NANOY WYNNE ANTICIPATE m,
GAY DOINGS OF HORSE SHOW WEEK
Large Dinner Will Be Given by the Show rw,,m
the Visiting Sportsmen onPrfdXhtS tot
Radnor Country Club-Ofty LpSngs
ton SwSSkS1??'- po"' K1
Pines on s.rLShllnut "' wm u
o'clock In fhJ -.. Normb' . t 6
brlda-. p,4V "' home of the
lnJv'ntiloeV3r.Tlh2L., ,"n,lln autumn
of OctoC"; tUrn t0 town th m,i1l
iJ V? ' In August are at J
EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 101C
MEM prominent In hunting affairs anS
other well-known horsemen of this
country and Canada will attend the din
ner which is to be Riven on the second
night of tho show at the Radnor Hunt
Club by the directors of the Dryn Mawr
Horse Show Association In honor of the
visiting masters of foxhounds and
Judges at tho show, and, by the way,
talking of masters of hounds, I juat wish
you could cast .your eyes on Den Chew,
who has that position at the Iladnor
Club. Ho maybe seen at any time of
the day, or night. I was about to say,
training his hounds for the show and
their autumn work. Ho keeps strictly
to the roads, however. It's really won.
derfut how our hunters consider tho
farmers those days. It pays, however,
and the farmers enjoy tho shows now
as much as the horsemen.
Among tho visitors who have been In
vited to attend tho dlnnor aro James Ap
pleton, Charles Daudolne, George Board
more, Sir Adam Beck, of Canada; P. A.
rDonsal. B. H. Brewster, Dr. Shirley
Carter, R. J. Collier, J. N. Conyngham.
William It Conyngham, nichard Gam
brill. Jr., Hobert Gerry, John 8heen, Sir
Charles Cunning, of Canada; Harry Nich
olas. Henry Hlgglnson, A. F. HydoJ
Lester Jones, Wallace Lanahan, Joseph
Baroque, James McComb, Charles Mc
Nolll, of Canada; It S. Page, Malbon
Jtlchardson, Daniel Sands, Redmond"
Stewart, J. B. Thomas, Oaklelgh Thorno.
Ileglnald Vanderbllt, Honry Vaughan,
Sklddy von Stade, Major Wadsworth, E.
B. White, Windsor White, Watson Webb,
Mlfllln Wharton and tewls Waring.
Of course, our own local sportsmen and
Eddie Cassatt's legs will also attend. In-
eluding Tom Ashton. W. W. Atterbury.
John Hampton Barnes, St George Bond,
Ned Bcale, Tom Codwalador, Ben Chew,
Clarenco Clark, 3d, Billy Clothier,
'Charles Coxe, Antelo Devoroux, William
Ellis, Horace Hare, Roy Jackson, W. W.
Justice, Mahlon Kline, Charles Mather,
Victor Mather, Jack Mitchell, William
Mulford, Stanley Reeve, Sam Riddle,
Penn Smith and R. Penn Smith, Jr.,
'lllncklo Smith. Ned Smith, Plunkott
'Steward Edward Stotesbury, Bob Straw-
'bridge, John Townsend, John Valentine,
,Charllo "Wheeler. Joe Wldener, William
Wilbur, W. C. Wilson and George Willing.
To my mind, this wilt be some party,
and seems to me 'twould almost havo
been better to havo that "Friday (din-
'ner) on Saturday night," aa Al Jolson
1 would say.
Well, speaking of ,A1 Jolson, some peo
ple don't care what they do, do they?
But It seems to mo to tie a ten-dollar
' bill on the worsted that a chorus girl
' throws out from tho stage and rolls back
In a ball Is goln'g some, and that Is
Identically what tho companion of the
son of a prominent dentist In this city
did at ono of tho performances of "Rob
lnson Crusoe, Jr.," lately aa he and the
dentist's son sat together In a bor. To
- eay there was some excltementl Jolson
i came out many times after and kept
throwing worsted out and saying, "Some
one told mo that one of the girls got a
' ' bill tied on her worsted tonight," and
I he looked about longingly till the audl
. enco nearly choked.
A debutante tho date of whose tea has
not yet been announced Is Anne Weight
man Melrs, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Wain Melrs and groat-grand-daughter
of the late Mr. William Weight-
1 man, about whose will there was so
much excitement In. the Welghtman and
Wlater family these eight or ten years
ago.
