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4 -Mh-' The Track Patch By Jeanne 0. Loizeaux 8 - oH (Copyright, 1012, by Associated Literary Press.) Aa the six o'clock stream of shop girls camo from tho Bldo cntranco of the big storo, Mamie lot It carry her along Sho lifted her thin hands to pin tho big, llamboyant hat to "her tously fair hair. Her thin shoulders stooped a little, and she walked with the weariness of tho first enorvnt Ingly hot days of spring. It was Saturday night, and sbo was wonder ing If sho could afford a really satis fying supper. A big, browned, nwkward young fellow camo up from behind and fell Into step with her. Sho started nerv ously, and some girls behind her gig gled. "It's only me, Mamo. I won't eat you!" "I told you not to hang about for ifflc," sho said. "I don't "hang about' for any girl, and you know it. I purposely got hero just In time to catch you. When 'arc you going to marry me?" "Never, and you know it. I've sold It often enough." She gave a back 'ward glance and saw that tho other Iglrls had fallen behind. Williams, 'tho floor manager, was with Flossie 'Peters. Mamie despised Flossie. "Is It that Httlo counter-jumper that's worrying you?" usked tho man beside her. "If, you wantod a real 'man, ono that had either good In dentions, strength, or a prospect of a ,homo to glvo you, I'd let you go. But (I'll tnko Williams by tho back of the neck and drown him like a kitten If he doesn't let you alonel 1 can't oven tell you what sort he Is. You'd bo fool enough not to believe mo." .They still kept on her way home, and now turned up a quieter side street. Young Graves was silent a moment, "Look here, Mamie. Two years I've known you, and watched you get thin and pale at starvation wages and work you admit you hate. You know I can tnko good care of you. You know I think a lot of you. I never wanted to marry any other girl. J would make It easy for you. 'I've always had an Idea that you could love me. If you would let yourself. Tell me why you won't. It's only fair." She shrugged her shoulders, still evasive "We've got to hurry. I'm going out tonight;. Do you think I want to got married to n hayseed and set tlo down on a truck patch?" Sho was a Httlo fierce, as sho turned on him. I've had enough work and commonness. I want some fun. Why don't you dress like other fellows? You'ro all right but tho girls make fun of rao about you. She paused and ho gave a hard little laugh. "So that's ltl Say, have you seen my 'truck patch?' You never will go .out there! Do you know I've a 'house, paid for, and a pretty place, ;and that tho garden-truck you make fun of haB put money In the bank for you to have everything you need on? iDo you know how Independent It imakes mo? I'm my own boss, not lllkely to have ray head cut off by 'tho first manager that doesn't like itho looks of me. I don't havo to 'dress and smoko up all my wages. lAnd I haven't the morals that allow la fellow to sport 'around and escapo responsibility. You'd better think a jllttlo. I want a wife not any girl 'but Just you, to take care of all her illfo, and I can make good on the proposition. Say, do you think a cad jllke Williams intends to marry you? Do yon?" , Tho girl turned pale. "That's not your affair." "It's my business to protect you, 'whether you choose td marry mo or mot, and I'll do It. Are you going to ithat cheap dance hall again tonight with Williams?" She shook her head. "I've got to danco and have some ifun. I can't sit In a hot little room Jail evening. I'm going with some .girls." "So ho can dance with you without oven the bother of taking you there? l see. And, Mame, do you think I (wouldn't havo spruced up if that's all you wanted? Did you? What tlnio ldo you start?" "Eight." she said, at the door of 'her boarding house. He Btoppod a imoment and looked at her. Then ho isald good-night abruptly and walked tswlftly to the first car going down town. The stores wore still open and his bank book was In his pocket. Ho would have to hurry and go without supper, but he did not mind that. At eight Robert Graves was waiting on the little stuffy boarding house porch. He