I
JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Opening Night of Metropolitan Opera Draws
Large Attendance Other Matters '
of Interest
TOfrlOHTH the night, so to speak, for
th Metropolitan Opera Company, of
j;w Tofk, wilt open the season with the
sresenUtlon of "Frlnco Igor," tlio popular
I lwtaa composition which attracted so
jnnoh attention insi year in now xorK.
and mnr w'" De lhe box Parties. Tho
Arthur Rmlen Newbolds will gle on"
tar their daugh
ter Dorothy,
ho 1 one of
the moit attrac
Mrs buds this
season, and the
Kl Krumbhaars
tl entertain
for her at sup
per at the lilt
Carlton alter the
epera, for tho
fllUlaTimplaco
to go on Tuesday
( night. Another
Tfry attractive
tebutante who
'will be given a
ox pattr ls
,Kancy Wynne
Cook. Her father
ind mother, Sir.
Uiq Mrs. Gus
W.TUS Wynne
Cook, wtll enter
tain In her honor.
Bull another box
party will bo
stven by tho
Tom McKeans
Most of tho
tMhlonablo por
sons In tho city
have subscribed
to boxes, so wo
may expect a
brilliant sight
this evening
When tho llghta
go up between
the acts, tho gor
geous gowns and
jewels adding
greatly to the
bMUty of the
Whole. Among
the parquet box-
t'hoto by Marctau
MISS ALICE EMILY DILLENBECK
Miss Dillonbcck is tho daughter of Mr.
nnd Mrs. Clark Dillonbcck, of 123 West
Upsnl street, Gcrmnntown, nnd mndo her
debut on November 4 at a tea given by
her parents
holders aro Burgess Warren, Judi;o Mar
tin, Honry S. Grovo, Urlnton Itoborts,
JI1j Nina Lea, Arthur Lea, Charles Lud
Ington, John Grlbbol, Stanley Flagg, Jr.,
nd the Opera Club. Tho proscenium box
holders will Include Mrs. Charles Pottor,
Mrs. John Converse Dr. Lewis Zlcglcr,
Edward Schmidt, Ell Kirk Price, Gcomo
Reynolds, Lewis Riley, Dr. Wilbur Pad
dock Klapp, Mrs. Frcilerlck Hemsley,
Qulncy Glllmorc, William FItlor, Dr.
Georgo Tales Bakor, Harry Borwlnd,
Mrs. Sam Houston, Mts. Charles Henry,
Hn. Charles Howell, Mrs. Alcxandor
-Brtnton Coxe and Mrs. Benjamin Wolf.
Then tho grand tier boxes will bo sub
scribed to by Charles H. Coxe, Alexnndor
Brown Coxe, Mrs. Samuel Riddle, Mrs.
Vaer Jeffords. William Struthors Ellis,
utate of George F. Hacr, Francis I.
oowen, Mrs. Frank Cldc, Lyman Bid
' fllJ "William W. Frazler, Goorgo Frnzlcr,
S eatato of C A. Grlscom, Rodman II Grls
com. George D. Wldoner, Randal Morgan,
Wlllam Donner. Charlc3 Harrison, Ar
thur Newbold, Henry McKcan, Tom Mo
Kean, Mrs. Thomas Balch, George Mc
Kadden, Harry Coxe, Richard Cook,
Ooorga H. Earlo, Jr., James Francis Sul
livan, Edgar Scott, Mrs. J. Gardner Cos
salt, Charles Wright, Herbert Clark.
George W. C. Drexel, Edward T. Stotes
bury, Franklin MoFaddon, Nod Welsh,
Frank Patterson, Isaac Clothier, Jr., Mor
ris Clothier, Mrs Alexander J. Cassatt,
Mr. and Mrs. John Frederick Lewis, Mrs.
J. Bertram Llpplncott, Mrs. J. Harrison
Bmtth, Theodore Cramp, T. Do Witt Cuy-
Personals
Mr. and Mrs S Harry Worth, of the
Gladstone, announce the engagement of
their daughter. Miss Sophy Mercer Worth,
to Mr. Henry Morton McMIchael, son of
the late William McMIchael and Mrs. Mc
MIchael. of this city. Miss Worth, who
Made her debut several seasons ago. Is a
popular member of tho younger set Mr.
