m-EffTflrfl- LEDGER PHILADELPHIA'. TTTE8DAY MAY 4, 1915;
wr"!
AM OUTSinFR A GIRL'S ADVENTURES
tJUN KJV 1 OIIEjI in social pIRACY
By LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE, Author of "The Lon0 Wolf," "The Brain Bowl," Etc.
rv,rtltht, 9H. Loul" Joseph Vance,
CpfJTH" BTMOP8J8.
Ths
burglar,
na in'x
!K1 blue ww the, nri
ffl?J?,A.,ahir. 'Then Ball nee- from
.. . . . -i. ....
A .... tintMfl. 2T years oia, oui 01 ttoi
,7..rstiT l locked out on the root
!t.J 5Sel New Yo"' Drlven ,0 J"k
Jt',1 h e. itotm she tried the trap-door
'71Mfc.r houiei and finally entera the houaj
J?nJh family. No one la at home and
MMlnited by beautiful clothet,
?12iei " ownfor them. A. she la leav-
H ii Vuffle. and covers the. men.
tee' I"
SSfTenl the other,
&. !& 'rj'iB.'on. Tbfy1?o down to
n",w,""" and hero me iur"
WS Sfh1M.?.Tfa""waUer
' T "bnrilir re ien ram l' t,,ft hovisn
; J5ML.W! i'irv b".U!i;rc7."c ? rrn!R5
Rlon6,hinC..eh?rurbur',ntt
fomWnjtlori. nhen me ir ftnfeselon. Adele
I iSferW'S
KtJr ei ieecmtnenrhUlon nnu nu w
!IM "ilnces that the 8t.rnm,h
TO.1 orr nce in the houae. so that
t SiUM Ip"i,'js2 burglar Insurance.
tte may collect 1 er "",' al tho house,
.'(reare wn men siRyii . al tract!
f.rttleton and Trego .inj" . west-
' filly r. m"c", out of place and who
mAv'no " "an outsider." He
aVto'ie'frfcnrwUl. her.
CKArTCn iX-(Continuenj.
nrnwn n tittle calmer. he couldn't deny
0; ,"" ,omtl.lnB rentable ... I.I.
en Phc really hnd "Wen 1,1m 111
'STStnces Impulse nn.l mtit.net hnd
'. rked upon her. cnusltiR her to jump a
t i.,.inn which, however WCH-IOUnucu
recncluilona jn '"", ruso nct. If
without
she had
In
't
M M?..f ' . n,..lnt her will:
rravocan. ..-.-- , for Th0
5":'. .., udthout excuse
M laci. v ":;- i, .
,. tj ljivenfi ner. n .!.. w
. nnu nio." : .
Err . . . ...a iiifln hue; isnt
ggor no "'" ,onBC1. wnrited It. She
teWh. dupSof he own folly, blind
aW pcen i" ,, i ,ent nnd tho
ttd W ner " ' ,' ,n the csachtlally
$!& ' w'rit c,otl,cd lK thC nMh f
k engaBinB person
XuiBfitnatlon of n mind nil too ready
needing Heroic irciu-
jlUblelnfatua
" '"'r": .h'. 1 l.a and blmilied to
rr.n ,r..e. Ami IU "hock of
.",.. rn, that mad ilicatn, no less
L Sin the "hook of physical contact, had
her irnntlc nnd unreasonable, fehe
11 ,.", St that. and. ndn.lttliiK It,
KeTenerous enough to let lilm clear him-
'"if "only he would not Insist on his dec-
Wlon of love, that she knew to be un
true if tha compliment of It must be
, balm to a Spirit as bruised as her own!
- uSent on: "And nil this because I
itemed to hesltate-bccause did hesl
fate knowing I couldn't say all t wanted
to, Ani before I could explain-
'Toore not married?" she Inquired,
ttllh an absence of emotion that should
Slave warned him.
!fc "Of course not. But I'm intiepenaciu,
' . m . !... I.. .. linallinOIt WTt V.
snd tooa ior hoiiumh " uuo.. ..... ""'
Mr Income is from my lunuij, mm .i
pewls on their favor. Wlint can 1 say.
1 1... vmi I .1o on inv soul, I do!
P'He put his arms once more lound her
ihoulders, ana sue tiu. noi reaiai nun, .".
"none tho less held her bend up and back,
erelnir him steadily
C "I love you desperately, but I enn't
art you to marry me uniu i kci ."- ,jci
mUslon of my family. Till then Is
itherc any reason ly kind to me, uo
f.... A mA n .wMtrfit ctf wnmpn! I'm
Intel .v ittv, j .,.w- ..
tad, mad about you!"
with no more wtirnlnc he lowered hlrf
head, faatcnlns his lips to the curve of
her throat, and discovered suddenly and
qeBnltely his error. In a twinkling It
va a eavace animal he held In his arnin,
land before ha knew what was happening
flhj had broken his grasp and he was
fretllng back with a head that rang from
(the Impact of an open hand upon his ear.
"You shrew!" he chattered. "You In-
ffernal IIUlo vixen! And I thought "
h He sprang townrd her, besldo himself
ivlth a purpose that failed only through
the Intervention of a third party.
j A man swinging BUddenly round tho
end.of the hedge shouldered between Lyt
Ueton and the object of his rage a man
'whose bulk. In the loose flannels of n
flomiKlnc suit, seemed double that of
iWtleton.
t "Oh, here!" said Trego, Impatiently, but
without raising his voice. "Come, come!"
SH caught Lyttleton's wrists and forced
Moem nown. "uon t Be an Idiot as well
a a cad. Do you want to rouse the
IhousehoM? If you do, and get kicked
,01. you'll never get another chance on
IhU Islandmy friend!"
t.'"Damn your impudence!" Lyttloton
tattered, sufficiently recalled to his
wraes to guard his tone, and wrenched
it Bis WrIstS. T..t Tn rml T'tl '
tSlll.. TMI I.. , m .
cbetrfully. "But unless you want a
thrathlne In the presence of a lady, you'll
whothlns foolish."
