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PRUDENCE] of the PARSONAGE By ETHEL HUESTON I (Bobba Merrill, Oopyrlf hi, 1910) THE TWINS TRY TO EM BARRASS FAIRY WITH 'SOME PRACTICAL JOK ING WHEN HER BEAU COMES TO VISIT HER. CHAPTER V—Continued. AN HOI>!T 11 H they finished HUPIMT I.nrk said, "Don't you think we'd better go right to bed, Prue? We don't want to tiilnt the atmosphere of the pur sonnge. of course Fulry will want to wash the dishes herself to make sure they ure clean find ahinliig.'' i "Oh. no," disclaimed Fairy, good naturedly. "I can give an extra rnl> to the ones we want to use—that In enough Ido appreciate tliu thought, though, thanks very much." So the twins plunged In, carefully keeping Connie beside them, Connie had a dismal propensity for dlscov erlea — the twins bud olten suffered from It. Then they nil three went to bed. To be Hiire It wn.s ridiculously eurly, liut they were ull determined. "You keep your eyes open, Fairy," Prudence whispered melodramatically. "TIIIMM* girls do not look right," And she added anxiously. "Oh, I'll b« NO disappointed if things go budly." Fairy was n little late gelling up atalrs to dress, but she took time to drop Into her sisters' room. They were all in bed. breathing heavily. She walked from one to another, and stood above them majestically, i "Asleep!" she cried. "All, fortune la kind. They are asleep. How 1 love these darling little twlnnles—ln their sleep!" i An nudlble snllT from beueath the Covera, and Fairy, smiling mischievous ly, went Into the front room to prepare for her caller. The hell rang as she was dressing. Prudence went to the door, pretcrnat nrully ceremonious, ami ushered Mr. Iluhler Into the front room. She did not observe that the young man sniffed In H peculiar manner us be entered .the room. "I'll cull Folrv," she said demurely. ~T» •II her she needfi't primp for me," he answered, laughing. "1 know Just how she looks already." But Prudence was too heavily bur dened to laugh. She. smiled hospi tably, nnd closed the door upon him. Fairy was tripping down the stairs, very tall, very handsome, very gay. She pinched her sister's arm as she passed, nnd the front room door swung behind. Hut she did not greet her friend. She stood ere.et by the door, her head tilted on one wide, Bidding. snllUug. "What In the world?" she wondered. Eugene Haider wits strangely quiet. He looked about lite room In it pe culiar, questioning way. "Shnll I raise n window?" he sug geste«l finally. "It's rather —er — hot hi here." "Yes. do," she urged. "Hnlse nil of them. It's- do you—do you notice H— s funny smell in here? Or am 1 linag lnlng It? It—lt almost makes me aick !" "Yes, there Is n smell," be said, In evident relief. "1 thought maybe you'd been clcnnlng the carpet with Something. It's ghastly. Can't we go Somewhere else?" "Come on." She opened the door Into the Hitting room. "We're coming out here If you do not mind, Prue." And Fairy explained the dllllculty. "Why, that's very strange," said Prudence, knitting her brows. "I was In there right after supper, nnd 1 didn't notice anything. What does It smell like?" "It's n new Smell to me," laughed Fairy, "but something, übout It Is Strangely suggestive of our angel twins." Prudence went to Investigate, and Fairy shoved a big chair near the table, waving her bund toward It light ly with a smlly at ltnbble. Then she aank into u low rocker, nnd leuned one nrni on the table. She Wrinkled her forehead thoughtfully. "That smell," she began. "1 am very suspicious about it. it was not ut all natural — "Excuse me, Fulry," he said, 111 at ease for the first time In her knowl edge of hi in. "Did you know your .sleeve was coming out?" s. Fairy gasped and raised her arm. **lJoth arms, apparently," he con tinued, smiling, but his face waa flashed. "Excuse me Just a minute, will you?" Fairy was unruffled. She sought her stater. "Look here, Prue—what do yon make of this? .I'm coming to pieces! I'm hanging by a single thread, aa It were." Her sleeves'were undoubtedly ready to drop off st a second's hopes |•' Pru dastcs waa shocked. She grew posi tively whit* ID the CMS. 1 Mr. Starr Is a widower Methodist minister with five charming daughter*. Prudence, the eldest Is nineteen. She keeps houee. Fairy, aged seventeen, la a college freshman. Carol and Lark, twins, are In high school, and Constance Is in the grades. Mr. Stark Is assigned to the congregation at Mount Mark, la., and the advent and establishment of his Interesting family In the parson age there etire the curiosity of the whole town. The story concerns the affairs of the personage girls. Prudence haa her hande full with the mis chievous twins and Connie. Fairy hae Just announced that her beau la coming to spend the evening. The twins decide to have some fun, and havs made their plans accordingly. | "Oh, Fairy," she walled. "We are disgraced." "Not a bit 0f~.1t," said Fairy coolly. "I remember now that Lark was look ing for the scissors before supper. Aren't those twins unique? This Is almost bordering on talent, Isn't