JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Mr,nn n' S0?10? Will Entertain at Large
Ball.Tonight in Honor of Their Debutante
Daughter Other Matters
mnB rVbutante nro once wont tn the
X foreground thlss week, though ihcr
managed to frwln) nbovo-water last week
lt sptto of the bazaar. Liut night thcra
mil thq danco In the foyer of Itbrtlcut
tortil trail, which wm given hr the John
tfewbolds for Dorothy Nowbotd and
patty Uorlo, who jure their nieces, Dqro
thy Is thq daughter P Mr. and Mrs. Ar
thur pmlen Jfqwboul and Patty's parents
sro Mr. nnd Mrs. Beauvcau Borle, Jr.,
jrro. Uorlo havn(f been lUs Nannie
Jfowbold. Tonight tho James Hancocks
xtil ftro a ball Rt tho Beltovuo-Btrntford
tn honor of their dcbut&nta daughter,
Knihaxinq Jlnncock. It is to bo n vory
beautiful affair, I understand, nnd, ns Is
uunly the. case, many persona will en
jjiartoln nt dinner be f pro tho ball. Mr,
mid Mrs. Bbswnrt "yTurtfl will give & din
tier for Galnor Dalrd, nnd Dr. nnd Mrs.
falter Froeman will entertain for Ellra
tioth pribboJt tho guosta at this illnnor
Will no cnUroly from tho dobutnnto est,
with; tho exception, of course, of Corlnno,
ftcwpl) coodncu knows qbq Is vory llttlo
pjOTO ttom a debutanto liorsolf, us alio only
csme out Inst year. Tho other guests
ulll bo Veto, nnd Allcp Janney, Mario
XoulsQ Fortes, Isubetla Wanamaltor,
tcl?htman Forlon, Clarcnco Freeman,
9bo Orubb. Jr., William Pazton, 3d, Ianno
Btnrr, Jr- Ieorsg Boyd, Jr- and Walter
Freeman, Jr.' Mary and Ellxnboth Pnck
anliwlll boonor truest at a dtnncr given
by tho Alan Wflsons and Mr. nnd Mrs.
6eorgi Burton xrtU entertain for Iiorralno
dranam boforo tlio ball.
SOME7T1MES ono wonders what tn tho
worM tho mothers of tho present day
nre thinking of when they vtll nllow
tfcrir daughters to appear on tho Bingo tn
tbo costumes, or lack of costumos, that
eao sees In somo of tho amateur produc
tions. Women with dignity, too, and who
ero nupposod to llvn "reverently, soberly
and In tho fear of Ood," as the marrlngo
service -says. I was utterly umaxed at a
recent performance to soo ctrls who nro
generally doslgnfited as "nlcq Kirls" np
pear on tbo ataoo wth far fpwor nrtlclos
pt apparel than ono is wont to Wmr oven
In tho privacy of ono'a boudoir. And In
fho rows qf spectators pat smiling moth
ers, who oxclolmqd, "Isn't she cute, sq
perfectly at case, topi" with never a
thought that thq nion who aro dancing
Tilth theso glrlfl dressed 'n la Moulin
JIouko" or "Follcs Berporo" havo lost nil
respect for them. Why can't tho modern
girl of plRhtqpn to twepty-flvo bo modest?
Thero's nomethlnr? wronr and, to my
mind, It's largoly tho parents who nro to
jilame. T()oy should keep their pyps nnd.
ears open whllq tfloy nrq so busily aunur
jntr tholr daughters, nnd perhnpq they
would hear what I did; oho man explain
ing to another, who was. cvldopty n
stronger here, ''Oh, thenq plris nrq nil
right; yes, ther cost urn ea arq awfully Im
modest, but, qf course, you could pot get
Pico girls to do those things."
FRIENDS of Mr. Tom LlBROtt wl bo
mighty plod tq l)car that hic is nbq
to bo nrpupd ppnn, uftqr havJtiK been HI
jfar some time In consoquonco of a very
M fall, pho was E4(tH flunki ypu know,
snd is an awfully popular girl. Slio ami
torn went to llvo (n Haverford, nnd ono
day cqmlnB dqwnstalrq qn tiq beautifully
polished floors tnero lay a rug; sho slipped
pp It and 'foil, hurtntr herself very badly,
and had to bq kept In n dnrkenod room,
ufforlng from ej)ock nnd lnjurlos, for
porno tlmo. Jjjst Vook, however. I sayv
hpr at sovoral dances nnd parties, and
plic is looking as bloornjng as ever.
