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JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Dinnei'-Dance Will Be Given This Evening for
Miss Baird Junior Ball at Weigh tman Hall
Interests Many Plans for Charity Ball
TUE bud afTalr of tho evening will ho
the dlnner-danco which Mr. nml Mm.
William Warden will gtvo for Gntnor
Balrd, the daughter of Mr. nnd Mrs.
Edgar Wright Balrd. Gnlnor Is In a way
connected with Mrs. Wnrden. though
there In no blood relationship. Her fath
er' sitter, who wni Marian IUlnt, mar
ried Reed Morgan, who Is a brother of
Jtrs. Warden, Who was tho beautiful nml
popular Agnes Morgan, of ttermantown,
you will rcmombor.
There aro to bo very few outatdo of tho
deb set at tho dinner tonight. Somo of
those I heard had accepted aro Anno
Melrs, Betty Brock, Emily Welsh, Doro
thy Newbold. Taullno Denckla, Margaret
Harris, Mario Frasor. Betty Miller, Metn,
nnd AHco Janncy, and of lust year's dobs,
Edith Karlo and Una. Norrls, Jack Tot
ter, tho perennial boaui Graham Roberts.
Jack Mason, Warden Mckean, IHlllo Mc
Lean, Albert Kennedy, Kenneth Kennedy
nnd Jack Deary. Of course, thcro aro to
be a lot more boys and men, but It's hard
tb rombmber all ono hears, don't you
think?
Mrs. Troth's dancing class will hold Us
Initial meeting of tho season tonight In
tho ballroom of tho dbrmantown Cricket.
Club. Now ovory ono knows what this
class Is. Indeed, In tho days of tho Mon
day Evening many n bud wan heard to
say she had much rathor subscribe to
Mrs. Troth's becauso It was such fun.
Ho'dtbutantcs nnd second-year and even
flve-year girls will turn out In full togs
for ono of tho best dancing class os of tho
season tonight, which Is chaporonod by
Mrs. Edward Troth, Teddy Troth's
mother, you know.
Tho Junior ball, that annual nffalr of
tho year at tho Unlvcrsty, onuses somo
little stir of excitement In tho younger
ret. Members of tho clans liava bean gal
Uvantlng about tho streots slnco Monday
with small red and bluo feathers adorning
their hats, thorcby reminding admiring
friends that they nro juniors and havo
only ono year to wait for tho tltlo of
senior nnd graduate.
Tho decorations nro to ho n surprise
so ono grows slightly curious on tho sub
ject; not that decorations mako much
difference, so long as the floor Is smooth
and tho music fine. That's all tho young
things usk, and you'll grant mo It's not
much, Is It?
The enterprising Juniors havo annexed
about every namo of Importance In tho
social register for patronesses, nnd It cer
tainly will not bo their fault It tho dnnco
Is not Its usual success.
Ono of tho most picturesque groups In
the Charity Ball opening feature will bo
that In charge of Mrs. John Kcnrsloy
Mitchell, 3d, which Is to represent the
University Hospital, ono of tho flvo bene
ficiaries of the ball. It seems probablo
that tho Court of Old King Colo will bo
tho most spectacular opening featuro ever
devised In tho long succession of thirty
six balls In past years. Only n week re
mains before December 7 for tho final
polishing off of tho dancers; but they have
been thoroughly trnlned in frequent re
hearsals for wooks past by tho great
local Impresario, 'charllo Morgan, and a
finished production Is certain.
Many of tho recognized best dancers In
tho social set nro Included In the Uni
versity group, which will rcprotent Treas
ure Island. Tho girls will bo dressed as
paqultas and tho men as Captain Kldds.
Tho costumes nro gayly colored, and this
should bo ono of tho best scenes In tho
pageant.
. Among tho girls In tho sot nro Elizabeth
Trotter, Margaret Hnrris. Frances Sul
livan, Lota Sullivan, Hannah Wright
and Sarah Penrose. Also lu this net are
Mrs. Stovo Crothers, Mrs. Morris Wistnr,
Mrs. Hamilton Harris, Mrs. Kearsloy
Harrison, Mrs. Alfred Stengel, Mrs. Ed.
ward Ingersoll, Mrs. Walter Foulke, Mrs.
Curtis Clay and Mrs. dcorgo Emlon
Starr. Tho men will bo Dr. Arthur Hop.
kins, Sam Bell, Agnew Adams, Bob Dalo,
John Shobcr, Dick Crozor. Barker Mollnr,
Monty Lycott, Tom Evans, Weir Mitchell,
Bob Donnor, Morris Mcrrltt, Walter
Foulke, Oeorgo Stuart. 3d. Curtis Clay
and Mr. and Mrs. H. Allan Dalloy will
also dance. NANCY WYNNE.
Personals
The' Plays and Players have Issued In
vitations for a tea on Tuesday, December
5. from i until 5 o'clock In the Playroom,
South Eighteenth street, to meet Mlsj
Frances Starr, who Is now playing In this
city In 'The Little ldy In Blue."
Dr William Williams Keen will give an
Informal reception this afternoon at the
Hlti-Carlton Hotel to meet his son-in-law
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. C-eorge William
Handy. Mr. and Mrs. Handy returned this
week from a visit to Boston and New York
for a series of lectures Mrs, Handy was
Miss Dora Keen. She and her husband will
be the guestB of Doctor Keen until after
Christmas, when they will return to Seattle.
Wash., to remain until June. They win
spend the summer In Alaska, at their
favorite occupation, mountain climbing.
The dancing class conducted by Mrs.
