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nT THE = Rie SRE Aa A Are ed SE bs of crusts and cers at 'when the desire comes fed strictly | a milk diet solid foods should lave | duced, is slmost certa By' MEADE MINNIGRODE, PART 11. R sha 8 Hi hlanders, went crazy. They their heir Tosh they roared, they eered. Buddy felt himself lifted up ER arms and perched on some- . shoulder. It was his smiling friend on the platform. on about it, boys?" he shouted. "The kid's' a peach, and he says we'li| 8! have the fireworks to- night, our, class maseot?" "He is!" came the thundering answer. "Kid's a wonder," said the big fel- low: fo his friend. = "We'll take him and give him the time of his lites © He'll nH tickled to death." They set him down again, they gave kim a cap, they gave him a can they all patted him on the back. o t scared, are you, kid?" asked his friend. "Want to see the game? Lowe out. with us with the band and the song? Come on then! Stick close to me! If anybody asks who you are, just say you're the High- landers' mascot." "Sure, mister," said Buddy, and pu ut his hand in the other's big palm. hey were swept along in a flood of tartans and little ribboned bonnets. Outside some bagpipes were playing "The Campbells Are Coming. Buddy smiled. At that fnoment he looked more than ever like an angel. When they reached the open space before the building the costumes were already assembling for the march to the field. Each band. formed "a nucleus for. an ever-widening . circle. From the centre of each group a great gold- * embroidered banner swung to and fro while marshals soughi-to create order in the throng, = "Four abreast!" seemed:-to be their slogan. Each band was playing as loudly as possible, and each band was "playing a different tune. © Also, all the bafids 'were play- ng. simulta neously. The general effect was One of Sontiigons cdcophony not entirely umaleasi 0 Buddy found very ie ober course, the subtleties of the Crusader band playing "¥In My Harem," 'and "On ward, Christian Soldiers!" aud, On by the ever-hilarious Turks. were lost on him, but the grand ensemble filled his soul with delight. One only need- ed for look.at him to know.that this wag so. dhe Highlarfders ¢heered him as he went by, and: told each other what a good time the kid was having. Other classes got wind of what was going on and reviled their leader for having failed to sapply. them with-a similar attraetion or, when"all is 'said and done, a' litle harefoot 'boy in blue overalls at the head of a procession is an attraction. The Highlanders wiily the pipers, and. their: song, and their mascot, were the hit of the oc- casion, The Jockeys wére quite peey- _ed.about-it, fér:they had thought to centre attention on. "themselves. by producing a mounted" phalanx and having 'their banner taken to the field on Horseback, but this mascot busi- ness went them one better. Their offering was purely zoological, here- as the Highlanders had base) tigsely pro vided 'themselves ' with: a uman heart interest" which was certain to find its echo along the crowded side- walks. < Buddy's friend showed him where to stand--out in front, ahéad of the band, ahead of the 'banner and its escort, ai the. fron: of the whole pro- cession, for the Highlanders were first in line. They tilted hig bonnet over his ri ht eye and showed him how to carry 'his cane. 'Someone took off his sporran and" hung it around Buddy's neck. They gave him biscuits and Chocolate AN those big . fellows stoppatgown to pat him on the back # and ask him his name and tell him not to be scared but just step right out as Shough he owned the earth, ply said, "Yes; mister," to- a Home and they all ned of id it iol bo pe Eas e i or the lat . 'They were off! dozen bands on sds Is he Tettly poked one in the nose and left the others to scatter before a handful of Highlanders who swooped down on the ' scoffers with heavy hands and strange outcries The crowded street deserves to take its place alongside oi the great trinmph- progresses istory---Julius Caesar, Henty of of Navarre, General Haig, and ot! Out at the field the Highlanders received a lordly welcome as they passed before the grandstand, spec- tators and undergraduates rising to do honor to Buddy. And then they all scrambled up into the bleachers, class by class, and the game was on. Buddy was a capable critic of base- ball, but apparent iy this crowd cared nothing for the fine points of the game. - Their only interests lay in the production