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, X rill A-1 A - >*# > r f L \ m - . '•'«•'«. .*.TL ' r v' • - •* • » « a . r a ? » i * ' > > l \ IhAf ,ranr&saswew. m, id^i • • <^ .:_ *r. * J ^ fj EINOWOOD i,:"•/% : • • t- . Jii' *-• • Mrs. Lewis Hawiey entertained the 'Social Wheel at her home Thursday afternoon. Bridge was played with 'prizes awarded to Mrs. Ritter, Mrs. Cans and Mrs. E. C. Hawiey. Mrs. Ray Merchant entertained the Bunco club at her home Thursday afternoon. Prizes were won by Mrs. ^Thomas Doherty and Mrs. B. J. Justen. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis SchrOeder spent Wednesday in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Neal and family were visitors at Waukegan, Saturday. Mrs. George Bacon and granddaughter, Jane Nelson, of Antioch spent Thursday afternoon With her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Dodge. Mr. and Mrs. Ellsworth and children of Gary, Ind., spent the week' "end in the B. T; Butler home. Mr. and Mrs. Hermets of Genoa • City were callers in the Frank Dix , home, Saturday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Foss of Mc Henry sfcent Sunday afternoon with v the former's mother and brother hero. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Weber and fam- ' ily of MjcHenry spent Sunday in the Niclc Young home. Mr. and Mrs. Will Heine and son, Eugene, of Jefferson Park Spent Sun- Spring Grove were, Sunday dinner guests in the Edgar Thomas home. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Jepson and Mr. and Mrs. Roland McCannon and son, David spent Sunday in the Lee Huson home near Mundelein. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Thompson and daughters^ Grace Mary, were callers j at Woodstock Friday. Among those from here to attend; the Legion auxiliary supper at Rich-; mond Saturday evening were: Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Stephenson, Mrs. Viola Low and Mr. and-Mrs. George Shepard and family. Mr. and Mrs, Ralph Simpson, Mr. and Mrs. Nick Adams and Mrs. Kd Thompson visited Mrs. Edw. Thompson in Chicago Sunday. Mrs. THpmpsori is recovering from an operation at Illinois Central hospital. " : Mrs. Jennie Bacon returned home Thursday from a visit in the home of her sbn, George, Antioch. >•- ° Mrs.' Lucinda Francisco t>f ^Woodstock was a visitor in the W. A; Dodge home, Sunday. : Mrs- George Bacon of Antioch spent CAP AND BELLS NO NEED THIS TIME VOLO Adolph Waldmann and, Mrs. Wm. Waldmann of Chicago spent the week-end here with Mr. aqd Mrs. Hi Waldmann. ^ Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hafer of Fro± mont, Mrs. George Scheid, Jr., and daughter. Miss Bernice Powers of Wauconda, Mr. and Mrs. William Lohman and son of Libertyville spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Fisher. Mr. and Mrs. E. Dusil of Berwyn spent Thursday here at the home of I the former's sister, Mrs. F. St. George J The Volo cemetery society met at j the home of Mrs. E. Townsend Thursday afternoon. Two tables of airplane bunco were played. The so- DIRECTOR OF WOMEN ^jLIttle Mary had foriued ft • irnytng .fdr'"everytliiag she* wished. One niglit her mot Iter was surprised ciety wifl meet at the home/of Mrs, E. Bacon December 7. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Passfield, Mr. and Mrs. Roj* Passiifeld, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kaiser, Mr. and Mrs. Clark, Nichols ajttended the card party and dance at Round Lake "Tuesday even- •o hear her pray that hi'r brother .vouldnt shoot the nice little hirds with his BB gun any more.; The same, •irayer continued several nights. " ; Then, suddenly one night, the shoot, ing was not mentioned' *«•: • • ; "Why didn't you pray • about: the;; Saturday afternoon With her; jpafen£s;! itirds tonight?" asked Mary's hioth$r. ;• Mi> #rni Mrs W. A Dodce. 1*1 "Well, you see. i'didn't heed tiprbecatise I hid John's gun and lip h&gtj't ohn^ It ;yet1 ndiana pol is KewS;* Mr. and Mrs. A, Dodge. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Fisher and family of Rockton spent the week-end in the W. 0. Fisher home; . - Miss Dorothy Carr and Dewey Beck day in the George Shepard home. of Chicago spent the week-end in the Mr. and Mrs. William Thomas and! Charles Carr home, family and Mrs. Lucy Thomas of I Mb. and Mrs. Bruce Woodstock and LaVeme Whiting of tRotdiitlp" p e r j a n d darker for more hours are mora dangerous for amooth, thin tires-colder weather Is more die* agreeable for tire* changing--think of what'* coming and put on new Goodyeara now I Bought now, tough new Goodyear* give you safety all winter yet wear very slowly due to cool roads. Next spring they'll still be almost new. Today's prices--many sizes lower than a year ago--are another "buy now" reason. Come in and see usl G O O D / T E A R PATHFINDER Supcrtwitt Cord Tirtt Gash Cash Sixo Prices Six* PrkM 5.M-I9 ,*7.M 4.5SOL. 7-45 MML 7.*S 4.JI-I1. 5.25-17„ 7-75 «7S-X_ 7.-- 5.25-U. >.!• 4.W-1L 7.1S 5J»-». 9.4* Nichols and family of McHenry spent Friday evening in the Leon Dodge home. C. A. Matsen and cUlldren of Chicago spent Saturday In the Gust Pearson home. j Charles Coates <rf Genoa City spent j Sunday in the Fred Wiedrich home. Mr. SchlecVt of Chicago spent Fri-I day and Saturday in the Leon Dodge home. ' Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wfedrich and« family spent Saturday evening in the. Lloyd Smith home at Wonder Lake. | Among those from here to attend | the Legion carnival at McHeivy Sat-1 urday evening were: Mr. and Mrs.; Nick Freund, Mr. and Mrs. George ; Young," Mr- and Mrs. Lester Cf»rr, El- j mer and Clyde Carr. Mae and Roy Wiedrich, Eva and Antone Williams. Miss Lora Harrison returned to Evanston Saturday evening to resume her duties as nurse. Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Stephenson attended church services at Elgin Sunday and visited friends at W. Chicago Mrs. Aaron Smith passed away at her home at Kinsington, Ks., Nov. 7, after a short illness. She was formerly Ella Barney and lived near Ringwood. Mr. and Mrs.' C. Anderson and daughter of Chicago spent Saturday and Sunday in the S. W. Smith home. Miss Alice Peet of Crystal Lake spent Sunday with her-.parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Peet. Mrs. J. C. Ladd spent Sunday in the H. C. Hughes home at McHenry. The Home circle was entertained in the home of Mrs. George Harrison on Wednesday. A one o'clock luncheon was served. A fine program was en joyed in the afternoon. ' - ; Tit for Tat Tommy was hungry. Mother gaye him a saucer of rice and told him to sit on the back steps while he ate it. An old hen came along and attempt ed to help eat the rice. Tommy kicked at her. Turning quickly in fright, the hen slipped jyul fell. Running into mg. ^ . Mr. and Mrs. Frank King ftm the owners ' of a Nash coupe. ' The V61o Home Bureau unit? met at the home of Mrs. Ray Paddock oh Wednesday afternoon. . . Clyde Wright and flaughtejr of Wauconda visited Mrs. Ida Fisher Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Martini and family of Chicago spent the weekend here at the home of Mr. and Mrs- Eddy Rossduestcher. The Volo Home Bureau until wilt the house, Tommy called: hold a card party at the home of Mr. "Oh! Mamma, I kicked at the hen iand Mrs^ Wi'lliam Fink-, Dec. 8. and she kicked at me."--Indianapolis News. OF THE SAMi MIND Otbtr lint In pnmctlaa. bpert); mountW trea lifetime luMtatMd. Walter Freund Tire and Tube Vulcanizing, Battery Charging, Repairing, Phone 294, West McHenry, Illinois REMEDY REMOVES CAUSE OF STOMACH CAS Most stomach GAS is due to bowel poisons. For quick relief usj^Adlerika. One dosec leans oat body wastes tones up your system, brings sound sleep. Thomas P. Bolger, Drugglrft. 4 He--I like hunting aud fishing. She--So do I--hunting for a good itue and fishing for compliments. v . Caught on the Rebound Merchant (to book traveler)--Sales uanship! Huh ! I've no use for your iook. I've forgotten more about sales tinnship than you ever knewl Traveler--Ah 1 Then may I show ou this work on memory training-- •omplete in 24 volumes? ! Mr. and Mrs. John Northoff of i Chicago spent'Sunday at the home of j J. F. Wagner. i Community night will be held at jthe Volo school Friday evening, Nov. j . 