NANCY WYNNE.
Personals
Jllia Marlqp Button Una Issued Invita
tions for a iunchcpn on January 9 In honor
ef lilts Maud rpylln. of Virginia, who will
bp her gupst for two weeks.
Miss Mary D. Thayer, of Pliestnut Hill.
Is the guest of Mr. and Mrt. Arthur '.'m?n
Newbold, at 3Qi South Nineteenth strpctj
tor several days.
Ml 3 Msrlon Savage, daughter qf Mr. nnd
Mrs. Charl A. Savage, qf ((raver's lane,
Chestnut 11(11, wilt leave tlio first of the
ytar for Orpenstiurjc. Pa., where she will lo
the guest of Miss Caroline Jamison for a
fortnight. Miss Jamison was In the same
class at BL Mary's Bchool with Miss Savage
Snd Is q frequent visitor In this city.
Miss Amelia Sparks Douglas, of 401
South Twentr'Sftjond ptreet, entertajnd a
luncheon, follqpd by prldee. yesterday at
tbo aermantown Cricket Club. The guests,
Who numbered ntty. wero seated at small
tables decorated. wth polnsettlas.
Mrs. Andrew Derr, of Wllkes-Darre, and
her daughter, Miss Elisabeth Derr, who lias
returned; from Farmlngton to sptud tha
pirlstmf.s holidays with her mpther, s
pending several days this week In tho city.
Mrs. Derr was he, guest of honor a sev
fiat luncheons given last week by her
friends n thlsity:
Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Marshall, of
Itydal Waters, Ttydal. bare Issued lovlta
tlpna for a hunt breakfast pn MonJay, Japu
ry 1, at lit 10 biclock, after the meet of
the Huntingdon Valley Hounds. The
tlounda will meet at ltydl Waters at J I
'clock that nutrnlng.
Mr, and Mrs. Jay Cooke, Id, of Brook
JUld. Chestnut Ulll, spent several days this
ek tn New York at the Ps(a Hqtel.
Mr. and. Mrs. Jay B. Upplncott and Mrs.
Pralge fjpplnoott, pf Second Sfreet pke
snd Meptlngr Housq road, 'Meadowbrpok,
have closed their country home and arf
fcupyins their town house, 10! 5 Sprpcq
ftreet, for the. winter montPf
Mr. apd Mrs. X Orna Oodwln and their
fqn, Mr. J. Orne aodwln. Jr., of 'HQ Pel
jjn road, arwantqwn, will leave the end
pf this week for Flushing, J t," where they
Jrlll spend the week-end as tho guests pf
Mr. and Sirs. Thomas Wtls5tf. and will re
taaln foe Christmas, returning to town next
vday,
Mr. Jofcn ERk.ds, Rf Wynsota road. IVyn
qt has returned to huj home after spend-Pf-
several weeks in Indtanspolls.
Mr- Eugene Stull, Jr.". wllj return tornqr
tqw from JPennsytvanla 8(ts tglfjgq and
Kill spend the Christinas hQlq"ys as Mid
feat of his parenU. MrTand Vrs. Ifugena
KUU, a( their home on Woodland avenue,
Wypoote,
Mr. and Mrs. X. Harrlaon Hutcblnsoa. pi
kwqod, Jobstown, N. f , w IU bay Mrf.
Tf Miiifi &&k$:f
it n. 1.
fertt ma
sbl. mm&ss am hsss
5.-J$ii
" jM& .'Hl' vVaSMal?k
JUi'niC wiTCTi
MISS THBUIA. MAUIB HESSE
Who will bo mnrried to Mr. Paul
Rj Wemlt, of 1333 Pino rtrcct, In
Old Christ Church nt 4 o'clock this
afternoon.
ter IaldIow nnd their family, of Plalnfleld,
N. J as her guests for the Christmas holi
days. Mr. and Mrs. Hand arrived last
Tuesday nnd Mr. nnd Mrs. Laldlow will
arrive today.
Miss Natalie DIUard. of Pulnakl avenue.
CJcrmantown, will "give a luncheon on De
cember JO nt her homo. Tho BUCfts will bo
Mies Nnncy Hoyt Smyth. Miss Annelta
MacOrnth, Mica Jran Hpeers. Miss Allda C.
nuthler. Miss Harriet Smith, Miss Slnry
nich, Miss Edith Kelcham. Mlfs Margaret
UlcMley. Miss Marlon Stearns. Miss Dor
othy Calne. Miss Dorothy Bteffan. Mls.l
Dorpthy McBrids, Miss Ellsabrtli ltutnn.
