
Billy sent the wire and then he wen
back to the office and justified his
nickname. He itched-itched all oy
! er to write the best scoop that eve
came into the Herald" office. Blu
! he didn't. Chester Alling was his bes
friend.
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will not-but-you will-sOme day. !
know. NY darling! / await the hour
which brings you!"
"She closed-with some flourish
didn't she, Bob?" said, addressing
my husbands back, half Historically,
and dropping the note to the floor:
II warned YOU" Bob protested, Then
he picked Up the paper, folded 1t ex-
actly, and placed it in his pocket. Why
he didn't tear it to shreds was more
than l could guess. was much too
proud to ask, however.
"You should worry. Vampires have
gone out Of fashion," said my husband
putting an arm around me and trying
to kiss me. But pulled away from
his caress as If he were in some part
blamable for the contents of that mis-
cradle papeY 1t was an involuntary
action but fewVives could have resist
ed under the same conditions.
Maybe the word vampire has gone
out OF fashion," / admitted, But the
article itself is as old as Lillith-and
as subtle-and 1t stays right on the
Job of fooling the very incest men, !
said bitterly,
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Bob threw up both hands in ges-
ture Of surrender and walked TO the
nearest window. At that, | was per-
fectly willing to toss the letter away
l had fretted-and was getting my
own way like a spoiled child. But my
foolish pride kept me from going up
and slipping the paper into Bobs hand,
tore the meaning from 1t desperate
ly.
"My darlingp-began Katherine Mil
ler's letter to my husband-"lm go
ing to call you that now and hereafter
whenever ] have an opportunity"
Il gasped and sat down, a tiny heap
OF concentrated misery in a great pile
OF down pilloWs,l
"You ought to knoW-you do know
that you have been my darling ever
since we went to dancing school to-
gether as boy and girl. You know why
/ turned down Freddie Braiuard-and
let me remind you that Freddie was
SOME match Also Todd Marshall
was almost as good, And Billy Jayne.
would take me this minute-it ] would
have him. But | won't.
"I'ye never wanted any man but you
Bob. Even when you married Jane
Ames, / didn't stop hoping. ] knew
that little saint could never hold you
long, :.
(l'ye wondered about that myself
said to myselt,)
Divorce Is almost the expected Sc
quenca OF marriage, nowadays, you
know. Your nature is cold, Bob, and
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he said.
dering only now and then, to give my
home the more attraction.
$50 for you and me, Eric, the occa-
slonal meeting and the constant friend
ship. Haven't ! put 1t the way your
heart puts it, II you will really listen
to the truth?' :.
He said nothing-just stared OF
across the lake, still grasping my hand
His grasp frightened and he suddenly
brought his eyes back to my face.
There were times when | thought
when | was sure, Dorothy, that you
and"
Eyes, dear, so did l." did not want
him to finish. But I've turned 1t over
very carefully and l feel It's best-this
way. Don't your"
He stood UP, went behind me AMI
put both hands gently on my shoul-
ders.
"a girl who sees so steadily whal
she wants as you Dorothy, will surely
get it-and doubly surely deserve It,
he said softly. Il wish were-differ-
ant"
Don't wish it." said, rising quick
" and assuming a gay smile. 1T is Just
right this way"
We spent the last evening together
by the fireside in the hotel lounge, In
an hour l shall wave goodbye to him
from the rear platform Of Mr. Herron'S
car. | shall be whirled anywhere.
DOLLY THINE,
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sllYersand Lake.


