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I $j?exel-Biddle Concert One of Yesterday's Events.
weaaing oi iimn
Scott Is of
st.t.. rra wero all there nnd the con
ws
rt wftji Its usual gro e-.t succwl
And It wns "ot t0 lot1 an1 ovry n0
fi.f,. ro-mm was good, so that Is going
m don't you thlnk7 Bo often at nrna-l
YZr 'concerts the talent Is difficult nmfl
-.if you know, at Ukm oven painful!
tl last night It win not so. The prexel
". .1.77 n.i. m.. rtrnhestrn. of Holy
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3s.iniiv Church, opened tho concert, lea
W Doctor Sacrcy, their conductor. Then
little Mrs. areeno wins uu........,, ..-
, followed by Noah Bwnyne, whoso
jrtftt volco rang out through tho ball,
room with Its usual volumo and oxprcs
ton. Mrs. James Anders and Mrs. Dor
othy Johnstone-Baseler added tlidr
oaoU of music to the evening, and In
between some of tho Blblo Class brothers
SMS the Class Hymn, composed and led
by Adam- Getbot, and n. fow other pot
hymns. Tno Dr0tner8 wero a" rnnBei1
wound the ballroom several rows deep.
Mary Duke Blddlo sang various songs
Yry delightfully, and seemed moro nt
home with her Philadelphia audience this
year than last.
She woro one of her very handsomest
frocks; It was Just oxqulslto, of whlto
satin and the cntlro bodice fashioned of
rhlnestones. Tony gave bouquets to nTl
the women who sang, as Is hla usual
custom, and they really wero moHt unlquo
this year lovely, old-fashioned things,
tied on tho end of long crooks. There
was one moro than for tho alngors, bo
our gallant townsman, who Is over tho
devoted Iocr, took It by tho cxtremo end
of the crook and pushed It down from
the back of the box right under his wife's
noe, whereupon ho bowed, and sho re
..i...,i it mn.it crnclouslr and tho houso
' applauded Joyously. Anothor nmuslng in-.:l-
.,, t ...M..I, nnllvunnl th evonlnir was
the careful pinning of a carnation on
the right shouldor (very high up In tho
air) of Sasha Jocoblnoft by Mr. Blddlo,
Which took some time nnd won much ap
plause. You see, It cqjild not bo put In
the left lapel of tho coat because tho
violin had to rest on that side. Cordolla
puke and hor devoted husband wero In
the box, and Mary Blddlo Joined her fanv
By affer singing the nrla from "Butter
fly," Cordelia had n lovely flesh-colored
frock and looked younger than ever.
A quartet formed by Arthur JacKson,
K.Iann Chesnutt. Eddlo Brooko, Jr., and
S TJob Drayton gave Sir Arthur Sullivan's
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4ne iuhk uuf t-tuon, H. ....,, . .,
Comerford, who has decided talent, and
Elizabeth Latta were delightful also.
Mr. Tomklns, Tony's pastor and great
friend, spoko during tho evening. It was
t most charming address, with a hearty,
affectionate allusion now nnd again to
his friend Tony, which was much ap
plauded. Mrs. Bllllo Whelen aang later
and Dan Donovan warbled "A Tol" nnd
uvo a duct with Miss Comerford, " 'Twas
,6 Lover nnd His Lass," whlto Arthur
Jackson sang tho old tlmo favorlto, "On
the Road to Mandnlay." Altogether It
was fine, nnd tho world and his wife wero
there, and those ladles of high and low
degree who wero not personally con
ducted to their seats by Tony himself
had, his able assistants to help them.
Tony was busy In his really arduous task
ef making everybody happy. There Is
certainly a great feeling of friendliness
at these annual affairs, and Mr. Biddlo's
gratitude to the singers who help him In
his good work Is not tho leant of the eve
ning's pleasure. He In certainly one
gracious host, let me tell you.
I noticed a good many parties in tho
eafe after the concert; tho 'William Henry
Trotters gave a supper party and the Varf
Rensielaers and George Kales Bnkors.
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We are all Interested In the wedding
ef Arabella Scott nnd. Allan Hunter, Jr.,
Which Is to take placo today In tho
Church of St. Luke and the Enlphany.
Their engagement was announced a little
over ft year ago, but no date had been
let for the wedding. They are to bo mar
ried very quietly, with only a very few
friends present, and so quiet have they
kept about their plans that the fact that
they were to be married today only came,
out through their application for a
license last week, Arabella's sister,
Pansy, is going to be her maid of honor,
and Jphn Graham Is to be Allan's best
nun. Miss Henrietta Sanders, an aunt
of the little bride, will give a breakfast
In honor of the newly wedded pair at her
tcuit street home after the, ceremony.
