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di1t q Q6eQ 70 1,UUU
acres Of land in Nebraska.
It pays to be decent and kindly to
everyone You never know to whom
you are talking in meeting strangers.
MARS
The mysterious radio messages.
which MarcOni thought might be from
Mars, are traced to their source
They were sent out by DR.. Irving
Langmuir, from the General Electric
laboratories at Schenectady. n. Y
The wave length was 10000 meters.
It is human nature to look for an
explanation far off. instead of close
at hand. We seldom see things
right under our nose"
The Marian radio flivver, how
ever, does not. prove that people do
not live on Mars. After talking to US
awhile and getting a line on present
conditions on earth, they'd probably
hang up the receiver" with a bang.
SWAT.
Are flies bothering you this sum-
mer? Psychologists check up and
announce that the house fix is a car
rier of the germs of $50 different dis
eases. The diseases range from ty-
phoid and tuberculosis to hookworm
and amoebic dysentery.
Flies are the advance agents of
sickness and death. They have been
reduced by repeated swatting cam
paigns. But they multiply quickly
14-Ia,, svrat+ipr- Lays Keen after tberr1
constantly. folks!
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Q.-Ts there a passenger service
between New Orleans or Galveston
and Australia?
A-No, the only service between
these points is a freighter service.
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EYE TROUBLE

BIZ DIR. R. II. BTSHOP.
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you this way, but the cook was
called home an hour or two ago
and the maid is on her vacation
and won't be back for a few days.
You'll have to worry along the
best you can. The furnace man
will mop the porches and the
kitchen-and you'll see that Wal
ter Is fed and comfortable, won't
you? You needn't bother about
me. The doctor has put me on a
milk diet. It's wonderful to have
a friend like you. ] know you'll
see me through this!'
About dark Kate brought her
tray, a dainty affair with q single
pink rose ornamenting II. Why,
in Heavens name, a rose? Euge-
MIA wanted to shrek aloud. Kate
was wearing a filmy gown, finely
beaded, about as appropriate for
a cooking garment as a fur coat.
She had made some sandwiches.
she told Eugenia, and she and
Walter were going to eat them
and some fruit. That would be
plenty for the evening meal,
wouldn't It? Eugepia looked up
wanly and said that anything she
did would be all right with Walter.
Walter was standing by her bed
and there was undoubtedly a puz-
zled expression on his handsome
face when she picked up. the rose
and, handing It to Kate, remarked
that she always associated roses
with her, somehow. Personally
she did not care for the flower, so
Walter had never bought them
dramatic pause-for her.
a Twenty-four hours later Walter
tiptoed sneakily into her darkened
room and whispered, Where the
devil does that cook live, Genie?
Kate can't boil water" And Eu.
genia said drowsily, She's not at
home. She's visiting her sister
She'll be back in q day or two
Can't you two go to a restaurant"
Now. Walter was subject to at
tacks Of acute indigestion and he
had suffered the pangs Of the
damned many times after visiting
restaurants and he hated the
places like ptomaine poisoning.
The denouement came sooner than
Eugenia had any reason to hope
for. It was the morning of the
third day when Kate, with hat on,
at the unreasonable hour of 7:30,
swept into her room, her eyes
flashing fire behind the becoming
mesh yelling.
Il can't stay in this house an
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other minute with that brute Of a
husband Of yours. You poor dar-
ling-to have endured him for ten
long years. He simply talked
terribly''-voice trembling from an
ger-''because / wouldn't fry calf
liver which he ordered sent up for
breakfast"
The front door slammed. Eu-
genia hopped agilely out of bed
and rushed to the hall telephone
to call st. Joseph's before the
nurse could leave there. Her
amazed husband came rushing up
stairs two steps at a time.
Genie darling, are you out OF
your head? What on earth has
happened?" Such tenderness!
Such humility in his despairing
voice!
Eugenia could have laughed
aloud. Think I'll get up and
cook q bit Of that calf liver with
some breakfast bacon. Milk
doesn't satisfy me. feel better
now. Fact Is, ] think that I am
we'll"
Later. after an excellent break
fast, to which Walter had more
than done justice. he came around
the table and leaned over to take
Eugenia in his arms. But she
drew back. laughing a cool little
laugh Of distain.
Foolish, this keeping up senti-
mentality when it's all dead. Wal
ter. I hate to be kissed. anyway"
Amazement in his eyes. She had
always liked to be cuddled and
petted. Then, as II suddenly re-
membering something, she added.
by the way. florist bill for
seventy-five dollars came to me
by mistake the other day. From
Watson's. ] don't know what I
did with It. Just mentioned It 50
that you can mail them q check"
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BY A. M. CRAWFORD.

