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' W~r' T # PRUDENCE’S DAUGHTER i ■*, ■ - ■ Bgt.» Ig- ; • ■* * p;-. ' i 1 c I mK,' By Ethel Hueston WNU S«rrlc« Copyright by the Bobbe-llerrill Co. *.• SYNOPSIS PART ONE ■ • v CHAPTER I.—At a merry party In the atudlo apartment ot Carter Blake, tn New York, Jerry Harmer, Prudence'e daughter, meeta Duane Allerton, wealthy Idler. He becomes slightly In toxicated, and Jerry, resenting his as sumption of familiarity, leaves the party abruptly, ~ CHAPTER II.—The atory turns to Jerry's childhood and youth at her , home in Dee MnJpwA i Qnly child of a wealthy father, rjjjhin *he is twenty she feels the call of ,Art, and her parents, With some misgivings, agree to her go ing to New York to study. CHAPTER III.—In New York Jerry makes her home with a Mrs. Delaney rMlml"), an actress, who. with The resa, a painter, occupies the house. Jerry takes an Immediate liking to Theresa, and the two become fast (rlenda CHAPTER IV.—The friendship be tween Jerry and Theresa, who Is ec centric but talented, grows. Jerry poses for Theresa's masterpiece, 'The Ocean Rider." Allerton calls on Jerry. The girl, recalling his conduct at the studlp'pafly, refuses to see him. CHAPTER V.—*t a hotel dinner Jerry sees Duane and Is conscious of his admiration btit refuses to change her attitude toward him. 'Jerry be comes convinced she has not the ability to become an artjat and offers her ex pensive painting equipment to an al most penniless girl student, Oreta Val, who cannot understand her generosity. A painful scene results. , CHAPTER VII.—heturnlng from an evening of gayety, Jerry is shocked at hearing from Mlml that Theresa has killed herself. She also learna that Mlml Is Theresa's mother, and Is pained at the seeming frlvolousness of tha older woman in the face of the tragedy- The •’present" Theresa had promised Jerry pspvr* to be her pic ture. The Ocean Rider." Jerry la deeply moved. After the funeral of hor friend she decides to go home. CHAPTER VI.—Jerry, with Thereia • help, convinces Oreta of her gbod In tentions, and tha two glrla "make up." At a party Jerry again sees Duane, and will not recogniae him. Theresa btnte that Jerry should go home, and promises her a ‘‘present.'* PART TWO CHAPTER I.—At home Jerry la en thusiast leal I y welcomed by her ador- lag parents. She wins their sympa thise with the pathetic atorlea of Tho- , resa and of Oreta Val. (CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK) CHAPTER II . Jerry Comes Into Her Own Jerry scetnrd to nettle again Into the routine of every-tlny life in her Middle Western home without change. She shared in the work of the house as she had done before she went to New Itjrk, practiced her music, read a great deal, and drove out very often In the handsome little “Hanner" which was her perm11)a I possession. Her return was hulled with a great lavishness of celebration on the part of her friends, for site had long been a leader In the particular little set she claimed us hers. Immediately she waa made the occasion for a gay series of dances, dinners and parties. Little flirtations, inconsequential affaires, which had faded away and died upon her departure, struggled back Into s semblance of rejuvenation on her re turn, and although they failed to stir Jerry to active interest, at least they plaged their part in whiling away the hours, and helping to occupy her thoughts, which were not happy ones for the most part. Even with so much to amuse and engage her, the days passed slowly, And Jerry, for all the demands on her time, remained distrait and preoccu pied, almost listless. And Prudence drove herself well-nigh to distraction in her fraternal anxiety to bridge the dangerous chasm between, times past and times present, but all/in vain she racked her fertile brain for things to atlmulate Jerry’s interest. “Oh, my dear, you haven't taught roe to dance for nearly two years!" she exclaimed one night, in the extreme of desperation. Jerrold and Jerry broke Into laugh- tor over hor afcjec^ submission to martyrdom for her daughter’s sake. For Prudence found In dancing noth ing bnt punishment and tribulation. Married life fpr her had been an in tricate matter at best, having as ahe did the sacred shadow of Methodism for a background. The church itself had been the first shadow to cloud the hoaTeo of thol^. : domestic harmony. Church, to Prudepcd, meant Methodist, and Jerrold, In the ardor of bis young Iota attended services with her In tha with some fair display of His enthusiasm, however. Prudence only, not for the of hor aflUlatlMi. she asked him how he liked “Oh, very much," to pli e time, growing suspicious as ttjte . 