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THE STORY
Renewing a childhood attach-
ment, Ernestine Briceland, of a
wealthy family, is attracted by
Will Todd, newspaper artist, son
of a carpenter,
CHAPTER [—Continued
—
She felt her horizon widening. What
«2 world men lived in! Papa had his
quarries, and Will his curlicues, and
f.oring his law! How wonderful to
live in something, and for it! She felt
that her own life was dim and futile,
Now that she was ont of school, she
was expected to have a good time un-
til she married. Will was the only
man she knew outside the old familiar
‘ircle. How dull her interests were
compared to his thrill over a twenty-
five-dollar-a-week job.
“But, Will,"—she turned to him in
such a manner that it seemed thelr
faces would touch, drawn by the strong
attraction that brought them
—*I thought you were going to be a
real artist.”
“Ho,” he said, “that's why I couldn't
stand the Art institute! I want to be
n cartoonist. I've discovered that you
can do a whole lot more with a pencil
{ine than make a petunia. I think you
can make a line stand up and howl
You can make it do all sorts of things
for you, caricature, design—nonsense.
I don't want to be a color artist.”
“But the birds you made me,
when you were only ten—the colors,
and the way their heads bent—it's a
beautiful book, Will, I showed it
guy zoology teacher when I was In
school, at Lake Forest, and he praised
it. I wouldn't take anything for it.”
Will brushed the birds aside impa-
tiently.
“Kid stuff,” he told her.
seen these little shadow figures, just
straight lines for body and limbs?
You can get action into one of those
things. Look He had been
busy with a soft pencil on the edge
of the stiff menu card, and he showed
Ernestine now a sketch of a eat,
ting there looking at the fish list, lick
ing his whiskers—a predatory hungry
Tom. She laughed involuntarily, and
her eyes filled with admiration.
“I see what you mean,” said.
“It's a new Kind of art, like jazz is a
new kind of music. I know what
you're trying to get at, and you do it,
too. It's disrespectful though-—don't
you think?
He
standing.
“Of course it’s disrespectful,” he said
robustly. “Why not? I think the time
tas come for a little healthy
spect, We'll show them.”
He was very compelling.
tine’s look of admiration was
agant, and he was becoming a
drunk with It
“I've done several column heads,
You watch the first page of the second
half of the Bun. I always put a little
cat's head down in one corner of my
stuff. We're not allowed to sign our
things, but cana Identify mine if
you watch the paper, The fellows all
encourage me, aud my boss does,
He “oked at her for a long moment
ind then exclaimed:
80 close
for
to
“Have you
here,”
is
sit.
she
was entranced with her under
disre-
Ermes-
extrav-
little
You
too.”
"Gosh, it's good to talk to you,
Ernestine. You always did getgright
Ingide of my heart. I wasn't a bit
surprised to see you. You may not be-
lieve me but all these years I've often
thought I'd meet you. I never forgot
that day you came to our house, I've
often seen your shadow, sitting there
in the kitchen eating bread and milk,
and talking to mom. I remember I
wanted to give you all my things
every one, You should have taken
them. It would have made a lonely
Kid happy.”
She was tender, remembering.
“I made an awful fuss because they
dragged me to the lake that summer,”
she told him. “I wanted to stay in
Chicago with you, and the practical
difficulties of leaving a child behind
did not interest me. We should have
been together more. We were real
friends.”
“A boy never forgets kindness.” he
said soberly, “You were so good to
me and always took my part.”
‘But, Will, you did something you
never knew, for me. You told me one
aay a thing I've never forgotten. |
thought your brace gave you a won-
derful advantage, in the way of a
lever to get your own will, and you
scorned me for such a thought. It
would be taking advantage, you sald.
I've never forgotten that. You were
the one who taught me to be sport.
ing."
The gpell was cast. The mysterious
bonds of spiritual understanding were
forged.
