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f % V i h— I; i 5.’ By * Florence Bingbam Livingston Op7Tt«h< fcy C—rt» a. D«r>« C—>l«r CHAPTER XX—Continued. »—25— t Ai Mrs. Penfleld gathered Lett!® Into her arms, she wss horrified to find that the child’s sleeve was soaked with blood. Lettie had not fainted; she had fallen from dizziness. She was still dizzy. Mrs. Penfleld carried her Into the bedroom ^ It was onjy a surface wound, the bullet having grazed the flesh for some distance, but the subsequent violent exercise had made It bleed freely. Mrs. _ Penfleld washed and dressed It, refflfi- |j lbltI * ot Bos, ey ..-ton Lr. darn It all, we got him!" tag meantime to listen to the wild, ex cited stories which both Lettie and Thad were determined to tell. They were home and s’afe; nothing else mat tered. It was a long time before she soothed them; and after they had gone to sleep, Mrs. Penfleld kept vigil. The crooked old clock had traveled to half-past nine, and she had heard nothing from the police station. Then Jerry Winston tramped Into the kitch en and threw his hat on a box. “They got the money, Car’llne. I wish I could have brought It to you, but It'll take an order from the court to release It." ‘Tfie money! The mop^y that I—" He nodded. "Two hundred and twenty-eight dollars—bills and one check inside ’em. They found ’em on the rascal, envelope and alL He hadn’t had time to—" “The rascal! JVho?” “Bosley." "Bosley!" Mrs. Penfleld leaned hack against the wall, limp with consterna tion. “You don’t mean—that Frank Boaley atole—" Jerry Winston shook bis head: * “I don’t mean he started out to do It— no. He's been playing for bigger stakes’n that. But we got him at lost —confound his picture, we got him!” He brought his fist down on the table with a blow that teetered It on Its frull legs. Mrs. Penfleld sank to the wash- bench. "The world’s a-swlmmlng, Uncle Jerry. Would you mind pinning me to something somewhere?” He laughed. "Why, no. If you’ll keep mum about It—cross your heart and hope to die, or however Lettie puts It—I’ll tell you the whole story. You'll see my part In It can’t be pub lished." "It shall he as Lettie • says," she smiled back. "Are you going to ask me to believe that F rank Bosley took this money and—” "Exactly. Ho came for the package •that his wife left, and you weren’t here. He had to have It quick, 'cans* he'd got scared and was-planning a get-away, so he came In for It; and I don’t have to remind you, Car’llne, that It’s easy to find things In this house. -He found the package, and there was the money besldfe It. Why cot take It, as long’s he was going out of town anyway?" "What are you talking about. Uncle Jerry? Why was he getting away and—" " ’Shaw, now. Car’llne, the Idea of your being confused 'cause I began at the wrong end of rqy story. I’ll take the other end If you’d like It better. You see, I been trying out a little •leuthlng." “Oh 1” Mrs, "'Penfleld drew a deep breath. On the Instant her memory caught up a few perplexing oecur- rences In the pa at months. "Yea, I’ve always had a leaning toward It—read a good deal and fol lowed what other fellera had done, and all that; and when I got my knockout for the woods, I naturally wanted to go Into something that ap pealed. I had a lot of personal recom- taeudatlons and a letter to a man con nected with the lumber company. Through him and considerable red tape, I finally got sworn In as a spe cial with the secret service, when they were taking on a number of extra men to work on the Bosley ring. My partlculur -assignment has been to shadow Bosley. Believe me, I’ve sweat blood over that feller, darn him!” Mrs. Penfleld's eyes were flxed on his face. "That’s why you cameJi.ere— look the loft and—’’ "Sure. I wanted to be ’round' as casually as possible. I’ve worked ev’ry scheme I could concoct to worm myself • sjnto that feller's life. But he was u slick one In tils own line. He’s been stringing me on a real-estate deal, and I’ve allowed myself to be st; ' course he didn't suspect my object, but I sort o’ made him nervous, hanging ’round and getting In with his cronies!" ‘Uncle Jerry, you’re worse'n a wom an for not getting at the main point. You may be a star detective, but you'd never make a reporter. Now will you kindly stay still In your tracks till you’ve told me what you wanted him for?" ' “Oh, that I” Jerry Winston chuckled. “Yea, raebbe I did overlook that, It’s been In my mind bo long. Why, he’s been a leader In a ring that’s been supplying drugs te a lot of fiends in exchange for their