Charles Stewart Wurts will meet this eve
ning at Ashers. The cotillon will be led by
Mr Thomas Bally, and the committee In
charge of the evening Includes Mr. Francis
P. Frailer, Mr Charles Stewart Wurts, Jr.,
Mr Owen Witter, Jr, Mr. Jack Carpenter
end Mr William Fleming.
Mr- and Mrs. Franklin Bache will en
tertain at dinner before the class, and Mr1
and Mrs. Frederick H. Shelton will give a
dinner for Mils Helen Shelton.
Mr. and Mrs Archibald J. Barkllo will
entertain at dinner tonight at their heme.
Inver House, Wayne,
Mr. and Mrs. William Carmalt Scull will
give a dinner this evening In honor of Miss
Corlnne Borden Freeman befere the meet
ing of Mrs- Edward Troth's Dancing Class
t the Oermantown Cricket Club.
Mr. J. Barton Townsend, of Blancoyd,
Overbrook, will give a amall danee at his
borai this evening In honor of his daugh
ter, Mist Anne B. Townaend.
Mr Anthony J Prexel Blddle will give
a smoker this evening at bis home, 1104
Walnut street. In honor- of the Rev. Floyd
W Tomklns, rector of the Church of the
Holy Trinity, at Nineteenth and Walnut
street.
Mias Qeorgene Butler. ofWtlket-Barre,
who tuts been spending some time' a the
gyest of Mr and Mrs. Jamison, of Bsst
gattt, Qreensburg, It spending several weeks
as the guest of Mr- and Mrs, O cargo
Luatr, at BydaJ. Pa.
-Mh Park avenue, announces the engage
went of their daughter, Miss Florence M
aeftt, to Mr. Charles Henry Thompson, Jr.
The engagement of Miss Ethel Lena
nishoff. of this city, to Mr. Joseph Green
stone was announced at a dinner gUen
f
y her parents yesterday. Mr. Oreenstone
as lormeriy a resident of New York
Mr. and Mrs. Onaries Howard Oullbert.
of 901 South Forty-seventh street, announce
the engagement of their daughter, Miss
Marguerite Oullbert. tn Mr, Wllllnm
ChnUneey Itlpley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam David Itlpley, of Newark, N. J.
Mrs. E. MacMunn, of this city, has an
nounced the engagement of her daughter,
Miss Mabel II. MacMunn, to Mr. Hubert
C. Henry, also of this city.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Thomas It Craig announce
the engagement of their dnughter. Miss
Marlon Josephlno t'rnlg, to Mr duitave M.
Grlssmnnn.
The Brown and Oold Club will produce
Its annual play on Thursday evening, De
cember 21. The play, "Seeing Oursehes,"
wrltlpn by a member of the'elub, will be
produced, wllh the following In the cast:
Mr. John Mahoney, Mr. Hubert Walls, Miss
Jennlo Mulhcrn, Mr. Sylvester Gorman.
Miss Mary Schnnne, Miss Mercedes Carroll,
Miss Mny Burns, Miss Kulalla Hurley. Miss
Helens Koehler, Miss Helen Mcl'hllllps.
Mlits Anna Olllard. Miss nmtni Illcth. Miss
llerthn lltazak, Mlsa Margaret Shceran and
Mias Mary McGrnth, Invitations will be
mailed today.
Thoto by J Mitchell Klllot.
MISS ELIZABETH S. HARRISON
Miss Harrison's engagement to Mr.
Lesley Ashburncr, son of Mrs.
Charles A. Ashburncr, of -121 South
Uroatl atrcetrhns recently been an
nounced by her mother, Mrs.
George M. Harrison, of Norristown
PHUOPATOIAN CLUB
IN MINSTREL SHOW
Various Members of Literary In
stitute to Appear in Mirth
ful Scenes
Sambo, Bones' and a fow other black
faced characters of laughter and song will
again make their uppearanco tonight at the
annual minstrel show of the I'lillopatrlan
Literary Institute at the Bellevuo-Stratford
Hotel.
Tho minstrel troupe of the society dur
ing the last four years has proved a mirth
ful and ocal treat and its shows have
assumed an Important place In tho enter
tainment Held of tho winter.
'Mr. H. Bart McIIugh will bo the Inter
locutor, "ladles and gem'mon." Ho will
be surrounded by a circle of dusky-colored
Bongblrds, among whom will be some of
the best-known vocalists or Philadelphia,
Including Mr, Anthony D. McNIchol, Mr.
Frank McQIInn, Sir. Jamea McCool, Mr.
Stephen D. O'ltourke, Mr. M. I Conneen,
Mr, T. W. Doyle. Mr. Edward Oanley, Mr.
Frank Mackln, Mr. Martin J. Hlckey, Dr.
Frank Barthmaier, Mr. William J. Barry,
Mr. William Dougherty, Mr. William Oreen,
Mr. Walter I Murphy. Mr, David T. Ham
ilton, Mr. B. J. Fallant, Mr. n. T. Dooner,
Mr. Joseph A. McCormlck. Mr. A. T. Mc
Cool, Mr. Leo A, Coll, Mr. Thomas F. Egan,
Dr. H. It, Northup and Mr, J. L. Tlnney.
A clever and breezy line of dialogue has
been especially written for the occaajon, and
during the firat halt of the program tho
triple quartet, one of tho outstanding fea
tures of the troupe, will revel In many
numbers.
The show has been under the direction of
Mr, Daniel J, McElhatton. musical director
of the club, and Mr. H. Bart MoIIugh for
the last two months, during which time re
hearsals have been held at frequent Inter
vals, Mr, Frank Tlnney) has also been
active In arranging the program.
