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By RUPERT HUGHES
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. trxitia Ftnnfrnn. tiiwn i Silver.
V l& r. her f J-a-j JfKJRfc hire,
f BrBsarjKSSl'i TT. 5.i. iS5..ft:a.
.KJinni H2 week ror singing,
fotJerful ?'Vrt,nK." Ne.l Krug. llrunl t
Uiwinf nAKJ m attention on Silver,
EiiiUrtI, feaM to rebuff him. Iter,
R '.'"Aw in n.lvnnce. rrtic jerfttchen
"1 W mills Purlng, the, first four
Jw '15 Mr new tltlon Silver, who
frM '.1 s underfe-l. eats rax 'noujly.
jn'JIf thttlme her welnM. which
ft tln.aS. ii pound" .becomen II
tm"'f r JZ her for the tr.i.tlttonnl weight
if JT .if ?rnl tlmei h renevve.1 lil
xrar ,fl5iTt succeV wnrn her to "go
J&nrti J"." Wlver. bcelde herrelf,
tT Bn .niire lar without eating. Sho
p3, '".Soil r before returning to the thea
, S'tw nlht performance,
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'rrHEN' " Bl bnck ,0 ,he tflge d00r
jWj,,r feet were heavy, but her hend
W tttl were neavy, uuv. .; ..;.iu
.. ... n..i.t.tA a clnar store, near the
fUUn-. """-. - ., v,
-. ii.Sf. Oulslue a cibmi biuic, new mo
l" . . .. i h Bfniro door, there
X wlBhlnS machine. Sliver did not
r thftt those whimsical devices vnry
j only from one another, but from
r-..lves also. Alt she know was that
"Ee lemn dial that yesterday re.
.h3i her welRht na HS pounds, now,
, a night ami day, nnd fasting- and
l?,nfflgef proclaimed her weight at 117
nS wept down the black alley of de
JKf ind her knees were hardly able to
Em her to her drcssliiB rooms her flnR
W"n:i. Mirl tn doff her street
Shei and don her plumage. Bhe top
SSdown the stairs Just In tlmo for her
Km. nd she was eo pale that Kruu f or
w. ta trouble her as ho snapped the
kok on her belt.
nii curtain rose and the piano roared
Ji the swallows began to sine nnd
j.i Silver strove to do her part, but
Z floor writhed and the walla wiggled
at Die audience eddied. She heard the
Sler iwallows upbraiding her Sho felt
Sit the audlenco was laughing nt her,
Lwctlng her sobriety. To bo accused
Suutl Her desperato Uttlo mind fought
with the mutinous, unpaid and unfed
BM8J of'her nerves nnd fought In vain.
Tli audlenco was openly ridiculing her,
ud a fw women were whooping and
taking with laughter. Brunt was
etaritng back from tho front of the
Sjm. when the audience suddenly
tallied Its noise. Bllvor collapsed; her
Sti gave way one by ono from her
ukJei up, and she lay outspread on the
lUia, a pitiful, broken-winged bird.
Tht other swallows stared, then moved
0 hir aid. But Just at that moment tho
at arrived for their night. Tho men at
til wires had seen nothing of what had
hippened and they bent to their task.
He advancing swallows felt themselves
Jnned backward Irresistibly, then up
Her went Into the nlr.
And Sliver waB lifted too. Still aswoon
Udell limp, she was gathered up like a
lij figure and carried high, hnnglng
(oubled downward from tho waist, her
tad against her knees and her hands
tipping against her fcot.
The atago manager ran tho curtain
iana Just as llrunl reached the scene.
