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tacular Feature upens Tonight-Nancy
Wynne Chats About Other Things
iatf roo n rcaJy for tonight? Honestly, I Wonder how we cnn keep It up theso
M. Momiw """"-"'
4 Bartons n"' ,. .
fharlty Ball, with Its wonderful
it. rtnored-over sent nnd stage of tho
V- --- i.
c of tho oeauum
. . . a. l.i. e-ilrt-
"Old Kins
ILi.lKi Fiddlers
8 . -ocr
r.fbocker Hotel
kv York. And
Sir the Ublenu Old
fLg Cole Jrill hold
Iff" . .t-f,ii
ftg 0" hui.""-"
Kcepllon ana oiui,
BiUrlel ftnd CaptoJn
St,. TM.M. nn,t Tin
iliaJ.r Arabian
MfclrhU' heroea ana
Heroine. CIndcrollaa
Wui Prince Charm
Ksgs will seek nn au
Hgeoet with tho merry
mi Kins and his plpo
fej hU bowl, nnd
ftirlniT hcen lntf0,
w...t win nxDrcsa
mew ---
feelr plcaauro at tho
P .11... .w "trlnnlnc
ft light fantastic" In
$ presence.
I .Really, the commit-
(h of enterprising
raw In chars of th0
li Is. to bo congratu-
jtd on mo uiihiiHu
li of tho Idea. So,
W Mm' tal0 I,ccd
So rof warnings nnd
jo earty unless you
hive a box, for last
iux 1 arrived at ono-
Renter of an hour
before tho tlmo
Kchrfulcd for this
'jroniirous feature nnd,
fy and behold, not a
Mat was to be had In
jtbAt entlro o p o r n
house, and JudRlnR
'from tho dandnK of j
HPWTious years mo
whole thin? wilt be
Ktiry beautiful, with
Ka even sroater bill
Witney of color.
BfTUIERK nro to bo n
pi number of dlnnore
before tho ball to
gulch t, foromoa t -
ftnoBi them that
pelTen by Mr. and
Mrs. Stotcsbury for Silo Bruco nnd Snm
. Sounds sort of nice, doesn't
rat Sue and Sam"? Mrs. Stotesbury's
nlhter, Loulso Brooks, is to bo
part matron, of honor, you know, nnd
the Stotesburya aro nuturally Intnrostcd
the wcddlnp. Then tho Alock Van
JlUssielaera will also cntcrtnln at dinner,
l4Mr. and Mrs. John Frederick Lewis.
WX3 CHRISTMAS npproachos tho spirit
I'xicf the Christ Child eoos nbroad moro
s4 moro, and tho latest thing I havo
turd which Is being dono for Chrl3tmaH
bsbeen gotten up by those Indefatigable
IHUa wokers, tho Junior Auxiliary of St.
Francis's Homo for Convalescents. They
jhave filled a numbor of Chrlstmao stock
leg j and added to those for girls a wnrm
petticoat and woolon gloves; nnd to tho
toy stockings, enps nnd mulllers. Now,
nt ll tho Idea? Well, supposo you
1 10 mako some poor child happy for
'Christmas, you go to tho Hnlo Building,
l Juniper and Chestnut streets, whero
peso little maids nro selling tho stock-
logs, ouy ono and glvo tho namo of some
ythlld you wish to help. Tho namo nnd
Ress are taken and tho Blocking dellv
Vti on Christmas Kve. As these girls
m the money for tho stockings they
tteju It right Into other stockings, and so
neat many little hoys and girls will bo
Ride hftnnv PhiUtmn mnmlnr. t,ir.
user than this, if you do not happen to
ksow of some little child, the members of
m auxiliary have a list of deserving
eQfan and theySvill send your stocking
?rou. It'a really a splendid idea, don't
pa think? And tha little molds aro busy
m mm at it this week.
TJK!KCi over tho debutantes of tho prcs
U,eat season aa they appeared In yes
5 performance of the "Flo wet- PHn.
in th nellevuabaUroora ono is im
p&sed by their height. I havenover aeen
a fTgntrba 0f such tall girls. The
pnieea, the coloring and lighting
ipsged by Affred Barton were superb,
ggyrtth Vinton Freedley aa the perfect
uiw idol type the show went with
leW EU"belh Latta, of course, re
lg,wo a goodly shore of tho applause
I!? Bl tWO ranll ..! .,t- -.
lrevealed great poaalblUUes as an
Igweu. Dorothy Norrts's dance was
i,r " nt" sensational, and she -waB
?Hwa to give several encores,
W, my dears, t Is not for mo to con-
BQU OP enndnna Tirtm ...
