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The itory ef a man and a
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CHAPTER XlJt-(Contlnilcd)
BUT looking for work was not quite
what Maud lind pictured It She had
to decldo first what she wnu to do "I
ftUpjpbuo 1 could teach " she sftld to her
rnlrror with n jrrlma.ee as sho dressed her
self th hext momins; "My diplomas are
Ml tight I It mo to an agency " Thn ahe
reflected alio had forgotten alt about her
naWe She had told her landlady to call
her Miss Robinson, but aa Mnud Robinson
ahe had no dlolomss to show. The glow
'lng testimonials which ahe had amused
hefaelf hy extracting from her professors
when ahe left college without nnj tnougnt
of ever us ng them all pralaed the wide
knouledae the literary capacity and the
critical faculty of Mlaa Maud I'lessey She
gave a low whistle "Bother!" ahe ex
clnlmed, "I never thought of that " No
- Bohool or college ahe knew would even
look at a candidate without credentials.
The Idea of teaching must go.
Well, since they aald such nattering
thlmrs nbolit her literary gifts, perhaps
ehe could write for tho reviews rifid mag
azines not under her own name, of
course She had already attempted eome
short atorles for her own amusement, Hho
would send them out and see what hap
pened She knew It waa a precarious
way of making a livelihood, nnd was
fcoiMlv r1l.nnnnlntf.fi when one by one and
sometimes two together her manuacrlps
came back to her, n Kood many of them
ahe suspected Unread She mode no
further effort to melt the odltorlal heart.
She knew enough by hearsay of tho con
ditions of literary life In tendon to be
awttre that she must find some other
means of support while she waa working
hard to gain a foothold.
Looking through the advertisement co
umna of the newspapers had become al
most mechanical. She no longer hoped to
find anything for which she might apply.
It was exactly a fortnight since she had
come to live In Achilles Crescent. Sho
Wondered what Martin was doing as she
sat at breakfast "Waa ho entirely ab
sorbed In his new business, or did he
think much about her and thoso golden
days on the SldlT Sho wondered If he had
heard of her disappearance, nnd If he
would understand that It was because
she could not bear to put another In his
place?
She turned over the pages 01 me news
tinner Idly, and from force of habit
danced down the column headed "Sltua
tlons Vacant" Suddenly her attention
was arrested by an advertisement that
seemed by Its rather unusual wording to
stand out from tho rest.
CHAPTER XX.
"Wanted, as companion and reader to
young American lady, young lady of cul
ture Cunder 30). Used to society nnd widely
traveled; university education desirable
but not Insisted upon; previous expcrlencn
not 'necessary; one speaking Spanish and
without home tics In England preferred;
liberal salary. Apply Box 23378."
Maud raised her eyes from the paper
and gazed meditatively at tho celling.
"That seems to fit mo all right." she re-
it fleeted. " 'University education desirable.'
K Well. I could easily satisfy the young
'wiicriiuu juuy mac my caucaiion is up to
university standards without saying I
have actually taken a degree. That would
get over the most (serious dirtlculty. I
wonder why they object to 'home ties.'
Don't want the companion to aak for days
off to spend with her friends, I suppose.
Tes, this seems worth ansnerlng. I must
'concoct some sort of a yarn to explain
myseir, though."
In her haste to reply she went to what
wa now tho extravagant length of taking
a taxlcab back to her lodgings. The
drafting of the letter took some little time
and thought Finally, sho contented her
self with stating her age, the extent of
her travels, and the range of her accom
plishments, declaring that he had fol
lowed courses at various universities, but
was unable to produce a diploma. " 'Un
able, to produce' Is good." she chuckled.
She added that she had no connections
in London, but", was sure she could satis
ty the advertiser as to her respectability,
etc.
She eent the letter by express messenger
to tho newspaper offlce and then tried to
dismiss It from her mind. She had been
told so often that there were hundreds of
replies to every such advertisement and
that people In want of situations had con
sumed their whole capital in postage. But
she could not help hoping. She seemed so
admirably qualified for the vacant post.
Then her spirits drooped. The advertiser's
Indifference to the applicant's possession
of degrees and previous experience, which
alone made It possible for her to apply,
would at the same time bring her Into
competition with countless other women
who for different reasons were also desti
tute of those advantages.
Once the doubt presented Itself that this
might be a trap set by her mother or by
1 Huron. She hardly thought that they
would have resorted to that ruse sq early.
Besides, Bho told herself. If she were to
suspect a trap In every vacancy that
seemed to fit her she would have to for
sake that avenue to employment alto
gether. She gave herself a holiday on the
strength of her hopes. The prospect of
iempIoyment amid apparently congenial
'surroundings somewhat restored her
spirits, which of late had lost some of
their buoyancy. She was lonely and she
hungered for the man she loved; but to
day something of her old zest for adven
ture made- Itself felt. She was strong,
bs was rellantly healthy, "game," as
ha put it, "for everything." She waa
absolute!) her own mistress. The whole I
world with Its myriad possibilities was
before her This was better than being
Miss Flessey, of Edgworth Square, who
Was dependent on her mother for every
penny and could be hardly said aa yt to
have a social existence apart from hers.
