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)ERN RELIGION
LIKE SLOT MACHINE
'.i,,d Vslflie Rcv Dr Edwards Says
WMiailpresent Age Has Mechanical
rate
l...L n a slot-machine," was tlio
" p'mlllptlon len modern theology by (ho
v1 FreilerlcK Liiwnrus, immur ui umtu
?L noon Lenten net-vices at tho Gar
l theatre. Tlio mechanical character
ffita prent flge. Raid Doctor Edwards,
ffi Influenced tho conception of religion.
', h,s been said that each nge makes
I M n accordance with tho Ideals, nnd
L)y there Is something in It," said Doe
LjEanards. "The dominant Idea of any
.ratlon ' uounu 10 ii"u " j juiu
I" ...i nf rind. Thli mechnnlcal
"' t. nittnmndn tiinMitriA
toncep"", "
ltd1
whose tuci ia - ...-.....-
.. .. iI.Ium i'nn ( nlAflMlMi
rweh wilt do cverjini.iH. .. '
t. ,jnK Itself while innn goes ilshlng.
. .. --I 4 listen t iirillfriitti Itttrk
r - n.. In Btiptt n fniiolitno
Creation Is such a mtichtno
"fatoiorf'
fhlclmlll tun Itself, wind Itself nnd take
IrtC-f Judgment
&. hive en riled tho lliougui. over into
F.5A:, Vnrl.l Wo luivo a mechanical
V.1I 1 of mind tow.itd heaven mid an all
"..i.ii.ll man dies and wakes up
.7hs"ne!t orld, the same man. and
J" A".- S. nfflco as usual. Ho looks
tins '" " r. ......
!'".,.. modestly and sadly; His con-
nce works I"'" " cnsl "Bister. Tho
?',u and the lire have alt gone. They
y, too much nnnginatlon In them. Nicy
?".. Automatic enough. In placo of
S..1 we have a process something llko
W of milling "our Hut t) my mind It
(hit 01 rami" ni.i.fn.iilnnp.l
AfiH JlOt OOlll' ! fcv "- "
Me of God ecn ns a purely Intellociunl
)ltlon. milCIl less n niurai .nc-
God
'.wm. nan n
father, this this Is only a
'lrial slot machine."
rjjOUL A GROWING FORCE
fhe Kev. John Mclish Snys It Develops
Sp; During Life.
,jn ecry man, drunk or Hobcr," said
.v. Rpv. John Mclish today In his noon-
St- T.nin nrrninu on "Tho Soul." at
ftt, Stephen's Church, "theie Is noinctliing
..l .....iillnloo lila lnl.1nnrt.1np. mill
vulul ii:fuu'"- ..... ..,.. .....v ...u
iBrms his sobrlctj, that condemns his
hientss and nsserts his nobility. Ho
mar hello It and foiget It, hut even In
Ids folly anil his sin It comes to his mind
ml Ms life hi splto of himself, nnd chal
iKjjej his right to be a brute and do
iroTi his Deace "
The speaker declared that which man
hSi his soul Is not a full-blown (loner.
tat seed, something to be grown. Ho
iildthat fnlluro to grasp tho moaning of
pit ilmplo fact about the soul Is rcspon-
(1010 lor many iuik'uus misapprcnen
!i!on. I' "Day by day and jcar by ear," ho con-
Itlaued, "nc grow our souls. Tho cyo Is
t be trained and tho car Is to bo tuned
little by little to tho appreciation and ad
miration of the test. The llguro of tho
ll.n MMr-nACa ..... n..1.. 41. - t.1..
y).iKuiB ntitt.o nub Jitiy iiiu fUCtl UL
irowth, but the soli, ivhero tho seed or
ihoot lakes root nud which Is essential
In lh fnl. n (lnn.nl.
, "Among tho ancient Greeks there was
a race called tho rnco nf tlm nnmlnr-
.'torch. So all of us start tho raco of Jlfo
Julth a torch nllame, tho eternity In our
'leirU bright. AVhat nluo is llfo though
Ti reach tho goal first, If our torch Is
den)? God grant that every ono of you
my be ablo when your raco Is run to
itand and hold aloft your torch aflamo."
& INFLUENCE AND RELIGION
f ft-
ffLenten Preacher Discusses Effect of
Association on Religion.
Three influences ccrteil bv tlm Inriiii.
fdmj op his fellow men. were fllsnusnorl h.
the Itev. Dr. Itoyden K. Yerkes, rector
oitherrotcstnnt Rnlsconn Phnroli nr tlm
iTraiislbjurallon, 31th street and Wood-
ima avenue, nt the noonday I-enten serv
ice at Old St Tetcr's Church, 3d and
Plneatreets, todaj
"We can regard our associates an either
Uiistlnff or hindering us in accompllsh
,!r our ideals." lio said.
s "It they helpj us, wo uso them: If not.
i set xaem out or tho way. This Is tho
PnjlClllle Which nrtltnfi lh. linn.,l..a
slulness miUi and tho robber alike, tho
- . vauuniiai aim 1110 equally soul
less tnarchlst
Axaln. ne lnt mil rllntta ... .ml.'
