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Weight for Agf tfy- ^ •^^•vr,w-. <v:; By ALFRED 3TODDART Willi ~:TI'T't"T S?-' (Copyright.) "I think I know now," said Hugh Westerly, "how a woman feels when abe goes to a smart affair In her last season's gown. It will make me feel old to see all these young fellows riding in the races tomorrow." "You foolish eld Hugh," smiled Edith Penton. "As if you coul<| ever grow old." Tea had been served In the hall of Penton Lodge, a great dak-beamed apartment, and most of the houseparty had gone to dress for dinner. Only Hugh was left to finish his tea and* his ohat with Edith Penton, the •daughter of the house. The Meadowthorpe Hunt races on the morrow were the occasion of the gathering, and Hugh had only ju*t arrived. Hngh Westerly."who had until the last few months, spent most of his life in England, was forty-four years of age, and the worst of it was that he was beginning to be aware of that fact. In his heart, however, Hugh knew well enough that it was not the difference between English and American manners which caused this sudden, rather unpleasant consciousness of his age. The real reason was Edith Penton herself, the daughter of his father's old friend Roger Penton-- Edith with her splendid youthfulness and ripening womanhood of twentyfour. "I suppose," continued Hugh, "that your brother Dick will ride his own horse Harvester in the Challenge Cup?" "No. Poor Dick Is oat West on Important business, and cannot get back. He wired me to find another rider for Harvester, but Fm afraid I can't get one. WA» the good men have mounts in the race. I should like to have had Stanley Borden, but he has promised to ride Mr. Bradbury's Druid. Hugh knew_ Stanley Borden very well indeed. No wonder poor Hugh felt a sadden pang that was -very mnch like jealousy as be pictured Stanley's slight form, as much at ease in a difficult .figure of a cotillion as it was when leading the Held on a good horse In the finish of a stiff three miles "across country." When it was announced the next morning at the breakfast tabic? that Hugh Westerly's offer to ride Harvester in the Challenge Cup had been accepted, an audible titter ran round the room. Most of the younger people present did not know that Hugh bad ridden many races in England. Bertie Norrls murmured something about "weight for age," which poor Hugh could not bat overhear, and ^Stanley Borden, who was staying In the house, smiled a rather scornful ' smile which affected Hugh's nerves ^considerably. > When at last, however, the saddling Itugle for the Challenge Cup had sounded, and Hugh, having weighed In, was ready to mount, he felt not a little nervous In spite of himself, and he wondered whether, after all, Edith herself wAs not laughing at him a little bit. Once more, however, the "feel" of the good horse between Ills knees aave him confidence. ; Hugh was glad to accept a lilnt from Old Watson. Pentfcn's head groom. **'E*s a prond 'oss, sir," said Wat- ,«on, "and you can't keep 'lm back very long. If 'e once gets discouraged, it ' will be hall hoff for today, sir." There were six entries for the Challenge Cup, and all of them started. The starter, with a sweeping glance which comprehends every one of the ffleld," drops his flag with a sudden downward sweep, and the horses skim over the turf like a flight of swallows fiyintr close, togetiter. Hugh Westerly on Harvester got •way about fourth, a position which ' salted him well. The Meadowthorpe course is a nat- • oral one, and the first mile of the race was . over a literally "fair hunting country." Hugh had ridden for aboat half that •distance when Harvester made up his mind to try conclusions with his rider, and threw up his head In a very determined manner, with the ultimate intention of bolting the course. Much to his regret, Hugh was compelled to give his mount a rather vigorous treatment with his spars. Grasping him tightly by the head, he administered Just one telling slash with his whip, and then suddenly Har-" vester determined to go kindly for the present. The struggle, however, had cost Hugh his place, and he now found X himself trailing along in the rear. I All the horses had been taking their Jences well, but they now approached a natural "In-and-out," formed by a grassy lane running between two post and rail fences. Brlcktop took both Jumps splendidly in his stride, and he was followed over by Brighteyes. Whalebone, however, balked at the second leap, and Lady Grey refused altogether at the first attempt. This left the way clear for Druid, who took both Jumps very clevwly; while Harvester, rushing at them with an impetus that was almost fatal, Just managed to get over without a fall. The jumps now were comparatively easy ones, until they approached the "Liverpool." an awe-inspiring leap to the untrained rider or to a badly schooled horse. Brlqktop. with the Indifference born of scores of former struggles, skimmed it like a bird, but Brighteyes