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:i- Tkr*-» th- coar ofel the* aad
I • ei'jec r.*»d* Halsey cine* b* hind
la the soft as* mom the old negro
tamed » th *on? dignity to Halsey
Too bettah *H doom, sat be
**« It » a iaocr for a • gman sat.'
Things • er* not turn.sc out the
• t Hmrt »ty*r*4 He sat dova
on *be easier table »:*t his hand*
thru* a Lis (orkeu and » ate ted
me a* J 'i*.. «ed Thomas up the car
mo stair* At the top a wcisaas «»
srand.hc and a nnod nn* shoved
a** ■'* »a* Rosie She *hrack hack a
twite, bet 1 said noetic* And thee
Thames wwotmed to a partly opes
dour and 1 vest x.
Tie- h«cce t«caa*t»d of three bed
mom* upstair*, ail cnsclortably fur
nished la this one the iarc«**t aad
art -st a c.zst .amp- n* barn.ex aad
t>y its ct; I cenud make oat a plate
• kite metal b-d A ftrl «as asleep
there—or t a half atspor. lor she
nett* red soe'Lt; nn» at! the*
Xos»- Cat take* her rootage .* her
*-aad* and reat-ag :* had fumed up
'he heat U *as oaty the* that I
**-u F-ver fushed. ill as she *i<
*— >«i-ief luoaise Arscstmtg
I st ood Car rax do** at her * a
st upur of uaotaett Logo* here,
t c w at the lodge. in and alone'
Rosie ace to the bed and
smoothed th- »t t» const erpac*
“I as. afra.-c she is *or*e toctet*
*ho *e*: jed at last ! put my ha til
o the sark Ctrl's forehemd It was
bvmag v*th feeer. and I tamed to
• here Thomas ; rapeted »* the hall
ny
* J! joe tel! me shat joa mean.
T’ sr ai lotasat Sy ant tell lag me
■* b**ore* 1 d-mazided :tsd:cxact!y.
Tbeaca* Quailed.
all* (Okidil let me. be
-a 4 came*-' i wanted to Sbe
rcacht • i a bad a doctor tbe night sbe
cam* but tbr woetdn bear to it Is i
sbe very bod Mis' Inne*^"
Had ~t • -art. 3 said coldly - Send
Mr hi- - ap'
Haist* came up tbe suits sicsrly.
looking ratter interested and .mimed
to b>- —r ■ rd Fee a tLoofsi be c-oak!
not aee ax'thru* distinctly rn tbe
dark-nec room be stopped, gianced
at Rosie and at me and then his eyes
!e3 on tbe restless bead on tbe ptl
100 I think be felt who it aas before
be realty saw ber be crowed tbe
ra<NB a a T’ -jst of strides and bent
«*f tbe bed
Uoc.se" be said softly but she
cid noc reply and ber eye* showed no
recogart <« Halse y was young and
•bos was neo to him He straight
-aed i-imseif siovriy still w arching
ber and caagbt my arm
She s dying Vaat Ray’- be said
ba*ki.« "Dying Why. sbe doesn't
know me*”
Fr^ge I snapped, being apt to
•he* my sympathies
Sbe s doing nothing of
:-« t pinch my arm If
h ng to do go and
Sm at that moment Uou.se re-wed
tm ber wt-perr to rough and at tbe
•ad of tbe parcrysm. as Rome laid ber'
hack, ethaasted she knew u* The.
• a* all Haloey wanted: to him coo
Kioimen was recovery He dropped
a* Si. knees beside the bed and tried
to tefl ber sbe wa* all right and we
wowld brmg ber around ia a harry.
beautiful sbe looked—only to
utterly and have to
at that I came to mv
pat Ua oat
"This instair ' I ordered, as be hes
itated "And send Rone here.“
He d>d net go far He sat o* the
top step of tbe stairs only leaving to
telephone for a doctor and getting in
everybody • way ta bis eagerness to
fetch and carry 1 got him away final
ly. by sending aim to hi up tbe car
as a sort of am balance :s case the
aBoo tbe sick girl to be
He went Gertrude down to
tbe lodge loaded wttb nil manner of
101 of towels and a bos of
and as tbe taro girls
perceptibly
I
fro® Englewood—
. Dr Walker, be
for Suaayaide.
