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v: Carolyn of the Comers i ,■ . *• BY RUTH BELMORE ENDICOTT OopTrlKbt. bf Dodd, M«a4 ft Company. lao. I*rlct» put me on Uio train ami the ctin- ductor took rare of me. “Who 1h Mr. Price?*' the atorekeeper asked. ^ .JL 1 ^ ^ “He’s a lawyer. He’s written you a long letter about It. It's In my hag. Didn’t you get the telegram he Kent you last evening, Uncle Joe? A ‘night letter/ he called It.” “Never got It,” replied Mr. Stagg shortly. “Well, you see, when papa and mam ma had to go away ho suddenly they left me with the Prices. I go to Hohoor with Edna Price and she slept with me at night In our fljt—after the Dunra- ven sailed.” “Hut—what did this lawyer send you up here fort’ asked Mr. Stag*. The question was a poser and Uaro- lyn May stammered: “I—I— Don't guardians always taka their little glrla home and look out for theasT* “Hum—I don’t know.** The hard ware merchant mused grimly. “I—I guess we d better go up to The Tomera snd see whst Aunty Rose has to say about It. Yhu understand. I couldn’t really ke«-p you If she soya 'Mol*** Uncle Joe. cooldnt yoof* “No.” be declared, wagging bis bend 'leridedly. “And wbat sbr’ll any lo ibat dog—** *N»bP Ubrslya May cried agate, nod pot bmb arms soddeoly abate tbs neck «*f Krt ranine friend, frtert la Joat Uncle Jon." Mr HUgg absob tea bead doubtfully. • eat Inis vbo stem and tete tbs big ledger Into tbe aofe. After JtXXXSXXXMOOOOCXIOOOOOOOOeC, hoi the SmaU boy enreeeeeey<^#eeeeeeee^e ^^eeeennnnne . 6 LOOK UP! You will feel better tor having known Carolyn of the Corners. She is a lovable little girl, who not only preaches but practices the gospel of “looking up” and always making things “a wee bit better.” To become acquainted with her is like letting in the sunshine and looking up at the blue sky. You will want to fol low Carolyn through this story after you have read the opening chapter. CHAPTCft I. Th* May of busllght. Jn«f •• th# ra>« of tb# aflsmonn h«-situf«*'l to ••ulrr tbc «»pen door of H’agtf « hsf lssrr store In Hunri*^ t*ovr snd lingered on tbe sill, so the little girl In the black fmek and hat with twin braids of sunshiny hair >*• her ah ►older* rred at tbe entrance *»f tW dins and dostj fdnee. ra rr«ed s •at* bet in one • Hi le the hsgera of tbe otker Hw*»||ed tSt«a the five* eta-W a mottled Ibsoety 1 *H. -War as* Utte* f ^ nine girt. 'libAs aiost be I Well >a«t base to •» te Of roteoe I bnoo be asast W « nlee moo. bte be S omk a st Her ferS fs>*er«d *»F ImQd. *Mr. Stagg looked down at the little hand Ik his palm, somewhat startled and not a little dismayed. The main street of Sunrise Cove on this warm afternoon was hot‘thronged with shoppers. Not many people no ticed the tall, shambling, round-shoul dered man In rusty black, with the pe tite figure of the child and the mon grel dog passing that way, though a few Idle shopkeepers looked after the trio In surprise.. But when Mr. Stagg and h!» companions turned Into the pleasantly shaded street that led out of town towards The Corner»7-where was -.the Stagg homestead—Carolyn May noticed her uncle become sud denly flustered. She saw' the blood flood Into his face and neck, and she felt his hand loosen as though to re lease her own. The little girl looked ahead miiously at the woman who wraa approaching, k * She wag not a young woman—that K not what tbe child would call young. Carolyn May thought she was very nice looking—tall and robust. Her brown eyes flashed aa Inquiring glance upon Carolyn May. but she did not look at Mr. Ktagg. nor did Mr. Stagg look at brr. "lib! who la that lady. Uncle JoeP asked tbe little girl wbea they •*te of earshot. “Hum’" Her aarfte’s throat (• aeed etoorla*. *Mhat—that la dy fartoo —Miss Amends f*artow " be rwrrvcted Mametf with dignity. TW bteh did ted aona fade ote af tea fare as they wete mm te alletew. It woe half a mile frmo Mate te TW CWwera. TWie waa tan tlae- ae CWve. • tech was tW •Wee of a drtrp lalet _ tbi syatte-d aa fbr aa eme arda tW oateb and west. Uhrofyn Mat oWo I fvuda tW teaWst atey tW bl-U 0 •l »■» IV /, , , J