Among the patronesses for the event are
Mrs. James V. Bradley, Mrs. E. F. Bennls,
Mrs, F. J. Byrne, Mrs. John P. Connelly,
Mlis Mary Angela Campbell, Mrs. Charles
P. Donnelly. Mrs. William S. Feeny, Mrs.
Albert L, Fltzpatrlck. Mrs. James E. dor
man. Mrs, James F, Herron, Mrs. Ignatius
J. Ilorstmann, Mrs. M. F. Hanson, Mrs.
Nicholas J. Hayes, Mrs. Anthony P. How
lett, Mrs. Anthony J. Hirst, Miss Frances
Hookey, Mrs. J. P. Lodge, Mrs. John
Loughran. Mrs. James C Lynn, Mrs. D, I.
Murphy, Mrs. Joseph Hutchinson, Mrs. J
C Kfrley, Mrs. J. Washington Logue, Mrs.
Itlchard I Orady, Mrs. Fete F, Moylan,
Mrs. Andrew P Moloney, Mrs. John Mo
roney, Miss Jane Mulhcrln, Mrs. James
p McNIchol. Mrs William J Mcdllnn,
Mrs. Robert J McNally, Mrs. William P.
MoNlchol. Mrs. Henry A Poth, Mrs. An
drew F Qulnn. Mrs E Schmltt, Mrs.
James Ryan. Mrs. John F. Skelly, Mrs
Joseph F. Slnnott. Mrs. Joseph C. Trainer,
Mrs. Frank Trainer. Mrs. John Trainer.
Mrs. Joaiph A. Vincent, Mrs. Edward
WhUe and Mrs William p. Watson.
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EVENING LBDGEB-P&LADELPHIA, FBtDAY. DECEMBER 1, 1010
BIG EVENK SCHEDULED
FOR SCHAFF CARNIVAL
Home-Made JelHca and Canned
Goods- Feature at Bazaar.
Festival Ends Tomorrow
Big events mark the flehnK Memorial
Carnlvnl today, tho next to the last day
of the week's fe.tlal. which has been In
progress at Horticultural Hall alt this
week, aiming to ralae money for the fichaft
Memorial building which Is to be erected
at Fifteenth nnd Spruce streets, honoring
Dr. I'hlllp Schafr, a Swlas by birth, tlerman
by education and American by choice, who
was the flrst man In tho world tn advocate
and work for the reunion of Christendom.
Ths bntanr, which Is furnishing really
cheap home-made canned vegetables,
fruits, jellies, marmalades and pickle,
home-made cakes nnd groceries at rock-bottom
prices. Is open from tt to 11 o'clock
today. At 11:10 this morning, Mrs Pearl
J. Parker, prevocatlonal expert, who has
caured much comment by advocating that
reading of hands In the public achools be
Introduced, ao that children will get Into
their proper sphore, spoke to a large nnd
Interested audience. She showed slides with
hands of famous nun, nnd one of an Idiot,
showing how true the hand reading Is to
the nature of the man. In the case of the
Idlnt the man became normal nt twenty,
and at that point In his hand the head
line, which had previously been nbsent,
showed.
Tho luncheon thla noon la ono of apeclal
Importance, as It la under the adapters of
tTie Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce,
and the president of that body, Howard B.
French. Is to speak on the subject "Our
Slogan for 1317 A Greater Philadelphia "
He In to bo Introduced by Alba B. Johnson,
president of tho Baldwin Locomothe
Works Following the luncheon, Duatln
Paruum will appear In a mola erslou,
"David Garrlck " Luncheon la served dally
In tha reataurant. from tl to 3 o'clock, and
dinner In the same ptyC. from & to S
o'clock. Tlio Dutch lunch room downatalrs
acrves all day
During tho afternoon there will bo mualc
In the bazaar room, when solos are to be
glten by Mrs Kmnm Moyer Hart. Mi.
Samuel Gerhard and Mlas Clara Kinder
man. Tonight the great reformation pageant.
with 300 young people taking part, wilt be
repeated as given last night. It Is pre
dicted there will be a record crowd, for
tltoso who aaw It last night portraying 300
j ears of church hlatory and saw tho lighting
nnd ccmtumlng effects hao told their
friends, and tonight promises to bring n
crowd which Witt tax Horticultural Hull
Tho carnival closes at 11 o'clock tomorrow
night
PLAN MASS-METING
AS SALOON PROTEST
West Philadelphia Voters Deter
mined to Appeal to Higher
Court
A largo masa-meetlng of voters of tho
Haddington community la being planned to
further tholr protest -agalnat the granting
the aaloon-llcenso transfer to Michael J.
Burko nt Sixtieth street and Lnnsdowne
avenuo by Judges Barratt and Davis in
Llconso Court,
Mnny homo-owners of that neighbor
hood, lead by tho Bov. Dr C. ndgar Adam
son, havo determined to nppeal thn case
to a higher court and lenvo no atono un
turned lu their effort to realat tho saloon
Invasion in that section of the city.
Plans were discussed following tho
protest meeting held yesterday In tho
Sarah D Cooper Memorial Methodist
Church, Sixty-third street and Olrard ave
nue, during which nearly 1000 members of
soven churches, which wero rcpreacnted,
yelled cries of "shame" on tho two Judges
ns tho result of their decision.
"It will require something more thnn
preaching and tho alnglng of 'America' to
win thla battle,' said A. A. Scott, of the
Second Italian Presbyterian Church
"Wo will ralao money at tho proposed
mass-mooting to cover tho oxponscs of tho
appeal to tho higher court,"
SAILORS ROBBED HIM,
TRENTON MAN SAYS
Prisoners Aro Members of Crow of
tho South Carolina, Polico Assert.
