...EViayiyq tjeb-philadklphia, ebipay, may, 12, 1010.
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ONTE CRISPEN
A Remarkable Story) of trie Millionolre-Hero's Adventures in Kensington
Br ARNOLD GARRY COLM
W" fiirAPTER XIV Continued
i.twnMNa hi room key, Monte Jour-
nered '" BO'11"" ""' - -
ki... in one of tho ocenn-front turrets,
for '!' "V.in innr. for thero wns a
lH'!Ji ttrntlflcatlort In the realization
ntf,t S roof that sholtcred him
I0"1 ? the Countess Zeda. tipped tho
rlTtor w t th0 extreme apex of
tB' .. ii. ...u nt rnnniB he wrnnnod
LiS In his brocnilo. dressing gown, and
Piul on his private balcony for a final
lwL nd look it thq surf breaking In
llChter along the bench. Ho must
UWU18UB"1.,,. hBlf ftn i,oltr When his
i Ktlnn was lrawn to a violent rapping
: U Ii Mde door entering his suite from
.t!,, public hail. ed ,t
F S.S.j hack, stunned with surprise nt
light of his caller.
ToU I ,. , ii.ii1-1 ft. ttnnn nnrn
JPm deaf to such conventionalities
;She "ens of the. hour and tho place
Ml"." .. ah. oltfimntrrl no PXCUSO.
ll VhrugBcd her tflorlous shoulders
'llh nngers pressed close on her full,
iw-.." '"-.'rirpfullv Into tho room.
l1" .I:,"". -l- ri,. whlsoered
f. X1 l .ho occasion of my visit were
wftW " n ",t , .,, t ,vas inclined
i t,. funny I might ndd, whom do you
Mt you naughty boy? put I do not
PS .Jllous. and my coming Is partly
gVur interest."
' .. .... nnnincrv for her uncon-
' 'Xal Intrusion, the Countess Zeda
'Sthe embrace of the most comfy
ihir and nxea ner bu. u..n. w
upon Crispen. , . Monto BUC.
il t6d. slowly regaining his poise. A
I"?1' . .1,. 01,1 tmnter of tho boulevards
F ud him to add: "And tho c6ntractor
1 ?L1T.,M fhBa walls waB no rcBpector of
Si "SffiS0 reminds me," she said, "of my
H .rf1 And JealOUS COUSin -UOUia. X .uuncu
I fyu .-i- i tlia odtnlnlnr fiirrel-
iif,, most rude nnd threatened all
1'Sttner of harm against ft Mr. Crispen.
ir fo"" ., tj linnril von nuentlnn mv
'' rfTilrboy. and followed you to your room.
Cnauuwj, ,..1,1. ,l,.nn,9f,il .
Then ne camu iu - -
I'cmaUona. Ho Is desperate and armed. I
(have tome to warn my bel ami I was
IH&tfrild. Wo aro safo from louls ror tno
lm aioment" ...
JwR "You mean for mo to turn tho key In
tat aoori
... iaW ntA Viitfi- thnn nno. ' una
Is rtld. jUBt tho faintest Bhadow of a smllo
SU'liks rib wings. Ho cannot fly across from
RfrmY turret to your turret. He can only
rtre. ia thing ho can do very well, 6c!
'Hit"
"Wood friend.'" repeated Monto after
t i. -,-, it... .3aa. "Tit.lfa .M, hnvn nn Marl
1 me 'good friend.' Titles are only besto red
trnn earnca. rresnen my wits. ino
only eyes iiko yours i can recaw wero
"Whom you rescued five years ago on
the Sharla-cl-Harcm from a mad Beduln
Pielkh." she Interrupted with rlalng emo
tion. "Bel ami, I am she whoso face you
; Mver savr, iuu ie;i ma ul iiio tenn
.Htuse while you returned to parley with
VM isenuuis. x lore uu 1110 wiiuo suuze
Tttlwore nn,d taxied back to Cairo. The
.(tuding In the middle of the road to tho
Pyramids, the centre of a great rrowd of
Arabs. Surely, I thought, they will kill
mm.
"Not much," grinned Monte. "For once
In his life the old Sheikh Tallb was up
ngatnst It. I had hired hln' gang tin day
before to serenade the Sphinx, and they
stood loyally by me. However did you
get Into that mess?"
