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Maxvtu. & c The Custard Cup Florence Bingham Livingston >■ Dma HAPPY LORENE BTR0P8IS—Llvlnu »n ft b»rn. converted Into ft dwelling. Mrs. Penflold la manaircr of an apart ment building known aa "The Custard Cup." originally "Cluster Court.” Her Income Is derived from laundry work, her chief pa tron being a Mrs. Horatlus ^’eatherstone. whom . she has never seen. Living with her are "Crlnk" and "Thad," homeless small boys whom she has adopted. They call her "Pcnzle." Thad tells Penzle a strange man was Inquiring for her under her maiden name. A tenant, Mrs. Oussle Bosley. Induces Penile to take charge of a package, which she docs with some misgivings. Searching a refuse dump for things which might be of value, Crlnk. veteran at the game, en counters a small girl, Lettte. who proves a foeman worthy of his steel. He takes her to Penile, and Lettle gets adopted Into the family. The etranger proves to be Mr*. Penfleld's uncle Jerry. He ennounaee he Is going to re main In the vicinity of The Cus tard Cup. Unde Jerry arranges lo occupy the loft above Mrs. Psaflsld's aVodfe CHAPTER VI.—Contlnuod TJvIpr—or gsrtlnf ready to. fir's jst moved la.” "My Is adlira Wopt*lr. who hod too stood lag la tho doerway. 1< gataat tho )amh. >• If props ta her ystrm had soddsaty glvoa way Well If has gala to try to M*o ap bore ho moot ho sefaa peer* *1 d-mT team* repfted Mrs Pom oolmly I ho wot ashed h*m* essa fheea stet ao eewA* SO g«d Weggos •ammas is gw-« h»sgh eelleww At Ids ftsw e# Wh, ho most ho • fhPase V he^o wdBso’ lo hoog «m» *w • yOoew fhet wiSi s> seat fameg^* B• SB' ta Me rw tdod ras waft -»oie m**mt AtgO pdHady W ssf tgee»ws eomi Pwo fterwva I do es.* fs» pres v m.mrirthOo* C ^ teMr dl * * * > *«p i t u swid,* dag Ws rose under Ms heavy tan; bo mum Mod )acafwradUy. "fv# henrd shout, you," f* 01 drnre. “And goinetlme 1 wnnt to hear about the lumber and tin* aimp and the woods nnd—everything. F make pillow tops, and I need some new designs. I'm looking for un In spiration.” '4nspl— Why, now, look hero—Mint fs, artistic things ain't In my Urn*. I—" She smiled at him gently^ “I should do the designing, Mr. Winston, but I need a new motif. I’ve been using flowers and black cats and holly. I need some Ideas for landscapes— something primitive, wilder— Oh!— Ohrl—” “Never mind,’’ grinned Jerry Win ston. his composure restored now that he could laugh at his own ex pense. “But think of making a pil low top out of my experience! I guess It’s going ta be a wild one, all right.” “Oh, dear me, you understand I didn't mean—” She wrung her hands In distress. Mrs. iVnfleld, perceiving that her guests had unexpectedly run aground of personalities, undertook their res cue with brusque but effective tueao- ureo. “I'ncle Jerry, If you're going to get thorn mouse-holes stopped ‘fore 'lark you gut to burry, sad I dare soy Mias HapcotMTs got tmpresstnaa aough to maks a pillow top fight mow You'll And a hatrfcot over by tho la tho kttrhaa l«<rt» Irsaghl I la asoee pierso of tta ya—wday. You ‘ see if they slo t ta tho yard asaa* where." • g* l*nsdsuf. whsu they www st-sso "1 omui msootog M par there u #o I youth oa4 the fwrua of her N always la vtesr. I'rudeo* e. sit I lag quietly la the stiff guest chair, watched Mrs l*vuJMd*a buoy finger*, shuttling yards of thread Into worn attorktoga, settlag (atebdd lato a small faded dress. “Lent* niakcg you a lot of wwrh, doesn't she 7“ “Yes, she does, but I don't ipJOd It 'eguse I love the child. Kate kind gr pitched her Into a clump of nettles, and she's got a heap of (trickles stick ing to her,..but they'll come off after a while. - And so tang as the Lord’ll let hie work.for folks that-I love, I consider that He’s glvlhjf me a vaca tion all the time.” “Oh, yes. Indeed. {—” v “But, say,” continued Mrs. Penflfld, laughing, “can you Imagine a harder Job than washing dishes three , timet a day after folks that don't Int’rust you a mite? My sympathy Is with the wgmen tliaf do It. They sure hava urhave“n trained spirit” “I’m afraid they do,” agreed Pru dence gently. “Why, I declare, I 'most forgot the gossip.'; “The gossip? What's happened?” “Why, Mr. Bosley'g riding 'rouad in a new car.” “A new car?" “Yes—flv e-paaoenger. Mrs. Bosley says he represents a big eastern con cern; nas a very responsible position, with a line salary.” “H'm!” rejoined lira. Penfleld. “Mebbo his work la sending air tuew- aagea. Hours ho keeps would kind •* Indicate It.