Anne Is very charming and has an ex
ceptionally fine mind, but also a large
stock ofsmall talk, so nor, mind rwon't
frighten away the gilded youth of so
ciety, who usually shun a girl with the
reputation of brains. Fortunately, If a
girl has brains she does not bother about
the social fop, so as both are pleased
that Is all we aro concerned about. The
Melrs live In Oermantown In the early
fall and spring and In winter In the
Welghtman house at Eighteenth and
Walnut streets. Mrs. Melrs Is a favorite
niece of her aunt, Mrs. Penfleld, to whom
Mr. Welghtman left the great bulk of his
t fortune. I predict a delightful winter for
little Mlsa Melrs, for she has all that at
tracts r a svtft nature, good looks and a
splendid education.
NANCY WYNNE.
tnalt.
August are at James-
Personals
At the marriage of Miss Mary E. Clay-
ton, daughter of Mr. end Mrs. Paul Clayton,
( and Mr. Ralph Earle, which will take place
, on Saturday, the maid of honor will be
Miss Barbara I Clayton, a sister of the
i bride, and the bridesmaids will Include
Jllss Jean N. Thompson, Miss Edith II.
' Bally, Miss Emllle Posey Kennedy, Mlos
i Edith Earle, Miss Virginia Roberts and
Mrs. Edward Croxer Page.
Mr. Earle will have his brother, Mr,
George It Earle, 3d, as best man, and his
. ushers will be Mr, It Livingston Sullivan,
' Mr. Lawrence Dllworth Heggs, Mr. Fits
I William Sargent, Mr. Victor C. Mather, Mr.
. Joseph M. Patterson, Id, Mr. Hansell
J French, Mr. Gilbert Mather and Mr. Philip
i H. Chase, of Wilmington.
The bridesmaids will be entertained at
luncheon tomorrow by Mrs. Robert E.
, Griffith, whose daughter, Mrs. Page, will be
In the wedding party, and tomorrow evening
iwr. and Mrs. George IL Earls, Jr., will
entertain) the bridal party at dinner. Mr,
and Mrs. Clayton, the parents of the bride,
I will give a supper on Friday evening before
the rehearsal.
ltr.and Mrs. WUUara Woodward Amett,
e Z)16 Pine street, have Issued Invitations
for a dlnnar fallnwari hv rtajinlnf nt tha
!SJ J jrton Golf Club on Tuesday evening! Oo-
tober SI, at 8 o'clock. In honor of Miss
,J AiUiertne Hanoock, debutante daughter of
r, ana Airs. James Hancock.
t. . An Interesting engagement announced to-
I ay by Mr. John R.Kaunco Is that of Mlu
ftnm Elisabeth Moore Dlaylock, daughter
1 Jrf the late Mr. Lewis Blaylovk, to Mr.
v l T-ry Johnson Brlggs, son of Mr, and Mrs.
d, ' . MV famflv uhM . on.. Ik. aorlv
Quaker tilers In Pennsylvania, coming to
this country In 1T94,
Miss Catherine Sparks wfll give an la
Jwmal 4anee on Tuesday, Qetober IT. la
Aeaor of M1m Margaret Latta ad her
tanoe, Mr. Frank Keese, whose marriage
will take piaea Oeteber It,
The tnarriaae of 0m Oh U. Levy,
II T . . - - n
Kry aC- ', i,iia" wn M William
' rt,mr. of J237 Chestnut Hreet.
th?IModsafi.,.r?:-ThomM McKcn "III dose
irr vinV at nuS,Ta,cMU P1r on Sunday.
no.,,totrt?le3x,rM5o,nd,iy!1,e- the" hme '"
mnoseont' t0.. "" "e
sDend,rn?7CB "cFn,11''. of Rosemont. Is
spending a few days In New York city?
Mrs. James D. Wlnsor, Jr.. who has
nJ...If .rn to i'.1 hom9 on Dover avenue.
Ilosemont, on Friday.
MIbs Christine Spencer, daughter of Mrs.
aranam Spencer, of Dcon. has returned
home from a visit to Major and Mrs. Ed
ward n. Caisatt. The engagement of Miss
Spencer and Mr. Robert Hunter was re
cently announced.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin II. Fltler and their
two small daughters, of The Terraces, Rose
mont, are spending a few weeks at the Hot
Springs, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. Powell Ians and Miss
Anita M, Eans. of Errollton. Devon, have
returned from Watch Hill, n. I.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Browning, of
Rosemont, will not return from Saratoga
Springs until. tho middle of October.