Sllyersand Lake.
My last day at silyerssnd, Joan,
dear, and one TO me marked with a
white stone of remembrance.
1 had been feeling blue as pack
ed my things. For after all, a bust
ness Job was not the object Of this
summer outing. Randy Lewis's let
ter which came this morning, added to
my feeling OF failure. He Is so posi-
tive the position Mr.. Heron offers me-
is not a wise one to take, and ] do
have confidence in Randy's judgment,
There is no one I'd rather have think
we'll of me than Randy, But It Is TOO
late. have promised Mr.. Heron.
After lunch ! went to say good bye
to the beautiful lake, and met Eric
Wallis in the summerhouse.
Dorothy, don't want you to 80,
he said, And once more the tender .
ness in his voice thrilled me as 1t had
that first day at Lively Beach where
he performed the commonplace SER
vice Of carrying my bags.
what would you have me do" |
think there must have been both visit
fulness and tiredness in my tone for
he moved close to me on the rustic
bench and laidihis hand over mine.
what you WANT to do" he an
swered. as it making you happy, this
work you are undertaking for Her
ron?"
mo. Butch. what's the use?" |
shrugged, It's q good job. Many a
girl will envy me. The summer Is
nearly gone and I've got to think OF
the future. There's a time for dream
| ing and idling and time for work
ing" | tried to laugh.
"I've been trying to work" said
Eric, land found myself dreaming,
Dolly. I've been thinking about you
a tremendous lot, You and me" He
faltered and held my breath for him
I to 20 on. Yet something, Joan, kept
telling me no-no-no-it isn't what
you seek,
Dorothy" he took up the threa1
again, though 1t seemed to me he was
4 thinking aloud rather than saying
something definite to me, ~ want
we've got to decide just what we mean
Ito each other. It's strange, dear.
can think for others, analyEe for 9TH
ers, but not for myself"
"Well, / can, Eric" said softly. A
light seemed to be breaking in my
mind. "Iknow what mean to you. II
lis the feeling Of the wanderer for the
fireside. There are times when it Is
the most grateful thing in the worlt
to him, as 1t was to you-atter the war
But 1t would be prison to have to live
beside 1t always
He tried to interrupt, but hushet
him.
let me, go on. You are the wan.
derer by temperameRt-not necessar'
\ fly places, but people, situations
moods. am the fireside, want the
simple, permanent things-love, home
family, garden, ne.ghbors, friends
things to tie to, with a season Of wan
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you need the warm love Of real flesh
and-hlood woman. Had been your
wife you would have been cured Of
shell Shock months ago,
"You didn't say now your wife hap
pens to be alive and with you once
more. 1t will be nine days wonder
of course, but l want to tell you thai
it doesn't matter to me whether she's
with you or not.
at was so like her to appear, JUS
in the nick Of time, to take you away
from me TO save you from me, sht
would say, doubtless. Well, she hasn'
saved you, Bob. You and | are grow
up-I know human nature. ! know
men.
needn't blame my good mother, MOI
the times, nor yourself, I'm frankly
what am all without hypocrisy.
Your wife is welcome to you
name"-"oh la! la! laI" trilled)-
although, Bob, did want that awful
lily. was the proudest girl in TIL
world, the day ! sent that item aoou
our engagement to the papers.
"But since the little saint has CONF
| to life and has interfered, she can hav'
your name-as long as she can keel
II. AS for money, OF course I've more
than enough Of my own, But wher'
would she be-wIthout the Lorime,
| wealth? Did you ever think Of that
Bob?
~ love you for loves sake alone, s.
come TO see me. You'll think that sol
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sMAsn up

Sometimes accidents viii happen to
the most careful motor car drivers
hut no matter how serious the damage
Ne are prepared to do the repair wo:k
our plant Is modern, we employ mas.
ter nSeh!ntstS only, who are expestA
IN this particular business. You pay
for what you get and you get what you
pay fdr-understand? Liberty Garage
Company. Merchant st. Phone $685.
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~ ALWAYS HAVE ouop LUCK"

Ask any housewife why she prefers
Marigold Flour ano she will say that
she can depend on it. Eeing dependa'
BILE, it not only eliminates chance OF
spoiled baking, but makes a quality
loaf that the housewife is proud OF,
Get a sacA nom your grocer and have
satisfactory Ebakings. Manufactured
hy Fairmont Grain and Milling c..
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TAbLE FERNS