It? ; Don't look so distressed, Prue. Eti quette Itself must be subservient to twins, It seems. Don't forget to bring In the sie at u quarter past nine, and have It us good lis possible—please, dear." "I will," vowed Prudence, "I'll—l'll I use cream. Ob, those horrible twins I" "tJo In nnd entertain Hubble till I come down, won't you?'' And Fairy ran lightly up the stairs, humming a snatch of song. Hut Prudence did a poor Job of en tertaining Hubble dwrlng her sister's absence. She felt re illy dizzy! Such a way to Introduce Etiquette Into the parsonage life, She was glad to make her escape from the room when Fairy returned, a graceful figure In fine blue illk ! A little after nine she rolled out dismally, "Fairy!" And Fairy, fearing | fresh .disaster, came running out. "What now? What —" "I forget what you told me to say," whispered Prudence wretchedly, "what was It? The soup Is ready, and ' piping hot —hut what Is It you want , me to say?" Fairy screamed with laughter. "You goose!" she cried. "Say anything you like. It doesn't make any difference what you say." "Oh, I ntn determined to do my part Just right," vowed Prudence fervent ly, "according to etiquette and ull. What was it you said?" Fairy stifled her laughter with dlfll culty, nnd said In a low voice, "Yet, There Is a Smell." He Said. "Wouldn't you like a nice, hot oyster stew?" Prudence repented It after her breathlessly. So Fairy returned once more, nnd soon after Prudence tapped on the door. Then she opened It,, and thrust her curly head Inside. "Wouldn't you like a little nice, hot oyster stew?" she chirped methodically. And Fairy said, "Oh, yes, indeed, Prudence —this Is .so nice of you.". The three gathered sociably about the table. Babble was first to tuste the steaming stew, lie gasped, and gulped, and swallowed some water with more haste than grace. Then bo toyed Idly with spoon and wnfer until Prudence tasted also. Prudence did not gasp. She did not cry out. She looked up at her sister with wide eyes —a world of pathos in the glance. Hut Fairy did not notice. "Now, pleuse do not nsk me to talk until I have finished my soup," she wus saying brightly. Then she tasted It! She dropped her spoon with a great clatter, and Jumped up from the table. "Mercy 1" she shrieked. "It Is poisoned I" ' Babble leaned back In his chair and laughed until his eyes were wet. Pru dence's eyea were wet, too, but not from laughter! What would etiquette think of her, after this? A "What did you do to thla aoup, Pru dence?" demanded Fairy. "I made It—nothing else," faltered poor Prudence, quite crushed by thla blow. And oysters forty cents a pint.' "It's pepper, I think," gasped Bsb THE ENTERPRISE, WILLIAMSTON, NORTH CAROLINA ble. "My Insldes bear startling testi mony to the presence of pepper." And he roared again, while Prudence began u critical examination of the oysters. She found them literally stuffed with pepper; there wus no doubt of It. The twins hud done dead ly work ! "Hevenge, ye gods, bow sweet," chanted Fairy. "The twins ore get ting even with a vengeance—the same twins you miill were adorable. Babble." It must be said for Fairy that her good nature could stand almost any thing. Even ibis did' not seriously disturb her. "Do you suppose ypu can find tin some milk, Prue? And.crack ers! I'm so fond of crackers und milk, aren't you, Hubble?" "Oh, I adore It. Hut serve a mlcro [ scope with It, please. I want to ex | amine It for microbes before I tnste." Hut Prudence did better than that. She made some delicious cocoa, and opened a can of pear preserves, donat ed to the pi.rsmmge by the amiable Mrs. Adams. The twins were very fond of pear preserves, and had been looking forward to eating these on their approaching birthday. They were doomed to disappointment! The three had a merry little feast, after all, mid their laughter rang out so often nnd so unrestrainedly that the twins shook In their beds with rage and illsnpiNilntment. It speaks well for the cotirnge of Hobble, und the attractions of Fairy, Unit he came to the parsonage again and" again. In time lie became tbu beat of friends with the.-twins them si Ives, but be always called them "the adorables," and they never asked hlin why. The punishment Inflicted upon them by Prudence rankled In their memories for many months. . "The olTijnse was against Kalry," said Prudence, with a solemnity sfie did not feel, "and the repartition must be done to her. For three weeks you must do all of her bedroom work, and run every elriind she requires. More over, yoll must keep her shoes well cleaned and nicely polished, und must do every hit of her darning'" The twins would have preferred whipping a thousand times. They felt they hnjl got a whipping's worth of pleasure out of their mischief! Hut a punishment like this sat henvll,\ upon their proud young shoulders, and from that time on they held Fairy practi cally Immune from their pranks. Prudence diil not bother her head about etiquette after that experience. "I'm strong for comfort," she declared, "anil since tlnr