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THE BITTERNESS OF SWEETS
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By RUPERT HUGHES
EVENING LEDqER-PHIIADELPIILA:, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1915:
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Li iWn li.r nay home nf(r being
5Srrt, rTnr tnient ore Wfille ho
u rona"." f0. ft cnnKH . or uirim,
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PCKmi Pr"""1.:' K"""ii.r t,iiBhi mS
& rtptljt' ,' tVcomc n mem .er of
Jrt ffl'i, Hnllo " vaudeville nrt.
f the show.
kPJ.'the wiidM ?
It' r ttng nnd danced and to Silver
1 .. wcra ft cho" or sornpnim. nuu
;lil(i' . litr ftnnrrt thov rose
l At the enu w - -
I5 hi In the air. with their wlnga out-
pd tclr """ '
i,( back.
?l ut. them In exultation as
SW',,, nrunl's wires were already
-:. i. holt She stood rapt till
iE."' , mm the rear growled,
'''"in front" Then sho dropped
l!?iMt. but her soul went on rising
w,lllnlt swooping nnd soaring with
5 .hcMnted birds
fairer f"t "" . V.'",.'.ti,n .:'.
:bB 5n,."T rt nd Ket a mil-
llM.?n. "...i, f.. It tt wns like
Xftinpald to sec Coney Island.
ffVrunl had brought the original
if.iiowi to thli country from ltnly n
.. f vcars before and mado a pro
i'. ...ii.. m n Hiu'Ctneiilnr nro-
,W,?in Tho charter swallows had lone
fictlon. " .,,, nodding. Mr.
SSl himself had been In his day a
' B.T . ... for n ttnrlrtiillli nml
.glrienmn, .-. - ",..., sword.
2JVa elncc taken the shape of an old
HlM",V ,, .fi,.rv ,11, nn-
lit h-n anu u:iiuii - - .-.-.--
ill"1. ,,. ..- --.nllnvu nnk fllrrlit
.Al ' .nAai1.iiAlnniHi.nt l.n l.ml
ESltri others Gradually, as tho nov-
liLt he had lapsed slowly from a
USUI. "'.. , ..,!.. n fnnllira
SS one-nlKht stand sensation to
..Mf on "tho big time." thence to
ft," ftlly time," "the b.g small time"
Mt tppoaiion uik nun- "" ""' "-
"" ;r- .. tl.M woo umnll (Inln nml
ji (Uttering spectacle was sandwiched
tAaother year would sec him where?
I . .. ait..n. thn nwnllnu'.q wnrp now
tilt they had been to Hroadway M
Mtt before To her tho obsoles
tot little man was a great manager, tho
Sr lire-trap thcatro was a templo of
Jmderi. To bo one of those Hwallows!
f, fjt through sucn Btenus. iiiun iuuy
. j .IM nn.l.n frllo'
COrlCj UIU ww.... .-..
fttlicn tlio cuttnln foil on tho bluls. nil
(rridl and nlioit in mo air, nuvcr uiu
..-.I - emir til finnlttllRP.
lathe lobby of the thcatro Brunl said:
irytu, 0ll UKO m svuimws-nun i
L-.i Mt- Tlninf ." snlrt Kll nr with
111 manner of an expert, "they'ro simply
'."TOU MKO 10 DO "ll null.
i'fm going to bo one," said Kllvrr.
w. nn.nl lltrn mntiv nnnthrr vlllnlnous
i. w'u - : r
kAIiig man, had a matronly soul. H
cJl: "1'our mantlier Bcecs her consent
i'ilt ma?" said Sliver "Sure she will "
Ct knew that her motner woum rciuso
u. kamiuA ulin fmirnrl fnr Klivnr thmi
itame she feared for the pny envelope
But Silver was iiciornuncu m.'u iioimm;
iboold stop her from leallzltig thla op
mrnlir. It h n so Inioticolvablv bouu-
tiful that she said
Sir. h' did ou pkk mo out for this
i&e wondered why he had not fcleoted
Star IJol.ihnrilt, or Moril Aii.uns, or
lnlu lnplitp fif flin I'nn.iitt vifiulflnn
fJIr. lirunl was too grnclous h gentleman
U confess inai no cnoso ner necauso
ihcvas a silver, ana UccaUMP sua was ai
laJ ml Tnilrnd ntinnti III. il vt.l l I n Ail
ftithe had an eje for genius and could
M i born swallow tho moment no saw
ece.
