EVENING LEDGEB-PHILADELPHIA. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, Tbti.
1-1
CiwrlKht. Iftl. the
Dos-Merrlll Company
MlAPTnn XH-Contlnucd.
c,tA im. in the cold light
Xftttat n """. Gray WoIf
j tnti ths country of tho
XftiofW""""
Ktl "' '"riblj the winter of 1810 ns
? rJ moil terrible In nil the history
Ewthmo"rploI , monlh ,
:KiM II "m e m hum" hung
"vLnri nnd when cold, starvation
WlItWW"n"r;'. in ii,e lives of
'SjSSSi "hlch VllI not bo forgot-
,,,. Migrations to come,
ft'? w"mP Kn nn,l Gray Wolf
. Emn under a windfall, It wns n
irilffiBrnMl. shut In entirely
".S. ino'v nnd wind She flattened
i nt on her belly, nnd panted to
SfL wtiin her contentment nnd satis
"!; , Vslure nsaln kept Knauin close nt
--- ., vision lmi m ,,,,,, ..........
lfdtn like, of that wondorful night
H J S? tri-nRca nn.l mm ngo, It
hn hehd fought the lender
f,T, ; Pack, and young Orny Wolf
Ko hit sldo after hla victory
22 hid given herself to him for mate.
W .f.. m.iinir season there wns no
!?.... tho doe or tho caribou, or
& in with the wild pack. Thoy lived
SSr an rabbit and spruco partridge,
!r.r.- nf flrnv Wolfs blindness, Knzan
"" v,,,( Ihoso alone. Tho hair had
Si frown over dray Wolfa sightless
S.V She had ceased to Rrlove, to rub
S tres with her paws, to uhlno for
EJonllght, tho golden moon nnd tho
Trl Slowly ho begnn to forget that
E had ever seen those things. Sho
SnM now run more swiftly nt Knzan'i?
ink. Scent and hearing had becomo won
Sffolly keen. Sho could wind a cnrlbou
Zn miles distant, nnd the presence of
Miiilie could pick up nt an even greater
ESince. On a still night Bhe hn.l heard
I5i piti of ft lrout "a,f n m" awnv-
it
1
yiAftd M tlieso two tilings scent aim near-
I .tafecamo more nnu mum urvuiuiira in
did thoe simo senses becamo loss active
jftfKMin.
;Mtfi bewn to depend upon Orny Wolf.
fain would point out the hiding placo of
k partridge 60 yards rrom tncir trail, in
ttelr hunts she became the lender until
mbj was found. And as Knznn lonrned
tttnuther In tno mini, so no Dcgnn just
, instinctively to heed her warnings. If
hr,r Wolf reasoned. It was to tho effect
flthit without Knznn sho would die. She
tad tried hard now nnd then to catch a
Mrtrtdffe, or a raoDii, uul sue nnu mwuya
idled. Knxiin meant life o her. And If
.).. roncd-lt was to mnkc herself In-
dltpensabic to her mnto Blindness had
made her different than she would othcr
jrlie have been. Again nature promised
motherhood to her Hut sho did not as
!i -would hae done In tho open, nnd
-?., .I-M held more nnd more nloof
Infrom Kaian as the days passed. It was
'IK hr habit, spring, summer nnd winter, to
' masjrie close to Kazan nnd Ho with her
J beautiful head resting on his neck or
If lack. If Kazan snarled nt her she did
cot map dick, out siumt uown ns inoucn
truck a blow. With her warm tongi-s sho
iwculd lick away tho Ico that froze to tho
lonf hair between lnznn h toes. tor
diva after he had run n sliver In his paw
aba nursed his font Blindness had made
Kaian absolutely necessary to her exist
enceand now. In a different way, she be
came, more and moro necessary to Kazan.
They were happy In their swamp home
JTtWt was plenty of small game about
liicm. anu u tt imiihi uuwi'i mu wniu
(llL Rarely did they go beyond the limits
hi the swamp to hunt. Out on the more
4titant plains nnd tho barren rldgea they
(ccaalonally heard tho cry of the wolf
nckon the trail of meat, but It no longer
jithrlHed them with a deslro to Join In the
jrciue.
!. ft .!!. !.- (,!. ...1.1... nMnn linrl
'VUO ,Jjll(. VllO UIH WilltU IHUUII 4,UU
tround Its edge a crimson rim. It meant
wid-lntense cold. Always tho plague
etma In the days of greatest cold the
lower the temperature the more terrible
lis havoc. It grew steadily colder that
alibi, and the Increased chill penetrated
W. the heart of the windfall, and drew
Kuan and Gray Wolf together. With
dawn, which camo at about S o'clock,
Xuan and his blind mnto sallied forth
fcto the day. It was CO degrees below
Wo. About them the trees cracked with
-Irtjorts like pistol shots. In tho thick-
Mi ipruce the partridges wcro humped
hto round balls of fenthern. Tho snow-
M rabbits had burrowed deep under tho
W or to the heart of tho heaviest
Maifalls.
