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THE NEWS, WELDON, NORTH CAROLINA. The Hollow FLORENCE IS ACTIVE r f f ' t'i still as r Soups Business in Italian City Again Has Full Sway. of Her Hand 8VNOP8I8. Challls Wrandall Is found murdered In e road houso noar New York. Mrs. Wran dall la summoned from the rlty and Idt-ii-tlncs the body. A younn woman who ac companied Wrandall lo the Inn ami sub Mijuemly disappeared, la stinpeeted. Mrs. Wrandall starts back for Now York in an auto during a blinding snow storm. On the way sh meets a young woman In the road who proves to be the woman who killed Wrandall. Keeling that the girl had dona her a service In -ridding her of the man who though she loved him deeply, had caused her givat sorrow. Mrs. wrandall determines to shield her and takes her to her own home. Mrs. Vrendail hears the story of Hetty t'na tlelon's Ufa, except that portion that ro lataa to Wrandall. This and the story of the tragedy she forbids the girl ever to tell. She offers Hetty a home, friendship and security from peril on account of the tragedy. Sara Wrandall and Hetty re turn to Nsw York after an absence of a year In Kumpe. Ijvslle Wramloll. brother of Challts. becomes greatly Interested In Hetty. Bars sees In Issue's Infatuation possibility for revenge on the Wratidulls and reparation for the wrongs she suf fered at the hands of Challts Vvranilall by marrying his murderesh Into the family. l.eslle, In company with his friend Urnn don Month, an artist, visits Hara at her cruntry place. tMllu confeasee to Bara that he Is madly In love with Hetty. Sara arranges with Booth to paint a picture of Hetty. Booth has a haunting feeling that hs lias seen Hetty before. looking through a portfolio of pictures by an un known English artist he linds one of Hetty. He speaks to her about It. Hetty deelarea It must be a picture of Hettv Glynn, an English actress, who resembles hr very mt-ch. Much to his chagrin Usslle Is refused by Hetty. Booth and Hetty confess thatr love for each other, but the latter declares that she can nsver - marry as there Is an Insurmountable bar rier In the way. Hotty admits to 8nra that shs loves Booth. Bara deolares that Hetty must marry Leslie, who must bo made to pay his brother's debt to the girl. Hetty again attempts to tell the real story of the tragedy and Bara threat ens to strangla her If she says a word- CHAPTER XII. Continued. "Not now. Not since I have found you out The tblng I have feared all Along hag come to paRB. I am relieved, Dow that you show me Just where I truly stand. But, I asked: what of you?" "The world is mora likely to applaud than to curse me. Hotly. It likes a new sensation. My change of heart will appear quite natu-al." "Are you sure that the world will applaud your real design? You hate the WrandallB. Will they be charitable toward you when the truth Is given out? Will Leslie applaud you?' Listen, please: I am trying to save you from yourself, Sara. You will fall In every thing you have hoped for. You will be more accursed than I. The world will pity me, It may even forgive me. It. will listen to my story, which Is more than you will do, and it will be lieve me. Ah, I am not afraid now. At first I was In terror. I had no hope to escape. All that Is past. Today 1 am ready to take my chances with the big, generous world. Men will try me, and men are not made of stone and teet. They punish but they do not avenge when they sit In jury boxes. They are not women! Oood Qod, Sara, Is there a man living today who could have planned this thing you have cher ished all these months? Not one! And all men will curse you for It, even though they send me to prison or to the chair. But they will not con demn me. They will hear my story and they will set me free. And then, what of you?" Sara stood perfootly rigid, regarding this earnest reaaoner with growing wonder. "My dear," she said, "you would bet ter be thinking of yourself, not of me. "Why, when I tell my story, the world will bate you, Sara Wrandall. You have helped me, you have been good to me, no matter what sinister motive you may have had In doing so. It Is my turn to help you." "To help me!" cried Sara, aston Uhed In spite of herself. Yes. to save you from execra tion and even worse." "There Is no moral wrong In mar riage with Leslie Wrandall," said Sara, returning to her own project. No 'moral wrong!" cried Hetty, aghast "No, I suppose not," she went on, a moment later. "It Is something much deeper, much blacker than moral wrong. There Is no word for it. And If I marry him, what then? Wherein lies your triumph? You can't mean that Qod In heaven 1 You would not go to them with the truth when It was too late for him to to cast me off "If am no such fool as that The secret would b forever safe In that vent. My triumph, as you call It, we will not discuss." "How you must hate me, to be will ing to do such an Infamous thing to me!" "t do not hate you, Hetty." "In heaven's name, what do you call "Justification. Listen to me now. I am saying this for your good sense to seiie and appreciate. Would It be right in me lo allow you to marry any other man, knowing all that I know? There Is but one man you can In lust- tee marry: the one who can repair the wreck that his own blood created. Not Brandon Booth, nor any man save Les lie Wrandall. He is the