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CHAPTER XIX.
The Wrong Turn.
For a few moments Dickie Deer
Mouse's cousin looked terribly dis
appointed. He had told them that
his new house hid only one cham
her. And each of the three big
families had expected to have at
least one bedroom.
The elder cousins gathered in
A
'And unseen by his cousins he peeped
back to find out what theq miht da
group and talked in low tones.
Dickie could not hear what they
said. He hoped that they were going
to bid him farewell and go back
where they came from. But he soon
saw that they had no such idea.
The eldest of all, whom Dickie
knew as Cousin Dan'l, said to him
presently: .
"Cheer up! We know you'd be
sorry not to have us with you dur
ing the,winter. So we'll take a look
at, your chamber. Perhaps it's big
enough for all of us."
Dickie tried to tell Cousin Dan'l
De Mouse that he was atraia tne
chamber would be too crowded with
so many in it. But when he opened
his, mouth the words, somehow,
would 1 not come. And at last he
nodded his head and crept through
his doorway, while his cousins fol
lowed him one by one.
The younger cousins pushed and
crowded and quarreled, making such
a commotion that Dickie Deer
Moose - ould hear them plainly,
though he was some distance ahead
of them.
"Those youngsters will have to
keep still," he said over his shoulder
to the cousin that was nearest him.
Everybody passed the message
down the line. And when the
youngsters heard it they began to
laugh.
"Tell Cousin Dickie to stop us,,if
he can," they shouted.
Their rude answer reached T3ickie
Deer Mouse just as he came to a
place in his front hall to which he
had' paid little heed Before. Right at
the spot wherefore stood the tunnel
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fore, he had taken the one on the
right But now something told him
tn on the other wav. So he turned
to the left, still followed closely by
th cousin that was behind him.
The whole procession came trailing
after them. And the first thing
Dickie or anybody else knew,
thev all found themselves standing
In the grassy pasture once more,
the erav Horht of the morning.
Thev had passed out through the
hack door of the house, without
entering the chamber at all!
As soon as Dickie' relations saw
where they were they looked at one
another in a puzzled tasnion.
"What's the matter?" Cousin Dan'
demanded of Dickie. "I followed the
crowd. But I saw no chamber any
where."
Dickie Deer Mouse didn't know
exacting what to say. So he merely
shook his head, hoping that the
company would go away.
"Can it be possible that youve
lst your bedroom? Cousin Danl
Deer Mouse asked him. "Is it so
small that vou could have over
looked it?"
"The bedroom's none too big,"
Dickie replied.
"Then mavbe we passed ' through
it without noticing it," his elderly
mucin cirtxerved.
"We can't stand around here in
the nasture all day. Dan'l," the
cousin's wife complained. "If Mr
Hawk happened to come this way
he'd he sure to see us."
"What do you. suggest?" Cousjn
Dan'l asked Dickie Deer Mouse
"Yon see the women are nervous."
And he cocked an eye up at the sky.
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as it he dia not teei any too suc
himself when he thought of Mr.
Hawk.
"It seems to me." Dickie told
him. "that we'd all of us better go
hack to our summer homes.
And then, after saying that he
hoped everybody would get home
without an accident, and wouldn't
meet Mr. Hawk, Dickie Deer Mouse
turned towards the woods and
hurried awav. .
His parting words did not make
his numerous cousins feel any hap
pier. And since they wanted to get
out of sight as soon as they could,
thev ouickly followed Dickie's ex
ample and scurried oft as last as
they could go, to spend another day
in the summer houses in which they
had been living.
Now, Dickie Deer Mouse had
paused as soon as he had reached
the rail fence at the edge of the
woods. And unseen by his cousins
he peeped back to find out what they
might do.
When the three families scattered
in three different directions Dickie
Deer Mouse believed that he was
well rid of them.
But by that time it had grown so
light that he did not want to show
himself in the pasture, not even
long enough to scamper the short
distance from the fence back to the
front door of his new house.
So he passed another day in the
last year's bird's nest.
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HOLDING A HUSBAND
-' fm AdeU Garrison's New Phase f n
: U "Revelations of a Wife" a
The Verdict Dr. Phettit Gave to
Lillian and Madge.
1 "Marion 1"
i The name of my friend's child
came in an awe-stricken murmur
from my lips, as, at my mother-in-law's,
behest, I turned from my own
injured son to the couch where Lil
lian's idolized daughter lay so white
and Still that I feared the life had
fled from her.
