EVENING LEDGER PHILADELPHIA. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17 1915.
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HER DEAR BARBARIAN
By JOHN LUTHER LONG
American. In .nsjreh of
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elrl from the time Mio
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ins name en imrn
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jum
I" Si to Mom"
to "rail in ihp
.nrll'8".' 1.1.. frat class
Mor oMJ.ir She in i his name in
K ""... that tie a'k licrlo i'.ii
J, prnnounio ..,n"',t, return calls lier
H'
nWEVfiR, tnttl nns nn c,emenl Dt
J(if In the Jo Vardog hml foilmt
Jinule( In the 3
... i itifto iv.nrii: Lieutenant
.....n nmi "" - -
yVomorl Itcigf-l'i. of His Imperial Ma-
" ..... .hinir nf mnirvlnit mo now
I0U J11. ,,, v.ir.1ft 111 nvocliu
W " r ' ' -,i mil RPt used to It
.".., .,r-srldipr."
"uJo no l.n"li'"l Momo-San, With
I .'..j .1. , 11(1 lieuu HI ruill B1-
lbl ;.. i ... .1 Mnlmnnrl 'fore llOht.
jfjid ; . ,l7pCrpo Willi
thai 'V I " ' '!nt ln"rr wl,h 1""1'
;S"r'8lr' , .,..,
Bat nolUliB IIKP l"" """ l" ""lt,
Vth Vardos
"But vmi "r,p l" ' . . '
ti "tinfn v i-'"i ''I'1 commission and
'.il. i tnn enrs i-n
that'Sm .i 1....1 Mint IVneh. "r
"Thins ". ........:'. " " rrt.-.:
Srwin-i '!" "" mnrry An ls
'"; " than l' r for now ho great
t"e :!. .... r ..,. nl 'PmiQlillnn Irnl
nn' got jus' got marry
ih Dllm " Hummer iiiuih nn- i nni
"jr Bar'0'li they nlwns la'ihod
to nlace me o very dltant In the run
ning "
"Ha-a, telllnu jon, dearest KIJInnn"
ho had taiiKht her the superlative, too,
5 on Mil reinnuhei "you an' mo Jus'
nioV be' friend otr'"
"What! After you've married that
chunk of naval pjjolNtit"
"nmino thoe, chunk olol9ni," snld
tMomo'Snn, "hut aln' jou mos' bos' frlen'
With lady ln"Mrlca after she m.uiy?"
"Wfll, yes-" grinned Vnhtnif.
"Hah We do tho!" CMed Miss Teach,
ns If that uuled It.
"And uet shotr- RHevetl Vnnlee.
"N'o tnadde? We do those!"
"Yes, It Is t set shot!"
"Those Mrs. Vein' she lnatfj -&n' you
Bood friend with her?"
"I should snv not!" pj-iod VnfdD.
"1.00k hoio, do j on know what she did
to us?"
"N'ot vrtet," said Mlss Waeli.
"She utiew I d want to mnrrv you the
lnotnent t nw vxm so she did that About
the waler-olditr so near and set so for,
you know."
"Don" It inw." shoU Mls tVacti.
"It was UUe lellin me to bo ahead and
marry you-lf I could. Presenting mo
with tho Impossible."
"Oh"'
"Now, nrp vou ffolhs to lot youf dear
yes, dearest Horlmrian lip slapped In the
face lllto that'"
"Mo? t don' let no our slap on vour
face' Kill 'em! Kill 'cm dado! 8eo!"
She Pointed to the nnceitial sviids nt
tho tokonnnia,
"Then ou'o cnt to marry me. lt'B
the only a to mip my fine. ' said
Vardo
aUUfilT" JJ-!JJ,"'"',BTBTffilfu!y'''irr?T
"ou his til. iik if marryintr mo now and then." counseled Vaidopr,
in execrable EnBh-h.
it this it ' it lou Iv
tnok liliertli s
Itltlitne 'nil lunula I Kitting nil' mos
ltd ole ' nln n .hi' llu' mole olc tlic
iBiore in i ii' ni'ire iiuiiim Hk me allK
hoidoln unit ,ou thlni;?"
"tour, (.'mm,' tn t" an old main in u
iftt mh. ti - .iIIivmI VaidoK,-"unless
yoahurr and mairv nu'"'
Dunno unit is tiioso tile main,
IU(htdMmn sin, ' hut I 11k marry with
jou, Jus' ouh mih, mm that happiness!