Hs to paternal that Sliver hroached
the cMstlon of expenses. She confessed
Lttitihas a little short of money Just
BAM If. ...I.......... 1 ... I.. H.nll.llll f(1.
nv. nc in'lilll-.'l "l I" i" autuuij ..
l board for tho first week and to fur-
iM Mt cosuime no auucii mat no
Tra'd alto pav lnr r.illimul fnre.s which
Kruct ner as migniy generous.
f Bit ran homo to hid her mother fare
Mi Bhe found tho flat empty ; sho
ti(ti from the signs of struggle that
her parents had had another argument
The nnttron had left another dent In tho
wall and Its nose was covered with
plaster A neighbor Informed Silver that
her father nnd mother had left the houe
for a rldo In tho picnic wagon the city
kept at their disposal. Tho neighbor
guessed that they would doubtless "get
tho Island for another thirty " So Silver
did not leave tho three dollars, but merely
a llitlo note.
denr ma I been fired at the storo
but got nnothcr Jobe In Nu .Tcarslo
wll rite soon )our lo-elng doughtro.
Then sho sped to the theatre and asked
for Mr. Hrunl. Sho was referred to tho
stage door. This was too glorious Sho
found Mr. Hrunl and he led hr up nn Iron
stairway to a tenement of drcsslng-roomt
nnd Introduced her to his flock. The
swallows sat about In their feathers nnd
their unmitigated make-up. Some wcro
mending their plumage, one was reading
a book, ono wng sewing at a child's
clothing, nnd Ono wna Industriously mas
ticating gum.
At Mr nrunl's request the gum-chewer,
who was nbout to leavo tho troupe, per
mitted Silver to try on her costume. An
extra pair of tights was found nnd Mr.
lirunl withdrew while Silver mado the
chnnge behind a chair.
With her arms bare nnd her shanks In
hoso a world too wide, sho was un
imaginably thin Sho was such a pauper
In llcsh that Mr. Drunl, recalled to In
spect her, felt forry for her. Ho rebuked
with a glare the ridicule In tho eyes of
tho other swallows, and told Sliver that
she looked Very nice. Ho vondered what
tho gallery boys would say of his sixth
swallow, nnd ho dreaded the comments
of tho hnuw-mnnncrrs, hut be wns still
more afraid of rejecting this pltlfut lltllo
soul that had paid such reverence to him
and lis achievement.
When she doffed her splendor Stiver
was permitted to sit In the wings nnd
watch the swnllows do their supper-turn
to an almost empty house. It astounded
her to seo the mechanism at work anil to
realize Hint the lightly Illttlns Bwallows
wcro raised and towered on wires nnd
pulley controlled bv Rtnte linnils In over
alls. Such romnnco In front of tho scene,
such realism back of It! Hut sho was be
wltlchcd nt tho mlrnclo of It all. "Yea
tlddy a cash-goll; to-morra a bold!"
She slept that night In tho deserted tlat.
and tho next morning sho wns awake at
tho first streak of soiled daybreak that
pierced tho dirty window. She leaped
from her slumber and pirouetted nnd
danced, took filing lenps from tho edge
of tho bed nnd from tho tnble, and prac
ticed aviation till tho neighbors thought
her father and mother must hnvo escapeu
from the law and rosymed their tienntes.
Sliver heated as much water as tho
clothes boiler would hold and bathed In
It, nnd mado tho neatest toilet sho could.
Sho borrowed an old telescope bag from
a wealthy neighbor and packed what lit
tle wardrobo sho possessed.
