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Eliery causes a senaatlon by attending a "Come-outer" , : meeting. EHery's presence is bitterly re- Mn(ed by Eben Hammond, leader of the BwetlnR. Grace apologises for h«r 4 -ftv guardian m.J EJlerv escorts her homa In \TT.e rain. Ca.pt Nat Hammond, Uben's ;i MM. become* a hero by bringing the -j'i packet Into port safely through fog and $*•$-',* Storm. Eliery finde Kesiah writing a let- ter to some one, inclosing money In re- ' •PonBe to * demand. She Is curiously IVS^v-•': ••tattled when informed of tho. arrival of Sr-V'- ^' Nat. Nat calls on Kezlah, and it devel- ops that they have been lovers since youth. Daniels remonstrates with Ellery Jv*' ' . for attending "Come-outer" meeting. El- lery is caught by the tide and Is rescued vVj- ; by Nat. They become friends. Ellery i'Vw , : mftetti Qrace while walking in the flelds, *nd learns that she walks there every Sunday. The clergyman takes dinner Sundays with the Daniels. Annabel, the captain's daughter, exerts herself to K; make an Impression on him. She no- K ' v ' * W e e s w i t h v e x a t i o n h i s d e s i r e t o g e j a w S . y f-y , every Sunday at a certain time. She ffi'-rftM- Watches him through a spy glass. Nat . again importunes Kezlah to marry him. & » He says he has had a quarrel with his • father, who want* him to marry Grace. ^ ••• . fcllery asks Qrace to marry him. She confesses that she loves him. but aays /, she fears to displease her guardian. El- kanah Daniels tells Eben about the meet­ ings between Ellery and Grace. Eben declares he will make Grace choose be- ; .?&?.?» tween him and the preacher. G«"ace finds him In a faint, following the *»*cltement . of Elkanah'B visit. Just before he dies SSMen exacts a promise from Nat and v-i-'-M. Grace that they will marry. Kezlah breaks the n«w? to EHlery and later he receives a now from Grace saying she Is '.. to marry Nat, and aaking him not to try ife;-- to see her again. Keslah tells the story Vjf&C' Of her own marriage with a man who ! :>{ turned out to be a good-for-nothing, and .i'.'.i* Who was reported to have been lost at aea. and of her love for Nat, whom she cannot marry because the husband .la alive. Captain Nat sails for Manila to be gone two years. He says he and Grace have decided not to marry until Iff;-,, returna. • ,^T ----' ' CHAPTER XIV.--(Cntinuod.) " "Prom him," sh« said. "He wanted t Sftcncy, of course; he always does. ^ 1 But that wa*n't the worst The letter PJ^ -V WES from England, and in it he wrote 5?V • that he was gettin' sick of knockin' ' arotcstd and guessed he'd be for comin" , to t** States pretty soon and huntin* pi;f? lae wp. Said what was the use of havin* an able-bodied wife if ah* coulda'i jjve her husband a home." •• x v " .. - "The scoundrel!" $ % : "Yes, I know what he is, maybe full M well as you do. That's why I spoke tf~ lea via' you. If that man comes to gurnet, I'll go, sure as death." Bh« hurriod out of the room. Later, M the minister passed through the dining room on his way to the door, •ke spoke to him again. "'Johu,*' she said, "I didn't say what t tneaiit to when I broke in on you I meant to tell you about Grace. I knew you'd like to know and , wouldn't -ask. She's goin' away, tftracie la." "• "Gtotng away?" ^."Vup. She's goin' to stay with a rf lation of the Hammonds over in Con­ necticut for a spell. I coaxed her into It. Stayin" here at home with all this suspense and with Hannah Poundber- ry's tongue droppln' lamentations like kernels out of a corn sheller, is enough to kill a healthy batch" of kittens with •nine lives apiece." , JSIlery took his hat from the peg J*d opened the door. His foot was ou the step vlten Kezlah spoke again. j"She--iv don't mean nothin', John, 'eiioept that she ain't so hard-hearted ai maybe you might think--she's Miked me about you 'most every time I've been there. She told me to take good care cf you." .Ellery Was thinking deeply as he walked up the main road on his way to Mrs. j%ince'a. Keziah's words were repeating themselves over and over la his brain. She had asked about him. She had not forgotten him alto­ gether. Mrs. Prince was- very glad to •ie him. He found her in the big arm­ chair with the quilted back aod the projecting "wings" at each side of her head. She waa wrapped in a "Rising Sun" quilt which was a patchwork glory of red sad crimson. A young girl, a neighbor, who was apparently Acting in the dual