y'A. • : ,. , v - ' V- •• Ju..i -J*. -• ;..iu -f 'i-t A-\i V ' v * ' ^ ^ * * r '* >.1 ritv TIC A ru Author of "Tlte Iron KJCA UEAI/II Spo»tn,-HArtofthe '| ,t it > ̂ ̂* r | j^ «H | 4 .* *»m . tnvrilht, by HIIW and Broth AN} <y,:,r feavte;".-; . 'H * ' - 0 PM INt WW" $€:'• W~J X V H?" P*1 *&' "'• K Si.;-. ^ t • W: -1 y?," ^ r - •« ¥X i *&tn ' $y?[ " if*-£* ...i 1 O'REILLY LEARNS OF ROSA'S PLIGHT ANO RUSHES TO THE RESCUE WITH ALL POSSIBLE HASTE Synopsis.--Don Esteban Varona, a Cuban planter, hides his wealth --money, Jewels and title deeds--in a well on his estate. The hiding place is known only to Sebastian, a slave. Don Esteban's wife dies at the birth of twins, Esteban and Rosa. Don Estaban marries the avaricious Donna Isabel, who tries unsuccessfully to wring the secret ef the hidden treasure from Kebkstttirj.' J&ifeered at his reflisal, she urges Don Esteban to sell Evangellna, Sebastian's daughter. Don Esteban refuses, but in the course of a gambling orgle, he risks Evnngelina at cards and loses. Crazed by the loss of lib daughter, Sebastian kills Don Esteban and is himself killed. Many years pass and Donna Isabel is unable to find the hidden treasure. Don Mario, rich sugar merchant, seek9 to marry Rosa, who has returned from school in the United States. Johnnie O'Reilly, an American, who loves Bosa, wins her promise to wait for him until he can return from New York. Donna Isabel falls to death while walking in her sleep. Esteban's connection with the insurr^ctpsJa discQy§rediraQ.d he Qom-, pelled to flee. ^,-'V&s_ I' XI• H : CHAPTER V--Continue* ;' "Are jm crazy, or am I?" he' que- "Yes, air; delirious. It's this nay, *jpir; I've changed my mind, too.** "Oh--! You haver ^->|g, ; c>f 'Tve met the dearest, sweetest"-- >'Rellly choked, then began again-- le dearest, loveliest--" I "Never mind the bird-calls--don't lljool I get enough of that at hotae. Humph! It turned out better than I thought Why, I--I was positively ter-r»d when you walked in. I ought to offended, and I am, but-- Get out %hlle I telephone Elsa." O'Reilly spent that evening In writ- pfcg a long letter to Rosa Varona. '^Other , letters went forward by suc- lieeding posts, and there was no doubt • If? JfH 1 *-'/ »„* „ - i* t. • §*;> " & * • \s:-m hakl followed. O'Reilly read the story, fascinated. That Is how we came to live with Asensio and his wife. Imagine it! A bohlo, hid den away far up the Yumurl, and so in significant as to escape attention. We are no longer people of consequence or au thority; our safety depends upon our in- oonspicuousness. The whole country la In chaos. There la DO work--nothing but suspicion, hatred, and violence. Oh, what desolation this war has wrought! Esteban has already become a guerrillero. He has stolen a cow, and so we have milk for our coffee; but there Is only a handful of coffee left, and little hope of more. Marauding bands of Spaniards are everywhere, and the country people tell atrocious tales about them. Wow will it end? How long be fore they will discover us and the worst will happen? If only you were here-- Oh, my dear est Juan! If only you were here--to take me In your arms and banish this ever constant terror fit my heart If only you were here to tell me that you love me still In spite of my misfortune. See! The tears are falling as I write. Tou will re turn, will you not? I could not write like this If I were sure that you would read these lines. My nightly prayer-- But I will not tell you of my prayers, for fate may guide this letter to you, after all» and the hearts of men do change. In those dark hours when my doubts arise I try to tell myself that you will surely come and search me out When you return to Cuba--see, my faith is strong again--avoid Matanzas, for your own sake and mine. Don Mario wanted to marry me to save me thla exile. But I refused; I told him I was pledged to you, and he was furious. He is power ful; he would balk you, and there Is ..al ways room for one more In San Severino. If I could come to you, I would, but I am marked. So If you still desire me you must search me out. You will? I pin my faith to that as to the Cross. To doubt would be to perish. If we should fiave to find another hiding-place, and that is al ways likely, you can learn of our where abouts from Colonel Lopez. Alas! If you had asked me to go with you that day! I would have followed.yoH. for my heart beat then as It beatf^today^ for you alone. The candle is burning low and it will ' soon be daylight, and then this letter must ! begin Its lonp, uncertain Journey. I trust the many blots upon the paper will not Rive you a wrong Impression of my writ ing, for I am neat, and