passing off counter feit money. Choice circle, and a big one, too! All nations represented—Chi nese and wbitea I Lettie put ine wise to their money-factory. I was sure they had one, but—" "Lettie!” Mrs. Penfleld came to her feet. "What do you mean?" "Holy smoke, Car’llne, don’t get so excited! Lettie didn’t know what she was doing, and I haln’t never men- tioned.lt to her. Catch me quizzing a hugged the lean-to and listened; but, believe me, I did more prowling than Lettie has ’fore I found the vacant lot and the house. Raiding It wag part of last night’s work. “You see, yesterday I got hold of one Of his dope Sends that was willing to squeal on him, so last night we put It through as smooth as silk. The feller bought the stuff with money we could have^dentlfled In Slam. One of our own men was within witnessing distance,, too. :- Some of the very powder, you were guarding yesterday, Cm’J lJLIj one of our .choicest, ex- "I s’pose," said Mrs. Penfleld slowly, "that Mrs. Bosley’s been honoring me with her pael^ffjres of counterfeit money and dope, but seems as If It wasn’t very clever—" "Clever!” Jerry Winston took the word out of her mouth. "She was the life of the ring In The beginning, but lately she’d lost her nerve, and Bos ley’s had the devil’s own time to keep her from breaking away. She didn’t care If Bosley got"caught, so long as she’d cleared her skirts. If the house was golngi to be searched, the goods weren’t going to be there. See? Ain’t any of these folks so clever th^t they don’t do something foolish ’fore they’re through.” • “Poor thing!” commiserated Mrs. Penfleld. ”1 wonder what’ll become of her.” ., “Well, I can tell you. She’ll get a chance to think it over. We got her last night, too. She was staging an exit of her own, but we trailed her to Sixteenth street station, Just In time to see her getting on the local for the mole. That gave her two chances: To go on to San Francisco Or come back dn a through train. . We tele graphed the police on the other side to watch the ferry; then -we waited for the Shasta limited—and there she was! Gee, I was glad. The more of the trick I could help to turn, the surer I’d be of building up a reputa tion. Well, sir, the little lady went right up through the roof of the sleep er first off; then she came down and vlted her into their compAMeon of ex citing events, feeling sure that through Jerry WInston’s.TntImacy with Frank Bosley she would have many Interest* ipg details to contribute. But when she merely listened and Added nothing, ithey were surprised, incredulous, even resentful. From hour to hour further Items were unearthed, dragged Into the smalb community,' and shared gener ously in an Impromptu council of. all the tenants. The Bosleys hid not been popular; their downfall had therefore a satisfying element that lent.peculiar piquancy to everybody’s version. Blood was a-tlngle with keenest stimulation; the air was cloudy with exclamations. Nor was there apy perceptible dimin ution the n£xt day—or the next. And scarcely had 1 the driveway gossip thinned a trifle when jtfrs. penfleld’* thoughts were given a vastly different turn. Mr. Crashaw came to. Interview h,er. He had seen Mrs. Weatherstone; he had seen the hangings. He offered Mrs. “Hordes of tiny tollers are work ing In our service night and day to keep the world wholesome' and all the races of belnga supplied with life stuff.” FOOD FOR THE INVALID When serving an Invalid pnlns should be taken to serve food daintily, and garnish dishes appro p r 1 a t e 1 y. Small portions of food of the right temperature ^ served with the "/dock’s best’ skill on the best and prettiest china, ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ will go u long- way to make the food Penfleld a hundred dollars lh cash and u ^ ,reW ^* e an( l appetising, a small block of stock In his laundry Barley Water. Take association in exchange for her formu- 8 P oonfu,s of barley^\ve!l washed, add la and a certain amount of supervision thre< * cupfuls of boiling water and until Its use should be qiastered In the cook twenty-five minutes. Gruel—Take four table- four table- Strain, various laundries of whle^ he had sweeten untl flavor to taste. charge.^/ ft It will mean,” he told hereabout a Oatmeal spoonful of oatmeal, mix with one- thousand dollars a year—more, as the cu P ful of coI( I water, add to a business grows—but you can be as- water with a little salt sured of that amount.” . ' to 8easou - Bo11 slo ' w, y for twent y It seemed a fortune to Mrs. Pen fleld. JShe had difficulty In tempering her Impetuous delight into a seemly business attitude. To have a steady Income, aside from her usual earnings, would mean a different life for the children. After Mr. Crashaw had gont, ahe minutes, strain and serve, adding hot milk If des!red. Beef-Tea Jelly.