o
$m HMr
U mk-w v , JfJSSkttKtVi 1
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. porga Wentworth Carr and Miss
r; . v;nrr nave gone to Atlantic
tor'two weehi
Along the Main Line
OOrhouse. who have been anarwtlnir tha
P at their cottage In Plymouth,
i. have returned to their home on
. roaa.
jWN MAWR Mr. I. Warner Arthur, of
j-.... ,ua, announce the marriage pf
tjhtr. Miss RebeceiC Warner Ar-
"i. ' . J,rnar- Clane. an Saturday.
-y , in me unurcn or the Jle
, Bryn Mawr". The Ilev. G. Calvert
r eitlelattd. Mr. and Mm nn h
J.w on a motor trip, will live In Bryn
Jr, Where they will be at home after
TWBoer 1.
J Conitanea Vauclaln, of Roberta
r. -. vwiuuu ai me jiocn.ster Jiorse
nV Wflt Wlflfk. la nnur' attnt1ln Via
show t Syracuse.
-! -
Chestnut Hill
ild HtUm John C' Ba-ary have re-
mZ-i'r "om " uoyer street,
JWf trip to Lake Hopatcong. Ml"
Cv .1 f " fU6Bt MMr. John
.-. .lor cojiags in ventnor,fN. J,
f " hor " M'.?f r r.?
"erl St her lUlnirur hnin In Tab
RjMr., hv' returned o their- home,
rr'mvjtr streeu, ,
K? frh a J' De I"- their
fci. 7'.w i'Jreneim road, are tak
P., motor tvin -,....... .. i-
;
, Germantown v
,J Mr. A. p: Rlnn.v hd 'th.li-
Mar -and Miss Jean niinnM. whn
'S In Portland, Me... are" spending
iSl0H(t Park. Cape Htlaa.1
hJBijei Curtiif?rnl her family, of
rt!f f!i "J "aveo, will return
1 H, Jhla month.'
vftoxborough
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MRS. CHARLES d. BENKERT
Mrs. Bcnkcrt, whose marriage
took place on Saturday, was Miss
Eloie S. Brown, a niece of Mm.
Wm. J. Connc, of this city.
rCY WYNNE GOSSIPS ABOUT
MORE DEBUTANTES OP THE SEASON
Number of Buds Will Be Introduced This Year
Besides Youth, Beauty Has a Share in Their
Attractiveness First Tea October 3
LiairiNO October 3 the teas will fol-
TT-iii deck duraclvea put In allks
rutin. nd and B0 from Mnln
, cheainn -" -"". "7
ii town na iaci b... - ...
1 . .. ih ntt e buda who will
' . .. -. iu in-Mi. wlda world.
. Me them looking; o f rcah and
wi their lovely frocks and aur.
with eiqUIBlte IlOWers Miueran
. .i"if we must want to keep them
und dear and aweet and Ignornnt
iwerlifand Its dangers jusi an ions
'n Dut thrf aweei younB ininKa
m protected ni noino ", ...
& el tho knowledge which comes to
"with experience or mo worm, nnu,
Wwte bird, coch little bud wnnts
Kjy. nr wni. " -
J.. . A .n..ii- to i hfttno npt very
ke "all' well that ends well."
alne Graham will do uio nrei oe
... to be introduced 'this fall. Hetty
tr havfng been presented In June at
put at her country nome in at.
i'm. Lorraine, wno is mo uaumuoi
r&r.' and Mrs. Edwin Eldon Graham,
I W given a tea. at me mmuy nome
'Devon on October 3. 8he Is an ex-
ely pretty girl, of 'a ueciaeu Druneue
with large, clear eyes and exceed-
pretty hair. She Is tall and slen-
ir4 very graceful and has a pro
aitti histrionic Ulent. which was
frtfuV developed as a member of the
litlnefloodPloyers of Miss Irwin's
o
JA-number pf Phlladelphtans whp are at
rteampton " nearby ror tne season
looking forward with great, expecta.
loVtb,e dinner which Mr. and Mrs.
Breese will givo on Friday nignt
"till week tcf show- for tho first time
rir Jtallan gardens flooded wfth artl
il light. Half a million candle-
tnr light has been dtrecod upon tho
garden, and the lights Uirown upon the
iHreolas are veiled In blue to simulate
ijiepeHght. Altogether It will be most
Jiaiual and wonderful. The guests who
EW 'attend the dinner will go In fancy
fWstume, ia the entire party will repair
niffrirards to the dance which will be
4 n by Mr. and ftlrs. W. Scott Cameron.
