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Hungarian NobleniaJxEhcawtng
His Lesson After America,
, , He Says
that Hungary f secure In "France and
Russia the capital; she had for yearf
.been unable tfluget injGernyand
!by making the? l$ana ?thef e f tffclabe
ipranohr ihA, JBrjissIa in En position of
'not venturing to o towar With a
'country 4ebted to'them. .:
' ' When the war did Come he attack
ed Count Tisza and his party savage
ly, and the opposition scarcely less
Vfgo&Ti's
ed to the ultimatum to Serbia without
any conditions, .in other words. v that
they had not struck a bargain to sup
port Ahstria.Hunfeay shduldT i
to war. fai feHfatf.:fdrVeforf,&at at
theC time ! toot were 'being? .a-bcatfcd
and sought after eagerly, that the;5
had? not? saJidh - "We'll f right for! ft on,
but only drt" condition? &4thfcUf five
usta deniidrsfeiSt? Himgarf !i ?
Indirectly at least Karolyi was the
obstacle In the patfr of5 a coalition
cabinet' prorsed:by Ttsza. earlier in
the -war. Karolyi announced his s
( By" Associated Press. j
Budapest, lidhgary, Sept. 5, Count
Michael Karolyi. a nobleman of one of
the most conservative of the old fam
ilies, who has thrown down the gaunt
let not only to the all-powerful gov
ernment leader, Count Tiza, but even
to the opposition leaders, and5 who, at
the possible cost of his political fu
ture has set out to "dentoicratize"
Hungary, tells the Associated Press
that he is drawing his lessons fconr
America.
. He was in the United States raising
funds tor ajcampaign in behalf of a
more extended ballot in Hungary,
when the war began but he reached
Budapest finally,' after being- interned
In France, and he has kept the pot
boiling ever since.
Among other things, in explaining
bis rupture with his old politcal inti
mates and his plan for democracy, he , whereby the leaders of the former are
said: to be consulted by the latter, kept in-
"I came to appreciate the great val- formed of all that goes on, and per
ne of democracy ' when I was in thejmitted to offer advice as: to the solu
United States. There I saw the way tson of big and im portant problems,
in which Hungarians who had emigrat-. Karolyi walked out of the independent
vative , algrarians from ' continuing his i
fight. .-r'J- ' : :;4
C" nB XVHEUiyi, puuurui. vit,uimro , yuxr
ii(ieneraKual end: secret ballottings
lRevtsion of thlMlfre8mtvabcbrdeffi
ftr thiiiitif''iA.l4otikiitfe thfit make 4
up the Hungarian nation. r;
Policy of the "open Ttetiajttirt
all nationalities , during ; the war and-
: Completeindiep4& Ger-t
man aliac-thwasi. ti
Democratization of Hungary
niicirfFcMnm nc
msmm
tj UDGE'S JMURDERI
& ProvlileEu6ef fc Septj;6
i sasslnation
e as-
agreement to such a cabinet only on
condition that Tisza would get out,
which naturally ;Tisza would not di
Karolyi declared he felt there could
corne "no change ' fit- the ' course !of af
fairs unless; Count: Tisza were elimin
ated, and that a coalition cabinet with
him at the head would be nd better
than no- e&binetl
He has refused' to hafe anything to
do with the coalition effected between
the opposition and- the governmen,
The attitude of Karolyi' and his fol- r
lowers toward the voting system finds f
its' origth tn th baliofe reforms at
tenlpted! by Count Tisza lii 1910- which
resulted . acdrdlng;i ttf the' Karolyi
viewpoftit; tt a complete debacle for
Hfrngiriahi- democracy; ' Karolyi';, a
cofdingfy,' has cbihe out for a reform
whlcfi; shall1 gie tfi 'ballot W every r
acftilt 1 malei refeardieBa or an prcr
nMrtuVirFMiiir&tihl riiialfffcatioris:
T; SHepari ; elt; Known
Grocer Ts Happy "After
Suffering, For J 2uVears
Has Gained 51 Rounds- and
Is 60 YearsOld r I v
Willis ;. S.
