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would sob. tyou can't do me any
good. anyway No one can give
me back my baby.
DIR. Buzzard shook his wise old
head over her, and said that the
only thing to do was to let her
alone. as she asked.
Ranny called at the house
every day or two, but Peggy
/ wouldn't see him..
II never heard of anything 50
absurd" Mother Phelps remarked
acidly. when she came home from
her trip with Tanny's father, and
heard the news. The idea OF "A
woman refusing to see her own
husband, She must be out Of,
her mind"
But out OF her mind or not,
Peggy had no wish to see her
husband. She wanted only to be
: let alone-just as she and the
baby had been alone, shut away
in The Nest, for so many months
A. Long. Weary Wait
No wonder she doesn't want
to see the place again" Aunt
Agony shifted at Mother Phelps
one afternoon early in January,
its been a prison for her."
They had waited a month for
Peggy to come to her senses and
return to Ranny and The Nest.
Butt they had finally made up
their minds. chat she meant what
she said wherI she refused ever
: to- set foot in. 1t again.
So here they were. packing up
the painted furniture ana the old
SteinWay piano. and the little
crib where the baby had died. and
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she was through with him for.
ever.
That is, everybody but Ranny
took it for granted.
He couldn't believe that the
Peggy who worshiped him, the
Peggy who adored him In that
blind way OF herscould turn
against. him now.
If he could only see her he
knew that he could straightsrl
out everything between them.
Even when he remembered the
bitterness in her voice when she
spoke to him on the day of the
baby's death. he knew that
Peggy still loved him. He was
sure of 1t. Sure of it..
And he made up his mind TO
see her, in spite of herself, in
spite of Aunt Agony who
guarded the door of her house
/. like some old dragon guarding a
sleeping princess.
So one night, when he got up
from dinner at his fathers
house, he went straight out 10
the garage. climbed into his car
and drove to Aunt, Agony's
house, determined not to come
home until he had seen his wife.
In her plain little room in
Aunt Agony.s house, Peggy sat up
against the pillows of her bed,
having her supper.
Its the first. time shes eaten
enough to keep bird alive"
Aunt Agony said to herself, as
she watched her. while pretend
ing to be deep in the columns Of
the evening paper.
It was more than a month now
since DR.. Buzzard had put Peggy
to bed in that quiet room, away
from everyone. And since then,
she had lain, only half alive, in
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the big four-poster, hardly touch
ing food, hardly ever speaking.
Sometimes Aunt Agony would
bring her a. book or q magazine
and would tiptoe back 10 minutes
later to find her lying back on her
pillows with her eyes closed and
slow, difficult tears rolling down
her face from under the thick
lashes- grieving for the little baby
that had been hers for so short
time.
But today she had slluWn-ier
first CLEAN of interest in the
, things that were going on outside
the old-fashioned house where she
lay. She had. drawn q long sigh
of relief when Aunt Agony had
come in and announced that at
last the Nest was empty and all
the furniture in storage.
DisIikcs Her Old Flat
Thank goodness" Peggy had
said. "Then won't need to ever.
see the place AGAIN.
. She had disliked the Nest from
the. night when Ranny had come
late for the first dinner and she
had hated 1t from the time she
put Juniors little. bed into the
tiny breakfast nook, because there
was no other place to put 1t.
And she. had fled from it in horror
after the baby's death,
She had been 50 unhappy In
the tawdry little flat that she
looked back at the time she had
sy(ent in it. much as released
prisoner might look, back at the
gray walls and barred windows
OF a peniteutiary.
Aunt Agony ratified the pages
Of her paper and cleared her
throat. r.
A question had been trembling
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out of it. Money Fortunate ly
he had some. Not very much,
but enough to impress people Of
that class There was the divi-s
dends from his late mothers
small legacy, and there were the
fruits of b curious little spectl-
lation he had made on his way
back from the Argentine Tor he.
was not without the money
making instinct. He had nearly
81, 500 at the bank IT was e
nuisance to break into II. but
the danger was imminent and
ugly.
He looked at his watch 80.
There was just time
He hurried 10 the branch Of the
Cosmopolitan Savings Bank. He
wrote out check for $1,000, hop
ing he would not have to use If
all The cashier looked at him
curiouEfy and inspected the check
In fifty dolIar bills, please he
said. 500
I He placed the wad iii his breast
pocket. buttoned up his coat, and
left the bank. He had thought the
thing out very carefully He
knew. JilI's address. having OBJ
tained it from the office books
before leaving his fathers office.
Jill herself had always withheld
ii from him.
An hour after dark he stood al
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refuse TO hear you. laIide rst and
what YOUR trouble ls. You have
heard her side of the question.
You have not heard mine
I'm not much of d talker, In
terrupted Pete. - got one thing
to tell You. Cut out anything you
have to say against Mafalda. or
it Will be unhealthy for you.
Terry smiled. showing not the
slightest resentment. His attitude
to Pete was one OF patronage.
He saw that he could make Pete
useful. Pete was an asset, not Al
liability Terrys was the superior
bfairl Y
Retets knife FLASHES
II am II very tolerant person,
said he; !" make no accusations
