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jAY GELZDR,
PART III,
Cullen Beek, remembering more ex -
eking amorous passages in his St.
Louis days, sighed.
Patty Jessup, lie told himself fret-
fully, was thin, and he preferred
plump girls, A.nd Patty manifestly
lacked spirit.
His heavy ehin sank upon his quilts a plenty l"
breast, in the warmth of the blazing "Cullen," said Joel sternly, "char's
Are, he drowsed comfortably, somethin' I want ter talk erbout: You
Patty Jessup, her face flushed, and bin spendin' too much time down at
her eyes bright with tears, slipped at. May Gowily's place Bence ye came
length from the circle of his cardless back. Tain't fair ter Patty!"
embrace and went out to where Joel
Beck smoked stolidly outside,
With a little sob she sank down be -
aide him.
Joel dropped his pipe,
"Whar's Cullen?"
"Asleep."
folks'd starve," pointed out Joel rea-
sonably.
"We raise znore'n we need," declar-
ed Cullen restlessly: "Thar's iieb ter
ketch an' rabbita ter shoot an' honey
ter find. An' Maw's got more quilts'n
she kin ever use now, Paw worked
hisself plumb out so 't Maw 'd hev
"Patty's skinny," shrugged Cullen
moodily. "An' I like 'ern fat an' sassy
That May Gowdy—" he gesticulated
inarticulate praise.
A quietness invaded Joel's manner.
"You an' Patty air tokened. An'
Patty's waited three years now."
"Cullen's jes' tired," consoled Joel "But how's a man goin' ter know at
Beck gently. "Shouldn't wonder but twenty what kind o' female he'll want
whut he's plumb tuckered out."
"Hit's more than that," said Patty
almost inaudibly.
at twenty-three?
"I'm twenty-five," said Joel. "An'
I've known ever sence I kin remember
- Remembering the candy produced that I wanted Patty Jessup."
as an afterthought, Joel was silent. "Then whyn't ye marry her? May
Gowdy suits me better."
Joel Beck trembled, a haze blurred
his vision. Cullen was scorning Patty
Jessup,
"Patty Jessup's got her mind set
on you I" he returned thickly. "Reckon
ye got ter keep yore word, Cullen."
Their eyes caught and held.
"Well," yielded Cullen, sulkily, mak-
ing good his escape.
Lacing a broken bit of harness to-
gether with stout twine, Joel wonder -
Together they watched an autumn
moon rise above the mountain top and
float in a pool of silver light.
"Reckon I'll hev the last o' the cot-
ton in shortly," hazarded Joel.
Patty Jessup murmured something
indistinctly.
Joel sighed.
Little Patty—so nearly his own
wife!
Days followed in which Cullen
lounged contentedly in the sunshine
upon the steps before the cabin, . col- ed if Patty knew of Cullen's etten-
larless, unshaven, vest unbuttoned tions to May Gowdy. Likely she did,
over what was quite frankly a paunch; news circulating freely in the Valley.
or departed, a battered felt hat low Likely that was why Patty Jessup's
over his eyes, with a fishing rod and a' eyes had frequently of late borne
can of worms. Rapidly he reverted to traces of tears.
the soft, slurring speech of the back- Maw would prefer May Gowdy. A
woods mountaineer, strapping, broad -hipped, full -breasted
Once, awkwardly, Joel tried to girl. May had a lively way with her.
broach the subject of his prospective Patty Jessup, et seemed, did know
return to Cullen. about Cullen and May Gowdy. He
"When ye figger on goin' back, found that out that very evening,
Callen?" he asked bluntly. when he encountered her outside the
A slow, dark flush invaded Cullen's cabin, staggering under a load of fire-
aveeted face. wood.
"When I've wore out my welcome!" "Whyn't ye let Cullen tote that
"Sao' now!" placated Joel. "I didn't wood?" he demanded hotly. "Cullen's
mean no harm, Cullen." gittin' too lazy ter live! He's allers
Cullen's resentment faded. Raptly bin lazy but he's worsen ever now."
studying the twin mountainsides, he Patty allowed him to take the wood.,
proceeded to make a strange remark. "Cullen's a Beck," she returned,
"Reckon Pap must hev had con- startlingly. "Only yore Maw cain't
sid'ble of a time, with Maw forever see hit 'cause o' his looking like the
hounding him," he observed negli- Keatings. But ye °ain't allers go by,
gently. appearances. You—you're the ICeat-'
Astounded by such blasphemy, Joel ing o' the family, Joel-"
uttered a feeble defence of Maw's dill- Joel gulped astonishment.
The Keating of the family!•
"Somebody hem to drive Pap ---ter "Joel," said Patty Jessup suddenly.!
genie.
