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SYNOPSIS

1 move Into theirbungalow 1300 down balance lame

tui renton Jaland Mr ColUrw-a neighbor calls beforo the househol-

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CHAPTER II Continued

Oh you little dear Lifting thethe box she pressed lie soft

coat to her cheeks Ive just beencrazy for a1 dog Dick and isnt it abeauty

Sho put It on the floor stooped andcalled Here Dick here DickThats what well name him wontwe fob

Honored beyond words said thedonor Why not Bob

No at his eyes Theyre blueJko ypnre Dick and hes so cun

nlngVripad9 bent down and patted the

WD tin glad she likes you oldtop since tberee such a resemblance

Better feed nlm Jane Bobsuggested j want JDlct to see the

den 8Q vrell prowl a whiletll dinner

Reynolds guest showed general en-

thusiasm over the progress of hisfftendiJ agricultural venture For angtdateur Reynolds had displayed skill8 well The space he bad

ttllofted tp his garden comprised about-n fourth of his haltacre lot This he

divided Into little rectangularJplpta about thirty feet deep and fit

wide Narrow pathsran betweene each could be cultivated and

v Without treading on the bedItself

You must Lave had some experttalpo here i-

Rbye a ore gardens

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dlforAiai trwaient ptthfr ground In

jlplalk fertilizer Thats moderndayartalng IB Jpyj the way your da

TTOuld dp things it theytrying to raise beans and cab

cages You there Is system for4Iio little well as the capitalistilC jio yilV only take advantage of It

l1l bet you1get twice as much outof that garden as my friend Collinsdown and hes had two

start of medo But where-

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Got the sun and put In atMora breakfast The novelty

of the dge oft the toll amcaJpyed

they beard Jane calling them t-

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f Asleep Jdtchen Tho lltthdear had pearly halt a pint of milland I guoee hes done for the night

THe evening you mean said BobJust watt till his digestive orgam

have had a chance got one ol

the cutest little soprano voices gotover and were In for plenty omidnight solos till he becomes acedmated Ive raised pups beford

So have I BOb their guest replied

and ope tBlng I know you mustnll

saiaet If tkey cry 1M them have

Very well itjiiM Thankslift lore Dick Jr shall wall li

peacef but I think the hen house wouldbo tar for his lungs

Jaae explalmedwaTed his napkin aloft Truce

tril e fiecrled with a laugh orblame myself for having brought

trouble to Elysium I return then 1nw

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formed her husband and Dick was theculmination of heroic efforts to supplyher with tobacco coupons

hat It a dandy she asked andR makes perfectly tiDe coffee In twominutes

And Its a godsend Jane Dickswered for now I may smoke realtobacco For months Ive battled withMy Lady Nicotine In her vilest formsto find brands that furnished the mostgreen tickets You know my senti-ments concerning kings and princesbut 1 have quashed them and paidhomage to the rulers of tour thousandyears from the first Barneses to thelast George

Most noble sacrifice my dear Dickand please keep on Look I got acatalogue today For only twelvethousand coupons I can get a pianoand I need one badly

Holy smoke deliver me Bob mustrent one

What do you think of the shackDick asked Reynolds parryingLets help Jane clear the table and

then well take you on a tour of inspectlon

The Reynolds bungalow was one ofthose ingenious devices of a land compays art pretty and alluring butbuilt to sell at a large pronto The ex-

terior was attractive it not imposingThe lower half was stucco and the upper brownstained shingles The extending mansard root drooped lowover the veranda and gave a snugsquatty appearance to the wholeWithin it boasted no reception roomor hall The big living room ran thefull breadth of therliouaej and servedas a parlor library and1

On this the most pretentious efoorjts otthe builder had been spent On theside abutting the kitchen It had a eta

of erectthe entire wall wig paneled fiaTfrSray

with a similar wood a ash

t idi by doorr itch attempt hjtti been made

to have this conform to the re-

quirements of ia leavfogthe other servo as library Thelow windows with uniformsimplicity one on either side of thedoor and one at each end In the liv-

ing half of the room a window seatran from door to wall fluff combinaLion bookshelf and desk offset tho buffet of the other side This corner Janehad converted into a comfy

lounging place Pillows of herown making were scattered plentifullyalong the window seat and piled highat the end against the wall A littlecenter table laden with books maga-

zines and Bobs tobacco tray was Inreach and beside it a big morrischair and Janes smaller Here

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their evenings were spent Inreading aloud while Jane sewed orwith occasional of cribbage andpinochle

