Lay or the Has . liccn ,
Oh , HIli" ! the time flung or the howl nnrl 1I1fJ
HUtln ! I ,
'I'hl' HOII" or the \ IIIhh have heen i
'I'he Hon ) ( or thu ellI ) ' when your kick wnH
full ,
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\\'hl'lI money WIIH chc11i1 1114 (1II't.
Awl yon olJllIl'eI ! willi' III IJIIHlcet Iota
AI six 111111 ( n belt Jlcl' 4ttuh't.
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Oh , serve flu the I good ) obi con ,
Ohl , elllll ! IIII ! II 1I/II'ilel / of the wily slave ,
J III IIstelllng' , Put ) , Go Oil
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htul IC 1
DowlI lit the Hl'Ullcll ens IIlght-
YOU smelted HU high that the cohiinga
hlll"cel
And the ell'npr ) WIIH : out : or sight
LeI's 111'/11' / ugulll or the 11I1'11 you'\'o Hllllw )
AIIII the hOI'Hl'1I you gave IIWII-
1\1) OYOH Htll'I out nail lilY CIlIM expand /
At every word you smiy .
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or the demo dl'llfl IlIlHl and gone ,
/'hl'lI / Hot IIII' dawn fOl' Il HIII"It ! acct :
1'11I IIHlelllllg' , 111I1. Uo Oil
Once Oil Il lillII' , down III Brlghtoll Beach ,
01'HIH II old , II'I'Ollw' ?
You hncbtd Il horHU Ill' one hundred to
OliO
And Hasv that 1101'110 001110 home ,
And yen scattered coil Rees the sixteenth
Pale
Clear elOWII to the lowf' ! turn \ ,
And what t you had left svgs too big & to tote
And solidly packed / t" hUIII
Oh , tip moo Il stave or the good , old tune ,
'l'hl1l for IIUIIIIIII'I'II 'OU'VU lived pUll ,
'I'lli'll touch 1111' up for Jive ( \ or HU ;
1'11I lI'1t'nllll , pal Go Oil
Oh wnlhll' 10 nil' ; II will conic I1Hall1-
Yell 111111'11 gl ollolhl'I' Htlll'l ;
And r01l'1I lhllllc of the fellows that helped
s'om Hp.nd '
AIIII that ) 111YOll \h. \ 111I11'1Ilu hl'lll'1.
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1"01' the 1111'1I1111' point ( 1M 111'111' , I
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IIII1.l bionic
After nl/l / ' ' ' ' ' ' ' , ,
mummy Il \ \ 'I'an'1'111'
And tell nit' , ( ii ( 'ml. or alt you have loulss'n I ;
I shun 1'0 the "on\ ! 0111' "
Let tine films your off io Illlother stein ,
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WITH Tllf HELP Of UNCI E BillY
Dy LUELLA LEACH
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Janet had l'I'aHOn5 of her own for
ClllJOHllIg the ol'chal't ( ! Il1\lh The front
lane , leading [ from the road to the
barnyard , lay full III sight of Granll-
1IIOlIwr'u silting-room windows and
Janet was not yet strong [ e1l0ugh
with her defense for the coming baltic -
tic
While Uncle Billy might not bo able
thoroughly to comprehend the emu
tons of elghteon , yet Janet felt Intuit-
h ely that she could count on him as
all lilly At tiny rate , she would ! In-
trench borscht for the light hehlnd a
lulwllrl of l\l1owrodge as to the en-
emY'1 exact 11OSItioll
'rhe restful twilight dusk was clos
lug around her as she slllped ) down
the secluded ( lIath She Imow she
would JlIIII him at the evening mlll-
Ill g.
"Unclo Billy , " olio called breathlessly -
ly l through I the fence
'rho sound ' of the milk streaming
into die tin pail ceased for an instant.
"Is that theo , Janet ? " the man
aswd ! In the same hushed volco
For " answer : , she scrambled through
the bars , pushing aside the inquisitive !
nose of big ness , who had already
contributed he\ Gharo toward filling
the shin lug buckets lined Ull under
. Uncle Billy's watchful eye.
"Does she know , Uncle Billy ? " Janet -
net whispered , with a guilt glance
around at the cows who were staring
at her In in ild ' eyed tllsapII'o\'al. )
"Well I reckon she docs , " the old
nan admitted : reluctaut1
"But who could have told her this
time ? " the girl asked hOJlelessl
"You dlln't ! ten , Uncle Billy ? " She
looked at him sharply , in sudden ! suspicion -
picion
"Janet child , what does thee take
mo for ? "
Janet was Instantly penitent and
patted the battered old felt hat lov-
il'gh'
"Is It very wrong , Uncle Billy , to
love somebody awfully , awfully ? " she
pleaded insinuatingly , with her ann
about his neel
"I cau't exactly say that It is , "
Uncle Billy vouchsafed , hesftatlngl
Ilo was engaged In a deep study of
the white spot 011 old Brindle's side ,
which came on a level with his eyes
as ho sat on tine milking stool.
