only had resumed the ten-
1533!, but had. further, ml-
a; another groove that
'33:: with a. feeling a! sand
on he could not remember
'92:: enjoyed before. His
- did not slip along calmly
lama. however.
nearest neighbors soon com-
ted ta the whole neighbor—
the}: versions of a party Fred
or “the‘feaows” on a. Satur—
fight, drawn chiefly from ims-
fired by vagrant]: audible
7 mid 311339933 01 wavering
leaving the .7111: residence at
{a -or an early, as you will
he Rindens heard about it. too
the negro girl sent by Eve-
: mother to look after things
Effie house did not restrain her-
ln her description of the state
as: vhlch she .ound the Jille resi-
“no on Monday morning.
Fred had. not bothered much
Kt restoring a state of order on
Sunday. When be cast. bleary. ach-
in; eyes over several rooms la la in
' genital-noon he wondered where in
13 devil a'l those tobacco ashes
ané leavings, empty bctiles avld
hand. crusts came from—surely
2 grown men could not ban e cre-
W so much mess.
The fact that be had won by a
9113’ recurrence of four of a kind
fir more than he had pom-e:- into
the accessories to the affair (if d not
‘53 pause to a. decision not to haw:
that launch in the house for a poker
flaw ~agxin.
T Fred fell into the habit of arriv-
hlmtcgetlo‘ they in
Each morning be $92 up. ,
“open his eyes." a 3:6 , _.
If it} his than
would teams: with a. start. hurry; i
through his decking, and. «linen:
shaving. burst out or his house and ,
Into the ear;- Sometimes he grabbed
a sweet‘roll and a cup 015- flee at
a lunch counter downtown, and of-
ten he went without breakfast. give
ins his stomach it: first 1006 91‘ the
day when he went to lmich. . ,
In the evening. after an hour or
so of lackadaislcal effort a: tlie
gymnasium and a shower he dined
at the 3111b. Men opportimity ot-
fered h eplayed cards, or went to a,
show, or read magazines and new:—
papers in the solemn, pluehy um
02 the clubhouse.
The only thing be real}? me:
was compauicnship as he ate his:
evening meals. This void. of which
he became increasingly conscious.
was the only survival of his lone-
liness of‘lhe first few days after his
return from New York». Became: a.
{eeling he could not have defiaitelf
explained, he did not want to fre-
quent his mother’s cable. '
: Yet, this devious desire for-tem-
inlne companionship, a nice other
than that of a. man across from him‘
at {he {able perslstcd.‘1‘hat is why
he turned in his chair one morning
and gazed toward Miss Stone. hen:
mer her clicking. work of typlng
letters he 1136 just' dictated. _
(To be continued)
LB ' LYWHHJ‘KE RJ‘ >1“?
BY Ramses tigeeo Mom’s effigy
,.-.,Bill and the other goals were
myeling along the hot, dusty road.
.On'ce in posing a house two big
3:933 rushed after them. Billy a:-
mixed the larger and Nannie tried
saga-end to the other1 but the {Rock
was so panic-stricken that instead
1‘ keeping close to Billy and dci-. .._,
“at he told them, they turncd‘tail
‘ an for home, with the clogs
“11pm; at their heels as they
This attack cleared out all the
more with their little kids and
cowards among the old goats.
{at which Billy wastruly thankful
3.1184! never approved of the moth-
” with little ones coming along
Etho first place, or the \ery on:
m and he would have paslllve-
1orbédden them to do so, only
iié knew that at _the first show of
or an attack on the read
they would run home. So he
ht it better for them to find
out for themselves that they were
mar born to be adventurous trm-
glen; than for him to forbid them
Earning. In that case they vim: (i
am have thought they belonged
$3 the brave. but no“ they yjould
know that they did not.
' ‘ {After Billy had. batted both the
as: over the fence into their own
m4. what was now left of the flock
started on again. traveling faster
than ever. {or they had their second
wind, and besides fear 2cm haste to
their steps. They came to to a little
brook and Billy called a halt lot. two
reasons. One was togive them a rest
and a good drink, and the’othc: was
to look m'cr his flock and sce how
many were missing.
He had started with twenty-five
Now he had ten, and half-or them
looked as if they would be glad of
a chance to desert.