capacity of nurse Mid housekeeper, admitted him to the Old lady's presence. Mrs. Prince's good Spirits were of short duration. Her conversation soon shifted to the loss of her son and she wept, uting the corner of the quilt to wipe away hex tfars. "Eddie" had been her Idol and, eiip she said, it was hard to believe •jfiat folks kept tellin' her, that It was God's will, and therefore all for the iMst. i "And there's Nat Hammond," con- ttnned Mrs. Prince. "A line man--<410 %jtetter anywhere, even though his fa fiber was a Come-Outer--Just goin' to bp married and all, now they say he's wrowned--why? Why was that neces- before her in the path, and her cheeks flushed and her eyes fell. "Er--Miss Van Home," he stam­ mered, "1 merely wanted to tell you how deeply I--we all feel for you in your trouble. I--I--I am so sorry. I have heard so much of the captain from--" "Prom Aunt Keziah ? Tea, she was Nat's warmest friend." "I know. Er--Mrs. Coffin tells me Vou are. going away. I hope you may h&ar good news and soon. I shall think of you--of him-- I want you to understand that I shall:" She held out her hi&nd and he took it He knew that his was trembling, but so, too, was hers. The hands fell apart. Graoe entered the house and John Ellery went out at the gate. •P* . i-.r'-M'rfj • JtBt now. 13r CHAPTER XV. In Which the Minister Boards the 8an Jose. "Hey, Mr.'Ellery!" It was Captain Zeb Mayo who was calling. The captain sat in his antique chaise, drawn by the antique ,white horse, and was hailing the parsonage through a speaking trumpet formed by holding both his big hands before bis mouth. v'~ The minister 19A Mil Coffin, the former with a hllpkin in his hand, had emerged front the side door of the par^\ sonage and now came hurrying down to the gate. "Land of Goshen!" exclaimed the captain, "you don't mean to tell me you ain't done breakfast yet, and it after seven o'clock. Why, Mr. Ellery, I tell you: Emlous Sparrow, the flsh peddler, stepped up to our house a few minutes ago. He's just come down from the shanties over on the shore by the light--where the wreck was, you know--and he says there's a 'morphrodite brig anchored three or four mile off and 6he's fiyin' colors ha'f mast and union down. They're gettin' a boat's crew together to go off to her and b€6 what's the row. I'm goin' to drive over and I thpught may­ be you'd like to go along." A moment later the minister, having donned his hat and coat, ran down the walk and climbed into the chaise be* side Captain Zeb. The white horse, stimulated into cceaky trot by repeat­ ed Blappings of the reins and roars to "Get under way!" and "Cast oft!" moved along the sandy lane. They found a group on the beach. A few fishermen, one or two lobster men.and wreckers, and the llghtkeep- er were gathered on the knoll by the lighthouse. They had a spyglass, and a good-slsed dory was ready for launching. "Where is she, Noah?" asked Cap­ tain Zeb of the lightkeeper. "She's a brigantine, Zeb," observed the keeper, handing up the spyglass. "And flyln' the British colors. Look's if she might be one of them salt boats from Turk's Islands. But what she's doin' out there, anchored, with can­ vas lowered and showin' distress sig­ nals in fair weather like this, is more'n any of us can make out She wa'n't there last erenln', though, and she is there now." "She ain't the only funny thing along shore this.mornln', nuther," an­ nounced Theophilus Black, one of the flsharmen. "Charlie Burgess Just come down along and he says there's a ship's longboat hauled up on the beach, T>out a mile 'n a half t'other side tbe mouth of the herrin' crick yon­ der. Oars in her and all. And she a^n't no boat that b'longs round here." Captain Zeb, who had been inspect­ ing the anchored vessel through the spyglasB, lowered the latter and seemed puszled. "Blessed if she don't look abandoned to me. Cant see a sign of life aboard her." "We couldn't neither," said Thoph. "We was Just cal'latin' to go off to her when Charlie come and told us about the longboat. I guess likely we can go - Ellery oould not reply. The old lady i£!d not wait for him to do so. The mention Of Captain Nat's name re- pninded her of other things. t, "Poor Gracie!" she said. 