Hi was horrified at tho Interruption to
1'j aacred rites, but his heart melted nt
tie sight of Silver. Always a showman
frit, he ordered tho rest of hla flock to
ititd by to continue nnd taking Sliver In
Hi arras ns she was lowered to the stage,
tmhooked tho wlro from her belt. Her
weight amazed him and he Btaggered
tnder It to the wings, groaning:
Te1 I'amor dt dloi my avallow Is a
posel"
He turned her over to Krug, who
ruhtd to his assistance; then he mndo
lute to the footlights to explain to tho
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SANTA CLAUS DADDY
It was true! Tho Great Western
i Flyer was snowbound and on Christ
ians Eve! Peter Hunt, 30 years old
ad alone in the world, sat up In his
krth and looked out at the silver
Wte hills. The strange part of it
'" that he didn't care. Ho had de
liberately decided to spend Christmas
Eve on the train because he was lone
ome, A queer idea you will say, but it
I m better perhaps than looking lone
f My on other folks' happiness when
LTou haven't any to call your very own.
F The snow-clad country looked very
Ikfflpting and Mr. Peter decided to go
pTOt and explore. Five minutes later,
e Mirrledly dressed nnd envaloned in a
I kBge overcoat, he ventured forth into
- w icy night. Somehow the bleak cold
Memed to ndrl in lila lnnpsnmnness.
I o he walked close to the cars for the
iff wmjcea cioso to the
II i8 of human company.
Hi- peter looked up at tt
un st tha windows.
Here and there a dim light shone,
"ter stopped suddenly. What was
t strange dark object hanging from
car window? He reached up and
ttttsped it. A lumn torb In his throat
"it Wail n amall VlnAl ctnVtnf vrlfh
i little note pinned to the toe! The
an ODened It inrfnllv and this is
I katheread?
Uere Snntv Tine. T nm n little
l&oy, 7 yerea old with no mother
or daddy, I am on the way to a orfant
SUum in Mra f 1ia rnndnetnr. I
f don't Ilk to go to a orfant asilum, bo
J'He brin me a mother or a daddy, i
nt that mnr ihan tnvii- T,nv from
Wekie Jones.
Peter stood very still for a moment.
M looked at the worn littlo stocking
d thep, as though acting on a sud
nplan, he rushed into the day coach
Wd spoke a few hurried words to the
rter, At the third seat he stopped,
"re all alone and sound asleep lay
ttU boy, his head resting on the
nudlenco that the awnllow was all right
tomorrow and tho leddlcs and Jontlamen
need not be alarmed. He backed off Into
the curtain wire and bowed himself
slowly through a narrow crelce, Tho
curtain went up and the engagement ex
traordinary went on.
She woke to sec Krug staring down at
her with more tenderness than sho had
thought him capable of. She expected
no Consideration at nil fmm M n..i
whoie show she had spoiled. But ho was
nil a-nuttcr and proffered her a flask of
brandy.
Silver pushed It away. She waa afraid
of liquor, and she dreaded the thought
pf Its effect on her wits after her pro
longed starvation. llrunl did not urge
the point, but advised her to go homo as
soon as sho could change her clothes.
She made haste to get nwny from the
theatre before the other swallows came
oft tho stage to bombard her with ques
tions. As she undressed nnd redressed
her hunger came back over her In gusts
of emotional Intensity. Sho could have
gnawed tho soap. Tho rabbit's foot In
her make-up box tempted her.
She darted down the stairs and out of
the stage door ns tho swallows hopped
from the stage. Krug caught up with
her nnd took her well-filled sleeve. He
suspected tho cnuso of her distress; his
first word was an Irresistible plea:
"hooky year, klddo, what you need
ain't no medicine or no booze. Plain food
and lota of It Is what you want. Am I
hep?"
"Yep," she sighed. And he steered her
Into a restaurant over whoso door hung
one electric word, a gleaming Imperative
"K A T."
And Bho ate. Between tho exorbitant
demands of her Irnto stomach nnd tho
tactful Insinuations of her extravagant
suitor her wisdom had tho minority vote.
Krug did not seek to luro Sliver with
cocktnlta or liquors. Ho did not hint
at that ultlmato East Side prodigality
known as "opening wine." He did not
offer Jewels or fine clothes or a life of
case.