to stop trying
tBsejf j uad a long talk with the
aid man. and this is what I learned
Om Saturday evening before, about
n •clock, be had been reading in
■ if sitting room downstairs, when
some one rapped at the door The old
man was alone. Warner not having
strived. and at first be was uncertain
about opening the door He did so
finally, and was amazed at being con
’•"tted by Louise Armstrong. Thomas
•as an old family servant, having
been »itfa the present Mrs Armstrong
since she was a child, and he was
overwhelmed at seeing Louise. He
saw that she was excited and tired,
and he drew her into the sitting room
and made her sit down. After a while
he went to the house and brought
Mrs Watson and they talked until
late The old man said Louise was in
trouble, and seemed frightened. Mrs.
Watson made some tea and took it to
the lodge, but Louise made them both
promise to keep her presence a secret,
see had not known that Sunnyside
• as rented, and whatever her trouble
was. this complicated things. She
«*-*-jjjed puzzled Her stepfather and
Mr mother were still in California—
that w as all she would say about
them Why she had run away no one
could mag:ne Mr Arnold Armstrong
■ as at li e Greenwood club and at last
Thomas not know ing what else to do.
«• lit over there along the path It
• as almost m:du ght Cart »ay over
b*- met Armstrong himself and
brought him to the lodg* Mrs Wat
son had gone to the house for some
bad hnan it having been arranged
that under the circumstances Louise
would be better at the lodge until
blankets and pillows, and Gertrude
was opening and airing Louise's own
rooms at the house. Her private sit
ting room, bedroom and dressing room
were as they had been when we came.
They occupied the end of -the eastI
wing, beyond the circular staircase,
and we had not even opened them.
The girl herself was too 111 to notice
what was being done. When, with
the help of the doctor, who was a fa
therly man with a family of girls at
home, we got her to the house and
up the stairs into bed. she dropped
into a feverish sleep, which lasted
until morning Dr. Stewart—that was
the Englewood doctor—stayed almost
all night, giving the medicine himself,
and watching her closely. Afterward
he told me that she had had a narrow
escape from penumonia. and that the
cerebral symptoms had been rather
alarming I said I was glad it wasn't
an “itis" of some kind, anyhow, and
he smiled solemnly.
He left after breakfast, saying that
he thought the worst of the danger
was over, and that she must be kept
very quiet.
"The shock of two deaths. 1 sup
pose, has done this." he remarked,
picking up his case. "It has been very
deplorable."
I hastened to set him right.
"She docs not know of either, doc- 1
tor." I said. "Please do not mention
them to her "
He looked as surprised as a medical
man ever does
"1 do not know- the family," he said,
preparing to get into his top buggy, j
"Young Walker, down in Casanova.
Amued av Being Confronted by Louise Armstrong.
room iag Arnold Armstrong and •
Louise had a long conference, during
which be was beard to storm and be
come very violent When he left It
was after two He had gone up to
the house—Thomas did not know why
—and at three o'clock he was shot at
the foot of the circular staircase.
The follow ing morning Louise had f
t>een til She had asked for Arnold. ■
and was told he had left town
Ti omas had not the moral courage to
tell her of the crime She refused a
doctor, and shrank morbidly from hav
:ng her presence known. Mrs. Wat
son and Thomas had had their hands
full, and at last Rosie had been en
listed to help them She carried nec
essary provisions — little enough —
to the lodge, and helped to keep the
secret
Thomas told me quite frankly that
he had been anxious to keep Louise s
presence hidden for this reason: They
had all seen Arnold Armstrong that
night, and he. himself, for one. was
known to l»e- had no very friendly
feeling feu- the dead man As to the
reason for Louises flight from Cali
fornia. or why she had not gone to
the Fttthughs. or to some of her peo- :
pie in town, be had no more informa- I
tion that I had With the death of <
her stepfather and the prospect of,
the immediate return of the family. |
things had become more and more 1
impossible 1 gathered that Thomas
was as relieved as I at the turn events
had taken Xo. she did not know of
either of the deaths in the family
Tnken all around. I had only substi- !
tuted one mystery for another If 1
knew now why Rosie had taken the
basket of dishes. I did not know- who
had spoken to her and followed her !
along the dnve If 1 knew that Louise
was ia the lodge, 1 did not know why ;
soe was there If 1 knew that Arnold
t- mstrong had spent some time in the
•odge the night before he was mur- |
Acred. 1 was ao nearer the solution of '
the crime Who was the midnight in
truder who had so alarmed Liddy and
myself* Who had fallen down the
clothe* chute? Was Gertrude's lover
a villain or a victim? Time was to
answer all these things
CHAPTER XIII.