SHewport l beginning to lose some of
M people irom i-nuaaoipnm. i no ueorge i
FaJdens left on Monday for their
E-.... I.A.... ..n't T..A YFIilM..a. Im ....
if "iif. down on his yacht. The benefit
pJf ynatrti whlph trn. Clarrle Dolan
ffeiiip on Saturday was very successful,
Sir Ae way, and the French Red Cross
I be in ,about 3300.
, KANCT WYNNE.
ty-
. ; Personals
PlKlH Emily Beatrice Saunders, daughter
tlitL, Walter B, Saund(t-s. of Ivy Lodge.
fftwjwoic, wno win oe marriea 10 Air.
flfctrtef Callahan Perkins, of New York, on
leMeitV'ln St. Asaph's Church. Bala, will
i rtwlnJ by her cousin, Miss Margaret
. K'Otst, as maid of honor. Mr. Louis A.
Wat will act aa best man and the ushers
1 include" Mr, Maxwell E. Perkins, Mr.
rt Wheelwright and Mr. Putnam Mor-
,or.Ne Torkand Mr, Sidney a. uest,
'n of the bride. Mr. William Lawrence
dere. Id. will give his sister In mar
,'and Mr, Perkins's uncle. Mr. Prescott.
arts, .rector of Christ Church, Camhrldge,
ten by the Rev. Harrison ,B. Wright,
fit of St. Asaph's Church, will officiate.
ft. Perkins and his bride will be at home
IH-Jfovember 1 at 1E7 East Elghty-flrst
fu, pw York.
I,ilnrier-danca In honor of the Intercol-
ait jennls players will pe held this eve-
r il uie Merlon Cricket Club.
lllEtrftm f?lnrl .nt.rinln.il Infn.m.llv
Wer,last nlgh'j at the Greenbrier Hotel,
IWta Sulphur Springs. W. Va,
?m 'Mariana W. Oowen, daughter of
!tina Mrs. Francis I, Oowen, has re
"d' from Bar Harbor to her home In
nut jnii, jtr. Bn(j (ra. Qowen re.
t, on aunaay from a, week's visit to
won. N. J.
P- .
! M Carey Thomas, who has been
-m huh jime ni tne' wariuorougn-
wm: Atlantic Cllv. hnrt r.tnrn.il In
'.Deanery, Bryn, Mawr.
EVENING - LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEEBER 13, 1916
West Philadelphia
Dr. and Mrs. Walter J. Snyder, of E300
Spruce atrcethave returned from a month's
stay at the 'Bclgrado Hotel. Belgrade
Lakes, Me.
Miss Abbey Paxson, of C2 North Sixty
third street, has returned from Atlantic
City, after having spent ten dnys there.
Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Zone, of 6215 San
som street, are visiting relatives at Pit
man, N. J.
Dr. and Mrs. W. r. Dunnlngtnn. of 6413
West Chester pike, have returned from a
month's motor trip' through Canada.
Miss Itose Van Vean, of 61 North Felton
street, who Is In. Atlantic City, will return In
about a fortnight. '
Sir. L. T. Silverman, 'of 25 Burd avenue,
Mlllbourne, Is In Wlldwbod, N. J., with his
family.
Mrs. Henry O, Godschall. of 5318 Pine
street, has returned from Wlldwood, where
she spent two months.
Mrs. J. A. Van Ostcn. of 43 North Felton
street, and her daughter Miss Lois Van
Osten, have returned from Atlantic City.
Miss Lillian M. Frey, of 6028 Chestnut
street, has returned after having spent the
summer at, Atlantic City.
Miss Bessie B. Watson entertained over
the holiday at the cottage of her aunt. Mies
K. McCann, at Wlldwood. Her guests were
Miss Bertha D. Brown. Mss Edith Samp
son, Miss Laura Sampson. Miss Emily J.
Howe. Miss Grace M. Sampson, Sir. George
L Watson, Jr.. Mr. Frank allium. Mr.
Thomas J. McCann and Mr. James II.
