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Thursday, November 24, 1021.-1
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SI'TER SUE
by Eleanor H. Porter
(Oopyrlghted and issued By Arrangement With Thomas
With an impatient gesture Martin
It turned upon her almost savagely.
"A prwwlttlgt', indeed ! " he inter -
pled. "Ant you have to endure
hat ! A Granny i'n•stun, who knows
everything ! Nue, is there any one in
Allen.)
,taw them, and shivered.
Just wlxt would be the effeet on
her tatlwr when he N►ould step
sere*. the threshold of his chamber
into ---this ? Would he plass through
uuuoliclug, or would the shock of the
that iufernal town- -. r --fit to be--, echoing bareness soup the taut some -
your associate ?•' thing that Iwkl his brain iu bash and
The girl laughetl merrily ; but al- restore memory rut( unlerataudlig ?
tuost fustuntly her fate sobered and And If it dkl, would the revelation
she token very grave, with a tinge of wean hours. days, months, even years
anger and resentment in her eye+. of full tonseit (tensa of the datas-
But them WW1 st111 another change the trophe, or woukl it mean one blinding
next moment alien she spoke. Her flesh of anguish to be tau tsselel im-
eyes wen. twinkling now. wenately by blank oblivion ?
"Oh. yes: yes. Indere(. Martin. 11'e To Sister Sue, holding her breath
live right next to the Kendal's; x141 °nasal,. her futher'« door, the one
the Kendalht 1111%•. two motor cars and newel hardly Iles terrible than the
use finger howls every day-- real trove- other.
Iron. you know. And there are the At that moment from the room be-
Orays-he's worth at least ten thous- voud tacit the sound of a dock's strik•-
•nd dollars; 111141 the 11'hipples keep a' lug nine; anal with at little choking
omit". and have a real show place with sob the girl lull's! a key from -the
a porte-cochere that everyiexly who market of Iwr dress and hurriedly fitted
comes to Gilmorevilje Is atwnys !Mien it tido the lock; for souse days now
to 144•. . i i the S, rg.-nt.t -t hey have John 4 Ilmore had 'wen very literally
to man cowl. two day, a week to mow g primmer, his daughter not daring
the lawn, /11111- to trust his rapidly increasing activity
..Sue ' " to the nnrestrk•tel freedom of an tub
The
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The girl laughed roguishly. Them kieke d door.
ag ion her fate grew tattier, but there "Iles((, Fatlwr, are you all ready ?"
anti no anger or resentment in ler she called gayly. "The ear is here.
eyes tow'. Von lour*. 1 laid 1'd tw up at -nine
"Yes, 1 know 1 was making fun that &eloek." Theu she stoppsl and caught
time; but 1 was only giving Yon a few her breath with a little half-«upprtssed
of UN• choicest mors•Is in sone. of Mrs. i.rvf wt fine anti splendid and hand
I'rston's quarterly letters to Father. some 4114 the with look, standing by
Serkemly. dear. there are some very the table facing her.
charming paviple In Gllttlrl•vlile, anti John Gllwor•. t- re•fnlly groomed
some otherwise. of course. 1.Ike any awl fully deter(, even to hat. top
town "1 '11* *hie. It ha* hs would-be creat, said catw. looked so near like the
'mutt wet. which 1 imagine will bare john Gilmore of t:ilnlor• nal (;kale,
very little to do. with Its --low, lint that s111- *Insist expected Irmo to nay
Ilwte are ehQs nal chnn•les, and a peremptorily :
few felonies of real eultire and ecu- ••144.11 J kart n 1'11 sent the car right
^ cation. IN -skies many of genuine worth
with kind hearts and level heads. even
If their grammar and their =anent
are tot above reproaeh."
"flow about daps peoplenext door?
- what did you call tiwm ?" a
"With the'nger (owls ? " amnel
Sister SIN.. 'Tow Kendalls. ile's the
richest man In town. 1 satiama . He
Aloe*. es. She's a good woman, a
1,11 spoiled. perhaps. by her money -
they haven't always had it. They
have n *lea who Is' getting reay
ll
famous, 1 Iwar. as -a v}ollu{art.'
"NotDon•ll Kendall'"
"Ito you know Ilil11''"
"1 41141 wits. Wt. IIs...I to play to-
teetIwr it -1 children
, lint he
1 e•n a 1ittie •
was ober than we were, and. If 1 re-
member rightly, rather domineering
and disagreeable. tele.- never got 011
very- %e•Il together. 1 haven't «ten
flim for years - eight ,,r nine. 1 guess.
