ltHHi,liili'.uiWMH-pl14 (WSJI":"wpn Wri)"w' '"WiSirMUfniiwimnw ft vu "ijip'fi.iWfM - minn wi ') JUST G0SS1PAB0UT PEOPLE Large Costume Affair Will Be Given Toirht at Bellevue-Stratford by Mr. Gustave Iieckscher Other Matters AN) now tonight theio Is Ouy Iieckscher' s dance nt tho Bcllovtlo Stratford, . which has ionic to bo looked upon ns mi annual nrfatr by members of noddy tUio count themselves among hia largo coterlo of friends. Ouy lia3 long been, together wltn Aichlo Wright nnd Sam Chase, among thr- moat popular wen nbout town. Now tho well-known trio la to bo broken uy in tho prospect of Sam Chase's .1.1l.. .,, Ci;lllt!nV lO ftlln Bruro, so Archlo and Ouy will be loft sadly nlono In their glory until they, too, pet haps, will de cide that "single blessedness" Is no blessedness nt all, nn some of the wags tell U3, and will "go and do likewise " Ho that as it mav, society will go to night to the ball und watch eagerly to soo what now schemo of cntcitalnment Krlond Ouy has UP hla sleeve for Its special pleasure and delectation. w AND MRS. UPDID Dale will enlcrtnln at din- no. before tho patty, nnd Mr. and Mr". William Wall'ice Attei bui will nh,o glvo a Inigo din ner The John M. Grosves, of Pittsburgh, brothor-ln law and sister of Mis. Edward Crtwci, will bo tho guestt of honor at a largo dinner which tho do zers will glvo before tho ball, and nnother dinner will bo given bv Mr. nnd Mrs. Oeoigo II M Hidden, of Vlllanon. w fANCY WYKNtS COOK will bo given a largo theatro partv and Mippor at tho RItz-Carlton tonight by her pat ents. Mr. and Mrs. Oustavus Wynne Cook. Nnncy has proved to be a ery popular bud. as 1 predicted sho would. Sho la very ptetty, with toft fair hair and large hazel eycH, and drosses In perfect taste. There will bo about thirty-llvo guests at tho party tonight. TIIH kiddles camo In for a largo shnio of Christmas fes tivities on Saturday afternoon, when they were entcitalncd by the Matinee Musical Club at a luncheon, followed by an Inteiesting pi ogrnni, which Included dancing dolls and all the rest of It The ballroom of tho Uollevue Strat ford was literally packed with kiddles of every size, ago and kind, one might say, and never have I seen so many colored ribbons on so many curly heads. Rolls nnd bundloa of confetti wore dlhtiibutod among them, and those upstairs In tho boxes amused themselves by throwing tho papois down on thoso on tho balhoom floor, who returned tho attention with In tel est. Tho effect, It may well bo imagined, was a pel feet Hot of color. Games and toys weio distributed lato In the afternoon, and to sry tho party was a success would not adequately express It. WITH Christmas trees tucked away In tho four corners of tho ballroom, and holly, mistletoe and fir trees of every kind banking tho stage, tho balcony nnd cozy corners, with n chcoiful log Ilio blazing, tho Philadelphia Cilckct Club took on a truly festive air on Satuiday night. A number of dlnneis pieccded the danco in tho nrtlstlcnlly decorated cafo below tho ballioom. Among thoso dining were Mr. and Mrs. Ilany Cait w light, Mr. and Mis. Harry Weeks and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Colalmn. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Brush entet tallied Mr. and Mis. John Rlttenhouse, Mr and Mis. It. Nyce, Mr. J. Scott Todd. Mr. nnd Mrs. Herboit Baync, Miss Mliiam Parti Idgo and Mr. Georgo Parkman. Mrs. Harold MeNeal, of Boston, dined with friends. Mr. and Mrs. AV. W. Adams dropped in for a llttlo while. Mr. William Moilce, Dr. and Mrs. Joseph I'leltas, Miss Martha II) slop, Mr. Georgo Fry, Mr. and Mrs. Caiol Grace, Miss Julia Lavlno and Mr end Mrs Thomas Stockhausen wero also among tho danceis. NANCY WYNNE. Personals Those who will receive at tne costumo dance which Mr. Gustavo A. Hcckschor will glvo tonight in the P.oso Gardens of the liellevue-Strntford will Include his sister, Miss Heckschei, his brother, Mr. Stevens Iieckscher, and Mi. and Mrs. Ledvard Heckscher. Several hundred guests from this and other cities are expected to bo present, prominent among whom will bo Mr and Mrs M. Stevenson Hasby, Mr and Mrs Armltt nrovn. Mr nnd Mrs. Itlchaul Pydnoy Now bold. Mr. and Mrs IMwIn O Perrln of Now York; Miss nugenia Law, Mr Livingston Middle. Mrs. Udmund II. Mc Cullough, Mrs George Clymer Brooke, Mr and Mrs J. Lorrlmer Warden, Mr. and Mrs Percy M Hudson, Mr. and Mrs. W. W Atterbury, Mr. and Mrs. 8 W. Keith. Mr and Mrs. John M. Gross. Mr. and Mrs. Walter B Brooks. Ji., Miss Besslo P. Munnlkhuysen. of Baltimore ; Mr. nnd Mrs Georgo I Justice. Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Rowland, Mr. and Mrs C. Wheaton Vaughn, Mr and Mrs. J. It. Kvans Roberts, Mr and Mrs George McFadden, Mr. and Mrs Edward Crozer, Mr and Mrs. ndgar M Church, Mr. and Mrs Franklin McCrea Wirgman, Mr. and Mrs Ilpbcrt II Large, Mr and Mrs Theodore Iteath. Mr. and Mrs Archibald J Ilarklle, Mr and Mrs. Samuol Megargee Wright, Drf and Mrs Ilobert G. Torrey, Mr and Mrs Henry Miller Watts, Mr and Mrs Georgo W Kendrlck, 3d, Mr. and Mrs Charles Pickett StokeB, Mr and Mrs. Jay B. Llpplncott. Mr. and Mrs. J. Walter Steel, Dr. and Mrs Albert P. Franclne. Mr and Mrs Georgo D Itosen garten, Mr and Mrs. IMwnid C. Dale, Mr. and Mrs Wirt I.. Thompson. Yr. and Mrs. Henry K Dillard. Mr and Mrs W Howard Pancoast, Mr and Mrs. IMgar T. Scott, Mr. and Mrs James M. Heed. Mr and Ura. Norman MacLeod, Mr. and Mrs. P William eon Hoberta, Mr and Mrs Bmlen S Hare, Mr and Mrs IMward B Itoblnette. Mr and Mrs. William U. Goodman, Mr and Mrs. James Potter, Mr. and Mrs Alfred W Han sel!, Mr. and Mrs John Whlta Geary, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J polan, Mr and Mrs. David S. B Chew, Dr. and Mrs. Williams Uiddle Cadwalader, Mr and Mrs. Randolph P. Justice, Mr. and Mrs Mitchell G. Rosen tarten. Sir and Mrs. W Barklle Henry. Mr and Mrs. Thomas Rldgw-ay, Mr and Mrs, Harry C Thayer, Mr. and Mrs. Har low C. Voorhees, Mr- and Mrs. J Kent Willing, Mr and Mrs. J. Rldgway Rellly, Dr and Mrs. William Drayton, Jr.. Mr. and Mrs, Walter Thomson, Mr and Mrs. Samuel Bell, Mr. and Mrs. Charles E Coxe, Mr, and Mrs. Alfred 13. Norrls, Mr and Mrs. Henry DlMton, Mr, and Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Mr. and W,ra. J. Curtis Patterson, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel K. Reeves, Mr and Mrs. George Dallas Dixon, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John C. Groonie, Mr and Mrs. George E. Atherton. Mr and Mrs. Benjamin Bullock, Mr. and Mrst Charles B. Hart Mr uir" Mrs. Thomas E. Dunn, Mr and Mra. William B. Hart, Mr &o4 Mrs Benjamin Keath Mr and Mrs C v Harrison, Jr Mr and Mrs. Robert M Drayton. Dr and Mrs. Archibald (1 Q. Toonuon, Mr and Mrs. A. J Dreiel t ; rK JT Photo by rrodirUk Itrnilley. MISS ELEANOR EDMONDS The engagement of Miss Edmonds, daughter of Mr. nnd Mrs. John Edmonds, of Wayne avenue and Upsal street, Goi mantown, and Mr. II. Stanley Kctcham, son of Mr. nnd Mrs. Howard Kctcham, of Getmantown, is announced today Uldtlle. Mr. nnd Mrs Walter M. Jeffords, Di nnd Mrs Howard Hansell Sir nnd Mrs lluiel.iv H W.uhtirton, Mr und Mrs Ran dolph Hoblnson, Xcw York ; Mr and Mrs. Wilson M. flarv Il.iltlmoio; Mr. and Mrs. O It. Gruner. New Yotk; Mr. and Mrs. O'Donuell Hlllen, Bnltlnuuu; .Mr and Jits H A. Pnn, Jr. Ilaltlinoic; Mis. Prcscott Made. New York: Mr and Mrs Cll.it Its Plnvforil. Baltimore; Mlns busiin I Bruce, Miss Mmg.aret M Wiight Ml-s Nadlno Chaso, Mis i Gtrtrudn S ileokscher. Mrs J. Hamilton Harris Miss ICItty Smith, Mrs 11 C Madeira. Miss Kanny M Wain, Miss Elizabeth Steel. Mis Marlon W Dougherty, Miss M Gabrlela Tllghman Mb s Dorothy L Noirls, Miss Mary Brown Wirbuttoti, Miss Clarissa T Cliane, ?llsi Harriet O. It Go.vebn Mis Albert H I'.osengarteti, Miss Cllzabctb Thomp-on, Miss Maigaret II Burton, Mr. Samuel chew, Mr Charles N. Welsh, Mr C Peiclval Gregg Mr Andrew C Gray, Mr Lewis 11 Parsons. Mr Philip H. Cbaeo Mr Trcnclinrd H. New bold Mr. Archibald Wiight, Mr I) W Wiight. Mr A Ft Leo, Mr. Andrew Wheeler, Jr , Mr. 11. Yalo Dolan Mr llniry C Yarrow. Mr Homy B Hodge, Mr Josepn (J. Rosen garton, Jr, Mr Samuel II f'hnso, J(r. Kd wln I Hynemnn, Mr Whltnev Wright, Mr. Hcnrv O. Brcnglc, Mr. B II, Trotter, Mr. Francis L Cramp, Mr Lionel Willing. Mr. Walter W. L Potterall. Mr W Lmnn Hiddlo, Mr Charles Gilpin. .Id. Mr Law rence C I'ulkr, Mr Henry Bnirlay, Mr Keating WIIIcon, Mr. William PI itt Pepper, Mr Daniel L Hutchinson, 3d, Mr Thomas Cadwalader, Mr Andrew Gray, Mr. Louis A. Riddle, Mr. Clarence R. Lewis and Mr. Samuel II Moirls. Mrs. Edward N Wright, Mis Wood bildge Noble and Mrs I. Woodbrldgo Rlloy received with Mrs Edwaid Troth at tho meeting of her dancing class last ovcniiig Among tho guests nt tho largo buffet luncheon given on Sunday by Mr and Mrs J. Walter Steel wero Mr. and Mrs. J. Ber tram Llppincott, Mr and Mrs. Jnmos Reed. Mr. and Mrs. Henry II Pattun, Mrs Georgo Rosengarten, Mr. and Mrs. Alfn.il Hansel!, Mr. and Mrs Dorr L Nowton, Mr. nnd Mrs John Lnngacrt!, Mr and Mrs II. Eau Taylor, Dr. and Mrs Albert Krnnelne, Mr and Mrs Cm Us Pattersun, Mi, Archibald Wright, Mr. Joseph Mltcheson, Dr. and Mis. William Drajton, Jr., and Mr. nnd Mrs J. Rldgway Rellly. Mr. and Mrs W. YOrke Stovcnsou enter tained New Year's Evo at dinner at tho Philadelphia Country Club, followed by supper at L'Alglon Mr. nnd Mrs John Edmonds, of Wayno avenue and Upsal btreet, Germantown, an nounce tho engagement of their daughter. Miss Eleanor Edmonds, to Mr. II. Stanley Kctcham, son of J'r. and Mrs. Howard Kctcham, also of Germantown Miss Ed mondj mado lu-i debut two seasons ago, and is one of tho most popular of German town's younger set. Mr. .and Mrs. William Henry Trotter en tertained at breakfast yesterday murnlng, when their guests numbered 150 Mrs. William Henry Newbold, of 105 South Twenty-second street, will entertain at luncheon on Wednesday, January 10. Covers will be laid for nine guests. JIlss Florence Sheppard, of 2121 Walnut street, will entertain at luncheon, followed by n theatre party, tomorrow. The en gagement of Miss Sneppard and Mr. Court, land M Richardson was recently an nounced. Miss Margaret Waters, of Washington lane. Jonklntown, entertained at supper, followed by a party, at