TVIth this he released Mr. Lyttleton In
lUCh wise that hA wnn nit tnotn... Int..
cklni himself up fiom tho gravel path.
:,?" wnue ne was picking himself up
.", WIS also rpflfi-tlnr. a.i.ir.lir .t.ln M.
ylthitandine that Hnilv .na 'no i,.
SP.I t0 he a stay upon tholr brawllne.
S'.J?.1" look w vicious, his tone was
ink. 5 a" ho Btdod hrushlns off the dust
?-tk,n came when you did." ho
"ft flth an effort to seem composed.
liS.ii "Usui 10 manic you ior
(!?r.m? about Thls confounded
2.?,' of .ni no w' set me Into serious
rt.. y J. ,r lm not careful. I was
EtbI." y nearly wlld b- tnat' llttle
Slnf r. t,Jrprl"' l,ut woally to semlsuper
atltlolis dread.
JIhn, .PH;et1,ce ,,,d "ot movi but she
r..rl"S.uU,.ly Jwarp of lhe ""ed regard
of Its coldly hostile eyes.
-i'Viho al?. you?" Bh0 demanded In a
here? What do you want?"
"Where have you been?" the Presence
retorted In a level voice Instantly Identi
fied ns that of Mrs. Standleh. "What
nave you been dolng"-a spectral arm
gestured vaguely toward the terrnce-
out there?"
Sally took firm hold of herself nnd mus
tered all her wit against this emergency.
I went out," she said slowlv, "bo
cause I couldn't sleep, nnd-lt seemed so
lovely out there."
"Dressed like that!"
Profound scorn Informed this comment.
The girl writhed, but held herself well In
hand.
V. w.as 80 'ate," she explained. "I
dldn t think It possible there'd be any
body clso nbout."
"Of course jou didn't " The woman's
tone wns saturated with tintxrui in.
nuendo. 'On the other hand, you soon
discovered your mistake, didn't you?"
Sally muttered a sullen "Yes "
"You're wise not to lie to me," her
patronesn remarked with Just n suspicion
of satisfaction. "I knew, von see. I've
been sitting here, waiting, tho better part
of an hour, listening to you two bicker
ing behind tho hedge You little fool!"
b'nlly said nothing. Ilcr mood was all
obsessed now with the conviction that
this was the end o her life of u moth.
An end to everything: come morning nnd
she must be cast forth In disgrace, to go
back to
She choked upon an Importunate sob
and dug nails Into the palms of her
hands.
"Who was the man?" Mrs. Stnndlsh
pursued Inexorably.
Then she didn't know!
"Docs It matter?" Sally fenced.
"Certainly. I Insist upon knowing. Ilc
mcinber your position lipm nnri miiu t
hnve assumed icsponslblllty for you; but
I cannot permit you to mnke me answer
alilo for the antics of n man-crazy
woman. If you can't behave :oursclC
nnd refrain from annoying my aunt's
guests, jou must go. 1 thought vou un
derstood thai !"
n'i.' collrsc'" lhe girl muttered. "You
dldn t think 1 expected anything else, did
jou?" ,e,
"Who wns the man you followed out
there? '
The calculnted offenslvcncss of this wns
balanced by Its sudden revelation to Sal
ly s mind of the fact that .Mrs. Standlsh
dldn t know thcie had been two men. It
was. however, true that the window did
not command n view of the approach to
the side door.
"Are you going to tell me?"
"I'lcnse, Mrs. Stnmllnh 1M i-mh.. .,.
"Think agnin, my girl, and don't forget
the circumstances under which I was pcr-
Judgment, to
answer by
k.p.. ..
.t,.:?.."' "?nF there!" Trego Interrupted.
'rwiM .. know a"'t"lng about
te T"dn ' hear a worrt 'hut Passed
inibien yS,u.twt-and It's none of my
, "' ?"'" ,nere'8 any blame to be
WrT . d better 8oulder it yourself.
fli'l Warn vm, t. . . .
finv .' '" ,,ul boiuk to near
Uffioman called names by u pup like
R ( CHAPTER X,
Iwiih . fECBRDEMAIN,
SSfl,M?,mlnd half distracted, the bat
Mich tb. d?Ie" unhaPPy emotions of
to-rtDrnaii; eonereni were a seething
BVch ar,d frfll,10 irritation with
it Wocfudl '""'"Idwately left the two
enS- J,.'e,r 'ua',rel without an
4 (Deri lit. . ner nee,s incontinently
vta Lll lke a unted shadqw across the
ind rf i? u,1s ,hrousl the side
Stiir. il , ll wi(3e- stumbled blindly
ter?. her bedchamhpr ,inir nnrt
fWutw,t.wl,h no anticipation so
teher .v. 0f. b0",ude nnd freedom to
K000" toward her hn i .. m.
6l'Uiunnl."5rV.?,ng oft her black cloak
mlh? hlf" "endless to the floor.
Hrl! beca.me aware, that solitude
SErt.r ware in that mnm ih.i i,.
14 pai.hora,,4'e" r'fir.;"
'rtlh!l,P . ".B,,n,t the m00nllt
RdiW. V .the Widow.
t?H faltered anrf .onn.i ..-.. ..m
trarrgied whimper, due in part to
WECIAL
ft
E
TMM Mnnt?i
.r C7 FOR MEN
25S
Jewell,
best
2?S'Wce, 17
lweVanee05rbSt va,ue3
C.R, SMITH & SON
SiMEIgliteenth Street
sunned, ngalnst tnv better
Introduce you here.''
"Whnt do you mean?"
