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tie was already won, and Lorelei pre
tended to agree with him.
She did not deceive herself, however,
and a brief experience convinced her
that to be merely a wife to one of
Bob's vagrant disposition was not
enough; that in order to keep his new
self alive she must also be his sweet
heart. his chum, and his partner. If
she failed in any one of these roles dis
aster was bound to follow. But to
succeed in them all. when there was
no love to strengthen her, was by no
means easy. Always she felt a great
emptiness, and a disappointment that
her life had been so crookedly fash
ioned: sometimes she even felt de
graded. and wondered if she were do
ing right, after all.
In the course of a fortnight Bob be
gan to grow restless. One evening
Wien he came for her she saw that he
was nervous; a strained, tired look had
crept into his eyes, and she thought
she understood. Nevertheless his spir
its were ebullient. When they reached
home he ushered her into the apart
ment with a flourish, and Lorelei was
amazed to find their table set with
strange linen, silver and china and the
dining room decorated as if for a
party.
Mr. Armistead was of the emotional
kind; he went to the rescue of his
friend; hut when Bob's list buried it
self in the spongy region of Mr. Artni
stead’s licit buckle that young man
promptly lost ail interest in Jimmy
Knight's affairs. lie sat down heavily,
desperately concerned with a strange
difficulty in breathing.
Alert, aggressive. Bob turned to face
the man with the swollen ear; but
young Sullivan, being a professional
lighter, made no capital of amateur af
fairs. and declined tin* issue with an
upraised palm.
It was no difficult matter to chas
tise Jim. whose spirit was as wretched
as his strength: as the wind whips a
flag, as a man flaps a dusty garment,
so did Bob shake his victim. Jim strug
gled, lie clawed, lie kicked, he yelled;
his arms threshed loosely, like the lim
ber appendages to a stuffed figure.
When Bob emerged from the rear
room he found the barber shop in con
fusion. Tony was leading a charge,
but he fell hack at sight ox the flushed
victor.
“It was nothing but a little family
affair.” Bob reassured him. “Now. if
you please. I'll borrow a hairbrush."
In front of a mirror he tidied himself,
settled Ids scarf witli a deft jerk, then
went out whistling."As it was nearly
closing time for the matinees, he
CHAPTER XIX—Continued.
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Ilob acquiesced, glad to escape eveu
in company with his redoubtable broth
er-in-law. When he and .Tim had gone
M is. Knight addressed Lorelei with
motherly candor.
"He's a pleasant fellow, of course,
mil he's crazy about you; but don’t
let's be sentimental. If there’s no
chance to make it up with his family
we must get cut of this mess and save
w hat we can."
"Was Mr. Wharton very angry?"
“Was lie?” Mrs. Knight rolled her
eyes in mingled rage and despair. “I’m
positively sick over the tilings lie said
K\erybody seems to he against us. and
—I'm almost ready to give up. But at
least that old crank will surely stretch
liis offer to keep his name off the bill
boards. Fifteen or twenty thousand is
bettor than—” Noting the shadow of a
smile upon her daughter’s lips, she
checked her rusli of words. "You don’t
seem to care what—”
"I don't.”
Mrs. Knight's face twisted into an
expression of pained incredulity.
"Surely you don’t mean to live with
Bob?" she gasped. "Not—now.”
"I do mean to."
The mother's lips parted, closed,
parted again—she seemed to taste
something unspeakably bitter. "My
dear! Why. my dear! He hasn't a
cent. It’s absurd. The marriage was
on!y a form. You're no move bis wife
in the sight of God than—”
"Let's not talk about God.” cried
I.< relei. "That ceremony was scarce
ly legal, not to speak of religion or
de-ency.”
"You ve lost your mind! Youve
changed completely.”
"Yes. 1 have. You see. I wasn't a
wife until yesterday—until Bob and i
had an understanding. I've had a sus
picion that my old ideas were wrong,
and they were."
"Fiddle-de-dee! You're hysterical.
You can't make me believe you learned
to iove that man.”
"I don't say I love him."