—Cover with cold water one-third of a box of gelatin^ let stand one hour, then pour over t\v<r* cupfuls of boiling beef tea, season to taste and set aside -to . cool In small cups. Serve with toasted crackers. Calf’a-Foot Broth.—Cut up two calf’s began to plan exactly what that life » . should be. For one thing, she'would rfpct }m(! IUIt them twcT quarts of etlpatlon they have un equal. Take surely be justified In giving up the ' vater ' a c P rr ot finely cut, a stalk of management of Th^ Custard Cup, which was rapidly precluding other duties. With significant Juxtaposition, the fact that Mrs. Sanders was leav ing her flat, flashed Into her mind. Mrs. Sanders was going to live with a cousin In Sonoma comity and help take care of a large.family children. Mrs. Penfleld eouTd rent thfrt flat. It would be the pleasanter because a friend had lived In It. Ttwfe would be conveniences, a more satisfactory num ber-of rooms. She would keep up her laundry, work, but under far easier con ditions. There would be school booka, clothes, plenty to eat, a fund slowly .growing In the bank. Oh, everything would be different—and safer. Per haps Unde-Jerry would— She broached the^subject to htaa 11 W h aTflTirM attarWtfrThTd?*^^ melted Into tears. Some confession we got out of her I That’s how I got hold of a lot of things I been telling you. Seems ’twas you tipped her off that she’d better get out of town.”- - “11 Why, I didn’t see her lust eve ning.” - He laughed. “No, but you tele phoned the police from Mrs. Catter- box’s and she told k^rs. Bosley |'s a piece of neighborly gossip. I came around to hunt up Mrs. Gussle and was Just In time to catch a glimpse of her taking a iaxl. I’d ha’ ’caught her at the station If the darned engine of the car I’d rented hadn't stalled on me a block away. Golly, I was mad!”* , “I’m sorry for ’em both." i Mrs. Pertfleld thoughtfully. “Folks that mix up their lives.thaT~way ain't real ly grown up. But, oh.^Uncle Jerry^, I can't be thankful ’riough that I’m go ing to get that money hack. You can’t Imagine what a weight It lifts. It was a small matter compared with Thad, Sggf'TT* i* iJiLTS-i" .-r~r “Thad! What's the matter with Thad?” he reiterated. Briefly she told him. He shook bi* head. “If you want to raise jthdt Lettie kid, Car’Mne,'you'll have to train some of the recklessness out of her. She had a narrow escape. Our men raided that Everldge street house lust night, hunting for the plant, and the woman tried to get away. They shot at her. She—she ain’t ex pected to live. . . . There^ there, Car’llne, don’t get white over danger that'* past. It ain't likely to happen again. PrcbTy Thad came In and saw Bosley take the money, and Bosley wasn’t running any chances of being told on til! he could get out of town. Then some of his cronies would have turned Thad loose again—only we stopped the plan by calling a halt on' all their doings. Crackyi I got\|o be going. I want to see If I can’t land a Job somewhere on tbe this.” ' The .doorbell ' rang sharply/ Mr*. Penfleld found a knot of her neighbors In the driveway, dlscuSsIng the' news- strength of kid I No, all la, I overheard her twit- r .. ting Boaley, ’bout slinking Into a house paper accounts of the raid'and tie ar~ Mxt to on* of the vacant lot*. I j rest of five suspects. Eagerly they In celery or a few leaves," salt and mace to season. Simmer for three hours until-half of the liquid Is cooked away; strain and add more seasoning if needed. y . Egg Gruel.—Bent the whites of three eggs to a stiff froth, add one cupful of fresh barley gruel; allow it to stand over heat at. simmering temperature; ifdd such seasoning ns desired. Turn into a mold and serve with • 'creifhi when cold. Blanc Mange.—Add three table spoonfuls of gelatin to a quart of new milk, boil until all Is dissolved, then pour in a cupful of cream, flavor to taste, using nutmeg-or lemon: add sugar to sweeten and pour into a mold; set on ice to cool, in serving hot foods set* -that all he came around the house from a fly-' :lIe srgguedj for; t d foods tag trip to the -loft—-Unel#-Jerry, witfr biw e HT.ved ..well., i! i l-.