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Copyright 191S, Western Newspaper Union
ByronWiluams
8YNOPSIS.
spirit o£ fun Mnyor Bedlght, a
id through the
igjn'a
summer visitor,. Is chased throu.,
woods by too laughing girls, one of whom
kisses. Tho girls form
court and sentence him
.. of ono of their number
each day for ton . days. A legislative
measuro opposing woman sultrago, which
dropped from tho mayor’s pocket, Is used
to compel him to obey tho mandates of
the girls.
ho catches and klssc
themselves Into a cou
to do the bidding of
CHAPTER IV.—Continued.
Sho took her seat In tho boat and
Bedlght pushed off. The east was a
riot of effulgence and the lapping
waves broke In crested turrets of
gold us they gurgled and splashed on
their way to meet the boat. Rowing
steadily, tho mayor studied the face
of the girl opposite—the face of a pa
trician, softened by clear blue, kindly
eyes and beautified by amorous red
lips. Unconsciously Bedlght caught
himself mentally reading: ",
“With •" thy red lips, redder still,
Kissed by strawberries on tho bill—
He drew the'boat to a shady spot
along the beach and rigged a polo
for her. ,'
“Balt It!” she commonde'd, dropping
her magazine.
“Bacon rind, minnows, frogs oi
worms?” he questioned, hook In hand,
"You.hays just said it defends upon
the bait, now bait it," she admonished
curtly.
• “But what do you want to catch?”
he Insisted.
“Fish IV
He took up an angleworm and im
paled It on the hook, while the girl
watched him, fascinated.
“I—I never could do that Ugh!
But men are wretches!”
For answer he threw the line Into
the. water and handed; her the rod,
“Oh!” she screamed, pulling nerv
ously at a bright-eyed perch with
Tyrian-red fins.
“Let him have It a bit,” cautioned
tho mayor.
' “Oh, that-is the way you fish for
fish, too?” she exclaimed.' “Why, how
funny!” '
He nodded.
"Now, see that! He’s taken all the
halt and gone away,” ruefully. “And
you told me to wait!"
“A fish and a man should be landed
a.t. exactly the right moment," he ad
vised, seriously, avoiding her eyes. "If
trifled with too long, either is apt to
get away with the—er, bait!”
"Thank you,” she replied coldly. “I
know how to do It now."
In a trice she had a flopping beauty
' In the boat.
He rebalted her hook and, picking
iip his rod, sent a Dowaglac spinning
through the air. It fell Just without
, a bed of moss. There followed
splash, a neat turn of the wrist, a
whirring of tho reel and a cry from
the girl:
. “Oh, give'it to me! Give it to me!
Let me land him!”
Obediently Bedlght handed her the
rod. ' The fish darted and plunged. She
reeled in frantically. The mayor
-smiled. Tho fish, a black bass of
three pounds, came into view of the
v“Let Him Have It a Bit."
boat. The flsherlady squealed with
her
halt flow high In the air above
head!
“Oh, Isn’t that too bad!" Bhe ex
claimed, disappointment shadowing
her pretty face.
"When you liav.e hooked a fish or
man,” ho began quietly, "and either
shows a disposition to plunge, give a
little line. Keep a taut but not too
resisting, hold. When the fury of the
lunge Is over, reel in cautiously. If
ou do this, tho man or tho fish will
always come back captive.”'
I never have had occasion to need
your advice,” she said simply.
“I see you are a novice at—fishing,"
ho said, patronizingly.
Sho colored.
“I haven’t found It necessary, or de
sirable, sir, to become overly profi
cient!” proudly.
“But your husband—” he said, as he
threw out his line, “may prove—"
“Pardon me.’’’ She spoke-haughtily.
“Myjmsband, should I"ever haye one,
will not be the" /drtthat will need to
be cailed back; He—”
“Of course not,” lie solfl in a concili
atory voice. “They never are—until
after marriage."
He was struggling now with a gamy
Oswego, which ho landed finally by
jumping from the boat:and'skimming
It in on the sandy beach.
As he did so, a rough fellow with
a nondescript slouch hat pulled scoop-
Mae Andrews.
- delight—!but the' fish, seeing hils tor
mentors, made a desperate break for
liberty. The woman, gripping the rod
firmly, resisted the attack, whereat
the hook tore loose and the dangling
shovel fashion over his face and
dressed In the typical native style,
sprang from behind a clump of bushes
and bawled:
“I thought so. Gol darn ye, you’re
under arrest.”