OF every kina : largo and small in
size-splendid In shape, can be SO,
iscted at The Mountain City Floral
Shop. Always the, best.in flowers for
the table decorations, Flowers for the
sIck-stork bouquets-coTsage-and
flowers for the only girl" are here In
splendid assortment, Store, SlS Mon
roe st. Phone 6Ss-J.-AdY.
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ACCIDENTS MAY OCCUR

Certainly accidents may occur and
without warning. Such is their ma
ture. You may be warned Of the ad-
Visibility OF keeping on hand an
equipment OF emergency supplies such
as cotton, bandages, plasters and liul-
mentS in the fine qualities we. sell. Get
an outfit now. Cranes Drug Store,---
ADV.
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MAKES HENS LAY.

DR.. Hess Poultry Pan-a-ce-a helps
10 keep Poultry healthy and to make
hens lay. This is Just the time Of the
year that your poultry needs a tonic.
Try trial package aud note the
change. IS and so cents per pack
age. The H-H Drug Store, Glenn B,
Hamilton, Mgr.-AdV,
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THIS IS WORTH THINKING ABOUT

THIS IS WORTH THINN'NS HsVU
Uncle Sam says that the waste and
shortage OF fuel will stop one factory
In every eight this winter. Also that
a fuel famine is almost a sure thing
Drop in at Halls Hardware and they
will show you how you can be more
comfortable on fourth to one-halt
less fuel than you have formerly used.
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YOUR NExT

Storage 3attery should be a Presto
Lite. ThereIs correct size for every
make and moleI Of car. AS the Off
cial Prest-o.Lite Service Station in
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this territory we will, be-glad extend
you every courtesy. Please Yemen
Der that the Prsst.oLite Is the Oldest
sery:cs toSautomobile ownersiin amer.
lcs so1th Side Services station, 81
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R0MANCEs Of a SUMNER GIRL
BY ZOE BEckLEY
Copyright 1918, N. E. A.
b Ioan, hef alum.

(DOroy aged spending The Lively Beach hapng akss
her Job and $500 savings The chance Of mining suitable husband during
as sunnmsL These arc her letters home 70 ICON, ha chaml
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Avoid too much meat alcohol tea Drink plenty e e.
preferably hot water before meals and drive the uric ago m
vvstem BY taking Apric nt-urcac) This can obtained
Send bottle Of water to the chemist at Dr. PeFces
HOTEL Buffalo, N " and you will receive free medical aayss e 70
whether the kidneys arc affected When your kidneys
and oop YOU suffer from ackache sckheadaches dizzy Spells or
tWinges and pains Of ubago rheumatism gogt q s 5 e.
turbed two orbreee night Take heed before s
AnuriS for it will put new life into yoF nane p
your entire system your nearest druggist tor 81 sna re
Pierce ten cents iortrial package Of "AnuricI
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az DIR. SAMUEL HAMlLrnN

Keep. the hdneyg il goodIoTdet aI1o
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60 -.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1919-12-26
By Fannie Lessing.

