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"THURSDAY, JANUARY 1
OUR BEAUTIFUL CHRYS IS A WOM
AN WITHOUT A SOUL!
“You’re working yourself into hyster
ics, my dear,” said Bob. rather stern
ly. “Rosalie was killed by accident, not
Inttntion. Remember that there’s a dif
ference.”
“She was living right under our noses,
all the time,” was my comment.
“She ought to have got away hours
ago,” said Bob. “I wonder why she
hung around here?”
“She intended to kill Don Manuel, 1
expect. Does he still stud> v Chrys’
state?” .
Bob threw a quick glance my way. He
meant to tell me nothing, but it excited
my curiosity to the limit.
“Chrys? Teli me—how is she?” I stam
mered. “The,explosion was enoqfch to
wake the dead. Did it waken Chrys?”
“I suppose you’ve got to know, dear.
I suppose your mind will never be quiet
until you have all of the truth.”
“Well, then, let me have it. If I could
survive that dreadful news about Rosa
lie - ” 1 stopped short, half paralyzed by
n sudden dread. At length, in a whisper,
l added:
“Is Chrys dead?”
“No! Co back under those covers,
my dear, ray dear!' Bob . poke in his most
masterful way. “Now keep still, be a
good little girl and listen quietly. Chrys’
nurse ran to the window, naturally, when
she heard the explosion. The old place
shook—she thought it was an earthquake.
They are frequent in this locality, I un
derstand. When she hurried hack to her
patient. Chrys was silting up in bed!
She was trying to speak. I think from
what the nurse says, but somehow her
tongue wouldn’t obey her brain.”
“Awful! I couldn’t stand it to see her
so. Bob!"
“It -was so awful that the nurse ran
screaming from the room. Her screams
didn’t amount to much in the excitement
of the time. I suppose. Fortunately Dad
had kept his mind on his daughter. Not
even an earthquake could upset Dad. I
He was rushing to Chrys’ room
uerbre he investigated tne hubbub out
doors. He grabbed the nursery one arm
and dragged her back witlyjHrrn. Chrys
was out of bed! - She erect,
but staggering a little to side.
Dad seized her—suppord^Her —spoke to
l shuddered. 1 rememlw-red what Cer
tols said said would happen if Chrys
were shocked out of her strange sleep.
Already I had Rosalie’s death on my
soul. Was 1 responsible for something
much worse than death in the case of
my sister-in-law?
“Is she —only—a walking do'll?” I whis-
goodjilpijf
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C (2*&«Fu:fu»<siivci/
Illustrated by Neva Harrison
HY SCADDBOO LIKES TO HELP
his Mama on washday.
NO matter what th* meadow folk*
planned to do, S?addboo never
joined In their sports If ills mama
J ed any washing to he done t)>at day.
The mendow folk thought this very
,f r.ny, because If there was one thing
* r,f ' x didn’t like It was wash day. They'd
RWA >* from homo just as fir as they
could the minute they.saw their mamas
put ting the boiler on the stove.
Rut with Scaddboo It wm different.
..ed hurry around, gather the wood.
J uild the fire, bring the water from the
raring near the old mill and tlx the
tubs for Ms mama, whistling and sing
ing at the top of hts •queakv voice.
“I b «t she pays him for It!'* croaked
BJ,J y Frog. w!v> hated wash-
J rsr 80 v ery much that ho d bathe with
‘Ms clothes on. “PH *Ju*t*}bet she pays
him.”*
"T woiilan't doubt is.” joined Cheery
* ticket. “If she didn't
vniilci go v ith us today on oar picnic.**
“Well. It's mighty funny to me that
any Gnome Boy would enjoy helping his
mama wr»ah.“ said Johnny Grasshop
per. “Not me! I try to get us far away
from home as I can on waah day. We
tfight have postponed the piculs to an
ether day. It ju-jt seems the fun la
spoiled if Scaddboo isn’t there. *
'You're right there all right!** laughed
Billy Green Froy. “A party or a picnic
Is certainly dry if Scßridboo Isn't with
up. I'd like to Know why he likes to
* a> at home.”
“So would T!“ exclaimed Johnny
Grasshopper. “And, furthermore, I’m
po'ng to find out. and that right now!
ou fellows wait for me down by the
old stone bridge, itnd I*ll go over and
cal! on Mrs. Scaddboo and aee for my
peif.“
The meadow folk promised they'd wait
for hlra if he didn’t stay too long, so
"What in the World Are Yea Doing?*'
* way Johnny Gnuuhopper bopped a*
feet u his long lege could curry him.