Moillchael is a graduate of the University
of Pennsylvania, Class of 1012, and Is a
member or the Racquet, Philadelphia Coun
try and Huntingdon Valley Country Clubs.
Mrs. John Ljman Cox. of 123G Spruce
itreet, la giving a small tea this afternoon
In honor of Mrs. Russell Auchlncloss, of
New York, and Miss Margaret Nlchbls, of
California. The hostess Is assisted In re.
eehring her guesra by Mrs. Lawrence John
son and Mrs. Howard Page.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward D. Page will give
a dinner at tho Anchorage on Wednesday,
November I?. Among those, who will be
jrtstnt are Mr. and Mrs. Horace E. Smith,
Dr. and Mrs. II. R. M. Land la. Miss Bessie
Tucker, Mr, and Mrs. WlUlam Drayton
Orange, Mrs. Garesche Norris, Mr. Edward
Btipham and Mr. Bert Stertar.
Wends of Mrs. William O. Cochran will
rret to learn she ls ill at the Episcopal
Hospital.
Mr, and Mrs. George II. Earle, 3d, who
are spending part of the winter with Mrs.
Earle'a parents, Dr. and Mrs. Jonathan
8lly Browder, of St. Martins, are being
tOEKratulaled nnnii iha birth of a son. who
au been named George II. Earle, 4th Mrs
Earle was Miss Huberta Potter before her
marriage.
The second of a series of eight dances
Ul be held this evening at Haverford
Court. Tha rematnriar nf tha series will
i U held at the PhllomUslan Club. 3914 Wal-
nil street, on Tuesdays, oocemrjer n
. yanuary 9 and S3, February ia ana n.
InTtLatlnna hav h,n aant out bV the
Emergency Aid of Jenklntown for a meet.
lag next Thursday morning, at II o'clock,
M AlvarthnrnA tha hnma nt 11 r. and Mrl.
IfHenry Mlddleton Fisher, Jenklntown.
MIm Frances Wharton wH speak on her
' iiperlence abroad, as she has Just returned
I ;m a, su months' stay In i"ar, wnere
Ss Was connected with the Seconla Duryea
and did splendid work.
tha Alnha Ohantar of the Phi Kappa
8'rma Fraternity has Issued invitations for
tt4 On Thanlcarlvlnir Dav after the Fenn-
Cornell game at Franklin Field at its house,
II it Locust street
Cards ha been sent out by the Society
' PUy aud Plaers for the first Informal
irtirnoon mtuleala of tha season, to be held
4o Sunday afternoon, November 2. at t 39
. jjvw . ma playroom, ouuiu "-
siwo wreei
attractive wea, whli JM bea
r- 43PI. nrrittrr u.
PP fc V,WSHb
ler, Alfred Harrison, Alex Van Rensselaer,
Charlton Yarnall and Edward IJ. Smith
Princeton last Saturday surely was tho
place to see one's old friends and to meet
those friends that you had not seen for
ages from other cities. I think every one
In town made a point of seeing the game,
ni there was no game at Pennsylvania
to attend, nnd
TsHHri
Princeton, next
to our home Uni
versity, draws
most of our
Philadelphia
boys. Old grad
uates were book
and lots of class
boys to say
nothing of tho
aeroplane stu
dents, who camo
down from the
school at Mlneo
la, L. I. Twolvo
men In all and
six machines. As
most of them
wished to see the
game only two
of the machines
flew over tho
stadium during
the gome Of
courso. ovsry ono
turned his or her
o y e s nkywnrd,
and forgot foot
ball for a fow
minutes 1 never
saw a hotter
looking lot of
men than these
visitors, and so
interesting to
talk to. Thoy
spont Saturday
night nt tho Cap
and Gown Club,
returning to New
York Sunday nt
9 o'clock In the
morning. This
school Is under
tho Govornment,
and not civilians.
us tho school at Esslngton, although I
bellevo our school horo Is to bo takon
over by tho Govornment, and many aro
planning to take lessons.
