i . 1.1 111 wmmmmimmfm i.y uimmmw nwi miimv rpw- EVENING- LEDaER-PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, JANUARY 1, 1917 i 9 JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE Nancy Wynne Wishes Her Readers a Year of Prosperity and Peace Many Celebrations. Debutante Dance and Tea PERHAPS Sunday Intervening, seeing the. old yenr out nnd the new one In was not so wildly hllnrious ns usual. However, tlio cafes nnd restaurants opened up ut midnight and then 'twas ns If thero hadn't been any Sunday. I often wonder why people seem to think It is "posllutcly" necessary to ho extra Kay at these times, when really tho opening of u new yenr Is a nolemn thing The old one has gone. lnden with Its Joys nnd sorrow s, Its sad nnd Its happy memories, gono never to como back ngnln. Many of us may have made mis takes perhaps In tho year, mans of us have found our llfo.vvorlc within its 365 days; many even may have left us to go on before till wo como to tho parting of ".tho ways. Surely It Is n day on which to think nnd even to ho old fashioned enough to rcsolvo that 1017 will see us better ready to meet tho vicissitudes of life, stronger to do, stronger to bear, nnd with tho knowledge that If wo In our lgnoranco nnd little ncaa havo failed In various ways lwotoforo, wo can always re member that "God's In His heaven. All's light with tho world." OCinTY will bo entcrtnlncd this evening at tho Hits: Carlton, when Mrs. Arthur JUrock will glvo n ball nt which nho will introduco her daughter, Botty Brock. Hetty Is tho youngest of tho Brock girls. Fanny, jou know, married Blllle Montgomery several years ago, and Ella Is tho wlfo of Joo Du Barry, who is nt present nt El Paso, counting tho days beforo ho may return and sco his small son, aged about three months, -,nco more, Sarah, tho second sister, has been out In California for several years, nnd now Betty Is to bo introduced. Sho Is fair, though not by any means so fair as Ella, and Is rather plump compated to her older slsteis Betty Is not so fond of tho light rnutu b fantastic ns wns Ella, but sho Is moro addicted to out-of-doors things and runs her own car. Sho was educated nt tho Episco pal Convent of St. Mary's, on tho1 Hudson nt Pcckskill, fo pop ular as a finishing school among fashlonablo folk. There nio to bo a number of dinncis beforo tho party tonight. Tho Arthur Emlon Nowbold Jrs. will entertain, and Miss Julia Ber wind will give a dinner for her niece, Margaret Dunlap, nt her home, 102 South Tvventy-flist street. Tho Viands King Wninvv lights also will entertain at a thea tro party beforo tho ball. ANOTHER debutante affair will bo tho J tea which Mr. nnd Mrs. Earl B. Put nam will glvo at their home, 1026 Spiuco street, to introduco their daughter, Kath niinc. Katharlno Is rather slim, with fair hair and blue eyes, and resembles hor slstcr3, Betty and Amelia qulto a lit tle. Betty, by tho wny. Is now Mrs. Shroeder, you know, nnd has como back with her husband to live In Philadelphia this year, much to tho joy of her family and friends. MEMBERS of tho younger set will havo a good tlmo this afternoon ut tho Ell K. Prices, nt 1700 Walnut stteet. when a dansant will bo given for Evelyn Prico. I do think Mrs. Pilco Is ono of tho cry smartest-looking women, and sho Is so nffablo and churmlng. Tho little guests nt tho party this afternoon will all ho of tho joungcr school set. NEW YEAR'S EVE wns celebrated twenty-four hours In ndvanco by Mrs. Scott's Supper Club, which met ns usual in tho ballroom of tho Bellovue Stratford, which was gay in holiday nttlre. Favors woio given out during tho overling. Tho Sam Reoves entertnlned for Mrs. Reoes's brother-in-law nnd sister, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Franchot, of Tulsa, Okla. Mrs. Franchot, you will remember, wns Con etanco Llpplncott before her mnnlago sovcrul ycu-3 ngo. Also In tho party were Jay Upplncott nnd his hniuUomo wlfo and tho K'irry Dlsstons. Tho Ralph Derrs, who ure at present making their homo in Wilmington, wero present, and another party included Mr. and Mrs. James M. Reed, Mr. and Mrs. James Potter nnd Mr. and Mrs. George Bosengnrten. Mrs. Reed caused n mild nensatton by coming a cropper in tho middle of tho ballroom floor, Churchill Williams coming gallantly to tho rescue. Tho Isaac Schllchters, ns usual, had n party, nlso tho Horace Eugcno Smiths, tho Spencer Millers. Mr. and Mrs. Sam uel Woodward and Mr. and Mrs. Horaco Allen. Mr and Mrs. Powell Evans, who gave e. 