It waa true that this new-found inde
pendence seemed to forbid her seeing
Martin again, but some -unexpected devel
opment might at any moment permit her
to apprise blm of her whereabouts. Her
mother and Huron would have to give up
the chose at last When they had become
reconciled to her losa she and Martin
night marry secretly and so away far
away together.
So-she dreamed that bright spring after
noqn a she rode out on the electric car
to "OxbrldKe and wandered about the
pretty, lonely lanes of Middlesex. There
was TC strange joy meanwhile in thus cut
ting bereelf adrift from all that had
suu up her life, in becoming an entirely
new person, known to no one and know
ing no one.
She retured In the keen evening air to
London. She found herself scanning ther
evening papers anxiously. She waa sur-
prised that her mother had not already
UrUd a hue and cry On reflection she
, w why she would not do this. Mrs.
flessey had deliberately estranged her
self from her late husband's relatives and
Ad forbidden her daughter to comuju
jtteaj with them If Maud's disappear
ane should become known to them they
WM eertatoly demand an explanation
at tyt, rosjton of her flight, and that Mrs
VUitm wu, of aourse. len disposed even
tfctw the girl herself to fyrjUah. A wa
pMMr a4vrUMOMnt, moreovar. would re
lt to Mm public the almost forgotten
tfiMMTty ' her fathers deatbr-lt talent
the alautb hound In a doses iour-
no wnat inquiries ware made.
Ijpgwld aafeiy reckon, would be made
r
t aaxt worulnfc aha rivd a soil
JotUr U wsji written on plain note-
aM iifiwuua Mtaa BeWwse to
tb advertiser at the Royal Urand.
at i p clock that afternoon, acta
ww iw Misa Montana.
at an extraordinary name."
fat Maud tattling gleefully out of
It u obvieiuiy a naeudoaym, she
wrdd uu Uor reflection Possibly the
s.iKrtmtr liks b,rslf bad seMMons for
tvUCmtiiia bu uUullt- lu L coJvuoo
u! a 'u sW(w t mil evutUi.
sW MiMMrii 'om ittwuliig reMMwv ami
tkfWmim
girt, and circwnntanaea which were
of a kindly disponed fate.
Impatient roaming about Hempstead
Heath The AVcst End thoroughfares, of
course, were barred to her She doubted
whether It wag safe to approach tho
hotel undisguised A too obvious dis
guise might prejudice the advertiser
against her, and she did not, for tho
same reason, wish to disfigure herself
After various essays before the glass,
she had to content herself with doing her
hair In a different fashion nnd tjlng on
a dark veil Not deeming these pre
cautions suMlclent, she purchased a pince
nez, which with some dldlculty she suc
ceeded nt last in keeping on her nose
She traveled by tube as far as Tottenham
Court road and took a cab to tho door of
the hotel
On risking the hall porter for Miss
Montana, ahe waa shown Into a tiny
lobby, ttltb n half-open door at the far
end. Her heart sank. Half a dozen other
women wore present, nnd all were looklnc
expectantly toward that door. There was
as it uch competition ns she had fearedl
8hr nokrd nt her rivals nnd Immediately
decided that most of them wanted the
Job more than she did
One or two of them seemed to have In
terpreted the advertiser's expression
' young lady" In n very liberal spirit, Two
wero plainly poor governesses, nnothur
was a fresh oung girl whom Maud sus
pected to have como straight from n
country vicarage, another Maud felt In
stinctively was some sort of adventuress
at all events not a nice person. She
waa endeavoring to place the others, when
tne innor door opened nnd n girl cam"
out and loft the lobby, and another ap
plicant Instantly went Into the adver
User's presence
In less than two minutes she also
made her wny out. Maud's hopes failed
hor as she noted tho rapidity with which
her successors wero dismissed Half a
dozen more women had been shown Into
tho lobby. It waa her turn now. Snatch
ing off her pince-nez and raising her veil,
she walked Into the room with a height
ened color and beating heart
She found herself In a comfortably fur
nished sitting room, which wos regularly,
sho supposed, let for more or less official
and business purposes In an armchair
was seated a girl of 17 or 18, with the
darkest cjes Maud had even seen She
had hitherto considered her mother tho
most expensively dressed person It was
possible to meet, but at a rapid glance
she decided that Miss Montana wouVH
startle oven Mrs riesscy's mnld by the
style and quality of her general get-up
Miss Montana looked at her with a
curiously close scrutiny. "Er whn urn
you?" she Inquired with a faint American
accent.
