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m THE DAILY I
|f SHORT STORY |
pnrORTHT OF EEMBMBRANOE.
BY ELSIE SEE.
r'*JOopyrigtat, 1916, by the McCIure
jK/ Newspaper Syndicate.)
?';g jr-e-iALK about the quiet ot a Tillage,"
muttered Larry El*
Uott, aa be sleepily arose on
L (be second morning ot bis vacation at
KWUIlersTlIle, "but it there's a quiet
Rmoment trom the time the first robin
ggcfalrps at daybreak until the village
^bead quits'practicing at midnight I
!udcu ftulc 1u ioc?e it
w moments later Larry was
a walk before breakfast. Ig- '
the narrow strip of concrete
k. he was swinging along lu
idle of the street when he gave
Indrawn whistle, for coming
blm from the dusty road
led down by the railroad wan
girl In a soft white waist and
iklrt. The tints of her copperhair
blending with the brown
d yellow daisies she carried,
arry's ^delightful admiration
n his frank, brown eyes,
then the village quiet v.-as.
by the excited yells of a small
ose three cows being driven to
i decided to bolt their keeper's
id dash back to the lot where
lately weaned calves stood
}. Along the road, just behe
girl,1 tho clumsy animals
mooing rumbllngly and tossletr
heads angrily. The girl
her head and took one glance
d, but stood motionless with
Onward lunged the cows and
all boy continued to yell excltLarry
bounded to the girl's
With one hand he took hold of
n and with the other he waved
lama hat wildly back and forth
faces of the cows, whose lumgalt
came to a sudden halt,
ixt instant, though, they swervIther
side and went oh toward
m weir crying offsprings. Larry could
, (eel the girl's arm trembling, but he
: looked at her with such a frleddly,
K*- amused smile that she laughed,
& "Thank you Tor rescuing me." Her
Tolcewas a bit trembly. "I've had a
' foolish terror of cows all my life,
St-. _ though never before have I had any
real reason to fear them."
"Glad to be of service," said Larry,
|ft and hoping to prolong the conversa
tt uuui no vomurcu iu auu, r or tear
ft*- the-ogres might renew the attack at
graome other point on your Journey,
c : won't you let me go along to wave
^ them away again?" He held up his
. . hat threateningly, and both of them
laughed.
it. "Ogres are as nothing to the
J- tongues of the village gossips. Sir
Khlgbt of the Panama," said the girl
Jgr: demurely.
Sj- rj, "Oh, bother the tongues and the
KKj-thousand other things in this burg
K[. Which won't keep quiet."
Bp'- "But every moment we stand here
Rg^jnakes material for those tongues,"
5?,': said the girl, taking a backward step,
g?'r-"so 1 must move on. Thank you,
?M/?galn."
Sv . "For your sake Til move on. too.
Sp;. but It I can find a way to meet you
?? according to the ethics of the gossips,
j&jlinve I your permission?" Larry's
, eyes were pleading so earnestly that
the girl smiled and pulled a long;",
|temmed daisy from the bunch she
PS?i- "Yes, and here's a mascot," tossing
the flower. "May it bring you
taek."
s" ' Larry returned to his breakfast
with a contented smile and a ravens'?
ous appetite. As his landlady bustled
jr-,7' about the sunny, rag-carpeted dtnlngSj7"
room, he longed to ask her about the
girl he had met, but knew It would
ka ntimloo n? 4L-* *L. -1
WW ? ?" ?B\J. IVIl UIIU HID UllUI UI>>.
Ing girl was In the sleepy village, but
ffhotof It.
"Would that I had been bidden to
P-Mll jpon her Instead of upon the
jfejtprlm spinster who was my grandmother's
boarding school chum."
|&v Larry sighed at this thought, but stoI
x confession:
K -r*"Tou ought to have been there!'
& tried Emma as she burst Into my room
three o'clock the next morning. 'We
ifi, could not accommodate half of them,
v A lot of people wanted to know It the
girl checking bats was you, and we
^affirmed she was. ->
i' "'You see, raula. I made the boss
E. get a girl with eyes and nulr like
Bv jours, so almost all the knowing ones
If -,who were not there the night before
|',:^erere sure they were looking at a real
Bp' society girl at close range, when In
Rjftfact they were gaping at little Patty
'Scarlet, the chorus girl!
g.--; " 'The boss says If you will comt
p.'" back he will give you a $100 a woek
E'-.. next month and then $20 a week.
2' twice what he ever gave to a check
girl.,
gjy "If I were you, Paula, I'd do It,
1& : tor you will make at least $200 a week
BB> in tips the first mouth.'
': i" 'Please don't ask me, Emma. 1
p staply can't do It I must look (or
Kfr another job and, Emma, 1 am afraid
Hp2?ehall. never succeed."