"J.'VC -vou forKotten you wetc caught
.? I , "J?1 ot uurfilarlzlng my housc?
tnat I nrst saw you wearing clothes
stolen from me? You told n stor. but
how do I know It wns true? You mnv
well linvo been an accomplice of the ruf
fian who neatly killed my brother!"
That's hardly Ilkelv, Is It?"
"How am I to Judge? You may have
qunrrelcd nnd turned on him In revenge.
Judged by your conduct here. I'm sure
you ro capable of anything. Or you may
hno thought you snw n wav to win
greater profit by aiding my brother."
"That's all nonsense," Sally retorted
hotly, "and you know it "
If dismissal from riosnaM tii ,..-
Inevitable, then there wns no reason why
kn Dkni.lJ ua. It I . -
i,c niiuuiu jiui ciui ner soui ner own.
A pause was filled by the dramatic effect
of Mrs, Stondish nobly holding her tem
per In leash. .
vtnen aro you going to
question?"
Sally was dumb,
"Was It that man you went out there
to meet "
"I didn't go to meet anybody. It was
an accident."
"So you say. Was It some one of the
guests here?"
Silence was all the answer.
"If you persist In your present atti
tude, remembering your dubious history,
I have every right to take It for granted
you went to meet an accomplice In
crime "
"Oh, rot!" Sally Interjected impa
tiently. And then, encouraged by consciousness
of her audacity, she let her temper run
awny with her for an Instant.
"All that's no good," she declared
forcibly, "nnd you know It. If you mean
to speak to Mrs. Qoanold about mo In th
morning, and have me sent away merely
because I've had an unpleasant experience
and refuse to discuss It with you when
It's none of your affair why, I can't stop
you, But I'm not a child, to be bullied
and urowoeaien, and I'm certainly not
going to humor your curiosity about my
private business. And that's flat. Now
run on nnd tell on me. If you really must
but you won't."
"Oh Indeed!" Mrs. Standlsh rose with
vast dignity. "And why won't I, l you
please?"
"Because you won't dare risk that In
surance money, for one thing '
"So you think you can blackmail "
"Call It'anythlng you like." Sally flashed
defiantly. "Only tear In mind, I'm not
going to submit tamely and be sent away
In disgrace, like a kitchen maid. I'll go,
right enough you don't need to worry
about that but I'll go on my own excuse.
If you tell on me, I'll tell on you, nnd
I'll tell everything I know, too."
"And what, please," the woman purred
dangerously, "do you think you know "
"What about your signaling that yacht
Just now?"
It was a shot at a venture: she had no
real knowledge that the lighted window
had been that of Mrs. Standlsh's bed
room: but It was Just possible, and she
chanced It, and It told, though she was
not yet to know that wl(h certainty.
"What are you talking about?" Mrs.
Standlsh hesitated with a hand on the
doorknob.
"You know well enough. I saw what
I saw. People don't do things like that
unless there's something secret about It,
something they don't want known,"
"I think you must be out of ypur head,"
the woman responded with crushing hau.
teur. "I haven't the slightest notion what
you mean, and you needn't trouble- to en
lighten me. don't In the least care. But
you may sleep on thls-that your Insolence
shall be properly rewarded as soon as 1
c,an see my aunt In the morning. Good
night."
With a defiant sniff that covered a spirit
cringing In consternation, Sally turned
her back and threw herself angrily Into a
chair. But the sound that she had ex
pec ted of the door closing did not come,
apd after a minute she looked round to
find Mrs. Standleh still-at pause upon
the threshold.
"ph." said Sally, with an Impertinent
assumption if remedying- an oversight,
"good night, I'm sure',"
Instead at art audible reply, the woman
shut the door and turned back to the
middle of (he room.
"I don't wish to be unjust," she said,
huietly. "I um rjulck-tempered, Just as
you are, but I always try to be fair In
the end. Perhaps I was unpleasant and
tpo exacting Just now; but. you-mutt
admit, I .really know llttle or nothing
about you. and have every right to watch
you closely."
She paused, a If expecting an answer,
but before Sally could overcome her a.
tonUhmeitt he resumed In the nine level,
reasonable tone
u was greatly distressed when I came
here and found you had gone out at this
hour of the night: certainly, you must
allow, n, queer proceeding on the part of
a young woman In your position. And
when you come back, after rt long tnlk
with n strange man In the shelter of a
hedge, and refuse to give on account ot
yourself, I confess you exasperated me.
At the same time, accidents do happens
nnd It's) true you have rights of privacy
that even t must respect to whom you
owe a Brent deal, you must admit. And
now t think I've gone as far townrd
Linking nmends ns even you could ask."
Astonishment nnd Incredulity yielded to
penitence. Sally sat up with n llltlo rcb
ture of contrition nnd nppenl an outflung
hand Instnntly withdrawn i this wns not a
woman whose susceptibilities woto to be
touched by such means; even now, be
neath her ostensible generosity, one di
vined a nnluro cold and llttle placable.
Then, with a remorseful cry, "Oh, I'm
sorry!" the girl yielded to the tension of
overwrought nerves and broko down com
plctely, crushed, confounded, shaken by
spasms of silent sobbing.
In the course of this she wns conscious
of the touch of a hand on her shoulder:
no more thnn that. And when she had
spent herself In tears and grew more
calm, It wns to find Mrs. Standlsh sented
opposite her and waiting patlentlv, at nil
events with n fair Imitation of that virtue.
"Please," Sally begged between gulps,
"plense forgive me. I'm so excited and
unstrung "
"I quite understand. There compose
yourself."
"If you still wish me to If you Insist
of course I'll tell you '
"No." It cost the other woman an
effort of renunciation, but she wns stead
fast to her secret purpose. "Forget that
It doesn't matter. I had no right to ask.
and really do not enre to know. But If
you're quite able to pny attention, I'd like
to cutiftull with you nbout what got me
out of bed and brought me here this
morning."
