w.-,j -AtwJvTRr5tftj:iiiut ' -. ? I r I ' fl it- NOT WHOLLY VANITY Why Joe Purchased $10 Worth of Agony. BY MARTHA M'CULLOCH-WIL-LI4M8. "Buy a story, please, air a teeny, R-eeny story," Josephine Mabtn call ed to Latimer hall In, halt out of his door. "You don't want to be con structively guilty of cruel and unusual punishment that I know," she ran on, cotnliij; lnsldo and moving a lit tle uncertainly toward his desk. Lutlinar sprang up, sot a chair for her, and mado to seat her, but she shook her head. "Dassent I'd never, never have tho courugo to rlso again," Bho said, then holding out a small foot In a shoe still smaller, "Johnny do believe this Isn't wholly vanity tho girl who sold them was a hypno tist." "Whero were you going to need uch lino foot-feathers?" Latimer in terrupted almost savagely, Tho offending foot-feathers were One, indeed tho latest cry of the mode as to shape and stuff. At rest, Joe's foot did look protty In them when she walked or tried to, her clas tic instep becamo wooden, her pinched toes were alternately dead or full of savage prickings. "Sit down!" Latimer ordered, "and tell mo the wholo story. You surely have not been out with that Parish gang again?" "Tho shoes contradict you that's Just why I suffer from them," Joe said with something betwixt a frown and a pout "Ten dollars' worth of agonyl Isn't that tough?" "Not aB tough as tho Parish gang," Latimer exploded. "See hero, Joe, you know I'm your big brother by appointment :ut them outl I say it! And I mean it down to the ground." , "I wish I could," Joe said half un der breath, then more articulate: "Johnny I must make you under stand. 1 promised I wouldn't but you are my other self " "What's to understand?" Latimer Interrupted. Joe reached for bis hand. "Tho truth," sho said. "I don't like tough ways, nor people but I have to mako pretense of It because you see, If I get tho story all my hard tlmeB are over. Deckwlth himself has promised it" "But what is tho story V Latimer demanded. Joe put her lips almost upon his ear, as sho answered, "What's be hind tho Norowlll divorce?. Parish knowB, you see no's tho only one who docs know, except the principals. He ho thinks a lot of me, in his way. If I keep letting him think so and more he'll surely tell mo when he knows what It will mean." "You Infant!" Latimer Interrupted. "Surely you can't think Parish will give away his patron's secrets, oven for your beautiful eyes? Why if ho did " "You can't think I'd sell the story even If I knew It, unless ho was will ing?" Joe cried, trying to rise, but falling back with a grimace. Latimer took both her bands. "That shows how fit you are for.nows paper work. You can't and won't for get that you're a lady born abovo sneaking and sleuthing, and dirty pry lngs generally. Give it up, child. Let me send you home. Tell me, how are iyou off? Need money? How much?" i Joe turned away her head, fumbling for her purse. Her oyes were so dim she could barely see to open it. From 1t she shook into, her palm three cop pers, a dime, a half dollar and a five dollar gold piece. "Behold my world ly wealth," she said, trying to speak '(Bayly. "And I can't spend the gold it's my christening money, you know, kept for luck. But if only you'll buy a storylet so I can get some shoes " "I suppose you can go hungry," Lat imer Interrupted curtly. "Why won't you give up and go home? You know Iyou can marry Billy Mason " "Thank you I don't want Billy Ma son I wquld rather be a free lance In New York town with one square meal a week than roll round In the Mason auto all the days of my life," ho cried, rising and shutting her lips on a groan. Uncertainly balancing she smiled a gallant smile, saying: "Sorry we can't do business must hop along to somo other office." "Wo can do business wo have got to," Latimer said doggedly, pulling some bills from his pockot and trying to thrust them upon her. "Take It Just an advance, you know you can bring stuff when you got 'round to It," he said, looklug carefully over her head. She smiled at him; but shook her head, Baying as she pushed away the money: "Johnny, don't you know charity Is demoralizing? Besides you can't afford it any more than 1 can afford to take It. Don't worry my rent Is paid to tho week-end and I'm going to dine with Parish and a chaperono Think .'11 let him propose to me, then, tell him I can't say 'Yes,' unless be gives me tho story and so makes roe Independent?" "If 1 thought you meant that I'd shoot him," Latimer growled. From the door- Joe called to him saucily, "1 11 lot you know how I speed in the morning I don't have to pay teash for my 'phone calls." j When she wbb out of hearing he dropped his head on his desk a min ute, swearing great silent oaths. Look !' ng down ho saw. that she had dropped ler story a pitiful wispy scrawl of (cheap paj.er, less bulky than common. (He knew it would not do that was (the trouble. Her storlos nover would Bo, even for the cheap and uncritical tnagnulnu which claimed his services. Their very virtues fought against them Joe knew good literature, no less good brooding. The broad splashy effects that thrilled his pub lic were not for her. If her people lacked llfo thoy wore at the least do ceutly tailored. Yet sho was set as tho hills on making her way, hero in tho boiling town, rather than go back to the nagging of a step-mother nag gings whoso root was tho prosperous Hilly MnBon. Latimer had known her from her cradlo. Indeed, ho had carried her plg-a-back several miles at least. He had nover thought of her as a Bweot heart. SwccthcurtliiR for him, indeed, had ahvayB meant Agnes Ware. If sho hud not thrown him over for his rich undo ho should never have seen Now York. His coming hud a cogent reason why under heaven had that willful Joo come Hkowlso7 why, find ing herself so unfit, did sho foolishly stay? He bought tho poor llttlo story paying for it from his own spare pocl ct, but through tho mask of the mag azine. After tho check had been sent by messenger, he felt a bit caster, though still ho cbuld not scttlo stead ily to his work. Joe's face, wearing that gallant smile abovo tho pain marks, camo between him and the pago ho read. Sho stayed with him so persistently; Indeed,, he shut his desk half an hour early, and went scowling to the tiny chambers ho had managed to And In a quiet oddy of the town. They looked desolnto enough, yet he had thought them cosy. Joo was the matter even thero sho haunted him. Ho went out quickly, made his way to the park and walked thero with swinging strides, until almost mid night Then suddenly he felt hlmscll faint with hunger, found an eating place and fed hlniBelf decently. Aft erward thero was another stroll. The moon had come up transforming mag ically even the sordid town. It was late after mldnlght-when ho came again to hlB own door and sat down upon tho steps for n last bask In the moonshine, a last cigar. At first he barely noted a huddled limp figure upon tho farther end of the topmost step. It gavo him a turn to have It suddenly slip down besido him. Next miuuto Joo was saying In breukB: "Johnny I you'll havo to send mo home after all. I've fouud out I won't do I'm too big a coward." "How did you mako tho discovery?" Latimer asked teasingly, laying his hund on her arm. She drew away from him over bo gently. "Why you seo this wny. I got tho Btory all right and Parish said I could use it. But but I found I couldn't do that. Why! Johnny tho wholo secret Is Mrs. Norrowlll loved her husband so sho wouldn't stand in the way of his happiness after sho found out ho loved somebody else. And she sho mado believe to flirt with the other man so her husband would have a clear conscience. Could you-could anybody, crucify a' woman who would do that?" "I know you couldn't," Latimer re turned, his heart beating fast. Ho had heard more than the words a subtly vibrant sympathy. ' Joo must know what that other woman felt waB It possible she had loved him, Latimer, all along? She was standing unstead ily upon her poor pinched feet. "It was so kind of you sending the check," she murmured. "I had to come and tell you when they said you were out, I waited. Please fix it so I can go homo Saturday but under stand I won't marry Billy." "No because you aro going to mar ry me Instead," Latimer answered, tucking her band over his arm. "1 am coming for you early in the fall think you can bo ready?" "I'm ready now unless you want to send me away," Joe said, so low, so sweetly, Latimer had to kiss her then and there, regardless of tlmr and place. (Copyright. U12, by Associated Literary Press.) Christianity In China. An army lieutenant held a prayer meeting in a Red Cross hospital in the lutervalB between fighting at Han kow. At Shanghai a society has been formed, Including many of the local leaders, with the object of translat ing Christian belief Into practical poli tics under the new government; and of its members, all Christians, one of the most prominent 1b Alexander Y. Ting, trained in an American Mis sionary college, M. A. and LL. B. of Manchester university, barrister at law of