He offered her a llfo of work and plenty
of food. Ho piled her with subtle soup,
with fnt pork chops nnd fried potatoes,
with more of the same, with glasses of
half nnd half (half milk and half cream),
with Jellies and wlUi comfits, and finally
for a climax he set beforo'her that lost
word In fatteners, apple plo with ice
cream on It,
And she felt for It, He murmured
to her gallantly that he didn't mind how
heavy sho got. He'd put on a doublo
wire. If necessary, nnd a block and tncklo
big enough to hoist n safe. If only she'd
trcnt him white, he'd go Into do bakery
business
But Silver wanted to bo a swallow,
A little later sho could cut down her
commissary, but food was as much of
a heavenly novelty to her Btnrvcd body
as tho art life was to her starved soul.
Sho promised to be good to Krug If he
would bo good to her.
Thero was n moon leering down at
them as they left the restaurant; a well
fed moon, like a great plo In tho sky.
A sense of luxurious well being filled
Silver's henrt and she thought kindly
even of Krug. Until they reached n
heavily timbered street, where tho walk
led through n suliwny of gloom. And
there ho took his bargain Into his nrma
nnd crushed her against him with gorilla
violence, nr.d pressed back her head and
took the kiss she l.nd promised him. And
more than ono, with Increasing ferocity.
Until she Hmothcrcd and fought him
and wrenched nway, nnd took four strips
Cbri5ti7i2sej Tree
Once out of rmdmt .sweet wttn
mystery .
Tber wonder oi &.U wonaeiy c&me to be;
5o iYtsM. the dVwn a. marvel TDalve a me?,
lor when in s-ll my ce&aily J am born
In tbe RnslTJjimiTierof Ihe Oiristms mora
Anjel-J of innocence in mortal iuiac
$hb& look upon me vrtlV) tkarlaitH-kiJ,
And,lo0Kirv. J
A rra.ter tnln 'in ipe.
Tbar me banc figure of a. Irec
penold1 in. every limb
1 tiSrlll "with pra-isc oi Him
Foriwbom I alaixi in memory.
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hardwood window sill. Potor bent
over him; the little lad awoke.
"Santy," ho murmured sleepily as he
looked up at the kindly gray eyes, "I
just knew you'd do it!" Then ho fell
asleep again.
Dickie spent tho rest of the night In
Our Postofflce Box
The Rainbow postofflce box has a very distinguished message tonight!
This letter is a reply to the telegram of lovo and congratulation sent by the
Rainbow Club to the President and Mrs. Wilson on their wedding day:
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTOtf
Personal
Sear ohildren:
The President and. Mra, Wilson genuinely
appreciate the kind message whioh they reoeived
from you on their wedding day, and they have
asked rae to oonvey to you an expression of their
warmest thanks for your congratulations and good
wishes.
Sincerely
SWEETS
of skin from his nose with her finger
nails nnd beat him on the mouth till It
bled.
As she ran she heard him sputtering
and calling Into tho dark, "I'll get you
for thlsl You'll seo I'll get youl"
Silver did not stop running till she
reached her boarding house and locked
herself up In her room. There she broke
down In a atorm of tears.
She felt no remorse for her broken
pledge; It was good to dupe the devil!
there could be no perjury with lite prince
of evil. She vowed that she would not
belong to Krug, though his master him
self came down the chimney breathing
fire. Rather than that, she would leave
the flock. Rather than belong to a, man
whose touch she hated she would go back
to the freedom of her old life. Whatever
Its faults, It left her free at least. Plainly
she was not meant to bo ft swallow. The
others ate and ate and ate and grew only
the thinner for It. But If she touched so
much ns a pudding It went straight to
her cheeks. Heaven evidently meant her
to bo fat, and sho would yield to heaven.
In this grim resolve she fell asleep and
dreamed herself a hungry cash girl again.
When sho woke up tho cash girl fled,
but tho hunger remnlncd. She was the
first one In the dining room, and aho ato
aa If she were condemned to execution
and this her final breakfast upon earth.
