HAMILTON SWIFT, JR. BYNOPSIS— Newcomer in town, a young newspaper man, wh » tells the story, is amazed by the unaccountable actions of a man who, from the window of mx fine house, apparently has converse with invisible pers larly mentioning doria.'’ Next ers his strange Hon. David Beas ftician, and With Miss J unseen itr inary ju Beasley and a "Bill Miss Apperthwalte concerned The reporter lea Beasley and Miss i at one time been engaj . BIH the young engag “lack of a small appes hay ause of imagination." Beasley's I11—Continued. FS “Poor David! Outside books, 1 don’t bel anything *but ‘Robinson Crusoe’ the Bible and Mark Twain. Oh, should have heard her talk about it! ‘* couldn't bear it another day.’ sald, ‘1 couldn't stand it! In all time I've known him I don't he's ever asked me a single question- except when he asked me If I'd marry him. He never says anything- speaks at all!" she said, 'You of his law- jeve and the never don’t told her. ‘Blessing!’ she said. nothing In the man! He depths! He hasn't tion than the and sits in! what 1 say to him by nodd ing “uwm-hum.” with foolish, contented have gone mad if longer!” 1 asked married life consi ronversations wife; and she answered married life ought to etry in It ‘some soul! And sits,” she said, sits and sits! longer, has chair he sits and ing and say that same smile of his it had lasted her if she sted very between I'd any thought largely husband and that have some romance,’ he just comes and ‘and sits and and And I can’t bear it any and I've told him so." “Poor Mr. Beasley,” 1 said “1 think, Ann Apperthwaite! retorted my cousin. if there's any nicer sit and sit and sit and sit ly a man as that—na stands things, and smiles talking I” “As It happens,” 1 remarked heard Mr. Beasley talk.” “Why, of course talks” turned, “when there's any real it. And he talks to children: kind of a man.” “I meant a particular began; meaning to give any and Simpledoria, the another eal , greet him, and presently I took my leave without having been able to get back apon the Subject of Beasley Thus, once m affled, 1 returned Mrs, Apperthwaite's- the hour ea the very heart of tha mystery which over! next door and so perp! éven po ‘Some Sits ‘Poor “I'd like to know thing than just to with as love who under- and everlastingly man and thinks instead of “I've he she re use In he's that instance,” I see If she Bill Hammersley but at that mo: under the hand of My cousin ine clew to ent gate clicked re to and withir me into possession t dark and subtle the hous soul Finding that 1 had still Some hefore me, 1 got a book and reg aired to den. But 1 opened the was arrested hy side of the high nlous derivation: leisure from my room bench in the read: 1 had but en attention sonnds from the fence—low and of African’ the gnr did book wi not my croonings distinctly a-mawnin’, up de hill so slow! in’ git a rastle in doo time mly do's cloge-izg!* hh met mah sistub in B'fo de hevy It was the voice of an aged negro: and the simultaneous slight creaking of a small hub and axle seemed to In- dicate that he was pushing or pulling ¢ child's wagon or perambulator up and down the walk from the kitchen door to the stable. Whiles, he prof- fered soothing music: over and over he repeated the chant, though with va riations; encountering In turn his brother, his daughter, each of his par. ents, his uncle, his cousin, and his second-cousin, one after the other ascending the same slope with the same perilous leisure, “Lay still, honey.” He interrupted his Injonetions to the second.cousin, “Des keep on a-nappin’ an’ a-breavin' de Tesh alr. Dass wha's go' mek you good an’ well agin” Then there spoke the strangest wolce that ever fell upon my ear: It was not like a child's, neither was it fike a very old nerson's voice; it might { f ay x have been a grasshopper's, It was so thin and little, and made of such tiny wavers and quavers and creakings, “I—want—" sald this elfln volce, “1 -want--Bill-—Hammersley !"” The shabby car which had passed my cousin's house was drawing up to the curb near Beasley's gate. Evidently the old negro saw |(t “Hi dar!” exclaimed, dat! Hain' Bill a edzacly on de dot an’ instink when Dar t “Look at comin’ yonnah des an' to de vey spot you ‘quiah fo' 'im, | Mist" Dave, right | you kin bet yo' las | he got dat Bill Ham ‘tin! along, honey go' you 'roun In fo' ‘em,’ wagon cresked away, ns it went, Mr. Do Jumped out of the car | with a wave of his hand to the driver, | teasley himself, who drove through his carriage-gates and down the the other side of the house was lost to my ‘view Dowden, entering our own gate, nod a friendly fashion te me, and | I advanced to meet hii, “Some day I want to take you over next door,” he sald cordially, as 1 | “You ought to know Beas | ley, especially as | hear you're doing Dave Beas ley's going to be the next governor of | this state, you koow.' He