was shaved and dressed from neck to toes In new and very good clothes, n" bit awkward, but broad-shoulderod, square-Jawed, his idark eyes alight, almost angry. (Mamie, unsuspecting, came down ,after her unappotlzlug, Insufficient imeal and hasty toilet, pnthetlcally pretty In her tawdry, too extreme pink dress. It cast a little color on her pale face. Sho started, dropping ia cloak from hor arm. ' "I'm going to take you to the .dance,'' ho Bald., "Wo can take tho . other girls, too, If you like." Sho stared 'In astonlshmont, and a sort of pride In him roso In splto of herself. "You havo your norvol" Aa sho spoko tho slang mado her ashamed. "Can you dance?" Her contempt made him wlnco. "I can do a lot of things, but I'm particular whero and how 1 do them What about your friends?" "They won't wait If I'm not there. Como on!" This was hotter than ho had hoped. Ho did not reallzo that Instantly she had resolved to uso him to make Williams Jealous. Ills good looks were not lost on her, Tho danco was chenp. Tho men wor,o cheHp, tho music, tho move ment. The atmosphere was unwhole some. It was close and hot, nnd chenp perfumo mado tho nlr heavier. Mamie and Graves swung thcmsolves Into tho waltz then In progress, nnd sho gave an Inner gasp of relief. Ho could danco! No ono better! Other girls looked at him. At tho waltz's closo Williams camo up, suavely, leaving Flossie with a dark look on her faco. "My dance," said he to Minnie, nnd lied. Snve for the presence of this big young stranger with tho girl ho would not havo danced with her. Ho was too sure of hor. The girl moved toward him, the slightest im pulse of a movement, murmuring tho men'B names to ench other. Doth bowed, but Graves put his arm around Mnmle, catching tho step. "You're mistaken. This dance Is promised me. So aro all tho others." lie swung away with her. Sho tried for a moment to be nngry, but could not. Williams stood lowering a mo ment. Flossie also hnd deserted him. At the end of tho music Mnmlo ex postulated. It would not do. He' must danco with somo ono elso. Sho would Introduce him. She must dance with some ono else Just for tho looks of It! Graves led her to a window for a breath. "There is not a man In this room who lobks fit for you to danco with. You're hnlf-oxhnusted, over-heated watch your own breathing! You didn't take time for n decent supper. Go back for your wrap no, I'll go, too and we'll get something to eat Then If you want to como back" Ho wrapped the cloak about her and together they went down tho dirty stalrB to tho street. Williams fol lowed unnoticed. It was not more than nine, but a sudden storm was rising, dust blew In their faces and a queer sultriness was in the nlr. Ho drew Mamlo's hand Into his arm, and held her close ly. They walked a few blocks, and tho darkness deepened. Sho clung to him. "Whore nro we going?" "I'm trying to get on to a decent street where I think I can find a placo whore I would tako you for something to eat. Mamie Is that placo any real fun to you? Is that cad" Without warning, a Bhufllo of feet behind them and an angry voice made Graves push tho girl In front of him. "Cad, am I? I'll show you M Williams, and an ugly bulk of man beside htm came up beside them. Graves did not slacken his speed. He pushed Mamie around a corner where a street lamp burned dimly. A po liceman almost ran Into them. A car was coming along also, and he stepped into position to nail It, at tho same time speaking to the offi cer. "Kelley," he said. "These fellows are drunk and annoying ub. Walt till I tako tho lady homo and I'll como down to headquarters and give Information." But tho two took to tholr heels, tho officer after them. Graves put tho trembling girl on tho car, found her an Inside scat, and sat down, guarding her. Ho did not speak, knowing sho was on tho edge of tears. . Ho handed tho conductor the fares and took transfers. They would not take them near Mamie's boarding house. "Where nro we going?" Her tone was childlike, questioning, "Wo," ho said, emphasizing the pronoun, "are' going out to tho truck patch, to our own home. My Bister 1b there, and tomorrow we aro to be