DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD; DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA.
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(Copyright.
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CHAPTER XIII
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"Will wcl" "And Cnrol added, "Will
$ ,u 1.1 ss Prudence good night for us,
nml tell lior wo kept praying nil the
time? Prudence 1h such n great lmnd
for praying, you lenow."
I' try promised, nnd the twins crept
uplrs. It was dark In their room.
"We'll undress In tho dnrk so as not
to awake poor llttlo Connie," wills
pen J Lurk. "It's nice she enn sleep
like tliut, Isn't It?"
And the twins went to hed, nnd fell
asleep after n while, never doubting
that Connie, In her corner of the room,
was already snfe antl happy In the ob
livion of slumber.
Hut poor Connie 1 She Iinil not wak
ened when Fairy closed the dungeon
door. It was long afterwnrd when she
sat up and began rubbing her eyes.
She did not know where she was. Then
slio remembered I She wondered If
Prudence Sho scrambled to her
feet, nnd trotted over to the dungeon
door. It wns locked; she could not
turn tho knob. At first sho thought of
hcrcnmlng and pounding on the door.
"Rut that will arouse Prudence, and
frighten her, and maybe kill ber," she
thought wretchedly. "I'll Just keep
tatlll until someone passes."
But no ono passed for a long' time,
nnd Connie stretched her aching body
nnd sobbed, worrying about Prudence,
lenrful on her own account. She had
no Idea of tho time. Sho supposed It
was still early. And tho parsonnge
was deathly quiet. Mnybo Prudence
had died I Connie writncu in agony
on tho hard lloor, and sobbed bitterly
Still sho would not risk pounding on
tho dungeon door.
Upstairs, In tlio front room, Prudence
wbb wrestling with fever. Hlgber and
higher It rose, until tho doctors looked
very anxious. They held a brief con
sultation In the corner of tho room.
Then they, beckoned to Mr. Starr.
"Has Prudence been worrying about
something this winter?"
"Yes, she lias."
"It Is that young man, Isn't it?" In
quired tho family doctor a Methodist
"member."
"Yes."
"Can you bring him hero?"
"Yes as soon as ho can got here
from Dos Moines."
"You'd better do It. Sho has worn
herself down nearly to tho point of
prostration. Wo think wo can break
this fever without serious conse
quences, but get tho young man as soon
as possible. She cannot relax and rest
until sho gets relief."
So ho wont downstairs nnd over the
telephone dlctntcd a short message to
Jerry : "Pleaso como Prudence."
When ho entered tho front bedroom
ngaln, Prudenco was muttering unin
telligible) words under her breath. He
kneeled down beside the bed and put
his nrms n round her. She clung to him
with sudden passion.
"Jerry I Jerry 1" sho cried. Iler fa
ther caressed and petted her, but did
not spenk.
"Ob, I enn't," sho cried again. "I
can't, Jerry, I cnn'tl" Again her voice
fell to low mumbling. "Yes, go. Co tit
once. I promised, you know. They
haven't any mother I promised.
Jerry I Jerry I" Then, panting, she
fell back on tho pillows.
Rut Mr. Starr smiled gently to him
self. So that wns tho answer I Oh,
foolish llttlo Prudenco I Oh, sweet
hearted llttlo martyr girl 1
Ilours later the fever broko nnd
Prudenco drifted Into a deep sleep.
Then tho doctors went downstairs with
Mr. SI air, talklug In quiet, ordinary
tones.
"Ob, sho Is nil right now, no danger
at nil. She'll do line. Let her sleep.
Send Fairy to bed, too. Keep Prudenco
quiet u few days that's all. Shu's all
right."
Theydld not hear tho tljnld knock
nt the dungeon door. Rut after they
had gotio out, Mr. Starr locked tho
door behind them, and started back
through tho hall to seo If tho kitchen
doors wero locked. Ho distinctly
heard a soft tapping, and ho smiled.
"Mice I" ho thought. Then ho heard
something else a faintly whispered,
"Father I"
With u sharp exclamation he un
locked and opened the dungeon door,
mill Connie fell Into his arms, sobbing
plleoiihly. And' ho did tho only wlso
thing to do1 under tho circumstances,
tic Mt down on the hall lloor and
cm tiled tho child against his breast.
lie talked to her soothlugly until tho
tnl'i quieted, and her voice was undur
control.
