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    DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD, DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA.
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BRITISH
Calais wns the scene ot an Interesting moetlng when M. Mlllernnd (second from loft), tho French minister, met
Lord Balfour (on tho extremo loft), first lord of tho British admiralty, to discuss with Generals Jotfrc, Fronch and
Augagneur a now plan ot campaign against tho Austro-German forces. General Joffro is in tho center foreground.
(kQeneral French is on right in background conversing with General Augagneur.
WOULD HELP FARMER
Government Plans to Mortgage
Forests' Future Income.
Will Ask Congress to Advance Money
for Public Works In Order to
Stimulate Agricultural
Development.
Washington. Tho secretary of agri
culture's plan to anticipate future re
ceipts from tho national forests by
Boouring an advance ot monoy from
congress for tho construction of roads,
trails, bridgos, and other public works
would stimulates agricultural develop
ment and would relievo many strug
gling communities from their present
burdens of taxation, says an article
contributed by tho chief of tho forest
aorvlco to tho department ot agricul
turo year book, Just issued. This pol
icy, sayB tho article, would apply ex
clusively In those counties whero there
Is a considerable area of national for
, est land so located that the forest re
sources cannot bo marketed, al
though later they will yield a largo
rovonuo. It would fully meet tho lo
cal diillcultles arising from tho fact
that tho national forests are not sub
ject to taxation; would aid In tho pro
tection and development of tho for
est resources, and would removo the
one barrier which In a few places pro
vents farmers from Immediately en
Joying tho benoflts of tho national for
ests. Millions of acres of farm land aro
today undeveloped because of a lack
of good roads. In opening any new
country road building constitutes a
hard problem for the settlers. At first,
while tho sottler is struggling to
erect his homo and farm buildings
And to clear his land, he usually can
not afford to pay high taxes or other
wlso contributo toward tho expense of
road bulldlr.T. Tho national forests
comprise tho emotest and least set
tled regions of in country. In many
cases farming in t'eso localities Is
utlll pioneering, undc- os difficult con-
dltions as havo ever twisted In tho
United States. One of tlio principal
reasons for tho failureto dovolop tho
large areas of excellent agricultural
land which Ho near tho forests Is the
lack of roads.
Tho government Is trying to meet
this problem In two ways, first, by
public Improvements being mado on
tho national forosts, and socond by
tho direct contribution to tho coun
ties of a sharo in tho forest receipts.
Up to date tho, forest servlco has con
structed on tho forests more than
2,300 miles of roads, 21,000 miles of
trails, nearly COO bridges, and 18,000
miles of tolephono lines. Evory ono
tf t of these improvements benefits sot
tiers and ranchers. In addition, there
Is appropriated annually for tho use of
tho counties in which tho national for
ests Ho 25 per cent of tho gross re
ceipts from timber sales and other
sources, to bo used for road and
school purposes. Some of tho indi
vidual forests aro bringing in ovor
5100,000 a year, and tho business of
tho entiro national forest system is
increasing so that this direct contribu
tion to community upbuilding Is rap
idly growing. In fact, already a total
of nearly $900,000 Is obtained from tho
forests overy year for county, road and
school purposes.
Workmen Find Coffin.
Ladoga, Ind. The remains of a cot
fin containing somo fragments of hu
man bones wero unearthed hero by
workmon excavating for a collar In
New Ross. The grave was not near
a cemetery. ' About fifty years ago a
man named Noffslnger disappeared
mysteriously from Now Ross and was
not seen nor heard from afterward.
Hesldonts of New Ross believo ho met
with foul play and was buried In tho
woods, which then covered tho land
where tho gravo was found.
SPELLING IS HARD TO LEARN
Testo In Public Schools Show Surpris
ing Results, Say3 Federal Bu
reau of Education.
Washington. "Soven out of every
100 third grade public school children
cannot spell 'has,' said a statemont is
sued by the Unitod States bureau of
education. "This j,nd othor curious
evidences ot tho special problems in
herent In the teaching of spelling are
brought out by Dr. Le man! P. Ayroa
AND FRENCH LEADERS MEET
GRAVEYARD IS FOR SALE
Milton Burying Ground, Oldest In St.
Louis, to Be Sold for "a
Song."