married. Grace will take care of you tonight. Thcro has been enough of this sort of danger for you, Mamie. Hasn't there?" His ear was quick, but he caught no answer. She turned her head and loefked where tho Budden spring rain was beating at the cur windows. Then she leaned close against the strong arm, weari ness In every lino of her Blender body, yielding to his demand heart and soul. They walked five blocks past va cant lots in a drenching rain, he In his shirt sleeves after wrapping hla new coat about her. As they reached tho yard where far back stood his little brown cottago with the light burning In tho window, ho drow her very close to him. "Mamie," ho said, "you want to go with me, don't you? With all your heart?" Sho nodded her head against bis arm. "With all my heart," she said, through tho rain. "With all my heart!" Robert's sister heard them, and opened the door with a lamp In her band. "For goodness' sake, Mamlo!" she said. "For goodness" sake!" Great Value of Publicity. The possession of tho news, the knowledge of the world's daily life, thought, movement, constitutes tho most effcctlvo weapon for tho protec tion of society. Justice nnd truth flourish In tho light of publicity, In iquity and wrong dread It and nro ulti mately cured bv tho Influences which flow from Its Illuminating rayB. Sam I ucl Bowles. i Corner zfuniorj OUTFIT OF A "MIND READER" Electrician Tells What He Discovered In Repairing Communication With Occult World. A HIn,du mind reader found his out fit In bud shnpc ono day nnd was obliged to enlist tho servlco of a tele phone man to again placo him on "speaking torniB" with tho occult world. What tho electrician found, sayB a contemporary, was as follows: On tho floor of tho room whoro the confiding victim handed over tho "necessary" In order to know tho fu ture was an ordinary-looking rug. To .tho under aldo of tho rug eighteen turns of copper wire In tho form of a coll wero carefully sowod, the two ends passing through the wall at tho floor and Into tho next room. Here n few dry cells and a telephone trans mitter wero connected with tho cir cuit. Tho Hindu professor could never "concentrate his mind" without wear ing his turban, for concealed In this was an ordinary telophono head set from which wires ran down In his clothing and connected with a coll or wlro about the professor's wnlst nnd held up by Ills suspenaero. After money mattors had been at tended to tho victim, in most cases a woman, was asked to write her namo. Secured the Bag. ago and questions sho desired to hnvo answered upon a slip of paper, which sho deposited In a velvet bng on a near-by table, without having It read or touched by the Hindu. An assistant, who always managed to bo busy near-by, secured the bag, retired to tho next room and repeated tho name, ago, questions, etc.. Into tho telephone transmitter and tho profes sor, pacing about upon tho rug, re ceived the Information by induction and soon had his victim's confidence to such an extent thnt any answers wore satisfactory. Tho break with the occult world was duo to a poor Joint In tho wiring. NAMES OF A SPANISH ORIGIN Many of Geographical Term3 Used In Western Hemisphere Derived From That Language. You hnvo been reading a great deal lbout tho Spaniards and nro probably iwaro that mnny of tho geographical i runes In tho western hemisphere aro ierlved from their languages; oven ;wo-thlrds, It Is said, but you may bo surprised to learn thnt many others In common use como from tho same aourcc. Wo speak of negro children as pickaninnies.' Thla word is derived from Cuban "piqulnlno." Tho word "negro" Is Spanish, meaning black. Sambo" comes from "zambo," mean ing bow-legged. "Mulatto" nnd "quad roon" wero originally Spanish. The name of the Spanish patron saint, "Diego" (James), gave rise to the slang term "Dago," ns applied to Ital ians and Spaniards in this country. Pumpkin pies nro no less appetizing for having been mado with the assist ance of a colander which comes from the Spanish "colador," and that bit ter but valuablo medicine, quinine, Is named in honor of tho countoas of Chlnchon, who discovered It In 1C31. Cinchona