"My father and 1 were stopping at
Shephcard's Hotel In Cairo," she coniMtd
with frankness. "He wan putting througn
an Intrigue for sjme ltusslan financiers
and waptcd me out of Bight Ho forlmdo
my going about. Ho 1 secured the dioss
of an Kgyptlan woman of the upp;r
classes and went out for dally drives, It
was on one of these that my Arab driver
betrayed ma to the wicked Sheikh, and
but for you I might now be In Tallb's
linrem, somewhero In the Great S.xhaia
Desert Again 6el ami; ono good turn
jdescrves another, you Americans say."
'
A sudden realization of his present I
predicament swept over Monte. Tho
Countess glanced up nt him. tha dumb
appeal of n, new peril In the mldit of her
eyes. He hesitated a moment then put a
blunt question to the woman. "Do you
lovo this archscoundrcl, Count l.ouls?
Tell me I must know,"
Tho Countess shuddered. She trembled
violently, and nt last cried out In nngulsh!
"Clod In Heaven, No! I loathe him, even
moro than I loathe my father. I'lcano
don't turn away from mo. I never ap
proved of them, 1 wni helpless, Don't
you understand? Save me from them as
you saved mo from tho Beduln."
"Your father?" said Monto aghast.
"Ho Is Major Qustav Slgvny, left-hand
son of King Otto of Saxo-Wortha, uho
made him a Daron before his death, Now
you know tho secret of the Blnck Forest.
My grandmother, n woodcutter's daughter,
was the morganatic wife of tha putty
,tln It Mini llA, ttrl,llrt r.n n hllMtlttrr av
curslon, Poor Lumloy knew tho Becret I
and thoy havo killed him. They aro brutes,
heartless brutos. In Budapest my cousin,
for his dark complexion and sinister
character. Is known as Black Louis. lie
Is a fiend Incarnate, who has lived from
blackmail."
"Jumping Jehoshaphnt I" exclaimed
Monte. "You Hochmolstor's daughter? 1
can hardly believe my ears. Where Is he
now?, Como! I am going , to help you, but
wo must pull together."
"I rcallzo that," sho responded with
passionate luisto. "My father sailed fur
Hurope four days ago on tho Oscar II.
His nephew Louis and I wero to follow
him tomorrow. My refunal to accompany
my cousin to Japan linn convinced him
that I havo an Intrigue with you. Now
you know much."
CHAPTER XV
Blnck Louis Millies a Climax-
FOR tho next Ave minutes Monte stood
In the middle of tho room, planning
and scheming. He reasoned that If he
called for help from the hotel oftlco he
would not only compromise tho Countess,
but ho would create unnecessary notoriety
for himself. He shut his teeth down hard
and walked to one of the windows of the
turrot.
"Your suite of rooms tics In which
direction?" ho naked.
"Opposite side," she said, rising, and
pulling tho curtains aside. ' Look, mon
ami." sho pointed. "Louis Is coming."
Above the fifth floor of tho Grand Hotel
Miramar wero throe turrets on the ocean
sldo. Combined, tho tro of turrets formed
n mnsslve tower structure of seven addi
tional stories. Monto's s'ulte nnd the
CoUntess Zeda's rooms wero on the 12th
floor of the hotel, located In adjoining1 tur
rets. Now, extending along tho outer edge of
tho tower section of the hotel Was a nar
row tile ledge, about eight Inches wide,
which connected the balconies. That n
hunt. being should think tf using the
ledge for a footpath was' Inconceivable,
for tho polished coping was slippery when
dry, nnd had been created for ornamental
effsct Intrepid window cleaners wisely
kept off Its glaied surface.
"The m-Mi'ii c ar.y he never can mnke
It." thought Monte aloud. "It's 500 feet
from balcony to balcony, a terrible bal
ance to matntnln between on a footing as
perilous as Ice."
With his buck to the wall Black Louts
was edging slowly townrd Monle's win
dow, where four eyes watched him with
feverish emotions. In tho moonlight up
there ngalnst the embnttlcd background
Murger looked like a great black spider.
"He has plenty of grit," Monte com
mented admiringly.
"Quid:! Put out the tights. Louis
sees us," tho words leaped from tho Coun
tess' lips llko the crack of a whip.
Zeda had Been Murger's arm move, nnd
sho caught a glimpse of the steel barrel of
a revolver In his left hand.