St, LouIb. Anybody wish to buy a
cemetery for slxty-oight cents? One
Is to bo sold at public auction, for
taxes and costs Ho cover tho amount
It Is tho old MiUon burying ground,
with an area of three-tenths of an
aero, a quarter of a mllo north of
East Alton, the oldest grave In which
is that of John Milton, who died in
1812.
An assessment of two dollars was
levied against tho graveyard for tho
East Alton drainage and levee dis
trict. It was to be paid In annual In
stallments of twenty-threo cents
The trustees of tho cemetery have
had little money for Its upkeep and
for tho past year or so J. W. Carey,
former treasurer of tho drainage
board, has paid tho twenty-threo
cents out of his own pocket.
QUARRY STONE POISONOUS
Men and Horses Made Sick by Flying
Particles When Limestone
Is Blasted.
Auburn. A peculiar form of blood
poisoning among employees in a lime
stone qunrry was reported by Dr.
John H. Whltbeck, health officer of
Cayuga. Fifty men havo been strick
en. Six aro in a hospital and one
will probably dlo.
According to Doctor Whltbeck, tho
malady is caused by the blasted stone.
Horses cut by particles also wero In
fected. KAISER AND ARCHDUKE
So grave was tho situation at Lem
berg before tho Teutons drove tho
Russian forces beforo them that tho
German kaiser deemed It advisable to
appear on tho scene of action In per
son. Tho Archduke Frederick of Aus
tria was on a similar mission to urge
tho Austrian troops on. After tho
evacuation by the Russians tho kaiser
and the archduke mot to felicitate ono
another on tho valor of their mon.
of the Russell Sago foundation in a
study Just published." Doctor Ayres
has had mado a tost from 1,000 words
that constituto 90 por cont ot tho Eng
llsh language ordinarily used. Ho has
found that "spelling ability" Is oaslly
and scientifically determined. For ox
amplo, nine words of most frequent
use, "tho," "In," "so," "no," ''how,"
"man," "ton," "bod" and "top," re
vealod that second grade pupils, on
an avorago, apolled corroctly 94 por
oent of those words. At tho othor ex
tremo of tho scale tho words "Judg-
"Tii wii ' x$ t $ lm jdlfe
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STUDENTS El
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Jobs at New Haven Net Scholars
$37,146.
Work for 2,007 Obtained by Bureau of
Appointments, According to Re
port Some Make $300
a Year. ,
New Haven. Ynlo students whe
worked their way through college last
year earned a total of .J37.14C.88 In
positions obtained for them by the bu
reau of appointments of Yalo univer
sity, according to the first report ol
thut bureau.
During tho year the bureau assist
ed GOO students who applied for work.
In tho cases of three-fourths of the
mon applying tho bureau provided foi
work and scholarship aid sufficient to
mako tho assets for tho year equal tc
tho total necessary expenses.
Typewriting and stenographic work
furnished tho most profitable moans
of employment ahd the nowspaper bu
reau brought good results. Owing tc
tho discussion that aroso concern
ing tutoring this means was nol
pushed vigorously. Next year, ac
cording to arrangements mado by. the
faculty, there will bo a regular tutor
ing school attached to the university.
Tho record kept of tho amounts
earned by students shows that a total
of 2,007 Jobs wero given out during the
nine months of tho university year
from which tho men reported total
earnings ot $19,040.88, and 175 pofll
tlons were furnished for students foi
tho summer, from which the estl
mated total Income is $17,500.
This, of course, does not lncludo the
large amount of income of mon from
work which thoy havo continued on
Jobs obtained through tho bureau In
previous years, or tho earnings from
tho largo amount of work which men
havo found for themselves about the
city. On tho basis of this computa
tlon It Is estimated about sovon hun
dred students ifr- tho university sup
port themselves and cam approximate
ly $300 a year each at Yalo.
Thoy engaged In all kinds of work.
Thero wero 318 ushers, 98 did clerical
work, 73 were waiters, and Included
In other classes ot work nro canvass
ing, caring for furnaces, gardening,
collecting, clerical work In dining
halls, music and clerking in stores.
Twonty-flvo men canvassed for
namo3 for a woman's suffrago petition
presented to tho Connecticut legisla
ture; flvo acted as models for artists,
for classes In anatomy and for an un
derwear manufacturing company; fif
teen acted as pallbearors, fifty wero
"supers" In theatrical entertainments,
flvo wero professional partners at
dances.