'It's tur- f|ble hard on her. I went down to see Ijier two or three times afore I was took down with this backache. She's M awful nice girl. Land sakes alive! tAlk about angels! I snum if she aiin't comin* up the road this blessed fjbinute" V. John Ellery had risen. Now he • jfeized ills hat and moved hastily to- ;V%ard the door. Mrs, Prince called to s, him to remain, but he would not. How^ jiver, her good-bys delayed him for a > SBiinute, and before he reached the ; -fard gate Grace was opening it They : ^r«re face to face for the first time . |§ilnce they had parted in the grove, so •fasny months before. ; •/, She was thinner and paler, he saw rfthat. And dressed very quietly' in V'-plsck. She too&ed at hl^n, as he stood hk % "(""A / ' She Ain't So Hard-Hearted as Maybe You Might Think." now; lfs pretty nigh smooth as a pond. Yoa'll take an oar, won't foil, Noah?" "I can't leave the light very well. My wife went over to the village last night. You and Charlie and Bill go. Want to go, too, Zeb?" 'No, I'll Btay here, I guess. The old lady made me promise to keep my feet, dry afore I left the house/' "You want to go, Mr. Htleryt Lots of room." !\ * • The minister was tempted., *t*he sea always had a fascination for him and the mystery of the strange ship was appealing. "Suw I won't be in the way?" "No, nol 'course yon won't,". saM Burgess. "Come right along. Yon set in tbe how, if you don't mind gettin' sprinkled once in a while. I'll steer and Thoph and Billll row. That'll be enough for one dory. If, we need more, well signal. H*ave ahead." The steersman, who was staring hard in the direction they were going, scowled. i "Humph!"' he grunted again. "I swan to man, fellers, I believe she is abandoned!" "Rubbish!" panted Bill, twisting his neck to look over hie shoulder. "'Course she ain't! Who'd abandon a craft such weather's this, and Prov- lncetown harbor only three hoars' run ... » or soT The rowers "hit. her up" and the dory moved faster. Then Burgess, put­ ting his hand to his mouth, hailed, f "Ship ahoyl* he roared. "Ahoy!" No reply.. The dory slackened speed, turned in obedience to the steering oar, and slid under the forequarter of the an­ chored ves»?l. Ellery, looking &P, saw her name in battered gilt letters above his head--the San Jose. "Stand by, Thoph!" shouted Charlie^ S'pose you can jump' and grab her forechains? Hold her steady/ BflL Now, Thoph! That's the time!" Thoph had Jumped, seised the chains, and Was scrambling aboard. A moment later he appeared at the rail amidships, a rope In his hand. The dory was brought alongside and m&de fast; then one after the other the men in the boa^ climbed to the brig's deck. Ahoy!" yelled Burgess. "AH hande on deck! tumble up, you lubbers! Humph!. She Is abandoned, sure and sartin." Yup," asserted Bill. "Her boats: are gone. See? Guess that explains the longboat on,.the beach, Charlie." Cal'late it does,' but it don't ex­ plain why they left her. She ain't leakin' none to speak of, that's surs. Kides's light's a feather. Christmas! look at them decks; dirty hogs, who­ ever they was." Thoph led the way aft. The cabin companion door was open and they peered down. Phew!" sniffed Burgess. "She ain't no cologne bottle, is she? Well, come on below and let's see what'll we see." The cabin was a "mess," as Bill expressed it. The floor was covered with scattered heaps of riff-raff, oil­ skins, coats, empty bottles, and pa­ pers. On the table a box stoog, its hinged lid thrown back. "Medlolne chest," said Burgess, ex­ amining it. "And rum bottles aplenty. Somebody's been siok, I shouldn't won­ der." The -minister opened the door of one of thq little staterooms. The light which shone through the dirty and tightly closed "bull's-eye" window showed a tumbled bunk, the blankets «o!!e(i and streaked. The smell was stifling. Say, fellers," whispered Thoph, "I don't like this much myself. I'm for gettin' on deck where the air's better. Somethln's happened Aboard this craft, somethin' serious." Charlie and Bill nodded an em­ phatic affirmative. "Hadn't we better look ahopt a lit­ tle more?" asked Ellery. "There's an­ other stateroom there." He op4hed the door of It as he spoke. ' It was, If possible, in a worse condition than the first. And the odor was even more overpowering. "Skipper's room," observed Burgess, peeping in. "And that bunk ain't been slept in for weeks. See the mildew on them clothes. Phew! I'm fair sick to my stomach. Come out of this." On deck, in the sunlight, they he!