Louiaw.
The doctor from Englewood cam*
very soon, and I went up to see the
sick girl with him. Halsey had gone
to supervise the fitting of the car with
has been attending them 1 under
stand he is going to marry this young
lady ."
' You have been misinformed." 1
said stiffly "Miss Armstrong is go
ing to marry my nephew"'
The doctor smiled as he picked up
the reins
"Young ladies are changeable these
days," he said "We thought the wed
ding was to occur soon. Well. I will
stop in this afternoon to see how my
patient is getting along "
Some time about noon of that day
Wednesday. Mrs Ogden Fiuhugh tele
phoned me I have the barest ac
Quaintance with her—she managed to
be put on the governing board of the
Old Ladies" home and ruins their di
gestlon by sending them ice cream
and cake on every holiday Beyond
that, and her reputation at bridge,
which is insufferably bad—she is the
worst player at the bridge club—1
know little of her. it was she who
had taken charg- of Arnold Arm
strong's funeral, however, and 1 went
at once to the telephone.
' Yes." 1 said, “this is Miss Innes "
"Miss Innes." she said volubly. “1
have just received a very strange tele
gram from my cousin. Mrs. Arm
strong. Her husband died yesterday
in California and—wait, I will read
you the message.”
1 knew what was coming, and I
made up my mind at once. If Louise
Armstrong had a good and sufficient
reason for leaving her people and
coming home, a reason, moreover,
that kept her from going at once to
Mrs. Ogden Fitghugh, and brought her
to the lodge at Sunnyside instead, it
was not my intention to betray her.
Louise herself must notify her people
I do not justify myself now. but re
member. I was in a peculiar position
toward the Armstrong family. I was
connected most unpleasantly with a
cold-blooded crime, and my niece and
nephew were practically beggared,
either directly or indirectly, through
the head of the family
Mrs. Fitzhugh had found the mas
sage.
“ "Paul died yesterday Heart dis
ease.' " she read. " 'Wire at once if
Louise is with you.' You see. Miss
Innes. Louise must have started east,
and Fanny is alarmed about her."
“Yes." I said.
“Louise is not here." Mrs. Fitzhugh
went on. "and none of her friends—
the few- who are still in town—have
seen her. I called you because Sunny
side was not rented when she went
away, and Louise might have gone
there."
"1 am sorry. Mrs. Fitzhugh. but I
cannot help you." I said, and was im
mediately filled with compunction
Suppose Louise grew worse? Who
was l to play Providence in this
case? The anxious mother certainly
had a right to know that her daughter
was in good hands. So 1 broke in on
Mrs. Fitzhugh's voluble excuses for
disturbing me.
"Mrs. Fitzhugh." I said "1 was go
ing to let you think 1 knew nothing
about Louise Armstrong, but 1 have
changed my mind. Louise is here,
with me." There was a clatter of
ejaculations at th$ other end of the
wire. "She is ill. ®$d not able to be
moved Moreover, she is unable to see
any one. I wish you would wire her
mother that she is with me. and tell
" V** • a UC> uvt auvw
why she came east.”
"But my dear Miss InnosV Mrs
Fitxhagh began. I cut in ruthlessly.
“1 will send for you as soon as she
can see you." I said. “No, she is not
in a critical state now. but the doctor
says she must have absolute quiet.
When 1 bad hung up the receiver. I
sat down to think. So I/>uise had Ced
from her people in California, and had
come east alone’ It occurred to me
that Dr. Walker might be concerned
in it. might possibly have bothered
her with unwelcome attentions, but
it seemed to me that Louise was hard
iy a girl to take refuge in flight under
such circumstances. She had always
been high-spirited, with the well
poised head and buoyant step of the
outdoors girl. It must have been much
more in keeping with Louise's char
acter. as I knew it. to resent vigorous
ly any unwelcome attentions from Dr.