Mrs. Knight snorted her triumph
loudly. “Then you mustn't live with
him another moment. My dear child,
such a relationship is—well, think it
out for yourself.”
Lorelei saw the futility of argument,
but certain thoughts demanded expres
sion. and she voiced them, as much for
her own sake as for her mother’s. “I’ve
learned that marriage is more than I
considered it, mother. It's an obliga
tion. I intend to live up to my part
just as long as Bob lives up to his. If
he complained of the fraud we prac
ticed on him I'd be willing to leave
him: but he doesn't—so the matter is
out of our hands."
Mrs. Knight relieved her steadily in
creasing auger by u harsh outburst.
"i never thought you could be so
silly, after the way yon were raised,
i'idn't we give up everything for you?
Hidn’t Peter sacrifice his life's work to
give you au opportunity?”
“I’ll keep on sharing my salary with
you.”
“Salary!” Mrs. Knight spat out the
word. “After all our pains! Salary!”
' Y'ou're probably just as honest in
your ideas as I am in mine,” Lorelei
told her. "I sha'u't allow you to want
f.jr—”
“I should hope not, since you're to
tlaine for Peter’s condition— Oh. you
know you are! If you hadn't wanted
« career he’d still be in Vale, a strong,
lieaithy man instead of a cripple.”
"I didn’t want o career,” Lorelei de
nied with heat. “And father almost
had to leave Vahv’
"Nothing of the sort. lie was a big
man there. ‘Had to-lcave Vale.’ eh? So
you've turned against your own blood,
and disparage your father— Anyhow,
he was hurt while he was working t<£
give you a start, and now he’s help
less. Ten thousand dollars right now
would save his life. Think that over,
wlipn your own father is dead and
gone.”
White with anger, sick with disnp
pointment, Mrs, Knight whisked her
self ont of the apartment.
Strangely enough, the news of Boh
Wh :rton’s marriage had not leaked in
to itie papers up to this time, and Lore
lei. having regard for the feelings of
his parents, insisted that lie help her to
keep the matter secret as long as pos
sible. Bob rebelled at first, for be
adored publicity. Ho rejoiced in bis
newest exploit and desired bis world
to hear of it. while the prospect of
further mortifying his father was so
agreeable that it required much persua
sion to make him relinquish it. With
her own family I.orelel had less diffi
culty, for they were by no means
eager to advertise their bad bargain
and had withdrawn behind a stiff re
straint, leaving the couple to their own
devices. This attitude spared the bride
much unpleasant notoriety, enabling
her to pursue her work at the theater
without comment.
Bob’s society proved in some ways a
welcome change from the sordid drab
ness of her own relatives, for he was
colorful, versatile, and nearly always
pond humored. Misfortune aroused in
him a wild nilarity; cares excited
mirth. Lorelei realized before long
that this very jocundity of liis, since it
fed upon constant ^hange and excite
ment, constituted the gravest menace
to their happiness. The man lived en
tirely outside of himself; he utterly
tacked the power of seif-amusement.
He refused to frequent the theater, os
tensibly because, of tlieir secret, in
reality because of his shame at allow
ing her to work. As Lorelei eaqie to
know him better and to understand the
conflicting farces within him. she be
gan to wonder how long he could hold
himself true to his bargain.
I luring the first week of their mar
ried life btk» Bystem struggled to throw
off the effects of his recent dissipa
tions and in consequence it craved
only re»t Greatly encouraged by this
lack of iesire, he boasted that the bat
"Who's coming? What on earth?”
she exclaimed.
“A little surprise. A supper for just
you anil me. my (lea.'."
It was one of his whims. During
the meal he made elaborate speeches
in the names of his friends. Iiis
imaginary guests congratulated him:
in empty glasses they toasted the bride,
they extolled her beauty, they praised
his own gallantry, and vaunted his
conquest of the demon rum. But when
all traces of the feast had disappeared
he swooped down out of the clouds and
confessed miserably:
”1 thought I could kid myself, but 1
can’t. I want a drink. I—want—a—
drink! God! how 1 want it!’’
