EVENING L'EDaEB-PHltADEL'PHlA, WEDNESDAY, APBIL 26, 1916.
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UNDER THE MOONS OF MARS
BY EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS
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CIIArTEU XXII Contlmied
FINALLY a lucky cut brought down a
second guardsman, and then, with only
two opposing me, I chunked m tactics
and rush'ed them down after the fashion of
my fighting that had won mo many a vie
tory, The third fell with ten seconds, and
the last lay dead Upon the bloody floor
a few moments later.
They were brave men and noble fight
ers, and It grieved me that I had been
forced to hill them! but t would have
willingly depopulated all Uarsoom, could
I have reached my Dcjah Thorls In no
other way. Sheathing my bloody blade, I
advanced toward my Martian princess,
who still stood gazing at mo without sign
of recognition.
"Who nre you, Zodangan?" she whis
pered. "Another enemy to harass me In
my misery?"
"I am a friend," I answered, "a onco
cherished friend."
"No friend of Helium's princess wears
that metal," she replied, "and yet the
voice 1 I have heard It before It Is not
It cannot be no, for he Is dead.''
"It Is, though, my princess, none other
than John Carter." T said. "Doyoil not
recognize, even through paint and strnngo
metal, the heart of your chloftaln7"
As I came close to her sho swayed to.
ward mo with outstretched bands, but as
I reached to take her In my arms she
drew back with a shudder and a llttlo
moan of misery.
"Too lato too late." sho grieved. 'Oh.
my chieftain that was, and whom I
thought dead. Had you but returned ono
Itttle hour before but now It Is too late
too lato." . ... .
"What do you mean, Dejah inoriBi i
cried. 'That you would not have promised
yourself to tho Zodangan prince had you
known that I lived?"
"Think you, John Carter, that I would
give my heart to you yestorday, and today
to another? I thought that It lay burled
with your ashes In. tho pits of Warhoon,
nnd today I have promised my body to
another to savo my poople from tho curso
of a victorious Zodangan army."
"But I am not dead, my princess. I
have come to claim you, and all Zodanga
cannot prevent It."
"'It Is too late, John Carter, my promlso
Is given, and on Barsoom that Is final.
Tho ceremonies which follow later are but
meaningless formalities. They mako tho
fact of marriage no more certain than
does tho funeral cortege of a Jeddak again
placo the seal of death upon him. I am
as good as married, John Carter. No long
er may you call me your princess. No
longer are you my chloftaln."
"I know but llttlo of your customs here
upon Barsoom, Dejah Thorls, but I do
know that I love you, and If you meant
the last words you spoke to me that day
as the hordes of Warhoons were charging
down upon us, no other man shall ever
claim you as his bride. You meant thorn
then, my princess, and you mean them
sttllt Say that It Is true."
"I meant them, John Carter," sho whis
pered. "I cannot repeat them now, for I
have given myself to another.
"Ah, If you hnd only known our ways,
my friend," she continued, halt to herself,
"tho promise would havo been yours long
months ago, and you could havo claimed
me before all others. It might have meant
the fall of Helium, but I would have given
my empire for my Tharklan chief."
Then aloud she said:
"Do you remember the night when you
offended me? ,You called mo your princess
without having asked my hand of me, and
then you boasted that you had fought for
me. You did not know, and I should not
FARMER SMITH'S
ARE YOU IN EARNEST?
Dearest Children Suppose you get up in the morning and start on your
day's work. ARE YOU IN EARNEST?
Suppose when you go to school you start in learning your lessons. ARE
yOU IN EARNEST?
Suppose after school you don your baseball suit and go out to the field
to play. ARE YOU IN EARNEST?
Suppose you sit down nnd have a heart-to-heart talk with your doll.
ARE YOU IN EARNEST?
Supposo you sit down at night to learn your lessons. ARE YOU IN
EARNEST?
Suppose you want to get something very, very much and you keep think
ing about it and thinking about it. ARE YOU IN EARNEST?
Suppose when the day is done and your work is over, you get down on
your knees to say your prayers. ARE YOU IN EARNEST?
I hope so. Your loving editor, FARMER SMITH,
Children's Editor, Evening Ledger.
Our Postofllce Box
Please, plea.no Kalnbows, little girls
Btand up and ourt'eyi young men, take
off your hats, for this is the Rainbow
grandaddy who has
honored us with his
very own portrait.
