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.Billy IJyrn. "the mucker." Is ft product
of Chleniro's Wtt Hlrlo nlly. Ihlof and
thu from r-hlldhnod. He "frclRhts It" to
Ban Trancloco to fnoapo Arr'st. Die tin
fomlne from Policeman I-nnfcy, who life
Hilly saved during an Attach by members
of a rival Banc. In rrlcr nilly lslt ft
saloon froquentfct by arafarlnii men. A
atrangfr'a Invitation to rtrlnK is Accepted.
Tho liquor Is drugged and Hilly, while In
penslblo from Its effect, Is shanghaied.
He recovers to find himself In n bunk
aboard the Half Moon, ft brlcanllne.
manned by n rtifflanly crew, similarly se
cured. Ills abductor. Ward, th mate of
the vessel, attempts to Intlmldato tho
mucker. Hilly retaliates by bcatlnn the
bully, who Is a wed when Captain Slmms
lays nilly low with a club. ...
nilly, after 10 days chained and pad
locked below deck. Is unsubdued but. lakes
tin hlo duties aa n sailor. Tho now, life and
Its regular habits transform the Idle
habitue of tho Chicago underworld, lie
3l"coers thero Is a pleasure and prlda In
work.
Wily 'develops ft dislike for one person
aboard the Half Moon, Its single passenger
one Devlne. This dislike arises chiefly
from Iho tatter's flno clothlne and superior
air.
F
INAIjIA his dlsllUo became tin obBCSslon
Ho lmuntetl, when discipline permitted,
that part of tho voasel whoro ho would bo
most likely to encounter the object of his
wrath, hoping, always hoplmr. that tho
dudo would rIvo him Bomo sllfiht pretext
for "pushlnc In his mush." ns Ullly would
picturesquely have worded It.
Ho was loitering about the deck for
this purposo ono evcnlnff when he over
heard part of a low-voiced conversation
between tho passenger and Skipper Sltnmn
Just enough to set him wondering what
was doing, and to show him that whatever
It mlcht bo. It was crooked ami that the
Immaculato Dlvlno and Skipper Slmms were
both "In on" It.
Billy Byrno did learn from what ho
o-orheard, howover, that tno cruise of tho
Halfmoon was being directed by Divine,
the passenger! that It had been financed
by ono Clinker, In San Francisco, to whom
Dlvlno was deeply Indebted, and that It
Involved somo ono called Harding and somo
ono elso by tho namo of Barbara. Also
there was to bo a great deal of money for
nil concerned In tho event of success.
Ho questioned "Bony" Sawyer and "Itcd"
Banders, but neither had nearly no much
information ns Billy himself. So tho Hatt
moon camo to Honolulu nnd lay at nncjior
nomo hundred yards from n stanch, trim,
whlto yacht, and none, other than tho Half
moon's ofllcorn nnd her slnglo passenger,
know tho renl mission of tho harmless
looklnc lltllo brlgantlno.
CIIAFTEK III
PLOTS AND OOUNTEltPLOTS
NO SHORE lcavo was granted tho crow
of tho Halfmoon while tho vessel lay
oft Honolulu, and deep and ominous were
tho grumblings of tho men. Only First
OfTloer "Ward and Thcrloro, tho second mate,
went nshorw.
Skipper Slmms kept tho men busy paint
ing and holystoning ns a vent for their pont
motions.
Billy Byrno notlcod that tho passongor
had abandonod his daylight strolls on deck.
In fact, ho novcr onco left his cabin whilo
tho Halfmoon lay at anchor until dark
ness had fallen; thon ho would como up,
often standing for an hour at a.tlmo with
oyos fastened steadily upon tho bravo little
yacht, from tho canopied upper deck of
which guy laughtor and soft music camo
floating across tho still water.
Whon Mr. Ward and tho second mnte
camo to shoro a strnngo thing hnppened
Thoy- entered a thlrd-rato hotel near tho
wator-front, engaged a room for n week,
paid In ndvanco, wcro In their room for
half an hour, and emerged clothed In civil
ian raiment.
Then they hastened to another hostelry
a first-class ono this time and tho second
mato walked ahead In frock coat and silk
hat, while Mr. Ward trailed behind In a
neat blue sergo sack suit, carrying both
bags.
At tho seoond hotel tho second mate reg
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Our Postoflke Box
Marlon Koch lives quHe a distance away
from us, In Strasbure, Pa., to be exact, but
distance has, Indeed, led enchantment to her
view. Marlon has
become so fasci
nated by the big
"Hainbow" that
3hu follows Its
course Just as
eagerly as do all
our little naarby
members. Mar
lon has not ven
tured to write
part of the Club
News as yet her
self, but some
day she Is going
to "screw up her
courage" and con
tribute a "Good
N'lght Talk'.' that
will make your
editor want to be
MAUION KOCH tl pupil instead
of the teacher, Wa think many, many
Rainbows could write "Good Night Talks"
that perhaps after all would teach us that
wa are Just beginning to learn. Who
wants to try?
Max Segal knows that It is not unmanly
to help mother as much as ever ha can.