Miss Virginia Llpptncott, of Stone House,
Chelten Hills, will leae shortly for Chicago,
111, where she will spend several days.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Potter, Jr.. of
Washington lane, Chelten Hills, will close
tholr country home this week and go to
Chestnut Hill, where they will be the guests
of Mr. Potter's father, Mr. Charles A. Pot
ter, at The Anglecot, Evergreen and Pros
pect menues. for the month of October,
after which they will move Into their new
apartment at Fifteenth and LocuBt streets.
Mrs Charles A. Potter and her daughter.
Mrs Dorothy Potter, and her little girl,
who have been spending the summer at
Magnolia, Mass, will remain away until
November 1.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis W. Robinson and
their family, of Vtllanova. have taken a
house on Do Lancey place for the winter
months, which they wilt occupy late In the
fall.
Mrs. George Stanley Philter and Miss
Helen M. Phlller, who spent the summer
In St. Martin's, have reopened their town
house, 1811 De Lancey place, for the winter.
Judge Thomas D. FInletter and his son.
Mr. Thomas D. FInletter, Jr., who with
Mrs. FInletter have been motoring through
New England, have returned and are occu
pying their apartment at Hamilton Court
Mrs. FInletter Is spending the early autumn
In Maine.
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Henry. Jr., of
7203 Creshelm road, returned yesterday
from Cape May, where they spent the sum
mer months.
Mr. and Mrs. Ogden D. Wilkinson. Miss
Sarah Wilkinson and Miss Bessie Wilkin
son1 have closed their cottage at Beach
Haven and aro again occupying their house,
2010 Walnut street.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Wood, Jr., of Con
shohocken, are being congratulated upon
the birth of a son. Mrs. Wood was Miss
Phebe Ingersoll Wllmer before her mar
riage. Mr. and Mrs. Holllnshead N. Taylor, of
8204 St. Martin's lane, will return on Sat
urday from Capo May, where they occupied
a cottage during August and September.
Mrs. Joseph Wear, of Graver's lane, has
returned from Kennebunkport, Me , where
she spent the summer.
Mr. and Mrs. Cushman Newhall, of High
land avenue, have closed their cottage at
Bay Head and have returned for the
winter.
Prof. Emory It. Johnson and Mrs. John
son, who spent the summer In Canada,
have gone to the Poconos for the early
fall.
Mrs. W. Atlee Burpee and her sons,
Mr. W. Atlee Burpee, Jr., and Mr. David
Burpee, are spending some time In Atlantic
City. The engagement of Mr. Atlee Burpee
'JBBBslBBBBrT
Test lViV i '
l'holo by Wm, Mhewvil Hill.
MISS ANNA BINNEY BRINTON
Miss Brinton, who Is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Fcrrcc Brinton,
will take nn nctivo part in the fcto
which will be given nt her home
on October 4 for the benefit of the
Children's Country Week Associa
tion nnd the suffragists of three
counties.
to Miss Jeannetta Lee was announced In
tho spring.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sedgwick Davis,
of Hamilton Court, Thlrty-nlnth nnd
Chestnut streets, have returned from Nar
ragansett Pier, where they spent the sum
mer. Miss Margaret Dennlston. of West
School House lane, has returned from a two
months' trip to Alaska.
Mrs William M. Barnes, of Sherwood
road. Overbrook. accompanied by Miss
Edith rtussell. Is spending some time In
Atlantlo City.
Mrs. M. E. Salmon, of Rochelle avenue,
Wlssahlckon, has left for Washington and
other points of Interest.
Mr. and Mrs Harry D. Jackson, of
Brooklyn, formerly of this city, announce
the engagement of their daughter, Miss
Ethyle Jackson, to Mr. Herbert M. Ellis,
of North Wales, Pa.
"WING S
'ths A mJimUmWl
-jrT ViSWF VMLrWflXfr
i iaa
MORNING
T-C I I
uy uouis iracy
THE STOtVr THUS FAIt
IRtS DEANn. d.uthtfr of Sir Arthur
Dn, owmr et the London and Itontkon
Company, li cot upon luinbow Ulnd
wh,n tho itrimahl? sirdar so down dur
,n..l.'Ji'"", '" Chin Hf
nonrnT JKNKfl n ltnt twrd on
li?.!h!P- ' ,n en'r ether urtlor. On
X?JJti '" ! before tho wreck ho ws
t.1 ' mTrn wnfn no ovtrnrq m.mwn vi
i-.rJ"?or ,n,t Iris and Lord Ventnor ro
On tho lilond. JnV confn
itopri Anetrumer. lormcnj
enAii
tht h.
