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NEW BERN, N. C.
JWe were two 1k.v and three glrfa lit
our family, the jouuest fifUHJU. tbu
eldest twenty -nix. wlieu we jrace tbe
New Year's hoise party that proved a
turning itulnt In my life.. Every room
In tbe iMMUe wm occupied, some of
them by thrwe penonm. We bad scarce
ly gut together when' we began a e
rle it practical jokes un'one another,
at which tbe girls were Car more
adept thnu the hoy a. The rery first
olgnt the aheeta hi every fellow's, bed
wei jwutcttert.. and ; the neu day at
inqcheon tltetf were cream cake en
the table Oiled with cotton, provided bf
GM,Uia,,.,Ou fettew, mHsnl.bit
Kto aiKf N, ttbc sfesBj
fern ,htnerf otunav, :Z
1 , We a hj, mf t Hlxbta nd aftwi oi
1 vre stlrritur w esrijr ia, tuft worn,-
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'jh .Hw jt -tweatr;,
. vm tm, notiM rooni
the other J?hii soWU1b" 4o
tf guW.th VM q
tbent where, 1 wetted, byt tler
f n( eaar J . an, dwm in U
i and felt asleep, - -
Uni' awUete4 by a kiss.' X gra,h
lw4 girt, hut she, got a wy (rota
; though1 only after 4 fteree straggle,
Wheni had once lost her It was no
esy to And ber, tbouifli the rustling
of her skirts was a disadvantage to
her, 'while my greater weight, rendering-
my tread heavier, was constantly
betraying me. She dodged uie for
'some time, when nil became quiet
Then suddenly I heard tbe door open
and close. Since the adjolnluj; room
Wss nlso dark I know that the others
had tuniod off the lights to enable tne
girl I was after to escape. The escape
having heen effected. I . went to the
doofr to go out. I found It locked.
It was some ten minutes liefore It
was opened, and I joined the others,
the room having been relighted. I cast
my eyes from one girl to another with
a view to discovering who had kissed
me. The first girl I looked at had a
uscrnteh on ber nose. But the second
also hod a scratch, and tbe third. In
deed, every girl was scratched. I look
ea at the fellows, and saw that they
Pwieire all laughing nt nip.
Now. among our guests there was
forie girl for whom ray heart had hegnn
iirtoeat. 1 would have given n king
dom If 1 had Had It for proof that Ma-
Wa' had done the kissing. Whoever
haft' done It had doubtless been dard:
ffWhetber ray preference for Maria had
been uotlced by the other jflrls and
When I was found asleep, she bad been
1 Chosen to play the Joke 011 me I didn't
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certainly showed no evidence of the
fact that Is. any more than the rest
of the girls a scratched nose. But
rthere was one thing that led me to sus-
Ipet her. While every other girl in
tne room was Keyeu up 10 tne nigueiu
pitch of mischief, tbeir eyes dancing,
their. Urns, cheeks, every other feature
smiling. Maria seemed simply uncon
cerned.
' 'At 2 a. 111. I went to bed no wiser as
to the identity of the kisser than be-
Ifore. But the next morning after hav
ing dressed, noticing that 1 ueeded to
Change iu.v handkerchief. I jerked it
froni tbe outside -pocket of uiy eont and
heard souiethiug laud 011 tbe tloor.
Stooping. I picked up a stickpin.
It at once occurred to uie that during
the scuttle of tlie evening before the
pin And fallen from the lady's npparel,
probably n-om about itne nei-k. and
caught on my handkerchief. Unfortu
nately it was u very inexpensive arti
cle with an imitation pearl for a head
and did not Identify any particular
girl. I realised the liuMirtiinv ftf keep
ing my tiinl a secret. lO'otng down to
breakfast. I found that three different
girls wore piiwj that were duplicates of
the one i possessed. 'Fliey were the
must' likely to he suspected, and among
them was Maria. Doubtless if there
bad bee! 1 enough such articles to go
round every girl Would have worn a
stickpin its well 11s n scratched nose.
By 'mill by it occurred. me that When
the pin was in transit from the gjrl to
my pocket It had made the scratch 611
ber nose.
The problem was now , narrowed
down to three girls, for doubtless the'
firl who , hud done the kissing was
anioug those who wore puis. It seem
ed to me th;it 1 must make her betray
herself or the victory, would be -with
tin girls. 1 sat down tq the breakfast
table. "ignoring my find. But- while the
girls were rtnslnjf their dainty tihgers
in their linger ,bnwhs Said:
;-"l have found something that belonged-
to the girl wh kissed me last
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I, E ery .girl expressed by her Jiebnvior
f.i Jicmi Intiwst, in what f Artld xeept
Shirta. WI10 took advantage or rinsing
fiir iin!nri in lifiid over the little, trinss.
bowl befmv bei'. I UliuUpip myniind
1 hit r i f-.(' getting :,",Witrin."e' ns rthe
ihildiiMi sayIii hide and seek, mid con
rluded nil-a Imld strolfOi li-ontinuedi v
'Yoti may think that a little stickpin
be lost when trying to get away from
me Is what 1 refer to. ItlsnoL". t
. Every girl stopped smiling and look
ed Bel-ions. ; 1 could see Mai1a. wince.
"The girl ".who kissed me -l'- love." 1
went o't). "and I am ready to proclaim ,
it here before you nil," "
I fixed my gaze 011 Marin. A hot
flame sprang Into her cheeks.. To con
ceal It sh turned -away, and presently
threw up the sponge by covering her
face with tier napkin."-., .' t :
The next yeai Jlnrin and t entertnin
f 1 the saiue party in our own bouse.
AbsoIutGlyPure
Tbe$e is a remarkable interest
ki tlpme Baking , arid Cookinsr
tnrbusiout' the. land.
This is ajmbst encouraging inr
iitppro
belong to the women oi tne
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country
Home cooking, has the backing
of Science and th0 approval of
fashion. It adds to housekeeping a
pride; to our food, heal thfulness.
It is acknowledged by experts,
and by the women who know,
that the best cooking in the
world to-day is with the aid of
Royal Baking Powder.
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All travel has its advantages. If tha
passenger visits better countries be
may learn to Improve bis own, and if
fortune carries him to worse he may
learn to enjoy his own. Johnson.
In th Swim Mountains.
"Ethel, that a vvfnlly handsome gnlde
kissed me a moment ago. Do you
think I onght t deduct something
from bis puy or add to It?" Pllegende
Blatter.
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God rights tlie man that keeps si
lence Tram te I Vivian
WATCH THIS SPACE
for prices we will o ffer you
SATURDAY, DEC. 28THL
when we start our
$22,000
BANKRUPT STOCK SALE
Remember The Date and Place.
Save money by waiting
for this sale
Chas. Ellis & B?o
72 Middle St. New Bern, N. C.
All Pork
No CEREAL
MEAT SOLD
New Bern
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Just
carload Kentucky m tiles ,
and horses. j$ 11 siaes
made under
BRIDGETON, N. C .
r-roperly Boiled M.at.
To Imil meat so as to retain
juices and soluble salts and yet cook it
sufficiently it should be plunged BKli
boiling water and boiled rapidly tor
about ten mlnuies. After this fkJf
cookiiirf '.be kettle must be pushed over
to tbe bin k of the tire, where Its
tents will simmer gently. Tills tt
to coagulate Ihe oilier rind of the
meal so tbat the Juices cannot escape;
If meat is treated in this manner tlte
Inside will be found juicy nnd tendrr
but if the meat U allowed to lx
will be found inivd and chippy. Itw
jooduess having all lxited out of it
Sausage
Filler Used
FOR CASH
Produce Co.
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Received
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