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ONCE KEPT A DAIRY By KENNETH JONES. •Why are you so worn and weary I—king?” Inquired the little stenogra fbar aa she turned toward the book kaoper and scrutinized him carefully ' fcafore opening her desk for the day "Did you ever keep a diary?” asked Ike bookkeeper byway of reply. **oll, you poor man!” exclaimed the ttttle atenographer, "Some one found it, of course.” t ■" He nodded and sighed. “Of course, I might try to comfort pou by saying we all learn by experii once and there’s nothing that time doesn’t heal and such things, but 1 won’t. It’s all just so much rubbish Co the person you try to comfort. So HI Just admit that it’s a perfectly aw fill scrape. I can see that some one kas found it who oughtn’t to know.” | “My kid brother,” explained the bookkeeper, laconically. r “What! As bad as that?” exclaim ed the little stenographer, horrified. & “It's one I kept quite a while ago— and I'd forgotten it,” began the book -keeper, brightening up at the prospect ‘of unburdening his mind and gaining sympathy. *T noticed for two or three days that Bill was grinning at me in a mysterious way and this morning he made known the secret. He found It la an old coat pocket up in my I closet. I used the pocket as a hiding place, and haven’t had that coat out In ages to go through the pockets. “You see,” he went on, “I kept that diary when I had an awful case of un dying love for a girl, and, of course. [ It’s all about her. When I see her coming now I make a bee line for the > next corner and turn the other way. Why, I never even want to meet any one with her first name. But my - present feelings didn’t influence what 1 wrote in that diary—not a bit! “When it happened I was ashamed of going with any girl and I kept it all a secret, telling the folks at home that I was going to be out with some of the fellows when I went to see her. And as the diary wasn’t dated—for I considered that unnecessary—there’s no proof that the whole thing isn’t of present standing! “Bill called me aside today and whispered audibly, so the whole fam ily heard: ’Have you written in your diary this morning T When 1 looked my surprise—for, of course, the truth didn't dawn on me for a sec ond—he laughed and pulled out the lit tle red leather book! That brought It all back with lightning speed. Then he darted out of the door before I could get hold of him. "The family began to make inquir ies. Soon Bill put his head in at the window and said he wanted to speak to me a minute. When i refused he called out: *oh, well. I'll just read ( a page from this little red book to amuse the family.* So he began to shout some silly trash about Mildred. I rushed out hurriedly to buy him off. “But he won’t be bought off. That is. not once for aIL He demanded 91 this morning, because his roller skates need to be put into condition. I’ve always thought 10 cents too much for Mm. so you can Imagine that the dol lar came hard! But he wouldn’t part with the book, and although I begged him all morning until I left to give it to me he simply thought up schemes for levying blackmail. ”1 don’t dare thrash him and take away the book, because he’s quoted so much of It from memory that I know he’s got It all by heart, and he’d repeat It with Interest if given half a chance. If he did, of course, I couldn't disprove it, without showing the orig inal! “And to think It was about Mildred! Why, she’s putty-faced and has the disposition of a poodle, and she hasn’t any more style than a bag of pota toes, and—oh. she's absolutely the limit! Bill would go and read the whole thing to her In a minute if he took the notion. I don’t know how I'm going to exist! I'm totally In his power, and it means ball games even when I have previous engagements! It means taking him along In the eve nings If he wants to go! It means a thousand trials that will make death a blessed thing to contemplate! "Why on earth do people make such fools of themselves? What good did it do me to keep that horrible diary, anyway? I never read It over, and it makes me hot to think of the good summer hours I wasted writing the stuff just to amuse Bill!” “But why dont you let him do hie worst r* asked the little stenographer. “It'll only make Mildred know you did care once—end she knows you don’t now. And you don't care If your fam ily knows that you’ve got over your foolishnees!** * "Ye.," bitterly tea ponded the book* keeper, “and Bin would hesitate only about five minutes before he’d take it over to Grace, and, then ” “Oh!” The little stenographer shook her head. “Perhaps you'd better hur ry and elope with Grace.” she sug gested as sho began cleaning the keys ef her typewriter.