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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 1916 What Would You Do If Carrie and Bobbie Visited You As They Did Helen? . ' ' 4-M ' Fickle, Vivacious Caryl Flattered by Attention of Suave, Over-dressed Masher

Helen and Warren ; Their Married Life

By MJRS. MABEL HERBERT URNER Originator of "Their Married Life," Author of "The Journal of a iNeglected Wife," "The Woman Alone, Etc. ,

"What did you say about the maid?" rompted "Warren. -"There's a woman down there who oes the cleaning for twenty cents an 4.our. The laundry leave her alone, carle, she might scratch you. There, --.hat'd I tell you?" as Bobbie set up a .owl. "Come here to mamma." Then to lelen, "You see how tIcIous that cat !?" "Naturally, when he pulls her tail," ,-ith frigid animosity. "Look at the pretty birds!" soothed 'arrie, as the angry Bobs subsided. Yes, that's stork," tracing a flock .cross the Japanese fan Helen had jjiven her. "Remember mamma showed .ou one at the zoo?" "Well, what about the laundry?" inerrupted Warren impatiently. "Oh, yes, shell take It home for ilfty cents a dozen everything, but ihirt waists. Now, it's Just possible hat we could keep the cottage until he middle, of September. We might! arrange " - 1 "Oh, I guess a month'll be enough," , muttered Warren, glancing at Bobbie, j who was now whacking the fan against : the back of the chair. j Helen had hardly, spoken. She - had 1 grimly refrained both from correcting J Bobbie or from making any comment about the cottage. "Want a drink t' demanded Bobbie! Helen rose and took him outto the kitchen. She was getting the bottle of spring water from the ice box 'when Carrie appeared. , "I was going to bring some in," stiffly, knowing that Carrie merely wanted an excuse for seeing thelcitchen. Fortunately everything was straight, the tea towels washed and hung neatly on the line. Anna had finished and gone into her room. - - "What does she use for the range?" Carrie's keen glance had discovered Anna's one weakness a not over-clean stove. "Some kerosene on a stiff brush would take off all that black around the burners." "Yes, I've heard of that," flushed Helen, closing the Ice box. "Aunt Helen, what's In the little bureau?" Bobbie pointed upward. "That's a spice cabinet," showing , him one of the. tiny - drawers, into which he plunged his chubby fist' and drew it out filled with cloves. "Oh. that's my papa!" as the bell Tang. "That's my papa!" And rushing to the door he fell sprawling over the rug, and set up another howl. Peace was finally restored, with Bobbie on his father's knee grapping a bright new nickel, munching spice and kicking the chair. "Did .you bring that aime table?" asked Carrie, "Warren wants to know about the trains." ' As Lawrence took out the pink fold THE ORGAN GRINDER. He's here again, primed to the brim And he is here to stay, As you find out on giving him A dime to move away.

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er,, Bobbie clutched it, and. protested vociferously when it was taken from him. '"Come over to mamma, pet! Look, isn't this a pretty little box?" taking from the mantel an old ivry card case that Helen treasured. "Oh, Carri-. don't give him that! Wait, I'll get something else." "He can't hurt it," as Bobble gleefully grabbed the case. Helen bit back a sharp retort and forced herself to look on unprotesting, while he pulle at the frail old case she had brought from London. "There's a moth a big one! Why don't you have screens?" criticised Carrie. "I'd think you'd be eaten up with mosquitoes." Bobby, gazing after the moth, dropped the case, which fell with a crash. To Be Continued.

66 ZOE 99 A Thrilling Serial of The bulsy eyes of the little man seemed to penetrate-Brooke; and perhaps for the first time in his life Godfrey Booke winced at the . direct gaze of a pair of eyes. "Mr. Coleman that Is. the. gentleman!s name, is it not? has given me the bare facts, but, of course, there must be a great deal more to learf . "Now, I want you, Sir Godfrey, to be perfectly frank with me and place me in possession, of .every fact, no matter how seemingly trivial and unimport ant. which appears" to you to have any bearing on her ladyship's absence. Do you follow me?" "Yes, '. yes!" v answered Brooke quickly, "but the worst of it is, there are no facts to give you there is nothing to go on, absolutely nothing." "It may appear so at the outset," said the little man calmly; "but let us go carefully over the matter. 'Now, perhaps it. will be better for me to put a few questions to you. What do you say?" "Certainly!" replied Brooke. "There is nothing you can ask me I shall not be perfectly willing to answer." The little man sighed and stroked the side of his nose with his forefinger. "In the first place, Sir Godfrey," he said, "were you and her ladyship on good terms?" "Good heavens, man, of course we were the very best of terms!" "Quite sure that is, have you ever had any disagreement or" "Never a word!" asserted Brooke, with profound conviction. "We understood each other perfectly." "Forgive me. Sir Godfrey," insisted the detective, "if I appear to be impertinent; but do you think it possible for there to have been a man in the matter?" Brooke sprang to his feet, his blue eyes blazed. "Confound you, sir" he thundered. "What the deuce are you driving at? My wife never thought of another man!" Mr. Paton nodded. "Quite so; but it does not follow tLat another man . did not think of of your wife!" "Pshaw! That is not worth discussing. So far, at any rate, "so far as I know no other man did." "Good. You have been married two years, I understand?" "Yes; but what the dickens has that got to do with it?"

