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fe Small Dance Will Be Given Tonight at Rita-Carl-
Iff i. . JJ flTiea TVIoVfvn . TT... . .
w" rr i tt ,. , xauillsactiool Set Danc
ing: xnrougn xionaays,
flTONIvtOT the debutants att rrlll hava
Alts Innings, though Intra nre to be lota
pf parties for tha ohoot set ns well. The
4tfefltaU party Wilt bo a smalt dune
fjTta at lh lUts-Chrltrm by Mr. and
Urs, jr. Andrews Harris. Jr., for their at
tmattr daughter, Margaret "Wlnsor
Xtsrrl, wlo Introduced at a tea
early in October. Tho guests wilt bo en
tirety from the dobutanto and younger
unmarried sot nnd lvltt numbor about
404. Dr. and Mrs. Nod Krumbhanr will
entertain for Ellmboth Trotter at a din
ger at tho Xtlta, and Mr. and Mrs. Qu.
Utw ItemaJt wilt ntvo a theatro party
tor Margarotta, Fotts beforo tho danco.
SO MANT parties wilt bo glvon tonight
for tlie nolioot aot tt In really wonder
ful to think how thero can possibly bo
enough boys and stria to bo round; tha
cnty thing that eaves thorn Is that thoy
ere not tho tamo ntro and therefore not
U asked to Tory party. 8ophy Yarnall,
who la a future dobutanto. will bo Riven n
diall danoo at tho Hellovue-Strntford by
her grandmother, Mrs. Alexanderfrlrlnton
n... Rnnliv In tlin dauehter (if Mr. Ami
k wu ....,-. m
Mrs. Charlton Yarnall and a ulster there
fore of Mrs. Arthur Emlon-eNowbotrt, Jr.,
and of Aleck and Agnes Ynrnnll. Mr. nnd
Mrs. Beau Thomson will entertain for
their daughter, Ilobccca Thomson, at din
ner beforo tho dance.
rrUIB neynolds "Wilsons will give n. danc
ling tea nt tho BellovuoStrntford from
4 until 7 o'clock this afternoon for their
ton, Charles Wilson. Other dances will
be given by tho Jatnea Francis Sullivan
and tho Ned Crozers. Mr. and Mrs. Sul
livan will entortoln for thoir daughter,
Elaine, who Is homo from school for the
Christmas holidays, nialne, from all I
luar of hor, bids fair to bo Just as attrac
tive as Franklo and Lota, and that Is
going aomo, don't you thlnk7 Sho has a
d many years to wait, however, boforo
i the will bo In tho Out doss. Tho Crotcrs'
party will bo given for their two young
daughters, Floronco and Mono.
Although tho Gorman operas do not
always bring out such crowds, last night's
houso was an unusually good ono, due, In
part, to tho holiday soason, which brought
out many of tho younger school sot, but
chiefly to tho Bonedlcks' nail, which this
K year wus held at tho Illtz.
Mrs. John Convorso, wno is occupying
one of tho prosconlum boxes this year,
entertained Mr. nnd Mrs. Cardnor Cas
att and Ellon Mary Cassatt prior to tho
ball. Another Interesting party lncludod
tho Charles Edward Ingcrsolls. with thoir
daughters, Anna and Suslo Ingersoll, tho
bitter now Mrs. Orvlllo II. Bullitt. Mrs.
Iwrorsoll looked oxtremoly well IrVwhlto
and silver, whllo hor sister, Mrs. Edgar
T, Scott, who also cntortalncd, wore palo
blue satin, with silver palllottcs. Morgot
Scull woro an exqulslto frock of orchid
colored tulle, with touches of bluo and
, ro!d cloth.
- Id tho Van Hcnssolaor box woro Mr.
and Mrs, 'Howard Honry and tho Jack
Fells, Mrs. Henry wearing a lovely gown
of golil cloth and tullo, whllo Mrs. Fell
wore sea-green brocaded satin, with a
lqng-polntwl train, and a diamond bandeau
tin her hair.
Mrs. William Donner also cntcrtainea
?S her box, her guests Including Mrs.
flllenry a Chapman. Mrs. wimam An-
, uony j'lau uiiu uiuwu w...-
SOCIETY was greatly Bhocked yester
day at tho news of tho death of Daisy
Godfrey Townsend, "Beautiful Mrs. Ralph
Tqwnaend," as sho was usually roferrcd
to. Sho had been 111 for a very few days
et nnoumonlo. It appears, nnd though
everything was dono to savo her, It could'
not be.
It la nartlcularly sad lust now, wun
s Ralph Towsond, hor husband. 111, as ho
Is and has been for several wocks, in ""
tJnivemitv HosDltal. oo that ho was not
f, with her, of courso. They have ono chld,
a llttlo girl about ten years oia. airs.