would have none of It Druid and Harvester were now on equal terms; and Stanley Borden, wltfi'a quick glance from the corner of his eye, realised that Hugh was going to be a formidable competitor, after all. He took a fresh grasp Of his reins as both horses approached the "Liverpool," and Hugh did his best to steady his own mount. The two horses went at the big jump--a guard-rail, a slx-fodt ditch, and a stiff hedge on the landing jslde-- together. As one horse they rose, and, as they landed and raced madly on, a faint sound as 6f applause from the crowd came from the clubhouse, threequarters of a mile away. The race was now on In earnest Bricktop, well In the lead, began to set the pace, while Druid and Harvester fought It out together. No doubt Stanley Borden was surprised to find himself contending with Hugh. Glancing ahead. Hugh saw that they were gaining rapidly on Brlcktop. Slowly the brown drew away from the chestnut, until, as they approached the brook, he was leading by a couple of lengths. Druid went at the water full speed and cleared It splendidly, but for a moment Hugh feared that his mount was going to refuse. Just one little hint with his spurred heel did Hugh give to the chestnut and he fl4tar into the air, landing well In his stride on the other side of the brook. The Jumping was over, and the, run home, three-quarters of a mile in length, now lay before them. In one respect however, Borden had the Advantage. He could punish with whip and spur and thtis force his mount to use all the speed he possessed. Hugh could only coax the chestnut by appealing to his courage and by an occasional hint from his spur. But as Inch by Inch he began to draw .up to Druid, and when* at last the chestnut's nose was on a line with the brown horse's girth, he felt his confidence return to him with a rush, and he was his own man again. After that Hugh had only a rather dim idea of what was taking place. But It was not until he had ^turned and was riding back to the judges' stand that he was assured, by the cheering of the spectators; of his vie*' tory. ' It was Harvester's race. Surely his self-raised bogy of middle age had been exorcised now for all time; and he hurried his toilet with the eagerness of a boy in his anxiety to see Edith Penton. He found her In the shadow of the Penton drag, talking to Stanley Borden, who was still dressed in his racing clothes. Borden held out'his hand in warm and Sincere congratulation. "You rode a wonderful race," be said. \ Edith, tart* extended her hand to Hngh. H; "I cannot tell you how grateful I am," she cried. "It was splendid. Just to show you how much I appreciate your winning for me, I am going to tell you a secret, hours before any one else hears it--our sacret, Similey^ and mine." 't Poor old Hugh. Things began to blur wrare him again as they did In the finish of the steeplechase. He heard Edith murmur something about the engagement being announced that evening, and somehow he managed to say what was expected of him; then he made his exit as best he could. Hugh did not stay for the festivities at Penton Lodge that night, but pleaded an urgent telephone message which compelled htm to hurry back to town. As he stood before his mirror late that evening examining ruefully the, Increasing grayness about his temples he reflected bitterly that the race Is not always to the swift nor the victory to the strong. To which wise reflection be added a stern resolution to ride #»more steeplechases. ALFALFA AS A IOERATOR Planted Around Farm tfbuses it Hat- Been Found to Redfios ths Temperature Materially. Refrigerators Indoors are common enough, but It took the farmers In the Southwest to devise one for outdoor use. A farmer who happened to plant a large field of alfalfa south of the farmhouse noticed during the hot summers that followed that his family did not suffer from the heat as did the neighbors. The thermometer showed a temperature five to ten degrees in his favor. . _ Someone suggested that It might be due to the alfalfa, tried the temperature just north of other alfalfa fields and found the same marked difference. Now the farmers of that region are planting alfalfa around their dwellings and enjoy summer temperatures that make a trip to the seashore needless, according to the Golden Ag^. The cause of the coolness of winds passing over alfalfa fields Is that the plant absorbs much moisture, the evaporation of which redyces the temperature of the air and lessens the summer heat in the adjoining land over which St blowsi The suggestion now Is for farmers that wish to profit ffom the presence and the board money of summer vacationists to combine the profit and Utility of alfalfa with higher rates from hot-weatber boarders attracted by the* coolness of the ten-acre refrigerator around the house. Little by little men are beginning to learn how to utilize the means pro* vided by a good Creator for tJteir eoi*- fort and well-being. HE HAD LEARNED SOMETHING