You mag tn lu th it nv. Naover was
that happlni - till mi.i I'omo to Japan.
But uliat I l.iii do lxfeat all auRiist-
nesaes In the s,'' tioiIht the parent
is' brother .in sister with dUfjiazo?
He? I don hate those purple eye uf you.
I don' dlsliR those red hairs on top of
you, I don't pi event those 'vcr' largo
nose-llg' those watcr-soldler. Mo'.' I
that saury I sot confess I Hk yais
r' llg those' Lis for mtury with you.
Haw what iniih' me shamo! Hut no!
Ihey The put me out of tho family
u' I sot no koiIs no country, no peo
plea but Jua' miu' '
"I'd do the best I ould In tho difficult
drcumstani.es ' slKhed Vardog, "to be
ill of them
, "Course," ticrced tho Rtrl. " Jlctiby
Jou could be mos' nlze put cut. In Oder,
llitcr, oncle, aunt Hut sou Jus' am not
M toi'"
".'ot quite," nodded Vardopr, "thoilRll
U look at tome of them wouldn't seem
)li i I M-s l'i uh
I l! 11 I I i 'ii M Mill llllili I -t 111(1 Mt'"
' lion' It lit m ilo, ' uittil Miss l't.uh
' Hnw in it i saw slap l.ue.
"Will. It i ponz d the fatuous Var
ilnK. "M'U'll let me k'-ep on coming
hero lo dilnk your tea and explain?"
' Su-re," ni.dded Miss I'each.
' .vinl ou'll keep on lailinu ine dear und
denrest and the other things because
my name's so teirlblo?"
"Cor-tnln-lee!"
"All rlsht. It'll como to you some
tlmo automatically."
VardoK iiaturnlly thought that Jlomo
San hud the most beautiful eyes ho had
over Been. That's why he saw so much
of them. Not the vMiffKernted silts
which the artists picture, but the truo
almond eyes of tho Yamato. Yet It was
tho wonderful uso of these organs as aids
to thought and speech which fascinated
the jmmif American most.
Thereto! o, when, ono day, Momo-San
put her fan boforo her oyes, shutting
out all his sight of them, and then begged
him to close tho shojl, for tho night was
coming, he wus naturally shocked.
1'or It was not night noi near It, In
fact. Vuidog had a sudden shivering
fright.
"Look at me'" ho cried. Immensely
savage, for the Vnrdog which commanded
woke now ami then
Momo-San trembled a bit, it -was so
Japanese Hut then slio Binlled with
thoso same ojoi and opened them upon
Vardog In all their wonders.
I do not know precisely what ho saw,
tor he came very cloe, looked very long
and helped himself to her hands Hut
lie choked dismally In his throat, and
said n strange, sudden thing ho had not
thought of saving to any woman'
"t love you'" And ho laid his head
Upon the small hands folded In the lap
of M. I'eqch
N'nw the word has ho meaning to the
Japanese, and It was tho tlrst time Momo
Srtit had ever heard It. Yet sho under
stood. "tJenfeel Uarbarlnnl" sho murmured,
drooping Iter perfumed head until It
touched li's.
And n, llllla Inter rho whispered:
"Wish I not Ron' marry with Lord
Xlotomorl. Llg' bo mos' bes' friend with
you. But I .got, 'count parent nn' all
augustness wish."
'he sighed dismally ntid ended by say
Irij: "Wo not gay no more, dearest Har
barlan -account nci unt those loave?"
Considering that It vvac the first time
slio had uttered tho word, sho did It won
derfully. "Those eyes," sold Vnrdop.
The nei. dav Vardog sought tho best
oculist In Toklo.
"I will tnko yoi thero as If you wero a
friend of mine mcioly calling, t'o you
think jou can tell?"
"Something," nodded the doctor.
"Oh, It won't bo it bother," cried Vnr
dog. "You will llko to 600 her. You Will
like to look into thoso eyes, oven If"
Vardog choked ngalr
"Yes, yes," said tho physician, wearily.
I All eves were nllUc to hlin.