man who must pay." "I do not Intend to marry," said Betty. e'Rut Leslie will marry some one, and I Intend that It shall be you. Hs hall marry the ei-chorua girl, the artist's model, the the prostitute! Walt! Don't fly at me like that! Dnn't assume that look of virtuous horror! Let me say what I have to ay. This much of your story shall PUBLIC DINNER A NUISANCE? Nsw York Nswsptpsr Say It Is, Both eeunt of Tsar FJ and Poor speaker. It has loni bean ths agreeable habit of friendly organisations, from ths Bona of BL Patrick to tha New Eng land society, tha Ohio, the Southern and others, to glva occasional dinners at which they may refresh their spir its with ths familiar dialect which ts grateful In tha ears long unused to it, .and by reminding aach other of what good Discs tha old homa was and t u, remarks tha New York Evening Bun. But the old custom has long I since become a bore beyond descrlp- f on because of tha Inordinate atten . Ann renillmft nf tha rflnora In a Inn ' " - " i '.nay of sneakers, none of whom has knythlng in particular to say, and at n same time because of the vert Indifferent aualltv- of tha dinner nm. nvlded. It Is no doubt true that the gnat majority of persona who go to these dinners do not know or car .Vwhat they eat, and therefor gobble S usually ery Indifferent food set 5 coPr?Kftr.if2 by they know, and no more. They will be proud of you!" Hetty'B eyes were blnilng. "You use that name you call me that and yet you have kissed me, caressed me loved me!" she cried hoarse with pas sion. "He will ask you tonight for the second time. You will accept htm. That Is all." "You must take back what you have Just snld to me of me Sara WrandHll. You must unsay it! You must beg my pardim for that!" "I draw no line between mistress and prostitute. " "But I--" "ICnough!" "You wrong me vllclyl Ton must lot me--" "1 have an excellent memory, and It serves me well." Hetty suddenly threw herself upon the couch and burled her face in her arms. Great sobs shook her slender frame. Sara i.tood over her and watched for a long time with pitiless eyes. Then a queer, uneasy, wondering light be gan to develop In those dark, ominous eyes. She leaned forward the bettor to listen to the choked, Inarticulate words that were pouring from the girl's lips. At last, moved by some power she could not have accounted for, sho knelt beside the quivering body, and laid her hand, almost tim orously, upon the girl's shoulder. "Hetty Hetty, If I have wronged you In In thinking that of you I I sho began brokenly. Then she lift ed her eyes, and the barsh light tried to steal back Into them. "No, no! What am I saying? What a fool I am to give way " "You have wronged me terribly, terribly!" came In smothered tones from the cushions. "1 did not dream you thought that of me." 'What was I to think?" Hetty lifted her head and cried out: "You would not let me speak! You refused to hear my story. You have been thinking this of me all along, holding it against me, damning me with It, and 1 have been closer to you than My Clod, what manner of woman are you?" I Sara seized her hands and held them In a tierce, tense grip. Her eyes were glowing with a strange Are. Tell me toll me now, on your soul, Hetty were you were you " "No! No! On my soul, no!" "Look Into my eyes!" The girl's eyes did not falter. She met the dark, penetrating gate of the other and, though dimmed by tears. her blue eyes were steadfast and reso lute. Sara seemed to be searching the very soul of her, the soul that laid Itself hare, denuded of every vestige of guile. I I think I believe you," came slowly from the lips of the searcher. 'You are looking the truth. I can see It Hetty, I I don't understand myself. Is Is so so overwhelming, eo tre mendous. It Is so Incredible. Am I really believing you? Is It possible that I have been wrong In " "Let me tell you everything," cried the girl, suddenly throwing her arms about her. "Not now! Walt! Give me time to think. Go away now. 1 want to be "Tell Ma Tell Me, Now on Your Soul, Hetty" alone." She arose and pushed the girl toward the door. Her eyes were Axed on ber In a wondering, puziled sort of way, and she was shaking her head aa it trying to discredit the new emo tion that had come to displace the one created ages ago. Slowly Hetty Castleton retreated toward the door. With her hand on the knob, she paused. "After what has happened, Sara, you must not expect me to stay with you any longer. I cannot. You may give me up to the law, but " Some one was tapping gently at the door. "Shall I see who It Is?" asked the girl, after a long period of silence. "Yes." It was Murray. "Mr. Italia has re turned. Miss Castleton, and asks It he may see you at once. He says It ts very Important. "Tell him 1 will be down In a few minutes, Murray," After the door cloaed, she waited before them and wait, helplessly, for "the speakers." Their own Indiffer ence Is much to blame for tha J.T..