T"-71Ti7niwlIiiMiIiiu)i"in TnTTJSujrSBwTTi i . i. n .h.i.imw uw.un wwi WMWMWU1' i ;.mfWn. mil J, wwigp nnji'itiii n'iiiww' i JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE Miss Eugenia Law Becomes Bride of Mr. Living ston Ludlow Biddle Today Theatrical Benefit for Babies' Hospital on February 2 01 rot'ltSE, tho fashlonablo world In general, and th UI''o and Drexcl family 1" particular, wended Its way Wnyncwnrd today, for tho nuich-tnlkod-0f wedding of Eugenia Mw end I ..vine. Bton Middle took plnco out In thnt part ef mo country. The ceremony was performed In St. Jtnrv" UPKmmI Church at Wayne at half after twelve o'clock by tho Itov. Oeorce ( -divert Caitor, of Wryu Mawr. an uncle of the bride, llo was assisted by tho Hev. Chorion M. Armstrong, rector of St Mao's Church. Eugenia was given In marriage by her father, ami she wore nn exquisite gown of white satin, embroidered In pearls and ellvcr with a court train of silver hro. cade and tulle, and the tulle veil van held in plnco by orango blostonn end t band of pearls. She carried a nhower bouquet of whlto orchids nnd lilies of the valley. Mary Law. tier slater, wns the onlv ntteiKlnnt. and woro nn oxniilalle fro li of pink Mile nnd largo pleluro lint of brown satin and brown tulle, fared with pink and long French blue ribbons. She carried n bouquet of pink roses, tied with brown tulle. ricorgo V. Chllils Drexcl attended his ncphow as best man. and thero wcro twelve uihei-H Edward Law nnd Bernard Carter Law, brothers of tho bride: Tony and Cr.ila I'.lddle, Livingston's brothers: Tin ill Mills. Charley Miinn, nuvvuiu Henrv. John Fell, Drexcl Paul, Hob Cus eatt Angler Duko anil Tony Diddle. Jr., nil members of tho bridegroom's Imme diate family. After the ceremony n breakfast was served nt Edgefield, tho homo of tho bride's parents at St. Davids, which was beautifully decorated with white roses, orchldi. sweet peas and palms. When the b.idegroom nnd bride return from their Inm-vinoon they tun going to live with the Drexuls until their own homo, which they are building, is lintohoil. Livingston Middle bun lived with the Drexcls for man;- years and lR qulto an dear to them as If ho woro Indeed a lion Instead of u nephew. His mother, tho first Mrs. Edward niddlo, you know, was a Miss Drexcl, a -sister of Mrs. Aleo Vnn Rensselaer and the late Mrs. James W. Paul and of Anthony. John and fleorgo Drexel. WE ARE all greatly lntcreatod, of course, in tho annual benefit matlneo which l.s to he given at tho Korreit Thea tre on February 2 for tho benefit of tho Babies' Hospital of Philadelphia. This hospital Is maintained solely for tho treat ment of liable of the vo-y poor, and tho entire proceeds of the annual matlneo benefit are turned over to It. The committer In charge of tho affair Includes Dr. John Sinclair, chairman; Uin. Henry Pepper Vnux, Mrs. William G. Warden, Mrs. Charles V. Jenkins, Mrs. How.iril A. Loeb. Mr. Fred A. Hakcstrnw, Mr. John P. Mcllhenny. Dr. James P. Nlclinl, Dr. William X. Bradley. Dr. Charles A. Fifo and Dr. Theodore Lo Boutllllor. Though requests to women of social prominence to net as patronesses wcro only mailed n fow days ago, already more than 100 have signified their Interest In tho matter, and on tho list nt tho present time are such names a3 Mrs. Aloxander Van llensseluer, Mrs. Cicorgo C. Thomns, Jr., Mrs. Cieorgo II. Enrle, Jr., Mrs. Klch rd Wain Melrs, Mrs. William H. Don ner, Mrs. Pierre S. du Pont nnd Mrs. James Hancock. This Is tho fourth yeur that the theatrical managers of tho city havo combined to make this generous contribution to the hospital. It Is rapidly taking its place among tho annuals along with tho Charity Bull, which hns been going for thirty-seven years, and It la to bo hoped thnt this performance will bo given for as many yenrs and Increase yearlv in popularity as well as tho ball. Last year moro than $2500 was nocured for tho hospital through this "all-star" benefit, so, my friends, come with your usual