Bank Yhieve# ?^~|
j'. . ' .By'^LAfRE SMITH
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. . ' "fiusiiW Forsytlie smiled with the
Unpt'feJ.ml J0P Ihltf -V.BU
watches titnwtt MuiqfiB ln.: the grip
v '? i'f fate taut has ?ra?ii, tired ef instance.
_lli locked'tlla' door of hie <?gs
' bttih.d i hu and. with "hla ?u I fetter In
bis lipnd,' started for Uxe'dOQr of the
- bank. Ha bad olinoat reached It
J) when a .hand Waa laid on bti jtboufc
der. ' Foraythe looked .up Into tha
kihdly face 'of Sir. Smith, the' toah '
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. .' i 'Will you coma Into toy office a moment,
Mr. Foraythe ?" asked rhelatt*jr
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el^lr. Foraythe," said _
though! be would he tWo to ratunn' to :
. -4wy, but the end came ynexpectodly.
.I yS "We hays, decided to give ydh his
position," continued the njanstger
-kindly. "Fou tjb*e'worked for us faith- ',
folly and efficiently Tor seven years. :
I uur present salary le-?r
Two'thousand sir." answered Forsyth**,
swallowing dryly.
. 'TToa will start ou Monday morning
at a.w.'.' said Mr. smith. "That-to
the assistant manager's regular . shl-.
ary. Please let'me have your' key. I
' shall tnrn It over to Griggs, who will
' ' succeed you. IteRbrt to me on Monday
at nine o'clock. Thank you !<k>od
" day 1' is.'
" A uilnule later Forsythc' tvaa stand- ,
. lag on the cttrb in fnnit of tlie bunk, '
. . brefcthless and bewildered. It was a
" I '^fatnnfray ait?rnoont and la Ills ~gottr ~
case he hail a, ticket for l*eTisncohv und
-? a? JftrOOO- In bllld, the iJf'operty "Of the
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He had been driven to l_t. Ha bad
trie* to'Etiep : Maud ahd their little"
glr} in comfort. l?e had plunged
deeper and ~5eeper In debt. Loan
sharks threatened him tyllb if "bawling
out," which'would mean the ioss ctf
Ula position. And Maud lay sick In a
southern sanitarium,' and Muriel'was .
staying witii a relative:' Maud had
undergone a desperate operation suCcessfuily,
but it would be weeks .before
"sfre wss w<;VL The news -of bisdefalcatlou
would not reach'" her in
AtWste'r, J'ln.
The ('rudeness and Impossibility of
bis plnn hod uot troubled.tflin. When
- . a man- Is surrounded by creditors.and
- sharks his life becomes such a nightmare
that he grasps at gay release.
So he had token $5,000 that morning,
knowing that the theft would hot
; . be discovered till Monday.?
And now?his- brain swnnl, hla.
j . , atones reeled.
Ho must get the- numey back." Into
' p>a aafet Jd** i 1?? "
U ouly ha had-not yielded to that
hideous temptation!
Neil dny Was Sunday. Every time
ue went, ouuuae-~nis apartment. ouiuilflf,
tils fb?<Htep? seemetJ-tO turn In
dlr^ctfon of tht -banm w*iun lay
'vi ioftfy n mnt.t?c of u few Wocl?s djs e'.
.t?nt. At ii^la-'o?tlo^.that'evontn^ h(w
was L tanjling outahJe- for theu^fourth
Am*? that'- day.. : .. :t
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- One o*(M tfitffc t)<K>mea tram the chiirch
j . - 'steeples, Fotfsyfhu turtind huPVevrard,
He wVmid oonfi.sfi upan.thu iiiprrow"
. * would Ka fo.Mr. Szntth ;p)il?
A tlhy flUtkor' of Hukt jgfelrh? the
- 1ififTR~ TTtFrhci ed .U&- attention. SCome
body AViifs witljln "the bank. "' "
_ r'or^yrho thfr Rht swiftly. If Ihlevo.l
.1. , had . frlhral ne&.ss it must have been _
. " . frpni, an ndjucent l>uHrt!m?. FTd htirrb'd
round to the rellnt* clUor that gfliyfe upon
the rearstret. .
He crouched behind a p|ie of luluher
and waiter]. >VH. at .ones Frr- _
-? . sytho heard t&o faintest Bound IrerhJnd '
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It was flip sonnrt^ef a padlock be'..
tag WHX.,t'nuttousiy'unfastened,
** A moment later a man caino stealthily
op the stairs, follower! by another.