~ The.-mayor- looked at this new cus
todlan with growinig Interest.The fel
low was long and lank and weather
beaten, The type was recognizable
at "first glance. Undoubtedly he was
the r -local - game’warden, a shiftless
ne'er-do-well, Appointed' by a not too
discriminating politician during a hot
campaign. ' J ‘*j| '
“What’s the charge, officer ?”_asked
.-Bedlght, unhooking the fish and stand
ing over it as It flopped upon thp sand.
'-The warden, swelling with iinpor-
^ancf, cleared his throat for action.
''“That there flshin’ tackle: o' "yourn
has,got gang hooks , on It, which is
agin the law. You’ll haf t’ come with
me,--mister.”
The mayor whistled,
“Got a copy of the law.with you?!
he aikfed, with a careful show of re
spect. ..
The- warden plunged Into his coat
pocket and brought forth a paper-cov
ered- booklet, distributing on the wind
as he did so flecks of tobacco, matches
and silver foil.
“Here ’tis," he grunted, triumphant
ly. "Right- there—section 7, ‘Flshin 1
in Season,’ ’’" pointing, witj\, a grimy
'thumb.
Bedlght read the section in ques-
tibia
1'AU!right, officer; I guess I’ll have
to go,” he agreed, good-naturedly,
happy thought gripping s him - entic
ingly.
The girl In the boat coreamed.
“Don’t you dare go away. If you
do, I’ll—"we’ll send that bill to Os-
slan!” V
,The mayor groaned.
“Come on!" ordered the wn'rde-3 im
patiently. “I.ain’t got no time tu^be
argin’ with skirls. You’ve violated,
the law an’ I reckon you'll haf to pay
|tt»’ flddlqr,” ' ‘
Bedight reached-to the beach as if
to pick up his flsli. Instead, ho reached
six Incites farther, took a quick, strong
hold on.-the; bottom of one leg of the
warden's trousers, gave a mighty tug
tlvo turned a somersault In midair,
broke for the boat. Seeing Ills evident
intent, Miss Andrews encouraged tho
leap, but n-las for human precision!
In his rusli ho struck the gunwalo,
tllero was a clatter, a scream and the
next Instant Miss Andrews found hor-
self in seven feet of water. Sho camo
up with a gasp and would hnvo swum
to snfoty. for sho was athletio, but the
mayor, In tho same predicament, came
gallantly to tho rescue, carrying her
to shoro in his arniB, where ho linger
ingly deposited her on tho warm sand.
The outraged wardon, fully believ
ing that Providence had become his
ally, and delivered into his hands tho
resisting criminal, strodo forward and
tapped Bedight authoritatively on the
shoulder!
"Serves ye right, darn ye. Now you
come along with me!"
For answer Bedlght pirouetted In
the snnd and, swinging hard, gavo the
native a terrific smack on the jaw
with the flat of his hand. With a
howl of pain and outraged pride that
official turned ignominiously and ran
for cover, bawling threats of rovengo
as he sped toward tho village.
In her wet and dripping clothes the
girl sank precipitately upon the sand"
and gave vent to screams of hysterical
laughter. Under the Influence of her
rare good humor, Bodlght’s serious
ness melted—and he, too, dropped
upon the beach and reviewed tho_ ludi-
brous side -of the situation in hearty
guffawing.
“But we've got to get out of here,”
finally protested tho mayor, his face
sobering. “I know these country con
stable . fellows.. , ; That. warden will be
back here in' an hour , with enough na
tive talent tb arrest a company of
night riders. It’s time for us to
move on."
He righted the boat and collected
the fishing rods. - The lunch basket
was hooked with a olever cast and
brought to shore.
"I’m not going to move a step from
here,” she declared firmly as he faced
about on the - beach,, “until I—I wring
out this awful wot skirt!" blushing.
He looked at the dress thoughtfully.
It was dripping water all about her.
Then his eyes fell upon her big sun
shade. Without a word ho picked it
up, walked down the dry beach and
stuck it In the sand, its dome at an
angle of forty-five degrees. Then he
came back and sat down on the prow
of the boat, his back to the umbrella.
The girl looked at him pnd then at
the umbrella.
“Do you promise not to peek?” in a
confused voice.
"I’m tho sphinx,” he said, quietly.
Take your time—and get It good and
dry. Er—hang it on the umbrella,
you know—where the sun can get at
it.”
He heard her soft footfalls in the
sand—and waited. He waited a long
time. Once he almost forgot and was
at the point of viewing the landscape
in her general direction, when he
heard a discreet cough and jerked his
head' about-face, giving himself up to
tho cantankerous conduct of a fish
hawk pestering a kingfisher, much to
the vocalistic annoyance of the'latter,
who chattered angrily.