two cannot live together In one family, 1 say we do without eti quette." Ami Fairy nodded in agreement, smiling good naturedly. CHAPTER VI. Practicing Economy. It was a dull day early in Decem ber. Prudence and Fairy were sew ing in the bay window of the s!ttlu| room. "W.e must be sure to have all th» scraps out of the way before Connie gets home," said Prudence, carefully llttlng together pieces of a dark, warn, furry material. "It has been so loi| since father wore this coat, 1 am suH she will not recognize It." "But she will ask where we got K and what shall we sav?" "We must tell her it Is goods we havd had In the house for a long time. Thai is true. And 1 made this fudge on pur pose to distract her attention. Poor child!" she added very sympatheti cally. "Her heart Is Just set on u brand new coat. 1 know she will he bitterly disappointed. If the members would just pay up we could get lit r one. No vember and December are such bad months for parsonage people. Every one Is getting ready for Christmas now, and forgets that parsonage people need Christmas money, too." Fairy took a pin from her mouth. "I have honestly been nshamcd of Conn I* the last few Sundays. It was so cold, and she wore only thnt little thin ram mer jacket. She must have been hall frozen." There sre a lot of ua careless about providing for the preacher and his family. Some of us seem to forget that hia needa are Just as real and urgent as our own. Are you prompt with your tithes? (TO BE -CONTINUED.) It is better to be able to turn yos hand to anything than U put your flst La It GOVERNOR FINDS ! NEW PARDON WAY HAS SURVEY OF CONVICTS MADE AND ON RESULTS FOUND FREES ELEVEN. DISPATCHES FROM RALEIGH Doings and happenings That Mark the Progress of North Carolina Peo ple, Gathered Around the State Capital. Raleigh Governor Blckett smashed the par doning precedent when, following de tailed survey of oonvict* In the state prison, he pardoned eleven men, ten of them serving varying terms for murder and one of them at life term er The pardons were granted on his own Initiative, without petition or argument of attorneys Governor Hick ett simply carried out a conviction ho has felt deeply since his administra tion began, that the pardoning power Hhould not ho exercised solely for the men in prison who have money, friends or Influence without to urge their way to freedom. "Soon after I came into office," e*- plalned Governor Bickett "I was con vinced that there were men and wom en In the state prison who ought not to he there; that their relatives and friends, If they had any, had complete ly forgotten them, and, being without money and without influence, they were kept In prison simply because no , human being had any Interest in their release. As a result of this convic tion, some weeks "ago I directed th(j prison authorities to make a complete ' survey of the prison. showing the fol lowing facts In regard to each and every prisoner, to wit: The crime for j which he was committed, the term .if tils se'h£ai)ce, the time he has served, his behavior while a prisoner, his ago and his physical condition. A partial r«|H>rt hw heen made and upon that report I am today granting pardons absolute or conditional I am abao lutely oonvlnced that the further con flnenient of these men Is not required for their own good nor for the protec tion of tho public " Omitting the sentence of the life,' termer as uncertain, the ten others pardoned had been sentenced to an ag gregate of 224 years._ Sven of the eleven were negroes and four were white men. Of the lot, Prince Jerul gnn of Hertford county Is probably the nwist unique figure. Prince was con victed of murder In ISHf and sentenc ed to thirty years He has 1 1911 days to credit for good behavior and his age Is uncertain, being variously estimat ed at from fio to 90 years Tho super visor stated to Governor Blckett that hs would trust him anywhere. Commission Has Knotty Problems. The state building commission, whl h has In hand the supervision of the expenditure of the throe million dollars the next five years for perma nent improvements at t.he various state institutions, is moving slow In lis work trying to make sure It is right before definite and fixed plans for any of the more Important build ing operations are launched. The commission now recede,l is casting about In search of the beat general plan uiw>n which to proceed There Is an especially knotty prob lem as to the building for the state school for the blind, in which Is In volved the erection of a complete new system of buildings. Ind.cations are that the outcome of the investiga-1 tlon will bring about the adoption of | a system that will provide the central ! kitchen and dining room system Numbers of the plans that have been submitted for buildings by the trustees of various institutions, includ-; lng the University of North Carolina, I State Normal, Hast Carolina Training school, have beMi submitted to the i state department of Insurance for so- 1 curlty us to tire protection and gen eral safety appliances. New