.Oil'. Slid COllCentratn nnr nltontlnn
a our own salvation. This Is cooil
vUddhiam but V.rl iinnr niirla.lo.ill..
-"rinally. remembering thnt love ' for
. uciKiiuor ib piacea by Jesus on nil
equal footing with lovo fop r.n.1. n hoti
IW 'own religion by our honest endeavor
v" uereiop our neighbor's character..
Ekl .ry onB ,H exertlng one of these
awe? Influences on his fellow men and
J"J making or marring lila own char
&' anl theirs. Ho is driving them
tWner frnm nJ t.r in..-M i .
" - uwi4, mo iuiiucii;t, ia UBU
EUa Or is flrtuvlnr ilism nlu,. n nA
t$dr the last Is the Christian Influence."'
PROPER OBSERVANCE OV LENT
n ni.i. ... .
!.." .' nuy or rorcgoing tho
Wiurts of the theatra nro not real ob
wvances nf T.ftn. ....Li ,i. t... t-
JJHWM. Steele, lector of tho Church of
t iiVke and the Epiphany, In a noonday
iaien sertnnti u. nid r.i.ia. ri...ni. o.i
street &hm.n xfni.n. ..... .,.
wwervance of Lent must bo with regard to
jt--.....uui anu not tlio material, ho add
lW.i2ia muat wrestlo ugalnst spiritual
."ClieCnCS nnrl nn. nnnlnu. ... find. nn.1
H People are "too material now, and
SL ,rm ot observance. Wo must give up
'.fives, not external things.
PORT OFPHILAPKLlfalA
luitMuV1 S??:-kBo,.,on paasengers and
LTcompany ' "" Mlnr" Tnini
mer-
Transport.
i C" darbrlVl onielda, ballast, Jos.
(IT. I'nnraJ ri ... ... ...
IwlB.m,'J"" " , I. Venice, Ma oran
IKf otmiut. merchandise, I Rubbelt's Son.
Steamships to Arrive
rASSENOEn,
From.
Liverpool
Balled,
..Mar. 3
k'..
FRBIQIIT.
SUoMborr i'rem. Balled.
(utelawoV Copenhagen ....Jan. 15
fMdMai " A11? ....Jan. 20
UaJT " .......Naples Fob. i
'i Men'dV"",",,",,.lotter,lam .....Feb, 11
bcmiM.. ...,. ...Asua'Amarxa.. .Feb. IS
ltarr ' t,..Huolva .........Feb. 10
KMUa ' "" ,, .Calcutta 1'Teb. W
Kno," " Hllo , .....Feb.M
!u ' .,,.,...nrl3tlanla ...Mar, J
wilkoi if-..,' i, Rotterdam , ...liar. 4
Kamt'1'" Ateiew ..,..:;.Mar: fi
Utiann.V.,.V.V'M.Huela Mar. 8
"eauuTiafcSr. " .a'epool ,,.,Mar. 5
CJJJtr Bhlpper Manchester ,.,.Mtr. a
Swtiwut.rn' ..'...''?.hlel'J .......Mar. 6
hurrclern Mlller...NawcaalU ..I 'liar R
0(U1.n ..Burnt Island. ..Mar. a
iJ3iQrnw Balboa Mar. 7
go Point Lisbon ...Mar. 8
? at .Loudon Mar. a
KS.r
lli4n
Jiotterdau ....Mar. 11
.Hllo ,. ,.,,.. .Mar. 10
Balboa Mar. 10
Santiago . . ..Mar. 13
. ... Mtthtl Mar 1.1
. .lluelva ........ Mar. 13
ot!aU
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BMt"- ' BaKU ....Mar. 13
4ar Mariner ..Manchester ....Mar. 18
. . rMenfiitfrAM Ma. 1i
Iar Havana Mar. IS
rffrt; . ... Rotterdam. . Map. la
Bermuda . ...Mar 16
. w. . au.uuw .Atar it
aieamsiiips to Leave
. For. ( Dale
. Liverpool Mar. M
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it I IjiM .... n
GfctBr lm.. . "lSVV rr '
W-K . 1MI c "" Mar, !
SliUoe; ILiaiautu Ma. .11
.. EVENING LEDGERPHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, MARCH
IRISHMEN HEAR CLARK
AT ST. PATRICK DINNER
Speaker of tho House Makes
Fervent Appeal for Support
of President.
More than 600 Irishmen attended the
HUli annual dinner of the Friendly Sons
of St. Tatrick last night at tho llellcMie
Htrnlford nnd heard Champ Clark deliver
n fercnt, lojnl plea for tho support of
President Wilson by all the nation. Tho
refcrenco by tho Speaker of tho House of
KcprcscntatUcs to tho I'rcsldcnt was
mote In the nature of a prayer than an
thlng else.
Preceding It there had been recitations
uy the toastmaster, former Judge Theo
doro r. Jenkins, of little gems of Irish
verse, nnd there had been bits of the
quaint, half-humorous, half-melancholy
songs for which Ireland Is famous, so that
tho emotion of those present had been
aroused to fever heat.