Kuan1 and Ornv Wolf tmmA tn-ar fri
JnUlj, and after an hour of fruitless
Mating they returned to their lair.
,uan, dog-llke, had burled the half of
S rabbit two or three days before, and
KIT due- this out nt thn nnnw nnrl nin
ttw frozen flesh.
fAll that day It grew colder steadily
finder. Th nlirVit ,nt nllnn.A ...
'.JMileas, with a white moon and brilliant
I1," W degrees, and nothing was mov-
. irapa were never sprung on such
JilMa, for even the furred thlngs-the
WW, and the ermine, and the lynx lay
aWIf In thft hnltfta nnri t nDn, l.A. l.
W4 for themselves. An Increasing
wnter was not strong enough to drive
Auanand Gray Wolf from their wind-
tUL Ttiji nTt Hoi, 4W .. - , t. ,
ik iau ,7 "'' "0 "u ureuK in
, i . hunt for meat' leaving Gray
it In, the windfall. Being three-quar-.joof,
food was more necessary to
fill t ' la "la "" mature nas
" trie wolf-breed for famine, nnrt In
"nary temperature Gray Wolf could
. lived for a fortnight without food.
JJ degrees below zero she could exist a
J, perhaps 10 days. Only 30 hours had
jrj alnce they had devoured the last
Jtt frozen rabbit, and she was quite
9tBn v " " meir biiub retreat.
RaMi.ian-WM hungry. He began to
iCm ih face ot tha wlnQ- traveling
lrl u.!nii llaln' "seJ about
k'HOr, windfall thn . .. . -j .
f'Zf uf'J lh?. thickets. A thin shot-llko
fia .-'"JKP'v ,n thls-from the
inn.T uu no (puna uui a
Ikmh. ir1,nd that waa the trail of an
Ii7m .y" a windfall he caught the
REVS'?' ?' a rabblt- bu' the rabbit
5Hri... . .. " """ '"ere an were me
f wfhtMi i,l!Lthe trees' nnd a"er an hour
E ti? !l,tf and enawlng he gave up
ffaM0S,-t.,eafh U- "or lhree houra
VolSr d wllen h feturned to Gray
iWt .'.eh S? ."""fted. ..While Gray
'aaTi i.1 " iiwtinct or me wim, naa
- Euan IVa wn strength and energy.
?fcrc .ti ben burning up hla reserve
h2Thi . m wa" "usrler than ever.
!tne raoon rna niA. j x..,.,. . .
tyaF.i iv .7 . . ' v,u u"iant in ine
SrSfVohnat,hniShh,Vn?nd Kazan Be' out
r' WoU to "omPny him,
rKafJ,.ri.hr out,ld tho wlndfall-re-itSni
i . twIce-but Gray Wolf laid
writu7eh.;""Le,u,??,ii,m,iye-
r v.-,- " cn tw oa or v
irS. ?Lxero' and wlth "there came
nlffhi V ra '"creasing wind, making
'"'H one In whirl, v,,,-,.. n nM
hat. .-..'" wn'e human life could
It if... wa ,or hur- By mid
v exl
zan was back uniir h. windfall
7T 10(J fjtw Btronxer It tiran n vralt
i It burl1 r,'S 0Ver th6 wamP- anl
W&bt.Ji.?!1 In "erce. shrieking volleys,
ifrtBm w iqut'1 betw- These vre
lat iai --" ront tne great Darrens
6lSil!ijp? W,h raorn'ng tho storm
kr in I.' 'Ula v"an 'ay clOH to
T 01 it n'v ,V!i:ed M "" llStenJ the
.Wur'.'""'
ran drnv. w, T "" rcc, uui wis
iwlsidftif h.m.b"k. Everything; that
to ii. " usat shelter, accord
nr ?iTL,r.;ncl ln'"ct. Tke furred
Mm? hiJot aurlD th warmer hunt
L S"y w ot the kind that cached
out ik vf nJ e tow had
the windfall -ana th rock
KAZAN
Winged things, with the exception of the
Su.'..w?i? wSrfl. tcnth P body and
nine-tenths feathers, hurrowed under
snow-drifts or found shelter In thick
i. It. To. U,,s h00f0,, nnd horned nr'
mnls the storm meant greatest havoc.