Pm tO &n affair. rt 1 t...ww
fhwno in time to fasten you up ths
, '.:T " or wherever your intricate
arul frock may be hooked or but-
"Kthr, and do not, ohl do not, I
you, tear over to a weddlnsr. for.
1C With a ton COat nvap nil frnnlr
whan hubby Joins you In the pew
w coat whUe he proceeds to button
WOCk, stick a Bin In vnnr .m nn 4hA
aad fix ,,i i , i
tes?!'
t weddinar and turned to sea If the
t ih about to cotaa UP the
r. wnea. to my intense amusement. I
Scnt brifl. ,.,ii.. , , ..
Br kuiKanil .!. 1 ., I
Ilka .t r" w uvr oh;bvb,
wJ. twrt to th ?yir
aMiBgaiaBiffiEaiSBa
m&:fm?i&m&.
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Charity Ball With Spec
:":',.' ,Y"uay ine opern ,ast n'Kht
ikih mo mttcn-uiKed-of nnd Rrently
spectacular onenlnir feAiur. win i. i...
Academy of Music For thera la m h
ABOUT PEOPLE
i SjK ;vL . Apt- .'fc,'v lj ' sk.' '
F ' " fiSSBKi9& . -I J
I'holo by rhoto-C'rnfurs.
J1RS. RUSSELL S. HOLES
Mrs. Bole3 before hor mnrrinjjo last week was
Misb Marv McNeely, of Wynnoficlil, Pa. Mrs.
Holes mnHe hor debut two seasons nRo nnd has
been a prcnt favorite in tho yotinBer sot.
mnrch pcnlod forth nnd tho hrldo and
her mnldcnu proceeded up to tho altar.
That man wan somo patient person, I
think. Ho nover oven sworo under his
bronth. NANCY WYNNE.
Personals,
Mr. nnd Mrs. I. Williamson rioberln will
glvo a Hmull dinner for six next Monday
evening at Delia Vista, their home In Villa-
Mr Edgar H Hownrd, of Bryn Mawr,
who has been spending a few weeks In !:!
I'nso with her husband, will return home
December IB.
Sir. William Townsend Wright will leave
on Saturdny for North Carolina, where he
will spend a few wecke duck shooting.
Mrs. ai-orse ICendrlck. 3d. of Vlllanova,
Is spending a few duy.i In New York.
Mr. II. Lindsay Fairfax returned to his
home nt Lenox, Mass., Tuasday after spend
ing a few days with his nteco, Mrs. George
Kmlen Starr, of Had nor.
Mrs. William W. Bodlna nnd her father-in-law,
Air. Samuel I. Uodlne, of Stone
lelgh, Vlllanova, will leave December 20 to
spend the Christmas holidays with Mr. W.
W. Bodlne at Kl Paso. They will return
about January 2 as Mrs, Bodlne is to be
one of the attendants In the bridal party
at MUs Susan L, llruco'a wedding, Janu
ary 6.
Mr. and Mrs, Edward Dohan Balnsford.
of Torresdale, are being congratulated on
the birth of a daughter this morning.
Mies Linda Baker nnd Miss Sarah Baker,
daughters of Mrs. Louis Uaker,' of Bala,
will leave for New York on Saturday, where
they will meet Miss Hetty Ames and her
sister, who will arrive from Franco on Sun
day. Before returning to their home in
St. Paul tha Misses Ames will ld the guests
of Mrs. Baker for several days.
The engagement of Miss Linda Baker and
Mr, Lesley Ames was recently announced.
Mr. Ames has been stationed down on the
Texas border with his regiment, but Is ex
pected to return home In January,
Mrs. William Lord Sexton, of Highland
avenue, Chestnut Hill, returned from New
York last night. Mrs. Sexton will glvo &
dinner on Friday night at her home,
Mr. and Mrs. William Alexander Lleber,
of the Hill, Bryn Mawr, left yesterday for
Washington where they will ylelt CJenerol
C. II. Lleber for a few days,
Mlsa Alice Lewis Murphy has moved her
studio -from 10 South Eighteenth street to
205 DeKalb square. She will be at homo dur-
WHY BOYS LOVE THEIR BABY BROTHERS
Cojsyrirfct. U' FuWM&ts
Mar vair8ofcfcr wW w pImm I MtM to Cfl g&?