Christmas Incidtfnl That Shows the Way of a Modern Maid With Her Victim. He was a very nervous yoang man, bat he was rather nice, and Elsie thought he was worth encouraging. She allowed him to take her to tea, she deliberately chucked the slipper In his, eye at "Hunt the Slipper," and she gave him a dance or two. Once or twice she sat down under the mistletoe, bat he didn't seem to notice that At last when they were alone in a corner of a room, she stood long and Insistently under the mistletoe hanging from a curtain pole of ti^e baa' window. Then, very nervously, he pecked her face. She, of course, protested mildly ; but as they seated themselves once more, most respectably on a couple of chairs, she kept the conversation on mistletoe. At length he ventured: "It Is •en • a nice Christmas custpm, hanging up mistletoe, but I ponder why they always hang It over doors, windows or chandeliers?" "Because it's not necessary to have any oat on the stairs or In any other dark places," she murmured softly. ESS Wfthflil -Nothing' iHfMfcterful Wit Msstsrs^fp of Ifiiig Ohess Is the easiest game in the world to me. During the long dull days of the war my father used 60 play all the time with his friends. At first I did not. understand what tha chessmen were for, and wondered why father would sit for hours and gaze at the board with its funny-looking pieces. One day when I did not want to go oat and play I watched him {day his game. I became interested. I bothered my father so with questions that he chased me out of the |ame as soon as he was through" with his friend. I waited eagerly for him to get through. He played a practice game with me, and I understood every/move after that. The next game we played, I beat my father, who Is a very good chess player. There Is nothing wonderful about my way of playing the game. My becratary, Mr. Azenberg, says that it comes from reincarnation. A (>aby Is born with good brains, and they explain it that way. They say that his ancestors or some spirits have given this power to him because so much ability lh one person must have taken a long time to develop. When I play chess I can plan my moves six or seven moves ahead, and most players can only go three moves ahead of the game. I can't help It at all. I was born that way. I like to play with poor players. At West Point, where beat 19 games• and drew one, there were only nine good players; the others bad no business trying to play me at all. I have played lots of fine players in chess. During the war I J>eat the German governor at Warsaw, and he was an old man and a fine «player. Then I drew a game with Rubensteln, the Russian champion, and also drew with Grlflin in a blindfolded game in England. I have not played Lasker yet, but one of the 21 I beat In Paris says he drew a game with Lasker, and another said he beat Capablanca. In America, my hardest gam& so far has been with Colonel Flebeger, sixty-two years old, at West Point.--Samuel Rzeszewski in Leslie's. /w Horn* WtR. YOUNG tH>G SEE SUICIDE NATIONAL PERIL > Ecuador. ' . R was one hundred years ago that Ecuador liberated Itself from Spanish rule. To commemorate the anniversary, Ecuador has Issued a series with nineteen denominations--one centavo to one sucre--ftQqh bfearlng a portrait of some man who won renown In Ecuador's history. The dates 1820 and 1920 are a part of the design. Greatly to the surprise of collectors, no 20- centavo denomination appeared as part of the set, for Ecuador's sets for forty years have Included one of that value. Inquiry brought the disclosure that 62,000 copies of a 20-centavo were printed, but the value description, veinte, meaning "twenty," was through an error spelled vlente instead. The postal authorities destroyed the entire lot, and a 20-centavo will appear as soon as a new plate has been made.-- Youth's Companion. " : Comment "Sarkafttb.* A' Now the vacuum subway express has been invented. Working somewhat after the fashion of the pneumatic cash carriers that have long been In use In department stores, the trains proceed from one tunnel station to another, according to prospectus, at the rate of 150 miles an hour. This speed Is attained with slight expenditure of power, because the vacuum system removes all air resistance from the front of the train and applies ex pandlng air to the rear. The Inventor presumably got his Idea for the vacuum subway while traveling by tube, and noting what a small quantity of air the cars could get along with.