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WOMAN AND HER WORK-FASHIONS. HOUSEHOLD HINTS AND PRACTICAL ARTICLES
THE MORNING AFTER
By Ellen Adair
Christmas has corns and Christmas has
konV with the old celerity which always
KtriKr us afresh as the most wonderful
ofphenomena. "Didn't the flay just sup
awar"T" wo ask each other with a half-
awakened, surprised look. And every
year we a3k each other this same old
question, and Always with the same
.. wondering Intonation.
Yes, Christmas has come and has as
quickly gone, and many among- us aro
K glad that It Is so. For old memories come
crowding thick around us on Christmas
'day, and thoughts Involuntarily fly back
tr, nnivunnrliM of other times. Tho
f !... .4 ... . Um trvat UlnmnAnn nnn1it
r-waa with ua In the midst of our rejoicing
yesterday, a vaguo, sad spectre at tho
feast To thoso who penetrate below tho
surfaco of things there Is an undercur
rent or sadness In tills Christmas season.
How many homes In Philadelphia today
are sorrowing!
, "Are festivities, happiness, celebration
right and fitting for ua now?" we ask
' ourselves, as tales of poverty and hope
less destitution flock thick around. Tho
great masses of tho unemployed are
everywhere. TJpon tho streets one dally
''sees tired, half-starved faces. The hid
den poverty, the silent suffering aro worst
of all. "What can wo do? And Is It right
to rejoice?
Our thoughts fly further, right across
- the ocean, and we wonder vaguely what
the coming year will bring. "Peace on
' earth, good-will to men,"' the Christmas
singers carol. The words seem like the
The Bachelor and
the Spinster Talk
"Ah." said tho bachelor, as ho spread
his legs out toward the fireplace and
' puffed his pipe to his heart's content,
"this Is what I called solid comfort. Glad
your brother got married to supply It
tor me. Most considerate of him."
"Oh, Indeed I "Well, he did no such
thine: so you can save your thanks. You
always accuse people of your own odd
.motives. Bob ana kcuio marnca ior
love, of course But you aon c Know
anything about that," retorted the
spinster.
"Oh, don't I?" yawned the bachelor
with a teasing glint In his eyes. "I'vo
had a few Platonic friendships in my
Unto, If I do Bay It as shouldn't."
"Yes, and a lot of good It did you.
There's Dolly Gibbs, tho .sweetest little
girl you over flirted with, and what did
she do? She broke her heart waiting
for you, and married that old fool
Wllklna out of pique. You ought to be
..ashamed to boast of such things. Men
i'are worms, anyhow!"
'.That's not true about Dolly and me;
besides, she never cared for me at all.
She knew I was Interested In some one
else all the time. "Women aro blind,
sometimes."
"They seo through everything, my dear
old Ignoramus. And I'd like to see the
woman 'who could Interest the likes of
you." added tho spinster crossly.
"Did you ever look In tho mirror, my
dear?" asked the bachelor, as he aban
doned Ills pipe. "You knew that I was
h .miereecea in you in muni;, x nuppuac.
iv vtucu otnaja sea iiu uu oiw huiq
epeclally bachelors."
Modes of the Hour
Hois of minimum size appear to be the
favorites of the season. The little "bon
net de police" worn by the French and
Belgian soldiers has been copied almost
literally or has served as a model for
many of the small hats that strike the
in3ltary note.
Tt, wi-nrfltv nf trlmmlnp (s noticeable
jAln the prevailing styles, the use of burnt
cockade has been worked almost to a
finish.
Xfc Is used Independently, so that It
constitutes the only trimming, or In con
nection with the fashionable fantasies,
eveu with aigrettes and the paradise
plumes. A fiat tailored bow Is taking Its
place oif many of the newest models,
possibly because the cockade has become
too, 'popular.
