T1IK 11KK: (ftLUIA. MONDAY. A TOIL 3. 1016.
AUTHOR. , OF "WHISPERING
SMITH," "THE1 MOUNTAIN
DIVIDE," "STRATEGY OF
GREAT RAILROADS," ETC.
COPYRIOMT, WSriY fRANK H. SPEARMA.M.'
QY Of MOUOITAIM RAILROAD LF
KIPTKr-MII J!STI,I,MI'. T.
g nopal.
Utile Helen Holme daughter nf Oen
iel Holme, railroad niait, I recU
from Imminent danger mi a euenlo rail
load by Oeorga Hiortii, a iieweioy.
drown to young womanhood, llulrn va
Binrm, now fireman, her faihar r2 hit
friend, Amoi Uhlnelanrter, financier, end
I'otierr rleagru. promoter, Irnm
Ihiealaned enldeloil. Hfebrker em
ployed by hint rut meal Ucneral Milmra'
eurvey pinna of llm cutoff lino fur Hi
Tidewater, faulty wound llm f 1 and
ea-wpe, Jtur father eatal lia'lly In
volved bv lila death, M!n got to work
mi jla 'riileir, Helen recover titt
aurvay plana from li'iigr,ie, ami though
1 hay art taken from her, find ti arcl
ilanily made proof of the aurvey blue
inlnt, Worm la employed liy Ithliu'lamli'r.
Hplke, befriended Ii y Melon, In lila turn
aavaa her anil the right-of-way Contract
when Heagrua kidnap her. Helen and
Mlonn win for I'diieliindcr a race grnlnM
Hengrue for rlfc-ht of way. Helen, Hlnrm
and Hhlr'alander ream HpUe from H'-ii-grim
men. Hulk t"l record lo r.ru
fect Kliliinlan'l'M', ntnl Hiortii nnd lleli-i
aava fi.lka fioni ' r ti I" 'h burning
court houe, Vln In Hinter-aiHIon imiin
pinch out. Heitgrue aalt H and aell It
to rtlitnaletider. TH inliir l relocated
Hhlnriander give Helen anil '(rorgti each
one-third of Hie ftniiai atltlon mine alock,
rleagrua chetrle to prevent, payment for
tha mine la tpollrd. Helen, rtnred to
home (irnl aortal poaltlnn, vee liar da'
parting gleet from a threatened rolHa
rlon t.y a wild ride,
DRIVI. 'PI Ml ",AT "PM4H.
!( wa a week later that there were
nrlkl aiilvltlaa again In Mf'on'a hnnw
TlhloaliiiKl'T l''i rnme ilown from thi
mountnln with Utorm to armouo. to
IMrn tha omi.l"tlon of ih sorwrntlMon
rutofflh ruaa of no innili anmlty nn l
Mftarna latwpn tlia rival romlx l.t
hnil atrlvan to ai'Mev- Ha hi- emtul
hiilkllllg
xlii Mat iniiklriK r.i'ly, witan (h'-y
arrlvad, lo Join hir two Manila, ml nil
raiwiwl (o th alttlon to kc tha im
rial train tint to carry Ih'-m wM't
party up tin Hue to i-i-hratf Ilia ilrlv
tin of tha laat aplka-a rcaponatMllly Hint
Hhliifln1T li'l ls""l, r h"r
prolaalt, lo Ilalrn liaraolf.
Tfc. Irnlli oavlv d'iiatai1. piltlcit In
rarly and tlin ptrty-railroad men, on-
airiifitlonlai and paraonal frlcndu of ma
hiilldfra- ttlnif out nri tha plnlfurm at
BIkiimI. Hva It for a moment n air of
aoplal gyrty. Tha atop waa mad only
Ionic onougll to achana grcatln-" nd
tha part. nlrK-d by th Bitfn"i -on
)lnnt, ufAln boardwd tint train to con-
Mniia tha iournay to tha, cut-flrr.