"I don't understand "
"Of course you don't. But It has been
on my nerves nil evening, until I felt as
If I must talk to somebody and you ore
the only one I can trust."
Sally stared In a state of dumb be
wilderment that eclipsed all she had ex
perlcnced before. Truly the world wa-
topsyturvy this madcap night! What
under the moon now?
"You know how worried I've been about
Hint affair In town. Men are so Incon
siderate; simply because he knew how
things were going and 1 presumed tliev
must have been going well Waller left
mo without a word till this evening. Then
he telegraphed he'd he here tomorrow
afternoon and Hint everything was all
right: but he Is bringing with htm one
of the adjusters for the tiurslnr Insurance
people a detective, I ptesbme, tho man
Is, teally and I'll have to answer some
questions before we enn collect the money
to cover my loss,"
"A detective!"
"Adjuster Is a much more pleasant
name. And I know It's merely a matter
of fortrmtlt". and I oughtn't to be silly
aboi.t It, but I can't help It. I've been
on edge ever since, fretting for fear some
thing would come out about that ensu
that Walter did bring me from the safe,
you remember. If that were found as it
might be, If they ask me to produce what
Jewelry I have with me well, I simply
can't think what to do."
"Whv not hide the case?"
"That's Just It. Uut where? I can't
Imagine. Of course 1 can't very well
smuggle It out of the house myself. Po I
thought perhaps you At any rate, I've
brought It to you."
"To me!"
"Don't be nlaimcd. Nobody will ever
suspect you of any connection whntever
with the nffalr. It'll be perfectly Kafe
hcte, In your keeping, until you find a
way to dispose of it. Tomorrow night,
for Instance, ns soon as It's dark, yon
might take it down to the shore, put a
Mnnu in it, and throw it out Into the
wnter. Or bury It In the sand. Anything.
Nobody will pay any attention If you ex
cuse yourself to go to your room or out
to the terrace for lmlf an hour. But I
woll, you must see. I've hidden tho caso
under your pillow. You may find sonis
breakfast, alone In the sm brlcht dining
room. And If nt time, an she sat and
munched, her look was pensive nnd re
mote, this was due less to misgivings
thnn to mystification.
The quarrel and reconcllllatlrn with
Mrs. Stnndlsh had cleared the atmosphere
of their relations: henceforward thero
could he no more misunderstanding; they
hated each other heartily: neither en
te,rtalned any Illusion ns to that, but
their Interests, were too far Interdepen
dent to license any play of private feel
ing. Sally wanted to stay on at nosnoid I
House, nnd Mrs. Standlsh was resigned;
Mrs. Stnndlsh wanted her Insurance,
money, nnd Sally would help her get It
by keeping quiet. Sally might bo dealt
with severely by the law If Mrs. Standlsh
said the word, and Mrs. Standlsh, If
Sally spoke, would suffer not only In
her pockctbook, but In the graces of
her aunt.
But Sally was not without compunction
In respect to the deception practiced on
her still prospective employer. It wasn't
possible to know Mrs. Ctnsnold and not
llko her: If Hint personality enforced re
spect, It was n lodcstone for affection,
nnd Rally meant with all her lienrt to
serve faithfully and well: If she was to
have her wny, neither would known n
single regret beenuse of their nssorlnllon
until time nnd chance conspired to sunder
It.
Then, too, sleep had appreciably
changed the complexion of her mind to
ward tho Lyttleton episode. She wns not
yet able to recall that chapter of In
fatuation without a cringe of shame: but
that would pass with time, nnd the ex
perienco had not been without n vnlue
already apparent. For even ns she hal
said to him. she was cured and more
thnn cured, she wns instructed; she wns
not only better ncqunlnled with herself,
but had learned to rend the Lyttleton
temperament too well ever to requliv
repetition of tl.nt lesson. It she lin-1
played the fatuous moth, she hnd tome
through chcnplv. with wings not even
singed, for what she had taken fur tlnno
had proved to be no moie than chenpfjt
Incandescence. She felt mi suro of nil
this that she could even ''ontemplnle tlm
affair with some InkllnpH of the amuse
ment that It would yet afford her. And
she wns fixed to mnke this tho key of
her nttitude toward the man In nil such
future Intercourse ns wns unavoidable.
But Treco.
Trego was a horse of another coli.r
altogether. The' very namo or Trego wa.
hateful In her hcailng. There was little
she would not willingly have done, how
ever unjust nnd unfair, to avoid furthc
communications with this unlmitl of n
Trego.
And ct, ns she had learned, the term
of his stny at (Insuolil House hnd still
another week In nut. nnd he wns In
some wny n fnoiltc mid Inllin.itr of
Mrs. Oosnnld, npt ficquoutly In llgun
ns her guest; and since lhl was m. ami
Sally herself bade fair (hairing nccldents)
to prove n fixture In the household, il
seemed Inevitable that the) must ho
often thrown togetlfr. So she must ni
nil costs school herself to t.ent hint
civilly at least without overt milinrvilty.
She could Imagine no task more dlill
cult or distasteful; short of forfeiting her
place In this new sphere, she would lime
paid almost any price for remission of
Hint duty.
The Irony or life seemed a bitter ill. if t.
Granting It had been icqulslle to some
Htrnngc design of fate. In Its Insciutnblr
vagnr, (hat several poisons should miffer
n night of broken lest at Uoinolil House,
why must they have been those four nnd
none other-Sully, Allele Stnndlsh, Lyttle
ton Trego? Especially Tri-gu! Whv thai
one? Palpable bonds nf mutual Interest
linked the three llrst named: their com
mon affliction might conccUnbly hav
been ascrlbnble to subtle psycliologlc.il
nfllulty. nut Trego was well outside Hi.
triangle, even as perceptibly out of sym
pathy with a majority of Mrs. Gosnold a
guests.
