Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 May 1917 — Page 4

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REMINGTON (From the Press)

REMINGTON R. R. TIME TABLE Mo. 318 East bound I 7:38 a.m. Mo. 331 West bound | 9:01 a.m. Ko. 340 East bound 1 5:09 p.m. Mo. 319 West bound 5:33 p.tn.

Born. Monday, May 14, to Mr. and Mrs. Claude Maxwell, a son. Rev. C. R- Mitchell of Chicago "was a guest of friends here Monday: Mrs. J. D. Snyder and little son Walter of Hutchinson, Kansas, are visiting at the home of C. ,B. Johnston. John Turner of Cincinnati, Ohio, attended the funeral of his aunt. Mrs. C. B. Johnston, and returned home Saturday. Mrs.- Herbert Godfrey and Miss Kate .George of Joliet. Illinois, ate the guests of the Besse and Jones"; families this week. Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Whitehead and sons, Fred .and Ralph, of Wheatfield were, guests Of his mother, Mrs. Whitehead, Sunday. . The wedding of Homer B. Kinsell and Miss Opal R, Atkinson • takes place this Thursday evening at the home of the bride’s mother. Jesse Heath, who went last week to join the army, was rejected on final examination. It was found that he had a bad heart. He returned home the next day. Mr. and Mrs. George Bartee, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs, H. H. Walker apd daughter. Miss Alice, spent Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. Ross Groves at Monticello. Mr. and’ Mrs. Homer Babb, who have been living in New York state for the past two years, are again residents of Remington, having arrived on Friday evening last. George Foqs did not get through to join the hospital corps as was stated recently. There was some •mix-up in relation to signing his papers and he is again at home. William D. Courtright, the aged father of Bert Courtright, of this vicinity, died at his home at Knox Saturday afternoon. May 12, at the age of 85 years. The cause of death was a general breakdown from advanced age and he passed away without pain or sickness. Elias Hollingsworth, who had been visiting old friends here the past week, returned to Anderson Monday where he will make his future home. He came here from Atchinson. Kansas, where his son lives. Mr. Hollingsworth was for many years town marshal of Remington and has many very good friends here. Charles and George Hascall went to Chicago this Thursday morning for the purpose of. consulting specialists regarding the former’s condition. Charley has been suffering a great deal of late and losing ground right along. He is in a very weakened condition at present, and we trust that he may receive treatment that will put him on the road to good health again.

OBITUARY Mary Ann Foster, daughter of ■Lewis and Mary Foster, was born April 7, 1842, in Madison county, Ohio. In the year of 1856 she came ■with her parents to Benton county, Indiana, where she lived until the winter of 1860. January 19, when she was united in marriage to John Jordan. They soon moved to their on Carpenter's creek in Jasper county, where she lived many happy years. In the year 1900 they moved into their beautiful new home in Remington, where she has since resided. She will be sadly missed by her many friends and neighbors for whom she always had a kindly word and a pleasant smile. She leaves a. kind and loving husband. two brothers, William Foster of Kingcaid. Kansas, and Joshua Foster of Monticello. Indiana, and Mrs. S. A. Albright of Flora, Indiana. Let us be comforted to know, Only the body lies below, Within the grave that haunts us so. That those we love and so regret In lighter world where none forget Will soon, at most, welcome us yet. The. funeral services which were held at the residence Saturday afternoon. conducted by • Mrs. Annie Thorndsen of Indianapolis, were attended by an immense concourse of friends and relatives. Those from away were: Dr. Harry Alter and wife, Mrs. John Baird and Mrs. Langelier of Watseka. Illinois; Mr. Shawcrass of Lafayette: Mrs. Butler and son of Montmorenci: Reuben R. Moffet of Camden; Mrs. William Jordan and son Rov. of Delphi; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Foster, J. D. Foster and Whitcomb Noe of Monticello; Mrs. E. A. Ari bright of Marion: Lon Ewing and wife of Russiaville: Mrs. Nellie Myers and daughter May of Flora: Mr. and Mrs. L- M- Jordan. Mrs. Golden, Lloyd Erwin, mother and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Spivey of Mont-

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morenci; Will Jordan of Buffalo, and George Jordan and family of Pulaski county. Interment was made in Remington cemetery.

