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THE TALE OF
EH MULE
SCOTT. BAILEY
CHAPTER XII.
Two Black Rascals.
Old Mr. Crow was in luck. lie
wanted to have a neighborly chat with
Mistah Mule. Not daring to fly in
side the barn, he was a bit puzzled
as to how he could meet Mistah Mule.
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And then came tho good luck. Farm
er Green turned Mistah Mule into the
- pasture.
from tho top of a tall elm not far
from the cornfield Mr. Crow spied
Mistah Mule cropping grass near the
pasture bars. About half a minute
later Mr. Crow flopped down upon
It.
"isn't I met you before, down
Saotb?' Ml Stab Mule inquired.
the topmost bar and called, "Good
morning, friend!”
Mistah Mule raised his head. He
had never seen Mr. Crow before. But
he addressed him in a most familiar
fashion. "Howdy, Jim!” he answered.
Old Mr. Crow choked. He hated to
he called "Jim.” because it really was
his name, which he greatly disliked.
‘ Isn’t T met you before, down
south?” Mistah Mule inquired.
"I hardly think so,” Mr. Crow re
plied. “I’ve been spending the win
ters in the north for a good many
years. I haven’t been south since X
don’t know when. And—er—when
you speak to me, or of me, kindly
omit the ‘Jim.’ Just say 'Mr. Crow.”’
Mistah Mule nodded.
‘Y doesn't blame, you, not the least
est bit,” he remarked. "I knows just
bow you feels.”
"We won’t talk about that any
more,” said Mr. Crow. “I came to
tnlk about an entirely different mat
ter.”
“What's that?" Mistah Mule in
quired.
“Your tail!” Mr. Crow explained.
“You know, it's rather an odd one.”
Mistah Mule was so surprised that
he turned his head and looked back
at his tail.
“I doesn't see anything queer about
it,” he murmured.
"Think hard!" Mr. Crow urged him.
“Doesn’t it remind you of other tails ;
on this farm?”
"No, sail!” Mistah Mule declared.
“Hasn't it occurred to you that
your tail is somewhat like a cow's?”
Mr. Crow went on.
Mistah Mule was puzzled. He even
seemed alarmed.
“This here is my own tail!" he cried.
"Can't nobody say I stole it."
"Certainly not!” Mr. Crow agreed.
“I'll explain more carefully. There s
a cow on this farm that everybody
calls ‘the Muley Cow.’ Just to tease
her. I want you to pretend you're her
cousin and that your two tails are a
good deal alike.”
“But I isn't got two tails!” bellowed j
Mistah Mule. And again he turned ,
his head, as if to make sure that an- ;
other tail hadn't crept up behind him.
when he wasn't looking.
“My goodness!” Mr. Crow muttered, i
"its hard to talk with this person.”
My Marriage Problems
Adele Garrison's New Phase of "Revelations of a Wife"
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The Reason for Katie's Trouble Which
Madge Discovered.
The thermometer or my spirits,
pleasantly rising at the favorable ac
count my fattier had given ine of
affairs at home, took a sudden slump
when he told me of Katie's condi
tion.
"She either isn't well, or is unduly
worrying about something,” he had
said. "Now, I know only too well by
experience that my little maid's som
bre moods usually spell domestic
disaster of some sort. I felt more anxi
ous than ever to reach home, and
was glad indeed when my father turn
ed the car into dhe driveway and
I saw the welcoming lights of the
farmhouse.
-Mother Graham, with Junior by the
hand, and Lillian with Marion danc
ing in glee.beside her, were at the
ball door with the loving welcome so
dear to a returning traveler—but
there was no sign of Katie. And when
1 hatl rapturously hugghed my small
son. and had greeted the others, I
as!.“d after her.
"I Keel Retler Now Tou L'oom.”
".Shes in the kitchen where she be
long-." my mother-in-law said tartly.
"She rushed In here Just now when
site heard the car, as if she were
some circus wild animal just broken
through its cage, yelling 'My Missis
Graham" r packed her back in a hur
ry, I can tell you. It's a crime, Mar
garet. the way you let that ape run
over everything.”
Over her shoulder I caught Lit-|
llatt's commiserating smile, and a
atight inclination of her head in the ;
direction of the kitchen. I kenw she j
meant to tell me that Katie reeded
■rte, and I put my hand up in a pre
ence of tucking in ray hair as lit !
answering signal that I had under- |
s'eod her.
"‘"onte Junior." I stooped to mr son ■
rapturously clinging to me. "Sup- i
pose we go upstairs to mother's
room ”
"Mother Graham, have you seen j
this'.’” Lillian asked, holding an open '
magazine out to my mother-in law.
"It's another attark on American
literature. This author declares we
rever have prod -ed any one worth
leading.”
Mother Graham's eyes flamed with
the light of battle as sits held out
her hand for the magazine.
“Come into the library by the fire,”
she said. "I’ll probably feel like throw
ing It into the fire before I've gone
very far, and you'll have to res
cue it.”
With the certainty that she was
h_1'
safe for several minutes at least, I
went upstairs with Junior, followed by
my father with my bag. When we
leached my room, I spoke hurriedly
to my father.
"I must see Katie at once," I said
in a low' tone. "Will you take care
of Junior, please?”
He caught up the little lad with an
expressive laughing glance at me. and
I flew down the back stairs to the
kitchen, where, as I feared, I found
Katie seated before tile kitchen table,
her head bowed upon her oUtflung
arms, and her slender body shaking
with sobs.
She was so absorbed in her own
emotions that she did not hear me
until I gently lifted her to her feet.
Fhe opened her lips for a character
istic shriek of welcome, but I put my
hand over her mouth with a firm
•'Hush:” and she obeyed the Injunc
tion, expressing her Joy^ instead in
convulsive hugs which threatened the
safety of my ribs.