of noise, the achieve- ment of satisfactory results on the score board, and the consumption of "ice-cold lemon soda"--"lemon soda" by tacit consent and "ice cold" by courtesy. Almost at the start of the game the Highlanders burst forth with their Bang! Bang! Bang! song, and, as will sometimes happen even in a truthful narrative, the home team scored two runs, Great blaring of bugles, banging of drums, and vocal discord 'in the bleachers. "The High- landers were swelled with pride. It was their song that had done it, and they said so loudly, to the great an- noyance of neighboring classes: Bud- dy, down in front on the grass, came in for his share of 'praise. At the first 'note of the song he had risen dutifully and led it, and a long ripple of laughter from the stands showed that they were enjoying him as much as his own class. Unfortunately the Highlanders be- came so inflated = with = self-conceit further along in the game that they rashly sang their magic song again, vising 'with great solemnity in taeir seats and proclaiming the desirability of another run which they would now produce. The fact that the ofher team was still at bat did not seem to enter into their. calculations. As often will happen, even in the wildest fiction, scarcely had the chorus begun when the visiting" team proceeded to knock out a home run, bringing in two men all told. Now comparatively few people really care who wins a college ball game, but just the same it. was 'an anti-climax, And, most unfortunately, this hap- pened "twice! The Highlanders sat very gloomily contemplating the four-to-two score and pretending 'not to hear the ve- marks addressed to them from nearby bleachers about their hoodoo song and their hoodlum - mascot. Jockeys of course made all they could out of the situation, and 'the hilarity of the Turks dwindled very percep- tibly. Empty soda bottles landed with unpleasant frequency -in the ~ High- lander camp. A comparative silence fell on the bleachers. Even the sun retired behind -a cloud. Buddy sat {very silent and I onspious "against the low fence, 's power of insbinetive perception was well de- eloped. (To be concluded.) i ii : OLD GARMENTS NEW WHEN DIAMOND DYED Shabby, - Faded, O old A 1 Turns Fresh and 4 Apparel Don't worry 'about. perfect results. Use "Diamond Dyes," guaranteed to give a new, rich, fadeless color to any fabric, whether it be 'wool, silk, linen, cotton or mixed goods, -- dresses, blouses, stockings, skirts, children's to | coats, Seathiors, draperies, coverings-- : rything! gy Direction Book with efth pack: wee tl how 1 dimond de over any Sean color, i n To match any material, have dealer ; show you assing of Buddy down "that | instinct to chew ol Bu a '| and aroused again 'patient coaxing and amine, only aft fame, is true with Ih { instinct to love. and brothers and sisters & matter of course. They I child and the child loves them a 'child's love is not bestowed on humans: he has an instin sire to love all animals. And ie carefull this love instinet which 'many parents steal' them fail to foster. An unwise mother can change: his baby love to fear and hate. "Bad old cat! 'Get out of here!" --these words supplemented with a kick or cuffing, will amuse the baby, when - scratches but they will never love and kindness in him. understood about hurting things, he will begin to lavish his love on every- thing. His tender heart will be touch: ed at sight of anything bei Yet there are certain "deaths' must occur. Endeavor, however, to get the child to understand fully why a fly is dangerous to have around before you swat it. Show him the rose' petals sadly eaten by the fat green worm before you 'pick it off and crush it. I-his love turns toward toads and snakes and ants, do not discourage it. The farmer has no better friend than the toads and common shakes, Yet there are many, many grown-up men who still insist upon driving the todd and snake from the gardens. And no one can deny that even a child can learn lessons of value from the busy ants. -'I-have seen my own little lad of five stretched flat on his stomach, resting on his" elbows; 'with chin cup- ped in hands, watching an ant-hill for half an hour or so. Eventually he would come running to me, able to tell how the "nice little ants" threw up the dirt to make their houses; how they carried a dead fly - into their house -and innumerable other facts I myself-had never noted. Baby's dawn- ing love for all things is. at first?in the hands of .those who