"Miss BobInson7 Ah, I guessed so "
Maud hoard a slight noise behind her
Sho gloncod over her shoulder and be
came for the first time aware of a. man
who was sitting at a desk with his back
toward her, Intently studying a news
paper. It soemed to her that the American girl
waa endeavoring to attract this man's
attention or that she had just exchanged
somo signal with him Turning her eyes
toward the applicant she said, "Ah, yes.
Miss Robinson. Please sit down."
She rose gracefully and going over to
the man at the desk spoke to him in a low
tone. Maud felt that thoy wero looking
at her Then Miss Montana came back to
her chair, Maud's letter in her hand
"What unUersIty do you belong to?"
sho asked abruptly.
"Saint" began Maud, startled; then,
realizing her mistake, she checked the
words on her lips and went on. "I have
studied at different universities, but I am
unable to produro a diploma. I think I
mentioned that n my letter."
"Yes, that's quite correct," said the
girl. (Maud wns sure sho was being
prompted by tho man at the desk.) "Vou
havo traveled a good deal?"
"Practically nil over Europe. Also In
Egypt and Morocco."
, "Yes, 1 see And you speak Spanish.
Tell me. Miss Koblnson. what-er you
have been doing lately? Havo you had
any previous experience? Can you pro
duce any testimonials?"
Maud flushed. "I rather thought those
were not required. I may as well Bay at
once. Miss Montana, that I cannot pro
duce any testimonials. The fact Is I
had better be frank with you I have left
home owing to n quarret with my guar
dian. I have no friends to whom I
should care to refer you." she
rose. "I feel It waa silly of mo to apply.
Perhaps I bad beter not detain you
longer."
The Jewish-looking girl laid her thin
white hand on her arm. "Oh, please
don't got I think, on tho contrary, I'm
sure that you will suit Do you think
jou would get on with mo? You would
have nothing In particular to do help me
to receive my friends, and so forth. You
can drive a car, I hope?"
"Oh, yes."
"I live at Hampstead, Miss er Robin
son. Do you know any people at Hamp
stead?" "I don't think bo."
"Do you know any people called
Dereve?"
"No; why do you ask?"
The glrl'a smile wore an unaccountable
emlle of triumph. "That's my name,
that's all! I asked you In the hope that
our fame might have reached your ears.
Kind of vanity, thafa Bill"
"I'm sorry." said Maud, penitently.
"Of course I ought to have said yes."
"Oh, that doesn't matter at all." Tho
girl looked over her shoulder at the
man. "Will you please tell the ladles
outside that In) suited! aha said.
The man rose and sidled out of thb
room. Maud could not see his face. She
wondered if he was a relation of the
American girl; he might be her secre
tary. She was surprised that he did not
return.
"Well, now, Misa noblnson," aald Miss
Dereve, smiling' down at her new ac
quaintance, "can you come with me right
now?"
"Right now!" Maud waa startled, "But
you don't know anything about mel"
"Well, you say you can't give me any
testimonials, so there'a no sense In wait
ing. And I can aee that you are a real
nloe glrL Do you know I think we are
rather like each other?"
Seeing- that Maud was of unmistakably
Anglo-Saxon type, tall and deep-chested,
and that Montana Dereve was obviously
half a Semite, alight and small, the like
ness between them might not have Im
pressed the casual observer, yet there was
something In the expression of both,
something in the manner of their move
ments, that made fnem curiously akin.
Maud saw thlB and wondered at it.
"I really think we are," she laughed,
"I'm sure I'm very glad."
"Well, thafa settled."' aald Montana.
"What about salary? What do you sug
gest?" "Oh. I'd rather leave that to youi"
"Well. 300 a year? pounds, of course,
not dollars"
"Oh, that is generous'"
"No, Ife just fair. Look Tiere, my car
la outside. Come bask with me now. You
can send down to your lodgings for your
things."
Maud btaltated for an instant, then
gave In. She liked Miss Dereve, pethapg
the more because ahe waa a type entirely
new t bar. She noted the pleased glaneea
the girt bestowed from time to time or
br dm. hw her finger toyed inees
aantiy wtth her rings, the note of ex
aggorttUoa in her ototfees Very obviously
the SerevM ware nouveaux rlohea.
She rose and fallowed ber new em
ployer toward the door Then prudence,
saver very strong in her, reluctantly as
sarted Itself "But. MUa DerevV she
began dlisWontly. "you will pardon roe.
won't you? But you aeesn very
young Will Itbtall right If you
take me Inuk to your bouse In tbta way
without any oredanUai or references
from ?"
Montana, lamrhed. a higli. harsat laugh.
By EDMUND B. D'AUVERGNE
Author of "Her Husband's Widow," Etc.
altered through the intervention
"Oh, thafa quite ,atl right I live with
my uncle, Mr. Eustace Dereve I run the
whole outfit My Introduction's good
enough for htm, I reckon. Como along
now "
A car a M-horsepower limousine waa
waiting for the girls In tho courtyard of
the big hotel. As Maud sprang In, at n
motion of Invitation from her companion.
she looked round for tho man ahe had
eeen nt tho desk. Ho was nowhero In
sight.