(CONTINUED TOMORROW.)
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Ham I'll llwys t c la
Hum Penna eons l's Him.
.Vioo Penna cons -Pi 1In.ii.
IWhi stnn.1 Uns fts
Hum Stand lias tin
" 2','!!'
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.. in
10:30 to 11 A. M.
S Steel . . . :.s R Cambria Steel SO.
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ton t
2on Hay Cons Siy, at Phlla Klee,
. l t'enna i) inn u 3 wteci...
ton Cambria Stirl .Mil. 2i P ! I.. ..
40 do .vol, loo studelmker .
2it Heaillnir "P, in North Cent .,
.70 l' s Steel .s, 10 Penim .. .
If t'ntnhiln. Steel .' I I, .is Wcitninr Coa
iiK'i '.'.i tiuir puso.. .,
M i di
Ssi 1 Penna
.-S1, 2im Phlla ItTti
,-,si4 1.1 Hen 1IIIB
ri'b H
HI
H'l 1' M Steel
14.-. I- (1 I...
too r S Merl
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'on On
Ion ,in. .
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-. u i r
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l.ONDS.
Steel scrip
list U 8 Sieel..
In,
PIIU.
11117.
.112 Camlirld
.112 I'nmlirln Steel scrip
.imo Slnnl (Ins il?
Hnmi. I.eh Nav tons 4is
tors i Phlla i:ier r,s.. .. .
10O Ileth Steel ref .".a ...
11 to 11:30 A. M.
loo r u sieel jvs.1. inn tlnldn In
.mi Cnmtiiln Steel Mi ton liny Cons
tiki V S Steel.. .v '.'ill f S Sieel.. .
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The Philadelphia and neaaing nallwny
Company has awarded a. contract for
the construction of a new bridge north
of duyencourt, on the Wilmington
orancn, known ns bridge No. 12.
The net earnings of the American Power
and Light subsidiaries In March were
WMI, Increase 8,T8Sf 12 months' net,
$3,2H,60. Incrense $4M,00.
There has been listed on the Philadel
phia Stock Exchange 2,000,000 General
Asphalt 6 per cent. 10-year gold deben
tures, due April I. IMS, coupon, with prlvl
lege of registration of principal.
New York batiks lost $337,000 to the Sub
treasury yesterday, and have lost (479,000
since last Friday.
Tho April production of the Anaconda
Loppor Mining Company was 21.S0O.O0O
pounds, compared with 19,000.000 pounds
In March, 16,100,000 pounds In February,
nnd 2o,000.000 pounds In April, 1014.
Transaction In stocks on the New Yoik
curb In April totaled 3,615,443 shares, an
InCICaSC Of 1.013.u38 nhnre. nw Mnrr.li
j Transactions In bonds totaled (1,337,000, a
I decrease of (MC600 compared with the
ptevlous month.
WHEAT PRICES HIGHER
IN CHICAGO MARKET
Moderate Business in Oats.
Weather Reports From Ar
gentine Unfavorable.
tin
2-iJi
'
loo di :,s , :.-, s Sieel.
IION'IM.
nm I.eh Nn .mis -P, H'J'n
.mm I.eh Vnl Cnil ,V,. Hll'a
'.I'm Interstate Hws 4s ."si,
lint IniiTstnte llujs Is ..s'i
-.run ivntu i-onr 4'js lino Iioj,
.MW Interstate tttty Is -''i
!) Cnmlirla steel scrip 1017 Hi
11:30 A. Jl. to 12 M.
I Ml Phlla It T I r ti Kin i Tornpah Ilel. 4
in I.eh V Tr pW Eoia 7.. N V Out V ai'j
inn Hnldnln M 2m llnlrlwlii "
Ion Trie 2d pfd. . :l 2." l.nke Sup Cor 7H
!o Phlh P.lee..., 2IJ, .Ml Penim ... . Mt
in P S Kleel.. r.st, a) Tonopah Pel. 41!
Us) V S Steel . fiS
DON OS.
14 Phlla Co wrip Wis 1
.-J' Ileidlna .let Cent Is !Ui,
loio stand t.'.ii Us n".
2'i'ti Penna urns i'l mm 10.Vh
12 M. to 12:30 l M.
2ft i I' f. Sieel ... as', inn llnlilwlu .. ."
J do. .vt, S iii N'm 71
ti l.e.i Mm. . 71 Iim Tonnpnh Ilel. I1.
tii r S Sii-rl .. f.S'i
Ion I'nml.rln Meet Mil, .",1111 in Co RH
I" it" .'.0 vii Cnmlirla Steel SO
Pennii .'I .--HI In Luke Sup Cor 7
lil Phlla RTlf !i
ItllVIIM.
lOiin IntpiMUntc Itwv 4s
lion lih Nn mm 1'jH
.nun Phlla Kle,- is
Jim Hie. & Peop Tr Is
12:30 lo 1 P. M.
Hi Ppiiiih .. .."I .-i-lil .Mi C S Steel...
2U Penim Salt... IIS 2ll iln
21111 Rililnln . .. .'I In ,ii
In I ill... . M in Tonopah Ilel
17 Phlla Klec... 24'i l.t l nlon Trae..
20 Am rtwy pf.l.lou
HOMis
1Mm Prnrin inna t'js 1IIMI . . ..
Iismi) i.ph .Vav i mm Pjs
IIJ t'ninlirl.1 Sieel serin 1IH7...
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1 to 1 :30 P. M.
LIST BUFFALO & SUSQUEHANNA
Preferred and Common Shares Placed
on Local Board.
