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CHAPTEX XV—Cort -uea.
“Too"** tat afraid to be.p I!®"
u.t “1 know -bat—you just
M*d M.~ 1
'*• iirewrtor raised hi* ft*? and
brought it do— « the desk with a
bar; »hrt ralwed ia a clc jd the ac-,
coc.ibat.-d deal of weeks Hla face
•r? asd determined. be acid
To. »♦ suite rtgrt’ Tn some to
taa your «-aae’”
».ta !- - berweif ffjy way It
was more baa she rould stand For
xv-'ncy to be hers when only a mo
ment .adore de:~at seemed certain
was too much ior her nerves All sbe
r—M easy was
■XJta Jwdoe'*"
Tie- aw j rt adfjsted bis • ye*ia»ses.
b-ew t-» t we wtti auspicious energy,
sad took up a pea
Now Sunt f-etead to be surprlaed
—Too knew I would And please don t
thank me J bn?* to be thanked for
doing »ba? I wan: to do. If I didn't
want is *c tl 1 wouldn't—"
Through her tears she muraurwd:
Td like to aa; thank yoa-' “
"ft eU. p.eaae dost.' be rnapped.
Hud she perwiaud- Twnderty. she
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Joifr Lrr»»'*r Cook bis bcad.
"*•— 0®— aotatag of tbe kiad "
"Meat |inl— — noble-hearted —'
(WUMi' ft* meat a
7t» -fit struck tb* table another
torsBKabW blow
‘ jtr*. J*Sr*»,_ be unclaimed
an* tam«« away ber n«*d to hide
be* feelings
'-om Id tike to baee a good
erf tbe aurasired "It Hosard
only knew"
Jams* Itrewster touched aa electric
bur.uc. and tu bead clerk entered
’ Mr Jones." said tbe lawyer quick
ly “get a eu-bogrepbir report of tbe
emm» ml tbe People against Howard
JeCr>«. Jr get tbe coroner t Inquest,
t** grand Jury indict***:, and get a
engy of tbe J.Snse confession—get
ewerrycking—right away'"
Tbe cierfc looked Inquiringly, first
at Annie and tbe* at bit employ**
Tbe* respnrtfuliy be asked
"lie we. sir*"
"W« oa." said tbe lawyer laconic
Ally
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~Smm ay gear young woman." said
Judge fctuwcer. ebca tbe astonished
•-ao >*rk had w.hdrawn. 'If we are
t . eg t< get your husband free we
~u*t g>t to work, and you must help
me."
His r ! , ked up eagerly.
“I'll do anything in my power." she
► aid quickly. What can I do?”
‘ '>‘••11 -Srst of all. said the lawyer
w;ti. totue hesitation. “I want you
to se*- a certain lady and to be ex
eeuingly nice to her.”
I.udy ectccd Annie, surprised.
"What lady?”
Mr* Howard Jeffries. Sr,” he re
plied slowiy.
Howard s s.epmotherl" she ejacu
lated
A clerk entered and handed his em
ployer a card The lawyer nodded
and said in an undertone:
“Stow her in.” Turning round
again he w -nt on: "Tea—Howard's
re other She's out there cow. She
wants to see you. She wishes to be
of service to you. Now, you must
conciliate her. She may be of great
use to us."
Annie s face expressed considerable
doubt
P-rhaps so.' she said, "but the
door ma* slammed in my face wnen 1
railed to see her."
That's nothing." answered the
Judge "She probably knows nothing
about It In any case, please remem
be- that she Is my client—"
She bowed her head and murmured
obediently:
"111 remember ’
The door of the office opened and
Alicia entered She stopped short on
seeing who was there, and an awk
ward pause followed. Judge Brewster
Introduced them.
"Mrs Jeffries, may I present Mrs.
Howard, Jr.?"
Alicia bowed stiffl and somewhat
haughtily Annie remained seif pos
sessed and on the defensive. Address
leg the banker's wife, the lawyer said:
' 1 told Mrs. Howard that you
wished to speak to her." After a pause
he added "I think, perhaps. I'll leave
you together. Excuse me.”
He left the office and there was an
other embarrassing silence. Annie
waited for Mrs. Jeffries to begin. Her
attitude suggested that she expected
something unpleasant and was fully
prepared for It. At last Alicia broke
the silence:
You may think It strange that I
have asked for this interview." she
begun, “but you know. Annie—" In
terrupting herself, she asked: "You
don't mind my calling you Annie, do
you*"
The young woman smiled.