Sampson:
Miss Ida Hoben. of 400 North Sixty
.third street, und Miss Mildred McCaffrey,
of 2211 Christian street, have returned
home from a' short stay nt Atlantic City,
Miss Anha Hoben has sufficiently recovered
front her recent operation at the Jefferson
Hospital to return home.
Girard Farms
Mrs. William J. Kane, of 2016 South
Carnet street, entertained at dinner last
evening, whon her guests were Miss Kath
ryr Boyce, Miss Mario Malcomson, Miss
nose Devi ne. Miss Marie Mohan and Miss
Agnes Mohan,
South' Philadelphia
Miss Laura Lottlmoi-e, of 1325 South
Seventeenth street! Miss Lillian Riley and
Miss Julia Johnson, of 1410 South Sixteenth
street, motored to Atlantic City, where
they spent the week end.
Mrs. Clara Cantora, of J421 South Twelfth
street, Is spending this week at Atlantic
City.
ii
Weddings
ALEX-ANDEn-KEtlSHAW
The marriage of Miss aertiude Kershaw,
!.. r. of Mr' RnA M- Samuel Kershaw,
of J09 West Cambria street, to Mr. Nathan
'! P. Alexander, of 1211 West Lehigh
avenue, was solemnised last evening nt the
home of the bride's parents. The ceremony
was performed by the new Walter B.
ureenway. of the Gaston Presbyterian
Church, The bride, who was given In mar
riage by her father, was unattended. Im
mediately after the ceremony Mr, and Mrs.
Alexander left for their wedding Journey.
They will be at home after October 1 at
Carlisle street and Wyoming avenue.
BtNNER FAniAN
The marriage of Miss Gertrude A. Fabian,
daughter of Mrs. Anna Fabian, of 1514
Kerbnugh street, and Mr. Guetav Sinner, of
2553 Cedar street, took place last evening
at 5 o'clock at the home of the brtda's
mother.
The bride was attended by Miss E1U
abeth Sinner, sister of the bridegroom, as
maid of honor, Mr. Walter Fabian acted
as best man. Only the Immediate, families
were 'present After a wedding trip to
Washington and points of Interest In the
South Mr. and Mrs. Sinner will live at 1534
Kerbaugh street.
Fiscnnn HICKMAN
Mr. and Mrs. William a. Hickman, of
1115 South Wilton street, announce the
mnrrlnge of their daughter, .Miss Anna
May Hickman, to Mr. Charles William Fis
cher, of 3859 North Nineteenth street, on
Monday, September 11.
UEnGEU MUSTIN
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mustln. of 915 South
Fifteenth street, announce the marriage of
their daughter. Miss Freda Mustln, and
Mr. Maurice Berger on Sunday, Septem
ber 10.
STOVER CnOASDALE
Announcement la made of the marriage
of Miss Ethel Croasdale, granddaughter of
Mrs. W. Croasdale, of Franktord. to Mr.
Edgar Morton Stover, of 2236 North Thir
teenth street, on Saturday evening, at the
home of the oftlo'ntlng clergyman, the nev.
William R. Rearlck. of the Tnlmage Memo
rial Reformed Church. Roxborough After
the; ceremony Mr. Stover nnd his bride left
for Atlantic City, to remain through the
early autumn. They will be nt home In
October at 2523 North Taney street.
NUNGESSER-FILER
The marriage of Miss Chrlssle M. Filer,
of 2024 East Pacific street, and Mr. John
E. Nungesser, .of 3521 Frankford avenue,
took place on July 7 at Elkton. Md. Mr.
and Mrs. Nungesser are living at the home
of the bride's parents.
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MORNING
UU UOU1S
Sir Arthur
nJ 1'oiiKkons
TUB STOnr THUS FAtl
IIU3 DEANE. daushter of t
peana. owntr or the lxinrion and
company, la raat unon llatnbow laland
when tne atramahtp Mlrdar soea down dur
,nl.f..I.trho"n ln "" I'hlna fry
nOHKUT JKNKS, an aanlatant atewnrd on
tna ahtj, la the onljr othrr aurvlxor. On
ooara lh raatl bafqr th wreck h was
QfViy muvrd thrn he overheard mf niton uf
the rumor that Irla nnd Lord Ventnor are
ensaced. On the Inland. Jenka eonfasra
...at nt. ib itnoeri Aniiruiner, inrmriy
captain of llrltlah eaal.r In Ventnor'a rrj-
ment. In drfpndlna Ih tiitnn nf hla Onl-
onrla wlff, Anatruthrr had beaten nt-
nor. Palia teailmonr on the part of Vent-
.. uu in. woman rauiim ine QianonoraDie
dlarharae of Antruthr,
Jenka In eaplorlnc the laland. discovers a
cave which he converts Into a home for Irlas
a well, near whlcl lies the headlcaa akrMon
or while man. and a deserted quarry niled
witn the akeletons of Chlneae and nuro
peana. in the et he flnda a sreal win of
antimony and the top of a tin can with a
rryptlo dlaaram. Itcalttlnc that Ilalnbow
laland Is In the path of the fierce I)yak
plratea, Jenka aavea a caae of rlflea and
ammunition which wers cast from the wreck
on a nearby reef. In the midst of his work
IT.. ' attacked by a devlitlaii, whkh Iris
kilts.
