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March 24, 1909. TI
fort you have been to me in your brother's
absence."
Allen threw back his shoulders, snatched
his gray campaign hat off the rack,
and with a military salute to his smiling
mother, hurried away. Come to
think of it, his mother had betrayed her
dependence upon hint more than once.
He had really stepped into Jimmy's shoes.
The frown had disappeared, and he was
ilmost smiling when he reached the
store. But Mr. Thomas, all unwittingly,
re-opened the wound, as he did up the
package.
"That's just what we expected of your
brother. Blood will tell, and he comes
from fighting stock."
"Ain't I from the same stock?" thought
Allen, rebellioHsly, as he left the store.
His cheeks flushed, and the lump rose
again in his throat. He made for the C.,
B. & N. cat-off to avoid meeting any more
people with their condolences and congratulations.
He fell to brooding over the
situation. Every one said the war would
soon be over, and, perhaps, there would
not be another war in his day. He could
never show what sort of fighting stuff he
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By this time he was quite desperate.
Clearly there was but one thing
for him to do?run away. He could steal
rides to 'Frisco, be a stowaway from
'Frisco to Manila, and then he'd find
some way of joining Jimmy's regiment.
He had just reached that point in his
day dreams when he should carry a
wounded comrade from the field, under
heavy fire from the enemy, when?
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saw a small form wriggling and jerking
to free itself from something?perhaps
the rail. And just beyond he saw the
fast freight of the C., B. & N. backing
down to the Union Depot.
There was not a second to lose when
Allen started on his race with the express.
His training in the athletic field
stood him in good stead, but the train
gained on him steadily as he sprinted
down the track. Suddenly the despairing,
agonized cry of the mother fell on
his ear. He had discarded hat and package,
and now he was making such time as
he had never scored on the track. The
blood was surging in his ears. Before
him rose the awful picture of the little
figure?crushed under the pitiless wheels.
One great leap, a clutch at the little foot
caught in the frog, and with the frightful,
roaring monster of steel and iron
rumbling above their heads, he and the
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When Allen and the child sat facing
each other at the foot of the bank the
train had sped on Its course. A couple of
excited women appeared on the scene,
crying over the dust-covered baby. A
group of excited men berated the carelessness
of a corporation that hacked Its
train at such a rate of speed through the
heart of the city, with no employes on
the rear coach. And in the general excitement
no one noticed that the lad in
the dusty gray uniform had disappeared.
Allen ran back to where he had
dropped his package, and, picking it up
in the most matter-of-fact fashion, hurried
home. The boarders, many of whom
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had lived with Mrs. Durfee ever since
her husband's death, were dropping in
for supper, and Allen never thought
to interrupt her with the story of his
adventure. He ate a hearty supper, ran
out for a game of ball, and finally went
to bed. without recounting his race with
the locomotive. It had quite slipped his
mind.
And, perhaps, no one would ever have
heard of it if the day had not been so
dull in the office of the Daily Times. But
when one of the reporters heard that a
child had been saved on the C., B. & N.
cut-off he decided that it was worth looking
up. As a result, the Times oanie out
with a thrilling account of two brave
sons, the one who faced death in the
Philippines, and the one who risked his
life on the railroad track for a baby
boy.
At breakfast time the next morning
the boarders were all -excitement over
the news. Allen, very red in the face
and generally uncomfortable, had to
shake hands all round. He protested
vigorously that it was nothing to make
such a fuss about. Any fellow would
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the little chap lying helpless on the
track.
He dodged through the alleys on his
way to school, only to be met on the campus
by enthusiastic cadets, who carried
him on their shoulders to the building.
In the great assembly room the principal
laid his hand kindly on Sergeant Durfee's
shoulder and said:
"Greater love hath no man than this?
that he offer his life for his friend. I
am glad that all our heroes are not at
the front."
But while the boys cheered, Allen was
thinking of his mother. He remembered
the day that Jimmy had marched away,
and his mother had fastened a tiny
silk flag on his uniform. There had
been such a proud, happy look In her
eyes when she kissed Jimmy good-bye.
And Allen had caught the same look in
her eyes this morning as she watched
him start for school. Yes, she had
been just as proud of her home-guard
boy as the one who had marched away.
He would not have to run away, after
all, to show that he came of good fighting
stock.
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(For Corinth Society by the President.)
I am composed of 17 letters.
My 1, 9, 3, 4, 10, (fourth letter of alphabet),
8, 14, 7 is what we need new
next year.
My 1, 2, 11, 6, 3, 9 13 what we need
more of to make a good society.
My 4, 13, 5, 4, (third letter of alpha
bet), 2, 15, 5, 8 is what we should do for
the magazines.
My 12, 16, 11, 17 is what we should do
with our money (to the Lord).
The whole is what we should try to
make a power for good in the Presbytery.
LESS MEAT
Advice of Family Physician.
Formerly people thought meat necessary
for strength and muscular vigor.
The man who worked hard was supposed
to require meat two or three times
a day. Science has found out differently.
It is now a common thing for the
family physician to order less meat, as
in the following letter from a* N. Y,
man;
"I had suffered for years with dyspejv
sia find nervousness. My physician advised
me to eat less meat and greasy
foods generally. I tried several things
to take the place of my usual breakfast
of chops, fried potatoes, etc., but got
no relief until I tried Grape-Nuts food.
"After using Grape-Nuts for the cerealpart
of my meals tor two years, I am
now a well man. Grape-Nuts benefited"
my health far more than the $500.00
worth of medicine I had taken before.
"My wife and children are healthier
than they had been for years, and w*3are
a very happy family, largely dueto
Grape-Nuts.
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Name given by Postum Co., Battle
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in pkgs. "There's a Reason."
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
interest.
A noble mind disdains not to repent.
?Homer.