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King Street West, le oi Wood, Gundy & Co. ~~Hditor of Woman's Page: social Smews and women's activities of all kinds; special attention to activities of women's clubs and societies. | | | lently for several | Henry Waldron certainly would | Dot have been selected by a sculptor as a model for "Hope." 'This, despite | the fact that he was sitting near the | girl he adored above all others in the { | world. Dorethy Hanson felt sorry | | for him and told him so. | "Don't take it so much to heart, | I like you heaps. I admit | that. In fact, I think I like you bet- ter than any other man. Rut I don't love you. Really, boy, do you think | you have the right to ask me to marry you? You were just gradu- ated to-day. Yes, I know you have a Job in Cleveland--a good job, too, but you can't support a wife. What have you ever dome to show me that | You can really do things? A Phi Beta Kappa key, even in civil engineering, is far from being a badge of success." Henry lifted his head from "his | hands and looked at the girl. His eyes drank in her dark beauty. He | longed to clasp her in his arms, but | he dared not." When he noticed the | level black eyes gazing into his own | and the firmly molded white chin, he | kaew further pleading was useless. | "Oh, I suppose I have nothing but { my sheepskin to offer you, Dorothy." | His voice was low, but it trembled with emotion. "It's the thought of your going to Des Moines to-morrow, while I must go to Cleveland. A thousand miles between us--and I don't know avhen I'll see you again. I can't let you go so far away, Dorothy," | The girl smiled rather tenderly. "Do you remember the song Mc- Cormack sang the other night, 'Some- where?' It ends something like this, | doesn't it: "We'll meet sometime-- | somewhere? Cheer up, Henry," Tis-, | ing as the gong rang the closing hour | for the sorority house. "Just | Promise me that you'll work hard | and even a thousand miles may not | be an insuperable barrier." Henry silently took her outstretch- ed hand, then left the house. Several months later Henry Wal- dron was seated in the office of the president of the Van Dorn Construc- | tion Company. Richard Van Dorn had a successful air that well befitted him as Ohio's most important con- tractor, "I'm giving you the chance of a lifetime, Waldron." The president spoke in curt, snappy phrases. 'I appreciate the efforts you have been making since you have been with us and realize that you know your sub- Ject better than most college-bred en- gineers. The proposition is this: We bid a little too low on our last state highway job in order to underbid our Competitors. To make a fair profit We must cut on materials. All you need do is to see that the stakes which the state highway commission- er placed along the road be driven in two inches before the comcrete is laid. The saving to us will be enor- mous, and the road will be practi- cally as good." He stopped and glanced keenly at the young man to observe the effect of his words. Henry was staring at him in amazement. The president | Was rather nettled at his apparent at- | titude. | "Remember you're in business 1 Dow, not in Sunday School. Success | comes hefure everything else, Way, man, if you carry this through sue- cessfully your promotion will be so rapid it will make you dizzy. Besides, I'll give you 165 per cent of the amount you save the company." Henry was still silent. Van Dorn turned to his desk. "Report here to-morrow with your decision," he ordered. 'Remember, it you decide wrong your job is the forfeit. We can't tolerate men who refuse to obey. Good day." The boy arose, his. brain tn a He walked slowly down to his room. Here he sat for hours fighting the biggest battle of his life. Clasped tightly in his hands was a picture of Dorqthy Hanson. "I'm doing you girlie," he whispered. "It will kill me, but I must have you. If success will win you, I'll get success. When I sacri- fice even honor for you, my dear, you must love me." ; He bowed his head om the table and remained a long time silent.. Finally he arose, gave one more look at the finely chisled face smiling out from the photograph, gave one more searching, questioning glance inte the frank, clear eyes, and left the room. Henry Waldron had decided. At ten o'clock the next morning he walked with head erect and swing- ing stride into the office of President Van Dorn. That executive was busy &t his desk and paid no attention to the young man. After five or ten minutes, however, he deigned to glance up where Henry was still standing. "Well?" he grunted. Henry answered in clear tomes. "I have decided, Mr. Van Dord that honor means more to me than Success. Consequently, although I dislike disobeying my employers, I must refuse to comply with your de- mand of yesterday." § Van Dorn dropped the papers in his hands and swung around in his shair. He coolly eyed Henry for a Well." he Sally oo ," he gasped, "you are 8 d--d fool. Do you recall I said your job was vacant if you refused?" Henry's face was pale, but his fos Si not falter. ¢ | "Well, I always keep my promise. ! And™l promise you, also, you young | brainless, that you won't git a job | with any other large contractor. Do | you believe I'm able to keep that | promise?" 