-.I lunifineas. it Is encouraging, of course, to observe that the disgust with such silliness aa this has Anally resulted in an explosion which would do away entirely with the public din ner. Tbe private dinner, of course, chosen carefully and served to a small and congenial company, Is one of the most honorable and sacred so cial rite In tha civilised world; men and women will always stand up to defend and maintain It. But the great machine-made dinner Is a fool ish anomaly to begin with; nobody but the hotelkeepers, who charge enough to pay tor a much more tempt ing dinner than they serve, feels any tenderness for It Pie, the NatlonsI Dish. Three years ago a ple-eatlng con test was held tor the championship of New Jersey, relate the London Chronicle. In the United States pie Is a national dish, and ths variety with which the competitors had to traggl consisted ot a Uytr ef Georcfe Barr cronctaM mcunwfcw ; coprmtfr, 192 by DODD,rtiDtrcoMfMY until the footman's steps died away on the stairs. "I shall say no to him, Sara, and I shall say to him that you will tell him why I cannot be his wife. Do you understand? Are you listening to me?" Sara turned away without a word or look of response. Hetty quietly opened the door and went out CHAPTBB XIII. The Second Encounter, Booth trudged rapidly homeward after leaving Hetty at the lodge. He was throbbing all over with the love of her. The thrill of conquest was In his blood. She had raised a mysteri ous barrier; all the more zest to the Inevitable victory that would be bis. He would delight In overcoming ob stacles -the bigger the better for hts heart was valiant and the prlte no smaller than those which the ancient knights went out to battle for in the lists of love. It was enough for the present to know that she loved him. What If she were Hetty Glynn? What It she had been an artist's model? The look he had had Into the soul of her through those pure blue eyes was all-convincing. She was wor thy of the noblest love. After luncheon served with some exaeperatlon by Patrick an hour and a half later than usual he smoked his pipe on the porch and stared remlnls- cently at the shitting clouds above the tree tops. He did not see the Wrandall motor at his garden gate until a lusty voioe brought him down from the clouds Into the range of earthly sounds. Then he dashed out to the gate, bareheaded and coatless, forgetting that he had been sitting In the obscurity of trailing vines and purple blossoms the while he thought of her. Leslie was Bitting on the wide seat between his mother and sister. "Glad to see you back, old man," said Booth, reaching In to shake hands with him. "Day early, aren't you? Oood afternoon, Mrs. Wrandall. Won't you come In?" He looked at Vivian as he gave the Invitation. "No, thanks," she replied. "Won't you come to dinner this evening?" He hesitated. "I'm not quite sure whether I can, Vivian. I've got a halt way sort of " "Oh, do, old chap," cut In Leslie, more as a command than an entreaty. "Sorry I can't be there myself, bit you'll fare quite as well without me. I'm dining at Sara's. Wants my pri vate ear about one thing and another see what I mean?" "We shall expect you, Brandon," said Mrs. Wrandall, fixing him with her lorgnette. "I'll come, thank you," said he. He felt disgustingly transparent un der that Inquisitive glass. Wrandall stepped out of the car. "I'll stop off for a chat with Brandy, mother." "Shall I send the car back, dear?" "Never mind. I'll walk down." The two men turned In at the gabs as the car sped away. "Well," said Booth, "It's good to see you. Bat!" He called through a base ment window. "Come up and take the gentleman's order." "No drink for me, Brandy. I've been In the temperance state of Maine for two weeks. One week more of It and I'd have been completely pickled. I shall always remember Maine." Booth sat down on the porch rail, hooked his toeB In the supports and proceeded to All his pipe. Then he struck a match and applied It, Leslie watching him with moody eyes. "How do you like tbe portrait, old man?" he Inquired between punctu ating pulTs. "It's bully. Sargent never did any thing Aner. Ripping." "I owe It all to you, Les." "To me?" "You Induced her to tit to me." So I did," said Leslie sourly. T was Mr. Fix-it sure enough." He al lowed a short Interval to elapse be fore taking the plunge. "I suppoao, old chap, If I should happen to need your valuable services as best man In the near future, you'd not disap point me? , Booth eyed him quizzically. "I trust you're not throwing yourself away, Les," he said drily, "I mean to say, on some one well, some one not quite up to the mark." Leslie regarded him with some se verity. "Of course not old chap. What the devil put that Into your head r "I thought that possibly you'd been making a chump of yourself op in the Maine woods." "Piffle! Don't be an ass. What's the sense pretending you don't know who she is?" "I suppose it's Hetty Castleton, said Booth, puffing away at his pip. "Who else?" "Think she'll have you, old man?" asked Booth, after a moment "I don't know," replied the other, a bit dashed. "You might wish me luck, though." Booth knocked the burnt to banco from the bowl of his pipe. A serious line appeared between his ayes. He was a fair-minded fellow, without pcetry a quarter of an Inch thick, spread with canned fruit, the evens WEljtt Uilu bait a pound. Accord ing to the report of a local Journal, "emtd enthusiasm, thirty five young men, trained to the minute, entered tbe contest for the championship. The state record of twenty-eix piM i halt an hour fell during the battle. Walter Tappln of Tllsomfleld, N. wa tha winner, lis managed to put himself on the outside of twenty seven pie In the allotted time. For