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« 7 <• » ' ^ > ^**1 f*"**1 ^ "» t*V * y*"^t * ^ ^ *%? • ^:^?f, s» x A~ , v« v ^ i " , " t"; » , vv ',. * „ ' ' > >*» * - ' , ' . K> * '*»» , v ' * the Mchenry plaixdealer, Mchenry, nA.-^Bl|^ffl IgP^ SPB^IS r'S»nu»wt BoftrVAP* bj-AgafhaChristie JULIUS SLEUTH8 8TNOPSI8.--Reallattis that she tei a possible chance of being saved, as the Lusitanta Is sinking, a stranger gives a young American girl a package which he asks her to deliver to the American ambassador In England. She Is saved. In London, former Lieut. '"Tommy" Beresford and Miss Prudence Cowley --"Tuppence"--discharged army nurse, form an organisation, "The Toung Adventurers, Ltd." They are both broke and consequently ready for unorthodox methods. They write out an advertisement. Tuppence makes a business appointment with a man, Edward Whittington, who offers her easy employment, but on giving her name as "Jane Finn." which she had heard on the street, Whittington disappears. In answer, to an advertisement signed "Jane Finn" the two receive notes frora "Mr. Carter" and "Julius P. Hersheimmer." Carter, a high government official, speaks of a mysterious "Mr. Brown" as head of the Bolshevikl in England, and engages the pair to find Jane Finn, whom he is seeking for important reasons of state. Next day the pair visits Hersheimmer, American millionaire. He is looking for his cousin, Jane fflnn. who had disappeared after landing from the Lusltanla's boats, and employs them to search for her. They discover a Mrs. Vandemeyer is a Lusitania survivor. Tuppence recognises Whittington In a caljer on Mrs. Vandemeyer. Tommy trails him. Whittington leaves for France. Hersheimmer follows him. Tommy trails Boris, Whtttlngton's companion, to a house in Soho. He overhears details of a Bolshevik and labor plot to overturn the government. Success apparently depends on finding a secret . treaty made between the allies during the war. Tommy Is caught listening, and knocked senseless. Sensing sinister relations between Whittington and Mrs. Vandemeyer, Tuppence disguises herself and becomes a parlor maid. During a conversation between a visitor, "Boris," and Mrs. Vandemeyer, In which the name of Sir James Peel Edgerton, famous criminal lawyer. Is mentioned. Tuppence hears talk of an "organization." Next day Edgerton visits Mrs. Vandemeyer. a'd on leaving advises Tuppence to give up her position, but refuses to give a reason. CHAPTER VII • • Julius Tell* a Story. ./-JUst Dressed appropriately. Tuppence * : & Italy sallied forth for her "afternoon ctat." Albert wag In temporary abeyance, but Tuppence went herself to the stationer's to make quite sure that nothing had come tor her. Satisfied on this point, she made her way to the Rltz. On Inquiry she learnt that Tommy had not yet returned. It was the answer she had expected, but it was another nail In the coffin of her hopes. She Inquired for Julius Hersheimmer. The reply she got was to the effect that he had returned about half an hour ago, but had gone out Immediately. Tuppence's spirits revived. It would fee something to see Julius. Perhaps he could devise some plan for finding out what had become of Tommy. She wrote her note to Mr. Carter in Julius' sitting-room, and was Just adi fe #'e8Slns the envelope when the door wurst open. "What the h--1--" began Julius, but ^ ^ «hoked himself abruptly. "I beg Your * •; pardon, Miss Tuppence. Those fools down at the offiee would have It that Beresford wasn't here any longer-- ; hadn't been here since Wednesday. Is that so?" "\ Tuppence nodded. "Ton don't know •'here he Is?" she asked faintly. "I? How should I know? I haven't had one darned word from him, though I wired him yesterday morning." "I expect your wire's at the office Bnopened." "But where la he?" "I don't know. I hoped you might" v "I haven't had one darned word |from him since we parted at the de- |>ot on Wednesday." "What depot?" ' "Waterloo. To m London and Southwestern road." "Waterloo?" frowned Tuppence. "Why, yes. Didn't he tell your "I haven't seen him either," replied tuppence impatiently. "Go on about Waterloo. What were "there?" "He gave me a call. Over the fl>hone. Told me to get a move on. *nd hustle. Said he was trailing two "Crooks." "Oh!" said