Alpng the Reading
Tho Old York Road Country Cub gave
a club tournament this morning at 10:30
o'clock. The hostesses were Mrs. Howard
F. Pent nnd Mrs. Oeorgo Elsasser, Jr. On
Wednesday, September 20, at 10:30 o'clock,
a military 500 will be hold at the club
house, when the hostesses will be Mrs. Har
old Pcrpall and Mrs. Charles Frlck.
Mr. and Mrs. Newton P. Jackson nnd
their daughters. Miss Ruth Jackson and
Miss Irene Jackson, of Oak Lane, have re
turned to their home from AtlanUo City.
Mrs. William Weber, of Meadowbrook. Is
spending some tlme-at the Traymore, At
lantic City,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bond nnd their fam
ily, of Elklns Park, have returned from the
Pocono Mountains.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hammond and their
family, of Ashbourne, have left for Harrls
burg, where they will spend Borne time.
MANY AT STATE COLLEGE
Record - Breaking Registration for
Freshman Class Reported
STATE COLLEGE. Pa.. Sept. 13. Record
breaking enrollments In all departments of
the Pennsylvania State College ire forecast
by the heavy reg'stratlon for the freshman
class. A. II. Espenshade, the college regis
trar, today announced that 770 applicants
had been admitted to tho new class. This
Is an Increase of more than 100 over any
previous year.
The attendance of young women Is en
larged by more than eighty this year ln
the freshman group. With ten days re
maining before college opens "t Is expected
that the number of Incoming students will
reach 800. Because of the lack of accom
modations only those applicants who can
fully qualify will be enrolled.
Censor Returns Her Silhouette
LONDON. Sept. 13. The tightening of
the censor's grip on mall matter dispatched
from Britain to neutral countries was In
dicated when nn American woman visited
the Embassy to Inquire what rule she had
transgressed by Inclosing her silhouette In
a letter she posted to America, and which
tho censor had returned to her.
CIIAPTEB VII (Continued)
IRIS would not be satisfied until she un
derstood tho meaning of the Hindustani'
phrases, mastered the nasal pronunciation
of "halnya,w and placed the artificial accent
on phant nnd lo In the second tine of the
chorus.
Jenks was concluding the last verse when
thero came, hurtling through the nlr, tho
weird cries of tho Blnglng beetle, returning,
perchnnco, from successful foray on Pnlm
treo Rock. This second advent of tho In
sect put nn end to the concert. Within a
quarter of an hour they wero asleep.
Thenceforth, for ten days, they labored
unceasingly, stnrtlng work at daybreak nnd
stopping only when the light failed, finding
tho long hours of sunshine all too short for
the manifold tasks demanded of them, y$t
thankful that the night brought rest.
The sailor made out a program to which
ho rigidly ndhered. In the first place, ho
completed tho house, which had two com
partments, an Inner room In which Iris
slept, and nn oucr, which served as n
Bhelter for their meals nnd provided a bed
room for the mnn.
Then he constructed n gigantic sky sign
on Summit Rock, tho small cluster of
boulders on top of tho cliff. Ills chief dif
ficulty was to hoist Into placo the tall
poles ho needed, and for this purpose ho
had to again visit Palm-tree Rock In order
to secure tho pulley. By exercising much
Ingenuity In devising shear-legs, ho at last
succeeded In lifting the mnsts Into their
allotted receptacles, where they were firm
ly secured. Finally ho was able to swing
Into air, high above the tops of the neigh
boring trees, the loftiest of which he felled
In order to clear tho view on all sides,
the name of the ship Sirdar, fnshloned In
six-foot letters nailed and spliced together
In sections and made from the timbers of
that Ill-fated vessel.