MEDARYIILLK (From the Jourhal) Miss Edna Wacknitz of Lafayette visited her parents Saturday and Sunday. Miss Elizabeth Clawson of San Pierre spent Sunday with Zelma Campbell. . Mrs. J. J. Jones went to Lacross Sunday to visit with Mrs. ' Harry Jones a few days. William White of Argus spent from Friday until Sunday with his uncle, Henry White, ,and other relatives. ■ - . ' \~Mrs. Lewis Grei’ger visited from Thursday until Saturday with her mother, Mrs. Reece Robey, of Reynolds. - . ■ ", ’ ; ’ . Tom Knotts and family of Gary spent Sunday with her sister and mother, Mrs. Charles Robinson and Mrs. Long. . Mrs. ‘Fred Holl went to Chicago Tuesday to spend "a few days with her brother. Mr. Keller, who is in a very critical condition. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Guild and daughter Francis returned home Sunday after a several days’ visit with Gurt Guild of Auburn. Mrs. Cal Kuldan returned to her home at Wabash Monday after a two weeks’ visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Parker. Mrs. W. B. Warner and children of Remington spent a couple of days last week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. Guild, and other relatives. Mrs. Carrie Short of Milford, Illinois, came Saturday to visit a few days with her sister .and brother, Mrs. Mary Low and Lee G. Baughman.

Mrs. Mary Low and Mrs. Carrie Short and Mr. and Mrs. Lee .G. Baughman spent Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gardner of Francesville. ;■■■ CarJ Brown and Harold Bremer left Sunday for Michigan City where they are ’working on a telephone line between Michigan City and Detroit. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smith and daughter Ruth went to Knightstown Sunday tb visit with her sister, Mrs. Glen Ale. They returned home Tuesday. . Mrs. Pollard of Torrington, Wyoming, came Thursday to visit at the Frank Nicoles, home and with other friends. "She was formerly Eva Gunderson. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Greiger, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Greiger, Lena Greiger, Mrs. Theodore Selmer, Mrs. Lewis Selmer attended the funeral of Herman Fritz at Wanatah Thursday. James Parker suffered from an attack of his heart Thursday morning while engaged in cutting wood for Neil Williams, falling to the ground in a dazed condition for a time, but soon recovered sufficiently to walk home.

Quite a little excitement was caused last Friday evening when the home of Mead Rayburn of Gillam caught on fire, burning a hole about six feet square in the roof before the fire could be extinguished. It is supposed it caught from a spark on the roof. J. M. Shields, a resident, of Medaryville, passed away at his home in the southeast part of town Wednesday morning, at 10 o’clock. Mr. Shields had been ill for the past two years with cancer, which resulted in his death. The deceased was 78 years of age the day of his death, and had resided in Medaryville since last fall, when the family moved here from Rich Grove township. He is survived by his second wife, five daughters and one son Mr. Shields had not been in good health since having suffered a paralytic stroke seven years ago. The children are: Mrs. George R. Cox, living near Medaryville; Mrs. Effie M. Miller and Mrs. Mary Alt of South Bend; Mrs. Albert Wert of Rich Grove township; Miss Anna Shields and Charles Shields of Medaryville.

WOLCOTT (From the Enterprise) Miss Grace Dixon went to Wingate Monday for a visit with relatives. Mrs. IH. F. Fuller went to Chicago Monday for a week's visit with relatives., Mrs. Ed Spencer spent Saturday and Sunday in Kentland with her mother, Mrs. Brown. Griff Dyer of Detroit, Michigan, is spending a few days here this week with home folks. Miss Theresa Mellen of Remington was the guest of her sister, Miss Anna Mellen, Saturday. Miss Della Hufty of Remington visited here Monday, taking • dinner With Mrs. Homer Rogers. George’ Baker of Dayton, Ohio, spent Sunday here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs'. George F. Baker. Mr. and Mrs. John Southard went to Logansport Saturday to attend the funeral of their niece,, Mrs. Gertie Kuhn. Miss Ara Griswold of Kokomo came Saturday evening for a short visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Griswold. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Seifert and son Dwight were over Sunday guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Garvin, of near Rensselaer. Miss Minnie Waymire, who' teaches music at the Monnett school in Rensselaer, spent from Saturday until- Monday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Waymire. . Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dye of Lafayette motored over Friday, spending the day with relatives. Mrs. F E. Johnson accompanied them home and attended the track meet Saturday. Monday, just after 12 o'clock, the fire department was called out. The fire proved to be the Pennsylvania depot and smoke was coming from around the flue of the building. The fire company responded