tho Bellevue-Stratford, on New Year's Eve. Mr. and Mrs. William I Rlklns. of Elklns Park, Pa, havo had Mr. and Mrs. II a sard Tuckcrman, of New York and Ips. vvlch, as their guests over tho week-end. Mr. and Mr3. Charles D. Barney, of Ell don, Old York road, Ogontz, havo their son-in-law and daughter, Mr and Mrs. J. Horace Harding, and family, of Fifth ave nue. New York as their guests over the holidays. Miss Josephine Primrose Reeves, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Butler Reeves, of Abbotsford avenue, Germantown, Is spending the Christmas holidays with her parents. Miss Reeves will return to school in Washington in a fortnight Mr. and Mrs. J. Milton Brooke, of Enfield, Pa, announce the engagement of their daughter, Mlsa Sara Mae Brooke, to Mr. Georgo C, Rlttenhouse, of Whltemarsh. Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Rand, accom panied by their daughter, Miss Nathalie Holmes Hand, of Mountain avenue and City line, Oak Lane, are spending the holi days at their country place near Mozart, Bucks County. . Mr and Mrs. Frederick Lelghton Kramer, of sharplesa avenue. Elklns Park, will spend the winter months at their cottage oo Surrey and Yentnor avenues, Ventnor Invitations nave beeif Usud by Mr and EVENING LEDGEE-PHILADELPniA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1917 Mrs Samuel Klelnmnn for tho marriage of their daughter. Miss Tlllyo Adelo Klein mnn, to Iir Herman I dwln f'mno on Sun day evening at (i o'clock, nt Congregation of Ohel Jacob. Seventh street above Columbia avenue followed by a reception at Students' Chapter for the Immartlato relative! At the dane which Mr nnd Mrs Harry It Collin will give tomntrow In the liall rooni of the dermantown Cricket Clnl. fir their daughter Miss 1 Inset Coffln Mrs c f. Iln will li assisted In receiving by Mis 11 it Newborn nnd Mrs. Henry 1) forlim of New Yoik The out of town Bursts will ! Miss Henrietta M llnrmen, of New V -It Miss Merlbah n l.'rench. of Mnnohcster, N. It.; Mlis Rdlth Klngsley. of Linden Neb Miss Clrece l,ntnbdeti and Mls lteion t.ntulidcti. of New Itochellc, N V About 300 guests will attend. Mrs Collin will wear an nrchld-rotorcd gown, trimmed with silver net white the dehutnntc's frock win bo of white satin nnd silver. Mrs Onrge W. Ciorirtloy. of 727 Lin coln drive, tlcrmalilown, will cntertnin it dinner on Saturday Covers will bo laid for twelve guests Miss Uorothy Vogclcohn entertained a number of her former classmates of thu William I'enn High School, class of l'ob runry. 1914, at a Hutch Buppor last week Among those present were Miss Itosalio It. znek Miss tvarl Itlttenberg Mls Hen rlittn Jaffc. Miss Hose Capiat! Miss Helen l'i mi. Miss Sarah IJrnder Miss tlcba Sellg, Mi1-- Mar VoEe'pohn, MIbs ltao Itt-xnck ami Mlrs Nancy ltosenfeldt. Mi W Price Hull, of 125 West f-VhnoI Hntii la'tu Oermnntnwn, hns retnrneil frniu Milton, Pa , where ho spent the rinl-t-m is holldn.vs Paper I'lrm Gives Bonus to Employes UI.oPrT.STKn CITY. N ,T .Inn 2 The Hlndc ft Daueh Pnorr f'ompnnv, lunni'f ii tillers of corrugated fiber spec! ti tles niitiiiumes a bonus to all "f Its 210 eniploves, who vt-lll receive from $10 to $.'0 ench, ntcordlng to length of service The amount distributed Will aggregate fn.ooi). Farmer Smith's Column THY THIS DURING 1917 Dear Children What do you bollovo? Do you bellovo In failles? I do, because fnlrlos arc KIM) THOUGHTS. Do you believe In hobgoblins? I do not, because I am ho full of KIND TltorOHTS that there la no room for the PN-I-CINI) THOPOIITS The fairies will not let tho hobgoblins In' You must not think thnt tho FEAR THOPOIITS nnd the CN-KIND thoughts are jouri nlono. for nil of us havo them. ALL LIFE IS A BATTLE' We nre always wnrrlng against thoHo things which would or which try to tor ment us Whn tho hobgoblins of fe ir and distrust and tlulr kind come, they will not get past the front door If ou are FILLED with beautiful thoughts Talto a glass of wntcr, 1111 It FULL Can jou put niiy moru In It? Of course not, there is not room Then. Ill yourself with in much GOODNESS that there will be no room for tho hobgoblins Do not try to destrov vnur HOBGOB LIN'S Destroy .vour BELIEF In them and the inscals will disappear. Watch our "beliefs " If vou believe Jimmy Jones Is MEAN what good will It do to try to change Jimmy" Merely change your belief nbout him and he will soon bo tho opposlto of mean. And what do you suppose that Is'.' With much Ioe, PARMEIt SMITH, Children's Editor. MODERN I'YW,ES Mrs. Crow nut! Advice Hy Fanner Smith It so happened not so very long ago thnt Sirs. Crow fell from her nest and broke her leg. All the birds and boosts of tho foil's t soon heaid of It unci ono and all ennio to glvo nilvlce "I will glvo ou same hair from tho tip of my tail," said tho llabbit. and with that ho pulled a few tiny hairs fiom his tall IF THE UMBRELLA OT CopjrUut i.m I'ub'lshlng nnd advised Mister Crow to tlo It around Mr3. Crow's leg with tho bark of tho paw paw treo Tho Rabbit heard a nolso and dlaap neared Just In time, for It was tho I; ox coming. When that sin v 1 fellow saw Mis Crow on