"p',ln ' Hrlll.h cavalry In Ventnor's rfl-E?rjll-
rmonitrtf with hi rolonol s
nuiWtl n,rltnr wlih Ixird Vtnor na i
obllfd to thrA tho Inter. Fl. testimony
S", "" .Prt, of Vontnor nd tho woman
fn'l&r Hhonorabl dlchrs of An-
cT!n iL'j" tlorlns thelstnd. dlscowrs a
i,ir,1w,'l'-t mnrrta Into homo for Irlai
!fVlivr.",r whlcb s tho headlFsa skeleton
Wit "."." Tni "d a deaerlrd quarry tilled
M.U.tbi skeleton of Chine nd Euro
iKS.. n " c b find a treat vein of
J",'71'iy,,nd tho top of a. tin can with a
Jiff"0 ,dlram. PealUInc tht nalnbow
i?ri?r. 't "V " Path of the flerc Dk
imr",..Jen,ts avo a c of tlnei and
mmur.:iion wht-ii wa can from tho wreck
n nrby rf.
laSI? iKy' """s " an errand a hort dl
.lnr?..ffnm the cave. Irl t attacked by
ewral Dyaka. from whom Jeiika nni her.
,.r;."v.,' '" Plratea erape, and Jenk.
?!!?. ,h,t ,n"r w"l "turn In treater
i.iv"' rreprr for tho Impendlns at
thS - " r'mvlna moat of hM More from
JS-.5V,, . n JJolnln ledje. which ho
cTtldei well-nlsh Impreanabl
J-" '.HnU d0 nt disappoint Jenk. but
J!.. ?h.r1 arrlio he la fully prepared
h?...V".m- "t"1' "bota from tho pirate hnnd
?:, Lh water caaka. and Jenk trt-ea
!h.V " to save) om prt of tho aupply
mat may determine hi and In1 fate
r.AJi'r the Dyaka try In vain to dlelodca
Jenk and Irl tho plrata chlof arranrea
..,. , yl -A Mohammedan with tho t)-Vk
If" 1 Interpreter. The chief demanda tho
"J!,. r ."' the womnn, which Jenk. of
ISS-" r'r"se The Mohammedan, In ex
tUPK. f.?r Promled freedom, become
Jenk' ally,
CIIArTKn XIII (Continued)
AND so tho sun sank to rest In the sea.
XX and the stars pierced the deepening blue
of the celestial arch, while the man and the
woman awaited patiently the verdict of the
fates.
Before the light failed Jenks gathered all
the poisoned arrows and ground their ven
omed points to powder beneath his heel.
Gladly would Iris nnd he have dispensed
with the friendly protection of the tarpaulin
when tho cool evening breezes came from
the south. But Buch a thing might not be
even considered. Seernl hours of darkness
must elapso before the moon rose, nnd dur
ing that period, were their foes bo minded,
they would be absolutely nt the merov nf
the sumpltnn shafts If not coered by their
impenetrate oucuicr.
The sailor looked long and earnestly at
the well. Their own bucket. Improvised out
of a dish coer and a rope, lay close to tho
brink. A stealthy crawl across the sandy
valley, half a minute of grno danger and
he would bo up tho ladder again with
enough water to serve their Imperathe
needs for days to come.
There was little or no risk In descending
tne rocK. Boon after sunset It was wrapped
In deepest gloom, -tor night succeeds day In
the tropics with wondrous speed. The haz
ard lay in twice crossing the white sand,
were any of tho Dyaks hiding behind the
house or among the trees.
He held no foolhardy view of his own
powers. The one-sided nature of the con
flict thus far was due solely to his posses
sion of Lce-Metfords as opposed to muzzle
loaders. Let him be surrounded on the level
at cIobo quarters by a dozen determined
men and ho must surely Bjccumb.
Were It not for the presence of Iris he
would have given no second thought to the
Mr. an Mr. M. r. AncUor. of ism ri I oerlt. It was lust one of those undertak.
avenue, announce the engagement of their I 'nBs which a soldier Jumps at. "Here goes
daughter. Miss Irma Loeb Ancker, to J. I 'or the V. C or Kingdom Cornel" Is the
Malvern Benjamin, of Chicago, formerly of
Atlanta, Go.