In. regard tti ihd treatniejit? accord?
edStb HuhgarySirVarioui nationalities,
thS Karblyf parti1 takers' tlicj stahdiJbint
that hitherto, he RumaMaii; ; the1, Siou
vaick an the Serbian' eleniehts ; haV6
beenr oppressed:" in1 favor ; of the Hutt-1 L
"Three bottles of Tanlae have doncj
me more good and-brought more genur
pne relief hanf twelve -years- of. medi- wno had Tecived his-dfeserts f or pet-
r-axments that .vosc me a 5rea .H'-'A.!'rtkA Tiairisr : tnv; TnHs-ft
of . Judge
Knpwies, has taken its place , among
the most; mysterious . of th e unsolved
murdetr mysteries! in the . criminal aii
n&is of fihode. Island The 'mtifder
occurred one - year ago Jtoday, "When
the Judge I was ": mortally shot in th$
back in broad daylight and within
view of., his1 summer bjoine int Johns
town, eight miles west of Providence
Twelve months of investigation has
failed to throw any light;,on,:lhe mys
tery" of the murder or tovuneartli any
cltie iaa to ; the "assassin: oiiassassln&.
The murder at first appeared to be
an act of revenge by soinemalei'actor
cul
ji.deal ,cf;;ino?iey,; .le'-l jixd Sty?P
arij. proprietor ol.tJse gtocery store it
Ifinth and, jacket streets. .
For. twelve years, continued, the
business
od from their fatherland, and who
here merely vegetated without any
party of whieh he had been head with
the declaration that the coalition
of the real rights of citizenship, be- meant no added-influence for the op
came valuable citizens, and I saw to V position leaders, yet partial respon
what position of opulence they had j gibility for the war whieh he disap
brought themselves. A democratic re-. proves. '
organization of Hungary, tne Dasis or i . WIfn hfm seceded some ten other
which is the general right to vote. Is 1 independents, and as many more
a burning necessity for Hungary, un
fortunately I discovered in one wing
of the partyhone of the inspiration
gariah element: iiluxom Wilmington
tion intemgehce a'ffd' cultural krid poli p- V1 suffered -.f i-om bad form of
tieai ambitiori, there has been nqt ( suimach, troubleB wr;icii , perslsteutl.
outlet iki: Hungary for these' ; strivings. ' reftised to yield" $o various treatments,
MUen"'-a&aint their wiir, sat the .1 tried doctor after ' doctor and ' used
Karolyians; the RtimanfaBs have had all kinds of medicines recommended
tor took tc Htttrianla if they ' wanted for indigestion1 and stomach ' trou
Investigation ' served' to' show, ; how
evbri that! whilie mere brutal: instinct
for revenge' may listve prompted the
murderl .-elements is iici? the life1' of the
slain man; and' conditions in the' com
munity in which he: liveiii ha.ve been
brought to light that reveal a strange,
deep undercurrent' of ;.emdtibn: in sev
eral lives,- 'which 'up to Ehetime of
tbe- crime were riot" known to be con
aected with- that' of Judge Knowles. ;
The slain man was a bachelor, in
the prime of lifer ttaiadsome; vigor
ous,, of the best- repute and- too
and none of the determined desire
necessary for the creation' of the gen
eral ballot. Therefore there arose be-'i
rween'me and a part of the party vi
tals difference in this connection."
