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DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD, DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA, Li 9 Ll t Carolyn of the Corners BY RUTH BELMORE ENDICOTT CAROLYN'S SUNNY DISPOSITION BEGINS TO HAVE ITS .EFFECT UPON AUNTY ROSE. Synopsis-Her father and mother reported lost nt sea when tho OnnraTen, on which they had Balled for Europe, was eunk, Carolyn May Cameron Hannah's Carolyn Is sent from Now York to her bach elor undo, Joseph Stags, at tho Corners. Tho reception given her by her undo 1b not very enthusiastic. Carolyn Is also chilled by tho stern demeanor of Aunty Iloso, Undo Joe's housekeeper. Stngg Is dismayed when he learns from a lawyor friend of his brother-in-law that Carolyn has bdon left practically penniless and consigned to his caro as guardian. CHAPTER IV Continued. , Therefore General Bolivar charged with outspread wings and quivering fan. His eyesight was not good, how ever. He charged the little girl la stead of tho roistering dog. Carolyn May frankly screamed. Had tho angry turkey reached tho little girl ho would havo beaten her down and perhaps seriously Injured her. He missed her tho first time, but turned to charge again. Prlnco barked loudly, circling around tho bristling turkey cock, undecided Just how to get Into tho battle. But Aunty Itpse know no fear of anything wearing feathers. "Scat, you brute I" sho cried, and made a grab for the turkey, gripping Mm with her left hand behind his dead, bearing his long neck downward. la her other hand she seized a piece of lath and with it chastised the big turkey across the haunches with vlger. "h, don't spank him any more, Aunty IVoset" gasped Carolyn May at last "He must be sorry." With a final stroke Aunty Rose al lowed the big fowl to go end he ran away fast enough. . "Yoar dog, child, does sot know Idii manners. If he is going to stay M here with you he must learn that fowl are sot te be chased nor startled." "Oh, Aunty Rosel" begged tho little girl, "den't punish Prince I Not not that. way. Please don't I Why, he's ever been spanked in his life I He wouldn't know what It meant Dear Aunty Rose " "I shall not beat him, Car'lyn May," interrupted Aunty Rose. "But he must learn, his lesson. Ha must learn that liberty Is net license Bring him here, Catflyn MRy." She ed the way to an open coop of laths In tho mlddto of tho back yard. This was a hutch In which sho put breody hens when she wished to break tip their desire to set. She opened the gate of it and motioned Prlhoo to nter. The dog looked pleadingly at his little mistress' face, then Into the worn eVo stern countenance. Seeing no reprieve in either, with drooping tall he slunk Into the cage. With one hand clutching hor frock over her heart, Carolyn May's big blue yea, overflowed. "It Just as If ho was arrested," aho aid. "Poor Prlnco 1 Has ho got to tay there always, Aunty Rosor "Hell stay till he learns his lesson," aid Mrs. Kennedy grimly, and went jea Into the garden. Oerelya May sat down close to the aMe ef the cage, thrust one hand be tween the slate and held one of the 4tft taut paws. She had honed ta go late the garden to.tuslp Aunty Rose ptefe yeaa, bat she could not bear te leave Prlaee alone , By &a4 by Mrs. Kennedy came up itinm the garden, her paa heaped with jjiwfc. fSktt looked neither in the dl 5 reoMea el the prisoner nor at his little BMSH mm. Srtaae whined and lav down. He Ihad'hegaa te realise now that this was jo play at all, but punishment He enema nu eyes at Carolyn May and looked as sorry as ever a dog with crefeied ears and an abbreviated tall coata look. The peas and potatoes were cook- lag for dinner when Aunty Rose ap peared again. There was the little fltel, aH of a dewy sleep, lying on tho grass bjr the prison pen. Aunty Rose weald have released Prince, but, though he wagged his stump of a tall at he? and yawned and blinked, she had sttil her doubts recardlnir a mon. fgrel'a good nature. Hae could not allow tho child to sleep there, however; so, stooping, picked up Carolyn May and carried her comfortably into the house, laying her down on the sitting-room couch to hare aw nap out as she supposed, .wMnrat awakening her. Assty Rose came away softly and close the door and while she finished