The deer, tho cnrlbou and tho moose
could not crawl tinder windfalls or creep
between rocks. Tho belt they could do
wns to llo down In tho lee of n drift, and
allow themselves to bo covered deep with
Miro,.e!:tl"B.t'"1.0W- Kvcn th they
could not keep their shelter long, for they
bad to cat. For H hours out of the 81 tho
moose had to feed to keep himself during
n.'H.M1.'1"1"' .,.,la Mg "tomnch demanded
qiUi tlty, and It took him most of his tlmo
to nibble from the tops of bushes the two
or three bushels he needed a day. The
caribou required almost as much-tho deer
Icnat of tho three.
And the storm kept up that day, nnd
tho next, nnd still a thlrd-thres days nnd
three nlghts-and tho third day and night
inorJ? MnT6, jy1' " n tinging, shot-llke
snow that fell two fcot deep on the level,
....v. .,, u,,.,a ui eigni nnu ten
It was tho "heavy snow" of the Indians
-the snow thnt lay llko lend on tho earth,
and under which partridges nnd rabbits
were smothered In thousands.
On the fourth dny nfter tho beginning
of tho storm Knznn nnd Oray Wolf Isiucd
forth from tho windfall. Thcro was no
longer a wind-no moro falling snow. Tho
whole world lay under n blnnkct of un-
2," whl,e' nnd " wna Intensely cold
Tho plnguo had worked Its havoo with
men. Now had como tho days of famine
and death for tho wild things.
ctiAPTi:n xni.
THE TKAIIi OP IIUNOISrt.
KAZAN nnd Gray Wolf had been 0
hours without food. To Gray Wolf
this meant ncuto discomfort, a growing
wenkness. To Kazan It was starvation.
Six days and six nights of fasting had
drnwn In their ribs nnd put deep hollows
In front of their hindquarters, Knzan'a
eyes wcro red, and thoy nnrrowed to silts
as he looked forth Into tho day. Gray
Wolf followed him this time when he went
out on tho hnrd snow. Hngerly nnd hope
fully thoy began tho hunt In tho bitter
cold. They swung around the odgo of tho
windfall, where thcro had always been
rabbits. There wcro no tracks now nnd
no scent. This continued In n horseshoe
j clrclo through tho Bwnmp, and tho only
scent incy caught wns that of a snow
owl porched up In n spruce. They came
to tho burn nnd turned back, hunting tho
opposite sldo of tho swamp,
On this side there was a ridge. They
climbed the ridge, nnd from tho cap of
It looked out over a world that was bar
ren of life. Ceaselessly Gray Wolf sniffed
tho air, but sho gnvo no signal to Knznn.
On tho top of tho rldco Kazan stood
pantjng. J Hi endurance was gone. On
their return through tho swamp ho
stumbled over an obstacle which he tried
to clear with a Jump. Hungrier anil
weaker, they returned to tho windfall.
Tho night that followed was clear, and
brilliant with stnis. Thoy hunted the
swamp ngaln. Nothing was moving savo
ono other creature, nnd that was a fox.
Instinct told them that it was futile to
follow him
It was then that tho old thought of
the cabin returned to Kazan. Two things
tho cabin had always meant to him
warmth and food. And far beyond tho
ridge wm the cabin, whero he and Gray
Wolf had howled nt tho scent of death.
Ho did not think of man or of that mys
tery which he had howled nt. Ho thought
only of tho cabin, and the cabin had al
ways meant food He sot off In n straight
lino for tho ridge, nnd Gray Wolf fol
lowed. They crossed tho rldgo and the
burn beyond, and entered tho edgo of a
second swamp. Kazan was hunting list
lessly now. His hend hung low. His
bushy tall dragged In tho snow. Ho was
Intent on tho cabin only tho cabin. It
was his last hope. But Gray Wolf was
Btlll alert, taking In the wind, nnd lift
ing her hend whenever Kazan stopped
to snufTle his chilled noso in tho snow.