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la the winter oft Tuesday afternoon attar
4 paill 3 OCIOCK.
tr. nnd Mrs. Spencer Mutford, Sd, of
Squirrel Corner. Church road and Waeh
Ington lane, returneil last Tuesday from At
tantlo City, where they ipent eeveral days.
Mr. John N, Cohart. of 2It (lreen etreet,
entertained at n theatre nnd dinner party
last nlpfht In honor of his twenty-flrst birth
day There were twelve mest.i.
Mr, and Mrs. A. Wyne Itoblnson, of
Syracuse. N V , arrived yesterday (o spend
a month as the Kuesta of Mrs. Itoblnson's
parents. Mr. nnd Mrs. Kdwln 8. Atlee.
.Thy will occupy their new home In Haver,
font .early In January.
Entertainments
Kdounrd de Kurylo. late premier dan
seue of the linptrfctl ItiiMlan Oovern
ment Theatre nt M'nrcaw. will dance at
the Tlroml Street Theatre this afternoon
under the auspice of the Philadelphia Art
Alllaneo lll.i wife will hmIsI him, and
Mies Kleanor Dougherty nnd Miss Mabel
Moore will nlo dance.
The feature nf the program to which
Philadelphia art lovers have been looking
forward with most pleasurable antlclpa.
linn Is tho production of scenes from "Stt
mlda Cawa." the ancient Japanese panto
mime drama of tho No School, tho pre
vailing mode of dramatic expression dhr
mg the later period nf the Rhogunate. These
adaptations were prepared by Mr. nnd Mrs.
de Kurylo In Tokln. where they worked In
conjunction with Japanese artists anil
dramatists. Mr. do Kurylo's appearance
hcr will afford Phllailelphlans their first
opportunity to see these nilnptntlnns which
hav0 attracted wide attention In ttussla,
London and Paris.
Philadelphia society will he largely rep
resented at tho performance, nt tha con
clusion of which tea will bo eened ori tho
stage Among those who will receive nt
tea will be Mr. and Mrs. de Kuryto, Mlsa
Kleanor Dougherty. Mrs J. Sellers Han
croft. Mrs Kdward Kiddle, Mrs. Harold
Yarnall. Mrs. John Orlbbel, Mrs.. John M.
Oakley. Mrs. Armltt Brown nnd Mrs.
C A. Heekscher Wethcrlll.
A large baianr will opon today In tho
Hale Building and will last through tho
week The sale Is being given for tho bene
fit of tho Dominican Convent at lMIOreen
street, whero a house for working girls la
'nnlntalned by the elsters. The women In
, liargo of tho tnbles Include: Toys and
dolls, Miss Lesllo Fuy, Miss Surah Laugh
.,11. Miss lilleen Blong and Pr. Julia K.
Barton Sweaters and sill; stockings. Mies
Mary lleglna Keely, Miss Anna Ullllgan.
Mlsi Klliaheth llagan and Miss Marie
N'ofer. Jtestnurant, Mlsi K. T.rahman,
Mis. St. Wnflles. Mrs. SI. A. Stewart and
ilif members of St. Monica's II11IUI. Toilet
articles. Silts Slargnret Kennedy. The
lu.iiso tnlil". Stlss Susan Vandyke. Books
and Christmas cards, Sllss SI. Learning.
Uclgliiii!i goods. Sllss SI Slcfiulley nnd
Sirs. V. CunDlnghnin (inx-crlcs, .Mrs. SI.
ttcglnu J01101 and Sllss Slargaret Byrne.
Jollies, Sirs. O Prince. Candy, Sllss
l.ulu Bailor and Sirs. James J. Urock. Bags
anil baskets; Sllss Cora Harris, nnd the
tertlarlrs table. Sirs. K. Doyle.
A enrd party and dance will bo given
tonight nt Slercantlle Hall for tlin benefit
of Knglovlllo Sanatorium. Tliero will be
tamea ror euoiire, too. pinochle and lotto.