Lorelei went swiftly to him. "The
fight is just beginning. Bob. You’re
doing nobly.’’
“It isn’t thirst,” he explained, and
she saw that same strained uneasiuess
in his bright eyes. “I’m not thirsty—
I’m shaky inside. I get tired of fight
ing.”
Lorelei nodded sympathetically.
“That’s why it’s so hard to reform;
one's conscience tires, but temptation
is always fresh. You must keep busy.”
“I'm goiug to work.”
“No. no! Xot yet.” she cried, quick
ly. "You must fight it out where I can I
help.”
Bob smiled gratefully. “You’re a
thoroughbred. I promised to let you
have your way, and you shall. Even
if we lose the patient it will be a dandy
operation.”
For tlie first time in tier life Lorelei i
really worked, and worked not for her
self, but for another. Although tlie
experience was interestiug iu its nov
elty. the result remained unsatisfac
tory. for not only did love fail to re
spond to these sacrifices, but she could
see no improvement in Bob’s condition.
Tlie thing she fought was impalpable,
yet enormous; it was weak, yet strong;
it seemed to sleep, yet it was ever
awake.
Of necessity the two lived in the
closest intimacy, than which nothing is
ordinarily more fatal to domestic hap
piness. But Bob was unique; he did
not tire; he began to rely upon Lorelei
as a sic-U man leans upon his uurse,
and to worship her as a man worships
his sweetheart. There was more than
passion iu his endearments now.
But it was discouraging to tlie girl,
who gained no strength ’from her pen
ance and derived no satisfaction what
ever in service for service's sake. The
“Death Valley Has Nothing on This
Place,” He Mourned.
whole arrangement tried her patience
desperately: she was weary in mind
and body, and looked back with regret
upon her former easy life. There was
no time now for recreation—Bob had
to be amused. Salary day assumed a
new importance, and she began to
count the cost of every purchase.
So spring went and midsummer
came. It was terribly hot in the city
the nights were breathless, the days
were glaring, and this heat was espe
cially trying to one in Bob's condition.
In his periods of gayety he showered
his wife with attentions and squan
dered every dollar he could borrow, in
presents for her; in his hours of depres
sion he was everything strange, morose
and irritable.
Without her knowledge he applied to
his old firm for a salaried position and
whs refused. Ho appealed to Merkle
with the same result, but succeeded in
borrowing a thousand dollars, with
which he bought I.oreioi a set of black
opals, going into debt for half the
pricey
CHAPTER XX.
Lorelei's family continued to smart
under a sense of bitter injustice, but
although they kept aloof they were by
no means uninterested in her experi
ment. On the contrary, they watched
it with derisive enjoyment, predicting
certain failure. After Hannibal Whar
ton's insult Jim was all for a prompt
revenge, but lie could not determine
just bow to use his dangerous knowl
edge to the best advantage. He con
sidered the advisability of enlisting the
aid of Max Melcher: but. not liking the
thought of dividing the loot, he decided
provisionally to engineer a separation
between Bob and Lorelei.
His desire to make mischief arose in
only a slight degree from resentment
—Jim's method of making a living had
long since dulled the edge of feeling
—it was merely the first step in a com
prehensive scheme. With Bob and
Lorelei estranged, a divorce would fol
low. and divorces were profitable. A
divorce, moreover, would open the
way for a second inroad upon the
Wharton wealth, for with Lorelei's
skirts clear Jim could proceed with a
larger scheme of extortion, based on
the Hamilton murder.
One evening after Lorelei had gone
to the theater Jim appeared at the
apartment and found Bob in a mood so
restless and irritable that lie dared not
go out.
“I had a bunch you were lonesome.'1
the caller began, "so I came up to whit
tle and spit at the stove.”
Xow Jim could be agreeable when
he chose; his parasitic life had devel
oped in him a certain worldly good
fellowship; he was frankly miregener
ate, and he had sufficient tact never to
apologize nor to explain. Therefore
lie kept Bob entertained.