Lincoln's Inn anil doctor of law by examination at tho hands of tho late government In Peking. To considerations llko theao add tho fact that at least onothlrd of tho mem bers of Dr. Sun's cabinet were Chris tians, and It is seen that Christianity is already a force In China. -Ono of tho five hlghost officials in the new government recently received a letter of congratulation on bis appointment from a missionary of world-wide repu tation. In bis reply he said that he hoped "that by obeying the voice of heaven and the people he might be able to help to establish a kingdom of God on earth and make the govern ment of the republic pure and righ teous." These details may help one to real ize what CbriHtlanlty In China must mean in tho future. Leslie's Weekly. 8alt the Best Preservative. After many Usts under government Buporvlslon In Germany, suit has been found tho best preservative for but ter. Tip to Husbands. A woman can stand a lot from her husband, so long us he treats net courteously. Detroit Free Press. MOMTIONAL SUNMrSfflOOL Lesson (TJy R. O. Bl.t.l.KHS, Director of Evening Dppnrtmvnt, Tho Moody lllblo Institute Chicago.) LESSON FOR OCTOBER 6. JE8U8 WALKING ON THE SEA. LKSSON TEXT-Mnrk C.-t0. OOLOtCN Tl2XT-"Hiit Btrnlntitway Jesus spuko unto them, snylng. He of Rood cliccrj it is I; bo not afraid." Mat tlicw 14.27. The miraclo of tho feeding of the Avo thousnnd marks n crUls In the liro of Jesus. (John 6:15). Tho human ity of Jcbub 1b shown in that as booh as ho had performed thnt miraclo he first sends away Ills dUclplefl, thon sends away tho multitude, whllo he departB "Into n mountain to pray." To nrnv tho Braver of thanksgiving, to yrny for strength to withstand this new temptation, (John 6:14, IB); to pray for thoso whom ho had fed: and surely to pray for his chosen oneB that thoy might understand him and his mission. Jesus had taken his disciples Into tho mountnln for their own good. (Mark 6:31) and now ho sends them away lest thoy yield to tho advlco, tho importunities, of tho crowd and consort with them In their deslro to mako Jobub a temporal rather than a spiritual king. Such a courso would havo preclpltnted matters. But In hlB solltudo aB ho prayed, Jcbub wob watchful of his own. Ho had sent them Into tho storm to avoid a greater danger, would ho not watch oyer them? So with many a testing in our Uvea. They Becm severe, but how little wo know of tho grenter danger wo havo missed. Ho saw (v. 48) their distress long before they saw their relief (v.49). Jesus know tho need of prayor. Jcbub know the need of solitary prayer as ho must nass this crUlB. bo It wnB thnt while ho lingered in prayer they wcro dis tressed till "tho fourth watch," near daybreak. Ill Considered Test. It Is not strange that they did not recognlzo Jesus. Ho often comcB to ub in wnyB wo do not at first recog nize. In wayB that at first terrify ub, but ho does not leavo ub long In bus- penso. Wo read, ho "straightway" rescued them "It 1b I; bo not afraid." Notice ho assures them first who it 1b that Ib near, "It 1b I." Thoy recognize tho toneB of hlB fnmlllar volto and then they wero ready for his words of confldenco, "bo not afraid." So God ncakB to ub In tho hour of out darkest trial, saying "Lo, I am with you always:" "bo not afraid From tho parallel account by Mat- thew (Matthew 14: 28-36) we read of ter. HIb rash and 111 considered test of the reality of Jesus' presence. Thon wo Bee him as ho too compares him eelf with tho angry Btorm and taking hla eyes off of Jcbub begins to sink. Peter's sharp, piercing cry; his clear, definite, appeal is at onco answered and Jesus leads him safely back into tho boat. How different is tho picture once JesuB was in the boat, and how Boon they reached tho goal toward whlcb thoy had been struggling, (John 6:19, 21). If any one is at sea, if any one la fruitlessly tolling against wind and wave, only let them take JesuB on board and soon they will reach a safe landing place. The disciples were amazed and their hearts were hardened (vv. 61, 62). and this even after tho creative miraclo of feeding the five thousand why bo? It 1b evident that even those nearest to him did not appre hend the true meaning of this miraclo, on tho contrary tholr hearts wore bar dened, e. g.. blind. Spiritual Application. The real Interpretation of Christ's 'miracles la not tlu wo are to be amazed at the material manifestation but that wo aro to see the spiritual lesson and application. It was a different reception Jesus received when they reached Genne caret (vv. 63-56). Thero