"Now, tell father," ho urged, "how
did you got In tho dungeon? Tho
twins"
"Oh, no, father, of courso not; tho
tulus wouldn't do such a thing as
lL.it. I went into tho dungeon to pray
UuifPrudenco would got well. And I
?rnyd myself to sleep. When I woko
50 tho door was locked."
"Rut you precious child," ho whls
;rrcd. "why didn't you call out, or
jound on the door?"
"I wns afraid It would excite Pru.o
tnd make her worse," sho answered
limply.
wontcdly tender ns he carried her up
stairs to bed.
Prudenco slept late the next morn
ing, and when she opened her eyes her
father was sitting bosldo her.
"All right this morning, father," she
said, smiling; "Arc the girls at
school?"
"No, this Is Saturday."
"Oh, of course. Well, bring them
up, I want to see them."
Just then the distant whistle of a
locomotive sounded through tho open
window, but she did not notice her fa
ther's sudden start. Sho nodded up nt
him again nnd repented, "I want to seo
my girls."
Her father sent them up to her at
once, and they stood at tho foot of tho
bed with sorry faces, and smiled' at
her.
"Say something," whispered Carol,
kicking Lnrk suggestively on the foot.
Rut Lnrk wns dumb. It was Carol
who broko the silence.
"Oh, Prudence, do you suppose tho
doctors will let mo come In and watch
them bnndnge your head 7 I want to
begin practicing up, so as to bo rendy
for the next war."
Then they laughed, and the girls
realized that Prudence was really
allvo and quite as always. They told
her of Connie's sad experience, and
Prudenco comforted her sweetly.
"It Just proves all over again," sho
declared, smlllhg, but with a sigh
close following, "that you can't get
along without mo to look nftcr you.
Would I ever go to bed without mak
ing sure that Connie was safe and
sound?"
Downstairs, meanwhile, Mr. Starr
was plotting with Fairy, a willing as
sistant. "He'll surely bo In on this train, nnd
you must keep him down here until I
get through with Prudence. I want to
tell her a few things before sho sees
htm. Riing him in quietly, and don't
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that whenever wo were ready for her
she would come. We both felt thut
since you were getting along so mngnU
llccntly with the girls, It wns hotter
that way for a while. Rut sho said
that when your lllttln,: time came, sho
would como to us gladly. We had It
all arranged. You won't wnnt to mar
ry for a year or so, yet. You'll want
to have some happy sweetheart days
first. And you'll want to make a lot
of those pretty, useless, nonsensical
things other girls make when they
marry. That's why I advised you to
sav your burglar money, so you would
havo It for this. Weil have Aunt
Grace come right away, so you can
tnko a little freedom to be happy, and
to mnko your plans. And you can
lnltlnto Aunt Grace Into the mysteries
of parsonnge housekeeping."
A bright, strange light hnd flashed
over Prudence's face. Rut her eyes
clouded a little as she asked, "Do you
think they would rather have Aunt
Grace than mo?"
"Of course not. Rut what has that
to do with It? We love you so dearly
that we can only bo happy when yoij
are happy. Wo love you so dearly
that wo can bo happy with you away
from us, Just knowing that you nro
happy. Rut youyou thought our
love was such a hideous, solllsh, llttlo
mnkc-bcllcvo that "
"Oh, father, I didn't 1 You know I
didn't I Rut maybe Jerry won't for
give mo now?" '
"Why didn't you talk it over with
me, Prudence?"
"I know you too well, father. I know
it would ho useless. Rut doesn't it
seem wrong, father, that a girl that
I should lovo Jerry more than you
and tho girls? That he should come
first? Doesn't it seem wicked?"
"No, Prudence, It Is not wicked. Af
ter all, perhaps it Is not a stronger
and deeper love. You wero willing to
sacrifice him and yourself, for our
sakesl Rut It Is a different love. It
Is the love of womnu for man, that la
very different from sister lovo and fa
ther love. And It Is right. And It i3
beautiful."
"I am suro Jerry will forgive mo.
Maybo If you will send mo a paper and
pencil, I enn write him a note now?