TowndBnrt. It haa been very generally
r eoncedod. was ono of tho most beautiful
Women In Philadelphia. She wns tan
and statuesque, with very abundant dark
hair, especially beautiful eyes, and
very unusual coloring. But better than
pleasing the artlstio senso of her friends,
she was a most dovoted wlfo and mother
and greatly Interested In charity work.
Only two weoUa ago she was busily en
gaged In tho Mado In-Amerlca Bazaar and
had taken a prominent part In every af
fair of the kind. Sho was a daughter of
the lata Mr- Lincoln Godfrey and Mrs.
Godfrey. (Mrs. Godfrey, by the way, I
understand, was to have gone to El Taso
this week to soe her son Lincoln, who Is
with tha City Troop. I hope very much
that she had not started and was ablo to
be with her daughter.) Mrs. Townsend s
tibttia nA Trthpi. though her friends knew
' her better as Daisy. She is survived by
two sistersMrs. William Pepper. "
was Mary Godfrey, and Mrs, Daniel New-
hall, who was KUen aorey.
brothers aro Lincoln Godfrey, Jr., and
Bulla Godfrey. Society's sympathy la ex-
tended to the bereaved husoana
family. NANCY WYNNE.
Personals
Mlaa Natalie Davis, daughter of M"- f01
it K.thn irntflMd Davis, of 8819 Drexei
jt- rod, Overbrook. has returned from a vuk
a tn N.u. V.i. -r, .ntcrtalned last evenina
at a theatre party, followed by W,,"
the BeUevuo-Stratford, In honor of Ml"
Iab.lla Wanaroaker. ' ,iJ? rJSrta
Mess Miss LouUe Wanamaker. MUs DWi
Pexter. Ulna Lola JackMn. W '"&!
I tin. Miss Elisabeth Qrlbbell. ", .J?,'
Longstreth. MUs Eleanor VtrwnMh ;
dred Sbeppard, Miss Carol Bh.ppard. M
Katherlne Otlbert. Mr. 8amul Btopbiro.
Mr. Nathaniel Davis. Mr. John Davis, wr.
John Walton. Mr. WlUlam K?1!' "
Brooks Kelter, Mr. Frederick nS&,
Mr. Edward Casaady. Mr. 10WJ,
Call. Jr. Mr. Clayton MeEtroy. Mr Bryeo
Slypn. Mr Joseph Dexter, Mr i P6WJ
vL Mr Herbert Casey. Mr. Jaroea wn
and Cadet V. Dint Sharp.
MIm Gladys MulUrT of 0 ''
stmt, Qermantown. vlll give a ?
e Friday In honor of MUs Fame! Haj
ward, of New York
Mr. and Mrs. Frauds Lytton Pa'"?
on the birth 'of a son. Ur- PatWrpa
Mian Helen Brl, o Wttawagtoa,
r.ag Mrs. Haqr? jftJ T!v1l3
Says Nancy Wyn
nne
MISS MARIANA W. (30WEN
Miss Gowcn. who Is tho daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Fronds I. Gowcn,
entertained tn her box nt tho opera
Inst night.
mlng nnd Alaika, have returned, and are
spondlng tho winter nt the Hellovue-Strat-ford.
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Mrs. W. U Shipley, of tOC Locust a--nuo,
will give n children's party In honor
of her daughter. Miss Dorothea Shipley,
this evening Among thoie Invited are
Mlaa Annabel WoAd, Master Curtis Wood,
Miss Allen Mnrnton, Master de Quartel
Hlchardvin. Miss Mary Louisa White. MIm
Helen Potts. Master Hobby Pltnald. Master
Iltrard I'ennock. Miss Margaret CJoodhuc,
Miss Martha Tlerney, Miss UIKabeth
Wayne, Miss Margaret Lancalere. Master
Alfred Hulme. Miss Mnrtha Junnlngs, Miss
Iulso lllrch, Miss Hetty Jopson, Miss Edith
Hhane, Minn Marlon Kbcrb.ich, Miss Jean
Warren and Master Nelson West.
Mr. J. Nelson Dick will entertain 300 at
a dance. followed by a dinner, In the nitten
house Hotel tomorrow night In honor of
his niece, Miss Isabella Mary Montgomery,
daughter of Mr. nnd Mrs. Henry Hteolo
Montgomery, of 433 South Torty-fourth
stroet, who was Introduced last month at a
tea In the Ilellevue-Stratford.
Miss Elizabeth N. Fox, daughter of Mrs.
Samuel M. Fox. of Andalusia. Is at the Ittt
tenhouse Hotel for a brief period. Sllso Fox
wun Introduced at a reception and dance In
the Illtz Carlton on December II.