Victim Lost Wntch
Three Bailors of tho battleship South Car
olina, according to the police, held up and
robbed Gardner Van Pcot, of Trenton, at
Tenth nnd Cherry streets
District Detectives McClure nnd Klrby
say Van Teet lying on tho ground with
the men standing over him Tho blusjack
als ran when they aaw tho detectives.
After d short chaBe, during which sovcral
ahots wero fired, tho detectives caught one
of tho men and took him to tho Eleventh
and Winter streets station.
Tho sailor gavo his name as Hollis Ran
dall, and said ho and two of his compan
ions were attached to tho South Carolina.
Randall was held without ball for a fur
ther hearing by Magistrate Tracy. Van
Peet, who appeared agalnat the prisoner,
said he met Randall and the other two men
In a saloon near Tenth and Race streets.
Van Peet said tho sailors coaxed him out
side, and after attacking him, took his gold
watch and twenty-flvo dollars. His In
juries wero so severe that ho was sent to
the Hahnemann Hospital.
ROYALTY LEAVE VIENNA;
FUNERAL RITES OVER
Budapest Already Plans Coronation
Ceremony for Now
Emperor
VIENNA, Deo. 1. Members of German,
Spanish, Swedish, Bulgarian and Turkish
royalty, who came here for the funeral of
the late Emperor Francis Joaeph, began
leaving today, Tho burial ceremonies
came to an Impressive end yeaterday with
the Interment of tho body In the Capuchin
crypt following services at tho cathedral
of St. Stephen.
The funeral rites were conducted by
five Cardinals, ten Bishops and nearly fifty
priests.
It was the first funeral of an Emperor
to be held In this city In more than three
quarters of a century.
Plans are already being made a Buda
pest for the coronation of Charles Francis
Joaeph as King of Hungary, a title he
holds In addition to that of Emperor of
Austria.
DEATH ROLL OF 86 MARKS
CLOSE OF HUNTING SEASON
Michigan Lsads Llsfc in IB States With
Twenty-two Fatalities Forty
one Injured
CHICAGO, Deo. l.-r-E!ghty-slr were
killed and forty-pne Injured In fifteen
States during the hunting season which
ended yesterday, according to figures com
piled here today. This compares with
fifty-nine dead and sizty-slz injured In
1916, and 111 dead and Ifll wounded In
1914.
Michigan, as has been the case for sev
eral years, leads tha list with twenty-two
dead. The record of the other States fol
lows: California, twoi Colorado, two; Il
linois, thirteen; Indiana, three; Iowa, four;
Maine, one; Minnesota, twelve; Missouri
two ; New Hampshire, one ; New Jersey,
four; New York, eleven; North Dakota,
two. South Dakota, one; Wisconsin, six.
Ten thousand hunters Iqvaded the Mich
igan woods this year, and to the fact that
seat of then went tn bunches after waiting
Vfitll after election is attributed tu large
waebef o casualties ia tflat Sbtte. ?
SOCIAL
Kntlllls.ln.stlc Rirl Isn't this just tho loveliest parly? iVwrltlit Life Publlahlns Co IUtrlnled by trell arranamtnt.
Illnso boy It'll bo O. K. if Iho music wasn't so punk, 'cos tho frrub isn't bnd, what there is of It, nnd tho floor's
Rood enough in spots, nml the ilnmes aren't so worse, only they dnnco ns if their steering Rear was on tho blink.
THE VACANT WORLD
lly GEORGE ALLAN ENGLAND
CoiaHoM. I9M, by frank .4. ttuntrv Compnnv
TltK 8TOIIT TltlTfl KAn
IIEATntru KKN'imtfK, a Mjnoir.hr.
alowlj- r-lni ronatnuenea ' open nr
rr upon a cii of uttt-r ilevaatalloii ar-l
ruin The nirica In the MairoiMlllnn l'""''
Inr, New York, vrhern she .fail el at nj
tirpirur when hi- audJtnly fall aalenj, i
now nothlna Uut ruin, only aupreuuctur.
nrlck walla and rioora nml pll'a li'i'J
powilared wrctkaae rttnuln llcnlrlco a nair
raachfa to lir anklMi - ,,,-
ALIVN BTKHN. her employer, one nt : tha
rlty'a iremt.t enalneera In the u,nlVI'J
mlneil paat. cornea 10 life l t" hi a J"'""
lory At each movement more or '" '":
comioie.l rlolhlna falla lln hna a ereai
ahork of hair anil lon henril ..-
When lleatrlee an.l Allan fully rermer
Ihelr aenaea they make .1 haaly aurvey or
Ihelr alluallon The entire ell la Brent
foreat, with wrerka of akvacrnpera rrotru.i
ln nliove the treea r.vemhlnif la leu
They are Ilia onl huinm belim nUr
While on hla way to the rem una of n
hardware alore where lw aei ureil re
volera. auna ammunition anil other iiaefui
artlclra. he nmla a apenr heaJ rhla la the
nrat InJIenllon that there are other riunia i
helnaa alive on earth. Mttrli la nileJ Willi
liafnre Stern leaea for a more eilemleil
eipeJItlon the follnKlna day h'l,,'l,,.,Li
trice a roolver. aiem llcurea that hj anil
Iho Klrl hae "alepl" al leaaf li0 )"""
lln then aela up a wlreleas outfit In uea
rerale effort to dlecoer If there are any
other human lielnaa left on earth
Stern KeU nu llliaiver hut h doea .'