I write nicely; only now the ink Is poor and there Is very little of it. There Is little of anything, here at Asenslo's house, except tears. Of those I fear there are too many to please you, my Juan, for men do not like tears. Therefore I try to smile as I sign myself. Your loving and your faithful • ROSA. 0 .0941 Come quickly. If rmMW m®- ftoew, w YN Crazy, or Am If He Que ried. Sow that O'Reilly's pen waa tipped With magic i He tingled when he re- what he had written. He bade Stosa prepare for his return and their Immediate marriage. f~ O'Reilly's love was unlimited; his in the girt was absolute. He w, moreover, that she loved and rted him. This, to be sure, was a iniraele--a unique phenomenon which tiever ceased to amaze him. He did pot dream that every man had felt the tuuse vague wonder. And so the time passed rapidly. But, :e to say, there came no answer those letters. O'Reilly cursed the i#evolutton which had made communi cation so uncertain; at length he teabled, but still the days dragged on flrith no result. Gradually his impa* ||ienee gave way to apprehension. Great waa his relief, therefore, when day a worn, stained envelope ad- ed in Rosa's hand was laid upon •ds deak. The American stamp, the fKey West postmark, looked strange, i>ut-- Her first letter! O'Reilly won- jSiered If his first letter to her could ssibly have moved her as this moved He kissed the envelope where l»er lips had caressed it in the sealing. ̂ /Then with eager fingers he broke it " lopen. i ' It waa a generous epistle, long and •• >io«Piy written, but as he read his keen » c !| jdelight turned to dismay, and when * jhe had turned the last thin page his .wrain was in Wildest turmoil. He 4thought he must be dreaming. Could } '|jlt ke t&at he had misunderstood any- SfV He turned to the beginning and .^attempted to read, but his hands shook f-, * 80 that he was obliged to lay tike letter I«gv fA'ir- ^ flat upon his desk. f; k~' ^ I Mr Dear Beloved: It is with diffidence W%,> - I* . i fnd hesitation that I take my pen in k -d hand* for 1 fear y°u may consider me 1 'i"1 unduly forward in writing to you with out solicitation. v ij » AlaB! We are refugees, Esteban and I ̂ --fugitives, outcasts, living in the manl- «v B}1* A**nJrto. aTwS Evangeltna. former ? f | Vlavee of our father. Such poverty, such ij Indescribable circumstances! But they f" fjjC? were our only friends and they took us ?'„> Wig |n when we were homeless, so we love |»- fcfe.&'e;.. them. |SfV this letter reaches you--and I send p • * It with a prayer--what then? I dare not ttUk too long of that, for the hearts of '&-J& 8MB are not like the hearts of women. !Whal will you say when you learn that pr- OMAPTEIt VI fr.- sw --Ir. •' Wvi the Rosa Varona whom you favored with your admiration Is not the Rosa of to- - day? I hear you murmur, "The girl for- , jpsu herself !" But, oh, the standards ot yesterday are gone and my reserve 1s •a had compelled herself to start the death of Donqa babel and to ' Ite a giifltln-'t uccoQnt sA aU that The Quest Begina. When O'Reilly had finished his ond reading of the letter there were fresh blots upon the pitifully untidy pages. "I write nicely, only the Ink is poor--** "There is little of anything here at Asenslo'a house--" "It Is cold before the dnwn--" ... Poor little Rosa! He had always thought of her as so proud, so high-spirited, so play ful, but another Rosa had written this letter. Her appeal stirred every chord of tenderness, every impulse of chivalry In his Impressionable Irish na ture. "O God! Come quickly, If you love me." He leaped to his feet; he dashed the tears from his eyes. Johnnie's preparations were con ducted with vigor and promptitude; within two hours his belongings were packed. He seized his hat and has tened downtown to the office of the Cu ban junta. A businesslike young man inquired his errand. Johnnie made known a part of it, and then asked to see some one in authority. In consequence, per haps, of his Irish smile or of that per suasiveness which he could render al most Irresistible when he willed, it was not long before he gained admittance to the presence of Mr. Bnriquez, a dis tinguished, scholarly Cuban of middle age. O'Reilly plunged boldly Into the heart of the matter which had brought him thither. When he hac^ flnlahod his tale Mr. Enriquez Inquired: But how do you expect me to help you?' "I want your advice more than your help, although you might tell me where I can find Colonel Lopez." Enriquez eyed his caller keenly. "That Information would be very well worth having," said he. "But, you un derstand, we know little about what Is going on in Cuba--far less than the Si^uilnrds themselves. I'm afraid I can't help you." "You don't take me for a apy, do you?" Johnnie asked, with his friendly grin. "Ah I You don't look like one, but we never know whom to trust. Thla young lady in whom you are inter ested, who Is she?" "Her name is Varona; Mif* Varona." "So?" Enriquez raised his brows. "Not by any chance the heiress to that famous Varona treasure?" "Exactly!