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te-ious thief" I announced. But
how are we going to do it?"
Bunny scratched his head and,
looking very wise, said:
I'D like to tackle this job.
Foxy Grandpa"
So that night Bunny didn't go
to bed when Bobby and turned
in. He took his post outside in
the bushes in front of the house.
In the morning when Bobby
and I went out on the front
porch there was Bunny curled up
asleep, and in front, of him were
the watch, the pen.knife and the
salt.cellar!
Bunny awakened when he heard
our footsteps and jumped up.
How did you do h?" I asked,
patting the little fellows head.
well ! had a wonderful ex-
perience," said Bunny. After
your lights were out l kept very
still. I didn't have to wait long,
for In a moment I saw great
big rat crawl up the steps of the
porch. I made a jump and away
he ran. / followed him right to
the hole into which he popped.
Then I called to him, and when
he came out said:
pardon me, but I want you to
help me. You prowl around at
night, and perhaps you can tell
me If you ever saw anybody come
into our house. Several things
have been stolen, and want to
get them back"
He looked rather ashamed, and
quick as a wink he ran into his
hole and one by one brought out
the watch. the pen-knife and the
salt-cellar, Then he apologized.
saying:
I'm very sorry. I'm a Trade
Rat, and, like all my family,
have a weakness. can't help
stealing things, but when 1 do
always leave something in place
Of what 1 have stolen. Please
forgive me-here are your things"
OF course Bunny forgave him,
because he was so glad to get
the missing articles back, and Mr..
Trade Rat never bothered up
again.
tcopyriwht. 1923. by International
Feature Service Inc1
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. inclination to agree with him.
Vacaville enjoyed the judge. He
was by fare the most erudite per-
son 1t knew; he was the towns
public speaker, and the authority
most often quoted, not because of
his townsmen's faith in his
opinions, but because the Judge
never failed to express himself
with vehement positiveness on
any and all subjects. There was
no more picturesque figure in
Vacaville, or in all California for
that matter. than Judge Samuel
Baldwin. A giant of a man with
a breadth of chest and shoulders
which effectively concealed his
cumbersome girth, he still re-
tanned at sixty much of the per
sonal charm and physical beauty
he had enjoyed as younger
man. He had a heavy, massive
nose, a kindling, expressive blue
eye which had played much mis-.
chief with feminine hearts, a high
forehead and shaggy thick eye.
brows. He wore his hair long
and straight back off his fore.
head; it was fine hair, abundant
and wavy. reaching to the collar
of his coat. 1t and his thick
beard were frankly dyed dark
mahogany brown; o little Of the
dye-stuff was frequently smeared
upon the inside of the white
linen collar which fitted his neck
loosely. He never wore a tie, but
the stiff, white-bosomed shirt IN
which he always appeared even in
the hottest weather, was inva.
riably immaculate. Occasionally
when he turned his leonine head
one caught a glimpse beneath his
curling dark beard OF the diamond
studded gold button with which
his collar was fastened.
The bottoms Of his trousers
were thrust inside top-boots which
sagged in heavy, dusty creases
about his ankles, The trousers
themselves were cut after the
fashion of"san earlier. day, with
deep pockets located over the
abdomen. His vest was in
variably unbuttoned, exposing the
stiff shirt bosom from the bottom
OF which hung a small linen tab,
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THE HARM IN ROUTINE
AN ARTTCLE ALL WOMEN SHOULD READ