? ? "Why not pray?' asked vfrnni*
jjES'sharply and then she answered her
Kfcpwn question. '1 expect It la because
jk'you have found you cannot be stared
g!&'at by ginks who have minds only big
; ' enough to lodge nasty thoughts. Dout
' 'be discouraged, kiddo.
B9r. ""However,' she continued qulckiy,
, 1 put the proposition up to you as It
Bpjmeant money to you and to the boss.'
Htfc 'Aren't there something worth
BJ-rtnore than money, dear Emmar
? " 'Darn few, Paula, dam few, when
It meanB your bread and butter. I
remember some years ago I was about
Kl discouraged when a girl friend said
F "'Don't dlspalr, Emma. Remember
&3o succeed you must have the courage
fv'Of a lion," and spitefully I assumed
Hue determination of a tiger, the conK$
Blag of a fox. the cooing tones of a
dove and the beauty of a peaoock.'
"'Are you describing a menagerie.
LEADER ?F ULTRA-EXCL
GIRL MAY WIN SUCCE
MISS PHOEBE RAISCH, SOCIETY
HTJNT, LEADING WOMAN IN STOCI
SEATTLE, WaBh., Sept. 6.?Phoebe
Ralsch, leader of the younger society
set of San Francisco.
Phoebe Hunt, leading woman of
Seattle stock company.
The two are one ancfthe same girl.
Not until a party of San Franciscans
came up here and "spilled the beans"
did Seattle dream of hor Identity. And
now the playgoers who learned to like
stock productions since Miss Jjalsch
came to town, are doubly lntefested In
lice olnon thaw Irnant ?hn * aha /.nmnt
uvi Wiuve VHV/ nuvn tuoi ouu uvuigo |
lcally drew from his pocket the note
of Introduction his grandmother had
addressed to Miss Arabella P. Mortimer.
He resolved to make the promised
call that afternoon, so that'he
might pursue the pleasures of his vacation
without qualms of conscience
for duties unperformed.
He set out that afternoon expecting
to be received in a darkened
drawing-room by an oppressive dignified
spinster, and his expectations
were fully realized. Miss Mortimer
was Juki as he had pictured her, even
to the way she folded her hands
across each other in her lap. While
listening courteously to her precisely
worded remarks and while making
adequate If not enthusiastic responses.
Larry was picturing to himself
the stately social functions which
had doubtless taken place within
those broad, high-celled rooms when
Miss Mortimer had been a dimpled
girl, Instead of a wrinkled spinster.
Suddenly the middle-aged servant
who had admitted Larry reappeared
at the doorway with a frightened expression.
"Begging your pardon, Miss Mortimer,"
began the woman, talking very
rapidly, "but Miss Penelope has fell
from a cherry tree and hurt her ankle
most awful!"
"Penelope in a cherry tree!" Miss
Mortimer's dismay at such an indiscretion
overcame her anxiety about
the accident tor the moment, and
Larry laughed as he thought of Miss
Penelope as a counterpart of Miss
S OF A WIFE"x"~|
[ "Both, kid, both,' briskly answered
Emms, 'tor the successful woman has
to take on at times the predatory Instincts
of every beast of prey and the
charms of every wonderful bird.'
L "'Emma, I can't understand with
your experience why you have not
grown pessimistic,' I said curiously.
" 'What's the use?' she aBked quickly.
Pessimism doesn't get anywhere.
After all. Paula, the game Is worth
the candle and when you have reached
even a modicum of success you
will have learned that however much
the friendly sons of peace make a fuss
about It, there Is nothing In this world
so exhillaratlng as a battle, be It' of
wits or flU.''
Ho* DO Vol) MB.
DOPP-.ls.'Miss "
OUVIA AT HOME?
USIVE SET PROVES
ISS IN SPITE OF RICHES
1 1
r LEADER, WHO IS ALSO PHOEBE
C.
from the bluest of the blue-blooded
families of California.
"I went on the stage because I like
the work. I left society because another
six months of it would have driven
me crazy." is the way Miss Ralsch
explains It all. /
She chose stock as a stepping stone
tc higher dramatic work. She has the
courage to succeed and a host of her
admirers predict that her ability and
indomitable will power will carry her
to the heights.
Arabella, and falling from a cherry
tree.
'CKa'n elfllnto nn fVia l?rnn n rl n'inr
Ulic a Bliiiuf) uu mv (Jtuuuu uvn I
a-holding of her ankle," said the woman,
"and vowing she won't come in I
till you've gone to the Ladies' Aid,1
but I knew you'd hold me to account
if I didn't tell you."
"Very well, Maggie," Mies Mortimer's
tone Indicated that the servant
was dismissed from further obligation.
"Do let me be of service." said Larry
eagerly. "Can't I assist the lady
to the house?"
'You arc very kind, Mr. Elliott,
and I think we'd better make haste
to the orchard." Miss Mortimer led
the way out through a French window
as she spoke.