It seemed to the goats that‘they
had only gotten nicely fixed to reflsr
their legs and take a nice nap when
Billy baaed, "\Ve must be up Jul
off again. And ails time “6 trust
make ten miles before we stop, for
in the morning your master will be
after us on horseback the minute
he dlscovcrs that you are 30!. m
the pasture. Thirty miles will be
nothing {or him to travel on a. fast
horse. I will try and throw him
off our track by going in the‘first
woods we reach 86 he cannot see
our tracks in the dust. Then insteafl
or coming out on the same road. we
can strike across country and it will
take him some time to find us, il
be even does."
(In the next story they meet with
more trouble and all the rest of the
goals are frightened off home.)
Streets Paved With Silver
. Threehundred and fifty years ago
833 place where the city now stands
was a. ranch_an<1 at the corners of
e meets was a large tree under
ich an altar was built and the
:masses said. Afterwards a. lit-
73 church was built at the Germ :- of
the streets, Constitution and May or;
' ' has been rebuilt. but many of the
m1 timbers remain.
She rancher who owned the land
which the city is built gave awav
my lot: to settlers who would re-
' and defend the city against the
, 3. Later a. mine “as discov-
ered on his land, he became wealthy,
and B gercentage 01 the output was
W toward building the cathedral.
Ward he built the house now
med asvthe governor’s palace and a
Mire. both of stone. the theatre
being the second one built in Mexico.
Be sent to the King of Spain a.
' t of ‘52, 000, (:00 asking per-
. to build gallarles and petals
fiver around his house. This was
as being a. privilege pertain-
nnly {o royally. He then put up
as of wood; but on the occasion
Ii. christening in his family he
' . ‘the street from his house to
church with bricks of silvei‘. The
«admits 01 this man live in Dur-
ta this day but they do not
silver gs paving blocks—43.12.
”-3 121 Adventure Magazine for
,r
mm POSTAL’ WORKERS
department or the public ser-
.fi‘evelopmen't through the last
25:! has surpassed the rec-
m by the postoffice depart-
fl; efficiency, progressivenees
certain capacity for enlarge-
{or meeting requirements
age made necessary by the
W5 gram}: and expansion.
we equalled. this record. Be»
a: the immediate contract
the‘puhlic and the fiesta}
men while‘ the best paio get $5.50
a day.
Under a. bill now pending in con-
gress these salaries .would be ad—
vanced, making thernnge from $2.-
060 to $2.400. Tile bill should "be
passed. The government which right—
ly demands the best effort, ex-’
partxcxacting “and dellgent work.
should pay for it. It can ill aflord
to make a. reputation as a. niggardly’
employer. —-- Abany Knickerbocker
Press.
MAKING THE 1:03:13. BRIGHTER.
Home decorators who took [to
their“ hearts the hook rugs-.01 New
England will bejnterested in quaint
wooden footstools of New England"
inSpix-atlon rush-bottom chairs on;
tin sconces, ,many of which are larm
decorative wall plaques Wilxch seem
to hold candles only incidentally.
There are, two new metal door:
stens—a. glistening while 'Vycotta'ge
with roses dumber-lag over the
porch and a cheerful mandarin in
Oriental costume.
P3. inted gm cake covers with tiny I
perforations are very nice for keep-
ing food fresh and free from insects
in the summer time. One has a. di» '
minutive. teapot for a knob. 01:1}
fashioned .glass hen dishes in opal
crystal and pale :blne make a timely
appearance .tor Easter breakfasts.
Ho‘sle'mes who make A feature 'of '
dainty table appointments will an-
preciate a mnflinier in Venetian
glass, and a. Venetian glass seg'gu'
3~§t ;
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used for maycnnaiae. ,.
What to do with tall cut 7c
era is alwiys perplexing. A Item}:
painted 113:: paper basket with a. '
square handle solve: the ‘pr
For magazines finer-es; '
axial bracket. with a graceful
handl
this dement to imost .7 .
is the onmanding agency
eminent. to millions it B
'{hle‘efideqce tin; like gay. .
Exists.
Ed of. progress :ind efflcl— -
.i'n‘jthe postoifice defiaifte .7 I
«a “be accounted for mostly
It's very. Wylig to, main and;
, wear what some inert can "con-
elder a luxury-4 light welght
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overcoat. ._
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longer shiver throughout weeks; '
of "inbetween" ’
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