“I don't see why 1 should. It’s my
came and we’re relatives—by mar
riage ” There was an ironical ring
in her voice as she went on: "Rela
tives! it s- ems funny, doesn't it. but
we don't pick and choose our rela
tives We must take them as they
come."
Aiirl* made an effort to appear con
ciliatory.
“As we are—what we are—let's try
to make the best of it."
' Make the best of it?" echoed An
nie. "God knows I'm willing, but I’ve
had mighty little encouragement.
Mrs Jeffrie*. When 1 called to see
you the other day, to beg you to use
your influence with Mr. Jeffries, 'not
at home was banded to me by the
liveried footman and the door was
slammed In my face. Ten minutes
later you walked out to your carriage
and were driven away.”
“I knew nothing of this—believe
me." murmured Alicia apologetically.
“It's what 1 got just the same." said
the other dryly. Quickly she went on:
"But I'm not complaining, understand
—I'm not complaining. Onlp I did
think that at such a time one woman
might have held out a helping hand
to another." *
Alicia held up her hand protest
lcgiy.
“How could IT" she exclaimed.
"Now. be reasonable. You are held
responsible for Howard's present po
sition."
“Yes—by the police," retorted An
nie grimly, "and by a couple of yellow
Journals. I didn't think you’d believe
all tbe gossip and scandal that's been
printed about me. I didn't believe
what was said about you.”
Alicia started and changed color.
"What do you mean?” sho exclaimed
haughtily. "What was said about
me?"
"Well. It has been said that you
married old Jeffries for his money
and his social position.”
“'Old Jeffries!”' protested Alicia
iDdignantiy. "Have you no respect
for your husband's father?”
"Not a particle,” answered the oth
er coolly, "and I never will have tHJ
he acts like a father. I only had one
interview with him and It finished
him with me for all time. He ain't a
father—he's a fish.” -
"A fish!” exclaimed Alicia, scandal
ized at such lese majeste.
Annie went on recklessly:
"Yes—a cold-blooded—"
"But surely,” interrupted Alicia,
"you respect his position—his—”
"No. m'm; I respect a man because
he behaves like a man, not because
he lives in a marble p2lace on River- i
sid" drive.’
.Alicia looked pained. This gild :
was certainly impossible.
"But surely," she said, "you real
ized that when you married Howard
you—you made a mistake—to say the i
isast?"
"Yes, that part of It has been made
pretty plain. It was a mistake—his
mistake—my mistake. But now it’s
I done and it can't be undone. 1 don't
see why you can’t take it as It is and
— and—"
She stopped short and Alicia com
pleted the sentence for her:
"—and welcome you into our fam
ily—”
"Welcome me? No, ma'am. I'm
; not welcome and nothing you or your
set could say would ever make me be
lieve that I was welcome. All 1 ask
; is that Howard's father do his duty by
| his son "
"l do not think—pardon my saying
so." interrupted Alicia stiffly, "that
I you are quite in a position to judge
of wliat constitutes Mr. Jeffries' duty
to his son."
Perhaps not. 1 only know what
I would do—what my father would
have done—what any one would do If
they had a spark of humanity in them.
But they do say that after three gen
erations of society life red blood turns
I into blue."
Alicia turned to look out of the win
j dow. Her face still averted she said:
"What is there to do? Howard has
acknowledged his guilt. What sac-!
| dees we may make will be thrown
away."
Annie eyed her companion with con
• tempt. Her voice quivering with in
’ dignation, she burst out:
' What is there to do! Try and save
; him. of course. Must we sit and do
! nothing because things look black?
Ah.' 1 wasn't brought up that way.
No. ma'am. I'm going to make a
fight!"
"It's useless." murmured Alicia,;
shaking her head.
"Judge Brewster doesn't think bo.”
replied the other calmly.
The banker's wife gave a start of
surprise. Quickly she demanded:
"You mean that Judge Brewster has i
\ encouraged you to—to—"
"He's done more than encourage me ;
—God bless him’—he's going to take i
up the case.”
Alicia was so thunderstruck that for
a moment she could find no answer,
j "What!” she exclaimed, “without
consulting Mr. Jeffries?”
