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. THE DAILY
T(! SHORT STORY
Cupid on the Phone.
By LOUISE OLIVER.
tCopyrlght, 1917. by the McCluro
Newspaper Syndicate.)
THE president of the Midway and
Northern and Mr. Dill, his private
secretary were seated heSi:
k side the gTeat center table In John B.
Stoughton'n office. Mr. Stoushton
I himself, seated opposite, was trying I
his beat to look aa If railroad preel-j
a dents and their satellitea were customary
visitors. He smoked one of his I
I .own 50-cent clpars, a dozen of which |
ho had kept in the safe for months for
Jnst a longed-for etnergency.
1 rtw elta ?nkl? . .C -
* vm iuo isi/ir. non a iuup ui u *;t:i
1 tain section of a curtain state, with ;
dotted lines running over it like a |
dressmaker's guide, and here ana;
there groat splotches of black ink that
evidently hud something to do with
the present conference, foi every now j
and then the president of Mr. Dill1
would lban forward and trace around j
these places with well manicured fin-1
gers. Mr. Stonglilon was playing the :
part of listener.
"You sec," explained the president.!
"it would do for the people In these 1
sections to discover that we arc run i
nine these branch lines into their I
conn try "
The telephone rang just then. Mr..
Stonghton looked annoyed. There was
no office girl to answer It. for so far
he had not needed the services of one.,
Legal papers, all that he had, could be I
copied by the public stenographer [
cross the hall.
The president settled hack in his
' cbafr as the phono with automatic1
regularity sounded Its staccato note- 1
trnere was no me in frying 10 com-1
pete with it for the young lawyer'r at-1
tentlon. Mr. Stoughton went ovc - to
bis desk and took down the receiver.
"Hello!"
if... "Is that you. Jack?"
I? "Yes."
"What are you doing?
vboit."
. "Oh, pshaw! You're always busy."
"What do you want?" asked Jack.
He wanted to add "dear." but, with '
presidents and secretaries present '
It seemed impossible. 1
*T don't want anything." answered f
Marjorlo llawthoino with asperity, c
"I'm not accustomed to being asked I
what I want You're usually glad t
enough for an excuse to talk to me."
"Ill call you later." answered Jack <
catching a glimpse of the president's y
face, on which impatience and resign!- ?
tion were struggling for mastery. Mr.
SOI was unfolding tnoro papers and 1
i, laying them on the table.
! ; Jack heard the recHiver at ,he other '
ty- end snap down jfjilla.'uUjr. and nn v- <
turned to his chair worrying becnupe I
!* . Mar lory was angry, his rrir.d n Ihoi.- f
' sand miles' from presidents and coa!
' . fields. 1
The president picked up his words <
I ^ precisely where he had left off. He
? iii' a 'i in i i
|"~x CONFESSIONS
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b- ' I have worried a good deal, little l
hook, over the things Dick told me i
last night. Yon know I put all my i
t ' little savings iuto ,hook concern stuck i
If and if a crash should come. It tJcrrld I
3 he chaos until Dirk could get on his '
foot ~3tcr&1? i
I do not care bo much for myself. 1
I know that, given my health. I could *
teach, and belwoen you and me, little
book, X really would like to start that
private school. I know Pick would
never let me do it unless some unforeseen
thing like the failure of the book'
concern would bring it about.
' But poor Mre. Selwin! lu her old
ago to have to change all her ways o!
r living?to know for the first time in
her life that she had not enough moafcjr
to supply her wants?oh. I Jnst
fcould not stand that!
Mra. Selwin has always been a rich
^voman. It was her money, inherited
from her father, that started tho bock
concern. She always thought, as did
her mother before her. that she must
, give awRy so much of her Income every
year. Since Mr. Selwln's death
v her bonefactiona havo been greater
than ever. From them she seemei
to get her only pleasure.
P; Why, little book, she would not let <
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penscs with her. She told us this was <
as Mr. Seiwin wanted? to be. He had 1
/-> bold her if anything happened to him c
he hoped we would come to live with
her and if Vr did she must defray J
all expenses of Iho household ns if c
We were her son and daughter. c
Sfc Dick and I, little book, have Ijeen
. singularly blessed with good friends 11
ggyy UUVII ????UJO 1UUMIIS I'Ul lor "
6*: lis. I bate to think that fate or lock '1
. enters into anyone's success, hut ] |.
know of many of my friends who have i
js never had such opportunities given'
ffc them.