Tha mornlnf nwppar at Octnalda
had contalnad articled daacrlptlve of. the
proanaollv clebrUon. and tt wm In one
of thaaa thtt haaflliri rail nnnar
irrua'i m h it In Wn llvlnr room
ratdlnif hie pap"
l.VT-Orr T BtTFRSTITIOV MTNK,
iii.m ii.l.flu in Ir vn i.nat nnlKA.
At noon May HMnn (olmaa, duuifhtar
of tha lt" ilierai nonor..
Huparlnt'-tid-nt A. Kh Inlander and on
atr'ictlon K.nKlnr Oora
drtv tha aplka that mark the comple
tion of the Buperailtlton cut-off.
erua rd with anrf. To III dla
ordared mind, now yletlmJd by !rlnk.
II titrf-nwd If h clr,lr.tlon wra In-Und-d
to lnalln hit own deftt.
In furlout mood h ttrurk th btll
tl tnmmon Adame, hit tn-tnt. Whan
ttia Itttrr tpprd hit mir ld
urtly: "Brlnt Ward htra tt onpe,"
and turned t the dectntar thtt hd
latterly become Mt moat Intlmatt re
toitrc. The moment Ward came In with
Adnmi. Beetrue picked up the pawtpe
pr. "Look t-t that," he laid, without
preliminary wordt. Ward rd the head
llnea haatlly. "Tou te mhfi going
on." exclaimed Beagwe, laboring appar
ently under excitement. "I want you to
get buty." ,
He tpoke the laet wordt In a tone thtt
left ho doubt of hit meaning. And
Ward, old In weyt of Intrigue and
crime, looked t him to undoratandlngly
that Keegme had hardly n-ed to add
what he did; "Thtt It my 1t chance,"
he muttered. vcouly, "to get rid of
Dplka tnd Goorfce Btorm. HPlhe hnt
doiible-crnaaed me at every turn of tha
iod. I took that dog out of prlaon. I
helped him eacepe when ho ought to have
muiig. 'orge Btorm ha been an en
rmy of mlna ever tinea I began my cut
off work. H It hadn't been for him I
. otild have won out In aplte of tlio oilda
aalnt m . Ward, I wnnt thoee to
men. t'ndi-rttand?" he demanded, vln
lently, catching Ward't elmulder a the
aauie lima with hl trembling hand. "I
want them both. Get tlirin. I'll make
you rich."
Ward waa quick lo anient Me
ui.kk to act, end after conferring hur-
liadly en cletalla Heagrue aiartcd the to
men out. In the atreet Ward and A.1am
l.,iardJ a tanliab, gave their orders to
ilie driver and were whirled rapidly out
on the deert,
At the cut-off the rodinatcr
iiffiitalt of Hie operating department of
ihe Tldematrr Una were In waiting f"'
:he tneclal. When It reached the fen
a ealuta i'n. l by an tneenln'ia rutl
mat i.iah ullh dMisnille ,ie fifd from I
an ad)ntnlng hill
tt t from a aecond hill. aii fi"m
hci thi tmprtiklemi l ite ,d niii
titetad the gat apecUl, li mi lnik"l
Hh iilifrt'nttSf e tlnan on llw int r
lm tfrii"ny A golden ai'iki. had
lit Ifo'llrd f f lloltn Mil the mi ..I
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owiist'H ai teidti.g the l i (..
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K'WWV r'-JW '. ".l tbal night, a at, nm- f.-Ung ..n,
.'Od A, I-. ano,.
Oeorgw, and let Helen atart the fir:
train over tho cut-off."
Btorm walked toward the twitch, toino
dletance away, followed by Bplke, Stand
ing together they threw It and algnalmj
that all waa right, ItliliiBlaiitler helped
Helen tip on the engine and her gucata
ttarted to boatd the trtiln.