--if there is such a thing. Here! Read this. I want you to be lieve me." Reverently he laid Rosa's letter befbre her countryman. "I'm not in the habM of showing my letters to strangers, Iu\t--I guess that'll eon- viace £01J oo%« He sat silently while the letter was being read; nor was he disappointed' in the result. Mr. Enriquez raised dark, compassionate eyes to his, saying: "This is a touching letter, sir. I thank you for allowing me to see it No, I don't doubt you now. Poor Cuba! Her sons must be brave, her daughters patient." "Well! You understand why I must go quickly, and why I can't chance de lay tgr: going either to Matanzas or to Havana. I want to land somewhere farther east, and I want you to help me to find Colonel Lopez." Mr. Enriquez frowned thoughtfully. "What I just told you Is literally true," he said at last., iPe work in the dark up here, and we don't know the where abouts of our troops. But--I have a thought." He excused himself and left the room. When he returned he ex plained : "I dont have to tell you that we are watched all the time, and that for us to assist you openly would be liable to defeat your purpose. But I have juat telephoned to a man I can trust, and I have told him your story. He has relatives in Cuba and he agrees to help you If he can. His name Is Alvarado." Writing an address upon a card, he handed It to O'Reilly. "Go to htm, tell him what you have told me, and do as he directs. Another thing, don't return here unless it is neces sary ; otherwise when you land in Cuba you may have cause to regret it." Doctor Alvarado, a high type of the Cuban professional man, was expect ing O'Reilly. He listened patiently to his caller's somewhat breathless re cital. "You do well to avoid the cities where you are known," he agreed. "But Just how to reach the insurrectos--" "If you'd merely give me a letter saying I'm a friend--" The doctor promptly negatived this suggestion. "Surely you don't think It can be done as easily as that?" he in quired.- "In the first place, wherever you land, you will be watched and probably searched. Such a letter, If discovered, would not only end your chances, but It would bring certain dis aster upon those to whom it was writ ten. My two brothers, Tomaa and Ig- nacio, reside in Cnba, and we all work for the cause of independence In our own ways. I am fortunately situated, but they are surrounded by dangers, and I must ask you to be extremely careful in communicating with them, for I am placing their lives in your hands and--I love them dearly." |' "I shall do exactly as you say." ; "Very well, then! Go to Neuvltas, where Tomas lives--there Is a steamer leaving in three or four days, and you can arrange passage on her. He is a dentist Meet him, somehow, and make yourself know by repeating this sentence: *1 come from Felipe. He told me how you whipped him to keep him from going to the Ten Years' war!' That will be enough; he will ask you who you are and what you want. You won't need tq say anything more. No living soul, except Tomas and I, knows that he thrashed me, but It Is true. He will understand from the message that I trust you, and he will help you to reach the rebels, if such a thing is possible. Come and see me when you get back, and bring me news of Tomaa, Now, adlos, compadre." "Adloa, senorl I am deeply grate ful!" O'Reilly had no difficulty In securing passage direct to Neuvltas on the Eng lish steamer Dunham Castle, and a few days later he saw the Atlantic high lands dissolve Into the mists of a win ter afternoon as the ship headed out ward into a nasty running sea. Cuba, when It caraje fairly Into sight, lay bathed In golden sunshine, all wanath . and welcome, llfce a bride Was anything but European, except perhaps, in its proprietor's extravagant and un-American desire to please, at any cost. But it was the beat hotel the place afforded, and Senor Carbajal was the most attentive of hosts. He evinced an unusual interest In the affairs of his American gueet, and soon developed a habit of popping into the latter's room at unexpected mo ments, ostensibly to see that all was as It should be. When, for the third time, he appeared without knocking, O'Reilly suspected something. "You have everything, eh?" Mr. Car bajal teetered upon the balls of his feet while his small black eyep roved Inquisitively. "Everything in abundance.