The two hesitated.. They looked
round, anxiously, -and one of them
caught sight of Forsythe behind the
? - lumber plte, - .
.. " Instantly they ttew at htm. For
sythe saw the p?ni of a steel bhidte
In the hands of one of them. He
dodged and struck the felltnv with a
length of timber1, felling him tci tlie
* ground. The'other closed with htm.
Tliey wrestled'- wildly. Into 'the street,
and fell iotl the. curb.
Forsythe was no watch for tills giant,
He coMd not defend hlmsjlf ad- 1
eguately In any event lor Ids hands 1
* were" fdll ^f 'bills. Five thousand dob lars
In tfts hands, and ibis fool wildly' '
* bwunierlnK at bis face! How much 1
mnna did-li*? hoon nn hl.n1 ' 1
he hail t?k<-n"trom'ttie safe wb? now 1
Increased by_|5.O0O. for wllh )>!e last i
atom ij|f 9'W'' ifomj'E -|
~ thM-mowte^i^^ts fuH -of- rheddttsr;
p^WjieMjiiT I'lponivl M^eyes'he tvaa Iv. i
tag ig darkened room. .A uotchn >
stirred beside Ms Tied.-. 1
"Where ant P* he piked, r?ebly, I
and Me" liands went nutonfaetlcalTy 1
feeling for the i^Wnyr- "i ' fi"1 _ j
* J'Fbrnfthe! Don't yoti knew tflsr
taAA^.msn .whe roe* ft?m-ffl? iicdf
"jlde. " y . " , i;. .
"Mr. Sutlth!" Foraythp-jex itla lined,
? the e'oonta- e< the- poet hlgtt jMf|t -J
log through bis U.ou again.
" ' - - ^*ri'yP" have savejl, Hie bank $30,000," ?
, . end the monager wUlt r.motlou. .
' 1 -- Fitted hunsat. a: Jowl he hail lakra., .
V oniy.1S.000. _
"It we* a"mtencie," the manager
?ntlbned. "The t>nnlpwl!l not forget
>? - V th?But tell. me. FraeyUte.-rho.i in
" - ' the_g?d .1.0 y?,d .Unpjiai^L^
the :pot when tJ)C thieves .cuhlff.TWt
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Forsythe neter remenihorad lit- ?n- ,
_ ewer. ^ ' , . '
, % iftiCREASme
ESQ PffOBUeTWH
mtliuy fi-Hfrm win whiii m mtyf
. r?? TouA With What- Lwd?n
,. . Art Doing.
(Ptfp?rtd b? th? L'tlUa.Sta-M L**partm?H '
ot Agriculture.)
"The methods fhyored by large poaltrytnen
for Increasing the productivity
of their Hocks ore often'amicable oe
tbe general farm or in. the back-yard
poultry> fclant. Every pohltry keel**
will, therefore, d? well, te - keep' lit
touch with ulmt the leader* are aiolhg'
to Increase thgir profits, says, the
Cntted tttates< Depirtmrnt of Ajtrlcnltare.
CAflnln.U-callBW in California,
for Instance, bare become famous fd* .
fbelr poultry and egg production, and
the study that ,1? gteen tir-Hwd* prob
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Obtaining High-Class- Breading. Stock
r I* Easier (or the flhiall Poultryman
When Sales Are Held.
iems by faifroers, and the owners of
btg plants, hat reaatted in a gsent Ira
pfovement In their, practises. ?
- Thwiuuntj extension orgiyttstiop
[n Atuuicdn county, California,. bus
'aken steps through- Its poultry division
to raise the standard ot all poultry
in- the'county by Improving the.
quality of fowls used in breeding-docks.
Owners of hatcheries In the '
ergmty have enteral Into an agreement
with the, connty extension *. organization
to use eggs fof incubation
from selected breeding stock, excluding
the lucubatlon of 'egg* from the
general rtm_ot; Jptvlain, the locnUty1 vltll
the understanding that the <-o-ir- .
y extension organization . shall furhlsh
lodges to pass on the desirability
of birds selected for breeding. _ '
Thlt method- of -controlling the
[Utility of the poultry'ln a county-Is
-xpeoted to result Itf a rapitl general < .