Ile has net been there when we have
lately- awl a,• have Ia,1 been 11wre a
great deal "
1•
"Hm lit. ninmentel the moan. "1
team him one Great player ' "
"Soo 1 understand, and --oh. he's not
the only ,wiebrity that halls from tabmonoille, :14 me tell you ! Tlwrr s
Kate Fermin). flit ntsellst. and Viola
Sanderson, the «hater, and ('y Bellows.anti-"
"Not the n•nl ('y. the tell -player?"
Surely ! 1 taw you are impressednow! ' Iter eyes were merry ,*gain.
"lint you mustn't Ise 100 impressel.
m
Please reemlw'r that these-celebrated
personages nee not there now. They
won't be dropping in 111 breakfast every
day. They Just wen. there. on'P--
born there. There's Just Granny i'res-
ton there now. Ste didn't go away,
you know,' finished Sister Sue. with
m empharls that was Ns merry ns tt
unmistakable.
with a shrug of his shoulders Mar-
-tin
!Cent got atrrtuptly to his feet.
"I'm glad your (-mangeIs 140 good."
he oletervel dryly, a curious Trrltiflolf
in volts• and manner.
Five minutes later he was gone:
and though his kiss at parting hadee
been tender. owl irIS words very lov-
ing. them wens still underneath it all
that Wlme curlews irritation.
r.1t.NMOBEV Ii.LE
awa
that
to
atop in spite of the urge of the girl',
aro..
From sheer inability to make her
dry lips articulate the rest of her
sentence, Slater Hue stopped anti wait -
Irl for him to speak.
"Why, Sc,ywhat is the matter here?
,(ring, look--quCgt•" He had the
groping air of our toying to one
through the dark to tilt( the out
of sfamiliar object.
"Yes, 1 know, dear; but, come,
Father --hurry. We don't want to lose
that train. you know ! " She pulled
gently at 111s arm.
111 obedience hr began to descend
the stairs slowly, his groping eyes
still peering lotto the hall helenv.
"Hut, they're all gntw. amu.' --.'%'•'t)'
thing ! "
"Yes, dear, and we're going, too, you
know. W'e're going to /tlmorevill •."
"4111, yrs---tllbnure%itit'" They were
in tlw lower hall 4111W. The door to
the library, behind whirl' she knew
were the two listening ern, WAS (10145.(.
So, tai, WAN the door to the drawing -
room on the other side. Starter Sue men en to that. The front door nay'
before them, wide open. inviting thew
"Oh, yes, (llllnoreville," repeated the
Inas, his eyes still troubled. question-
ing, turning from side to side.
"You wanted to go there. yon know,
Sister Site reminded him cheerily.
They were safety .by the two ptosed
doors that sow had wast feared now.
"Yes, 0l', yeti.F like GiImoreville.
But you took the pictures ? " (lis
eyes sought Iwr'facw fearfully.
"Yet, every one of therm. .fist 1
bought two lovely new books of them
yesterday downtown, too. You'll like
those. I'm sure."
They were at the outer door. In n
moment they were descending the
steps. On the sidewalk John Gilmore
paused again, his ryes on the cab and
its driver.
"That's . not Jackson. is that our
car ? "as
"No, lTPa 1U,right.--Step right
in, Father. We've .got. to hurry. you
know. for that trait) ! "
nc , And John 4 ilmore stepped in. Ans1
7. please. 311141 telephone Loringas his food touched the r ing-board
I've started, all stall expect him' tlw girl behind him tuned 'With a
meet me at the First Natienul in I smile ami a wave of the baud toward
the two men watching from the library
window.
The men wnvel back vigorously and
nodded their heads in obviotw con-
gratulation. They taught her answer-
ing nod and the flash of her NOW:
hut they could not hear her relieved
AO as she steppe) lu atter Iver father
avid the door closed behind her.
In the teal. May whispered •11 ex-
cited question :
"How was hi.? Was he all right''"
"Ices, ns -hush ! Talk about the
half
1t
mal
say
wit
poi
quit
a «i
unit
are
T
au hour."
nt the tall, distinguished -looking
1 standing, by the table did not
that. Ice opened hi:e Itpa-sal
It his first words the Illusion of the
sp•rous, prominent flanker. meta
e gone. . -
Sne, I can't anal my pictures. riot
llgle caw of them. 1 can't go with -
my phlurls ! " he fretted. "Where
they. Stw ?"
he gird drew a long breath.
They're quite• safe, 11..11. 1 1,141.•1,141 WPM iiPr, the see:wry-anything: but
110.
n.tu
I" Y'elf. last night. 1401.170" don't lel him talk," begged Sister Sul..
ettnnta•r ? 1 111111 y.n. d'•see r. ••I saw the doctor cud Mr. Loring
lastnight
• rusk
N 11+.
