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THE NEWS-RECOUD, MARSHALL, N. C. 1M Gustora Cup FLORENCE BINGHAM LIVINGSTON Copyrilht by George H. Doran Company KOI "CAREDl" SYNOPSIS.-Uvlim In 'a barn, converted Into a dwlllngt Mm Pen Held manager of an apart ment building known ae. "The Custarrt Cup," originally "Cluster Court." Her Income U derived from laundry work, ber chief pa tron being a tin. Horatlua Weatberstone, whom h haa never teen. Uvlng with her an "CrtnkV and "Thad.". homeless small boys whom she has adopted. They call ber "Penile." Thad tells Penile a Strang man was Inquiring for her under her maiden name. A tenant, Mrs. Oussl Bosley,. Induces Penile to take charge of a package, which she does with some misgivings. Searching a refuse dump for things which might be of value. Crlnk, veteran at the game, en counten a small girl, Lettla. who proves a foeman worthy of his steel. He takes her to Penile, 1 and Lettle gets adopted Into the family. The stranger proves to be Mrs. Penfleld's uncle1 Jerry. He announces he Is going to re main in the vicinity of The Cus tard Cup. TJncle Jerry arranges to occupy the loft above Mrs, Penfleld's abode. Uncle. Jerry meets Prudence Hapgood, no longer young, but attractive, and' the two appear to "hits It off" well. Lorene Percy, young friend of Pensle's. tells her of her en gagement to EMok Chase, also a mutual friend. Friendship develop ing between Uncle Jerry and Frank Bosley, husband of Quisle, worries Penile. CHAPTER VIII. Continued. rTes, they Seep me gctng." "So you see what I mean. I'm all "alone all alone." "Tea." "All alone!" repeated Mrs. Sanders, her rolce rising to a. shriek. Oh, lt'a awful, a I never been alone before. I hain't, told jrou how 'twas, but two years ago I lost my husband my mother then my brother. It left me alone absolutely alone. I don't get over It. Sometimes " Her worda Bank. "Sometimes I think I shall go craiy thatal may end it" Mrs. Penfleld regarded her calmly. "Guess "most of us feel that way, first or last But It's only selfishness talk ing to us. Easiest thing we can do Is to go." r - Mrs. Sanders atopped In her pacing. The keenness of her astonishment drove the tension out of her bearing; ehe,.was suddenly limp .from the shift ing of emotion. - "You !" she exclaimed. Mrs. Penfleld gave her a smile that had nothing In it of amusement. "V she confirmed. "My dear, you didn't a'pose, did you, that the Lord had singled you out to see If He could break a string In your heartr "But yout I'd never thought as you " Mrs. Penfleld's face settled Into lines that Mrs. Sanders had not seen before into the rigidity of forced control. "I don't speak of it," she gaid Jerkily. "I can't. It hurt more. Ain't nobody here knows. I had a' pretty home once. My my husband was a contractor; he lfhd 'a fine Income. . We had th-three chil dren." The words trailed into sllenerf Her brown eyes, with lengthened focus, were fixed on the wall beyond her hostess, as If she were seeing pic tures out of a past that had receded ' but not( grown dim. Presently she went on, her voice lower, her breathing uneven, speaking -'more to herself .than to another, so far was she withdrawn from the pres ent. "We , were happy happy until There was' an epidemic. The worst of It bad passed. We had escaped; we thought we were safe. The relief from anxiety made us more . thankful, happier, than ever. One night we we had a jolly sup perthe. five of us, at the round 'table. There was green peas and custard pie. Little .David loved ; to see it tr-tremble. . . '. He was three. V . Hla curls were like twists of sunshine, and his eyes were the deepest blue. , . . And Katherine and Bobby . They were all so well, rosy, full of laughter 1 But that very night first one , and then another. . . . In the morning they were gone. Think of it 1 Be fore day broke, they were-all my babies gone i" Her eyes lifted;, the lines of ' hei face were twisted In agony. ' She bad forgotten her sur roundings, re-Uvlng those ; hideous hours. : . ''; 4 "Ohj my dear," said Mrs. Sander softly, "how did you ever stand itr" ."Stand Itr Mrs, Penfleld took up the .