Blnck Louis wns In the net of passing
tho gun ncross In front of him from tho
left to the right hand so as to get the
range without falling when Monte
switched on the lights nnd threw the
tipper sldo of the middle turret Into com
plete dnrkne.s
A low blid-llke sound of exhaustion
came from tho Countess, and Monte
caught her. for sho had swooned. A noUe
of breaking glass came up from the roof
of tho sun parlor, 11 floors below. Then
all was still, suvo for voices and somo
hunylng fooUtcpa near tho night watch
min's box on the Boaidwnlk. Monto al
most carried the Countess to his llttlo
bnlcony whero tho strong sea air soon
revived her.
"It was tho sight of his pistol that
frightened me," Bho npologlzed. "I am
ready for the worst. Tell him to go back.
I will go with him to Japan."
"Ho Is a long way from here now, I
fear," said Monte, hoarsely. "Black Louis
Is done for. Ho has fnllcn Into another
world."
"Thank heaven!" breathed tho Countess
fervently. "I nm saved; It's a mlraclo."
"Hnthcr tlinnt; the nichltect of tho
Grand Hotel Mlram.ir." said Monto dryly.
"Now you get back to your looms In n
JilTy and If you nio called by any one
come to the door with your mind a per
fect blank. Understand now n perfect
blank. No man could tnko that drop and
live. There will be a Coroner's Inquest
and you must say you knew Black Louis
slightly, a chance nciuialntanca Let them
guess where ho fell from. Had he a room
In tho hotel?"
"Yes."
"Where?"
"On tho 11th floor Just below mine."
"Well. I'm damried," exclaimed Monte.
"Our luck Is In for his own window Is
wide open. Now skip! Good night. Id
ami. See you In the morning."
"Good night, mon chcr." she whispered,
and she fled ncross the two halla nnd
entered her room without moetlng nny
one. i,
Murger's death brought Agent K. nnd
Agent W. to Atlantic City In a hurry.
Blnck Louis must havo walked from the
11th to the 12th floor, for the elevator
boy testified at the Inquest that the Inky
bearded foreigner came In directly after
Mr. Crispen and got off nt his own floor.
Tho night clerk testified that Murger, be-
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FARMER SMITH'S
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RAINBOW CLUB
A $2 DOG THAT COST $250
Dcaq Children Really and truly you ought 'to hnve somebody to love.
I As your arm grows strong by exercise so your heart grows strong by loving.
The more you lovo tho stronger this "something inside of you" becomes,
io tat after a while you will learn to love everybody and everything.
I fell in love once. The object of my affection was an ordinary, evcry-
' day puppy dog. Two-thirds of him were feet, a leg being on the north, cast,
Ltouth and west corners of him. and his tail -was northeast, northwest, south
-east, southwest, according to which may the bono was he wns eating.
Well, I paid tho woman $2 for tho dog, and when I took him home I faced
I whole" room of relatives and friends, who took a violent dislike to tho dog.
Ah, me! It's nice to be loved, even by a dog, and the moro my relatives
l and friends remonstrated, the more the dog licked my hand.
The dog, whom I called "Buster," was part bulldog and the rest just dog.
His jaws wero made for a purpose, which is clearly shown when I itemize
Kane bill tor the damntre done:
10c I
Wicker chair ?10.00
Sealskin jacket (left on the clothes line) 150.00
l UttlV, ......,......... wutuv
kc varnishing floors ana aoors zo.uu
FARMER SMITH'S GOAT BOOK
eoKn nn
H, . v,..,,.
i do not want to discourage you from having a pet, but ir you ao nave
,ne, examine his jaws carefully before buying him.
k The world wouldn't bo the world without something or somebody to love,
j.4 If you have a pet dog, take him to tho Second Annual Show of the "Just
jyaid Dog Association," to be held at Horticultural Hall, between 1 and 10
, o clock, tomorrow, May 18th.
I am informed that every dog get3 a prize, and whilo it may not please
toon, it may please the dog.
