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EBONY WATERS -By Anna McClure Sholl Copyright b j W. O. OhapmMI WNU 8?rvlc? SYNOPSIS On her way to a faculty position In isostland Academy, Janet Mercer meets Prof. Arthur Fleming, also on his Way to the Academy. At the school they ? re struck by an air of mystery per vading the place. Gordon Haskell, pro prietor. welcomes them. Wilton Payne completes the Academy faculty. In a schoolroom Janet flnds a group which the teachers had supposed were schol ars, are wax figures. Haskell explains unusual circumstances connected with the conduct of the Academy. Among the pupils Is Berenice Bracebrldge, daughter of the late owner of the achool. The story of the tragedy of Ltostland Academy Is that of two sis ters and two brothers of Berenice, who lost their lives In the water, at the same moment, some years ago. The wax figures were modeled In the like nesses of the four children, and Doctor Bracebrldge's will provided that they roust be preserved. Payne learns from Berenice that the uncouth giant whom Janet had seen with Haskell Is named Raider, and Is a valuable servant. Prom an old farmer, Jerry Moore, the only witness of the drowning of the chll 4ren, Payne learns particulars of the tragedy. He begins to take an Increas ing Interest In Berenice, as Fleming 4oes In Janet. Reading diaries kept by the late Dr. Jethro Bracebrldge, Payne senses something sinister In the drown ing of the children. In the belfry of the old church he flnds a long discarded Christmas tree. Its presence pussies lilm. -?oS>"* t"rned. holding out the card. Z Mr* 1>ayue found."? and mta* told them the story, her eyes brll Writ, her cheeks Hushed as If the in <ldent had excited her. "Not every 1? lost In Lostland." u,ne th,ngS bey?nd price are /^ind, Wilton reflected. Here we rest," he called at length xrom an eminence where he and Ber ?*ice stood tall and straight against we honey-colored sky. The elevation commanded all the rugged country about them. They <ould not see the academy, and Wil ton was glad of this. Berenice seemed ZZ* J Z content' 8e?ted on a fallen tree trunk, her hands clasped about J? *"??*- ,They were rather old fash ioned, the four of them? Berenice be , ?f uher 8ec'uslon ? the other xnree for the reason that life had pre awited serious problems to them? problems of livelihood and education. It was natural they should think it <iulte wonderful to have such a view' inre2d?It.the,r fe0t wh,,e 1>ayne frora P anthology he had brought read ?,0.?"T^Ev' of st * lovers fled away Into the storm" aeemed a thrilling climax while clouds ?haCr(!?" th? ,nten8ely blue sky, IhL ft ?DCe ?f the ,onely world ken on,y by d,8tant trldg^. farmer boys after par an"1*!!!"1'! bl ? rar? Prlv,,e*e to have U Agnes the8e days^" Janet remarked, "and flee away-only there s nothing as a rule to flee from V notr?U ? W08 reflect,nK th?t one could Pavn S?. "Ure 11,18 Was tru? ? and Payne, too, wondered If the old acad ?.T'V??rov* "orao Place to flee from. Would that he o?t not "?.? W n?hi "? on the tree trunk. iw.?t.J IhT *"d "e"d and her brl"ht . ? out a8 clearly against the Indigo folds of the hills as If she llh Jr ?* pa,ntIn* b* a modern Span lah master. Arthur was looking ln en y at Janet, and wondering how could go on without telling thnsA8 ?Ved her> N?W 11 Reeme<l by 2!m?. anachronl?? of love iver ? J I her ,on* b?"ore he kin ,er' w antomatlcally Has kell was left out of all their plans *nd I pleasures' He wondered If the ?an had ever been |n |ove. Thelr way home took them past the deserted ? 'age. At that hour the long, atrnff JllnR row of crumbling houses . sunk In their ancient orchards, presented a ghost'y. unearthly air. The empty windows seemed watching the road for Inhabitants who wore never to return A ruddy glow not of the sunset whs traced to a burning P||e of rubbish at t?e back of the church. Looming above It was Balder like a basalt Image, for his face and clothes were dark with soot ; he saluted them with courtesy than was his wont. ( t you wsnt to warm you?" ??Balder," Berenice said as they gath er ZT?nl\nn' "d? y?" r?? ber the last Christmas tree we had In the academy?" Balder rolled his black eyes. "Do . ,,,r? ' do' an(* ' know where It Is, . I saw It ? only yesterday the r.?.ln. ?p ,?y Ul, ?{ >?? the church there." "How on earth did It get there?" ?nd o? '"I''hfork ln h" hand 10n thls *>? rested, medltatlvel* watching the flre which lit up nil ll, w ulC"" m""" JnriH " aweater * " "k" " co,? Itold. "i n tell ,ou Ohrlrin,^0".,0' "* ??? ??? thrown out on one of th* sheds, base and all, and lav there for months with some hits of tinsel sticking to It; then Norman he found It nnd he and .,?,hr0 ? the rn'lne to he a ef their tent near the whirl? they had J ^nyjtent there tflat summer-1 twasn tj safe? shale crumbly under wni JT bUt thprft th? P^e "tar,d;.,t KOt washed down In the s,?lng freshets; and bobbed up bronlM? T,n' J fl,hod 11 anS LiT dow" hor? ??