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every _meal
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Ha
"I hain't Garin'," she said, "Hit
wee all a mistake, my bein' tokened
ter Cullen. Livin's powerful hard fer
ivimmin in the mountings, an' I hain't
strong. Reckon I kinder flggexed Cul-
len 'd be able ter give me an easy life,
him lookie' so much like a Keating
an' all; reckon hit's powerful hard fer
a girl ter know jes' why she likes a
man sometimes! But Cullen, he ain't
goin' ter be able ter take care o' no
buddy; he ain't Chet kind. An' besides"
—her voice dropped to an excited
whisper -"I'd rutber hev you, Joel!"
It seemed to Joel Beek in that mo -
Ment that he had not heard aright.
Himself, with his lame leg and his
lack of Cullen's charm and his re-
semblance to the shiftless Becks?
"Patty—?" he implored.
Patty Jessup crowded closer, her
face raised to his.
"Joel—Joel! Were hit jes' the prom-
ise ye made ter Pap "
An immense tenderness wet his
eyes as he dropped the wood and drew
her close.
"Oh, Patty, honey—" he whispered.
He did not in the least resent her'
previous preference for Cutlers. That
'was the natural, instinctive reaching'
out of her weakness for security, and
it was her very weakness which espe-i
eially endeared Patty to him.
Then with vexing distinctness the
old problem of Cullen's return came'
hack to fret him. He could not, he
decided, endure waiting an instant
longer to know the cause of that am-
biguous return. !I
Putting Patty aside almost sternly,
he strode across the hard ground
purposefully.
To Cullen, lounging before the fire-
place, he put insistent question, Maw
coming to listen.
a
p ye didn't come back fee 'Patty
Ceelen, whatever air ye hyar firm
4li<ain'tn 1 got .a ,right hyzir?" de-
manded Cullen violently.
Maw Bach interposed, ' quiet and
forceful in her black caliec.
"Answer Joel, Cullen,"
Cullen weakened.
"I hain't never ,goin' hack!" he illtng
at them. "Cltiea - I hate them- An'
anyway:, Uncle Keating sent res back:
lIe says ter tell ye ter send Joel et he
ain't cut elf 'n the same piece o' cloth,
„Ile says--" Cullen paused briefly,
"Uncle Keating' soya I'm a Beck all
through. He says there ain't no goin'
by appearances!"
There followed a brief ailencu dur-
ing which it Seemed to Joel that Maw.
aged before his eyes.
"Uncle Keating said—that?" she in-
quired at rest.
Cullen nodded sulkily,
"Reckon hit's 'true," he acknowI-
edged. "I like dein' jes''whut Pap did
.—huntin', flehin' an' jes' eettin',"
Spectulatively she allowed her eyes
to rent upon her older on, tho'image
of his shiftless father.
'Joel's the Keating o' the family,"
informed Cullen suddenly. "Only ye
never c'd see hit, Maw."
"Joel's done right smart with the
farm," brooded Maw aloud. "Mebby
hit's true whut Uncle Keating said
erbout appearances."
Patty Jessup's hands fluttered up
towarher throat in a gesture of
agony,
Instantly Joel knew what she was
thinking.
Another lover was to vanish over
the thin strip of road leading to the
outer world, this time never to return.
But Patty needn't be afraid. He
would never forget Patty!
His eyes met Maw's imploringly.
Would Maw give him his chance?
Would Maw spare, him, knowing be-
yond mistake that Cullen could never
take his place on the farm?
Maw spoke at last with surprising
gentlenese, the old prejudice entirely
wiped out of her tone.
"Reckon ye better go, Joel. Ye've
worked right spry on the farm and I
reckon "hit's yore due, son."
Instantly the deep -buried restless-
ness came alive in Joel, all the old
throbbing demand for new conditions
of living and new problems to wrestle
with. His whole being flooded with a
mighty emotion of joy and release. He
had no slightest sense of fear of the
world outside which had worsted
Cullen.
Characteristically he choked down
his emotidn, accepting his release
casually.
"I'm .takin' Patty with me," he ac-
cepted quietly.
And he saw, , with the old stab of
tender pity, that Patty's hands relax-
ed their agonized clasp and a glory
came into her gentle blue eyes.
(The End.)
lel/lard's Liniment Heaie Cuts.
git any work outer him," "Did ye know Cullen's courtin' MayI
"Work!" scowled Cullen. "Sounds Gowdy?" g.(fr
like Uncle Keating. Hit's all he thinks Joel stammered with pity.
of! An' thar's more in livin' than "Why, Patty—"
work, Joel Sometimes a body jest In the faint glees of the stars, he
likes ter sit an' think." saw Patty Jessup's small head go up
"Et everybody jes' set an' thought, proudly.