Owing to a death In the family. Dr. ana
Mrs. E. Holllngsworth Slter have recalled
Invitations for a dance at the Illtz-Carlton
on December 28 In honor of Miss Anne
Holllngsworth Slter.
A number of dinners were given on Satur
day night nt the Philadelphia Cricket Club
Among them was thnt of Mrs. Arthur Cola
han, who entertained ten guests In honor
of her husband. Mr. Arthur Colahan. who
Is homo from tho border on a ten-day
furlough. Others dining together were MUs
Isabel Stoughton. Mr. Joseph 8hoemaker,
Mlaa Knthorlno Potter, Mr. Charles Whar
ton, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Mallard. Jr..
Miss Mary Ballard, Mr. Charles Weiss.
Mr. James Munroo, Miss Caroline Mur
dock Mr. and Mrs. William C. Johnson, of
918 Wynncwood road, Overbrook. are re
ceiving congratulations on the birth of a
son. William Hayden Creemer Johnson, on
Dccomber 10. Mrs. Johnson was Miss Ethel
Hayden, of Overbrook.
Tho Huntingdon Valley Country Club will
hold Its usual "open houso" on New Year's
Day. The entire mmbcrshlp of 490 and
their guests are cordially Invited.
Mr. and Mrs. Ellsworth L. Posey, of Am
bler, announce tho engagement of their
daughter, Miss Marian Lot ell Posey, to Mr.
Thomas A. Craig, of Qermantown .
Mra. William C. Kent nnd Sirs. Spencor
K. Mulford will bo tho hostesses at the
January meetings of the Woman's Club of
Wyncoto, which will bo hold In tho club
room on Greenwood avenue. Wyncoto. The
first one will be held next Wednesday, Jan
uary 3, at St30 o'clock, when Mrs, Beatrice
Forbes Ilobertson Halo will lecture on
"Dress Reform,"
On Wednesday, Janusry IT, at J o'clock,
Mrs. Jackson Fleming will give a lecture
and a Current Events Talk, while on Wed
nesday, January 31, at 3 o'clock, Mrs.
Charles Frasler will glvo a lecture, entltlod
What Shall Wo Do Nextr This will be
followed by a special musical program.
Miss MarJorle Aman haa returned to her
horns In Mount Airy from a visit with
friends In New York
Mr, and Mrs. Edwin D. reck, of New
York, are spending the Chrlatmaa holidays
with Mrs. Peck's parents. Mr. and Mra
Edwin S. Badley, of Oak Lane.
Miss Emily Rodenbough and Mr. Joseph
Rodenbough, of Kaston, gave a dinner on
Saturday night at the Kaston Country Club
In honor of their parents, Mr. and Mra
Uffitvs? f& aMjaasBBBBal
1 lr MH
Joseph Rodenbough.
Lieutenant George MeCall Courts, oflhe
Washington Navy Yard. Is spending sev
eral days In this city visiting relatives.
Miss Lllllsn Hunter, of Jenklntown. who
Is spending tha winter In Boston, returned
last week and Is passing tha Chr.stmae
holidays with her mother. Mrs. William
Hunter, at their home on Summit avenue,
Jenklntown.
Mr. and Mra Edward Sehelleneer. who,
are spending the winter at the Ilellevue
Stratford, left last Wfek fer Plalntletd.
whero they are spending the Chrlatmaa
holidays, and where they wt.ll be Joined by
their eon, Mr. Mdward Sehellenger. Jr..
today.
Miss Amy Mart Hexawer, daughter of
Mand Mr WlUlam K. Ilexamer, of IMS
WalteM atreet. and Mr. Walter Ralston
Htrfger IU be married In St Matthias's
Protestant BUop Church on February
HA reception will follow In tha nmn.
house Howl ,
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Stougbtenbenr. whose
.rriaira tsak i)Uco Deomber 9, are spend
Sgrh5ctri. holiday. Jfc "
sluxhtenberg's parents. Mr. and Mrs, J
CiUford Daido. :8Jreen street
lit and Mr. F M. TltlOW, of !09 North
iLttih street Logan, ere ruflelvlug con
t!tloa wU WC of a son. FrankJta
f?WteST&. w Ctrl Pay. Mr
Hm HU Marie Grant, ef
iee. -r
Mr. m twe Arte. fcs
EVM&IHG ia3DMR-PHEDABELPHlA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27,
hr mother, Mrs. SratdiBV Krart. of Leek
port, N. Y . a hr guest during the Chrlet
maa holtdaya
The OM Tork 'Bead Country Club haa
eleottd offleera fer the new yenr as
foltewa- President. Mr. R Clarence Miller.