Karolyi came into political life as
the heir of hisjmcle, Count Alexander
Karolyi, for years leader of the ultra
"strays" belonging to other parties
for to no. party allied themselves with
him. Together, as the "New Ride
l-pendent Party" they are the subject
of ridicule, and- even of serious accus
ation. ' "The mildest that is said about Count
Karolyi is that he is an "hereditary
extremist,' and perhaps the sever
est is th'at he is a Russophile ahd
edueati6n iri their 'native tongue, or Dies, nut tney only seemea to aggra
wjv; u.. nnv. ctAanfrW vate' mV cottditfhri . Pains attacked, me"
have Had reiuctantiy to' seek what arourid my heart : and brought on i ex- ' happy, he told a friend, to think of
vtt0 iferfw nrbbfw treme -nervousness, dizzy neaaacnes. marriaSs inquiry wwr- utp. ueani
qw-hjo' ! - - - lac wntcn was so mgniy-
The Karolyi followers in this con-j good' people of this city.
nection, it is explained, are seeking j "After the first few do'ses I riotice'd
only what has been sought for a score a change in my cond?r'on. Soon those
of years full democracy for every-! indigestion attr..kc. around 'the heart
one regardless of nationality or lan-1 , , t- .u i
' . . . ,. . ihad disappeared. Wft n the first b-H-
guage, the opportunity for everyone1
to hold office, the creation of a "dem- l'l h'l been u:-?-d up Mrs. Shepard
Ji ii ill r
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Setter
juaranteed!
.:
a, ST
baking
- ' - f V - -
V 9
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' C C K m
arena its
:he results
you will get from
Vatliefr Dainty
:Flour.Thjs super
fine! flbur is guar
anteed torsive you
Hybiter lighter
5 andfinierflavored
baking.
VaUer. Daihti Flour
imade of finest wheat;
" i. milled by! )a8pecial
slow process, which
caves all its fineflavor;
then stited through silk
to mate its texture ex
tra fine. It i quality
flour arid it fives aual-
. ffjroi in baking, Haveyouf
grocer send you Valier's Dainty,
next tme you need flour. "
Ta Coraett Co.', Wkolctal DUtributori.
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LEAVES FORTUNE FOR
j wisdom of those ' upon whom t!u- ad-
W Ir ntiUKJU DCrlUUL. volve be adopted. Girls and y;,11!?
, j- :- frt TTT'v;: I women of the age of ten years
' upwards shall ;be dcvelope-
Detrnit Mfh Rpnt "fi A p-rp.nf in
stitution where girls may be trained ef trained and discipline:
'(lllc,
TTsrrlne-.
. Ml O I T 1 QiiTli Trt T II l.i - . ... 41....
w .-. .... . , f n .. .i.V,lt.l.n4 4.V. . A n4 -tViAtVr U n 5 nrnm 1 4-1 Z1 ,J T JC, X ll JJlr; IU 1.1 iilii.l III' ' ,,.
The Serbian have to rely on was a ouraen wnen i iriea laa-i r . i, Tl . 7. Ul w u W"BUWU, u T . tally, morally, nhvsicav - i ,a"
maorsea en naa ciairaea nis uart- auu muiu.iuuoa is soon to oe estaoiisueu m". , - a- u '
'Each believed she was-his- best be' Michigan with funds bequeathed for-, i0ttSly ffr the discharge of the fni,,-
roved' Each ' knew nothing of the the purpose by Mrs; Lizzi Merrill ailu 11MJ1 '"""hi
oCratic empire."
HIS GREAT SCHEME
(From the Washington Star).
J reminded me to ci3 no time in get
ting, more Tanfcic, as, she said, that
one bottle nad heJoo i everybody in
i the' house, : or. they 10 longer lay
rt.her. Thfv revelation of these fart ! Palm r r whrsp will ramp iir -.w nrn
in the life ofthe Judge led the au-j bate here today. Mrs. Palmer, who and lnsPiratio of the home
thorities to abandon their first theory j Was the widow of United Stales Sen- .
of the assassination. But beyond es-, ator Thomas. W. Palmer., died several A Pa'r Question,
fablishing the belief that the heart ; months ago, leaving a fortune consid- j Have we a navy? Tin- Admiral
affairs of Judge Knowles were- in erably in excess of one million dol-i,says we have. The politician says
KNOW a
CoiiriiT-
sOme way responsible -for his mur-! lars, the bulk of which is to be de- ; we baven't. Which should
der, all of the facts brought to light ' voted to the establishment and main- navy by sight? Louisvilhi
by a year's investigation have failed tenance of the proposed motherhood 'Journal,
j to lead the ' investigatoirs a single ' and heme training school. ' - j
l awake nt. nfcht from mv stow.