'dance for their young daughter Anita in the Clover Itoom that evening, came Into tho Supper Club after bidding their young guests adieu. IT MUST have been somo party for Katharine Lea and Dorothy Nowbold at the Stotesburys on Friday night! I had occasion to be out very early on Sat urday morning, and believe mo at 7 vww r. M. Walnut street. Eocust street. Twentieth and Nineteenth streets were lined up with automobiles still. How can they do It? I should think it would be impossible to get a stroke of work done In the business ofllces after one of these all-night sessions. Its all very well for the girls. They can go home and sleep, you know, but some of the men have to work, and how n tho world can they do it? Dance all night and eat heavy suppers, to say nothing of liquid food. They Just can't; and that s why It is hostesses have so much trouble in getting enough men for their parties They will go in this way for a year or two, and then they Just won't any more. Bo many good things have been started by the women in this city, why doss not some one tart early dances? Begin the parties at 8 o'clock and finish them at 12. How about It? NANCY WYNNE. Personals At the tea which Mr and Mr" Jes" William will give this afternooa at tne irn, r-iK their HsLuehter. illsa uiaays Kian,, iviui.ni who will be a debutante next season, Mr and Mrs. Williams will bo assisted In receiving by Dr. and Mrs. Murium MISS SOPHY MKRCEU WORTH Miss Worth wns to have entertained nt Mrs. Scott's Supper Club on Saturday cveninrt in honor of Miss Susan Lynah Biuco nnd Mr. Samuel H. Chne, whose marriaRo will take place next Snturday, but owinR to Miss Uruce having a severe cold the party was postponed. Wilbur I'.uldock Klnpp nnd Miss Ellso Klnpp nml a few of next season h debu tantes. Including Miss Elisabeth E Miller. Miss Margaret Shober, Miss Helen Hen ilerhon, Miss .loaiinette Fnrlcs. MIhh Paul ine Arey, Miss Mary Hiiro and Miss Louise Klapp lbyons, of Now York. Mrs. William I'enn Troth nml Mrs. Barton Hirst will presldo at tho tea table. Mr. and Mrs. Ournco Munn, of Wash ington, l C, and Mr. nnd Mr. Arturo Do Ileercn, who are (.pending somo tlmo with Mr. nnd Mrs. Hodman Wannmakcr at their country placo on Washington lano, Cliclten Hills, will leave on Wednesday, January 10, for Palm Bench, Fin., wlicrs they will spend several weeks Mr. J Bertram Upplncott, accompanied by his son. Bertram Llpplncott. of 1712 Hprueo struct, left last week for their es tate In Florida, where they will spend somo tlmo cm n hunting trip Friends of Mr Joseph Wharton Llppln cott, of Ilcthajrcs, will bo glad to hear ho Is recovering from his recent Illness. Mrs. Hobeit .Sturgls, accompanied by her daughter. Mhs Henrietta II II. Sturgls, ot Laburnums, Cliclten Hills, roturncd on Sat urday to New York to spend tho remaining winter months at their house, 1G2 East Thirty-eighth street. Mr. and Mrs Andrew MeCown, of D2H Selui)ler street, Oermantown, havo returned from Ilfijonne, N J., wheio they spent sev eral da)s as tho guests of Mr. nnd Mrs. Jasper Nlcolls. Mrs. Nlcolls will bo re membered as Miss Emily Motlly beforo her mairlngc. Mr. Willis Adams, formerly of this city, but now making his homo In Indianapolis, returned to town this last week for a visit of several tl.ij.s. Mr. William Schwelkhart, of Morristown. N. J , announces the engagement of IiIh daughter, Ml.ss Mlnnlu Schwelkhart, to tho Rev. Charles Edunrd Eder, curate at the Church of St. Martln's-ln-the-Flelds, Chest nut Hill Tho wedding will tako place In February. Mr. nnd Mrs. It R. Tuttle. who have been spending somo tlmo In Jenklntown, vvhero they occupied a houso on Summit avenue, havo closed their homo and are occupying apnrtments nt tho Retlevue-Stratford for tho winter months. Mr nnd Mrs. Charles Robblns, of Web ster avenue, will have Mr. and Mrs Samuel Miller Sharkey nnd thejr two children, of Trenton, as their guests over the week-end Mrs Sharkey's sister, Miss Marie Robblns, formerly of Rermantown. who has been spending tho winter at Rochester, N. Y will also be tho guest ot Mr. and Mrs Rob blns for several dajs. Mrs Francis Goodhue, of 63 Church lane, Germantown, gave a children's party on Saturday The guests were Miss Dorothea Shipley, Miss Virginia Heff. Miss Martyn George, Miss Helen Henderson, Miss Cath erine Sober, Miss Edith Shane, Mr. Thomas Garrett, Mr. Elwood Reeves, Mr. da Quar tell Richardson, Mr Thomas Michael. Mr. William Beamish, Mr. Curtis Wood, Mr. Newlln Bailey and Mr. John Silver. Mr and Mrs. Arthur S. Holman, of Wayne, announce tho engagement of their daughter. Miss Mary Holmes, to Mr. Rich ard How son, also or wajne. Mrs D I Hebard, of Evergreen avenue, Chestnut Hill, will return on Monday from a trip to Atlantlo City Miss Jean Ward, of San Francisco, will arrive January ( to be the guest of Mrs, Paul Van Reed Miller, of 3102 West Penn street, Uermantown. Miss Esther Jean Bochmann, of 2018 Lo cust street, will leave tomorrow for New York, where she will attend several balls. Miss Elizabeth Dickson, of 1M South Twenty-second street, returned last week from a visit in Scranton. The olllcers and board of directors of the Twentieth Century Club of Lansdovvne will entertain the members of the club and their families and friends at their annual ., Vahi-'s retention and dance at the club house tonight In the receiving lino wll) be Mrs Clarence II. Eppelshelmer, presl dlnf Mrs. Samuel L. Kent, Mrs.' Robert L. McLean, Mrs. T. Sparks Bishop, Mrs. Robert W. Glck, Mrs. Francis D Maxwell, Mr Walter L. Webb, Mrs. Edward R. wackier Mrs William A. McEwen. Mrs. Barley B Nichols, Mrs. Frank O Bur. ',, Jin C Mercer Bailey, Mrs. W Frank English, Mrs. Henry S. Barker and I Mr. raMi jcuwujv.. Mudred Warner, ot MeadowbrooV, " has left for frlew York, where she will re main several days. Mr Frank T Robert, of 801 North Till-..