The marriage of Miss Agnes R. Mack,
daughter of the late Mr. .John Mack and
Mrs. Mack, of Torresdple, and Mr. Hubert
J. Koran, Jr., took place this morning In
St, Dominic's Church, Holmesburg, at 8
o'clock. Tho Rev. Thomas Horan officiated
at the nuptial mass. Miss Mack was given
In marriage by her brother, Mr. Joseph
Power Mack, ;d. She had no attendants.
After a small breakfast for the Imme
diate families and a few friends Mr. and
Mrs. Horan left on a wedding Journey.
They will live at 104 East Walnut lane.
Germantown.
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Aram, of East
Falls, announce the engagement of their
daughter. Miss Ida May Aram, to Mr.
George Elwood Slnnamon, son of Mr. and
Mrs. George K. Slnnamon, of 1812 South
Seventeenth street.
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen O. Urle, who spent
the summer In Ocean City, N. J., have
opened their apartment at the Normandle,
Thirty-sixth and Chestnut streets, for the
winter.
pithy philosophy of Thomas Atkins under
such circumstances.
Now, there was no V. C, but there was
Iris.
To act without consulting her was Im
possible, so they discussed the project.
Naturally she scouted It
"The Mahommedan may be able to help
us," she pointed out. "In any event let us
wait until tho moon wanes. That Is the
darkest hour. We do not know what may
happen meanwhile."
Tho wprds had hardly left her mouth
when an Irregular volley waa fired nt them
from tho right flank of the enemy's position.
Every bullet struck yards above their
heads, the common falling of musketry at
night being to take too high an aim. But
the Impact of the missies on a rock so
highly Impregnated with minerals caused
sparks to fly, and Jenks saw that the Dy
aks would obtain by this means a most
dangerous Index of their faulty practice.
Telling Iris to nt once occupy her safe cor
ner, he rapidly adjusted a rifle on the
wooden rests already prepared In anticipa
tion of an attack from that quarter and
fired three shots at the opposing crest,
whence came the majority of gun flashes.
One, at least, of the three found a humLn
FARMER SMITHS ffi RAINBOW CLUB
i i$ t '
THE VOICE OF CONSCIENCE
Dear Children Did you ever talk to an angel?
Did you ever feel that SOMETHING was talking to you INSIDE 7 1
All through history we havo characters who have had angels speak to them.
St, Patrick was one, Joan of Arc another.
Do you suppose there are people today who have voices speak to them the
voices of their conscience?
I think there are many such, but they do not tell about It
There IS something inside of us which warns us, which helps us and which
will ALWAYS guide us aright IF we let it
I want so much to teach each of my Rainbows to be SELF-RELIANT.
This means that you learn to ASK QUESTIONS of your own conscience and
to DEPEND upon the answer of your own conscience.
Sometimes you have been telephoning and some one has "come In" on the
line and you asked them to get off. Sometimes the voice of conscience may
seem to get confused. Simply ask the other voice to "get off the line." YOU
want to know tho TRUTH. . '
Your own conscience will tell you the truth why ask some one else?
FARMER SMITH, Chitdrtn'a Editor.
FARMER SMITH'S DOLL STORIES
Cheerful Charlie
scratching In the paper tollhouse. Inking
scww" win.- TJnll Doa- busily en-
was wakened by a
raged 1 putting something ever himself.
"What hor ahouud Cheerful Charlie.
"I don't HO I" answered the Paper Doll
"What art'thou doing there? Trying to
drese thyself upT My faith I the world
"eThe Paper DoUEr stopped and looked
at Cheerful Charlie. "It mar be all bright
Snd gayfoV YO0 and for the paper dolls,
nut what about mel I have to go round
"."my "Its of hair all the tlnfe. while you
change your clothe all the tune."
"Ah. ah I" laughed Cheerful Charlie.
"Mare5 the PH I P hM tby wlnd
0?er matter. I would fain impreas thee
with the feet that It Is a Butoanee to
V J one's okrthes so often. Toou art
vyftutt kind of language la thatf
"It Is the language j f good eeteer. I
wutaa fain wake the see the foUy of trying
JT b a shea or a He , sawsttdng
do to wear a sheep's coat and bark like a
dog or a lion's coat and still bark like a
dogt"
"You are right I will keep on being a
dog."
"But thou canst be a GOOD dog. That
makes thee different from the rest of dogs,
some of whom are nuisances," said Cheer
ful Charlie, smiling.