-d ur the new position with a private d* 2, frozen - . tective bureau, and. with twinklea more lively than ever In his kindly eyes. ^ • • “We could give you a room, U^de Jerry. We could take the dining room for—” • ' The color came' up In his bronzed face. “Well, I—Pdon’t know, CarTine," | he stammered. “It’s bully of you ta 1 think of It, but—but I hope I can’t— that la—well, we’ll talk It over.” He tramped rapidly out of the alley. “.Well, I sure wonder what he. means,” thought Mrs. Penfleld In sur prise. T HE name “Allen” on a new range represents 25 years* experience in building good ranges. To-day, daughters buy Allen Ranges because they have seen their cooking qualities proven by long years of service in their 'others* kitchens. - m< Write for our illustrated catalog and name of dealer near you. <v Allen manufacturing company NASHVILLE . TENNESSEE - -r 9 - . Not in His Lino “An elderly Saot was standing in a railway station when a traveler trod heavily on his foot. ’ • “ ‘Hoot mon!’ groaned the Scot. Tanna ye take care? Ye’ve nearly killed me. Hoot, irton ! Hoot, hoot!’ •VThe traveler looked suffering Scot up and down. - “ ‘Hoot yoilrsolf,’ he said. I’m a drummer, not an auto.* ” • Constructive “What is Constructive legislation?” “Seems to run mostly to building fences.’’ v . Only the Beat Ingredients. are used in Brandreth Pills. “.For con- Ruskin pays: First feed people, then clothe and' hoyse p-.ople, th< n please them with art. The funda mental thing is to feed them : As ‘‘armies travel on their stom achs” so an active brain must have a well-nourished body. She watched. Uncle Jerry went up Miss Hnpgood's steps. , “Oh-h-h!” she breathed. She cnaaed to wonder. CHAPTER XXI A Chance for Another. “Mis’ Penfleld!” “Yes, come- rIght hr,’ oidy got to finish washing out this—^* “Oh. I can’t stop, Mis’ Penfleld. I Just heard this here story ’bout you* movin’.” •‘Yes,’’ said Mrs.- Penfleld happily. 'Tm going to move tomorrow Into Mra. Sanders’ flat. Ain't It fine?” Mrs. Wopple shook her head 'In be wilderment. “I don't know. Seems like you're playin’ a trick on us some how—you been so 4 kinder j^tor and low-down and everything. Josiah says he don’t thln^k It’s fair for folks that’ve been poor to suddenly come Into money. 'Stead of lookin’- down on ’em, he's got .to all of a sudden look up and—” ■rf* * “Oh,” laughed 1 Mrs. Pei\fleld, “tell him not to twist his neck on 'count of me. I ain’t coming up very far.” “It’s quite a .change,” sniffed Mra. Wopple. ‘‘Why,’you're goln’ to be as good as any of us, ain’t you?” ’ Mrs. Penfleld’s brown eyes danced. “iVwouldn't go so fuj's to,clkim that But I’m glad to hav? more rooms fq» the children, and things more home like. y’s wonderful to have an In- coiiie. Didn’t seem as If there was ttaj way for It to happen.’’ •~J‘Folks say it’s from a laundry,” sug^ gested Mrs. Wopple. ' , , “Yes—a formula I’d worked out tot washing colored clo’es and silks and—^ “I,put starch in the water,” laeiM- ated Mrs. Wopple eagerly. Mrs. Penfleld smiled.Tlsn’t atarclt It’* a mixture I never heard of body’s using.” ▼ “It’s strange how smart you and didn’t any of us s’pect It,” murkedVatrs. Wopple tartly. “Me, I think of lots of things, but of course 1 never tried to stll ’em. Josiah earn!** big money the way he does, I dooft have to.” (TO BE CONTINUED.) one or two at bed time.—Adv. French Writer Believed Napoleon Ended Warfare The prophesies of Joseph de Mnistre jro often cited as forecasts which have not “made good,” yet worthier ‘‘proph ets’’. have gone astray, as witness the following curious passage from a chap ter in Chateaubriand's “Memoirs d-’ Qutre-Toinbe”; . /■ “Napoleon has closed the era of the past. He has made war too great to be guile the human species in the future. He has slammed upon his heels the portals of the temple of Janus and against them he has piled mountains of < orpses so-that never may they be opened a gait).” ; If the dead can see what is going on here on earth, -it is not without some spite that Chateaubriand will have to aTTiiTiTT with the evidence of the World war. Hurt lit* would have been better advised not to have played the prophet.- I.t* Petit Parisien of Paris. ’ INDIGESTION, GASES, UPSET, ACID STOMACH “Pflpe’S Didpbpsln’’ is the quickest, surest relief for ^ Indigestion, gases, flatulence, heartburn, sourness or % stomach distress caused by acidity. A few tablets give almost Immediate —^—_ stomach relief. Correct your stomach and digestion now for a few cents. Druggists sell millions of packages o|. ’’ Pape’s Dlapepsln.