-YoMEN who are pretty well
" along in life should be
w careful not to develop
routine propensities. There IL
nerves. If the housework becomes
actually sacred, something from
which there must be no deviation
or shadow of turning, alas, the
outlook is gloomy for that WON.
ans health.
This forever busy type Of wom-
an is seemingly never satisfied
unless she does everything her.
self. She lives by sort Of code.
She tends to do the same things
over and over again in a stero:
typed fashion, and may even
think the same thoughts week IN
and week out.
This woman has also, very
often to share the cares ana
anxieties Of her grownup children
who often manifest an extraor'
binary amount of selfishness un'
der the guise Of affection. Even
her married children make In
ordinate demands upon her for
counsel, and their troubles are
shifted to her.
OF course. the overworked
nerves rebel at times. and then
the counsel of the family hpysi'
clan is sought.
If the beloved routine can now
be altered, and the abnormally
busy matron be induced to seek
some relaxation and recreation, all
will be well.
It has been we'll said that the
bane of the average elderly home
maker is a multiplicity Of petty
details performed with q feeling
of urgency" Now, of course
there is no physical organization
that can keep up such an absurd
pace Indefinitely, especially II the
foolish one is elderly.
Besides a change in the routine
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pierced with q button.hole. He
was rarely seen with a coat, and
on this particular morning his
great form was draped In thin
voluminous gray buster. His hat
was a wide. curling brimmed
straw which Topped rhythmicaliy
when he walked. In the black
band about the crown werc
tucked various little articles:
pencil stub, folded paper memo,
randums, a stick of sulphur
matches, and q tiny red leather
container for postage stamps.
An Amusing Speaker.
The judge today was in fine
form and well-launched. The
crowd in Benefits Cafe listened
attentively, for the speaker usual
1y afforded amusement. and on
this occasion he was holding
forth upon a subject that inter-
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the group about him from unde:
his heavy brows, observed the
attention and raucously cleared
his throat.
God bless my soul. gentlemen.
we shall annually face this prob
lem Of labor. At this time OF
year we require several thousand
extra pairs Of hands. The fruit
hangs ready to be picked; add.
tional help must be had. Where
are we to look for 1t? Whence
is it to come? The immigration
of the Chinese IL controlled by
law and by the regulations OF the
Six Companies Poles,
Italians. and Portuguese we have,
but there is no great supply OF
any Of these nationalities avail
able to help us during these
crowded weeks of summer
But-God bless my souil-tf1ere
are always Japs to be hadl No
one amongst 10 knows whencs
they come but'-Fnark ycu!--
twinkling, soggle-eyed Marushita
ITO in his brick.faced edifice, can
always obligingly supply themr"
The voice rolled on, gathering
resonance and oratorical gran
diloquence az the speaker warmed
to his subject.
Look about you, citizens OF
Vacaville! Observe the insidions
results Of nurturing within TIE
boundaries Of your fertile lands
this cankerous parasite which
thrives upon your blood and
vitals! Half this fair town is
under the dominion Of an alien
race. Do they patroni1e
other commercial industry out.
side their own? Ito's brick bank
across the street is the single
evidence of civic interest one OF
them has shown, and God bless
my soul, gentlemen. see nothing
but arrogance and insolence III
those flamboyant golden Japanese
hieroglyphics which cover the
front OF that building"
Someone in the back Of tbs
crowd cried: You're dead righg,
Iuceep' The speake, waved his
head, deplecat;ng the interim
ton, and brought 1t down heavily
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Household Hints