ener toward the weat hank of the Hudaon
lller awarma of llchU movlns acroaa lh
river lownrd ln mupte At inn aimo
time aoumla of tomtoma romo from in"
north Tho two ban.la of lienat aayasea
meet In a horrible ballla In the park below
the Metropnlltaii liull.lln. Tho ,or?h
Warera vjnqulah the bund Ihnt came witn
tomtoma. Ilevolted and renllilnK. loo. Ihnt
he muat overawe tho vlrlora. Stern Wlna
tn make a quantity uf hla Invention
I'ulverlte. the hlaheat oplolo known to
mull before the dlaaeter, anea before wlin
which to set rid of Iho Invadcra
CIIAl'TIIll XIX (Continued)
ONi: sprawling, apatulnte. clawllko hand
lay on tho foreat moss The twisted llttlo
apelike legs, disproportionately short, worn
curled up: tho feet, prehensile and with a
well-mnrkcil thumb on ench. twitched a
llttlo now and then. Tho head, i-normously
too big for tho body, to which It was
Joined by n thin neck, sromed to bo ncaii
tlly covered with a flno. curling down of n
dirty yellowish drab color.
"What a tnrKOt!" thought tho engineer.
"At this distance, with my .13, I could drill
It without half trying!"
All nt once another of the group oat
up, shoved away u burued-out torch and
yawned with a nolay, dogllke whlno Stern
got a quick yet definite gllinpao of tho
sharp canlno tcoth. ho saw that the Thing's
neahlcas lipi and retreating chin wero
caked with dried blood. The tonguo he
saw was long and lltho and apparently
rasped.
Then the creaturo stood up, balancing
on Its absurd bnndy legn. a npear in Its
hand a fllnt-polnted spear of crude work
manship. At full Bight of the faco .Stem shrank
for a moment
"I've known savages as such." thought
he. "I understand them. I know anl
mals. They're nnlmala, that's nil Hut this
creature merciful heaven!"
And nt tho realization that It was neither
beast nor mnn. the engineer's blood chilled
within his veins.
Yet ho forced hlniwlf still to look nnd
to observe, unHecn. There was virtually
no forehead at nil. Tha noso wai but a.
formless lump of cartilage, tho ears large
and pendulous and hnlry. Under heavy
browrldges tho dull. lack-lUBter eyes blinked
stupidly, bloodshot and cruel. As tho
mouth cloaod Stern noted how tho under
Incisors closed up over tho upper lip, show
ing n gleam of dull yellowish ivory; a
slaver dripped from tho dogllko corner of
tho mouth.
Stern shivered nnd draw back.
Ho realized now that hu was In tho
presence of an unknown semlhuman typo,
different In all probability from any that
had ever yet existed. It was less their
bestiality that dragustcd him than their
utter, hopelcae, agelong degeneration from
the man-standard
What race had they descended from?
He could not tall. He thought he could
detect a traco of tho Mongol In tho region
of the eye. In tha cheek bonos and the
genoral contour of what, by courtesy, might
be called tho face. There wero Indica
tions, also, of tha negroid type, still
stronger, nut tho color whenco could thnt
have come? And the general character
istics, were not these distinctly simian?
Again he looked. And now one of tho
pot-bellied llttlo horrors, ehambllng and
bulbous-kneed, was scratching Its warty,
blue hide with Its black claws as It trailed
along through the forest. It looked up,
grinning and Jabbering; Stern saw the
teeth that should havo. been molars. With
repulsion ho noted that they were not
flat-crowned, but sharp like a dog's
Through tho blue lips they clearly showed,
"Nothing herbivorous here," thought the
sciential, "AH flesh-food of who knows
what sort I"
Quickly his mind ran over the outlines
of tha problem. He knew at once that
.t-ssr-
Cepyr!stt. Life I'ubllahlw Lo.
"Will ye please tell Mis TiM
Smith 'at Mr. BoJjblf Jonw wants
her to come t an' make mud t
'n fw if
TONCTIONS ARE SO
these Things were lower than any human
rnco ecr recorded, far lower oon than
tho famed Australian bushnien. who c)Uld
not ecn count iih high ns rlvc. Yet, ateango
and mnro than strange, they bnd tho uae
of lire, of tho tom-tom. of aome sort of
voodoolsm of Mint, of apenra nnd of a rude
soil of t.innltig witness tho loin-clouts
of hide which they nil wore
"Worao than any trog odyte "' ho told
himself "Far lower thnn Do Quntrefnge's
Neanderthal man. to Judge from tho cepha
lic Index wm-jo than that Jnva skull, tho
pithecanthropus ercctua Itself And I am
with my llv.tig 05 es beholding them!"
A alight sound, there behind him In the
room, set his henrt flailing mndly.
IIIh hand froxo to the butt of the onto
untie nti he drew back from the cleft In
tho wall, and, staring, whlrli'd about,
ready to nboot on the second.
Then he vtnrted buck 111" Jaw dropped,
hlH ces widened and limply fall his arm.
Tho p atol swung loosely nt his side.
"Vnu? " bo Houndlcasly breathed, "You
here?"
There at the door of tho great empty
room, magnificent In her tiger akin, tho
Krai; gripped In her supplo hand, .ituod
Deatrlce
CIIAI'TKll NX
Tho Curiosity of live
AT HIM thn girl peered eagerly, n second,
Xjlos though to mako quite sure he was
not hurt In any way, to satisfy herself
that ho was snfo nod Bound
Then with n llttlo gasp of relief alio
ran tn him Her saudled feet lightly dis
turbed tho rubbish on the Iloor; dunt roio.
Stern checked her with nu upraised hand.
