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By MRS. CHRISTINE FREDERICK
AUTHOR OP "THB NEW HOUSEKEEPING."
At this season of the year many of
the, best stores are offering special sales
In'jffhlto goods, linens, shoots, pillow
cases, etc. Tho wleo housekeeper haa
shaved part of her holiday money to tako
odvantago of;"thls yearly ottering to re
pleplirh" her linen shelves.
Probably thero never la a, tlmo when a
family la stirfeltcd with towels, but fre
quontly, In past buying, wo may have
made tho mtstiko of getting towels of In
convenient sizes. Perhaps It Is Just too
short to allow comfortablo and adequalo
L""tlrying. or perhaps It Is so largo and
heavy that much of tho material Is
Wasted and only goes to mako additional
.work for tha lroner. In buying1 bath tow
els especially It Is wiser not to get them
too bulky and long, as thoy are hard to
handle, especially when. damp.
Hera are the standard sixes of towelsvas
givun but by one of tho buyers In a large
linen store: duest towel, Ux24 Inches; me
dium faea towel, 21x40; largo face towel,
37x46; averaco Turkish towel, 24x43.
These meMurements should bo a guide
In present towel shopping. From tho
glistening' array of linens also wo shall
likely choose at least ono mors tablecloth
and 'set of napkins. Was there ever a
woman who had too many cloths? Or a
time (when our favorite pattern was not
Just "beginning to go."? Tho rule In buy
ing tablecloths Is to renjember that the
maximum overhang should be 18 Inches.
Cloths for round tables must bo carefully
measured, as tho tablo appears most un
graceful If too much material Is hanging
around the edge. It Is best to havo some
In the Kitchen
Do you take the proper caro of your
kitchen? Many a good housekeeper has
learned nil about tho best way to cook,
and how to flavor every dish correctly,
and still Is Ignorant of the most ele
mentary things about the kitchen. For
instance, how many times do you tako
out a pan and find It Is nil greasy on
tho bottom? Tou should never use a
greasy dish In any case. Tho best way
to prevent this Is to put the pan over
tho flro for a little while, with a btt of.
water In It Leavo It until tho wateT
boils.
Another good way Is to put the pans In
a. dish of hot water. If the grease Is
thick, wipe It off with ooft paper, and
allow the pan to remain In ,the water
Until the rest of Ntho greaso has dlsap
' Reared. The dishes which are soiled by
food . material should be carefully
craped. Then they should be put In
cohl water to remove the remaining
particles of food. All pans containing
liquids should bo emptied through tho
slnk-stralher. The efficient housekeeper
will havo two garbage cans, ono for the
wet garbage and another for the dry
refuse.
Never leave your sugar, .butter, or
vegetables uncovered' whllo you are. cook
ing. They aro liable to accumulate'' dust
,. and germs, even in a few hours.-" Keep
" your Ingredients covered as .well as pos
' alble; tho glass jar Is best If you keep tho
,.-tincovers tightly on. Return eaon onicia
tortus iceoox or cupooa-ru m noun m ?uu
havo finished using It
Tho refrigerator should be scoured
with hot water and soda not less than
once a week. All odors will disappear
if you place a small piece of charcoal In
each corner.
HOW THE MODERN GIRL ACTS
Soma one has very truly eald that the
ways of a maid with a man aro past
finding out, and no truer word was ever
spoken, Girls aro plain, ordinary girls
among themselves, but when thero is a
man in tho case, how they change. Tho
meekest, most demuro of maidens be
comes a gay coquette'; tha liveliest and
most playful of girls slta in tho corner
If a man is around and blushes if she is
spoken to.
A. Bin oeiuoni rcau&ca uw uiuuu no
iOxpcts from the man she is engaged to.
r course, but this is not all. He must also
MMunt for all the time ho doesn't spend
wi.ih her. Ho must namo every woman
' he met and tell what was in every letter
)iif moming mall brought In.
"I remember a girl I knew," said a
matron tho other day, "and she was tha
strangest girl you can Imagine. She was
spoiled, thoroughly! fcy her parents from
her earliest babyhood, Bhe was brought
ttunVin a private school, where sho ter-
"rerized all her teachers by her temper.