There's no use wnlting, Is there? Fairy
will bring It, I am sure."
But when a few minutes later, sho
heard n step in the hall outside, sho
laid her arm across her face. Some
how sho felt that the wonderful Joy
and love shining in her eyes should bo
kept hidden until Jerry was there to
sec. She heard the door open, and
closo again.
"Put theni on the table, Fairy dear
est, and, leave mo for a little while,
will you? Thank you." And her fnco
was still bidden.
Then tho tablo by tho bedside was
swiftly drawn away, and Jerry kneeled
beside her, and drew tho arm from her
face. o
"Jerry!" sho whispered, half "unbe
lievingly. Then Joyously, "Oh, Jerry 1"
She gazed anxiously Into his face.
"Havo you been sick? How thin you
are, and so pnle! Jerry Uanner, you
need mo to tnko caro of you, don't
you?"
Rut Jerry did not speak. He looked
earnestly and steadily Into tho Joyful
eyes for u moment, and then ho
pressed his fnco to hers.
THE END.
LIVED UNDER SIX SOVEREIGNS
lAned Resident of New Brunswick
Ascribed Long Life to His Ac
c tivity and Early Rctirinjj.
But Mr. Starr Smiled Gently to Him
self. let him spenk loudly. I do not want
her to know be Is on hand for a few
minutes. Explain It to tho girls, will
you?"
After sending tho younger girls
downstnlrs again, he closed the door
of Prudence's room, and sat dowu be
sidu her.
"Prudence, I can't tell you how bit
terly disappointed I am In you."
"Father 1"
"Yes, I thought you loved us tho
girls and me. It never occurred to mo
that you considered us a bunoh of self
ish, heartless, ungrateful animals I"
"Father 1"
"Is that your Idea of love? Is that
"Ob, father I"
"It really did hurt me, Prudence. My
dear little girl, how could you send
Jerry away, breaking your heart and
Ins, and ours, too Just because you
thought us such a selllsh lot that wo
would begrudge you any happiness of
your own? Don't you think our love
for you Is big enough to make us hap
py In seeing you happy? You used to
say you would never marry. Wo did
not expect you to marry, then. Rut wo
knew the time would come when mar
riage would seem beautiful and deslr-
ablo to you. Wo wero waiting for that
time. We wero hoping for It. Wo
wero happy when you loved Jerry, be
cause wo knew ho was good and kind
nnd loving, a ml that hu could glvo you
all the beautiful things of life that I
can never glvo my children. Rut you
thought wo wero too scltlsh to let you
go, and you sent him nway."
"Rut father I Who would ralso tho
girls? Who would keep tho parson
age? Who would look after you?"
"Auut Grace, to bu sure. We talked
It over two years ago, when her hus
band died. Roforo that, she was not
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NEARLY ALL LOVE A GARDEN
No Other Pastime, Unleso It Be That
of Angling, Has a Stronger Grip
Upon Its Devotees.
"There bo delights," says an ancient
writer, "thnt will fetch the day about
from sun to sun nnd rock the tcdiot.a
year ns in a delightful dream." Thus,
and very much after this manner, the
charming old prose-poet, nmlably gar
den made, continues, page after page,
to describe the "1,000 delights" to be
found In the "llowery orchard" of his
century describes them with an nban
don of happiness thnt suggests the rap
ture of St. Rernnrd when hymning tho
"New Jerusalem."
In fact, barring tho cqunlly ancient
and alluring pastime of going n-flshlng,
no hobby lias a stronger grip on Its de
votees than gardening, observes Fran
ces Duncan In Scrlbner's. At four
o'clock of a summer morning Cella
Thaxter could be found at work In her
radiant little Island plot, a sister in
spirit to old Chaucer when on his kneeS
in the grass at dawn to watch a daisy
open. And these wero not exceptional,
not extraordinary cases of devotion;
they wero merely typlcnl exponents of
the true gardener's passion.
Nor Is this tenso enthusiasm fleeting.