Tuppence, . oper'ng. "I gee. Go on." I hurried along right away. Ber- , esford was there. He pointed out the ^ crooks. The big one was mine, the : guy you bluffed. Tommy shoved a "ticket Into my hand and told me to aboard the cars. He was going ; *f |Jto sleuth the other crook." Julius .'paused. "I thought for sure you'd know all this." L "Julius," said Tuppence firmly, sit " down in that armchair and tell me the ' . whole story with as few fancy turns ,;°f speech as possible." < "Well," began Julius, "I got Into , .one of your dear old-fashioned flrst- ^'.. dam British compartments. The train " was Ja*t 0jf. i did a bit of prospect ,'v^-Jng along the corridor to the next coach. Whittington was there right enough. When I saw the skunk, with his big sleek fat face, and thought of yon doing her eyes poor llttle^ffane in his clutches, I felt real mad that I hadn't go^a gun with me. I'd hare tickled him tip some. "We got to Bournemouth all right Whittington took a cab and gave the name of an hotel. I did likewise, and we drove up within thiee minutes of each other. He hired e room, and I hired one too. So far It was all plain sailing. Well, he Just sat around in the hotel lounge, reading the papers and so on, till It was time for dinner. "I began to think t iat there was nothing doing, that he'd just come on the trip for his health, but I remembered that he hadn't changed for dinner, though it was by way of being a slap-up hotel, so It seemed likely enough' that he'd be going out on his real business afterward. "Sure enough, about "nine o'clock, so he did. Took a car across the town-- mighty pretty place by the way, I guess HI take Jane there for a spell when I find her--and then paid It off and struck off along those pine-woods on the top of the cliff. I was there, too, you understand. We walked, maybe, for half an hour. There's a lot of villas all the way along, but by degrees they seemed to get more and more thinned out, and in the end we got to one th&t seemed the last of the bunch. "It was a pretty black night, and the carriage drive up to the house was dark as pitch. I could hear him ahead, though I couldn't see him. I turned a curve and I was just in time to see him ring the bell and get admitted to the house. I Just stopped where I was. "Whittington didn't come out again, and by and by I got kind of restive, and began to mouch around. All the ground floor windows were shuttered tight, but upstairs, on the first floor (it was a two-storied house) I noticed a window with a light burning andt the curtains not drawn. "Now, Just opposite to that window, there was a . tree growing. It was about thirty foot away from the house, maybe, and I sort of got it into my head that, if I climbed up that tree, I'd very likely be able to see Into that room. So I started up. It wasn't so easy by a long chalk! The rain had made the boughs mighty slippery, and It was all I could do to keep a foothold, but bit by bit I managed It, until at last there I was level with the window. "But then I was disappointed. I could only see sideways Into the room. Just as I was going to give it up, and climb down Ignominlously, someone inside moved and threw his shadow on my little bit of wall--and, by gum, it was Whittington! • "After that, my blood was up. I'd Just got to get a look Into that room. It was up to me to figure out how. I noticed that there was a long branch running out from the tree In the right direction. If I could only swarm about half-way along It, the proposition would be solved. Very cautiously. Inch by inch, I crawled along. At last I got safely to where I wanted to be. "There was a table with a lamp on It In ther-mlddle of the room, r.nd sitting at' that table, facing toward me, was Whittington right enough. He was talking to a woman dressed as a hospital nurse. She was sitting with her back to me, so I couldn't see her face. -I couldn't catch a word of what they said.