At last it came the scent I Kazan had
moved on, but ho stopped when ho found
that Gray Wolf was not following. All
FARMER .SMITHS
GOOD-NIGHT TALK
Dear Children I know that you will bo very much interested in tho
prize contest. I am so excited about it that I can hardly wait to see your
letters. Now that doesn't mean one bit that I want you to hurry with your
letters. Quito to tho contrary. I want a good share of VALUABLE TIME
to go into tho building of these "word palnces." You must THINK and
THINK nnd THINK beforo you write a single line and when you do finally
write that single line, be suro that it is really what YOU yourself THINK
and NOT what tho little girl across tho street said six weeks ago I
RAINBOW CLUB PRIZE OFFER
Philadelphia should bo known nil over the United States na THE
city whero tho children LOVE to go to school and to bring this about,
PARMER SMITH'S RAINBOW CLUD, through the Evening Ledger, will
offer ten ($10) IN GOLD to that bty or girl who will answer the following
questions in the best manner beforo February 8, 191C. The next fifteen
children who answer the questions in the next best manner will each re
ceive one dollar ($1). In case of a tie for the first prize, the ten dollars
will be equally divided between the two who have answered in the most
satisfactory manner. It is not necessary to buy tho Evening Ledger to
compete for these prizes. The money for tho prizes will bo mailed
February 21 as a Washington's Birthday present from the Evening
Ledger, through Farmer Smith's Rainbow Club. Here are the questions,
which must be answered on ONE side of the paper only, and mailed
BEFORE FEBRUARY 8;
(1) What do you like about your school?
(2) What do you dislike about your school?
(3) What do you like about your home?
(4) What do you dislike about your home 7
(6) What can you suggest to bring your home and your school
closer together?
"Sebastian, a Slave"-
One morning when Murillo, the great
artist of Seville, entered his studio, he
found his pupils grouped beforo an
easel and his astonishment was equal
to theirs when he found drawn there
a sketch of surpassing beauty, It was
an unfinished head of
the Virgin, The out
line was exquisite. Not
one of his pupils
could lay claim to it.
"He who left this
trace," exclaimed Mu
rillo, "will some day
be master of us all,"
"Sebastian," said he
u, pomendalb to a youthful slave
that stood trembling by, "who occupies
this studio at ptght7"
"No one but myself, senor," he re
plied. "Take your station here tonight,"
ordrd Murillo, "and If yoa do not
Jm
JtJm
Jr JAMES
OLIVER
CURWOOD
the strength that was In tits starved body
revealed Itself In a sudden rigid tense
ness 'as he looked at his mate. Her fore
feet were plnntcd firmly to the east! her
slim gray head wna reaching out for the
scent; her body trembled.
Then suddenly thoy heard a sound,
and with a whining cry Ka?an set out
In Its direction, with Oray Wolf at his
flank. The scent grew stronger and
stronger in Oray 'Wolf's nostrils, nnd soon
It camo to Kazan. It wns not the scent
of n rabbit or a partridge. It was big
gamo. They approached cautiously, keep
ing full In the wind.
The swamp grew thicker, tho spruce
more oense, and now for 100 yards ahead
of them camo a crashing of locked and
battling horns. Ten seconds more they
climbed over a snowdrift, and Kazan
stopped nnd dropped flat on his belly
Gray Wolf crouched cloie at his side,
her blind eyes turned to what she could
smell but could not see.
Fifty yawli from them a number of
mooso hnd gathered for shelter In tho thick
spruce. They had eaten clear a spneo an
acre In extent. Tho trees were cropped
bare ni high as thy could reach, and tho
snow was beaten hard under their feet.
There wero six onlmnls In the acre, two
of them bulls nnd these bulls were light
ing, while three cows nnd a yearling were
huddled In a group watching tho mighty
duel, Just before the storm a young bull,
sleek, three-quarters grown, and with the
small, compact nntters of n 4-yenr-old,
had led the three cows and tho yearling
to this sheltered spot among tho spruco.
Until last night he had been master of
tho herd. During tho night the older bull
hnd Invaded his dominion. Tho Invndcr
was four times ns old ns tho young bull.
He was half ngnln as heavy. His huge
palmato horns, knotted nnd Irregular but
massive spoko of age. A warrior of a
hundred rights, ho had not hesitated to
give battle In his effort to rob the younger
bull of his homo and fnmlly. Three times
tlley hnd fought since dawn, nnd the
hard-trodden snow was red with blood
Tho smell of It camo to Kazan's nnd
Gray Wolf's nostrils. Kazan sniffed hun
grily. Queer sounds rolled up and down
In Orny Wolf'B throat, and alio licked
her Jaws,
For a moment tho two fighters drew a
few yards npnrt, and stood with lowered
heads, Tho old bull had not yet won vic
tory. Tho younger bull represented outh
and endurance, In the older bull Ihoso
things wore pitted against craft, grenter
weight, maturcr strength-and a head
nnd horni that were llko a battering ram.
But in tho great hulk of tho older bull
there was ono other thing age. HH huge
sides were pnntlng. His nostrils wcro u
wide ns bells. Then, as If somo Invisible
spirit of tho nrcna hnd given the signal,
the animals camo together ngnln Tho
crash of their horns could liavn been
heard half a mile awny, nnd under 13
pounds of flesh nnd bone tho younger bull
went plunging back upon his hmincheti
Then wns when youth displayed Itself.