r T is not a pleasant thing for a
woman who has been married
ten years to realize that her
husband is infatuated with an
other woman and that the woman
happens to be her own so-called
best friend" Yet this was the
exact situation which Eugenia
Marshall had to admit to herself
when her husbands florist bill
chanced to be sent to the mouse
instead Of the office. Roses!
Dozens and dozens OF them!
As Eugenia's eyes ran down the
list and saw the sum total Of
fragrance N dollars and cents, her
subconscious mind groped to the
conscious and suddenly registered
the fact that Kate Siegel always
had roses in profusion In her
charming. exceedingly artistic
apartment. Perhaps the bill was
for some other MARSHALL! She
picked up the envelope and looked
at the address. Mr.. Walter Mar
shall, Empire Bldg. City. Her
husbands address!
She smiled grimly and decided
upon her mode of warfare. She
picked up the telephone near at
hand and called Kate Ssegel.
There wAs no hint of anything un-
pleasant In her voice when she
told Kate that she was not well
and would she put q few things
In q bag and taxi over to stay
with her for a week or ten days.
She would have to stay In bed for
that long and she wanted Kate to
manage the household affairs and
look after poor old lonely Walter.
Then she called her family.
physician and blithely told him
that she was not feeling well and
would he please call just after
lunch. That would give Kate
time to arrive.
And Kate came with three bags
instead Of one. When Walter
rushed in unexpectedly about two
to get his golf sticks for q round
with q visiting client from Mil
waukee, he found Kate costly
ensconsed in his wife's room and
Eugenia comfortably resting in
the guest room bed on the far side
Of the house. The doctor was
coming down the steps.
Kate, dear, I hate to impose on
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The Story Of an Adventurer, Who
Finding a Body in the Woods, Had
the Identity of the Dead Man
"Wished Upon" Him.

"No, no. / should like IT., the.
house is 80 warm"
The garden was paiely moonlit.
but as Mr.. Harding had said. the
river mist was, already rising. and
everything looked Al II It were
yelled In gossamer gray.
The Fortune Hunter giAnced
down at the girl beside him. .'You
ought to have q wrap. You'll take
cold," he said, 49,.
She answered mechanically:
my cloak is In the hall. ifsyou
will fetch it." g
He went back without q word,
took the cloak from q chair and
brought It to her. She let him fold
on. down the sloping lawn TIN they
stood by the waters edge. :.
There were twinkling lights
from a houseboat ON the opposite
bank, and the muffled, sound Of a
gramophone. otherwise tho night
was perfectly still. save for the
lap. lap Of the water against the
bank.
The Fortune Hunter looked up
at the misty moon, and his thought
slipped back along the chain of
years that were gone. with q half
wistful. half cynical amusement.
Would you have thought that
fate would ever land him here?
In an ideal English homo. amid
every comfort and luxury-he. q
vagrant fortune hunter. who had
run the gamut Of Life. and : who
bore its scars on his very soul,
he wondered what the, girl at his
side was thinking: what she would
say II he could take her with him
in his thoughts. step by step. and
show her tho dark places Of his
life through which he had strug.
gled. He felt her shtver and
turned quickly.
Go BE Continns6 Temsesswl
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Seeker of Thrills Finds Himself
Mistaken for Another and Thereby
Becomes Enmeshed in a Maze
of Love and Mystery.
RUBY N. AYRES.
RUBY N. AYRES.