Arabella is the daughter of Major TV,
Banders Scott, V, S. A., and Mrs. Scott,
and a, sister of Nancy Scott, John Scott
nd HutscWo Scott, who married Itosa
mend Mitchell, she Is a cousin of
Betty Scott, who married Walton Clark
While the troops were at Camp Brum
baugh. Arabella is extremely pretty,
hd will make a. lovely bride. Here's to
wishing them all the happiness In the
world.
We were all welcoming Brooke Ed
Wards last week from his' long days spent
in France driving the American ambu
wnces, and now Gray Dayton has also
returned. U's marvelous what splendid
7il i ,ht"a younir fell0W d'd " the bat-
CHIl
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ft be the next one lo h wimm .t -am.
I" fe,",!f ,hy wlU aH stay home for a while,
v.. e tne Oswald Chews, return to help
ence more. NANCY WYNNE.
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Personals
feUowedrhtrl".iL Hov'li ' l":non
athS iP111?.? a" wl" ,y a rd party
taLS,M tocul " tomorrow
w honor of her niece, Mlw Thaw.
lu"hLnD!? l w! entertain at
Ef SS.tuStel on h8 W o( . daughter
uS?tl OfcemlwS Mr Martin wlU
Mr " Urn vmfimmm
nunter and Miss
Interest
?un ?i"''n '"' Q'rmantown. hai. MIm
lfr Bm'h-o Atlanta, Oa., an thHr
guest. Mrs. Dudley entertained at brl.Ue
a few days ago In honor of Mlsn Smith
Mr. John Oon)-ngham Steenn of CIov
eriy lane. Kydal. has returned to hh homo
mTk! "in.t turl0Un- Mr. Stevens Is a
5T.nr ?.f. 'e Flr1 Clly TroP Ah has
return to the Troop Just before Chrlitmss
vil'f' .N'cnolV middle, of Old York road,
Noble, returned to her home last week frem
rL. T4,x;'..whre ,h Penl n fft
night Mr. rilddle Is a. member of the Troop
period" ,Rllon"1 there ror "" Indefinite
Mrs. Morris Stroud. Jr. has aluo re
turned from ni Paso, Tex., where nhe
spent some time and where Mr. Stroud Is
stationed with the troops.
Mr. and Mrs. Charle Potter, Jr . who
bae been spending some time ss the
guests of Mr. Potter's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Potter, at Chestnut Hill, hare
gone to town and are occupying their
apartment at Fifteenth and Locust street
for the winter
Mr and Mrs. Potter have MIm Mary
Weeks, of New York, as their guest for
several days They entertained at Mrs.
bcott s supper club last Saturday evening
In her honor
Miss Frances Buck, of the Marlyn Apart
ments, will Kivo a silk shower nnd bridge
pnrty tomorrow In honor of Mlsi Miriam
Megargee, whoee engagement to Mr. George
l Drown was recently announced
Mr nnd Mrs Norman Grey hav mmed
lo the houso formoly occupied by Mrs
Algernon Roberts nt tlala.
Miss riorence D. Gllllngham, of The
I'ronlcnac. Is the guest of Dr. nnd Mrs
Harry McHwIng at their home. B3 North
Mew acnue, Upper Montclalr, N. J.
Mrs Cjrus H. IC Curtis, of Wncote. nnd
Mrs rank Webb, of Jenklntown. xUll bo
hostesses for thU month nt tho Woman's
Club of Wncote. which will meet In the
new clubrooms on nreenwnml non.