Toques so small that they are not much
mo're than caps, worn at a perilous angle.
ro atlll featured, and putty color con
tests the ground with blue and black
velvet
Th hat with the brim has not been
eliminated; the wide straight-brimmed
hat has decided elegance and la exceed
ingly becoming to clearly cut features,
hut tt. too, has very little lit the way of
Irlfivrnfnjf,
There la the toque with the flaring
brim to be considered, and tho tricorne,
wMeh will carry over Into the .spring
Trji-if predictions fatL
'"MMs little hat pictured cornea aa a re
lif to those who are a bit weary of the
extremely small and Jaunty mode of mil
Jt Is made of dull Prussian blue cloth,
and covered with large velvet popples In
tfa same color
lc does not follow the fashion of show
ing almost all of the coiffure at the back-
of the head, nor Is it tilted down overt
te right eye.
nlature makes It evident tnat u is
enough to come well'dewn over the
of the head, and ejic tnat ipere I
an a suggestion or a uu
watte bat U making a demand for
Uoa once mora ana ermine ana
sfeupk are used on some ef the
hats of the seasoa.
and gold braid, silver and geld
u, MfietaUY roses, are Deyeaa
in tfce matter of style. Kvea the
and mu of lb vegetables are
of silver and ttsed In small btuwbea
afeuitr.
KittiiMt! tftt tfea spring millinery
4. MM comraawiHwj ui i jsuuij,
and tee sauuary Bate.
wrtbd srtUi Sawetv, with flap-
luiiim. luu otaOaetky Biatiir4ue, ar
ss 1 oppoiltlon to tbe present Awa
it te wHfc UhUn m wM JW M
w wm, iv rv
W Softener ' j
HHm iiw.ai. t fliied wua asloMal
iud Wt'Vu ttut stj ittshat pvwuifl'l
! .t.ti..i !-'i nu'.it0 the fitter t.t ,
tt os4SMt b !!...,:.; li. bate f Ot '
ftw a. wittMe. aon tt wui taw
s9 tfc" ttar4iiM ?-
T (n i -frrffrr rrf Wottsstl
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or mu
veriest mockery. Tes. all tho Christmas
anthems sounded empty yesterday, empty,
sad and meaningless.
Today tho ''morning after" feeling is
with us and It Is difficult to shake it off.
Yet the Now Year Is coming, and with
tho passing of the Old, a brighter future
must surely He ahead. Tho great business
depression that has suddenly swept tho
worlds cannot endure perpetually. Be
hind tho clouds a happier prospect lies.
This "morning after" fellng must bo
shaken off. Tho happiness of those
around us Is affected by our optimism,
or lack of It. AVe must dcploro tho pres
ent sad conditions, but though on earth
peace and goodwill towards all mankind
seem strangely absent in collective sense,
wo can cultivate them Individually In our
hearts.
Bach one of us must do our best. And
let us recollect that optimism does not
mean an egotistical frivolity. The pres
ent season Is no time for empty foolish,
ncss. Work is the only keynote to a
rightful sense of personal peace Just now.
Happiness Is too much to nsk for, but
In work for others wo will secure a
measure of It And work Is lying to our
hands at ovory turn.
Self-forgotfulness and a kindly thought
for others show the truo spirit of Christ
mas. Tho poor of this city are crying
out for help. The soldiers on the other
sldo are fighting under terrible condi
tions. Tho children aro starving, the
widows are desolate and homes are dally,
hourly annihilated. Yes, the field for
our activities Is Immense Just now. Let
us put the thought of all frivolous cele
bration from us at this tlmo, and In
an earnest wish to help the suffering, set
to work at once. In a real endeavor for
others and in the alleviation of their
sorrows wo will find the truest spirit and
reward of Christmas time.
Across the Counter
Tho Increasing vogue of the stock and
the high collar makeo the novelties In
neckwear" vory desirable Christmas gifts.
Tho little organdie vestee, with a high
collar attached, can bo found In differ
ent styles at Kte., 75c. and Jl opleco. Those
that button from the top of the collar
straight down tho vesteo are very effec
tive. Ecru laco and organdie are very much
tho fashion, and now they. are used to
develop qulto charming novelty collars
at tho price Just quoted, 50c 75c. and ?1.
For the girl who refuses to be In
fluenced by the vogue for bundling up the
throat, there are charming affairs, collars
and vestees, at 1 and $1.25.
One of the newest fancies In bagn ts
the knitting bag of figured Franch challls.
The price Is 12.
Novelty sachets, developed In all sorts
of attractive ways, are sold for 40 and CO
cents apiece.
The perfumes are of all kinds, even tho
spices of Araby and tho attars of the
Orient
Dainty little boutonnleres, always an
acceptable gift, appear In charming form
for the holiday trade. The prices start
at 23 cents and ascend to Jl.