this he received the "ohamplonship belt." It should bare been an elastic one. Nostrum In Holy City. Writing from Panares, sacred city of the Hindus, Henry D. Baker ot Chi cago, Vnlted State consular agent In India, comment on the thousands of Invalid pilgrims who visit the etty yearly. Many come to Benares to die and their remains are cremated on the banks of the river and the ashes cast Into th Oapges. Mr. Baker found the sacred city rich In drug store, all doing a thriving trad In Amerloaa patent medicines. MCutcheon guile, without Instinct single treacherous "I can't wish you luck, Les," he said slowly. "You see I'm I'm In love with her myself." "The devil!" Leslie sat bolt up right and glared at him. "I might have known! And and is she In love with you?" "My dear fellow, you reveal con siderable lack of tact In asking that question." "What I want to know Is this," ei clalmed Wrandall, very pale hut very hot: "Is she going to marry you?" Booth smiled. "I'll be perfectly frank with you. She says she won't." Leslie gulped. "So you'va asked her?" "Obviously." "And she said shs wouldn't? She refused you? Turned you down?" Ills little mustache ehot up at the ends and a Joyous, triumphant laugh broke from his lips. "Oh, this Is rich! Ha. ha! Turnsd you down, eh? Poor old Brandy! You're my best friend, and dammit I'm sorry. I mean to say," he went on In some embarrassment "I'm sorry for you. Of course, you can hardly expect me to er " 'Certainly not" accepted Booth amiably. "I quite understand." "Then, s(ce she's refused you, you might wish trie better luck." "That would mean giving up hope." "Hope?" exclaimed Leslie quickly. "You don't mean to say you'll annoy her with your " "No. I shall not annoy her," replied his friend, shaking his head. Well, I should hope not" said Leslie with a scowl. "Turned you .down, eh? 'Pon my soul!" He ap peared to be relishing the Idea of it Sorry, old chap, but I suppose you understand Just what that means." Booth's Hps hardened for an In stant, then relaxed into a queer, al most pitying smile, . 'And you want me to be your beat man?" he said reflectively. LeBlle arose. His chost seemed to swell a little; assuredly he was breath ing much easier. He assumed an air of compassion. "I shan't Insist, old fellow,- If you feel you'd rather not or See what I mean?" It then occurred to hlra to utter a word or two of kindly advice. I shouldn t go on moping If I were you, Brandy. 'Pon my soul, I shouldn't Take It like a man. I know It hurts, but Pooh! What's ths use aggia vatlng the pain by butting against a tone wall?" His companion looked out over the tree tops, his hands In his trousers pockets, and It must be confessed that his manner was not that of one who is oppressed by deBpalr. "I think I'm taking It like a man, Les," he said. "I only hope you'll take It as nicely It she Buys nay to you." An uneasy look leaped Into Leslie's face. He seemed noticeably lose cor pulent about the cheat He wondered If Booth knew anything about his Initial venture. A question roes to his lips, but be thought quickly and held It hack. Instead, he glanced at his watch. "I must he off. See you tomorrow, I hope." "So long," said Booth, stopping at the top of the steps while bis visitor skipped down to the gate with a nlmbleness that suggested the forma tion of a sudden resolve. Leslie did not waste time In part ing Inanities he strode oft briskly In the direction ot home, but not without a furtive glance out of the tall of his eye as he disappeared beyond the hedgerow at the end of Booth's gar den. That gentleman was standing where he bad left htm, and was Ailing his pipe once more. The day was warm, and Leslie was In a dripping perspiration when he reached home. He did not enter tho house but made his way direct to the garage. "Oet out the car at once. Brown," was his order. Three minutes later he was being driven over the lower road toward Southlook, taking good care to avoid Booth's place by the matter of a mile or more. He was In a fever of hope and eagerness. It was very plain to him why she had refused Booth. The Iron was hot He didn't Intend to lose any time In striking. And now we know why he came again to Sara's In the middle of a blazing afternoon, Instead ot waiting until the more seductive shades of night had fallen, when the moon sat serene In the seat ot the Mighty. sees He didn't have to wait long for Het ty. Up to the Instant of her appear ance In the door, he had reveled In the thought that the way was now paved with roses. But with her en trance, be felt his confidence and courage slipping. Perhaps that may explain the abruptness with which he proceeded to go about the business In hand. "I couldn't wait till tonight" he ex plained aa she came slowly across the room toward him. She was half way to him before he awoke to the fart that he was standing perfectly still. Then he started forward, some bow Impelled to meet her at least half-way. "You'll forgive me, Hetty, It I have disturbed you." APT DESCRIPTION OF FLITS Somewhat Mystifying to the Strsnger In New York, but Are Entirely ot the terms used to describe apartment are mystifying to tbe un initiated, declares the New York Sun. For Instance, "railroad flat" conveys little Idea to the novice until It Is ex plained that this special type of apart ment has no private ball. The back