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a , •\ -iffa.s' t'#•*'%;->- •#St* lyi^ha# V'i J*. .,< By A. CONAN DOYLE I' V :«•: !. . ^ '•> " " fT'A '•' mn *•, '"--v -->' *- • x Copyright by 4 Ott>M D»y» •V ; r-f -11 " - r-S ••• nfe.^.. ii i,,' im'liiiiffiVit tii in if-rt'nfVH ? • - • - ,'Mi. 1A.1 • „ , : $,-• yrr " & . r- . . ? , • •• 4 I"" tV • % : • ' CHAPTER X--Continued. "So," said 1, "De Lissac Is his name, and not De Lapp. Well, colonel or no, it Is as well for him that he got awny from here before Jim laid hands upon him. And time enough too," I added, peeping out at the kitchen window. "for there Is the man himself coming through the garden." I ran to the door to meet him. feeling that I would have given a deal to have him back In Edinburgh again. He cnnie running, waving a paper over his i.ead, and I thought that maybe he lrad had a note from Edie, and that It was all known to him. But, as he came up. 1 sa v that it was a big. stiff, yellow paper, which crackled aS he waved it, and that his eyes were dancing with happiness. „ "Hurrah! Jock," he shouted. "Where is EdieT Where is Edle? , "What Is it. man?" I asked. -It's my diploma, Jock. I can practice when 1 like. It's all right". I want to show it to Edie." "The best yon can do to to forget all about Edle." said I. , Never have I seen a 'man's lace change as his did when I said these words. "What! What d'ye mean, Jock Oalder?" he stammered. He let go his hold of the precious diploma as he spoke, and away it went over the hedge and across the moor, where It stuck flapping on a whin-bush, but he never so much as glanced at it. His eyes were bent upon me, and U- ¥'<• ti' fci. saw the devil's spark glimmer up In the depths of them. "She Is not worthy of you," said L He gripped me by the shoulder. "What have you done?" he whispered. "This Is some of your hanky-panky. Where is she?" "She's ofT with that Frenchman who lodged here." I had been casting rbout in my mind how I could break it gently to him; but I was always backward in speech, and I could, think of nothing better than this. "Oh!" said he; and stood nodding, his head and looking at me. though I knew very well that he could neither see me, nor the steading, nor anything else. Then he gave a gulp in his throat, and spoke lo a Queer, dry, rasping voice. "When was this?" "fails morning." "Were they married ff' * ,"Yes." r:i Be put his hand against' the <Untpost to steady himself. * "Any message for me?" "She said that you would forgive 5 her." "Hay God blast my soul on the day 1 do. Where have they gone to?" "So France, I should judge." "Bis name was De Lapp, I think?" "His real name is De Lissac, and he is no less than a colonel tn Boney's Guards." "Ah, he would be In Paris likely! That Is well. That is well I**" "Hold up!" I shouted. "Father! father! Bring the brandy 1" His knees had given way for an Instant, but he was himself agaib before the old man came running with the bottle. "Take It away!" said Jim, his face still convulsed with rage. "Have a soop, Mister Horscroft," cried my father, pressing the liquor upon him. "It will give you fresh heart!" Jim caught hold of the bottle, and sent It flying over the garden hedge. "It's very good for those who wish to forget," said he; "L am going to remember." "May God forgive you for sinfu' waste," cried my father aloud. "And for well-nigh braining an officer of His Majesty's Infantry." said old Major Elliott, putting his head • over the hedge. "I could have done with a nip after a morning's walk, but it is something new to have a whole bottle whiz past my ear. But what Is amiss, that you all stand round like mutes at a burying?" In a few words I told him our trouble, while Jim, with a gray face and his brows drawn down, stood leaning against the door-post. The major was as glum as we by the time I had finished, for he was fond both of Jim and Edle. "Tut, tutsaid he. "I feared something of the kind ever since that business of the peel-tower, ifs the way with the French. They can't leave the women alone. But at least De Lissac has married her, and that's a comfort. But It's no time now to think of our little, troubles, with all Europe In a roar again, and another twenty years' war before us, aa like as not." "What d'ye mean?" I asked. "Why man, Napoleon's back from Elba, his troops have flocked to him, and Louis has run for his life. The news was in Berwick this morning." "Great Lord!" cried my father. "Then the weary business Is all to do over again." "Aye. we thought we were out from the shadow, hut It's still there. Wellington «s ordered from Vienna to the Low Countries, and It is thought that the emperor will break out first on .hat side. Well, it's a bad wind that >lgws nobody any good. I've just had tews that I'm to Join the Seventy-first as senior major. I am to join my regiment as soon 1M I can, and we shall be over yonder in a month, and in Paris, maybe, before another one is over." "By the Lord,' then, I'm with