Wednesdny. December 1J. Mlsn Abby Suth
erland, of Ogonta School, will lecture nt 2:30
o clock In the afternoon, and on Weduesdny
nfternoon, December 27. nt the same hour,
the club will gtvo a children's Christinas
pnrty to the children of the club members,
when Miss Jnnot Turner Hroonell, render
and Impersonator, will entcrtnln fie chil
dren. After this tea will be. serd
Mrs Delnnoy and her daughter, Mls
Florence Delnney, ot Wncoto rond. Jenkln
town. hna returned to their homo from
Halnesport, N. J, where they hnve been
spending tho Inst few weeks
The regular meeting of the Plastic Club
will be held In tho clubhouse. 247 South
Camac street, tomorrow afternoon nt
4 o'clock This meeting will be followed
by afternoon tea for the members nt G
o'clock
Invitations have been Issued by tho club
for a private view of the Invited sculptor
exhibition of tho Pennsyhnnln Academy of
the Flno Arts, from 4 until 7 o clock on
Thursday This Is a ery unusual nf
falr nnd Is looked forward to b
many of the members who are Interested
In the progress of nrt. na It Is tho work of
American woman sculptors On Wednes
day afternoon, December 13, from 4 until 8
o'clock, the club will entertain the members
of the Fellowship Society of the Pennsyl
vania Academy of the Fine Arts Miss
Btancho Dlllaye will preildo at tho tea
table. On Wednesduy afternoon, Decem
ber 20, from t until C o'clock, the Arts and
Crafts Society and the Graphic Sketch Club
will be the guests of the Plastic Club Miss
Harriet Sartaln will preside at the Tea
table The members of the club are nrked
to attend '
The Ladles' Auxiliary of the Old York
Ttoad Country Club will hold Its regular
business moetlng tomorrow afternoon nt
2 o'clock After the regular business meet
ing a bridge and 500 party will be glcn
for the members, nt uhlch Mrs H D Stev
ens nnd Mrs Jnmes V Kly, of Jenklntown,
will be hostesses
Mr and Mrs. Henry D Booth, formerly
of Huntingdon, Pa . are the guests of Mrs
Booth's mother, Mrs 11 V Denniston, of
West School House lane, Germnntonn. umll
after Christmas. Mr. and Mrs. Booth will
make their home In Germantown perma
nently Mrs Booth was Mies Leonora Den
niston before her marriage
Mr and Mrs. Lloyd Pennlston Jones, of
Grosse Polnte Farms, Detroit, are being
congratulated upon the birth of a daughter
Miss Helen Gormley. of 727 Lincoln drhe.
Germantoun. entertained at dinner Infor
mally on Saturday night In honor of Miss
Kdlth Atkln, of Knoxlllc, Tenn.
The Twentieth Century Club of Lana
downe will be the hostess club for the meet
ing of the Delaware County Association of
Women's Clubs on Thursday. The morning
session will open at 11 o'clock and Js for
delegates only- The afternoon session, which
Is open to all club women, will begin at 2 30
o'clock nnd VIII be addressed by Dr Millard
B. King on "How Has the Continuation
School Idea Worked In Pennsylvania?" and
by Mr Albert J. Williams, of Media, on
"Capital Punishment "
Mrs. Thomas G Cooper will continue the
series of 'Contemporary Drama" with a
talk on the "Drama of Charm Sir James
Barrio" at tho Twentieth Century Club of
Lansdowne this afternoon. Mrs. Isaac
H. Rhodes has the program In charge, be
fore which the regular first of the month
business session will be held.
Mis. Edward T. Comfort, of i:ast Penn
street, Germantown. has been spending sev
eral days In New York.
THE LULL BEFORE THE STORM
CojyrtB.t Lite puWUhtajr
"Daddy, what U the
"Sjtts, my ny.
EV13HIH& liBDGER-HirABBLPHlA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER &
THE VACANT WORLD
Hy GEORGE ALLAN ENGLAND
Coi'lrttfM, ttli. bu Frank .1. Muniev Cmnpanv
I'llAITKIl XMII-(Continued)
BEFOUL tho girl's ryes a sort of hnse
seemed forming Her heart bent thick
and heavy. Stern's counting sounded ory
far nny nnd strange, she hardly rec
ognlzrd Ills olco To her oamo wild, dis
jointed, confused Impressions now a bony
nnd distorted back, now n simian head;
again n group thnt crourhrd nnd cowered
In Its filthy squalor. Iildeotisl)
Then all nt once, there right before her
Shu miw tho llttlo woodland path that,
slightly descending, led pnst a big oak she
well knew, down to the margin of tho pool
"Steady, girl, steady"' came tho engineer's
wnrnlng. tenso ni plnno wire "Almost
there, now What's thnt''"
For a brief Instant he hesitated The girl
felt his arm grow- even more taut, she heard
his breath catch Then sho, too, looked
and snw
It wni enough, that sight, to have smitten
with sick horror the bravest man who ever
lived For there, bealdo the smoldering
embers of the great feast fire, Uttered with
bones and Indescribable refuse, a creature
was squatting on Its hams one of the
horde, Indeed, yet vastly different, tremen
dously more venomous, more dangerous of
aspect
Stern knew at once that here, not pros
trate nor crouching, wns the chief of tho
blue horde
He knew It by the superior size and
atrength of the Thing, by the almost man
like cunning of the low. gorilla face, the
gleam of Intelligence In tho reddened ce,
tho crude wreath of maple-leaves upon the
head, the necklace of flnger-bonci strung
n round tho neck.