"Hack ! Hack ! Uo back, quick !" he
formed tho words of rommnnd on hln
trembling lips Tho Idea of this girl's closo
proximity to tho beaut hordo terrified him,
for tho moment, "flack! What on earth
are you hero for7"
"I I woko up. I found you gono I" sho
whispered.
"Yes, but didn't you read my letter?
This la no plnce for you I"
"I had to comn! How could I stay up
thoro ulono whon you wero oh! maybe
In danger maybe In need of me?"
"Comol" ho commanded. In his perturba
tion heedless of tho look sho gavo him.
Ho took her hand "Goran, wo must get
out of this! It's too too near tho "
"Tho what? What Is It. Allan? Tell
me. hae you seen them? Do you know?"
Hven excited nu the engineer was, he
realised that for tho first tlmo the. girl had
called him by Iihi Christian mime Not
ocn tho perilous situation could atlllo the
thrill that ran through him at tho sound
of It. Itut all ho answered was:
"No, I don't know whnt to call them
Havo no Idea, ns yet. I'vo seen them, yes;
but what they arc, heaven knows maybe. I"
"Lot mo seo, too'" aha pleaded eagerly.
"Is It through that crack lu tho wall 7 Is
that tho placo to look?"
Sho moved toward It. her face blanched
with excitement, eyes Milnlng, lips parted
Hut Stern hold her bnck. Ily the shouldor
ho took her.
"No, no, llttlo girl I" ho whispered. "You
you mustn't! Itonlly must not, you
know. It's too awful !"
Up at him Bhe looked, knowing not what
to think or say for a moment. Tholr eyes
met, thero In that wreekod and riven placo,
IlKhtcd by tho dull, misty, morning gray.
Then Stem spoko, for In her gaze abode
quextlons unnumbered.
"I'd much rather you wouldn't look out
nt them, not Juat yet." said ho, speaking
very low, fearful Icat tho murmur of hla
volco might penetrato tho wall. "Juat what
they aro, frankly, there's no telling."
"You mean 7"
"Come back Into tho arcade, where we'll
be safar from dlsctncry, und we can talk.
Not hero. Coma I"
Sho obeyed. Together they retreated
to tho Inner court
"You sec," he commented, nodding at the
ompty waterpall. "I haven't been to the
spring yet. Not very likely to get there
for a while either, unless well, unless
something pretty radical happens. I think
these chaps havo settled down for a good
long stay In their happy hunting ground,
after tho fight and the big feast. It's sort
of a notion I'vo got that this placo, here,
Is some ancient, ceremonial ground of
theirs."
"You mean, on account of the towor?"
He noddod
"Yes, If they'vo got any religious Ideas
at all, or rather suparstltlons, such would
very likely center round tho most conspicu
ous object In their world, I'robably the
spring lu a regular voodoo hangout. The
row last night must havo been a sort of
periodic argument to seo who was going to
run the show."
"But," exclaimed tho girl In alarm
"but If they do stay a while, what about
us? We simply must hae water I"
"True enough. Apd, Inasmuch as we
can't drink brine and don't know where
there's any other spring, It looks as though
we'd either have to make up to these
fellows or wade Into them, doesn't It? Hut
we'll get water safe enough, never fear.
Just now, for tha Immediate present, I want
to get my bearings a little before going
to' work. They seem to bo resting up a bit
after their pleasant little soiree. Now, it
they'd only all go to sleep It'd bo a walk
qverl" The girl looked, at him ery seriously,
"You mustn't gd out there alone what
ever happens I" she exclaimed. "I just won't
let you I Hut tell me," she questioned again,
"how much have you really found out about
them whatever they are?'"
"Not mush, They seem tp be part of a
nomadlo raco of half-human things, that's
about all I can tell as yet. Perhaps all
the white and yellow peoples perished ut
terly In the eataolysm. leaving only a few
scattered blacks. You know blacks are Im
mune to several germ-Infections that de
stroy other races."
"Yes. And you mean?"
"It's quite possible these fellows are the
far-distant and degenerata survivors of that
other time."
"So tbs whole world may have gone to
place the way Liberia, and Haiti and Santo
Domingo once did, when white rule ceased 7"
"Yea, only a million times more so. I
see you knew your history 1 If my hypoth
Ma. Is eerrect. a&4 only e. tew thousand
MmN eseased, you can easily imagine
wbsj must have happeflad."
"Cfe? a Hhm, BWJ'Wa 8Xy w a bufidrad
BORING
years, they may have kept some sort of
dwindling civilisation I'robably the Eng
lish language for a while continued, In over
more nnd more corrupt forma There may
have been some pretense of maintaining (he
school aystem, railroads, steamship lines,
newspapers and churches, banks and all
the rest of that wonderfully complex system
we onco knew Hut nftor n while "
"Vrs" What then""
"Why, the whole false shell crumbled,
thnt's "II It must liavol History shows
It It didn't tnko a hundred yenrs after
Tousrnlnt I.'Ouverture nnd Deasnllnes, In
Haiti, for tho blacks to shuck oft French
civilization nnd go bnck to grass huts and
human sacrifice to mako another little
Central Africa nut of It, In the backwoods
districts, nt any rate And we have had a
thousnnd, Heatrlce, since, the white man
died!"
She thought n moment, nnd shook her
head
"What a story." sho murmured, "what an
Incredible, horribly fascinating story that
would make. If It could ever be known, or
written' Think of the ebb-tide of every
thing! Hnllroada abandoned nmrfnlllng to
pieces, ultlcs crumbling, rhlpa no longer
nailing, taugunge nnd arts and letters for
gotten, ngrlculturn shrinking back to a few
patches of corn and potatoes, nnd then to
nothing nt all, everything chnnglng, dying,
stopping nnd the ever Increasing yet degen
erating people leaving tho city ruins, which
they could not rebuild taking to the fields,
tho forests, the mountains going down,
down, bnck toward tho primeval state, down
through barbarism, through savagery, to
what?"
