Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 41, Number 234, 18 August 1916 — Page 7

PEDRO AND THE GIANT Pedro and his father lived not far from the king's castle, for the father was a carpenter and worked about the. estate. Pedro was fond of whittling, and used to spend his time in fashioning boats and such toys. "I wish you would do something useful, my son," the father would often exclaim, but Pedro said nothing and kept on whittling. vOne Bummer the whole kingdom was in great sorrow, for the robber giant had come down from the north and begun to steal and destroy all in sight. As winter came on the giant went home, but said he would return in the spring. As the weather grew warmer the king grew much worried. He sent out a proclamation that he would give his only daughter and half of his kingdom to any one who would destroy the giant. But no one ventured on the plan. "If you have nothing else to do, why don't you tackle the giant?" said the father. "That would be better than spending you time whittling.' "That's a very good idea.", replied Pedro, as he shut - up his knife and put it in his pocket. "I will set out at once. I think I would like very much to have the princess for a bride." ; So Pedro set out for the north and traveled for a week till he reached the giant's borne. This was a huge

stone castle on a rocky island in the

middle of a lake, and was connected with the shore by a wooden bridge. Pedro walked boldly up, rang the hell, then told the giant he came to Inspect the plumbing. The giant replied that he had no plumbing, and that he would throw the lad into the dungeon for his impudence. "I can help about the place," said Pedro. "If you will let me work around, I can fix things up a bit

everything here is dreadfully out of

repair."

So the giant agreed to allow Pedro his liberty If the boy would do odd jobs about and not escape. Pedro mended the furniture and put new hinges on the doors and fixed the

shelves so nicely that the cook baked him a mince pie. All day long he was

busy with his tools and still more busy thinking. One day he went into the treasure chamber to put In a new window frame, and while there saw the money bags piled high around the wall while chests of Jewels stood about on benches. That night when all

Newspaper Syndicate, New York. were asleep he went out to the middle of the bridge and began to cut through the center of the big timbers, Very slyly and quietly he did this till at last the whoft bridge was supported by

a beam which would hold only a small weight, but nothing showed that the beams had been tampered with at all. About dawn Pedro went into the treasure chamber and filled a big bag with gold and jewels, then he ran over the bridge and set Are to a haystack on the other side. This hay belonged to the giant, and as the blaze shot up into the sky the glare awoke him. "Fire! Fire!" shouted Pedro, as he saw the giant running out of the house; "follow me and we will put it out." The boy. who was slender and weighed only about 100 pounds, sped like a shot safely across the bridge. But when the heavy giant came limbering along, the beams gave way with a crash when he reached the center. . Down, down, down he fell into the stony river, and his body did not come up for three days. Pedro did not wait, but set out at once for home.- He told the King how he had destroyed the giant, that they had nothing more- to fear from the giant, who lay in the bottom of the river, and he fihowed the bag of jewels and gold. Great was the rejoicing, at the death of the giant, and ever greater was the feasting that took place when Pedro and the Princess were married the following week. 'And the wedding gift of the groom to the bride was the knife with which he had whittled . the bridge away so it would fall with the giant.

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NASHVILLE, Ind., Aug. 18. John Sweers missed a letter from his mail box. A second time the Incident occurred. He decided to keep watch. The third day he found a bluebird light on the mail box, hop inside and fly out with a letter.

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COLUMBUS, Ind. Aug. 18. Mrs. David A. Myers, of Greensburg, wife of the Republican candidate for supreme judge from the Second district, drives her husband's automobile when he is on his campaign tour.