The affair Is In chnrge of a committee of
women, of which Sllss Jeannrtto Goldberg
j chairman and Sirs A. J. Cohen secretary.
CHORAL SOCIETY REVIVES
"DAMNATION FAUST"
Splendid Performance of Herllos Ora
torio Not Properly Appreciated
in Tntronngo
The grace of appreciative pntronago com-
menmirate with the nmhltlnn nnd the
achlevrmont was not accorded the revival,
ntter a number of yearn' absence from tho
local rcpertorlum, of Hector Bcrlolz's 'The
Damnation of Kaust." with which tho
Choral Korlety opened Its twentieth season
last evening In tho Academy of .Music.
Particularly was tho mcod of Mini seats
nnd tho financial encouragement which
goes with them deserved last evening, for
tho performance was splendid. T.ho soloists
wore Julia Hclnrlch, soprano, late of tho
Sletropolltnn Opera Company; Walter
Pontius, a young and excollent Philadel
phia tenor; Henri Scott, baritone, whose
work with tho Philadelphia Operatic So
ciety led him first Into the ranks of the
phlladoIplila-Chlcago Compnny and then
lnt Hie .Metropolitan roster, nnd Henry
Hntz. basso, who has sung with the Oper
atic Society and with the country's leading
choral organisations. The chorus was In
creased considerably over that of last year
nnd the presence of a number of young
nnd fresh voices was noticeable, the addi
tion strengthening and balancing better
sonic of the choirs.
Berlolz called his work np,pperatlc leg
end, but It falls under the general classi
fication of orutorlo or cnnatau that It U
opera without scenery or costumes.
Th writing for the chorus la grandiose
except In n couple of passages, nnd this ef
fect was augmented by the volume of the
body of singers heard. The tonal quality was
good and tho chndlng nicely graduated,
while no exception could be taken to pre
cision of attack and cessation and clearness
of enunciation. Sir. Thunder had his forces
thoroughly In hand and also exercised an
understanding control over tho orchestra so
that the performance took on added value
aa a study In the strange harmonies, su
preme understanding of the brasses nnd
unusual instrumental devices of a master
polyphonlst from whom even Hlchard Wag
ner did isrjt ilUduIn to get points.
The Slitrguerlte has comparatively little
to do quantitatively, but her co-operation Is
very vital from the dramatlo standpoint
Miss Helnrlch lived up to tho distinguished
prestige of her father, Slax Helnrlch. who
was the Mephlsto when the work was Intro,
durcd to Philadelphia In 1 88 8. She sang the
"King of Thule" air with fine simplicity and
feeling' and brought tender and unaffected
sentiment to her nhara of the duet with
Faust. "Angel Adored." Sir. Pontlus's tenor
Is notably mainly for a sweet but not sac
charine quality and this seemed better
adapted to the sentimental side of his score
than to that calllm; for passionate declama
tion. He was excellent also In the pensive
and meditative passages. Sardonic humor
and sinister Intent dominated Sir. Scott's
Arch Fiend, There was comedy, but not
of the rollicking kind In his rendering of
the famous ballads
There was King once reigning
Who had a, big black flea.
Mr. Hots'a humor was of different sort,
a lusty comlo spirit of the people, In the
equally celebrated ballad of the "Bat In
the Cellar Nest," and his noble bass was
ever smooth and resonant In his contribu
tions to the success of the production.
W. n. Jf.
RewtolM fcr Metl w(wsmn.
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THE VACANT WORLD
Hy GEORGE ALLAN ENGLAND
Copyrtofit. I9t8t bv yrtxnU ,t. Jfunirv Conirnsu
CIIAPTKH XXVI (Cnntlntifil)
THEN ha shuddered at recollection of that
stealthy, npellko creeping of tho Horde
.,,, t in ninonc the ruins, furtlvn nnd
silent; their milting after the blood track;
their frightful agility In clambering with
fret and hands alike, swinging themselves
up like chimpanzees, swarming aloft on the
death hunt.
Ho had evaded them, from story to story.
Beatrice, nble now to wnlk, had helped him
roll down balustrades and building stones,
fling rocks, wrench stairs loose and block
tho way.