"Isn't your friend coming?" alio asked
as Mlaa Dereve gripped tho driving wheel
"I guess not He has Important affairs
of his own to attend to. Wvhy, have yotl
ever seen him before?"
Mis Derove skilfully, piloted her car
Into the Strand.
"I can't aay.u Maud laughed and drew
tho veil down ovor her face. "I nover
saw his face, you know."
"Oh, you'll see that soon enough. He
Is a great friend of uncle's. He's a dear
boy, but not so nice as his brother, you
know."
Miss Dereve avoided a collision with a
motor omnibus by a hair's breadth and
turned Into the Charing Cross road
"He's In America at present," sho added,
a trine wistiuny, aiaua thought.
Tho two girls were silent while thoy
negotiated the crowded crossings bet
tween Tri Square and the Totten
ham Tour id Maud was thinking
hard
"Miss Dereve," she said suddenly, "you
have acted so kindly nnd chivalrously In
taking me, so to speak, on trust that I
am encouraged to ask n further fnvor I
had hoped that you did not llvo In Lon
donat least that you contemplated trav
eling As It Is, so long as you arejn
London I would nsk you as n particular
favor to Introduco mo as llttto as possible
to your friends not to expect me to go
with you Into society, I mean Perhaps
somo day, If you core to hear. I will tell
ou my story I would rather not nt
present. I owe It to you to tell you
thH that the reasons for which I havo
cut myself adrift from my peoplo nro not
In tho least discreditable to mo Robin
son, of course. Isn't my right name If
nt any tlmo you fcol doubtful about the
wisdom of having taken mo Into your
house a hint will bo sufllclont I shnn't
expect n notice or anything of that sort
but-but I'm nfrald I must Insist for tho
present upon blng moro or less perdu "
Mlas Derevo prcsRed Maud's arm
"That's quite all right. Don't say an
other word "
They drove nt a reckless pace Mnud
had an odd sensation, not nt all disagree
able, of being kidnapped They sped
along tho Kinchley rond, turned to tho
right nnd halted nt a new house not far,
as Mnud Judged, from the Hctth
"Go right In!" commanded Montana
Maud dismounted nnd entered the hall
A short, thick-set man came out Into tho
hall and, seeing her, started violently
' Why, what's your nnmn mn .i.i
ho asked, scrutinizing her features
Seems to mo we have met somcwherol"
CHAPTER XXI,
Maud felt a sudden shock of alarm. She
colored with annoyanco It would bo too
cruel If sho were to be recognized now
If the solid earth wero to be once moro
snatched from beneath her feet Who
was this man? sho wondered. She did not
remember pver to have seen him before
Perhaps, nftor all, he had only seen her
at an at home or some other social func
tion, and had not known her name, or It
might have been simply in. tho street
Her reflections wero cut short by Monty
Dereve's shop, high voice.
"Nonsense, undo. This Is Miss Robin
son, who's going to llvo with mo. Whero
can you have seen hor before? Miss Rob
inson, this Is my Uncle Eustace You'll
llko him all right when you know him
better "
They shook hands Maud felt somewhat
relieved. But Derevo continued to gnzo
at her curiously. "Pleased to meet you,
Miss Robinson," he sold, "but I've a
queor notion that I've met you before "
He paused Thon a light dawned In his
eyes "I've got It," ho cried "Monty,
your friend's uncommonly like your Aunt
Aline was at hor age." His face clouded
and ho gave a sigh
"Maybe," said the American girl; "but
Miss Robinson will get embarrassed If you
talk so much about her looks. Will you
excuse mo a moment, Miss Robinson?"
she asked, turning to Maud; and receiv
ing the girl's assurance drew Eustace
Dereve aside. "See here, uncle." she
bejan In a lowered voice, "whatever you
do, don't mention the Arrola' name to my
companion either Martin or Richard, un
derstand. I'll tell you why somo other
time. But Just don't. Promise?"
Dereve chuckled "Right!" be said
"I promise, though what you're getting
nt J 'can't think. But, anyway, I don't
think as much about the Arrola as cer
tain other peoplo I could name. Eh,
Monty?" He smiled at her quizzically.
"I guess you're n real old horror, Uncle
Eustace," cried Monty, with a heightened
color. She flashed him an affectionate
smile, nevertheless, and crossed over to
rejoin Maud.
Maud found her new life very much
pleasanter than she had anticipated. Miss
IDereve treated her more as a guest than
as a paid companion. She had installed
her In an apartment of a luxury that
contrasted with the simplicity of the
girl's own room In Edgworth-square. A
tiny boudoir, furnished In blue and
orangp and Chinese printed linens, opened
out tf her bedroom. Maud had raised
her eyebrows when aha saw it. Surely
It waa not usual to provide a companion
with a private sitting room, "If you
havon't everything you want. Just ring,"
explained Monty. "I want you to be
thoroughly comfortable. Miss Robinson.