-..!...!. .-.-. HA..A iU AMMA. luil.j-llilllll nil Cl-'l, Ulllli,uili.cn b,l, i cimnKC ment of his daughter. Miss Ida Mao Rob- I crm, vo .ir. jonn William onyaer, ot juer lln, N. J Mr. and Mrs J. Franklin Fries, of Over- lirrtntr. nnnnllnrn Ihn nna'fllrpmfint of thrtf i1.ni.tila- Sfl.. nl.rUn T? fn.AAI. t.la I. Mr. Charles W L. Andes, of this city 1v nrtA fr fl,nrlis XV. T.atr nt Seattle. Wash . announce tho engagement of their daughter, Mls Mary Lona Leake to Mr Edward McMenemy Halg son of Mr nnd Mrs Robert Hnlg, of Ovcrbrook ft.. nn.n.nM.nM n f .fntnf f1,(f, -vllf t,nl1 open .house on New Year's Pay, follnvvlnic Its practice of many years A buffet luncheon will be nerved nt 1 30 o'clock followed by dancing during the afternoon Miss i:va Morse, of Dnyton, O. are spend ing tho holiday with Mrs James F Goss ncr. of Torrcsdale Mr. and Mrs Henry M. Trumbore, of 1816 North Camae street, announce tho en gngnment of their daughter. Miss tialay Trumboro, to Mr Julius C, Wilde. Tho wed ding will tako place In June Tho ofTlcors of tho North Hills Country Club lme Issued cards to members nnd their friends announcing open house todav Luncheon will be served at 1 o'clock In the evening a club dinner dance will be held nt 7 30 o'clock, which Is In charge of tho Indies' entertainment committee, which Is composed of the following: Mrs Charles A Brown, Mrs O L Thompson. Mm W F. Sommers. Mrs C C Lcldy, Mrs. F Storey, Mrs. A Hnllstorm, Mrs M C. Robinson, Mrs Nelson Mnjhew Tomorrow evening a club bridge will bo held nt 8 30 o'clock, to which nil members nnd their friends aro Invited to be present, nnd on Saturday, January 6, at 8-15 o'clock, a musical con rert will be given Tho progrnm Is In rhnrge of Mr Frederick Lconnrd Twenty singers and musicians will tnkc part A cpstume dnnco wns held on Snturdav evening bv the Oemono Club, of Philadel phia, nt the Wynnetleld Country Club The hostesses wero Miss Alice llalrd, Miss Tlllye Hechstcln, Miss Loretta Hoar, Miss Dorothy Keennn. Miss Mattlo KenslI, Mls Hazel Klrkpntrlck. Miss Lillian Kluth. Miss Cnrnleno Lyct Miss Reglna McDonnld and Miss Marie McDonald. What's Doing Tonight Annual ball, l'cnnsjlvnnltv Acndemy of tho Tlnn Arts. Oprn housn In nil hotels nml clubs Ponton Hstnphnnj Orchestra. Acailetny of Mule. 8 IT, o'clock Oix-nlna rx'relKi-s. firnnd rrnternlty Bulldlnc. Io2n Arch street lliMiom for Oermnn Hcd Cross. Metropolitan Opera Houso, 8 o'clock Farmer Smith's Column A HAPPY NEW YEAU "A Happy New Year' MAY 1917 HOLD FOR YOU ALL YOU MAY WISH IT TO HOLD!" That Is what tho New Year cards say! Let ui reverse tho latter part of tho . jntence "1117 MAY OLD FOR YOU t LL YOU WISH IT TO HOLD. This Is the truth Pretty wishes on painted cards cannot innko the happiness or good fortune of tho nov. ar You YOURSELF must determine what 1917 holds for YOU Does it hold tho loving friendship of our parents and your teacher? Does It hold tho good will of playmato friends? Does It hold high place In class, In sports and games? Does It hold tho hundred nnd one things to be had, NOT for the ASKING, but for tho WORKING and tho TRYING? Tho answer depends not on the number of painted cardn )ou received today. It depends on YOU! Over tho hill Into tho Land of Time Forever Gone slov !, dlsnppenrs 1916. Young, vibrant on the Brow of Today stands 1917 head tossed hack to face tho winds, arms outstretched laden with OP PORTUNITIES 11LESSINGS JOYS. WHAT DOES 1917 HOLD FOR YOU? FARMER SMITH, Children's Editor. BILLY GETS A REST By Fnrmer Smith Quiet, quiet, quiet. Thero was such quiet In tho Bumpus homo that Mrs. Bumpus was worried. There was quiet upstairs and quiet downstairs and Billy wns ns meek as a kitten, only not nearly so playful. Mrs. Rumpus oven wished Billy would get cross for a change Tho morning after her husband had been out riding with Mister Turkey Gob bler Mrs Bumpus ventured to ask: "Is thero anything tho matter?" "No, Indeed." replied Billy "If there is any ono disturbed here It Is you " Read, read, rend. Mrs. Bumpus went out In the kitchen nnd began to think and the more she tried to think the worse off sho became. Sho peeked In tho sitting room, and there was Billy with the Gontvlllo News In front of him and It was UPSIDE DOWN. Mrs Bumpus dropped tho dlshpan and Billy Jumped thrco feet out of his chair. At this his wife rushed Into the sitting room. , , "Is nnythlng the matter?" sho asked. "I thought maybe you had a puncture," said Billy, turning the paper right sldo up. Read, read, read. On tho kitchen table thero was a paper bag and It filled Mrs. Bumpus with n long ing which she soon relieved. SHE BLEW IT