Booth Tarkington Copyright, 1am by the Bell Syndicate, Ine. WALLIE TORBIN. Synopsis—Proud possessor of a printing press and equipment, the gift of Uncle Joseph to his nephew, Herbert lllingsworth Atwater, Jr. aged thirteen, the fortunate youth, with his chum, Henry Rooter, about the same age, begins the pub- lication of a full-fledged newspaper, the North End Dally Oriole. Her- bert's small cousin, Florence At- water, being barred from any kind of participation in the enterprise, on account of her intense and nat ural feminine desire to ‘boss,’ Is frankly annoyed, and not at all backward in saving so. However, a poem she has written is accepted for insertion in the Oriole, on a strictly commercial basis—cash in advance. The poem suffers some- what from the inexperience of the youthful publishers in the "art preservative.” Her not altogether unreasonable demand for repubii- cation of the masterpiece, with its bauty unmarred, is scorned, and the break between Miss Atwater and the publishers of the Oriole widens. The Sunday following, Florence's particular chum, Patty Fairchild, pays her a visit. They are joined, despite Florence's open- ly expressed disapproval, by Her- bert and Henry. Florence will not play. Patty and the visitors In- dulge in a series of innocent Sun- day games. Among them is calisd “Truth,” the feature of which {8 a contract to write a ques- tion and answer, both to be kept a profound secret. The agreement is duly carried out. Florence is told as a family secret that her beautl- ful aunt, Julia Atwater, has appar- ently become engaged to a man named Crum, altogether unknown to the Atwaters. Florence finds the notes in the “Truth” game, in which both Herbert and Henry ad- mit that they have pretty eyes one PART I1—Continued. NR As he grew older, his insatiate cu- riosity enahled him to expose unnum- bered weaknesses, indiscretions and social misfortunes on the part of ac- and the the out his noise publicity ; every exposure gave a hideous his victim sought privacy persistently he was sought Wallie, vociferous and attended hilarious spectators. But other things, what most the demoniac boy to prodigies of sat- fre was any tender episode or symp- energy more above herself had suffered excru intervals throughout Wallie dis Florence ciatingly at eleventh covered that Georgie Beck valentine: and the many squealings of affectionate quatrain unahie to decide which more, Wallle or the worst of Wallie: up”; and in was no more “I'll tell Waille Torbin!" As Henry Rooter antl Herbert lings worth Atwater, Jr. they would as soon have had a head-hunter on their trail as Wallie Torbin with anything in his hands that could incriminate them in an implication of an ac- knowledgement of their own beauty The woven spring, because humorist’'s many, that valentine's left her the was finally hated That never circle threat ghe Georgie, he let there than, for Florence's sohering love—or fabric of civilized life Is Inter with blackmail; even some of the noblest people do favors for other people who are depended upon not to tell somebody something that the no blest people have done. born into us all, 2nd our nurses teach us more blackmail by threatening to tell cur parents, If we won't do this and that—and our parents threaten to tell the doctor—and so we learn! Blackmail is part of the daily life of a child; displeased, his first resort to get his way with other children is a threat to “tell”; but by-and-by experience discovers the mutual bene fit of honor among blackmallers Therefore, at eight it is no longer the ticker to threaten to tell the teacher; and, a little later, threatening to tell any adult at all is considered some- hing of a breakdown In morals. No toriovsly, the code is more liable to infraction by people of the physically weaker sex, for the very reason, of course, that thelr inferiority of mus cle so frequently compels such a sin, if they are to have their way. But for Florence there was now no such temniation, Looking toward the de. molition of Atwater & Rooter, an ex- posure before adults of the results of “Truth” would have been an effect of the sickliest pallor compared to what might be accomplished by a careful use of the catastrophic Wallle Torbin. All in all, It was a great Sunday for Florence, On Sunday evening It wns her privileged custom to go to the house of her fat, old great-uncle, Joseph Atwater, and remain until nine o'clock, In chatty companionship with Uncle Joseph and Aunt Carrie, his wife, and a few other relatives who were in the habit of dropping In there on Suvnday evenings. In summer, lemonade and cake were frequently provided; In the autumn, one still found cake, and perhaps a pitcher of clear new cider; apples were always a certainty, This evening was glorious; there were apples and clder and cake and