tho ground mm nor goou ' standing beside her, ho said, "1 havo a good mind to cat jou both." "Co ahead," answered Mr. Crow, think ing quickly. "ut what honor is thero In eating two Crows which you find on tho ground?" "True," replied tho crafty ono. "It oul1,1 he better for mo to help you get well and then cat you Is her leg broken?' "It is." replied Mr. Crow. "Tho Rabbit suggested fixing It as It Is " Tho Rabbit! Of all animals he is the most foolish. Lot ma seo what I can do f With that tho Fox broke a thorn from a bush nearby and tied up the wounded limb with the thorn and a dandelion stem. "J ha thorn will keep the leg straight and the dandelion will soothe the wound Tho Crows thanked tho F04 for his klndress. a.id no sooner had he gono tlian tho Wolf camo along and seeing what he thought might bo a good Ijrcakfast for him. ho approached whero Mrs. Crow lay. "I fully intended eating ou both," said tho Wolf, "but I seo that something is the matter. May I aid you?" "Wo will do anything to pleabo you," re nlied Mrs Crow What may bo the matter with jour wife?" asked the Wolf. "She has broken her leg," answered Mr. "And what have you done for It?' Being told how tho Pox had fixed the Injured limb, the Wolf said "Of all ani mals the Fox is tha roost crafty. He told you that In order to keep you from getting well To cure the break you mukt put nothing on it, but let It alone ' With that the Wolf took oft the bandage which the Fox had made, thinking to himself all the time that Mrs. Crow would be Injured and ho might easily eat her at another time. "Very good," answered Mr. Crow, we would do anything to please you." After he had taken oft the bandage, the Wolf went away, laughing to hlmwlf. By and by along camo tho Hawk, flying high In the air, When he reached tho ground he tame to whore tho Crows wre nnd when he inquired what the matter was, lie said "How foolish to ask every one's advice Oo Away and do what you think best yourself." "TRY TO PLEASE) EVERY ONE AND YOU PLEASp NONa NOT EVLN YOURSELVES," WVv VVvVVVVv v CnvWV YvvXV v-lj k ' s iJ I l.tS'iT '2'r l---7;r-', : THE FIRST STOCK EXCHANGE It i w i IFtr1 "i I. Id it . . . . uu. itV . ... 'T' . " IViT 111 MBiAi M ir rtA : V I Ml W-aL w& 'kkmM$WWm-l,i fit- 1 I If I'll III II I BEYOND THE GREAT OBLIVION (Sequel to "The Vacant World"') By GEORGE ALLAN ENGLAND Comrllit. "Id li Finnic A. lnnrH Cnmimnt, HIAI'TISll XXVI (CiititliitiPil) HI, THOUGHT a moment, while the strnngo ehnnt. dimly heard, rose nun fell outside, nlwns In unison w.th the gigantic (lame. Then t-nld be: "Do? Nothing, for the immediate pies ent othlng, except wait and kei p all the nervo nnd stiength wo i.m N u o in our shouting and making a low Thv'l nlv tike that as an mlmlsuiui of feu, and weakness. Just as anv barbarians would No use hammering on the Iron door with oui revolver butts and annoying our white brothers by Interrupting their song service". "Positively tho onlv thing I ran see to do Is Jiift to make sute both automatics are crammed full of cnitildRi't, keep mlr wits nbout uh and plug the lint man that comes in through that ilom- with tho notion of making h.k'iIIIcoh of us I ccitalnly don t hnnl.ei after inartvrdoiu of that sort. und. by Hod : tho savage that liivs hands on you ilicB Inside of ono second by the stop watch !" "I know, boy ; hut against ho many, what are two revolveis?' They're everlhlng! -My gucs Is that a little target practice would put tho fear of God 'into their hcait'J In a most iNtraor dlnary manner!" Ho tried to speak lightly and to cheer the girl, but In his brea.st his heart lay heavy ns a lump of It ad "Suppose they d m't come In, what then? suddenly resumed Beulriie. "What If tbry leave us here till " There, there, little girl' Don t ou go borrowing any trouble We've got enough of the rial article without manufacturing any '" Sllonoo again, and a long, dark, Inter minable waiting In tho blnok cell the air grew close and filghtfully oppressive Clad us tbiv both were in fur gaiments suitable U outdoor life ninl to ucroplanlng at great WERE A NEW IDEA -i- Cunuunis It, printed d spi ciui altitudes, they wero suffering Intensely fiom tho heat. Stein's wrlsfi and amis, moreover, still pained considerably, for they had bet n very cruelly bruised with the ropts, which the barli.ii bins had drawn tight with a forco Unit uetpoke both fckill and deftness. His need of ecjmo occupation forced him to as buro himself, a dozen tlmea ovur. that both rovolvcrs wero completely filled Fortu nately, tho captors hud not known enough t" rob either Beatrice or him of the cart lldgo belts thoy wore. How long a time passed? ono hour, twp, three? They could not tell. But, overcome by tho vitiated air and great heat. Beatrice slept at last, her head In tho man's lap Ho, utterly spent, teaned his back against tho wall of black and polished stone, noddlns with weariness and great exhaustion. He, too, must have dropped oil Into a troubled sleep, for ho did not hear the un bolting of tho massive Iron eellflpor. But all nt once, with a nulck start, ho recovered consciousness. He found himself broad