I THE DAILY || SHORT STORY j -v I' I) Gallantry and Gardens. wo1 man's place being at home floes not imply that her interests must he bound ed by the four walls of lier home, hut rather that purt of her work is to influence conditions surrounding that | CONFESSION "Yes, you do," answered Malcolm Stuart. I Again I answered, "1 don't know." "Then why have you spent these long summer tlpys down here practl. cally in my company, Margie?" I rru?_ i-..? t .a??j J. UiD OM1UCU U1C, UUl J ouoncicu, * "You know very well. Malcolm, MolUe'g broken leg kept her hero and I did not want to leave her alone." "Sophistry, my dear. Mollie and her broken leg would never have kept you 1/ away from your husband had you loved him. Neither doed a perfectly happy woman try to commit suicide. Margie, 1 know you. dearest of courageous women, 1 know you have never acknowledged even to yourself that you loved me, hut I also know I have bdih to you what no other man could be. "1 have entered your life at points | which give mo a unique place In your thoughts. Long ago you would have sent me out of it if you had not loved me." My lagging conscience came to my 1 relief. "You must not talk to nit- like this. 4-V Malcolm." "Why not'.' You arc a woman?a. woman who can indulge in the luxury of facing facts. 1 have been facing them a long time. Truly I had determined to slip out of your life, to let you go back to the conventional existence which Is so irksome to you. fei- Then all at once it came to me I had no right to do this without leaving the ;1 decision to you. It must be for you to choose. i*' "Margie. 1 can make you happier than you have ever been in your life. rWith ma ydu can live always in n land of sunshine and flowers you love so well. The Salvia can follow summer Iuii over tats conn. margie. mum ;m not find Joy in living in a place where it would always be sunshiny afternoons? "You deserve more from life tijnn you have been getting. Margie, and I can give it to you. I ran give you every wi.ih of your heart except conventional propriety. IX you come with me, deat it will moan 'the world lost and wm forgot.' You havo no blood relatives that would grieve and T think I could make up to you for all tbe things you might miss in your new life. "Has your old life been so happy. Margie, that you can concleve nothing more blissful or fuller of content?" All the time Malcolm Stuart was talking, we had been leisurely walking along the board walk. I heard his voice, almost in a dream, for I was go ihfc over our acquaintance anfl friendship carefully and wondering if I Teally did love him. Was this beautiful comradeship between us love? If It were, was I a nameless thing, fit to bo classed with all those women that bad been Dick's paramours! " PAGE I ! PATRIOTIC WOMEN GET PLEDGES OF I * MSB Bp . . PjBjMr Women throughout the United St; ' getting their signatures of loyalty to | Mrs. Charles 11. rushing is here slu j a man s signature to her list. | home ami that the ballot is the instrument -In* needs to make her influence ,01.. ; Second came .Mrs. Ellis. She was ;a handsome matron who had been a i traiued nurse before her marriage. She took up the argument, that because women can't tight they should not | vote. She cited the Red Cross work, originated and carried out by women. ' aiid with equal emphasis sin*, cited the numerous kinds of men who vote, hut are ineligible for military servit e Third. Mice Hanson spoke, and rhivjalry was her theme. David Mark ham tightened his lips as if to prevent re| leasing the bitter words within. At j tirst he hoard not a word she said, hut even n surreptitious glance showed him that he had never seen her look more bewitching. She had wisely chosen to wear lace ruffles peeping out a' ne? k and wrists. Her auburn hair \vu> topped with a rose-wreathed white hate. Her voire was softly ! modulated, but her enunciation was I .