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haling the fresh morning air, and re-
joicing in the music of the birds and the
| fresh breath of the spring. From rise
of the road on the shoulder of Crooks
bury Hill, we could see the grim Hall
bristling out from amidst the ancient
| oaks, which, old as they were, were still
younger than the building which they
surrounded Holmes pointed down the
long tract of road >which wound,
reddish yellow band, between the brown
of the heath and the budding green of the
woods Far away, black dot, we
could see vehicle moving in our direc-
ton. Holmes gave an exclamation of
impatience.
II have given margin of half an
hour" said he. IF that is her trap,
she must be making for the earlier
train. fear, Watson, that she will
be past Charlington before we can
possibly meet her"
From the instant that we passed tn e
rise, we could no longer see the vehicle,
but we fastened onwards at such pace
that my sedcntary life began to tell upon
me, and / was compelled to fall behind
Holmes, however, was always in train
ing, for he had ineXhaustible stores of
nervous energy upon which to draw
His springy step never slowed until
suddenly, when he was hundred yards
in front of me, he halted, and ! saw him
throw up his hand with gesture Of
grief and despair At the same instant
an empty dog-cart, the horse cantering,
the reins trailing, appeared round the
curve of the road and ratified swiftly
towards us.
"Too late, Watson, too lateV' cried
Holmes, as | ran painting to his side.
Fool that l was, not to allow for
that earlier trainl It's abduction, Wat
son-abductionl MMderl Heaven
knows what! Block the road! Stop
the horsel That's right. Now Jump in,
and let us see If l can repair the conse-
quences of my own blunder"
We had sprung into the dog-cart,
and Holmes, after turning the horse,
gave it a sharp cut with the whip,
and we flew back along the road.
As we turned the curve, the whole stretch
of road between the Hall and the heath
was opened up. I grasped Holmes arm.
That's the man" | gasped.
! A solitary cyclist was coming to-
wards lis. His head was down and
his shoulders rounded, as he put every
ounce of energy that he possessed
on the pedals He was flying like Q
racer. Suddenly he raised his bearded
face, SAW lis close to him, and pulled
up, springing from his machine. That
coal-black beard was in singular con-
trast to the pallor of his face, and his
eyes were as bright as if he had fever
He stared at us and at the dog-cart
Then look of amazement came over
his face
"Halloa! Stop therel" he shouted
holding his bicycle to block our road
Where did you get that dog-carti
Pull up, mani he yelled, drawing s
pistol from his side pocket. Pull up
say, or by George, I'll put a bullet
into your horse"
Holmes threw the reins into my
lap, and sprang down from the cart
You're the man we want to see
Where is Miss Violet Smith," h,
said, in his quick clear way.
That's what I'm asking YOU. YOU'RE
in her dog-cart. You ought to know
where she is.
I'VE met the dog-cart on the road
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There was no one in it. We drove back

There was no one in it. We drove back
to help the young lady"
Good Lordl Good Lord what
shall l do?" cried the stranger, in
an esctasy of despair. They've got
her, that hcll-hound Woodley and the
blackguard parson. Come man, come,
if YOU really are her friend Stand
by me and We'll save her, if have to
leave my carcass in Charlington Wood" "
He ran distractedly, his pistol in
his hand, towards gap in the hedge,
Holmes followed him, and l, leaving
the horse grazing beside tho road,
followed Holmes.
This is where they came through,
said he, pointing to the marks of several
feet upon the muddy path. ''Halloa
Stop a minute! Who's this in the
bush?"
1t was a young fellow about seven
teen, dressed like ami ostler, with leather
cords and CATERS. He lay upon his back
his knees drawn up, q terrible cut upon
his head. He was insensible, but alive
A glance at his wound told me that il
had not penetrated the bone.
That's Peter, the groom" cried
the stranger. "He drove her, The
beasts have pulled him off and dubbed
him. Let him lie; we can't do him
any good, but we may save her from
the worst fate that can befall woman. y
Tomorrow-The Adventure of the
! Solitary Cyclist, continued.
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weakness OF the blood vessels. or OF
some alteration in the blood.
II is not unusual foe the skin to look
blue, but in ~-dinary blood stagnation.
due TO slugglsnness Of the circulation,
pressure OF tho thumb will cause the
blucness to disappear. In purpura. how
ever, there Is n blue or purple spot which
remains no matter how much you press
n. II remains because there actually
Is deposit OF blood under tho skin and
outside the blood-vessel walls.
There are a number Of causes for pur-
pura. II is a common symptom In what
we call the malignant diseares." Ike
typhus. II may be observed In measles
and other "tashes"
In certain constitutional diseases. like
heart disease. Bright's disease. scurvy
and various blood diseases. II may be
symptom.
Purpura is one OF tho signs Of poison
ing with mercury. quinine and snake
bite. In severe snake poison purpurlc
spots are n conspicuous symptom.
Perhaps the most interesting form OF
purpura is that associated with nervous
disturbances. II is found in inflamma-
ton OF the spinal cord. in locomotor
ataxla and In various circulatory dis
turbances founded on the nerves
This last form Is rather mysterious.
It's causes are not known. Perhaps some
vet undiscovered poison floats theough
the blood and produces this symptom.
In children IL sometimes occurs un-
der the name of"simple purpura. There
rs no fever and no disturbance, except
the black spots. They disappear WITHIN
a couple of weeks.
A more serious variety Is called pur-
nura hemorrhagica-" Here we have
fever. systemic disturbance. and occa-
s,onalIy. unfortunately. death follows.
once in n while rheumatism OF the
Joints may have, purpuric spots among
It's manifestations
As / have said. purpura is not dis
ease. II Is merely n symptom, and It's
presence is readily observed.
In the treatment, attention must b'
given the underlying condition. What
ever II Is that has upset tho genera
health must be removed.
When the tone OF the blood-vessels hai
been restored 10 normal there will be M
recurrence OF the symptoms. The spot
themselves will speedily disappear
there is no further leakage Of blood.
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THE FEAR THAT TROUBLED
MADGE UPON THE ROAD