She put her handkerchief to her j
face to conceal her agitation. Could
I it be possible that the judge was go
; ing to act, after all, in defiance of her
1 husband's wishes? If that were true,
what would become of her? Conceal
; raent would be no longer possible,
j Discovery of her clandestine visit to
Underwood's apartment that fatal
I night must come Howard might still
be the murderer. Underwood might j
not have committed 6uicide. but her
visit to bis rooms at midnight would !
become known. Judge Brewster was
not the man to be deterred by diffi
culties once he took up a case. He
would see the importance of finding
the mysterious woman who went se
cretly to Underwood's rooms that1
night of the tragedy.
"He consulted only his own feel-'
tngs.” went on Annie. “He believes In
Howard, and he's going to defend j
him."
Alicia looked at her anxiously as If j
trying to read what might be in her
mind. Indifferently she went on:
"The papers say there was a quar
rel about you, that you and ?Jr. Un
derwood were too friendly. They im
plied that Howard was jealous. la
this true?"
"It’s all talk," cried Annie Indig
nantly—"nothing but scandal—lies’
There's not a word of truth in it
Howard never had a temlous thought
of me—and as for me—why—I re al
ways worshiped the ground he walked
on. Didn't he sacrifice everything for
my sake? Didn’t he quarrel with his
father for me? Didn't he marry me?
Didn’t he try to educate and make a
lady of me? My God!—do you sup
pose I'd give a man like that cause
for jealousy? What do the newspa
pers care? They print cruel state
ments that cut into a woman's heart,
without giviDg it a thought, without
knowing or caring whether it’s true
or not. as long as it interests and
amuses their readers. You—you don't
really believe I’m the cause of his
misfortunes, do you?”
Alicia shook her head as she an
swered kindly:
“No, I don’t. Believe me. I don't.
You were right when you said that at
such a time as this one woman should
6tand by another. I'm going to stand
by you. Let me be your friend, let
me help you.” Extending her hand,
she said: “Will you?”
Annie grasped the proffered hand.
It was the first that had been held
out to her in her present trouble. A
lump rose In her throat. Much af
fected, she said:
"It’s the first kind word that—" She
stopped and looked closely for a mo
ment at Alicia. Then she went on:
“It's the queerest thing, Mrs. Jeff
ries. but It keeps coming Into my
mind. Howard told me that while he
was at Underwood's that dreadful
night he thought he heard your voice.
It must have been a dream, of course,
yet he thought he was sure of it.
Your voice—that’s queer, isn't it?
why—whats the matter?"
Alicia had grown deathly pale and
i staggered against a chair. Annie ran
: to her aid. thinking she was ill.
“It's nothing — nothing!" stam
mered Alicia, recovering herself.
Fearing she had said something to
hurt her feelings. Annie said sympa
! theticallv:
j
"1 haven't said anything—anything
; out of the way—have I? If I have I'm
j sorry—awfully sorry. I'm afraid—1—
; I've been very rude and you've been
so kind!"
“No. no!" Interrupted Alicia quick
| ly. "You've said nothing—done noth
| ing—you’ve had a great deal to bear
—a great deal to bear. I understand
1 that perfectly.” Taking her compan
i ion's hand in hers, she went on:
' Tell me, what do they say about the
j woman who went to see Robert Un
derwood the night of the tragedy?”
“The police can't find her—we don't
; know who she is." Confidently she
I went on: “But Judge Brewster will
find her. We have a dozen detectives
searching for her. Capt. Clinton ac
cused me of being the woman—you
! know he doesn't like me."
The banker's wife was far too busy
! thinking of the number of detectives
1 employed to find the missing witness
| to pay attention to the concluding
sentence. Anxiously she demanded: |
“Supposing the woman is found,
| vihat can she prove? What difference
[ will it make?"
“All the difference In the world," re
! plied Annie. "She is a most Im
portant witness." Firmly she went on: !
"She must be found. If she didn t
shoot Robert Underwood, she knows
who did.”
“But how can she know?" argued
Alicia. “Howard confessed that he
did it himself. If he had not con- :
fessed it would be different."
“He did not confess," replied the
other calmly. "Mrs. JefTries—he
never confessed. If he did. he didn't
know what he was saying.”
Alicia was rapidly losing her self
possession.
“Did he tell you that?" she gnsped.