NCWh'en tha whim attracted htr she would
W's sweet as a rose. She would cling,
JUKI vueub UQ( teat.""1, jimiciui ui
friends until they would have given her
their very shoes if she asked for them.
8ha could be very charming when sha
chose,
"She grew up to bo a beautiful woman.
Eh had many, many admirers, and
drove them to madness by her change
able, dainty ways and her independent
friendliness. After a while she announced
her engagement to a fine, straightforward
fellow named Charlie.
"Thr herTamny movq from tha city.
Doris went too, of course, and left
Cttarlla a solemn, lonesome bachelor. Sha
timmeauawjy ?ook on; nis ring ana pro
ceeded to make friends with the male
papulation of tho small town whero her
lamer semen, wnen unariio caijje uowa
for visits (which didn't happen very
often, as she told him ha should cava his
money) ho was d'creetly kept at a. dU-
tance.
"AH this time Charlla -waji living for her
dally letters and in hopes for tha future.
If a spent hU evenings In solitary conflne
i$nl in hla room, writing heart-throb
U ttr to hw lady. Tom can Imagine the
faot- One day sha wrote lilm that she
was coming to th elty and, gava the hour
of her arrival. He wa out of town, and
(lldii't get tha letter. So In a burst nf.
twrioas rage he threw Ills ring on tha
iteor and said ho could keep it.
A nsenth or so later aha announced her
augagement to a, young man from her
tmu town. As soon as she had him
JiJkully ami hoptsiy in lovo with her
IT.,-'-b biut to lead him a- dance. Sha
imiA wUh others, broke engagements.
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cloths for everyday uso when the tablo
Is not extended and ono or two especially
long ones kept exclusively for gucBt use,
when the tablo Is enlarged.
Although It would appear that napkins
aro of any and all siren, thoro really aro
only the three stock sizes, as follows!
Dinner sizes, 27x27 Inches; breakfast or
Informal meals, 22x22; luncheon dollies,
16xlG,
It Is much more economical today to
buy sheets ready trimmed than It Is to
try to mako them at homo, unless tho
woman's time has no cash value. Tho
cost of tho hemmed sheet In almost Idon
tlcal with tho' cost of tho necessary sheet
ing by tho bolt. Of course, tho upper
hem should bo threo Inches and the lower
ono Inch wide. Lnrgo sheets mean extra
laundering labor, too narrow sheets moan
discomfort and nonprotectlon of tho mat
tress. A good rule to remember Is to
havo tho Sheet with on overhang of 15
Inches on eaoh side, plus the width of tho
mattress. That Is, for a '41-Inch mattress
each shoet should be 73 Inches wide. This
allows a generous tuok-ln, and no greater
mistake dan be mod than to purchase
narrow sheets from a supposed point of
economy.
Another Idea, that can havo holes
prloked In It Is that tho "unbleached"
Bheets wear longer. They look bo unat
traotlvo all during the period when they
are worn and never Iron on smoothly aa
the white or "bleached." Besides, the un
bleached frequently haa a roughor sur
face, with portions of tho knotty, dark
threads running through It The buying
of linens Is ono of the most Important
tasks of the housewife, beoauso It Is an
Investment which must stand for some
time. We cannot return a skimpy sheet
llko we can unsatisfactory food products.
Therefore they must bo bou'ghtwlth much
wisdom.
What Attracts Us? s
How curious it Is to reflect upon the
attraction that one person has for an
other! If ono studies the engaged cou
ples one knows, one is bound to confess
that In many Instances It Is odd how they
ever found anything In each other.
Yet in every case thero has been a
charm in both tho engagod ones that la
not notlceablo by any one but tho two
concerned. It Is so true that no ono can
love unless there 1b something lovable
In tho objeat adored.
The plainest of appearances does not
matter; there is such a tender heart be
neath tho ordinary exterior. Tho quiet
little "mouse" of a girl Is far from be
ing stupid; she Is to hor sweetheart the
sunniest and the wittiest of companions,
but it Is for him alone that she shines.