Jacob Miller la the
grandaddy of little
Esther Miller, of
Tloxborough. He Is
a really truly mem
ber, and he says
that he la proud and
happy to be one with
such a number of
wonderful boys and
girls. We are sure
"Orandaddy Miller"
Is Just as much a
boy as any of us.
While we are "In
Roxborough" w e
gl H-tf
JACOB MILIEU
Roxborouah.
wish to thank Ba
ther for the lovely little card that car
ried her sweet Easter wishes to ua.
Louisa Grasal, our new member from
Hammonton, N, J., plna her Rainbow but
ton to her pillow every night so that she
rnay get It the first thing In the morn
ing! Robert Agrest, of South Bethlehem,
Fa., la busy organising a baseball team.
We are extremely anxious to hear more
about It, John Hlgglns, of Grays avenue,
la another young man who spends his
time on. the diamond, The score board
la going to be crowded very soon!
Lillian and Emma Under, of West
Chester are forming a branch club. They
haven't quite decided whether they are
going to make candy, sew or take snap-
f.hots. We are real excited about the
ilea of a snapshot brigade. Wouldn't
t be fun to aee whtijh one could snap
the moat unusual picture? The girls are
not the only onea in West Chester who
are going to have a Rainbow branch. No,
street George Manos, of that very aame
town, la Just aa busy as they are getting
the boys together. Hla members are
either going to "hike" or play baseball.
Marlon Newman, of North 1 6th street,
remembered she fcras a Rainbow the
other day In school and gave her best
pencils to some children who did not
have any Bernard Kchelter and hla
friends go on long walks in the park
every Sunday The next time we walk
la the park we are going to look for
three bright boya who wear Rainbow
buttons.
Letters which say "thank you" come
from the following new membera. Jamea
Crawford. Erie avenue, David Karllc,
Frankford avenue , Clcorsa Cramer, Wil
mington, Pel , Krtd.4 Laiaron". South
Sixth atreet, Marguerite Kara. Anna,
Cleve, Pearly Katu, North Opal atreet
Ulmsr Palmer, Apo street i Stanley
LLk B!jkV
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have been offended ', I ec that now. Hut
there was no one to toll you what I could
not, that upon Barsoom there aro two
kinds of women In the cities of tho red
men. '
"The one they fight for that they may
ask them In marriage; the other kind they
fight- for also, but they never ask their
hands. When a man has won a woman
ho may address her as his princess, or In
any of the several terms which signify
possession.
"You had fought for me, but haU never
nsked me In marriage, an so when you
feilli,1 v ., ittn-a t.nll nun." Rhn fill
tcred, "I was hurt; but even then, John
Carter, I did not repulse you. as imiiiouiu
have done, until you made It doubly worso
by taunting me with having won mo
through combat "
"I do not need ask your forgiveness now,
Dejah Tfhorls!" I cried "You must know
that my fault was of Ignorance of your
Uarsoomlan customs. What I failed to do,
through Implicit belief that my petition
would bo presumptuous and unwelcome, I
do now, Dejah ThorK I ask you to be
my wife, and by all the Virginian fighting
blood that flows In my veins you shall be I"
"No, John Carter, It Is useless!" sho
cried hopelessly "I may never bo yours
while Sab Than lives."
"You havo healed his death-warrant, my
princess Sab Than dies."
"Nor that, either," she hastened to ex
plain. "I may not wed the man who slays
my husband, even In self-defense. It Is
custom. We nre ruled by custom upon
Barsoom. It Is useless, my friend.
"You must bear tho sorrow with me.
That, at least, we may Bhare In common.
That, nnd tho memory of the brief days
among the Tharks. You must go now, nor
ever see mo again. Oood-by, my chieftain
that was.", ,
Disheartened nnd dejected, I withdrew
from the room ; but I was not entirely dis
couraged, nor would I admit that DeJ.ih
Thorls was lost to mo until tho ceremony
had actually been performed.
Ah I wandered along tho corridors. I
was as absolutely lost In the mazes of the
winding passageways as I had bcon before
I discovered Dejah Thorls' apartments.
I know that my only hope lay In escape
from tho city of Zodanga, for tho matter
of tho four dead guardsmen would havo to
be explained, nnd an I could never reach
my original post without a guide, suspicion
would surely rest on mo so soon as I was
discovered wandering aimlessly through
tho palace.
