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DURHAM
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COULDN'T BLAME LITTLEloI
8mall Darkey Had a Perfect Defence
Against Teacher's Intimation of
Disobedience.
At a social gathering of some dark
'es In a Georgia town two members
>11 to disputing which had the smarter'
children. Tom Lee was proclaimed
the Victor when he came to the front
vltli the following:
“De other day my little toy Joe
went to school with his little dawg.,
15c teacher gtts mud with mnh boy
and tells him to go hack home* as <
quick as he can and take de dawg an’
never bring him back no mo'. Little
Joe do jest like de teacher tell him.
Bitncby little Joe goes back ’to de'
M'poolhouse and jest ns soon ns he
sets hlsself down a little dawg comes,
In an' goes right up to where
tiitte Joe sets., Den de teacher gits
mint again and says: 'Joe, why do
you bring hack dat dawg when 1 tell
you not to?’
“Den little Joe he stan’ up and say,
Teacher, dis ain’t de same dawg; he's
imadder one. 1 got two of him.’"
A man's fool friends cause him al-1
310M ns much trouble as his wise
Jimmies.
Talk Is cheap, but, like other cheap:
things, it is apt to prove expensive In'
the end.
Feed the body well
Right food for the "body is
more important than right
fuel for the engine. 0
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n is a scientific food.containing all
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easily and Quickly, builds toward
health and strength — and is
delightful in .flavor and crispness
“There's a Reason fur Grape-Nuts
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ing results and have pronounced It
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the verge of collapse, have testified
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tlieir normal weight, health and
strength by Its use.
Restored to Health.
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Tanlac is sold by leading druggists
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ANYWAY, SCHEME WORKED
Experimenter Secured Sleep, but
Hardly Knows Just Where to
Award the Credit.
He couldn’t sleep. He had read that
If one would put the tips of the
fingers of one hand against the tips
of the fingers of the other, one could
go to sleep Immediately and the next
thing would he daylight.
He decided not to tell his wife.
With the Halits out he placed the tips
of his lingers together and lay still
for several minutes. Then he moved
slightly aufl was quiet again for sev
‘eral minutes. Naturally afjer a tliqe
he begun to squirm, but he kept the
finger tips together.
The wife, noticing the restlessness
and the finger tip performance, in
quired Irritably:
“Edward, wliaft in the world are you
dolug?"
“Nothing," he sheepishly replied,
and soon was asleep from the fatigue
of holdiug the finger tips together.
Now he doesn't know whether to
give credit to the finger tip ordeal or
thanks to his wife for breuking the
"spell.”
What’s the Oifference?
"We have filmed your book, profes
sor." said the mdving picture- director,
"and a check for $5,000 is waiting for
you."
“But I hardly feel thnt I should
take It,” replied the college professor.
“I saw the photoplay and It doesn't
resemble the bodk at all. You see
there has been a mistake—”
"Oh, don't let thnt trouble you. Our
scenario writer can turn anything Into
a photoplay, no matter what It Is.
By the way, what was the name of
your novel?"
"That’s what I want to explain,” an
swered the professor. “I made a mis
take; Instead of sending you my novel
I sent you my textbook on algebra.”—
Cartoons Magazine.
With a Little Help. S
May—Do tell me, I’eurl, how Mr.
Timmerman ever plucked up enough
courage to propose. He Is so dreud
fully bashful.
I’earl—Oh, he seemed to do It easily
enough. I merely asked him if he
didn’t think mamma would make an
ideal mother-in-law, and he replied at
one c.
May—What did he say?
I’earl—Said he thought she would
Slay—What then?
Pearl—Nothing. I just told him the
kind of ring 1 wanted.—London Tit
Bits.
I THE ENCHANTED BARN
copyright 1918. by J. B. Uo&taaott Co.
There was something in his
tone that made Shirley forget he
was rich and a stranger and her
landlord. She lifted her face to
the stars, and spoke her thoughts.