generosity and help tho good work along this year, too. The hospital Is situated out In Wynne field nnd has been In exlstenco slnco 1911. It Is wonderful how much has been ac complished In tho six years of Us life. Not only nro the children cured for while there, but they are followed up afterward ,by the visiting nurso. who keeps nn eye on their general health for nt least five years, then retiring, only to hand them over to tho earo of tho school nurse. It la surely a more than worthy charity, es pecially whon we consider the nwful epi demic of paralysis last year, and how these llttl'o ones who havo recovered must be watched and nursed and helped for years, If they are to bo any good to the community and to themselves. ELLANOU LO.NCJSTIJETII will be pre sented this evening at a dinner-dance which her father. Sir. Charloa Lopgstreth, will give at tho Itltz-Cnrlton. I do not know that ono would consider it exactly a debut, because she was given a tea late last spring at the Yacht Cluti by her father, but this is the first party he hns Blven this season. Ellnnor is most at tractive and has been having a wonder ful time this winter. Tho guests tonight will be principally of the debutante and younger dancing men set. NANCY WYNNE. Personals Mrs. Esmonds II. Austin, 1S21 Pine street, entertained at dinner last evening In honor of her niece, Miss Elizabeth Austin, daughter of Mr. James S Austin, of Ardmore, before Mrs. Charles Stewart Wurts's dancing class t Ather's. Among the guests were Miss Mar garet Boss, Miss Henrietta Wilson, Miss Jlosamond Wurts, Miss Mary Fahnastock, Ml Elizabeth Pearson, Mr. Robert Chap num. Mr. Ludlow L. Smith, Mr. Cornelius Wilson, Mr. Charles Wilson. Mr. Iteynplds "Hson and Mr. Charles B. Pancoast, 2d. Mrs. William J. Balrd, of 812 pine ttreet, "l be at homo on Friday afternoons dur ing January. Tomorrow Mrs. Balrd will Dfl SSSiStl.,1 In rapalvlnv liu ... .1 t.,.. , .. ,Iarrlso K Caner, Jr.. who has re- r""' reiurnea from her wedding Journey California and Is at present the cuagt . a , raotbef- Mrs. Matthew Balrd. Sr., ai t' 1IarrUon K- Catier. Sr., will also A special meeting of the Pennsylvania UOety nf thft fnlnnlal lamaa . l..l.. fill be held tomorrow at 11 o'clock In fun. C1M Hjll u..k .. r.u. ..... ... . . Bit........ -". ua vinuaiu lUHtU, IU lmiaer miportajit Mimnliatim. re. MUd. L,1V1.n...,iu.n I,. UIIJjiLK Whose marriuRo took placo today in Wnyno. Mrs. Middle was Miss Kosnlic KuRonia Curler Law. eclved from tho president of tho National Society of Colonial Dames. Mr. nnd Mrs, Joseph Sill Clark, of High land avenue. Chestnut Hill, will return to day from Avery's Island, whero they spent two weeks, ' Friends of Mr. Joseph I). Whlcner, of Lynmvood Hall. Elklns Park, will bo sorry to hear that ho Is conllucd to the house with grip. Mrs. J Scott Todd, of McCullum slreet and Weatvleu avenue, rjerinantown, enter tained at bridge ycatcrdny In honor of Mrs. John Itlltenhnuse, of Baltimore. Mr. nnd Mrs. J). H. (Jrny hnve Issued cards for :i dnncu on Monday, January S, to meet their daughter. Miss Gwendolyn (Jrny. Tho dance will be held In tho ball room of tho 1'hllndolphla Cricket Club. Mrs. J. ErnJbt Goodman, of tho Itlttcn hou.16, has Issued cards for ai luncheon fol lowed by bildge on Tuesday, Uanuary 23. Miss Virginia Roberts, of IS0G Do Lnncey street, baa returned from Pittsburgh, where sho has boon visiting fur several weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Watklns, of Wash Ingtou lane, Mcadovvbroolt, me closed their countr' homo and aro occupying thlr apnrtmcnta at 105 South Broad street for tho winter months. The next danco of a scries being held at the Torrcsdalu Golf Club this winter will bo given on January 10. The New Year's dunco proved a great success. The ballroom was most attractively decorated with holly and Inurels and a big Christmas trco wns placed In one corner of tho room. Miss Natalie Walton Is In charge of tho club's entertainments this year. Mr. and