Helen, quite at horns Inaldo an engine
cab, pulled tit throttle allghtly and tho
driven began to revolve; the engineer
yten handed her curotfully down from the
gangwty and the (rain alerted.
At the twitch, Hplke and Btorm engaged
thin Intonlly, fiill.jd to notice two men
creeping up behind them, rope in hand,
it ken unaware, nooaea were thrown
euddenly over their head nnd before
they could mnke the leaat dofenao, they
were throttled, felled and dragged back
from the twitch. Ko awlftly and expertly
wm the attack made Hint Hplke and
Worm were choked a I moat tit once and
dragged down out of alght before anyone
noticed their dlanppenranc.
Tying their hands expedltloualy. Ward
apeculBted for a moment on what to do
with them. Adama' prnpoeal lo throw
them from the brlda It lie nemillveil
They would find thorn too quick. We'll
put them Into tho ore cars," he mid
cunningly. "When the ear are loaded
at tho mine the ore will do tlin real,"
The two picked Btortn up, unoonaolona.
and carried him along the track, Inylmf
him bealde It to await the coming of Hie
frelnht train. Returning to bring Hplke
In like fnehlon, they wero aurprlaetl and
n pact to find that he had illaappeared.
Hiinnlng hurriedly around they wero mi-
able to find him and, foailng that he
might aoon bo back with help, they re.
turned to make aurp of Btorm.
Hplke bad, In fart-overhearing Ihe fat
In Kinte for hlm-roUnd. gAnged and
hound a be waa, along the track to tint
btldii-i below. rinlnlng the, he con
tinued to roll over tmd tried to drop out
of aiiibt underneath. Hut In kililnu
down, )ii'!i'em m he waa, hi. hand
caunht ly tha rope with which h una
fanlened on Ihe head of a irnectn
aplhe, nnd Inatead of dropping lo where
be apeedlly could have hidden hlmeelf,
be hung quite l eltdena In ihe all mn
penied bv bU wrtt.
'I'd it oi" Imiii. ineaiillme, had enme
al"H ihe mine ,pic an) Ward atnl
V1nhn v. at. hints (belt opi-oMmillv.
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i.i Into a gomlola
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The ghoe-U Had Killed Htm.
place where they thould have looked, they
paeaeil, Kven before they were well out
of the way, Bplke had relenard hi fed
and gaining the (rt'k waa i nutting at full
a peed buck to where Helen wna waiting
leeltla the apeclal with her filondt,
Theao Intler aaw a bttrehemled man
(Joahlng down the track, waving hit arm.
Ho might have been a madman to wild
were hit geaturea and more than one of
them were alarmed when, heedloat of
Helen a aurroundlngt, he broke Into her
circle to tell her of the el tack, Hhe
llatencd with conaternatlon,
"They've got Btorm," exclaimed Bplke
"Tho curried lilm off flrat, to throw him
Into an ore care. They meant to throw
lit both In. if they've thrown Oeorge
Inlo one of those cart, the minute It'a
loaded, he'll be killed!"
Helen blanched. To threaten Htonn't
life wna to touch her heart. "We muat
get aboard," aha cried to thota about
her, "and run the train up to the mine
without loalng a minute. Hurry," abe
cried, "everybody!"
Illilnelander battened the excited guealt
Into the car, algnaled the conductor, and
tho apeclal, awlftly gathering tpeed,
atarted to catch the freight train at tho
mine.
In the gondola Into which he had been
flung, Btorm, pounded end abaken over
the rough rail Jolnta, grnduaJly recovered
conaclouaneaa.
He knew he waa In no danger until he
ahotild reach the mine, not even then.
If he were only nbln to cry nut. Hut
atrugeje ns he would, he could not re
lease hi hnnd find feet nor Ihe ga Hint
choked him, Kvcry movement of Hie train
waa mi familiar to bint Hint II added to
Ihe hiiiror of hi altualbni. lie underalond
when the car under him (-naeil to move
that thev had reai ht-u the mine awllcli.