Dirty marks on paint can be
removed by rubbing first with a
slice of lemon and then with
whitening. Afterwards wash with
soap and water.
Ceilings which have become
biackened with smoke may be
cleaned with a cloth dampened in
warm water and soda. Soap
should never be used.
When a sponge becomes
greasy. soak it for several hours
in warm water to which a little
ammonia has been added. or in
strong salt water. Rinse in cold
or tepid water.
A severe attack OF sneezing can
be cured by swallowing three or
four tablespoons Of milk very
slowly.
Stockings clocked or embroid-
cred in contrasting colors should
be dried with cloth or tissue
paper inside to absorb the mois-
ture.
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ested them. The stentorian voice
reached az far as the street, and
the swing doors Of the saloon
had been pushed open and half
dozen passers-by had crowded into
the entrance way. Other con.
versation ceased. and directions
to Felipe. the halfbreed bartender,
were given in whispers. The flow
Of grandiIoquence was interrupted
now and again by the clink Of
glasses, the crunch Of shaved ice.
and the ring OF the cash drawer.
"And this noisome fungus" de-
claimed the Judge. is spreading
like a malignant growth about
your homes, threatening youf
livelihood, fastening itself inefface-
ably upon this deferseless and
credulous community"
He paused and set his tall glass
down upon the bar behind him.
He glanced from face to face of
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for legs and great biceps. hard
as a blacksmith's. During the
one year he had spent at the
University of California in Berke.
ley, he had been almost at once
selected for the Varsity football
team and although weighing close
to two hundred pounds. he had
filled the position OF tackle be-
cause of his alertness of foot.
His lustiness was not apparent to
the eye, for he was inclined 70
SLOUGH, and his face was round
and good-natured. His features
were still boyish. His teeth were
big. square and white. and when
he smiled he showed them
frankly; his laugh, displaying the
great cavern OF his mouth with
its glistening rows Of molars, was
startling, He had the heavy nose
and kindling blue eyes of the
Judge. but his skin was smooth,
taut. shiny and copper-brown
like an Indians. His big
physique, his open countenance.
made him attractive; men In
variabIy liked him and the girls
Of the village whispered about
him, staring after him from be-
hind the lace curtains of their
front windows. AS yet he knew
little of women; he was shy. cas-
fly embarrassed and blushed
readily.
Upon encountering his son, the
Judge drew back with affected as
constituent and surveyed him
head to foot.
''God bless my soul!
What's up. Phil?
The boy. accustomed to his
fathers mannerisms. answered
casually.
"Just came in to send some
sulphur out by Villa. Has he
started back yet? thought he
might be In here"
Teams just down the street q
bit, Phil" interpolated Joe Church
at the judges side Comm OVER
tonight"
Sure, I guess so. III
be back n . minute. Pa"
There was hint 81 snbarrass-
ment in his manner az the young
man turned away.
To Be Continued Tomorrow
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<<EVoR PHYS sake" I ex-
claimed. az opened my
bureau drawer to take out
my watch, because there right
in the place where my watch
should have been, was a stone.
I not only hated to lose my
watch. but we were away off on
a ranch in Southern California
and we had no other way to tell
the time.
This is a fine predicament,"
said to Bunny and Bobby, when
showed them the stone. "I'm
sure no one has been here, and,
what a funny thing. to find
stone in place OF my watch"
The next morning before was
awake. Bobby ran into my room
breathless with excitement and
gasped:
1.-THE same fellow that took
your watch has taken my pen
knife, Foxy Grandpa! While I
was asleep he took 1t out and
put in its place a piece of shell!
was so surprised that didn't
know what to say. But while I
was dressing for breakfast I dc.
cided that the thief must be
found. But why should he leave
something in place of my watch
and Bobby's knife?
We sat down to breakfast and
after I had opened my egg, I
said:
Bobby, you forgot to put the
salt-cellar on the table. Please
bring it to me-"
Bobby jumped up. went to the
closet to get the salt cellar and
came back to me.
He didn't speak, but Just held
up a small piece OF wood and
then blurted out:
Right where the salt cellar
should be, 1 found this, Foxy
Grandpa"
We didn't talk much during
breakfast. We were thinking,
and right after we had finished
we all sat down and held a coun-
Gil of war.
eve must discover this mys-
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ADVICE TO THE
LOVELORN
BY Beatrice Fairfax

nEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
I am engaged to be mar
ried and my intended bride sud
denly breaks our engagement.
She says she has heard some
rumors lately about me. I re-
ferred her to my mother. whom
I am supporting. but she win
not listen. I am thirty and she
IL twenty-four. EDDIE.
MO court of law condemns a
man unheard. The girl IL
treating you with neither fair.
ness nor consideration. Now
either she is most unreasonable,
unjust and unloving, or what she
has heard seems final to her.
Suppose it Is the latter, then she
Is suffering sadly. Why not en-.
courage her to tell you the whole
story and give you chance to
defend yourself? If she has any
sanity or logic or devotion she
will do this. If she refuses, you
can see for yourself that you are
we'll freed from a woman who
would never trust you.
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quite as likely you can't add up
add nm Now the bank and at
where what's the teller going met
He'll either fool for wife
don't give her enough money don't much mind
getting the reputation OF being spendthrt or mudder what
thinking OF h Of financial reputation NINE which matters
q great deal than yours
ing yourself for Of financial reputation
nothing to you. (Acdl: BY the way you'd read
my bank little carefully since oppor.
tuny found you'd see that
the second month
ing for your check which first ( George
colapses)
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DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