1U1 him farther. Jerrold admitted at last that as Jar as he wed con cerned, lie considered It no’: church at all, no real worship, no divine service. Prudence wss shocked into speechless- ness. But,Jerrold, hsrd driven, stack to his ground. He said the way the 'Methodists clubbed about the door and chatted and laughed was his idea of raflk irreverence. And farm preacher to get down on his knees In the pulpit and talk in that tf>ff1mnd and familiar fashion to the Divine Being Instead of reading respectfully from a book—he called it sacrilege. _^e was willing to go, to please Prudence, he wan willing to shake hands, and discuss bis wife’s liealth and the state fair and the corn crop at/(he door—to please her—he was willing to follow through count less intimate paragraphs of extem poraneous prayer—but he did, not call it church, and it was not his idea of worslUp. — • Prudence wrote to hep father. And her father wrote back, with that gentle and forbearing patience which-seems more rarh and more divine in the mln- v Istry than anywhere else, that Pru dence must go with her husband. "We have learned,” he wrote, “that there are lessons in stones, and sermons in running brooks. So if Jerrold finds no religion in our church, it is up to you to find it In his.” .Prudence swallowed hard, but she’ did it , v ' it was not, as Jerrold frankly ad mitted, that tie cared particularly about attending any churcti with n painful degree of assiduity, but when he had church, he wanted church, and not a Smqlny morning reception without re freshments. Of course Prudence had hud to learn to dance. Having become an Episco palian she could not plead the Meth odist Discipline in rebuttal, and thus unexpectedly torn adrift from her spiritual backbone, she agreed with Jerrold, rather faintly, that, it would he a shame for per to go through life sitting out every enticing wait* and luring one-step. She mugt certainly learn to dance. Sha encountered difficulties from the start. A professional Instructor was brought in to tench her. -And after many painful, painstaking lessons, site managed to get around very nicely. Hut when Prudence, in fear and trem bling. got on the fioar with any gtiier (ban the Instructor, she had trouble.* "1: isn’t tiiat I don’t try," she told her husband despairingly, but eager in her own defense in the face of his derision, "I do try! I put my whole mind on it. I know exactly what I am supposed to do, I count every’ step, and 1 never listen to a word my partner say s, and I keep’ Imtb eyes shut so I won't be afraid of running into the wall! Hut 1 can't keep off Ids feet, nor from under them. You needn’t laugh, either, for I cau't help it.” When Jerry had come of an age to take a personal Interest in her moth er's social life, and to feel a personal responsibility for her public appear ance. she shared this burden with her father. And at regular intervals, per haps twice a year, the entire household was thrown into a tumultuous state of. I excitement with teaching Prudence to dance. ' ‘ ' ’’Why can't you dance? Why can't you?” demanded Jerry earnestly. "Aunt Fairy dunces beautifully. Aunt Connie dances, both the Twin Aunties adore it. liaxen't they ns much Meth-. odist blood as you lio\e? Why can't you learnV” “I don't know," ty knoarLetlgetl her mother unhappily. *T certainly work 1 hard enough to learn anything! I Just can’t, and that's all there is to it.