* "You are * ple&sure travelert You see the sights,. Is that ttT Well, Cuba Is beautiful.'* Tm not a tourist I travel for my health," said O'Reilly. "You-- Health--!" Carbajal's frame began to heave; his bulging ab domen oscillated as If shaken by some hidden hand. "Good! Hal There's another joke for you." "I'm a sick man," O'Reilly insisted, hollowly, "You dont look stck," mumbled Car bajal. "Not like the other American." "What other American?" "• peculiar fellow. He went on to Puerto Principe. What a cough! And he was as thin as a wire. He bled at the mouth, too, all the time, when he was not reviling my hotel. Youll see him If you go there, provided he hasn't come apart with his' coughing. I be lieve he writes for newspapers. Well, It Is my pleasure to serve you.. Com mand me at any hour." Mr. Carbajal rose reluctantly and went wheezing downstairs to his mlmx. and +ho CHAPTER Vlfi (l ^biin MI Ha 8at Sffently While the Letter Waa Being Read* upon an azure couch. The moist breath from her fragrant shores swept over the tteamer's decks and Johnnie O'Reilly sniffed it joyfully. Although there were but a fee* pas sengers on the Dunham Castle, they were subjected to a long delay, during which suspicious customs men searched their baggage and questioned them. Finally, however, O'Reilly found him self free to go ashore. El Orfen Hotel Europea, Neuiitas' leading hostelry, belied its name. It , lACS* aad certaialjr it » - ^ Man Who Would Know Ltfau Later that day O'Reilly set out to reponnoiter the city of Neuvltas. He was followed, of course--he had ex-' pected as much, and the circumstances amused rather than alarmed him. But when he returned to his hotel and found that his room had been visited during his absence he felt a hint of uneasiness. Evidently, as Doctor Al varado had forecast, the authorities were Interested in him; and he had further evidence of the fact when he learned that the room next him was occupied by the very man who had shadowed him on the streets Inasmuch as the intervening wall was no more than a thin partition, through which his very breathing could be heard, while his every movement could doubt less be spied upon, O'Reilly saw the need of caution. During breakfast, and afterward throughout an aimless morning stroll, O'Reilly felt watchful eyes upon him. When he returned to his hotel he found Mr. Carbajal in the cafe con cocting refrescos for some military offi cers, who scanned the American with bold, hostile glances. O'Reilly com plained to the proprietor of a tooth ache. He declared that something had to be done at once, and Inquired the name and address of the best local dentist. Mr. Carbajal named several, among them Dr. Tomas Alvarado, whereupon his guest hurried away, followed at a respectful distance by the secret agent. Finding Doctor Alvarado's office was closed, as he had anticipated, O'Reilly proceeded to the doctor's residence. There waa some delay when he rang the bell, but eventually the dentist himself appeared. O'Reilly recognized him from his resemblance to his brother. He addressed him In English. "I come from Felipe," he began. "He well remembers the day you whipped him to keep him from going to the Ten Years' war." The languor of Doctor Alvarado's siesta vanished. Be started/ his eyes widened. "Who are you?" he muttered. "My name is O'Reilly. I am an Amer ican, a friend, so don't be alarmed. The man you see approaching la fol lowing me, but he thinks I have come to you with a toothache." "What do you want?" "I want your help in joining the In; surrectos." By this time the detective had come within earshot. Making* an effort at self-possession, the dentist said: "Very welL I will meet you at my office in a half-hour and see what can be done." Then he bowed. O'Reilly raised his hat and turned away. Doctor Alvarade'a dentist's chair faced a full-length window, one of sev eral which, after the Cuban fashion, opened directly upon the sidewalk, ren dering both the waiting room and the office almost as public as the" street itself. Every one of these windows was wide open when Johnnie arrived; but It seemed that the dentist knew what he was about, for when his pa tient had taken his seat and he had begun an examination of the trouble some tooth, he said, under his breath: "I, too, am watcljpd. Talk to me in English. When I press, thus, upon your gum, you will know that someone is passing. Now, then, what la the meaning of your amazing message from Felipe?" While Doctor Alvarado pretended to treat a perfectly sound molar, Johnnie managed, despite