Groat oxcltement was caused at lunch
tlmo Saturday when every ono was on a
rnad tear to make Princeton In tlmo for
tho kick-off. Rohold, a "Jitney" became
stalled In the mlddlo of tho car tracks
on Stato street. In Trenton, and traffic
was stopped for sovoral minutes. Tho
car refused to start, but we wero for
tunate enough to got post, Just as tho
devoted suitor was pushing tho car, In
which his lady love sat, off tho tracks,
and she not as much as offered to get
out. I don't think I would; want that
Kind of a sport for my best girl. Do you
Tho grcntost crond of girls ontorcd
tho stadium with large sized Tigers undor
their arms, instead of the Teddy Bears
wo used to wee. I looked vainly for Bull
dogs, but could see nothing but blue
flags, badge1) and the usual lovely
bunches of violets.
When you realize It took twenty min
utes to drive through tho heart of Prince
ton, you havo some idea of tho crowd.
Thero wero three lines of motors. Just as
close together as they could got, crawling
down Nassau stieet, and aftor tho gamo
I novor saw anything get out of town so
fast. Every ono beat It to New York or
to the dance at the different clubs
around Philadelphia, as thero was noth
ing doing In Prlncpton Poor Old Prince
ton; If she over had a chance to win aha
had It Saturday, but everything broko
right for Yale NANCY WYNNE.
E. I Jackson and Sir. Robert Armbruster,
with Mrs. Edith Mahon as accompanist
Mr. and Mrs. Edward T Flood, of der
mantown, will give a dance tonight They
will bo nsslsted In receiving by tliolr two
daughters, Mrs Unrry Butterworth, Jr.
and Miss Ellno Flood. Mrs. Flood will
wear a superb gown of white velvet made
with a train of Iridescent trimming
Mrs Butterworth has selected pink velvet
over sliver lace, and Miss Flood's frock will
be of apricot taffeta made with a full skirt
and a slUer laco bodice There will be
eighty-five gueata, and the house will be
artistically decorated with autumn leaves
and allow chrysanthemums A buffet
supper will be served at midnight
Mrs E. Ross Carver, of Queen lane, dfir
mantown, has gone to Washington to be
the guest of Mrs. William Woods Smyth,
of the Washington Navy Yard
The Philadelphia Chapter. Daughters of
the Confederacy, held a meeting in the
Bellevue-Straford jesterday afternoon. Mrs,
Alain H. Harris, the president, was In the
chair,
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ansel!, of the
Creahelm Arms. Mount Airy, will give a
dinner before the danca to be given at the
Oermantown Cricket Club on Wednesday
evening, November IJ.
Mr and Mrs. H. Evert Kendlg, of E31S
Haynton street, Germautown, nrebelng con
gratulated upon the birth of a daughter,
named Josephine Eert Kendlg,
Mr and Mrs Charles Wolff, 3JJ6 North
Eighteenth street, announce the engage
ment of their daughter. Miss Dora Wolff,
to Mr. Jack Orllck, of this city,
Mr and Mrs. E. B. McCowen, of 4401
Spruce street, accompanied by their two
daughters, Mlis Laura D. MoCowen and
Miss Gladys McCowen, wl spend the week
in New York, attending tha Army and Navy
game on Saturday. They will hae with
them Miss Helen Murray, of Wynnewood.
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Harper, pf East
dene, VUlanova, are entertaining Mrs, G.
Raburn, of Tort Wayne, for a couple of
weeks.
Mrs. A. S. Orimth, of California, who
has been spending several weeks with her
sister. Mra. James M. Wllloox, of Ithan,
has gone to New York for a short visit
Mr, and Mrs. Earl E. Trout, of Wayne,
spent the week-end at the Hotel Chelsea,
Atlantla City. .
Mr and Mrs. M. N. Croll. Wayne, an-,
nounoe the engagement of (heir daughter,
Miss Edythe Croll, to Mr Jessa Y Sagnor.
of PaolL
Mr Howard B. French and family bae
closed their home in Radnor and will spend
the winter at 1031 Sprue street
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w fcwwwnwr?R
BTOHlKGr LEDGBR-HlLiBIiPJatA; TUESDAY, HQV1MLBER &,
returned hom from a motor trip to Fatr-
Va.. where they attended the Laird.