2f Metres Porks rlrst vlee president. Mr.
larene Sehoblft ef Wyneotet second vice
president, Mr Chnrlea F Kindt t secretary.
Mr. John It. Jtaberta. of JenklntownJ tres.l
tirer, Mr. John S. Qayley, of Jenklntown.
The new members M the board for the
coming year are Mr. Louis B. Fortner,
Dr. Oeora Parry, Mr. Charles Oaboiime,
Mr. J Scott Faster and Mr. J, O. A. Ftsher,
of Oak Lane. ,
Mrs, Wlltlam H. Wanamaker haa closed
her home In North Adams, Masa, and la
living In the nittenhouse Hotel. Mrs.
Wanamaker wilt spend moat ef the winter In
southern California.
Announcement Is made of the njtagement
of Miss Charlotte W, AppIemU. of lit Hen
son street, Camden, to Mr, Oeorge W.
Wenlllrur. musical director of the Camden
Choral Boclety and the Melody Club of
Philadelphia.
The combined chapters of the Phi PI
Alpha sorority o( the Qermantown nnd West
Philadelphia H I ill Schools for Cllrls. h13
Its annual dance In the nittenhoueo Hotel
last evening.
The second of the fourteenth annual series
of dances conducted by the Entre Nous Club
will be held In the Ittttenhouse Hotel Friday
night.
The Blgma Lambda Nil Fraternity of
Northeast and West Philadelphia High
Schools held Its annual dance In the IUt.
lephouss 'Hotel last night. About ZOO at
tended. The OlrlV High School data of 1911 and
the Philadelphia Normal School clars of
1915 will bold a reunion luncheon tn the
Ittttenhouse Hotel on Saturday. About 100
will attend.
NOTABLE PRODUCTION
OF "SIEGFRIEDM GIVEN
Mr. Urlus'a Hero of Sword n
Brilliant Portrait of Va
ried Shndes
Mr. Gattt'Casaxia haa redeemed hla re
cent threadbaro "rrovatore" kind vapid
"Marta" with n noble production of what
soma gifted critics consider the signet
and septer of Wagner's genius, the third
muilo drama In the tetralogy of the Chil
dren of the Mist "Siegfried" Is given so
seldom In Philadelphia that even a shabby,
perfunctory performance of this Inspired
poem would probably havo half satisfied tho
crowd of Wagnerttea nt the Metropolitan.
Parenthetically. It can bo said that the
great number of poople In attendance might
warrnnt a "Goetterdaemmerung" or a
"Rholngold" later on In tl7. No rows of
empty benches met tho eyes, desplto tho
curious opinion of some nt thli date that
Wngner In his more elevated moods, like
Shakespeare, "spells ruin."
"Siegfried," In all events, certainty did
not put Mr. Oattl Into bankruptcy. Few
of tho many present left before the last
descent of the curtain, nnd those who did
missed a final rccne that had thrill and
wonder, magnificent alnglng and true Inter
pretatlvo flro In It Melante Kurt, rivaling
Ollvo Fremstad nt ner Desi, viea rainy
with Jacques Urlus as tho hero of the
sword nnd Tarnhelm, Together they
brought to a ringing and royal close what
la cortalnly one of the greateet of operas,
nnd possibly ono of tho most difficult to glvo
adequate volco to. The performance was
In the best Oerman tradition. Messra Relia
nnd Oorlta repeated thetr wrlthen and sin
ister impersonations of Mime nnd Alberlch.
IJoth were In capital condition vocally.
Basil Huysdaol mouthed gigantically and
eplcnlly as the monster worm. lenora
Sparkes was tight and airy enough na tho
forest bird, though she seemed not so sure
aa ahe was spirited. The orchestra played
with a restrained vigor that could be In
telligently admired, under the direction of
Paul Elsler, who replaced Mr. Dodanxky,
on tho sick list It the reading of the scoro
wns not compact of fury and wild emotion,
tt was properly modulated to the singers'
comfort, varied in tone and tint and under
standing at ull times.
Yet It waa not Just tho genoral excellence
of production that mado "Siegfried" aeem
so splendid nnd so heroic. It was the way
In which Mr. Urlua played (as well as sang)
him. For Mr. Urlua has seised on the secret
of the role. Ho does not try to represent
the great lover of the "Ring" aa either a
prlnco In a fairy talo, unreal and charming,
or ns the forerunner of the "overman." tow
ering, terrible and unreal, too. He takes
him ns a boy. builds htm up to manhood
and then lets him naturally accumulate the
composno virtues (and vices) of tho fairy
prlnco and the Titan, as Indicated In the
libretto. So through these gradations he
makes a creature of triple fascination, ap
peal and richness of characterisation. Tho
sense of gesture (especially In the forest
scene, admirably "composed" and planned
by the tenor), tho enlivening touch of tho
human and. best of all. the Imaginative
grasp of fine aft are in such a conception.