She left the houso for exercise and
passed a billboard where tho flight of
Brunt's birds was lithographed with more
Imagination than skill. But this critic
was no better than the artist, and Silver
felt a great sorrow In her heart at giving
up her wings,
Orlif rienresuM her so Utterly that she
sought nepenthe In the only stimulant
that gavo her respite one enicreu h
Vinkerv nnd tintlrtlt InvinhlV. She Came
forth carrying a. large paper Back bulging
with kickshaws.
Sho hurried home like a robber with n
bag of swag. As she ran up the steps of
tho boarding house ana annca inrougn
the door she collided with Mr. Brunl. At
the alffht of him Bhe was overcomo with
irullt and shame and remorse, Sho flung
herself Into hla nrms and embraced as
much of him na she could encompass.
Amazed by the onslaught and the out
burst, he led her Into the empty parlor,
Bottled her In a choir, Bat down by her
and naked:
"Leetle keed, you are aeekT You hfcva
bad newa from home7 nun
"It'a meself I've bad newa from,"
niivxr whimnerrd. nnd with that begin
ning told him nil; poured out the little
history of her saccharine past, Bhowcd
linw tho halofult habit of food had fast
ened Its tentacles upon her, till now ahe
was lot beyond redemption. Sho con
fessed that tho cnuso of her nwoon was
a useless effort to starve herself Into
shapo. But she Bald never a word of
Krug, his Influence or her compact with
him or his threat against her. She turned
in a soppy resignation punctuated with
sobs.
Poor, fnt, old Brunl, who had a smile
for almost everything, did not emtio at
this tragedy; ho did not mako fun of
Silver or minimize her torment. He hnd
gono through tho anmo conflict and lost.
There was no excuso she could havo
given that could have made so straight
for his heart. He took Silver's dimpled
hand Into tho cushions of his and spoke
with ns much sincerity as if he were con
soling and counselling a repentent Mag
dalene. (CONTINUED MONDAY.)
RAINBOW CLUB
Peter Hunt's arms nnd early Christ
mas morning, closo to tho Santa plaus
daddy's heart ho learned that instead
of being on his way to an "orfant
nsllum," ho was traveling to a really
true forever home!
Honor Roll
For Woek Ending December 11.
Anna Heanoy, N. 27th at.
Martha Barr, N. 27th at.
George Tanguay, Arch at.
Martha Atkinson, Colwyn, Pa,
Ethel Denkhaus, Colwyn, Pa.
Helon Bowdcn, Colwyn, Pa.
Otto Kaufman, Butler st.
William Blumensteln, S. 18th at.
Wnltor Kolley, Jr., Folcroft, Pa.
Mary O'Neill, Gormantown ave.
Do You Know This?
1. How many words can you form
from this word -- RESOLUTION !
(Five credits.)
2. What is it that lives as long as
tho world itself nnd yet is never flvo
weeks old? (Five credits.)
3. 5-2-4 spells hat, 3-1 spells if.
What does 1-2-3-4-5 spell?
The names of those who Joined the
Rainbow Club this week will bo found
on page 7. la your name there?
Deaenfoer 20, 1915
youra,
. Secretary to the President
The Children of the Rainbow Glut),
Th Ivening Ledger,
EkU,s4elj)hi, Pennsylvania,
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daughter Is happily marrle'lT
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have a complete rest; X hope you are Ins: that umbrella? ,-sWfl. PRICE. V H-Vfeftjy jffl I dBI v
not dolnir any work at hornet Oroom For purposes of domestto I iljr. O'0 ?jiwrjhf1 ar UH sJj .''r'1 u
Mrs. Jones No, sir! my daughters economy. I'm golnr to turn It upside PRfflc I (lflll tl hTTIW
won't let me do a thing-. I tell 'em Vro down and catch enough rice to last j,xi'0- W Wi ' If I
nothlnic but an ornament. us several weeks. " t , '. II "III I ' I Y !
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