Meanwhile he taught Iris how to Weave a
net out of the strands of unraveled cord
age. With this, weighted by bullets, he
contrived a casting net and caught a lot
of small fish In tho lagoon. At first they
wero unable to decide which varieties were
edible, until a happy expedient occurred
to the girl.
The seablrds can tell us," she -said.
"Let us spread out our haul on tho sands
nnd leave them. By observing those speci
mens seized by the birds and those they
reject we Bhould not go far wrong."
Though her reasoning was not Infallible
It certainly proved to be a reliable guide
In this Instance. Among the fish selected
by the feathered connoisseurs they hit ipon
two species which most resembled whiting
and haddock, and these turned out to be
very palatable and wholesome.
From the rusty rifles on the reef Jenks
brought away the bayonets and secured all
the screws, bolts and other small odds
and ends which might bo serviceable. From
the barrels he built a handy grate to fa
cilitate Iris's cooking operations, and a.
careful search each morning amid the
ashes of any burnt wreckage accumulated
a store of useful nails.
The pressing need for a safe yet ac
cessible bathing place led him and tho
girl to devote one afternoon to a com
plete survey 'of the coast lfhe. By this time
they had given names to all the chief lo
calities. The northerly promontory was
naturally christened North Cape ; the west
ern, Europa Point; the portion of the reef
between their habitation and Palm-tree
Rock became Filey Brig; the other section
Northwest Reef,
The flat sandy passage across the Island,
containing the cave, house and well, was
named Prospect Park; and the extensive
stretch of sand on the southeast, with Its
guard of broken reefs, was at once dubbed
Turtle Beach when Jenks discovered that
an Immense number of green turtles were
FARMER SMITH'S
RAINBOW CLUB
THE LOST CHOCOLATE
Dearest Children Once upon a time there was a girl 14 years old who
knew so much her father was always playing trick's on her, so as to keep her
head from growing out beyond her hair. At the nge of 14 a young lady is
sometimes troubled with enlargement of the head.
Well, one night, the father gave the young lady a piece of chocolate which
she broke in two. She ate half of the chocolate and left the other half on
' Tho girl's father slipped a bopk over the chocolate. When Miss "Fourteen-Ycars-Old"
wanted the chocolate she COULDN'T FIND IT!
Hunt, hunt, hunt! ,.,,.... ,
Finally she accused her father of eating the chocolate and the accused
man proudly poked out his tongue.
Then the girl accused her father of hiding the chocolate.
Here is what the father said:
"The rule of hiding things is to hide them near where they were lost.
Suppose you start where you left your chocolate and begin to hunt for it."
Sure enough! -Right near where the chocolate lay was a book. The young
ladv of fourteen took up the book and there was the chocolate.
what do you think of that? FARMER SMITH, Children's Editor.
p,8, The Wca the Bir1'8 ftner W88 t( tench hcr to REASON cor
rectly,
DOINOS IN PJGVJLLE
Mis Fish Hawk arid Mrs. Pig
By Farmer Smith
TSaf wart faruc'ular way Mr.. P..
hadf renouncing the fact that ah. was
R7l!st three children. KethiMeUf.' Neb
a.?n.ar and Jeremiah were peacefully
ucdin??B the back entry of the pig aty
SSk rl Pl UlSred?thlr hem.. Of
wh.lah Wt'iirjjoan hr darlings by their
!?iJLv and "JerryA; As she was Joeklng
Tm iwngl w ewn out of
X e$W4 Vw m '
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La. Zkftr- i w'
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YOejT"
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to it
slngng-lessons from a Pla s why yau can t
make any noise but a SQUEAL.
' ' "Yes, and that same squeal Is what you
hear In the great pipe organ In church. Did
you, ever hear a pipe prgarjT" Mrs, Pig
Stopped and looked up at MIsa FJeh Hawk.
"Why, yes, down by tbe shore on Sunday
mornings. If pig are such wonderful
musicians why don't they put them la
cages like canaries T" Miss Fish Hawk
said this as If THAT question would finish
Mm. l'lr. but It didn't, She replied.
"Why, they have pigs who alng fori
kings. Let me see. you s j(iaier jay
lrd where t Is pigs sing for the kings."