getting dinner she tried to mako no aolse which would awaken the child. !j Mr, Stagg camo home at noon, quite s.M foH of business as usual. To tell MJjha truth, Mr. Stage: always felt bash- jHM ca Aunty Rose's presence; and he MM U hide his affliction by conversa W Ma. So he talked steadily through at MSMewhereaboat at the pie www it was he stopped and looked fcflhfgLfjfLtf iMlplstsll sJ if wl" he eacclalaed, "where Cartrnr "Taking a nap." said Aunt? Roso composedly. "Hum I can't thn phllcl trnr nn to hur victuals?" demanded Mr. Stagg. "You begin serving that young ono sepa rately uhtl VuUll tuuko yourself work. Aunty Rose." "Never trouhlo nhont thnt whirh doesn't concern von. Jnnnnh Rtntrir" responded his housekeeper rather laruy. xno low nas placed tho caro of Hannah's CnrMvn on von nml mn and. I'll do my share and do It proper." Mr. Statu shook bin heart nnd lost lnterost in his wedge vof berry pic. "There nro Institutions" ho began weakly ; but Aunty Roso said quickly : "Joseph Stasrcl I know von for what you nro oilier people don't If the neighbors heard you say that they'd think you wore a heathen. Your own sister's child I" "Now. you send Tim. the hnckmnn. up after me this afternoon. I'vo got to go snopping. Tho child hasn't a tiling to wear but that fancy Uttlo black frock, and she'll ruin that play ing nround. She's got to havo frocks and shoes and another hat all sorts of things. Seems a shame to dress a child like her In black It's punish ment Makes her affliction double. I do say," i "Well, I supposo we've got to flat ter Custom or Custom will ween." growled Mr. Stagg. "But where tho moneys coming from " "Didn't Car'lyn's pa leave her none?" asked Aunty Roso promptly. "Well not what you'd call a for tuno," admitted Mr. Stagg slowly. "Thanks bo you'vo got plenty, then. And if you haven't I have," said tho womtfn in ntono that qnlto closed the question of finances. "Which shows mo Just whero I got off at" muttered Joseph Stngg as ho He Charged the Little Qtrl Instead of the Roistering Dog. started down tho walk for tho store. "I knew that youne one would bo a nuisance." Carolyn May, who was quite used to taking a nan on the days that shn did not go to school, woke up, as bright as a newly minted dollar, vory soon aiier nor uncle Joe left for tho store. 'Tm awfully sorry I missed him." she confided to Aunty Roso when she uancea into tno kitchen. "You seo, I want to get acquainted with Uncle Joo Just as fast as possible. And ho's at homo so little I guess that It's going to be hard to do It" "Oh, Is that so? And Is It going to bo hard to got acquainted with mo?" asked tho housckoepor curiously. "Oh, nol" cried Carolyn May, snug gling up to tho good woman and pat ting hex1 plump baro arm. "Why, Tm getting 'quolnted with you fast, Aunty Roso I You heard mo say my prayers and when you laid mo down on tho couch Just now you kissed me." Aunty Roso actually blushed. "Thore, thero, child I" sho exclaimed. "You're too noticing. Eat your dinner, that I've saved warm for you." "Isn't Prlnco to have any dinnor, Aunty Rose?" asked the Uttlo -girl. "You may let him out if you wish, after you have had your dinner. You can feed him under the tree." Carolyn May was very much excited aboat an hour later when a nutty closed hack drew up to tho front gate ef the Stagg place and stopped. An old man with a square-oat chin rNJ3Hsf Mytisw nl OoprrlABt, 01S, by Doit, Mead h Ocaftnj. taa. whisker and clothing and hat as rusty as tho hack itself held tho reins over tho bony back of tho horse that drew tho ancient equipage. "I say. vounz'un. nln't von out o' ver i bailiwick?" queried Tim, tho hackman, staring nt tho little girl In the Stare yard. Carolyn May stood up quickly and tried to look over her shoulder and down her back. It was hard to iret nil those buttons buttoned straight "I don't know," sho said, perturbed. "Does It show?" "Huh?" grunted Tim. "Does what show?" "What you said," said Carolyn Mas accusingly. "I don't believe It does." "Hoyl" chuckled the hack driver suddenly. "I meant do vou low Mrn. Kennedy knows you'ro playing in her iront ynrur' "Aunty Rose? Why, of course 1" Carolyn May declared. "Don't you know 1 11 vo hero?" "Live hero? Get out!" exclaimed tho surprised hackman. "Yes, sir. And Prlnco too. With my Undo