And so. wounding their pursuers, yet
tracked always by more and ever more,
they had come to tho landing, whero hy aid
of the rlfin barrel as a lever thoy had beou
able to bring 11 whole wall crashing down,
to choke the passage. That had brought
silence. For a time at least pursuit had
been abandoned. In the sliding, dusty nva
lnnohn of tho wall, hurled down the stair
way. Stern knew by tho grunts and shrieks
GEORGE ALLAN ENGLAND
has written a sequel to
"THE VACANT WORLD"
tho serial now runnlnc in these, col
umns. It i.s called
"BEYOND THE GREAT
OBLIVION"
nnd carries tho romnntic adventures
of Allan Stern nnd Beatrice Kcn
drick into even more interesting
chapters. This sequel begins in
SATURDAY'S
ONE CENT
which had been arisen that some of the
Horde had surely perlshed-how many ho
could" not UH. Ay score or two at the very
least hi ardently hoped.
F.ar ot any rate, had been temporarily
Injected "to tlie rest. For the attack had
not yet been renewed. Outside In the forest
no sign of "ho Horde, no sound. A dlscon
certlng ominous calm had settled like a
nal Kve? the birds, recovered from their
Ferrors, had begun to hop about and take
up their twittering tittle household tanks.
As In a kind of clairvoyance the engineer
seemed to know there would be respite until
night For a little while at least here
could be rest and peace. But when dark
ncss should have nettled down
"If they'd only show themselves!" thought
he his leaden eyes closing In un overmaster
Ing lassitude, a vast swooning weakness of
blood loss nnd exhaustion Not even his
parched thirst, a veritable torture now.
could keep his thoughts from wondering.
"If they'd taoKie uuuiu .yuu'" , , , . ,.
with lead what's that I'm thinking? I'm
not delirious, am I J"
For n moment he brought himself back
with a start, back to a full realization of
the Place.. But again the drowsiness gained
"We've got guns now; guns and ammu
nition," thought he. "We could pick them
offfrom tho windows. Pick them off
pick them off "
He slept, Thus, often, wounded soldiers
sleep, with troubled dreams, on tho verge
of renewed buttle which may mean their
death, their long and wakeless slumber.
Ha slepL And the girl, laying his gashed
head gently back upon the pile of furs, bent
over htm with Infinite compassion. For a
long minute, hardly breathing, she watched
him there. More quickly came her breath.
A strange new light shone In her eyes.
'Only for me those wounds!" she whls-
nreH inwlv. "Only far me!"
Taking his head In both her hands sh
kissed him as he lay unconscious. Kissed
blm twice, nnd then a. third tuns, .
Then she arose.
Quickly, as though with some definite
plan, she chose from among their store of
utensils a large copper kettle, one which
he had brought her the week before from
the little Broadway shop.
She took a long rawhide rope, braided by
Stern during their long evenings together.
This she knotted firmly to the bale of the
kettle.
The revolvers, fully reloaded, she ex
amined with care. One of them she laid
beside the sleeper The other she slid Into
her full, warm bosom, where the clinging
tiger skin held It ready for her hand,
Then she walked noiselessly to the door
leading into the hallway.
Here for a moment she stood, looking
back at the wounded man. Ttara dimmed
her eyes, yet they were very glad.
"For your k, now, everything; IM she
aaWL "Everything all! OH. Allan, if you
mw na jw ooa-oyr'
Mm js m as,
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WHAT I-'IJOIT?
out of wreck and chaos they had made, tho
fevered man lay very still, his pulses
throbbing In his throat.
Outsldo. very fnr, very faint In tho for
ests, a muffled drum hegan to beat again.
Ami tlin slow shadows, lengthening
across ihe tloor, told that evening was
drawing nigh.
rilAPTKIt XXVII
TO WOIIKI
TH12 engineer 11 woke with n start awoke
to find ilnyllght gone, to find that dusk
had settled, had shrouded tint wholo plnca
In gloom.
Confused, ho started up. IIo was about
to call out. when prudence muted his voice,
l-'or tho moment he could not recollect Just
what had happened or whero no was, but
a vast Impending consciousness of evil nnd
of danger weighed upon him. It warned
him to keep still, to make 110 outcry. A
burning thirst quickened his memory.
Thon his comprehension returned. Still
weak and shaken, yet grently benefited by
his sleep, ho took 11 few steps toward tho
door. Whero was tho girl? Wna ho alono?
What could all this mean?
