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SThe. Reel
A Ranswue A
MARION
By sads
"But ae was 864she e
bere tht night with sultedSse
She was as white as death. eauld
asareely speak. * * * I never
even toumhed her band. Cleland.
* * * h slept there-behind
that curtain on the iron bed. I sat
here all night long.
"In the mornag we talked it
ever. And with every generous.
plucky word she uttered I realase
that it was hopelcas. And do you
know-od knows how-but some
how I kept thinking of you, Cie
land. And it was like clairvoyance.
almost. for I could not drive away
the idea that she cared for you dan
knowingly. *nd that when you came
back some day she'd find it out."
He rose from the couch and be
gas to pace the studL sioeiy, his
hands in his pockets.,
"Cleland." he said. "she mean .e
play the game. The bed she had
made for herself she was ready t
lie on. * * * Uut I looked into
those grey eyes of here and I knew
that it was pity that moved her,
square dealing that nerved her, and
that already she was suffering
agonies to know wnat you would
think of what she had done-done
with a man you never liked-the
son of a man whom your father
held in coptempt becaue-because
he considered him-4shonest-"
He halted a pace from where Cle
land was sitting:
"I told 'her to go back to her
studio and think it over. She went
out. * * * I did not think of her
toming back here. * * * 1 was
standing in frbdt of that cracked
mirror over there. ** To get a
sure line on my temple. * * *
That's what shattered the glass
when she struck my arm up. * * *
"Well, a man goes to pieces
sometimes. * * * She made %0
promise to wait two years--safd
she would try to care for me
enough in that time to live with
me. * * * The child was frightened
sick. The terror of my ever doing
such a-a po thing remains lateft
in her brain. I know it. I know
it's there. I know. Cleland, that
she in in love with you. And that
she dare not ask me for her free
dom for fear that I shall do- some
such silly thing."
61VEs STUPHAWII 3ER 'REMZI~IlO.
He began to laugh, quite na
turally, without any bitterness at
all:
"I tried to make you understand.
T told you that I would do any
thing for you. But you didn't
comprehend. * * * Yet, I meant
It. I mean it now. She belongs
to you. Cleland. I want you to
take her. I wish her to under
stand that I give her the freedom
she's entitled to. That she need
not be afraid to take it-need not
fear that I might make an ass
of myself."
He laughed again, quite gaily:
"No. indeed, I mean to live. I
tell you, Cleland, there is no ex
citement on earth like beating Fate
at her own game. There's only one
thing--"
After a pause, Cleland looked up
into the man's wistftul, golden
eyes.
"What is it. Grismer'"
"If I could win-your friend
ship- "
"Good God!" whispered Cleland.
rising and offering a band that
How Germs
A. fect Us
By Brice Belden, M. D.
HE ammunition employed by
invading bacteria is manufac
tured by them in the course
of their growth and makes up the
toxins which act so poisonously
upon the body cells. Each one of
these toxins exerts characteristic
efects upon the human being.
For example that of the diph
theria germ paralyzes certain nerve
cells and greatly weakens the heart
muscle, that of the colon bacillus
causes mental depression while
that of the organism of tubercu
losis induces a poculiar pyschic
buoyancy and false sense of energy.
Of course, much depends upou
whether the toxins are produced in
excess of the ability of the body to
oxidize, them. Up to a certain point
it is possible for the human organ
ism to burn up its enemies. Therf
fore in a state of health physical
ekercise in the open air is the chief
mneans whereby this incineration of
toxins and poisonous wastes is ef
fected. In acute illness fever may,
be regarded as an intensfincation
of oxidation-a kind of flame
throwing mechanism directed
against the bacterial hosts.
EFFE01 OV TOXINS.
Toxins are intoxicating, there
fore, if present in excess, in much
the same sense as alcohol, and, like
alcohol, present unmnistakable signs
--to the expert observer-of their
eftects.
An excess of harmful bacteria
may' make a man cross and irritable
-gve him a grouch-or he may
become sick enough do be in bed, or
he may become a criminal end be
pot in fail.
Far more people are daily under
the influence of poisons produced
by bacteria than are under the sway
of morphine and headache cures
and alcohol.
EAOPEE3IA NUIPONSIULU.