That Is how It happened that Miss
I'euh bud to entertain that strango
frknd of her dear UnrWirltin fiom Amer
lu. 1'or lie managed to lnako her sit In
ail thi positions nnd In all tho lights
Willi h could be arranged In her small
bnniloir -and read strungo things far nnd
nnr until she had to protect herself
with In i tun
in dig and his strange friend went
1 m iv together. Therp was not much talk
in inn n them And oven what thoro was
iii.ittPiii little except this one word:
"llelpliss' '
l 'T!'pi are others who can fjucss nn
biidly ns vou I'll got n. man t know In
i AiiKilia to do It! Send jour bill!"
aidn,' wasn't often so tlseourtPoils.
1 At lu it, slowly, Momo-San knew, for
1 a lung tlim- she said nothing. Sho was
! still vcri my. Hut now and then, when
she was uiT guard, a bit of sadness would
Hcttlo bitwe.'ii her eyes and mouth.
Hi in. t llnrbarlnti, ' sho Bald on ono
oi ih suil days, giving Vardof? her hand
m luiitiirlly for tho first tlmo, "you sen
bnv it Is sad In Japan wl en tho light
i.i, ..nt nt tint faco?"
. ." chnliPd Vnnlog.
Nn triend. Always alone."
V. s '
v lien w hen tho light ls alt gone you
it will (.ome to mo?"
I will never lcao you," sold Vardog.
i.niiii'K his lips on tho Make of a thltiB
I i In lil
i h i is mos' nlze thine never hear.
th ii rnih.irlun."
'nil will the watcr-soldler want to
in ii t Miii-thcn?''
V in s in count I daughter of Dalmyn
I i lil if In- Jon" Kill! Honor! Yl-jou
kii.iw. dear Barbarian, what noblomun
do with bllne wive?"
o"
"l.o. k her up llg' Jails. Die"
"Well, by the Lord, ho shall not lock
vou up1" died Vardog.
"Dear, and denic.it Uljlnsnn, not all
'N'ite' Statu" 'Merlca prevent those! Not
limitless Sufforln' Independence! Not even
(Judge W'nsh'n'ton'"
"We'll see about that!" threatened var
dog. "Vardog will!"
"Barbarian, 'foio now I did not know
how that was inos' nlzo hold tho hand
till go bllne' Always jou will hold tho
liddie hand?"
Torover and over!" said A ardog.
'An' take me for llddlo walk now an'
sometime nlwnj's by tho hand?"
"Yes and happy to do It!"
'An' an' tell mo tho thing we passlu'
I use' to seo? How it loos now?"
"Uvcrythlng!"
"An' ho always Jus' that gaj- not kecr
I bllno?" , , . ,.
Vardog halted. Then ho gravely toll
tho truth.
"No, denr. I couldn't. You nro love
lier than ever with thoso dreams In tho
denr. sad eyes. Hut I can't bo gay when
I seo them-or think of them-whlch Is
ulvvays!" .... , , ,
"Dear dearest Harbarlan, whispered
tho girl, "I din' know-I din' know thoy
wns mans llg' unto j'ou-tlmt sweet, to
vvomans."
"Thero la only one woman to know It.
said Vardog.
CONTINUED TOMORROW.
Hd SCRAPPLE f
WHERE EXTREMES MEET
-The TftsslnR Show.
t'nrlo Tom I hear. Jack old boj-, you're nt the bottom of vour class ngalnl
JaMc (tired of hearing of his reverse) I don't see that It tnnkes much differ
ence whether I'm a- the top or tho bottom, unci They teach just tho samo
nt boti ends!
Not Without Avail
"Peter Cooper, Bland up."
Tho ravvboned "poor-vvhlto trash,"
holding his ragged hat In ono hand
nnd the tall of Ms shabby cont In tho
other, walked slowly up to tho stand.
"Yer JudsP."
"Yoi. arc accused of profanity tn a
publlo place."
"1 iiess I did It. Judge. Nigger was
try!.-' lo steal ma boss.
"Ll; Vou slnuld know better than
to tii o the linmo of tho Lord In vain,
Mr Cooiw."
"It vvarn't In vain, Judge. You jes'
ought tr have seen that iiIbK't run!"
v ase nnd Comment.
THE PADDED CELL
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DID IT EVER HAPPEN TO YOU?
rclin t'unch Ilonl.
Tho Swell One Some foreign sub
stance Is lodged Itj your eye.
Patrick OI knovved ut. That's whot
Ol get f'r wurruktn' wld ilom Dagoes.