Announcement una made today that the lis -Ing
committee of the Phll.idelnhli Slock ex
change has authorlneil Um limine of the
preferred and common Block of the Hurfalo
nnd Susquehanna Hnllroad Corporation, There
untter your puiow. iai may una sonis i rj ,,"' "T' ;"Z , . .r.?""""1'
better place for lt-but then Vou tovm-xffiyriiff&ffffite
p-r nnuum irom January l. inir,
Tho stoek Is trnnsferahle at ortleea of Ed
ward II. Smith Co.. in Philadelphia and New
York, and (ounterslsneil and reentered by tho
Equitable Trust Company, Nciv York, and the
Pennslvanla Company for InHiirancen on I. lira
and Orantlnc Annulllea. Philadelphia. Phila
delphia and New York certificates aro a do-
II' ri ),
The secreiury of tho Stock Exchanse lll !
preoare inmnlete data on the railroad. hl(.u
will be placed In circular form and mailed to I
each member of the exchance Tho mi,i !
operates 2.12..'i mlleg In Western Pennilnnl'i
and Niw York, connectlns with the ronnayl
vanla. thu L.rle and the New York Central
railroads at various points.
no r s sircl.. . :'!' in c s steel.... ssu,
2nn Haliluln .... ,-.11, ton Ilaldwln .I4i
inn Prntin .IIJ, I Am lt prd. ns'i
Jin I' S Steel .vi I; I Prima ." .Hi
ll ti Haliluln r.lU .Ml Weatmnr Coal i',2;
Ion f S Steel.. . n:d i ) Phlla Klec... 2I
ion Penna M lisi llal.lwln . ... .11
1( Haliluln .M4 I nnldwln pfd.. 102
nONDS.
1000 Ilaldwln 1st fta 10'J'.
r.noo llaldu-In 1st .is nsn
"eon I.eh Vnl Ken 4s vii..
Iron i.eh Vnl sen 4s Bin J
.'.000 Penna cons 415s HOT) Iivpk
1WI0 Pcnnn cons 4tis 1IMS 0S'4
1 :30 to 2 P. M.
10(1 Ilnlduln .... M11 17 Cambria Iron. 44
20 cal Petrol pfd 4.1 10 Klec StoraRe. WP,
21 Ins Co N Am 211,200 Halduln .!
100 U S Steel... .in. 200 I.nke S C...711-H1
.ni' 1.'.. Titi r a.a
r ?f .,-, 1'l.t. m
20
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do
10 do.
7 Lch Nav.
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10 I'nlon Trac. ,
vii, ion ilaldwln
.111,
fllji
a maid to hoodwink. 1 aecinre 11 nas
nearly driven me mad, these last few
days, trylnc to keep the thine out of
Ellen's sight. She's such a nosy, prying
creature."
Mrs. Stnndlsh rose. "You will do this
for me, won't you? I wns sure I could
depend on you. And let us forset our
llttle misunderstanding. I've forgotten It
already."
She had left the room before Sally could
formulate reasonable protest reasonable.
that Is, remembering her burden of obli
gation to this woman.
It was an hour later before she at
length settled upon satisfactory conceal
ment for the Incriminating Jewel case
in the recess behind one of her bureau
drawers, wher It fitted precisely In the
wrannlnES sha did not troublo to remove.
In the gray crepuscle of the dawn -U
last she (lung herself upon the bed am"
fell instantly asleep.
CHAPTER XI
THE THIRD DEGREE
In the sequel to that night of mischief
and misadventure Sarah Manvera ha1
sound reason to be thankful for the resili
ent youth which still animated her body.
But, of course, she wasn't; youth wltt
ever misprize till It must mourn its bless
loss. Yet by virtue of that Inestimable at
tribute alone was she able to do with
only four hours' sleep (when Adcle
Standlsh, for example, needed eight, and
then was seedy) and be the llrst of the
household to appear for breakfast clear
of eye and fresh ot color, with n coun
tenance as serene as her temper and a
temper as normal na her nppetite.
Aa for this Inst, she made an excellent
DIVIDENDS DECLARED
Second National Hank, regular semiannual n
per cent., payable May 4 to stock of record
April 30
National flank of the Northern Liberties
regular semiannual U per cent , pa) able on de
mand. routhark National Hank, regular semi
annual 4 per cent . pajablo on demand.
I' Plenty J rust lonipan), rcKular quarterly a
per rent. Checks will be mailed.
Northwestern National Hank, regular semi
annual II per cent , pa) able May 4 to stock of
record May 4.
Corn Kxchanse National Hank, semiannual 1
per rent. Checks will be mailed.
Tenth National Hank, regular semiannual .1
per cent., payable May 4 to stoek ot record
Farmers and Mechanics' National Hank, Hvi
per cent., clear nt all taxes, pa)able on de
mand. Dividend checks will to mailed to ntnCK
holders who havo filed permanent dividend
orders.
Sludcbaker Corporation, quarterly IK per
cent on common and regularly quarterly 14
per rent, on preferred, payable June 1 to slock
of record May 20.
iun in ..... 11. -i
7P4 .Ml V S Steel.... .1S
HONDS.
loon phlla nice .Is
It OWi Penna cons 414a ltn!0
41 Phlla Co scrip 1011
ar, Phlla Cn scrip inis
41 Phlla Co scrip mm
,13 Thlla Co scrip HUO
2 to 2:30 P. M.
ICO IT s Steel.. . Wi .V) Pa Steel
as Am T & T...1--J14 00 cenna
200 Hnldnln .!, I do
ion r H Steel... TJiV inn f s Steel..,
12 Huff Susq pfd 4mJ 10 Phlla R T t
Si) Phlla Elec... 24 if
HONIS
,'.noo Penna cons 4is 1000
inn rnna raer ..a
.-.ono Pcnnn cons 4ija inuo
1000 Penna cons 4H HK10
2:30 to 3 P. M.
2" Cambria Steel SO 211 Gen Asphalt.