In mi Instant ho wns up, nnd locking
horns with his ndversary. Twenty times
he had dono thlM. and rnrh attack had
seemed (Hied with Increasing slicngth
And now, ns If realizing that the Inst
momenta of tho lnst fight had come, he
twisted tho old bull's neck nnd fought
ns he had nover fought before. Kazan
nnd Gray Wolf both henrd tho sharp
crack that followed ns If a dry stltk
had been stepped upon nnd broken. It
was February, and tho hoofed animals i
wero already beginning to shed their
horns-espcclnlly the older hulls, whose
palmate growths drop first This fnct
gave lctor to tho younger bull In thn
blood-stained arena a fow yards from
Grny Wolf nnd Kazan. From Its socket
In the old bull's skull one of his huge
antlers broke with that sharp snnpplng
sound, nnd In another moment four Inches
of stllctto-llko horn burled itself back of
his foreleg. In an Instant all hope and
courage left him, and he swung backward
yard by yard, with tho younger bull
prodding his neck nnd shoulders until
blood dripped from him In little streams.
At tho edgo of tho clearing ho Hung him
self freo nnd crashed off Into tho forest.
Tho younger bull did not pursue. He
tossed his head and stood for a few mo
ments, with heaving sides and dilated
nostrils, facing in tho direction his van
quished foe had taken. Then he turned
inform mo of the mysterious visitant
tomorrow thirty lashes will be your
reward."
Sebastian slept soundly until the
clock struck 3. He took n seat at the
easel and started to erase tho draw
ing. He paused, beforo making the
fatal stroke. "I cannot, I cannot
erase It," he cried, "rather let me fin
ish It."
He went to work. Three hours went
by. Suddenly n Blight noise caused
him to look up, Murillo with his
pupils stood around him I His eyes
fell beneath their eager gaze. "Who
la your master, Sebastian?" cried Mu
rillo. "You, Senor," replied the slave.
"I?" said Murillo, "I have never given
you lessons."
"No," Sebastian returned, "but you
gave them to these young men and I
have heard them."
"Yes, wa$ tho reply of Murillo," you
have dona more, you have profited by
6h.M la place of luinUluas: tho (
(Pfyk
and irottl back o the still tnoUonles
cows and yearling.
Kazan and Gray Wolf were quivering.
Gray WoU slunk back rom tho edgo of
tho clearing, and Karnn followed. No
longer -were they Interested In the cows
and tho young bull. From that clearing
they had seen meat driven forth meat
that was beaten in fight, and bleeding.
Kvery Instinct of tho wild pack returned
to Gray Wolf now-nnd In Kazan tho
mnd deslro to tnsto the blood ho smclled.
Swiftly they turned toward tho blood
stained trail of the old bull, and when
they enmc to It they found It spattered
red. Kazan's Jaw dripped ns tho hot
scent drove tho blood llko volns of Are
through his weakened body. His eyes
wero reddened by starvation, nnd In them
thero wns a light now that they hnd
never known even In the days of tho wolf
pack, He set off swiftly, almost forgetful of
Gray Wolf But his mnto no longer re
quired his flank for guidance With her
noso closo to tho trnll sho ran ran rs
sho had run In tho long nnd thrilling
hunts before blindness came. Halt a
mile from the spruco thicket they camo
upon tho old bull Ho had sought shelter
behind a clump of balsam, and he stood
over a growing pool of blood In tho
snow Ho wns still breathing hard. His
massive head, grotesque now with Its ono
antler, wns drooping, rlccks of Dlood
dropped from his distended nostrils. Hvcn
then, wltli tho old bull weakened by star
vation, exhaustion nnd loss of blood, a
wolf -pack would hnto hung Back beforo
nttncklng. Whero they would have hesi
tated, Kazan leaped In with n snarling
cry. For nn Instant his fangs sunk Into
tho thick hldo of the bull's throat. Then
ho was flung back W feet. Hunger
gnawing tit his vitals robbed him of nil
caution, nnd he Bpraiig to the nttnek
ngaln-fiill nt tho hull's front while
Grny Wolf crept up unseen behind, seek
ing In her blindness tuo vuliiernblo part
which naturo had not taught Kazan to
find.