Is tho doctor's name fo-this fever remedy. From tho toworlng peaks of tho Andes In South America comes tho "coca" plant, ono of whoso products Is "cocaine," a soothing drug, which renders tho dentlst'B chair eomowhat less a place of torluro. Now that peace is declared, we may drink to tho Spaniard's health with 'aarsaparllla" aoda water. From tho Indians Columbus got the word "ham aca," which wo havo( changed Into "hammock." "Grenadiers" nnd 'hand grenades" naturally, originated at Grenada, tho old Spanish city "Cap stan" (rope-wlndor) the Spanish call "cabestrnn." "Caravel," "flotilla," "ar raada" and "galleon" aro well-known words of Spanish origin. To the Span lard "mariner" Ib "mnrincro." Owing to tho splendid enterprise of the Spanish explorers three and four centuries ago, Spanish names are to bo found all over the world. Some of tho moBt lntereatlng In thla country are: Colorado (tho red), Texas (tho tiles), Nevada (tho snowy), Florida (the flowery), Utah. Now Mexico, Ari zona and California. Boyhood Days. Little Ethel "I wonder why men always like to talk about their school days?" Little Willie "Oh, I guess It's be cause after thoy got growed up they want to find out whero their toachcrs llvo so they can do unto them as they got dono by." FANCY COSTUMES IN RUSSIA Government Exercises Strict Censor- ship Over Dress Worn by Men and Women nt Balls. The porlls of wearing fancy cos tumes In Russia bocauso of govern ment censorship nro many. In ono city, says tho Anglo-Russlnn, tho po llco ejected two porsons from a fancy dress ball that took placo In n local theater 'for woarlng "Improper" fancy dresses. Ono of them was supposod to represent llllodor, tho monk of lll fnmcd rcputntlon, who was upheld aa Dressed Up as a Carrot. a saint by the champions of tho black hundred, wenring on his breast tho mark of an Interrogation instead of tho -cross. Tho other represented n well filled sack bearing tho Inscription, "Fnmlno Year for Merchants," nnd "10.000.000,000." An empty bug which was held In ono hnnd had tho Inscrip tion, "A prosperous yonr for tho peas ants,' 'and "0.000,000,000." At Tshoboksar on n similar occas ion two women wero lined 75 rublos each, ono for wonrlns n fancy dress which was supposed to roprcsont hor us "tho young constitution In chains;" tho other for being dressed up as a carrot, which was supposed to ropro sent tho fnmlno In eastern nnd coutrnl Riibsla. NOVEL EXPERIMENT FOR BOYS Board Placed Loosely on Table Cov ered by Newspaper Not as Easy to Dislodge as Imagined. Tako an ordinary board, 2 or 3 ft. long, such as a bread board, and placo It on the tnblo so that about one-third of Its length will project over tho edge. Unfold a newspaper and lay It on tho tnblo over the bonrd ns shown In tho sketch. Anyone not familiar with tho experiment would Hiipposo tho board could be knocked off by hitting It on tho outer end. It would nppoar to bo easy to do, but try It. Unless you nro prepared to break tho board you will probably not bo nblo to knock tho board off. Tho icason Is that when tho board Is struck it forces tho other end up Sttlllm tht Hoard An Interesting Experiment. and tho newspaper along with It. This causes a momentnry vncuum to bo formed under tho pnper, and tho pros suro of the nlr abovo, which Is about 15 lb. to tho squaro Inch, prevents tho board from coming up. This Is an entertaining trick to play at an even ing party, and nlso makes a almplo and Interesting school exporlment. ORIGIN OF AN ANCIENT GAME Inventors of Interesting Pastime of Dominoes Were Monks In Famous Abbey at Monte Casino. Tho Inventors of tho Interesting game o'f dominoes wero two monks in the famous abbey at Monto Casino In Italy. Ono day tho Inmntes of the con vent wero on tho lookout for a method of beguiling their leisure moments without transgressing the rule of si lonce to which they wero subject. Two of their number hit upon tho devlco of playing with squaro stones covered with dots, which they showed to each other and combined In an order agreed upon. Tho winner communicated tho refeiilt to his partner by pronouncing In n low voice the lines of tho