you, major!" cried Jim Horscroft. "I'm no$ too proud to carry a musket, if you will put me in front of this Frenchman." "My lad. I'd be proud to have you 4 serve under me," said the major. "You know the man." said 1; "what can you tell us of him?" •There is no better officer In the French army, and that is a big word to say. They say that he would have been a marshal, but he preferred to stay at the emperor's elbow. I met him two days before (forunna, when I was sent with a flag to speak about our wounded. He was with Soult then. I knew him again when I saw him." "And I will know him again when I see him," said Horscroft, with the old dour look on his face. And then at that instant, as I stood there, it was suddenly driven home to me how poor and purposeless a life I should lead while this crippled friend of ours and the companion of my boyhood were away in the forefront of the storm. Quick as a dash my resolution was taken. : "I'll come with you, too, major," I cried. . "Jock! Jock!" said my father, wringing his hands. Jim said nothing, but be pot his arm half round -ne and hugged me. The major's eyes shone and he flourished his cane in the air. "My word! but I shall have two good recruits at my heels," said he. "Well, there's no time to be lost, so you must both be ready for the evening coach." » • • • • • » And this was what a single day brought about, and yet years pass away so often without a change. Just think of the alteration In that fourand- twenty hours. De Lissac was gone. Edle was gone. Napoleon had escaped. War had broken out Jim Horscroft had lost everything, and he and I were setting out to fight against the French. It was all like a dream, until I tramped off to the coach that evening, and looked back at the gray farmsteading and at the two little dark figures--my mother, with her face sunk in her Shetland shawl, and my father, waving his drover's stick to hearten me upon my way. CHAPTER XI. j',ltln Gathering of the Nations. And now I come to a bit of my story that clean makes me wish that I had never taken the Job of telling It In hand. But you can find the cause and reason of everything in the books about history, and so I shall just leave that alone and talk about what I saw with my own eyes and heard with my own ears. The regiment to which our friend had been appointed was the Seventyfirst Highland Light Infantry, which wore the red coat and the trews, and had Its depot In Glasgow town. There we went, all three, by coach, the major In great spirits and full of stories about the Duke and the Peninsula, while Jim sat In the corner, with his lips set and his arms folded, and I knew that he killed De Lissac three times, an hour in his heart. I could tell It by the sudden glint of his eyes and grip of his hand. We were In Glasgow next day, and the major took us down to the depot, where a soldier with three stripes on his arm and a fistful of ribbons from his cap showed every tooth he had In his head at the right of Jim, and walked three times round him, to have the view of him as if he had been Carlisle castle. Then he came over to me and felt my muscle, and was well nigh as pleased as with .Tim. "These are the sort, major; these are the sort," he kept saying. "With a thousand of these we could stand up to Boney's best.* ' "How do they ran?" asked the major. "A poor show," said he, '•but they may lick Into shape. The best men have been drafted to America, and we are full of militiamen and recruitles." "Tut, tut!" said the major. "Well have old soldiers and good ones against us. Come to me if you need any help, you two." And so, with a nod, he left us, and we began to understand that a major who Is your officer Is a very different person from a major who happens to be your neighbor In the country. Soon came the news that the folk at Vienna, who had been cutting up Europe as if it had been a jlgget of mutton, had flown hack, each to his own country, and that every man and horse in their armies had their faces toward France. We heard of great reviews and musterlngs in Paris too. and then that Wellington was in the Low Countries, and that on us and on the Prussians would fall the first blow. The government was shipping men to him as fast as they could, and every port along the east coast was choked with guns and horses and stores. On the third of June we had our marching orders also, and on the same dar we took ship from Lelth. reaching Ostend the night after. From there we went on to a place called Bruges, and from there to Ghent, where we picked nn with the Fifty-second and the Ninety-fifth, which were the two regiments that we were brigaded with. It's a wonderful place for churches and stonework, Is Ghent; and. Indeed, of all the towns we were «n there was sen roe one but had • finer kirk than any In Glasgow. From theVe we pushed on Jo Ath. which Is a little village on a river, or a- burn rather, called the Dender. There we were quartered--In tents mostly, for It was fine, sunny