By IRVING BACHELLER Copyright by Irving Bacheller CHAPTER X|—Continued. ae] Dos He saw the plan now—an admirable plan. They were to meet near the port of salling and be married and go aboard the ship and away. It was the plan of Margaret and much better than any he could have made, for he knew little of London and its ports, “Should I not take my baggage with me?” “There is not time for that” the veiled lady answered. “We must make haste, I have some clothes for you in a bag.” She pointed to a leathern case un- der the front seat. From that time forward they rode in a silence broken only by the creak- ing of the coach and the sound of the horses’ hoofs. Darkness had fallen when they reached the little city of Gravesend, The Ship and Anchor stood by the water's edge. “You will please wait here,” sald the stern lady in a milder voice than she had used before, as the coach drew up at the Inn door, “I shall see if she has come.” His strange companion entered the inn and returned presently, saying: “She has not yet arrived. Delayed by the fog. We will have our dinner, if you please.” From this point the scene at the inn ls described in the diary of the America “She drew off her hat and vell and a young woman about twenty-eight years of age and of astonishing beauty stood before me.” “ “There, now, I am out of business,’ she remarked in a pleasant volce as she sat down at the table which bad been spread before the fireplace, ‘I will do my best to be a companion to " you until Margaret arrives. “She looked Into my eyes and smiled. Her sheath of Ice had fallen rom her. “The walter came with a tray con. mining soup, glasses and a bottle of sherry. We sat down at the table and yur walter filled two glasses with the therry. “ “Thank you, but self-denial ls an- sther duty of mine,’ she remarked when I offered her a glass of the wine. I live In a tipsy world and drink— water. I live In a merry world and teep a stern face. It Is a vile world ind yet I am unpolluted. “I drank my glass of wine and had begun to eat my soup when a strange feeling came over me. My plate seemed to be sinking through the table, The wall and fireplace were receding into dim distance, I knew then that I had tasted the cup of Circe. My hands fell through my lap and sud- denly the day ended. It was like sawing off a board. The end had fallen, There Is nothing more to be sald of it because my brain had ceased to re- celve and record Impressions. I was as totally out of business as a man in his grave, When I came to, I was in a berth on the ship King William bound for New York. As soon as I tricked. and weré lying on a chair near me, My watch and money were undisturbed, I had a severe pain in my head. I dressed and went up on deck. The captain was there, “You must have had a night of It In Gravesend,” he sald. “You were like a dead man when they brought you abroad.” “*Where am I going? 1 asked. * “To New York, he answered with a laugh. ‘You must have had a time!’ “How much is the fare?” “ “Young man, that need not concern you,’ sald the captain. ‘Your fare has been pald In full. I saw them put a letter In your pocket. Have you read nr» Jack found the letter and read: “Dear Sir—-When you see this you will be well out of Senger and, It Is hoped, none the worse for your dis sipation. This from one who admires your skill and courage and who ad- vises you to keep out of England for it least a year. “A WELL WISHER.” He looked back over the stern of the ship. The shore had fallen out of sight. The sky was clear. The sun shining. The wind was blowing from the east. He stood for a long time looking toward the land he had left. “Oh, ye wings of the wind! take my love to her and give her news of me and bid her to be steadfast In ber faith and hope,” he whispered, CHAPTER XII The Girl He Left Behind Him, After Jack had been whirled out of London, Franklin called at his lodg- ings and learned that he had not been seen for a day. The wise philosopher entertained no doubt that the young man had taken ship agreeably with the advice given him. A report had been running through the clubs of London that Lionel Clarke had sue cumbed. In fact he had had a bad turn, but had railled. Jack must have heard the false report and taken ship suddenly, Doctor Franklin went that day to the meeting of the privy council, whither he had been sternly sum- moned for examination In the matter of the letters of Hutchinson et al. hour he had stood unmoved whil¢ Alexander Wedderburn, the wit. barrister in the kingdom, poured on him a torrent of abuse, Even the 'judges, against all traditions of & decorum In the high courts of Britain, laughed at the cleverness of the assault. That was the speech of which Charles James Fox declared that it was the most expensive bit of oratory which had been heard In Eng land, since it had cost the kingdom its colonies. It was alleged that in some manner Franklin had stolen the letters and violated their sacred privacy. It Is known now that an English nobleman had put them In his hands to read and that he was in no way responsible for thelr publication, The truth, If it could have been told, would have bent the proud heads of Wedderburn and the judges to whom he appealed, in confusion. But Franklin held his peace, as & man of honor was bound to do. He stood erect and dignified with a face like one carved In wood, The counsel for the colonies made a weak defense. The triumph was complete. The venerablea man was convicted of conduct inconsistent with the character of a gentleman and de priveda