That's the reason he took cara of the baby
co carefully last Saturday morning, and
that's the reason mother was free to go
About bar housework and not worry for fear
Vacation Notes
Helen Paxson, of this city, Is visiting
for two weeks in Wildwood. N. J. Sha
la having a "time like a picnic" She says
bo herself. -
Sylvia Gottesfeld spent a very happy
week-end In the country She, played and
slept and ata and was juift about as
jolly as ever a UUI slrl could be. It
wasn't so tad to come home either, for
.do you know what awaited her: there?
The Rainbow button that aha bad wittten
for JuU before ihe leftt '
A ' -&feaBBil
istered ns "Henri Thcrlero, Comto do Cad
cnet, and servant, France."
His first net thereafter was to hand n
noto to the clerk, asking that It be dis
patched Immediately. The note was ad
dressed to Anthony Harding, Esq , on board
yacht Lotus.
Count da Cadcnet nnd his servant re
paired to the count's rooms, there to await
an answer to tho note. Henri Therlero,
the second offlcor of tho Halfmoon, In
frock coat nnd silk hat, looked every Inch
n nobleman nnd n gentleman.
What his pnst had been none but he
know, but his polished manners, his knowl
edge of navigation and seamanship, and
his leaning toward the ways of tho mar
tinet In his dealings with tho men beneath
him, led Skipper Slmms to assumo that ho
had onco held a commission In tho French
N'avy, from which ho had, doubtless, been
kicked In dlsgrnco.
Tho man was cold, cruel, of a moody dis
position nnd quick to nngcr. Ho had been
signed ns second ofllcer for this crulw
through tho Intervention of Dlvlno nnd
Clinker.
Ho had sailed with Slmms before, but
tho skipper found him too hard a customer
to deal with, nnd had been on tho point of
seeking another second when Dlvlno nnd
Clinker discovered him on board tho Half
moon. After ten mlnutrs' conversation
with him they found that he Iltted so per
fectly Into their scheme of action that thoy
would not hear of Slmms rolenslng him.
Ward hnd llttlo uso for the Frenchman,
whoso haughty mnnncr nnd condescending
airs grated on tho sonslbllltlcs of tho un
couth nnd boorish first officer.
Tho duty which necessitated him acting
In tho capacity of Thcrlero's servant was
nbout as distasteful to him as nnythlng
rnuld bo, and only served to add to his
hatred for tho Inferior, who. nt tho bottom
of his heart, ho know to bo In every way,
except upon tho roster of the Halfmoon, his
superior.
But money can work wonders, and Di
vine's promlso thnt tho ofllcers and crew
of tho Halfmoon would have a cool million
United Slntes dollars to dlvldo nmong thorn
In caso of tho hucccss of tho venture- had
quite effectually overcome any dlsllko which
Mr. Ward had felt for this particular phaso
of his duty.
Tho two ofllcorH sat In sllcnco In tholr
room nt tho hotel waiting nn answer to the
noto they hnd dispatched to Anthony Hard
ing, Ksq. Tho parts they wcro to act hnd
boon carefully rehearsed on board tho Half
moon many times. Hnch wns occupied with
his own thoughts. As they hnd nothing In
common outsldo tho present rnscallty that
had brought them together, and ns that
subject wns ono not well to discuss moro
than necessary, there scorned no call for
conversation.
On board tho yacht In tho harbor prepa
rations woro being mado to land n smalt
party that contemplated a motor trip up tho
Nuuanu vnlley whun a small boat drew
alongside and a messenger from tho hotol
handed a sealed noto to ono of tho sailors.
From the deck of tho Hnlfmorm Skipper
Slmms witnessed tho transaction, smiling
lnwnrdly. Billy Byrno also saw It, but It
meant nothing to him. Ho hnd been lolling
upon tho dock of tho brlgnntlne, glaring at
tho yncht Lotus, hating her and the gay,
woll-drcssed mon nnd women ho could sou
laughing and chatting upon her dock.
They represented to him tho concentrated
ossonco of nil that was puslllnnlmous, dis
gusting, loathsomo In that other world thnt
wns as far separated from him ns though
ho had been a grubworm In tho manure pllo
back of Bradley's livery stable
Ho saw tho noto handed by tho sailor to
n gray-halrcd, smooth-faced man a large,
sleek, well-groomed man. Billy could lm
nglno tho whlto hands and pollHhcd nails of
him. Tho thought was nauseating.
Tho man who took and opened tho noto
wns Anthony Hnrdlng, Esq. Ho rend It,
and then pnsscd It to n young woman who
stood nearby talking with Beveral other
young peoplo.
"Here, Barbara," ho said, "Is something
rtifi
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her wee little one was toddling about Into
danger.
Charles Welsberg Is a puzzle maker of
exceptional ability. Ha has contributed a
number of very clever ones which wo have
put away carefully In the "puzzle box."
We are obliged to hold them over for a
couple of weeks, as no "Things to Know and
Do" ara appearing on account of tha P.
It. T. contest.
ITow Sara Was Made Happy
By HANNAH POTASHNICK,
Woodblua, N, J.
Once there were two little girls. The one
who was poor was Jane, the one who was
rich was Sara. They were never friends on
account of the difference In their circum
stances. One day Sara was sick and she was very
lonely. Sara did not have many friends, for
she was too proud to be nice to people.