Miss Fish Hawk was so surprised at this
answer that she flew away to Jook for
Mister Jay Bird. HE told Mis Fish
Hawk about the pigs who stag for kings.
You Just wait. P
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TMftgs to Kr9W and Da '
Anagram; "Deari Hw rain Haysl"
The wUarst woflts to know K you 9n
Ulc tin letter tiki asayonaa'ajul sak
another stno. Tte ffMi tor, pmritrr
MUtar Ml assorting Mttfr MM Mt
ISV CSV )"MBX
Our Postofllce Box
Some little girls are very much Interested
In naming Durothy Dotte'a doll. Dorothy,
you will remember) wants her Rainbow
sisters to send In names for a doll which
she Is dressing for a Christmas box. When
Dorothy has sufficient names she will put
them all In a hat and draw one out. The
lucky slip will christen dolly. Eileen Evans,
Whttford. Pa,., who some time ago sug
gested "Eileen," further adds' that In case
her selection happens to be the winning
one she will be so happy to have the doll
named after her that she will make her a
dress If Dorothy will send tho measure
ments. Beatrice Smith, Rlverton, N, J,, puts
forth "Louise" as her choice, Mary
Josephine Coyle thinks "Viola" would be a
very pretty name. Hurry up, other rain
bow mothers, if you want to have a part In
christening the "hospital dolly."
If the boys don't mind, Rosa Atkins
would like to put In a word about her
baby doll, Eleanor. Eleanor la very stck,
and the doctor says aha will have to stay
In bed at least two weeks longer, Ws
hope all the dolls who are reading the
Rainbow Club Newa from their mothers'
lapa thla very moment feel very, very sorry.
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CIURUCU and LILY ALTUAN, Woodolna. N. J,
FARMER SMITH,
I wish to become a member of your
Rainbow Club. Please send m a
beautiful .Rainbow Button fro. J agree
to DO A LITTL KINDKateW KACH
AND alVBRY DAY, 8PMKAD A LITTLH
HWaHIMtt. ALL ALOXQ THB WAY.
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paying their spring visit to tho Island to
bury their eggs In the snnd.
Tho two began their tour of Inspection
by passing the scene of the first desperate
struggle to escape from the clutch of the
typhoon. Iris would not bo content until
the sailor showed her the rock behind which
he placed her for shelter while he searched
for water. For n moment tho recollection
of their unfortunate companions on board
ship brought n lump Into her throat nnd
dimmed her eyes.
"I remember them In my prayers every
night," sho confided to him. "It seems so
unutterably sad that they should bo lost,
while we arc nllve and hnppy."
The mnn d stractcd her attention by
painting out the embers of their first fire.
It wns the only way to choke back the
tumultuous feelings that suddenly stormed
his heart. Happy! Yes, he had never
before known such hnpplness. How long
would It last? High up on tho cliff Rwung
tho signal to nnxlous searchers of tho sen
that here would be found the survivors of
tho Sirdar. And then, when rescue enmrii
when Miss Deane became once moro tho
daughter of a wealthy baronet, nnd -he a
disgraced and a nameless outcast I Ho
set his teeth nnd savagely struck at a full
cup of the pitcher plant which hnd so provi
dentially relieved their hilling thirst.
"Oh. why did you do thnl?" pouted Iris.
"Poor thing' It wns n true friend In
need. I wish I could do something for It
to make It tho best and leafiest plant of
Its kind on the Island."
"Very well!" ho nnswered; "you can
gratify your wish. A tlnful of fresh water
from the well, applied dally to Its roots,
will quickly achieve that end."
The morosencss of his tone nnd manner
surprised her. For once her quick Intui
tion failed to divine the source of his irri
tation. "You give your advice ungraciously," sho
sold, "but I will adopt It nevertheless."
A harmless Incident, n kindly and quite
feminine resolve, yet big with fato for
both of them.
Jenks's unwonted lll-humor for the
passage of days had driven from his face
all Its harshness, and from his tongue all
Its assumed bitterness created a pausing
cloud until the phys'cal exertion of scram
bling over tho rocks to round the North
Capo restored their normal relations.
A strong current raced by this point to
the southeast, nnd tore away the outlying
spur of the headland to Buch an extent thnt
tho sailor wns almost Inclined to choose
tho easier way through tho trees. Yet he
persevered, nnd It may be confessed that
tho opportunities thus afforded of grasping
mo gin k arm, or placing a steadying hand
on her shoulder, were dominant factors In
determining his choice.