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Copyright. 1916, by the McClura Once . upon a time there lived a King who, had an only . son. . This Prince was troubled with melancholy, and no one could make him smile. Finally , he shut himself up in a tower and would "never come out except early in the morning for a walk. About a mile from the castle on the side of a stream lived a wood-cutter and his only daughter, Gretchen.? The mother was dead, but the father had managed to make a good living until a tree fell on his foot, and he was thus kept in bed for weeks. Then, one day, the landlord came and said that if the rent was not paid in three days the man and his daughter would be turned into the street. , The day after the landlord had gone Gretchen fixed her father's broth early and went out as usual to watch her geese that cover the green hillside. As she sat on a stone there was a sound of bugles and a soldier rode by, proclaiming that the Prince was not likely to live unless someone could make him laugh. "And to the person who will do this," continued the The Story of a Devotion and Mystery Mr Paton smiled apologetically. "Forglye me,. Sir Godfrey," he said, "but it Is essential if I, am to be of any use to you and that is what 1 want to be for me to know every thing there Is to be known. You see; you have only lived . with her for a I very short time." ! "That is so. We -were married just! before I went away." And in a few v.-ords Brooke told the' little man the! history of his wooing, marriage, bis I travels and his return. ; I Mr. Paton nodded. He made no! notes, -but he looked like a" man who! was mentally ' registering every Avordj on his brain. ; ,' ' . . j The detective put a few more ques-l tions to Sir Godfrey, and then re-i assured him that everything that ' possibly could be done would be done. "And without publicity?" "Certainly, at first," answered Mr. Paton. "But, later on, that is to say, if we are unable satisfactorily to solve the mystery today, and I have every hope of being able to do so, I think we ought to inform the press. They are very useful In a case of this! sort, i ou must leave that to our discretion, Sir Godfrey, and rest assured that nothing shall be done without first consulting you. From what you have told me, I can only conclude that her ladyship has met with an accident, and is unable to communicate with you." Brooke raised his hand as if to ward off a blow. 'VDoh't for Heaven's sake don't talk of accidents!" (To Be Continued Tomorrow.) SWALLOWS JACKSTONE SOUTH BEND, April 18. Lester Cowell swallowed a jackstone, and when it was removed hemorrhage set in causing his death. DROPS CARTRIDGE CONNERSVILLE, Ind., April 18 Penn Holter dropped a cartridge on the concrete sidewalk in front of his home. The bullet struck his left eye. His eye had to be removed. CHILDREN'S COUGHS AND COLDS. Coughs and colds are the bane of childhood and cause mothers much more worry than any other of the minor diseases. Those who keep Chamberlain's Cough Remedy at hand ready for instant use have less occasion to worry. Mrs. W. P. Agin, Bluffton. Ohio, sa; s, "I always rely upon Chamberlain's Cough Remedy when the children have coughs or colds." Obtainable everywhere. Adv. NO CORNS REMAIN Those who suffered last season with, stinging, burning, aching corns are frnm anv Hrr cn tnr- 9K ! of Dr., Hunt's new corn cure, because it is absolutely dependable, penetrates I ' and roots out the corn no matter how bad it ls-glves instant comfort a-nA Ot,oa i,Doia ViJ Hunt -gave years to developing this plan of curing corns by penetration. American Chemical Co., Sidney, Ohio.