" alker It was the suitor whom I
should have expected to see in head
long flight, not the lady in the case
The puule was no clearer at the
end of the half hour. 1 picked up the
morning papers, which were still full
of the looting of the Traders' hank,
the interest at fever height again, on
account of Paul Armstrong's death
The hank examiners were working on
the books, and said nothing for publi
cation; John Bailey had been released
on bond The body of Paul Armstrong
would arrive Sunday and would be
buried from the Armstrong town
house There were rumors that the
dead man's estate had been a com
paratively small one The last para
graph was the Important one
Walter P. Broadhurst of the Ma
rine bank had produced J00 American
Traction bonds, which had been placed
as security with the Marine bank for a
loan of $160,000. made to Paul Arm
strong, just before his California trip
The bonds were a part of the missing
traction bonds from the Traders'
hank! While this involved the late
president of the wrecked bank, to my
mind it by no means cleared its
cashier
'TO BE CONTINUED *
CLOTHES A BUSINESS ASSET
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Self-Supporting Woman Who Would
Succeod Should Be Well
Dressed.
Any woman who has her way to
make in the world, whether in social
or business circles, must' recognise
that dress is one of her chief assets,
a writer in the Delineator says The
efficiency of a saleswoman, a stenog
rapher. a teacher—in fact of any worn
an who works—is judged by her dress
Shabbiness is almost always taken as
a sign of ill-success and It la a popu
lar If somewhat fallacious theory that
real merit and ability always succeed
Carelessness is quite as blighting to
one's prospects as shabbiness. It may
not be altogether Just or fair, but it
is true that wherever you go your so
cial position, your income, success or
failure, your ability and character are
appraised by the dothqs you wear. If
1 were starting la business—I don't
care in what capacity—aad had only
a very little money to invent. 1 would
put it into dothee—cloth as that were
suitable, attractive and weU made. It
is what financier* call ~a good risk"
an investment that Is almost certain
to turn out well.
I don't for n moment advocate ex
travagance In dress except for women
of large means. With them extra va
Ranee is more than excusable—It is
Justifiable. It keeps money in circula
tion that would otherwise be idle it
Rives legitimate employment, which
is the wisest and most beneficent forte
of charity, to women e-ho need work
But for women in moderate circum
stances a parsimonious attitude
toward dress is a false and often fatal
economy. If yon want to succeed in
anything, look successful, able, compe
tent. Otherwise yon can never inspire
confidence in others, and to look suc
cessful. prosperous, assured, you must
be well dressed.
St. Bernard Monastry
At preeent the monastery of St.
Bernard coate IS.OdO a yew to keep
up. This teoney is partly collected
in Switseriaad and partly derived
from the revenue of the monastic or
der
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Summer Finery
THE happy possessor of a touring
car. or the happier occupant of
one. who regularly takes the air
In someor.e's else touring car. presents
herself these days in a bonnet and a
protecting coat which fastens into a
“coat-dress." This garment is of pon
gee or linen, very practical, dainty and
a protection against the dust from
collar to hem. It is shaped in such
a variety of ways that one may choose
from among the pattern books the
most becoming style. The simplest
lines remain the best and the coat
dress should be plain. Brilliantine.
of the washable variety, is another
choice in fabrics, where the wearer
has reason to wish to get something
other than pongee or linen.
The bonnet is made of Madagascar
cloth on a supporting veil frame and
does not crush the hair. The crown
is made of an oblong piece folded In
and the bonnet is finished about the
face with shirred taffeta silk. Ties of
the taffeta, made from piece-silk, are
fringed out at the ends and hemmed
at the sides. The frames which sup
port these bonnets hardly deserve the
name, for there is so little to them
The cloth is a wiry fabric which
needs little help to retain it in place
But the bonnet Is designed to be coo!
and the wire supports are made to
that end. It must not set too close to
the head. These pretty head pieces
look very simple and they are—as
simple as a sunbor.net—which is not
so easy to make successfully, as its
appearance might indicate. Wash
Bilk or suede-lisle gloves enable the
autoist to be always daintily gloved;
If several pairs are provided clean
gloves are always cn call for they may
be washed and dried over night.
It takes a very great beauty Indeed
to appear at once charming and
"blowsy." This summer s auto clothes
are The most practical we have hai.
The roomy coa:-dress is complete ard
covers up a multitude of well pro
tected finery, or maybe a kimona—
no one can tell which, until the gar
ment is taken off.
