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Thursday, March 8,1934 THE McHBNRY PLAINDKAUEB, *?.'• - • /-•V ' 'WWasTiingtoit - Letter' .pr- •'.- - bj- National Editorial Association Washington, March 7--If you have ever held paper up to a strong light to determine the water-markings, then you will have an idea of mi^ny inquiries now current here. Presidential speeches, departmental order \ legislative proposals and* writings uf the leaser fry in governmental circle are all subjected to the closest sen; tiny. It is not exactly an atmosphei" of black suspicion. Perhaps it may be defined as a precautionary measut " to determine the motivating" force and then to .act according to the best political judgment. !For years legislators were indifferent as to the ihspiration of. various proposals submitted to Congress. Nowadays they manifest keen interest* as to the unnamed authors Whose measures arc presented by a colleague for action by the Senate and House. . > The state of mind of our lawmakers may best be illustrated by the pending bill which proposes to drastically curb stock exchanges and methods of financing business enterprises. The measure, a masterpiece of ingenuity, is so highly technical that the aver afce Senator and Representative is frankly at a loss to explain what it is all about. Babbling tongues say it is simply to curtail speculation in stocks and they refer to the debacle of 1929. Probing beneath the surface, it will be found that a new group of "brain trust" boys are on the rampage in an effort to write their curious philosophy into the laws of the land- The Moleys, the Tugwells, and the Bernes are not in the picture. Instead the disciples of Prof. Felix Frankfurter, Harvard law expert, entrenched in key positions in the administration, are grinning like the proverbial Cheshire cats. Forsooth, they are about ""•H^Fwallow the mighty stock evhange fully expecting the burned children who plaved the speculative markets in the heigh-day of prosperity will cheer from the side-lines. Conscious of the resentment against bankers ,and brokers, as a class, a few legislators are playing along with Prof. Frankfurter's enterprising young barristers. It is comparable to a drum-head court-martial with the banking fraternity well nigh defenseless. But surveys at the Capitol show American business is gradually awakening to the ultimate effect which the plans of this latest crop of professors will have on the future of legitimate industry. No fanfare of trunrpets announced the newcomers drafting governmental policies. The word has been passed that the money necessary for adding new workers and increasing payrolls under NRA codes may be tighter than ever. Faced with this situation, the industrial leaders and small business men are ltw»Hwg to Congress. Already there are signs that Senate and Hons* committee* will exercise their oldtime rights and materially change measures of this type and many others drafted by the new comers. Code controversies are absorbing att entity/here this week. Ninety per cent qf business is now operating under cikjtas. Mr. Roosevelt and General Johnfoin want the hours shortened to absow curphls labor. Some advisors to th«#e iff$6isls advocate compulsion at onee> bwt others suggest a gradual change when the codes have been operative. - The majority of industries are just giving the codes the initial test. In the adjustment many have found the truth of Shakespeare's comment, "O, how full of briars is this working-day world." The President is at work on a plan to switch certain classes of workers whose jobs have been abolished and require new lines of endeavor. This transplanting of unemployed to other areas will be something new in government activity. The killing frosts from the White House have apparently squelched a stampede in Congress to vote heavy increases in veterans' allowances and the pay of governmental employees. The Democrats in the Senate and House realize they must d*-aw heavily on the President's popularity with the voters. If they vote to override a White House veto such action will THE FATE OF CIVILIZATION By LEONARD A. BARRETT The discoveries of the past century have been almost entirely in the field of science, much of which has l >r ought practical i«• nefit to the race. In medicine new cures have been discovered for old miladies. Marvelous results have I't en accomplished i:i the field of sur- -i ry. Tlie applicafr >ft of electricity in