THE CENTRE REPORTER, CENTRE HALL, PA.
THE STORY
Renewing & childhood attach.
ment, Ernestine Briceland, of a
wealthy family, is attracted by
Will Todd, newspaper artist, son
of a carpenter, to-
gether chool
days. lian,
knowing
approve,
affair, bu
love-n
They make
Briceland i
as Ex
Hamilton, lawyer
onsent to be i w . Fi rd
begin their married
life in a single room in a humble
neighborhood.
A runawa)
# furious, bu
estine
Ernestine
CHAPTER IV—Continued
w— —
Will was at the door, grinning at
them, his mobile mouth twisted into
a kind of sardonic look that he wore
at times, and that made him like his
father. He had a great deal of poise,
Ernestine often thought, considering
his youth and scanty advantages. Mar-
riage had changed him very little, He
was, perhaps, somewhat more inflam.
mable, but he took Ernestine and the
life with her most naturally and with.
out self-consclousness,
They went on to Pastano's, entered
an unmarked doorway and climbed
broad wooden steps with double doors
at the top which opened upon light,
music, heat and the sound of happy
voices,
The big room was airy, its excellent
ventilation a surprise to Ernestine,
and an important factor in every one’s
pleasure and appetite. Mr,
Poole came to meet them, and Ernes-
tine gave him her hand and her nicest
schoolgirl wished Mrs.
Jennett had not said anything to her
about this man, She did have to
heed any warnings except her
husband gave her!
Following Mr.
Ernestine
good
smile. She
not
those
Poole
hought about
things Will had
¢
until she felt
the
the
told her of this
}
among
tables,
many
man,
aim
that she knew
nen rose
ine. There was only
Mra. Wiston, the
of the Sun, a
woman with the face of a
who can never forget her role,
She had been married twice before she
had met Wiston, and Ernestine knew
that back In New England were the
wife and child Wiston had set aside
for her. Ernestine was conscious of
the indignation common to married
women against such an impostor,
Wiston himself, a tall academic man
with a ribbon to his glasses, Ernestine
Lad met at the office, and John Tucker,
Tommy by every one, who was
Will's rival for honors in the art
room. The third man who was pre-
sented to her Ernestine did not know
He
indi.
wife of
small
called
and she failed to cate his name.
was a small powerful
vidual, with a dark mustache, bright
gray eyes and a vain and elaborate
marner. The other two men, Under.
wood and Harrison, were from the
Sun staff, and happy to be at any
party, any time, any place.
They all sat down, Mr. Poole with
one of the women on either side, and
Tommy Tucker next to Ernestine, the
pompous little man next to Mrs. Wis.
ton, with the others grouped about
the big table, Emestine by now had
forgotten her sgelf-consclousness and
became radiantly happy. She wished
Will were beside her. She was only
a half, and Will was the other half,
and he ought always to be beside her,
breathing as she breathed; turning as
she turned. The idea delighted her,
and she laughed at herself but felt
still a deep joy in their unity,
Mr. Poole turned to Ernestine and
told her softly that her youth and
beanty were sweeter than sweet night
ftgelf. He took his glass in his hand,
“And more intoxicating,” he sald,
“than this for which I have wasted
halt my life and most of my talents.”
Ernestine, looking up in his kind
face, knew Instantly that in spite of
his flowery words, and In spite of Mrs.
Bennett's conventional fears, this
great man had no predatory impulses
toward her. He knew that she was
deeply in love with Will, But to
watch her, to speak to her, to listen to
her voice, gave him pleasure. It was
all he would ever want of her. Her
instinct In this matter proved true,
during the years of Will's association
with Mr, Poole.
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“And what have yon two young
pleces of impudence been doing since
last I saw you?”
“We have dined In state at mam-
ma's,” sald Ernestine, smiling mis-
chievously. “Will missed the signifi.
cance of it entirely, Papa has, under
duress, forgiven him, He offered Will
a job in his office.”
“And what does Will say?”
“He didn't even pay any attention
to it. He just sald that he was satis.
fled with the job he had, thanks just
the same, and went on talking to
mamma."
Mr. Poole laughed with
“Doesn't he know what papa wants?