awake, with the girl clutching at his arm and pointing Willi dazzled ujeii ho stared stared at a fetrangs figuro standing framed in a rec- tangio oi Uluo aim foggy light. Even ns ho shouted, "Hold on, there! pet back out o' that, you!" and Jerked his ugly pistol at tho old man'3 breast-for very aged this man teemed, bent and feeble and trembling as ho leaned upon an Iron staff a voice spoko dully through the half gloom, saying: "Peace, friends 1 Peace be unto you !" Storn started up la wild amaze. From his neryelesa fingers the plctol dropped. And, as- It clattered on the lloor, he cried: "English? You spals English? Who are you? EnglUh! English! Ob, my God!" CII.WTIIK XXVII Doomed I THE aged man stood, for a moment as though tranced at sound of the engineer's voice Then tapping feebly with his staff, he advanced a pc or two Into the dun geon And Stern and Beatrice who now had sprung up, too, and was likewise star ing at this singular apparition heard once again the words "Peace, friends! Peace'" Stern snatched up the revolver and leveled tt ' Stop there '" he shouted. "Another step and i -I " The, old. man hesitated, one hand holding . . ,v i i ! .'Vii---.Li tf -'A'"'1 'Mm 1 iiv Hi m . -I rtf. h. the staff the other groplnR out vacantly In front or him. as though to tolioh the pris on is Behind him. the dull blno light enst Its vague glow Stern, seeing his bald nnd shilling bond, b an. Coidrsl hnnd. and tiem bllng bodv wrapped In Its mnntlo of coarse brown stuff, could not finish the tlnent Inst -ad. his pistol hnnd dropped. He .itood tlu-re for a moment ns though para lvaeil with utter astonishment Outside, tho chant had censod. Through the door way no living beings wire visible nothing but a thin and tenuous vapor, rndlunt In the gns flaro which droned Its novcr-eiidinB ronr. "In the name of heaven, who what nre you'" cried tnr engineer, at length "A mnn who spenks Engll'h. here? Here?" The aged ono noddit slowly, and once ngnin groped out toward Stern. Then. In his strnngely hollow voice, unreal and ghostly, and with uncertain hesitation, an accent that rendered the words all but Unintelligible, ho made answer' inin ven. a living man. Not a ghost A mnn' and I sponk tho English1 Verllv. I nm undent Tlllnd. I go unto my fathers sonn. But not until 1 hnve hurt speech with you. Oh. this miracle English speech with those to whom It still bo a living tongue'" He choked, and for a space could snv no moie no treiniueu violently stern saw his frail body shake, heaid S'ib.i, und knew tho ancient ono was weeping "Well, great Scott' What d'you think of that'" exclaimed tho engineer. "Say, Beatrice am I di earning? Do you seo It, too?" "Of coumo ' He's a survivor, don't you understand?" sho answered, with inileker intuition than his. "He's one of an elder generation be remembers more' Pcihaps ho can help us'" she added mgoily And without more ado, running to tho old man. sho seized his hand and prosscd It to her bosom. "Oh, father'" cried she "Wo aro Ameri cans In terrible distress! You understand us you, alone, of all these people here. Snvo us. If you can '" Tho patriarch shook his head, whore still some sparse and feeble hairs clung, snowy white "Alas'" ho answered, Intelligibly, yet still with that strange, hesitant accent of his "alas, what can t do? I am sent to you. verily, on a different mission. They do not understand, my people. They havo forgotten all Thev Imvo fallen back Into tne night of Ignorunce I alone lemember; I only know. Thoy mock me. But they fear me, also. "Oh. woman'" and, dropping, his staff it-clutter to tho float, he stn tched out n quivering hand "oh. woman' and oh, man from above speak! Speak, that I in. iv hear the English from living lips!' .stern, blinking with astonishment there in tho hnlf-ginom, drew near. "English?" he inieriied "Haven't u ever heurd It spoken?" "Never! Yot, all my life, here hi this lost placo, havo I studied and dreamed of that ancient tongue. Our race onco spoko it Now it is lost That magnificent lan guage, so rich und pure, all lost, furever lost ! And w e " "But what do you speak down heie?" exclaimed tho engineer, with eager interest. It seemed to mo I could almost catch something of It ; but when It camo down to tho roul meaning, I couldn't. If wo could only talk with these people hero, our peo ple, they might give Ub some kind of a show! Tell me!" "A a show?" queried tho blind man, shaking his head and laying his other hand on Htern's shoulder. "Verily, I qunnot com prebend. An entertainment, you mean? Alas, no, friends; they nro not hospitable my people. I fear mo; I fear me gieatly that that He did not finish, but stood there blink ing his sightless eyes, as though with some vast effort of tho will ho might gain knouledgo of thtlr features Tlun. very deftly, he ran hla fingers over Stern's bearded face Upon the engineer's lipa his digits paused a tjvund. ''Living English !" ho breathed in an awed voice These Iip3 speak it us a Ilv ing lan guage! uh, tell me, friends, are thero now men of )our ruce once our race still living, up yonder.' Is thero such a place