Mrs. John It. Thomas, nf Maple wood avenue, flermantown. havo taken an apartment at 234 South Sixteenth street, whero thoy will spend tho winter months. Mr. Shipley Thomas, who Is making his homo In New York, whero ho Is In busi ness, spent tho holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clnrrneo Brush, of West Hortter str!ot. Germnntown. will give a din ner tonight before 111? costuma dance of the Cresheini Dancing Clata. Tho guests of honor will be Mr. and Mrs. John Kitten house, of Baltimore. Tho other guests a'III Include Mr. and Airs. Bernardo de II. Stokes, iff ; Copyrlxht I.lfo I'ubllsliliis I'unuuiny. AN AFTER-DINNER SPEAKER Jlrs. David T. Young. Mr. W. Price Hull. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Anfell. of the I'rcshelm Arms, will also entertain before the dance. Mrs. Edivin Schoettle, 7800 Lincoln drive, St. Martins, will entertain the members of her brldga club on Monday, January IS. Mrs. Anna O. Lawrence, of Hryn Mawr, will leave on January 10 for Southern California rhere she will Join a colony of Philadelphia friends, who have tuken a "Hotel Bungalo" at Coronado Beach for the winter. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Sehellenger and their son, Mr. Edward Sehellenger, Jr., of tho Hellevuo-Stratford, havo ' left for Atlantic City to spend several days. Many house parties wero given during the holidays In Wllkes-Barrc, which were at tended by several of tho younger set of this city, who remained over New Year's, when they attended the Wllkes-Barre Assembly, held last Friday night. Miss Itosa Sharp gave a houso party, one of the guests being Miss Malda Fox, of the Dell. Torresdale. Miss Katherlne Wells had a large house party, Starting last Thursday. The giwfcts attended the large ball given that evening la honor of Miss Charlotte Wells, who is a debutante of this season. Among the guests from this city were Mr. Emlen Stokes and Mr Joseph Stokes, Miss Louise Twaddell, of Devon, and several others. Mr. and Mrs. Anson Carnill. of Bydal, are spending some time In Wllkes-Barre. Mr. and Mrs. Henry FerrU. Jr.. of 1735 Master etrset. are receiving congratulations on the birth of a son. Mrs. Ferris was formerly Miss Mary Keeney Harris, of 162S Master street. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Warrener, of this city, spept several days last wk In Wllkes Barre. where they attended the Assembly on Friday night. . Mrs. L. Whtr Fjc and MU C. Bea EVENING LEDaER-PHIL'ADELPniA, THURSDAY JANUARY 4, trice Fox, of Seventeenth and Spruco streets, will bo at homo on Monday afternoon during this month. No cards hn-o been sent out Mrs. William J. Holt, of Cynwyd, will re celvo on the third and fourth Wednesdays in Jnnuary from 4 until 0 o'clock. No cards, Mr. George ,T. Wink, of Lancaster, has announced the marriage of her daughter, Miss Marguerite Fay Wink, to Mr. Fred erick John Wats:, of Wilmington, Del., on pirecmber 29. Mn. William Darlington Evans, ot WM i 'heater, announces the engagement of her 'nughter. Miss Geofgln.t Messersmith Ixfum, to Mr. t-Mwtn J. ltovan. of Jl.ir-c-iiurg Miss Evans Is the daughter nf Mio la'e Mr. William Darlington Eaui nnd sister of Mr. Henry S. Evans, or lt.it-rlsh'irK- Mr and Mrs. William Alexander M-l-lon. of t:t!3 Pine street, ore spcii'llng iho New Year holidays ot Lnurel-ln-thcl'liiei Lakeivoml. Mr and Mrs. Itobert Reott. n." fit l Woodbine avenue, overhrnok. nnnnunee t ii--engagement of their daughter, Miss Eu genia Bernard Scott, to Air. Joseph Mr Clung iirowtilee. son ot Mr. ami Mrs. i:i wnrd Gould Brownlee, nf 200 Cliveden ave nue. Grrmantowti. Mr nnd Mrs. Basil Harris have returned their home 111 New York after visiting i ii mis In this city on New Year's Day. A i linrlty dance will be given by ihr fi lends of the t'ptown Home for Aged ivi Saturday evening at the l.u Lit Temple The committee Is also In charge of the u initial affair to be given nt the Mercantile Hall. February It, for which elaborate l icparntlnnn are