UP. BAND Poor Billy Jumped nearly six feet out ot his chair and rushed Into tho kitchen. "What Is all this noise about?" ho asked. "You must get used to noises, If you are going to have an automobile," answered his wife kindly. "Listen, dearie, (Billy always called bis wife "dearie" when he wanted her to tell him anything) "Please tell me about tha noise." , ., . At that moment the doorbell rang and Billy scooted down the cellar, for ho had not forgotten that Mister Elephant MIGHT come some day and settle with him for eating up the big fellow's rope In a few minutes his wife shouted down cellar "Come, my darling, It was only the mall man, with an arm full of books for you" Billy hurried up and took the books from hl3 wlfe- . . . . v , . "BOOKS!" he exclaimed. B-b-books? these are catalogues of automobiles can't you see the pictures on the outside?" "It Is YOUR mall." replied Mrs Bumpus "I should say It was." replied Billy. "Just you look " Billy dd not wait to argue with his wife, but rushed dawn cellar In a few minutes she heard him poking the furnace "We don't need any more heat," sug gested Mrs Bumpus, when she poked her head down tha cellar way. Billy came up from the cellar and sat down again Read, read read "I smell rubber burning," said Mrs Bumpus, as she began paring the potatoes for dinner "It must be the tires on those automobiles I put In the Are," replied Blily, never taking his eyes off his newspaper. "You don't mean to tell me that you put those things in the furnace. I" Mrs Bumpus fairly shouted. Of course, I did I'm taking a rest from from automobiles." Billy kept on reading "What If the gasoline explodes in the fur nace?" asked his good wife. Billy did not move. "That would be nothing to what happened to me yester day" "Why didn't you tell me about it?" asked Mrs. Bumpus. "You did not ask me," replied BJUy, and then be lausbed. THE LONG ARM lyjSllll 'if r b i' wji.nai7v,ii nisMi i r-riiiii i n" r ji hb 'ni iMwrji.v mimm c ,riuiu I lit- 1 uiiltNtuiiK iiiiiimii li iirmuu r,v hi., c i i urnuiHi liu lu Just when you think you've, escaped! BEYOND THE GREAT OBLIVION (Sequel to "The Vacant World") By GEORGE A I. Copyrlaht, 131. tiy I mi CHAI'TIJU XV (Contlniiril) NOT a quadruped of any kind wns to be st en Neither cat nor dog was there, nelthci goat nor pig nor ans ntlii't creature such ns lu thu meanest bavugo villages of other times might havo been found ii tho ourfaco ot tho earth Hut. undlstuilicd nnd bold, minibus of u most extraordinary fowl a long-legged, icil-ncLked fowl, wat tled and huge of beak giavel waddled hero and there or pi relied singly and in fcolemn rows tipuii the huts 'Great Heavens, Beatrice," exclaimed tho engineer, "what aro we up ngtlnst? Of nllthelncrcdlhluplr.ee' That light! That roailng'" Ho had dlfllculty In mailing himself oven beard. Tor now the hissing roar which they hud perculved from afar oft beeined to II 1 1 tho placo with a tremendous vibrant blur, rising, falling, ns tho light waxed and waned Tenlbly confusing all these now nense ImpresHlons worn to Stein and Ueatrlco In thqlr unnerved and weakened stnte And, stnl llig about tin m as they went, they slowly moved along with tho motion of their cnptois toward tho great light. All at onco Stern stopped with a staitled cry. "Tho Infernal dovlls!" ho exclaimed, and recoilod with nn Involuntary shudder from tho sight that met his eos Tho glrl.l too, cried out In fear. Somo all -cm rent, tomo heated blast of vapor from tho vast flame thoy now saw shooting upward from tho stono flooring of tho plaza, momentarily despoiled tho th!clt, whlto vaporu Stern got a gllmpso of a circular row of stono posts, each about nlno feet high bo saw not tho complete circle, but enough ot It to Judgo Its diameter ns some fifty foet. In tho center stood a round nnd mnqslvo building, nnd from each post to that building stretched a metal rod per haps twenty feet 111 length "Look' Look!" gasped Be.-trlco and pointed Then, deadly pale, she hid her face in both her hands and cioudicd away, as though to blot tho sight from her per ception Each metal bar was sagging with a hideous load n row nt human bkeletons, stark, (tcshlcss. frightful In their ghnst llness All wero headless All, suspended by tho cervical vertebrae swajed lightly as tho bluo-grecn light glared on them with Its weird, imeaithly radlnnce Beforo either Stern or tho girl had time oven to struggle or so much as icenvor from tho shock of this fell sight they wero both pushed toughly between two of the posts Into tho frightful circle Stern snw a door jawn black beforo them In tho mnsnlvo hut of stono Toward this the Folk of tho Abyss wero thrusting them "No, ou don't, damn you'" ho howlul with sudden passion "None o' that fur us Shoot. Beta ' Shoot " But oven as her hind jerked nt tho butt of tho automatic, In Uh rawhide lolster on her hip, an overmastering furco Hung them both forward Into tho foul dnrk of tho round dungeon A metal door clanged shut. Absolute darknors