weather --and the whole brigade, set to work at Its drill from morning till evening. General Adams was our chief and Iteynell was our colonel, and they were both fine old soldiers; but what put heart Into us mo«t was to think that we were under the Duke, for his name was like a bugle call. He was at Rrnssels with the hull: of the arm v. but w« knew together, and indeed I had a kind of contempt for them, as folk always have if they live near a border. But the two regiments that were with us now were as good comrades as could be wished. The Fifty-second had a thousand men in the ranks, and there were many old scldlers of the Peninsula among them. They came from Oxfordshire for the most part. The Ninety-fifth were a rifle regiment, and had dark-green coats instead of red. It was strange to see them loading, for they would put the ball In a greasy rag and then hammer It down with a mallet, but they could fire both farther and stralghter than we. All that part of Belgium was covered with British troops at that time, for the Guards were over near Enghien, and there were cavalry regiments on the farther side of us. You see, it was very necessary that Wellington should spread out all his force, for Boney was behind the screen of his fortresses, and of course we had no means of saying on what side he might pop out, except that he was pretty sure to come the way that we least expected him. On the one side he might get between us end the sea, and so cut us off from England; and on the other he might shove In between the Prussians and ourselves. But the Duke was as clever as he, for he had his horse and his light troops all around him, like a great spider's web, so that the moment a French foot stepped across the border he could close up all his men at the right place. For myself. I was very happy at Ath, and I found the folk very kindly and homely. There was a farmer of the name of Bois, In whose fields we were quartered, who was a real good friend to many of us. We built him a wooden barn among us in our spare time, and many a time I and Jeb Seaton, my rear-rank man, have hung out his washing, for the smell of the wet linen seemed to take us both straight home as nothing else could do. I have often wondered whether that good man and his wife are still living, though I think 1t hardly likely, for they were of a hale middle age at the time. Jim would come with us too sometimes, fcnd would sit with us smoking In the big Flemish kitchen, but be was a different Jim now to the old one. He had always had a hard touch 1q him, br,t now his trouble seemed to have turned hind to flint, and I never saw a smile upon his face, and seldom heard a word from his lips. His whole mind was set on revenging himself upon De Lissac for having taken Edle from him, and he would sit for hours, with bis chin upon his hands, glaring and frowning, all wrapped up in the one idea. This made him a bit of a butt among the men at first, and they laughed at him for it; but when they came to know him better they found that he was not a good man to laugh at, and they dropped it (TO BE CONTINUED.) TO MAKE AND HOLD FRIENDS Knack That Can Be Acquired by Most . fMpla, and Is Well Worth , the Having. ?• Fe* people are natural with the happy faculty of making friends easily. With most people it is more or less an acquired art. If you wish to acquire thla^ art, don't be discouraged at the apparent ease with which some of your friends ceem to "get on" with everybody. They've only learned a few more of the "tricks of the trade," so to speak, than you have. That's all. The main point Is that they have learned them. A person who would have friends must show himself friendly. Just you try It and see if it doesn't act like a charm. Half the battle is to meet people as if It may be taken for granted that they are glad to see you. and that you are glad to see them. Nine cases out of ten if you are genuinely glad to see them and show it they will be glad to see you. Don't always expect the other person to make the advances if there Is no good reason why you shouldn't make them. Sometimes the very persons who seem'most "unapproachable" turn out to be quite willing to be friendly If they are approached in the right way. Look for the good in people, always, and you will be very sure to find It Japanese Masks of Shame. One of the most unusual features of a Japanese court to a stranger Is the fact that each prisoner has his head covered by a wicker mask, more like an Inverted waste-basket than anything else, the object of which Is to prevent recognition of the prisoner, to permit him to hide his shame under the disguise and, very possibly, to prevent him from making a bolt for liberty. The sight of a prisoner so arrayed ia ghastly, the mask bringing up the suggestion of the hangman's cap. Once In the prisoners' box, however, the masks are removed, while the prisoners sit with deeply bowed heads in an attitude of the utmost humility,-- Boston Post. ILLINOIS Stete News peror . _ --| ».»cw that we should see him F 1° °f [enough if were needed IS b( Will bC. , 4.'; - j " I hnil nox-er unnn « quick lugn ir 9* needed. had never seen so many Enemies Died Together. A f*#al postman In Inverness fotmd two animals caught In one trap; one a rabbit, held firmly by a bind leg, and the other a ferret, with both forelegs fixed in the trap. Apparently the rabbit was being pursued by the ferret «)m both were caught Progress. Throughout the whole web of national existence we trace the golden thread of human progress toward higher *ud better estate^--James A> Garfield. M1MHMIMMIMHM Springfield.