Presently I came down a spiral runway
leading to a lower floor, nnd this I fol
lowed downward for several stories until I
reached the doorway or a largo apartment
In which wero a number of guardsmen
Tho walls of this room wero hung with
transparent tapestries, behind which I so
creted myself without being apprehended.
The conversation of the guardsmen was
general, nnd awakened no Interest In mo
until an ofllcer entered the room and or
dered four of tho men to rellovo the detail
who wero guarding tho Princess of Hel
ium. Then, I know, my troubles would
comma ce In earnest, and. Indeed, they
were u;on mo all too soon: for It seemed
that thi squad had seatcoly left the guard
room before ono of thel- number burst In
ngaln breathlessly, crying that they had
found their four comrades butchered In
tho antechamber.
In a moment the entire palaco was allvo
with eoplo Guardsmen, olllcers. courtiers,
servants nnd slaves ran helter-skelter
through the corridors nnd npartmcnt.s
carrying messages nnd orders, nnd search
ing for signs of tho assassin.
This was my opportunity, and slim ns
Notice, Baseball Captains!
Bend In your core to the ltulnljoiT
Club New and they wlll,be publlahd
promptly und accurately.
If you wish to meet other teams,
tend In your challenge to, (he llaln
bow Club New and you will find your
team never lucking for a game.
Itemember that the Club New I
read by thousand of boy ranging
from 18 year to 61
Donnalley, Jeannette Blackburn, North
Bucknell street; Arlene Ringer, Jackson
atreet; Bertha Belson, Walton avenue;
Richard Lovelace, West Berks street;
Ruth Wilds, Llanerch. Pa. ; Sylvia Eisen
berg, Thomas Clark, Greenwich atreet ;
Henry Krack. W. Hoelke, North 16th
street, and Leah Weiss, Market street.
A New Kind of Branch Club!
S. Altzman sends the following letter:
Dear Fnrmer Smith We have a club
of 40 members. Meetings are held every
week. In order to join the children have
to pass a regular examination. At our
last meeting the subject of our entire
club's joining the Rainbow Club was
brought up. It was suggested that we
work In connection with the other branches
of the club. Whenever any of the mem
bera want to have any questions regarding
geography answered, they can Bend them
to Farmer Smith and he can call on our
branch to answer
Pollovlnir are samples of the questions
put to o;
to Join i1
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It appeared, 1 grnspen It ! for ns a number
of soldiers came hurrying past my hiding
place, I fell In behind them, nnd followed
through tho mar.cn of the palace, until, In
passing through a great hall, I saw tho
blessed light of day coming In through a
series of large windows
Here t left my guides nnd, slipping to
the nearest window, sought for an avenue
of escape. The windows opened upon a
great balcony which overlooked ono of the
broad a envies of Zodanga.
The ground was about 30 feet below;
and nt a like distance from tho building
was a fall full 20 feet high, constructed
of polished glass about a foot In thick
ness, To a red Martian escape by this
path would havo appeared Impossible, but
to me, with my earthly strength nnd agil
ity. It seemed already accomplished
Accordingly, I senrcned Tor 'a hiding
place, nnd finally found ono by accident,
Insldo a huge hnnglng ornament which
swung from the celling of tho hall, nnd
nbout 10 feet from the floor. Into tho ca
pacious bowl-tlko nso I sprang with ease,
and scarcely had I settled down within It
THE SEQUEL
to
MONTE CRISPEN
DcallnK with tho Millionnlrc
Horo's Adventures
IN KENSINGTON
Will Begin in
SATURDAY'S
iEuenlng SiHbger
thnn I heard a number of peophj enter
tho apartment
Tho group stopped beneath my hiding
place, and I could plainly overhear their
.every word.
"It Is tho work of Hellumltes," snld ono
of tho men.
"Yes, O Jeddak, but how had they nc
cess to tho p.ilnce7 I could bcllcvo that,
even with the diligent care of your guards
men, a slnglo enemy might reach tho In
ner chambers ; but how a force of six or
eight fighting men could havo dono so
unobserved is beyond mo. Wo shall soon
know, however, for hero comes tho royal
psychologist." ,
Another man now Joined tho group,
nnd, nftor making his formal greetings
to his ruler, said:
"O mighty Jeddak, It Is a strango tnlo
I read In the dead minds of your faithful
guardsmen. They were felled by a sln
glo opponent."
He paused to let tho full weight df this
announcement Impress his bearers, and
that his statement was scarcely credited
wns evidenced by tho Impatient exclama
tion of Incredulity which escaped tho lips
of Than Kosis
"What manner of weird tale are you
bringing me, Notnn?" ho cried.