Annie nodded
"Yes. Dr. Bernstein says the po
lice forced It out of his tired brain.
I made Howard go over every second
of his life that night from the tim9
he left me to the moment he was ar
rested. There wasn't a harsh word
between them." She stopped short |
and looked with alarm at Alicia, who
had turned ashen white. "'Why,
what's the matter? You're pale as
death—you—"
Alicia could contain herself no long- ;
er. Her nerves were on the point of
giving way. she felt that if she could
not confide her secret to some one
she must go mad. Pacing the floor,
she cried:
"What am I to do? What am I to j
do? I believed Howard guilty. Why j
shouldn't I? I had no reason to doubt j
his own confession! Every one be- |
lieved It—his own father included.
Why should I doubt it. But I see It
all now! Underwood must have shot
himself as he said he would!"
Annie started. What did Mrs. Jef
fries mean? Did she realize the tre
mendous significance of the words she
was uttering?
"As he said he would?" she repeat
ed slowly.
“Yes," said Alicia weakly.
Annie bounded forward and grasped
her companion's arm. Her face
flushed, almost unable to speak from
suppressed emotion, she cried:
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Of Much Value to Surgeons
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"Stomach Telescope" Has Been Found 1
Useful in Almost Endless Va
riety of Ways.
The "stomach telescope." or gastro
scope. invented at the London hos
pital. has proved to be of the greatest
value In the diagnosis of stomach dis
orders. An eminent surgeon recently
referred In the highest terms to the
advances lately made at that hospital
In the early detection of diseases of
the stomach by means of this instru
ment. which will in the immediate fu
ture probably come to be part of the
equipment of every up-to-date hos
pital. The gastroscope now enables
the physician or surgeon to actually
see for himself the exact condition of
the whole of the interior of the stom
ach. the slightest ulceration, growth
or other abnormality in the lining
membrane being thus readily observed.
To be able to do this Is of the very
greatest Importance In suspected can
cer of the stomach, where the only i
hope of pure lies in the eradication of
the cancerous growth at the very j
earliest moment. This means that the ;
increased use of the gastroscope will )
in the future save many ltves that
would other wise inevitably be lost ;
through that disease.
Proclaims Hla Feelings.
Without the doctor and my better
half I have my doubts whether there
would have been an opportunity to
write this, and this reminds me to say
that, against protestations, I'm pre
pared to say. there is no easement to
to the afflicted and no satisfaction
so intensely Intense as when yon are
sick and pain seems unbearable to let
your voice proclaim the feeling. Stoi
cism Is very cobie, to be sure, but
when nature demands the tribute of
a hearty groan or grunt from a suf
ferer she is apt to revenge herself If
It U suppressed.—Ocala Star.
I RECTOR WHO SCORED ASTOR
Society has been forced to sit up 1
and take notice of the denunciation
| which has been burled by Rev. George |
Chalmers Richmond, rector of St. ;
John’s Episcopal church in Philadel- j
phia, against the proposed marriage of j
John Jacob Astor. a multi-millionaire. j
aged 47. to Miss Madeline Talmage j
Force, a beauty aged 18 years.
The denunciation which was made
from the pulpit has been followed by ,
more sharp criticisms—a criticism
which has extended to others of the
smart set who marry and divorce with :
the ease and nonchalance with which
they put on their coats.
Mr. Astor, it may be recalled, was j
divorce! from his wife, who was a
Miss Willing, of Philadelphia, and it
is because this divorce is to be fol
lowed by remarriage that Rev. Mr.
Richmond is aroused to the fighting
point
V y -nr ^ y 'Tte Episcopal cnurcn. ne saia. is
opposed to divorce We score unholy
alliances both among the poor of our slums and the rich society dwellers of
Newport, Bar Harbor and other sinners' summer retreats. We abhor this
Astor Alliance. It is unholy in its origin and its end will be a defiance of
God's laws and of our holy religion. We need a national uniform divorce law
which will put an end to this overriding of court decrees by such as John
Jacob Astor and the social set with whom he associates.
“I know this set pretty intimately. I have ministered to these people and
know what manner of lives they lead. They believe their money will buy
everything—women, churchly sanction, worldly approval, immunity from
retribution. Those who inherit their wealth are the wrorst. Look at the
wealthy families now furnishing grist for the divorce mills, material for the
scandal factories. What are the disgraced and disgraceful members of these
families doing with their lives? What do they care for public opinion and
j churchly canons? Shall we be as complaisant and as snobbish as they are
insolent and sinful? The Astor wedding is an outrage on decency and I in
tend to denounce it again and again."