<l another consultation. "Queerest business ever I see," ob­ served Charlie. I never--" "I see somethin' like it once," inter­ rupted Bill, "Down in the Gulf 'twas. I was on the old Fishhawk. Eben Salters' dad froto over to Bayport skipped her. We picked up a West Injy schooner, derelict, abandoned same as this one, but not anchored, of course. Yeller Jack was the trou­ ble aboard her and-- Where you bound, Thoph?" "Goin' to take a squint at the fo'cas- tle," replied Theophilus, moving for­ ward. The minister followed him. The fo'castle hatchway was blacl and grim. Ellery knelt and peer down. Here there was practically no light at all and the air was fouler than that in the cabin. "See anything, Mr. Ellery?" asked Thoph, looking over his shoulder. "No, I don't see anything. But I thought--" He seemed to be listening. / "What did you think?" "Nothing. I--** . "Holja on! you ain't goin* down there, be you? I wouldn't. No tellin' what you might find. Well, all right. I ain't curious. Ill stay up here and you can report." Ellery descended the almost perpoa- dicular ladder gingerly, holding on with both hands. At the foot he stopped and tried to accustom his eyes to the darkness. A room perhaps ten feet long, so much h^ could make out The floor strewn, like that of the cabin, with heaps of clothing and odds and ends. More shapes of clothes hanging up and swaying with the roll of the brig. A little window high up at the end, black with dirt. And cavites, bunks in rows, along the walls. A horrible hole. He took a step toward the oenter of the room, bending his head to avoid hitting the fo'castle lantern. Then in one of the bunks something stirred, something aliye. He started violently, controlled himself with an effort, and stumbled toward the Bound. "What is it?" he whispered. is it? Is anyone there?" A gi'oan answered him. Then * voioe, weak and quavering, said: "Gimme a drink.! Gimme a drink! Can't none of you God-forsaken devils give me a drink?" He stToped over the bunk. J| man was lying 1$ it, crumpled into a dread­ ful heap. He stooped lowfr, looked, Qnd saw the man's face. 1 There was s shout from the deck, or, rather, a yell. Then more yells and the pound of running feet "Mr. Ellery!" screamed Burgess, at the hatchway. "Mr. Ellery, for the Almighty's sake, come up here! Come out of that this minute. Quick!" The minister knew what was com­ ing, was sure of it as he stepped to the foot of the ladder, had known It the Instant he saw that fao* "Mr. Ellery!" shrieked Burgess. "Mr. Ellery, «*• yon there?" "Come up!" celled Burgess. "Hurryf It's the smallpox. The darned hook­ er's rotten with It For God sakes, eome quick!" He ran ij the rsli;' yelling orders to Bill and Thoph, who were frantically busy with the dory. Ellery began to climb the ladder. His head emerged into the clean, sweet air blowing across the deck. He drew a breath to the very bottom of his lungs. Then from behind and belQW him came the voice again. "Gimme a drink!" it waiied. "Gimme a drink of water. Ain't one of yon cussed swabs got decency enough to fetch me a drink? I'm dyln' for a drink, I tell you. I'm dyin'!" j> : The minister stood still, his feet on (he ladder. The three men by the rail .were working like mad, their faces livid under the sunburn and their hands trembling. They pushed each other about and swore. Thoph and Bill sprang over the rail into the boat. Burgess turned and beckoned to Ellery. "Come on!" he called*'. ara you waitin' for?" f rj} The minister remained where he was. * "Are you sure--" he faltered. "Sure! Blast it all! I found the log. Ii ain't been kept to? a fortni't, but there's enough. It's smallpox, I tell you. Two men died of it three weeks ago. The skipper died right afterwards. The mate-- No wonder them that was left run away as soon aa they sighted land. Come on! Do you want to die, too?" f. Prom the poison pit at the foot of the ladder the man in the honk called once more. "Water!" he screeched. "Water! Are you goin' to le*fe me, yon d--A cowards?" "For Heaven sakes!" cried Burgess, clutching the rail, "what's that?" Ellery answered him. "It's one of them," he said, and his voioe sounded odd in his own ears. "It's one of the crew." The minister turned. "Hush!" he called, in answer to the voice, "hush! IH bring you water in a minute. Bur­ gess," he added, "yon and tbe rest go ashore. I shall stay." "You'll stay? You'll stay? With that? You're crazy as a loon. Don't be a fool, man! Come on! We'll se^d the doctor and somebody else--some one that's had It, maybe, or alnt afraid. I am and I'm goin'. Don't be a fool." Thoph, from the dory, shouted