Tho spark of beauty and of the divine
shines deep in all of us, but often It is
only tho eye of love that detects It. There
fore, to learn the secret wo must look at
our friends with tho kind and plorcing
gaze of affection. Wo shall Indeed be re
warded for so doing.
Don't Sigh!
No matter how sad the heart, the out
ward appearance should be brave. Why
sadden the rest of .the world when, aa
now, It needs cheering?
The sigh Is a waste of breath and a
damper of courage; abollsh.lt' and replace
It by a gallant smile of confidence and
of hope. The world will ha tho better for
our pluck, and wo ourselves shall be the
better for tho effort.
As in the bigger things of life, It is the
first step that counts; so smother the
very first approach of the sorrowful and
sombrq sigh. Instead manage to secure
a Binlle, and, at all costs, wear it through
out the day.
had left town for good, ire knew they
could never bo happy. " Thl3 girl is still
doing the same tricks. She always gets
engaged, ties her victims securely, as it
were, nnd then torments them. Her
mother's heart Is broken."
Girls often do these things unconscious
ly, but more often It happens aa tha
result of sheer and deliberate calculation.
Thero Is no excuse for such heartless
nes, and tha girl who does It only in
jures herself.
Beauty and the
Flight Sort of Food
So you select your meals with a view
to Improving your complexion? The idea
may seem a bit far-fetched, but not
necessarily so. Every woman likes to
look her very best, and as long as sha
is ordering tha meals anyhow, why not
with the Intention of arranging a oareful
diet for herself? The family's Individual
men ore easily pleased and ore not likely
to interrera wun your plana.
For Instance, at least one fresh
vegetable should ba served at dinner and
luncheon. Canned foods are not so
nutritious nor half so beneficial to good
looks. Beets are a famous remedy for
the complexion. They tone up tha skin
wonderfully, and havo a very decided
action toward .counteracting any kid
ney disorders. Spinach, carrots and all
kinds of boiled greens ore good, too.
They have great nutritlva qualities, act
ing upon the system and blood, thus puri
fying tha complexion.
Another first aid to beauty Is tha green
salad. No dinner ) complete without the
salad, which is aa appetising as It is
useful. Olive oil with very little season
ing and less vinegar should be used on
salad. The oil has on enervating and
slightly laxative effect on tha whole sys
tem, and makes an excellent tonic. Many
people take half oil and half grape Juice,
orange Juice or something of the kind
three tlmts a day. Nothing is better
for building up a rundown system or
for gaining extra weight.
Fresh celery is another invaluable rem
edy. It is on tha market now, too. The
use of celery for an all-round nerve tonic
Is highly recommended. It is better eaten
raw than stewed or cooked In any way.
Most vegetables which aro put on tha
labia in their natural state are good for
tha nerves.
Think of these hints when you are
ordering your dally groceries, and after
a few weeks see If your mirror doesn't
tell you another story.
Coffee Ice
Make half a pint of strong coffee and
stir it Into about II oupses of white sugar,
ona quart cream and tha beaten yolks
of eight eggf, Mix oil well together In
an eftMHUf. yiiwpa ana sur, one way.
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ATTRACTIVE
Modes of the Hour
Ono of tho prettiest fashions that tho
season has brought fortli Is tho three
piece set, toque, neckpiece and muff, of
fur and velvet or fur and satin or silk.
There Is no end to tho poB3lbllItles In
tha creation of all three. There Is white,
blaok, brown and gray fur to start with;
the silk or velvet 'may bo of the most
brilliant hue or black, and they may be
really simple In design or most elaborate.
What they must certainly have Is the
"Jo no sals quo," aa the French describe
it; tho air," the touch, ythat all clothes
must have to look fashionable, and with
out which they Inoyitably havethe pro
vincial quality of the country dress
maker. . . , ,
Thrco of these little sets ara sketched
today.
Tho one nt the left of the picture Is
made of monkey fur In combination with
black velvet.
The muff Is barrel-shape and very
small. The llttlo Cossack hat has a vel
vet crown with a wide fur brim, afTd the
burnt ostrich fantasy Is fastened by a
silver rose.