1 8 - . . I Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hironimus and family, Mrs. Joseph Lerizen. Mrs. J. , Wagner attended the funeral of Mr. I Frank Henkel, Sr-, at Waukegan on Thursday. | Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bacon and. family iof Round I^ake, Mr. and Mrs. Mitche1! j of Waukegan spent Sunday at the i home of Mrs. E. Bacon. I Mr. and Mrs. Herman Dunker and [family spent Sunday at the home of jthe former's mother, Mrs. Maty , Dunker at Crystal Lake Sunday. | George Carlson of Chicago spent ; Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. ! George Dowell. - | Mr. ar$ Mrs. Harry Hironimus are the proud parents of a baby girl, born i November 6. j Mrs- Bud Ford of Wauconda called I on her mother, Mrs. Catherine Frost Saturday. Miss Vinnie Bacon accompanied Mrs. Wayne Bacon to Woodstock on Friday. Miss Sarah McEmmeel of Racino, Wis., spent the past week with Mis. Anna Lusk. . Mis^'Mary W, .LVew^^n. newlyCfrp-' jioint^rdirector at women's activit i<;s, of the Demoefafic national coiiunii ' teei Miss PewSon, who was appoint ed by Chairman James A, .Farley served with 'Mir, Farley in nv like ca; pacity during the 1&T2 campaign. Wing* Over Hubby v . "From what I hear, your wife- la a bit of an anfiel."' "Oh. rather. She's always going up in the air and harping on somenum; or ;,oth«9T!"--Stnttgarter Illustrierte. I An Arabian Relic The Tomb of Eve Is at Jidda, in Arabia, about half way down on the coast of the lied sea. Adam is reputed to be hurled in Ceylon, off the south coast of India. - Various Animal* Have Rabie* Rabies is most common In dogs, but many other animals become infected such as cat. cow, horse, rabbit, sheep, pony, squirrel, mule, fox, skunk, goat and the human. Stationery 'Makes Ideal • Christmas Gifts Gtvea yearl Stop at the Plaindealer office and see what we have to V- : .v You can get sheets with process embossed headings, with envelopes, at die follovying prices:-^ k ^ M s h e e t s , 2 5 e n v e l o p e s 5 9 c 60 sheets, 50 envelopes 89g , V'\ 100 sheets, 75 envelopes $1.00 li Price includes^initials processed embossed on sheets and plain envelopes* Address o printed on envelopes 25c extra* Neatly boxed--prompt delivery. ' - ORDER TODAY The McHenry: Plaindealer Firct Queen to Use Carpet* The first English queen to cover her palace fioor with carpet was Elizabeth, but a Spanish bishop was the first man In Europe known to have enjoyed carpeted floors. This was in 1255. Selling Dog* Many people have a decided preju* dice against selling dogs. Some go s<» . far as to regard the sale of a dog as sinful. The origin of this prejudice; is not known for certain. He Want* to Be Sura Professor--If the moon is two" mil ion Biles away, how long will it take an airplane traveling at 100 miles an tour to reach It? Modern boy cautiously--^How much gasoline did it start with? Say you DEALER^ PtAINWHY WAIT FOR GEORGE TO SPEND IT T tdls us of a Chinese raler who decreed that at a given SMment each and every one of his subjects should yell at his loudest M that the man in the moon might hear. * The great day came--and silence. Not a sound was heard in all the land except the feeble cry of one old deaf man. Everyone else kept quiet so that he himself could hear the others. Thus we see that one more ancient discovery may be credited to the resourceful Chinese--that of "letting George do it"--the moat widely Used of all their gifts to civilization. Today too many of us are waiting for George to spend it. I am no prophet. I have no standing as an economist. And I am not a magician despite my claim that a thing can be made larger by taking away a part of it. What do I mean? The best way to insure capital is to spend a part of it when prices an low. The man who spends one dollar out of ten in making business better will find the nine worth more than the ten as values rise. * Mass achievement is ever a matter of individual and co-opefative action. Napoleon got his army over the Alps a man at a time. We'i^iust rescale the peaks of prosperity the same way. The Now Is The Time To Buy