—Chicago Daily News. Stone Microbes. The decay of building stones, ac cording to more than odo authority, is not due to wind action or other sur face influence, but to internal disin tegration resembling wood rot, and j this is ascribed by some to a low organism like the fungi and the molds j that cause the decay of vegetable sub- ! stances. A cure has keen found for the stone disease, or at least a form of treat ment that diminishes its ravages. The stones are treated with germicides, i the best of which appears to be a mix ture of sulphate of copper solution with bichloride of mercury and creo sote. —Harper’s Weekly. The Reason. “A horse is the most sensitive and feeling of animals.” “Indeed?” “Yes. If you notice, one will always listen to a tale of whoa.” The Reason. ’That Mrs. Baggs is such a flirt, i should think her husband might check her.” “He might except for the fact that his v ife’s a widow.” IT DIDN'T OCT TO HIM. “Did you like the football game as cell as you like baseball, Mr. Mo- Mutt?” "No; it didn’t get to me at all.” “Why? Did you oonalder it too brutal?” “It wasn’t that. I couldn’t feel a personal interest la any of the play ire. While I eat there watching them | ( was unable to forget that Instead of Igbtin’ for the glory of our city to put it high up in the list, mebby above tome of the rotten towns that claim a bigger population than we have, baaed on the latest directory esti mates. they were merely strugglin' in sehalf of their alma meter, whatever that In.** Land Bargains Two improved oastern la tin* to trade tor Arkansas vahey improv ed irrigated farms. What have you a. te faim in Pottawatomie, Kansas. 5 miles to town, on rural route and phone line, IV4 story new frame 6-room house, barn 14x40, cow barn, big shed, etc., all fenc ed, 75 acres tillable, 50 in cultiva tion,3o meadow,peach orohard, 160 acres pasture. Price $46 an acre, <$10,800.) Incumbrance $1,500, 6 , per oent. WUI trade for an 80 or 100 acre improved irrigated farm in the Arkansas valley, close to school. Missouri farm of 120 acres near Warrenburg in Johnson county, 7 . miles to town, one mile to school, on rural route and phone line, good 8-room house, barn 42x54, shed 28 by 32. 80 acres fenced hog tight, 40 acres tillable, 20 meadow, old | orchard, 80 acre# pasture. Price S7O an acre ($8,400.) Clear or all incumbrance. Will trade for small irrigated improved farm in Arkansas Valley. Refer to your map and you will see that both of the above describ ed farms are splendidly located. The Geo. A. Watson Land Co. Lamar, Colorado. You WUI Like California Because there you will have a chance to succeed. There climate, eoil and water, in conjum tion with intelligent labor, work wonders. Alfalfa, fruits, garden truck, poultry and dairy products point the way to more than a mere liv ing. Colonist Excursions larch 15 to April 15 1913. Then one way second, class tickets from Lamar, Col orado, to I-Os Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego and to many other points In Califor nia will be sold for $30.00. Corresponding fares from points on other lines in con nection with the Santa Fe. Liberal stopover privileges. Three fast trains daily from Kansas City carry tourist Bleepers and free chair cars. Harvey meals. For reser ranMnn ration*, information and copy of “San Joa quin Valley” folder, apply to G. J. GARVIN, Agent, Lamar, Colo. f Concerning Capps Clothes We believe every customer of ours is interested enough in the clothes question to wish to know why we feature this line, out of the hundreds made in Amercia. There are several makes perhaps known better and much higher priced, but in the first place we consider absolutely pure wool to be the fundamental of good clothes. The makers of Capps Clothes also make the woolen fabrics. That’s point No. 1. Point No. 2. The first reason saves middlemen’s profits. Point No. 3. Prices range from $12.50 to $25, fair to you, us, and to the makers. Point No 4. In style, fit and workmanship they are better than any others at the price. Point No 5. They are oar selection from the great big field of candi dates, and we are basing our business and our reputation on this belief. Our ruaromerx, wearers of Capps Clothes, can vouch for this statement. We invite those who <lo not known them to learn how good they are liy wearing them. | F you are fortunate enough to have little I / I I gfellows in your home, you’ll be glad to know | _Jj | / that we have secured the agency for “Wool Wear Clothes CpjJ For Boys” I I Made in Norfolk and regular Double Breasted ■ Models. Sizes sto 16. Moderately Priced !»»«'* «<■( “The National Boys’ Suit" shoes -f {/.•? V ' •' Umj \ In this department you will find the correct A models for the season. Our shoes are famous dp HI throughout southeastern Colorado for their styl ish appearance and long wearing qualities, and ...... maiuihon mss numbers of our customers get all their foot wear of us. The W. J. JOHNSTON MERC. CO.