Miss Sarah Cooke, Stlss Eleanor Webster,
Miss Itqxel Pomp. Mh Helen tloyer. Miss
Marjorlo Boyer. Mlsa Mnrrraret Hpeese,
Miss qrace Bnlloneer. Miss Margaret
Jacobs. Miss Clarlco Moyer. Miss Alice
Tatnall, Miss IxjuIbo Roacon, MIsh Evelyn
Lothbury. Miss Margaret Henry, Miss
Freda qillesnlo. Mlsn Sarah Frey. Miss
Catherine Smith, Miss Mildred Haven, Miss
(Jenevlevo Blllenbeck, Miss Allco Dlllcn
beck, Mlsa Catherine Stephens and Miss
Matilda Heard.
Mr. nnd Mrs. John P, Hutchinson, of
Clove rdale, Ooorgetown, N, J..' left this week
(or Camden. S. C where they will spend
several weeks this, winter as the guests qf
Mr. nnd Mrs. Oeqrge Cooke, of Trenton, at
their southern home..
Mrs. A. O. It. Taul nnd per son. Mr.
Henry Paul, of Mount Holly, returned this
week from Jacksonville, Pia,, whore they
havo been upending some time.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Harry franklin Baker, ot
CtO West Phll-Kllepa street, Gcrmnntown,
announce the engagement nf their daughter,
Mlrs Margaret Cheston Baker, to Mr. Hlch
nrd Warren Spracue, of Bryn Mawr. son
or Mr. Edwin I Sprngue, of Boston, Mass.
Ir. and Sirs. W. J. Stralcy, of Atco.
N. J., announco the ennncernent of their
iiaugnicr, .miss .veiiig jfanneitn utrnicy, to
Mr. Ucorgo It. Pratt. Jr.. of Wnterford, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Ilfeso P. Pavls,, of Copaho
Jiqcken, nnnoqnco the engagement of their
daughter. Miss Emily M." Davis, to Mr. John
McAllister, of Media.
Sir. and Sirs. Wlllam J. Kratt have Issued
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ittS(it3uMif, m ' 't " -'i" :
EVOLUTION OP A CHRISTMAS SHOPPER
r mk
CopnlSr Wi Psw,,Hn
Invitations for a dance at their jogjj, Bay
waymal. West Colllngswood, N. J., on De
cember S8.
Mr. and Mrs. Newftn Firth Hill and their
son. Mr Newton Oliver Hill, of lSI Brie
"sjTAtSntlo Clfy. where they wll spend
the qqllds-
Varying fh custom of previous seasons,
the Dermlntown Cricket Club will celebratq
tS asslruf of 1 mo" the advent of the
jYTnstead of New Year's Hve, which falls
mi ISrES fordinnV A dM? w
follow, fft- Wbleh two orener Will r
nlah virtually continuous music.
" Noyel and tewt)llv tXf tVITaJWW
Dtonntd fqr the ballroom ot the clubhouse
gflanhWra. Tb. Yuletlde spirit wIU be
rroUdratwH.
iivirJZJaZZZ3.'PM
fer
fha'Sce 'nwaTattraTtiv.. Tt.e feMwtof
iv2 amon sofas who will entertain at dta
are amons "?;,' ui.hrrtuiH. Sir.
i who wiu enter!
Urs. T. D- Blehi
i. peaoon, Mi
SJrlr Horace V Dn, Mr nd Mrs.
John Blakeley- My. and Mrs. O- X
Jphq piaxeity.
k rr.,." n,i tin.
It, Jt. Newbera,
uTlJdMrsTjo Wayiw. Jr.. Mr, p4
SL Sn BspdqlPh. Mr. and Mrs. Jt A.
AWW t04 Wf; t Hf W- fH ihmw
...a. rf t)H JHS MslB(S Jtf
WIU iOSS SSJ.IJM a T'..
bzszx-SZ
mosiOTc Mn-PHrDAOJiEPiEwc, thotsdat, DuscmrasB n,
OLD If R1SS' ADVANCE
AGENTS BUSY ON SLY
Yotingatora Lured Awny From
Uomo While Flood of i?nck-
ngos Arrive
REAL THOUGHT IN GIFTS
"Somcthlnfr to Plcasq" Slogan o Buy
er! In Th!s,-n Record Year
for Buying
Mysterious neekagca are
arriving at
homes while the kiddles, ate out.
young
sters are being lured from home tempo
rarity bv aunts snd uhcIm and conspiring
neighbors. It Is during their absence that
the bundles come. All nt which will serve
to prove that this will be one ot Ktlsa
Klnnte's busiest years.
lint nil or these qdd-tooklng boxes nnd
thing that find their way homeward are
not ror tha children. Some ate for daddy
and some far mother. Sha sees daddy slip
ping upetalrs quietly with packages, of all
kinds, but try as she will there I no clue
to their whereabouts.
