THE CENTRE REPORTER, CENTRE HALL, PA.
OR
She was In the big squatter's out
stretched arms In a twinkling, weep-
ing agninst his breast,
Of Silk and Wool
| tended to forgive his unhappy wife or
not
But Percival did not wait to find
“2. oh,
byG ce
-
Nil
CHAPTER XVilI—Continued.
wf Gn
was still fal
lake, and
The
into the
Snow
dark
ing quietly
the
dow blind of his home,
lyop was still up.
“Cover horses and walt
directed Percival to the driver.
to Hopkins he sald: “As I told
here,"
Then
you,
your
ly. Poor girl, I am afraid, if you ap-
peared without warning, the shock
would be too much for her. Do as we
agreed in town, and 2 to
shack until I for you.
her you and the hoy ar
A long sigh slipg
ter's lips. He
hold his girl-brat to
heart. heard
He had
emotion Robert's
ro Bishop's
I'tl tell
e home."
come
wd from the squat-
in
desired to rush i
overwrought
3
na
his
with suppresses
tale of his Pollyvop's
trials, and now as he recollected them,
he could scarcely restrain himself, Yet
he realized the right,
80, the chil
around he faded
to the Snow,
Inside
seated
voung wins
pulling d's bowed
his neck, stolidly
falling
the h
tensely
ut
gers clasped togotl
Suddenly
the low
and Eve
Coop hole
er
heard v
of MacKenzie’
hing
sobbing
she
hum
iyn's
answers
She slowly,
at Bish
they
them
that she
lift
figure she
ste] ped
Larry
appea
away
y 1
ainda
down,
spoke
Ti
h
had «
©
she d
ment.
out of
could =
he wi
down
to him
pered :
“Hush!
quick !
she a
coop
His
his mir
startled
the door
he had
tive Jif
Clothes
been
She w
told him,
honest!
She had
thew
He
then shoved
“I'm
snapped.
Polly's
tried to pass her.
“No,
cried.
The sound !
Marcus MacKenzie out into the ki
fn one stride He halted
of the squatter girl hanging
ly to Robert's
broke from hi
Percival was
“So it's you!” he sai
told Polly Hopkins
mind. “Damn
His +
his
There behind
doorway was
“Evelyn!” he
what's this all
You look
Bewildered
not finish his
Marcus had
and Pollyop
sunk into the
finery which
the hurt int
wished
boots and h
“Shut the
reser
nursed
and
said there was some one
in
fixed her with and
her
to
stern eyes
aside,
}
going s¢¢ who he is,
fingers caught him
can't go
don't
of their vol
you
“Please
Arm
m
m; and
free and
1
what was In
you, you hy pot rite
olce broke off, and he brushed
eyes across with shaking fingers,
his pale cousin.
thickly.
Every
foe?
Overcome,
on &1 Eel
gasped (rd,
of
nbhout? one
as if—as
and he could
sentence,
caught Ev
teariessly na
hic
a
to
hamed,
hide
brought
him:
had
to
had
eyes,
in ds
er own calico dress!
door,
as calmly as he
chair
dhe Knew
Robert's She
0
she was clothed 1ddy's
doh.” Marcus or-
dered could
Mechanically tobert d he was
bidden. When he rain, Mar-
Cus was ted, with Evel clinging
to him, and Pollyop's face was
ered by Mae
Evelyn beg
“Bob, dear.” sh
up at her cousin with
“Pollyop's been
That
one
night's work.
“No, 1 ain't,”
her head. “I was awful bad!
the only one to blame
one of you. Let
about it.”
She began at the beginning and res
peated how she had concocted the plan
to steal Mrs. MacKenzie. She spoke
of Larry and Lye as her two friends,
but did not mention their names,
id ns
OR
i COV
arm.
to cry
broke
weakly
looking
ming eyes,
© out.
strea
80 good to me.”
to Polly if some
be punished for the
sounded ns
¢
else were to
she protested lifting
I were
1 hated every
me tell, ull of you
R HLivingstone.
aha
— er
a
Zh
Pot i.