For the chief, the obeah-man of this Ulo
drove, rising now from beside the fire with
n gibbering chatter and n look of bestial
malice, held between his fangs a twisted
brown leaf!
Stern knew at n glanco tho leaf was tho
rudely cured product of some degenerated
tobacco plant He saw r. glow of red nt the
tip of the close-rolled tobacco apor Issued
from the chief's silt mouth
'Good Lord he's smoking "' stammered
the engineer "And that means-means an
nlmost human brain And quick. Bea
trice the water I didn't expect this I
Thought they were nil alike Back to the
tower, quick' Here, fill the pall III keep
him covered!"
Up he brought the nutomatlc. till the
bead lay fair upon the naked, muscular
breast of the obeah.
Beatrice handed Stern the rifle, then
snatching the pall, 'dipped It, filled It to the
brim Stern heard the water lap and gur
gle He knew It was uui w ccunas,
yet It seemed an hour to him at the very
least
Keener than eer before In his whole
life his mental pictures now limned them
selves with lightning rapidity upon his
brain.
Vividly Stern beheld a deep gash or scar
that ran from the chief's right eye a dull.
(Unlike eye, evidently destroyed by that
wound down across tho leathery cheek,
across tho prognathous Jaw; a reddish
purple wale, which on that clay-bluo skin
produced an effect Indescribably rcpulslvo.
Then the chief gtunted and moved for
ward toward them. Stern saw that the gait
was almost human, not shuttling and un-
Cwape. BtJflsJsd !
jpcUil arraaxsmeat.
JpJmw,
!TjljlIjOjjf"ifr -
:afaHBw!a'SE33L-
REALLY, SHE'S QUITE INNOCENT
Copyrlsht Life ruMlnhtnff CoinPAn). lttprlntM by epectnl nrrangrmtnt.
"Your wife doesn't smoke, uh? Mono of tho vices?"
"No, she only drinks nnd swenrs,"
certain like thnt of the others, but firm nnd
limrnit lie estimated tile height nt moro
thnn live feet eight Inches, tho weight nt
possibly one hundred nnd forty pound
Len at that Jumturo his scientific mind.
alwns necustomed to Judging, Instinctively
registered these data with tho others
Hero. vou. Kel back there'" shouted
Stern, as tho girl roee again from lining tho
pall
The crv was Instinctive, for even as he
uttered It ho knew It could not bo under
stood A thousand venrs or rapid degenera
tion had long wiped all traces of English
notch from the brutemon. who now, nt
moat, chattered somo bestial gibberish Yet
tho warning echoed loudly through Madison
Forest, nnd tho obeah hesitated
The tone, perhaps, conveyed somo moan
ing to that brain behind the sloping fore
head Perhaps some dim, racial memory
of human speech still lingered In that mind,
In that strange organism which, by some
freak of atavism, had "thrown back" out of
the mire of returning anlmallty almost to
the human form and stature once again
However that may have been, the crea
ture-chief halted in his advance, Unde
cided he stood a moment leaning upon his
spear, sucking at the rude mockery of a
cigar. Stern romembored having seen Con
sul, the trained chimpanzee, smoke In pre
cisely tho same manner, and a nameless
loathing filled him at his mockery of the
dead, burled past.
"Let mo carry tho pall '",f aid he "Wo've
got to hurry hurry or It may bo too
late'"
"No, no I'll keep tho water!" she an
swered, panting "Von need both hnnds
clear! Come'"
Thus they turned, and, with n shuddering
glance behind, started back for tho tower
again.
But tho obeah, with n whining plaint,
spat away his tobacco leaf. They heard a
shufllo of feet And, looking round ngaln.
both saw that ho had crossed tho llttlo
brook.
There he stood now, his right hand nut,
palm upward, his lips curled In the Rhastly
Imitation of a smile; blue) gums and yellow
tushes showing, n sight to freeze tho blood
with horror. Vet through It all, tho mean
Ink was most clearly evident
Beatrice, laden as she wns with the
heavy water bucket, moro precious now to
them than alt the wealth of tho dead world,
would still havo retreated, but with a word
of stern command he bado her wait. Ho
stopped short In his tracks
"Not n step '" commanded he. "Hold on !
If he makes friends with us with gods
that's a million times better every wny!
Hold on wait, no this Is hla movo!"