Sometimes I think we hare hud loo
much material success, hut I do hope
f- If financial catastrophe does find us
fa It will not .come until after dear Mrs.
Belwin has passed over where wealth
W not needed.
Bat t wish Mrs. Selwtn would let mo
take charge of her house as Is could
run it on about half what she does.
But it would break her heart to have
anyone else give orders in the old
home. Little book, we women high
or low. rich or poor, generally play
a waiting. It is always waiting, wait.
lag to see if our dreams come true.,
k -v and some of them, some of that to us
Bk f Mem fairest, never to come to us except
in the intangible stuff of which
- they are made,
i. Here I am, little book, almost well,
full of life and the desire to help Hick,
and yet I must just sit still and wait .
to see what the future will bring. 1
i cannot anything to help or even
avert {bis trouble. If the calnmlty
I Hj 'comes, come it must without me or'
: No wonder. Utile book, men think
women are almost worthiest '.a
any srtiU in life that does not invovie
:ti sissacT.t c! s? Sams Urns : belive
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FASHION DONS T
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POPULAR APRO!
By BETTY. BROWN
NEW YORK, March 8.?An ordl
iry kitchen apron effect adds varie
o the prevailing straight-line gown
t is neither absurd nor Inapproprla
or it offers a dignified and picturesqi
:hance for elaborate ornamontatlon i
n the most attractive biscuit colj
rock which is pictured today.
The extra long tight sleeve is a
>tber feature approved in high-cla
raiments as a pronounced contrast
vas not accustomed to repeating.
" on account of the cool depo
ts. So far they nre not even awn;
lint it is thore. But we have had c
icrts throughout the three countii
'or n year and find thai the whole dl
rict is rich. The thing is that it v
>uy up that property, eveu 90 an o
ion. in our own name "
The telephone rang agalu. M
i OF A WIFE
.hero Is going to he a groat cliani
n the world of thought. Some tin
racn?yes, women too?will undt
"taiid women are human, that Ihi
lave a part In the great scheme
life outside the biological one.
Drobably won't come In ruy time, h
naybe Ellene's and Mary's and Molllt
ihildrens' children will see It.
And here Is the awful part of n
waiting game?I know Dick wou
ather I wnB away while he Is worklt
10 hard. He likes to think of me don
lero having a good time with Moll
ind out of the way. He doosn't wa:
iven to have to think of me more tht
le can help. He has a big battle onto
woman must intrigue him awt
rom the fight.
I am going back though, little boo
rory soon. Mrs. Selwln was don
tere the other day and she seemt
rery frail and lonely. 1 tried to mal
ler stay with me but she cannot leat
hat house of hers for long. Sho lit
cached the age here association at
nemory mean moro than anything clt
o her. The world has passed her 1
md to catch up with it again Is tc
treat an effort. Shall I ever feel 111
hat, little book? Just now 1 cat)
toncelve of it. 1 want to live, to lh
svery moment of ray life, and wht
he time comes for mc to meditat
cannot think earth will have mut
:harm for me.
As I write I see the. Lady Salv
uei cumins into me narnor. tvnat a
ixquisite home it la, and what a cut
iuk man to choose to live like that.
I nm a rather Inconsistent troma
iftcr Jill, for some of nty most plcastt
ible times havo been when I have boc
hinkingof Malcolm Sluert.
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S* AXD PEPLUM i
the extremely elaborate sleeves of the
n. average costume.
t Peplums also provide the deslguers
with a conspicuous place for embroidlB
ery and braldlug. A model developed
te in blue satin and tulle shows the fullte
noss of the front of the skirt arranged
is In cartridge belt gathers,
or Bags are once more assuming use
ful dimensions and much intricate
n- needlework goes to their making as In
ss the stunning shirred model made to go
to with the tulle and satin dress.
Stoughton's hands closed tight as if
s. he would like to choke its metallic
re throat. The president again set bnck
x- in his chair and the secretary drummod
impatiently on the table.
s. "Hello!!" called .lack, answering its
,-e insistent ring for the second- time,
p. "Jackie, dear! I'm ho sorry 1 was
cross," came Marjorie's voice, "and I
know you didn't mean to be rude. I've
been thinking about you all day, and
~ how lovely it will be when we're mar_
ricd and have our little bungalow up
on the hill. It's just like a fairy tale,
isn't it, Jackie?"