Many men's peculiar actions are
determined by their bacteria. Their
restlessness, purposeless activities,
querulousness and qbarrelsomeassa,
without apparent reason to them
selves er anyene else, nsually mesa
that their beoteria are irritating
Between OS oetta of which the
timman body Iaeoped working
oestaatly to maintain that delicate
balance which we cail health, and
the myriads of bacteria which
stwv witheot eessation te invade
aid destroy seek eells, a warfare
ie maimsaed whiek to the injivid
taal esns siet the Ise twg
S to the ndtieW
elms Sex
DA VIES
sch. " a ye. Stub rm we
It. ObwmM"
Their hand met, alaeed. a
-arns. tight ftaed in GtsVmes
"Deo =100 It. Celaad1"
'Wh all my heart, old ehpap 0 *
I dent knew what to say to vee
exeept that you're whit. all through
straighter than I am. Grimer
elena t theo se at W yeul"
Grimer drow a le deep
breth.
"Thanks," he said. 'ehat's abebt
all I want of life. 0 * 0 Tell ste
Pbanle what you saed to me-4f
you don't miNd 0 0 I desat eare
what others think * If ye and
she think me straight."
"Oswald. I tell you ye're
straighter than I am-etreoger.
Your thoughts never wavered; you
stood ready to punishment, not
whimpering. I've had a curb-bit
on myself, and I don't know new
how long it might have taken me
to get It between my teeth and
smash things."
Grismer smiled:
"It would have taken two to
smash the Cleland traditions. It
couldn't have been done-between
you and StephanIe. 0 0 0 Are you
going back to Runners Rest to
night?"
"Yes-If you say so" he replied
in a low voice.
"I do say so. Call her on the
telephone as soon as you leave hre.
Then take the first train."
"And you? Will you come?"
"Not tonight."
"Will you let us know when you
can come, Oswald?" -
Grimmer picked up a shabby dres
sing gown from the back of a de
crepit chair, and put it on over
his undershirt and trousers.
JNTERBSTD IN LIVING.
"Sure," he 'said pleasantly. I've
one or two matters to keep me
here. I'll fix them up tonight.* /* 0
And please make it very plain to
Stephanie that I'm taking this af
fair beautifully and that the, last
thing I'd do would be to indulge
In any foolishness to shock her
* * * I'm really most Interested
in living. Tell her so. She will
believe It. For I have never lied to
her. Cleland."
They walked together to the area
gate.
"Stephanie should see her at
torneys," said Grisnier. "The eas
iest way. I think, would be for
her to leave the State and for me
to go abroad. Her attorneys will
advise her. But," he added careless
ly, "there's time to talk over that
with her. The main thing is to
know that she will be free. .And
she will be. * Good night.
Cleland!" * * * He laughed boy
ishly, "I've never been as happy"
in my whole life !"
CHAPTER XzxEV"
With the clang of the closing gate,
Grismer's handsome face altered
and he turned deathly white for a
moment. Two policemen lounged
by in the glare of the arc-light; one
of them glanced down Into the
areaway and saw a pallid face be
hind the iron bars-turned sharply
to look again.
"Gee," he said to his mate. "'eh
get that guy's map?"
"Coke," said the other carelessly.
"Looks like a feller I seen in Sing
Sing waltin' for the priest-what's
his nme, now--" The voices re
ceded. But Grismer had beard.
Perhaps his brain registered the
scene sketched by the policeman
a bloodless face behind the death
cell grating-the distant steps of
the procession already sounding In
the corridor.
He opened the gate and went out
to the sidewalk where a young girl,
unskillfully painted, stood looking
about her preliminary 'to opening
the night's campaign.
"Hello," she said tentatively.
"Ah," he said pleasantly, "a god
dems of the star!"
"Got anything on?" she asked. ap
proaching with her mirthless smile.
"Yes, a few casual garments."
(To no Centimsed Kesday)
(COprrisht., 917. 1913 by the Internatieeal
SCmaar.)
TE CONQUURING HERO. By John
Murray GIbbon. New York: Tbe John
Here is a story of Canada by an
author who knows his Canada well.
It is a romance whose hero is a Ca
nadian Scot of fighting ancestry,
who, following the best traditions
of the famous Black Watch, "The
Forty Twa," has won the distin
gulshed conduct medal in France
and is back in Canada recovering
from wounds and gas and getting
Into physical condition to return
to his farm.
it is while he is acting as guide
to a fishing party in New Bruns
wick that Donald MacDonald em
barks upon a series of enthralling
adventures.
