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*> The Purple Lady :BY GEORGIA WOOD PANGBOUN. Woman's Sphere PART II. "You're going in to Joe first *" "Yes." "If he's sleeping, couldn't I just took V " "I don't beJievo 1 wuuM 1 his Hep is so ligiht, you know." 'Oh, weli it A-on't be long now! The K-Ay will CUTJ him. If I didn't believe so but he will! Now do go As she mounted the cellar stairs with the candte in one hand and the chicken dangling from the other she almost ftmiiled at a swift grotesque v-ision of la-self making use of her, knowledigc of her neighbors' hen roosts; roosts which had not been de- pleted. Yes was it so impossible? Was there anything in the wide world ghe Up9tajra if it not do for passR> i e _ alv d safe? .. ... . , tit_, it i uijffwtria u 11 wtio IM---O: 'M .111-1 aoao * and set with him. Let him fnd your she had always s-worn s>he would n v hand whon h wake*. The sound of t iryto fr.\L-laoH. she was in debt;! sncw flicking aganst the window w g lat so desolate. I'm afraid it will make ,,, him are there it is almost towed to go in. I'll so on bootee and 'then you'll look never under any cir- . /!, "IM.MMIVO mortgage her house yet \ S f; i y i how <ruwkly she ha<l done it when it . , ^. was a question of getting. Joe home! : How would being a chicken thief worse than being so much in debt the!, , , * " . ..' - I 1 T "-H^ \\< ! ~ '- :.,:i,l.'! ' '.! H :- ' > IIJT II ill \JVL7L little trunk, f you aren t so tired? 1 1 to onc - 8 r that aMt nad at , ast suppose it was only a dream but I , been refused? And in her ima<f i na . shant be quite satisfied until I m ti?n ^ figure persisted| ^inking, *"?? i, ., ... t witcMlfce, stealing through the moon- So Joe's mother went softly into t ^ ht> ^j tggHfc knew and Joes room. Not the room which she loved h and quietly ski nf u ii y ob - had given him and hts bale wife dur- 1 f , irliT , w f<ww , ,,. / ^ ko , J ^w ing titeir wild snatch of a honeymoon before Joe went away through black PKIS to that business of putting out a world fine, nri the room of his boy- hood, with its dado of lacrosse sticks, nowahoea, tenrji* rackets, 'etc. Joe Itoy on the 'bed where he had lain aft a little boy, and the glimmer of his half open yea showed he was awake. The half open eyes met hers. "The worW is no place for women," he whispered from his pillow. "You should have to!d me." She pat beside him, taking the left hand that lay outeide, so white and gaunt and large upon the Mack bear- ridn. Had' it been a mistake, 'bringing him home? It had been so costly so difficult, getting him back into her own care, but she had been so sure that Aithea and her great hope would rouse and cure him. Rut be had only moaned and hid hi* face, Fayinjr again: taming food lirke any wild . mother loping safely home with it. As the entered the kitchen she had a moment's glimpse of her reflection 1 in the btack corcle of the kitchen win- ! dow, as yet uncovered by frost, and her heart leaped. It was 00 like the evil face of famine itself peering in! Yes if the Purple Lady had been invisibly present and had seen that! face one can fancy she would have ! fled. Mrs. Mack hung her fowl upon a ; nail and went the round's of the kit- chen. There was a little rice, a wit of dried codfish, perhaps half a dozen jars of jeMy. And there was a little fat left over from her last cellar sacri- fice but one. How strange, how un- , betievably strange, that there should : be no more credit from tho grocery! where she had traded for thirty years! j Rice, chicken, jel'ly thai would see! them tihr:jgh to-morrow. Perhaps she 'This world is no place for *omon." j ^y bring hereellf to fa ^- caae It was hard not to plead and argue 1 ^f^ r*. j^.j,^,, jf she J musl . Hc against this terrible conviction of his. ! would not tet AWhea suffer surely At ftrst sh had tried, but it onlyjnotj And, in time, the Oovernment brou-g-ht on that terrible shuddorimrj wou w send Joe's paysome <tey. And silence- worse even than the out- when Althea was all safe, why, then' bre-iks of cunrsing. So, as the doctor adrviised, they wore a'.l agreed now, to wait for that person who was on the way, whose journey was nearly done then there were all por>ts of work ; OTIC could do. And so she smoothed her face,! , straightened h*r Fth3ukiers, an;l went mnght oome at almost any minute j to look at tihe