Trail is our easiest path. Each one who can must spend--and- millions can spend if they but • *ffl- ' While we are waiting for the release of frozen funds to start a ' buying wave, nineteen out of every twenty dollars in 16,655 banks are free to spend as we will. $33,695,974,000 are on deposit. This is 25 per cent more money than we had in all of our banks when we vent into the World War to help save those across the sea. Now we refuse to save ourselves. Depression will linger if we wait to spend out of income instead of out of capital--and our capital may shrink while we wait. Industry has signed with N. R. A. Some have signed until it hurts. The public should now sign with industry and spend some of its capital. The cow without pasture* can give no milk. An industry without sales can pay no wages. Feed industry. Buy something. Build something. Let us not forget this--better an hour of work than a dollar for dole. Capital is going to take care of the unemployed--either by buying what labor produces or by dole taxation. The choice is obvious. And when we spend, personal selfishness should take a holiday. The chisel should not replace the golden rule as a business tool. Those idlp use it will help prolong depression and in the end murder quality. Let's take a look at the Blue Eagle. •We see in its grasp the symbols of industry^and action. The chisel is conspicuous by its absence^ Let's remember this whenever we do business with our fellow men. And further, neither capital nor labor should attempt in times like these to intrench itself at the expense of the common good. And no chisel should lurk in any political coat-tail. Let us have public, as well private, unselfishness. Ours is the richest country in all the world. It is rich in money. It Ti rich in market. It is rich in a necessity of replacement and repair built up by the highest standards of living the world has ever known. Let's inflate our confidence before we inflate our cmrrency. Let's member that God helps those who help themselves and that Mr. Roosevelt is not likely to do more. He can't throw the forward passes ad catch them too. He expects each and every one of us to play ball with him. Let's stop nursing depression. Lct*s begin to count our blessings. Business is better. It is like a man wi;'i a trunk half way up staffs. It is . but taking a rest before starting fc top. Let s give it a boost. Buy Something! Build Something! •' , This message is not address*. a who caaaot spsai <* *° those who now are spending. It is a ^ed to the man who is jingling the slacker dollar in his pocket, litue aware that H is growing less in purchasing power as prices rise. * TW Awakening Inflnence got a new Idea. Fortua« In it" "What nowr "It's an alarm clock that emits the delicious odor of frying bacon and egga-" Buainesa Tact Farmer Brown--1 see you ttav* reduced the fine for speeding from to *5. County Judge--Yea. The cusses were beginning to slow up.--Brooklyn Eagle. Awkward P«eitl«u Rent Collector's Wife--What are yon looking so worried about, Horace? Rent Collector--The landlord's become a client of our Arm, and If 1 don't collect my rent i get the MKh for Inefficiency. Raining lencubua Bobble Lou was watching tJ»e raisi and hall at the window. She came running to her mother, saying excitedly: "Ob, mother, look, it's raining lee cube* outdoors."--Indianapolis News. 'NUF SAID Barber--i understand you are <a business for yourself. Victim--No; I have a wife. ; A Break for Mr. Peck Mrs. fleck- I wonder, Mrs. Peck, if I could borrow your rug beater. Mrs. Peck--I'm sorry, Mrs. Peek, but he doesn't get home till fire o'clock,-- Cleveland News. No Difficulty Titer* "Don't you find it bard to meet expenses?" '•Hard I Man alive I I meet expenses at every turn."