of his office as postmaster general of the colonies, Bur he had two friends In court They were the Lady Hare and her daughter. They followed him out of the chamber. In the great hallway, Margaret, her eyes wet with tears. em- braced and kissed the philosopher, “I want you to know thst I am your friend and that I love America,” she sald. “My daughter, It has been a hard hour, but I am sixty-eight years old and have learned many things,” he answered. “Time is the only avenger I need. It will lay the dust.” The girl embraced and kissed him again and sald In a volce shaking with emotion: “I wish my father and all English- men to know that I am your friend and that I have a love that cannot be turned aside or destroyed and that I will have my right as a human being." “Come let us go and talk together— we three,” he proposed. They took a cab and drove away. “You wiil think all this a singular proceeding,” Lady Hare remarked. “I must tell you that rebellion has started In our home. Its pence Is quite destroyed. Margaret has de clared her right to the use of her own mind.” “Well, If she Is to use any mind it will have to be that one,” Franklin answered. “I do not see why women should not be entitled to use their minds as well as their hands and feet.” “l was kept at home yesterday by force,” sald Margaret. “Every door locked and guarded! It was brutal tyranny.” “The poor child has my sympathy, but what can I do?” Lady Hare In- quired, “Being an American, you ean expect but one answer from me.” sald the phliosopher. “To us tyranny in home or state Is Intolerable. They tried it on me when I was a boy and I ran away.” “That Is what I shall do If neces sary,” sald Margaret. “Oh, my child! How live?" her mother asked, “I will answer that question for her, it you will let me,” sald Franklin “If she needs It, she shall have an allowance out of my purse.” “Thank you, but that would ralse a scandal,” sald the woman. “Oh, your ladyship, I am old enough te be her grandfather.” “1 wish to go with Jack, If you know where he 1s,” Margaret declared, look- ing up Into the face of the philosopher. “1 think he is pushing toward Amer. fea,” Franklin answered, “Being alarmed at the condition of his ad- versary, 1 advised him to slip away. would you now and then. They have to be for. glven and allowed a chance to repent and improve thelr conduct. Your fa- ther Is a good man, Try to win him to your cause,” “And die a malden,” sald the girl with a sigh. “Impossible I” Franklin exclaimed, “I shall marry Jack or never marry, I would rather be his wife than the queen of England.” “This is surely the age of romance,” sald the smiling philosopher as the ladies alighted at their door, “I wish 1 were young again” CHAPTER XII} The Ferment. On his voyage to New York, Jack wrote long letters to Margaret and to Doctor Franklin, which were deposited in the post office on his arrival, the tenth of March. He observed a great change In the spirit of the people They were no longer content with words. The ferment was showing Itself In acts of open and violent disorder. The statue of George III, near the battery, was treated to a volley of de- cayed eggs, In the evening of his ar- rival. This hot blood was due to the effort to prevent free speech In the colonles and the proposal to send political prisoners to England for trial, Jack took the first boat to Albany and found Solomon working on the Irons farm. In his diary he tells of the delightful days of rest he enjoyed | with his family, Solomon had told | them of the great adventure but Jack would have little to say of It, having no pride in that achievement. ! Soon the scout left on a mission for | the committee of safety to distant sets tlements In the great north bush. “T'll be spendin’ the hull moon In the | wilderness,” he sald to Jack. “Goin’ to Virginny when I get back, an' I'll look fer ye on the way down.” Jack set out for Philadelphia the day after Solomon left. He stopped at Kinderhook on his way down the river and addressed its people on conditions In England. A young Tory interrupted his remarks. At the barbecue, which | followed, this yeung man was seized | and punished by a number of stalwart girls who removed his collar and jack- | et by force and covered his head and | neck with molasses and the fuzz of | cat talls. Jack Interceded for the | Tory and stopped the proceeding, i “My friends, we must _ control our | anger,” he sald. "Let us not try to subdue tyranny by using it ourselves.” | Everywhere he found the people In | such a temper that Tories had to hold | their peace or suffer punishment. At | important letters had failed to pass the of articles which hastened the crisis, | The first of them was a talk with | Frapklin, which told how his mail had been tampered with; that no letter had | come to his hand through the post apparent Indifference as to the evil dence of its violation. The Doctar's words regarding free speech In Amer | ica and the proposal to try the bolder critics for treason were read and dis. cussed in every household from the sea Florida, bells ringing and they were the bells of revolt. The arrival of General Gage and commander-in-chief for the conti nent, and others, drove the citizens Into the open. out Tory hunting. Parties went and If Incorrigible, was tribunal was allowed to sit In any held behind locked doors with the gow ernor and his secretary shouting =a proclamation through its keyhole, de citizens filed out, they had Invited the in Philadelphia, veved the Invitation to Pennsylvania and