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5 A COMMON LAN6UA6E I
By F. H. MASON. 2
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"For goodness sakeal If that old
'Mexican cow ain't been and gone and
et my glory-de-John rose."
I looked up from my gardening and
aaw my next door neighbor?usually
the moBt aimiable of women?literally
nun muiguauuu, uu uer iruut 1
porch, while a cow was on the grass
plot below, contentedly munching the
last of tho Gloire de Dijon.
Mrs. Farleigh took a pot containing
u small, withered palm from the porch
rail, heaved it at the cow, and exclaimed
: "Drat the beast!"
The pot broke Innocently some way
from the cow, and the animal went
over to it and examined the palm. It
was too dry for her taste, however.
She evidently preferred sweet, succulent
rose bushes.
"Shoo!" Mrs. Farleigh followed the
exclamation down the steps, shaking
her apron vigorously as she went. The
cow walked leisurely a-way, notwithstanding
the piecee of broken flower
r pot that my neighbor Bent after it.
"Ain't that the limit?"
1 had Intended to keep out of the
controversy, and had busied myself behind
a hakea, but a hakea forms a poor
shelter, and this last remark was evidently
intended for me.
"It's hard," I replied sympathetically.
Of course 1 said Just the wrong
thing. Anything 1 might have replied
would have been wrong to one in Mrs.
Farleigh's mood.
"Hard! Hard!" she shouted in disgust.
"I wasn't thinking of the cow's
digestion. It's my glory-de-John rose
that worries me. I've tended it all
winter, like a mother, and it was just
coming into bloom. Them Mexicans
have no right to keep cows in a respectable
neighborhood."
The Mexican was a bete noir to the
neighbors. He had arrived recently,
and bought four lots. On these he
was keeping half a dozen cows, and
running a small dairy farm. He seemed
to be circumventing the city ordinance,
which prohibited one person
keeping more than one cow, by die
tributlng the ownership of the animals
among his children. The bad feature
about the affair was that the family
were casual about letting the cows
roam off the premises. They had
owned a large ranch in Mexico, before
the revolution, and did not understand
" '?teetag confined to four city lots.
"It's too bad. Why don't you go
over and see them about it?" I suggested
mischievously, for I knew the
Mexicans understood little or no English.
"I will," Mrs. Farleigh said decidedly.
"I have juet cause for complaint."
"You surely have," 1 agreed. "It's
the proper thing to do."
Mr6. Farleigh trotted across the
street, her anger rising as she went,
and pushed the button beside the
Mexican's front door.
1 was bad enough to take up a point
of vantage behind a large leptospertv>tim
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iu v, utLii uit: uunetujue, IOr 1
imagined my neighbor had not the
Spanish.
The Mexican woman appeared, and
my neighbor started the attack. "Your
old cow has been and et my glory-deJohn
rose," Mrs. Farleigh shouted.
"Gloria de Juan, eenora!" the Mexican
woman, exclaimed, in surprise.
Juan was her eldest son.
"De waun seniora nothing. Your
cow. cow, cow," each time she spoke
the word. Mrs. Farleigh pointed a linger
viciously at the offending animal,
which was contentedly ruminating over
the flavor of rose bushes near by.
"your cow has been et iny glory-deJohn
rose."
The Mexican woman was clearly
puzzled. "I^a vaca gloria de Juan!
No, no. Ordena la vaca."
"Can't vim savvv Eiirlish''' Mm
Farleigh asked indignantly.
"No hablo ingles."
"You have no English, eh?" Mrs.
Farletgh resorted to pigeon English.
Tapping the Mexicaji woman on tho
chest with a linger, Mrs. Farleigh demanded:
"You no savvy?"
"No sabo."
"For the land's sake. And I've been
and left my housework to come over
here and give you a bit of my mind."
The humor of the situation dawned on
Mrs. Farleigh. She placed her hands
on her hips, and, with arms akimbo,
laughed uproariously.
The Mexican woman stared in astonishment;
then she caught the infection,
and joined in the laugh. There,
on the Mexican's porch, the two women
stood, each seeming to try to outdo
the other in her hil&riousness. After
a time, they became week-kneed from
the effort, and sat on the top step and
continued to laugh, wiping the tears
that ran down their cheeks with the
corners of their aprons. They had
found a common language.
Snhsrr{hn r% Tho MhronJolo
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I THE UNDERSTANDING 1 '?