She reached tho theatro beforo tho night
watchman was awake. Tho hours sho
must survive beforo Mr. Brunl arrived
seemed unendurable. That llttlo moilse,
forgotten In her excitement, began to
gnaw nt her stomach, and she realized
that sho had no breakfast.
Sho wont to the ncurcst of Chllds'
lunchrooms nnd tried to look profes
sional. Sho wondered what lady actors
"ct In rostrums." Sho ordcied a break
fast of such variety and substnnco that
the waiter grinned ns he punched hole
nftci- hole In her ticket, and llnnlly com
mented: "Say. klddo. nro you Just eatln your
last Thanksgiving dinner or nre ou doln'
thin on a bet?"
Sliver answered him with quiet dignity:
"Ah, go on. ion big stiff, or I'll bounce
ono of theso cups off jour bean."
Ho knew those cups and ho went.
Ilut when Sliver camo to pay for tho
feast sho trembled, not with repletion,
but with terror, nt the Inroad on her
funds. Tho theatrical life was a "norful
oxpcnsuv thing."
Sho hastened back to tho theatre and
wheedled tho stago door man Into ad
mitting her to tho dressing-room so that
sho might bo ready when Mr. Hrunl enmo.
Sho flung off her scant und material nigs
nnd donned her ethereal pinions; also
her terrifying pink tights When Mr.
Hrunl finally arrived and knocked nt tho
door sho felt gusts of fright sweeping
ncross her skin. She was ashamed to sc
out before him. Hut no one was present
save Mr Hrunl nnd tho youth who hart
hoisted tho swnllow sho was to super
sede This youth Mr. Hrunl Introduced
ns his "nssecstnnt, Ned Krook."
Mr. Krug looked Silver over brazenly
.nil nlr.linrK.t Sho flnxed With mOdCSty
at his gaze and with wrath at his smile,
but she said nothing. Mr. Hrunl laid
oft his hat nnd his fur coat and his other
coat nnd taught Sliver the dance steps.
It needed all her reverence for him to
keep down her amusement nt his appear
and as ho flung his barrcl-llko body this
wnv or that and kicked up his short, fat,
almost kneclcss legs She wns a trial to
his temper, for sho hnd no tradition. In
stinct or training In the danco nnd Ho
had no breath or agility.
After roughing out tho steps Mr. Hrunl
took up the flying programmo.
As Ned Krug was buckling tho harness
on Silver he murmured You two was
cert'nv some scream, fat old pander
tryln' to lenrn a squab to danco a turkey
trot. Hut you'ro nil right, girlie: ou and
mo's a sketch. Wo'lt have swell times
togedder, won't we?"
"Yes, we won't we'" wns Silver's only
nnswer. Krug liked her haughty manner.
Ho mumbled, "Sure wo will. I'm batty
nbout you nnd you'll find mc n regular
feller."
Ho kept his hnnds about her waist
longer than seemed necessnrv and Silver
gave him a smack In the face It was
so loud that Mr. Hrunl. nt tho opposlto
side of tho stage, turnod to seo If a pulley
had broken. Sliver opened her mouth to
demand:
"Say, Mr. Hrunl, how much of this
guy's nolvo hnvo I gotta stand for?"
Hut she feared to bo dismissed at onoe,
nnd sho wns not used to calling for help
In her perils. So sho said nothing.
Sho went up kicking nnd swirling. She
wns out of Krtig's reach, but moro than
over In his power. Ho gave her ono or
two sickening lurches to cmphnslzo this
fact nnd sho was frightened hoyond
screaming. Hut sho wns even more nfrnld
of being returned to her old life.
In tlmo sho learned to swim In the
air, to keep her equilibrium nnd to take
n superlatlvo Joy In tho new clement sho
had gained. So Hrunl told her tho tlmo
nnd tho train for tho morrow's Journey
and left her to put off her celestial rai
ment nnd get back to hor dingy self.
When sho camo down from tho dressing
room sho found Krug waiting for her.
Sho inado her nails ready for a catllko
defense, but to her stupefaction ho lifted
hln lint tn her! It wns tho first tlmo sho
hnd ever received this tribute nnd It wns
overwhelming. And ho said In his most
sugary tones:
"You cort'ny slipped one over on mo.