It Is precisely this subtle grip on the au
thor's Intontlon that eludes Carl Rraun.
laudable basso and earnest student that he
la His Wanderer Is of atl things operatic,
though It Is very capable and sonorous.
However, thero waa poetry misty and per
vasive aa the earthly orifice from which she
comes in tha Krda of Louise Ilomor.
That .sceno of hers waa particularly well
staged, the oppressive height and ominous
color of the rocks being suggested with a
cleverness of lighting that did not always
prevail at other points In the drama. But
the stage management was generally ef
fectlve. If conventional. Only a friendly
spirit prompts 'the advice that the prosala
stepladder on which Blegfrled mounts, sp
parently, to tho haunt of the Valkyr be
concealed next time. B, D.
ORCHESTRA'S FUND
NOW UP TO $631,000
Manager Judson Very Well
Pleased as He Tells How Poor
and Rich All Helped
The endowment fund of the Philadelphia
Orchestra has reached approximately fill.
ooo 'litis was announced today at tha
headquarters of the Philadelphia Orchestra
Association, In the Pennsylvania Uulldlng.
by Arthur Judson. the manager.
This figure, according to Mr. Judson,
as a pleasant surprise even to those most
intimately connected with the Orchestra's
affairs, and represented a far larger sum
than had been expected. Contributions are
being received from men and women, and
even children In all financial and social
slassea The donations have been aceom
periled In many case by letters commend
Ins the purposes of the Orchestra,
The letter," aald Mr. Judson, -are a
fine tribute to Philadelphia aa a muslc
lovlog eity. The financial needs of tha
Orchestra have by no means been fully
satisfied, but the result thue far attained
la encouraging."
What's Doing Tonight
Choral Vnleo concert la all of Buoday
("aVILSSr Slreet. , Bu.to. M.a.
fiSK UeJtaaJ S5lr CoUm. WwleUos,
T,BSru Cle, TW Saam
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LEAP YEAR-ONLY
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"As you havo no doubt observed,
BEYOND THE GREAT OBLIVION
(Sequel to "The Vacant World")
By GEOnCE ALLAN ENGLAND
C'opyripM, JSIS. ty fnli A. Xluitru Company
TUB STOnT TIIUB PAU
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tinier, ll. world In ?M.at ef ell ".
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a faw mlnutra and -hn ', tJrrina
nnd. th. boat la b.lns drawn by "J.
currant toward srtal jal'" . aa'od
mlraniloua war ha and llaalrlca r. ;K
but tha
rwat and all thalr t"0".,?V,,,h.',at o
Altar a wk'a aueamornani on tha sioa
tha k. th.y rceovtr njt'"n1,.l,!,n
aunollaa In . orr asV 'or lio."n i . .
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earth.
wmm rn ma iuiii. w. .--....
II. I., whtra Htarn nnua rLV.'-'fliahl to
aaroplana In It llr "lJr,h'nr, and a fa
lloaton. Lut anroUntar a hurrleana ana
earrlul far out of their efurse and arrive
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OirAPTKIl XX (Continued)
14-OUT If it were a canyon, why should
-D blue sky show down there at an angle
of fortyihe dtgreesr' ,
Til havo to think that out later, he
replied. "Directly under u. you see all
seems deep purple. That a another fact to
consider. I tell you, Htr-C,"a fn
to be figured out here than can bo dono In
half an hour.
"Aa r boo It. some vast "t"10' ""
have rent the earth, a thousand or fifteen
hundred years ago, as a result of wmen
everybody was killed except you and me.
Wr. .tending now on th . edge ef th. war
left by that eaploslon or whatever i t waa
How deep or how wide that scar la I uon i
knoV. Kverythlng depends on our nndlng
out, lir at least on our guessing It with
some degree of accuracy.
"How aot"
"nacause don't you see. this chasm
.ta?dab.rw.en u. and Chicago and the
West, and nil our hopes of finding human
life there. And- "
"Why not coat south along the edge
here and aee If e can't run across aom.
ruined olty or other where wo can refill the
tanksr ,
"I'll think It over," tho engineer answered.
"InVh. mntlnV. w- can oamp down here a
counle of days or ao, and rest I and I oan
make some oaleulattona with a pendulum
and ao on." ,
"And If you deelde there's probably an
other aide to this gulf, what then:
'We cross," he aald! then for a while
stood silent, musing IJSftftE
tho bottomless abyss that stretehed there
hungrily beneath their narrow observation
rook,
"Wo cross, that's all f
CHAPTI.B XXI,
tet la tU A'" Aby"
FOH two daya they earoped beside the
ehasnT. resting. Planning, dlseusslng,
while Sfe'rn. w?th lmUetr.nU, pen
dulums and other aWM'otus. m4 t"1
and I obseivatloaa to delerralne. If possible,
the properties of the great gap,
puring tola time they developed seme
theories regarding the catastrophe which
bad sweptthe world a thousand years ago.
