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«• After Ewn; f- 5 a^oodthin^ toremesiber umk its Parity Pscksfa THE, FLAVOR HATS IV (Wtah \jmkt. CMrik. N. C boxxjb rLxrxa MILL OAJTXVOfl AJTD WUVrUM RtLTtNO, RACRJNO AMO LAOtMO • /^rTjfi, ntriDn';/ The Custard Cup scouts FLORENCE BINGHAM LIVINGSTON BES31 * \ (Con due tod br National Coanell of tbo Hof •coat* of Annortoa.) fA. CJL ,»a^AWlDi» -vJ SYNOPSIS.—L4vln* In a barn, converted into a -dwelling, Mr* Penfleld •< manager of an apart ment talldlng known aa "The Cuatarf Cup," originally "Cluater Court." Her Income la derived from laundry work, her chief pa tron being a Mra. Horatlua Weatheratone, whom aha haa never aeen. Living with lier are "Crlak** and "Thad,” homeleaa amall boya whom aha haa adopted. They call her "Penile." Thad tella Penile a atrange man waa Inquiring. for her nnder her maiden name. A tenant, Mrs. Oussts Bostay, Induces Penile to take charge of a package, which ■he doee with some rategtvtnga. Searching a refuse dump for thing! which might be of value, Crlak, veteran at the game, en- counters a amall girl, Lattla. who proves a foeman worthy of his ■tael. He takes her' to Ponato. and Lattla gets adopted Into the family. The atreagor provse to bo Mrs. Penfleld’a uaclo Jerry He eanouncee he la going to re- mata la the vtctatty ef The Cee- tard Cup. TTncle Jerry arraagee te ereupy the left above Mre Pen Sold a abode facie Jerry meets Ptud—re Hepgeed. no leager r•wag. bat attrarttve. and the twe appear la "bMe N #•" well La roe e Parry, yea Ml hrtaad of Poaam'a teha bar ef bm em- ta Dm Chaaa. alaa a over it. He wag devoted to hlg family. He hadn’t been well. . . . He ran down fast. We sold—trav eled—ev’rythlng. > . . It didn’t help. In alx month*— H ~' M 0h, ray dear!’’ repeated Sirs. San ders pityingly. "That waa when—*’ Mrs. Penfleld nodded. “It would have been easy—so easy—to go, too. The hard thing was to stay—in an empty world. Nothing—* “I—I know how you felt. You—you cared." “Cared 1" Mrs. Penfleld’s tone shook the word to shreds and cast It aside. “Part of me died—when he did. I haln’t never been the same. I try—hut I can't—" Her voice broke. She wheeled swiftly and went over to the window. Standing with her back to the room, she stared Into the mesh eg of the mnslln curtain, beating the casing with her doeed hand. Those blows, the outlet of long suppressed torture, pounded Into the allrace of the room with uncanny centrist, aa ef physical violence upon eeme sacred stillages. Mm Sandora orarcaty breathed, awed late metloeleeeneee by the depth ef the anguish which she had unwittingly at lived. Her own grief wae ewaiiewed up In the grief ef ■nether. At ln« Mm PenheM tamed and mnw inch. She walked irmly Her even were krlwing with teem bat i there wae a smile en her ttpn Trn eerry I went te paeree en* dbe *1 earn in bean mr mm ’em tweet Is to let ’em out—work 'eat off for somebody else. I’m going te try—and whenever I feel—that way again, I'll think 'bout how much more unhappy you am—” “No,” Interposed Mrs. Penfleld quickly, “you’re not te think i m un happy. I’m not—now. Mebbe I ■eemed to say I was, but ’twasn’t what I meant. Pm happy—but Ills a dif- frant kind of happlnessr^^Fhat's aU.** “Yes,” breathed Mm Sandora, “that’s—that’s all.” Vasdjnc n WVut# VIIL. r • en CHAPTERJX Where Fit Caesar Led. Several weeks had passed, and the pink sweater had not been worn. It waa sometimes looked at, reposing tn a paper wrapper In the cleanest apple box—Monday morning with high hop* Saturday night with black despair. Once Lettle had picked her way gin gerly through Are days ef behavior that might have been recorded with n geld pen on • pearly page—end then, presto 1 Humanity t Impel Cetndyam! Once her Impetuous feet bed trod the morrow way op te and indndlng Saturday neon. The goel | woo In eight. Mini Lettle etiged m wsr-dmmre It prims tnre rrtmarten, ranch! her rugged Meeve la the handle ef a anerepea aa the store, drugged N ever the edge, deluged the kttrheh with prwrtewo eeep elect seeking Im detMy Me the