--One hundred and forty students of law may how hang out the proverbial sblpgie as a result of the action of the Supreme court in passing them on the bar examinations held last July. The candidates, including three young women, are mostly from downstate. Among those who passed: Caroline H. Mason, Peoria; Hiram A. Rodee, McLean; M. C. Wylle, Ford; It. S. Winkleman, Champaign; W. W. Donley, Peoria; J. H. Armstrong, Champaign; J. R. Browning, Pope county; J. H. Burnett, Jr., Williamson; Edwin L. Covey, Peoria; D. W. Dunbar, Adams; <3. L. Fischer, DuPage; Ralph Gussfeln, Sangamon; Jerry A. Harn, Fulton; J. P. Hart, Kane; Ervin G. Hartman, Munroe; Robert B. Humphrey, Logan; Leo C. Happ, La Salle; R. E. Kavanaugh, Peoria; Benjamin W. Lawless, Sangamon; Loren B. Lewis, McLean; Rudel McKinney, Peoria; E. D. McLaughlin, Peoria; Arley Munts, La Salle; James B. Murphy, McLean; R. E. Nash, Winnebago; W. O. Pendarvis, Henderson; John C. Roberts, St. Clair; Emanuel Rosenberg, Macon; David E. Snodgrass, Fayette ; Arthur B. Steuben, Sangamon; Arthur W. Summers, Saline; John Tuohy, McLean; D. A. Warford, Hardin ; F. L. *Wllhelm, La Salle. Galesburg.--A resolution to Indorse Eugene V. Debs as the workingman's presidential candidate, was not concurred in at the session of the Illinois State Federation of Labor. The organization also declined to give permission to Park Longworth, liberal candidate, to address the asseml%, holding that political addresses were not in conformance with the-duties of the convention. After hearing arguments on botft sides, the delegates decided to neither ind$>rse nor condemn the American Legion and the Rank and File association. Springfield--Tlie state miners' examining board, of which William Hall «s president, will hold an examination it the state arsenal November, 22. Other examinations set for November are as follows: November 8, Centralis ; November 9, Duquoin; November 10, Benton; November 11, Harrisburg; November 12, Marion; November 13. Percy, November 15, Colllnsvllle; November 16, Staunton; November 17, Danville; November 18, Canton ; November 19. Peoria. Chicago.--Postal officials began an Investigation to determine how much of the political mail consigned to their care is turned into furnace food. According to charges made by a mall rarrier, who was caught by the police as he was burning a quantity of political mall, It is a common practice for certain carriers to dispose of bulky campaign mall in that fashion. Springfield.--The Illinois Department of Public Works and Buildings awarded contracts for bronze monuments to the meftiory of John M. Painter, former governor, and for the Civil war governor, Richard Yates. They are to be placed In position in the Btatehouse yard. Bloomington.--The Associated Charities of this city is left a legacy of $300,000, by the will of John F. Humphreys, who died recently In Los Angeles, Cal. The will stipulates that the money be used for the establishment of a suitable home "for worthy widows and orphans." Lincoln.--The $100,000 mark was reached by Logan county in its campaign for endowment purposes at Lincoln college. Efforts are being made to obtain just twice that sum and officials In charge of the "drive" predict success xvlthln a few weeks. Normal.--Building operations will' be begun immediately upon the new school building and cottage at the Illinois Soldiers' Orphans' home here. The cottage Is estimated at about $25,- 000 and the school building around $40,000. Carllnvllle.--William Dyke and William Meyer, alias Dutch Baker, the convicted Palmyra bank robbers, were sentenced by Judge Burton to indeterminate sentences In the penitentiary. Mount Vernon.--Despite her testimony that a vicious mule kicked and killed her stepdaughter, Maude Jane Padgett .twenty-four, Mrs. May PaiV gett was Indicted here by the grand Jury on the charge of murder. Fox Rivtfr Grove.--This village, which the federal census showed to he making the fastest growth of any In McHenry county, has been given a post office. Elgin.--Mayor Arwln E. Price will try to reduce the cost of living for Elgin folks by selling at cost a carload, or more, of navy blankets, and several carloads of potatoes. Galesburg.--The Illinois State Federation of Labor convention next year will be held in Aurora, delegates decided at the Galesburg meeting. Springfield.