He faced the obeah His left hand grip
ped tho repeating rifle, his right tho auto
matic, held In readiness for Instant nctlon.
The muzzle sight never for a second left
Its aim nt the chief's heart
And for a second silence fell there In tho
forest Save for the rustling murmur of
the Horde, and a faint, woodland trickle
of the stream, you might have thought the
place untouched hy life.
Yet death lurked there, and destiny
the destiny of tho whole word, the future,
the human race, forever and ever without
end; and tho cords of fate wero being
loosed for a new knitting
And Stern, with Beatrice there nt his
aide, stood harsh and strong and very grim ;
stood like an Incarnation of man's life,
waiting
And slowly, step by step, over the yield
ing, noiseless moss, the grinning, one-eyed,
ghastly obeah-man came nearer, nearer
still.
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OW the Thing was close, very close to
them, while a hush lay upon the watch.
Ing Horde and on the foreet So close that
Stern could hear the soughing breath be
tween those hideous lips and see the twitch
ing of the wrinkled lid over the black, glit
tering eye that blinked as you have often
seen a chimpanzee's.
All at once the obeah stopped, Stopped
and leered, his he-id craned forward, that
ghastly rictus on his mouth.
fatern's hot anger welled up again. Thus
to be detained. Inspected am, eemlng!y
made mock of by a creature no more than
three-quartiru human, stung the engineer
to rage.
"What do you want?" cried he. In a
thick and unsteady voice. "Anything I pan
do for youT If not, I II be going!"
The creature shook Its head Yet some
thing of Stern's meaning may have won to
its smoldering Intelligence. For now It
raised a hand. It pointed to the pail of
water, then to Its own mouth again It In
dicated the pall, then stretched a long, re
pulsive finger at'the mouth of Stern.
The meaning seemed (dear Stern, even
as he stood there In anger and In wonder,
too. at the fearlessness of this eupertbtng
grasped the significance of the action.
"Why. he must mean," said he. to
Beatrice, "he must be trying to ask
whether we intend to drink any of the
water, wbatf Maybe U'a poisoned, novy. or
something ' Maybe he a trying to warn us I"
Vara us? Why efeould Imft
"few ma I tellt U a't SMiHtjK MMMS
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of his human ancestors. Perhaps that trn
dltlou may have been handed down some
wit), ami still exist In tho form of n crudo
benst-rellglon "
"Vea, but then " '
"Perhaps ho wants to get In touch with
us ng.iln; lenrn from us, try to strugglo
up out of tho mini of degeneration, who
knows? If so nnd It's possible of courso
he'd try to wnrn us of n poisoned Bprlngl"
Acting on this hypothesis, of which ho
wns now hiilf-convluced. Stern nodded. By
gesturo-pl.i) ho nnswered Yes Yes, this
woman nnd he Intended to drink of the
wnter Tho obcnh-imin, grinning, showed
signs of llvclv interest. His eyes bright
ened, nnd a look nf craft, of wizened cun
ning crept over his uncanny fentures
Then ho raised his head nnd gavo n
long, shrill, throaty cnlt. ululating nnd un
speakably weird
Something stirred In tho forest Stern
heard n rustlo nnd n creeping murmur, nnd
quick fear chilled his heart
To him It necmcil .is though n volco were
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wiling, 'perhaps the Inner, secret vote f
hit own subjective elf n voice that cried j
"Tou, who must drink wter--now he
knows you are not gods, but mortal crea
tures. Tricked by his question and your
answer, ytmr peril now Is on yeul Flee!"
The voice died. Slfrn found himself,
with a strange, taut eagerness tingling all
through him, facing the obeah nnd and not
daring to turn his back.
Hetreat they must, ho knew. Itetreat, at
once I Already In the forest he understood
thnt heads were being lifted, beasttlke earn
were listening, brute eye peering and ape
hnnds clutching the little flint-pointed
spears. Already the girl and he should
havo beeh half-way back to the tower: yet
still, Inhibited by that alow, grinning, star
ing ndvance of the chief, thero the engineer
stood
But all nt once the spell was broken.
For with a cry, n hoarse nnd frightful
yell of passion, the nheah leaped leaped
like a huge and frightfully agile ape
leaped the whole distance Intervening.
Stern saw the Thing's red-gleaming
ejes P-ced on Beatrice. In thote eves he
clearl) snw the hell-flame of lust. And as
the woman screamed In terror, stern putted
trigger with a savage curse.
Tho shot went wild For at the Instant
though he felt no pnln his arm dropped
down and sideways.