Page Wedding last week.
Mr. and Mrs. O. Colesberry Turves hara
cioeed their home at Radnor and opened
their tbwn houee, 1111 Pine street for the
winter months.
The marriage of Mlis H. Marguerite
Egan, daughter of Mr and Mrs. Daniel
Fgan. of 4:o Chester aenue, and Mr.
Frederle. A. Nathan took plaoe this morn
Ing In the Church of Bt Francis ds Sales
at 9 o clock The Iter. M J. Crane onV
elated. There were ho attendants. After
a wedding Journey Mr and Mrs Nathan
will be at home at 4730 Cheoter avenue.
A basaar will be given In the Clover
Room of th Ilellerue-Stratford under tht
auspices of the managed of the Presby
terian Home for Aged Couples and Axed
Men at Bala on Wednesday and Thursday
of this week from 10 t. in to 10 n m.
Christmas novelties, useful and fancy
articles, Christmas toys, fancy cakes, candy
and nor era will be for sale
HUGHES'S HOME FOR SALE
Sign on Washington House; Ho
Rosumo Lnw Work
Will
WASHINGTON. Nov. 31 "For Bale or
rtent" This sign of a large real estate
firm has appearM on the resldenoe of
Charlei E. Hughes. 3100 Sixteenth street
Northwest
According to friends of tha ax-Juntlee
here, he wtll become associated with a large
law Arm In New York He will not begin
his activities until after the first of the year
What's Doing Tonight
Optra,
Trtnce Iter Metwrelltan Opira
ueuie .
Aviation iTtniMalum
under nuiplrai et th
Kns InMre1 . Club ot PMIadfllphla.
luifrwpoun
lecture, tirnlftr auirpl'ft' of Unlvrnlty Rttan
aten Socltv. on "Tlia Heat riltplnn, tir Arthur
JUanltr Itlov. Aa'ndatlon Hall. 3810 Herman
tovi nvunuai B o'clock.
llfly-Bovanth fltroet Improwmenl Aexxlatton,
nirnm avenue end slillcth etraet: 8 o'clock,
lrrw
linatr Avfnu Ilimlnjie Man. 0030 I.an
canlnr avrnut! s o dock Kro
Motln of Iho Acnilimy nt Natural Hrlencn
with aildreM by Dr. llnry Hklnn't o'llook
Annual banouat, rmr-KWom! and Mnrkt
Blraofa llualntaa Men't AfwlB-ton. Hotel Mar
lyn KorUMh and Marki't atrtt
Itourr Club monthly dtnnir. Kusler
THE VACANT WORLD
ny GEOKGC ALLAN ENGLAND
Cowrtoht, iHC. b fronfc A. Uvnttv Company
THE STORT TltUI PAH
mtiTiiicn KHNKIUCK o tnorpir.
alontr renalnn conirlounes and offii" "'r
tt t upoi a Mona of uttor ilvattlo n and
ruin The olOfa In Iho Mairoppllt"." '"'L';
hYi" N.'Vork " wWS-ehe h.; sal al th;
liwril.rwhK fi-.ndd.nl. fell a. ft I-
brick all anl floora and Pf" ' ,"'' fil'i
rowdertd vrrkaro mnaln Uaatrlca a nair
raeha to hr analra - ,K.