It's nice to bo loyed even by a dog. PARMER SMITH,
unuaren's aauor, riVtwinu jjeuukk
Our Postofllce Box
,H(ImH f?isVi1a( Stl.AW. -.!,. lB
wmwu of the Rainbow Jn Its very earliest
t wys when tha news of It first appeared
in the uvbnimo
Ledoeh. Sines then,
although she has
been a very busy lit
tle girl doing the
thousand' and one
useful things that
every little girl can
do, Helena never has
forgotten for one In
stant to read her
club news and to re
port; at faithful inter
vals to "our postof
flee." Helena has
mlesed but two half
Bet-m , . oays at ecnooi ims
i-fiT0? perfect attendance record at
?Wy school Leonard Bltterman la an-
' Vr ' Pkwer member who, though occu-
: E'l With thm offnlra f sn n.r-,ln
fT?u? W such as himself, never neglects
' rs f ward an occasional line to let us
iSriibo h ls Btm vrork,nlf tor th"
Branch Club Newa
Th nlnhn. T, j .i. n-li .
'i,V? !2? hai a wonderful plcnlo one
vSTL Tnlf rode in a great big omnt-
"; jMB.no wnere tno grass was green-
- y " ill? w 0la4 w B,ww
st. Slid th... ..,.,. A w. m
l)fie , F4u nu rooms lur tin w
t7' thr had a feast fit for a king,
f rr5 raced and tilavn snii wt vrv
bSli,L5nea, t( b ve, and very happy
:fiJJLuUrtha "U Italnbow" had
i SSy tnsm ifltQ such a frledly circlet
C.,; ""jwiis, neaa or tna -ises,"
ina following report; "Our roeet-
fe. held everv ITrldav and everv
3T Wft havft rfMH n Iiiva a fund
y". Poor chiidi-fuj then, tf you know of
" enWre who ra In ned ot thloss,
you may call on us. We would like to
know the addresses of some hospitals to
which we may send postals."
We appreciate very much your kind
offer, Kalnbow Roses. We will keep it
tucked away carefully In our mental
treasure box. Here are addresses of some
Philadelphia hospitals; Philadelphia Gen
eral, 3h and Fine streets; Children's
Homeopathic,' Franklin and Thompson
streets; St. Joseph's, 17th street and
Glrard avenue, and Jewlsl). Yqrk road and
Olney avenue. Address all cards lnrcara
ot the Children's Ward. You might ad
dress them to "Any Little Child Who Likes
Pictures." We know you will be the
means of making some little hearts very
happy t
Estelle Potashnlck, head of the Rain
bow Carnations, tells about a beautiful
walk taken by her members nqt long ago.
She says: "Our girls had a jovely walk.
Wo wont toward Tuckahoe. We passed
little brooks and watched the water shin-,
jng in the sun.
Things to Know and Do
t. Name one city or town In which you
do not live, and tl why you would like
to live there,
2, What eprlng flowpr Is the name of a
little gim lor Wlio ioikim
FARMER SMITH,
KVKNINQ LEDQBR!
I wish to become a member of your
-Rainbow Club. Please send mo a beau
tiful Rainbow Button free. I agree
to DO A WTTLH KINDNESS BACK
AND EVl'RY DAY -SPREAD A
LITTLE SUNSHINE ALI4 ALONG
THE WAY.
Name. ... .tt,.
Address. ,.,.,-.
Age..
school I attend
Billy Bumpua' Revenge
"Is It possible that my dear, sweet, lov
Ins wife plnyed a Joko on me?" Billy
Bumpus wns asking himself ns ho sat
under the willow tree on his way home.
"I must he getting trrent. for I have bo
much' trouble. I tell you It takes a lot of
courage to go to wnr. Everybody Is pick
ing on mo now that I am needed at the
front. I can smell the smoke !"
Sniff! Sniff!
IJIIly arose suddenly and started for his
home. When ho reached the. back porch
ho found the door open and ho wnllted In.
No one was n sight, so he looked around
for something to eat. Not evon a tin can
was In sight, but right on the kitchen
sink ho saw a square white piece of some
thing which, upon closor Investigation,
proved to be a pleco of soap.
"Ah!" sighed Billy.
In a few minutes the soap had disap
peared Into Billy's cavernous stomach,
and then a thought struck him his wife
had nothing to wash with and ha was now
even with her. Ho sat down to await the
result.
Billy could not help chuckling to him
self when he thought of what would
happen when his wife came home and
found the soap gone. By and by Missus
Goat appeared at the back door, and as
she entered sho greeted Billy.
The quick eye of Missus Goat soon dis
covered that something was wrong the
soap was gone and she suspected Billy
of eating It. She said quickly: "My dear,
I forgot to tell you that I put some
poison in a cake of soap hoping to catch
some rats. Have you seon It? Why
why what's the matter, dear? You look
pale."