In the llttlo round boxes, like a doll's
milliners', they are doubly attractive.
Silver shoe buckles In round and oval
shapes, can bo bought for (2 a pair.
These are not heavy, but they are
prettily chased and especially desirable
while their vogue lasts.
There are silver and block enamel
pencils, with adjustable leads, that cost
$2. They make a pretty addition to the
vanity box or the ordinary handbag.
Sandalwood fans, with carved designs
and silken cords and tassels, cost XI
apiece.
The little necklet of black velvet that
is so extremely becoming. Is sold with a
little silver slide encrusted with brilliants,
at the price of R75.
A Good Work
Miss Margaret Foley Is again back In
Boston to pursue her work of gaining
better legislation for women and children
In Massachusetts.
An Umbrella Hint
Before using a new umbrella or sun
shade, rub a small quantity of vaseline
Into the hinge portions of the frame. Tht3
will not run like oil, and It Is a sure pre
ventlveagalnst rust
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MISS MARY
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The Girl Who Work
ELLEN
A CHARMING UTILE ACTRESS
"1 came over to America last Decem
ber and I like this country Immensely,"
sold Mary Robson, the pretty little Eng
lish actress, who is making such a suc
cess in her role of "Wanda In tho "Peas
ant Girl," running here at present. "I
think the Americana are tremendously
hospitable, and I don't think I could
ever settle down In England after once
working here.
"The American audiences are so Just,
you know they Judge you on your own
merits entirely; whereas, In England, it'
you happen to be advertised a great
deal beforehand, your flrst appearance
will bring you loud applause. Americans,
on the other hand, don't care a bit about
whether you have been advertised or
not if they like you, they will show It,
and If they don't, they'll show that, tool
"The work is harder here than In Eng
land. Take the rehearsal part, for In
stance: In England, rehearsals last from
11 to 1 o'clock, then comes an hour off
for lunch. "We return about 2 o'clock
mmmmm
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ROBSON
ADA1F
J2- I I I HJsHEiSAljjL.
and work till 5, then there Is another In
terval, after which we may possibly
rehearse again. But the whole point Is
that wo know exactly how long these
rehearsals will take, and when we will
be through with the work. In America,
you start rehearsals at 10 In the morning
and work straight ahead with no breaks
at all!
"Then, about the actual performance
out "West In this country wo play 10
tlmec a week. ' There Is a Sunday night
performance, and three matinees during
the week. "We would think that terribly
hard work In England, for there we only
have six performances a week.'
"What do you think of the American
men?"
Miss Itobson smiled brightly. She Is
an oxceedlngly pretty girl, with a do-.
Ughtful manner and lota of th.t curiously
Indefinable quality known, for want of
a better name as "magnetism."
"To toll the truth," said she, in her
simple, unaffected way, "I like Ameri
can men Immensely I Mote than that.
I like them better than Englishmen! Of
course, I wouldn't say a word against
my own countrymen, and naturally I
have a liking for them, too but the
American men are particularly nice. In
England, the women are apt to spoil the
men. For instance. In the average Eng
lish family, the money and the luxuries
go to the boys every time. The- girls
have to sit back and be subservient to
the men. Yes, Englishmen are a bit
spoiled, and I don't wonder at tt, for
the spolllr process begins In the nursery,
when the little girls have to give In to
their brothers. English mammas make
such a fuss over their sons, but they
don't fuss so much wlh their daugh
ters." "Do you think that every girl should
earn her own living?"
"Indeed, I do!" replied Miss Bbbson en
thusiastically. "There's nothing like In
dependence, and I know that the girl who
la Independent Is Infinitely happier than
the girl who has to ask some grudging
father or mother or husband for money.
Every woman ought to learn to be self
supporting. In England, so many girts
marry Just for the sake of a home. But
then tbe system of bringing up sons and
daughters in England Is not right. Eng
lish wives are too much like paid house
keepers. The girls are brought up with
the Idea that work that is, work outside
the home Is beneath their dignity, some
thing to be ashamed of. So they don't
have sufficient outlet for their energies,
and often hurry into a marriage whleh
ultimately proves unhappy.
"Ameriaan girls do get lots of freedom,
sj I believe in that, you know. My.
motaer is very broad-minded, and brought
rae up very sensibly. I think she knew
that was the best way to manage rae, for
I have always made good use of the free
daw she allowed van."