** Hhe looked ap as tha sound of fonts*epa turned tMo tho ail* y Loren# Perry Vureo right la. Vaol tar a flying daohofl Into the revaa la a whirl of MlftO Mopgwad." Hy. yre lea* hopp’ •tnflyiag tho • oaY I SundaySchool ’ Lesson* n»y ncr r. a rmiwsTKR. a a. Teftcbvr of KnglUh Rlblv In thv Moody Btblv Inatltutv of Chicago.) 1**1. W••tarn N«wa 1>« |>«r lifting.) LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER 16 m k mm -LUKE, THE BELOVED PHYSICIAN LESSON TEXT—Luke 1:1-4; Acts 1: 1; Acts 16:9-15; Col. 4:14; II Tim. 4:11. GOLDEN TEXT—"A friend loveth at all time* and a brother (a born for adversity.”—Prnv. 17:17. PRIMARY TOPIC—Luke's Story of tTveOrent Physician. JUNIOR TOPIC—Luke. Paul's Friend. INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP IC—How "Luke Helped Paul. i .young people and adult topic I —Luke's Contribution to Christianity. Lv. ''' 4* V I. Luke the Historian (Luke 1:15; cf. Acts 1:1). Luke was a writer of gr&at distinc tion. His style is clear and. plo turesque. The pieces of writing left us are the Gcfcpel of Luke and tha Acta According to Acts 1:1, the gos pel whs written to set down In order the things which Jesus began to do and to teach, and Acta 1:3 to allow what the risen and ascended Lord was continuing to do and to teach. While here on egrth II# only began to do and to abow certain thing*, hut from Ilia place of glortaae exaltation. He la eoatlaulag Ilia mighty work by the Holy Spirit tkrwagh tho dlortpleo (Vmrerwiog the evsttrata of tho goo- pel ho oMevto Arm that tho asorra of hie ff—mollmi was rwedod stale omms of eye oitaooaoa lie ogowroo tart* la oaisa lo mrewedhre tha flMtt mi hlO fHMM 11 l«oe ffvei*mi«aetaa tef>o flhonty wtia Cato pi at i a# «• ffa la flawr Hwodrad and Fifty Working Days. Charleston.—The Ashley river will b. ■, . tied by a magnlflrVhl i oflWfHI structure that will rank with the beat in the South. This was assured when the county sanitary and drainage commission, at a special meeting de cided to accept the bid of the 1 Sanford & , Brooks company of Baltimore, whose proposal of $1,067,465.74 was the | lowest for the construction of a con-, crete bridge 43 feet wide with ^ 34 foot roadway to replace the existing wooden structure. The contract has been forwarded to the state highway engineer for formal aproval. The contractors, who have been recommended highly by competent j authorities, will start shortly on the I preliminary work and are to complet the construction in 450 working days. While the new structure is under way the old yridge will be used: The con crete bridge will be just south of the present one, which, after generations of service, will later be destroyed. ^^The concrete structure will ri»e high er than the bridge now in use and will be a very gracefully designed passage across the water with steel bascules instead of a draw span When completed It wttt form one of the most Important links la the At lantis coastal hiRkway The bride# will be 1.7JB feat long and 13 foet higher than lb* pre*ea: bridge. At high water the rtrer oar- tare will ho 3A feel from the t»«*v .