Not in the least. It Is no moro tran
sient than the bibliomaniac's passion,
no more evanescent than the collector's
zeal, which only death can quench. It
Is no sudden, youthful fervor; Indeed,
It is rarely found In youth at the storm
and stress period, while it mny be ob
served to be strongest In those for
whom tho days of wild enthusiasm are
over. Tho bachelor clergyman or the
quietest of spinsters, for whom other
passion Is nonexistent, will yet lavish
on their gardens enough devotion to
have won the heart of the most ob
durate of persons, enough tenderness
to have sufllced for the mothering of a
dozen llttlo ones. A garden Is the
world of the recluse, the passion of
tho lono man or womnn, the diversion
of statesmen, the recreation of poets
and artists of all ages.
NEW METHODS BRING SAVING
After posing for his picture on his
ono hundredth nnd fifth birthday an
niversary, Levi W. Richardson, said to
be the oldest man In New Brunswick,
died before ho had fairly started his
one hundredth and sixth yenr. Ho
had been 111 for only about ten days.
Mr. Richardson ascribed bis long
life- am' "inarkable preservation of
his fne i to going to bed early
and belli,, .irtlve.
He had followed the operations of
tho war with the moat careful atten
tion, and his only ambition for tho
last year, says the Mutual Star, had
been to live long enough to see Great
Britain and Its allies successful, for
ho had lived under six sovereigns nnd
had watched with Interest the ex
pansion o'f the empire.
More than 80 children, grandchildren
and great-grnntkiilldren survive him.
Application of Business Principles by
Town Manager Finds Favor in
Massachusetts Community.
Gcprgo F. Wlllctt f Norwood,
Mass., gave a talk on tho business
manager form of government for towns
and cities nt a meeting of tho Boston
Art club recently. Ho showed how the
scientific and elllclent business prin
ciples of n well-managed and conduct
ed corporation can be applied to the
administration of public affairs and
public expenditures. This system In
Norwood, he said, has resulted in a
more democratic form of government
nnd brought about a substantial sav
ing In tho expenditures of the town.
The average citizen geta n better
knowledge of affairs under that sys
tem, he said.
Norwood has an unpaid commission
of five men. They determine the poli
cies of the town, and paid experts un
der the leadership of a professional
town mnnngcr carry them out after
the citizens have passed upon them.
It Is not leadership under one man or
a despotic form of government, but
the Intelligent response of American
democracy to its responsibilities.
In tho crisis this country Is now fac
ing tho spenker said that tho business
men nro rushing forward to offer their
services to help the government enrry
on a war as clllclently ns. possible. If
the business men would only display
the same Interest In the ordinary af
fairs of state, ho declared, millions of
dollars would be saved' yearly by the
application of their business knowl
edge to the affairs of towns, cities and
stntcs.
Didn't Get the Umbrella.
One of Chauncey Mitchell Depew'a
best stories Is the story of the spotted,
dog which, as a boy, he bought from u
local dog dealer. "The next morning
It wns raining," he says, "mid 1 took
the dog out Into the woods, but tho
rain was too much for him. It washed
the spots off. I trotted tho dog bnck
to the dealer.
"'Look at this animal,' I said. 'Tho
spots have all washed off.'
"Great guns, boy!' ho replied, 'thero
was an umbrella went with that dog.
Didn't you get tho umbrella?' "
DPI Twt PEWFECTOUMr&"J 6
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Chew H &ftt weiy mI
Proved the Theory.
It was a very high-class boarding
house, nnd the landlady prided her
self on the fact that the conversation
at table was always very' Intellectual.
"It was a strange theory," she re
marked, as she wrestled with the
fowl, "that the souls of the dead en
tered birds and animals. But I think
our ancestors held that belief t"
"I'm rather Inclined to think some
thing like that does happen," com
mented the quiet man.
"No, realty, Mr. Cutting? How In
teresting!" "Yes," said Mr. Cutting. "I'm con
vinced thnt this chicken, lor instance,
is inhabited by the sole of a shoe!"
Takes Less Time Occasionally.
The Highbrow (thoughtfully) The
tide moves a lot in 120 years.
Tho Lowbrow (who got stung on n
suburban land scheme) It moved
mine overnight. Puck.
New War Appliance.