A few nights later he returned with
a fund of uew stories, and during the
evening he confessed to a consuming
thirst.
"Death valley has nothing on this
place.” he mourned.
Boh explained apologetically, "I'm
sorry, hut there's nothing in the house
wetter than Croton water.”
"I understand! Will you object if I
sweeten a glass of it with some Scot
tish rites? I'm afraid of germs, and
if water rots leather think what it
must do to the sensitive lining of a
human stomach?" Jim drew a flask
from his pocket, then hesitated as if
in doubt.
"Don t mind me." Bob assured him,
hastily. ‘Tin strapped in the driver’s
seat.” But be looked on with eager
appreciation as his brother-in-law tilled
a long glass and sipped it.
Bob had never been a whisky-drink
er. yet the faint odor of the liynor tan
talized him. W'lieu in the course of
time he saw Jim preparing a second
drink he stirred.
"Kind of itchy, eh? Let’s whip
across the street and have a game of
pool.” suggested Jitn; and Bob was
glad to escape from the room.
An agreeable hour followed; but Bob
played badly, and found that his eye
bad lost its sureness. His band was {
uncertain, too, and this lack of eo-or
iliiialion disgusted him. He was sure
that with a steadying drink lie could
beat Jim. and eventually lie proved it;
but. mindful of tils resolution, be com
promised on beer, which, Jim agreed,
could not reasonably be called an in
toxicant.
On bis way to the theater Bob
chewed cinnamon bark, and when he
kissed Lorelei he held bis breath.
This was the lirst of several pool
matches, and after a while Bob was
gratified to find that beer in modera
tion left no disagreeable effect what
ever upon him. lie rejoiced in his
power of restraint.
There came a night when lie failed
to. meet bis wife. After waiting nearly
half an hour Lorelei went homo, only
to find the apartment deserted. She
nibbled at a lonely lunch, trying to as
sure herself that nothing was seriously
amiss; but she could not make up her
mind to go to bed. She tried to read,
and failed. An hour passed, then an-,
other: a thousand apprehensions
crowcieB in upon her.
Bob, when he did arrive, entered
with elaborate caution. He paused in
tlie little hall, then tossed his hat into
the living room, where his wife was
waiting. After a moment his bead
came slowly into view, and lie said:
“When the hat stays in. go in; when
it comes out, beat It."
Lorelei saw that he was quite drunk
“I just came from the theater.” lie
explained, “bat it was dark. Has the
show failed, dearia?” He tried to kiss
her. but she turned her faee away.
"Come! Must have my little kiss," lie
insisted as she rose and moved away,
leaving him swaying in ills tracks,
i Studying Lorelei’s unsmiling faee
his tone altered. '‘Oh, I know! I
slipped, but it couldn’t be helped. Na
; ture insisted, and I yielded gracefully;
but no harm done, none whatever.
I Life is a series of compromises. Mod
! eration is the tiling. Live and let live."
Lorelei nodded. "Exactly! We shall
live as we choose, only, of course, we
can’t live together after this.” Then
her disgust burst its control, and she
demanded, bitterly, "Haven’t you any
strength whatever? Haven’t you any
balance. Bob?”
He grinned at her cheerfully. “I
should say I had. I walked a fence on
the way home just to prove it; and I
scarcely wabbled. Balance! Strength!
Why, you ought to see Jim. They had
to carry him.”
“Jim? Was—Jim with you?”
“In spirit, yes; In body—only for a
time. For a brief while we went gayly.
band in hand, then Jim lagged. He’a a
nice boy. but weak: he falters beneath
a load.”
She questioned him senrchingly and
soon learned of Jim's visits, of the
dask, of tiie pool games. When she
understood it all her eyes were glow
ing. but she found nothing to say. At
last she got Bob to bed. then lay
down beside him and stared into the
darkness through many wakeftrt hours.
In the morning he was not only con
trite. but badly frightened, yet when
he undertook to make his peace tie
found her unexpectedly mild.
“If you're sorry, that's all I ask.” she
said. “I changed my mind during the
night.”