"It In tho truth, my Jcddnk," replied tho
psychologist. "In fact, tho Impressions
wero strongly marked on tho brain of each ,
or tho rour ggarusmen. Tltotr antagonist
wns n very tail man, wearing tho metal of
ono of your own guardsmen, nnd his fight
ing nblllty wns llttlo short of marvelous,
RAINBOW CLUB
FARMER SMITH'S fiOAT ROOK
Billy Bumpus Surprise
Our ft lend, Billy Uumpus, always liked
to get up ns soon ns tho sun shone
In his eyes In tho morning, nnd so ono
day, when It wns cloudy ho was almost
half nn lunr lato getting out Into tho
barnyard, nnd as ho went past Mrs.
Cricket's homo sho said to him: "You
are mighty Inzy for n goat, and If you
don't hurry up you will mls-j seeing tho
funny wagon which stands out In front of
tho door."
"Mercy mo !" exclaimed Billy Bumpus,
ns he put nil tho Jumps ho could Into his
hind legs nnd scampered off In tho direc
tion of tho road.
There standing right In front of the
door wns a hugo wngon. with a wheel on
each corner. You seo Billy wns very fond
of eating the spokes In tho wagon wheels.
Ho wont around nnd sniffed it tho wheels,
and, lo and behold ! ho discovered a new
kind of wheel which Interested him very
much.
"My! my!" ho exclaimed. "What a
funny wngon: nnd I do believe the tires
are not mndo of Iron."
Ho backed off two or three steps and
then looked at the wagon onco moro.
He calmly walked up to tho wheel and
began nibbling at the tiro.
"How soft nnd lovely," he said to him
self, as he kept on eating and eating.
He lost track of nil time, but suddenly
THERn WAS A LOUD BANG, and Billy
Bumpus found himself on tho other aldo
of the road under a tree, nnd his head
was very, very sore. After he had Iain
there a long time he heard a strange little
voice saying to him, "You should havo
known better than to eat the tire off of an
automobile."
"Thank you." said Billy, "when I want
your advice I will ask for It."
A Beautiful Walk
Dear Farmer Smith Seeing In the
Evenino LEDaen, of April 18 a letter to
"Dear Children," Inviting me or any one
to alt down and write you telling where
there are beautiful walks out In the coun
try. I am doing so. My home la In Port'
Kennedy, Pa,, and the entrance to the
boulevard which goes through Valley
Forge Park la a most beautiful walk. It
la only four miles from Norrlstown on the
Reading Railroad. I think Valley Forge
la a most wonderful park. The head
quarters of George Washington's army
are well worth visiting. Will some other
emoerspieaiie Bena letters to the cjub
ier pretty wa.lks7
emoer,
GRACE nLAdcnTTnw
y, Pa., April 22, 19H.
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TODAY'S OA5IE
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fkliut and Walttra, Brawn aoi
for ha fought fair against the entire four,
nnd vanquished them by his surpassing
skill and superhuman strength and en
durance. Though he wore the metal of
Zodanga, my Jeddak, such a man wan
never seen before In this or any other
country upon Barsoom.
'The mind of tho Princess of Helium,
wholn I havo examined am! questioned,
was a blank to mo; she has perfect con
trol, nnd I could not read one lota of It
jShe said that sho witnessed a portion of
tho encounter, nnd that when she looked
thero wns but one man engaged with the
guardsmen, rt man whom she did not rec
ognlro." "Where Is my erstwhile savior?" spoko
another of the party, and I recognized tho
voice of the cousin of Thnn Kosis, whom I
had rescued from the green warriors.
"Uy the metal of my first ancestor," he
went on, "rho description fits him to per
fection, especially as to his fighting abil
ity.
"Where Is this man?" cried Than Kosis.