- Whittington seemed to be doing all the talking, and the nurse Just listened*. He seemed very emphatic-- once or twice he beat with his fist on the table. "Presently, he seemed to get to the end of what he was saying. He got up, and so did she. He looked towards the window and asked something-- I guess It was whether It was raining. Anyway, she came right across and looked out. Just then the moon came out from behind the clouds. I was scared the woman would catch sight of me, for I was full In the moonlight I tried to move back a bit. The jerk I gave was too much for that rotten old branch. With an "'mighty crash, down it came, and Julias P. Hersheimmer with It!" "Oh, Julius," breathed Tuppence, "how exciting! Go on." "Well, luckily for me, I pitched down Into a good soft bed of earthbut it put me oyt of action for the time, sure enough. The next thing I knew, I was lying in bed with a hospital nurse (not Whittlngton's one) on one side of me, and a little blackbearded man with gold glasses, and medical man written all over him, on the other. He rubbed his hands together, and raised his eyebrows as I stared at him. 'Ah!' he said. 'So our young friend is coming round again. Capital. Capital. I think that'll do for the present, sister,' and the nurse left the room in a sort of brisk, welltrained way. But I caught her handing me out a look of deep curiosity as she passed through the door. ^ "That look of hers gave me an Idea. 'Now, then, doc,' I said, and tried to sit up in bed, but my right foot gave me a nasty twinge as I did so. *A slight sprain,' explained the doctor. 'Nothing serious. You'll be about In a couple of days.* " "I noticed you Walked lame," Interpolated Tuppence. Julius nodded, and continued. " 'How did it happen?* I asked again. He replied dryly. «You fell, with a considerable portion of one of my trees, into one of my newly planted flower-beds.' 1 liked the man. He seemed to have a sense of humor. I felt sure that he, at least, was plumb straight. 'Sure, doc,' I said, 'I'm sorry about the tree, and I guess the new bulbs will be on me. But perhaps you'd like to know what I was doing In your garden?' *1 think the facts (Jo call for explanation,' he replied. 'Well, to begin with, I wasn't after the spoons.' "He smiled. 'My first theory. But I soon altered my mind. By the way, you are an American, are jtau not?' I told him my name. 'And you?" 'I am Doctor Hall, and this, as you doubtless know,' Is my private hospital.' "I made up my mind In a flash. 'Why, doctor,' I said, *1 guess I feel an almighty fool, but I owe It to you to let you know that It wasn't the Bill Slkes business I was up to.' Then I went on and mumbled out something about a girl. I trotted out the stern guardian business, and a nervous breakdown, and finally explained that I had fancied I recognised her among the patients at the home, bonce my nocturnal adventure?. 'I guess It was just the kind of a story he was expecting. 'Quite a romance,' he said genially, when I'd finished, 'Now, Doc,' I went on, 'will you be frank with me? Have you had here at any time a young girl called Jane Final' He repeated the name thoughtfully. 'Jane Finn?' he said. 'No.' "I was chagrined, and I guess I showed It. 'You are sure?' 'Quite sure, Mr. Hersheimmer. It is an uncommon name, and I should not have been likely to forget It.' "Well, that was flat It laid me out for a space. I'd kind of hoped my search was at 'an end. That's that' I said at last. 'Now, there's another matter. When I was hugging that darned branch I thought I recognized an old friend of mine talking to one of your nurses.' I purposely didn't mention any name because, of course, Whittington might be calling himself something quite different down here, but the doctor answered at once. 'Mr. Whittington perhaps?' That's the fellow,' I replied. 'What's he doing down here? Don't tell me his nerves are out of order?* Doctor Hall laughed. 'No. He came down to see one of my nurses, Nurse Edith, who is a niece of his.' 'Why, fancy that!' I exclaimed. 'Is he still here?' 'No, he went back to town almost immediately.' 'What a pity!' ejaculated. 'But perhaps I could speak to his niece--Nurse Edith, did you say her name was?' "But the doctor shook Sis head. Tin afraid that, too, Is Impossible. "With an Almighty Crash, Down It Came, and Julius P. Hersheimmer With It" Nurse Edith left with a patient tonight also.' 'I seem to be real unlucky,' I remarked. 'Have you Mr. Whittington's address in town? I guess I'd like to look him up when I get back.' 'I don't know his address. I can write to Nurse Edith for it if you like.' I thanked him. 