Jane -felt sorry for her, gave her name
to Fafmer Smith and he. sent her a Rain
bow button. After that many Rainbow chil?
dreh wrote letter to Sara. Sara found Jut
how much happiness sha had to thank Jana
for and they became very good friends,'
of moro Interest to you than to me. If you
wish I'll call upon him nnd Invito him to
dinner tonight."
The girl wns reading tho note.
"My dear Mr. Harding:
"This will Introduce a very dear friend of
mine, Count de Codenet, who expects to bo
In Honolulu nbout tho tlmo that you are
there. The count Is traveling for pleasure,
nnd, as ho Is entirely Unacquainted with
tho Islands, any courtesies which you may
show him will ho greatly appreciated. Cor
dially, I,. COIITWRITIJ DIVINE."
Tho girt smiled ns she finished.
"Larry Is always picking up titles nnd
making 'denr friends' of them," sho laughed.
"I wonder where he found this one."
"Or where this one found him." suggested
Mr. Harding. "Well, 1 supposo that tho
least wo can do Is havo him aboard for
dinner. We'll bo leaving tomorrow, so
thero won't bo much cntertntnlng wo can
do."
"Let's pick him up on our wny through
town now," suggested Barbara Harding,
"and tako him with us for the day. That
will bo settling our debt to friendship, nnd
dinner tonlRht can depend upon what sort
of person wo find tho count to be."
"As you wilt," replied her father, nnd
so It came about that two big touring cars
drew up before the Count dc Csdenet's ho
tel half nn hour Inter, and Anthony Hard
ing, Esq., entered nnd sent up his card.
Tho "count" came down In person to greet
his caller. Harding saw nt n glanco that
tho man was a gentleman, nnd when he
had introduced him to tho other members
of tho party It was evident that they ap
pralscxl him qulto as hnd their host.
Barbara Harding seemed particularly
taken with tho Count do Cadcnet, Insisting
that ho Join thoso who occupied her car,
,nnd so It was that tho second otllcer of tho
Halfmoon rode out of Honolulu In pleasant
conversation with the object of his visit to
tho Island.
Barbara Harding found Do Cadcnet an
Interesting man. Thero was no corner of
tho globe, howover remote, with which ho
was not to somo degree familiar. Ho was
woll read, nnd possessed tho ability to dis
cuss wlint ho had rend Intelligently and
ontcrtnlnly.
Thoro was no ovldenco of moodiness In
him now. Ho was tho personification of
affability, for was he not monopolizing tho
socloty of a very beautiful nnd very wealthy
young lady?
Tho day's outing hnd two significant re
sults. It put Into tho head of tho second
mato of tho Halfmoon thnt which would
havo caused lUs skipper nnd tho retiring
Mr. Dlvlno acuto mentnl perturbation could
thoy havo guessed It: and It put He Cadcnet
Into possession of Information which neces
sitated his refusing tho urgent Invitation
to dlno upon tho yacht Lotus that evening
tho Information that tho party would sail
tho following morning en route to Manila.
"I cannot tell you." ho said to Mr. Hard
ing, "how .much I regret tho clrcumstanco
that must rob me of tho pleasure of accept
ing your Invitation. Only nbsoluto neces
sity, I nssuro you, could prevent my bolng
with you as long as possible,", and though
ho spoke to tho girl's father ho looked di
rectly into tho eyes of Barbara Harding.
A young woman of less oxpcrlenca might
havo given somo outward Indication of tho
effect of this speech upon her, but whether
sho wns pleased or otherwise, tho Count de
Cadenot could not guess, for Bho merely
voiced tho smiling regrets that courtesy
demanded.
They loft Do Cndenet at his hotel, nnd
as ho bade them farewell tho man turned to
Barbara Harding with n low aside.
"I shall see you ngata. Miss Harding."
ho sAld, "very, very soon."
Sho could not guess what wns In his mind,
as ho voiced this rather, under tho cir
cumstances, unusual statement. Could sho
havo, , tho girl would have been terror
strlckon ; but sho saw that In his eyes
!a
STORIES OF OLOODUXI)
Little Tulip Heart's Surprise
By Farmer Smith
All wns very still.
Little Tulip Heart opened first ono eyo
and then tho other, she did not know where
sho was.
Suddenly sho remembered that her grand
mother was gone, and that sho was now
the Princess Marmolnde nnd that sho lived
In tho Whispering Talace In Cloudland.
Turning her head slowly, Llttlo Tulip
Heurt saw a tiny button with a uhlntng
dinmond right In tho centre of It.
Sho pressed the button and to her great
amazement chimes begnn tp ring outsldo
of Llttlo Tulip Heart's window, and thero
was a gentle tapping at her door.
"Come In !" Eald tho voice under the
snow-white covers.
The door softly opened and n midget ap
peared, bowing low, nnd the little person
said:
"Your Highness, It Is tha pleasure of
your Prince and- another glorious day that
you arise and greet tho Sun."
"But but I'm not HIGH I am only a
llttlo girl," said Little Tulip Heart from tha
Blua Fore'st of Alasks.