This time Knzan wss caught fairly oil
tho broad palmate leaf or tho bull's ant
ler, and ho wns Hung back again, hnlf
stunned. In thnt snino moment Giny
Wolfs long whlto teeth cut like knives
through one of the hull's ropelike ham
strings. For 30 seconds she kppt the hold,
whllo tho bull plunged wildly In his cf
foits to trample lior underfoot. Knzan
wns quick to learn. stl quicker to bo
guided by Grny Wolf, nnd ho leaped In
ngnln, snapping for a hold on the bulging
com :ust nboo tho knee. Ho missed,
and as ho lunged forwnrd on his shoul
ders Oray Wolf was llunfe off. But sho
had accomplished her purpose Beaten
In open bnttle with ono of his kind, nnd
now nttneked by n still deadlier foe. the
old bull began to retreat. As ho went, ono
hip sank under him nt every step Tin.
tendon of his left log wns bitten half
through.
Without being nble to see, Ornv Wolf
seemed to rcnllzo what had hnpponed.
Agnln she was the pack-wolf with all
tho old wolf Rtrntog. Twice ililng bnclt
by tho old bull's horn, Knznn knew bet
ter than to nttnek openly ngnln. Gray
Wolf trotted after tho "bull, but he re
mained behind for, a moment to lick up
hungrily moitthfiils of tho hluod-stnlnnil
snow. Then he followed, and run close
against Oray Wolfs side, F0 yards be
hind tho bull.
There was more blood In the trail now
n thin red ribbon of It Firteen minutes
Inter the bull stopped ngnln, and fared
about, his great hc.ul loweied Ills pyes
(THE CHEERFUL CHERl5
i
I wisk.ipyoy ?zo tJl
fclone ir tKe world
without txy father
or rrothsr,
we rovigrvt be -&.cIopterI
relt-tions fc.ndL then
Every aty sty
keUo to et-ch
other
RAINBOW CLUB
slavo tho great artist decided to re
ward him greatly.
i "Your pencil shows that you have
talent," ho exclnimed. "Your respect
thnt you have n heart. You aro no
longer my sluvo but my son." And so
ns the son and pupil of tho great Mu
rillo, Sebastian became an artist
whom the world will nover forget. M.
Pomendale, Clymer street.
Our Postoffice Box
Tho young man in tho picture gal
lery tonight is James Dougherty,
Rosowood street. Ho belongs to tho
Rosowood Rainbow Club that proved
itself of so much service to Santa
Claus at Christmas time. Ho has
paid your editor
several visits and
wo hopo to bco
him many moro
times.
A verv charmincr
letter came from;
the twins, Beatrice
and Cecelia Mayer
son, Thompson
j, DouanEHTV street. They say:
"Wo are going to open a Rainbow
Neighborhood Club Tuesday, we aro
going to vote for rules and officers.
We will have a nickel dues, which we
will save up to give to 'the poor next
Christmas. Our members are going
to write nice letters to the Postoffice.
We have learned our pledge by heart
and wo love it very much." I think it
is a very good' plan to memorize the
pledge, don't you?
Louise Buhl, Poplar street, writes a
very neat, interesting letter and we
hope to hear from her again. Ellwood
Lockade, Irving 'street, is only 7
years old, but he Is going to try very
hard to live up to his pledge, and I
know from the way he says it that he
is going to succeed. Are all the "half-
past sevens" trying very, very hard?
Do You Know This?
1. What State in the Union becomes
a number when it is abbreviated?
(Five credits.)
2. What month of the year repre
sents something that soldiers do?
(Five credits.)
3. John owns a town In tho western
part of Pennsylvania. What Js the
fo?S
name of it? (Fiye credits.) j
SEEN IN
mWk
A PICTURESQUE FROCK FEATURING THE
HOOP SKIRT
wcro red. There was n droop to his neck
and shoulders that spoke no longer of
tho unconquerable lighting spirit thnt hud
been a part of him for nenrly a score of
yenrs. No longer wns he lord of the wild
crncsa nbout him; no longer wns there de
llnnco In the poise of his splendid head, or
the Hash of engcr lire In his bloodshot
ryes. His hrcnth came with a gnsplng
euurid that wns growing moro nnd moro
distinct. A hunter would have known
what It meant. The stllcttn-polnt of tho
iuingor bull's nntler hnd gone home, nnd
the old bull's lungs were falling him.
More than onco Grny Wolf had heard
Hint sound In tho early dnvs ot l,cr hunt
ing with the pack nnd she understood.
Slowly Bhe begnn to clrclo about the
wounded monarch nt n dlstnnco of about
10 yards. Knznn kept at her side.
Once twice twenty times they mndo
thnt slow circle, nnd with ench turn thev
mndn the old bull turned and his breath
grew healer nnd his head drooped lower.
Noon enmc, nnd was followed by the more
intense cold of the Inst half of tho dny.