“You're awflly pretty, Ernestine,
You were a cute kid-but fat. I can
remember what round cheeks you had,
But now your cheeks slope down In
that perfect line” He touched the
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line of her cheek with a tentative fore.
finger, then quickly withdrew his hand
and flushed. “Dark eyes, dark hair
und pale clear skin, What more could
a girl want, unless it is such perfect
bony structure? You'd be pretty any-
way, dark or thin, or pale or flushed,
because it's real—deep. Now you're
blushing—and that gray coat” He
laughed delightedly, and the deep color
suffused Ernestine's cheeks at his per-
sonalities, tut she was not
pleased, only smiled at him,
“Aren't you glad we knew
other when we were kids?” he sald to
her, “It makes us seem so much closer
now."
dis-
each
They swayed together and fell into
a warm hypnotic His little
finger brushed her hand, as he knocked
his into the tray the waltress
had placed for him, and at once they
rose, talking and laughing artificially.
silence,
ashes
Ernestine felt the need to masquer-
ade her bright joy in him, She
acting ilke a moon-struck high school
girl, acting as though had never
talked to a man before. Well,
hadn't. Not like this, certainly,
was
she
ghe
She
“Why Were You Running, Ernestine?
had listened to plenty of them raving
about themselves, and explaining the
but had
never taken part in such a satisfying
conversation. But she dissembled as
they left the tearoom and urned
toward the newspaper plant,
now, and the
with homegoing
technicalities of football, ghe
It was dark streets
were crowded work-
ors, they actively drew close
together, She asked
in a formal tone,
8&0 insti
after his mother
“She'll never be well,” he told her
sorrowfully, and at once her sympa-
thy drew them back into intimacy. He
tried to put the conversation back into
place,
“How's
She
your pretty sister I.
that Lillian was a
beauty now, fair and slender and ex.
quisite. A lady,
ilian?™
answered
“She's going to
&
fiton, 1 guess”
marry Lorifg Ham-
she said. “He's at the
house a lot, as he's always been, He's
awfully to both of us, but Lil
llan's his choice. He's in his father's
law office now. He inherited a nice
practice, 1 believe he wants to he a
judge. Don’t you remember him?
“A big blond boy? He was
most grown when we were kids, Yes,
I remember him. He treated me with
an air of weary patience. 1 hated him,
He used to tease you and pull your
hair. If he prefers Lillian, he's
changed, for he always noticed you.
I admit 1 was simply jealous, He had
the run of the and I ap
good
al-
house, was
SETAE vee see
outsider and freated well only be.
cause I was a kid”
“Why, Will, that's not a bit nice of
you to she protested, and he
laughed good-naturedly, oth of them
knew it was true,
“Is your mother just the same? She
had such a pleasant volee, but she
wus bossy, Kind of a queen, I ad-
mired her tremendously. She fitted
entirely my juvenile notions of a
grand lady.”
Ernestine laughed now,
“There's nobody like mamma for
managing every one,” she admitted,
They came to the Sun offices, and
as they went in through the squirrel
cage, the rhythmic crash of great
presses came muflled to Ernestine's
ears. Will took her over the whole
place,
“Upstairs and ddwnstalrs, and in my
lady's chamber,” he said,
In the syndicate rooms he intro-
duced her to half a dozen young men
who were much Impressed with her
youth and beauty, He showed her the
stool he sat on, the work on his
board.
Mr. Poole came out and shook hands
with her, and she of
disappointment. He un -
tidy old man, with fat that
had fallen a little, and a bald
head. But his eyes were Intelligent,
his volee was very kind, that
she might like him, If she could only
know him,
Will's vanity seemed excessive, Al
though she knew he was proud to
show her, he was none the less proud
of himself, Dut it was like the vanity
of a capable child, not at all displeas-
ing. Not until they got the
street again did Ernestine realize that
they had walked ali over the bij
with their fingers interlaced,
clung to him
was such an old friend.
with strong reluctance
hour should
Ie said goodby at the bus, without
mentioning another meeting Er
tine could not let it go at that.
“But you
she sald, the conductor waited
patiently her board
“I want to see you again,
say,”
conscious
huge,
cheeks
wis
was a
shiny
She felt
into
now shamelessly,
She was
that this vi
end,
1e8.
must come to see me”
ns
for to
“Sure”
had
Sure, (
he said vaguely.
already gone
all me up day.”
Ernestine went quickly al
feet
dancing,
happy and full of li
an
rence!
%
back
fOMmMe
Mig.
¥
and her heart
was extraording
fe. If only
were dancing,
too. She
such
be a daily OC
encounter could
Some one was standing
her,
She ran up the steps, and Lo
and fair
with
doorstep, watching waiting
her,
Hamilton
handsome,
fur collar,
“Hello, Lorrie.