to know what was the matter. Ellery PARASOLS ARE PRETTY EARLY MODELS ALL OF THE MOST ATTRACTIVtt TYPE. Flowered Silks ttave ' 1:W»" t^ost Ad* mlrere---Exquisite In Color and . Design--Gome of the T; Explained and III •V v. In One of. the Bunks Something Stirred, Something Alive. climbed the ladder to the deck and walked over to the rail. As he ap proached, Burgess fell back is few feet "Thoph," said the minister, address lng the pair in the dory, "there is a sick man dowh in the forecastle. H« has been alone there for hours, I sup­ pose, certainly sinoe his shipmates rar away. If he is left longer without help, he will surely die. Some one must stay with him. You and the rest row ashore and get the doctor and whoever else you can. I'll stay here till they come." Thoph and his companions set tip * storm of protest. It v»a foolish, It was crazy, the man would die anyhow, and so on. They begged the minister to oome with them. But he was firm. The oars dipped, bent, and the dory moved off. The sound of the creaking thole pins shot a chili through Kliery's veins. The water butts stood amid­ ships, not far from the open door of "the galley. Entering the latter he found an empty saucepan. This he filled from the cask, and then, with It In his hand, turned toward the black hatchway. Here was the greatest test of ills courage. To deseed that lad-j^ der, approach that bunk, and touch ' the terrible creature in it, these the tasks he had set himself to do, could he? (TO BR CONTINUED.) TOre o,lmt Parasols hardly seem a vital' ne­ cessity at this time, but there is some­ thing distinctively encouraging about the sight of them. The models are exceeding!/ attractive this year, and though a greater variety will be shown later on, one might very well buy now without danger of future regret The plainer and more severe suu» shades always predominate in the early showing. Fluffy !ae*yi, chiffon, etc., are reserved, for the summer trade, but there are some charming parasols of the elaborate summer type, and so pretty are they that it seems uidlkely that the later season will reveal anything more desirable. The .lowered silks win general ad­ miration, and the designers have ac­ complished excellent effects with these silken fabrics, woven especially for parasol purposes and exquisite^ both in color and in design. One line of these parasols has a wide border of plain color. Above this is a solid mass of flowers and foliage. The border is of delicate Llue. The roses and foliage, some­ what blurred and toward their out­ lines, melt into vagueness. Another type of the floral decorat­ ed parasol also has p plain border, the rose decorations being shown in fes­ toon design around the upper part of the parasol. Sometimes the plain border is separated from the floral decorations by shadow lin&s of black or applied braid designs in white soutache, as shown in another para­ sol illustrated on* this page. The parasol is of white taffeta, trimmed at the lower part by applied white silk soutache, and above the braid design is a festoon of large delicate pink roees. One of the New York shops is shtfw- ingy parasols made up of lovel flounced cotton stuffs, to be worn en suite with trim little morning or beach frocks of the same material. The parasol and costume are of fig­ ured cotton voile. The parasol has a deep border of floral design and shadow lines of Indistinct coloring on white ground. The reBt of the cover has scattered flowers, harmonizing with the flowers of the border, but dis­ tributed in little clusters over the white voile with the scattered-flounce design, but without the floral border. In the plain, one-tone silks there are parasols of various qualities, but, to be really smart a parasol of this type needs to be of fairly heavy silk, and tho cheaper models are at their best in the striped or figured silk. MARY DEAN. "Who , Premsture Burial. A M. Thoinot, professor of forensiH medicine to the Paris Academte d? Medicine, has been lecturing upon premature burial, an accident the fear of which is, perhaps, not so prevalent as it was in the days of Edgar Poe. He gave an interesting description of the many inventions devised for the avoidance of this, including the inser­ tion of a breathing tube in the mouth of the corpee, which is brought through tbe lid of the coffin and pro­ jected from the grave. But he declared that no precaution was so satisfactory as that of delaying the burial until