There will be a great unpacking and
discovering op Christmas morning- A"d
speaking ot bundles, the girls In ths stores,
tho aisle managers, the cashiers and the,
drivers say thay never saw such a year.
There seetpi to be more sincerity than
usutl about gifts this year, they say. The
many thousands, of buyers seem to be nuir
anxious than ever about a desire to pleas
the ree!plcnti, Those who simply dashed
Into a More In past years and bought torn
trifling necessity that looked like a' gltt
are going Into details, as It were.
It it Is a lobneco Jar for brother or dad
they see that his Initials arq In It. npd f It
la a sowing bag or opera glasses for
mother, daddy takes the. same Interest.
The Idea of giving mother a gift that
can be used by every one In the family Is
a thing or the past. This sort ot gift
giving Is not In keeping with the real
spirit of Christmas. Thq plan of presetti
ng something which appeals personally
Is followed fortunately mote than ever be
foro. Instead of tho Inevitable, carpet sllppqra
and IioUim coat, granddad will find some
thing from Krlsa which ho has been crav
ing for years. It may be a pair of com
fortablp leather boots or a great, big old
fashion woolen scarf. Financial values do
not count It Is the Idea ot pleasing.
As on artlatnncq to buyers, many of the
stores have signs posted about! whlph u
gost what will be good (or "blip" or 'iier."
These suggestions go Iqto details, nnd most
of (liern ari decidedly practical.
CI'mSTMAS ON WAKSHJP
Tnra Will Entertain South Philadel
phia Children
More thaq ope hundred children of Squth
Philadelphia will bo entertained Christmas
Day afternoon on board (he battleship
South Carolina, at the Philadelphia Navy
Yard.
Captain S. S. Iloplaon. Chnplntn I. J.
Boufrard. J. W. Cavnnngh nnd other of
flccni and members of thq crew have ar
ranged tn have a largo Christmas tree on
board, from which wilt bo plucked candy
for tho children. Besides, to each wl bo
given n pair of shoes, stockings aiid other
clothing. A luncheon will be served them
by tho crew.
Moru than Q0 was subscribed by the
olPcers and members of the crew for the
entertainment. I.cavo ot absenco has been
granted to sixty per cent or thq men an
board. Thcsn Kill be permitted to go to
their homes during tho holidays, and those
remaining will entertain themselves serving
tho South Philadelphia kiddles.
What's Doing Tonight
Philadelphia Oram Own Compsny prutnta
' J.UCJS. JCUffWlJ W, MUHli.
County f'nlr anil Dance. unJer nuplets of
Friend of Jewish Shiltfrlnr Home. JJanm d
Dancolami. Mnntomry avenue and rvrnn
tn
slret
lllu
trtel Ieture by Jfred Fotfr. Ibby
rl Y. M. ". g o'clock.
irs BUI Improvement AsiocUllon. 1'rsok-
Cntre
htnrmm'
tin Tnialr Uulldms. ruiy-n'cuna srritl 'and
Ulrard avenue, H o'clock, free.
Itrovrnlns Society, Nw Csnlury Club, I
I'lplK-onal Acsdomr Domino Club, Jlellevue.
fltratrord.
-&
Cepjpauy. ifprmtsd by sK(al arranssnwnt.
GHEgfl VOn GEUMANTOVN POOR
Wonlcns, for Fourth Year, to Dis
tributo Christmas Baskets
Christmas baskets wl be distributed, as
usual, this year to deserving families of
dermntpwn by Mrs. William Warden and
Mr. hdV,Mrs, William Gray Warden, of
gcbftpl jinf
This is thq fourth annual obseryapca of
the pustom and, through ths reuee't of
Mrs. V'llliam Cray Warden, a box qf candy
Will be added to the already crammed bast
uts. Boast bef and yea or chicken with
hatter. M. WW, tomatoes, potatoes, celery
and ergnea are Included fn the food. Tbi
dlstrlbutfcn will be made Saturday after
noon by h Wardens' agent, PsimsF jiu.t
bach, of thf Beoordef pf Deeds office.