laughed, | offered me a cigar, snd we sat down | together on the front steps. “From all I rejoined, “you who'll get it." (It was said In that Dowden would | “come pretty near having the nomina- tion in his pocket”) “1 expect you thought subject pretty briskly gikneed at he Cole 1 hunnud dollahs Come to pull to meet wif youd small the The vilen open drive on I hear” town I shifted the | the other day?” me quizzically from un- his. black felt hat, “1 tell you about that, but the You see meant to unity didn't occur “I understand,” “T've heard the be embarrass I interrupted, You thought it might to Miss Apper * story “I expect 1 was pretty clumsy about Dov cheerfully “Well he flicked his cigar with a | ered ejaculation that hinif a laugh ; “it's a mighty Here they keep on liv. ing next door to each other, year after | each going on alone when | just as well-" He left unfinished, save for a of compassion, “They bow happen to meet, but they haven't vlen, Was half strange case they the | sentence vocal | when | they ! whe him a his head, sent way, long He shook then his countenance cleared | ago.” “I Think, ‘Poor Ann Apperthwaite!’” Retorted My Cousin. and he chuckled. “Well, sir, Dave's got something at home to keep him busy enough. these days, 1 expect!” *Do you mind telling me?” 1 In quired. “Is his name ‘Simpledoria’'?” Mr. Dowden threw back his head and faughed loudly, “Lord, no! Whai on earth made you think that?” I told him, It was my second suc cess with this narrative; however there was a difference: my former nu: ditor listened with flushed and breath less excitement, whereas the present one laughed consumedly throughout, Especially he laughed with a great laughter at the picture of Beasley's coming down at four in the “morniu: to open the door for nothing on sea or land or in the waters under the earth, I gave account, also, of the miraculous Jumping contest (though I did not mention Miss Apperthwalie’'s having been with me), and of the elfin voice I had just now overheard demanding “Bill Hammersley.” “30 1 expect you must have decid. ed.” he chuckled, when 1 concluded, “that David Beasley has gone just pinin insane.” “Not a bit of it. Nobody could look at him and not know better than that” “You're right there!” sald Dowden, heartily. “And now I'll tell you all there 8 to it. You see, Dave grew up with a cousin of his named Ham- ilton Swift; they were boys together; went to the same school, and then to college. I don't believe there was ever a high word spoken between them. Nobody In this life ever got a quarrel out of Dave Beasley, and Hamilton Swift was a mighty good sort of a fel- low, He went East to live, after they got out of college, vet they al- ways managed to get together once a year, generally about Christmas time, You couldn't pass them on the street without hearing thelr lnughter ringing out louder than the sleigh-bells, may- be over some old joke between them, or some fool thing they did, when they were hoys, But Hamilton Swift's took over to the other side water live: too, perhaps, business him of the to English girl, ) I! “Simpledoria Ils Supposed to Be Ham ilton Swift, Jr's, §t. Bernard Dog.” That sir, were tak. an orphan without any kin was about seven years ago. Well summer he and his wife a trip down in Swit they were out of a and word enme that Hamilton il appointed Dave child they had, a Swift, Junior's, across the of a doctor, and Dave York to meet hin He home here passed this zeriand, and drowned tip Lake ing hoth wl over f.u¢ erie —— Swift's of the Ham ie arge rowboat in immrdian one little box ilIton his name wns sent ocean in oh went on to New brougit the vers the house getting up at fou let that : host in gh it ghost Sir “I begin feel : “Not at all we reloined hap's freaks to Hittle « tify anybody, especially wi the ridiculous Jur moring ‘em Hamilton Swift child 1 ever Lord knows He made dren powerful mysterious! little cuss has a firmities that back most of other curiousest £nwW gone] comp CRiIOon have his life children, and he's never p got fede heat of ! ng I und nerves thing; sick, eretand it are it's supposed year to all he Year. and hu: ter from bones and insides Wrong. gets a Jitt He braces, too] and sometimes, all one, 1 Seno, hrought him h ably carrying lumping: The boy somehow fe het wears a and pretiy subject to attacks, the name for "efi iittle he has He had day Beasley and that was probe he's don’t kn loses wlhnt Ow voloe whisper, after but a the ame, the r all to himself about that match out in the back-yard, must have been lying in the little wagon they have for him, while Dave cut up shines with ‘Bill Hammersley! Of course, most children make-believe friends and com. especially if they haven't any or sisters, hut this lonely his people worked out in his mind and materialized be. ave got well acquainted with ‘em on the train on the way home, and they certainly are giving him a lively time.” Ho, ha! Getting him up at four in the morn. Ing" Mr. Dowden's mirth overcame him for a moment; when he had mastered it. he continned: “Simpledoria—now where do you suppose he got that name ?