"You may havo been, but now you are
Her noyal Highness, tho Princess Marmo
lado, of tho Whispering Palace In Cloud
land." replied the little per.son.
"And who, pray, are you?" asked her
Highness.
"I am the Buttercup, Lady-ln-walting to
Your Hoyal Highness."
"Have you been waiting long?"
"I do not mean It that way," laughed
Buttercup. "
Just then the telephone bell rang, and
Her Hoyal Highness said In surprise:
"What Is that dreadful noise?"
(To be continued.)
Truth Is Best
Br DOROTHY BOTTB. Lambertvllle, N. J.
"No, do you think I am going to toll Miss
Brown that I saw the answer of the prob
lem on Daisy Conlow's paper when It fell
on the floor? What If It did bring the high
est average?" asked Julia Martin one
morning of her classmate, Bessie Donald.
"Maybe, Julie, It didn't bring the highest
average. You don't know yet," persisted
Bessie, who was a prudent as well as a
pretty little girl.
"Well. It did, Smarty." growled Julia, a
rare beauty of 17, and she left the room.
"Dear Lord," whispered Bessie sadly,
"please tell me what to do."
Tho next morning tha averages were to
bo read and the prize given.
"Julia Martin," began tha principal.
Julia half rose, awaiting to hear tha op
plausa for her because she had vffia the
prize, "has tho lowest average of 28.
Oh! what whispering followed, and what
tears of dignity rose to Julia's eyes.
"Bessie Donald has the highest average
of 100," and Bessie walked quietly to the
platform and then back to her seat with the
prize, a handsome gold cup.
FARMER SMITH,
Care of the Evening Ledoer.
I wish to become a member of your
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tiful Rainbow Button- free. I agree to
DO A LITTLE KINDNESS EACH AND
EVERY DAY SPREAD A LITTLE
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which she could translate, nnd she won
dered many times that evening whether she
were pleased or angry with the messngo It
conveyed.
The moment De Cndenet entered the ho
tel ho hurried to tho room, where the Impa
tient Mr. Ward awaited him.
"Quick !" ho cried. "Wo must go from
here with nil haste. They sail tomorrow
morning. Your duties ns valet havo been
light and short-lived; but I can glvo you
an excellent recommendation, should you
desire to take service with another gentle
man." "That'll ho about nil of thnt, Mr. Ther
Icre," snapped the (list ofllcor coldly. "I
did not embark upon this theatrical enter
prise for amusement I see nothing funny
In It, nnd I wish you to remember that I
am still your superior ofllcer."
Therlere shrugged. Ward did not chance
to catch the ugly look In his companion's
eye.
Together they gathered up their belong
ings, descended to tho oltlce, paid their hill,
and a few moments later were changing
back to their sea clothes In tho little hotel
where they tlrst had engaged accommo
dations Half an hour later they stepped
to tho deck of tho Halfmoon.
Billy Byrno saw them from where ho
worked In tho lclnlty of tho cabin. When
they wcro not looking ho scowled malicious
ly nt them. They were tho personal rep
resentatives of authority, nnd Hilly hated
authority In whatoxcr gulso It might bo
visited upon him. Ho hated law nnd order
and discipline.
"I'd llko to meet ono of dem guys on
Green street somo night," ho thought.
Ho saw them enter the captain's nbln
with tho skipper, nnd then ho raw Mr.
Dlvlno Join them. Hilly noted tho hasto
displayed by tho four, nnd It set him to
wondering.
Tho scrap of conversation between Dl
vlno and Slmms that ho had overheard re
turned to him. He wanted to hear more,
niut as Billy was not handicapped by nny
overly reflned notions of tho ethics which
frown upon envesdropplng, he lost no tlmo
In transferring the sceno of his labors to a
point Ritlllciently closo to one of tho cabin
polls to permit him to noto wliat took placo
within.
What tho mucker heard mado him prick
up his ears Ho saw that something after
his own heart wns doing something
crooked, and ho wondered that so dainty
n thing as Divine could havo n hnnd In It.
It almost changed Ills estimate of tho pas
sengrr of tho Halfmoon.
"Barbara Harding." It appeared, had been
left $20,000,000 by her grandfather thnt was
to bo hers on her marriage. In addition
she had $3,000,000 In her own right, and
her father, Anthony Harding, was n mil
lionaire sevcrul times over.
The scheme was that Barbara was to be
kidnapped by Slmms nnd held for ransom.
Divine. Miss Itnrdltig's old friend, would
prove to bo n prisoner In tho hands of tho
abductors. Ho would force tho girl to
marry him, and then they two would bo
returned.
Tho ransom and a substantial slice of the
girl's fortuno would then bo split nmong
Slmms. Ward, Thcrloro and the absent
Sllnker, tho crew getting, triple pay. It
seemed that by the wording of tho will tho
girl's husband would get $10,000,000 at onco
for himself.
However, na Billy learned later. Dlvlno
did not know of a clauso In tho will which
mado It necessary for Miss Harding's hus
band to bo tho choice of both herself nnd
her father In order that sho should inherit
tho money.