"Oh, mother! mother I I ate that soap."
Billy slid off his chair onto the floor.
"Be brave and die like a man," sug
gested Missus Goat. Then she disap
peared Into tho kitchen. In a few min
utes she Bhouted, ''Never mind I have
found the soap with the poison In It It
was all a mistake."
"Life is SO sweet," said Billy. "I did
not want to die of soap when I am needed
sj much at the front,"
The Question Box
Dear Farmer Smith What does the pot
of gold at the end of the rainbow mean?
ALICE MATLACK.
West Hortter street.
The pot of gold at the end of the rain
bow stands for faith, hope and happiness.
It stands for the things we must keep on
trying and trying to possess, even when
things happen that make us think there
is no faith and hope and happiness.
Faith, you know, Is believing in people
and things, hope is looking forward for
the best, and happiness well, that doesn't
need explanation,
All our Uvea we must seek to find this
"pot of gold." and If we do not think we
are succeeding why, right at that time
out minds and hearts are so much the
better for having tried.
Dodge Ball Scores
8. M. STANTON SCHOOL.
TUBSDAY'8 (JAMES.
Roam $ IS points
Room IE ,....,..., 2 points
Room 1 Spent.
Room XT T points
WEDNB3DATS OAMES, ,
Room B T points
Room t 4 points
Room 18 Wins by forfeiture
Room ?., by forfomiro
Stamps for Rainbow Collectors
DARBY HAS MIDWAY
, AT BIG CARNIVAL
Annual Benefit to Lift $5500
Mortgage on House of Fire
Company No. 1
The hlfrstcst rarnlvnl that Darby has
seen In a long tlm" Is lurlnpr thi residents
of that town nlnhtly to tho Bven-acre
stretch of ttnts nnd lights at 6th and
Main ntr'pli.
It l-t th niinti.il benefit of the Darby
Fire Convnny, No. I, which Is raising a
tSSOU in"rtfnpe on Its new $16,000 fire
house. About $1000 Is expected by 8st
urdny night, when tho rarnlvnl closes.
Next to the Kirl.V popularity contest,
tho biggest thing Is the Midway, where
there are ilng and pony nhm-. monkey
shows, horsi shows, music, tlphls. nlltter
nnd fun There Is a motordrome, where
motat cyclists do the "din of death" In a
40-foot .snuccr and there's a woman who
Jumps down about 160 feet Into n tub Of
w tcr.
In thn iinnnlnrlfv rnnlpst. Miss TMna
I Frame Is leading with 9010 votes. Others
In the contest nro the Mioses Mndellne
Kraut, L'llznbeth Bird. Mildred Singleton,
Esther Il-msnll, Elmlrn Chester, Myrtle
Wiggins Rnd Emma Mechta. The winner
will be crowned queen of tho cnrnlvnl
Saturday night nnd will receive a dln
mond ring. Second prl.se Is a diamond
lavntlero and third a god bracelet. Tho
entrleB In the baby show are George
Thornton, Catherine Mclntyrc, Joseph
Helnery, George W. Ayers, Jr., nnd Itose
Schnnlb.
SWARTHMORfi CO-EDS
TO SHUN SHORT SKIRTS
1000 mixed for 80 cta.t 1000 all dUTutat for
M.co, iww price llit of 000 different "Dim
gts" fr
mihA. stamp CO,
New Aiiiif. l fiauUi 17 Ui St.
DARBY POPULARITY
CONTEST
These arc somo of tho young
women whose friends wish to see
crowned ns oueen of the carni
val beinp; held for tho benefit of
Darby Firo Company No. .
fore goln:r to his room, asked about an
other guest and what part of tho hotel he
wns qunrtered In.
"Was tho guest Mr. Crispen?" Inquired
Agent K. pointedly. "Don't hesitate. Mr.
Crispen won't mind."
"It was Mr. Crispen ho asked after,"
said the clerk, "and I told him ho had the
12th floor mlddla turret."
Countess Zed.i, known nt tho Grand
Hotel Mlrnmar by the name of Goodrich,
was not oven called ns a witness. A local
detective saw her and she knew so little
about tho dead man that ho npologlzed
profuiiely nnd left lier In peace. Her maid,
Pauline, fortunately had been out thn
night before. The Coroner's Jury brought
In n verdict: "Heath by nerldrnliil fall
ing from III", window In n lionrdwnlk
lintel."