Virginia, He had gone on a sees with General Ward, Another man car ried that historic call to the colonies farther south. In five weeks, delegates were chosen, and early In August, they were traveling on many different roads toward the Quaker city. Crowds gath. ered In every town and village they passed, Injun war. “They was poundin’ the bells, an’ shootin’ cannons everywhere,” he de clared. “Men, women and children crowded ‘round us an’ split their lungs yellin’, They's a streak o' sore throats all the way from Alexandry to here” (TO BE CONTINUED.) Poppy Tea Had a Kick The government won the first case of the kind and ruined the prospects for a thriving opium business when Soba eral Judge Bean's court in Portland, Ore, after the jury had deliberated north end were selling the tea as moon shine, government agents discovered, and patrons of these were becoming addicts without knowing it. Skirt is Shorter; Make Wider Hems Season’s Fashion Applies Principally to Tailleurs, Authority Says. Rich in color and embroidery, many the various lmportant mode] houses have proved of more than ordinary in terest, says a writer In Costume Royal Reville is showing costumes with senfl- fitting couts of contrasting hues, In| Paris the same idea prevails. Last sea- | son some sort of apology was offered by designers for this unannounced | amalgamation of colors, and one found an embroidery theme woven upon the | cont, with the dominant color echoing | that of the skirt, which somewhat soft- | ened the dissimilitude; but we have nothing of the sort. The skirt may be brown and the coat green, and that | ends it, and If at first it seems a little | jarring, one quickly becomes accus tomed to it, These remarks apply more to the The afternodn sult still ad- | beres to three-plece effects with the coat linings and blouse trimmings usually matching. i At Luecllle’'s display there was a de cided flare for costumes in malze-col- | ored facecloth, trimmed and Hned with | black satin. Skirt lengths are certainly shorter and skirt hems wider this season; that gudet Insertion of plalts Insure thls. | Afternoon dresses, on the other hand, | ure shown made with tight underslips, | sometimes so narrow that difficulty is experienced In walking. This is rathér surprising, as, made with the fashion- abie circular or plaited panel fronts, | they give an impression of spacious. | ness. Jumper frocks and costumes, on the other hand, are the epitome of com- fort, and have created a great success Another outstanding delightful fea- | ture is the scarf. It is everywhere, and | In the ; evening a scarf Is a mere wisp of tulle, | Rose-Colored Gingham | rd Io 7 : A sleeveless frock of pink-checked | gingham has ruffles of white organdie in green. Three ap | pliqued disks form a pocket over a Colorful Embroidery Is Used on Black and White One of the unique dresses of the season is in white crepe, with tight black satin sleeves joined at the shoul. ders with a band of green and gold embroidery. The narrow center panel, covered with the embroidery, holde a ripple of black satin at either side. The slight plaiting at the low waist line suffices for a belt decoration; not that it Is actually at- in color and fabric to the decoration, sory, and is sold with the dress. Thus this separate scarf is left to the artifice the wenrer to arrange as she often sadly betrayed, though in cases it is more than justi A scarf also may be an Integral part of a hat; lace hats for restaurant wear are wonderfully enhanced by a trailing wisp of tulle or floating ribbon end which coyly encircles the neck or may form a kind of vell. Scarf colinrs to conts and evening wraps are innovation. still very flat slim, usually in the front Much Ingenuity pended on the neckline, which ean be cut quite high in front and low at the back, or be fashioned with a drapery swathed over one shoulder, while often a corsage is held with a single dia- mante strap. brojidery usually adorns one side only of a gown, as the idea of symmetry appears to departed from the dressmaker’s program, and the whimsi. cal notion of using a posy or s scarf to arrive at a balance is employed In stead. hare where the bobbed-hnir fad is no one seems to know, Day thousands of women over the are submitting thelr halz to tha Worn with oddshaped heads, with certain kinds of features, with too long or ton short necks, with soft olly heir, do not look well with a bob. Buch bad features as they have may be hidden or made more attractive by the long halr dressed properly, of how becoming Women to Today's Mode Women may have relinquished thelr More than chains that bind women to fashion in Joods Economist. They hold milady by the throat, for chokers or long Furthermore, a gold powderbox and lipstick holder are united by a similar jong chain to be entwined around mi lady's arm. Nor Is this all, for Paris envelopes with a tailored gold link chain down one side ending in the ring within which sways a carnelian Chinese god, To Have Chic Turban From Strip of Crepe Something new and unusual In the line of hats was observed recently on a young and pretty woman, returning to this country from abroad, writes a by request, the wearer it off and held it up , to her surprise, that it was n long, straight plece of crepe, the middle and molded Into #4 question bore. the label of a smart designer, but an Ingenious style secker could easily concoct ons at home or take the idea to her fa- vorite milliner. The plece of crepe, of single thick- ness If heavy enough, should be about thirty-two