Corporations Chartered. manufacture and sale of machinery. The Lewis Motor comnanv of Salis bury, was chartered with $50,000 cap ital authorized and $11,500 subscrib-1 ed for a general automobile agency and garage business by S. P. Lewis. P. S. Carlton and others. Another charter is for the Charlotte Truck and Tractor company, of Char lotte, capital $50,000 authorized and $.1,000 subscribed by John B. Ross. G. I E. Dennis and 13. A. Hawkins for hand- ' ling trucks, tractors and automobiles, j The Lenoir Hosiery Mills, incorpor- i *ted, of Lenoir, received a charter ! with SSO 000 capital authorized and J $6,000 subscribed by F. D. Moore. J. I Claude Moore and Joe C. Moore, for. j knitting and general textile business. Some Rules For Shippers. At the request of the American hallway association the corporation ■ommission issues an appeal to North Carolina shippers to be as careful as possible to load all cars consigned to hem to as near their full capacity as tossihle te load all cars consigned to inloading cars so that they may be In nearly constant freight moving service as possible during these times f great freight congestion with equip ment of the railroadg fir overtaxed, he commission declares It Is the patriotic duty" of shipper*. Development of Canning. Reports to Mr*. Jane 8 McKimmon, 1 head of tbe Home Demonstration work in the state, and the State Food Con * emu ion Commission Indicate that in many sections of the state there ha* i 1 beeu a spontaneous development of community canning The movement is especially well organized at Wil mington. In Gaston county, at Ashe viUe and Raleigh. The instance at Wilmington proba bly shows beet the possibilities of thla movement. In that city canning clubs have been organized among church so cieties and hkgti school girls for the purpose of saving the surplus of per ishable vegetables and fruKs from the gardens of the city and truck farms of New Hanover county Members of the boy scouts and other boys of work ing age have been mobilized to assist In the garden work and the harvesting of the vegetables on the farms, which, I in many instances, are purchased in | the fledd and harvested by the boys I and taken by them to the various can- I ning clubs in th 6 city. These canning | clubs are taking contracts from house wives of the city to fill their empty }ars with vegetables and fruits. They are aiso using thousands of cans which will be «*o>ld on the general market later The movement as carried out In Wilmington serves several purposes; thousands of dollars worth of vege tables and fruits which would other wise be lost to the consumer Is being saved; the women of the churches and the high school girls are rendering an lnvalil»ble patriotic service and Inci- ! dently ire earning money for religious and charitable causes; and thousands of fruit Jars which would have remain ed on pantry shelves are being util ized in the saving of food stuffs the volume of which will have some effecit In eatving up the general food situa- 1 tlon In some places community canning outfits have been estalrflshed for the benefit of housewives who desire to can their surplus vegetables but have 1 not the facilities at home for m> d>- | lng Both plans serve a very useful i purpowe, and the movement will no I doubts spread rapidly untH the house wives of practically every city and town in the starte will be able either to put up tljelr own surplus fruit* and reasonable cost by some canning club. 1 Interested In Forming Market. Considerable Interest is being mani fested throughout the state in the movement started by the North Caro lina Food (Vmservation Commission, looking toward the establishment of adequate and fair markets for staple -food and feed products, according to reports reaching the office of the com mission, „ „ , Many of the leading business men of , the state, In addition to the farmers themselves, are beginning to realize , that fair market* are a necessary ba sis for any prosperity that Is bui't ; , upon the production of crops other , than cotton and tobacco. In a number , of cities the chambers of commerce , ->r boards of trade have already begun | working upon this problems of mar- , kets, while In other places business , men are Interesting themselves Indi vidually. , , -No line of business offers better op- ( portunlities for good profits today. In my opinion, than does the handling of corn, small grain and other farm pro ducts." declared John Paul Lucas, f executive secretary of the North Caro lina Food Conservation Commission. • "Our business men must realize, how- t over, that fair prices are the first es- ■lontlal of such markets as are need- "d, and that any market which bids t for permanent success must offer fair orlces. Suitable warehouses and [ equipment for handling and storing ni»ductß are other essentials." I Orders to Arrest Slackers. Governor T. W. Blckett ordered sheriffs of the various counties of the j state to arrest every person whose , duty It was to register under the selec- ( tive draft plan and