"Lucky escape for you," said Agent W.
"Murp-er was on your track What knocks
me Is his buying two tickets for Japan.
Thero surely Is a woman at tho bottom
of It all."
"I doubt It," snld Monte determined to
save Zcdn. "Ills engaging1 passage for
two was probably a blind."
"Young fellow you nro throwing a
bluff," snapped the secret service agent.
"I nm going to let you get away with It
for I know you nro true blue. Don't let
'om whcedlo you, lad. Keep a weather eye
open."
"Thero Is not much to toll." Countess
Zeda began a half hour after Monte as
sured her that the Government men were
on tholr way back to Now York. They
were Boated In a secludod corner of the
hotel rotunda.
"You ask If my father represented the
German Government. I say which Ger
man Government? This portion of a
pamphlot was drafted by Poor Lumley
for a delicate propaganda handled by my
unworthy father some years ago. Read
It!"
Zeda handed Monto a printed circular,
evidently the first page of a leaflet, writ
ten In German,, a free translation of which
follows:
CONTINUED TOMORROW.
BFQwMing.Ktiig
& Company
UPty tfi yUrn-V
Boys of the
Rainbow Club
and the .
Beta Kappa Beta
fraternity
The bronze fra
ternity pin it free.
Ask for the Boys'
Dept,
Norfolk Suits
$5.00, $6.50 $7.50
to $15.00.
Most of them
have two
knickerbockers.
Wash Suits,
3 to 8 years,
$1.50, $2.00, $2.50
to $4.50.
Do you get the
tnagazine?
Young Women Unite Against
Extravagant, Undignified and
Too Expensive Styles
Swarthmoro co-eds have agreed to taboo
excessive nnd extravagant tendencies In
present-day feminine fashions ahd con
form as closely as possible to Friends'
Ideals of dignity In dress.
tteccntly tho dean of women, members
of the board of directors and certain mem
bers of the faculty asked the student gov
ernment nssoclatlon to tnke up tho mat
ter of dress with a vlcwr of Influencing the
co-eds to refrain from wearing extremely
short skirts nnd other extravagant styles.
In explaining tho movement for more
conservative dress. Dean II. J. Mcetcer, of
the women's department, said!
"Swarthmoro Collego stands first nnd
last for democracy, good taste, simplicity
and npproprlntencos. It discourages
everything that Is extreme In dress.
"If tlia skirts nro excessively short, It
naturnly expects thnt Its students main
tain a normal length. If wnlstu are un
duly thin nnd low nt tho neck, It has rea
son to believe that these styles will not bo
followed In Its clapsrooma nnd study halls,
"Wo warn the collcgo to be a plnco to
which families of limited menns can send
th Ir sons nnd daughters, knowing that
they will b- on the same plane and foot-ll-g
ns the other students. If tho rich
Father Burned &avlg ChlH
Three-year-old ToKjr Glvonta was In bed
asleep last night nt 617 Ernest street,
Wind blew a curtain against a lighted fens
Jet and tho flames set tho bed ant.
Domlnlck, the boy's father caught Up
Tony In his nrms and beat out the flames.
The boy escaped unhurt, but Domtnlcfc
was so badly burned that ho had to feo ti
8t Agnes Hospital.
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Chestnut St,
ALL'S WELL, COUNTRY'S SAFE; FAT
LADY'S DAY COMES WITH NEW STYLES
"Times Have Changed Since Mother Was a Girl," and
Now "Stouts" Designs in Dresses and Suits Are '
as Attractive as "Slims"
DAMU FASHION has always been
looked upon ns arbitrary In her
edicts i 'one must alwnys accedo to her
demands or remain forever dowdy. When
the voguo of the debutante slouch and tho
emaciated, almost nngular female came
In, fat Indies sighed, then wept, and, as
a last resource, took to ent-nnd-gct-thln
remedies or dieted vigorously.
In the words of thu poet, "times have
elinng'd since mother wns a girl"; fnt
Indies, who used to bo resinned to loiklnt;
like a bag tied In tho middle, aro rejoicing
In a neu -found freedom. Their day has
come at last. After years of experiment
ing nnd observing tho human foim
divine the designers have ovolvcd a dis
tinct nnd fnshlonublo series of utlcs for
"stouts."