"I have solvea tne crowaea-car uig because of pain.;. I have finish
problem!" exclaimed the jubilant my thiriJ bottlo. Hil T do ot feel
street-railwayman any more ailments. However, I am
OW. 1 enitier' thioiirh with tlii full f reatment
conservative "High Agraians." He tJ0 ,his CTT7 b6? "We'll put a phonograph in each car "1 bottles
was elected to his uncle's former
place as presilent of this g;roTrp and
would like to see Hungary take ad
vantage of its present Indispehsability
then spliu hopelessly with the mem-Jan force Austria and Germany to
bers over the high protective duties ran the reforms he believes heces
that had shut out the Balkan states, j SY. s the price of Hungarys con
He resigned, disassociated himself tintiation of the1 flghtihg.
with the agrarians, joined the inde- The ' platform' which Karolyf and,
THnrient with th nlatfrrrrrt nf .TiTRth ' his' followers espouse, a combination I,
I
and keep it playing 'The Star-Spang-j -l f,. ac nas don;
approo;at-j what
for me it nas
step nearest' a solution of the mys
tery. "
Mrs. Palmer's purpose in bequeath-
Meeting Civil Service Commission.
j of the institution is , set forth in a, Service Commission, at the City Hall,
Municipal" League Convention. Jclouse of her will' ns follows: ! ori" Wednesday, September fiili, nt i
Newark,. N. J., Sept. 6 With an I ' "I hold, profoundly the; conviction lo'clock d. m. Apnlieants. for noWio.
ing her fortune for the establishment:
attendance of several hundred dele- that the welfare of : any community
gates, representing, nearly every! is divinely and hence inseparably de
led Banner Then everybody'U havej brM rht relief an(1 ;ld 1 , j iiv. pounds j large city in the country, the annual i pendent hpori the qualities of its
to stand Up'.' ! 1 -f -: d. solid flesh 10 my weight. I i convention of t.h Ijefltriie nf Amerl-i mntherhoorl ami snirit and charae-
(From the Washington Star.)
A flight of Imagination.
; :htnlc my gains on Tan: as rtM-arif-
able, for I am sixty years old."
can Municipalities opened herevtoday. j ter of its homes." Moved :by this con
Public health, education, city plan- j viction I hereby t give, devise and be-
Tanlac is sold in Wilmington at the ning. electoral reform, city surveys,
"Uo you mean to, tell me you are Bellamy Drug Store; Acme, Acme ! the control 'of public utilities, muhlci-
1 ... ... t a. " x m n..Auiuul
the nestor of democracy, acutely ; or ail xne raaicai proposals or tne last :j going lo yuie iur riuuiuinuu;
sharpened, and now has left the inde-! few - years; and Which i
pendents to form a still more radical anti-Gfermarr, is dubbed by
party. j those who want to be cohservatlve in
Long before the war he claims to their criticism, "Prussian, but with
have foreseen its possibility, and as paprika added.' Yet this has not de
a preventive measure against it urged terred the younthful scion of conser-
Store; Burgaw, C. L. Halstead; South-
above! "Yep," replied Uncle Bill Bottletop. J port, Watson's Pharmacy; Kocky
An.' 'I hope they'll win. Then if they Pofnt. A. N. Rhodes & Co.; Supply.
pal finances and municipal efficiency
queath all the rest of my estate-for !
the founding in Detroit or in Green-j
field township of the Merrill-Palmer
are some of the important subjects rMotherhood and ; Home Training
that will receive the attention of the , Schcol." 1
in the Police or Fire Deparlnipnia
are notified to be present for examin
ation. By order of the Chairman,
THOS. D. MEARES.