It aeema highly and Increasingly prob
able to me." the enginer said, alter long
thought, hhat we have her, the actual
cause of the vast blight of death that left
us two alone In th world. rather think
that at the time of the great cxplotoa
wwch produced this rent certain highly
oolsonoue gasea war thrown off. to Im
pregnate t eatlre atmosprre of the world.
Everybody must bcn kma 0BC
Tha poison must have swept the earth clen
of buajaa Jlfa"
"But haw did we esespef asked the gtrL
Tbam bard leaps, I w It this
way; Tfr &&!& fms '
FIVE MORE DAYS,
Cepytlsnt Life PublUhlna
Willy, tho fcolInK I entertain for you has
friend "
and denao, thus keeping to tho lower air
strata, following them, over plain nnd hill
and mountain, llko a blanket of denth.
"Just what happened to us, who can tell?
probably, tightly housed up there In the
tower, the very hlgheut Inhabited spot In
tho world, only a ery alight Infiltration
of the g.ia reached us. If my theory won't
work.' can you suggest n better one? Frank
ly. I can't; and, until wo hnvo moro facts,
we've got to take what wo havo. No mat
ter, the condition remains we'ro alive and
all tha rest are dead; nnd I'm positive this
cleft here Is the cause of It."
"Hut If everylwdy'a dead, aa you say,
why hunt for menT"
"Perhaps a handful may havo survived
among tho highlands of the Ilockles. 1
Imagine that after the first great explosion
thero followed a Berlca of terrible storms.
tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, tidal waves,
and so on. You remember how 1 found
the bones of a whale In lower llroadway,
and many of the ruins In New York ,hw
the action of the sea thoy'ro laid flat In
such a manner aa to Indicate that the
island was washed on one or two occialuna
by monster waves,
"Well, nil these disturbances prabalily
finished up what few survivors escaped,
except possibly among the mountains of
the West, A few scattered colonies may
havo survived a while mining camps, for
Instance, or Isolated prospectors, or what-
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not They may all have died out, or. again,
tbey may have come together and re-established
seme primitive form of barbarous
or even savsge Ufa by this time. There's
no telling. Our Imperative problem Is to
resell that seetlen and explore It thor
oughly for there. If anywhere, we'll And
survivors of our race"
"How about that great maelstrom that
nearly got ur" asked tha girt. "Can you
connect that with the catastropher"
"I think aa My Idea is that. Id soma
way or Itiler, the aea I being sucked down
Into the interior of the earth and then
burled out again; maybe there's a grfdual
residue being left, maybe a great central
take or aea baa formed. Who knows! At
any rata all the drainage ayateas of the
country seoiaa to have fcea otusged sad
reveraed !& the meat wrkiu as4 p&as
cevatabla manner. I thWH we abaulJ, avjkd.
If w Mtt Iva-l: vetysMMer Ukare
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Compenr. IHpilntrd by spcU1 rrnsmnt.
lonj? censed to bo thnt of a moro
oughly, that this vnst chasm here Is Inti
mately connected with tho wholo thing,"
Theso nnd many other questions per
plexed tho travelers, but most of nil thoy
sought to know the breadth of the vast gap
nnd to determlno If II had, aa they hoped,
nnother side, nr If It were Indeed the edge
of an enormods muss split bodily oft the
earth.
Hlcrn believed he had an answer to this
problem on the nfternoon of the second
day. For many hours ho had hung his
pendulum over tho cliff, noted deflections,
taken trlnngulatlons. and covered tho sur
face of tho smooth stono with X, Y's,
Z's, sines nnd cosines and abstruse formula
all scrawled with charcoal, his only
means of writing.
At Inst he finished the final equation,
nnd, with a smile of triumph and relief,
got to his feet again.
Back to the girl, who was cooking over
an odorous flro of cedar, he made his way,
rejoicing.
"I've got III" he shouted gladly. "Mak
ing reasonable allowances for depth, I've
got It I"
Cot what J"
"The probable width 1"
"Oh I" And shtt stood gazing at him In
admiration, beautiful and strong and grace
ful. "You menu to say "
"I'm giving the rlinem a hundred miles'
depth. That's more than anybody could be
lieve possible twlco as much. On that
assumption, my tests show the distance to
the other side and there Is another side,
by tho way! can't he over "
"Flvo hundred miles?"