Irntncnav TMtStorf im ^ / & Here Is a tent niad£ of strong, uri-’ bleached domestic, hound with red braid which will rejoice the heart of the small boy. It is about eighteen Inches long and Is set up on a frame of wood that supports a small rod of w’ood at the front and buck. A third rod^forms the ridge-pole. Four tape loops are stitched to each side of the tent and slipped over tacks .in the sides of the supi>nrting frame. A lltfle flag, a pair of paper soldiers and a wooden cannon, make up an outfit that will launch a delighted little chap on a military career a half minute after he discovers it. The tent Is easy to make and the soldiers are cut out of printed paper. OCXXXXXX)OOOOOOOOCXXXXXXXXX> Silk Shopping Bag Back Feel Achy After Grip? C OLDS and influenza leave thouaanda with weak kidney* and aching back*. The kidney* have to do mo*t ottne work of fightingoff a cold or a contagioua aiakana I cy weaken—alow up. Then you feel dull and draggy, ^ a ® or nenroua* and have headachea, dizzy apellA lanj® back, backache, tore joints and irregular kidney action. Uive the kidneys quick help anfl avoid serious kidney troubles. /Juan J Kidney PilU are always in unusual demand after grip epidemics aa so many people have learned their reliability. Doan i are used the world over. They are recommended by your own friends and neighbors. Personal Reports of Real Cases A NORTH CAROLINA CASK. Mrs. I. L. Straughn. MM W. Leu St., Grrviuboro. N. C.. gave the following statement ia Janu ary, 1911: "About every month or 90 tor three year* I had aa at tack of backache that woald ley me op to several days. I finally took Duoafe Kidney FUb sad too bnxoo fixed me te m that I baeea’t hod say mo of tbe tron Me eteoe. I am glad that I amd Dooa'e for tbey are tW only kid ney remedy that baa over helped A SOUTH CAROLINA CASK. W. R. Wactor, 1900 Sumpter Rt., Columbia. 8. C.. myet **liy trouble waa raoaed by tlw jor ao-l Jolt of the cor. M» back ached and I had patna acvom my Io>na lleadarhce and ditty apella both rred me and sqr • ic^' be^arne blnrrtd. My kidnejm acted too of ten and colds made my o n lr even worm I saw Doan's Kidney Pills in iimwinfrl an 1 need some. It didn't take Ibna’a bag In pot aqr kidneys ta fed shape. I be lieve Post's have rarod aw of knl- nry tronble " DOAN’S K JKL! Y • lu^w iHe TW tomrnf uttef««S a se* 'md ~pw not — aivi up a ladder te tW ■ m* repeated ioaepk Hrngg. takiog off his e) egtaaaea aod lenvtng them in the leoigv-e to mart hi* |4aee. "What have you brought that dog la here for?* He • ame to the offhe d«»or “I—I didn't have any pla«*e to leave him." waa the hevitatuig reply. “Hum! Did your mother »eiid you for something?** • N«>-o. sir.” sighed the Utile vlaitor. At that mom»*ot a nn*re daring ray of aunlight found its way through the tran.Hom over the store door and tit up the dusky place. It fell upon the slight, black-frocked figure and for an instant touched the pretty head as with an aureole. “Bless me, child !'* exclaimed Mr. Stagg. “Who are you?” v. The flowerlike face of the little girl quivered, the blue eyes spilled big drops over her cheeks. She approached Mr. Stugg, stooping and squinting In the office doorway, and placed a timid hand upon the broad hand of black crepe he wore on his coatsleeve. “You’re not Hannah’s Cnr’lyn?” questioned the hardw are dealer huskily. “I’m Car’lyn May Cameron,” she confessed. “You’re my Uncle Joe. I’m very glad to see you, Uncle Joe, and— and I hope—you’re glad to see me— and Prince,” she finished rather fnl- teringly. “Bless me!” murmured the man again. Nothing so startling as this had en tered Sunrise Cove’s chief “hardware emporium” for many and many a year. Hannah Stugg. the hardware mer chant's only sister, had gone away from home quite fifteen years previ ously. Mr. Stagg had never seen Han nah again; but Hum alight, blue-eyed, •unity haired girl wa* a replica of hit auter and In mmoc duaty curaer of Mr fttagf** heart there dwelt a very faith ful memory of Hannah. »«J t« "Oh! Wha la That Lady. Joe- hut tbe dog uttered a quirk, threaten ing growl and putjils