-n dear that not ;t word was inaudl; hie. And her speech was brief, j Concluding. she said: "Is chivalry i built upon such an unstable foundation that ir falls tottering to earth |merely because a woman walks u*h> a booth and puts a piece of paper into a box as a means of approving or disapproving of eertaiu public servant. ? We women well know that it is not." | It was significant that Just, at this I point sin* dropped her lace handker chief, and of tin* four men who darted for it. David was the successful capj tor who rcstbred it to her. "1 have planted a garden of flowers," she resumed. "1 shall have to S OF A WIFE 1 All my preconceived ideas about lite were tumbling about my head. Had 1 been unconsciously encouraging Malcolm Stuart, for I can tell you. little book, that not until Malcolm had said to me, "You love me," had I ever once dreamed of such a thing?and I could only say now to myself as well as to him. "I don't know." Again I heard his voice: "Margie, dear Margie. I did not intend to tell you this, for strange as It may seem, 1 too have a conscience. Had you attracted me as most pretty wfllaen attract a man. I should have had no compunctions long ago in asking you to come with me. hut you are not an ordinary woman, my dear, in fact you are so extraordinary that I can hardly fix your type. "In some ways you are the most I courageous being I have ever known and in some ways you are very much j afraid. In some ways you are all softness and in some ways you aro as hard as nails. You do nor. lie to yourself, I dear, and so you must have been unconI sciously loving me. Bit now ihat you ; do know ?vou must kr.ow? give you .lite credit of having the courage to I take what belongs to you.' "You seem very sure that I love ] vou. Maleolm. but do yon realise that i not once have you to'.d Ine you love I LUC ?" I "Margie, they tool mt ! would iind ! you here." | 1 turned quickly and faced Hick! j He bent and kissed me and i introduced j vim to Malcolm Stuart. W;.yitfoooMuw m\ <* WHATi T4 ' CM Noui i l|^ \ * ?oiTw MEN TO SIGN .OVALTY TO UNCLE SAM r^' ties are stopping nu n on tf 10 street ami 1 the I'n silent at this critical time, tvn, on Fifth avenue. New Yorls, adding I us'? muni care to keep the soil in gooi condition and to keep away hanntu insects. Thar care will require propel | tools. All over the world wouren ar? {planting gardens ? homo gardens j school gardens, kitchen gardens, civh gardens gardens that grow hnmai ' flowers. They need the ballot as ? i tool to keep conditions such that ihei; human llowcrs may grow strong, is i chivalrous to withhold that tool? \V? women do not ask to usurp the plact J of melt: we ask you to help us sto] j from the pedestal where your well ( meant hut misguided chivalry has s< ' long kept tie. and we ask you to un i derstand that what we want is u walk and work side by side with you Knowing the underlying principle o justice in the heart of the Americai man, we know that what we ask wii be given us." After the completion of the speeche: I the earofullv nlannod osvi-holoeicn I moment came and went with the con J volition's unanimous indorsement o | equal suffrage. David's "aye" wn given in an unnatural voice, and In i had a trembling leeling in his legs a: I he rose with the other men while tin | ladies passed from the room, i As Alice passed through the doo ; she turned her head, pressed her lan ; handkerchief t?? her lips and flash ed upon David a forgiving glance tha ! made him entirely oblivious of wha ; transpired for the next few minute? 1 He gave himself up to a brief bu eestatie dream of days to come whei h?? would he a welcome visitor to tin summer house in her flower gardei and subsequently his dream came true ! Dutch Tavern Coffee?"Pure, Strong ; Delicious flavor."