AttAN BTKIIN htr emplerar. one ot the
eltr'a retat rnsln.are In 'n'.."" ''Jl
mined paal. cornea to Ufa alao In hla 'J'
torr. At each, movement mora of hIJ uo
compo'ed elothlns ,falU H" h" "11
hiM-k or nnir anu ionF -:""
e,,ll recover
h.iV ..mea thev make a haaty survey oj
When litairico
Inir ebote tro treoa. Menthlna li i a-Tic.,ha-ndA,,..,nUTt.nrtTr,,pVot
e,
ploraUon . -
cn.M'Tr.B vi
TRKASIIHK-THOVB
NBVKU before had cither of them real
lied Just what the meaning of forty
elKht stories might be Kor all their
memories of this helRht were "plated
with smooth-sliding olentors that hafl
Chinked them up as though th; tremendous
height had been the .neresttrllle
n-iM .,lht linn.eer. Willi liio
stairs, the d'ebrli-cumbered hallways,
the
lurking darknees
n.birh the torch couiu
hardly hold back from .walloijlM them,
they camo to a clear understanding of the
problem
r;very fow minutes tho llame burned low
nnd Stern had to drop on more alcohol,
holding the bottle high above tho llame to
avoid explosion
Long before they had compassed the dls
tnnce to tho ground floor the girl laggod
with weariness and Bhrank with nameless
CBaoh black doorway that awned along
their path seemed ominous with memories
of Ufa that had perUhed there, of death
that now reigned all supreme
Kach corner, every niche and crevice,
breathed out the spirit of the paal and of
the mystlo tragedy which In no brief a tlmo
had wiped the human raco from earth "as
a mother wipes the milky lips of her child
And Stern, though he said little save to
guide Boatrlce and warn her of unusual
difflcultlcn, felt tho somber magic of the
place. No poet, he; only a man of hard
and practical details. Yet he roallied that,
were ho dowered with the faculty, hero lay
matter for an eplo of death such as no
Homer over dreamed, no Virgil ever could
have penned
Now and then, along the corrldora and
down the stairways, they chanced on curious
llltlo piles ot dust, scattered at random In
fantastic shapes.
These for a few minutes puzzled Btem,
till stopping, he stirred one with his hand.
Something he saw there made hlra Btart
back with a stilled exclamation
What it Is?" cried the girl, startled.
"Tell me!"
But he. realizing the nature of his dis
covery for he had seen a human Incisor
tooth, Bold-niled, there In the odd little
heap straightened tip qulokly and assumed
to smile.
It's nothing, nothing at all" he an
swered. "Come, wo haten't got any time to
waste. If we're going to provldo ourselves
with even a few necessaries before the
alcohol's all gone, we'e got to bo nt work'"
And onward, downward, ever farther and
farther, he led her through the dark maze
ot ruin, which did not even echo to their
barefoot tread.
X.lke disheveled wraiths they passed,
soundlessly, through eerie labyrinths and
ways which might have served as types of
Coleridge's "caverns measureless to roan,"
so utterly drear they stretched out In their
ghostly desolation.
At length, after an eternal time of
weariness and labor, they managed to
make their way down Into the ruins of the
once famous and beautiful arcade which
had formerly run from Madison avenue to
the square.
"Oh, how horrible!" gasped Beatrice,
shrinking, as they clambered down the
stairs and emerged Into this scene of chaos,
darkness, death.
Where long ago the arcade had stretched
Its path ot light and life and beauty, of
wealth and splendor, like an epitome of
civilization all gathered in that constricted
space, the little light disclosed stark horror,
Feebls as a wlll-o'-the wisp in that en
shrouding dark, the torch showed only
hints of things here a fallen pillar, thero
shattered mass ot wreckage where a
huge section of the celling- had fallen,
yonder a gaplne aperture left by the dis
integration of a wall.
Through all this rubbish and confusion,
over and through a scors of the little dust
piles which Stern had so carefully avoided
explaining; to Beatrice, they climbed and
waded, and with Infinite pains slowly ad
vanced. "What w need is more light 1" ex
plained the engineer presently. "We've got
to hae a bonfire here!"
And before long he had collected a con
siderable pllo of wood, ripped from the
doorways and window casings of tho ar
cade. This he set flro, to la the middle of
the floor.
goon dnU, wavering glow began to
Ji.tleM for 'the BocUtr pass will to se.
ua cvanisa iuaar.
. on ofv
lu (uU.
t.U tela-
nhooe uiimbar moil to alreu. limit, eX
a P"t . to war haa one Oa M. .
hd au luca, eouuuuilcjtlaj ta "fll
ttltar." Untold" I4r. laJapanYaace
Xi
gS3fiS3Ew,aw
aapiea , mwh
but all qca iMiwcca nw oa wrlllei
.11, of tha Dauer. matt La aUiJ
.-7.1. eiill .Uiufl. and ttfTum .m.-l
I
THE MODERN FATHER
CoprTltht. Ufa Xub. Co repreduetd br aponlal arranxaroant.