Ono man worked for tho Winchester
Ropeatlng Arms company, doing a
twelvo-hour shift six nights a week,
and ho completod a regular year of
law school work. Othors gave sleight
of hand performances, played In or
chestras, served as Inspectors for tho
antllly campaign, acted as doorkoop-'
ers at weddings, etc. Ono gathored
nowspapor clippings at 50 cents a
clipping of tho record of ovory com
petitive ovent between Yalo and Har
vard to settlo an argument botwoen
a Yale graduate and a Harvard grad
uate. Ono cleaned tombstones.
Man Has Eleven Names.
Romo, Ga. Tho twenty-four-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Carvor.vho
lives near Morrison's camp ground,
claims that ho has moro names than
anybody In America, and his signature
Is a cross between a niblo concor
dance and a history of the United
States. Ho was christened and Is now
known to his friends ns JMord Tal
madgo Zacharlah Taylor Uonjamln
Franklin Eloazor Poolo Stewart Urck
enrldgo Carver.
raont," "rocommond" and "alloge"
wero found to bo spelled correctly by
Just 50 per cent of eighth grndo
pupils.
Valuable Pearl Crushed by Car.
Loulsvillo, Ky. A pearl and llvo
diamonds which were lost the olhoi
day by Mrs. E. II. Ferguson wore
found botwaen street car tracks by
Miss Elizabeth Gathright. The pourl
was crushod by a car wheel. The dia
monds were not Injured
BUNGALOW TYPE
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Is Splendidly Shown, in This Case,
Planned for Both Young
and Old People.
LOW ROOF AND WIDE EAVES
Of But ThreeRooms It Yet Has Many
Features of Interest Porch, Fire
place and Wide Rooms Prom
ise Comfort and Pleas
ure to Dwellero.
By WILLIAM A. RADFORD.
Mr. William A. Radford will answer
questions and Blve ndvtco FllKB OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to tho
subject of building, for tho readers ot tills,
pnpor. On account of his wide, experience.
ns Editor, Author and Manufacturer, ho
Is, without doubt, tho highest authority
on all theso subjects. Address nil inquiries
to William A. Radford, No. 1827 1'rnlrio
pvcnuo, Chicago. 111., and only enclose
Tho Idea of owning a typical bunga
low appeals to all young persons and
most older people A real bungalow
Is low and wide in proportion. It has
a comparatively flat roof that projects
sovoral feet beyond tho sides ot tho
houso, thereby carrying out tho pro
toctlvo prlnclplo that tho roof Is do
signed for.
Tho oldtlrao bungalow Idea is
splendidly Illustrated In tho accom
panying picture, and the floor plan Is
very clearly shown In tho diagram.
It is a littlo houso about 20 foot
squaro on tho ground, but tho roof
demands considerable more room.
Tho appearance of tho, bungalow do
ponds greatly upon tho design and
construction of tho roof. To get tho
proper effect two rules must bo re
ligiously observed. Tho first is that
tho roof must bo low In nppearanco,
and tho second Is that It must havo
a wldo oavo projection.
Thpro Is no room upstairs in a
typical bungalow. You couldn't stand
up straight in the nttlc ot a real
bungalow except In tho center under
tho peak of the roof. All sorts ot cot
tages, story-and-a-half houses and mil-
llonalro mansions havo been wrong
fully called bungalows because ot tho
universal desire to maintain tho cozy,
artistic, comfortnblo combination
which properly belongs to tho word
"bungalow."
This littlo three-room affair em
bodies many fcatuios of Interest. In
tho first place, tho approach from the
street Is conducted along broad Hues.
Tho walk leading up to tho front steps
Is eight feet wldo. Tho front stops
and tho front door nro built In pro
portion. Width 1b tho koynoto around
which tho architect has succeeded In
weaving a combination of Ideas that
result In a beautiful picture.
Tho front veranda Is too wldo for
tho roof so that an awning supported
on curved Iron brackets Is substituted.