220 IT S Steel 5.' .11 fien Asp pfd
.1 Phlla It T t c 11 100 U S Steel.. .
ion U S Steel inn Halduln
1 Am lias ... .liuis .uiii Halduln.
Shu I' S Steel .Wh 11k) V S Steel
1.1 U a I 4 inn do
inn IT s Steel.... .V'. 100 Tonopah Mln.
i 'ion itei 1 ,-iu .iim 'ror.opan net.
New York April stock transfer lax te
celpts amounted to (54S.640.
A. ti. Edwards wns elected a director
of the Pennsylvania Coal nnd Coke Com
pany, succeeding Everett Warren, who
declined re-election.
The Chlno Copper Company's report for
the March quarter shows n surplus of
JI55,W8, against a deficit of (140,037.
Tin- Cum Exchange N'ntlonnl RatiK
raised Its Rcmlannunl dividend from 6 lo
7 pel cent.
The Nova Scolln Steel ntiil Coal Com
pany's annual teport shows n dellclt of
JB20.I19, HBiiinst a surplus of (72,287 last
year.
Al the nnnunl meeting of stockholders
of the Philadelphia and Western Railway
the following directors were elected: To
tervo for llttce years, Chailcs E. lngei'
miII, Edward II. Smith, George It. Shel
don; 10 serve for two yearn, Ocorgo 11.
Pniseicr, Thomas R. Tunis, Henry Wood:
to ervc for one year. Thomas Newhall,
:. Trowbridge Holllster. Ueralil Holsman.
Thomns Newhall was elected president of
the company.
I'm the Maich quarter the Manufac
turers' Light nnd Heat Company shows
11 surplus nfter dividends of (3S7,fC2, n de
crease of (2S.-.763.
IJ. It. C. Cathcrwood wns elected a di
rector nf the United Railways invest
ment Company.
The woild's visible supply of coffee deH
creased B.in,1Ui bigs during April. Total
visible supply May I was 8.087,162 bags.
C. A. Hasetiv supplied Rapid Transit.
Cnrilgnn & Co. were buyers.
The New York Stock Echange has ad
mitted to dealings Texas Company rights
and Granby Consolidated Mining rights.
The Pennsylvania Steel Company has
icceived an order for looo tons of steel
rails from the Havana Central Railroad
Company of Cuba.
Tho world's visible supply of coffee In
April was S.0S7.I62 bags, against I2.ll0.3ol
bags last year.
The Federal Signal System again
passed the regular quarterly dividend of
lJi per cent, on the preferred stock, due
May 1.
A notice Issued by the New York Stock
Exchango places the special clearance
delivery price of New York Qentrnl 6s,
when Issued, at 103 flat.
dHICACJO, May 4. Wheat opened
steady to a shade higher. It had a firm
undertone. May sold In mostly small lots.
There appears to bo enough July to meet
demand. Com grew firmer Under Un
favorable Argentine weather reports nnd
a rumor (lint the grain was not In gopd
condition. May whcnl closed U higher
for the day and July showed ft gain of .
Moderate business was done In oats,
with Indications that It will follow other
gtnlns. Liverpool firmness and. bullish
foreign news helped lo strengthen the
market.
The order of Canndlnn council. Inspired
by England, prohibiting the exportation
of grain from Canada, Is expected lo
greatly aid the American farmer. It will
bar Canadian grnln from belnir n strong
factor In the competition for the markets
of the world and leave the field clear for
American grain, as It Is reported Eng
land has secured control of nil the future
world's supply with tho exception of the
t'nlted States.
Leading futures ranged aa follous-
Yr-
. wncai open, inch.
July .. . l.'t'.s. Oivt?
sept 1,2., i.z.vj
.win iiiu.v iiemerjj
lose.
-IMI
l.2Pi
Jllav
uiy
Sept
Onta
.May .lulv
Sen. .
Ijird
lMa .lull
Sep I
lllha
r.Mn
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iSent. .
Pork
iMai .lu'V
3rrt.
I'M.
7U
Wi
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. ..10.1.1
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. 111:12
. ...10.H7
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t.skd
77i
oil.!
.14'
10.10
10.47
iO.70
II1..12
10 W)
11.07
17 111
l.40
1.2
i.ow. close, tio
l.fllji I.GIU tl.iKI
1.24H fl.25 '1.24
SI'S
4I
7il'i
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181
ft.
in.1.1 "10.30 tli.1
Hi.:iC t'0.4.1 10,;i5
lCli IH.il) fli .IJIJ
in.ns 10.S2
lll.lll 10.77
10.03 11.1)7
17.70 17.1)0
ls.vo i.:ti
1R.00 tis.so
ttlWI
1 11.01
11 1.11.1
17 70
1S.20
1S.02
WKSTINGHOUSE ELEGTIUC
WILL BUY AJtMS PLANT
Obtains Option Before Signing Con
tract for .$27,500,000 Wnr Order.
NEW YORK, Mny 4. The New York
News Kuicau. a financial agency, an
nounced today that the Wcstlnghouse
Electric and Manufacturing Company, be
fore signing a contract for 1,000,000 rifles
for foreign nccount, secured an option for
the- purchnse of the J. Stevens Arms nnd
Tool Company, of Massachusetts,
The rlnanclnl agency's report continues:
"The price paid will be on a basis
which will result In the manufacture of
rifles at n satisfactory profit to the Wcst
lnghouse concern While the Westing
house Company has closed dnly one con
tract calling for 1,000,000 rifles at $27.50
each, negotiations are In progress for
an additional order for a similar number
nt the same price, and it Is expected will
be closed."
BAIt SILVER
Nl?l YOItK, Mny I. -The quotation for com
mercial bar silver today uas ,V)'4 cents.