His wife is presiding nt a suffrage meeting, his cklost daughter is nqua
pinning, his second is taking hor boxing lesson, and this is his youngest
paint Itself upon the walla and to flltig the
oomrades' shadows, huge and weird. In
dancing mockery arroe-t the desolation
Strangely enough, many of tho largo
plate-glass windows lining the nrcade still
stood Intact They glittered with the un
canny reflections of tho flm as the mxn
and woman Blowly made way down the
passage.
"See," exclaimed Stern, pointing "See
alt these ruined shops? Probably almost
everything Is worthless Hut there must
be somo thlngi left that we can use
"See tho postofTico down thero on the
left? Think of tho millions In real money,
Hold and sliver. In all these safes hero
and all over tho city In tho banks nnd
vaults! Millions I Mllllont'
"Jewels, diamonds, wealth simply Incon
ceivable Yet now a good water auppl,
some bread, meat, coffee, salt, and so on, a
couple of beds, a gun or two and noma
ordinary tools would outweigh them all '
"Clothes, too," the girl suggested "Plain
cotton cloth Is worth JIO.000,000 an Inch
now"
"lllght," answered Stern, gazing about
him with wonder. "And I offer a bushel of
diamonds for a razor and a pair of scis
sors " Grimly he smiled as he stroked his
enormous beard
"Ilut come, this won't do There'll be
plenty of time to look around and discuss
things In the morning Just now we've
got a definite errand Let's get busy I"
Thus began their search for a few prime
necessities of life, there In that charnel
house of civilization, by tho dull reflections
of tho firelight and tho pallid torch glow
Though they forced their way Into ten
or twelve of the nrcade shopa, they found
no clothing, no blankets or fabrlo of any
kind that would servo for coverings or to
sleep upon Kverythlng at all In the nature
of cloth had either sunk back Into molderlng
annihilation or had at best grown far too
fragile to be of the slightest service.
They found, however, a furrier's shop,
and this thoy entered eagerly
From rusted metal hooks a few warped
fragments of skins still hung, moth-eaten,
riddled with holes, ready to crumble at the
merest touch
'There's nothlns In any of these to help
us" Judged tjtern "But maybe wo might
find something else In here."
Carefully they searched the Uttered place,
all dust and horrible dharray, which made
sad mockery of tho gold-leaf sign still vis
ible on the window. "Lance, Importer. All
the Latent Novelties "
On the floor Stern dlscoered threo more
of those llttls dust-mlddens which meant
human bodies, pitiful remnants or nn ex
tinct race, of unknown people In tho long
ago What had he now In common with
them? The remains did not eten Inspire
repugnance In him
All nt once Beatrice uttered a cry of
startled gladness
"Look here I A storage chest '."
True enough, there stood a cedar box,
alt seamed and cracked and bulging, yet
atllt retaining a semblance of Its original
shape.
The copper bindings and the lock wero
still quite plainly to be seen, as the engi
neer held the torch close, though green ana
corroded with Incredible age.
One effort of Stern's powerful arms suf
ficed to tip the chest quite over. At It fell
it burst Down a mass of pulverized, worm
eaten splinters It disintegrated.
Out rolled furs, many and many of them,
black and ol!ow and striped the pelts
of the rrlzzly, of the leopard, the chetah,
the royal Bengal himself.
"Hurray 1" shouted the man, catching up
first one, then another, and still a third
"Almost Intact, A little Imperfection here
and there doesnt matter. Now we've got
clothes and beds.
"What's that? Tea, maybe they are a
trifle warm for this season of the year,
but this is no time to be particular. See,
now, how do you like that?"
Over the girl's shoulders, as he spoke,
he flung the tiger skin
"Magnificent I" he Judged, standing back
a pace or two and holding up the torch to
tea her better. "When I find you a big
gold pin to fasten that with at the throat
you'll make a picture of another and more
splendid Boadlceal"
lie tried to laugh at hla own words, but
merriment sat III there In that place, and
with such a subject For tho woman, thus
clad, had suddenly assumed a wild, herbaria
beauty.