Tho meeting broke up so suddenly that
Billy had to drop to Ills knees to escape tho
observ.it Inn of thoso within tho cabin. , As
It wnB 'Ilieriero, who had started to leav
n. second beforo the others, caught a fleet
ing gllmpso of a faeo that had been quickly
withdrawn from tho cabin skylight ns
though tho owner wero fearful of detection.
Without a word to his companions tho
Frenchman loft tho cabin, but onco out
sldo ho bounded up tho companlonway to
tho dork with tho speed of a squirrel. Nor
was ho nn Instant tno soon, for ns ho
emerged from below ho saw tho figure of
a man disappearing forward,
"Hoy there, you !" he- cried. "Como back
here."
Tho mucker turned, a sulky scowl upon
his lowering countenance, nnd the second
ofllcer saw that It was tho fellow who had
given Ward such a trimming tho first day
out,
"It Is you, Byrno, eh?" ho said In a not
unpleasant tone. "Como to my quarters for
one moment, I wish to spealc with you."
and so saying ho wheeled about and re
traced ma way doiow, tho seaman at his
hools.
"My friend," said Therlero, onco the two
wero behind tho closed door of tho officers'
cabin. "I do not need to nsk you how
much you overheard of tho conversation In
tho captain's cabin. If you had not over
heard a great deal moro than you should,
you would not havo been so hurried to save
yourself Just now. -
"What I would say to you Is this: Keep
your mouth shut nnd stny by me in what
will occur within the next few days. Those."
he jerked his thumb In the direction of tho
captain's cabin, "are making themselves
ready for tho hangman ; and I, for ono, do
not Intend to place my head In a noose
mndo by another man. Now, without this
Divine wo shall havo much more to divide,
is It not? partlcul.-ly If we do this thing
rightly. I havo a plan, nnd It needs but
three or four to succeed with It.
"You do not llko this Ward," he con
tlnued, "and you may bo very certain that
M. Ward does not love you. If you Btand
by him and tho others. Ward will cheat you
of your sharo most surely, nnd perhaps of
much moro In addition. In short, Byrne,
my friend, your life Itself Is In great dan
ger you are a poor Insurance risk Just so
long as Bender Ward Is on tha same ship
with you. Do you understand what I
mean?"
"Aw." said Billy Byrne, "I ain't afraid o'
that stiff ! Let him make any funny crack
at mo an" I'll cave In a handful of slats
for him tho piker!"
"That la right, too, Byrne," said Therlere.
"Of course you can do It If anybody can.
If you get the chance; but Ward Is not tho
man to glvo you any chance. There may
be shooting within the next day or so, and
there Is nothing to prevent Ward giving
you a bullet In the back by accident. If he
does not do It tl-en, there will be many op
portunities before any of us see a white
man's port again. He will kill you, Byrne,
never fear he Is that sort!
"Now, with me you will bo free of Ward,
Slmms and Divine. There will ba mora
monoy In It for you, and you will not need to
go in fear of death from behind at any
minute. What doyou say? Are you with
me, or shall I go back to Skipper Slmms
and Ward and tell them that I caught you
listening at tho port hole?"
"Oh, I'm game," said Billy Byrne, "If
you'll promise ma a squara deal on the
divvy!"
The Frenchman extended his hand.
"Let us shake on it," he said.
Billy' took the proffered palm In his.
"That's a go," he said ; "but hadn't you
better wise ma to wot's doln'."
(CONTINUED TOMORROW.)
FEWER EGGS IN COLD STORAGE
Sustained Price Cuts Number From
18,000,000 to 15,000,000 Dozen
HARRISBURG. July 17. Fifteen mil,
lion dozen eggs and live million pounds of
butter wero placed in tho cold storage
warehouses of the State during the last
three months, according to the reports
shoeing the amounts on hand June 30,
Just announced by the Dairy and Food Bu
reau of tho Department of Agriculture.
The failure of the price of eggs to take
a decided drop during tha spring months
has decreased the number In .storage, as
compared with a year ago by more than
three million dozens. Throughout the
State the average price was from four to
eight cents a dozen higher than a year
ago. and the amount Inverted In tha fifteen
million dozens now In storage la greater
man was tnaf vf is.voo.Dgu oozeoa a year
aso. )
LET CHILDREN SLEEP,
ADVISES HEALTH CHIEF
Dr. Dixon Warns Against Keep
ing Up Too Late Causes
Irritableness
HAIintSBUIta, July 17. "Robbing tho
Children" is the theme of Stnto Health
Commissioner Dixon's talk on health this
week. Ho cautions parents against keeping
children up late, nnd points out tho benefits
of plenty of sleep for the llttlo ones. Doctor
Dixon says:
'The present habit of turning night Into
day In our highly lllumlnnted towns, with
nil sorts of exciting entertainment, keeps
the nerves keyed up nnd upsets the equili
brium "Children especially nro apt to suffer
from lato hours and consequent lack of
sleep. For tho first two years of llfo eat
ing nnd sleeping nro tho two great essen
tials. "Babies should nlecp from IB to 20 hours
out of tho 21 nnd older children from 10 to
14 hours. It Is not an unusual thing to see
babies 111 nrms or very young children being
carried nbout until thejr patents' bedtime.
This Is Injurious to the children nnd cannot
bo mado up by additional rest tho next day.