Every one who possesses a lace
coat cr a scarf or a shawl is making
the most of many opportunities Whit
with tunics, stoles, overskirts and all
sorts of draperies, and the universal
use of lace, every good old piece is
having an airing This is likely to
continue for. If the shadows that are
cast before are In any way authorita
tive. the silhouette of the Empress
Josephine seems to be lengthening
across the land abroad, and has al
ready arrived over seas to us. Skirts
are narrow to inconvenience at the
bottom and figures suggest that the
corset is about to be forgotten—in
effect—but not of course in reali;y.
American women have ceased to ae
cept everything Paris chooses to hand
out to them, however, and it remains
to be seen just how the banded skirts
and coals will be received. But there
is no doubt about the liking for sift
draperies, and old classic models
never fail of some degree of weV
come. The manner of draping fine
bits of old Chantilly is shown in the
picture just as a suggestion to some
one who may own a mantle or shawl
or a long scarf. There are any num
her of ways by which It may be made
to become a pan of the costume.
Shawls are arranged with the point
fastened to the bodice at the bust line
plaited in at the waist on each side of
the front, but hanging free at this
point, ani tacked to the skirt at the
sides. This is not the only manner
of placing them. With trained gowns
the fine shawl of old lace may play
the most important part of the com
| position. JULIA BOTTOMLEV.
COAT FOR YOUNG eIRL j
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or cloth would make up pret
tily like our sketch, which has a panel
front; the sides of the upper part
are rlain. while those at lower part
are pleated, the two are connected by
a material waistband which has the
right end pointed, and fastened over
on the left; cord ornaments and but
tons form the fastening Velvet or
satin might be used to face collar and
cuffs
Hat of fine straw, trimmed with
velvet or roses
Materials required; 3 yards «S
laches wide, dosea buttons. 4
yard silk or velvet.
INGENIOUS COAT HANGERS
Good Substitute for a Regular Article
When Such Is Not at
Hand. . ’
A coat or Jacket of ar.y description
should be kept on « coat hanger—
when not being worn. If a regular
hanger does not chance to be on hand
i good substitute can be erotrec by
making a tight roll of wrapping paper
or newspaper and tying about the cen
ter a string with loops left to tang
it on the hook.
The paper roll if sufficiently thick
will keep a coat In shape nicely.
Most waists are also better hung up
than laid in a drawer. In traveling it
is especially convenient to be able
to fashion good hangers with only a
few oM papers, a bit of string and
just a moment's time and work
For traveling the small cases o' ex
tension hangers are delightfully com
pact and a great convenience. These
hangers can also be bought separately
and a bag of silk or dimity made for
them to be carried to.
Chamois Cushions.
With a pattern cut out as for stencil
work, the chamois cover of a cushion
Is lined with rich brown satin or vel
vet and finished round the edge with a
brown silk cord. A second cushion
top of chamois has its conventional
design burnt upon It—very delicately
burnt—with the pyrogmphic needle
because this leather is too delicate
tor careless work.
To Insert Ribbon.
When removtng ribbon from soiled
corset covers fasten a piece of twine
on one end and pull through, take oil
the ribbon, leaving the string to the
corset cover while ft Is being laun
dored. Then by tying the ribbon on ’
one end again It Is easily pulled back
into place.
PRETTY DESIGN IN HOSIERY
Elaborate Patterns Are In Order, and
In Colors to Match Any
Gown.
The latest hosiery shows more elab
orate patterns is the higher-priced
designs and mar.y beautiful innova
tions.
Thixe beaded across the instep and
up the ankle are perhaps the most
novel, while others embroidered in
vinelike designs appear more grace
ful than those with the decoration
scattered indiscriminately in an all
over or loose pattern
A design accentuating a circle just
above the instep is new. and there are
innumerable drop-stitch effects in the
weave that will have readier male
than for several past seasons
The colors are unusually varied,
and can be found to match any gown.
Some are of a most beautiful change- '
able si’k. while others are so closely ;
embroidered that they have the two- j
toned effect without being actually
woven * that way.
Plain stockings of lisle silk cm
sauae still hold their popularity with
the woman of conservative taste tor
all except most elaborate occasion*
or for home use with dainty house
gown or lounging robe
A Flounce Finish.