ts there a sky, a sun. moon, stnrn vnrii such things now? Or is this ail, as my people say. deriding me, only. tho babbling of old wives' tales?" A thousand swift, conflicting thoughts seemed struggling in Stern's mind Here. mure, no wjemeu to catch a lucid bit; but for tho moment ho could analyzo nothing of these swarming impressions. He seemed to see in this strange anclent-of-days some last and Ungeilng relic of a former generation of the Folk of the Abyss a relic to whom perhaps had been handed down, through countless generations, some vague and wildly distorted traditions of the da a before the Cataclysm. A relic who still remembered a little Eng lish, archaic, formal, mispronounced hut who, with the teiuclous memory of the very aged, still treasured a few hundred words of what to htm was but a dead and forgotten tongue. A relic, still longing for knowledge of tk outer world sun striving to keep alive in toe degenerated people borne park of memory of all that once had been! And as this realization, not yet very clear, but seemingly certain in its general form, dawned on the engineer, a sudden interest in the pioplcin and the tragedy of it all sprang up lu him to keen, so poignant in it i appeal to his scientific sense that for a m. mnt it cpute banished his distress and his de ra fui escape with Beatrice 'Why girl," be cried, heres a case parallel In real life to the wildest Imagin ings of fi don ' It a ns though a couple nt ancient linmins had walked In upon somo old nrcheooglt who d given bis life to studying prlnfltlVo Latin ! Only you d have to Imagliio be was tho only mnn In tho world who remembered a worn of Latin nt all Can you grasp it? No wonder ho's overcome ! "find' tf wn work this right." he added In a swift aside, "this will be good for a return thket. nil tight!" The old man withdrew his hand from the BMi-.p i f Bentrlre and folded both arms nrto's his breast with a simple dignity "I rejoice thnt I have lived to this time." he Mammeted slowly, gropingly, as thntuli earh won!, each distorted and mlspro iiniinred syllable had to bo sought with dlf limit 't am glad that I havo lived to tourh you and to hear your voices To know It is Wo mere tradition, but that, veillv, thero was such a face nnd such a I rgiuge! The test, also.inust bo true the eiuth, ami the sun, nnd everything! Oh. this Is ii wonder nnd a mil""!"! Now t can ilk In a gnat peace, and they Will know I hue spoken truth to Ihclr mocking!" He kept silence a space and the tw-o cap tivts looked fixedly nt him, strangely moved, tin Ills withered checks they culd see by the dull bluish flow through the doorway t .ii still Wet The long nnd venernble I I Hd of (ipotless white ttembeld as It fell ti iK oxer tho coarse mantle Whit a subject for a painter If thero were ,in pnlhters left'" thought Stern The nlil man's lips moved again Now t can go In peace to my appointed Pi ice In the tlrcnt Vortex," said he, and bow ni his bend nhd whispered something In tint other speti.li they had already Ileal il but could not understand .s't-rn spoke Hist What shall we call your name, father?" nked ho Call me J'htinganv." he answered, pro nouncing a name which neither of them mild correitlv Imitate. When they had tiled ho asked. ' And yount?' Ktern gave both the girl's and his own The old man caught them both readily i tiough, though with a very different accent ".Now, see here, father," the engineer re- fumed, "juull pardon us, 1 know. There's a million things to tnlk about. A million we wnnt to ask and that we can tell you! Hut we're very tired We're hungry. Thirstj fndcrstnnd? We've Just been thiuiiifh a terrible experience. You can't grasp It yet ; hut I'll tell vou we'vo fallen. Und knows how far, In nn aeroplane " "Fillen ' In nn nn " "No matter We've fallen from tho sur face. Prom the World where there's a okj and sun and stars and all the rest of It So far ns we know, thin woman and I are the only two people the original kind of people, I mean ; the peoplo of the time before er hang It! it's mighty haul to ixplnln .' ' "I understand You are the only two now living of our former race" And you have come from above? Verily, this is strnnge !" "You bet It Is! I monn, verily. And now we're here, your people have thrown uh into Hits' prison or whatever It Is And we don't like the look of those skeletons on the Iron rods outside n llttlu bit! We " "Oh. I pray ' I pray '" exclaimed the pUrln!.li, thrusting out both hands. "Speak not of thofso I Not yet '" "All right, father. What we want to ask is for something to oat and drink. ff'TT V mm r . '-Vx ,3-"- -rT2is3S r -.