“I don't know whether he does or
not. But anyhow, papa knows that,
now he has decided to forgive Will,
Will doesn’t intend to let it make any
difference. Papa really would like to
let us struggle along. He feels pretty
disappointed in me. But mamma can't
bear it, She Is determined to take
care of us, whether we will or no.”
“But how can she, if Will does not
change his employment?”
Ernestine’'s face grew firm. “She
can't. I won't let her, I've made up
my mind to have nothing but what
Will can give me, I don't mind being
poor.”
“You must
Poole said,
of marriage.
Ernestine’s small face was scornful,
Poverty was not so black as it was
painted, she observed. "He looked at
her.
“You do not believe me? Walt, then,
and see”
“But we are poor now.
be poor.”
"ne
*You-—poor!
delight,
"
resist poverty,” Mr.
“It is the deadly enemy
It's fun to
His amazement was
so genuine that Ernestine looked at
him in surprise. “My darling child,”
he reasoned with her, “you don't know
what the word means. You tw
still in the flush of first love, without
children, without a burden
you, without a responsibility! One
bed will do for both of you, one room
‘ill hold two hearts You
I, you are eager, you are fed
hed and You have a
e > ¢ Youd r 0
f pretty clothes, an ador.
Oo
house to
together,
housed,
mamma beggin
You do not
lious breath of
2 to do things
the cold
know
poverty at
Ses bed
double,
hent
Pray that you may
never know
“Yet you Just told me to walt !™
“Ah, but that was nonsense. {fo
will never be cruel to you”
fore them, and talked, the men argu-
ing among themselves about a tech.
nicality In some one's work, Will and
Underwood and Mr. Wiston deep In it,
Mr. Poole and Tommy competing for
Ernestine’s attention. Presently Tom.
my was drawn Into the men's talk,
and Mr. Poole leaned close to Ernes-
tine and became very confidential,
“Will tells me you are going to have
a child. I think that Is the last per-
fection. 1 always knew that he was
gifted, but his marriage with you has
established the certainty of his future.
Such things are not accidents. He is
the chosen of the gods, or one of their
inest gifts would not be his. He has
all the elements of success, And a
wife and children will do the forging.”
Ernestine’s cheeks burned, She
could not understand how Will could
have told his still precious secret to
Mr. Poole, But she exercised great
self-command to be quiet and respon.
sive to him. He went on praising
Will, and assuring her of the bright-
ness of his future, until, after a little,
she forgot her confusion and told him
her own feelings about Will,
The party grew very gay, and Ernes.
tine Joined In the general happiness,
Without warning the tight little man
with the powerful shoulders was on
his feet, lle bowed to Ernestine, and
he bowed around the room, and every-
where hands began to clap and there
were shouts of Joyous approval at
sight of him,
With a gesture indescribably com-
placent, he held up his hand for silence
and got it instantly, Standing so, his
chest pushed out like a pouter
pigeon’s, his body rocking back on his
heels, his napkin in his hand, which
he flourished from time to time, he
began to sing.
It was Siegfried's cry of joy, when
he passed through the flames and
found the sleeping Brunhilde, Ernes-
tine recognized it, as she recognized
the man. He was Mostane, one of the
world's greatest tenors. And she had
criticized his manner! But now, all
else was swept away, and she lived
only through her ears, on which fell
each perfect note, She knew In
lightful anticipation what his golden
volce would do next, and her heart
soared with his voice,
He stopped abruptly, rocked a mo-
ment on his heels and then gently,
goftly, poignantly he sang without ae.
companiment ;
de.
Still wie die Nacht
Tief wie das Meer
Sol deine Liebe sein.
The
cheeks
tears rained down Ernestine's
He sat down in a
excited applause. Ernestine could not
She Will's
storm of
stop crying. leaned on
her and put his arm about her,
at last she could breathe steadily she
rose and went around the
two bands and kissed him.
There was a cheer from All
approval for her spontaneity.
“Nothing else was adequate,” de.
clared Mr. Poole.
The hours passed in a trance. The
grew noisier, more turbulent,
came and went on the stage, and
danced and sang, and twinkled pretty
feet, and flicked bare knees,
all an unreal blending of sight and
sound and color, and Ernestine’s heart
was far away, In some lonely space
with Will. Her being still
with that last swelling note. Dimly
in her mind she felt an awakening of
of perfect performance. Will had
latent in him some such force, but it
was far from impulses to such finished
authority. Her thought was not that
clear, but groping.