Tilings to Know and Do
(1) Anagram; I wrote a nice note to
Willie In order to "a cure gone" him. What
did I try to do to Willie?
() Word party f I am a word of six
tetters. I relate to the mind. Twist me
and I will grieve. Twist once more and
I am a cloak. Quess me It you dare I
FARMER SMITH,
I wish to beeome a member of your
Rainbow Club. PIcaee send me a beau
tiful Rainbow Button free. I agree to
DO A LITTLE KINDNM8 EACH AMD
EVERY DAY SPREAD A LITTLE
SUNSHINE ALL ALONG THE WAY.
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Our Postofflce Box
Here Is an occasion for real Rainbow
celebration! A Rainbow member, Stella
Allen, of Willow Grove, and her pigeon.
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STELLA ALLUN AND "RAINBOW'
named "Ralnbdw," who proudly wears a
Rainbow buttonl If you don't believe this
last look at the picture very carefully and
you can see for yourself, Stella's little sis
ter Dorothy has, a pet, too. She has prom
ised to surprise with a likeness of herself
and "Itself' very soon. '
Jeannette Blackwood Is having a lot of
fun In Philadelphia town these days. Out
on Earlham terrace, where she lives, she
spends much time training her cat Teddy to
stand on his hind legs. The other day
Jeannette made a fishing line and brave
Teddy followed her all over the house un
til he had It In his possession. Teddy would
like to hear from some of the other Rain
bow oata He particularly wants to know
If any other animals of his kind are made
to stand on their bind legs before they are
rewarded with nice things to eat
A Program for a Little Boy's Day
Br AI.VKED DORZESWSKI, Richmond street,
1. A cold bath and a llttl MurcJae, .
t' ! Zefast aloa wralS ana play,
. AfUr Oliiur lit mother has do bli) drr
UBtll au&a-r 1
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Jw. out sb47UUc to roar
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billet There was a ahout of surprise and
naln. and the next volley Spurted from the
ground level. This could do no damage
owing to the angle, but he endeavored to
disconcert the marksmen by keeping up a
steady fire In their direction. He did not
dream of attaining other than a moral
effect, as there Is a lot of room to mlsa
when aiming In the dark. Soon he Imagined
that the burst of flame from his rifle helped
the Dyaks, because seeral bullets whlx
sed close to his head, nnd about this time
firing recommenced from the crest.
Notwithstanding all his skill and manip
ulation of the wooden supports, he failed
to dislodge the occupants. Eery minute
one or more ojnees of lead pitched right
Into the ledge, damaging the stores and
tearing the tarpaulin, while thoee which
struck the wall of rock were dangerous to
Iris by reason of the molten spray.
Ho could guess what had happened. By
lying flat on the sloptng plateau, or squeez
ing close to the projecting shoulder of the
cliff, the Dyaks were so little exposed that
Idle chance alone would enable him to hit
one of them. But they must be shifted, or
this night bombardment would prove the
moit serious development yet encountered.
"Are you all right, Iris?" he called out
"Ye, dear," she answered.
"Well. I want you to keep yourself cov
ered by the canvas for a little while espe
cially your head and shoulders. I am going
to stop these chaps. They havo found our
neak point, but I can baffle them."
She did not ask what he proposed to do.
He heard the rustling of the tarpaulin as
sho pulled It Instantly he cast loose the
rope ladded, and, armed only with a re
voler. dropped down therock. Ho was
quite Invisible to the enemy. There was no
sound sao tho occasional reports ninety
yards away. Ho hitched up the loner rungs
'?f tne ladder until they were sir feet from
the leel. and then crept noiseless, close to
tho rock, for somo forty yard.
He halted beside a small poon tree, and
stooped to find something Imbedded near Its
roots. At this distance he could plainly
hear the muttered conversation of the
Dyaks, and could see several of them prone
on the sand. The Intter fact prcned how
fatal would be an attempt on his part to
reach the well. They must discover him
Instantly once ho quitted the somber shad
ows of the cliff. Ho waited, perhaps a
few seconds longer than was necessary, cn
deaorlng to pierce the dim atmosphero
nnd learn something of tholr disposition.
A. Mgoroua outburst of firing sent him
back with haste. Iris was up there alone
He knew not what might happen. Ho was
now feerlshly anxious to be with her again
to hear her lolce and bo sure that all was
well.