vespers, which commonco aa follows: "Dixit Domlnus domino meo" , The gnmo soon became a favorite, not only within the walls of monas teries, but outside, nlso. People with only scanty knowledgo of Latin slm pllllod tho monastic formula, only re taining tho word "domino." nnd tho game Is still known by that namo. That Caught Them. Tho newest service rendered by monkeya to mankind, says an English paper, was recently Illustrated In Lon don. In one of the school districts ton mauy parents reported no chil dren In their families and In order to ascertain the real number of children in tho district the school officers re sorted to an Ingenious measure. Two monkeys were gayly dressed, put In a wagon and, accompanied by a brass band, wero carried through tho streets of tho district, At onco crowds of children made their appearance, Tho procesalon wna stopped In n park and tho school officers began their work; distributing candles to the youngsters, thoy took their names and addresses. They found out that over sixty par ents kept their children from school. Tho Ingenious measure brought to tho Bchool about 200 boys and glrla. m if - '05 Oaloo: X- sr VCIU3VR D..NESBIT isosrwancc " 3 Cominq JLAULUfU Mm. Winona S. Abbott, who 1ms raised flvo children, recommends, putting tho baby on snow or tco to iiiuI(d It happy. Itest, Httlo denr. In tho Ico cheat now, Snug as n chop, or a steuk, or a roust; Mamma will sing you to sleep, somehow. Wonder which of us will chill tho moat! Tuck up your toes whoro tho chllblulns nre: Denr Httlo noso It Is nlco and bluet Baby must go to tho Sleeplnnd nfnr; Listen nnd mnmma will sing to you. Wooroo-ool Br-r-r-rl Woo-oo-oo! Tho denr Httlo chickens hnvo found tho nest; .'o beautiful Ico conxes them to tholr rest; Tim warm Httlo cnlf In tho pisturo lmwls And for a cold hummock of snow tt calls. Woo-oo-ool Br-r-r-r! Woo-oo-ool Shut, little eyes, whtlo I crnrk moro Ico; Sleep thco, O sleep tlioo, my precious ono I'npa U srolillng ench tiny of tho price; Think! It Is nearly eight plunks per ton. Mnmma will n!ng to her prliln nnd pot; Iluik how her tooth chuttur "clnck-ty-ellekl" Just lllu mi nlr on n cnBtnnot Slumber, my tlnrllng, get sleepy quick! Woo-oo-ool Br-r-r-r! Woo-oo-oo! Tho bees havo gono homo to tholr honey combs; Tho drowsy Juno bug to his own perch ronms; Bleep, Httlo one, you aro hard to hold And poor mamma's nrms aro Intensely cold. Woo-oo-oo! Br-r-r-r! Woo-oo-oo! Rest thoo, my angol; tho Ico man comes (I menu tho sand mnn!) to shut your eyes; Sleep, for poor mamma's right arm now numbs And sho woulil storo you beslrto tho pics. Hush, now, my pet. You should not ob ject; Thus modern sclenco says you Bhould sleep There! How sho cries! And my theory wrecked. Como J n tho hotiHo and bo sung to sleep. Woo-oo-oo! Br-r-r-r! Woo-oo-oo! Mnmmn don't know how It Beams to you Hut mnmma Is frozon almost clear through And mntnma'a caught cold nnd as suro as fatn Vou hnvo meltod the Ico half- a hundred weight! Woo-oo-oo! Br-r-r-r! Woo-oo-ool Pie. Thoro never huvo boon enough good words said about pie. Tho lato Wllllnm Shakespearo ex pressed himself vividly upon almost evory other subject In tho world ex cept plo. Moses and Aaron, and Coko nnd Dlnckstono gavo us laws that nro val uablo In our dally lives, but they did not consider plo in Ub relationship to tho welfnro of tho, human raco. Charles Dickens, Victor Hugo, Cer vantes, Booth Tnrklngton, Baddlng ton Macauluy and others have writ ten the romance of Ufa, but nono of them has given plo Its rightful placo In tho schemo of thlngB, Plo hnn brought happiness nnd un happiness Into the family circle. Plo rightly mado la n bonlson nnd a blessing to tho system that absorbs It. Men who mo running for ofllco should appeal to tho voters on tho plank of "Freo Plo," nnd thoy cannot fall to win. All pies nro good, but Bomo nro bet ter than others. Somo day a woman will run for president on her pie- making record and tho suffrngo ques tion will bo solved forthwith. A Mixed Gathering. "Isn't It n mixed crowd?" nskod Madame do Pompadour of Madamo do Stnol, at tho garden party on tho Styx. "Yes, Indeed," blithely responded