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J By BLANCHE Q. ROBBIN8. J
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The room was strangely familiar to e
her, yet she knew she had never j t
fore seen even the
her as singularly "3
grate Bbe could
see the dark green I Xsy*
walls, hung with I l^^Tn /t?5?
pictures done in 0 > I <
sepia and dull A ]
gray tones. )| J (
The bookcases ' ^
were filled with bodies, richly bound, j
She was struck with the simplicity of
the furnishings.
Suddenly the fire flickered into life, |
and the picture banging over the fire- j ]
place caught her attention. It was ob- J ]
viously a snapshot, enlarged but ex- <
quisltely finished.
It was a picture of a woman, her j
motherhood stamped distinctly on her :
beautiful face. She sat before an open |
fire, the firelight radiating the laugh- . t
ter in her eyes. | 1
At her knee stood a small boy, his j <
bright eyes revealing the love of his ,
own little soul as he smiled respons- j
ively.
Suddenly she roused herself; stve
had been dreaming. She was not pre- 1
paring an answer for the man waiting '
outside in the darkness. Denny
Drown had asked her to marry him
and she had promised her answer to- j
night. j
They had been running swiftly, i (
smoothly through the exhilarating air
of the suburbs in Denny's car. Suddenly
something had gone wrong. It
had happened at the very moment
when she should have been answering ! 1
Denny. ]
He had brought her to this bunga- I ?
low, asking permission for her to j '
wait there. ]
He had telephoned to a neighboring i i
garage for a man. They were now re-1 '
pairing the machine. In a few mo i
ments he would return for her.
How strongly at this monent all
Denny could give her appealed to her!
She was so tired?so nervously tired
of her own life.
Rut the other man! Somehow Denny
, hacj guessed that the other man had 1
been something to her. For tonight
he had told her, quietly, that the other ;
man had failed again. Unconsciously,
she had been waiting for "the other 1
man" to win success.
A man's step sounded on the veranda?Denny
had come for her and her
answer was not ready. She heard the i ,
click of the telephone receiver in the ,
hall. A man's voice?not Denny's? j
called Woodstock, N. H., on the longdistance.
j ,
It was Phil Rerkley?the other man! J .
She was wafting in his bungalow?to- j
night of all nights, but she had to
listen.
"Hello, that you Mater?**
"Oh, I'm?I'm all right.
"Yes?a bit blue tonight, how did ,
you know?"
"I hate to tell you, mamsy; but lt'8 j
another failure."
"No, I'm going to try again. Third
time's trying, you know."
"You're bo comforting, Mamsy, yes
I'll succeed?some day." \
" " 1
"I wouldn't care so much if it s
weren't for you and?that little girl." ]
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"Yes, she's waiting for me." <
"Yes, there's Just the understanding j
between us. Yet I trust her to wait. I
Rometimen I think I must have !
drenmerl It nil "
"Pood-night, dearest?" <
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Tn a moment the man would ring '
off. She must either hide or run. By '
the light of the flame she saw a door i
leading from the room to the ve- '
randa. '
Rising quickly, she Btepped aoftly 1
across the room and out onto the veranda.
Stumbling over the low steps, she
ran breathlessly across the damp lawn
toward the lights shining dimly In
the road. f
Pausing within the shelter of the f
shrubbery, she called softly. "Penny!"
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The man left the machine and came
quickly to the lawn.
"I>enny, won't yoti take me home
now? Send the man with the ear to i
the garage. I want to go now." c
"What?" he asked perplexedly. 1
"Tired of waiting, Itcth? It won't be f
?
nore than twenty minutes. It's too
ar to walk. There's no other way but
he trolley, and that's r?o crowded."
"YeB, yes; that's what I want," she
ntemipted; "the trolley?the crowds
?the lights."
"But, Beth, we want to be alone toilght,
dear; just you and 1?your aniwer?you
promised me your answer
onight,"
"Hush, Denny! I ought to have
old you. I can't marry you. I'm
malting for the other man. I've promBed
No; it's not an engagement.
["here's?there's?Just an understandng."
Copyright. 1914, by the McClure Newipftper
Syndicate..)
The Tapestry Mode.
The Millionaire (declining to pur:hase
post-impression creation)?
Voth'n' dofrn'! Why, my maiden
1'nt cud d&rra a better picture '
that.?Punch.
Danger of Too Much Talk.