A glnnce through tho suit department In
a large store shows stunning models for
tho fnt woman. Not sho of a 40 or a 42
size coat tho real stotiU run all the way
up to 18. Suits In this size don't look
like piano covers, ns ono would be led to
Imagine. The lines nr- long and sloping,
but not necessarily tailored.
Time was when tho fat woman who
wanted a suit had to make herself con
tented with something strictly tailored.
No matter how much her feminine soul
longed for frills, nnd plaits, nnd ruillcs,
sho must be onwrapped In a closely fitting
tnilleur, like a mummy in a case. And,
nine times out of ten, the tallleur made
her generous curves look moro so. What
nature had done In tho way of too, too
solid flesh was accentuated by a thick
skin of tailored broadcloth or serge.
Now, thanks to tho noble work of ex
pert designers nnd fitters, tho stout wom
an may wenr all the 'frills, fancy buttons
nnd plaits that she wants. Even plaits
are not denied her, providing her lines are
taken into consideration.
An elaborate suit for nfternoon occa
sions Is shown as a proof of what the cos
tumers can do with "stouts." Tho model
Is fashioned of African brown taffeta, with
a citron-colored collar of faille silk. Thero
aro as many shlrrlngs, ruffles nnd buttons
as a slim woman would wear, although
the suit Itself Is a 48. The skirt is fancy,
too, but It Is the fanclncss of- design, the
result of perfect harmony of lino, trim
ming and doslgn. Any heavy woman
could wear It nnd rest assured that Bhe
looks as trig as her slender sister.
The stout woman often had occasion to
envy her slender sisters their svelte, cling-
' IVSann & Bilks
1102 CHESTNUT ST.
Tyrol Wool
(In a Knitted Fabric)
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Ladies and Misses
Outdoor Suits
$18.50
$22.50
Suits for All
Occasions
Tyrol Is Chic and Charmlntc
fiot to Be Had Elsewhere
New Spring and Summer Models
Forty Colors and Shades
Mann & Diucs
1102 CHESTNUT 8T
Ing tnlllcurs. They turned green In secret
nt tho thought of thnt chic, well-groomed
nppearnnc3 thnt la the complement of a
smnrt coat nult nnd becoming hat. Now
there nre milts ns tailored, as scnil-tallored
nnd ns fancy ns nny heavy woman would
cato to buy.
One stunning suit Is made ot navy silk
nnd serge. Such a combination of ma
terials requites an artist to manage It,
or bulltlnesa Is tho result. This Is en
tirely obviated by using a soft, full skirt
of tnffeta with a deep hem of serge. Tho
latter doesn't give the barrel-hoop effect,
It pushes the fullness Into tho proper
folds nnd fusions It there. Tho samo
plan Is followed on the coat; a flat col
lar of sergo tops off a Jacket of Bilk. Silk
forms tho panels at tho back and front,
while cloth nccentuates tho curves from
under arm to waist.
Tho strictly tailored suit for stout
women has a slightly narrower skirt than
tlio fancy models, but this Is In propor
tion to the rlzo and no restriction on
style. In other words, the '"stouts" are
permitted all the kinks and fancies that
tho slim woman takes ns a matter of
course. Sho can have even checked sports
coats, when they nre carefully nnd art
fully made. Long lines, especially those
reaching from hip to thigh and from shoul
der to waistline, supple materials, and
master tailoring arc tho secrets of tho
nrt.
rer? TFcftnr
Eila iuu
Ell
rPHE only corset ever
made that is so closely
and perfectly adjustable
that it
INDIVIDUALIZES
every figure. Think of the
Wonderlift as something
different and better, and
study it thoroughly.
Lower Gwyncdd Teachers Named
OWYNKDD, Pa., May 12. The Lower
Owynedd Township Board of Education
has named these teachers for tho town
ship schools: Cedar IUU, Miss Maudo
I nrnoy, of Ulchboro ; Dnger School, Miss
Amber Showers, of Fort Washington ;
Penllyn grammar, Mrs. Anno I English,
of North Wnles; Penllyn primary, Miss
Florence Hughes, North Wales; Maplo
Grove grammar, Miss Margaret Katz,
Cwynedd.; Maplo Grove primary, Miss
Sarah Sandom, of Ambler.