Ernest Renan maintains in his
"Histoire des Langues Semitiques"
that the Semetic races, and, conse-
quently, also the Jews, are lacking
in humor, in the capacity for laugh
ter. Strange as this reproach might
sound to us, another great man,
Carlyle, held the same opinion, as his
biographer, Froude, reports, and in
deed, in the whole Bible laughing is
mentioned only twice. Sarah laughs
when the angelic visitor promises
her child, and this is rather bitter
laugh, the laugh of lonely, child
less woman whose youth is gone and
who is so disil1usioned and disap-
pointed that she has lost the precious
prerogative of youth to believe in
wonder And a second time laugh
ing is mentioned in the story Of
Samson, who used foxes tails to
beat the foes, and there also the
laughter is not gay and merry and
carefree.
But even if we grant that the Jew
ish race, as a whole, lacks, perhaps,
in humor, it certainly does not lack
in wit, and if the Jew does not laugh
he most assuredly smiles, only that
the smile is rather wistful and sad,
if not even grim and bitter, and that
every Jewish smile ends, somehow;
in sigh =, H a
Perhaps nothing is so typical Of
the Jewish wit that was formed not
only by the genius of the race but
also by the tremendous pressure OF
adverse circumstances as the story
of the poor peddler, who, after a day
Of hardship and misery, in the eve
ming, when he puts his heavy pack
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was excluded from every profession
and also from agricultural pursuits,
it was only natural that he, had to
depend upon commercial activities
10 make living, and, consequently,
many Jewish witticisms are Of the
market and the exchange. So the
story goes, that, on cold winter
morning a stock exchange man ac-
costed one Of the big spectators and
asked him what to buy. "Buy ther-
mometers," was the answer. "They
are very. low and sure to rise"
Far more than mere witticism
is the story of the rich Russian Jew
who goes to Leipsic to buy goods
there and whom his German friends
reproached about his neglected ap7
pearance. "A rich man." they said,
Fought not to wear SO shabby a coat.
It is really a shame. Why are you
wearing r.
"Why not?" says the Russian.
Nobody knows here who I am"
Later the Leipsic merchants see the
same man in Odessa going just as
shabbi1y and meanly dressed, and
they express their surprise. what"
they say, "at home you still have the
same old coat?"
"Why. not?'" smiles the Russian.
Everyone here knows who | am"
There are many little anecdotes
like this one, showing natural.
shrewd philosophy Of life and pc
culiar insight into human character
and not. absolutely tinged with that
sadness and. melancholy which
usually is so typical for the Jewish
wit. Perhaps Zangwill is right
when he says that the Jews who
work have no time for sadness.
They leave pessimism to their phil
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down and rests his weary limbs,
says, "In this world I have had moth
ing. I should only laugh if olom
habo, if the other world, were also
fake" Can anyone express more
poignantly and at the same time
more comically the absolute hope
lessness of tired heart and a sad
dened mind, that finds it's only mirth
in the possible eternal prolongation
of its earthly misery? And yet,
tired as the heart and saddened as
the mind needs must be to speak
like this, the soul that could find
even this bitter and acrid smile is
absolutely invincible It is the soul
Of Israel that cannot be crushed and
that, despite all prosecutions and
misfortunes, lives and will live for
ever.
Not less sharp and bitter is the
witicism Of the Russian lew, wlo,
seeing marble figure before the
court building, accosts a stranger
and asks him:
"Kind sir, pray, what is this
figure?"
"Why, Justice, Of course an
swers the stranger.
Unhappy country. the Jew ex-
claims, where Justice is to be
found only outside the court"
Or the not less ironic story Of the
merchant who visits the store Of a.
commercial friend, surreptitiously
pockets dozen silk handkerchiefs,
and hides them in his pockets.
Afterward he buys his goods and
gets his bill. At the end of the bill
he finds an item: "One dozen silk
handkerchiefs, $6," and calls out,
"Oh, you ganefp
AS the Jew in European countries
Smyrna times., 1919-11-05
NEWS OF THE DELAWARE
MARYLAND PENINSULA
NEWSY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
OUR STATE EXCHANGES
Interesting Items From All Parts Of
The Peninsula About Friends And
NeighbOrs And Their DOings