the river. and there was an old
fashioned yellow rose climbing the
wall and peeping its scented in
quisitive head in at the window.
But he had never thought to
sleep in such a room-never i'm.
agined that in the future such a
freak Of fortune awaited him.
How long could 1t last. even
without discovery? How long
could he lie to this girl. and take
her kisses without being driven
by sheer shame to betray him.
self?
He had no money, and the lug.
gage which he had told Mr. Hard.
ing he had left behind in London
was myth-he had no luggage.
His only suit was drying in a
hot supboard in the bathroom, and
twenty-eight shillings represented
the sum total Of his capital.
The Fortune Hunter got up and
looked out Of the window to the
ground below: It was quite an
easy drop-it would be the easiest
thing in the world to take 1t and
get away before anyone saw him.
He leaned his elbows on tho sill
and looked down, and II was at
that moment that someone tap
ped at the door behind him. and
opened 1t. =
"Can I come in?"
.. The Fortune Hunter turned
sharply: Tommy stood behind him.
his peaked, fretful face, half
eager. half embarrassed.
Can come in?" he asked
again, and the Fortune Hunter
said with an effort: "Oh. yes,
come in-I've been trying to make
myself look more presentable-it's
not very easy with my limited
wardrobe" ....
TOMMY'S VISIT.
Tommy closed the door ana
limped forward: he was very lame.
one foot dragged painfully, and
his whole body was frail and un-
formed. ''''.~
I'VE can fetch your. things to-
morrow he said. He leaned
against the bed and looked at the
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ised, cheerfully. but in the mean
time we might be friends-eh?"
Tommy held out his hand.
I'm glad you've come. - he said.
But" he went on frankly, '"I
shouldn't have thought you were a
bit the kind Of chap to write those
letters to Anne. She didn't. show
them to me-" he went on quickly.
But now and then, when she felt
very unhappy-like girls do. you
know-she used to read me little
bits here and there" He grinned
apoiogetically. You don't look
the sort Of man to write senti.
ment Of that sort" he added.
The Fortune. Hunter colored.>
Don't II" he said helplessly.
when q chaps abroad he is often
driven to doing all sorts Of queer
things he wouldn't do II he was
at home In sane, normal old Eng
land"
Tommy nodded.
''Humph! dare say; and, Of
course. she was a brick to you,
wasn't she?'
She had lots Of other chaps
after her, you know" Tommy
went on with q kind Of pride.
"One Of them had q title and
Uncle Clem was very angry with
her because she wouldn't have
him." -.s q o., %. ...s.- =
YES" said the Fortune Hunter
vaguely. -.... ..... .I5,
Plenty Of girls would have
Jumped at the chance" Tommy
averred.
There was a little silence.
IT suppose you'll be getting mar.
ried soon, now you've really
comet" Tommy asked interestedly.
The Fortune Hunter looked hor-
ribly embarrassed.
Good Lord, no! At least-I
mean / haven't thought about it
there's been no time. I've hardly
seen your sister yet" -,
The boy looked slightly offended.
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MONUMENTS COMMISSION
URGED BY LEGION MEN

Representatives Of the American
Legion have urged the House For
eign Affairs Committee to report
favorably legislation creating q Fed.
eral battle monuments commission
@ assist In marking the battle fields
Of France.
The monuments or tablets with
relief maps Of bronze showing the
activities OF various divisions and
-egiments located on the more I'm.
portant fields OF action, will serve
% help tourists to Europe to un.
derstand the movements Of Ameri-
can sold.er In which they were
PARTICULARLY interested" said John
Thomas Taylor. Others urging the
legislation were Coils. Henry ]. Reil.
y. New York. and d. John Marley.
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The Fortune Hunter, twenty EIGHT yearls old and
BROKE" had been tramping England for fortmsns
waiting for something to turn up" ~ e.
To escape the heat and the dust of the turnpike ne
turned into little forest and stepped along merr'
despite his shabby clothing and indefinite prospects.
Then he tripped over. the huddled form OF man
living face downward in the underground. In an
instant he was on knees feeling under the coat Tor
a heartbeat and his face paled, for the man was
dead He peered into the face and found that IN 1sa-
lures the dead man had been much like himself The
two were of about the same height and weight. He
picked up leather pocketboo bulging with papers.
On the fyleaf of an old photograph Of girl with
name, "John Smith" letter revealed that this girl
had been waiting for the man for ten years at
Cherry odge Somertonon-T Thames" The name
signed was "Anne."
= The Fortune Hunter walked on, striking on the
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many questions. but. you see, she's
my only sister," His voice was
earnestly apologetic.
The Fortune Hunter smiled
broadly in spite Of his attempts to
be serious.
II quite understand" he said
dryly. please don't mention It."
They went on into the dining
room together.
In spite Of the fact that he had
dreaded it, the dinner passed off
with perfect ease and friendliness.
The conversation was kept to gen.
eral matters and no unexpected
questions were asked.
Anne was very silent, but the
Fortune Hunter was conscious of
her eyes often upon him, and for
the life Of him he could not meet
their gaze.
He was thankful when the meal
was ended and Mr.. Harding said:
"You young people would like a
little stroll in the garden. expect,
. but don't stay out too long. It's
September. you know. and there's
a river mist rising already"
Standing up. he touched the For
tune Hunters arm as he passed.
Later on. come to the study and
well have a little chat" he said
in a friendly fashion.
The Fortune Hunter followed
Anne into the hall; he would have
given a great deal to avoid this
tete-a.tete. but it was so obviously
expected Of him that he dared raise
no objection.
But she seemed instinctively to
feel his unwillingness, for she turn
ed and looked up at him with q
little hurt look In her eyes.
Perhaps you would rather not
go out"
He answered hurriedlyS
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IE FORTUNE HUNTER : By Ruby NJ Ay
HERE is THE STORY so FAR