- - Consrlfflit l.lfn rubllaliliiR Vomnnny. "MULTUM IN PARVO" somo other kind of clothes than the fura we'ro wearing, nnd a plnco to sleep a bouse, you know we've got to rest ! Wo mean no harm to )Our people Wouldn't hurt a hair of their heads! OverJO)ed to find 'em ! Now, I ask you as man to man. can't you get us out of this, and manage things so that wo shall have a chanco to explain? "I'll give you tho wholo story, onco we'ie recuporatod You can translato it to your people. I ask some consideration for my self, und I demand It for this woman I Well?" The old man stood In silent thought a moment Plain to see, his distress was veiy keen His face wrinkled still mor&, and on his breast ho bowed his majestic head, so eloquent of pain and sorrow and long disappointment. Stern, watching hlni narrowly, played hla trump-card. "Father," said he, "I don't know why ou wore sent here to talk with us, or how they know you could talk with us even I don't know what any of this treat ment means But I do know that this girl and I aro from tho world of a thousand years ago tho world In which your ancient forefathers used to dwell ! "She and I know all about that world. Wo know the languago which to you Is only a precious memory, to us a living fact Wo can tench you hundreds, thousands of things'. We ran teach you everything you want to know' For a year If you people have )ears down here wo can sit and talk to you, and Instruct )ou, and make you far, far wiser than any of your Folk ! "More, wo can teach your Folk tho arts of poaeo and wur a multitude of wonder ful things. We can rulso them from bar barism to civilization again' Wo can suvc them save tho world ' And I appeal to you, In tho namo of all the great and mighty past which to you is still a mem ory. If not to them save us now !" He ceased The old man sighed deeply, and fur a while kept silence. His fjeo might have served as tho living personifi cation of intense und hopeless woe. Stern had an Idea. "Father." he added "here, tako this weapon In our hand!" Ho thrust the au. tomatlo Into the patriarch's fingers. "This la a revolver. Have you ever heard that word? With this, nnd other weapons even stronger, our race, your rnco used to fight. It can l.lll men at a distance In a twinkling of nn eje It is swift and very powerful! Let this be the proof thut we aro what we My. survlvois from tho time that was! And In tho name of that great day, and In tho name of w hut we still can bring to pass for you and yours, Eato us from whatever ovll threatens1" ' A moment tho old man held the revolver. Then, shuddering us with a sudden chill, he thrust it back at Stern. (CONTINUED TOMORROW) FIFTH CHILDREN'S CONCERT Philadelphia Orchestra Appears To night Under Public Ledger Auspices The fifth of th Philadelphia Orchestra concerts under the auspices of tb Public Ledger for the benefit of public school children will be given tonight in the Academy of Musk. Arthur Judson. manager of the orches tra, announces that the soloists will be Madeline McGulgan, vlolinlste, -who playe4 at last season's "pop" concerts, and Marie Zeckvver Holt, soprano. The entire orchas tra will take part, conducted by Leopold Htokowskl. These concerts, given for the purpose of cultivating an appreciation of good, music among the public school children of the city, have proved immensely popular. All have been largely attended Distribution of tickets la In the hands of Dr Liuch W Pearsju. direv.tur cf music In the schools Director Pearson takes pains to we that pupils wh play to. the schuol orcheatioa u-l d chose kLowu to be intvieate4 to tbo study of xuusu. ra especiu.1 y favcued nh li.l-ets. 3. .KJI HJffv W -"?- .TTm t Vksn. 9 . RUSSIAN PIANIST NOT WEARIED BY LABORS Gabrilowitach Plays With Un dying Art on Boston's Fine Romantic Program Osslp Cnbrllowltseh Is a remarkable (and busy) man Lighter talents than thoso of the Russian jilnnlst might sink beneat i th literal loads of work which ho Imposes on them. The number nnd variety of hU re cent performances In this city and else whero would not bo tolerated by most artists of tho concert stage They would think It something llko nn outrage. That Mr Oabrllowltsch doesn't think It nn outrage to work hard nnd with fcon tlnuous brilliancy was proven by his actlv Ity of the two dnvs Just past On Sunday right. In New York, he not only led nn oicheslra through a mazy and difficult pro gram of Tschalkowsky, but played the B Hat minor piano concerto himself. The critics praised his composite duties strongly. Too much recent history Is a falling of many musical criticisms hut It must be set down that Mr Oabrllowltsch played Brahmsti second concerto when ho shared the stage with Mr Htokowskl nt the Phila delphia Orchestra concerts on December 23 and 23 With the Boston ho had no such mystical nnd precious thing on which to throw the light of his shhing genius, but tho restless glittering, phosphorescent second roncerto of Itaihiiinnlnoff Perhaps stranger contrasts than the fevered and melodious Russian composer and tho serene nnd pas slonato nnd moro than melodious Herman have existed. Kurely not often. Mr, Oabrllowltsch so it seems, Is not a nation alist In art Ho gavo to the Rachmaninoff number nil the care and loving attention that he gavo to Brahms, and If tho result was not so breath-taking in Its beauty It was not his fault. He even partially cov ered tho ullghth- stilted miiwr of that melodramatic and brazen cadenza, making; It seem but a ripple of cxhubcrance In the musing ndaglo bo breathed poetry Into tho keys with fnlnt yet lino Insistence And Rachmanlnorf Is better