"Have him brought to mo at once. What
know you of him, cousin? It seemed
strnngo to mo, now that I think upon It,
that there should have been such a fight
ing man In Zodangn and wo never havo
een heard his name. And his name, too,
John Cnrter who on or heard of such a
name upon Hnrsoom t"
Word was soon brought that I was no
whero to bo found, either In the pnlaco or
nt my former quarters In tho bnrracks of
tho nlr-scout squadron. Kantos Kan they
had found nnd questioned, but ho know
nothing of my whereabouts, and as to my
past ho had told them ho knew ns llttlo,
since ho hnd but recently met mo during
our eaptUlty nmong tho Warhoons
"Keep your eyes on this other one,"
commanded Than Kosis. "Ho also Is a
stranger, nnd likely ns not they both hall
from Helium nnd whero one Is we shall
sooner or later Hnd the other. Quadruple
tho air patrol and let every man who
lenves tho city by nlr or ground bo sub
jected to the closest scrutiny"
Another messenger now entered with
word that 1 was stilt within tho palnco
Walls
"Tho likeness of every person who has
entered or left tho palnco grounds today
has boon carefully examined,' concluded
the follow, "and nono there Is approaching
thee likeness of this now padwnr of tho
gunnis, other than that which was re
corded of him nt tho time be entered."
"Then wo will havo him shortly," com
mentcd Than Kosis, contentedly, "nnd In
the mennwhllo wo will repair to tho apart
ment of tho Princess of Helium nnd qucs
Hon her In regard to tho affair. She may
know moro than sho cared to divulge to
you, Notan. Come."
They left the hall, and ns darkness had
fallen without I slipped lightly from my
hiding placo nnd hastened to tho balcony.
Few wero In sight, nnd choosing a mo
ment when nono seemed near, I sprang
quickly to tho top of tho glnss wall, and
from thero to the avenue beyond the pal
aco grounds.
CHAI'TKIt XXIII
llr.-un Hearts
WITHOUT effort nt concealment, I
hastened to tho vicinity of our qunr
tors, where I felt sure I should find Kan
tos Kun. Aa I ne.ired the building I bo
enmo moro careful, as I Judged, and
rightly, that the place would bo guarded.
Leaping from roof to roof, I soon
reached nn open window In tho building
whero I hoped to Hnd tho Hcllumltc, and
In nnother moment I stood In tho room be
fore him.
Ho was alone and showed no surprise nt
my coming, saying ho hnd expected mo
much earlier, ns my tour of duty must
havo ended some time slnco.
I saw that ho knew nothing of tho
ovents of the day at tho palaco, and when
I had enlightened him ho was all excite
ment. Tho news that Dcjah Thorls had
promised her hand to Sab Than filled him
with dismay.
"It cannot bo!" ho exclaimed. "It Is
Impossible! Why, no man In nil Helium
but would prefer death to tho selling of
our loved princess to the ruling houso of
Zodnnga. Sho must have lost her mind to
havo nsscntcd to such an atrocious bar
gain. "You, who do not know how wo of He
lium lovo the mombers of our ruling
house, cannot appreciate tho horror with
which I contcmplato such an unholy alli
ance. "What can bo done, John Carter?" ho
continued. "You nro a resourceful man.
Cnn you not think of somo way to savo
Helium from this dlsgrace7"
"If I can coma within Bword's reach of
Sab Than." I answered, "I can solvo the
difficulty In so far ns Helium Is concerned,
but for personal reasons I would prefer
that another struck the blow that frees
Dejah Thorls."
Kantos Kan eyed mo narrowly before
ho spoke.
"You lovo her! Does she know It?"
"She knows It, Knntos Kan, nnd re
pulses me only because Bho Is promised to
Sab Than."
Tho splendid fellow sprang to his feet,
nnd, grasping me by the shoulder, raised
his sword on hltrli. exclaiming'
"And had tho choice been left to me, I
could not havo chosen, a moro fitting
mnto for tho first princess of Barsoom
Hero Is my hnnd upon your shoulder, John
Carter, and my word that Sab Than shall
go out at tho point of my sword for the
sake of my love for Helium, ror uejan
Thorls nnd for you. This very night I
Bhall try to reach his quarters In the pal
ace." "How?" I nsked. "You are strongly
guarded ; a quadruple force patrols the
sky."
He bent his head In thought a moment.
"I only need to pass these guards and
I can do that," ho said at last. "I know a
secret entrance to the palace through the
pinnacle of the highest tower I fell
upon It by chance while on patrol duty.
"In this work It Is required that we In
vestigate any unusual occurrence we may
witness, and a face peering from the pin
nacle of tho high tower of the palace was,
to me, most unusual. I therefore drew
near and discovered that the possessor of
the peering face was none other than Sab
Than. He was slightly put out at being
detected and commanded me to keep the
matter to myself, explaining that the pas
sage from the tower led directly to his
apartments and was known only to him.
"If I can reach the roof of the barracks
and get my machine I can be In Sab
Than's quarters in Ave minutes, but how
am I to eacape from this building, guarded
as you Bay it la?"
