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The excitement .\ia.cla had shown at the part in- creased as she lay wide-eyed plan- ning what she would do and how Ev about it. Finally‘ site also slot)!- ai‘.d whcn John woke at his usuul time he dressed vcry quietly‘. so that he would not disturb hcr_ A letter from Muriel lti his mu"! tug mail cheered him immensely. Al irrudy she hud found ‘a good post- ion and her mother had shown int» p o.crtteni. Kenneth was a dear Enntl they loved him more as they grew to know hint better. it wits it bright. coniradish letter, and John ‘smiled as he read. Then, after plac- ing it in the drawer of his desk. he went at his work with more plea- sure tran he had left for many ti a)‘. Several times during the day he ftltuilltfll tnitt .\l8i‘ClZt would expect him to pay the caterer and for the music. Ht- would hiive to draw up- on whitt he had saved for Kenneth ‘.0 do so. But he would not need to‘ send another remittance to Jlurlcl‘ for two weeks. He would find soma way to replace what he had to not The bills which .\larcl;t hittl read)‘ for hitn were reasonable stiough, its he admitted, for whitt they had had. But he hurt .\iarcia's feelings who: he said: "l would so much rather not have Send I5c. InrTHaISII PERI). T. HOPKINS I SON. Gotirziucis Oriental Cream, 1 pressibly. it is hard for ‘A nian to refuse a woman who pleads her love tor him and prates upon her pride ln him. This quality in Mat clit llilil gone far toward weakening John's chitracter. lie hated a scene, he had lost his love for .\larcla. while still possessing herilt lie utiw could give her only a sort of duty itffection, ii. semblance of the love site expected. the love he lta-i given her in the first years of ms ntarriiige. She often made speeches like this: "You see, John. l ncver lovcd any one but you. You are the only mitn in my life. Even as a girl l didn't waste thyself by any serious flirtatious. although, goodness knows. i cotild have been engaged a dozen titties, and to men who cottltl givc. me everything a woman could wish tor, but I'd rather have my John than all the money in the world" .'Too bad l didn't have Niarclit." ' “You would have, could litive. ll you handled yourself right. You must have some day, John. l hiiv. bragged so much about you that you just tuust tnitke money so people won't think l niiirle a illlSlilkt‘ i' tuitrvjving you. That would mortif} me tortiezttlt. i want a nit-c home oi our own. l should have had it ion; ago lllitl l married Harold .\io0"e.‘ ls it {lily wonder that with these money h:id the party and kept thc tnoney. Jlarcitt. it is d lot of money to spend for duo's evening's enjoy- ment. Why. come to think of it, it =5 uiort- than the rug you wanted would have cosh" ' "l ltnmv. l wiinti-tl to give youl ‘he rug for a birthday present, but‘ l was afraid you vvoultl make ii fuss. l don't sce what. hits conic owir v0ll. John. I thought you would bc delighted ‘tvllh jvolll‘ pllfli‘. 1nd you u-crcnt .1. singlrt littlr bit. You looked almost bored. if you kncw htvw it hurts tne to have you‘ act its if you didn't illlpltftlitl“ tuc you would show more ‘eeling whcti l tr,- to do all l t-ztn for you." “i wasn't hurt-d. .\lill"t'l‘tt. l am, very tired. and such ilfl l evening takes too much out of ntc.“ _ l "Well. you must take a vacation. if you would do its l tell you and but ll littlp ii\\'l\,\‘ in the bank catch month we could go away for throw‘ or four wtioks. lt Wflllill lirticc you up wonderfully and do me goo‘. also." "l ltiivc nothing loft at the end‘ of the moifth to ptit in llil". bunk". ills tone was‘ flit‘. - “l hrtvt=n't said it in ‘it long limo, but you are too citsv You should tlrmanti enough to live on. l scrlmo ;ll"l(.l save in every way i can and ‘till live decently. and still i be- lieve you blame me because you can't gct utvity, or save, or any- 'hlnt'." fllobn ptive .