—well, anyway, Simpledoria is supposed to be Hamilton Swift, Jun. lor's, St. Bernard dog. Beasley had to bathe him the other day, he told mel And Bill Hammersley is supposed to be a boy of Hamilton Swift, Junior's, own age, but very big and strong: he has rosy cheeks, and he can do more in athletics than a whole college track. team. That's the reason he tute jumped Dave so far, you see.” / on panions, brothers ——————————— i “I'm glad there's somebody In that house at last with a little imagination” TO BE CONTINURD.) Bands of Peltry Add to Attrac- tiveness of the Wrap. Winsome Decoration for the Winter Coat May Be Had at Slight Expenditure, Fur Is the accepted trimming for the longer coats, says a fashion writer in the New York Tlnes, Jy using this for a trimming you cun have the most luxurious gort of a wrap with the slight- est expenditure of money. If you have a fur wrap of this distinction, this width and this length, you would find yourself involved with hundreds-—no thousands—of dollars. But you have a cloth wrap + ‘th the wide of fur trimming "und the price not be too startling for a winter tume, There Is one very economical wdy of cutting up an old fur coat and us Ing it for trimming on a newer one, You may have quarter length were to can will COS u short cont which would never but which could one or i of a wi to ac frock tresses ming wien coat made Same very ahie cout lines Its smart or a F There Is the made stric material is a on ight light hn HT Straight Lines and Black Fur Trim. ming Distinguish This Coat of Blue Mauve Broadcloth, ited) the ad ere is bluish to this particular co in an Tn the fro nt 1) and the belt around mauve of mirnble mann 6 flat panel fides and back i= ma position material In a ouched wi is black--n lines the me com purple The fur rich and the wide collar repeats the design of the straight cuffs as well as the band at the end of the long panel in front A band fur is added a draped turban of the same m de of =: deep th spots ofegreen deep, seal, of the ahout aterial Among the Women; Many Are in Bright Coloring. “What about cipes? wax an oft repeated question at the beginning of For the cape has any a and no enemies among women it seemed to be holding an reign in the fashion world, designers agreed that it was ti displace it with some other wrap, the fact that women agked for them them a place in the True, over me but bought the capes insistently gave fashion : itis fashioned in fur, in velvels, brocades and fur, in matelasse, in rics. A great many yokes shirred velvet capes have or smocked in deep points. A lovely green one seen re cently was shirred to represent a chrysanthemum, another black velvet cape was shirred yoke depth and tin ished by a padded roll about the hem. Short capes (meaning hip-dength and kneedength capes) argofte. a part of the smart coat-dress costume. The cape of metal brocade is trimmed in deep fur bands. as this fabric does not take the soft folds of velvet. The bright shades of velvet capes, orange, purple and green, give a de Hghtful dash of color to evern'4g af. fairs, These capes are lined with silver cloth veiled in chiffon or crepe of contrasting hue. Matelnsre, too, Is one of the much-chosen fabrics for evening wraps, Capes appear in many sariations from straight ones gath ered very full to circular capes of JACKET FOR MORNING WEAR The short allows freedom This model is every the smart cut of the sieeves to close fitting hip-line. Brown astra. kan is used in this. jacket chic in line from “he makes any The the cont with its hat an an of too light and sreangement of wil could proud. the coat Is not by ond airy It is a deep tone of mauve that almost upon gray, and the contrast of that soft and exquisite against the thick biack fur is something that makes the fest port of a winter effect At time the youthfulness and the light color and are kept Intact A three-quarter coat made of muterials that and so extraordinarily warm. with a of blue ng lined with a soft blue the tone of the The ne of f wom ich be justly color any means Yerges shade love the same of material charm the soft with a cape is twp and thick Itw ¢ olor rut one of the homespun are so soft band in gray ning thiough it, sittin that ery crepe repeats dress worn with it, 1 eh ih game t the effect of the costume is excellent Gay Linings for Fur Coats Linings in revelation of the new fur coat + h being done " all-over tine tracery Among the Faste m qos gh chiffon Wear. street wear are the Twills for Street Poiret twill dominant n 2 { lored wear of the ks of em broidery in gold designs, while scarlet end Persian developed in other to some of