*^. When Prudence, therefore, of her own volition and without coercion frdtn anyone, voluntarily proffered herself as a willing sacrifice to learn to dance again, site was driven to desperation. To her surprise, to her great concern as well. Jerry only laughed, and would not accept such martyrdom at her hands. “Nonsense, mother, you can't dance, and you don’t want to. Why bother? You’d better Just stick to Wesley and eschew the devil and all Ids works.” "Bridge, then,” pleaded Prudence hopefully. "You really ought to. teach me something, you know.” Jerry eonseuted to add a few final touches to a course in-cards which had already extended futileiy over a period of twenty years, but she warned her mother to let no one inveigle her into playing for points. "For do your level best, mother, you* can still lose the family fortune a great* deal faster than father can earn it,*lf you go in for points, the way you play It.” And so Marcli blustered away, and April came, and May. Ami in-all these months Jerry could not fathom that great mystery of what girl’s do, who have nothing to do, and go quite mart over doing it! It was a morning late in May when she was called to the telephone. ▲ girl of her acquaintance* Rae Forsythe, was going over to the other side of .town to look at a house. She asked Jerry to go with her. Jerry, wM had driven her own car from the time she waa fifteen years old, was used/ to these invitations to go with her friends on errands ta remote and Inaccessible placee. Jerry understood it very well, bnt her understanding was quite with out malice. She did not blame them. •She waa sore If abe had to go n tong way to \ ttrange part of town, and had no cag of her own, abe herself would Invite as company for the occa sion—one who had. Ho ahe accepted the invitation very, sweetly, and lajd she would stop by for Rae In the car, about eleven o’dook. She knew that Rae was going to bfc pinfed iKJfarfflLj&d Uiat her Xttlfcr — * 5* bad given her ten thousand dollars to Provide a bridal home. And this ex pedition, she Kurmised, was In search of a house. She picked up her friend at the designated hour, and turned her car buoyantly to the north aide of the city. "But why Igo away out there, Itae? IPs n craay place to look for a house,” she protested. J Jpr.T--»r " "Yes, but property*is so much cheap er. We want to get house and furni ture all for ten thousand, you see. And v THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1 n -Will You Tell Ms,” Jsrry Said Plain tively, "Why My Jpwa Builds Such Ghastly Homes?” J"“ too." Wo have pictures of It* They built It over when I was s baby. No,' it is tho state, Rae. We get that straight up-and-do'wnnexs from the cbnvj fancy.” Rae, Intent upon her search for a Ironic for herself and iter young phar macist, paid slight uttetitiori to her friend’s plaintive rambliiigs. She looked about her, with growing dis favor. And while riie looked, Jerry stood in the donrwliy.jind stared with increasing amazement about the placed “It couldn't be a home, you know,” she aaid to herself. "It might do as a garage, even as a stable if one didn’t love one’s liorsei.' Une could call them stalls, dlnnep stall, sleeping stall, cook ing stall—it’s the way they look. And ,you know really it wouldn’t be so bard to—sort of^-switch things around a little—knock out a wall or two—twist that'’staircase about some way—and— and—” Jerry’s eyes narrowed speculatively. She, drew vague little designs in the air‘with a gloved finger. A curious brightness came into her face. ' "It is impossible,'’ Rae said, coming back from her inspection. “I wouldn’t have it as a gift.” "Thirty-five hundred. -Is that what you said? Can l get it on terms? Let’s go down right away. I have an^, idea.” ' (TO BE CONTINUED.) IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL Sunday School • Lesson * \ W *' ^ v » time of the, servant's greatest need. Note the Lord’s words to him. V, "He Not Afraid." When one »• executing the commission of the lx»rd. ‘y HOW’S THIS? WALL’S CATARRH MROICIRH will do "J** « cUl - m y £Sa3P?S \2. V’fipeok % and Hold Not Thy Pface.’ he need not.be afraid. The one who has heard the voice of find cannot refrain from speaking. He cannot be still. / 3. "I Am^ With Thee.” The Irord la with eyery one who faithfully car ries out His commission. 4. "No Man Shall Set on Thee, to Hurt Thee." jv. The one sent by'the Lord to do a work is immune from danger and harm until his work 1# done. - " . 5. “I Have Much People In This ^Clty." It is most encouraging to know that in the g^eat cities the Lord has His own people, and that the one 'who goes in His name shall have fruit for hi4 service. * l ' 1 I M ■■ ....I. ■ All Are Hit ’ It la not the high summer alone that. Is God's. The winter also is His . . . and all man^ winters are His-^he winter of our poverty, fiie winter of our sorrow, * the winter of unhappi ness, even the winter of our discon tent.