Tho silver rose is the piece, de resist
ance of tho tour de con, which fits the
throat sTIUgly and gives tho vclvet..qutll
Ing very little chance to be seen.
A set In. beaver Is sketched at the right.
Here the muff is distinctly a melon
Bhape; the neckpiece slips through a band
of Itself, with a. scarf end, and tho toque
of cream-colored felt has a band of the
beaver on Its slightly flaring brim and
balls of the fur as ornaments.
The third sot Is a combination of mink
and brown velvet. The little hat reverses
the usual order ana nas a crown oi mo
fur and a brim of the velvet, the tour de
con has a plaited bow of velvet at the
back, while a very wide plaited ruffle of
the velvet Is placed at the sides of the
muff.
Although these three-piece sets aro very
fashionable and distinctly a modo that
any ono can adopt safely, yet they have
the charm to tho woman of limited means
of being very inexpensive.
In many Instances the fur approaches
the position of a minus quality, there la
so very little of It and fluff and furbelows
and frills of chiffon and silk and velvet
even mallne If you like, aro, in spite of
appearances, the substantial part of the
whole.
The fiat ostrich feather trimming, un
curled, can be put to this use most ef
fectively In combination with satin ribbon.
Dark blue, the midnight tone, ostrich
feather and ribbon exactly matching
make the prettiest kinds of things muffs
of the bijou variety, neckpieces that are
extremely fetching and toques or turbans
that look theatrical even when worn by
tha most demurs of damsels.
The New Year
The girl who takes an Inventory,
n
wera, of the year's success or failure,
will begin to think about her New' Tear's
resolutions. This is the time when every
body makes herolo and noble vows, which
they cheerfully break at the first occasion
that calls for the keeping of them. Then
women are branded as fickle. ' This la not
wholly true. The fault lies In tha resolu
tion, sot in tha woman who makes It
There Is no use deciding on heroics In
these sordid days of commercialism, The
age of ohlvalry Is past, on the men's part,
but only because the women have taken
that burden upon themselves. Never be
fore have women been so kind to women.
It will ba worth whllo for you to remem
ber this fact when you aro "resoluting"
on New Veal's day.
Just make up your mind to ba a bit
more considerate of others, to recognize
their right to an opinion. Then when you
can't agreo with Mrs. Carter, you can
disagree amicably, anyhow. Try to re
momber that "to err la human" the
saying la: an old one, and very much over
looked. And the corresponding Una is, "to
forglve-dlvlne." You probably knew
that, but If you realized tha real, unique,
lasting pleasure the experiment gives,
you'd try it Just for the novelty of tha
thing. And. unfortunately, It is a novelty
for most of us.
VWte FIoor
To. whiten wooden floors add two (able
spoosftua of karotasa to the hot, soapy
water used for the duiscm. II wjjj cleanse
tt, board uul will atoa destroy any ia
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THREE-PIECE FUR SETS OF NEW DESIGN
eJFOHN ERLEIGHh
SCHOOLMASTER.
A GRIPPING STORY OF LOVE. MYSTERY ANP KIDNAPPING
By CXAVEB M0BBI3
Author of "John' Brodon. Solicitor."
VIIARAaTBRB IN TBB BTOJf!.
Guv, Winxberleu, o o.
Anne, tha
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3riwfilnHj. nt 1VfmfitWlV.
School, 0 umicA John Brletgn tj neaa
master, John and Anna art engaged to oe
married. Lord Arthur Meriet, undo of
Guy tVtmberley, U'arn John that there la
a plot to ptt tha 001 out of the way. Dick
Meriet, a coutln, and in Una tor the in
heritance of the great Wimoerleu ettatea,
ia concerned in the plot. I7i oier jilol
tera ara Vertigan, a' science master at
HaYptree, toio has a hold on John Erlelgh,
and Mra. Xravera, Erleiph'a aister. Mra.
Travera tvaa deserted by the man ohe
loved, and this man waa accidentally
killed by John Erlelgh. Vertigan persuaded
Erleigh to let another man pay tha
penalty for hia crime, and (now is in a
position to blackmail Erleigh. Mrs.