"Yes!" responded Jack, in as busi-'
nesslike tone as he could command. i
Marjorie's voice always set his pulses j
;e to pounding, but it would never do to i
ie let the president suspect that he was
;r- making love ai a time like this.
iy "It seeuis like ages till I shall see
of you this eve "
It But he interrupted. "Perhaps I'd ut
better call you later?I'm very busy
!'s just now."
"Oh?all right." coldly.
iv And again ho returned to the table. ;
Id " there's going to be a hold up
ig when we try to get our right of way,"
rn the president continued. "So our conile
pany has decided to engage the sernt
vices of an attorney to handle the situin
alien, got all options In his own name
? and to handle the situation generally..1
iy Our own lawyer would not da for tho j
reason 1 mentioned. Now as to a com-1
k, mission?of course, it would mean?"
m The t Mephone inng again. The secHi
returv jumped up and wnlko I the floor I
to and ihe president this time looked,very
re much annoyed, .tack hesitated. Should j
is ho lift off the receiver and let tho othid
or person wait ? 3t t whoever it wcs.
io it would probably be best to get tho
iy number and call it later, now that tho
io interruption had occurred. Then ho
:e would keep, tho receiver off the hook 1
i'( to prevent further trouble. He should i
rci have thought of doing that before. '
m "Hello!" he called for the third time. I
e. "Jsck. don't be cross, please, but I
:hj I'va beon crying, crying; think of it.;
You've acted so queorly today. I'm so
iaj misprablo' because 1 know you don't
,n i love me any more!" j
i- "Then you'll have to say it. the i
1 whole thing. '1?love?you?Marjorle.'!
m j just like that, before I'll believe you." j
r-| Hc'obcyed. "I love you. Marjorle." I,
in What, else was there for it ?
i The railroad president pushed back i
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DOINGS OF T
litMUNT, 1HUKSUAX EVE
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his chair and got up, and when Jack
left the 'phone his visitors had their ,
maps folded and their hats, coats and I
sticks ready to depart. . J '
"We had better take up the matter
at some future time when you're "not
so busy, Mr. Stoughton."
"I'm sorry." said Jack lamely, "to.
have kept you waiting."
It was dreadful to see a real: live railroad
president slipping through
his fingers, but nothing to tha chance 1
of losing Marjorie.
"Some other time, perhaps," was the
answer as he bowed them out. But
Jack knew that he had lost thousands
of dollars forever.
"Dearie." said JhcU that evenlffg
when they were out In the garden, a
paradise of sweet spring fragrance that
was intoxicating, "we can't ever build
that bungalow if wc aren't careful. I
lost a good chance today." And then
he told her as tactfully as he could
what had happened.
"The Midway and Northern! Why.
that's Uncle Ben! I told him to go to
you. and I'll Just interrupt him all I
like. He's always told ino I'm to get
all his monoy. anyway: some day. And
then we'll build a castle. The dear
old fraud! I'll tell him to go right back
in the morning!" And the rest of the
converratltip doesn't concern us at
all.
!|HEALTH HINTsjj
Spring is coming and the change
front zero weather to rain and rather
tultry day may be accompanied by a
great deal "t sickness. Diseases of
the air passages are.especially liable
to develop.
A great deal may be done to pass
safely through this period of change.
One of the big dangers is from overheating
In home, workshop, office or
place of amusement. Tha proper thing
to do is to dress in comfortable cloth- ing
and work in a temperature that
is not too warm. It is not safe to work
in an atmosphere that produces a '
eeling of oppression and starts perspiration.
Sudden exposure to a cold, outside c
itmosphore after these conditions hava n
been produced robB the body' of Its ?
heat and is often followed by serious
complications. Let in fresh air by 1
throwiDg open doors and windows ?
when it becomes too warm Indoors. J
Don't be In too great a hurry 10 '
change to lightweight under clothing J
The outer wraps should be adapted *
to changes in the temperatures. '
The frost does not get out ot tbo
ground on the first warm day and '
children should not be allowed to sit
on the ground for Borne time, even if 11
the air Is warm and balmy.
Now Is the time to start some form *
of outdoor recreation. Spading a gar- P
den and planting vegetables are two
of the best spring tonics yet devised.
Incidentally a garden will aim a blow
at the high cost of living.
Baseball, tennis, golf, fishing, and
trumping are outdoor sports that 0
OUT FOR D. A. R.
