THREE IN THE PLOT By THOMAS J. SMITH (Copyright, by W. G. Chapman.) HE trouble with you, my dear, is that you have a tem- perament, said John Ste- vens to his pretty wife Lillian, I wish I knew whether you me,” she sobbed. “I wish I tf “Oh, woved fnew.” “You don't think ¥ am a rou?’ inquired her husband, the end of a cigar “No, but you just can’t help chang- ng. I know you're changed. You aaven't told me you cared for me for tv whole week.” “When I change I'll let you know,” sald John calmly. He took his hat ind went up to Lillian to kiss her good-by. But she repulséd him, “I don’t want you to kiss me ever again,” she said. “I know I'm nothing to you. You can go and leave me, Maybe there will be somebody who will care for me some day.” “Well, If you find him, don't *for- get to tell me,” answered her hus- sand, letting himself out of the door. His face grew rather serious as he vent down the street. He was de- roted to his wife of two vears' stand- ng, but as he had said, Lilllan had a emperament, She was forever imag- ning things. She was the type of a woman who would never be quite wappy. He was puzzled; he ie knew what to do to make aappler and »mly thing rope that in 0 see things “I wish 1 muttered. “I've half a ind talk thi with him, anderstands and itands Lillian—he Jim Davis and Lillian had gaged for nearly a year before Stevens butted In and won the wway., Jim had never ed it, he two men had becom {t was a curious situation, and the strongest friendship could sndured it. But John never had east doubt of his friend's loyalty, When he had gone Lillian sat and gave way to a flood of iid not believe her husband cared for aer, Because he did 1 merry of the day, f 1¢ had one when they were mars liar, do biting off wished more serene, seemed to be to wait and time Lillian differently. had Jim's advice,” he mind to go Jim ngs over women, he ough heen en- girl resent and e fast only have the tears, She ot tell her so minute ied seemed proof to her. him realize what he said. ip nearly here? Jim whom she ought With a the telephone, “Jim » trouble, ve married sudden Impulse she went called “] Won't you see me and hel Lily,’ He came into the ater, She offered him a chair. “What's the trouble asked. “John doesn't gobbed Lillian, “Oly. } sald Jim. “No, he he's g-got he the lesson of you to help me, “Well, I don’t mind playing a trick on old John,” sald Jim. Spell it out, Lily.” “I want you to pretend to elope with me. I mean to leave a letter saying I've run away with you. Then we'll just go to the station together about the time he's coming home, and it he c-c-cares for me, he'll follow and bring me back.” “And shoot meditatively, “Of Lillian scornfully. “No, I'm not afraid,” answered Jim. “But suppose he doesn’t come for us?” “Then I shall take the mother, and you'll go home, and I'll never, never or speak to John again as long as I live” Jim reflected. “It's a sort game to play.” he soliloquized, dear, are you dead sure you've got John correctly? You know he isn't much of a hand to show his feelings, but he's got ‘em, all right.” “I know he doesn’t care for me, and I'm going to show him that he's lost me.” “All right” sald Jim finally. “Now about the details, John gets back about" “Half-past five” “Suppose we start at five, then, and walt at the station till seven, That will give him time to catch us. Say in your letter that we are leaving on the six-forty for—where do you say?’ “San Francisco,” gulped Lillian, “That's good enough. And I guess you'd better have a real trunkful of clothes, In case he doesn't come and you have to go to your mother.” Jim went away, leaving Lillian In a flood of tears. Outside the house he stopped and shook his head regrets fully. At half-past five John arrived home with a box of fresh candy, to find Lil Han gone. He read the letter upon the table, 8he was gone with the man who had always loved her, she sald, and she had made the biggest mistake ghe am in great come round p me?” Sure, answered Jin room no big, stalwart, honest-looking. dear? love me any more,” guess you've got that wrong,” *I know he does doesn't, He t ks n-now me it doesn't matter how And I'm going to give life. And 1 want acts, his ” me, maybe,” sald Jim course, if you're afraid,” said train to Ree of low “Lily, The six-thirty, in life in marrying John, for San Francisco left at and he needn't had gone, her again, John put the letter down calmly and looked at his watch, Then he took down the rallroad guide. There