PfipVOST TO DlflE STUDENTS
Mora Than 160 to Be quests of XJ, ot
P. I(ca4
PpayoaJ RRd Mrs. Brjilth. have made ar.
rangemenu for their snoual Cbrtstmas
night dlPP" for tn undrg;rsduate students
St tha Qntverslty of Peansylvanix who Uv
too far frwft bets to Journey there for the
Prqot SUh said today M bad as.
fiatatajBssWl sijua L&a ab&SMat. as srranfiT
Wrbm
wmwmMmmmm
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HBirSsSHiSSiil'l
BEYOND THE GREAT OBLIVION
(Sequel to "Tho Vacant World")
Bv GEORGE ALLAN ENGLAND
Crvraal, I'M. v frank A, Jfasifv tUmpanu
TJin STOnT THUS TA".
Allan tit.m.and liftrlei jjendrlck at
red at the old manilen of Van Ambutst.
irt tA wn,k in ttrnsit t tnake tne pom
rlied
start t
fiabttabla. burin the w ot SsttHM
nqr
down thr llv on th OtT
thr llv on tb Oth tnai Aiin
,. uuiini v,iw wv. w.. ---.-,.
catches with a ruda rod. and ""'. a..
The world-aloes man pnd a sreat oa
of his tlm. ainr.thst tn the wn'r.fi t
of a worthy seittolos cratt. for he Plana '
deal
' Vosether ther start on their ""'"MJ:
Hr nl.bt tn-r hayj travejed ,A"n Winirtv
ton. throush ths'tlarTerW nlver and'J'IJJ
miles alone the aouni. .Storn do" ort or
a few m nutes andwhen be awasaa no
nnds'tha lost Is belns drawn br a terrioa
currsnt toward a (real ctsrsct. In 10151
miraculous war hr'aod lleatriee are "d
. rrom dth to tha sreat plunse. ,",
lioat and all their rrovtslons , ar ..'"''i
After a week's rnnrnprnent ?n lh aMa o!
the a, they recover suSlclent rensth ana
upnttea to sat orf atln. tor Joavl";..,..,
ther raseh the ruins of 1Vr?,l"lKSJ
Jt. I., whera Burn nnda ""Vf"," mi
aeroplane, ip this b' plana o continue ma
tsploratliins,
CHAl-rr-H XVI (Con)lnnedl
SUV. smiled at his enthusiasm,
"nut fuett" niked she. practical even
In her Joy. '! don't Imaglnq there s any
gasoline left now. do yotiT A stuff as vpla
tlle ns that, aftor all theso centuries! What
metal could contain it for a thousand
years!"
"Thero'fl nlcohol," tie answered. "A rpld
on the ruins of a few saloons nnd drug
stores will give rn all I need tq carry me
to Boston, where there's pentr, never fear
A few slight adjustments of the engine will
(It It for burning alcohol. And as for the
planes, good stout buckskin, well sewn to
gether nnd atretched on tho frames will do
tho trick as well as canvas better,
mnybaf
''But"
"Oh, what a llttlo pessimist It Is today I
he Interrupted. "Always coming at me
with objections, ehr He took If r In n s
arms and kissed her. "I tell yqu. Boln. this
Is nq plpo dream at all. or anything like
It; the thing's reality we're go n to flyj
But It'll moan tho most tremendous lot pf
sowing nnd stitching tor you 1"
"You're n dearl" sha answered Inconse
quentially. "I dq beljeyq It the whole world
fell opart you could put it together Kan.
wlth vour helo. yeo." said he. "What's
more. I'm going to and a better world at
that than over yet was dreamed of. alt
and seel"
Laughing, ho released her. .
"Well, now, we'll go to work." ho con
cluded. "Nothing's accomplished by mere
words. Just lay hold of that lateral there,
will youT And we'll haul this old machine
out where we can have a rjal good look nt
her, what do you say! Now. then, one, two,
three"
CIIAVTEIt XV"
All Aboard fpr Boston t
NINETEEN days frorn hq dlscpyery or
the biplane, a singular happening for
a desolate world took pljice pn the brpqd
beach that now edged ho city wiero opce
the sluggish Providence lllyer had (lowed
seaward.
Vpr here, clad in a double suit .of leather
that Beatrice had made for him, Allan Blern
was preparing to gfyq tbo rflhahllltqted
Pgulllao a try-out.