All Rosalindl Lillian said lightly,
sweeping me with a criticl eye, as l
came into the library. garbed in my
knickerbocker suit, topped by Dicky's
hat and coat, the costume she had re-
quested You're certainly not very
convincing looking man, even though
you are, as you probably know, most
fetching in that rig. But l think you'll
pass at the car wheel, and that's all
that's necessary. Did you drink your
coffee?"
Il forgot" l said truthfully for my
bit unpleasant retrospection in Dicky's
room had put all thought of her injunc-
ton out of my mind. IN get it di-
rectly."
l hurried to the door, glad, indeed, OF
the chance to escape Tom Chester 5
eyes, which, filed with disapproval of
both my costume and my proposed es-
cort of him, had been fixed upon me
from the second of my entrance.
"See that YOU do" Lillian called after
me, and in the kitchen l dutifully ate
and drank as she had hidden me, al
though / never had felt less appetite
for food or drink Lillian came to the
kitchen before l had finished.
"Dr. Petit will go out and relieve
Bevins at once" she said. ''Wher
Bevins comes in want YOU to take hin
out to Dicky's car. He'll tinker it up
and then Wen be all ready for whatever
develops"
She did Bevins's mechanical ability
but simple justice. Taciturn, but a:
swift of action as he was slow of speech
he went over the car with a practiceC
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ana ask him To tell you tho correct
name for your condition and also 10
suggest immediate treatment, II any IL
needed.
MISS l.. r. O-There are brown spots
on my back which arc appearing on my
limbs and arms. VIII you kindly sdviss
me what 10 dor
A-No doubt these are liver spots duo
70 deposits of pigment in the skin.
Nothing can be done to remove these
spots.
MRS. A. H. OWN you kindly tell
me what causes my right hand to itch
severely and to swell slightly a. times,
A-This may be due 20 urtIcsria. You
should watch your diet 10 see which food
or foods aggravate your condition, and
avoid them Battle your hand In a So
Iution OF hyposulphite Of soda, one table
spoonful to an ounce Of water. This win
relieve the itching
A READER. Own you please tell
mo whether half-pint OF sweet cream
every day is harmful In any way 20 tho
stomach?
! A-This is good for you. but use ~ on
cereal. in your coffee and on desserts.
Otherwise, IL might distress you.
! X. Y. g. O--r had my eyes examined
and was told that need glasses As I
/ do not want TO wear glasses. will you
please tell me whether there is any
thing can do to help nay eyes7
All the ocuiist advised glasses, you
should take his advice
MISS r. A. p. ON the mornings. ]
awaken with a very dizzy feeling.
Kindly advise me whether sleeping on
my stomach would cause this condition
z-At times. dark brown spots appear
on my legs and arms. also deep circle.
under my eyes WIN you kindly tell m.
what Is best 70 dor
A-No. lying on your stomach would
not cause this dizzy condition.
2-I would state that the spots yot
refer 10 are probably due 70 liver dis
order. Consult your physician for a,
examination and treatment.
DR.. Copeland wM nnswer for read
ers Of this paper questions on rnedi
cal, hygienic and sanitation subject,
that are Of general interest. Wher.
the subject Of letter Is such that Il
cannot be published in this oolx~sn
DR.. Copeland toiil, iohen ths qusstio,
is proper one, Drits you personally
If self-addressed, stamped On
pelope is enclosed. Address ALI
! INQUIRIES TO DR.. r. S. Copeland
in care Of this office.
copyrisht 1922. b. Newspaper r.rur. ser,4o.. Ine.
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[imou,inn xaitcd for Smith.