"Bcntrlco! Oh. Beatrice I" ho called
thickly. In guarded tones. "Whoro aro
you? Answor mo!"
"Here coming!" ho heard hor voice.
And then he saw her, dimly, In the door
way. .
"What Is It? Whore havo you been?
How long havo I been asleep?"
Hn mil not answer his questions, but
ranm quickly to him, took his hnnd, and
with her own smoothed his brow,
"Bettor, now?" asked oho.
"Lots! I'll be all right in n little while.
It's nothing. But what have you been do
ing all this time"
"Come, and I'll show you," Sho led him
toward tho other room.
Ho followed, In growing wonder.
"No attack, yet?"
".Vono. But tho drums have boon beat
ing for a long tlmo now. Hear that?"
They listened. To them drifted a dull,
monotonous sound, harbinger of war.
Stern laughed bitterly, chokingly, by rea
son ot his thirst.
".Much good their orchestra will do them,"
said he, "when It comes to facing soft-nosed
.Js'sl But, tell me, what was It you were
going to show mo?"
Quickly she went over to their crude
table, took up a dish and camo back to
him.
"Prink this!" bade she.
Ho took it. wondering.
"What? Coffee? But?"
"Drink! I've had mine, already, Drink l"
Half-stupefled, ha obeyed. lie drained
the wholo dish at a draft, then caught his
breath In n long sigh.
"But this means water!" cried he, with
renewed vigor. "And?"
"liook here," she directed, pointing. There
on the hearth stood tho copper kettle, three,
quarters full
"Water! You'vo got water?" Ha started
forward In amazement. "While I've been
sleeping? Where r
She luughed with real enjoyment
"It's nothing," she disclaimed. "After
what you'vo done for me, this Is the merest
trifle, Allan. You know that big cavity
made by tha boiler explosion? Yes? Well,
when we looked down Into It, before we
ventured out to the spring, I noticed a good
deal of water at the bottom, stagnant water,
that had run out of the boiler and settled
on the hard clay floor and In among the
TUB MILLENNIUM
C'Mr,-&i I'l' FubHUnnr (a.
Th last revivalist has just Btjf.
gwtd tiuit th man without slit
cut tli first pm
Q$9 5?55? f &
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nei'rlntfil by special arroncemtnt.
cracked cement. I Just merely brought up
some, and strained nnd boiled It, that's all.
So you sec "
"But my Lord!" burst out tho man,
"d'you mean to say you you wont down
tliero alono?"
Onco moro tho girl laughed.
".Vol alone," sho answered. "Ono of tho
automatics was kind enough to bear mo
company, of course, tho main stairway
was Impassable. Jlut I found another way,
off through tho east end of the building
and down some stairs wn haven't used nt
all, jot. Thoy may bo useful, by the way,
lit cn.o of well a retreat. Onco I'd
reached the arcade, the rest was easy. I
had that leather rope tied to the kettle
handle, you rco. Su all I had to do was"
"Hut the Horde! Tho Horde?"
".Vono nf them down thero, now that Is,
alive. None when I was thoro. All nt tho
war council, 1 Imagine. I Just happened
to strike It right, you hco. It wasn't any
thing. We simply had to have wnter, so
I went and got some, that's all."
'That's) all?" echoed Storn, In n trembling
voice. "That's all!"
Then, lest she seo his faco oven by tho
dim light through tho window, he turned
asldo a moment. For tho tears In his eyes,
ho felt, were n weakness which ho would
not care to reveal.
But presently ho faced the girl ngnln.
"ucaince, sain 11c, "words fall so flat,
so hopelessly dead; they're so Inadequate
110 untlrllmatlc nt n tlmo like this, that
I'm Just going to skip them nil. It's no
uso thanking you, or analyzing this thing
or saying any of the commonplace, stupid
things. Lot It pass. You've got wafer,
that's cnouKli. You've mnde good, where
I foiled. Well"
Ills volco broko again, nnd he grew
silent But she. peering at him with won
der, laid a hand upon his shoulder.
"Come," said ehe, "you must eat some
thing, too. I've got n llttlo Buppor ready.
After that, the Pulverlto?"
Ho started as Though shot.
"That's sol I can make It now!" cried
he, now llfo nnd enorgy suffusing him.
"Bven with my one hand, If you help me,
I can make It! Supper? No, not To
work !"