> bum with mm% otljer mbhlah ; some children CHAPTER V ? Continued ? 16 ? must have lugged It up those belfry stairs. I remediber missln' tt when I came down to set fire to the stuff. 1 never thought no more about that old dried tree till I Bee It yesterday." Arthur and Janet dropped behind Berenice and Wilton on the way home. "1 don't think Payne ought to have told her about that tree," he said. "That poor child Is too morbidly in terested In everything connected with her brothers and sisters." Wilton was meanwhile saying to Berenice: "If 1 were you I would not speak of the old tree to Mr. Haskell. Alter all, he has his memories, too; and It may be as well not to revive them." "That's true! ? I hope you will all stay here until I am twenty-one," she added impulsively. "So far as I am concerned, nothing could drive me away." As they entered the grounds, Has kell and one of the farmers of the neighborhood came slowly down the walk together. As they passed Ber enice and Wilton the farmer was say ing: "I can't make Sally come If she don't want to come! And she's afraid ? " They heard no more, but another moment Haskell came running after them. "Of all the ridiculous non sense, I must say ? " he panted as he came up to them. "Here's Obadlnb Welford over to tell me his daughter Sally has nerves about ihls place, and doesn't want to come to school any more." "That's a pity," Wilton said. "For she's quick and bright, lteally, we can't allow her to drop out. Do you wunt me to walk over to the Welford farm and talk to her?" Haskell brightened a little. "I wish you would. Go over Sunday after noon ? Berenice will show you the way. One would think when these people had a chance at education they wouldn't be deterred by silly stories. And, Payne, if convenient, I'd like you to go to Blrndale next Saturday for some supplies." "Where Is It?" "Up the line. You can drive your self over If you want to. It's about fifteen miles ? a metropolis compared to Blade ? almost a thousand inhab itants, and a motion picture theater!" Wilton was already sure of one er rand he would perform at Blrndale ? he would have a duplicate made of the key to the room In which the four wax figures were stored. Berenice should go there when she wished. When he had been In his rooms a few minutes Arthur appeared. "I wish we were going to move out of this place tonight," he announced ab ruptly. "Dean of the Mathematics, what's on your mind?" "You know, ' Payne, I am not a nervous Individual. 1 came up here as full of health and spirits as a mu u could be!" "0on't tell me you're afraid of those four wax figures?" J "I might as well say first as last that I am ? and so Is Janet; but It's a sense of some danger still lurking. Were we brought up to serve some purpose other than our utility as teachers ?" "How should I, Fleming, know more than you? If I conjecture, my guess Is that we were sent for because Ber enice Insisted on the terms of her father's will being complied with ? that she should be well educated. Cer tainly she Is getting intensive training now, If she ever did." Payne told Arthur of the proposed expedition to Blrndale. "That means I can get a duplicate key made of the wax-figure room door ? for Ber enice's use." ' "You think she ought to have one?" "She'll feel more at ease. I could have told her where Haskell hid the key. but I thought It might make trouble If he f6und she knew Its hid ing place. It may make trouble any way." "I can sympathize with her. The four figures have seemed much more oppressive to me since they were locked in. If they were kept openly upstairs as we saw them that first night ? for everybody to look at and remember or forget, as lie chose, we'd soon all forget them, i on can't romprnber any thing that's constantly under your nose." There was n knock on the door. Mrs. Denver stood tlipre, looking quite white. "I hate to trouble you, Mr. Wilton, and you'll think me very fool ish, but Mother Martha has been In the kitchen talking of those four chil dren. She *evpn told me what they had on that day? Jethro and Norman In corduroys; the little girl Isabel ? green silk blouse, Altlica In a violet dress?wash dress, I think she said. / listened as patiently as I could, be o? i se the old have so few to listen to them? but when Mr. Haskell came In and asked me to go In that room and see that everything was right In there ?and to dust around a bit, I confesa I'm too nervoua? to go alone." "Did he give you the key, Mrs. Den ver?" "Yes, and I am to put It Into ht? own hands again." "I'll go with you! I should think Haskell wouldn't send you In there at this hour of the day. But I'll glad ly go with you, Mrs. Denver." They were pnsslng through the hall when Oordon Haskell met them. H? was wearing his academic cloak, and looked more scholarly than usual, "Well, was everything right?" he ad dressed Mm. Denver. "I haven't been yet, air." "Payne, may I see you a moment!