I'm late. Are you
He looked down at
from the drawing room window
streaming on to his face, and Emes.
tine paused, surprised. She was fillled
an inward dismay for
seen him Ke this,
usually l was keen
biue brililant
whole countenance quickened and
His when he
a barely perceptible quaver.
were you running, Ernestine?
a kid half the time. When
running, I knew it
my heart Ix to
was there big
in his dark
cont,
fo rush
ust leaving
Have
$44 or
JU ie
her,
had
face,
now,
she
His
with
never
compiacent,
eyes
were sparks,
voice, spoke
still
ird you was
you, because gar run,
too.”
Ernestine briskly,
was persistent,
-y just going
pointed that 1 hadn't
here I have you alone for a momen
at last. I've been wanting to tell you
how beautiful you are, you're
grown. Where have you been? Your
face Is shining. I could see it luminous
in the dark street Ernestine—don’t
be silly. I'm trying to tell you I care
for you—J]—"
She pulled away from him with de-
termination,
“You're the
ti “And du
patien
him quickly, 1d
“Nonsense,” said
but he
was
away
seen you, and
.
since
silly one,” she sald im-
-.
i
tis as weil,” She
passed iI closed he
door behind her, shutting out
gome, desirous face
for
him for
In her room, dressing dinner,
was furious with intrud.
ing on the enchantment of
with Will. Didn't he know that he
had made himself conspicuous, all last
attentions to Lillian?
What was the
she
his
her lover,
him?
year, with
He was not
matter with
Lillian eame in from her room.
which adjoined Ernestine's, and the
younger sister looked at the elder one
with old but ever-fresh admiration,
“Loring was kidding me” told
herself, “Of course he's crazy about
Lillian.”
she
(TO BE CONTINUED)
lack cats are eyed with horror by
railroad men, but dogs are considered
lucky. Cross-eyed people avold ap
proaching American engine cabs be.
cause they are evil omens liable to be
driven away with wellalmed lumps
of coal, .
Their proper function is to sit on the
first seat of the rear coach, thereby
conferring one day's luck on the con.
ductor. As a matter of fact, while the
engine driver is giving his steed a
final inspection all adults who stare
at him are considered unlucky unless
they are accompanied by children.
Accidents on United States lines are
believed to occur in triplets. An en-
gineer who reports one Is gloomy and
despondent until he has worked off
the spell by reporting two more,
Neither will any engineer who has
not lost all interest In life cheerfully
write “13 cars” on his report; he pre.
fers to report “18 cars and an engine.”
The brakeman supports the driver In
his observance of superstitious rites
by never carrying his lamp above his
waist. To do so is considered fatal,
But the strangest of all tales of
railway superstition is the story of
the engine on the New York, New
Haven und Hartford line, On the thir.
teenth of every month, no matter who
he may be, the driver of that engine
reports sick. The number of the en
gine Is OA3.—London Mail.
Date Set for Sessions
The Constitution provided that the
congress should assemble Mareh 4,
1780, and thereafter convene “in evs
ery year” on the first Monday In De.
cember unless it shall by law appoint
a different day. Up to and Including
May 20, 1820, 18 acts were passed
naming dates other than December,
Since then, with few exceptions, con:
gress has convened in December,
Short Jacket Is
. Chic for Spring
Nipped in to Suggest High
Waistline—Skirts Are
More Intricate.
The new tallleur bears little rela-
tion the old tallored sult which
used to be the standby of every wom-
an. This spring's mode Is especially
marked by what have come to be
called “dressmaker” details.
The smartest
Lo
of the new suits, ob-
serves a l'arls fashion correspondent
in the Kansas City Star, have quite
short jackets, coming just about to the
wrist when the arm hangs loosely.
They are nipped in ever so little at
the waist to suggest the high walst-
foe which is the only line now, and
some of the smartest of them have
cutaway fronts. very youthful
models have peplums either straight
or flaring.
Skirts are more intricate than eves,
but manage in astonishing ways to
maintain an air of extremd simplic.
ity. Yokes, pleats, set In pieces, and
elaborate make the
Some
seamings skirt
Bolero Frock That Flares Its Skit
by Seamings.
of the modern tallleur a thing to be
marveled at, and a pitfall for the un
wary. For In of all this In
iricacy, there he a sugges
tion of
bulginess.