Diversions wore not plentiful and indeed there was little need of themBobs day In the city his long triphome the dinner his hour with hisgarden and Janes dally struggle withdomestic duties left little energy fornocturnal pastime An hour or twousually found them ready for thelittle room at the back which thoughdignified nominally as guests cham-

ber they had commandeered for sleeplag purposes themselves This roomand the kitchen with a bath betweendivided the space in back of the longliving room Here the builder hadrecompensed himself for such extrava-gances as were Indulged in in thefront the room was of barren elm

white walls a windowcloset and door to the bathroom withwoodwork of the cheapest spruce

The only access to the second storywas the stairway In the kitchen therewere two rooms there A long oneacross the front of the house but onaccountPf tho sloping roof much nar-

rower the one below and with-

a lower ceiling The other was above

the guest chamber while the spaceover the kitchen was left unfinished

for storeroom purposesSpace galore said Jieade ai ho

eyed these unused rooms Youmight take a boarder

us and leoj Dick I know one

we would be glad to have wouldnt-

we Janet her husband answeredCertainly Why doat you do It

Dick Just think what a help youdbe too

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real good youd let me wash thedishes

Well Jd consider JtI anything better

Jane but you know akeeps rather strehubUB hours Some-times at midnight andsomeUme af tour In the morning Idhave to make a swim f I wantedto get across the bay at that hourI guess I am dopraed to the hall bedroom in Washington square

And tho little place on the cornerDick Dont omit that the placewhere they uncrown monarchs divideRockefellers millions and drown allsocial Ills In a flood ot amber andfoam Honest now whatyoure thinking of as much as theswim across the bay nut speaking-of corners were got one ourselvesTheres a little twoblocks down the street whod Just loveto talk Schopenhauer with you

No doubt Ill meet him Bob Illneed both philosophy and his mer-

chandise as a bracer for the returntrip

Youre not going back tonightDick Jane announced Stay and gowith Bob In the morning Why youllmiss half the fun of you dont haveone of our commuters breakfasts Upwith the birds you know Coffee androlls at fivethirty and eggsIt there are any thats the timewhen you get the true bucolic spirit-

A nqte of irony In her tone broughtBob with a start

No little rebel he exclaimed you

dont have to get up at fivethirty andyou know It I could fix that morn-

ing repast in two If youd letme

But I wont IU feel lying lusdme Fifth avenue beauty

with my husband puttering aroundwith a frying pin and coffee pot Nothank you The day sls long enoughwithout you as It

getting bearable It 1 tpchoosy Another husband I wouldntscratch socialists oft my eligible listat all It theres only one egg in themorning you it

Is that 8ltkefy contingencyAsk Bob Weve lots

for it for the past Week Its the season witch the maternal Instinct

the sense of domestic dutyin the hennery Of course there are

eggs to piece out with but they

dont countThey went downstairs anti Jane took

her embroidery while the mentempted fortuno at auction pinochlewith a third hand dead

Thats my favorite game Bob toldDick Jane and I nearly always play

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anait kind us think ot some vtsltor who doesnt come Callers arepretty scarce aronU they Jane

Yes but we make up In qualitywhat we lack la quantity Dick andMrs Collins

Flattered Im sure laughed DickWho Is the lady

s A Staten Island beauty youd justdote on A sort of a Titian futuristand so cultured Well have toher and the little Herr Host of the

around for dinner the next timeyou como

She put down her work and walked-

to Sob bestowing a goodnight kissYou men can sit up as late as you

want she said but nine oclock Is

Cinderellas hour forme Good nightpick Remember the egg and get upwhen I call you A

Au revoir princess Were bothloath to have you go but I think one

will find us followingAnd Bob agreed-

In the morning there was greatwhen an early raid on the

Plymouth R6cks yielded four eggs amost unwonted but not unneeded dis-

play of energy on thee part of thefowls A hurried breakfast and theurea bideJane goqdbjr and were offfor the city

A Cldud Tri ity lumSpring waned and summer camo

sun beat down persist-ency sand and shriftelect up the Reading lettuce Jn Bobit

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three excursions to the beaches withMrs Collins but these necessitatedtiresome video on crowded trolleys soshe abandoned them and stayedclosely at homo with nothing but herwork her books and Idle chats

neighbors to while away the hoursof the day

At night Bob puffed prodigiously atcheap black cigars while he sat outadd after dinner and battled with anendless host of mosquitoes When hehad imbked hlmsfilfdizzy ho wouldsuccumbto a superior force and JoinJane inside Lights made it more