* TO Bl OOMTIMUBO. Let Our Motto, Be ' GOOD HEALTH BY DR. LLOYD ARNOLD DIPHTHERIA CAN AND SHOULD BE WIPED OUT Every death from diphtheria today Is ? needless death. Wo who have to do with preventive medicine wish ev ery community would rise up and say, "Every person within our boun d a r 1 e 8 must be made Immune to diphtheria." Indeed the most radical health offi cers would like to make every diph theria death sub ject to a coroner's inquest, as ir It were a case of murder. And they would bring to trial the par ents, or the doctor, or whoever It was who let the child go too long before antitoxin was administered. If these radical officials could have their way. they would make It a criminal offense even for anyone to get diphtheria. Be cause diphtheria Is a disease we could stamp out completely in this country In the space of a few years If every one would do his ljart. Diphtheria is no longer a spectacular disease in the minds of the public. It would be well if it were. Older persons can remember when epidemics of diph theria were feared. Cases of "black diphtheria" put dread in everyone's heart. But even though dlptheria does not come In waves any more, as Influenzn does, It nevertheless bobs up contin ually. Diphtheria Is the second great est cause of death .imong children from five to fourteen years of age In the state of Illinois. It Is led only by accidents. In Illinois In 1930 there were r>45 deaths from diphtheria. That was 545 deaths too many. The same condition holds true practically for other states In the north temperate zone, for diphtheria is essentially a cold climate d'sease. Dlphtherln Is a treacherous dlsdase. It Is what physicians call a toxoid dis ease, that Is, the diphtheria germ, as well as doing its own particular dam age, develops a poison that goes through the system, and as a result, even though the child recovers, damage may be done to the heart or the kid neys, and In later life the victim be come* a semi-invalid, or is otherwise handicapped. Children weakened by scarlet fever or measles are particu larly liable to diphtheria if exposed to it The greatest number of cases occui among children from Ave to seven jvears of age, at the time they are be ginning school and coming In contact with more people. Diphtheria germs enter the body b> the nose or throat and leave in th? discharge from the none or throat Henca the person caring for a diph theria case should be very careful in the handling of these discharges, and In the handling of anything touched by the patient's hands. Milk, if touched by Infected hands, can become Infected and transmit the disease. A patient should not be considered safe to min gle with others until two cultures from both the throat and nose are declared free from germs by a competent lab oratory. Certain individuals. Immune to the disease themselves, can have germs In virulent form In the lining of their noses and throats, ^rnd can trans mit these germs to susceptible persons. Tn other words, they are carriers. Diphtheria germs are not killed by freezing, so that ice cream can trans mit them ; but they are killed by heat Different persons vary greatly In their susceptibility to diphtheria. Honta have a natural antitoxin in their blood, nnd will not contract dlphtherln under any clrcumstnnce. But otters can get a second rase within n few weeks after recovering from a first attack, so It Is not safe to assume, without a test, that aw attack of dlphtherln will give Im munity. But every single person can be made immune to diphtheria. By the use of the Schick test, a doctor can tell wheth er antitoxin is present or absent In the blood of an individual. If It Is present, then that person will not contract r'lphtherla, even when mi posed to It. If the Schick reaction Is positive, then an Injection of toxin an titoxin given once n week for three weeks, will Immunise the person ngalnst diphtheria. The toxln-antt toxln works slowly, however, and It may he eight to twelve weeks before Immunity Is complete. In case a child who gives n positive Rchlck test la exposed to diphtheria, that child should be kept under fre quent observation by a physician. Diphtheria can he an Innidloua disease. A child can have It for several daya befor? the characteristic sore throat become* painful enough that the child seems really sick. It Is much better that the parents of a susceptible child be overly suspicious when diphtheria Is about than to be worry free. The period of Incuhntlon for diph theria is from two to seven days, usu ally two days. If a child develops diph theria, the physician should not delay a moment In the administering of an titoxin, so ns to minimise as