door and the front door both open Into the public hall, and the rooms follow one after the other, like cars on a railroad train, which accounts for the expression railroad flat A "box Oat" Is one degree up the scale, for here, while there Is no en tire length of private hall, there Is a sufficient slice taken from the bed rooms so that one may walk from the parlor to the dining room without crossing the two Intermediate bed rooms. Th tiny hall is boxed In, bene th nam box flat A "walk up" speaks tor Itself and I easily translated Into noo-e'.svator fiat A matter of feot, many ot Ue "I was not lying down, Mr. Wran dall," she said quietly. There was nothing ominous In the words, but he experienced a sudden sensation of cold. "Won't you alt down? Or would you rather go out to the terrace?" "It's much more comfortable here, If you dou't mind. I I suppose you know what It le I want to say to you. You " "Yes," she Interrupted wearily; "and knowing as much, Mr. Wrandall, It would not bo fair of me to let you go on." "Not fair?" he said. In honest amass ment. "Hut, my dear, I" "Please, Mr. Wrunilall," she ex claimed, with a pleading little smllo that would have touched the heart of anyone but Iislle. "Please don't go on. It Is quite as Impossible now as it was before. 1 have not changed." He could only say, mechanically: "You haven't?" "No. I am sorry If you have thought that I might come to" "Think, for heaven'e Bake, think what you are doing!" he cried, feollng for the edge of the table with a sup-port-seeklng hand. "I I had Sara's word that you were not " "Unfortunately Sara cannot speak for me In a matter of this kind. Thank you for the honor you would" "Honor be hanged!" he blurted out, losing his temper. "I love you! It's a purely selfish thing with me, and I'm blowed If I consider It an honor to be refused by any woman. I" "Mr. Wrandall!" she cried, Axing him with her flashing, Indignant eyes. You are forgetting yourself." She was standing very straight and slim and imperious before him. He quailed. "I I beg your pardon. I I "There Is nothing more to be said," she went on Icily. "Ooodby." "Would you mind telling me wheth er there Is anyone else?" he asked, as he turned toward the door. "Do you really feel that you have the right to ask that question, Mr. Wrandall?" He wet his lips with his tongue. Then, there Is some one!" he cried, rapping ths table with his knuckles. Ho didn't realize till afterward how vigorously he rapped. "Some con founded English nobody, I suppose." She smiled, not unkindly. "There Is no English nobody, If that answers your question." "Then, will you be kind enough to offer a reason for not giving me a fair chance In a clear fleld? I think It's due" "Can't you soe how you are dis tressing me? Must I again go through that horrid scene In the garden? Can't you take a plain no for an an swer?" "Good Lord!" he gasped, and In those two words he revealed Hie com plete overturning of a lifelong esti mate of himself. It seemed to take more than his breath away. "Ooodby," she said with finality. He stared at the door through which she disappeared, his hopes, his con celt, his Belt-regard trailing after her with shameless disloyalty to the standards ha had set for them, and then, with a rather ghastly smile of eclf-commlseratlnn on his lips, he slipped out of tho house. Jumped Into the motor car, and gave a brief but explicit command to the chauffeur, who lost no time In assisting bis mas- Leslie 8st Bolt Upright and Glared at Him. ter to turn tall In Ignominious flight Hetty was gloomily but resolutely employed In laying out certain ot her personal belongings, preparatory to packing them tor departure, when Sara entered ber room. Tbey regarded each other steadily questlonlngly for a short space of time. ' Leslie has Just called up to ask 'what the devil' I meant by letting him make a fool of himself," said Sara, with a peculiar little twisted smile on her Up Hetty offered no comment, but after a moment gravely and rather wistfully called attention to her present occu pation by a significant flaunt of her band and a saddened smile. "I see," said Bare, without emotion. "If you choose to go, Hetty, I shall not oppose you." most desirable of the older apartment liuuaM) come uuder the bead of "walk ups." A "push the button" Is still another type which may apply to any of the others. It Is never misleading, as It graphically describes Its mod ot en trance. All these fine points of distinction can be gleaned from a day apart ment hunting. Rat Prablsm In Asia. In some of the Asiatic countries the rat problem Is morr serious than In this country. This Is true ot Java, where It occasionally happen that families ars driven from their home by the rodents. A member of the Dutch agricultural bureau reports a real suc cess In rat killing. He tried tbe mod ern method t giving a contagious dis ease to one rat In the hope that all would die. This proved useless. Final ly, De Kruyff hit upon a novel use of carbon dlsulpblde. All visible rat holes were first stopped with earth to ascer tain which holes were Inhabited, tor the Inhabited bole were found re opened on tha following da. Halt a "My position here Is a false one, 8ara. I prefer to go." "This morning 1 should have held a sword over your head." "It Ib very difficult for me to realize all that has