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promptly and soon had the blaze extinguished with small damage done to the building. It is thought the fire originated from a defective flue. John Wynekoop of West Point township, who had been ill for some time at the home of his sisters, the Misses Edna and Flossie Wynekoop, died Saturday morning of diabetes. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon from the home of his sisters, conducted by a lady from Indianapolis, a member of the Spiritualist faith, of which Mr. Wynekoop was also a member.

FRANCESVILLE (From the Tribune) Mrs. T. M. Davis of Star City is visiting with her daughter, Mrs. Edward Groves, southeast of town. Miss Lillie Tiede and Nora Timmons were visiting relatives and friends at Brookston over Sunday. Mrs. Ella Cockran of Rensselaer spent over Sunday with her daugh.ter, Mrs. George W-estphal, and children. > Miss Anna Corts returned to Fort Wayne Thursday after visiting with Mrs. Louis Huguet and other relatives. - Mrs- Blaine Hart of Carlisle was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Detamere Wednesday and Thursday of last week. Mrs. A. C. Ross and daughter returned to their home at Zionsville Saturday after a very pleasant visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs, I. N. Davis. . • „ William Whitaker and son Albert went to Niles, Michigan, Tuesday where Mr. Whitaker will consult an eye specialist as to his son’s eyes, which he believes is near-sighted. Mrs. Wilson Timmons and Misses Della and Ada Shumaker left today for Galveston, Indiana, where -they will attend the district meeting of the Pythian Sisters lodge, which will be held there Friday and Saturday. Ray Rhinehart and Ollie Nickerson left here Friday morning for Fort Wayne, where they intended to join the cavalry department of the United States army. Ray returned home Sunday, being rejected honorably on account of being under weight in accordance with his height and age. Ollie was accepted and was sent to Fort Thomas, where later he will be stationed at some training camp for future service.

goodland (From the Herald) Raymond (Dolly) Worden of Chicago came Sunday for a visit with his mother, Mrs. Carrie Shoemaker. Mrs. Inez Patridge of Mishawaka came last Friday night for a visit with her uncle, E. A. Perkins, and family. ‘ The t<o large tanks of oil arrived this week and work of placing same on our streets will begin as soon as possible. . • : The little son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Alexander, who is a patient in a Chicago hospital, is reported some better. Miss Leona Dunkel, junior in the high school, is quarantined at her home on south Newton street with scarlet fever. -- William Gautsche came down from Winthee. Wisconsin, last Friday and Sunddy drove his car back to Wisconsin. r Fred Butler and a company of bov friends autoed to Hammond and Cedar Lake Sunday. He reported the roads as being fine. Jesse and Ernest Capes will load their cars soon for Owens. Wisconsin', where they have purchased farms and will ihake their future homes. Fred Berger arrived Wednesday forenoon with a new Marmon Six. This one is a beauty and it paid Fred well to register a kick on the other machine. The Antcliff feed and tie barn on east Union street is being changed into a garage. The friend horse is having all his conveniences in town removed to be given over to the buzz machines.

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BROOK From the Reporter) Alva Grannard and wife were Remington visitors Saturday and Sunday. " Mr. and Mrs. Frank Herath visited with friends at Terre Haute the last of the week. John W. Roberts of Los Angeles, California. is here visiting the John ePendergrass family and other relatives, Mrs. Grace Pumphrey of Columbia City is here for an extended visit with her mother, Mrs. William Weston. Mrs. Pearson Pendergrass has been in Indianapolis for the past week vising William Pendergrass and relatives. “Frank Davis and daughter Louise returned Monday from Lafayette where they had been visiting his son Freeman and Wife. , ■ - Mrs. James Montgomery and daughter' went to Chicago on Sunday for a couple of weeks’ visit with her sister, Mrs.. Burgman. Word was received by Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Harry Thursday last that a new grahddaughter had arrived at the home of their son Elwood and wife in Chicago Wednesday, May 9. One of the young Crawford twins who enlisted in the army and was etationed at Fort Benjamin Harrison, died of pneumonia and was buried at his home in Fowler Wednesday with military honors. A squad was sent from the fort to do this last honor to one who had offered himself for his country.