And then from the weedy country
road behind the hill there came voices.
The warden and his assistants were
returning.
Would the girl never reappear?
Rushing toward the hill, the mayor
waved his arms and shouted:
“Go back, you fellows! Go back,
there’s a lady dressing! There’s—’’
"Oh, Mr. Bedlght," cried a clear
voice from the rear, “I’m ready.”
Tho mnyor turned' hud ran precipi
tately down the hill,'tho natives In
full pursuit. But this time ho reached
tho boat In safety and flung a dorl-
slvo laugh nt tho angry warden’s per
emptory command to:
"Como back hero, gol darn ye, an’
git arrested!”
Tho girl watched tho man narrowly.
"If you don't mind, Mr. Bedlght,
we'll go over on..tho loo slda< - of'tho
island. There’s a nice warm .beach
over thero and while I Investigate the
Loss of Power
Dr. Pierce’s
Golden Medical Discovery
enliven* a torpid liver—enrich®* the
blood—stops tho waste of stronirth and
tifisue nml builds un healthy flesh—to
tho proper body wolirht. As an appe«
tulnff, rcHtorntlve tonic, It sots to
vo.-k all tho processes of digestion
and nutrition, rounos every organ Into
natural action, and bring* back health
and strength.
Ship Your Furs to
UNSTEN
Ufa Want Tan Million Dollars' Worth of Fura
£ nr IIou«* In the Largoat Primary I'ui
ark ut In the World. Our nolca ere
attended by the hreateet fur buyors ol
this country, Europe and Canada. Com*
petition among them U fierce. And up
go the prloonl Dealing direct with you
ae wo do. can’t you boo wn y we can afford
to pay you biggest prices?
Big Money In Trapping
Bkunk,_ .._____
and other tars ere valuable to us, and it's a cinch
to catch them with Funsten Animal Bait. We want
gesYlnl cash for them. To *et best results use—
w.mil Funsten Animal Balt-$l Can
SttHl*' ^y«mr«d fi"
91,199 ol
uarantes this bait to Increase your catch.
:ed trappei
llfferentb
. TRAPS AT FACTORY OOST-lnelndlo* the famous
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A different bait for'each kind of animal. State kind wanted,
>T|o ^
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Funeten Bros, * Co., no Funstoit Bldg., 81. Leule a M«e
“Como Back Hero, Gol Darn_Ye,_,ajfi
! 'Glt - ArrAstedl"- 1 " ’ ’ v - '
condition of this : luncti'Wo‘cfan dry-'aut
a bit. I’m not going,-back to. that,
hotel In tho daylightl’’
It was dusk when tho two cllmbfed
up tho stops of the Squirrel Inn. TJm
judgo camo forward officially to "re
ceive the report. / .'.
"He’s—he’s a perfect gentleman,”
whispered Mao to Jackie as*' she
slipped by to her room. • {?
On the beach of Arrow island, on
the leeward side, two sand h.umnTocks
that showed convincing evidence^ of.
having been leaned ' against might
have been seen in the shimmering
moonlight—and they wore about. k SO
far apart.
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An old toper says that none are so
blind as -those who refuse an oyo
opener.
Two Guesses.
"Well,” said the proud father as
the doctor entered the room, “what
.is it—a boy or a girl?”*
"I’ll give you two guesseB, and even
then you won’t guess right,” said the
doctor.
“Tush! nonsense!” said the proud
father. "Boy?.”
"Nope,” said the doctor.
“Ah—girl, then?” said the proud
father. . .
"Nope/' said the doctor.
“Ah—I know," said the proud
father, sadly.—Harper’s Weekly.
■ Postal Shower.! . ,
The poBtal shower , iq, ljkejy tb,-b£> ^f^e transmigratlon of souls
come an institution.' . It la' designed > * rOHtv Nnvfimhfir !lftfirnfton
for the benefit of a-friend', who has
gone to livo In a strange /place! The
shower was originated, -by: Ja ’’-woffiatf
living in St. Louis to encourage' hfir-
son, a young lawyer, who had estnb-.
fished an office In San Antonio,*-Tex.
Knowing he was bashful the. mother
wrote to all her friends, asking that
each one send a post card to him, with
some cheering message. In . many
cases a friend would encourage heh
own friends to write also, and thus,
the list grew. The young man got so
much mail matter that San Antone
people got to think he was a person of
some consequence, and they took to
him in great style. The .“shower”
worked so well in this Instance that
the story spread. Now ,th£ idea Is
gaining popularity by leaps . and.
bounds and bids fair to spread while
tho supply of lonesome friepds holds'
out. . . • .-
Transmigrating Turkey.