Ha could picture the lirnkeioaii going
ahead lo unlock, opto nnd throw It; hn
could e him algnal the engineer lo come
on In another moment the car In which
he lay began to move ahuiiy ahead.
He hoping It ml a lit etop before ll
houhl reach Ihe deadly t hule for It wa
Hit that cnniUlpjied hi erll.
The ir mllrd tlower and alowcr. He
knew well what the engineer wna doing:
pulling ahead to a pot th lum nmdnln
under Hi chute. Btorm mm, a the com
detuned nun eeea tha hladn of Ihe gi).
lotlne mied ah ive blin, the chut taef
ciiiii.i lulu eight The nint moment Ida
OWII U.iliilolM tliPW iiii.l, r II hii.l .l.,ni.. l
He na d luittlt In the fil.t cat to h
apolied fir loading Only lh turn of H
leter in, lav bet Keen llm ant dmith
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hope.
A cry outalde, tt woman'a voice, hardly
roueed Idtti from bla alupor. Hul the
next moment he full a gnat ahoek. II
teemed a If he were launched pre
cipitately Into apttce, the world wn
fulling around him. Overhead, a mighty
roar oraehud on hi heutlng -conacloue-neaa
left Mm.
What lied happened wa that Helen,
leaping from tho gangway of the en
gine alnioat before the apodal, tin wlnel
ground by the brakea, fully atopped
had run, awlftly i.p the twltdi track
heald the gondola In which Btorm lay.
Hhe bad no meant of knowing whether
Mi la, car contained her lover. II waa too
late to algnal the leverman, too late for
him to avert Vn dlanatcr, If i f a were
Impending from Ida actlonMlio chttlo
waa coming down. Hut at the Inula nt
th monetcr maw wa opened and tone
of heavy qimrta allot Into the gondola,
Helen, outalde the car, turned the dump
ing key and Btorm dropped through Ihe
opened rar bottom under the treatle, Tho
or at the tajne moment wa pouring In
at the top.
When the young engineer returned to
ronadouane, Helen wa raining tear
and klMca on hi upturned fitce. He lay
tinder tho treatle, freed from the corda
that had ao nearly canned hi death,
mine men and thn gueai of the day
crowding around. 11a alaggercd to hi
feet and greeted hln deliverer,
"They bad Bplke, too," ho auld, apeak
Ing rapidly to Helen, "Wn moal find
him before he la amnlhered "
There n no need for her lo attawar.
Bplke apoke for blmaelf. "And what 1
want to do," tie eaid with hunt, whan he
had told Btorm the atory, "I to get that
pedal buck to the bridge ami get fter
tha guy that roped me "
The neighborhood waa scoured for a
Ign of their aaanllnnl They found
fthcr the Unload had aloud In hlch
fteagrue a pair had come up Hut the
two hail lolig ago mailii their eacape and
were running back to town to report lo
thalr employer,
Itaatrnlng up the nialr. looking guiltily
over their alioiililera aa If fearful of Im
mediate apprehenalnn for thtdr crime
Ward and Adtima l ittit Into Beagrue t
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i mi I ti I o in e, waa the (Irat lo extend
greeting. Hhe noil, ed Ihe atralned ex.
preaalon of hta face and the ravage
nia.1 on It by hi recent .11 col in t loll. Hit
W", Indeed, allocked
Blie would hate led him Into Hie d
braiy. lie atopped on the thteahobl and
refuted to enter. He uw, a In a vlalou,
ivh-it o her now that the room wt
filled llh laughing men end women-
lld not Nee, Ho eaw midnight within it
uml hi own gccomplicce In a death grap
pie with an old man. He eaw that old
man laid nut a few moment later on J
couch, a doctor bending anxlouly nv.-r
him lo delect a heart bent. And he taw
tlin turgenn f'tce a he looked up nnd
gtavely ald; "ijenoral iltllmoa I dead "
l)cpltn hi rccklea bravado, a ahud
der gripped him for an Inalant again. It
ahnok It off and braced blmaelf wi'h
angry reaentment. "No," h aaid
brufiiely, " won't go In there too
much of a crowd for me. I'll try th r.