children again, now, for though, a the doctor had| jog wa asleep; really aslWp. After promreed, time would cure ail by itself . - the one who was oonivng might take the matter out of Uie hands of time He haul seen such miracles worked iie- fore 'by such tiny perrons. Joe shut his eyes ani turned his head away. She would have stayed, but she was elort about her other nestling this stormy night. Besides, there was the furnace to see to, and the question of food, an'l she was only one mother to do everything every- thing. As Mrs. Made stood for uhe moment in the doorway, snriMnig back at Al- i ^ jt thea, the girl thought once again how ; seeing "tlie gay, cr ppc'tant '"gar me nts'i . ? wa . here with mill airing before the dying fire, she a'M, this was not so different from that ' time she hod ao nearly lost him with Buarlet fever. He hart bMi delirious | then, and her heart had d'icd within j her. This was only the same agony on ' a larger scaJe what elae? . She stole out and went to look at Althea. But that wise child had gone to bed and was aaleop also. Here, too, Mrs. Mack paused. S > austerely love- ly so childlike wtill Rough fate must mirely turn aaide from that.! She lifted her clenched hande and he!d them against her dry eyes for a moment as she turned away, then, Joe's mother, and she wondered at the oMer woman's fortitude, hoping took up her cand'le once more and went up the garret stairs. She couM m - - , , - * 1 V T*^V 'f' VH^, ^K*> i i ObUtllO. I /lit I ' r I 1 1 hurr.Wy t:-at when fhe should be fitly do that much. Though, of course, and h-ad troubles iae co'ild stand as there would be nothing. Sho had straight anJ calm under them. And promised yet- *iiw little gray there has len The garret's tim-<larkene4 ra,fters In her hair when Joe went away, while g^ve back no light at aM from her now it was white. 'candle flame; only the remote square an mutant, as re*, .zation of this, of the tiny wimlow flung l>ai-k a park h> A' 1 * 8 '* 1 * 1 c l1 P | * al dim as her own, one small flash of was by r Iliad play- ^, ,. .... ..... paper lad.i-- ond ani- -' in:.! -. liKieed, had she caned to search Mr*. Maok was merely going down them out, Mrs. Mack couM have found to see about ( the furnace and to plan the fte<l fragment* still In a box tfte nwrrringji l.r<-akfait. That was, of toys that stood there. Even tiKe quit* all she had m her mindipurie I/ady, iwt much different In Keeping a Diary. Every child, as soon as he is able to wrtte legibly, should be encouraged to I keep a diary. The material benefits that result from the practice are many; and as time goes on, reviewing' what, If properly done, will be a miniature history of his life will give more and more pleasure to him who keeps a diary. For the beginner, on of the smaller sdees of regular diaries that provide half a dozen lines each day will do. I One of the first things to consider, in beginning a diary is persistence. 1 Mentally pledge yourself to write something every day. All else fail- , ing, tJhere sitiM remains the weather. You can at least jot down "Fair,"; "Foul," "Cold," "Thumlershowers" or' "Windy," as the case may be. How- ever, you will rarely find yourself so hard put to it. Something in some degree noteworthy happens ewery day, and, although Incidents may seem trifling when they occur, many of them will be found in later years to have had an important bearing on your subsequent life. Be methodical. Give the first linci of every entry a half-inch margin and,| at least in tine case of the more im- portant subjects to which you are] likely to refer in the future, begin th entry with a word that will most read- ily suggest the matter recorded. For example, "Freshet Swift River sweeps away dam, mill, other build- ings"; or, "Fire Smith's garage burned, Park H^/tel damaged." By following that method you make it possible, when you desire to find a particular entry, simply to run your eye down the left-hand side of the i pages until you find the index word. You should keep carefully a record of births, deaths and marriages in the family and among intimate friends, for you are likely to have to refer to them to verify dates or other cir- cumstances. Of course the regular entries in a small diary must be brief; but if you wish to make a more elaborate ac- count of any particular ovont, you can write it in the