"Permitting children to remain up lato is
a strain on their nervous system, which,
white It mny not bo Immediately apparent,
Is bound to exert n detrimental lnlluenco In
tho long run. Oftentimes the III effects nro
ficrfectly apparent to tho Intelligent ob
server.
"Irritableness and nny of the train of evils
which result from nn uvertnxed nervous
system mny result from continually robbing
tho child of Bleep. A regular bedtlmo
should bo set for children, according to tholr
nge. ranging from f o'clock for babies to 8
for children of 8 or 0, nnd this should bo
regularly ndhcrcd to. This Is n matter of
tho utmost Importance In establishing n
sturdy constitution In childhood.
"With ndiitls Irregularity nnd short
hours of sleep nro often n factor which pre
disposes to 111 health. There arc exceptions
to this, ns to all rules. Occasionally ono will
find nn Individual who has an unusual ca
pacity for work with less than tho ordinary
amount of rest, but for the ordinary man or
woman this would end disastrously."
IMPROVERS IX NEW CLUB
Cllvcnden Fnrk NolRhborhood Forms
Association to Boom Section
Persons living In the neighborhood of
Clivemlen Park, extending from Washing
ton Line to t'psal street, havo organized an
Improvement association. The first meet
ing was held Friday night In the old Ross
house, Washington lane, near Chow street.
Sixty members wero recelxed nt this meet
ing, nnd It Is expected to reach tho hundred
mnrlt by tho first of August. George C.
Kimball, C12 Hast Johnson street, was
elected temporary president.
A commlttco was nppolntcd to draw up
n constitution and to select an npproprlato
namo for tho association. ' A now school
and an extension of tho trolloy lines on
Chew Btrcct nre largely responsible for tho
formation of tho now association.
"Will Not Sell Custom House
Tho fact was emphasized In Washing
ton yesterday that tho Government does not
Intend to sell tho old Custom House, on
Chestnut street, below Dth, when Its new
$750,000 structuro Is erected. Tho old
building, ono of tho landmarks of this city.
as well as ono of Philadelphia's Imposing
pieces of architectural beauty, will contlnuo
to servo the uses of Government as a Sub
treasury and tho headquarters of tho Fed
eral Reserve Bank of this district. Tho re
serve bank Is now at 408 Chestnut street.
Tiffin in Comfort
A n.- fvn. nf B.n-tnir Irnv in.llAH the
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nfternoon tea no longer a question of "bal
ancing." One used to place a plata on
one's knees and spend the time trying to
sip tea from a cup In one hand and bal
ancing tho plate with tho other. Now
comes th individual tea Btnnd. a compact
arrangement of small stands which are at
tached to tho bottom of the teatray, aoord
Ing to Popular Mechanics. The new way
Is much easier.
Fatrmount Park Band Concert
The Falrmount Park Rand, undor the
leadership of Richard Schmidt, will play this
nfternoon and tonight at George's UUI. The
program follows:
AFTIWNOON, 4 TO 6 O'CLOCK.
I. Overture. "LlBht Cavalry".... Suiipe
5 "Hungarian Hhapeody No. B" Llsit
3. (a) "The Slaspl and Parrot" lienillx
(b) "IiiJepeiuleiittV' Hall
4. Melodies from "The Walla Dream". .Rtrau"
6. Motives from "Lohengrin" Wagner
II. Waltt. "I.oa Sparks" Ilolzman
7. Medley, "Tho Sunny South." Lamps
8. llxctrpta from, "Tha Chimes of Normandy,"
Plamiuetta
EVENINO, 8 TO 10 O'CLOCK.
1, Overture, "Fra Dlavolo" , Aubsr
2. Melodies from "Cavallerla Itustlcana"
Maacarn!
3 "Th Threa Quotations" Sousa
(a) Th Kins of Franca,
(til I. too. was born lu Arcadia,
(c) In Darkest Africa.
4. Xylophone Holo, "Poet and Peasant". . .Supps
Soloist. Peter Lewln.
8. (a) "Album Leaf" Warner
(bl "Trot da C'atalerla ' Rubinstein
A. "Welsh Rhapsody" rierman
7. Waltz, "Artists' Life" Strauss
8. Melodies from "Aloaa at Last" Lebar
"Star-Spansled Banner."
Municipal Band Concerts
The Municipal Band, under the leadership
of Benjamin Roeshman, will play during the
current week at the following places:
BH July 17 Margaret and Dumeld streets,
t7 July 18 Harrowgata Square.
Centre of Schiller street
08 July 10 Belneld Playground.
Vllst and Nedro streets
69 July SO Pennypack Park. ..,.. .
Kronkford aenue and "E" street
00 July 31 nislng Sun Una and Ontario street.
til uly 22 Veoan?o street below Richmond.
The program for each night follows:
t. Overture, "Stradella" Flotoir
2. fa) "Serenata" MoskosUi
lb) "The Coquette" Sousa
S Descriptive. "A Sleigh Ride Party" .MtchmUs
4. Gems from "The WUard ot tho Nile,"
Herbert
G. Tenor aolo. Seleottd
Mr. William Fagln.
a. Grand selection. "La Bonema" Puccini
7. Valsa Dl Concert. "Kmperor" Strauss
8. Medley, "The Bunny South" Lamp
Philadelphia Band at City Hall
The Philadelphia Band, under tha leader
ship of Silas K. Hummel, will play tonight
on City Hall plaza. The program follows;
1. Overture. Hermit's Bell UaUlart
. Suite. Kspagnoto .,.. Lacoma
No. 1- 11 Teres.
