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iOot tCAipCAp NOu
fessed Appleton. at lunch. Il ex.
planned that labor owed something to
the capital without which 1t could
not exist"
"You talked over his head" Handy
said. II thought that must be. it."
The old man bothered them very
little He did not intrude. II was
his nightly habit to walk about the
grounds. pulling at the single cigar
he allowed himself. and then to re.
tire. He insisted on making his own
bed and keeping his room in order.
The servants. after the untidy ways
Of Junior and Les, found him no trou-
BILE at all
"He saves me twice his salary ev-
cry week." Handy declared. land he
allows me to be gentleman of leis.
ure again."
appleton Is all right" said Junior
thinking of the Overseer's job that
had been his Ave all love him ex.
cept Les"
what have you against him." Bill
Pelham demanded REPORT all sus-
picious things to the house detective"
Les did not welcome the looks that
were cast upon him.
Nothing" he admitted. Il cant
like every one. can IL"
Les" demanded Celia, tell me al
once-whaf is it?"j "
"He reminds ME of my Uncle Rus,
SELL. If you must know. He has the
same highly polished face. don't
like my uncle. and it's the asseiai
ton Of ideas. ! suppose"
LES" Celia said severely, -. don't
believe that's the real reason"
There was no doubt about l.esIie'>
smile. He was singularly good
looking lad when he smiled WITH
small, white. even teeth. and mouth
cut almost too well for man.
"That's all you are going to GET
from me-" he said.
Leave II to the house detective"
Pelham interrupted. I'll give Les
the third degree and report to you
tomorrow"
LES Is full OF preJudices." Celia
answered. .sDOu,t worry, Bill He.
has a young and uninteresting soul
like men OF your age She turned
to her mother. n confessed to Bill
my hopeless passion for him at Al
ienhurst, but he wasn't even fiat.
tered"
"You were only fourteen. Try him
now"
Darling Bill" said Celia seductive.
ly, II love you, and | shall have a
hundred thousand dollars on my we'd
ding day. Will you marry me just
to spite Les?'
.'If hell be my best man. Will
you. Les?"
'Tll be id first! I" cried Les hOtly.
You see he's really fond of me-"
in his eyes and the passion In his
voice. If ever marry him. he'll
beat me-"
"Sometimes I'd like to-" Les admit.
ted.
"Mr. Appleton" said Celia. "is a
cIliiTIliuS Oiu SSiliiCliuii nilu tlIdIlIiGTS
that Les would do well to copy"
''Charming?" Les cried. "Can any.
one show me how to gnash my teeth?"
''Hushr warned Hanby. Here
he is" aefA
Luncheon was the only meal at
which he appeared.
"Afraid you were not coming
Handy said cordially.
81 have just paid off the worknlen
on the swimming pool" he said. "The
Japanese tea house ON the tennis lawn
will be done tomorrow"
you certainly make them work."
said Handy. Il wonder bow you
do ft!" ST..
II reward the efficient and dis
charge those who shirk their duty. II
was my system all the years | was
in the employ of Douglas Il Smith,"
mir. Appletonl !" Celia called. The
old man turned his smiling face to
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-05-03

Producing ways and means of handling
woolens so that their selvedge edges
serve as trimming. Then. also. the
idea of raveling the edges so as to
form a self-fringe is being widely ex-
plotted. A coat Of basket cloth
fringed at all edges is greatly to be
admired. A blouse made of chall.s or
wool crepe trimmed with self fringe
marks an innovation. Such a blouse
becomes distinguished with a neckline
formed of square of the sheer wooden
hand-fringed all around and tied kerr
chief fashion about the shoulders.
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
ia 1929 Western Newspaper Union.I
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Not Authentic Parsonage