"Have ypu been (oag on tbe stage r
"Just three years." was the answer, "I
am , and began, my stage Ufa shortly"
after I left saflool. I was educated W a
oedvent at Brussels, and this pari is the
first 'HbsVUh.' part I havd played, for I
geaaraS
eearagy py. wnr m Italian or uroaen
Wh4$ JNHHT gW4t 4UI"
"WW," saW Ml Hobsofi, imlUns la
be mm, HfM4' wwf. "W ambj.
yiim u touake sough sawey to retire.
s H Id uptake sough saaney to rettrej
U a put WMW dttau-y. i realty
taAaJt'-iSist. Co. I do iWiUa AiUiiilav mi
"I've Mt na from tfe WIMr (lar
ds tat Kw York, tvheee I fcv l-a pfcy
lag Is 'Dsjuiiu Around.' Yes. I lov New
York, and hav lot ut friud (.bete
Philadelphia li very aUraetir. too. You
4k sm how I spent Cbrirtoiaaf Why, 1
ws vary tasy lied, mutWuM ef
h Wa. I Mm Bjurd wrk tit bll
Oi wrttte vn t "" r
ThE RETURNING OP XMAS GIFTS
The Chrtstma aftermath Is ont Little
brother sighs with regret that Santa
slipped away without being seen and
llttlo brother's big sister prepares all
her gifts for a trip to the stores.
"There are Joe's glovcsl 1 like the im
plied compliment, but I couldn't squeeze
Into a flvo and a half. . Tho nalcoglrl who
sold them to him must have been croxy.
And Aunt Jane's lorgnette I Did you
ever hear of such a silly thing to glvo a
girl? I'm going to take It right back
and buy something I want., My, I' wish
everybody was a Spugl"
The next day the Innocent salesgirl
gets the benefit of some ono's poor Judg
ment Crowds of women pile Into tho
store at onco and demand their money
back. The glove salesgirl suffers most
"It wouldn't be so hard for us," said
one of , theso girls, "If nil the women
were not convinced that wo don't want
them to get tho right thing. They como
In "fill prepared to 'kick' and they cer
tainly do It. Thoy entirely overlook the
JOHN er:
SCHOOLMASTER
A GRIPPING STORY OF LOVE, MYSTERY ANP KIDNAPPING
By CLAVEB MOIUIIS
Author of "John Uredon. Solicitor."
CBXIlAOTEnB IN TUB BTORY.
TUB itXROUlOHESa OF WlitnBRLBY
(Ann)), Bht hot oeen o uilioio for teven
cjnra II. wfto. i ooout o flo (o o puMlc
LORD ARTHUR UBRIJST, Ms unclf. ta di-
ciuiinff tht Important matter wWi J.aft
Wlmbtrttv. U vouwr Mother W
tht lots jer and fteir-prejumpflve to Ifte
ri., wtmhrrUu U most qtwrfous for Ovu
Bonoot.
to co to llarptnt. wMeh ".'""fttJK."
vovnotr caooI oult cto to thf JVtmbtr-
lev' ftomff Jfonfc(lvr,
Tht headmaifr.
tnnyj nm.Kinif. U
grtat fritni. of hers.
u macf Xforpfr. ,
arman r.u. 'K."."..;yr-5-Ci;k'irf
iora ATtnur " vi.H. . .-; -
OTv 'impr.;.a tciih BrMph'M o&iwWf.
m-eollv (
He tells
HIS ins rtianmwur ,w. .. :-ll'",'J""iT','l
On should bs ysrv earssllw
after os ht svspscts thai n "ix,i
LlU7iln tht, bou. "It would be worth
inoi uuv i "'."I" A-i; nooi
V.!. 'wMls to net rid of Mm,' he sous.
OnTaTl-mp. ha. already & VSS
aSHSy S Vonimi'erts-adejectlve who
IV. , T;m .naaatd to WOtCh OWV, inougn
Lady WlmbtrlM
IZrlrinh croint
If he were his own ton."