frequent Interrup tions, to make known the reason and circumstances of his presence. "But there are no rebela around here," Alvarado told him. "You could escape to the country, perhaps, but what then? Where would" you go? How would they know who you eref "That's what I want to find out." - The Cubaa pondered. /'Xa^'U have to go to Puerto Prtn<#pe," he said at length. "Our men ar# opeitotlng la that neighborhood, nacio will know how to:|rea<^i them. I'll give you a mwmt&WWMmmia. to the one you bron^^-grain ye- lipe." Then he smiled. *Tve Just thought of the very l^Sag. Years ago I lent him a book which I particularly prized, and one of his ifitldren dam aged it I was furious. I declared I would never lend him another, and I never have. Now, then, I'll give you that very volume; hand It to him and say that I asked yon to return it to him." O'Reilly thanked him, promising to use every precaution In delivering the message. The next morning he paid Carbajal's score and took the train to the interior. In his bag was Tomas Alvarado's precious volume, and In the same coach with him rode the secret service man. * In its general features Puerto Prin cipe differed little from the other Cu ban cities O'Reilly knew. It was com- mm* "Your Name la--?" pactly built, It was very old jm4 tt looked Its centuries. Its streets were particularly narrow and crooked, hav ing been purposely laid out in laby rinthine mazes, so the story goes, in order to fool the pirates. As he sat in a cafe, sipping an or angeade, he heard someone speaking an atrocious Spanish, and looked up to see that another American had en tered. The stranger was a tall, fune real young man, with pallid cheeks and hollow, burning eyes. O'Reilly stepped over to the table and Introduced him self. "The hotel keeper In Neuvltas told me Td find you here," he said. "Your name is--" "Branch; Leslie Branch. So Carba jal said you'd find me here, eh? Oh, the greasy little liar. He didn't bellevd It. He thought his cooking would have killed me, long ago, and it nearly did." This time Mr. Branch's bony frame underwent a genuine shudder and his face was convulseA - with loathing. "Carbajal's in the secret service. Nice fat iittle spy." ^ "So I suspected.** Mr. Branch's beverage appeared at this moment. With a flourish the waiter placed a small glass and a bottle of dark liquid before htm. Branch stared at it, then rolled • fiercely smoldering eye upward. "What's that?" be Inquired. Esteban and Rosa feel secure In their hiding place unaware that Cueto's treachery Is bring ing upon them a new and more terrible danger. Don't mlse this development, which la diecleeed In the next Installment. (TO BE CONTINUED.* Teaching 8oldlera Caution. I have a friend--a young six-foot of ficer, powerful as a horse--at one of the cantonments In the far South, who has a way of showing his men the need for individual responsibility, Edward Hungorford writes In Everybody's Magazine. It is his practice to skirmish around the camp late at night and approach the sentries, giving careless, Indiffer ent, casually friendly replies to their challenges. The sentry in his happy- go-lucky back country fushlon, feels that the stranger Is not merely a friend, but of the cantonment. Then --200 pounds of brawn and muscle land upon him; he feels an awful blow In the pit of the stomach; his gun is taken away from him, and he* finds himself sprawling on the gsound., As soon as he can get his breath looks at his attacker and begins: . "What the--" "Exactly so," interrupts the officer# "only If this really had been 'No Man's Land' and I a German scout you would have been completely dead by this time." They are taking few chanceu Jft tJ>» training of our great army. .' $ ' 'A ed Beef! . . . . . . V r . .V . • , i .vw* ,;sM;! I Dried Beef, will delight you--but g £ *-$ you -wfl! find the greatest difference the flavorl Have Libby's Sliced Beef with cneaiaed k sauce today. See how much more tender, m delicate it is &an any other you re ever tried I ? -C Ufefar, M?NeUl * UMby, . , .-III *8^ -A - ^ ">&f4 * i* ̂' I BIlllinffilHiiHSS.Si.iEiHiiiillliSlililHIIHIII HUMORS OF RENT COLLECTIN# Making Soap From Table Refuse. To conserve the fats contained In the table refuse and dishwater of the soldiers' mess, the British military authorities installed grease traps, ac cording to the Popular Science Month ly. The fat collected in these traps averages more than ah ounce for each man daily. The traps consist of a tin-lined wooden box, divided into two compartments by a partition which does not reach the bottom by about four Inches. The dishwater and the table refuse are poured through a strainer Into the vat As the water Cools the fat forms a crust on top and Is skimmed off. Cutlcura for 8ore Hand* Soak hands on retiring in the hot suds of Cutlcura Soap, dry and rub in Cu tlcura Ointment Remove surplus Ointment with soft tissue paper. For free samples address, "Cutlcura, Dept. X, Boston." At druggists and by maiL. Soap 25, Ointment 25 and 00.