PRESIDENCY I
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Two women prominent In the ruco ,
for president-general of the Daughters
of tlie American Revolution are f
Mrs. John Miller Norton,of Bullato, !j
N". V.. above, and' Mrs. George T. "
lluernsey of Independence. Ka?. Both p
look part in the Inst presidential cam- e
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HE DUFFS?(BABY IS RIG)
U 1 1LC KM^Wi L EZEZmgl I
POUND HIS CAR. I
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AND T
Quality
NEW adapt
N the strai
Jackets are b
and Cor
$2S
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Fr<
Blc
hould be started a* soon as the weaber
permits.
A little care in the diet will prevent
pring (ever and that tired feeling so
otnmon to the first warm days. Too
auch meat and heavy foods are eatn
at this season of the year, fresh
ruits and vegetables which the appcite
craves aro hard to obtain and'
ut of the reach of many pocketbooks,
iut where they cannot be obtained
resh the dried or canned varieties
tay bet used. It is a mistake to elimnate
them entirely from the bill of
are.
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iEALTH QUESTIONS ANSWERED
C. V.: "Is eczema contagions'; Can j
t bo cured?"
Eczema is not a contagious disease. I
Usually it can be cured by proper and
ersistent treatment.
WIN FIELD.
Lee Hawkins, of near Norwood,
jored to Wlnfleld one day last week.i
A large baby boy was born to Mr.:
nd Mrs. ?n*s Hail Sunday last.
Miss Eliza Baker who Is staying at j
Ir. Clyde Hawkins, was calling on i
er father. Scott Baker, Sunday.
Afrs. Mary Nuzttm was calling on
cr sister. Mrs. Minnie Carpenter, one !
ay this week. Mrs. Carpenter is scri-'.
usly 111 with heart trouble.
Johnny I'arpentor has been seri- j
usly III for some time with the dropy
and Is thought to be getting worse '
li the time.
Mrs. Ella Vincent Is visiting her [
augbter. Mrs. llnrry Xuzum. this.
rock.
.Miss AVilmu. Huwkins is ill at this >
,-riting.
,
INS ACT LIKE
a push button
ELLS WHY THEY ARE SO PAINFUL
AND HOW TO LIFT THEM
RIGHT OUT.
If you push on tin electric button,
ou form a contact with a live wire
rhifh rings the bell. When yourhow
press against your corn it push-1
s Its sharp roots down upon a sen-,
itive nerve and you get a shock of
oin.
Instead of trimming your corns,
hlch merely makes them brow. Just
top into any drug atorc and ask for'
quarter "of an ounce or froezone. I
'his will cost very little hut is sufriient
to remove every hard or soft!
orn or callus from one's feet. A few I
ropg applied directly upon a tender,
citing corn stops the soreness instant-j
r and soon the corn shrivels up so it1
Us- right out. root and all without
atn. This dntg is harmless and nevr
Inflames or even irritates the surlunding
tissue or skin. *
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HT ON THEJOB.)?BY AL
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HE HO
Spring 1
As N<
The Sea
? Tailleur S
ation of French Models;
ght and narrow way that r
raid bound an.d cord-edge
nes in all the new shades.
>.50, $35.00, $4!
? Daytime Ft
Straight, und simple eotuo< the imltopei
;ht of the sun. l'laitcd skirts thai
ason of their weight of hearts anil hen
at started out in the regular way. but
I until they huve become things of ben
repc Georgette, meteor, taffeta and in
r favor in the feminine eye.
$19.75 $99 75 tr
? w y vv.
\nother Shipment in
:uses {$7.50, $30.
SUTHERLAND'S SEAT.
WASHINGTON. U. C.. March 7?
Senator Howard Sutherland's seat In
the Senate in the first on the first row
Republican side to the left of thu presiding
officer.
Senator Goff's new seat under the
latest drawing Is the third seat in the
same row, and only one scat separates
those of West Virginia's two Senators.
CELERY-MIST FINE
FOR HEADACHE
Costs only 5c a Package at Any Store
If you suffer from headache or lieu nlgta.
it will cost yon only 5c to buy
one of the best remedies oil the market.
Don't judge the quality by the
low price. ^Celery-Mist" Is equal if
not superior to the Ugliest priced remedies.
Gives relief and comfort in a
few minutes. Every store sells "Celery-Mist."
Que trial will convince
you of its merits.
Doctors Stand Ann
' of Bon-Opto to 1
Strong?Acco
Guaranteed to Strengthen Ey<
In One W
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A Free Pfeicriptmn Yon Can Hava
Filled and Use at Home
Philadelphia, Pa. Victims of eye strain
and other eye weaknesses, and those who
wear classes, will be glad to know that
according to Dr. Lewis there is real hope
and help for them. Many whose eyes
were failing satv they hare had their eyes
restored by this remarkable prescription
and many who once wore glasses say
they hare thrown them away. One man
says, after using it: "I was almost blind.