This arrangement permits of rolling
the awning up and back under tho
eaves whon not required as a protec
tion against rain or sun. Theso
brackets aro blacksmlth-mado and aro
rounded outward with hookB ,nt tho
bottom to catch tho curtain polo. Tho
width of tho awning and tho length
of tho curtain brackets aro measured
to correspond so tho curtain polo Is
supported In such a way as to per
mit tho drip to run frcoly off onto tho
shrubbery. Thero also Is a way to
form an eavo gutter In tho canvas
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Floor Plan.
that will lead tho rain wator off to
one conior of the building. It Ib an
Ingenious combination of ruin and sun
protection for temporary uso whon
needed, to bo rolled hack out of tho
way when not wanted.
No butigalo. Is (omploto without
a chimney anil flroplace. If tho chlin
ney Is built by using rough stones, as
the Illustration hows, It Is all tho
more artistic. Generally audi atone
can bo picked up in tho neighborhood,
and thoro always Is a clovor mason
somowhero within reach who can
work such stone Into a solid sub
stantlal chimney that U both useful
and ornamental for ovor aftorwards.
The fireplace, to be satisfactory,
Is lined with Are brick In tho usual
way, and the flue U large and
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drnfty. A good draft ana h
good firo aro necessarily closely con
nected. A draft Is usoloss without j
a flro except for ventilation purposes,
and a firo Is worso than useless with
out a draft. Somo masons forget
to build tho draft Into tho chltn
noy, and thoy nro tho follows who
nro romomborod by houso owners for
years to come.
Tho living room Is 19 foot C Inchos
by 12 feet, a size sufficient to dresn
tip nlcoly with tho right 1:1ml of
furnituro and rugs. Always a largo
living room may' bo mado attractlvo
by tho artistic uso of rugs and furni
turo made to fit Into tho general dec
orative schomo. Largo living rooms
requlro woll-mado largo pieces of fur
nituro soloctcd to fit tho room. Of
course, tho woodwork, which nlwayo
consists of hardwood floor, plain
baseboard with window and door trim
to match, has n great deal to do with
tho final finish of tho room.
Tho front ontranco of this littlo
bungalow Is built Into tho corner for
two reasons. It permits a straight
pas3ago from tho strcot to tho front
door, leaving tho main part of tho
front porch or terrace, as such porchos
aro somotlmcs called, frco for chairs
and swinging seats. Tho front door
opens Into a vostlbulo which contains
a clothes cupboard that roaches to
tho colling. Tho cupboard Is fitted
with largo drawers In tho bottom to
hold articles of clothing that may bo
stored nway In such places, so that
tho main living room Is loft free from
disturbances.
Tho houso Is not big enough to af
ford a dining room. Dining rooms
nro a uulsanco anyway. Our grand
mothors usod to cook In tho kitchen
and lift tho hot, steaming nppetizors
dlroctly from tho stovo to tho tablo.
Modern fashlounblo Inventions for
sorvlng meals Intervene so many
round about procosseB that tho best
of catublos aro spoiled In tho circum
locution. Hero Is a kltchon lighted with four
windows, and darkened by thick
heavy shades that may be pulled
down to keep out part or all of tho
sunlight. It has a whlto floor of hard
wood, whlto basoboard and whlto
window and door trim, wltl. whlto
walls and codings, malting a modol
room that Ip bright enough and clean
onough to Batlsfy tho most particular
pooplo at meal tlmo or any other tlmo.
A cooking rango kept In good condi
tion is an interesting nrtlclo of furni
ture Probably ono of tho groatoRt
charms of bungalow Ufa Is tho oppor-
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tunlty it afford 8 to go back to original
simplicity.
Modorn houso plumbing is rbprc
senteil in tho bathroom and at the
kitchen sink, whoro hot and cold wa
ter nro supplied for domestic" pur
poses In tho most approved manner.
CARLYLE NOT BAD-TEMPERED
One of His Servants Tells of Hie
Gratitude for Services Ren
dered. As to the democratic sorvant-blog-raphess?
Ono of Carlyle's servants,
Jesse, who on marrying becamo Mrs.
Rroadfoot, has left a very, favorablo
Impression of her old master, says tho
London Stnndard.
"I could havo lived with him all my
days," sho Bays, "and It always makes
me angry whon T rend, bb'I somotlmcs
do, that he was bad-toinpored. Ho was
tho very roverso, In my opinion. 1 nev
er would havo loft him when I did
If I had not boon going to get mar
ried. I took great prldo In attending
on him and studying nil his wants
and wishes.