fell "My God"' cried Stern "Beta' Where aro you? Beta Beta!" But answer thero was none Tho girl had fainted. t'H.W"rr,K .vt "You Hpruk BnclUht" EVEN in his pain nnd rage and fear Stern did not loso his wits Too great the peril, ho subconsciously realized, for any false step now Detplte the fact that the stono prison could measure no more than somo ten feet in diameter, ho knew that In Its floors some pit or llsbure might exist, frightfully deep, for their deslruc- And other dangers, too, might Ho hidden In this fearful place So. restialnlng him self with a strong effort, ho stood there motionless a few seconds, listening, trying to think. Severo now the pain from his lashed wrists had grown, but ho no longer felt It. Strange visions seemed to dance before his eyes, for weakness and fever were nt work upon him In his ears still sounded, though muffled now the constant hissing roar ot the great flame, the mys terious and monstrous Jet of fire which seemed to form tha center of this unknown, Incomprehensible life In the abyss. "Merciful Heavens'" gaspd he "That fire those skeletons this black cell what can they mean?" Ho found no answer In his bewildered brain Once more lie called, "Beatrice! Beatrice!" but only the close echo of the prison replied He listened, holding his breath In sicken ing fear Was there. In truth, some wait ing, awning chasm in the cell, and had she, thrust rudely forward, been hurled down It? At the thought he set his Jaws with terrible menace and swore, to the last drop of his blood, vengeance on these in human captors. But as he listened, standing there with bound hands In the thick gloom he seemed to catch a slow and sighing sound, as of troubled breathing. Again he called No answer Then he understood the, truth And unable to grope with his hands, he swung one foot slowly, gently, in the partial circumference of a circle. At first he found r Mains; save the smooth OF THE) LAW SSS-S LAN ENGLAND nh A. itutiscv rnmiiftny. and slippery Hone nt tho floor, hut, having shifted his position very cautiously nnd tiled ngalti he experienced tho great Joy nf feeling his sandaled font eome In con tact with the girls prostrate bmly. Beside her on the Moor be knelt He could not free his hands, but be could "call to her nod kiss her fnco And piesently, even whllo tho Joy of this discovery wns keen upon him. ohturlng the hot r.igo ho felt, she moved, she spoke it few vague words, and reached her bands up to him ; sho clasped him in her arms And thero Ill tho close, fetid dirk. Im prisoned, helpless, doomed, they kissed ngaln. nnd once more though no word was spoken plighted their lovo and deep fidelity until thu end. "Hurt" Aro you hurt?" ho pinted eagerly, ns sho snt up on the hard floor and with her hnnds smoothed back tho hair from his hot, aching head "I fcol so wenk and dlz7y," she nn svveied "And I'm afraid oh, Allan, I'm afraid ' But, no, I'm not hurt." "Tliauk God for that '" ho bieathed fer ently "fan jou untlo theso Infernal knots? The'ro almost cutting my hands off! "Here, lot me try'" And presently tho girl set to work; but even though sho labored till her fingers ached, sho could not start tho tight and wnter-soakod ligatures "Hold on, wait a minute," directed ho. "Feel In my right-hand pocket. Mnjbo they fjrgot to take my knlfo." Si obeyed. 'They'vo got It," sho announced "Even If they don't know tho meaning ot revolv ers, they understand knives all right. It's gono " "Pest '" ho ejaculated hotly Then for a moment ho sat thinking, whllo the girl again tried vainly to loosen tho hard-drawn knots "fan jou find the Iron door they shoved us through?" asked bo at length "I II see'" Ho heard her creeping cautiously nlong tho walls of Mono, feeling as she went "Look out"' ho warned "Keep testing THE NEW YEAR'S RESOLVE cuirwn 1 ifu I'ubilsnini company "I know I svvoro off gnawing bones, but I might us well tako a look ut it " the floor as ou g" There may be a crevico or pit or something of that kind " All nt onco sho cried: "Here it Is! I've found it I" "Good! Now, then, feel it all over and seo If there's any rough place on It. Any bharp edge ot a plate, or am thing of that kind, tint I could rub tho cords on " Another silence. Then the girl spoke. "Nothing of that kind here," she answered despairingly. 