space dervoted to "Memoranda" that appears in the back of all standard diaries. Append the note, "See Mem.," to the regular entry. As you gain experience you will no doubt outgrow- the small diary and make your daily entries in an ample blank book, which will enable you to give more important matters the com- prehensive treatment to which their special interest entitles them. The other departments included in the back part of commercial diaries, "Bills Payable," "Bills Receivable." "Cash Account," "Addresses," can be utilized for jotting dfcwn matters of transitory interest. But a boy or a girl will make no mistake in learning to keep a careful account of all money received and expended. An occasion- al review of such a record serves as a valuable lesson in handling your fin- ancea properly. Do not enter upon the work lightly and wate time and space in careless and irregular entries of nonsensical paragraphs, but rather take it up with ' the eerious aim to make the mot com- ; prehensivo and worth-while record i possible in the spa<;e that you have. ' Above all, write plainly. On com- 1 plating earih volume mark the year on the binding arid place it on file. Get u new book well in adrvance, so as to ' b sure to be ready on the flrrt day of the new year. Filling in from I memory is an untrustworthy method, to be avoided at all times. to stop her work to button up little underwaists and petticoats. They can be made of any fine ma- terial for the best suit but for every day and even common school wear I have found that sugar sacks do very well. Using this material and some coarse crochet lace I made dainty little suits for less than thirty cento; of course, not counting the labor. Two sugar sacks, two spools of No. 40 crochet thread, some buttons and a little sewing machine thread are the materials needed. First cut a band or strip twelve inches wide and long enough to go around the child's body comfortably and lap over enough to make an inch hem at ear.fr end. For my seven-year- old daughter this strip was twenty- teven inches long. Make an inch hem in the top of this and a narrow/ one in the bottom. Also an inch hem in each end. Cut two pieces for the bloomers from your regular bloomer pattern. Do not sew all the way up the front of tha bloomers but finl&h about three inches of top for centre front closing. Make four-inch slaah.es at centre top for seat opening. Sew up back of bloomers. Join under parts of the legs and put on bands long enough to go around leg well above the knee so they will not be too tight if crowded up when playing. Place a band at top of back for top of seat. For average size this will be about twelve inches long and three inches wide before finishing. Sew the bloomers to bot- tom of underwaist on each side of front and about one inch up on the underwaist. Make a skirt of the required depth and sew onto waist at a point about one inch above the bloomers. This one was twelve inches deep and had three-inch lace, making fifteen inches in all, but it is deeper than you will want if you wish to expose the bare knee. Sew on lace yoke and you are ready for the buttons and button holes. This requires about four down the front and three for the back. The crochet lace used was an easy pattern and quickly made but any kind may be used or It may be finished with two plain bands over the shoul- ders and a hem on the bottom of the skirt, bringing the cost down to about fifteen cents. One suit was made from the bottom of a lace trimmed pillowslip which was worn in the centre. Another was! from sister's worn petticoat. One for; best was made of fine white linen an 1 1 trimmed with a fine crochet lace. The coarse lace usually sold for pillow- slips makes a satisfactory substitute for the crocheting if one has no time to make trimming. Try these and see how well sister will like them. A Thought. Wishing star that shines to-night, Do not smile at me. Ixx>k you toward some lovely child Who in the dark may be. . Bluebird, sing not at my door, But be you swiftly flown To where perhaps some Kttle child In sileivce site alone. Roadside berries, red in June, Change your place to grow, For fear some lonely little child May empty-handed go. Josephine Van FMzen Pease. They Do a Hundred Calories in About 9i EAT a box of little raisins when you feel hungry, lazy, tired or faint. In about 