happened." "You are free to depart You are free In every sense of the word. Your future rests with yourself, my dear." "It hurts me more than I can tell to feel that you bare bean hating me all these months." "It hurts me now." Hetty walked to the window and looked out. "What are your plans?" Sara in- quired, after an Interval. "I Bhall seek employment- and wait for you to act." "I? You mean?" "1 shall not run away, Sara. Nor do I Intend to reveal myelf to the au thorities. I am not morally guilty of crime. A year ago I feared the con sequences of my deed, but I have learned much since then. I was a stranger In a new world. In England we have been led to believe that you lynch women here as readily as you lynch men. I now know better than that. From you alone I learned my greatest lesson. You revealed to me tbe true meaning of human kindness. You shielded mo who should not Even now 1 believe that your first Impulse was a tender one. I shall not forget It, Sara. You will live to regret the baser thought that came later on. I have, loved you yes, al most as a good dog loves hie master. It Is not for me to tell the story of that night and all these months to the world. I would not be betraying myself, but you. You would be called upon to explain, not I. And you would be the one to suffer. When you met me on the road that night 1 was on my way back to tho Inn to give my self Into custody. You have made It impossible for me to do so now. My Hps are sealed. It -rests with you, Sara." Sara joined her In the broad win dow. There was a strangely exalted look in her face. A gilded birdcage hung suspended in the casement With out a word, she threw open the win dow screen. The gay little canary In the glided cage cocked his head and watched her with alert eyes. Then she reached up and gently removed the cage from Its fastenings. Putting It down upon the window sill, she opened the tiny door. The bird hopped about his prison In a state of great excitement Hetty looked on, fascinated. At last a yellow streak shot out through the open door and an Instant later resolved Itself Into the bobbing, fluttering dlcky-blrd that had lived In a cage all Its life without an hour of freedom. For a few seconds It circled over the tree tops and then alighted on one of the branches. One might well have Imagined that he could hear Its ttny heart beating with terror. Its wings were half raised and fluttering. Its head Jerking from side to Bide in wild perturbation. Taking courage, Master Dicky hopped timo rously to a nearby twig, and then ven tured a flight to a tree top nearer he window casement. Perched In It top most branches hj cheeped shrilly, aa If there was fear In his little breast. In silence the two women In the window watched the agitated move ments of the bird. The same thought was In the mind of each, the same question, ths asms Intense wish. A brown thruih sped through the air, close by the timid canary. Like a flash It droppeil to the twigs lower down, Its wings iialpltaing In violent aiBrm', "Wcky!" called Bara Wrandall and!'0 ""'Ir n'"Klous observances tena- then cheeped between her teeth. A moment later Dicky was fluttering aDoui tne eavei; nis circles grew smaller, his winilng less rhythmical, till at last with a nervous little flutter he perched on the top of the window shutter, so near I hat they might have ' .r.hl,,0-!,hmKl1,ra Tr T- H'iHAS 25,875 CHILD TOILERS sat there with bii head cocked to one . side, "Dicky!" caJIftl Sara again. Thia time she held out her linger. For some time he regarded It with Indifference, not to say dlsfavir. Then he took one more flight, but n uch Bhorter than the first, bringing up again at the shutter top. A second Il.ter he hopped down end his little talons gripped Sara's finger with an laraestness that left no room for doul t She lowered hir hand until It was even with the opm door of the gilded cage. Ha shot ln-ilde with a whir that suggested a scran ble. With hie wings folded, be sat oi his little trapese and cheeped. flh closed ind fastened the door, and thel turned to Hetty. "My symbol," slie said softly. There were tessi In IIMty's eyoa (TO BE CI'NTINHED.) Forget to Colli ct Thilr Money. The British govirnmei.t every year reapa a huge pro It fron the people who forget their ovn govt eminent stock when dividends fill dm. The fsult rests entirely with the stockholders for they even forget to give their ad dresses, so that they lan be notified that money awaits thim In the gov. ernment coffers. In this case, about 15,000.000 Is passed oi, to the na tional debt commlsslori, and in turn It receives the Interest from this money. teaspoouful of rarhen d?ulph!ua ftaai noured In each of these boles and, after waiting a few seconds to alio the liquid to evaporate, the mixture el apor and air was Ignited" The re sulting small explosion filled the hole with poisonous gases and killed all the rata almost Instantly. Afrlcsn Nstlvss Hard to Kill. African natlvse, on vhoee behalf Sir Almreth Wright Is seeking a cura for pneumonia, treat this dread disease with extraordinary levity. On a big trek In central Africa, writes a com spondent, one ot the carrier "boys" fell III, and a doctor vho was of tha party diagnosed It at double pneu monia. The Europeans did what tbey could for him medtoine, a flannel shirt blankets, and ths like, "Before