Making wash day pleasant --
Just eecRinso where
you used to use bar
soap—for soaping,
boiling, or in your
washing machine,
'THE hardest part of wash -day,
J. rubbing, rubbing, rubbing, has
given way to the new method of
soaking the clothes clean with Rinso.
This wonderful new soap gently
loosens the .dirt and a thorough
rinsing leaves things white and
glistening as you never could get
them before.
Only spots where the dirt is ground -
in, such as neck bands, cuff edges,
and the like need a light rubbing,
and a little dry Ringo rubbed on
these spots quickly makes the dirt
disappear.
Rinso is Gold by all grocers
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MADE IIY THE MAKERS OF LUX
WHILE YOU WORK,
This is a busy time of the year.
The roses are blooming. In the coops
are hundred of little chickens. All
outdoors is calling. You hate the
thought of staying in the house. These
are the days that tempt you to scamp
on your beauty time. Well, you can,
if you are willing to do your beauty
stunts while you work.
Let's start at the top with the hair.
In the new season it needs exercise.
But you' feel now you haven't got the
time to give it those hundred strokes
or the ten minutes' massage. So why
not let it exercise itself? Do this by
radicallychanging the style of your
coiffure. If you 'have worn your hair
high, knot it low. If. you have worn
it low, pull it up high. Hair that is
parted in the middle should be brush-
ed straight back, and straight hair
should be parted. On one day part it
on the left side, and on the next on
the right side.
Have you been treating your dand-
ruff with oil? Of course, thatis an
excellent way to get rid of it, but it
isn't always convenient to go around
with the scalp soaked in oil. And,
besides, the oil treatment takes a
great deal of time. Here's a sugges-
tion from a French hairdresser; Buy
ten cents' worth of the ordinery color-
less iodine in the drug store. Dilute
it with a cup of water, and then care-
fully wipe off your whole scalp with
pieces of cotton dipped in the water
and iodine solution. This doesn't
take long to do, and I think you will
find that it takes away most of the
dandruff. If your skirt is very strong
you may use a little less water. But
if your skin is sensitive you will not
want to use the whole ten cents' worth
of iodine.
If time is lacking' to . practice r orrr
regular exercises, try this postur:.
ercise for general reducing around 'hi
hips and thighs: Pull your abdomen
in and hold it in stiffly, .At first this
, will feel very awkward and uncom-
fortable, for very few of us ever ex-
ercise these muscles. You may even
feel that you cannot breathe, But if
you persist in taking this posture and
bolding it for a Lw minutes every so
often, in time you will find that yon
have a fiat abdomen and that the flesh
seems to be lessening at your waist,}
No one sees you at your Work, and
so you have a fine chance to pract'ce
a simple facial exercise. I suggest
this one; it especially good for tak-
ing away the lines from the nose to
the mouth and for lifting upthe sag-
ging muscles along the edges of the
jaw: Fill your cheeks with air until.
they are distended like balloons. Then
let the air out, pushing your lips after
it as far as they will go,
RASPBERRY BUNS.
Four cupfuls of flour, 1 cupful of
lard or other shortening, supful of
sugar, lAt teaspoonful of salt, '2 tea-
spoonfuls of baking powder, 1 egg,
milk.
Place our in a bowl and rub lard
in thoroughly; add salt, sugar and
baking powder. Beat egg web and
add sufficient milk to make the whole
into a rather stiff paste.
Knead lightly and roll out about el
quarter of an inch thick, cut in';:
rounds and wet the edges. Place
little raspberry jam in the centre c
each and fold over. Pinch the edges'
together and flatten slightly. Place
on a greased baking sheet and bake
in a quick oven twenty minutes.
MENDING RUBBER COATS.,
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may be mended by pasting a piece of
adhesivetape over the damaged por-
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holding the garment in its normal
shape, a narrow piece of taRe may he
applied in an instant, By mending
small tears as 0000 as they appear,
especially in infants' garments which
are not put in water, their period of
usefulness la greatly prolonged,
SAFETY PINS.
A safety pin, pinned and clasped
through the end of tape or ribbon Is
more satisfactory than either a bod-
kin or ribbon leader. The safety pin
cannot become detached and is always
conveniently at hand.
CARE OF ALUMINUM.
When yob use lemons for any rea-
son or other, save the rind and use the
inside of this with which to clean your
aluminum ware. The .results will
please you.
You can use the lemon rind plain,
or you ean sprinkle upon it something
in a fine, abrasive soap powder. The
aci3 which still clings to the rind and
the adhering membrane of the lemon
serve to remove stains and grease.