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LONG DISTANCE SKY PILOT
Rapidly as the public is becoming
accustomed to aeroplane novelties, it .
received fresh cause for wonder and |
enthusiasm in the achievement of
i Harry X. Atwood. When he landed in
Chicago on the first lap of his St.
Louis-to-Boston trip he broke the
| American record for a day's Eight
and demonstrated the remarkable ef
ficiency which has been reached in
; 'aeroplane construction. Express
trains travel between Chicago and St.
Eouis in S hours: Atwood's time in
the air was 7 hours and 30 minutes.
When he reached Albany, X. V.. At
wood had fiown 1,123 miles, breaking
i all cross-country flights.
Atwood’s boyish appearance attracts
attention. He is a tall, slender youth,
looking anything but the part of the
o-os: daring and successful aviator In
the Cnited States. Atwood shuns no- i
toriety and reception committees as I
far as possible. He cares little for
anything except achievement in the
aviation world. He is retiring to an unusual degree, and it is difficult to in
duce him to talk of his own achievements. His flight over the New York
skyscrapers and around their towers; his trip from New York to Washington
and call on the president, had already made Atwood one of the greatest of
American aviators.
In the course of his travel Atwood gave many thousands of dwellers on
farms and in towns their first opportunity of seeing an aeroplane in motion.
How some of the pioneers must have reflected on the marvel of the changes
m transportation—first the slow-going wagons, then the canal boat, then the
railway, now the aeroplane—all within the memory of living persons! And
the aeroplane is destined to further development and extended use.
KENTUCKY’S NEXT SENATOR
The next senator from Kentucky ]
will no doubt be Representative Ollie
M. James, as his Democratic opponent. '
Senator Paynter, retired from the pri
mary contest
Ollie James is the biggest man
physically in the house. He won fame j
as an attorney in the Goebel murder
case in Kentucky, being one of the
lawyers for the prosecution of Caleb
Powers. It is something of a coinci
dence that both James and Powers
are now members of the house, the
one a Democrat and the other a Re- *
publican.
In that murder case James also
won a reputation for physical courage,
for the times were stirring and there
were threats of violence going around,
so that anyone prominent upon either
side of the case was in physical dan
ger. James would have made a good
target for any bullet, as there is so
much of him to shoot at, but he went
through the prosecution in a manner .
that demonstrated he was possessed of a good nerve and was not to be de
terred by fear.
Mr. James has been an active member of the house and takes part in the
debates, but he has never been classed as a leader in the Democratic ranks.
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WANTS TO MARRY FOR LOVE
Col. Edward H. R. Green, president
of the Westinghouse company, with
assets of $125,000,000. owner of the
Texas Midland railroad and son of
Mrs. Hetty Green, is going to marry
within a year. Who the bride-to-be is be
doesn't know, but be says in all se
riousness that his bachelorhood will
end before he is a year older. Here
is the secret of why CoL Green, who
is 43 years old. has so long lived the
life of single blessedness. He prom
ised his mother 19 years ago. when
she took him down to Texas to “break
him in" as a railroad section hand,
that he would remain a bachelor 20
years. He has kept his word, but
when the time limit expires next
year he is going to take unto himself
a wife.
Three hundred prc£)osaIs of mar
riage have reached CoL Green since
he decided to live in New York a
year ago to take charge of his moth
er's interests. Scores of the aspir
lng maids enclosed photographs and letters have been received from half of
the states of the Union, while some have come from Europe. Russia and
even the Hawaiian islands. He has answered none of the letters. The fu
ture Mrs. H- R- Green must be a woman who is willing to accept the Texas
colonel for himself and not for the millions which he will Inherit from his
mother.
_ ‘Tm within just one year of the age when a man should get married.”
OHonel Green said. “My time limit will expire within 12 months and I’m
going to make good.”
He believes the Problem of marriage ia far more serious for the wealthv
man than for the poor man. Colonel Green objects to divorce, and when he
ceases to be a bachelor he wants to have the satisfaction of knowing that be
is the loved head of the household, and not the treasury vault.