Bright gleamed her gray eyes by the
light of the flambeau ; limpid, and deep, and
earnest, tbey looked at Stern. Her wonder
ful hair, shaVen out In bewildering masses
oer the striped, tawny savagery of the
robe, made colorful contrasts, barbarous,
seductive.
Half hidden, the woman's perfect body,
beautiful as that of a wood nymph or 'a
pagan dryad, roused atavlstlo passions In
the engineer.
He dared speak no other word for the
moment, but bent beslds the shattered chest
again and fell to looking over the furs.
A polar-bear akin attracted his attention,
and this he chose. Then, with it elung
across his shoulder, he stood up.
"Come." said ho, steadying his voice wtUi
an effort, "come, wa must be going; now
Our Hfbt won't hold out very much longer.
We've got to find food and drink before
the alcohol's all (one; got to look out for
practical affairs, whatever happens. Let's
b going"
Fortune favored them.
In tho wreck of a small fancy grocer's
booth down toward the end of the arcade
where the poetoffloe bad been, they came
upon a stoat pi sooas in giasa jars.
All the tinned foods bad Jong slaoe
nartalied. but tha iKIDwme.n.hl iiu uuuj
to feas ptttuvtd frgU sjxl vgtaW t '
aiglet
5L
tho finer sort, and chipped heef nnd the like.
In a state of perfect soundnoss.
Beet ot alt, they discovered the remains
of a case of mineral wator Tho case had
crumbled to dust but fourteen bottles of
water wore still Intact
"Pile three or four of these Into my fur
robe here." directed Stern "Now. a few
ot tho other Jane that', right Tomorrow
wo'll como down nnd clean up tho whole
stock But wo'vo got enough for now"
"We'd best bo getting bnok up tho stairs
again," said he And so they started
"Aro you going to leave that flro burn
ing?' asked the girl, as they passed the
mlddlo of tho arcade
"Ye It can't do any harm Nothing to
catch fire ; only old metal and cement Be
sides, It would take too much tlmo nnd
labor to put It nut "
Thill they nbnndoned the gruesome place
and beirnn the long, exhnuittng climb.
It must have token them nn hour and a
half at lenat to roach their aorle. Both
found their strength taxed to the utmost
Ileforo they wero much moro than half
way up tho ultlmato drop of alcohol had
been humed
Tho last few hundred feet had to be mnde
by slow, Intmrloui feeling nlded only by
such dim reflections of the gibbous moon
as glimmered through n, window, cobnob
hung, or through somo break In the wnlls
At length, howoer for all things have
an end breathless and spent they found
their refuge And soon after thnt, clad In
their savage robes, they supped
Allsn Slorn, consulting engineer, and
Beatrlco KemlrlcK, stenographer, now king
nnd queen of tho whole wide world domain
(ai they feared), Bat together by a llttlo
blaze of punky wood fragments that
nickered on tho eroded floor
Taoy ate with tholr Angers nnd drank
out of tho bottles, oann apology Strange
were their speculations, their wonderlngs.
their pmns now discussed specifically, now
half-volcod by a mere word that thrilled
them both with suddon, poignant emotion
And so an hour pnssed, and tho night
deepened toward the birth of another day
The fire burned low and died, for they
had little to replenish It with.
Down sank the moon, her pale light dim
ming as sha wont, her faint Illumination
wanly creeping across the disordered
wrack-strewn floor
And at length Stem, In the outer office.
ueatrlco In the other, they wrapped them
sehes within their furs and laid down to
sleep
Despite tho age-long trance from which
they both had but recently emerged, a
atrango lassitude weighed on them
let long aftor Beatrlco had lost herself
In dreams, Stern lay nnd thought strange
thoughts, yearning and eager thoughts,
there In the Impenetrable gloom
CHArTEK VII
THE OUTEK wom.n.