\litl‘f'ld the money for the bills fur his birthday party filltl begged hcr not to spend itnytltittgj more that mofltn. - "l am strapped. absolutely." he told he." when shr- itgitin spoke of llilllila‘ dinucd constzititly" into ht.~ ears John Aldrich gave ' hlarcla more than be could afford to. tha' ht- worketi lleyuntl his strength to satLs-iy ltcr? Chapter LXI. "You are sure» l can't hnvc tlrt‘ rill;- J0lil1l’ it i.~‘ only two day's tin ‘ll the club tucets hurt-f- "Quitc stirn. Marcia " To his surp .0 site .aid no iiinrp iliid he not hcon rciitling his pap er the set lips. the lowered eyc lids might have wurnttl him. but mill‘ loo Hind to finish lhc. tuiittei so quickly he wcttt nn roaiinti. 'l‘hc new curtains hiid arrived and. lbcftu-c bi,- rct-ircd it‘ hunll thcni for Alitrciit. "They witntcd tn send it man. htit I knew you would bt- willing ti do it and saw» that tuoncy. l ant always thinking of how to save." she chatted at. he tiitlztrtced himself on the ricketty stcplitdler. "Aren't they lovely! They make lhc l'f‘.~l lol‘ llvi rount look ‘absolutely shabby." she sighed. "’l‘htit's lhc thing, it calls for it lot tuore. when if you roftirnish all iil once every thing corrcstionds. Oh. well. may- hc sonic day i ciin have it llJllFvl of mt- rwn and furnish it as l should like to)" This time it was John who sighed. “I'm itfraitl we will be too old to car!‘ for it ltouse before l ciin buy one,‘ he Still] as hc camc down from the latlicr. "Arc tticy till right?" rm-itning the curtains. "They itrc perfc-t-lly lovely‘! And you have hung them as well its any detaoratm- could. l always tell everyone that you are just wonder- ~],,, Hm An" h‘, gum it in the long nil, that there is nothing you can't that she knew: meant she could no‘. d0. l ‘luv!’ l0 tell lllPm lIOW "l" have anything more that month. Wu aft?» 3W1!“ “TimPll lalk "liolll But hzid he been watching her he themselves all the time, but l am possesg what she desired and when she desired it. Marcia really thought she was uI good wife and in many ways site was. No man ever had a wife oi higher ideals and principles as furl as morality went. lllurcia would as soon have thought of picking some. body's pocket as of looking i“ 4m‘ other man to desire hint. All her love. all hut‘ fcalty was given t-i John. ' Another thing about Marcia; she would nt-t admit to her circle of friends either a man or womtitl whose private life was not its fitr its could he ascertained pure along the some lines. Yes. Aliircia Aldrich was emphatically it good woman in tho sense we tisc the term. John realized this, as all melt do. and it. kept. hittt pittlnnt. kind. when so often she tried ltttn inex- The Best Cough Syrup is Home-made. Hero's nn may ivny to save I2. nml yet hun- tlte beat. cough remedy you ever rled. You've nrobiihlv hoard of this wcll- known plan of making cough s_ i'_tip at. home. But hut-t- yt-ti evcr tir-e it‘? When vnti do, vuu \\_lll unilcrslrtntl whv thotmtnds of frimilics. the world ovcr, fcrl ihnt flit-y could hnrtllv kcru house without if. It's simpli- nnil dicnp, hut. the wiiv il. taken hold of fl cough will utiicklv enrn it. ti. pcrniti- itcnt phtcn in your home. Into fl, iii-oz. bottle, our 2V, nunrcs of Pines; than ndd pain vrnntilatcd stitgnr svrup to flll tipjltn nttln. of. if tiosircd. use tehtrtflrti molasses, ltonny. or corn syrup tustcittl of nugrtr syrup. Either way, It tastes good, nova-r spoils, and gives vnu l8 ounces of better cough rrmcilv than you twtuld buv rcudy-mttde for $2.50. J. A. McEAGHEN, i Oph. D. Eye Specialist Ofllee-Prowse Block. Grafton ltreet Houre-NLOO-tw l-l li/ehlngs- by Appointment Phone Ill-l- l2‘! ll. in rciillv wondcrftil how quickly would have set-n something in her always filling m)‘ lflfillllfi llv“ eves tltitt might have enlightened lucky l am in having such M1 lu- hlm as to her determination tn diligent. tilever husband. Ncl‘ French declares l do it to make them jeiilotis." "Perhaps you do." tiulzzlcitlly. "Now you are teasing. but l'll for give you.’ John left Marcia admiring the cttrtzilns. When she was ready to retire he had gone tn sleep. ills vest had fallen to the floor. Shc picked it up and his chock hook dropped out of his pocket. With it in her hand she quietly return ed tn the living room and switched on the. light. Sher would see how much he bad, what his bitlnnce Wilts. ll‘ there wits enough tn gel the rut: sho would make hlni gel it for her lnsteittl of dollli; ll» Sllf’ had intended. Her brows met in a frown at" t-‘he saw the small balance lefl. iti- tcr thc cittcrcrs chcck hflil lice" drawn. idly she turned the leaves Stitlirnly‘ she frowned again. Who was Murlr-l liorau and what wits John sending her money for? Shc commoner-ti all over. PXilmllllllii ouch stub ciir1fully. ‘Antillter In - biurici Iiuriin. she ncvur hull llfrflrll the name Strange that John never liliii tur-ntlnttctl having buslncsas with such a person. Not it thntighl of anything but business entered hrir mind in that tronncciltvn. But why ltmltft he tnil hcr about it’! Some of his extra work. perhaps. lint it wnniiim-it was queer. She laid the check book on the table. Shc. would give. it to him in the morning, lcll him she had lookcrl iii it. iind ask about Muriel fioritn. Slit". bad no tlnilcacv itbnut acknovricrlglngsbn bud looked lhc inc/k ihrutizlt. Wits she not his with? fild she not have ii rliilll l" know all about. his money miti- trrsi’ . Hut she slcpl. untiiisily‘. Slim ‘lll'f‘illll(‘ll of it wninitn nitmou Mur- in] In whom her husband warn sending muncy while denying her ll FUK. "l found your vcsl on lltr- floor lhln home-maria rcmcdv conquers n. I-isl. night." she sold. at brcrtkftietl. mtigh~ustuillv in 24 hours or less. "and “rhpn | pp-kitq p u‘, yfyur It norms to tcnelrnte ‘ghrmilnh every‘!- (urpfik hunk m] M,‘ p" gm ||_ | l , n n ry. oarae o , y 3 _.. tiztrzztti. wit. vhlcflm- to» £32..“ ti: 'i£..'.'i‘.'"..‘." 1.".“....i:'.'. the membrnnrsgnnd tzlves itlmnstlm- ‘m, ‘d n; “ , H I I k W, merlitito relief. Splendid for throat if‘ F'_ 1K1‘ - "llll- ll -\ tickle, hunt-omens, croup, bronchitis you wnuldnt. obJccl. and lace you and bronchlnl nsihmit. have senl muncy to a Muriel Doriin. Pine! is n Itinhly concentrated com- w}... is ghp?" rind of‘! tilcntilgteo Norwliiy time 5:’ iindcr his iltronth ra ,ttn nit en use or n - , ., . tlons for liirpnt and chest almentrt. hinmfisf “Trriilmsnrfig qlul‘? Tn uvold disappointment. nsk your l‘ F! , ~ "ii - - dmwm y", “QM, Ounce, of Piggy" But hn reptitwl as nomihnlanily SIS’ with directions. and don't acct-pt nnv- pnnsl-hlo: t John damned thing elite. Guaranteed to give sbso- “she h, a warm," who has 4,"... lat: §atinf|t§tlonror rponatrcfunded. things for me;- h“ ’°:' "m" o‘ ' ‘ "What things? Strange you . —"' “ ' THE cnitntorrnrowifouit never mentioned her. And you paid her money. So_you couldnt have been doing win-k m,- her, a5 the stubs." "lt is a private affair, Marcia." “You mean you are not going to tell me!" 'l should prefer not to." 'Bttt you ntut-itf Why. i itewr devolved you—"she blushed as site Ffimelllbered the number of titties she had deceived hlni-about her losses at cardsW-"l nican about any.» thing that c0unts— about any man." Then: “You must toll me. John. l'll never rest until you do.