‘‘You can't possibly know how
much like heaven it is going to be
to us after coming from that oth
er awful little house,” she said;
‘‘and you are the one who has
made it possible. If it hadn’t
been for you I know I never could
have done it.”
‘‘Oh, nonsense, Miss Hollister!
You mustn’t think of it. I
haven’t done anything at all, just
the simplest things that were ab
solutely necessary.”
‘ ‘ Oh, I understand, ’ ’ said Shir
ley; ‘‘and I can’t ever repay you,
but I think God will. That is the
kind of thing the kingdom of
heaven is made of.”
‘‘Oh, really, now,” said Gra
ham, deeply embarrassed; he was
not much accustomed to being
connected with the kingdom of
heaven in any way. ‘‘Oh, really,
you—you over-estimate it. And
as for pay, I don’t ask any bet
ter than the fun my sister and I
have had helping you get settled.
It has been a great play for us.
We never really moved, you see.
Wo’^e always gone off and had
some one do it for us. I’ve
learned a lot since I've known
you.”
That night as she prepared to
line down on the mattress and'
blanket that had beta left be
hind for herself and Oarol to
camp out on, Shirley remembered
her first worries about Mr. Gra
ham, and wondered whether it
could be possible that the thought
she had been forward in any way,
and what her mother woffld think
when she heard the whole story
of the new landlord; for up to
this time the secret had been
beautifully kept from mother, all
the children joining to clap their
hands over wayward mouths that
started to utter tell-tale sentences
and the mystery grew, and be
came almost like Christmas time
for little Doris and her mother.
It must, however, be stated that
Mrs. Hollister, that last night, as
she lay wakeful on her bed in
the little bare room in the tiny
house, had many misgivings, and
wondered whether perchance she
would not be sighing to be back
even here 24 hours later. She was
holding her peace wonderfully,
because there really was nothing
she could do about it even if she
was going out of the frying-pan
into the fire; but the tumult and
worry in her heart had been by'
no means bliss. So the midnight
drew on, and the weary family
slept for the last night in the
cramped old house where they
had lived since trouble and pov
erty had come upon them.
CHAPTER XI. ,
Shirley was awake early that
morning, almost too excited to
sleep but fitfully even through
the night. Now that the thing
was done and they were actually
moved into a barn'she began to
have all sorts of fears and com
punctions concerning it. She
seemed to see her delicate mother
shrink as from a blow when she
first learned that they had come
to this. Try as she would to
bring back all the sensible philos
ophy that had caused her to enter
into this affair in the first place,
she simply couki not feel any
thing but trouble. She" longed to
rush into her mother’s room, tell
her all about it, and get the
dreaded episode over. But any
how it was inevitable now. They
were moved. They had barely
enough money to pay the caatage
and get things started before
next pay-day. There was noth
ing for it but to take her mother
there, even if she did shrink from
tho idea.
Of course mother always had
been sensible, and all that; but
somehow the burden of the great
responsibility of decision rested
so heavily upon het'young shoul
ders that morning that it seemed
as if she could not longer bear
the strain.
They still had a good fire in
the kitchen range, and Shirley
hastened to the kitchen, prepared
a delicate piece of toabt, a
poached egg, a cup of tea, and
took it to her mother’s room, tip
toeing lightly lest she still iept.
But the mother was awake and
glad to see her. She had been
awake since the first streak of
dawn had crept into the little
back windor'. She had the look
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of one who was girded for the
wocft. But, when she saw her
daughter’s face, the mother in
her triumphed otfer the woman.
“What’s the trouble, little
girl? Has something hap
pened?”
The tenderness in her voice
^84 the last straw that broke
Shirley's self-control.. The tears
Suddenly sprang into her eyes,
and her lip trembled.
. “Oh mother!" she wailed, set
ting the tray down quickly on a
box and fumbling for her hand
kerchief. “I’m so worried! I’m
so afraid you won’t like what
we’ve done, and then what shall
we do?”