being made. Mr nnd Mrs. P. .1. Cannon, of "IS East Tioga street, announce the marriage of their daughter, Miss Kothryu C, Cannon, to Mr. John J. Flaherty, ot Mnhanny City. Tho ceremony was performed by tlto Hev. Joseph V. o'ICccfo on Tuesday afternoon nt 3:30 o'clock In tho Corpus ChrlstI Church, Twenty-ninth street nnd Allegheny ave nue. Miss Gertrude Gallagher was mnld of honor and Mr. P. John Cannon, n brother of tho hrldc, ncted as best man. Mr. and Mrs. Flaherty nro spending their honeymoon In Atlantic City and upon their return will live nt 2012 North Twelfth street after February I. Mr. and Mrs. W. Ellsworth ltroivn an nounce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Miriam Scldel Brown, to .Mr, Walter Hnthengas, of Elklns Park. Airs. Edward Itoblns will tiu nt home nt 110 South Carllslo street on Mondays In January after 4 o clock. No cards have been sent out. Hoys' Brigade. Has HottscwnriuiiiR HADDONFUXD, N. J.. Jan. 4. The Boys' Brigade company of Itaddonfleld now has a permanent home Last night quarters on llnddou avenue near Klng'a highway were olllclally opened with a supper. Farmer Smith's Column REAU1XC AM SOItllY. i 1 cannot tell you, my dear children, how sorry 1 am that I Hit not read more when I was your age. You may say thnt I did not have such beautiful books ns you have, and I will have to answer that I did not havo tho boo lis that Napoleon or Lincoln had. It matters not what you aro to he In after llfo, whether you are to bo a home muker, as many of our girls aro to be, or u black smith reading will help you. I wont away "boarding" when I was very young, nnd when It came my turn lo read I MADE A BLUNDER Why.' Let the teacher answer. He said, "You aie another ono of those hoys who has never learned to rend out loud 1" It did mo no good to cry; tho fact was, I could nut read out loud, and now when children comu and sit on iny kueo and ask me to read I have to blunder along and do tho best 1 can, and often ono of thu little ones corrects mu! Think of that! But, thero Is good In everything! If I had not been read to, you might Mot havo had a children's editor, for I had to tell stories to a little girl for many days, nnd thoao stories wcro afterward printed In newspapers and made thousands of children happy Just 'cauxo a big, fut man did not leurn to lead out loud when HE was a buy. Read, read, HEAD! Just to please, yours lovingly. FAliMEU SMITH, Children's Editor. P. S. Most of tho stories I wrlto aro tlrst told to a tousled-headed youngster, and If In. does not llko tho Morles 1 da not write them do you know why? MODERN TARLES The Elephant Seeks His Fricndx Hy Farmer Smith An Elephant was thinking to himself onn day and his thoughts ran thus, "1 wonder how I may titit my frlonds?" Tho moro tho Eiepnant thought, tn moro bewildered ho became, until, spying a Spider on the w-ull of hlu house, he ventured: "Tell me, pray, wise Spider, bow may I know my friends'.'" The Spider, being flattered at being called ui.-., Mopped spinning the web and said: "e'rlends may be told by the gratitude, they display." Wisely you speak, but I have never luolud I'ur gratitude," 'That Is why you seek to know your filtmd," replied the Spider, starting to work again. This speech of the Spider set the Elephant to thinking harder than ever, unit finally lie became so bewildered that he thought best to go Into the forest and look for Ills friends. As ho started forth he wiggled Ids tall In a violent effort to get rid of a Fly which ran tickling his back. "Why not utart with the Fly?" shouted the Kidder. This seemed a good Idea, so tho Elephant said: "Sp'dnr, I have done a lot for the Fly and now he is tormenting mo. Do you call that grateful?" ' The Spider did not answer, but the Fly only laughed and moved under the Ele phant's eur. where he tickled him more than ever. This made the big fellow run more than over when ho got Into the forest. Tho llrbt Beast ho met was tho Lion, to whom ho uald: "I have warned