Evening Star Newspaper, March 2, 1928, Page 36

THE EVENING STORY Two Letters. HE Tonia post office Was & gossip= ing place, evervbody said, and Lisa Shaw greeted Clara Eggles- ton with a smile as she turned from dropping a letter into- the |1\'\‘!|\S $3.50 Philadelphia | $3.25 Chester $3.00 Wilmington AND RETURN SUNDAYS March 11, 2 Special Train n_ wasting lnk too, have aid Clara. *“I had com- plotely Im;:n( en to answer that letter from Cella Kenton, so I hurried and No use letting a of what 1 think, “You remember Cella? Of course you do—she was sort of relation to you, too. N 1 cousin, but T never held with and now she wants to come back for a visit. So I just said, no. it wouldn't be convenlent—I'd plan- ned to go away for a month to the Springs, any la never thought ving around in nd now that she’s down ough. No, thank vsalf. And then if I t all about giving her the THE EVENING they had been used to sing in Sunday school—a homely song, laughed at by moderns, but worth remembering, for all that—"Brightly Beams Our Father's Mercy."” It was the very next day that the wonder happened, about which Ionla is talking yet. A stranger appeared in town in a car the Jiee of which had never traversed the iD-kept streets. A stranger who wanted to know where Miss Lisa Shaw lived, and lost no time in stopping be- fore her little cottage. It took Jeff Bevens to explain what followed, which he did in the post office the next day. “Yes, sir, the feller give me a twenty- dollar bill, just as ca'm as if it was a was the first swear word I'd ever heard. Daddy was so precise! The first—I wish it had been the last.” And Cella sighed as she gazed around over the fields in their short late Summer crop of timothy. “Oh, well, Cella—you know the dif- ference now,” smiled Lisa. “That's a lot. Just to know what is good and what isn't. And choose.” Cella said nothing, but as they were undressing for bed that night Lisa heard her humming softly an old song e e e e R R T e e e e e e e e ——————— .\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\‘\\\\\ T R R e A R A A A A A A A e A A A A A N N e Y N 22 2 2 R R e S T T TR 00.00000000000000000000100000000000000‘0000'00 Candy Treat y Lou Peppermint Patties and a pound f Mamm A e nicht -Covered Cordial Cherries—both for 69c. box of Mammy Lou Chocolate “Be Sure to Take Home a Treat” fece of my mind until this morning. “| A woncer she didn't walk in on me. | at time. . 00, to an- | t night from Cella Kenton. 11, and had thought of Ionia hadn't heard {rom Clara sa wouldn't would love to come for a she couldn't pay her way, had gone wrong, ete. d about that last . Of course she 't have written B interests. must (m“«" at once, and ]t‘l \ make her fat and sassy I ich milk from Granny | remember Granny Prouty and her ca pound of butter a da the finest broilers in h(‘\“ s daddy loved Be Sure l:e\&“.]\? Price30c CASCARA QUINlNE Get Red Bax SRgps®¥ with partrait Alh’ (.r‘lI’\ to Iomu after that l(‘('(‘l‘ reached her. Though there were | of neighbors to say that Liza was silly again. Taking in every “praowed” at her door. a guardian, the post office | rted. Anybody could see | lla Kenton was quite down and | Shabby! And not long for this | 1d, either. If Lisa got stuck with a iz doctor bill and funeral expenses— And Clara Eggleston talked loudest in T sm of Lisa and her new burden. that she did it behind Lisa’s back. | She told her right to her face when she went to call on Cella and tell her how she was leaving for the Springs the next day. “We hard-working home folks need ome relaxation, too, Cella. The Springs would be very dull to you, though. ‘ou've been used to such fashionable Newport and Paris, eh? es. I've arranged for Jeff Bevens to 00k after my garden and chickens, Lisa. He's to have the fruit and eggs to sell r his trouble. Ought to make him a | nice sum, but I believe in giving steady people a chance. My peaches are mar- e this year. If I'd thought I'd have | ht you one to taste. Well, pick some flesh on your bones, Cella. You look terrible. But Lisa a good | cook. She’ll enjoy doing for | Other neighbors called with | nhout the | | same line of condolence—and help. | Some of them were distant relatives of | Cella, too. But these were harsher than 1 other. Lisa was a fool, they all I agreed. | _ Meanwhile she and Cella were hap- | !plvr than they had any right to be. “'sa had a cheap radio, but it brought Ties Like New Again | | | | | | | LEAVES NO ODOR \ 35¢ and 60c All Drug Store: / Busdreds of Testimorials E.F RA & CO. 1000000000000 000000000000000 A Pound Box of Mammy Lou Peppermint Patties Thin white discs of pure fresh creams fav- ored with real peppermint and coated with tempting bittersweet chocolate. And a Pound Box of Mammy Lou Cordial Cherries Large, luscious cherries which have been carefully selected and rolled in cordial cream / and coated with velvety milk chocolate. 00000000000000000000000000000060000000000000000 Both for 69c Two Pounds of Pure, Fresh Can- dies at This Spe- cial Price SATUR- DAY ONLY. Q0000000000000 0000000000000 $1.50 Petrolagar, bottle. . . $1 Lavoris Mouth Wash. . . $1.25 Veracolate Tablets. 