Fewer Failures in April
Failures In April amounted to SOW, com
pared ulth !00o In March, 2278 In February
and CIS In January. In April. 1014, there
wore VM defaults. Tho aggregate liabilities,
owlnx to a feu suspensions of unusual size,
were rext to the lamest of the current ear
iin.l more man noniue tntiri. di April, itu-i-
tl,31T.siu,
time
thoso of Anrll.
cnrrparlng with J2n.3t:i. i 1 1 at that
mah. APii. titer JUNE JULY AuaM
BUSINESS "LOOKING UP"
The heart beats of business are grow
ing stronger daily; Hasten the revival
of your trade by
WESTERN UNION
Telegraph and Cable Service. It
stimulates sales, accelerates the
decision of customers and hastens the
flow of merchandise.
THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH CO.
4V
in It B Steel.... Wf. 100 do -4
2nO Tonopah Ilel. 4i ' Pnna ...SIS-HI
100 Baldwin ... . .H 1.11 Thlla Ulee.. 2ia
BONDS.
1000 Reading Jcr Cent 4s P.11,
lOOn Am Uas A: niec .Is S.11J
.Mion Penna cons 4V'.s 10W In.1.
4o0 Welsbach Co ..s fin
HUT.
lin's
"a HnawM-j.iijijMiini" ...'
.. . llli lM&aiBgSry:r,r-s; i
Pfd- -jl. laSifiv .-Aiwft-nuB'i
Fit i J kllar4V lJUt ' J Z-4.f ''IrMaJtrJff
3-DAY TOURS
TO
WASHINGTON
Mny 13, 20 and 27
$10.50 $12.00 $13.00
(AriordlriB In hotel selected)
All 'leieseary expenses from Philadelphia.
Proportionate fares from other points.
Descriptive folder on request to F. B
Tlarnltz. Dlv Pass. Agent, 14M rhestnut
St.. Phlla.. Ta.. or nearest Tlrket Acent,
Tour to Pariflc Const la Attractive
Scenic Itoutes August 7.
Pennsylvania R. R.
Hardwood Floors
That Last a Lifetime
Heat Qunrtrrnl
Oak iTlth Wnlnnt
Ilnrilrr, 2-lc per ft.
In many of Philadelphia's well-anDOln'ted
homes, clubs and offices you'll find Plnkertom I
floors laid years ago. All are still In excellent!
condition despite a generation of footfalls.
Finest hardwoods, moisture-proof paper, ex
pert workmanship and lasting finish make
Pinkerton floors by far the most economical.
Talk over your floor with
PINKERTON
2H YISAItS IN THE FLOOR I1USINKSS
3034 West York St. Phone Diamond 435
$5,000 in CASH PRIZES PAID TO
208 Prize Winning Chauffeurs
who Average 7,722 Miles in The
Second Annual Ajax Tire Mileage Contest
First Fifteen Prize Winners
i.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
II.
12.
13.
H.
IS.
ENTKANT AND CTIT TUBE
Garth C. Jensen, Steveoi Pt,, Wis. . $51)0
Frank Gray, Chicago, III. ... 300
Alfred C. Smith, Sprimj6e1d, Man. . 200
Laurence Ross, Ticonderoga, N. Y. . 100
B. C. Ilode, St. Louis, Mo. ... 100
Albert Nathan, New York City . . 100
H, W. Bode, St, Louis, Mo. ... 100
Herman W. Buihey, Brockton, Man, . 100
Anthony D. Silvia. Haverhill, Man. . 50
L. LaPountaine, Brooklyn, N.Y. . 50
R. L. McNeil, Tlconderoi, N. Y. . 50
Merrill W. Garber, Fltchburg. Man. . 50
Chu. V. Lewis, New York City . . 50
Horry Coghlan, Jr., Brooklyn, N.Y. . 50
S. Lichtemtein, New York City . , 50
CAI AND OWKU
Cadillac, John N. Weliby . .
Peerless, Carl N. Gottfried .
Cadillac, Oliver Smith, Livery .
Maxwell, William Henry . .
Packard, A. H. Bode, Livery
Stodditd, P. L. Young . ,
Packard, A. H. Bode, Livery .
Lenox, Frincii E. Shiw , .
Simple, Chis. W. Elton ,
Stevcni'Duryea, Win, O. Hoxie
Steveni-Duryea, James C. Leach
Packard, Douglas Crocker . .
Renault, Donald MeAleenin .
Pord Coupe, Mrs. Anne Cofblin
Simplex, Harris L. Rosenthal ,
wua
21,985
21,483
21,039
20,910
20,075
18,942
18,466
18,190
18,148
17,452
16,662
16,617
16,461
16,384
16,071
30 Capital
Prize Winners
Average 16,509 Miles
Space does not permit lilting of
each of the 208 winners. The
mileage records have been can
visaed and prizes awarded by the
judgei.
To the many employed chauf
feurs who entered this second
Ajax Tire Mileage Contest, and
thui helped to make it successful,
we extend our appreciation.
Contest Renewed
Third annual renewal of the Ajax
Tire Mileage Contest for em
ployed chauffeurs it announced.
HUBS
Guaranteed
in writing
5000 Miles
178 Minor
Prize Winners
Average 6,241 Miles
$5000.60 in priiea will be given
in 208 awards. In event cities,
a priie identical with that tied
for will be awarded each tying
contestant. The contest it limi
ted to employed car driver who
achieve the greatest mileage from
Ajax tires beyond 5000 miles,
previous to March 31t, 1916.
Ajax dealers will supply entry
blanks and all detailed informa
tion, or same will be sent upon
request to the company direct,
ENTER NOW! It may be
your good fortune to win art im
portant prize, while conniving
the interests of your employer.
Ajax-Grieb RTWBer Company, inc
1796-1798 Broadway, New York
Srantkn in IS Ltaiing Ciliit Fatttritit Triatia, ft,j.
Philadelphia Branch ; 316 N, Broad Street