'Don't say who It is wants it. I'd like to give him a little surprise.' 'That was about all I could do for the moment Of course, if the girl was really Whittington's niece, she might be too cute to fall Into the trap, but It was worth trying. My foot soon got all right I said goodby to the little doctor chap, asked him to send me word If he heard from Nurse Edith, and came right away back to town. Say, Miss Tuppence, you're looking mighty pale?" '\ "It's Tommy," said Tuppence; "What can have happened to him?" "Buck up; I guess he's all right really. Why shouldn't he be? See here. It was a foreign-looking guy he went off after. Maybe they've gone abroad--to Poland, or something like that?" Tuppence shook her head. "I've seen that man, Boris something, since. He dined with Mrs. Vandemeyer last night" "Mrs. Whof* "I forgot Of «mwaa yon don't know all that." Tin listening* said JullttS, and gave vent to his favorite expression. "Put me wise." Tuppence /thereupon related the events of the last two days. Julius? astonishment and admiration were unbounded. "Bully for you! Fancy you a me-» nlal. It just tickles me to daath!'* Then he added seriously: "But say, now, I don't like it, Miss Tuppence,; I sure don't. These crooks we're up. against would as soon croak a girl asi a man«ny day." "Oh, bother me!" said Tuppence; Impatiently. "Let's think about what can have happened, to Tommy. I've written to Mr. Carter about it,'"*'she added, and told him the gist of her letter. Julius nodded gravely. i..-. < "I guess that's good a% far a* It goes. But it's for us to get busy and do something. I guess we'd better get on the track of Boris. You say he's been to your place. Is he likely to come again?" "He might. I really don't know." ,"1 see. Well, I guess I'd better buy a car, a slap-up one, dress as a chauffeur and hang about outside. Then If comes, you could make some kind of signal, and I'd trail him. How's that?" "Splendid, but he mightn't come for weeks. ~ \ "We'll have to chance that Ftt» gfad you like the plan." He rose. "Where are you going?" 9 "To buy the car, of course," replied Julius, surprised. I'll be round In It In half an hour." Tuppence got up. "You're awfully good, Julius, But I can't help feeling that It's rather a forlorn hope. I'm really pinning my faith to Mr. Carter. By the way, I forgot to tell you of a queer thing that happened this morning." And she narrated her * encounter with Sir James Peel Edgerton. Julius was Interested. . "What did the guy mean, do you think?" be asked. "I don't quite know," said Tuppence meditatively. "But I , think that, in an ambiguous, legal, without prejudiceish lawyer's way, he was trying to warn me." "Why should he? See here, we don't want any lawyers mixed up In this. That guy couldn't help us any." "Well, T believe he could," reiterated Tuppence obstinately. . v-. , "Don't you think it. So long. !1# be back in half an hour." Thirty-five minutes had elapsed when Julius returned. He took Tuppence by the ana,. and -bar to the window. v. . ' "There she ia. "Oh.!" said Tuppence with a note of reverence in her voice, as she gazed down at the enormous car. Friday and Saturday passed uneventfully. Tuppence had received a brief answer to her appeal from Mr. Carter. In it he pointed out that the Young Adventurers had undertaken the work at their own risk, and had been fully warned of the dangers. If anything had happened to Tommy he regretted it deeply, but he could do nothing. This was cold comforts It seemed to the girl that for the first tl-ie, she realized the sinister character of the mission they bad undertaken so lightheartedly. It had begun like a page of romance. Now, shorn of its glamor, it seemed to be turning to grim reality. Tommy--that was all that mattered. Many times in the day Tuppence blinked the tears out of her eyes resolutely. "Little fool," she would apostrophize herself, "don't snivel. Of course you're fond of him. You've known him all your life. But there's no need to be sentimental about It." In the meantime, nothing more was seen of Boris. He did not come to the flat, and Julius and tlje car waited In vain. Tuppence gave herself over to new meditations. Whilst admitting the truth of Julius' objection, she had nevertheless