But she Insisted, womanlike; nnd he nt
Inst consented to a bite. When this waa
over, thoy began preparations for the man
ufacture of the terrible oxploslve, Stern's
Tomorrow, Dalaimer
A New Low
For A Very
An 8-inch Lnco Boot
of Tan or Black
Calf with perforated
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that are being sought after by women of fashion, harmonizing
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own aecrtf And Intention, which? MM ft
the eatcljTm tntmnd, would hsVi Jnidft
him ten times orer a mlHloiialre. Mor
Precious now to him. that Khowledg than?,
all ths gotdtn treasures of the dead, for "
aken world I ,
"We'M got to risk n llghf." said he, K :
flit's turned low nnd shaded, maybe they
won't learn our whereabouts, But however '
that may be, we can't work In the dark, y"
It would be- too horribly Prllous, One false
move, one wrong combination, even the ad
dttlon of one Ingredient at tha Improper
moment, nnd well you understand." -,
Bho nodded. , " "" -
"Tes," said she, "And we don't want to
quit Just yet I"
Ho they lighted the smaller of their cop
per Intnps, nnd set jlo work In earnest
On the table, cleared of dishes nnd of
food, Stern placed In order eight glass
bottles, containing the eight baslo cheml
cals for his reaction.
Beside him, nt his left hand, lie set n,
large metal dish with three quarts of
wnter, still warm. In front of him stood'
his copper teakettle the strangest reloru
surely. In which the terrific compound r '
had been distilled.
"Now our chairs nnd tha lamp.'' said he,
"and we're ready lo begin. But first" and,
looking enrnestly nt her. "first, tell me
frankly, wouldn't you Just n little rather ,
havo mo carry out this experiment alonef
You could watt elsewhere, you know. With
these uncertain materials nnd nil the crud
conditions we've got to work Under, thrV
no teying- what might happen.
"I've never yet found a man who would
willingly stnnd by nnd see me build Ful
vcrlte. much less n. woman. It's frightful,
this stuff Is! Han't be ashamed to tell met
nro you afraid?"
For a long moment the girl lookM -si
him.
"Afraid with you?" said she.
CHArTr.n xxviix
The I'utrerlte.
AN IlOUIt passed. And now, under the
XAclrcIo of light cast by the hooded lamp
upon the table, there In that bare, wrecked
office-homo of theirs, the Pulverlte was com
Ing to Its birth.
Already nt the bottom of the metal dish
lny a thin yellow cloud, something that
looked llko London fog on n December
morning. There, covered with the water, .
It gently swirled and curdled, with strange
metalllo glints and oily sheens, ns Beatrice
with n gold spoon stirred It nt the en
gineer's command.
From moment to moment ho dropped In
a minute quantity of glycerin, out of in
glass test-tube graduated to ths hundredth
of an ounce. Keenly, under tho Inmp shine.
he watched tho flnnl reaction: his face, very
pale and set, reflected a. llttlo of the mental
stress that bound him.
Along the table edgo before him. limp
In Its sling. Ids wounded arm lay useless. ,
Yet with his left hapd ho controlled the
sleeping giant In the dish. And as he drop
ped tho glycerin, ho counted.
'Ten. eleven, twelve fifteen, sixteen
twonty I Now ! Now pour tho water off,
quick! Quick!" ,. u -
Splendidly tho girl obeyed. The water .
ran, foaming strangely, out Into a. glass'
Jar set to receive It. Her hands trembled
not. nor did sho hesitate. Only, a, line
formed between her brows ; and her breath,
half-held, camo quickly through her lips.
(CONTINUED TOSIOnitOW)
Bequeaths $10,000 to Church
WASHINGTON, Deo. 7. A bequest ef
110,000 by tho will of Sirs. Frederlo Gore
Davis, widow of Assistant Secretary of
Stato John C. Davis, Is made to St John's
Protestant ICplscopal Church, of New Yoflt
city. Tho will was filed for probate here 1
today. The money Is to go to St. Mary's
mission of the church.
Lord Ilurnhnm Left '$1,339,000
LONDON. Dec, 7. Tho will of Edward,
First liord Burnham, proprietor of tha
Dally Telegraph, dhows the value of the
unsettled estate to bo 207.871 ($1,339,3115),
tho net personalty, (107,07),.
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