ci Id Ion room." Turning, he encountered
iibliielunder. The two men greeted each
other briefly.
rihlttelundcr apoke with klndllneta to
hit nephew, He tried to tell him that h
wanted him to do differently. He aeatircd
hhn that neither be nor Helen cherlal.cd
any luatlng reaentment for what had
gone before and now that they Iwj
were llm winner, they meant to be gen
erout to the lotora and to him In eapoclni
"I am willing," declared Hhlnelandcr,
"and I think that Helen will aland with
ni In It, to give ymt an Intercut In the
mine- It la big enough tn mnke a dozen
millionaire. Make a man of youiaelf,
Karl, that all we ak. We'll do the
real,"
Heiigiue regarded him with an oxpte.
alr.n an terrible that It allocked Ithlne
lander. but what wa pnealng thrnugn
Bcagrue'a mind, he could not tell.
'Tomtit row," Heagrue muttered, like
one hardly In poneiaalon "f hi tenae,
"not tonight-I'll talk to joti tomorrow.
Where Helen?"
"Mie left here thla mouient for th
coitaet viitoi y with (ieorge Btorm"
!.-agiiin took a tep fnrard, a If til
go to her Then be ttnppeit and turned
awav
II rilaappeared from alght In the ehruli.
bet of fie garden and walked ome tlll-
trtiice liefnre be encountered tltl'ite Whom
he I nd gone tmt to tmet lTvetl the twn
I I lit, to. o he f motion under whb h
e - m,iitlng He told Ihein whl be
l a l ti told them of admin a ei-mw,,
the thwHitiug nf hi plan, and IH
loiih, eave them order aa l.. ,l.,i i,.
(,. and ton to do it lie tteml.leil with'
fi ilo.it eniibaal aa he apoke on ' Unl j
lei, H e coaat la i l.ar, 1 be ri.lalood
ai !'. 'Ill dr. i nv liandkeii hlef '
T iMi.i on Ida heel, be left tlo iu '( fc
i'C'.i.I. ir I .krit HttierHtidv el e I. I
. tlin e.iio.tiiiii ,f , ia tine i. no ,a , ,
lo ,,i ,tr. parlf tn llialii - . v die j
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a a bin a,,,,, gt..,i,a ,.a fi t.at. 11
i" fait ' . in ker a ., a a .,,
Iit waa vie hi.- anil tlia highwayman
mlaiook Ida fiann- for Haagrue a, Whoii
Ilia napkin flutlt'ted to the floor, Ward
inlainHlna ll for the handkarulilef,
Matilic.l liiltnlly the two allho.ietted fig
Uiee In the cunaenatoi v
Wengrne, et Helena aide ro to Ida
fel Two flioia rang through the nlgnl
sir faaaiuo, at i li-ken, cl Iclicd h't hari
WUh a ahnailv rupieaalon he looked af
Helen. And 11 .lie m retimed, he c!ut heil
nt hi hcail nauli, and fell headlong (
the floor
h'o'ena fniiilii' i i ii himuhl a limit
I to Ihe cii n "i" r a 1 1 1 1 1 v I'lmii ft"tiit near
at ..I I .ml. Inid hack I :e ,.l:,rt.
eitleii'd the mom fhai
heiinriia fn in I tin fliini
doctor ll.iii'ii. Italf
heni e I lie kI tt i i
folhia id hv I M. i it 'i 1 1
Tlic fiiirdi r' ' lull i.i
i epo. I tui i , die in a I e
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iii I eai'. fni D
i f el le.i I, l.'lil
o.e i i Hioini
t ' I t ' i a 1 Oel
I g Hid I eir ctt
t I lie r i.i" i li."