, - ' t Cleric.
FOR THROAT AND LUNGS
STUBBORN COLGUS XSD VOiJm
want t6 stay in power, maybe they'll G. W. Kirby; New Bern; Bradham j convention. The sessions will con-j "The school shall be conducted,";
play politics an' hook up with the Drug Co.: Magnolia. W. L. Southall; elude Saturday with the election of j runs the will, "under such plan and;
1
licker interests same as the other Kaison, jraison urug 1:0.;
parties have done in the past." G. W. Locklear adv.
Pembroke. ; officers and the selection of the next ' system and such irules and regula-.
convention city. I tions as shall in the judgment and
S
ative
BOLD BY ALL LHHZING UKUOCI fj
r- . -
i1! ACQUEUNE was dreaming of
O humming-bird in a gingham apron
sitting upon, a poppy stalk and sing
ing. "Come, come, come, o'er the
hills, when she awoke; Then she
knew the bird of bee dreams was
Aunt Barbie pattering about the kit
chen of the little flat and singing in
her thready silver voice as she pre
pared breakfast. j
"There was no time to squander in
idle reflection, when one knew that
tardiness at her counter in Barclay's
department store meant & fine, and
with a spring and a rush, Jaqueltoe
was up and dressing.
Jacqueline's eyes were of danciug
gray and he nose went up the least
trifle at the tip It wasn't in her to be
grouchy, but after that humming-bird
dream, the day's programme' looked
t bit dryer than usual, and the pros
pect of its steady duplication' for end
less years had a flavor of husks.
There was, she reflected, during the
icurry for the street car, a way erf
escape from the department- stored it
the chose- to take it; there was Nip-
Shindler with his seventy-five-dollar-a
nonth Job in Mashmeyer's grocery!
Nip was diverting and devoted1; ' a ' bit
Uangy, but then -
The car was coming. Jacqueline
Itepped ' aside to make space for a
icrappy shred of a little old woman
rvith a. humpy black bag and a- knob
iy bundle, then, as she made her own
uray in, she thought suddenly of-mel
tow red apples and! of pungent fldda"
f ripening? grain, i They-' weren.'t cfty
folks, she saw that; the two who sat
hi the short end-seat at her elbow, and
ihey were evidently mother and son,
froth of them rosy and fresh and filled
urfth frank, wide-eyed interest in theft
lurroundings.
The car was full; the woman with,
!he bag and bundle Jiggled about ojx
er uncertain old feet for a' second
fn the aisle and then the young feV
bw saw her and was up, bowing hex
jordially into his place, standing- hba
lelf as erect and steady in his young
trength as a splendid oak sapling.
Ind -his- mother-was- smilingly trying
to reduce the spacer required" by her
twnr Lavish; proportions; for the; little
lid woman's comfort and helping to
lace the latter's knobby bundle satis
actorily. ' '
Jacqneline drew a breath of bub
iling deUgbi "Humanity isn't ex
Jnct, if it Is out of stylfr in a street
,: tar," she jubilated. Glancing quickly
tt the tail young fellow with, his tan
ted, cheesr and dear eyes, she wonder
ed how Nip would measure up beside
'Urn," .. '. ' "v ,: :.
-1 The freakish fancies that floated
. tbout Jacqueline's mental atmosphere
. reekly library expedition, after lunch
kll the morning caused her, on her
.jon, to pass without", a. glance; the
kompous grocery wereia. wip; snind
was an eTmoye-: Ceglect ' espe-
ally proddittg to fltat ssitrr young
j ; ' .:; ;?,-.. -'-r P Vv '
A
man on this partwuiar oecaiion.
"If 8 a wonder you wouldn't take a
peek at Maschmeyer's windows to see
If u feTTow Was there waiting for you,"
he reproached? as he caught up with1
her at the street" corner. "See how I
Bad to chase you!