Improvement In the productivity of'
the flbcks. It - should also give. the
county a good reputation ' iVh'efever
catching tjjgs or birds are sold..*,
_ Promising ilMOlopmeht fhnt Is being
neouraged In the famous I'etaluran
poultry . (|lK?rb.-t Is the consignment
.ale of' tm kfaels Itj Uils the poultry,
feeders have 'heon flMloniiig the lead
>t other growers _ of hlgb-clasS live :
ajoacr: eame breeders bare been
tumbling- bujl sales. for u number, of
years; shweiV brefc'ders have, ram sales;
if Iweb sow's. In tho'rnso of cockerels
\o pedigree papers are sdpptled, as
they are with other irtndii of'.purebred
live stock, but s\fr>rn affidavits as to
breeding c? witn each. bird.
- A White Leghorn cockerel sale was
hehl -frr Sonoma eotinty-Uhb Vutuluma p?;oas?rr
VM-II Ts>x-ig?
oast. breeders who consigned birds
Hf ji sworn statements as to their
breeding. According to tbe county
agent, who was Instrumental Irt putting;
on this Sale,- mqst of the 52
Cockerels "consigned -represented unusually
high breeding, many of th.m
hav|ng pedigrees oxtendingjiack eight
or nine -generations with trap-nest racirdi
Most of them had inheritance
reoryrdk of more -than 2T5 eggs in a
yeaf-and some, mora thin 300. The
fact that 1.000-catalogues were Issued
shows the. Importance given to thfe.,
5rst saleTrf this kind." - .
The*-two-methods of flock improve
uent ought to be popular altiong ppolry
raisers in sll parts of the country.
Thoy are' practical, say the ..poultry- '
ncn of The t'nlted Ktat'eg Department-- if
Agricultut*. and tliey help to mnke
tood stock Available to the average
urattry raiser who la the past lias had '
id assurance, other than- the breeder**
,'uni, Ihm iiu-'AHh- gi'ttmi.' bihls of"
mperior- popfonmmt'e' merit.? Feu- 1
lalnyihen,. hotf K*mv*r? -or beaf>cattle .
nihferg .nre alio good live-stock "breed-,
?rs.ibut methods^hnve been developed 1
hat,make it pr*?!Me for-*ny ?nort .
'ardier to bulhl up Un excellent *
[t Aould 4>e Just hs easy fdr a poultry"
ttifter to in 1 prove Uf* flock.
PREVENT. OF DtSEASE i
fols ?nd Other Contagious Ailment.
' Are Difficult to Control 1 Oac ;.-r "
* | arau 8lak BlrJi.", . . . -]1
'ifold, rtnmp, poorly lighted nail
'ujiiu^ul *****
llSprJIt ifnrt sometime* Impossible to .
onle.se vtv.H'-iiTraTHIon In Thi" j
ilHj' sluv Wherever preventive
n^Mijrav fnIL separate ?lclt Itlrde Jjjrm
at dlretee nod then obtain expert id
rid to d?eet i car*.
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I THE NEW FAMILY I.'
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| by jckfa a. ROClNLSfOU |
A. .1**1. h? McClmp Nttimatr a?* '
S'he little village of Dunbar u?> Idled aiiHi
mti-1W>biiii?i ',1 ntM?; finally g?fiiu move
Into the pluoe, "u litre event for
that remote coon try. town.
The Coney farin. as It was called, ,
lutd lou* been "vacant and run.1i.wn,.
Now a new .owner waeroming. and In- '
tercet wo high.. , ' _ "nis;_8Btne?
Jenkins," Mrs. JSbtje
Informed her neighbors: Ska bad bee*
mpktogjnqufaltss. dbont .jbe expected
newcomers, They've been' Itvtn*. doer*
In the city. He's got. a wlftj but ebtfr d
inland five children."
: AH -irete eagef to e?b the nCjv famb
li.afrtvfc. Some of. t&n-.wotaen. *v?%
Went down to the email-bag otBtlou.
" The whistle sounded, the train, came
to o.stop, .antf the new. Comity uii'ghted*
?JJ of them. A truny. tvell strapped, .
wSs.set dawn on,the platform, a bsa
and a .buggy. , . *
got a T>uggy.': whispered Mrs.
True. Ain't It fine? - The rest ot the
things must be coming later."
Mr. Jenklny looted'u boat on his new '
neighbors, a "breed. smlltf on Ms face,
tb*t won their hearts. He seemed a
Jolly -scrt df man. good-natnred.