Travera does not know that her own
brother killed tha father of her ehlU,
Jamea. Two plots to kidnap Ouy tyim
berley have failed, and the detectives em
ployed to tcatch over tha boy havo begun
to track down tha contpiratora. .Another
group of conspirators also exists, but
there is no clue to them. Vertigan viaita
Mm. Travera, and when aha threaten) to'
expose tha plot, he warns her that ha will
make her miserable for life. Ha also
threatens John Erlelgha happiness.
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RS, TRAVBR3 smiled contemptu
ously. It seemed to her mora likely
that Vertigan would end his rdays In tho
gutter.
"Tet that la exactly how matters
stand," Vertigan continued. "Tour
brother I've got him here," and ho held
out his right hand, and closed the fingers
slowly into his palm. "I can rain him
beat him dawn so completely that he cap
never rlso again break him In pieces and
stamp on him and that's Just what I'll
do if you betray us."
"Tou are talking nonsense," said Mrs,
Travers.
Vertigan rose from his chair and flung
the cigarette-end into the Are.
"Prison," he said. "Penal servitude
that's what I've got up my sleeve for
your distinguished brother. If you don't
believe me, you can go and ask him."
They looked at each other In .silence.
Then the woman laughed.
"Why do you trouble to tell me these
lies?" she said.
"Go and ask your brother, Tell -him
that I have threatened to hand him over
to the police unless, you do something
that I have asked1 you to do. See what
answer he gives you."
Mrs. Travers smiled bravely. But all
the color had left her face, and there was
fear In her eyes. This was coming- down
to concrete facta. This could not be mere
ly an idle boast on the part of Vertigan,
"Shall I tell him," she said slowly,
"what It is that you wish ma to do?"
"Of course not If you do, I shall ruin
him quickly and completely, Tou must
invent something. Tou might say that I
have asked you to msrrv me ha, ha, that
.would ba excellent wl I. you do as you
like. If I were you, I'd say nothing to
him Just believe what I've told you, It's
true, and you'll only hurt hlin If you tell
him that you know anything about It."
Bhe smiled and the light of hope flashed
Into her eyes. lie did not want her to
question her brother on tha subject" He
wished to persuade her that It was only
likely fo causa her brother further pain.
"r "must think that over," she said,
quietly. "But 'n ny case I do not in
tend to help you any further tn your
schemes."
"Oh, we fean do without you," laughed
Vertigan. "I am not so sura that you can
do without us. But if you betray us
well, I've made that pretty clear to you,
haven't I?"
"Tou have," she replied. "No ona could
fall to understand you."
He turned abruptly on his heel and left
tha roopv Mrs. Travers stood there lis
tening to the sound of his footsteps on the
stairs, and did pot move until sha heard
the closing of the hall door. Then she
seated herself In front Of tha pre, and,
picking up the poker, knocked the coal
into a blaze.
And as tha flames leapt up it teemed, to
her that thay were consuming all tha
shame and evil of these last foyr years
turning thara Into olaan white asha.
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She naxt wuufoiAs & Mtv iSv -
Lady Wlmbcrly Baying that' she was
spending a few days In London, and ask
ing Mrs.. Travers if",.Bhe and her sop
"would i)lce to go to the opera that night
Mrs. Travers handed tho letter to her
son, and'h'ls eyes sparkled with pleasure.
iOt course you'll accept," ha said In an'
eager voice.-
"Tes, Jim, I think so. Tou'd like to
go?''
"Like to g8?" ho queried. Then he
laughed. "I shall bo .thinking of It all
day," he added. "It's awfully good of her.
And you'll wear that new dress of yours,
mother, and outshine them all."
"I may wear It. Jim." she answered
quietly. "I don't know. But If I did I
could never hope tip outshine Lady Wlm
borley." He flung his arms around -his mother's
neck, kissed her, and left for his office.