‘ Chapter LXll Not for weeks had Marcia been so angry. in spite of all she had sitid iter refusal to allow John to adopt that boy, he had ttikcn the care of him upon himself and was sending money to some unknown woman for his support. it was al- most unbelievable that he should :0 :igitinst her wishes in such a znzinncr. "it will no good ‘for you to take on so. Mercia, You will only make yourself ill." "You menu to tell me that you in- tend to go on supporting that child when l go without so many things l want?‘ "Ycs. Jiurcia. I might ll. but i will ttot. i ant going to pay for Kt‘nneth'a tiare and edu- cate him. lie is a most lovable lit- tle boy and will more than repay till l can do for him. it isn't mtich. Marcia: just ‘ti few dollars each month." “Who is this Duran woman?" Fonthe first time John tried to suppress the entire truth. "She l5 an elderly lady. ill, who has taken Kenneth tn help out her itvitig expenses and site loves hltn dcitrlyj" “Bosh! Site loves your tnotiegvl" "Come. Niarcia, be reasonable.’ "Reasonable! You are the un- rcasunitblt- one. \\'hy, i never heard ‘if stich idiocy! You take the czlrc -if it pent-ct stranger's boy upon votirselt’ what. for?" , "ilccitase l love children. Marcia, tnd you ltztve reftisetl [hunt tn mt: i $ilW a great deal of Kenneth while you were in Europe and learned t0 love him. and he me. I "an fecl his llllin arms ztrotitid my ‘icck now. l would dearly: have lut- -d to have hint here. Rut l would "ill risk tutiking you unhappy by iti- istlng upon it But in this you uttst kccp your Iiunds off. Marcia. Fhe boy is my affair." 'l\'.‘iz.<, rccritulnatlons “iist wltcrc they stitrtetl. iuhn s: d: “liar ill. l shiill never rcfer to ittlc Ktinucllt ugitlu. l trust you will not. [tut i shall t-itrc for hlni ts it‘ ltc wt-re my son." Jiitrciit wept and pitted herseif is on itbttscti tvifc long after John ‘iitd ii-ft for thc olficc. Moticy for .1 itritttgcrs child. and tlPfly lit-r thc ~iittpic things site needed to make icr houtp lll[l‘.'|t'llVl‘_ She. lclc- “lltlilfifl for lit-r citr. the luxury that lnhn allowed hcr and which lic so iclfltittt u-ctl. She drove Io the store whcrc shc mil sccn thc rug she vranted. Onw ‘iguiu she had in unroilcd and thct tftcr it itioutcntfl»; hesitation said: "l hitvc one (illlt‘l' lti view. Will you hold this for me tintll .3 fciork?" ‘ “Gliidlyz Mrs. Aldrich. I am sum vou will not be pleased with any other." tho siiuve sitlosftiun dcclttr-l -d. The bitppeiilttgs of the next hour wc. will keep secret. But Marcia micrpctl zit thc end of thitl time roni 4t ccrttiin shop Wllh it flushed. ‘zit-c. ipd shining eyes. “ilonw, ilttyvard". she said to hcr chauffeur. it smile of satisfaction on hcr lips. At 5 o'clock she was buck at the illflll and had pitld for the rug. “liuve it dcllverd by ll o'clock". ihc siiid to the now smiling s-alcs-' nun. “Surely. tiiaditme. lt will be there. m the hour_" The look of satisfaction still lln» geretl on Marina's lips when John came in to dinner. but she said ‘nothing. and he. rejoiced that shc lid not bring tip the subject of his caring for little Kenneth, exerted ltimsolf to entertain her. ‘ After dlnncr Rob and Nell ‘french came in and they playedl ‘irldge until l0 o'clock. Then Bob iaid: “Como on. Nell: l am not going lri have John's death on my sou“ The man's all in and don't seem to teiillzn it." "Don't tiilk llki- that, Bob" Mur- -i;i brokn in. "you give me the ihlvcrs." "l wish I cutild give you thin: clsc. sense enough to cure of John. 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Istler lsiltl’! 9!"