There Is a "movie" star who In.
troduces herself as Pri~cess Stegnha
nie Sobieska, right in the opening
scene. Right away Donald becomes
a favorite of the lady, who has a
penchant for "vamp" roles: but this
review must not spoil the story by
giving away the plot.
As a further incentive fer read
ing the novel, let it be said that the
author formerly was editor of Black
and White, one of London's fameus
mnagasines. He also wrote "Hearts
and Paces" and "Drumm Afar."
A Daily Recipe
T......l...a..
Mt the sold mneat Into fine
pieces. season with salt and pop
per, a little onion or with catsup.
Fill a tin bread pan two-thirds
full with thin mixtufe, cover it
with mnashed potatoes which have
been salted and moistened with
milk, lay bite of butter en the
top and set b the eve for attes.
or twrenty miutes,.
Is A
a IAG LOVEC 1 A
PBOELIAR KIND OF APPECTION
Ilinanuel Swe brg wrote in his
q uaint style tha couple really
are married only when they are
Interiorly united by marriage love,
and exteriorly by the laws of the
State. If a man and wife'are thus
united, marriage is a success: If
they are not so inited their mar
riage Is likely to prove otherwise.
It must be admitted that too
many marriages are failures, but It
cannot be denied that there are
some marriages that are successful.
It easily can be prov.en that suc
cessful marriage in possible byi
looking around you. Every comn
munity has at least one happy
home, one couplep who are satisdied;
and an these fortunate persons are
Just like ourselves with the same
virtues we possess, the "ame faults
and frailties, we can succeed as
well as they If we know how.
No couple can ever be actually
married, according to Swedenborg's
dedinition, nor can they be com
pletely happy, even though they are
friendly and congenial, unless they
are Interiorly united as well as
exteriorly bound. The question of
making these marriages successful
In simply the problem how to bringr
theme divided mind& together and
units them by genuine marriage
love.
Marriage love Is a peculiar kind
of affection and has distinguish
Ing characteristics of Its own. It
drawns the man to the woman and
away from all other women, and the
woman to the man and away from
all other men. It survives mere
physical attractiveness and pays no
regard to the ravages of age; for in
cases of real successful marriage
we see old men and women whose
knotted hands still clasp as tender
yasotir ednEay.udn
wih athfllwstules ec
ote' ateigses ami h
gatherin Swadworf wte coingi
night mArid ohny wense theye in
itneiorl happdy marriage, loe
unaietha marriage is ndceed; if
theytae anot sortane their matr
seodriag lly the peterwi
Whe usc be dist, thtugh
mras, mariae.y, aines, bditr
canso bepdnid tand teenr
"somes maiae thae scpessful.
nteaersek thne drvren court and
ceer isftulhe marragisosible bis
unucchs, at lseasoe thapy
homeione ckuing.h nar tiakedt
appy allthe motae copen red
jsto lie taurghte towaih lohe same
vorte wter pose the sght ault
an railtes woe casouced as
wel athey ifv oe knothorw.l
nog col wcah eve e atuall.
maried aoudngot marredeorgle
efitnitilo they e anom-e
pleely haeenogtowh tog sthy mare
friedlyadneil neste
are entaroly untitedes wel asrt
etritrly crotncd. Then ques of
ometing th ariasuown.uA
ris simply thng problmro tomanh
these notvidetcis teher uehand
unitoe thmb doenuie marwiaged
arriaame foe is woan peulir imi
awar oaloter women ahoud t
noa oi the mame anway aftro
physical attacivssCAndpysn
eeofra sntiuonsofu marriagea
knottedstand fortall clas asteinder
ly b n bthaereddn doay, guin
woitwachud wistfulnest thean
estnces of appy marriage, wesas
ealse tat mpcaiagndet in idgeetde,
priariyt the ntearried onmles
Whame n suchn love estsa thug
'fne AURKACS SNot
PURACE
[a r r to a g c
silence, or else Indulge in purely
Sterotyped conversation.
Good digestion, the specialist
goes on to remark, depends upon
charming conversation7 with one's
Meals. Cereals should be swallowed
Writh an epigram; the roast should
be accompanied by bon mnots
whatever they are-and the naiad
should be served with repartee.