A .mi, alter Quit has bten at Harptree,
Brlsiffion'aUlU to Zidu Wlmtcrltu. con-
t"H.,.hf'rt$ha'a)V.r he ha. spoUen U:
eailte of'thi social dlference between them.
ut Anne interrupts him. and declares tnai
she. too, loves Mm deeply. ,,, tnt
Arriving at the scnoo! he is informed that
UR
YBBTIOAN is wautna ""' ! -K
.. . .hM,tn maftir at llarptret s
vacant, and Vertlpan has come in answer
to ofvrtlrmnl, Brltiah having found his
" rV.'l.al-Terian' hodtmjwn
Erleiah some to vears ago, and telinea
Ri'Xferriks . and kifl'o mm. named
Roohford. Talbot, an Innocent man, uoj
arretted tor the orlnw, ttnt lo prlon, ana
"'verUgan has never givci Brteigh away,
but the echoolmaster fears Mm. Brteigh
cannot, however, vrgelhat Verttgan is not
fit to to a matter at Harplree, for he him-
'"hi'prSniUeTlo think ever the matter of
Vertigan's appointment, but hs knows in Ms
heart that, he null ,accpt the man. t
URB. TRAVBRS. Brlrigh's sitter, visits Lady
wimberiev.,L'ora Arthur abo "
Denham. the footman-deteotive at Uonk
stiver, tells Lord Arthur that he has
reoognlted Mrs. Trovers as a friend of
Dlcle iterieft. the man who is suspected
of attempting to kidnap young Wimberley.
Lord Arthur wires for Barker, o privalt
dtcliv he is employiNp, fa com to ilon
stlver. He can haraiu b'lieve that lire.
Trovers is concerned in the plot aaainti
WlmJierlfv. bul the boy strengthens sus
picion bv saying that he remembers m',,"
Ihe woman at Bt, Pancras when the kid
napping alttmpt was made.
Lord Arthur returns to town and con
sults Barker, a detective. Though the de
tective is convinced that ZIrs. Trovers is
mixed up in Diek Iterieft schemes. Lord
Arthur is not.
lire. Trovers visits Lord Arthur and asks
Mm to stop the marriage btwn John
Brteigh, her brother, and Lady Anne. Lord
Arthur is eonvlnoed of her innocence, but re
fine lo interfere.
'
John Brteigh tolls iwu thai Ihere is
something about his sisters We which he
thinks she ought to know. He says that
his lister wat never morried, and thai
lh man who lofd and left her was killed
he doe not say by whom. ....
.Anne lietvu, and then declares that it
makes no difference to her lone, and shs
expresses sympathy for lire. Trovers.
Erleigh Is so moved at her oenerom
underelandlnp that he says: "I really be
lieve that if I came to you with tome
shameful story of mi oun you would for
give me. Anne, would you forgive met"
DIOR MBRIBT, bankrupt, receive a note
from Vertigan, who it In -London, that
ISeriet is being watched. They arrange an
interview.
CHAPTEH IX-(Contlnued)
DICK MBRIET lit a cigar and listened
to the story In silence.
"How did the boy know tho man
wanted to kidnap htraT" he queried, when
the narrative had coma to an end,
"His uncle told hlm-Lord Arthur,"
"Did the boy tell Lord Arthur about
the Incident?"
"No. Denham, the head footman at
Monksilver. Denham Is a detective."
Merlet laughed. "Well, it's an ill wind
that blows no one any good," he said.
"It's useful to know that about Denham.
But this other buslnessf Doctor Ander
sonf "Don't know at all who he Is."
"Do the others know, do you thlnkT"
"Do you mean Lord Arthur and his
private detective?"
"Tes."
"I can't say. But one thing Is certain!
there Is someone else on the Job."
"Hardly the same Job aa ours, Verti
gan," said Merlet. speaking very, slowly
and fingering .a knife that lay on the
table. -
Vertigan smiled, "I am not so sure
about that," be replied, "Perhaps one of
your brothers"
"Oh, I'm in the way. They'd have to
reckon with me. I don't think they'd care
to taskle me. No, this Is a kidnapping
business, plain and simple. You oan take
your oath to that Middle-aged, biaek
beard and mustache. I wondtir who it
isr'i-
"A dlegulso ry possibly; there's
nothing to Bo on! If I'd been there at the
time well. It doesn't say muoh for Den
ham. But I'm glad we know that they
are on tbelr guard. I always thought they
were, after that visit at Barker's to the
I oho, ol house."
For nearly a, minute the two men sat
In silence. Then Merlet suddenly laughed.