"How well are the machine aheda at the
barracks guarded?" I asked.
"There la usually but one man on duty
there at, night upon the roof,"
"Go to the roof of thla building, Kantos
Kan, and await me there."
Without stopping to explain my plans,
I retraced my way to the Btreet and hast
ened to the barracks. I did not dare to
enter the building, filled aa It was with
membera of the air-scout equadron, who,
In common with all Zodanga, wero on the
lookout for me.
(CONTINUED TOMORROW.)
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OPENING OF
SMALL HATS
FOR WOMEN
MADAME LUCEY
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MISS MARIE BOSTON
MARIE BOSTON IN RECITAL
American Songs Figure Largely at
Young Soprano's Debut
Mario IJotton, soprano, dnughter of the
well-known West Philadelphia Department
of Public) Safety official, hnd a very large
attendance, much enthustnsm nnd a gen
erous allotment of spring (lowers to
make successful her debut concert last
evening at Grimth Halt. Tho young
singer wan charmingly nrrnyed In n frock
of npplo green silk with nn overdress of
tulle. Sho mndo an Immediately favorable
Impression by her radiant freshness nnd
youthful grace, nnd this wns maintained
throughout tho evening by her modest,
unnffected demeanor.
It waB n pleasure to seo Miss Boston
sing; but It was a pleasure matched by
hearing hor nlng. Sho has a Hoprann of
clnrlty, slmplfclty and uniformity of scale
The quality Is singularly puro nnd sweet.
Tho production Is, on tho wholo, effortless
nnd tho Intonntion devoid of defect. If
somo of tho upper and head tones In n
couplo of numbers lacked a bit In volumo,
all of them wero frco from harshness and
forolng. Tho term "well-schooled" accu
rately characterizes Miss Boston's voice.
On tho Interpretative side Bho showed In
sight Into meanings nnd discriminating
tasto In expressing them. Sho wns ablo
to entor Into the variant moods of n dozen
composers, of whom Americans wero well
represented on hor program, though sho
nlso snng Schumann's "An den Mond"
nnd Schubert's "Dcr Neuglerlgo" In n sat
isfying exhibit of lledcr singing, nnd was
convincingly dramatic In nn nrla from
rucclnl's "La Bohcmo.'i
Gertrude Ross' "Dawn In tho Desort,"
Verrlll Hyatt's "If Lovo Bo Dead," nth
elbert Nevln's "Mighty Lak' a Rose,"
Harriet Wnro's "Mammy's Song" nnd
Charles W. Cadmnn's "From the Land of
tho Sky-Bluo Water" were nmong tho rep
resentative American composers. A de
licious "dnrky" dialect marked tho Nevln
nnd Wnro numbers
William A. Schmidt played the Boelb
mann Variations nnd other cello num
bers with flno nrt and Joseph W. Clark
wns an effective accompanist.
Jcnkintown Police Get Increase
The Jcnkintown Borough Council has
npproved resolutions by which the salary
of Chief of Pollco William B. Thomas Is
Increased to $100 per month. Patrolmen
get an Increase of $5 por month, and
Highway Engineer Lukens an Increase of
$20 per month.
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LIVING PRICE MAY UPWARD HIE,
JACK OP HEARTS WILL NEVER DIB
Bread and Butter Free and Plenty, Thirty Cents, or
Even twenty, Buys a Meal from Soup to Pie,
as.in Days Long Since Gone By.
Let tho epicure nnd him to whom
"money Is no object" pay If ho will an
extra dlmo for an order of bread and
butter with his matutinal rasher and
eggs. But let him do bo with full knowl
edge that It Is a voluntnryjcontrlbutlon
to the coffers of the restaurnnleur nnd
a votive offering to tho giver's desire to
iohow popular movements. . It la not
necessary oven In theso dnys of moon
Jumping beef nnd high living cost He
may have for tho asking all the bread
hla appetite craves,
Pointing a pudgy forefinger at his
freshly printed monu this morning, John
Hnrt, proprietor of Philadelphia's Justly
famous "Jack of Hearts," on Tenth street
below Sansom, called attention to his ul
timatum. It read! "No charge for ex
tra bread," Like all diplomatic papers
that flat Is readable between the lines.