"Didn't hurt you a bit; you always
look as- if joxfd! cotneout of a band
box," Jacqueline replied.
'Wen, I ain't out for exercise, as
you seem to-be," n'Tetorted. "Here,
slow up, cant yofr; Itldfet? I got some
dandy news-1 for you. Joe ; and - Mill
Darley are going' to chiiek house
keeping and live with- MilFs folks, and
Joe1 'put" me onto it so's- could get
the refusal ot their apartment. You
knor what nifty littfe nest it is, foir
eighteen per, and if ytai and Fdr dc? a
little- ntxstUng stimtgst married the?
end o' this month, say, anF be ready
top stey right in--see? What dyou
say.rkidletr'
Jacqueline' came to a standstill,- st
dozen varying idteaff fighting for consideration.
Butbut, Nip," she fluttered, "the-
Darleys apartment is only two rooms
and a kitchenette thing; and three-people"
"Where's your three- people? Ae
cording to Nip Shindler, sqire
there aren't but two in. this game."
"Nothing about Aunt Barbie at pre
sent Ain't any awn kin, is she not
even a ntar-aunt?"
Jacqueline's gray eyes swept front
Nip's spic-and-spandj felt fiat to his'
expensive patent leather shoes. Never
before had" she nOticexT what a thin;
rongnos he' fiiid, nor what a narrow,
skimped ntoutin - ' '
"No she - flung at" himY "not "an
atom,- and that didn't 'hinder 'her
front ' picking me up when the only
relative I ever knew anything abbet
an old geatiaiiht;:'pbor as' poverty's
patchesdled an left ine, like a
stray v kitten; to the" roomteg -Xtum
where Aunt Barbie an TJnele Toby5
chanced to be smyingr It waa t terdi
povertystrickenr road they ? had ; t
waft; in tfesmseivesj but AanfrvBarW
gathered me up andt towed me, atengr
witnr her wherever hey went.
"I don't want any ' city apaartmev.fe
with a kitchenette: "ve seen a vision.
I'm- going to grub OTa tKotilr l; ean make'
a way to take -Aunt Barbie wim me
and go to the country.' ; ;
! "Cm, all rlgliiv tiien
instantly. "If . that's you idea youTl
get good and tired of grabbing, and
fcyouH get -old and wlssaded; up at ;
but suit yquweJk rh i ierB'
v.-,.'t it;
Jacoueline returned to har after
noon labors with" a curious sense of
having pushed shut a door which had
fastened With a catch on the other
side. She had little time to be either
glad or sorry over it; however, for
the afternoon shoppers were pouring
in" endless tides down-the aisles of
the big store.
"Got 4 any val lace in the thirtyflve-
and--halfcent lot to- match this'?'
asked ' a thin- voice with an east wind
twang.
Jacqueline took the scrap dangled
lat her by a-sallow woom, ami then
almost dropped it, as a space in the
crowd showed her, approaching- the
lace counter, the1 country woman she
had twice seen that day.
"Oh, if 'I conld only-get to .wait on
heri breathed Jac(jae4kre, diving- into
the tray ot remnants with the sample
in her hand. But the object of her
wish, advancing with! an even, un
hurried step, stopped Just in front of
Medbra Dodson J n :r
"I wonder if you can match this
sample of edging, miss." Jac heard
Irt ar voice distinctly clear, yet touch
ed" r with. U meirow slownesB. "Ifs
home-made crochet lace; tbo pome
granate pattern---- " L
"No'm, we can't match it," Medora
was replying languidly, with a total
absence of interest in the matter.
