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3sdrsdat ootobtb sut ims the acton free press 7h 3to jlrraa hurt tnru qualities of queen mitoraixvitoh ay bailey opened he pay envelope and saw bealdcs the usual check fc slip or paper her heart sank for that meant that hvr services were too longer required the check was double the usual amount which was some consolation it rucant however that her dismissal was immedi ate anything wrong asked netta wood may tried to laugh im fired thats oil well if some one has to go guess im the one but ive done my beat she forced bock the bitter ward that rose to her lips but she could not control her thoughts it seemed too bad that eh who needed the job so desperately should be the one to lose it while tome of the other girls netta for instance had good homes and would not suffer if they were out of work may had noth ing in the world except arty dollars in the savings bank and there was that debt to tile hospital still only half paid whatever would become of her joos were so hard to and nowadays and she had no relatival her hands trembled as she put on her hat and coat come and have lunch with me sold netta no thank you answered may stliriy don want anything to cat just now netta lauglad and put her arm through mays oh come along please may to talk to you have great idea all right then wild may half heartedly when the girls were seated at corner tabic at iknrys cafe netta picked up the menu card and ordered the but special lunch for tuo not for me sold may jiut hav cup of oc and ft bahdwlcll don bo silly lauglicd netta and repeated thu order when the waitress had gone she said to may when you get new job you can treat me to dinner were friends aren uc may tried hard to keep back the tears but they ailed her eyes hinco lier mothcrfe death four montlts ago she bad felt indifferent to everything and everyone but now nettas warm friendli ness touched her bhe forced her voice to sound casual wo have been good neighbors in the office haven we yea indeedl said ttoctta and now hope we can be even closer neighbors over the excellent lunch she told may her great idea the apartment where ah lived had been rented for year by her brother who had unexpectedly been afcnt to mexico by his ann the lease could not be broken so netta was now living there alone the lost time one had gone borne for the weekend her parents had made her promise to kind ome one to share the apartment with her now please may wont you be that somebody couldnt bear to live with some girls in suc dose quarters we all have our own special little ways and often they are irritating to others why burton himself used to send toe hatf crmxy sometimes and im fond of him but he left books and magooines lying round everywhere when he shaved he splashed lather around the bathroom dant shave interrupted may solemnly and dant leave things lying around ijut cant live with yon nelia just cant afford it oh but that doesnt matter said netta hurriedly you tee you wont have to pay rent and if only you will get breakfast and dinner for lis both you neednt pay anything at all youd be doing me such favor simply loathe cooking may said in very clear voice are you offering hie job as your maid course not protested netta cant afford to liave mold her wages mine just hoped you would help me out in friendly way for your board and lodging you con take job of course and ue coil be like utters pleoiw answer ys may looked straight into nutus eyt3 and said quietly won accept charity hut if ue can figure out in business like way that my help is worth my board and lodgiiuitltt 11j come to live with you netta took gilt pine out of her bug did turn on the back of the menu uwd and uiowed it to may xook ile ald iti perfectly dear and straight accommodate as they call thciiults won come for leu tlmn two dollars an tuning and if made definite ueekly arrangement it would coat me at least tn and you won have room to yourself for there is only one bedroom you can ajetp an the duvinport hi tlw living room rrheroju good big clawit there too may if you will only corunt lo my pun you will bo helping meout after lunch my went liotnd with nolta ahe buhaved like soluiui little girl presented with dolls houic fcjhe was interested in every detail of the apartment and counted every knlre rfork and spoon in the greciallnod top drawer of the white enameled cupboard in the kitchenette thim are real qten quality teaspoons netta she said but there are only eleven of them here where is the twelfth tnease forgive me household queen laughed netu itfo juu burton used to bring home his pals at any old time and got excited and spilled things around perhaps dropped that epoon into the garbage pall anyhow its gone what pltyl sold may they ro solid silver tool tm not good at housekeeping con fessed ketta now just love to cook and keep house in order cold may ut im not nearly so good at oflloo work as you are tho arrangement bctwan tho two girls worked splendidly tevery morning may arose early and prepared good break fast neatly and quickly bhe would have been perfectly contented with her new llfo if only she had been earning money but she could not obtain work although she spent hours looking for position three months went by without break in the harmonious rhythm of their lives then netta had to go home for her elder sister wedding she took oveckte leave from tho office and left may in full possession of tho apartment netta had written to iter mother