Could not sec to rend at all. Now I can
read everything without my glasses and
my eyes do not hurt any more. At uiglit
they would pain dreadfully. Now they
foel fine all the time. It was like u
miracle to me.' A lady who used it rays:
"The atmosphere seemed hazy with or
without glasses, but after using this prescription
for 15 days everything seems
clear. I can rend even fine print without
glasses." Another who used it says:
"I was bothered with eye strain caused
by overworked, tired eyes which induced
fierce headaches. I have worn glasses for
several years both for distance and work,
and without them I could not read my
own name on an envelope or the typewriting
on the machine before me. I can
do both now and have discarded my loug
distance glasses altogether. I can count
the fluttering leaves on the trees across
the street now. which for several years
have looked Cke a dim green blur to mo.
I cannot express my joy at what it has
done for me."
It is believed that thousands who wear
glasses can now .discard them ina reason
LMAN.
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fashions I
/lannisn Modes that follow
narks the road to Fashion,
, large contrasting Collars f
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5.00 $67.50 1
snllle frock Cor tlio
lilii;. oh. so close, liy.V
vy embroidery. Sleeves
were slashed unil drapoiy
tliat make for Joy.
jpo de clilne compete
00. $12.50 I
PONT BE BALD '
Tells How to Make Hair Grow Thick
and Lustrous on Bald and Thin Spot*
Thousands of men and women ari
i growing bald every day and don't
i know the reason why. This Is Indeed
a pity, says a hair specialist, who $
states that baldness usually comes
. from carelessness.
The treatment is very simple; remove
the dirt by shampooing every
,ten days und destroy the dandruBi
germs by frequently applying a lfttli
of the real Parisian Sage, a most effi 3
1 clent preparation that the best drug
gists nre now rocommcndlhs as dn?
1 of the quickest and safest treatment!
to surely stop Itching scalp and fall
- lug hair, remove dandruff and to prop
I crly nourish and invigorate the hall
roots.
Parisian Sage Is also the dlscrlmlp j
ating woman's favorite luilr dressing
: because * makes the hair seem twlc?
j as abundant und gives It a ibftne?
i and luster that compels admiration
A generous bottle cost* but little frotr
The Mountain City Drug Company
who guarantees it to you.
ized at Power ||
\lake Weak Eyes ij
rdiner to Dr. I.ftnii
eek's Time in Many Initancei
nblc time aad multitudes more will b< 9
nblo to strengthen their eyes so u to l?
spared the trouble und expense of err:
getting glasses. Eye troubles of man;
descriptions may be wonderfully benefits
by the use of this prescription. Go toatUHi
l-sctlre dnig store and get a bottle of Bon
Opto tablets. Drop one Uon-Opto table
in n fourth of a glass of water and lei
it dissolve. With this liquid bifiHH
eyes two to four times dally. You shouh
uotice your eyes elear up perceptibly right
from the start nud inflammation and redness
will quickly disappear. If your eye?
bother you even a little it is your dntylttjH
take stops to sure tbem now before i
is too late. Mauy hopelessly blind might
have eared their sight if they nad car-i
for their eyes in time.
Note: Another prominent Phralcbui to whon
the Hhoee article urns submitted, said: "Y?B I
the BorvOpto prescription is trulr a weaderfu
Mrcremedy. Its constitnent foaredlentsarewel
known to eminent eye speelalists sad wMett
rrrv-ribed hy them. 1 hare naed It rerr atie
cesstully in my own practice on patients who*'
eyes were strained throurh overwork or nilffl
aiatses. I can hlahlr recommend it In esse o
weak, watery, aching, emartinr. itctalos. bunt
ina eyes, ml lids, blurred risioo or for eves le
flamed from exposure to smoke. ma, doat o
.vind. It is one of the very few prepaimtlMO 9
t'rcl should be kept on hand for revoltr use it
inioiit every family." Bon-Op to. referred t?
above, in not a patent medidne or a eeerei
remedy. It is an ethical prepare ties, the formula
being printed on the package. The man
ufacturera guarantee it to strengthen eyealfV
.V) per cent In one week's time In many instances
or refund the money. It can be obtained fron
any good druggist and la told In this dtf b:
iho Mountain City Drug Co.
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