1c. Th t
ready.
tis• bags are all in the ear. And
have a Is•autalit day to start.
chattel on. , They were going
rough the doorway into that (tare
I tot, nail Sister Sue. in spite of
alit;blithe %till''•• WAS trembling alit;
Gear of the twit two animates, her
s .shrinking from what they drend-
to See. yet refusing 10 Irate the
nes face. "May and Gordon are al -
dye in the ear. waiting. fume',
ther. we don't want to lose that
in. You know trains don't wait for
side. and -
all
Biel
wee
sir
tli
hal
I1.•r
the
i4,
's1
m31
art
Fit
to
114
is M•r-
window."
ell
• rdn
g from
the • 1
Nall 4
ed I;orlon, "1 s'1.11/HP they'll- 'teed to
things."
"Yes. everything. Now let's forget
it all--lwe•k there." cried Sister Hee.
her noxious eyes still searching her
father's fare.
11 was not a long trip to the station
nisi It proceed to be an uneventful 011P.
.With calm dignity John Gilmore sat
back in ids sent. commenting pleas-
antly on the vitriol's sights from the
WinNiow, 111111'11 10 the very plain relief
of his Darts. children.
In the station) they found Martin
'Why. Sue !" At the head of the Kent awaiting them. He was very
Du the man had come to s 11111 kind. He asks( If they had their
Nta
Rheumatism
Stiffness
and all
Pain
Mi.s1d'r
Li,imeat
►.s gives
..IiSIartion
for three
{eneraliens.
1t ,picky relieves ton
thru.l,bra.chitis.at rr
.lei., Wi.tiea sad say
kind of polo
An Old Reliable Remedy
Mrs. S. Fawcett Hamilton St., Collinrrood,•
Ont., mite,-Mi.nd's Liniment surely is as
oid reboil. remedy. 1 assort keep • bottle
is the Moot and have recvmmrn,kd it to
puna . number of mr friends. towboat it gave
ve.1 riiot la mum oases a sits used as a
cwt tor rM,am.tism.
Mil bard's
s KtIIL oaf Pain
Lim
111Qnt
Yarmouth Nova Scotia.
Irkets anti he arranged about their
Baggage. lie Nought flowers, candy:
and 11111,ks ; and he told Mister Niue
that her father was lokiug finely ;
and he maid what n handsome mala he
WIs, to 1M• sure, and what a pity it
was that 1l'' should have gone to pimps
like that ! But he very carefully
avoided speaking to the elan himself.
He told May, in a low voice. that it
would kUl him If he had to Is' with
him the way Sister Sue was. And
May talk(, yes. It would ler, tog,: and
she dkln't see how Sister Sue still( it.
He went with them Into the ear all
piled up the candy and the hooks and
the H,1wer14 all around them, and toil
Ihem lie 1100M41 thPY'd have 11 very
pleasant Journey. -.
It was left for May to say, as he probable. Sot 1 wonldu't• count oft that
"Oh, no, not now -not at present,"
declared Slater Sue hurriedly, but
with a eery bright smile. Then. a
little abruptly, .she turned her atten-
tion to her father, to make sure that
he Was comfortable and contented.
On the whole, the Journey to Gi1-
worevtile w',ta 31(4111,1111itIItsI N•tt11 lersa
trouble than Sister Site had feared
that it would he. The• shirting palt/r-
ama out the %ludo% sulficieutly 1141'u-
plel John (liluwN.', 11(11'111 ion for
more than half the wry. After that
he dosed fitfully In his %•hair, and at
no time did he give any sort of trouble.
Oordou road, and spent wore of his
time In the smoking -car than was
quite ptlrt•tng to his sister Sue. May
also read for a while; but as time
passel she grew restless; and, after
an apprehensive glance -rt her father.
she began to talk 111 her ulster.
"Will anybody meet us ?"
"Mr. Preston, ;1 hhiiik. 1 told him
to Ise there. 1 May, want *nue !with
-about Father, you k11415•."
May drew a prodigious sigh.
"1 salaamP we'll have to ride In that
awful lolls."
"I suppose we shall."
"Horrid, bumpy thing ! Sue, it just
wows as if 1 couldn't til it ' "
'•I know it : but -we've got to do 1t,
May. We've got to do --a lot of things,
I'm afraid. that it will wpm as if al.
trt1Ilni t du."
Intl
11•t1't we got salty money ? ".