against. anybody
You married her, said Pete
siowly and left her
Excuse me married her.
and she left me twenty minutes
after the ceremony. am not
even sure whether such a mar
riage ais that. in all the circun-
stances: Ii good But ! suppose
It isif she chooses to hold me
to it.
Pete shifted in his chair. His
face was paler than ever.
She's your wife, he said be
tween his teeth.
LoOk here. said Terry quietly,
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on the tip of her tongue for a
week now and suddenly she asked
1T:
do you expect to make a home
for Ranny again? Are you going
to live with him any n1ors2 Or
are you through with him."
In her heart of hearts she hoped
that Peggy was through with MIN
and through with him for good.
She knew better than any one
knew how unhappy Peggy had been
with Ranny during the three years
of their life together. Peggy had
told her very little, hut Aunt
Agony was nobodys fool And
she could put two and two to-
gether and make five, at. least.
tsRanny's Through With Me
peggy laid her spoon and bowl
on the table beside her bed and
stared into the glowing crate for
a long time before she answered.
"Well, TN tell You, Aunt
Agony she said slowly, meas11r-
ing each word, .'the plain truth
of the matter is that Ranny Is
through with me. He's been
through with me for a long time.
almost from the time ! married
him.
Her voice trelnbled. but she,
managed to control it, and went
on:
II would have given him his
freedom long ago If it hadn't been
for-if 1t hadn't been for, the
baby. At first. when he would
have some love affair with some
girl or other, he'd come back to
me afterward and tell me he
loved just me. And l always be-,
lieved him, But lately, lately he
didn't seem to care. Why, when
j, the baby was sick he never even
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belt. and knife flashed. He
was just too late.
The knife was struck ont pf
his hand and cIattered along the
floor. Terry's right swung into
Pete's stomach doubling him
and Terry's left crashed under
his chin with nearly zoo pounds
hehind the blow. Petess heals
left the ground, and he fell as
d shutter falls.
Terry Gets Away 81
Terry. breathing heavily kicked
the knife underneath the lounge
as the two walters rushed hi.
What on earth tliis2
What's the trouble?
Did he pull knife on your
Here. call the police 81 81
10 blazee with the policel;
said Terry quickly.
rush Of cold wind entered a.
the doors swung. Parker was
<gone.
Parker certainly wished to
have nothing whatever to do with
the police. He was only anxious
far the whole affair to blow over.
The quie4er Is was kept the bet.
ter, Not only this absurd quar-
rel but his dealings with jill
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moment Jack came walking up
the path in front of the house
with Wiggy. the pig, folwowing
at his heels as if he were a dog.
How long have you had
Wiggy?" asked Bobby:
''Since he was a tiny little
pink baby" replied Jack.
He must have been cute"
said Bobby.
He was" answered Jack.
"I'll never forget the morning
father brought him in. His
mother had died in the night
and Wiggy was nearly frozen to
death"
"Oh, my" synpathized Bobby.
''What did you do with h'm?"
II wrapped him up in a warm
WOODEN shawl and put him by
the kitchen fire and then I fed
him with hot milk out Of a, baby''st
nursink bottle until he was old
enough to eat regular food"
NO wonder he loves you,
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sending them away to the storage
I warehouse until Peggy should
want them again.
IF she ever does, Aunt Agony
added griInly. She didn't think
that Peggy would ever live with
Ranny again.
why would she want to live
with hinn?'' she asked Mother
Phelps. as they nnscrewed the
legs from the dining room table.
You may be his mother. but
I'm going to tell YOU a thing or
two about him, Just the same"
And tell her she did. She let
her have it straight from the
shoulder. too. ,s4
He's been running around
with this girl and that ever since
he married" she snapped, with
vigorous nod of her gray head.
Now, then, what do you think
of that"
II can't believe it I" Mother
Phelps declared. daZed.
She really couldn't believe that
Ranny would be untrue TO his
wife. either. He might be ire.
sponsible and selfish and neglect
full of Peggy, but that a son Of
hers should be unfaifhfui to his
wife. oh, no! il wasn't true! 1t
couldn't be true,
81 Aunt Agony shrugged her thin
shoulders.
':oh, well. believe it or not,
Z its true, just the same, she said
dry1y You wondered why
Peggy's through with Ranny and
Ina trying to tell you!"
As a matter of fact, Peggy
had never told anyone that she
was through with Ranny.
What had happened was that
they all took it for granted that
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TN sure that any man who has
l. been, brought up on farm
will agree with me when / say
that there's no place in the world
where a little boy can have as
much fun as he can on a farm.
Bobby was certainly of that
opinion the Summer we spent at
his Un.<. Johns farm.
Why Foxy Grandpa" de.
clared Bobby. lust look at all
the pets that Jack can have.
Think of the poor boys in the
city. who cant have any besides
cats and dogs. ~ the anartment
house the best you can do are
canaries and gold fish, and they're
certainly not exciting"
II quite agree with you. Bobby"
said I. because 1t really isn't fair
TO cats or dogs to keep them in
an apartment"
That's Just what. think. said
Bobby. but look at Jack. Why.
he even has a pet pig
And he's cute little fellow,
too ! laughed, And Just at that
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HERE'S FOXY .GRANDPA'S STORY