No. 2 La. Reja. .
No 8. La Zarzuela.
3. (a) Bab'Ulace OUlet
(b) Scene do Procession Barnard
4. Potpourri. Mustuil Jokes ... ... Ha una
6. Concert dl Valsa. Artist 'i LIA, . . . Strauss
8. Contralto Solo , m . . Selected
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THE GODS OF MARS
Sequel to "Under the Moons of Mars"
rilAPTllIl XXII (Continued)
Till' nlavo girls upon the dais shrieked
nnd cowered away. And tho thing
Jumped nt them nnd gnashed Its teeth nnd
then spat upon them from frothing lips.
Finally I shook tho thing, hoping to re
call It for a moment to rationality.
"Where In Dejnh Thorls?" I cried ngnln,
Tho awful crealuro In my gra?p mumbled
Innitlculatcly for n moment, then a sudden
gleam of cunning shot Into those hideous,
close-set eyes.
"Dejah Thorls? Dejnh Thorls?" nnd then
that shrill, unearthly laugh pierced our
cars once more, "yes, Dejnh Thorls. I
know. And Thuvla nnd t'hnldor, daughter
of Matal Slmng. They each lova John
Carter. Ita-ah but It Is droll.
"Together for a year they will medllato
within the Temple of tho Bun, but ere tho
yenr Is qulto gone, thero will bo no moro
food for them. Ha-aht What lllvlno en
tertainment," nnd sho licked tho froth from
her cruel lips. "There will bo no more
food except each other. Ha-ah I lla-ah!-'
Tho horror of tho suggestion nearly par
alyzed me. To this nwful fate tho creat
ure within my power had condemned my
princess. I trembled In the ferocity of my
rage.
. Ah n terrier shakes a rat I shool: Ibsus,
Goddess of Mfo Internal.
Countermand your orders I" I cried.
"Rerall the condemned. Hnsto or you dial"
"It Is too late, Ha-ah! lla-ahl"
She ngnln commenced her gibbering and
shrieking.
Almost of Its own volition my dagger
flew up nbovo that putrid' heart But some
thing stayed my hand, and I nm glad now
thnt it did. It Is a tcrrlblo thing to havo
struck down a woman with one's own hand.
But a fitter fate occurred to me for this
false deity.
"First Born," I cried, turning to thoso
who stood within tho chamber, "you have
seon today tho Impotcncy of Issus tho gods
aro omnipotent. Issus Is no god. Sho Is
a cruel and wicked old woman, who ha
deceived nnd played upon you for ages.
Tako her. John Carter, Prlnco of Helium,
would not contaminate his hand with her
blood."
With that I pushed tho raving beast,
whom u short half-hour beforo n whole
world had worshiped ns dlvlno, from tho
platform of her throne Into tho waiting
clutches of her betrayed and vengeful
people.
Spying Xodar among tho olflcers of the
red men, I called to him to lead me quick
ly to tho Tcmplo of tho Sun, and without
waiting to learn what fato tho First Born
would wreak upon their goddess, I rushed
from tho chamber with Zodar, Carthorls,
Hor Vastus, Kantos Kan nnd a score of
other red nobles.
Tho black led us rapidly through tho
Inner chambers of tho tcmplo until wo stood
within the central court, a grcnt circular
spaco paved with a transparent marble of
exquisite whiteness; before us rose a
golden templo wrought In tho most won
drous nnd fanciful designs, Inlaid with dia
mond, ruby, sapphire, turquolso, emerald
nnd tho thousand nameless gems of Mars
which far transcend In loveliness and
purity of ray tho most priceless stones of
earth.-
"This way," cried Xodar, leading up
toward tho entranco to a tunnel which
opened In tho court yard bcsldo tho tcmplo.
As we wcro on tho point of descending
wo heard n deep-toned roar burst from the
Templo of Issus, which wo had hut Just
quitted, and then a red man, DJor Kant as,
padwar of tho fifth utnn, broke from a
nearby gate, crying to us to return.
"Tho blacks have fired tho temple," he
cried. "In a thousand places It Is burning
now. Unsto to tho outer gardens or you
nro lost."
As ho spoke wo saw smoke pouring from
a dozen windows looking out upon tho
courtynrd of the Templo of the Sun, nnd
far nbovo the highest minaret of Issus hung
an over-growing pall of smoke.
"Go back ! (Jo back !" I cried to thoso
who had accompanied me. "Tho way,
Xodar; point tho wny nnd lcavo me! I
shall reach my princess yet,"
"Follow me, John Carter," replied Xodar,
nnd, without waiting for my reply, ho
dashed down Into tho tunnel nt our feet.
At his heels I ran down through a half-
dozen tiers of galleries, until at Inst he led
me along a level floor, at tho end of which
I discerned a lighted chamber.