the signs of putrefaction are apparent The provisions of the code Napoleon, which ordain that no burial Shall take place until twenty-four hours after death and inspection by the medical authority of the district, are, he said, entirely adequate on this point, and if they are carried out to the Aill, no one need have any fear of being bur led alive. j<, . Ventilation Test JL Single way to tell whether your room is properly ventilated Is to place a wide-necked bottle of water into which you have put half an ounce of lime water, In the room, letting it remain uncovered over night. *If in the morning the lime water is milk the ventilation is bad, If the lime wa­ ter becomes milk on your covering the bottle mouth with your hand and shaking the vessel, the ventilation Is not sufficiently good. If the lime water remains etanr. tfcs alr of that NHS IS pare. Gathered Muff. " 'The huge granny muff made of gath­ ered and corded Bilk, velvet, brocade or chiffon, is very fashionable this season. It is -besides quite simple to make, and looks much better than a muff of poor imitation fur, Two thicknesses 'of wadding from the lin­ ing on to which the outer covering i* gathered and divided into sections with piping cords. Wide frills of the pilk finish off the muff on either side. MADE A VOGUE FOR RUCHES CLOAK TO SUIT SMALL GIRL V These cloaks are always useful and look well made either in red; white or any pretty light dolor. Firm ma­ terial shonld be used, such as nap cloth, face cloth, or fine serge. The cloak may be lined throughout if lik­ ed, but the hood must be lined unless the material used is very thick and has both sides alike. If unllned, the edge of material should be bound with ribbon and turned up, then stitched close to the ribbon; this is better than turning in a hem !n the ordinary way, as it is not so thick. «- If lined, turn in the edge of both cloth and lining all round, tack them together, then neatly slip-stitch the edges; join the' shoulder parts of cloth and lining separately, and iet both seams face Inside. Rather large hooks and eys should be used for fastening, the eyes to be worked over in buttonhole with silk of the same color as the material. The lining of hood should be Joined to material in the same way as that of cloak. To gather up the edge, make two lines of stitching half an inch apart, about three inches from edge, as shown by dotted line in the diagram; thread elastic in between the cloth and lining; the elastic should draw the hood up just to fit loosely round the face. Set the hood to the neck of cloak, sew ribbon in front by which to fasten cloak. Sew a loop or small chain inside the back of neck for hanging np with. Material required, two and one-qnar- ter yards forty-six inches wide. DICTATES OF FASHION There is a positive fad for small hats and toques, some fitting the head as closely as a cap. The Turkish blouse seen on after­ noon gowns is made of a darker ma­ terial than the fancy mousseline dress, and edged with fur. Beautiful sets of natural red fox, wi^h their dangling legs and tails, look as If their fair wearers had just re­ turned from the chase. It is dispiriting to notloe that para­ dise plumes continue to lead In popu­ larity, notwithstanding the many pleas for this unfortunate bird. Transparent sleeves and corsage of tulle or lac j and kimono draped sleeves remain popular on many banr- some brocaded and velvet robes de soiree. The short dolman mantles of fur seem to be gaining. Usually they are fastened with a single large button or buckle, or tortoise shell or strass stone. With the Advent of Taffetas They Be­ came Inevitable, snd Ribbon Is the Best of All Materials* When taffetas arrived in the spring of 1912, together with panniers and frills, it was Inevitable that ruches should become fashionable and ribbon 1b the ideal material for ruching. Eve. ning coats have gauged ribbon bon ders, plain tailor-made costumes of cloth and velvet are bound with rib­ bon, while ribbon silk floral sprays with ribbon bows for neckwear have never been in greater vogue, says the Indianapolis News. Ribbon 1b extensively Introduced In the evening stole and muff with ex­ cellent effect, and lingerie is never complete unless it is ribbon-run and adorned with ribbon bows. Even if we do find the directoire divided skirt a satisfactory substitute for tbe or­ dinary frilled lingerie for' wear with tallleurs, there are negligees and tea- gowns, dressing