"Very little. air. l.eo•ing s coming
III sup 1114 after everything's all *•toted
up and tell us how w11•11 ice halve uta"
"We've got that wining stuck we
three children.
Isn't thatvo
nth
y-
thing ?"
Sister Sue made a wry Nee.
"About two emits on a Ibitlar, ]l
Loring says."
"Why, how perfectly horrid What
(1141 Father buy it for, anyway''"
"i don't know. I'm store." Sister
Sete spoke a little wearily, her eyes
out the window. "He thought it was
worth *nnu'thing. i suppose. sir would
1e. sometime. Mr. Loring says it may
114' even •tow. 1t's possible, but not
turned away :
"(come up son, Martin, please ! We
shall Just die up there alone with no-
body ! You will conte ?"
••1)1 course 1'11 ovta•," he nodded apparently absorbed in ler own
,tack at her. "Now take gaol care of thoughts, woo still looking out the
your sister Sue. for ave'," Ivo aulahtrl. window.
with a flashing smile which in•ludel For another minute the y ger girl
loth the girls. fidgeted In her weal: then she 1s'gan
"May. 1111W eotttll you ask him to do to talk again.
tout?" remonstrated Sister Stw, her; "What'll you wager half of (A-
ttire scarlet. i mon'ville islet at the station to meet
"Why, what an Iden ! 1)f Bourse tis? If Granny Preston knows when
1'41 ask him to come up ! Why not?" we're coming. the whole town dews.
"But. May, he hasn't ssid a word That's pertain. And they'll come and
1,1N111t muting -111d • went !" ` 'stare. and seas•. Just as they 1111 when
"What if he haslet ?" retorted 'May the circus eotnes to town."
aggrievedly- "Of course he doesn't "May ! " Sister Sues •tteutkut was sharp whistle and tilt'
----- Ilf
.14114 to come ! Who Woltel wit lit to ala lllfe'sty 1'31 pot 111YY1 IN/W. -
the train ns the
come to a etupld plate like that ? , "Well. they will. You know they station. "Why, bene 'W
s r i dr
• c r the f ult $
lint 1 don't dare If he dusu't. Hey s will. We were rich; now• we're puna she 411 I. n
got to ! Isn't he engage( leo you ?" Something aw•ful's the matter with 1;itmon-vtlle station plstfokt
"Nifty ' " Father. He looks like s Ulan : he Acta there's Mrs. Whipple with ` i
"Well. 1 inti ( care. lee no tiro,.. like • child. They sunt to see him. netts nod a whole mob with he
than fair that 11e should come 11 1/ all They want to *Y' us, They N:1 Ili to 11hl 1 tell yon ? And theme
help us hear It part 411 the time." find nut how we take it."
"Oh, May ' " objected Sister SUP "Oh, Mny remonstrated Sister
again, her face still scarlet. 'As if Sue feebly.
i want any man to do anything for "Well, they Io. Funny host` folks
me he ds•sni t want to do ! " like that will stand annum' and glut
But May only shrugged her pretty over anyiody,, isn't it ?"
shoulders and nettled herself more "Why. "May. they don't gloat."
comfortably in her seat. puted Slater Atte. "They' will be -be
it wan Gordon't turn then, sorry for -for Father, 1 know."
"Bat 1 thought you two were going May langbed a bit tauntingly,
to be married in July." j "Ton couldn't lacy It, could you ?"
if i were you."
"But want are we going to do ?"
.ematslel May.
There was to answer. Sister State.
PURITY
FLPUR
More Bread
Better Bread
Modern mil-
ling of the
world's bast
wheat nat-
urally pro-
duces th•
best flour.
-S
she Challenged. "You know they
won't be sorry for 11A -rob, they ntay
be worry for Father, iu that horrid,
pitying way that makes you want to
slake thew ! Iiut they won't be sorry
for us. They'll say they an.. of
,vurst'; but 1111 1IN' WIIIle they'll Ile
thinking inside of them:wives : 'Ah,
ha ! .t1,. ha ! Now I guest you'll see
hos- good it Is to Is• poor, yourat•lf ' ' "
1111, May. don't "" resuonjstratel
Sister ?cue again feebly. But May
was not to be so easily silcned. With
only an imp•rturlrble shrug, she kept
right On /4p111 11$1 :
"l'nhi t you sup Mrs. Whipple rush
up to us and sty, 'Oh, dear Miss Gil-
more, berm sht•kell and grieve) wt. all
COMB SAGE TEA IN
HAIR TO DAHKEN If
It's Grandmother's Recipe to
keep her Locks Dark,
Glossy, Bea.utifuL
The old-Ume mixture of Hage Tea
and Sulphur for darkening gray.