Grace Travers read, 'the letter through
again, and her heart was full of grati
tude. It meant more to her than a pleas
ant evening at the opera. Lady Wlmber
lev was now ncaiinlnted with' the story
of her Bhnme, nnd this letter was like
holding out the hand of frlendsnip. xne
blood rushed Into her cheeks as she
thought of her last visit to Harptree. Well,
thank Heaven, she had cut herself free
from all that now; She could fight on tho
other side, help to save young Lord
Wlmberley from these scoundrels, warn
his mother speak to her brother about
the danger; give no names, perhaps, but
make Vertlgan's plans of no avail.
Thero wero a party of six In the box
that night Lady Wlmberley and her two
children. Lord Arthur and Mrs. Travers
and her son. The elders sat in front
nnd the younger folk behind. -Lady-Wlmberley
was In black, and her- hair and
throat glittered with diamonds. Mrs.
Travers wore no Jewelry of any kind, but
her dress had como from Paris and her
beauty was bo remarkable that the nu
merous classes leveled at the .box, were
chiefly directed at the particular corner
where she sat. Lady Joan, with- her hair
up, was In white, as fair and radiant as
soma slender Illy. James Travers, look
ing atvher from time to time, felt glad
that she was for his eyes alone. No
one else In the house could see her,
"Tou are fond of music, Mr, Travers?"
she said during tha Interval.
"I I .love It," he stammered, "more
than anything else in the world."
Wlmberley, seated on the other side of
his sister? laughed. ' '
"Tou should hear Joan practicing her
scales," he said. "That'd cure you, I
say, I didn't think much of that fight,
did you? The tenor was too fat out of
training, I should think."
Joan looked at him contemptuously. A
few months ago she would have said,
"Shut up, you Billy little ass." But the
lengthening of her frocks had, tn com
pany at any rate, deprived her of tho
pleasure of speaking her mind so freely.
"I could tell you were fond of music,"
she said, turning her back pn her brother.
"l mean reauy jono or Jt i was watcn
Jng your face Juot now."
He flushed with pleasure. "And you?"
ha said eagerly. "Tou love It?"
"Tes-I think I do-I don't know. It
hurts ma, at times I mean I
"It hurts us top," said Wlmberley,
"especially before breakfast, Tou ought
to pome and stay at Monksllver, Mr.
Travers, If you want a real musical
treat."
"Tou play?" said Travers, with a frown
at the irrepressible Wlmberley.
."Tes but only 'a Httloi my brother is
quits right I play excruciatingly; but
ona can .enjoy niuslo for all that-don't
you think so?"
Travers did think so. He also thought,
only ha did not put it Into words, that
Lady Joan Meriet was mora beautiful
tlan any woman ba had oyer seen, and
that even If she. could not play the' piano
her voice was sweet as ,anV maslo that
was ever heard. Tq his boyish imagina
tion, as yet unclouded by the dull routine
of hit life, aha was soma, fairy princess.
That she had only Just emerged ' f rpm
the fichoolroom odd to heFirw In
his r. He Mfead to think of h as a
tfclM Mmme m the threshold of a
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"My, doesn't Marjorle look stunning to
day!" said a girl as the dancers whirled
by. "Sho always does, anyhow. I new
knew a girl who was quite so .tup M
and yet who so admirably concealed It
Flno raiment covors a multitude of
faultB."
"Margaret, dear, don't be so catty.
Marjorle can't bo accused of nn over
dose of gray matter, but she Is a. k nd.
sweet girl nnd deserves her popularity.
"Well, I really didn't mean to bo un
kind; but don't you think that clothes
make the woman:"
"Not at alls a woman Is really Judged
by her Intellect-that is, K the person
Judging has any sense at all.
"Ah, there you arel nut the person
Judging seldom has any sons, my dear.
oTheVwiso she wouldn't take it upon her
self to Judge anybody. But. ordlnarl y,
I do think that to tho common, unln
itlatcd male, clothes do mako tho woman.
And, what's more, It makes oharacter,
"For Instance, do you remember when
I was doing social service work last
year? Well. ;we had a youngster thers
who was tho most hopelessly ragged,
dirty, deceitful little individual I ever
saw. This child got a present of a lot
of now, clean clothes. Tou would not
believe for a minute what a mental ana
moral change these poor clothes worked.