It was time to go home, and Ernes.
tine wanted Will to take her away
from the But she saw
Mr. Poole was not himself at all
longer. Will always took
from the office, from such
this, to his flat. Ernestine feit that
she could not bear ta be parted from
Wi tonight.
She
others,
any
him
of a mar
her, a little to one
her gravely, qui ¥.
at him but did not
He was a huge man,
head
wore a 8
became conscious
tanding behind
regarding
el 1 1s ool
gianced up
etly
with
dark and clear dark
k suit, and his
glittered with ruby of
gold cf
18, which
black hair,
Ernestine re.
with a feeling of faintness
wild had heard
about Pastano’s place being so disor
Will, at least, was sober, as
he always was,
Mr,
rcie,
get In a
On one of his big brown han
size,
were covered with coarse
was another such gem,
membered
all he
i th stories she
derly.
Poole
him and
now saw the stranger,
called him to the
table,
“And this is Mrs. Todd, my young
friend's wife. You know Will, of
course, and the others. Ernestine,
this is Ruby Pastano, jewel merchant,
ward boss, and the owner of this dive,
A bad man-—a terrible man. Shake
hands with him."
Mr. Poole was enjoying himself and
looked up at Pastano with glee,
Pastano did not smile. He still
on Ernestine that queer solemn look.
He bowed above her,
“Kit down, Raby, sit down!™ com-
manded Mr. Poole thickly, and mo-
tioned for a waiter to bring a chair,
which was produced Instantly,
Mr. Pastano sat down between Mr.
Poole and Ernestine, and she felt his
gravity spreading about the table, so
that all were a little quieted,
“This Is my birthday,” Ernestine ex-
plained graciously. *I am twenty-one
years old today, and Mr. Poole was
kind enough to have a party for me.
Now that you have come, it is more
charming.”
“Your volee—" he sald, his own tone
goft and silky. “Where are you born?"
She told him, naively, the address
of her mother's house,
(TO BE CONTINUED)
Essa seven
Sallors and superstition have always
been closely allied writes Stanley Paul
in Pearson's Weekly, Sallors attribute
many virtues even to the saltiness of
ses water, In Brittany the fisherfolk
belleve that the best treatment for a
cold In the head Is to drink a glass of
gea water In the morning and evening.
In various parts of the world sea wa-
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of local Inflammation, stiffness of the
joints, and spine disease, Many old
sailors still maintain that the sound
of the waves foretells certain events.
Thus, on the coast of Cork, when th
waves are producing an extraordinary
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the death of a great man. There are
still apparently sallors who believe In
modern Jonahs-that a tempest is dle
to the presence on board ship of some,
one who has something on his con-
science. The story is told of a Rus-
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to sea without paying his debts, A
terrible gale arose, and the vessel got
into such difficulties that the captain
saw no other way out than that of
throwing the box containing his cash
into the sea. It nearly broke his heart
as he dropped his every penny over
the side, but the storm abated al
most immediately,
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| Dame Fashion
Smiles
By Grace Jewett Austin
One of the lucklest colors in the
whole list, when It comes to names, Is
blue, The moment
one says “navy”
there is a thought
of service and pro-
tection and endur-
ance, which Is well
carried out by
goods In this color.
This is so well ree-
ognized that If all
the traveling
dresses which ever
were worn could
be placed in one
Grace J. Austin long line, navy blue
ones would furnish an astounding ma-
jority of them.
A woman wearing “madonna blue”
would feel assured that the elear,
lovely shade, adored by the Italian
artists, would make her as beautiful
as it was possible for her to be, There
are all tender Hight
periwinkle, turquoise, which are com-
favor in the mode, and
are as sentimental and
a forget-me-not, An
combining black and tur-
giriking com-
sorts of shades;
ing into high
all of them
pretty us
ning gown
blue
“Ve.
becomes a
Someone hag declared that the slid-
dressing “dramatic”: that is,
you are about to meet friend,
you can never be quite sure whether
when
inches below the knees, Dame
strongly insists that pretty
women look delightful in both lengths,
It was her privilege lately to attend
a large banquet of a patriotic organ.