When he knocked at Mamt ftoadd
boo'r door and naked for Soaddboo aha
told him that Boaddboo must be out In
the yard iomewhere. Johnny Oraaahop
'"r mon found the contended Sc.iJdbo.
happily seated on a great., big toad
nooi with a gt-ea*. big bowl of aoap
*uda In 01 e hind nml a white clay pipe
In the other hand, and all oround Me
lunnr little head strc.it balla of gay
ininred things floated every where.
"Well, what !n the world nro you
tiolr.u?" cried Johnny ‘Jra-cihopper
What rr# lho.‘c beautiful balla and
w ide Oh! they coma from?"
"<>h, hello there, Johnny Gra.i»liop
ml" lat'frhad the little gnome "How
so you Mke my Boat) bubbles?" and ha
toaaed another much larger than the
ethers from hla pipe Into the air. "Mama
always lata ina blow bubbles on wgah
day."
"So thnl'a your reaaon vou like to
eiav at h me " exclalne 1 Johnny Groaa-
I opper. "W»il, ty, they in isau'lful!
Ho you auppoaa I could blow any?*'
rcaddbou laughed, and nipping the
pipe Into the Boaosuda, told tils frlan.i
to blow nr. It elowly.
Johnny Oraaahopper did, and a lovaly,
great, big bnbtila floated up among
p cad d boo'* bubbler. Johnny Oriaehop
i *r shouted ao loudly all tha meadow
fo'ka heard him awnv down by tha
atone bridge and cam 3 running *up to
*c» what It waa all About.
Scaddboo let them all taka a turn at
blowing bubble*, an 1 »uch a .oily time
tier all had’ And the very next waiih
«t»> In tnc meadow evorv ono utayed
at home and helped tnelr mama.*, and
In return were given pipe* and a bowi
of coapeud*. and auch a tima aa thay
did have!
It waa more fun than any pieme. and
t»av t narked BcadJboo for allowing
them how to make vraah day a happy
day for them
pered in dreadful awe of what Bob would
reply.
•'Dad didn't get what happened at first.
Chrys knew' him—she knew good deal,
it appears. She had had enough of a
bed for a while. She wouldn’t let Dad
and the nurse put her back on her pil
lows. She insisted on sitting up in a
chair,” Bob said.
"You're putting me off. Bob. You're
not telling me the worst. Is Chrys—an—
an imbecile.
"Not axa-lly. She is keen enough
about all of her old comforts and lux
uries. And—and she doesn't care a fig
aboui anything else."
"Then LerteTs was right!" I exclaimed.
"Our Chrys—our beautiful, intellectual
Chrys, is a Woman without a soul?"
"If you want to put it so, I guess
you're as near the truth as any of the
rest of us. Maybe she will seem her
old self, mentally, when she gets back
the use of her tongue.’
"Her tongue is still paralyzed?" 1
gasped.
"To put it briefly is to put it brutally,"
Bob said. "Chrys Is dumb."
"And it’s m.v fault. It's my fault.” I
wailed. "If only I could find a Prince
Charming to wake her with a kiss."
iTo Be Continued.)
GETTING SOLID.
"You want to marry my daughter?"
asked the father, with the sport shirt.
"Surest thing you know,” came from
the young man with the red tie.
"Got anything put aside for a rainy
day?"
"Bet your sweet life! And for a dry
day, too, Pop.”—Yonkers Statesman.
HAWAII HUMBLES
JAPAN ON MAT
t XW*
„..., , .* • .O-
Hawaii i. .umpii«.u owr Jap.m in Hon
olulu the other night when Leo K.
Poaha, native, wrested the island wrest
ling crown from the brow of Kinju Ike
da, Japanese, after more than two hours
of effort. Ikeda won the first fall in 25
minutes. Poaha took the second in 40
minutes. He got the third in 1 hour
and 12 minutes. Poaha is a descendant
of a prominent chieftain in the days of
Kamehameha. Though a champion
wrestler, Poaha still retains his job as
of the Honolulu police force.
O —O
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By Genevieve Kemble
FRIDAY, JAN. 2.
The sidereal forces influence this day
for the furtherance and development of
ail matter* orolected or organized on
tha prevtoue day. as the Lunar portion
dill occupies tha rtgn favorable to the
piece of Return. This la a condition
leading to success of n permanent and
Important nature, promlitnz the ac
qiilsHton of wealth and other substantia!
rod enduring value*. It liriass patience
and pera.tr erance, aa wull ns sound
lodtcment, as the mind is riven to pro
round inMrht and speculation. Tilts
eon#*tm»tl(m also favors the health and
■ ashes for prudence, Industry and Ve
lio MUty.
Those whose birthday It la have ths
nOfvry of a successful and stable year,
with the health under planetary protec
lion. and wealth crowuliur perseverance
and Industry. A child born on this day
wilt be reliable, prudent and industrious,
and wdV meet with solid success in lrfd.
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