Bho didn't become an1 angel all at once,
by any means, but she did try to bo more
tractable. Tho first day she appeared,
... , .MHiiw.j.nji hi- nn hfi noDear-
ance. she answered, 'I'm gtadrny clothes
look nice, and I'm going to act like them,
too.' .
'And don't you remember when you
went to school In the summer with your
llrst new summer dress on and you sat
on the llrst row bursting with prldo and a
strange, newly acquired virtue? I do.
And I glared at my chum who wanted
to do the very diabolical Inventions of
my own ldlo brain the day before.
"When It comes to men, thoy ono and
all, without exception, fall for pretty
clothes, and I don't blame them. Women
are so foolish, you know; they condemn
confined to an acquaintance w.lth the
waitresses nt city restaurants and tea
shops. Here, so he thought was some
thing much more raro and wonderful.
The lowering of the lights and the rais
ing of the curtain put on end to tho con
versation. The muslo once more caught
James Travers In its grip and held him.
But though he did not allow his attention
to wander from what was going on on
the stage, he as conscious all tho tlmo of
the girl's presence by his Bide, and more
than onco, ns he looked at tho soprano,
a tall, buxom woman with a superb voice,
he thought how perfectly Lady Joan
could have filled the part, If alio had only
been able to sing.
At lastf the performance came to an end,
and Travers, his hands trembling, helped
Lady Joan on with her fur-lined opera
cloak. He found himself by her .side ns
the party- Joined tho throng In the cor
ridors. "Wasn't It delightful?" sho said, turn
ing to him with sparking eyes.
"Tes," ho answered eagerly. "I don't
think I havo ever enjoyed anything so
much In my life."
"Tou don't often go to the opera, per
haps?" "Oh, yes, but up In the gallery. It It
seemed quite different tonight."
She laughed. "I hardly ever go," she
said.
"I don't care If I never go again," said
Wlmberley, who had pushed his way
through the crowd to his sister's side.
"But, I call it now, tho pantomime
hello, there's eld Stinks."
"Guyl" said Lady Joan sharply. "Tou
mustn't talk like that What are you
thinking about?"'
"Old Vertigan stinks master at Harp
tree rum old cove but' not a bad sort."
Vertigan turnedand smiled. Wimberleyi
Instinctively touched his hat Then Ver
tigan was lost In the crowd again. A few
minutes later the whole parly were tn the
big limousine car. Lord Arthur had sug
gested supper, as mudh as could bo eaten
in the short time at uielr .disposal. Then
the car was to drop the Wlmberleys at
Grosvenor street and take the Traverses
on to West Kensington.
Once more the young bank clerk found
himself by the side of Lady Joan, on one
'of the little seats that folded up when
they were not required. VThe three elder
people sat behind, and Wlmberley was In
front with the chauffeur. Travers was
flushed and happy, This seemed to him
to round off and -complete the evening's
enjoyment. The fine car, the rich furs
and glittering diamonds, the, prospect of a
meal at a restaurant so expensive that he
could not have afforded even to drink a
cup of tea In It appealed to his lmaginar
tlon. Then there was Lady Joan sitting
there, .by his side her dellcata, childish
face more beautiful than ever with the
ermine collar buttoned round under her
ohln.
The big car, lighted by electricity and
warm and comfortable as a little room,
glided swiftly through the traffic Trav
ers kept his gaze fixed on tha glass win
dow In front of him. With the eyes of
those three people on the back seat upon
him he hardly so much as.dared to glance
at Lady Joan's face.
Then suddenly the car swerved to avoid
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very same thing which occupies most of.
their own time. uia ". "vcr a
,-., .- mimitbi1 mnn ttfhn tornftn't
proud of a well-dressed wife? And IM
fuso to helleve mat. a wuumu mra
,i. nA nM nnrt iAsto to dress '
i. .. .innM n tinr friends make out?"
"I do agreo with you about clothfj
making character, n um romy no
Idea, anyhow. Philanthropists are Jut
beginning to realize me iminre.