turning In that nght.' saya the trav eler, "I went serous th.i camp with th doctor to see bos he was getting on - He lay quietly sle iplng alongside a Ire clad only In his customary loincloth, having rolled up bolt th shirt and blanket ws had llvsn him to sot as I pillow! Vst b pulM through si' right" AM Activities Interrupted by Church Ceremonials Are Again Taken Up Festa of Beata Giovanna Ends Religious Features. Florence. Floreiieo is BettlinR down to business agnln. All Hie activities interrupted by church cerenionials are resumed, the bells are rlngiUK at regular uutl frequent Inlorviils and ev- erylhinK is lively and bustling, tnys a correspondent. Out at Signa, u lit- Hit walled town ahum seven miles mi ! tlit? road to Pisa, a utile lie proceeding incident to the seiiBon in In pnigreHt --the ffHla of the .tent a t.lovunna iud when this In over the local pro gram of religioun npeciaelen and Hlgul llrant services will have hern finished ! We were- strongly tempted to po there, i but on Inquiry found that lo apiTect I ate it fully it was tn'ceKnry lo ni;ilo an nil day trip, and cnnelud. d to do j utir sightseeing at shorter r.ingn, j This ceremonial cnnHlMs of a series j of .irnceHsionH from all the villain around the town whose chapels nrede pendent upon the pteve or purlBh church of Signa. St. (iinvanna was a peasant maiden of the thirteenth cen tury, noted from childhood for her piety and virtues. While young she vowed herself to a religious life and paused many years, walled up in a little, cell, in meditation and prayer. Hit neighbors, venerating her as a saint before her formal recognition as such, went to her for help and ad vicb. Sho performed many miracleH of healing, especially on children. Hho died alone in her cell in 1KI17, und It la a lucal tradition that her death was announced by tho mysterious ringing of all the church bells In Higna and the adjacent villages. A chapel was built to serve as a Hhrino and her relics were kept for v. Be on extraor dinary occasions, being taken to Flor ence and Prato and elsewhere to stay public calamities. Raster Monday fs the special festi val of St. (iiovantm, when from the va rious villages of thp district offerings of oil for the lamps of her shrine am sent in processions, borne by small children dressed ss angels, riding richly decked donkeys, and accompa nied by priests, acolytes and the peo ple In their holiday attire. These of ferings are carried one by one into the church and transferred with Bol- M sssbsss, ,,,, J j emn rites to the priest. The entire ' j morning Is occupied thus, as the re- ! i ception of each procession takes pon- j ! sttlernblu time. Meanwhil in the j public square a fair is held, und a ; great crowd gathers. In the after- ( noon the relics of St. lllovunna ure expoBed to the iwpulace. These local ceremonies fill a large p act' "' "le "v,'a or 'U!"'a I""1"- I wn"' (,''sl,"n 1,10 differences be- i tween the church and Ibe mats', cling i cioualy. The dispossession of the or- ! ai'ra D' ,ht' pn'sent government lur- ing tile inner part OI Ille paal Celliury gave offense to a Brent number of tho people, but (his feeling is passing and a readjustment Is in progress. . i Voung Workers In Philadelphia I Stores and Mills Are Listed by Education Bureau. Philadelphia, Pa. Approximately tr,S75 children under sixteen yenrs of ago are at work In stores, factories and other conunerrlal establishments here. This is shown by the report of a statistical Investigation conducted by the bureau of compulsory educa- ! ' ' 1 ' """ . , '.i i these children left Rrhool In various grades, but that tho greater numher terminated their education In the sixth grade. Voder the compulsory education law, children cannot obtain employment In Pennpylvanla until they have attained the fourteenth birthday, but street trades, such as selling newspapers and shining shoes, are excepted. BILLION INCOME IN DISTRICT Tan PaymenU Indicate Wall Street Region the Richeat In the United Statee. New York- Estimate! mndn her bated upon the total Incomn assess ment paid Into (he otnee of Chttrlen W. AndfTHon. internal tnx rollector, lndien.t that In thli one district, which li4,.t.uu iiif Vtnti it reel financial houses, 15.000 persons have a total annual Income exceeding $1,000,000, 000. The section in which all this money n received is about two miles square. Adjoining this district, which It li said the income tax figure will show to be the richest in the United States, lies the territory east of the Howery ftnd below Fourteenth street, that la, the most populous, filled by 60,000 per son a, few of whom pay an Income tax. Mental Development Arrested. Chicago Of 245 defendants In the Chicago boy's court, eiamined In tho municipal psychopathic laboratory, 207 proved to be of arrested mental devel opment, according to Dr. W. J. Hick man, director of the laboratory. "Shell Oame" lnvsds Fair, Chicago. Shell game" men Invac ed the annual fair ot the Wisconsin Society ot Chicago and befor the for mer Badgers discovered that th gam was not a burlesque, escaped, leaving many pocket empty, ft j Public Fountain at Florence. Soup malting it an art. Why trouble with soup recipes wheo tbe beet chef in tbe country are at your acmce? A few cam of Ubby' Soup on your pantry helf atturea you of the correct flavor, ready in a few