The pomegranate 1 pattern! Jacque
line' was' a quiver with' eagerness -
i Aoi Jacqueitae' measured and? snip
ped thet lace for her owe customer
rolled it into: ai coil and' sent-It slid
ing to the-cashier's eage, shei could
see the country woman's deliciously
qnt-bf-style' bonnet swimaning placidly
away,: its- little cluster t lilac asters
bobbias above the sea. of fantastic
modern hats; ... , . -:
'And, thaf a the end of it," sighed
Jae- to, herselfc "If suppose I'll never
set eyes on her again nor him."
With the same . thought droning
through her head like a dismal bee In
a desert gapdeR as. aha. paaaed
through .tha swinging, door of . the
building at ste otekiek that afternoon,
ft was no wonder Jacq-aeHite gat?re-:
Small hop of surprise and .stopped
Short. In the alcove between the in
ner entrance- and- the sjtorm doors
stood7 the tali-youne inan thestreet
iar tt&tentitti at attflnjidtt ot pt44eat
despSlr with fodorn" anxiety scanning
the passing 'faces. -
f "irtht'store tJosnnsin '"'''..
f Athe aflfttntatiiiMiai? utter di
may enf tfti sudy face gave" it a ca
rious resemblance to that of a lost
JaeUffia'ti:''! feWtra3frAnWty
ft
BY
MTHti
LITUL
" 'WouW
';i'r...ii;'
lem-li and not think me some 81ippry $ain?f"
inquisitive he answered them with
an. enoharrassedv laugJut'l guess I've
lost my .mother, somehow; she wanted
tbpntte-about' inrthe' stores a bit
after iwe-.d had lunch, and I didn't, so
we planned to meet right here in Oils
.little hallway at five-thirty. .I've been
here-- since fl-veflfteen and no mammy
has (Shewn, up; You .bjei suppps&i the
rich ruddy browa . of., his, face turned
duff, one of thosepestif erous'' autos "
M3nnoyuitHy ngatrVediacque
line, at istf t at - all hikelyl She's
forgotten the appofiitment, . or been
detained. , She Was irit the 'store- to
day, trying to match: some edging--I
know, be cause I a&w heir with yourthis
morning and, rememberM her and
one of the girls directed her to a shop
a good way out "
The young man whacked his relief
aigainst his knee with his hat. "That's
it, aB sure as crab-grass," he confirm
ed: with a mellow laugh: "When mam
my 1 starts in trying to" match her
Homegranatet edging, she'd forget her
flame" easy as notr.'. Know where the
lace" lady's shop is?'
Yes"- Madam' Dupuy's aj little
fancy work store on " North ' Grand
Avenue, fNo. 4060.' ;
"Most likely she's there. - How
long'll it take me to walk it?"
"Walk it! Oh, you couldn't," pro-
Harriet Whitney Durbin
tested Jacqueline. -. .. "You'll , hay tq
take a west-bound car to Grand and
transfer to a north-bound line."
The young man shook his head with
a laugh. "I'm a good walker "
"ItH only cost a nickel,"-said Jac
queline. The red was back in his-face. "Yes,
but well, I'll Just tell you what a
chump I am You see, mother had
her shopping change in her pocket
book, and after we'd been 'round a
bit she gave it to me to- carry for her.
After lunch, when we planned out
what we Were going to do-; she wanted
it again, s so : I handed it over j as ; I
thoughtahd bless you, miss, i don't
you know I'd crossed the two some
howji so yonder went mother walking
off with last year's hay crop in her
little1 silk hand-bag, and when I came
to look in the Docketbook I'd kent.
there was six bits and a lot of dry
goods ads! Six bits!
"Well, being so ' sure of meetihe
mother and the old Docketbook here
at five-thirty, I squandered most of
the six bits on riotous picture ' shows
and a cigar or two; a pOor chap with
twisted hands tand a tin-cup at the
street corner got the rest, and so "
i "YOu are in a tangle," sympathized
Jacoueline. "but von can't i walk tn
Madsn Dupuy's. time you sot there
your mothf r would be gone. - Nowi, if
you re a really sensible, person, you u
get out of the mess in the simplest
way by borrowing a nickel from me;"
"Jupiter Jones! Would you- lend it
-and not think me some 'Slippery
Sam?'"