“Never again!’ he promised, feeling
ly. "I thought I had cured myself.”
Lorelei smiled at him faintly.
“Cured! It took ten years to work the
damage—it will probably take ten
years to repair it.”
Bob was aghast. “Good heavens! In
ten years I'll be too old to drink—I’d
tremble so that I'd spill it. But where
did you get this dope'.'”
“I’ve been reading. I've been talk
ing to a doctor, too. You see, I wanted
to help.”
"Let’s change doctors. Ten years!
It can't lie done.”
“I'm afraid you’re right. There's no
such tiling as reformation. If you're
a born alcoholic you'll probably die a
drunkard. I'm hoping that you didn't
inherit tile taste.”
“Weil, whether it was left to me or
whether I bought it, I can't go dry for
ten years.”
"Then our bargain is ended."
He looked up sharply. “Oh no, it
isn’t!"
"Yes.”
He extended a shaking hand, and Ids
voice was supplicating as lie said: “I
can't get along without you. kid. You're
a part of me—the vital part. I'd go to
pieces quick if you quit now."
“When we made our agreement I
meant to live up to every hit of it."
Lorelei told him. gently, “but we’re go
ing to try again, for this was Jim's
fault."
"Jim? Jim was soitv for me. He
tried to cheer—”
Lorelei's smile was bitter. “Jim was
never sorry for anybody except him
self. My family hate you just as your
family hate me, and they'd like to sep
arate us.”
“Sav. that's pretty rotten:-' Bob ex
claimed. "If he weren't vour brother
I’d—”
Lorelei laughed mirthlessly. “Co
ahead: I wish you would. It might
clear the atmosphere."
"Then I will.” After a moment he
continued, “I suppose you feel you
must go on supporting them?"
"Of course."
“Just as you feel you must support
me. Is it entirely duty in my ease?”
Seeing her hesitate, he insisted. "Isn't
there any love jit ail?”
“I’m afraid not. Bob.”
The man pondered silently. "I sup
pose if I were the right sort." he said,
at length, with some difficulty. "I'd let
you go under those circumstances.
Well. I’m not the right sort: I'm not
big or noble. If Barleycorn brothers
lick me I'll go under. But if I go under
I'll take you with me. , I won't give
you up. I won't!"
“I sba'u’t let you pull me down," she
told him. soberly.
When Bob reached the financial dis
trict next day and resumed his quest
for work he was ablaze with resent
ment at himself and at the world in
general.
lie took up the search with a dogged
determination that was quite unlike
him. One after another lie canvassed
his friends for a position, and finally,
as if ill fortune, could uot withstand
his fervor, he was successful. It was
not much of a job that was offered him.
but he snapped at it, and returned
home that evening in the best of humor.
Already the serious issues of the
morning were hut a memory; lie hurst
in upon Lorelei like a gale, shouting:
"I'm chalk-boy at Crosset & Meyers,
so you can give Bergman your notice
tonight.”
What’s tlie salary.'
"It isn’t a salary: it’s a humiliation—
twenty-five a week is the total insult.”
"Why, Hob! That won’t keep two
and the family—”
“The family!” He quieted himself
with an effort. "Well, you give your
notice, anyhow. I’ll spear the coin for
both establishments somehow. Come!
I insist, i want to be able to shave
myself without blushing.” '
I.orelei’s objections wore not easily
overcome, but at last, in view of the
fact that the summer run of the Uevue
was drawing to a close and the show
would soon take to the road, she al
lowed herself to be persuaded.
Throughout the next .week Hob
Wharton really tried to make good. He
was enthusiastic: tlie excitement of
actual accomplishment was so novel
that iie had not time to think of liquor.
When Saturday came and lie found
himself in possession of honestly
earned funds he felt a soul-satisfying
ease. He decided ‘to invest his first
savings in a present for Lorelei, then
a graver sense of responsibility seized
him. and lie sent them to Mrs. Knight.
Then he set out to find Jim. At Tony
tlie Barber's shop, in the rear room,
lie found his brother-in-law playing
cards with a pop-eyed youth and a re
pellent person with a cauliflower ear.
