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Copyright by Chaa. Scrlbnor's Bona
CHAPTER XXIV Continued.
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"Yes llko fits I will 1" retorted tho
mine owner. "I told yon once, John,
thnt I was in this thing to n finish,
nnd I meant It. Go on giving your
orders."
"Very well; you've had your warn
ing. The next thing Is the auto. I
want to catch Judge Warner before ho
goes to bed. I'll telephone while you're
getting a car."
Starbuck had no farther to go than
to the garage wfiero ho had put up his
car, mid when he got It iihri drove to
tho Klnzlo building, Smith came out of
tho shadow of the entrance to mount
beside him.
"Drive around to tho garage again
nnd let me try another phone," was
tho low-spoken request. "My wire
Isn't working."
The short run was quickly made,
nnd Smith went to tho gnrago ofllcc.
A moment later n two-hundrcd-po'uud
policeman strolled up to put n huge
foot on tho running bonrd of the wait
ing auto. Starbuck greeted him ns a
friend.
"Hello, Mac. How's tricks with you
tonight?"
"Th' tricks nro even, an' I'm tryin'
to take th' odd wan," said the big Irish
man. "'Tls a man named Smith I'm
lookln' for, Mlsther Starbuck J. Mon-tny-guo
Smith; th' fl-nnnshnl boss av
th big ditch comp'ny. Have yo seen
urn?"
Btnrbuck, looking over tho police
man's shoulder, could see Smith at
tho telephone In tho garago olllco. An
other fnnn might have lost his head,
but tho ' cx-cowpuncher was of tho
chosen few whoso wits sharpen hand
ily In an emergency.
"IIo hnngs out nt tho Hophra House
a good pnrt of tho time in tho eve
nings." lie replied coolly. "Hop In uud
I'll drive you around."
Thrco minutes later tho threatening
danger was a danger pushed a llttlo
way Into tho future, nnd Stnrbuck was
back nt the garage curb waiting for
Smith to come out. Through tho win
dow ho saw Smith placing the receiver
on Its hook, nnd n moment nftcrward
ho was opening tho car door for his
passenger.
"Did you mako out to ralso tho
Judgo?" ho inquired, ns Smith climbed
In.
"Yes. IIo will meet mo nt his cham
bers In tho courthouso as soon as lie
can drlvo down from his house."
"Whnt nro your hoping to do, John?
Judge Warner Is only n circuit Judge;
ho can't set an order of tho Uultcd
States court aside, enn he?"
"No ; but there Is one thing thnt he
can do. You may remember that I
had a talk with him this morning nt
bis house. I was trying then to cover
all tho chnnccs, among them tho pos
sibility that Stanton would Jump In
with a gang of armed thugs at the last
minute. Wo aro going to assume that
this Is what has been done."
Starbuck set tho car In motion nnd
ecnt It spinning out of tho sldo street,
"The Tricks Aro Even."
around tho plaza, and beyond to tho
less brllllnntly Illuminated residence
district which was not tho shortest
way to tho courthouse. 4
"You mustn't pull Judgo Warner's
leg, John," ho protested, breaking tho
purring silence after tho business quar
ter had been left behind; "he's too
good a mnn for thnt."
"I shall tell him tho exact truth, so
far as wo know It," was tho quick
reply. "Thero is ono chnnco In n thou
sand that wo shall como out of this
(With tho law aa well as tho equities
on our side. I shall tell tho Judgo
'that no papera have been served on
ws, amy, so far as I know, they hnven't.
What nro you driving nil tho way
around hcro.for?"
"This Is ono of tho times when tho
longest way round Is tho shortest way
home," Starbuck explained. "Tho bad
Hows ynu were looking for 'Ixom cauie.'
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"Ho was looking for mo?"
"Suro tiling and by name. Wo'll
fool nround lioro In the Mock streets
until the Judgo has had tltno to show
up. .Then I'll drop you at the court
houso nnd go hustle tho'shcrllt for
you. You'll want Harding, I tnko it?"