Mother Slipton Is supposed TO have
been an English prophecies. "The
Prophecies of Mother Shipton" ap,
-peared as an anonymous tract in Lon.
don in 1871. Afterward similar books
and tracts purpOrtins to be her
prophecies appeared frequently. There
is no trustworthy evidence that such
a person actually existed.
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an ingenious contrivance some of the
closely packed stems are forced for.
ward in the dipping 50 as to avoid
the sticking together of the. compact
mass. After drying the matches are
packed in cardboard boxes. Materials
are so cheap that matches sell for 26
cents gross.
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IF YOU are inclined to
L gray, heed the urge.
While the color has not been
stressed to any extent in
the earlier showings, recent
developments highlight gray.
especially the pale tones, as
outstanding in the mode. q
At fashionable gatherings
800 Ixoco,,,ne,
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her. 1--WE made very important
discovery about the bird sanctuary"
"What?" he said. so quickly that
they could see the news disturbed
him.
II was wandering past It last night
after dinner"
"Unwise." said Appleton. "Mosqui-
toes BE advised to keep away. So
sou made q discovery
"Yes--l saw great black snake
at least seven feet long"
rs that all2 My dear Miss Celia,
you saw one of the most valuable of
the ophidians. The black snake is
rat eater, mouse hunter, worth
his weight In gold to your hOnored
parents In the protection Of the song
birds. Rats are the natural enemies
of the birds. The black snakes are
the natural enemies of rats" In
stinct guided Mfr. Appleton's eyes to
Tim. who was at that moment medi-
Eating q snake hunt. Tim will be
wise not to kill any but venOinOus
snakes. such as the copperhead."
Tim is not going near the bird
sanctuary" his mother declared.
After luncheon Appleton sought out
Mr.. Handy.
by the end of the week ! shall
have completed all the alterations.
he said. Il have seen TO the farm
repairs. and have reduced your az
count Keeping to card index system
well within the comprehension of your
son."
"That doesn't mean you are Ieav
ing us. hOpe?"
"Alas. yes My poor wife has had
turn for the worse, and my duty is
at her side. Darby and Joan. you
know, Mr.. Hanby-Darby and Joan! !"
II shall ,tlave to- get some .one to.
take your place.
THAT should not he necessary"
said Mr.. Appleton. "Oh. dear me.
no! You will have no more trouble
with workmen."
'Tll see Douglas about it." said
Handy. I'm going into town In
few days"
81 doubt If Mr.. Douglas knows OF
any one. Everything in that line was
left to me. In his desire to he cOurte-
Gus to you he might recommend some
wholly unsuitable person."
tianby sensed the dislike the for.
mer employee felt for the man who
+ had failed TO appreciate him. but
this did not sway the new owner in
the least. Nor did Appletnn's, offer
10 send n man meet with approval.
Douglas was one of the biggest men
of his calling in New York. and Han.
by maintained that he would not
recommend any hut an expert.
When Appleton had gone. Bill d'el
ham asked Leslie question.
"What was your grievance against
that cheerful rotundity?"
II didn't like the way he looked
at Celia" ~
my dear Lest" Bill protested.
THAT'S all right returned Les.
''bui you didn't know my Uncle Rus
SELL
I've read enough about. him in the
-,
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Acidity

The common cause of digestive diff.
culties Is excess acid. Soda cannot
alter this condition, and it burns the
stomach. Something that will neu.
tralize the acidity is the sensible
thing to take. That is why physicians
tell the public to use Phillips Milk of
Magnesia.
One spoonful of this delightful prep.
aration can neutralize many times its
volume in acid. 1t acts instantly; re-
lief is quick, and very apparent. All
gas is dispelled; all sourness is soon
gone; the whole system is sweetened
Do try this perfect anti-acid, and re.
member it is just as good for children,
too, and pleasant for them to take.
Any drug store has the genuine, pre-
scriptfonal product.
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pected to repeat the gray cOloring of
the costume. III is matter OF note
that felt hats maintain their impor-
lance. The gray felt hat with the gray
ensemble is especially smart Once
in a while departure is made from
gray millinery in that hats in navy
or marine blue top the gray coat, in
which event the mode calls for
matching or at least harmonizing blue
handbag or pocketbook.
At every turn in the realm Of
fabrics one is reminded of the in
creasing artistry which is developing
in the designing and coloring of
worsted weaves. There's no doubt
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about his financial triumphs. 1
don't mean that. He was as wicked
an old beast as ever livetl-a calcu.
lating. smiling. respect-inspiring old
libertine. and he smiled in the father.
" way that your old Applejack has.
Now go and laugh and tell the 9TH
ers. Celia will think 1t scream"
t'I'll keep 1t to myself" said Bill;
"but you wont mind If don't agree
with your"
Poor Jealous boy, he meditated. so
unhappy ar Celia's eXasperatina ways
that he seized on the old-world cour.
tesies of Appleton rs offensive!
LES" he said presently, you'll
have to get over those things"
There are some things no decent
man ever gets over" Les replied
warmly. "a
"Hist!" warned Bill. "Who comes?"
A stranger stepped out of a station
taxi. walked over the terrace, and
rang the bell.
"Who's that?" Les demanded.
7
Except that she is professional
woman forty-three years OF age.
height five feet five. weight one hun
dred and fifty. has two gold stoppings
in the lower bicuspids. has never been
married. is fond of hiking. and de.
voted to classical music. I can tell
you nothing. But for those details
she Is complete stranger upon
whom ! have never before SET eyes"
"Bill. you're MARVEL" said Les.
II dare not contradict you. am.
II all comes out of correspondence
course on how to be house detective"
"How can check up on the
teeth?" Les asked.
you can't. That wouldn't be play.
Ing the game. IT would he rude of
you to ask the lady to open her
mouth. Take my word for it,"
ITO BE CONTINUED.>
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When yOW
Children Cry
for 1t