1'l1en .rou'ro all niy side , " she ex
" ' - '
l1ltell gleefully "And what else can
I do If' Grandmother won't let him
come to the house ? Besides , I do love
hllll , " she added with tremulous ten
derness ; "In the spring , he is going
to have beautiful position , as soon
as that new railroad begins to IJulhl.
You know It was engineering ho studied .
led at cull'ge. And then-and then - "
Uncle Billy didn't have the heart to
mouse hel' from' her rosy dream , but
she soon came back to earth of her
own accord
" 'VI\ ! ; she angry , really angry when
she heard ? " she pursued ) anxiously
"I guess thee doesn't know thy
gl'l\llIlmothcr , " retorted Uncle Billy
dryly , with a shrewd ! twinkle In his
e , es that was lost upon Janet , because -
cause of his having resumed the milking .
ing operation
"I don't care , " the girl cried hotly ,
" 1'd do It again. I'd go with him a
thousand times , if she had a whole
regiment of Infantry stationed there
to Keep mo from It. So there ! " And
with this hurst of defiance she flung
herself out of the harnyard.
But that was prior to her encounter
with Grandmother.
Uncle Billy followed more leisurely
with the brimming palls
" 1'11 wager on Asenath , " he chuckled
10 himself , yet with sympathy in his
heart for the child
Grandmother had long ago con
vlncoI ! him that the use of the word
"hel , " was far beneath the dignity of
a mall of his years , so he had learned
to console hlmsof ! with the weak snb-
stitute , "wagel' , " and managed to con-
vey the same impetuous conviction IJy
dint of a more lavish expenditure of
emphasis ,
Uncle I1111y's prognostications as to
the result of the affray proved to ho
not unonndel1. As ho was setting the
pails of foaming milk on the kitchen
table , Janet hurst Into the room ,
slamrnln the door with savage en-
ergy. The soft pink of her checks
was ablaze with anger , and rehclllon
radiated from the tip of every crisp ,
curling hall'
"I'm not ashamed , and I'll never ,
never say so , " she cried hysterically
"lIe's as good as we are if he does
brlllg us our mail 1 love him and I'd
rather have him than the king of Eng-
lund. " Then she broke down , 50IJ-
IJing ,
"Why , Janet , " Uncle Billy began pa-
cifically. But perhaps ) It was just as
well that Grandmother appeared at
the doorway , for he couldn't think of
another word to say.
With the coming of Grandmother ,
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Had reasons of her own for clioosIng
the orchard path ,
Janet rushed stormily out at the opposite -
site door. Grandmother looked after
this flying figure sternly.
"Billy , " she said reproachfully , "I
do hope then has not heen upholding
that child in her ' 'aywardness. "
Uncle Billy was washing his hands
at tine kitchen sink. Ills mumbled re
ply ' 'as iulem premed by Grandmother
as a ( lemlal of such treacherous du-
Illicit ) ' , so she disappeared , slightly
mollified ,
-
It was truly surprising , during the
next few days , the number of things
Grandmother found for Janet to do
between time hours of four and five ;
anti for Grandmother to ask to have
a task performed was synonymous
with its completion-or inevitable
consequences for the offender.
One afternoon , when the earth was
warm with the coridng of spring ,
Grandmother fell asleep , Scarcely
daring to walt..to assure herself of the
blessed fact , Janet stole out and
supped down the lane ,
"Poor Carl , " she sighed happily ;
"now I can tell him what has kept mo
from coming all this time. "
With a fearful glance , now and
then , toward the house , she skirted
along in the edge of the apple orchard -
chard , waiting behind an immense
lilac bush for the coming of the cart
whose familiar rattle she heard In the
distance
Alas for the fulfilment of her fond
dream ! Uncle Bllly was coming down
the lane ! Tulle sickening truth forced
itself upon hel' ; ; GrandmothOl' had
missed her and had sent him to
w atch.
For 1\ moment , her sight was
blurred hy rushing tears of angry disappointment .
appointment , but when the mist
cleared , an amused smile was hover-
big about the pouting lips.
"Why , he's trying to hide , too , " she
nmmmed in surprise , peering from
behind her sheltering hush ; "I wonder
If he's afraid I'll see him. Poor
thing ! " The spirit of fellow-feeling
was strong in her heart
"It's too funny , " she giggled hyster-
Ically , as he dodged from tree to tree ,
and at last slid behind the hedge
across the road , with a final furtive
glance toward Grandmother's ever inQuisitive -
Quisitive win ows.
But the laugh didn't help the heart-
ache Carl's dear face was anxious
and despairing and the boyish eyes
were fuIl ! of wistful longing , as she
snatched a stealthy glimpse from be-
1.lnd the lilac hush
Several sullenly unhappy days
dragged by , and then another stolen
visit-and Uncle Billy !
"I won't stand it , " she raged passionately
sionately ; "I'll see him tomorrow if
the sIdes fal1. "
But fate played Into her hands the
next day ; Grandmother went to sleep
and Uncle Billy was away.