! ls now sold in 50c. and $1.00 bottles at drug stores. s-en oo-oeoooooooooooooo- worked to death or worried. Same thing us far its his health goes." “lie has no reason to be either." liiarcla atnswercd coldly. “lie surely has nothing to worry about. and he works turd because he wants to. perhar‘ has to lf he does foolish things no had no right to do." it was the first time Marcia had ever spoken in derogatory termg of John before ‘tiny one and Hob only stared as h" replied: "Well just make him call at htill before he gets down sick on you.‘ hands. ' 'l'ltctt Nell broke in: _“f expect every member of the club will be here tomorrow. Marcia, They all say they enjoy coming tr- you." "l love to have them. How do you like my curtains, Nell?" "Scrumptious! But you do man- itge to have things up to date ol- ways." “i should be a fool if l didn't". Only John tintlerstood Martin's cryplc reply. Chapter LXlll. “What time doc-s your cltib gel through ‘its business, Marcia?" John itsketl the next morning. "l will slit)‘ itl the. office until the nicnihers go. l have no wish to butt in on a lot of females." "They tisually leave about six or a little. after. l shall serve cakes and teii itfter the meeting." ’ Jchn made no reply, but when he l'€‘tlt‘ll9(l the street he could not hcip but think of the cater~ erls li‘ll he had! paid only that tvnek. iind now .\larcia was entixr- tainiug ittzitin. and on rather a urge scale. Site had told hlni she expectctl itbout forty-five women. “Citkcs and tea won't. cost much,‘ he tricd lo reassure himself. But the thought of his finances, the uionvy he needed for little Ken- neth. wc/rried hitn anti his should- ers sztgged as he ivttlkcd slowly along. All day things at the nfliice were at slxcs and sevens. His stenogrii- plter did not show tip. two of the men were late, and there WtlS an tinustiitl amount of work to gct through. "Glad i won't have to lturry home tonight." he muttered as he tnuncht-l a sandwich. lie had srnt tits». office bov itrtrr it. not taking time to go out himself. "l hope fllwirclit won't Ilcclde to keop any of them to dinner." Marcia was inclincti to hospitality’ and John foil. tit-at hn couldn't be at all agreeable. Neither dltl he want to ress. ‘it was hnl-f past six when he reached home, To his delight Marcia informed him that the last guest had just gone. "We had it delightful afternoon!’ Sill‘. gushed. "Every one said so. itnytvity. Those uilto hadn't been iwrc before thought we had a very pretty home and complimented me upon mv taste." "That's nice; let's have dinner. l have had a hard day at the ntilce. "Poor boy! Your wifey will pct yr-ti and you'll feel better.‘ smoothed his hair, and kissed him betwt en the eyes, a little habit she had. "Feel better now?" "l'll be all right after i eat and get ii. good night's sleep.‘ Marcia chatted brightly all through dinner. Size appeared of to notice that John was unusually. quiet and told of the club meeting. etc. After dinner site led the wit)‘ into the living room. John stood itrnazed. On the floor was a new rug. a lovely expensive affairs In dull. rich colors. "What———" “Oh, the rug! isn't. it a beauty.’ ‘i told you we could not afford it. Marcia. it will have to go brick the first thing in the morning.‘ ‘it can't! it's paid for." “Piild for—-how——" “Sit down like n good boy and l will ‘fess tip." She pushed him into it chair and perched herself on his knee. “Now promise you won't he angry with mo! Promise!" She shook a finger at him. "l am too tired‘ to be angry ~ izo on and tell your story, but we cannot keep the rug." | "Well, vou remember the. night of your birthday party. You and She ‘Mr. Eider we in your den talk- |In<:, and you ‘bowed him that funny little cup that you kfllfp lti your twablnet?" "Yes. what o it?" "Well. I hear what you said —- that it was worth hundreds of tini- tiitrs, that insignificant little thing. me have the rug. and then l t'otind ‘out, you were paying for that boy. whv I