modern devices iu-is lessened, the. si i;ain and time of labor. Fancy the" -consternation in the modem -home if the. electric current would no longer make available the refrigerator,vacuum cleaner, percolator, toaster, heater, curling iron, oil furnace, door bell, radio, to say nothing of the telephone, electric ^lights and the spark plug of automobiles! In his essay on "Revolution of Science," Mr. George Santayana writes, "We are invited to conceive organisms within ofganistiis, so minute that the h£art of matter seems to explode into endless discharge of fireworks." Especially Is this true when our scientists are endeavoring to-split the atom. In spite of the tremendous progress made possible by scientific discovery and the speed with which, by use of machinery, it Is possible to accomplish results, the question still remains-- how much better off is the human race because of this progress? Has It brought a permanent increase of happiness and security? Quite the contrary condition is true. The entire human race has.passed through a depression, worse than in any period in history, with a lowering of its morale and a diminished confidence in the security of material things. Science has utterly failed to save the race or secure the permanency of modern civilization. What Is the next step? Is not the answer found in the words'of the late Wood row- Wilson: "Our civilization can never be redeemed materially until it is redeemed spiritually"? Discoveries in the realm of moral and spiritual values must be proclaimed from the house tops. Scientific research must be directed to laboratories of human experience. We need to know the meaning of integrity, honesty, sincerity, honor, faith, hope and love. The fate of civilization depends upon realities such as these and not upon split atoms. *>>' Western Newspaper Union. Fish With Luminous Mouth - Among denizens of the sea is 4, fish which opens wide his large mouth, lights up the luminous organs around this mouth and waits for curious smaller fish to swim inside. There are luminous teeth, too, inside the month pointing inward to add a lure to a finny prey. As the bottom of the ocean is in darkness the brilliant lighting display of this fish is quite dazzling and inviting to any of the smaller creatures with a strong SAnse of curiosity. definitely place them outside the fold, which in these days is obviously a form of political hara-kira. The Republican and Democratic National Committees in charge of Congressional campaigns are bothered about the issues. The rank and file have co-operated so closely during the last year on emergency measures that it is difficult to draw a line of demarcation. Their scouts report that the folks back home are more interested in getting jobs and starting the wheels of industry than in political harangues. The Democrats are desirous of maintaining their overwhelming majority in the Senate and House. It will be difficult to attack the Republican incumbents, who loyally supported administration measures without regard to partisanship. No probem is involved in the case of the few Republican Senators and Representatives, who insisted in raising the party flag on all occasions. Oddly enough G. O. P. chaiftains would like to see some of these malcontents defeated in the primartes on the theory that newcomers of the party, if elected, would strengthen the Republican bid for control two years hence. HOW Tin: MINDS OF DEAF PEOPLE VISUALIZE. BY "PICTURE."-- "I cannot claim to have any scientific knowledge of the subject," writes a correspondent of a London newspaper, "but I have 'the experience of many -years' intercourse with hundreds of <>fafj>eople. those who were born (leaf, or became deaf at so early an age thrft ffrcv had not yet learned-' to speak. Dumbness.'is,< of course, rare, and the only reason totally._.deaf people cannot form words is because they have never*heard 'them. I am certain that these people think "in pictures.' They visualize the objects and scenes they are thinking of, and do not give fheiu any names, until taught thenn. As an-exatiiple of this: Some time .ago f wrote to a deaf woman, who had rwUi'il Use ordinary education provided ror deaf children. sug^>stin^jdi - mhr-ht-' make.'- some cushion coveFST^f^r u Sale of \>'6rk.' ^he is ov$>r fifty-, of good intelligence; arid has a comfortable home, A few days later she brought me the note tisUIng what the words 'cushion- covers' meant. 