LIFE SAVED BY
FRIEND'S ADVICE
About three years ago I suffered with
appendicitis and after having an operation
performed it left me with a severe case
of kidney trouble. I was doctored by sev
eral physicians and getting no relief I took
the advice of a friend and procured a bot
tle of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root. After
taking the contents of the first bottle I felt
greatly relieved and decided to continue it.
After using the contents of three more dol
lar bottles, I experienced a complete cure.
I cannot recommend Dr. Kilmer’s
Swamp-Root too highly to anyone suffer
ing from kidney or bladder trouble.
Yours very truly,
E. P. HIRAM.
Cartersville. Ga.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this July 12th, 1909.
JOS. S. CALHOUN.
Notary Public,
B. Co., Ga.
Ltuer to
K Kilarr Jt f«.
Blffca—. V Y.
Prove What Swamp-Root Will Do For You
Send to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Bingham
ton, N. Y., for a sample bottle. It will
convince anyone. You will also receive
& booklet of valuable information, telling
all about the kidneys and bladder. When
writing, be sure and mention this paper.
For sale at all drug stores. Price fifty
cents and one-doilar.
BABY’S FUTURE.
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L.
Mrs Justwed—Did you ever notice
how much bahy hollers and kicks
ibout?
Mr. Justwed—Yes: I think he'll be
a baseball player when he grows up.
Incident Overlooked.
A New England farmer, noted for
his uncontrolled temper, became con
verted. according to the St. Louis Ke
puhlic.
A month later he was bolding forth
to a number of friends and relatives
gathered at the Thanksgiving dinner
table on the subject of his religious
principles, his entire change of char
acter and his kind and forbearing dis
position.
Finally growing enthusiastic in his
description, he called on his wife to
uphold his assertions.
“Jane,” he shouted, “you haven't
had an unkind word or deed from me
since I got converted—now, have
you ?“
There was a dead silence; then
came in meek, yet reminding tones
from the other end of the table.
' “Jerome. Jerome, you’ve forgo: the
time you bit me ”
Pat Was More Than Willing.
A very pretty girl who recently re
turned from Ireland tells of an en
counter with an Irish cabby In Dub
lin. She had started out from the
hotel to do some shopping, but de
cided instead to make a tour of the
city on a jaunting car. Arriving at
the first car stand, and having se
lected the smartest looking vehicle,
she told the driver that she "wanted
to engage him for the day." Pat.
never backward in paying homage to
beauty, earnestly replied: "Begorra.
ma'am you are welcome. 1 only wish
tt was for life!”
A Sandwich Filling.
A delicious filling for sandwiches or
crackers is made by mixing equal
parts of cream cheese and snappy
cheese with French dressing to a
smooth paste, then stirring in it
chopped red peppers or chopped olives.
This paste should be very creamy and
put on thickly, at least a quarter of an
inch. It is nice between salted wafers
or on thin rounds of brown or rye
bread.
The friends of humanity will de
precate want whatever it may ap
pear.—Was hington.
FOUND RIGHT PATH
After a False Start.
In 1890 I began to drink coffee.
"At that time I was healthy and en
joyed life. At first 1 noticed no bad
effects from the indulgence but in
course of time found that various
troubles were coming upon me.
"Palpitation of the heart took unto
itself sick and nervous headaches, kid
ney troubles followed and eventually
my stomach became so deranged that
even a light meal caused me serious
distress.
“Our physician's prescriptions failed
to help me and then I dosed myself
with patent medicines till I was thor
oughly disgusted and hopeless.
“Finally I began to suspect that cof
fee was the cause of my troubles. I ex
perimented by leaving it off. except
for one small cup at breakfast. This
helped some but did not altogether re
lieve my distress. It satisfied me,
however, that I was on the right track.
“So I gave up coffee altogether and
began to use Postum. In ten days I
found myself greatly improved, my
nerves steady, my head clear, my kid
neys working better and better, my
heart's action rapidly improving, my
appetite improved and the ability to
eat a hearty meal without subsequent
suffering restored to me. And this con
dition remains.
"Leaving off coffee and using Postum
did this, with no help from drugs, as 1
abandoned the use of medicines when
I began to use the food drink." Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek.
Mich.
“There's a reason." and It is ex
plained in the little book, “The Road
to Wellville," in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A new
oae apoenra from time to time. They
■re areouine, true, aal fall of hiuaaa