just took that cup down- lnwn and sold lt."' "You what?" scarcely compre- hcnillng. l "l sold it. it wasn't any usc to either cf us. didn't even make the house illlfflfillvfi, l got $400 (m- it. The rug oonf. $350. and the caterer churned me $50 for the club spread. .Tlldn't l do wcll? We can enjoy ,the rut; nnd have some comfort out |nf lt——" She stopped. the look on John's face frightened hcr a little. l John sprang tn his feet. pushing her rottghiy nsltle. "flood find!" he exclaimed, "ynu sold mv Menccy cup, something l inever hone’! to possess; sold It! i can't believe you are not joking. Marcia. You wouldn't dare!" Marcia stood up, She, hm] lum- ed very pale. lSho had not expect- er him to lake it. like this, 8hr Icokcd nt him rather pltoously. then asked: "will". flu You mean. John’? Nut darn sell that cup to buy us n "W? ll. is for you ill well its me; it ls rtir home. John," "i mean that I am through! You have heard of the "last straw," haven't you? Well this is the last straw with me. i can't stand it any RDIAN 'longer, and l don't intend to.‘ _ | "You mean that you will leave- oh, no. John! You coultlnt meiin that! And. John. if you hadn't been spending your money on that boy. a boy wvhnJt-as n-i claim on you. l wouldn't have iznll the cup, so i0" see it is your fault. not ntine." ilc. voices gained in flrmnaas its sht talked. as she threw the hlitmn of her action on him. "Why you uiusn't ever speak like that to me. Johnmnever itgziln." She reached up and patted his face. "l know ‘you love me. John, and that you 'ure uti ovcr uetug cross. aretrt you dear?" l With a muttered oath John rush- ed from the room into his den. Marcia heard hlni turn the ke)’ "1 the lock. For the first time he had locked her out. Chapter LXIV in his den John Aldrich looked things squarely in the lace. He had told Murcia that selling hi5 prec- ious cup was the "last straw": He felt that it was and that never again could he go 0i'l_flf-i he hztd for all the years he had been marlred to Murcia. , After u bit he wondered if by any possibility he hiitl been at fiitilt. wholly at fault. and ‘Murcia guiitless. ile wondered if all his ideas of living were wrong; the distorted ideas of a man whose nerves and overwork had left hltti with a blurred vision, unable to seo things clearly. For hours he sat there. his head buried in his arms. Marcia rapped he made no answer. After a white she called sharply. Still he rnaut: no sign. Then after waiting a while she tapped gently and in a softer voice called: "it is late. John, and you said you were tired." Still he did not answer. He heard her g0 into her room. He. knew she was undressing. Soon he beard her go again into the living room. it was an old trick of hers when she had pur~ chased anything to look at it thc litse thing before site retired. Sh; was looking at that rug. bought with his Mcnecy cup~no. with his heart's blood. He saw red as the thought of his years of ovet- tvorlt to satisfy her demands swept over him. His china collec- tion had been the only thing lie hiid allowed himself, his one bit of extravagance in allthelr married lift-i, .itnd she had commenced tak- ing that front him. The Menecy cup was only the beginning. She she sitw how she could gratify her whims. until she hail dlstposcfl of every piece. He kncw—because he kncw Marcia. lie lienrd the click as she switched off the light lifter gloat- ing over that rug. ilc vlsionetl her, sittisfled smile. the pleased look in her eyes~thzit look she iilWllySi had when she had clrcuniventctl him. lie heitrtl-her step. it stopped nt his door: ' , "John. it is 5i o'clock. l ztml mo. Aren't you coming tn bed?" Still John Aldrich did riot speak! iilthotigh he wet his lips and thcyl moved soundlessly. Hut