"It was ono of my duties to rush out
and movo on all street organs and
things of thnt kind. Many a tlmo In
tho morning, beforo he rose, I used to
fill hi" plpo, tho short clay ho used
In his bedroom, for him, and strike
tho match to light It. I always cut
up his tobacco (ho bought it in Hat
cakes), and kopt his tin box regulnrly
supplied. Ho was always so grateful
for theso littlo sorvIccB."
Two Sources of Income.
A Londonor was showing sumo coun
try relatlvo tho sights of London ono
day recently, and was pointing out
a magnificent old resldcnco, built
years ago by a famous and rathor un
scrupulous lawyer of his time. "And,"
tho Londoner wao asked, "was ho nblo
to build a houso liko that by his prac
tice,?" "Yes," was tho reply, "by his
practlco and his practices."
Preventing Typhoid Fever.
Propor sanitary conditions, such as
destroying tho fly and mosquito and
their breeding places, providing good
sewago disposal, keeping tho premises
clean, and a prompt application ot
anti-typhoid vnccino whoro thoro Is
tho least suspicion of tho fovor, will
provont tyniold fovor. Proventlvo
methods will savo 35,000 lives uiinu
ally. A Proof.
"Do you really think animals can
roaion?"
"If you doubt It, go out and start
an argument with my bulldog nud
you'll find that ho'll not only got you,
but that ho can hold his own."
Long Felt Want.
llnnkln Unison has tukon out pat
ent papers.
Phylo What did ho Invent?
Rankin- A dog muzzle that will also
servo as a mulllor for tho bark at
night.
The Married Life of
By MABEL HERBERT URNER
Originator of "Their Married Life." Author of "Tho
Journal of n Neglected Wife." "Tho Woman Alone," etc.
Helen by a Subterfuge Wins
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Quarrel witn warren
(Copyright. 1015, by tho McCluro Nowspaper Syndicate.)
It wan a faint, furtlvo knock tho
knock of tho maid from across tho
hall. Kmma closed
tho Icebox noisily
and protended not
to hear.
"Isn't that some
one at tho door?"
Holer was drop
ping tho mayon
naise from tho
fork to test its
smoothness.
"No, ma'am, I
guess It's tho
wind," ns sho
opened tho door
nud evidently sig
naled tho girl to
go away.
For n second
Helen was tempt-
Mabel Herbert
Urner.
cd to rush to tho door, fling it open
and confront Emma with her Ho. But
with tho Stovonses coining to dinner,
It was not an opportune tlmo for
a scono.
Besides, Emma's month was up
tho 20th, and Hclon had already told
her to look for another place.
Sho could not longer put up with hbr
untruthfulness, hor furtlvoncss and
her Intimacy with tho Gordons'
maid.
Tho mayonnaise, beaten to a
creamy smoothness, Holon now put
in tho lco; gavo a fow adjusting
touches, to tho sldoboard and ttiblo,
and went in to drofls. Knowing it
would tnko sovoral wcoks to break
In a now girl, she was having tho
Stovcnsos beforo Emma loft.
Sho had taken down hor hair when
sho thought ot tho egg for tho salad.
Last tlmo It hnd not bcon hard onough
tho yojk was gluey.
"Emma!" running back to tho
kitchen, but tho only nnaworlng
sound was tho gurglo of tho boiling
potatoes. Emma was not thoro I
Was sho over with tho Gordons'
mnld again? Helen opened tho door
and rang furiously tholr kitchen boll,
which could bo hoard across tho hall.
"Emma," as tho girl enmo sheep
ishly out, "can't you stay In your
own kitchen long onough to got din
ner?" "I Just wanted to tnko back a lem
on I borrowed," with ovaslvo oyoa.
"How many times havo I told you
not to borrow of tho Gordons? When
did you need a lemon? Wo always
havo lemons."
"Oh, It was last week, whon when
wo had that salmon.
Emma's -glib lies wero ever 'ready.
With an effort Holon lot this ono pass,
told her curtly about tho egg, and
wont back to her room.
Sitting on tho floor to put on her
slippers, sho was startled by an ex
plosion that sounded alarmingly
near. But, as no commotion followed,
sho decided It was a bursting tiro in
tho street below.