walnuts, perfectly cracked, and a large open-hearted box of candy, Naturally, these being the circum. Herbert was among the und, though rathér at a dis- advantage, so far as the conversation was concerned, not troubled by the handicap. The reason he was ‘at a conversational disadvantage was closely connected with the unusual supply of refreshments; Uncle Joseph and Aunt Carrie had foreseen the coming of several more Atwaters than usual, to talk over the new affairs of their beautiful relative, Julia, Sel- dom have any relative's new affalrs been more thoroughly talked over than Julia's that evening, though all the time by means of various symbols, since it was thought wiser that Her- bert and Florence should not yet be told of Julia's engagement, and Flor- parents were not present to confess their indiscretion, Julia was referred to as “the traveler,” and other were employed with the caution: and all the while Florence merely ate inscrutably. The sincere Herbert was as placid; such foods enough for stances, guests | were ence's makeshifts most knowing more were “Well, all IT say is, the traveler bet Aunt Fanny finally, the apperred to be wearing hauvstion. “She certainly is in for it when the voyaging is over and she arrives in the port she salled from, and has to show her papers. I agree the rest of you; she'll have a deal to answer for, and most of ol! about the shortest one. My own opinion is that the shortest one Is burst like a balloon.” shortest one,” as the demure had understood from the was her Ideal-—none other than Dill. as subject great “The Florence first, Naohle against a pilaster of the mantelplece “Uncle Joseph,” she sald—*"I was just thinking. What Is a person's reason?” The fat gentleman, fire rosy with responding. “Well, there It Staggered Him. You Mean?” perzons I never could for 'em at all. ‘A What do you mean, son.’ Florence?" person's reason ‘a person's rea “l mean like when somebody says, “They'll their reason.” she ex “Has everybody lose got how they do then?” “Oh I" he said. worry. 1 suppose since you heard it, I see for and there was one hanging out of anybody somewhere, No; It's something can't ordinarily, Florence Losing your reason way of saying ‘going crazy “Oh,” she murmured, and appeared to be somewhat disturbed. At! this, Herbert thought proper to your reason alse, you Kop § the company. “You know, Florence,” he sald, “it ways do.” He applauded himself with a burst of changing laughter which ranged from a bullfrog croak to a collapsing soprano; then he added: “Especially when you come around my end Henry's newspaper building! You certainly ‘lose your reason’ every time you come around that ole place!” “Well, course I haf to act ike the people that's already there” Florence retorted, not sharply, but in a Musing tone that should have warned him. It wns not her wont to use a quiet volee for repartee. Thinking her hum. ble, he laughed the more raucously. “Oh, Florence!” he besought her. “Sar not so! Say not so!" “(hildren, children!” Uncle Joseph remonstrated, Herbert changed his tone; he be came seriously plaintive, “Well, she does act that way, Uncle Joseph! When she comes around there you'd on — — we were asylum the way think runnin’ a lunatie she takes on. She hollers and bellers and squalls and squawks., The least little teeny thing she don't like about the way run our paper, she comes flappin’ over there and goes to screechin’ around, you could hear her out at poorhouse farm!” “Now, now, Herbert,” his Aunt Fan- ny interpesed. “Poor little isn’t saving anything impolite to you not right now, at any rate, Why don't you be u little to her just for once?” Her unfortunate expression revolted all the cousinly manliness in Herbert's “Be a little sweet to her? ? with poignant incredulity, then in candor made plain how Aunt Fanny [nspired him. *I just exackly as soon be a little sweet to an alligator,” he asserted; such was his on this subject, “Oh, oh!” Carrie, “I would!” Herbert insisted. a mosquito, I'd rather, to ‘em, because, anyway, they 80 much to hear more and to just we sweet bhossom, he and poorly echoed, bitterness said Aunt “Or either of fon't make Why, you Just ought he went growing severe, ‘You ought newspaper noise, her,” more around on, come our ter school, when Henry and 1 are tryin’ to do our work in, anyway, some peace, Why, she just squalls and squ—" “I+ must be terrible” Uncle Joseph “What do you do all that afternoon?’ squawks and Florence, “Just for dreamily ;: and her placidity the exasperated “She does It because she thinks she runnin’ paper, my and Henry's; ths she does it! She thinks how to run anybody alive; but thing she's goin’ to find out; anything Henry's another no offered to pay us! Uncle think her and every exercise” answered more cousin she her journalist Own news why ought to be our it's knows newspapers one she ahout I there's thar an and that more to ne per. have and have of her ole poems in It, iz she don't do with news ms wouldn't one metter how ine! single much vit 12h ta tell 4 2: Joseph, shi x Henry's my exclaimed, “We wouldn't” Herhert “A gmount more Carrie insisted, vould know any un a newspaper than she does; a horse wouldn't make so around printing Soon as said there our press: we right then that we made up our minds Florence Atdater wasn't ever goin’ to thing to fet anything But she might jearn to stay away from our newspaper hullding, because after we got her out yesterday we fixed a she'll got do with her have any- she wants have a single If you do to run the whole thing with just as well * SOS never looked at him demurely. sure, Herbert?" she In- Florence “Just you try it!" he advised, with he langhed around and come heartiest sarcasm; tauntingly. “Just morrow and try it; to- with dignity. “I may have a slight “Oh. Florence, say not so! Say not so. Florence! Say not so!” At this she looked full upon him, “I might say not so,” she said—"if 1 know you have, Herbert.” It staggered him. “What—what— you mean?’ “And her reply left him paralytic with horror. ‘Wallis Torbinl' ” (TO BE CONTINUED.) Told of John Burroughs. John Burroughs, the naturalist, was not interested in nature's larger as- pects, Geysers and volcanoes bored him. His one exception was the Grand Canyon of the Colorado, which he called “the Divine Abyss.” Despite his intentness on study when a boy, Burroughs was fond of girls and kept a systematic record of his engage- ments with them, writers on his fife say. ———————— Fortuitous Circumstances. “id you have a good time at Smith's last evening?” “Can't say that 1 did, Mrs, Smith is an old sweet. heurt of mine and I awe Mr. Smith £10” Furs lasting for years without re. well under certain circumsdéances, but when one views the changes In fashion in this department of women's attire, the possibilities of variety begome per- fectly astounding, This year, writes a fashion authority In the New Times, the gorgeousness of furs fur trimmings and fur linings appear to know no limitation, and it would seem as though the American woman had decided to be as luxurious and sibly manage to be. Of course, all this has to be judged by what the showing and shops are 1st falling ff of fur buying or a tendency to wear furs course of his to the the hecome A furrier who in had used words as value of the products which selling, said: “Now he was here is n cheap that we are selling in quantities and which tail price of that?” said I, hopefully. It the sort of thing that life. He his head and pondered for “That,” he for only about 23.000." if you though there are the s¢ and figures in a looked so much would complete my dream of a brief sald “would S80, there Is the standard, thinking about furs, ther prices lower on which soar sound like the Fifty thousand evening moment, retail are los 08 well those soar until war dollars paid for fur has and not ns A single for it has been re wrap of heen own to happen occurrence either, ented often Caracul Is Popular. standard in fashionable furs For a there more claim to prestiz In almost all of which fur is ever ised makes its appear- 1S ariely } on Tia fare ped ingness ar has everything In its favor. Then there is another quality about caracul to he these who still ac fo caracu standard black the the old but in all fashion BON that lentepusly Aare 80 distributed gowns and wraj HN APPOArANC grace ti f the ol : Other Smart Attire. # § ’ £ 3 Ie it Oo h The Suit of American Broadtail That Appeals to Many. it Inid on in many layers it assumes all of the softening quality of the furs with much longer hairs? Yes, there is that characteristic to squirrel-—-that it becomes the majority of women, even adding that portion of charm that one expects to find after all the money which is necessary has been spent up- on fur coats or embellishments of any sort. Black duvetyn coats and wraps with gray fur trimmings are quite the rage of the moment. The richness and the depth of the black material against the thick grayness of the fur makes the contrast which becomes the lure of a this general character In couts the combination is seen over and the better things. wrap of again among they are more popular than they ever There going out before. no such idea us of fashion included In thelr scheme of existence, But the shorter furs are used to trim all manner of materials, There is a particularly interesting coat of purple homespun trimmed with lavish collars cuffs of which is moleskin, one Winsome Dress of Moleskin, With Monkey Fur Edges. tf attractive thin t rich b spun that is trimmed with . i YY ‘ cont of rown interestingly shaped into veloping collar and cuffs, it in Tones of Gray. orts of little