"Yes. I'm taking tho chanco thnt
only tho city authorities have been
notified In my personal affair not tho
county officers. It's a long chance, of
course; I may ho running my neck
squarely into tho noose. Hut it's all
risk, Lilly; every move In this night's
game. Head up for tho courthouse.
Tho Judgo will bo thcro. by this time."
Two minutes beyond this tho car
was drawing up to tho curb tn tho
mesa-facing sldo of tho courthouso
squure. There were two lighted win
dows in tho second story of tho other
wise darkened building, nnd Smith
sprang to tho sidewalk.
"do now and find Ilardlifg, and hnvo
him bring one trusty deputy with
him: I'll ho ready by tlio time you get
hack," ho directed; but Stnrbuck wait
ed until ho had seen Smith safely lost
In tho shadows of tho pillared court
houso entranco beforo he drove away.
CHAPTER XXV.
A Raco to the Swift.
Since Sheriff Harding had left his
olllce In tho county Jail and had gone
homo to his ranch on tho north side
of the river some hours earlier, not a
llttlo precious time wns consumed In
hunting him up. Beyond this, there
was another delay In securing tho dep
uty. When Starbuck's car camo to a
stand for a second time beforo tho
mcsn-frontlng entrance of the court
house, Smith came quickly across tho
walk from tho portal.
"Mr. Harding," ho began nbruptly,
"Judgo Warner has gono home nnd ho
hns made mo his messenger. There Is
n bit of sharp work to bo done, nnd
you'll need n strong posse. Can you
deputlzo fifteen or twenty good men
who enn bo depended upon In a fight
and rendezvous them on the north
sldo river road In two hours from
now?"
The sheriff, n big, bearded man who
might hnvo snt for tho model of one
of Frederic Itemlngton's frontiersmen.
took tlmo to consider. "Is It a scran?"
ho asked.
"It Is likely to be. There aro war
rants to bo served, and thcro will
most probably bo resistance. Your
posso should bo well armed."
"Wo'll try for it," was tho decision.
"On tho north-side river rond, you
say? You'll want us mounted?"
"It will bo better to take horses. Wo
could get nutos, but Judgo Warner
agrees with mo that tho thing had
better bo done quietly nnd without
tanking too much of n stir In town."
"All right," snld tho man of tho
law. "It that all?"
"No, not qulto nil. Tho first of tho
warrants If to be served hero in Brew
ster upon Mr. Crawford Stanton.
Your deputy will probnbly find him nt
tho Hophra House. Hero Is tho paper:
It Is a bench warrant of commitment
on a chnrgo of conspiracy, and Stan
ton Is to bo locked up. Also you nro
to 8co to It thnt, your Jail telephone
Is out of order, so thnt Stanton won't
bo able to mako nny attempt to get a
hearing and bnll before tomorrow."
"Thnt part of it is mighty risky,"
snld Harding. "Docs tho Judgo know
nbout thnt, too?"
"IIo does; and for tho ends of puro
Justice, ho concurs with me though,
of course, he couldn't glvo a manda
tory order."
Tho sheriff turned to his Jnll dep
uty, who hnd descended from tho
rumble sent In tho rear.
"You've heard tho dope, Jlmmle,"
ho said shortly. "Go and get Ills
Nobs nnd lock him up. And If he
wants to bo yelling 'Ilelpl' and send
ing for his lawyer or somebody, why,
tho telephone's tnkin , a lay-off.
Savvy?"
The deputy nodded nnd turned upon
his heel, shilling tho warrant for Stan
ton's arrest Into his pocket ns ho
went. Smith swung up besldo SJtnr
buck, saying: "In a couplo of hours,
then, Mr. Ilnrdlng; somewhere near
tho bridge approach on tho other sldo
of tho river."
Starbuck had started th? motor nnd
was bending forwnrd to adjust tho oil
feed when tho shdrlff left them.
"You seem to have mndo n ten
strike with Judgo Warner," tho'ex
cowpuncher remarked, replacing tho
flash-lamp In Its scat pocket.