Just look on this as your own home."
Well, If all this luxury and considera
tion was unexpected It was pleasant after
the anxieties of the last few weeks. It
was pleasant once again to eat from
dainty china, to alt at a table that
sparkled with polished glass and silver,
and, though the girl waa nothing of a
gourmet, ahe could not help appreciating
the triumphs of the Dereves' chef after
the amateurish cooking of the landlady
at Regent's Park. It was true she had
not minded the vough fare on the Sldl,
but things were different then, Above
all was aho thankful for the sound of
human voices. At last she was emerg
ing from the intolerable loneliness that
had driven her, against her will, against
her Judgment, to bropd constantly on the
past Now that Bhe had work to do
she would concentrate all her powers
upon It She would make some return
for her employer's kindness by giving'
her of her beat
(CONTINUED TOMORROW.)
MUSIC IN THE PABK
Band Plays This Afternoon and To
night at Strawberry Mansion.
Tim program for thai Falrmount Park
Bund, playing at Strawberry Mansion this
afternoon and evening-, is as follows:
PABT I-ArTHBNOOK, 4 TO 8 O'CLOCK.
1-Overture, "MiBlelIo".. ,;..... ... Auesr
z Das iron "Tom Jones" (ttwet) CUraiin
3 m, "AuMde PrlnUnUrs" Lmjoow
b "Cotton Tim .DtaUls
4 ij ttetUw fan ' The Print ef tHl" UiAtr
DOrsnd Bmom from "Tannhauwr" . Wimr
6 VelM de Concert, "Tbouwwt and One
NifbU" Sttanu
T FsbUsm, nau do I Crime" Unii
8 HieorpU (ran Tn Svnay South" ...Lm;o
PART U-EVSKNq, S TO 10 OfgQqK.
I ars4 Marab, "Beaatb the Fits' of Victory"
Von 8fon
TM - Howlal
Adz D Amour"
Walduufal
i8uUon arte. Poarl of Uo Ocoan ''Ottoror
m)ik- mwim f"o-
HubswIm RUBtodjr He "
S-- Boil KfinAUia' (la four parts)
7i '"Tfc Doo Ffar'
b Coi.ioaaifl Cuwo"
lfd&hSjtj
gter
Most
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'liSahi SSii'
60 YEARS OLD, SHE SEEKS TO BECOME
FILM STAR; PUPIL IN UNIQUE SCHOOL
ia?;MAKK'?if'iKif--i',i,.f.-.w..-...-,,.. . .,.--. ...... j .,-a --
Grown Sons Object, But "Miss Marsha Deioees," of Chester,
Simply Cannot Resist Allurement of "Movie" Stage Child
of Eight Summers Studies Camera Art.
By the Photoplay Editor
A woman CO years old Is studying In a
unique school to become a motion picture
actress. Tho pupil, undeterred by her age
or the objection of her two grown sons, Is
enrolled as "Miss Marsha Dewecs," of
Chester, who adopted tho stago name to
keep her friends In tgnoranco of hor stud
ios Sho Is the oldeit of 30 pupils enrolled
In tho Liberty Motion picture Company's
school, conducted by "Jack" Gorman in
tho building which houses tho studios of
tho company, on East Herman street, near
Germantown avenue Al nlr nf secrecy
hovers over the registration books In tho
"doan's" office, for many of tho oilngor
pupils aro said to bo popular in German
town society and oh, they wouldn't want
It known now that they aro studying how
to bo "movlo" actresses.
"Because thoro are not enough clover
peoplo In Philadelphia for picture work,"
the school was founded May 3 Miss
Dawces was one of tho first to enroll
and nfter hor many well-known young
men and women matriculated. Somo of
the students aro telephono operators,
others aro clerks. "Thero may bo nn
othcr Mary Plckford in the classes," said
J. Burton Muetln, general manager of
tho company.
According to Director Gorman, no other
school Is maintained by a dim company.
Tho course of Instruction covers a period
of 10 weeks and tho classes are divided
according to advancement Tho trial clacs
covers a period of two weeks. In which
pupils are tested for natural ability. Then,
if thoy show ability, they are promoted
to the second class and aro given small
parts In the Alms of the company. In the
third class the "seniors" poso for prin
cipal parts. Tho successful graduates,
said Director Gorman, will be engaged bv
the company, of which William S. Lloyd,
of 233 West Harvey stroet, Is president
The Daily Story
That Young Man
Miss Dora Davis was working among
the (lower beds of her aunt's display at
Aspen villa. Tho hour was Just after
breakfast and sho wanted to poke at
something that would keep her out of
doors for an hour. When the gardener
saw her "poking" he swore a few swear
words under his breath, but he dared not
Interfere. Miss Dora was her aunt's
favorite, and it might havo cost htm his
place to tell the young lady that sho was
rooting out Creeping Charlie Instead of
weeds
There was somo one coming down the
road, however, who had no fear of losing
his job through giving a few words of
friendly advice. He was about 23 years
old, and his suit showed that ho was
visiting some family near by, and his
lazy gait that he was also out to "poke."