baby lambs have ip to take their places in the these are all the halr aimost that demonstrated of soci is of i wadtall in all of In other words, if you imming or a coat of ike fur, then be manner of woolly into the ® a as heen pressed fashion antest sults that are lamb those with a distinctly or You the ng from the Krimmer inspira. is the fur of Rus thelr original lest parts of high Russian de entirely of fur and to hloused see, whole the d things in +3 4 460 oto} ne Sprgnt nmes are the trimmings of the mts At a seen a smart restagrant fitted to the sleeves and high col- this gray lamb, that reached the where the band was repeated all the way round the end of the high and un- irban worn with it, and the thing gloried in because of its omplete originality. Of course, haby lamb holds good nas the smartest and by all adds the most expensive of 111 the lambs. For one of the alluring parts of these newer lamb skins is the fact that they do not run terrifying figures . when their prices hang in the balance, cont $iahs ight wide cuffs of - Aring skirt the dress, sslar width of Was hn whole WAS Some still into Monkey Fur Prominent, nent lessly that constitutes itself a important asset the wellddressed woman, really many of the season's models. A tight, choker collar of monkey fur that becoming manner. Its wearer hap pened to have the softest and curliest of white hair, and she had had the good sense to top that with a rose red velvet hat that drooped a trifle at the gides and framed her face, with the monkey fur balance, quite artistically. There is a fur that they call “real monkey fur” which is far heavier and thivker than that which is ordinarily recognized as monkey. It is, as might be imagined from the name, among the more highbrow prices; but for that reason, as things go, it is the more de- sirable, There Is no record that it Is any more becoming, but if i 1s more expensive, that is enough for the stand. ards of some of the buyers. llome Town Helps ¥ ADDS TO VALUE OF PROPERTY Effective Argument as to the Necessity for Carefully Thought Out City Planning. City zoning and city planning tend to stabilize real estate values and make it easier for the real estate dealers to offer permanent Investments to pros pectlve purchasers. This forms part of the that J. C. Nichols of Kansas has offered fellow He says: “In talking last comptroller of a pany advice Clty his gammer with life insu loans a ls the com» nount of estate than any other rance which real 3 in the world, I asked £10G,000000 was too large an amount to place on the destrue- values to year by on property year “‘Why, he sald, ‘Nic 100.000 would not 1 to cover it.” 1 ‘What de hink—8500,000, “Well! he sald ing of our 1 “NOY present ‘oht © that with “There pian? shifting which vesiors has not planning In this upon the business together.” BLACK WALNUT TREE BEST Department of Agriculture Points Out ts Excellent Qualities as a Roadside Ornament, unched wrigtions, Ameri Forestry good roads nent of Agri- black ays. The the black » con the The by automobli state hig oan si On, ihe ANerican & the ARSMIH Organ: BErowers vironmen ns ] tion, tritious food. Unpaid Commission Does Best Work Department of Agriculture bul in } on 3 Rekidp nisists that ing =i provid ity streets | f much & municipal lights or side be cared Probably the for it says, Is through unpaid commission of three or five members, which, in turn, employs an executive officer. Methods of organi- zation are described, and numerous fllustrations show how trees should be planted. There are chapters aiso de- geribing pruning, spraying, transplant. ing and other subjects of importance to every town or city, whether Ht has to have them. The bulletin may had free upon ap plication to the division of publications, function as providing walks, and should, therefore, for by public offic most eflicient nis. way of arranging un) i arranging proper supervision, an wishes be Washington, D. C. “Roads of Remembrance” The “Roads of Remembrance” idea, originated by the "American Forestry President McKinley, are now being try, according to reports received by the association. National patriotic organizations have adopted the idea of marking points of unusual! Interest, and clvie improvement groups are using it to beautify local roads and highways. A County “Home Bureau™ The Livingston county (Illinois) “home burean” has resumed its regular activities, The principal study Is foods, but citizenship and child wel. fare have been added, and two thor oughly trained leaders have been see cured to direct these subjects Chica. go Dally News, White Blocks for Traffic Lines White concrete blocks Instead of painted lines are used in Portland, Ore, to mark crosswalks and other traffic lines placed on the streots,
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