Length
and
Wenrer ns
Bnile
mus! nol
improper lure or of unsightly
Wis never more
short
important,
mark the
and
actually dowdy
an exactitude
no other costume does
two inches too
old-fashioned, two
inches too long as
The tallieur
in length that
You may be as individual as you like
in your frocks for sflernoon, nd
any length from to
few inches of the knees,
be frowned on by fashion;
your little tailleur, says Fashion,
you
the
he
demands
ankles
within a and
is allowed no such privileges, If
g:xteen or thereabouts,
sour tailored suit
and three-quarters
from the floor,
Typical of the Patou spring collec
size
of
will
inches
skirt
line that flares its skirt by seamings
and presses its feminizing guimpe of
handkerchief linen into fine
No costume so becomes
bright spring weather as does the soft
suit,
Match Dress in Color
Parisian designers include the silk
cont in the spring mode, but fo be ef.
fective it must match in color the
dress with which it is worn, although
this can be of an entirely different
fabric. For many coats are not full
length, The perfect costume comprises
a dress of slightly heavier silk than
is ordinarily used for the separate
frock, with a little lighter silk for
the coat, faille or marocain, for in.
stance,
When the coat Is of
to be worn with various dresses, it
must parallel the hemlines of these.
Straight or even coat hemlines worn
with trailing dress skirts are not fash-
ionable, neither are they smart, And
similarly the dress must match the
color of the coat, unless a printed ma-
terial is used for the former and this
accent is supplied in the scarf or coat
lining.
cloth and is
Cape Forms Popular in
Paris Evening Wraps
Did the cape collar so much In evi.
dence in spring styles go from Ameri.
ca to France, or did It come from
France to America and back again?
Couturiers of Paris and American
stylists disagree on its origin, both
sides of the Atlantic claiming credit
for the shoulder broadening cape, cape
sleeve and cape collars,
Cape sleeves and collars are dom.
inant notes In Paris evening wrap
styles for the season. Several
couturiers stress evening coats with
elbow length cape sleeves and far
bordered cape collars which reach to
the elbow, taking the place of sleeves,
All cape forms are used extensive
Iy In the new styles, Sport, tallered,
formal afternoon and evening models
include the cape Idea,
i
Somphed the Editors of
THE ARENTS MAGAZINE
There Is one profession undertaken
by the majority of both men and wom-
en for which neither receive any ade-
quate training. This is the profession
of parenthood. The rearing of chil
drep will always be the most impor-
tant undertaking In which any man
or woman can engage. Why should
they not be adequate prep-
aration for it?
given
Any attempt to force a group to do
Something which they don't want to
do Is fatal, and it Is a common mis-
take in policy. We have to be on our
guard against this in family life. But
we can offer the family materials,
workshops, leisure—in short, the op-
portunity for work. A work bench and
tools at Christmas, a set of toy figures
for a theater, a piece of old furniture
that restored, anything that
ean nucleus will set them
the opportunity you may
be sure that any normal of men
and children will begin making some-
thing and will the kind of fun
that knows no distinction between ten
and fifty,
can be
serve a8 a
going. Given
get
have
Parents should Investigate carefully
in choosing a camp for thelr sons and
daughters, to be assured of the diree-
Bu
after acting with due caution, parents
should accord to the camp full cenfi-
and co-operation, Early visits
to first-yenr campers too often endan-
the camping
Many n case of
tor's competency and high Ideals
dence
ger whole
fatal
incubated by a fond mother's visit
experience,
homesickness is
Until a child is wo ves
;
meat is given little place
by
tliness,
one might
authorities. In
of and anen
give small amounts of liver
Hghtly
three
modern
nck appetite,
paste, conked ; a tea
spoonful
gay, to
Ordinarily,
duced
raw or
Iwo or times a week
babies from eig nonths en
however, i
six
a child has been eare
d lovingly prepared for the
of the Is diffi t
the 100
recey
new haby, it
him give up cheerfully
nition he has
to the child who ha
red the shook
§
been
& heen lef
that
e decided antisocial
i= one often
brings about som
reaction Sometimes It is
nnd su
pected o ren
brooding
iness, with occasional
unex.
ks of destruction or vin.