He camo along" and leaned on the fence
for three or four minutes and then said;
"But you are pulling up all the Creep
ing Charlie, you know."
Miss Dora uttered a little scream of
surprise and straightened up. He was a
young man. He had a smile on his face."
She had never seen him before How
dared he come along and speak to her
aye, even chide herl She didn't know
Creeping Charlie from burdock, but was
that tiny of his business? And it she
wanted to pull every flower and plant up
by the roots would good Aunt Sarah have
chlded her for It? For a long minute
the girl looked straight Into that young
man's face and then turned away with
if sniff. A girl's sniff Isn't a "humph;"
and it Isn't a snort, but It Is a sound of
such indifference and lcontempt that it
makes a young man sit up and wonder
If he is growing baldheaded. Walking
Into the house with red cheekB and angry
eyes. Miss Dora asked:
"Aunt Sarah, who Is that young man
hanging around here?"
"Young man7 Why, I haven't Been any.
Whero Is ho?"
"Look out of tho window,"
"Why." said tho aunt, after taking a,
look, "that must bo the young man that
baa como down to visit tho Nortons- I
heard the other day that they were ex
pecting n cousin or something. Did he
apeak to ou?"
"He tried to bosa me. That Is, he told
me In a bossy way that I was pulling up
Creeping Charlie. You ought to have seen
me freeze hlml"
"And served him right, too. He must
be wliat you city folks call fresh,'
Two hours later, as Miss Dora was ly
ing In a hammock under the cherry tree
the young man repassed the house.
Twice he almost came to a stop, aa tf
to make suggestions or tender advice,
but he changed his mind find went on.
Miss Dora had an eye on him.
A few rods below the house was a
creek leading Into a river not so far
away After a day or two Mlas Dora
wandered down there. She aaw fish, and
she returned to the house for pole and
line and bait As the gardener had noth
ing of the sort she made an outfit for
herself. The hook was a bent pin, the
Una of grower's string, and the bait a
bit of cold roastbeef She had been
fishing for half an hour when ' that
young man" came down the road arid
stopped to watch her She never looked
up. She knew he was smiling, but she
kept her had turned away and hummed
the air of a tune to herself
"You'll never etch a fish with any
such rls-aut a that," was finally re
marked; and her visitor moved away to
return in about minutes with a real
pole and hook and line and some worms
for bait They were laid on the bank al
most at her feet, and be aald as be
Strolled away
"You will use them If you really want
to eatefe flh- '
Tbare waa no sbMC tbla time. It was
MwnetiittMr worse. He feoan't goat W It
Regular lccturo hours, from 3 to 6
o'clock In tho afternoon and from 8 to 10
at night, are maintained The pupils
study "lines," '.'foreground," "expres
sion," "make-up" and nil tho other
branches which nro aa plain as Arabia to
tho layman They learn from books and
demonstrations and from tho films for
which they hnvo posed Their motions
aro roproducod boforo them on a screen
In tho class room and aro crlticizod by
tho director and his two assistants And,
what Is moro enjoyablo, thoy can have
the plcasuro of dropping Into a "movlo"
parlor and seeing themselves ns othora
see them
Sevoral "stars" aro expected to devolop
from tho student body Two pupils be
sides Miss Donees, who nro making good
records, according to tholr "grades," aro
Miss Elolso Dronnan, of Frankford, who
entered tho school throo weeks ago, and
Hnby "Km" Gorman, tho director's
daughter, who Is 8 years old, nnd tho
ioungest pupil.
"Tho Island of Surprise" from tho story
of tho Rev. Cyrus Townsend Brady, Is In
courso of production nt tho Vitograph
studio, with William Courtenay In tho
leading role. This appearance will mark
Mr. Courtonay's scrcon debut, and ho will
have tho benefit of an all-star combina
tion through tho fact that Edith Storoy Is
to be seen In tho leading female role.
Others in the cast include Julia Swayno
Gordon, Zena Keefe, Charles Kont, An
ders Randolf, Chnrlos Welleslcy and Leo
Delanoy,
Patho has acquired the picture rights to
nnothor William J. Locko novel. "Simon
the Jester," which will bo produced by
Edward Joso and feature Eduin Arden.
"Simon the Jester" Is written In Mr.
Locke's best vein and proved to be ono
of tho biggest sellers of Its publication
year.
when the outfit was picked up and
hcavod Into tho creek. He heard the rat
tle of It, turned around to see, then
'neaded down tho creek to recover all
that floated. By tho tlmo he had ac
complished this the glriSniB disappearing
up the road. She wasn't looking back,
but ahead, and tho way ime carried her
hat In her hand and swung it to and fro
did not Indicate a mind perturbed.