-, words . with momentary vehe mence, "I didnt stand It I went mad raving mad. EvVythlng rd ever be lieved In, went down.'' Her sad eyes came back to her neghbor's face. Mrs, Sanders' gaze had lifted to Mrs. Pen field's heavy hair, nearly ; white, strangely out of keeping with vtbe look of youth that lingered In her fea tures and expression. Mrs. Penfleld caught-the glance. "It turned that night," she said Indiffer ently. "It didn't matter." "And 'your your " "''' " I"-s. Fen S eld's llpa worked. "It ir.:.3 try I van6y she replied !ow . t it c , t;.t fcs never ft over It. He was devoted to his family. He hadn't been well. . . . He ran down fast We sold trav eled ev'rything. . . It didn't help. In six months" "Oh, my dear!" repeated J San ders pityingly. That was Ml. n-" Mrs. Penfleld nodded. "It wouM have been easy sd nsy to go, too. The hard thing was to stay In an empty world. Nothing" "I I know how you felt. Tcu you cared." "Cared!" Mrs. Penfleld's tone shook the word to shreds an l east It aside. "Part of me died when he did. I hain't never been the same. 1 trybut I can't" Her voice broke. She wheeled swiftly and went over to the window. Standing with her back to the room, she stared into the meshes of the muslin curtain, beating the casing with her closed hand. Those blows, the outlet of long-suppressed torture, pounded into the silence of the room with uncanny contrast, M of physical violence upon some sacred stillness. Mrs. Sanders scarcely breathed, awed Into motlonlessness by the depth of the anguish which she had unwittingly stirred. Her own grief was swallowed up In the grief of another. At last Mrs. Penfleld turned and came back. She walked flrral. Her eyes were brimming with tears, but there was a smile on her lips. Tm sorry I went to pieces so," she apologized. "I aim to keep my will power pressed down on my feelings; but If I take it oft the least bit. they boll np aa furious as ever. . You mustn't think I'm complaining. I did for a epell, but I learned better." "Sit down," begged Mrs. Sanders. "I want to tell you how I hate myself for being so selfish.- I wouldn't have hurt you for the world. But I never dreamed you're always so cheerful !" "I'm cheerful, yes," acknowledged Mrs. Penfleld sadly, "but once I was happy. I tell . you what, Mrs. San ders, yon can be suspicious of the . Mrs. Sanders- Scarcely Breathed. feller that's cheerful. He's . been through something. Happiness Is a thing that bubbles up naturally before you've had much , experience, but cheerfulness Is a thing you've rea soned out and stand by 'cause you believe it's right: There's', a kind of happiness that never cornea back, once It's gone." - They sat In silence for a moment, In closer communion than words had ever brought them. : ; i , ' "I know now," said Mrs. Sanders gently, "why you took those chil dren," ':.-.).., Vk': ' : An irradiated expression came vlnto Mrs. Penfleld's face. "Yes, you know now. I didn't do it at first I got a position as housekeeper in a wealthy family.- But. I couldn't be satisfied, Just supporting myself. I had ; to make a home again and for some body that didn't have one. Way it Is,, when yon lose them that's' dear to you, It kind o' opens your heart wider, and yon got more love for more folks 'stead of less. When I had chil dren of my own, I thought, "bout them ; but when I I lost 'em, I began to think "bout all the children, ev'ry where 'specially those that was han dicapped and. forlorn and didn't have a chance to grow up true to the souls that the Lord gave eml I came to see that Td got to make a home for some of 'em, a I gave up. my position and hunted np Crlnk, and then Thad.. I can't' earn so much money this way and tt costs more to live, but I feel easier."- f',.