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3oo0oooooooooc HIS MERMAID By HENRY THOLENS r 6 S ...tiopyrighMUXB, br T. a MoOlora... 2 dooooooooooooo "By Jove, Jack, you must wait until I get my camera for that afternoon sun over the viator, Aren't . those cloud magnificent? The rocks on the beach, tho woods over yonder, the waves s tuost too lazy to break as. they com rolling up I can see the picture now, printed docp down on sepia paper, fast to a prize at the amateur exhibition." Jack laughed good naturedly. "All right, old man; sail In, but hurry Up," be said. Five minutes later George Carring ton had snatched his camera from th broad hallway, of the Berkeley' Inn, napped 4t at the waterscape) and h and Jack Grayson were off on a fishing trip. It was the last day of their vaca tion, spent wandering down the coast at random, seldom two nights In the Dame place. r The Anal day's sport over, Oarrlng ton Bped back to the city In a train, camera, fishing kit and grip beside him, jtanned and tired, but happy. He reach ed his apartments and thought of the last picture of clouds and rocks and aca. lie must develop it forthwith, and lie did. : . "A vacation of Jolly good fun wltfc but a romance," he mused. "Nature, unshlne, fresh air, a good chum and good fishing; nothing more to be do fired." j The film sunk In the developing fluid, end In a few seconds the outlines of a coast scene appeared. First came the blotches of black, representing the high lights clouds and the crests of waves. By an alchemy which never ceases to be marvelous all the delicate grada tlons of light and shade filled In until the perfect picture appeared. Then occurred something which caus ed Carrington to gasp In astonishment bind almost drop the developing tray, jfor In the center of the picture, head and shoulders visible above the crest of a breaker, appeared the form of a young jwoman, like a mermaid arising out of ithe sea. There was a saucy tilt to the aughlng face, and the bare arms were outstretched as a beckoning mermaid's night have been. Carrington knew that kio human being had been In that ex panse of sea while he was on the beach. With almost feverish haste he made B print from the film. There was no uoubt about It It was no freak ef fect ! The girl's face, which ho had never Been before, seemed to mock him In knystery. Clad In a dainty bathing IUWT ASD BKWTLDBBRD, BHB BTUlMliD ram photograph. putt, she fitted into the .picture as If an It Saved His Leg. P A Danforth of LaGrange, Oa, suf fered for tlx months with a frightful running lore on hi leg; bat write that Bncklen'a Arnica Salve wholly cured it in five days. For Ulcers, Wonnds. Pile, it' the beat salve in the world. - Cure guaranteed. Only sc. Sold by B a Bed berry Bona, druggists. , Another Case of Bhenmatlsm Cured by unamoeriauvi rain naim. Tht sfflcaor of Chamberlain's Pain Balm in the relief of rbemuatiam is being - .demonstrate! amy. rarier iTipiei. oi Grigsby, Va, says that Chamberlain's Pain Balm gave him permanent relief irom rheumatism in th Vaok when every. thing else failed, and would not be with rout it. For sale by ail druggists. What Are They f - Chamberlain's Stomach aid Liver Tab- 'let. A new remedy for atomaeh troub les, biliousness, and constipation, and a good one. Pile t eenta. For sale by :au arnaaiBW; . - RHEUM-AID 'for rheumatism It absolutely without an -qaalon eaitn lor suing Kueumatlsm, Pains. Braises. Inflammations of all kinds. Itoh, ate. Rheum-Aid Mtdleal Co. Sole ' Proprietors, P. O. Box 146, FavetUvUle, .M.C. For sal at aUdjuggUU26e bottle ftut-n&na Bttd"frosr 6Sf There; a dainty bit of indisputably human life that rounded out the scene and per fected it,.. Fata had-ossed a romance Into his vacation after ail. . He' recalled the events of the day. Grayson and he bad reached the inn Just before noon, tired by a tramp of a half dozen miles' from a fishing sta tion farther down the coast. Dinner, then a rest; the snapshot and the final two hour' fishing that closed the fort night's holiday, leaving the camera In the hotel office beside his grip while he was gone; then, supper and the train back to the city. All this was clear enough. But how did the mer maid creep into his camera? Carring ton stared at the laughing face In blank perplexity. Only one point wa certain. It was the prettiest fao be bad ever seen in his life. A paper he bad recently read In a scientific Journal flashed across hi mind.' It dealt with the photographic discovery of a new light ray invisible to the eye, but duly recorded op the peculiarly sensitized photographic plate.' , f j "Nonsense!" he promptly said, f "That's a flesh and blood girl. She has the face of an angel, but angels don't wear bathing suits with all those frills," Next day he Jumped on a train and was whisked to Berkeley Inn. He sought the manager and showed blm the picture. "You recognize her, of course?" Car rington asked, with a Careless air. "I should say I did," said the man ager, with a smllo. "That's the hand some one ef the Langford girls, who were here a month with their aunt Went back to town only a couple of days ago. Splendid picture. Taken right here on the beach, too," ho added In a quizzical tone. "I didn't know you allre acquainted." Carrington rejected the conversation al tender. "Yes; I think ifs pretty good," was all be said. But Just be fore train time he sought the porter and casually asked blm the destination of the Langford baggage two days be fore. "New York, sah," came the ready re sponse). "Thank you, sah." The Journey