limousine waited for Smith.
Lillian did her best 10 make the o.
casion seem an ordinary one, but Df.
Pettits stiffness, Tom Cbestefs weak
ness and gloom, and my own nervoiI.
state made her task hopeless one, ard
think she was more kecnly relieved
knock came at the door, and one. OF
Tom Chester's men came in, crossed to
ms chair, said 8 few rapid words TO him
IN an undcrtone, received low-toned
instruction in return, and left the room
AGAIN Tom Chester looked st Lillian.
lie reports Mr.. Drake safely in the
car at the end Of the road, with every
thlnp in readiness for starting" he said.
Good, Lillian commented. 'I'I just
step over and get your father, Madge.
and then you people can start The
two operatives will stand guard over
smith until YOU are well on your way,
ana then III take hand, and stage
tnlngs so he can make his getaway
without slispecting he's being permitted
to do IT,"
On the Road.
she was out Of the room before she
larry had finished speaking and was
oack again with my father in short order.
from that minute things moved so
swiftly that was guiding Dicky's car
down the driveway in the wake Of DIR.
Petit, with my father bringing up the
rear, before fully realized that ! was
ialrly embarked upon the expedition
which was TO witness the departure of
| Smith from our neighborhood. Tom
Chester's bicycle was in the tonneau Of
my car with A robe concealing il from
any passing curious glance, and Tom
Chester, hinself-pailid and visibly
trembling with physical weakness-sat
by my side.
Before we had gone mile began TO
have grave doubts that the young fel-
lows flesh would be able 70 answer the
demands which his indornitable spirit
was putting upon il. | feared that the
! journey Of almost two miles through
the wood road in the wake Of the Inn
CUISINE would be physical iInpossibilIty
by the time we reached the spot. and I
began to rack my brains for plan by
which ] could keep from failure the
piece Of work for the completion Of
which Lillian had toiled so long.
We were about half mile from z
entrance OF the wood road, the location
Of which I knew perfectly, when bl
prearrangernent Dr. Petit began Il
zigzag his car back and forth acros
the road rs # he were intoxicated
knew that my father, back of us
would blow the horn Of the car he wa,
driving, a soon as the entrance OF tht
road came in sight, and I grasped tn,
rather wobbly wheel Of Dicky's cal
tightly, in readiness for the quick turr
was scheduled 20 make few yard
the other side of the entrance to tn.
wood road
TO be continued)
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My Marriage Problems
Adele Garrison's New Phase Of
Revelations Of a Wife
Copyright. 1921. hy Newspaper Feature Service Inc

hand, made mysterious adjustment O
two, and delivered q laconic dictum:
She'll do for twenty miles OF so, he
said, but you'll have to drive her care
fully, and you ought to put her IN gar
age tomorrow"
A Nervous Wait.
! thanked him and went back To the
library, too absorbed in the expedition
which lay before me to inquire as TO
the extent of the injury had done TO
the car Dimly / foresaw an unpleas-
ant minut OF two with Dicky if his car
should be seriously damaged, but I was
too tensely strung for the present emer-
gency to worry about a possibility so
remote.
The tension did not lessen during the
next hour, while Lillian, Dr. Petit, Tom
Chester and sat in the library waiting
for the messenger who should tell Of
Allen Drake s safe arrival at the other
end of the route where the strange
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-12
A THRIFT MOTTO FOR
THE HOUSEKEEPER r