75c Dextri Maltose . . . 35c Scholl’s Zino Pads 30c Bromo Quinine . . . $1.20 Sal Hepatica, Iarge 75¢c Baume Bengue, tube. . .61c .83c¢ .51c 26¢ .19¢ .69c .47c $1.10 Fat $1 Zonite $1 Fleet’s STAR, WASHINGTON, 00000000000“00000000“00“* 0000000000000 000000000000000 Not One Day, But Every Day, Does ‘“Peoples” Save on HOME REMEDIES .81c 9 60c Resinol Ointment D. €., FRIDAY, MARCH 2 - 1928. = dime. And says, ‘Give this here letter to Miss Clara Eggleston when she gets home.! That was after the reverend was in and married him to Cella Ken- ton. And she's told him how Clara, though her own cousin, wouldn't give her a home when she was so sick and hadn't a cent. And how Miss Shaw had been so good and made her well with her kindness and care. And there was both the letters, she's kept, mind you! And Clara gets hers back! “So then the feller—musta been ter- rible rich from the bunch of bills he carried—he says Miss Shaw must con- sider their home hers, and she's to go to Europe with them, it you please. “They wouldn't take no for an an- swer, Didn't I hear every word, me in Ph Main Mighty Delicious With Wafers—“A Tr\ One Today, 20¢ at . her John’s, large, 86¢c $1 Lysol Disinfectant Germicide .69¢c $1.20 Scott’s Emulsion . . . . 35c Energine Cleaner 25¢ J. & J. Kidney Plasters. 19¢ Phospho Soda . . .79c the kitchen where they told me to stay in case errands must be run? “Yes, bride and groom and Lisa have all gone. Went this morning in that big car—a palace on wheels. THE END. (Copyright, 1928.) LONDON “PUBS” PASS. Correspondence of tho Assoclated Press. LONDON, England.—Eighteen hun- dred and forty “pubs” have been closed in the London area since the licensing act of 1904 went Into cffect. That is 24 per cent of the “pubs” or saloons which existed in_1904. Icontinues to decline annual one 5215 “All Over Tmm —the Better to Serve You and Nourishing— PEOPLES DOUBLE-RICH MALTED MILK Meal Within Itself” All “*Peoples™ Fvunlm'ns discomfort of owners of licensed prrm-| ises who are clamoring for ths repeal of the act on the ground that further reduction is not necessary. “Pub” owners are also endeavoring to have the closing hours altered in | such a manner that they will be uni- form throughout the London area. At| present many public houses must rlnu, at 10 at night, while those in neighbor- | ing boroughs may remain open to 11. Allen 8. Belsher, chairman of Licensed Victuallers Central Protetcive Soclety of London, in addressing the an nual “meeting of that organization, | urged that the retail liquor trade should be left in the hands of retailers and that no experiments should be mad’\ with schemes for the nationalization of | the liquor trade. | UTILIVAR The AN-Purpose Varnish tromes wear and r. Withetands coid water mas or ser I Mmo';;l') i WALTER MORGAN COMPANY. ino. Artists’ Materials, Sign Makers’ Supplies, Paints, Varnishes, Brushes, Glass 421 Tenth Street,N. W. 3000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000¢ SALE! Special Prices on Nationally Famous Cigars and Tobaccos FRIDAY and SATURDAY Onl\’ Regularly 2 for 15¢ CIGARS 3 rr 30¢ Boxof 50.......... $2.89 FRIDAY AND SATURDAY Forty-Four Cinco, Inv. Engagement Havana Ribbon Counsellor / $1.00 Luis Martinez, Boq., Pkg. of 10....69¢ $1.00 Tin Union Leader Cut Plug $1.50 Prince Albert, 16-03. Glass Jar 15¢ Between-the-Acts, 2 for 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 PO00000000000000000000000000900000000000000000000000000 z00000000.00'000.000000000 00 0000000000000 00000000000000 Great Values in Daily Drug Store Needs Offer Nationally Famous Merchandise at Deep-Cut Prices! Listerine —the Safe Antiseptic A little Listerine used as a mouth wash each day may prevent many serious mouth diseases, at the same time sweetening the breath and making the gums firm and healthy. Listerine has been used very suc- cessfully as a hair tonic in combating dan- druff and falling hair. 38¢ T-0z. Size | - . Vicks Salve D 20c¢ g.".00“00000.000’.0000“0 $1.25 Size Creomulsion —for Coughs n the early morning health exercises | from a nearby city. In bloomers and sneakers she and Cella one-twoed and | three-foured each 7 am. Then every | other day Lisa coaxed her guest into a walk that gradually turned into a hike | far out among the neighboring farms. | b “Remember the night you and I and | Colds, Grippe, Flu, Dengue | will Andrews and Sam McCully drove | to Hankins' Grove, Lisa? And Sam's Bilious Fever and Malaria buggy broke down—why, 1t_yas right | | by the culvertay i 8 114 75¢c Meade’s Cod Liver Oil 60c Pertussin Cough Syrup $1 Nujol Mineral Oil, pint. 60c Formamint Tablets .. .37c $1.25 Absorbine Junior . . . .83¢ - $1 Pinoleum Liquid 40c Fletcher’s Castoria . . . .24c 60c California Fig Syrup. . .37¢c $1.35 Gude Pepto-Mangan, 81c 80c Ovaltine Health Food. . 69c 75c Bell-ans Gas Tablets. . .49¢c | $1.50 Agarol Compound . $1.04 $1 Tyree’s Powder, large. .77c ¢ $1.50 Fellows’ Syrup....$1.09 [ 000000“0'.'0".‘0.0...“00.0‘0.0.0000..'00000'00\ 35¢ Size Pond’s Cold or Vanish. .63c .49c .59¢ $1.50 Gray’s Glyc. 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