“I shall like it!” said the
mother with instant determina
ti°n- ialJon’t for a minute think
of anything else. Having jjone
something irrevocably, never
leok back and think you might
have done something better. You
did the bedt you could, or you
thought you did, anyway; and
there di-dn^t seem to be anything
else at the time. So now just
consider ft was the very best
thing in the world, and don’t go
to .fretting about it. There’ll be
something'nice about it, I’m sure,
and goodness knows we’ve had
enough unpleasant things here;
so we needn’t expect beds of
roses. We are just going to make
it ntc^ little girl. Remember
that! We are going to like it.
There’s a tree there, you say; so,
when we find things we don’t
like, we’ll just go out and look
up at our tree, and s&y, ‘We’ve
got you, anyway,«and we’re glad
of it!”
iou blessed little mother 1”
laughed Shirley, wiping her tears
away. “I just believe you will
like it, mayfce, after all, though
I’ve had a lot of compunctions
all night. I wondered if maybe
I oughtn’t to have told you all
about it; only II knew you
couldn’t really judge at all until
you had seen it yourself, and we
wanted to surprise you/’
“Well, I'm determined to be
surprised,” said the brave little
woman; “so don’t you wofry.
We’re going to have a grand
good time today. Now run Song.
It’s Almost time for your car, and
you haven’t had any breakfast
yet. ’ ’
Shirley kissed her mother, and
went smiling diwn to eat her
breakfast and hurry away to the
office.
There was a big rush of work
at the office, or Shirley would
have asked for a half holiday;
but tfie did not dare endanger
her position by making a request
at so busy a seastw. She was
glad that the next day was Sun
day and they would have a whole
day to themselves in the new
home before she would have to
hurry away to the office again.
It woifld serve to make it seem
less lonely for her mother, having
them all home that first day. She
meant to work fast today and get
all the letters written before 5 if
possible. Then she would have
time to get home a few minutes
before Graham arrived with his
car, and see that her mother was
all comfortably ready. MIt was a
good deal to put upon Carol to
look after everything. It wasn’t
as if they had neighbors to help
out a little, for they were the very
last tenants in the doomed block
to leave. All the others had gohe
two or three weeks before.
Thinking over again all the
many details for the day,"Shirley
walked domi to the office
through the Sunshine. It was
growing warm weather, and her
coat l'elt oppressive already. She
was so thankful that mother
woifld not have to sleep in those
breathless rooms after the heat
began. The doctor had said that
her mother needed rest and air
find plenty of sunshine more than
anything else. She would at least
have those.at the barn, and what
did other things matter, after
all? Mother was game. Mother
woiddu’t let herself feel badly
over a silly thing. They certainly
were going to be more comfort
able than they had been for sev
eral years. Think of that won
derful electric light. And clear
cold water from the spring I Oh,
it was great 1 And a little thrill
of ecstasy passed ov'pr b«r, the
fiast she had let herself feel since
she had taken the great responsi
bility ai transplanting her family
to a beru. 4
Jsfter all, the day passed very
quiokjg; and, when at half-pest
fawr the telephone bell rang and
(irehaia’s voice announced that
he would be down at the street
door waiting for her in half an
hour, that she needn’t hurry, he
would wait till she was ready,
her heart gave a little jump of
joy. It was as if scl; 1 was out
and she was going on a real pic
nic like other girls. How nice
of him! And yet there hadn't
been anything but the nicest
friendliness in his voice, such as
any kindly disposed landlord
might use if he chose, nothing
that she need feel uncomfortable
about. At least, there was the
relief that after tonight mother
would know all about it; and, if
she didn’t approve, Shirley could
decline any further kindness, of
course. And now she was just
going to take mother’s ^advice
and forget everything but the
pleasant part.