The other day / stepped onto train
to 90 and see friend who lives in a
nearby town. My friend met me at
the station in her town and we took n
trolley to her home.
II wish ] had an auto to take you
in" she apologized, "but | am not like
newly married pair who live next
door TO me, who have just bought a
car although the man earns but $40 a
week. They haven't cent saved,
either"
was Immediately interested in this
story. l have always been interested
in the viewpoint of young couples who
dare TO do an extravagant thing; for
| know they are riding to fall. One
always pays in regret for ones extrava-
gances
Tell me more about them" / urged
as We ahghted at the doorstep Of my
friends home--just as conveniently as
any automobile could have landed us
there,
My friend nudged me unexpectedly
and pointed surreptitiously to a young
and pretty woman who stood in the
yard adjoining hers. That's the bride
Etitlltu w. NslC
When we got indoors she told me
more about the affair: II guess the
eyes of the entire community are upon
that couple" she laughed. Everybody
is wondering how they can possibly
pay their grocery bill, and their coal
bill, and their Spring taxes and buy
any new clothes-and then have money
left over for gasoline and auto tires
You see, we all know positively what
he earns, and we also know about what
their home expenses are. 1t might be
different If they had any relative who
was helping them, but neither of them
has"
II seemed as if ! had heard all there
was to hear about the pair, but | had
just one more question to ask. 1t was
| this:
How do they justify themselves il
making such an extravagant purchaser
This brought a second laugh from
my friend. I'm the most unusual way,
she replied, The little bride has s
motto which she does not hesitate tc
tell the world that she follows. 1t is
What you take, you get She says she
believes that a great many people
would acquire more OF this world |!
things if they just took them, whether
they could afford them or not.
And pay the consequences" / in
quired.
II suppose so. At least they woulC
have the good things, she points out
| know l, personally, don't care to fol
low any such motto rs that"
In which / agreed with her mos
heartily. 1t was not at all motto tina
would appeal to q provident soul.
Yet, in the late afternoon, when
had boarded the train again, to z,
home, the little brides motto rang il
my head. ] found myself saying owe
and over, What you take, you get.
And suddenly the thought came to M
that it was good motto if rightly ap
piled.
/. That's what's the matter with it,"
thought, "it would be good motto if
for, instance, one applied it to putting
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-12
Little Benny's
Notebook.
BY Leo Paps

Puds Simkins started to feel sick in
skool yestidday aftirnoon and Miss
Kitty left him go home, and this morn
ing he dident come at all, Miss Kitty
saying, / wonder wat can be the matter
with Charles Simkins, l hope its nuthing
contagious, because if its enything
contagious Ill have TO dismiss the
hole class for the rest of the day vile
the room is fewmiSated. Benny Potts
sippose you and Sidney Hunt go to
Charleses house and find out if its
enything contagious.
Wich me and Sid started to 20
erround to do, hoping it wasent eny-
thing contagious for Pudses sake and
hoping II was for our own sake, and
we rang the bell and who came to the
door but Puds not looking contagious,
Sid saying, Watts the matter with YOU,
Puds, have you got enything con-
tagiOus?
haven't got enything now, I'm going
back to skool this aftirnoon, but YOU
awt to see the fearse stummick AXE /
had from eating green peetches, Pads
sed. And me and Sid wawked back to
skool slow, Miss Kitty saying, Well,
watts the report?
1t mite not be contagious, l sed.
Wat do you mean by it mite not be,
is II or izzent it, watts the matter with
Charles? Miss Kitty sed.
He thinks he's libel to get better,
sed
My goodness, cant tell whether to
dismiss the class or not, Miss Kitty
sed Everybody starting to make
sounds as if they wished she would or
genrel principals, and Miss Kitty sed
Sidney Hunt, sippose you speak up
you were there.
l don't think its contagious, Sid sed
For mersey. sake watts the matter with
Charles, l demand to know immeedit.
| ly, Miss Kitty sed, and Sid sed, He
had belly l meen a stummick AXE
from eating peetches before they stopped
being green sand he's coming back tC
skool this aftirnoon.
Well please don't make eny ingage
ments with him for at least an houl
after skool is dismissed, because yo,
wont be at liberty, until that time, anC
neither will you, Benny Potts.
Wich we wesent.
! Try an Every Evening Want Ad
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and brushed off the dust and the little
Goblin thanked her so politely that the
fairy forgot that the COLLINS usually
were rude to fairies and remarked
sweetly, ''It is nice day, isn't it?''
Il don't think so" replied the Cob
lin, ''the sky is gray and / think it
is going to snow"
Before the fairy could reply down
came the snow in big fluffy flakes,
one fake quite covering the Goblin as
it fell.
There, what did ! tell you," said
the Goblin, shaking himself free. Il
knew it was going to snow. Where is
your nice day now, ] should like to
know"
"Oh, this is not a snow Storm"
said the little fairy, hurrying under a
thick bush for shelter. "Mr. Sunmans
Housekeeper is shaking his bed"
The little Goblin scampered after
the fairy and as soon as he was well
out of the way of the snow fakes he
said, 81 don't know what YOU mean"
1t is showing, can't you see the fakes?"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-12
The Sandman Story
BY Abby Phillips Walker
Copyright. 1922. by the Wheeler Syndicate Inc ~ r