Twenty circles heenmo n hundred two
hundred and more Under Orny Wolf's
nnd Knznn's feet tho snow grew hnrd In
tho path they made. I'nder tho old bull's
widespread hoofs the snow wns no longer
white but -cd. A thoiiBnnd times beforo
this unseen tragedy of the wilderness had
been enacted It wns tin epneh of that
Hfo vthoio Hfo Itself menns tho survival
of the fltti-st, where to live means to
kill, mid to die menus to perpetuate life.
1 At last. In that steady nnd deadly circle
f .,.., , tr .1
ui uui it mii. uuu nuziiii, mure came a
tlmo when the old bull did not turn then
a second, a third and . fourth time, and
Gray Wolf seemed to know. With Knznn
she drew back from the hard-beaten trail,
nnd they flattened themselves on their
billies under a dwnrf spruce and waited.
For many minutes the bull stood motion
less, his hamstrung iunrtcr sinking lower
nnd lower. And then with a deep blood
choked gnsp he snn. down.
1 For n long tlmo Knzan nnd Gray Wolf
did not move, nnd when at lnst they re
turned to tho beaten trnll tho bull's
heavy bend wns resting on the snow.
(CONTINUED TOMOHROW.)
AIDED IN 3IARRLU.E OF 20,000
"CUPID" DIES A BACHELOR
Publisher of "Mntrimonial
Shunnod Women
News"
NCTV YOrtK. Jnn. 13. Frltr Podzlus.
r,0 yenra old, bettor known ns "Cupid"
Fodzlus, because of his pcrlodtcnl, Matri
monial Xowh, nnd his activities as a
mnrrlnRO broker, died from heart trouble
Into yesterday In tho ofllco of his old
building nt 3S9 West End nvenue.
Podzlus t said to hnvo engineered 20,
000 marrlaues; but Podzlus himself rc
mnlncd a bachelor. Although ho wus re
puted to bo wealthy, ha refused to have
female servant)), nnd did his own cook
liilf, llvlnn tho life of n recluse. Apples
nnd tea werj tho principal features of his
diet, and he did his own washing. With
out his glasses ho was virtually blind, nnd
the humorously Inclined asked If he did
not leave them aside when ho brought
nbout marriages with tho "beautiful heir
esses" whom ho ndverttsed In his publi
cations here and In Uerlln.
Potter Heads Germantown Ass'n
Colonel Sheldon Potter was elected
president of tho Germantown Iluslness
Men's Association nt a meeting held last
night In the Germantown Doys' Club at
Germantown avenue and Penn street.
Other officers chosen were: Vlco presi
dent, Clarence Jncoby, secretary, N W.
James, treasurer, Alfred C. Marple,
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NS of th new ana very
attracttvo dance) frocks
Is this one of turquoise
blue, dotted with pink chif
fon nnd silver roses. Hoops
In tho pecutlar oval shape
which la so popular with
Philadelphia and Now York
designers Just now serve
to nccentuato tho bouffant
effect. Just tho thing for
ths slendor, youthful fig
ure. Threa contracting mate
rials are cleverly combined
In the gown, chiffon nnd
taffetn, over a founda
tion of georgette crepe. Tho
overdrnperles nre almost
entirely made of georgette,
with taffeta forming the
one-sided fichu on tho bod
Ice. Tho panniers nnd frills
nre of tarfcta, and tho
deep border nt tho bottom
of tho skirt. This frock
comes in all tho dainty
pastel shadings, or in any
color desired, nt WM.
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place where this costume
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date on which tho artlclo
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Feminine Frills
Among tho now colors
nro "prelato nnd bishop"
violet.
Ono of tho revivals In
stylo Is a whlto silk scarf
edged with gold frlngo,
worn with velvet and
called "First Consol," as
bents Its origin.
In somo of the smartest
new waists color Is com
bined with whlto, either in
tho fahrlc Itself or by the
uso ot different materials.
U. S. TO HOLT) SPECIAL
EXAMINATION FOtt BOYS
Position of Messenger nt Nnvy Yard
Will Be tho Reward
A civil Bcrvlce c.tnmlnntlon will be held'
on January 22 In tho I'hllndolphlijl'dat
olllcc llultdlng to Mil n vacancy rtlstlng
nt the Philadelphia Nnvy Yard for n
messenger boy, who will receive n salary
of 11.01 per day.