Day by oay worimis i.caiuM "(
it occupied n hunting or flshng. tho man
,d rebuilt nd overhauled the entire
14. Is.""1 -..,- I.. I.-.V f,in,l nnl.nlV In
Tools he had' found nplenty
ila which ho nan
irround and
ted With consummate care and skill.
Alcohol ho had gainertxi unnmr tuni
score of sources. All the wooden parts,
such as skids and levers and propellers.
fn sln.ee vanished and gone, he had clev
erly rebuilt.
And now the machine, its planes and
rudders 'covered wlh strongly sewn lye.
skin, stretched M Ight as drumheads. Its
polished Krew qf the. phauvlere type gleem
Ing In tho morning sun. stood waiting on
thg !'"tli Whll 8tern fY, painstaking
ll!BJS,1on'
T think," bo judged, as he tested the,
lastf stay and gave the engine. Its final
adjustment. "I tbnk, upon my word, this,
machine's better today than whan she was
Writ built- If I'm no mistaken, bqek
Ikfn's better Uteris,! for planes than ever
canvas waa-lt's far stronger and less por
oUs, tor one thing and sa for the stays,
I prefe? the braided hide. Wire so liable
to' snap.
CThui compsss I've rigged on gimbals
here, beats anything Paulltae himself ever
had. What's the matter with my hqrne
made gyroitat and anemometer? pd
hasn't this aneroid barometer go( cards ond
spades pyer the fJd-"tyls models,?"
Bnthuslastlo as a boy. Btern shook his,
bead1 and smiled dellgbtldly at Beatrice as
hoexnounded thl mer tq pf the biplane and
af the poaalbl5 outcome of the venture,
stood by and l;Pd nd rt"ii
sh undfrittpod 11 th mlnutlaa hq ex?
plained.
So then, you're rd to go up this
mornlnir'slie asked, with Just fc quiver Pf
certain everythlng-a all right-n? chanela p
accident? Vor If n?thlBS happened
"There, there, npfh!W , PP0" J?'
tpgVilir' he riassqred Mr- b's motort
been run three hoqrs ij suoces(o already
iil- a. tiinnrner aaia SLSuiusiiwiai xaiiir
fififii ta absolute order, tsit you. And
as tor tue numu, rjsrrr --t- - ni
yquch for that myself I"
Stern waiaoo -j f--"."! 'r
qve tha
Tej knotted a, trPPK leather ford to the,
buK. brquKt I Ipnrwd NI Mcurcd tt to,
the franjf pf b
fNom BeaUlce.1' be d'ectad. "when J'rn,
ready OU put th pord- I hayen't any
rtahl rSupsM and than gfva tn s, ahov.'q
tTfa do U thte Ol a q&
yFSMm do' awrwaq, jii oege
?&&nrrm $&
IK M... . , J ..
SfSBSJfapHBa B aafassar fJSSr
machine, plcavea u . "m ',i h?
harerJared. toi Ws ax. and at a dUtnco
drqvt Tha stakq very deep Into tha bard
TOIO FIRST OHEISTMAS
CoprrltM X-tfe. Publlstlnt
motor. It caught, nnd now a chattering
tunuilt ntlcd thq nlr, rising, falling, as Stern
manipulated tlirottlo utid spark to est them
once ngAtn,
Into the driver's seat he climbed, strap
ped himself In nnd turned to smllo at
Beatrlco."
Then with a practiced hand ho threw thq
lever operating thq frlctlon-clutch on the
propeller shaft. And How tho great blades
began to twirl, faster, faster, till they
twinkled and bussed In tho sunlight with a
hum like that of n glgontla electric fan.
The machine, yielding to tho urge, tugged
forward, straining at ita bonds llko a whip.
Pt eager for a race. Beatrice, her face
flushed with excitement, stood ready with
the knife.
Louder, faster whirled tho blades, making
n shiny blurt n brceip sprang out behind
thentt It became n wind, blowing tha girl's
hair back from her beautiful race.
Sterr) settled himself more firmly Into the
seat and gripped tho wheel.
The engine was roaring like a battery ot
Kprthrup looms, titcrn felt the pull, the
power, tho life of the machine. And his
heart leaped within hi in at his victory oyer
tho dend past, his trlumVh still to bet
"All right I" hq cried- "I-et go let got"
The knife fell. The parted rope Jerked
back, writhing, like n vourided serpent.
tienlly at first, then with greater and
greater speed, shaking and bouncing a
little on the brpad, flat wheels that Htern
hud fitted to tha alighting gear, tbo piano
rolled oft along tho firm-beaten sands.