not entirely relinquished the idea of appealing to Sir James Peel Edgerton. Indeed, shei had gone so far as to look up his address in the Red Book. Had he meant to warn her that day? If so, why? Tuppence decided, with her usual shake of the shoulders. It was worth trying, and try It she would. Sunday was her afternoon out. She would meet Julius, persuade him to her point of view, and they would beard the lion In his den. When the day arrived Julius needed a considerable amount of persuading, but Tuppence held firm. "It can do no harm," was what she always came back to. In the end Julius gave In, and they proceeded in the car to Carlton House terrace. "It's no place for a young and inexperienced girl." (TO BE CONTINUBO.) Brother Williams. Dey say Time an' Tide won't wait for no man, an' dey must be too wise to wait fer de women.--Richmond Times-Dispatch. 9 -flKSIn tailored garments preference tor | In necKwear, etop collars and winter still Is given to the three-piece I berthas In double and in triple-tier ef- Water Carries 8ound.. The aonnd of a bell, which can be heard 45,000 feet through the water, can be heard through the air only 456 feet. CURIOSITIES OF MATERIA MEDICA Cobweb Pills 8uppossd Good for Ague, and Snake's Head Broth for Various Diseases. The heads of venomous serpents have held an Important p*ace In medicine. A strong broth made from them and mixed with salt and spices, and one hundred other remedies, was employed under the name of therlac as a cure for every conceivable disease. Curious survivals of this old belief In the efficacy of certain reptiles and Insects as cures for human Ills occasionally come to light, even in this advanced age. In New Kngland, cobweb pills are supposed to be good for the ague,-and In the South a certain knuckle bone in n pig's foot Is a cure . for rheumatism, If it be carried in the 3r" v . K '} - * - • pocket or worn suspended from a string around the neck. The spider-web pill originated In China, where all species of Insects have certain positive or negative vahres In. medicine.--Clevetegd i'Me A%b*d to the Theorists. Theorists who try to abolish poverty seldoift are able to see that a lot of other things must be abolished first- Boston Shoe and Leather Ueporter. Now Beyond Care. Little Joan (sayuig her prayers)-^ An* make me a good girl--at least you needn't really bother, "CM I'm a Old Guide now!--London OpUUen. costume, or to the costume with matching blouse, says a fashion writer In the Kansas City Star, in a forecast of fall and winter fushlcns. The suit as such has little or no representation for the coming season, but will undoubtedly again be brought forward for the spring. Jackets in three-piece costumes vary in length from wrist to three-quarter and seven-eighth lengths. The wristlength Jackets are shown In straight box or in belted styles. The kneelength and longer jackets are featured with ripple hem. usually achieved by This Three-Piece Tailleur for Early Fall Is M&de of Heavyweight French Flannel, the Skirt In Black, Upper Half of Tango. . . a circular flounce set on below the hips across the front only. The backs of all jackets remain straight and flat. Jacket sleeves are long and are set in at the normal. Preference Is about equally divided between the sleeve finishing with a full ripple cuff, which tlares over the hand, and the elbow high gauntlet cuff. In all cases, whether gauntlet or in full circular bell styles, cuffs are an important detail. Fur and embroideries both are used extensively on all street costumes. The dress for the ttree-plece costume, although Invariably in straightline effect, by. a clever use of fabric and of color combinations, and of flouncings, basque effects and gode^ panels, in no way resembles the timeworn favorite, the chemise gown. On the contrary, in appearance it frequently Is suggestive of the old-fashioned 1880 separate bodice and skirt. It is, in fact, In the tailored dress that the fashions of the 1880 period are most distinctively featured, with line long and straight from the shoulder to knee, waistline eliminated, or Indicated by a series ot short darts holding in the fullness at the sides, leaving the front and back plain and straight and with flounce from the knee to the bottom. The bodices of dresses in this style are plain and flat, and the neck Is finished in square, pointed or rounded line, with or wlth- OOM fectB take precedence, followed by fichus and shawl collars. The bertha collar follows the 1830 off-the-shoulder line. The collar, which graduates from a narrow frill at ihe center of the front to a waist length or longer cape collar at the back, is one of the most successful types, made In deep cream la.