gowns, boudoir caps and other feminine accessories on Fur Collar and Cuffs. Detachable collar and cuffs of far are attractive and practical. They may be adjusted to any suit, giving It an altogether different appearance. The collars vary in shape according to the fur. The rolling style is seen in the long-haired fur, but where mole­ skins, ermine, mink, sable and other close furs are employed, the collar may be a small square or round sailor. It may be notched and the cuffs point­ ed, and it may be trimmed with tiny heads and tails. Some of these fur sets have a touch of lace. which ribbon Is essential to attractive, ness. , HeartWeattft. How much more we might make of our family life If our friendships, If every secret thought of love, blos­ somed Into a deed! . . . There are words and looks and, little observ­ ances, thoughtfulnesses, watchful lit­ tle attentions, which Bpeak of love, which make it manifest, and there Is scarce a family that might not be richer in heartwealth for more" of them.:--Harriet Beecher Stowe. Extra Pay for 8llenos. > To this day, in Tou!ouse--where so many fine singers have grown--it is a recognized custom to pay men at a higher rate when they are not allowed to sing at their work. Considerate. "Ywa tksed to want to hold myhantf before we were married," she com­ plained. 'Td like to now," said he easily, "but it would keep yop your housework, my dear." SICK ! FOilRTEEH YEARS Restored to Health bjrLydfe' Pk&htoB?* Vegetebfe Compound. Elkhart, Ind"I suffered for Ibufw teen years from organic inflammation, ^female weakness^ pain and irregulari­ ties. The pains in my sides were in? CIBaocu bjr nnlkiiig or standing on my feet and I had such awful bearing down feelings, was de­ pressed in spirits and became thin snd palu with dull,heavy eyes. I had six doe- tors from whom I received only tempo­ rary relief. I decided to give Lydia EL, Pinkham s Vegetable Compound a fair trial and aiso the Sanative \7 ash. I have now used the remedies for four months snd cannot express my thanks for what they have done far me, "If theao lines will be of any benefit you have my penaieskm to publish them." --Mrs. SADIE WILLIAMS, 468 James Street, Elkhart, Indiana. Lydia Pir'kh&m's Vegetable Com- pound.madc from native roots arA herbs, contains no narcotic or harmful drugs, and to-day holds tbe record of being the most successful remedy for female ills we know of, and thousands of voluntary testimonials on file in the Pinkham laboratory at Lynn, Mass., seem to prove this fact. * If yon have the slightest donbt that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta­ ble Compound will help you.write to L.ydiaE.Pinkham Medicine Co. (confidential) Lynn,Mass., for ad-° ^nce, IKonr letter will be opened* read ana answered by a woman* And held in strict confidence. .<• •• 'H : 'f&j -HSe/V- as-y* . A - *. > :^yV # w- •' • %&&'• V'TA.. 'SINGLE BINDER ALWAYS REL1ABLS. WHICH ONE. ve to sat "It's too bad that we have our first Thanksgiving dinner in A restaurant, but we have one thing to be thankful for. We have each other." "Yes; yon shonld be thankfnL" One Ray of 8unahlne. "John, you are sure It is safe ta this yacht?" "Yes, my love." "And you know how to sail ltf* "My^salllng master does." "How long will it taks us t» cross?" "About two weeks." _ "Oh, dear, there's so much to worry about on a yacht" "There's one thing that needn't cause you any worry." "What is that?" "The cook can't leave until we get to Liverpool."--Louisville Courier- JonrnaL Olvlofl Away the ticirst. Willing to have his neighbors think he was a fine musician, Brown in­ stalled 4 mechanical piano near a front window of his home, where he spent hours each day pedalling out melodies. "Your father is a great pi­ ano player, isn't he?" one of the neigh­ bors remarked to Brown's boy Wil­ liam one afternoon. "Yen," replied William, "but it makes his feet awful sore." Too Hasty. "Dtggs can dash off epigrams with­ out a moment s thought." "That's just the way they eonnd." Shivery Mornings You can have a tasle of die summer sunshine of the com fields by serving a dish of Post Toasties These crisp flavoury bits of toasted white com make an appetizing dish at any time ippei of 1 ye** Try them In and taste the delicate tma maize flavour. A dish of Toasties served either with cream or milk, or fruit » fuiprisingly good. *'Thm Memory Lingmn" Qrecero everywhere ieil Toastiea fetvf&IKDilwa oweI ot., \ i M 'v.