'The door's ns smooth as If it had been filed and polshed There's not even a lock of any Kind It mus,t bo fast ened from tho outside In some wny." "Hy Heuven. this is certainly a hard prop, osltlon '" exclaimed the engineer, groaning despite himself "What the deuce are w going to do now?" For a moment he remained Bunk in a kind of dull, and apathetic despair But suddenly he gave a cry of Joy "I've got it!" lie exclaimed "Your re- olver, quick! Aim at the opposite wall, there, and fire I" "Shoot, in here?" she queried, astonished "Wh what for?" "Never mind! Shoot!" Amazed, she did his bidding The crash of the reiwrt almost deafened them in that narrow room. By the stabbing flare ot the discharge they glimpMKl the mack a. id shin lug walls, a deadly circle all about them. "Again?" asked she "No That's enough. Now. find the bul let It's somewhere on the floor. There's no pit ; its all soiia uno nunet una tne bullet '" Questioning no mare, yet still not un derstanding, she groped on hands and knees in the JmDsaetrable blackness The search lasted more than Ave minutes before ber Si hand fell on the Jogged bit of metal "Ah!" cried sho. "Here It Is I" "Good I Tell m, is the steel Jacket burst In any such way ns to make n Jagged edge?" A moment's silence, while her deft fingers examined the metal Then said Bhe "I think so. It's a terribly small bit to saw with, but " "To work, then I I can't stand this much longer " . With splendid energy tho girl attacked the tough nnd wnter-sonked bonds She worked half nn hour before tho first one, thread by thread jlelding gave vny The second followed soon after: nnd now. with torn nnd bleeding flngets, she released the final bond "Thank Heaven'" he breathed as sho began chafing bis numb wrists nnd arms to bring tho circulation back again: and presently, when he bnd tegnlned pome use of his own hands he nlso rubbed his nrm No great tlimigo done, after nil," he Judged, "so far as this Is concerted Hut, bv tho Almighty, we're In ono frightful fix even other wny! Hark' ltenr those demons outside there? God knows what thev'ro up to now '" Both prisoners listened Even through tho mnsslvo walls of the circular dungeon they could hear a dull and gruesome chant that rose, fell. died, nnd then resumed seemlnglv In unison with the variant roaring of the rianiP Thereto, nlso, nn Irregular mcttlllc sound, ns of blows struck on Iron, nnd mw nnd then a shrill, high-pitched cry The rffect of these strnngo pounds rendered vague and unreal bv the density of the walls, nnd faintly penetrating the drenrtful darkness, surpassed all efforts of the Imagination. Hcatrlro and Stern, bold ns they were, hardened by rough ndventurlngs felt thclt henrts sink with boilings and for a while thev spoke no word They snt there to gether on tho floor of polished stone per ceptibly warm to the touch nnd greasy with n peculiarly repellent BUbstnnee nnd thought long thoughts which neither one dared voice But nt length tho engineer, now much recovered from hla pain nnd from the oppression of the lungs caused by tho com pressed nlr, reached for the girl's hand In the dark. "Without you where should I bo? ' he ex claimed "My good nnrel now. ns always'" Sho mado no nnswer, but returned the pressure of his hnnd And for n while sllenco fell between them there silence broken only bv their troubled breathing and the cadcnccd roaring of tho huge gas well flame outside the prison wall At lat Stern spoke "Let's get some better Idea of this place." said, he "Mnsbc If wo know Just whnt we'ro up against we'll understand better whnt to do And slowly, cautiously, with every senso alert, he began exploring the dungeon. Floor nnd walls he felt of, with minute care, reaching ns high ns ho could nnd eagerly seeking some possible crevice, some prnm'i-o nn mntter how remote of ultimate es enpe But the examination ended onlv In dis couragement Smooth almost ns glass tho walls were, nnd the floor ns well, perhaps worn down by countless prlsoneis The Iron door, clevcrlv set Into the wall, Iny flush with It, and offered not the slight est Irregulxrlty to the touch. So nicely wns It fitted that not even Stern's fingernail could penetrate tho Joint "Nothing doing In the escape line," ho passed Judgment unwllllngl Barbarians these people certalnlv nrc In sonic ways but they've got the nrts of stone nnd Iron work ing down fine I, as nn engineer, have to nppreclnto that, and give tho remoto de scendants of our race credit for It. even If It works our ruin Gad, but they ro clever, though "' Discouraged. In spite of all bis nttemoted optimism, he sought the girl again there In tho deep nnd velvet dark To himself ho drew her; nnd, h'n arm about her sinuous, supple body, trkd to comfort her with cheer ing speech "Well, Bentrlce. they haven't got us et! We'ro better off on tho whole than" wo had any right to hope tor after having fallen one or two hundred miles mnbc flvo hundred, who knows' If I mn manngu to get a word or two with theso confounded barbarians, I'll inn) be save, our bncon et And. at worst well, we'ro In a mlehtv irnml llttlo fort here I pity nn) hotly that tries to como in mat uoor nnd get us ' "Oh, Allan those skeletons, those head less skeletons!" Mie whispered, and in his nrm.s he felt her shudder with unconquerable tenr "I know ; but they nron't going to add us to their little collection. )ou mnrk my words' Theso men are white; they're our own kind, even though they have slid back Into barbarism. The) 'II listen to reason, onco I get a chance nt them " Thus, talking of tho ab)ss and of theli fall now of ono phase, now another, ot their frightful position they passed an hour in the stifling dark. And. Joining tholr observations nnd Ideas, they were able- to get somo general Idea of tho condition.