mosaic to tbe widening aperture. "Hey! call off that d«*r: begged a muffi. d voire from under the trapdoor. "Hull cut me up, Mr. Stags.” "He down. Prince!" commanded Carolyn May hastily. "It’s only a boy. pYou know you like boys. Prince,” she urged. "Come on up out o' that cellar. Chet. I’m going up to The Comer* with my little niece—Hannah’s Car’lyn. This Is Chet wood Gormley. If he ever stop* growln’ longitudinally mebbe he’ll he a man some day and not a giant. You stay right here and tend store while I’m gone, Chet.” Carolyn May could not help feeling some surprise at the finally revealed proportions of Chetwood Gormley. He was lathlike and gawky, with very prominent upper front teeth, which gave a sort of bow-w indow appearance to his wide mouth. But there was a good-humored twinkle in the over grown boy’s shallow’ eyes'; and. If un couth, he was kind. “I’m proud to know ye, Car’lyn,” he said. He stepiied. quickly out of the way of Prince when the latter started for the front of jthe store. Once out of the shop In the sunlit street, the little girl breathed a sigh of relief. Mr. Stagg, peering down at her sharply ranked: "What * the matter?" “I—I— r Your shop Is awful dark. Uncle Joe." she confessed. “I can’t seem to look up Jo there." " ‘Look upT" repeated tbe boni- ware dealer, puzzled. "Tee. Mr. My pef* tewer *• fH te tee teM | Ml tern •treat, mm tee kewm. Ubnrfym May woo o fteteff tee vatelwaf. date, tereagb urtevti tea ead aewed baa* teterti* waa wafted vteffH a a rtey <||r * •aap-’ aa Cunrfya May "And la (bat v. Uarte *«er am* lea* fared oad elate* alte a baab*» beak If af MNec* ate af tea fi. a Jtekkalfa te r Mr. Magg sad* tea beet, wete la- Uarte JaeT* repealed "Aad. If I asked blm. be‘d give tee ■ome of vlogaf* be wooldii** enpeeiall) with me." aaiu rvve Mm te Mm wtM lave tble bag af kaffma Mte urtte He tew bte if M ami 1i x N te rwbm bar Jag te It TIMe aaa la af aavy taffeta temd aitb brigbt red taf- •earn red aad aa |e I be leag Mte VaamL Tbe bag la ttepeaded by a Mrap af tbe aavy at Ik. OOOOOPOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO A Gift foe Hon i aaa dWtatlag ta am today." wild tbe roan atetmcmylmr. "aad be eavety bad a grearb He aald fte am te get bu aorde dvwo JaM es- only aa be apeke IbeuiS J Tb»fr la ae iteac aader tbe ■aa-^a* Co-. MMo. N Y. Mf| Of Oreater OMRtalty- ttebertae wa* learalag to read te ber pilmrr dim bad great dlffhrtety "Wbat gnt blai la tbat amod’ tbe eeart rbaaAmrbite “He bed bem fn foor lag Mmwe a day fte tbe pavt eeek, alve bed aeea Ml uia«w*al c«ooedle% aad a die ef laaday omMr vappleamata." te rraaei Mfcrftug ibe mmht -b nve.” 1 hM rvaukl cn im-aabte mm* b band Pte wueRb I Wild be bte n l wn •be a wme nakl Mff Again f« v me !• tell 1 bte. "W by. Ub Kb- eetec, i •u can ret nmMba r 'wmmrnm. ’■rbnul/ and *kli tJN* w hy * wn’ 1 ynu member Imver * "tlnV. neatbte. " •! ke *nl 4. “ban le n Itea hariWr • •ed •• fiH I a 1 rqnnlnted dire after bavlog i the hardware Tbe pretty.lady whoae name jroa Parlow and the queer-looking old car penter. whose name was likewise Par low, would neither look at Uncle J«>e! Even such a little girl a* Carolyn May could see that her uncle and the Par- lows were not friendly. By and by they came In sight of The Corners—a place where another road crossed this one at right angles. In one corner was a white church with a square tower and green blinds. In another of the four corners was set a big store, with a covered porch all across the front, on which were shel tered certain agricultural tools. ^ There was no sound of life at The Corners save a rhythmic “clank, clank, clank”'•from the blacksmith shop on the third comer. On the fourth corner of the cross roads stood the Stagg homestead—a wide, low-roofed house of ancient ap pearance, yet In good repair. Neat ness was the keynote of all about the place. “Is this where you live. Uncle Joe?” asked Carolyn May breathlessly. “Oh, whqt n beautiful big place! It seems awful big for mfe to live lq!" Mr. Stagg had halted at the gate and now looked down upon Carolyn May with perplexed brow. . "Well, we’ve