-";' -" " The hysterical frenty had died out' of Mrs. Snndera expression. She looked- as if she had laid hold' of peace and poise. She took Mrs. Pen field's hand In both her own.. ' "You will always be my friend," she- said simply. "You've' made me see how wrong I been colng letting iny feelings collect Inside of me tl'i they fermented. On!y way to I ? em sweet Is to let 'em out work 'em off for somebody else. I'm going to try and whenever I feel that way again, I'll think 'bout how much more unhappy you are" "No," Interposed Mrs. Penfleld quickly, "you're not to think I'm un nippy. I'm not now. Mebbe I ' seemed to say ! was, but 'twasn't what I meant. I'm happy-rbut its a dlf front kind of happiness. That's all." "Yes," breathed Mrs. Sanders, "that's thats alL" " CHAPTER IX Where Fil Caesar Led. Several weeks had passed, and tha pink sweater had not been worn. It was sometimes looked at reposing In a paper wrapper in the cleanest apple box Monday morning with high hope, Saturday night with black despair. Once Lettle had picked her way gin gerly through five days of behavior that might have been recorded with a gold pen on a pearly page and then, presto 1 Humanity I .Imps I Cataclysm ! Once ber impetnous feet had trod the narrow way up to and Including Saturday noon. The- goal was In Bight Miss Lettle staged a war-dance In premature celebration, caught her ragged sleeve In the handle of a saucepan on the stove, dragged It. over the edge, deluged the kitchen with precious soup stock, soaking In delibly Into the rough board floor. Lettle's contrition was alwaya lm mediate and sincere, but It lacked thai element of projection which might have fastened into the future and In. sured better things. Nevertheless, it was a difficult problem to discipline her. She had an unfailing perception of right and wrong, and knew at any moment which aide of the fence she was on. She never denied ; ahe never ran away ; ahe never excused. On th, contrary, ahe stood by In the thickest of the disaster, often very thick In deed, and rent the atmosphere wltL shrill confession : "I done it ; I done it" It waa the purest futility to call her attention to the fact that ahe had sinned; Lettle forestalled such action by her lightning metamorphosis Into the sinner who repenteth and la therefore entitled to the rejoicing of the beholder. . But to alt down and rejoice over a little girl who haa just wrecked 'half of your kitchen, obvi ously carries with it Implications which cannot be sponsored ; and in consequence Mrs. Penfleld was often merely a silent' and puzxjed spectator, standing by while LettU put herself through the stages of revulsion, an athema, and', self-lntllcted penanca Never did Mrs. Penfleld devise pun ishments half so drastic as those which were suggested by Lettle, who de lighted In methods of lelf-flaggehv tlon that should .translate the frenzy of wrong-doing into a frenzy of tor ture. Opposed to all rules was Mrs. Pea field's ettltude of neutral ty, as of aJ detached onlooker. "You're too easy," said Mrs. Wopple. "You'll be sorry when It's too .late," declared Mrs. Cat terbox. But Mrs. Penfleld only smiled at them gently, with a far away look In her eyes which they re seated, bocause It showed that their carefully pointed criticism bad failed of Its aim. "I'd punish her If she'd give me a chance," she admitted, "but when be does it herself, I can't 'thout heap ing It up .double. Besides. If a fel ler's conscience has stirred up a fight In his own soul, anybody that takes a' hand from the outside Is only pu, ting himself on record ae a meddler." So the fight was Lettle's, and thus; far the victory had hovered In sua-' pension, occasionally glimpsed, but elusive 4nd Inclined to fly high. Ironically enough, the greatest ob stacle in tier path of virtue was Mr. Wopple. s He acted aa a reagent drawing out and 'precipitating all. the worst in her nature. , By a curious Instinct, they were both conscious of a fundamental, an tagonism, complicated on Mr. Wopple'a side by the irresistible desire te start something. Turned loose In a menagerie, be would have entertained himself by thrusting sticks between the bars of cages, that be might gloat over the torture of .animals deprived of the power to give him the retalia tion be deserved. He was .naturally a batter of beasts; and in Lettle ha found a most satisfactory subject for hla Ingenuity. - ',- ' --. ? ,'"i; hate him," declared LetUe, stamping her foot "I hate him." She eased- her armful kt driftwood down on the accumulation In the cor ner and straightened np with a Jerk, her black eyes flashing. Mrs. Penfleld, salting the stew for lunch, smiled at ber composedly. "That's one thing yon got to get over, Lettle." . : : "I ainf goln' te have my yard all littered up." - (TO BB CONTINUED.) r v ' Amended. ', Do' you believe half of all you hearr "Na, oi!y fcalf believe all ! be sr." ril" i ruretla. - rm n Jilted by 50 Girls, Takes. ! 