have him in Sharge, 0 Gossip, ' The sewing machine would- fun busily for several moments, and then! the seamstress, - her "hands'® full 'of basting and ping in her mouth} would}: turn to mother 'with another' bit of gossip, "Jennie Dodson said that2 "I heard that Sarah Brown--." "Did you know: that John Humphpies Had overdrawn his aceount at the bank?" "Hate you heard about Elden, that youngest daughter of Bess Aldrich and that young man from--? No-- Well, I heard'that he}? Mother had tried to stop her-- tried: to interrupt with the sewing machine, but the seamstress had talked on and at the end of 'the day there was a chaos of gossip bits in the older wes man's mind that it was hard to drive out: Every now and then she found herself wondering, as she recalled cers' tain statements and when the family mentioned names at dinner, she was doubting pesple who had 'lived as her; rE years--=doubting Se aE if this and that which she had heard was true. ; In the evening the seamstress came again fo finish.up a party dress for Marcia and sat in the sewing rogm with mother and grandmother and} the two girls. Later a neighbor from across the way came in and there wa 'small talk of varying nature, and 'fore they knew it the seamstress was again telling things. 'about; friends them all--people for whom she sew. ~little intimate things which w not meant to be cast broadside every one to know. The neighbor quietly listening, glancing up now an then from the hem she was caref basting in he km ail, had £8 asked qu PETTY iter just es ! Later, 'when the child has fully bs fie Tet be fa Stine it Tee Hid one to unde 'and tress, was surprised at the revelation, really not intentional y mean, ; "tale w Ty fag . ht 3 finer compliment can be given) i an 5 ug," Marcia sai 4 really fosking for the girl and wishing to a te pleasanter channe "When we think about if; there are very few to whom little intimate things so close to our, heart." "Well, I know of 8 womati to whom I never hesitate going, a woman who has for years been the confidante of hundreds of people, and she has never been known to break that confidence," mother said mysteriously, as she ex+| amined the ruffling which 'had Just been finished. the seamstress said, with tears in her| voice, "Everybody talks, » ® "But after the harm is done it can't let's not.do the harm." shut down at the office," Marcia -said inelegantly. "If we blab about busi- ness we soon get a blue envelope; and | . We certainly ought. to be as careful f of the sayings of our friends as of our employér." » A Einotéum' Protector. * Linoleum' should be protected with Tags and runners to prevent wearing. Matting rugs ave light and wear out '28 dirty and faded with constant use. 'We have found: cocoa matting' most satisfactory for such purpose™in. qur 'kitchen. It does not fade, nor fray of break when used on an uneven surface, and it is so porous that'dust cumulate. = Heep Misiara's in the house, gs out 38 hoy Test for Sweetness of Soil. If you have reason to think the ground is sour make this simple test to prove it. Go to the drug store and get two or three small strips of blue litmus paper and keep. it perfectly dry strip of litmus paper in it and squeeze 'the soil together. After - the. ground is plowed or 'spaded. /8pre; glacked lime or two pounds of ground' limestone or two pounds of unleached: feet. Rake or cultivate the lime into "The line 'i# not a ferfil itself but {t acts on certain parts: of the soil in' we feel safe in' going to tell those| "Really, T didn't mean any harm," : be undone, you see," Anne added. So i "Well, we learsi to keep our mouths' Clothing. household drain, linen od die fab: n be cleaned and made to ook as. . and ight as when first bought. : Cleaning and Dy ain Is Properly Done at Parker's it 'makes no diff Yorence Where ou Jive; Dasecis, can he sent in by mail or express. sime care and atten. tion" {s givem the work as though you lived in town. We will be pleased to advise you on any hens regarding Cleaning or Dyeing. quickly, while all 'other kinds of rugs] goes" through it and does 'not ae.t until you use it. Take a handful of | |" 'earth, moisten it very slightly, put a} old (After a few .min-{ § utes it the soll ts avid the blue litmus paper will turn red. This means that ; lime is needed to kill the acid. tls ad one pound of air. ; 'hardwood ashes on edch strip 3 by 10 the soil before the bi +H planted. | such 4 'way that it loosens 'up plant $ sre food s0 plants cai i got it.