1 explained to her by iuhuual signs-what these words represented, - and .she ynderst<H><! andmade some nice jone^. I'p to that" time she had nevpr 'known* what these objects " were called, or the name of a 'cushion,"'•although having the same in her own rooms and using them. It Is this lack of vocabulary in those who have been deaf since before they were old enough to acquire language, that makes total deafness the terribly isolating affliction it is."" WHY Rays of Color Make Rain* ' bow Semicircular. The secret of the rainbow lies In the individual raindrops. Drops of VOLO Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Fisher and family spent Wednesday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. William Lohmann at Libertyville. Mr. and Mrs. George Scheid, Jr., falling water act like a glass prism !&nd daughter of Wauconda spent Wedin splitting light into its primary, col- jnesday evening at th? Dowell brothers ors. The center of the bow is always j home. at the same angular distance below- Mr. and Sirs. Richard Donley and the horizon that the sun is above the . daughter moved into the Jenk house horizon. Two persons standing near «t Wauconda Thursday. each other do not see exactly the same rainbow. ^ The Volo cemetery society met at the home of Mrs. Harry Passfield on How Chief Executive of Nation Might Be Chosen Should any other third candidate for the Presidency-noil•• enough votes to carry a state or two, it is quite possible neither of the nominees Of the two main parties would receive an electoral majority, lit MS votes, required to elect. The Constitution provides that in case no party has a majority in tht' electoral college the house of representatives shall choose a Chief Executive from among the three high est candidates in the general election. The vote would be by states, each state,being entitled to one vote. ,If there should be a deadlock when March 4 arrives, the Vice President- Elect would become President, Just as: in the death or disability of the President. If there should not be a majority In the electoral college for any of the candidates for the Vice Presidency, the senate would elect the Vice President from the two leading candidates for that office, each senator being entitled to one vote. The Vice President thus elected then would become President.--Kansas City Star. .The sky is full of raindrops, but a j Thursday. . Six .tables of airplane bunperson standing stilr focuses only one, jco were played. Prizes were awarded di1 one series: if he tsikes a step for- 'Mrs. Jay Vasey, Mrs. Alvin Case and ward or backward his eyes focusr a Mrs. Clark faicholls. The society will • lightly different bow. «* meet at the home of Mrs. Frank' Kins? There is a popular notion that a April 5. Mrs. King and Mrs. Ida rainlww is semicircular because the' Fisher are sponsoring .this^party. earth is round. The shape of a rain-j Miss Lillian Scheid of $*3Wonda how, however, scientists have found, ;spent a few days with her cousin, Miss is" due to the refraction and "reflection..; Ada Dowell. of light by the individual 1.raindrops j Mr. and Mrs, Lloyd Eddy of Grays-" and consequently ]has nothing to <k> Make spenl Thursday with the latter's with the spherical form of the Mirth, j parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Passfield.;, In other^words. the rainbow is invari-j . Mf. and Mrs. William Dill ion and ably circular because each color is j family *pent Sunday at/he home of _ formed by rays which reach the •**!»- their daughter. Mrs. John Hutzel in server at a given angle;, and this angle I.Chicago. reniaius the same for the same color 1 Mrs. Bernie Geary underwent a ser- >fchat is known ;is the secondary ! i°us operation at Mayb's hospital this, rainbow, of ten . (wen 'outside the prl- rw«ek. Her granddaughter, Grera^ufiey tuary, is larger and fainter and-differs accompanied her. " , %. from the other; in that the order of | friend's' and relatives herfethe colors i« reversed. In this case !w^re sorry to learn that Mrs. Clyde two internal reflections instead of fine"iWright,; fohnerly Miss Nettie Russell, occur in each, drop of water.