rwegn beerd Seer. Letne e ■—emiee wue elwere lap wee e BOY SCOUTS HONOR HARDING The flags of 21,600 scout troops were lowered, to half-ataff In silent tribute to the memory of the nation’s late head and honorary president iff the Boy Scouts of America, upon the announcement of the death of Warren Q. Harding. On several thousand of ths standards, coupled with crape were the President’s streamers of* fed, white and blue, Mr. Harding'S gift to the troops Increasing their member ship in the recent scout round-up— treasured mementoes of his warm sympathy and active support of the boy scout movement From West to East boy scouts stood at attention In respect to the memory of the dead President *■ the train bearing the body of this great-hearted leader and davotaff supporter of the scout movement passed on Its sad and Unpraaslva traneeontlnantal journey te the nation’s capital. At practically evary atatioa in dty, town and countryMda on the root# of the funeral train, regardless of hour or whether a atop was mala, th* ■rout coatlngeat usually the length ef the trula. was drawn up. 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Mra v TrarH ku »■*** ** ha** BaaM In ■ »' ru 9t*m ly TiAfu 1a<a Otah^I, Van Mg fitf Si M e* Ey - 1 rei mmm mmm mmm mrnmmamm m mm r* Mr »lra.‘f ■ s .f \g Hr Arm The aarde teahed mea Her bras a erra • tb wai fmad »•*« Ebed sh tha watt bar heal sat. aa if she wees rwroag par- *area eat ef a peel tbat had bat aot rrwwa fia hh*am ef Ai Mra jeeraaty Pvaratly she weat ah. bar voice ■mritrre .ad mllla. where it H traaled. ahevra. epeablag As ragisrrv bomorarnty rwmsrke r * >r * *• ^ bo tbit when the tiufr pUe Is goor there ^* r w ** |,:i * wlIh ' lr e*a from the prra- wlll be rr*»sn fur the town to grow. For Bu*tn«M Reason* •'Smile'” commanded the photog rapher. “You look too mournful.” “Rut I'm going to use this In my huftlneaM advertlulng,” the subject pro tested. "Well, don’t you think it would be better for your business If you did not look so solemn?” “No,” was the surprising reply. “Who in thunder would hire a grin ning undertaker?” — Forbes Maga-. zlne. Threat for Threat. Woman in Court—She said to me, •Til kill you.” I said. “If you do, Til never speak to you again.” C«»nt . Slrcp? Vvlicii (’ollci ill S.IO | | (N Drink Postiun L eat. “We were happy — happy — antll— Thera waa an epidemic. The j worst of It had passed. We had eeraped; we thought we were safe. The relief from anxiety made us more thankful, happier, than ever. One night we—we had a Jolly iup- per—the five of ua, at the roung. table. TYiere was green peas and custard pie. Little David loved to see It tr-tremble. . . . He was three. . . . His curls were like twists of sunshine, and his eyes were the deepest blue. . . . And Katherine and Bobby— They were all so well, rosy, full of laughter! But—that very night—first one and then another. ... In the morning they were—gone. Think of It! Be fore day broke, they were—all ray babies—gone!” Her eyes lifted; the lines of her face were twisted in agony. She had forgotten her sur roundings, re-llving those hideous hours. “Oh, my dear,” said Mrs. Sanders softly, “how did you ever stand It?" “Stand Itr Mra. Penfleld took up the words with momentary vehe mence. *T didn't stand IL 1 went mad ravtaf mad YiTjiIMh If over ho- feller that • cheeefwL He's boon through somUhlag llapptame ts a thing that bubble* up naturally before you've had much expoiieuce. but cheerfulness 1a a thing you've run toned out end stand by 'raoae yon believe IF* right. Theree a kind of happiness that never comes beck, once It’s gone.” They sat In silence for a moment. In closer communion than words had ever brougiit them. *T know now,” said Mrs. Sanders gently, “why you took those chil dren.” . An Irradiated expression came Into Mrs. Penfleld’s face. “Yes, you know now. I didn’t do It at first. I got a position as housekeeper In a wealthy family. But I couldn’t be satisfied, just supporting myself. I had to make a home again—and for some body that didn’t have one. Way It Is, when you