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In her working hours Caryl noticed a change in her employer's manner, and was puzzled by it. Delaine looked at her steadily and thoughtfully at times, and spoke to her in a way that made her feel uncomfortable and vaguely guilty. The author had been worried by the story Julia had told him of Caryl's new friends, and he was driven to a state of helpless exasperation by the knowledge that his hands were virtually tied so far as straightening out the tangle was concerned. To be sure he had sought out Harry Somerdyke, his mind full of a volley of accusations which he Intended to hurl at him, but that gentleman had disarmed him completely by professing absolute ignorance of what Caryl was doing. Delaine discreetly withheld from his friend any mention of the Redfields in this connection. "Hang it all, Kelley." Somerdyke said reproachfully, "you seem to forget that I am not a cad, and that I consider a promise a promise. I have left Miss Caryl Marvin alone ever

since our frank talk about her. Besides, you know enough of my affairs i

to realize that I have no time no inclination to chase around with a shal-low-pated little stenographer.. But why you should worry about her beats me. You aren't her guardian, and she's only following in the path that lots of silly girls of her stamp take. Forget it, my boy, and don't try to reform all humanity." Delaine left him, irritated and chagrined, yet believing that Somerdyke

was telling the truth, and relieved that his friends was not implicated in what promised to be a disagreeable affair. Kelley was asking himself the question that Julia had put to her troubled mind days ago, namely: Why was Caryl taking such pains to practise deception? What was she doing that demanded a covering of falsehoods? In the hope ' of reassuring himself and calming his" fear that sorrow threatened the women he loved. Delaine met Julia Marvin again one evening as she walked home from work, and noted with a pang how innocently she chatted of Dora and John Redfield "your friends," she called them and of their kindness to her sister. It was after this interview that a resolution took shape in the author's mind. He spent several hours seated in front of his fireplace, smoking more tobacco than was gocd for him, in

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HERE'S PROOF ! A Richmond Citizen Tells of His Ex-j perlence. ' j You have a right to doubt state-! ments of people living far away but :

can you aouot Jtucnmona endorsement? Read it: Edgar S. Mote, mall carrier, 1117 South H street, Richmond, says: "I suffered from backache and kidney weakness. The least cold affected me and at times I could hardly straighten up, owing to the intense pain across my kidneys. I began using Doan's Kidney Pills, procured at Luken & Co.'s drug store, and they made a permanent cure." The above statement was given on December 14, 1908, and on Septemeber 16, 1915, Mr. Mote said: 'The cure that Doan's Kidney Pills gave me has been permanent." Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy get Doan's Kidney Pills the same that Mr. Mote has twice publicly recommended. Foster-Milburn Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y. Adv.-

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coming o a final decision. There was only one way to untangle the problem. He would speak to Caryl herself. He would appeal 'to her, In a kind, brotherly way, and try to make her see that she was not fair to her sister, and that she was, perhaps, running into dangers of which she knew nothing. She might listen to him. If she did not, there was just one thing left to do. I He would have to tell Julia the truth. He would antagonize Caryl before he would do this, in fact, would put himself to much inconvenience rather 'than distress the woman he loved by having her suspect that

all was not as it snouia De wun ner little sister. To Be Continued. Louisville, Ky., is to have a mission school for Baptist women, to cost $150,000.

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M0JSR CAE Costly chrome vanadium steel to the extent of one-eighth of its total weight, is used in the construction of each and every car

Two hundred ninety-two and one half pounds of thir the very fin est steel is not an exceptional Instance of the employment of fine materials. Every part, eyery process, la determined upon the same high plane of quality.

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The gasoline consumption la unusually low The tire mileage is unusually high. The price of the Touring Car or Roadster complete Is $785 (L o. b. Detroit)

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The demand for good used instruments has been steady right along and unless you come in quick the small number we have set aside of only 12- will be gone. We have some well known makes in i . - this lot made in fine figured mahogany and walnut cases that have sold as high as $500 and some at $400 ; all of them will go at great bargains in order to have the room for our September stock.

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These Bargains Will Interest You. So, Don't Delay Coming to this Sale Just as Soon as You Read this Announcement

One Everett Upright, was $500, now $150. One Baldwin, large size, mahogany, fancy wood, was $500. - One Bush & Lane, very massive in design and first class condition. One Trayser Player, Mahogany Case. One Style G Starr, Mahogany Case. One Style B, Mahogany Case.

One Richmond discontinued style. One Remington Player, full 88 note. One Harvard, Mahogany Case. One Trayser Player, discontinued style at $350, original price $550. One Richmond, walnut case, ref inished and thoroughly overhauled, like new. One slightly used Starr Grand.

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