To finish the upper edge of a fi vuncy
on a delicate white frock there W sug
Rested a new idea in a spray of silk
flowers A long and trailing tendril
made of a milliner's told of delicate
pink satin is tacked along the lam of
Joining where the chiffon or tnlke it
fastened to the skirt. Hanging from
this at distances of three or tour inch
es are single rosebud*, the smallest
imaginable, made of pink ribbon and
each one attached to a leaf made ot
delicate, narrow green ribbon
Now. at wider intervals, and reach !
ing upward from the long tendrils
there appear wandering sprays of th*
aame pink silk told ending with a tiaj
pink had On the same frock th*
sleeve is finished with a similar hand
made decoration and the shoulder lint!
bein'* the snbyoka
A >AO thing to neglect.
Don't neglect the kidneys when you
notice lack of control oTer the sec re
tions. Passages become too frequent
or scanty; urine is discolored and sedi.
meet appears. Xo medicine for such
troubles like Doan s
Kidney Pills. They
Quickly remoTe kid
ney disorders.
Mrs. A. E. Fulton,
311 Skidmore St,
Portland. Ore, says:
My limbs swelled
terribly and I was
bloated ever the
stomach and had
puffy spots beneath
■ • ■ me e *es jut uaaevi
were Terr unhealthy and the secre
tions much disordered. The dropsical
swellings began to abate after I began
using Doan's Kidney Pills and soon I
was cared.”
Remember the name—Doan'a
For sale by all dealers. 50 cents a
box. Foeter-Milbum Co . Buffalo. N. T.
Controlled Newspaper*.
The Atchison Globe says that no ad
vertiser has ever tried to control Us ed
itorial policy, the remark being occa
sioned by the charge often made nowa
days. that the big advertisers direct
the editorial policy of newspapers.
The experience of the Glebe is the
experience of utost newspapers. The
merchant who does a great deal of ad
vertising is more interested in the cir
culation department of a newspaper
than in the editorial department. If a
daily paper goes to the homes of the
people, and is read by them, he Is satis
fied. and It may chase after any theory
or fad. for all he cares. He has troubles
of his own. and he isn't trying to shoul
der those of the editorial brethren.
There are newspapers controlled by
people outside of the editorial rooms,
ana a good many of them, more's the
pity; but the people exercising that
control are not the business men who
pay their money for advertising space.
The newspapers which are established
for political purposes are often con
trolled by chronic officeseekers. whoso
first concern is their own interests.
There are newspapers controlled by
great corporations, and the voice at
such newspapers is always raised in
protest against any genuine reform.
The average western newspaper usu
ally is controlled by its owner, and ha
is supposed to be in duty bound to make
all sorts of sacrifices at all sorts of
times: there are people who consider
it his duty to insult his advertisers,
Just to show that he is free and inde
pendent. If he shows a decent respect
for his patrons, who pay him their
money, and make it possible for him to
carry on the business, he is “subsi
diied" or “controlled.” The newspaper
owner is a business man. like the dry
goods man or the grocer. The mer
chants are expected to have considera
tion for their customers, and they are
not supposed to be subsidised by th*
man who spends five dollars with
them, but the publisher is expected to
demonstrate his courage by showing
that he is ungrateful for the patron
age of his friends. It is a funny com
bination when you think it over.—
Eatpona Gorette
HE’D HAD SOME HARD KNOCKS.
"Fortune knocks once at every man's
door "
"Fortune is a knocker, all right"
He Roae to It.
"Do you know." said a little boy of
five to a companion the other day. "my
father and 1 know everything. What
1 don't know my father know*, and
what my father don't know 1 know."
"All right! Let's see. then." replied
the older child, skeptically. "Where's
Asia—
It was a stiff one. but the youngster
never faltered.
"Well, that" he answered coolly.
"Is one of the things my father
knows.”—Harper's Bazaar.
Compound
Interest
comes to life when the body
ieels the delicious glow of
health, vigor and energy.
That Certain Sense
of vigor in the brain and easy
poise of the nerves comes
when the improper foods are
cut out and predigested
Grape-Nuts
take their place.
If it has taken you years
to run down don't expect one
mouthful of this great food
to bring you back (for it is
not a stimulant but a
rebuilder.)
Ten days trial shows such
big results that one stick*
to it.
“There’s a Reason”
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