--Christian Science Monitor. Influential Japanese Newspapers Exalt Christian Idea as to the 8acredness of Life. ? Suicide, which has always been prevalent In Japan, Is, according' to the Japanese press, even more rife than ever since the financial crisis in the Land of the Rising Sun, says the Literary Digest in a recent issue. The Osaka Malnlchi, which sees peril to the nation in the prevalence of selfslaughter, acknowledges the excellences of the Christian view that suicide, instead of being merely an apology for failure, is a crime. Many suicides in Japan are due to the fact that the Japanese havg "less attachment to life than foreigners," and also to the traditions of feudal times when they belittled life. The Osaka Malnlchi says farther : "Death--much more suicide--means evasion of responslbllty . . <. and the notion that those who commit suicide have the keenest sense of responsibility is wrong. Suicide Is the embodiment of egoism and Irresponsibility. One of the strong points of the Christian people 1$_ their conviction that to kill one's self is as*«rb»teai as to kill others." Satisfaction or Money Refunded. A new bathing suit Invented by an official of the royal army clothing department Is claimed to make drowning impossible. But should this bathing suit fail to save any person from drowning he can call at the office and have his money back.--London Punch. SECRET THAT NATURE KEEPS k '^/.'l.fluientists Have Never Been Able to Jar*. Piacoycr Where the 8ealt Spend ' die Winter. • !fo one knows where the s&tfrgo In f.? the winter. In Alaska they begin to . 'I appear on the Islands of St. Paul and r* • St. George about the end of April or the flt*t of May, and toward the latter . part of August or In the first weeks Of September they disappear as Strangely and mysteriously as they Came. This Is one of Nature's secrets Which she has kept most successfully trom scientists as well as tht prying eyes of the merely curious and ln- 4|ulsltive. Even In the days, yeats ago, u - the seals numbered 5j000,000 or m apparently some signal unknown man would be given and the next tfi» fog-wreathed rocks would be b the seals having deserted the Islam -..•With their slipping off into Bering all trace of them was lost until tl return the following spring. Tl feme oiornLig they would suddenly appear, disporting themselves In the water or on the shore. .Child Entitled to Opinions.' In training the child, his opinions should be respected and parents should take time and have patience to shoW him wherein he is right or wrong. He certainly cannot always have his own way, now nor In the future; therefore he must learn to obey before he Is fit to command, ai\d careful, coostant training Is needed to produce this result Children should be chums with their parents, and should also have the companionship of other children and learn to "get along" without didculties or quarrels; adaptability is essential. to happiness.--Exchange. • • Diplomatic Youngster. •old was often allowed to andmother, but was always teld our he should return homo. On ng at his grandmother's one ng he was asked hew long be stay. "Well, grandmother, 1 remember whether mother said "clock or three o'clock, but I'l/ me after dinner and ask bar." Czechoslovak Forests. A novel feature of Czchoslovak forest development is the principle that the annual growth must equal or exceed the annul cat. This is a wise and farslghted policy. It Is estimated that 6,600,000 cubic . meters of fire wood and 9,400,000 cubic meters of commercial timber are cut yearly. The quantity used for fuel during and since the war will be greatly reduced, In the very near future, through stimulated production of bituminous coal, lignite and oil. At the prevailing prices for lumber competent authorities estimate the value of the annual timber cut to be about $120,000,000. ' % , • ; Blind Plane Fixer. The pianos of the schools of fffiBa del phiai are tuned and cared for by a blind man whose time Is entirely taken up by his visits to one school building after another. He not only tunes the Instruments, bat be goes over the exterior and polishes tbe and keeps them looking like new. MR. YOUNG DOG had been told by his mother, who was a. good rat catcher, that the one thing lii his life worth while was to watch a.rat hole and catch the rat. "" But Mr. Young Dog was very fond ajt play and he did not want to work, and it was some time before, his mother Would trust him to hunt alone. Qne morning she declded- he -must catch a rat all by himself or the master would soon be tired of feeding him, so she found a hole in the barn floor where she was sure there ^vas a Remarkable Photographic Feat Conspicuous among a number of Remarkable scenes in a three-reel motion- picture film recently taken of an Ohio steel mill in operation. Is one fhat actually shows the boiling of molten metal In an open-hearth furnace heated to 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit. The photographic feat of successfully registering this action In detail on the film is particularly interesting, because the subject is one that a human eye can not gaze upon unprotected, says Popular Mechanics Magazine. Furthermore, the extreme heat of the furnace cast some doubt on the safety of the camera, with its charge of celluloid ribbon, and while the exposure was made, two men stood ready to burl the operator to a cooler place If anything happened. Potato Flour Mixed With Wheat. A fifty-fifty mixture