Joo and Aunty Rose." "Pltch6r of George Washington lH ejaculated Tim. "You don't mean Joe Stagg's taken a young-'un to board?" "He's my guardian," said tho little girl primly. Aunty Rose appcarod. She wore a closo bonnet, trimmed very plainly, rind carried a parasol of drab silk. Aunty Roso climbed into the creaky old vehicle. "Are you going to bo gone long?" asked Carolyn May politely. "Not more than two hours, child," said tho housekeeper. "Nobody wlU bother you here " "Not while that dog's with her, 1 reckon," put In Tim, the hackman. "May I come down tho road to meet you. Aunty Rose?" asked the little girl. "I know the way to Uncle Joe's store." "I don't know any reason why yon can't come to meet me," replied Mrs. Kennedy. "Anyway, you can come along tho road as far as the first houso. You know that one?" "Yes, ma'am. Mr. Parlow's," said Carolyn May. Carolyn May went back Into the yard and sat on the front-porch steps and Prince, yawning unhappily, curled down at her feet Thero did dot seem to bo much to do at this place. Sho had time now, had Carolyn May, to comparo Tho Corners with tho busy Harlem streets with which sho had been familiar nil her life. "Goodness mel" thought Carolyn May, startled by her own Imagination, "supposo all tho folks In nil these houses around hero were dendl" Thoy might havo been for all the human noises she heard. "Goodness me I" sho said again, and this tlmo sho Jumped up, startling Prlnco from his nap. "Maybe thero Is a spoil cast over all this placo," she went on. "Lot's go and see If wo can find somebody that's allvo." They went out of tho yard together and took tho dusty road toward the town. Thoy soon camo In sight of tno Par low houso and carpenter shop. "Wo can't go beyond that" said Carolyn May. "Aunty" Roso told us not to. And Undo Joo says the carpenter-man Isn't n pleasant man." Sho looked wistfully at the prem ises. Tho cottngo seemed qulto as much under tho "spell" as had been those dwellings nt Tho Corners. But from tho shop camo the sound of a piano shrieking over a long board. "Oh, Prlnceyl" gasped Carolyn May. "I b'llevo he's making long, curly shavings 1" If thero was one thing Carolyn May adored It waa curls. Suddenly Mr. Jedldlah Parlow looked up and saw tho wistful, dust-straaked face under tho black hat brim and above tho black frock. Ho stored at her for fully a ffllnuto, poising the piano over his work. Then ho put it down and came to Mm Annr nt Ti shop. "You'ro Hannah Stagg's Uttlo girl, aren't you?" ho asked. "Yes, sir," sho sold, and sighed. Dear me, ho know who she was right away I Thero would not h nnv 4innn of her getting a suit of long curls. "You'vo como hero to Uvo, have you?" said Mr. Parlow slowly. xob, sir. you seo, my papa and mamma wero lost at pa with , Dunraven. It was a mistake, I guess," sighed tho Uttlo girl, "for thoy weren't fighting anybody. But tho Dunraven got in mo way or somo ships that wre fighting, In n place called tho Medi terranean ocean, and tho Dunraven was sunk, and only a few folks warn saved from It My papa and mamma weren't saved." Carolyn learns why her unele and Amanda Parlow are now eo "mad" that they do net apeak as they pass each ether by. Read all about It In the next Installment (TO BB CONTINUED.) When Dame Fortune gees calling she tteriy disregards at home" days, Coats for All the Day Through "V" rjSJBJBJBJII jSBSPJp i ' "Bt 'vK WK!77rTr f MwHPaWSsaBW s'"""!l' l'''',MM(Mr"M,TBSMBlBSlBSia V !' ff-st tJw 1C sBBaflsBaBiBaBBasfV1 SKEZj&vSBffV. fltJi fk " BBBBBHBBBBm'SBnl SBBSBBBBBH I fllBT'JSr-'' i p bsbbbsVbT jBBaBBaTAfi& &sT kbst' 3 i. SBSBBb BSBBB& J 9flN , BHxaWnr E1 v yBKsav ijggsa iBiasaPv xMffY is A nL-Bbbb '4Bfo VBBaBBaBBaBBaBBBBlar Xjv'-. HF ' :- IbbbbbbbH Hb BBBB1 f BBBBBs VBBk? - HBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBy X " BBBI BBBBBBBBBI ' Be BbbBm ' T VBbbbbbbbbbBt v v. SbBk BbbbbbbBbI IBbbbbb&t Bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb ABP"jbbSbIbV"'? H ' Now that war times make the cus tom of wearing evening wraps among those that are more honored in the breach than in tho observance, we have coats to take their place. Among new ones are some very elegant cloth conts that havo been designed to seo their wearers through the day and evening, too. They nro quiet In