Don't talk too much. Just after you
lave talked a man into buying, if you
teep on talking you will talk him out
)f buying.?Atchison Glebe.
Defined.
A literary genius is one whom na?
:ure' lets in on the ground floor, and
ivhom the publishers force to live in
m attic.
Costly English Port.
More than $100,000,000 has been
spent In bringing and keeping the port
)f Liverpool up to date.
At the Top and Bottom.
Of all the people in Europe the
rYench have the fewest children and
he Irish the most.
Motive Power In Norway.
The greatest single factor In the
possible industrial development of
Norway lies undoubtedly in its cheap
ind abundant hydroelectric power.
The country having practically no coal
resources, the Norwegian industries
ire coming to depend more and more
jpon the utilization of waterfalls as
a primary motive power source.
Double Work.
"Why is it that a man won't wash
his face with a washcloth?" demanded
Mrs. Wombat. "Men haven't time for
all that foolishness," said Mr. Wombat.
"First you have to wash your
face ancl then you have to wash the
washcloth."?LoulsvTTTe - - Ceurier-J.QHR
Q&L.
Lost Opportunity.
First Jew?"Dwenty years ago GoldBtein
scld shoestrings on the corner
und today he owns the corner on
which he stood." Second Jew (excitedly)?"I'nd
if he had valked up
und down he mieht havo r?u-n
whole block."?Life.
Soldier's Most Trying Position.
The average soldier finds the most
terrifying position to be that of standing
motionless in the front rank, exposed
to the enemy's fire without being
able to reply. The order to advance
or to charge with fixed bayonets
is then received as a release from
agony. Movement, even into greater
peril, distracts the mind and greatly
reduces the mental anguish.
Nn Chanr#? fof WIm
A dealer selling cloth in a small
'.own asked an Irishman who was
passing if he would buy a suit length,
tnd added: "You can have It for ten
bob." To which Pat replied: "Hegob,
sir. If tuppence would buy the makings
t)f a topcoat for an elephant 1 couldn't
Duy the makings of a pair of leggings
'or a canary this minute."
Shrewd Elopement Trick.
The newest elopement trick was recently
worked in Switzerland, where
the (tarents of the couple went on a
trip to the top of a mountatu. While
they were there the couple got a bobsled,
coasted down the mountainside
tnd were away on an express before
Lhe parents could get down the mountain
on the railway.
Too Much for Him.
A colored porter for a local druggist
vas told to go to another pharmacy to
tet some cimcifugo rasiemoses. He
.tood. open-mouthed, and gazed at his
'boss," then asked: "Ain't thar any
>ther name for dat?" Loses
Its Charm.
It's difficult for a newly married
nan to generate much enthusiasm
)ver his bride's beautiful hair after
te has seen her pile it on the bureau
or the aigbt.
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! Agreement Reached' * in Mexican
I'rlsls.
j Mexico City, August 5.?Provisional
President Carbajal and Gen. Venustiano
Carranza, head of the Constitutionalist
movement, today reached a
full agreement concerning the turning
over of the Government to the Constitutionalists.
It is expected a general
amnesty will be declared soon. Hos- I
tilities were suspended today.
All Europe is In Arms.
On the one hand Austri-Hungary
and Germany are opposed by Russia.
France, GTeat BritaiiJ, Servia,
and Montenegro. Italy has declared
her neutrality, but is mobolizing.
Belgium, Holland and Switzerland
have mobolized.
The German demand that the eBl
pian govertnment should. ennit the
free passage of German troops
through Belgium was answered by
hasty preparation to resist such an
advance across Belgian territory.
Sweeden has made no answer to inquiries
from R~|ssia and Germany
regarding her attitude, but is prearing
to defend her neutrality.
Japan is making ready to live up
to her alliance with Great Britain in
case of certain eventualities.
Spain is reported to be preparing
a proclamation of neutrality.
Austria-Hungary for the moment
has retired from her campaign
against Servia for thp purpose of
'holding back Russia, and Servia has
mobolized with the reported intention
of invading Bosnia.
Latest News from the Front.
Brussels, via I'aris. August 6?1.38
111.?of > trriti iiiousanu Head and
wounded is Ihe toll paid by the German
army of the Mouse for its attack
on Liege. The Belgians made a heroic
repulsing the Germane after
heavy and continuous fighting.