Lillian neither spoke nor looked
toward me, and I followed her
strained eyes to Dr. Pettit's face. It
was professionally non-committal,
but I saw with an icy little chill at
my. heart that he was making th
usual tests to determine the ex
istence or nonexistence of the vital
spark itself.
With Lillian's pallid, anguished
face before me I felt guilty at the
joy and relief which were surging
madly through my veins. My child
was safe, apparently, but hers I
who knew better than any one ejse
how closely-knit were the hearts of
Lillian and her adorable young
.'.daughter, felt my own heart chill
as I watched the physician's long,
slender, xnarvelously efficient hands
at work.
"Ma-ma turn Dooner. Dooner
feel so-o bad."
The plaintive little cry tore at me.
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I would have laughed scornfully,
unbelievingly at 'the idea. But so
long as he was in no danger, and in
his t grandmother's royally tender
rare, I could not desert my friend
in her bitter hour. . . -
Dr. Pettit straightened himself and
Lillian swayed toward him.
"Is she " the wordy were a
raucous whisper from lips almost too
stiff and white to frame them.
Be.Keady to Help."
"She is alive." He uttered the words
with quick, crisp emphasis, put out
hit arm as he did so, and grasped
and 'supported for a needed second
Lfflian't swaying, trembling figure.
Then, a I moved forward, he put
her into my arms, and she leaned
against me for an instant, with
quick,- labored breathing, as if she
had been running. I remembered
the attacks she had recently suffered,
and I wondered how most quickly
and quietly I could get the remedies
she used, when she spoke tensely
under Iter breath: .
"IijiU right i Be ready to help."
, She stepped away from me, and
stood like soldier at attention while
the physician bent over Marion again.
EvetK through the terror of the mo
ment I could not help contrasting
Dr.Pejttffe professional aspect with
his demeanor at other times. In any
illness or accident he is a tower of
strength, and one feels as safe as
is hiUnanly possible in his hands.
Utt Graham $" Dr. Pettit's voice,
through tow, was like a pistol shot,
and Dicky came quickly forward.
"Yes," he said incisively.
"Can you drive the car?"
"Yes."
'The Utmost Haste."
"Then go to- the nearest telephone
take Jerry Ticer with you, he will
know where to go tell the South
ampton hospital to send an ambu
lance here for me, with accommoda
tions for two patients and one nurse,
no interne. I shall go in it myself.
Tell them I said the- utmost haste
was imperative."
"Two patients," Dicky demanded,
even as he turned toward the door.
"Then the baby"
"I must have his arm X-rayed," the
doctor replied curtly, "but he is in
no danger whatever."
Dicky hurried through the door,
and Lillian's anguished eyes rested
on the physician's face. He had said
the utmost haste was imperative. I
knew what that meant, and so only
too clearly did Marions mother.
"I wish I could tell you anything
definite, Mrs. Underwood." Dr. Pet-
tit s voice was filled with infinite tenderness-
and compassion. "There is
concussion, and the extent of that no
one can tell now. There does not
appear to be fracture, but I must have
the radiographs verdict upon that,
"Internal injuries? There were
several bruises upon her body.
Though Lillian's lips were still white
and stiff, yet I saw that with the as
surance of her child s being alive had
come the rallying of her poise and
efficiency. If there were anything to
light for she would be at Dr. Pettit's
side, unflinching, till victory or utter
deteat.
"I saw them. You did good work
in getting her undressed before I
came," , he commended. "They do
not indicate any serious injury, but
that is another matter which can only
be determined later."
"Then there, is nothing to do but
to wait?" Lillian asked, and there
was the despair in her voice which
comes to those who can. do nothing
for loved ones in danger '. of death.
"Yes, you and Mrs. Graham must
get ready at once to go to the hos
pital in the ambulance with the chil
dren. And you must take these. Mrs.
Graham will give them to you."
He held out some pellets to me,
and as I took them I knew that his
shrewd eyes had seen the physical
weakness Lillian was heroically con
cealing, and had given a spur for
her flagging energies,
(Continued Tomorrow.)
Cheyenne County Wheat
Farmers Ready for Harvest
Sidney, Neb., June 3. (Special.)
Harvest will start in Cheyenne this
week. The wheat farmers are work
ing fast to have their combined har
vesters and binders in working
shape. Predictions are that the yield
will be very large and the grain is
of excellent quality.
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Romance in Origin
Of Superstitions
By H. I. KING.
Jay Birds.
A superstition found in many sec
tions ci the country, but'especially
popular in the south is that a jay
bird disaoDears every third day. On
that day he" is on duty in hell, where
he goes to tell the devil, Ot DacK
sliders.". The more common form of
this superstition is, perhaps, that the
jay bird is never seen on Friday, as
on that day he is carrying sticks to
the devil for him to make fire with.