Would it be foolish for a
girl to marry man five years
her junior? Both are Of good
character. Both look the same
age; she looks and acts es.
pecially young. They have been
going about together for four
years. He has been extremely
sincere and begs her not to let
such a trifle interfere with
their happiness. But she fears
public opinion. EVELYN.
Dublic opinion in a question
of this sort Is not important.
If the young couple were plan
ming to do anything in bad taste
or of questionable morality then
public opinion" representing
right and morality would be Il
thing to respect and consider.
But since the couple have love
and understanding, the age ques-
ton is no ones concern save
their own, and since the young
man thinks it a matter Of no con-
cern-that settles 1t! There Is
a lot in the old saying, "Be sure
you're right. Then go ahead"
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on the mahogany. surface Of ti:s
Ter.
Before God, gentlemen, I call
upon you 10 exterminate this
pest, tear out this canker. cleanse
Vacavilie of this putrefying ulcer
which is communicating our COM
nlunity"
He paused upon the last word.
holding the final gesture. hands
and voice appraised. bringing his
eloquence dramatically to close.
The crowd moved, a murmur of
voices broke out, one or two
clapped, few laughed. Those
nearest the Judge edged closer.
TITS perfectly true. judge"
said one, but you can't run EN-
out Of town. you know"
Cant run them out Of town."
repeated Judge Baldwin. did
you ever hear Of st. Bartholo-
news Eve.-Jasper sprague7"
Cant say / have, Judge"
He was dismissed with a ges-
ture and the Judge lifted his
glass.
what do you think we'd better
do?" asked . thin. blue-eyed man
at his elbow.
"In tell you what I'd do, Joe
Church" said the Judge solennly.
"I'd let my fruit drop to the
ground ana rot there before I'd
let one Of those lying. yellow-skin-
ned mongrels set foot upon my
landy'
General Exodus.
There was a general exodus Of
the crowd toward the street.
Drivers ran to unhitch quickly in
an effort TO be among the first
in the long line Of wagons which
would presently wind its dusty
way down the long wagering
road.
A. he was leaving the door Of
the Cafe, the Judge met his eldest
son. Philip Baldwin was just
past twenty-five. He was big
framed like his father. large
featured and loosely knit. Per-
haps the most distinctive thing
about him was the peculiar loose
ness with which his joints were
knit. His gait was almost an
amble. Physically he was singu-
larly strong, with thick trunks
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looks like? Have you never
overdrawn? Will you never
overdraw? When ! ask You to
pay my overdraft, then you
can begin to complain. At
present, eat your breakfast.
MR.. GEORGE: You don't,
shall not eat my breakfast.
MRS. GEORGE: Don't, dar-
ling, then.
MR.. GEORGE: Soon / shall
not be able to afford a break
fast owing to your messing
and nuddling and inaccuracy.
Why are you oyerdrawn? l
don't know, perhaps because
vo,i'vo hnau AYtravA1ant hiN
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BY Charles G. Norris,
Author Of Nation Wide Reputation
and Writer Of Popular
Novels.
BOOK I-Chapter I. :


"HE hot summer sun beat down
mercilesSly upon the little
town OF Vacaville. 1t was
late June heat, when the ranchers
raced with the steadily ripening
fruit, and the days became an
hour-to-hour struggle against the
fast maturing burden of trees and
vines. The heat lay Quivering over
the flat floor of the valley and
upon the sides of the distant, hazy
hills. It was dry heat and the
air was thick with dust. Dust lay
ankle-deep in the roads and in
layers upon implanted fences and
, brown wayside grasses; the tops
and overhanging branches of bor-
dering orchards were coated gray
white with it. One was conscious
Of the compelling power of the sun
which drove the fruit relentlessly
to it's destined maturity. The at
mosphere was charged with the
sense Of ripening things. Under
meath protecting, limp foliage. the
implacable heat made it's way with
soft, persuasive caresses. The fruit
hung fat and heavy: the branches
of trees sagged daily lower and
lower: the piclxers in the orchards
worked with logged persistency.
From one end Of Pleasant Valley
TO the other a mighty effort was
In progress to harvest the crop.
Vacaville lies less than eighty
miles. northeast of San Francisco,
q busy. hustling town, intent upon
Its chief and only interest; the nur-
turing and cleaning Of its fruit.
A handful of streets and houses.
It stands isolated in a boundless
ocean Of green tree.tops. The
emerald sea spreads itself un-
broken across the flat level valley
and washes high up toward the
crest of the hill barrier which
forms the rim of the basin. It
is here that the vineyards lie like
thin foam, the outer rip Of the
billowy tide. and through the leafy
greenness thread the fine wavering
lines of white road. concentrating
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Thrilling and Gripping Serial Of Married Life From the
Pen of Successful American
Novelist.