Bob's greeting was hearty. “Eve
ning, James,” he cried. “Feel like tak
ing your beating here?”
"Eh? What’s the matter?” Jyn
rose from his chair with a shocked in
tensity of gaze. N
“I’ve come to return your last call.
Alas, James, I am a weak vessel! Your
work was coarse, but I fell for it.” To
the other occupants of the room he
apologized. “I’m sorry to spoil your
little game of authors, but necessity
prods me.” He extended a muscular
hand for Jim’s collar and found it
"We Can't Afford to Antagonize the
Whole Steel Trust.”
strolled toward the Circuit theater, full
of a satisfying contentment with the
world. Now that he owed it nothing,
lie resolved to meet his future obliga
tions as they arose.
Marly on Monday morning P.ob re
ported for work, only to receive from
Mr. Orosset. whom lie had always re
garded as a warm friend, the notice
of his discharge.
“Wlmt's the matter? Didn't I make
good?” lie demanded.
Grosser was a young man; more than
once lie and Boll had scandalized
Broadway; some of their exploits were
epic. Now he shrugged carelessly, say
ing:
''Oh. von made good. I guess: but
we can't take a chance with you.”
“I suppose you’re afraid I'll steal
some of your chalk. Now tell me. how
did you wet your feet, and whence
comes tile icy draft?”
“Well, from the direction of Pitts
burgh, if you must know. There's a
can tied to you. and we can’t afford
to antagonize the whole steel trust.”
"I see. I'm afraid I'll have to dis
own that father of mine.”
“What's tile trouble, anyhow?”
At Bob's explanation Cresset whis
tled. “Funny I didn't {tear about if.
Married and happy, eh? Well. I'm
sorry i can't help you—”
“You ran. Lend me five hundred.”
“Certainly!" C'rosset lunged at his
desk, scribbled a line tortile cashier,
and handed it to Bob, then, in response
to a call from (be customers’ room,
dashed away with a hearty farewell.
As Bol> passed through the outer of
fice lie ran bis eye over the opening
prices, being half inclined to “scalp"
with his sudden wealth: but luck had
never run his way. and he reconsid
ered. Anyhow, tiiere were more agree
able uses to which he could put this
money: for one tiling, be needed sev
eral suits, for another, it was high
time he gave Lorelei some little re
membrance—ho hadn’t given her a
present in nearly two weeks, and wom
en set great store by sucli attentions.
He decided to invest the money in
Maiden lane and demand credit from
his tailor. But a linif-hour at a jew
elry shop convinced him that nothing
suitable to so splendid a creature as
his wife could be purchased for a pal
try five hundred dollars, and he wan
upon (lie point of returning to Crosset
with a request to double the loan when
his common sense asserted itself. Pov
erty was odious, but not shameful, lie
reflected: ostentation, on the other
band, was vulgar. Would it not be in
bad taste to squander this happy wind
fall upon jewelry when Lorelei need
ed practical tilings?
Bob was cheered by the breadth of
these sentiments; they showed that he
was beginning soberly to realize the
leaden responsibilities of a family
man. No. instead of a jewel lie would
buy ills wife a dog.
At a fashionable uptown konne! he
found exactly what he wanted, in the
shape of a Pekingese—a playful, pedi
greed pocket dog scarcely larger than
his two fists. It was a creature to
excite flic admiration of any woman;
its family tree was taller than that of
a Spanish nobleman, and its name was
Ying. But here again Bob was handi
capped by poverty, for sleeve dogs
are expensive novelties, and the price
| of Ytng was seven hundred dollars—
! marked down from one thousand, and
evidently the bargain of a lifetime at
that price.
Boh hated to haggle, but lie showed
that ids ability to drive a sharp bar
gain was merely latent, and he finally
bore the animal away in triumph. To
outgeneral a dog fancier was a tribute
| to his shrewdness; to save two hun
I dred dollars on a single purchase was
! economy of a high order. Much elated.
I lie set out briskly for his tailor’s place
of business.