—George Macdonald. __ ^-Character. \ Character required still air. There may be storm and upheaval around, bnt there must be peace within for tbe soul to thrive.—Rev. T. J. Munger. BACK GIVEN GUT? of Catarrh or ^ILtLL’i'CATARRH HHUICIWK eon- .Irt. ^f an OWtment which Quickly Relieves the catarrhal lnfla '£™*J* ion 'u\°h the Internal Medicine, a tonic, which acta through the Blood co tW MOc Surfaces, thus restoring normal eoi t, SoM by druggists fpr over 40 Years/ F. J. Cheney A Co., Toledo. Ohio. YOU HAVE LOSS os Stomach. Swk fljrifcc}*! “rsa down,” yo* wUl Tutt’s Pills what you see*. Ttay tone the wwtk •tomadit build ttp th6 1 — " 111 '-r notice of discharge Then Follow the Advice of This Barn well Resident. Notirt is hereby given that I have filed fry final report as administr&t- rix of the estate ox R. C. Kirkland de ceased, with the Honorable John K. SneUing, Judge of Probate for Barn- . well County and that I will petition / . the said Court for an Order of Dis charge and letters dismissory on Mon day the 28th, day of September, A. D. 1925. MRS JANIE KIRKLAND Sept. 1st., 1925. — Administratrix. 4t. then. Grant has Irought a drug store out by the university, and it will be much nicer for him. He can come home for luncheon,” she explained with the pretty proprietary shyness of tire- nuptial days. Following Rae's directions, Jerry 'drove slowly out along Central avenue and turned down Seventeenth street. When they came to the house, she stopped the car, and both girls turned about in their scuts and looked at it. it was not prepossessing. Liat en tirely too far forward In a small lawn a*, ’he top of a steep terrace, it stood very stiff, very square, \ery high, with t * m awkward square porch, clumsy square windows, the whole in grievous need of paint. "Win you tell me," Jerry said plain tively, "why my Iowa builds itself such ghastly homes?" “He said it was a barn of a thing,” assented Rae. "But it is very cheap. He said—the real estate man, I mean— aald It could he entirely built over for a few thousand. And it lias good points, a garage in the hack wlien we get rich enough for a car—Just oppo- Rite the little park yob see—on the car line—and quite near the university and Grant's drug store." With these point* to its credit, Jerry followed her distastefully up the steps ot the terrace, and still more distaste fully on the clyiusy, stiff square porch. “Why do they do it, Rae?" she won dered. “Such si Iff. straight, stupid lines—the dtau's, the windows, the col umns. Couldn't they put u little curve In once in a while for tlie saint money ?” "Beauty is very expensive,” said Rae lightly. “No wonder we all go off somewhere^ to California, or to New York, If this is the best we cun do for ourselves,” Jerry went on gloomily. “1 don’t blame us. Fancy living in a thing like tills 1 Not Just one, either—all the inexpen sive poornuin houses are exactly like it. The gypsies do lietter iu tents." “Oh, bother the gypsies, Jerry; come on in and have a look.” Rae opened the door wfth the key which had been given her. and led the way inside where they stared curiously about them, a frowning disapproval on their two yohng faces, “lYople must have lived in it some time,”, said Jerry. ‘Trobably they- died, poor things. I don’t wonder.” The house was divided with iterupu- lous exactness into four sections, rooms Jerry decided one must doubtless call them—to the left u stiff square parlor leading to a stiff square parlor bed* rodm beyond—to the right a solemn dining room, with a sober kitchen ad joining. The stairs rose in a direct and businesslike manner, without pre tense or artifice, to the second floor, where there was another mathematical division of space, a bedroom, a hath to the left, two bedrooms to the right. Jerry stared and stared. “Wouldn’t you think they must have died, Rae?” she asked. “It would be like living Is a cemetery, wouldn’t U? Wouldn’t you think that some time one of them would have taken a hammer to those walls, Just to break the deadly con tinuity of the thing? Poor corpses, I don’t blame you a bit I think you're lucky.” Rae laughed at her. "You are funny, Jerry. But it Is a horrid old barn of a house, isn’t it? But then they are only asking tliirtyvflve hundred for it.” "Cheap enough, unless one has to live in it” murmured Jerry. “I hold it against the state, Rae," she went bn. “I almost! wish I had been born In Arkansas, or Nevada, or Wyoming." ' "Don’t blame the state," protested Rae. "People don’t have to live ip this particular house unless they wish.” "Bnt the whole street is like It. Ami the next one is worse, and the next still worse. Oh, some few houses are nice enough. I suppose, but in the main-—tiopeless! Our own used to be (By REV. P. B. FITZWATER. D.n., Dean ot tt.o Evening School, Woody Bible is- alicute of Chicago.) I®. 