color and beautiful In lines equal to all re quirements of dress. Besides these there arc very handsome capes of cloth In distinctive styles that make one question the advisability of ever In dulging In more showy wraps. Two of tho handsomest coats are pictured above. Tho coat at tho left Is of sllvertono n soft wool ma terial with flecks of white all through It with collar and deep cuffs of fox. Sllvertono nppenrs in taupe, blue, brown, gray all tho season's colors nnd the minute white flecks In It give It a silvery look. This coat hangs straight nt the back nnd front without fullness except in the gathered side pnnels of tho skirt portion. It fastens with three very large buttons at tho front and silk pendant ornaments are placed nt each side of the panels. It Is lined with plain satin. There is a suggestion of a capo In F Pretty Things Every Uttlo "Jim-crack" thnt means an enlivening touch to tho house vindi cates its appearance these days, for thero never was a tlmo when It was mora worth while to keep up all tho pleasant Uttlo amenities of life. Everything that will contribute toward making an atmosphere of cheerfulness In our surroumllngH Is more needed now than In less anxious days. To dress up our homes and keep ourselves well groomed shows the right fighting spirit At tho samo tlmo we are re minded to save as much as possible add go on accumulating Thrift stamps and War Saving stamps. Thoreforo we turn to paper, that costs next to nothing, to mako the bits of bright furnishings for our homes and gifts for our friends. In tho Illustration ubovo there Is a toilet bnBkot for the new baby and a flower basket for tho tablo, both made of paper. Tho tiny cradle Is mado of wire und paper rope In very palo gray aud lined with rose-colored silk nnd Conservative Shoes for Fall. Consorvntlvo colors and sensible cuts, which arc almost mannish In their effect, aro tho features In shoes for woiiien for late fall business. Job bers ?port that retailers aro now looking for shoes of this sort, not only from tho deslro to steer clear of doubt ful novelties, but becauso, In tho busi ness which thoy have already dono over tho counter for fall, there has been comparatively Uttlo demand for anything else. Mahogany and dull black calfskin's aro tho most popular In tailored walking boots, whllo In shoes for more dressy wear. black pat ent leathers and a few shades of gray re selling. the graceful coat of smooth duvetyn at tho right of the picture. It is In taupe gray, with shawl collar nnd deep cuffs of martin fur. Three big buttons at the foot of tho front panels are tho only ornamental feature In this very dignified wrap. The design could hard ly bo Improved upon, and Is of the ex cellent character that never grows tiresome. Petticoats Are Narrow. In tailored suits tho narrowness of the skirt has rung the knell of the pet ticoat, but for thin frocks this most feminine of garments necessarily holds Its own. The petticoat must bo of the eume length as the frock under which it is worn, nnd it may be made of batiste, fine nainsook, moussellne de sole, tussor or white crepe de chlno. They are forcedly narrow, for fashion has decreed the sklmplness of skirts. It is, .however, quite permissible to full them slightly, especially If tho dress that covers them is bllt nt the hem to make walking easier. With conserva tive women delicate hand embroidery will always bo the favorlto trimming. Imitation lace and fine plcot tulleiglvo an effect of greater flufflness and, are much less costly. Made of Paper fitted up with brush, comb, powder and any other toilet necessities of the newcomer which tho giver of the bas ket concludes to add. There Is a bow of gauze ribbon, In 'pink, fastened to the hood of the cradle. It la not his babysblp's fault that the world Is war ring nor his mother's they both ore entitled to such pretty little gifts us theno'thnt represent time and kindly thoughts, but very Uttlo money. The basket for the table Is made of crepe .paper over a pasteboard founda tion, and hns a rustic handle, contrived by winding heavy wire or small sticks or twigs with paper. Any two colors may bo used for tho flounclngs that cover tho pasteboard foundaUon, but brown or green In two shades mako the right sort of background for all flowers. Or