"Judgo Warner Is n man In every
Inch of him; but thcro Is something
behind this night's work that I don't
qulto understand," was tho quick re
ply. "I had hardly begun to state tho
caso when tho Judgo Interrupted me.
I know,' ho snld, 'I hnvo been wait
Ing for you peoplo to como nnd nsk
for reljef.' What do you mako of
that, Billy?"
"I don't know; unless' someono In
Stanton's outfit has welshed. Slmw
might hnvo dono It. IIo has been to
Bob StllUngs, nnd Stllllngs says ho Is
soro at Stanton for somo reason. Shnw
was trying to get Stllllngs to ngreo to
drop tho railroad caso against him,
and Bob says ho mndo somo vaguo
promise of help In tho nigh Lino busi
ness If tho railroad peoplo would
agreo not to prosecute."
"Thero Is n screw loose somewhere ;
I know by tho wny Judgo (Warner
took hold. When I proposed to swear
ont tho warrant for Stanton's nrrcst,
ho said, 'I enn't understand, Mr.
Smith, why you haven't dono this he
fore,' and ho sat down nnd filled out
tho blank. But wo can let that go for
tho present. How nro you going to
get' me across tho river without tak
ing mo through tho heart of tho town
and giving tho Brewster pollco a shy
I at mo?" '
Stnibuek's answer was wordless.
With n quick twist of the pilot wheel
no sent tno car skidding around tho
corner, using undue haste, as it
seemed, slnco they had two hours be
foro them. A few minutes farther
along tho lights of tho town hnd been
left behind nnd tho car. was speeding
swiftly westward on a country road
paralleling tho railway track; the
road over which Smith had twice
driven with tho kidnapped Jlbbey.
"I'm still guessing," tho passenger
ventured, when tho last of tho rail
road dlstanco signals had flashed to
the rear. And .then: "What's tho fran
tic hurry, Billy?"
Starbuck was running with tho
mufllcr cut out, but now ho cut It in
and tho roar of tho motor sank to a
humming murmur,
"I thought so," ho remarked, turn
ing his head to listen. "You didn't
notlco that pollco whistle Just as wo
wero leavlrfg the courthouse, did you?
nor the nnswers tb It while wo wero
dodging through tho suburbs? Some
body has marked us down nnd passed
tho word, and now they're chasing us
with a buzz-wagon. Don't you hear
It?"
By this time Smith could hear tho
sputtering roar of tho following cur
only too plainly.
"It's n big one," ho commented.
"You can't outrun It, Billy; and, be-
!SfeK;
"You'vo Heard the Dope, Jlmmle."
sides, thero is nowhere to run to In
this direction."
Again Starbuck's reply translated
Itself Into action. With n skillful
touch of tho controls ho sent the car
ahead nt top speed, and for a matter
of ten miles or more held u dimin
ishing lend In tho raco through sheer
good driving and an accurate knowl
edge of tho road nnd Its twlstlngs nnd
turnings. But the road would soon
become a cart track In tho mountains;
thcro was no outlet to the north save
by means of tho railroad bridge at
Llttlo Butte station, and from sonie
whero up tho valley and beyond tho
railroad bridge camo tho distance
softened whistle of a train.
Stnrbuck set a high mark for him
self as a courageous driver of motor
cars when ho came to tho last of tho
thrco road crossings. Jerking tho car
nround sharply nt tho instant of track
crossing, ho headed straight out over
tho ties for tho railroad bridge. It
wa8 a courting of death. To drive
tho bridge nt racing speed wns haz
ardous enough, but to drive It thus In
tho face of a downcomlng train seemed
nothing less than madness.
It wns after the car had shot Into
tho first of tho three brldgo spans
that tho pursuers pulled up nnd
opened fire. Stnrbuck bent lower over
his wheel, nnd Smith clutched for
handholds. Far up tho track on tho
north sldo of tho river a headlight
flashed In tho darkness, nnd the
hoarso blast of a locomotive, whistling
for tho bridge, echoed and re-echoed
among tho hills.