"To what we see!" answered the engineer,
bitterly. "To nnlmals, retaining by ghast
ly mockery somo uae of flro nnd tools. All
thla, according to ono thoory."
"Is there another?" she asked eagerly.
"Yes, nnd I wish wo had the shade of
Darwin, of Hacckol or of Clodd here with us
to help un work It out!"
"How do you Imnglno It?"
"Why, llko this. Maybe, after all, even
the cntiro black rnco was Hwopt out along
with tho others, too. Perhaps you and I
wero really the only two human beings left
nllvo In the world."
"Yon, but In that case, how 7"
"How emtio they here? Matent Mny
they not bo tho product of some entirely dif
ferent process of development? May not
snmo animal stock, under changed environ
ment, have easily evolved them? May not
somo other semlhuman or near-human race
bo now In procesn of arising, here on earth,
eventually to conquer and subdue It all
ngaln?"
For n momont alio made no answer. Her
breath enmq a llttlo quickly as sho tried
to grasp tho full significance of this tre
mendous concept.
"In n million yenrs, or so," tho engineer
continued, "may not the descendants of these
things once mora bo men, or soniothlng very
like them? In other words, aren't wo pos
Hlhly witnessing the re-creation of the human
typo? Aren't these tho real pithecanthropi
crectl, rather than the brown-skinned, red-dlah-halred
creatures of the biological text
books? There's our probleml"
Hho made no answer, but a sudden over
mastering curiosity leaped into her eyes.
"Let me sea them for myself! I mustl
I will!"
And before he could detain her, the girl
hnd started back into tho room whence they
hnd come.
"No, not No, Heatnco!" ho whispered,
but aha paid no heed to him. Across tho
littered floor she made, her way. And by
tho time Stern could reach her stdo sho had
act her faco to tha long, crumbling crack
lu tho wall and with a burning eagerness
was peering out Into the forest
(CONTINUED TOMOItnOW)
FIREMEN IN CELEBRATION
Ilurlington Marks Completion of Pro
tective System Believed Unsurpassed
HUIlLINaTON. N. J., Deo. 1. Com
pletion of tire protection for Ilurlington
with as fine a motor equipment as any city
of Its size tn the country was celebrated
by the department' nt the annual parade
and Inspection yesterday afternoon. Mayor
10. 11, Mount and city officials reviewed the
companies.
Apparatus In line Included the motor com
bination chemical engines of the Kndeavor
and Hope companies, the Young America
aerial truck and hose wagon and hose
wagons of the Mitchell and Niagara com
panies, A motor pumper for the Mitchell and a
motor patrol for tho salvage corps had not
arrived In time for the review. Tests of
engines were hftd on High street after tho
parade.
DIES AS HE FINISHES DINNER
Mercer County Clerk, Dr. Itobblns,
Heart Disease Victim
TItENTON, Dec 1. Dr. George IL Hob
bins, Clerk of Mercer County, died suddenly
at his home, In Hamilton Square, from
heart disease, He was stricken after eat
ing his dinner, and died about three hours
later.
RUM REARS HEAD IN MILLVILLE
MILLVILLE. N. J Dec. 1. The arrest
within forty-eight hours of a dozen drunken
men has caused renewed activity of the tem
perance people in the. city, where no drinks
are supposed to be sold under any cir
cumstances. For a number of years the
town was badly off with Its hidden "clubs''
and bars, but frequent raids and heavy
fines brought an apparent end of the prac
tice. Twin Sisters Married
IANCA8TER, Pa., Dec. 1, Mabel and
Allee Dlffenbaugh, twin daughters of Abram
Dlffenbaugh, of Wltroer, were married yes
terday to Klmer a, Martin and Martin
Dellnger, respectively, by the Rev. Banford
Landls, of Blrd-ln-Hand. More than
hundred guests were present
Bunted When Lamp Upsets
JUANCASTEit, Pa., Dec 1. tiortense, the
llttlo daughtar of Oeorf Patterson, dy
ing at tha CUneral Hospital as the result of
burns. She pulled a- lighted lap from
a. table over on benebg a4 w harrlbly
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THEAtmMAGffiMBN
Pianist Leads In Gosfrfcl Mtmg '"'
When Flames Attack Tarn
qua Movie
FILM COSTS MAN'S LIFE
TAMAQUA, TA., Oec, I. -Willi flarne,
playing about the eperalor's booth, the
p'snlat of tho Family Theater late yesterday
afternoon betan tha strains of ft pepti
lar Hilly Sunday hymn, "Saved, by III
Power Divine." Ills coolness quelled the
panle and the hundred or more persona. In
the crowded theater, singing the words of
the hymn, pasted out In safety. &ul Chris
tian Peterson, the proprietor, In art attempt
(o save the valuable film, "Civilization."
was burned to death.
Tho fire began with an explosion soon
after the performance had started. The
operator, seeing It was Impossible to ex'
tlngulah the flames, hurried to the front Of
the theater and told the pianist, who Imrrte"
dlately began to sing the hymn to his own
accompaniment Several cool-headed per
sona near him took up the refrain ami
guided tha crowd without much disorder id
tho eecral exits. The pianist bravely stuck,
to the piano until the last person passed
through the doors.
The manager, who had assisted In gt
ling out the crowd, was Informed that the
film was still tn the booth. In the hope
that he might rescue It, he rushed b&nk
Into the theater desptto attempts upon tha
part of friends to restrain him.