bad not been altogether In vain. And while other passenger on that train chatted gayly together or read, their newspapers or watched the panorama of forest and farmland and the twinkling lights of villages there was one young man whose eyee and attention did not wander from a photo graph he held before him. Three months later he was at one of Mrs. Bloomer Billings' receptions. He did not know Mrs. Bloomer Billings, but he bad not been Idle during the au tumn months, and without being, a Sherlock Holmes he decided that be must get an Invitation, and he did, Mrs. Billings was a literary lady whose assemblages were diverse and often astonishing. Artists and writer attended them, musicians and player folk, with a leavening of aooepted "so ciety." They were truly heterogeneous gatherings. Eagerly Carrington scanned the rooms. A long haired violinist had Just finished a Beethoven sonata, and there was much clapping of hands. Oarrtng ton woa presented to Mrs. BllUius, who was surrounded by a bevy -of pretty girls. A moment of gallant con versation, and then his face lit up with a sudden Joy that caused his hostess to look up in politely suppressed wonder. In that group, now in a setting of pink and white, but with the same laughing face of the glistening beach and wave, stood his lady of the sea. An hour later they sat together on a window seat listening to a prima don na's song. "I have n picture I would like you to see. Miss Langford," he said diffident ly. He took the photograph from his pocketbook and showed it to her. She gave a little startled cry, and the unmounted print fell from her hand. "Why why, you were at Berkeley inn I" she exclaimed. "I took a picture of the beach, but not that ope." be said slowly, "And Worklnz Over time. Bight honr laws are ignored by those tireless.little workers Dr King's New Life Pills. Millions are always at work, night and day, curing Indiges tion, Biliousness, Constipation, Sick Headache and all Stomach, Liver and Bowel troubles. Easy, pleasant, safe. sure. Only 25c at B E Sedberry & sons drug store. Th Name Witch Basel. The name Witoh Basel is much abused, E C Do Witt Sj Co. Chioarro, are the inven tors of the original and only genuine Witoh Hsael Salve. A certain euretor Cuts, Burn", Bruises, Eeiema, Tetter, Piles, etc There are many counterfeits ef this lalve, aome of which are danger as, while they are all worthies. In bay ing Witoh Haiti Salve e that th name EC Be Witt Co, Chicago, Is on th box and a cure 1 certain.' Bold by King Drug Oo. Whn Yon Hav a Cold. . The first aotion when yon hav a eold should be to relieve th lung. This is best aeoomplished by th free use of Chamberlain's Cough Bemedy. Ihia rem edy liquefies th tough mueutand earn its expulsion from th air sella of th lungs, produce a free expectoration, and nrmnath. Mention. A eomnlete ear toon follows. This remedy will enre a tevere eold -in less time than any other treatment and lavi tb system in a nat ural and healthy condition. It eonnter- set any tendency, toward pneumonia far sale by all druggists. Paint Your Buggy for 75o. to II 00 with Davos' Glow Carriage Paint It wtlgh I to 8 on mort to th pint than others, wears longer; and give a jrlota equal to ntw wort, boiq ey u. a, Horn A Boo. - : yet "that 'is fhe one rToUfSTThTnycEB. era." . - Their eyes met for an Instant, and the girl flushed crimson. Silent and be wildered, she studied the photograph, Suddenly she broke into the laugh of the water witch again. "No less surprising was the picture my sister took of me," she exclaimed excitedly. "The water and rocks were lovely, but I was nowhere to be seen!" "Now the mystery la no longer mys terious!" toughed Carrington. "It's plain enough. I suw another camera in the bote! office, but never thought until this Instant that I might have picked up the wrong one. Your sister took a picture with my camera, and I took one with hers." Suddenly ho became silent and after a moment or two stam mered, "I I suppose this Is your sis ter's property, but may I not keep it" The girl tossed her bead and smiled in mock hesitation. She had been turn ing the picture around and around- Jo her "hand. Then the smile and the warm blood left ber face In company, and there was an almost imperceptible tremor of the long dark eyelashes. On the back of the photograph she had read: "My mermaid." Again their eyes met, but hers were quickly withdrawn, ner hesitation wad real now, Both were silent another moment lie eat eagerly, expectantly. Her eyes were fixed on the floor, and as she slowly ex tended her hand and placed the picture in his ho felt the warm touch of hci finger tips, Beautiful Thoughts The tweet, pnro breath of thfftkabe li far restive of innocence end hiUttj. Some chil dren are as light and dellcuta & the modest flower, tome ar ktroiitf and bright, tome ar trail and sickly. A mother's yeamlnir for eMIdrwi la tntep arablefrom a love of the beautiful, and it behooves every woman to bsing the sweet est Influence to bear 00 the subject of her maternity. To make way that paiodfwhn Ufa la Dora again, Mother's ftfend Is popularly used. It la a- tlamnt, easily administered and for externa uaonly. No risk no experiment, msjeiy a pain reliever and hanoleea. Pregnant women are do try iruarenieay, a friend to her during n sense, tears and antlcloal ' Hotfaer Friend, 1 throughout gestation, will tnersoy preventing cracai aii u Bines muaoes ana with the burden will soften, reli toothed, topple and elastic ued application. 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