Partv tics were forgotten when the
man who was defeated by H'oodrow Wil
son stood up and declared the man In
the white House hod borne n greater
burden than any other President since
Lincoln; when ho asserted Woodrow Wil
son was among the really great Presi
dents who could he counted on the fingers
of one hand
Tho Speaker then launched Into a ilc
fenso of the legislation enacted In the
Democrats. At the outset he was giect
ed by the singing of tho famous "Hoim'
Dawg' song. Ho wnB followed bv Mich
ael Monahan, of New Ymlr, who paid a
tribute tu SI. 1'atilck and tho Krlcndlv
Sons. Chief .luslico HIMn was the next
speaker, lie responded In a toast In
Pcniis.Mvnnla. and ho was followed by
H. J Cat tell.
Goernor iirumbaugh nnd Senator lon
rosn were unable to he present at the
banquet and notes of regret from llicm
ero read.
Time wero various other observances
of St. Patrick's day last night. City
bollcltor Michael J. rtyan delivering nn.
nddress nt tho Academy ot Music In aid
of tho House of tho Good Shepherd,
Aichblshop Prendcrgast wns present. Mr.
Ran had been 111 rnd was bo weak that
for a time It was feared he would not
bo able to speak.
A St. Patrick's dinner dance was held
at the Merlon Cricket Club, about 230
guests attending.
SUFFRAGISTS OPEN
CAMPAIGN IN ARDM0RE
Main Line Section Invaded in
Interests of "Voles for Wo
men" Cause.
Suffragists in Philadelphia who are
carrying on tho extensive "otcs for
women" campaign throughout tho cltv
and ndjaccnt places havo decided to in
wido Ardmoro and win some converts to
tho "cnuso" In thnt section. Conse
quently they havo Just established head
quartcrH in tho Ardmore Chronicle Build
ing and from thcro carry on their cam
paign among the pcoplo living in that
section, as well as make excursions Into
near lying townships. Tho uso of tho
headquarters offices are donated by the
Ardmoro Chronlclo
Propagandist meetings continue to bo
the main means whereby suffragists ex
pect to adertlso their causo and to gain
support. Miss Dllle Hastings, a promi
nent suffragist of this city and who Is
noted among suffrage adherents for her
oxccllent speeches In favor of votes for
women, is active In theso meetings. Sho
will deliver nn nddress this evening at n
meeting of the Mothers' Club, which will
bo held at tho University Settlement, 26th
nnd Lombard streets, nt 3 o'clock. Her
subject will bo "Mothers and Politics."
Suffragists in Moorestown, J.'. J., will
renew their activity tonight, when Miss
Kola La Kollette. daughter of Senator
La Follette, of Wisconsin, will be the
principal speaker at n suffrago rally to
ho held under tho nusplces of the
Moorestown Franchise Society. Tlio af
fair will take place In the Town Hall at
S o'clock.
An elaborate demonstration Is sched
uled for suffragists In Camden tomorrow
night, under tho nusplces of the Cam
den Equal Suffrago League. Several
prominent persons In suffrage circles will
attend nnd deliver addresses. Among
them will bo Miss Dllle Hnstlngs anil
Ferdinand II. Glaser, both of whom have
been active workers In recent votes for
women campaigns. Mrs. W. I). Kerlln,
president of the league, will preside at
tho affair.
Tho Woman Suffrage party, of Aldan,
Delaware County, gavo a cardparty last
night nt Hho homo of Mrs. James Man
ning for the benefit of tho "cause." A
number of negroes wero addressed on
suffrago questions laBt night nt G87 North
slst street by Miss Dillo Hastings nnd
Miss Sarah Chambers.
PIGS KED-HAIRED KIDNAPPER
3IUST HAVE IJEEN A BUTCHER
Otherwise They Would Have Squealed,
Glenolden Police Force Deduces.
A rcd-hnlred butcher, who wore rub
bers, kidnapped three black-hnlrcd pigs
from the barn of Fred Kupertus, nt Glen
olden, ond went away without closing tho
door. That tho thief was Impolite and not
a gentleman waB evident from his method
of working. He destroyed valuable har
ness to tie the pigs' legs together and
took some good bags which he Jammed
over the animals' beads.
Therefore, the police force does not
doubt that the pigs were bound and gag
ged beforo being kidnapped.
After considerable deduction, the police
department says he Is sure that the thief,
In addition to being a red-haired butcher
with rubbers, also weighed at least 150
pounds and was short.
The door through which he carried the
hogs was only 5 feet 2 Inches high. A
tall thief, strong enough to cary the pigs,
couldn't have stooped enough to get
through the door and at the same time
keep hold of the pigs. Several strands of
red hair. Imbedded In the fresh white
wash of the barn. Bhow that the In
truder braced himself against the wall as
lie pulled the pigs out. A number of
small waffle-Hke Indentations on the
dampness of the floor show that lie wore
new rubbers. The plga were kidnapped
without their voicing a squeal, therefore
tho thief must have been a butcher,
The first red-haired man In Glenolden
wearing rubbers will be arrested If he's
fat.
UNION LEAGUE TO HONOR ROOT
Elaborate Plana for Reception to Ex.
Senator Next Tuesday.
A. high tribute will be paid Btlhu Root,
the private citizen, who will address the
members of the Union League Club on
the night of March 23. Mr. Hoot, In his
private capacity aa a citizen, will be
honored In the same way the club baa
honored men In public life, of national
and International fame.
Mr, Root will make his address, the
subject of which has not been made
known, at S:50 o'clock, after which a. re
ception will be tendered him. Many
prominent men of the city -will be present
Mr. Root la president of tho Union,
league Club In New York. Rnd offlcera
and members ot that organization will
attend the reception "
The First Regiment Rh4 will iuro!h
the music Several ' stunt ' wli: -be
julled oft In. the way f entertainment.
THE BLUE BUCKLE
A BAFFLING MYSTERY AND BREATHLESS TALE OF ADVENTURE
By WILLIAM HAMILTON OSBORNE
Author of "Tho Red Mouse," "Tho Running Fight," "Catspaw," Etc.
t-0Mruhl, inn. McDrlde, Naet & -.
SI V0PSI9.
, On board a trana'atlanllo liner. tMurnln
from Kurop. Cnilit Rutherford 'Jtla-'"
loe h a woman, a Mr. IMCoU. Site
ffitT'i.'.0 be, troubled by Bomethlnf. till '
tiisea his help, and spends mot of the i tlnv;
JMlh her itnaiid hunband. Atao n, Jf0
m,.' ,nron HeMerman, nn unscrupiilous
J? Ituiherford. nnd In a com rsallon nays
r,.jP' uPls tho Talcolts .f eo,nioll,"K
Mo directs attention to a blue buckle worn
i.Mr?- .Talcotl Later ltflderman bribes
mo n-irl. nnAMtnM tn i.i him take a
mesa.e,
.iilli6 "3e""? ho taken la that a !u?j;
diamond necklace Is holme smuwtled Into
"Us countrj An elderly man and a Jouj
poman nro, sullly. Araln iuspldon la dl
liVi'."1.. Valnst tha Talcott, tlrkMJ?:
iotl. ' attacked bv a ruffian, who "t-!-.rr
t? enaici- the l.luo buoklo from her
(: riuthcrford rcscuia her. I'OllowJnK
the. woman, ho loes ho catches ft, K'lm"2
Ji1il,v"J.n 'ttlrteunan's anlto with tier orma
about his neck. . ..
,.? ihJ d0:k. Nw "fork. Mf"' T'.1.
RSS'? hlr. " 'nt" Cralg'a cab rniOJ"
him tu drUo ficr home. As ther ."amino
H. 'iu.s,5. 'r"'e aitempta todeclare hla
.-'cVut Mr- Tnlcoifa olc la heard, warn
Inr him of his nrcence . -
, I'ralK then nndi. hat ho baa beenmad; a
tool for tho smugglers. In his poekets are
,!,ej9,ue buckle and tlm string of diamonds.
Ituniana break Into the room, and again
t h olci of .Mi. Tnlcott saies the day.
-!iilg keeps th, blue bjcklo for sntety
nnd turns tho diamonds ocr to the secret
nan has been seen nt his home ey,n,.'J;
for tho last two weeks. Craig goes hlniaelj
'7 Intratlcatr. nnd through the .slaas wall
"' Heldernmn's nouse he iwea that gen"'
man parading up and down Craig calls
on him. Helderman exhibits hla dogs, two
bloodhounds, which nro absolutely under
nla control They talk about tho smug
Bllng Incident,
CHAPTER Xll-(Contlnucil).
"Gentlemen," continued Craig, "the llrst
duly of n secret-service man Is to keep
himself In pcifcct phvalcal condition. You
nMoe with nit"'
They assured him Unit they did
Rutherford put his revolver back Into
his pocket. With his eyes still fastened
upon tho men, he stepped backward and
took down from tho wall a long, slim,
nnd exceedingly pointed rapier. Tills ho
swlchcd through tho nlr a few times
with tho ease of nn accomplished fencer.
Still testing tlio blide ho turned his
attention to tho stocky man; It was tho
same fellow who had tried to wrest tho
bucklo away from Its wearer on shlp
bonrd. "What Is your name?" lie naked.
"John Meyer," tho man answered sul
lenly. "It does as well as any," Rutherford
observed. "Mr. Meyer, 1 can tell by tho
.... ";" "genu Tliev tell mm iimi '":' '',",,
whites of your ejet, which nro nellow
and by sour complexion which Is had
thnt your liver Is In no condition to do
duty as the ltver of a real, llvo secret
bonlco man. Unless you tnke 11 little
wholesome exercise, other than pawing
over pilvate pnpcrw which don't concern
you, 1 give you only six months to live;
then you'll die of fatty degeneration of
the heart."
The man smiled feebly nnd shifted from
one foot to tho other, l'vldcntly ho didn't
know what to mako of this self-possessed
oung man who delivered medical advice,
with a rapier and a tcvolvor used by
wav of emphasis,
"Thank you," he muttered.
"Oh, you needn't thank mo for that!
That's only a prelude. I mean to glvo
you something really -worth while!"
Cr.ilir sotieht Gooley with his cca.
That irishman could scarcely mask tho
wildly appreciative glow ot satisfaction
behind his assumed look ot cowardice.
He was fairly reveling In the situation
"Mike, j 011 rascal, open up tho win
dows. Exercise always demands plenty
of frcflh air."
Mlko promptly did as he was told.
"Now, gentlemen, oft with your coats!"
Craig Instructed.
The men looked scared, but they made
no move to oboy.
"Very well, then, I shall not Insist
Rut 1 am nfrnld you will find your coats
ciimbersomo before wo are through. Have
either of jou gentlemen over heard of
what is called tho 'fettlng-up exercise?"
Tho men darted swift, worried glances
at each other.
"it's gieat for tlio liver, and good for
tho heart," Craig continued. "Hut before
wo begin. I'd llko to know the name
ot tlio man who cmplojs you to bother
defenseless women, and enter cabins and
npartments In their owner's absence?"
Thcro was a low grumblo from the
men, but nothing that sounded Intelligi
ble Like a flnsh, Craig was at them. His
rapier swished dangerously cloio to their
cars. The point of it touched one of them
upon the knee.
"Down on our haunches!" be com
manded. They minded Willi surprising swiftness
"Now up!" ho oidercd. "I tell you. it's
the finest cxerclso ever Invented. Now
down! Now up, now down, now up, now
down again"
They wero hard at It by this time.
Without mercy ho made them bob up
and down, the perspiration streaming
from their faces the while.
"Told vou ou ought to havo token oft
your coats! But never inlnd-a free per
spiration is good for ono. It opens the
pores. Great, Isn't It? Now, who Is 3 our
employer?"
Howbelt, with nil their sweating and
puffing, they would not answer.
"Ah, a little moro of tho scttlng-up,
ch?"
fter that, for a few minutes, Craig,
did not speak. His commands wero tho
vicious motions of that villainous looking
blade. As It sang about them they bobbed
up and down llko clockwont until ineir
unaccustomed muscles seemed ready to
burst.
At tho end of five minutes Mr. Meyer
rolled panting back against the safe.
"I I can't do on, governor!" he sold.
Still Craig didn't waste words. Ho sim
ply touched the recumbent figure with the
rnpler point. Mr. Meyer resumed the
wholesome torture.
"Lord" he gasped, two minutes later.
"I'm done. I'll tell."
"N'o!" the sllmme,' thief objected.
"Yes!" Meyer groaned.
"Your mind Is made up, Mr. Meyer!"
asked Craig.
"You bet!" was the heartfelt response.
"Then stay where you are and rest.
"We'll take another ounce or two of fat
from the left ventricle of our firm oune
friend."
The vounger man stayed at It with a
pluck that made Rutherford respect him.
Ife bobbed until he literally could not
force his body to obey his will. He sank
down exhausted but silent. Craig knew,
however, that he had Meyer In a comnu
nlcatlvo mood.
"Now tell me, Mr. Meyer, are you still
after that necklace?"
"Nope, that never was our same," said
the man.
"Then what?" asked Craig-, In some sur
prise, "A blue buckle," was the reply.
I11 spite of himself Craig started. Was
all the world blue-buckle crazy?
"Why did you want that? he de
manded, "Dunno." The man shook his head.
"Orders is orders!"
"You didn't find It. did you?"
"Nope, not this time."
"Ono thing more, then. I must know
.the name of the person who sent ou
after It."
Meyer pressed his lips tightly together.
"What? Rested already?" asked Craig.
"You don't mean you hanker after wore
of the setting-up!"
"Lord, no! Jt was Miss Arany wants
It but I don't know what for, AH I
know Is she's free with money."
Miss Arany again! Evidently she had
set her heart upon obtaining that bit of
steel! And the buaioessllke way In which
he had set about It showed that he was
no mean antagonist The fact, aUo. that
she always sent her men in his absence
assured Craig that bis movements were
bcin watched lie must be doubly on
Jus fuard.
"Now, get out, both of you I" he said lo
Iho two men, convinced that he could get
no moro out of them And as a finishing
louch to his performance, he added!
"Vou, too, Gollev ! You're discharged!"
Mlko tramped out after the two depart
ing crooks, but he wore a cheerful grin.
"Hclghol" sighed Craig, stretching him
self, "t feel better now. That setting-up
exerclso Is great when the other fellow
does It for ou!"
XHt
THE LITTLE ITALIAN RESTAURANT
Feeling much moro himself than he
had felt all that day, Rutherford sallied
forth about dusk for a brisk stroll. He
disappointed tho walling cabby, tho samo
man who had driven him to Riverside
Drhe, by shaking his head negatively,
nnd set his faco downtown ns ho bran
dished his substantial walking stick.
Across Mndlson Square, ho walked,
striking Fifth avenuo at the Flatlron
nulldlng, and following that brilliantly
lighted thoroughfnro down toward tho
spot where tho white curve of Washing
ton Arch marked tho end of the old
fashionable section.
As ho walked on, ho pondered over the
chnnges which had taken placo In the
lino old avenue, oven during his own
memory of It changes which had pro
ceeded so inpldly that ho was actually
startled by tho dlftcrcnco shown In tho
two shoit sears of his recent absenw
broni Hth strccet to 23d a mass of tall,
ugh buildings had sprung up, almost
obliterating the lust ot tho old brown
stone fionts nnd flaunting signs of "Lofts
In Let," in- worso still, tho sign ot some
foreign garment-workers' shop Craig
rubbed his ryes Could this bo Mil ave
nue, the most fntnoiiH boulevard of this
grcnl city; or had ho blundered Into some
street on tho East Sldo? Only the arcli
nt Iho far end and tho few blocks below
Hlh street preserved any semblance of
tho dignity ot tho old. Crnlg was to Imvo
this fact brought still moro forcibly home
to him ono day later, when ho tried lo
walls down tho nvcnuo during tlio noon
hour. Tho sidewalks wero n teeming
mass of humanity, straight from the
Ghetto, nnd newsboys hawked papers In
a foreign tongue. Crnlg was forced moio
than onco Into tho street Itself, In order
to pass this turgid mass; and was also
Included In tho impatient, raucous com
innnd of the ofllccr to "Movo on!" Could
this bo Amerlcn, ho thought; and was
this tlio prized thoroughfare of an Amer
ican city?
Tonight, however, beforo ho 1 cached
the nrch. ho turned at right angles down
n. sldo Htrcot Rambling old West loth
street lias no particular charms for a
pedestrian, but through it ho proceeded,
Impelled by something to which ho gave
no name, but acknowledged, neverthe
less. Pieseiitly he reached the house that hn
had entered with tlio supposed Mrs Tal
cotl. It was dark. Ho glanced at his
watch ns ho pnsscd the street Inmp, nnd
found It was 7 o'clock. He wondered Just
what would bo the proper thing to do nt
this Informal hour. Certainly It wns too
early to call. Why hadn't ho thought of
that beforo? He decided to stroll buck
and forth down tho block n bit, and think
It over.
Suddenly tho door of the house otlencd.
and a gill, wrapped In a gray ulsleri and
with a llttlo close hat drawn down over
her hair, ramo down tlio steps. Ho had
seen tho cloak too often not to recognize
it. Tlio bluo buckle had dangled from it,
after tho attack on board tho Gothic.
The girl walked quickly to tho street
lamp ho bad Just passed. There was a
mall box there, and sho was evidently
mailing a letter. Ho followed her quietly
until sho had stopped ot tho box.
"May I mall it for you. Miss Italian
tyno?" ho asked, lifting Ills hat.
Tlio girl gavo n llttlo cry of surprise.
"Why. Mr. Rutherford, how you startled
mo!" Then with a touch of hauteur.
"Thank sou, I'm quite nhlo to manage
It."
But Craig was quietly helping her
with tho box lift, as though his presence
heio wero tho most natural and welcome
thing In the world neither of which
seemed true.
"A truce. Miss Rallnntync!" he said,
smiling at her frankly. "I don't blame
your being offended nftcr last night, hut
things nie too much upset at present for
the commanding general" ho bowed lo
her-"to bo at outs with the high private
In tho rear ranks!" ..
"Has anything clso happened?" she
nsked quickly, forgetting her pique in
the meaning which might underllo his
words.
"Nothing highly Important, set some
what diverting. I'll tell jou nil about It
later. If I maj onlv plcaso accept my
apologies for last night, won't you?"
She hesitated a second, and then ex
tended her band. "Mr. Rutherford," she
said slinplj', "I wo already own sou too
much to hold grudges, nnd father Is very
much distressed over It nil. He is posi
tively ill todas'."
"Can I see him?" asked Crnlg, Impul
sively. "I could nt least offer him a
good cigar."
Miss Ballantyne laughed In splto of
herself nt his boyishness; but ns he
turned toward the house she drew back
uneaslls'-
"No, you can't Bee him tonight," Bhe
said.
"Whs", isn't ho at home?"
"No that is-"
"It seems to me he Is never visible,
oven when at home," observed Craig,
The girl smiled In nn amused sort of
was-, as though sho were making game
of hltn. But she made no reply.
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"I'm going to keep jou guessing," she
exclaimed.
"You're going to keep me what?" ho
queried.
They had slopped at the foot of her
own steps. Still no light Mcamed from
any window and Crnlg wondered how
the girl could summon courage enough
to enter such n placo alone. Tho longer
they stood there, tho moro awkward
grew tho situation At last sho broke
tho silence. A smile still twitched about
her lips.
"I mn not going to ask sou In." sho
said slslv. "I nm afraid sou would find
out too much about mo if I did."
"Is that your only reason?" queried
Craig.
"You see," sho went on, "It's Sophie's
evening out nnd I nm still amenable, to
Mrs. Grundy. I havo not the freedom
thnt I could appropriate when sou
thought I was Mrs. Talcolt."
"But your father Is at home," said
Craig. "Ho Is chnperon enough."
Tho girl wns still smiling. "Do J'ou
know," slin ssld, "I think sou liked mo
better ns Mrs. Talcolt than ns Miss Ral
lnntync. I know sou consider mo yet a
bit of nn adventuress at least I hope
S-ou do."
"Why do you hope 1 do?" nsked Crnlg.
"t know Just onough ot men," she
launhed soberls-, "to know that they
prefer a woman who Is a ms-sters-. Be
sides, t havo to pay old scores."
"Old scores," returned Craig. "Scores
against whom?"
"Against Soil," who went nn. tnntntlz
Ingly. "I mn sure that inentnll.v nt least
you havo charged me with almost every
crime on the enlcndnr. Even now sou
nro thinking to sourself that now nnd
then I'm n pernicious llttlo liar oh, .vex,
Sou arc."
Craig mumbled something by wnv of
protest. She had tnken him completely
by surprise.
"I nm going In punish sou," sho said,
"bv not telling you nnythlng about my
self. You ore honest nnd frank-faced
and sincere, Mr. Rutherford"
Craig started. Helderman had used nl
niost the same language, onl.v Helderman
had been compllmcntnrs-. Tills girl was
not.
"I nm beginning," said Crnlg, "to bo
llovp I really nm Mncorc."
"Well, then, fell mo honestls." she said,
"am 1 still n mystery to sou?"
"You nrc," ho answered franMj "a
vers' bewildering and fascinating mvs
tcrv." "I intend to icnialn nno then," she
said, saurllv.
"Bewildering and fnsclnallng?" queried
Cinlg.
"A mvslery," she nnsworod, flushing,
" a plain unstcrv "
"Impossible," tnld Craig, "for ou to
bo ti plain myslcrs-."
"I will bo a complicated one then." she
returned, "so far as sou nro concerned.
You havo seen all there is to see. Mr.
Rutlierfoid, and I think Unit many peo
ple, especially a man like Hcldcrtnnn,
could have unraveled nil tho msstciv
about mo by this Unto nt least. But I
am going to let you gucs. You havo nil
tho facts, but you have not arrived at
tho solution. Until s'ou guess right you
will think mo a merry llttlo prevaricator
to the end. That Is Just to punish 3011.
And ho that you can't guess right and
so that sou can't see any moro I am
not going to let you In. Now, am I
moro of n mystery than ov-ot ?"
"Vou nro." said Craig.
"You are sure s'ou llko adventuresses?"
"I llko sou," said Crnlg.
"f hopo sou never solve tho ins'stcry
that Is me," she said.
"Whs- not" lie nsked.
"Oh, Just because." sh nnsvvoicd.
Craig Inughed aloud "You'ro Just a
woman after all,' he said.
"Do vou know," sho snld. Impulsively.
"It Is impossible to to angrs" with you
w-lion vou Inugh like that' '
"Then prove it!" lie snld, heartllv.
"How?"
"I havo a bully plan T was lust about
to propose. Do sou accept It?"
"No pigs In a poke, )iieao. What Is It?"
"r know a quaint little Italian restau
rant, not far from here one of the few
landmarks left. As It is Sophie's night
out also father's won't sou do mo tho
honor to dine with me?"
"You tue going there?" she asked hesi
tatingly. Rutherford nodded a lie
"I I believe I should like to see that
llttlo restaurant." sho admitted, looking
up nt him. "It is a little lonely at home,
tonight!"
Sho spoke the words nlmost like a tired
Child would have done, and Rutherford
felt a lum rlso lit his tluoat. ns ho drew
her arm within Ills own. Poor, brave,
lonely little girl!
"It la not far avvav, and f believe you'll
like the cuisine," ho said In common
place tones. And he chatted on ovcrs'
day topics until they had found seats In
a remote corner of tho little cafe.
Only a few people happened to be hero
this evening. They had their corner quite
to themselves, and tlio Impassioned love
songs of the fat Italian barltono nt the
piano were softened to them by tho dis
tance. "I am going to lay a disagreeable ghost,
once for nil," the girl nnnounccd sud
denly. "What led you to believe that I
that ou saw mo with Mr. Helderman?"
"I oil, let'a not talk about It!"
"Please!"
"Mlfs Ballantyne, do T look like a per
son of sann and sober mind? Would S'ou
Imagine that there was an j thing tho mat
ter with my eyesight?"
"Why, no "
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18, 1915;
Then I can only repeat that I saw you
or thought I saw you, as plainly nlmoat
as t seo s-ou now as plainly nn I Raw you
that moonlight night I first talked to you,
out on the steamer deck, nnd ns I saw
sou when sou came back out nnd passed
us whllo Mr. Helderman nnd I were prom
enading." "I when do you mean?"
Nothing could bo more genuine than the
look of bewilderment that spread over
Miss nntlantyne's face. She had ceased
to be angrv. She knew that Crnlg was
honestly trvlng to tell her ot occurrences
about which she knew nothing.
He recalled tho circumstances of that
evening.
"Why, I did not return to the deck. I
could not find my veil, nnd father was
not very well that night."
"Suro7" asked Crnlg, bewildered In hla
turn.
"Positive'"
"Then there's some deep-dyed msslcry
still Unsolved," asserted Craig, with an
attempt nt lightness. "Lcl'g order din
ner' Tliov ronst chicken delightfully here;
and do vou llko red wine or whlto wine?
Tho.v'll insist upon giving yoi! one kind
or the other'"
Crnlg was right. The chicken wns de
licious, the romnlne salad was n fitting
ncconipnnlment nnd tho wine wasn't so
bad.
"Hv the bse," ho continued presently.
"I can solve ono mystery for S'ou."