Just Why marriage should kill all
the epigrams, bon mots and repar
tee Is something which the -ge'ntle
mnan does not expin.iT Perhaps he
'Is marrIed himself and doesn't
want Sto start something he can't
stop. IPerhaps he prefers marital
indigestion to domestic friction.
An a matter of fact, married
people seldom eat in silence. Many
Ia husband will tell you that his
breakfast consists of preaches and
cream, reproached eggs on toast,
black coffee and black looks.
For luncheon, the menu will be
varied. Usually there is a "poor
nah"' course, served with tartar
sauce for the gander -This may
be followed by hot tongue or cold
shoulder, and sometimes a mixture
of both.
For dinner, he generally expects a
roast ---and Is seldom disappointe:1.
And before the meal in 1unishcd the
The Grou
HOW to Recognine
KEEP H
U. B. Public I
UNDER the term "children's
diseases" we usually include
measles, scarlet fever, diph
theria, chicken-pox, whooping
cougnh, and mumps.
The hilrens dseaes re ead
ily speadwhn cilren ar
mieane or seadindulhe infpeon
Ghos iesteiany they henls
ghers ono sysemrk dofendchoon d
ichalingpestion wh parets
mae. notrbeen tauht ter respon-e
sibitie an eaingh rnfecte huld
den atomed ybnmt
whtmbevl thereoa te gaive
byhichd be predtwcan recogarthe
Jaius whyimre'iae sol. ill
Teeis suaome whin theu eten.
ades ote teplin. ehapsee e
psmred. Thhimld mand oesomt
watrom soot somehing hew candt
irtl. Aoberhaantrer marter
rendisestn to dometing friction.
The ahl mate complfincto feering
pcoleyseldo mat ivn hilec. anea
asand chill tl o ta i
brAkfasgt cnth rrtof preaesn
cram thepchid eggrsh ond toast
vaed. Unesally ather, aor
ftcosan sere runith artar
nsue fornc te gander t'hat the
befolloweg day t chold'e boroldt
shouler n syemewimeattac mtreo,
and bthe. xeinedmte a
Forinerspec m erallyecs
rAtsthndiselome dph icintwil
sAll ber atle toa ifnia dthie
Theoi, o nopnn h G oud'
sid ofthecl U.k show Pabfew
characERthe watemtidre'
isess" wfte usually fclud
measwh s, arlet ofever, ih-o
otheria chpirkenpox whooing-a
cougi ndca hemumptrs. lfndta
The childre's soeafeser, rea-n
that the clasers ror ior on the
haeenot bda tagtyhirrs.n
vas chlrn'dse as esaae
65AW
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m~a
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Pa Suc(
husband always gets his desserts.
The stereotpyed conversation at
meals Is much more characteristic
of unmarried couples than of mar
ried ones. An unmarried wnian,
Invited out to dime.+sqys every
thing Is "perfectly dear" or "per
fectly sweet." But after she Is
married her vocabulary becomes
much broader-and longer. Dclore
marriage she says the conventionat
thing; after marriage she speaks her
mind. B. M. J.
ALWAYs B,
SWEVTWEART.
There is not a happier girl in the
world than I-married a little more
than a year, and to a man whose
goodness and constancy all time
will not change. When he married
me he 4idn't have one penny saved,
because the philanthropie work in
which he was engaged for two
years prior to our marriage had not
brought him that much, but, on
the other hand. had drained him of
the small fortune which was al
ready his. But was he afraid to
take the chance? No. Thank
heaven, my husband is not a cow
ard! He felt confident of strength
in his young body and mind, suffi
ing Child
Children's Diseases.
iM WELL
Iealth Service.
HOW TO KEEP THE
CHILD WELL.
The Washington Times has
arranged with the U. S. Public
Health Service to answer all
questions submitted by its read
era in regard to the health 6f
the child.
Address,
**Child Health EdItor,
The Washington Times,
Wasliington D. C,
of the symptoms described the rash
appears. This shows first behind
the ears, on the neck, or at the
roots of the hair, over the forehead.
It appears as small dark-red spots
which are at first few and scatter
ed and resemble flea bites. Within
twenty-tour hours the rash is
spread over the body and the chill
looks very much bespeckled and
swollen, in from five to seven days
the rash begins to fade and within
three or four days more has entire
ly disappeared, leaving only a faint
mottling of the skin.