the basket may bo In gayer colors If It Is to hold foliage or growing, greenery. fcC DfiZXy Pockets Remain. Pockets nro a trimming feature that remain In good stylo In spite oNtho fact that they aro no novlty. Ileal or Beemlng pockets, face or lined with white or colored sntln, aro used smart ly on some of tho new models of navy blue serge. Smart Tarn o Shantar. Especially for tho young girls, the now beaver Tarn o Shanters that are shown In tho shops are very smart They aro mado of heavy, soft beaver, with puffed, one-sided crowns and a snug-fitting band about the head. They come In black, dark blue and other colors. WOMAN WORKS 15 H OURS A DAY Marvelous Story of Woman's Change from Weakness to Strength by Taking Druggist's Advice. Peru, Ind."i Buffered from a dfa placement with backache and dragging; down pains so ibatnythatattlmea I could not be on. my foot and It did not seem as though jfI could stand it I ,medidnea without any Dcneuc ana several doctors told mo nothing1 but an oporatioa would do me any eood. My drue- gist told me of Lyd .vdla E. Pink- ham's Vegetable ' Compound. I took it with the result V, that I am now well and strong. I get Y VH op in the mornlngatfour o'clock, do my DousoworK, then go to a factory ana wore all day, come homo and get supper and feelgood. I don't know bow many of my friends I have told what Lydia E. 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When this tube Is Inflamed you have a rumbling sound or Imperfect hearing1, and when It Is entirely closed. Deafness Is th result. Unless the Inflammation can bo re duced and this tubo restored to Us nor mal condition, hearing; may be destroyed forever, Man;' cases of Deafness ar caused by Catarrh, which Is an Inflame condition of the Mucous Surfaces. ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for any cas of Catarrhal Deafness that cannot be cured by HALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE. All Druggists 7bc. Circulars free. v P. J. Cheney St Co., Toledo, Ohio. Letting Well Enough Alone. "I'm thinking," remarked Mr. Do lan, "about changing my plans nnd going In business as a boss." "Don't do it," rejoined Mr. Itaffer ty. "You'ro a flne workman and many a boss is goin' broke tryin' to hire nnd properly compensate your likes." Important to Mottiors Examine carefully every bottle of CASTORIA, that famous old remedy for Infants and children, and see that It Rnnra thn Signature ot?i&&Mgtt In Uso for Over 30 Years. Children Cry for Fletcher's Castorisj Dimmed Light Mrs. Peavlsh says that before they were married Mr. Peavlsh nsed to call her the light of his 'life, and" now he Bays she can't hold a candle to his sister-in-law. Dallas Morning News. W X. vtarflBBBsaBBflrJ X WBI YAW V WTi Cutlcura Kilts Dandruff. , Anoint spots 'of dandruff with Cutl cura Ointment Follow nt once by a hot shampoo with Cutlcura Soap, If a man; next morning if a woman. For freo samples address, "Cutlcura, Dept X, Boston." At druggists and by mall. Soap 25, Ointment 25 and 60. Adv. tS - 4 Between Girls. " Bessie The idea I Jack never asked me for a kiss In his life. Madge Tho bold thief . . For genuine comfort and Isstins Die ere use Red Cross Ball Bias on wash day. All good grocers. Adv. If It weren't for rainy days vfhen would the golf bugs find time to get their hair cut? Don't Go From Bad to Worsel Are you always weak, niserable and half-sick? Then it's time yon found out what is wrong. Kidney weakness causes much suffering from backache, lameness, stiffness and iheamatio pains, and if neglected, brings danger of serious troubles dropsy, gravel and Blight's disease. Don't delay. Use Doan'a Kidney Pais. They hava helped thousands and shoald help you. An Iowa Case Mrs. A. D. Bum gnrdner, Forest City, Iowa, bays: "1 suffer ed -untold agony from kidney trouble. It be gan with backache. I had headaches and was vory nervous. My nnklos, feet and wrists began to swell and Boon I was all run down. I bad to take to bed and tie thero six weeks. I tried dlf. ferent remedies, but got no bettor until I used Dooa's Kidney Pills. M a short walk around and was seon entirely re lieve or tht trouble." CUt Doojfr at Aay Stora, o a Bos rOSTOlMLBURN CO, KUrYALO. N. Y. 37 IV J' y It ij J H .--i.w ; r".iWfc'lwggJ VHmmryi f ilv -scm wKKkjsw: