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AN OnTSIDfcR--AGIRL's adventures
jl JUIJlJULi TM SOCIAL PTRArV da
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By LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE, Author of "The Lone Wolf," "The Brass Bowl," Etc.
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SYNOPSIS.
RHv Mnverr 2T yrs oM, out of work
in dw" te, 1 lockrt out on In foot
!? M? "Sum, n New Vrrl Driven to ;wk
heltir by aHorm li tm tho trap-door
e ' othtr hoiiM nl finally enters Ihe houo
of a rich family. Nn ona 1 at homo nnit
Mlly, iclntrt b? beautiful cloth",
channes her own for them. As ha Is lav
In h fees n man trying to open s, safe.
A he works and ns eho watches, the man
,1. uddenly rvttacked by another burglar.
The two men grapple and tho first Is Ilkeiy
' to he overwhelmed when Sally breaks Ini
ttitts a revolver which has been dropped
In ins SC111I . Hnu covprn uib mm. nn
me in blue forge, tho first burglar, as-
the It0us
eurnes that she Is helping htrn. and they
6"flv out the other Then Sally Ami from
1 ... j. .'- .it...l.. C11. M..F. Ina lillr-
rhf she has befriended at Clrand Central
lutltfn. and Insl.ls that he get her .an ne
rommodallon to Boston. They go down to
the .restaurant, and hero tho burglar "re
UnA that Silly. Is one of.hls profession i.
Th "burglar" revoals lilmsolf nj WMter
Savage, brother of Iho'owner of the house
into which Rally blundered He was opening
he safe. Of which ho had forgo tier I the
combination, when the true burglar "tucked
him. . As Sally hears this ctnfeHlon. Adelo
8 an- Isli, a dhorcee. tho sister of Savage,
nines In. Tho matter Is explained to her,
Snd the brother and sister aiA Silly, to come
is secretary to thMr aunt. They "taM a.
letler of tocommendatlon and all take tho
on I train to Uoston.
CHAPTER Vl-(Contltuied).
"Got to hurry, you know," Savnge In
formed Iter brtiskly; "only 20 minutes to
match a blto bpforo our train leaves for
tho Island."
Thv hurried down a nlattorm thronged
" with fellow ifassengcrs Blmllarly haunted
by the seven tlevlla 01 imBie, iicncain a
high, Blazed, hut opanuo vault penning
n unappetizing atmosphero composed In
equal parts of n stagnant, warm air and
stalo steam, into a restaurant that had
patently been up all night, through, tho
motions of swallowing nltcrnuto mouth
ful of depntured coffee and dejected
rolls, "P analn and out anil down another
platform-at last .Into tho hot nnd dusty
haven of a parlor car.
Then Impressions found time for read-
iustment. Tho Journey promised, and
...nA.l n,,f In fin liv nn triftntm nnn nf lin-
lUIILU uut, w " "j -
alloyed delights. Tho early morning tern-
per discovered by Mrs. Standlsh offered
chill comfort to one like Sally, saturate)
with all tho emotions of a sttay puppy
hankering fgr a friendly pat. Ensconcqd
In the chair beside her charge, the pa
troness swung It coolly aside until little
of her was visible but tho salient curvo
of a pastel-tinted check nnd burled her
noso In a best-selling novel, lgnotlng
overtures analogous to tho wagging of a
propitiatory tall. While Savage, In tho
chair beyond his sister, bottayed every
evidence of being heartily grateful for
a distance that precluded conversation
and to a providence that tolerated Town
Tonics, Sally was left to Improve her
Up mind with a copy ot Vanity Fair, from
CUIlieilipiilllUll Ul "liuac l-Al ...ill ..--
tures she emerged an amateur' adventur
ess sadly wanting In tho Iiullspensablo
rt.iallti nf ncHllrnnpn It wnsn't thnt allfi
EY feamrl tn mnnalirn wits, lntnlllennce. or
R even lineage with the elect. But In how
many mysterious ways might she not fall
f short of tho Ideal of good form;
What sho pondered gloomily, chin In
f hand, eyes vacantly reviewing a country-
1$. !.!.. nf nntnliln nlinrma nilrnu'KO In tli.
lethargic peaco of a midsummer morning
-what tho dickens was gooll form, any
way? '
Nothing, not even her own normally
keen power of observation, offered any
tlC.ll MltfeillCJIIIIII..
She summed up an hour's studious re
flection in ins uuuiuuH cuiiuiusiun liuil
good form had something subtly to do
.with being able to sit cross-kneed nnd
look arrogantly Into the Impertinent lens
of a camp-follower's camera to bo im
pudently self-conscious, that Is to poso
and pose and get away with It.
Tho train came to a definite stop, and
v Sally started up to find Mrs. Standlsh,
afoot, smiling down at her with all her
pretty features except her eyes, nnd Mr.
Savage smiling In precisely the reverse
fashion.
"All out," he announced. "Change hero
for tho boat. Another hour, and as
somebody says Henry James says there,
In a manner of speaking, we all are."
They straggled across a wharf to a
fussy, small steamer, Mrs. Standlsh lead
ing the way with an apprehensive eyo for
possible acquaintances and, once estab
lished with her brother and Sally in n
secluded oorner of tho boat's upper deck,
uttering her relief in a candid sigh.
' "Nobody we know aboard." Bho added,
imlllng less tensely nt Sally.
"Eh what sny?" Mr. Savage Inquired
from a phaso of hypnosis Induced by a
glimpse of good form in a tailored skirt
of white corduroy.
"Nobody of any consequence In this
mob," his sister paraphrased, yawning
delicately.
"Oh," ho responded with an accent of
doubt. But the white corduroy vanished
round a shoulder. of the deckhouse, and
he bestirred himself to pay a little atten
tion to Sally.
"That's the Island," he said languidly
waving hiS hand. "That white-pillared
place there among the trees left ot tho
lighthouse that's Aunt Abby's."
Sally essayed a emllo of intelligent re
sponse, Not that tho Island failed to en
chant her; seen across a fast diminish
ing breadth of -wind-darkened blue water,
bathed In colden mld-mornlnc light, its
f Villas of delicious gray halt burled in
billows nt tloMntmm errfcAn tfn Inwnn nnd
terraces crowning fluted gray-stone cliffs,
from whose feet a broad beach shelved
gently Into the sea. It seemed more beau
tiful to Miss Manvers than anything sho
had ever dreamed of.
But what was to be her reception there,
what her status, what her fortunes?
"I've been thinking." Mrs. standlsh an
nounced when a sidelong glanco had re
assured her as to their practical privacy,
"about Miss Manvers."
"I hope to heaven you've doped out a
good one," Savage interrupted fervently.
"In the cold gray dawn It doesn't look so
good to me. But then I'm only a duffer.
Perhaps It's Just as well; If I'd been a
good liar I iplght have married to keep
my hand In. As It Is, I never forget to
give thanks. In my evening prayers, for
my talented little sister."
"Are you finished?" Mrs. Standlsh In
quired frigidly,
T4 better be." I
"Then, please pay close attention, Miss
Manvere, To begin with, I'm going to
Chang? your name. From now on it's
cara Manwarlns Sara without the h."
"Mamvaring with the w silent, as In
wrapper and wretch?"' Savage asked po
litely. r
,For Sally's benefit Mrs. Standlsh spelled
the word patiently.
"And thft rernrd nf fhn fair lmnnstor?"
te Savage prompted.
inai'a very simple. Miss Manwarlng
came to me yesterday with a letter of
Introduction from Edpa English. Edna
sailed for Italy last Saturday, and by the
time ahe'a back Aunt Abby will have for
gotten to question Miss Manwarlnga cj-e-
Snnais,"
"What did I tcl you?" Mr, Savage
lagged a solemn head at Sally, "There's
"rt for you!"
"She comes from a family prominent
socially in"-Mrs. Standlsh paused a
traction of a second "Slassltlon, Ohio"
l there any such place?"
Of course '
t "hllt a ,ot jrou doknow, Adelel"
B. "i inrougn a series 01 unnappy acci
pents Involving the family fortunes, was
Obliged to earn hir nwn living."
Mr "In (ha. ll.i
Isn't t enough?"
' XHentv RlmnU e.i.Alnfl e t nnnrlmial
JU hftl nt.1i. ...... ,....
TZ "And .thnt is v..,. nidaaaf" XTrit Stan-
r demanded, bristling V trifle.
wu t (loasiDie jor any oue w "
Prominent socially in, a, place named 5Ias
wtlon, Ohio, It can't be don-not In a
!"&Ce I never hpsrri nt hefore."
rf Po you understand, Mils Man waring?"
40? woman asked, turning an impatient
oouiaer to her brother
"Perfectly." sally assented eagerly,
Ottlywii0 s fcdn&'EBgltfM"
i
"Mra. Cornwallls English. Tou must
havo hoard ot her?"
"Oh, yes, In tho nowspaperg "
"Social uplift's her fad. She's done a
lot of work among department store
girls."
"To their Infinite annoyance," Inter
polated Savage.
"At all events, that's how she came to
notice you."
"I see," aald Sally humbly,
"You may nil In the outlines nt your
discretion," Mrs. Standlsh pursued sweet
ly. "That's all t know about you. You
called nt tho house with the letter from
Mrs. English yesterday afternoon, nnd t
took n fancy to you, nnd, knowing that
Aunt Abby needed a secrctnry, brought
you along."
"Thank you," said Sally. "I hopo you
understand how grate "
"That's quite understood Let Us sny
no more about It."
"Considerable story," Savage approved.
"But what became of the letter of Intro
duction?" "I mislaid It," his sister explained
complacently. "Don't" t mislay every
thing?" For once tho young man was dumb
with admiration. But his look was elo
quent. Drop thought held the amateur ndven
tttress spellbound for some mlntiten.
"There's only one thing," sho said sud
denly, with a puzzled ft own. x.
"And that?" Mrs. Standlsh prompted.
"What about tho burglary? Your ser
vants, when they came home last night,
must havo noticed and notified tho po
lice." '
"Oh, I say!" Savage exclaimed blankly.
"Don't let's worry about that," Mrs.
Standlsh Interrupted. "Wo can easily lot
It bo understood that what wan stolen
was later recovered from whatever they
call tho places where thieves dlsposo ot
their stealings."
"That covers everything," Savage In
sisted Impatiently. "Do como along.
There's tho enr waiting."
Coincident with this announcement -seilcs
of slight Jars shook the steamer,
and with a start Sally discovered that,
without her knowledgo In tho preoccupa
tion of being fitted with a completely
new Identity, tho vessel had rounded a
wooden headland and opened up a deep
harbor dotted with pleasure craft, nnd
was already nuzzling the town whnif of a
sizable community.
Sho roso and followed her fellow con
spirators aft and below to the gangway,
her mind registering fresh Impressions,
with tho rapidity of a motlon-pictuio
camera.
Tho gray cliff had given place to green
clad bluffs sown thick with cottages of
all sorts, from tho quaintly hideous and
tho obviously Inexpensive to tho fie -wltchlngly
pretty and the pretentiously
ornate a haphazard arrangement that
ran suddenly into a plot of streets linking
a clutter of utilitarian buildings, all con
verging upon the focal point of the vll
lago wharf.
Upon this last a cloud ot natives and
summer folk swarmed and buzzed At
Its head n cluster of vehicles, horse
drawn a well as motor-driven, waited.
In tho shndojv beneath It, and upon the
crescent beach that glistened on its
cither side, a multitude of children, young
and old, paddled nnd splashed In shal
lows nnd the wash of the steamer.
Obviously the less decorative and ex
clusive sldo of tho Island, It was none
tho less enchanting In Sally's vision. A
measure of conlldence relnfu&ed her
mood. Sho sut rendered absolutely to fa
talistic enjoyment of tho gifts tho gods
had sent. Half closing her eyes, sho
drank deep of salt-sweet air vibrant with
the living warmth of a perfect sum
mer's day.
A man whoso common face was .13 Im
passive as an Indian's shouldered through
tho mob nnd burdened himself with tho
hand luggage of tho party. Sally gath
ered that ho was valet to Mr. Savage.
And then they were pushing through the
gantlet of several hundred curious vi'cs
and making townfd the head of the pi...
"Trying," Mrs. Standlsh observed In an
aside to the girl. "I always say that
ovcrythlng about the Island Is charming
but tho getting here."
Sally murmured an Inarticulate re
sponse aiid wondered. Disdain of the
commonalty was implicit In that speech;
It was contact with the herd, subjection
to its stare, that Mrs. Standlsh found so
trying. How, then, had she brought her
self so readily to accept association on
almost equal terms with a shop girl mis
demeanantout of gratitude, or sheer
goodness of heart, or something less au
perlllal? The shadow of an Intimation . that
something was wrong, again came be
tween Sally and tho mm, but passed us
swiftly as u wind-sped cloud.
The valet led to a heavy, seven-seated
touring car, put their luggage In the
rear, shut the door on tho three, and
swung up to tho seat beside the chauf
feur. Tho machine threaded a cautious
way out of tho rank, moved sedately up
a somnolent street, turned a corner nnd
picked up Its heels to tho tune of a long,
silken snore, flinging over Its shoulder
two miles of white, well metaled road
way with no appreciable effort what
ever. For n moment or two dwellings swept
by like so many telegraph poles past a
car window. Then they became more
widely spaced, nnd were succeeded by a
blurred nnd Incoherent expanse of woods,
fields, parks, hedges, glimpses of laVvns
surfaced like a billiard table, (lashes ot
white facades maculated with cool blue
shadows.
Then, without warning, If without a
Jar, the car Blowed down to a safe and
sane pace gnd Bwung off between two
wllderness8f trees that stood as a wall
of privacy between the highroad and an
oxqulsltely parked estate bordering the
cliffs.
Debouching Into the open, the drive
Bwept a gracious curve round a wonder
ful wide lawn of living velvet and
through the pillared parte-cochere of a
long, low, whlte-walled building with
many gaily awnlnged windows in Ita
two widespread wings.
Setlneled by somber cypresses, relieved
against a sapphire sky bending to a sea
of scarcely dei?per shade, basking in Boft.
clear sunlight, the house seemed to hug
the earth very intimately, to belong most
Indispensably, with an effect of perma
nence, ot orderliness and dignity that
brought to mind instinctively the term
estate, and caused Sally to recall (with
misspent charity) the fulsome frenzy of
a sycophantic scribbler ranting of feudaj
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Ttrmlnali now earn, AUk4 Iarztlut,
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encroaching tenantry.
The solitary symptom of a tenantry In
evidence hero was a perfectly good
American citizen In shirt-sleeves and
overalls, pipe In mouth, toleration In his
mien, calmly steering a wheelbarrow
down the drive. Sally caught the glint ot
his cool eyes nnd experienced a flash of
intuition Into a soul steeped In contend
platlvo Indulgence of the city crowd nnd
Its silly antics. And forthwith, for some
reason she found no time to analyze, she
felt more nt home, less apprehensive.
As tho car pulled up beneath the porte
coehcte a mild-eyed footman ran out to
help the vnlet with tho luggage; Savago
skipped blithely down and gave a hand
to his sister, offering like assistance to
Pally In turn; nnd on the topmost of
threo broad, white, stone steps the chat
elaine of C1o3nold ITotiso appenrcd tu
welcome her guests a xnstlv dlflerein
personality, ot course, from any nf Sal
ly's somewhat Incoherent anticipations.
Going upon the rather sketchv sugges
tions of Mrs. Standlsh, tho girl had pre
figured Aunt Abby ns a skittish female
upwatd of three-scoio years nnd odd; a
gabbling creature with a wealth nf empty
geitlculntlon nnd a pnrrot'n vnrnnt eye:
semi-Irresponsible, piono to bright colors
nnd nn ovet-yoiithtul stylo of dress.
Sno found, to the contrary, n lady ot
quiet reserve, composed of maimer, au
thoritative of speech, not larking In hu
mor, of impeccable tnsto In dress, nnd
to alt appearances not a day older than
45, desptto hair llko snow thnt framed it
face of rich but Indisputably native com
plexion. In her regard, when It was accorded ex
clusively to Sally, tho girl divined n
mildly diverted question, quite reasonable,
ns to her choice of traveling costume
Otherwise her reception was cordial, with
leservatlons; nothing warranted tho as
sumption that Mrs. Gosnold (Aunt Abby
by her legitimate tltlemvas not disposed
to make up her mind about Miss Man
waring nt her complete leisure. Interim
sho wn-i very glnd to see her' any friend
of Adelo's was always wclcomo to Gos
nold House; nnd would Miss Mamvaring
be pleased to feci very much at home?
At this point Mrs. Standlsh affection
ately linked arms with her relation nnd,
with tho nonchalant rudcncBs that was In
thooo days almost a budge of caste,
dragged her off to a cool and dusky cor
ner of her paneled reception hall to ac
quaint her with tho adulterated facts
responsible for the phenomenon of Miss
Mamvaring.
"Be easy," Mr. Savago comforted tho
girl airily; "trust Allele to get away with
It. That young woman is suro ot a crown
and harp In tho hereafter if only be
cause she'll mnko St. I'etcr himself be
lieve blnck Is white. You've got nothing
to worry about. Now I'm off for n bath
and nap; Just tlmo before luncheon. See
you then. So-long."
Ho blew a most debonair kiss to his
maternal aunt and trotted, lightly up the
broad staircase; and as Sally cast nbout
for some placo to wait Inconspicuously
on tho pleasuro of her betters Mrs. Gos
nold sailed her.
"Oh, Miss Mnnwnrlng!"
The girl responded with nn unaffected
diffidence apparently pleasing In tho eyes
of her prospective etnplojer.
"My nieco has been telling me about
you," sho said with an engaging smile,
"and I am already inclined to be grnterul
to her. It isn't often truth to tell sho
makes such prompt acknowledgment of
my demands. And I'm a most disorderly
person, so I miss very much tho services
of my former secretary. Do come nearer."
Snlly drew within arm's length, anil the
elder woman put out a hand and caught
the girl's In a firm, cool, friendly grasp.
"Your first name?" she inquired with
a look ot keen yet nnt unplensant
scrutiny.
"Snrah," said Sarah bluntly. "Man'ar
Ing" stuck In her guilty throat.
"S-a-r-a." Mrs. Standlsh punctiliously
spelled It out.
"Thank you; I recognize it now!" A
shrewd, sidelong glnnce nickered amuse
ment at Mrs. Gosnold's niece. "You
como from tho Middle West, I uiuleiHtantl
nntl you'vo had rather a hard time of It
In New York. What do you do best?"
"Why I've tried to wrlte," Sally con
fessed shyly.
"Oh! Novels?"
"Not qulto so ambitious; short stories
to begin with nnd then special article
for tho newspapors anything that prom
ised to bring In a Ilttlo money, but noth
ing ever did!"
"Then. I presume, you're familiar with
typewriters?"
"Oh, yes."
"And can punctuate after a fashion?"
"I think so." ,
"You don't look It; far too womanly,
unless your appeaiance Is deceptive, to
know tho true difference between a semi
colon and a hyphen. No matter, you have
evfcry qualification, It seems. Including ft
good manner and d pleatant smile. You'ie
engaged on probation! I mean to sky, foi
this one week we'll consider you simply
my guest, but willing to help me out with
my correspondence. Then, If you like the
place nnd I llko you as much as I hope I
shall, you'll become my personal secre
tary at a salary of twenty-five dollars a
week and all expenses. No don't than
mei thank your sensible eyes!"
Mrs. Gosnold laughed lightly, gave Sal
ly's hand a final but barely perceptible
pressure, nnd released It.
"Now Thomas will show yoti your
room. Mrs. Standlsh tells me she has
promised to outfit you: her maid will
bring you moro suitable things by the
llmo you'vo had your tub and some rest.
Plenty ot tlmo; wo lunch at ono thirty."
The girl stammered some sort of nn
acknowledgment; she was never able to
recall precisely what she said, In truth,
hut it served. And then sho was amazed
ly ascending the broad staircase and fol
lowing the flunky's back down a long,
wide, drafty corridor to a room at ono
extreme of tho building a small room,
daintily furnished and bright with sum
mery cretonne, Its Individual bath ad
joining. "I'll bo sending the mnld to you nt
once, ma'am," said Thomas, and shut
Hie door.
Sally wandered to a window, lifted the
shade, nnd looked out with bewildered
eyes.
From tho front of tho house to the edge
of the cliff the grounds were as severely
composed as an Itnllan formal garden;
but to ono side, rrrccned by high box
hedges, a tennis-court was In tho nctlve
possession of four youi " people, nono of
them.jlappnrcntly over twenty years of
age. -jWhelr calls nnd laughter rang clear
In thoquletness, clear and vibrant with
caieless Joy of living.
They did not In the least suggest tho
crew of adventurers which Mrs. Standlsh
had led Sally to expect.
Thus far, Indeed, Sally had failed to
detect anything In the atmospheto ot the
establishment or In the bearing of Ita
mistress to benr out tho Innuendo thnt
Gosnold llouso was Infested by a para
sitic swarm nnd "Aunt Abby" tho dupe
of her own unholy passions. Doubts
hummed In Sally's head, and sho was
abruptly surprised to find the view ob
scured by a mist of her own mnklng
by. In short, nothing less thnn tear.
Tho simple kindliness of Mrs. Gosnold's
welcome had touched tho impostor moro
deeply than she had guessed. All this was
offered her, this life of semi-Idleness nntl
luxury In this spot of poetic beauty. In
return for nothing but trilling service.
But sho was not wot thy!
A little gust of anger shook her anger
with her benefactors, that they could not
have Introduced her to this mundane
paradise as her simple self. Miss Man
vers Sarah with the vulgnr lit by her
own met its and detects to stand or fall.
nut, ns thought the fates were weav
ing the fabric of her destiny less blindly
than Is their commonly reputed custom,
the young woman's conscience during
those few first hpurs had Ilttlo tlmo In
which to woik upon her better nature
Its first squeamish qualms, when It at
length got Sally alone, wero qulcklv
counteracted by a knock nt her door and
what followed the entrance nf a quiet
mannered tnnltl whose fresh-colored coun
tenance loomed like some amiable, mature
moon above a iloublo armful ot summery
npparel.
"Mrs Rtandish's compliments, ma'am,
am! I'm bringing your things. There's
more to cumc na much again I'm to
fetch Immediate and the rest, Mrs.
Stnndlsh snys, there'll bo time enough
for nfter luncheon, when nil her trunks Is
unpacked."
Carefully depositing her burden upon
tho bed, she beamed acknowledgment of
Sally's breathless thanks and made 01T
briskly. In return much ton soon to suit
one who would havo been glad nf longer
grace In which to become more Intimately
acquainted with this new donation ot her
lavishing good fortune.
N'nno tho less. It didn't need nnnthet
douhlo nimful of beautiful things to sat
isfy Snlly thnt, whatever and how many
might bo thn faults of her benefactress,
niggardliness was not of their number.
"That's nil for now, and Mrs. Stnn
dlsh's compliments, nnd will you bo so
kind as to stop and f.eo her, when you're
dressed, before going down to lunch. It's
tho Inst door on tho left, Just this side
tho stairs. Will I turn 'on your bath
now?"