Stnrbuck drovo for his life. With
tho brldgo fairly crossed, ho found
himself on a high embankment; nnd
tho oncoming train wns now less than
lwlf u mile nwny. Somewhere be
yond tho brldgo nppronch there was a
road; so much Starbuck could recall.
If they could reach Its crossing beforo
tho collision should conic
They did reach It, by what seemed
to Smith a margin of no more than tho
length of tho henvy freight trnlu
which went Jangling pnst them a scant
second or so after the car hnd been
wrenched nsldo Into tho obscurn mesa
rond: They had gono n milo or more
on tho reverse leg of tho long down
river detour before Starbuck cut tho
speed and turned tho wheel over to
his scat-mate.
"Tnko her a mlnuto whllo I got tho
mnklngs," ho said, dry-lipped, feeling
In his pockets for tobacco and tho
rlco paper. Then ho ndded: "Holy
Solomoul I never wanted a smoke
so bad In nil my lifol"
Smith's laugh was a chuckle.
"Gets next to you after the fact
doesn't It? That's whero we split. I
had my scaro beforo wo hit tho bridge,
and It tn3tcd llko a mouthful of bitter
aloes.' Does this road tako us back
up tho rfver?"
"It takes us twenty miles nround
through tho Purk nnd comes In at tho
head of Llttlo creek. But wo hnvo
plenty of tlmo. You told Harding two
hours, didn't you?"
"Yes; but I must hnvo a few min
utes nt Illllcrcst beforo wo get action,
Billy." ,
Stnrbuck took tho wheel again and
snld nothing until the roundabout raco
had been fully run and he wns eas
ing tho car down the last of tho hills
Into tho Llttlo Creek road. Thero hail
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( been three-quarters oi an hour oi nuiu
ful driving over n bad rontl to come
. between Smith's remark and Its re-
ply, but Stnrbuck uppnrontly made no
nccount of tho length of tho interval.
"You're nlmlng to go nnd sco Cor
ry?" ho nsked, whllo tho car was
coasting to tho hill bottom.
"Yes."
With n sudden flick of tho controls
and u quick Jamming of tho brakes;
Starbuck brought tho car to n stnnd
Just ns It camo Into the level rond.
"We're man to mnn hero under the
canopy, John; nnd Corry Baldwin
hasn't got nny brother," ho offered
gravely. "I'm backing you In 'tills
business fight for nil I'm worth for
Dick Mnxwell's sake nnd the colbneVs,
nnd mnybo n llttlo bit for tho snl'e of
my own hnto of twenty thousand.
And I'm ready to back you In this old
homo scrap with nil tho money you'll
need to mako your fight. But when It
comes to the llttlo girl It's different
Hnvo you any good and fair right to
hunt up Corry Baldwin whllo things
aro shaping themselves up ns they
nro?"
Smith met tho shrewd Inquisition
fairly.
"Give It a name," he said shortly.
"I will : I'll give It the one you gavo
It n whllo hack. You said you wero
an outlaw, on two chnrges: embezzle-
ment nnd nssault. Wo'll lot tho nn-
snult go. But the other thing doesn't
tasto good."
"I didn't embezzle nnythlng, Billy.
I thought I made that plain."
"So you did. But you also mndo It
plain that the home court would bo
likely to send you up for It, guilty or
not guilty. And with n thing like thnt
hanging over you . . . you see, I
know Corry Bnldwln, John. If you
put It up to her tonight, nnd she hap
pens to fall In with your sldo of It
which is what you'ro aiming to make
her do nil hell won't keep her from
going bnck homo with you and seeing
you through 1"
"Billy, I mny never see her "ngnln.
I snld I wouldn't tell her that I
loved her too well to tell her . . .
hilt now the finnl pinch hns come, nnd
I"
"And thnt Isn't all," Starbuck went
on relentlessly. "There's this Miss
Blch-ncros. Your hands nln't clean,
John not clean enough to let you go
to Illllcrcst tonight."
Smith groped In his pockets, found
n cigar and lighted It.