much as possible the toxon development of the disease. Speed bar. a meaning In dlph therln. If there were a law that every ohlld on his third birthday should be made Immune to diphtheria, wo could stamp out this dread disease In a very faw years. A WNtMa M?wap&t>?r Unlo*. IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY I chool Lesson (By REV P. B FITZWATKK. D. D? Member of Faculty. Moody Bible Institute of Chicago.) ?. WenKrn New?i>ap?r Union. Lesson for November 11 THE CHRISTIAN CITIZEN LESSON TEXT ? Galatlana 618-Z6. GOLDEN TEXT ? Then said Jeuus un to htm. Put up agnln thy aword Into hla place: for all they that take the ? word ahal) perish with the aword. ? Matthew 26:62. PRIMARY TOPIC ? Josua' Law In One Word. JUNIOR TOPIC ? Qod'a One Law. INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP IC ? How to Be a Peacemaker. YOUNQ PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP IC ? Thinking Peace Inetead of War. Doubtleus the thought of the lesson committee was to take advantage of this memorial occasion to Inculcate In the hearts of the youth the spirit of peace which grows out of a heart of love. It should be borne In mind that this value can only be a practical reality as the people are brought Into a saving knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ Love Is the fruit of the Spirit made operative In the heart of the regenerate. Paul, having shown In chapters three and four of this epistle that the believer Is free from the law as a means of Justification, In our present lesson makes the practical application of the doctrine. The divine method of doing away with war Is to secure the regeneration of Individuals. I. Christian Freedom (vv. 13-15). 1. It Is not an occasion to the fiesh (v. 13). Liberty Is not license.- The notion that when one is freefrom the law he is free from constraint Is wick edly erroneous. License of the flesh means not merely the Indulgence of the flesh In actual sinning, but In the expression of a self-centered life. 2. By love serve one another (vv. 13a-15), Freedom from the Mosaic law means slavery to the law of love. Love thus becomes the fulfillment of the law. II. Walking In the Spirit (vv. 10-18). This discloses the secret of how a life of service to another can be lived. Walking In the Spirit results In 1. Loving service to others (v. 13). 2. Victory over the flesh (vv. 16, 17). By flesh is meant the corrupt nature of man expressing Itself in the realm of sense and self. The renewed man has two natures, between which Is go ing on a mortal confllcL The Chris tian must choose between good and evil. Notwithstanding the reality of this 'deadly conflict, victory Is sure If one chooses the good. III. Tha Work? of thg Flesh (vv. 10-21). By the works of the flesh Is meant the operation of the carnal nature. The one who chooses to live according to the Impulses and desires of his natural heart will be practising the following Bins: 1. Sensuality (v. 19). The sins enumerated here are prac ticed In the body, and are a. Fornication (the word adultery Is omitted from the best manuscripts). Fornication Includes all sexual sins In the married and unmarried state, b. Uncleanness, which includes all sensu al sins, open or secret. In thought or deed. c. Lagclvlousness, which means the wanton, reckless Indulgence in the shameful practices of the flesh. 2. Irrellglon (v. 20). TheRe acta take place In the realm of the spirit, and are a. Idolatry, the worshiping of Idols, b. Witchcraft or sorcery, all dealing with the occult, such as mag' leal arts, spiritism, necromancy. 8. Sins of the temper (vv. 20-21). , These take place In the sphere of the mind, and are a. Hatred, b. Vari ance, including all strife and conten tions. c. Emulations, Including all types of Jealousy, d. Wrath, meaning bursts of passion, e. Seditions, which mean factions In the state, f. Here sies, meaning factions In the church, g. Envylngs. h. Murders. 4. Sins of excess (v. 21). a. Drunk enness, Indulgence In Intoxicating liquors, b. Revelllngs. Acts of dis sipation under the Influence of liquor. All who practice such sins shall bo excluded from the Kingdom of God (I Cor. 0:10). IV. The Fruit of the Spirit (vv. 22 24). This Indicate** action In the ronlm of life. It Is tho product of the Holy Spirit Indwelling the believer. 1. Love to Cod and Man. 2. Joy ? glad-hoartedness because of what Cod has done. 3. Peace with God and Man. 4. Longsufferlng, taking Insult and Injury without murmuring. f>. Oentlcness, mennlng kindness to others. 0. Goodness, doing good to others. 