minute. There ar Tomato. Vegetable, Chicken, Oxtail, Coo tomme. Mock Turtle and other kiada Your grocer bai them. Ubby, McNeill Ubby Chicago ) HOW TO SPRINKLE LAWNS it ! Not Enough to Water ths Surface) of the Ground Should Be Soaked. Sprinkling the lawn is an ever-prna-Bing duty durini; a hot, dry eummr, and most summers are both hot and dry. Almost every one who ever sprinkles a lawn feels that he knows precisely how it should bo done, but the rutted State department of agri culture has published a bulletin of directions for scientific sprinkling. Mad watering, the bulletin says, la responsible for many poor lawns. Most persons believe that when they have moistened the surface of tha ground they have done all ' that la necessary. This view is erroneous. The bulletin says that merely to mots ten the surface will cause the roots of the Krass to grow near the top, and a few hot days will dry them up and kill the grass unless the sprinkling is regular and continuous. The best way, according to the ex perts of tho department of agriculture. Is to sprinkle on one spot from six to twelve hours; then on another spot for the same lenk'th of time and so on until the whole lawn is thoroughly moistened, the sprinkling b-'ing so slight that not a drop of water runs off and is wasted. The witter then sinks down Into the sol, the roots go down after it, and the grass can better withstand protracted drought. There are a few persons who sprin kle their lawns in this way, but the great majority do not. Undoubtedly there Is much bad sprinkling which, does tho lawn more harm than good. Unless good Judgment is used In the time and manner of sprinkling it will be better not to sprinkle .it all. Grass Is persistent and not easily killed, but an between being scalded to death by ni proper watering or scorched to death by drought there la not much choice, and the scalding Is quite as effectually deadening as is the scorch ing if not more so. BODY COVERED WITH ECZEMA R. P. D. No. 1. Tazewell. Tenn."Mv disease started on my legs In a small patch and kept spreading until my en tire body aB covered. It would Itch, and burn till I could not sleep at night. I would scratch till the blood would ooze out and run down my body and legs. The eruption came out la small red plmploa una" when I scratched tho whole surface of tho skin became irritated, red and ugly looking. My clothing seemed to Irri tate It. The pimples were on my hands, arms, legs, foot and entire body, especially between my fingers and toes. I sIbo had dandruff on my I head until my hair was all falling out- : 1 was lolu " as ecnia and toon j a treatment, but all remedies failed. j Then 1 got some Cutlcura Soap and Ointment I first washed with Cut!- I cura soap and wnrm water, dried well men applies uio t uucura Dint v umn. miap nun eiuimrm ! cured mo, and they also cured my j dandruff and falling hair " (Signed) j Cnarlujr Alston, Jan. 31, 1914. Cutlcura Soap and Ornlment sold throughout the world Sample of each tree, with 32 p Skin Hook. Address poet- card "Cutlcura, llept. L, boston." Adv. To Build Long Bridge Survey has demon titrated the prac ticability of contitruotliig a bridge on tho rocky reef called Adam's bridge, which connects the inland of Ceylon with the mainland of India. The dis tance is 21! miles, ami an full ma to has been made giving the rost of the work, which probably includes a good deal of causeway, at hUmh H.eou.ooo an amount much less than was pre- vtuusly thought neciHary l t : A Primal Fslse Step. I "Why dnn't you propom1 to that ! (tirl? Ynu like her and I'm sure she would have you." "All true, lint there I la an Insuperable obstacle between us. ' All tanilty or reiutious oiistaclea can be overcome." "Nothing like that, I got a little too Ray when I lirst met her and lold her I as getting fifty a week, whereas I am only getting twenty-five " Best for Horses. i fllve your horses good care and you I will ha rf,,iihlv- r..tt,M hi- tlin hollur work they will do. For sores, nails and other external troubles apply llanfords lialatim of Myrrh. Ranch men, lumbermi-u and liverymen recom mend It. Adv. aea problem. Vlollnist- ant an E string, pleasc. Cockney Clerk -Would you lulnd picking one out yourwelf, sir! 1 'ardty know the 'ca from the shes. fuck. Rusla's population la Increasing at the rata of 2.M10.00I) a year. It Is ssld. It now stands at about 147,000 oofl, ot wbloh 100.000,0110 are peasants. Cure OM Sores, Other Rtmsdlst West Cart, Tha wars! eases, no mattar it how tans afar. Hne, srs tttrtd br ths wondsrfal, eld rellablt Dr. Parlsv'a Antiseptic H -alloc Oil. It relieves Pain and Heals st the same time. 13c, Us, SUM, A man seldom pays a woman com pliments after marriage, because tt keeps him working overtime paying her bill. How To Olv Quiata To ChSdrea FSnRILINR Is ths trade-mirk asms steea to aa Improved Quinine It U B Tsateteta Srnsp. pieee snt to lake and does not dieture tbe etomeen. Children tees II sad asvsr know it Is Ouinloe, Ales eepeciallr adepted to ednlm who eaoeot lake ocdlaarr Oalalaa, t)oes enl eswissis par esuce asrvousoees nor rinelss IP the Bead. Try H las Seal tisM eve seed Oalalao lot ear Sara poet. Ask for poauee orlfinsl psckafe. The laasts PBBRILfNg Is blows Is sottis, ai seaia, I . ,
Roanoke News (Weldon, N.C.)
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