It means that tho patrons of that es
tablishment not only havo to pay "no
extra charge for bread," but that a sec
ond "side" of that vital Btnff Is theirs
for the asking,
"I know other restaurants are raising
their prices nnd nro charging extrn for
bread nnd butter orders," said Mr. Hart,
"but I havo been hero 26 years and I
haven't changed my prices In that tlmo.
And I nm not going to do It now," ho
added emphatically.
"It'n hard work to mako both ends meet
nowndays," continued "Jack" reflectively,
"but wo aro doing It. I figure that we feed
1000 customers a day, at a cost of 8 pents
nplocer. With no additional help and by
working harder our Increasing trade Is
bringing this expense- down to about 1
conts a hend. But If prices of food go
any higher, nnd they keep on rising
every day, I may havo to raise prices.
I've threatened to, but hopo I'll bo nblo
to 'stand pat.'
"I havo flguod It out that I nm losing
2 cents a head on my business today, but
every Increaso In custom brings this
down. My butter bill alone Is $15 n day
higher. I am giving my customers nil the
bread nnd buttor they earn to cat without
any oxtra charge, and I don't caro what
the other restaurants do. I'll stick to my
schedulo ns long ns I can pull through.
"I think I havo tho right 'dopo' on tho
situation. I am doing moro business than
I ever did, and tho grcntor number re
ducen tho running cost."
Mr. Hart then paused to mako change
for a departing patron. Ho resumed:
"It's 30 years slnco tho original 'Jack
of Hearts' opened this ptnee. He and I
were no relation, although our names wero
tho same. But I worked hero 25 years
ago, nnd I took the stand over from him
when ho retired. I was In tho restaurant
business on North 9th street before I camo
hero. There's bcon many n change slnco
thnt time.
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style and workmanship duplicating P OU I
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shown at the A.tlantii CitvpFasnion
Show1, "at jjreatly tfducedKatfces, at
her new eaablishrnjnt,
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17th & Walnut Streets
Philadelphia, Pa.
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Jteduction
Many Garments
Reduced to Nearly Half
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"Take that place across the atreet
he eald, Indicating Jefferson Colleir.
"Thero used to be good trAde from there,
but now most of the students board and
do not cat here. But wo have more than
made up for their lost batronago frorn
tho bigger establishments on Chestnut
street nnd from the theatres. Drop In
horo any midnight nfler the show. What
(with chorus girls and the other theatre
trado this place Is a regular "Bohemia"
nt midnight.
"Nino years ago I opened another"
place at 1308 Sansom street. I had t6
closo It, and I would Belt It lo any per
son who wants to risk a restaurant busi
ness In thnt neighborhood. I couldn't
make It go. It was cheaper for me to
pay tho $18? rent every month and close
tho place than to face the loss of operat
Ing It, There's a different crowd up
there Not tho cosmopolitan patronage
thnt comes here."
This latter remark led Mrs. Hart's
thoughts Into new channels.
"I mentioned the chorus girls. They
are only ono part of our trade. There's a
man nt that first table. Ho is a $100 a
week official nt the Mutual Llto up here
at the corner of Chestnut street. Ho la
one of my regulars. They come from all
classes. The teamster from tho Sanscrm
street ends of the Chestnut street stores,
tho clerks, the business men, tho news
paper men, tho night workers, theatre
parties, they all come to tho "Jack of
Hearts." And they get plenty to eat
hero nnd they do not have to pay mora
than I am forced to charge them. As I
said before, tho prices haven't been raised
hero slnco I first worked fcrr "old Jock."
A glance nt tho menu card and at the
patrons about tho tables corroborated this
latter remark. Planked shnd with bread
and butter was to bo had for 30 cents.
Steak and potatoes coat G cents less.
Other dishes wero In proportion nnd nil
Included bread and butter. A "square
meal" In many variations could bo had
for 20 cents or a quarter. The Inevitable
howl of pepper hash, full to overflowing,
graced oven' table. Coffee steamed oro
matlcntly from tho capacious powter pots
In which It has been served at the "Jack,
of Hearts" during the three decades of
tho existence of that hnven of the hungry.
A bnsctess rumor thnt tho historic res
taurant was to close Its doors somewhat
Irritated the proprietor, nnd tho Easter
lilies and hyacinths that graced his desk
fluttered In echo to his Indignant denial.
"I havo no Intention of closing thla
place," he declared. "It has been open for
30 years and has been always tho same
If things nro no worse than hey are, I"
hopo to bo here at this desk 30 years
from now, nnd the old place Just the
same," ho concluded emphatically.
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