TRANSFERS OF REAL ESTATE Thomas F. Donahue et ux to Wiley F. Baker, January 22, fraction 30-28-5, 600.21 acres, Milroy, $l5O. q c d., , Mary J. Putt et al to George T. Putt, March 5, undivided 19-21 of the undivided y 2 sw, 5-27-7,• Carpenter, sl. ■ .- • Leslie Fisher et ux to A. G. Edwardsy March 23; lots 5,6, block 10, Remington, Weston’s addition, $225. William Dixey to Charles E. Osborn et ux, May 17, lot 13, block 3, Rensselaer, Benjamin’s addition, SI,OOO. Rex D. Warner et ux to Edgar D. Nesbitt, May 19, lot 6, block 1, Rensselaer, Fairview addition, S6OO. Ed Oliver et ux to Caesar H. Hester, May 11, part sy 2 sw, 8-30-5, part wy 2 , 17-30-5, 200 acres, Barkley, sl. q c d.

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NOTICE OF CULVERT LETTING No. 3041

Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, June 5, 1917, the Board of Commissioners of Jasper county, Indiana, will receive sealed proposals for the construction of culvert with concrete headers or retaining walls at the head of the Hodge ditch under the highway north and south near the center of section 35, township 33 north, range 6 west, in Wheatfield township, Jasper county, Indiana. Said culvert to he- built according to plans-and specifications on file in the auditor’s office. All bids to be on file by 2 o’clock of said date and to be accompanied by bond and affidavit, according to law. The board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. By order of the Board of Commissioners of Jasper county, Indiana. JOSEPH P. HAMMOND, Auditor Jasper County, Indiana.

CERTIFICATE OF ENROLLMENT

Sound PURE BRED Stallion No. 17 (Standard Bred) (Laws of Indiana, 1913, Chapter 28) The pedigree of the Stallion BEN LEVEY, No. 38717 American, owned by Orson Peck, P. O. Mt. Ayr, Indiana, county Newton, described as follows: Color and marks — Black, white left hind foot; breed, standard bred; foaled in the year 1901, has been examined in the office of the secretary of the Indiana Stallion Enrollment Board, and it is hereby certified that the said stallion is of PURE BREEDING and is registered in a p.edigree register association, society or company recognized as standard in accordance with section 4 of the Indiana Stallion Enrollment law. The above named stallion has been examined by Dr. J. N. McPhail, a duly qualified licensed veterinarian, and is certified by affidavit to be free from the transmissible unsoundnesses specified as such in the Indiana Stallion Enrollment law. ■ - . > c. m. McConnell, pres. C. H. ANTHONY, V.-Pres. (Seal) 'Not good unless countersigned by H. E. McCartney, secretary. Renewed in 1917 within the time specified in section 8 of th©' Indiana Stallion Enrollment law. Void after January 1, 1918. STAND FOR 1917 BEN LEVEY will stand for season of 1917 as follows: Thursdays at Mt. ( Ayr; Fridays at Hemphill’s Stallion barn, Rensselaer. Terms—sls to insure colt to stand and suck; $12.50 to insure mare to be in foal. Moving from county or disposing of mare, service fee becomes due and payable at once. Care will be taken to prevent accidents, but will not be' responsible should any occur. Mt. Ayr, Ind. ORSON PECK. z

WEEK-END PARTY

By JANE OSBORN.