?Advt. \Wi | J Starting On The RoadT with nature's romady?S. S. S. It , ity to impoverished blood, raakint j resist the gcrmi of disease, and drive out diseaso if it gets a foot system. If you gat s(clc you hi chance for recovery if your b.ood if it is run down. It is Import your blood pure at all %6asons. If yeu are *uf/?ring with Rheumatism Eczema. <* Malaria, er Skin Eruption*, evidences of disordarod blood and fat purifier to drlvo out tho Impurities. S. 2 teed purely vegetable, and ia esDecIall' a* a blood purifier and genera! tonic. Get S. S. S. at any drug store. substitute. Write for booklet on blood dlsorderi Advice, which ia furnished without cbi Medical Dept 18, SWIFT SPI ATLANTA, CA. DOINGS OF I ? f* wmmm OMEN 1 RECIPE FOR [| FURNITURE POLISH By BIDDY BYE. Eight ounceii Unseed oil. 1 -2 pint I vinegar, 1-2 ounce alcohol. 1-2 ounce | butter of antimony, 1-3 ounce muriatic j ucld. Mix all of the Ingredients thor. ' oughly and keep In* a closely corked bottle where children cannot rcac(> It. i This is not a polish for pianos or highly finished mahogany. Cleaning Ironware. Have ready a lump of beeswax or mutton tallow tied in a piece of cheeseI .-loth. Heat the Iron utensil until it is hot enough to melt the wax. then rub thoroughly. scour oil with salt, then i wash In hot. soapy water. To Clean Zinc. I Alum and vinegar make an excellent i cleaning compound for zinc. Boil one 1 ouart of strong vinegar, add 2 ounces | of alum and stir until dissolved. Ap5 ply hot. Keep in a tightly corked botile. Badly stained nickel can be I cleaned by boiling in this mixture. Recipe for Silver Polish. One cupful wood alrtihol. 2 tableI spoonfuls household nnnnonio. and 1-4 i rupful precipitated whiting make aa " excellent polish for silver. "" *' i the ingredients and keep in .. i corked bottle. Shuke thoroughly b" fore using. The polish should bo/of the consistency of milk. STOMACH UPSET? Get at tife ReaJ Cause?Tpe Dr. tdtyai ai' Olive Tablflfc That's that thousands of stomach - sufferers arc doing sow. Jptstead of I takinj; tomes. or tryinjt to Hatch up a 1 poor digejtion. they at>c ajacking the r real causclof the ailmcntc-Boggcd liver , anil disorifcred bowels, jf Dr. Edwards' Olive Tjojets arouse ,, the liver |n a soothingwilJAcnov them by^fheir j olive color. They do the work ivjfhout i griping, crimps or pain. Jr I Take ore or two at bedtime fi&quick relief, ?o you can eat what jot like. s At 10c andKac ucr box. All drag gists. Pirrrpler, Disappttr i There is ofjc rmicrfo thatMlriom fails - to clear awaipall pitntylcs, notches and other skin rtflgtions ami ijmt makes the r skin soft, rf-nikard It^.iw. Any skm disuses. ArnWfaSs^na, itch, pini1 pics, rallies, black heads in most cases pive way to >*emo. Frequently, minor t Flemishes cHgnppe&r ovcrnigpt. Itching > usually stons instantly. Zeran is a safe. 5 antiseptic liquid, clean, ensr to use and s dependable. Tt costs only 25c; an extra large bottle. SI.00. It mjM not stain, is not greasy or sticky and is positively ', safe for tender, sensitive skins. Tho E. W. Roue C?-. Cleveland, O. t I it ??fer to j|r nit wfT Sftonc CO. .V" i& .lutt, u. tl4 fcvo a bettor [*7; it pure than juV :ant to koep r|| : x . 1 *r N*. I< M f?f Mnia , take them at IKJ 1 vegetable blood ||3B ?? "LT^-TCL""*""" 5. 3. lo ru.ran- If?. 7" " r rtcrameaCad [g*4v D.,'t.cc.p? 1 In f 1 uji I K>* AtuiiTa OtP?i. I. Medical ,Jh1 . , irto. Address: [yJu kk ,. ?^ . :c,F,cco iu.ft.gaJ THE DUFFS?(TOM WAKE! _> 1 " " 1 1?r? 0 to $25.00. Brand, Suits and G i Stout Patr i to fit perfectly with little or se you. Our assortment incluc ?BY ALLMAN. r me look:) IFfffl it must h T?E ??I ii'i I mew clerk 7ttle | fjj, yo0. he 6/ 1' DEVELOPER } mistak lit i _ i >ME 1 ito Iron utensils, and boll them in tho solution one hour. Ilub obstinate spots with sapolio. Guyandotte Club Coffee ?"The Au? tocraft of the Breakfast Table."?Advrt.' sn r 11 ^armentei isers. Ma^f before I? \ inBIouses car of Georgette Crepe, ne and Tub Silks, also fine rgandie. 0 to $12.50 j rmeri Gloves >R EASTER rCid Gloves to match your in all new colors, also in ick. )0 to $3.50 1 Dresses om an immense showing, the selections comprise 15.00 i 1 /v Hosiery ne color combinations to ihoes, also plain colors. Striped Esco , $1 to $2.50 oats tor on no alterations. Call ana lr?o fon rri?m? ophaam iv;o rail, gitj, glCCXi, UlUC I n Ave Beeaj our. ] . -THAT WAITED OK WE You BUSTJ?I i BY j? / ~ 1 ~ i