all the doors and windows were
open. -
But suddenly there was a
noise. And the way Jack and
Bobbie looked at each other, /
knew exactly what it was. Be
cause up the aisle on the bare
wooden floor of the church came
the pitter-patter of four sharp
little hoofs. and as they grew
nearef We heard a shifting and A
grunting, and there. standing
right by our pew, was ,Wiggy!
He bIinked his little eyes at
Jack and then moved right in
and curled up at Jacks feet and
settled himself for a nap.
Poor Jacks face turned as
scarlet as the crimson ramblers
on the altar as he got up quietly
and led piggy out.
1--WE heard about Mary's little
lamb following her to school
said the kind minister when
church was over, but ] never
heard of a little pig following
boy to church"
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ID AMY would not need them
nov, the tiny thing.
''Ay- babyss gone. Ny little,
little baby. !, -pegsy, said aloud, as
she walked slowly around to the
back OF the old house and sank
down on the kitchen steps where
no one could see her az she cried.
ont her lonelIness and her heart
break, where no one could find
her. and take her back to The
Nest.
she knew she was never going
back to The Nest I'd.
There was nothing to go back
tonow.
The next few weeks we're any
thing but pleasant for Ranny
Phelps.
FOR one thing he missed his
son The baby that ne had,
sea rely noticed except when it,
cried, had meant more to him
than he realized until now.
For. another thing, his wife,
Peggy would not see him.
She would not see anybody,
for that matter, except Aunt
Agony and DIR. Buzzard.
Refuses to See Ranny
She lay pitifuIly weak and
silent and. Indifferent 70 every
thing in her old bedroom at the
top Of Aunt Agonys house. Sonie.
times she broke into. fits Of Wild
&and terrible weeping, and when
] Aunt Agony tried to comfort her
she pushed her away -. -
Don't bother with me- she
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ways good conluanx even slough
i Aunt Agony hated her.
But Peggy shook her heal.
NO. / don't want to see ANYBODY
vet she said her voice stilI
thick with tears.
she sat with her face sin
buried in her hands, and listened
to Aunt Agony so dawn the front
stairs and open the hall door.
Then came Ranny voice, 80 low
that she couidn' hear Whit he
was saying
She got up and bracsd herself
with one thin hand On the back
of her chair. 1t was weeks since
she had walked across the room.
But now she went as FAR as the
hall and stood at the bop 0f the
stairs there.
Ranny's voice was pleading
with Aunt Agony
Jaw. 90 on up and ask her.
BE. good sport. that's girl. =
he was saying, and Peggy could
imagine the look Of wrath that
Aunt Agony was giving him as
he called her q girl There
was one person in the world that
Ranny could netthek kid nor
flatter, that person was Agony
Starr.
..Ne.' she answered him now.
in q voice that snapped. mo!
she doesn't want TO see YOU and
I'm not going to let yOu see
herr
CTo Be Continued. ToInorr0w.I
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An Absorbing Romance With Mystery
To Which the Moving Pictures
Furnished the Solution
Read This First