who failed to do it. ( Men thuß arrested will be released up- j on their own recognizance, if they t promptly register. , Governor's Order. I j The War Department orders the ar- j rest of every man whose duty It waa to register and failed to do It. Please make a searching investigation In every precinct In your county, and If j, a single man failed to register accord ing to law, report the same to the nearest United States Attorney or \ Marshal, and the dellquent will be ar rested at once. North Carolina regis- tered more men than the government estimated It would, according to our y population. This fine fact makes it all the more Important to require alj de linquents to be registered. When I ninety-nine men voluntarily do their j duty, it Is the essence of justice to the ninety-nine to compel the hun- , dredth man to do his. The quota from N'ogth Carolina will be based on the ordinal estimate of the government, and not on our actual registration. Therefore every additional man regis- t tered reduces the propotrion of the , whole Hhat will be first selected for service. T. W. BICKETT, Governor. s Young Pleased With Visit. j Commissioner of Insurance Jamet R. Young says he was gratified with the results of his visit to Charlotte In j the interest of safer school houses. , finding the school committee especial' « !y willing to co-onerate in every way possible. The committee, he says, not only agreed readily to adopt th» double tower outside stairway system for all new school buildings to be erected, but also determined to remod ni all the present buildings to make hem conform to this recognised "safety first" system of lira eacapsa. >l- r "Doans Saved My Life" "I Had Ci?e« Op Hope" Says Mr. Deat, "Bit Doia's Kidney Pills Card He Permineatly." "My kidney trouble began with back ache, which ran on about a year," saya # \ W. H. Dent, 2213 l Reynold* Street, J Brunswick, Ga. "My W? a back *° I wu »' (TM 1 v 7 time* unable to aleep, even in a chair. Ot ten the pain bent me double. I would be prostrated and aome one would hare to A more me. Uric acid got into my blood * J and I b«g*n to break **• Dent out. This got ao bad I went to a hospital for treatment. I staved there three months, but cot but little better. Dropsy set in and I bloat ed until nearly half again my aire. My knees were so swollen the flesh burst in strips. I lay there panting, and iust about able to catch my breath. I nad five doctors; each one aaid it was im possible for me to live. "I hadn't taken Doan's Kidney Pills long before I began to feel better. 1 kept on and was soon able to get up. The swelling gradually went away and when I haJ used eleven boxes l was completely cured. I have never had a bit of trouble since. I owe my life and my health to Doan's Kidney Pills." Cat Daaa*a st Any Star*. Hi a B«a DOA N' S l ,'"" FOSTER-MILBURN CO. BUFFALO, N. Y. Temple of Solomon. The Temple of Solomon was begun In the fourth year of his reign (11. C. 1012), hltd cpmpleted seven years Inter. The whole area was Inclosed by the outer walls and formed u square of about (MX) feet. The front of the porch was supported by two great brazen pillars. One of these was called Jonchln and the other Boar.. Lemons Whiten and Beautify the Skinl Make Cheap Lotion The Juice of two fresh lemons strain ed Into a bottle containing three ounces of orchard white makes a whole quar ter pint of the most remarkable lemon sklq beautlfler at übout the cost one must pay for n small Jar of the ordi nary cold creams. (Jure should be tak en to strain the lemon Juice through a fine cloth ao no lemon pulp gets In, then this lotion will keep fresh for months. Every woman knows that lem on Juice Is used to bleach and remove such blemishes as freckles, sallowness and tan and Is the Ideal skin softener, smoothener and beautlfler. Just try it! Make up a quarter pint of this swetly fragrant lemon lotion and massage It dally into the face, neck, arms and hands. It should natur ally help to whiten, soften, freshen and bring out the hidden roses and beauty of any skin. It Is wonderful for rough, red hands. Your druggist will sell three ounces of orchard white at little cost, and any grocer will supply the lemons. Adv. The Limit of Patience. "You seem to take that man's paci fist expressions very much to heart." "I do," replied Senator Sorghum. "It's bad enough to put np with the man who won'/ light or work for his country. You can't have the slightest patience with a man who won't even talk for his country." DONT WORRY ABOUT PIMPLES Because Cutlcurs Quickly Removes Them—Trisl Free. On rising and retiring gently smear the face with Cuticura Ointment. Wash off the Ointment In five minutes with Cuticura Soap and hot water, using plenty of Soap. Keep yonr skin clear by making Cuticura your every-day toilet preparations. Free sample each by mall with Book. Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston. Sold everywhere.—Adv. Didn't Do It "He's always knocking the married men." "Yes, I know It." 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