"Pull out to the sldo of tho rond nnd
we'll kill what time there Is to kill
right here," he directed soberly. And
then : "Whnt you wy is right ns right,
Billy. Once more, I guess, I was lo
coed for tho minute. Forget it; nnd
whllo you'ro nuout it, forget Miss
RlchTandcr, too. Luckily for her, she
is out of it as far out of it ns I
nm."
CHAPTER XXVI.
Freedom.
On the northern bnnk of the Timnn
yoni tho Brewster street, of which tho
wagon bridge Is n prolongation, be
comes n country road, forking n few
hundred yards from tho brldgo ap
proach to send ono of its branchings
northward among tho Llttlo Creek
ranches nnd nnothef westward ifp tho
right bank of tho strenm.
At this fork of the rood, between
eleven nnd twelve o'clock of tho night
of nlnrms, Sheriff Harding's party of
special deputies began to nssemble.
Under each man's snddlc flap was
slung tho regulation weapon of the
West n scabbarded repeating rifle;
nnd the small troop bunching itself In
tho river road looked servlceably mili
tant and businesslike.
An uutomobllo rolled silently down
tho mesa rond from the north nnd
camo to a stand among tho horses.
The sheriff drew rein besldo the enr
and spoke to one of tho two occu
pants :
"Well, Mr. Smith, we're all here."
"How many?" was the-curt question.
"Twenty."
"Good, ncre Is your authority"
hnndlng'tho legnl papers to tho officer.
"Beforo we go In you ought to know
the fncts. A few hours ago a man
named M'Graw, calling himself a depu
ty United States marshal nnd claim
ing to bo nctlng under Instructions
from Judge Lorchlng's court In Bed
Butte, took possession of our dam nnd
camp. On tho even chnnco that he
Isn't what he claims to be, we aro go
ing to arrest him nnd every man in his
crowd. Aro you gamo for It?"
"I'm gomo to servo any papers that
Judgo Warner's got the nerve to Is
sue," was tho big man's reply.
"Thai's tho talk; thnt's what I hoped
to hear you say. Was Stanton nrrest
ed?" "IIo suro wns. Strothers found him
in tho Ilophrn House bar, nnd the lino
of talk ho turned looso would have set
a wet blanket afire. Just tho same,
ho hnd to go along with Jlmmle and
get himself locked up."
"That is tho first step ; now If you'ro
ready, we'll tako tho next,"
Harding rodo forwnrd and the ad
vance began. For tho first mllo or so
tho midnight sllenco wns unbroken
save by tho subdued progress noises
nnd tho murinurlngs of the nenrby
river In Its bed. Onco Smith took the
wheel whllo Starbuck rolled nnd light
ed a cigarette. It was Starbuck who
harked back to tho talk which had
been so abruptly broken off.
"Let's not hen'd into this ruction
with nn unpicked bono betwixt us,
John," ho begnn gently. "Llaybe I said
too much, back yonder at the foot of
tho hill."
(TO DB CONTINUED.)
Its Merit.
"You cnll this portrait of your wife
a beautiful work of nrt? I must say
it Is not n speaking likeness of her."
" "That's the beauty of it"
MlTMnOiNAL
Sffisrsoiooi
Lesson
(By JREV. 1'. U. PlTZWATKIt, D. D
Trachnr of Kngllsh Illblo In tho Moody
Dlblo Institute of CIiIc.iko.)
(Copyright, 1917, Western Newspaper Union.)
LESSON FOR OCTOBER 14.
RETURNING FROM CAPTIVITY.
LESSON THXT-Krra 1.
CIOI.DHN TKXT-Tlio Lord hath dono
Rrr.it tliltiiw for us; whereof wo aro clad,
-I'Balms 120:3.
Israel went Into cnptlvlty because of
her sins. The time of her disciplinary
process was about to ''iid, as Its pur
poso was now uccompiished: namely,
the cure of Israel's Idolatry. Ever
since the Babylonian captivity the He
brew people have been worshipers of
the one God. Monotheism has stood
forth as u vital characteristic. Tho
main reason for the Jews' maintenance
of racial identity in spite of their nn-
! llonul '""location and the breaking up
l tncir 0CInl . is tnu unity or tneir
faith, around the one God.