Kaa Id.liteii, ih iv I nope,) tui., li end
lulled in iiifmiuiiv Kfeml for ii, nil'
tide II ana fpike r keen ear Unit de
tei icii the f i 'in I'lioi or iit -it- motor
' They " icnklim iln If t le Inn 'it, '
he cried ' If we sret il'tm we n i,. hi
oi li ip.P k "
I 1 m ifd'el O I I I f i" I , . I l ai e.l
Hie dtdewa'' a ij -.it it tiled hv
Itiilen and Ml mm, ! V ire r,1i!i!
down the high-, e'trr lie feeing l-ul
Ch .N'rt llghle wen 'l'r on p, hul
ome lltlr-lJ!gl:l lon.l.. It .olh!e In fol
low Hie hl!lfdeCI III' Ht.ey
Delow (lie bridge at Clroil Hie hllth
way, Inrnlng uip!.. croaea ihe ran
road it l a hell ( ioei.a anil tin- aignala
were ilnglng for the 1 1, eirulde e.re
when Ward and Adaiiia. looking behind
at tint beadllKhfe of Koike' car. eow they
Were holly pnrmiril They n ened fire
with lhlr revoliaia mi ihe uraiiltig car,
but Helen, Hlorm and Kplke, kce.ug mt
der cover aa heel (tiey nniM. Old pot
alii' ken apeert. The cilmloala tliua preaaed
anw theie waa a i linih e to put Ihe lail
ruad crnaalng between them ami (heir
piireuttr. 'Ihe eaoreae am iIii.ii iiumi
i iiiein, tun (leeperttte mn catiii'd re
ohooreia. Ward look n chance, ('mad
lug hi machine to lit limit, he tried for
Ihe cronalng ahd of the Main, The en
gineer, aeetng n colllalitn unavoidable,
checked bin I . Iti I.eaU'y, It wat loo
lale, The engine lmol on the
taxicab and the next In.tniit the pilot,
lrlklng It iurely In the middle, ihrew
th heavy llmoiialn fifty feet In the air,
When Helen, Blorni and Bplka reached
tb apot, tho engineer aa banking down
to Itiveatlgate the rataatrophe,
Lantern and aeari hllghtg were In ought
Into piny where Ihe moon left Ihe land
cpc In hailow. Ad ii ma' body wa found
In a harrow pit. Th hock had killed
Mm. Ward, flung agatuat a tree, lay
at the foot of II, mutilated beyond recog
nition. In Helen rniiacri atory, t doctor bent
over Beagrue, but Hie wretched victim
of hi own criminal Intent lay uulle
dead.
The eun roee happily after the eveula
of that tragic night. It roe nowhere
on two people mot grateful for their
ecape from aaaalna than Helen and
Btorm. Within the following weak tha
gtienla of that plgbt, had they been
gifted with vlalon, might have aeen Bplka
aeated, hook In hand, In the garden, read
ing an account of a marriage ceremony.
In It, aurrotinded by her frlenda and
given away by hor fotler iinrle, Amog
Hhlnelandar, Helen had become the wlf
of Oeorge Worm.
(TUB KN'D.)
Mirror Route Mild Hose.
1.1. ,M
of wild ho for their own llkenea when
'"'..: . ; ' ., .i ' .
reflected from a mirror.
Wild hog which ertat In the monn
lalna of Ttandolph county came down
Into the foothll'a and charged Into th
home of t nnford I'hllHtia, upaetting fur
dine and allacklng l'lillllpa' a-year-old
ami.
The anlmala bad lorn nearly all the
clothing from the t lid. when he ran
Into a corner where a Mg mirror hung
The hog followed, but aoon atopped
when they hehdd their llkenea In the
hlg gla. ftnly aecond did thev heel
tale, however, then turning, plunging
'mm "" hc 'ae hack on ba mountain
tide. The child wat only tllghtly Inluted.