7. Faith, believing Cod and com mitting everything to him. ft. Meekness, which essentially monns submission to Cod. 0. Temperance, self-control In all things. i Agnlnst those who thus live, there Is no law. Not Aaliam?d to Atk I attribute the little I know to my not having been nRhnmed to nuk for Information, and to my rule of con versing with all descriptions of men on those topics that form their own peculiar professions end pursuits. - liOclte. Divln* RaveUtlr. Divine revelation given historically In the person of Christ Is mediated and made real to the aoul by the Holy Spirit? W. II. Griffith Thomng. IDEALS "Is your sou working?" asked the neighbor. "Not yet," answered Farmer Corn tossel. "Can't he get ft Job?" "He ain't satisfied with a Job. He wants a position." The Injustice of It AU through dinner Percy sat so silent that his parents at last began to wonder what was troubling him. "Pa," he said at last, "do school teachers get paid?" "Of course they do, sonny," re plied father. "Then it's not fair," burst out the small boy, Indignantly. "Why should the teachers get paid when us kids do all the work?" Wrong Tarty Stranger ? I want to buy a good farm. lteal Estate Broker ? You've come to the right place, sir. What's your business? Stranger ? I'm a farmer. Broker ? Oh, we have no good farmv for farmers! I thought you were a city chap. ? Montreal Star. Hard to Believe Aunt Hetty ? Sakes alive! I don't believe no woman could ever been so fat. LJncle Hiram ? What y' readln' now, Hetty? Aunt Hetty ? Why, this paper tells about an English woman that lost two tnousand pounds. Hit Mistake "Where Is that beautiful canafi bird of yours that used to sing rfo clearly and sweetly?" asked Mrs. Weatherbee. "I had to sell him," Mrs. Butlain Bald tearfully. "My son left the cpge on the radio set and he learned static." ? Montreal Star. Be Fair! "I am going to- publish a volume of my poems and do it under the name of John Smith." "Well, that wouldn't be quite fair." "Why not?" "Just think of the thousands of In nocent men who will be suspected." SOME DON'T DESERVE IT "Pa, what Is poetic license?" "It's the tneit permission given to poets to live, my son." Thank* for Compliment The hill was steep and the load heavy. The donkey (11(1 Its best, hut at last It stopped and would not budge another Inch. The driver saw a man passing. "Excuse me," he said, "hut could you help me to get this load to the top of the hill? It's too much for one donkey." ? Montreal St nr. The Young Mind "Mother, Is grandma grandpa's wife?" asked little Kdith. "Yes, of course," answered fhf* mot her. A few minutest elapsed and the child said: "Why did he marry such an old woman?" All Right Tomorrow Mistress -Mary, Mary! Yesterday you broke two vases and today you've broken three plates and four cups. What will be broken tomorrow, at this rate? Maid ? Not so much, ma'am. It Is my afternoon out. Memory Lingers Jackson? I noticed yon got up and Kave that lady your Seat In the tram fh* other day. Hackson? Since childhood I have respected a woman with a strap In her lutnd.? Molhourne Today. Herc'8 Slip That Has "Everything" PATTERN 1897 There nre only a few things that we can count on in this funny old world, but one of them Is that no woman ever really has enough slips. She Just gets all set when along conies a new frock and the whole business has to be done over again. With this pattern she Is prepared for any emergency. It is no trouble to make, tits beautifully, and it Is shadow-proof ? Just about all any dress can ask of the slip which goes under It. It Is nice In white and simply grand la a color to go under transparent dresses. Pattern 1897 Is available In sizes 34. 30, 38, 40, 42, 44 and 40. Sire 30 takes 3V6 yards 39-lnch fabric. Illus trated step-by-8tep sewing Instruc tions Included. Send FIFTEEN CENTS (15c) In coins or stamps (coins preferred) for this pattern. Write plainly name, address and style number. BE SURB TO STATE SIZE. Address orders to Sewing Circle Pattern Department, 243 West Sev enteenth street, New York City. BAD BUSINESS Charitable Lady ? Here, my poor fellow, Is a quarter for you. It must be terrible to be lame, but I thjnk It must be worse to be bllml. Panhandler ? You're right, maam. When I was blind, people was nl ways handln* me counterfeit money. ? Pathfinder Magazine. Cause for Murder Traveler? What do you do, my good man? Announcer ? I call trains. Traveler ? Well, call me one; I'm In a hurry. Comparative Peace Husband (testifying In court) ? fJarrulous? Why, I have to go to football matches every Saturday to get a quiet afternoon. ? Boston Tran* script. TRUE TO HER WORD lie lie - Tin* Kills nre till cra/.y U? know if you are on^ajxed. I5css Y r?i i didn't t ? ? 1 1 ? I telle Nil, I said I had promised faitlifiilly to let you nnnoimcH It yourself. R#>?dy Refrrfrir# "What I want," said Senator Sor ghum, "Is to pet my own financial affairs straightened out along with those of tho nation." "I don't believe my scientific cal culations are sufficiently advanced to help you," said tho friend with the palp, thoughtful faro. "Hut I ran recommend you n good lobbyist"." ? Washington Star.