LFmni m
OjusrrfV
Qjusrirt'l "WONDERLIFT'
Six models for every fijj
ure from exceedingly lean
to extremely stout
$5, $7.50, $10
All Good Store3
Nm. frti!c-F.iUa IctUtolt, Ktv Trk
FAEM.GABDEN and the HOME,
f'lmSSS-fe
h oeects
Grow
Five
of the
Finest
Fordhook Vegetables
TJnv O C we will mill one packet each
JTOr6JC0f t,0 following Famou.
Fordhook Vegetables: Bubpee's Golden
Dantau Sweet Corn, the car lictand beat
Ant early; - Burpee's Black-Hed Ball
Beet, deeply colored fleoh and fine sweet
flavor: Burpes'h Earliest Wayaiizad
Lettuce, the earliest buttcrhead variety;
Chalk's Early Jewel Tomato, earliest
flnt class tomato in tho family garden;
Bum-EE-IM rnovEP Bush Lima IJean. poda
are enormous and well filled with delicious
beam. ZSc buys all the above. Firo col
lection! for $1.(10, mailed to different ad
dreaiei If ordered.
As A Compliment to Tnn Ladies we In
clude with each collection a resularlO-cent
packet of our ronlhook Favorite Aetcra.
Burpee'3 Annual for 1916
Tit Fartlela Anninrurr EJitUa ci lie Liis'laf
Ameilcaa Stti Otiltf ,li biiiltar aoa Utter llta
.rtroifan. It U oilJ Irta. VMla far it to Jar
aod llaJlr motion tMs iiUlcatloi.
W. ATLEE BURPEE & CO.
Burp.o Buildlns Philadelphia
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Fresh shipment of
Garden Hose
just, received
The time to buy is now.
Finest quality 18c hose,
15c ft.; 14c hose, 10c ft.
One Spray Nozzle free
with every purchase.
No more than 200 feet
to a purchaser,
We handle everything in
Rubber Goods.
Central Supply
Lompany
Store 11 S. 18th St,
or phone, Spruce
2393; Race 850,
We deliver.
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OARDENKHS AND FARMERS
Cow Manure, Horse Manure,
Pulverized Sheep Manure,
Ground Limestone
CHARLES A. GREEN
1XU Glrard A VblUdelphla. fa.
JUST ABlUVKtt ONE CARLOAD
SHADE AND FRUIT TREES
Evergreen
HARRISON'S NURSERIES
til CilEaXNUl' 6X VMUU
Lawn Gsass'
Seed
An enrly eowlnff of nreer's Cele
brutrtl I.iiivn Crnim KpciIk will Insure
a beautiful turf throughout the whole
summer. Wo linvo Urass Seeds for
every purpose, sun or shado.
Nasturtiums
both dwarf and climbing, which thrive
In almost any soil and place, except
shady position'!. Klneot mixed colors.
Dwarf Nastuitiums, excellent for beds
and borders, nlso thj Tall varieties
mixed, for climbing, n Is now safo
to sow Asters, Zinnias, Snapdragon,
etc.. out In tho uarden. YVe havo over
a thousand varletlen of Flower Seeds
which include everythlne worth while.
Our Garden Book
contains easy cultural directions writ
ten by experts nbout practically every
dependable flower or vegetable crown.
Free at the Store, or By Mail Upon
Request
Seeds, Planti, Tool.
714-16 Cheslnnl
Complete $3
Hose reel, 25 ft.
extra quality 3-ply
hose, fitted with
Gem spray nozzle
and couplings. A
real bargain.
OTHER HOSE ALONE, from
8c to 18c per foot
HOSE REELS ALONE, 75c up
IVrlto for Cutaloe of Garden. Kcqulaltea
51oa 816 Chestnut
JliannOn Philadelphia
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Is Not Caustic Cannot Burn
IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE
That beat and smutl .cosomlrat fgrm of
Urn for agricultural use, wn and
Bra L
mu imermaupq xo in rjioai vcenem
ll way to purchaa
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476 Bullitt Bldg. Philadelphia
(JET IH BUSINESS FOR YOURSELF
A huatlur, feuidy itu toou, can cu sirs
tU n4wcvl;,ut Uy hudUntf s. product ;javl
tdvarilsaJ. Hot a luxury, but a sc.liy to
a.11 property ov,-tii-B, wbttr lrmr ot town
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