XO3T CONTAGaI0US TIME,.
Careful studies have shown that
the ged %i of measles is present in
the discharges of the nope and
throat even hetore the rash appears.
In fact, just before the rash comes
is probably the tim-, when the dis
charges are most highly dangerous
to other children.
No child p u$fering with the symp
tomes described above. siotld be
allowed to go to school or to mingle
with other chldren. In all cases of
doubt a physician should be called
to decide what should he done.
The danger of spreading the dis
ease to others dlisappears moon after
the appearance ot the rash, so that
in uncomplicated cases it is usually
considered entirely safe to have the
child return to school a week after
tan bs asem mawsar
Pretty Golm'n
For Home
letareU e their
oew ,eo,' o rings,' After a9%
agreat deal of the howeekeepeO
time is speat at aom, and ther
for, she should aress aeely and not
wait for the few hoer. of resreatis
outside the home to gew. hasl
carefully.
For morning wr abesked ging
ham is serviceabl. - and may be
fashioned into any number of good
looking models. LAttne grees and
white check, with white organdy
trimmings. develop an attractive
touse dress.
BURPuCE STL,.
The waist iq made in a surplice
style, crossed at the breast and tied
in a dainty sash at She back. ghort
set-in sleeves are cuffed in sheer
organdy, narrowly hemstitched. and
there is a deep iroll collar at the
neck. The rather full skirt is In
clined to be short and patched with
two- big pockets. This model may
Also be cut from rose checked ging
ham, red and white, or Dutch blue.
The woman who Is slim and likes
loose clothing will be interested in
a two-piece dress of small plaid
gingham or plain chambray. This
dress shows a sort of smook that
falls below the hips, and is oollared
with a broad Buster Brown affair
of white pique, and then has the
added charm of a black silk necktie,
This is worn over a simple two
piece skirt, opened at the back and
attached to a lining.
This is also excellent for ml-a
ternity wear and may be mnade up
of navy blue cotton crepe. It is a
quaint little frock and gives one a
delightfully youthful appearance.
APROW DUESg.
The apron dress Is also very
practical, and is slipped on over the
head and belted at the waist. There
is a sailor collar of self-material
and kynono sleeves that end before
they reach the elbow. A white
middy lacer is used to lace up the
front of the dress above the belt,
and in drawn through eyelets. For
holding numerous little necessary
articles, two great pockets are pro
vided.
Flowered challis, with their frilly
lace collars and slim girdles* of
blpek velvet ribbon make neat,
fitching aftlrnoon gowns.
,ess?
cient to meet and cope with all the
tasks that life entails, and with a
wife (whom he considers worth
working for) to encourage him, he
has been inspired to bigger things.
I have not woripd to -help make
the living (this will please friend
I. D. W., eh?), but I have worked
like a trojan, fixing our bungalow
cozy and attractive for his return
at the end of the day. In the win
ter I have the grate fire roaring
with cheery warmth and the dim
light from the rose shade lamp cast
ing an irresistible invitation to the
cozy corner, with its velvet cushion
all met for a love scene for my
sweetheart and me.
I always say sweetheart, for
that's what we are and always
shall be. "Happy is he. whose wife
is wife and sweetheart still, whose
smile as of old can charm, whose
kiss as of old can thrill." This is a
little verse he recites to me when
we are snugly settled in our little
love nest. He is doing splepdidly in
his business. To show howquickly
a willing young man can work
himself up when he has the proper
environments (love and encourage
ment). he has been averaging $500
a month and in September he made
$1,000.
Wives, be versatile. We must
satisfy the whims of our adored
heroes. I study my husband and
know his every mood. There is the
secret of his contentment at home.
When he has, perhaps, met with
discouragement in the day's work, it
is up to me to make him forget his
troubles, and no. no matter how
tired I am, I bring him out of his
morbid state of mind and soon he is
smiling and jolly and sees there is
joy in living after all.
When he wantamusic I play and
sing for him. When he feels like a
nice, brisk walk at the late hour of
11 p. n., I am ready for it. I have
studied dramatic art for several
years. and I am ready to play
any role his mood calls for. I have
his laughs and tears at my com
mand, and his love for me is akin
to worship. Does he seek amuse
ment elsewhere? No. The man
whose interest is kept at home does
not need to. LA MAR.
KNOW WHAT
YOU WANT,
Marriage can be' looked upon
from many standpoints.