of wheat flour from the United States and potato flour of domestic make has been ordered by the Netherlands government for Its people with the hope of keeping down the price of bread. Unless something Is done to keep down the price of Imported wheat it wIR soon be out of the reach of the populace, says the Chicago Journal. Potato starch was used a great deal during the war for the purpose of pieMng out the wheat flour supply, and it was not generally acceptable to the people, but potato flour will not be open to. the same criticism, and it is anticlpajyp^ prove more palatable, - " t;-. No Respecter of Persona Law enforcement Is no respecter of persons, as a young woman stenographer in the office of Charles J. Orbison, federal prohibition director, can testify. This young woman ordered $ome wine of pepsin from her druggist. The druggist considered the order and her record on previous orders. "Young woman," he said, "I cannot sell yon any wine or pepqta. You are rising too much. We are under strict orders from the prohibition director to watch carefully our sales on win* of^pepsin."-- Indianapolis News. • Told No Lie. ^ Mrs. Exe (returning from call)--- How could you be so extravagant In your praise of that girl's wretched daubs? You told her that Rembrandt could do no better^ Mr. Bxe--Well, he couldn't Itembrandt Is dead.--Boston Transcript Love Hi Winter. "Will you care for me all the time!" sighed the tfride. "I'll do my best, Nerissa," said the bridegroom, "but part of the time I A Worrier. "Your wife seems to be a thoroughly up to -date woman." , "Up to date? She's not satisfied with being that. She borrows trouble for two or three years ahead."--Boston Transcript. -V* '/U eer w/y rat living and told iter son to sit near and catch the rat. Mr. Young Dog sat down behind a barrel, but pretty soon a spider dangling over his head attracted his eye and he began to play with it. When the spider drew Itself up to the top of the barrel Mr. Young Dog discovered a ball on the floor and'began to play with that, and as he rolled It around he saw something rub across the floor and disappear Into the bole bis mother had told him tb watch. He looked around to see 1% his mother •was In sight and then bf /at down right beside the hole. "If he pokes out his head," said Mr. Young Dog, "I'll get him this time." But he did not watch long before he heard a noise outside, so he turned around to see what was going on, and down went his tall right, over the hole in the floor. Mr. Young Dog moved a little and down went the tip end of his tail Into the hole and the next thing he knew something nipped his tail good and hard. ' Mr. Young Dog ylpped and Jumped and ran for the door, and there he turned around to see what was behind him, and by the side of the hole sat Mr. Rat "Was that your tall?" he asked, sticking up his ears; "I thought it was a bit of rope." • Mr. Rat was back In his hole before Mr. Young Dog could get him, and then he knew what had happened, but, though he sat there all day, not once did -he see the tip of Mr. Rat's nose, and when his mother came and found he had not caught the rat he was sent to bed without his supper. "All play and no work make a dog very lean," said his mother,' "and the sooner you learn the meaning of this Dogtown saying the better." Mr. Young Dog was very sad and hungry, but the next day he showed his mother he understood the lesson, for he began to work and soon the barn was free from rats, and the mastor called him a good doggie. , • -r v (Copyright.) - . ,. o v How Hj5tiined A LINE 0' CHEER By John Kendrick Bangs. V fN RE3ERVE. When I'm alone \ do not moan, And groan aboat ttV 1omUb«m, But tura to see ^ What memory Can do to ease away thjr ftnH. I live once more " The dayB of yore, ' And soon the friends that tued to be , With laughter clear,- v ( And wealth of cheer. Come „ flocking back to eovrfort me. (Copyright) '1 ' 1 • 1 ' 1 11< "• Gertrude Olmstead 3© niinnimniiiimiiiiniiniiiinimiiiirnmr Gertrude Olmetead, winner of a cent newspaper and Elks' beauty oontest, held in Chicago, Is one of the latest "movie" beauties to be Intro* duced to the patrons of the motion pic ture houses. Miss Olmstead won over a large field of competitors seeking the prize in the beauty contest 11111111111111111111111 uj iii uiiiiinmwiiiii ui) BEAUTY CHATS by Edna Kent Forbes irTTiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiimii'tHHihiiiiiniijiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiininiin LEG DEVELOPMENT THE human body should be covered evenly with a layer of soft fatty tissue. But In some cases, there Is an extra amount of the tissue settled In some parts, and not enough In others. One reason why some women have fat hips with a slender body Is that heavy or tight clothes are suspended from the waist which by its very weight compels this tissue to settle further down upon the hips. Girls who work long hours In sifting positions frequently have large hips for much the