near the center at the little island
of roofs and pavements which con.
stitute the town,
In the late nineties the most
popular spot in Vacaville of late
morning was Ray Benefits cafe.
The first hauls of fruit came in
from the nearest Of surrounding
ranches between and 10 o'clock,
and at the end of an hour the
lumberings wagons had unloaded
their topping piles of clean, new
made boxes down by the railroad
sheds of the shipping company,
and the drivers congregated< at
Benefits bar for beer or a pony
OF whiskey before the return trip
Many ranch owners and superin
tendents dropped in here after the
visit to the bank or postoffice
which had brought them into town
and there was a general meeting
of friends and acquaintance. Out.
side, the street was all but blocked
with waiting vehicles, It was
before the day Of the automobile,
and the collection Of conveyances
was mixed and varied. There were
iron-ribbed. heavy.axled trucks of
the Donohue ranch; canvas-topped
caravans from the Mackinnon or
chards; vanished, green-painted,
high:walled drays from the Coach.
man estate, with the golden Coach
man emblem stenciled upon their
sides; gaudy, decorated vans from
the haciendas of Anthony Ferreira
and his brother; and rickety, creak.
ing, ramshaclEle affairs maintained
by Japs. Scattered mong these
were smaller vehicles-buggies and
buckboards-which had brought
the ranch-owners and their super.
intendents to town. Conspicuous
among these was the cream-color-
ed, tassel-topped surrey which was
always associated in the minds Of
the people Of VacaviIle with the
gigantic proportions of Judge Bald
win.
Starting In Early.
The judge generally might be
found ahoqt411 IN the morning be-
fore the bar at Ray Benefits Cafe,
CONCERNING in an uninterrupted
flow OF rich invective his listener
or group of listeners-and it was
generally the latter-for their dis.
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there should, II possible, DC
change Of scene.
In this atmosphere OF exces-
sive domesticity the husband
usually complicates bad situa-
ton by becoming crouch. Nat
urally, there can be but little ro-
nance or joy or humor II one life
is to be weighed down by house
hold cares and Is also immune to
all suggestions as to relief. A
change in the viewpoint is urgent
ly called for.
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EVERYDAY MISTAKES

Wrong.
IT seen him pass Just . minute
ago"
Right.
"Seen" is ungrammatical. The
past tense of ''see'' is saw" Il
saw him pass" ETC., Is correct.
Wrong.
May one pronounce 'Iicorice"
hkerish?
Right.
''Licorice" is pronounced ltk-o
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60" az in note) ris (short "i'Y
with the accent on the first sylla.
Bile; 1t should never be pro.
nounced ''likerish."
Wrong.
He hadn't ought to have done
IT,"
Right.
The common expression had"
Is superfluous. The sentence
should read, HE oughtn't to have
done it," or He shouldn't have
done it,"
Wrong.
Il have proven It,"
Right.
Proven" Is not the past parti.
cipie Of the verb prove" It Is
provincial term that has crept
into law parlance. Sap, II have
proved it,"
Wrong.
Those sort of people are not
worthy of notice."
Right.
Those" is Incorrectly used.
Sort" is singular and takes a.
singular demonstrative. The sen.
tence should read. "That sort Of
people," etc.
Copyright. 1928. by King Features
Syndicate. Incl
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WHO SALT 1T
AND WHERE

ITO be ON ones books''.
In the sense of being in ones
good graces 1t Is used by Shake.
speare in Much Ado About Moth
ing"
Light that never was ON land
or sea-"
Is a line written by Words.
worth to describe a flight of the
imagination.
ITO hold out the olive branch"
The use of this figure to ex-
press the cessation of hostilitIes
is founded on the story of Noah
and the Ark, to which the dove
the patriarch sent out, returned,
bearing an olive branch to an.
nounce the end of the deluge.
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A TWIN grand piano, resen-
bling two instruments set
end to end. and with two key
boards and an enlarged sounding
board, has been invented in Ger.
many.
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This Day in Our History.

THIS the anniversary Of the DEATH in 1885, Of Claude
Rouget de Lisle the author of the famous 'Marsei
laise which inspired the revoutionss who overthrow
the monarchy in France prior the rise Of Napoleon
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Many of the Scottish lochs are
astonishingly deep, the depth Of
one-Loch Mare-being known to
exceed 1000 feet ,,
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MERE family never made
man great. Thobght and
deed, not pedigree, are the pass.
ports to enduring fame.-SKO.
Belief. -