about may but her letters home were always laconic and so mrs wood declared ullatlaiuctory wlitn tho wedding way over and tho young people hod sturud their honeymoon netta mother wonted to know everything about lier daughters new friend youre hard to please mother dc cjarrdnt tusoincwhatirruahiy yon inufcsted thai have some one to live with me and now tliat vo found perfect peach of tt girl you put me tlirough questionnaire should luoj to know who she li and where you met her insisted mm wood netta ipokc as though answering ques tions in an oral examination ilcr name hiiayliailcy hex ngole tuonty lur evs and imlr are brown met her at the olflcc why lent uho there now was she discharged asked mrs wood now mother protested netta why do you speak as if may had done some vhlng wrong they vctv culling down expenses and tile less expert ckrkf liad to go tliats ull but who are her people netta had to admit that she did not know much about mays family except that iter fa tlier had died long ago and her mother quite recently well uald mrs wood anally hop its all right uut youre taking risk toy dear liopc you will and everything in order when you get back netta left the room without saying word she had planned to return by train but william hartley the son of her fathers partner was going to thw city that day and offered her seat in his car they started early in the morn ing so that tketta was home before noon and found that may was out ntetta was hungry after the long drive and went into the kitchenette to winy herself some coffee and sandwich while the coffee wad percolating she set cup and saucer on troy and opened the drawer to get spoon the drawer was empty the queen quality spoons were gone xusr rorst thought was that may must havn been cleaning them as they were nowhere to be seen in the kitchenette netta looked in the living room brand new suit case lay open just inside thu closet door in it she saw pile of pretty underclothes and neatly folded dres netta tried not to be suspicious even then she thought may is my friend slie has found job thats all the spoons must be somewhere wound the eleven queen quality spoons were not anywliero about however and at length the thought that netta had been fighting down got the lt of htr and beat trough her mind like persistent re fra in ay lr thief thief trriett slie heard the key turn in the lock and footsteps passed through tlw entry into the kitchenette good gracious nald mays voloe and tlien netta netta where are you netta uent slowly into the kitchen ttte where may wiuj busy at the stove rescuing all that uas left of the coifce you dldh expect me so uoon did you may looktd up her usually pale face uas the color of june rose and her eyas uwo stay fcrightrsiisrlooks queer uiought netta wot until this evening admitted may but im glad clad ve so much to tell you just couldn wrte about it and iuippcned only the other day why ktta whatever la the matter with you netta looked straight into mayfc shin ing eyes then turned opened the druwer and pointed to uia empty groove all the light and color faded instantly from mays face so you vw noticed that already wild the ulrl dully slie turned uteti oiid ran into tho living room when net followed she saw may bendhig over the suit cuwj trying to fasten it nover thought you would do such thing said netta cant believe it even nowp jont you said may well the spoons have gone and took them hut you ii have them back today of course you wont believe the word of tiller lladnt you better send for the police suddenly netta felt very angry und was glad of it anything was better than that dull pain like weight on her heart thats just what ought to do its what you deserve may said nothing but quickly laid tho key of the apartment on the tabic and uolkcd out netta at alone in the room that liaj been may she woo no longer angry only very unhappy presently tho door bell rang so persistently that she had to take up tho house telephone to am who was there jx was the postman with registered package she went down stairs to sign for it brought it back into tho living room and opened it iritlcasiy there lay tho queen quality spoons but tho set of twelve was complete each spoon was marked white beneath them was card on which in mays handwriting was written this poetic gem tun lose one again for they re marked with your name and it would be shame if you lost ono again weeks posted without bringing new of may and netta began to lose hope she did not know tho name of the hos pital where mays mother had been treated but she krmw that may had been paying tho bill by installments sho went tho rounds of all the hospitals in the city and at last came to tho right ono only to be told that tile bill had been paid in full and that the laiit ad drota given won the ono die was so ucory of hearing her own her face betrayed tho bitterness of lior duapointmcnt and tlio registrar said kindly perhaps ikctor jarvls can tell you mlsd ualleys addrceii doctor jarvls occhoed sootta is ho mend of hers oh dont know anything about that definitely raid the registrar stilt it will do no harm to ask in the doctors office netta sat down last in uio lino of waiting paticnu when her turn came she was uiown ultoutt consul lingroom and saw tall younsuh man who looked at her gravely and kindly am not iii doctor she jld but do uint jour lojp my name i1 netta wood can you tell mo the addrevu of my friend may uallly can iald the doctor but dont think jiall why not uikcd