you of approaching dan ger many times. Are YOU my filend?" At this the Lion roared Willi laughter, and when he stopped he replied: "It Is I who has done the warning. If any warning there has been. Hun along." Even the Fly laughed and tickled the Elephant's ear all tho more. Somewhat downcast, the Elephant went to the edge of the forest, where the Giraffe was trying to knock some bananas from a tree. "Let me help you," suggested the Ele phant, und with that he uhook the tree so that it was mio a stripped of bunana,v, and they both helped themselves. "Are you my friend?" asked the Elephant of the fellow with the long neck. "You are sharing the bananas with me the little service you rendered would not permit roe to call you friend." With this remark from the Giraffe to HUphant departed, and the Fly under his ear only laughed. Next the Ulephant oame to the Ant, who was trying to build a hill. With one stroke of his mighty toot the Elephant pushed enough dirt near the Ant for him to build a thousand hills. "Thank you with all iny heart," said the Ant "Ah!" (aid the Elephant, and then he added: "URATITLDK IS THE NOBLEST SIO.N OF FRIENDSHIP." "The colfce, ituiin, ami BEYOND THE GREAT OBLIVION (Sequel to "The Vacant World") Hy GEORGE ALLAN ENGLANO t'opurluht. Iffti:. hu trunk A. Jtuiftri Cotnpmit, ill IP ri'.lt NXVIH (Continued) THE battl" seemed to dunce. t waver there before bis eyes, 111 the luice of mist nnd smoke and stilling nlr. The daik scene, bhie-llt hv the guttering torches, grew ever more sanguinary, more Incredibly hld-ons. And still the attackers swatitied along I lie walls and up them. In front ami on both shies, till the swirling inlets hid "hem una the defenders, ftom view. He heard Beatrice cry out with pain. He saw bur stagger and full back. Tn her lie leaped, "Wounded?" ho gasped. She answered nothing, but roll limp. "God of Battles!" he howled. "He venge!" , ,, He snatched her automatic from beneath the trampling, crowding feet; ho bore her back, away from tho thick press. And In the shelter of a mnsslvo hut ho laid her down. , , , Then, stark-mad. ho turned nnd leaped Into tho bnttlellne that swayed and screamed along the wall. Critical now tho moment. In halt a dozen places tho besiegers had got their ladders plantod. And, while denso masses of the Ijinskuarn mnnlndlng lire-balls and boulders ruined down upon them held these ladders firm, up tho itltnckcra came with a rush. Stern saw the swing and crushing Im pact of thu maces and Iron cluhs; ho saw the stubbing of the spcurii on both sides. Sllpperv und red the puropct became. Men. killed there, crawled and struggled and fell both outward und Inside, and wero trampled In indiscriminate heaps, besieged and besiegers alike, still clawing, tearing, bowling even In their deuth agony. Now one of the laddois was down an other fell, with horrid tumult a third . An nutomatio In each hand, Stern scrambled to tho glairy summit of the '"Anmeo'swung nt him. Ho leaped side wise, firing as he sprang. With a scream tho ox-man doubled up and fell, and van ished In tho gloom below tho wall. Baking the parapet with a hall of lead, ho innwod down tho attackers on top of the fourth ladder. With n mighty shout, those, inside staved It uvvay with Iron grap ples. It. too. swayed drunkenly, held below, pushed madly ubove. It reeled then fell with a horrible, winding crash. "Hurray, boys! Ono moro down! dlvo 'cm boll !" ho screamed. "Ono moro !" IIo turned. Subconsciously ho felt that his right hand was wet. and hot, and drip ping, but ho felt no pain. "Ono mnrj. Now for another! And In th- opposite direction along the wail ho emptied his other revolver. Before tho stinging swarm of tho steel Jacketed wasps of death tho tanslfnarn writhed and melted down with screams such as imnto In his wildest vision never oven dreamed. .... Stern heard a great howl of triumph break from the mass of defenders lighting to overthrow tho fifth ladder. "Hold 'em! Hold 'em!" ho bellowed. "Walt