Htern advanced tho spark ana now the
screw nang a louder, higher threnody. With
ever-accelerating velocity the mnchlnq
tooled forward down tho long stretch, white
Beatrice stood gaxlng after It in rapt at
tention. Then nil at once, when It had sped some
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Edison's Genius Will Bring Reql
Msic to Yaqr Home This Chrhtmas
"As 8hepherila watched their flocka by night," an, ongel choir waherpel fp. tho
Christmaa, For nearly two thousand yegrp gopd niusic Jins been inseparably
intertwined with the pbspryance pf this day of days. In fact, it ia impossible
to conceive pf Christmas in which muic pjaya no part.
Will YOUR, family this Christmas enjoy the inspiration that only good niusic
can afford? Giye them
DIAMOND
lho pif tbqt maj?c Chrjstrpflfj ffceer lout
the year round. Th" "wondpr phonor
Bfpph will brine t? ypur homo more than
fi tin,c pleasure. iMustVa RE-CREATION
will ntrenathen the bond
tween yflH and yPHr and will dmw the
family together more plosely,
rn Etjison homo rnmlenlp (n h evpninp
vyill Mt tho children t their Bttjdipf with
rifiW enthnsiajm W wil atrip the ypaja
ffpm thfl BTflwnwps, meeting their varied
moods, Btimulcttins or soothing the spirit
as nothing elso can.
It Ym fiMe "The Phonograph With a SouV Time
Wm tie fienl Mwic in Your Home This Chrfamm
Pjjf pjoflars-tt terras make J f asy foif sTqry fsrally to tfq s Efll'Pn
ludwig piano co m&m3m
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-asjsjE-Iteprlnled
Xr uttiol nrraniment,
Company.
three hupdred feet. Stern rotated thq rising
Plane : and suddenly tho mnchlno lifted, In
a long smooth curve, shq slid nway up
tho air ns though It had bten ft nolld hill
tip, up, up swifter and swifter now, till a
suddenly accelerated rush cleared thq
nltltuda ot the tolle.it plpen in the. forest
edging tho bench, and Stern Jmow ls drenrn
was truol
With, a great shout pf Jay. ho leaped tha
piano aloft! Its rlaq had all thq exhila
rating suddenness or a seagull winging up
rrom tho foam-streaked aurfaco of the
breakers. And In nl moment Stern fplt
the Mlsa pf conriueaf.
Behind him. thq spruce propellers wero
making a mluty Imxe'ot humming energy.
In front, tho cngtnq spat nnd clattered.
Thq vast aproad ot thq teather wngs.
sown, stretched nnd tc(cd, crackled npd
boomed as. tho wind got under them nnd
heaved them' skyward.
Htern shouted again. Tha machine, he
fet, was n thing of llfo, friendly nnd true.
Not anpf that (Ima Irj the tower, months
ago. wien tip had rcpalrpd tho big qteam
engjpo und actually made It run, had liq
enjoyed so real a senso ot mastery over
the world ns nqw; had hq sensed so det
lnto a connection With' tho mechanical
powers of thq world that was, thq world
that still should bo.
No longer now wnn ho fighting tha forces
of, nature, all barehanded and alone. Now
back of him ny thq energy ot n tnachlno,
a metal heart, throbbing and Inexhaustible
and (ul of ltq fpw'tio had tapped tho
vein of Powo'rl And lit his cars tho rip
ping volley of tho oxhaUst sounded ns
sweetly ns might tho voice ot a long-abjont
and beloved girl returning to her sweet
heart. l."or a moment he felt a choking Ip his
throat, a mist boforo his eyes. This
triumph stirred hint emotionally, practical
and eool and kcer) though ho wan. Ills
hand trcmbloi! n second! his, heart leaned,
throbbing lko tho motor tnclt.i
But almost Immediately ha was bmsolf
once more ' Tho weakness passed. And
wh n sweep ot his. clear eves, ho saw the
speeding landscape, woods, hills, streams,
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DISC PHONOGRAPH
The love of music is qur second nature,
but until Ed (eon perfected the neMr art pf
musiq re-creation it was possible to heqr
really good music only on rare occasions.
Nfiw yoM can hear the world'i best mwij
J9 your own home ns pften as yqu w?h
ZcnateJIo, Mttrip Ranpold, Anna Case,
VlPFY WesHnnt MMgatPle Majzenaufr,
Wlfldiflon, Qm?t Chalmern will swg irt
ypu whepe.ver yqu re in the mood. And
PVen thp mos,t critical par cannot distin
guish between the voice of the liviqg arti$t
and the Edison. Re-Creatjon,
of sympathy be
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.'mi imi
that ww Wero ttrordpf ther fsa
Ilk A fluid man.