The cave man's tactics for a girl
with spirit would never stand,
and to the reA-haired women would
surely mean his doom or death. A
milder, sweeter woman would di
voIce or separate from him.
The old adage. "Marry in haste
repent at leisure." is for those who
consider hasty marriage the cause
of unhappy marriage.
Some of the happiest couples I
knemw had three or more years of
courtship. Other happy couples are
those who have married in haste.
'Ti. knowing what you want.
F. 0. 5.
WA'fTER OF
RECIPROCITY.
Marriage is the most successful
thing in life, providing it is a mat
ter of reciprocity first, last and ali
the t'ime, and if each party strives
to be worthy. To me that seems to
he the meaning of life in any sitna
tion-striving to be worthy. M. Rl.
This Day in Our History.
This is the anniversary of the
guiiiottning, in 1793. of Marie
Antoinette, the Qu~een of Louis
XVI. It was she who when toil
that the French peasants had
no bread asked why they did not
at cake.
When a Gi
An Inwe
EARLY WE
6g NVE knew yeoul m bb
so r~sess, Ann*," mad Val
I doletly, as we stood on
the freot oeeh f the old Marrnii.,
plee9 whem.. I was whisking my
guest en 24 muoslag of Virginia's
happy resnmiatie with Pat.
"If Jim didi't wpell you fright
fully we woulda't be ehasig of to
pastures new without half seeing
this lovely estate," went on Val, in
a tone meant tor Jim's ears as he
came back from directing Lyons,
the 4hauffeur. about arranging toe
luggage on our cap,
"Naturally, As"a wants to try
out har agw ear," SaM Jim, taking
up her challenge. "!ou can come
to Dreamwoll angther time.
Val-- .
"Dresawold? Since when has the
old Marmsn planes aother name?"
demanded Va, fxing narrow eyes.
on JiA.
"OV, we called it by our own
name when we dida't own it. But
now the old homstead is ours again
we don't ned to swank about it,
replied Jim, lamely.
"I bee." said Val smiling, and
with her voice at its creamiest.
"But we can't all leave-Dream
wold in Anne's new car. Who's go
ing to drive the little one you came
out in? And what's become of it?
You haven't a family ghost, who
runs ayray with autos, have you?
Maybe the family ghost is making
Anne spirit us all away."
"Whose birthday party is this.
anyway?' demanded Jim. in a fa
oetious tone meant to rob the
words of their sung.
"Oh, those men in love with their
wives! And this 'the queen can do
no wrong' stuff." said Val insolently
in the old manner that hadn't been
in evidence since iier fear of Evvy
Mason chastened her, and Aunt
Mollie's coming sweetened her se
ductiveness to womanliness.
Then she sauntered off to join
Uncle Ned and Aunt Mollie. who
were cutting flowers to bear city
ward with us.
JIM DISAGRUEM.
"You might have told her that
Neal would join us in the little car
as soon as it comes back," I sug
gested to Jim.
"And have her ask where it's
coming back from?" replied Jim.
"No. kiddie, that would have spilled
the beans. Pat and Jeannie'll have
enough gossip to face when the
thing leaks out-no use our start
ing the flood. We'll stall along
today as Pat asked. And by to
morrow this bunch will forget any
thing it's puzzling over now. Here
goes to blame it on you 'some more.
Come on, folks-the caravan moves.
for this little girl of mine's all on
tip-toe to try out her new car."
As we-were helping our guests
into the car. I happened to glance
up at the Romto and Juliet balcony
from which, early in the morning,
I had seen Virginia strolling up the
river path to the summer house.
Cowering against the waU and half
hidden by the vines of the balcony.
I saw Bertha. who had been left
behind to close the house. She was
waving to the new chauffeur, and
there was something in her man
ner at once impassioned and
pleading.
"Oh, do you mind waiting a mo
College That
Went Wrong
By Dr. Wm. A. McKevr.
has just been my pleasure to
visit In a modest cottage and
to grade Its members in terms
of their worth to society. For ex
ample. I found the wife to be'
A 100 per cent mother.
A 100 per cent housekeeper.
A 100 per cent neighbor.
A 100 per cent society member.
With two beautiful children, two
and six years of age, to care for
while her husband was employed
ten hours per day, this good home
maker was doing admirably. The
health conservation, diet and disci
pline of the little ones seemed to be
all that even an expert could wish.