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CHAPTER XXI.
It still lacked something of luncheon
time when Bob Wharton swung into
Fifth avenue. He was in flue fettle
with Tiie certainly of an agreeable hour
with his tailor. It was always a pleas
ure to deal with Kurtz, for in his shop
customers were treated with the most
delicate consideration. Salesmen. cut:
ters. fitters, all were pleasant acquaint
ances. Kurtz himself was an artist;
be was also a person of generally cul
tivated taste and a man about town.
His books were open only to those he
considered his equals. A stony-faced J
doorman kept watch and ward in the
Gothic hallway to discourage the gen
eral public from entering the premi
ses. The fact that Bob owed several
hundred dollars dismayed that young
man not in the least, for Kurtz never
mentioned money matters.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
PROPER EXERCISE IN SUMMER
i
Common Sense Idea for the Woman
Who Is Seeking to Secure
or Guard Health.
The woman who all the winter lias
used only a closed automobile or warm
trolley car, now that summer has ar
rived, joyously starts forth to do all
sorts of exorcises to remove the flabbi
ness from her body and improve her j
digestion. Hut exercise in summer is j
a doubtful proposition if started too
strenuously.
A horseback ride, a game of tennis
or golf, digging in one’s flower beds—
those are all joys of the summer time j
1 out of doors, and are all excellent ex- !
orrises, but, oh, the stiffness of joints j
and the aching back! The stiff joints i
and sore backs would not be there if
the exercise had been begun by de
grees and if one's muscles had been
kept firm by regular set exercises that j
can be done in one’s own room morn- j
ing and nights.
“Few people realize,” says a famous ;
i physical culture authority, according I
tit the Southern Woman's Magazine,
“the harm of strenuous exercise when
none at all has been taken for months.
A six-mile walk may work permanent
Injury to the woman who has been
riding everywhere she went and bend
ing over digging for two or three j
hours may displace organs that only 1
an operation will put back again.”
“Sound” Criticism.
The editor of the Merrytown Mail
received a complimentary copy of: a
musical composition from a friend rho
desired a favorable criticism of his
work. This is what appeared in the |
next issue:
“As the editor of this journal doesn’t f
know a demi-semiquaver from a dia- !
pason or a bass clef from a ‘high C,’ ■
! he will not therefore be expected to
give an extended notice of this pro
duction. We can say, however, that
the type used in printing the composi
tion is clear and plain, and that the
paper appears to be of the best quality
of rag. The design on the front page
is most artistic, and the words are as
tender as a real spring chicken and as
poetic as the song of the meadow lark
on a May morning. The melody is
sound and all, right. The harmony,
too, appears to be strictly O. K., with
no patent defects or noticeable blem
ishes. The tonality is clear and re
sonant. and rests on harmonic rela
tions and melodic elements. Tills is
about all tiie praise in connection with
said composition we are able to evolve
from our cabbage-flavored tempera
ment.”
Knew Something.
Schoolchildren know a great deal
more than they used to do. In fact,
some of them, in their own opinions,
at least, tire quite capable of tutoring
their tutors.
"Those kiddies I teach are as know
ing as an encyclopedia,” said a teacher
a week or two ago.
"In what way?” asked his friend.
“Well.” replied tlie scholastic per
son. “t he other day I set n problem ir»
arithmetic—‘ A rich man dies anti
leaves a million pounds. One-fifth Is t*>
go to the wife, oue-tifth to his sou. one
eighth to his brother, and the rest to
the hospitals. What does each one
get ?' ”
"Yes?" queried the friend, not very j
interested.
“Lack came the reply from the j
smallest boy iu the class: *A lawyer,
sir.’ ’’
Wants to Know Why.
Why is it that a careless seven-year
old boy can drop a half-burned match
in an alley and burn up all the barns
iu the block, while an abled-bodied
man has to use up a box of matches to
get a wood fire started lu a heater that
has draft enough to draw all the furni
ture up the stovepipe? — Lebanon
Times,
A man ought to have so many wor
ries that none of them will cause him
any particular trouble
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