--Adv. Prom Our Soldiers' Gravee. ' At present in the case of American soldiers who die in France, a cross marks the grave. At the transverse of the cross stands a metal shield with a design in low relief revealing a youth with broken eword, his face lifted to heaven. Round the shield runs tlie In scription : "He died to keep men free." Underneath are his name and regimental status, It Is the Intention of the Red Cross to remit this shield Of glory to his relatives after the war, when some permanent form of remem brance shall have been devised by the war department.--Elizabeth Frazer, in J^turday Evening Post , No pate In Heaven. J gene, aged five, having been on a strict diet for a week, asked one night after getting in bed: "Mother, do they have places where you can get things to eat In heaven?" She shook her head. "No, 'Eugene, there are no restaurants in heaven; people do not have to eat there." "Not even milk toast?" "No," she answered. Drawing a long sigh, Euigene sald: "I hope I dont hate to die tonight-- rd hate to go to heaven as hungry aa l *»." , - .1MIM •! ^ ' V':> ' Not Worried. -. • "Why don't you mix lift*.' "Those people," said the aloof one, •fcre nobodies." Maybe so, but when enough nobod ies get together they manage to have pretty good Seeming Proof that 8tern Gatherer of '* Landlord's tribute May E|* JV • • ' I A Boatonfan, Owning houses in neighboring city, received the follow Ing stately letter from the collector rents. We publish It to show that collector may be Inexorable, yet hav| a vein of humor In his iron cons tit tion. The letter was written In Ja ary: '"The soil-pipe, water pipes and othef: apparatus In the cellar of the ol<§5k homestead are In their usual hibernaf state--frozen stiff; so Lemuel reports^ V and adds that he offered to contribute v- t o B i l l a t o n o f c o a l f o r t h e f u r n a c e t < | j generate a little warmth and partially overcome the deadly, gravelike chill of that subterraneous space; and Bill tells me that Lemuel Is a cheerful liar,. and made no such offer, and so I tel| both what the other says, and leav# them to fight It Out Impressing o«| ; them, however, that the rent must b# ' forthcoming Just the same." WOMEN SUFFERERS MAY Thousands upon thousands of women have kidney and bladder trouble and never suspect it. Women's complaints often prove to bt,; nothing else but kidney trouble, or the result- of kidney or bladder disease. If the kidneys are not in a healthy condition, they may cause the -other ott gans to become diseased. Pain in the back, headache, loss of am? bition, nervousness, are often times sympr toxns of kidney trouble. Don't delay starting treatment, Dr, Kilmers' Swamp-Root, a physician's pro scription, obtained at any drug store, may be just the remedy needed to overcome such conditions. Get a medium or large rise bottle ink mediately from any drag store. However, if you wish first to test this great preparation send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer ft Co., Bingham ton, N. Y., for a sample bottle. When writing be sure and mention this paper.--Adv. true Merit Revealed. "Don't you admire some of the Ger man poets?" "Yes," replied the uncompromising man, "after they are translated into English.*? ;? tightwad.1 "My motto is: 'Never give up.'" "I noticed that when the Bed Cross people came around.". T» . ii i rfUnj" "in in ' ij. Imiifriiiiii V. ' 1 (Jf 4 <-***("„ 5 i*,< m : ity ,r lit *, • t j. Ĵ ' 1 J " i ^ s • §0M§ V I'x N W[|V ww iiy v v2 • * v • ?£ A' ' - . 'V . . . Grown Jl*0 feet that a business organ isation? has grown steadily for *<W. forty years proves that it has ̂ kept continually meeting a vital *; business demand. / It must have kept tsr^ft Obedd > I not have stood the strain of ever- • "„y i I shifting condition*. „\ , ' • - 7*-%- ^ I Swift & Company in the school of experience. |> *vli V , I - f service has solved some new problem of value to its customers. day of its forty years of - W Every year has proved its ability III No Wonder. "I called Smith a hard "He doesn't seem to* he displeased." "Why should he beV 1 t»ld him hq waa a brick." V X - * F# ,'r / learn by experience, and to use this t knowledge for th* bwfy tf fom ' ̂ with whom tt deak* • -"-./"si . ̂ ,.SvKift;<8t Company, U^S. A. > • , « , d ? > <**• '