To his horror he found the ladder Bway
Ing gently against the rock. Some one
was using It He sprang forward, careless
of consequence, and seised tho swinging
end. which had fallen freo again. He had
his foot on tho bottom rung when Irises
olce. close at hand and shrill with terror
shrieked: ,
"Robert, where are you?''
Here!" he shouted; the next Instant she
dropped Into his arms.
A startled exclamation from the vicinity
of the house, and some loud cries from the
more distant Dyaks on the other side of
Prospect Park, showed that they had been
oerhcard.
"Up!" he whispered. "Hold tight and
go as quickly as you can."
"Not without youl"
"Up. for God's sakol I follow at your
neels.
She began to climb. He took some article
from between his teeth, a Btrlng apparently
?". dre.W.Jt t0Wfl,rd hlm- mounting tne
ladder at tho same time. The end tightened,
lie was then about ten feet from the ground.
Two Dyaks yelling flercely,V rushed from
the cMer of the house.
"Go on," he said to Iris. "Don't lose
your nere whatever happens. I am close
behind you."
"I am quite safe," she gasped.
Turning and clinging on with one hand,
ho drew his revolver and fired nt the pair
beneath, who could now faintly discern
them and were almost within reach of the
ladder. The shooting made them halt. He
did not know or care If they were hit To
frighten them was sufficient Several others
were running across the sand to the cave,
attracted by the noise and the cries of
the foremost pursuers.
Then he gae a steady pull to the cord.
The sharp crack, of a rifle came from the
vicinity of the old quarry. He saw the
flash among the trees. Almost simultane
ously a brlaht llsrht leaned from tha onnoalta
ledge. Illuminating the vicinity like a meteor.
ic in up me rocK. showed Iris Just vanishing
Into tho safety of the ledge, and revealed
Jenks nnd the Dyaks to each other. There
rouowta instantly a tremendous explosion
that shook earth and air, dislodging every
loose stono In the southwest pile of rocks,
hurling from the plateau some of Its occu
pants and wounding the remainder with a
shower of lead and debris.
The Island birds, long since driven to
the remote trees, clamored In raucous peal,
and from the Dyaks came yells of fright
or anguish.
The sailor, unmolested further, reached
the ledge to And, Iris prostrate where she
had fallen, dead or unconscious, he knew
not which. He felt his face become gray
In the darkness. With a fierce tug he
hauled the ladder well away from the
ground nnd sank to his knees beside her.
He took her Into his arms. There was
no light He could not see her eyes or
lips Her slight breathing seemed to Indi
cate a fainting fit but there was no water,
nor was It possible to adopt any of the
ordinary expedients suited to such a selsure.
He could only wait In a dreadful silence
wait, clasping her to his breast and dumb
ly wonder what other loss he could suffer
ere tho final release came.
At last she sighed deeply. A strong
tremor of returning life stirred her frame.
Thank God I" he murmured, and bowed
his head. Were the sun shining he could
not see her now, for his eyes were blurred.
"Robert!" she whispered.
"Yes. darling."
"Are you safe?"
"Safe! my loved onel Think of yourself!
What has happened to your'
"I fainted I think. I havo no hurt I
missed you! Something told me you had
gone. I went to help you. or die with you.
And then that nolsel And the Hghtl What
did you do?"
He silenced her 'questioning with a pas
sionate kiss He carried her to a little
nook nnd fumbled among the stores until
he found a bottle of brandy. She drank
some. Under Its revivifying Influence she
was soon able to listen to the explanation
he offered after securing the ladder.
In a tall tree near the Valley of Death
he had tightly fixed a loaded rifle which
pointed at a loose stone In the rock over
hanging the ledge held by the Dyaks. This
stone rested against a number of percussion
caps extracted from cartridges, and these
In direct communication with a train of
powder leading to a blasting charge placed
at the end of a twenty-four-inch hole drilled
with a crowbar. The Impact of the bullet
against the stone could not fall to explode
some of the caps. He had used the con
tents of 300 cartridges to secure, a suffi
ciency of powder, and tho bullets were all
crammed Into the orifice, being tamped with
clay and wet sand. Tho rifle was fired by
means of the string, the loose colls of whlcn
were secreted at the foot of the poon. By
springing this novel mine he had effectually
remoed every DyaK from the ledge, over
which Its contents would spread like a
fan. Further, It would probably deter the
BurvUors from again venturing near that
fatal spot
Iris listened, only half comprehending.