--Kansas City Star. "The Truth Shall Make You Free" By LEONARD A, BARRET? A very pathetic picture recently appeared in a bomber of periodicals. Profewmr Kiusteln was represented as walking -d-o-wn a gangplank of a tug which brought him safely to the shores of oup country. He b o a r d e d t h e t u g some "Wiles out at sea fii order to avoid danger as well as publicity. The efforts of this great scientist to avoid being murdered is a stirring chapter in the history -of heroism. It is commonly known that -a certain faction in Germany places a price upon his head. Professor Einstein was able to get out of Germany, and found a reasonably safe retreat in England, where he lectured in a number of the Marge universities. lie is now a very welcome guest of one of our universities where lie is to lecture and coutinue his studies in his coveted tield of research. .Many answers might be given to the question, wiiy was he not allowed to continue his research in Germany? Of course, the principal reason was that he is of the Jewish ra<-e, and the attitude of Hitler and his followers toward that race has provoked the wrath of the entire civilized world. .A matter, however, far more important than racial discrimination is Involved in the act of forcing sir great a scientist from his place In the university where he labored so long. Is'o nation can afford to throttle the ad' vance of scientific investigation or block the efforts of those who labor in the held of research. Every nation that has tried to do so soon passed out of existence. A nation which by coercion endeavors to control the freedom of choice in the matter of personal liberties soon falls into the grave which by such acts she lias dug for herself. One of the great advantages of this country has been the freedom with which our men of science have, been encouraged fce continue their scientific work regardless of race, color or re ligiojuu Large sums of money are annually raised by taxation for the support of state universities, and private endowments supply funds for the equipment of laboratories. If our government were to attempt to thwart the progress of scientific investigation, it would meet with such protest that the action would soon have to be rescinded. Our conception of liberty and freedom of speech would not stand for it. May our country be spared from such a fate as was experienced by other nations which attempted to throttle truth. Ogly the truUi can make us free. : , ft ltpt, Western Newspaper Cala^. for the last four years I've »ot bo- | The Fourth Lovely Lady BY THERESE BENSON OtpyritM .tarttMi Bobbs-Merrill Company WHO Serrtoe Buffaloes Raided Poles In the early days of the West It was necessary to drive spikes in telegraph poles to prevent buffaloes from SYNOPSIS PdMnf tfce isilllwf el Onto*, Matilda Smith Lovely ("Smif"), youngest and physic ally the weightiest si the (our Lawsly sitters, finds herseU ta decidsdly straitened circumstances. She hss made her SWA plane lor the future, however. The Levtly estate, Uevelylea. Is Virginia, Is •mid by Smirs brother, Blll-l.ee, but, ftaaaciaUy unable te maintain his position there, he Is t«is| In Chile, while the eetate te rented te a Mr. Johnstone Nesbit. StniTa denreet «risb is ts own Lovelylen. Under the name "Milieu Saitou" she establishes hereeU as a "Little Sister el the Rich," a i --liftsrt There is consternation aaaang the ether Lovely sisters, that a •MMber el the family should tussii an "adventuress." Smif has hsr ftnl really httnv^ lni client, s maa erho deeiree to evade the Wverttte pursuit ft an extraordinarily •taut lady, hie neighbor, nbsm he refers te ne Mercy. CHAPTER IV--Continued • f" ~ --10-- Hi* prophecy proved true. When the latest client was ushered out, the stranger was still patiently sitting In one of the little private rooms. At once Smif told Buttons to escort her to the lounge./ "Jus* wait till you clip eyes on ber!" Buttons' tone was Important, as If he took a personal pride in this exhibit. "She's a corker. Til My i never saw her equal." Vet for all the boy's warning, the womnu who totem) white he lingered at the threshold to observe „_Uhe.effect she produced, transcended anything Hmif had imagined. This hi a fabulous creature," Smif thought, "a fantastic design by IJokusal, a female hotel." But she met the lady indifTeretitly, as if, she found her nothing out of the ordinary, and Buttons, disappointed, fled to his own post. '"Madame