—Adv. 4 ' , ' Knew Where She Wa* A young woman, traveling alo and unused to the ways of the worlii# had left her home on an early morn ing train to visit a friend in Flfeshlre. It had been a tiring Journey, and just before reaching Dunfemdlne she had fallen asleep. j Waking up, she turn**d to an old gentleman on the seat beside her and said, "Will you please tell me it we are on this side of Dunfermline or the other side?” "We are on this side," he said. And she settled down again, entirely satisfied. • — « Canada Salf-Govarnlng. Canada Is a self-governing dornlnlm of the British empire. It m^Iser Wp, own lawtf, has Its own Inw-maklrtj bodies and provides for -its own d(^ fense. The only symbol of British authority Is Hie appointment of tbi king’s representative, The govenwr general.of Canada; his power is Ua Bed and almost nominal. OUR DAILY FOOD ■ . * To begin the day a little seasonable fruit Is always appropriate. Oranges, gr^pef r u I t and tangerines^ . are plentiful. A dish • of well-cooked ce real follows the fruit, hot cakes with sausage, ba- * con or ham are always good foods to serve and'well liked. • Followed by a doughnut and coffee, one is sus tained iintiF the noon iaeal. A goqd luncheon menu Is hot cheese 1 dcliesr u simple lettuce salad, or , a dish of radishes and green onions, baking^ powder biscblt with a little canned fruit and a few cookies for dessert. / If the main meal Is served at night the luncheon should Re quite simple, but nourishing. — - — For dinner one may have a steak, or n roast of some kind, a baked stuffed fish, fricasseed fowl, or baked ham—a few -of the 'many good main dishes from which to choose. With the 'stuffed fish serve hol- landalse sauce with qp till flower, pars ley; potatoes, any fresh salad or slice'd cucumbers, a caramel custard and coffee ,with giDoli-cakes. ' . With the broiled steak serve baked potatoes, creamed onions or buttered 1 •arrots and lettuce salad, with an Ice frrpnm ’served with a sauce, either maple, or caramel! and coffee. , Spinach With Cream.—Wash three : pounds of spinach and' put to cook in n saucepan, cover without adding more water and cook, stirring occasionally; after dwelve minutes put through a sieve, saving all the liquor: add four tablespoonfuls of butter, salt and pep per <»> taste and copft for fifteen min utes or until perfectly tender. Now- add three tnblespoonfuls of cream, mix well and serve piled on a hot plat ter with croutons for garnish, sur-' rounding the spinach. Chicken Puree.—Take the white meat from the breast of ft" chicken which has been roasted; add a table- spoonful of bread crumbs. Found the bread and meat, mixing with a little of the broth to moistenTHSeftson to taste, heat and serve In small -cups. Baked Veal Cutlets.—Lay dn a heated, buttered casserole one and one-half pounds of veal steak. idd one cupful of seasoned stock, then spread with r 'stujflng made of two cupfuls of bread crumbs, one onion chopped fine, n beaten egg, a tnble- spopnful of butter, a teaspoon-fu? of salt and a dash o^ pepper. Cover and. cook for a hriff hYuir ffi n hot oven, then uncover and qook until brown. Seipve with spiced goo vberrles or any sour Jelly. It's .painful to see a woiuqn laugh; when .sil‘e''Thiesn't want t<>, but thinks she ought to/ - j .If you don’t keep a .secret it's no longer a secret. Some Horse • A young laarricd arti.-t bas.a prciIL-— lection for talking in bis sleep. Sev eral' times recently he mentioned the name “Irene,” anil bis wife ques tioned him about it. “Oh,'that," said be. tj/nking fast, "is the name of a horse.” .Several days later when he came- home la* asked his wife the news of the, day. > ' ‘•Nothing exciting happened,", she-, said, ‘‘except .your horse failed up - twice.” v What We Forget Between 15 and 50 Schools teach, and nearly every home applies .the rule against coffee and tea for children. I*-. When middle age comes, a great many people remember the facts about the caffeipe drug of coSee and tea, and how its regular use may disturb health. Often they have cause to remember what it has done to them. ..... . «v* V-..* ' ' »• " How much better it would be not to forget— and avoid the penalties! ' i . ' . * — ■ ' * Postum is a pure cereal beverage—delightful, ’and Sfl/e for,any age—at any time. Good for breakfast at home, for all the family; good for lunch at the club or restaurant; good with the evening meal; good with a late night dinner— good on any occasion. Postum satisfies^ and it never harms. Why not be friendly with health, all the time? for Health “There’s a Reason to Your grocet wfla Pbetun in two iorms: Instant Postum [in tins} prepared instantly in the cup by the addition of boiling water. Postum Cereal [in packages] for those who-