Baby has little upsets at times. AL
your care cannot prevent them. But you
can be prepared. Then you can do what
any experienced nurse would do-what
most physicians would tell you to do
give few drops of plain Castoria. Nc
sooner done than Baby is soothed; re-
lief is just matter of moments. Yet
you have eased your child without use
of single doubtful drug; Castoria is
vegetable. So it's safe to use as often
as an infant has any little pain you
cannot pat away. And it's always
ready for the crueler pangs of collie, OF
constipation or diarrhea; effective, too
for older children. Twenty-Five million
bottles toere bought last year.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-05-03
Historic Venice

The city of Venice has $50 canals
and 37S bridges. II Is built upon Is
Islands.
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Continued

tiiUy UOiiIlttSu
ire not accom-
contractor had
ID
b the subject"
nay ! point out
b.
h assurance on
on the cost of
hammer In which
Ia deceive even
mateur scrutiny
Ianby.
out Of a posi-
i'd. when Apple.
IS
my agent here.
'yements. | have
Is who want re-
houses, and I'm
seem most unrea.
ere to play, not
He had the look
is to bring good
b.
turn out for the
81 left the EN-
Smith last week.
could not afford
tier almost thirty
Ie to take orders
f. one-third of that
litter. 1 am not a
fHanby. but ] re-
business trip. Mr..
|, is considering al.
ped he might select
hem" .
I0ss." said Handy
I than he does"
3 very glad at the
D stay ?" she asked.
1mmodatiOn near"
I've a room over the
,eSted timidly. ~
look after myself"
are occupied. Why
is until something
} This Is an enor-
u know"
made specially well
J coming exempted
the household from
ed and unwelcone
] been deputed to
rkmen finished the
time. Celia's arith-
d at estimating the
These labors Mr.
er. -..!
ed him for his sim.
hem about his wife,
an invalid lady un-
" York because of
Itment for rheuma.
J taking.
4 maSons resigned
a man over him
OF fool. Appleton's
deceived him. II
rounds Of grievance
an interview with
Appleton swore at
terrible'?" Handy
e about It'll MIR. Ap-
, a thing like that.
urn rough any time
'er tries to put up
that. Get out I"
lcity," Handy told
that old Appleton
ames."
at the alb.
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|33j'2'R
FOOT EASE
for PA I'M Full FEET
His Lucky Day


D. L. Davis of Fresno, Calf, fs
noted as a good marksman with
shotgun. He seldom wastes shell.
Bnt Davis surprised even himself the
other day when he brought down
rabbit ana guam with one sllot
Just as he raised his gun to fire at a
rabbit quail flew into range of the
scattering lead pellets and both ami
NAL and bird were killed.
Coming Down
"Since Dorothy married she has
stopped wearing high heels-her hus-
band disapproves of them"
II always said she'd lower herself
by marrying that man."-Tit-Bits.
A woman who tells fortunes from q
teacup isn't necessarily a sauceress.
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hased a
house,
Selenos.
pim that
curse.
are inn
Bmucker
nan who
feur for
rmer oc-
he Han.
ngs. Rut
they hear
the Gray
kerr. has
murdered
Tend Pei
8 for the
b clerk of
be agents
|biught the
Am TO dis.
pying the
iders a SIX.
g an ad-
1 the house
.lares she
n becomes
ehold Les
liking fou.
|f the Han
e call from
he Is an
,anby's and
ology. but
! identify,
a part OF
/, sanctuary.
Handy and
The Han
( the Gray
Introducing
Appleton.
use and is
his interest
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Afhor of
.MNMhNaeOn&