, m.r.1 la WhV TllV hi,
environment. ni "; "" "-"wis
model tenements and things. It's golnga
on tne principio n, " '"
clean, you'll be cloan Inside as Well. J'
r iriinn Mnrlnrlo has the right Idea';1
after all. I ndmlro her tactics. Bhit
has a stunning figure and looks so well!
to havo a silly accomplishment llktj
brains. Belleva me; It isn't only the mea
Who aro coniraaiuiuiy iuyu,ji,.
The Mischievous Third
Nine-tenths of tho quarrels betweeng
lovers is due to Jealousy, brought about?
often unconsciously, by a third person.5
Tn most cases the engaged girl la tha '
happy one, and soma other girl the eat
of tha quarrel.
It la absurd for any girl to expect 1
nance to cut himself off from society of
all girls but herself. Whi sho. ha
nrnmiii fa became his 'wife, she ha
formallv announced her willingness ,toi'
lovo and trust him, and every tlmo thai
sho resents his notice of other girls sl)jj
proclaims to an tnat ncr irusimincss was,
but a protense. t
What Is the troublo when you ore, Jeal
ous of that other, girl? Tou fear, per
haps, that tho affections of' your fiance
will be tranoferred to her, your engage
ment broken. Well, if it happened. It
would indeed bo a torrlblo calamitybut
bcllevo that It won't happen. He chosa
.... .., n nil nth,- irtrla tViwn Tvh
make 'yourself miserable because thera ,u9
Mmnvfi in hn n. "third" on vour horizon? -,i
Better far to trust, and look out for a
fourth, then sho will be happy!
a ragged woman who had almost thrown .
herself under its wheels. James Travera .
Instinctively flung out his arm In front of .
Lady Joan's face. There was a crash of
splintering gloss and screams and then a
blaze of light and a noise that seemed to
Travers llko a long roar of thunder ii
his ears thunder that died away into si
lence and light that faded swiftly into;
darkness.
When James Travers came to his senses'
he found himself in e. room 'that was not
his own a room with bare white walls
and very llttlo furniture, nnd what seemed
to Travers an extraordinary amount of
light His mother was seated by his side
and a nurse in blue linen1 dress' Was
standing at the foot of the bed.
"Where am I?" ho whispered feebly.
Mrs. Travers, her eyes full, of tears, bent
over him and kissed him passionately.
"Tou are In the hospital, darling," aha
said. "There was an, accident you' were
hurt but you must'nt talk about It'now
you'll bo qulto well in a few days."
He closed li Is-eyes, trying to remember.
Then he tried to move his right arm, and,
finding he could not do so, looked up at
his mother's face.
"What has happened?" he whispered,
"My arm?"
"Tes, dear, you hurt it-It 'went right
through tho glass you must not try to
move It for a little while."
"Ah, the glass," he said slowly. Tes-J
I remember Lady Joan was she hurt
mother?"
"Only shaken and bruised, darling; (f H
hadn't been for your arm. her face would
have been cut to piece's." '
He smiled. "I am glad," he said gently.
"And the others?"
"Lord Wlmberley has Bprolned , hf.
wrist, and the chauffeur had a bad out or
his face. But you must not talk any
more, darling."
He closed his eyes, and smiled. Ha waa
thinking of Lady Joan Meriet of, how he
ihad saved that delicate, childish face
from being cut and torn, perhaps from
being disfigured for life, Boylike and
heroic, he told himself that he would
gladly have suffered worse Injuries than
a few cuts on the arm If by so doing
he could havo averted such a terrible
catastrophe.
A few minutes later the doctor cams In
and looked at the wounded arm. James '
Travers bore the examination bravely, but
when it was over he fainted from tha
ipaln. Mrs. Travers burst Into tears, but
quickly controlled himself Tha doctor
gave some orders to the nursn ,ln a low
voice. Then he took Mrs, Travers by tha'
arm and led her from the roonn
"No good staying there, my dear lady,
ho said with a smile. "He'll coma to in ft
few minutes, and then he'll have some
thing to put him to sleep, Now soome in
here, will you?" and he opened the' door
of another room, "I want to have a Httla
chat with you."
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