"My Hod. It's stand, though f W
claimed, swerving the plane" Irt
ascending tmlral All the art. tha-ki
ot night enme back to him, at lho te
ot ine wncei, as) reaoiiy ns nwunm
aft exnett In tha water Pent? Tha ti
nq mre occurred to him th.m tq Sroa, J
ing mess. worn.
Higher h mounted, higher itltt, hft hk
whipping out behind In thq wild wWB,
till lm cjnuM me th anaekt at NUM.mil
irett Bay. there In the distance where
fiver brosiiened ntq IL At him use ws
tore, louder even than the knitting r,
Of tha tnotor. it only labghed, rind &?
again
But now he thought of Beatrlco; ?n5.
as he bnnkeit and cqrrta about, he peereel
far down, for atghi of her.
Yes. there aha stood, n tiny dot upon tha
dIMant BAnd. And tnough hq kttaw a
could not hear. In sheer Animal sptrttft nM
overwhelming Joy he shouted oncq hgitlti,
a wild, mad triumphant hurrah. tnM lft
Itself In epipty spade.
Tho test h travo lh rautltaet peritnceVl
him sho would entry all the load lty
ould need put upon her, and trior. Ttq
climbed, swooped, pplraled, Yplplanftd, and
rose again, executing a scries of avotuHofts
that would have won him fame At any eto
meet And when, alter half hn mmr'a
exhaustive trial, hq swooped down toward
the beach again, ho fqund tha pln nllfhWd
easily ns eno nou risen-
Mko
n pea-brd Unking with flat, put
stretched winks, coming to rest With pert
11 -..', . 4i . L'i..'i',j
ease and beauty on the surfneo of the
deep, thq Paulllaq, slid down thq Ion? hill
ot nlr. 8lern cut oft power. The machlno
took the sand with na mora than ft vlcbr-
mis bound, nnd, running forward perhaps
miy jnrua, camo to n stantt.
Btern had no poopcr leaped frpm the
aedt than Bontrlcq wns with hlrn.
"Oh. glorlousl' she cried, her facq alight
with Joy and fine enthusiasm- All llV
spontaneity, her lovq nnd admlratlpn rM
aroused. And she kissed him with M
frank nnd glad a lovq that 9ern Wi hi
heart Jump wildly. Ito thought she haver
yet had been so beautiful.
iiui an (iq nam Wnqt
(qONTINUKn TQMonnow)
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PILGRIM FOREFATIMS
Tprnprrqw 20GtU Annivcrstjiy q
Lundinij of 101 Valiant
Pionecra
Tomorrqw Is Fprefathers ?fty, ths wo
hundred nnd ninety-sixth anniversary ot tho,
landing of the Pilgrims on Plymouth Bock.
In nil parts of tho country more than 3C0O
descendants ot thq 101 men, women Slid
children, who mada thq vqyngo will celebr&to
tho occasion.
The anniversary wilt be mentioned in the
classrooms of the publlo nnd private schools
of thlq city. Thq day nlso marks, the!
twtnty-second anniversary of thq organisa
tion ot tho General Society of Mayflower
Descendants.
In tho nctlovue-Strntford
tomorrqw
nlaht the New Enalnnd Society ot Pennsvl-
vunio wilt hold Its thlrly-qlxth Annual din
ner. Among the speakers wilt be ex-Presl-dent
William 1L Tnft, tho Bev. Dr. Neh'
mlah Boynton, of Brooklyn, npd cx-Cprt-gressman
J, Adam Bede, of Mlnnrsotq.
The present otllcers of the lioUlety arer
I'reqldent. Cyrus If- It Curtis: vice presi
dents, Lincoln IC Pnasmoro and Arthur W.
Bewail; secretary, E. W. Mumfqrdt rpa's
urer, (Icorgo Irving MerrllU phsplaln. tap
llev. pr. Floyd W. Tomklna; physician, pV.
S. D. ltlsloy.
.Tho menu will Include typical New Knst
lahd dBhes. Tio decorations wll bo nt
tractlvq nnd tho banqpet pronllseq tq bo
notable In tho number ot distinguished nqn
who. will nttond and thq wit and brllllanoo
ot the speeches.
Christ rjias Delivery
Guaranteed
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