"I'd lend it, and I wouldn't think a
thing, except that you had told the
exact truth," declared Jacqueline.
"Then I'll take it," agreed ; the
young man( gratefully : "but you must
let me come this evening and pay it
hack- will you?"
Jacqueline assented. ' elvinc - him
Aunt Barbie's address with the simple
confidence .his own . straightforward
candor inspired. , , t' ' K c'.
"Tea cake' pronounced Jacoueline.
sniffing a delicately; tropical ' fragrance
as. she went up the stair steps to the
little, second story flat; .-and apple
sauce: with "lemon peer . in : it Y - And
do I- hear voices? v Company 1 Who
. "liie ooor- was open ; there was I a
seurrying- patter, and Aunt ; Barbie
came : running .from the kitchen i with
hr best glass preserve . dish in' her
hand. .: 'l-i.-i.lt- ."::' ' '';:K4' "l;!r:;v;
i. Jac,? she-f trilled her reedv voice
quivering with excitemedt. "is it you?
Yonr don't know who's here and what's
happened fly in quick,, and- meet, your
Aunt iwrcas Mallard, my own blessed
sister from Cliff Bridge that I thought
had fdrgOtten mehhd' she' thought
I had forgotten her ! But she's been
in St. Louis once every month for a
year hunting for me- "
"And only ran you down this time,
by a sample of pomegranate edging, '
a mellow voice with a suggestion of
red apples: flowed from the little front
room. -"Wilsons are thicker than
yellow Jackets in preserving time
I've chased a hundred of 'em, if I
have one; but that little tag of edging
you made so long, ago and my guess
ing you might be supplying the,
stores "
"It was that, Jac," twittered Aunt
Barbie, whose little peaked face was
in a rosy glow. "Sis' Dorcas hoped
she might trace me out by it this trip;
she took it to Therise Dupuy's shop,
and the good soul had that edging
on hand - that I'd sold her, and she
told Dorcas who made it, and where
I was and listen, Jac, before you stop
to take ; your hat off. Poor daddy
before he died a year ago had for
given me for marrying Toby and he
left me the -sixty acre farm that be
longed to mother (you know she died
when 1 was- little, and it's got a house
and an orchard and trees and a
flower garden! We're going to live
in the country and have real black
berries and milk, and kin-folks "
The. reedy, voice being evidently
threatened by a tide of tears, the
comfortable, mellow tone swept in to
the rescue. .
, "Here here, honey, don't tell any
mere till I've made acquaintance with
nty new niece why, bless my stars,
if she ain't the same little girl I've
run across once or twice to day al
ready! Wasn't ln; Barclay's the last
time? That's where oh, stars and
stripes, Barbie, Barbie, I've lost my
hoy--clean forgot all about him!i
What an old ninny I am! I was to
meet him- la vther entry way at Bar-clay's--at
half; past five, I've never
thought a sift about it since I found
out where you were J Poor Clyde, he 's
there yet I must hustle- "
is"QhV no,-ma'am, you mustn't." Jac
queline caught the two plump bvowu
hands that were making' a wild diva
for the little, bonnet with the lihw
asters,' and, laughingly kissed the faca
whose placidity had been utterly rout
ed by motherly anxiety; "your boy's
all right, Aunt Dorcas; he's at Madam
Dupuy's this minute." i
i i "Bless " you, darlin', but how -
sTll tell you in a second," laughed
Jac,'and then flew to the hall. "I ner
something down below that sounds
like 'a cyclone headed this way he's (
coming. Aunt Dorcas." ;
Little Aunti Barbie has grown
plump and ruddy on the cozy faiia
that Is now her' home, and Aunt Dor
cas, .wholesome and mellow as a
sound, sweet apple Jacqueline con
siders her the most wonderful motnei-in-law
the world has ever produced!. ;
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