till 1 toad up again I'll " A swift and crashing Impact dashed sheaves of radiant fire through ills brnin. Everything leaped and whirled. Ho thing up both hands. Clutching ut empty air, then suddenly at tho slippery parapet which seemed to have leaped up ami struck him lu thu face, ho fell. Came n strange numbness, then a stab bing pain. And darkness Quenched all knowledge and all consciousness. ClIAI'TBIt XXI.V Miudmvs of War, A BLUE ami lltcheriiig gleuin of light, dim yet persistent, seemed to cuhalo a woman's faco; and us Stern's weary eyes opened under languid lids, closed, then opened again, the wounded engineer smiled In bis weakness. "Beatrice 1" ho whispered, and tried to stretch a hand to her, as she sat beside his bed of t-eawecd covered with the coarse brown fabric "Oh. Beatrice! Is this in this another hallucination?" She took the hand und kissed It, then bent above him and kissed lilin again, this i lino fiiir upon the lips. "No. boy," she answered. "No hallucina tion, hut reality! You're all right now and I'm all right ! You've had a little fever and and well, don't usk any quee lions, that's all. Here, drink this now und go to sleep!" Sho set a massive golden bowl to Ids mouth and very gently raised his head Umpiestloningly he drank, as though ho had been a child anl sha Ills mother The liquid, warm und t-omowhat sweet, h- 1 just a tang of some new taste that he ' .d never known. Singularly vitalizing it seemed, soothing yet full of life. With a sigh of contentment, despite the numb ache tn his right temple, he lay back and once more closed his eyes. Never had he felt such utter weakness. All his forces seemed drained and spent; even to breathe was very difficult. Feebly he raised. his hand to his head. "Bandaged?" lie whispered. "What does that mean?" "It means you're to go tn sleep now I" she commanded. "That's all Just go to sleep I" He lay tpilet a moment, but sleep would not come. A score, a hundred thoughts confuMdly crowded his brain. Ami once more, looking up at her In the dim blue gloom of the hut where they were, he breathed a question: - "Were you badly hurt, dear, In In the battle?" "No, Allen. Just stunned, that's all. Not even wounded Be quiet now or I'll scold !" He raised his arms to her and, weak though he was. took her to his breast and held her tight, tight. "Tbank God'" ho whispered. "Ofc. I leva you I I love you so ! If you'd been killed " QUITE USED TO IT I'nprl--llt I If1 Puli'l.ihln,. don't miml ino, mum. Shurc, oi'vo bin a bride three times meself." She felt Ills tears hot upon his wasted checks, and unloosened his nrms. "There, there!" she soothed him. "Vou'll get Into a fever again If you don't lie still and try not to think! You" "When was It? Yesterday?" ho Inter rupted. "Sh-h-h-h ! No moro questions now." "'Hut I want to know! And what hap peiifil to me? And thu tho Uinsknaiu? Whit about them? Are " "Heavens, but you're Inquisitive for a man that's Just missed 1 mean, that's been ns sick as you have!" she exclaimed, taking his head In both hands and gazing down at lilin with eyes more deeply tender than he had ever seen them. "Now do he good, boy, and don't worry about all these things, but ft' tn sleep there's a dear. And when you wake up next time " "No, no!" bo insisted with p.isilonate eagerness. "I'm not that kind ! I'm not a child, Beta ! I've got to know I can't go to rleop without knowing. Toll mo a little about It, about what hnpticned, nnd then then I'll sleep as long as you say!" She pondered a moment, weighing mat ters, then made answer: "All right, boy; only remember your promise !" "I will." "Good! Now listen. I'll tell you what tho old man told mo, for naturally I don't re member the, last part of tho fight any better than you do. "f wns struck by a Hying alone, nnd well. It wasn't anything serious, it Just stunned mo for a while. 