after it moment he rose heavily. like a mall llllluf: a burden. and with blilflllfillfll Bycs and sagging should-l’ ers followed her into their sleep-l inf-Y room. l "i think you are bad to your wifcy to act like this." Marcia said as she cuddled down into thel bedclothes. shivering a little. ',Do hnrry- l'm so sleepy." A long yawni testified to the truth of her re-' mark. John felt as lf he never speak to hcr again. lie visionetl his priceless cup,, the wny shiij stole it from his cabinet. the plans she had laid to dispose of It. the Purchase of the rug. till this pass- qd before his mental eyes In hec- tic rotation. She reached over and touched him. Meeting no respong; she pleaded: ' "Take hold of my hand. I can't g0 to sleep wl-th you so cross. it sort 0f frightens me, even if ll. was all your own ftiult that l sold that old cup. 1f you had let me buyl the rug with your money. l‘ wouldn't have done lt." she ended with a whlmper. - He took her bund in his. but when she pressed his fingers tliero was no return anti she pettishly drew hers away. in the morning John still kept <ilence. He dltl not dare speak. lie was afraid of what he might say In his anger. Tho iron had entered his very soul. Yet ‘the thought that lififltiilis he had been the one tel. foult persisted. Marciirs good-by kiss Wits not returned. nclthcr dltl could ed twice: "Good-by, John. good-by!" All day at the office he argued with himself. i-lo had married IMarcia. he had promised to malts her happy to tho best of his flbll- ity. to love, anti cherish hcr, to en- -l0w her with all his worldly goods, lid that mean his china? almost hyuttcriciflly is mind considered the question. He. had tried tn be it good hubsttnd, btit had he tried hurd enough’! Wits it not a sign of selfishness that ltor act. tho selling of his precious cup. should make him feel almost n murder- er? Wflg she right? Httd he no lit.- e-nsn to care for little Kenneth, educate him. if to do so he had to deny her, his wife’! Woro all his ideas. his promises wrong’! Had he it distorted lden of llfc. not site! lilarcla loved pretty things, bu. ‘ill women did. She loved ii nice hime. nicely furnished. Anti Marcia was good, good all through. as a e .4 4 1 1 7. r 850R iievr-r would he satifled, now that| frightened when you don't itnstvcry lit‘- FBDlY l0 llel‘ "flood-by". repeat-l I A _ I .2 k \,\j a’! \ f Underwear. it fits perfectly. design. The trim is irritate. unshrinkable, satisfaction and and comfort of soft enjoyed in 7llercum $51.2 F HOSIERY c, inemenl . AINTINESS of costume begins with Mercury Never was underwear so precisely fashioned to pro- serve the lines of the figure. not stretching but by correct The covered scams cannot The garments are is guaranteed. The elasticity, warmth puze wool cashmere of finest quality obtainable citn be the correct weight for fall or winter. Undeear Limited-‘flanzilfon—Canada WEAR by neat. entire , fine, AND UNDER FOR MENJNOMEN AND CHILDREN I55 men think and speap of goodness.‘ There was nothing of ‘the simper~ lng, man-pleasing womitn about her. And she loved him. What dif- ference ditl his feelings toward her make? Did he have a duty. no matter what his tastings? notnatter ttehmiir .z dcdrna-cadH "For better or for worse." through the maze in his mind per- sistently. When night came had not yet finished his fight. (Contlnued__on Page Two) NINETY PER CENT. WOMEN HOMELY \ Ninety per cent of the women are homely—thnt ls. if you are iible to detect it." said Professor Carl i-i. Werantz. the Chicago beauty expert of the Academy of Fine Arts. Ari-i‘ then he elaborated upon their short skirts by adding: "A lot of women have fooled the men for a lnn~ Vmr A woman who wears oxtrenit-i; hurl skirts and