*e or embroidered net. Eton collars are uiade in linen. In pique or In fine cross-bar muslin or organdie, and are worn with matching gauntlet cuffs. Fine, hand-embroidered white and ecru batiste collar ami cuff sets are also worn, and It is unquestionably a fact that the separate collar again coming Into fnshUn ^ Felt Sailor Is Newest ! *fli millinery, medium-sized shapes are brought out In distinction to the very small or very large shapes which I have been the rule for the spring and summer seasons. Cloche shapes are shown In modified forms; but the newest note is the small, straight-brimmed, dome-crowned felt sailor. Pokes still hold their own. Felts- hold popularity and are shown In turbans and in cloche shapes, la black and in colors. The veil as such is now rarely, one may say never, seen, but Instead a lovely hat Is featured with a veil ot embroidered net or of lace, lu small triangular, oblong or panel shape. The nose veil In lace. In plain square mesh net, or in embroidered net is the most successful type, Scarf veils embroidered In multicolored effects In the paisley or cashmere designs are offereti among the novelties uted by the leading millifters for trimmings and draping on the small,-severe type of felt cloche. Three-quarter length,, fur trimmed,' embroidered tube coats, absolutely straight from shoulder to lower edge, and tull length straight coats with oircuiar or gathered flounce of fur or fabric at the bottom, stand out as the two distinct types for the advanced season. The full-length rfde bow tie coat, the semi-fitted coat with ripple at the sides, the blouse back coat and the cape back coat ail are represented; but the dominating note of the advanced season in the separate coat line is undoubtedly the three-quarter or full-length straight-tube model, with or without flare at the bottom. The all-over embroidered coat still holds good, and is shown in new and effective embroidered patterns, f,od in soft, harmonious color schemes, among which the Persian or Paisley Idea, the Chinese Influence and the, Moyen age tapestry designs of grotesque birds and flowers are prominent. Trimmed hems are a marked note and are featured notably In coats of the straight, unbelted type in which cords of fur alternating with cords of the fabric to form a soft padded hem are noteworthy forn|jk .< Coat Sleeves Long and Wida All coat sleeves art long and are wide at the liund. Cuffs are an Importants detail, and are featured in fur in wide circular flounces or In high gauntlet styles. Sleeves with the lower half mude entirely of fur have great fullness through the elbow. Fur garments for the season are featured In three distinct styles; the short jacket in straight-line effect without fl .re, closing down the center of the front; the three-quarter length jacket with low waist, straight line from shoulder to hip, and circular set on flounce, and the straight tube coat, guiltless of fastenings, and without belt. •J: -Heavy Lace in Demand Black furs take precedence for garments for the day, brown furs for trimmings of cloth suits, such as brown Persian lamb, beige-colored caracul, plucked seal, shaved lamb, and black, gray or brown hare. Longhaired pelts are favored for neckpieces and for trimmings the short curly or flat pelts for coats. The season opens with metal fabrics and copper cloth, heavy metal laces In the Italian lace pattenu, supple metal fabrics In moire designs, --in fact, every kind of a metal material, In plain or fancy weave, Is Indorsed. Heavy laces, Bohemian iices and novelty lace.fabrics In Spanish lace design, namely. In the bold, flowing patterns, are conspicuous, and are undoubtedly tr . be counted upon as a prime favorite for the winter. Sheer laces in the cliantllly rtyles are represented, hut the bigger demand, notably in the novelties, is for the heav^ laces in the Italian sty'e Embroideries stand out as the one note In trimming, carried out in silk, and wool and metal mixtures, frequently interspersed with colored porcelain beads. Metal embroideries on kid, and soutaching, are continued. Pluin four-holed composition bu tons are used in self-tone as a trim on skirts of crepe dresses, tailored dresses and tailored skirts. While the tunic skirt of Russian suggestion is prominent in the fall showing of dresses, there Is also a distinctly Spanish Influence to be noted in formal gowns that combine an abundance of lace and the ure of brilliant embroideries. To Make Wrapped Turban. ; The makln's" of a turban may consist of a length of crepe de chine, one end of which is attached to a beaded ornament One arranges this with the ornament Just in the center of the forehead. It has to be done most skillfully, but the effect is smart and new. ^ Fancy Hosiery. A recent fad in hosiery is the batiked stocking. It is colorful and gay and should, doubtless, be worn with discretion. ' - " > • of Catarrh or k - r. j. CHBNEY fe CO, Toledo, 0fal» Alright letup* off -fW 0U Block! WJUWOM UtUe Wa One-third the neuter doe*. Made of aune ingredkmHk tbea candy Mated. For chOdno and i •••OLD BT YOW FXSKHHT-! HAIR BALSAM n**>x T. There is no sufficient recompense for an unjust slander. BABIES CRY FOR "CASTORUT ffc Prepared Especially for Infanit and Children of All Ages Mother 1 Fletcher's Castorla fcggp been In use for over 30 years as a pleasant, harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Paregoric, Teething Drops and Soothing Syrups. Contains no narcot* Ics. Proven directions are on eadt package. Physicians recommend it. The genuibe bears signature of ; •i r:i Beauty Is Important in Choice of Silver The selection of silverware for prescnt- day use, says the Milwaukee Sentinel, should be made with especial care, even more so than when such ware was looked upon merely as "family plate." If It is to be the longtime friend, the pattern chosen should be pleasing and with really artistic lines that will bring lasting satisfaction as the years roll by. In purchasing [he silverware you should consider that durability aud wearing dualities are highly Important and only such make^ as have the selected, that the first thought of uiany donors is of spoons and knives and forks and of the larger pieces such as tea sets, coffee sets, etc., which may be selected In some of the more popular pa Herns to match the spouus and forks, making possible a complete silver service in the .same design. Vivid Ribbons for Sports Hat*. Orange and green grosgrain ribbon rolled round a cylindrical foundation of cotton ma&es a unique and colorful trlmmint, for sports huts. A li.rge roll reputation for these qualities should i of the ribbon may he wound around he selected. Out-at-elhows silverware is out of place as much as ragged draperies or patched garmenta Since time Immemorial silverware !ms|t>een a favorite wedding gift and now, as in the yeara past, the bride rightfully expects to start her married life with at least a workable assort- •tieiM to make her table, sideboard or serving table att.-active. strange us it may stem, It Is only natural, when a wedding gift is to be the base of the crown and a smaller roll at the edge of the brim. Vivid colors are exceptionally good for sports wear this season. Dresses of Tub Silk. Frocks of tub silk In plain or striped material are very appropriate for summer wear. 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However, if you wish first to try this great preparation send ten cents to De. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y., for p sample bottle. When writing be suBB, and mention this paper.--Advertisement, RATHER SPOILED THE EFFEC^ Unfortunate That Proud Driver Oar Should Have Forgotten^ te s' Remove That Pall. - . i- They were talking about embarrasn» ing moments at the Friday Morniiip club when one fair matron remarked "While living in a small westein town a few years ago, my husband purchased an automobile. Upon inspecting our garage 1 discovered jb leak in the roof and, to save the no# machine from a possible drenching, X placed a five-gallon pail on top of it. |%. 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