1 came to In a hut." "Whero I carried you, dearest. Just bo fore 1 " "Yes, I know, Just before tho bnttlc ax " "Wns It an ax that lilt mo?" "Yes. But It wns only a glancing blow. Your long hnlr helped save you, too. But oven so" "Skull cracked?" "No, I guess concussion of tho brnln would ho tho right term for It." Sio took his groping hand In both her own warm, strong ones and kissed It tenderly. "But hoforu you fell, your raking flro along tho wall there 7you understand " "Cleaned ' 'em out, ih?" ho queried eagerly. "That's about It. It turned the tide against the Lanskaarn. And nftcr that t guesB It wns Just butchery. I don't know, of course, and the old man hasn't wanted to tell mo much ; but unywny. tho ladders nil went down, and the .Folk hero niado a sortie from thu gate, down tho causeway, and nnd " "And they've got a lot moro of thoso In fernal skelotons hanging an tho poles by tho flr?" ho concluded In a rasping whisper. Sho nodded, thou kept a mlnuto's silence. "Did any ot 'em get away in their ennocs?" "A few. But In nil their history the Folk never on such a victory. Oh, It was glorious, glorious! And nil because ot you I" "And you, dear!" "And now now," Mie went on, "we're not prisoners any more, hut " "Everythlu coming our way? Is that It?" "That's It. They dragged you out, after the battle, from under a big heap ot bodies under tho wall." "Outside or Inside?" "Outside, on the beach. They brought you hi, for dead. boy. And I guess they had an awful time about you, from what 1'vu found out " "Big powwow, nnd all that?" "Yes. If you'd died, they'd liava gone on a huge war expedition out to the Islands, wherever those are, and simply wiped out tho rest ot tho Laneknarn. But" "I'm glad I didn't," ho Interrupted. "No moro hilling from now on! We want all tho living humans wo can get; we need 'em In our business!" Stern was growing excited; tho girl had to calm him unco more. "Be quiet, Allan, or I'll leave you this minute and you than't know another thing"' she threatened. "All right, I'll be good," he promised, "What next? I'm the Big Chief now. of course? What I say now goes?" She answered nothing, but a troubled wrinkle drew between her perfect brows. For a mument thero was silence, eave for the dull and distant roaring of the (lame. By the glow of tho bluish light tn the hut, Stern looked up ot her. Never had sho seemed so leautlful. The heavy masses ot her hair, par.ed In the middle and fastened with gold plus such as the Folk wore, framed her wonderful face with twilight shadows. He saw she was no longer clad in fur, but In a looso and flowing mantle ot a brown fabric, caught up below the breast with a gold-clasped girdle. "Oh. Beatrice," he breathed, "kiss me usaln!" She klsd hhn; but even lu the wress he tensed an unvoiced anxiety, a hidden fear. "What's wrong?" asked he anxiously. "Nothing, dear. Now you must bo quletl You're in the patriarch's house here. You're safe for the present, and" "For the present? What do you meant" "See here." the girl threatened, "It you don't stop asking questions, and go to sleep again, I'll leave you alone !" "In that case I promise!" And now obedient, he closed his eyes, relaxed, and let her soothingly caress him. But still another thought obtruded on his mind. "Beatrice?" "Yes. dearest." "How long ago was that fightt" "Oh, a llttU) while. Never mind now!" "Yes. but how long? Two days? Four? Five?" 'They don't have days down here," she evaded. "I know. But reckoning our way five days?" "Nearer ten, Allan." "What? But then " 1017 ' inentiv tteprlnteil b mortal srranEement. The girl withdrew her hand from him Mid arose. "I seo It's no use, Allan," she said de risively. "So lung as I stay with you you'll usk questions nnd exolto yourself. I'm going ! Then you'll havo to keep still '." "Beta ! Beta !" ho Implored. "I'll be good ! Don't leave me you mustn't." "All right ; but If you ask tno another question, a single one, mind, I'll truly go!" "Just glvo mo your hand, ghilc, that's nil! Colim here sit down liesldo mo ugaln so!" He turned on his aide on tho rude couch of coarse brown