"Nonsense I Not over one hundred to
one-fifty. I'm going on liberal allowance
for error, too. It may not be over seventy
nve. The"
"Hut If that's aa far aa It Is, why can't
we see the other side?"
"With nil that chemlcallied vapor rising
constantly? Who knows what elements may
he In It? Or what polarisation may be
taking placer
"Polnrliatlon?"
"X mean, what deflection and alteration
of Hnht? No wonder we can't aeol Hut
we can llyl And we're going to, that's
morel"
"Oolng to make a try for Chicago, then?"
ahe asked, her eyes lighting up joyfully at
thought of the adventure,
'Tomorrow morning, surel"
"But the alcohol?"
"We've still got what we started with
from Detroit, minus only what we've burned
reaching this place. And we reckoned when
we set out that It would be far more than
enough. Oh, that part of It'a all right I"
"Well, you know best," she answered. "I
trust you In all things, Allan. But now
Just look at this roast partridge! come,
dear, let tomorrow take care of Itself. It's
supper time now I"
After the meal they went to the flat rock
and sat for an hour while the sun went
down boyond the void. Its disappearance
seemed to substantiate the polarisation
theory. There was no sudden obliteration
of the disk by a horUon. llatber the aun
faded away, redder and duller; then slowly
losing form and ao becoming a mere blur
of crimson, which In turn grew purple and
so gradually died away to nothing
For a long tlmo they aat In the deepening
gloom, their rlflea close at hand, saying
little, but thinking mush. The coming
Of night had sobered them to a sense of
what now inevitably lay ahead. The solemn
purple pall that adumbrated the world and
tha huge nothingness before them, so, silent,
aa Immutable and pregnant with terrible
mysteries, brought them; close together.
The vague, untrodden forest behind them,
where the night sounds of the wild dimly
re-echoed now and then, filled them with
Indefinable emotions. And that night sleep
was alow In) coming
Each realized that, despite all calcula
tions and all skill, the morrow might be
tbelr lal day of Ufa But the morning
light, golden and clear above the eastern sky
line of tall conifers, dispelled all broodUas
feara.
Tbey were bath w early nd astir, la
presaratiett fer & aruetal slight, Staru
weal ever o t da IJH. Mitt
atalre pejAfvf'
aerne flftsf obertatlorw rf wind, rw 4w
tents arid atmoephew deWiy. J
Art eagle which he saw sarlnlf 6vf
aby. more than half a mil from Its dA
convinced him a strong upward curretii
exleted today, aa on the day When the
had made their short flight bver the veWU
The bird wired and circled and finally she
away to northward, without a wing flats
almost tn the manner of a vulture. $iem 0
knew an eagle could not Imitate tb feat
without eome aid In the way of an up
draft
"And If that draft la ateidr and constant ,
nit the way acroea," thought he, "It Wflt
result In a big saving ot fuel, Given a
sufTleltnt rlolng current, we could volplaae
nil the Way screes With a very alight ex
penditure of alcohol It looks now aa though
everything were coming on first rata
Couldn't be better. And what a day for aft
excursion f
By t o'clock all waa ready. Along tha
lind a mild south wind waa blowing;.
Though th day wn probably the Ith of
October or thereabout, no signs of autumn
yet were blasoned In the forest The morn
ing was perfect, and the travelers' spirits
roso In unlsort with the abounding beauty
of the day.
Stern had given the Pautllao anMhir
final going over, tightening th stays and
laterals, screwing up here a loosened' nut,
there a bolt, making certain all was la
perfect order.
At iU, after he had had a comforting
pipe, they made a clean getaway, rising
along the edge ot the chasm, then aoarlng'
In huge aplrala
"I want all the attitude t can get," Stem
shouted at the girl aa they climbed steadily
higher! "We may need It to coast on. Anal
from a mile or two up maybe we can get
a glimpse ot the other aide."
But though they ascended tilt the aneroid
showed ItOO feet, nothing met their gas
but the same pearly blue vapor which
veiled the mystery before them. And Stem,
satisfied now that nothing could be galneel
by any further ascent, turned the machine
due west, and sent her skimming llko a
awnltow out over the tremendous nothing
ness below.
As the earth faded behind them they be
gan to feel distinctly a warm and pungent
wind that rose beneath a steady currant,
aat from some huge chimney that laally
wnA pouring out Its monstrous volume ot
ho (J vapors.
Away and away behind them alld the U
of this glsrahtla gash across tha worlds and
now already with tho swift rush of the
plane the solid earth had begun to fade
nnd to grow dim.