I. The Proclamation of Cyrus (vv.
1-4). I
(1) ThcTlmo of (v. 1). The first '
yenr of Cyrus; that Is the first yenr
after his conquest of Babylon. I
(2) How It Wns Brought About (v. '
1). The Lord stirred 'Up ills spirit.
The Lord often uses very unlikely .
agents In tho accomplishment of his
purposes. There Is nothing too hard i
for him. He enn readily use n heathen
king to accomplish his purpose. Ho
can find n wny of approach to any
henrt. Likely Daniel wns the agent j
used to bring tho matter to the king's
uttentlon. Daniel w. still the Inllu
entlnl prime minister of Babylon.
From his study of the prophecies of
Jeremlnh (Jer. 25:12; Isn. 45:1; com
pnro Daniel 0:2), he knew that tho
time was near for the return of the
people to their own land, so ho likely
brought tho matter to the attention of
the king nnd persuaded him to thus
favor his people.
(3) Its Contents (vv. 2-4).
(a) A confession of the tsue God
(vv. 2, 3).
He acknowledges him to bo the God
of heaven, the Most High, tho Supreme
God, a God of goodness. He dcclnred,
"He has given me nil the kingdoms of
the enrth," and thnt God had with au
thority laid upon him the chnrgo of
building him n house nt Jerusnlem.
(b) A Generous Permission to Israel
(v. 3). All who desired to go up to
Jerusalem nnd build the Lord's hoifeo
were permitted to go. He even com
mnnded the blessing of tho Lord to bo
upon them.
(c) A Positive Co-Operntlon (v. 4).
None were obliged to go op, but n pos
itive obligation wns lnid upon those
who did not go upito render nsslstnnco
to those who did. They were to nld
In the building of the house of God by
giving money, beasts and .goods. It
was more than n free-will offering, nn
obligation In addition thereto. The ob
ligation wns oven wider than the peo
ple of Israel. Tho heather wero'nsked
to render nld.
II. Response to the Proclamation of
Cyrus (vv. 5, 0).
(1) By Israel (v. 5). Strnngeto say
tho decree of Cyrus wns not met with
grent cnthuslnsin. Only a smnll num
ber, chiefly from Judnh and Bcnjnmln,
returned (v. 5). For most of them it
meant giving up biislness interests, for
they had settled down to tho regulnr
callings of life. Besides the sacri
fice of business Interests It Involved
great risks ns to the future. The en
tire compnny, including servants, wns
nbout fifty thousand (2:04). Of this
compnny wo note tho following divi
sions; first, chiefs of the fnthers of
Judoh nnd Benjamin, thnt is magis
trates; second, priests nnd Levites,
lenders In religion; third, skillful ar
tificers, head workmen.
(2) By Their Neighbors (v. 0). This
response wns apparently more hearty
than thnt of the Jews themselves.
Their neighbors gnvo f f eely of gold, sil
ver, beasts and goods. God hnd not
only graciously disposed the henrt of
Cyrus toward his people, but they
found pecullnr favor from their neigh
bors, so that their wants were nbund
nntly supplied.
III. Restoration of the Sacred Ves
sels (vv. 7-11). These vessels had been
carried nwny to Babylon many years
before. Llttlo did Nebuchadnezznr ro
nllzo thnt lie would put Into safe keep
ing the vessels which would ho needed
nt this time. They wero carefully num
bered nnd turned over to the proper
officers. Except for their desecration
'in Bel8hnzzar's feast, they wero nono
the worst for having been' cnrrlcd nwny.
Theso wero brought up to Jerusalem
from Babylon.
i ,
Poverty.
Poverty Is only contemptible when
it is felt to bo so. Doubtless tho both
way to mako our poverty respectable
Is to seem never to feel It as an evil.
Bovoe.