1 (26. Weatern Newspaper Union.) ■ ^ Lesson for October 11 PAUL IN CORINTH LESSON TEXT—Acts 18:1-11. GOLDEN TEXT—"B« not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace."—Acts 18:9. PRIMARY TOPIC —God Protecting Paul. JUNIOR TOPIC—Paul in Workshop and Pulptt. INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP IC—Paul’s Experiences tn Corinth. YOUNG PEOPLfcJ AND ADULT TOP IC—Paul Plants the Church in Corinth. funny, straight-up-and-down Advertise in 4l>e People-Sentinel. I. The True Missionary Method (w. 1-3). Paul came to Corinth a stranger in a strange city. He did not have an advance agent to do his advertising. His method in gaining a foothold in Corinth was as follows: I. Finding a Home (v. 2). This he found with Aqulla anil Pris cilla. Jews, who were recently expelled from Rome by the cruel edict of Claudius. i He Toiled for His Dally Bread <v. 3). * He was of the same craft with them, beiug a tentmaker. Every child mining the Jews was taught some trade by means of which he could gain a livelihood, should occasion re quire. II. Proaching in tho Synagogue at Corinth (vv. 4-8). 1. Though Compelled to Toil for a al.lvlng While Getting a Foothold In Corinth, He Did Not Lose Sight of Ills Main Work (v. 4). He reasoned in th^ synagogue every Sublafth, persuading the Jews and Greeks. While the missionary should not lie above honest toll when ne cessity arises, he must not allow toil to interfere with preaching the gospel. 2. .His Activity Was Im reused When Silas and Timothy Cnm^ (v. 5). This resulted from three causes: (1) They brought good news from the church at Thessalonica (I Ttiess. S:«L To hear of the steadfajtnes* of those who had confessed Christ under his ministry, put new vigor Into his la bors. (2) They brought pecuniary gifts from the Macedonian church (Phil. 4:13 ; II Cor. 11:9). Being relieved from the necessity of toiling for a living, he could nov^ devote more time and energy to the preaching of the gospel. (3f Silas and Timothy became as-, slstants to Paul in the work. 3. Paul Opposed (v. 6). f His'increased activity was met with increased opposition. As the Lord’s ministers became more aggressive in their work, the ministers of Satan put forth corresponding efforts iq opposi tion. 4. Paul Announces His Purpose to Turn to the Gentiles (v. 6). Because of their blasphemy and op- ^position, he ceased to work among the Jews. There Is a time when good judgment causes one to abandon wbrk where efforts have been fruitless, but It is difficult to know just when to do it. Oftentimes lasting harm is done to the work by pressing efforts when people have turned against the truth. Paul’s declaration, "J am clean," was a most solemn one. 5. He Nid Not Go Far Away (v. 7). He remained sufficiently Bear those whose hearts God had touched that they could easily find h(m. It is‘ like wise true that although Christ is obliged to depart from the soul that refuses Him entrance. He lingers with yeanilng Tov^ around that-heart. 6. His Success (v. 8). Grispus, the chief ruler of tbe syn agogue, was converted/Perhaps Paul's severe action In turning away from them moved Criapua to act It! Patti's Vision (w. 0*11). His experiences 'since coming te Europe were very trying. He needed encouragement at this time. It la lust like the Lonl_to COfrt Si,(hi Are you dragging along day after day with a dull, nagging backache? Do you feel tired, lame and achy; suffer sharp, torturing pains at every sudden movT? Then l^ok to your kidneys! Colds^strains and over work weaken the kidneys and bring on throbbing backache and knife-like twinges. Don’t risk serious kidney disease! Use Doan’s Pills—a stimu lant diuretic to the kidnqys. Read what this Barnwell resident says: Mrs. Clara Harley, says: “During the day the misery in my back played ! me out. 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