BBFOBB daj break the engineer was up
again and active. Now that he faced
the light of morning, with a thousand
difficult problems closing In on every hand
ho put aside his softer moods, his visions
and desires, and like the sclentlfio man he
was addressed to the urgent matters In
hand ,
'The girl's safe enough alone, here, for
a while," thought he, looking In upon her
where she lay. calm as a child, folded
within the clinging masses of the tlger
skln, "I must be out and away for two or three
hours, at the very least I hope she'll
sleep till I get back. If not what then?"
He pondered a moment; then coming
over to the charred remnants of last night's
fire, chose a bit of burnt wood With this
ha scrawled In large, rough letters on a
fairly smooth stretch of the wall!
"Hack soon. All O K. Don't worry."
Then, turning, he set out on the long
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painful descent fttralrt to the earth level
Garish now, and doubly terrible, sines
seen with more than double clearness by
the graying dawn, the world ruin seemed to
htm.
Strong of body and of nerre aa he was,
he could not help but shudder nt the num
berless traces of sudden and pltlleis death
which met his gasa.
Rverywhere lay those dust heaps, with
here and there a tooth, a ring, a bit of
Jewelry showing everywhere he sw them,
all the way down the stairs, In every room
and office he peered Into, and In the time
ravished contusion of the arcade.
But this was scarcely the time for reflec
tions of any sort Life called, nnd labor
and duty: not mourning for tho dead world,
nor even wonder or pity al the tragedy
which had so mysteriously befallen.
And as the man mads his way over and
through the unltorsal wreokage, he took
counsel with himself.
"First of all, water!" thought he. "Wa
can't depend on the bottle supply. Of
course, there's the Hudson! but It's brack
ish, It not downright rait I'vo got to find
some fresh and pure supply close at band.
That's the prime necessity of life.
"With the canned stuff, and such game
aa I can kill, them's bound to be food
enough for a while. But a good water
supply we must have, nnd at oncer
Yet, prudent rather for tha sake of Bea
trice than for his own, ho decided that he
ought not to Issue out unarmed. Into this
new and snnge world, of which he had as
yet no very definlta knowledge. And for
a while he searched, hoping to find some
weapon or other.
"I've got to have an ax, first of all," nald
lie 'Thnt'a man's first need In any wilder
ness. Where shall I find one?"
Ha thought n momont
"Ah I In the basements!" exclaimed hn.
"Mnjbo I can locate an englneroom, a
storeroom, or something of that sort
There's sure to be tools In a place like
that " And. laying off tho bearskin, he pre
pared to pxploro the regions under the
ground lovel
He used moro than half an hour, through
devious ways and hard lnbor, to make his
way to tho desired spot Tho ancient stair
way, lending down, ho could not And.
But by clambering down ono of tho eleva
tor shafts, digging tors nnd flngors Into the
crevices In the metal framework nnd tho
cracks In tho concrete, he managed nt last
to reach a vaulted aubcellar, festooned with
webs, damp, noisome and obscure.
Considerable light glimmered In from a
broken sldewatk-grntliig abate, nnd through
a gaping, Jngged holo near ono end of the
crllnr, beneath whloh lay a badly brokon
stono.
The engineer figured that this block had
fallen from the tower and coma to rest only
here, nnd this awoke htm to a new sonm
of ever-prceent peril. At any moment of
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misnap waa imminent
"Eternal tlllancr he -whispere J
himself. Then, dismissing ustles feara M
set about the task In hand,
By the dim illumination from abor he,
was nble to take cognizance of the rousty
smelling place, which, on the whole, was In
a better state of repair than tho arcades
The first cellar yielded nothing of value ttf
him. but making his war through a low,
vaulted door, he chanced Into what must
have been one ot the smaller, auxiliary en
gine rooms.
This, he found, contained a battery of
four dynamos, a small seepage pump, And a
crumbling marble switchboard with par, et
the wiring still comparatively Intact
At sight of all this valuable machinery
scaled and pitted with rust Stern's brows
contracted with a feeling akin to pain. The
engineer loved mechanism of all sorts its
care and use had been hla life.
And now these mournful tellos, ttr&ft
aa they may seem, affected him mors
strongly than the little heaps of dust which
marked the spots where human beings had
fallen In sudden, Inesoapabla death.
Tet even so, he had no time for musing
Tools I must have soma. Till I find,
toots, I'm helpless!"
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