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timeFriends from the city

Gut their visits were not fre-

quently repeated It was atrip from Harlem or th tiefshts

where their few acquaintances livedand ono one all but droppedaway He camcl regularly jbvery Wedneaday V

They tried two or three trips to

New York themselves but themade these a hardship rather

than a and there was theadded expense Once when they attempted a little dinner after a nightat a roof garden they missed tho lastboat and had to stay at a hotel Dottried to Conceal hla misgivings as to

how this would affect the weeksfinances but Jane knew they gaveIt up and stayed at home

So tho summer passedand fall cameBob missed his garden nippedtho tomatoes that had bqen so late Instarting and this marked the last oftheir outdoor activities the monbt

for both began to pall but theybid their feelings rpmeach other

More and more Jane sought refugein the futile companionship of thogosslplng Mrs Collins They wont

to New York for the matineesbut more frequently to spend an

In Idle wandering through thostores for the funds of each werefrugal They were returning fromsuch a Journey one evening In lateOctober

Come In nndrest a minute Jane In

vlled as they reached her bungalow-I know Im tired and 1 guess you are

Going to the matinee from StatenIsland sure does one up Mrs Collinsacquiesced and she glanced about with-

a longing air as if she hoped betneighbor might offer something In the

of resuscitationJane comprehended readily but ai

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But Its worth while afterher neighbor I

Wow I would do if I dldn gust

pick up and go where I cifri breathethe air pi Manhattan once in a whileAnd the matinees I used tp goor tbree limes a week when I my

little flat in Amsterdam avenue I Justlove the theaters Didnt you thinkthe show this was lovely

No I didnt Jane answered Justhated That beautiful home thoseservants and those lovely gowns AsIf anyone could believe that heroine

be unhappy with all eke hadIt duos as it those things

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sented the antithesis of their ownlife All the luxuries and indulgencesthat money can givq were vividly portrayed but the sequel proved the IndiaPUtable maxim all that glitters Is notgold Jane had an Innate longing fora more lofty station In life than was-

hers Sho believed that poverty and itspetty exactions were her worst foes andthat any woman given the opportunl

ties that money bestows had tho mak-

ing of happiness within her hands Shehad no sympathy or tolerance for thotheory that wealth breeds discontentand woe Mrs Collins on the otherhand while not gifted with an ana-

lytical mind had a rough and readysense of perceptive She was as fondof good things In life as one but showas her longings by aspirit of Jealousy rather thanlief that the best was rightfully hornSo she sympathized with theend rejoiced when the wealthy herojnowept While she did not observe theline distinction between herself andJane she theirbond of complaint and attemptedsolnco

TO BE CONTINUED

Realized ResponsibilityAs marriage is a serious busiaeu

some Indication that the parties mostImmediately are fully aliveto this fact would bo generally wel-

come At every Roman wedding tiltbridegroom on emerging from thetemple with the bride threw handfulof among the bystanders Thlwas to show that he himself a boy no longer that the sportsanti fancies of youth were now entire-ly abandoned that he wasstandingon the threshold of a now existenceready to all tha responslblUf-

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I am afraid said the assistantmanager ot the mammoth metropolltan department store the young

woman who has Just inquired for a JobIsnt up to our standard

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looking people back of the counterHave you ever considered that 1

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Natural HistoryWhat is natural history asked v

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FOUND OUT

A Trained Nurse Discovered Itt Effect

No one Is In better position to know

the value of food and drink than atrained nurse

Speaking of coffee a nurse In Fawrites I used to drink strong cof-

fee myself and suffered greatly fromheadaches and indigestion

While on a visit to my brothers Ihad a good chance to try Postum forthey drank It altogether In place ofcoffee After using Postum two weeks-

I found I was much benefited andfinally my headaches disappeared andalso the indigestion

Naturally I have since used Postumamong my patients and have noticed-

a marked benefit wherebeen left off and Postum used

I observe a curious tact aboutFoatum when used by mothers Itgreatly helps the flow of milk in caseswhere coffee Is inclined to itup and where tea causes nervousness

I find getting servantto make Postum properly

on package and served hot wlthIt Is certainly a delicious

Name given by Postum Co BattleCreek Mich Read The Road toWellvllleIn pigs

Fbstum In two formsRegular Postum must be well

boiled 15o and 2Qo packagesIs asbluble powder

A teaspoonful dissolves quickly In ahoi whew

sugar made delicious beverage In

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