highway again and coming into view Of girl and
the girl plead with her companion to "sit STILL" As
she did so the boy leaned far out Of the boat in
the lad tumbled into the water The boy would have
drowned had not the Fortune Hunter plunged into
the river and brought him to shore He proved to be
a cripple querulous after the accident Despite the
boys rudeness the Fortune Hunter helped the girl
to get her charge to their odfashioned house nearby
"You'd better get q hot bath at once" the Fortune
Hunter said casually he prepared to take his leave
"A ducking dosn't hurt me. :"
"What is your name?" she asked. .!'...
"John Smith," he replied. =. 80 .y- ~ j e. =
"' II knew it was you," she cried K
The Fortune Hunter found himself accepted by the
girl and her guardian as the man he had found dead
in the woods. Although conscience stricken, he ac
cepts the role even to the extent Of kissing the girl
Now 60 on with the story :. ~
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Copyright, 1899, BY
The Wheeler Syndicate, Inc.
CONTINUED From Yesterday

The Wheeler Syndicate, Inc.
Continued From Yesterday
m TIE FORTUNE HUNTER
made no answer, and 1t
- was with the excuse that he
must make some attempt to tidy
himself for dinner that he present
iy escaped to the room allotted to
+, him and sat down on the side OF
the bed to think things out:
He was angry with himself be.
cause he was failing to enjoy his
adventure.
Three hours before. when he sat
on the fiYe-barred gate and won
dered what on earth was to be-
come of him, he had hoped for
something-anything-no matter
how wild and preposterous. that
would for the time being, at all
events, land him in comfort again.
< He had longed for a hot bath
and a peaceful night between clean
sheets as he had never longed for
anything on earth, but now that
he had had the one, and there was
every prospect Of the other. he
was wishing himself back homo on
the stile again, footsore and home
less. =
ASHAMED OF HIMSELF.
The hospitality which the For
tune Hunter had received at
Cherry Lodge had made him
ashamed. They had accepted him
without question, and taken him
into the family circle, not merely
~ q friend, but as the lover Of
the girl whose blue eyes seemed to
Ocorch him with their faith and
happiness.
How long could he stand It?
Even supposing the dead man in
the wood told no tales, how long
could he stand 1t? he asked hip-
self as he sat on the ide Of the
bed and stared around the dainty
room with moody eyes.
-; It was q very charming room,
iilse All the others in the house
which he had seen.
! II looked out on the garden and
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and killed bears and things"
CI am sure you would" The
boys face flushed. =
I'VE shan't be friends II you're
going to talk to me in that tone Of
voice." he said almost ansrily.
Everyone talks to mo like that.
Anne keeps a special voice for me.
and I hate It."
"she's never angry with me like
she Ia with other people: she never
answers me back and
he drew a hard breath. "6ome-
times I'd give anything in the
world II only people would let me
have q good old row with them"
The Fortune Hunter laughed.
well, you shall have a good old
row with me some day." he prom
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physician he will praise you for
having given california Fig Syrup"
as the laxative because 1t never
fails, never cramps or overacts.
and even sick children love its
pleasant taste.
Ask your druggist for genuine
"California Fig Syrup" which has
directions for babies and children
Of all ages printed on bottle. Moth
er! You must say California" or
you may get an imitation fig syrup.
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always. wapted to meet John
Smith. I always knew should
like him; he's a sportsman"
The Fortune Hunter colored;
.the boys way Of alluding to him
as II he were a third person was
rather disconcerting. -,
"IT tell you some fine tales
some day." he said. rather hur-
riedly.
He was wishing with all his
heart that he could question this
boy and find out something Of all
the many things he would have
to know II he stayed on in the
house. ...
"If I'd been, big and strong
like you," Tommy went on. 'T'd
have gone all over the world, too,
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Hurry! Clean Little Systems
With. California Fig Syrup"