Jill seaton pretty refined girl works ssnegapsss
head Of big steel
offices IN city Parker gruff man. and jill e
greatly surprised when he tells her 70 take weekend OIL 6 g
finks she locks only Of Parker
called sharp lecture b the father ne NAG
the Argentins H now tells him hes go1
After Leaving MS fathers oIIIce
promising hand Monday meTng BE runs into III; sne
Is can him that name there mplors her 70 meet him ct
restaurant where He has taken her o tea tie VIII then
JILL much mystIfled goes on
81 her flat ii Greenwich Village Frank PembsOn who lives
over
begs have her xCe trained While ne showing her
Jls sister, In Frank ~ at once
~ her vivid beauty He asks and yl g son.s g ner
then ill
the Young men are going to find why they
living quarters Jill she wishes Mafalda wouldn't
raueh ST devoted to- iii
Parker terminating her services and en-
eatheredge who tells her he's
really Parer and begs her to marry him
them the cafe Maalda unmass eather
edgs Pete demands % know which she cares
Later she tells how Heaheredge
under tie name o Berkeley how she left him right
after the ceremony Jill starts to consult iaWyer
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Jack l said, land likes to fol-
low you around"
Wiggy had special privileges.
He didn't live in sty with the
rest of the pigs, but spent his
days in the orchard, where he
had a grand time eating apples
as they fell from the trees.
But Jack had to be very care
full about fastening the orchard
gate, because if he didn't, Wiggy
always went exploring over the
farm, where he was apt to get
lost.
I'll tell you what happened one
Sunday morning when Jack hap
pened TO leave the orchard gate
open. Jacks mother and father,
Jack, Bobby and went to church
to a dear little church down the
road not far from the farm.
We were sitting there in church
and the first part of the services
was over, and the minister mad
just started reading the sermon,
1t was lNKaly summer day and
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KxERR s eyes glowed. and the
veins stood out on his neck as
he thought Of Mafie supposing he
wanted, now or at any time. 20
marry truly and despe teiy want
Cd ii? Mafalda stood between him
and every other woman on earth
He ad deliberately fastened q
10destone round his own neck
Al face peered around the corner
81 the recess. II was the face
Of Peter Angelo He came quietly
up to Terry. III
Ah,'. said Pete II thought
cav you come IN here. Z
Terry looked at him. He recoss
mixed Immediately the young Eel.
low who had ACCOMPANIED Ma.
faIda.
Wen Sc said, what do you
Want
J gress I'm going ta. have q
word with YOU
Terry emptted the glass and
considered him. Pete's olive lace
was paIer than its wont. and his
manner was cilriously restrained
There was an odd light in his eyes.
The fellow looked rather danger
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-06-24