"Any -of ytfn.get a horse I can borrow?*:-he
asked. "My wife here ain't -I
note iu wars. aly 'ougyy came, DOC I
need a horse." . g. " "You're
welcome to take ,one o'
oura," quleily responded Mrs.
Chobmbs.- .
Tis: . Choonibs soon, returned. Mr. I
Jenklps. with thanks, harnessed the'
horse to his buggy, piled bis family in ''
and drove off. . . ??r'
Mrs. Bates, who llv^ nearest' lo tha
Coney farm, was preparing her supper
when thpre came a kijock at the door,
There- stood one of the Jenkins children.
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' "Dad says, 'cotrtd?yoo -Jend him a.
bit of wood?"', she asked, "an' ma,
site wants a saucepan and a, Uula
dour." .
_ "To be sure,'dear!" respondedTJrs.
Bates: t ' s
with.the request: "Could, yqu lend uie
a loaf <3 Dread anil a Jgw potatoes, '"
end Dad, be wants a shovel."
_ After ,u few day's the neighbors begun
to talk among themselves.
"It'p about* time them -things of
theirs came, I say." observed Mrs.
Jones.. "The things they've1 "borrowed
o' mar and. - hain't never returned, I
couldn't -tail. yon."
"JVhy. 1 thought I -was the-ooly. ?eeTrhe
lent 'em things!" cried Mrs,
TTrntrig i ? . E
"The only one? Not ranch i** cried
several voices. 'Tin lendla' 'era things
every day."
"Me. too."'Wh<?fcd Mrs. Qlbbs.; "They
have borrowed my washboard and i
sodpr "baking tins, piates. evem-nnd
they never return a thing 'till J. gd
after It. Not always then, especially
if, it's something to eat, I'm 'bout
tired of it.,' " * H
"He's- borrowed. my hdsbaod'a
shovel, his oxan. and plough, Dan said
He really couldn't refuse IT newcomer,
but lip^needed theju hlms.-'.f." bald another.
.
"It's too' otfisru-r:':inc lutt what can ]_
we. do?" asked Mrs. Brown. '
-Tliey. talked the, matter oyer for,
days. At hisf-Uiey decided on. a plan
they tholitriit must lie effectual to work
a cure in the new family. Mrs: Jones
was the I'nsl oric . t? put-it into uifiittl Mary
Jenkins ejinie over, as usual and
asked:. "Can yon tend Ma six eggs
and a_cup df sugar and a little butter?
She's "making a cake."
"Certainly," beamed Mrs. ' Jones.
bttti?iti? w: holies!ivy aruiMes. ' ~
to bnlf owTiour the ciflil came "back.'
"These egts-so?-ell.fotten; Ma can't
use 'em," she complained, "and the
sugar's got sand tn It, .ancfc yie butter
don't taste good."
"Sorry!" exclaimed Mrs. Jones.
"Thbse_eggs tvere nil I had. I remember
th'e sugar got spilled an' the.- boys
peraped It t^p. 'Spose they scooped up a
bit o' sand) with It. Can't be helped, a
now. Ask yonr ma to please' excuse
It this time." i
Ttie schejne was working well with.
Mrs. Jenkins, but how were the. men
to manage Mr. Jenkins?. -That was a
mote difficult matter and tar more serf;.'
oat. "** !
"Good morning. Neighbor Jones," 1
Mr. Jenkins accosted with his usual '
Smile. "Just lend me yonr harrow.
Cve_guttef_Bo over my land" 1
It hurt Mr. Jones to take the screws 1
^rom his new harrow, for be knew If
Would fall to pieces, and It- wouhj
lake a good day to repair it. (jut for 1
In .short measure Mr. Jenkins came
back, not smiling tills time.
"What's the .matter wtth the old 1
thing?" fie blurted.' V '
"Why?why?lt"? broken 1" cried Mr.
(ones. "An' 'twas a new one. 'tio. May- '
tat 1 can. tlx i?.hnt 'twill tgke a lot J
if tfima."
".ft wga the sanjB With everything
Jenkins -triad to' do: everything be. 1
tJorroucd^fcH to pieces.