--Sunday [daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. j. Russell Magazine of the Philadelphia Record. | °f Volo in the .Woodstock-' hospital - ------'• • and is in a critical condition. Why Skunk May Well Be 1 Mr" an,t Mrfl- Charles Fiteh of Argo u u c • j e *- spent Tuesday at the home of Mr. and Held Friend of Farmer jMrs William Dillion. Two of the most unconcerned ani-j Mrs. Bud Ford of Wauconda visited nials of wild life are the porcupine and jher mother, Mrs. Catherine Frost on the skunk, -fie.ither of which will flee ! Friday. from larger animals. The porcupine j Mr. and Mrs. Peter Wagner and merely rolls himself tip into a ball 1 family of Wauconda moved on the with his armor of barbed quills offer- Mike Rapp farm near Volo Tuesday. Flyer Honored for Heroic Act 1 How Honor Is Accorded The roll of persons considered eligible for the Hall of Fame is selectee by an electorate consisting of 100 of the present-day leaders of the nation, representing college presidents, professors of history, scientists, authors, editors, high public officials, men of affairs and judges, both national and state. Names for the honor roll are nominated by the public and are then submitted to this electorate, which has been selected by the council of the University of New York. No name Is considered unless It is that of a man or woman whose home was in what Is now the territory of the United States, and no person can be chosen who has nut been dead for ten or more years. * ; How Exercise Reduces Fat One pound of avoirdupois is hard to remove by exercise, says Arthur H. Steinhaus, physiologist, Chicago. He cites these comparisons to prove his point: "In order to wear off a single pound of fat by exercise, the average sized individual must either fence eight hours or wrestle Ave and one-half hours; walk 144 miles at the rate of two miles per hour or play football hard for four and, fo'ir-lifths hours: push up from the floor .">,714 times or climb to the top of Washington monument 4S times; shovel tons of sand Into a wheelbarrow or play ping-pong 17% hours."--Modern Medicine. ing ample protection as many a hapless puppy has found out to its great sorrow. The skunk, of course,, advertises his* unapproachability even at great distances. The skunk, despite his prodeliction to hens' eggs when he can find a way into a hen house, nevertheless is a j. friend of the farmer, for he feeds largely on mice and grasshoppers. I?eing largely nocturnal in his habits, the skunk finds .plenty to eat from the hordes of .bugs, salamanders and 0II1-. er small forms of life which rest at night. The type of skunk common in this area is widely distributed from Hudson bay to Guatemala. Arthur Wackerow of Slocum Lake called at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Fisher Wednesday evening. Deputy Warden William Rossduestcher of Joliet spent the week-end here with relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Passfield and family were Grayslake bsuiness callers Friday, Mr- and Mrs. Frank Gould and daughter of Libert yvi;;e spent Friday evening at the home* of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kaiser. Rev. Brattian of McHenry called at the home rff Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Vasey Saturday. Mrs. Myma Bacon was * Chicago shopper Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Huson of Mundelein, Mr?; Joe Vogt and daughter, Mary, of Rounl Lake, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ober and daughter, Mrs. L. Lockwood of Richmond, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Benwell and daughters of West j McHenry, Mr. and .Mrs. Herman I Punker and family of Volp were Sun- I day visitors at the h<Jme of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Vasey. Mrs. Frank Wilson and daughter' Mrs. Harry Passfieid attended 'the Dres,s Making Lessons at the Lake j County Home. Bureau office Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. John Ro?>sduestcher of Chicago visited relatives here Tuesday George. Steinsdorfer of G,ri"swdW Lake Ts; now employed for .^dolph Waldmanrt. Mrs. L. Lockwood of' Richmond is spending this wreek with herv sister, Mrs. G. A- Vasey- \ i Mr. and' Mrs. Paul O'Leary of ChlcagcfSpPnt a few days here with the latter's parent?, Mr. and Mrs. C. Rossduesteher. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dalvin and family of Wauconda visited Mr. and Mrs. Joe Passfield Sunday. Wednesday callers at. the home of Mr. and Mns. G. A. Vasey were. Mrs. William Dillion, Mrs. Frank St. Gecrge, Mrs. Frank King. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Passfield, Mr. and Mi's. Roy Pas-sfield, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Case and Mr. and Mrs. E. Lloyd Fisher attended the card party at Betty's Place at Lily Lake Sunday evening. LESTER [DINGER REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE For Treasurer McHenry County Respectfully solicits your support and vote at the Primari®# Tuesday, April 10, 1934 Why Cltioa Honor* Laatorto Many picturesque stories have been handed down about lanterns. The origin of the festival of lanterns held annually in China is ascribed to a popular legend. It seems that the beautiful daughter of a nobleman leaned too far over a pond one evening and fell into -the water. An Immediate search was Instituted, but she could not be foun because of the darkness. The nobl man ordered lanterns by whose lipWt the girl was finally rescued. lie; father was so thankful for her safe recovery that he ordered the festival of lanterns, a custom which has been adhered to ever since, and which Is the scene each year of brilliantly lighted and gay processions, when thousands of lanterns are borne aloft. •--Kansas City Star. The Fourth Lovely Lady BY THERESE BENSON Copyright by Th« Bobb»-M«rrill Company WVIT MntN CHAPTER XI How Lumber Is "PreierTed" A new and improved contrivance for saturating the tissue of logs with rhemical fluids to render the wood proof asainst.insect attack and decay, or to color it, is the invention of Georrre I.au, of-Jamaica, N. Y. Tliis machine cmu impregnate- a log throughout its length with a preserving or coloring liquid. Tlje liquid Is forced at high pressure into the hood which holds one end of the log. This drives the sap out and Impregnates the entire log from bark to bark.-- Sunday Magazine of the Philadelphia Record. • How Turtle Eg|i Hatch Tnifties and tortoises lay spherical ,'ggs covered by a parchment-like or •alcareous shell. The eggs are burled n "nnd or loose earth, where the.v latch without other Incubation, and he parent reptiles fake no particular -are of the young. Why Collofo Cap* and Gswti ' The movement to have college seniors wear caps and gowns was essentially a student movement to provide a senior badge and to Improve the commencement week exercises, take the place of the dress suit and revive the traditions of a continuing and related university life. It was approved particularly by the students on account of Its being uniform, which overcame all differences of dress and made for democracy. It was seen that the gowns aided grace and overcame awkwardness in speaking and that the general effect was. to make university functions more characteristic, Interesting and Impressive to all beholders. Why It I. "Vls- We are all familiar with "viz* meaning "to wit," "namely,** or, most commonly, "for example." "Viz" is a curious combination of letters which came into being In Its present form through error. Actually, it stands for the Latin "videlicet" meaning "you may know." The "z" In "viz" really does not belong there. Its appearance is due to Its resemblance to the sign of abbreviation which was used after the two letters "vi." This was so similar to the letter 'V that it was mistaken for it. nnd through common wrong usage, it remained in the language.--Exchange. Why "Adam's Apple- Adam's apple, a term applied to the most prominent part of the throat, having the appearance of a •welling, is based 011 the superstition that a piece of the forbidden fruit stuck in Adam's throat and caused the lump. Kansas Cltv star. H 15R elder sisters had finally How Dynamite Explode* Dyraniite can be exploded by sharp >nws between hard substances, but In :-a -fcfe» It Is explo^r'd by a detonator on'flfn'ng fulminate of mercury flrad y•;«'• fn:"vor.an ele' ?tv. **»iirk. . Why Manatee Is "Sea Cow" It is because of the manatee's manlier of feeding and the fact that it lives entirely on plants, grasses and other vegetation that may be found springing up from the bottom of the shallow bays which it frequents, that it Is sometimes called the sea cow. ...'y The Solders medal, one of the highest In the power of tlie government t° hestow, was awarded at Ix>s Angeles to Lieut. William L. Bogen, Air Corps reserve. The decoration was presented by Maj. Homer R. Oldfield. The citation was accorded the young flyer for heroism performed with "utter disregard for his-t»wn safety," at Fort Clark, Texas, May 4, "1933. Lieutenant Bogen, piloting a plane on a cross-country flight with five military passengers, made a landing for refueling. The plane crashed and hurst into flames. Bogen reentered the plane to grab out three trapped passengers and extinguish banting clctaiag of the others . . 