The fortified positions of Liege had
to support on Wednesday the general
shock of the German attack. The Belgian
forts resisted the advance fiercely
and did not suffer. One Belgian
squadron attache dand drove back
six German squadrons.
Eight hundred wounded Germans
are being transferred to the city of
Liege where they will be cared for.
Prior to the attack on Liege Gen.
Von Emmich, commanding the German
army of the Meuse, issued a proclamation
calling for an open road
through Belgium for the advance of
his forces, and suggesting that prudence
would show it the duty of the
"Tretm m wnnlii tr> arrpde to this to
avoid the horrors of war. '' "
The Germans committed repressions
against the civil population of the
town of Vise, eight miles north of
Liege, burning the city and shooting
many residents.
Odd-Looking Shark's Egg.
A Bhark's egg is one of the oddest
looking things Imaginable. It is unprovided
with shell, but the contents
are protected by a thick, leathery
covering, almost as elastic as India
rubber. The average size is i! b7 2^
Inches, and It is almost Jet black.
Quite Right.
Teacher of Botany in Girls' School
?"Now for a. little review. What can
you tell me, Mis& Smith, of the longevity
of bacteria?" Miss Smith?"I?
I don't remember exactly, but 1 think
they are ionger than they are wide."
Wise Johnny Smith.
nioiuer, you Know me wa? me and
Johnny Smith play I'm Indiana aa'
he's soldiers?" "Yes, dear; what of
It?" "Well, If I don't let him lick me
every time we play, he 6ays 1 aren t
ia*r<ntl? " fVntlirV
Dog Had Appetite for Chicken.
A chicken-stealing dog. in the Dumbarton
(Scotland) district, recently occasioned
some anxiety to a number of
hen keepers. On a thorough search
being made a number of fowls were
recovered buried in a field. Some
fowls were eaten, and those not required
for immediate use were hidden.
It was discovered that the cause of
the trouble was a large black Dabra
dor dog, which has been roaming the
district at will for several weeks.
Explanation of Potlatch. 1
Ths word potlatch is a corruption |
of an Indian word common among the i
Pacific coast tribes, meaning festival
of gifts. At a patshatl (pot
...vui lcicuisuuu mo more personal
property an Indian gives away, blagfe*'
kets, ornaments, etc., the higher 'be
stands in the estimation of his Aelghbors.
and the more he expects to receive
in return at the next, potlatch.
The festival is also accompanied by
music, dancing und feasting.
Wanted every automobile owner in
Cheraw, Cole Hill and Steerpen
townships to show his love for "Good
Roads" by sending Frank King, County*
Supervisor, FIVE DOLLARS as
his free-will offering to the National
Cap to Cap Juniper Valley Highwnay.
I>o it now, for five dollars worth of
labor and clay looks like a mountain
to the eople Who are trying to build
this route.
Summer Coughs Are Dangerous
Summer colds are dangerous. They
....vw >v>r> Miauiy uua uuen lead to
Berious Throat and Lung Trouble?,
including Consumption. Dr. King's
New Discovery will relieve the cough
or cold promptly and prevent complications.
It is soothing and antiseptic
and makes you feel better at
once . To delay is dangerous?get a
bottle of Dr. King's New Discovery
r>0c. and $1.00 bottles at your Drugr?0c.
and ll.OObottles at your Druggist.
thAK rtR XIV.
Journey's End.
Harrlgan dined alone. He was la
disgrace; he was sore, mentally as i
well as physically; and he ate his dinner
without P?lioh I" '
. W..WM, 1U DUJI^IO U UtUl*
ence to those well-regulated period*
of hunger that assailed him three
times a day, in spring, summer, autumn
and winter. By the time the
waiter had cleared away the dishes,
Harrigan had a perfecto between his
teeth (along with a certain matrimonial
bit), and smoked as if he had
wagered to finish the cigar In half the
usual stretch. He then began to walk
the floor, much after the fashion of a
man who has the toothache, or the
earache, which would be more to the
point. To his direct mind no diplomacy
was needed; all that was necessary
was & few blunt questions. Nora
could answer them as she chose.
'Nora, his baby, his little girl that used ^^k
to run around barefooted and laugh
| when he applied the needed birc^^^|H|
How children grew up! And
never grew too old for the birch
I certainly never
They heard him from the
room; tramp, tramp, tramp.
"Let him be, Nora," said
gaa. wisely. is in a
something. And your
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