"I saw that young man go by with a
fish-pole In hla hand," observed the aunt.
"Yes, and Tie's fishing for It in tho
creek nowl Aunt Sarah, I fear that I
shall havo to take that person in hand!"
"Mercy on me!"
"Yes, I fear so. He needs a. dressing
down."
"But we can get tho constable after
him."
"No need of that You Just leave him
to me."
Just before the creek deboucihod Into
the rlvor thero was a foot-bridge across
It. The structure was old and dangerous
and out of use. and bore a sign of "Dan
gerous." Two days after the Ashing epi
sode MIbs Doru wandered down that way.
There wos no reason why she Bhould
cross that bridge, but she started to do
so. She had progressed 10 feet or more
when "that young man" suddenly ap
peared to shout;
"What are you doing on that bridge!
Can't you see that Blgn?"
"You are risking your life!"
Sho never halted nor looked back. Her
pace was a saunter nnd her air careless.
Tho bridge creaked and bent, but she
walked on to the other side nnd up the
bank to the highway. Mr. Fresh had
been taken down another peg. The girl
had Intended to go back to the house.
but she had caught sight of a skiff on
the bank of the river, and It came over
her to do some paddling and show her
contemptuous Indifference still further.
She walked back to the boat. On tho
opposite shore was her Belf-constltuted
guardian. When she entered the boat ho
called out across the creek:
"If you are going out on tho river be
careful. There's a dam a little way
down!"
If he hadn't spoken, Miss Dora, might
havo Blven up the thing, as tho craft
leaked and there was only a rude paddle,
hut he had "bossed" again and she would
go at any peril. He saw that sho was
Ignorant of boating, and he called again!
"I say, don't do tl"
The craft was pushed out and went
floating down. As soon as It rounded a
bend In the atream the roar of the dam
reached the girl's ears, and two women
ran out of a house on the bank and be
gan to scream. Then a man who was
chopping wood ceased to chop and be
gan to shout. Then two boyB set up a
double yelling. Then what did the girl
do but faint away? There was a chance
to be a heroine, but she wasn't equal to
It. She was not at tho bottom of the river
when she came to, but lying on a lounge
In a house.
"It was a. fine thing a fine thing," said
a woman to heB "The young man swam
the creek and oarae running down the
bank to plunge In the river. No one
thought he could reach you In time, but
he made It and not a minute too soon.
Yes, reached tho boat and pushed It be
fore him to shore, and then fell down as
limp as a rag. You owe him your life.'
missy."
Two hours later, when Miss Dora
reaoh.4 home, stjll weak and frightened.
Aunt Sarah said.
"Dearie. I've foud out about that
bossy young man. That's Just hjs way.
and he's awfully eioe. His name- is Bead'
fort, and he's w4h one ot the bJg lnsur
ane companies, i-i rather hope he'll
call."
"I know he wlUI" was the reply.
"Aud If he does maybe maybe-"
"Oh, it always turns out that way
Autti, I didn't want to b bossed, but i
guaM rve got to be!"
UJwpyright IMS).
LEDGER CENTRAL PICKS
SCHOOL FOR MARJORIE
Mr. and Mrs. Mann Consult
Expert and Are Advised
Where to Send Daughter.
'Mother," said Mr. Mann to his wife the
other evening, "what are wo going to
do nbout a achopl for MarJorle next win
ter?" "Yes," aald Mrs. Mann, "what nro we
going to do? 1'vo been thinking n good
deal about It lately because wo really
must decldo soon one way or tho other.
I havo not said anything for I thought I
would let you find out Just how things
wero going so wo might have something
to work on."
Mr. Mann said nothing for a fow min
utes and Duffed nt hte ptpo with his eyes
on tho celling. "If we can find a plaoe'j
that is not too expensive," he finally re
marked, "I think I can manngo It all
right.
Mrs. Mann's face brightened nnd a
smllo of great relief passod over it
"Oh," sho said, "I am so glad. I have
worried about It moro than. I wanted,
you know. I Uato tho thought of Mar
Jorlo not hmlne every chanco possible.
Whero do you suppose- wo can send her?"
"Wo won't discuss that until I havo
consulted our old standby, Lodger Cen
tral," said Mr. Mann.
"Gracious," said Mrs. Mann, "Is there
anything that placo cannot do for the
Mann family?" And sho got up to help
her husband closo tho house.
Tho next night nftor dinner, Mr. and
Mrs. Mann hod a long conferenco behind
closed doors, that mystified tho rest of
tho family, to say tho least.
"Ledger Central Is tho most wondorful
placo I know of," was Mr. Mann's first
comment when thoy wero nlone. "Whllo
a school Is not a thing to pick out on the
Bpur of tho moment, I foci that tho mat
ter Is very nearly settled now, providing
the placo I havo In mind meets with your
approval "
"If you nro satisfied," answered Mrs.