Ktern only cast a glance at the aun and at
his compass, hung there In gimbals before
him, nnd with firm hand ateadled the ma
chine, for tho long problematical flight to
veatward. Behind them the sun kept even,
with their awltt pace; and very far below
nnd abend at limes, they thought to se
the fleeing shadow ot the biplane cast now
nnd then on massea of formleaa vapor that
rose from the unsounded depa
Definitely committed now to this tremen
dous venture, both Stern end tha girt
nettled themselves more firmly In their
seat.i No time to feel alarm, no time for
Introspection, or for thoughts of what might
tie below, what fate theirs must be It the
old Pnulllao failed them now I
No time save for confidence In tile stout
mechanism nnd In tho skill of hand and
brain thnt waa driving tho great planes,
with a Vqarltig rush like a gigantic gull, a
swooping rleo and fall In long arcs over the
hills ot ntr, across tho vast enigma ot that
spaced
Stern's whola attention was nxed ot
driving. Just on the manipulation ot tha
swtrt machine. Exhaust and Interplay, the
rhythm of each whirling cam nnd nhaft.
the chatter of tho cylinders, the droning
diapason ot thn blades, all blent Into one In
tricate yet perfect harmony of mechanism
nnd aa a loader knows each Instrument In
tho great orchestra and follows each, even
aa hln eye reads tho scoro. so Stern's keen
ear annlyxrd each sound and action and
reaction mid knew all were In perfect tune
and resonance.
The machine no early and experimental
model, euch as wera used In the first days
of flying, from 1900 to 1315, but one ot tha
perfected nnd self-balanced types devel
oped about 1 020, the year when the Ureal
Death luvd struck tho world responded
nobly to his skill and care. From her land
ing aklda to the farthest tip of her ailerons
iilm aeemed allvo. Instinct with cotscloua
and enger Intelligence.
(CONTINUE) TOMOItnOW)
WM. PENN CHORUS GIRLS
NOT MEANT FOR STAGE
Principal of Evening High
School Explains Now Course
Is for Recreation
No, they ore not going to train chorus
girls nt tho William Penn Evening High
School. Dr. Jonathan T Borer, principal
of the school, hastened tn deny tho rumor
today, hut he explained that there wilt be
Instruction In chorus work for the jlrls at
tho school, "Just for their own pleasure."
Tho 1917 prospectus announced among
other departments of atud "chorus work;
and the elements of harmony," ThU gave
rise to the report that perhaps the matricu
lants might bq the future "high kicks" of
the "follies" or the undcrstudlca of Oaby
Ooslys.
"No," said Doctor Itorer, "this won't pre
para the young Indies for the stage. It
may, however, prepare them to alng In
church choirs. At any rate the course waa
designed primarily to afford amusement to
tha pupils. You see, tho majority of these
students are employed In the daytime (a
stores and offices and participating n a
chorua at night Will provide much needed
recrentloa"
The curriculum for til? will be a widely
variant one. There will be courses In
everything from physiology to physics and
from stenography to psychology. There
wera 1400 pupils In the term Just ended and
Doctor Itorer expects an Increase ot at
least ZOO for the new year New students,
he announced, should present themselves
at the opening of tho new term at 7iJ0
p, ru , January I.
ACTOR SUES RICH MAN
FOR ALIENATING WIFE
"Dunk," Snya Actress, Denying' Chorc
of Husband Against Thomas M.
Gregory, of Pittsburgh
CIIICAOO, Dee. ST. Thomas M. Oreg
ory. registered at a local hotel aa from
Pittsburgh, today declined to comment upon
a suit for 1100,000 brought by Herbert
Oebauer, vaudeville actor, who chu'reci
alienation of Wn. Oebe.uer'rt Bffectlorjs.
Cebauer'a petition charges that Thomas
M. Orcgory, president of tho Galvanising
Company bearlpg hla name, and with offices
In Pittsburgh snd Urooklyp. and reputed
to be a millionaire, has followed Mrs.
Oebauer from city to city showering he
with gifts, flowers and dinner Oregory,
Oebauer says, Is a married man.
"Bunk" was the way Mra Oebauer char
actertxed tha suit,
"Colneldence has thrown Mr Oregory 4
myself together n several oltlea," she Mid.
"I canceled, the affection ftlauM the ta4
day alter I married Oebauef, Ilia pooktte
are lined with flshhooka, and I ant asm
pelted to make my pwn living."
The Oebauera appear together on a m
at a local theatre. guslne4 cannot N
baited because ot family troubles, Ubiy
aald.
Linguists Meet In Chicago
CinCAOO, D& T. Th lobby at th
Dearborn. Uote) here sounded Ilk u reu&ta
ot tha Amalgamated Worker of the Tow
ot Babel all talking at tyaeii t4y It
beadquartara far the dategatM to the Uue
day meeting of the Mdm lagmm A
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lata. Uaato. JtocvtHa An JhMaiU
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