At last they reached the eouth side, ana
here they at once found themselves In n
delightfully secluded and tiny bay. sandy,
tree-lined, sheltered on threo sides by cliffs
and rocks.
"Oh," cried Ir's. excitedly, "what a lovely
spot 1 A perfect smugglers' cave."
"Charming enough to look at," wns the
answering comment, "but open to the sen.
If you look at the smooth riband of water
out there you will perceive a passage
through the reef, A great placo for sharks,
Miss Deane, but no place for bathers."
"Good gracious! I had forgotten the
sharks. I suppose they must live, horrid
as they are, but I don't want them to dlno
on me."
The mention of such disagreeable ad
juncts to l'fe on the Island no longer terri
fied her. Thus do English newcomers to
India pass tho first three months', residence
in the country in momentary terror of
snakes, and the remaining thirty years In
complete forgctfulness of them.
They passed on. While traversing tho
cornl-strewn south beach, with Its patches
of white soft snnd baking In the direct rays
of the sun. Jenks perceived traces of the
turtle which swnrmed In the neighboring
sea.
"Delicious eggs and turtle soup'" he an
nounced when lr s asked him why he was
so Intently studying certain marks on tho
sand, caused by the great sea tortoise dur
ing their nocturnal visits to the breeding
ground.
"If they are green turtle," ho continued,
"we nro ln the lap of luxury They lard
tho alderman nnd Inspire the poet. When
n sh p comes to our assistance 1 will per
suade the captain to freight the vessel with
them nnd make my fortune."
"I suppose, under the circumstances, you
were not a rich man, Mr. Jenks," said Iris,
timidly.
"I possess n wealthy bachelor uncle, who
nindo mo his heir and allowed mo four hun
dred n year; so I was a sort of Croesus
among staff corps ofllccrs. When the smash
camo he disowned mo by cnble. By selling
my ponies nnd my other belong ngs I wns
nblo to walk out of my quarters penniless
but free from debt."
"And all through a deceitful woman!"
"Ves "
Iris peered at him from under the brim
of her sou'wester. He seemed to be ab
surdly contented, so different was his tono
In discussing a necessarily painful topic
to the attitude ha adopted during tho at
tack on tho pitcher plant.
Sho wns puzzled, but ventured a further
step.
"Was sho very bad to you, Mr. Jenka?"
He stopped and lnughed actually roared
at the suggestion.
"Bad to me!" he repeated. "I had noth
ing to do with her. She was humbugging
her husband, not me. Fool that I was, I
could not mind my own business."
So Mrs. Costobelt was not flirting with
tho man who suffered on her nccoupt. It
Is a regrettabla but true statement that
Iris would willingly have hugged Mrs. Cos
tobelt nt that moment. She walked on a'r
during the next half hour of golden Bllence,
and Jemcs did not remind her that they
were passing the gruesome Valley of
Death.
Rounding Europa Point, the sailor's eyes
were fixed on their Immedlato surround
lngs, but Iris gazed dreamily ahead. Henco
.t was that she was tho first to cry ln
amasement:
"A boat! See, there! On the rocks!"
There was no mistake. A ship's boat was
perched high and dry on tho north Bide of
the cape. Even as they scrambled toward
It Jenks understood how It had come there.
When the Sirdar parted amidships the
after section fell back Into the depths be
yond tho reef and this boat must have
broken loose from Its davits and been driven
ashore here by tho force of tho western
current.
But there wero stores on board. Jenks
remombered thnt Captain Ross's foresight
had secured the provisioning of all tho
ship's boats soon after the first wild rush
to steady the vessel after tho propeller was
lost. Masts, sails, oars, setsall save two
water casks had gone; but Jenks, with
eager hands, unfastened the lockers, and
here he found a good supply of tlnnedmeats
and biscuits. They had barely recovered
from the excltcmetit of this find when the
sailor noticed that behind the rocks on
which the craft was firmly lodged lay a
small natural basin full of salt water, re
plenished and freshened by the spray or
every gale, and completely shut off from
all seaward access.
It was not more than four feet deep,
beautifully carpeted with sand, nnd secluded
by rocks on all sides. Not the tiniest crab
or fish was to b seen. It
bath.