netta quickly because youhavchureher most deeply netli felt and looked ilrluimld uld in low voice so may han told you about tliat well if she told you you tlie whole truth if rho knew it shu uould eay too that hurt myself even more oh doctor jurvls deep down in my heart never really believed may guilty doctor jarvb smiled und ids grave face grew suddenly boyish come will take you straight to may it is qult drive but my car is licrc driver and patscngcr lld not talk ad they drove tlirough the dusty city streets into green country lanes when the doctor stopped tile car outside small white house in largo garden however he said corduelly welcome to my home miss wood so may lives in your house yea happily for me and my little daughter the first day met may knew that had found treasure but thought that she was riot for me widower and almost ten years her senior liut we met again not long ago and well saw that me might help each other to be happy jrom the little house light flashed out welcome the door opened little way and mays voice called across the garden is it you davld doctor jarvls turned towards the voice but netta pushed post him and ran up the path tmky corny in she asked oh netta cried may jorvk and flun wide the door of her home economy maybe bather inalwlh taut uiiio out now instead of next wlnur whyr iioh afraid to take clmtirtu on the fjuhlom in row 114 lx inontlirt in nee cold wave coming lookn llku cant of mi irrealutlblo force and mi immovable body whnttf up utur htlo man hcuum to huvo ran up unlniit man who wont buy anything what goes on in every home kn his class her father noiuenael why your incomo wouldnt buy fen ultra for her hat her suitor thats all right tlioyro hot wearing feathers now lynch him it wiu traii ulcerated tfartat the first symptoms of sore throat which presages ulceration and inflammation take bpoonful of 3dr thomas eclectrc oil add little sugar to it to make it palatable it will allpy tlie irritation and prevent the ulceration and swelling tliat ore uo painful those who were periodically subject to quinsy have thuj made thunselvi immune to attack id tiipilaltl youb town completes lui educational equipment carrying on and giving pvrmonent value to the work of the schools gives the children of all clasea clmnee to know and love the best in literature without public library mich cluiiicu uf limited lo the very tew mlnlmliiej tlw sale and reading or vicious literature in the community thus jruniotlng mentaland mornl health jfecu caving in money to every reader in the community ttuough tho library ve ry readt in the town can secure at given cat from 100 to 000 tlmei thu material for reading or study that he could secure by acting individ unlly adds to the wafxrial value of pro perty real estate agents in the huburbs or large citus never foil to odverthe tlu presence or library if there be one u1 giving added value to the lou or houiij they have for bale appcaluig to all clajj jotd and degrtted of intelligence it is strong unifying factor hi the life of town vnuuttranualulfc mrs jvck wow henry wliat are you thinking about can always tell wliea you have wime thought tliat you are trying to cojiceal from me out with it henry was just wondering what the mormons could se hi polygamy flow did you know that colons ttrurf was from alabama because lie has such mobile if and when in fiuzy in luiv liutibantl at an alrpluiig whfit for so thnt hho can look doun ou hio ncllibora suppou oh oh tiikd bulf un itour btnuty alhtp vory uftornoou ou hlmultl muku it loilkt uuat salt and pepper blu im korry nikrdud you ho so an 11 tho ii iru watch in your own home how tile free press or any other good news paper is read possibly the personal items are first matter of interest and perhaps the main headlines on die front page are scanned but it is pretty safe thing to say that women readers will turn very early to the advertisements of local firms which advertise fashion items food items and other offerings related intim ately to current needs and desires every woman knows what she wants not perhaps in the precise form or color or variety or manner but certainly in the main matters of her desire or need this applies to clothes hats shoes food items beauty preparations and many items per taining to home furnishing and so women are eternally on the watch for in formation and for temptation they are swiftly perceptive of the advertise ments which present and propose the things of their desire or need and obviously it is those retailers who adver tise to them who stand the best chance of their custom it is the same in the case of mere few men buy impulsively when they leave home each day for their place of employ ment it is not just to get rid of their money what they buy is mainly some thing whose purchase has been planned clothes or other forms of apparel hard ware items motoring sundries shaving and other bathroom needs plants books and so on men like women have been reading advertisements in line with their ripening desires and intentions and of cqu8ctheygo4ni numboro to rctailers who have been informing them and soliciting their custom all of us instinctively go where the jightas jio lwlxercthedarknessis ad vcrtisements arc light and so they attract the buyers lo those stores which they illumine the way lo get business is to ask for it can the truth of this statement be successfully disputed and here is an other equally true statement the public buys from those who invite its custom