1 , . • . . • • . . . • Snow, Always Snow 811OW falls even In summer oa | high slopes of Mauna Kea. the high- I est peak in the Hawaiian islands, al- | though this Is located only 20 miles > from the equator. j Blood Transfusion Blood transfusion was performed as early as 1667, but the importance r of matching the blood was not then realized, and the treatment was so frequently fatal that the French parlla- •Mat prohibited Utt jmetic* Why Called "Pianoforte" The first piano was named "pianoforte." after the Italian words "soft" and "loud," becatiSe lt cnuld be played either way? Coarult theil^ WANT ADS Smlf's plan of burying herself In Lovelylea. Among themselves they had agreed that her purchase of the plantation was unimportant, since If she made the sort of marriage they meant she should, she would be In a position to Indulge her sentiment for the old home of her family and have other "more sOitable". establishments elsewhere as well. As usnal, Smlf understood them perfectly; but It suited her to be freed from nagging arguments while ah* brought her plans to completion. Doctor Blanton's ready acquiescence In her nrrangements came as a complete surprise, however; ant!!, sf a jeddso, she inspected that he was atmut to propose another occupation for her. In a panic, she hurried her preparation and left for the South without the formality of good-bya. Qnee she was settled she WotWd wrtte to everybody. Meanwhile she was annoyed that she beard nothing from nill-l^ee. She did not know eractly when Stone's tenancy terminated, but had vague plana that might enable her to assume possession of her property almost at once. Bnt what could Blll-I^ee be doing to prevent his acknowledgment of her letter? So far, she had told Stone nothing, although ber plans were more or less elaborate. Including first his reconciliation with his neighbors and next, finding him a desirable plantation near euough to Lovelylea to permit of his continued used of the track and other improvements he had Installed on Its acres. Before she saw hiin, she proposed to clesr up the entire situation as regards the Hoxton Hunt club. With this in mind, she went directly to Oilthorpe. the home of her cousin, Christopher Gulpei»er. Both he and his wife were delighted that Smif had elected to stay with them out of the large number of relations ahV had to choose from. "Who was it told us Smlf was not in the least good-looking?" Cousin Kit asked his wife as they stood side by side at a window and watched her shepherding along the drive toward the house their son Jeff's twins, fugitives with their grandparents from whooping-Cough among their brothers and sisters. "Sriiifs a picture. Why some man hasn't snapped her up before this beats me. In my day she'd not have been single this long." Smlf had soon decided she was sofficiently established. In the favor of her family to advance the cause she had at heart. She came In and sank Into a chair, laughing. "Madame ^and sir." she said with • final chuckle, "your grandchildren are adorable but exhausting. I have returned them to Mammy undamaged, although it was tonch and go." "Have you looked through the cards of the. people who called yesterday while we were at your Aunt Fanny Madison's?" Cousin Mab asked. Smif accepted this as her chance. Tes," she said, "and that reminds me: Don't you think it strange that Stone Nesblt hasn't called? After all, he Is occupying Lovelylea and I want to see the old place again." She had looked for an explosion from Cousin Kit. None came. "Gorry, Smlf," he muttered a trifle -shamefacedly, I'm mighty aorry to disappoint you-all. I'm afraid that can't be managed. Ton see, Mr. Nesblt long ago made ap his mind that he would have nothing to do with any of us.." "Now what do you mean by that?" Smlf demanded, instantly on the alert at this placing of the blame on Stone's shoulders. "Well," Cousin Mab cut in briskly. "It bolls down to this: The young man came here from (iod knows where, and brought a pack of hounds--" "So the members of the Hoxton Hunt got sore," Cousin Kit Interrupted, "and ever since then their wives and daughters have been throwing it up to them that they made a mess of a very simple bosiness." "And so you did," Cousin Mab declared without animus. "I grant you It was a case calling for a little tact, a thing of which men know only the name. Any lad of spirit would have acted exactly aa young Nesblt did." "Well, we sent him an invitation