"By Jovef be said, ''I don't know that
this may oat turn out Piece of luek,
after alt"
Vertigan nodded. "I was wondering if
yety'd see that," he said quietly.
.. rt. ..t taUifjisfsm
"i can see tanner vnn you, my rne&d,
Merit retorted. "TW as ueetUat red
Wriog jrawm lores the trait-. .this af -
follow It ui-JeUvU ail their tlM in U -thw
fools of deUottvat, U wfll distract
their atlSBtkwi fou us."
"It hardly looka Mm U tfce fact thu
your bouse ts being watched "
'tat to sot if AsAsr&on (turn 11 -h
ba' e...ifJIBfe-wy'W w Um9 wm trck
Uu.e 4 ivw knew Uum tike tengtr te
tfiihlu fiyo g(i ! But iMitsidtt dMUA"
erart SMi'tto at mrn uiissfHtfuBy
fact that we are here to serve them. Wo
don't caro whether they keep the pur
chases or not. It's none of our buln-
Tho woman who has things to return
should try to show bonslderat on In these
matters. If your gloves don't fit, don t
feel called upon to bo rude to n girl who
had nothing to do with tho m'Ve;
And never, never take back ft man s Bin
and try to get tho money for It It will
causo unseen complications, nnd If lie
finds It out ho will never forgivo you.
"How much was this bag?" asked a
girl the other day. ,
"Thirty dollars," answered tho sales
girl. "Well, I haven't any check for it It
was a gift. But It was a charge, and
you can glvo mo ono for $3 or $1 in
stead," sho answered.
This Is no exaggeration, such Incidents
occur with alarming frequency, alrla
who do this sort of thing lower them
selves Immensely, besides being In
directly dishonest It Is dishonesty of a
petty, trifling kind, but nevertheless, It
is quite despicable. SO If you have re
ceived any gifts which might be Im
proved upon keep them. Don't change
them you owe that to the person who
thought enough of you to send them.
LEIGH-
and stared at tho fire. Jlcrlet begnn to
play again with tho tablo knife, and tried
tho edge with his thumb.
"Thcro nro other mattors to bo dis
cussed," said tho sclenco mastor aftor
a paiiBc. "I'm afraid Mrs. Trovers Is
going to glvo us trouble."
"Oh, . I can deal with hor," laughed
Merit.
"I hope you can. Tho last tlmo I saw
her sho told mo sho was not going to
do anything moro for us."
"Wo don't want her now."
"Porhaps wo don't, but there is the
clmnco sho'd glvo tho garao nway."
"She doesn't know It"
"That affair at St Pnncros," Vertigan
suggested.
"Oh, that? That's dead nnd dono with."
"I'm afraid not. If they could bring
thnt home to us we'd be put wharo wo
shouldn't bo ablo to do much."
"Pshaw! These prlvato deteotives work
with tied hands. If tho affair had been
taken up by the police but thoy won't
call in tho police except as a last re
source. They don't want to senro Lady
Wimberley."
"How do you know that?"
"Because no one employs private detec
tives unless he wishes to keep his business
a secret. But you can leave Mrs. Travcrs
to me. I can manage her. Now what
about Lord Arthur?"
"I wanted to speak to you about him.
Lord Arthur Is getting dangerous. Ho's
not a fool. I'm afraid that unless wo can
deal satisfactorily with Lord Arthur ho is
going to givo.us a lot of trouble."
Morlet raised his glass to his lips and,
setting it down on the table, stared at tho
cloth and began to roll a piece of broad
Into a small pill. '
"Of course," he said, speaking slowly,
"Lord Arthur will, havo to be dealt with
soone ror later. Aid you think eh?"
"Tho sooner the better. But that's not
my Job It's yours."
"Yes mine of- course L wonder .how.
these fellows got on my track?"
Vertigan shrugged his shoulders nnd,
taking a cigarotto from his case, lit It.
"Awkword, rather." Merlet continued.
"I wish I hadn't changed my name. I've
never done It before. It looks bad very.
Well, of course, I have debts a. man
might change his name In order to escape
from his creditors."
"H'm," said Vertigan. "Tes, of course,
tt does look bad, and It'd look worse it
Lord Arthur know that wo wero friends."
"Ah, you passed my lodgings twice."
"Yes. but took the trouble to disguise
myself. And even Erleigh doesn't know
my address. All letters are forwarded to
a llttlo club I belong to."