A fow moments later tho doorboll
rang. It couldn not bo tho Stovouscs
It. was only half-past six! Even
Warren had not como yet.
Again tho bell, a clamorous peal.
Whoro was Emma? Why did sho
not answer it? Had sho dared to go
ovor to tho Gordons' ngnln?
Throwing on a kimono, Helen ran
out to tho hall. Tho Stovonses would
not ring Hko that! Standing bnck of
tho do or, sho opened it a fow inches.
A glimpso of Emma's M'li'to apron
sho had locked herself out!
Holon, furious, flung wldo tho
door. Then sho saw that something
had happened. Thoro stood tho Gor
dons' maid, whlto us chalk. Emma,
her faco covorcd with hor hands, was
leaning tremblingly against tho wall.
"Oh oh, tho oven!" sho sobbed. "It
It oxplodod!"
That was what, sho had heard!
Holen flow out to tho kitchen, ex
pecting to seo It In flames, but thoro
was only a denso smoko and a stilling
smoll of gas. Sho flung up tho win
dow, turned off tho still escaping gas,
and ran back to Emma.
"Her hair's all scorched, ma'am,"
whispered tho Gordon's maid.
Scorched I Holen had thought Bho
was only frlghionod. Drawing her
to tho light, sho saw that her hair
was badly slngod.
"Why, Emma," taking tho girl's
hands from hor faco, "and your oyo
brows, too! Oh, I'm so sorry. Walt,"
Holen flow for tho cold cream.
"Here, rub this on does It smart?"
Tho girl nodded and rubbed thq
cream on her soot-stroakod faco.
"Oh, sho camo runnln' out so scared
sho couldn't speak!" tho Gordons'
mnld still clutching a toa towel and a
plato of tho Gordons' best china.
"I heard (ho explosion," admitted
Helen, "but I didn't dream it was In
our kltchon. Warren!" sho called ox
cltedly. "Como hero In Emma'aroom!
Tho stovo exploded!"
Without waiting to tako oft his over,
coat, Warron camo rushing out.
"How'd this happon?" as ho quick
ly examined tho singed hair and eye
brows. Then, turning to Holen.
"Wo'd better havo a doctor horo."
"Oh, no, sir, I'm nil right, I don't
need a doctor," protested Emma.
"I hardly think sho does, dear." mur.
mured Holon, thinking of tho oxponBO,
yet hating hursolf for It.
"Then sho'll have to Ho down. Sho'li
in no condition to servo dinner. We'll
tako tho Stovonses out."
"Oh, doar, that Isn't nocessary.
Emma has It all roady; wo can servo
It ourselves. Thoro thoy nro now!" as
tho bell rang.
"You stay horo with hor. I'll go," and
Warren strode to tho door.
Mru.. Stevens In any omorgency
was ulwajs most cupablo, and now
she came hurrying out, anxious to
help.
"Whut'to jou using cold cream? 1
think olive oil's much bettor."
Ilfloij brought tho oil, and Mrs.
A, 2i$i
Sleien and Warren
Her Point and Avoids a
Stovcna, ripping oft her long, white
gloves, rubbed It gently over Emma's
soot-smeared lace.
Uecauso of hor aversion for tho girl,
and tho feeling that she was not over
clean, Holen had shrunk from touch
Ing hor. .And now with a tlngo of
compunction, sho watched Mrs.
Stevens' unconscious solicitude.
"If you'll glvo mo a brush, I'll brush
out this singed hair."
"I'vo only got a comb," faltered
Emma, ns Holen turned to her bu
reau. "Nover mind, I'll get mine," know
ing sho could never uso It nfterward.
"Emma's hnlr was oily and flaked
with dandruff. Mrs. Stevens handled
It without any seeming roluctanco.
"This Is really very good for your
hair," reassuringly. "I pay to have
mlno Blnged, and you've had It done
for nothing."
Under Mrs. Stevens' kindliness
and tact, Emma was fact recovering
from tho Bhock. Her hair brushed,
they persuaded her to Ho down.
In tho bathroom, Holen gave Mrs.
Stovens n hand-brush and n fresh
cako ot guest soap. But. lacking tho
oversqueamIshne3S that was with
Helen almost an aflllctlon, sho merely
rinsed her hunds under tho faucet.