--Authority to Increase Its capital stock to $5,000,000 was granted the La Salle Cement company. The capital has been $1,500,000. Permission was also given the Review Publishing company of Decatur to Increase its capital from $100,000 to $200,000. Mollne.--The city council has passed amendments to local ordinances excluding all traffic policemen as members of the police department The city affirms the responsibility for preventing accidents rightly belongs to the railroads. Effingham.--This county and eight others of Illinois, including. Alexander, Edgar, Knox, Lake, Montgomery, Pulaski, Rock Island and Shelby, are to vote November 2 on the question of levying taxes for tl»e construction of county sanitoriums to shelter tuberculosis patients. Freeport.--Mrs. L. A. Herrlck, late assistant city treasurer, has been ai>- polntcd chief clerk of the Freeport city election commission, to succeed O. R. Zlpf, resigned This Is the fM*st tim» that a wotuar has ^eettpied thc position. V • of flft ljerealker rec#i?|, •Ions in four quarterly yaer, according to pi tfie annual njeeting *|MHtie boa; Conference claimants.* Hferetoforfi have received only 60 percent of thc& pension money. This action, styled b? the board as opening a aaw "epoch* to Illinois Methodta^^jMjjEyte made W * * i t w a s n r e < I ' each Methodist congregation to a sum each year e<|ual to 10 per fceflt of their preacher's salary. This lfcfrr cent will fco entirely toward meeting pension claims. In the Illinois conference there, are 90 retired preachors, 30 preachers' widows and a number of dependent children. Springfield--"Favorable reports of" crops in Illinois are contained in an official circular made public by the state department of agriculture. It is estimated that the total acreage in all field crops in Illinois this year amounts to about 95 per cent of the acreage of 1919 although the production will be larger. On present Indications, a crop of corn of 301,065,000 bushels will be harvested, which, officials say, sets a record for ,the state. The estimated crop of spring wheat Is 6,435,000 bushels, a decrease from 1919, but the average yield per acre has been much better than that of 1919. Springfield.--Railroads of Illinois were denied a 40 per cent increase in freight rates by the state public utilities commission. The state commission aHowed 33 1-3 per cent Increase. With this second denial of advanced rates to meet the interstate increase authorized by the interstate commerce commission, the Illinois commission^ af' firms its exclusive authority to regulate rates within the state. It gives notice that its contention will be carried to the tJnlted States Supreme court, if necessary. Galesburg.--Urging passage of a law providing for a special levy for high school work, the appropriation of $2,- 000,000 by the state of education, and larger units for administration of schools, the annual meeting of: the Western Illinois State Teachers'.association recently closed at Galesburg with a business session. Officers were elected as follows; President Charles M. GUI, Quinc.v; vice president, Calvin C. King, Rushvllle; secretary', Myrtle Simmons. Monmouth; treasurer, W. F. Boyes, Galesburg. Chicago.--The number of unemployed In Chicago (Is on the Increase, and in a few weeks many thousands more will be out of work. This opinion was ventured by E. M. Craig, secretary of the Building Construction Employers' association. That there is a surplus of labor In Chicago and other cities was also stated by Emmet Flood, organizer for the American Federation of Labor, and Barney Cohen. state director of labor. Chicago.--Legislation to protect the profession and eliminate the "quack" will be furthered by the Illinois Medical society, according to action taken at a meeting of the council of the society In Chicago. Dr. W. F. Grimstead of Cairo is president of the society. Chicago.--Contracts have been let at Chicago for the construction of a new $6,000,000 post office terminal for parcel post and transient mail. The new building will be used In connection with the Union station. Eighteen months will be required to erect the building, contractors estimate. Peoria.--Federal Judge Fltzhenry opened federal court here with a declaration that police officers and state's attorneys throughout Illinois were not co-operating with federal prohibition officers a» they should. "Illinois has a searcli-and-selzure law that has more teeth than the Volstead act," he said. Pecatoniea. -- "The old mill," to which grist was hauled by farmers of this section for half a century, is soon to be only a memory, the owner havtng sold it to a contractor who will utilize tlie heavy beams and planks in construction work. Rockford. -- Noble Dickinson shot and killed bis wife and probably fatally wounded his mother-in-law, Mrs. Dora Brown, and himself, here. The shooting followed a conference on divorce proceedings contemplated by the Dickinsons. Kewanee.