"They'll follow you back from tho club
one night"
"They might do so," laughed Vertigan,
"If I ever went there,"
Merlet smiled. "You're an old hand at
this sort of game," he said: "I wish I
was half as careful. By the by, have you
any money?"
"Money?" queried Vertigan suspiciously.
"Yes I want the loan of 15 this
change of name has put mo into rather
well, I needn't explain. I want S3.
"Twenty-five pounds? You want 25?
Great Scottl"
Merlet rose from his chair and placed
his hand on Vertigan's shoulder.
"Yes," he said In a low -voice. "It's
come to that things have got to move
more quickly now you understand?"
Vertigan nodded. "Getting to the end
of your tether?" he queried.
'Yes you'll have to keep me In funds
for a bit"
Vertigan took some banknotes from his
pooket and counted out 25,
"There you are," ho said, "You'll have
CHILDREN'S CORNER
Boastful. Mr. Turkey
Of COUBBE, they didn't kill mo!"
cried Mr. Turkey, "and of course
they won't! Am I nqt the moat beautiful
creature In the whola farmyard?"
"Yes-s," conceded Mrs. Goose, grudg
ingly, "but
"No but about It," Interrupted Mr. Tur
key, pompously, "I am. and they'll never
touch MB and kill ME for food-they
wouldn't darel"
Mrs. Goose said not a word, but she
thought a dozen!
Unfortunately, that was not the flrst
quarrel In the barnyard. Ever since
Thanksgiving pay, when Mr. Turkey had
escaped slaughter so miraculously, hl
vanity had been quite unbearable. He
strutted and be gobbled, he bragged and
he exclaimed over hla wonderful attain
ments and beauty, till the other animals
T -.
bmntiy wished hi Ui Ua UMlert w
J'i . .. i
t .-t they mA Ufcd W tsi turn iAt I
W turwa m kit. tkm h
to give me ft promissory note for o-
payable a year from now."
MOnet pooKoxeu uie notes. "IOU Can, tfij
make your own tonne," he replied. "A rt
year from now 160 won't bo any more. ,
to ma than ft fiver Is today." 4
"Write out Uia nolo " said Vertigan
curtly, and ho took a stamped form from
his pocket Morlet laughed.
"An odd thing for you to keep handy," .
he sold,
"I was going to borrow some money
myeeJi, vonigan oxpituncu.
"From mo?"
"Oh( n-from a friend. You'd better
nil it In nt once. You'll find pen and Ink
on that small table."
Dick Merlet wrote out a promissory
note for 2G0. "Hear rate of Interest,"
he said "a"-thousand per-cent,"
"Yes, but I am a poor man."
"Well, ono of theso days you'll be rich,"
laughed Merlet "You'll have flvo thou
sand a year."
"I hope so."
Merlet gnve Vertigan his note and
poured himself out another whlsky-and-soda.
As ho raised It to his lips there
waB a knock at the door, and the land
lady, n stout, cheerful-looking woman,
entered tho room,
"If you please, sir," she said, address
ing Vertigan, "a lady has called to see
you a Mrs. Travcrs."
Tho two mon glanced at each other.
"Mrs. Trnvers?" queried Vertigan,
"What la nhn HlfA. Mr Armtfthw?'' ,
"Tall, good-looking lady, with golden
hair." ,
"Did you say I had a friend with me?"
"No. Blr."
"Well, you needn't tell her that," said'
Vertigan. "I'lcaso snow her up."
Tho landlady departed, nnd Vertigan
opened the door that led Into his bed-'
room.
"Go In thcro." ho said; "wo can't bs
too careful. I'll sco what sho wants."
Mcrlot laughed, and, picking up his
drink, wont Into tho bedroom and closed
tho door. A mlnuto later a woman,
heavily veiled, was shown into the sitting-
room.
"Why hnvo you como horo?" queried
vertigan. -iou musi do maa. j
'liio woman inugnca anu raisca ner veil
nnd showed tho face of a stranger.
(CONTINUED MONDAY)
Copyright, 1014, by the Andfclated NewsptperrM
AJ1UI11VU.
THE KID'S CHRONICLE
WE WAS eotlng supplr last nite, anj
I scd, Wat do you think, pop, I no"
ware you can got a llttol
cents.