Sometimes
dictiveness even
not able to endore
of in
pared child is
enormons shift terest
Tr is i
household,
The
those which are waterproof and capa
cleansed by sponging with
new fabric
which Is
newest thing in slipcovers are
ble of being
a damp cl
of this i
available in
There is n
on the market
three weights
Fabrics, Patent Leather
Used for Spring Bags
Bags ne,
relying
for spring are simple in Hi
for unusual
and and
Fabric more im.
than and Rodier
heing satin,
chine after.
distinction upon
stunning clasps
material
handles bags are
poriant
fabrics
crepe
noon,
An
tweeds
for
and faille
ever,
nsed Sports ;
for
de
interesting revival is patent
leather, reintroduced successfully
Patou at his spring opening. A large
pouch of patent leather, with flap clos-
ing has handle and ball fastening of
and is worn with plain
patent opera pumps. Pin seal has
also reappeared in the mode. For
merly reserved for old ladies, it is now
shown in the smartest of street bags,
and one exclusive shop has matched it
opera pumps In pin
with patent leather trim,
Lovely bags for the afternoon en.
semble are made of crepe de chine
and faille, either plain or elaborately
tucked and pleated, with clasps of
carved prystal or colorful galiera,
Green and White Dress
With Green Streamers
by
prysial
to oxfords and
geal
a
The fashion for printed chiffon is
charmingly illustrated by this green
and white dress wilh bertha and pale
green streamers.
{& 1820,
I know that
And any
That what
To bloss
Western Newspaper Union,
any weed can tell
red leaf knows
in lost is found again
On in & rose
nf AOL
Ginsburg.
THE BACK YARD GARDEN
A little garden at the back of the
city lot, a bit of space where green
things may grow In neat
rows, a half dozen toma-e
plants, bush
CArrots, r shes and on-
ions—what a joy it can
add fe. Even
where space is not such
il garden
where
to beans,
to one's |
a factor a small
near the kitchen
it may be tended is
be
south
to
recommended,
A garden of the
house gets more protection from cold
winds, v kind
Il make
#0 that
as possible
Or
and better sunlight, An
of soll with préper handiin
R
good gardens, Place the row
they get as much spacing
making
proper
lan the
the garden
spacing geeds
soil Is
working
plant dep
last frost
i » but many
radishe
corn, it
frost dan-
the
most
In
Hise,
paper one n
ure from a
Very early you may serve a:
Squaw Digsh.-—Cut slices of sal
into small cubes
water, new
italoes, cook
add milk
SEASONABLE FOODS
time of ti}
lighter
ii neavy meats
if the winter.
Macaroni Luncheon
Dish. —Fry three
a add
SUHOeR Of Dacon,
ion and a
two or
one
chopped of
chopped green
Place
macaroni in a buttered
a laver of the bacon
1 1f
pepper,
lave r= of cooked
add
a cupful
seasoning to taste and
Cover can of tomato
ng it in lightly with a fork
until thoroughi heated
a1 mixture, h:
of t
peat,
cheese, re-
with a
stirri
bake
soup
and
thro
Scrambled Eggs.~—~Take one and one
alf tablespoonfuls of add
ight tablespoonfuls of eight
egrs—hut
utter,
miik,
do not beat. Slip into the
pan with the butter and milk and stir
with a fork. When
and a tablespoonful
. amy add TL
creamy add sea-
soning
pl
puff up and make a
tractive and
Lamb Chops Take
from the leg. Brown
sides, season well and put into a deep
Scotch kettle or a heavy alumhmhum
kettle. Over the layer of chops place
a layer of thinly sliced uncooked po-
little sliced onion, salt and
pepper to season. Repeat until the
meat and potato are all used. Put a
cupful and a half of water in the pan
in which the meat was browned and
pour it over the vegetables and chops
in the kettle, Cover and cook slowly
for two hours. Pile on a platter or
chop plate and serve garnished with
turnip cups filled with green buttered
peas,
To make the turnip cups, cook them
in boiling salted water, using small,
even-sized turnips and scoop out the
centers for the buttered peas,
Now is the time to be looking up
the garden seeds and getting the herb
garden started. Have a small row of
chervil, fennel, summer savory sage,
parsley and mint. They need little
care and will be a Joy forevdr during
the season,
Wild mustard Is far more delicate
and mild than the kind we use, as a
rule, Dry the flowers and powder
them by rubbing in the hands
Minced cooked bacon and ham
cooked egg with butter, salt and pep-
per for seasoning makes a most popu.
lar filling for sandwiches. Serve hot
or cold,
Goose liver sausage, liver sausage.
summer sausage and frankforters and
small pig sausages fried are liked az
a filling for folls or bread as sande
wiches,
Neric Mogwai
of phos-
{ ph
ate baking powder. The eggs will
much me
digestible dish.
the chops cut
nice ly on both
tatoes, a