Astounded, he looked, Something was
wrong! What? His trigger-flnger refused
to serve It had lost all power, all control.
For God's sake, what could It be?
Then all this taking but a second Stern
saw ; he knew tho truth. Staring, pale and
horrified, he understood
Thero, through tho fleshy part of his fore
arm, thrust clean from side to side by a
llghtnlng-swift stroke, he saw the obeah's
spear.
It dangled strnngely In the ftrr muscles.
Tho steel barb and full elghtewn Inches of
the shaft wero red and dripping.
Yet still the engineer felt no slightest
twinge of pain.
From his numbed, paralyzed hand the
automatlo dropped, foil noiselessly Into the
moss
And with a formless roar of k1ttlng-rage,
Stern swung on the obeah, with the rifle
Stern felt his heart nbout to burst with
hntc. Ho did not even think of the second
revolver In tho holster nt hla side. With
only Ills left hnnd now to uso, tho weapon
could only havo given clumpy service.
Instead, tho man reverted Instnntly to tho
Jungle atngo himself to tho law of claw
and fang, of clutching talon, of otono nnd
club
Tho beloved womnn's cry, ringing In his
ears, drovo hint mad Up ho whirled tho
Krag again, up, up, by tho muzzlo; and
down upon that villainous skull ho dashed
It with n forco that would havo brained
an ox.
Tho obeah, screeching, reeled back. But
ho was not dead. Not dead, only stunned
a moment. And Stern, horrified, found
himself holding only a gunbarrel. Tho
stock, shattered, had whirled away and
vanished among tho tall and waving ferns.
Bcntrlco snatched up tho fallen revolver.
Sim stumbled : nnd the pall was empty.
Spurting, splashing awny, tho precious
vvator flow. No time, now, for any more.
Kor all about them, behind them and on
every hand, tho Things wero closing In.
They had seen blood had hoard the
nbenh's cry; they know! Not gods, now,
but mortal creatures! Not gods I
"Bun ' Hun '" gasped Beatrice.
Tho spenr still hanging from hla arm.
Stern wheeled nnd followed. High nnd
hard ho swung tho rifle bnrrol. llko a wnr
chili
No counting of steps, now; no playn nt
divinity. Panting, horror-stricken, frenzied
with rage, bleeding, thoy rnn. It was a
hunt tho hunt of the last two humnns by
tho nightmare Horde.
In front, n bluish nnd confused mass
seemed to dnnce nnd quiver through the
forest , and a pattering rain of spears and
llttlo arrows began to fall about the
fugitives
Then tho glrl'a revolver sputtered In n
quick volley; and again, for a space, sllenco
fell Tho way ngaln was clear. But In the
path, silent and still, or writhing horribly,
In n fow of tho Things And tho pine-
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PARADISE
Experienced Trnvoler Has my
trunk arrived, sir?
"Yes. Thoroitis. It enmo ahead
of you."
"Grcnt ScottJ This is heaven. In
deed 1"
needles and soft moss were very red In
spots.
Stern had hla pistol out too, by now. For
behind and on hla flanks, like ferrets hang'
Ing to n hunted creature, the swarm was
closing In.
The engineer, his face very white and
drawn, veins standing out on hla sweat
beaded forehead, heard Beatrice cry out to
htm, but he could not understand her words.
Yet ns they ran, he saw her level the
pistol nnd snnp the hammer twice, thrlco,
with no result. The little dead elicit
sounded llko a death warrant to him.
(CONTINUED TOMORROW)
KILL CHItlSTMAS STOCKINGS
Help Santa Clnus by Contributing to
Public Ledger Storehouse
The tragedy of tho empty Christmas
Chrlstman Blocking, the disillusionment of
tho child's belief In Santa Clnus to avoid
the pathos of these on this Christmas a
Santa Claus storehouse has been established
by the Public Ledger at COS Chestnut
street.
Will you help fill tho storehouse? Bants.
Clnus will forgot hundreds of llttlo boys
and girls this Christmas unless you do.
Gifts of toys, new warm clothing, candy
and money especially money ore needed
to gladden tho hearts of theso little folk
who otherwise would be neglected.
Contributions may be mailed or brought
to tho Publlo Ledger Santa Clauso Club, (03
Chostnut street
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Lecture on ''World's dreiiteit Battles. Somms
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Law Academy reception tn meet the provost
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Annual bazaar Nurses' Alumnaa Association
of Hnmarttan Hospital.
Campaign for endowment fund. Woman's Med
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