A llttel who? sed pop.
zlthir for
"4
A HUM zlthir, I sed, a llttel zlthir to
play muslck awn.
O, him, sed pop.
Tharo txackiy like big zlthits, ,ony
thare llttel, I sed.
Wat do you think of that, sed pop.
Will you glve me 3 sents to get wun,
I sod.
Well, Im a grate bleeVer in sprcddlng a ' t
taist for muslck among tho masses, and
the masses begin at hoam, ho heer you
ore, said pop. And he took a lot of ..,
muny out of his pockit and picked out S
scnts and gavo them to me and put the
rest back In his pockit, and aftlr supplr v
I went orround to the stoar andlbawt a
zlthir and brawt It hoam, beelng Jest like -a
big zlthir, the'ony diff rents beelng that
it was llttel, and I wawked Into the set
ting roam scraping my hand across It
to make it play, ,sowndlng sum thing like
fl hie ptthti nnt Mltmthlnr- IllrA A ..nt
"";' :::7- :?i -i-Lir.ci
vuv miu mix uvcina in tiro goblin ruuil
tawklng to eetch uthlr.
Hay there, wat kind of an outrageous -ft 1 ,'
noise la that vuiis brlnelne In with vou. - a't
sed pop.
Did you evvlr heer enythlng so terribll.
In yure life, seJ ma.
Its the 3 sent zlthir. I sed. And I
started to wawk erround the room play
ing It, and pop sed, Ceese, for the luv,
of ranlty, ceese.
It sownds like a backyard full of cats,
sed ma.
Not to speek bt a fruntyord full of
them at wun and the salm time, sed pop.
Q wlzz, I Jest bawt It it cost S sents.
Its u regular zlthir, wats the matter with ,
It. I sed,
Insted of going into tho harrering dee
tales I will mako you a properslshln, sed
pop, there Is a toy ship leaving sum
ware erround heer for Belgium In a few
days, I hleeve, and If you hand ovlr
that unholy peeca of furniture to be In
cluded In tho cargo, I will gtye you a
dime, the only stlpulayshln beelng that
you do not Invest eny of it in a grand
piano or eny of its relations.
a, awl rite, I sed. And I gave pop thej
.zlthir and' he gave me a. dime, saylnr.
And undlrstand, the ony reezin Im send
Ing this to Belgian childrin is bekauea
the poor llttel things no lawngir" have
eny hoams to make mlzribll with It
was no Buch wonderful thing, that n ,
might be killed later In the winter, but
he wouldn't listen! He not only refused
to listen, he flew at the chickens and tbe
geese who tried to talk to hlml Flew at
them so furlouBly that they wore glad t
stop arguing and let well enough aione.
So. gradually, after many hard battler,
the farmyard creatures one and all, learm
ed to let htm talk. He took their silence
to mean approval and strutted worse than
even
"Never mind." whispered Mrs. Goo
"I'm sure bis days ore1 numbered! Ol
two days till Christmas and we won't
him after that!"
"You better bo carahil vourself." cau
tioned a fat hen nearby, "some peoplft.
like goose for their Christmas dinner!' i
"Never fear, they'll never And me'" ,
claimed Mrs. Goose and away she we
aaross tbe farmyard.
Hveryono was ua taken un with
own affairs, that P,o one noticed where.
h went but tby ooujd all see Mr Tuft
Key strutting up a down the yaro
big aa Utol
Ju$t ttten Mrs, Farmer cme out of t
house.
"1 can hardly maka un my mlod," h
was savin to hrulf. "whether to h?v
goose qr turkey for Chrliro dlnuer tan
year."
Mr. Turkey didn't quite hear W
saia, nut imderatsod that so
comparing hluj -nUb Mrs. Goose. "ts
can you name u to the same breatns tt
h exclaimed. ' how much fatter '
ftoor I am than aur got!" And Mr
gobWad slb4 strutted Ida very grandest. '.
"Oh. I can ua vuu olaln enough, '
OOUCeilad fcllQK. "kulhai Un. FaxMfit.
"but whero ia Mrs UoomT" Wh ""
he? Nobody kutft! Ad
V'rnir hunted fur an bjur au MOO
she nud. 4l ue& 111 t.ve W UJ -'
lUI"kj ,' tu, ui, .il.t with B Uiul eKV
be wrung his nck! ,
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