Mc nob Is buzzln' yot. Hut I llko n girl's
got somo fight In her. And you'ro light ns
a fodder, too. CJee, you're n pipe to lift.
Doy's n lot o" tips I can glvo vou dnt'll
help some. Supposln' you nnd me was
to hnvo dinner togedder. You must bo
ready for do eats after all do work jou
done."
Silver was prepared to dislike Mr. Krug.
but beforo such gallantry who would
not relent? And how tnctful It was of
him to mention food. Sho was heiolno
enmich to refuse his "Ah, come aim,"
oner, twice, thrice, but that was hor
limit.
So sho went with him to a restaurant
a llttlo less clean and n llttlo moic ex
pensive than the dairy lunches that hnd
marked her highest social arrlvnl hereto
fore. Mr. Krug, as host, majestically
unit .low n tho line: ojsters, soup, stenk,
fried potatoes nnd pi". Ho urged Silver
to Join him In n pltcner or iiecr. oui sue
would not bo persunded. Thero had been
too much beer In her environs. Sho had
cnnled too many pails ot It up too many
stairs.
Hut oysters these were almost her llrnt,
nnd they wcro ns large as small hot-water
bags. Hach ono of them was a problem.
Hut sho solved them nil. Sho solved tho
soup, together with two slices of bread
that she broke up In It, following Mr.
Krug's cxnmplo. Sho ate tho steak with
tho eager fangs of a young nnlmal nnd
hurried tho potatoes down In slnglo lllo.
Of tho pic sho left not n crumb, and sho
drained two cups of ceffce.
(CONTINUED TOMORROW)
FARMER SMITH'S
RAINBOW CLUB
GOOD NIGHT TALKS
Dear Children Please don't leave everythinp; until tho last minute.
Do your work each day thoroughly and do not worry about tomorrow. You
M carry your books to school Wednesday, but you can't carry them
Wednesday for Thursday.
p Get your shopping dono today; don't wait until Friday. Take a piece
I paper nnd put down what you want to remember. But before you look
it lie paper, seo if you can rcmembor what you put there,
I Remember things. Memory is a habit forgetting is a terrible habit.
I Jot down NOW what you want to do,
t The sun for years has never forgotten to rise tho stars, do not forget
b Mink and twinkle, tho moon shines tonight ns it did thousands of years
Ho. Nature, kind Mother Nnture, never forgets or makes mistakes.
I Try to REMEMBER. FARMER SMITH,
Children's Editor, Evening Ledceii.
pjfi LEGEND OF SANTA GLAUS uontinuea
I In the middle of tho firo the children saw the fairy and sho beckoned
t'wa to como in. Softly they tiptoed into tho room.
"Go to Growly Grump's grave," commanded the fairy.
, One by one tho children left the hut and hurried to tho place whero
Growly Grump had been buried.
The evening sun shono through the trees and its light fell on the bed
rf flowers covering tho grave and then and then
I Out from the flowers camo a figure. It was a man with long flowing
d, dressed in a red cap and red cloak.
fe"Oh, oh, oh!" the children exclaimed and ran forward to greet their
j friend. "Guess who I am?" said a voice that sounded like a bell.
K "We know, we know!" shouted the little ones. "You are the Saint of the
XUldren."
least this is what Jerry pretended.
Indeed, Jerry was always pretending
and kept himself happy by doing so.
All day he went without food and
at night he came home and reheated
the coffee with anything else he could
find. But he never complained and
went about the streets singing from
early morn until night.
Jerry's father was dead and he
had no brothers or sisters and was tho
sole support of his mother in her old
age. His chief occupation was selling
the Saturday Evening Post, but he
cleaned the streets and furnaces and
at present carried Christmas tree3.
The day before Christmas as he
went blithely singing on his homeward
way, a wealthy, yet sad-looking man
approached him.
"Boy " he said, as he gained Jerry's
slie, "how is it that I am rich and
4 ,)u4 you are poverty itself, yet
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t "nu wnat no you call me:"
li The jolly old fellow gathered them all in his arms as they shouted as jf
itn one vnie?