('InclniiMtl K.nnulrer.
i'lmely Tip.
How In elude your wlf when aha Hi
atal that vou poahlvely mut wear your
ru'ihei when yon uo out'
l-'lral, till hi-r you poalllValy will tint
do It. Thla will proiline In her an atll
lude nf i im 1 1 mil Ion and ahe ta ill alnmal
fotl,e you for imt wearrig Ihem for
giving In i a chaiii'K to act Ihe role of
pniri j r
Bin nint a that ymt never ora ruh
lier be f. ite vo't ere mauled Mie will
Iheti tell voi Hint toil wet altaaya a. k
..o, ni'd will wuili Ii4ia4df Inlo a Inv el
Hoiv In th. nking ht giml care 'n, i-i
leklte nf not
T'lltd "er Hi.- r. Idler to keep pence
III till f'lttllli - lodge.
treble' eck,
I IHU M tl ii lu ai.ia'l hcv atorlei the
i.niiiil fl'1! Ii loadv alm ii4ineii
l.itu Willie .mne running Iniu tne
h i i. . lull, i tin- In h'a i I1 . ineril
' .,mlie ' h pltltl.nl, do Villi klolW
Ai i-hia Mlioill lie. a " '
In. I ioi bat'' ke1 lie oiotlei
In. t.i'i toi a-ihle HI. .an . nei k '
l. oi i.i, far i r'aio lo 4
I a in V. . . toe Hiii.it attaeeted l'i
t il fnn nl .i t ii.. I tli)t
k, - w,
t . I a, I I tt l ll ' l' !!' ''I!
n in Ilie a.l.i i(i l.l II eutntdtv t oil
lo A I' Ll
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Ulna Out ( III lln
a i 1 1',-1 1 i , ml n a aid 'i'4i h . 't
a. i I oi 1 1,. i I of l l ino, at j I
l.il-l. loa ,!! i"iiU li'li't,! I I.
I 'i p I ', t e 1.4 'ft "I, l.f Ii
I'm I'iIiIi -i i a. eol
i.i a in I - mi It. t.a t I. .. f i il tie,
in- a a i a- a i I ltn wh.i, fa j
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i. ..it I ta ii 1 1 a aioiiae, if d.t,(i V-
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ti".o 41 I f 1 1 ei", I at" I" .
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a t , I 4 i a one
in 1 1, .i, nail
4 i a a ao t in it
l-lu'ii'-ll I 4f 11
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n if Wu I nt ti .l
H't, iia ta Ivo.
f Doo
Wt'.t(,i
Hoiisecleaning,
Then and Now
What haa bei'oina of all the old Joktf
tbont hoiitarletnlng 7 They wera hardy
reiennlalt once, corning out In aprlng
llkii th" liillpa, the hut iff gurdy, top,
marldea and k p.liig to.' Kvery man
looked foiHHul l!h dread lo that week
of littttioil. alien etellldl: na$ lipadH
lliltfrti. find tlire lertH n,.lfli.tf fit In Abt
" -" '- h'
u e;il nfr : he kil
eu liihlc
W h h I
log a
i I t f ( nirl, irln clean,
of de'l.'iil fn (tcemet.f
and of real .H i-tlid,.el 'no lo the domeetii.
Ilihii 'iil 'iil,e jn 0 vi.n 'li,
" 1 ' ' I' hov. :l,.. tooioa 'fre f) flt,
IIWiMl.rt Hlid e.erytblm ,,.,liei er o,iieef,
to tliHIInl)' tinhonieilki-. The enfa and
id.iiiie. i hi no the rnmt pondi, ware lila
nicer lo alt In icit there In die eprlug anti
ahlnc then Hi,, .iet been In the
put lor The nitpele li'mii nVar (he floth.
lino In tin- jattt ,,,(,,1,. ,f)., , beanilf.,1
lei. I hli h e plfivcd In (it oi.r hcer'a-
' - nei'tle.. ,f trf KerHia.
in "In .nan ho ime tit i,en the , f
red. hum-! mjjt to fltiil other ddl, ta
In the Infiev-fin; y world,
t'an'f von nt. tl, el rnili.