was no train for San Francisco at six- thirty. John washed and did his hair, put on a clean collar, selected his favo- rite walking stick, and went into the street and took a car to the station, At six o'clock Lilllan paced the plat- form beside Jim in anguish. What would John do? She was beginning to grew afraid. She had never John angry, except once, when kicked an impudent plumber the house, He had then. * What would might be murder, She went up to Jim, had better go,” she said. “You aren't really necessary, you know, John won't know who the man was for sure. If you here he may shoot you." Jim looked scared. “You think so, Lillian?" he asked In a hollow “It would be terrible,” said Lillian, sobbing “lI have a hunch John won't come,” said Jim, “What do you mean?” “He must have got your letter an hour ago, almost, It's twenty-five past six, I am sure he isn't coming. Prob ably he is glad to be free.” “Jim!” “And you're happy to be rid of him,” continued Jim. “He's a worthless Lily, dear, program into a reality? have you lost your senses?” I've just found them, always loved you, Let us Francisco, dearest, seen he out of terrible There seemed he do? “I think you stay volee, " SUppose we con- vert that “Jim, “No, I've dear, really go to San and be r lives” insult me!” “And how band? Oh, happy the rest of ou “How dare Lillian fur eried dare you iously, you you traitor! I never Leave me at on don't wicked, John, dreamed you re 80 John, you come She turned away from Jim, who then, with hopeless his face, went up t Lily,” he said, forgive me, It and ti me take on 0 her, “I'l go, then, “But was your fascinated me Let beauty off my balance. home.” “There's John!" eried Lillian It was John, the platform. Jim, and irew me you aghast strolling amiably along He nodded nonchalant raised his hat to his wife, “Just “What old huss in time, dear,” he sald. to play I'm grateful than I can "poor tell, find me. coming ink you ce Welsh f fit or Jim sup loves ‘em on't you, despair, st take her by the arm, and soon comfortably At the door, away, were ensconced however, Jim turned “1 guess I won't come In old man,” he said. And, as John turned right toni toward him: now, won't is hand. “You were never for rogram worked?” “Admirabls Upstair Aly began But John put ¥ “What is It, dear?” “1 don't know to cry her heart his arm about her, he asked, whether knew (it or whether you she sobbed, John kissed her. “My dear, you don’t think I'm a liar, do you? he asked. “When I've stopped caring for you I'll tell you so. See?” And Lillian did see, more clearly afterward when the truth leaked ont. At first she was furious with Jim, and even now she Is a little cold toward him. But as John sensibly “1t doesn't do any harm to have one's wife cool to one's best friend. You never can tell how far a Joke will go.” You was just a pretense, care” says, Bells’ Sammons More Than Call to Church We hear them ringing so often, but do we think of them as more than @ summons to church? Our forefathers had many more uses for bells. In their superstitious way they believed that thunder and light ning could be driven from the parish by the ringing of the church bells, The “Passing Bell” is still heard In some country parishes to bespeak the prayers of the faithful for some soul in extremls, The bell {8 rung or tolled nine strokes for a man, six strokes for a woman, and three strokes for a child pray. It used to be quite usual In some parts of East Lancashire to ring the bells as nolsily as possible after a fu neral, the idea being that the loud spirits from the soul of the departed. The “Dinner” or "Pudding Bell” is still rung In some country parishes, It is rung immediately the morning serv ice is concluded, and the story goes that it Is to let the people at home know that the good folks have finished thelr worship and are on their home ward way to “dinner” or “pudding” There Was Reason Jane-—~You may imagine that I love you—hut you don't know what's In my heart, Jacke-Oh, yes I do. I'm In the hos pital corps.