Countless girls and women now
know how foolish and needless e -
to purge" and ''physic. tl1em-
selves to avoid sick headache, diz-
illness, biliousness, salloW skin,
colds, or sour, gassy stomach.
They have found that. DIR. Caldi
wells Syrup Pepsfn helps to estab-
fish natural bowel regularity even
for those heretofore chronieally con.
stipated. DR.. CaIdwell's Syrup Pep,
sin not only causes a gentle, easy
bowel movement but, best of Ill.
it never gripes, sickens or upsets
Besides, it is absolutely harmless
and SO pleasant that even q cross.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-06-24
Women Need
a Mild Laxative
Not a 'Pysic :

feverish. bilious, sick child gladly
takes il. IS, So. il
Buy q large S0-cent bottle "a, any
store that sells medicine and Just
see for yourself.
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Notorious French Brignrds.

ksE French brgands who during
the Reign Terror forest of Arger Char
tres They feet of their capves to make them
reveal their treasures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-27
SESQU| S3,7O0,O()D
BEHIND EXPENSES
Exposition as Well Faces Le-
gal Action to Close Amuse-
mentS on Sunday.
b. The Associated Press.

BIZ the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, July 27,--The
Sesquicentennial. Exposition not only
faces court action to prevent opera
ton of its amusements on Sundays,
but it also is confronted with huge
operating deficit and needs $3,700,0OO
to meet outstanding obligations.
Despite these developments, how
ever, Mayor kendrick today took an
optimistic view of the situation, as
serting that the celebration of the
150th birthday of American indepen-
dence was cheap at any price" and
that he was confident the citizens of
Philadelphia would support and en-
courage the Sesqui directors.
Following closely the filing by the
State in Harrisburg of quo war
ranto proceedings seeking to close the
Gladway and other amusement fea-
lures on Sundays came the an
nouncement last night that the eX-
position had shown an operating de-
ficit from May 81 to July 10 of $685.
055. The figures were submitted to
the Sesqui directors by +. l.. Austin.
director general of the exposition, who
said the operating revenue from the
opening of the exposition to July 10
has been $76S.S 500 and the operating
. expenses $1,400,855.
Mr.. Austin also informed the di-
Tectors that the immediate cash re-
ouirements were $4,000, 900 and that
this would not provide for additional
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-27
Sober, Brave, Agile
And Free Is Code
OF Bedouin Tribes

BY the A ssociated Press.
SALKELD. Djebel Druse, July
27--Sober as a camel. brave as a
lion, agile as the gazelle, and more
than all of them free and indie
pendent. is the description which
the Redouin. son of the desert,
applies to himself.
'''rrue as die is an addition
which Nackri Bey, one of the most
powerful chiefs of the Bedouin
tribesmen in Transjordania, would
like to have added to the descrip-
ton.
For centuries the Bedouins have
conducted raids on their neighbors,
playing no fayorites and sparing
no one, The Druses themselves,
great warriors that they are, re-
ceive frequent visits from the fly
ing horSemen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-27

work necessary to complete the expo
sition.
The directors adopted resolution
empowering the officers of the assoc
citation to do anything necessary"
to meet the situation.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-03
DELAWARE MUSKRAT SEASON
OPENED ON WEDNESDAY
Trappers Expect Prices 10 Be $500
Per Hide BEFORE End OF Season

Trappers are much interested in
the nuskrat season which opened
Wednesday and closes March 10.
Trappers in most sections of the
State have already set up their traps.
Trappers anticipate a profitable. sea-
son as skins >.ow are worth SIPS,
with the prospect that the price Will
reach So or even better later in the
season. For this reason many trap
pers will hold their skins for the
anticipated rising market.
Many trappers report that offers
are busy on the marshes Of New
Castle county destroying the musk
rats, and that bear traps are being
set to catch these enemies Of the
muskrat, which not only destroy the
marsh rabbits" themselves, but
their burrows.
Raccoons also are reported as be-
ing very plentiful IL the northern
part Of me State and their skins in
demand at from Sc to 81 a skin.
Very little effort will be made to
trap skunks. These, animals are very
plentiful in the upper county, but
there is very littz emand for their
skins.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-03
MILFORD STORES WILL Be
OPEN NIGHTS FOR SHOPPERS
Many OF Leading Stores viii Aid
Buyers Beginning December 11th

Most of Milford's stores will re-
main open at night beginning Satur-
day, December 18th in order that the
holiday shoppers may have an Op-
portunity to look at the merchandise
offered in the evenings if they de-
sire. This decision was reached this
week when a majority Of the lead
ing merchants met and discussed the
problem. The opening of the stores
in the evening is done so at consid-
cradle expense to the merchants and
extra work on the clerks; but the
real idea behind the movement is to
give the housewife or man employed
in the day time an opportunity to
shop at their convenience. Milford
merchants have prepared for the
holiday season this year with large
stocks of goods and the latest die
tates of fashions. Shoppers who have
already visited the stores state that
the prices charged in Milford are in
many instances less than they have
been asked for the same kind of
merchandise in other towns. Every
thing is being done to aid the holi-
day shopper, who will find complete
stocks awaiting his inspection here.
Three weeks from today will be
Christmas Eve. 1t is time now to
do the shopping while the stocks are
complete.