CHILDREN'S CORNER
The Selfish Princess
ONCE upon a time, In tho long, long
ngo, there lived a very beautiful
princess whoso name was Dellghtlna.
Her mother had named her that be
cause of her own delight In having n
llttlo daughter. And for many scars Do.
llglitlnn gave her parents so much plcas
uio that s'ne seotnoil tiuly named.
But, unforlunnlelv. her paietits loved
her tniirn dearl.v than wisely, and they
gavo her everything she could possibly
wish for which Is a bad thing for ans
hotlv, oven a princess.
She lost all 'nor prcttv grateful ways
nnd only thought ot her kind parents
r.s givers. Sho spent many hours think
ing up things to nsk for, but never gave
ono fleeting thought to what she couia
do for them.
This wns very bad for her, nnd the
kind fairies who watched over her de
termined to show her how ungrateful
and hnrd she wns becoming. They re
solved lo change her wavs
So ono day when Dellghtlna was out
walking with her Unco pet goats, the
fairy queen disguised herself ns n beg
gar nnd appeared on the road before
Dollglitlnn. "Oh! fair lads'." cried tlio
beggar, "glvo mo n crust of bicad nnd
I will glvo sou three wishes."
"I do not want, your three wishes,"
replied Dellghtlna crossly, "I onlj' want
thtce dogs Instead of these tiresome
goals." And Instantly the goats van
ished nnd three dogs inn alongsldo of
their mistress.
Dcllglitinn walked nioug with tlicin,
but sho found them liard to manage
So when she saw tlv beggar again by
tho roadside, sho snld, "I tlo not want
these dogs, 1 want three squlirels."
(Squirrels were vers- rare in that country
and Dellghtlna had never had nny, sou
sec )
Immediately threo squirrels ran by her
side in placo of tlio dogs, and tno prin
cess walked on without a "thank you "
But the squirrels ran and frisked about
ho much that they were not ns good
company aa Dellghtlna had expected
them to be: so when sho again saw the
beggar In the road, she ran to her and
snld cnmmandlngls'. "Tnke theso squir
rels nwas-, and bring mo threo birds!"
At onco tho squirrels were gone and
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"Whnt Is It? Tell mt"
"You never found that veil, did your
"Whs, no, I think not"
"Ever He awake of nights wonderln
where that piece of chiffon had Tan
Ished?"
"Often and often!" she mimicked hla
mock-heroic style. "It haunts me In my
dreamal"
He drew a small parcel from an Inside
pocket nnd unfolded It carefully.
"When I thought It belonged to Mrs,
Talcolt," ho announced, "I hid It care
fully. But now it Is my proudest pos
session!" "Silly boy!" sho chlded, blushing In
splto of herself. "Come, J need a veil"
"Not this one!" And ho hastily r
stored It to his pocket.
Thcro came a gap In the conversation.
In the effort to bridge It, Miss Ballan
tyne fell In. Apropos of nothing sho said:
"Is the Miss Arans. who called on
you nbout tho buckle, prctly7"
"Why, yes," Rutherford affirmed, with
studied cnlmncss
"Would you call her beautiful?"
"One of tho most beautiful women t
ever saw'"
"You you admired her?" Miss Ballan
tyne was twisting her napkin with her
fingers. Sho did not look nt htm,
"In somo ways yes," he replied frank
ly. (CONTlNUEDTOMORROW.)
threo beautiful birds flew round over
her hend. Dellghtlna was much pleased
nt first, hut In a few minutes she tired
of looking upwards and sho called to
tlio beggar, who waa resting nearbj-.
"After all. I don't want the birds, give
mo back ms- goatsl"
Instantly tho birds vanished, but
though Dellg'htlua wntched carefully, no
gonts came to tako their place. "Where
are tho goats?" sho asked Impatiently.
"They nro gone forever," replied the
beggar, nnd she threw off her disguise.
"And you have had your threo wishes.
Now give mo my broad!"
The princess "iiad no bread nnd she
wnH vors' frightened, for sho recognized
tho fnlrv queen and knew sho had been
very rudo to her. "Dear me, what shall
I do?" sho cried.
"Glvo mo three years of -our life,"
replied tho quocn, and the princess had
no choice but to oboy. So for three
seai s tTno lived at the fairy palaco and
learned lessons of ItlndncBS nnd self
denial, nnd then she went back to her
own homo nnd lived happily over nftet.
Copyright, 101S Clara Ingram Judaon.
LEHAIi TAXflliE IN THAWS
CASE MADE MORE COMPLEX
Appeal to Prevent Return to New
Hampshire Adds New Turn.
NEW YORK. March 18. On the eve ot
his new habons corpus hearing tomorrow,
llarrs- K. Thaw's legal complications In
creased todas-. An appeal formally taken
from histlco Page's ruling preventing
Thaw from returning lo New Hampshire,
a distinct, separata proceeding from the
habeas corpus suit, added n now turn.
Thaw's ntttorneys Intimated today that
If Justice Bljur refuses to permit a test
of Thaw's sanity under the habeas cor
pus wilt, that proceeding would bo aban
doned and a fresh one started In the Fed
eral courts to keep Thaw out of Mat
teawan, whllo a decision on tho appeal
from Justice Page's ruling is nwnltcd.
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