"Where old vomans?" she whia- i
pered fearfully at last.
"In the library with Mrs. Under
wood," I whispered back. “Now I
want you to stop crying and go on
with your dinner. I’m home now,
and when I get an opportunity to
see you by yourself, you shall tell
me all about whatever troubles you, I
and I'll straighten it out."
"You no can straighten dis out,"
she said hopelessly. "I no can be |
happy in dis world any more, und I ■
tink I too bad to go to good Oder j
vorld. Und I no mean to do any- j
ting bad dot time eder. I tink I safe
eferybody.”
Her voice trailed away hopelessly,
and she gave a convulsive little shud
der. Then she lifted her tear stained
face bravely to mine.
"I feel better now you room, any
vays." she said with a sad tittle smile.
“Und I no make trouble for you. 1
feex me dinner now. und by and by
ven I get dinner vork all feexed oop,
you coom to my room maybe?"
A Perplexing Problem.
"T surety shall, Katie," I prom
ised heartily, and went up the stairs
again to my room.
From down the hall came Junior's
excited treble, and I knew that he
was safe with my father, and that for
a few minutes I would >iave nothing
to distract my attention from Katie’s
problems—the girl’s distraught man
ner and tortured eyes hart told me
that she was distinctly in need of
succor.
I locked the door, and paced up
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accusations against herself. And then
all at once the reason for her be- j
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When Negro Resist* Arrest
Defective H’alUr JJekert was ss
roroly bruised In a half hour struggle
with Charles Nelson, negro, early yes
terday nt the Nelson home, *21 North
Klghth street. The officer hail gone
to the place in response to a call from
' Mrs. Nelson, who notified police her
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Nelson laid for Dickert, when he
entered tho house and struck at him
with a hatchet, it whs said The
men were fighting in tho yard, when
two other officers who were railed
from headquarters Interfered.
I Nelson Is held for Invcstlgnllnn and
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Problems That Perplex
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BEATRICE FAIRFAX
A Friend’* Gift.
Dear Mis* Fairfax: There la a
young man who haa told me lie loves ;
ine and that there la no ottyer girl In j
thia world for him. I do not care for
him that way. but like him a» a good |
friend.
At Christmas he aent me a beautl
fill gift and costly, too. I refused It 1
at first, hut he said I dllYnot reallzo
how 1 would hurt him by not accept
Ing it as a good friend should So I
accepted.
I>I<1 I do wrong In accepting It.
knowing that I will never be anything
to him? ANXIOUS.
\V» all know that "circumstances
alter cases." This man loves you and
has accepted your honest verdict that
you have nothing for him save friend
ship. So If ho expressed his good will
and devotion nt Christmas with a gift
which ordinarily you would not wish
to accept the gracious Yuletlde thing
to do was to permit him to have his
generous pleasure In giving. It would
ho ungracious to takn the attitude
that you must "give” something In
return for this fine expression of
kindly feeling.
In l.ove or Not?
Dear Mis* Fairfax: 1 hare known
a yotuig mail for over a year and for
the last seven months have been
going out with him often, lie has
told me several times that he loves
mg. Although 1 told him that I love
him, I am not quite sure that I do.
When I am with him, I like him a
great deal, and when I do not see
him 1 Imagine I dislike him I hare
told him that 1 am very liekln and
will tire of him, hut he Just laughs, as
he thinks I am Jollying him along.
Tie is so good to me that I haven't
the heart to tell him I don't rare.
TEDDY.
No one ran make your feeling*
rlear and certain to you. Time and
your own Judgment must reveal (lie
stata'of your heart. If this man is a
real companion and a true pal." if
you admire and respect him and there
is love In your heart—don't let the
foolish longing for some more roman
tic thrill than you have yet known
sway you away from what may mean
true happiness. On the other hand,
don't marry unless you can account
for your own doubts.
Tlie Arbitrary huitor.
1>car Miss Fairfax: I am 19 and
engaged to a man two years my sen
ior. We vo known each other over
two years and love each other dearly,
but tltero is just one thing that causes
arguments between us Ard that is
jealousy. Whenever I talk to nny
young men he always watches to peo
If there is anything personal going
on. Knowing hla Jealous disposition.
I never give him any cause to be
angry with me on this account. He
set ins to think, however, that he can
play around w ith any girl and I have
nothing to - iy a limit It. Now. I am
not saying that I am not Jealous, hut
I do expect him to act the way he
wants me to act. lie tells me 1 am
wrong I>o you think so’
ANXIOUS.
Trust and faith and honest gener
nsdv ire part and parcel of real love.
Jealousy is selfishness If you really
love this man you can amlise v ourself
for tho moment with a bit of chat or
laughter and in no way have a
thought that is disloyal to your big
feeling. This man must learn to trust
you, for If he is so given to doubting
other folks. Isn't it because In Ills
heart he knows that he tau t nulte to
lie trusted? When we are perfectly
square, wo believe In other folks'
squareness Jealousy Is a confession
that disloyalty isn't an inconceivable
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I» rorporal punishment tnc '.best
for disobedience?
t'orpmsl 'punishment should be re
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is undoubtedly very effective but It
does not tend to mske them respect
their parents nor does it fit all cases
of disobedience.
Vafnllion hates
Mr and Mr* • harles Ptebold returned
Friday from California. »hrr* they had
■lent aeveral months visiting relative*
and friend*.
Tha American T eg ion post will he’d a
smoker In Hansr-hiid • hall on Thursday
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Cdlllni radio outfit and ha* been able to
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the> are engag'd In farming.
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Thieve* broke into Aflrv Thompson's
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