If a piece of aluminum ware has
become darkened inside, an easy way
of cleaning the tarnish is to throw
several lemon rinds into the dish,
cover them 'with water and boil for a
time. If the receptacle is badly stain-
ed,' the process may need to be re-
peated.
Often, when a rubber garment is
moat needed and a substitute is not at
hand, an annoying tear or small hole
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HE KNOWS
The Person Whit le Always flight
Has Few Friends; They Fight
Shy of His f=low of
Information.
Ile leek* at Yee with lnteroet, Oz
amusement, or pity; but never wit
respeet, You aro, to himan 1neerie ,
being whose highest mieslon is to
listen to him and to be instructed by
Ilia},
It never oeoure to elm that he can
be in the wrong. Even if he embraces
one of your own ideas he will speedily
clothe it with h1s,own parsonailty, sad
pass 1t oft se lits own, lie will even
believe that It le his own, ter it Is in,
to nceivable to him that he can be
taught,
I30 may lee a well-dressed young
also, He urs,' be a man. who caies.
nothing for dreg*, but rather giories
in his sensible disregard of the con-
ventions, lee dims not belong to any
epeelai class or creed, beyond the
single category of time who knew
they are always. right,
1f he Is n wellelressed young man
he will insist that dress is !important,
and will be emery for those who see no
virtue in au immaculate tie. If he is
badly dreteed he will tell you that it's
trathe mandiotbiroinside the clothes who counts,
and, for the Bake of peace, do not con.
,
The Only .Way.
If be is rich he will be delighted at
any time to point out the sane road,... •
he has travelled towards his rlclies—
Quite unaided, of course, by luck. If
he Is poor he will declare that money
la the root of all evil, and that he bas
never tried to amass any,
As a business man he will describe
his systems and processes, and pity
you if you place art Above commerce.
As -an artist he will inform you that
Turnor could or could not paint, and
what you think will not matter in the ,
least,
And you, it you are wise, will let
him run on and will not cross swords
will him, for there is no more thank-
less task than that of attempting to
convert a man who la always right.
He cannot be converted. While you
are presenting your arguments he is
hardly Iletening to them, but is think-
ing of what be will say as soon as you
stop. The only way to make a point
with. him is to be rude. And a point
that is made in rudeness is not worth
making. m
Then how will you deal with him?
There is only one way—avoid hint.
When the man who 1s aiwaye right
finds hhnself alone he begins Lo think.
It is the one construe.'ve punishment
he can receive. The punishment.,nl,,,
having no audience.
"General Post" .
Nowadays one bears a great deal
about the League of Nations and its
many defects. But in postal natters
the world possesses a real League of
Nations, which is working without -a
hitch,
This tele°. of the world is called
the Universal Postal Union, and it was
agreed to tomer the Convention of
Madrid, dated November 3015, 1920,
'This Convention superseded that con•
eluded at Rome, in 1900.
The main idea al the U,P.U, i, to
treat the different states as though
they were, for postal .pnrpesee. one
country. "The countries form a single
. postal territory for the reciprocal ex•
change of correspondence between
their post offices." That is the official
definition.
The result of this arrangement is,
of course, greatly to simplify the
world's postal affairs. Instead .of hav-
ing a moss of complicated accounts,
containing charges and counter-
charges for services rendered between
the countries, the world becomes Frac. .
ticalty one single postal state.
This means that the services row
dered by one country are automatical.
ly set elf by sinritar postal servicBs
rendered by the other countrles. bash
country helps in the conveyance of
nails, and in return benefits from the
conveyance of Its own malls, under
the 'U. P. U. .
Certain transit and warehousing
charges are permitted between the
countries concerned, These are made
on the basis of the gold franc,, and
postage rates are Axed according to
the relation of the currency to the
gold franc
Two clauses from the Convention
will help to illustrate the methods
adopted in this international accountancy work.
Tho goueral accounting for these
expenses is based on statements pre•
Peek once In every three years..
, "When 'the annual balance of the
aecoutrts for iransdt and warehtnesing
charges between two Administretioue,
dues not exceed 1,000 trances, the
debtor administration le roliovoil et
alt payment muter dile beading."
} Wild Strawberries,
A pari of sunitissed fields and frag-
rant winds
That stir the fairy tassels of the
grass,
0f bending sky o'er which the light
clouds pass,
And children's laughter 10 green
spaces heard, .
A sweetness no'er forgot through
crowding years,
A luscious crimson store . of trea-
sure rare,
A feast, tiny rather any 'tie royal
fare,
7'ite memory tllis my eyes with ariddeu
Ceara.
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