Applicants', who must bo native born
and not less than 10 or more than 13
years of ngo. will bo required to submit to
a test consisting of ability to tipcll cor
lectly 20 Blmple words In ordlnniy use,
simple nrlthmcticnl ability In addition,
subtraction, multiplication and dlvlaon,
as well an the correct cnumeraton of
values In 1'iiltcd States money, letter
writing to tho extent of a personally
composed letter of nt least 100 words upon
n subject of general Interest, penman
ship with special lcfercnco to legibility,
rapidity nnd neatness and, finally, a test
as to ability In copying nccurntcly a few
printed lines from tho writing ot a com
petitor. PLAN WIDER DEFENSE CLUB
Women Kin of P. R. R. Employes
Asked to Join League
Wives nnd sisters nnd daughters ot
Pennsylvania Knllroad men will bo
brought Into the Pennsylvania Women's
Division for Natlonnl Preparedness, ac
cording to a plnn framed by Sirs. Oeorge
Dallas Dixon, wlfo of tho second vlco
president of tho railroad.
The plan has tho snnctlon of the rail
road, so Mrs. Gcorgo Qulntard Iloruliz
has been told by W. W. Attcrbury, first
vlco president of tho company. Mr. At
tcrbury will Issue n call to the women.
If all come In, thero will be added to the
ranks 200.000 women.
Mrs. Gcorgo W. Chllds Drexcl has an
nounced that nfter tho meeting Thursday
In tho Garrlck Theatre, whor Major Gen
ral Leonard Wood will speak, recruiting
and lobby stations will bo opening In every
theatre, lobby.
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SUFFMGBTSTOOPEN
FEDERAL CAMPAIGN
Pennsylvnnin Congressmen Will
Be Visited by Delegations
Urging Amendment
Active work In regard to organlstnc
every congressional district In Pennsyl
vania to bring about the passage of tho
Federal amendment for suffrage through
tho present Congress will be started to
morrow by tho Pennsylvania Branch of
tho Congressional Union.
Such wns the announcement made this
morning by Mrs. Harry Lowenburgr,
chairman of tho Stats branch, who said
that tho 34 Pennsylvania Congressmen
would be visited soon by deputations with
tho Idea In view of referring once and for
all the question of Federal suffrage to
tho various State legislatures for their
ratification or rejection.
The details for the" plans of organiza
tion will be discussed at a luncheon to
morrow nt tho Adelphta Hotel, It being;
tho first of tho round tabto lnucheons to
ho held monthly, nt whloh the suffragists
will mnn out their campaign. Miss Ann
Slmmomis, chairman of the Legislative
Committee of tho Unionists at Washing
ton, will he tho principal speaker, al
though tho discussion will be open to
every member.
"Wo aro going to work on and not
ngnlnst tho Congressman," said Mrs.
Ijowonberg this morning, "The movement
of organization hero Is only a link In tho
similar work we aro doing throughout
the nation. Within a short time wo
will hnvo visited every Congressman
and placed beforo Idm reasons showing
why ho Bhould vote for the Susan B.
Anthony amendment. Tho Philadelphia
districts will perfect their own organiza
tion nt tho luncheon, and will elect their
ofllcers nt thnt time. If Mrs. Lawrence
Lowls, Jr., our former State chairman.
Is In good health, sho will be tho toast
mistress at the luncheon."
RURAL PLAY HY AMATEURS
FOR UEXEFIT OF CHURCH
"Valley Farm" Acted by Young Mem
bers of Northwest Congregation
Another prcscntntlon of "Valley Farm,"
n rural play In four acts, nroduceri Inst
(light for tho bcnellt of tho building fund
or yiion's unurcli, 2Sth street nbovo Glrard
acnup. will bo mndo tonight. The play
ers nre the young peoplo of tho church
and tho play 1,3 being acted In tho hall of
tho church. An effort is being mndo to
obtnln funds to build a new hall on thla
Kite.
The young people of the church arc not
only the nctors, but they hnvo constructed
tho scenery nnd devised tho electrical ef
fects ns well. A. I.. Tubbo Is the author
of the play, which was produced under tha
direction of .1 Wallace I'agcr.
Members of the cust include: Miss
Anna V.. Speldel, Miss Sue Uncbcrlo, Mlta
i:islr (luclu'H, .! Frederick SCejher, Miss
MurgUPilto M. Speldel. Udwnrd Ilauscr.
Frederlrk C. rtnuner. Charles Itnuser, J.
Wallace Tager. Miss Clara Stadclmalcr.
Miss Loulsu iloeiiigmann and Carl llocfle.
Cohocksink Business Mcn'a Banquet
The Cohocksink Business Men nnd Tax
payers' Association will hold Its annual
banquet tonight nt tho Washington Hotel,
7th mid Dauphin streets. Questions re
lating to the betterment of Philadelphia,
ns well ns thn section between tho north
east nnd northwest, which repicsrnts tho
district of tho nssoclatloii, will be dis
cussed. PAINTER
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