The firemen were prompt In their re
sponse, and prevented tho spread of the
flames. An effort was made to reach Peters
son, but as noon ns they hnd forced thelt
way through the smoke to the portion of
the building where tho booth was situated
It was evident that when Peterson seized
the burning film nnd tried to extinguish
the Are he had Ignited hla clothlnc, and.
they wero powerless to save him. They
kept the body drenched with water until
It was snfe to remove it Peterson wa
about forty years of ngo and Is survived
by his widow and several small children.
The operator was aoverely burned about
tha face nnd hands.
W00DST0WN DEDICATES
NEW $100,000 SCHOOL
Patriotic Organizations and Now
Jersey Notables Take Part -in
Celebratioii
WOODSTOWN, N. J.. Dec, 1. Patriot!
organizations of, tho town aro taking the
lend In celebrating tho dedication of a new
$100,000 central publla school building ot
Woodstown, Salem County, today, Dr
Calvin N. Kendall, Stato Commissioner of.
Education of New Jersey, and tho Iter.
Samuol A. Harker, Stato councilor of the
New Jersey Junior Order of United AmerN
cans, woro the chief speakers nt the cxei
clses.
The new central school was erected Jointly
by tho school districts of Woodstown bor
ough and Pllcsgrovo township. It repre
sents ono uf tho most advanced steps so
far taken by communities In South Jersey
In carrying out the central school scheme,
ns all of tho smaller schoolhousea in those
two districts havo been closed, nnd teacher
nnd pupils transferred to tho large, new
building. Among tho schools closed Is the
famous old Ilacon Academy In "Woodstown,
where savornl generations of pupils, many
of whom nro now fnmous In professions and
other walks of life, were educated.
Albert W. DUks, n Philadelphia architect,
designed the new school. It Is SO feet wide
by 200 feet long, nnd contains 21 class
rooms, besides a large auditorium, ofUces,
laboratories, etc It Is construbted of red
brick with white terra-cotta trimming. The
builder is Alexander Chambloy, a Philadel
phia contractor, One of the striking fea
tures of tho new school is the fact that It
is situated on an elght-acro Site, which
gives plenty of room for playgrounds, school
gardens and plots for demonstration by
classes In agriculture.
OWEN JOHNSON'S WIFE
SEEKS TO DIVORCE HIM
Former Singer, Married Magnzlno Edi
tor's Novelist Son in Llttlo
Church Around Corner
nENO, Nev Dec. 1. Ono of the recent
additions to the dtvorco colony from New
York Is Mrs. Esther Johnson, wife of Owpa
Johnson, a fiction wrltor. Mrs. Johnson ar
rived here November 19, accompanied, by .
maid and Mrs. E. L. Bocher and son,
Mannlo Docher.
Mrs. Johnson freely admitted that she
was hero for a dlvorco, but referred In
quirers to her attorney. She la confined to
her apartments as a result of a fall from
her horao Tuesday evening. Her ankle was
broken.
Mr. Johnson married Miss Fisher Ellen
Cobb, a singer, whose home was In Saa
Francisco, February 1, 1812, In this city.
The ceremony was performed In "The Uttte
Church Around tho Corner" by the pastor,
the Kov. George C. Hougtton. Mr. John
son's father, Itobert Underwood Johnson,
editor of the Century Magazine, was pres
ent. Miss Cobb has achieved considerable suc
cess as 1 singer under the name of Esther
Coblna. She studied In Europo and In the
fall of IBIS appeared at Ia Seals, Theater
In Milan. She Is the daughter of Benjamin
M. Cobb, of San Francisco.
Mr. Johnson's first wife was Miss Mary
dalt Stockly. of Lakewood, N. J. Ther
wero married In 1900, a. year after he waa
graduated from Yale. Mrs. Johnson died
tn 1011.
QIRARD ORATORS TO COMPETE
Contest Scheduled Tonight for $20 nnd
?10 Prizes Musical Program
A declamation contest will ba held tonight
In the chapel of Olrard College at 7: SB
o'clock. The competition will be held under
the auspices of the alumni association e(
the Institution,
All of the speeches will bo original.
Prizes of $30 and 10 tor the best and sec
ond best orations have been offered. The
participants will be S. Morris Purse!. IUlpb.
It Robelbower, Theodore Charles Hammel.
Thomas W Evans, Marlon J Cannon Uat
John W. Morris. A musical program ba
also be arranged. Tha judges will be M,
Edwin Arnold, John Ii Rodger and VW
11am Battler, all of them alumni.
GANISTER FIND BOOSTS LAND
Mountain Property Values Advance t$
?100Q an Aero
HUNTINGDON, Pa., Pea I. &,
J. Haws Canister Company, of Johnstown,
is preparing to erect a modern firebrick.
plant of large capacity on Black Log Ifoun
tain Billions of tons of ganlsttr rock will
be within easy reach of the new pUnt
Ten year ago, with tha timber u4ni oltY
mountain land could have ben boUso, tw
it an acre, but since tb diacavwy 0$
ganister and building of ft new Statu blk
way it cannot be bought for 11000 an qefc
Beer Kettle Gang Wrecks Skset
Six men, believed to be membw of V
gang known a the "Uopards. rvck4
a saloon at Hope and, ThamMett tr
late last ulsht, when Paul Warn tb ,a
prletor. refused to- Mil jtaem a liui ut
beer. Miners, teverat bottles, gtsgi r
a, pUteglaw 1adQW waru brakatt. A xte
call was seat "la, awl Uw lale HnJM4
jm Btb, !bk y et. 9f$mmm
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