~~QOur Navy. for Evening Wear Metallic Effects Are Much Affected; Softer Models Also Seen. Evening dress for the midwinter most varied of the whole year, fashion writer in the New York Times. Women of fashion must get together a wardrobe which will in every way meet the re- metropolitan season 28 well as diverse needs of the South- arn resorts, Evening gowns, wraps and ncces- created for both town and re- sort wear, were never more engaging than those that now are being shown, All of the designs and fabrics that were introduced in the autumn are he ing done in ways that are most flat tering, with a few sensational favor ites for which there y a sort of craze, I'his Is evident in the armorlike span gled gowns and In the re netal cloth, jewel studded and broldered usually trimmed one of the furs or fringe. either town sories, em and with new or resort, with the atitude apparent in all of the ng season styles which permit for summer and crepes for winter, In Velvet and Fur, For formal merg occasions, such as mid-winter outuriers have sent a ferent models in acme of ele season to its peak, fur, the Drecoll and and luxury. velvet rRIIOE some of the received from this house, 118 designed ostumes ever me of which is of the new “ shades of draped in with the lines Is of fox a , 2] pres shade of iRe nt” velvet In apricot, material being gentle and borde in a subtly Molyneux the m wide ban blended some of for has accompl ost distinguished costumes evening that have in partic worn by heen seen for mans some which fash ular have the brides of both continents, Chi and lustrous satin have been the with the nbroidery, used Fur winter m but al not as introducing f shown Seasons, been ionable the finest i fon velvet of ma- addition of fur and with taste and dis imination is used to accentu ate the and ode wraps ways with apparent raj Hh restraint and alty yet quit onventional Worth, aquin The vel one intend on some and eason, and the lan many arias a Os «is in not wut quite nl trend of rought ont earlier in the from sen jonnet has departed the come to be accepted mode that has as characteristicallsy ase of in wr her own in lame for evening gowns, and aps especially, in which she has €himmering Gown Solidly Spangled In Silver; Turquoise in Embroidery. things, going In for lovely evening shades. She uses little fur on the dresses, but Is lavish In trimming her wraps with fluffy fox. Metallic Effects Popular, Almost every designer of any note, simple, others are very elaborate. The same sort of material seems to have been selected for an informal ensem- ble, with tunic and skirt or a formal gown with a wrap to match or to harmonize. There are lovely things on a ground of gilt or sliver tissue in models de luge that are equally sult- nble for daytime or evening. In these it appears to be merely a matter of cutting the neck line high or decollete, Metal tissue and lame costumes, so y much In favor at the moment for town wear, will be seen also at the South- ern resorts. The solidly spangled gowns will be Included in the ward- robes for Palm and the other fashionable watering places, but the models that are belng especially de- signed for the short Southern season are much lighter and softer in type. They are the crisp taffetas, the satins, leach employed by all of the best designers Molyneux and Yteb cling to lame as a combination with satin and taffeta, to which Is glven a certain dash and style, but other Parisian houses are adding but a touch of metal and erys- tal to the lighter materials in evening gowns. Jeanne Lanvin has brought out a sensational version of her period gown, one of black taffeta flounced from belt to hem, exceedingly bouffant, and lifted in front. The bodice re- mains the same plainly fitted affair, but Is dropped lower at one side and the whole is glven the modish metal touch with two enormous silver roses with a streamer of sliver ribbon at one side of the skirt, With this and other models from Lanvin is shown the big ruff of tulle Lined With Silver Lamb. An is of gle amber feweled gown yet te 1UIRN the vided to pass wer each With this is shown in the ntrast in another made of the art. in goid the lengt same collection a © Lanvin ES with n evening gown favorite bl diagonal stripes of ack taffeta, elaborated suver the is of the taf- without asny span gles that com cover skirt The f feta untrimmaod shoulder bodice of Riraps Glistening Sheath Gowns. wns and especially for the es startling. Against elaborate type, gold and frocks of draperies. A Contrasts in the evening ge wraps designed South are sometis models of the sheath gowns glistening like silver fish, goft fabrics In charming dinner from Drecoll is made of georgette with a scarflike drapery on one shoulder that a ribbon girdle on one slight cascade to This model are simple naive gentle dress white hip and hangs In a form an uneven hem line, back of the bodice, Droeuillet makes an evening dress