At home Carol and Harley
bustled about in the empty house
like two excited bumble-bees,
washing up the few dishes, put
ting in, an open box everything
that had been left out for their
last night’s sleeping, getting
lunch, and making" mother take
a nap. Doris, vibrating between
her mother’s room and down
stairs, kept singing over to her
self: “We goin’to tuntry! We
goin’to tuntry! She birdies an’
twees and walk on gweAi
gwass 1 ’ ’
After lunch was over and the
dishes were put carefully into the
big box between comfortables
and blankets Carol helped her
mother to dress, and then made
her lie down and take a good long
nap, with Doris asleep by her
side. After that Carol and Har
ley tiptoed down to the bare
kitchen, and sat on a bu side by
side to converse.
“Gee! Ain’t you tired,
Carol ? ’' said the boy, pushing his
hair back from his hot face.
‘ ‘ Gee! Don’t it seem funny we
aren’t coming back here any
more? It kind of gets my goat
I sha’n’t see the fellows so often,
but it ’ll be great to ask ’em to see
us sometimes. Say, do you sup
pose we really can' keep chick
ens ? ’ ’
“ Sure! ” Tsaid Carol convinc
ingly. “I asked Mr. Graham if
we might,—George said we
ought to, «he was such a good
scout you’d want to be sure he’d
like it, and he said, ‘Sure, it
would be great.’ He’d like to
come out and see them some
times. He said he used to keep
chickens himself when he was a
kid, and he shouldn’t wonder if
the yhad a few too many at their
place they could spare to start
with. He told me he’d look it
up and see soon’s we got set
tled.”
‘ ‘ Gee! He’s a peach, isn’t he ?
Say, has he got a case on Shirl ? ’ ’
“I don’t know,” said the girl
thoughtfully; “maybe he has,
but he doesn’t know it yet, I
guess. But anyhow you must
promise me you will never
breothe such a word. Why, Shir
ley would just bust right up if
you did. I said settle some
thing to her like tluR once; it
wasn’t much, only just that he
was awfully nice and I guessed
he liked her by the way he looked
at her, and she just fairly froze.
You know the way her eyes get.
when she is sore at us ? And she
said I must never, n^yer even
think anything like that, or she
would give the .place right up,
and get a few rooms down on
South street, and stay in the city
all summer! She said Mr. Gra
ham was a gentleman, and she
was only a working girl, and it
would be a disgrace for her to
accept any favors from him ex
cept what she could pay for, and
an insult for him to offer them,
because she was only a working
girl and he was a gentleman, you
know.”
“H’m!” growled Harley. “I
guess our sister's as good as he is
any day. ’ ’
‘ ‘ Of course ! ’ ’ snapped Carol;
“but then he might not think
so.’’
“Well, if he don’t, he can go to
thunder! ’ ’ bristled Harley wrath
fully. “I’m not going to have
him looking down on Shirley.
She’s as good as his baby-doll
sister with her pink cheeks, and
her little white hands, and her
high heels and airs, any day!
She’s a nut, she is.”
“Harley! You stop!” de
clared Carol, getting wrathful.
“ Elizabeth's a dear, and you’re
not going to talk about her that
way. Just because she is pretty
and doesn’t have to wrork.”
“Well, you said her brother
looked down on our sister,” de
clared Harley.
“I did not! I only said he
might! I only meant that was
the way some gentlemen would.
I only said people kind of eapect
gentlemen to do that. ’ ’
“Not if they’re real gentle
men, they won't. And anyhow
be won’t. If I find him looking
down on«any sister Shirley,
punch Jus face for him. 'Yes, II
will! I’m not afraid. George and]
I could beat the stuffing out of
him, and we will if he does any
looking-down stunts, and don’t'
you forget it I”
“Well, I’m sure he doesn’t,’*
said Carol pacifically, trying to ^
put a soothing sound into her
voice as wise elder sisters leam
to do. “You see if he did look
down on her, Shirley would know
it; right away she’d know it. No
body would have to tell heal
She’d see it in his voice and smilei
and everything. And, if he had*
she wouldn’t have gone out there)
to live in the place he owns, you
know. So I guess you can trust!
Shirley. I think he’s been just)
dandy, fixing up that fireplacd
and stairs and lights and watei)
and everything.”