Her mind was filled with one thought to
the exclusion of all others. Robert had
left her, had done this thing without tell
ing her. She forgave him, knowing he acted
for the best, but he must never, never de
ceive her again In such a manner. She
could not bear It
What better excuse could man desire for
caressing her, yea, even squeezing her, until
the sobs ceased and she protested with a
weak little laugh
"Robert, 1 haven't got much breath af
ter that excitement but please leave me
the remains!"
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THE WjmilHsaWl'sal VaJSJtaM
"ypU are a r onrta eonaMa tMMr
X girl," he mm. "Hare ye krtttfc-'
enough to tell me why yen cam down the
ladder?"
"When I discovered you were gem, I W
came wild with frltM. Den't re eea I
Imsgtned you were wounded and had CaBssV
from the ledge. What etoe cotiM I kft
follow, either to hetp yeu, or. If that wsit
not possible"
He found her hand and preeeed H to Mf
lips.
"I humbly crave your pardofi," he
That explanation Is more than ample. K
waa I who behaved Unreasonably, Of
course I should have warned you. Yev
sweetheart, t ran no risk. The real danger
passed a week ago."
"How can that bor
"I might have been blown to piece white
adjusting the heavy stone In front of the
caps I assure you I was glad to leave the
place that day with a whole skin. If the,
stone had wobbled, or slipped, well It was
a case of determined felo-de-se."
"May I ask how many more wild ad
ventures you undertook without my knowl
edge?"
"One other, of great magnitude, I felt la
love with you "
"Nonsense I" she retorted. "I knew that
long before you admitted it to yourself."
"Date, please?"
"Well, to begin at the very beginnings
you thought I waa nice on board the Sirdar.
Now, didn't you?"
And they were safely embarked on a eofl
vernation of no Interest to any other person". -In
the wide world, but which provided the ,
with the most delightful topic Imaginable. .
Thus the time sped until the rising moon
silhouetted the cliff on the white carpet of
coral-strewn sand. Tha black shadow Una
traveled slowly closer to tha base, of the
cliff, and Jenks, guided also by the stars,
told Iris th&t midnight was at hand. "
They knelt on the parapet of the ledge,
alert to catch any unusual sound, and
watching for any Indication of human
movement. But Rainbow Island was now
still as the grave. The wounded Dyaka
had seemingly been removed from hut and.
beach: the dead lay where they had fallen.
The sea sang a lullaby to the reef, and the
fresh breete whispered among the palm
fronds that waa all.
"Perhaps they have gone!" murmured
Iris.
The sailor put his arm round her neck
and gently pressed her lips together. Any
thing would serve as an excuse for that ' '
sort of thing, but he really did want ab
solute silence at that moment If the Mus
sulman kept his compact, the hour was at
hand.
An unlooked-for Intruder disturbed the '
quietude of the scene. Their old acquaint
ance, the singing beetle, chortled his loud
way across the park. Iris was dying as
women say to remind Jenks of their first
meeting with that blatant Incect, but further
talk was Impossible f there was too much
at stake water they must have.
Then the light hiss of a snake rose to
them from the depths. That Is a sound
never forgotten when once heard. It Is
like unto no other. Indeed, the term "hiss"
is a misnomer for the quick sibilant expuN
ston of the breath of an alarmed or angered
serpent
Iris paid no heed to It but Jenks, who
knew there was not a reptile of the snake
variety on the Island, leaned over the ledge
nnd emitted a tolerably good Imitation. The
native was beneath Probably the flight of
the beetle had helped his noiseless approach.
"Sahib 1"
The girl started at tho unexpected call
from tho depths.
"Yes," said Jenks quietly.
"A rope, sahib."
The sailor lowered a rope. Something
was tied to It beneath Tho Mohammedan
apparently had little fear of being detected.
"Pull, sahib."
(CONTINUED TOMORROW) ;
DOUBLE WEDDING CEREMONY
John J. Walton Takes Bride While Hi
Sister Is Married to Franklin
J. Naulty rs
Brother and sister each wed today, but
their respective steps In life won't separate
them, for the brother will take his bride
to 2834 Aramlngo avenue, and his sister
will be brought there bymher husband. The
two brides will keep house together. t
John J. Walton. 2?24 Edgemont street, .
married Elizabeth McGovern, 2810 East
Albert street Each Is eighteen years old.
His sister was wedded to Francis J, Naulty
twenty-one years old, 2424 Adams' street.
The four were schoolmates together not
so many years ago, and only waited la
grow up. They always Intended to get
married. 3
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