inches long and half a yard wide. It is slit up the middie length- wise, all except the last 18 inches, or whatever the measurement of the wearer's head Is irom brow over the top of her head to the nape of her neck, The single wide end is the. gathered Into a handsome ornament, which forms the front of the hat, When It Is to be worn the ornament is adjusted at the front, the end of the long slit coming at the back of the neck, and the two ends are crossed, twisted slightly, and wound around the head, over the front orma- ment, and finally tucked In just back of the ear line, Alpaca and Fulgurante Silks for Summer Wear No commentary on the summer mode Is complete which does not In- clude alpaca and fulgurante, the two artificial silks which, because of thelr welght, are particularly adapted to the simple line sad self<trimming of cure rent styles. The name of Nathal says a fashion writer In the New York Tribune, has been conferred upon an afternoon ensemble. It is developed in fulgurante and Includes inlaid or encrusted panels of fine plaits which are repeated ln the stralght cut three. quarters cont. The otherwise severe and formal UHpes of the dress are relieved through the addition of a soarf collar of white crepe knotted and held together with » cluster of jot pn ® GOOD CHI I SOO ALONG LIFE’S TRAIL By THOMAS A. CLARK Deum of Men, University of Illinois, (@. 1934, Western Newspaper Union.) SILENCE M ROMAIN ROLLAND in “Jean e Christophe,” in describing Hosa Euler and her garrulous family, says: “Always her shrill volce was heard in the house telling stories, always oreathless, as though she had no time to say everything, always excited and animated, in spite of the protests which she drew from her mother, her father, and even her grandfather, ex asperated, not so much because she was forever talking sas because she prevented them talking themselves, For these good people, kind, loyal, de voted—the very cream of good people —had almost all the virtues, but they lacked one virtue which Is capital, and is the charm of life: the virtue of si lence.” My father used to say when we were nll chattering away and he found it difficult to keep us quiet, or when 4 more than ordinarily talkative neigh- bor had finished his call, that in all his life he had never been sorry he bad eaten too little or talked too little, and my father was on the whole a rather quiet man. I believe the most common and frequent admonition which I received in childhood, and my admonitions were not few, was to hold my tongue, and so far as I have been able to carry out this suggestion 1} have found it profitable. I have found out much more that 1 have wanted to know by listening snd keeping slient than by talking and asking questions. When you talk to a man and ask him direct questions, you often shut him up and make him suspicious. How- ever much one talks and however much about any topic one knows, I have found, too, that it is the part of wisdom to keep a little In reserve— never to tell quite all that one knows, just as in the matter It is wiser to keep a little balance In the bank. George Eliot, in “Adam Bede” I be lieve it is, says that it Is a test of friendship that twe people may walk or sit together for an hour and yet say nothing nor feel any desire or ob- ligation to do so. It is not easy to keep silent under a taunt, or when an argument is going on or matters are being discussed about which we may know more per haps than those who are conducting the discussion, but it is often far wiser to do so, Silence is often more eloguent and flluminating than It shows not infrequently more self-pos session, more poise, more restrained {eeling. Rolland expresses it: “Ah! It is good to be silent” tophe sald, stretching his Ii “And talking Sabine an swered. “Yes,” returned Christophe, “we ub derstand each other so well I™ They lapsed Into silence. REDEEMING THE TIME #" HE chemistry building is full today,” an undergraduate sald to me late in May as we were walking past that stricture. “What's the show?" I asked. “Oh, it's the loafers and the pro- crastinators trying to make up for lost time. A good lot of fellows plan to do most of their work the last three weeks of the semester.” It i= a misconception not confined to youth that if you let opportunity ge by you, you can catch her easily by cutting round the corner. “My son falled in two subjects last semester,” 8 father wrote to me this week. “Since he has now got the hang of the college, will it not be possible pext semester for him to carry these two subjects in addition to his reguiar course? The subjects he failed in ought to be easy for him now.” Having car ried but balf thelr work ome semester, most loafers feel confident that they can easily carry four times as muck the next. “I can make it up before the end of the semester.” “When I get ont of college 1 shall find time for all these things.” “After | am married I intend to cut out ail my bad habits” How familiar these things sound. It seems a simple matter to redeem our lost time. If we have social or intellectual or moral delinquencies we expect, all of us, to atone for them in the near future, and the longer we put it off the easier, often, it seems of accom plishment, Every sinner condones his evil life by promising himself that he will ere long become a saint; every loafer ex- speech. Chris nhs, is no use!” Jost opportunity: but it is next to im There Is not a young person t to uch : ol fos | his TIE ki I § £
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