Madamo do Stael. "But what could you expect? All shades of society nro here." A Nov Excuse. Sunday School Teacher And why did tho fact thai Samson hnd Ills hair cut bring about his downfall, Johnny? Johnny Ho had to wait for his turn at do shop an' missed do bnltlo. "d-KVTisuiSt m pOlHIRY DUCK RAISING IS PR0FIJABLE Capital of $1,000 Will Glvo Excellent Start Business Requires Care and Watchfulness. For brooding, ducks nnd drakes nro bettor In their second year, Tho duck laying season generally begins In February nnd onds In Au gust, although tho Indian Runner ducks nro credited with being year round layers. Hallock cBtlmntcn thnt it costs, nil told, 12 cents a pound to rnlso ducks up to tho market ngo (ten weeks). This includes tho cost of food, help, marketing, eggs, Insurance, etc. All over tho 12 centB 1b clear proflL From Fobrunry to Mny tho cggB show tho strongest fertility. John Weber, tho well-Known duck raiser, In an address boforc tho Ploughmnn Farmers' meeting at Boa ton somo years ago, said It ono owna tho land $1,000 capital will glvo a Btnrt In the duck business. Such an amount, ho snld, would bo sufficient to cover nil oxponsoB, buy two Incu bators, a flock of nbout 30 ducks, a hotiBO for tho breeders, n brooding houso nnd heater, feed boards and water fountains, wlro fencing, etc. Such a plant would keop ono man busy, nnd tho future growth of tho plnnt could bo built on tho profits. Tho point to bo remembered and strictly followed Is to begin small, learn tho lossou well nnd use every offort to get good results. This will requlro care, watchfulness and well applied business principles. The duck business Is of snch a nature that If rightly carried on It Is very profit able, but disastrous If neglected. TO CARRY EGGS SEPARATELY Little Box Will Be Found Useful for Other Purposes Around Farm and Is Easily Made. Whoro trap nostB aro used with a largo number of pens sometimes It la desirable to keop tho eggs of each pan Boparato, ns thoy nro gathered. TIiIb Ib enslly dono In n carrying box, such n b Ib horo shown. This box la mado of light wood and will hold thin An Egg-Carrying Box. ty cggB. Tho box may bo numbered on tho end to correspond with tho pen. Boxes of thlB stylo will bo found vorj useful for mnny other purposes nboul tho fnrm, especially for carrying vegc tnbles In from tho garden. As shown In tho Illustration this box Is simply constructed and may bo avallablo on nny farm. n ULMNOTO Feed beforo you wator. Good food, Is economy. OyBtor shells aro not good grit. Too much soft food Is not good fot the chickens. Ventilation Is moro Important than wheat In tho poultry-house. Watch out for llco, and grease with lard under the wing and top of head Throw your ashes Into tho poultry houso nnd watch them enjoy them selves. FIno gravel Is not tho proper grll for poultry. They want a sharp ma terial with which to grind their food Tho Incubator Bhould be located In x room whero tho temperature does not vary much during tho day oi night. Egga will become for.tllo In from four to six days after mating. Tha effect of mating will continue several months. It Is necessary to feed the breed lng ducks liberally, yet at the same tlmo feed bo as to keep them active and healthy. Tho fowls need clean, dry, comfop lablo qunrters during wot or cold weather. They will pay for that kind, but no others. Tho eggs from matured hens will hatch better and produce stronger chicks than the eggs of pullets. They aro usually larger, too. The best roosting placo for young turkeys is on branches of treeB. Thoy will not suffer from exposure, nnd tho open life will make them strong nnd healthy. It ono begins with the chicks, does things with deliberation, never makes a sudden and unexpected movement even tho most timid breeds will bo become tame, Tho whlto-foatherod broilers al ways have tho more attractive ap pearance In market, as the pin feath ers do not show ns thoy do in dark plumaged birds. Soak Btnlo bread In sweet skluv milk, press out tho milk as complete ly as possible, and feed tho chicks. Also keep coarso snnd beforo them; without It tho chicks cannot grlnd their food. ltaa-&JUI