"SANTA CLAUS!" '
jpth Our Little Authors
Mucoid December day, a little boy,
H fingers blue with cold, and his
Spy little jacket tucked as closely
S possible about the throat, was go
ailowly through the streets, calling
;s"rily as if he were not half frozer,(
'"'fry Christmas to all, Merry
g:-wmias."
RtWple Dassinc irainH nitvinrIv at
? little figure and wondered what he
t R0 happy about.
jKnow could a boy whose teeth were
.- - - i'oi ut luauiucua, i..v
?tSiE? elboWS Wtxra nnmlntu tlirnlivh
feSLfacket laugh so merrily?" observed
gsasseroy.
mSf he neared a umnll sfcni1r in the
Uptown section, he increased his
JE? Then, raciner ud the steD3. he
llt,e4 a dinev anartment. consist-
"cue room i'sed as the v rfrcvn,
Mien, dining rnnm .. v . V
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contented as the day is long? Can
you tell me tho secret of such happi
ness?" "Why, why, I don't know," respond
ed tho astonished boy, "except that
everybody should bo happy on the day
beforo Christmas, and if you do good
and help other folks nnd 'do unto
others as you would have others do
unto you,' you should, always be
happy."
"Yes, my boy, that is true," tho man
smiled sadly. "But tell mo about
yourself and your nmbitions."
And Jerry told him "ns how he
should lovo to be nn author, only that
ho had to take caro of his dear old
mother and didn't havo timo to go to
school like tho other fellows."
At the end of the little recital ho
turned his large, brown eyes to the
man at his side.
"Jerry," ho said, with " effort, "if
a genii would como to you and say he
would give you five wishes, what
would you take?"
"Firstly, I'd get a new dress, a new
shawl, a nico hat and a comfy chair
for marm." His eye3 sparkled with
interest.
"But, but something for yourself,"
interposed the man.
"I don't want anything except a nico
edveation and a lot of nice books,"
said the boy slowly.
As they neared a church, the soft
refrain of "Peace "on earth, good will
toward men" came to their ears. As
the last phrase died on the wind, the
young man said, "The good Lord help
ing me, I'll do it, for a man with
thoughts only for others, will make
a good and worthy statesman."
CAROLYN T, LOWMAN, aged 12,
Lorraine Hotel, Philadelphia.
Do You Know This?
1. 1-3-6 spells fed, 2-4-6 spells red,
6-3-5-4 spells dine. What does
1-2-3-4-5-6 spell? (Five credits.)
2. In what cou-ur' did the custom
of having Christmas trees originate?
(Five credits.)
3. In what country are toys placed
in wooden shoes instead of in stock
ings? (Five credits.)
THE OLD PREJUDICE
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London Opinion
Fond Mistress (to elderly companion)-Promise me. Sarah, that if anything
happens to me, you won't become ono of those horrid revuo dnneers'
The War Must Walt
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Making Him Useful
Victim-Wow' Help'
Motorist Hey, while you're under
there, seo If everything's nil right!
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DID IT EVER HAPPEN TO YOU?
nyslander
"Hut, Itegglo, you can't possibly go
back on Friday. That's the day we've
asked tho Mulllgatawnys to meet you!"
Life Is a Sec-Saw
Cured
"So jou think Cnrrlo mado a very
suitable match?"
"Yes, Indeed; vou know what a nerv
ous, cxcltablo girl sho wan? Well,
she married a composer "
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A Woman of Letters
rtllnker- I woke up Inst night with
tho feeling that my wvv gulil watch
was gone Tho Impression was so
strong that I got up to look.
.linker Well, was It gone?
Blinker Is'o, but It was going!
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"Miss Flighty made all her monoy
In letters "
"She doesn't look literary."
"Sho Isn't. She won a breach of
promise suit with 'cm."
The ftcntler Sex
Kho aluaja fires ono with sweet
thoughts. '
"That's more than her father docs!"
I'unch Howl.
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