This suoerstition is a direct inher
itance, from Norse mythology and
German folk-lore and originates in
exactly the same way as the magpie's
reputation as a bringer of bad .luck.
In fact, the jay bird superstition
more closely toiiows tne ancient
masroie myth than doe's the modern
magpie superstition itself.
As already stated in this series
in the days of Odin and Thor the
witches were accustomed to hold
high carnival on Walpurgis night.
when they transformed themselves
into magpies and ' flew away to
Blackulle to consult the devil.
At first it would appear strange
to find the jay bird the, most nc
ticeable specimen of which in this
country is the blue jay inheriting a
magpie myth. But ornithologists tell
us that the magpie and the jay are
very closely related and that the
blue magpie of Europe is a connect
ing link between them. In fact as
well as in superstition, they merge
into each other. Therefore, when we
consider the bad habit of the mag
pie in making periodical visits to the
devil in Blakulle, it is net surprising
that the jay bird should be suspected
of a similar practise.
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Parents' Problems
How can a child be helped to re
member accurately?
A child can best be helped to re
member accurately by being trained
to observed accurately. For in
stance, when a child, catching a
glimpse of a bird, describes it as
"blue," or "brown," or "black," en
courage him to look very closely
and see what additional colors the
bird is, and how these are distrib
uted. Similarly with flowers and
other natural phenomenon. Accu
rate remembering is but the reflec
tion of accurate seeing.
,ommon
Sense
By J. J. MUNDY.
Teach the Daughter.
It is unwise and a mistaken kind
ness for a mother to do work which
the daughter should do.
Every daughter should have cer
tain duties about the, home, and as
the girl grows older these duties
should increase and the work of the
mother should decrease.
It is a big mistake to .let your
daughter frit her time away, trying
to make you think she is not strong
enough to take serious responsibility.
You may not wish her to take big
responsibilities, but you should fill
her time with useful and interesting
employment. .
Teach the girl how to do every
thing needed in a well-ordered home.
It is not enough to know how to
make a cake, a tempting salad or de
licious fudge. ,
No matter who the girl there
comes a time when it is essential to
know the whys, the hows arid where
fores of housework.
The quickest, the most economical,
the most systematic way to perform
every task should be the aim of
every grown girl.
Experience and information in re
gard to household duties are valu
able assets to a woman, no matter
how much money she may have.
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Where It Started
Merchant Princes.
This term, sO universally applied
to wealthy tradesmen, started with
Isaiah. In the book of Isaiah, xxiii.
8, references is made to the city of
Tvre, the wealthiest of the ancient
cities: "Tyre, whose merchants are
princes." Thus to be a merchant at
Tyre was an honor and success at
trade was rewarded by the title ac
corded to the ancient Tynans.
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Do You Know the Bible?
(Cover up the answers, read the ques
tions and see if you can answer them.
Then look at the answera to aea it you
are right.)
Follow These Questions and An
swers As Arranged by
J. WILSON ROY.
1. Who anointed Solomon as King
of Israel? ,
2. Who was Queen Vashti?
3. Why was she deposed from her
high position?
4. What relationship existed be
tween -Esther and Mordecai?.
5. What was Joshua's curse?
6. Was Joshua's curse fulfilled?
Answers.
1. Zadok the priest. See 1 Kings
i. 39.
2. The wife of Ahasuerus.
3. See Esther 1. 10-22.
4. They were cousins. See Esther
ii. 15.
5. Sec Joshua vi. 26.
6. See 1 Kings' xvl 34.
(Copyright, 1121. Wheeler Syndicate. Inc.)
When cooking beef in a fireless
cooker do not salt until done.
Jewel, Flower, Color
Symbols for Today
By MILDRED MARSHALL.
The pearl is today's talismanic
gem, and is believed to bring its
vearer devoted and helpful friends.
It is also the. natal stone of those
born on this day, and for them is
symbolic'of great imaginative powers
and a poetic temperament. It is
symbolic of mystery and grace,
which it is supposed to give them.
The Persians of old believed that
the pearl was formed from a moon
beam which was caught and held in
an oyster shell, when the oyster
came to the top of the water to wor
ship the moon.
Today's fortunate color is yellow;
an ancient Hindu legend credits it
.iiii tht- nnwrr to brim? eood for
tune to tnose wno are seening totr
and a happy marriage. . ,
The gardenia, symbolizing youth
and happiness, is the. flower that
brings good fortune on this day.
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