--Dr. L. C. Trent of Kewanee and M. R. Wagoner of Arthur were elected president and secretary, respectively, of the Illinois State Baptist association at the annual convention of that body In Kewanee. Springfield.--Eighteen former service men In this city have been named by the federal board of vocational training to receive vocational instruction at government expense. ^entralia.--The question of u?dng motion pictures in connection with church Work was favorably reported upon by the Presbyterian synod of Illinois, in session at Centralia. Springfield.--Rehearing of the case, which resulted In the knocking out of a portion of the law under which the state fire marshal operates, was refused b<* the Supreme court. Lincoln.--Dr. Bertha O. Anderson, physician, has declined the Democratic nomination for coroner ot Logan county. Springfield.--More than 800 photo> graphs tnken In and around Camp Grant are being incorporated into the war records section of the State Historical library. These photographs Include scenes In training of different units, games and recreations, celebrations and the various welfare houses. Kankakee.--Charles Rayhorn, former cashier of the Farmers' State and Savings bank of Grant P?rk, was Indicted on ten counts for embezzlement said to tQtal $280,000. He gave bond in the sum of $50,000. The bank failed last April. Kankakee.--Bryant Caudill, indicted a few days ago on a charge of attempted extortion of $40,000 from Len Small, Republican candidate for governor, and also on a charge of stealing an automobile, pleaded guilty and WHS sentenced by Judge Deselm at Kankakee to the .Toilet penitentiary for from one to twenty years. Decatur.--The Cetvtral Union Telephone company announces It will reinstall the automatic telephone system In Decatur. Under the present plan more than 200 girls are employed. This force will be reduced to 25. ' '•t ir* um The children love IWrUtle/s--and it's flood for them. ::,"1 Made under conditions ot absolute cleanliness and brouM to them in Wrlsiley't sealed sanitary piciaag, .j*'- " '*.y Cops little, benefits mud). Stilly Everywhere *• THE FLAVOR LASTS A453 w* Satisfies the craving fef sweets, aids digestion, sweetens breath, allays tfilrereod ' belM keep teeth dean. c>OH/y HORSES coromNo? v» Spohn's Distemper Compound to break It up and get them back In condition. Twenty-«tx years' use has made "Spohn's" Indispensable In treating Cougha and Colds, Influenza and Distemper, with their resulting complications, and all diseases ot the throat, nose and lungrs. AotS marvelously as a preventive, acta •quail)' well aa a core. •• cants and $1.20 per bottle at drug stores. gPOHN MEDICAL COMPACT, Goahea, III Misery loves the kind of company thdt will listen to a bard-luck story. To Have a Clear Sweet Skia Touch pimples, redness, roughness or itching, if any, with Cutlcura Ointment, then bathe with Cutlcura Soap and hot water. Rinse, dry gently and dust on a little Cuticura Talcum to leave a fascinating fragrance on skin. Everywhere 25c each.--Adv. Big Job for One Hen. Ail American agriculturist vl*!tlng fn England was telling tall tales of big broods of chickens. Twenty chickens from twelve eggs appeared to be an everyday occurrence In the States, if the stories he told were true. "Happen you never see so many as a hundred hatched by one ben at a setting?" asked a Suffolk man across the table. The American had never seen such a brood as that "Well, then, I have, mister," returned the other. "Down Ipswich way we always fill a barrel with eggs and set the old hen on the bsnghoto." Conosntratlon.. where a woman trad her husband haled to court for kissing her 800 times a day." "Some women are bard to please." "Sure." "It's evident this chap wasn't scattering his affections around the neighborhood." -- Birmingham Age- He raid. Keeping It All Right. 4lB the bride a good housekeepert" Is she? She made him put it in her hame." Brought It on Himself. "I can't imagine what Mildred seek, in that Smith boy," remarked Mil* dred's mother. "He hasn't brain* enough to fill a thimble." "Oh, well, I dare say ycur mother said the same thing about me when I came courting you!" replied the girl's father, Indulgently. But he suddenly lost bis comifth cent smile when his wife retorted: . " "She certainly did, and I was Jolt as big a fool as Mildred is now. I wouldn't listen to the advice of my eldeBS."t*-Hou8ton Post. ^ Their Plaqe. "I don't see how you can mark ^ grade of feather pillows up." * \«jf "Why not?" "• V,' "Because they are naturally OP flMt downgrade." A .• y An Explanation. "How is It that young men can kiss girls whose faces are so unnaturally whitened?" "Because moat of them are exsoldiers who are not afraid to lace powder." *Alrman Lived on Jac!: RabWts. s Stranded in a Nevada desert, Earl Allor, former army avator, lived for six weeks on Jack rabbits, whUe ilf pairing a defect in is plane. rr;- Noncommittal. Bachelor Friend--Can yo^r cook? 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