Itimida Mm mnklnit it duv t tt. .t.,,.
Iiing mined out of tne rn"me, furnltnte
earpeta. Hr'nrc, l,rl, .in a, , and cor'
Ulna" And the inei.itu onKlnught of the
pall ami i,io p Iiil4at"
"Cover Hut broom win, clean i loth
tnd vlia (I .. ,ning ai d waila very care
full),' mother would y. "Try not tt
leaie atreaka" Mil-h n buck breaking
l ualn-na tt w, tmw ,, ,,ei k a-lied'
The ahfte pulm naa waalieil an careful'
tvlth icry Pin,. at, ami no cleaning
powd-r or grlty aubatahc. that would re
mote ire pt.liii well aa the dPt The
tliidoa. were e.nelr.,1 mn, i,i
wttnoiit
.,. . , ' , '""". ruooen a,y
MIHI ..... .1 a . .
o ii
em, ii, ami men poilaheil with
l,ewrepee"lyjpe,,)r ,r (h(. pUrpnM
thamol kln," my mother need in
lo
any.
I ii member her taylng once fo a
Hatlnr:
witty
""ow clean the if Ighlmr' window al
wtit look after )ou'v cleaned hou.e"'
Moral: Alwayg keep yotir neighbor'
window clean," he obrvd,
fter Ihe paint and window weta
dm. and the floor arrnbheri (he p.
t'lre and bric-a-brac were waahed. Tha
baric of the plcfureg were carefully
wiped, and Ihe frame anr) Ihe gin.
lied a the window had been, fill
painting and id framee were very
carefully handled, wiped with a cleat,,
1ry doth. The furniture waa alt bruahed,
out of door If pon.lhle, and the wood
woik on Ihe furniture wag pollened.
The carpet had been bealen and hung
In the tun-how It temed to brighten
and frethen It, glmoet aa much aa our
ieam or vacuum cleaning doe now; but
oh, the labor of If! Don't t remember
the "carpet-laying" I Door covered with
many ncmp.pera or perhap with oleen
alraw, If In (he country, where afraw
wa abundant and newpper gearce,
Very gingerly four of ug walked Into the
room with the Carpet, holding the ror
ner lightly till It wag Juat In plar. and
ready to lower thiwly to the floor, to aa
hot to Ulaturh the paper underneath,
Don't you recollect the Ingrain carpet,
lighter on one aide than the other? lurk
ld up In winter, light tide up In um
nier. And how Ihe rerpele were turned
around, ao aa to etjuallxe the wear; bow
tho middle width under the renter-tabl
aholll? Thnaa mar tlia ll.ririu
about? Thoao were the thrifly daya. when
people aaved every penny and a hoimo
once furnlahed wu good for a lifetime If
the hotiaewlfo knew her bualne. end aha
generally did.
What a bualneaa II waa, at retching the
Carpet Into tho corner end lai JJug H
down! Mother breaking her nail and
father pounding hi thumb with tlin lack
hammer, I wonder the vera libra wrllera
don't write vlvil pirturei of tm h icene.
Now i could put the clean thing
hack hi Hielr place, hang the etiowy
rnrtnln at the window, and with a elgli
of relief Hand In Ihe dmitway and urvey
the Jolt.
" It eeiliilnly doe look nice and rlenit,
Ami bow freah and aweet It aiiiell "
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rf sivlf nu of NclT.iaka
tegiMfred at Uotfl
Ator during the pat
)tit.
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f IM0 IU IW
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S.rtgr I'l-mtii, with t-ilt,
f I no 1.1 fr mt
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11 lor, I'-a.li to, giul kutjt,
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