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herald, "the King will give a thousand pieces of gold, a fine horse and any hous j in his domain - . . - - .; Hardly had the guard gone down the road when Gretchen" heard a- moaning in the bushes. Running to the place ishe saw a very old woman had fallen and was evidently badly hurt.' Propping up the woman's head, she brought a cup of milk, which was part of her lunch, and made the old woman drink it. Then she helped her to her. father's cottage, not far off. Here the old I woman was made comfortable by the side of the fire. Gretchen noticed that her clothes were very ragged, her face wrinkled and brown, but she did all in her power for her guest. By nighttime the woman felt a great deal better and was 'able to sit up. At dark there came a scratching at the door and when the girl opened it in walked a big black cat with great, gleaming green eyes and an owl. Both J went over to the old woman. At this oreicnen reauzea mai ine woman was a witch, but she thought no harm would come after all her kindness. The old woman's eyes shone kindly as she glanced at the girl. "I suppose you know," she said, "that I am a witch. I am, and I am proud of the fact. We witches have; never been understood, but have been j abused for centuries. You are the first ! mortal that ever treated me kindly. I: will reward you with this pole." Then for the fir3t time Gretchen noticed that the witjeh had -always kept her hand on a stout black pole, covered with queer characters. "I have been using this pole for riding purposes," continued the witch. 'But I see you have an old broom ! handle in the corner and that will j serve me just as well. This pole is a j magical one and possesses the property of compelling all who see it to follow it if you say the verse. This is it: Merrily, merrily, full of glee, Follow on and follow me. "I am certainly much obliged to you for your kindness," replied grateful Gretchen. Gretchen could not imagine how the pole could be made of any use, but she thanked the witch politely, handed her the old broomstick and watched as the old woman sailed away into the cloudy sky, the owl and cat sitting behind her as she rode. As she lay in bed that night a plan came into her head. She knew the hour and the path down which the sad prince took his daily walk. She would use her pole to cure him of his melancholy. So at dawn she rose and, hastening down the path, she met a cow. Merrily, merrily, full of glee, Follow on and follow me. As the girl said this the cow came walking on behind the pole, which was swung over Gretchen's shoulder, chewing her cud peacefully. "The' plan seems to work well," said the girl to herself. "I think I can gather quite a procession in a I short while, and with them 1 am sure I can make the Prince smile, win the King's gold and get father a home." YOUR SPRING TONIC To take a tonic in the Spring is only aiding nature. Evervbody needs it. Confinement to the home, the store has reduced our vitality. You are beginning to notice that Tired Feeling. Nothing alarming. You simply need a Spring Tonic, a Bracer, something to tone up the whole system, cleanse the blood, start up a healthy circulation and regulate the liver. Don't experiment this Tpring, try a box of WENDELL'S AMBITION PILLS Fifty Cenas a Box at AH Druggists Leo Fine, A. G. Luken, Clem This tlethwaite. Conkey Drug Co. is author-1 j1 b-v the m,aer to refuid the: ?.ur;l ! ch-etl,pnfce l011 art notA aftls,fied j with tno firct hnv niirfnaDrl fail ri- : , , K , X i $Srs charges prepaid, by the i I ende11 Pharmacal Company, Inc., Syracuse, N. Y. Adv. PALLADIUM WANT ADS PAY

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T wo III. ' ' Mrs. Holloran's Lodgings. Toward the end of their second week in New York, Julia, and ' Caryl Marvin packed their few belongings, surrendered their trunk to an expressman who was to take it to their new rooms, and said good-bye to the kindfaced matron of the. home. at which they had been staying. "I am sorry to have you leave us. Miss Marvin." this woman assured Julia, pressing her hand warmly. "It doesn't seem right that we are allowed to shelter inexperienced girls like you and your sister for only a fortnight, and then let them go their lonely way. But with the constant demands . we have made upon us for rooms there is nothing else that we can do. Goodbye and if I can help you at any time, please let me know." To Caryl the matron gave only, a rather cool handshake, and a brief word of farewell. She was a woman who, by stilted and careful speech, tried tQ conceal the deficlenCies ln ner early education, and she suspected the younger girl of making fun of her behind her back. "She's a horrid cat!" declared Caryl to her sister as the door of the home closed behind them-. "Thank heaven we are free of her!" Oh, Caryl," Julia protested, "she s verv km(1 an(1 waa aiwft va mnst nieasant to us " "Pleasant!" sniffed Caryl. "She got on my nerves, always snooping around to see if we had been doing something we shouldn't do! I am tired of having people look after me. She drew down the corners of her mouth and wrinkled her nose in Imi tation of the matron's expression of countenance 'Young ladies!' " she mimicked in a high-pitched voice, " 'I trust that you are not breaking the rules of the house and -cooking in your room. I seem to scent boiling coffee. " The imitation was irresistibly funny, and Julia laughed in spite of herself. "Well, don't worry about her any more, sister, dear," she comforted. "We are free of her forever. We are our own mistresses now. And I don't know," she went on after a moment's pause, 'that I am as glad of that as I expected to be, either. This city is so big." "That's why I like it." asserted Caryl, who was today bubbling over with high spirits. "It's so big and romantic, and something thrilling may be waiting for us right around the corner. I wish an exciting1 adventure would come along right here and now." Unconsciously she began to hum a merry little tune as she walked Her

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his lips was pink-nailed and overmanicured. He lifted his hat to Caryl and smiled. - . "Hello, girlie!" he greeted. "How's everything?" Julia grasped her sister's arm. "Don't speak, to him!" she murmured. "Come along!" , They hastened acro 8 the street, but when they reached the other curb the man was at the younger girl's side again. "Don't be in a hurry," he said calmly. "I'm a great little sticker. How about a bite to eat for just us three, eh?" To Be Continued. HIS PREFERENCE. "Wot kind of dorgs does you like Jest, Tatters?" "Dead dorga!" DRIVES COPINGS 1L FLOORS B. Kelsey Phone 3807. $15.00

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