“There is simply one rule and regulation for this party,” Mrs. Torrey told her guests when they arrived for the week-end house party in her ramshackle old country house that was set back several hundred feet from the road in a veritable forest of pine trees. “You simply must-lock your doors when you are not in your rooms. Nowadays no one knows absolutely that her servants aren’t thieves and pickpockets. But I can’t give up enjoying my friends on that account, so I’ve simply had keys fitted for all the doors and the one thing that 1 must insist on is that everyone's door is locked.” She had been especially emphatic in stating this requirement when Lida Vinton and her cousin, Abby Stone, arrived late Friday evening. “I have given you two girls the large room in the leftwing. Do, for mercy 's sake, remember there are two doors. Now, I’ve warned you and I shall really be very cross if you don't remember.” And then as she left the girls on the threshold of room she added: “We have dinner in half an hour. Everyone here knows everyone else and we are going to have just a simple country time of it —a little dancing tonight and a picnic at the seashore tomorrow. I have only one car, so the men will have to walk and the girls can ride.” And then she hurried off to greet her other guests who were arriving, calling back as she went: “Don’t forget to lock your door and bring the key when you come to dinner.” “Wasn't it perfectly dreadful?” wailed Lida after she and her cousin had come back to their room as early as they could properly leave the improniptu little dance downstairs. “Did I show it very much? I’m sure I turned pale and I actually thought I’d faint. I haven’t even seen Tom for a month; not since we broke our engagement and had that dreadful quarrel. And of course I didn’t know Mrs. Torrey had invited him. How did she dare?”

"She probably didn’t know. But you didn’t look half so upset as Tom did. Everyone must have noticed the way he behaved. And he hardly ate a mouthful. At least you were well-bred enough not to lose your appetite about it. I must confess, however,” Abby said, as she undid the hooks that fastened her pretty cousin’s beflowered dancing frock, “that it was rather awkward. I hope you noticed that I almost cut Tom. I was barely polite to him and later when he asked me for a dance I said I couldn’t fox-trot, although I’d just been fox-trotting with Jim Hale and I know Tom knew I had. I think my meaning was plain enough.” “There is no reason why you should be exactly nasty' to him, Abby. He is a perfectly splendid fellow.” “I’d be horrid to any man that had treated you the way he has.” “How dare you say that?” Lida brought the brush* down emphatically oq the dressing table. “How can you think that he did? It was my fault. 1 insist that it was and I wouldn’t have anyone feel sorry for me for anything in the world. Abby, you don’t imagine for a minute that the girls are sorry for me, to you?” “Oh, dear, no! Didn’t I just tell you that you were a trump to go on eating just as if nothing had happened. You couldn’t have looked more heartless if you had tried, and you were certainly looking very pretty. That dress is so becoming. I was proud of you, Lida. You were splendid.” ■ Then when the two girls had tucked themselves into their twin beds and had said good night for the tenth time Abby whispered, “Really, Lida, you were perfectly great.” “Did you lock both doors, Abby?”

“Yes, ajid I put chairs against them besides.” A minute passed in silence, and thee: “Ahby, let’s push the beds next to>aeh other. I’m not afraid. Still this is a very big room.” Ten minutes, later the cousins were again op the -yay to slumber with their twin beds touching. “What are you going to do about tomorrow ? You won’t want to go to the picnic will you?" Abby asked sleepily. , “Indeed, I won’t, and I have thought it all out. You must go, for if you didn’t it would rather spoil the whole party and you must say nothing about my not going. I’ll just stay here, and when you get started you may say that I have just had word from home to return at once. That's quite simple, isn't it?" Tom, in the meantime, had been assigned to a room in the other wing of the house with his old friend, Burton Jackson. It was not till they had retired that Burton broached the subject. “Devilish pickle you’re in,” he said laconically. Toaj merely grunted his assent. “Going to the picnic tomorrow?’* “I am not,” was Tom’s answer. And, manlike, that was the end of the conversation. Just after breakfast they broached the subject for the second time. “Tell her —Mrs. Torrey—that I had a toothache or something of that sort, Burt. I’ll stay in my room.” “All right, old chap, and don’t forget to lock that door when you leave. You know she is nuts about having the doors locked. Just leave the key under the rug in the hall in front of the door if you decide to leave. So long and good luck.” Lida was, meantime, in a fever of excitement. She had decided to leave and still she was determined that noth-