As they hurried through the orchard
toward the cherry trees along
Its farthest slope, Larry saw a whiteclad
woman seated on the ground
holding her left ankle with both
hands. A large Leghorn sun hat hid
her face and shoulders so that not
until Miss Mortimer's anxious questions
caused the wounded Miss Penelope
to raise her head did Larry have
a thrill as ho recognized the girl of
his early morning adventure.
"Auntie, I'm sorry to cause you
such anxiety," said Penelope.
"But, Nepple, dear, are you badly
hurt?"
"I think not, though It does hurt
when I try to stand."
Miss Mortimer looked anxiously
from Vif>p nplnA to T arrv and t?Amom_
bered that they bad not been introduced.
"Mr. Elliott, pardon me for not
presenting you to my niece. Miss
Bachelder; Penelope, Mr. Elliott, the
garndson of a dear friend of mine."
"And eager to be of service to a
lady in distress," said Larry, smilingly.
A little later, as he was supporting
Penelope on her slow Journey toward
the house and Miss Mortimer went
on In advance to prepare a poultice
for the Injured ankle, Larry took
from hlB pocket the daisy that Penelops
had given him that morning.
"This has Indeed proved a mascot,"
he said, "though I'm sorry that |
both my meetings with you have been
associated with something disagree- 1
able." 1
"Isn't It rather that your appearance
each time helped me out of a I
disagreeable situation?" i
"It Is kind of you to put It that '
DOINGS OF THE DUFFSA
Nti WDeeMHBatofl WAIT w
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ray, but I hope ire shall meet under
lellghtful circumstances so often that
ill disagreeable ones will be forgoten."
Penelope was silent for so long
hat Larry feared he had been preslpltate,
but when she spoke very
loftly, he was reassured.
"I'd rather remember all that has
lappened today than to forget tho
lellghtfnl part of It," she said.
every week. If the walls and floors j
around and beneath them are wood.1
paint the. walls and floors In a light
color. This makes the wood waterproof
and helps to keep it clean.
Do not throw garbage Into the yard.
Do not sweep the garbage filth or floor
sweepings through a bole In the floor
to fall under the house.
_ FASHION SAYS FUR!
(By B^TTY BROWN.)
Your new (all ault will have far on
It?yon won't have e chance In a hundred
of missing a fur collar or fur
sulfa.
Every new model eeema to be betarred.
Notice the one I hav&sketchsd
here?It li one of the advance
'fashion hints" from Fashion-Art
(SOME PEOPLE ARE NO'
^Thcires T^TSA
M TVOBfcOVBRAOS- " ~
b<X WIU.BE
S> PCATH - S
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HEALTH HINTS 11
Do yon know that working people
lose millions o( dollars each year from
sickness?
Yet much of this sickness could he
ivolded It people made every possible
effort to live in rooms which get sunlight
and fresh air. When you reilize
that children, like plants, cannot grow
In dark rooms sunlight and tresh air
are worth extra efforts to obtain. Do
not rent dark rooms for they are germ
brooders.
Do not keep windows down or as
many people do, nail them down. Windows
are made to lot light and fresh
air Into the house. Keep your windows
open from the top and from the
bottom all the time?day and night,
for night air Is Just as good for you as
day air. Then you will sleep well and
Btop taking colds.
Bathe every day. The man who
bathes every day feels better and can
hold a Job longer than the man who
docs not.
Koep sinks and water closets clean.
Pour hot water and plenty of washing
soda, into fho ainlr nnrf wuto*? hlnool I
AND T
"ANKLE LENGTH"
SAYS FASHION |
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"Ankle Length" Is Dame Fashion's
order tor skirts, according to styles
shown at a fashion revue* at Long
Bench. L. I., for the benefit of the
I American Red Cross. The dress
shown here Is Georgette trimmed at
the bottom with silver lace. The
collarette and muff are of Hudson
seal trimmed with ermine.
YOU CAN'T MISS IT
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which means yon can accept it as authoritative.
It's velour de latne In the most popular
of colors?dregs of wine.
The long coat Is fullsklrts and cut
on military lines; the fur which Is seal,
put on the uneven lengths of skirt In
squares rather than in a band. The
muff Is the football type, and the adjustable
collar tlie last word In modlshness.
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SI WE GOT THESE OVERAU-S V*
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quiet dell.
Miss Ollle Linn, of Plum Run. who
las be?n staying at Henry Rudy's has 4
eturned home. ?
Mr. and Mrs. Basil Rudy and chll- _
Iren wore Sunday guests at W. J. |
"aat's on Wlckwire. V
Mr. Leland Nixon of near Booths- /
rile, was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. &
Rem Rudy a few days the past week, a
Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Rudy was call- I
ng at Robert Linn's on Plum Run (>
Saturday evening. /
Quality . ti?
Purity cess
Accuracy teec
Safety prei
Mountain Cit)
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y appetite tempters tor eSejral
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