1 do." Tle executive loodd at him si- miautes, then a | suspitioua twinkle appeared in his | eyes. He arose and opened the side door of his office. Outside was the ; door to another office. | "See that?" he asked brusquely: Henry looked and said nothing. On | the glass panel of the other door was painted the legend, 'Henry Waldron, Assistant General Superintendent." Van Dorn opened the door and en- tered, nodding for the young man to follow him. As Henry reached the door he stopped suddenly. "You have § visitor waiting for you, Mr. Waldron," the president "1 believe you have met my niece before, haven't you?" ! Henry's tongue was now able to | break from its moorings. "Dorothy!" he cried. "Henry!" The girl advanced and her soft | arms encircled his neck. The door slammed as President Van Dorn hastily left the room. But neither Henry nor Dorothy heard it. After several spoke. "My uncle telegraphed me day be- / fore yesterday to come," she whis- pered. "He said he was going to test ou and he knew you'd come out all right. It isn't that sign on the door that made me realize that I loved you, though. It's a sign on another door though. It's a sign on another door in my heart. It says, 'Henry Waldron--Man.' " MYSTERIOUS PLANT OF EAST. "Khat" Contains Stimulating Alka- loid Which Scientists Admit They Know Nothing About. The "khat" plant is a shrub with dark green foliage, gown en the west coast of Arabia and in the neighborhood of Harrar in Abyssinia. The Arabs chew its leaves, which, thus used, produce an agreeable stim- ulation like that of champagne. To the Arabs life and hard work would be unendurable without "khat." The miuntes the girl poor laborer who earns 30 cents a day spends half of it for the leaves, which engender a kind of intoxication of long duration, but with none of the disagreeable features of alcoholic Inebriety. Soldiers and messengers, by chewing them, are enabled to go without food for several days. Next to their religion, "khat" is the most important thing in life to the Arabs. Its cultivation is most highly - veloped in the vieinity of Harrar, where the shrub is grown in dwarf shoots a foot and a half or less in height, bearing leaves which, by reason of their tenderness and agree- able flavor, bring the highest prices. The stimulating alkaloid, which evidently? the leaves contain, is un- known to science. Long-continued over-indulgence may cause emacia- tion and a nervous trouble manifest- ed by trembling of the limbs. Doctor's Advice on Warts. There are two kinds of warts-- the flat, straight-side kind which ap- pear on the hands, face and neck of children, and the common warts. The former are rathér diM- cult to remove and require both in- ternal and local treatment. The common warts usually disappear of their own aceord, which is the reason that country districts abound in so many "sure cures." All of these cures are worthless and owe their reputation to the fact that each was tried on a wart which by pure coin- cidence disappeared shortly after, Warts should not be scratched, as they may thus be transferred to other Parts of the skin. When warts per- sist, they should be destroyed by ra- dium or X-ray treatment.--From the Delineator. ee ------ "Roland for an Oliver." The expression, "A Roland for an Oliver," meaning a retort for retort, or the matching of one incredible lie with another, is derived from the fan- ciful tales told by the old chroniclers concerning the marvellous deeds of Rland and Oliver, the two most famous of the twelve paladins of Charlemagne, says the Detroit News. These redoubtable heroes wers so evenly matched that neither was able to surpass the other; and aecord- ingly, tb test their relative superior- ity, they met in single combat and fought for five successive days on an island in the Rhine, without either gaining the least advantage over the other. ------------ World's Greatest Cathedrals. The Liverpool Cathedral, which is now nearing completion, will be the largest cathedral in England, having an area of 101,000 square feet. St. Peter's at Rome and the cathedrals of Milan and Seville are, however, considerably larger than Liverpool will be, and St. Paul's is not so very much smaller. The areas, in square feet, of the world's great cathedrals are St. Peter's, 160,000; Milan, 126,- 000; Seville, 124,000; and St. Paul's, 84,000. For Barcelona's "Church of the Holy Family," still bullding, an area of nearly 100,000 square feet has, so far. been ired, and it is aequ said that this remarkable edifice may finally be much greater in scale, ---------- fos 5 i if AT WORK 5 road | MONEY Brief but lmyerrant Lessoms in Finauce, Markets, Stocks, Bonds and Investments HOME PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT INCOME #5000 EXPENSES 5250 LOSS 2350 SELOSS INCOME $4000 EXPENSES 3600 PROFIT. 400 '0% PROFIT «@Q Profit in "The home business" is the money left for investment after all' expenses are paid. The most important part of a man's capital is his health and abil- ity. But unless that man saves something for investment he makes no profit. A business that pays mo profit is not a good business, . 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