got to see about thqt first,” he muttered. "There’s Aunty Rose—” STOMACH UPSET? RAffrt DIARCRtIN AT OMCK KNDfi DVfiRKRflA. ACIDITY. OAK INOlOKfiTlON. meals bit bark! Y< la sour. arid. ga*«y aad you feel Moat ed after eatlag or you have heavy lumps of ladlgretloa pa la or bvadaeba, but oever mind. Here la Umlaut relief. Be U* At. mark Hm mai ef ike Calarvk le a teral Sieaaae. yr—il» toga* •arte ky wotewtloeai ■eteleaa PALL fi CATARRH MCDU'INg •tU emrm raierrk ft la takea hMareeMy ate ana tkreagk tke BWote •• pm Menaas Uarfarae «f tka mmrno NAUUff CATARRH MttlCIffi »• of room ef tka keai laaiaa hotr^r n maiMate wHk team af ike Seal Mead yuftema The aarmet eamkteattau la RaLI.I CATARRH ’» *k* mumfiMata la mai.i.*u cat a . *Tl-. MKDIC1NK la akai prteu-•• aark firrful reevka la ralarvkal I*rttcgt»ta TV*. Teatk 8 T Cheney A C*. A collar box, a bag for brush and comb and a pad of shaving paper will please one’s men friends, whether they travel much or not; but the traveler will be thrice grateful for them. They are made of heavy unbleached linen and embroidered with colored floss. One might embroider a handsome monogram instead of a flower design on them and solve the difficult prob lem ot a gift for him. Hv Koaw Har Mm. Plgg—I t rally ought to go lo | that Huh in* **ilng this aftrrnooo. but I nin’t get up ntnugh energy to start. Klgg-W.m’t It help you along If I tell you not to fo?—llo«ton Transcript. OOCXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX) For Book'Lovers ■ Don't stay upset! Eat a tablet of Pape’s Dlapepsln and immediately the Indigestion, gases, acidity and all stom ach distress ends. * Pape’s Dlapepsln tablets are the sur est, quickest stomach relievers In the world. They cost very little at drug stores. Adv. On* mill* of Dr. P**ry*a “D*«4 •hot- ill aavo you eion*y, Hm*. nnstoty ate henith. On* doo* •uiflct*nt, without Cnotor Oil la addition. Adv. You can’t flatter an honest man by telling him he Is honest. Grova’a Taotolooa chill Toole rwtorm TitaUty *nd oaorgy bj pnrifrin* and a riomne tr»o biood. You can .,>o. f**f iu •nine, InTlcornUny Moot. Prlo* flOo. A small boy likes to hear himself whistle almost as well' as a big man likes to hear himself talk. A blind beggar depends altogether on his sense of touch. dSTHMADOR GUARANTEED TO INSTANTLY RELIEVE ~ ASTHMA OR MONEY REFUNDED—ASK ANY DRUGGIST GOOD-BYE BACKACHE, KIDNEY AND BLADDER TROUBLES ~ Rook lovers will appreciate these book-enda, covered with tapestry and lined kith silk, and they are easy to ■take. . Among office furnishings tbe of thin metal are to be are first pfifjded with paper glued fo them—eheo tbe taps*9*7 vad MU cvverluff la sewed eeee them aad fiuaity a Mlk RMbui fflMtekbr^MMR fbr u For centuries all over the world GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil has af forded relief in thousands upjp thou sands of cases of lame back, lumbago, sciatica, rheumatism, gallstones, grav el and all other affections of the kid neys, liver, stomach, bladder and al lied organs. It acts Quigjily. It does the work. It cleanses your kidneys and purifies the blood. It makes a new’ man. a new’ woman, of you. It frequently wards 'off attacks of the dread and fatal diseases of the kid neys. ' It often completely cures the distressing diseases of the organs of the body allied with the Madder and kidneys. Bloody or Moody urine, sed iment. or “brickdust” indicate an on- brwlihy box of imported GOLD MEDAL Haar lem Oil Capsules. They are pleasant and easy to take. Each capsule con tains about one dose of five drops. Take them Just like you would any pill. Take a small swallow of water If you wont to. They dissolve In the stomaclv and the kidneys sonjt up the oil Uke a sponge does water. They thoroughly cleanse and wash gut the bladder and kidneys and throw off the inflammation which Is the cause of the trouble. They will quickly relieve those stiffened Joints, that backache, rheumatism, lumbago, arlatlen* gall- stones, gravel, "briekdnst." etc. TVy are an effective remedy for nil dla- of tbe bladder, kidney, liver, and allied tegnna. Your