Whatever else you give your
child to relieve a bad cold, sore
throat or congestion, be sure to
first open the little ones bowels
with california Fig Syrup" to get
rid OF the poisons and waste which
are causing the cold and conges-
tion.> In a few hours you can see
Tor yourself how thoroughly 1t
works the constipation poison, sour
bile and waste right out.
Even II you call, your family
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MODERN RIP VAN WINKLE
IGNORES RENT 9 YEARS

BINGHAMToN, N. r., Nov. 20
Pound -ths modern Rip Van
Thatt the way local authorities
describe John Kolxish. fifty, ar.
rested after his wife complained
that he hadn't paid the rent IN nine
years. 80
Upon his wife's recommendation
he goes to jail for thirty days to
finish his sleep. ThYn it's worn for
him
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Fortune Hunter with glowing. in
terested eyes.
i've got a car-Uncle Glenn
gave It to me because j can't get
about like other fellows. Tomor-
row. II you like. I'll drive you up
to London and fetch your things"
He hesitated. adding half shyly.
half roughly. II wasn't going to
thank you in front Of Anne and
all OF them, but didn't
want to drown"
There was something infinitely
pathetic about him, and the For
tune Hunter was painfully con-
scious Of II.
IF you're, John Smith," Tommy
went on, without giving him time
to reply. I'm glad you've come.
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CHAPTER vi.
A Trying Ordeal.

The dinner gong ringing through
the house mercifully put an end to
the conversation. and Tommy limp
ingly led the way downstairs. '.
In the hall he paused a moment
to look back any say. "I hope you
don't think I was rude-asking so
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"Pape's Cold Compound" Breaks Cold in FewHous

Instant Relief! Don't stay stuffed
up! Quit blowing and snuffling!
Take ''Pape's Cold Compound"
every two hours until three doses
are taken. The first dose opens
clogged-up nostrils and air pas.
sages Of head; stops nose running;
relieves headache, dullness. fevertsh-
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ness, sneezing.. The second and
third doses usually break up 1.-The
cold completely and end al srippe
''Pape's Cold Compound" u the
quickest. surest relief known apd
costs only q few cents at drug
stores. Tastes nice. Contains no
quinine. Insist upon rPnpe's.
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MsY FAMILY nAY TRY II FREE

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Historic PIun,s.

THE original home Of the plum tree is supposed to be
ASIA and it is thought have been introduced into
Italy by way Of Old Syria and Greece There were sev-
eral hundred varieties Of the popular fruit.
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THE WAY TO HIS HEART

WHAT A YOUNG WIDOW DISCOVERED
When She Was Asked by His Wife to Play
Cook and Nurse for Few
Terrible Days.
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Watercress Fifteen Feet Long.
ILLUSTRATING the evils Of indscrimnate naturaliza-
ton the of the Botanic Society Of London says
watercress introduced to New Zealand in 1850
"grew to length of Is feet and mpeded navigation"
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rhssss.ls . ave ksps ths.sslvss hsaltky
VIII D.. callwsll's Syrup Pspsh

health, a. every
ono learns upon
reaching the ego
Of 60, i tho regu-
lar daily move
meut Of tho bow
els. II Il can be
effected through
tho food you eat.
tho water you
drink and tho ex-
erciso you take,
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-07-21

f,rlscoe Il fast rounding out into
shape for the inflcld, but IA nstur-
ally a little hesltant about getting
around too fast on that "has.been"
broken member. However. De work
ed the second sack IN Wednesday,
game, and showed fast trend to-
ward normally.
The old boys are still In there
and although they have had a slump
recently, having dropped four
straight games, they are now. get
ting back to themselves, and are
going after this second half. We
have lots Of time yet and with the
additional strength being annexed
to the club, great things are expec-
ted of them, and we feel like We
are not g6ing to be disappointed.
t9iGet in there and fight with tho
Hubbers TO the last. even though
they may lose now and then--can't
win 'em all, you know, anyway. But
stay in there. Things are going 10
hum" in the balance Of this second
half. Get in with the old time
pep"