Saitou?" Smif l*med an assent. Never, she told heraeif. had she seen so many dimples; dimpled chin, dimpled wrists, dimpled knuckles. "I am surprised. You see my friend told me you were so reliable, I eiiwvted some one much older." There was no answer to this, and she went on: "My name Is--" Smif stopped her with a swiftly raised hand. "I do not require the names of my consultants," she said. "It frequent ly eases embarrassment to remain anonymous." "How decreet," the stranger smiled, disclosing two more dimples. "In my case It Is not necessary. My name Is Martha Washington Mercedes--Miss Martha Washington Mercedes. My friends call me Mercy." Smif accepted this Information graciously. As nothing more was forthcoming, she suggested: "There is something yen fancy I can do for you?" At once the round blue eyes In the round baby face opposite her filled with tears. "I suppose it all comes back to the fact that I've grown stout. A love affair Is something to write poexnB about if you're built like a bean-pole. If you're like me, it's only a joke; and I'm In love. I'm Just terribly In love," Mercy burst out As if a cloud had burst, the tears became a flood. ("Cries easily," Smif registered mentally. "I wonder how much her feelings really amount to?") ;t . The next moment she called herself hard-hearted, for Mercy raised streaming eyes to hers and spoke with telling simplicity, "Please believe me and help me. I didn't know people felt this way when they were in love. Maybe no one ever did before," she suggested hopefully. "Well, your condition is not absolutely unique. Npr should I call it kavcleca." 'I'm afraid you will when you hear all about It," Miss Mercedes sniffed. "I'm desperate. Johnny absolutely hates all fat women. I've put on a little weight lately and since then he certainly avoids me. There's no mistaking that." A little weight l "You should never have allowed yourself to grow so large." Mercy pouted aa If she were a chidden child. "I've such a wonderful cook," she murmured with a guilty look. / "Discharge her." "Oh, I couldu't do that. Ily dinners are celebrated." •Then don't eat them.* "In that case Lucinda would leave of her own accord. She has often told me that she wouldn't stay with a lady who didn't appreciate her food. Anyway, I've a tiny appetite. It can't be what I eat that makes me fat. Really, I take only enough to keep my strength up. Emotional as I am, and under such a fearful strain, I need nourishment. You do see that, Madame Saitou?" "H'm," Smif pondered the point. Plain to her was the fact that Miss Mercedes was a gourmet and probably a glutton. "In that case the only thing to do Is to keep Lucinda and you apart for a time." "You mean that I ought to stay here and reduce? And not se€ Johnny for ages--How could I bear It? Oh, Madame Saitou, Is that all you can think of to help me?" "It may not be all I can think of--at least It's the most obvious remedy. Isn't it?" Smif smiled. "If the gentleman preferred you as you were before, it would seem only to be necessary now to remake yourself more nearly to his heart's desire." Miss Mercedes' tears stopped. "How beautifully you do say things," she beajned. "I must 'remake' myself 'more nearly to his heart's desire?* I think that's very loveiy." Since time was pressing, It did not seem worth while to point out that Fitzgerald had done more justice to Omar's thpught. Smif began to sum up : "As I understand your case, the only obstacle between you and your lover is your size. .What is called for Is self-denial on your part. I should not think of advising either diet or treatment. The most I should be willing to do is to suggest a physician who to my knowledge has been successful in similar cases." Miss Mercedes now exhibited an unsuspected trace of native shrewdness. "If you don't mind my asking, have you gone to him yourself?" As Smif coQld read In her face that. If she had, her visitor did not think highly of the result, she permitted herself a broad grin. "No, I've never takfen any treatment. I can't afford to. My time Is too valuable." . "H'm," said Miss Mercedes speculatively. r "If you wish me to do so. 1*11 call the doctor this afternoon and speak about the case. If he says he can help you, I'll make an appointment for you and it will then be possible for you to decide for yourself whether It Is worth while to begin his treatments." "H'm," said Miss Mercedes again, "I've got a better Idea than that" "You have?" said Smif. "1 have an idea that's nothing short of an Inspiration," Miss Mercedes began firmly. "I only hope you'll agree to it" Smiff waited expectantly and she went on: "You see. money's practically no object to me. I've plenty of my own, and gun to spend my income. Then Johnny's simply rolling. If I marry him I never mean to consider the price of anything again' as long aa I live. So, looking at this as a business proposition, it may pay aw to find out what this treatment Is worth before I try It on myself." "What Is your Idea?" "To try It on you," Miss Mercedes answered Blmply. "If I find him successful with you. It will give me confidence that ha will be with me, too." Smlf's opinion of Mercedes* common sense, which had been low, was rising with every word she said now that the subject of her love affair was left in the background. -Sorry," said Smif briefly, "well let the matter drop. I do not Sad myself interested in your proposition. Suppose I give you Doctor Blanton's address and yoo caa make arrangements with him or not as best suits you. Any man would probably do aa well you, but I happen to bava dence in him." You think there is no other course open to me? What about mental science Of some sort? Absent treatment?, The power of mind over matter? I must do something. I'd go through anything for Jobany's sake; it's only that I've made up my mind I want to see the result of treatment given some one else before 1 submit to it" Mercy whispered, yet it was evident that with her a mind made ep was a mind made up once and for aH time, and Smif was becoming bored. "Really, Miss Mercedes," she bogan, "I do not believe that yoa should have any difficulty la Sliding some one who would accept il offer such as you suggested If yoa added a small fee. I cannot belp you there." "Why won't you do it?" Feebng herself dismissed the lady began slowly to work her fat hands lata gloves several sizes too small for her. "Because I'm a business wowaa whose time has a very definite value. Moreover, I am by no means sure my size is not an asset in my business. There Is something about it that inspires confidence. I might be making a mistake to reduce. At all events It would require a large bribe to Induce me to ru the risk." "Very well." Miss Mercedes ejaculated in trembling tones, giving way with surprising suddenneaa. "You shall name your price." "Nor shall I undertake ijl except under a written agreement" Smif warned her, recognizing her client's vacillating disiH)sition> "I shall expect ten thousand dollars. Moraover, to be fair to both of as. payment must be half in advance, half at the terminatibh.. of Doctor Blanton's treatments. That is, when be has reduced me to what be decides to be ^ normal weight." "How do I know that will make you slim enough? I want to be really slender; girlish, you know." Miss Mercedes was wabbling again. "I can't guarantee that," Snttf returned calmly. "I refuse to lake off a pound more than Doctor Blaaton regards as safe. Really, Miss Mercedes, don't you think you ara wasting time? What you require is some one more tractable than 1-- also cheaper," she added witb a hint of contempt; for, after all, Smif was a Lovely with a Lovely's disregard for money, when she had it And Miss Mercedes sensed this, growing more eager the moment aba feared Smif was inclined ta draw back. "I ll sign your agreement" aba announced. 'Til pay anything la reason. Please have the paper tuada ready and I will make you i ut a check. It's a proof of my love fsr Johnny." she added, her voice trembling. "And I look on it as an Investment," she ended, her practicality again to the fore. So said, so done, and Mlas Marcedes wended her weigbtjr Wtf toiytfd the elevator. ^ (to aa cosToivm) J , * 0 i I# 0 0 i 0 r i J