It went on for a few flays. Nothing *
[hat the Jenkins family tried to bor- 1
row whs ]n worETbS ordir. AtiaSTThey
^a-Mdhhr wild better ?r Ml' hi
ib'"p- foe' ourselves," mfjT Str M
?nimin??i ni? "rwm .imi.i m ng .I?lx
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"Ain't that what I . told yo'oJ"?* l'ilD?a
tiT? Wife. "Tou Juafcua to "town
an* jute-la < atnrhn* tmnrs tin'ja-eUL
Klve 'em baelt' everything they've ever I
lent W New go!" . -ii
i "ny i ivwirn rwrrrj 'i?m rrf-*-1-^ ~tiTiT"~4 rowfl'
tiaMi.'^iifmri^nurni-ri u/cr
Tones, and the rest laughed. . Y' '
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CagyW|ht,y t??f. JpiatorZ Mmptpw^ Unius
UW" trouble,-Leiterf"
' wu," MI'IIIIIIH?irtat''7fjwi:i'y ' u'ffifi cw^.7
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"You'd.find It-uo Infallible medicine,
you think?"- * '
- know it.r dad a red tester Martin
iii.-I pru^st-tli-iT oo his way gcuinpy and dolorous.
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Jfeal Dormap (issued almost.' pityingly
after bis frfe?Hl. In a way they A
were rivals -In lore. That la, both. vlaIted
weekly*** same young lady. Silas
VietalUurse. though no different evrn
ntnga. Young Donban was thrifty
uu<l steady, and he sometimes fancied
that Viola miliar admired,those quailtics.
Ofhlbe contrary Martin wa?-al?*?!?
bJ(*>t, always grumbling at bis
hbrd and always living beyond
hfs meant" ' - ' y ':
A wonderful stroke of "good luck."
as be termed It, came-to htm that* very
afternoon. Aa he was passing the one
office bonding of the town a Oguru at
an upper window hailed Mm. It was '
Mr. Snow, th^. lawyer.
"8U down,' Mr. Martin." Invited ftjr.
Snow. "I baVe heard' frotp yftur grand;-!
father.* continued the - attorner. "As I
you kno?". In your $ghalf I have trtgjl
to Interest htm. a rotative and at
least start you In. some Small business."
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"Yes yes." commented. Martin rapidly,
his eyes glovvlrtg with eagerness
as be noticed a "fluttering check pinned
tu the jflneuflient J'n the lawyer's naBIT""
"lie seudS Jou-tine thousand'dfllara.
lie says he started In business "on onehalf
that amount rth does, not- enconrnge
me to f>elleve;thnt-be will dp
anything furtflhr for yot?. but, I presume-your
success or failure would be
a test as to-that." %.-t!" -
"So the tnnon old hunks has loosened
up at last, bus he?" railed Lester.
"I'm going to do things up brtiwk)."
he secretly vaunted. "\l\ glee Viols
the time of her life. Oltf Morse has
a oeot plum of a fortune ahd she's a.
stake worth playing for." The
foolish young man did what
many a caWow youth similarly drcumstanced
had done before htm. There
were new :suka of clothes, Some gorgeous
neckties, a diamond pin and a
removal from hie fbrmer mode/t Ilvlog
quarters td a suite In the (ktndpal
hotel of tire place.
A note name for Viola Onfl morning.
Inviting her 'to drive over to a theater
party at a nearby city In "my new
sport .car," end Martln ?alinded to the
high social standing of some ni the
Martin "wee very much put oot to
receive a courteous but definite reply
to the effect that Viola had a previous
engagement '
JthOf evening Viola-did Indeed keep
an engagement-^' village mnslcaje,
llPrt N'pbI fiormnn caw liar ?... A'
fcls excellent _,,cgjyp9ny "somewhat
atoned for wbhtTIola. had missed,
for n week Martin stffkcd and did
not cboie-ucor the JloWe-bome. One
afternoon 4nr drove up to tire place in
his elegant car. It una one he lhid j
leased for a. month, bllt he did .not tell {
that. , ' V-'V ' * . ...I
. It" was a pTeasuiu enough drive, al-1
though Martin rathfcr disgusted, her !
with Ms boasting of all the money he I
sias spending,- J[ust*a? they were pass- j
ing'-flditSdgo tli? cur turned over. i
"Oh, dear?take-care.T warned violaM
?Martin leaped free of liny vehlaie.
This upset, spilling Vlotii to the |"
ground. A cry of pain came from i
Viola's Hps. }' . I
"Hurt?" inquired Martd}.?