'“The only .time'I ever believed in
was one
frqsty November afternoon on my
gj&llana fann."
The speaker was George Ado, the
■humorist. He continued: -
£ *' “It was a day or two before Thanks
giving. The trees were bare. The
■fields Were a russet brown color. To
ward mo over thoBe russet fields
strutted a very plump, very large,
yery young turkey.
“Then It was that an ardent belief
: ln the doctrine of metempsychoslB
seized m£.
' “ 'You,' I said to the superb bird,
‘you are now a turkey. And you will
.die tomorrow. But, cheer up. Your
next transmigration will he into the
body of a humorist not unknown to
fame.’ ’’ ' ,
INDIVIDUAL FACTOR IN HEALTH help even a little in bringing -about
such an event is worth ailithe^jiffarts
Something to Which in This Genera
tion Too Little Attention Has
Been Devoted.
The greatest event in medicine was
the-discovery of the germ origin of a
large number of diseases.
That discovery has already enabled
the world, to stamp out several epi
demics, and in time will enable us to
stamp out all contagious diseases.
But for that, splendid advance, a
price was paid—as always. A part
of that price was the neglect of the
individual factor in resistance to dis
ease.
There are infections which no
health can avoid. But in a larger pro
portion of cases a person in full vigor
and training will pass unharmed
through infections which will over
whelm a weaker individual..
We are Just now rediscovering the
value of physical vigor and vitality, of
the health which is not merely an ab
sence of Infectious disease, but a joy-,
ous and capable performance of every
reasonable task.
Some day, afar off, wo may com
bine the sanitary perfection of the
JIHR . .. _ Panama Canal zone with the physical
upward and, as • the dlcconcerted na- | perfection of the ancient Greeks. To
we can put forth.
He "Played Rough.”
The man who, inspired b'y .the miig
that cheers, maintains his prestige 'as
head of the house by chastising his
wife. Is often saved from the Indignity
of the stonbpile by the eternal . fem
inine. Without the condemning testi
mony of the wife the court cannot ^o
much with him, and, though tier' an
ger may be such as to countenance his
arrest and arraignment, the chances
are about ten to ono that at' the last
pinch it weakens and fails her, as one
or two stories from the city court will
illusrate.
A woman with a badly blackened
eye came before Judgf, Collins’ bite .for
an adjustment of domestic affairs. The
case looked bad and the Jildfee' Inti
mated his intention of making.qn./'ex- 1
ample” of the culprit; but the Woman?,
Interceded. "Ah, Judge, don’t be 1 hqqd
on him—he was only playin’,”' .she
pleaded; then added by way-'of quali
fication. “But he do, play-tio ,‘rough,
judge!”—Indianapolis News.
Staple Industry of France;.
Nearly half tho population of Prance
Is engaged in agricultural pursuits.
NEVER TIRES
Of the Food That Restored Her to
• ' Health.
"Something was making me ill and
i’ didn’t know tho cause,” writes a
young-lady: "For two years I
was thin’ and sickly, suffering from In-
'■digestion and inflammatory rhouma-
tism. - a
, :i r had tried different kinds of diet,
and' many of the remedies recommend
ed, but got no better. ;
“Finally, Mother suggested that I
*tify Graph-Nuts, and I began at once,
eating It with .a little cream or milk.
A Change for tBe'better began at once.
| .“To-day I am well and -dm gaining
weight and strength all the/time. I’ve
gained 10 ibs. in the last five weeks
and, do not suffer any more from in
digestion, and the rheumatism is all
gone.
"I know it is to Grape-Nuts alone
that. I owe my restored health. I still
eat the food twice a day and'neyer
tire- of it.” Name given by Postum
Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
The flavour of Grape-Nuts Is peculiar
to'‘itself. It is neutral, not too sweet
and has an agreeable, healthful quality
that never grows tiresome.'
One of the sources of rheumatism is
from overloading the system with
acid material, the result of imperfect
- digestion and assimilation.
As soon as improper food is aban
doned and Grape-Nuts Is taken regu
larly, digestion Is, m'ade strong, the
organs do their -work of building up
'^odh'red'blood cells; and. of! carrying
away the ’ exceBB - of dlseaSe-maklng
jpjateHal .from the system. : i
The result, is ascertain and steady
return to normal • ifealth mental
activity. “There’s a reason.” Read
the little book, “The Road to Well-
ville," in pkgs.
Ever rend the above letter? A new
one appear* from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
Intercut. Adv.
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