A newcomer Into the family of wnr
appliances is the motorcycle-carrying
airplane. A special platform built
between the planes, Just outside tho
body of the airplane, carries the mo
torcycle. The addition of tills machine
greatly enhances the effectfveness of
the airplane and nffords a quick means
of land travel In case of a shortage of
gasoline or disability of the airplane
engine. If tho aviators who were lost
fn the Mexican desert during General
Pershing's expedition had been
equipped with motorcycles their return
to headquarters would have been n
matter of only a few hours instead of
a three days' wait for the searching
party.
Any big man Is a little
profited by a fair chance.
man who
Sad.
Worm Why so gloomy, old top?
Locust My sweetheart's away on a
seventeen year visit.
The pork packer has a queer way of
doing business. After killing a hoff
ho cures It.
Proof Positive.
"You can't fish here," said the farm
er to an angler who was gloomily
making his preparations to quit the
post. "Don't you seo that sign, 'No
Trespassing'?"
"Oh, yes. I seo the sign," replied
tho fisherman, "but I wasn't convinced
that I couldn't fish hero until I had
walled nearly seven hours without get
ting a nibble."
Help to Save the Trees.
The plea of the city forester for the
nld of citizens in protecting our street
trees from Insect attacks should be
heeded. A little Individual effort on
the part of householders would bo of
great assistance. It would cost but
llttlo In time or trouble to remove the
conspicuous egg-masses of tho tussock
moth, one of the worst or our tree foes
hero which later hatch into voracious '
caterpillars, or to wrap the trunks with j
sticky fly-paper before the middle of
May. The slight labor would be amply I
repaid in benefit to the trees add tho
riddance of fuzzy eaterpillnrs crawling
over porches and piazza furniture.
Why not help a little, personally, In
stead of expecting the city to do It nil?
Detroit Free Pn-.ni.
Kidney & Co.
(BY DR. J. II. WATSON)
Tho kidneys nnd the skin work in
harmony. They're companions, the
skin being the second partner. If wo
aro nnxlous to keep well and preserve
tho vitality of the kidneys nnd, also,
free the blood from noxious elements,
wo must pay special nttentlon to a
good action of the skin nnd to see that
tho kidneys nre flushed so as to elimi
nate the poisons from the blood.
Sweating, by hard work or In n bath,
at least once a week, helps to keep the
skin and kidneys In good condition.
Flush the kidneys by drinking plenty
of puro water with meals and between
meals. Occasionally obtain nt the drug
store Anurlc, double strength, which
will help flush the kidneys and the In
testines. You will find that Annrle Is
many times moro active than llthla
and that It dissolves uric acid as hot
water does sugar.
A Prominent Woman Indorses
Our Statement
Sioux City, Iowa. "For some time I
have been having kidney trouble. My
kidneys seemed to be congested and
my back would ache and be so sorts
thnt I could scarcely stand my clothes
bearing on It. When I stooped over I
could hardly straighten up again, and
my bladder bothered me. Just about
ften days ago I began taking Annrle
Tablets and my back has quit aching
and this bladder weakness has left me.
Anurlc is the best kidney medicine I
have ever used." MRS. MARY DU
BARRY, 1013 5th St.
Yon will escape many Ills and clear
up the conted tongue, tho sallow com
plexion, the dull headache, the lazy
liver, If you will take a pleasant laxa
tive made up of the May-apple, Julco
of the leaves of aloes, root of Jalap,
and called "Pleasant Pellets." You
can obtain nt almost nny drag storo
these vegetnble pellets in vials.
Where the Paint Was.
Regular Customer (who has just en
tered restaurant) "Strong smell of
pnlnt here, William." Walter (cough
ing apologetically and'indlcntiug young
womun about to leavo table) "Yes,
sir; soon pass off, sir; they're Just go-Inj'."--
London Punch.
The Rambler Roses.
One of the loved roses of summer
Is tho rambler rose, which ramble
about, scattering Its Joyous self among
hundreds of people in uddltlon to thosa
who grow It. Clambering over houses,
both of rich nnd poor, It gladdens the
eye of tho tourist, and In great arm
loads It wanders from Its homo vine to
the rose-loving, but not rose-possessing,
to the slclc, to tho wenry, to tho
tired business folk, to whom It brings
a bit of relaxation. Tho rambling roso
of June, which rambles all over to tho
joy of everyone here's to tho Insect
less health of the rambler rose, wheth
er Dorothy Perkins, Pillar or whatever
brand.
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