Massive bars blocked our further prog
ress, but beyond I saw her my Incompara
blo princess, and with her wero Thuvla nnd
Phaldor. When she saw me she rushed to
ward the bars that separated us. Already
tho chamber had turned upon Us blow way
so far that but a portion of tho opening In
tho temple wall was opposite tho barred
end of tho corridor. Slowly tho Interval
was closing. In a short time there would
be but a tiny crack, and then that even
would be closed nnd for a long Barsoomlan
year 'the chamber would slowly revolve
until once more for a brief day the aperture
In Its wall would pass the corridor's end.
But In tho meantime what horrible things
would go on within that chamber I
"Xodar!" I cried, "Can no power stop
this awful revolving thing? Is there none
who holds the secret of these terrible bars?"
"Xone, I fearj, whom wo could fetch In
time, though I shall go and make the at
temijt. Walt for me here."
After he had left I stood and talked with
Dejah Thorls, and she stretched her dear
hand through those cruel bars that I might
hold it until the last moment.
Thuvla and Phaldor came close also,
but when Thuvla saw that we would ba
alone sho withdrew to the farther side
of the chamber. Not so tha daughter of
Matal Shang
"John Carter," she asked, "this ba the
last time that you shall sea any of us.
Tell me that you love me, that I may die
happy."
"I love only tha Princess of Helium,"
I replied quickly. I nm sorry, Phaldor,
but it la as I have told you from the
beginning"
Sho bit her lip and turned away, but
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not before I saw the black and ugly
scowl sho turned upon Dejah Thorls.
Thereafter she stood a. little way apdrt.
but not so far ns I should havo desired
for I had many little confidences to Im
part to my long-lost love.
For a few minutes we stood thus tnlklnr
In low tones. Kver smaller nnd smaller
grew tho opening, In n short time ntrtr
It would be too small even to permit th
slender form of my princess to pass.
Why did not Xodnr haste. Above, wa
could hear tho faint echoes of n great
tumult. It wns tho multitude of black
nnd red nnd green men fighting their way
through tho fire from the burning Templo
of Issus.
A drnft from nbovo brought the fumes
of smoke to our nostrils. An wo stood wait
ing for Xodar the smoke became thicker
and thicker.
Presently we heard shouting nt tha far
end of the corridor and hurrying feet.
"Como back, John Carter, como backl"
cried n voice. "Kven tho pits are burning.
In n moment a dozen men broke through
tho now blinding smoko to my side. Thera
was Carthorls and Kantos Kan nnd Hor
Vastus nnd Xodnr with n few moro who had
followed me to the templo court.
'Thero Is no hope, John Carter," cried
Xodar. 'Tho keeper of the keys Is dead,
nnd his keys aro not upon his carcass. Our
only hope Is to quench this conflagration
nnd trust to fato that a. year will find your
princess alive and well. I have brought
BUfllclent food to last them. When this craok;
closes no smoko can reach them, nnd If wp
hasten to extinguish tho flames I bcllevo
that they wilt bo safe. Make haste or you
nro lost."
"Co then yourself and take these others
with you," I replied. "I shall remain hero '
besldo my princess until a merciful death
releases me from my anguish. I care not
to live."
As I spoke Xodar had been tossing a
great number of tiny cans within tho prison
cell. Tho remaining crack wns not over
an Inch In width a moment Inter.
Dejah Thorls stood as closely to It as
sho could, whispering words of hope and
con r a bo to me, and urging mo to save
myself.
Suddenly beyond her I saw the beautiful
face of Phaldor contorted Into nn expres
sion of malign hatred. As my eyes met
hers she spoke,
"Think not, John Carter, that you may
so lightly cast aside tho tovo of Phaldor,
daughter of Matal Shang. Xor ever hope
to hold thy Dejah Thorls In thy nrms ngaln.
Walt you tho long, long year; but know
that when tho waiting Is over It shall bo
Phaldor's nrms which shall welcome you,
not thoso of tho ,Prlnccss of Helium, Be
hold, sho dies!"
And ns she finished speaking I saw her
ralBO a dagger on high, nnd then I saw
another figure.
It was Thuvla's.
As tho dagger fell toward tho unpro
tected breast of my love, Thuvla was al
most between them. A blinding gust of
smoko blotted out tho tragedy within that
fearsomo cell, a shriek rang out, a single
chrtek as tho dagger fell.
The smoko cleared away, but we stood
gazing upon a blank wall. The last crevlct
had closed. -
They urged me to leave.
"In a moment It will bo too late," cried
Xodar. 'Thero Is, In fact, but a bare
chanco that wo can como through to tha
outer garden nllve even now. I have
ordered the pumps started and In Ave min
utes tho pits will be flooded. If wa would
not drown llko rats In a trap wa must
hasten above and make a dash for safety
through tho burning temple."
"Go," I urged them. "Let me dta here
bcsldo my princess there Is no hope or
happiness clsowhere for me. When they
carry her dear body from that terrjmla
place a year hence let them find the po&y
of her lord awaiting her." , -
Of what happened after that I hayanly
a confused recollection. It seems aa though
I struggled with many men, and then that
I was picked bodily from the ground and
borne away,
I do not know.
(The End.)
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