'How Is sho?" asked Warren. "How
pbout our dinner?"
"Nonseuso!" laughed Mrs. Stovens.
"You and Henry stay thero wo'U
sorvo tho dinner In no time."
Thoy found tho kitchen frcozlngly
cold from tho open window, but tho
smoko hnd all blown out. Except for
broiling tho chicken and the sauco
for tho cuullllower, everything was
ready.
In less thnn halt an hour they had
dinner on tho table.
"Wonder there's not moro acci
dents with theso ga3 stoves?" com
mented Mrs. Stevens as they sat
down. "Lucky It didn't burn her
faco."
"Sho must havo turned on the oven
boforo sho lit the match," frowned
Warren. "Mighty dangerous thing ,
to do."
"I'vo warned hor about that repeat
edly." Helen wus sorvlng tho soup.
"But hor 'mind's "not on her work
sho's thinking of those elevator
boys."
"I don't quite Hko her eyes," musoi
Mrs. Stovens, taking off ono of Em
ma's aprons. "Sho doesn't look
straight at you."
"That's part of her furtlveness.
Oh, sho's tho slyest thing! I nover
know when bho's telling flio truth '
nnd sho'o dishonest, too! When her
month's up, I'll have to let her "
"You can't let her go nov." tbroko
In Warren. "Can't dlschargo a girl
right on top of ar nccident like that."
"But, dear, I'vo already told her.
Sho exjiccts to go on the 20th."
"Don't euro what you told hor
wo'ro going to keep her another two
wcoks."
"Then we'll have trouble with tho
Gordons. Sho simply lives in their
kltchen-M can't keep her out. I know
Mrs. Gordon's going to complain
about It. I'd rather pay her for an
extra half month and let her go."
"Woll, wo'll not pay for any two
mnlds that's Duro. Lucky If wo can.
pay tho rent this year."
PcrhnpB it was Mrs. Stevens' pres
ence that gavo Ilolen unwarranted
courago, for sho answered with a show
of armnc-as: "Then I'll pay her for tho
two wcoks and do tho work myself."
"You'll do nothing of the ort!
Tho girl'll stay right hero and do tho
work until sho's In shapo to take an
other Job." Thoh with a 6hrug ho
turned to Mrs. Stevens. "Now you.
seo ft sample of Helen's obstinacy.";
"It's not obstinacy," hotly. "It's
simply that ISmma'n so dishonest wo
shouldn't keop hor. At first she took
only my perfumory and a fow rib
bons, but yesterday I found ono ot
your ties "
"What's that?" brusquely. "Ono of
my ties?"
"It was under tho paper In her bot
tom drnwor."
"Tho douco it waBl A good tlo?" J
"Ono of thoso silk poplins you got
in London. I suppose sho wanted it
for tho elevator boy."
"Seo hero, this won't do! Wo'II
not stand for that not by a long shot.
Why, you can't get those poplin
ties In thltf country! When's her
month up tho 20th?" Well, she
don't stay a day longer! And you.
seo that my room's kept locked until
sho gOCB."
With deoponing color Helen avert'
ed her eyes to tho bread sho was
crumbling by hor plate. Hor flnesso
waB successful. Sho had avoided a
further quarrel beforo tho Stovenses
nnd had won her point as to when
Emma should go.
That it had been a laco collar of
hors and not a tk) of Warren's did
not disturb her, Emma's dishonesty
was tho same. And Warren would
havo only sniffed at tho purloining of
her "fripperies," while ho took most
seriously tho appropriation of any
of his own.
Flameless Airship Guns.
Airships equipped with machine guns
run a certain degreo of risk from an
explosion caused by tho flame at tho
muzzlo of tho gun. Henco consldor
ablo study has boon devotod to obviat
ing this danger. This has now bcon
accomplished by a young Florontlnu
chemist nnmod Guldo Fei. Ho Is said
to have rocently given a demonstration
boforo an Italian military commission
of a now powdor Invented by him which
burns without either flame or smoko
and does not flare up on detonation.
Whllo spoclally useful for tho guns or
aircraft, It will be of value In artlllcy
and. Infantry ongugeiuents from the
fact thut It will not betray tho tiring
line to the enemy.
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