-! under which these Incredible folk wero dwelling Trom tho wnrmth of the sea nnd the Im mense quantities of vapor that filled tho abyss they concluded that It must be ni a tremendous depth In tho earth perhaps as far down ns Stern's extreme guess of flvo hundred miles and ulso that it must bo of very largo extent Beatrice had noted also that the water was salt This led them to the conclusion that in some wny or other, perhaps Inter mittently, tho oceans on the surface wero suppl)!ng tho subterrareau sea. "If I'm not much mistaken." Judged tho engineer, "that tremendoL-j maelstrom near the site of .New Haven tho cataract that almost got us, Just ufter wo started out has something very vital to du with this Hltuutlun In that case, and If there's a way for water to como down, why mn)n't thero be a wa) for us to climb up' Who knows?" "Hut If there were" she answered, 'vvouldnt these pcipto have found It. In all theso hundreds and hundreds of )ears?" They dlsccrased the question, pro and con with many another that bore on the folk this strange and Inexpl. cablo Imprisonment the huge flame at the center of the com munity s lire, tho probablo Intentions of their captors, and tha terrlf)lng rows of headless skeletons "What those mean I don t know," said Stern "Thero may be human racrlflco here and offerings of blood to somo out Iandlsb god they'vo Invented Or these relics may be trophlcu of battle with othei peoples of the nbjta To Judgo from tho way this placo is fortified I rather think thero must bo other tribes, with more or less constant warfare The Infernal fools' When the human race is all dettro)ed, as It Is. except ii fovv handfuls of albino survivors, to make war nnd kill each other ! It's on n p-ir with the old Maoris of New Zealand, who virtu ally exleiinlnatcd each other toiigut till most of tho tribes were wiped clean out and only a remnant was left for the British to subdue !" "I'm more Interested in what they're going to do with us now ' she answered, shuddering, "than In how iiny or how few survive ' What ure we guttg to do, Allan? What on earth can we do now'" (CONTINUED TOMORROW) GIVES SUCCESS RULES AS HE QUITS POST 1 i Think Less of Payday, Sport and Fun, Says Strawbridge & Clothier Veteran -a young men who would be successful Think lees of pajday ant) more of your dally vvorK. "Think more of business and less of sport and fun. "Get to business early and stay late. "Be the ftrnt to come and the last to leave." ' Such is the advice of James J. Sill, a department head of Strawbridge & Clothier, who has decided to retire after moro than forty-two years of torvlce. Ills resigna tion tooK enreci tooay. tie is sixty-one years old. He has decided to spend the rest of his days on his estate at Wyncota Mr. S1U Is said to he one ot the most suc cessful buyers in bis line la the country He attributes his success to hard work tend strict mention to business. ATLASTIE.J.CATTELL REALLY FINDS RIVAL City's C i a m p i o n Calculator Matched by Boston Mathe matical Gargantua HOW DID JOHN D. DO IT7 Expert Draws Interesting Distinction Between Christ and Rockefeller Bdward J. Cnttell. city statlstleUn, booster nnd nil-round lightning calculator, hns n rival when It comes to addition and multiplication. He frankly admitted today that such wns the case The rival Is a Boston man, who, during tho day, writes his comment on the stock market nud nt night ponders on glgnntlo arithmetical problems News reached here today that the Bos ton financial writer hns Just figured It out that If Jesus Christ had saved Jl a minute from the tlmo that ho came to earth 1J1S )ears ngo, he could not match the wealth of John B ltockefeller today Here Is what the flnnnrlal crtllo says I "John D. Bockefellcr's wealth Is now estimated nt substantially more than 1,000 000,000 It Is n sum so huge few people are able to grasp It "Let It be assumed that Mr Rockefeller was born at tho time of Christ, 1010 years ngo. Let It also bo assumed that during that during theso 1JI6 years less one week, theso II) 16 )cnrs Mr. Rockefeller earned one dollar for every minute of each day, and seven dayn to the week. Let It bo further assumed that Sir. Ilookefoller saved every dollar that he earned during theso 1010 years No allow nnce need be mndo for any living expenses, "On this hnslK, working every minute, day nnd night, for' 131(1 )eara earning o, dollar n mlnuto nnd saving every dollar earned, Mr. Bpckefcller would not have greater wealth today than he Is estimated to have nccumulatcd m his brief actual lifetime to date. "In the 1010 years since tho timo ot tho birth of Christ thero have been 1537 years, having 3CB days to the year Thero aro 1110 minutes In each twenty-four-hour day Therefore, during tho 1637 years having 3Cu days thero havo been 807,847,200 minutes 'There have nlso been 470 leap years since the tlmo of Christ and In theso 