ho Is recog nized at onco. Thero they flock to blm with their sick; ones and Mark with a few deft strokes showB ub the picture of a vast deal of healing. Nono Is disappointed, for we read that as many as touched him were mado whole. Hla healing Is not confined today to a single person, nor limited to a peculiar placo or shrlno. ' In this lesson wo seo Jesus direct ing his disciples. We Bee tho disciples obeying that direction even though it led them into contrary winds. We see him as he walks into them bring ing relief, superior to boisterous wind and wave: His presence brought peace as it always does to Btorm tossed humanity. Hla assurance is that of his own presence (Matt. 28:20), "It is I; bo not afraid." We see Jesus anawerlng the fear of the disciples. This is a lesson of many applica tions. The story Is clear and simple. Us values are for onr comfort and help. The unseen Christ la by our side. Miracles? They are only won derful things, that is all. Something beyond our ordinary experience. Shall we discredit the sunlight becaus a pin point enters to blind tho eye? ' Mira cles to tho Christian are the mani festations of n loving God, thoy aro what ono would expect of tho Christ, If ho bo tho Christ. Let uh lobk them squarely in tho faco and pass on "nlUnR the light of a clearer and rt bountiful day. EVIDENTLY OUT OF PLACE Indignant Frenchman Had Some f-ault to Find With Postmatter, and Said So, A Frenchman with a nnmu spoiled a la Paris and pronounced sumi'tliing llko Cachoo had nover learned to rend or write, but ho managed to ills Riilso tho fact protty well until hj moved to a new community whore tho nnnio was not common. Going to the poHtollleo one morning ho Inquired: "Got any mall for Joo Cn-ohoo?" "What's tho nnmu?" Inquired tho clerk. "Ca-chon. Jon Ca-choo." "How do you spell It?" "t'nn't you spell Joo Cachoo?" ".'o," said tho clerk, "I never heard It Iwfore." Then tho dlngunt of tho French man, which hud been constantly rlH liiK, boiled over and he snorted: "Well, If you can't spell, why don't you soil your old postoMco to some one thnt can7" BABY IN MISERY WITH RASH Monroe, Wis. "When my baby was six weeks old thero came a rash on his fnco which finally spread until it got nearly nil over his body. It form ed a crust on his head, 'hair fell out and tho itch wns tcrrlblo. When he would scratch tho crust, tho water would oozo out In big drops. On face and body It was In a dry form and would scale off. He was In grent mis cry and at nights I would Ho awake holding his hands so thnt ho could not scratch and disfigure himself. I tried simple remedies at first, then got medicine, but It did no good, "Finally a friend suggested Cutlcura Remedies, so I sent for a sample to seo wl'int they would do, when to my surprise after a few applications 1 could Bee an Improvement, and he would rest better. I bought a box of Cutlcura Ointment and a cako of Cutl cura Soap and before I had them half used my baby was cured. HIb head is now covered with a luxuriant growth of hair and his complexion is ad mired by everybody and has no dis figurements." (Signed) Mrs. Annie Saunders, Sept. 29, 1911. Cutlcura Soap and Ointment sold throughout the world. Sample of each freo, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post-card "Cutlcura, Dcpt L, Boston." Adv. The First Toast. Wilson, Mlzner, the well-known vlvcur, explained, on a Now York roof garden, tho origin of tho word "toast" tonstlng a lady. "You will remember," ho began, "that in olden tlmcB it was tho cus tom to Bervo punch with toasted that Is to say, roasted apples floating in It. These apples wore called tho toast. The toaBt remember that "Well, it happened at Hath ono day that a celebrated beauty stood in tho Cross Bath, Biirrounded by a throng of admirers, and ono of these admir ers, intoxicated with admiration, took a glass of tho water in which the beauty stood, and holding It aloft, drank her health, draining tho water to tho last drop. "Beau Nash, who stood near by, shouted: " 'I liko not tho punch, but I would I had the toast!'" Appointed Day of Judgement. A horse-dealer In an English town had lent a horse to a solicitor, who killed tho animal through bad usage. The dealer Insisted on payment, and the lawyer, refusing cash, said he would give a bill for the amount, but it must bo at a long date. Tho law yer drew a promissory note, making It payable on the day of Judgment. An action was raised, and the lawyer ar.ked tho sheriff to look at the bill. 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