The cottage home was in perfect
order, the meal served for my bene
fit was entirely prepared by her
self, and was "good enough for the
President," and all was accom
plished with poise and self reliance.e
under conditions that try some
women's souls.
The efficient young mother was
not living unto herself. She was
interested in neighborhood im
provement, was able to hurry off
to church meetings with her hus
band and the two children, and
was keenly alive to the needs of
her borne city in respect to better
child life.
However, here is the shocking
part of my story: l'ifteen years
ago this 100 per cent house mother
was practically purned out of col
lege-and I was there as a witness
-because she could not keep up
with her classes in physics chem
istry and higher mathematics. The
requirements were rigid and the
professors were frigid. It was.
take this course or leave. So the
girl "failed" and left college-and
won. She won a splendid husband
and an ideal place in a home of her
own with all the capabilities essen
tial for such a career.*
DELINQUENT COLLEGE,
But, what was the matter with
the college? Why, it "went wrong;"
it was "delinquent," having failed
to appreciate the beautiful, mother
ly, home-making talents of a good
Christian girl. To have permitted
her to drop the mathematics ab
stractions and to take instead a
short enurse in household arts, do
mtestic economy and the care of
children--this would have proved
a round of joy to the girl and a
mann of salvattea.
'ri Mamr e8
g Story of
DDED LIFE
meat?" I asked. in a tone I tried 4A
make casual. "I forgot somethin.
"LAt me get it for you," chorused
Jim and Neal.
But protesting that I didn't knew a
just where to look. I hurried back,,
to the house and up to my room. Of
course, the woman had left, warned.
by my leaving the ear-w my room ,
was empty. From there I raced.,
down to- the kitchen. Bertha looked '
up in well-simtlated astonishment,,,
from the dishpan, where she was
whi ing the soap sitter around
vigro usly.
"Did you forget #omething. Mrs.
Harrison? I'll be glad tQ find it for
you," she said, drying her hands on
her apron as she spoke.
"I forget to ask you about yer
husband," I replied, "I hope he has
found work and left his dishonest
ways!"
A R UMUD MAN.
Her face went chalk white, bat
she managed to speak calmly.
"Oh, he has. Mrs. Harrison. He's
repented of hs mistakes and he has
found a chance to earn an honest
living. And if he Isn't hounded out
of It, and folks trust him. I knoWr
he'll make good."
"Do you think he's a man to be
trusted?" I asked. "Once you left
my employ because you felt that
he'd follow you and make you help
him rob us. Why do you feel so
dIfferent now?"
"I do," said Bertha sullenly. "I
do. He's changed, and I know it.
But if anyone was to take advaa
tage of what I told 'em, though I
had no call to, -they might drive -
him back again to where he wa."
"And if I don't take advantage of .,
what you told me, even though you
didn't have to, Bertha," I asked
sternly, "what then? What were
you doing in my room the moment
I left? How do I know what influ
ence this man has on you'"
"Do you think I ain't honest?'
Bertha cried. Maybe you'd rather I
left at once, without putting the
place in order. Maybe you think
the minute your back is turned 1'.l
be lettin' my poor Matt In to grab
off the whole place?"
"Don't be impudent, Bertha." I
admonished. "And don't be stupid,
either. You can't jet Lyons in to
rob this place because he'll be
driving us in the ear."
"You know," gasped Bertha, "I
didn't think you knew. I don't see
how I come to give 4t away. Oh.
Mrs. Harrison. don't throw him out
of the first chance he's had in all
the ten long years we've been mar
ried. He ngver had no chance from,
the first time they sent him up
most twenty-five years ago, and
him nothing but a child then that
got in bad company. The first two
babies fairly starved to death. And
now-I won'tbe able to work much
longer."
I took Bertha's work-reddened
hand in mine and laid an -arm
across her shaking shoulders.
"You stay here and take good
care of Mr. and Mrs. Dalton when
they come back this evening" I
said. "And tell your husband I
believe in him. He must make
good now. He owes it to you and
to the little baby who's going to
live to make you both very happ'
and keepyou both very straight."
"He owes it to you to go straight.
I'd tell him that." cried Bertha.
"and all our lives there's nothing
we won't do to repay you. Who
knows, we may get a chance?"
To Be Continued.
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