Love's Secret
Love's secret Is to bo always doing
things for God, nnd not to mind be
cause they are such very llttlo ones.
Frederick W. Fnber.
Honest Endeavors.
I think that there Is success In all
honest endenvor, nnd that thero Is
somo victory gained In every gullnnt
etrugglo thnt Is rande. Dickens.
Power of Littles.
Trifles mako perfection, and perfec
tion la no trifle. Michael Angelo.
"IfoUcaiuutdown
that it
and have a better roof
There is no use in putting
I you can get a better roof I
I nnrl snvfi rpnl mnnev hv
using
Certain-teed
Roofing
CERTAIN-TEED is the best
roof, not only because it costs
less to manufacture, but also be
cause it is wcathcr-tight, light
weight, clean, sanitary, fire-rc-tardent,
and costs practically
nothine to maintain.
There are many roll roofings on
the market, but only one CERTAIN-TEED.
It pays to cct
the best. It costs no more to
lay a CERTAIN-TEED roof
than it does to lay a poor roof,
but there is a vast difference in
the wear. You can't tell the
quality of a roofing by looks or
feel. Your only safety is the
label. Be sure that it is CERTAIN-TEED
then you are
certain of quality and guarantied
satisfaction.
CERTAIN-TEED is guaran
teed for 5, 10 or 15 years ac
cording to thickness (1, 2 or
3 ply).
Ctrtain-tted Slate-Surfaced
Asphalt Shingles
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are supplanting wood
and slate shingles for
residences. They cost
less, are just as good
looking, wear better,
won't fall off, buckle
or snlit. Thev are
fire-retardent and do not have to be
painted or stained.
Certain-teed
Products Corporation
New Yoik, Cblofo. PMUdelpbU. St. LouU.
Hoiton. CJcrelind. Plttiburch, Detroit, OufTilo,
San Franclico, Milwaukee. Cincinnati. New
Orleam, Lot Antelea, Minneapolis KaniaiCltr.
Seattle, Indlanapolla, Atlanta. Mcmpbli, Richmond.
Crand Rapldi, Naibrllle. Salt Lake CUr. Dei
Molnti, Houitoa, Dulutb. London. ij&Ltj, Hanoi
Somewhat Hunched.
A marriage broker brought an assist
ant along to u conference nbout a
bride. This assistant was to confirm
his assertions.
"She Is well mndo, like a pine trco,"
snld the agent.
"Like a pine tree," repeated the as
sistant. "She Is cultured beyond words."
"Wonderfully cultured," camo tho
echo. ,
"However, one thing Is true," con
fessed tho hroker, "she has a slight
hunch on her bnck."
"And what a hunch I" confirmed tho
assistant.
Needed His Muscles.
Tho wounded Tommy writhed nnd
squirmed ns the masseuse, with Iron
fingertips, massaged his injured leg.
At last he burst out :
"'Arf n mo. Whnt d'yer think yer
n-dolng of? Ow 1"
"It's all right." said the masseuse.
"I'm kneading your.Viusclos."-
The Tommy gently but firmly pulled
his leg nwny from tho nono too gentle
grasp of Jils tormentor, and breathed:
"So'm I."
All the Same to Pat.
An Irish recruit was placed on his
first spell of sentry duty, and had
vague Ideas of what a "sentry" meant.
He had wandered a little out of his
position.
He wns accosted by an olllcer with:
"Whnt are you hero for, my man?"
"Faith, your honor," said l'at, with
his accustomed grin of good humor, '
"they tell me I am hero for a century 1"
Pianos Made In Italy.
In order that all Industries In Italy
may bo national, that kingdom Is
setting up a piano factory designed on
the best American nnd French models,
Beforo the war the piano trade was
nearly all In tho hands of Germans.
Very Lono Game.
Hostess But when you got so far
north that tho nights wero three
months long, It must hnvo been Inex
pressibly dreary. How did you put In
your tlmo?
Arctic Explorer Madam, wo devot
ed tho evening to n gnmo of chess.
Give the Wheat to the
soldiers, but give me
POSTTOASTIES
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