to Join the Hant, didn't we? And the young cab returned tt unopened," Cousin Kit growled defensively. "What?" exclaimed Smlf sharply. once at?s r< what do "Why Some Man Hasnt Hsr Up Before This Beats Me." "You invited Stone to join the Hunt?" _ * Kit Culpeper might not have noticed this slip, bat Cousin Mab raised her delicate eyebrows and pounced on It at once. "Stone?" she repeated with, an Interrogative inflection. "You know Mr. Nesblt. honey?" "Yes." Smif acknowledged, "I know him. He is my cousin. His grand-mother--great-grandmother, I mean--was Lorraine Lovely." ."Well. I'll be d--dr Cousin Kit exploded. "Now," said Smlf, "let me tell you his side of the affair and perhaps It will all be clearer." She told the story well anu they listened with at least a partial understanding of Stone's loneliness and bitterness. "And now what can we do about it?" Cousin Kit Inquired, looking from one to the other of h panions. Smif bad taken thought to and had decided that it would be better If she did not appear too oj>enly in the matter. "The affair needs careful consld eration," she confessed. "Give us time and Cousin Mab and I will find a way out of the tangle." "Certainly we will," Couain Mabi nodded, her head already fall of matchmaking schemes. Wasn't Stone Nesblt reputed to be very wealthy? Waant he a suitable age? Cousin Kit rambled oat and Smif Mab's rosy dream. "You see," she confided to gravely, "I'm not ready yet for one else to know it, not even Cousin Kit, who I don't believe coald keep a secret to save his life: I've bought Lovelylea from Bill-Lee, and Tm beginning to be afraid Stone is going to feel terribly about K, especially as I've never told him that I had made the arrangement® with Bill-Lee." This, Cousin Mab was forced to acknowledge to herself, did not look like a love affair. She did her best to keep her face from falling, but Smlf noticed the change In her expression. "Don't you approve of me M • neighbor?" Cousin Mab at once recaptond her poise. "My dear, I'm delighted," she said. "I was only wondering if you knew how the activities of the plantation have expanded under Mr. Nesblt. It seems a tremendous undertaking for a young woma«.'R« *» Smif chuckled Joyously at the*f# tlclpation. "That's why It will be such two to tackle It," she explained. "I love to pull off something successfully where every one expects me to fall." She was thinking of ^he of Mr. v; "What twins?" Smlf Inquired. "The twins?" was bewildered. "As messengers, I makers In fact Listen, you say to this?" And SmU folded her plan which, to* course, the twins Improved oa a pattern of their own. That afternoon. Stone, led by excited barks from Beauealre and c«»- firmntory mutterings from Voltaire, went through the ball to the frent door to ascertain the cause of the warning. Beaucaire bad disappeared down the steps with a jrelp of joy, and he and Voltaire followed. to the edge of the platform. Below him, flat on their backs M one of the broad steps, lay two small figures, gasing unwinklngly upward. "Hello, and where At his words both the chi sat up with a unanimity of that was like a mechanical toy. "You've got a mighty nice dog," the young gentleman remarked casually. "I s'pose you wouldn't sell him or .swap him?" , His sister frowned at him darkly. "That's not the way to begin.'* she said in a surprisingly deep aad loW-pltched voice. "Suppvse you begin by telling me your names?" Stone Suggested, at a loss to explain such arrivals oa his doorstep. "Haven't yoo » butler?" the girl demanded, her voice suddenly blg/t and childiah. "We've cobm to oil on you." She was taking the stand that, as their call had not been officially begun, they had not been Introduced: and Stone entered into tt* game with becoming gravity, gofta* Inside the house without furthtr words and back to his study t» await their ring at the bell and fcla summons by the butler. This wa^t 4 visit of ceremony and moat Ittreated as such. "The front door-bell will ring h| a moment or two, t>a!y." be said to - his butler. "There are two youngsters there. Treat them as If were entirely stand? Take their cards, show Into *he parlor. There they 1 now. Bring the cards to me. : anxious to know who they are.1* The butler with laughter. "Ye'll learn cards, sir," be said, holding vmt 9 salver on which revosedt tw<| tat*, posing looking tell you who the TltOf (TO said Stone, "who aa« jag i did you drop from?" . * •'til T 'itsf m-mj v , _*,i. ...aSki'.