“Well, mebbel” said Harley
grudgingly. “Say, this is slow.
I’m going out to meet the fellows
when they come from«chool, and
see what the score of the game is.
Gee! I wish I could play to
day!”
“You’ll be sure to come back)
in time?” asked Carol anxiously^
‘ ‘ Sure! You don’t suppose I ’di
miss going out in that ear, doi
you?” said the brother contemp
tuously. “ Not on you tintype l ’ *
“Well, maybe there won’t be
room for you. Maybe Eliza
beth’ll come along, and you’ll)
have to go in the trolley with
George. ’ ’
“No chance!” declared thet
boy. ‘ ‘ Mr. Graham sj=iid I should
ride with him in the front scat,
and he looks like a man that
kept his word.”
“You^ee! You know he’s $
gentleman!” triumphed Carol.,
“Well, Ijthink you’d better stay
here with*me. You’ll forget and
be late, and make a mess waiting
for you.” ' -
“No, I won’t!” said-the rest
less boy. “I can’t be bothered
sticking round this dump all af
ternoon”; and Harley seized his
cap, and disappeared with a
whoop around the corner. After
he was gone Carol found she
was tired out herself, and, curl
ing up on a m&ttress that was
lying ready tor the cartman, was
soon asleep. It was so that Har
ley foupd her when he hurried
back an hour later, a trifle anx
ious, it must be confessed, lest;
he had stayed too long. He!
stirred up the small household
noisily, and in no -time had Carol
in a panio growing the cup of,
tea that was to give her mother
strength to take the journey,
dressing --Doris, smoothing her
own hair, putting the last things )
into bags and baskets and boxes, —^
and directing the cartman, »who
arrived half an hour sooner than,
•he promised. Carol was quite a
little woman, going from one
thing to another and. taking ^he
place' of everybody.
Meantime Elizabeth Graham
and her brother had been spend
ing the afternoon in’ business of
their own. It was Elizabeth who
had suggested it, and-her broth
er saw no reason why she should,
not carry out her plan and wfcy
he should not help her.
She came down in the car aft
er lunch, the chauffeur driving
her, a ^Teat basket of cut and
potted flowers from the home
■Conservatory in the tonneau be
side her, carefully wrapped in
wax paper. She stopped at the
office for her brother, and to
gether they went about to sev
eral shops giving orders and
making purchases. When they
had finished they drove out to
Glenside to unpack bundles and
baskets. Graham left Elizabeth
with*the old servant to help her,
and drove rapidly back to his of
fice, where he telephoned to
Shirlev.
Certainly Elizabeth had nevei
had such fun in her life. She
scarcely knew which delightful
thing to do first, and she had
only frtxmt two hours to com.
plete her arrangements before
the family would arrive.
(To Bo Continued Nwt Weet)
In the great Pilgrim pageant which
will be held on the 20th of this month
for the first time, and a few other times
withtn a few weeks, to close the 300th
celebration of the landing from tha
■May-flower, descendants of £h® original
Mayflower passenger (list will be used
aknost exclusively. Among them will ba
a U-fnonths-okl girl who is a lineal de
scendant of the litUe girt born otj tha
Mayflowef. Miles Standish. John Aklen,
John HowUatid, Edward Bradford and
others will be represented by one of
their e»vn deecendants—
The old fort, which Captain Miles
Standtsh set up and manned for the
protection of the little Pilgrim colony, is
(o be armed again. Through the initia
tive of the Ancient and Houovahte Ar
tillery Company of Boston, the British
government has taken from the royal
aceenal at Woolwich two guns of the
Sixteenth century, similar to those of
the ikTrofathers* day, and given them
as a memorial guard over the graves of
Ihe forefetbees on Hurial Hill.
After (raveling for a year and eight
months a Pehvsylvania mpn has com
pleted a tMftee trip from Ohfcsgo to New
Toril by way of the Mississippi river.
Gulf of *BMdco auU the Atlantic ootaa.
U 4m Qis >■»«» canoe tr%» on record.