the used, Some from touches are model ig used For istently trim the frocks. velvet frocks, ermine o% the is co ns the hing ghing black velvels in frocks pecially on of ire brown need d CHE fu screetly at neck and sleeves gathered into a Tailored Dress Fabrics. and broadcloth tailored dress color range of In CK, Twill two featured fabrics in the used in limited navy and black. panvelaine, In bls marten, kit fox and are the favorite tones interesting in Ha- shows the flat cord are line coats, navy Ha. brown, gerona sounchard, walian blue A particularly n blue panvelaine, back and _ with a slight fullness exactly at the waistline, stitched into a yoke belt. Bands of black and gold and a lighter blue embroidery are ap- effec. song the top and bead the wide cir lar e and coat collar of nutria fodel Straight Lines Now, Farther manifestations of straight. line sithouette favoritism are shown In the prize award in the fashion contest of the Fashion Art league convention in Chicago, Straight lines won the day in a dress of nervy milanette, with slashed sides revealing a foundation of latinum-gray canton crepe, New Shape in Fans, Among the novelties in dress acces. sories are the square fans of painted xilk, mounted on tortolseshell frames, These are big, the squard measuring perhaps eighteen ipches, Bertha Collars. Smart and new are deep herthh col lars of embroidery organdie put to gether with filet and Irish laces (The Kitchen Cabinet Western £5. 1923 Newspaper mien ) Between the thant are Wike And march Bometime Inoks Of him who guise keep age And then 1 think "What preeious books." Hilda Morris printed words wn so easily across lhe suddenly 1 page quite cateh the wrote, tolling nn lowly To his pen undulled by woe or things are SOUPS AND GARNISHES for attrac tive dish of the There are varieties he is indeed to please cannot find ope to his liking. Vermont Chicken Soup ~—~Tuke six chicken will many a Soups with never grow passe, too wotiy is the neal, such that hard who well-seasoned little grated shredded and one cup ful of peas. If the are fresh simmer unt they are Beat an bread crumbs to into balls and sim upiuis of stock, add a onion, a [Was done egy, make a pn Drop the balls until well he Quick Boultion.~ ~{'11t fine one pound of fat hot. beef and a slice Put into a sa cepan of cold water, one finely n and uies two for need COOK water sn press throug! i fine sieve with salt, pepper and Cheese Balls.—Take ful of flour, half a cu tal lespoanful Mix smooth celery one-half cup milk, a each of butter and in a doul conk and and Set nful of cheese ie holler until well beaten pdd one ong rool “hick, exe cook enough to Form hickory nuts, cook five min immediately Meat Dish. —Put through grinder two er three me sized potatoes, season well, add glso ground threug the meat grinder In a little pork fat the and onion scalded then place In 2a well baking pan with a £t beef and garnish crooked pork sausages and dixh and onion he for mo Rice Soup.—{nok one-fourth of a cupful three cupfuls of ball ir gw ater w set the egg aside to into drop into and Leftover the dium balls the size of boiling soup, utes serve meat one small onion EAURARS enok anti! wel) buttered potate layer of witli Bake cooked that al’ the juice i= added onion Kew s potato are the needed sture of rice In 1 one teaspoonful ice of onion and a stalk of celery ig cooked add two red press thronzh a sieve am and the same hicken or veal oneoizrhth of a teaspoonful of pepper and three ta blespoon ful ach of butter and flour ided to hind cooked the ry % for the lesired, place In the fruit eake NE or use IS m sled nutes let the or after the steaming dn half hour in a moderate “1 cake escape or ff Oi Sor an oven. The better flavor ¢ steamed first, has a much and textur then beked. the the year bacon with green this season of peppers makes a most ap- eakfast dish them in Soak rings, re for drain, and cut he seods twenty salted ice water, in the bacon fal. drained bacon het in the peppers when tender in center of the platter the ba arranged around them. Keep well the on and serve the with oon Gluten than gems are liked by others who find It necessary to diet. To two of gluten flow sallow a teaspoonful of salt, ten gpoonfule of baking powder, two table spoonfuls of sugar, ege and two cupfuis of milk or half milk and half water, Sift the dry ingredients, beat he egg, add the milk and flour and beat again until light and foamy. Have the pans hissing when the mix those cupfuls fwo one hot When the appetite needs coaxing cut the bread for toast in fingersized pleces, toast and butter and pile log cabin fashion when serving. A sprinkling of salt on the break fast grapefruit is an improvement In serving instead of sugar. The salt brings out the flavor of the fruit. This is good news to those who are denied sugar, Almond Bread Make a sponge at night with a quart