50 Poison Pills; Recovers ' - Hammond, Ind. William Fla-, herty took SO poltwn pellets when . ' his fiftieth proposal of marriage J was refused, Ha ' was turned i down by 50 different girls. Fhv J herty Is recovering., : BALKY MARE REFUSES ; GUIDANCE OF THIEVES "Tessie Whisks td Dinner and Leads Three Robbers Into Hands of Police. New York. A balky mare that re fused to yield either to gentle or vio lent efforts at persuuslon by three al leged horse thieves, frustrated the theff and waa responsible for tha Im prisonment of the trio. "Tessle," her owner, Walter Pearlln, proprietor of a West Fifty-second street livery establishment calls the mare. The police who seized Tessle's would-be abductors consider that she has more intelligence than s,oine hu mans. Attached to a funeral coach, the mare stood at Third avenue and Ninety-second street at noon. Her driver waa In a nearby restaurant. ' A man climbed aboard the driver's seat and two piled inside the coach. ; Tessle' obediently whisked them down Third avenue. Several tlmea the driver sought to turn her into a side street But It was the mare's dinner time, too, and ahe obstinately held to ber course down Third avenue until ahe reached Fifty-second street V There she turned west her driver powerless to guide her elsewhere, and continued on nntll ahe reached her owner'a stable. -.There ahe halted an 4 refused to budge, although two paaslng detectives and Devlin himself, not rec ognizing the horse and rig, added their branda of spersuaslon to that of the trio who had appropriated them. Then Teksle's regular driver, who had been pursuing, ran up and preferred charges against the three alleged thieves, whom the detectives promptly ar rested. s 1 rrnvrn rrrrrnv?- BY A A VT W ss k sBWsss enstm 4 mm i we. ae A tf Fir 1 1 ItAia HUAL Tka saoet widely need remedy la de world to overcame the stataiUng tUeat and fawidioas la Its imiHOTHMMnr every wmuw ura Uovenmceaperui leooer every. waste, rox CiTJUUiM ISa CATARRHAL It strikes at fa root of Ca-" . . . ti .tlmtiUMnr tha eUcertloa. enriching tha Wood, tooimg p un ' -j aotbiiur the raw and Inflamed sseooas Pa-ra na sets every orgia " workiag aroBeriy.aad gives and pee to the -bote aoay. iiy thoeeeaeVol otaen, lean What It BJoenstoVe weO. COLO EVERYWHERE TABLETS OR LIQUID ALLEN'S FOOT-EASE THE ANTISEPTIC, HEALING POWDER FOH THE 'FEET Takes the friction from the shoe, re lieves the pain of corns, bunions, cal louses and sore spots, freshens the feet and gives new vigor. 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The child's older sister Just nine years old returned to the room In search of her, and with great bravery dashed a chair on the snake and killed It When the schoolmaster returned he found all hla pupils gone except the two weeping children with the dead snake at their feet. - It was afterward ascertained that a boy found the snake in a half-frozen condition and hid It In one of the school cupboards,, where the warmth from an adjacent stove revived It. F4 PLENTY OF IT , Send 10c and you will get 20 of the funniest comic cards you ever laid eyes on, together with illustrated catalog showing many tricks, jokes, puzzles and other novelties. ' Address JOE'S NOVELTY SHOP 601 Main Street, Norfolk, Va. The Price of 25 Centa Worth. Maggie was fat, old and colored, and suffered from rheumatism. A friend who suffered from the aame all- ' uient had obtained some relief from a ! salve. Nothing would do but for Mag gie to have some, so she went to the nearest store. 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