saying, Curt Morgan's mother run
off and left him; Curt Morgan
amt got no mother Betcha they'll
visit they was me, when tell EN-
I got two mothers! Won't they,
Father? Won't they, Nan?"
Fortunately, Curtis seldom waited
for an answer. He rushed on now:
won't my other mother be s'prised
when she comes home? I'll have
two mothers at home, and you'll
have two wives, won't you Father"
During the four years she had
known and loved John Curtis Nor
gan there had been many times
when Mans heart had ached sick
eningly with pity for the hurts
which Iris Morgan had inflicted
upon him. But the pain that stabbed
her heart now made every other
pain she had ever felt seem trivial.
And as always, she suffered be-
cause he suffered, would have died
to spare him.
The door from the buffers pan
try swung open. With a gasp of
relief, Nan realized that the father
would be spared the necessity Of
answering an unansWerable ques-
ton.
Gosh! What a cake!" Curtis
shouted, beating his hands together
in a frenzy Of delight. What kind
Of cake is that, Estelle? I never
saw such a funny, pretty cake"
Estelle laughed, as she set the
tall, white cake, surmounted by a
tiny bride and groom, before her
new mistress. That's d wedding
cake, Curtis. Maude made it her
self, Miss-I mean ma'am."
"Oh-that was dear of her" Nan
faltered. you've both been so
kind"
Can I have the man and lady
dolls, Nan? Can II" Curtis clam
ored, and her husband, at the foot
Of the table, seized the excuse to
laugh. The tension was broken.
Nan laughed, too, and the mag
nif1cent cake was cut. So that
Maude might not have her feelings
hurt, Nan forced herself to eat all
of the thin slice she had taken upon
her own plate, but Maude might
have favored it with quinine in
stead of almond; the bride would
not have known the difference.
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TIKI: NEW
SdilltrSilulQr
RELzIUze Justin epas~srA aznan&
eioas MA zndnE-

raised explanation, Callie said, her
eyes closed.
MIR. Grants q good scout to
bother about me, but you go back
and tell him it's none of his bust
ness, see? I'm not asking charity
Guess I can take care Of myself"
Crystal was nonplused, but Tony
understood better. She sat down on
the edge of the mussed bed and bent
to lay her cool, firm young cheek
against the greenish-white one on
the pillow.
Don't snub us please, Callie. We
know we're butting in, but we just
want to help-want you to know you
have friends"
"And-who are you?" Callie de-
manded jerkiIy. but she did not turn
her head awa7.
I'm Tony Tarver, Callle."
Tony Tarver!" Callie sat up then,
pushing Tony violently away
You're the rich girl Dicks goin'
to marry, amt you? Well" she
laughed harshly. I reckon you and
me oughta be friends. We got a
lot in commonl Maybe We'll have
more in common some oay. because
I'm going to be mother of Dick S
child. Laugh that off,"
TO Be Continued
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Both Tony and Crystal telt thaJ
It was indecent to stand there STAR
ing down upon Callie Barrett, but it
seemed equally wrong to wake her
to q new realization Of her grief and
desperation.
She was a little, thin thing, so
pitifully naked now of all the arti-
fees by which she had made herself
attractive to Dick Talbot. The pale
blonde hair. dry and scant and
short, had once had a permanent
wave, but it must have been long
time since she had been able to
afford the luxury Of water wave
to set" it.
Her pinched narrow face was so
pale that it looked almost green.
"shsUld Fa wake ber?' Tony
whispered huskily. 1T seems such
q pity
Just a minute" crystal an
svered in low voice. There's
something else first" And she
turned toward the Scared golden
oak dresser.
There. propped against the
speckled mirror, and making the
pitiful toilet articles" more pitiful
by contrast. was a magnificent por-
trait Of Dick Talbot.
On it was written; From Dick
to Callie" On Tony's dresser was
an exact duplicate Of the picture,
except that it was inscribed: For
my darling, from her Dick
Crystal heard Tony draw q deep,
sharp breath. II was the last gasp
of pain for Dick Talbot that would
ever rasp Tony's throat. Later she
would feel empowering relief that
she had escaped, and contempt Tor
herself IS well as for him.
'Who-are you7 What 90 YOU
want?"
The two girls whirled from the
dresser. Callie Barrett, awakened
perhaps by the drama taking place
in her mean little bedroom, rather
than by any noise that the girls
had made, was sitting up in bed,
lace-trimmed, faded pink wolfe
nightgown falling away loosely from
her hollow chest. Her pale blue eyes
were blared wide with fright and
anger.
AS rapidly and as coneiliatingly
as she could, Crystal explained how
Colin Grant had sent her, because
Of his sympathy for her IN her
trouble
The girl lay back on her gray
ISL pillows, the breath coming gasp
ingly through her blush lips. When
C7Fstal had finished her eabar-
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CHAPTER xxx Continued