Iris was overjoyed, tme pointed towart
their habitation.
"Mr Jenks." she; said, "I will be wftn
you , at tentlme."
He gathered nil the tins he was ante ta
carry and strode off, 'enjoining her to Are
tier revolver If for the slightest reason she
wanted assistance, and giving a parting
warning that It ahe delayed too long he
would come and shout to her. ,
"I wonder," said the girl to herselr,
watching his retreating figure, "what he r
afraid of Surely by this time we have ex
hausted the unpleasant surprises of the
Island Anyhow, now for a splash!"
She was hardly In the water before sho
began to be afraid on account of JeniM.
Suppose anything happened to him while
she was thoughtlessly enjoying herself here.
So strongly did the thought possess her
thnt she hurriedly dressed again and ran
off to find him.'
He wns engaged In fastening a number
of bayonets transversely to a long piece of
timber.
"What are ymi doing that fort" ah
asked,
"Why did you return so soonT Did any
thing alann youT"
"I thought you might get Into mischief,"
she confessed.
"No. On the other hand, I am trying to
mnke trouble for nny unwelcome visitors."
he replied, "This Is n cheval de frlse, which
I Intend to set up In front of our cave In
case we nro compelled to defend ourselves
against nn attack by savages. With thl
barring the way they cannot rush the posi
tion." Sho sighed. Rainbow Island was a wild
spot after nil. Did not thorns and brier
grow very close to the gates of EdenT
On the nineteenth day of their residence
on tho Island the sailor climbed, aa was his
Invariable habit, to the Summit Rock while
Iris prepared breakfast. At this early hour
the horizon wns clearly cut as the rim of a
sapphire. Ho examined the wholo arc of
the sen with his glasses, but not a sail was
In sight. According to hla calculations, tho
growing anxiety ns to the fate of the Sirdar
must long ere this have culminated In the
dispatch from Hongkong or Singapore of
n special search vessel, while British war
shlpi In the China Sea would be warned to
keep a close lookout for any traces of the
steamer, to visit all Islands on their route,
and to question fishermen whom they en
countered. So help m'ght come nny day, or
It might be long deferred.
He replaced the glasses In their case and
dived Into the wood, giving a passing
thought fo the fact that the 'wind, after
blowing steadily from the south for nearly
a week, had veered round to the northeast
during the night. Did the change portend
n Btorm? Well, they were now prepared
for all such eventualities, and he had not
forgotten thnt they possessed, among other
treasures, a box of books for rainy days.
And a rainy day with Iris for company!
What gale that ever blew could offer such
compensation for enforced Idleness?
Tho morning sped In uneventful work.
Iris did not neglect her cherished pitcher
plant. After luncheon It was her custom
now to carry a dishful of water to Its ap
parently arid roots, and she rose to fulfill
her self-Imposed task.
"Let mo help you." said Jenks. "I am
not very busy this afternoon."
"No, thank you. I simply won't allow
you to touch that shrub. The dear thing
looks qulto glad to see me. It drinks up
the water as greedily as a thirsty animal."
"Even a cabbage has a heart. Miss
Deane.''
She laughed merrily, "I do believe you
are offering me a compliment," she said.
"I must Indeed have found favor In your
eyes."
He had schooled himself to resist the
opening given by this class of retort, so he
turned to make some corrections In the
scale of the sun dial he had constructed,
nlded therein by dally observations with
tho sextant left by the former Inhabitant
of the cave.
Iris had been gone perhaps five minute
when he heard a distant shriek, twice re
peated, and then there came faintly to his
ears his own name, not "Jenks," but "Rob
ert," In the girl's voice. Something terrible
had happened. It was a cry of supreme dis
tress. Mortal agony or overwhelming terror
alone could wring that name from her lips.
Precisely ln such moments this man acted
with the decision, the unerring Judgment,
the lnstnntancous acceptance of great risk
to accomplish great results, that marked
him out as a born soldier.
CONTINUED TOMORROW
The Public Pays
In a recent interview with
one of the largest merchan
disers in Pennsylvania, who
had taken on retailing pianos
as part of their business, the
manager of the department
being questioned by a repre
sentative of a piano trade Jour
nal as to the value of certain
pianos consigned fo them fer
sale, laconically remarked!
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in excess of the real value of
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us. We arrange our profits en
the consigned prices, and our
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purchasers paid the excesses.
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