Mann, "I am qulto suro I will bo. Tell
mo a llttlo nbout It" K
"Well, I talked quite a whllo with tho
school expert at Ledger Central and it
did not take mo a mlnuto to find out that
your old sohool Is not tho placo It once
was. I think It must have deteriorated
considerably. Tho young man would not
say anything against it, but I gathered
from what ho did not say about It that
there wero places that would bo better
for our need, at least. Out of a list of
I don't know how many hundred schools
ho picked four which qualified ns to tho
prlco I felt willing to pay and which
seomed equipped to give MarJorie tho
training wo want her to got. He per
sonally recommended nil of them, said
he had been to each one and described
them for me In better fashion than a hun
dred catalogues could havo done."
Mrs Mann went to bed a very happy
woman that night. That Marjorlo was to
havo a boarding-school education was as
sured and tho ambition of her mother
realized It was only a question of ono
of four equally attractlvo places.
Jajj Inmates Celebrate the "Fourth"
LANCASTER, Pa., July 6. For tho flret
tlmo in Its hlatory, every Inmate of tho
Lancastor County prison was turned un
garded Into the prison yard yesterday
afternoon to celebrate the 'Tourth,"
Threo ball games wore played. Refresh
ments wero served, and one of prisoners
responded to an address by Warden
Obetz.
MUSIC ON CITY HALL PLAZA
Philadelphia Bnnd Will Play Thero
Tonight.
Tonight will bo song night with tho
Philadelphia Band, playing on City Hall
plaza. Some of the best artists In the
city will glvo tho audience a music troat
The program is as follows:
1 Overture, "Sakuntala" ....Goldmark
2 a "Bacarolle" from "Tales of Hoffman"
L ..-. . .. .. Offenbach
b "Danco of tho Bayaderes" from 'Tera-
roors" Rubinstein
3 Songs, a "The Star-Spangled Danner"
b "My Country 'Tla of Theo"
4 "Entrance of tho Jods Into Waihalla"
Wagnor
8 Melodies from "M'lle Modiste".. .Herbert
6 Songs, a "Maryland, My Maryland"
b "Hall Columbia"
T Valso dl Concert, "Adel" TJrlsquet
8 Symphonic Poem, "Die Moldau"....Smetana
MUNICIPAL BAND CONCERT
Prorrram of Tonight's Performance at
Dobson's Field, Falls of Schuylkill.
The Municipal Band will play tonight at
Dobson's Field, Queen lane and Cresson
street, Tails, of Schuylkill. ' The program
Is as follows:
1 Overturo. "Merry Wives of "Windsor". Nleolal
2 a Egyptlene Serenade, "Amlna" Llnck
b "Polish Dance No. 1" Scharwenka
S Characteristic, "Woodlark, Cuckoo and
, Frc." .:,., : ,," Wagner
4 Clems from "Mikado"... Sullivan
B-Tnor plo. selected William Downs
6 Grand Scenes from "Tales of Hoffman"
T Valse dl Concert, "Golden Sunset". .. '.".Hall
8 "American Fantasia" ."Herbert
Funeral of Mrs. C. S. W. Pnckard
Arrangements aro being made for the
funeral of Sirs. Charles S. W. Packard,
326 South list street, who died last night
at Fenllyn.
Mrs. Packard was in Europe when the
war broke out last summer. She wit
nessed the horrors of the first month of
the war, and was not able to leave with
her .husband until the middle of Sep
tember. Defore her marriage she was
Mlsa Eliza Gilpin McLean.
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DEACON, On July , 11)15. BENJAlu
DEACON, Jr. Funeral serrlces on Thm
afternoon, at 2 o'elook, at his late tu
402(1 Locust st. Interment private, r
omit dower. '
DRIVER, At Ridley Pork, To., nn j!
IBIS. ALFRED B11IVBR son eflff
Jtmea end Anna Kershaw Driver. K
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DJ?JKE'r-uddenl'r'. on Ju'r , iw
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iW epn-ln-law, aeorse M. Younjr. S
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mAIIKNSTOCK. On July 8, Iflls ,
K. FnAIinNSTOCK, widow of t,
Chun. a. Frahenstock. Relatives and JS
nr Invited to attend the funiral nrvttil
Wednesday afternoon, at 3 o'cloele i
late renldence, 1220 Providence ave . AS
ra. Interment private, at Chetr
Cemetery, 5
LUKE.VH. On July 8 101B. T1IE0DC
It., widow of Morris Lukons. ReUtltu
friends are Invited to attend the funtril ,
Ices, Wednetday afternoon, at 2 o'cImi
the residence of hor daughter, llri J
Pennock. 22? S Md t Interment crtnti
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THOMPSON, wife of late J. Henrri
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from her late residence, 182a x Park;
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MITCHELL. At his residence. 1?22 ct
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The place where service will be hiUit
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