"I fear mjg. tinkle is sprained. Oil.
lie. Mmtin, 1 fei.l su t.ilui I '.i.-ii'i uiu?
trj-'ta get me trotae to mother/'
"Why. Miss Morse!" cried an anxious
voice. und running a wheelbarrow
filled with bags before him Neal Dorman
appeared on the scene. "I saw
the accident. Tell me?are yon, lain
red?" .,
Viola explained weakly, and pleaded
to be taken home. In a trice Dorman
had arranged the empty bags upon thp _
wheelbarfow. "It
may nortbe vary comfortable." he
explained.
"Never mind that I am In such pain.
1 want to see mother."
Neol's heart beat mightily as. trans,
terring tl^at dainty form to the bar
row, Viola's soft hands clasped his
neck. _ '
" He called st the Morse home the
next morning, to leatn good news the
moment he opened the garden gate *
Viola was seated upon the porch conrerslhg*
wlrh her .WdtfPer,; therefore
Improved. These words ffoated to the
mes'iif the IdSMHiem derenor! '
"After yesterdpy'f" experience' with
Wrr'ltfnrtlnT'mpthdr, "Of courseTnevcr?
lofors that, attll oo. for?I love an
>ther." .
Ant), cneting hie jntnd ahoq't to ooler
'hltj- riddle of loveT~Neat Dorman
hiegaod It put that ho- waa a favored J
jn?, Indeed, y .
^He fmmtr tt ogr7?T*r eupety.beMfe
i# ported wlth'Vtola that inornlnc.
TTiere ?er?f no further, renitttancee
'or Martin when that- Ant thousand
i?d been dlnatpnted. tTelldlng bolts
irerg itngiug the evening "Tie flippM r
iway Imia' t?s?u. In ilabt nnd oot of
lotto, bht they did not chime-for htm.
??* -* ; Ha BeuUL "
ivaa .pretry. Ho* does your con?clenc*-etend
the atro'ln?" .
"Qh? J" told her thp truth." r
"The Irnth?" toa tUn'i really'mean
to aky yon think " ^
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Emily in aha aonlrl he?ftll'mfc
?Amerlr?n legion Woolly,' ,
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CswytlsUp lilt. IVaUil tStiripA^? L'alou. ';
The Honiyrfui nfanrntm hart.at lifat J,
arrUct 1 >Jru?li>' 'ITlflopj'waa io mi\lt 3
Iter debut us a pianist at < Clarldge
ball, nod Eustace, lier ttance wo a tif be (
them. ' < .
- Ciirtdjge bail a as nut the lineal bull ,
In the city. It was,Mtow'ever, oue of
tha lea<*og centers of iau?U?'
' Dor.-thy h?a been ertticutlrw'herself I
ns-aikanlss for seven y wuru, she had'
raspy tdfttttSra too. She bad hope.! (0
make mafic her ilfe'cufeer. '< yet many
a girl who dreams of u life career soiv renders.
It when the right mun coaAs
<15b(. Asut with ftastace to care (or; tha
ptapo had* become a less vslged
t' * *
"Still. Eustace," she-*bad saltl, "I
can play Qacq In a while ut. tlest. even
aftfer tie.are ummcl, and make a few
extra dollars. Don* you think sol"
Eustace had-Aeeu dnbloos, tut Dor
oQ?y'? father was emphatically.- In
agreement witn tier.
"You'reAgoing to give'that piano recitnl.
anyway, -Dorothy," be said.
Dorqroy's father was not- veryworldly
wl*e, but a'oyway he had lila
will.' And so the fateful afternoon arrived.'
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When /Dorothy Hrrtved with her
father sod Kustaee and saw the pjacards
In " front of the building her
heart gave little thfobe'of prftle. "Dorothy
Clifford,"- they nnnounced. In/
great Made letters, under her picture.
"Durulhy Cuilurd. ahd'theii in small--er
letters, "gives hey pianoforte' recital
In Ola ridge hall'^?the laat words
verjxblg again?"oo frldajrnext at .
aieot" - :Eustace
squeezed her hand and her
father twisted hlsovblte mustache nnd
strolled along liq prdtid aS a King.
"ltoom 4. Mis* Clifford," they told;
hpr Inside. So Dorothy had "to say
good-by td her father and sweetheart
and hurry ryund to the musicians' entrance.
She walked up nnd dowji corTidors?for
Clarldgc khll Is quite n.j
large place?and at Iqst foopd room 4.
'They qr? waiting far you," said anold-gentletuan-.at
ilii' ttnge entrance1?
a little curtly. Dorothy thought. "The
house w?? Mill IIIII) II.