same reason. In the same way tight garters are often responsible for stopping circulation Into the lower leg and therefore prevent the fatty tissue from accumulating there. Exercise Is the only way to develop the legs, the more exercise the better tbe shape of the legs*. The leg swinging movement is excellent to develop the entire body such wonderful exercise for making the legs beautlfuL Much of the dance is on the toes. Swimming and walking, too, will develop the leg; tennis playing Is excellent as well. Tbe girl whose work keeps her sitting, who does not walk much, will find that bathing the leg from the knee down with hot water and massaging it vigorously while the skin Is still hot and wet will help to overcome lack of development or flaba r RAISING THE HAT. N DAYS of old when knights were bold" It was not always safe to go abroad unprotected. Armor was generally worn, and the helmet was Indispensable. At the king's court, however, It was Illegal to draw a sword, and people In the presence of the king always went bareheaded as a mark of their, knowledge of their safety. The same became true In the presence of ladies, and the' custom of •uncovering became a mark of respect that is universal. ^.-(Copyright) -' -v "M o- E x P E N Z ' V E aofr-f? fAicvay ICopyrignt) O Several Exercises Will Aid in Rounding Out Thin Legs. from the hips down, while walking about on the tips of the toes, by Contracting and exercising the muscles of the calves, will develop the lower part of the leg. That Is one reason why dancing is 1 | HOW DO YOU SAY IT? By C. N. Lmrim Errors in English and How to Avoid Them iJMLHWOini 1 • T £ •:V- 1 * ^ Careless of 'Him. Mother--Poor Jimmy Is so unfortunate. Caller--How's that? x ' Mother--During the track meet he broke one of the best records fney had j j j -- A ; til • - Enough. - y* Mrs. Flatbush--I see a ten-hour bill for domestic servants Is now before the California legislature. ( Mrs. Bensonhurst--It won't work. Mrs. Flatbush--Why not? Mrs. Bensonhurst--How are they going to make a cook stay for ten hoars. f-^Yonkers Statesman. N r. rX • "THROUGH" AND "FINISHED." THE use of the word "through" In %he sense of "finished" or "completed" Is condemned by virtually all authorities on English, as a vulgarism. One writer on the proper use of words says: "Unless you have fallen through a trap door and have finished your career, do not say, 'I am through,' when you mean. 'I am finished.' Tbe schoolboy says, I am through with that lesson,' when he should Bay, 'I have finished that lesson.' Tbe farmer asks the man In his employ, 'Are you through with that field?* when he should have asked, 'Have you finished plowing that field?" Yoa ask your friend, 'Are you through with that book?' when you should ask, 'Have you finished reading that book?"' "I am through" meaning "I have finished eating" or "I have dined" Is a vulgarism, according to Uie "Standard dictionary. (Copyright.) :S4?U.iisfe' rv" A? • MY BOSS ees preety busy guy alia right. Every day he gotta maka plenta letter or he no maka moocha profeet. Meester Bulluson, da man wot owna*da post offeeee, senda heem beega bunch letter every morning. And da boss he gotta senda Meester Bullusdn some letter before can gueeta work at night. Lasa week be hire leltle girl worka for heem wot he calla stenog. She ees preety gooda for look, too. But I tlnk da boss be talka weeth dat cheecken too mooch for getta somating feenlsh. Now I dunno eef da boss ees gonna craze again or wot's matter. He say ees too moocha work answer too many letter every day. He tella mo eef I could speaka da Engleesh leetle better I can hava da job answer beet mall. But I gotta suspish ees somatlng wrong beside dat letters wot trouble da boss. Mebbe he gotta some more fight weeth hees wife, I dunno. I no wanta butt een hees beezness or tella somatlng he no like, but I betta seexa bits he gonna getta trouble weeth da family over dat letters somaday. Before dat Miss Stenog come worka for da boss I never see heem pay attensh weeth da cheecken before. But seence she been worka our place da boss he losa da head or somatlng. Everyday she go een da private Offeeee and da boss he talka weeth her. One day I bust een dat place and da boss was talka Ilka devil to Miss Stenog, but she no care ver mooch. She only seet down, maka somatlng weeth da pencil and leesten wot he talk. Dh boss he do alia da talk and dat cheecken she no say somatlng. Jusa between you and me and no for spreada round, I tlnk eef da boss fire Miss Stenog or queet talka weeth her so mooch mebbe ha getta hees letter wrote, I doono., u »> " Wot you tlnk? •. ,*/ vjr." The Deadly aItow. ' A mounted Indian or white man with bow and arrows sometimes doold trill more buffaloes than a man coald kill with a rifle, says the American Forestry Magazine. At close range the arrow was as deadly as the bullet. It made less noise, and arrows tould be discharged four times as rap- Idly as bullets fron^ mussle-loacBng guns.