four
ritual service. It seemed highly ap-
propriate to see a state president In
could have
and executive
officers
looked more youth-
than many of the
wearing shorter
It is a comfort to most women that
semble wear seems to take a vacation
when arrives. Not only is It
that an evening wrap
evening
new note of color, but it is
not be a contin-
If someone had
and then told
women's shoes worn
in the room, how readily it could have
Leather, black, with the
1, 1 ’
softness of “French kid
the
or the rough
“pebble goat,” would have
the materials,
or buttoned and
have completed the modes,
But a dindfolded
would have a harder
be a pity, too, to be blin
footwear Is conce
pretty to
ana iar 1
fan oft
an izard
3 ir
laced
would
made while high
shoes oxfords
Suessor
woul
. whe
look at.
and darker and
appear;
skin and suede and
en and pleated straw make the
La« y
tions, gleaming buckles and insets eof
fabric form the decorations, T-strap
sandal pumps will suit many a woman.
brown
beige colors leathe
f
" tale
materials, perfora-
nection with apparel as they are in
Artificial flowers are appear-
again on evening dresses, while
Some concert and theater goers are
the ridiculous. Flower bright hand-
kerchiefs, cut across on the diagonal
lightly hemmed, will make na
quickly attained pair of lingerie cuffs
for a gown that needs a bright touch.
(&5 1930, Western Newspaper Union.)
Pleasing Ensemble in
Rosy Beige for Summer
Doeuiliett . Doucet designed this
charming summery ensemble in rosy
beige with a wooly coat trimmed in
fox and a youthful afternoon frock in
a new silk shantung.
’
Frock for Little Miss
This little miss is wearing a simple
frock designed for everyday wear
without being unfashionable, It is of
tub silk, thus permitting easy launder.
ing. The silk broadcloth comes in all
the new shades.
Bright Buttons, Beads
Now Popular in Paris
Jewels for buttons form the last
gance,
of rhinestones and crystal, but even
tweed
nesslike buttonholes, says a fashion
writer in the Kansas City
What Parls now calls
clothes, often show the
decoration that is sewed
Paris dress that is
soft woolen fabric
the ns ¢ of
Star.
“town
o"
Jeweled
The
fine
made
under tweed, is a
material
but
much more for:
tons
with jade, with crystal
the
gkloeve,
black satin
Sometimes
the
cluster on
and
are
i r in a
brooch.
JGEDeT
¥
sewn in rows on
the
glitters, whether it be gold
asbion importance nowa-
to Paris ietators of
one most
+}
Lie
clothes,
in the
ve brought
Paris gals gz
out more than in
InANnY seasons past,
Whole
with
Jacket
nade of gold
dresses
them,
and silver sequins, an
gay.
that go
acelets
ied by
that
Correct
complete a glittering picture,
~pither themselves
with strass
the gowns
made or trimmed
satin that catches the light,
ing fabric
for plenty of blazing jewels,
Jeads as big as birds’ eggs—and
large birds at that—are no uncommon
sight in Paris these days. The smart-
ness of 4 woman's jewels seem to be
in direct proportion to the size of the
beads she dares to wear, If this new
fashion is any guide.
These new necklaces are made of
immense white beads that look like
eggs—white, shining porcelain beads,
shaped with blunt ends and strung on
a heavy rope with black onyx rondels,
It is the type of jewelry that Paris
stylists recommend for summery
dresses of shirting silks, simply made,
and with very short sleeves.
Necklaces of this type have been
designed—go say fashion experts—to
accompany the type of country clothes
and beach togs that would otherwise
go without decoration.
Floppy Shade Hats of
Organdie for Summer
Midsummer is to see a blossoming
of pastel colored organdie hats for
gala afternoon costumes,
Milliners are selecting Paris sum-
mer models, stressing floppy shade
Lats of organdie,
Rose and ashes of roses are impor
tant shades in midsummer millinery.
Pale green, blue and corn color are
also prominent.
White linen hats of shoulder width,
covered with small colored polka dots
are offered by an Important woman
designer,
There are parasols to match some
of the shade hats. Other models are
too large to go under a parasol.
Black Linen Pump Has
Call for Summer Wear
If you have wondered whether or
not the opera pump would cease to be
ns popular with the summer you will
be interested to hear of the black linen
pump that is mentioned for summer
wear. Black linen had prominence in
the Palm Beach mode and linen as a
fabric is expected to be an excelient
choice for summer wear
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