“I thought 1 could kill ’er, sir,” she
raising streaming “hut
when daddy's coat fell down, an’ the
Hope smiled
eyes,
hig
at
{o
mammy an’
me, I quit
kill your
She struggled up and moving to the
Granny
hatin' you
woman.”
an' wantin’
against “The Greatest
World" as if
to the vast
leaned
1 the
herself
wall,
she, too,
1
add family
ff hurt ones,
Every one of her words was directed
MacKenzie,
“Then I'm to
“that
y
asked
understand,” he
lowly, you
vn
Marcus
never f ve |
of
the
Org ore now
the baby coming in
almost incoherent
wot
to contra
own
1's lmpetuous rush of
ushand
MacKenzie stiffered, but
the © fingers he
bitterly, unable
whit
no
nied outside:
the shanty sound could be heard
the hysterical sobbing of Evelyn
Robert as if he
Cousin rest
impatient was
It seemed to must
f
from his the
story, so he
to
“Then—then when
beloved ™ Evelyn
her husband,
you came,
raised her tired
“1 tried to get
I did my best to get Polly
my-
my
eyes to
after had freed me, I wanted
get him out of the country!
he to
Unwilling to spare herself the least
humiliation, she ended in piteous con-
fusion: “I was glad when I knew he
dead” .
“Then how did he die? came swift
from MacKenzie,
“Oh, just the doctor
Mare, dear,” replied Evelyn,
struck by lightning and died from the
then, and-and 1
made Polly swear over and over again
never tell any one! And--and
I gave her the silk dress she wore that
day In the Auburn car. Jos] etjordd
about that, too, tut, Mare, dear love,
I knew you hated her and"
Robert bounded to his feet as the
girl's words trailed away Into silence,
Over MacKenzie's face were speeding
so many different expressions that the
searching brown eyes of Polly Hop.
kins could not tell whether he In.
was
Iy
told
“He was
as you,
wns free
she'd
out. He sprang to the door, jerked it
open and closed It behind with a bang.
In fact, he did even Evelyn
slip quietly into a faint, or Marcus
snatch her into his arms as if he never
intended to let her go,
It only Polly the
passionate love words that came from
that had often flung fit
her and her people. She watched Mar
cus dully, her heart aching and her
rigid with pain. Robert had
sald!
to
love
Lot see
was who heard
lips RO onths
muscles
had
word
Evelyn
without a
he did
belleved what
had
Of
not
| He
|
{ her!
|
gone away
then, not
course,
| her any more!
Unnoticed by the MacKenzles, Polly
Hopkins sat while Evelyn,
who was
very quiet,
regained consclousness,
to her husband's
to his
was forgiven, Then suddenly, through
tl Marcus’
Lhe
Evelyn
hid
neck and
tl
clinging
listening ASSUrances int she
rumble of volce and
, Pollyop
She
low
sobs of
squatter call,
rose
{ heard a
slowly her feet rooted
and stood
OlCe
She Was in the Big Squatter’s Out.
stretched Arms a Twinkling,
Weeping Against His Breast.
in
Ma
ide Jere
Ker
Daddy Hd,’
Mr. MacKenzie
vied wearily into Jeremiah's
hugged his bush
Hopkir
I heen
ang
addy
straining
Robert Percival was
teurs in his eves softened her
expression,
“It’s like 3 to feel for me,
gir!” She wineed “An' gettin’ Daddy
an' Wee Jerry back is like you,
Every day I'm in jail I'll be prayin’
you'll be happy.” She strangled at the
memory of Old Marc's words, “I'll
next, i
on sorry
ton
get
huzzy !
Then Robert, stung with remorse at
«belief in her, picked her out of
her father's arms. When he had placed
her in a chair, said :
“Polly, darling,
whole story from--from
He looked toward Larry Bishop,
stumbling as if he did not remember
his name.
“And we've
vou
his «
he
we've heard the
forgotten
in.
been
it, too,” Mae
Kenzie boomed “Yesterday It
wouldn't have any great loss if
my whole family had been sunk in the
lake, We were all more wicked
any in the Silent City. But
night it's different I"
Polly straightened up, her eyes bril.
Hant with questioning,
“Daddy,” she nsked, he
menn-1 ain't goin' to jall for my life-
than
toe
one
“does
long? Oh, Daddy—"
{
{
i
i
{
MuacKen-
speech
sald
yond
who know
I want
“This night's work,”
zie, moved almost 1}
“won't pass outside the
it. And Polly
to tell
In sllence she dared a timid glance
look up, child,
you something.”
him
“While you
now, Mr. Percival and I made arrange.
with futher Kive him
told “Does
ut
you were--asleep—ijust
ments to
her
your
work," MacKenzie
that please
“Awful
turned and looked at Bishop, stunding
you?"
much,”
wall.
Larry?
“Poor, poor Larry.”
help him,
agninst the
“What
softly,
“I'l
about she murmured
100," Marcus agreed
cogitated one 1
There's Lye
"He
ry ge
sna moment
Brueger”
again ain't
Lye ain
MacKenzie!
got
many
smoothing
hand, “I guess
added Robert In her
jonke 1
1 have her
reverent
at
tones
regret .
frame shook,
to hin
her so happy won't
Jeremiah's
Pollyop,
you
big and
ever devoted kissed
him tenderly
win never yon
precious old Daddy” cried. “Meh.