nt all other things than trying to muse. Then ho drones. AH the vim nnd the elasticity of tho work were brought out with crisp Incision a quality well In keeping with tho rest of the pro gram. This must havo been a surprise, In Its entirety, to thoso who proper!) but some what too excludlngly, ndmlro Doctor Muck and Ilk programs as ono and the samo thing. Tho conductor was not In his most academic vein when ho arranged this one, at all events There was not a suggestion of the pedantic, of the too terribly formal, In tho numbers These wero tho Frnnclc D minor symphony, tho prelude to tho "Afternoon of a Faun," now ns familiar (thanks to tho Ballet Russo and phono graph) nn ' Coppella" and Ch.abrler's rhap sody "Espann The first was played with grandour nnd humllltv; tho second with positively Inspired Insight into Its grotesque loveliness; tho third with crackling vivacity and dance-lil.e motion. Prom whlth the reader mnv (nny, must) lnltr that a conceit tilled with culor, with fragrance, with somo of the brightest flowers In th i romanticist gardi n was given last night, and by a conductor usually associated w 1th classic music B D. GREATER MUMMERS' PARADE ADVOCATED Mastbaum Favors Show on a Larger Scale and 30,000 Purse for Privies Tresent the annual mummers' parade on a still more olnborate scale Increase "ths ' prlzo money and improvo its artist c aspect These suggestions wero made by Stanley V Mastbaum, noted movie film Impro sarlo, who favors n prize fund of 23.000, to bo contilbuted by thirty men of means nnd tho city Ho pointed out that tho mat ter could be kept within dellnite bounds by thirty business or mercantile establish menta contributing $500 each and tho city 310,000 , . , Mr Masth.ium offered to start the wheels moving In this dlitctlon by giving $500 By way of improving tho nrtistlc phasa of the show Mr Mastbaum sucgestcd that students of tho art school might be Induced to compete and thought the celebration might bo Improved by having more sud jeets dculing with historic coiinee tons of, Philadelphia. Such a plan. ln believes, would stir participants to greater and moro uitlstlc efforts Tho cohtumes created for the event could be sold, ho buggested, after tho celebration, for clarlubI V'Tef" that Mr Mastbaum cMircssed the he ief tnai department stores, the railroads and other business enterprises might be Induced to contrlbuto to tho big t-how which attraeta inany thoutands of vlsltois to Phlla- d Prosperity came to the railroads through the. mummers' parade In great measure. Figures compiled today show that tne thirty-llvo special trains which were run l,y the Pennsylvania and Philadelphia and ncadlng roads carried nearly GO.000 pas Pengcra in excess of tho regular daily aver- STho Pennsylvania ran twenty-two special tiains, which camo from nil -parts of tha Statefrom tho length and bieadth of New Jersey and from distant points in Mrglnla and Mnoland Tho Pennsylvania Railroad figures that It carried U.-2J persons, not including thobo who arrived on tho regular trains. Altogether 210 extra cars were re quired to handle tho throng on this road The Reading ran specials from New York and all Intermediate pc nts. all parts of New Jersey, and alto fiom tho further most points in northern Pennsylvania. Its specials averaged fiom eight to eleven cars, whllo tho special from Shamokin, which traveled In tlneo sections, required twenty flvo cais One bpeclal from New York alono carried 1000 excursionists to tho mummers' Bhovv. The Reading unnounced that it carried ubout 35,000 passengers moro than the normal dally average. PHILADELPHIA GRAND OPERA "COMING BACK" Impresario Rosenbach Says Financial Difficulties Havo Been Overcome Tie Philadelphia Grand Opera Company, featuring grand opera at popular prices and only recently Involved In financial diffi culty, la "coming back" this according to William II. Rosenbach. one of the original backers of tho enterprise, Mr, Rosenbaeli sas the members of his company are stick ing by him. that they have, with a few miner exceptions, been paid for their serv ices and that by the middle of this month, the company will open again In this city According to Mr Rosenbach, Lttors Martini, engaged as the director of the company. i In no way interested financially in Us operations. Mr Rosenbach said hi venture was an artistic success and that borne wealthy patrons realized this and came to his rescue at this time. What's Doing- Tonight rhlladslpilA Orchestra. Public a4sor egactrt far cbJuUnfAsa&iny of Jtoeie. DUetlan exrclw. Watsrilew Recreation Ceniwr llauu struct and UOUhoa ovtju. b o'etodc Womju 8ur Perty to own e. " foruoi." 17.il Cbrttuut stnat I.cclurn "Tha fuMl-ial Kins IlicatrUeu." fc II L tfouthwltk VVlti.exlai ftuli Alliance of CetfcoUe woman. Our Mother of Sorrows' Pariah Hall. openlne ViUlaai fmn Evesliur nisji StoJ. l.iui.tir liuut Uulij( Uco. 3930 u caatyr uvtuus o ewek F-- Academy of MaturaJ SvteOCM. K09 lUr. hulI, & oUock Irrse i vtux&alak Bualutaa Mo Sv. tlb tt as.. Uei-BM-utoiMi avtniu; i, UJc rue i 1 3 1
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