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PEACE IN THE FAMILY
By KEITH.KENYQN.
Henry Harper put back his watt
shaped bead and laughed.- "Well, I
like that! Do you know I'm only for
ty4hree? But I suppose that must
seem ancient to twenty."
Dora loved her father devotedly.
There was something in his tone thai
brought a flood of red to her cheeks.
"Well, not exactly ancient, daddy,
but when 1 get married 1 want some
one way own age who can play golf
and tennis and dance and run an aero
plane, maybe, if he's rich."
"An all-around athlete like yourself!
So you think because 1 like books and
a garden and write for magazines I'm
old and decrepit?"
"Now, daddy!"
"It sounds pretty much that way,
miss. But if you liked books and flow
era better than anything else wouldn't
you Mke your husband to like them,
too, no matter what his age might
bet" anxiously.
1 suppose so," with a sigh. "But,
daddy dear, if she's accepted you—
and you seem pretty sure of it or you'd
have been more anxious about the let
t«r—please don't tell me. I'll know
tkafc silence means consent. And
maybe some day—I mean I'll try to
gat used to it." She kissed him and
went quickly back to the house to sob
her heart out in her room.
The days passed and Henry Harper
never returned to the subject they had
discussed that morning in the garden.
DOINGS OF THE VAN LOONS
wet.i,yveut~
WHAT DO YOU
KNOW ABOUT
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HA HA!
•THAT'S THE
—, UIFE.!
The Sewing Machine Peddler is in the land and is
offering to you what appears to be a bargain.
He is selling, however, an inferior machine under
Dora drooped, knowing that her father
was. to be married and that another
woman would soon be pouring coffee
at her place at the table.
Her frieftds, little guessing the trou
ble, did what they could to cheer her.
Her father was worried. "Dora." he
Baid one morning with finality, "1 have
a plan. I'm going to send you away.
You need a change of scene and air.
If you go on this way I don't know
what will happen. You've got to go.
I've made up my mind!"
"But, daddy, promise you won't—"
she stopped.
He guessed the appeal it) her eyeu.
"No, dear!" softly. "1 won't be mar
ried while you're gone. I know or a
place on the north shore of Massa
chusetts, Broxtori. where a number of
people have cottages. Some friends of
your mother live there—two in fact, a
Mr. Cyrus Fielding, bachelor, and liia
sister Margaret. They have always
wanted us to visit them, but I can't
go just now. So I'm going to send
you alone. There! That's a ^ood girl.
I knew you'd do it. I'll give you a
check for some clothes and try to be
ready by Saturday."
The Fiehlirigs were at the station
with their car when Dora arrived at
Broxton Saturday evening. Margaret
was clear skinned, dark eyed and
quiet mannered, and her tender greet
ing of the girl won her at once. Cyrus,
tall and not too good looking, put
Dora Instantly al her ease by remark
ing, "How do you do. Miss Harper?
The last time I saw you you were
cutting your first teeth. Someone sug
gested that I Investigate, and you bit
me. I still have the scar."
Dora laughed. "I have always won
dered why my teeth tried to grow
crooked. 1 understand now. They got
wrecked in Infancy."
ISN'T that
AWFUi-f
WHAT A
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PINK..
I WONDER.
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CjR&ATV
XHF, HOPF, PIONEER.
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and tested by thons&nds of users, and now offered as follows:
FOR CASH DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY
on all SINGER SEWING MACHINES bought of the
undersigned agent. They will never sell for less.
"Very likely you are right," agreed
Margaret Fielding, looking at her
brother fondly "He's as hard as
nails ail Over. And no wonder—he's
never in the house."
"That sounds promising," returned
Dora, "if you mean he's fond of
sport."
"Try me on anything you iike!"
boasted Cyrus. "But here we are at
home."
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The cottage was low, rambling aud
luxurious with every comfort. Sur
rounding it was a most wonderful
garden. "Oh. If father could only s^o
it!" exclaimed Dora. "He loves flow
ers so!"
"I wish he could!" answered Mar
garet. "The garden is mine. 1 take
•are of it myself. "Now, dearie, I
want you to feel that this is your
home. Do Just whatever you wish.
I'll see that you meet some charming
people ami Cyrus would love to have
you along on all his jaunts, boating
or otherwise, if you don't think lie's
too old."
"You're both darlings," exclaimed
Dora enthusiastically. "It's my own
fault if 1 don't have the time of my
life." For the time she had forgotten
about her father and her trouble.
The days and weeks flew. The roses
of health and spirits again bloomed
on Dora's cheeks—and something else!
For she had fallen in love with Cyrus
Fielding and he with her. "But, dear,
you are sure you don't think I am
too old," he asked her once anxiously.
"I'm forty."
"Oh, hush! I won't have you say
that," she laughed. "You're just
right."
One day Dora came into the library
where Margaret was. reading. On the
table was a bowl of roses that caught
her eye. "Why, those are Lady Thorn
ROBERT MCLAUGHLIN, AGENT
Steele County
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•STAN& IT'
"HIIRRIBUE,1
MAN DIVES INTO STOVEPIPE
Rural Mail Carrier of Connecticut
Nearly Scalped by Plung*
From Loft.
Wlnsted, Conn.-—/.era .1. Hinmati.
rural mall currier of Coliinsviile, met
with an accident the other day which
nearly cost him his life, in lowering
a sleigh from a loft he lost his bal
ance and plunged head first into a
section of stovepipe that was propped
up in the shed.
The sharp edges of the pipe closed
over his head and cut his scalp nearly
half way around. It took 25 stitches
to close the wound.
His Hallucination.
"When I take too much quinine for
my malaria, as I occasionally do," con
fessed the Old Codger, "it affects my
bead and makes me think very foolish
things. I remember once of getting
so that I beard queer noises in my
bead, and for nearly a whole day fan
cied I was an 'Hon.' and was beiug so
licited by my many friends to run for
the legislature."- -Kansas City Star.
m-'"' r'-':
/WacHirie
roses! 1 thought father was the only
one in this part of the country who
had them!"
"He is!" answered Margaret, put
ting her arms tenderly around Dora
and drawing her close. "He sent them
to me. Do you like me any better,
dear, than you did?"
"You darling!" exclaimed Dora. "So
you are to be my new mother? Oh,
I'm so-glad! Now I've two thing,t to
fell daddy In my letter."
(Cooyright, 1916. by McOluiv Nfivsimber
Syndicate.)
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way he can give you a big allowance for your old
machine. Beware of these trancient dealers.
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WILSON STUDIES WAR MARS
Keeps Tab Daiiy on Positions of ih
Struggling Armies—Officer
Keeps Record.
Washington.—President Wilson la a
peace-loving official, but the walls oi
the cabinet room do not indicate it.
Huge maps of ail the war zones o!
Europe cover the walls, and on each
map the battle lines of the opposing
hosts are drawn.
Col. W. W. Harts. tht president's
aid, is In charge or all the "battle
fields." He adjusts the tiny flags and
colored cords which indicate how the
different armies are moving from day
to day.
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atfut getting in return ia article that will satisfy you in every way*
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Frequently, when the president goes
over to his executive offices in the
morning, be stops in the cabinet room
and personally surveys the positions
of the struggling armies. In addition
to the European maps here also is one
showing the position of the United
Statea troops on the Mexican bordei
and the positions of Mexican forces.
The Turkish empire reached its
greatest glory in the reign of Soly
man the Magnificent, who held the
throne from 1520 until 1666. Besides
his North African possessions his ter
ritories extended from near what is
now the border of Germany to Persia.
There was at that time no other state
that approached the Turkish in extent
or wealth.
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