ooh yes, know they look ikt
fakes" replied the little fairy, ''bu'
as ! said before they are not fakes
falling out of Mr.. Sunman's bed, his
housekeeper is giving it q good shak-
ing to make il fluffy somewhere and
in 1t there is rip"
How do you know all this?" replied
the Goblin with his eyes wide open
II really should not stay another
minute" said the fairy, for you see
the sun is shining and the feathers
have stopped falling but ! will stay
long enough to tell you how / found
out about Mr.. Sunman's feather bed.
''One day our Queen took a ride
in her beautiful coach and she took
some of us fairies with her and hap
pened to be among those who went on
the wonderful ride
I'VE rode along a sunbeam intending
to call on Mr.. Sunman and when
we were half way up the beam what
should happen but that our path dis
appeared and down came what we
thought was snow in great big fakes.
I'VE could not see our way and the
white rabbits began TO jump and
prance so the Queen could hardly
hold them and sll of US fairies were
so frightened we didn't know what to
do"
where were your wonderful wands?''
asked the Goblin, Il thought you
fairies could do anything with those
funny little things"
"Ah, but we were with our Queen,
and we left our wands at home,' said
the fairy. "She had her magic wand
of course but she had put it under
the sea of the coach because she was
driving and when the white rabbits
lost their way she had all she could do
to manage them, you see"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-12
Lingering Cough RalieYed.

Had a bad cough for three years."
writes II. f. Campbell. Adrian, Michi-
gan. Found no relief until / tried
Foleys Honey and Tar" Llgering
coughs, severe colds, cup, throat,
chest and bronchial trouble quickly
relieved with Foley's Honey and Tar.
No need to suffer and take chances
with neglected coughs and colds Free
from opiates-ingredients printed on
the wrapper. Largest selling cough
medicine in the world. n. B. Danforth
ADV.
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Answers to Health Questions

A. 81. Own you please tell me
whether a small bottle OF - taken
after child birth would be harmful?
A-The preparation you mention Is OF
doubtful value The doctor in attend
anoe viii prescribe whatever treatment
is necessary.
PHI. OIL have been told that I am
suffering from blood disorder. Kindly
tell me whether this is serious and ex-
plain what the term means.
A-There are many types OF blood dis
order. Il IS impossible TO say from your
description just what your trouble Is.
Consult 4 doctor for an examination
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queer poisons. joint poisons. muscle
poisons. acid poisons are formed IN
stead Of the healthy flesh and the
rich blood you used to have IN days
gone by? II you hobble in your gait,
il pains 6istort your body, II bending
over is an unspeakable agony, X dull
pains make you breathe heavily and
moan, do not grumble at the rough
ness of the way,-sn1ile sweeriy,
there is q rainbow ahead Things
are different now than they used to
be. in the days Of liniments. salves.
complicated drugs. and all that,-re-
member? The happy secret today is
fronized yeast. one OF the greatest
body-and-biood builders OF all time
Begin taking Ironized Yeast today.
Beware of limitations and substitutes.
because Ironized Yeast is not mere
combination of yeast and iron. but Is
yeast ironized, which is a substance
all by Itself. There is only one Iron
ized Yeast in all the world. Sold at
all drug stores at s1.00 a package and
containing so tablets. each tablet
sealed. They never lose their power.
M'rd only by Ironized Yeast Co,
Atlanta, Ca. Say goodbye to rheu-
natism from now on!
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Mr.. SUNMAN'S FEATHER BED.

Partl.
One day when the sky was rather
gray, and every little while i. looked
as if the sun tried to shine add something
stopped him, little fairy rolled out
from under brown leaf where she had
goneto sleep right at the feet of goblin
who was running homo.
Over rolled the Goblin, for the fairy
tripped him, and off went his cap;
and up jumped the little fairy, shak
ing her skirts and looking very much
surprised.
"Oh, / am sorry" she said: 81
did not mean to upset you. Here is
your cap under this bush"
The fairy picked up the red cap
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-12
Efficient Housekeeping
BY Laura A. Kirkman

savings in the bank, instead of putting
autos in the garage"
What you take you get" is indeed,
a most inspiring motto if one thinks
OF it AS one opens ones savings bank
book, and decides to buy fewer clothes
and fewer luxuries in order TO put by
a little more money against that rainy
day that comes TO the average person
at some time in his life. And the house
keeper, as the foreman OF the home,
should most certainly learn to be a
money saver.
Tomorrow-Morc Recipes for Mango
Pickles"