Dorothy walked forward'toward the'
grpnd piano, which, "rather-oddly, she
thought, occupied a corner of the,
stage Umtcsa.' tif the . center," Such a
salvo Of hsnd-dupplng broke forth that
the tears came' Into l4er eyes.
She could hardly see t? read the
tuuslc that she unrolled and placed
upon the stand.
The flrst part, consisted pf a Chophi
nocturne, Dui'uih) sui 'tluuu?rnjjf- struck
the opening chordd. '
4t first she was timid. It was her
flrst'. appearance in i.nhllc. unrt rhe
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:erit? hern Ultle;'.tpTbrfwe he tsni
Uiyeti.hjjlf-n dolwii 1 Jhr she had for- .
jotton where aim' wn* la the Joy. off"
>1*JI3S. ufd. liefwi" :>A" hhuo Uv Uji1 ? free
warn, ended. thirulhy got'up ami
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To Iwt amazement there waa.ngt a t
n :)u littm^elafl.
Not .one pereon- oht a t that veal
in.!., i .e had heen - cuaitleet.ly--U4- _
Merf'to <i|)plnu<V Than. was not a _r r
whisper. -.They' sat la Uielr seats in
itooy silence. '-- - . s
Ltorothy cootririled hhTOelf with t^lf
rtculty. Shd TvearTttWtty "uc through
ihe uiage-'Uglt. 8he Ktathlcnot gd .
hack. She would go.hgn.e, the?_
i"t>orofhy I ^Vlie're liftvjp'>-uu tieenf
It was 'I.'listace, Kuetace -standing ar."
her rlil'. Sjhe tried tolilile ilie ttors
that tilled lier eg**
-Iibroth^f Tlftit s the wring room.
That's Nupiher 3. We"h*?e/bwyt i nitliiS
for you n quarter of r.n ii'our, dllle '
audience Is getting luipatleut." - J ^t^baofOity
or the mist?6e n>nb
lh? girl lutu a.- reaction pi hyslerlqal
jnughter. Tq whelm had. shfc been Rlay- ~v
lag. then? She Would not yield no-*:
?Me would go on the right stage nud-"
! lay her part. Otherwise?ivtl!, b-y 0 '.
father would have Id pas laielr the. I*>i offlee-receipts,
and that.would.-jnejin
(1 or four hundred dollars.' at
ier.t". Meelianlcally-slie-entered Number
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Ar.d Us she entered Jud'iis hearts a 1
foul :t of npprause greeted her m he-- .
fort. Uttt-Avben shc-.enUod thediOrtse
w'eot. .vilcl iylth enthusinsuiv'.'Kueorn^*'-?
they yelled. Tlicj called' fidr Imc.j
fhtec limes In each of the Jfrst i \v.
parts r.ljil six tlmeS-nt the end, " Ami. __ d
as the'painch* sail! next d'ny. TtoroUiy *. s
Bad "tfrmrni." * ~
"\Vho?o U'O?ueie limy. r.'il'niT."
he'tskedv at ibi f.rrt-cppoffnr.lly..'
Eustace threw Vlmci t;U leal and
laughed. ?.
JDorotiifi" he-?rl.l. ' > jur 'fteet pu'v _ He
concert "- pi jdven ? tfnre.thf
tlOeiu Association nf tWiifAInts/. V yl
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The?htrgu'e;. Je. nl wffftr ynJl.e'.-S_a
large ituhntltj of food (Includtnt
Him and rabbits. .-poultry and
pigeons) for hli ntnfo ,.nd ntrsprln^: '
anil the peasunls l.ave l/oem'tinnwn.w
ntttlxe him as Elijah his .r-iveua.There
Is on .oil tale , that the ptarmigan
mikes stores of lerries and buds beneath
the Snow, bat there Is no doubt .
that at leas.t tWo species of wood,
peckers store ucopns. sticking- tb??m
firmly Into holes which are bored for ..
the purpose In. the tree stems. Tils
Is all the more interesting. If It he.
true, thatwhatthe woodpeckers realty
eat Is not the acorn; hot a. kind of
gxuht that derelops Insldo It
His Sole Attraction. >
?Ai. Itin.A'Issep 1 maid .Santire all' ?
my wealth for your love. A .
Young Adnrad?If you did tmjrthlag
SO footwh-f shoold never love you.
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