479 )cars thero have been 2C2.132.1G0 minutes. This makes a rough total of 1,060,029,360 minutes from tho birth of Christ up to last Monday And It Is estimated that In Mr, Hockefeller's wcnlth pile there Is a dollar for every one of these minutes" ' I ndmlre the gentleman In Uoston for his patience," said Mr. Cattell THE SUIAYITESHEAR SECOND FREE CONCERT Maude Fay SiBgs With Orchestra at Metropolitan Before En thusiastic Crowd Cosmopolls came to the Metropolitan yes terday. You were there. We were there. Vnd all the almost-four-thousand you'a ind we's (not so different despite qualifica tions of age. sex and nationality) had a good time Was not the orchestra giving tho second of its freo Sunday concerts? And are not good Sunday entertainments inre enough to bo celebrated with nil the tortd-up and stimulated energy of age and )outh combined? Thero in n kind of silent team-work, a sort of unified tippreciatlvonoss, about the Sunday afternoon nudlences thnt you don't find nnywhere else In town From the nlco, funny old gentleman with the protuberant sldewhiskors and the pronounced dislike or muted trumpets ua cxempllf)lng tho dis tressing modernism of music, to the nice, funny )oung gentleman, n'ged ten, with Bostnneso bifocals, who Is thrown Into an applauding delirium by "Don Juan" they are Interested, alive, tremendously In touch with ever) thing that happens on the stnge. Tho Oriental eyes of tho college student acrob.t tho tislo from you are not a bit Iras snapping with nttentiveness than aro tho plnln, pure eyes of that intelligent New Bnglandlsh school teacher lady In the box. And the firecracker eyes of the kids are, perhaps tho popplugest nnd tho prettiest (symbols and slgna of tho whole affair Age llnds It can well affoid to scale oft tho years) when bully good music Is being played on uii otherwise poss'bl) ilraggy Sunday. Yesterday's audlonco lacked nothing In the way of types. Thero were people there from the music studios; peoplo from tha thcatiesj people from the north and south of tho city. They weighed and balanced what wns offered them with that nlco dis tinction that marks tho genuinely hlgh kejed nudltor. And their taste was very good If thoy coughed a bit during the blnglng of quite a lorg Beethoven aria they took to their collective breast that chipper. Irrepressible and childishly charming sym phony of Father 11a) dn. They didn't spare their palms after Mr Strauss's hectic hero had hi entlied his last, harmonically, and they manifested especial cunning In picking; out the "'rosea" und "Tannhaeuser" airs, aa they were voiced, for marked approval. They listened with respect. If not with rapt revereneo. to Miss Maude Fay, tho American soprano, whtlo Bhe was singing All, I'erfldo '" and vv ith obvious Joy to her presentments of "Bich, Theure Halle" and Vlssl d'Arte " If MUs Kay, who Is a Callfornlan by birth, has sung here before It has not been recent!) . lu Munich and other foreign countries she Is well and favorably viewed by critics and public Her current engage ment with the Now York Metropolitan gave the Orchestra an opportunity to get her services for )estcrday'a concert. A. capital operatic, soprano she is, with plenty of good, erratic tone and manifest Bklll'tn producing the dramatic atmosphere without the uld of costumes or Keener) The two overtures played liy Mr. StowkowskI at last Friday's concurt were repeated at the Met ropolitan. Like most ot the rest of the urogram, the) were greatly enjoyed. The noube was full, and, best of all, the often untrue adage of the "good-natured New Year crowd" lost its falsity In the stimulus of Mr Stuvvkowskl, hU men, his selection uf numbers and tho lively manner In which tliejo were pla)cd Pallyana herself would have been put to it to find a more sin cerely agreeable' and agreeing throng B. D. J FRIDAY, THE 13TH, JINX DUE TWICE THIS YEAR Ficldo April and Sultry July Will Seo Sinister Combination All gall is divided Into two parts, and the greatest of these Is the nerve of the person who tries to k'll present Joy with grumbling about the New Year liut Just bear in mind that twice during the coming twelve month will opine that double-distilled Jinx day Friday, the thirteenth. It is net M&tll April that the fatal com bination aPHe&rs. Again in July the Jinc comes Aftrthat, you folks who think at black catrs and ladders and left-shoulder moons, the coast is clear New Yearns Gift for Scrubwomen BOSTON awi lWVs his New Year's gift to the raun)jpal scrubwomen. Mayor Curley is going to emancipate them from working on their knees Tbe new ordsr will become effective tomorrow The "washwoman s emancipation ordr ' went forth from the Mayor s office today Hence forth they will use a patented mup at which the Mayor has bought a targe ausns tity, and which -an be uswi (landing up. For a long time Mayor Curler has ba 1 troubled at, tbe !1U of elderly ferubw8 t !srV ". B-sHlHTn-i '---TWIiiiTiCTf
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