rubric rtulTed with dried seaweed, laid his hollow cheek upon her hand and gave a deep High. "Now, I'm off," he murmured. "Only, don't leave me. Beta I" For half an hour after hlit deep, slow breathing told that the wounded man was sleeping soundly half an hour ns time wan measured whole the sun shone, for down In tho black depths of tho abyss nil such divisions were at naught, Beatrice sat lov ingly and tenderly beside the primitive, bed. Her right palm beneath his face, sho stroked Ills long hair and his wan cheek with her other hand; nnd now sho smiled with prldo and reminiscence, now n grave, tumbled look crossed her features. Tho light, a fiber wick burning lu a stono cup of oil upon n (.tone-slab table In the center of tho hut, guttered unsteadily, cast ing huge and dancing shadows up tho black walls. "oh, my beloved !" whispered tho girl, and bent above him till tho loosened sheaves of her hair swept his face. "My love! only for you. whora should I bo now? With you, how could 1 bo afraid? And ct " Sho turned nt a sound from a narrow door opposite tho larger one thnt gave upon the plaza, u door, llko the other, closed by a heavy curtain plaited of seaweed. There, holding tho curtain back, stood tho blind patriarch. Ills hut. larger than most In tho strnngo village, boaiitcd two rooms. Now from tho Inner ono, whero ho had been resting, ho camo to speak with Beatrice. "Peaco, daughter!" said tho old man.. "Penco bo unto you. Ho sleeps?" "Yes, father. He's much better now. I think. His constitution Is simply marvel ous." "Verily, ho Is strong. But far stronger 0 are those terrible and Wonderful weapon of yours I If our folk only had such I" "You're better oft without them. But, ot course, If you want to undersUhd them, ho can explain them In duo time. Those nnd endless 6ther things I" "I bollevo that Is truth." The patriarch ndvnnccd Into the room nnd for a minute stood by tho bedside with venerablo dig nlty. "The traditions, I remember, tell ot so many slrango matters. 1 shall know them, every ono. All in time, all In time!" 'Your simple medicines, down here, are wonderful.'' said tho girl admiringly. What did you put Into thnt draught 1 gays him to make him sleep this way?" only the steeped roof of our nlgahar Plant my daughter a simple weed brought up from tho bottom of this sea by our strong divers. It Is nothing, nothing." Cnmo silence again. The aged man sat iiown upon a curved stono bench that fol-ir-ived the contour of tho farther wall, f resent ly ho spoko once more. "Daughter." said he. "It Is now ten sleep, ng-tlnies nights, tho English speech call loin if I remember what my grandather aught mo since tho battle. And my son, hre, still lies weak nnd sick. I go soon to net still other plants for him. Stronger I'lnntw. to make him well nnd powerful agnln Kor there Is haste now haste I" "ton mean Knmron?" "Yea. Knmrou! I know the temper of that evil man belter than any other. He nnd his boats may return from tho great fisheries in tho While Gulf beyond the vor tex nt any time, and " "Hut, father, after nil we'vo done for the v Hinge here, and especially after what Mlan'B done? After this wonderful victory, l can't believe " (CONTINCED TOMOItnOW) WOMEN OFFER PRAYERS FOR TEMPERANCE CAUSE Members of Philadelphia Union pt All Day Session Preachers De liver Addresses Prayers for temperanco wero offered to day by hundreds of members of tho Phila delphia Union of tho Woman's Christian Tempernnco l'nlon at the annual nil-day meeting held In connection with the na tional week of prayer, nt 1021 Arch street The meeting Is nonsectnrlan. Women from nil parts of the city, members ot a score of churches, took part. It opened nt II):. 10 o'clock with devotional and Blblo reading under the direction of Miss May l.yhd, or Swurthmorc. At 11 o'clock the Itov. Dr. tleorge B. Adams, pastor of the Chestnut Street Baptist Church, made nn address on "Does Prayer Prevail?" 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