9% seconds a hundred calories or more of energizing nutri- ment will put you on your toes again. For Little Sun-Maids are 75% fruit sugar in practically predigested form levulose, the scientists call it. And levulose is real body fuel. Needing practically no digestion, it gets to work and revives you quick. Full of energy and iron both good and good for you. Just try a box. Little Sun- Maids "Between-Meal" Raisins 5c Everywhere Had Your Iron Today? doth, whkih must be clean and free! from spots. This is a cheap and kst- ing dye for rags which ane to be urcd for ruga. To use piece* of ataile bread or bis- cuit, dry them in the oven until brown, butter them slightly and put tbem in tfie pan under the meat that is to be ! roasted. The juices of the meat wi'l soften and flavor them finely. They may be made even more tasty by preaddng over them a thin layer at chopped celery or onion ibefoire putting under th meat. Worn-owt fabric gloves furnish an excellent substitute for chamois skin. Out off the fingers, slit the palm and you wiPl have a cloth which hi un- excelled for washiivg windows. The cloth w very absorbent awl doea not squeak over the gfaes. A pair of short gfoves may be *titchisd together, but one long glove ueuially large enough j for convenience. Misunderstood. He was In his first week at college, and when he went to the stationer's to buy a fountain pen he felt desirous that the young woman who waited on him should know that In spite of his youth he wa* no high-school boy. When she handed htm a sheet of paper he wrote on it, with many flour- ishes. In a large, bold hand. "Alruu Mater, Alma Mater," eight or nine times. The clerk watched him with a simp- er, and at last she spoke: "Why don't you let her try It her- self," >be suggested, "and then If it doesn't suit, of course, we'll change tt." Working yourself to death is hard. Loafing yourself to death is easiei and much quicker. Keep Mlnard'* Liniment In the hout*. , htr tears, am! had a l>ntt!c with them greeting as she passed. It before shv <-..a!d >,:r.i> bark .--ihiily, that window AlUhea nml .loe ad tj.r> iij, her knit: ing with a p!.i 'id erf w j t h their paper ladies rtoLy quit* all she had m her mind i Purple I/ady, iwt much different In at the moment; at least; all except i appearance from that other day, J- her corwtant anxiety about the wound- ! thotigh gone a little spider webby and ed mind aixl l>ody of her son, and Jwr d^ty still pointed her one gr*cful H *?^? 6 ' Ih4it wh ' lc<h **" ^"^'nK tx, and showetl a trace of her smile Mr AVftM-wfliting u> torment andju^ier tfa smulge Wt by Althea's greasy Angers. - '- The machine was not perceiptibl until she brought her name armoot a^inut its dark skeleton, but she rend, perhaps t ?luy Her onty liirht thrcnig-h all that dark part cf the house was one candle, though in Akhea's room a pink -shaded moat about than 'business blind- -^ ^_ - ^^ ^sssm ' HKwIIsDfc l\r!^ \JM iv .->rn- i in i , i'ii > r'ni lamp burned cheerfully. The house knew It vwl^-couM, Indteed, have al- WM wired for electrWty but there w none in us>e. She hid given Al- thea to iiinlorstaiwi H)at this was not only because of the poor quality of service nupptee* if>y tine town, but be- caue she really liked candles and old- ftMhioned 1mm ps better. Altliea never had the slightest hint that thu meter had been taken out because tin- bills bad not been paid. And when, at inter- vals, she hi-innl her mother-in-law handling saw and ax in (toe cellar, and knew by tli* smel) that the furnace being fed witlh wood instead of were enduring a sharper coal famine than other families in town. NIT did Arthen know of the mortgage, and how the monay from it had been lick- ed up by old debt*. When she 7iad fed the furnaoe with four fool lengths of stout oak planks -for the bin*, like the rest of the oil houi, were solidly and honestly built Mrs. Mack listened for a mln at the foot of the trrs to make certain that there was no sound of nd> from abovs. then lifted an invert- ed box and took from beneath it a hen which had been indignantly wasting her fate eincc morning. She the Ut of a flock of fifty, and a fold. She, hoped, as she aet her candle down and laid hoU of a dusty Ittver. that the noise of its dragging 1 would not reach hw sleeper*. (To be conorudled.) 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