lose them that’s dear to you, It kind o’ opens your heart wider, and you got more love for more folks —’stead of less. When I had chil dren of my own, I thought ’bout them; hut when I—I lost ’em, I began to think ’bout all the children, ev’ry- w here—’specially those that was han dicapped and forlorn and didn’t have a chance to grow up true to the •onto that the Lord gave ’em. I came to ee* that Pd got to make a hum# for •mb* eg 'era. ee I gave up ray pMthra me-uwae R a* eurefhHy peanaaE Mil mt He elm “ff puAtoh her If Ah* 4 gtv* me a h»- * • « Aava It hsreilf. I real- th**t tag M ep doubt tirade* It a fat •ympathy ad th* Hey Rraeta ad CuuaAa M awr aatua e tom ad Ra tom PraaSAmt eaa uapr«ra*d la Oh tod iceet Baarutlv# Jamaa R Weat by Dr. Juba W. Rebirtasa. Chtof Ommto alouar af the Caaadtaa Bey Srauta* lee's couvieaoe haa stirred ep a flghf aaeodatlou. through the fluliowlag Ul ta hie own poul, anybody tbat takan^vtffMn: a band from tha outalda to ouiy put- "The Boy Scouts of Canada daalre flag himself oa record a meddler." to aaeoctate themaeivee with the Boy Ho the fight was Lottie's, sad thua Scouts of America la deep sorrow for far the victory had hovered la sue- the loos the boy scouts of the coati- pension, occasionally glimpsed, hot : neat have sustained through the death of the late P real dent Harding; In heartfelt sympathy with Mra. Harding la her bereavement; and In profound respect for the memory of a leader whose good will springing Into friendly action from his noble character made him an inspiration and model for all scouts.—James W. Robertson, Chief Commissioner." Mr. West explained that the Cana dian boy scouts expressed an interest in sending a delegation of scouts To^ Washington to present In person their tribute of respect to Mr. Harding’s memory, but sufficient time was not available to complete the plana. *— ; — A SPRINTING SCOUTMASTER. elusive and Inclined to fly high. Ironically enough, the greatest ob stacle In her path of virtue was Mr. Wopple. He acted . as a reagent, drawing out and precipitating all thf worst in her nature. By a curious Instinct, they werq both conscious of a fundamental an tagonism, complicated on Mr. Wopple’i side by the irresistible desire tu start something. Turned loose In a menagerie, he would have entertained himself by thrusting sticks between the bars of cages, that he might gloat over the torture of animals deprived of the power to give him the retalia tion he deserved. He was naturally a baiter of beasts; and In Lettle he found a most satisfactory subject for his ingenuity. "I hate him.” declared Lettle, “Scout’s pace” suits Charles Pad- statnplng her foot. “I hate him." d 00 *. the world famous sprinter. He She esied her armful of driftwood ha » recently become scoutmaster of down oa the accumulation In the roo Troop No. 26. Pasadena. Cat The ( ner irad straightened ap with a jerb, troo P ^ ■P'>“*"red by the Americas her bla^fc eye* fUablag Lcgtoo Pasadena Poet No. U of which Mre PraftHd. m If lag the few fee Mr. Paddock to vtcwcoramander. smiled at be* ceraReeedly. l “Thai • me ihtotf )«• «**«•(•< •••*. , *ra aa URie ft*** raneratomi raraR ed bra lira*. Hr Uerae my* tbo* b* “bad to mm a! dHevrart gw ** ami I enf* freed toeraoa* t bad to be aw pwntr* tog ta g*t wraethtod that * raids 1 ban mm. I bad a b art! ag *• ray atraa- •cb. and a altcb. bitter law* la my mouth. Rome mmm raid I needed a liver a^dlctae. I began with Black Draught and It has given perfect rat- ••faction. I took a pinch B tl*r meals a ad It regulated me I got so*I could rat about anything and enjoy It. Black- Draught la all right." A pinch of Black-Draught, taken for a few days at a time, after meala. washed down with a swallow of water, has, la thousands of cases, relieved simple Indigestion. As a result of the action of the medicinal roots and herbs of which It Is’ composed, Black- Draught gently stimulates the flow of the digestive Juices, and helps to re lieve, or prevent constipation, In an easy, natural manner. Try It. 25c. e TL — -1 l I ' —