Tin? Usual Ending
FARMER SMITH'S RAINBOW CLUB
GOOD-NIGHT TALKS
My goodness! Mercy me!
What do you think happens in ono home I know about? Why, the children
FIGHT every iiifiht to see which Kets tho Rainbow Club News flrbt. I found
all this out last Tuesday when I had two callers. Otto Kaufman, of Dutler
itreet, called to bring a book for our Christmas treasure box. Antonio Di
Eantl dropped in to brinp; a letter telling how HE makes money. Here it is:
Dear Farmer Smith I am making money liko picking it from
f trees. I have cards printed with my name, address and 'phone num
! ber on them. At the bottom is "Errands on Call."
I have been called on the "phono to go to tho market for women,
on errands for business men, etc.
I put my money in a cup, and every time I get one dollar I put
it in the savings bank. Every time I go to get a cent from my cup
I say to myself, "Do I need it?" and if I need it very badly I get it
and make it up again as soon as possible. If I do not need it I do not
take it. Yours truly,
ANTONIO DI SANTI,
Carpenter street.
You remember I told vou I would be happy if only ONE boy or girl
fcarned to save by joining FARMER SMITH'S RAINBOW CLUR. and hero
the third week and already Antonio lias learneu u worn aim save, x
aoold think some of the big strong men m Philadelphia who are uui ut
ftORK would be ashamed of themselves when they read how Antonio made
?ttV for himself and saved his money.
WHAT A HAPPY CHRISTMAS THIS WILL UK r'OU US ALL,!
FARMER SMITH,
Children's Editor, Evening Ledger.
The list of thosa who have joined tho Rainbow Club this week will be
jaMished in Saturday's Evening Ledger. Be sure and look for YOUR name!
finder of the buried gem.
"Wanita!" exclaimed Kawasha in
the midst of their planning, "I have
a great idea !"
"What, what, Kawasha?" cried the
littlo girl eagerly, her brown eyes
dancing and her long black braids
swinging as sho skipped excitedly
along.
Wanita and Kawasha
(Conlinn. -n-jj- -n ml
H7 um i'riuuy, jjci.. ..)
wanita and Kawasha were very
tw to find the cave, for they had
r fd eo many wonderful tales about
it. At night when
they were tucked
safely in their lit
tle blankets they
had listened wide
eyed to the Indian
chiefs at the door
of the wigwam,
talking of the
great jewel that
lay hidden in its
Va!3 dav. tramping along the banks
!! 7unawK. they were particu-
lOief wl; ine mM eZla ureal
h Z. . Feather had announced
!W
"Why, we'll make a fire in tho cave.
Wu'll take stones to start the sparks
and some leaves and wood, and then
we can see all over and "
"And," interrupted Wanita, clap
ping her hands, "we'll find the jewel!"
They lost no time in collecting tho
materials for Kawasha's plan, and,
eager to put it into action, they hur
ried over tho rugged country.
"Wanita!" Kawasha btopped sud
denly. "I think that's it," He pointed
an excited linger to a small opening
in the side of a rock. It was half
covered with vines. Running to the
edge of the rock he peered into the
dark depths of the cavern. "Come on,"
he shoutd, "it's a real live cave."
Wanita aproached slowly; some of
the dancing light had gone out of her
eyes. To be truthful, Wanita was a
bit cautious.
(Continued Friday, Dec. 21.)
Do You Know This?
1. The typewriter is stubborn again
and won't copy the poem. What words
has tho typewriter left out?
I have a little ;
She stole the baby's mitten.
I chased her up and down the
And couldn't find her .
(Six credits.)
2. By rearranging the letters how
many words can you make out of this
one word, CONFEDERATION? (Six
credits.)
3. What three digits added to
gether give 100? (Six credits.)
FARMER SMITH, The Children's Editor,
The Evening Ledger, Philadelphia, Pa.
I wish to become a member of your Rainbow Club and agree to
DO A LITTLE KINDNESS EACH AND EVERY DAY.
SPREAD A LITTLE SUNSHINE ALL ALONG THE WAY.
Name
Address
Age ,
School I attend.
"These henpecked husbands make
me tired. My vvlfo wanted to go to
Uuropo last Mimmer, but I said, 'No,
we'll go to Newport.'"
"And so ?"
"So wo went to Europe,"
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London Mall.
Hlnks Who does tho new baby take
after?
Jinka-Oh! lie's neutral.
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