Carl was pelting a letter into the
box with slinky fingers when she
came upon him from her retreat.
1Ie held her close for a moment ,
then looked at leer with wet eyes , as
she stood smiling tremulously at him.
" ' '
'fhey'vo been treating you mean ,
haven't they ? Poor dear ! " ho said
rol\Only. I
"It's Grandmother , " Janet answered ,
with the old stubborn ring in her
voice
Perhaps half an hour passed before
Carl awoke to the fact that he had
come more mail to scatter along the
road
"Come , Janet , " he said masterfully ,
"I won't let you go hacl-to her. "
Janet looked into his 'es-aud
went , seretcly ignoring Grandmother's' '
autocracy , with a carelessness of can-
sequences that was bliss to her rebellions .
lions soul.
lIe helped ) her into the old cart as
deferentially as If she were a queen ,
and she accepted the homage as graciously -
ciously
"You see , dear , I heard just to . day
that my job would he ready for me by
the first , and then wo'll he so happy
together , little sweetheart. "
"Oh , Carl l" gasped Janet , clutching
his hand with the grip of despair.
She could say no more , but pointed
with a quaking finger down the road
to an advancing hllggy.
"It's Uncle Billy , " she whispered
frantically , impatient of his dllllness.
The comfortable jogging of old Belle
was llumlstalmlJle.
\e\'er mind , dear ; It's too late to
o back now , " Carl said exultantly ,
with his protecting [ arm about her.
II was easy for him to he brave It
waR not his Uncle Rl1ly.
"Suddel1ly , Janet made a discovery.
"Th < > re's somebody with him , " she
breathed excltedlr "What it It's
Grandmother-- !
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The thought was too awful for sane . ; .
contemplation , so she thrust it aside , ' 0) "
With thumping hearts and lvretch-
Ed , averted gaze , they moved on to
n cot their fate. For years , the red' - '
gold disk of the sun , just slipping out °
of sight , recalled to Janet the awful
tensity of those moments.
After what seemed hours of tortured . "
-
waiting , Janet looked up to meet „
Uncle Bllly's jovial countenance , brim-
tIling with surprised mirth. The lady
at his side-who was not Grand- -
mother-seemed to share the frivol'
ity of his emotions.
"Oh , Uncle Billy , " gasped Janet , in
immeasurable relief.
"Is thee running away , Janet ? " ho ' , , :
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Came upon him from her retreat ' : - ;
asked with a comic masquerade of severity -
verity ,
"I'm-we're-why , you see , Uncle
Bllly- " .
"Let me make thee acquainted with , \ , , .
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thy new aunt-Aunt Sarah , Janet , " '
said Uncle Billy , interrupting her
blundering cXll1anation.
Janet could only stare stupidly. . ' : j- .Lt .
Facts were jumbling themselves together -
getter too confusedly for her compre-
hension.
"She came from Indiana just this
afternoon and-and I think thee'll find
the preacher at home , " Uncle Billy
went on placidly.
"You don't mean-why , Uncle Billy ,
does Grandmother Imow ? " Janet man- ,
aged to blurt out at last. Her courage - " : ,
age was rebounding with wonderful
alacrity at the detection of a fellow-
conspirator. '
"Bless thee , child , not if Uncle Billy . t.- : ' : : : ,
could help it , " ejaculated the old man ,
' Ith the characteristic twinkle playing '
ing about his eyes. "But I reckon the
time of conCession is not far off , " ho '
added whimsically
'Oh , you dear Uncle Bllly , " cried
Janet rapturously , reaching out and ,
clutching his coat in the joy of her . ,
discovery ; "it was your own affair
you were looking after , and I thought .
you were spying for Grandmother ! "
"Illln along ; . now , children , " said
Uncle Billy , giving old Belle a tap '
that terminated the interview , "go
and find thy happiness , and 1'11-1'11
tell Grandmother "
"
Governmental Thoughtfulness. : ' T ,
"Soldiers who read of the campaign . . .tJ
In Manchuria , where Japs and , Rus'
slans suffer from the cold , are often
reminded of the thoughtfulness of
Uncle Sam for his soldiers , " said Ser-
gGant Stanley , on lilt ) . at the recruiting .
Ing station at Eighth and Main
streets , "I remember when I was on "
duty with the Seventh infantry in . J
Alaska , the government sent us a
patent fire starter. It was In cans ,
and no matter how far we were from
civilization , wo could ' touch a match
to a can of that stuff antI have an instantaneous .
stantaneous fire The government
oven gave us looking - glasses to carry . : " ,
in our locI\Ots. } It's so cold there that f'-1f , . , : ,
a soldier freezes his nose , ears or
hands qulclI antI does not know it
until too late. Wo could look ! Into
those glasses ! Int If wo saw our nose
01' ears were turning white \\0 Imew
we' were beginning to frceze.-Kan. ( ' r it \
sits City Star ' ,
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