"Please don't trouble. I"
"No trouble nt nil, ma'am. Indeed, and
I'm suro you'll find us all very happy
to do anything we can for you. It'll b
a nice change to bo waiting on a pleasant
spoken person llko yourself after that"
with a sniff "Miss Mntrlng."
"Oh!" Genuine disappointment was re
sponsible for tho exclamation. But a mo
ment's thought persuaded Sally sho had
been unreasonable to hope her secret
might be kept from the servnnts. Even If
Mrs. Standlsh had not betrayed It to
this maid, there had been that flunky.
Thomas. In tho receptlon-hnll close at
hand during the establishment of Sally's
status, with hid poso of inhuman detach
ment of Interestnulle too perfect to be
true.
"Beg pardon, ma'am?"
"Oh, nothing"" gaily swallowed heV
chagrin bravely t mean, thank you
very much, but I'm accustomed to wait
ing on myself- except when It cornea to
hboks up the baek-and you rnudt Ji&V
enough to keep you buiy with bo many
people In the house."
(CONTINUED TOMOrtnOW J
See Saturday's'
Parade
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in the
lEuentng iiB&ger
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One Gent
Yes, see it for in Saturday's Evening
Ledger you'll Jfind actual photos of
the Women's Suffrage leaders and
their doings.
Two full pages of news pictures, one
of them entirely devoted to the
Suffrage activities, the other giving
the various news iterqs of the day as
caught by the camera.
Complete details of the Women's
Suffrage parade, speeches and all
other features will be presented fully
in picture and story in die same day's
Evening Ledger.
Be sure you get your copy!
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ecomes a
Law, Automobile Registration
Fees Will Be Doubled
This proposed new law should not be allowed to become
operative for the following good and sufficient reasons:
Reason number six:
Members of the Legislature as welKas non
automobile owning residents of the State should
distinctly realize that the majority of automo
bile owners today are people of very moderate
means, not the wealthy as some might suppose.
Reason number seven:
There aro over 15,000 farm-owned automo
biles as well as many thousand more used in
daily work by the doctor, small business man
and mechanic, the major portion of their cars
have a horse power in excess of twenty and cost
not more than $500. To pay an annual tax of $20
for the privilege of using their vehicles, when
horse-drawn vehicles pay no license fee and do
much more damage to the roads, is not just or
equitable.
Reason number eight:
Tlierp is no tax that has been so constantly
increased and in the same proportion, as that on
the automobile. There is no figure that it might
not reach unless a decided stand is taken on
the question.
Reason number nine:
The motorists of the State are already con
tributing their full share to the highway fund
and unless they want to have their registration
fee just double what they are now paying they
must
AT ONCE
Vigorously, Emphatically 9
in No Uncertain Terms
Write, Telegraph, Telephone your Representative at Harrisburg, tell him this bill should
be killed, or it will be railroaded through.
Join the Pennsylvania Motor Federation which is constantly caring for your interests.
PENNSYLVANIA MOTOR FEDERATION
Reason number one :
Automobiles today are taxed (call it by any
name you will) on the basis of horse power.
In many instances this annual tax is over 2ro
on invested money. On the average it is larger
than any other tax from which the State derives
revenue.
Reason number two:
If House bill Number 1471 is passed, this an
nual automobile tax will, in some instances, be
over 4 on invested money, and in all cases
highly out of proportion to what should reason
ably be expected.
Reason number three:
The present fee or ax in Pennsylvania is as
high as in any other State and the gross income
last year was only exceded in two States, New
York and California, where a far largor number
of cars are owned.
Reason number four:
In 1914 automobile registration fees amount
ed to $1,184,646.50. Since January, 1915, this
amount has already been exceeded, the probable
income for the year being in excess of $1,500,000,
enough, to quote one of Pennsylvania's legis
lators, "to maintain all the 'State' roads of the
State."
Reason number five: .
The new bill would be most drastic in the
case of motor trucks, as eighty per cent, or more
of their mileage is within corporate limits and
not over State roads.
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