2 looked up the tall
her. “Mebbe”
tnke Jerry an’
Thex're awful
leave Daddy darlin’,
ashe
he Khe
by
peated, “you'd
huh?
never get in anybody's way.’
“And Jerry and your father
my darling,” laughed Robert,
of happiness, “I
your little girl
“Yep,” whispered Jeremiah,
heavily,
Then
nt man
standing
she re.
Daddy
too, good
ton
outhurst cnn
sighing
Robert
Polly goodnight, Jereminh., with 2
faraway look upon his gathered
the bow degged child closer tg him and
rocked him gently to and fro.
{THE END.]
The Reason Why.
She-—He's my best friend,
Ho--How long have you known him
She-~Since yesterday,
while was
face,
of Simple Frocks.
Russian Motif In Trimming Is Pro-
nounced—Patterns Executed
Beads, Metal and Silk,
in
The dress of the Russian ped
content with
ses, but has set iis
ont
gliates
New
Models which
Paris
ailnost
They
aot
ire
JdOnounced
intiuencing
InurK in a
sinple fro
a fashion
York Tribune,
¢ way hie K of
11 $
$l Or wool,
corre
pondent in the
been
this
have
eived from show
Xaggerated to the
po
HZUTTCLOBS are, howey
the vies
i
ue
|
Frock of Crepe de Chine Elaborately
Embroidered in Solid Open-
Work Designs, Colors Harmonizing
With Background of Silk.
i$ jemand .
iy
L
and
MAY BE BIG
Paris Is Sponsoring Material for
Frocks, Hats, Neckwear and
Other Accessories,
for laces
idedly promising.
said,
outlook this season
The
de n-
in
frocks and hats, but in neckwear and
This firm an
increasing use of it on the part of the
manufacturers well the dress.
is Paris Is spo
soring lace, It was not only
accessories, finds
as as
makers,
The
flouncings
cutting-up
and
trade favors Span.
allovers both in
high shades. One dealer
emphasized cinnamon brown as par
ticularly good and named as
popular shades such colors as mimosa,
cornflower, tile blue, ochre, mauve and
gand. Though the usual designs for
this type of lace are floral, an attract-
ive Chinese pattern is shown, Span-
fsh lace is being sold to the retailers
as well as the manufacturers, it was
said.
wl
sN
staples and
1
aj
and a new type of work called
got is being produced on a filet
This house shows filet patterns
with touches of colored stitching.
Veunise bandings very popular
Just now, It was stated, a great
deal of the new silk-and-woal lace
being sold.
Carrickmacross on filet
novelty which is shown.
Lace is being used by blouse and
millinery people as well asx dressmak-
ers, it was sald, Scarfings and bond
ings are being sold for hats in the
high shades as well as staples, and the
biggest demand centers
from six to twelve inches,
also
]iv
nd a
ix
i= another
Black is
Su
i . Sa
RR A RRR ER
a
oo
SANE
REL
»
soft
are the feath
of horsehair in
of the dawn,
rchid,
te hat
Length of Ga
Sieeve Impc
Frocks Fr
fore
Roses of Silk
the ma trim
OWnSs.
8 of
scal-
rows
roses
ch fell
j-fit-
8 Were
short gleesvs
roses
Added Demand Is Now Predicted for
the Dress Goods Which Pos.
sess High Luster,
Next fall promises to supply
a
an add-
ich pos
The vogue for such
extabliched
luster.
materials is already
the better class of weaves
Plle-finished goods are expected to
have a leading place in the busitess
T the
Iso The
toward
leg, or
avorites
ashi
Well
«111 ‘ iw +
wills, featuring
clonkings
wr, A
novelty cloths
those of reg
same luste promise well
5 i
ny
a
are tend
character. Q
line checks, appear to he f
gether with the
which the pattern
nubbed yarn,
ri
to
in
with
shadow
is
plaids
defined
Single Startling Ornament.
contrast wit! the flowerdasden
In
single
Inte French fashion One such
an exact replica of a
turban of gray erepe morocails
folds; It has at its sole ornament. a
tall, oval biade of real ¢ stuck
at the acute angle over the right eye
startling ornament, are a
hat fe
Turkish
in soft
almost
fnlileth
the
pleated
over is of black
with edge around the
One long, slim quill of jade rib
eyebrows
satin
brim.
projects downward from
across the brim and a fom
the crown
beyond,