Ine PenlnSuld ADOut rEleNuS Astu
NeighbOrs And Their DOings
Mrs. w. Edgar Maloney. of Dover,
has purchased the property of F l..
Hardesty in Dover for $1,000. Mr..
and Mrs. Maloney will move there af-
ter the first of the year.
]. Malcom Hope has sold his farm
west of Dover to Mrs. Conard Keller.
Consideration, $4,000.
L. C. Armstrong has bought the
home of Walton Leatherbury, situated
in Dover Beautiful. Consideration,
$4,000.
The Dover Fruit Farm on the Bay
Road was sold Saturday to Arley B.
Magee for $19,5O0.OO; at the same
time VIM. Connor's farm was sold to
C. w. Lord for $4,000.
Rev. C. T. Wyatt, of Denton M. E.
Church, has accepted call to become
pastor of Ebenezer M. E. Church of
Easton, Md, succeeding Rev. w. L.
White, who seeks another field of
labor.
The oldest canning business in Mil
ford has been sold by William Draper
and Danel Hirsch to George H. Dra-
per, Jr., and he will take charge of
the business for another season. Mr..
William Draper will retire from all
business, but Mr.. Daniel Hirsch will
remain with the canning business as
a partner in the factory at the east
ern end of South Milford, which has
been conducted by himself and broth
er, Lea Hirsch, as D. Hirsch & Bro.
The amount, which runs into many
thousands of dollars in this transac-
ton, is not stated.
Fire of unknown origin destroyed
hay barn on the farm of Mrs. John
Prettyman in Slaughter Neck on
Tuesday morning, last. A call for aid
was sent to the Carlisle Fire Com
pany of Milford, which organization
responded Immediately. Before they
arrived the fire was under control.
Prettyman's store and dwelling near
by were not damaged.
Two boys by the name of Chadwick
were riding their wheels on Governors
avenue, Dover, Tuesday evening. Oct.
28th, about seven o'clock, the older of
which was run into by a small two
passenger auto smashing his front
wheel into small fragments and
throwing him heavily to the ground
the auto dashing around the corner
into North street never halting. The
State game detective was at the cor
ner getting his machine repaired
took the two boys to their home at
Coopers corner. 1t is said the boys
shoulder blade was fractured, but not
broken.
Arrangements have been completed
by the executive committe of the Del
aware State Corn Growing Associa.
tion for the holding of its thirteenth
annual State Corn Show in Dover
December 1918. 1t is expected thai
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this wears show will be one OF the
largest held in the history of the as
sociation. Liberal premiums Will be
awarded for corn, wheat, oats, soy
beans, cowpeas, etc. Prizes will also
be offered for exhibits of forage IN
the sheaf. Following are the ofhcers
of the association for the present
wear: President, A.P.Corbitt, Odessa;
vice-president, F. Snyder, Newport
Thomas D. Garrison, John Ponder;
secretary and treasurer, A. E. Grant
ham, Newark.
John Wesley Collins died at his
home in South Milford. on Thursday,
October %, following a lingering i'll
ness, aged SO years. Funeral services
were held the Sunday following. He
is survived by widow.
A short time ago w. G. Riding, a
farmer of Colorado, read in a Della
ware paper of the advantage the
farmers of this part of the country
had over the western farmers. He
decided that he and his wife and three
children would make a trip to Della
ware. He fitted up an automobile
with household things and started on
his way. After travelling for II days
they reached Milford. They were
here but few hours when they found
a nice farm, known as the Curtis
Houston tract, which contains 27O
acres suitable for grain. Mr.. Riding
said the trip of 1.2O0 miles with his
family cost him only $75. He says
Delaware is the prettiest section of
the country he has seen since leaving
Colorado.
Indications point at this time, ac-
cording to some of the lower Della
ware weather forecasters, that the
coming winter will be a hard one,
giving as their reasons that there is
an abundance of hickory nuts, cedar
berries, beech and chestnuts and
acorn upon which rabbit and squirrel
can feed. At this time the fields and
forests abound in game, and there is
every reason that sportsmen will have
the best cunning season for the past
three or four years. Quail usually
are able during severe weather to
feed upon the shattered corn in the
fields and in many instances there re-
main bushels of corn in the shocks.
Smyrna times., 1919-11-05

We try to carry eyert..
in the line Of hardwsn /
the builders needs ny
what we are aiming ~ I
whatever you are uIa,,,
to build we can suODIr |,
necessary equipment,