-r of the draw and •*» fret ■ore ai Wre water Tho opening through which v resets are to pose wM ho Ida freO and*, the distance bHwrew tho peer* of tho two haassrtre hotag J*J foot Th rhuawet at thio pares wh he tta Ires ouke aflwwiag awph* areas Ire TV rmm poor hammer * r»» The mreoe heleo lo os thtah—" Tho vote*, grow tog orerer. Mopped obrwiwty at nade Jerry eatered the ktfrbvti and perretved aa uakhowa neighbor Mr* Penlleld latrudaced Mm “Plested to meet you. I’m sure." ao- kao* (edged VI ra Wopple Irreproarb- ably “I hope you're goln’ to enjoy yourself In Mis' Penfleld s loft.” Her voire was acidly sweet. Jerry Winston's eyes twinkled. Thunks. I'm going to a'prlse you by doing that very thing.” To Mrs. Penfleld's amazement, they looked steadily at each other through a moment of tacit appraisement, more significant than speech. And It was as if each felt the decision of the other and acted upon 14, for Mrs. Wopple flushed and departed with stammered leave-taking; and when ahe had gone. Jerry Winston laughed. “Sweet little dame!” he murmured. “Pepper up an Icicle, and you got her duplicate, eh?” “Sh-h, Uncle Jerry,” begged Mrs.' Penfleld In a whisper. “Here's Per ennial Prue coming, and I wouldn’t have her hear you.” “Who’s she?” inquired Uncle Jerry, in a corresponding whisper. ‘1 guess Hi get out.” “You will not.” Mrs. Penfleld caught hla hand- “She’s one of the ■ lce»t—" Kite broke off. Prudence liapg -od was standing In (he doorway She wag of dfOcat* band, dainty oith a pretty air gf mV Ml—re tfcal reoolted from tho gaagrtareorea of family hgengremad Ae Iregre yreOff *** ho4 yog cm a ore T «*> t Pat gMrecf ‘4 gag teag. "f re re way to ■she ladlaa ^waa a of affertioa. ao tar booooth t faro that It ran Hear of thHr radical dtrelmtlarltleo la exportenre, and taatea. Mr* Penfleld ■ activities were rigidly practical; bat Prudence main tained a fastidious economy In the two room a which ahe reserved In her flat for her own use. She rented the other rooms, and occupied herself with hand stitching, fine embroidery, and the making of pillow top* to help out her Income. She was that strange geographical anomaly, a New Englander set down in California, the most untrammeled state of all the free. And yet the transplanting had occurred so late that she showed the least possible ef- fect 'of the change, as If her roots had been amply protected by the aceonv panying soil of her native section. Three thousand miles from the land of her birth, she lived In an atmos phere which she had brought with her, as her grandmother’s clock ticked off the days under the glflfcs dome that shut out the rude breezes of a wider world. She had had a Romance! She had had a lover; she had been engaged. But the lover had gone to sea, had sailed away to the Isle* of Spice. 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M* * ' gf (go ag w Tore loo of fteogs |i ggv ate VOW og >**- te go gg *o< own •vo*g sag m* real $ # «fll * »a|te> to goregv ••ore isogs ks( ^ f I r % • ■ m a vreag Mow Premrei arew hoe # Prere mao «ami '* «oa arefl a Tre M | haave emt*hahg hate hx eoangw tasttm emo emMhg p fregte m gpg «m*a remot * tm. » t hree tre" MMtefl flte J Mre hath area eg h*e hatea re mm I mi arere rearegmam oaare «am a i teftreglv aw I o» -«»oc*re %•* Pm* o*re* Cm* rereo e vow •re a tew flea he terel the reg * mi lha V m*aetal grer feted the |te eg we fiMflrag ntt dtager (km* at aga caat par head. Lottie had gal ealy am ceptod, hat had tread (hie aa a lei at with which ta pry off further galm whatever ether qaaittlea might he dm batahte nr la abeyance. Lettle'e wonhlaeea waa generally Successfully, therefore, ahe bad Inter viewed tired mother* until ahe had assembled nine youngster* In tha driveway, each representing a cash value of one cent. When Mr* Pen fleld entered, they were about to be conducted to the hack yard, there te he vigorously and conscientiously eh tertalned for an hour. “We’re going to play animals,” an- 1 nounced Lettle, vastly excited. “Animals?” “Uh-huh. Out of that llbr’y book you heeji rending us.” “I^ettie,” called Mrs. Penfleld, aa the child danced away, “remember not to play too hard. You’re big and strong compared with—” —•—r * Lettle pirouetted momentarily while she quieted this misgiving. “Huh, trust me! It’s Just little animals ft-** hoi ho H a kahar af lava v«vo foottag .tha call of Uad ao realty ao 1*0*1 Mrehtag la kaomg of Lake after Paul's death Tradlttoa hot orere tatrreretag things ta say. bat ao word of certainty. raaoe of tho Char- threatened with the federal btdfc** redaction of ITS.