of malze-tinted chiffon with bands of bead embroidery lining the girdle and the surplice waist drapery. Moly- peux, who has been doing some im- orate evening costume this season, has swung to the type In some lovely gowns of chiffon and lace. One attractive dinner gown Is made all of black lace In tiers, with a swaying scarf drapery at one side of and a large chiffon flower both In yellow beige, The long narrow scarf In a galaxy and the square in opposite with dress, suit or coat, Fringe Trimming Used. both gowns and wraps for evening, row fringe of beads. On a simple cut gown of cameo-pink satin Jenny uses row upon row of fringe in crystal anf jet beads, covering the skirt from the girdle to the hem and leaving the bod: fee untrimmed except. at the neck and armholes which are outlined with a single row of the beads. One of the most effective evening gowns shown among the models intended for the South is of American design in pale yellow crape having a surplice bodice and a skirt slightly draped at one side, all trimmed with deep silk fringe in the same shade as the gown, The lifted line of the skirt forms a cas. cade of the fringe, which is caught with a cluster of velvet roses in deep: er shades of yellow on which are sprinkled topaz Jewels like dewdrops. Pearl buckles have returned to fa- vor and serve as fastenings for jersey and velvet trooks © dh 1927, Our climate is a series of sur- prises, and among our many prog- nostics of the weather, the only trustworthy one that 1 know is that, when it is warm 1t is &« sign it is going to be cold Ralph Waldo Emerson, Western Newspaper Union.) FOR BREAKFAST in the land are maldless, it prepare of it the night so that a ing may be prepared, satisfy to insure right time of rising will give time to arrange the meal unh He mornings comfortable twice as who urriediy who quiet RoOes from a and w capable as a business leaves with a hasty breakfast perhaps prepared by himself, leaving home with the memory of a disordered The uniform breakfast Is a convenient as it Just what nome one, saves brain fag know and they ave; ' and prepare will h like casional break In the daily usual fruit, You you Xnow it what however, the to avoid n oc The monotony and like a round cerenl, bacon, toast with ooky or doughnut to fin with the cup of coff Served i % COOKe and ramekins wit} spoonful of minced parsley, o blespoonful of onion juice, salt, pep per to taste, one temspoonful of wor and a well beater gg. Mix all together and press into a brirk-shaped pan. Bake thirty min ates in a moderate oven, Serve with 1 sauce or sliced ~old Scalloped Onions With Peel and cook six onlons thirds of extershire sauce, Peanuts. — two a cupful of roasted peanuts Cook two tablespoonfuls each of fat and flour, add and a cup ful of milk Put the onions, and pea nuts in lafers in a buttered baking dish, with buttered crumbs Bake until brown, Raisin and Apple Salad. Wash upful of raising, add one-fourth of a rupful of apples and one cupful of mayonnaise, Ling a bowl with lettuce the diced apples and raisins, over with the mavonnaise., Serve with neufchatel cheese balis and gar nish with cubes of tart red jelly. Eggs a la Suisse.—Heat an omelet put in a tablespoonful of butter chop seasonings cover one (dime and sprinkle with salt and pep per, with a few grains of cayenne the whites are nearly firm | sprinkle with two tablespoorifuls of grated cheese, Serve on buttered | toast, Cauliffower With Cheese Sauce. Cook the cauliflower broken Into flow prets In boiling salted water until ten der. Prepare a white sauce with one cupful of milk added to two table spoonful each of flour and butter cooked together, add salt and pepper and a cupful of grated cheese. Cover the cauliflower with the sauce and bake In a hot oven until well heated. + Grapenuts Pudding.~<Dissolve one package of lemon jello, add one cup ful of steamed raisins, one-half cup ful of sugar, one cupful of grapenuts six walnut meats cut fine. Mix all to gether and mold. Serve with whipped cream, Baltimore Barber Routs Rheumatism Herman P. Brill, 2439 Fleet Streel, almost erippled for ten years, recov- oo rect health and feels fine. Gives ph Tanlac for marvelous aid Cn could hardly my hand tomy rr said Mr. Brill, in telling of his experience. “Rheu- matism caused ter- rible pains in my back and shoulders that nearly crippled me, and to make matters worse stomach troubleand indigestion developed. 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