"Ohl Excuse me, Miss mean
Mrs. Morgan" 1t was Estelle en-
tering the drawing room with a bas-
ket Of logs for the fireplace. Il didn't
know you were here. ma-am. May
I congratulate you, ma am? But as
] said to Maude OBrien, it's Mr.
Morgan that's to be congratulated"
Thank you, Estelle." Nan forced
herself to smile naturally. That
blank space looks awful, doesn't it?
Will you please re-hang Mrs. Nor
gans picture?"
The maid looked shocked and
acandaLzed, but Nan gave her no
time to protest. Stepping to the
French window, she called to Curtis.
Five minutes later the little boy
was Importantly and exciJedly help
ing her to unpack her trunk, which
had been placed in the middle Of
s the big guestroom.
Can I play like I'm the husband
and sleep in one Of the man-and-
wife beds, Nan?" he suggested with
eager hopefulnesS. You let me
sleep with you that other time, be-
cause you weren't man-andWife-"
Nan plunged, her cheeks scarlet.
"I-your father and I are man-and-
wife now, honey"
The boys face fell, the big, liquid
black eyes became so sonber that
Mans heart almost stopped beating.
Avn he walled disgustedly. Then
father will sleep in here. Some
bodys always taking the joy out Of
life" he added. with so patent an
imitation of little Pats more ma
ture manner that Nan laughed
shakily. Listen, Nan! Can bring
fathers things in? 7 won't drop
anything, honest!"
Are you glad I'm going to stay?
That your father and I-are man
and wife?' the heart-hungry girl
urged. her voice breaking.
"Surel I always did want you to
come rere and live" Curtis assured
her andedly. Listen, Nan!
Can bring fathers things in?
Can -
It was then that Nan made the
decision upon the Threshold of
which she had been trembling all
day. NO." she said gently. Let
him bring them in himself-if he
wants to-"
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BY Ahern
BY Martin
By Blos>er
BY Crane
By Cowan

a gallon Of water has been added.
Plunge up and down in the water,
but do not rub. Rinse lightly and
stretch to the desired shape and dry.
Who is the American Minister 10
Lithuania and the Lithuanian
Minister to the United States?
Frederick W B. Coleman is the
American minister to Lithuania,
and Bronius Kasinnir Balutis is the
Lithuanian minister in the United
States.
What is the death rate per minute
in the United States?
More than two deaths minute
in the United States in 1926, which
may be taken as an example of any
normal year.
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NAN CARROLL, private secretary to
JOHN CURTIS MORGAN. lawyer, IS in
love with her employer. Morgan, how
ever. is deeply in love with his besuti-
fui wife IRIS. Nan decides % resign.
but fingers when she hears Morgan is 70
defend supposed friend, BERT CRAW-
Nan distrusts him. and her suspicion
OF him and Iris is confirmed BY a letter
which little 6-yeaT-o.d CURTIS NOR
GAN !unocently taxes from MS mothers
Handbag and places in Mans hands
After CraWford's acGuittal, he leaves
Iris. she writes Morgan she VIII never
return. but cleverly omits reference 10
Crawford whom Morgan trusts i'm
Morgan Is crushed and Nan saves him
from despair By forcing him into his
work She acts as long-d.6tance house
keeper foT him. winning the love Of
little Curtis. who adores her and bring
ing comfort 20 q man who ironically
thinks only OF another. Nan goes 70 the
capital 70 take bar examinations and
upon her return Morgan tells her he is
divorcing Iris. He suffers a proposal
They are quietly married and Nor
gan gives her a partnership With him IN
bpsniess, Ihey are prevented from GO
ing or their honeymoon b. the arrival
Of DAVID BLACKHULL, accused Of
numbering his wealthy father Nan
urges Morgan to take the case and he
goes With the boy 70 give himself up
Nan goes 20 the house alone, where
Curtis helps her unpacq- He wants 70
bring ais fathers things into ner room.
but she says No. let him bring them in
A444si
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Questions and AnSzUerS

with the proper pollination Of the
blossoms, and therefore is Diet
rimental to the fruit grower. Bees
exert an important influence upon
vegetable life by their services in the
cross fertiliza ion Of plants. some Of
which now depend wholly upon their
cooperation for existence.
Who was GuatemotZin?
He was the last Aztec emperor Of
Mexico.
How can the colored coating be
removed from electric light bulbs?
The ordinary coating OF cellulose
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ranged from II to Il feet in length.
The largest fossil turtle unearthed
in this country was found in South
Dakota, and is now in the Yale
Museum. It was u feet long.
What are the meanings of the
names Kenno and Kuna?
They are German first names
meaning bold.
Who wrote the book called I'VE
Fight for Oil?"
Ludwell Denny.
How can a suede jacket be
washed?
Wash in warm water and pure
soap suds to which about one
tablespoon Of household ammonia to
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CHAPTER xxx

WITH the sometimes deadly in
w nocence of childhood, it was
little Curtis Morgan who unwittingly
completed the destruction of what
ever hope had been left to Nan
that happiness would come to her
before the close of her wedding day.
The first unfortunate episode oc-
Cured at the dinner table. AL
though Nan had longed with des-