lowcut gowns acknowledging she cannot twin the attention of mankind Iby less startling means." But to the rescue comes (‘harles Dana Gibson with all his line of beautiful girls and bewitch-ing fem- lmine sketches back of him. "What. 90 per cent. of the wo- men are homely?" asked Mr. Gib- son. "Well. what right has any»- hody to make that. statement? Whv. everybody ‘ls somebotlys darling and there isn't n woman on earth who doesn't look pretty to some one. "As far as naming any per cent. on homely women, why not ptit one on men?" iu-tked Mr. Gibson "But on the other hand. there isn't ti man or earth who is so hotutly that he doesn't have some redeem- ing quality for some mother, wife or sweetheart "You talke a peep at the young Klrls and men on the park benches. continued IMr. Gibson, "itrtj you “it llw EVQFBKB youth sitting -he- l-ilfl" 711988 illrls who are the prot tlest woman in the world and htvu EMT "Hero nho is right beside tnef Anti he means it. Probably sht- Wmild ‘he n fright. to some other fellow. but to him sno personlfles ‘beauty anti tut the rt-mtititv charms Iln the world." l it is simply the fact that t-vory women is blessed‘ with Home (‘harm beautiful hair. good teeth. an inter. “Flint flmflnlexion or some partl- cular point of beatity. and it tnku; a particular man to admire it Thercris always some mun twhn u. hound to admire a izlri and make her iilit especial type of heatity. “Although f would not want (t, i!" a0 fnr as to say it is mm-Q 1m. Tint-taut for a woman to be heitutl. ml w" l" "lillw treat achieve- ments in ibtislnees. literature or science. beauty. or looking one's bent. helps, and‘ every woman iii justified In sponirlns much time and thouzhl upon her personal to Deiirance. And. as far aa beauty la ciillfierlleil. u woman one man may KEEP IN CONDITION The fit man, with an apology uti his sleeve. in always admired. Condition is the key to many ti success. and failure, too. To do what one is told or expected to flu. . withut excuse or dicker, or wrangle _ that ls the mark of rho self-trained ' man. ~ Keep in condition. Be ready for the unexpected. Ac- cept conditions as they come and are. Be prepared to give battle lot‘ a principle. or for a friend. ‘ Do the unpleasant job with a fttll yard smile! _ There is not a one amontl us who is not called upon almost daily loo take over a task we moat thorough ~" ly dislike. but who is to know, ot- ceptlng the boss of our own Bull. - if wt- arc in prime con_ditlon out: - the time for Lnnt task arrives! Keep in condition. The most menial worker, who keeps improving his mind and takes care to make his body snrva * each day arlght, may some day stop put from the crowd to find his deserved place among the t‘c;.l ‘ lenders of the earth. lt has hap- pened lhus always. and it always will happen thus., "rep in condition. Very few of the essentials in this life. t- any. have to be bought with money. Around most of our lives are crowded the very things which we most need, and all W3 have lo do is f0 recognise them and take . thorn. Even book knowledge nowa- days costs but a few pennies. m‘ may be acquired without cost M our wonderful free libraries. The college men is not always tho educated man. "Seek and you shall finJ!" Keep in condlton. and you may become grant. B; George Matthvw Adams _ ._»fi'¢i_ l - BEAUTY 0F THE SKIN l n," . ahdhiendbfiogghbyofthe tttfgtmifl- Ohsse's0lntment. Plmnlocublwllllflil" Iousbnesa and ved the Iltlll- lrrltatlon and eeseuia dlsevDMI. "id the sltln II lefs ft smooth end velvety. ll a lera or Ettittttwtt. tum at m. Limited. ‘lloronto. Sample n» ll w“ mention this paper. Dr. Chase noes of term a freak may lbe a ravishing beauty to another. It. .»-..' t Oinlmctl u-y viqtiiu lltrv 1' Iov . ti