ing should be said to the hostess till after the party had started. And Abby had lingered in the big room to add her last touch of encouragement. “Please be nice to him, Abby,” Lida was telling her, and then the subject of the conversation was. quickly changed as Mrs. Torrey pounced into the room by the side door. • “Do hurry, girls. The car is wait- ' ing for you. I’m going to motor over in the little roadster with the provisions and there’ll be just room for you girls in the big car.” And then she flounced away, taking the key of the side door with her. She must have : called back telling the girls that she had this key, but they did not hear her. It took at least five minutes more for the cousins to bid each other farewell apd then Abby started. “I’ll take this key,” she said, “and you can leave ; by the. side door. Yes, you had better lock it. Mrs. Torrey was sor particular. No, I wouldn’t leave the key with the cook, for she might be the very ! one who steals things. No, you’d better take it and mail it back. I can just use this one door all the time. The other one on the back stairs might just as wqll be locked, anyway. Mrs. Torrey might have known we wouldn’t ever use it.” And then Abby left her cousin and for a half hour or more I Lida spent her time packing her belongings. Then she wrote a letter to her hostess explaining her regret that she had hastily been summoned home. She thought for full five minutes of writing a letter to Tom, too. Without the slightest idea of the pretext on which to write it, she wanted him to know that she was leaving for his sake. But she thought better of it, and after spoiling half a dozen sheets of paper gave Up the attempt. It was about eleven o’clock when she decided to make her exit. Thera was a train at a quarter of noon, and thus she had ample time to walk to the station, buy her ticket and catch that train. But the side door of the. room was locked. Of course it was, because Mrs. Torrey had locked it. The front door was locked, too. This Lida knew, for Abby had locked it and had the key with her. For the first few minutes Lida simply sat down and wept, and then she decided to use her wits. There were no transoms over the doors and there •wasn’t a sign of a balcony or vine anywhere near the windows. To escape that way, Lida would simply have to leap, and that was out of the question. There was no use trying to attract the attention of the neighbors, fqr the house was surrounded by pine trees that cut off a view of the road and neighboring houses, and the cook’s quarters were in the opposite wing. The man of all work had gone to the picnic, so there would be no chance of summoning him to her aid. The only thing, obviously, to do was to break down the door or pick the lock. What if she did ruin a perfectly good door? It was surely not her fault if her hostess had locked her in her room. A few minutes after that Tom, nursing his grievance and feigning a toothache in the opposite wing of the house, heard strange tappings, a persistent scraping and scratching that, as he listened intently, he convinced himself could not be caused simply by the wind. He followed the' sound to its source and listened at the keyhole whence the sounds came. -- “Sugar!” he heard in a very much, irritated feminine voice, and then “Ouch!” followed by sobs. “Who’s there?” he asked, and then, in Lida Vinton’s voice came back distinctly: “Tom, you dear, you angel! How good of you!” “It’s all right, dearie,” he was soothing, and then as he heard the sobs again: “Don’t worry, dear. I’ll get you out somehow if I have to smash the door in. Just slip a hairpin through the crack under the door. Now keep a stiff upper lip, Lida, dear, and I’ll get you out all right.” “How dare you call me that?” Lida asked, with an attempt at indignation. “Why shouldn’t I if I want to? If you knew that I had come down to this house party especially to see you, that the house party was given just because I asked Mrs. Torrey to give it and if you knew that I had fixed it up with her especially to have the picnic on the beach so that I would have a chance to see you alone —if you knew that I knew that you wouldn’t go on that account, and if you knew that I can unlock the door, not with the hairpin, but with the key that Mrs. Torrey took out and gave to me before she went, what would you say? You are really my prisoner, now, and unless you promise to come out and kiss and make up I am not going to let you out at all. lam not traveling under false colors. I am not making you think that I am rescuing you. That was Mrs. Torrey’s idea. I like my own method better.” Tom listened eagerly through the keyhole. -First there was a low sob and then: “Tom, I can’t stay in here any longer. I want to come out and make up. I’m sorry.” And Tom opened the door. (Copyright, 1916. by the McClure Newspaper Syndicate.)

The Concrete Idea.

“Do you believe there are sermons in stones?” asked the thoughtful man. “That depends,” replied the eminently practical person. —— “On what?” “On whether or not you get enough stones together to build a church.”

Paw Knew the Answer.

Little Lemuel —Paw, what’s a financier? • Paw —A financier, son, is a man who can induce other men to get busy* and: pils up a fortune for him.