streaked and faded hair la grand-
mother's recipe, and folks are again
using It to keep their hair • good,
even color, which L quite senalble, as
we ars living In an age when • youth -
are for you !' and then put up that cul appearance is of the greatest ad -
wonderful lorgnette of hers and make
urs whether it is our bast year's sults
thrum! and dye(? t'au't you? 1 can:
A I I can se 1k'Ihl Gaily roll her
eye to the ski', 81111 11101111, 'fill, you
thio_ things ! Ilow• are you ever
) live through 1t ,!' mal tLeu
1 nrl-lua1rel, homely daughter
away 'quick, for fear she'lt
iordtp, who 'hasn't a swat now,
not • PPM 1 '
y, May. what 11 ell 114 yon
1 Slitter Sue; but she waz
•
pec
goiu
cx 11
Of 1(1'
book at
my dear
"tilt, a
ape cri
laughing Is
Mai W11*
frow11.1111 lie
t•e'xntho and
"Oh, 1 'coni
say Isn't flit
and stare, At—ad
1 mottle 'to batt
•when we m itlli) tie
children will pviu
Father and whisper
begin with 'I)u yon k
And 1 Jost hate tor"
vantage.
Newadaya, though, we don't have
the troublesome teak of gathering the
sage and the mussy nixing at home -
All drug stores sell the ready -to -use
product, improved by the addition of
other ingredients, called "Wyeth's Sage
and Sulphur Compound." It is very
popular because nobody can discover
It has been applied. Simply moisten
your comb or a soft brush with It and
draw this through your hair, taking
one small strand at a time; by morning
the gray hair disappears, but what de-
lights the ladies with Wyeth'■ Sage
and Sulphur Compound, L that, be-
sides beautifully darkening the hair
01 laughing. The fretfulafter • few applications. It also pro -
face earned nothing but duces that soft lustre and appearance
tsgitat of abundance which is •0 attractive.
This ready -to -use preparation is a de.
' lots of them won't lightful toilet requisite for those who
to 'll Just steal Off desire a more youthful appearance. It
not ren take the L not Intended for the cure, mitt's -
otter way, iftbiir.` dos or prevention of disease.
at it. Ani the
tlwlr lingers at
hose things that
.w, they say -'
There came a
slowiug4hrwn
'preached a
e, now ! "
11p to the
"And
r lorg-
What
Mrs.
Kendall. too." she added. "Slate . /due,
that is Mrs. Kendall, isn't It ?"
There was no answer. Sister
was taro homy getting her charge iu
his 1 awl coat to reply to any gls'
tkl just theta.
n • way it was ns May had slid
that It would 1w. There certainly was
4 for (J1lmoreville) It large crowd at
the station; and many .persona did
(t'outitmesl on Page Si
e
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StomachMisery
—"DiaPaP sin'
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mediate stomach relief and shortly the
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e CIotbU Wash Your Clothes Clean Without Ru
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It was little more than a half -lay's
journey to Gilmorevllle from Boston.
and Sister Sue knew that she had
been hoping that Martin Kent world
make it with them. She was dread-
ing the trip espeitaiiy _for her father.
and she wan fearing what 11P might
,o on the Journey. She felt that If
she Iia/(* strong man ilke Martin with
her, she would be mach easier in ler
mind. IoM she did not like 111 nark hint
to go, especially In the face of his I1•ry
41hvi4)111 •V1111111 1/P1' of the presence of
the skk man, even In the Gilmores
own home.
When the dry came finally for the
start. Sister Sue wits still hoping
&against hops' that he would go with
them. Nor dhl she (mite give up 1111
his telephone message came that 11/0111 -
lug to the effect that he would meet
them at the station and set. them off.
Bhe knew then that upou her own
shoulders mast nett the entire respon-
sibility of the trip.
Leven from the cert beginning she
found that .he suss( alone; for as
s0011 as the doctor and Mr. Loring had
disappeared Into the library, May and
Gordon hurried out to the waiting cab,
May falling buck :
"Now walt till we're inside before
you get Father. We don't want to to
there when lw com0R down 14.
At her moonlit, Katy, 4(attdtng In the
hall with the remaining flags,i,l. keel
ftp a suitcase in each hand and hur-
ried after the two young peOate.
Behind them ((litter Sl'e. ah,e on
the stairway, bit her Up ant �rrrl
back a choking something in per
throat Then. with chin rep. she tho„-
el and began to ascent the stale..
But her feet lagged, ami It was plant.
ly only sheer will power that carried
them up at all.
On all sides were (rare walls, bare
Whitlows, bare floors; and Slater Sue
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