- Courage. Pear (tad. and take your own part. > n>err'!« Bible In that, young man; see how Moses fcored (tad, and how he took his own part against everybody who meddled with him. And sec how David feared (tad, and took his own (►art. . So fear (Jod. young mun, and never give In! The world cun bully, and Is fond, provided it sees r man In a kind of difficulty, of get ting about him, calling him coarse names, and even going so far as to hustle him; but the world, like all bullies, carries a white feather in Its tail, and no sooner sees the man tak CboHereo# Vaeg Chorleotoa —The lore 00 navy yard. pootlM*- «Ire tag If direr tors rail for a OOA.VOO la naval estimates, hi taken up by Dr. Roy 8. McKlore. commissioner of port development and foreign trade. I>r McElwee has com municated with the senators and con gressmen to whom he wrote on the question of securing for the local navy yard work in connection with scraping naval vessels, and will per sist in efforts to prevent the Char leston yard from being affected in the way that it was threatened last year when a strenuous fight was necessary to save it. ing off his coat, and offering to tight Its best, than It sea tiers here and there, and is always civil to him af terwards.—Borrow. we’re going to piny.” Mrs. Penfleld went on Into the hous* Uncle Jerry was there before her; also Frank Bosley. “I thought you wouldn’t mind, Car’llne, If we walked Into your lle- Ing-room for a irlrtute.” “Your wife brought it re« to kvep while ah# waa * When a Man, Gets Angry. The man of putlen^y and of right eous purpose accomplishes some thing worth while when he gets an gry. Every ounce of his energy Is gathered and dliected toward a good result. It la tha moral steam con trolled and made to hit a definite pr*l»n that oenda' thl* old world up ward ami onward. Rainfall Greatest For Years. Charleston.—The rainfall during the month of August was the heaviest of any for that month in 20 years, ac cording to records of the local weath er bureau. A total of 12.29 inches of precipitation took place, nxceeding tbe 12.11 inches which occurred in Aug ust. 1894,. hut falling under the co pious precipitation of August, 1893, when 15.53 inches of rain polred down upon Charleston. The normal for August la 6 97 inches. The heaviest on record for August la 19 18 inches. In 1S8S. which If tha heaviest on rec ord (or Cbarlretpa reo •arei .. » Aifcaa Coooty Levy Flood. A k*~* The reegihart of tha A ken rresit d»i»greare »ated rei Aed «# F- M HaalgiTTa ate §•«* »ho treaty teay Are Ikf? of ?• ovate Tkao 10**0 _ gaoa tte owre a oee fl •■* itete «g After Every Meal Tflkfl it kflSfl li tt* kitft. Hive a picket ii your pocket for an over-ready treat. •*• A delicious confec tion and an aid to the teeth, appetite, digestion. FOX HORNS Hairs Catarrh teMP fasten aqpteMNm tel 4. ffilffitete kdteflffteal Ml C.dmteAh F. §. cmxrv % ctx. irete* ctea ve re g. creggt.0* *a aga u vaca BASiS Of SOUM) PHILOSOPHY Core o*i Too-wg to Hoo«1 Okarta* II f(|«-er. bred «€ tb f-ntesef ut ree ? reatiMNn, a*ya that ud fln»t taking that •dhre )e*m ago an Irlah labufer hoilrel him ••a the Kfubarreilero with a “tewMl-maniiB’. Mr. Prlftldint. Ho* are >e the ntara inr “NV\er l^ette^.'* said S|»»*iir. “and how 11 ta tut you?” “(H'm fovlln* Jlst the ftnme way. We're nil iv us wtirkln' for ye. an’ workin' f»*r the state, as hard as iver we ought to, considerin'. (»| hope ye’ll have it'^pod ndmlnlsthrafion. An' let me make yez one iv these here siggis- tlons. San Francisco hay is a fotne body o’ wather. Wldn tliin’s don’t go might 'along tlie froont an' yor soul gits all full o’ thmuhle ahofit it, don’t let ii wrinkle yer face nor kape yez awake noights. Remimber that- Hint hay was here a long time liefdre you come an' it'll he here a tang time a fiber ye’re gone.” Switchmen NeedetL- Mttny a-gofden o;qtortuni;y has been wrecked for want of a genius to throw the switch. Every table should have its Daily Portion L Grape Nuts